Speaker 1: Hail, Hail, The Gang's all here. Eagles training camp kicks
Speaker 1: into a new gear in twenty and sixteen. Hello everyone,
Speaker 1: I'm Dave Spidero along with Chris McPherson as inside training
Speaker 1: Camp presented by Exfinity and the Eagles on the field
Speaker 1: as a team for the first time in twenty sixteen,
Speaker 1: albeit in a ten ten ten practice in the bubble
Speaker 1: due to inclement weather, but still, Chris, we got to
Speaker 1: see a little Eagles football out there today. Question about it.
Speaker 1: Very intense practice out there and talking to the players
Speaker 1: after practice, especially rookie Carson Wentz, he can notice the
Speaker 1: difference in speed out there on the football field. So
Speaker 1: even though it was designed for the offense or the defense,
Speaker 1: is succeed depending on the given play. No one was
Speaker 1: given anything for free out there on the field today. Yeah,
Speaker 1: so no Brandon Brooks, he's got a hamstring injury. He's
Speaker 1: day to day. And of course running back Ryan Matthews
Speaker 1: on the NFI list right, non Football injury list, He's
Speaker 1: got an ankle injury, not expected to be serious. And reminder,
Speaker 1: the pads go on on Saturday morning, so the team
Speaker 1: will practice on Friday as well, and then we turn
Speaker 1: it loose on Saturday with full contact, full practice, full
Speaker 1: pads in advance of Sunday's free to the public practice
Speaker 1: at Lincoln Financial Field. That practice begins at ten am.
Speaker 1: What today offered was an opportunity to look at the
Speaker 1: Eagles offense get a taste of what it's all about. Here,
Speaker 1: the West Coast offense in hybrid version, that's what it's
Speaker 1: all about. And after the practice, offensive coordinator Frank Wright
Speaker 1: talked about the offense and kind of the unique style
Speaker 1: that both he and Doug Peterson are putting in for
Speaker 1: the Eagles. Well, you know, I mean, obviously the West Coast,
Speaker 1: this West Coast hybrid system, you know, obviously has a
Speaker 1: very long winning track record. But you know how it's
Speaker 1: adapted in the run game, you know now with some
Speaker 1: of the zone read stuff and all the different ways
Speaker 1: you can scheme wide receiver throws, you know, when you
Speaker 1: get a heavy box. I think that's what I think.
Speaker 1: That's what Doug did really well in Kansas City. Of course,
Speaker 1: I went up against it six times in three years
Speaker 1: playing against that team, and so I saw it firsthand,
Speaker 1: and it's fun now to be on the other side
Speaker 1: of that. I never realized how much you could get
Speaker 1: out of some of those things in the running game
Speaker 1: until I got here, watched his tape, talk to him
Speaker 1: about what he's thinking and how they're doing it and
Speaker 1: how they're reading it. So it's it's been a really
Speaker 1: good thing for me as a coach, learning from him
Speaker 1: how they've done that, and it just helps the old line.
Speaker 1: It helps the run game, you know, when you can
Speaker 1: have those kind of things schemed into it to take
Speaker 1: advantage of it. Well, Chris, we got a little taste
Speaker 1: of it here. Do you expect looking fans expect? Well,
Speaker 1: the first thing for me is the fact that everyone
Speaker 1: wants to put Doug Pearson in this box where it's
Speaker 1: all gonna be West Coast, it's all gonna be stuff
Speaker 1: from the Andy Reid era. Not so true. In fact,
Speaker 1: there're gonna be some elements and fans may not want
Speaker 1: to hear this, but from the Chip Kelly offense that look,
Speaker 1: Pearson did this in Kansas City. He's adapting what he
Speaker 1: did there to Philadelphia some of the stuff that worked
Speaker 1: on the football field. So Frank Reich explained, how you know,
Speaker 1: he was tired of going against it from the San
Speaker 1: Diego charters to the Kansas City Chiefs aspect, He's glad
Speaker 1: to be a part of it now here in philadelph
Speaker 1: A little bit of tempo today in practice, some short passes, yes,
Speaker 1: some quarterback read options where the quarterback actually took off
Speaker 1: and ran with the football, something we kind of expected
Speaker 1: to see with Chip Kelly in charge. And one player
Speaker 1: who really could benefit from all of this is a
Speaker 1: player that I think is one of the mies of
Speaker 1: this football team, most important Eagles. That's left tackle Jason Peters.
Speaker 1: I wrote about it today. Check it out. He is
Speaker 1: primed to be a really primetime player once again in
Speaker 1: two and sixteen. How about from a quarterback standpoint, what
Speaker 1: does this offense mean? Well, for Sam Bradford, he will
Speaker 1: do some things differently this year. Not the old get
Speaker 1: up to the line of scrimmage and run the play.
Speaker 1: He's actually going to huddle. He's actually going to have
Speaker 1: a chance to call it audible, and he's excited about
Speaker 1: all that. You know, obviously, this is going to be
Speaker 1: different than you know, what you guys are used to watching.
