Eagles Plan With DeVonta Smith Could be Affected by the Limitations of Others
The Eagles want to move DeVonta Smith around but how will that impact others who may not be as adept at moving into different WR positions?
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PHILADELPHIA - Where does DeVonta Smith fit in the Eagles offense?
Everywhere, according to the Eagles’ brass that selected the Alabama Heisman Trophy winner with the 10th overall selection on Friday night.
The undersized “Slim Reaper” is going to be a moveable chess piece for Nick Sirianni so forget about the traditional X, Z, or slot designations.
“As far as just where he fits in the offense I think if you look at any offense that I ve been a part of for the past eight years, we move our guys around all over the place,” the rookie head coach said. “So to say he plays ‘F’ [Flex] in the slot, to say he plays the ‘X’, he plays the ‘Z’, yes, he ll play all those things because we move our guys around, how we want to get them the ball.
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Last night in the first round of the NFL Draft, the Philadelphia Eagles selected Alabama WR Devonta Smith 10th overall. Smith won the Heisman a year ago after he compiled 117 catches for 1856 yards and 23 TD’s. The Eagles traded up two spots, from 10 to 12 with the Dallas Cowboys, to land the talented pass catcher. The Eagles traded away one of their third round picks in addition to the 12th overall pick to move up.
This selection comes a year after the Eagles selected WR Jalen Reagor in the first round. Smith and Hurts both played together at Alabama and already have a connection both on and off the field. Smith will join a young WR core in Philly that includes Jalen Reagor, JJ Arcega-Whiteside, Greg Ward, Quez Watkins, and John Hightower. Two seasons ago the Eagles lacked speed and playmaking on the outside, while most are still young and inexperienced, the Eagles seem to have corrected that issue in these past two dr
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Eagles News: “The thinnest roster the Eagles have had” in years
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So if I’m projecting clear-cut roster-worthy players, whether that be a result of actual quality play, recent draft status, contract status, or potential, I only got to 34 players. Rodney McLeod will likely start the season on the PUP list, but won’t count toward the initial 53, and of course we omitted Zach Ertz, who is likely a goner. The Eagles are going to have to fill in the rest with draft picks, undrafted free agents, and then fringe roster guys like J.J. Arcega-Whiteside, John Hightower, Matt Pryor, Hassan Ridgeway, Genard Avery, Shaun Bradley, and others. This is the thinnest roster the Eagles have had that I can remember since I began covering the team full-time in 2013.
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