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The DiCecco Daily: Final Eagles-Only Mock Draft, Part 2 · Inside the Birds: A Philadelphia Eagles Podcast

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  Speaker 1: Hey, what's up, everybody? Welcome into another episode of the
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  Speaker 1: check O Daily. Andrew Decheco, Eagles beat reporter for Insidethbirds
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  Speaker 1: dot Com. Here gonna make this one relatively quick. We're
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  Speaker 1: going through my third day options from my mock draft
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  Speaker 1: three point zero to recap about the day one and
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  Speaker 1: day two selections. Round one, pick number twenty three, Maxianachor tacko,
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  Speaker 1: Arizona State. Round two, pick number fifty four, Eli Stowers
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  Speaker 1: tight end, Vanderbilt. Round three, pick number sixty eight, Ted
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  Speaker 1: Hurst wide receiver, Georgia State. Round three, pick number ninety eight.
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  Speaker 1: J Shawn Barum edge, Michigan. Picking things up in round four,
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  Speaker 1: number one fourteen. This is from the Falcons. The Eagles
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  Speaker 1: get a safety and that's Genesis Smith at Arizona. And
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  Speaker 1: I know what you're probably thinking, The Eagles have to
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  Speaker 1: address safety earlier than pick number one fourteen, Right, Well,
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  Speaker 1: not necessarily. There's reason for bullishness when it comes to
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  Speaker 1: Drew mccouba, and it does remain a position of need
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  Speaker 1: to be sure, but the team did draft proof the
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  Speaker 1: roster in free agency by resigning veteran Marcus Aps. The
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  Speaker 1: Eagles also believe Michael Carter the second con factor into
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  Speaker 1: the equation, and historically it isn't a position that the
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  Speaker 1: Eagles typically prioritize, but that doesn't mean that it's a
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  Speaker 1: position in which the Eagles have an abundance of talent
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  Speaker 1: that they should feel comfortable with. It's evident that they're
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  Speaker 1: thin there. And you should also note that JT. Gray
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  Speaker 1: a free agent signing, he predominantly projects as a special
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  Speaker 1: team stand out, and the Eagles land value in this
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  Speaker 1: particular scenario by getting Genesis Smith. And Smith is twenty
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  Speaker 1: one years old, six foot two, two hundred and two pounds,
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  Speaker 1: started twenty two games for Arizona. He has good range
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  Speaker 1: and coverage acumen, leaves a little bit to be desired
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  Speaker 1: when it comes to playing the run and being physical
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  Speaker 1: and tackling with consistency. You would think that that might
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  Speaker 1: not jive with vic Vangio, but when I look at
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  Speaker 1: his skill set, he fits the mold of a modern
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  Speaker 1: NFL safety with the range and the length and all
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  Speaker 1: of those attributes that I think really lend itself to
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  Speaker 1: being an effective safety in the modern era. Alongside Drew mccuba,
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  Speaker 1: who has pretty impressive coverage acumen in his own right,
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  Speaker 1: and I think the athleticism and coverage ability would would
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  Speaker 1: really complement mcuba and Genesis Smith. With a twenty twenty
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  Speaker 1: five thirteen off Big twelve selection, seventy seven tackles, three
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  Speaker 1: for loss, eight pass defended, and a pair of force
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  Speaker 1: fumbles and an interception to go along with it, I
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  Speaker 1: think that would be really good value if the Eagles
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  Speaker 1: can land Genesis Smith there, or maybe a Kamari Ramsey
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  Speaker 1: from USC. He's kind of a tone setter, an enforcer.
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  Speaker 1: This is more of a finesse type of player that
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  Speaker 1: I just I feel like would translate better in today's NFL.
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  Speaker 1: Picked four, number one, thirty seven Caleb Proctor, defensive tackle,
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  Speaker 1: Southeastern Louisiana. Caleb Procter is one of my favorite players
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  Speaker 1: in this draft class. When it comes to Day three,
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  Speaker 1: players could even be a Day two guy. And I
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  Speaker 1: think when you see the small school label, you immediately
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  Speaker 1: start to think about jay loox Hunt. But the Eagles
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  Speaker 1: this offseason they extended Jordan Davis. They have to pay
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  Speaker 1: Jalen Carter. That's on the way. Moro Jomo, who had
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  Speaker 1: six sacs last year. He's going into the final year
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  Speaker 1: of his rookie deal. They drafted Ty Robinson in the
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  Speaker 1: fourth round and Byron Young provided a quality depth last season,
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  Speaker 1: but I think adding another cost trolled option into the
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  Speaker 1: fold would really solidify that long term security. And Procter's
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  Speaker 1: twenty two years old and he kind of profiles similar
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  Speaker 1: to a Jomo when it comes to the first step, quickness,
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  Speaker 1: the leverage, and the violent hands. He was the twenty
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  Speaker 1: twenty five Southland Player of the Year. He had nine sacks,
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  Speaker 1: including two against LSU. I mentioned this on this podcast before,
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  Speaker 1: but that's a good indicator of a small schools player
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  Speaker 1: being able to translate against upper echelon competition, as evidence
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  Speaker 1: by what he did against the LSU Tigers. And he
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  Speaker 1: had thirteen tackles for loss. So this is a disruptive
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  Speaker 1: player and he's quick, thirty three inch arms, doesn't have
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  Speaker 1: the arm length of a Jomo, but six foot two,
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  Speaker 1: two hundred and ninety one pounds, he could be an impactful,
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  Speaker 1: rotational guy who will provide juice as a pocket pusher.
