Speaker 1: Hi everyone, and welcomed Inside Training Camp presented by Extendity.
Speaker 1: I'm David Spiedero, joined by Chris McPherson. Training Camp. Finally here,
Speaker 1: we've been waiting for so long, and on Saturday, the
Speaker 1: Eagles opening the gates at an overcare complex and despite
Speaker 1: some rain drops, Ship Kelly's Eagles getting in some good work.
Speaker 1: It was great to see everybody on the field. Chris,
Speaker 1: certainly the offense, the tempo was amazing. But we finally
Speaker 1: will get some answer to those questions which we've been
Speaker 1: trying to answer off season long. We will get to
Speaker 1: that in just a moment. Here. We've got a nice
Speaker 1: segment for you here on Inside Training Camp on a
Speaker 1: busy Saturday, a lot of national media here. We'll catch
Speaker 1: up with Peter King from SI dot com, the MMQB
Speaker 1: dot com and everybody wants to know about the Eagles.
Speaker 1: Everybody wants to know about Chip Kelly. Year two. Let's
Speaker 1: get you caught up on everything that happened today, bo
Speaker 1: Wolf with all the day's news. Thanks guys, and let
Speaker 1: me say it is a pleasure to be a part
Speaker 1: of the show here on Inside Training Camp. Chip Kelly
Speaker 1: talked to the media for the first time in training
Speaker 1: camp on Saturday, and he announced this succession plan at
Speaker 1: right tackle because, of course, Lane Johnson will miss the
Speaker 1: first four games of the regular season because of an
Speaker 1: NFL suspension, and the man at right tackle for now
Speaker 1: will be the veteran Alan Barbie. Chip Kelly explained that decision,
Speaker 1: explained why Barbie will work with the starters right now
Speaker 1: throughout the training camp, and what Barbie did last season
Speaker 1: that was so impressive. We've seen Allen every day have
Speaker 1: been part of this thing going into a second year here.
Speaker 1: We feel like he's a talented football player and it
Speaker 1: was really going to be pushing those guys if Lane
Speaker 1: wasn't out, he'd be pushing all those other guys for
Speaker 1: playing time because when he's had an opportunity to perform,
Speaker 1: he's done a great job. He did a great job
Speaker 1: again in the offseason program, and that's why we want
Speaker 1: to have him back here. A few position battles, of course,
Speaker 1: to watch throughout training camp here all eyes on the
Speaker 1: backup quarterback position, the cornerback spot, and the safety spot
Speaker 1: where it looks like Nate Allen and Earl Wolf are
Speaker 1: competing to start alongside Malcolm Jenkins. Chip Kelly explained what
Speaker 1: Earl Wolf needs to do this year in his second season. Now,
Speaker 1: I don't think there's one thing he needs to improve on.
Speaker 1: I just think it's a general overall knowledge of what
Speaker 1: we're doing a comfort level. More than that. I think
Speaker 1: if he asked him questions in terms of anything we're doing,
Speaker 1: he could answer it, But now can he implement it?
Speaker 1: You know, is it happening like that or is he
Speaker 1: thinking on the run that it's a double's formation, that
Speaker 1: motion to trips, we're going to ball snap. You know,
Speaker 1: it's he understands what the adjustments are going to be
Speaker 1: before the adjustments comes. So I think it's more of
Speaker 1: him just getting comfortable on what we're doing. Following a
Speaker 1: practice that began under the sun and concluded under the rain,
Speaker 1: defensive leader Damiko Ryan's explained why this defense gets tested
Speaker 1: every day by the dynamic offense and why this team
Speaker 1: should be among the best conditioned in the NFL. The
Speaker 1: tempo definitely helps with our condition I feel like we
Speaker 1: are really a well conditioned team, probably one of the
Speaker 1: best conditioned teams in the league, just because of the
Speaker 1: way we practice, the amount of reps that we get
Speaker 1: on a day. It really helps us because we're getting
Speaker 1: so many and so fast. We can't help but to
Speaker 1: be a good condition, more predictable than the weather. Are
Speaker 1: the questions that are going to be posed to Nick
Speaker 1: Foles every time he meets the media. Yes he's more
Speaker 1: comfortable in his second season as a starter. Yes he
Speaker 1: expects this team to take a step forward, and yes
Speaker 1: he has confidence in Ellen Barberie stepping in at right tackle.
