WEBVTT - Inside Training Camp: August 4

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome everyone inside training camp, presented by an ex Affinity

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<v Speaker 1>Eagles insider Dave Spidero along with Chris McPherson, and the

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<v Speaker 1>Eagles continue to get closer to next week's preseason opener

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<v Speaker 1>against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. And for the first time

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<v Speaker 1>in this training camp, we've got a couple of injuries

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<v Speaker 1>to talk about, hopefully nothing really serious, but we want

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<v Speaker 1>to keep you updated. On Thursday, two veterans leaving practice,

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<v Speaker 1>left tackle Jason Peters going down and team drills with

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<v Speaker 1>a quad injury. Now he had a quad injury last year,

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<v Speaker 1>an injury played last season where he played just over

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<v Speaker 1>of the snaps in twenty and fifteen. Then Malcolm Jenkins

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<v Speaker 1>with a hamstring injury. He left practice, neither returned. We'll

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<v Speaker 1>keep you updated and we hope that they are nothing serious.

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<v Speaker 1>Still out of practice running back Ryan Matthews and right

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<v Speaker 1>guard Brandon Brooks. Chris, what do all of these nagging,

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<v Speaker 1>minor injuries mean for four veterans. I'm crossing my fingers

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<v Speaker 1>first and foremost that it's just stuff that you can

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<v Speaker 1>get out of the way right now and that it's

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<v Speaker 1>done during training camp and these guys will be fully

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<v Speaker 1>healthy for the regular season. But for these four veterans,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm not overly concerned. It's more if you need to

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<v Speaker 1>develop the depth at these positions. Matt Tobin, he went

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<v Speaker 1>in at left tackle when Peters went down. You need

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<v Speaker 1>to find out who's going to be able to possibly

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<v Speaker 1>be that third tackle here on the offensive line, who's

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<v Speaker 1>gonna be the third safety Malcolm Jenkins and Rodney McCloud

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<v Speaker 1>or you're first and second guys obviously, but Ed Reynolds

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<v Speaker 1>was a guy who went in there today, and that's

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<v Speaker 1>a position they need to find out more about. So

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<v Speaker 1>it's really an opportunity you go back with yesterday and

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<v Speaker 1>Kenyon Barner getting the reps are running back. It's a

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<v Speaker 1>chance for those depth guys to go out there, get

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<v Speaker 1>them reps with the first team units and prove themselves

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<v Speaker 1>to show that they deserve more of a chance down

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<v Speaker 1>the line day. Yeah, and when Dells Smallwood, Eagle's fifth

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<v Speaker 1>round draft pick, remains out of practice with his injury,

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<v Speaker 1>now we are going to talk to Jim Schwarzen just

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<v Speaker 1>a bit about the defense. And he was a little

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<v Speaker 1>salty honestly after practice on Thursday, but we'll get him

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<v Speaker 1>in studio here and see how he feels after the

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<v Speaker 1>afternoon walk through on the offensive side of the ball.

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<v Speaker 1>Sam Bradford in his press conference after a good practice. Now,

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<v Speaker 1>the Eagles offense really dominated in the red zone, and

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<v Speaker 1>then the Eagles defense came back and took it to

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<v Speaker 1>him a little later in team drills to end the practice.

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<v Speaker 1>But Bradford has been going against the safety tantem of

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<v Speaker 1>Jenkins and Rodney McCloud since the spring, and among the

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<v Speaker 1>things he was asked on Thursday his impressions of that

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<v Speaker 1>duo in the Eagles secondary, and he is certainly very impressed. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>I think those guys are playing really well right now.

