Speaker 1: We welcome you to another edition of Eagles three to sixty.
Speaker 1: Eagles insider Dave Spidero with Joe di camera here on
Speaker 1: this Wednesday at the Novacare Complex. Joe, how are you doing?
Speaker 1: One good day back for another year. We're all excited,
Speaker 1: ready to go, catching your breath after all this stuff
Speaker 1: that's going down with his football team. Yeah, it's been
Speaker 1: a lot. It's been a lot, but some big change.
Speaker 1: Its dawn of a new era and excited to get come. Yeah,
Speaker 1: yah ya all that stuff. And no, by the way,
Speaker 1: the Eagles consummated officially a trade today, sending cornerback Eric
Speaker 1: Rowe to the New England Patriots in exchange for a
Speaker 1: fourth round draft pick in two eighteen. You're rapid reaction, Well,
Speaker 1: you know, I think the Eagles are just trying to
Speaker 1: get what value they can for Eric row I mean,
Speaker 1: obviously it's a it's a disappointment to see a second
Speaker 1: round pick and what would have been started his second
Speaker 1: year get traded from first off, not contribute much of
Speaker 1: the team, and then ultimately get traded for a fourth
Speaker 1: round pick. So my reaction is it's it's disappointing to
Speaker 1: know that's what the ultimate outcome was but you know,
Speaker 1: obviously the new regime's trying to salvage what they can
Speaker 1: from a player that you know, obviously picked by Chip
Speaker 1: Kelly ultimately didn't work out well enough. There we go
Speaker 1: very quick. Yeah, So that's that. But there's more that
Speaker 1: has happened on this Wednesday as the Eagles getting ready
Speaker 1: for the regular season opener against the Cleveland Browns. And
Speaker 1: for that we throw it out to Alex Smith or
Speaker 1: Eagles three sixty Update. Hi everyone, I'm Alex Smith and
Speaker 1: this is your three sixty update. The big story here
Speaker 1: at the Novacare Complex continues to center around number two
Speaker 1: overall pick Carson Wentz as the rookie quarterback gets set
Speaker 1: to make his first NFL start on Sunday in the
Speaker 1: Eagles season opener against Cleveland. Now, we did hear from
Speaker 1: Wentz at his press conference inside, but we also heard
Speaker 1: from some of the veterans around him inside the locker room,
Speaker 1: including Alan Barber, Jason Kelsey, and Jordan Matthews, as they
Speaker 1: expressed their confidence in the North Dakota State product. He
Speaker 1: has a great balance and everything. You know, he's he's
Speaker 1: a leader, but he one of those guys that's annoying.
Speaker 1: You know those guys that talk a little bit too much. No,
Speaker 1: he talks when he needs too. When he opens his mouth,
Speaker 1: guys listening because they know that he's going to say
Speaker 1: something that needs to be heard. I think he's a
Speaker 1: great player, and we all know he's a great player.
Speaker 1: We've seen the ability to make big plays. So I think,
Speaker 1: you know, as a professional, you just gotta go out
Speaker 1: there and work hard, and you know, take care of
Speaker 1: what you can take care of it. I don't think
Speaker 1: everything else will take care of himself. He already knows
Speaker 1: the calls. He already knows everything about this offense from
Speaker 1: training him and everything at that. Now, it's just making
Speaker 1: sure that we're on the same page. We're on the
Speaker 1: same page, not just with the calls, but how we're
Speaker 1: gonna do things to speak against this defense, how he
Speaker 1: feels comfortable. So I think that those are all things
Speaker 1: that you always iron out as a center and quarterback.
Speaker 1: Is more just pupping the communication and making it, making
Speaker 1: it a point of emphasis at this I am this
Speaker 1: week with a new guy back there. The other big
Speaker 1: news item here at the Novacare Complex was the announcement
Speaker 1: early this morning that former second round pick in second
Speaker 1: year cornerback Eric Rowe had been traded to the New
Speaker 1: England Patriots in exchange for a twenty eighteen fourth round pick.
