WEBVTT - Post-Game Show: Eagles Win 20-16 0:00:00.040 --> 0:00:02.560 Right. We don't get a chance to see them very often. 0:00:02.840 --> 0:00:05.200 But this is a team that's not necessarily known for 0:00:05.240 --> 0:00:08.880 their offense right now, their defense has been playing pretty well. 0:00:08.920 --> 0:00:11.879 They played well last week in Washington, holding Washington to 0:00:12.000 --> 0:00:15.800 nine points, and then today they made it tough on 0:00:15.840 --> 0:00:19.439 the Eagles today, coming up with big turnovers at key times. Indeed, 0:00:19.480 --> 0:00:23.319 Eagles seven straight wins now over AFC South opponents. Again, 0:00:23.360 --> 0:00:25.599 they get to two and one on the season. But 0:00:25.880 --> 0:00:28.440 how fitting is it that on the day when two 0:00:28.480 --> 0:00:31.319 members of the Gang Green defense and Set Joiner and 0:00:31.360 --> 0:00:33.559 Clyde Simmons are inducted into the Eaels Hall of Fame, 0:00:33.840 --> 0:00:37.000 the defense comes up huge in a big way. First 0:00:37.040 --> 0:00:39.120 of all, they wanted to make up for last week's 0:00:39.159 --> 0:00:42.520 disappointing effort against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and limit those 0:00:42.560 --> 0:00:46.800 explosive big play touchdowns. Twice the Colts had short field 0:00:46.800 --> 0:00:49.960 after Carson Wentz turnovers, won an interception, one of fumble, 0:00:50.240 --> 0:00:52.440 and the Eels both times were able to hold the 0:00:52.440 --> 0:00:55.840 Colts to add infinitary field goals, making sure the game 0:00:55.920 --> 0:00:58.960 stayed close until Wendell Smallwood came up with the game 0:00:58.960 --> 0:01:01.880 winning four yard touchdown run late in the fourth quarter, 0:01:01.960 --> 0:01:04.760 but again twice the Eagles had to hold after that, 0:01:05.080 --> 0:01:07.319 and knowing that in the first game back for Carson Wentz, 0:01:07.440 --> 0:01:11.120 you didn't expect the fireworks. So I think everyone's expectations 0:01:11.640 --> 0:01:13.840 got kind of blown out of proportion after the opening 0:01:13.880 --> 0:01:16.959 drive when he went five or seven all passes to 0:01:17.040 --> 0:01:19.559 tight ends, all receptions made by the tight ends, capped 0:01:19.600 --> 0:01:22.160 off by Dallas Godder who hauled in his first career 0:01:22.480 --> 0:01:26.360 touchdown reception, and it looks so beautiful, pristine and surgical. 0:01:26.680 --> 0:01:29.400 You just felt, Wow, the man is back, the general 0:01:29.600 --> 0:01:32.560 is back. This is what the spark that the Eagles needed, 0:01:32.680 --> 0:01:34.160 and they're gonna be able to take it from here 0:01:34.200 --> 0:01:37.319 and take flight. But after that drive, did you notice 0:01:37.319 --> 0:01:40.039 anything in particular that the Colts were able to do 0:01:40.160 --> 0:01:42.720 to style me the Eagles offense and not allow them 0:01:42.720 --> 0:01:44.960 to get into that rhythm. Again, what the biggest thing 0:01:45.080 --> 0:01:48.040 is they don't fear. They didn't fear the Eagles wide receivers. 0:01:48.160 --> 0:01:50.400 I mean that was the biggest thing. And the fact 0:01:50.400 --> 0:01:53.440 that the Eagles didn't necessarily push the ball down the field. 0:01:53.800 --> 0:01:56.520 You really started playing football in the phone booth. And 0:01:56.560 --> 0:01:58.760 so what I mean by that is is basically if 0:01:58.800 --> 0:02:01.400 you don't threaten that you can go deep, then those 0:02:01.400 --> 0:02:03.760 safeties are going to start creeping closer to the line. 0:02:04.360 --> 0:02:07.880 The linebackers as well, and you saw on that interception 0:02:08.040 --> 0:02:10.440 they started getting to read on where Carson was going 0:02:10.520 --> 0:02:13.639 with the football. He jumped the linebacker jumped that a 0:02:13.760 --> 0:02:16.840 pass to zachers and that was a huge interception there. 