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Speaker 1: Dave Spedero and Chris McPherson. Yeah, okay, the training camp
Speaker 1: is getting to us just a little bit here. We're
Speaker 1: having some fun preseason game number three on Saturday, and
Speaker 1: we learn on Thursday that rain in the forecast could
Speaker 1: impact how much the starters play. Say it ain't so, David,
Speaker 1: it would be so disappointing it For whatever reason, Sam
Speaker 1: Bradford or any of the other starters are not able
Speaker 1: to go out there. While I still would think you'll
Speaker 1: see them to a certain extent. Chip Kelly not making
Speaker 1: any promises, saying that weather is very much a variable
Speaker 1: in terms of how much you'll see the starters this
Speaker 1: aut against the Packers. Yeah, so it's you're gonna be
Speaker 1: a lot of fun regardless jobs on the line. Reminder,
Speaker 1: the rosters go from ninety players to seventy five prior
Speaker 1: to Tuesday at four pm. In the NFL. Eagles, of course,
Speaker 1: have the right to make those cuts before Tuesday, so
Speaker 1: we'll find out all of that. A lot to get
Speaker 1: to today, including a visit from Michael Kendricks in studio
Speaker 1: in a little football one oh one with Ross Tucker.
Speaker 1: But first Alex Smith gets your KNA with everything happening
Speaker 1: on this football team. It's our Eagles three sixty update.
Speaker 1: Hi everyone, Alex Smith here with your three sixty update,
Speaker 1: presented by Sports Authority. The Eagles had a much lighter
Speaker 1: walk through practice here today at the Novicare Complex as
Speaker 1: they prepared to hit the road for Green Bay tomorrow. Today,
Speaker 1: head coach Chip Kelly kick things off by talking about
Speaker 1: the new contract extension from Michael Kendricks, a player that
Speaker 1: he calls a prototype for this Eagle system. He's right
Speaker 1: at six foot, he's the same heights as the bowman
Speaker 1: and a lot of the really good inside linebackers in
Speaker 1: this league. So when I made a statement two years
Speaker 1: ago of big people meet up little people, that doesn't
Speaker 1: mean that I want six to eleven inside linebackers. Michael
Speaker 1: fits into all our parameters from a heightweight, speed standpoint.
Speaker 1: In terms of what we're looking for. He's actually kind
Speaker 1: of a prototypical guy that we're looking for. So his
Speaker 1: physical attributes lend him to be a three down linebacker,
Speaker 1: which everybody's looking for. And it doesn't matter what defensive
Speaker 1: system you're in. I think people you value those guys,
Speaker 1: the guys that can run and then physically be able
Speaker 1: to run with tight ends and running backs, but also
Speaker 1: be big enough and strong enough to take on offensive lineman.
Speaker 1: And Michael can do all those things, and that's why
Speaker 1: we extended heading into the third preseason game, the first
Speaker 1: roster cutdown date looms on Tuesday, and according to Kelly,
Speaker 1: this will be the hardest decision that he's had to
Speaker 1: face yet because of this team's depth. It is. I
Speaker 1: think we have more depth, so I believe we'll cut
Speaker 1: some players that will make other rosters. So you know,
Speaker 1: I'm hoping. You know, that's our goal for all of
Speaker 1: our players, and we tell that on day one. I
Speaker 1: want them to play in the NFL. Hopefully it's on
Speaker 1: our team. If it's on on our team, it's on
Speaker 1: another team. So but it is going to be difficult,
Speaker 1: and you know, we'll we'll have to sit down long
Speaker 1: and hard after this Packer game and kind of it
Speaker 1: when it's difficult to get to seventy five. I think
Speaker 1: from a coaching standpoint, that's a good thing, but there's
Speaker 1: still a human factor that gets involved with cutting somebody
Speaker 1: and that that parks not a lot of fun. After practice,
Speaker 1: we caught up with quarterback Sam Bradford as he prepares
Speaker 1: for his second game in an Eagle's uniform, and according
Speaker 1: to the quarterback, he says that last week's game against
Speaker 1: the Ravens prepared him for being able to get hit
Speaker 1: and bounce right back up. Yeah. Yeah, I think it
Speaker 1: was nice to get out there, you know, take a
Speaker 1: few shots to get back up, know that my body
Speaker 1: can still do it and still take those hits. You know.
