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  Speaker 1: Welcome to Opposition Territory here at the Philadelphia Sports Table
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  Speaker 1: in the world, twelve years strong. We've got a great
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  Speaker 1: Eagles Rams pregame preview show coming your way this week
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  Speaker 1: on Opposition Territory. We've got one of our great friends.
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  Speaker 1: He has been on the podcast recently too as we
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  Speaker 1: dove into some NFL talk, We've got our friend Blaine Greasach. Blaine, Buddy,
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  Speaker 1: how you doing man?
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  Speaker 2: Doing great, Jeff, Thanks for having me looking forward to
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  Speaker 2: this this night. Like I told you, appreci I think
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  Speaker 2: both teams have had this game circule on our calendar.
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  Speaker 1: Absolutely for some time. Yeah, absolutely, Blaine. Let everybody know
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, you can find all that work over at Churchatimes
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  Speaker 1: Awesome, awesome, Great, let's get into this pregame preview show here.
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  Speaker 1: I mean, Blaine, I feel like the Rams and the
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  Speaker 1: Eagles are two teams thus far here in the twenty
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  Speaker 1: twenty five twenty twenty six NFL season who really aren't
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  Speaker 1: playing the best football that they can be playing, but
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  Speaker 1: both teams are finding ways to win after two weeks.
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  Speaker 1: I mean, it seems like both teams are really trying
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  Speaker 1: to figure out what works and what doesn't work with
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  Speaker 1: both the offensive side of the ball and the defensive
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  Speaker 1: side of the ball. So two part question to start
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  Speaker 1: us off in terms of strength and weaknesses within the Rams.
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  Speaker 1: Let's start off with what is the biggest strength of
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  Speaker 1: this Rams team after two weeks? What are your thoughts?
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  Speaker 2: Oh, yeah, I think the biggest strength has been this
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  Speaker 2: this defense in the in the past rush which I
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  Speaker 2: think was was was to be expected. I think that
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  Speaker 2: they the passage. I think they're ranking second in the
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  Speaker 2: NFL behind the Denver Broncos and in sacks through through
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  Speaker 2: through two weeks. So yeah, I don't think that the
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  Speaker 2: passwas was necessarily, I think I think everybody kind of
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  Speaker 2: saw that as the strength of this defense, but through
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  Speaker 2: two weeks that they also ran the defense is a
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  Speaker 2: unit rates ranks number two in in in overall success
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  Speaker 2: right and EPA pri play. So yeah, this is I
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  Speaker 2: I don't know how how much if that able to
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  Speaker 2: sustain that top wee level over the course of the season.
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  Speaker 2: Over the course of the season, but for a defense
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  Speaker 2: that I think a lot many at least in the
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  Speaker 2: national media, expected to maybe be a bottom ten unit
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  Speaker 2: or bottom half of the league type unit, I think
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  Speaker 2: they they've kind of they've kind of proven that they
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  Speaker 2: they're closer to the top ten than they are on
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  Speaker 2: the bottom ten.
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  Speaker 1: Absolutely, they're playing strong, for sure, but we also have seen,
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  Speaker 1: you know, even like with the Philadelphia Eagles, they have
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  Speaker 1: some strength. So they've got some weaknesses right out of
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  Speaker 1: the gate this season as well. What's the biggest weakness
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  Speaker 1: thus far on this Rams team.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, I think it's the interior of the offensive line.
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  Speaker 2: They they made some changes in the off season, bringing
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  Speaker 2: bringing back Homan Shelton, They've they've built a few injuries there,
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  Speaker 2: see Bobby Limit missed last week. Hopefully will Helpe cove
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  Speaker 2: him back for this game against the Eagles, and just
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  Speaker 2: there's been if there's if there's one place Eagles are
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  Speaker 2: going to probably probably probably win a matchup, it's gonna
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  Speaker 2: be on the interior interior offensive line, which if you're
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  Speaker 2: the Rams, that's not something you want to hear is
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  Speaker 2: with Obviously, he kind of blew up, blew up their
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  Speaker 2: their season on the final drive of that division round matchup.
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  Speaker 2: So yeah, I think it's the intery of this offensive line.
