1 00:00:00,440 --> 00:00:04,600 Speaker 1: Welcome to Know your Foe Oncolts dot Com and in 2 00:00:04,840 --> 00:00:07,880 Speaker 1: depth wook at the upcoming matchup. Here are your host 3 00:00:08,039 --> 00:00:13,160 Speaker 1: Casey Valier and former Colts wide receiver Bill Brooks. Oh 4 00:00:13,200 --> 00:00:15,400 Speaker 1: welcome in to Know your Foe Oncolts dot Com. I 5 00:00:15,400 --> 00:00:18,200 Speaker 1: am your host Casey Valian, joined as always by Culturing 6 00:00:18,239 --> 00:00:20,800 Speaker 1: of Hounor member Bill Brooks. The culture back at home 7 00:00:20,800 --> 00:00:23,239 Speaker 1: following back to back road games. The opponent this week 8 00:00:23,320 --> 00:00:26,040 Speaker 1: is the one loss Philadelphia Eagles, and to get us 9 00:00:26,040 --> 00:00:28,600 Speaker 1: caught up on all things Eagles, we were joined by 10 00:00:28,600 --> 00:00:31,240 Speaker 1: Woe Wolf, who covers the Eagles for the Athletic Bow. 11 00:00:31,520 --> 00:00:33,040 Speaker 1: Thank you so much for the time today. How you 12 00:00:33,120 --> 00:00:35,280 Speaker 1: doing doing very well? Thank for random me guy. Now 13 00:00:35,320 --> 00:00:37,240 Speaker 1: it's a short turnaround. We had the game on Monday 14 00:00:37,280 --> 00:00:39,680 Speaker 1: Night Football. They went into that game undefeated and a 15 00:00:39,760 --> 00:00:42,440 Speaker 1: ten point favorite over the Commanders, but it looked like 16 00:00:42,520 --> 00:00:45,680 Speaker 1: some uncharacteristic turnovers, not being able to really get to 17 00:00:45,800 --> 00:00:48,440 Speaker 1: the Commander's offense off the field, seems like they converted 18 00:00:48,440 --> 00:00:51,000 Speaker 1: a lot of third downs. Clearly the worst game they've 19 00:00:51,040 --> 00:00:53,640 Speaker 1: played to this point since it's the first game they've lost. 20 00:00:53,680 --> 00:00:56,280 Speaker 1: But how surprised were you? They really couldn't get any 21 00:00:56,320 --> 00:00:58,920 Speaker 1: positives going for the Eagles on Monday night. Yeah, I 22 00:00:58,920 --> 00:01:01,200 Speaker 1: think you outlined it well. I mean it was sort 23 00:01:01,240 --> 00:01:03,680 Speaker 1: of a case of you knew that this kind of 24 00:01:03,720 --> 00:01:06,399 Speaker 1: game was going to come eventually. You know, they won 25 00:01:06,440 --> 00:01:08,840 Speaker 1: the turnover battle in each of their first eight games, 26 00:01:08,840 --> 00:01:12,280 Speaker 1: which is awesome but feels a little bit unsustainable, right, 27 00:01:12,319 --> 00:01:14,200 Speaker 1: And so this was the kind of game where a 28 00:01:14,280 --> 00:01:16,360 Speaker 1: division game, we know those can always be weird. You 29 00:01:16,400 --> 00:01:19,160 Speaker 1: play a team a second time, things just didn't go 30 00:01:19,200 --> 00:01:22,120 Speaker 1: their way. Um, two fumbles lost, one on a you know, 31 00:01:22,200 --> 00:01:24,039 Speaker 1: on a misspace mask call. There are some things that 32 00:01:24,080 --> 00:01:26,800 Speaker 1: you can blame, but I think the Eagles internally, I 33 00:01:26,800 --> 00:01:29,360 Speaker 1: think are correctly saying that, you know, it's not anyone 34 00:01:29,400 --> 00:01:32,200 Speaker 1: else's fault. This was their loss. And you pointed to 35 00:01:32,240 --> 00:01:34,600 Speaker 1: the run defense and the third down defense that was 36 00:01:34,640 --> 00:01:37,160 Speaker 1: a major issue in this game, and they have not 37 00:01:37,280 --> 00:01:40,080 Speaker 1: been great at that since their rookie first round picked 38 00:01:40,120 --> 00:01:43,640 Speaker 1: Jordan Davis went on injured reserve two weeks ago. And 39 00:01:43,920 --> 00:01:45,720 Speaker 1: on offense, you know, they didn't get a chance to 40 00:01:45,720 --> 00:01:48,280 Speaker 1: get into a rhythm and I think that was certainly 41 00:01:48,360 --> 00:01:49,880 Speaker 1: part of it. And then end of the game, you 42 00:01:49,920 --> 00:01:52,800 