0:02:16.880 --> 0:02:18.760 But the Eagles are gonna have to figure out how 0:02:18.840 --> 0:02:21.680 to start getting the ball to the wideouts and more importantly, 0:02:21.919 --> 0:02:24.519 start pushing the ball down the field a little bit. Yeah, 0:02:24.560 --> 0:02:27.359 so that's gonna be the biggest shout for this Eagle's offense. Now, 0:02:27.560 --> 0:02:30.320 certainly you figure with Carson Wentz he's getting back into 0:02:30.320 --> 0:02:31.760 the rhythm of the things. He'll want to take his 0:02:31.800 --> 0:02:34.040 shots down the field. He's someone who'll pull the trigger, 0:02:34.200 --> 0:02:36.840 but he's gonna need the pass protection. And the Eagles 0:02:36.960 --> 0:02:40.200 really struggled with the looping and the stunting that the 0:02:40.240 --> 0:02:42.800 Colts did that the layed blitzes. Darius Leonard was a 0:02:42.880 --> 0:02:45.720 beast all throughout the course of the game. Marcus Hunt 0:02:45.840 --> 0:02:48.040 caused a lot of problems in the backfield, lining up 0:02:48.040 --> 0:02:51.040 both at end and tackle from both spots. He he 0:02:51.080 --> 0:02:54.000 was wreaking havoc for this Colts defense here today, and 0:02:54.080 --> 0:02:56.240 that I think made things difficult for Carson Wentz when 0:02:56.240 --> 0:02:58.519 he would try to get things going not knowing where 0:02:58.560 --> 0:03:01.200 those rushers were coming from. And I think really that's 0:03:01.200 --> 0:03:04.080 where you miss someone like the Darren Sprawls. Okay, the 0:03:04.080 --> 0:03:07.040 Eagles were without Jagi. They didn't have Darren Sprawls once 0:03:07.080 --> 0:03:10.079 again due to injury today. So what Darren Spoils is 0:03:10.160 --> 0:03:12.680 very good at is it past protection from the backfield 0:03:12.880 --> 0:03:16.200 and Corey Clement, Wendel Smallwood and Josh Adams. They did 0:03:16.240 --> 0:03:18.720 well offensively, being able to help move the ball both 0:03:18.720 --> 0:03:20.800 in the running game and the receiving game, but in 0:03:20.880 --> 0:03:24.040 past protection at times there were some breakdowns and then 0:03:24.120 --> 0:03:26.920 led to some free rushers there on. Carson Wentz, he 0:03:27.000 --> 0:03:29.519 took his shots and fortunately we all I think we're 0:03:29.560 --> 0:03:31.680 holding our breath for that first time that he would 0:03:32.000 --> 0:03:34.200 get hit, but each and every time he bounced up 0:03:34.200 --> 0:03:36.520 showing no worse for wear. Oh yeah, I mean, listen, 0:03:36.560 --> 0:03:39.640 you gotta be excited about what you saw from Carson 0:03:39.680 --> 0:03:42.560 Wentz today. With his first game being back, I think 0:03:42.640 --> 0:03:45.600 we got a chance to see his full repertoire other 0:03:45.600 --> 0:03:48.160 than throwing the ball deep to someone, but he took 0:03:48.240 --> 0:03:50.640 hits in the pocket. He was able to keep plays 0:03:50.680 --> 0:03:53.840 alive with his legs. I mean, looked just like he 0:03:53.920 --> 0:03:56.880 did last year. And that's a good thing because here's 0:03:56.880 --> 0:03:58.640 like you said, you're gonna be a little worried when 0:03:58.640 --> 0:04:01.000 you first see him get hit. But the way he 0:04:01.120 --> 0:04:03.920 played today, it was good to see because that lets 0:04:03.920 --> 0:04:07.200 you know he's one healthy and ready to roll. Yeah. 0:04:07.280 --> 0:04:09.680 All right, So in a short time later on in 0:04:09.680 --> 0:04:11.880 the show, we're here from head coach Doug Pearson and 0:04:11.880 --> 0:04:14.760 we'll hear from quarterback Carson Wentz, and we also break 0:04:14.760 --> 0:04:17.760 down the biggest plays of the game in our RICO review, 0:04:17.800 --> 0:04:20.920 and we'll also offer our nominees for the Toyota Player 0:04:21.040 --> 0:04:23.880 of the Week and some good candidates for that award 0:04:24.000 --> 0:04:26.800 this week here. So as we break down the numbers 0:04:26.839 --> 0:04:29.800 from this game, looking from Carson Wentzon the running game, 0:04:30.000 --> 0:04:32.400 it was interesting how they were able to get contributions 0:04:32.440 --> 0:04:34.680 across the board. I mentioned again once again, no a gi, 0:04:34.880 --> 0:04:39.320 no sprowls out there today, So Smallwood actually picking up, 0:04:39.560 --> 0:04:41.360 you