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  Speaker 2: And thankfully the Rams have Matthew Stafford at quarterback, so
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  Speaker 2: he's just he's a veteran guy and kind of able
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  Speaker 2: to navigate in the pocket, I think better than that
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  Speaker 2: than most quarterbacks, and that's one of his I think
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  Speaker 2: a part of his game that's very unerrated is just
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  Speaker 2: his pocket movement and ability to evade pass rushers. So yeah,
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  Speaker 2: that that inter year has been a struggle, but they've
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  Speaker 2: they've they've managed and things kind of started to finally
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  Speaker 2: click offensively in the second half of the Titans geaving
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  Speaker 2: Week two.
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  Speaker 1: Yeah, well, just to let everybody know, we're going to
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  Speaker 1: be diving into the trenches a lot more, uh with
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  Speaker 1: it within the next few minutes here. But Blaine. It's
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  Speaker 1: a great segue into the next topic when you're talking
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  Speaker 1: about Matt Stafford. I mean, he is a seasoned, veteran quarterback.
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  Speaker 1: But you know last week against the Titans, you know,
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  Speaker 1: he had a key interception that really allowed the Titans
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  Speaker 1: offense to control the tempo for for a pretty decent
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  Speaker 1: stretch of the game. So what we have seen from
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  Speaker 1: Matt Stafford, Yeah, again, veteran presence out there on the field,
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  Speaker 1: putting a lot of the weight on this team on
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  Speaker 1: his shoulders at times so far after two weeks. But
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  Speaker 1: there can be improvement for sure when it comes to
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  Speaker 1: his quarterback play. Can he improve and if so, where
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  Speaker 1: does he need to improve most? As this team is
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  Speaker 1: really going to be facing a strong defense in the
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  Speaker 1: Eagles this week.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, I think for the most part. Actually, he's been
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  Speaker 2: absolutely fantastic this year. I think that that the interception
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  Speaker 2: of the years I'm talking about Cody Barton makes an
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  Speaker 2: absolute incredible play on the ball. Can he kind of
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  Speaker 2: precon up, shows himself as a blitz and then absolutely
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  Speaker 2: d lines it to to to the sideline and makes
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  Speaker 2: a great a great play, a great play on the ball.
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  Speaker 2: But I at the same time, I think Matthew Stafford
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  Speaker 2: he's that guy that kind of trusts his arm a
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  Speaker 2: little too much sometimes and that honestly might might have
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  Speaker 2: been one of those cases as well, where each each
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  Speaker 2: he tried to force something and at the end of
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  Speaker 2: the half, that's just not a mistake. That a mistake
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  Speaker 2: that you can have. And for the most part, I
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  Speaker 2: think through two weeks he's he's been very clean and
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  Speaker 2: and and extremely efficient. He's been one of the better
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  Speaker 2: quarterbacks in play action. He's going to ball out extremely quickly.
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  Speaker 2: I think he's his time to throw is at two
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  Speaker 2: point four to two seconds and last year was last
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  Speaker 2: year it was closer to two point six, So he's
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  Speaker 2: getting a lot at that's that's that's just that's just
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  Speaker 2: a drastic chef almost a quarter of a second. So yeah,
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  Speaker 2: giving the ball out quickly, keeping the offense on on
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  Speaker 2: on track. And as of right now, he doesn't necessarily
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  Speaker 2: had to had to be how to be the special
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  Speaker 2: version of Matthew Safford, but we know he's capable of
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  Speaker 2: capable of that if if needed, and right now he's
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  Speaker 2: just he's doing a very good job I think, just
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  Speaker 2: kind of managing the game when levying the game come
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  Speaker 2: to him.
