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The DiCecco Daily: Positive Developments At Eagles Practice · Inside the Birds: A Philadelphia Eagles Podcast

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  Speaker 1: What's happened? Everybody?
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  Speaker 2: Welcome into this edition of the Chechodaily. It's Andrew Dicheko
• 0:15
  Speaker 2: with a Thursday edition of the podcast, and as you
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  Speaker 2: might expect, it was another eventful day at the Eagles
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  Speaker 2: Novacare Complex. Tomorrow, the team will practice for the final
• 0:25
  Speaker 2: time in South Philadelphia and then head to Tampa a
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  Speaker 2: day or early to acclimate to the heat and some
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  Speaker 2: of those conditions that can be a little bit challenging.
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  Speaker 2: The Eagles will leave no stone unturned if they believe
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  Speaker 2: that it could give them an advantage or give them
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  Speaker 2: the best chance at winning the game and putting their
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  Speaker 2: best foot forward. But let's get to some of the
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  Speaker 2: injury news because there were some positive developments here.
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  Speaker 1: Limited for the Eagles.
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  Speaker 2: Linebacker Zach baonn knee, Linebacker Jahad Campbell triceps, cornerback of
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  Speaker 2: Dori Jackson groin, quarterback Tanner McKee right thumb. Full participants
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  Speaker 2: and this is key tackle Lane Johnson with the stinger
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  Speaker 2: and running.
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  Speaker 1: Back Will Shipley with the oblique. So let's break this down.
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  Speaker 2: Zach bond I noticed that on Wednesday he was wearing
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  Speaker 2: a hefty brace on his left leg. On Thursday, he
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  Speaker 2: shed the brace and he was instead wearing a black
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  Speaker 2: compression sleeve on that left leg as for Jahad Campbell,
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  Speaker 2: while he was wearing a brace on his triceps. A
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  Speaker 2: Dori Jackson, so Adorri Jackson Wednesday was participating in the
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  Speaker 2: team stretches.
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  Speaker 1: He had a helmet.
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  Speaker 2: And then he was ultimately ruled as a non participant.
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  Speaker 2: But on this day he went through the normal routine
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  Speaker 2: and then what the Eagles do on Thursday. After the
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  Speaker 2: team stretches, you'll see the offensive lineman go on to
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  Speaker 2: the second field. On the nearest field, you'll see punt returners,
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  Speaker 2: and we'll get to that shortly. The pump returners are
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  Speaker 2: on the far side of the first field, and then
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  Speaker 2: on the near side you'll see Christian Parker, the Eagles
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  Speaker 2: defensive backs coach, and he works with Quinnon Mitchell and
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  Speaker 2: Dori Jackson work with them today and they were doing
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  Speaker 2: some mobility drills and they were tracking the football. Christian
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  Speaker 2: Parker was throwing the football from a short distance and
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  Speaker 2: they were tracking that. We'll have to wait and see
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  Speaker 2: what it all means, but I think that it is
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  Speaker 2: certainly a positive development as it pertains to A Dorri Jackson,
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  Speaker 2: as it does for Zach Bond and Jahad Campbell, the
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  Speaker 2: the Eagles two off ball linebackers. So that's something you're
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  Speaker 2: gonna want to certainly monitor. Positive news for Lane Johnson
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  Speaker 2: a full go today and that really puts his status
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  Speaker 2: looking pretty favorable heading into Tampa, and of course that
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  Speaker 2: has been a house of horrors for the Eagles. You
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  Speaker 2: need as many key players as you can, and Lane
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  Speaker 2: Johnson is the best in the business of what he does,
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  Speaker 2: so great stuff there. So if a Dori Jackson can't go,
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  Speaker 2: that leaves the Eagles shorthanded at corner, obviously, with Jacorey
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  Speaker 2: and Bennett going on injured reserve Wednesday, and let's talk
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  Speaker 2: about Jacorey and Bennett for a moment, because I had
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  Speaker 2: a chance to speak to him very briefly Thursday. He
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  Speaker 2: spoke to a couple of us before he had a
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  Speaker 2: scrum later in the session, and he mentioned that he
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  Speaker 2: suffered a pectoral injury in Week one against Dallas and
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  Speaker 2: he reaggravated it against the Rams on I believe, he
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  Speaker 2: said the second play of the final drive, and he
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  Speaker 2: of course made that really nice play on the field
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  Speaker 2: goal block to wipe out the punter and clear out
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  Speaker 2: room for Jordan Davis to scoop up the loose ball
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  Speaker 2: and return it sixty one yards for the score. But
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  Speaker 2: his injury initially what placed him on injured reserve, was
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  Speaker 2: undisclosed and unknown, I should say, So that's what it is.
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  Speaker 1: It's a pectoral injury.
