WEBVTT - Eagles 360: November 9 0:00:22.520 --> 0:00:25.880 Welcome. Everyone is Eagles three sixty. Dave Spidero might quick 0:00:25.920 --> 0:00:29.240 with you on this Wednesday at the Novacare Complex. The 0:00:29.280 --> 0:00:33.280 Eagles set to welcome the very powerful Atlanta Falcons into 0:00:33.280 --> 0:00:35.720 town on Sunday. And in case you didn't know, they 0:00:35.720 --> 0:00:38.120 are legitimate, Mike Quick, we're talking about them a little 0:00:38.120 --> 0:00:40.000 bit later on, but give me a little preview of 0:00:40.040 --> 0:00:43.360 how good this football team is. They're legit. They're very 0:00:43.400 --> 0:00:45.920 balancing that they can run the football very well. But 0:00:46.040 --> 0:00:48.519 they've got one of the one of the toughest passing 0:00:48.520 --> 0:00:51.519 attacks in all of football. I think the quarterbacks already 0:00:51.600 --> 0:00:55.440 thrown for nearly three thousand yards in nine games. Julio 0:00:55.560 --> 0:00:58.800 Jones almost has a thousand yards already receiving. I think 0:00:58.800 --> 0:01:03.080 he's thirty yards shive, one thousand yards receiving. They're legit, 0:01:03.360 --> 0:01:05.800 they can do it all the running backs out of 0:01:05.840 --> 0:01:09.039 the backfield. They're the best in the league at runs 0:01:09.080 --> 0:01:11.640 after the catch. So this is a tough out for 0:01:11.680 --> 0:01:13.960 the Philadelphia Eagles, and you really got to play your 0:01:14.000 --> 0:01:17.200 best football against him. But you can get to the quarterback. 0:01:17.720 --> 0:01:20.360 But the other thing is if you don't get to 0:01:20.400 --> 0:01:23.160 Mattie Ice, matt Ryan, he can really hurt you down 0:01:23.240 --> 0:01:25.120 the field with a number of weapons, a lot of 0:01:25.120 --> 0:01:27.720 but but but but butts here. There's a lot going 0:01:27.800 --> 0:01:30.000 on with that offense. When you look at the things 0:01:30.000 --> 0:01:32.600 that they can do, they're scary. We're gonna talk about 0:01:32.640 --> 0:01:34.240 them and just a bid here and Mike, I want 0:01:34.240 --> 0:01:36.720 to get your feelings on when you are a wide 0:01:36.720 --> 0:01:39.600 receiver who is virtually unstoppable, how do you stop a 0:01:39.600 --> 0:01:41.680 guy like that? So we'll talk about that later. We 0:01:41.720 --> 0:01:43.560 will also get into a lot of other things, but 0:01:43.640 --> 0:01:47.360 first things first on Eagles three sixty. Busy busy day 0:01:47.840 --> 0:01:50.080 here at the Overcare Complex, a lot of press conferences 0:01:50.120 --> 0:01:53.080 and things as Eagles really turn their attention full focus 0:01:53.400 --> 0:01:56.000 to the Atlanta Falcons. Are Eagles three sixty update with 0:01:56.040 --> 0:01:59.440 Alex Smith. Hi, everyone, I'm Alex Smith here with your 0:01:59.480 --> 0:02:02.559 three the update. Well, the Eagles look to bounce back 0:02:02.600 --> 0:02:05.000 from back to back losses on the road as they 0:02:05.040 --> 0:02:07.480 head home to Lincoln Financial Field this Sunday to host 0:02:07.520 --> 0:02:09.880 the Atlanta Falcons. And the Falcons have one of the 0:02:09.919 --> 0:02:13.560 most prolific offenses in the NFL, averaging over thirty three 0:02:13.639 --> 0:02:16.399 points per game that leads the league. Today, we heard 0:02:16.400 --> 0:02:19.720 from Eagles defenders on what the challenges is slowing down 0:02:19.919 --> 0:02:23.320 Matt Ryan, Julio Jones and the rest of the Falcons offense. 