Eagles rookie Tyler Steen listens to offensive line coach Jeff Stoutland during training camp practice at the NovaCare Complex on Friday.22 minutes ago
“If you’re not a starting player right now, you have to have swing value or you won’t be one of the eight players that we take to the game,” Stoutland said Friday after practice. “I feel like I’m someone that is pretty versatile, and I’ve played across the line before,” Steen said. “So it doesn’t really bother me that much. It’s been just a learning experience.”
Steen has experienced a range of highs and lows in his matchups in the early going of camp, both in one-on-one and in team drills. On Thursday, Smith used a dip move to beat Steen in a one-on-one. But on Friday while playing left tackle with the second-team offense during a situational team drill, Steen kept Smith from affecting quarterback Marcus Mariota from the edge.
“He’s obviously found a lot of things that work for him really, really well,” Steen said. “He wants to share that with the younger dudes to help us find things that we could know how to do as well.”Even though Dickerson is technically competing against Steen for a spot on the roster, Dickerson refuses to gatekeep potentially useful information from Steen that could help him become a better player.