Speaker 1: F pick wide receiver Nelson Aguilar arrives at the Novicare
Speaker 1: Complex on this Friday, and what a show he has
Speaker 1: put on since becoming a Philadelphia Eagle. All smiles, all business,
Speaker 1: some poise, some polish, and certainly a lot of professionalism
Speaker 1: for a young man who spent three years at USC
Speaker 1: and becomes the Eagle's number one draft pick in twenty
Speaker 1: and fifteen. He arrived at Novacare, made the tour, walked
Speaker 1: the building, met some key people, including of course, head
Speaker 1: coach Ship Kelly reacquainted there and has a time with
Speaker 1: the media as well. And we will meet Nelson Agilar
Speaker 1: in just a little bit, a little bit more in depth.
Speaker 1: Dave Spider, Eagles Insider, along with Merril Reese, the voice
Speaker 1: of the Philadelphia Eagles. It's Night two of the twenty
Speaker 1: and fifteen NFL Draft, and we've got you covered here.
Speaker 1: Welcome to Eagles Drafts Central, presented by Dietson Watson, Merrill.
Speaker 1: Good evening to you. Good evening, Dave, and it's been
Speaker 1: a fun day. Yeah, meeting Nelson Agilar, and you know
Speaker 1: you'd have to say that. Jeremy Macklin moves on and
Speaker 1: they bring in another very talented receiver and they replace
Speaker 1: a very intelligent, articulate person with another guy who is
Speaker 1: just eloquent in his speech and matters. Yeah, he has
Speaker 1: really really showed great maturity. Certainly, the moment is not
Speaker 1: too large for Nelson Agilar, who, by the way, will
Speaker 1: wear number seventeen in twenty fifteen. Last one, of course,
Speaker 1: by how the great Harold Carmichael is that the all
Speaker 1: time leading receiver in Eagles history. Well, I guess I
Speaker 1: can throw out the fact that I used to say
Speaker 1: Harold Carmichael the last Eagle to ever wear a You
Speaker 1: see this, and they see how we break news here
Speaker 1: on Eagles Draft Central, presented by Deeton Watson. It's Night two,
Speaker 1: it's rounds two and three. We're live right now until
Speaker 1: the draft begins at seven o'clock, and then we'll be
Speaker 1: live during the Eagles picks and after the picks, including
Speaker 1: the Chip Kelly press conference. We've got Beau Wolf and
Speaker 1: Greg Cosell over in the fan cave. Hello, boys. We
Speaker 1: look forward to hearing from you guys tonight, and it
Speaker 1: should be a very interesting evening. I think this is
Speaker 1: really the nuts and bolts of the draft. You really
Speaker 1: can find some gems in the draft and rounds two
Speaker 1: and three. Meryl, let's talk about what's ahead. Some of
Speaker 1: the players that you may hope become Philadelphia Eagles too, Well,
Speaker 1: there are a couple, Dave, and I think you look
Speaker 1: at needs and the two needs. Whether it's one goes
Speaker 1: first or second, it doesn't matter. But I think they
Speaker 1: have to address their defensive backfield, the secondary beat it
Speaker 1: a corner or a safety, and they must address the
Speaker 1: offensive line. So those are the needs. A couple of
Speaker 1: interesting names that are still out there. One is Eric Rowe,
Speaker 1: is a corner or a safety out of Utah. He's
Speaker 1: over six feet, about two hundred and eight pounds. He
Speaker 1: is a very, very talented player. Now, the other name
Speaker 1: that was not drafted yesterday, who was considered to be
Speaker 1: the top safety but maybe not a perfect fifth the
Speaker 1: Eagles was landing columns from Alabama, but he is still
Speaker 1: out there. Was not taken in round one, and maybe
Speaker 1: in round two if Rowe is gone, he could be
Speaker 1: a target. The offensive lineman who I think would generate
Speaker 1: a lot of interest in these here parts is the
Speaker 1: former Oregon Duck and that is Jake Fisher. He in
Speaker 1: the indepinion of some people could have been a first
Speaker 1: round draft pick, and he is still out there as
Speaker 1: we head into round two, as is t J. Clemens,
Speaker 1: a tackle from Pitt who could also move inside. There
Speaker 1: was a name l Collins, and we know what's happened there.
Speaker 1: He was considered a person of quote interest in a
Speaker 1: murder case in Louis, Yanna, and it's a high risk proposition.
Speaker 1: I'm not saying there's any guilt there, but right now
Speaker 1: that it's enough cloudy, murky situation that a team has
Speaker 1: got to be very, very careful if they go on
Speaker 1: that direction, right lall Collins has said that if he
Speaker 1: is not drafted tonight rounds two or three, he will
Speaker 1: not sign a contract and will enter the two thousand
Speaker 1: and sixteen NFL Draft. So that is something certainly that
Speaker 1: fareth watching. We're also going to keep our eyes on
Speaker 1: the way Chip Kelly kind of conducts himself tonight last night.
Speaker 1: Let the draft come to him. Will he be so
Speaker 1: patient in the second night of this draft, and will
Speaker 1: there be any veterans on the move? A lot to
Speaker 1: look forward to when the draft begins at seven pm.
