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With Brown and Curtis locks and Avant and Baskett almost "sure things", that leaves one slot...possibly two, if one is a STer/Returner...with four guys with some talent at wideout competing for them. To the group of Bloom, Bethel Johnson and Greg Lewis, add Billy Sampy to the mix.
According to Les Bowen's collumn in this morning's Inky, Sampy has been impressing coaches with his play, as has Bloom:
LINK:http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/..._a_burner.html
" THE FIRST THING you notice about Bill Sampy is the skinny legs.
There's no getting around it; Sampy, otherwise a lithe and muscular wideout at 5-11, 192, has calves that can only be classified as Pinkstonian. This is particularly noticeable when the players are wearing short pants and no pads, as they are in the minicamp for rookies and select vets that continues through this week.
The second thing you notice is that Sampy accelerates and cuts smoothly, catches the ball pretty effortlessly.
"He's a talented player. He'll be competing and fighting for a roster spot," Eagles offensive coordinator Marty Mornhinweg said this week. "I think he's a very good player. He's at that point in his career when he feels very comfortable with us, he makes very few mistakes. He'll be right in there."
Although none of the Bird's wideouts can be considered "elite", it's nice to be in a place where having to lose a guy with some talent is an issue.
According to Les Bowen's collumn in this morning's Inky, Sampy has been impressing coaches with his play, as has Bloom:
LINK:http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/..._a_burner.html
" THE FIRST THING you notice about Bill Sampy is the skinny legs.
There's no getting around it; Sampy, otherwise a lithe and muscular wideout at 5-11, 192, has calves that can only be classified as Pinkstonian. This is particularly noticeable when the players are wearing short pants and no pads, as they are in the minicamp for rookies and select vets that continues through this week.
The second thing you notice is that Sampy accelerates and cuts smoothly, catches the ball pretty effortlessly.
"He's a talented player. He'll be competing and fighting for a roster spot," Eagles offensive coordinator Marty Mornhinweg said this week. "I think he's a very good player. He's at that point in his career when he feels very comfortable with us, he makes very few mistakes. He'll be right in there."
Although none of the Bird's wideouts can be considered "elite", it's nice to be in a place where having to lose a guy with some talent is an issue.
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