WEBVTT - Inside Training Camp: Who To Watch vs Chicago

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome everyone to Inside Training Camp, presented by Exfinity, Davis

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<v Speaker 1>Federo and bow Wolf has the Eagles prepare for the

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<v Speaker 1>Chicago Bears, the preseason opener eight o'clock on Friday. Watch

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<v Speaker 1>it on six ABC in Philadelphia. And Bo, we've finally

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<v Speaker 1>gotten to this point here, time to talk about what

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<v Speaker 1>we are looking for in preseason game number one. Why

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<v Speaker 1>don't you start with the defense. I'll start with the defense,

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<v Speaker 1>and it starts with the first overall pick, Marcus Smith

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<v Speaker 1>the second and we talked a little bit about this

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<v Speaker 1>on yesterday show. Feels like forever ago, but I think

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<v Speaker 1>that being able to see Marcus Smith in live action

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<v Speaker 1>should be exciting. And then beyond that, this young defensive line,

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<v Speaker 1>the guys like Bo Allen, Taylor Hart, even Joe Krueger

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<v Speaker 1>who we haven't seen play since last year's preseason. I

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<v Speaker 1>want to see how they do when the actions live.

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<v Speaker 1>Can they get after the quarterback? Can they stop the run?

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<v Speaker 1>The big question for the Eagles offense, of course, going

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<v Speaker 1>into this game, and as you look beyond the preseason

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<v Speaker 1>through the first four games of the regular season, the

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<v Speaker 1>right tackle position with Alan Barberie starting in place of

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<v Speaker 1>the suspended Lane Johnson. So this will be Barbarie's first

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<v Speaker 1>chance to go out there, get some timing going with

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<v Speaker 1>Todd Harriman's work on the edge, and really I anticipate

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<v Speaker 1>that the Eagles will come out and throw the football.

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<v Speaker 1>See how he doesn't in past protection. That's right, Chip

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<v Speaker 1>Kelly says, probably about one or two series, hopefully ten

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<v Speaker 1>to fifteen snaps for that first team offense. Otherwise, for

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<v Speaker 1>the offense, it's all about really the young players, is it. Now?

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<v Speaker 1>We know about Nick Foles, and we know about Lashawn McCoy, etc.

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<v Speaker 1>But what do we know about Jordan Matthews has been

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<v Speaker 1>so sensational in this preseason training camp? What about Josh

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<v Speaker 1>Huff who's been kind of a quiet understudy, third round

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<v Speaker 1>draft pick, some young offensive lineman who the Eagles really

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<v Speaker 1>want to emerge. And then, of course behind Foals, how

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<v Speaker 1>does it shake out in terms of the depth chart

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<v Speaker 1>at the quarterback position? Matt Barkley, Mark Sanchez, g J. Kenny,

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<v Speaker 1>Who's gonna come out and impress us? Who are we

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<v Speaker 1>going to be talking about on Saturday morning? They will

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<v Speaker 1>both get a lot, All three of them should get

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<v Speaker 1>some reps, and certainly as Sanchez and Barkley, we'll see

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of playing time. By the way, Eagles fans,

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<v Speaker 1>you can check out Episode two of the Journey presented

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<v Speaker 1>by Triple A, featuring Marcus Smith, the Second, Bo Allen

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<v Speaker 1>quarterback Matt Barkley in year number two with the Philadelphia Eagles,

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<v Speaker 1>saw a little bit of playing time last year. Now

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<v Speaker 1>the Eagles want to see him take the next step

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<v Speaker 1>and he's expected to get some playing time in the

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<v Speaker 1>preseason opener against the Bears. Well, he had a chance

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<v Speaker 1>to go one on one with Chris McPherson our Gatorade

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<v Speaker 1>one on one with Matt Barkley. We'll hear from him

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<v Speaker 1>presented by Gatorady, we have second year quarterback Matt Barkley.

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<v Speaker 1>And Matt, the first thing I have to ask you,

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<v Speaker 1>it's a little football related, and it's only because after

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<v Speaker 1>the training session the quarterbacks went and diod sliding drills.

