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DeJack_10
DeJack_10
19 days ago

Maclin catching on quickly

Early on, it was hard to know what to make of Jeremy Maclin.

The training-camp holdout, even if it was agent-generated, was a spectacularly bad idea. It got the rookie wideout from Missouri off to a slow start, without substantially boosting the contract he ultimately signed. Maclin had some drops in the preseason, lost the punt-return job, didn't get a ball thrown his way in the season opener.

But Kevin Curtis' continuing injury problems cleared the way for Maclin to become a starter, and now he might be there a while. The 23-yard touchdown catch Sunday between two defenders was a tremendous throw from Donovan McNabb, but also a telling one. McNabb is not known for trusting his receivers to outfight defenders for the ball. That was exactly what the QB did on that play, and Maclin was up to the task.

Eagles coach Andy Reid was just as taken with the fact that Maclin escorted teammates into the end zone on long runs in each of the last two games, throwing the final block in both cases - DeSean Jackson's 67-yard end-around against the Redskins, and Leonard Weaver's 41-yard TD run against the Giants.

"Normally, he was the one with the ball in college, as opposed to having to block,'' Reid said, when asked if this part of Maclin's game stood out to the Birds when they were preparing for the draft.

Reid noted that Jackson also is a willing blocker, despite his slight frame.

It really is amazing, when you think back a few years, to the kinds of receivers Reid seemed to gravitate toward; no one would have pictured the Birds drafting and starting Jackson and Maclin. Somewhere along the way, Big Red seems to have decided that star-level talent and hard-nosed, team-first play are not mutually exclusive at the wide receiver position, after all.

Maybe there's still hope for the notion that offensive balance is good, more than once in a while.

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  • hollywoodeagle

    hollywoodeagle said 18 days ago

    Maclin has a small frame but plenty of speed to make good blocks. Size isnt everything in sports that is.
    • kristinmasyn

      kristinmasyn replied 18 days ago

      i agree, the small frame helps them run faster!
  • TheOneNOnly
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    TheOneNOnly said 18 days ago

    Does anyone else besides me think that Maclin looks like a frog?
    • kristinmasyn

      kristinmasyn replied 18 days ago

      LOL, awww i think hes cute!
    • Spotella
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      Spotella replied 18 days ago

      I really don't care who or what he looks like as long as he plays well. Scratch that, I don't want him looking like Phat Phuck, that would be too freaky.
    • hockeygoddess
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      hockeygoddess replied 18 days ago

      Frogs are cuter than clowns! Halloween is over, please change that picture - it is tooo creepy!
    • Wheelman
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      Wheelman replied 17 days ago

      Ribbit,......ribbit.......Bud.....Weis.......Er......ribbit.
  • funkediva

    funkediva said 18 days ago

    LOl I don't care what he looks like as long as he is catching that damn ball. LOL
    • kristinmasyn

      kristinmasyn replied 18 days ago

      True, but my fav is Shady. Man do I love me some Shady McCoy!
  • khollen
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    khollen said 18 days ago

    him and jackson are the next fitz and boldin.
  • hockeygoddess
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    hockeygoddess said 18 days ago

    Great draft choices - just hope they stay healthy - seem like the Eagles are always cursed with injuries.
    • khollen
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      khollen replied 18 days ago

      yes they were great choices.
    • hockeygoddess
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      hockeygoddess replied 18 days ago

      Hey k - how are you? Things seem to be slow on here lately. Did everyone leave?
    • khollen
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      khollen replied 18 days ago

      i don`t know what`s up either. i don`t spend nearly as much time as i used to on here cause nothing is really happening. i`m good. how about you?
    • hockeygoddess
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      hockeygoddess replied 18 days ago

      I'm good, thanks. This doesn't seem to be as much fun as it used to be. I guess they're banning some of the more interesting personalites also. People need to get a sense of humor!
    • khollen
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      khollen replied 17 days ago

      i hear ya.
  • kristinmasyn

    kristinmasyn said 18 days ago

    it will be more fun after sunday night
  • hockeygoddess
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    hockeygoddess said 17 days ago

    Actually, looking at the pick - kinda looks like Donatello from TMNT - just needs the shell on his back! (jk)
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