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The DiCecco Daily: Final Eagles-Only Mock Draft, Part 1 · Inside the Birds: A Philadelphia Eagles Podcast

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  Speaker 1: What's going on? Everyone?
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  Speaker 2: Welcome into another episode of to Checko DEII Andrew de Checko,
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  Speaker 2: Eagles beat reporter for Insidethirds dot Com. Here and I
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  Speaker 2: took my final stab at projecting the Eagles twenty twenty
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  Speaker 2: six draft. That's right, The check O Mock Draft three
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  Speaker 2: point zero is available right now on Inside the Birds
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  Speaker 2: dot Com in written form. But what we're gonna do
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  Speaker 2: today is go through the Day one and Day two
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  Speaker 2: selections and I'm gonna provide my rationale that is behind
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  Speaker 2: those selections and where the roster would stand if those
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  Speaker 2: selections were made. I don't do any hypothetical trades typically,
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  Speaker 2: That's not how I personally do those mock drafts.
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  Speaker 1: I try to just stick with the here and now
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  Speaker 1: and what we know and go from there.
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  Speaker 2: And there will be the podcast with Memphis offensive tackle
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  Speaker 2: Travis Burke on the way this week and on Monday,
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  Speaker 2: I sat down with a premium player in this draft,
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  Speaker 2: one of my favorite defensive players in this class, and
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  Speaker 2: I look forward to bringing that interview to you guys.
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  Speaker 2: That will be available on both YouTube and wherever you
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  Speaker 2: get your podcasts. But let's go through the mock draft
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  Speaker 2: because I found this one maybe to be my most
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  Speaker 2: interesting and I really really concentrated and try to put
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  Speaker 2: my Howie Roseman cap on and think about how the
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  Speaker 2: Eagles might view this. And they have eight picks now
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  Speaker 2: due to the recent acquisition of Packers wide receiver Dantavian Wicks.
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  Speaker 2: And while they have effectively draft proof the roster, which
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  Speaker 2: guards against the urge to reach in an effort to
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  Speaker 2: backfill a position of me, there are still some needs
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  Speaker 2: and I'm curious to see what the Eagles prioritize relative
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  Speaker 2: to to where they're picking. And they are positioned to
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  Speaker 2: be clear to adopt the best player available approach, And
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  Speaker 2: with under two weeks to go, here's my final look
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  Speaker 2: at it. Round one, pick number twenty three, Max Ianochre
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  Speaker 2: tackle Arizona State. For clarity, my previous pick in this
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  Speaker 2: space and the two point zero mock draft was Blake
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  Speaker 2: Miller from Clemson. And if you can remember back to
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  Speaker 2: the first podcast that I did where I went through
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  Speaker 2: my one point zero, I had Cayden Procter in this spot,
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  Speaker 2: so my third different offensive tackle, and I think it
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  Speaker 2: was the tools and the ceiling that were my driving
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  Speaker 2: force in my thought process here. I really likes I
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  Speaker 2: really like what Ianachure can provide from an athletic standpoint.
