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Speaker 1: It's been a strange twelve months for the Cowboys and

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Speaker 1: is the strangest still to come. Our Jane Slater will

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Speaker 1: be here to break down the offseason priorities for America's

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Speaker 1: by the Eagles, who will have a new man running

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Speaker 1: Just won Super Bowl MVP. He's pretty good. Even Philly

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Speaker 1: fans aren't going to run him out that fast. He will, though,

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Speaker 1: have yet another new play caller. We will tell you

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Speaker 1: what it all means. Did we mention that the Eagles

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Speaker 1: just won the Super Bowl? Cooper dejene had a big

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Speaker 1: hand in that. On his birthday? What do you know,

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Speaker 1: we got a belated gift, really more for us than

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Speaker 1: for him. He's coming on the show, and so is

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Speaker 1: Cooper Dejean's hair. Welcome inside with the Insiders alongside Judy Battista.

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Speaker 1: I am Tom Peliicero. Three weeks from right now, the

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Speaker 1: Governor will be off duty. We will be in the

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Speaker 1: thick of the free agent signing period, which means that

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Speaker 1: most of the top free agents already will have agreed

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Speaker 1: to terms like two days before, but it's much easier

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Speaker 1: point is, we've got a ton to resolve, We've got

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Speaker 1: a lot of action, so much to cover, and let's begin.

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Speaker 1: How about that in Brazil where the Eagles did last season,

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Speaker 1: Because the NFL is going back to Sul Pollo, that's right,

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Speaker 1: on Friday, September fifth, the Chargers are the designated home

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Speaker 2: Again.

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Speaker 1: The Eagles beat the Packers there set themselves what is that?

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Speaker 1: Is that what we're doing here? I'm not sure. It's

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Speaker 1: got some stuff written on it in Portuguese. I'm not

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Speaker 1: The point is Week one game Chargers in Brazil. You

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Speaker 1: can't beat it. There's a lot of money for the

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Speaker 1: Because the NFL informed teams earlier today, once again we're

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Speaker 1: eighty one point five million dollars. That is well over

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Speaker 4: Of today, certainly, and it's good news. It's good news

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Speaker 1: Ken Batullo expected to call the plays for the Eagles.

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Speaker 1: Wide receivers obviously a position, Judy where guys can produce

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Speaker 1: well into their thirties, but Debo is twenty nine.

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Speaker 1: An reminder, they are still tied to Deshaun Watson contractually

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Speaker 4: de Gene. Welcome, congratulations and before we even start, I

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Speaker 4: how does that sound?

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Speaker 2: Sounds amazing? Thank you guys for having me walk us through.

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Speaker 7: We listened to that NFL films as you miked up,

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Speaker 7: About playing one a football playing at Iowa. I went

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Speaker 8: Cute you have picked it off if I didn't. Luckily

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Speaker 4: It's been about ten days since the Super Bowl. Obviously

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Speaker 2: What have you been doing? Have you gone to sleep yet?

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Speaker 7: I've got a little bit of a soft, small saw

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Speaker 7: And as you talk about inspiring young kids, you're kind

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Speaker 2: I said, what's up?

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Speaker 8: So it's uh, it's been that that whole you know,

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Speaker 8: Everybody knows us, so a lot of people know us

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Speaker 8: It's been amazing just to be surrounded by such such

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Speaker 8: So that's what I tell everybody, And you don't really

440
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Speaker 8: see that a whole lot in the NFL, and everybody's

441
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Speaker 8: got kids and families, But I feel like our locker

442
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Speaker 8: room connects, you know, really well. You know, from from

443
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Speaker 8: offensively to defensively. Everybody in the locker room gets along

444
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Speaker 8: and loves playing for one another, you know which is which.

445
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Speaker 2: Is the best part.

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Speaker 8: You know when when you don't want to let the

447
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Speaker 8: guy down next to you, you know, it's it makes

448
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Speaker 8: it a lot of fun, and you know you want

449
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Speaker 8: to win for for those people, you know, not only

450
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Speaker 8: the players, but the coaches who pour into us all

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Speaker 8: all season.

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Speaker 4: Cooper, we see wearing the hat for Renfo. I know

453
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Speaker 4: you're a brand ambassador for them. Tell us what you're

454
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Speaker 4: doing for them and what they do.

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Speaker 8: Yeah, Refos Renfos an amazing company that I've been with,

456
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Speaker 8: you know for for a little while now, you know,

457
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Speaker 8: just just helping me keep my body ready and recovering.

458
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Speaker 8: They got a lot of great equipment that that allows

459
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Speaker 8: me to you know, keep my body healthy throughout the season.

460
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Speaker 8: I like using this this massage gun that they have.

461
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Speaker 8: It's got hot and cold on the end of it,

462
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Speaker 8: you know which which helps me, you know, keep my

463
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Speaker 8: muscles right. This is my favorite. I'm a saga. You

464
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Speaker 8: got a nice little eye massage that I use and

465
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Speaker 8: helps he helps you relax. And you know, when when

466
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Speaker 8: you got a lot of stuff going on, you can

467
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Speaker 8: just put those on and give you a nice little

468
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Speaker 8: massage on around your temple. And they've been, they've been,

469
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Speaker 8: they've been amazing.

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Speaker 2: You know.

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Speaker 8: That's one of the biggest things I've learned since being

472
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Speaker 8: in the NFL is taking care of your body. And

473
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Speaker 8: Renfos help me, help me do that.

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Speaker 2: Yeah, I could use that.

