Speaker 1: Hello Eagles fans. I'm Chris McPherson and welcome to Insight
Speaker 1: Training Camp presented by Expanity. I'm joined by Paul Walt
Speaker 1: As we're gonna look at the eagles first practice since
Speaker 1: the team won its first preseason game of the Exhibition
Speaker 1: sleep over the Pittsburgh Steelers on Thursday night. It was
Speaker 1: a dreary, rainy day in Philadelphia, and it was also
Speaker 1: the pressing day for certain players who's run with the
Speaker 1: Eagles came to an end. The Eagles with the big
Speaker 1: news coming out of the norforcare getting a head start
Speaker 1: on making the roster cuts to get to the mandate
Speaker 1: seventy five man NFL limits before Tuesday's four pm deadline
Speaker 1: by parting ways with fourteen players on the Saturday. Both
Speaker 1: Yeah and I think Chip Kelly said that the reason
Speaker 1: they've made the guys released today was so that they
Speaker 1: could have a chance to latch onto another team, and
Speaker 1: also just because you want to prepare for Thursday nights games,
Speaker 1: so you want to have the guys who were playing
Speaker 1: as for the cuts themselves. No huge surprises. Eight former
Speaker 1: undrafted rookies on this list. One former US Army ranger
Speaker 1: in Ali Jandro Villaneueva, two guys who are on the
Speaker 1: practice squad last year. I think the biggest surprises, at
Speaker 1: least many surprises, were probably Jacot, who was on the
Speaker 1: roster last season. He's facing that four game suspension. He's
Speaker 1: also eligible for the practice squad still, so it's a
Speaker 1: possibility we may see him come back. Former seventh round
Speaker 1: picked Joe Krueger, who spent last season on injured reserve,
Speaker 1: never really seemed like a scheme fit here. He's a
Speaker 1: talented player, but I think probably better suited for a
Speaker 1: four three defense and then a mere league nagu who
Speaker 1: was also on the roster last season. Just too much
Speaker 1: depth at the tight end position, I think right now, yes,
Speaker 1: no question about it. So again, the Eagles releasing fourteen players.
Speaker 1: The roster SAMs now at seventy six. The entire current
Speaker 1: draft class remains on the roster, along with an additional
Speaker 1: seven rookie free agents. The other big news of the
Speaker 1: day head coach Chip Kelly announcing that the starters will
Speaker 1: not play Thursday against the New York Jets. The next
Speaker 1: time you'll see them on the field is the season
Speaker 1: opener on September seventh against the Jacksonville Jaguars, Matt Barkley
Speaker 1: gets a starter quarterback and bow with the way that
Speaker 1: these stars performed and Thursday Nights went over Pittsburgh, are
Speaker 1: you surprised by the announcement. I'm not surprised. And not
Speaker 1: only were the starters so impressive in that first half
Speaker 1: against the Steelers, just dominating the opposition, but the second team,
Speaker 1: both offense and defense were so impressive as well, beating
Speaker 1: the Steelers starters in the third quarters. So I'm not
Speaker 1: surprised if the starters are getting the night off. Also
Speaker 1: not surprised that Mark Sanchez is getting the night off
Speaker 1: because he's been one of the best performers of this
Speaker 1: preseason slat. I'm sure beat writers from both the Eagles
Speaker 1: and Jets were disappointed not to have these Sanchez versus
Speaker 1: Jets storyline, but I think Chip Kelly's right. He wants
Speaker 1: to see Matt Barkley get an extended time to evaluate
Speaker 1: the second year former fourth round pick. So I'm excited
Speaker 1: to see what Matt Barkley can do with a full game. Yeah,
Speaker 1: Barkley performed well in the preseason up to this date,
Speaker 1: didn't get a lot of time against the Steelers, did
Speaker 1: leave him on a scoring drive, but nonetheless you definitely
Speaker 1: want to see him in an extended action. We should
Speaker 1: also mention that Nate Allen is not playing and Earl
Speaker 1: Wolf is playing. Chip Kelly wants to see more from
Speaker 1: Earl Wolf. I think that probably tells you where that
Speaker 1: competition stands heading into the regular season. Well. Following the
Speaker 1: game on Thursday, Chip Kelly has said that Nate Allens
Speaker 1: had a tremendous training camp up to this point. So
Speaker 1: the fact that he worked with the first team has
Speaker 1: played well I think sternly boswell for him in terms
Speaker 1: of being in the starting lineup for when the regular
Speaker 1: season begins. Okay for the rest of the news here
Speaker 1: from the Novercare Complex, including more from head coach Chip Kelly.
