Why Goedert’s teammates are so excited about his expected return originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia
Dallas Goedert is expected to return to action on Sunday night against the Cowboys after missing the last three games with a forearm fracture.
And his teammates are excited.
Really excited.
“And that’s not a knock on our guys, our next-man-up mentality,” left tackle Jordan Mailata explained. “But when you have a guy that’s as consistent as Dallas Goedert, you miss him. Has he been missed? Hell f—ing yeah. Is it evident? Hell f—ing yeah.”
There’s no question that the Eagles have missed Goedert’s contributions in both the pass and run game over the last three weeks.
The good news is that Goedert on Wednesday said the likelihood of his return this week is “very high” after he didn’t play against the 49ers. He was doubtful heading into last weekend.
“Dallas in Dallas has a ring to it,” Goedert said. “Really glad I’m able to go and kind of put everything else to bed and get out there and play football again.”
In Goedert’s absence, the Eagles used their other tight ends — Jack Stoll, Albert Okwuegbunam, Grant Calcaterra and Noah Togiai — but also mixed up their personnel packages and ran more 10 personnel (four wide receivers) than they had all year.
It’s not a knock on any of the Eagles’ depth tight ends, but they’re not Goedert. The 28-year-old has earned his reputation as one of the best dual-threat tight ends in the NFL and it’s his versatility that makes him such a threat.
“We’ve missed him in the pass game but we’ve missed him in the run game too,” Mailata said. “People don’t know what we’re doing when he’s in the game because he’s so good in the run game. He is a threat. He’s basically another O-lineman. An O-lineman who is eligible to catch the ball if we run play actions, if we run screens. Just that element of surprise that teams have to account for.”
In terms of the passing offense, the…
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Publish date : 2023-12-07 12:00:00
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