Eagles ink McCants?

[illdefined]

TE's don't exactly "spread" the defense to create more opportunities and agreed, you don't need speed (Moss, Patten, Jacobs). you need quickness, to make your defender commit, and physicality, to outmuscle him.

Cooley is a godsend, but we can't be one-dimensional in the redzone. Gibbs has done particulary well with possession type receivers in the past, and not just for the redzone. it's the only thing in this offense that's conspicously missing.

[BleedBurgundy]

Originally Posted by illdefined

Cooley is a godsend, but we can't be one-dimensional in the redzone. Gibbs has done particulary well with possession type receivers in the past, and not just for the redzone. it's the only thing in this offense that's conspicously missing.

I agree, we definitely could use a possession wideout. I don't think we have anyone who fits that mold on the team right now. I wouldn't even say we have anyone with "great" hands. Some playmaker's to be sure, but no viable options as a possession receiver...

Inside the ten yard line, I think Cooley will obviously be the prime target with Royal catching some balls. We'll probably use Moss and Patten as decoys (somewhat) when we're that close and throw to the RB coming out of the backfield...

[That Guy]

Originally Posted by illdefined

TE's don't exactly "spread" the defense to create more opportunities and agreed, you don't need speed (Moss, Patten, Jacobs). you need quickness, to make your defender commit, and physicality, to outmuscle him.

Cooley is a godsend, but we can't be one-dimensional in the redzone. Gibbs has done particulary well with possession type receivers in the past, and not just for the redzone. it's the only thing in this offense that's conspicously missing.

the thing is, when we had DMac, he was the only threat and he was okay, not great... last year we had cooley and gardner, and gardner wasn't getting it done, even though he had almost as many TDs.

I think height is nice, but you can either play or you can't, and our tall guys haven't been able to play, so lets see how the short guys do before spending another 40 posts on this.

They'll prove it to us, one way or the other... there's not much we can do about it now.