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The DiCecco Daily: More Intel From Eagles Second OTA Open To Media · Inside the Birds: A Philadelphia Eagles Podcast

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  Speaker 1: Hey, what's going on? Everybody? Welcome into another episode of
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  Speaker 1: The check O Daily.
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  Speaker 2: It's Andrew Dechecko here, Eagles beat reporter for insidethebirds dot Com.
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  Speaker 1: And I know that I did.
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  Speaker 2: A podcast with Adam and Jeff right after Eagles OTA's
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  Speaker 2: the second practice that was open to reporters to kind
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  Speaker 2: of clue you all in.
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  Speaker 1: On what happened.
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  Speaker 2: But I'll do another one where I'll maybe explore some
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  Speaker 2: elements that I didn't touch on when speaking to the guys.
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  Speaker 2: And I mentioned the attendance and it is voluntary. It's
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  Speaker 2: important to note that, but notably no Lane Johnson, Jalen Carter,
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  Speaker 2: Fred Johnson, Holland Pierce, and Joe Tryon, Shoey Yinka, they
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  Speaker 2: weren't in it.
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  Speaker 1: They weren't in attendance at all.
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  Speaker 2: But mandatory mini campus what you really want to focus
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  Speaker 2: on next week as it pertains to that. But Makay Lemon,
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  Speaker 2: Eagles first round wide receiver, did not practice with what
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  Speaker 2: Quinya Mitchell eventually revealed to us was a hamstring injury.
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  Speaker 2: I would imagine that that's something that the teams kind
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  Speaker 2: of want to take a more gradual approach with and
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  Speaker 2: not rush him.
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  Speaker 1: Back onto the field. Hamstrings can be fickle, and so
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  Speaker 1: because of that, you kind of want to take more
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  Speaker 1: of a cautious approach.
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  Speaker 2: But these are valuable reps, needless to say, for a
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  Speaker 2: young receiver, so you would like to see him out there,
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  Speaker 2: but sometimes those things just flare up and you don't
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  Speaker 2: want to run the risk of that.
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  Speaker 1: The Eagles first started out with the seven on seven.
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  Speaker 2: Period, and during that period, on the very first play,
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  Speaker 2: jaywen Hurst throws an interception.
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  Speaker 1: To linebacker Jeremiah Trotter Junior. And I should note that
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  Speaker 1: when the defense opened, they opened in.
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  Speaker 2: Base, so Cooper dejen was aligned at safety opposite Drew mccouba.
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  Speaker 2: And then when they shipped it to Nickel, Cooper Degen
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  Speaker 2: moved down to Nickel and Marcus Epps came on as
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  Speaker 2: he did in the previous practice that was open to
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  Speaker 2: the media. I don't think it was a great day
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  Speaker 2: for the offense, but I don't think it was a
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  Speaker 2: poor day.
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  Speaker 1: He was sort of uneven.
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  Speaker 2: And again, these are ota sessions and they're installing a
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  Speaker 2: new offense, so there's multiple reasons why you never The
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  Speaker 2: context is so important when you're evaluating these things, and
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  Speaker 2: I know you all are aware of that, but I
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  Speaker 2: just want to kind.
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  Speaker 1: Of reiterate it and underscore that there were some positive
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  Speaker 1: moments with the offense.
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  Speaker 2: And Jalen Hurtz delivered some bullets to Dallas Goddter, excuse me,
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  Speaker 2: in the intermediary levels of the field.
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  Speaker 1: There was a nice throw.
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  Speaker 2: In a deep zone to DeVante Smith where he really
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  Speaker 2: threaded the needle. There was another instance where I thought
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  Speaker 2: that he delivered a strike down the left sideline to
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  Speaker 2: a wide open Dallas Godder who got behind Drew mccoba.
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  Speaker 2: But mccoba was unable to hold on to but Goddard,
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  Speaker 2: I should say, was unable to reel in the pass.
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  Speaker 2: So his best throw of the day certainly came on
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  Speaker 2: a wheel route to Saquon Barkley. That was a very
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  Speaker 2: long play, long connection there and so that went for
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  Speaker 2: a touchdown. But Saquon was able to slip past linebacker
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  Speaker 2: Zach Bonn and Jeremiah Trotter Junior.
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  Speaker 1: In order to shake free.
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  Speaker 2: But I thought by and large, there were there were
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  Speaker 2: some moments where Jay went delivered the ball with timing
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  Speaker 2: and accuracy. It wasn't all perfect, but that's to be
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  Speaker 2: expected at this stage of the game.
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  Speaker 1: A lot of under center looks.
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  Speaker 2: There was some pre snap motion, a lot of tight
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  Speaker 2: end usage as well, which shouldn't necessarily be a surprise
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  Speaker 2: because McKay lemon wasn't in the mix, and Darius Cooper,
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  Speaker 2: the Eagles second year wide receiver, I saw him participating
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  Speaker 2: in the individuals, but I did not see him participate
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  Speaker 2: in any of the team drills, so they were a
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  Speaker 2: little light there at wide receiver. Really good opportunity for
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  Speaker 2: guys like Hollywood Brown, Don Tavian Wigs, and even some
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  Speaker 2: of the guys who were deeper on the depth chart,
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  Speaker 2: like Samori Torre who just got to Philadelphia where Danny
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  Speaker 2: Gray and I'm sure I'll touch on what Danny Gray
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  Speaker 2: was able to do in practice in a little while.