Speaker 1: Already today, we've met Nelson Aguilar in person. He held
Speaker 1: a press conference with the Philadelphia media. Here's some of
Speaker 1: the best of Nelson Aguilar his first face to face
Speaker 1: with the Philadelphia media. It always starts with the people.
Speaker 1: I mean, we have truly special people here, and staff
Speaker 1: and the players that they bring into this organization. And
Speaker 1: then you know, even the guys that work, you know,
Speaker 1: beneath the coaches. They're all really good people, and I
Speaker 1: felt like that's where I wanted to be. Honestly, it
Speaker 1: was something I wanted for myself. I mean, I know
Speaker 1: they're gonna do what they have to do in terms
Speaker 1: of evaluating everybody, but when I got here, I kind
Speaker 1: of evaluated the way they did things, and I knew
Speaker 1: if I ended up in an organization, I wanted to
Speaker 1: resemble the way they do things. I felt like they're
Speaker 1: really genuine people. You know, starts with the head coach
Speaker 1: and Coach Bickle, receiver coach. You know, all those guys
Speaker 1: are truly special people and really genuine with the conversation,
Speaker 1: how he went about meetings. You know, just every day
Speaker 1: felt good. And when Coach Bickle came down to work
Speaker 1: me out first, you know, we just got better. You know,
Speaker 1: it wasn't about me trying to show that I have
Speaker 1: all the answers. It was about him, you know, trying
Speaker 1: to put me through some movements and meet growing. There's
Speaker 1: a lot of excitement. Those guys are truly special people,
Speaker 1: just like players, you know, for them to think enough
Speaker 1: of me to reach out to me and very genuine
Speaker 1: of them. And you know, they both made it very
Speaker 1: clear that's Josh and Matthews. They made it very clear
Speaker 1: that you know, they want me to come in and
Speaker 1: work with them and just get after it. And I
Speaker 1: think I'm in a blessed position to have those two
Speaker 1: guys with that type of mindset. You know. Now, you know,
Speaker 1: you know, you're in a comfortable position because this is
Speaker 1: the type person you are and you're dealing with people
Speaker 1: with similar you know, wants. I got a chance to
Speaker 1: talk with Barkley for a little bit face to face.
Speaker 1: I got a text from Mark and Sam. Those definitely
Speaker 1: great people. I mean I knew Barkeley since freshman year
Speaker 1: at USC and I think those other two guys are
Speaker 1: truly special people. Also, it gives me another opportunity to
Speaker 1: affect the game. You know, three phases of football, offense, defense,
Speaker 1: and special teams. You know, if I have an opportunity
Speaker 1: to affect, you know, special teams outcome, then it's always
Speaker 1: gonna be good. A remarkably impressive young man. I think
Speaker 1: we'd all agree with that, just as held himself with
Speaker 1: such poise in this well twenty hours since he's been
Speaker 1: a Philadelphia He hasn't met Harold Carmichael yet, but he's
Speaker 1: the kind of young man. But Harold carr Michael would
Speaker 1: be very proud to have. We're number seven, yeah, and
Speaker 1: we will find out a little bit more examine how
Speaker 1: he fits into this Chip Kelly offensive scheme. When the
Speaker 1: fan cave section will go over there and talk to
Speaker 1: Bow and to Greg, We're also going to take a
Speaker 1: little trip down memory lane. Last year's second round produced
Speaker 1: Jordan Matthews, and Eagles wide receiver came in and had
Speaker 1: maybe the best rookie season for an Eagles wide receiver
Speaker 1: in franchise history. But when we return to Eagles Draft
Speaker 1: Central presented by Deeton Watson, I had a chance to
Speaker 1: sit down with Nelson Aguilar trying to take a different approach.
Speaker 1: Let's try to get to meet the newest Philadelphia Eagle
Speaker 1: when we return in just one moment, we welcome you.
Speaker 1: We did the studio here at the Novicare Complex. Eagles
Speaker 1: insider Dave Spidero with Eagles number one draft pick wide
Speaker 1: receiver Nelson Aguilar, who's had just a whirlwind last twenty
Speaker 1: four plus hours. Really, it's been months and months and
Speaker 1: months leading up to this. So my goal here, Nelson,
Speaker 1: because you've answered so many questions just to ask you
Speaker 1: questions to get to know Nelson Aguilar. You're ready, Yeah,
Speaker 1: all right, So let's talk about USC and your favorite
Speaker 1: class in USC on your communications major. A very interesting classes,
Speaker 1: great communications school. What'd you like the most about school?
Speaker 1: And tell me what you like the most, what class
Speaker 1: in particular, and why started off the most. The thing
Speaker 1: that you know, I like the most about school was
Speaker 1: the fact that you know, in a major like communication,
Speaker 1: you would get different types of people. There wasn't just
Speaker 1: athlete piled classes. You got you know, the people in
Speaker 1: the Greek life. You got your everyday students. You know,
Speaker 1: you got some of the brighter kids in the campus
Speaker 1: all in one class. You know, in terms of big
Speaker 1: lectures where there was open conversation, got to hear the
Speaker 1: way other people thought, and you know, it was pretty cool.