Speaker 1: I think it was kind of that last box that
Speaker 1: needed to be checked off. So I did feel good
Speaker 1: knowing that. Catching up with the Eagles defense, linebacker Kiko
Speaker 1: Alonzo said earlier this week that his goal was to
Speaker 1: play on Saturday night, and today he spoke about feeling
Speaker 1: comfortable in this Eagles defense. Very comfortable, and you know
Speaker 1: it's when I keep facting more, I'm playing more. I'm
Speaker 1: sink you gave even more. I feel I kind of
Speaker 1: playing man. I feel like I'm smarter. You know, I've
Speaker 1: been through more. You know, we'll see, we'll see. Moving
Speaker 1: into the Eagles secondary today was cornerback Nolan Carroll, who
Speaker 1: spoke about entering twenty fifteen with a chip on his
Speaker 1: shoulder as he looks to secure a starting spot. Kind
Speaker 1: of just playing with the chilling on my shoulder. Man, No,
Speaker 1: Lancie didn't really go the way I expected to Zoo
Speaker 1: when I signed him, you know, So this past offseason
Speaker 1: is just all about just working just working hard, and
Speaker 1: that's in my whole mindset this whole time since I've
Speaker 1: been back up here. Be sure to get caught up
Speaker 1: on all of the latest Eagles news heading into Saturday
Speaker 1: Nights third preseason game against the Green Bay Packers. You
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Speaker 1: Philadelphia Eagles dot com. Thanks Doc Dave, I'll have a
Speaker 1: rhyme or anything like that to transition. It just came
Speaker 1: off the top of my head. It was very nice
Speaker 1: to do. Thank you hard. But we do want to
Speaker 1: talk about the player we're looking forward to seeing. We're
Speaker 1: gonna do that coming up here on inside when we
Speaker 1: return inside training. Can't present it by expinditing. Its time
Speaker 1: to break it down just a little bit. Chris and
Speaker 1: I will talk about some of the players we're watching
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Speaker 1: Time to talk a little bit about the players that
Speaker 1: we're watching on Saturday, Eagles Packers. Let's begin. Chris at
Speaker 1: the qual toback position number seven. His second performance for
Speaker 1: an Eagles team in this preseason. Yes, indeed, Sam Bradford
Speaker 1: was very impressive in his debut, first action in almost
Speaker 1: a calendar gear. Now. He wants him to be a
Speaker 1: little bit more accurate with the football. He was a
Speaker 1: little choosed up, a little amped up for that first outing.
Speaker 1: You want to see some consistency and also just some
Speaker 1: quick decision making. Just run the offense efficiently. And the
Speaker 1: biggest thing for me is if he doesn't have a
Speaker 1: touchdown drive, how does he respond had the great touchdown
Speaker 1: drive last week against the Ravens. If there's a little
Speaker 1: bit of you know, of a stepback, how does he resive? Yeah?
Speaker 1: I think you know. I think the next step for
Speaker 1: Bradford is when the pocket is dirty, when he has
Speaker 1: some people around him, some defenders at his feet, how
Speaker 1: does he respond footwork, throwing through the ball, getting through
Speaker 1: his legs and being accurate gave the football? I think
Speaker 1: he said pretty well there. My second player is Josh
Speaker 1: Shuff wide receiver. Josh Shuff has been quiet in the preseason.
Speaker 1: He's been spectacular in the training sessions at the public
Speaker 1: practices at Lincoln Financial Field, but would like to see
Speaker 1: him get a couple of touches in this game. Back
Speaker 1: from missing a few days with personal reasons, he's at practice.