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  Speaker 1: But that was kind of the situation. I'm not noticing.
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  Speaker 2: Anything drastic for those wondering, but there are some elements
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  Speaker 2: of newness that you're able to dissect just from watching practice.
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  Speaker 2: I imagine that you won't really be able to tell
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  Speaker 2: until you get into the regular season, which is where
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  Speaker 2: everything is kind of on the table.
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  Speaker 1: But it was a practice that I felt was little uneven.
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  Speaker 2: Jalen I mentioned through the interception there, Andy Dalton got
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  Speaker 2: the second team work and Tanner McKee worked with the
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  Speaker 2: third team on that particular day, which was Tuesday when
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  Speaker 2: we were there, and Andy Dalton looked like a pro
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  Speaker 2: commanding the offense. He's been in similar style offenses in
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  Speaker 2: his career, so it's.
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  Speaker 1: Not entirely new to him, and he didn't.
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  Speaker 2: Necessarily have the best showing in the first practice that
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  Speaker 2: we saw, but he was very sharp and crisp on
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  Speaker 2: this particular day.
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  Speaker 1: There were notable throws to the.
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  Speaker 2: Left side line where he was fitting the ball into
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  Speaker 2: a tight window, one to Samory Tore the wide receiver
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  Speaker 2: Hollywood Brown on another one, both plays were tightly covered
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  Speaker 2: by veteran cornerback Jonathan Jones. Jonathan Jones, just through two
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  Speaker 2: practices is pretty sticky in coverage. I like what I've
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  Speaker 2: seen from him, by the way, but Andy Dalton also
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  Speaker 2: probably in his best throw of the day, delivered a
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  Speaker 2: deep strike and fitted right in the scene there to
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  Speaker 2: tight end EJ. Jenkins, who also got some fair share
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  Speaker 2: of practice reps. Grand kaw Kata had a couple of
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  Speaker 2: nice receptions in the practice, one in front of outside
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  Speaker 2: linebacker Jose Ramirez. There was another one sort of a
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  Speaker 2: traffic there. Eli Stowers got in on the action. He
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  Speaker 2: made a nice catch over the middle on multiple occasions.
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  Speaker 2: Cole Payton, for those wondering, got three reps during the
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  Speaker 2: team period. On the first rep, it was a tuck
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  Speaker 2: and run, not necessarily the greatest thing in the world
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  Speaker 2: in a seven on seven drill.
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  Speaker 1: You'd like to see the ball come out of the
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  Speaker 1: hands there.
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  Speaker 2: But on the second play was a check down to
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  Speaker 2: the left to running back Damian Pierce, which netted just
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  Speaker 2: very minimal, minimal pick up there. And then on the
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  Speaker 2: third play that was where he threw it to Tours
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  Speaker 2: and that was a nice connection there. He can throw
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  Speaker 2: the ball a little bit better than I expected for
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  Speaker 2: where he is, or he's expected to be at this stage.
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  Speaker 2: It's odds seeing a lefty quarterback, but he does throw
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  Speaker 2: a decent ball, which I'm basing it off of the
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  Speaker 2: handful of reps. Three reps the other day, three or
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  Speaker 2: four on the first practice, but also individuals where he's
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  Speaker 2: throwing the football to receivers.
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  Speaker 1: He's hitting a lot of those guys in stride more
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  Speaker 1: often than not. But it is notable.
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  Speaker 2: And I go back to what I said after the
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  Speaker 2: first practice where they.
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  Speaker 1: Were finding ways to get him involved.
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  Speaker 2: You don't often see fourth quarterbacks get any sometimes any
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  Speaker 2: reps in practice, but that the Eagles were able to
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  Speaker 2: carve out a few reps I thought was interesting.
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  Speaker 1: The second team safety is Andre.
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  Speaker 2: Sam, Andre Sam and Michael Carter. Michael Carter is the
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  Speaker 2: Eagles defensive back when they're in their diying package.
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  Speaker 1: Greek Wohen was a standout on this day.
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  Speaker 2: I mentioned Andy Dalton and I highlighted him on the
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  Speaker 2: offensive side, but Rik Wohen in his second practice, you
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  Speaker 2: see the length of speed.
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  Speaker 1: That combination is so unique.
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  Speaker 2: But there was a play that Jalen threw deep to
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  Speaker 2: Hollywood Brown down the right sideline.
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  Speaker 1: Rieg Wohen matched him step for step and forced.
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  Speaker 2: The incompletion, didn't give up any ground he was in
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  Speaker 2: his hip pocket. And then on a red zone series
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  Speaker 2: where each unit got opportunities to punch it in, he
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  Speaker 2: had a pass breakup in the end zone. And he's
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  Speaker 2: going to be a huge addition for this football team,
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  Speaker 2: needless to say.