Speaker 1: Let's send it to our roundup. One of the best
Speaker 1: quotes of today. I don't know exactly if we'll be
Speaker 1: at seventy five. We're gonna make a predominant amount of
Speaker 1: our cuts today instead of Tuesday. We just didn't feel
Speaker 1: it was beneficial to the players to have him practice
Speaker 1: with us Tuesday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, and then cut
Speaker 1: him in the afternoon on Tuesday. So um, you know,
Speaker 1: give him a chance if there is a chance, and
Speaker 1: I don't know if there is, see if they can
Speaker 1: catch on with somebody else in this last week before
Speaker 1: they get in. It's tough to bring somebody in if
Speaker 1: they get released at seventy five at Tuesday at four
Speaker 1: o'clock and bring him in and getting ready to play
Speaker 1: in the game on Thursday, if if you wanted them,
Speaker 1: So twos ready for twos ready for the gets game. Ya.
Speaker 1: No starters will play in that game, including Uh. I
Speaker 1: think there's a couple twos that won't play. So we're
Speaker 1: gonna start Matt Barkley in that game. We need to
Speaker 1: see Matt play a lot. I think we feel very
Speaker 1: very comfortable in what Mark Sanchez has done in the
Speaker 1: first three games, So both Nick and Matt. Nick and
Speaker 1: Mark will be out in that game. And then uh,
Speaker 1: we want to see Matt play for an extended period
Speaker 1: of time. I mean, Matto looks great. He's done a
Speaker 1: great job through OTA's, through training camp, and through the preseason.
Speaker 1: He's really you can see nine day difference from he
Speaker 1: just looks a lot more comfortable. He knows where he's
Speaker 1: going with the ball, and he delivers it. With accuracy
Speaker 1: and precision, and you know, you can see the confidence
Speaker 1: out there. He's a great leader. So I'm excited to
Speaker 1: see him playing and excited seej play in this game
Speaker 1: coming up. It's always fun. It's always interesting to watch
Speaker 1: the young guys battle. In that last game. You know,
Speaker 1: you get some guys. You're gonna see a few guys
Speaker 1: just just rise, rise to the top, and it shows
Speaker 1: it's gonna take a lot of toughness out of those
Speaker 1: guys to go out of play because they have to
Speaker 1: play on special teams and play on offense and defense.
Speaker 1: And you'll you'll see some flashes of some guys doing
Speaker 1: some really, really great things in his fourth game. All right,
Speaker 1: a little bit later in the show, we're gonna preview
Speaker 1: or one on one interview with linebacker Brandon Graham, who
Speaker 1: had the strip sack Thursday against the Steelers, and today's
Speaker 1: player in focus, there's gonna be a linebacker Michael Kendricks,
Speaker 1: who was all over the ball in the win over
Speaker 1: the Steelers. But first time for a little bit of
Speaker 1: fantasy talk. Bo. Yeah, big weekend for fantasy drafts all
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Speaker 1: not want to draft, the guys you don't want on
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Speaker 1: Joe Dolan from Fantasy Guru dot Com, and as we
Speaker 1: get you ready for your respective fantasy drafts, we want
Speaker 1: to talk about players to avoid, and we'll start with
Speaker 1: one of the best running backs in the league. But
Speaker 1: you want to get off the train earlier than later,
Speaker 1: and that's Marshawn Lynch in Seattle. Yeah, Bo, it's a
Speaker 1: it's a theorem. I kind of preach each and every year.