Speaker 1: In your life. Have you been one who's gone around
Speaker 1: in clicks? Are you one of the jocks, one of
Speaker 1: the brains? Are you one of the music What kind
Speaker 1: of clicks have you moved around with in your life?
Speaker 1: A melting pot. I like to deal with everybody. I
Speaker 1: like to pick everybody's brains. I love to have multiple
Speaker 1: experiences if you had to. And maybe you've never experienced
Speaker 1: a snowstorm living and growing up in first in Nigeria,
Speaker 1: then in Florida, and then elt to California. Have you
Speaker 1: ever been in a snowstorm? And the way I have not? Oh,
Speaker 1: we've got something to look forward to this winter. So
Speaker 1: my question is going to be better day on the
Speaker 1: beach or in the mountains. It's clearly on the beach. Yeah, Okay,
Speaker 1: you'll find out. I haven't experienced the mountains. Okay, let's
Speaker 1: talk about this. Your opinion of social media. You're a
Speaker 1: bright guy, Yeah, a young, bright guy. I think social
Speaker 1: media is a good platform for people to do some
Speaker 1: positive things. But I also feel like it's an opportunity
Speaker 1: for people to kind of humble, humble some people that
Speaker 1: are put on a you know, on a higher pedal
Speaker 1: stone away. I mean, in reality, you should already hope
Speaker 1: with yourself as a player, So you shouldn't feel like
Speaker 1: anyone's attacking you because they're saying certain things. But you know,
Speaker 1: it could be used as an advantage, but it can
Speaker 1: also hurt some people if they use it own. Is
Speaker 1: it tough being an athlete knowing that fans can have
Speaker 1: this avenue that can be very damaging to people. I mean,
Speaker 1: it does what it has to do for me. I
Speaker 1: know who I am as a person. I know who
Speaker 1: I am as a player, and I make few promises
Speaker 1: about you know, statistics or you know, expectations. I just
Speaker 1: I control the controllable, and I feel like I always
Speaker 1: want people to judge me off of controllable things, like
Speaker 1: my effort and preparation. Nelson, where does that confidence that
Speaker 1: maturity come from? Is that the way you were raised?
Speaker 1: That's why I was raised. And also, you know, my
Speaker 1: high school football coach kind of placed into me early
Speaker 1: making a transition from running back to wide receiver. How
Speaker 1: that happened? It? Was it something that you were reluctantly done?
Speaker 1: I know you were a star, five star recruit out
Speaker 1: of Tampa as a running back. Was it difficult to
Speaker 1: make the trans just a wide receiver? It was another
Speaker 1: way to get the ball in your hands, you know.
Speaker 1: And I felt like it was great for me in
Speaker 1: terms of the business aspect of the game of football,
Speaker 1: because I mean, my body wasn't developing to too much
Speaker 1: as a running back body, so you know, I just
Speaker 1: had to make the most of what my body already,
Speaker 1: you know, my body structure. Okay, let's talk about USC
Speaker 1: and the it's a huge or it's a great program.
Speaker 1: It's one of the most story programs in college football.
Speaker 1: Describe the feeling you had on a Saturday walking onto
Speaker 1: the field with the crowd, with the uniform on how
Speaker 1: special was it for you second to none walking into
Speaker 1: the college sum the night before a game, and the
Speaker 1: things we did and how we went about our business.
Speaker 1: You know, we had special things that we did on
Speaker 1: a Friday before walked through, you know, and there are
Speaker 1: different coaches that did different things. One in particular is
Speaker 1: when you know when Ed ozerl was, you know he
Speaker 1: was there, he did a special thing on a Thursday
Speaker 1: afternoon before walk through. It just made you realize that,
Speaker 1: you know, this is gonna be a special weekend. And
Speaker 1: then when you walk into the coliseum, you know, you
Speaker 1: see so many people think enough for you to be
Speaker 1: there and to chair for you and deals like that.
Speaker 1: It's it's surreal in many ways, and I felt like
Speaker 1: I was spoiled. I was very spoiled to have that,
Speaker 1: you know, And I only asked that, you know, I
Speaker 1: continue to have something very similar your first thought, that
Speaker 1: you can remember that you might possibly make it to
Speaker 1: the NFL. Do you remember what age you were? I mean,
Speaker 1: for me, it was about you know, giving it my all.
Speaker 1: You know, you know they always say, you know, fight
Speaker 1: or die trying. You know, just that that was me.
Speaker 1: I just I would go give it everything I got
Speaker 1: and you know, if it was meant to be, it
Speaker 1: would be. And I felt like, you know, God favored me,
Speaker 1: and many people favored me to give me this opportunity.
Speaker 1: First autograph you signed, how old were you don't remember?
Speaker 1: It was? How long ago? Yeah? Is it special for
Speaker 1: you still? When people ask you for an autograph, it
Speaker 1: comes down to people caring about you as a person.