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  Speaker 2: He moves well, he's powerful, just a little bit row
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  Speaker 2: relatively new to the game of football, but he did
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  Speaker 2: start thirty one games over his final three seasons at
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  Speaker 2: Arizona State. And when you look at what the Eagles
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  Speaker 2: could be looking for, and I sort of mentioned this
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  Speaker 2: when I was talking about Blake Miller, they have experienced,
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  Speaker 2: like they have athleticism, and they are someone that I
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  Speaker 2: believe would fit within the new scheme under Sean Mannion
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  Speaker 2: and the run designs where lateral mobility and being able
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  Speaker 2: to get to that second level with relative ease is
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  Speaker 2: going to be I would think a priority. Now Blake Miller,
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  Speaker 2: to be clear, can do that. I think Cayden procor
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  Speaker 2: can certainly do that. But why wan with Ianatchor here
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  Speaker 2: is because of the raw athleticism and the height of
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  Speaker 2: his ceiling. If he's able to realize his potential, and
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  Speaker 2: this has a very high upside potential. So when you're
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  Speaker 2: looking at these offensive tackles, who projects to be the best,
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  Speaker 2: and there are a lot of good candidates, Blake Miller,
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  Speaker 2: fifty four starts at Clemson, that might be a safer option,
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  Speaker 2: or you look at Caden Proctor played at Alabama, is
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  Speaker 2: a little bit more polished. Yeah, that would make you
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  Speaker 2: feel a little bit better if the Eagles went in
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  Speaker 2: that direction. But I think that Ianachure has probably the
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  Speaker 2: highest ceiling and it's going to take maybe a year
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  Speaker 2: for him to really grow into that. But twenty two
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  Speaker 2: years old, he arrived at Arizona State via East Los
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  Speaker 2: Angeles College and he was a twenty twenty five second
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  Speaker 2: team All Big Twelve selection, So that, coupled with the
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  Speaker 2: thirty four inch arms, is another positive that I think
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  Speaker 2: will make them appealing. I know that depending on where
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  Speaker 2: you're looking, you may see him as a high second
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  Speaker 2: round pick and think that that's an over overdraft. Well,
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  Speaker 2: depending on who you talk to and depending on what
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  Speaker 2: you read and what you know, I'm not necessarily sold
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  Speaker 2: on the fact that Max i'anature is not going.
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  Speaker 1: To be a first round pick.
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  Speaker 2: In fact, when you look at the tools and the upside,
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  Speaker 2: those are characteristics that typically get players vaulted into the
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  Speaker 2: first round. And knowing how the Eagles view offensive line
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  Speaker 2: and how much they prioritize taking that big swing for upside,
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  Speaker 2: this one would make a lot of sense to me.
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  Speaker 2: In the second round, pick number fifty four, I went
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  Speaker 2: with a tight end that would be Eli Stowers out
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  Speaker 2: of Vanderbilt. My previous pick in this space was Chris Burzell,
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  Speaker 2: a wide receiver from Tennessee. The Eagles did a really
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  Speaker 2: nice job of piecing together this tight end room when
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  Speaker 2: it was relatively barren, and that was resigning Dallas Goddter
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  Speaker 2: and Grand Calcata and bringing in veteran Johnny Munt to
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  Speaker 2: be that mauling type of blocking tight end that they
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  Speaker 2: so sorely needed. And then you also have Cameron Lattu,
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  Speaker 2: Stone smart E, j Jenkins, and Jaheim Bell.
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  Speaker 1: In that room.
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  Speaker 2: But when you take a closer look, Goddard, Calkatara, and
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  Speaker 2: Munt were signed to one year deals, and so that
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  Speaker 2: leaves some uncertainty when you're taking a look at the
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  Speaker 2: future of the position, and in a class that's so
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  Speaker 2: deep with talent at the tight end position, one would
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  Speaker 2: presume that the Eagles would feel so inclined to come
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  Speaker 2: away with one and not necessarily take a cut on
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  Speaker 2: a Day three prospect and hope they pan out. Taking
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  Speaker 2: a player on well, Day one would have to be
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  Speaker 2: Kenya Sadik, but Day two and they land really good
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  Speaker 2: value because sours. He's a converted quarterback. He played at
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  Speaker 2: Texas A and M in New Mexico State, but really
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  Speaker 2: rose to prominence in his two seasons at Vanderbilt. But
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  Speaker 2: he's still growing into the position, which means I think
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  Speaker 2: that his ceiling is immensely high. Sure, he's a receiving
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  Speaker 2: centric product or prospect, and he leaves a little bit
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  Speaker 2: to be desired as a blocker. That's something he's working on.
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  Speaker 2: If you listen to my interview with earlier in the
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  Speaker 2: draft cycle, he alluded to that. He talked in depth
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  Speaker 2: about what he's been doing to refine that area. And
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  Speaker 2: for anyone suggesting that the Eagles would bypass a player
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  Speaker 2: of that caliber simply because he's not a proficient blocker,
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  Speaker 2: I think that that would be extremely so shortsighted. They're
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  Speaker 2: not going to take Eli Stowers off their board because
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  Speaker 2: of that. You can develop and grow into it. And
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  Speaker 2: I was talking to Jeff Mosher and he mentioned something.