Speaker 1: We heard from safety Malcolm Jenkins and head coach Doug
Speaker 1: Peterson on what this means for both the Eagles secondary
Speaker 1: and for Roe moving forward. You know, it's just it's
Speaker 1: just one of those things you hate to see a
Speaker 1: teammates teammate go, especially somebody like Eric Um. You know,
Speaker 1: who's played some good ball for US. Uh, promising young
Speaker 1: UM player, but you know who has success Um in
Speaker 1: New England wherever he ends up. It's just been it's
Speaker 1: been a competitive, competitive off season in that dB room,
Speaker 1: a lot of guys fighting for position new and old. Um.
Speaker 1: You know. Unfortunately he was on the back end of that.
Speaker 1: It was get another good opportunity for our organization to um,
Speaker 1: you know, to to to make some moves and and
Speaker 1: and to to further his career. UM as you know, uh,
Speaker 1: you know, he he'd like for us possibly the the
Speaker 1: fourth corner, fifth corner right now going into the season,
Speaker 1: and this gives him an opportunity to play. And that's
Speaker 1: that's what you want from your players in the national
Speaker 1: Football League is to play, and you can hear much
Speaker 1: more from coach Peterson. And you can also check out
Speaker 1: the entirety of Carson Wentz's press conference from earlier today
Speaker 1: right here on Philadelphia Eagles dot com and the official
Speaker 1: Eagles mobile app. And with their three sixty update. I'm
Speaker 1: Alex Smith. Thanks so much, Alex. We've got a lot
Speaker 1: to get to on the Eagles three sixty. A bit
Speaker 1: later on Joe will break down the Cleveland Browns our
Speaker 1: first look there. But when we returned to Eagles three sixty,
Speaker 1: the vice president of Player Personnel for the Philadelphia Eagles,
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Speaker 1: introduced now the Eagles Vice president of Player Personnel, Joe Douglas,
Speaker 1: who joins me here in studio to talk about, well,
Speaker 1: a roster that just doesn't seem to stop changing. Here, Joe,
Speaker 1: things pretty great. How was the weekend for you? The
Speaker 1: weekend was great. You know. We started the process back
Speaker 1: before the preseason and the starter with our director college
Speaker 1: or excuse me, director pro Scouting, Dwayne Joseph, and we
Speaker 1: came together with a watch list of guys. It was
Speaker 1: all hands on deck mentality, like I mentioned to you
Speaker 1: Thursday night, and we had a list of guys. We
Speaker 1: were able to go out and scout them effectively, and
Speaker 1: we were ready on Saturday. So you put it, give
Speaker 1: us a timeframe for fans you don't understand things. The
Speaker 1: final rosters are to be submitted four o'clock on Saturday,
Speaker 1: fifty three players. And then what happens. So then at
Speaker 1: four o'clock when when the final rosters submitted, then you
Speaker 1: get the waiver wire of all the guys that were cut,
Speaker 1: and then you implement execute the plan, which is we
Speaker 1: have our highest created guys. We uh, we decide who
Speaker 1: we claim and we move on from there. Okay, and
Speaker 1: then the NFL awards the team the players to the
Speaker 1: teams based on the record. So in other words, three
Speaker 1: players that you we'll get into these three players here,
Speaker 1: let's talk about them. Yeah, Linebacker Camu Gruger Hill Gruzier Hill.
Speaker 1: You've got it better than um So. I first laid
Speaker 1: it odes on him at Northwestern's pro day. He was
Speaker 1: a small school Eastern Illinois linebacker. He just had an
Speaker 1: unbelievable pro day. He went to He was drafted by
Speaker 1: the New England Patriots. Had a great preseason as a
Speaker 1: special team player and just a guy that we felt
Speaker 1: strongly about with helping FIP and helping the special teams out. Okay,
Speaker 1: wide receiver Bryce Tregs Late of the San Francisco forty
Speaker 1: nine ers, California wide receiver, very explosive, can take the
Speaker 1: top off the defense, deep ball threat and also a
Speaker 1: kickoff return specialist. Okay, very explosive and good. We need that. Yeah,
Speaker 1: everybody needs a safety. Terrence Brooks. You drafted him in Baltimore, correct, Yes,
Speaker 1: Terrence Brooks was a third round pick out of Florida
Speaker 1: State two years ago for the Ravens, and he brings
Speaker 1: a physical downhill mentality. He's a striker, he's fast, he
Speaker 1: has some corner in his pedigree. So he's a versa
Speaker 1: little guy that can help us on the back end.
