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The DiCecco Daily: Three Eagles Who'll Make Bigger Impact Coming Out Of Bye Week · Inside the Birds: A Philadelphia Eagles Podcast

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  Speaker 1: Hey, what's going on everybody? Welcome into this edition of
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  Speaker 1: the Czech O Delhi. It's Andrew Deicecko from inside the
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  Speaker 1: Birds dot Com and today I want to talk about
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  Speaker 1: the three players that the Eagles should have coming out
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  Speaker 1: of the bye week or at least shortly thereafter, and
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  Speaker 1: how they fit into the equation, who maybe offers the
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  Speaker 1: most intriguing upside and kind of unpack it from there.
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  Speaker 1: So there's three players who will factor into the fifty
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  Speaker 1: three man roster, and we'll start with Brandon Graham because
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  Speaker 1: the Eagles have to make a decision on him relatively soon.
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  Speaker 1: The two week exemption expires November third, so the Eagles
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  Speaker 1: have to make a decision and get him on the
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  Speaker 1: fifty three before then.
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  Speaker 2: And Brandon.
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  Speaker 1: I know, for Brandon, there was probably some that were
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  Speaker 1: expecting him to see some time be active on Sunday
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  Speaker 1: against the Giants, but that didn't happen, obviously, and it
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  Speaker 1: probably happened for the best. It allows Brandon time to
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  Speaker 1: continue to get back into football shape and it alleviates
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  Speaker 1: any potential for injury just putting him out there for
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  Speaker 1: a few snaps after just coming out of retirement. But
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  Speaker 1: he's going to add to a pass rush rotation that
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  Speaker 1: has a lot of youth, it has a lot of upside.
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  Speaker 2: You have Jay loox Hunt, you.
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  Speaker 1: Have josh Usha is Zizo, Jialari, Patrick Johnson, Johad Campbell's
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  Speaker 1: moonlighted there a little bit, and another player who were
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  Speaker 1: going to mention in a moment also will be a
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  Speaker 1: part of that group. But for Brandon Graham, I think,
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  Speaker 1: and I go back to what I said upon signing,
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  Speaker 1: that it's realistic to expect fifteen to twenty snaps. Vic
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  Speaker 1: Fangio has proven and he alluded to this when he
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  Speaker 1: talked about Khalil Mack and when he signed him, he
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  Speaker 1: gave him forty five snaps of work and he said
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  Speaker 1: the fatigue police just expected him to play about twenty
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  Speaker 1: or so snaps. So and even with Brandon Graham last year,
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  Speaker 1: he said, this is not a farewell tour and they
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  Speaker 1: weren't just going to roll him out there for ceremonial snaps.
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  Speaker 2: He played Brandon Graham a lot.
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  Speaker 1: I think Brandon had three hundred and eleven snaps before
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  Speaker 1: he tore his tricep against the Rams, where he was
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  Speaker 1: having his best game of the season.
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  Speaker 2: But this version of Brandon Graham.
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  Speaker 1: I think you can expect a player who's obviously going
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  Speaker 1: to bring a lot of energy but help against the run.
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  Speaker 2: He's going to help set the edge.
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  Speaker 1: He might he's going to help a little bit in
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  Speaker 1: the pass rush department, but more in terms of run defense, leadership, energy.
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  Speaker 1: He's going to be out there talking and I think
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  Speaker 1: a lot of players will really thrive off of that.
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  Speaker 2: So I'm curious to see what he's able to provide.
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  Speaker 1: His first game with Eagles will in all likelihood be
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  Speaker 1: against the Green Bay Packers. And that's one of the
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  Speaker 1: three players in the discussion here. The other one is
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  Speaker 1: cornerback Jacoryan Bennett, and I think Jakorean Bennett's interesting because, frankly,
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  Speaker 1: I was really surprised that the Eagles didn't activate.
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  Speaker 2: Him for the Giants game.
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  Speaker 1: He had two days of full practice Thursday and Friday.
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  Speaker 2: His first day back Wednesday was limited.
