WEBVTT - Eagles 360: December 20 0:00:22.640 --> 0:00:25.800 Hello everyone, and welcome to Eagles three sixty. It's Friday 0:00:26.840 --> 0:00:29.680 for all tens of purposes, but it's really only Tuesday. 0:00:29.960 --> 0:00:32.720 Dave Spidero, Glenn Mac Now, Thursday night game, you get it. 0:00:33.000 --> 0:00:34.800 We're just a couple of days away from the Eagles 0:00:35.080 --> 0:00:37.800 and the New York Giants. Quick turnaround, Glamm You're ready 0:00:37.840 --> 0:00:40.000 for this? Yeah, well, I'm ready for it. I'm sure 0:00:40.040 --> 0:00:41.680 the players have to be ready for it. I'm not 0:00:41.720 --> 0:00:45.400 a big fan of Thursday night football because I think 0:00:45.440 --> 0:00:48.839 when you rush the game into that four day period, 0:00:48.880 --> 0:00:50.560 you lose something in the quality of the game. I 0:00:51.280 --> 0:00:55.320 watched those Thursday night uniform where do they call those things? Burnout, 0:00:55.400 --> 0:00:58.720 color war whatever it is games, and by and large 0:00:58.760 --> 0:01:00.440 I find them not to be as great is the 0:01:00.480 --> 0:01:02.760 quality of NFL football we watch on Sunday the Eagles. 0:01:02.800 --> 0:01:05.240 By the way, we'll be wearing the color black on 0:01:05.319 --> 0:01:08.080 Thursday night. Right, did we decide black is the absence 0:01:08.120 --> 0:01:11.160 of all color? No? Black is in fact of color? 0:01:11.720 --> 0:01:14.679 Right now? Blacks of color? I think black is either 0:01:14.720 --> 0:01:16.759 the absence or presence of all color. I think it's 0:01:17.080 --> 0:01:19.320 the presence of all color. Yeah, I guess that makes sense. 0:01:19.400 --> 0:01:24.960 Color White's not see what five to nine produces. All right, 0:01:24.959 --> 0:01:27.720 We've got some very busy things happening at the Overcare 0:01:27.800 --> 0:01:33.720 Complex on this Tuesday. Lane Johnson back practicing, starting talking 0:01:33.760 --> 0:01:36.520 to the media, and that's one of the things that 0:01:36.600 --> 0:01:40.080 Alex Smith will discuss here. It is three sixty update 0:01:40.120 --> 0:01:42.320 as the Eagles look ahead to the New York Giants 0:01:42.360 --> 0:01:45.679 on Thursday. Hi everyone, I'm Alex Smith here with your 0:01:45.720 --> 0:01:48.600 three sixty update. The Eagles continue their short week of 0:01:48.640 --> 0:01:51.760 practice heading into Thursday night's game against the Giants, and 0:01:51.800 --> 0:01:53.880 today back on the practice field for the first time 0:01:53.960 --> 0:01:56.640 was right tackle Lane Johnson, coming off of his ten 0:01:56.680 --> 0:02:00.200 game suspension. Now Johnson will start at right tack on 0:02:00.280 --> 0:02:02.720 Thursday night, and today he spoke in the locker rooms 0:02:02.720 --> 0:02:05.200 saying that he feels the need to prove himself with 0:02:05.240 --> 0:02:08.359 his actions. This is this is hard. I mean, I 0:02:08.400 --> 0:02:11.200 don't care who blues it or not, but uh, words 0:02:11.240 --> 0:02:13.640 can't words can't express anything. I's gonna have to show 0:02:13.639 --> 0:02:17.000 by actions. So over the next few years, uh, just 0:02:17.080 --> 0:02:19.360 less talking, more action. I think it showed in my 0:02:19.400 --> 0:02:21.400 first four game, first four games. I'll trying to play 0:02:21.400 --> 0:02:23.200 as hard as I can. I mean, even even now 0:02:23.200 --> 0:02:24.640 when I come back. I'm trying to play as hard 0:02:24.680 --> 0:02:26.440 as I can, and that's all I can do. That's 0:02:26.440 --> 0:02:29.640 all I can't control is just how hard I play. Um, 0:02:30.240 --> 0:02:32.600 And it's just it's more action basing than than what 0:02:32.680 --> 0:02:34.560 words can say. So try to go out there and 0:02:34.639 --> 0:02:37.840 go play good. Meanwhile, the task on Thursday for the 0:02:37.840 --> 0:02:40.640 Eagles defense, it's slowing down Odell Beckham Junior and the 0:02:40.680 --> 0:02:43.320 Giants offense. Today inside the locker room, we heard from 0:02:43.320 --> 0:02:46.040 cornerback Jalen Mills on what it will take to slow 0:02:46.080 --> 0:02:49.640 down number thirteen. I mean, you gotta play good coverage. 