know, being being able to pick up the load 0:04:41.400 --> 0:04:43.880 for the offense there from the backfield. Leading a team 0:04:43.920 --> 0:04:46.880 in Russian Corey Climate doing things of both running receiving, 0:04:46.880 --> 0:04:49.280 and Josh Adams helping out as well. Yeah, I thought, 0:04:49.320 --> 0:04:52.960 I thought when Deal had had his best game in 0:04:52.960 --> 0:04:55.240 a long time as an Eagle, may may have had 0:04:55.240 --> 0:04:59.080 his best game as an Eagle period. Was big in 0:04:59.120 --> 0:05:01.360 the run game, was bigg in the passing game as well, 0:05:01.400 --> 0:05:04.080 catching the ball coming out of the backfield. Really ran 0:05:04.200 --> 0:05:06.760 with a lot of authority today. Ran hard, picked up 0:05:06.760 --> 0:05:09.520 some tough yardage, was able to get keep first downs 0:05:09.560 --> 0:05:11.280 lay in that game, and then obviously getting the go 0:05:11.360 --> 0:05:14.919 ahead score late in the game. Really impressed with the 0:05:14.920 --> 0:05:17.440 way Windale Smallwood ran the ball today. Yeah, the yards 0:05:17.480 --> 0:05:20.279 after the con content the biggest thing that you saw 0:05:20.320 --> 0:05:23.400 from from Smallwood out there today. Let's send it over 0:05:23.520 --> 0:05:25.720 now to Link and Fincial Field. We're gonna bring in 0:05:25.760 --> 0:05:29.200 the insider Davis there and Amy Campbell and Dave. Your 0:05:29.240 --> 0:05:33.080 thoughts watching this game, Carson Wentz coming back after missing 0:05:33.400 --> 0:05:34.800 you know, the first couple of games of the season. 0:05:34.800 --> 0:05:36.560 I think it was two hundred and eighty days since 0:05:36.600 --> 0:05:39.600 I started against the Rams. Your thoughts is out in 0:05:39.680 --> 0:05:41.359 here today as he helped lead the Eagles to the 0:05:41.400 --> 0:05:45.320 twenty and sixteen wins. Well Chris, thank you so much. 0:05:45.320 --> 0:05:46.760 We've got a lot to talk about, Amy and I 0:05:46.800 --> 0:05:49.040 really we're gonna start on the we're still catching our breath. 0:05:49.040 --> 0:05:51.279 First of all, the crowd filing out of financial field 0:05:51.480 --> 0:05:54.680 another band bunner here at the link. Let's begin with 0:05:54.720 --> 0:05:57.799 the offensive thoughts. That what you saw here Carson Wentz 0:05:57.960 --> 0:05:59.760 and the running game in the middle of the field 0:05:59.800 --> 0:06:02.200 get going. Yeah. I thought it was really interesting that 0:06:02.279 --> 0:06:05.560 no receivers were targeted until almost near the end of 0:06:05.560 --> 0:06:08.200 that first half there. This is a good win for 0:06:08.279 --> 0:06:10.640 Carson Wentz in his first game back. You expect there 0:06:10.640 --> 0:06:14.240 to be some bumps on offense, especially with this weather today, 0:06:14.279 --> 0:06:16.200 having it kind of be the way it is. Eagles 0:06:16.240 --> 0:06:20.240 dominated in time of possession and in yards on offense, 0:06:20.279 --> 0:06:22.640 and yet it was a four point game. So obviously 0:06:22.680 --> 0:06:25.080 the miscu's there, the mistakes, the penalties kind of got him. 0:06:25.080 --> 0:06:27.240 But to come out with a w for Wentz on 0:06:27.279 --> 0:06:29.520 his first game back and the way they got it done, 0:06:29.560 --> 0:06:31.000 And David got to give you a credit on your 0:06:31.080 --> 0:06:34.640 Dallas Goddard predictions. My goold prediction nailed a couple of 0:06:34.640 --> 0:06:36.800 things here. The Eagles fourth quarter and other fourth quarter 0:06:36.839 --> 0:06:40.200 comeback victory success in the red zone. They used Corey 0:06:40.240 --> 0:06:43.760 Clement and Wendale Smallwood effectively. I thought it was a 0:06:43.839 --> 0:06:45.800 chance for Wendale to earn the trust of the coaching 0:06:45.839 --> 0:06:47.760 staff and he did that. And then the middle of 0:06:47.800 --> 0:06:50.400 the field, the way that Zach and Dallas control the 0:06:50.400 --> 0:06:54.320 middle of the field very impressive. Now, Carson Wentz great mobility, 0:06:54.640 --> 0:06:58.279 tremendous energy on the sidelines early in the game, kind 0:06:58.279 --> 0:07:00.919 of lulled. They picked up the ten full late, but 0:07:01.080 --> 0:07:06.520 for Carson daring Amy aggressive it clearly did not hold back. Yeah. 0:07:06.600 --> 0:07:09.120 Great to see him really physically looking like his old 0:07:09.120 --> 0:07:10.960 self there, and of course mentally it's going to take 0:07:11.000 --> 0:07:13.120 a little bit more time for him to get that rhythm. 