WEBVTT - Eagles 360: Who Starts At QB? 0:00:33.640 --> 0:00:36.199 We welcome you to Eagles three sixty on this Wednesday 0:00:36.240 --> 0:00:39.480 at an Overcare complex in our Exfinity studio on Eagles 0:00:39.520 --> 0:00:42.480 insider Dave Spadaro along with Joe Di Camera, the Eagles 0:00:42.479 --> 0:00:45.640 getting ready for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday at 0:00:45.720 --> 0:00:49.720 Lincoln Financial Field. Lots of questions about this football team, Joe, 0:00:49.760 --> 0:00:53.440 particularly at the quarterback position. We don't know who's going 0:00:53.479 --> 0:00:55.880 to be the quarterback on Sunday. We know that Mark 0:00:55.920 --> 0:00:59.319 Sanchez is taking reps. Thaddeus Lewis gets a repper two here. 0:00:59.400 --> 0:01:01.160 What is the best case in your mind, the best 0:01:01.160 --> 0:01:03.720 case scenario for the Eagles against Tampa Bay. Well, you 0:01:03.760 --> 0:01:05.400 want whoever's going to play to play well. I mean, 0:01:05.440 --> 0:01:08.240 that's ultimately what it's all about. I think if you're 0:01:08.240 --> 0:01:09.720 the Eagles and you want Sam Bradford to be the 0:01:09.760 --> 0:01:11.679 starting quarterback, then you want him to be healthy and 0:01:11.760 --> 0:01:13.520 ready to go this week. Whether he can be or not, 0:01:13.600 --> 0:01:16.920 you know, obviously time remains to be seen on that. 0:01:17.000 --> 0:01:20.000 But look, I think Mark Sanchez can get in there 0:01:20.040 --> 0:01:22.720 and operate this offense. You know fairly well, he did 0:01:22.720 --> 0:01:25.400 it last year. Obviously started all stronger, you know, went 0:01:25.720 --> 0:01:28.120 more downhills the season went on. I don't think there's 0:01:28.120 --> 0:01:31.000 really a huge discernible difference Dave at this point between 0:01:31.000 --> 0:01:33.040 the two quarterbacks. That would just be, you know, my 0:01:33.080 --> 0:01:36.400 personal opinion. I kind of disagree with that. I think 0:01:36.440 --> 0:01:39.320 Bradford has really come on in the last few weeks. 0:01:39.360 --> 0:01:42.640 His mobility is greater, his command of the offense is better. 0:01:43.000 --> 0:01:45.280 He seems to be throwing. It's more confidence. The offense 0:01:45.760 --> 0:01:48.720 has moved the football. The problem with the Eagles offense 0:01:48.760 --> 0:01:51.120 as I see it, no matter who the quarterback, has 0:01:51.160 --> 0:01:53.240 been here, not just this year, but in the two 0:01:53.240 --> 0:01:56.600 previous seasons. And I keep saying it, the red zone 0:01:56.640 --> 0:02:00.160 offense has been ineffective against Miami. Two of five I've 0:02:00.200 --> 0:02:03.320 in the red zone, including the Mark Sanchez interception in 0:02:03.320 --> 0:02:04.520 the end zone, of course, and that's the one that 0:02:04.560 --> 0:02:06.760 gets the most attention, but the Eagles had two other 0:02:06.760 --> 0:02:10.000 opportunities to score. I just think Sanchez is a very 0:02:10.000 --> 0:02:13.280 good backup player, a good quarterback. But Bradford, to me, 0:02:14.080 --> 0:02:17.160 after shaking off the rust for most of the first 0:02:17.200 --> 0:02:18.959 half of I just think the last couple of weeks, 0:02:18.960 --> 0:02:21.959 he's really come on. Well, he certainly had, but here's 0:02:21.960 --> 0:02:23.960 the thing. I'll say this about the Dolphins game. I 0:02:24.000 --> 0:02:26.760 don't feel like Dave he was as strong in that 0:02:26.800 --> 0:02:30.000 game as the perception was as the statistics indicate. Having 0:02:30.040 --> 0:02:32.240 seen the film yesterday with Jaws down in the NFL films, 0:02:32.240 --> 0:02:35.560 for instance, first play of the game, Brent sellec completely 0:02:36.080 --> 0:02:39.240 uncovered by the Miami defense, one hundred percent uncovered. So 0:02:39.280 --> 0:02:41.240 when Bradford hits him, Selleck makes a nice little move, 0:02:41.240 --> 0:02:43.440 gets down the field on the right sideline, and ultimately 0:02:43.560 --> 0:02:45.320 Dave goes he I think it was about sixty yards. 