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  Speaker 1: He had the peck injury that he suffered Week one
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  Speaker 1: against the Dallas Cowboys.
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  Speaker 2: He played through it and then.
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  Speaker 1: Aggravated it late in the game against the Rams and
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  Speaker 1: that put him on the shelf. But in a game
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  Speaker 1: that the Eagles were really lighted corner he went full
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  Speaker 1: He was a full participant. They've proven that they're not
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  Speaker 1: averse to throwing a player into the fire for lack
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  Speaker 1: of a better term. When I look back on Zadarius Smith,
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  Speaker 1: he signed earlier in the week without having played football
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  Speaker 1: since January, no training camp, and he was able to play.
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  Speaker 1: I believe it was like twenty snaps against the Chiefs
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  Speaker 1: and look great. And Jacorey and Bennett to his credit
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  Speaker 1: for what we were able to see the media attended
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  Speaker 1: portion of practice, he looked pretty good.
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  Speaker 2: He looked fluid, he was moving around.
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  Speaker 1: He was working with Christian Parker and Quinnon Mitchell. On
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  Speaker 1: Thursday's practice, he was seen to be transitioning well and
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  Speaker 1: in the movement thrills that they were doing, they were
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  Speaker 1: doing some ball tracking and even just talking to him
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  Speaker 1: in the locker room, he seemed like a player who
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  Speaker 1: was feeling good, in a really good headspace and eager
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  Speaker 1: to get back after it. But the Eagles surprisingly opted
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  Speaker 1: not to bring him onto the fifty three for at
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  Speaker 1: least another week. But when you release someone like Perry
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  Speaker 1: Nickerson from the fifty three who didn't play all that
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  Speaker 1: much on defense, but he was another body, an experienced
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  Speaker 1: player and at Dory Jackson's coming back. I should also
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  Speaker 1: mention from the concussion, it obviously suggests that Jakorian Bennett
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  Speaker 1: is on his way back and you could see him
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  Speaker 1: in the.
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  Speaker 2: Back on the fifty three after the bye week.
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  Speaker 1: And for Jaikorean Bennett, he's an interesting player because he's
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  Speaker 1: only played twenty four defensive snaps.
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  Speaker 2: You don't totally know what you have in them.
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  Speaker 1: When he played in the preseason or when he played
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  Speaker 1: I think spot duty against the Cowboys, I believe it was.
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  Speaker 1: He allowed some catches, but he was right there. He
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  Speaker 1: has really tight windows, He's sticky in coverage. He has
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  Speaker 1: some good ball skills. Injuries have been an issue with him.
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  Speaker 1: It's sort of been something that's plagued him dating back
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  Speaker 1: to his time with the Raiders, and he you know,
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  Speaker 1: mostly with the shoulder, but he had the peck injury here.
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  Speaker 1: But I'm curious whether or not the Eagles are sold
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  Speaker 1: on what they've seen from either Kighy Ringo or Dorri Jackson,
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  Speaker 1: or if Jackryan Bennett can kind of go in there
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  Speaker 1: and be afforded an opportunity this late in the season
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  Speaker 1: to put his stamp on a starting role or at
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  Speaker 1: least try to carve out a complimentary role. I like
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  Speaker 1: his body type. I think he can play physical. He's
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  Speaker 1: a strong tackler, and there's just not enough data to
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  Speaker 1: go off of at least in this system in Philadelphia,
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  Speaker 1: to make a determined one way or the other. So
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  Speaker 1: I think to give yourself the best chance and leave
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  Speaker 1: no stone unturned, which the Eagles are prone to do,
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  Speaker 1: it would behoove them to find a way to get you,
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  Speaker 1: Corey Embnnett on the field against the Green Bay Packers
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  Speaker 1: in some capacity to get a better evaluation. And who knows,
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  Speaker 1: maybe you find something there. Maybe you have your cornerback
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  Speaker 1: that you want to move.
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  Speaker 2: Forward with to pair with QUINNYA. Mitchell. So that's an
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  Speaker 2: interesting one there.
