Doug Pederson’s right to throw Miles Sanders, JJ Arcega-Whiteside into Philly’s fire

All you need to hear is what Eagles head coach Doug Pederson said. The time for JJ Arcega-Whiteside and Miles Sanders is right now.

Though there have been some recent disappointments draft-wise, Shelton Gibson, Clayton Thorson, and Donnel Pumphrey for instance, every attempt by the Philadelphia Eagles to find reliable talent in the annual selection meeting hasn’t been a colossal failure. Let’s face it. These days, every NFL team fails at evaluating talent from time to time, but it hasn’t been all bad for ‘The Birds’. Philly’s hit the bulls-eye recently with Dallas Goedert, Miles Sanders, and JJ Arcega-Whiteside. Doug Pederson was one-hundred percent correct in a recent presser.

This offense doesn’t have some ‘new toys’ to work with. They’ve got some ‘well-oiled machines’.

Goedert, Sanders, and Arcega-Whiteside are three pieces that, if they stay healthy and receive the proper coaching, can be key contributors to the Eagles offense for a while.

One of the most exciting things we’ve heard about Goedert was hearing coaches say back in the Spring that you could literally just swap both he and Ertz out of the lineup for one another without there being any drop-off in quality offensive production.

Keep in mind the fact that Philly plans to spend a bunch of time in ’12 personnel, meaning they’ll have two receivers, two tight ends and a running back on the field to give Carson Wentz options (hey, there’s another draft pick that worked out).

The Eagles wasted no time in throwing Goedert into the fire a season ago in his rookie campaign, and that decision proved to be a wise one. Goedert would go on to notch 33 receptions, 334 receiving yards, and four touchdowns as a rookie. According to Coach, we can all expect to see the same plan used for Sanders and Arcega-Whiteside, Philly’s second-round picks from the 2019 draft.

Take a look.

"The reason why we had training camp and really mixed these guys in with the 1’s and got them comfortable with Carson was for this reason. This is why you draft those guys and I don’t think you hold back. You plug them in and you go."

Pederson joked before his pre-practice press meeting that he only had time for three questions. He spoke with the Philly media for ten minutes. Much was discussed, including his linemen being featured in ESPN’s Body Issue, but for those who play Madden 20, Fantasy football, and live and die with Eagles football, this may be some of the best news they’ll get all week.

You’ve noticed Sanders and Arcega-Whiteside have spent quite a bit of time working with the first unit this Summer, didn’t you? That wasn’t by accident. Come Sunday, the games count for real, and the rookies will be expected to play a big role in Philly’s success in 2019. From what we’re seeing, it appears they’ll be ready.