The Eagles just finished their first workout with their draft picks, free agent signings and trade aquisitions.
Andy Reid has his young rookie picks on the fast track. This could be simply because he knows they could take the offense to the next level or because he's trying to be fair to Donovan McNabb.
Every time any of the young playmakers got any where near Reid, he was coaching them. Every time they ran a route downfield where Reid stands during the offensive passing drill, Reid would stop them and start coaching.
I saw Marty Mornhinweg spending more time with the wide receivers especially Maclin today. He coached Maclin through all of the wide receiver drills.
They want to get this kids ready and on the field. Let me say it again, they want to get this kids ready and on the field.
I could see McNabb standing across the field in between Maclin and Ingram with a big smile on his face.
Last year, Reid didn't push DeSean Jackson like he's pushing Maclin, McCoy and Ingram. It's as if now he knows how much speed and playmaking ability can do for this offense.
Maclin who looks much bigger than DeSean Jackson on the field was running some of his routes with the first group. For some reason Kevin Curtis wasn't out there. Reid is getting ready to speak to the media and I'll find out there why Curtis was missing from the workout.
He's an impressive athlete.
As I had expected Maclin has a lot to learn when it comes to running routes. The dude can run and he catches whatever hits his hands.
LeSean McCoy was also on the fast track. He looks very smooth and comfortable running routes in the offense. This kid has good, soft hands.
They had McCoy running all the routes short, intermediate and deep. He's a natural.
The guy that might have been the most impressive is Cornelius Ingram. He's big, fast and smooth athlete with great hands. Reid ran quite a few two tight end sets with Ingram and Brent Celek on the field at the same time.
To Be Continued