Speaker 1: You know, it's one thing to be a good football player,
Speaker 1: but no one wants to have, you know, a piece
Speaker 1: of something to remind them of a bad person. So
Speaker 1: I hope people ask from my autograph because they know
Speaker 1: that I'm truly a good person outside of being a
Speaker 1: football player. That's made a couple of plays. The things
Speaker 1: that you and I've talked about here in the day
Speaker 1: that we've known each other, you really do bring it
Speaker 1: back to being genuine with people, building relationships with people.
Speaker 1: That's very important to you, beyond the football part of it.
Speaker 1: It's important for you to be part of that kind
Speaker 1: of family here, isn't it. Let's put us all about
Speaker 1: I talk about controllable factors, you know, outside of the
Speaker 1: things you can control in terms of football preparation. Every
Speaker 1: day you're given a choice to be a good person,
Speaker 1: and I feel like if you were to grade me
Speaker 1: on that, then I do a good job at that.
Speaker 1: Football starts this in a couple of days here. How
Speaker 1: excited are you to get on the field and start
Speaker 1: to dig into the playbook? Are you a playbook kind
Speaker 1: of guy? I love the playbook. I feel like that's
Speaker 1: a controlled by aspect. You know, you get an opportunity
Speaker 1: to soak in a lot of knowledge. You know, just
Speaker 1: to be in the right place at the right time.
Speaker 1: You know, it's not even about making a catch. It's
Speaker 1: not even about being the fastest guy. It's about knowing
Speaker 1: where to be. Yeah, and I want to always be
Speaker 1: the guy that knows where to be. And what kind
Speaker 1: of indication is Chip giving you anything at all, any
Speaker 1: ideas what you might do here? Nor do I need one.
Speaker 1: I just I asked for opportunity when the time comes,
Speaker 1: and then the chance to just progress, I mean, and
Speaker 1: He's already given me that by putting me in this
Speaker 1: locker room with these guys. Has today been You've had
Speaker 1: a press conference, You've met fans, You've You've done countless interviews.
Speaker 1: Has it been a fun day. It's been a great day. Yeah.
Speaker 1: To be here in my new home and meet the
Speaker 1: people that I've got to meet and the people that
Speaker 1: support our organization means a lot to me. Oh hey,
Speaker 1: welcome Nelson. Great to have the institute here. We look
Speaker 1: forward to having you many times and enjoy the journey.
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Speaker 1: we welcome you back to Eagles Draft Central Dave Spidero
Speaker 1: Eagles Insider, along with the voice of the Philadelphia Eagles,
Speaker 1: Merrill Reason. One year ago, Jordan Matthews was just a
Speaker 1: player from the fine football institution that is Vanderbilt and
Speaker 1: looking for a home in the NFL. We now know
Speaker 1: that he's a Philadelphia Eagle. Had a terrific year last year,
Speaker 1: sixty seven catches eight hundred and seventy two yards eight
Speaker 1: touchdown as well. Prior to the Eagles selecting Matthews, the
Speaker 1: NFL network sent a camera crew to follow him around
Speaker 1: as he prepped for his big moment on stage. So
Speaker 1: I'm not dressed yet because I still got a couple
Speaker 1: of hours before, you know, no different than games. I
Speaker 1: don't like to get two jacked up for two raids
Speaker 1: too early, so I like to you know, start getting
Speaker 1: in the floor of things, you know, closer to game time.
Speaker 1: So if I'm an approach today like a game, then
Speaker 1: I'm gonna start getting ready, you know, closer time comes,
Speaker 1: I want to be too flashy because I know a
Speaker 1: lot of guys are gonna be trying their hardest and
Speaker 1: everything I want to be go for a more classy looks.
Speaker 1: Got my soup Taylor from the Great Guys That top's
Speaker 1: the best folk. My man Raymond hooked me up one
Speaker 1: of my frat birds inside Red outside Navy, So it's
Speaker 1: real solo right here. But what I'm really trying to
Speaker 1: do is like make the accessories kind of you know,
Speaker 1: jump off the outfit look on the inside right there
Speaker 1: exclusively Taylor Jay Matthews. So being a member of cop
Speaker 1: A Sour fraternity, you know, our cours are crimson and cream.
Speaker 1: My hat to make sure I feel a little bit
Speaker 1: of red. And at the same time, I wanted to
Speaker 1: give a shout out to the brothers, so this kind
Speaker 1: of for them and everything. Got had the bow tie.
Speaker 1: All my Capital brothers out said, no, you're gonna be
Speaker 1: on stage, You're gonna have a big moment. You got
Speaker 1: it with a bow tie. You gotta represent the color
Speaker 1: as well. My dad and my brother both the members
Speaker 1: of the same fraternity, so they're gonna be out there
Speaker 1: bow ties too. So we're gonna kind of We're gonna
Speaker 1: kind of show off for our people in that aspect.