Speaker 1: He's ready to go and just to get the ball
Speaker 1: in his hands to get him going back in the flow,
Speaker 1: get the momentum going in the right way. I think
Speaker 1: that's a big thing for him. I agree Dave to me,
Speaker 1: Josh Huff, I think is gonna be a vital component
Speaker 1: to this wide receiver rotation this season. Everyone's all about
Speaker 1: Nelson Aghalore and how he's progressing as a first role pick.
Speaker 1: Jordan Matthew's obviously been brilliant since the start of training camp.
Speaker 1: But to me, I think Josh Shuff is still going
Speaker 1: to be a vital role, play a vital role here
Speaker 1: and have a huge impact on the offense this season. Now,
Speaker 1: why don't we go to the defensive side of the football.
Speaker 1: That slot quarterback, That nickel spot still yet to be determined.
Speaker 1: I think there's a second round pick, Eric Rowe, who
Speaker 1: maybe could make some way. Yeah, I'm not sure what
Speaker 1: the plan is here at nickel for this game, this
Speaker 1: slot cornerback position. I think the Eagles still want to
Speaker 1: look at a lot of players, including Nolan Carroll at
Speaker 1: the slot position. Maybe Eric Rowe plays a little bit
Speaker 1: outside this week, but I think they're pleased with the
Speaker 1: way Row has come along. Certainly, somebody who you wish
Speaker 1: you could plane up against Randall Cobb for seventeen eighteen
Speaker 1: plays and see how he does. I'm not sure how
Speaker 1: much Cobb would play. Great matchup possibilities and an opportunity
Speaker 1: for the young man Eric Roe to take his next step.
Speaker 1: He's played well. He's a little physical, he grabs a
Speaker 1: little bit here and there, but you like the advancements
Speaker 1: that he's made, like the aggressive this. He's a big cornerback.
Speaker 1: He's gonna play a physical game in this game. If
Speaker 1: he plays in the slot against Cobb, He's going against
Speaker 1: one of the best. Who's quick, who's fast, who's small.
Speaker 1: That's a tough matchup, yes, indeed, But for a row
Speaker 1: it's been good that has been going against Jordan Matthews,
Speaker 1: who obviously has a size but does have some very
Speaker 1: quick being can make some moves inside. I'll stick with
Speaker 1: defense here. Outside linebacker. Who is going to be the
Speaker 1: number three guy. I don't think you have to really
Speaker 1: focus so much on the number three guy. Look as
Speaker 1: a committee with Benny Curry as a part of it now.
Speaker 1: Obviously he plays defensive end. He can move inside if
Speaker 1: need be, but he has had an outside linebacker role
Speaker 1: expanded here during training camp, he's been showing the ability
Speaker 1: to obviously come off the edge, but he's learning how
Speaker 1: to drop back in coverage as well. So Vinny Curry
Speaker 1: is another guy that I'm gonna watch and see how
Speaker 1: he makes that next step as an outside linebacker. Truth is,
Speaker 1: we're gonna watch everybody. We just threw a few names
Speaker 1: out there, just some highlighted names that we're gonna pay
Speaker 1: special attention to on Saturday Night. Critical game for the
Speaker 1: Eagles as they get ready to go from ninety players
Speaker 1: to seventy five within a week's time, So very important
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Speaker 1: week for linebacker Michael Kendricks, a new contract, getting back
Speaker 1: on the field ready for the Green Bay Packers. We
Speaker 1: welcome you into our studio on Philadelphia Eagles dot Com.
Speaker 1: Eagles insider Dave Spidero with Michael Kendricks. Congratulations on the deal.
Speaker 1: Thank you. Let's talk about football, shall we? Yeah, how's
Speaker 1: it coming along? It's awesome? Yeah, Yeah. I want to
Speaker 1: talk about Michael Kendricks. From the time you were drafted
Speaker 1: to now, so many things that have happened, you know,
Speaker 1: changing positions, and it's been a great deal of maturity
Speaker 1: that you have to have, learning adjusting to new coaching.