Speaker 1: He's a tremendous player, that's why we resigned him. And
Speaker 1: you know, he's a hard worker. Y'all get to see
Speaker 1: him during the games. I get, you know, and y'all
Speaker 1: are able to come to some practices and everything. But
Speaker 1: I get to see him in the meeting room. I
Speaker 1: get to see him in the locker room. In the
Speaker 1: way room is a beast. Like I said, he gets
Speaker 1: after it is, you know, along with the other old line,
Speaker 1: and they've developed that core. I mean, those guys lift
Speaker 1: some weight in there, and they push each other. They
Speaker 1: want to compete. So when he got in there, I
Speaker 1: felt comfortable. I do only I don't even blink. I
Speaker 1: just keep going. So many storylines to follow throughout training
Speaker 1: camp here at the novicare complex, and I know you
Speaker 1: guys are keeping an eye on all of them right
Speaker 1: here on Inside Training Camp. Well, thank you very much,
Speaker 1: bo Wolf. You know the Eagles bringing back Jeremy Macklin
Speaker 1: a one year contract during the offseason, Chris, and everybody
Speaker 1: wants to know how number eighteen is doing. He's on
Speaker 1: the practice field on Saturday, and then afterward you had
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Speaker 1: I certainly did. Everyone wants to know how he's faring
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Speaker 1: We're joined inside the studio here on Inside Training Camp
Speaker 1: presented by Spiny by former first round draft pick wide
Speaker 1: receiver Jerry Macklin and Jeremy Look. I know it's the
Speaker 1: first aid practice. You look smooth, you look fluid, you
Speaker 1: look explosive out there on the field, your first train
Speaker 1: camp practice since last season. How did you feel out
Speaker 1: there today? I felt good, man, I felt good. I
Speaker 1: feel like I'm in even better shape than what I
Speaker 1: was coming into trading camp last year. And you know,
Speaker 1: right now, it's just all about continuing to build on
Speaker 1: that and continue to get that relationship down with Nick
Speaker 1: and offense and uh stand healthy that those are the
Speaker 1: most important things right now. Now, when the rain was
Speaker 1: coming down, did part of you think of your mind?
Speaker 1: Anah practice soon? And like I said, I've said this,
Speaker 1: you know, million times before. You can't get caught up
Speaker 1: in whether or you know, trying to take it easy
Speaker 1: because you don't want something to happen. Um. You know.
Speaker 1: Luckily for me, my first catch out there, I kind
Speaker 1: of got tackled almost, you know, so it felt kind
Speaker 1: of good, you know, so, but yeah, you can't get
Speaker 1: caught up in that stuff, because the minute you start
Speaker 1: doing that, you know, the minute you start playing tim
Speaker 1: and that's kind of a bad thing start to happen.
Speaker 1: You mentioned that connection with Nick. Why do you guys
Speaker 1: have such a good report? I mean this goes back
Speaker 1: to his rookie season where you have a game winning
Speaker 1: catch against the Buccaneers. Why do you guys have that connection?
Speaker 1: I just think we've we've built it over time. I
Speaker 1: think when you have a guy who's as talented and
Speaker 1: then then as consistent as Nick is, um, I think
Speaker 1: makes my job a lot easier. So I think as
Speaker 1: long as I'm in the right place at the right time,
Speaker 1: I've kind of always been that guy. Just be at
Speaker 1: the right place at the right time, and then you know,
Speaker 1: Nick kind of makes my job easy. So I think
Speaker 1: we've worked together like that, and I think we've got,
Speaker 1: you know, a couple of years on our belt, so
Speaker 1: where we've kind of got familiar with each other in
Speaker 1: off season and now hopefully we can get a full
Speaker 1: season and play together. How much of a difference do
Speaker 1: you see in him coming into this training camp knowing
Speaker 1: for the first time that he's the starting quarterback. I
Speaker 1: think I think that's something personally. You gotta ask him,
Speaker 1: But I think, uh, you know, from outside looking at it,
Speaker 1: I think it's I think it's a good thing. I
Speaker 1: think last year, kind of those two guys battling, um,
Speaker 1: it was almost Mike looking over his shoulder, Nick kind
Speaker 1: of looking forward. Uh, you know, they don't really Nick
Speaker 1: doesn't have anybody to worry about in that in that
Speaker 1: in that way. So I think that just gives them confidence.
Speaker 1: I think it gives them h confidence that the Eagles
Speaker 1: know that this is their guy, this is our guy
Speaker 1: going forward. And I think that's that's all he has
Speaker 1: to worry about. Nana's going out there and taking control
Speaker 1: of the team. There's nothing, there's no competition, ornything to
Speaker 1: worry about. Eagles fans were so looking forward to seeing
Speaker 1: you in this offense last season. Why do you think
Speaker 1: it's such a good fit for what you bring to
Speaker 1: the table as a receiver. I just think I'm very versatile.
Speaker 1: I think, you know, I can play inside and outside.
Speaker 1: I can you know, go in motion, I can come
Speaker 1: out the backfield. These are the things that I did,
Speaker 1: and these are the things that made me the nineteen
Speaker 1: overall pick in two thousand and nine. So I'm excited.
