For the first time officially this season, the Eagles are on the road and they’re heading to New Orleans to play the red-hot Saints on Sunday on a short week after a very tough Monday night loss and we’ve been down this path before.
The focus level is high, the energy is positive, and the Eagles have every intention of playing a great football game against the Saints. With that, a weekly Trip Around the Locker Room …
Jahan Dotson: ‘I know I’m a very good wide receiver’
Wide receiver A.J. Brown hasn’t practiced yet this week, casting doubt that he will play on Sunday after suffering a hamstring injury in practice one week ago. Jahan Dotson, acquired in a trade with Washington late in the preseason, is ready if the opportunity presents itself in New Orleans.
“I feel like it’s a moment to prove to everyone else who I know I am,” Dotson said. “I know I’m a very good wide receiver. I’m know I’m capable of making plays at this level as I’ve done before. This is a what-have-you-done-for-me-lately league and for me, I haven’t had the production I had in my rookie year. I want to prove to everyone that I know who I am, so every chance I get, that’s my mindset: Make plays. Help this team win.
“You can look at it in two ways. You can complain about it – You’re not getting the ball, things aren’t going your way – or you can be thankful. That’s something I’ve been talking to my agent about recently, about having a different outlook and having different outcomes in life and being thankful for it all. I love this game and I’m thankful for being out there every day. Obviously, I want to make plays. I’m very competitive and that’s where I am.”
Dotson feels he is up to speed in the offense, although he acknowledges that’s a work in progress every day, and that his time will come.
“I feel like this offense centers to my skill set a lot and that’s why they brought me here. They know that and Kellen (Moore, offensive coordinator) has been putting me in advantageous situations to win one-on-one battles. It’s just a matter of getting the opportunities and when they come, I’m going to take full advantage of them.”
Zack Baun: A return to New Orleans is a moment
This means something. Zack Baun played in New Orleans for four seasons and, he says, he is appreciative of the chance to make it in the NFL there. But then free agency came and Baun signed with the Eagles and, well, now it’s time to show the Saints a…
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