Speaker 1: Welcome to the Star of the weekend. I'm Chris McPherson
Speaker 1: and this is inside Training Camp presented by Kaspanity. Nelson
Speaker 1: Agilore has been one of the stars of camps to
Speaker 1: this point. The third year player has struggled in his
Speaker 1: first couple of seasons in the league, but maybe he'll
Speaker 1: finally break through. Another former first round pick who took
Speaker 1: some time to gain steam is defensive end Brandon Graham.
Speaker 1: In twenty sixteen, his seventh season, he started all sixteen
Speaker 1: games for the first time in his career, and in fact,
Speaker 1: he led the entire NFL with a combined seventy eight sacks.
Speaker 1: Quarterback hurries and downs or Alex Smith goes one on
Speaker 1: one with the second team All Pro. Hi, everyone, and
Speaker 1: welcome to the Novacare Complex Eagles training camp in full swing.
Speaker 1: I am Alex Smith and the man to my left
Speaker 1: Eagles defensive end Brandon Graham. Brandon, the life tackling starts
Speaker 1: going on this week. How good to feel for you
Speaker 1: from your position to start hitting some guys here in
Speaker 1: training camp. Man, it feels good, you know, kind of
Speaker 1: not gonna the rust off, you know what. I haven't
Speaker 1: hit over a year, so it's you know, it feels
Speaker 1: good to get back to football. How emotional does it
Speaker 1: get out there? I mean, you're competitive guys out there.
Speaker 1: You can offense versus defense. How competitive is it out there?
Speaker 1: It's very competitive because right now everything is at our
Speaker 1: at our grass, and all we gotta do is go
Speaker 1: out there and put it on tape and uh and
Speaker 1: work hard. And I think when it's time to compete,
Speaker 1: you know, that's really when it's time for us to
Speaker 1: get better. And and I really love the way, you know,
Speaker 1: we've been competing because you can see a lot of people,
Speaker 1: you know, are really you know, hungry, you know for
Speaker 1: the season to start because they know it's gonna take
Speaker 1: all of us. And I think we got some good
Speaker 1: leaders on this team. What's the mindset of the defense
Speaker 1: this year? After last year started out pretty hot, ended
Speaker 1: up with a seven and nine record, what's the mindset
Speaker 1: on the defense this year? The mindset is everybody gets
Speaker 1: to the ball. Nobody loafs. That means we have to
Speaker 1: turn and run to the ball. Everybody. We don't want
Speaker 1: to see nobody not scratching and clawn to get to
Speaker 1: the ball. And I think that's where you know, we
Speaker 1: could make some real good plays when you got a hold,
Speaker 1: When you got eleven guys going to one player with
Speaker 1: the ball, you can always cause and rereg have it.
Speaker 1: And I think we're doing a good job of it
Speaker 1: so far. You're two for you and a lot of
Speaker 1: the other guys. In Jim Schwartz's defense, what is that
Speaker 1: year of experience do for you guys heading into this year.
Speaker 1: It helps us work on a lot of things we
Speaker 1: need to work on that we kind of miss last
Speaker 1: year that we couldn't get into because we were spending
Speaker 1: too much time on learning the technique, learning things that
Speaker 1: you know, if we was in the system already, we
Speaker 1: would know and we would kind of you know, progress,
Speaker 1: And I think we've got it now. We know exactly
Speaker 1: what's the technique, We know what we have to work
Speaker 1: on now. Always time to go out there and play
Speaker 1: together and trust one another, because that's really what it is.
Speaker 1: As a you have to trust that your guy that's
Speaker 1: going to do his job the best he can and
Speaker 1: you have to you have to do yours. You gotta
Speaker 1: be accountable, and I think that's the next step for us,
Speaker 1: is to make sure that we all are accountable for
Speaker 1: our one job that we have to do each play, Brandon,
Speaker 1: there are some high expectations, especially for the front seven.
Speaker 1: This year. You guys brought in a lot of pieces.
Speaker 1: When you talk about guys like Chris Long, Derek Barnette,
Speaker 1: Tim Journegan, what do those guys bring to this defense?
Speaker 1: They bring depth and they bring you know, energy, you know,
Speaker 1: I think, uh, you know, in those moments when we
Speaker 1: need to play, we need the freshest guys out there
Speaker 1: and U to have a good rotation is what you want.
Speaker 1: And when you have good guys like that, you know,
Speaker 1: the sacks goes up and the winds come and I think,
Speaker 1: you know, if we keep the mindset of going out
Speaker 1: there and working hard each and every day, which we have,
Speaker 1: you know, good things can only happen from that. From that,
Speaker 1: talking about the young guy Derek Barnette, you've been in
Speaker 1: his shoes as a first round pick coming in here
Speaker 1: as a defensive end. What kind of tips can you
Speaker 1: give him about becoming a pro? H Just make sure
Speaker 1: that you listen to whatever the coaches teaching you. You know,
Speaker 1: don't say too much, go out there and give it
Speaker 1: one hundred percent effort because that's what you can control
Speaker 1: and get to the ball, you know, and make plays.
Speaker 1: That's really the bottom line. Get to the ball, make plays,
Speaker 1: and go one hundred miles flour even if you're run.
Speaker 1: When this defense takes the field this year, what are
Speaker 1: the fans? What should they expect? What are they going
Speaker 1: to see from you guys as a unit? Are they
Speaker 1: gonna see a bunch of guys flying around having fun
Speaker 1: and then we're gonna sing that fight song? Got the
Speaker 1: end of it every game? My last question for you
Speaker 1: here Ohio State versus Michigan this year, who has the edge? Man?
