WEBVTT - Post-Game Show: Eagles Win 30-17 0:00:20.480 --> 0:00:23.520 What a feeling here in Philadelphia has The Eagles get 0:00:23.520 --> 0:00:26.160 off the season on the perfect note by feeding the 0:00:26.200 --> 0:00:30.040 Washington Redskins by a score of thirty to seventeen. Held everyone, 0:00:30.040 --> 0:00:32.400 I'm Chris McPherson and welcome to the post game show 0:00:32.440 --> 0:00:35.920 presented by Rico. I'm joining a longside Ikey, Hi film 0:00:35.960 --> 0:00:38.440 baby after that one feeling real good way to start 0:00:38.440 --> 0:00:41.760 a twenty seventeen season on the road a divisional opponent. 0:00:42.080 --> 0:00:46.000 Eagles struggled last year on the road, indeed only winning 0:00:46.040 --> 0:00:48.159 one game. Great way to get the season off. I 0:00:48.200 --> 0:00:51.279 thought this was a all around effort from all three phases. 0:00:51.600 --> 0:00:54.120 Typical back and forth game right in that ceast, You're 0:00:54.120 --> 0:00:55.960 gonna get a little bit of a slug fest, but 0:00:56.040 --> 0:00:57.600 the Eagles defense is able to come up with the 0:00:57.640 --> 0:01:00.400 big plays in the final couple of drives sealed his 0:01:00.480 --> 0:01:02.640 thing for us. This to me felt like an exercise 0:01:02.680 --> 0:01:04.759 of the Damiens type of game, and it was great 0:01:04.760 --> 0:01:07.000 to see Doug Pearson get the ice bath at the 0:01:07.160 --> 0:01:09.759 end because to me, this is the type of game 0:01:10.000 --> 0:01:12.200 where the Eagles would not have won this one a 0:01:12.319 --> 0:01:15.280 year ago. Okay, the offense was able to make big plays, 0:01:15.600 --> 0:01:18.160 especially late in the game, to move the chains, to 0:01:18.319 --> 0:01:21.040 keep the offense on the field even as the Redskins 0:01:21.080 --> 0:01:24.360 were starting to come back defensively. You mentioned Brandon Graham 0:01:24.400 --> 0:01:27.039 with the strip there, Fletcher Cox return it for the 0:01:27.080 --> 0:01:30.760 touchdown from twenty yards out. If the referees may have 0:01:30.800 --> 0:01:32.800 given us one on that one, but you know we'll 0:01:32.880 --> 0:01:36.360 take it. Indeed, Caleb Sturgis at a key fifty yard 0:01:36.360 --> 0:01:38.759 field goal, Jalen Watkins down the punt at the one 0:01:38.840 --> 0:01:41.160 yard line late in the game. So, as you said, 0:01:41.160 --> 0:01:44.880 all three phases contributed. But again, this was a coming 0:01:44.920 --> 0:01:48.480 of age game because all offseason it was how would 0:01:48.520 --> 0:01:51.400 the Eagles grow from year one to year two? And 0:01:52.000 --> 0:01:54.200 they were able to get leads late in games against 0:01:54.320 --> 0:01:56.960 key division rivals. You remember the Dallas game last year, 0:01:57.240 --> 0:01:59.640 but this time they were able to finish, no doubt 0:01:59.640 --> 0:02:01.560 about it. And even though we felt good as Eagles 0:02:01.560 --> 0:02:04.320 fans coming into this game against the red Skins, you 0:02:04.520 --> 0:02:06.960 again are on the road against a divisional opponent, a 0:02:06.960 --> 0:02:10.040 team that's beating you five straight times. This was no 0:02:10.120 --> 0:02:12.560 easy victory for the Eagles and it was great to 0:02:12.600 --> 0:02:15.560 see the offense come out hot. I thought they played 0:02:15.560 --> 0:02:17.359 great in that first quarter getting us all to a 0:02:17.480 --> 0:02:20.640 thirteen nothing start, and then you know the Redskins, Mason 0:02:20.680 --> 0:02:23.359 plays in that second quarter. We gathered ourselves and then 0:02:23.600 --> 0:02:25.920 the defense Caleb Sturges with a big field goal right 0:02:25.960 --> 0:02:28.840 before the half. That was being going into the locker room, 0:02:28.840 --> 0:02:30.960 getting a little bit of momentum back, and then coming 0:02:30.960 --> 0:02:32.639 out of the locker room and getting a field goal 0:02:32.840 --> 0:02:35.440 on the opening drive. So these are things that whenever 0:02:35.440 --> 0:02:38.760 the Redskins made a push, the Eagles were able to 