0:07:13.200 --> 0:07:15.720 But physically, like you said, aggressive, I think that's a 0:07:15.840 --> 0:07:18.320 really good sign for him and for this team. Now, 0:07:18.360 --> 0:07:21.640 the defense holding down the Colts for much of the game. 0:07:21.960 --> 0:07:25.800 Two Wentz turnovers resulting in only six Colts points, and 0:07:25.880 --> 0:07:28.239 then Derek Barnett steps up late in the fourth quarter 0:07:28.280 --> 0:07:30.480 and then the hail Mary from Jacobe Brissette to the 0:07:30.520 --> 0:07:35.320 back of the end zone falls incomplete. This defense is relentless, Amy, 0:07:35.360 --> 0:07:37.680 They were relents in at home. Absolutely terrific. Yeah, I 0:07:37.680 --> 0:07:39.840 think an eraser is kind of the way that I 0:07:39.920 --> 0:07:42.080 was thinking about it, especially like you mentioned, seeing those 0:07:42.120 --> 0:07:44.880 Wentz turnovers kind of deep in their own territory. Only 0:07:45.120 --> 0:07:47.880 those turning into six points instead of fourteen huge for 0:07:47.920 --> 0:07:50.560 this defense here. So the rain has stopped, the sky's 0:07:50.600 --> 0:07:53.000 clearing up a bit, Chris, back to you at the 0:07:53.080 --> 0:07:55.120 novicare complex. Time to go into the locker room and 0:07:55.120 --> 0:07:57.960 see how this team feels at two and one after 0:07:58.000 --> 0:08:01.960 another nail biter. Excellent, Thank you so much, Dave and Amy, 0:08:01.960 --> 0:08:04.440 And again you can read Dave's on the Inside Coom 0:08:04.880 --> 0:08:08.200 featuring Carson Wentz is outing today as well as listening 0:08:08.200 --> 0:08:10.840 to the Eagles Life podcast which will be available later 0:08:10.880 --> 0:08:13.480 on this evening, and we'll talk more about the defense here. 0:08:13.720 --> 0:08:16.320 How difficult is it when you know that a team 0:08:16.320 --> 0:08:19.160 like the Colts or Angela came into this game averaging 0:08:19.360 --> 0:08:22.200 fewer than six yards per attempt. I think in the AFC, 0:08:22.400 --> 0:08:25.320 I think Tyra Taylor and Blame Gabbert were the only 0:08:25.400 --> 0:08:28.160 quarterbacks in the conference with the lower yards per attempt. 0:08:28.480 --> 0:08:30.000 But you know at some point they're going to take 0:08:30.000 --> 0:08:32.480 their chances deep. So it's almost like you're lulled into 0:08:32.559 --> 0:08:34.880 thinking it's going to be short play, short play, short play, 0:08:35.120 --> 0:08:36.920 and at some point with a Pro Bowl, why not 0:08:37.000 --> 0:08:38.520 like t Y Hilton who can strutch the defense. You 0:08:38.559 --> 0:08:41.040 know they're gonna take their shot. How difficult is it 0:08:41.280 --> 0:08:44.439 almost waiting for that moment to happen. You gotta be prepared, 0:08:44.520 --> 0:08:46.360 and you're right, you know you never know when it's 0:08:46.400 --> 0:08:49.360 gonna happen. You certainly have to do your homework and 0:08:49.440 --> 0:08:52.720 you understand that the offense isn't an explosive of offense. 0:08:53.000 --> 0:08:54.920 They want to get the ball out of Andrew Luck's 0:08:54.920 --> 0:08:58.520 hands quickly as possible. I think that's really why his 0:08:58.679 --> 0:09:01.480 yards per attempt or because they don't want him sitting 0:09:01.520 --> 0:09:05.000 back there holding the football taking hits. But inclement weather 0:09:05.080 --> 0:09:07.960 like it was today, they're gonna be times where he 0:09:08.040 --> 0:09:10.640 had to hold the ball, and you saw late in 0:09:10.679 --> 0:09:12.360 the game he was able to get the ball down 0:09:12.400 --> 0:09:15.400 the field when he needed to. So it certainly isn't 0:09:15.400 --> 0:09:17.840 