0:02:23.960 --> 0:02:25.760 I think we just gotta play our game. You know. 0:02:25.760 --> 0:02:28.760 It's it's I think the best offense that we would 0:02:28.760 --> 0:02:31.239 face all year because they're able to and they got 0:02:31.240 --> 0:02:34.000 a you know, Pro Bowl running back. You know, Mattie 0:02:34.000 --> 0:02:35.840 Ike is playing at a rare high level right now. 0:02:36.000 --> 0:02:38.200 You know he gets thrown the ball to Julio and 0:02:38.639 --> 0:02:40.280 you know they just got you know, a whole lot 0:02:40.320 --> 0:02:42.280 of ballots right now, every single one you can really 0:02:42.320 --> 0:02:44.720 think of. You know, they run the ball well. Um, 0:02:45.520 --> 0:02:50.000 Matt Ryan's playing at a high level. Um, and Julio's Julio, 0:02:50.240 --> 0:02:51.880 you know, one of the best receivers in the game. 0:02:51.960 --> 0:02:55.639 So big, big challenge. M But you know what I 0:02:55.680 --> 0:02:58.320 think we've when we've had those challenges ahead of us, 0:02:58.320 --> 0:03:01.240 we've risen up to them. So man, they do everything well, 0:03:01.360 --> 0:03:06.040 even their dropback passes. They've got enough different concepts out 0:03:06.040 --> 0:03:10.239 of different personnels. They've got you know, a traditional two back, 0:03:10.440 --> 0:03:12.280 one tight end. Look next, you know they've got three 0:03:12.320 --> 0:03:14.920 tight ends on the field. Then their three wide receivers 0:03:14.919 --> 0:03:17.360 and they're running all their concepts out of the just 0:03:17.400 --> 0:03:21.079 out of same looks, different personnels, so they get matchups 0:03:21.080 --> 0:03:24.440 that they want. Well, as the Eagles look to shut 0:03:24.480 --> 0:03:27.680 down that explosive Falcon's offense, they will have an added 0:03:27.680 --> 0:03:31.239 boost on the defensive line as defensive tackle Benny Logan 0:03:31.520 --> 0:03:33.880 appears to be ready to come back into the Eagles 0:03:33.880 --> 0:03:38.360 lineup after missing the last three games with a groin injury. Now, 0:03:38.520 --> 0:03:41.520 I'm very excited to get back out there Sunday and 0:03:41.560 --> 0:03:43.400 then play. You know, I'm just taking the day by 0:03:43.480 --> 0:03:45.440 day and everything. I'm not trying to be too aggreance 0:03:45.480 --> 0:03:47.600 to their practice. I really just no folks on the thing. 0:03:47.640 --> 0:03:49.640 I got to get comfy and get myself back into shape, 0:03:49.640 --> 0:03:51.800 you know, the play on on Sunday. But I'm definitely 0:03:51.800 --> 0:03:54.320 looking forward to get back out there. All right. Well, 0:03:54.320 --> 0:03:56.560 that will wrap things up here from the Novacare Complex. 0:03:56.640 --> 0:03:58.800 You can check out all of our press conferences from 0:03:58.800 --> 0:04:02.119 earlier today, include from Carson Wentz and head coach Doug 0:04:02.160 --> 0:04:05.400 Peterson right here on Philadelphia Eagles dot com and the 0:04:05.440 --> 0:04:09.440 official Eagles mobile app. Thank you so much, Alex, we 0:04:09.520 --> 0:04:11.600 have a great show for you. 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Time to talk about the 0:06:16.960 --> 0:06:20.640 offensive line. Jeff Stouton joins me in studio and coach. 