WEBVTT - Eagles 360: Emotions In Check For Dallas 0:00:33.600 --> 0:00:37.120 Welcome everyone to Eagles three sixty. Eagles insider Dave Spidero 0:00:37.280 --> 0:00:40.519 joined by Joe Dick camera on this Wednesday Eagles on 0:00:40.560 --> 0:00:43.640 the practice field getting ready for of course, Sunday's NFC 0:00:43.760 --> 0:00:46.319 showed down against the Dallas Cowboys. Joe, let's get your 0:00:46.320 --> 0:00:49.800 thoughts first on the Monday that has gone by. It 0:00:49.960 --> 0:00:53.360 didn't work out quite as we plan, No, not at all, Dave, 0:00:53.400 --> 0:00:55.720 and I'm one of many that had the wrong prediction 0:00:55.760 --> 0:00:57.920 for that game. I was really surprised. But what we 0:00:57.920 --> 0:00:59.920 saw Monday night that that to me was a shocker. 0:01:00.240 --> 0:01:02.680 I thought the Eagles would win. I thought they'd win big. Obviously, 0:01:02.680 --> 0:01:04.560 we saw some protection issues up front in front of 0:01:04.560 --> 0:01:08.040 Sam Bradford, the interior offensive line, the defensive backs struggled, 0:01:08.240 --> 0:01:09.520 you know, as good as see the Eagles getting a 0:01:09.600 --> 0:01:11.600 rhythm in the third quarter. Obviously they've and they kind 0:01:11.640 --> 0:01:14.920 of picked it up. But generally speaking, not the not 0:01:14.959 --> 0:01:17.000 what we expected from week one. From the years. Yeah, 0:01:17.000 --> 0:01:20.520 and fourteen penalties called does not help. Ten accepted by 0:01:20.520 --> 0:01:23.760 the Atlanta Falcons, but that is in the past. We're 0:01:23.800 --> 0:01:26.800 flipping the page. Dallas Cowboys coming to town interesting. With 0:01:26.840 --> 0:01:31.120 a seven and five record, the Cowboys at Lincoln Financial Field, 0:01:31.120 --> 0:01:34.600 including wins in each of the last two seasons here. 0:01:34.640 --> 0:01:37.840 So it is a road game for the Cowboys, but 0:01:37.920 --> 0:01:41.000 they've been very comfortable playing in South Philly with Chip 0:01:41.080 --> 0:01:43.399 Kelly here. Oh, without question, and listen, we start with 0:01:43.440 --> 0:01:45.639 Dez Bryant not in the lineup, Dave. I mean that's 0:01:45.680 --> 0:01:47.680 a big thing. I still like the way the schedule 0:01:47.720 --> 0:01:49.080 sets up for the Eagles, you know, the loss of 0:01:49.120 --> 0:01:51.080 Atlanta out of the gate top, but the way this 0:01:51.120 --> 0:01:53.280 goes weeks two, three, and four, I think some opportunities 0:01:53.280 --> 0:01:55.560 to grab some wins. But so important, Dave, to get 0:01:55.600 --> 0:01:57.800 this one this week because if not, then you're talking 0:01:57.800 --> 0:01:59.320 about a no when two starts. So if you get 0:01:59.400 --> 0:02:01.120 this win and have those two games up ahead, and 0:02:01.120 --> 0:02:02.680 of course no de Shaun and the Jets and all that, 0:02:02.880 --> 0:02:04.520 he can still get off to that three and one star. 0:02:04.680 --> 0:02:06.960 This game is really the pathway to make that happen. 0:02:07.000 --> 0:02:10.440 And the Cowboys the defending NFC East champions, we'll have 0:02:10.440 --> 0:02:12.880 to get to today. We've got to look at the 0:02:13.000 --> 0:02:16.400 NFC East. We're gonna talk a little bit to Chip Kelly. 