Speaker 1: I'm excited to kind of put my own little twist
Speaker 1: on it. I'm excited to kind of see how they
Speaker 1: use me, and I'm excited to help this team go
Speaker 1: to the next level. Man, I think I think we
Speaker 1: got the guys to do that. How are you guys
Speaker 1: able in practice to play at such a fast tempo
Speaker 1: like the way you did today? Being it that was
Speaker 1: just the first training camp practice, it looked like that
Speaker 1: you guys have been working for weeks. Yeah, you know,
Speaker 1: because you're not starting over. I think you know, people
Speaker 1: they put in stuff doing OTAs and they come to
Speaker 1: training camp and they start over. We're not doing that.
Speaker 1: We're just flowing right through. And I think that keeps
Speaker 1: everybody on top of everything, and that keeps everybody upbeat,
Speaker 1: and I think it keeps everybody kind of fresh. You
Speaker 1: know the fact that we can go from here and
Speaker 1: now five weeks later, we can just pick off where
Speaker 1: we left off, and I think, you know, I think
Speaker 1: that's going to set us apart from a lot of teams.
Speaker 1: And I think already the number of reps that we
Speaker 1: get in practice or way above you know, the norm
Speaker 1: for for this league. So how much farther are you
Speaker 1: guys compared to last year when you were just installed
Speaker 1: that offense for the first time. Way father, I mean,
Speaker 1: now we kind of know how Chip, you know, runs everything.
Speaker 1: We know how Chip runs his training camp. Um. You know,
Speaker 1: so now let you go out there and play. You know,
Speaker 1: you let your athletic ability to show. And you go
Speaker 1: out there and like I said, put your own little
Speaker 1: twist on it. What's like playing for Chip Kelly? It's
Speaker 1: it's it's great, It's great, you know. And you know
Speaker 1: I was, I was a coach, read guy, you know,
Speaker 1: to the fullest. But uh, you know, Chips come in
Speaker 1: and you know, he's um really turned the culture around
Speaker 1: a little bit, kind of got everybody back motivated, got
Speaker 1: everybody back, uh energized. And I think guys really respect him.
Speaker 1: And I think when you come in and you earn
Speaker 1: the respect of your team. I don't think he came
Speaker 1: in and try to force us to respect him. I
Speaker 1: think he earned his the respect that we give him
Speaker 1: and and vice versa. And I think you know, once
Speaker 1: you have that relationship with a head coach, I think
Speaker 1: you know, the rest is history. I think you can
Speaker 1: do a lot of great things with that was there
Speaker 1: any one thing that he did to earn the guy's respect.
Speaker 1: I just think everything they he says has been true.
Speaker 1: Every I mean, anything that that he's ever preached has
Speaker 1: been honest. And I think, you know, if a coach
Speaker 1: is honest with you, that's the one thing that you
Speaker 1: asked him to do. And he's been like that since
Speaker 1: day one. Jerry Macklin, best of luck for the rest
Speaker 1: of training camp, and we'll have more on the other
Speaker 1: side here on Inside Training Camp, presented by Expanity, Sweat
Speaker 1: it says I was here, I worked here. It says,
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Speaker 1: Sweat says, I this gatorade created to help replace what
Speaker 1: you sweat out. Well, it's very encouraging to hear that
Speaker 1: Macklin is feeling good and all systems go for him
Speaker 1: in this training camp period. And obviously the Eagles counting
Speaker 1: on him to be a big part of his offense obviously,
Speaker 1: and he thinks he could be a big player in
Speaker 1: his offense. He thinks it fits his skill set perfectly,
Speaker 1: with his ability to move around the formation, similar to
Speaker 1: what made him a first round pick, as he said
Speaker 1: back in two thousand and nine, but he's not the
Speaker 1: only wide receiver who we're gonna be talking about here
Speaker 1: on Inside Training Camp. Well, Mike, first round pick in
Speaker 1: nineteen eighty two, made a career of non attending training camp,
Speaker 1: doing everything he could to avoid it. He was here
Speaker 1: today watching, of course, the radio analyst on the Eagles
Speaker 1: radio network, and Quick is very excited to see how
Speaker 1: Jordan Matthews, the rookie from Vanderbilt, fairs in Chip Kelly's offense.
Speaker 1: The biggest thing is learning everything, and when you first
Speaker 1: start to learn the different nuances of what they have
Speaker 1: to do, the harder partner is going to be how
Speaker 1: fast everything's moving. And I know you've heard that things
Speaker 1: will slow down eventually and usually in that second season,
Speaker 1: but early on it's going to be so hard just
Speaker 1: learning what you have to do on every play and
Speaker 1: then trying to marry that to what's happening on the
Speaker 1: other side of the ball. And that's the tough part.