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<v Speaker 1>Is that correct? That's right? Yeah. We as a group

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<v Speaker 1>we went into the indoor brought up the slipping slide

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<v Speaker 1>and I'm practiced getting down mainly for our number one QB,

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<v Speaker 1>working on his sliding skills, helping him out as a

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<v Speaker 1>group effort. But we saw improvement, which was good. Brought

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<v Speaker 1>me back to my old baseball days. Um, you don't

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<v Speaker 1>have an issue with it. I never struggled with it.

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<v Speaker 1>It came naturally to me and from playing baseball and Whatnotum.

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<v Speaker 1>But it was a fun little session. Didn't really feel

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<v Speaker 1>like you were in camp at all. But we were

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<v Speaker 1>learning a football skill as well, so beneficial. All right. So, man,

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<v Speaker 1>I have to ask you who is tougher to deal with, Chip,

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<v Speaker 1>Kelly or your wife, Brittany. That's a tough question. I

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<v Speaker 1>know nothing but hard hitting questions here from Philadelphias dot Com.

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<v Speaker 1>I'd say tougher to deal with. I'd say Chip. Chip

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<v Speaker 1>My wife can be tough at times, but I know

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<v Speaker 1>I'm with her forever. And as much says I'd like

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<v Speaker 1>to think on which hip forever, that is not going

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<v Speaker 1>to be the case one way or the other. Eventually

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<v Speaker 1>my career will end or or my time here will

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<v Speaker 1>be done. Um, So you never know what's gonna happen.

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<v Speaker 1>You're always on pins and needles. Um. But they both

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<v Speaker 1>challenge me and then you know, push you to be

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<v Speaker 1>the better man. Now, there are times you come home,

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<v Speaker 1>long day of practice, tough game or something like that,

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<v Speaker 1>and it's like, honey, I'm tired, and she's like, you

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<v Speaker 1>gotta do stuff. Run to take the trash out, you

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<v Speaker 1>gotta take the dog out to go to the bathroom,

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<v Speaker 1>or go for a walk, go for a bike ride

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<v Speaker 1>down the Schookole River with her. I've done it all.

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<v Speaker 1>But she she is an athlete herself too, so she

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<v Speaker 1>knows what it's like to come home from a hard

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<v Speaker 1>day's work or coming home from camp. So uh, she's

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<v Speaker 1>been very uh awesome with with the transition from college

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<v Speaker 1>to being married to being out here on her own. Uh. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>she she could have done anything better. Now, you first

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<v Speaker 1>met her in kindergarten, that's right, five years old. Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>Did she impress you with her finger painting skills? Or

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<v Speaker 1>I just thought she was always a cutie. I just

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<v Speaker 1>we just always had a c on her and she

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<v Speaker 1>kind of liked me. We couldn't date till we were sixteen,

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<v Speaker 1>though our parents wouldn't let us. So a week after

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<v Speaker 1>her sixteenth birthday last, you're out and we date all

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<v Speaker 1>through high school, took a little break in college, but

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<v Speaker 1>pretty much dated three years doing distance in college, and

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<v Speaker 1>got back together knowing that she'd be the one that

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<v Speaker 1>I was going to marry. So it's cooled to be,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, spending spending life with your best friend all

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<v Speaker 1>the time. So how important is it for you have

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<v Speaker 1>that support system, especially when you're coming into the league,

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<v Speaker 1>getting adjusted to a new city, new surroundings. You're a

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<v Speaker 1>professional athlete, How important is it having that support system

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<v Speaker 1>already in place. I think it's huge. And she knows.

