WEBVTT - Update: What's Up With The DLine?

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<v Speaker 1>The second day of Eagles Mini camp is in the books.

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

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<v Speaker 1>presented by Sports Authority. Yesterday was the Eagles offensive line.

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<v Speaker 1>That was all the talk here at the Novacare Complex,

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<v Speaker 1>but today that talk shifted to the other side of

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<v Speaker 1>the ball, talking about the Eagles defensive line. It's a

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<v Speaker 1>young group, it's a talented group led by names like

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<v Speaker 1>Fletcher Cox, Benny Logan and Vinny Curry. And today Chip

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<v Speaker 1>Kelly talked in his press conference about that young group

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<v Speaker 1>and what he sees from them moving forward. Yeah, we're

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<v Speaker 1>excited about that position. I think it was probably one

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<v Speaker 1>of one of our strongest, if not our strongest position

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<v Speaker 1>last year. As you go through the entire season, we've

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<v Speaker 1>got we we think we provided a little bit more

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<v Speaker 1>depth forward. But you know, all those guys in another

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<v Speaker 1>year in the system. You know Fletch and and Vinny

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<v Speaker 1>and said and those guys have been here for a

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<v Speaker 1>couple of years. But then you throw Bo Allen and

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<v Speaker 1>Taylor hard into the mix with those guys, and we

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<v Speaker 1>think we'll have a good rotation and excited about where

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<v Speaker 1>we are from the it's a line standpoint. Another interesting

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<v Speaker 1>point made by Kelly about the defensive line is that

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<v Speaker 1>Vinny Curry has been taking some reps at outside linebacker,

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<v Speaker 1>and Kerry spoke after practice about taking those reps and

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<v Speaker 1>doing whatever it takes to make this Eagles defense as

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<v Speaker 1>strong as possible. We could, we could be really good,

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<v Speaker 1>but we just gotta keep going. You know, we're not

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<v Speaker 1>there yet. You know, we gotta have that mindset. You

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<v Speaker 1>know that that that great with us and you know,

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<v Speaker 1>just to keep going. And you know, every every every

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<v Speaker 1>person in our in our meeting room got to feel

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<v Speaker 1>that they wanted to be the best, you know, and

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<v Speaker 1>like I said, at a carriote on the field and

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<v Speaker 1>the rest of take care of yourself. And if Curry

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<v Speaker 1>is to take more reps at outside linebacker as time progresses,

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<v Speaker 1>he would be learning from one of the best in

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<v Speaker 1>Connor Barwin. And we caught up with Barrow and after

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<v Speaker 1>practice about what it is that makes Curry so relentless

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<v Speaker 1>on the field. What does make any pass rusher good?

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<v Speaker 1>And what makes him good is he just he's relentless

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<v Speaker 1>and he plays fast and he's got one of the

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<v Speaker 1>best kidoffs in the league. And that's what you I

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<v Speaker 1>mean even to start, you need those, and he's got those.

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<v Speaker 1>And so once he starts to grow to understand, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>some of the more, you know, some of the different reads,

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<v Speaker 1>understanding protections a little bit more, and he can play

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<v Speaker 1>at that same speed. You know he's gonna even be

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<v Speaker 1>even better. One of the up and coming stars on

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<v Speaker 1>that defensive line is Fletcher Cox, who is quickly being

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<v Speaker 1>regarded as one of the top young defensive players in

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<v Speaker 1>the league. Today, Cox spoke about not having the sack

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<v Speaker 1>numbers quite where he wants, but still being a disruptive

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<v Speaker 1>force on the Eagles line. I mean, I don't know.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, we'll see. The thing is, you know, I'm

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<v Speaker 1>doing whatever I can. You know, they have to team

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<v Speaker 1>awain man. And if it's me getting four sax, then

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<v Speaker 1>I did with four sacks. We make it to the playoffs,

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<v Speaker 1>we get father. I feel like, I mean, even though

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<v Speaker 1>you know I was with four sax, we didn't make

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<v Speaker 1>it to the playoffs, and I feel like we've still

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<v Speaker 1>got a lot of things approved switching from one position

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<v Speaker 1>of strength to another. It was the Eagles running back

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<v Speaker 1>position that was in the spotlight here on Wednesday, and

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<v Speaker 1>while DeMarco Murray was the biggest name brought into that

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<v Speaker 1>group via free agency. Chip, Kelly and Mary spoke about

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<v Speaker 1>what Ryan Matthews can bring to the Eagles backfield. Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>Ryan's been a really good addition to us. Big, physical

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<v Speaker 1>running back. You know, I don't think you really know

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<v Speaker 1>how actually big he is to you kind of pull

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<v Speaker 1>up next to him. You know, he's almost two hundred

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<v Speaker 1>and thirty pounds, I mean, and he can really run.

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<v Speaker 1>He's explosive. I think when he sees a hole he

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<v Speaker 1>can change gears and accelerate through it. You know, we're

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<v Speaker 1>using him a little bit on kickoff return I think

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<v Speaker 1>because of taking advantage of that speed. There's not a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of guys that have that speed that go along

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<v Speaker 1>with that size. But we're really excited about having him.

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<v Speaker 1>He's worked extremely hard here since we got him. He's

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<v Speaker 1>a great player who's had a lot of success in

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<v Speaker 1>this league. And Deuce knows running backs. He's played the positions,

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<v Speaker 1>so he knows what it tasted to be the best.

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<v Speaker 1>He knows what his taste to, you know, get get

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<v Speaker 1>the best out of his players. So I think it

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<v Speaker 1>was Sprowls back there, Matthews and myself and a couple

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<v Speaker 1>young ago I think we have a great running back.

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<v Speaker 1>Run back. And finally, an injury update here from the

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<v Speaker 1>Novacare Complex. It was Earl Wolf and Randall Evans, a

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<v Speaker 1>pair of defensive backs who are once again off to

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<v Speaker 1>the side during team drills. They were limited in today's

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<v Speaker 1>training session, and for continuing coverage of Eagles Mini camp,

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