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  Speaker 1: I think you're absolutely correct, and what needs to happen
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  Speaker 1: with him getting the ball out quick this week against
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  Speaker 1: the Eagles. You mentioned Jalen Carter, and we know how
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  Speaker 1: dominant he is on the interior of the line and
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  Speaker 1: the trenches. Also, Jordan Davis is having one hell of
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  Speaker 1: a season for this Eagles team. A lot of folks
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  Speaker 1: have been kind of waiting for that dominant Jordan Davis
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  Speaker 1: to show up, and we've actually seen that for two
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  Speaker 1: weeks now. At this point, Matt Stafford's got to get
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  Speaker 1: the ball out quick, whether it's with slant routes, whether
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  Speaker 1: it's with some quick outs, you know, getting the ball
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  Speaker 1: to Devonte Adams to this receiving corps that the Rams
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  Speaker 1: have that is pretty prolific. I think that's going to
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  Speaker 1: be a very important part of Matt Stafford's game as
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  Speaker 1: we're moving forward here. But I want to get into
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  Speaker 1: some trenches matchups with you right off the bat here
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  Speaker 1: as well, Blaine. Let's first look at the Eagles defensive
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  Speaker 1: line going up against the Rams offensive line, which you
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  Speaker 1: indicated you know that is going to be a concern
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  Speaker 1: for Rams fans heading into this matchup. So when you
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  Speaker 1: take a look at how this Eagles defensive front really
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  Speaker 1: dominated the Kansas City Chiefs offensive line in this past week,
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  Speaker 1: how are you seeing these matchups really taking shape this
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  Speaker 1: week in some detail if you if you're able to
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  Speaker 1: like dive into that with us here.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, No, I think that's a matchup that the Eagles
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  Speaker 2: to cant advantage on. I mean, going back to that
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  Speaker 2: divisional divisional matchup, we had Bilimmers starting starting in that game,
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  Speaker 2: and he kind of made the path protection era on
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  Speaker 2: Jamen Carter, which leads to Matthew Stafford having You're kind
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  Speaker 2: of just tucked the ball off to put some coup
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  Speaker 2: at the end and it falls incomplete.
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  Speaker 1: Yep.
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  Speaker 2: And he see how Tyler Hagey kind of coming across
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  Speaker 2: the middle wide open that had Stafford had TI he
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  Speaker 2: probably sees him. So they were playing their place Bill
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  Speaker 2: Limmer with with Coleman, Shelton and and Shelton week one,
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  Speaker 2: Week one, he was solid Week two a little on
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  Speaker 2: the I'm on the rougher side going up against Jeffrey Simmons,
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  Speaker 2: and I think Jamien Carter is a lot better than
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  Speaker 2: like skill as Jeffery Simmons is. I think Jamen Carter
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  Speaker 2: is even on on on on another level, and then
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  Speaker 2: on the tackles like Alaric Jackson, I think is still
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  Speaker 2: kind of kind of getting his feet underneath him. He
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  Speaker 2: missed a lot of the off season managing some blood clots.
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  Speaker 2: And then Bob haven Sign is getting getting older and
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  Speaker 2: I think you're starting to see that, but bands are
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  Speaker 2: also kind of kind of helping them out to that.
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  Speaker 2: They've they've ran a lot of twelve personnel, which is
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  Speaker 2: something that we haven't seen from Sean m Favs. For
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  Speaker 2: the most part, they've been in a three wide receiver
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  Speaker 2: eleven personnel team, and this year they are rocking with
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  Speaker 2: a lot of twelve personnel. And Week one was Colbe
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  Speaker 2: Parkinson and and and and Tyler Higbee dominant dominating the
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  Speaker 2: staffs of Davis Allen rotating in, and then this past
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  Speaker 2: week it was Cobe Parkinson, actually it was out, so
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  Speaker 2: it was Tyler Higby and and and David Allen kind
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  Speaker 2: of in those twelve personnel packages. But they've they've really
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  Speaker 2: helped their their their tackles and pass protection because they
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  Speaker 2: they they've ranced on tall personnel. But I think it's
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  Speaker 2: something that the tackles can can be exploited. I actually
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  Speaker 2: I love what Jaylex contest one so far this year. Yes,
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  Speaker 2: he's a fine players. He was on my favorite play
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  Speaker 2: players in that draft class too, and nicely of course,
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  Speaker 2: of course it was how he rose from the nag right. No,
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  Speaker 2: I think the Eagles gonna have a significant advantage there
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  Speaker 2: on the defensive line.
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  Speaker 1: Rams.
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  Speaker 2: You have to have to find ways to mitigate that,
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  Speaker 2: whether whether it's give them a lot quickly late like
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  Speaker 2: like we mentioned, or with with with screens, misteraction, things
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  Speaker 2: like that.
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  Speaker 1: Yeah. Do you think the Rams and the offensive coordinator
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  Speaker 1: they're running a lot more twelve personnel this year to
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  Speaker 1: get Kiren Williams going as well, like from the run
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  Speaker 1: game perspective, or is it just mainly from a pass
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  Speaker 1: pro type of schematic, You know, what are your thoughts there?