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Speaker 4: You definitely have earned a good long relaxation period in

476
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Speaker 4: your first off season in the NFL. Congratulations again, Cooper,

477
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Speaker 4: thanks so much for joining us.

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Speaker 8: Thank you guys, thanks for having me.

479
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Speaker 4: We're not done with eat Eagles quite yet. A. J.

480
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Speaker 4: Brown is going to join the Insiders tomorrow, but tonight,

481
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Speaker 4: Jane is going to be back in a few minutes

482
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Speaker 4: and we're going to talk about the Dallas Cowboys and

483
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Speaker 4: their off season of big change in Big d when

484
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Speaker 4: we return.

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Speaker 2: HBCU Legacy Week continues.

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Speaker 1: In New Orleans with players from historically black colleges and

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Speaker 1: universities ahead of the HBCU Legacy Bowl on Saturday at

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Speaker 1: four pm Eastern. Right here on NFL Network, our guys

489
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Speaker 1: Mike gam Steve White, and Bucky Brooks are there.

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Speaker 9: Well, day two of practices at the All State HBCU

491
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Speaker 9: Legacy Bowl. Officially in the rearview mirror, we take for granted. Look,

492
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Speaker 9: we work for NFL Network, We go to a lot

493
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Speaker 9: of these facilities. This is a meaningful experience for a

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Speaker 9: lot of these players.

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Speaker 6: It really is. I mean, the rain of the weather

496
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Speaker 6: took them inside here to the Saints indoor facility, and

497
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Speaker 6: James Burgess, an All American cornerback from Alabama State, was like, man,

498
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Speaker 6: this is real. Like I am practicing on the same

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Speaker 6: field where Drew Brees used to practice. I'm starting to

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Speaker 6: kind of get it now.

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Speaker 10: Yeah.

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Speaker 9: It is nice to see these guys really embrace this experience,

503
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Speaker 9: and I think all of us were happy it got

504
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Speaker 9: moved indoors. It's a little bit warmer here. But we'll

505
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Speaker 9: get back to this defense in a minute. Some of

506
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Speaker 9: those offensive players who popped on day two, who cut

507
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Speaker 9: your eye?

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Speaker 10: Oh, so let's start with the quarterbacks. Miles Crawley from

509
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Speaker 10: Rambling has certainly stepped up last two days. He's been

510
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Speaker 10: terrific throwing the ball. You didn't see that during the

511
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Speaker 10: regular season, but here he's been outstanding. It kind of

512
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Speaker 10: sets up for him to have an outstanding game. Eric

513
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Speaker 10: Phoenix is someone that we've talked about since we've been here.

514
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Speaker 10: MIAC Offensive Player of the Year from South Carolina State.

515
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Speaker 10: He continues to deliver the ball on point and then

516
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Speaker 10: we had a Jada Buyers sighting the Virginia Union standout.

517
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Speaker 10: Not only was catching kickoffs and punts, but he broke

518
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Speaker 10: out today on a run. You could see why he

519
00:24:29,080 --> 00:24:30,919
Speaker 10: was such a dynamic player this season.

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Speaker 6: Yeah, you talk about Phoenix, you know, the quarterback rarely

521
00:24:33,760 --> 00:24:36,800
Speaker 6: was able to make plays because once again Elijah Williams,

522
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Speaker 6: a defensive lineman out of Morgan State, the MEAC Defensive

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Speaker 6: Player of the Year, he ruined practice. I mean, but

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Speaker 6: there were other day, two days, you know, second day,

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Speaker 6: and clearly he is he is the player who has

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Speaker 6: shown to be like the most next level ready, not

527
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Speaker 6: necessarily a processed guy. He looks ready to a lot

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Speaker 6: of these scouts that I've talked to here. But the

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Speaker 6: other quarterbacks we've seen four you know, we've seen guys

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Speaker 6: like Dreylene, Elis Chramelo, Williams. Again, they looked very capable

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Speaker 6: out here and hopefully Saturday during the game they get

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Speaker 6: some opportunities to make some plays.

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Speaker 11: Yeah.

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Speaker 9: One other note, by the way, on buyers, I know

535
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Speaker 9: you were behind him as he was fielding punts yesterday

536
00:25:10,040 --> 00:25:12,240
Speaker 9: and the colds and a little bit drizzle. You were

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Speaker 9: impressed by his hand skills.

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Speaker 10: Yeah, he has this opportunity to make it as a return.

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Speaker 9: Yeah. Just one other note here, some of these corners

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Speaker 9: also have popped.

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Speaker 2: Yeah.

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Speaker 6: Well, James Burgess, like I talked about the All America

543
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Speaker 6: from Alabama State strong practice again today. The scouts are

544
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Speaker 6: all over him. They know his capabilities. The Nis Williams

545
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Speaker 6: Award winner, the best dB in HBC football, that's him

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Speaker 6: right there.

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Speaker 11: Now.

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Speaker 9: We will continue to monitor all these players in their

549
00:25:34,119 --> 00:25:36,280
Speaker 9: progress getting you set for Saturday. You do not want

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Speaker 9: to miss this game at four eastern right here on

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Speaker 9: NFL Network.

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Speaker 1: That's right Amber, the best draft eligible players from historically

553
00:25:44,440 --> 00:25:47,600
Speaker 1: black colleges and universities put on the pads one last

554
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Speaker 1: time to show the world they are worthy of getting drafted.

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Speaker 1: The fourth annual All State HBCU Legacy Bowl Saturday, four

556
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Speaker 1: pm Eastern, exclusively on NFL Network and streaming on NFL Plus.

