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Who’s going to be the Eagles’ 3rd receiver? Nick Sirianni’s answer might surprise you originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia
Maybe we’ve been looking at this all wrong.
Maybe the answer to the question, “Who’ll be the Eagles’ No. 3 receiver,” is actually … everybody.
Conventional wisdom says there’s competition right now in Eagles training camp for that WR3 position, with veterans Parris Campbell and John Ross the top candidates.
But Nick Sirianni raised an interesting possibility Thursday before open practice at the Linc.
Third receiver doesn’t have to be one person. It can be anybody depending on the opponent, the defense, the situation, the down and distance, you name it.
“When you have a receiving corps, you’re looking for different skill sets so you can run different styles of plays, get the guys the ball different ways,” Sirianni said. “As far as the No. 3 receiver, I mean, it can be a lot of different things, but you need different types of skill sets, and I’m really excited about the skill sets we have at the No. 3 receiver.
“It doesn’t have to be all from one guy. It can be Johnny Wilson’s blocking, Parris Campbell’s ability to run with the ball in his hands and do different things with the ball in his hands, could be John Ross’ speed. So you’re looking for different things on different plays. Could be Britain Covey’s ability in the slot. Not one person has to fill the role of anything.”
The skeptic would say Sirianni is saying all this because he doesn’t think there’s currently a reliable third receiver on the roster. And that’s a fair point.
But this philosophy actually goes hand-in-hand with the way new offensive coordinator Kellen Moore likes to run his scheme.
The Eagles have struggled the last couple years trying to nail down that third receiver, with Quez Watkins, Zach Pascal and Olamide Zaccheaus.
Tight end Dallas Goedert has been the Eagles’ de facto third receiver the last few years, and the only third wide receivers…
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Publish date : 2024-08-03 00:42:08
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