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  Speaker 2: You know, nobody knew that Dallas Goddard was was going
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  Speaker 2: to be the blocker that he became, but he kind.
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  Speaker 1: Of grew into that role.
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  Speaker 2: And I go back to what I just said about
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  Speaker 2: the tight ends being on one year deals Dallas Goddard,
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  Speaker 2: Grant Kakata, and Johnny Munt. Depending on who you draft,
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  Speaker 2: you're still going to have to remake that room next
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  Speaker 2: year and you'll have the opportunity to add a blocking
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  Speaker 2: centric tight end, kind of like what you just did
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  Speaker 2: with Johnny Munt.
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  Speaker 1: So you take the best player available.
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  Speaker 2: You take a weapon like Eli Stowers who can be
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  Speaker 2: moved around formations, he can create mismatch, is natural receiver,
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  Speaker 2: sound route runner, I would say, knows how to find
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  Speaker 2: the sawt spots in zone, will go get the football.
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  Speaker 2: I like his ball skills, and when you look at
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  Speaker 2: the current trend around the NFL, offenses are looking to
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  Speaker 2: spread teams out and a weapon like Eli Stowers I
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  Speaker 2: would think would carry some value and so I have
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  Speaker 2: him as the pick at.
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  Speaker 1: Number fifty four.
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  Speaker 2: Moving along to the third round pick, pick sixty eight,
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  Speaker 2: Eagles go wide receiver here Ted Hurst out of Georgia State.
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  Speaker 2: The previous pick in this space was Joshua Josephs and
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  Speaker 2: edge rusher out of Tennessee. I know the Eagles traded
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  Speaker 2: for Dontavian Wicks, but aj Brown's future is uncertain at
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  Speaker 2: this present time, and there still is a need for
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  Speaker 2: long term.
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  Speaker 1: Building blocks at the position.
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  Speaker 2: And I know that the strength of numbers is something
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  Speaker 2: that's apparent, but that shouldn't preclude the Eagles from pouncing
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  Speaker 2: on an early round wide receiver. And so ted Hurst
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  Speaker 2: is one of my favorite receivers in this draft class. Fast,
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  Speaker 2: four to four, six y four two and six pounds,
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  Speaker 2: he divided his college career between Valdosta State Division two
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  Speaker 2: school and Georgia State, and he has experienced a pre
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  Speaker 2: draft surge, I would say, which is on the backs
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  Speaker 2: of impressive showings at the Reese's Senior Bowl in NFL
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  Speaker 2: scouting combine. He's a natural separator. He can threaten teams
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  Speaker 2: vertically and add a different dimension to the offense.
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  Speaker 1: But he has the catch radius and the ball skills.
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  Speaker 2: He's very good at tracking the football, and Jalen Hurts
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  Speaker 2: what's his best throw, His money throw is his deep ball.
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  Speaker 2: Someone like ted Hurst could form an early rapport with.
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  Speaker 1: Jalen as a result of that.
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  Speaker 2: And this is someone who's I go back to what
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  Speaker 2: I just said, his stock has steadily risen throughout the process.
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  Speaker 2: I don't think this is an overdraft at all. It
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  Speaker 2: wouldn't surprise me if he goes anywhere from sixty five
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  Speaker 2: to seventy five because he has a lot of room
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  Speaker 2: to grow. I think his best football's in front of him.
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  Speaker 2: He's just scratching the surface, and at twenty one years old,
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  Speaker 2: he has almost not a blank canvas. But he has
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  Speaker 2: a lot of room to grow. And you get him
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  Speaker 2: into an NFL building, the coaching staff is going to
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  Speaker 2: get the most out of a player like that. He
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  Speaker 2: gives you upside, he gives you home run hitting ability,
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  Speaker 2: and he gives you explosive plays. Last season he had
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  Speaker 2: seventy one grabs or one thousand and four yards.
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  Speaker 1: And six touchdowns.
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  Speaker 2: Yes, that would leave the Eagles a little crowded a
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  Speaker 2: wide receiver. But if he's the best player on your
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  Speaker 2: board and you view him as a difference maker, you
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  Speaker 2: take that player and you worry about the numbers.