Speaker 1: My boy Kanye saying the song once, have you ever
Speaker 1: seen shoes with our shoes string? So had to give
Speaker 1: a shout out to him. You know, I didn't want
Speaker 1: to go regular not feel good. I mean, it's just
Speaker 1: really a stepping stone to the next level. Once you
Speaker 1: get in an NFL locker room, nobody cares when you
Speaker 1: got drafted what around. It's aught about what you do
Speaker 1: on the food and how you produce. So you know,
Speaker 1: it's definitely gonna be a great day for me and
Speaker 1: my family. At the same time, I'm just looking forward
Speaker 1: to playing again. Well, we know how Jordan Matthews fit
Speaker 1: into the offense as a rookie pretty darn well. Yeah,
Speaker 1: and very very comfortable with the media and mature beyonds hears. Yeah,
Speaker 1: he really is something special. We wonder how special Nelson
Speaker 1: Aguilar will be in this Chip Kelly offense. We toss
Speaker 1: it now to our fan cave Bo Wolf and Greg
Speaker 1: Cosell take a look at that. Well, thank you, Dave
Speaker 1: and Greg and I are back in our layer here
Speaker 1: in the film room and we're gonna take a look
Speaker 1: at some of the ways the Eagles will utilize first
Speaker 1: round pick Nelson Aguilar in miss offense. And Greg chip
Speaker 1: Kelly does such a good job in terms of scheming
Speaker 1: wide receivers into space. Let's take a look at a
Speaker 1: few of the ways that he does. That will start
Speaker 1: with the game last season against the Houston Texans. And
Speaker 1: the player to focus on here is the deep safety
Speaker 1: and how Nick Foles is able to read him to
Speaker 1: find out which receiver to go to exactly bo And normally,
Speaker 1: if you want to get the ball deep and we
Speaker 1: can just keep it here for a sack, if you
Speaker 1: want to get the ball deep, you somehow have to
Speaker 1: control and be to safety. And they do it here
Speaker 1: with a concept called a three level stretch. And it's
Speaker 1: too one side of the field. So here's Macklin, he's
Speaker 1: going to run a vertical route. Here's Matthews. He's actually
Speaker 1: going to run a crosser across the field. That's the
Speaker 1: intermediate route. And then you have Sprowls in the backfield.
Speaker 1: He's going to cross the formation and be the short
Speaker 1: receiver to that side. So you have short, intermediate, vertical,
Speaker 1: and you'll see how this plays out. As you let
Speaker 1: this run, you'll see right about now, if you freeze it,
Speaker 1: this safety, the deep safety we talked about that you
Speaker 1: pointed out earlier, he is now starting to react to
Speaker 1: Matthews on the intermediate crosser. So what you have is
Speaker 1: no deep safety over the top of Jeremy Macklin or
Speaker 1: Nelson Aguilar who would take that spot. So as we
Speaker 1: let this go, you see that Macklin is able to
Speaker 1: run by the corner and you get a big play
Speaker 1: based on a three level stretch concept, which is a
Speaker 1: very significant part of the chip Kelly offense and interesting
Speaker 1: to hear chip Kelly say yesterday that in terms of
Speaker 1: the comparison between these two players, Aglar maybe not quite
Speaker 1: as explosive deep just yet in his career, but maybe
Speaker 1: more versatile intermediately in the intermediate areas than Macklin was
Speaker 1: last season. But he can get on top of corners,
Speaker 1: and I think even Macklin maybe a little more explosive,
Speaker 1: but Aguilar will be able to do that in time.
Speaker 1: And here is Macklin once again the Aglar potential correct
Speaker 1: person here, and once again you're going to see them
Speaker 1: working on the safety, reading him and getting they do
Speaker 1: this totally differently. Here is the safety they need to
Speaker 1: control because Macklin is again going to run a vertical
Speaker 1: route a deep post, so you need this safety to
Speaker 1: be under control, not to turn and run. So how
Speaker 1: do they do that? And this is where Chip Kelly
Speaker 1: is so good. And if you just run it a
Speaker 1: little bit, you'll see all kinds of action in the backfield.
Speaker 1: They have the bubble screen action to the left side.
Speaker 1: Right here, they have the back crossing the formation. So
Speaker 1: what you see now is this safety we talked about,
Speaker 1: where are his eyes. They're right in the backfield, and
Speaker 1: so what happens now is he's not looking at Macklin
Speaker 1: right here. So Macklin is one on one running his post,
Speaker 1: similar as the play before, a deep post against an
Speaker 1: outside leverage corner with no safety in the middle of
Speaker 1: the field. And if you run it, you'll see that's
Speaker 1: exactly what happens, and a nice throw from Nick Folesen.
Speaker 1: What's also interesting about this is we can get a
Speaker 1: sense of the kinds of things that Sam Bradford will
Speaker 1: be able to do in this Eagles offense. The kinds
Speaker 1: of thraws he'll be asked him, Sam Cawn these throws.
Speaker 1: He can make those throws, all right, let's move now
Speaker 1: two years ago. We'll see to Sean Jackson in the
Speaker 1: slot here, and this is what we call the mesh
Speaker 1: concept in the Eagles offense, and Nelson Agilars supposedly one
Speaker 1: of the better in terms of dynamic open fieldability after
Speaker 1: the catch, he'll be doing the kinds of things, and
Speaker 1: he had a lot of big plays in the slot
Speaker 1: at USC That's where he really made his bones as
Speaker 1: a big time receiver this past year. But this mesh
Speaker 1: concept is very simple. It's great against man to man,
Speaker 1: which is being played here. You mentioned Jackson right here,
Speaker 1: here's Salek. What they're going to do is they're going
Speaker 1: to cross. It's really kind of a legal pick a
Speaker 1: rub element, as we like to say, a natural rub element.
