The receiving prowess of Stowers is why he was drafted. He's got the length and all the physical traits to excel as a receiver. 50 years ago, the Eagles drafted a tall guy with the intention of having him play TE. He flopped as a TE. It was too physical for him. But he blossomed when moved out wide the next year, and went on to the NFL HOF. That man's name is Harold Carmichael

I look at Stowers, and I don't see a replacement for Dallas Goedert. I see a replacement for AJ Brown. Could it be that Makai Lemon is the replacement for Jahan Dotson (significant upgrade), and the Eli Stowers will fill the void left by the departure of AJ Brown?

Ertz 2.0?

7 hours ago, Procus said:

The receiving prowess of Stowers is why he was drafted. He's got the length and all the physical traits to excel as a receiver. 50 years ago, the Eagles drafted a tall guy with the intention of having him play TE. He flopped as a TE. It was too physical for him. But he blossomed when moved out wide the next year, and went on to the NFL HOF. That man's name is Harold Carmichael

I look at Stowers, and I don't see a replacement for Dallas Goedert. I see a replacement for AJ Brown. Could it be that Makai Lemon is the replacement for Jahan Dotson (significant upgrade), and the Eli Stowers will fill the void left by the departure of AJ Brown?

I think another way of looking at it, as some posters have suggested in other threads, is that the collective group of the WRs that have been added recently (and we can include Stowers at TE also) is meant to be the "replacement for AJ Brown".

Similar to replacing a stud RB with a RBBC approach, we're replacing a stud WR with a WR committee approach.

Some people thought we'd move Johnny Wilson to TE because of his size. We did not. He's closer to the Carmichael body type than Stowers.

When we drafted Stowers, he was announced as a TE, which is indicative of the Eagles' plans for him. Heading into the draft, one of our most immediate long term needs was to find our next TE. The answer here is obvious. But that doesn't mean a creative OC won't find different ways to line up a player with a certain skill set.

I'm wondering if one of those teams was the Eagles. If that is the case, they can draft a TE next year too.

He's a a movement F Tight End....next......

Not a bad question.

I would like to see him at TE.

Honestly though, if he can give the Offense 30 catches or so, for like 350 yards, with like 3 or 4 TDs, that would be a productive season.

I Imagine Stowers will be moved all over the formation and in a Mcvay type offense brought in motion to block through the C gap or run those pass patterns through the C gap

I cant imagine theyll use him to inline block much its not a strength of his.

On 4/29/2026 at 4:04 PM, Procus said:

The receiving prowess of Stowers is why he was drafted. He's got the length and all the physical traits to excel as a receiver. 50 years ago, the Eagles drafted a tall guy with the intention of having him play TE. He flopped as a TE. It was too physical for him. But he blossomed when moved out wide the next year, and went on to the NFL HOF. That man's name is Harold Carmichael

I look at Stowers, and I don't see a replacement for Dallas Goedert. I see a replacement for AJ Brown. Could it be that Makai Lemon is the replacement for Jahan Dotson (significant upgrade), and the Eli Stowers will fill the void left by the departure of AJ Brown?

I think that in a practical sense, Stowers will take a lot of targets which would have gone to Brown.

But fundamentally, I think this will be a significantly different offense. Stowers will be a sort of power slot receiver, Lemon will be a traditional slot receiver, Wicks and Smith will play on the outside for the most part.

We are moving towards a ball control, finesse passing offense rather than a power running game which takes some deep shots and tries to convert third down.

1 hour ago, TEW said:

I think that in a practical sense, Stowers will take a lot of targets which would have gone to Brown.

But fundamentally, I think this will be a significantly different offense. Stowers will be a sort of power slot receiver, Lemon will be a traditional slot receiver, Wicks and Smith will play on the outside for the most part.

We are moving towards a ball control, finesse passing offense rather than a power running game which takes some deep shots and tries to convert third down.

Thanks for that.

So now as a follow up question, we have our franchise RT who the fortunes of the team seem to be tied to, and whose career is winding down. How do you see the new scheme meshing with blocking schemes that will be employed, along with the pending transition to a new RT, a position for which, during LJ's tenure with the team, has been critical to the team's success.

1 hour ago, Procus said:

Thanks for that.

So now as a follow up question, we have our franchise RT who the fortunes of the team seem to be tied to, and whose career is winding down. How do you see the new scheme meshing with blocking schemes that will be employed, along with the pending transition to a new RT, a position for which, during LJ's tenure with the team, has been critical to the team's success.

I guess we'll have to see what exactly the offense looks like. Of course, the new offense will be installed, but most likely while the scheme, verbiage, and concepts are changed some of the tactics will carry over simply due to the strengths and weaknesses of the players on the roster.

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