Howie Roseman wanted a faster, younger, and more athletic team, so the Eagles general manager made the moves to upgrade the roster.
Roseman stayed steady during the NFL Draft and landed Jalen Reagor because he believes the former TCU fills the Eagles’ biggest need on the outside moving forward. Roseman then swung a deal for Marquise Goodwin, snagging the 49ers speedster for late-round picks.
After bypassing the receivers early in the second and third rounds, Roseman landed to potential game-changers in Boise State stud athlete John Hightower and Southern Miss wideout Quez Watkins.
Bleacher Report recently broke down every team’s biggest reason for optimism and the Eagles new stockpile of elite speed was named their biggest reason in Philadelphia.
On the surface, the Philadelphia Eagles fielded a decent passing attack last season. The unit ranked 11th in total yards. However, the pass-catchers struggled to extend plays.
The Eagles averaged just 4.1 yards after the catch per completion, which tied for 24th leaguewide. Tight ends Zach Ertz and Dallas Goedert did a good job filling in the gaps for a passing attack that lost wideouts DeSean Jackson (core muscle) and Alshon Jeffery (Lisfranc) to season-ending injuries.
Quarterback Carson Wentz should pick up yards in bigger chunks through the upcoming term.
DeSean Jackson will return and if he can stay healthy, his chemistry with Carson Wentz can be off the charts in 2020. Reagor’s game speed is elite and his ability to win the jump ball could turn into more huge plays.
Hightower and Watkins offer Wentz even more athleticism on the outside but the lack of offseason work on the field, nor preseason games could provide some early season headaches for the rookies.