557
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Speaker 2: Could the next T Higgins be in that game? You

558
00:26:05,160 --> 00:26:07,840
Speaker 2: never know. Got to tune in to find out for now.

559
00:26:07,880 --> 00:26:10,840
Speaker 1: The real T Higgins played out his franchise tag last year,

560
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Speaker 1: the only one of the nine players tagged you did

561
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Speaker 1: not agree to a new deal. Now he's likely going

562
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Speaker 1: to be tagged again if the Bengals cannot work out

563
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Speaker 1: a long term contract, which has been their priority. That

564
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Speaker 1: still leaves open the possibility not just of tagging him

565
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Speaker 1: to eventually resign him tagging him, to have him play

566
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Speaker 1: on a second tag, maybe even a tag and trade.

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Speaker 1: What's the best scenario for T Higgins? For more on that,

568
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Speaker 1: Let's bring in our guy and Michael Florio for all

569
00:26:37,160 --> 00:26:40,120
Speaker 1: things NFL and a course of fantasy spin at times

570
00:26:40,480 --> 00:26:44,600
Speaker 1: as well. Florio t Higgins, whether he's with Cincinnati or not,

571
00:26:44,760 --> 00:26:47,080
Speaker 1: Let's talk about just some of the free agency benefactors.

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Speaker 1: What do you see as the best case scenario here?

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Speaker 11: I think there's thirty one other teams that would argue

574
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Speaker 11: the best case scenario is T. Higgins comes and joins

575
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Speaker 11: them and gives their quarterback a.

576
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Speaker 2: Great wide receiver.

577
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Speaker 11: But I believe the best case is for him to

578
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Speaker 11: stay put in Cincinnati. Look, Joe Burrow put up video

579
00:27:03,720 --> 00:27:06,960
Speaker 11: game numbers last year, but he averaged thirty more passing

580
00:27:07,040 --> 00:27:10,080
Speaker 11: yards per game when T Higgins was on the field

581
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Speaker 11: versus when he was not. He also t Higgins all

582
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Speaker 11: but five of his career touchdowns have come from Joe Burrow,

583
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Speaker 11: And for that fantasy spin, Burrow in his career averages

584
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Speaker 11: two more fantasy points per game, Higgins three more per

585
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Speaker 11: game when they are both playing once with one another.

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Speaker 11: And then you add in if they had to pay

587
00:27:27,720 --> 00:27:30,760
Speaker 11: him and Chase and Burrow doesn't leave a bunch of

588
00:27:30,800 --> 00:27:33,840
Speaker 11: finances for your defense. So that's a great thing for

589
00:27:33,880 --> 00:27:36,200
Speaker 11: fantasy as well, because they'll have to throw a bunch

590
00:27:36,359 --> 00:27:39,520
Speaker 11: just like they did this season. So stay put, keep

591
00:27:39,560 --> 00:27:41,320
Speaker 11: the band together. I think it's the best case for

592
00:27:41,359 --> 00:27:42,160
Speaker 11: everyone involved.

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Speaker 1: Last year, the Patriots were trying to bring in receivers

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Speaker 1: via free agency via trade. They missed out on Calvin Ridley,

595
00:27:49,920 --> 00:27:53,320
Speaker 1: they missed out on Brandon Aiyuk. Now those free agents

596
00:27:53,320 --> 00:27:56,120
Speaker 1: and guys who are available have seen Drake May play.

597
00:27:56,240 --> 00:27:59,040
Speaker 1: What type of benefit could free agency be for May

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00:27:59,080 --> 00:27:59,800
Speaker 1: and his young career.

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Speaker 11: I think May stands to be one of the biggest

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Speaker 11: winners in free agency and draft season this year because

601
00:28:05,800 --> 00:28:07,720
Speaker 11: to your point, we've all seen him play.

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Speaker 2: I am enamored with Drake May. He is all of

603
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Speaker 2: the tools.

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Speaker 11: I think he has that playmaking gene that you just

605
00:28:13,720 --> 00:28:16,119
Speaker 11: can't teach, and he has a very bright future ahead.

606
00:28:16,440 --> 00:28:18,480
Speaker 2: But Tom, he did all of that this year with.

607
00:28:18,480 --> 00:28:22,680
Speaker 11: PFF's worst rated offensive line, and his pass catchers were

608
00:28:22,760 --> 00:28:26,439
Speaker 11: bottom seven in terms of separation created and how often

609
00:28:26,600 --> 00:28:29,840
Speaker 11: next gen stats deemed them open. But the Patriots now

610
00:28:29,880 --> 00:28:32,440
Speaker 11: have by far the most cap space. There's only one

611
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Speaker 11: team within forty million dollars of them. So if May's

612
00:28:36,440 --> 00:28:40,000
Speaker 11: situation is not drastically better come next year, then I

613
00:28:40,040 --> 00:28:40,680
Speaker 11: think it's fair.

614
00:28:40,560 --> 00:28:42,000
Speaker 2: To say that Patriots have failed him.

615
00:28:42,000 --> 00:28:44,360
Speaker 11: But I am expecting him to have better protection and

616
00:28:44,400 --> 00:28:46,840
Speaker 11: better pass catchers, which means better things for Drake May.

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00:28:48,480 --> 00:28:50,880
Speaker 1: If t Higgins does indeed either get a new deal

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Speaker 1: or get tagged, the top receiver quite possibly could be

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Speaker 1: Chris Godwin, who, of course missed time last year. Mike

620
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Speaker 1: Evans missed time last year. We saw glimpses of Jalob McMillan,

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Speaker 1: And what could all this do for McMillan in twenty

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Speaker 1: twenty five.