Speaker 1: And as you let it go, you can see that
Speaker 1: very clearly, a great way to get the ball in
Speaker 1: the hands. Look at it right here. Totally illegal. But
Speaker 1: now Axon is going to be clean running across the field.
Speaker 1: Think of Aguilar a punt returner doing the same thing,
Speaker 1: getting the ball in space, being able to turn it
Speaker 1: up feel you get a first down, you sustain in offense,
Speaker 1: that's the foundation of Chip Kelly's offense and that mesh
Speaker 1: concept is something we've seen an awful lot of against
Speaker 1: man to man coverage. All Right, the last players we
Speaker 1: want to look at is in the red zone. And
Speaker 1: you may not think that at only six feet tall,
Speaker 1: Nelson Agilar is a big red zone threat. But in
Speaker 1: the Seagulls offense, the way that Chip Kelly will run
Speaker 1: screens down by the end zone, maybe he will be Well,
Speaker 1: this is scheme supremacy in the red zone, and a
Speaker 1: lot of teams now have gone to that trying to
Speaker 1: create their receivers open because it's harder in the red zone.
Speaker 1: So here's a great example. Here's Jeremy Macklin. He's actually
Speaker 1: starting here. He's going to totally cross the formation. See
Speaker 1: if you'll look at this right now, you see in
Speaker 1: Macklin Richard Sherman matchup, which hey, you may not think
Speaker 1: is a great matchup, but watch what happens because of
Speaker 1: scheme supremacy here, Macklin is going to cross the formation
Speaker 1: cause confusion. Sherman points. You see right now, no one
Speaker 1: is running with Jeremy Macklin because Sherman has stayed right
Speaker 1: here and they're playing man to man. So now no
Speaker 1: one is running with Macklin, and this would be Aguilar
Speaker 1: doing the same thing. And if you'll let the play run,
Speaker 1: you'll see it's an easy pitch and catch through the
Speaker 1: numbers game on the side exactly because there's no one
Speaker 1: with him. Great example of winning scheme wise in the
Speaker 1: red zone. And you'll see Aguilar part of all these concepts.
Speaker 1: And Chip Kelly will do his best, of course to
Speaker 1: scheme Nelson Agilar into open space for the Eagles in
Speaker 1: twenty fifteen and beyond. That's what Nelson Agiler will bring
Speaker 1: to the Eagles. We are back with much more on
Speaker 1: the other side right here on Eagles Draft Central. Eagles
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Speaker 1: Dave Spidero and Merrill Race. Time now to take a
Speaker 1: look at some of the best of the best offensive
Speaker 1: lineman still on the board, and to do so, we
Speaker 1: turn it over to Draft Insider dot Net Tony Pauline,
Speaker 1: one of our draft insiders. If Eagle fans you're looking
Speaker 1: for offensive lineman on the second day of the NFL Draft,
Speaker 1: let's start off with Horonus Grosso of Oregon, a nasty
Speaker 1: mowler in the middle who helped protect Heisman trophe we
Speaker 1: win to Marcus Mariatta. Rossi was a perfect fit for
Speaker 1: the Eagle system. He's tough, he's strong, and he's very
Speaker 1: effective locking motion, getting out to the second level and
Speaker 1: taking linebackers from the action. He's also a very good
Speaker 1: player now who could be a terrific offensive center down
Speaker 1: the road. Grosso's game is NFL ready, and it wouldn't
Speaker 1: surprise me if he's a starter early in his rookie career.
Speaker 1: Lael Collins Abella, he was a name to remember the
Speaker 1: left tackle for the Tigers, is an athletic player who
Speaker 1: can line up both guard or tackle in the NFL.
Speaker 1: He's big, he's physical, he plays with the nasty attitude,
Speaker 1: and he shows ability in both half protection as well
Speaker 1: as run defense. I would expect Collins to quickly break
Speaker 1: into a starting lineup at the next level. Up next TJ.
Speaker 1: Clemings of Pittsburgh. A former defensive lineman. TJ. Clemings has
Speaker 1: done well the past two years on the offensive line,
Speaker 1: playing right tackle for Pittsburgh. He's a solid athlete with
Speaker 1: a great amount of upside, but he's also a player
Speaker 1: that needs a lot of work. People are torn on
Speaker 1: whether he's going to stay at the tackle position or
Speaker 1: move inside to guard, but a team that's patient with
Speaker 1: him and helps develop his skills on the offensive line
Speaker 1: could have a very good player down the road. Marcus
Speaker 1: Mariotta's blindside protective of past two years, Jake Fisher, is
Speaker 1: one of the most underrated tackles in this year's draft.
Speaker 1: He did a great job at Oregon keeping Mariotta upright
Speaker 1: against top competition. He showed well in the postseason, testing
Speaker 1: much better than expected at the combine than having a
Speaker 1: great protay workout. Fisher's a type of guy that will
Speaker 1: be a starter, likely from the first week of the
Speaker 1: NFL season. This year, as a red shirt freshman, donna
Speaker 1: Vin Smith looked like a dominant offensive left tackle for
Speaker 1: the Penn State Nitney line, but his game is leveled off.