0:02:45.520 --> 0:02:47.880 That's not a huge credit for Sam Bradford. That doesn't 0:02:47.880 --> 0:02:49.920 mean Sam Bradford or something credit for the offense. It's 0:02:49.919 --> 0:02:51.800 a huge credit for the offense. But the guess uncovered 0:02:51.800 --> 0:02:55.160 so well. I mean it's a good design, sure, I 0:02:55.240 --> 0:02:57.320 mean we're I'm not like going play by play with 0:02:57.360 --> 0:03:00.840 Sam Bradford, but nineteen to twenty five is in press. Yeah, 0:03:00.880 --> 0:03:03.680 And I just think he's blaying a lot better now 0:03:03.840 --> 0:03:06.079 than he was back in a week one, two, three, 0:03:06.160 --> 0:03:08.040 four five. I totally agree with that. I think the 0:03:08.120 --> 0:03:11.360 upside with Sam Bradford. To me, to answer the original question, 0:03:11.400 --> 0:03:15.239 to me, the best case scenario is that Sam Bradford 0:03:15.240 --> 0:03:18.200 gets healthy and is the quarterback on Sunday. Now, I think, no, 0:03:18.280 --> 0:03:20.040 I think that's fair. I would I would agree with that. 0:03:20.080 --> 0:03:22.800 Maybe I didn't state that well enough initially. Okay, fair point, 0:03:22.800 --> 0:03:26.320 they wins, But no, how would you believe I do 0:03:26.360 --> 0:03:28.480 agree with that because I think Mark Sanchez is what 0:03:28.480 --> 0:03:29.840 he is. I think we have a good feel for 0:03:29.880 --> 0:03:33.360 what he is. He's a very quality backup quarterback. He 0:03:33.400 --> 0:03:35.320 can be a bottom end starting quarterback in this leg, 0:03:35.400 --> 0:03:37.640 as he's been before. But I agree with the basic 0:03:37.680 --> 0:03:41.360 premise that Sam Bradford has a greater ceiling and therefore, ultimately, yes, 0:03:41.400 --> 0:03:43.080 you want to see him in there and see what 0:03:43.160 --> 0:03:46.280 that what that ceiling becomes. Yeah, and Mark Sanchez was 0:03:46.360 --> 0:03:50.400 productive and until the end zone interception, really had the 0:03:50.400 --> 0:03:53.000 tempo going, had the offense going. And look, anyway, that's 0:03:53.120 --> 0:03:55.320 that's the big topic, the quarterback situation. We get some 0:03:55.440 --> 0:03:57.080 more of that a little bit later on. We'll talk 0:03:57.480 --> 0:03:59.920 a lot more about this football team heading into an 0:04:00.040 --> 0:04:02.080 another huge game, But first get to get you caught 0:04:02.160 --> 0:04:04.520 up in everything having It's not just Sam Bradford and 0:04:04.640 --> 0:04:07.720 the injury questions. There are plenty of other players who 0:04:08.120 --> 0:04:09.839 we don't know if they're gonna go on Sunday. Here's 0:04:09.880 --> 0:04:13.840 your update. Hi everyone, I'm Alex Smith and this is 0:04:13.840 --> 0:04:16.240 your three sixty update. The Eagles were back at work 0:04:16.279 --> 0:04:18.400 here at the Novicare Complex as they get set for 0:04:18.400 --> 0:04:21.320 Sunday afternoons matchup with the Tampa Bay Bucks. The big 0:04:21.320 --> 0:04:23.360 news today came from head coach Chip Kelly, who said 