Speaker 1: All right, Joe, It's interesting how the I mean, the
Speaker 1: job has never done. So the Eagles making more moves here.
Speaker 1: I'd like to can get a kind of an overview
Speaker 1: of what you think this team is all about. Let's
Speaker 1: obviously start at the quarterback position. Two on the roster
Speaker 1: with Carson Wentz Chase Daniel. How do you feel about quarterbacks?
Speaker 1: I feel great about the quarterback position. Carson Wentz is.
Speaker 1: We all know what Carson Wentz brings at the table.
Speaker 1: He's smart, he's tough, he's a playmaker, he's a winner.
Speaker 1: Chase Daniel the same boat more come in as a backup.
Speaker 1: He's won a lot of games. Um, just an outstanding player.
Speaker 1: Big turnover Joe from last year to this year at
Speaker 1: the cornerback position. Other real Agustin, Nolan, Carroll. I mean,
Speaker 1: it's a whole new group here with Leotis, with Ron Brooks,
Speaker 1: with Jalen Mills as well. Let's discuss that group. You know,
Speaker 1: Leotis and Ron have been great coming in. They've played
Speaker 1: in Jim's defense before, they've they've both been high level
Speaker 1: contributors throughout the preseason. It was It's great to see
Speaker 1: Nolan come back from injury the way he's done. He
Speaker 1: had as productive of a preseason as anyone in the
Speaker 1: National Football League two interceptions. We feel really good about
Speaker 1: the depth there. Jalen Mills has been a great find
Speaker 1: out of lsu Very tough, very instinctive. Um he has
Speaker 1: great eye discipline back there. So we're excited about the
Speaker 1: corner position. So, Joe, what happened? What do you do now?
Speaker 1: What does your group do now? From this point through
Speaker 1: the rest of the regular season. You know, I think
Speaker 1: that as the dust settles through the fifty three man process,
Speaker 1: you know, we're still still going to be actively looking
Speaker 1: at practice squad players and we're still gonna look at
Speaker 1: different ways we can possibly upgrade this team. But I
Speaker 1: think now you're going to see more on the personnel
Speaker 1: side and more of the tension and start to focus
Speaker 1: to the college scouting aspect. As the season just kicked
Speaker 1: off this past weekend, so we're going to roll right
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Speaker 1: It's Eagles three sixty Dave spidero Joe to camera and
Speaker 1: in a moment, Joe is going to break down the
Speaker 1: start of this season, the Eagles and the Browns, and
Speaker 1: I'll add my two cents. But first, let's take a
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Speaker 1: dot com. Well, Joe, it's Cleveland and then it's a
Speaker 1: toughie on the road in Chicago. Your thoughts on the
Speaker 1: Eagles really getting off to a strong start here before
Speaker 1: that bye week and week four here? Well, well, obviously
Speaker 1: you start with, of course Carson Wentz being the starter
Speaker 1: now and that that changes the dynamic of the season.
Speaker 1: So it's good to know the Eagles start with one
Speaker 1: of the more manageable games you can have in the
Speaker 1: season home versus the Cleveland Browns the team last year
Speaker 1: there were thirteen and three, so exhire me three and thirteen,
Speaker 1: So you hope that Obviously Eagles can get off to
Speaker 1: good start from there. Obviously Chicago on the road thereafter's
Speaker 1: a greater challenge, winnable game, losable game. Interesting. Eagles could
Speaker 1: get to two and oh and then really, I look
Speaker 1: at that Pittsburgh game and that's the first one when
Speaker 1: you say, well, that's a really tough one, and that'll
Speaker 1: give us a measuring stick of where the Eagles are now.
Speaker 1: If they're on wing two up until that point, then
Speaker 1: that'll speak volumes. But hopefully the Eagles have hit the
Speaker 1: ground running with a win over Cleveland, and then we'll
Speaker 1: see as they you know, obviously enter the byeweek, what
Speaker 1: they do in that game versus Pittsburgh later in the year.
Speaker 1: As we know, this season gets much harder, the schedule,
Speaker 1: that gets much harder, with a lot of teams deeper
Speaker 1: in the well. But that's what that's what we think.
