On Sunday, Perkins emerged as Doug Pederson's secret weapon, though the Tampa Bay defense seemed unfazed.
Rather than throw to second-round rookie Dallas Goedert, the team's top draft choice, who looked very solid in the preseason, the Eagles targeted Perkins a half-dozen times. He made four catches for 57 yards, including a 30-yarder.
Pederson talked after the game about a "chess match," and how losing wideout Mike Wallace to an ankle injury early led to more work for Perkins, who seemed to line up in the slot a lot. Goedert, who was never targeted, seemed to work mainly as an in-line tight end. Presumably, Pederson doesn't think Goedert can work as effectively out of the slot as Perkins, 25, an undrafted free agent, who played in eight games for Atlanta in 2016, catching three passes for 42 yards.
Rather than throw to second-round rookie Dallas Goedert, the team's top draft choice, who looked very solid in the preseason, the Eagles targeted Perkins a half-dozen times. He made four catches for 57 yards, including a 30-yarder.
Pederson talked after the game about a "chess match," and how losing wideout Mike Wallace to an ankle injury early led to more work for Perkins, who seemed to line up in the slot a lot. Goedert, who was never targeted, seemed to work mainly as an in-line tight end. Presumably, Pederson doesn't think Goedert can work as effectively out of the slot as Perkins, 25, an undrafted free agent, who played in eight games for Atlanta in 2016, catching three passes for 42 yards.
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