0:04:23.400 --> 0:04:26.560 that quarterback Sam Bradford still has not passed the NFL's 0:04:26.560 --> 0:04:29.200 concussion protocol, so they're still waiting for him to clear 0:04:29.279 --> 0:04:32.279 that before he can get back out on the practice field. Meanwhile, 0:04:32.279 --> 0:04:34.520 we heard from quarterback Mark Sanchez who said it's still 0:04:34.640 --> 0:04:36.440 up in the air as to who gets to start 0:04:36.480 --> 0:04:39.440 at quarterback on Sunday. I don't know. I'm waiting for 0:04:39.600 --> 0:04:42.240 the call from the coach. So Sam and I are 0:04:42.279 --> 0:04:44.800 both studying hard. Fat's in there and Steve in the 0:04:44.839 --> 0:04:47.599 same way. So we're all working Harden. We'll all be ready, buddy. 0:04:48.360 --> 0:04:51.000 We also heard from Sanchez and head coach Chip Kelly 0:04:51.320 --> 0:04:54.320 on Gerald McCoy and this talented Tampa Bay defense and 0:04:54.400 --> 0:04:57.039 the challenges that they present. And I think a lot 0:04:57.040 --> 0:04:59.920 of in that defense when you have that type of guy, 0:05:00.000 --> 0:05:02.320 and you know, when the Bucks were in their heyday 0:05:02.320 --> 0:05:04.120 and they had Warren Sapp. You know, you really need 0:05:04.120 --> 0:05:06.200 that three technique type of player to be a disruptive 0:05:06.200 --> 0:05:08.159 force free and that's what he is. You know, we 0:05:08.279 --> 0:05:10.839 faced him two years ago and have seen him firsthand 0:05:10.839 --> 0:05:13.839 when we played them down there, and he was as advertised. 0:05:13.839 --> 0:05:16.080 He's a very disruptive force in there and certainly someone 0:05:16.160 --> 0:05:18.159 that we're going to make sure we're aware of where 0:05:18.160 --> 0:05:22.039 he is. I think they're one of the best we've seen. 0:05:22.520 --> 0:05:27.200 Those two linebackers inside are tough manys, no slaves. That 0:05:27.240 --> 0:05:30.640 guy's a heck of a player. I think their secondary 0:05:30.680 --> 0:05:32.839 I think certainly Moore's playing really well for him, and 0:05:32.920 --> 0:05:36.040 we faced him in Dallas, you know, so he's got 0:05:36.080 --> 0:05:37.920 a good comfort level with us. You know, so that's 0:05:38.160 --> 0:05:41.599 another guy to look out for. Last, but certainly not least. 0:05:41.600 --> 0:05:43.680 We caught up with a number of the Eagles defenders 0:05:43.920 --> 0:05:46.680 who spoke about where this defense is right now and 0:05:46.720 --> 0:05:49.680 where they need to improve moving forward. If we clean 0:05:49.760 --> 0:05:51.760 that up and then we want to be a dominant defense, 0:05:52.000 --> 0:05:55.920 we have to eliminate those little mistakes that we can control, 0:05:56.240 --> 0:05:58.919 and once we do that, then we'll be a dominant defense. 0:05:58.960 --> 0:06:01.359 And you know again, we have to keep up in 0:06:01.400 --> 0:06:03.479 the turnover about it. We didn't get the turnovers that 0:06:03.520 --> 0:06:05.880 we wanted last week. We have to continue to do that, 0:06:06.120 --> 0:06:09.640 but we definitely have to just snuff teams. We get turnovers, 0:06:10.279 --> 0:06:12.880 get turnovers and I think, I mean, I don't, I 0:06:12.880 --> 0:06:19.720 don't notice. That's falls rizone efficiencies. But we can't allow touchdowns. 