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Bowen: Eagles' defense picky, but offense shows little

PITTSBURGH - Hard to say if we learned a lot about the 2016 Eagles that we didn't know in last night's 17-0 preseason victory over a group loosely representing the Pittsburgh Steelers.

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With Carson Wentz sitting out with a rib fracture, the focus was on starting quarterback Sam Bradford and his offensive line, suddenly threatened by the looming suspension of right tackle Lane Johnson.

The conclusion there was "meh."

Not having Wentz to spice up the evening brought home how much this training camp and preseason have been about the second player taken in the draft, and how bland and tasteless the regular season might seem if the rookie is buried on the bench, as currently is the plan of Eagles coach Doug Pederson.