necessarily because he doesn't have the arm strength, although they 0:09:17.880 --> 0:09:20.480 did bring in Jacoby Brissette late in the game to 0:09:20.520 --> 0:09:23.400 throw to hell Mary. As a defense, you just have 0:09:23.520 --> 0:09:25.880 to make sure you stay sharp. You can't fall asleep 0:09:25.920 --> 0:09:27.400 out there because, like you said, with a guy like 0:09:27.480 --> 0:09:30.640 t Y Hilton lined up across from you, you know, 0:09:30.800 --> 0:09:33.920 he has the ability to get down the field. Indeed, 0:09:34.120 --> 0:09:36.600 he was testing Jail Mills a couple of times, two 0:09:36.640 --> 0:09:40.240 pass interference penalties. I thought Mills was much more aggressive, 0:09:40.320 --> 0:09:43.400 much more physical with his tackling. Tackling was a big 0:09:43.440 --> 0:09:45.640 thing for the Eels today because you're getting a lot 0:09:45.720 --> 0:09:48.480 short passes in the open field. That Ronald Darby did 0:09:48.520 --> 0:09:51.199 good job. Sidney Jones as well. You have to limit 0:09:51.240 --> 0:09:53.720 those plays to make sure that the five yard cash 0:09:53.760 --> 0:09:55.840 sort of like what happened with the Oj Howard touchdown 0:09:55.920 --> 0:09:58.640 against Tampa Bay last week. It's a fifteen yard reception 0:09:58.679 --> 0:10:01.439 over Mill that turned out to become a seventy five 0:10:01.480 --> 0:10:03.319 yard touchdown. You have to stop and make those plays. 0:10:03.360 --> 0:10:05.079 I'd sell. The other thing I noticed, you know, being 0:10:05.160 --> 0:10:09.200 in the stadium watching Jalen play, he switched up how 0:10:09.280 --> 0:10:12.480 he defended the wide receivers. He didn't play off coverage 0:10:13.200 --> 0:10:15.520 all the time. He sometimes he went up on the 0:10:15.559 --> 0:10:17.760 line of scrimmage, even when he was lined up across 0:10:17.800 --> 0:10:20.360 from t Y Hilton. He didn't mind getting up there 0:10:20.600 --> 0:10:22.280 and being physical with the line of scrimmage. And that's 0:10:22.280 --> 0:10:24.000 what he's gonna have to do as a corner. You 0:10:24.080 --> 0:10:26.800 can't play afraid to get beat over the top. You 0:10:26.880 --> 0:10:30.240 gotta get these wilde receivers a different look. Mix it 0:10:30.320 --> 0:10:32.400 up for him, and I thought he did a nice job. 0:10:32.440 --> 0:10:34.280 But at today and when he was up on the 0:10:34.320 --> 0:10:36.600 line of scrimmage, he was physical with t Y and 0:10:36.640 --> 0:10:38.920 there were a couple of times where he's running stride 0:10:38.920 --> 0:10:41.480 for stride with Ty out there. So I thought he 0:10:41.559 --> 0:10:45.160 played much better today than he did last week. And 0:10:45.320 --> 0:10:47.720 mixing up how he was going to play his coverages, 0:10:47.840 --> 0:10:50.600 you could actually say on both passinger Ferris Pelis he 0:10:50.960 --> 0:10:52.680 was in position to make the play. Yeah, you know, 0:10:52.760 --> 0:10:55.080 he just ended up, you know, drawing some contact and 0:10:55.080 --> 0:10:57.079 it got called for the flight. But both times it 0:10:57.240 --> 0:10:58.880 wasn't like he was getting beat so bad that he 0:10:58.920 --> 0:11:01.760 had to hold the guy to restrict his movement there, 0:11:02.000 --> 0:11:04.040 which is a matter he had to give himself, you know, 0:11:04.160 --> 0:11:06.440 from a technique standpoint, in a better position to knock 0:11:06.480 --> 0:11:09.600 down the pass instead of hitting the receiver in the process. 0:11:09.679 --> 0:11:11.760 But overall, it thought much more physical, like you said, 0:11:11.840 --> 0:11:14.199 much more aggressive today. I remember talking to him earlier 0:11:14.200 --> 0:11:16.120 this week and he just said he just wasn't himself 0:11:16.240 --> 0:11:18.439 last week, and you saw that across the board from 0:11:18.440 --> 0:11:20.120 the defense, it just didn't seem like they were up 0:11:20.120 --> 0:11:22.839 to the task, whether it was the weather, whether it 0:11:22.880 --> 0:11:25.040 was they took the bucks lately, which is a possibility. 