0:02:16.440 --> 0:02:18.480 He's gonna come in studio and we're gonna chit chat 0:02:18.520 --> 0:02:20.959 about those Dallas Cowboys in a few of the Eagles 0:02:20.960 --> 0:02:23.560 who played well on Monday night. But first let's get 0:02:23.600 --> 0:02:26.600 you out to the practice field. Alex Smith with our 0:02:26.639 --> 0:02:30.480 Eagles three sixty update. Hi everyone, Alex Smith here with 0:02:30.520 --> 0:02:33.760 your three sixty update, presented by Sports Authority. The Eagles 0:02:33.800 --> 0:02:36.639 were backout on the Novicare Complex practice fields today as 0:02:36.680 --> 0:02:39.360 they get set for their NFC East Divisional showdown with 0:02:39.400 --> 0:02:42.400 the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday. Today, head coach Chip Kelly 0:02:42.440 --> 0:02:45.120 spook about how the Eagles deployed the Nickel package against 0:02:45.160 --> 0:02:49.280 Atlanta and what we might see moving forward. Malcolm did 0:02:49.320 --> 0:02:51.079 a really nice job and Chris did a really nice job, 0:02:51.080 --> 0:02:53.000 but again a lot of it was because of what 0:02:53.040 --> 0:02:55.000 Atlanta did. A lot of times Julio ended up in 0:02:55.000 --> 0:02:58.000 the slot, so you want a bigger, physical guy in there. 0:02:58.800 --> 0:03:01.560 So it can change this week depending on how you know, 0:03:01.600 --> 0:03:03.400 we think they're going to change, and if and is 0:03:03.480 --> 0:03:05.720 Dallas going to change with Dez being out, are they 0:03:05.800 --> 0:03:08.040 going to move some of their guys around? Of course, 0:03:08.040 --> 0:03:10.400 one of the biggest storylines heading into Sunday's game is 0:03:10.400 --> 0:03:13.480 that DeMarco Mary will be facing his former squad but 0:03:13.600 --> 0:03:15.720 Kelly knows that his running back will keep an even 0:03:15.840 --> 0:03:18.880 keeled attitude heading into the game. I think it just 0:03:18.919 --> 0:03:21.600 depends on the player, you know. I think Demarcos are 0:03:21.639 --> 0:03:27.120 very grounded individual, you know, and he's he's pretty you know, 0:03:27.160 --> 0:03:29.880 there's consistent in his approach every day that he's here. 0:03:30.240 --> 0:03:31.960 You know, he's not an up and down guy, you know. 0:03:32.000 --> 0:03:34.240 I think sometimes I just think it depends on the individual. 0:03:34.280 --> 0:03:37.560 But he's been fine. You know. We'll monitor him just 0:03:37.560 --> 0:03:39.040 like we monitor all our players this week, but I 0:03:39.040 --> 0:03:41.560 haven't seen any change in him because of that. It's 0:03:41.640 --> 0:03:44.960 Dallas week and he played for Dallas. After practice, Mary 0:03:45.000 --> 0:03:46.880 echoed the thoughts of his head coach, saying that he 0:03:46.920 --> 0:03:50.080 will keep his emotions in check in Sunday afternoon's game. 0:03:50.800 --> 0:03:53.119 Not at all, not from my end of last Mica says, 0:03:53.120 --> 0:03:56.480 this is this is a true business, and I'm very 0:03:56.840 --> 0:03:58.840 sort of speak emotionless when it comes to a lot 0:03:58.840 --> 0:04:01.600 of things, especially the busines side. I understand that this 0:04:01.800 --> 0:04:04.320 is aspect of NFL and it's all about, you know, 0:04:04.440 --> 0:04:07.000 just finding guys who's right for your system. And I 0:04:07.040 --> 0:04:10.080 feel like, you know, I'm here and this is the best, 0:04:10.200 --> 0:04:11.520 This is the best place for me. This is where 0:04:11.520 --> 0:04:13.040 I want to be and this is a team that 0:04:13.120 --> 0:04:15.440 wanted me. So, um, I'm not worried about you know, 0:04:15.480 --> 0:04:17.800 those guys, and I'm sure they're a great, great group 0:04:17.800 --> 0:04:19.560 of guys, a great organization and a lot of respect 0:04:19.640 --> 0:04:21.719 for him and um, but I've moved on a long 0:04:21.760 --> 0:04:25.120 time ago and I'm happy to be here. Sunday's game 0:04:25.160 --> 0:04:27.960 will be another chapter in this historic rivalry between the 0:04:28.000 --> 0:04:31.240 Eagles and Cowboys. Zach Ertz knows all about that rivalry. 0:04:31.240 --> 0:04:33.440 This will be his third year playing in it. Sam 0:04:33.480 --> 0:04:36.040 Bradford is new to it, but both players are very 0:04:36.080 --> 0:04:38.680 excited to see how the game turns out on Sunday. 