The offseason marches on with your questions.
I already answered your first bunch, including questions on Sidney Jones, Jay Ajayi and running backs in the draft. Now, it's time for Part 2 of 3.
Let's get to it:
How worried should I be about the QB2 situation?#Eagles— Brendan Hart (@EllipticalMan) March 21, 2019
I got a few questions about Nate Sudfeld this week and I certainly understand why. He's now the Eagles' backup quarterback and Carson Wentz has finished the last two seasons on the shelf. I think there are legitimate reasons for concern. From the time the Eagles got Sudfeld, I thought he was a possible QB2. The problem here is that he is unproven; we haven't seen much of him outside of summer practices and minimal game action. It's somewhat of a gamble for a team with Super Bowl aspirations to go into a season with an unproven backup, especially because of Wentz's injury history.
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But, to be clear, I like what I've seen from Sudfeld. He seems to be pretty athletic and has a big arm. The Eagles have shown how much they like him at every turn. This is one of those situations where I'm skeptical, but just kind of trust their evaluation.
How does the curry signing impact the draft and Chris long— midnightgreen13 (@eastcoastghost3) March 21, 2019
I don't think the Curry signing affects Long's decision as much as it tells us the Eagles are preparing for the possibility Long isn't back. You have to remember, Curry can play inside and outside, so he might not take as many reps from Long as you think. We'll see what happens soon with the draft. Long has said he doesn't want to return as just a locker room guy and a high draft pick would take even more playing time away from him. The Eagles should hope he returns, though. Even at his age, he's still a productive pass rusher.
Do you think with the new WR Triplet, that Dallas Goeddert will be the odd man out?
With them playing more 3WR, 1TE, 1RB sets ?— Lennart (@LenScholz) March 21, 2019
This is one of the big ideas I want to ask Doug Pederson about next week at the owners meetings. The Eagles now have a bunch of different pass catching options. They have a really talented trio of receivers to go along with Zach Ertz and Dallas Goedert. Even though Goedert is a really impressive young player, it's hard to imagine he would be left out at times. The Eagles didn't trade for DeSean Jackson to sit him on the bench and they aren't pay Nelson Agholor over $9 million this season to be a spectator. And Alshon Jeffery is going to play.
It's a good problem to have, but Pederson needs to figure out a way to get everyone involved. It might be a nightmare for fantasy football owners, though, because I think the game plan will change based on the matchups from week to week. Some weeks they'll go heavy 11 personnel, but I wouldn't rule out heavy 12 personnel with Ertz and Goedert on the field sometimes too.
Do you feel that the eagles should target lb's early in the draft instead of a running back???— Carlos Alicea (@CarlosA89000736) March 21, 2019
I don't. I do agree that running back and linebacker are their two most pressing needs, but I just wouldn't use a top pick on a linebacker. Maybe they'll surprise me, but I think it's much more likely they leave the first two days of the draft with a running back instead of a linebacker. I still believe the Eagles will use No. 25 on a lineman (offense or defense) and will then look at running back with one of their second-round picks. I think they use a Day 3 pick on a linebacker unless they really think they found tremendous value.
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