Speaker 1: As you look at it, Michael, what's been the key
Speaker 1: to your success? I think the key to my success
Speaker 1: is just you know, sticking in there, reaching out to
Speaker 1: those who have been through it and UH and and
Speaker 1: finding comfort through them and UH and their advice and
Speaker 1: and just sticking through things. You know, this game is crazy,
Speaker 1: along with the business side of things. And and it
Speaker 1: does take a level of maturity to handle everything that
Speaker 1: comes with being an NFL superstar. Here we go for ye,
Speaker 1: for those on the outside or those who were you know,
Speaker 1: those kids who were coming up through the college ranks
Speaker 1: who aspire to be an NFL player. I mean, how
Speaker 1: much different is it from what you thought it was
Speaker 1: to what it really is? Um, the game it's the same.
Speaker 1: The business side of things, it changes, and nonetheless it's
Speaker 1: still a game that we all love to play. Um.
Speaker 1: You know, growing up, I had to dreams of being
Speaker 1: where I'm at now. And now I'm here, and now
Speaker 1: I wish I was back there. As a kid, you know,
Speaker 1: you have so much more responsibilities as as as a
Speaker 1: grown man. You gotta take the good with the bad
Speaker 1: bad good, And yeah, what are the responsibility? It is
Speaker 1: money responsibility, Oh definitely, Um. Money is a huge responsibility.
Speaker 1: Keeping track of that, managing your own accounts and staying
Speaker 1: on top of that and understanding spending and what needs
Speaker 1: to happen as far as you know your interest rates,
Speaker 1: what are you getting on your returns. There's a bunch
Speaker 1: of stuff that you need to know when it comes
Speaker 1: to financials. And for a young guy, coming into the
Speaker 1: league getting thrown a million dollars. Growing up, you think
Speaker 1: a million is everything. You get a million and you
Speaker 1: understand that it's it can go like that, and there
Speaker 1: are certain things you have to do to offset your spending,
Speaker 1: and that all takes maturity, that takes time, that takes effort,
Speaker 1: like anything else that you do. You know, I put
Speaker 1: time into reading financial books is and just like I
Speaker 1: read my playbook. So there's a lot of things that
Speaker 1: you have to do off the field. Your brother was
Speaker 1: drafted by the Vikings this past spring. Did you give
Speaker 1: him all these kind of advice lady ground work for Yeah,
Speaker 1: I mean anything I've already been through. I'm going to
Speaker 1: make sure he at least knows. I'm not too sure
Speaker 1: how he's going to handle it when he gets to
Speaker 1: that point, but he'll go through the same exact things
Speaker 1: that I've been through, and the way he handles it
Speaker 1: is going to be the way he handles it. But
Speaker 1: all I can do is just tell him, Hey, this
Speaker 1: is what I did, this is what's coming, and expect
Speaker 1: it and be ready. Yeah. Do you have brotherly conversations
Speaker 1: during the course of the summer during training camp? Yeah,
Speaker 1: he was. He was like, man, it's it's hard out here.
Speaker 1: What do I do? I'm just like, man, just be yourself,
Speaker 1: Just do your thing, work on one craft a day
Speaker 1: and just focus on that and trying to get better
Speaker 1: on that. Once you had that down, move on to
Speaker 1: the next. So I mean there's little there's little brotherly
Speaker 1: conversations like that throughout throughout training camp. As you look
Speaker 1: back on it, Michael, going from outside linebacker into four
Speaker 1: three two inside linebacker in a three four and you
Speaker 1: could admit it now because you've you've mastered it. You know,
Speaker 1: were you concerned that you might not become the best
Speaker 1: player you could be moving inside? Um? No, I actually
Speaker 1: I was excited about that. When I was playing um
Speaker 1: in the first defense my first training camp, it was
Speaker 1: so hard. I mean we were in a wide nine.