0:04:39.520 --> 0:04:42.919 You know, I think I'm learning quickly that there's not 0:04:43.040 --> 0:04:45.320 a lot of love loss between the two sides. Um. 0:04:45.920 --> 0:04:48.320 You know, I think a couple of the guys were, 0:04:48.640 --> 0:04:51.040 you know, the charity deal yesterday and everyone's talking about 0:04:51.800 --> 0:04:54.560 they had some choice for words for Dallas. Um. You obviously, 0:04:55.120 --> 0:04:57.200 what was it our first or second practice? You know, 0:04:57.200 --> 0:05:00.000 they had the banner flying over the stadium, so obviously 0:05:00.160 --> 0:05:02.599 we know this is a big game for both teams. 0:05:03.080 --> 0:05:05.240 I think. So I think growing up you can kind 0:05:05.240 --> 0:05:06.880 of grasp it if you watch the NFL at all, 0:05:06.880 --> 0:05:08.600 that the Eagles and Cowboys are always gonna be good 0:05:08.640 --> 0:05:10.880 and it's always gonna be good games. Um, so I 0:05:10.920 --> 0:05:14.320 think it's the same this week and this year. A 0:05:14.400 --> 0:05:16.760 broken bone in his foot will keep Cowboys wide receiver 0:05:16.880 --> 0:05:19.839 Dez Bryant off the field on Sunday, But Byron Maxwell 0:05:19.880 --> 0:05:21.799 knows that the Cowboys still have a lot of targets 0:05:21.800 --> 0:05:23.719 to spread the ball around too, and he knows that 0:05:23.800 --> 0:05:26.919 he has to rebound from Monday night's game. He'd be 0:05:26.960 --> 0:05:28.640 back out of He's only four to six weeks, so 0:05:28.640 --> 0:05:32.719 I'm gonna see him eventually. But you know, they still 0:05:32.760 --> 0:05:35.280 got a great google guys there. That's um. That's why 0:05:35.279 --> 0:05:37.240 they playoff team, because they got more than one guys 0:05:37.240 --> 0:05:40.760 that can go. Um, they could play ball, So he'd 0:05:40.800 --> 0:05:44.200 be back. Rookie wide receiver Nelson Agilore only had one 0:05:44.279 --> 0:05:47.000 catch for five yards in his NFL debut on Monday Night, 0:05:47.240 --> 0:05:50.039 but according to fellow wide receiver Jordan Matthews, it was 0:05:50.040 --> 0:05:51.880 the things that didn't show up on the box score 0:05:52.040 --> 0:05:55.239 that Agilore did so well. I feel like Nelson played 0:05:55.279 --> 0:05:58.160 really well. I mean Nelson had I think one target 0:05:58.279 --> 0:06:00.119 any tint of the ball. And if you go back 0:06:00.120 --> 0:06:02.280 to the film, he did everything he asked them to do. 0:06:02.360 --> 0:06:05.160 You know, in the in the running game, you know backside, 0:06:05.160 --> 0:06:07.039 you expect a lot of rookies their first game to 0:06:07.120 --> 0:06:10.240 kind of just be you know, uh ods wide open. 0:06:10.440 --> 0:06:12.360 You know, Bambi legs. He would like he'd been playing 0:06:12.400 --> 0:06:13.800 for a long time. You know. When he had to block, 0:06:13.880 --> 0:06:15.760 he made his blocks. We had to run out defenders. 0:06:15.760 --> 0:06:17.480 He ran out the defenders. He was always in the 0:06:17.560 --> 0:06:19.599 right spot. If you just know the type of defense 0:06:19.640 --> 0:06:22.760 that they played, those those are the line bedrooms guys. 0:06:22.800 --> 0:06:24.520 They get out to the flash quick. They played deep, 0:06:24.680 --> 0:06:26.640 so it's hard to get balls to the outside. So 0:06:26.680 --> 0:06:27.920 of course we're going to work in a side a 0:06:27.960 --> 0:06:29.880 little bit more. You know, as the season goes on, 0:06:29.920 --> 0:06:32.120 we'll play teams where there will be more work outside. 