0:11:25.320 --> 0:11:28.079 You know, they knew that even though this Colt's offense 0:11:28.120 --> 0:11:30.160 was limited now they didn't have Jack Doyle in there, 0:11:30.200 --> 0:11:33.160 they have Marlon Mack their top running back, so crossboard, 0:11:33.200 --> 0:11:35.839 they're dealing with injuries. Anthon Cassanso, their starting left tackle, 0:11:35.920 --> 0:11:38.400 was out as well, but still they knew they had 0:11:38.440 --> 0:11:41.360 to help things, help the offense out because they didn't 0:11:41.360 --> 0:11:43.559 want Carson wants to have to be superman in his 0:11:43.640 --> 0:11:46.040 first game back. It was great that the Eagles got 0:11:46.040 --> 0:11:48.680 off to the early start, the fast start there where 0:11:48.679 --> 0:11:50.720 they got the three and out on defense. Give the 0:11:50.720 --> 0:11:53.080 ball at Carson, he drives down the field, goes five 0:11:53.160 --> 0:11:55.520 or seven, throws a touchdown pass to Dallas Gallard, and 0:11:55.559 --> 0:11:57.679 for most of the game the Eagles are in the 0:11:57.760 --> 0:12:00.280 driver's seat, unlike the first two weeks where they're to 0:12:00.280 --> 0:12:02.160 play catch up early on. Yeah, you look at those 0:12:02.240 --> 0:12:04.920 those numbers right there, and you would think the Eagles 0:12:05.360 --> 0:12:09.640 completely dominated the Coats today. But penalties got in the way. 0:12:09.679 --> 0:12:12.880 I thought the defense did an excellent job both times 0:12:12.920 --> 0:12:14.800 the fields got changed on them and they had to 0:12:14.840 --> 0:12:17.200 go out there with their backs up against the wall, 0:12:17.240 --> 0:12:19.960 against the goal line to hold the Coats to field 0:12:19.960 --> 0:12:23.120 goals as opposed to giving up touchdowns. That's really why 0:12:23.200 --> 0:12:25.160 we were able to win this game to day, because 0:12:25.160 --> 0:12:28.040 if you give up touchdowns off those two turnovers, now 0:12:28.400 --> 0:12:31.120 the Coats, that's that's what That's twelve extra points that 0:12:31.200 --> 0:12:34.000 you're looking at at least, and with the way the 0:12:34.120 --> 0:12:36.640 office was struggling to put the ball in the end zone, 0:12:36.840 --> 0:12:39.200 we may have a different outcome today. So I thought 0:12:39.240 --> 0:12:42.160 the defense once they got sudden change, they had to 0:12:42.200 --> 0:12:45.680 go out there the Coats already basically in field goal position, 0:12:46.120 --> 0:12:48.600 and for the defense to hold them to field goals 0:12:48.640 --> 0:12:52.000 as opposed to giving up touchdowns. That was huge, including 0:12:52.040 --> 0:12:54.720 that last drive where yeah, the Coats they took the 0:12:54.720 --> 0:12:57.160 ball down the field and you wish the coverageod have 0:12:57.160 --> 0:12:59.560 been a little bit tighter, but again with their backs 0:12:59.600 --> 0:13:02.360 again it's the goal line, they were able to keep 0:13:02.640 --> 0:13:04.679 the Coats out of the end zone. The biggest thing 0:13:04.800 --> 0:13:07.359 is if they get one of those touchdowns off the turnovers. 0:13:07.520 --> 0:13:09.320 They don't need a touchdown at the end of the games. 0:13:10.120 --> 0:13:12.360 That's the biggest thing right there, that changes the end 0:13:12.360 --> 0:13:15.400 of the game situation more than anything else. Now, the 0:13:15.400 --> 0:13:18.360 Eagles got the lead with a four yard touchdown run 0:13:18.360 --> 0:13:20.840 by Wendel Smallwood, who actually tied with Corey Clement to 0:13:20.920 --> 0:13:23.439 be the game's league rusher. And small also had a 0:13:23.520 --> 0:13:25.880 huge thirty five yard catch out of the backfield on 0:13:25.920 --> 0:13:27.640 the wheel route that we've seen from the likes of 0:13:27.640 --> 0:13:30.080 Todd Gurley and others throughout the course of this season, 0:13:30.120 --> 0:13:32.720 and I believe we'll actually have break it down later 0:13:32.760 --> 0:13:35.880 on in the show. But Eagles Insire Dave Spadero caught 0:13:35.960 --> 0:13:38.200 up with Smallwood, one of the heroes of the game, 0:13:38.360 --> 0:13:44.280 over at Lincoln Financial