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<v Speaker 1>I think it's you know, one of the better, if

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<v Speaker 1>not the best, probably safety duo in the league. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>it just seems like they cover a lot of range

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<v Speaker 1>in the back end. You know, whoever's in the middle

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<v Speaker 1>of the field back there, they're deep, they're range, They're

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<v Speaker 1>covering a lot of ground, they're taking a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>things away. But you know, I think the good thing

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<v Speaker 1>about both those guys is when they come down to

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<v Speaker 1>play a tight end or a slot receiver, they're tough

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<v Speaker 1>to be. I mean, it's not like we look out

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<v Speaker 1>there and think, oh, that's an easy matchup. You know

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<v Speaker 1>how you do it with most safeties. I mean, they're

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<v Speaker 1>really good cover guys, and I think they've showed it.

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<v Speaker 1>You know. I think you would much rather have things

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<v Speaker 1>tough in practice than get to a game and realize, well,

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<v Speaker 1>like practice has been really easy, this is really tough.

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<v Speaker 1>So you know, I think as many challenging situations as

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<v Speaker 1>we can put ourselves during practice, I think it makes

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<v Speaker 1>you better. Number seven, having a very fine camp and Chris,

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<v Speaker 1>let's talk a little bit about not the offense here,

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<v Speaker 1>but about the defense and about the secondary and the Eagles,

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<v Speaker 1>as we talked about a couple of days ago here,

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<v Speaker 1>they really have not had an answer at safety since

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<v Speaker 1>two thousand and Nate when Brian Dawkins left after that season.

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<v Speaker 1>So McLeod and Jenkins their ability to cover. As Bradford said,

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<v Speaker 1>what does that do for the rest of the defense, Well,

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<v Speaker 1>it was gonna do is it allows the other guys

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<v Speaker 1>to play to their responsibilities and you strengthen and almost

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<v Speaker 1>have a safety net, so to speak. I'll use the word.

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<v Speaker 1>They're knowing that everything will be cleared up on the

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<v Speaker 1>back end of defense. You know, the front four is

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<v Speaker 1>going to attack, led by Fletcher Cox in the rotation

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<v Speaker 1>at defensive end, the linebackers are going to clean up

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<v Speaker 1>the mess and be able to apply pressure and coverage

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<v Speaker 1>when necessary. And those corners look to play in Jim

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<v Speaker 1>Schwartz's defense, you have to be physical. You'd be willing

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<v Speaker 1>to hit. That's why you're seeing guys like Eric Row

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<v Speaker 1>step their game up now that the pads are on

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<v Speaker 1>and they're taking their game to another level, so to speak.

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<v Speaker 1>But last year you ask Malcolm Jenkins to do so

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<v Speaker 1>many different things where you're not only had to play

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<v Speaker 1>as a deep safety, but he also had to play

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<v Speaker 1>as a slot cornerback. And you're working guys like Ed

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<v Speaker 1>Reynolds and Chris Marriges and adding them to do asking

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<v Speaker 1>them to do out of responsibilities. It will just make

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<v Speaker 1>things a lot easier for the guys back and net

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<v Speaker 1>out that you have someone Jenkins and so in Mcloud's

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<v Speaker 1>caliber to compliment them. Well, I will ask Jim Schwartz

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<v Speaker 1>that very question. What does having these two safeties mean

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<v Speaker 1>for the rest of the defense in terms of the scheme.

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<v Speaker 1>So coming up here on Insight Training Camp presented by xfinity.

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<v Speaker 1>The defensive mastermind of the Philadelphia Eagles, Jim Schwartz in studio.

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<v Speaker 1>in studio. Welcome everyone, Defensive Coordinator Jim Schwartz and studio.

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<v Speaker 1>How are your coach? Thanks for coming in, Thanks good,

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<v Speaker 1>Thanks for having me. Yeah. Hey, I want to something

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<v Speaker 1>I noticed at practice Jim that I really enjoy watching.

