(03-07-2019, 06:52 AM)The Real Marty Wrote: With the apparently impending signing of Nick Foles, and the hiring of his old QB coach to be the offensive coordinator, a lot of people are alleging that we need to have the same type of offensive system that they ran in Philly that made Foles so successful there.  

I think this question would drive a lot of the decisions about what players to draft that fit such a system.  For example, if we pick a RB late in the draft, what type skill set should that RB have that would fit the system we plan to run.  If we plan to be running a lot of play-action, does that mean we need a RB who can run between the tackles?  Or does it matter?  

I know New England tries to get players that fit their system.   So what is our system going to look like and what kind of players would fit that system?

Good post. I think this is the most interesting part of the offseason bar who is actually at QB. 

Marrones teams have been traditionally been pretty bland run first outfits but he's also been handcuffed by arguably the worst collection of QBs an NFL coach has had to deal with over his first 4/5 seasons. But Marrone also has been with Sean Payton in New Orleans, De Filippo is of course pass heavy and Tom himself, whatever influence he has on that we can only guess, is no stranger to high flying offense. 

So what will our philosophy actually be? They've already said it won't be De Filippo purely running his own offense but rather they will all build it together. There's no way De Filippo would sign up to another year of being forced to run the ball right? 

If it's the going to be an attempt to replicate the Eagles offense as best we can for Foles then expect the first noticeable change to be us bringing in RB who can catch passes out of the backfield and take it upfield. James White types (James Williams is a good option in the draft). A large part of Foles success was through the screen game so that should be #1 on the agenda for an offense with him. Give him easy plays to stay in rhythm and beat pressure/blitzs.

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