Speaker 1: get that that sort of funky call on the unnecessary 43 00:01:52,880 --> 00:01:55,800 Speaker 1: roughness against the Sailor, Hernik robs them of a chance 44 00:01:55,840 --> 00:01:57,760 Speaker 1: to go and try to win the game. So just 45 00:01:57,800 --> 00:01:59,720 Speaker 1: a weird game. I think now the NFL it's all 46 00:01:59,720 --> 00:02:01,640 Speaker 1: about looking forward. So we'll kind of move on to 47 00:02:01,720 --> 00:02:03,760 Speaker 1: what's we're going to look at here on Sunday with 48 00:02:03,840 --> 00:02:05,960 Speaker 1: the Colts and Eagles big picture, I think it really 49 00:02:06,000 --> 00:02:08,360 Speaker 1: starts with a guy under center, and Jalen Hurts all 50 00:02:08,440 --> 00:02:10,440 Speaker 1: kinds of question marks for him heading into the season, 51 00:02:10,840 --> 00:02:13,639 Speaker 1: whether or not he could be kind of a franchise quarterback. 52 00:02:13,880 --> 00:02:16,160 Speaker 1: He seems to have kind of quieted all that noise. 53 00:02:16,400 --> 00:02:19,360 Speaker 1: Can you just talk about how dynamic Jalen Hurts has been. Yeah, 54 00:02:19,360 --> 00:02:23,320 Speaker 1: he's been awesome and better I think than anyone even 55 00:02:23,360 --> 00:02:26,160 Speaker 1: in the building expected him to be. You know, the 56 00:02:26,200 --> 00:02:28,720 Speaker 1: way he looked over the summer, I said, as he 57 00:02:28,800 --> 00:02:31,600 Speaker 1: plays this season like he plays like he's been playing 58 00:02:31,680 --> 00:02:34,000 Speaker 1: in training camp and in the preseason. You know, the 59 00:02:34,040 --> 00:02:36,640 Speaker 1: Eagles will win the NFC East and he will be 60 00:02:36,680 --> 00:02:39,880 Speaker 1: the long time starter, he'll probably kind a long term contract, 61 00:02:40,160 --> 00:02:42,560 Speaker 1: and he's been so much better than even I thought 62 00:02:42,560 --> 00:02:46,440 Speaker 1: he would be. He has made these huge drives from 63 00:02:46,520 --> 00:02:48,520 Speaker 1: year one to year two and then year two to 64 00:02:48,600 --> 00:02:51,080 Speaker 1: year three, and it's hard to sort of divorce that 65 00:02:51,280 --> 00:02:54,120 Speaker 1: from Okay, well, you add Adria Brown to the offense. 66 00:02:54,120 --> 00:02:55,959 Speaker 1: How much of a factor does that make. He's got 67 00:02:56,000 --> 00:02:58,760 Speaker 1: the best or at least arguably the best offensive line 68 00:02:58,800 --> 00:03:01,880 Speaker 1: in football. How much does that? Yeah, But just in 69 00:03:02,000 --> 00:03:03,600 Speaker 1: terms of what he's been able to do, you know, 70 00:03:03,639 --> 00:03:06,400 Speaker 1: he has protected the ball very well, which he didn't 71 00:03:06,440 --> 00:03:09,440 Speaker 1: do his rookie year, say for an interception last week 72 00:03:09,440 --> 00:03:12,440 Speaker 1: on the down throw field or a Dadil throws. He 73 00:03:12,520 --> 00:03:14,920 Speaker 1: has been more accurate and more willing to throw between 74 00:03:14,960 --> 00:03:17,320 Speaker 1: the numbers. His decision making is really good. And you 75 00:03:17,400 --> 00:03:20,160 Speaker 1: talked about how dynamic he's been. It's been interesting because 76 00:03:20,160 --> 00:03:22,200 Speaker 1: over the past like four weeks or so, he has 77 00:03:22,240 --> 00:03:24,760 Speaker 1: not run quite as much as he did earlier in 78 00:03:24,760 --> 00:03:26,760 Speaker 1: the season. But he certainly has that element of his 79 00:03:26,840 --> 00:03:30,440 Speaker 1: game that not only like is a often third down 80 00:03:30,560 --> 00:03:33,079 Speaker 1: savior for the offense, but but it opens things up 81 00:03:33,160 --> 00:03:35,760 Speaker 1: for the rest of the running game. You know, the 82 00:03:35,800 --> 00:03:38,720 Speaker 1: attention that opposing defenses have to pay to pay to 83 00:03:38,880 --> 00:03:40,839 Speaker 1: what Jail and Hurts can do when the running game 84 00:03:40,880 --> 00:03:43,440 