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<v Speaker 1>It's the camaraderie of the defense. There is a ton

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<v Speaker 1>of enthusiasm. Everybody really is rallying around each other. Something

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<v Speaker 1>that you foster, something your courage or does it just

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<v Speaker 1>happen organically? No, I mean you have to talk about it.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean defense is a team game. It's individual effort

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<v Speaker 1>within a team's game, and you know everybody has to

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<v Speaker 1>rely on the next guy next to them, and they

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<v Speaker 1>got to be happy for the other guy's success and

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<v Speaker 1>for us to be successful, we got to have a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of guys play a lot of different roles. So

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<v Speaker 1>we certainly embrace it and we encourage it. Have you

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<v Speaker 1>seen the physicalness that you want to see from your

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<v Speaker 1>defensive that the pads are on and there's been a

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<v Speaker 1>little bit of hitting. Yeah, I mean, let's not mistake

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<v Speaker 1>training camp pads for real pads. I mean, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>because you're still trying to protect each other. Nobody's chopping anybody,

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<v Speaker 1>nobody's going low one tackles, somebody's finishing at the quarterback.

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<v Speaker 1>So even though you know we have live periods, you're not,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, knocking a guy over a pile or or

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<v Speaker 1>taking a guy's legs or anything like that. So let's

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<v Speaker 1>leave that. I mean, it'll it'll be a different tempo

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<v Speaker 1>in preseason games, and we all know it's a different

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<v Speaker 1>tempo once a regular season begins. Also, so what are

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<v Speaker 1>you evaluating that? I mean, and it just kind of

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<v Speaker 1>take me through it. If if the tempo isn't quite there,

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, one of the tempo is there, it's just

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<v Speaker 1>where you were just not as physical as you would

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<v Speaker 1>be in a time when it's another opponent. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>we as much as we want to compete, we got

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<v Speaker 1>to remember these are our teammates, you know, and we

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<v Speaker 1>got to find a way to be physical practice without

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<v Speaker 1>crossing over the line. And there's and there's always a

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<v Speaker 1>line there, you know. I mean, you can finish a rush.

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<v Speaker 1>And if you had a guy into the quarterback and

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<v Speaker 1>the quarterback's brains is thumb, nobody's happy, you know. So

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<v Speaker 1>you know, you gotta you gotta, you gotta govern it

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<v Speaker 1>a little bit. How do you feel about what you've seen? Um,

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<v Speaker 1>it's training camp. We got a lot of work to

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<v Speaker 1>do and that so okay, good, good? You're not satisfied

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<v Speaker 1>at all? I trust or is there a point? And yeah?

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<v Speaker 1>I think if yeah, you you pull thirty two offensive coordinators,

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<v Speaker 1>thirty two defensive coordinators, thirty two special teams coordinations, you're

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<v Speaker 1>not gonna find anybody that's satisfied right now. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>that's that's the nature of training camp. I mean, if

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<v Speaker 1>you're satisfied now, you're probably on the wrong path. Are

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<v Speaker 1>there good things that you're seeing that you'd like to share? No? Okay,

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<v Speaker 1>but but but there are there are good things, but

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<v Speaker 1>you have to temper that. You know, you don't want

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<v Speaker 1>to get too far ahead, you know, and you know,

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<v Speaker 1>I think everybody can recognize that. You know, you can

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<v Speaker 1>you can get a little too pleased with yourself in

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<v Speaker 1>training camp, read a little bit too much. We have

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<v Speaker 1>to keep our eyes on improving every day in the grind,

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<v Speaker 1>in the training camp. We have to embrace that if

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<v Speaker 1>we do, the end will take care of itself. If

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<v Speaker 1>we start getting happy about it and start patting ourselves

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<v Speaker 1>on the back, we're on the wrong track. Let's let's

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<v Speaker 1>talk about some of the units up front. Very physical group,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, deep, looks like it's deep and talented. What

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<v Speaker 1>are you seeing from the defensive line group as a whole, Well,

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<v Speaker 1>we're going to need it to be deep and talented

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<v Speaker 1>because we're gonna wave guys up front. We're gonna bring

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<v Speaker 1>guys out of the bullpen. And you know, they don't

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<v Speaker 1>need to be throwing eighty two out of the bullpen.