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  Speaker 1: And it seems like he's starting to take to it.
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  Speaker 2: But the true test will be when you know, you
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  Speaker 2: get to training camp, the pads come on and the
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  Speaker 2: competition ramps up. You need to see how someone like
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  Speaker 2: Rieguallan responds. Is he going to be assignmon sound and
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  Speaker 2: disciplined or is it going to be some of the
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  Speaker 2: player that we saw in Seattle, where you know, despite
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  Speaker 2: all the talent, he just wasn't able to be a
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  Speaker 2: consistent player. But right now, and you hear the players
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  Speaker 2: talking Quinnon, Mitchell, Cooper, Dejen they're they're very excited to
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  Speaker 2: have him, and you could easily see him having a
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  Speaker 2: big season because that length should be able to narrow
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  Speaker 2: throwing windows.
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  Speaker 1: He's going to see a ton of targets.
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  Speaker 2: There not a ton in with regard to the but
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  Speaker 2: the red zone series to me was my favorite part
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  Speaker 2: of the practice. And the Eagles also did mix in
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  Speaker 2: special teams drives where Jake Elliott was kicking off to
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  Speaker 2: Braidon Man. Braidon Man is quite an athlete. By the way,
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  Speaker 2: I mentioned that he was running with Michael Clay, Rocko Underwood,
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  Speaker 2: Jake Elliott, and Jonathan Bernard the previous practice.
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  Speaker 1: And he was he's got he's got some bursts, he's
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  Speaker 1: got some juice.
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  Speaker 2: He was leading the pack and then he was fielding
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  Speaker 2: kicks there and he mentioned Adam and I when we
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  Speaker 2: did that show for WBCB Chickens and Pets in on
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  Speaker 2: Rosevelt Boulevard.
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  Speaker 1: I believe it was well.
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  Speaker 2: He mentioned that he was in high school and he
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  Speaker 2: played the linebacker. I want to say so, Braidon man,
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  Speaker 2: great punter and pretty well rounded athlete.
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  Speaker 1: And then they did.
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  Speaker 2: They worked in the red zone period where he got
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  Speaker 2: Jalen Hurts and he was able to you know, he
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  Speaker 2: was trying to fit it in the back of the
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  Speaker 2: end zone there on One of those plays kind of
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  Speaker 2: sailed on Davante Smith, but he did punch it in
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  Speaker 2: on one occasion.
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  Speaker 1: I believe it was to there was I'm going off
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  Speaker 1: memory here. There might have been one to Hollywood Brown.
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  Speaker 2: There is one to Wicks that there is a little
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  Speaker 2: controversy because I think grieg One was seeking a pusho
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  Speaker 2: off call that I'm not quite sure if he got.
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  Speaker 1: But then they ran it back and.
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  Speaker 2: That was the DeVante Smith pass that sailed. That was
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  Speaker 2: their last rep. But the one that I wanted to
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  Speaker 2: highlight was Tanner McKee threw a really nice pass on
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  Speaker 2: what looked to be an out route or a drag
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  Speaker 2: route to wide receiver Danny Gray and Danny Gray for
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  Speaker 2: those who don't know, I've written about him, I talked
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  Speaker 2: about him. He's a tremendous practice player by different accounts.
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  Speaker 2: Talking to Quinnon Mitchell and Cooper Dejane and some other players.
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  Speaker 2: They mentioned how effective he is in practice, that speed,
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  Speaker 2: the explosiveness that he has, but he caught He's had
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  Speaker 2: a couple of steps on cornerback to re castro fields
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  Speaker 2: and was able to snare the pass in the right
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  Speaker 2: corner of the end zone.
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  Speaker 1: And I think what.
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  Speaker 2: Stood out to me the most was that his teammates
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  Speaker 2: were clearly excited for Danny.
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  Speaker 1: They were you can hear him, They seemed elated.
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  Speaker 2: They came over to him as he made his way
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  Speaker 2: to the sideline and they were congratulating him. And he's
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  Speaker 2: been around for a couple of years now, so the
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  Speaker 2: sense I've always gotten is that he's very well liked
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  Speaker 2: amongst his teammates, and because he delivers and practicing goes
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  Speaker 2: hard every day, you can't help.
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  Speaker 1: But if you're a player, be excited when when something
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  Speaker 1: like that happens.
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  Speaker 2: But that's sort of just some cliff notes version, some
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  Speaker 2: odds and ends that maybe I didn't cover when I
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  Speaker 2: was on with Jeff and Adam because we covered a
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  Speaker 2: lot of other things.
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  Speaker 1: But hopefully that gives you the insight.
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  Speaker 2: That you need between those two podcasts about the ongoings
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  Speaker 2: of the second open Oja practice to reporters, but that's
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  Speaker 2: gonna do it. For this episode of The check O Daily,
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  Speaker 2: I'm Andrew Decheco and I'll catch you all just one