Speaker 1: means that the holes from miles centers are bigger holes 85 00:03:43,480 --> 00:03:46,440 Speaker 1: for everybody else are bigger and you know he is 86 00:03:46,840 --> 00:03:48,920 Speaker 1: the biggest reason why they are where they are right now. 87 00:03:49,360 --> 00:03:51,680 Speaker 1: That's where I want to go right now. Bo is 88 00:03:51,760 --> 00:03:54,400 Speaker 1: no jail and Hurts is a dynamic quarterback as you mentioned, 89 00:03:54,720 --> 00:03:57,120 Speaker 1: and a threat to both passing and run the ball. 90 00:03:57,560 --> 00:04:00,839 Speaker 1: Can you talk about how running back Miles Sanders has 91 00:04:00,920 --> 00:04:04,560 Speaker 1: benefited from the success of Jalen Hurts running a building? Yeah, 92 00:04:04,600 --> 00:04:07,240 Speaker 1: I think. You know, Miles Sanders is in a contract year, um, 93 00:04:07,480 --> 00:04:10,760 Speaker 1: so there there is a lot of speculation and attention 94 00:04:10,800 --> 00:04:13,560 Speaker 1: paid upon, you know, whether his he's gonna be with 95 00:04:13,560 --> 00:04:15,960 Speaker 1: the Eagles long term. But I think the way to 96 00:04:15,960 --> 00:04:18,520 Speaker 1: look at it is that, you know, Miles Sanders is 97 00:04:18,560 --> 00:04:21,800 Speaker 1: probably playing in the most running back friendly offense in 98 00:04:21,839 --> 00:04:24,520 Speaker 1: the league because of the attention paid to Jalen Hurts 99 00:04:24,560 --> 00:04:26,560 Speaker 1: and because of how good the Eagles are as a 100 00:04:26,640 --> 00:04:29,359 Speaker 1: run blocking offensive line unit. But I think that this 101 00:04:29,480 --> 00:04:32,159 Speaker 1: has been the best that I've ever seen Miles Sanders play. 102 00:04:32,240 --> 00:04:35,400 Speaker 1: He's been more willing to u you know, be a 103 00:04:35,440 --> 00:04:38,320 Speaker 1: one cut runner and get things up inside. He's been physical, 104 00:04:38,400 --> 00:04:41,159 Speaker 1: he's been breaking tackles, and he has um, you know, 105 00:04:41,279 --> 00:04:45,080 Speaker 1: real game breaking speed like the question of whether they 106 00:04:45,120 --> 00:04:47,400 Speaker 1: resign him is a different question. But in terms of 107 00:04:47,400 --> 00:04:49,680 Speaker 1: how he's playing, I think that that Milesanders has been 108 00:04:50,080 --> 00:04:52,479 Speaker 1: playing better than ever now, Bob, we know this often 109 00:04:52,520 --> 00:04:54,359 Speaker 1: that Eagles and made the trade for a J Brown, 110 00:04:54,400 --> 00:04:56,599 Speaker 1: who has been a handful for the Colts in the past. 111 00:04:57,279 --> 00:04:59,640 Speaker 1: What has his addition, along with DeVante Smith done for 112 00:04:59,680 --> 00:05:02,039 Speaker 1: the Eagles passing game this season? Yeah? I mean, you 113 00:05:02,080 --> 00:05:04,600 Speaker 1: guys know Adia Brown well and I think, uh, you 114 00:05:04,680 --> 00:05:07,440 Speaker 1: know very well. He talked about and then Nicks they're 115 00:05:07,480 --> 00:05:10,360 Speaker 1: gonna talked about this when Nigels traded for him. Um. 116 00:05:10,440 --> 00:05:13,120 Speaker 1: You know Howry Roseman comes to the general manager, comes 117 00:05:13,120 --> 00:05:15,359 Speaker 1: to Nixteriority and it's like, hey, like, I think we 118 00:05:15,440 --> 00:05:17,920 Speaker 1: might have a chance to trade for Ajia Brown. Like 119 00:05:18,000 --> 00:05:20,440 Speaker 1: let's let's go through the process. Let's look at the tape, Like, 120 00:05:20,560 --> 00:05:22,920 Speaker 1: let's watch it. And Sirian is like, I don't need 121 00:05:22,960 --> 00:05:25,520 Speaker 1: to watch the tape. I went up against this guy 122 00:05:25,600 --> 00:05:27,320 Speaker 1: two times a year. I don't need to see anything. 