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(9 hours ago)Goose Wrote: <snip>
I agree that they will attempt to fit the game plan to his strengths. However, they have drafted and traded for players that fit with Hurts' running and scrambling capabilities. These players don't fit as well with a pocket passer that doesn't run well. Those personnel decisions circumscribe what is possible. That limits what the game plan can be because of inherent roster limitations.
"Inherent roster limitations" is putting it kindly. RB Saquon Barkley is out as are the #2 and #3 running backs. Sunday's starting RB (the only one who had any carries) started the season on the practice squad. WR Davonta Smith has missed time, although he played and scored on Sunday, and WR Hollywood Brown is still out. On top of that 3 OL week 1 starters are out.
Even with a healthy Jalen Hurts--and I certainly wish him a full and speedy recovery!--the Eagles would struggle to compete in the lowly NFC East, IMO.
If there's one thing people have learned in Berkeley, it's that you can't put "Cal football" and "Rose Bowl" in the same sentence. The words just don't fit. You'd be better off linking "covered wagons" with "Mars travel." (Bruce Jenkins, Cal '70, SF Chronicle, Nov. 11, 2017)