0:06:20.680 --> 0:06:22.520 It's been an interesting year for you. You've had to 0:06:22.600 --> 0:06:26.680 reach deep into the reserves with Big v at right tackle, 0:06:26.760 --> 0:06:31.400 with Stephan Wisnewskia left guard. How's the line performed? They've done, 0:06:31.440 --> 0:06:34.800 They've done Okay. The good news is that you know 0:06:34.880 --> 0:06:38.120 Howie and his staff have provided us with good depth 0:06:38.360 --> 0:06:42.120 and we bring in guys now to the offensive line 0:06:42.160 --> 0:06:44.640 when there's an injury or when there's a situation where 0:06:45.440 --> 0:06:47.280 I don't think there's you know, that much of a 0:06:47.360 --> 0:06:50.560 drop Leff. Obviously losing lane was a huge, huge factor, 0:06:50.600 --> 0:06:53.200 but the V has done a really good job and 0:06:53.279 --> 0:06:56.440 improves every single game. A matter of fact, he improves 0:06:56.440 --> 0:06:58.440 every day. To be honest with you, what's been the 0:06:58.520 --> 0:07:02.960 key to his development? Coach? I think that learning the 0:07:02.960 --> 0:07:05.560 technique part of it, and Jason Peters has been a 0:07:05.600 --> 0:07:08.440 big part of that. I placed him in the meeting 0:07:08.480 --> 0:07:12.040 room right next to JP, and so not only my 0:07:12.240 --> 0:07:15.240 coaching him, but j it's like JP's coaching him twenty 0:07:15.280 --> 0:07:17.640 four seven as well. So just to get a lot 0:07:17.680 --> 0:07:20.960 of insight from a player that's played the position from 0:07:21.000 --> 0:07:24.480 the coach. Technically, though you can see it him, he's 0:07:24.600 --> 0:07:27.160 night and day what he was from the first game. 0:07:27.280 --> 0:07:30.560 It also requires a player to be very mentally strong, 0:07:30.600 --> 0:07:33.200 and I know his first game a little ups and 0:07:33.280 --> 0:07:36.480 downs in Washington, and he seems to have bounced back 0:07:36.480 --> 0:07:38.760 from that very well. Can you talk about that part 0:07:38.760 --> 0:07:43.000 of his development. He's a very stable player, very stable guy. 0:07:43.680 --> 0:07:46.000 There's really not a lot of peaks and valleys with V. 0:07:47.280 --> 0:07:51.520 He's pretty straight line and so whether you coach him 0:07:51.560 --> 0:07:53.720 hard or you're nice to him, doesn't matter. He's just 0:07:53.760 --> 0:07:57.760 the same person. And I think he's hard on himself 0:07:57.760 --> 0:07:59.880 when he doesn't perform well or he doesn't utilize the 0:08:00.080 --> 0:08:03.160 right technique, which I like. I like that. I like 0:08:03.280 --> 0:08:06.520 got to be demanding of himself as well, but very 0:08:06.520 --> 0:08:09.800 happy with what he's done thus far. He had a 0:08:09.840 --> 0:08:13.480 tremendous challenge this week against Olivier Vernon, who I have 0:08:13.520 --> 0:08:16.400 a lot of respect for, and he did a really 0:08:16.440 --> 0:08:20.280 good job. How instrumental has Brandon Brooks been in the 0:08:20.320 --> 0:08:22.760 development of Big V and how has Brandon's played in 0:08:22.840 --> 0:08:25.760 the season. Brandon has played well. He's grades out high 0:08:25.840 --> 0:08:30.200 every week, but more importantly, even with Lane when he 0:08:30.240 --> 0:08:34.440 came here brand new. He's a leader by nature. He 0:08:34.559 --> 0:08:37.960 likes that role. He's an intelligent player and he really 0:08:38.000 --> 0:08:41.240 helps it's not just Kelsey over there making cause, but 0:08:41.280 --> 0:08:44.719 he also helps the right tackle in terms of communication, 0:08:44.800 --> 0:08:47.000 phase of what's going on, how we're going to do it, 0:08:47.320 --> 0:08:49.240 I mean in the heat of the moment moment. So 0:08:49.600 --> 0:08:51.520 you'll see him if you if you watch the right guard, 0:08:51.559 --> 0:08:53.760 you'll see him in the games. And he's always kind 0:08:53.760 --> 0:08:56.880 of conducting business. So we appreciate that from him. Yeah, 0:08:56.920 --> 0:08:59.080 with the silent count helping Kelsey, As you said, there 0:08:59.240 --> 0:09:02.360 there's a lot more possibility that people recognize at that position, 0:09:02.400 --> 0:09:04.600 isn't there. Well, when he when we're on a road 0:09:04.679 --> 0:09:07.680 and we're using a silent cadence, which we've been really 0:09:07.720 --> 0:09:10.160 good at, we haven't had any issues with it. He 0:09:10.280 --> 0:09:12.880 literally has to turn his head around. So when the 0:09:12.960 --> 0:09:16.000 defense stems or moves the front or a linebacker, say, 0:09:16.679 --> 0:09:19.280 they kind of take that off of and then the 0:09:19.360 --> 0:09:21.960 split second he has to come back and now he 0:09:22.000 --> 0:09:24.000 doesn't have a lot of time to recover, you know, 0:09:24.080 --> 0:09:26.840 So I think vecan help in that manner. I know 0:09:26.960 --> 0:09:30.200 Lane would help. Let let him know, communicate, Hey, what's 0:09:30.200 --> 0:09:31.800 going on in front of you while your head's around. 0:09:32.120 --> 0:09:34.000 Stuff Like, there's a lot of things, little things that 0:09:34.040 --> 0:09:37.480 go on other than just blocking somebody. Sure, and now 0:09:37.520 --> 0:09:41.280 Stephanos Newski's seventy seven starts consecutive before he got to Philadelphia, 0:09:41.320 --> 0:09:43.920 so you knew you had a player who was versatile, 0:09:43.960 --> 0:09:46.200 who was reliable, and now he stepped in for Alan 0:09:46.240 --> 0:09:47.920 and seemed to do a good job against the Giants. Yeah, 0:09:47.920 --> 0:09:51.760 he's a true pro. He's always the guy is always football. 0:09:51.880 --> 0:09:54.360 He's football all the time. He's doing little things on 0:09:54.480 --> 0:09:57.280 his own, even when we're not in Like we could 0:09:57.320 --> 0:09:59.400 be in the middle of a team drill and I'll 0:09:59.440 --> 0:10:01.360 look for him to say something to him and he's 0:10:01.400 --> 0:10:05.439 over there working on a technique. So he maximizes, you know, 0:10:05.720 --> 0:10:08.640 his time while he's here. And it left tackle. Jason 0:10:08.679 --> 0:10:11.280 Peters still seems to play at such a high level. Jeff, 0:10:11.320 --> 0:10:13.120 what what can you say about him that you haven't 0:10:13.120 --> 0:10:20.520 said already? He's amazing. He's an amazing, amazing person. I mean, 0:10:21.280 --> 0:10:24.320 not only is he a great, great player, the best 0:10:24.520 --> 0:10:27.400 player I've ever ever even come close to coaching, but 0:10:28.120 --> 0:10:31.800 in terms of his mindset, in terms of how he 0:10:31.920 --> 0:10:35.120 practices every day. Now, I have to be smart because 0:10:35.960 --> 0:10:37.800 I don't need him to do some of these things. 