0:06:20.200 --> 0:06:23.440 It's crush time every week. Man. You know NFCS Well, 0:06:23.480 --> 0:06:24.719 I told you I have been a part of some 0:06:24.839 --> 0:06:29.120 crazy endings and you just never know. We just got 0:06:29.120 --> 0:06:31.080 to make sure we went up. We got seven games 0:06:31.120 --> 0:06:34.160 and we just need to win this one. With all 0:06:34.200 --> 0:06:36.839 of the questions surrounding the quarterback situation, There's sure to 0:06:36.880 --> 0:06:38.560 be a lot of news coming out of the Novacare 0:06:38.600 --> 0:06:41.280 Complex before Sunday's game, so be sure to stay tuned 0:06:41.279 --> 0:06:44.000 to Philadelphia Eagles dot com throughout the week for all 0:06:44.040 --> 0:06:48.040 of the latest Eagles news. Thanks so much, Alex, We've 0:06:48.080 --> 0:06:50.520 got a lot to get to Today. Chip Kelly comes 0:06:50.520 --> 0:06:53.880 into studio. We'll talk about the NFC East. There's still 0:06:53.920 --> 0:06:56.560 a chance for the Philadelphia Eagles, in fact, a very 0:06:56.560 --> 0:06:58.760 good chance for the Eagles. When we return, however, to 0:06:58.880 --> 0:07:02.240 Eagles three sixty We're gonna talk a little bit with 0:07:02.360 --> 0:07:04.960 some cover two segments. 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Hello everyone, Chris McPherson, 0:09:00.840 --> 0:09:04.000 and welcome to this week's edition of Cover two here 0:09:04.000 --> 0:09:07.080 on Philadelphia Eagles dot Com. You figured that we would 0:09:07.120 --> 0:09:09.520 be talking about a big win over the Miami Dolphins 0:09:09.559 --> 0:09:12.560 before looking ahead to Tampa Bay, but alas that is 0:09:12.600 --> 0:09:15.280 not the case. To break down the twenty and nineteen loss, 0:09:15.440 --> 0:09:18.440 I brought it Josh pon Hill from Bury seven and 0:09:18.520 --> 0:09:23.920 then notorious BLG Brandley Guten from Leaving Green Nation. Josh, 0:09:23.960 --> 0:09:26.600 I'll let you start things off here. What is the 0:09:26.679 --> 0:09:30.920 biggest reason for the Eagles loss? Well, I mean officsive 0:09:30.960 --> 0:09:33.360 line play that average just two point three yards per carry. 0:09:33.600 --> 0:09:37.080 Dominicansu just really disrupted the run game pretty much after 0:09:37.080 --> 0:09:40.000 the first two drives the whole game, three tackles for losses, 0:09:40.400 --> 0:09:43.160 three quarterback hits. He just was able to do whatever 0:09:43.200 --> 0:09:47.920 he wanted to against Kelsey against Kelly Tobin. So that 0:09:47.960 --> 0:09:50.640 was the big reason. Was his penetration really not giving 0:09:50.720 --> 0:09:53.000 Murray or Matthews a chance to even get to the 0:09:53.040 --> 0:09:56.640 last scrimmage on someplace brighton anything other than the offensive line. 0:09:56.720 --> 0:09:59.400 Your special team is obviously huge concern. I mean, that 0:09:59.440 --> 0:10:01.160 was such a st of the team last year. And 0:10:01.200 --> 0:10:03.640 for them to have a pump blocked second of the 0:10:03.679 --> 0:10:06.120 season they had one earlier this year, and to miss 0:10:06.160 --> 0:10:07.880 that chip shot of a field goal that would have 0:10:07.880 --> 0:10:10.080 put them up nineteen to three at the time, I mean, 0:10:10.160 --> 0:10:13.160 special teams has just been a real big disappointment for 0:10:13.200 --> 0:10:15.880 this team. Brandon, As we look ahead to Sunday's game, 0:10:15.960 --> 0:10:19.280 there's a chance in Mark Sanchez, depending on Sam Bradford stats, 0:10:19.280 --> 0:10:22.040 will have to start in his absence. So does the 0:10:22.120 --> 0:10:25.040 offense change if Sanchez has applied. I don't think it 0:10:25.160 --> 0:10:27.959 changes in a way that you know, you're not seeing 0:10:27.960 --> 0:10:31.240 a huge drop off from from Bradford to Sanchez