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The DiCecco Daily: Observations, Intel From Wednesday At The NFL Scouting Combine · Inside the Birds: A Philadelphia Eagles Podcast

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  Speaker 1: Hey, what's going on everybody? Welcome into another edition of
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  Speaker 1: to check Odaily. Andrew Dicheco here, Eagles beat reporter for
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  Speaker 1: insidethbirds dot Com. Well, it's another day in the life
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  Speaker 1: here at the NFL Scouting Combine, Day two for me. Obviously,
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  Speaker 1: there's a lot going on, and today, while there isn't
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  Speaker 1: anything Eagles related, there's some stories out there on inside
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  Speaker 1: the birds dot Com. Be sure to check those out.
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  Speaker 1: Today was more about the prospects, and I got a
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  Speaker 1: chance to talk to some linebackers, some edge rushers. Obviously
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  Speaker 1: that's going to be really important to keep in mind
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  Speaker 1: here as the Eagles have to make a difficult decision
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  Speaker 1: on Jaywen Phillips. And I have to say, as the
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  Speaker 1: days continue on, it's hard to figure out Jalen Phillips' range,
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  Speaker 1: but I have to imagine it could be twenty five
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  Speaker 1: million or north, which would make it really difficult for
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  Speaker 1: the Eagles to be able to keep him in the building.
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  Speaker 1: And they're gonna make every attempt to do so. But
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  Speaker 1: if not, they're going to have to remake that edge
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  Speaker 1: rusher room. And I spoke to a couple of good
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  Speaker 1: ones today, Josh Josephs from Tennessee. Really impressive guy. Enjoyed
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  Speaker 1: my conversation with him. He said he modeled his game
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  Speaker 1: after Daniel Hunter and Byron Young, but also really highlighted
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  Speaker 1: his ability to drop in coverage and his length and
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  Speaker 1: ability to kind of win in a multitude of ways
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  Speaker 1: against tackles. Seemingly that would be a good fit for
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  Speaker 1: this kind of a defense, but I view him more
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  Speaker 1: as a Day three prospect. Then, of course, there's Derek
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  Speaker 1: Moore from Michigan who met with the Eagles today. As
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  Speaker 1: it was reported. He's a twenty three year old play
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  Speaker 1: he had a very illustrious career there at Michigan, so
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  Speaker 1: he's an interesting guy to keep an eye on as well.
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  Speaker 1: And of course the big names are you know, Bain
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  Speaker 1: and David Bailey. The Eagles aren't going to be in
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  Speaker 1: the market for those players are going to go at
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  Speaker 1: the top end of the first round. But there are
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  Speaker 1: a lot of really good players, including TJ. Parker from Clemson,
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  Speaker 1: And there's just a lot of players there that I
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  Speaker 1: think kind of fit the mold, whether it's length or
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  Speaker 1: or body type or ability to drop in the coverage there,
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  Speaker 1: and so they're gonna need more than that obviously, but
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  Speaker 1: there's a lot of really intriguing names here in Indianapolis,
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  Speaker 1: So keep an eye on some of those guys as
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  Speaker 1: the combine advances and the workouts take place over the weekend.
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  Speaker 1: Then there was some interesting players in the linebacker room
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  Speaker 1: that I got a chance to speak to, and one
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  Speaker 1: of them being Josiah Trotter, the younger brother of Eagles
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  Speaker 1: linebacker Jeremiah Trotter Junior and son of Eagles legend Jeremiah
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  Speaker 1: Trotter the father. And so he had a lot of
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  Speaker 1: really interesting things to say as it pertained to growing
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  Speaker 1: up with Jeremiah and they played together at Saint Joe's Prep.
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  Speaker 1: But I asked him about the competitiveness, the inherent competitiveness
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  Speaker 1: growing up alongside his older brother, and the quote that
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  Speaker 1: he said was, it was definitely an experience with him
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  Speaker 1: being the younger brother. Sometimes you get beat up, sometimes
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  Speaker 1: you win games, you lose games with him, but it
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  Speaker 1: was a lot of fun. I love having him as
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  Speaker 1: an older brother. He's the reason I love playing football.