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<v Speaker 1>They need to be throwing ninety nine hundred. And for

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<v Speaker 1>us to be successful, we're going to have to have

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<v Speaker 1>contributions from you know, six seven, eight guys up front.

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<v Speaker 1>That's that's that's you know, lifeblood of what we do.

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<v Speaker 1>I like where those guys are going. It's it's been

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<v Speaker 1>a big change for them more than any other position group.

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<v Speaker 1>They had to change their technique, changed philosophically, what was

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<v Speaker 1>expected of them. They were at the line two gap

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<v Speaker 1>team that wasn't you know, they didn't want penetration and

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<v Speaker 1>they really weren't asked to pass for us very much

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<v Speaker 1>to being asked to, you know, attack and penetrate and

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<v Speaker 1>be the engine that it drives our pass rush. So

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<v Speaker 1>it's lot has been asked to those guys. And you know,

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<v Speaker 1>we're still work in progress, but you know, we have

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<v Speaker 1>some talented guys up there, and I like where we're going.

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<v Speaker 1>And Chris Wilson, I mean he's got these guys. They

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<v Speaker 1>play with a grin ear to year when you tell

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<v Speaker 1>them to go, I think that's what a defensive line

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<v Speaker 1>wants to hear, right, go go get the football, not

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<v Speaker 1>to get well, yeah, to go get the football. You

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<v Speaker 1>can go get to football two gap too, but you

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<v Speaker 1>know you want to be the hammer, not to nail.

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<v Speaker 1>You want to take the fight to them, not sit

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<v Speaker 1>on the line of scrimmage. I think they all recognize

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<v Speaker 1>that and they all embrace that, and it makes it

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<v Speaker 1>easier to coach them for sure. Interesting group of cornerbacks

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<v Speaker 1>with some players that you're familiar with in the past,

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<v Speaker 1>some players who've been here, some young players, some new players.

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<v Speaker 1>How have you seen that group kind of come along

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<v Speaker 1>since the spring? You know, we're going to rely a

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<v Speaker 1>lot on those guys. Also, if you have guys, it's

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<v Speaker 1>a little bit like I say, if you can rush

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<v Speaker 1>with four and you can blitz on your own terms

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<v Speaker 1>rather than having to blitz, it opens up so much

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<v Speaker 1>you can do in coverage. And if you have corners

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<v Speaker 1>that can cover and you can trust them out there

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<v Speaker 1>on an island, opens up so much that you can

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<v Speaker 1>do run fit wise and blitz wise and everything else. So, um,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, we're gonna need to see those guys. Um.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, not just in training camp, but in the

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<v Speaker 1>preseason games. There's great competition out there. We got a

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<v Speaker 1>good mix of veterans and young players there. Um, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>they're asked to play a little bit different technique than

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<v Speaker 1>they played last year. But I think bottom line as

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<v Speaker 1>we got guys that want to challenge receivers. Yeah, physical

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<v Speaker 1>and mentally. They seem like they're really into it too, like,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, don't hang your head if you get just

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<v Speaker 1>get back up there. And well, we're still work in

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<v Speaker 1>progress there. I mean, there's I mean, it's it's um.

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<v Speaker 1>We still have a ways to go there to be

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<v Speaker 1>in resilient and putting a bad play behind you. The

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<v Speaker 1>bad players are going to happen, you know. I mean

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<v Speaker 1>there's as a little bit like basketball in the NBA.

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<v Speaker 1>You can cover Lebron all day. You know he's gonna

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<v Speaker 1>make a couple of shots, and if you hang your

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<v Speaker 1>head when he makes one, you're not gonna play defense.

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<v Speaker 1>Well the next time you gotta come back and go.

