5 arguments for the Eagles giving Kenneth Gainwell more snaps at WR

Increased usage of Gainwell could help the Philadelphia Eagles playoff push.

All in all, the point is this. Kenneth Gainwell doesn’t have to be a featured running back to be utilized in this offense. These are just a few common concepts that the Birds can use with Gainwell as a wideout.

Some of them we have already seen Gainwell execute, so let’s restate. The possibilities are endless. Plenty of counters can be run off of these plays to test the eye discipline of opposing defenses.

It would be nice to see Sirianni implement some 21 personnel sets as he dabbled with early in the season and in the preseason. Gainwell is pretty strong in pass protection in the backfield and could be used to chip defensive ends before he goes on his route. Greg Ward often does that when lined up inline.

It’s also easy to be confident that he can run the full route tree effectively against various coverages. In college, we saw it in spurts. He can get free on a go route down the sideline. He can run horizontal routes.

With his quick feet and route running, it’s safe to say that he can get free easily on whip routes. The production just isn’t there with Reagor right now. Again, Kenny has been used on motion at times, and that’s often been Jalen Reagor’s role in Nick Sirianni’s offense.

Miles Sanders did a lot of damage in the first half of his rookie year in the passing game. It certainly helped considering that Ward, Whiteside, Robert Davis, and Deontay Burnett were atop the wide receiver depth chart after the injury plague hit. Still,

Sanders’ contributions in that regard were impressive and much needed at the time. Right now, Gainwell’s help is needed in that regard and it’d be best to get him involved split-out wide at the Z or in the slot.