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<v Speaker 1>She knows football too. She's not naive to everything, so

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<v Speaker 1>she knows football. She knows the ups and downs of

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<v Speaker 1>the sport. She knows how taxing it can be on

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<v Speaker 1>your body and you're in your mind. But she's always

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<v Speaker 1>been a steady shoulder for me to you know, to support,

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<v Speaker 1>to be supported by. And her encouragement is NonStop. It's

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<v Speaker 1>pretty amazing, just the joy and encouragement. She's not. Her

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<v Speaker 1>emotions don't don't go with the teams. It seems like

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of people, a lot of fans in this city,

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<v Speaker 1>either emotions are with the team and mine are in

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<v Speaker 1>to a certain extent, and but she's been always been

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<v Speaker 1>even keel and no matter what the situation is in

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<v Speaker 1>my work, I come home and it's it's there's joy

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<v Speaker 1>and it's a loving environment. How would you describe with

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<v Speaker 1>the last twelve months like for you from a professional standpoint,

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<v Speaker 1>A lot of learning, A lot of learning both you know,

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<v Speaker 1>off the field with with marriage and living in a

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<v Speaker 1>new city, and on the field with a new offense,

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<v Speaker 1>and learning what it means to be a pro and

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<v Speaker 1>to keep care of your body and to recover, and

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<v Speaker 1>to nutrition and hydrate and sleep, all the thing that

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<v Speaker 1>that Chip Kelly has been emphasizing. I really think I've

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<v Speaker 1>learned a whole lot from being here that I probably

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<v Speaker 1>would not have learned if I was in another program

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<v Speaker 1>or another team. No, mat as the most prolific quarterback

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<v Speaker 1>in the history of USC you would have a a chance

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<v Speaker 1>with me. A lot of great people, and one of

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<v Speaker 1>them is a former Olympian, a war hero who recently

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<v Speaker 1>passed away, and Louis Zamporini. Can you tell us exactly

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<v Speaker 1>who he was and what he meant to you? Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>he is the ultimate example of what a means to

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<v Speaker 1>who was my hero growing up or whatever, always said

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<v Speaker 1>my dad, because he was. And then I'm at Louis.

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<v Speaker 1>I added him to that list because he exemplifies courage

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<v Speaker 1>and humility and going above and beyond what was called

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<v Speaker 1>of him in the utmost fashion. And does his story

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<v Speaker 1>if you haven't read him broken highly suggested before the

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<v Speaker 1>movie comes out, it's it's unbelievable, just his determination when

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<v Speaker 1>stand up against all odds and after the war when

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<v Speaker 1>he came back to have the ability to go back

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<v Speaker 1>and forgive the Japanese soldiers he tormented him. And to

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<v Speaker 1>tell his story, you don't have to shy away from

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<v Speaker 1>eight years later, sent decades later, even you know, after

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<v Speaker 1>he got out of the war. But to encourage others

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<v Speaker 1>in new encourage you know, young students like myself, to

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<v Speaker 1>you know, to stand and stand up against the odds

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<v Speaker 1>and beat them. Matt Barkley our guests here on our

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<v Speaker 1>talk a little bit about general strategy for your draft.

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<v Speaker 1>I think two things we want to talk about. First

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<v Speaker 1>of all, waiting on quarterbacks this year. Sure you could

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<v Speaker 1>get a guy like Nick Foles in the third or

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<v Speaker 1>fourth round, but so deep at the position you want

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<v Speaker 1>to wait a little bit. Yeah, absolutely, bo And I

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<v Speaker 1>don't think I'm saying anything that's particularly revolutionary here, but

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<v Speaker 1>I think a lot of fantasy sites, and I'm going

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<v Speaker 1>to agree with them, they're touting just wait on the

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<v Speaker 1>quarterback position this year. There is excellent depth. And what

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<v Speaker 1>I'm saying is it's not that Aaron Rodgers and Peyton

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<v Speaker 1>Manning and Drew Brees aren't better than everybody. But the

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<v Speaker 1>fact of the matter is it's easier to make up

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<v Speaker 1>points at the quarterback position because in most leagues you're

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<v Speaker 1>only starting one of the quarterbacks. So if you go

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<v Speaker 1>into the middle rounds and you can get a guy

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<v Speaker 1>like Matthew Stafford, or you get a guy like Nick Foles,

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<v Speaker 1>or you get Tony Romo, Jay Cutler. All these guys