at 0:10:31.240 --> 0:10:33.200 this point. I think you know Sanchez is what he is. 0:10:34.120 --> 0:10:37.080 He went pretty much five and four as a starter, 0:10:37.240 --> 0:10:38.520 kind of at the four and four, but he kind 0:10:38.520 --> 0:10:41.680 of helped win that Texans game last year, So he's 0:10:41.679 --> 0:10:43.040 going to go in there. I think he gives the 0:10:43.040 --> 0:10:45.200 team a chance to win, and I think that's what 0:10:45.240 --> 0:10:47.440 you really want out of a backup quarterback. Josh, what 0:10:47.520 --> 0:10:49.600 does Sanchards bring to the table if he has to start. 0:10:49.920 --> 0:10:51.800 I mean, he's one of the best pack of quarterbacks 0:10:51.800 --> 0:10:54.080 in the league. And what he brings is just the 0:10:54.160 --> 0:10:56.280 experience of last year. I think you really saw that 0:10:56.640 --> 0:10:59.160 the Dolphins game because once he came in, Chip didn't 0:10:59.160 --> 0:11:02.400 really change the play calls are attacking downfield. They were 0:11:02.440 --> 0:11:04.640 able to do the same things. They able to take shots. 0:11:04.840 --> 0:11:07.079 They weren't always completed, whether it was a drop or 0:11:07.760 --> 0:11:09.960 it was just an overthrow, but they were able to 0:11:09.960 --> 0:11:11.679 do the same things. And he doesn't have to be 0:11:11.920 --> 0:11:14.600 great to win this game against the Buccaneers. He just 0:11:14.640 --> 0:11:16.600 has to be solid and he's more than capable of 0:11:16.600 --> 0:11:18.760 doing that. All right, gentlemen, the Eagles set at four 0:11:18.800 --> 0:11:20.720 and five. They've not been able to get over that 0:11:20.800 --> 0:11:24.440 five hundred hump the entire season. Josh, what is the 0:11:24.480 --> 0:11:26.640 biggest reason for that or what would you say is 0:11:27.160 --> 0:11:29.480 been the biggest disappointment to this point in this season 0:11:29.600 --> 0:11:32.480 looking at this team overall, well, I think consistency, not 0:11:32.520 --> 0:11:36.200 necessarily just the offensive line, but you know Caleb Sturgis 0:11:36.240 --> 0:11:38.320 in the kicking game and key moments, and it's just 0:11:38.400 --> 0:11:41.800 whenever the Eagles need not necessarily a big play but 0:11:41.880 --> 0:11:44.360 just kind of a solid play, they'll turn the ball over. 0:11:44.440 --> 0:11:47.200 They'll make a crucial mistake that will either give up 0:11:47.240 --> 0:11:49.480 the lead or take away the chance to take the lead. 0:11:49.520 --> 0:11:52.160 I mean the Sanchez interception, the stur just missfield goal, 0:11:52.360 --> 0:11:54.920 the blocked punt. They just do a lot of things, 0:11:54.960 --> 0:11:58.200 and you know these are units that normally are pretty good, 0:11:58.480 --> 0:12:01.199 but in some key moment, but they're just not consistent 0:12:01.559 --> 0:12:04.880 and they make crucial mistakes. Blg most disappointing aspect in 0:12:04.880 --> 0:12:07.480 your estimation. One of the most disappointing things I think 0:12:07.480 --> 0:12:11.880 this season has been the decline or the unexpected disappointing 0:12:11.920 --> 0:12:14.280 performances from players you think you would usually be able 0:12:14.320 --> 0:12:15.960 to count on. I mean, you look at Jason Kelsey, 0:12:15.960 --> 0:12:19.000 a guy who's only twenty seven pro bowler last year, 0:12:19.040 --> 0:12:20.880 and all of a sudden, you know he's struggling this year. 0:12:20.880 --> 0:12:24.240 And that's something you really couldn't really address going into 0:12:24.280 --> 0:12:26.480 