Agholor Gets the 5th
Posted: April 30th, 2018 | Author: Tommy Lawlor | Filed under: Philadelphia Eagles | 4 Comments »A long, long time ago in a galaxy far, far way, Nelson Agholor was a major draft bust and a topic of complete derision. He couldn’t even line up in the right spot.
How times have changed…
#Eagles have exercised WR Nelson Agholor’s fifth-year option.#FlyEaglesFly pic.twitter.com/eOHHrWrEVY
— Philadelphia Eagles (@Eagles) April 30, 2018
Agholor had a breakthrough season in 2017. He finally looked like the guy the Eagles always thought he would. Moving to the slot made a world of difference.
So did getting a good position coach. Mike Groh came in and pushed Agholor, as well as the other receivers. He was a good teacher, communicator and motivator. The talent was always there. Groh knew how to push and prod Agholor to get the best out of him.
One thing we don’t know is what Agholor’s ceiling is.
He made tremendous strides from 2016 to 2017. He can still get better, but how much better? I don’t think he will make a big leap, like he did last year. I think Agholor can improve the subtleties of his game. It will be interesting to see what impact having a great season has on him. Agholor’s confidence has to be sky-high right now. That could make him even better. It could also cause him to let up a bit and get sloppy.
We’ll have to wait and see. It is possible he could be even more of a playmaker this year.
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Roster Move: #Eagles have waived/injured CB Elie Bouka.
— Philadelphia Eagles (@Eagles) April 30, 2018
Bouka was a major long shot to win a roster spot so this isn’t a big deal.
Even with cutting him and Worley, the team has plenty of depth at CB.
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I watched more tape of Matt Pryor, the OL the Eagles took in the 6th round. Joe Douglas talked about the TCU-OU game. Pryor was solid in that contest, but didn’t stand out all that much to me. I watched him in the NFLPA Collegiate Bowl and was impressed.
Pryor played RT in that game. He had a handful of dominant moments. That was encouraging.
I am going to watch a few more TCU games before doing a longer write-up on him. I certainly do feel better now than I did during the draft.
I did think this was interesting.
I think Austin Howard makes sense as a comp
— Tyler Aston (@Astonia67) April 28, 2018
Howard was a UDFA with the Eagles. Didn’t pan out here, but started 88 games for the Jets, Raiders and Ravens. Pryor is the better prospect. We’ll have to wait and see if he turns out to be the better pro. If Pryor can somehow start 88 NFL games, he will have had a good career.
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Only a matter of time. #Eagles losing assistant director of college scouting Michael Bradway to position w/Kansas City, per two league sources.
Bradway, who’s been with Eagles for seven years, teams back up with w/Chiefs GM Brett Veach, who came up thru Eagles scouting chain.
— Geoff Mosher (@GeoffMosherNFL) April 29, 2018
The Eagles have a great scouting staff. Bradway is part of that group. You never want to lose someone like Bradway, but you’re also happy to see him get a chance to climb the ladder. He will now go to Philly West, aka the Chiefs.
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[…] Agholor Gets the 5th – Iggles BlitzI watched more tape of Matt Pryor, the OL the Eagles took in the 6th round. Joe Douglas talked about the TCU-OU game. Pryor was solid in that contest, but didn’t stand out all that much to me. I watched him in the NFLPA Collegiate Bowl and was impressed. Pryor played RT in that game. He had a handful of dominant moments. That was encouraging. I am going to watch a few more TCU games before doing a longer write-up on him. I certainly do feel better now than I did during the draft. […]
[…] Agholor Gets the 5th – Iggles BlitzI watched more tape of Matt Pryor, the OL the Eagles took in the 6th round. Joe Douglas talked about the TCU-OU game. Pryor was solid in that contest, but didn’t stand out all that much to me. I watched him in the NFLPA Collegiate Bowl and was impressed. Pryor played RT in that game. He had a handful of dominant moments. That was encouraging. I am going to watch a few more TCU games before doing a longer write-up on him. I certainly do feel better now than I did during the draft. […]
[…] Agholor Gets the 5th – Iggles BlitzI watched extra tape of Matt Pryor, the OL the Eagles took within the sixth spherical. Joe Douglas talked concerning the TCU-OU recreation. Pryor was strong in that contest, however didn’t stand out all that a lot to me. I watched him within the NFLPA Collegiate Bowl and was impressed. Pryor performed RT in that recreation. He had a handful of dominant moments. That was encouraging. I’m going to look at a number of extra TCU video games earlier than doing an extended write-up on him. I definitely do really feel higher now than I did in the course of the draft. […]
[…] Agholor Gets the 5th – Iggles BlitzI watched more tape of Matt Pryor, the OL the Eagles took in the 6th round. Joe Douglas talked about the TCU-OU game. Pryor was solid in that contest, but didn’t stand out all that much to me. I watched him in the NFLPA Collegiate Bowl and was impressed. Pryor played RT in that game. He had a handful of dominant moments. That was encouraging. I am going to watch a few more TCU games before doing a longer write-up on him. I certainly do feel better now than I did during the draft. […]