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Speaker 11: Yeah, Look, it was early in his rookie year when

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Speaker 11: he shared the field with Chris Godwin and he wasn't

625
00:29:09,080 --> 00:29:12,920
Speaker 11: fully healthy either, but he was averaging just fifteen yards

626
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Speaker 11: per game when Godwin.

627
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Speaker 2: Was out there.

628
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Speaker 11: Without Chris Godwin, though he was on a seventeen game

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Speaker 11: pace for over eight hundred yards and fifteen touchdowns. He

630
00:29:23,600 --> 00:29:27,120
Speaker 11: in his final five games had seven touchdowns, and if

631
00:29:27,160 --> 00:29:29,240
Speaker 11: you take that final five games, he was on pace

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Speaker 11: for over one thousand yards. We have seen Chris Godwin

633
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Speaker 11: excel and that number two role opposite of Mike Evans.

634
00:29:36,160 --> 00:29:38,040
Speaker 2: But Jayleen McMillan, who had a lot of hype.

635
00:29:37,880 --> 00:29:39,840
Speaker 11: Coming out of college, could play out wide, could play

636
00:29:39,880 --> 00:29:42,640
Speaker 11: in the slot, could be a similar type receiver in

637
00:29:42,760 --> 00:29:45,560
Speaker 11: a Bucks offense that has just been getting production out

638
00:29:45,600 --> 00:29:47,000
Speaker 11: of everyone for years now.

639
00:29:48,800 --> 00:29:51,600
Speaker 1: One of the most frustrating fantasy situations last year, or

640
00:29:51,600 --> 00:29:54,000
Speaker 1: for those of us who had Jalen Warren and not

641
00:29:54,160 --> 00:29:56,360
Speaker 1: Najie Harris and then realizing it was never going to

642
00:29:56,440 --> 00:29:58,120
Speaker 1: come back to Jalen Warren, he wasn't going to be

643
00:29:58,160 --> 00:29:59,680
Speaker 1: the guy that he'd been the previous year.

644
00:29:59,720 --> 00:30:01,800
Speaker 2: Here, Naji's a free agent. What does it mean?

645
00:30:02,680 --> 00:30:05,480
Speaker 11: Yeah, like he said, Warren has been amazing as a

646
00:30:05,560 --> 00:30:07,800
Speaker 11: number two running back, but the thing we always wanted

647
00:30:07,920 --> 00:30:10,600
Speaker 11: was more work to go his way. Naj has not

648
00:30:10,680 --> 00:30:12,800
Speaker 11: missed time in his career, so we don't know what

649
00:30:13,280 --> 00:30:16,200
Speaker 11: Jalen Warren without Naji Harris would look like. But in

650
00:30:16,240 --> 00:30:19,480
Speaker 11: his one career game with over fifteen carries, he turned

651
00:30:19,480 --> 00:30:22,320
Speaker 11: that into a hundred yards. And whatever you think about

652
00:30:22,440 --> 00:30:25,560
Speaker 11: Naji Harris, he is the best free agent running back

653
00:30:25,600 --> 00:30:28,480
Speaker 11: on the market. And the Steelers they are ninth in

654
00:30:28,640 --> 00:30:31,320
Speaker 11: cap but they may opt to spend elsewhere. They have

655
00:30:31,360 --> 00:30:34,600
Speaker 11: to figure out their quarterback situation. So if Naji walks,

656
00:30:34,920 --> 00:30:37,680
Speaker 11: whether the Steelers sign another running back or they draft

657
00:30:37,720 --> 00:30:40,800
Speaker 11: someone in this deep class, I still believe Warren gets

658
00:30:41,200 --> 00:30:43,200
Speaker 11: more of a share next year, maybe even a chance

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Speaker 11: to start, and he could shine if he's given most

660
00:30:46,960 --> 00:30:48,160
Speaker 11: of that work to himself.

661
00:30:49,720 --> 00:30:52,240
Speaker 1: We've also seen changes already in the Dolphins backfield with

662
00:30:52,280 --> 00:30:53,640
Speaker 1: the release of Raheem Moster.

663
00:30:53,720 --> 00:30:56,000
Speaker 2: Who benefits there Jalen Right.

664
00:30:56,120 --> 00:30:59,160
Speaker 11: I believe Jalen Wright was drafted last year to kind

665
00:30:59,160 --> 00:31:01,720
Speaker 11: of get ready for this year because he is that

666
00:31:01,840 --> 00:31:04,240
Speaker 11: one quality that you need to play for the Dolphins,

667
00:31:04,280 --> 00:31:06,480
Speaker 11: and that is speed. He ran a four to three

668
00:31:06,520 --> 00:31:09,440
Speaker 11: to eight forty last year, was the second fastest amongst

669
00:31:09,520 --> 00:31:12,480
Speaker 11: running backs and the Dolphins. We know they like to

670
00:31:12,600 --> 00:31:14,880
Speaker 11: utilize two running backs, that's what they've done for a

671
00:31:14,880 --> 00:31:15,400
Speaker 11: while now.

672
00:31:15,440 --> 00:31:16,680
Speaker 2: But also partly.

673
00:31:16,360 --> 00:31:19,240
Speaker 11: Because Devon h Chan is closer to my size than

674
00:31:19,280 --> 00:31:21,880
Speaker 11: he is like uh like Derrick Henry, so like you

675
00:31:22,040 --> 00:31:24,680
Speaker 11: kind of need to spell some touches for him. And

676
00:31:24,720 --> 00:31:27,880
Speaker 11: write has home run hitting ability, so I think he

677
00:31:27,920 --> 00:31:30,160
Speaker 11: could play that raheem most at role, and in the

678
00:31:30,200 --> 00:31:33,280
Speaker 11: one game in his NFL career with double digit carries,

679
00:31:33,640 --> 00:31:37,000
Speaker 11: he turned into almost ninety yards and average set nearly

680
00:31:37,040 --> 00:31:40,080
Speaker 11: seven yards per carry, So a lot of upside there.