Speaker 1: That's what we think. Do you have expectations for Carson
Speaker 1: on Sunday light? What will make you happy walking out
Speaker 1: of Lincoln Financial Field. I'd like to see them win
Speaker 1: I'd like to see him win because I think it's
Speaker 1: a winnable game. The Eagles are a favorite team. I
Speaker 1: think the Eagles defense puts them in a position to
Speaker 1: have a great shot in special teams to win the game.
Speaker 1: You know, I think you want to see Carson Wentz.
Speaker 1: This isn't as much about just Sunday, but also the season.
Speaker 1: You want to see him protect himself. Think that's a
Speaker 1: really important thing. Obviously is a player that can get
Speaker 1: out of the pocket and do things with his legs,
Speaker 1: but also that creates a dynamic where he could take
Speaker 1: some shots and you want to see him pick his spots.
Speaker 1: Doug Peterson talked about that today, specifically reference in his
Speaker 1: press conference that it's not the NFC Championship game this Sunday,
Speaker 1: So you know, you want to see him obviously protect
Speaker 1: himself and at times go for the extra yard and
Speaker 1: the times not okay. So to do that, we are
Speaker 1: gonna take a look at the Cleveland Browns and take
Speaker 1: a look at some of their key players and take
Speaker 1: a look at some of this big picture of Hugh
Speaker 1: Jackson's team with the Cleveland Browns. So they come to town,
Speaker 1: they are young, they are eager, and they are in transition,
Speaker 1: and we start our story at the quarterback position. Carson
Speaker 1: Wentz for the Eagles, and how about Robert Griffin the third,
Speaker 1: the starting quarterback for the Cleveland Browns. Who would have
Speaker 1: thunk it? Yeah, player, we know, Well, now you got
Speaker 1: to go back. This is again where the Carson Wentz
Speaker 1: storyline exists, because essentially they chose Dave Robert Griffin the
Speaker 1: third instead of Carson Wentz. So that's a huge factor
Speaker 1: you talk about a storyline for this game, that's big.
Speaker 1: They made that trade shortly before the NFL Draft, and
Speaker 1: that was their choice. Now after they make and that's
Speaker 1: something that'll go on for five, ten, fifteen years, we
Speaker 1: can debate based on how good Carson Wentz becomes and
Speaker 1: how good the Cleveland Browns you know, becomes as a
Speaker 1: football team. But for right now, after that trade, they
Speaker 1: go with Robert Griffin the third, which I do think
Speaker 1: makes some sense for them in light of having made
Speaker 1: the trade. You know Dave. Obviously they're in a spot
Speaker 1: where they're going to look to try to get a
Speaker 1: veteran quarterback and try to hold the fort down as
Speaker 1: they develop a lot of young players. So from that standpoint,
Speaker 1: I do think Robert Griffin the third makes some sense,
Speaker 1: and obviously they have a player from the Eagle standpoint
Speaker 1: in the division that you know the Eagles know very well. Yeah,
Speaker 1: I think Robert Griffin third makes no sense for the
Speaker 1: Cleveland Browns, and I'm shocked they clearly didn't think highly
Speaker 1: enough of Carson Wentz to make him the pick at
Speaker 1: number two. Well, no, I agree with you. What I
Speaker 1: was saying is once they made the trade, you know
Speaker 1: what I'm saying. I think they made the wrong move,
Speaker 1: to be crystal clear, But once they made the trade,
Speaker 1: they're gonna plug against someone. It's gonna be a Geno Smith,
Speaker 1: it's going to be a Josh McCown. That's going to
Speaker 1: be grab your guys, and they happen to grab th
Speaker 1: So who does RG three I have to work with?
Speaker 1: Isaiah Crowell as is running back, not a bad player,
Speaker 1: not as explosive as you like in that position. But
Speaker 1: they do have a player at the wide receiver position
Speaker 1: who really bears some watch here their first round draft pick,
Speaker 1: Corey Coleman out of Baylor, a speed player Joe and
Speaker 1: you can bind him and Terrell Prior, a converted quarterback
Speaker 1: who's now the starting wide receiver for Cleveland along with
Speaker 1: tight end Gary Barnage. And there are some weapons and
Speaker 1: some diversity there that will give the Eagles some challenges
Speaker 1: if they give Robert Griffin the third time to throw. Yeah,
Speaker 1: and no question, I mean listen to the bottom line
Speaker 1: is you know they're they're still trying to find their way,
Speaker 1: but they've got some guys. The tight end in particular,
Speaker 1: who made the Pro Bowl last year, had a real
Speaker 1: nice year. And you know, when you when you think
Speaker 1: about the Cleveland Browns for years, it's it's obviously been
Speaker 1: a challenge for them. Now you know what they're coming
Speaker 1: into with with with this particular team, They're going to
Speaker 1: lean heavily on Gary Barnet, who made the Pro Bowl
Speaker 1: with over a thousand yards last year. The first round
Speaker 1: pick Gary Coleman that that Dave was talking about out
Speaker 1: a bail or fifteenth pick overall in the draft. So
Speaker 1: you know, time will tell what he has for his career.
