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Eagles rookie WR Shelton Gibson getting the hang of the offense

It didn’t take Shelton Gibson long to realize he wasn’t in Morgantown anymore.

The difference between the Eagles’ offensive playbook and the one the West Virginia Mountaineers ran during Gibson’s college career is the difference between the King James Bible and a Marvel comic book.

“We didn’t have a lot of [different] plays at West Virginia,” said the rookie, who caught 17 touchdown passes and averaged 22.9 yards per catch in his last two years in Morgantown. “It worked. But here, it’s a whole different ball game. A lot more to learn. I have to step it up.