Speaker 1: You want to get off the bandwagon a year too
Speaker 1: early rather than a year too late. And I think
Speaker 1: that applies to Marshall Lynch this year. And I think
Speaker 1: even Marshawn Lynch kind of sees the writing on the
Speaker 1: wall with his brief hold out at Seahawks camp. They
Speaker 1: have a ready made replacement and a talented kid named
Speaker 1: Kristin Michael, somebody you might want to target in the
Speaker 1: middle rounds of your fantasy drafts. But most of all,
Speaker 1: I just think Marshawn Lynch plays a style of football
Speaker 1: that lends itself to wearing a guy's body down. Over
Speaker 1: the last six games of last year in the regular season,
Speaker 1: he averaged three and a half yards per carry, which
Speaker 1: is really not Marshawn Lynch's type of game. While he
Speaker 1: played well in the playoffs. He was slowed down in
Speaker 1: the Super Bowl, which people don't really talk about because
Speaker 1: the Seahawks just have their way with the Broncos and
Speaker 1: basically every other way. But Marshawn Lynch, if he's still
Speaker 1: going in the first round of your draft, he is
Speaker 1: somebody I would absolutely rather let somebody else take. I'll
Speaker 1: take Aj Green, I'll take Brandon Marshall before I take
Speaker 1: a guy like Marshawn Lynch who I think has a
Speaker 1: few red flags. And as I said, I think Marshawn
Speaker 1: Lynch even knows about those red flags. That's why he
Speaker 1: held out and is trying to get every last cent
Speaker 1: out of the Seattle Seahawks while he's still can at
Speaker 1: wide receiver. A player who has been a beast in
Speaker 1: ppo our formats for the last five ten years is
Speaker 1: Wes Welker. But you think it's time to get off
Speaker 1: that bandwagon as well. Absolutely, And the reason is the
Speaker 1: concussion history just really worries me. Now, if Wes Welker
Speaker 1: retired this past offseason, I don't think anybody would have
Speaker 1: blamed him. He's had a great career, but he's also
Speaker 1: taken a heck of a lot of hits, and for
Speaker 1: a guy like that on my fantasy team, if I'm
Speaker 1: investing resources into my team, I'm a little worried about
Speaker 1: West Welker. Now, he had a very good year last year.
Speaker 1: He's still a very good player, and playing with Peyton
Speaker 1: Manning is a great thing for a fantasy player. The
Speaker 1: problem with Wes Welker because of the concussions, he wasn't
Speaker 1: available in weeks fifteen and sixteen, two key playoff weeks.
Speaker 1: You missed him if he was one of your leading
Speaker 1: receivers throughout the year. So if Wes Welker wasn't available
Speaker 1: in those two weeks, I think it just shows the risk.
Speaker 1: It shows that he is one hit away from probably
Speaker 1: having to hang it up for good. And that's why
Speaker 1: West Walker where he's getting drafted right now, I want
Speaker 1: absolutely no part of him. And Emmanuel Standards can slide
Speaker 1: right into that slot position and he's easily replaceable. And
Speaker 1: how about the guy who used to throw it to
Speaker 1: Wes Welker, Tom Brady. We've talked about waiting on quarterbacks,
Speaker 1: but if you're in those middle rounds, Tom Brady is
Speaker 1: not the one you want. No, it's definitely not. And
Speaker 1: the reason I don't want Brady is because I think
Speaker 1: in most drafts, if you're drafting with your pals, or
Speaker 1: even you're drafting with people who really know what they're doing,
Speaker 1: Tom Brady is still kind of a name value guy.
Speaker 1: But if you had him last year, you realize that
Speaker 1: Brady wasn't exactly a great fantasy asset. He admittedly was
Speaker 1: really good when Rob Grinkowski was healthy. However, Rob Grinkowski
Speaker 1: has major, major injury concerns. I know he's supposed to
Speaker 1: be healthy this year, but that's another story. The thing
Speaker 1: with Brady is he was about the fifteenth sixteenth ranked
Speaker 1: quarterback for the full season last year, and that includes
Speaker 1: his weeks when he had gronk and was a viable starter.
Speaker 1: Most of the year, he was a mediocre backup. And
Speaker 1: if Brady's getting drafted in the middle of the fifth
Speaker 1: or the sixth round, which is whereas adp currently has
Speaker 1: him going, I am absolutely letting somebody buy him to
Speaker 1: the name value while I take Nick Foles, or I
Speaker 1: take Colin Kaepernick, or I take Jay Cutler, somebody I
Speaker 1: think will outproduce Brady this year. For a more fantasy
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Speaker 1: it's the sweetest time of the day. Here time for
Speaker 1: two minute tweets and the first one bow will start
Speaker 1: off with today from at JU five forty six. Where
Speaker 1: do you rank the Eagles inside linebackers? Well, obviously Demico
Speaker 1: Ryans and Michael Kendricks are a top of that ranking.
Speaker 1: Will talk a little bit more about Michael Kendricks later
Speaker 1: in the show, but after that, I think Nagy Good
Speaker 1: is firmly entrenched as the number three guy, the first
Speaker 1: guy to go in off the bench. And then right
Speaker 1: now we're gonna find out whether it's Emmanuel Acho or
Speaker 1: Casey Matthews. I think right now I would give the
Speaker 1: slight edge to Casey Matthews just because he's a little
Speaker 1: bit better special team's player, a little bit more versatile.