Field, running back Wendelle's Smallwood the 0:13:44.280 --> 0:13:48.000 winning points touchdown runs fifty six rushing yards. Let's go 0:13:48.080 --> 0:13:50.080 into the huddle that last drive. What was it like? 0:13:50.720 --> 0:13:52.400 And the line just told me they was gonna get 0:13:52.400 --> 0:13:54.559 me in there, and they told me just run the 0:13:54.600 --> 0:13:57.040 ball hard. Now they moved the line from now I 0:13:57.040 --> 0:14:00.840 got an end zone. Good job the entire your running game. 0:14:01.320 --> 0:14:03.000 How did it feel out there, Wendell, do you feel 0:14:03.000 --> 0:14:04.840 you were winning the lining scrimmage. I think we were 0:14:04.840 --> 0:14:08.160 winning the line scrimmage the whole game. Every running back dominated. 0:14:08.160 --> 0:14:10.280 I think we took that workload. We had two guys 0:14:10.320 --> 0:14:11.760 down and we kind of stepped it up to the 0:14:12.120 --> 0:14:13.960 to win the way this team on. What is to 0:14:13.960 --> 0:14:16.320 say about the Eagles. It shows a lot shows how 0:14:16.360 --> 0:14:18.079 much we fight. We played to that. We played to 0:14:18.160 --> 0:14:20.280 that clock a zero. We get. We're gonna do whatever 0:14:20.320 --> 0:14:22.720 that we gotta do to get them wins. Wendell small 0:14:22.760 --> 0:14:28.760 We congratulations, thanks man. All Right, there's Wendelle small one again. 0:14:28.800 --> 0:14:30.840 We're gonna hear from coach Doug Pearson as well as 0:14:30.920 --> 0:14:33.360 quarterback Carson Wentz in just a little bit. But I 0:14:33.440 --> 0:14:35.720 like that quote at the end because this time of 0:14:35.800 --> 0:14:39.200 year again, Carson Wentz making his season debut. You're missing 0:14:39.240 --> 0:14:42.520 two of your top running backs. You're missing alshon Jeffrey, 0:14:42.560 --> 0:14:45.080 you know, Mike Walls and maccollins are on ir. You're 0:14:45.120 --> 0:14:47.240 just trying to figure out what the team is gonna 0:14:47.280 --> 0:14:49.080 be with the identity this franchise is going to be 0:14:49.080 --> 0:14:51.760 here in twenty and eighteen. Any win you can get 0:14:51.800 --> 0:14:54.280 at this point in the year is golden. As you're 0:14:54.280 --> 0:14:56.280 just trying to stack them up to get yourself Freddy 0:14:56.360 --> 0:14:58.560 for the months of October and November, because certainly Carson 0:14:58.640 --> 0:15:00.720 wentz to going to come in tomorrow, He's gonna watch 0:15:00.760 --> 0:15:03.840 the film, realize the mistakes he's made, and obviously pick 0:15:03.920 --> 0:15:06.360 up his game to another level going next week when 0:15:06.360 --> 0:15:08.440 the Eagles have to travel down to Nashville to take 0:15:08.520 --> 0:15:11.600 on the Tennessee Titans. Yeah, I mean, that's what this 0:15:11.680 --> 0:15:13.920 league is all about. It's a week to week league. 0:15:13.960 --> 0:15:16.800 And I know it sounds cliche when coaches use these 0:15:16.800 --> 0:15:18.520 sort of times, but that's what it is, man. It 0:15:18.640 --> 0:15:21.240 is a week to week league, and the only thing, 0:15:21.520 --> 0:15:23.840 the only objective you have is to come out of 0:15:23.840 --> 0:15:25.840 the week one to know that's what you want to do. 0:15:25.880 --> 0:15:28.280 It doesn't matter how pretty the wins are. He has 0:15:28.320 --> 0:15:30.640 no such thing as an ugly win. The win is 0:15:30.680 --> 0:15:32.800 a win, So I mean, has no such thing as 0:15:32.800 --> 0:15:35.520 a pretty loss. Yes, so you want to get to 0:15:35.520 --> 0:15:39.160 win regardless of what it looks like. And the good 0:15:39.160 --> 0:15:44.160 thing for this team is that they have championship medal 0:15:44.480 --> 0:15:47.880 and they aren't going to just be satisfied with the 0:15:47.880 --> 0:15:49.880 way they played today. They're going to certainly go look 0:15:49.880 --> 0:15:52.400 at the film, they expect more of themselves. But when 0:15:52.400 --> 0:15:54.960 you look at the offensive side, the biggest thing that 0:15:55.000 --> 0:15:57.680 stood out to me was that final drive that they 0:15:57.720 --> 0:16:01.040 scored on. They got the ball with fourteen minutes and 0:16:01.120 --> 0:16:03.680 something to go in the fourth quarter. They ate up 0:16:03.720 --> 0:16:08.240 over eleven minutes, a seventeen play drive over eleven minutes 0:16:08.480 --> 0:16:12.240 to get the go ahead touchdown. That's championship football right there. 