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On Monday, Eagles offensive coordinator Frank Reich was asked about the plans for the position now that Jordan Matthews is in Buffalo. Reich mentioned Nelson Agholor, Mack Hollins and Marcus Johnson as players that will be in the mix and said tight end Trey Burton could also be a factor in what’s shaping up as a committee approach.

This isn't an ideal fantasy situation, and Reich was quoted in the story as saying it's going to be a "game-plan thing" for each play every week. As the story pointed out, it would help the team from a numbers standpoint to find guys who can handle a few responsibilities, but it sounds like the Eagles won't have a consistent WR3 with fantasy value unless someone steps up among the names mentioned above.

During an appearance on SiriusXM NFL Radio with Ross Tucker and Bob Papa, Panthers coach Ron Rivera reiterated those hopes as well as the kind of offense that the Panthers see as an example of where they’d like to go.

“Look what they did in Pittsburgh with Ben Roethlisberger,” Rivera said. “Look what they did with the type of players they put in their backfield, put in their receiving corps. They run the ball with a very quick, slashing style running game. They can ground and pound it at the same time with the same running game. Then they’ve got some very versatile, quick receivers that make plays once they get the ball in their hands.”

Related players: Cam Newton, Christian McCaffrey, Curtis Samuel

In the weeks and months since the Panthers selected running back Christian McCaffrey and wide receiver Curtis Samuel in the first two rounds of this year’s draft, they’ve made no secret about how they hope the two players fit into their offense. The team sees the rookies as adding an explosive element to the unit because of their speed, especially when it comes to catching a short pass from Cam Newton and turning it into a big game. Getting the ball out to them quickly would also likely limit the hits Newton takes in the pocket, something that would double the benefit of expanding the ranks of playmakers on offense in Charlotte, the story went on to say.

Raiders OC Bill Musgrave on Amari Cooper's quiet stretch:

“A couple plays were designed to go to Amari and they happened to be completions to someone else due to the coverage,” Musgrave said. “That’s one thing we want to do each and every week is feature our premier guys and get [Cooper] his touches.

“So, we need to make up for lost ground there.”

Paging the Indianapolis Colts and their 27th-ranked pass defense.

It's hard to get excited about a receiver who has 59 total yards on 13 targets over the last two weeks, but it sounds like Musgrave realizes that they need to get him the ball.