Posted October 10, 20214 yr Do Eagles need to get Reagor more involved? Jalen Reagor played 52 snaps on Sunday and wasn’t targeted until under 2 minutes remaining in the fourth quarter against the Chiefs. He ended the game with just two touches on offense. Which begs the question: Do the Eagles need to get last year’s first-round pick more involved? It’s not an easy question to answer. On its face, the obvious answer is yes. The Eagles used a first-round pick on Reagor last year and he’s playing the second-most snaps of any receiver on the team. Of course he should touch the ball more. But the Eagles also have to get the ball to DeVonta Smith, Zach Ertz, Dallas Goedert, Miles Sanders, Kenny Gainwell … you get it. "I just look at it like any play could be the play, so you just gotta be ready and not get caught up in how many touches you’re getting and stuff like that,” Reagor said. "Just really staying positive.” Reagor’s two touches on Sunday came in different ways. He took an end around for 12 yards in the first quarter and caught a receiver screen for a nine-yard gain in garbage time. The only other time he touched the ball was a 44-yard kickoff return. So that’s actually a pretty productive yield for so few touches. In the first four weeks of the season it seems pretty clear that Nick Sirianni likes the idea of getting Reagor the ball quickly and allowing him to create. Of his 20 targets this season, 13 have come inside 10 yards from the line of scrimmage, according to ProFootballFocus. Are those plays that can be in the game plan each week? "Yes and no,” Sirianni said. "There are some plays like -- it depends on which plays you're talking about. I get what you're saying. So sometimes it's dependent on the defensive line techniques. And sometimes it's dependent on the secondary techniques. And so you can – there are different kinds of variations of that. "You can't have them all in each week, again, because there's just a lot of different reps. But, yeah, we want to sprinkle creative ways to get him the football because we know he's a creative play maker.” It’s probably not ideal to have a first-round pick end up being a primarily gadgety type of player in his second season. It would really help if Reagor was able to make plays in the intermediate area and downfield and there are going to be some opportunities there too. Through four games, Reagor has 14 catches for 116 yards and 1 touchdown. He’s on pace for a 60/493/4 season, which is better than last year but not exactly living up to his first-round status. But the Eagles have clearly identified the short area as a strength of his. They just have to keep finding creative ways to get the ball to him in those situations. "He’s an electric player,” Hurts said. "He definitely has to make his plays and touch the ball and do those things. You see when he gets the ball in his hands what he can do, whether it be on the sweep or screen or man-to-man coverage, getting open, kick return. We got a lot of confidence in J-Reag and excited for him.” https://www.nbcsports.com/philadelphia/eagles/do-eagles-need-get-jalen-reagor-more-involved
October 10, 20214 yr Reagor was a huge mistake. He's got the talent level of a 3rd - 4th round pick. Not a bad player, but not a game breaker worthy of the first round pick burned on him. The Eagles should not develop their game plan around this guy. He's the 2020's version of Nelson Agholor.
October 10, 20214 yr 1 hour ago, Procus said: Reagor was a huge mistake. He's got the talent level of a 3rd - 4th round pick. Not a bad player, but not a game breaker worthy of the first round pick burned on him. The Eagles should not develop their game plan around this guy. He's the 2020's version of Nelson Agholor. It was common knowledge around the league that Howie loved Reagor. No one else did. He had a late 2nd round draft grade.
October 10, 20214 yr I think Reagor needs to get Reagor more involved. Get open, catch the ball, make a few people miss here and there, break a few tackles here and there, and score once in a while. That would do it.
October 10, 20214 yr I think the answer from 2 offensive drives in this game is. HELL NO. He's just not got it end of.
October 11, 20214 yr 10 hours ago, time2rock said: 3 rec, 24 yds today And a drop... And a horrible job on KR. So I think we know the answer is no he should not be more involved.
October 11, 20214 yr No. Admit he was a bust and move on. Why he was taken over Jefferson is beyond me. Watkins and Smith.
October 11, 20214 yr Just now, Uscg-green said: No. Admit he was a bust and move on. Why he was taken over Jefferson is beyond me. Watkins and Smith. Agreed. Use Reagor sparingly (because let's face it we don't have a lot at WR beyond Smith and Watkins) but don't actively try to involve him.
October 11, 20214 yr Get him involved in the construction of a time machine so we can go back and tell Howie at gunpoint to draft Jefferson.
October 11, 20214 yr If he's not more involved, it's Sirianni's fault......Reagor should be in motion every play, and even get some touches out of the backfield......he's best AFTER he gets the ball. With Smith, Watkins and Reagor, they have a load of speed and elusiveness.....but the playcalling has been abysmal.
October 11, 20214 yr 1 minute ago, birdman#12 said: With Smith, Watkins and Reagor, they have a load of speed and elusiveness.....but the playcalling has been abysmal. The play calling certainly hasn't helped!
October 11, 20214 yr 8 hours ago, Uscg-green said: No. Admit he was a bust and move on. Why he was taken over Jefferson is beyond me. Watkins and Smith. He needs to learn how to block so he can replace JJAW
October 11, 20214 yr 2 hours ago, Perforator said: He needs to learn how to block so he can replace JJAW I don't even think he would do that very well unfortunately.
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