Speaker 1: We had lineman shooting up field three steps up field
Speaker 1: first before making any reads. And there were times where
Speaker 1: I would get a tackle and a tight end on me,
Speaker 1: double teaming me, and I was responsible for the A
Speaker 1: to D gap. That's that's like you have to literally
Speaker 1: have an ass on your chest and yeah I didn't,
Speaker 1: and then and then well that's not the problem. It's
Speaker 1: being able to it's being able to get off a
Speaker 1: double team and covering a to D gap. Needless to say,
Speaker 1: it was very hard, and I questioned my ability at
Speaker 1: one point in time. You know, I called my coach
Speaker 1: back at Cal, my position coach, and he just told me,
Speaker 1: it's the NFL. What do you what do you expect?
Speaker 1: You know, just just stick in there and and just
Speaker 1: keep keep grinding, keep working, and you'll get the hang
Speaker 1: of it. And uh, sure enough, my second year round,
Speaker 1: we've changed defenses, and UM I was I was a
Speaker 1: lot better off. What's next for you as a football player?
Speaker 1: Where do you go from here? I mean, are you?
Speaker 1: I think? You said? I think from here? You set
Speaker 1: a goal and you reach and you and you strive
Speaker 1: to reach that goal. And right now, my goal is
Speaker 1: to one win a Super Bowl. Two to become the
Speaker 1: best leader I can become. Three to become the best
Speaker 1: inside a rushing linebacker in the league. UH. Four to
Speaker 1: bring along those players that want to be great with me,
Speaker 1: and UH if I can focus on those things, I
Speaker 1: think that would be good inside rushing linebacker. You've mentioned
Speaker 1: that a couple of times. Might we see Michael Kendricks
Speaker 1: get up the field on a pass rush design pass
Speaker 1: rush a little bit more than it happened a few years,
Speaker 1: you know, I mean maybe maybe maybe not. I mean,
Speaker 1: it's all within game plan and what these coaches want
Speaker 1: to do. But I know that if I do get
Speaker 1: my name called, I'm gonna make the most of it.
Speaker 1: And I want to do a better job of understanding,
Speaker 1: like what's going on in front of me, so I
Speaker 1: can actually see it happen before the balls even snapped.
Speaker 1: And you know, you'll hear players harp about that all
Speaker 1: the time. Knowing what's going on before the ball snap.
Speaker 1: Once you get that down, you're able to play at
Speaker 1: a whole nother speed. And I'm pretty fast as it is,
Speaker 1: So that's that's even Yeah, that's even better. Don't don't
Speaker 1: get mad when I ask you this, But I want
Speaker 1: to ask you this because I know it will give
Speaker 1: me an honest answer. Last question, Ye, will money make
Speaker 1: you soft? Hell? No? Am I allowed to say that? Yes,
Speaker 1: you just said it. Hunt Now that you've got some security, hunger,
Speaker 1: where's the hunger? Money? I don't the thing it. I
Speaker 1: don't know, like what will money do to me? Money
Speaker 1: will help my family out, and but I'm not doing
Speaker 1: this for the money. No, I never once started playing
Speaker 1: football for money. I just love this game. I'd probably
Speaker 1: do it for free. Don't tell anyone else that you
Speaker 1: already find a contract you You can say it all
Speaker 1: you want now, doesn't matter. But what I'm trying to
Speaker 1: say is due. This game is a brutal game. This
Speaker 1: game is it's a twelve hour job. It's a twelve
Speaker 1: hour a day type of job where you come in,
Speaker 1: you put in your work seven days a week. You
Speaker 1: know what I'm saying. Your passion shows congratulations and everything.
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Speaker 1: We welcome you back, David Chris. Here time for a
Speaker 1: little Football one oh one. Something a term we've heard
Speaker 1: a lot. What does it really mean? The zone blitz. Yes,
Speaker 1: now it feels like we've heard about for a long time,
Speaker 1: but it's actually a relatively new concept, Bill Davis. He's
Speaker 1: actually had to learn from some of the great masterminds
Speaker 1: in the game of football. Today we're gonna learn about
Speaker 1: the zone blitz concept. It's Ross Tucker with the last
Speaker 1: edition of Football one oh one. Welcome back to another
Speaker 1: edition of football one oh one here at Philadelphia Eagles
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Speaker 1: Why I'm Missing Pennsylvania with you yet again. You can
Speaker 1: check me out always over at Rosstucker dot com. I
Speaker 1: got a bunch of different podcasts that you can always
Speaker 1: listen to when you want football one or one has
Speaker 1: been all about teaching you, guys, making you more knowledgeable
Speaker 1: than your father in law, your brother in law if
Speaker 1: you have them. If you don't, then just your friends, family, etc.
