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“You mention Wentz, that was the engine of the offense,” added Reinebold. “When that goes down everything falls to pieces.”
The Eagles addressed the offense this offseason by using the No 21 overall pick at this year’s Draft on TCU wide receiver Jalen Reagor.
They also added Boise State receiver John Hightower in the fifth round and Southern Miss receiver Quez Watkins in the sixth, while trading a sixth-round pick to the San Francisco 49ers for Marquise Goodwin.
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“They got speed and that was obviously one of the things they felt they needed,” said Reinebold.
“Jalen Reagor is an interesting guy. When you look at him with the ball in his hands and talk about yardage after catch, that to me is where this kid excels, whether it’s as a return guy or after he catches an intermediate ball and breaks tackles.
“He is a guy who I think can be in the slot for them and be a dynamic inside receiver and that’s really going to help Wentz because he relied so much on (Zach) Ertz and Dallas Goedert last year because they were so bad at receiver.
“Goodwin is going to have a challenge making the team I think with all these good, young players. He’s a vertical guy, he’s got Olympic track speed, maybe not as fast as when he first came into the league but he’s still very fast.”
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New additions will accompany a healthy Jackson, a tight end duo of Ertz and Goedert and a rising star in running back Miles Sanders in giving Wentz the weapons he lacked last year.
A productive offseason has meanwhile seen the Eagles strengthen on defense, particularly in the secondary where they had also been short of playmakers in 2019.
They signed former Los Angeles Rams cornerback Nickell Robey-Coleman in free agency, traded for Detroit Lions star cornerback Darius Slay and drafted Clemson safety, K’Von Wallace, in the fourth round.
“I think one of the things you see when you watch the Eagles is that they play a ton of man-to-man and there were times last year when they got exposed a little,” Reinebold continued.
“But you go out and get Slay, he played against the best receiver in Detroit every week, and now you’ve got Nickell Robey-Coleman, who like I said I think is the best slot corner in the league.
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“Those are huge upgrades and you’ve still got (Rodney) McLeod and (Jalen) Mills inside. I think this has been a strategic offseason for (general manager) Howie Roseman, putting the team back together, getting speed at receiver, getting the coverage guys at corner.”
Up front the Eagles shrewdly acquired former Pittsburgh Steelers defensive tackle Javon Hargrave to supplement the power of Fletcher Cox.
Malik Jackson is also likely to make an impact having been put on injured reserve after just one game in 2019 after signing from the Jacksonville Jaguars that offseason.
“This is a team that should be able to get to the quarterback without blitzing, any time you can do that in the NFL is a huge advantage,” explained Reinebold.
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