123 00:05:27,360 --> 00:05:29,719 Speaker 1: I know how good he is. Um, and I think 124 00:05:29,720 --> 00:05:33,440 Speaker 1: that's right. Like, um, I think Adia Brown has enjoyed 125 00:05:33,520 --> 00:05:36,320 Speaker 1: being here. It's you know, obviously that Tennessee offense is 126 00:05:36,440 --> 00:05:39,279 Speaker 1: much more run focused, and so he gets to be 127 00:05:39,320 --> 00:05:41,520 Speaker 1: a little bit more productive I think in this offense 128 00:05:41,560 --> 00:05:45,280 Speaker 1: than he was there. Um, and he's he's very good 129 00:05:45,279 --> 00:05:47,159 Speaker 1: friends with Gil and Hurts. I think that has helped. 130 00:05:47,360 --> 00:05:50,520 Speaker 1: It's helped Hurts as well. Um. But you know, he's 131 00:05:50,520 --> 00:05:51,800 Speaker 1: coming off a game in which it looked like he 132 00:05:51,839 --> 00:05:53,440 Speaker 1: got a little bit banged up and had just one 133 00:05:53,520 --> 00:05:57,080 Speaker 1: caps for seven yards against Washington. And so with Dallas 134 00:05:57,120 --> 00:06:01,200 Speaker 1: Goddard out now for the foreseeable future, I think it's 135 00:06:01,240 --> 00:06:03,560 Speaker 1: going to be interesting to see if this is going 136 00:06:03,600 --> 00:06:05,120 Speaker 1: to be the kind of game where the Eagles really 137 00:06:05,120 --> 00:06:07,240 Speaker 1: try to pound it on the ground because we don't 138 00:06:07,279 --> 00:06:09,760 Speaker 1: know how healthy Aja Brown and Davante Smith are or 139 00:06:09,800 --> 00:06:11,680 Speaker 1: if they're going to be saying, you know, Aja Brown 140 00:06:11,760 --> 00:06:13,880 Speaker 1: has done it against the team before, let's let's let 141 00:06:13,920 --> 00:06:15,560 Speaker 1: him eat. Well. That's one of the things I want 142 00:06:15,560 --> 00:06:17,360 Speaker 1: to dive into. We're talking with boll Wolf, Will covers 143 00:06:17,400 --> 00:06:19,800 Speaker 1: the Eagles for the Athletic. As we mentioned, Dallas Goddard 144 00:06:19,880 --> 00:06:22,200 Speaker 1: was placed on IR that's kind of the first real 145 00:06:22,240 --> 00:06:24,679 Speaker 1: injury to the skill position players on this Eagles offense. 146 00:06:24,720 --> 00:06:27,040 Speaker 1: They've pretty to this point have been very, very healthy, 147 00:06:27,040 --> 00:06:29,560 Speaker 1: and we mentioned DeVante Smith and aj Brown had a 148 00:06:29,560 --> 00:06:31,720 Speaker 1: little bit of injury issues on Monday. They all they 149 00:06:31,760 --> 00:06:33,880 Speaker 1: both finished the game, but they were a little dinged up. 150 00:06:34,040 --> 00:06:36,159 Speaker 1: So when you look at who's going to take over 151 00:06:36,200 --> 00:06:38,720 Speaker 1: that spot where Dallas Goddard is, who do you think 152 00:06:38,720 --> 00:06:41,719 Speaker 1: they will turn to? Yeah? I mean what makes Dallas 153 00:06:41,720 --> 00:06:44,160 Speaker 1: Goddard so difficult to replace is that he does a 154 00:06:44,200 --> 00:06:46,560 Speaker 1: little bit of everything. You know. He's such a good 155 00:06:46,560 --> 00:06:49,880 Speaker 1: blocker that he allows them and such a good route 156 00:06:49,920 --> 00:06:52,240 Speaker 1: runner that he makes it difficult for the defense to 157 00:06:52,360 --> 00:06:55,080 Speaker 1: know what's coming. Whereas the guys who are going to 158 00:06:55,120 --> 00:06:58,599 Speaker 1: replace him, Jack Stole is much more of a run 159 00:06:58,600 --> 00:07:00,920 Speaker 1: blocking tight ends, although he's been a little bit more 160 00:07:00,960 --> 00:07:03,920 Speaker 1: involved in the passing name of Lade Grant Kakatara, a 161 00:07:04,000 --> 00:07:06,080 Speaker 1: rookie sixth round pick, is much more of a receiver, 162 00:07:06,480 --> 00:07:09,960 Speaker 1: not super trusted as a blocker. And then there's Tyree Jackson, 163 00:07:10,320 --> 00:07:12,760 Speaker 1: the former quarterback who's coming off of injured reserve and 164 00:07:12,880 --> 00:07:16,880 Speaker 1: was activated, and he's an impressive physical specimen. Yeah, and 165 00:07:17,400 --> 00:07:18,800 Speaker 1: I think that he will be a factor in the 166 00:07:18,840 --> 00:07:22,040 Speaker 