0:02:38.800 --> 0:02:41.040 answer the bell. And I can't say enough about the 0:02:41.080 --> 0:02:44.560 way this defense played coming down the stretch. They helped 0:02:44.560 --> 0:02:47.440 out big time for the offense, being able to get 0:02:47.480 --> 0:02:49.160 the red Skins off the field when they were deep 0:02:49.160 --> 0:02:51.720 in their territory and also coming up with their game 0:02:51.880 --> 0:02:55.160 selling touchdown with the sack forced from from Brandon Graham 0:02:55.440 --> 0:02:59.040 touchdown by Fletcher Cox. Absolutely beautiful. You throwing Jail and Mills. Yeah, 0:02:59.200 --> 0:03:02.440 that red interception right there at the goal line, because 0:03:02.480 --> 0:03:05.080 it seemed like that they were about to score. You're talking, 0:03:05.280 --> 0:03:07.040 all right, put a couple of points where it's three 0:03:07.160 --> 0:03:09.880 or seven, Washington is on the doorstep knocking, They're gonna 0:03:09.960 --> 0:03:11.760 get some more points on the board, and it really 0:03:11.840 --> 0:03:14.600 change the dynamic of the game. No, the pressure force 0:03:14.720 --> 0:03:17.520 Kirk Cousins to throw the ball errantly. Jalen Mills, what 0:03:17.639 --> 0:03:20.760 a time for his first career interception, stepping up in 0:03:20.800 --> 0:03:22.680 the big way there. Yeah, and he also made a 0:03:22.720 --> 0:03:25.400 big play going the other way in the third quarter 0:03:25.440 --> 0:03:27.359 when he went up against the Royal prior right on 0:03:27.440 --> 0:03:29.280 one in the end zone. I love the way he 0:03:29.320 --> 0:03:31.160 was able to get his head around, look for the 0:03:31.160 --> 0:03:33.040 ball and then make a play on the ball. In 0:03:33.120 --> 0:03:37.360 years pass, we watched these cornerbacks sort of panic, get anxious, 0:03:37.520 --> 0:03:39.080 and what did they do? They throw a flag because 0:03:39.120 --> 0:03:41.200 you get a pass in appearance, I thought Jalen was 0:03:41.240 --> 0:03:44.880 in great position, nice y'all, keeping his composure coming up 0:03:44.880 --> 0:03:47.080 with that pass breakup and then the interception. Obviously I'll 0:03:47.120 --> 0:03:50.119 overthrow on Kirk Cousins partner pressure from Jordan Hicks there 0:03:50.400 --> 0:03:52.560 forcing the overthrow, but you got to catch him to 0:03:52.560 --> 0:03:54.400 take advantage of it, and Jalen was able to do that. 0:03:54.520 --> 0:03:56.040 Jial Mills is going to step up in the big 0:03:56.080 --> 0:03:58.720 way because Ronald Darby. We saw the injury there in 0:03:58.760 --> 0:04:01.680 the second quarter. It did not look at whatsoever. I'm 0:04:01.680 --> 0:04:04.000 sure Pierce will provide an update in his press conference, 0:04:04.000 --> 0:04:05.680 We're gonna have that lie from FedEx Field in just 0:04:05.720 --> 0:04:08.920 a few moments. But again, stepped on the ankle, the 0:04:09.000 --> 0:04:11.360 foot flipped. It doesn't look like a good situation for 0:04:11.440 --> 0:04:13.080 him moving forward. He came out of the game. So 0:04:13.200 --> 0:04:15.600 Jale Mills, who really has taken strides going to the 0:04:15.640 --> 0:04:18.599 second season, more is gonna be on his shoulders. More's 0:04:18.600 --> 0:04:21.360 gonna be on Patrick robinson shoulders moving forward as the 0:04:21.400 --> 0:04:24.599 Eagles had to figure out this cornerback situation. Enjoy the win, 0:04:24.760 --> 0:04:26.839 but big picture, down the line, the Eagles are going 0:04:26.960 --> 0:04:28.960 to go back to figure out who's gonna stop up 0:04:28.960 --> 0:04:31.400 at the cornerback position. Yeah, and that's why you gotta 0:04:31.480 --> 0:04:33.680 always have depth. And we got a couple of young 0:04:33.680 --> 0:04:35.600 guys that are gonna have to stop up and play. 0:04:35.640 --> 0:04:39.400 Today it was Watkins, Jalen Watkinson had to go in 0:04:39.400 --> 0:04:41.320 there and play a little bit of a corner and 0:04:41.320 --> 0:04:43.120 then you had Patrick Robinson. I thought he did a 0:04:43.200 --> 0:04:46.120 nice job filling in for Ronald Darby when he when 0:04:46.120 --> 0:04:49.000 he wrote his ankle earlier in the game. So you know, 0:04:49.120 --> 0:04:52.159 that's what this league is all about. Injuries are gonna happen. Also, 0:04:52.279 --> 0:04:54.280 Jason Peters, you hope he's okay. He tried to give 0:04:54.279 --> 0:04:56.000 it a go in the second half at the one 0:04:56.040 --> 0:04:57.800 play he had to come out of the game. Holle 0:04:57.839 --> 0:04:59.800 ful lou vounce. He had to go in there and place. 