0:10:38.080 --> 0:10:40.280 He's done it for thirteen years. I mean, if he 0:10:40.320 --> 0:10:42.160 doesn't know how to kick slide on a defensive end, 0:10:42.440 --> 0:10:44.199 I mean, so I need to at time I do. 0:10:44.360 --> 0:10:46.199 And we've done this. We've done a smart job of 0:10:47.000 --> 0:10:49.679 getting him out of some of the practice reps so 0:10:49.880 --> 0:10:52.199 we can keep him fresh and and I think it's 0:10:52.240 --> 0:10:55.360 working well. And we've got to continue that to do 0:10:55.520 --> 0:10:58.160 that for him. Jason Kelsey in the middle, tell me 0:10:58.200 --> 0:11:01.240 about his first eight games? Good? Good. I mean, we 0:11:01.640 --> 0:11:03.440 have things to work on. He and I talk about 0:11:03.440 --> 0:11:06.679 it all the time. There's technique stuff that needs to 0:11:06.720 --> 0:11:10.640 be worked on. But from a physicality standpoint, he's good. 0:11:11.280 --> 0:11:13.079 It's the technique portion of it that he and I 0:11:13.200 --> 0:11:15.920 work on all time. He's he's his own worst critic. Now. 0:11:16.000 --> 0:11:19.160 He's as hard on himself as the fans in Philadelphia 0:11:19.559 --> 0:11:22.440 are hard on players. He's he's really hard on himself. 0:11:22.840 --> 0:11:25.480 And so I think with Jason it's just a matter 0:11:25.559 --> 0:11:27.959 of once he starts clicking for him and he's doing 0:11:28.000 --> 0:11:30.360 it all right, then he I think he Then I 0:11:30.440 --> 0:11:33.240 think that just fuels the fire for him. And then 0:11:33.320 --> 0:11:36.800 Stow we saw on Sunday against the Giants, activated for 0:11:36.920 --> 0:11:40.920 the first time, played fullback and went and just destroyed 0:11:41.840 --> 0:11:45.559 the defensive player. Isaac Sayamalo getting a little taste. What 0:11:45.679 --> 0:11:49.240 can you tell us about the way he's developed, Well, 0:11:49.280 --> 0:11:51.440 he was he you know. Number one, he wasn't here 0:11:51.520 --> 0:11:54.720 all spring, so that he missed a lot of time 0:11:54.800 --> 0:11:59.040 there mentally, but he's a very intelligent player. Uh. Number two, 0:11:59.760 --> 0:12:01.880 he was a little injured coming out of camp. He 0:12:01.960 --> 0:12:05.000 missed two of the preseason games and so that kind 0:12:05.040 --> 0:12:06.760 of held him back a little bit. Now he's back 0:12:06.800 --> 0:12:10.120 to being healthy and we're trying to utilize him because 0:12:10.160 --> 0:12:13.960 he's very talented. He's explosive, he's quick, he's got great balance. 0:12:14.480 --> 0:12:16.679 So we put him in on a play before I 0:12:16.720 --> 0:12:19.719 think it was fourth and one, and he was going 0:12:19.840 --> 0:12:21.480 up to get his man. He was going into like 0:12:21.559 --> 0:12:24.240 a heat seeking missile, and we had another issue with 0:12:24.360 --> 0:12:27.480 another position and really he wasn't able to get to 0:12:27.520 --> 0:12:29.840 where he needed to go, but he kind of blocked 0:12:30.000 --> 0:12:32.120 someone else's guy and then on his way to his guys. 0:12:32.160 --> 0:12:37.040 So but he's a very talented player and we need 0:12:37.120 --> 0:12:39.120 to find ways of using him. And then there are 0:12:39.200 --> 0:12:43.480 some younger players, Josh Andrews and Dylan Gordon. How do 0:12:43.559 --> 0:12:45.600 they get better? And kind of just for Eagles fans 0:12:45.640 --> 0:12:48.120 who don't see those young guys, what can you tell 0:12:48.600 --> 0:12:52.079 us about them? Well, you know, when they run plays 0:12:52.080 --> 0:12:55.040 against our defense, we all kind of run the same 0:12:55.120 --> 0:12:58.079 plays in the NFL. I mean, everybody runs a trap play, 0:12:58.120 --> 0:13:00.680 everybody runs a power play, everybody