Speaker 1: But Acho brings something to the table as well. And
Speaker 1: then we also shouldn't forget Travis Long, who took extensive
Speaker 1: reps at inside linebacker in the third preseason game against
Speaker 1: the Steelers, showing his versatility. Maybe if there's a guy
Speaker 1: you can Trust to be that fourth inside linebacker and
Speaker 1: Travis Long. It allows you to only keep three of
Speaker 1: these guys and go heavy at outside linebacker. I was
Speaker 1: gonna say the versatility and special teams will obviously be
Speaker 1: a key there, especially now that they're cross training some
Speaker 1: of the guys to play both on the outside inside.
Speaker 1: You mentioned Matthews, he can do that as well. Second
Speaker 1: question here comes from at e god Swag twenty wants
Speaker 1: to know how many receivers will make the Eagles roster
Speaker 1: and what's the plan if I don't want to read
Speaker 1: the rest of this question quite frankly, but if Macklin
Speaker 1: should go down for a good chunk of the season, well,
Speaker 1: I don't know how many wide receivers are going to
Speaker 1: take And that's one of the more interesting roster dilemma
Speaker 1: is heading into this cutdown. But obviously you've got Raley Cooper,
Speaker 1: Jeremy Macklin, and Jordan Matthews firmly on the team. I
Speaker 1: think I think Brad Smith is probably a good bet
Speaker 1: to make it as well because of what he brings
Speaker 1: on special teams. Josh Huff It's going to come down
Speaker 1: to whether he's ready injury wise. I think he will
Speaker 1: be and I think he'll be on the roster. And
Speaker 1: then the question is do they keep a six guy,
Speaker 1: Do they keep a Realius ben who's a very good
Speaker 1: special teams player, or do they keep a guy like
Speaker 1: a Fani MoMA who has been so impressive in terms
Speaker 1: of the jumpies men from last season to this season,
Speaker 1: or do they try to maybe develop him on the
Speaker 1: practice squads. I mean, very interesting. Head coach Chip Kelly
Speaker 1: is saying here on Saturday that he will not make
Speaker 1: Huff a candidate for the short term injury reserved designation.
Speaker 1: But in that case, do you maybe keep an extra
Speaker 1: receiver if Huff is not able to be ready for
Speaker 1: the start of season. Should we know that the Eagles
Speaker 1: did have six receivers on the roster to finish last season.
Speaker 1: In terms of Macklin being on the outside, don't forget
Speaker 1: about guys like Jeff Mayle who could be in the mix.
Speaker 1: He plays on the outside. DeMars Johnson could be in
Speaker 1: there as well. So certainly a lot of options for
Speaker 1: the Eagles. And really, I think this last preseason game,
Speaker 1: although it shouldn't be the final test in terms of
Speaker 1: you want to use the entire preseason as a gauge
Speaker 1: still gonna be very very important to kind of shake
Speaker 1: these last few spots out. That's right, all right. Our
Speaker 1: third question from Squanky Greed at Jay Green Eagles wants
Speaker 1: to know do you think that Brandon Graham will get
Speaker 1: some pure playing time this season behind trend call. I
Speaker 1: don't know what pure playing time isn't necessarily, but your
Speaker 1: thoughts on Brandon Graham season ahead. Brand Graham two sacks
Speaker 1: in the preseason. The team has five totals, so he
Speaker 1: has forty percent of the team's told, tie with Vinny
Speaker 1: Kurry for the team lead. He has certainly showed that
Speaker 1: pass rush punch that he can bring off the edge,
Speaker 1: certainly very good in those situations. He had the strip
Speaker 1: sack as we mentioned earlier in the show against the Steeler,
Speaker 1: also made a couple other plays against Pittsburgh. So he's
Speaker 1: someone who I think is definitely capable of coming in
Speaker 1: and look making that transition last year from being a
Speaker 1: four three end his entire career to a three four
Speaker 1: outside linebacker, which still adjusting the play in space, but
Speaker 1: in terms of being able to get after the quarterback,
Speaker 1: he's definitely one of the best at this on this team.
Speaker 1: In that regard and what a well designed show today, Chris,
Speaker 1: because you had a chance to talk to Brandon Graham
Speaker 1: earlier today. Yes, Brandon Graham, former first round pick, certainly
Speaker 1: understands that it hasn't quite lived up to the fans
Speaker 1: expectation to this point in his career. Well, why could
Speaker 1: things be different in twenty fourteen? Here's what he had decide.