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, No, I think it's mostly from a from from
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  Speaker 2: a pass protection stand standpoint. And then also just wait
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  Speaker 2: when when you're when you're coming out a twelve person
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  Speaker 2: now obvious the defense pretty much has to ask and
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  Speaker 2: match that and base you're you're getting you're getting I
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  Speaker 2: think some more some more matchups you can kind of
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  Speaker 2: take it, take advantage in the passing game as well,
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  Speaker 2: and and especially passing under center.
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  Speaker 1: Yeah all right, well, uh again, folks, we're talking to
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  Speaker 1: that being said, folks, we are going to take a
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  Speaker 1: having him on the show when he's able to jump on. Look.
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  Speaker 1: We talked about the Eagles defensive line going up against
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  Speaker 1: the Rams offensive line right before the break, Blane, And
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  Speaker 1: on the flip side, I'd like to dive into the
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  Speaker 1: Eagles offensive line going up against the Rams defensive line.
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  Speaker 1: This is going to be an extremely interesting matchup for
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  Speaker 1: us all to watch. Interestingly enough, Jared Verse, he's been
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  Speaker 1: kind of quiet this season, at least from the stat
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  Speaker 1: sheet from everything I've seen thus far. But Byron Young,
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  Speaker 1: he's really been able to take advantage of various matchups
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  Speaker 1: throughout the first two weeks of the season. Here. And
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  Speaker 1: this is an Eagles offensive line, as we know, that's
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  Speaker 1: one of the best in the league. They've been doing
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  Speaker 1: quite a fantastic job so far this season. So how
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  Speaker 1: do you see this matchup really playing out this Sunday,
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  Speaker 1: Eagles offensive line going up against the Rams defensive line.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, it's it's it's it's it's kind of funny, you know.
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  Speaker 2: The look up we just talked about about the Rams
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  Speaker 2: and how like I think, is how the interior drofensive
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  Speaker 2: line that can kind of be exploited, and I kind
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  Speaker 2: of I think say the same about about the about
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  Speaker 2: about the Eagles is I think they can kind of
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  Speaker 2: be exploited a little bit through the interior. I think
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  Speaker 2: it's important for this game. Jered First has kind of
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  Speaker 2: struggled with just in the past in a little bit.
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  Speaker 2: They year just just just with with with with his campaign.
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  Speaker 2: You've we've seen cam Ward kind of kind of be
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  Speaker 2: able to break out. And if if Jayea Hurts gets
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  Speaker 2: that opportunity, he's gonna take that every single time absolutely
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  Speaker 2: breakaway and run. So it's gonna be important for for
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  Speaker 2: for both him and and by Young Byre and Young
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  Speaker 2: Tuesday discipline. But yeah, if if the the Rams are
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  Speaker 2: gonna are going to win this game, that they they
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  Speaker 2: they've got to get They've got to get to jam
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  Speaker 2: and Hurts, make him beat, make make him beat beat
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  Speaker 2: them through through the air. They've got the the the
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  Speaker 2: Rams time toon a Ford in free agency for for
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  Speaker 2: a primary reason for that one was to stop the run.
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  Speaker 2: And so I think I think that this will be
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  Speaker 2: this will be a big test. But I think for
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  Speaker 2: the Rams. Watched the the NC Divisional playoff game over
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  Speaker 2: and over this offseason, and then watched watch watch, watch
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  Speaker 2: the back of Barthay's jersey over and over again. And
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  Speaker 2: so yeah, they they they've got they've gotta be able
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  Speaker 2: to contain him, and and and and and win their
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  Speaker 2: matchups match up on the on the interior there, and
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  Speaker 2: we'll see how thing that that Egles offensive line, like
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  Speaker 2: I said, is is very good. But that's also it's
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  Speaker 2: it's kind of a strength on strength matchup. Yeah.
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  Speaker 1: Absolutely, And look, I think it's important for US Eagles
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  Speaker 1: fans to realize that Landon Dickerson is not one. Yes,
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  Speaker 1: he held up been week two. It was a storyline
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  Speaker 1: we were following about his back and how that's been
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  Speaker 1: a nagging injury for him since the preseason. Landon Dickerson
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  Speaker 1: did hold up next week. Who knows about Week three.