0:02:49.680 --> 0:02:51.520 You know, you have to keep your eyes on him. Um. 0:02:51.560 --> 0:02:55.080 You see sometimes where where he may run around and 0:02:55.080 --> 0:02:58.480 a guy may try to be too aggressive and he's 0:02:58.800 --> 0:03:01.000 cutting up the field and he last on over your head. 0:03:01.000 --> 0:03:04.240 Are sometimes you're playing too soft and eyes go to 0:03:04.280 --> 0:03:07.280 the quarterback and he's hitching the slam and taking it 0:03:07.360 --> 0:03:09.959 for you know, forty fifty yards. So for sure, you 0:03:10.040 --> 0:03:12.360 have to have great eyes on it, for sure. And 0:03:12.520 --> 0:03:15.280 finally we'll wrap things up with an injury update. Running 0:03:15.280 --> 0:03:18.119 back Kenyon Barner did not practice today, and of course 0:03:18.160 --> 0:03:20.480 head coach Doug Peterson already said earlier this week that 0:03:20.560 --> 0:03:23.200 Barner will not play in Thursday night game as he 0:03:23.240 --> 0:03:26.120 deals with the hamstring injury. Meanwhile, the only other Eagle 0:03:26.160 --> 0:03:29.480 who was limited in today's practice was guard Isaac Sayamalu. 0:03:29.840 --> 0:03:31.720 For a full injury recap, as well as all of 0:03:31.720 --> 0:03:33.880 our sound from inside the locker room, stay right here 0:03:33.880 --> 0:03:36.640 on Philadelphia Eagles dot com and the official Eagles mobile app. 0:03:37.440 --> 0:03:41.320 Thanks so much, Alex Glenn. How much of an impact 0:03:41.920 --> 0:03:44.360 did the absence of Lane Johnson have on this football team? 0:03:44.480 --> 0:03:47.360 Dramatic day? I think it's the if you're going to 0:03:47.480 --> 0:03:49.920 list the biggest reasons the Eagles went from being three 0:03:49.920 --> 0:03:51.840 and out of being five and nine, I put that 0:03:52.000 --> 0:03:55.400 right at the top. It started an effect where the 0:03:55.400 --> 0:03:58.360 Eagles went through five right tackles over the course of 0:03:58.360 --> 0:04:00.400 the season. Some of them did pretty well. I mean, 0:04:00.440 --> 0:04:02.200 I think we learned Viti can be a player, but 0:04:02.320 --> 0:04:06.520 still that offensive line went way downhill when he left, 0:04:06.520 --> 0:04:09.040 and I think it's the number one factor in the 0:04:09.080 --> 0:04:10.840 Eagle season. Kind of going sound. Yeah, So he was 0:04:10.880 --> 0:04:13.280 back in the starting lineup for this game after not 0:04:13.360 --> 0:04:15.920 playing for ten weeks. How much can he give the 0:04:15.960 --> 0:04:19.280 Eagles on Thursday Night? We're gonna find out busy show 0:04:19.360 --> 0:04:22.279 for you. Today we take a look around the NFC East. 0:04:22.800 --> 0:04:26.679 We have Doug Peterson in studio his formula for getting 0:04:26.720 --> 0:04:30.159 his players ready for this game. But when we return, 0:04:30.279 --> 0:04:34.719 one final look back at Sunday's heartbreaker in Baltimore, Glenn 0:04:34.760 --> 0:04:38.400 mac now his five takeaways. This portion of Eagles three 0:04:38.560 --> 0:04:41.520 sixty was presented by McDonald's Mix and Match on McDonald's 0:04:41.560 --> 0:04:44.160 mcpick two for two dollars and fifty cent menu now 0:04:44.200 --> 0:04:47.760 featuring Fileo fish for a limited time. I'm loving it. 0:04:53.520 --> 0:05:00.760 And what's ben Santa? No love? 