1: receiving game. I'll also have the opinion that we'll talk 167 00:07:22,040 --> 00:07:24,360 Speaker 1: about another former Coals. I think that this is sort 168 00:07:24,400 --> 00:07:26,640 Speaker 1: of an opportunity for Jack Pastell to be a little 169 00:07:26,680 --> 00:07:29,360 Speaker 1: bit more involved in the offense because he is a 170 00:07:29,400 --> 00:07:32,240 Speaker 1: trusted blocker, and so if you got eleven personnel with 171 00:07:32,360 --> 00:07:34,800 Speaker 1: Jack Paskell, there's a little bit of that same dynamic 172 00:07:34,800 --> 00:07:38,040 Speaker 1: with Goddard where the opposing defense doesn't really know what's coming. 173 00:07:38,120 --> 00:07:39,960 Speaker 1: And so I'm expecting that he'll play a little bit 174 00:07:40,000 --> 00:07:41,920 Speaker 1: more than he has recently. Well, he was a guy 175 00:07:41,920 --> 00:07:44,160 Speaker 1: that was loved. He here in Aanapolis, they loved Zach Pascoll. 176 00:07:44,200 --> 00:07:46,320 Speaker 1: Now flipping over the defensive side of the ball, the 177 00:07:46,320 --> 00:07:48,920 Speaker 1: Eagles have a great front four. You can almost say 178 00:07:49,120 --> 00:07:51,560 Speaker 1: a great front six. They have so many guys on 179 00:07:51,600 --> 00:07:55,040 Speaker 1: that line, whether it's Fletcher Cox or we've seen Hassan 180 00:07:55,080 --> 00:07:57,960 Speaker 1: Reddick and Hargrave this year. But then they made a 181 00:07:57,960 --> 00:08:00,200 Speaker 1: trade of the deadline to get Robert Quinn, of the 182 00:08:00,200 --> 00:08:02,280 Speaker 1: best pass rushers over the last decade. Were you'd all 183 00:08:02,280 --> 00:08:04,440 Speaker 1: surprised by that move? I know we have seen the 184 00:08:04,640 --> 00:08:07,200 Speaker 1: injury to Jordan Davis, but Brandon Graham, all these all 185 00:08:07,240 --> 00:08:09,400 Speaker 1: these guys there, are you at all surprised by kind 186 00:08:09,440 --> 00:08:10,840 Speaker 1: of the log jam of guys they have on the 187 00:08:10,880 --> 00:08:13,680 Speaker 1: defensive front? Yeah, I wasn't surprised by the move because 188 00:08:13,800 --> 00:08:18,200 Speaker 1: Hallie Rosensmo is always to fortify the pass rush, throw 189 00:08:18,280 --> 00:08:20,720 Speaker 1: numbers at that position, keep guys fresh. This is a 190 00:08:20,800 --> 00:08:23,360 Speaker 1: team that expects to play, you know, into late January, 191 00:08:23,440 --> 00:08:26,920 Speaker 1: so I think they viewed having four edge rushers as 192 00:08:27,120 --> 00:08:29,240 Speaker 1: as an important way to keep everybody healthy. And they 193 00:08:29,320 --> 00:08:31,800 Speaker 1: lost their former first round pick therek for Anet early 194 00:08:31,880 --> 00:08:34,200 Speaker 1: in the season, so that's sort of who he was replacing. 195 00:08:34,840 --> 00:08:36,400 Speaker 1: The flip side is that, you know, Robert Quinn has 196 00:08:36,440 --> 00:08:39,040 Speaker 1: not played very much to three weeks since these en 197 00:08:39,120 --> 00:08:41,640 Speaker 1: yere He's only playing about twenty twenty five percent in 198 00:08:41,679 --> 00:08:43,800 Speaker 1: the snaps and so he has not made a major 199 00:08:43,840 --> 00:08:48,000 Speaker 1: impact yet and I'm sort of waiting for that to happen. 200 00:08:48,400 --> 00:08:51,520 Speaker 1: But in terms of like what they do, it sort 201 00:08:51,559 --> 00:08:54,160 Speaker 1: of does start and run defense, and I'm certainly sure 202 00:08:54,200 --> 00:08:55,840 Speaker 1: that that's going to be the case this week against 203 00:08:55,880 --> 00:08:58,720 Speaker 1: Jonathan Taylor. Is if they can get you into third 204 00:08:58,720 --> 00:09:00,880 Speaker 1: and long, that's when they can really attack you. But 205 00:09:01,480 --> 00:09:03,959 Speaker 1: as we saw against Washington, if they can't do that, 206 00:09:04,200 --> 00:09:05,920 Speaker 1: then all of a sudden things become a little bit 207 00:09:05,920 --> 