Speaker 1: Teams will love his size, his athleticism, his strength, and
Speaker 1: his versatility to play left the right tackle. They are
Speaker 1: concerned about his work ethic. He's likely a second round
Speaker 1: choice and if he's able to make football priority and
Speaker 1: do little things off the field as well as honor
Speaker 1: to make himself a better player, he will be a
Speaker 1: very good starting tackle in the NFL years to come.
Speaker 1: Boy small school prospect Allie mark Pett of Hobart is next.
Speaker 1: Hobart's Ali Mark Pett has been the raven the scouting
Speaker 1: world since the Senior Bowl, and why not. The Division
Speaker 1: three prospect has done everything asked of him. He played
Speaker 1: multiple positions at Senior Bowl, doing a great job and
Speaker 1: pass protection against speedy edge rushers as well as handling
Speaker 1: Danny Shelton moved inside the guard. He's a terrific player
Speaker 1: who mentally understands the game and plays with terrific fundamentals.
Speaker 1: He's a potential second round choice and a guy that
Speaker 1: can line up at any of four positions on the
Speaker 1: offensive line, including center. I would expect marpet to be
Speaker 1: a surprise rookie in the NFL come the twenty fifteen season.
Speaker 1: Though not the prettiest offensive lineman, Missouri's Mitch Morrise has
Speaker 1: consistently got the job done. He's big, he's surprisingly athletic,
Speaker 1: and he has the ability to pass protect as well
Speaker 1: as dominated as a rum blocker. He's a player who's
Speaker 1: very good now. He's got a decent amount of upside potential.
Speaker 1: He's a second day pick who could surprise at the
Speaker 1: next level as a starter. West Virginia's Mark Lewinsky is next.
Speaker 1: Not too many offensive lineman this year's draft or as
Speaker 1: mean or nasty as Mark Lewinsky of West Virginia. He's
Speaker 1: a terrific pass protector in the West Virginia system that
Speaker 1: also showed himself to be a dominant rum blocker. He
Speaker 1: doesn't have a great upside, but his game is NFL
Speaker 1: ready and he'd be a solid pick for any team
Speaker 1: on the second day of the draft. The final second
Speaker 1: day offensive lineman will talk about as Utah's Jeremiah Potassi,
Speaker 1: a left tackle for the Utah Uts. Potassi is a
Speaker 1: player who projects to guard at the next level. He's big,
Speaker 1: he's dominant, he's athletic, and he has the ability to
Speaker 1: play a multiple system. He shows stiffness in his game
Speaker 1: and many time before he's ready to take an NFL snap.
Speaker 1: But he's got a great amount of upside potential if
Speaker 1: the Eagles look to address the offensive mind during the
Speaker 1: second day of the draft. Those are the names to
Speaker 1: remember rounds two and three. Tonight, seven minutes between picks
Speaker 1: in round two, five minutes between picks in round three,
Speaker 1: and Merrill, we know that there are a lot of
Speaker 1: talented players on the board. There are, so let's bring
Speaker 1: in Tony Pauline via Skype and talk about kind of
Speaker 1: the scene as we see it at the top of
Speaker 1: round two. Tony, the Eagles with the twentieth pick in
Speaker 1: round two. What do you expect here in the early
Speaker 1: parts of the second round. I assume that Tony Pauline
Speaker 1: cannot hear me, so we will talk to Merrill Reese
Speaker 1: about that. Tony. We'll check back with you a little
Speaker 1: bit later on as we get into the draft. Merrill,
Speaker 1: we know that there were very few two trades. I
Speaker 1: believe in the first round yesterday, nothing in the top ten. Right,
Speaker 1: do we expect? You think that there's going to be
Speaker 1: some movement if it's take this draft. I do, because
Speaker 1: teams have had overnight to scheme and see where they
Speaker 1: want to go and prepare, and they are zero ringing
Speaker 1: out on players. If I were to ask a question
Speaker 1: of Tony Pauline, you can ask me, well, I'll ask you, Okay, Tony,
Speaker 1: if is it conceivable that somebody like Eric Rowe could
Speaker 1: be there with the at the Eagles moving out of
Speaker 1: the fifty second pick or the twentieth pick and the
Speaker 1: second rouble. What is the likelihood Tony of Eric being there. Yes,
Speaker 1: we're gonna find out. We'll find out very shortly as
Speaker 1: Round two begins in Chicago in just one moment. And
Speaker 1: just to give you an idea of what's happening with
Speaker 1: our programming tonight, when the pick is in, when the
Speaker 1: Eagles pick is in, we will open up the stream
Speaker 1: and we'll be live Merrill and myself, Bow and Greg
Speaker 1: and our team here at an Overcare complex and we'll
Speaker 1: keep it live through the announcement of the selections for
Speaker 1: the Eagles and then the post period of the selection
Speaker 1: with Chip Keller's press conference, with the analysis that will
Speaker 1: provide with the coverage of those selections. So we expect
Speaker 1: two picks Eagles have to Could there be some movements,
Speaker 1: some veterans who attracts some interest from other teams. Absolutely.