681
00:31:40,120 --> 00:31:42,800
Speaker 11: He just needs the opportunity and it seems like he

682
00:31:42,880 --> 00:31:43,800
Speaker 11: might get it next season.

683
00:31:45,440 --> 00:31:48,640
Speaker 1: The ever rare my size reference for running back. Will

684
00:31:48,640 --> 00:31:50,600
Speaker 1: you listen to you right now, Michael lef what do

685
00:31:50,640 --> 00:31:52,560
Speaker 1: you what are you tip of the scales at these days?

686
00:31:53,280 --> 00:31:55,680
Speaker 2: Five to nine, about one to ninety, something like that.

687
00:31:55,720 --> 00:32:00,840
Speaker 2: One eighty five. That's very solid. You're in shape.

688
00:32:00,880 --> 00:32:02,880
Speaker 1: It's only February, and I can see the wheels turning

689
00:32:02,880 --> 00:32:04,720
Speaker 1: two When you're figuring out how you can say these

690
00:32:04,760 --> 00:32:07,160
Speaker 1: things without putting the value on a guy where you're

691
00:32:07,160 --> 00:32:07,960
Speaker 1: not going to be able to get him in your

692
00:32:07,960 --> 00:32:10,520
Speaker 1: fancy dress six months, that's a different story, much more

693
00:32:10,560 --> 00:32:13,520
Speaker 1: from you very soon. Thank you very much, Michael A.

694
00:32:13,680 --> 00:32:17,720
Speaker 4: F It's already been a very interesting off season for

695
00:32:17,840 --> 00:32:20,400
Speaker 4: Dak Prescott. He's going to have a new head coach

696
00:32:20,520 --> 00:32:22,960
Speaker 4: and that also means he's going to have a new

697
00:32:23,000 --> 00:32:27,400
Speaker 4: play caller. And it's only February whatever today's date is.

698
00:32:27,440 --> 00:32:30,040
Speaker 4: There's a long way to go for the Dallas Cowboys

699
00:32:30,080 --> 00:32:34,280
Speaker 4: and Dak Prescott. Brian Schottenheimer, the new head coach, is

700
00:32:34,360 --> 00:32:37,640
Speaker 4: going to be the play caller. Here is Jane Slater returning.

701
00:32:37,800 --> 00:32:40,920
Speaker 4: Thanks Jane, to talk more about the Cowboys off season.

702
00:32:40,960 --> 00:32:42,880
Speaker 4: All right, tell us what we should expect from the

703
00:32:42,920 --> 00:32:45,120
Speaker 4: offense with Schottenheimer calling the plays.

704
00:32:46,880 --> 00:32:48,800
Speaker 7: I too don't know what day it is, Judy, so

705
00:32:48,920 --> 00:32:51,360
Speaker 7: don't worry. It's we're in those dog days of the

706
00:32:51,440 --> 00:32:55,000
Speaker 7: off season. But fear not, we always find a way

707
00:32:55,080 --> 00:32:57,160
Speaker 7: to talk about the Dallas Cowboys.

708
00:32:56,640 --> 00:32:58,120
Speaker 2: Here on the NFL Network.

709
00:32:58,600 --> 00:33:01,920
Speaker 7: As you know, Brian Shotanheimer named the head coach of

710
00:33:01,920 --> 00:33:05,000
Speaker 7: the Dallas Cowboys after he was the OC of the

711
00:33:05,080 --> 00:33:07,840
Speaker 7: last couple of years. And while he and Mike McCarthy

712
00:33:07,880 --> 00:33:10,560
Speaker 7: will tell you that the play calling in the playbook

713
00:33:10,640 --> 00:33:13,880
Speaker 7: was collaborative, you get the sense that there's more than

714
00:33:13,920 --> 00:33:16,120
Speaker 7: he wants to show. Entering his first year as a

715
00:33:16,160 --> 00:33:18,160
Speaker 7: head coach, he made it clear he will and wants

716
00:33:18,160 --> 00:33:18,880
Speaker 7: to call the play.

717
00:33:18,960 --> 00:33:19,920
Speaker 2: So what will it look like.

718
00:33:20,440 --> 00:33:24,360
Speaker 7: Expect pre snap movements, shifts and motions to stort things.

719
00:33:24,400 --> 00:33:26,400
Speaker 7: He wants to marry the run and pass, so essentially

720
00:33:26,480 --> 00:33:27,200
Speaker 7: they look the same.

721
00:33:27,240 --> 00:33:28,600
Speaker 2: So think of San Francisco.

722
00:33:28,960 --> 00:33:31,240
Speaker 7: But the tempo variation is what got some of us

723
00:33:31,280 --> 00:33:35,040
Speaker 7: listening saying, quote, there's a tempo element we're excited to

724
00:33:35,080 --> 00:33:38,320
Speaker 7: mix in. But one thing is clear after last season, Judy,

725
00:33:38,360 --> 00:33:40,719
Speaker 7: and that's that that running back by committee thing, it

726
00:33:40,760 --> 00:33:44,680
Speaker 7: doesn't work. Dak Prescott's first season featured an exciting back

727
00:33:44,680 --> 00:33:47,840
Speaker 7: in Ezekiel Elliott. And there is one that went to

728
00:33:47,920 --> 00:33:50,960
Speaker 7: high school just down the street there in Frisco, and

729
00:33:50,960 --> 00:33:53,320
Speaker 7: I'm talking about Ashton Genty. He's made it clear he

730
00:33:53,320 --> 00:33:56,000
Speaker 7: would love to play in Dallas, and he checks two

731
00:33:56,040 --> 00:34:00,000
Speaker 7: boxes already. If you know anything about the Dallas Cowboys

732
00:34:00,040 --> 00:34:02,720
Speaker 7: and how they like to draft, they love Boise State guys.