Speaker 1: You know? Who got it? Michigan? Go blue baby? All right,
Speaker 1: Brandon Graham, thank you very much and thank you all
Speaker 1: for joining us right here on Philadelphiagles dot Com. Great
Speaker 1: interview there. Alex Brandon is one of the most fun
Speaker 1: personalities inside the locker room. Now. Carson Wentz is not
Speaker 1: the only former number two overall pick on the roster.
Speaker 1: Chris Long was selected by the Saint Louis Rams with
Speaker 1: the number two overall pick back in two thousand and eight.
Speaker 1: In twenty and sixteen, he won a Super Bowl with
Speaker 1: the New England Patriots, and he signed with the Eagles
Speaker 1: this offseason. Who had you have that defensive end and
Speaker 1: bring a veteran presence inside the locker room. Long, the
Speaker 1: tenth year player, is a subject of the latest in
Speaker 1: Focus All thank you very much. Can I just say, first, um,
Speaker 1: thank you to Jeffrey, Allie and Doug forgive me this
Speaker 1: opportunity and Chris Long defensive end scheme for me was
Speaker 1: the number one factor in me coming to Philly. Obviously
Speaker 1: there's a lot of positives about the city, the atmosphere,
Speaker 1: the team being on the rise and all that stuff.
Speaker 1: But there was a good opportunity to play the kind
Speaker 1: of football I played for a lot of years in
Speaker 1: the Saint Louis and that was exciting. You know. I
Speaker 1: think the group has the potential to be a dominant
Speaker 1: group played on a lot of good D lines before.
Speaker 1: I can tell that this group has a chance to
Speaker 1: be extremely disruptive, dominant group. It'd be great today. Yeah,
Speaker 1: I'm gonna be great today. Get us out of here, hey,
Speaker 1: work all three part You know. I think Greg Williams
Speaker 1: and Jim Schwartz have a lot of similarities. I think,
Speaker 1: personality wise being pardons, but also players, coaches and schematically
Speaker 1: very bright minds in football. Obviously well known for their
Speaker 1: you know, play calling and exotic type blitz is and
Speaker 1: aggressive attitude, so they do that well, but they also
Speaker 1: can joke around and have fun with players. Love them
Speaker 1: out of now we go. That's a better job coming
Speaker 1: out of your boat group. I think you're always looking
Speaker 1: to improve your game. I think for me, I want
Speaker 1: to improve the things that are going to help me
Speaker 1: help this team within this scheme. So for me, it's
Speaker 1: getting back to getting off on the ball key and
Speaker 1: the snack count, being quick aggressive, whereas last year I
Speaker 1: kind of had a year off from that, playing a
Speaker 1: little bit more of a read scheme. So it's resetting
Speaker 1: my brain to Taylor what we do here, and once
Speaker 1: you get back at it, it's like riding a bicycle.
Speaker 1: So it's a lot of fun. I'm hoping I can
Speaker 1: bring a lot of intensity, you know, passion. You know.
Speaker 1: I'm excited about the future and what I can do
Speaker 1: to help the team. We'll see what that role is
Speaker 1: as training camp progresses, but you know, for me, I
Speaker 1: just want to help the team. Don't forget that. This
Speaker 1: Sunday is the final open practice at Lincoln Financial Field.
Speaker 1: Well of details as well as exclusive access to the
Speaker 1: coaching staff right after this break. He's found the end
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Speaker 1: Don't wait click today. So you love your game, so
Speaker 1: does he? You say, ain't nobody gonna work harder? He
Speaker 1: said the same thing. You get an hour of training
Speaker 1: in before the sun even comes up. Plenty of early
Speaker 1: rises out there. You got the gear, They got the gear.
Speaker 1: You got a secret weapon. This dude doesn't need one. See,
Speaker 1: this isn't just a game of inches. This is a
Speaker 1: game of ounces. In the next until you give might
Speaker 1: just be the one the other guy doesn't. Dator rade, rehydrate,
Speaker 1: replenish and refuel. Welcome back now. If you need a
Speaker 1: little motivation, a little kickstart to get you going. We
Speaker 1: miked up the coaches during the spring. If this won't
Speaker 1: get you moving, I don't know if anything will come
Speaker 1: out of your hips, deliver a violent blow. It comes up.
Speaker 1: You're right, get out right, that's it? Good right there, madam?
Speaker 1: What's this gonna that way? I'm not teaching you the
Speaker 1: whole but I'm teaching the control. Can't sink those hips now,
Speaker 1: clamb a. Football's all about the ball. It's all about
Speaker 1: the ball by the cool Joe I foot by good.
Speaker 1: You see how you're tragging it. It should just google
Speaker 1: seen a different Now. You're worried more about releasing than
Speaker 1: you are about striking extension right. All you're doing now
Speaker 1: the second phase of that trial. It's like pushing a
Speaker 1: Volkswagen up a hill. Chill, well done, nice tight here
Speaker 1: you good, Water up, big man, water up again. Sunday
Speaker 1: is the final open practice at Lincoln Financial Field. Parking
Speaker 1: and admission are free. Gates open at eight thirty and
Speaker 1: practice kicks off at ten. It is Kid's Day, so
Speaker 1: there are plenty of family friendly activities as well as
Speaker 1: a chance to go on the field after practice. If
Speaker 1: you're not able to join us, don't worry. We will
Speaker 1: live stream portion of the practice on our social media channels.
Speaker 1: That'll do it for this edition of Inside Training campres
Speaker 1: into Bikes Fity. I'm Chris McPherson. Thank you for joining us.
Speaker 1: We will see you on Sunday. M