0:05:00.480 --> 0:05:02.360 But this is what you're saying around the league. You know, 0:05:02.440 --> 0:05:03.960 this is the first week of the seasons, the first 0:05:03.960 --> 0:05:07.200 time these guys have played sixty minutes four quarters since 0:05:07.240 --> 0:05:10.480 what last what a New Year's Day, They hadn't played 0:05:10.520 --> 0:05:13.080 four quarters. You're gonna get these things. You hope to 0:05:13.160 --> 0:05:16.560 sidestep a few of these injury situations, but it is 0:05:16.560 --> 0:05:18.880 happening around the league. The young guys got to be 0:05:18.920 --> 0:05:21.159 ready to step up and be ready to go. But 0:05:21.240 --> 0:05:24.000 I won't let that sully this big victory today because 0:05:24.040 --> 0:05:25.680 it's great to get off to a nice start with 0:05:25.720 --> 0:05:28.400 a w You gotta get the wins inside the division. 0:05:28.400 --> 0:05:30.520 You gotta get the wins on the road, as Ike mentioned, 0:05:30.560 --> 0:05:33.279 one in seven on the road last year, five straight 0:05:33.320 --> 0:05:36.000 losses to the Wash the Redskins. All that is out 0:05:36.000 --> 0:05:38.080 the door, people. Okay, the Eagles get off to the 0:05:38.120 --> 0:05:41.400 strong start with this thirty to seventeen victor. We're gonna 0:05:41.400 --> 0:05:43.360 hear from Doug Peer, so we're gonna hear from Carson Wentz. 0:05:43.360 --> 0:05:46.200 And speaking of Carson Wentz, I thought he did a 0:05:46.240 --> 0:05:49.560 magnificent job of buying time in the pocket. And you 0:05:49.640 --> 0:05:52.520 go to the first touchdown, a third and long situation, 0:05:52.600 --> 0:05:56.160 the heat is coming. He's able to elude two defenders 0:05:56.160 --> 0:05:59.880 there in the pocket. Varies reminiscent of that preseason touch 0:06:00.200 --> 0:06:02.480 to Mac Collins where he buys some time in the pocket, 0:06:02.960 --> 0:06:05.720 flicks the ball over to Nelson, Agilor makes the man 0:06:05.760 --> 0:06:07.960 miss DJ Sweringer and he's off to the races for 0:06:08.000 --> 0:06:11.520 a fifty eight yard touchdown. So great job by Wentz 0:06:11.640 --> 0:06:14.720 keeping his eyes down field all times. Phenomenal job by 0:06:14.720 --> 0:06:18.080 Agilore making the guy miss and using his athleticism on 0:06:18.160 --> 0:06:20.560 that scrambled drill play to come up with a touchdown. 0:06:20.640 --> 0:06:23.040 Really was a good day by Carson Wentz. Had a 0:06:23.080 --> 0:06:25.440 couple passes in the first half. I'm sure he will 0:06:25.560 --> 0:06:27.320 he want back, you know, he throw that later old 0:06:27.480 --> 0:06:29.360 Nelson is a little high throw a behind the line 0:06:29.400 --> 0:06:31.560 of scrimmage. That's a fumble there on that play. And 0:06:31.560 --> 0:06:34.200 he had an interception on another play. But I love 0:06:34.240 --> 0:06:36.440 the way he spread the ball around the field. And 0:06:36.480 --> 0:06:38.600 you're talking about his ability to keep his eyes down 0:06:38.720 --> 0:06:41.160 the field. That's one of the attributes as a young 0:06:41.200 --> 0:06:44.080 player you just don't see. And the fact that he's 0:06:44.160 --> 0:06:47.000 mobile in the pocket and doesn't necessarily always look to run. 0:06:47.240 --> 0:06:49.479 He's looking to buy time to make plays. It's gonna 0:06:49.480 --> 0:06:51.919 make this offense dangerous. Remind you a little bit of 0:06:51.960 --> 0:06:56.560 Brett Farve Aaron Rodgers. Guys that buy time too, no 0:06:56.600 --> 0:06:59.720 doubt about it. And he has sort of that gunslinger's mentality, 0:07:00.000 --> 0:07:02.200 