the season. You weren't finishing last year and saying, hey, 0:12:26.480 --> 0:12:28.120 we need to fix the center spot. So when you 0:12:28.160 --> 0:12:31.439 have areas like that where you're supposed to have players 0:12:31.480 --> 0:12:33.440 you can count on and they're not living up to that, 0:12:33.520 --> 0:12:35.839 it's really hard. Even you look at John Dornbos, who 0:12:35.880 --> 0:12:37.840 who's been struggling with some of his long snaps. I 0:12:37.840 --> 0:12:40.800 mean guys like that who usually rely on to be 0:12:40.840 --> 0:12:43.000 good players, and that the fact that they can't, you 0:12:43.040 --> 0:12:44.760 can't rely on them like that, I think that's been 0:12:44.800 --> 0:12:47.880 a big disappointment. He's Brandley Gouton from Blie and Green Nation. 0:12:47.920 --> 0:12:50.319 He's Josh Pannell from Burst Wait for Seven, and I'm 0:12:50.400 --> 0:12:52.760 Chris McPherson. 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Eagles 0:15:35.000 --> 0:15:37.560 Tampa Bay Oh Man, Well, we predict these things in April, 0:15:37.600 --> 0:15:39.800 and the schedule comes out wrong or probably wrong if 0:15:39.800 --> 0:15:42.160 we do it right now. But here's the deal. Winnable 0:15:42.200 --> 0:15:46.280 games home versus Tampa at Detroit, losable games at New England. 0:15:46.480 --> 0:15:49.440 Chalk it up, el Beyond that, they're all winnable, they're 0:15:49.480 --> 0:15:51.720 all losable. The key is the Eagles gotta get to eight, 0:15:51.760 --> 0:15:53.440 and they gotta beat the New York Giants the final 0:15:53.480 --> 0:15:55.640 week of the season. That's really what I mean. I'm 0:15:55.640 --> 0:15:57.360 telling you, Dave, we can talk about Nate. I think 0:15:57.400 --> 0:16:00.000 nine to seven. Here's what I'm gonna say. In less 0:16:00.080 --> 0:16:02.480 the Redskins go eight and eight, which they may, I'm 0:16:02.480 --> 0:16:05.120 gonna give you two categories. Category one, Washington does not 0:16:05.200 --> 0:16:07.440 get to eight and eight. If the Washington Redskins don't 0:16:07.440 --> 0:16:09.000 get to eight and eate the Philadelphia Eagles need to 0:16:09.000 --> 0:16:10.880 do two things to win the division. They need to 0:16:10.880 --> 0:16:12.640 get to eight and eight and they need to beat 0:16:12.640 --> 0:16:15.240 the Giants week seventeen. That will win the Eagles the 0:16:15.280 --> 0:16:18.240 division under that umbrella left formula. Go ahead, I'm gonna 0:16:18.240 --> 0:16:20.600 have the the green view here. I believe the Eagles 0:16:20.600 --> 0:16:25.160 will steal one of these games. Okay. Now, New England 0:16:25.240 --> 0:16:28.040 will be a very crazy, tough game to win. We 0:16:28.080 --> 0:16:33.520 all know that. I think Buffalo winnable here, Arizona, that's 0:16:33.560 --> 0:16:35.080 the game that I'm sorry Now I'm going on with 0:16:35.080 --> 0:16:37.640 the premise here, of course, that the Eagles beat Tampa Bay. Eagles, 0:16:37.680 --> 0:16:39.880 take care of business in Detroit, have a nice little 0:16:39.880 --> 0:16:42.400 ten day rest, go out to New England a little 0:16:42.440 --> 0:16:45.360 beat up after their game. They don't have Jordan Edelman. 