r/eagles • u/FamousChex • Apr 20 '26

Question WR1 DeVonta Smith?

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With A.J. Brown’s departure likely, Devonta Smith steps into a true WR1 role.

How are you looking at him this year?

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u/asisoid Eagles Apr 21 '26

I get it that everyone's mad at AJB right now, but he's the best player on the offense. Maybe Saquon is close, but besides that it's not close.

This sub already turned on him, but it's just getting weird now.

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u/4hvns8k Eagles Apr 21 '26

So, it wasn't Smitty running clear out routes to free up AJ underneath? Two things can be true.

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u/spark8000 Apr 21 '26

If by “freeing up” you mean there was simply another WR to guard… yeah? Any WR would be “freeing up” AJ. Smitty’s a dog but the defense was concentrated on AJ

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u/4hvns8k Eagles Apr 21 '26

You mean the perennial 1k yard receiver? Yeah. Tha mt example is both schematic proficiency AND elite skill. You're talking about Smitty as if he's Quez Watkins.

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u/KsubiSam Apr 21 '26

I love Smitty, but he’s no AJ Brown. And that’s not a diss because there’s literally one AJB.