Speaker 1: You know, for the guys that we're here last year,
Speaker 1: it's different than what we're used to doing. But you know,
Speaker 1: I think the advantage of being in the huddle you
Speaker 1: can communicate a little bit more, especially me as the quarterback.
Speaker 1: When I get the play call, I can emphasize things,
Speaker 1: you know, give guys the heads up on what to
Speaker 1: look for. And then also, you know, you hope to
Speaker 1: get into the right play more, you know, so we
Speaker 1: don't have as many wasted plays, you know, and try
Speaker 1: to eliminate some of the negative plays that we had
Speaker 1: last year, maybe due to going fast, you know, I
Speaker 1: think that is kind of one of the advantages of
Speaker 1: huddling and going slower this year, is the fact that
Speaker 1: you know, we're going to try to get in to
Speaker 1: the right plays the right protections, you know, especially if
Speaker 1: we know Blitz is coming, you know, we'd like to
Speaker 1: get protected and take advantage of it's in the back end.
Speaker 1: You know. Obviously they're limited when they decided to bring
Speaker 1: you more than four and so hopefully, you know, I
Speaker 1: think that's one area. You know, I talked about it
Speaker 1: a little bit on Monday, that me and Kelsey have
Speaker 1: to be really good with each other, you know, just
Speaker 1: knowing that week what their BLITZ package is, making sure
Speaker 1: that we're protected and making sure that We're taking advantage
Speaker 1: of every opportunity we have when they do decide to
Speaker 1: pressure us. All right, Chris, So Bradford is clearly excited
Speaker 1: about it. What does it mean for him in terms
Speaker 1: of moving this offense down the field. Well, Jason Peters,
Speaker 1: you talked about the column you had with him that
Speaker 1: you wrote, and it's the fact that it's not gonna
Speaker 1: be as predictable an offense. There's gonna be some mystery
Speaker 1: to it. Defense won't be able to tee off on
Speaker 1: the offense this season. I also look at a player
Speaker 1: like Jordan Matthews. Yes, he's lining up in the slot
Speaker 1: like he did last season, but I think you're going
Speaker 1: to see a wider variety of routes which will help
Speaker 1: him get open and help Bradford be able to make
Speaker 1: the use of all of his weapons much more efficiently.
Speaker 1: And I was a keyword from Bradford efficiency on the
Speaker 1: football field this year. I'm looking at two players here.
Speaker 1: I'm looking at tight end Zach Erst to have a
Speaker 1: bust out ye and then Darren Sproules, who really hasn't
Speaker 1: been utilized in the past game like we thought he would.
Speaker 1: I think he has a big year as a past receiver.
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Speaker 1: in this two sixteenth summer as we get ready for
Speaker 1: the Eagles and Doug Peterson, who is of course the
Speaker 1: first time NFL head coach now. One of the objectives
Speaker 1: for this Eagles team in the offseason was improving a
Speaker 1: secondary that allowed thirty six touchdown passes last year of
Speaker 1: franchise low what do they do? They were active in
Speaker 1: free agency and one of the players they brought in
Speaker 1: safety Rodney mccleoud. He's our Eagle in focus, Thanks guys.
Speaker 1: Originally an undrafted free agent with the Saint Louis Rams
Speaker 1: in twenty twelve, safety Rodney McLeod signed a five year
Speaker 1: deal with the Eagles back in March. In his four
Speaker 1: year career, McLeod has compiled five interceptions, six fours fumbles,
Speaker 1: and five fumble recoveries the University of Virginia. Grat says
Speaker 1: he's eager to work alongside veteran Malcolm Jenkins. Meanwhile, defensive
Speaker 1: coordinator Jim Schwartz says he believes the duo has the
Speaker 1: potential to be one of the best safety tandems in
Speaker 1: the league. Basically, you know a normally playing against playing
Speaker 1: with Macolm Jenkins, who's a who's a great safety in
Speaker 1: this league, pro bowler, which was one of the reasons
Speaker 1: why I chose here. The player beside of God at caliber.
Speaker 1: They communicate very well, they can cover a lot of ground,
Speaker 1: they can blitch, they can play man, they can play zone.
Speaker 1: I'd be very surprised as the year went on if
Speaker 1: they're not one of the better safety Tan was in
Speaker 1: the NFL. UM, you know they've been. They've been very
Speaker 1: impressive so far. They haven't really been specific. You know,
Speaker 1: we're kind of interchangeable. Um. So however, however, Jim Sports
Speaker 1: wants to use us. Um, you know, I'm hoping forward.
Speaker 1: Don't know if I'll be playing down or or middle
Speaker 1: of the feel more. Um, just gotta wait until we
Speaker 1: get out in the field and see. Other reasons McLeod
Speaker 1: felt drawn to Philly was a chance to continue the
Speaker 1: tradition of great secondary play and the opportunity to rejoin
Speaker 1: a former teammate and mentor. Uh, you know, Quinn Michael
Speaker 1: speaks out to me. Obviously I'll play with him in
Speaker 1: Saint Louis my rookie year. Um. You know, great guy
Speaker 1: played eight years here. Um, you know obviously y'all watched
Speaker 1: Brian Dawkins and guys like that. You know, hopefully I
Speaker 1: can get to you know, um somewhere where they where
Speaker 1: they are today, you know, you know, talking to my
Speaker 1: family and just making a decision. Um, you know, I
Speaker 1: just felt like Philadelphia was was the best place for me.
