WEBVTT - 360 Update: Schwartz Talks Tulloch

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<v Speaker 1>Hi everyone, I'm Alex Smith and this is your three

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<v Speaker 1>sixty update. A new face here at the Novacare Complex

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<v Speaker 1>as veteran linebacker Stephen Tullock officially signed his one year

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<v Speaker 1>deal with the Eagles today. After practice, we caught up

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<v Speaker 1>with the linebacker to hear from him for the first

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<v Speaker 1>time as a member of the Eagles. I feel most

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<v Speaker 1>comfortable with this defense, you know, Uh, you know, Tarrell

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<v Speaker 1>Austin's defense and Detroit very good defense and uh something

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<v Speaker 1>I was you know, getting used to, you know, going

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<v Speaker 1>into my second year there. But uh, you know, obviously

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<v Speaker 1>I played in this defense for about six seven years

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<v Speaker 1>and uh, you know, numerous games, numerous playoff games, uh,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, battling back you know down you know, to

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<v Speaker 1>the Colts many years and that division in the AFC South.

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<v Speaker 1>So you know, we've been through it. You know, a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of tweaks, you know, some tweaks have been made

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<v Speaker 1>along the way, you know, through his time through Buffalo

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<v Speaker 1>coming here, but it's pretty much the same defense. Before

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<v Speaker 1>practice began, we heard from Eagles defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz,

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<v Speaker 1>who has plenty of experience with Tullock. He was there

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<v Speaker 1>in Tennessee when Tullock was drafted and then coached him

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<v Speaker 1>again in Detroit, and he says that Tullock just brings

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<v Speaker 1>something different to the Eagles party. You know, he's he's

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<v Speaker 1>a very experienced player. He's he's played at a high

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<v Speaker 1>at a high level of production, plays with a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of spirit. He's heavy in the run game. He's got

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<v Speaker 1>natural leverage. That's that's a kind way of saying he's short,

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<v Speaker 1>but he's he's really powerful. He understands blocking schemes, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>and he has a good understanding bass game. He's got

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<v Speaker 1>a little bit of experience into defense. I don't know

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<v Speaker 1>what that means a whole lot. He's a good player,

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<v Speaker 1>stands on its own. He's done it in difference games.

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<v Speaker 1>The Eagles defense continues to make strides in the right direction,

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<v Speaker 1>coming off of a seventeen to nothing shut out over

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<v Speaker 1>the Pittsburgh Steelers today, inside the locker room, we caught

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<v Speaker 1>up with Connor Barwin, Nigel Bradham, and Benny Logan to

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<v Speaker 1>get their thoughts on where this defense is headed. We've

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<v Speaker 1>learned about, you know, what Jim Schwartz is about what

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<v Speaker 1>our defense is gonna be about. Um, I think we've

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<v Speaker 1>learned where we've got. Uh. You know, we have some

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<v Speaker 1>good depth in the secondary. We'll have some good depth

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<v Speaker 1>up front at the d line. Uh, and it'll be

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<v Speaker 1>you know, up to us up front to really set

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<v Speaker 1>the town and make sure we get pressure. With the

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<v Speaker 1>four guys up front, we are constantly making progress. We're

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<v Speaker 1>not there yet, but that's why we practice there. They

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<v Speaker 1>continue to push each other to get better. I got

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<v Speaker 1>to aven a couple weeks ago. We have a chance

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<v Speaker 1>to be something special, but we've got to continue no,

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<v Speaker 1>push each other, motivate each other. Even though we don't

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<v Speaker 1>feel like we tired, we gotta go out there and

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<v Speaker 1>continue works. He's pretty much gonna put me in a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of a lot of positions throughout the year. Um.

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<v Speaker 1>Like I said, I've been in this system before, so um,

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<v Speaker 1>I mean he's gonna use my flixing ability, courviage ability, UM,

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<v Speaker 1>hitting I mean, he's gonna he's gonna put me in

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of positions to make play. So just looking

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<v Speaker 1>forward to the season and finally switching over to the

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<v Speaker 1>other side of the football, we heard from Eagles offensive

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<v Speaker 1>coordinator Frank Reich and running back Ryan Matthews. Now two

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<v Speaker 1>have a history in San Diego and they're once again

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<v Speaker 1>teamed up here in Philadelphia. And while Matthew's explosiveness gathers

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<v Speaker 1>most of the headlines, it's actually his blocking that was

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<v Speaker 1>the hot topic today. I can't emphasize that enough. I've

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<v Speaker 1>said it before over the last couple of weeks, but

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<v Speaker 1>it's just so important in any offense that the backs

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<v Speaker 1>fully understand all the protection calls what's going on, because

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<v Speaker 1>it all starts in the passing game of protecting the passer,

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<v Speaker 1>and the backs are a big part of that, you know.

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<v Speaker 1>But it's just a lot different, you know, when you

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<v Speaker 1>actually get out there and then they don't start firing

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<v Speaker 1>and you know they're coming from everyonech way and you

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<v Speaker 1>got to eat rigid reads and everything. But uh, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>I think I've grown grown a lot, you know, to

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<v Speaker 1>adjust to that, and they're just trying to make myself,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, available for you know, whatever position they're trying

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<v Speaker 1>to put me in. So you know, I think I've

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<v Speaker 1>grown grown good in that. In that area. You can

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<v Speaker 1>hear more from Ryan Matthews and Stephen Tullock as well

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<v Speaker 1>as the rest of our locker room coverage. Everything is

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<v Speaker 1>on demand right here on Philadelphia Eagles dot com and

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<v Speaker 1>with your three sixty update, I'm Alex Smith.