733
00:34:03,080 --> 00:34:05,600
Speaker 7: And with twenty six hundred rushing guards this season, it

734
00:34:05,640 --> 00:34:08,360
Speaker 7: was good enough for the second highest single season numbers

735
00:34:08,600 --> 00:34:12,399
Speaker 7: and n C double a history, and so certainly one

736
00:34:12,400 --> 00:34:15,120
Speaker 7: that I think the Cowboys would be interested in going

737
00:34:15,160 --> 00:34:17,680
Speaker 7: after a lot of good things happened for the Cowboys

738
00:34:17,760 --> 00:34:21,279
Speaker 7: when they picked high are running back Dak Prescott's rookie year.

739
00:34:21,360 --> 00:34:22,560
Speaker 7: Let's see if they do it again.

740
00:34:24,920 --> 00:34:27,799
Speaker 4: All right, change on the defensive side as well, Matt

741
00:34:27,800 --> 00:34:30,160
Speaker 4: Iberflus in as the defensive coordinator.

742
00:34:30,200 --> 00:34:31,160
Speaker 2: What do we expect there?

743
00:34:33,400 --> 00:34:36,359
Speaker 7: Well, iber flus is at least familiar with this building, Judy,

744
00:34:36,360 --> 00:34:38,440
Speaker 7: if you'll remember, he was on the staff when it

745
00:34:38,480 --> 00:34:42,400
Speaker 7: was Money Kiffen here, Rod Marinelli, even Rex Ryan. So

746
00:34:42,920 --> 00:34:45,480
Speaker 7: he's come back as the defensive coordinator and he told

747
00:34:45,520 --> 00:34:47,680
Speaker 7: me he's excited to be here. But there are two

748
00:34:47,800 --> 00:34:50,279
Speaker 7: areas the Cowboys struggled last season. The first one is

749
00:34:50,360 --> 00:34:53,800
Speaker 7: concerning one given the confidence and efficiency of Saquon Barkley

750
00:34:53,840 --> 00:34:57,799
Speaker 7: this past season, and that's stopping the run. Now, they

751
00:34:57,800 --> 00:34:59,440
Speaker 7: did have a lot of injuries last year. Keep in

752
00:34:59,480 --> 00:35:02,360
Speaker 7: mind they lo Micah Parsons for four games. De Marvin

753
00:35:02,440 --> 00:35:05,160
Speaker 7: Overshown got hurt. But it didn't help that they finished

754
00:35:05,160 --> 00:35:07,920
Speaker 7: the season twenty ninth out of thirty two, and that's

755
00:35:07,960 --> 00:35:09,480
Speaker 7: something they don't want to hang their hat on. The

756
00:35:09,560 --> 00:35:12,879
Speaker 7: other area takeaways, they were leading the area in that

757
00:35:13,360 --> 00:35:16,080
Speaker 7: particular spot from twenty twenty one to twenty twenty three.

758
00:35:16,239 --> 00:35:19,520
Speaker 7: This season, they had the six fewests. Now, as I said,

759
00:35:19,560 --> 00:35:22,000
Speaker 7: injuries didn't help. I think one of the big issues,

760
00:35:22,000 --> 00:35:24,000
Speaker 7: if you talked to Mike Zimmer, was the buy in

761
00:35:24,200 --> 00:35:27,200
Speaker 7: last year from these guys. So Matt Eberflus is going

762
00:35:27,280 --> 00:35:29,239
Speaker 7: to have to do that and get these guys to

763
00:35:29,280 --> 00:35:32,600
Speaker 7: buy in early. But he did say quote, it's pretty simple.

764
00:35:32,680 --> 00:35:34,600
Speaker 7: We will take the ball away, we'll stop the run,

765
00:35:34,640 --> 00:35:37,279
Speaker 7: and we want to make exciting plays for our football team.

766
00:35:37,680 --> 00:35:39,600
Speaker 7: He also made a point this week to say to

767
00:35:39,760 --> 00:35:42,960
Speaker 7: Brian Schottenheimer, Look, I've been a head coach. I know

768
00:35:43,000 --> 00:35:44,759
Speaker 7: what it takes to do this job. This will, of

769
00:35:44,800 --> 00:35:46,680
Speaker 7: course be Brian Schottenheimer's first time.

770
00:35:46,960 --> 00:35:47,799
Speaker 2: So I do think a.

771
00:35:47,719 --> 00:35:50,880
Speaker 7: Lot of people in the building like the infusion of youth,

772
00:35:51,080 --> 00:35:53,600
Speaker 7: the drive of these two guys, and two guys that

773
00:35:53,640 --> 00:35:56,480
Speaker 7: are very familiar with the inner workings of the Dallas Cowboys,

774
00:35:56,480 --> 00:35:59,520
Speaker 7: which I told you guys all last season when they

775
00:35:59,520 --> 00:36:02,120
Speaker 7: looked at the staff, I thought familiarity was going to

776
00:36:02,160 --> 00:36:03,040
Speaker 7: be a big part of this.

