particularly if they are rushing threat. So Jalen hurts
is kind of like a fantasy Superstar already but we know
in real life you know. He's not anywhere
close to that proven.
What have you seen person would? Have you like just with
your own eyes seeing out of jail and hurts the summer? And
do you think there'll be enough improvement from hurts? The
kind of open up this passing attack this season? Yeah,
that's really the biggest question about the Eagles in
general.
He still gonna have that running ability, it's going to
be there. And I think in these practices during training camp,
be kind of forget about it a little bit because it's not
really conducive to showing that off. That'll be there. Yes
to improve as a pastor, and a lot of it will be helped by AJ
Brown joining
him in Philly. And, you know, I think the one thing we're hurts
really has to improve is not just accuracy. I feel like
that's too big of an umbrella but it's really his ability to
throw with anticipation and get the ball out on time. And there
have been moments where
You know, in his career where that just hasn't been the case
and there's a big difference, you know, if he's if he's
thrown a slant, there's a big difference to thrown it on
the numbers or thrown it
to a spot where he can lead the receiver and they can pick up
some yak and I think that's kind of the next step in his
development. We've seen some good signs with AJ Brown who
really is like the type of receiver. They needed to round
out this group because I had Devonte Smith
who's a great route, Runner really smooth in the head.
Quest Walkins who's the 43 guy,
But AJ Brown is a nice mixture of all that. He's a fast guy,
but big body has the ability to win 50/50 balls and in
the middle of the field, can give them a weapon because they
if you kind of look at those spray charts
from last year, not a lot of activity, in the middle of
the field, most of it to the right side. So having a player like
AJ Brown, should open up a little bit more of the field.
Well, that's your little bit more about AJ Brown and
a minute move them with hurts. So we spent a lot of time talking
about his passing and that's just kind of
The obsessive Focus, because we kind of take us rushing for
granted but, you know, we got banged up late last season,
he's the classic taking a lot of hits. You think might, there
might be any change in jail and Hertz is rushing, usage,
the season or
the legs, the rushing, just too valuable for the Eagles to
really consider that. You know what the funny thing is. Like,
last year, they started the season with a ton of read
option and there even some rpos and the mix and they kind of
took that
out of the offense and the rushing didn't struggle. So
I think that's Going to be there and even if they're not, if
they don't kind of put in those
design quarterback runs there, you still got to pick up yards
on off schedule plays,
that's not going anywhere. Is he going to score 10 touchdowns
on the grass? And I mean, probably
the wrong answer. Got it, that's not what fantasy
managers. You've just been quite like facing dangers. The
passing touchdowns are going to improve. I think there's that's
going to balance out a little bit. I don't think 10 rushing,
touchdown sustainable, but I also think 16
Passing touchdowns is too low so
overall I think the touchdown numbers might go up I just
getting 10 rushing touchdowns as a quarterback is an awful
lot and there it will top of Miles Sanders. I'm sure he
didn't have any rushing touchdowns last year. It's hard
for me to
think that that's going to happen again. So I think we're
going to see a little bit more balance out of that offense in
terms of where the touchdowns come from
it would be incredible if Mi Sanders did not
add to that total
would be quiet. These are the kind of player that might
challenge except that I really, really hope he does not. Let's
hope, let's hope not. So getting back to AJ Brown for
just a moment. Dave
drawing rave reviews, I saw a tweet today
said that he could see quote 11 billion Target
this year.
So
I think there's been a comparison. But several people
both in like real and fantasy world about Jalen hurts as
a passer
coming into his third season.
And some of the Parallels for Josh Allen's thirst. He's not
saying he's going to test things. Going to make that
jump, that kind of jump, but but the bills, they were very
run-heavy.
And Josh hounds first, two years, they brought in Stefon, Diggs,
they shifted offensive philosophy.
Now, the Eagles have brought in AJ Brown, who is,
you know, clearly an alpha wide receiver. One in any offense,
do you see
that sort of shift coming to this philosophical shift,
coming to the Philadelphia offense in a way? You know,
last year They were 25th ranked passing offense
in the league and
you can win like that, right, but it's a lot harder and
I think they realize that they just have to be better
as a passing. They wanted to be that last year
and kind of out of necessity that shifted away from it
and they became a run-heavy team because I had this great
offensive line and they figured all right we have some running
backs who can do it and we have this quarterback who's able to
do it but I think they after the season it looked at it and
said,
look our best chance To be successful. Long term, is to be
a better passing offense,
and I think that's expected. But the funny thing is,
they've really added one starter
on that side of the ball and radio Brown. Everyone else is
pretty much the same. You bring back the same quarterback. You
bring back the same group of running backs. The offensive
line has changed a little bit, but it's still very good. One
of the best in the league.
They have Dallas Carter,
who was here last year as their number one tight end.
The thing that's changed is they have AJ Brown, so
it kind of Tells you how much of
their Improvement expected Improvement in the passing
game. Really just comes down to his presence and it shouldn't
be overstated. I mean,
11 billion, I'll take the under on that.