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  Speaker 1: We've talked about on this podcast platform how incredibly important
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  Speaker 1: the Eagles medical staff and the training staff is gonna
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  Speaker 1: be for Landon Dickerson to be able to make it
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  Speaker 1: through this season. We're already in week three and we're
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  Speaker 1: still questioning, you know, whether or not he's going to
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  Speaker 1: be able to stay healthy game after game after game.
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  Speaker 1: That certainly is going to be a matchup, you know,
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  Speaker 1: whether it's whether it's Jared Verse, whether it's Byron Young,
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  Speaker 1: maybe taking advantage of that injury that Landon Dickerson has
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  Speaker 1: been nursing here for several weeks. So all right, well
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  Speaker 1: let's move on here, Blaine, because the Eagles secondary, wow,
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  Speaker 1: especially cornerback two, it's pretty weak, pretty weak, and Dori
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  Speaker 1: Jackson has just been getting exposed more and more on
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  Speaker 1: more than a few occasions over the past few weeks.
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  Speaker 1: I know of a lot of US Eagles fans are
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  Speaker 1: hoping to see ja Corey and Bennett perhaps maybe start
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  Speaker 1: at some point, or you get some more playing time
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  Speaker 1: because of Dorri Jackson. Just isn't it. We know that.
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  Speaker 1: And it's interesting how you wrote this past week over
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  Speaker 1: on Turf Show Times that Matt Stafford's passes to Devonte
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  Speaker 1: Adams they seemed a little bit forced here. So while
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  Speaker 1: they're certainly getting that rapport Matt Stafford and Davante Adams,
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  Speaker 1: who is a fantastic receiver and has been for some
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  Speaker 1: time in the NFL, I'm wondering how you see the
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  Speaker 1: Rams receivers really matching up with this Eagles secondary that
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  Speaker 1: can be exposed. What are your thoughts here.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, I think we go we go back to that
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  Speaker 2: to that division playoff team last year, and the offense
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  Speaker 2: pretty much ran through Kuk Cooper Cup was kind of
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  Speaker 2: a shell of himself, Yeah, and just wasn't as explosive.
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  Speaker 2: And then DeMarcus Robinson was he was he was fine,
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  Speaker 2: but he wasn't. I don't think defenses were scared of
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  Speaker 2: DeMarcus Robinson per SAE or by by by any means.
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  Speaker 2: But yeah, I think this is this The Rings have
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  Speaker 2: two legitimate threats and Pukku in Devonte Adams, and I
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  Speaker 2: think you kind of saw what I like. Like you said,
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  Speaker 2: I think Stafford and Stafford and Adams report is continually
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  Speaker 2: growing and I think it will continue to get better
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  Speaker 2: as as the season sees. As the season goes on,
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  Speaker 2: and there there there's one point in the first half
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  Speaker 2: against the Titans, I think Adams had two receptions on
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  Speaker 2: eight on eight targets. So it's just it was it
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  Speaker 2: wasn't there, and and then that improved in the second
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  Speaker 2: half at Adams had the touchdown coming out coming out
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  Speaker 2: of the second half, Stafford hit hit Adams for for
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  Speaker 2: I think twenty six, twenty six and nineteen yards forty
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  Speaker 2: five yards on two catches just on the opening second
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  Speaker 2: half drive. So yeah, I think that that's because that
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  Speaker 2: Egos quarterback two spot is so vulnerable. I think this
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  Speaker 2: is going to this this could end up being a
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  Speaker 2: big DeVante Adams game, and and that that's a connection
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  Speaker 2: that that's that's that's going to have to hit. But
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  Speaker 2: at the same time as the Egos Canary, I think
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  Speaker 2: outside of the quarterback two spots is so talented with
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  Speaker 2: Cooper dejen and and Queen Yeah, Queen and Mitchell.
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  Speaker 1: Yeah, absolutely, And let's not forget like read blank and
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  Speaker 1: Ship not that bad of a safety either. And Andrew mccooba. Boy,
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  Speaker 1: he really played an incredible game this past week against
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  Speaker 1: the Chiefs and was one of the main reasons why
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  Speaker 1: the Eagles won. Eagles defense is really strong heading into
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  Speaker 1: Week three here. So with that being said, here Blaine,
• 17:25
  Speaker 1: we'd like to end our pregame preview shows here on
• 17:27
  Speaker 1: our Opposition Territory podcast with these two questions basically being
• 17:32
  Speaker 1: what both teams are gonna need to hit on for
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  Speaker 1: a win this coming week. So let's start with the Rams.