0:16:46.480 --> 0:16:48.960 Give New England a good game. Hey, is it crazy 0:16:49.000 --> 0:16:52.400 for me to think the Eagles can beat the Patriots? Yes, okay, 0:16:52.600 --> 0:16:54.720 that's where we Let's take a look at the NFC 0:16:54.800 --> 0:16:57.920 East Giants, leading the division at five and five. They 0:16:57.960 --> 0:17:01.680 have a bye week on Sunday this weekend. They are 0:17:01.680 --> 0:17:05.840 playing good football. Tough loss to the Patriots last week, 0:17:05.920 --> 0:17:08.960 and I think that that offense, the way that ELI 0:17:09.000 --> 0:17:12.840 is running that offense, probably gives the Giants maybe the 0:17:12.960 --> 0:17:14.480 edge over the rest of the division. But I think 0:17:14.560 --> 0:17:16.800 that and the fact that they have that Week seventeen 0:17:16.840 --> 0:17:18.359 game at homes the big thing. I mean, they had 0:17:18.400 --> 0:17:20.840 you know, that's ultimately huge. Eagles went into Dallas two 0:17:20.880 --> 0:17:22.359 years ago and won that game. But let's you remember 0:17:22.359 --> 0:17:25.520 Tony Romo was out Week seventeen. Typically that week's seventeen matchup, 0:17:25.600 --> 0:17:27.880 you have it at home. That's big. Now, the Giants 0:17:28.000 --> 0:17:31.760 have played better football than the Eagles this season, but 0:17:31.880 --> 0:17:35.680 not by much. Giants have had some very tough losses. 0:17:35.960 --> 0:17:38.520 Eagles have had some very bad losses. If you understand, 0:17:38.720 --> 0:17:40.320 you know, sort of the distinction. I mean, obviously, what 0:17:40.320 --> 0:17:41.840 the Giants did versus in New England the other day 0:17:41.840 --> 0:17:43.840 was impressive, and in the day they lost their five 0:17:43.880 --> 0:17:45.960 and five Eagles win their game. It's a tie now, 0:17:46.000 --> 0:17:48.720 all as you know, the Giants have lost Victor Cruz 0:17:48.840 --> 0:17:51.320 for the season. They bring Hakeem next back. I think 0:17:51.359 --> 0:17:53.840 Eli Manning Davis the quarterback. If you had to choose 0:17:53.880 --> 0:17:55.320 one from the division you'd want for the rest of 0:17:55.320 --> 0:17:57.320 the season, I think Eli's that guy. But they do 0:17:57.400 --> 0:17:59.680 still lack a pass rash and a good defensive backfield, 0:17:59.760 --> 0:18:01.600 and there are issues there. They come back from the 0:18:01.640 --> 0:18:04.840 buy at Washington then they play the Jets and then 0:18:05.000 --> 0:18:07.960 at Miami. So it's not an easy road for any 0:18:07.960 --> 0:18:10.400 of these teams, certainly not for the New York Giants. 0:18:10.440 --> 0:18:14.360 Washington a big win over New Orleans over the weekend. 0:18:15.119 --> 0:18:18.600 They this weekend go down to Carolina. That is a 0:18:18.720 --> 0:18:21.199 very tough game for Washington, and then they've got the 0:18:21.240 --> 0:18:24.760 Giants at Chicago home with Buffalo again, a tough road 0:18:24.800 --> 0:18:26.639 for them. It is the thing that scares me is 0:18:26.680 --> 0:18:28.719 I just think at some point Carolina loses. I mean, 0:18:28.760 --> 0:18:31.120 I just think they have to. At some point Carolina 0:18:31.119 --> 0:18:33.280 fandoms is gonna lose a football game. I don't think 0:18:33.320 --> 0:18:35.880 Washington is a very good team. I say that every 0:18:35.920 --> 0:18:38.399 week they're still in the mix. I think it defines 0:18:38.400 --> 0:18:40.560 in many ways why you know there's mediocrity in this 0:18:40.600 --> 0:18:44.080 division and how just with this NFL format, Remember used 0:18:44.119 --> 0:18:46.080 to have six divisions. Now you have eight divisions. That 0:18:46.119 --> 0:18:48.400 means you have four teams in a division instead of five. 0:18:48.840 --> 0:18:50.280 It means you have a chance for eight and eight 0:18:50.320 --> 0:18:52.160 and seven to nine teams to make the playoffs. We've 0:18:52.160 --> 0:18:53.919 seen