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  Speaker 1: Later on, I went through this one.
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  Speaker 2: I discussed the state of the wide receiver room after
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  Speaker 2: the Dantavian Witch trade, and there's not a.
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  Speaker 1: Lot that should be assured.
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  Speaker 2: And Hollywood Brown, I would imagine you would be on
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  Speaker 2: the team. DeVante Smith, certainly, Dontae vian Wick, certainly aj
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  Speaker 2: Brown future up in the air. Guys like Johnny Wilson
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  Speaker 2: and Darius Cooper and Elijah Moore, they're gonna have to
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  Speaker 2: battle to make the roster.
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  Speaker 1: And there's a lot.
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  Speaker 2: Of competition here, perhaps more than I can remember, because
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  Speaker 2: now you have established players that are sort of jocking
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  Speaker 2: for position, but you add a premier talent if you
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  Speaker 2: view him as a difference maker.
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  Speaker 2: Rounding things out with my Day one and Day two picks,
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  Speaker 2: Round three, pick number ninety eight, I went Jayshawn Barrum,
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  Speaker 2: edge rusher from Michigan. My previous pick in the space
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  Speaker 2: was Eli rarinan tight end from Notre Dame. Look, the
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  Speaker 2: Eagles still need a headliner at the position, and I'm
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  Speaker 2: not suggesting that barm would be that player.
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  Speaker 1: The current pass rush group.
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  Speaker 2: For those keeping score, Jay Loox Hunt, Nolan Smith, ak Ebikadi, Joe,
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  Speaker 2: tryon Shoyinka and Jose Ramirez, but try on show Yanka
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  Speaker 2: and Ebicicadi or on one and two year deals respectively,
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  Speaker 2: And again they shouldn't be assured anything. Try on Showyanka's
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  Speaker 2: gonna have to battle to make the roster. And I
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  Speaker 2: would also make the argument that Ebuicadie needs to step
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  Speaker 2: in and be someone who the Eagles feel confident in
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  Speaker 2: as a depth piece moving forward.
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  Speaker 1: He had sporadic production with the Falcons.
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  Speaker 2: Now I'm a little bit more bullish on what he
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  Speaker 2: could provide in a rotational role than I am try
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  Speaker 2: on Sho Yanka, And I think he deserves the benefit
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  Speaker 2: of the doubt, but no one should really be assured
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  Speaker 2: much of anything, and.
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  Speaker 1: I think barm you know he'll be those first two seasons.
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  Speaker 2: He had his first two seasons at Maryland before he
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  Speaker 2: went to Michigan. He was a twenty twenty five honorable
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  Speaker 2: mention All Big Ten selection. He had thirty four tackles,
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  Speaker 2: ten for loss, four sacks, three pass the defendant, and
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  Speaker 2: a forced fumble in eleven stars, six foot three, two
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  Speaker 2: hundred and fifty one pounds at Michigan's pro Day, which
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  Speaker 2: is roughly a ten pounds increase since the NFL scouting combine.
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  Speaker 2: He's twitchy, he's athletic, and he fires off the ball
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  Speaker 2: with urgency, and he plays with a seemingly endless supply
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  Speaker 2: of energy.
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  Speaker 1: As far as pass.
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  Speaker 2: Rush experience goes, he's still fairly green. He was a
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  Speaker 2: linebacker and then early in the season he really pivoted
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  Speaker 2: and became an edge rusher. But you look at that
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  Speaker 2: athleticism and that skill set, and that suggests he's just
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  Speaker 2: scratching the surface. We'll get to Day two tomorrow, or
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  Speaker 2: we'll get to the second part, which will be the
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  Speaker 2: Day three prospects tomorrow. But this sort of summarizes the
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  Speaker 2: direction and explaining my thought process into these selections where
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  Speaker 2: I'm able to stretch out a little bit more and
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  Speaker 2: expand hope you enjoyed this, and that's going to do
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  Speaker 2: it for this episode of The Checho Daily, Andrew de Checo,
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  Speaker 2: and we'll catch you all on the next one.