which we're gonna benefit more often than not from it. 0:07:02.200 --> 0:07:03.880 Every once in a while, it's gonna bite us. But 0:07:04.160 --> 0:07:06.640 I don't take the good because it's definitely gonna outweigh 0:07:06.720 --> 0:07:10.840 the bad in this situation. This guy's ability to improvise 0:07:11.200 --> 0:07:14.120 on the move made plays his first game in his 0:07:14.160 --> 0:07:16.080 second season. I don't know if you could have asked 0:07:16.120 --> 0:07:17.920 for a better start. I thought a lot of the 0:07:17.920 --> 0:07:20.000 game was put on his shoulders. We tried to run 0:07:20.040 --> 0:07:21.800 the ball, didn't have a ton of success out of it, 0:07:22.040 --> 0:07:23.600 but we tried to run it a little bit there. 0:07:23.680 --> 0:07:26.120 But when the big plays needed to be made, it 0:07:26.200 --> 0:07:28.120 was due to him and on his arm. Eight or 0:07:28.200 --> 0:07:32.160 fourteen on third down. That's huge, extending drives, giving yourself 0:07:32.240 --> 0:07:35.560 extra possessions, eating up the clock thirty five minutes time 0:07:35.600 --> 0:07:38.200 of possession today for the Eagles on the offense, I mean, 0:07:38.360 --> 0:07:40.560 the offense was humming. I'm pretty sure they have a 0:07:40.560 --> 0:07:42.560 couple of series there they would love to have back 0:07:42.600 --> 0:07:45.240 and get touchdown instead of field goals. But to put 0:07:45.280 --> 0:07:47.360 up to what twenty three twenty four in your first game, 0:07:47.400 --> 0:07:49.880 I gotta get a details credit for their touchdown. Yeah, 0:07:49.920 --> 0:07:53.440 they do get there, they well deserved, say the very least. 0:07:53.440 --> 0:07:55.720 But the first play, the first throw for Carson Wentz, 0:07:55.840 --> 0:07:58.760 he went deep to Torry Smith. He wasn't wasting anytime. 0:07:58.840 --> 0:08:01.920 All this nonsense about the air yards at Dinkin offense, 0:08:02.200 --> 0:08:04.120 it is going to be completely different because he has 0:08:04.120 --> 0:08:06.960 the weapons, the personnel on the outside to utilize it. 0:08:07.120 --> 0:08:09.680 So to see Wentz go deep right off the bat 0:08:09.720 --> 0:08:13.280 to Tessa Redskins secondary and keep doing it time after time. Again, 0:08:13.560 --> 0:08:16.000 the timing a little off on those plays that will come, 0:08:16.040 --> 0:08:17.960 I think throughout the course of the season. But at 0:08:18.040 --> 0:08:20.640 least you saw the willingness by Wentz to take charge 0:08:20.720 --> 0:08:22.679 and be able to try those throws. And even after 0:08:22.760 --> 0:08:25.240 some setbacks you mentioned the pick six by Ryan Kerrigan, 0:08:25.560 --> 0:08:28.360 you fell after that, here we go, they go off 0:08:28.400 --> 0:08:30.760 to the Great Star. They were leading thirteen nothing. The 0:08:30.800 --> 0:08:33.320 Redskins were a little sloppy early, you know, kind of 0:08:33.360 --> 0:08:36.280 chipping away there. They were able to take the lead 0:08:36.320 --> 0:08:38.760 back from them, and you said, whatever you're gonna see. 0:08:38.800 --> 0:08:42.080 But Wentz and the Eagles rebounded in a big way. Again. 0:08:42.240 --> 0:08:45.520 The maturity and mental toughness that I think lacked at 0:08:45.559 --> 0:08:48.200 times do that swoon in the middle of the season, 0:08:48.480 --> 0:08:51.280 I think definitely was evident here today. So kudos to 0:08:51.360 --> 0:08:54.320 Doug Pearson for instilling that in this football team. Yeah, 0:08:54.320 --> 0:08:55.600 you want to know whether or not he was gonna 0:08:55.600 --> 0:08:57.640 be able to come back in his second year and 0:08:57.720 --> 0:09:00.560 have commanded this offense. Well, he's done more than take 0:09:00.600 --> 0:09:03.120 command to this offense. He's taking command of this team. 0:09:03.240 --> 0:09:05.520 I mean he has certainly has voted to captain, one 0:09:05.559 --> 0:09:08.079 of the captains for the team on the season. He 0:09:08.200 --> 0:09:11.400 is clearly putting his stamp on this organization and that 0:09:11.480 --> 0:09:14.360 bowls well for us moving forward. Love the way he 0:09:14.400 --> 0:09:17.960 moved the ball around, kept everyone involved. Nelson Agilor probably 0:09:18.000 --> 0:09:21.200 had his best game as an Eagle to date. Um 0:09:21.600 --> 0:09:23.600 missed on a couple of d throws to Tory Smith. 