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We welcome you back. 0:06:27.800 --> 0:06:31.279 Eagles three sixty Dave Spiarrow and Glenn mac now who 0:06:31.320 --> 0:06:36.440 takes over center stage his takeaways from a disappointing yet 0:06:36.560 --> 0:06:40.279 uplifting yet heartbreaking twenty seven twenty six loss on Sunday. 0:06:40.279 --> 0:06:42.320 He got every emotion and I'm trying to here. You 0:06:42.360 --> 0:06:44.520 got number one. I think actually plays into a lot 0:06:44.600 --> 0:06:46.880 of these different ups and downs, and is how do 0:06:46.960 --> 0:06:50.120 you judge Carson Wentz off of Sunday. He started the 0:06:50.160 --> 0:06:53.120 game horribly through the interception at the beginning the first drive. 0:06:53.160 --> 0:06:55.880 He miss throws all day in some bad weather. On 0:06:55.920 --> 0:06:59.600 the other hand, he drove his shorthanded team to two 0:06:59.600 --> 0:07:02.359 score in the final six minutes of that game. His 0:07:02.520 --> 0:07:06.359 scrambling touchdown run was to me, a very big time play. 0:07:06.640 --> 0:07:08.720 There's greatness in there. I think it's just going to 0:07:08.800 --> 0:07:11.640 take more time to develop than maybe we believed at 0:07:11.640 --> 0:07:13.960 the very start of the season. And I'll just say this, 0:07:14.040 --> 0:07:17.520 he goes out week after week shorthanded, not a lot 0:07:17.560 --> 0:07:20.400 of talent arousing him. He throws forty five passes, a 0:07:20.400 --> 0:07:24.320 lot of them get dropped. He's handled it coolly, calmly. 0:07:24.360 --> 0:07:27.360 He's got the leadership, Dave. I believe now as much 0:07:27.360 --> 0:07:29.480 as I ever did that this kid's got greatness. Yeah, 0:07:29.520 --> 0:07:32.320 he's got the body language after good plays and bad 0:07:32.360 --> 0:07:36.840 plays generally the same. There's really nothing that Carson Wentz 0:07:36.880 --> 0:07:41.200 has done that would make you think otherwise. Although starting 0:07:41.320 --> 0:07:45.800 games as he has against Minnesota the Giants in Baltimore 0:07:46.080 --> 0:07:50.040 with first drive, early drive interceptions, got a calm down 0:07:50.080 --> 0:07:51.640 there and figure out a way to get through those 0:07:51.680 --> 0:07:53.720 kind of moments. That's the future. And there's some mechanics 0:07:53.760 --> 0:07:55.640 needs some work and sails the ball. But to me, 0:07:56.040 --> 0:07:58.760 what I see there is a pros pro yep agree. 0:07:59.240 --> 0:08:02.840 Number two, Let's give some big ups to an offensive 0:08:02.840 --> 0:08:05.400 line that played very well in this game, as shorthanded 0:08:05.480 --> 0:08:09.360 as it was. That makeship line with Jason Peters, Brandon Brooks, 0:08:09.440 --> 0:08:14.120 Jason Kelsey, Stefan Wiznowski and Isaac Samala playing tackle did 0:08:14.160 --> 0:08:16.040 a really nice job. The team rushed for a one 0:08:16.080 --> 0:08:19.320 hundred and sixty nine yards when Scott sacked once. I 0:08:19.440 --> 0:08:23.840 saw Kelsey and Peter's way down field hitting secondary blockers 0:08:24.120 --> 0:08:28.040 on some of those runs. It was regarded as a tough, 0:08:28.080 --> 0:08:30.560 tough matchup going in. I think the offensive line all 0:08:30.600 --> 0:08:34.679 quitted itself well against the number one ragged run defense 0:08:34.720 --> 0:08:36.960 in the NFL, one that had given up just seventy 0:08:37.000 --> 0:08:40.719 plus yards overall in less than fifty five yards a 0:08:40.800 --> 0:08:43.240 game on the ground at home, and the Eagles took 0:08:43.280 --> 0:08:47.080 it to him just not but in president I quite yeah, 0:08:47.080 --> 0:08:51.360 two yards short, Yeah, all right, number three. I don't 0:08:51.360 --> 0:08:53.280 know what to make a Rodney McLoud at this point. 