Speaker 1: This is a team in general, with a lot of transition.
Speaker 1: They had a tremendous amount of draft picks. They had
Speaker 1: the most draft picks of any team in three decades
Speaker 1: in the NFL, So a team trying to find itself,
Speaker 1: and I would say one, Dave, it's probably not a
Speaker 1: great challenge. But as is always the case in the NFL,
Speaker 1: until you get to week one, you really don't know
Speaker 1: what teams have. Sure you kind of feel like you
Speaker 1: know what they are, but you don't really know. They've
Speaker 1: got a new head coach obviouly seen the quarterback they
Speaker 1: got into, defensive coordinator, a lot of new players across
Speaker 1: both sides of the ball. So until you see it happen,
Speaker 1: it's hard and definitively what they are. And on defense,
Speaker 1: Ray Hornton the coordinator, he likes to bring a lot
Speaker 1: of pressure. Their name marquee players, cornerback Joe Hayden, two
Speaker 1: times of Pro Bowl Players. That's your first look at
Speaker 1: the Cleveland Browns. Will dig deeper into the Browns as
Speaker 1: we get closer to Sunday's kickoff a little later on,
Speaker 1: we'll show you what's coming up here. Our Amrosso's on
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Speaker 1: through Friday here on Philadelphia Eagles dot Com and our
Speaker 1: official app. Now the Eagles and the Browns, renewing all
Speaker 1: the acquaintances. The Browns have had the better of the
Speaker 1: Eagles in the series history, but way back when in
Speaker 1: two thousand, Andy Reid was the second year head coach
Speaker 1: Donovan McNabb his first full year as a starter, and
Speaker 1: the Eagles are making a playoff push, standing in their
Speaker 1: way for the Cleveland Browns, Doug Peterson starting quarterback. It
Speaker 1: didn't last long as we look back in our Old
Speaker 1: School All twenty two. Hi everyone, I'm Merl Reese, voice
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Speaker 1: twenty two a unique look at a historic moment or
Speaker 1: a game in Eagles history as viewed from the coaches
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Speaker 1: The first game we're looking at, which is appropriate with
Speaker 1: the Eagles opening the season this week against the Cleveland Browns,
Speaker 1: is a game that occurred in two thousand that was
Speaker 1: Donovan McNabb's second year. It was Week fifteen at the Browns.
Speaker 1: Yes Merlin. Interestingly enough, the two quarterbacks in that game
Speaker 1: the Eagles now head coach Doug Peterson and Donovan McNabb
Speaker 1: making his first year as a full starter at quarterback,
Speaker 1: and Donovan in that game had a big, big day
Speaker 1: through for three hundred ninety yards four touchdown passes. Let
Speaker 1: me show you one that he threw a big one
Speaker 1: over the top to Charles Johnson. It's first and ten
Speaker 1: in the third quarter. The Eagles lined up in a
Speaker 1: two receiver set just across the midfield. Off of play
Speaker 1: action fake to running back donne Ill Autrey, McNabb drops
Speaker 1: back and he stares right at the safety in the
Speaker 1: middle of the field. By holding the safety in that spot,
Speaker 1: but just to split second, McNab gives Charles Johnson enough
Speaker 1: time to win over the top on a vertical route
Speaker 1: and he places a perfect pass over the shoulder for
Speaker 1: a thirty eight yard touchdown throw his fourth of the game.
Speaker 1: This win over Cleveland was McNabb's best game yet in
Speaker 1: the NFL and was a you're a sign of things
Speaker 1: to come for number five in Philadelphia, Mike. I remember
Speaker 1: in that game, even though Donovan played tremendously, the Browns
Speaker 1: gave him trouble from time to time, and he had
Speaker 1: some challenges and he was not surrounded by an exceptional cast.