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<v Speaker 1>And we got to encourage those guys to you know,

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<v Speaker 1>play sort of wide open a little bit and not

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<v Speaker 1>get conservative and not you know, just defense and you know,

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<v Speaker 1>deep and give up too much stuff in front. Malcolm

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<v Speaker 1>and Rodney at safety are getting glowing reports since the

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<v Speaker 1>time that we acquired them here, and you've spoken highly

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<v Speaker 1>of them, and I'm wondering, when you have safeties of

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<v Speaker 1>that caliber, how does that help you just in terms

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<v Speaker 1>of the other things you can do in coverage. Because

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<v Speaker 1>Eagles have had a real hard time here with a

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<v Speaker 1>safety situation since two thousand and eight when Brian Dawkins left.

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<v Speaker 1>So does it really make a big difference in terms

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<v Speaker 1>of the flexibility you have or the versatility or the

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<v Speaker 1>exs and knows you can throw up? Yeah, I think

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<v Speaker 1>versatility and flexibility are good words to use when you

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<v Speaker 1>talk about those guys. Both of them played corner in

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<v Speaker 1>the past. Both of them are corners in college. So

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<v Speaker 1>when it comes to match in a third wide receiver,

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<v Speaker 1>you don't have to match with Nickel and feel like

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<v Speaker 1>or if you don't match with Nickel, you don't feel

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<v Speaker 1>like you're mismatched. One of those guys can go down

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<v Speaker 1>and cover a third wide receiver, allows you to do

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<v Speaker 1>a lot more blitz wise that you know, both of

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<v Speaker 1>those guys are good tacklers. They can play in the

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<v Speaker 1>box or they can play deep. You know, it's tough

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<v Speaker 1>to try to hide a one trick tony at safety,

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<v Speaker 1>and neither of those guys as one trick pony um.

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<v Speaker 1>And they're they're veterans, young veterans, but they're veterans. They

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<v Speaker 1>do a great job of communicate, and they hustle. They

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<v Speaker 1>set the tempo over practice. Um couldn't be more pleased

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<v Speaker 1>with those guys at middle linebacker, Jordan Hicks, you're number

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<v Speaker 1>two in the NFL and with the Eagles, he has

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<v Speaker 1>to take over the defense as a leader. And also

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<v Speaker 1>from the mental standpoint. You spoke about the mental standpoint

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<v Speaker 1>in lining up people on Thursday morning at practice after practice.

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<v Speaker 1>How about from the kind of being the leader of

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<v Speaker 1>the defense has a middle linebacker, we kind of look

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<v Speaker 1>at him as that kind of guys that kind of

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<v Speaker 1>go yeah, you know, you get you get a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of different leaders to the defense. I mean, I think

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<v Speaker 1>that everybody has played within their own personality, and he

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<v Speaker 1>does have some responsibilities for making calls, um, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>being you know, getting the front lined up and things

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<v Speaker 1>like that. But you know as part of his job.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, it's not getting many gold stars for that.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, that's what he's That's that's what he has

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<v Speaker 1>to do. And you know it's really not that tough.

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<v Speaker 1>Jordan's smart, he um, he gets it and he'll do

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<v Speaker 1>a fine job in there. What are you seeing from

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<v Speaker 1>linebacker from those three Nigel, Michael and Jordan and then

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<v Speaker 1>the rest of the group the linebackers who's some outside

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<v Speaker 1>have questioned if there's enough depth here. Well, thank you.

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<v Speaker 1>There's probably thirty one other teams that are questioned in

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<v Speaker 1>their depth at just about every position. I mean, that's

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<v Speaker 1>life in the NFL. But you know, I think it

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<v Speaker 1>was important to bring Nausey Good back and I think

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<v Speaker 1>you know, he's a guy that has you know, started

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<v Speaker 1>at times and again can fill in a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>different positions. Can play Mike, can play outside, and we're

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<v Speaker 1>still work in progress. Like a lot of other positions.