0:06:32.120 --> 0:06:33.560 I know Nels is going to do his job, but 0:06:33.680 --> 0:06:35.360 I don't do you can go off stats, you know, 0:06:35.560 --> 0:06:38.320 to really understand, you know, how good and you know 0:06:38.360 --> 0:06:39.880 how well he did in his first game. I feel 0:06:39.920 --> 0:06:42.400 like our you know, our receiver coach loved how Nelson playing. 0:06:42.440 --> 0:06:44.839 I loved how you played too. That will wrap things 0:06:44.920 --> 0:06:47.520 up today. Here from the Novacare Complex tomorrow. We will 0:06:47.560 --> 0:06:49.880 once again here from head coach Chip Kelly, along with 0:06:49.920 --> 0:06:53.560 linebacker Demiko Ryan's and safety Malcolm Jenkins for all the 0:06:53.640 --> 0:06:55.760 latest Eagles news. Be sure to keep it right here 0:06:56.040 --> 0:07:00.680 on Philadelphia Eagles dot Com. Thank you all. Obviously, Chip 0:07:00.720 --> 0:07:03.120 Kelly taking the Cowboys real seriousness. He showed whether Dez 0:07:03.200 --> 0:07:05.480 Bryant's in the game or not, Dave, it is certainly 0:07:05.480 --> 0:07:07.280 a challenge and there's a lot of things being talked 0:07:07.320 --> 0:07:09.240 about with this football team, right Yeah. When you start 0:07:09.279 --> 0:07:11.320 off on Monday night football and start off the way 0:07:11.360 --> 0:07:13.960 the Eagles did with that very difficult first half and 0:07:14.040 --> 0:07:15.800 just to come up just a little bit short in 0:07:15.880 --> 0:07:19.320 half number two, well, opinions they can change. And when 0:07:19.320 --> 0:07:21.280 we return to Eagles three sixty, we're gonna hear the 0:07:21.280 --> 0:07:24.640 opinions of two beat reporters covering the Philadelphia Eagles. It's 0:07:24.640 --> 0:07:27.440 our cover to segment Chris McPherson sitting down with Less 0:07:27.480 --> 0:07:30.200 Bone of the Philadelphia Daily News, Elliot Shore Parks of 0:07:30.520 --> 0:07:32.600 NJA dot Com. All of that and a whole lot more. 0:07:32.800 --> 0:07:40.280 When we return, I sept to Philly. I sept The 0:07:40.360 --> 0:07:44.680 Philly Bus, the trolley, regional rail, I sept to Philly 0:07:44.840 --> 0:07:47.720 the seventeen to Training Road street line to my part 0:07:47.760 --> 0:07:54.960 boy Margaret frankfort Line All nine, Section five, twelve, Row six, 0:07:55.040 --> 0:07:57.760 seats seven through ten. Those are our seats at this 0:07:57.880 --> 0:08:00.760 one time. We can't be there, please street right, get 0:08:00.800 --> 0:08:05.280 there earliest day late and yellow whole lot dress, warm gloves, hats, 0:08:05.600 --> 0:08:09.200 warm boots. Eric sits in the middle. Uncle Paul sits 0:08:09.200 --> 0:08:10.520 on the aisle. 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Here for another edition of cover two. 0:09:16.720 --> 0:09:19.280 Here on Philadelphia Eagles dot com or you look back 0:09:19.320 --> 0:09:22.000 at the Monday night lost Alia Falcons and preview the 0:09:22.040 --> 0:09:24.959 big nfcast matchup with the Dallas Cowboys. And to help 0:09:25.040 --> 0:09:26.880 me to do that, I brought him Less Bowen from 0:09:26.880 --> 0:09:30.400 the Philadelphia Daily News and Elliott shore Parks from NJA 0:09:30.480 --> 0:09:33.400 dot com. Less, I'll start with you, did you have 0:09:33.559 --> 0:09:38.360 the over on Sam Bradford getting fifty two pass attempts? No, 0:09:38.840 --> 0:09:42.640 that was that was just ridiculous and I don't think 0:09:42.679 --> 0:09:45.720 that's a game plan for success for the Eagles certainly 0:09:45.720 --> 0:09:49.080 going forward. The good part is the second half he 0:09:49.200 --> 0:09:52.640 was very efficient, he was very poised. A lot of 0:09:52.640 --> 0:09:54.800 it was dump offs and stuff like that, but still 0:09:55.559 --> 0:09:59.360 it worked. Three straight touchdown drives. I think that's the 0:09:59.600 --> 0:10:03.240 if you take a huge positive out of that awful opener. 