Tuesday, June 25, 2013

Former Sooner Lane Johnson Earns High Praise From Eagles

Eagles new offensive coordinator and coaching prodigal son Pat Shurmur recently sat down with members of the media to give his thoughts on the progress of the offense as we head into the dead period of the NFL calendar.

He had a lot to say about a bunch of different players, but we'll start with with first round pick and former Oklahoma lineman Lane Johnson.

"Lane's done outstanding," said Shurmur. "He's played a lot of different positions but he's an outstanding athlete and he's really taken to our new system really well. He was involved in a no huddle based system in college so he has some familiarity with how we function. It's just a matter of him learning what we call the plays. "

"From a tempo standpoint, he's been doing great (More at Bleeding Green Nation)
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