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<v Speaker 1>are available later rounds than Aaron Rodgers, Peyton Manning and

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<v Speaker 1>Drew Brees. And it allows you to load up on

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<v Speaker 1>other positions at the beginning of the draft. And I

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<v Speaker 1>especially preach this strategy in an auction league. I'm always

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<v Speaker 1>one of the last guys to pluck a quarterback in

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<v Speaker 1>my auction leagues because I just tend to find values

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<v Speaker 1>at that position. Typically, it's the exact opposite with the

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<v Speaker 1>running back position. You want to be one of the

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<v Speaker 1>first poach a running back in an auction league, but

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<v Speaker 1>those quarterbacks, getting a guy like Cutler or Luck or Stafford,

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<v Speaker 1>or Foles or Kaepernick. It's just so much more affordable

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<v Speaker 1>to find one of these guys than it is to

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<v Speaker 1>go after Manning, Rogers and Breeze. And it seems like

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<v Speaker 1>there's a bit of a shift in fantasy football. A

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<v Speaker 1>few years ago, it was pound running backs early, Get

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<v Speaker 1>your running backs early. You're telling us that it's probably

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<v Speaker 1>more receivers and tight ends early. You want to wait

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<v Speaker 1>at least for your second running back in the middle round,

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<v Speaker 1>right bow, And I still want that stud. I want

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<v Speaker 1>a Shady McCoy. I want Jamal Charles, I want Eddie Lacy,

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<v Speaker 1>I want Adrian Peterson if I can get that guy.

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<v Speaker 1>But one thing I'm really advocating this year is if

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<v Speaker 1>I don't get that guy, I don't want to reach

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<v Speaker 1>and try to find a guy that, you know I

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<v Speaker 1>have to convince myself to take him in the first round.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't Frank Gore's You're right. I don't want to

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<v Speaker 1>have to convince myself to take Leaveon Bell in the

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<v Speaker 1>first round if I really don't want him there. So

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<v Speaker 1>one thing I've been saying this year is kind of

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<v Speaker 1>weight on your number two running back. I think you

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<v Speaker 1>can mix and Matt. So if you get Shady McCoy,

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<v Speaker 1>say you pick number one or number two and you

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<v Speaker 1>can get Shady. I'm not freaking out about my number

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<v Speaker 1>two running back spot because I think I can mix

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<v Speaker 1>and match with getting maybe Shane Vereen in the middle rounds.

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<v Speaker 1>Maybe I get Trent Richardson as a post hype guy

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<v Speaker 1>in the middle rounds. Maybe I go after a couple

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<v Speaker 1>rookies like Jeremy Hill and Carlos Hide and try to

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<v Speaker 1>find the next breakout guy. But I'm not going after

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<v Speaker 1>a Frank Gore in the second or third round, because

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<v Speaker 1>I feel like I need a number two running back.

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<v Speaker 1>I think that's just a way to guarantee you're gonna

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<v Speaker 1>with your fantasy spin. Always fun talking to Joe Dolan

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<v Speaker 1>about fantasy football. You're ready for your draft, Jay, I've

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<v Speaker 1>given up fantasy football. I'm lousy and fantasy football. But

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<v Speaker 1>my question is this, In how many drafts will Lashan

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<v Speaker 1>mccoyb be the first overall pick? I would imagine just

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<v Speaker 1>about everyone right almost. I think Jamal Charles is the

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<v Speaker 1>only guy who people Some people think goes ahead of

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<v Speaker 1>Lesha mcli in PPR formats, but for me, Shady's the guy.

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<v Speaker 1>All right? Well, how about Zach ERT's second year tight end?