Speaker 1: You'll know the basics. They won't. You'll be smart, they'll
Speaker 1: be stupid. It'll be fun, That's what That's the whole
Speaker 1: goal here, right is to make you feel better than
Speaker 1: I'm just kidding anyway. We're trying to learn a little
Speaker 1: bit more than we already know. Today. We're looking at
Speaker 1: zone and overload blitzes. There's a million of them. We're
Speaker 1: just gonna show you a few of them. Back in
Speaker 1: the day, when you blitz, you almost always had to
Speaker 1: play man and man behind it. More recently, though, more
Speaker 1: and more teams are playing zone blitzes because it gives
Speaker 1: them a little bit more coverage than they had previously.
Speaker 1: So this is just gonna be a zone blitz by
Speaker 1: the Dallas Cowboys here that you take a look at
Speaker 1: at first looks like it might almost be a man
Speaker 1: to man blitz, but as you see it evolved, you'll
Speaker 1: see one guy drops and that's Rolando McClain, and that
Speaker 1: the Cowboys are actually playing zone underneath it, so there's
Speaker 1: one deep defender and then they're playing zone. Really two
Speaker 1: deep defenders and three underneath on that play. The next
Speaker 1: blitz we want to look at is going to be
Speaker 1: the Jacksonville Jaguars trying to block the Canc Chiefs. This
Speaker 1: is a double edge blitz, and you'll see off the
Speaker 1: edge the canc Chiefs are bringing guys from both edge,
Speaker 1: both the bottom and the top, but they're still going
Speaker 1: to drop somebody out so they can stay in that
Speaker 1: three by three zone coverage that they want to be in. Obviously,
Speaker 1: the Jaguars were not ready for it and they pay
Speaker 1: the price as a result. Next up, let's look at
Speaker 1: the fire X blitz and if the airs are the
Speaker 1: Cardinals working against the Oakland Raiders. Again, this is a
Speaker 1: zone blitz. Why it's a fire X Take a look
Speaker 1: at the two guys in the A gap and we
Speaker 1: talked about that before. On either side of the Raiders
Speaker 1: center Stephan Wisnewski, they're going to cross up and that
Speaker 1: adventure is going to cross up Wiznewski and the Raiders.
Speaker 1: They're not able to pick it up and Larry Foote
Speaker 1: gets in there for a sack for the Arizona Cardinals
Speaker 1: with that fire X blitz. Last, but not least, let's
Speaker 1: take a look at overload blitz to Colin appendant and
Speaker 1: to bring four week on this play. You wouldn't think
Speaker 1: that this safety is going to come or this linebacker
Speaker 1: based on their posture right there, But that's exactly what's
Speaker 1: going to happen, is they're going to eventually overload the
Speaker 1: week side. They're running back, can only get one the
Speaker 1: safety times at well enough they's able to get in
Speaker 1: there and get Colin Kaepernick down to the ground. These
Speaker 1: are just a few of the blitzes. It's unbelievable how
Speaker 1: many there really are. Just aspex Ryan, he probably has
Speaker 1: fifty of them. And when you play in the NFL,
Speaker 1: like I did, you knew one thing for sure. Every
Speaker 1: week the team you're going against, we're going to have
Speaker 1: at least one blitz that you had never seen them
Speaker 1: do before. Was why you need to stick with your
Speaker 1: rules and go from there because these blitzes, they're crazy,
Speaker 1: and what you can do on coverage on the back
Speaker 1: end is so much more evolved than when it was
Speaker 1: even twenty years ago. If you liked today's segment and
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