Fantasy Outlook: The Philadelphia Eagles Offense

Josh Collacchi | May 22, 2014

With Chip Kelly at the helm, the Philadelphia Eagles have one of the most
electifying offenses in the !"#$ #ast season, the Eagles %ee a&le to scoe 442
points, good fo fo'th in the !"#, pl's they %ee a&le to amass (,()( yads,
%hich %as the second*most in the !"# and among the top 10 in !"# histoy$
+n tems of fantasy points pe game, the Eagles had the follo%ing an,ings at each
espective position-
!ic, "oles %as thid among .'ate&ac,s %ith 20$/ fantasy points pe game$
#e0ean McCoy %as second among 'nning &ac,s %ith 1)$/ fantasy points pe
game$
1e0ean Jac,son %as ninth among eceives %ith 12$/ fantasy points pe game$
2iley Coope %as 23th among eceives, &'t %as an,ed in the top 10 in the second half of the season %hen
"oles %as at .'ate&ac,$
4he Eagles %ill &e %itho't Jac,son this yea, &'t %ith Jeemy Maclin et'ning fom in5'y and the additions
of Jodan Matthe%s and 1aen 0poles, the Eagles offense %ill &e once again f'll %ith fantasy st'ds$
!ic, "oles
"oles had a yea fo the ages last season$ +n 5'st 10 stats, "oles the% fo 2,671 yads and 2) to'chdo%ns
to go along %ith 5'st t%o inteceptions$ 8e led the !"# in to'chdo%n pecentage, yads pe attempt, and
passe ating$ While some &elieve that that %as all Chip Kelly, that is ielevant to fantasy foot&all$ "oles has
1( caee stats, as he had si9 'nde :ndy 2eid, and has totaled 4,370 yads and // to'chdo%ns tho'gh the
ai and 2(/ yads 'shing %ith fo' to'chdo%ns on the go'nd$ Can he ,eep it 'p; 8e sho'ld &e a&le to, no%
going into his fist yea as the state and second yea 'nde Kelly, he co'ld &e one of the top five
.'ate&ac,s in fantasy foot&all yet again$
P"" "antasy po5ections- /,66( yads, /2 to'chdo%ns, 11 inteceptions and 240 yads 'shing %ith five
'shing to'chdo%ns fo /21 fantasy points, o <=4$ "oles is po5ected to &e a top*tie <=, and sho'ld &e a
<=1 in yo' leag'e$ C'ently, his :1P sits at (($1), as the seventh .'ate&ac, dafted$
#e0ean McCoy
: season ago, McCoy led the !"# in 'shing attempts, 'shing yads, and yads pe game$ +n addition he also
ca'ght 32 passes fo 3/7 yads and scoed 11 total to'chdo%ns$ +n Kelly>s system, the 'nning &ac, is
feat'ed, as %e sa% %ith the amo'nt of to'ches that McCoy eceived$ McCoy said ecently that he %as the
&est 'nning &ac, in the !"#, and he is a s'e loc, fo the fist o'nd in fantasy foot&all this yea as %ell$
0poles co'ld ta,e a fe% snaps a%ay fom McCoy, &'t the 23*yea*old sta %ill get his fai shae, and %ill
cetainly &e a top*tie 'nning &ac, in fantasy foot&all$
P"" "antasy po5ections- 1,271 yads, 12 to'chdo%ns, and /2 catches fo 233 yads and one to'chdo%n fo
233 fantasy points, o 2=)$ C'ently his :1P sits at 1$)) as the fist 'nning &ac, off the &oad$
1aen 0poles
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4he Eagles taded a si9th*o'nd selection to the !e% ?leans 0aints fo 0poles$ 0ome &elieve that he %ill
5'st &e a et'ne, %hile othes thin, he %ill &e a focal point of the offense$ What is li,ely is that Chip Kelly
%ill 'se 0poles in a vaiety of %ays to ceate mismatches$ Whethe that is in the &ac,field, in the slot, o on
et'ns, 0poles %ill &e a val'a&le piece to this team$ #ast season %ith the 0aints, 0poles totaled 124
to'ches @)1 catchesA fo 624 total yads and fo' to'chdo%ns$ Will he &e a via&le 'nning &ac, in fantasy