0:08:53.360 --> 0:08:56.280 I really liked this guy the first half of the season. 0:08:56.320 --> 0:08:58.600 He was a terrific free agent edition. He fit the 0:08:58.600 --> 0:09:01.720 system well, he hit, he covered. We've now seen plays 0:09:01.720 --> 0:09:03.400 in two of the last three games that just have 0:09:03.520 --> 0:09:06.480 me scratching my head. That sixteen yard touchdown run he 0:09:06.559 --> 0:09:09.320 just retreated again and again, back and back into the 0:09:09.360 --> 0:09:12.920 end zone. I'm screaming my TV. He said afterward that 0:09:12.960 --> 0:09:15.800 he kind of lost his place on the field. He's 0:09:15.840 --> 0:09:18.920 a five year veterans. It's a poor excuse for five 0:09:18.960 --> 0:09:22.640 year veteran. I expect more out of Rodney McLoud. Very disappointed. 0:09:22.760 --> 0:09:25.520 I liked what Jim Schwartz said today about that he 0:09:25.600 --> 0:09:30.199 wants his safety to get back to aiming and firing 0:09:30.280 --> 0:09:34.240 instead of aiming, aiming, aiming, aiming, fly around the field, 0:09:34.559 --> 0:09:37.840 go to the football. That's the Rodney McLeod who dominated 0:09:38.440 --> 0:09:42.719 defensively in the first half of this season. Interesting if 0:09:42.720 --> 0:09:45.559 we see that these final two games, not a reckless 0:09:45.679 --> 0:09:49.960 Rodney mccleoud, but a more aggressive, more confident, more decisive 0:09:50.240 --> 0:09:52.040 Rodney McLeod. Keep backing up. You're gonna be in the 0:09:52.080 --> 0:09:55.320 stand soon. Sure, there you go, all right, number four. 0:09:56.640 --> 0:09:59.240 There is no question that the Eagles possess more talent 0:09:59.360 --> 0:10:02.480 on defense then they do on offense. And the stats 0:10:02.520 --> 0:10:05.520 have looked pretty good in the stats on Sunday, three sacks, 0:10:05.559 --> 0:10:08.559 two takeaways. That's all very nice. But a constant problem 0:10:08.600 --> 0:10:11.320 all year and was again this year is those long 0:10:11.440 --> 0:10:14.480 plays that just kill him. And they gave up some 0:10:14.559 --> 0:10:17.480 of those again. Jim Schwartz's defense has been hurt by 0:10:17.520 --> 0:10:20.240 those all yea, those third and eights that they convert 0:10:20.360 --> 0:10:23.360 really hurt the Eagles, and I guess just part of that. 0:10:23.400 --> 0:10:25.000 We of course know the big player. I didn't like 0:10:25.040 --> 0:10:28.120 the secondary. Members of the secondary after the game kind 0:10:28.120 --> 0:10:30.880 of complaining about the scheme. Sometimes you just got to 0:10:30.920 --> 0:10:32.360 cover one on one if they want to try to 0:10:32.360 --> 0:10:34.440 get the blitz on ye And that was Jayalen Watkins. 0:10:34.440 --> 0:10:36.640 That was on Jaylen Watkins. He's the one who's got 0:10:36.640 --> 0:10:39.280 to be over the top on that touchdown pass to 0:10:39.320 --> 0:10:42.960 Steve Smith. He was late, bad angle. It's happened before. 0:10:43.640 --> 0:10:46.400 Jaylen Watkins, if he wants to be a key member 0:10:46.440 --> 0:10:49.320 of this Eagles defense moving forward, has to be in 0:10:49.320 --> 0:10:53.400 those positions, all right. Number five, a defensive guy I like, 0:10:53.480 --> 0:10:55.320 and I know you do because we've discussed them before, 0:10:55.440 --> 0:10:58.360 and I'll single him out for praise, has been a linebacker. 