Speaker 1: But what they did have during that time was a
Speaker 1: great defense, and because that defense was so potent, they
Speaker 1: were able to give Donovan in that offense lots of opportunities.
Speaker 1: Doug Peterson is a great guy and he handled that
Speaker 1: You're in nineteen ninety nine is really cadn't fodder. That's
Speaker 1: what he was. Andy brought him in until the offensive
Speaker 1: line was good enough to protect Donovan, and Donovan was
Speaker 1: far enough along in his development to go out there
Speaker 1: and know what he was doing, and Doug never resented it.
Speaker 1: He knew his job. He went out there and never
Speaker 1: made an excuse. Well, Doug was coaching even before he
Speaker 1: started coaching, because in that ninety nine season, it was
Speaker 1: Doug a lot of his help that helped prepare McNabb
Speaker 1: for the McNabb era that we all enjoyed in Philadelphia.
Speaker 1: A huge game from Donovan McNabb, one of many in
Speaker 1: his Philadelphia Eagles Hall of Fame career. And always when
Speaker 1: you look back at Donovan Joey, you always think, well,
Speaker 1: there was Donovan, and here's Carson Wentz. And can Carson
Speaker 1: Wentz ever be as good as Donovan McNabb hopefully, you know.
Speaker 1: I mean, listen, it's it's the second overall pick in
Speaker 1: the draft again and we know what that was last
Speaker 1: time for the Eagles. So you know, you think about
Speaker 1: early Donovan, I think you think about a lot. He
Speaker 1: had a lot of help with his defense and his
Speaker 1: special teams, which is certainly something that Carson Wentz has
Speaker 1: to his benefit with this team this year defense and
Speaker 1: special teams. Early Donovan had some struggles on the outside
Speaker 1: with the wide receivers. I think that's certainly a challenge
Speaker 1: for this team this year to try to find who
Speaker 1: can step up on the outside for the wide receiver
Speaker 1: spot for the Eagles. But early Donavon also had success
Speaker 1: in the middle with Deuce Staley and Chad Lewis and
Speaker 1: Dave When you when you think in terms of this team,
Speaker 1: you think of success in the middle with Ryan Matthews,
Speaker 1: with Jordan Matthews, with Darren Sprawls, with Zacher, So you know,
Speaker 1: there's there's a lot of similarities. And hopefully Carson Wentz
Speaker 1: can also do what early Donovan did, which was moved
Speaker 1: the chains one two times a game, picking up her
Speaker 1: first down with his legs, picking his spots. So there's
Speaker 1: there's a lot of some listening. Something that Donovan did
Speaker 1: very well. He didn't turn the football over and that
Speaker 1: made a big difference, and that's certainly with the Eagles.
Speaker 1: One from Carson Wentz on Sunday, all right, we've got
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Speaker 1: Look at what's ahead, Joe. You're back on Friday. Between
Speaker 1: now and then, the Eagles fans are gonna get lathered
Speaker 1: up here, and I think Sunday is going to be
Speaker 1: an extremely electric atmosphere at Lincoln Financial Fuld. That's the
Speaker 1: dawn of a new era. Day were four days away
Speaker 1: from it. I mean, come on, what error is that? Joe?
Speaker 1: It's the Carson Wentzarah. It says Dog Peterson era. That's right. Yeah,
Speaker 1: people are overlooking that. Well. You know what, I think
Speaker 1: Dog had had had a real good preseason. You know,
Speaker 1: I think, you know, things look good as far as
Speaker 1: the game management. In the game obviously, you never know
Speaker 1: until you know situation gets real and you're just waiting
Speaker 1: for it, don't Joe. No, you're waiting at first time out? No, No,
Speaker 1: But I mean look you look at Andy in ninety
Speaker 1: nine right and Andy had a tremendous run with the Eagles,
Speaker 1: ultimately not a super Bowl, but a heck of a run.
Speaker 1: But remember that first game, they didn't get the kicker
Speaker 1: on the field in time, you know, for the for
Speaker 1: the field goal. So you know, some situations are going
Speaker 1: to arise, but but hopefully it all works out. Yeah,
Speaker 1: well we'll see. We got love to talk about me
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