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  Speaker 1: Just watching him. He means a lot to me. He's
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  Speaker 1: a big factor. Why on the player I am today,
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  Speaker 1: Just continuing to help me, checking up on me a
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  Speaker 1: lot of mistakes he made. I was able to learn
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  Speaker 1: from him. He talked about he was asked about the
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  Speaker 1: X Man celebration, He was asked about the lessons that
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  Speaker 1: his brother passed along to him, and it was very
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  Speaker 1: apparent that there's a strong bond and a connection as
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  Speaker 1: you would expect between brothers. And while I don't expect
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  Speaker 1: the Eagles to draft him, I think he's going to
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  Speaker 1: be more of a Day two player. Never say never,
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  Speaker 1: but this is a player who he offers more size
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  Speaker 1: than his brother, and at six two two thirty seven,
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  Speaker 1: he's a really good blitzer, a little bit more athletic,
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  Speaker 1: and what really impresses me is his ability to cover
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  Speaker 1: a lot of ground. He talked about how important it
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  Speaker 1: was for him to forge his own identity. Went to
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  Speaker 1: West Virginia, didn't go to Clemson. He ended up going
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  Speaker 1: to Missouri and kind of made his own way there.
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  Speaker 1: So a lot of good stuff to take away. I
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  Speaker 1: will have a story on him on Inside the Birds
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  Speaker 1: dot com. And Eric Gentry is an interesting player that
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  Speaker 1: I spoke to. He went to USC by way of
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  Speaker 1: Arizona State. He's six foot six, really unique size for
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  Speaker 1: the position, and he won't be testing until the Trojans
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  Speaker 1: Pro Day. But interestingly enough, he attended Saints Newman Garretti
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  Speaker 1: High School in South Philadelphia, and I asked him about
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  Speaker 1: growing up in Philadelphia, which is really where at Newman
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  Speaker 1: Garretti where he transitioned from. He was a defensive vent
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  Speaker 1: and a linebacker and at six foot six, he was
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  Speaker 1: drawn to linebacker there and that's where he came into
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  Speaker 1: his own. But he also added, growing up in Philly,
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  Speaker 1: it's a mindset. There's a loyalty about the city. There's
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  Speaker 1: a mindset about the city. It's a pride about being
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  Speaker 1: from there. If you're from two blocks away, people would
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  Speaker 1: not consider you from Philly unless you're over here. I
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  Speaker 1: love the city so much, it's amazing. But it helped
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  Speaker 1: me because not only would I rather be rather not
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  Speaker 1: be from anywhere else, but more importantly, I think the
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  Speaker 1: things that it instilled in me every day of just
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  Speaker 1: mindset being grateful where I'm at. I got guys who've
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  Speaker 1: never been to the West Coast ever in their life,
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  Speaker 1: and I've been able to experience that and live there
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  Speaker 1: for years. So I feel more blessed to have that
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  Speaker 1: situation go on. And he's more of a Day three player.
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  Speaker 1: I do have questions as to how he would ultimately
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  Speaker 1: transition to that position at the pro level. But this
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  Speaker 1: is someone who is a toolsy guy. He moves well,
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  Speaker 1: good length, can rush the past or a little bit.
