It was nearing the end of practice on Thursday, a practice that marked the one-week mark since the full Eagles team took the field to start the first training camp under head coach Doug Pederson.

And things, to put it nicely, weren't going so well.

The first-team offense was trying to move the ball against the first-team defense in a drill that starts at the 20-yard line, and finishes as far as the offense can go.

With quarterback Sam Bradford under center, the first play resulted in a sack. The second an incompletion. The third another sack. After a running play for two yards, Bradford was sacked again.

In case you think it was simply the result of a strong showing from the defense, here is what defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz had to say about the way his unit played.

"That's not a way to play defense," Schwartz said. "That's not a way to play football."

The second-team offense didn't fair much better, as backup Chase Daniel was picked off, a throw that prompted Pederson to yell he never wanted to "see that (expletive) again."

Well, after one week of watching this team, it's starting to become clear he better get used to it.

How this team will fair in the long run under Pederson remains to be seen, but heading into year one, it is starting to become clear this team might be really bad this year.

Why?

Training camp has shown that this team is paper thin at a number of key positions, including offensive line, linebacker, cornerback, safety and running back. While there is some talent among the starters, mostly on the defensive side of the ball, the players the team needs the most are injury prone.

Middle linebacker Jordan Hicks, although a promising talent, likely won't play 16 games. The Eagles have nobody that can come close to replacing him, and their defense fell apart last season when he went down with an injury.

Offensive tackle Jason Peters, who made it all of two practices with hitting before going down with a quad injury, seems set for another season on the bench.

Quarterback Sam Bradford, for whatever you think of him, has not been that sharp during camp, and has played 16 games just once in his six-year career. Rookie Carson Wentz, although oozing with potential, doesn't look ready to play.

In addition to being injury prone, the Eagles' skill position players might end up being a problem yet again.

There is potential there, but not very many sure things, and nobody has really stood out in camp. The team's two best player on offensive, tight end Zach Ertz and receiver Jordan Matthews, lead the team in drops during camp with four each. The backup receivers, outside of veteran Rueben Randle, haven't stood out.

The backup offensive line is a disaster, and if the team is forced to shuffle things around due to injury, things could get really ugly quickly.

Add all of that up, and maybe it shouldn't have been surprising to see the Eagles look so bad at the end of practice on Thursday. Perhaps the optimism of camp, the feel-good vibes that have been filling the NovaCare Complex this past week, masked the issues.

Those issues, however, were on full display Thursday, when in the 12 plays the offense ran, they completed three passes and had just five plays for positive yardage. They didn't get a first down, and never even came close to hitting on big play.

Another big issue with this team, at least this season, is going to be Pederson.

Pederson very well might end up being the next Andy Reid, but so far, he doesn't look like a head coach ready to lead the team. His practices are slow and are often at a standstill. He has often looked confused at the podium, whether he is explaining why he didn't know how the rules surrounding headsets in the NFL worked, or when he was marveling at the technology of a helmet camera.

With the team just one week away from their first preseason game, Pederson still hasn't decided how he is going to get his plays to his quarterback this season. It is almost impossible to see Pederson not having some major rookie mistakes this season as a first-time head coach.

The good news is things could change. Wentz looks promising, the defense has some talent and Pederson will -- hopefully -- learn from the mistakes he will almost surely make this season. He has started to build a true family vibe around the team, which could payoff in the long run.

The bad news, however, is that one week into training camp, fans who have been shut out of practices should know this team has not looked very good -- and it's hard not to take it as a major red flag that this season, they might be really bad.

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