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"WhiteFanposts Fanshots Eagles StoriesScheduleRosterStatsYahoo Eagles NewsYahoo Eagles Team PageYahoo Eagles ReportYahoo Eagles Depth ChartYahoo Eagles TransactionsYahoo Eagles PhotosOdds About Masthead Community Guidelines StubHub ✕NFL DraftEagles 2019 NFL DraftStop worrying about JJ Arcega-Whiteside’s fit with the EaglesNew Vince Williams Jersey ,248commentsIt will all make sense in due time...EDTShareTweetShareShareStop worrying about JJ Arcega-Whiteside’s fit with the EaglesKelvin Kuo-USA TODAY SportsThere’s a war going on. It’s over the word “fit.” It involves the Philadelphia Eagles’ second second-round selection: JJ Arcega-Whiteside. Scroll through the Twitter mentions or Reddit comments and you’ll see the battle being waged. Some are having a hard time coming to grips with the Stanford products’ role.Full disclosure: I loved the selection. I had Arcega-Whiteside (or “JJAW”, or “Cuervo”, or “JJAWN”, or “JJAWN Cuervo”) as my 38th ranked prospect and checking in as my WR4. Pro Football Focus is on my side on this one, so we are friends now. They ranked him as their 23rd overall prospect and praised the selection as one of the best picks of day two. I’ll have a full film review of how he graded out so well but let’s put that aside for right now. Let’s address the issue of fit, which has been asked about by many. By doing that, we have to talk about the philosophy entering the draft.The Eagles did their best to fill any immediate needs in free agency. There wasn’t a spot on the starting twenty-two that wasn’t at least occupied by a replacement-level starter. This includes linebacker, as the Eagles only field three backers a quarter of the time. This strategy gave them the flexibility to either try to upgrade certain positions or draft for depth and/or the future. This allows you to take the best player available on your board. That’s a good thing, or so I’ve been told.Arcega-Whiteside is in a similar mold of Alshon Jeffery, causing a mental logjam for those trying to envision how he fits. In the short term, those concerns are valid. The Eagles will have to find a way to work Arcega-Whiteside into the fold and even if Nelson Agholor is eventually traded between now and the deadline, the slot isn’t a likely option.Regardless of if they come for the slot or the outside Zach Gentry Pittsburgh Steelers Jersey , there are plenty of snaps to gobble up. Even with DeSean Jackson signing and Mack Hollins returning there’s playing time to be earned. In all, there are 1,032 reps up for grabs if you go off of last years totals. If Agholor is traded before the season, that number skyrockets to 2,014.What is the best case scenario for the Eagles wide receiver corps? I would argue that it’s Jeffery, Jackson, Agholor, and Hollins all staying healthy. That would make life difficult for Arcega-Whiteside, certainly. How likely is that?Jeffery has played one full season in the past four years. He was playing with a torn rotator cuff in that full season. Jackson turns 33-years old this season and hasn’t made it a full sixteen since 2013. Hollins was a figment of our imagination last year. Even Zach Ertz has only one full season to his name, which was last year. I’m not breaking any news here when I say that players get injured in the NFL.Early in the season the Eagles were getting significant wide receiver snaps from Josh Perkins and Kamar Aiken. Later Jordan Matthews filled the void until Golden Tate joined the fray. Matthews played well enough, but that can’t happen again. With the Arcega-Whiteside selection, the Eagles bought themselves an insurance policy.Who can play outside when the Eagles kick Jackson into the slot? JJAW. Who can join Jeffery in the red zone when the field condenses? JJAWN. Who fills in for them in the event of an injury? JJAWN Cuervo. Who can accentuate the run game if Ertz misses time? Dallas Goedert Zach Gentry Pittsburgh Steelers Jersey , but Arcega-Whiteside gets after it too.If Arcega-Whiteside only sees - and I’m spitballing here - 30% of the snaps, the Eagles are still well off. It means they didn’t lose significant time from a depended upon contributor. That also allows the Eagles to bring him along at a comfortable pace. Howie Roseman has said that the wide receiver position takes longer to develop than others. This likely factored into the decision of drafting for the future instead of waiting until a need slapped them in the face.In the long term, there are several scenarios that can play out. I want Jeffery to be with the Eagles forever, but what if his career gets derailed between now and 2021? That’s the last year of his contract and comes with an approximately $16M cap hit. They’d save $13M by cutting him. If Arcega-Whiteside is ready for the full-time role at that time, he represents significant savings. That’s useful for a team that will be doling out franchise quarterback money.If Jeffery sticks for the long haul, does Jackson? He’ll be in his mid-thirties by then. That would leave the Eagles with a duo not unlike Jeffery’s pairing with Brandon Marshall when he was with the Chicago Bears. Jeffery had two of his best years with that dynamic.The Eagles spent the offseason ensuring they added speed and