Eagles next step in Carson Wentz-friendly offense Visits from top RBs in draft

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Whether or not a quarterback is able to find succe s in the NFL depends on a multitude of factors. There are physical attributes Albin Grewe Kids Jersey like size, arm strength, and mobility. There are performance attributes like accuracy, avoiding turnovers, making plays down field, reading a defense and going through progre sions, and the ability to recognize blitzes and deal with pre sure. But he also has to be put in position to succeed by his organization. More NFL draft quarterback has great size at 6-5, 237 pounds. He has excellent arm strength -- it was one of his most notable qualities in pretty much every pre-draft scouting report. He also showed throughout last season and during his time in college that hes effectively mobile, especially when it comes to the ball. He was fairly accurate as a rookie -- he ranked 13th among 29 quarterbacks with at least 400 drop backs in Pro Football Focus accuracy percentage, which accounts for drops, batted pa s, throw-aways Martin Frk Men Jersey , and plays where the quarterback was hit as he threw the ball. He did an excellent job of avoiding interceptions during the early part of the season before turning into a turnover machine late in the year. He made some plays down the field, but not a ton: only 10.5 percent of his pa ses were thrown 20 or more yards beyond the line of scrimmage, per Pro Football Focus, and his 64.2 pa ser rating on those throws ranked 23rd out of Chris Terry Jersey 27 quarterbacks that threw at least 40 such pa ses. He was good against the blitz (80.5 pa ser rating vs. 78.5 non-blitz drop backs) but dreadful under pre sure (32.8 pa ser rating vs. 94.4 from a clean pocket). On some levels, he was put in position to succeed by the organization; but on others, he wasnt. Wentz was very well-protected by his offensive line. He was pre sured on only 29.8 percent of his drop backs, per PFF, the eighth-lowest figure among qualified quarterbacks. The number was even lower (25.9 percent) when was on the field. The Eagles also schemed well for Wentz, who was given a Brendan Shanahan Women Jersey lot of high-percentage throws to make in an offense designed around short, quick pa ses. He threw 66.8 percent of his pa ses within 10 yards of the line of scrimmage and 16.0 percent behind the line of scrimmage, both of which ranked among the highest marks in the NFL. Where the Eagles failed Wentz was with his weapons. Only saw more of his pa ses get dropped than Wentz. , , and ranked among the Andreas Athanasiou Women Jersey least-efficient wideouts in the NFL. DGB and Agholor ranked 88th and 96th out of 96 qualified receivers in PFFs Yards Per Route Run (which means exactly what it says) and Matthews was only slightly above-average at 43rd. And so the Eagles set out this offseason to get Wentz some help. They to a one-year deal to give him a big po se sion receiver and added on a to a deep threat on the outside. The next step in their efforts to make the offense more Wentz-friendly apparently involves getting a closer look at two of the top running backs in next months NFL Draft. Per NFL Network, LSUs and Florida States will be visiting the Eagles facility. Along with RB Dalvin Cook visiting today, RB Leonard Fournette is also visiting with the team. Big prospect day. Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) Philly rotated , , , and at the position last season. All but Barner are under contract for 2017, , but none seems capable of providing the kind of versatile threat their either Fournette or Cook would represent. The Eagles have the No. 14 overall pick in the draft, and its po sible one or both players could still be available. In the most recent on Dennis Cholowski Jersey CBSSports.com, Cook is available by the time the Eagles make their pick each time.
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