run his own play. 0:13:01.280 --> 0:13:03.720 So when they're giving the look to our defense, basically, 0:13:03.760 --> 0:13:05.439 and I told them I said, I want to I 0:13:05.559 --> 0:13:07.640 want you to use our calls. I want you to 0:13:07.720 --> 0:13:10.880 use our techniques, even though you're given the showing the defense, 0:13:10.960 --> 0:13:12.400 but I want you to use our call so that 0:13:12.480 --> 0:13:14.719 you get used to It's like your running plays with 0:13:14.840 --> 0:13:17.800 our offense right now, there's really no difference. And that's 0:13:17.840 --> 0:13:21.160 really helped from that from that mindset standpoint, and I 0:13:21.320 --> 0:13:24.000 think that they've done a great job of that, helping 0:13:24.040 --> 0:13:27.920 our defense going full speed on every play, providing them 0:13:28.000 --> 0:13:30.199 with great looks and a run game and in protections. 0:13:30.760 --> 0:13:32.760 And that's really the key to the whole thing, is 0:13:32.800 --> 0:13:35.719 playing fast, playing with great effort, and then executing the 0:13:35.760 --> 0:13:39.559 techniques properly. 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How many games do 0:16:04.880 --> 0:16:07.760 you see in the W column the rest of the 0:16:07.840 --> 0:16:10.680 way other than all eight of them? All eight of them. 0:16:11.120 --> 0:16:14.760 It's you know, it's hard to win out at any space. 0:16:14.840 --> 0:16:17.640 But when you look at the schedule and you look 0:16:17.640 --> 0:16:19.720 at the Seahawks, and you look at the Packers, and 0:16:19.880 --> 0:16:22.800 look at the Falcons, the Bengals and then the NFC 0:16:23.000 --> 0:16:26.000 East teams, this is a difficult schedule and they really 0:16:26.080 --> 0:16:29.720 have to play their very best football to beat any 0:16:29.800 --> 0:16:32.160 of these teams. This team, the Eagles, are not good 0:16:32.280 --> 0:16:34.720 enough to just go into a game and give away 0:16:34.760 --> 0:16:37.760 opportunities and still win football games. They have to be 0:16:38.000 --> 0:16:42.320 very sharp at detailing their work to win these football games. 0:16:42.440 --> 0:16:45.080 There is a fine line between being that young team 0:16:45.160 --> 0:16:48.400 that's learning how to win and just being another run 0:16:48.440 --> 0:16:50.880 of the mill team that doesn't have enough to close. 0:16:51.480 --> 0:16:54.400 So are the Eagles still that young team learning how 0:16:54.440 --> 0:16:56.520 to win? They are a young team that's learning how 0:16:56.600 --> 0:16:59.080 to win. They are a young team that if they're 0:16:59.120 --> 0:17:01.320 doing all of the right things, as I said, and 0:17:01.400 --> 0:17:04.280 if they're not giving away opportunities, and when they're getting 0:17:04.320 --> 0:17:06.359 to the red zone, they have to be able to 0:17:06.480 --> 0:17:09.720 get six points and not settle for three points so much, 0:17:09.800 --> 0:17:12.879 and will at least get to three. But they just 0:17:13.040 --> 0:17:16.720 cannot afford to give away opportunities and win games. These 0:17:16.760 --> 0:17:18.600 teams are too good that they're going to face in 0:17:18.680 --> 0:17:20.720 the second half of the season. They were very good 0:17:20.760 --> 0:17:23.160 in the first quarter three and one, not so good 0:17:23.200 --> 0:17:25.280 in the second quarter. But when you break the season 0:17:25.320 --> 