777
00:36:03,160 --> 00:36:03,960
Speaker 2: That's why you didn't.

778
00:36:03,760 --> 00:36:05,560
Speaker 7: See a whole lot of outsiders come into some of

779
00:36:05,600 --> 00:36:07,000
Speaker 7: these Roles.

780
00:36:08,640 --> 00:36:09,200
Speaker 4: Jane, thank you.

781
00:36:09,280 --> 00:36:09,839
Speaker 2: I am sure.

782
00:36:09,880 --> 00:36:13,160
Speaker 4: We are going to resume this conversation next week in

783
00:36:13,160 --> 00:36:14,520
Speaker 4: Indianapolis in person.

784
00:36:14,719 --> 00:36:15,600
Speaker 2: Look forward to that.

785
00:36:15,840 --> 00:36:19,120
Speaker 1: The twenty twenty four NFL season was one two remember,

786
00:36:19,320 --> 00:36:22,319
Speaker 1: from the thrilliing NFL kickoff game in Kansas City to

787
00:36:22,400 --> 00:36:25,760
Speaker 1: the eagles dominant Super Bowl fifty nine performance in New Orleans.

788
00:36:26,000 --> 00:36:29,320
Speaker 1: Here's a look back at the unforgettable storylines and moments

789
00:36:29,400 --> 00:36:31,240
Speaker 1: that made this season so special.

790
00:36:33,920 --> 00:36:36,520
Speaker 7: We can't stop talking about what transpired because it's a

791
00:36:36,560 --> 00:36:37,120
Speaker 7: new season.

792
00:36:37,160 --> 00:36:39,600
Speaker 2: It's almost time. It's a wait that guy is on

793
00:36:39,920 --> 00:36:40,600
Speaker 2: that team?

794
00:36:40,920 --> 00:36:44,320
Speaker 4: Which rookie are you absolutely dying to see out there first?

795
00:36:44,440 --> 00:36:44,960
Speaker 1: Any times?

796
00:36:44,960 --> 00:36:45,239
Speaker 2: The time?

797
00:36:45,360 --> 00:36:45,480
Speaker 8: Is it?

798
00:36:46,120 --> 00:36:48,000
Speaker 2: Everybody in this fight for this moment.

799
00:36:48,160 --> 00:36:50,960
Speaker 9: Let's come out, show the law exactly who we are.

800
00:36:51,000 --> 00:36:52,160
Speaker 2: It's the season opener.

801
00:36:52,480 --> 00:36:53,520
Speaker 1: Get any better than this.

802
00:36:53,800 --> 00:36:54,680
Speaker 2: Time has expired?

803
00:36:54,760 --> 00:36:59,200
Speaker 10: Lamar to the ends up, runners, toe, get out of bounds,

804
00:36:59,400 --> 00:37:03,080
Speaker 10: exchange squit on opening night, Hackers and the Eagles in

805
00:37:03,200 --> 00:37:03,800
Speaker 10: South Hollow.

806
00:37:03,800 --> 00:37:08,719
Speaker 2: Brazil's looking to the bird. I'm excited as well. It's

807
00:37:08,719 --> 00:37:12,920
Speaker 2: gonna be a lot of fun. That is unbelievable. I'm

808
00:37:12,920 --> 00:37:14,520
Speaker 2: going away. He's the offensive loo through the year.

809
00:37:14,520 --> 00:37:19,200
Speaker 6: If you're a bad boy to Greyo Becker John's touchdown.

810
00:37:19,600 --> 00:37:22,839
Speaker 1: They got me pumps, It's just straight up Shenanigan's right there,

811
00:37:22,960 --> 00:37:24,840
Speaker 1: interceptor tabar Hamlet.

812
00:37:25,840 --> 00:37:27,200
Speaker 9: Wow, how about this.

813
00:37:29,280 --> 00:37:32,320
Speaker 11: Summer soul to the edge back.

814
00:37:32,160 --> 00:37:34,839
Speaker 6: To copout out the Pinko bar.

815
00:37:38,560 --> 00:37:41,280
Speaker 2: He's gonna take it to the intel.

816
00:37:42,840 --> 00:37:43,200
Speaker 9: Out here.

817
00:37:44,640 --> 00:37:48,480
Speaker 11: Yeah, right, a London game right now, boots nothing, tell

818
00:37:48,520 --> 00:37:53,239
Speaker 11: me Jim I know pantuskving in this Munich game bubbles him.

819
00:37:53,320 --> 00:37:58,080
Speaker 9: He comes hard, absolutely amazing, amazes you beer.

820
00:37:58,000 --> 00:38:01,280
Speaker 11: Did get some Oxygi get time.

821
00:38:05,160 --> 00:38:10,680
Speaker 1: The best celebrity of course, and over here is so passionate.

822
00:38:12,480 --> 00:38:17,959
Speaker 3: Yeah, got me the app world Jason attended to break

823
00:38:18,040 --> 00:38:19,200
Speaker 3: two world records.

824
00:38:19,280 --> 00:38:22,240
Speaker 9: Oh steps up, fires.

825
00:38:23,560 --> 00:38:23,600
Speaker 8: It.

826
00:38:26,800 --> 00:38:29,000
Speaker 2: He's a national tight ends day. Take a discobery in

827
00:38:29,000 --> 00:38:32,520
Speaker 2: our holiday with promo what head attached? He's going deep,

828
00:38:32,560 --> 00:38:36,160
Speaker 2: brought it in. He hurdles a guy backward.