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  Speaker 1: Has a linear frame, so he would like to see
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  Speaker 1: maybe add some more size to it. But he is
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  Speaker 1: an intriguing Day three selection if they choose to go
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  Speaker 1: that route. Western Michigan edge rusher Dom Tucker. It has
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  Speaker 1: one of the best stories in the draft. You should
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  Speaker 1: look that up you consider being a police officer, didn't
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  Speaker 1: start playing football until much later in his career, much
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  Speaker 1: later than most in this draft class. I view him
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  Speaker 1: maybe as high as a third round pick. But he
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  Speaker 1: mentioned that he met with the Eagles, and he cited
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  Speaker 1: his connection with defensive line coach Clint Hurt, his position
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  Speaker 1: his coach at the Senior Bowl, and talked about his
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  Speaker 1: commanding presence, that it garners a lot of respect, and
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  Speaker 1: he just offered up a lot of praise for Clint Hurt. Unprompted,
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  Speaker 1: and I believe he said he has another interview slated
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  Speaker 1: with the Eagles, so there's some interest there. Again. At
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  Speaker 1: the combine, it's important to note that teams meet with
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  Speaker 1: all these guys and what really separates the legitimate interest
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  Speaker 1: will be determined in March with pro days, thirty visits
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  Speaker 1: and all of that, So keep that in mind when
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  Speaker 1: you see some of those reports. But I did find
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  Speaker 1: it notable the way that he was speaking about Clint
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  Speaker 1: Hurt knowing that the Eagles have a need there at edge.
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  Speaker 1: And then I think tomorrow it's really going to be
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  Speaker 1: important to make sure you're plugged in on inside the
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  Speaker 1: Birds because that's where tight ends and cornerbacks and safeties
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  Speaker 1: will all be talking. I'll make sure to speak to
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  Speaker 1: a number of different tight ends as the Eagles have
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  Speaker 1: bare bones in that position room Dallas Goddard free agent,
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  Speaker 1: Grant kak Kata free agent, and Kylon Grants and they
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  Speaker 1: only had E. J. Jenkins and Jahem Bell under contract,
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  Speaker 1: so that could look like a completely different room next
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  Speaker 1: season as they look to remake it. And I think
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  Speaker 1: it's also interesting to see how they remake it because
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  Speaker 1: the Eagles were really pass centric heavy in terms of
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  Speaker 1: their tight ends last season and they lacked for an
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  Speaker 1: obvious blocking tight end. I think you're going to have
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  Speaker 1: to see them reconfigure or alter their approach there as
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  Speaker 1: they implement a different scheme, and so I'm going to
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  Speaker 1: be talking to a number of different tight ends that
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  Speaker 1: have different backgrounds, that have different strengths, and trying to
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  Speaker 1: better assess or have a more comprehensive overview of the position.
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  Speaker 1: Up players like Michael Trigg out of Bauer, of course,
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  Speaker 1: Kenyon Sadik out of Oregon. You have Eli Stowers from
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  Speaker 1: Vanderbilt and Joe Royer. There's a lot of players at
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  Speaker 1: that position that are really talented, but the top end players,
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  Speaker 1: of course, are going to be Kenyon Sadik and Eli
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  Speaker 1: Stowers and Max Clair from Ohio State. So make sure
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  Speaker 1: you're keeping it plugged in there because I will be
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  Speaker 1: talking to those guys. The cornerback position is really interesting
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  Speaker 1: because the Eagles certainly need to add there, and Howie
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  Speaker 1: Roseman offered as much when he spoke to reporters at
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  Speaker 1: the NFL Scouting Combined. And so I don't know that
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  Speaker 1: the first round might be the optimal place to take one,
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  Speaker 1: but if the values there at the Eagles have proven
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  Speaker 1: that they will pounce. Avian Terrell is a player that
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  Speaker 1: everyone should know as he will be the first round
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  Speaker 1: corner that could go within that range. But then there's
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  Speaker 1: also a couple of Toledo corners who lead things off
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  Speaker 1: during the media availability on Thursday that I'm really interested
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  Speaker 1: to talk to one. They had a really interesting career
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  Speaker 1: at Toledo, but they also overlap with Eagles cornerback Quindon Mitchell,
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  Speaker 1: so I'm interested to hear what they have to say
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  Speaker 1: about maybe what they learned from him, or what they've
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  Speaker 1: observed from him, maybe pulled from his game throughout their
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  Speaker 1: college career. So a lot going on here in Indianapolis,
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