0:10:58.480 --> 0:11:01.960 Jordan Hicks. Yeah, he overpursued on the Dixon touchdown, but 0:11:02.040 --> 0:11:05.520 he also had eight tackles and that huge late interception 0:11:05.600 --> 0:11:07.800 that allowed the Eagles to get back into the game. 0:11:08.080 --> 0:11:12.200 He has forced nine turnovers in nineteen NFL games. That 0:11:12.280 --> 0:11:15.240 in itself is a great number. You need those guys. 0:11:15.400 --> 0:11:17.560 I don't know how many nucleus players the Eagles have 0:11:17.720 --> 0:11:20.400 right now, I can tell you he is one of them. Yeah, 0:11:20.440 --> 0:11:22.320 no question about it. I think Jordan Hicks is a 0:11:22.360 --> 0:11:25.079 player who won't be called when the Pro Bowl is 0:11:25.080 --> 0:11:28.160 announced later tonight, but I think the Pro Bowl down 0:11:28.160 --> 0:11:30.760 the line for Jordan is very possible. He'll put on 0:11:30.800 --> 0:11:33.640 some bulk this offseason. He'll put on some strength. Remember 0:11:33.720 --> 0:11:36.520 last year he had the pectoral injury. Really couldn't attack 0:11:36.600 --> 0:11:40.640 the weight room early in the offseason. Really critical offseason 0:11:40.679 --> 0:11:43.400 for Jordan, assuming he stays healthy. Knock on wood these 0:11:43.480 --> 0:11:46.560 last two games. Eagles have a leader inside. They've got 0:11:46.600 --> 0:11:50.200 a playmaker inside, and he does go to the football absolutely, 0:11:50.440 --> 0:11:52.280 and that's you can get to need those guys who 0:11:52.360 --> 0:11:56.920 create turnovers. That's fine. Good, that's a good five. Alright, 0:11:57.280 --> 0:12:00.080 Glenn mcnow's five takeaways from Baltimore. We're not going to 0:12:00.120 --> 0:12:02.640 talk about it any more. We are going to talk 0:12:02.679 --> 0:12:05.560 about the Eagles as they transition into the New York 0:12:05.600 --> 0:12:08.600 Chinese and to do so, we will have Doug Peterson, 0:12:08.600 --> 0:12:12.680 Eagles head coach, in studio when we return. This portion 0:12:12.720 --> 0:12:15.600 of Eagles three sixty was presented by Rothman at Jefferson 0:12:15.880 --> 0:12:19.000 the Eagles and Rothman Institute at Jefferson are partnering to 0:12:19.000 --> 0:12:22.520 celebrate the top high school football teams and coaches in 0:12:22.600 --> 0:12:25.600 the Tri State area with the High School Football Showdown. 0:12:25.960 --> 0:12:28.160 Visit the website to vote for the game of the 0:12:28.200 --> 0:12:32.400 week and support your school. Jack back daily for new matchup. 0:12:38.480 --> 0:12:48.200 What's Ben Santa? No love? Actually? No? What about that one? Anybody? Yeah, 0:12:50.520 --> 0:12:53.240 there's too many to pick from. Hi. 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It all really mashes in one 0:14:24.880 --> 0:14:29.200 of the keys to getting these players back physically and emotionally. Well, 0:14:29.200 --> 0:14:31.400 the number one thing is, and I think the positive 0:14:31.440 --> 0:14:33.520 thing is getting back out on the practice field and 0:14:33.840 --> 0:14:36.440 getting them getting these guys moving moving around a little bit. 0:14:36.640 --> 0:14:38.680 You know, Monday, we spent that day in meetings and 0:14:38.800 --> 0:14:40.680 and some walkthrough and kind of put in the base 0:14:40.760 --> 0:14:43.720 game plan for for the Giants moving forward. And then 0:14:43.800 --> 0:14:46.240 and then obviously today putting in the rest of our 0:14:46.240 --> 0:14:49.000 game plan. And uh and really you're down to just 0:14:49.040 --> 0:14:50.800 a couple of days this week, and you're going to play. 0:14:50.880 --> 0:14:53.880 So you know, it's it's it's the beauty of it 0:14:53.920 --> 0:14:56.360 is you're playing a division opponent that you've already played before, 0:14:56.360 --> 0:14:59.320 so there's some familiarity there, and so you're not having 0:14:59.360 --> 0:15:02.200 