The Philadelphia Eagles begin their Phase 3 Organized Team Activities (OTA) tomorrow and this portion of training is different as the coaches now can be on the field with the players as they go through non contact drills. I must emphasize that during Phase 3 there is no contact (hitting) allowed during the live drills. So what happens since there is no hitting allowed?
Teams conduct a total of 10 days of organized team practice activity, or "OTAs" over the course of 4 weeks during Phase 3. No live contact is permitted, but 7-on-7, 9-on-7, and 11-on-11 drills are permissible.
This is basically a combination of a passing camp and drills but no 1 on 1 drills are permitted between the OL and DL or WRs and DBS so the emphasis during this period are drills you've seen at the NFL combine and formation walkthroughs. The coaches are allowed on the field in Phase 3 and a lot of teaching takes place since Phase 1 and 2 mostly focus on conditioning. The rookies are expected to know the playbook by this time and this is where Kelly and the coaches get to see the team's athleticism and fitness. They film all of the activities and each "room" goes back to review the day's activities and discuss future expectations. The Eagles typically open up 3-4 OTAs to the media and we'll get "their" observations. I wouldn't take their observations to be gospel because we don't know what's being discussed in the rooms or by the coaching staff.
We are getting closer and closer to football Birdgang!
NOTE: Room in football parlance means each position coach has a room in the Novacare facility where they review film and go over improvements and areas that need improvement with their position groups players.
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