0:10:03.600 --> 0:10:07.160 I think the fact that Bradford's reasonably healthy and that 0:10:07.240 --> 0:10:09.880 he played well, you know, once he got settled in, 0:10:10.000 --> 0:10:13.600 I think is August very well for the season. It's 0:10:13.640 --> 0:10:16.720 p Bradford's first actions at October thirteen. What were your 0:10:16.720 --> 0:10:19.719 thoughts overall performance. I think, as like Less said, I mean, 0:10:19.720 --> 0:10:21.240 he was a fishing in the second half. But my 0:10:21.280 --> 0:10:23.200 concern with that is if you're just gonna take what 0:10:23.240 --> 0:10:25.160 the Falcons give you all day and you win the game, 0:10:25.240 --> 0:10:27.160 that's fine. But I mean if you don't go, if 0:10:27.200 --> 0:10:28.760 you don't attack down the field and you just think 0:10:28.800 --> 0:10:30.360 and dunk and then you lose, that's when you have 0:10:30.400 --> 0:10:32.520 to question whether or not they need to start going 0:10:32.520 --> 0:10:34.800 down the field more. And the thing with Bradford, this 0:10:35.200 --> 0:10:37.120 isn't just the Eagles game plan. He didn't really go 0:10:37.160 --> 0:10:38.720 down the field a lot with the Rams either, which 0:10:38.720 --> 0:10:40.720 is surprising because you watch him in practice and he 0:10:40.760 --> 0:10:43.280 has a great arms. It's a very strong arm. But 0:10:43.520 --> 0:10:45.160 if he's just going to dink and dunk all day, 0:10:45.280 --> 0:10:46.640 that's fine if you're going down the field and you're 0:10:46.640 --> 0:10:48.360 scoring points. But like Less said, there was only two 0:10:48.400 --> 0:10:50.559 or three drives when they really were able to actually 0:10:50.640 --> 0:10:52.640 get points on the board in the ultimately they lost. 0:10:52.679 --> 0:10:55.000 Now on the flip side, heels overall the running back 0:10:55.040 --> 0:10:59.120 position they brought into Marca Murray, Ryan Matthews, yet only 0:10:59.200 --> 0:11:01.600 sixteen rushing attempts for the three headed Monster when you 0:11:01.640 --> 0:11:03.880 factor in Darren Sprowles isp war are your thoughts on 0:11:03.920 --> 0:11:06.440 the rushing attack and the approach that Eagles took Moday 0:11:06.480 --> 0:11:08.520 night against the Falcon. I was surprised because, I mean 0:11:08.559 --> 0:11:10.480 all offseason it seemed like the game plan was going 0:11:10.520 --> 0:11:12.000 to be to run the ball a lot. And if 0:11:12.000 --> 0:11:13.720 you look at you know, Chips two years here with 0:11:13.760 --> 0:11:16.400 the Eagles, the best football they really played was at 0:11:16.400 --> 0:11:18.240 stretch with Nick Foles where he was throwing it about 0:11:18.240 --> 0:11:19.760 thirty times a game, and they were running the ball 0:11:19.800 --> 0:11:22.000 really efficiently, and it seemed like that's what Chip wants 0:11:22.040 --> 0:11:24.040 to do. So I was surprised that they only ran 0:11:24.120 --> 0:11:26.360 at sixteen times, But like Chips said after the game, 0:11:26.360 --> 0:11:28.559 if you're running it consistently, if you're running at sixteen 0:11:28.600 --> 0:11:30.360 times and only getting one year in purer attempt, it's 0:11:30.360 --> 0:11:32.319 hard to stick with it, especially when you find yourself 0:11:32.400 --> 0:11:35.040 in a seventeen point hole so early on less your 0:11:35.120 --> 0:11:36.960 thoughts on the rushing attack and did you think the 0:11:36.960 --> 0:11:39.560 Eagles abandoned it too early? Do you think it was 0:11:39.559 --> 0:11:42.080 maybe just the offensive line and maybe the ups and 0:11:42.120 --> 0:11:44.280 downs they were half going against the Falcon's offensive