that over the last couple of years in a 0:18:53.960 --> 0:18:56.360 couple of different instances. We're seeing that again this year day. 0:18:56.400 --> 0:18:58.320 We're seeing that with the NFC East. We're seeing that 0:18:58.359 --> 0:19:00.760 with the AFC South. I don't think the Washington Redskins 0:19:00.840 --> 0:19:02.680 or any great team by any stretch, but they're in 0:19:02.720 --> 0:19:04.560 the mix in a mediocre division. By the way, they 0:19:04.600 --> 0:19:06.280 ran the ball a lot better the other day. Their 0:19:06.280 --> 0:19:08.560 offensive line played a really good game, and Kirk Cousins 0:19:08.600 --> 0:19:10.879 has played some better football of late. So you know, 0:19:11.760 --> 0:19:13.919 the offensive player of the week for his performance against 0:19:13.920 --> 0:19:16.160 the same can't discount them. I have discounted them many 0:19:16.160 --> 0:19:19.360 times over. Yeah, and I guess I gotta stop saying yeah. 0:19:19.359 --> 0:19:21.480 I think they're better than we give them credit for. 0:19:21.560 --> 0:19:24.160 They've They've played hard football all season long. How about 0:19:24.200 --> 0:19:26.879 the Dallas Cowboys getting Tony Romo back a two and 0:19:26.960 --> 0:19:31.440 seven football team. This is a moment where the Cowboys 0:19:31.440 --> 0:19:34.320 think that they can run the table starting this weekend 0:19:34.440 --> 0:19:38.240 in Miami. It will be difficult to do. Tony Romo 0:19:38.320 --> 0:19:41.160 Still's got to rush to shake off. The defense has 0:19:41.160 --> 0:19:44.920 been pretty good, not great. The question is how many 0:19:44.960 --> 0:19:47.720 games can the Cowboys make up with the Romo back 0:19:47.720 --> 0:19:51.760 in the lineup. Look, they're not done yet, but they're 0:19:51.840 --> 0:19:54.880 darn well close to it. They really are Dave. I mean, 0:19:54.920 --> 0:19:57.080 first off, they're a mess. All the Greg Hardy stuff, 0:19:57.400 --> 0:20:00.600 you know, with the practice at the meeting and showing 0:20:00.720 --> 0:20:03.240 up late, everything to do with that. It's just a 0:20:03.280 --> 0:20:06.000 bad situation in Dallas. And from a probability standpoint from 0:20:06.000 --> 0:20:08.240 two and seven coming back, you know, as Romo re 0:20:08.320 --> 0:20:11.359 emerges here, I just don't say it, Dame. I mean, 0:20:11.400 --> 0:20:13.439 I just I think that. I think the percentage chances 0:20:13.480 --> 0:20:18.400 are so enormous at Green Bay Carolina. Here's what they 0:20:18.400 --> 0:20:21.040 would need in all seriocens. They would need the teams 0:20:21.040 --> 0:20:23.400 in the NFC East to lose these, like the Eagles games. 0:20:23.440 --> 0:20:25.119 They would need the Eagles solution Buffalo, they need the 0:20:25.160 --> 0:20:27.000 Eagle solute Arizona. And they need the Eagles and the 0:20:27.000 --> 0:20:29.720 Giants and the Redskins to lose the games out of 0:20:29.720 --> 0:20:32.640 the division so that that division comes all the way 0:20:32.680 --> 0:20:34.280 down to seven and nine at the end, which by 0:20:34.320 --> 0:20:36.840 the way, is possible if it comes down to seven 0:20:36.840 --> 0:20:38.359 and nine. To do the math, what does that mean? 0:20:38.400 --> 0:20:40.600 They got to go. Let me tell you them, Heges 0:20:40.640 --> 0:20:42.399 are gonna going to run here, Eagles are gonna going 0:20:42.440 --> 0:20:45.120 to run here. By this time, in a couple of weeks, 0:20:45.160 --> 0:20:47.560 we're gonna be talking about a six and five football 0:20:47.600 --> 0:20:51.320