to reinvent a lot of things, and and uh, you know, 0:15:02.280 --> 0:15:04.920 sometimes the best best ways and the best times of 0:15:05.280 --> 0:15:07.360 our Thursday night games because you can you can keep 0:15:07.400 --> 0:15:09.440 things simple for your offense and defense and allows you 0:15:09.520 --> 0:15:11.920 guys to play a couple of big picture questions if 0:15:11.920 --> 0:15:15.640 we could talk about it offensive line. You now have 0:15:15.800 --> 0:15:19.160 seen Isaac Samalo play a bit, You've seen La Polavati 0:15:19.280 --> 0:15:22.880 Viti play. Your thoughts on how they might project into 0:15:22.880 --> 0:15:25.640 the future of the Philadelphia Eagles. Well, both of them, 0:15:25.840 --> 0:15:29.800 um are our tremendous draft picks for us. Uh, you know, 0:15:29.880 --> 0:15:31.720 we we were fortunate to pick up both of those 0:15:31.720 --> 0:15:34.160 guys back in back in the April draft, and they 0:15:34.200 --> 0:15:36.320 both came in with an eagerness and already you know, 0:15:36.400 --> 0:15:39.520 readiness to play. And Isaac was probably a little more 0:15:39.560 --> 0:15:41.040 ahead of the curve because we kind of threw them 0:15:41.040 --> 0:15:42.880 in there a little bit faster than than Big V 0:15:42.960 --> 0:15:45.520 as he Big V was learning the system in the terminology. 0:15:45.560 --> 0:15:47.840 But both of these guys for us project down the 0:15:47.920 --> 0:15:50.520 road to be to be starters in our offensive line. 0:15:50.560 --> 0:15:52.480 And what we've seen out of Big V this season, 0:15:52.840 --> 0:15:54.920 the times that he's played, he got better each week. 0:15:54.960 --> 0:15:57.200 And it was just unfortunate his injury that he's missed 0:15:57.520 --> 0:15:59.880 these last couple of weeks. But and then Isaac steps 0:16:00.160 --> 0:16:02.200 and he was playing some tight end position early and 0:16:02.600 --> 0:16:04.800 then he and then he gets thrust into that right tackle. 0:16:04.880 --> 0:16:07.360 He was our fifth right tackle this year and really 0:16:07.440 --> 0:16:10.040 did did a great job against Baltimore. You know, and 0:16:10.320 --> 0:16:12.920 these guys have a tremendous pass rush. They're there, They're 0:16:12.920 --> 0:16:15.440 great on third down, first in the league there against 0:16:15.480 --> 0:16:18.120 the run. And uh, a guy like Isaac is a 0:16:18.440 --> 0:16:21.320 pros pro. He studies, he pays attention to detail, He 0:16:21.360 --> 0:16:25.520 takes coaching extremely well. And so I really see both 0:16:25.560 --> 0:16:27.640 of these guys being starters in the future force. With 0:16:27.760 --> 0:16:30.880 everything that you've gone through up front, how has Jeff 0:16:31.560 --> 0:16:34.520 made that line still function at a pretty high level 0:16:34.680 --> 0:16:37.720 with five right tackles, with left guards moving around with 0:16:37.760 --> 0:16:41.760 injuries kind of throughout well, I, you know, the two 0:16:42.200 --> 0:16:46.360 consistents in that offensive line have been Kelsey and Jason Peters, 0:16:46.400 --> 0:16:48.520 and he really leans on both of those guys for 0:16:48.560 --> 0:16:51.320 their veteran leadership in their presence. And I really even 0:16:51.360 --> 0:16:54.440 Alan Alan, you know, has been that veteran presidence who 0:16:54.760 --> 0:16:56.880 started at guard and then he moved out to tackle 0:16:57.080 --> 0:16:59.680 and was playing some tackle position. And then he got 0:16:59.680 --> 0:17:03.120 another veteran and Whizz who comes in and plays your 0:17:03.120 --> 0:17:05.160 guard spots. So and then and then you know free 0:17:05.160 --> 0:17:08.040 agent pickup Brandon Brokes, who these are veteran players