0:09:23.679 --> 0:09:26.280 But like you said, repetition is going to make that 0:09:26.840 --> 0:09:28.640 a lot easier as you moved down the field. The 0:09:28.880 --> 0:09:30.600 good thing about those is ay he was willing to 0:09:30.600 --> 0:09:33.200 throw him and be I thought Tory was open. Yes, 0:09:34.840 --> 0:09:37.079 you wonder whether not the old guy can still run. 0:09:37.280 --> 0:09:43.280 First of all, he had so much success early in 0:09:43.280 --> 0:09:45.439 his career. People think he's been around forever. He's only 0:09:45.480 --> 0:09:47.600 twenty eight years old. And as you saw to day, 0:09:47.679 --> 0:09:49.800 he was able to get behind the ranch gain secondary 0:09:49.840 --> 0:09:53.680 a couple of times. I'm excited about this offense moving forward. 0:09:53.840 --> 0:09:56.439 And then the defense man I mean Jim Schwartz and 0:09:56.520 --> 0:10:01.839 this defense really did a nice job of mixing coverage up. 0:10:02.120 --> 0:10:04.640 They mixed up the pressure package, they brought guys at 0:10:04.679 --> 0:10:06.360 time they were able to get home with just the 0:10:06.400 --> 0:10:09.280 four guys up front. I thought the defense as a whole, 0:10:09.320 --> 0:10:11.840 on all three levels had a very good game. We 0:10:11.920 --> 0:10:14.600 talked about the theme here was the defense finished, and 0:10:14.640 --> 0:10:17.080 I think through the first three quarters three plus quarters, 0:10:17.080 --> 0:10:20.040 even the defensive ends were getting pressure. You would see 0:10:20.080 --> 0:10:22.240 Chris Long coming in free not able to get the 0:10:22.240 --> 0:10:25.400 second credit to Kirk Cousins. Jim Schwartz warned everyone that 0:10:25.720 --> 0:10:29.240 you know he has more maneuverability in the pocket than 0:10:29.280 --> 0:10:33.720 most people. Indeed, but you saw Brandon Graham cream playing pressure. 0:10:33.720 --> 0:10:35.560 If any Curry is getting pressure in there, they just 0:10:35.600 --> 0:10:39.079 could not bring him down. So it was so important 0:10:39.120 --> 0:10:41.720 that as the Eagles defense finished this game off, and 0:10:41.760 --> 0:10:45.120 I was I was a little concerned after that sixteen 0:10:45.200 --> 0:10:48.040 play drive in the second half where you said to yourself, 0:10:48.280 --> 0:10:50.400 if the offense doesn't get at least one first down 0:10:50.480 --> 0:10:52.559 to eat up some clock here, give the defense a 0:10:52.600 --> 0:10:54.880 little bit of a break. Defense might be in trouble 0:10:54.960 --> 0:10:57.240 here because you figure Risks are starting to click on 0:10:57.240 --> 0:11:00.520 all cylinders. They got the momentum their home, They're right 0:11:00.559 --> 0:11:03.200 there ready for the score. Sixteen play drive really could 0:11:03.200 --> 0:11:05.360 have made a difference there. But credit to the Eagles 0:11:05.640 --> 0:11:08.920 for maintaining keeping them out the end zone, holding them 0:11:08.960 --> 0:11:11.240 to a field goal, and then being able to finish 0:11:11.280 --> 0:11:13.800 there at the end with Graham getting the forced fumble 0:11:13.880 --> 0:11:16.240 there that Cocks returned for the touchdown and then getting 0:11:16.280 --> 0:11:19.000 the sack on the final drive there for Cousins and company. 