The big news of the Andy Reid's appearance on 610-WIP was the fact that he didn't talk about any of the rookies coming along slowly.
Reid was famous for downplaying rookies especially at skill positions in his west coast offense. He expected them to take a while to decipher the offense.
In his appearance on WIP this morning, Reid made it a point to say that he expected Jeremy Maclin, LeSean McCoy and Cornelius Ingram to learn the offense quickly and get ready to play. This is a major change.
Do you remember how they sat Brian Westbrook down and took some time to get him on the field? He's finally realized that rookies can make a difference.
DeSean Jackson's success a year ago, opened his eyes to the way rookies can come in, learn the offense and make an immediate impact.
I think Jackson's success a year ago also has Donovan McNabb excited about how all that speed on the field will give him targets to hit for big plays. Jackson won Reid's and McNabb's confidence a year ago.
Yes he made some mistakes, especailly after getting tattooed in the Washington Redskins game but he also was the most dangerous threat in the offense with Westbrook ailing all year.
Reid now knows that guys don't need years to be prepared to play. Speed affects a game immediately. A guy who can make people miss can do that the first day he walks off the plane from college.
I wouldn't be surprised if Reid changed some things in all those notebooks about building a champion, which he brought here from Green Bay.
Those chapters on taking years to groom players was ripped out and thrown away.
In its place, he has a chapter about how rookies can come in and make an immediate impact.