Speaker 1: McCleod said. Despite being undrafted, his unconventional path through the
Speaker 1: league has led him to a secured long term deal.
Speaker 1: Oh yeah, I expected to be drafted. Um, you know,
Speaker 1: there was projections. You know how it goes in this league.
Speaker 1: It's unfortunate. Um, but you know, obviously God has a
Speaker 1: plan for you, and my plan was to be undrafted,
Speaker 1: and um, you know, Saint Louis gave me the opportunity,
Speaker 1: and um you know, I don't know why. Uh you know,
Speaker 1: some teams didn't take that, take that chance. But I'm
Speaker 1: here today. Um, you know, better better man than I
Speaker 1: was four years ago. I've gotten better as a player
Speaker 1: and that's all I can ask for. Yeah, I kind
Speaker 1: of had a little moment the other night, honestly, once
Speaker 1: it all kind of hit me, Um, you know, share
Speaker 1: some tears and it's just truly a blessing. Um, you
Speaker 1: know to to get from where I came from to
Speaker 1: now to this date. You know, everybody's just excited to
Speaker 1: uh to you know, see what the future holds. McCleod
Speaker 1: will see his first live action at Lincoln Financial Field
Speaker 1: on August eleventh against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. I'm Abbie atwater.
Speaker 1: Back to you guys in the studio, Thanks so much, Abby, Chris.
Speaker 1: The Eagles have been searching for an answer at safety
Speaker 1: for a long long time. Malcolm Jenkins, a Pro Bowl player,
Speaker 1: would impact do you see Rodney having. Look what I
Speaker 1: love about what Roddy is going to bring to the
Speaker 1: defense is that he's fearless, first and foremost. He's not
Speaker 1: the biggest guy in the world, but he will throw
Speaker 1: his body around. He's been durable throughout his career, and
Speaker 1: he's going to be a good role mile to some
Speaker 1: of the young players. Guys like Blake Countess and Jalen Mills.
Speaker 1: Can look at McLeod who was a rookie free agent
Speaker 1: coming out of Virginia, he was now a first day
Speaker 1: free agent signing. And Jim Schwartz, who has been pretty
Speaker 1: reserved in his praise of the defense to this point,
Speaker 1: said earlier this offseason that he believes that by the
Speaker 1: middle to the end of the season, fans will be
Speaker 1: talking about Jenkins and McLeod is potentially the best safety
Speaker 1: duo in the entire NFL. Yeah, that would be really
Speaker 1: special for the Eagles. A big pass rush up front
Speaker 1: with that wide nine alignment, some good coverage on the
Speaker 1: back end, and the Eagles defense, which we all love
Speaker 1: in the city of Philadelphia, could really rebound and get
Speaker 1: the Eagles back to the top of the NFC East.
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Speaker 1: Dave and Chris with you. We've got two weeks to
Speaker 1: go before the Eagles opened the preseason schedule Tampa Bay
Speaker 1: coming to Lincoln Financial Field. But before then, Chris, we've
Speaker 1: got a big weekend ahead, no question about. Let's get
Speaker 1: it lined up for you here on Philadelphia Eagles dot Com.
Speaker 1: Later on on demand you could see the Eagles in
Speaker 1: focus our Abbey Atwater on the report on Roddy McCleod.
Speaker 1: Tomorrow we will have Doug Pearson addressing the media, so
Speaker 1: he'll give us some insight. After the first two days
Speaker 1: of full team workouts, Quarterback San Bradford coming up in
Speaker 1: studio an exclusive one on one with you can't wait.
Speaker 1: What are you guys gonna touch on? Maybe the offense
Speaker 1: a little bit? There you go talk about Sam's comfort
Speaker 1: level here in his second year as a Philadelphia Eagle.
Speaker 1: They always say you make the big jump from year
Speaker 1: one to year two and then last but not leaves.
Speaker 1: As Dave said earlier in the show, make sure you
Speaker 1: come down to Lincoln Financial Field. Everything is completely free
Speaker 1: for the open practice, from parking to admission. Gates open
Speaker 1: at eight am, and then the players will be on
Speaker 1: the field practicing beginning at ten. And I think I'm
Speaker 1: on the sidelines doing the m seeing and providing the
Speaker 1: color to the crowd. So I expect some feedback from
Speaker 1: the Eagles fans and attend. There should be a great
Speaker 1: day on Sunday to watch some Eagles football and get
Speaker 1: ready for this season ahead. For Chris McPherson, I'm Dave Spidero.
Speaker 1: We thank you for joining us today. We're back tomorrow
Speaker 1: with Inside Training Camp presented by Xfinity. In the meantime,
Speaker 1: have yourselves a great Eagles Day