0:11:19.120 --> 0:11:21.480 Now I go to the head coach, right, they don't win, 0:11:21.559 --> 0:11:23.360 He's gonna receive a lot of the criticism and be 0:11:23.400 --> 0:11:25.360 a lot of attention on him, So when they played well, 0:11:25.360 --> 0:11:26.720 you got to give him credit. And I want to 0:11:26.720 --> 0:11:29.240 give him credit for having his team ready to play 0:11:29.600 --> 0:11:31.960 opening week of the season. We take it for granted 0:11:32.000 --> 0:11:33.959 that everybody's going to be excited and ready to go, 0:11:34.640 --> 0:11:36.640 but that doesn't necessarily mean that's going to be the case. 0:11:36.800 --> 0:11:39.720 I thought the guys came out fast. They played with 0:11:39.760 --> 0:11:41.720 the most energy in the first half, particularly in that 0:11:41.800 --> 0:11:44.800 first quarter. So give Doug credit for having his guys 0:11:44.800 --> 0:11:46.760 ready to go from the opening kick off. And then 0:11:46.800 --> 0:11:51.120 how about this the ability to sustain the punches of 0:11:51.120 --> 0:11:53.720 the Washington Risks. This was going to be a heavyweight fight. 0:11:53.880 --> 0:11:56.360 It was gonna be a four quarter battle. Red Skins 0:11:56.400 --> 0:11:58.840 gave their shots and the second and third quarter Eagles 0:11:59.040 --> 0:12:00.880 took the punches and came back, and they were the 0:12:00.960 --> 0:12:03.720 stronger team in my opinion, in the fourth quarter. So 0:12:04.000 --> 0:12:06.720 having your team ready to go, being the stronger team 0:12:06.760 --> 0:12:08.280 at the end of the game, and being able to 0:12:08.280 --> 0:12:10.400 finish that credit has to go to the head coach 0:12:10.440 --> 0:12:13.280 a lot there, Unpack, because first you talk about starting fast. 0:12:13.400 --> 0:12:14.880 That was one of the bugga boots for this team 0:12:14.920 --> 0:12:17.240 last year. There are scored seventy eight to fifty six 0:12:17.240 --> 0:12:19.720 in the first quarter of games last year, and everyone 0:12:19.880 --> 0:12:22.480 was wondering, Look, the starters didn't play a lot in 0:12:22.480 --> 0:12:25.760 the preseason, right, Okay, limited snaps compared to a year ago. So, 0:12:25.840 --> 0:12:27.400 as you mentioned, this is the first time they're playing 0:12:27.400 --> 0:12:30.360 for full sixteen minutes. How would they handle the increase 0:12:30.440 --> 0:12:33.280 in intensity knowing they're gonna be on the field for 0:12:33.320 --> 0:12:35.600 the entire time. Well, as you said, they were up 0:12:35.640 --> 0:12:38.120 to the challenge in a big way, so being able 0:12:38.160 --> 0:12:41.400 to start fast and sustain it, and as you said, 0:12:41.880 --> 0:12:43.520 you know they were stronger at the end of games 0:12:43.559 --> 0:12:45.960 that death really came in. Okay, this is not just 0:12:46.000 --> 0:12:49.160 a more talented team at the starter level team, it's 0:12:49.160 --> 0:12:51.760 a deeper team. You look at that defensive line late 0:12:51.800 --> 0:12:55.240 in the game, you're seeing the Destiny Vyous, the bo Allens, 0:12:55.480 --> 0:12:57.839 you know, being able to get Barnett was in there. 0:12:57.880 --> 0:13:01.319 Barnett has some flashes in there. So overall you're seeing 0:13:01.360 --> 0:13:04.200 these guys, all of these guys contribute, and they were 0:13:04.240 --> 0:13:07.400 able to sustain the Royal Darby injury, which you know 0:13:07.600 --> 0:13:09.920 a month ago he's not e mail on this football team, 0:13:10.160 --> 0:13:11.839 but then now you say yourself, oh, he's going to 0:13:11.880 --> 0:13:13.880 be a big contributor. He could be a guy that 0:13:13.920 --> 0:13:15.880 shadows some of these top receivers. What are they to do 0:13:15.840 --> 0:13:18.520 do with troll Pryor. They kept the corners to their 0:13:18.520 --> 0:13:21.600 side respectively, which made sense to me. But the fact 0:13:21.679 --> 0:13:23.959 is they were able to lose Darby and is still 0:13:24.000 --> 0:13:26.640 able even though they had two of their corners inactive 0:13:26.679 --> 0:13:29.679 Rosseul Douglas Dexter McDougall weren't even suited up for today. 