DeathByEagle Posted September 29, 2020 Share Posted September 29, 2020 Im not very surprised. They seam to like turning big WRs into TEs. I did like Butler in the draft last year. Lets see what the kid can do in his new role. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philafan4o8 Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 Butler needs to up his strength to play TE. We can play WR and be better than Whiteside immediately 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doyoubelieve#20 Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 Can be are next Jeffreys with that build IMO,same speed little taller and weighs more.... wonder why nobody kept him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeep_man Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 10 hours ago, Doyoubelieve#20 said: Can be are next Jeffreys with that build IMO,same speed little taller and weighs more.... wonder why nobody kept him. Apparently he cant catch... Should be better than JJAW still.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UK_EaglesFan89 Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 2 hours ago, Jeep_man said: Apparently he cant catch... Should be better than JJAW still.. Sounds about right... Those are the WRs the Eagles love. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 2 hours ago, Jeep_man said: Apparently he cant catch... Yeah, can't catch at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace Nova Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 Pretty much a no-risk/high reward potential scenario. Good move. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 29 minutes ago, Ace Nova said: Pretty much a no-risk/high reward potential scenario. Good move. Yes sir. Use him in motion in the Trey Burton role, and then transition him to take over for Jeffrey. Butler, Ward and Reagor ( plus the other speed guys ) would be a great WR combo. Got a big physical guy, reliable get open guy and a bunch of speed guys that you can use in different ways. WR depth chart next year should be Reagor, Ward, Hightower, Butler, Watkins and Burnett. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penn7980 Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 If they are using him to catch passes, then call him a TE or WR really does not matter. If blocking is involved, then it is a different thing. But this team, most NFL teams for that matter, values receiving skills more than blocking ability. In-season conversion is not easy to do anyway, when you don't have the time to teach and learn the new techniques. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UK_EaglesFan89 Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 31 minutes ago, Penn7980 said: If they are using him to catch passes, then call him a TE or WR really does not matter. If blocking is involved, then it is a different thing. But this team, most NFL teams for that matter, values receiving skills more than blocking ability. In-season conversion is not easy to do anyway, when you don't have the time to teach and learn the new techniques. I can't see them using him to block. I don't think you bring in a guy that's undersized to block for you as a TE. Certainly not when the guy he's potentially covering for (Goedert) is so good at it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PoconoDon Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 I expect nothing from this signing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeep_man Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 5 hours ago, downundermike said: Yeah, can't catch at all. Yeah thats nice, JJAW sure could catch in college as well... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
time2rock Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 3 hours ago, PoconoDon said: I expect nothing from this signing. Nope. Nothing. Not a thing. Nada. Goedert should be ready to return in a few weeks. At that time I expect Butler to be released (if not before then). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UK_EaglesFan89 Posted October 1, 2020 Share Posted October 1, 2020 6 hours ago, time2rock said: Nope. Nothing. Not a thing. Nada. Goedert should be ready to return in a few weeks. At that time I expect Butler to be released (if not before then). Unless... JJAW has been released by then? Or Alshon has been traded. Then perhaps if he's shown something they keep him? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
time2rock Posted October 1, 2020 Share Posted October 1, 2020 5 hours ago, UK_EaglesFan89 said: Unless... JJAW has been released by then? Or Alshon has been traded. Then perhaps if he's shown something they keep him? I don't really think either of those are likely to happen though (at least not within the next couple of weeks as discussed in previous post regarding expected timing for Goedert to return). JJAW was a 2nd rd pick who is early in year 2 - I fully expect the FO to at least give him the remainder of this year (and potentially longer) to start proving himself. They gave Jones 3 years. I think because JJAW was a higher pick that will end up buying him a little more time (unlike Shareef Miller who was a 4th rd pick and let go after 1 year). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Han Solo Posted October 1, 2020 Share Posted October 1, 2020 He's #89 and Croom is #48. Why are they not issuing #87 yet? Its been 3 years since Celek retired. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UK_EaglesFan89 Posted October 1, 2020 Share Posted October 1, 2020 4 hours ago, time2rock said: I don't really think either of those are likely to happen though (at least not within the next couple of weeks as discussed in previous post regarding expected timing for Goedert to return). JJAW was a 2nd rd pick who is early in year 2 - I fully expect the FO to at least give him the remainder of this year (and potentially longer) to start proving himself. They gave Jones 3 years. I think because JJAW was a higher pick that will end up buying him a little more time (unlike Shareef Miller who was a 4th rd pick and let go after 1 year). Yeah I mean to be honest I expect them to stick by JJAW but I mean at this point I just think that's such a complete waste of a roster spot. I mean he is literally bringing nothing to this side right now. Nothing at all. Well maybe he's blocking OK but he brings nothing to the receiving game which is where we desperately need guys to step up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Runtherock Posted October 3, 2020 Share Posted October 3, 2020 Can’t get off the line as a receiver and inconsistent hands. Probably worth bringing him in and trying the conversion. Never played in a NFL game, though, and big difference between the no-defense Big-12 and the NFL. On the other hand 6 ‘5 with ups may come in handy with Wentz’ flyers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UK_EaglesFan89 Posted October 3, 2020 Share Posted October 3, 2020 3 hours ago, Runtherock said: Can’t get off the line as a receiver and inconsistent hands. Probably worth bringing him in and trying the conversion. Never played in a NFL game, though, and big difference between the no-defense Big-12 and the NFL. On the other hand 6 ‘5 with ups may come in handy with Wentz’ flyers. But he's also not really big enough to play TE so playing him there comes with issues. But hey it's worth a punt at this point. He's better than Rodgers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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