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<v Speaker 1>There's good competition there. Special teams play a big role

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<v Speaker 1>in backup linebackers, you know, because they're not just sitting

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<v Speaker 1>there waiting for their turn and not doing anything. They're

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<v Speaker 1>out there covering kicks. So you know they're gonna have

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<v Speaker 1>to prove that they can accomplish that while they're still

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<v Speaker 1>developing as linebackers. I would love to get the all

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<v Speaker 1>encompassing Hey, Jim, how's this guy coming on? Who's standing up?

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<v Speaker 1>But I know that you're not You're not going to

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<v Speaker 1>talk about that. So I want to ask this, at

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<v Speaker 1>what point do you feel as a coach that you've

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<v Speaker 1>we've got a real handle on what you have as

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<v Speaker 1>a defense. Is it three games into the regular season,

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<v Speaker 1>is it we better know before that because those first

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<v Speaker 1>those first two counts, all right, anybody, isn't it kind

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<v Speaker 1>of a learning still learning it as you go for

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<v Speaker 1>that at first, you know, you learn as you go

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<v Speaker 1>through OTA's and mini camp and training camp. It's part

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<v Speaker 1>of what we do here is we're trying to find, um,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, what the player, what fits the players best,

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<v Speaker 1>what's the best combination of calls. Every team's got a

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<v Speaker 1>little different personality. Every defense has a little different personality,

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<v Speaker 1>different strengths, different weaknesses. It's up to us to identify those,

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<v Speaker 1>to try to minimize our weaknesses and try to emphasize

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<v Speaker 1>our strengths. And you know, that's why we're out here

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<v Speaker 1>every day. They're you know, not just out here, you know, um,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, just trying to accomplish the scheme. As we watch,

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<v Speaker 1>we're trying to figure out as coaches, Hey, this is

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<v Speaker 1>our personality, this is what we're good at. This is

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<v Speaker 1>what we can hang our hat on. Um. Yeah, that

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<v Speaker 1>that open accounts the first two games a count. We're

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<v Speaker 1>not waiting until the season to find out, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>try to find out a pre games obviously make a big,

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<v Speaker 1>big difference between preseason game and a Yeah, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, we want to win every game for preseason games,

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<v Speaker 1>but that is a that is a good time to evaluate,

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<v Speaker 1>and it's good not You're not just evaluating the players.

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<v Speaker 1>You're evaluating the players within the scheme, like I said,

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<v Speaker 1>and what they're good at and what best fits us.

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<v Speaker 1>So you know that definitely, that definitely plays a part

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<v Speaker 1>of it. But obviously you know those games aren't on

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<v Speaker 1>your resume, so to speak. Well, Jim, thanks so much, Jim,

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<v Speaker 1>Dave Spidero along with Chris McPherson. We heard from Jim Schwartz.

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<v Speaker 1>Let's be honest. Is never going to be satisfied with

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<v Speaker 1>this Eagles defense until we're going down Broad Street or

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<v Speaker 1>up Broad Street hoisting the Lamarti Trophy, no question, And

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<v Speaker 1>I like that attitude. Nothing is There's no happy times here.

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<v Speaker 1>It's a grinding training camp, get better every single day.

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<v Speaker 1>He represents Philadelphia so well. He has the right mentality.

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<v Speaker 1>He said, this is the best place to coach and

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<v Speaker 1>more importantly win, And he's been on the sideline for

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<v Speaker 1>some interesting games against the Eagles over the years Snowball

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<v Speaker 1>two thirteen, so he saw the passion from the fans

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<v Speaker 1>first hand there and now he gets to have that

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<v Speaker 1>on his back because everyone knows fans of the defense

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<v Speaker 1>here in Philadela and east from Baltimore, so he understands

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<v Speaker 1>that East coasting and it is all about defense with

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<v Speaker 1>his football team. A long way to go for the

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<v Speaker 1>Eagles d And we're getting closer and closer to the weekend, Chris,

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<v Speaker 1>Jalen Mills and Dylan Gordon. Look, they have an unfair

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<v Speaker 1>advanced because they played together at LSU, so we'll ask

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<v Speaker 1>them certain questions and find out just how well they

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