00:09:07,600 Speaker 1: more difficult. Now, but I want to move to the 208 00:09:07,600 --> 00:09:10,720 Speaker 1: secondary Darius Slay has come off at Pro Bowl season 209 00:09:10,800 --> 00:09:12,520 Speaker 1: last year and it's tie for second on the team 210 00:09:12,520 --> 00:09:15,679 Speaker 1: and interceptions this season. How good has he been as 211 00:09:15,679 --> 00:09:18,960 Speaker 1: a corner for this Eagles defense. He's been awesome and 212 00:09:19,000 --> 00:09:21,880 Speaker 1: he and James Bradberry have been about as good of 213 00:09:21,880 --> 00:09:24,640 Speaker 1: a quarterback tandom as I can remember watching um and 214 00:09:24,679 --> 00:09:27,400 Speaker 1: the Eagles have not had a great history of cornerback tandom, 215 00:09:27,440 --> 00:09:29,679 Speaker 1: so that's maybe not saying too much. But Bradberry has 216 00:09:29,679 --> 00:09:32,520 Speaker 1: been awesome and Slay has been really good. He's actually 217 00:09:32,520 --> 00:09:35,200 Speaker 1: coming off probably his worst game of the season. Karry 218 00:09:35,240 --> 00:09:37,720 Speaker 1: McLaren had a pretty big day, and for whatever reason, 219 00:09:37,760 --> 00:09:39,880 Speaker 1: McLaren has has gotten the better of Darius Slay a 220 00:09:39,920 --> 00:09:43,440 Speaker 1: few times in the past. But Darius Slay is sort 221 00:09:43,480 --> 00:09:46,840 Speaker 1: of like the clown prince of this Eagles team. He's 222 00:09:46,880 --> 00:09:49,800 Speaker 1: got this really dynamic personality, but he's also, you know, 223 00:09:49,800 --> 00:09:53,640 Speaker 1: a captain and he leads, you know, by being himself, 224 00:09:53,920 --> 00:09:56,880 Speaker 1: and it's sort of like the personality of that defense. 225 00:09:57,080 --> 00:09:59,560 Speaker 1: The other issue here is the Vonte Maddox are starting. 226 00:09:59,640 --> 00:10:02,840 Speaker 1: Nickel is also on injured reserve now and the Eagles 227 00:10:02,840 --> 00:10:06,239 Speaker 1: missed him a lot against Washington. Josiah Scott is replacement 228 00:10:06,800 --> 00:10:09,880 Speaker 1: that nickel when he's okay. But Lavante Mannock is you know, 229 00:10:10,400 --> 00:10:12,839 Speaker 1: it's maybe a little bit surprising because he's sort of short, 230 00:10:13,200 --> 00:10:15,320 Speaker 1: but he's a big fact in the running game as well, 231 00:10:15,440 --> 00:10:18,800 Speaker 1: and I think the Eagles missed that too against against Washington. Now, 232 00:10:18,840 --> 00:10:21,320 Speaker 1: staying with the secondary, this past August, the Eagles traded 233 00:10:21,320 --> 00:10:24,160 Speaker 1: for CJ. Gardner Johnson to add to an already strong 234 00:10:24,240 --> 00:10:27,920 Speaker 1: secondary of Slade, Bradberry Napps. What has CJ brought to 235 00:10:27,960 --> 00:10:31,040 Speaker 1: this unit. Yeah, he's brought them playmaking, no doubt about it. 236 00:10:31,080 --> 00:10:34,199 Speaker 1: He had an interception against Washington. That's a stiff straight 237 00:10:34,240 --> 00:10:38,120 Speaker 1: game with an interception six, which leads the NFL. And 238 00:10:38,200 --> 00:10:40,319 Speaker 1: some of those have been you know, he's sort of 239 00:10:40,360 --> 00:10:41,760 Speaker 1: lucky to be in the right place at the right 240 00:10:41,760 --> 00:10:43,920 Speaker 1: time of all gets tipped or you know, there's a 241 00:10:43,920 --> 00:10:45,719 Speaker 1: really good pass rush in the buff floats in the air, 242 00:10:46,160 --> 00:10:48,200 Speaker 1: and some of those have been on nice wreaths. And 243 00:10:48,640 --> 00:10:50,640 Speaker 1: you know, I think the Eagles made a bet with CJ. 244 00:10:50,760 --> 00:10:54,600 Speaker 1: Gardner Johnson that because he was changing positions. You know, 245 00:10:54,640 --> 00:10:57,160 Speaker 1: he was primarily a nickel in a New Orleans and 246 00:10:57,200 --> 00:11:00,000 Speaker 1: because he was getting thrown into a new defense right 247 00:11:00,040 --> 