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  Speaker 2: He didn't have a timeline per se, but it's something
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  Speaker 2: that he sustained in one against the Cowboys and really
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  Speaker 2: played through it.
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  Speaker 1: So kudos to him and.
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  Speaker 2: We'll see where that places him when he's able to return.
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  Speaker 1: But that's the update there.
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  Speaker 2: But if they don't have a Dori Jackson, let's say,
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  Speaker 2: if Jaquorian Bennett's not going to be in the picture,
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  Speaker 2: that would mean that third year cornerback Kielee Ringo would
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  Speaker 2: get his opportunity to showcase what he's been working on
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  Speaker 2: behind the scenes. And Kiehey Ringo, let's go back to
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  Speaker 2: the summer. He was the odds on favorite to be
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  Speaker 2: the starting cornerback opposite QUINNYA.
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  Speaker 1: Mitchell. It didn't work out in his favor.
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  Speaker 2: There was the early part of training camp where Kihley
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  Speaker 2: and a Doorri Jackson were trading days opening with the
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  Speaker 2: first team, and that eventually Kihley gave way for Dori Jackson,
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  Speaker 2: and neither player lit the world on fire, so to speak.
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  Speaker 2: But a Dori Jackson had a more consistent summer by comparison,
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  Speaker 2: So we'll have to wait and see what that all means.
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  Speaker 2: But I think right now there there's a chance that
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  Speaker 2: you could see some keihey Ringo and Vic Vangil on
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  Speaker 2: Tuesday mentioned that he's had different conversations with Kighlee, letting
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  Speaker 2: him know that you're gonna get your opportunity here sometimes,
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  Speaker 2: so be ready. And I wrote a story at Inside
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  Speaker 2: the Birds dot com about Keie Ringo and what he's
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  Speaker 2: been working on behind the scenes there.
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  Speaker 1: So all good things.
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  Speaker 2: Let's get to the punt return situation. The usual suspects
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  Speaker 2: were Johan Dotson, Britton Covey, and Cooper Dejen joining them
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  Speaker 2: today the recently acquired return specialist wide receiver Xavier Gibson,
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  Speaker 2: who was waived by the Giants Eagles claimed them on Monday.
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  Speaker 2: For those who don't remember, Xavier Gibson was a player
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  Speaker 2: that was featured on the HBO special Hard Knocks a
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  Speaker 2: couple of years ago, made the Jets as an undrafted
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  Speaker 2: free agent, spent two years there and spent just a
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  Speaker 2: handful of days with the Giants. So it's been a
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  Speaker 2: whirlwind ten days for Xavier Gibson. I talked to him
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  Speaker 2: on Wednesday, and I talked to him on Thursday. I
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  Speaker 2: enjoyed my conversations. He's someone who's embracing this new opportunity
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  Speaker 2: really positive, and I just get the sense that if
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  Speaker 2: he's able to have an opportunity here, he's gonna he's
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  Speaker 2: gonna make the most of it. And I asked him,
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  Speaker 2: I said, what are you looking to improve upon based
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  Speaker 2: off of what you've you know, you know, what are
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  Speaker 2: you looking to improve upon based off of your your
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  Speaker 2: two previous stops? And he said, ball security without hesitation,
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  Speaker 2: and that's been an issue for.
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  Speaker 1: Him, especially with the Jets.
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  Speaker 2: But this is someone who offers kick return and punt
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  Speaker 2: return ability. So I asked him, I said, what can
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  Speaker 2: you do specifically to make sure that that ball security
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  Speaker 2: is dialed in? Obviously, the Eagles prioritize and they drill
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  Speaker 2: ball security that that is something that they prioritize. And
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  Speaker 2: he said, oh, yeah, you know, I'm carrying around a
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  Speaker 2: weighted football that was supplied by running backs coach Jamal
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  Speaker 2: Singleton that they're in his office he said, And I said, are.
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  Speaker 1: You carrying it around everywhere?
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  Speaker 2: He said, not everywhere, but it's sort of, you know,
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  Speaker 2: I guess, re establishing the importance of it and getting
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  Speaker 2: familiar with it.
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  Speaker 1: And I said, soh.
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  Speaker 2: So, it's like Darnell Jefferson in the Program where, if
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  Speaker 2: you remember Darnell Jefferson in that movie played by Omar Epps,
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  Speaker 2: carried the football round to class and everywhere he went
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  Speaker 2: on campus, and the players had to try and take
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  Speaker 2: the football away from him, and you know whoever dislodged
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  Speaker 2: it and brought it back to the coach, which was
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  Speaker 2: James conn not either way. He hadn't seen the movie,
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  Speaker 2: but he was laughing, and he instead equated it to
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  Speaker 2: remember the Titans and the character Pet. So those familiar
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  Speaker 2: with that movie can sort of make that draw that
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  Speaker 2: parallel as well. But yeah, I mean, I'm not quite
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  Speaker 2: sure if Xavier Gibson will be active for this game,
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  Speaker 2: but it could be in the near future because he
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  Speaker 2: is a return specialist who's had some success in the NFL.
