Mosley Talks To Maclin

ESPN NFC East blogger Matt Mosley writes about the Eagles' offseason additions today.  His take on Maclin and the "pro-style routes" question:

If there's a negative about Maclin, it's that he played in a spread offense in college. I think that's a crock, but you'll hear a lot of scouts bring it up ...   But all this talk about not knowing the full "route tree" sounds like a lot of NFL savants who are intoxicated with their own coachspeak ...

"We ran a lot of no-huddle [at Missouri]," Maclin said. "There were a lot of 10-yard and 12-yard routes. And we had options on those routes. I would say that we used a lot more concepts than plays in college. It's obviously more complex here, but fortunately I pick things up pretty quickly."

Maclin also hasn't determined whether or not he'll join McNabb in Arizona this summer:

"I haven't figured that out yet," Maclin said. "I've got to speak with Donovan."

More non-Maclin stuff in the full story.