Speaker 1: But I think both these guys they've been in very
Speaker 1: good systems. And when you talk Hugh, he was in
Speaker 1: Chip Kelly's system before, so I think it should come
Speaker 1: a little quicker for him the comfort level. But looking
Speaker 1: at Matthews and the way he studies and the way
Speaker 1: he approaches the game, that's really exciting for me because
Speaker 1: I'm I can't wait to see what this guy can
Speaker 1: do in this offense. Well, if that's very good stuff
Speaker 1: from quick and look the Eagles going through one day practice.
Speaker 1: We're not going to tell you the depth start. We
Speaker 1: know that Alan Barber is the starter right now at
Speaker 1: right tackle. Interesting that Chip Kelly handling it this way.
Speaker 1: Chris Lane Johnson immediately running with the twos. The Eagles
Speaker 1: want to get Barbara ready for the start of the
Speaker 1: season against the Jaguars. He's the right tackle. Certainly, those
Speaker 1: first four games are gonna be crucial. He wants to
Speaker 1: make sure that the team is prepared, so he's sending
Speaker 1: him as also to Lane john saying, you have to
Speaker 1: take personal responsibility for your own actions, not messing around whatsoever.
Speaker 1: So he's sending clear making Lane Johnson work with the
Speaker 1: second team offense and Alan Barber getting a chance. Wrong
Speaker 1: with the first team. We have not talked at all
Speaker 1: so far here today about the defense, but good communication
Speaker 1: from this secondary. Chris Malcolm Jenkins working nicely with Nate Allen,
Speaker 1: some of these young cornerbacks, Jaylen Watkins getting some good reps,
Speaker 1: Nolan Carroll pushing Carrie Williams, Bradley Fletcher running behind Fletcher
Speaker 1: at the left cornerback position, and what do you want
Speaker 1: to see from that defensive backgroup as training camp goes along?
Speaker 1: Great competition. Now, Caro had a nice pass breakup in
Speaker 1: practice today and during the training session, so a good
Speaker 1: first day for him. But sirly, you're looking to push
Speaker 1: those stars, push Bradley Fletcher, push Carry Williams. You know
Speaker 1: Bryan Boykin who obviously he has his home in the slot,
Speaker 1: that's where he's going to remain. And Jail Watkins. How
Speaker 1: are they going to develop album? But I'm also seeing
Speaker 1: how are they utilizing Malcolm Jenkins. They wanted this defense
Speaker 1: to be much more versatile in the second year of
Speaker 1: Bill Davis's scheme. That's why they made Jenkins the number
Speaker 1: one priority in free and because of ability to play
Speaker 1: safety because he can come down in this slot if necessary.
Speaker 1: So how does this overall the secondary come together and
Speaker 1: how much more cohesive is it than it was at
Speaker 1: this time last year? Big plays during the practice session.
Speaker 1: Darren Sprowles getting free down the right side, beating Brian
Speaker 1: Brayman for a big play and a really is Ben
Speaker 1: making a roster push? Certainly healthy. Now he gets behind
Speaker 1: Ed Reynolds catches a touchdown pass from Nick Foles, and
Speaker 1: of course the crowd and goes crazy. We had a
Speaker 1: chance to after practice to talk to Peter King from
Speaker 1: the MMQB dot com, and he makes a comparison Chip
Speaker 1: Kelly with a former Dallas Cowboys head coach who's wearing
Speaker 1: those two big Super Bowl rings. Chip Kelly has a
Speaker 1: really good coaching staff, and two thirds of those guys
Speaker 1: nobody knows. You know Chip now. And I think one
Speaker 1: thing is that he understood down the stretch last year.
Speaker 1: I said to somebody that he reminds me in the
Speaker 1: second half of year one of the impact that Jimmy
Speaker 1: Johnson had in year two with the Cowboys. Because remember
Speaker 1: when Jimmy Johnson came in twenty five years ago. He
Speaker 1: came into the Dallas Cowboys and everybody said, wait a minute,
Speaker 1: what about all these small, fast guys. You can't win
Speaker 1: without size in the NFL. Well, Jimmy Johnson proved basically,
Speaker 1: you can win with a bunch of smaller guys. At
Speaker 1: one point he had the smallest defense in the NFL,
Speaker 1: in the lightest defense, and he won. He built a
Speaker 1: dominating defense, and I think Chip Kelly by saying to
Speaker 1: the football establishment, hey, I respect everybody, but you know,
Speaker 1: we're gonna play in a little bit of a different way.
Speaker 1: We're gonna play very fast, and we're going to try
Speaker 1: to do things the way. There's no reason football's football
Speaker 1: the way we played at Oregon. There's no reason why
Speaker 1: we can't win that way here, and by December he
Speaker 1: was proving it. You can watch the entire interview with
Speaker 1: Peter King on Sunday morning, eight o'clock. It'll be live
Speaker 1: on Philadelphia Eagles dot com, our mobile app, and of
Speaker 1: course our mobile website. Fascinating stuff from the dean of
Speaker 1: the NFL reporters, Peter King, a great interview with him,
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