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  Speaker 1: And then rounding things out, No One Smith, So No
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  Speaker 1: One Smith did not have his twenty one day practice
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  Speaker 1: window opened to this point of the recording. But when
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  Speaker 1: he suffered the triceps injury, it was of the belief
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  Speaker 1: that he was expected to return sometime in November. And
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  Speaker 1: I've seen him out there on the practice field working
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  Speaker 1: and with a trainer, and it seems like he's trending
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  Speaker 1: in a positive direction. He's been around in the locker
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  Speaker 1: room and things like that, and the Eagles really need him.
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  Speaker 1: And that could be an avenue that, I should say,
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  Speaker 1: an aspect that maybe precludes them from looking to add
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  Speaker 1: an edge rusher in the trade market, because now you're
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  Speaker 1: getting two in Brandon Graham and Nolan Smith. And Nolan Smith,
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  Speaker 1: let's not forget was originally expected to headline that group,
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  Speaker 1: and the group hadn't done a whole lot in terms
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  Speaker 1: of production on the stat sheet. Nolan Smith is incredibly
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  Speaker 1: physical and good against the run and setting the edge,
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  Speaker 1: but he didn't necessarily get to the quarterback Jaywalks Hunt,
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  Speaker 1: his counterpart, did for the first time Sunday afternoon against
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  Speaker 1: the Giants and what was by far his best game
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  Speaker 1: of the season. But I think for Nolan Smith, you
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  Speaker 1: want to see him get back into the flow of things.
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  Speaker 1: I'm not necessarily sure about how inclined the Eagles are
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  Speaker 1: going to be to give him a large workload, but
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  Speaker 1: at least in the first couple of weeks back but
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  Speaker 1: in all honesty, that might not be a bad thing.
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  Speaker 2: The way that Nolan Smith.
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  Speaker 1: Plays the game, it's incredibly physical. He throws his body
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  Speaker 1: around despite being about two hundred and forty five pounds.
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  Speaker 1: That's what makes them great, I should say, that's what
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  Speaker 1: makes him a good player, but it's not necessarily something
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  Speaker 1: that I guess lends itself to being available for the
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  Speaker 1: full compliment.
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  Speaker 2: Of games year in and year out.
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  Speaker 1: But that's going to be a big addition for the
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  Speaker 1: Eagles because he's their best pass rusher. You've seen him
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  Speaker 1: do it before at a very remarkable clip, but it
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  Speaker 1: wasn't until November of last season where no one started
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  Speaker 1: to really catch fire and then he won on that
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  Speaker 1: tear of course through the postseason. And I think that
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  Speaker 1: he brings a lot of energy, he brings camaraderie, and
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  Speaker 1: when he's on the field, he brings the chaos. He
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  Speaker 1: throws his body around, and you compliment that with the
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  Speaker 1: players that I mentioned earlier, and that's going to be
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  Speaker 1: something that I think will be certainly a welcome edition
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  Speaker 1: for vic Vangio, but also allow other players to maybe
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  Speaker 1: slot into roles in which they're more ideally suited and
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  Speaker 1: Nolan Smith and jaalox Hunt. That was the Tanemoth Eagles
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  Speaker 1: went into the season with and envisioned jalox Hunt's been
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  Speaker 1: sort of the last man standing for lack of a
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  Speaker 1: better phrasing there, and to get Nolan Smith back would
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  Speaker 1: be huge. Again, his window hasn't been opened yet, but
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  Speaker 1: I would imagine that that's going to be to follow
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  Speaker 1: because it seems like he's trending in a positive direction.
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  Speaker 2: So there are reinforcements on the way for.
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  Speaker 1: The Philadelphia Eagles, and I'm curious which are you most
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  Speaker 1: intrigued by and what are your expectations. You can always
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  Speaker 1: a mail bag at some point. I think the bye
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  Speaker 1: week's a good time to do it, So any questions
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  Speaker 1: well under inquiries. We'd love to hear from you, but
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  Speaker 1: for now, that's going to do it for this edition
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