00:11:01,720 Speaker 1: as the start of the season was happening that he 248 00:11:01,720 --> 00:11:04,360 Speaker 1: would get better over the course of the season, and 249 00:11:04,920 --> 00:11:07,480 Speaker 1: I think that is still slowly happening. You know, the 250 00:11:07,520 --> 00:11:09,920 Speaker 1: interceptions are huge, and that's the most important thing you 251 00:11:09,920 --> 00:11:12,000 Speaker 1: can do as a defense, just turn the ball over. 252 00:11:12,320 --> 00:11:14,160 Speaker 1: But there have also been sometimes when he's maybe not 253 00:11:14,200 --> 00:11:16,240 Speaker 1: in the right position, and so I think it's still 254 00:11:16,280 --> 00:11:18,160 Speaker 1: a bit of a work in progress. But you can't 255 00:11:18,240 --> 00:11:22,120 Speaker 1: argue with you know, six interceptions, you can. I mean, 256 00:11:22,360 --> 00:11:24,640 Speaker 1: turnovers are so key, and that's one thing we're seeing 257 00:11:24,640 --> 00:11:27,000 Speaker 1: here in Indianapolis. They've struggled to get turnovers and it 258 00:11:27,080 --> 00:11:29,600 Speaker 1: just makes the game a lot more difficult to give victories. 259 00:11:29,600 --> 00:11:31,480 Speaker 1: We're talking with Bo Wolf. He covers the Eagles for 260 00:11:31,520 --> 00:11:34,440 Speaker 1: the Athletic Final. A couple of things. Former offensive coordinator 261 00:11:34,520 --> 00:11:36,520 Speaker 1: here in Indianapolis is now the head coach there and 262 00:11:36,600 --> 00:11:39,160 Speaker 1: Nick Siriani and he's kind of hit the ground running him. 263 00:11:39,160 --> 00:11:41,120 Speaker 1: He led the team to the playoffs last year, started 264 00:11:41,120 --> 00:11:44,200 Speaker 1: out perfect eight no before Monday. What is his short 265 00:11:44,280 --> 00:11:48,559 Speaker 1: tenure in Philly been so well received in that locker room? Yeah, 266 00:11:48,640 --> 00:11:50,760 Speaker 1: I think I think the real key is that he's 267 00:11:50,800 --> 00:11:54,800 Speaker 1: authentic and I think that's what players respect. Yeah, And 268 00:11:54,880 --> 00:11:57,199 Speaker 1: there are two things here and one is one that 269 00:11:57,280 --> 00:11:59,880 Speaker 1: Sirianni has said and he talks about like his experience 270 00:12:00,040 --> 00:12:03,320 Speaker 1: with Keenan Allen in San Diego on this front, and 271 00:12:03,360 --> 00:12:05,520 Speaker 1: he talks about it with I think was Zach Pastill. 272 00:12:05,640 --> 00:12:08,640 Speaker 1: Is that all guys really care about is can you 273 00:12:08,679 --> 00:12:11,200 Speaker 1: get him better? Can you make them better? Um? And 274 00:12:11,480 --> 00:12:13,760 Speaker 1: I think he's shown that he has an ability to 275 00:12:13,800 --> 00:12:16,560 Speaker 1: do that for them. Um. And that's the most important thing. 276 00:12:16,600 --> 00:12:19,120 Speaker 1: And then you know, being your authentic self. You know 277 00:12:19,440 --> 00:12:22,360 Speaker 1: that his introductory press conference was sort of made fun 278 00:12:22,400 --> 00:12:25,480 Speaker 1: of both in Philadelphia and nationally. It was a little 279 00:12:25,480 --> 00:12:27,080 Speaker 1: bit spilted. I think he was sort of putting a 280 00:12:27,080 --> 00:12:30,240 Speaker 1: tough position being in an empty auditorium on zoom right. 281 00:12:30,320 --> 00:12:33,800 Speaker 1: That was not ideal probably, um. And I think he's 282 00:12:33,840 --> 00:12:35,880 Speaker 1: grown as a public speaker, but that's not the most 283 00:12:35,880 --> 00:12:38,560 Speaker 1: important part of being a football coach, right. So UM. 284 00:12:38,640 --> 00:12:43,360 Speaker 1: I think the guys here are enjoying the seriality experience 285 00:12:43,559 --> 00:12:45,880 Speaker 1: for the most part. Now, for Colts fans who don't 286 00:12:45,880 --> 00:12:48,000 Speaker 1: get to see too much of the NFC and the Eagles, 287 00:12:48,000 --> 00:12:49,959 Speaker 1: what are you expecting for Sunday in this