829
00:38:36,440 --> 00:38:37,239
Speaker 9: Are you kidding me?

830
00:38:37,920 --> 00:38:38,279
Speaker 5: Who's the.

831
00:38:40,040 --> 00:38:40,640
Speaker 2: Chickaway?

832
00:38:40,840 --> 00:38:41,960
Speaker 3: It is up good?

833
00:38:42,520 --> 00:38:45,000
Speaker 11: Hey, got it? Water football game?

834
00:38:45,239 --> 00:38:47,399
Speaker 2: This is what breaks you do? You find a way

835
00:38:47,520 --> 00:38:56,080
Speaker 2: man the NFL. This is really an NFL fan format,

836
00:38:56,280 --> 00:38:59,959
Speaker 2: the pinnacle for the family of football coaches. John Man, thanks,

837
00:39:00,600 --> 00:39:00,759
Speaker 2: is he.

838
00:39:00,800 --> 00:39:02,000
Speaker 10: Gonna take it to the house?

839
00:39:02,600 --> 00:39:08,520
Speaker 2: Talent La tret saying leaf for Dad mcdonze. Here's going

840
00:39:08,680 --> 00:39:18,600
Speaker 2: up top touchdowns. Jeffrey Boy's last company. It's playoff season.

841
00:39:18,760 --> 00:39:19,640
Speaker 2: Bring away.

842
00:39:23,840 --> 00:39:27,799
Speaker 10: William he got it going to the game.

843
00:39:28,160 --> 00:39:28,880
Speaker 2: We've never seen.

844
00:39:28,760 --> 00:39:35,560
Speaker 5: Anything like this, so that's what I'll want to see him.

845
00:39:36,360 --> 00:39:37,160
Speaker 3: We go get half.

846
00:39:37,680 --> 00:39:40,360
Speaker 2: I think dot touchdown.

847
00:39:41,160 --> 00:39:44,600
Speaker 6: My Eagles fine to super Bowl fifty nine.

848
00:39:44,840 --> 00:39:46,120
Speaker 4: Berna bit bag is a.

849
00:39:46,160 --> 00:39:50,960
Speaker 2: Catch by Worthy out for the touchdown. We're about to

850
00:39:51,080 --> 00:39:53,239
Speaker 2: head a new one on Champs at three. I don't

851
00:39:53,239 --> 00:39:54,239
Speaker 2: know if it's the Chief Deep.

852
00:39:54,560 --> 00:39:58,440
Speaker 11: Welcome to the NFL honor as the Chiefs go for

853
00:39:58,600 --> 00:40:00,799
Speaker 11: history super Bowl fifty nine.

854
00:40:01,040 --> 00:40:04,719
Speaker 9: Here we go the hold question again, sept again, Hey

855
00:40:04,840 --> 00:40:06,480
Speaker 9: two sector picked out the.

856
00:40:06,600 --> 00:40:11,920
Speaker 2: Cooper Degain Hurts. Lets it go touchdown dat owl or

857
00:40:11,920 --> 00:40:13,080
Speaker 2: maybe sold the dagger.

858
00:40:15,800 --> 00:40:20,320
Speaker 10: The Vincelabardi Trophy is headed to Philadelphia.

859
00:40:21,080 --> 00:40:24,759
Speaker 1: Eagles fly in super Bowl fifty nine.

860
00:40:25,640 --> 00:40:29,399
Speaker 2: He like that. That'd be nice.

861
00:40:29,680 --> 00:40:33,440
Speaker 5: That'll be nice.

862
00:40:34,040 --> 00:40:37,880
Speaker 1: Ft The Eagles took home some confetti from the Superdome

863
00:40:38,000 --> 00:40:38,800
Speaker 1: in New Orleans.

864
00:40:38,840 --> 00:40:41,440
Speaker 2: A J. Brown took home more than that. We'll explain

865
00:40:41,520 --> 00:40:42,680
Speaker 2: after this on the incentive.

866
00:40:52,320 --> 00:40:54,600
Speaker 1: It's not every day that you score a touchdown in

867
00:40:54,680 --> 00:40:57,400
Speaker 1: the Super Bowl So why wouldn't you bring home your

868
00:40:57,480 --> 00:41:01,400
Speaker 1: game word uniform and without washing it, put it on

869
00:41:01,480 --> 00:41:04,520
Speaker 1: a mannequin that now just lives in the room where

870
00:41:04,560 --> 00:41:09,440
Speaker 1: you got your black felt pool table and your reformer Judy.

871
00:41:09,480 --> 00:41:12,719
Speaker 1: Do you have any anything you've worn on Insiders laying

872
00:41:12,760 --> 00:41:15,160
Speaker 1: around on a mannequin around your office there?

873
00:41:17,880 --> 00:41:19,680
Speaker 4: No, but I did just take off my socks, which

874
00:41:19,680 --> 00:41:21,279
Speaker 4: I won't show you, but I did just take off

875
00:41:21,280 --> 00:41:26,400
Speaker 4: my socks. Here I am interviewing along with Mike G. A. J.

876
00:41:26,600 --> 00:41:30,040
Speaker 4: Brownmoorro and I'm hoping he brings the mannequin with him

877
00:41:30,080 --> 00:41:31,840
Speaker 4: because I've got so many questions about this.

878
00:41:33,640 --> 00:41:36,319
Speaker 1: Maybe the manneque could do the entire interview. We'd see

879
00:41:36,360 --> 00:41:38,279
Speaker 1: what happens. It might be a Fury eight minister, so

880
00:41:38,680 --> 00:41:40,240
Speaker 1: we shall see it tomorrow