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  Speaker 1: What do you think the Rams are gonna need to
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  Speaker 1: hit on for a win this week against this Philadelphia
• 17:42
  Speaker 1: Eagles team.
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  Speaker 2: No, I think it comes down to stopping Sakoon Barklay.
• 17:47
  Speaker 2: You have they been able to been able to do
• 17:48
  Speaker 2: that in the playoff. In the playoff game, they probably win.
• 17:51
  Speaker 2: They probably win. And I think I saw I saw
• 17:55
  Speaker 2: stat on it was a Sunday night or Monday. But
• 17:58
  Speaker 2: Rams are not are nine and against when when all
• 18:01
  Speaker 2: their starters play there, they're they're they're they're they're nine
• 18:03
  Speaker 2: and oh against every opponent outside the outside of the
• 18:06
  Speaker 2: field of the Eagles. Yes, the Eagles have kind of
• 18:10
  Speaker 2: been been the Rams krypton that here over the last
• 18:14
  Speaker 2: year or so. And but yeah, I think it starts
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  Speaker 2: to stop you saying from Barkley, Jalen Hurts is I
• 18:21
  Speaker 2: I I love Jalen Hurts, but he's I don't I
• 18:24
  Speaker 2: like Colomic game managers is disrespect Why I don't.
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  Speaker 1: I don't.
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  Speaker 2: I don't want to call a game manager by by
• 18:28
  Speaker 2: by by any means. But but I I think if
• 18:33
  Speaker 2: they can make make sure Jalen j Jalen Hurts be
• 18:37
  Speaker 2: beaten with it with his arm, that that's that's where
• 18:39
  Speaker 2: you want to be as a defense, I.
• 18:41
  Speaker 1: Think that's very fair to be honest with you, Blaine,
• 18:43
  Speaker 1: I really do, because I mean last week Jalen Hurts
• 18:45
  Speaker 1: had one hundred and one yards of passing. You know,
• 18:49
  Speaker 1: he hasn't necessarily been lighting up the the NFL when
• 18:52
  Speaker 1: it comes to the passing game. So I think there's
• 18:54
  Speaker 1: something very fair to be said for for that point
• 18:57
  Speaker 1: of view, for sure. But on the opposite side of
• 19:00
  Speaker 1: things here, what's the one thing you think the Philadelphia
• 19:02
  Speaker 1: Eagles are going to need to hit on for a
• 19:04
  Speaker 1: win against the Los Angeles Rams this week?
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  Speaker 2: I think it's hitting, hitting on exposive, on explosive plays.
• 19:12
  Speaker 2: I think one matchup that Eagle stands are kind of
• 19:14
  Speaker 2: robbing at the mouth at is Emmanuel Forbes is starting
• 19:17
  Speaker 2: started starting at cornerback, and A J. Brown has had
• 19:20
  Speaker 2: a lot of success against Emmanuel Forbes there, so it
• 19:23
  Speaker 2: hurts kind of. He has a really nice deep ball,
• 19:27
  Speaker 2: and so so if if, if, if the Eagles can
• 19:30
  Speaker 2: kind of hit hit, hit on some of some of
• 19:31
  Speaker 2: those deep throws to Devonte Smith and and and A J. Brown,
• 19:36
  Speaker 2: I think I think the belverleage shot in this game. Well.
• 19:38
  Speaker 1: AJ Brown is looking to get a jump start to
• 19:40
  Speaker 1: this season. He's had two games and a total of
• 19:43
  Speaker 1: thirty five yards. Blaine, I think he us definitely going
• 19:46
  Speaker 1: to jump to this season. Absolutely so, my friend, it
• 19:50
  Speaker 1: was great having you on. Always enjoy the time that
• 19:53
  Speaker 1: you're able to give us here. Fantastic preview show for
• 19:56
  Speaker 1: this upcoming Week three matchup. Again, tell folks where they
• 19:59
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• 20:02
  Speaker 2: Yeah, you can follow me over on Twitter at pek
• 20:04
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• 20:07
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• 20:10
  Speaker 2: me and really looking forward to matchup on Sunday.
• 20:13
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