foot&all; +n PP2, it is possi&le$ 0poles has ca'ght an aveage of ove )0 passes in the last fo' seasons, and
if he sees that pod'ction again, he co'ld cay some fantasy val'e$
P"" "antasy po5ections- /20 yads 'shing and thee to'chdo%ns, 46 eceptions, 424 yads and t%o
to'chdo%ns fo a total of 131 fantasy points o 2=/3$ 0poles> :1P is c'ently set at 107$23 as the /3th
'nning &ac, dafted$
2iley Coope
Coope had one of the most &iBae seasons in ecent memoy$ Coope finished %ith 6/3 yads eceiving and
eight to'chdo%ns %ith a vey impessive 1)$6 yads pe eception$ ='t, it %as a tale of t%o seasons fo the
"loida pod'ct$ +n his fist five games, Coope totaled eight catches fo an a&ysmal 7/ yads and Beo
to'chdo%ns$ 4hen "oles %as named the state$ +n the last 11 games, Coope acc'm'lated /7 catches fo
)42 yads and eight to'chdo%ns$ : thing to note a&o't Coope, ho%eve, is that 241 yads and five
to'chdo%ns came in t%o games, so he %as a &it inconsistent$ Coope is &est 'sed as a 'n &loc,e, &'t can
ma,e plays in the passing game %hen called 'pon$
P"" "antasy po5ections- 3( catches, 61) yads and eight to'chdo%ns fo 16/ fantasy points, o W2/7$
Coope>s :1P is c'ently 116$)3 as the 4)th %ide eceive dafted$
Jeemy Maclin
Maclin signed a one*yea deal fo this season, &'t &oth he and the Eagles have e9pessed inteest in a long*
tem contact$ #ast yea, Maclin missed the entie season d'e to in5'y, &'t he is o't to pove that he is a top
eceive, and in Kelly>s offense, that co'ld &e a dangeo's com&ination$ 4%o yeas ago, Maclin ca'ght (7
passes fo 63) yads and seven to'chdo%ns$ With the loss of 1e0ean Jac,son, he co'ld &e the top eceive
on the team, &'t %ill he &e a&le to stay healthy and consistent;
P"" "antasy po5ections- 36 catches fo )60 yads and si9 to'chdo%ns fo 1)/ fantasy points, o W24($
Maclin>s :1P is c'ently (($6/ as the /1st %ide eceive off the &oad$
Jodan Matthe%s
Matthe%s is a hot name in the dynasty fantasy foot&all comm'nity, and fo good eason$ 8is meas'a&les ae
good, his pod'ction %as good, he has good siBe, good speed, geat hands, and an incedi&le %o, ethic$ 4he
Eagles have aleady named him as the state in the slot, %hich can ceate a lot of match'p po&lems fo
opposing teams$ E9pect Matthe%s to &e one of the &ette oo,ie %ide eceives in yea one$
P"" "antasy po5ections- /6 catches, 472 yads and fo' to'chdo%ns fo 114 fantasy points, o W2)4$
C'ently, Matthe%>s :1P is 132$3 as the (0th %ide eceive ta,en$
Cach EtB
EtB %as a pod'ctive tight end last yea, consideing he %as a oo,ie playing in an entiely ne% system$ 8e
ca'ght /( &alls fo 4(7 yads and fo' to'chdo%ns in a pat*time ole fo the Eagles$ 4his yea he is
e9pected to play a lage ole, and co'ld &e a geat ed Bone taget fo "oles$ :s a second yea tight end,
many e9pect him to ta,e ove at tight end fo =ent Cele,$
P"" "antasy po5ections- 43 catches fo 3(1 yads and si9 to'chdo%ns fo 1/3 fantasy points, o 4E1($
C'ently, EtB> :1P is 113$23 as the 12th tight end ta,en$ EtB co'ld &e a good val'e if he is named the
state ove Cele,$

:s yo' can see, the Eagles offense possesses a plethoa of %eapons, and .'ite a fe% playes %ho %ill &e
elevant in fantasy foot&all in 2014$ Keep an eye on them d'ing yo' daft, and emem&e ho% %ell the
offense pefomed in thei fist yea in Kelly>s system$ +f the team can impove, thee is no limit to %hat the
Eagles> offense can do$