14. OL Tra Thomas and Jon Runyan: These two are just like Curtis; they are professional offensive linemen. They are two, seasoned veterans that just go out and get the job done each camp. The young offensive linemen on this team have two great role-models to look up to.
16. S Sean Considine: He's doing everything to get his starting spot back. He's hitting really hard and providing decent coverage. His biggest bright spot this summer is his willingness to accept a smaller role as the backup and special-teams extraordinaire. Considine also sticks up for teammates during feuds and fights.
17. LB Omar Gaither: The linebackers have looked solid all camp long, and Gaither has been the better of the two remaining starters. He sits one spot higher than the other starter, Chris Gocong, because of Gaither's concern for teammate Shawn Andrews.
After practice yesterday, when the team knew of Andrews' condition for the first time, I talked to Gaither about Andrews. Gaither was the most sincere of all the Eagles and was the only Eagle that I talked to that was truly upbeat about the situation.
He repeatedly said the Eagles would welcome Andrews back with open arms and that Andrews will be in his prayers until he's back. That's a stand up guy.
18. LB Chris Gocong: The Eagles' young linebackers have been solid and should be a productive unit for this team. Gocong rounds out the starting linebacking corp. He's going to be the victim of the Eagles' 4-2-5 defense that will see a lot of playing time, due to the three Pro-Bowl-caliber corners.
19. DB Sheldon Brown: Speaking of the Pro-Bowl-caliber corners, Brown has been a leader on the field and has been one of the few corners that has shown an ability to shut down the Eagles' wide receivers. Overall, the defensive backs have been a little disappointing.
20. DT Dan Klecko: The Eagles don't have a ton of DTs in camp, so Klecko has gotten a lot of reps and is taking advantage of it. The Eagles originally brought him in to play fullback, but he didn't have great hands.
The Temple grad has a great motor, which is going to earn him a spot on this team.
21. WR Jason Avant: He emerged as the leading candidate for the third wide-receiver spot with a great start to camp. Avant hasn't done anything notable lately, but he's been solid. Avant is also the backup holder, which makes for some good laughs when he's on the sideline with long-snapper John Dorenbos.
22. LS John Dorenbos: I have no clue where to rank him, but I figured this would be a good spot to place him after just mentioning him. Dorenbos is the funniest guy on this team. He always has great enthusiasm and really never shuts up. He's also an amateur magician, which spurs some great one-liners from the crowd.
23. WR Jamal Jones and Shaheer McBride: These two WR are fighting for spots with the Eagles as the fifth WR and special teamer. They've had very good camps, catching a lot of tough balls. They both have solid size and pretty good hands.
25. OL Todd Herremans and Jamal Jackson: The two remaining starters on the offensive line have looked solid thus far. The problems the O-line has had during camp come when these two aren't on the field.
27. DE Trent Cole: If he performs like has in camp during the regular season, he'll have double digit sacks. He's been showing great speed off the ends and has gotten to the QB numerous times during camp.
28. LB Joe Mays and Justin Roland: Mays has looked slightly better of the two, but they've both done enough to get noticed in my book. They've both showed they wouldn't kill the defense if they had to spell for one of the starters for a series.
30. LB Rocky Bolman: I commented to an intern I know for Comcast that Bolman looks like he should have been in the movie Rudy. He's tall, lanky, has red hair and is pretty fast. Then I discovered he went to Notre Dame. The parallels couldn't be any better. Anyways, on the field, he's shown good speed and could be pretty decent if he has to drop back into coverage on passing downs.
31. QB Kevin Kolb: The second-year QB started camp really well, as he was named the second-string quarterback. Lately though, he's been struggling to hit receivers in stride or on correct shoulder. He had a good preseason last year, so we'll know more about Kolb's progression after Friday.
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