front 0:11:44.400 --> 0:11:46.719 or your thoughts? I think it was they got down 0:11:46.760 --> 0:11:48.800 twenty to three, you know, and nobody runs the ball 0:11:48.840 --> 0:11:51.280 down twenty to three. But the reason they were down 0:11:51.360 --> 0:11:52.720 twenty to three a big part of it was they 0:11:52.760 --> 0:11:55.600 couldn't It just seemed like every run there were people 0:11:55.600 --> 0:11:58.679 in the backfield. They couldn't get stunts sorted out. It 0:11:58.720 --> 0:12:01.320 was shocking to me. They stop pensive line. You know, 0:12:01.360 --> 0:12:04.520 we went into camp with some concerns because of the 0:12:04.520 --> 0:12:08.880 two guards knew at Andrew Gardner and Alan Barbery. But 0:12:09.720 --> 0:12:13.800 in the preseason and very limited work, they looked very, 0:12:14.000 --> 0:12:16.440 very good and I kind of crossed that off my 0:12:16.480 --> 0:12:18.960 list of concerns, you know, going into the season, I 0:12:19.000 --> 0:12:21.240 guess I have to put it back on there. I 0:12:21.880 --> 0:12:24.760 did not see anything close to what I expected to 0:12:24.800 --> 0:12:28.040 see from that offensive line and run blocking. Pass protection 0:12:28.200 --> 0:12:32.080 wasn't bad at all, but run blocking was horrendous, and 0:12:32.760 --> 0:12:35.560 you know that's what Chip's offense is built on in 0:12:35.600 --> 0:12:38.040 the long run. If they can't run, they're in huge trouble. 0:12:38.240 --> 0:12:40.200 So less, I'm sure on your to do list is 0:12:40.640 --> 0:12:43.960 l secondary. How alarmed are you by the performance they 0:12:44.000 --> 0:12:46.520 had Monday night? Unable to slow down Julio Jones and 0:12:46.600 --> 0:12:47.920 Roddy White. Well, a lot of it had to do 0:12:47.920 --> 0:12:50.600 with the pass rush, you know, they just nugets. They 0:12:50.600 --> 0:12:53.760 had one sack Fletcher Cox, but they did not get 0:12:53.800 --> 0:12:56.960 consistent pressure, especially in the first half when Matt Ryan 0:12:57.080 --> 0:12:59.160 is way too good of a quarterback to to have 0:12:59.240 --> 0:13:01.760 him standing back. They run all these deep crossing routes 0:13:01.760 --> 0:13:05.079 and things like this, and coverage just isn't going to 0:13:05.160 --> 0:13:08.840 happen in those situations. That having been said, rewatching the 0:13:08.920 --> 0:13:11.560 game yesterday, I don't know what fire in Maxwell was 0:13:12.320 --> 0:13:15.240 some of those plays, Like there was a third down 0:13:15.280 --> 0:13:19.000 catch Roddy White had where Maxwell was on him and 0:13:20.640 --> 0:13:24.040 it was like third and four and Maxwell played him 0:13:24.040 --> 0:13:27.440 to the outside and White easily caught the ball inside 0:13:27.440 --> 0:13:30.120 of him for a first down. I don't understand his 0:13:30.320 --> 0:13:33.760 thinking there. The forty four yarder, the Julio Jones, the 0:13:33.880 --> 0:13:37.440 one catch Jones had in the second half, Maxwell was 0:13:37.480 --> 0:13:40.839 back on his heels off of the snap. It just 0:13:40.920 --> 0:13:46.400 didn't seem like the secondary was ready. All this talk 0:13:46.440 --> 0:13:50.640 about Corey Unglan and technique, and to me, it was 0:13:50.679 --> 0:13:54.439 kind of a disaster pretty much. Again, we'll see what 0:13:55.080 --> 0:13:57.679 happens going forward. This is a very small sample size, 0:13:57.920 --> 0:14:01.000 esp pass rush or the secondary, which is more of 0:14:01.040 --> 0:14:03.880 a concern in your estimation, more of a concern going forward, 0:14:03.920 --> 0:14:06.120 I think is a secondary just because the pass rust 0:14:06.280 --> 0:14:08.480 last season was pretty good. I think they were second 0:14:08.520 --> 0:14:09.880 in the league in sack, so you would think that 0:14:09.920 --> 0:14:12.400 would turn around. Less said. The concerning part with the 0:14:12.440 --> 0:14:14.839 secondary wasn't playing Byron Maxwell. You know, you're willing to 0:14:14.880 --> 0:14:17.160 forgive him a little bit because Julio Jones is arguably 0:14:17.320 --> 0:14:19.200 the best receiver in the league, but you know, he 0:14:19.280 --> 0:14:21.440 was getting deep by Roddy White consistently, actually gave up 0:14:21.480 --> 0:14:23.720 more yards to Rowdy White than he did Julio Jones. 