Speaker 1: Chip Kelly's made that clear that the Eagles are coming
Speaker 1: into this with open ears and open minds. And we've
Speaker 1: got a couple of wishes here. Offensive line, Meryl, offensive
Speaker 1: line and secondary. Those are the two, you know, Dave.
Speaker 1: I think it's interesting to note that there are several
Speaker 1: players out there in this field right now who I
Speaker 1: think expected to be drafted somewhere in the first round.
Speaker 1: I don't think that's the case with Eric Rowe, but
Speaker 1: somebody like Landing Columns, land and Collins was considered the
Speaker 1: best all round safety in this draft, even if he
Speaker 1: wasn't fitting the Eagles system. Yeah, everyone had Landing College.
Speaker 1: Every mock draft I saw had Landing Columns in the
Speaker 1: first round. I just I don't see land and Collins.
Speaker 1: Going back to what Edman who had said about him,
Speaker 1: he's more of an in the box safety. I don't
Speaker 1: think that that's someone You just don't see him landing here.
Speaker 1: I don't see him landing very good. All right, let's
Speaker 1: go out to New York City and talk to Tony
Speaker 1: Pauline from Draft Insiders dot Net. Tony, what do you
Speaker 1: expect here at the top of the second round. Oh,
Speaker 1: the surprise could be Sean Mannon, the quarterback from Oregon State.
Speaker 1: I'm hearing that his people are pretty convinced that he's
Speaker 1: going to be not only the third quarterback off the board,
Speaker 1: but could be but could be selected before forty pick tonight,
Speaker 1: So that would be a bit of a surprise. Still
Speaker 1: some good talent on the offensive line available, still some
Speaker 1: receivers available, a lot of Pack ten prospects still out there.
Speaker 1: Let's talk about the idea of trades. Though we only
Speaker 1: saw two in the first round, Tony, what do you expect?
Speaker 1: What kind of winds are blowing in that area? I mean,
Speaker 1: that's a variable you never really can get your thumb on.
Speaker 1: You never really have any idea. There's a lot of
Speaker 1: talent at the top, so I would expect that one
Speaker 1: there will be teams making calls to get up to
Speaker 1: get some of that talent. Jake Fisher, the offensive lineman
Speaker 1: from Oregon, Jalen Strong, the receiver from Arizona State, Eric Kendricks,
Speaker 1: the linebacker from UCLA. The teams will be calling to
Speaker 1: may move up to get those guys, but they're probably
Speaker 1: gonna have to pay a premium in order to make
Speaker 1: that move. Yeah, and the Giants have just made a
Speaker 1: trade to move up to the top of the second
Speaker 1: round to get the first pick in round number two.
Speaker 1: You have a question, you can have Tony. Now, Okay, Tony,
Speaker 1: I have a question. I'm going to give you two names,
Speaker 1: that of Eric Rowe and that of Jake Fisher defensive back,
Speaker 1: offensive lineman. What is the likelihood that the Eagles could
Speaker 1: remain at twenty in the second round and have one
Speaker 1: of those two available? Very slim. I highly doubt it.
Speaker 1: I mean maybe Fisher. And if it's Fisher is there,
Speaker 1: it's likely because he's had some injury concerns and red
Speaker 1: flags have popped up. I think Eric Row's going to
Speaker 1: be off the board by the middle part of round two.
Speaker 1: The latest Fisher is just too talented. He's he's an
Speaker 1: excellent offensive tackle, can play on the left or right side.
Speaker 1: But he's had some injuries, so if he slides. That's
Speaker 1: the reason why. You know, we've talked about cornerbacker. Give
Speaker 1: me a couple of other names at cornerback, Tony, who
Speaker 1: are quality players, you know, coming as rookies and get
Speaker 1: some playing time and really fit what the Eagles are
Speaker 1: looking for. Tall press type cornerbacks. Good name one guy,
Speaker 1: run off the back. Quentin Rollins from Miami of Ohio,
Speaker 1: former basketball player, played four years on the Howardwood just
Speaker 1: moved to the gridone. He basically fits that model, can
Speaker 1: also slide inside to safety. Played very well at cornerback.
Speaker 1: Really looked like he belonged. Didn't show bed instincts last year.
Speaker 1: Just needs some polish on his technique. He's got a
Speaker 1: great amount of upside. I think that's a guy that
Speaker 1: and he should be there when the Eagles selected late
Speaker 1: in the basically the bottom half of round two. Right
Speaker 1: Tony Pauline from New York City, mean, thank you very much.
Speaker 1: Draft insiders dotting at the New York Giants all the
Speaker 1: clock to open round number two, and we're going to
Speaker 1: say see you later. We'll be back when the Eagles
Speaker 1: have turned in their pick at some point here in
Speaker 1: round number two. Eagles Draft Central presented by Dietson Watson
Speaker 1: for merrill reason Dave Spidero, and we'll be back shortly
Speaker 1: as the Eagles get ready for rounds two and three.
Speaker 1: This evening. You