WEBVTT - Eagles Update: The Chairman Speaks

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<v Speaker 1>Good afternoon, Eagles fans. I'm Chris McPherson and welcome to

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<v Speaker 1>the Eagles Update. Chairman and CEO Jeffrey Lurie wants nothing

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<v Speaker 1>more than to bring a Super Bowl title to Philadelphia.

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<v Speaker 1>As we sit just three days away from the season opener,

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<v Speaker 1>Lurie offers a preview of what he wants to see

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<v Speaker 1>from the team and quarterback Carson Wentz in twenty seventeen.

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<v Speaker 1>My expectation with Carson is he will be better in

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<v Speaker 1>year two than year one. He'll be significantly better in

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<v Speaker 1>year three than year two, and he'll be significantly better

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<v Speaker 1>in year four than year three. Where that's where we're at.

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<v Speaker 1>The difference in records of the teams with all those

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<v Speaker 1>you can research it yourself, but it typically, I think,

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<v Speaker 1>is how terrific do you surround him? And you know,

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<v Speaker 1>you have young quarterbacks to join teams and take them

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<v Speaker 1>to the Super Bowl. But those are teams basically that

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<v Speaker 1>have top two, top three defenses and whatever. We hope

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<v Speaker 1>to be there. We hope to be there. But that

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<v Speaker 1>the rarity, and you know, I see us as a

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<v Speaker 1>team with an excellent blueprint, great opportunity, terrific direction, but

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<v Speaker 1>we're in year two of the plan. In just one year,

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<v Speaker 1>Doug Pearson has changed the culture of the locker room

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<v Speaker 1>and helped develop the quarterback who will hopefully allow the

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<v Speaker 1>Eagles to be contended for a long time. Louri shares

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<v Speaker 1>his thoughts on the head coach. Doug took over a

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<v Speaker 1>team that had some locker room issues with the previous

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<v Speaker 1>head coach, lost his starting quarterback ten days before the

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<v Speaker 1>start of the season and was asked to use our

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<v Speaker 1>young third string quarterback, had to put together a coaching staff,

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<v Speaker 1>and you know, my personal evaluation of the coaching staff

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<v Speaker 1>that he put together or inherited but was open to

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<v Speaker 1>inherit is outstanding. I mean really outstanding. And that is

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<v Speaker 1>a that's a huge credit because quarterback analysis, locker room chemistry,

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<v Speaker 1>and the ability to put together a top notch coaching staff,

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<v Speaker 1>those are three real key ingredients and I think he

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<v Speaker 1>aced them all. Yes, there's going to be growing pains

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<v Speaker 1>with any first year head coach. We've We've had that

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<v Speaker 1>with Andy, We've had it with Chip, We've had it.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, no matter who it is. I see him

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<v Speaker 1>as someone who can keep improving and he's a listener.

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<v Speaker 1>He's a collaborator, and I think he has terrific relationships

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<v Speaker 1>with the players, and you know, the futures in front

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<v Speaker 1>of him and it's there for the taking. The Eagles

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<v Speaker 1>practice on Thursday and all fifty three players were full participants.

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<v Speaker 1>That will be key, especially on the defensive side of

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<v Speaker 1>the ball. As a Redskins boast a big play offense

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<v Speaker 1>with a number of playmakers led by quarterback Kirk Cousins,

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<v Speaker 1>the Eagles defense finds out just how good it is

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<v Speaker 1>right off the bat. Yeah, it'll be exciting, man, That's

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<v Speaker 1>what it's all about. Man. We're excited to get out there,

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<v Speaker 1>just really to hit somebody else and to make it count,

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<v Speaker 1>you know what I mean. And none of these have

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<v Speaker 1>really countered, and you get kind of a field during preseason,

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<v Speaker 1>but you know, when when it's really on the line,

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<v Speaker 1>how we're going to shape out. So it'll be excited

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<v Speaker 1>to be fun. I think we're ready make it hard

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<v Speaker 1>for him, not make it easy for him. And uh,

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<v Speaker 1>you know some of those games, you know we made

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<v Speaker 1>it a little easy for him, not putting too much

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<v Speaker 1>pressure on him, and you know he was able to

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<v Speaker 1>step back there, and you know, but I think we

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<v Speaker 1>got a nice little game plan to get things done,

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<v Speaker 1>and you're gonna see a different Eagle. Eagle team, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>starting a game one. The NFL season openers tonight, as

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<v Speaker 1>the Kansas City Chiefs travel to take on the defending

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<v Speaker 1>Super Bowl champion New England Patriots. But Garrett Blunt helped

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<v Speaker 1>the Patriots win the trophy last year with the league

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<v Speaker 1>best eighteen rushing touchdowns. Now he wants to do the

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<v Speaker 1>same for the Eagles. We grind every day. Um, we

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<v Speaker 1>feel like we want to build a really good team,

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<v Speaker 1>and you know, we feel like things are coming together.

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<v Speaker 1>So we're excited about it. I'm excited about it. Friday

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<v Speaker 1>marks a final full day of practice for the Eagles

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<v Speaker 1>ahead of Sunday's game. While of complete coverage featuring head

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<v Speaker 1>coach Doug Pearson's live press conference at ten thirty am,

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<v Speaker 1>make sure to also check out Eagles game Plan on

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<v Speaker 1>the app, which has the most comprehensive x's and o's

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<v Speaker 1>breakdown looking ahead to Sunday's game. I'm Chris McPherson and

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<v Speaker 1>thank you all for joining us here on the Eagles Update.

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<v Speaker 1>Have a great Eagles Day, everyone,