0:13:29.800 --> 0:13:32.360 They were able to sustain the injury partially thanks to 0:13:32.400 --> 0:13:34.960 the versatility of a guy like Jalen Watkins and also 0:13:35.000 --> 0:13:37.360 the addition of a guy like Corey Graham who came 0:13:37.360 --> 0:13:39.640 in during training camp as well, because he could come 0:13:39.640 --> 0:13:41.760 as a third safety and he can move someone like 0:13:41.800 --> 0:13:45.559 Malcolm Jenkins around. Malcolm Jakins is an underrated game, not 0:13:45.720 --> 0:13:47.880 flashing in terms of stats. No pick six like he 0:13:47.920 --> 0:13:50.760 had a watchedon last year. But Jordan Reid was a 0:13:50.840 --> 0:13:53.360 non factor today. How long how long has it been 0:13:53.400 --> 0:13:56.200 since we been able to say that read against the 0:13:56.240 --> 0:13:58.480 Eagles man he kills us. Yes, so you have that. 0:13:58.679 --> 0:14:01.280 Jamison Crowder don't know how much the injury affected him, 0:14:01.280 --> 0:14:03.400 but he had the muff punt which was a big 0:14:03.800 --> 0:14:07.000 momentum shift early in the first half there, he wasn't 0:14:07.080 --> 0:14:10.120 much of a factor. So certainly the Redskins were hurting 0:14:10.520 --> 0:14:12.840 from the from the standpoint of not having guys like 0:14:12.840 --> 0:14:16.040 the Sean Jackson and Pierre Garson in the offense today. Yeah, 0:14:16.200 --> 0:14:18.720 offense still looking for an identity down there in Washington 0:14:18.720 --> 0:14:20.960 and they was certainly a big play offense last year. 0:14:21.280 --> 0:14:24.240 The guys that they have now down there are basically 0:14:24.560 --> 0:14:26.800 still trying to prove themselves. Jameson Crowd I had a 0:14:26.800 --> 0:14:29.320 great year last year in his second year, but Terrell 0:14:29.400 --> 0:14:32.160 Prior is really just in his second year playing wide receiver. 0:14:32.440 --> 0:14:34.160 And then you got the young guys. I didn't see 0:14:34.240 --> 0:14:36.640 jobs Jackson out there today, so he certainly was a 0:14:36.640 --> 0:14:38.520 part of their offense. And then you got Ryan Grant 0:14:38.640 --> 0:14:41.120 who made a couple of catches. That's an offense is 0:14:41.120 --> 0:14:43.640 going to rely heavy on. Jordan Reid in the run game. 0:14:44.000 --> 0:14:45.880 We did a great job on the run game today, 0:14:46.040 --> 0:14:48.720 very very understated there. And then you talked about Malcolm's 0:14:48.720 --> 0:14:53.000 defense along with Jordan Hicks around Jordan read all game outstanding. Indeed, 0:14:53.040 --> 0:14:55.200 we haven't really talked at all about the run defense. Yeah, 0:14:55.240 --> 0:14:59.320 I mean the front four. Credit Cox, credit someone like 0:14:59.360 --> 0:15:01.920 Tim Journey and who obviously he got a sack, huge 0:15:01.960 --> 0:15:04.400 sack there in the second half. But also just the 0:15:04.480 --> 0:15:06.880 front four overall against the run, and I thought the 0:15:06.920 --> 0:15:11.160 linebackers move around the ball. Jordan Hicks had a fumble recovery, 0:15:11.280 --> 0:15:13.600 he almost had sacked that was wiped out, but you 0:15:13.640 --> 0:15:16.480 saw him. You saw Michael Kendricks would probably the toughest 0:15:16.520 --> 0:15:19.160 hit of the day against Big Rob Kelly called they 0:15:19.240 --> 0:15:22.000 called fat, They called fat Rob. But but you know, 0:15:22.160 --> 0:15:24.720 Kendricks would have one lay in the wood. Bradham was 0:15:24.880 --> 0:15:27.480 overly aggressive, had some penalties out there, but still you 0:15:27.520 --> 0:15:32.280 saw him flying around the field. Should have had should 0:15:32.280 --> 0:15:34.320 have had a pick six there. You know, missed a 0:15:34.360 --> 0:15:36.720 tackle on Chris Thompson on that touchdown there in the 0:15:36.760 --> 0:15:40.120 first half. But still, nonetheless, the front four did a 0:15:40.200 --> 0:15:42.480 great job of containing the line of scrimmage. And this 0:15:42.520 --> 0:15:45.560 is a Washington offensive line that has been that's pretty 0:15:45.640 --> 0:15:48.360 darn good. Okay. I know Trent Williams got rolled up 0:15:48.360 --> 0:15:49.760 on in the second half, so he might not have 0:15:49.760 --> 0:15:51.720 been one hundred percent, but Brandon Sheriff is a Pro 0:15:51.800 --> 0:15:54.440 Bowl guard. You know, Morgan Moses is in his own 0:15:54.480 --> 0:15:57.160 as the other starting tackle. They've put together a pretty 0:15:57.200 --> 0:16:00.760 good offensive line, but Kirk Cousins had to that scrambling 0:16:00.760 --> 0:16:03.400 ability and that run game never got off the ground. 