It's, he's getting targeted an awful lot in training camp and
Devonte specimen, a little banged up. But even before
Smith had missed practice, most of the targets were going to AJ
Brown. I don't think that's a coincidence
with. So you talk about Jalen kind of make the next step in
his passing game being I can prove Anticipation. I mean, AJ
Brown is one of the most like Dynamic after the catch
receivers, and
the entire league.
Have you seen that being an emphasis,
this trying to get AJ Brown and space trying to get, or you can
have a head head head of steam, or
is he being used that way? I'm more conventionally. And just,
how's it
been being used in Camp? Yeah, I know. It's a very good. It's
funny. I'm actually writing a store right now about AJ Brown
and his Yak. He's very good at it. Obviously, he's like 230
pounds. Strong hands.
Runs through every catch so there's nothing bigger, Percy
Harvin like he is, yeah, I can't.
There aren't many guys who fit that profile
debose kind of a unicorn in a lot of ways, but a lot of
the similar size speed,
you know, correlation as AJ Brown, just a big guy who's
very fast and in order to get the most out of them, you need
those plays to be in Rhythm and
that has been encouraging. We've seen a lot of, you know,
A slant. This is a slant being on time
means so much to what they want to do offensively
and you Nick. Sorry I will always talks about
explosive plays. I think it's really important to remember
that explosive plays
in the pass game. Don't mean
Trucking the ball, 30, 40 yards, downfield
in this offense,
they love science, a love crossers. They love
to be able to get the ball on a
completable pass
an E-ZPass, get it in your severs hands.
And then let them do the rest. And
it's going to be a big part of this team. I think, and
know that he looks back to his time,
really, even before he was in Indianapolis for Frank Reich,
when he was in
San Diego,
back in the day, like Tyrone Williams, who's a super Speedy
guy, but
they made their money on the cross, it was
him kind of dragging across the field, hitting him in Rhythm
and letting him do the rest. So I think that's going to be
a big part of what they try to do.
So obviously, it's kind of like spoiler alert AJ Brown be a big
part of the offense
but like behind AJ Brown. So, again, we're talking about this
offense at least for Fantasy purposes. Hopefully
becoming more past heavy creating more targets because
there's a lot of talented guys, but I mean we know agent Brown.
Those going to be he was acquired to be the alpha. The
clear-cut
wide receiver one
with guys like Devonte Smith Dallas. Goddard as secondary
pass catchers will probably still be you know a run first
offense even if it's Or pass heavy.
Do you see like this is like kind of like a pure statistical
question you. Do you see them getting enough? Looks to
produce numbers that will satisfy fantasy managers or any
kind of thing where it's like,
you know? So a lot of three catch games from Devante Smith,
you know, i'ii catch games from Dallas Goddard anything, they
can kind of more
consistently kind of stuff. The box score this year. Yeah. It's
it's it might be tricky at times this year because if
teams are going to really kind of shade coverage to AJ Brown,
Round the Eagles feel like they have
the other pass catchers to get involved and
it kind of starts with Devonte and and Dallas Goddard
I feel more confident about Dallas Goddard having a very
consistent high production season because
you looked at his production last year, after the zaccharas
trade you really have to break it down because early last
season they were
in this weird situation where no one thought zaccharas was
going to be here. It was kind of weird and then That was one
of the weirdest I haven't thought about in a while. That
was weird, man.
Some are glad to be here. And then week one comes in. He's on
the team and you go. All right. Well, you're gonna have to run
12 personnel and there, you know, it was, It was kind of
weird and disjointed,
but once that trade happened, Dallas got it, became tighten one.
He was on 1,000-yard, pay. So, he was
much better after that, and he's looked very good in Camp
as a real connection with Jalen Hurd. So if AJ Brown is one in
terms of targets, we've seen This summer,
Dallas goddard's,
one a I mean he's gotten a ton of looks
Devante Smith could end up being the odd man out here. If you're
talking in terms of targets and he's a really talented player
and they want to run the offense through those three
guys. It's just
you start to break down the numbers and you think oh he's
it that there's 1,000-yard season. There's they're not
really that many yards. I mean it what's the over-under on
Jalen hurd's? Passing yards?
You know.
They got you have to figure out where they're coming from. And
then even after that, I mean,
quiz Watkins, who is a pretty talented. Third receiver had
over 600 yards last year, probably not going to be able
to do that again, just if everyone stays healthy in front
of them,
it's not, it's not the Oprah mean. Where you get 1,000
yards, you get it out
everybody gets and it's funny because you start talking about
these pliers and you have a lot of confidence in them and even
Zach, Pascal is a for is
a pretty good for.
But
the the numbers that they could put up, if you do that and then
you add them up, you go will Jalen's not phone for 6,000
yards. It's that's not the way any of this works. So
they're going to be games where one of those guys just
doesn't produce and it
they could end up being a pretty frustrating team from
a fantasy perspective because of it.