WEBVTT - Catching up with Carson Wentz | Episode 17

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to the Command Center Podcast. I'm Braham Weinstein. With

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<v Speaker 1>OTA's officially wrapped, Julie Donaldson sat down with quarterback Carson

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<v Speaker 1>Wentz to recap the past few weeks and talk expectations

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<v Speaker 1>for the season. All right, Carson, OS, they're in the books.

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<v Speaker 1>How does it compare? I guess for just kind of

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<v Speaker 1>maybe more not so much to other places, but kind

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<v Speaker 1>of just where you are in your career now. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>it's just different. I've been coming into year seven. Family

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<v Speaker 1>life looks different, you know, a big adjustment for entire family,

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<v Speaker 1>two kids now and learning the lay of the land,

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<v Speaker 1>not just at work, but the area as well for them.

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<v Speaker 1>So it's been fun. It's been fun being an older

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<v Speaker 1>guy in the locker room a bit of an adjustment too,

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<v Speaker 1>but the guys are great. Guys are great, and I've

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<v Speaker 1>enjoyed getting to know him both on and off the

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<v Speaker 1>field and being around him, and it's been a fun,

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<v Speaker 1>fun transition so far. In what way is it different

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<v Speaker 1>for you being that like older guy, as you say, yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>I think the first time I walked in here it

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<v Speaker 1>was just like this seems like a younger kind of

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<v Speaker 1>nucleus of a team and a younger locker room. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>for me approaching thirty, like just there's only a couple

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<v Speaker 1>of guys that are even in their thirties in that

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<v Speaker 1>locker room. So, um, it's just different. It's different from

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<v Speaker 1>a leadership perspective. You know a lot of younger guys.

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<v Speaker 1>You know. Shoot, our quarterback Sam was born in two thousands,

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<v Speaker 1>so when I was asking a birthday, I'm like, dang,

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<v Speaker 1>you just turned twenty one, making me feel old. But

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<v Speaker 1>it's fun. It's fun to just kind of see guys

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<v Speaker 1>coming in with different ages, different perspective, different outlooks on life,

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<v Speaker 1>and hopefully as as a veteran and as a leader,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, kind of help bring them along the right way.

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<v Speaker 1>You've been in a few locker rooms over your career,

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<v Speaker 1>probably starting from the early on days in Peewee, But

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<v Speaker 1>what is your approach when you're getting in kind of

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<v Speaker 1>having to learn a new team, knowing you're going to

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<v Speaker 1>be the guy that has to lead them. Yeah, I

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<v Speaker 1>just want to be around the guys and build relationships.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, everybody's everyone's a different different story, different upbringing,

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<v Speaker 1>different place in life, different hobbies, you know, different everything.

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<v Speaker 1>And that's why I love this game, to be honest,

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<v Speaker 1>because we all come together form one com and goal

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<v Speaker 1>out in the field, but but also in the locker room.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, whether it's off the field, going to dinner,

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<v Speaker 1>going to lunch, is going golfing with guys, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>just being around them, having fun, going to top golf.

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<v Speaker 1>We did that team event a couple of weeks ago.

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<v Speaker 1>Those things are fun to just kind of break down

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<v Speaker 1>some barriers, build some relationship, build some chemistry and just

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<v Speaker 1>really let guys know that that you see them and

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<v Speaker 1>you care about them and you value that relationship. And

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<v Speaker 1>hopefully that always translates on the field. But if not,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, at the end of the day, building those

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<v Speaker 1>relationships they last way longer than football. I want to

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<v Speaker 1>ask you about, of course, on the field, what you

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<v Speaker 1>expect and what you've seen from the guys. But who

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<v Speaker 1>has the best golf game so far? Probably Truss, Oh yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>probably Trust He's got a little time to go out

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<v Speaker 1>when it does come to on the field. Um, how

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<v Speaker 1>has it kind of just been adjusting to the new offense,

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<v Speaker 1>the new players, new schemes and all of that. It's

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<v Speaker 1>been fun. Um, you know, little little things different here

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<v Speaker 1>and there from what I'm used to, um, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>going into year seven, I feel like I've seen a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of football, um you know, seeing different schemes and

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<v Speaker 1>different ways attack defenses. And so it's nothing really there's

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<v Speaker 1>no reinventing the wheel here per se, but just seeing

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<v Speaker 1>Coach Turner's kind of philosophy, how he wants to stretch

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<v Speaker 1>the ball down the field and stress defenses, and with

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<v Speaker 1>the playmakers and the speed that we have on offense,

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<v Speaker 1>it's been fun to kind of see just glimpses of

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<v Speaker 1>how it's going to look. Obviously, it's ota so you're

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<v Speaker 1>kind of throwing stuff out there, seeing what sticks and

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<v Speaker 1>seeing what's going to work. But it's been fun to

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<v Speaker 1>see the kind of creativity and the dynamic ability that

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<v Speaker 1>I think we have and we'll be able to bring

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<v Speaker 1>to the table this fall. Coach, one things that they

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<v Speaker 1>love about you and that they really wanted to do

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<v Speaker 1>with this team is be able to stretch the field.

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<v Speaker 1>And everybody already is just raving about your arm. How

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<v Speaker 1>is it kind of adjusting to some of the playmakers

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<v Speaker 1>and being able to take advantage of that, because that's

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<v Speaker 1>what we keep hearing, like Parson's on point, his arm

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<v Speaker 1>is legit. Yeah, No, I mean that's that's something from

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<v Speaker 1>really the moment the trade happened and talking to Coach

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<v Speaker 1>Turner just knowing his philosophy, he wants to push it

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<v Speaker 1>down the field, you know, take advantage of that, and

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<v Speaker 1>then combine that with the talent and the speed that

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<v Speaker 1>we already have here on the roster with the receivers

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<v Speaker 1>and running backs, tight ends really everybody getting involved and um,

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<v Speaker 1>something I've always loved doing. You know. I think we

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<v Speaker 1>all love the big play. We all you know, want

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<v Speaker 1>to want to score and score fast, um, and there's

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<v Speaker 1>always good those moments, and so just finding ways out

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<v Speaker 1>in the out in the field to kind of mesh

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<v Speaker 1>up that timing. Um, you know we're gonna miss some again,

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<v Speaker 1>it's OTAs. That's that's why why it's fun to be here. Um.

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<v Speaker 1>We're really good turnout from the guys. So guys are

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<v Speaker 1>out there working, um and we're building that chemistry and

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<v Speaker 1>I think it's gonna be a fun year for all

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