reinforcements to the offense. Not only did they accomplish that, but they added an insurance plan and a potential outside starter for the future. The front office and coaching staff had months to debate and make arguments regarding Arcega-Whiteside’s role. They have even longer to incorporate him into the offense. They have even longer than that to develop him.I’m not worried about Arcega-Whiteside’s fit today. I’m excited about how he can help the offense in the future. PITTSBURGH (AP) — Mike Tomlin’s heart was heavy when he went to work on Sunday morning. The Steelers coach wasn’t alone.All of Pittsburgh felt broken after 11 innocent people were killed in a shooting at a synagogue that Tomlin estimated is “800 yards” from his home. But true to its steely reputation, the city — and the Steelers — stayed strong.“I’m a member of the Squirrel Hill community personally,” Tomlin said after Pittsburgh’s 33-18 win over the Cleveland Browns on Sunday. “Words cannot express how we feel as members of the community. I’m not going to make this about me or about us. We’re just glad we are here to serve our community if we can in some small way.”Tomlin had addressed his players about the shooting on Saturday night, hours after a gunman walked into the Tree of Life Synagogue during services and killed eight men and three women ranging in age from 54 to 97. The dead included Cecil and David Rosenthal, whose sister, Michele Zach Gentry Jersey 2019 , is the Steelers’ former community relations director.The deaths hit home for a team as connected to its fan base as any in the NFL.Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger said he was overcome with emotion on his drive to Heinz Field, during pregame warmups and when the stadium observed a moment of silence before kickoff.“It was crazy tough and especially of Michele and the closeness that we have with her,” said Roethlisberger, who threw a pair of touchdown passes to Antonio Brown. “Coach always talked about when you step inside the white lines everything else has to kind of go away, but sometimes it’s easier said than done. I told the guys during the post-team prayer, we’re thankful for a victory, but we also understand there are bigger things, there is life.“I am glad we can give people maybe three hours of a break of not thinking about it all the time. That is what sports does sometimes — it helps you to heal. It’s over, people are going to enjoy this, but reality still sets in for a lot of people.”James Conner rushed for 146 yards and two touchdowns for the Steelers (4-2-1), who looked so vulnerable earlier this season when they tied Cleveland in the opener.But with Conner making Le’Veon Bell’s messy contract holdout less impactful every game behind an offensive line backing up praise about Conner, the Steelers appear to be the class of the AFC North again.For Conner Black Zach Gentry Jersey , who played college ball at Pitt and won his own battled with cancer, Sunday’s win went deeper than just being the 15th in a row at Heinz Field over the rival Browns.“Today was much bigger than a game of football,” said Conner, who scored on runs of 12 and 22 yards. “Our city took a hit, and our hearts are with all of the victims and their families.”ROAD CREWThe Browns lost their 25th straight road game, 20th in a row under embattled coach Hue Jackson.While Jackson’s days appear numbered, there are also rumblings about offensive coordinator Todd Haley’s future.Jackson caused an uproar last week following a loss at Tampa Bay when he pledged to “dive” in and help Cleveland’s struggling offense. Well, the Browns were still plagued by many of the same problems and Jackson continues to insist he and Haley are not at odds.Still, there’s drama.“There’s nothing wrong with my relationship with Haley,” Jackson said. “I said what I said last week, and obviously, it had legs Rod Woodson Jersey , but I never said I wanted to take away play calling. I said I wanted to help. That’s it. The only thing that’s going on is we need to get better. We need to coach better.”GROWING PAINSBrowns rookie quarterback Baker Mayfield won’t forget his introduction to the Steelers.Mayfield threw two touchdown passes — the second with 6 seconds left — and had some nice moments in his fifth career start. But he was under pressure all day, took some hard shots, and it seems as if the Browns aren’t doing enough to cater the offense to his strengths.Mayfield looked beaten as he left the podium and slowly headed toward the bus for the 2 ½-hour bus ride back to Ohio. He joined a long list of Browns QBs to take their lumps in Pittsburgh.“I’ve seen better days,” said Mayfield, who finished 22 of 36 for 180 yards. “But that’s the nature of playing a good team. They’re physical.”DOWNTOWN BROWNBrown finished with six catches for 74 yards, just another day at the office for arguably the game’s best receiver. Brown has caught a TD pass in five straight games and he and Roethlisberger have connected on 67 career TDs, tying them with Peyton Manning and Reggie Wayne for the seventh most by a QB-WR tandem in league history.Roethlisberger was unaware the Steelers are 8-0 when Brown has a completion of 40 yards or more.“Really,” Big Ben said. “Let’s throw it deep every single play and see what happens.”