0:14:23.800 --> 0:14:25.960 But the one positive from the secondary, I will say, 0:14:26.040 --> 0:14:27.880 since Less kind of you know, ripped him pretty good 0:14:27.880 --> 0:14:30.440 there for a little bit was Walter Thurmant. I thought 0:14:30.440 --> 0:14:32.960 play played really well, and you know, Less talked about 0:14:33.080 --> 0:14:35.160 going into season the list of concern safety was one 0:14:35.200 --> 0:14:37.240 of them. He was near the top of my list. 0:14:37.320 --> 0:14:39.360 And I think they've really found something with what with 0:14:39.520 --> 0:14:41.840 Walter Thurmant. All right, so let's look ahead of Dallas. 0:14:42.080 --> 0:14:44.320 Eagles are own one, the Cowboys are one. In oh 0:14:44.920 --> 0:14:47.640 esp home opener, fans are gonna be ladder up. They're 0:14:47.640 --> 0:14:49.680 gonna be excited to see the Cowboys in town defending 0:14:49.680 --> 0:14:52.040 the NFC's champs. Do you see the Eagles bouncing back? 0:14:52.480 --> 0:14:54.680 It's a tough one. I mean, I think going into 0:14:54.720 --> 0:14:57.520 the season, I saw that as a win. But if 0:14:57.560 --> 0:15:00.280 the secondary doesn't, if the secondary plays like they didlast week, 0:15:00.280 --> 0:15:02.120 the Eagle aren't gonna win the game. They need Bradford 0:15:02.160 --> 0:15:04.160 to play better. He needs to do more than not 0:15:04.240 --> 0:15:06.960 just thinking dunk Andy need the secondary to play better. Um, 0:15:07.040 --> 0:15:08.600 I think I'll probably pick him to win. But I 0:15:08.640 --> 0:15:10.360 think it's gonna be a lot closer than people think. 0:15:10.400 --> 0:15:12.040 Even though it does Brian's out, I was gonna say no, 0:15:12.120 --> 0:15:14.120 does Bryant was certainly helped the secondary. Less do you 0:15:14.160 --> 0:15:18.000 see a win for the Eagles? You know, Dallas is 0:15:18.040 --> 0:15:21.080 a better team than Atlanta. Now, maybe being at home, 0:15:21.480 --> 0:15:24.480 maybe having the wake up call of that awful opener, 0:15:24.600 --> 0:15:26.800 is gonna make a huge difference here. I don't. I 0:15:26.880 --> 0:15:29.240 don't have a prediction yet. I'm not ready to say that, 0:15:29.360 --> 0:15:33.640 but the automatic bouncing back doesn't work for me in 0:15:33.720 --> 0:15:36.440 this game. It's They're gonna have to play a whole 0:15:36.520 --> 0:15:39.400 lot better. They're gonna have to run the ball efficiently, 0:15:39.840 --> 0:15:42.120 They're gonna have to cover, They're gonna have to pressure 0:15:42.200 --> 0:15:45.200 Tony Romo, who's a very good quarterback too. You know, 0:15:45.360 --> 0:15:47.240 I know we like to make fun of him because 0:15:47.240 --> 0:15:49.440 he's the Cowboys quarterback. He never wins in the playoffs. 0:15:49.480 --> 0:15:52.200 This isn't the playoffs. He'll he's a very good quarterback 0:15:52.240 --> 0:15:55.160 in game two, and I think there are a lot 0:15:55.200 --> 0:15:57.760 of concerns. He's less spooning from the Philadelphia Daily News. 0:15:57.800 --> 0:16:00.280 He's ls your Parks from NJ dot com. I'm Chris 0:16:00.360 --> 0:16:02.960 McPherson from Philadelphias dot com. Thank you very much for 0:16:03.080 --> 0:16:05.920 joining us in this edition of Cover two. Stay tuned 0:16:05.920 --> 0:16:13.480 for much more. I scept to Philly. 