Maybe Andy Reid saw something with the success of speedy DeSean Jackson last year.
Maybe now he realizes that good players with speed can create problems for a defense. If you put speedy receivers on the field it stresses coverages and makes things nearly impossible for them.
Every safety in the league will back up a step or two when he sees, Jackson, Kevin Curtis and Jeremy Maclin lining up.
This will mean they will be a step or two deeper, so they'll have more trouble getting up to the line of scrimmage to support the run.
That's what the decision to draft Maclin does for the Birds.
Jason Avant, Hank Baskett, Brent Celek and Curtis will have all types of room to operate underneath because of the deep threats.
It will give the backs, Brian Westbrook and Matt McCoy, more room to operate on screens. Opposing safeties will tell their linebackers that they're on their own because of the deep threats.
There's no such thing as a defense which is designed to stop everything. There's no way in the world a defense can move into an eight man front with Jackson, Curtis and Maclin lined up outside.
In addition to speed, talented players are able to beat defenders when they have the ball in their hands in open space.
Reid has believed in relying on game planning to put points on the board. Late in the season and in the playoffs, game planning doesn't matter as much because teams have seen what you like to do and they're prepared for it.
"Great players can do things you can't coach" That's what former Eagles and Rams coach Dick Vermeil told me when asked him what he thought was the key to winning championships.
You need talented players to win championships.
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