0:17:29.120 out into four quarters, you win those quarters. If they're 0:17:29.119 --> 0:17:32.119 able to win one of the back end quarters, then 0:17:32.400 --> 0:17:34.399 it's going to be a successful season. An Eagles very 0:17:34.400 --> 0:17:36.400 similar to what the Atlanta Falcons were one year ago. 0:17:36.440 --> 0:17:38.639 The Atlanta Falcons jumping out to a great start and 0:17:38.760 --> 0:17:42.960 then sliding as they developed that roster under Dan Quinn, 0:17:43.000 --> 0:17:45.320 the head coach. Now the Falcons six and three, as 0:17:45.400 --> 0:17:47.800 we take a deep look at them, our first look 0:17:47.840 --> 0:17:50.960 at the Atlanta Falcons the opponents on Sunday afternoon, and 0:17:51.080 --> 0:17:53.480 we begin at the quarterback position, Carson Wentz. We know 0:17:53.880 --> 0:17:56.159 that He's had some struggles lately, a couple of interceptions 0:17:56.480 --> 0:18:00.000 against the Giants. Matt Ryan tremendous season and MVP quality 0:18:00.240 --> 0:18:02.960 first half. Let's focus on Carson Wentz here, Mike, what 0:18:03.040 --> 0:18:06.200 are you seeing from him? Just seeing a young quarterback. 0:18:06.280 --> 0:18:10.000 He's making some young quarterback mistakes, but I'm still seeing 0:18:10.119 --> 0:18:13.120 a guy that you can really bank on. I think 0:18:13.160 --> 0:18:15.720 the future is great and Carson Wentz. He's gonna have 0:18:15.880 --> 0:18:19.600 some mistakes, because all young quarterbacks and even veteran quarterbacks do. 0:18:20.000 --> 0:18:23.359 But Carson Wentz is a fine, fine talent. He's a 0:18:23.440 --> 0:18:26.760 sport kid, and he's gonna learn as he grows. There 0:18:26.760 --> 0:18:28.320 are a lot of things that he's starting to see 0:18:28.400 --> 0:18:32.119 now that he's never seen before by defensive coordinators. Coordinators 0:18:32.160 --> 0:18:34.600 are starting to understand what he's good at, so they're 0:18:34.640 --> 0:18:36.480 going to try and take things away from him, and 0:18:36.600 --> 0:18:38.800 he's just going to grow from all of these experiences 0:18:39.000 --> 0:18:41.800 that he's having along the way. But he's a young 0:18:41.920 --> 0:18:44.399 quarterback and you're starting to see that. So, Mike, the 0:18:44.480 --> 0:18:48.560 running back situation interesting, the Eagles annointing Darren Sprowls as 0:18:48.640 --> 0:18:51.120 the leadback. I still would imagine if they'll rotate through 0:18:51.200 --> 0:18:53.479 here but yeah, what does it mean that Sprowles has 0:18:53.520 --> 0:18:56.080 kind of supplanted Ryan Matthews. I think it just means 0:18:56.119 --> 0:18:59.000 that they're trying to get to the best matchups for 0:18:59.080 --> 0:19:02.119 this team. Is not so much that Ryan is not 0:19:02.359 --> 0:19:04.639 the guy. And I know that they're gonna be situations 0:19:04.680 --> 0:19:08.080 where they're gonna use Ryan Matthews, They're gonna use Windell 0:19:08.200 --> 0:19:11.520 Smallwood and different guys. But in this league, you gotta 0:19:11.600 --> 0:19:14.320 try and create matchup problems. And if they can get 0:19:14.359 --> 0:19:16.600 spros on the field and they see that it's a 0:19:16.680 --> 0:19:20.280 favorable matchup, be it because of the linebackers or because 0:19:20.320 --> 0:19:22.480 of the way they want to attack the defense, and 0:19:22.640 --> 0:19:25.360 then the run game, it's all about creating the best 0:19:25.440 --> 0:19:28.639 