I told LeSean McCoy to call Ricky Watters and talk to him about playing running back in the west coast offense. They went to the same high school in Harrisburg and Ricky is one of his heroes.
He hasn't done it yet but there are things that he can get from Watters that he can't get from a coach. A guy who has played and excelled at a position in a certain offense knows keys that are noticeable that can help be successful in the running the offense.
Watters was the classic west coast offense back, who was as good of a receiver as he was a running back.
I saw that the Eagles website had some quotes in it from Watters.
"I think he has a set of skills that can definitely help the team," said Watters. "It all depends on how he matures and how fast he matures because it is a big leap. It's definitely a big leap; there is a lot to learn. But if anyone can do it I think he can."
Offensive coordinator Marty Mornhinweg told me after practice that McCoy is doing a good job of picking up the information but he has to digest more than everybody else because of what they ask the Brian Westbrook and the running backs to do.
They had McCoy lining up all over the place today and he was running numerous routes. He had some trouble picking up some of the route adjustments he had to make on the run.
It was the first day of work today for some the Eagles young players like Lorenzo Booker and Danny Klecko.
Booker still looks too light to do anything but catch the ball out of the backfield. I think his days are numbered unless he shocks me.
He was helping out McCoy today who was trying to digest additional plays and formations that the Eagles put in this morning.
After the experiment at fullback, Klecko is back to playing defensive tackle and happy about it. He said he prefers playing DT than fullback.