game against 288 00:12:49,960 --> 00:12:52,120 Speaker 1: the Eagles and Colts. Yeah, I think the I think 289 00:12:51,920 --> 00:12:55,360 Speaker 1: the no God our dynamic is going to be interesting, 290 00:12:55,400 --> 00:12:57,400 Speaker 1: and I think maybe it does mean that we see 291 00:12:57,400 --> 00:13:00,840 Speaker 1: a little bit more of the like late season twenty 292 00:13:01,040 --> 00:13:04,319 Speaker 1: twenty one Eagles, in which they really really leaned on 293 00:13:04,360 --> 00:13:08,680 Speaker 1: the running game just because no No God, who knows 294 00:13:08,679 --> 00:13:10,679 Speaker 1: how banged up Aja Brown is. I think we might 295 00:13:10,720 --> 00:13:13,320 Speaker 1: see a little bit more of a turn the clock 296 00:13:13,360 --> 00:13:15,800 Speaker 1: back game. But the really interesting thing is going to 297 00:13:15,840 --> 00:13:18,280 Speaker 1: be what they do on defense because they can't really 298 00:13:18,360 --> 00:13:20,240 Speaker 1: keep doing what they've been doing the past couple of 299 00:13:20,280 --> 00:13:22,960 Speaker 1: weeks against the Colts offense that I would imagine, and 300 00:13:23,000 --> 00:13:24,679 Speaker 1: you guys can correct me if I'm wrong, but I 301 00:13:24,679 --> 00:13:27,480 Speaker 1: would imagine it's going to be pretty run heavy. And 302 00:13:27,520 --> 00:13:31,120 Speaker 1: so they signed Lindvall Joseph off the Street today to 303 00:13:31,240 --> 00:13:33,200 Speaker 1: add to the mix as a as a nose tackle. 304 00:13:33,520 --> 00:13:35,199 Speaker 1: You know, he's a he's an aging veteran. I don't 305 00:13:35,240 --> 00:13:36,760 Speaker 1: know how much they're going to expect from him, but 306 00:13:36,800 --> 00:13:39,080 Speaker 1: they sort of need a big body inside to help 307 00:13:39,360 --> 00:13:41,760 Speaker 1: them do what they want to do on defense structurally, 308 00:13:43,720 --> 00:13:45,480 Speaker 1: and that's that's what I'm curious about, Like, are they 309 00:13:45,480 --> 00:13:48,800 Speaker 1: going to really fundamentally change anything up front as opposed 310 00:13:48,840 --> 00:13:50,360 Speaker 1: to just sort of doing what they've been doing. My 311 00:13:50,640 --> 00:13:53,679 Speaker 1: expectation is this will be, I guess, a run heavy game, 312 00:13:53,720 --> 00:13:56,360 Speaker 1: one on both sides, And maybe that means this is 313 00:13:56,360 --> 00:13:59,080 Speaker 1: a kind of game where Jalen Hurts's legs, which have 314 00:13:59,200 --> 00:14:02,400 Speaker 1: not been you know, use too much over the past 315 00:14:02,520 --> 00:14:04,160 Speaker 1: month or so. Maybe this is the kind of game 316 00:14:04,160 --> 00:14:06,920 Speaker 1: where where he sort of takes over from that capacity. Well, 317 00:14:06,960 --> 00:14:08,640 Speaker 1: there we go. We'll find out on Sunday. That's bow 318 00:14:08,679 --> 00:14:10,840 Speaker 1: Wolf covers the Eagles for The Athletic Both. Thank you 319 00:14:10,880 --> 00:14:13,080 Speaker 1: so much for the time and enjoy the game. Thank you, guys. 320 00:14:13,240 --> 00:14:16,120 Speaker 1: The Colts welcome in the eight and one Philadelphia Eagles 321 00:14:16,240 --> 00:14:18,959 Speaker 1: to Lucas Oil Stadium on Sunday. Next week, the Colts 322 00:14:18,960 --> 00:14:21,640 Speaker 1: have an extended weekend as they'll play the Steelers on 323 00:14:21,720 --> 00:14:24,880 Speaker 1: Monday Night Football following the Thanksgiving weekend. And to get 324 00:14:24,960 --> 00:14:26,640 Speaker 1: us covered on all things Steelers, we're gonna talk with 325 00:14:26,680 --> 00:14:30,000 Speaker 1: Brooke Pryor, who covers the Steelers for ESPN. But this Sunday, 326 00:14:30,080 --> 00:14:32,880 Speaker 1: Nick Siriani makes his return to Lucas Oil Stadium as 327 00:14:32,880 --> 00:14:35,200 Speaker 1: the Colts welcome in the Eagles. For Bill Brooks, I'm 328 00:14:35,240 --> 00:14:37,120 Speaker 1: Casey Valley, enjoy the game and go Colts.