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<v Speaker 1>Expect you to be a big, big part of this

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<v Speaker 1>Eagles offense in year number two. So where does he

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<v Speaker 1>factor into the fantasy world. We don't know. I in

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<v Speaker 1>the real world, he's a big time part of the

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<v Speaker 1>Eagles offense. Melissa Kelly has him in focus. Tight End

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<v Speaker 1>zach Ertz is going into a second season in the

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<v Speaker 1>NFL after having a very promising rookie year. He is

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<v Speaker 1>projected to be one of the most improved players on

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<v Speaker 1>the Eagles roster, but he said he's not going to

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<v Speaker 1>let that put pressure on him. I mean, all that

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<v Speaker 1>praise is puts pressure on the outside. But I don't

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<v Speaker 1>think anybody's gonna put more pressure on themselves than myself.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, whatever they're saying outside doesn't really matter to me.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, I work as hard as I can for

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<v Speaker 1>as long as I can every day, and that's all

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<v Speaker 1>I'm focused on. Offensive coordinator Pat Shermer noticed a big

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<v Speaker 1>change in ERT's play in the middle of last season.

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<v Speaker 1>Zach Ertz, who did a nice job for us catching

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<v Speaker 1>the ball, and he's improved in all areas. Near the

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<v Speaker 1>middle of the season, I think it started to all

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<v Speaker 1>make sense. He was playing faster, and you saw his

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<v Speaker 1>production pick up, you know, at that point, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>I think he's kind of picked up where he left off,

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<v Speaker 1>and so you know, again I anticipate he's going to

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<v Speaker 1>be He's very productive this fall. Head coach Chip Kelly

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<v Speaker 1>has noticed an improvement in the second year tight end.

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<v Speaker 1>He missed the spring, you know, and it's it's spring trap.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, preseason camp last year was really our first

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<v Speaker 1>chance to really start to work with him. So I

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<v Speaker 1>just think it's he was behind a little bit, but

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<v Speaker 1>not by any fault of his own. He real smart kid,

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<v Speaker 1>understands exactly what we're trying to do, but then you

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<v Speaker 1>have to go out and do it. And it's just

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<v Speaker 1>he miss raps, which which is the most important thing.

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<v Speaker 1>And now I think he's just a lot more comfortable

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<v Speaker 1>in terms of what we're doing there. Arts and the

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<v Speaker 1>Eagles returned to the field tomorrow night at Chicago. You

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<v Speaker 1>can catch the game locally on six ABC at eight pm.

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<v Speaker 1>That's all for Player and Focus. Now back to you

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<v Speaker 1>guys in the studio. Thank you very much, Melissa. How

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<v Speaker 1>about the defensive backfield. Good competition there, Nate Allen and

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<v Speaker 1>Earl Wolf battling for a job next to Malcolm Jenkins.

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<v Speaker 1>For his part, Alan the veteran understands it. There's competition

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<v Speaker 1>all the time in the NFL, and we sat down

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<v Speaker 1>and talked about that. Every year it's going to be

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<v Speaker 1>competition no matter who you are. Nothing they're set in

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<v Speaker 1>stone and you know, the competition that just makes us

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<v Speaker 1>better as safeties. You know, they're rotating a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>guys in there at safety and it's just gonna make

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<v Speaker 1>us better as a secondary. Make sure you tune in

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<v Speaker 1>just a little bit later tonight. We'll have the entire

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<v Speaker 1>nay Down interview for you right here on Philadelphia Eagles

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<v Speaker 1>dot com. And if you're more of an Earl Wolf

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<v Speaker 1>guy in terms of that safety competition, we caught up

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<v Speaker 1>with him a little bit more long form on the

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<v Speaker 1>Eagles Insider podcast this week. Check that out as well. Right,

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<v Speaker 1>enough of the chatter, the game is ahead of us,

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<v Speaker 1>make sure you're with us the entire way. On Friday night,

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<v Speaker 1>you can tune in on six ABC at eight o'clock

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<v Speaker 1>for the kickoff the Eagles at the Bears, the preseason opener,

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<v Speaker 1>and then we'll have live coverage of the Eagles post

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<v Speaker 1>game from Soldier Field. It's our press pass here on

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<v Speaker 1>Philadelphia Eagles dot com and of course throughout our digital platform.

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<v Speaker 1>For Bo Wolf, I'm Dave Spidero. Thanks so much for

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