0:16:12.520 --> 0:16:17.440 Seventeen plays, seventy five yards and as you said, eleven eighteen, 0:16:17.680 --> 0:16:20.840 that's unheard of to having eleven minute drive. Look at 0:16:21.000 --> 0:16:24.400 the different time of possession forty minutes to nineteen and 0:16:24.400 --> 0:16:27.200 eteen two to one, and that's how the Eagles won 0:16:27.320 --> 0:16:30.680 games last year. They led the league in time of possession, 0:16:31.080 --> 0:16:34.320 picking up first downs, and listen, they aren't beating beating 0:16:34.320 --> 0:16:37.600 you with explosive plays. They certainly have got to their 0:16:37.680 --> 0:16:40.040 fair share of third downs in those drives, but they 0:16:40.120 --> 0:16:42.400 converted on them. Doug knew when to go for it 0:16:42.440 --> 0:16:45.440 on fourth down, things of that nature, and they just 0:16:45.560 --> 0:16:49.200 refused on that final drive to come off the field 0:16:49.240 --> 0:16:52.560 without six points. And you could see the determination and 0:16:52.720 --> 0:16:54.840 Carson some of the plays that he made with guys 0:16:54.920 --> 0:16:58.040 hanging on his legs. You know him trying to escape 0:16:58.080 --> 0:17:03.160 sacks Man. It was. It was really a hard fought 0:17:03.840 --> 0:17:06.560 type of win out there today. They took everything that 0:17:06.640 --> 0:17:09.760 the coaches throughout him today and they responded. And it's 0:17:09.760 --> 0:17:12.800 an interesting cold seam because you mentioned they gave Washington 0:17:13.240 --> 0:17:15.479 more than it could handle a week ago, being up 0:17:15.520 --> 0:17:18.320 on them the previous week. They couldn't be in Cincinnati. 0:17:18.520 --> 0:17:20.080 They're in position at the end of the game to 0:17:20.119 --> 0:17:22.360 be right there and coming up just short. But yet 0:17:22.440 --> 0:17:26.280 you look at the numbers and offensively, nothing explosive whatsoever. 0:17:26.560 --> 0:17:29.359 A very young defense, you know, but they fly around 0:17:29.400 --> 0:17:33.080 the football. It's a Dallas scheme with Matt Eberfluss, you know, 0:17:33.119 --> 0:17:34.960 taking over as a coordinator and kind of bringing in 0:17:35.080 --> 0:17:36.639 what he learned from Dallas. So a lot of the 0:17:36.720 --> 0:17:39.480 same things you'll see there with the Cowboys in terms 0:17:39.480 --> 0:17:42.679 of a pressure standpoint. But still, you know, you just 0:17:42.720 --> 0:17:44.920 didn't know what to expect. Me. It's not a familiar opponent. 0:17:45.000 --> 0:17:47.440 It's not a division rival, it's not a conference rival 0:17:47.440 --> 0:17:49.679 you're playing pretty much every year. It's the team that 0:17:49.720 --> 0:17:52.320 you haven't seen in four years. I gotta be honest, 0:17:52.320 --> 0:17:54.199 The game sort of played out how I thought it 0:17:54.200 --> 0:17:56.800 would you know, you're talking about two coaching stats. Particularly 0:17:56.840 --> 0:18:01.120 with Frank Wright as the head coach. They know each other, right, 0:18:01.160 --> 0:18:03.359 that's the exact right, Yeah, they know each other. And 0:18:03.440 --> 0:18:06.760 the one advantage Frank Wright had is that he actually 0:18:06.800 --> 0:18:09.480 knows the personnel of the Eagles, and by that, I 0:18:09.520 --> 0:18:13.159 mean he knows the strengths and the weaknesses of guys 0:18:13.200 --> 0:18:15.720 on the defensive side of the football. So you knew 0:18:15.760 --> 0:18:18.240 that this wasn't going to be some blowout win for 0:18:18.280 --> 0:18:22.000 the Eagles, Carson's first game back. You got rain pouring down, 0:18:22.280 --> 0:18:24.320 You knew the scoring was going to be low, and 0:18:24.320 --> 0:18:26.000 it really was going to board down to who took 0:18:26.040 --> 0:18:28.719