that 0:17:08.080 --> 0:17:10.919 have had a lot of games under their belt. So um, 0:17:10.960 --> 0:17:13.959 it wasn't a matter of them getting used to, you know, 0:17:14.280 --> 0:17:16.520 the game. It was just it was just Stout staying 0:17:16.560 --> 0:17:19.399 on him, staying discipline with the run game, keeping it simple, 0:17:19.800 --> 0:17:22.560 meaning meaning not reinventing the run game each and every 0:17:22.600 --> 0:17:25.360 week and using the same core concepts that we put 0:17:25.400 --> 0:17:27.920 in back in April and OTAs and you know, fine 0:17:28.000 --> 0:17:30.920 tuning that and really being disciplined with everything they do. 0:17:31.000 --> 0:17:34.240 And so it really didn't matter who was playing where. 0:17:34.600 --> 0:17:37.280 Just the way he teaches and and and plugs guys in, 0:17:37.560 --> 0:17:39.680 you know, has has been part of our process and 0:17:39.760 --> 0:17:42.200 part of our you know plan these last few weeks, 0:17:42.240 --> 0:17:44.840 I know, tight end zach Ertz has been a topic 0:17:44.880 --> 0:17:47.800 of conversation for the fans, for the media, it really 0:17:47.800 --> 0:17:50.280 seems like in the last six weeks or so, he 0:17:50.359 --> 0:17:53.840 has just come on like gangbusters. How do you see 0:17:53.920 --> 0:17:56.920 him developing through this system? And then has he turned 0:17:56.960 --> 0:17:58.880 the corner and just been somebody here you know you're 0:17:58.880 --> 0:18:01.320 gonna rely on and he'll deliver week in week out. 0:18:01.960 --> 0:18:04.960 I do, and what I saw early in the season, 0:18:04.960 --> 0:18:06.240 and really what I saw at the end of the 0:18:06.320 --> 0:18:09.920 last season. You saw Zach Ertz and Sam Bradford really 0:18:10.240 --> 0:18:13.200 connecting and making plays on the field a year ago. 0:18:13.280 --> 0:18:15.920 And then and then Carson now enter Carson Wentz and 0:18:16.280 --> 0:18:20.120 he's learning the personnel, he's learning how these guys run routes, 0:18:20.160 --> 0:18:22.560 on what they like and don't like, and you know, 0:18:22.600 --> 0:18:24.200 and so I think there was a little bit of 0:18:24.560 --> 0:18:26.720 figuring each other out early in the season. But these 0:18:26.800 --> 0:18:29.800 last few games now Zach and Carson have been on 0:18:29.840 --> 0:18:31.679 the same page and they're making They're making a lot 0:18:31.760 --> 0:18:33.560 of a lot of a lot of plays on the field. 0:18:33.600 --> 0:18:35.280 The one area that we do have to get better at, 0:18:35.320 --> 0:18:37.280 obviously with those two is in the red zone and 0:18:37.560 --> 0:18:40.560 utilizing that big target. And we've had opportunities we've just 0:18:40.840 --> 0:18:42.960 we've come away with either field goals or we've turned 0:18:43.000 --> 0:18:44.600 the ball over and you can't you can't do that 0:18:44.600 --> 0:18:47.000 in this league because points are too valuable. But these two, 0:18:47.000 --> 0:18:50.000 the more they work together, I really feel like this 0:18:50.119 --> 0:18:53.840 can be a dynamic combination in the future for us. 0:18:54.080 --> 0:18:57.360 Do the New York Giants have won ten games, barely 0:18:57.359 --> 0:18:59.480 beat the Eagles back in whenever month it was, It 0:18:59.520 --> 0:19:02.119 seems so ago. Um, how have they done it? What 0:19:02.400 --> 0:19:04.600 have they done well to get to ten wins? Well, 0:19:04.800 --> 0:19:07.440 you know, one thing is they're playing great defense, obviously, 0:19:07.480 --> 0:19:09.440 and and um, you know, they went out and spend 0:19:09.480 --> 0:19:10.960 a lot of money in the offseason to pick out 0:19:11.000 --> 0:19:12.800 some you know, pick up some free agents that are 0:19:13.240 --> 0:19:15.600 that are really beginning to gel, you know, this time 0:19:15.600 --> 0:19:17.280 of the season, which is what you gotta be doing. 