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  Speaker 1: And I wouldn't be shocked if Procter's skill set and
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  Speaker 1: intangibles like I mentioned propel him into the back end
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  Speaker 1: of Day two. Just my opinion. Round five pick number
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  Speaker 1: one seventy eight and as Cooper guard Miami. Previous picking
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  Speaker 1: this space Colepeaton quarterback, North Dakota State. I have the
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  Speaker 1: Eagles going quarterback here in this previous exercise, but you know,
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  Speaker 1: when you have three already on the roster who were
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  Speaker 1: in trench and now you're down to eight picks, my
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  Speaker 1: focus had to go elsewhere, and you have to go
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  Speaker 1: with the position that they could really use. And if
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  Speaker 1: you draft a quarterback here in the fifth round, it's
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  Speaker 1: not a slam dunk that they make the roster, and
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  Speaker 1: you don't want to burn a pick necessarily. So the
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  Speaker 1: Eagles lack for guard depth, and this feels like a
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  Speaker 1: good spot to reinforce with some developmental upside. Cooper's twenty
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  Speaker 1: two years old. He started forty five games at right
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  Speaker 1: guard for the Hurricanes. He uses his frame, which is
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  Speaker 1: six foot six, three hundred and thirty four pounds and
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  Speaker 1: a wingspan that hovers around eighty four inches to bully
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  Speaker 1: defensive lineman. He was a twenty twenty five second team
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  Speaker 1: All acc selection, and he plays with an edge. He
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  Speaker 1: would provide experience, power, and nastiness to a relatively barren
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  Speaker 1: collection of reserve interior alignment.
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  Speaker 1: Rounding things out with round six pick number one ninety
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  Speaker 1: seven Andre four cornerback Toledo no change from my two
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  Speaker 1: point zero edition. The Eagles signed Rike Wohen they have
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  Speaker 1: Jonathan Jones and they added them in for agency, and
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  Speaker 1: they have an abundance of holdovers Keeley Ringo, Jacoryan Bennett,
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  Speaker 1: mac McWilliams, you name it. They're expected to contend for
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  Speaker 1: depth roles. But what's one more to add to the mix.
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  Speaker 1: And Fuller at the NFL Scating Combine made mention of
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  Speaker 1: Quinnon Mitchell's influence and shaping his game. I was there.
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  Speaker 1: I asked him about Quiyon Mitchell and his influence, and
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  Speaker 1: Quinnon also prepared him for what's ahead. He collected twenty
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  Speaker 1: nine tackles, two and a half for loss, eleven passes defended,
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  Speaker 1: and an interception along the Fumber recovery last season for
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  Speaker 1: the Toledo Rockets. And Fuller has a prototypical frame for
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  Speaker 1: the perimeter. He's six foot one, two hundred pounds. He
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  Speaker 1: plays the position with a physical edge, which it's fun
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  Speaker 1: to watch when you go back and watch his twenty
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  Speaker 1: twenty five tape. And he plays, Yeah, He's shown a
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  Speaker 1: habit of competing through the catch. Sometimes he gets a
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  Speaker 1: little handsy, which you're gonna have to be mindful of.
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  Speaker 1: At the next level they will call that. And there's
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  Speaker 1: area of his game that need refinement, like ball tracking
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  Speaker 1: and maybe even tackling with more consistency. But we're splitting
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  Speaker 1: hairs here from a cornerback position. But he does represent
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  Speaker 1: late round upside who could challenge for a death position.
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  Speaker 1: Nothing's assured when it comes to Jagorian Bennett Keely Ringo
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  Speaker 1: has a little bit more solid footing given that he's
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  Speaker 1: one of the best gunners in the NFL, but there's
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  Speaker 1: still questions there. That's a position that I would expect
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  Speaker 1: them to sort of carpet bomb and have enough players
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  Speaker 1: there that are gonna bring out the best kind of
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  Speaker 1: like what they're doing with wide receiver, So that wouldn't
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  Speaker 1: really surprise me, and I think in the with the
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  Speaker 1: final pick it might it would serve the Eagles well
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  Speaker 1: to go with a position that is a priority in
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  Speaker 1: the NFL. That's gonna do it for this episode of
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  Speaker 1: The check O Dally Andrew de Checko here and I'll
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  Speaker 1: catch you all on the next one.