Will the Eagles look outside the organization to help fill the void created by the loss of Jeremy Maclin? Perhaps eventually. But for now, Howie Roseman seems to be searching in-house for answers. “We have a lot of faith in our skill position players as a whole and that’s how we look at it. We’re not only looking at just our wide receiver group, we’re looking at the running backs, we look at the tight ends, and those are the guys we have high expectations for,†said Roseman. “That’s what camps for — the competition — and that’s why we brought in people to compete. “We’re always going to explore options and see if there are ways to improve our roster, but right now we’re excited about some of the young guys we have at those positions we just talked about.†Roseman named the tight end duo of James Casey and Zach Ertz first, then running backs Bryce Brown and Chris Polk. As far as young receivers, Roseman mentioned Russell Shepard, Ifeanyi Momah and Damaris Johnson, who are in the mix with veterans Riley Cooper and Jason Avant. Source: PhillMag.com
Without really knowing how Chip Kelly thinks about this kind of thing, it would seem to be Riley Cooper's job to lose.
cooper is a pretty decent wr,but avant is pretty good too,so i am as curious as you are. I Would bet that the qb runs more this year if it is vick,don't you?
The dropoff from Jeremy Maclin to Riley Cooper is freaking massive. Terrible terrible news. Maybe he just fills that position and lets Avant hang out in the slot and Demaris run all over the field. If Cooper is #2, I'm expecting very little production there.