matchups for the team at wide receiver and by the way, 0:19:28.800 --> 0:19:31.639 running back. Don't forget DeVante for even tremendous running back, 0:19:31.720 --> 0:19:34.080 big numbers. Atlanta spreads out and they run the ball 0:19:34.119 --> 0:19:36.679 really well. Jim Schwartz, who will meet the media on Thursday, 0:19:36.760 --> 0:19:39.640 has his hands full with this scheme this week. Jordan 0:19:39.680 --> 0:19:42.440 Matthew's a wide receiver going against the number one receiver 0:19:42.560 --> 0:19:45.480 here for Atlanta, Julio Jones. Mike Julio Jones. The best 0:19:45.560 --> 0:19:47.159 in the game. When you are that good and you 0:19:47.240 --> 0:19:49.600 are just on top of the world and you're commanding 0:19:49.640 --> 0:19:51.680 double and triple teams, I mean, what how do you 0:19:51.720 --> 0:19:54.200 stop a guy like that? You don't you try and 0:19:54.320 --> 0:19:57.359 limit what Julio Jones in the effect of Julio Jones, 0:19:57.480 --> 0:20:01.040 but you have to try and take way something else 0:20:01.119 --> 0:20:03.520 but Julio Jones. He's going to get a big portion 0:20:03.720 --> 0:20:07.080 of the plays. And he's not the highest targeted receiver 0:20:07.160 --> 0:20:09.200 in the National Football League, but he is the most 0:20:09.280 --> 0:20:12.040 productive receiver in the National Football League. And even for 0:20:12.160 --> 0:20:15.800 the Falcons red zone, it's not so much Julio Jones. 0:20:16.480 --> 0:20:18.840 Third downs, it's not so much Julio Jones. But he 0:20:18.960 --> 0:20:21.280 can beat you in a variety of ways. A quick 0:20:21.320 --> 0:20:23.919 glance at the defense is here there is an Achilles 0:20:24.000 --> 0:20:27.120 heel for the Atlanta Falcons. Thirty first in the league 0:20:27.119 --> 0:20:30.520 and passing yards allowed, they score at a rate better 0:20:30.560 --> 0:20:33.040 than anybody in the league. Defense not so good, Mike. 0:20:33.119 --> 0:20:36.720 If it comes down to a shootout, are the Eagles 0:20:36.800 --> 0:20:39.680 equipped to win a thirty five thirty one game? Well, 0:20:39.760 --> 0:20:42.040 this is a team, as you alluded to, that you 0:20:42.160 --> 0:20:45.480 can throw the football on and especially down the field. 0:20:45.760 --> 0:20:47.879 So the Eagles are now starting to open up their 0:20:48.040 --> 0:20:51.720 vertical passing game and not such a horizontal team, and 0:20:52.040 --> 0:20:54.920 I think that bowls well for the Atlanta Falcons defense. 0:20:54.960 --> 0:20:56.879 They're giving up a lot of plays down the field. 0:20:57.119 --> 0:20:59.960 So if you can get Bryce Tracks down the field, 0:21:00.240 --> 0:21:02.359 if you can get Nelson Agilar down the field and 0:21:02.400 --> 0:21:05.080 start to stretch the field more, I would love to 0:21:05.160 --> 0:21:08.000 see four shots a game, one a quarter where you're 0:21:08.000 --> 0:21:10.240 getting the ball down the field. I think that really 0:21:10.320 --> 0:21:12.520 opens up the offense and you can do so much 0:21:12.640 --> 0:21:15.480 more in your play calling when you're able to back 0:21:15.520 --> 0:21:18.000 off the defense. Hold that thought on Bryce Tregs. I 0:21:18.080 --> 0:21:19.560 want to ask you about him in the next segment. 0:21:19.760 --> 0:21:21.159 We've got more to get to her an Eagles three 0:21:21.359 --> 0:21:23.600 sixty here a little look at the numbers our stats 0:21:23.640 --> 0:21:27.239