I remember a popular narrative that those 2 were comparable and Smith would have been a better bargain, but OMG is Waddle ever electric!!
Our FO hit a Grand Slam!
Just sayin'
Our FO hit a Grand Slam!
Just sayin'
No Disrespect To Devanta Smith, But How Fortunate Are We To Have Waddle
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Haven't seen much of Slim Reaper since he's been with the Eagles, but I can't imagine we'd rather have him than The Waddler.
I think Grier deserves credit here. He saw something in the kid and made 2 moves to get him and a few extra picks to boot.
ChitownPhins28
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FO got one right. Flo get any credit? Anyone know?
ChitownPhins28
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I mean, I doubt it.
Probably understood, maybe before others did fully, was that what Tua was gonna do best in this league was to setup guys for YAC.
Like others in this thread though, I really haven't seen much of Smith in this league. Unless they're a Prime Time game or something I'm just not ever gonna be watching the Eagles, and even when I do, Hurts is always the guy who can extend drives with his legs and throw to receivers who are way open, but at least last year absolutely sucked at throwing with anticipation and really was pretty boring to watch.
I live in the Philly area, so I get to see Smith play. He's good, just hasn't been as spectacular as WADDLE.
Joe Dolfan
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I was never on the Smith train.
You can’t deny either though how much having Tyreek Hill on the field changes things. Hill and Waddle both benefit from the other being on the field with them.
Me either. I wanted Waddle over every other receiver in that draft including Chase. I always felt Waddle was the best fit for Tua.
We have added some great additions, young possibly very good players. We have a very good thing going on with our coaching and players. This game was a bump and we overcame it, I expect more bumps but bouncing back is key. McD said it best, great teams grow and get better as the season goes on.
Joe Dolfan
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Oh, I was on the Chase train. Well, I was on the Parsons train with Chase as a consolation prize.
Andyman
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He’s so good and scratching the surface. That WR duo with Hill is legit superstar stuff. So fast and so versatile but maybe most importantly they are so competitive. Scary thing is…he made some mistakes today and look at his production…his last drop was almost picked off. The story would have been different if it had. He’s just so explosive
Yes getting Waddle was everything we needed at WR. Grier did a great job.
I was salty because I wanted Micah Parsons but Waddle is not a bad consolation prize.