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  Speaker 2: Returned a punt for a touchdown I believe it was
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  Speaker 2: sixty four yards in the first game of his career,
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  Speaker 2: was an overtime game, and that won them the game.
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  Speaker 2: He has good short area quickness. Not a big guy,
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  Speaker 2: but he's quick and he has pretty good play strength.
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  Speaker 2: So with Will Shipley being full go, the kick return
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  Speaker 2: game was something that was those heavily talked about. But
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  Speaker 2: with Will Shipley back in the mix, that should stabilize things.
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  Speaker 2: Will has a really good feel for the return game.
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  Speaker 2: He's good at reading these kicks and he's one so
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  Speaker 2: you typically get north and south and not do a
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  Speaker 2: lot of dancing. I think there's a lot of trust
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  Speaker 2: and confidence there that the team is instilled and that
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  Speaker 2: he is instilled into the team.
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  Speaker 1: And if you.
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  Speaker 2: Notice, without Will Shipley, the Eagles didn't use a lot
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  Speaker 2: of rotation at running back behind Saquon Barkley.
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  Speaker 1: It was pretty much the Saquon Barkley.
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  Speaker 2: Show, with a very brief splattering smattering of AJ Dillon.
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  Speaker 2: But I think with Will Shipley back in the fold
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  Speaker 2: this weekend, you're going to see kind of what you
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  Speaker 2: saw early in that Cowboys game, where he was mixing in,
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  Speaker 2: providing some unique looks and as a change up player.
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  Speaker 2: We talk about the natural pass catching acumen that he brings,
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  Speaker 2: smart football player, very high IQ and just adds another
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  Speaker 2: dimension to the offense.
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  Speaker 1: So I am expecting him.
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  Speaker 2: To have a big role one way or the other
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  Speaker 2: in this game. That will be a welcome edition for
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  Speaker 2: this Eagle offense. And you look back at the kick
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  Speaker 2: return situation Sunday, Tank Bigsby and John Metchie the third
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  Speaker 2: didn't have the best outing, But it's also important to
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  Speaker 2: know that that isn't always going to be the case
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  Speaker 2: because Joshua Cardy, the kicker for the Rams, had a
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  Speaker 2: unique He had that unique knuckleball that it's very difficult
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  Speaker 2: to prepare for, and it's almost like it was like
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  Speaker 2: a change up coming at the returners. So it remains
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  Speaker 2: to be seen if the Eagles are going to continue
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  Speaker 2: to roll out Tank Bigsby and John Mitchi this week.
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  Speaker 1: I don't think that they'll have that short of a leash.
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  Speaker 2: But you also have Will Shipley back in the mix
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  Speaker 2: and maybe just maybe Xavier Gibson. But the reason why
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  Speaker 2: I say I'm unsure that he would be active is
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  Speaker 2: because it's not quite as simple as plugging somebody back
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  Speaker 2: there to return kicks or some throwing somebody back there
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  Speaker 2: to return punts.
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  Speaker 1: You have to know.
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  Speaker 2: The finer intricacies and nuances of Michael Clay's locking schemes
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  Speaker 2: and things like that.
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  Speaker 1: So depending on how.
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  Speaker 2: Quickly he's been able to absorb that, you may see him.
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  Speaker 2: But if not this week, then I would imagine in
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  Speaker 2: the coming weeks they claimed him for a reason. Returning
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  Speaker 2: is his forte and certainly that's something to bear in mind.
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  Speaker 2: I also spoke to Eagles rookie cornerback Mac McWilliams Thursday
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  Speaker 2: for our Rookie Diary installment. So the fourth one should
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  Speaker 2: be out, I believe, Saturday morning via podcast and on
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• 14:34
  Speaker 2: all enjoying that series.
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  Speaker 1: I'm having a lot of fun doing it and getting
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  Speaker 1: to know Mac.
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  Speaker 2: He's always been very gracious with his time, and he
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  Speaker 2: may see some defensive work this week, depending on what
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  Speaker 2: happens with.
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  Speaker 1: The cornerback situation.
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  Speaker 2: We'll have to, you know, we'll have to take all
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  Speaker 2: that and and and see where it goes from there.
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  Speaker 2: But tomorrow Friday, as I said, final practice for the Eagles,
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  Speaker 2: we'll we'll learn a little bit more about the injury
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  Speaker 2: statuses and have a clearer picture as to what that
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  Speaker 2: could mean moving forward.
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  Speaker 1: But for right now, that's going to do it for
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  Speaker 1: this edition of The Checko Daily. I am Andrew Decheco,
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  Speaker 1: and I'll catch you on the next one.