0:19:17.280 --> 0:19:19.000 You gotta be playing your best ball at the end 0:19:19.000 --> 0:19:20.760 of the end of the season, not at the beginning 0:19:20.800 --> 0:19:22.800 of the season. And and that's what you're seeing out 0:19:22.800 --> 0:19:26.520 of this defense right now. And offensively, um, you know, 0:19:26.600 --> 0:19:29.640 they're just staying consistent. You know, they're it's it's it's 0:19:29.800 --> 0:19:32.200 you know, run on first run, on second little play 0:19:32.200 --> 0:19:34.280 action pass mixed in there, and then and then convert 0:19:34.320 --> 0:19:37.280 on third downs and you know, it's uh, it's kind 0:19:37.280 --> 0:19:39.080 of been what the Giants had been all about. Eli 0:19:39.240 --> 0:19:41.439 is one of those guys that that's just gonna, you know, 0:19:41.520 --> 0:19:43.560 methodically move the ball down the field. He's got some 0:19:43.600 --> 0:19:46.080 great weapons on the outside, and he's got a big, 0:19:46.119 --> 0:19:48.600 big tight end you know that that he likes to use. 0:19:48.640 --> 0:19:52.160 And you know it's uh, he manages the game very well, 0:19:52.200 --> 0:19:54.439 and um, it's a lot of no huddle, you know, 0:19:54.480 --> 0:19:57.440 so he's he's communicating on the line of scrimmage with 0:19:57.480 --> 0:20:00.720 these guys and just basically taking advance what he's seeing 0:20:00.760 --> 0:20:03.479 on the defensive side. So all that and all they've 0:20:03.520 --> 0:20:06.159 you know, they've they've had success doing it, and you 0:20:06.200 --> 0:20:07.840 know it's been it's been a positive for him. I 0:20:07.840 --> 0:20:09.320 gotta give you a lot of credit. I remember asking 0:20:09.320 --> 0:20:10.960 you early in the season about the fourth downs and 0:20:11.000 --> 0:20:13.199 would you go for it throughout the year and in 0:20:13.240 --> 0:20:16.359 the future, and you've continued to be aggressive. That's the 0:20:16.359 --> 0:20:19.560 way it's going to be, right, you know. I just 0:20:19.600 --> 0:20:22.360 think that you have to you got to trust your players, 0:20:22.520 --> 0:20:25.520 and you know, there's times that I don't want to 0:20:25.520 --> 0:20:28.439 be crazy about it, you know obviously, Um, you know, 0:20:28.720 --> 0:20:30.760 probably in the last couple of weeks the fourth downs 0:20:30.760 --> 0:20:32.879 have been because we've been behind in some games and 0:20:32.880 --> 0:20:35.240 we've had to go for some fourth down situations or 0:20:35.240 --> 0:20:38.040 a two point conversion because of the score, you know. 0:20:38.119 --> 0:20:41.200 And and I'm going to maintain that aggressiveness. I'm gonna 0:20:41.240 --> 0:20:43.840 be smart by doing it, though, and make sure again 0:20:43.880 --> 0:20:45.920 that and this is an area that we'll look at 0:20:45.920 --> 0:20:47.239 in the spring and we'll take a look at all 0:20:47.240 --> 0:20:50.119 our fourth downs and make sure that we're we're we're 0:20:50.119 --> 0:20:52.560 that I am calling the right place, putting our guys 0:20:52.600 --> 0:20:55.639 in the right right positions to convert these fourth downs, 0:20:55.640 --> 0:20:58.280 and and see where I can I can get better 0:20:58.280 --> 0:20:59.680 and help our team get better. Do you think the 0:20:59.680 --> 0:21:03.439 players really respond to that message? Do you think that 0:21:03.480 --> 0:21:07.240 they like that you're trusting them so much? I think 0:21:07.240 --> 0:21:09.840 they do. I think they do. Um, you know, and 0:21:09.840 --> 0:21:13.680