Speaker 1: Nate might have been out there a little you know,
Speaker 1: he's been a starter a little more than I have,
Speaker 1: you know, But I mean it's just one of them
Speaker 1: things where we're both trying to show, you know, Eagle
Speaker 1: fans and you know, the Philadelphia organization that you know
Speaker 1: that they made the right pick with us, and that
Speaker 1: you know, we can continuously learn and whatever you bring,
Speaker 1: you know, in here, we're gonna definitely thrive, you know.
Speaker 1: And that's one of the things that this year, I'm like, man,
Speaker 1: I gotta have a big year. And that's why I'm
Speaker 1: just so hungry, you know, because I know that we
Speaker 1: got the team to take it all the way. And
Speaker 1: you can watch the entire interview with Brandon Graham on
Speaker 1: tomorrow's edition of Insight Training Camp presented Bike's Fitty but
Speaker 1: Up next, it's our player and focus segment that's right.
Speaker 1: And today it's Michael kenn Dricks, who of course many
Speaker 1: expectations for the jump he's going to make in the
Speaker 1: second year in this phill Davis defense. Let's find out
Speaker 1: what Melissa Kelly says is in store for Michael Kendricks
Speaker 1: in twenty fourteen. Linebacker Michael Kendricks has been an integral
Speaker 1: part of the Eagles defense since joining the team in
Speaker 1: twenty twelve. In twenty thirteen, he led the NFL with
Speaker 1: four fumble recoveries and was also second on the team
Speaker 1: with one hundred and thirty seven tackles. Three preseason games
Speaker 1: in Kendricks has seven tackles and one pass reflection and
Speaker 1: has continued to prove to defensive coordinator Bill Davis why
Speaker 1: he is such a valuable part of the Eagles defense.
Speaker 1: I think Michael being a young player that's in the
Speaker 1: second year of the same defense, I think is a
Speaker 1: real benefit to Michael, and he's understanding the bigger picture,
Speaker 1: the bigger concepts, and it allows him He's already a
Speaker 1: fast player, but when you allow his mind to slow
Speaker 1: down a little bit, like we're talking about Marcus and
Speaker 1: his growth. When the mind slows down and the game
Speaker 1: slows down and you're more sure of what you do,
Speaker 1: all that athleticism and quickness and verse shows itself a
Speaker 1: lot more. Head coach Chip Kelly got its taste of
Speaker 1: how well Dricks could play last season and has already
Speaker 1: seen the progression in his second year under the system.
Speaker 1: Michael's gotten better, you know, And I say it a lot,
Speaker 1: but it's true with all those guys that's their second
Speaker 1: year and he has a better understanding. Um, if you
Speaker 1: see him off the field, him and him and Demika
Speaker 1: are kind of inseparable. They work extremely well together. Um,
Speaker 1: they're always talking football, They're they're always involved in terms
Speaker 1: of what's going on. UM. I think he's you know,
Speaker 1: we want him to make that jump from year one
Speaker 1: to year two. There's should should be a big improvement
Speaker 1: just because his understanding what's going on. But I can
Speaker 1: see it on the field and I think he's as
Speaker 1: he continues to develop. Are really excited about him in there.
Speaker 1: As far as Kendricks goes, he has high confidence in
Speaker 1: his team for this upcoming season. We're gonna be better
Speaker 1: in every aspect. So and that goes on offense, that's
Speaker 1: that's that's that's a team. You know what I'm saying,
Speaker 1: coaches understand players, players and are saying coaches, Um, we
Speaker 1: know what we needed to work on last year. We
Speaker 1: know we have down pet, we know we need work on,
Speaker 1: so we're able to focus on those things all around,
Speaker 1: second year, better Eagles team. After an exciting win against
Speaker 1: the Pittsburgh Steelers, the Eagles will return home this Thursday
Speaker 1: to face the New York Debts. The game can be
Speaker 1: seen locally on six ABC at seven pm. That's all
Speaker 1: for player and focus. Now back to you guys in
Speaker 1: the studio. The Eagles are back in action on Sunday,
Speaker 1: and we'll have complete convert here from the Novercare Complex,
Speaker 1: streaming the press conferences of defensive cordner Bill Davis, running
Speaker 1: back Lashawn McCoy, and wide receiver Jerry Macklin, leading up
Speaker 1: to another edition of Inside Training Campers in a Bike's
Speaker 1: Fanity at five pm. Head bow Wolf, I'm Chris McPherson,
Speaker 1: and thank you very much for joining us. Have a
Speaker 1: great Saturday night, Eagles fans,