0:16:03.480 --> 0:16:06.080 So really it was all on Kirk Cousins and shoulders, 0:16:06.440 --> 0:16:09.680 and you know, he made the plays. But overall, I 0:16:09.680 --> 0:16:12.600 think the receivers and the tight ends are still trying 0:16:12.640 --> 0:16:14.800 to get in sync there in Washington, and the Eagles 0:16:14.960 --> 0:16:17.360 credited them for taking advantage here in week one. Yeah, 0:16:17.400 --> 0:16:18.800 no doubt about it. I mean, I think what the 0:16:18.840 --> 0:16:21.920 Eagles were able to do on defense certainly helped disrupt 0:16:21.920 --> 0:16:25.640 with the Radskins wanted to do offensively, So you know, 0:16:26.120 --> 0:16:29.000 credit to the Eagles being aggressive. You know, Kirk Cousins 0:16:29.120 --> 0:16:30.680 is a guy who can't get the ball out of 0:16:30.680 --> 0:16:32.880 his hands quick if you're allowing to sit back there. 0:16:32.880 --> 0:16:35.120 And I thought Jim Schwartz did a nice job of 0:16:35.280 --> 0:16:37.240 mixing up when to bring an extra guy, when not 0:16:37.320 --> 0:16:40.120 to bring an extra guy. And then more importantly, those 0:16:40.120 --> 0:16:41.800 guys up front and give them a lot of credit. Man, 0:16:41.880 --> 0:16:45.280 We put the spotlight on them to say, lead the charge, 0:16:45.520 --> 0:16:47.360 not only for the offense, I mean not only for 0:16:47.400 --> 0:16:49.760 the defense, but for the whole team. That's what the 0:16:49.840 --> 0:16:53.160 most has been invested from a position wise money and 0:16:53.320 --> 0:16:56.360 draft picks. I thought they said a nice tone. If 0:16:56.360 --> 0:16:57.960 this is what the defense is going to be like 0:16:58.080 --> 0:17:00.680 throughout the season, I think we're in for a h 0:17:01.480 --> 0:17:07.280 What can I say? Dang Green. That's that's hi, that's 0:17:07.359 --> 0:17:13.080 that's high praise. You can feel good. You feeling good? 0:17:14.320 --> 0:17:17.440 Teeny bit on the Gang Green. Yeah, let me first week? Yes, 0:17:17.560 --> 0:17:20.359 of course, a week. If there's one player who we 0:17:20.400 --> 0:17:24.399 wish could play Washington weekend a week account zach Ertz, Yeah, okay, 0:17:24.560 --> 0:17:26.960 you talk about the security blanket. You know, all the 0:17:26.960 --> 0:17:29.879 talk has been about al Sean Jeffrey Tory Smith, the 0:17:29.880 --> 0:17:33.320 additions at wide receiver, overhaul in that position, giving Wentz 0:17:33.359 --> 0:17:36.680 more weapons. But the security blanket in some key third 0:17:36.720 --> 0:17:39.919 down situations today was none other than a time himself. 0:17:39.920 --> 0:17:41.480 But we'll talk about more him in a bit. We're 0:17:41.480 --> 0:17:43.760 gonna send it defects Field and landover Maryland. Here from 0:17:43.800 --> 0:17:52.040 the victorious head coach Doug Peterson. What is Ronald Barby's 0:17:52.080 --> 0:17:55.320 injury and that's even well, I don't I don't know 0:17:55.400 --> 0:17:58.280 that necessarily. Um, obviously we'll get him examined when we 0:17:58.320 --> 0:18:00.440 get back to Philly, and I'll let you guys know tomorrow. 0:18:01.800 --> 0:18:05.040 The game wasn't obviously perfect. The way your defense played 0:18:05.080 --> 0:18:08.000 to step up Fletcher Cocks, Jamlin Mills in the red zone. 0:18:08.200 --> 0:18:10.119 How proud of you of these defense, you know, especially 0:18:10.160 --> 0:18:13.280 the corner bable lot to prove you know. Yeah, I mean, 0:18:13.520 --> 0:18:15.480 you know, very very proud of the way the guys 0:18:15.600 --> 0:18:17.480 battled hung in there as you as you said, it 0:18:17.720 --> 0:18:20.320 wasn't a perfect game, but they played for sixty minutes 0:18:20.359 --> 0:18:22.560 and and and in these games like this you have 0:18:22.640 --> 0:18:24.920 to do that. And and uh, my hats off to 0:18:24.920 --> 0:18:26.920 those guys on defense. They battled, they hung in there. 0:18:27.480 --> 0:18:30.480 Uh you know, kept our offense, uh you know, um 0:18:30.520 --> 0:18:32.960