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Philadelphia Eagles should still consider Josh Adams over Matt Jones

By Dan Parzych

PHILADELPHIA, PA - AUGUST 30: Matt Jones #38 of the Philadelphia Eagles runs the ball against Brandon Bryant #40 of the New York Jets in the fourth quarter during the preseason game at Lincoln Financial Field on August 30, 2018 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Eagles defeated the Jets 10-9. (Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images)
PHILADELPHIA, PA - AUGUST 30: Matt Jones #38 of the Philadelphia Eagles runs the ball against Brandon Bryant #40 of the New York Jets in the fourth quarter during the preseason game at Lincoln Financial Field on August 30, 2018 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Eagles defeated the Jets 10-9. (Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images) /
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Despite an impressive performance by Matt Jones in the preseason finale, the Philadelphia Eagles would be better off with choosing Josh Adams instead for a roster spot.

With the Philadelphia Eagles having until Saturday afternoon to officially trim their roster down to 53 players, one of the toughest decisions the team will have to make is going to be at the running back position.

While the Eagles already appear to be set with their trio of running backs led by Jay Ajayi, Corey Clement, and Darren Sproles, the No. 4 spot at the position has turned into one of the most interesting battles to monitor over the last couple of weeks.

Originally, Matt Jones and Donnel Pumphrey seemed like the two strongest candidates to earn the spot on the depth chart, but similar to last year with Clement, Josh Adams has emerged out of nowhere to provide some surprise competition.

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Just like Clement, the former Notre Dame star signed with the Eagles in the offseason as an undrafted free agent, and when looking at how his preseason has been for the most part, Adams all of a sudden seems like a strong candidate to earn one of the 53-man roster spots.

Of course, if Philadelphia fans were to look at Thursday’s preseason finale to determine which player deserves to be the No. 4 running back, the argument could be made that most of them would go with Jones over Adams.

Not only did Jones finish second on the team behind Christian Hackenberg with 54 rushing yards on nine carries, but also he recorded the go-ahead touchdown with 18 seconds left on a four-yard pass from Joe Callahan.

As for Adams, the rookie running back didn’t exactly display his best outing in the preseason finale after averaging just 2.1 yards per carrie (27 rushing yards on 13 carries). But as the Eagles know, one individual performance by either running back will determine whether they deserve one of the spots at running backs.

If anything, Philadelphia is well aware about some of the fumbling issues Jones has experienced throughout his career, and when looking at the potential with Adams, it would almost be too foolish to pass on the opportunity.

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Jones certainly made a strong final impression, but one has to wonder if this is one of those too little, too late situations for the former Washington Redskins running back. So from an overall comparison, the Eagles seem like they would be better off giving the roster spot to Adams over Jones, and it’s not even close.

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