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Joe, I can't up. 0:18:09.000 --> 0:18:11.320 Everybody kind of thinks the Giants are a down team. 0:18:11.920 --> 0:18:14.399 My senses at the Giants maybe better than a lot 0:18:14.480 --> 0:18:17.200 of people think. Still, Victor Cruz is not there yet 0:18:17.320 --> 0:18:20.240 once he gets on the field. A very dangerous passing 0:18:20.280 --> 0:18:23.320 attack for New York. They obviously moved the football against 0:18:23.680 --> 0:18:25.640 the Cowboys, didn't punch it in at the end. Really 0:18:25.680 --> 0:18:28.159 blew that game on Sunday Night. This week it's the 0:18:28.200 --> 0:18:30.760 Atlanta Falcons at the Giants. I look for the Giants 0:18:30.800 --> 0:18:34.240 to win that game and get right back into the 0:18:34.400 --> 0:18:37.040 mix in the nfcas I never count out the Giants. 0:18:37.119 --> 0:18:38.880 I never count out Eli Manning if I don't think 0:18:38.920 --> 0:18:40.800 you can. I mean, we saw two thousand and seven, 0:18:40.840 --> 0:18:43.240 two and eleven. It's it's still the same quarterback, it's 0:18:43.280 --> 0:18:45.800 the same head coach. I'm a believer in Tom Coughlin. Obviously, 0:18:45.920 --> 0:18:47.600 some people in New York wanted him out last year. 0:18:47.800 --> 0:18:49.640 I think they made the right decision bringing him back. 0:18:50.359 --> 0:18:52.199 The Giants played a pretty good game the other day. 0:18:52.240 --> 0:18:53.480 Now in the end, they blew it. I mean they 0:18:53.520 --> 0:18:55.600 flat blew the game that was That was an unbelievable 0:18:56.119 --> 0:18:59.000 just meltdown at the end, a total bonehead series of 0:18:59.040 --> 0:19:01.119 place they call in the game. And I think the 0:19:01.240 --> 0:19:02.840 Giants are a team, you know, let's see how this 0:19:02.880 --> 0:19:05.639 season develops. But generally speaking, I don't think you can 0:19:05.680 --> 0:19:07.400 just brush him aside yet. I think they're a team 0:19:07.440 --> 0:19:09.359 that's going to have a sight here the season. I 0:19:09.400 --> 0:19:11.760 think ultimately, though, the defense of the Giants not having 0:19:11.800 --> 0:19:16.000 a pass rush huge questions at the linebacker position, injuries 0:19:16.080 --> 0:19:18.679 at safety. I think that will ultimately catch up with him. 0:19:18.960 --> 0:19:22.440 Let's go now to our nation's capital, the Washington Redskins 0:19:22.520 --> 0:19:26.840 opening against the Miami Dolphins, a defensive struggle. Washington loses 0:19:26.880 --> 0:19:29.359 the game, loses wide receiver to Shaun Jackson for at 0:19:29.400 --> 0:19:31.880 least three to four weeks. He's not likely to play 0:19:32.200 --> 0:19:34.920 when the Eagles go to FedEx Field in a few weeks. 0:19:35.320 --> 0:19:39.320 It is troubling times for the Redskins. Understandably, an offense 0:19:39.440 --> 0:19:42.960 that just lacks firepowered down the field, a good running 0:19:42.960 --> 0:19:46.560 back in Alfred Morris, and a solid defense. Is that enough, 0:19:46.680 --> 0:19:49.680 Joe to have any kind of you know, place in 0:19:49.760 --> 0:19:51.760 the NFC East? Is it enough for them to contend 0:19:51.800 --> 0:19:53.440 for a playoff spot? A right? So it's nice to say, 0:19:53.520 --> 0:19:58.000 don't brush the Giants aside. Washington brus forget them other 0:19:58.040 --> 0:19:59.520 than a year or two here that they popped up 0:19:59.560 --> 0:20:02.119 every once in while. Listen, it's been twenty years for them, 0:20:02.280 --> 0:20:04.320 and it's basically been because they don't have a quarterback. 0:20:04.359 --> 0:20:05.960