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 but began this week as a full participant.
“In Goedert’s absence, the Eagles used their other tight ends, but also mixed up their personnel packages and ran more 10 personnel (four wide receivers) than they had all year,” the article notes.
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. The other tight ends on the roster saw a total of 5 targets and ended up with just 2 catches for 17 yards in the three games Goedert has missed.”
Brown on Wednesday said that watching film of the past three games it has been very easy to see how differently defenses have been playing the Eagles without Goedert available.
Goedert on Wednesday said on Wednesday that he will be ready to play as much as the Eagles ask him to on Sunday despite not playing since suffering the injury back on Nov. 5.
Goedert’s injury came in the first meeting with the Cowboys when linebacker Markquese Bell tackled him by the arm at the end of a big run.
That’s probably a good idea. Goedert is pretty important to the offense. However, the head coach noticed the others are doing a “good job of filling in for him”.