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Football at Four: Updated Intel on All of Eagles Free Agency Signings · Inside the Birds: A Philadelphia Eagles Podcast

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  Speaker 1: Adam Kaplan from the Inside the Birds podcast, which you
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  Speaker 1: Friday conversation and obviously five days of free agency. Adam,
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  Speaker 1: Let's take a look at some of the things that
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  Speaker 1: the Birds have done so far. Let's start with some
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  Speaker 1: of the guys that they have added and re signed.
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  Speaker 3: Yeah, so, Mike, when you hear the name Johnny Mount,
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  Speaker 3: could he be anything more? Than any blocking tight end.
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  Speaker 3: I mean what a name is like. He does turn
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  Speaker 3: thirty two in November. He's an older player near the
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  Speaker 3: end of his career, but the guy can block. The
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  Speaker 3: number one reason why he's still in the NFL. He
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  Speaker 3: was cut by the Jaguars and that's concerning, but as
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  Speaker 3: long as he looks like he can still play, and
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  Speaker 3: Eagles believe that he will most likely be their starting
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  Speaker 3: why tight end. That means he's the first guy that's
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  Speaker 3: going to be in there to block, and that's that's
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  Speaker 3: why they signed him. The number one reason. And she
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  Speaker 3: had another reason why the Eagles are going to be
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  Speaker 3: a running team again, not that it should be anything different,
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  Speaker 3: but they'll be probably heavy twelve personnel, which means two
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  Speaker 3: tight ends to receivers, one back, which they basically were
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  Speaker 3: last season and the season before that. You're going to
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  Speaker 3: see a lot of that. They might use a fullback
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  Speaker 3: Mike Well. That something we'll we'll learn in May once
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  Speaker 3: they start OTA's But yet Johnny Munt's here to do
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  Speaker 3: one thing that's the block.
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  Speaker 2: Yep.
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  Speaker 1: He's the first guy on the offensive side of the
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  Speaker 1: ball that they brought in. And obviously we'll see what
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  Speaker 1: Well they we'll get to some of the guys they
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  Speaker 1: brought back, but he's the one guy from another organization
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  Speaker 1: they brought in on the defensive side of the ball.
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  Speaker 1: They have lost three starters, but they started to pick
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  Speaker 1: up the pieces. What do you think of what they've
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  Speaker 1: done on the defensive side of the ball so far.
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  Speaker 3: Yeah. The signing of Arnold Abiqutti I like a lot.
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  Speaker 3: He's what we call DPR. He's a designated pantsharsh. He's
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  Speaker 3: not a starting level player. We talked about him at
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  Speaker 3: the trade deadline. That's a guy that would fit in
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  Speaker 3: great with the Eagles, and then they didn't trade for him.
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  Speaker 3: But he's the guy they've liked. That's why we actually
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  Speaker 3: talked about him. They played at Temple for three years.
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  Speaker 3: Excuse me, yeah, three years than one year at Penn State.
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  Speaker 3: He's got what you love is the lens that the
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  Speaker 3: thirty four and one inch arms. I talked to someone
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  Speaker 3: who's had his pro day, very explosive. I like your
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  Speaker 3: comparison to his. He's Ojelari. I know they're not built
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  Speaker 3: exactly the same, but they're both shorter than you'd like,
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  Speaker 3: but they have very long arms. A kitty about six
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  Speaker 3: two in a quarter. But you like the arm leant.
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  Speaker 3: He's explosive. I mean, that's what you're looking for. He's
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  Speaker 3: his side and wall has nothing to do with the draft.
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  Speaker 3: I mean that anyone on a one year deal has
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  Speaker 3: no impact on the team's decision what they're going to
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  Speaker 3: do in the draft. These are just guys they hope
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  Speaker 3: they could excel in the role the role that they
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  Speaker 3: have and then Rake Willan will be a starter for sure.
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  Speaker 3: He's a one year deal. Again, this is not going
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  Speaker 3: to impact the draft. But as I said on our show,
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  Speaker 3: they dropped this morning with Jeff Bosher and I, if
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  Speaker 3: Wollen's crushing it, if he could play consistent football, limit
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  Speaker 3: the penalties, play with discipline, win shot us by Thanksgiving,
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  Speaker 3: the extend his contract. I mean, they give him a
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  Speaker 3: nice one year deal, so they want to see more
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  Speaker 3: of it. And then they got Jonathan Jones in. Jonathan
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  Speaker 3: Jones is a corner. He's not a nickel. He's shorter
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  Speaker 3: than he's like, but very competitive, two time Super Bowl winner.
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  Speaker 3: Due to the end of his career, but he most
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  Speaker 3: likely will be the replacement for Dewey Jackson. The difference
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  Speaker 3: is he won't be starting where Jackson did, so that
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  Speaker 3: gives him two new corners they needed that. They probably
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  Speaker 3: need one more by training camp where it comes in
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  Speaker 3: the draft for free agency and Mike. But I still
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  Speaker 3: believe if the opportunity arises, they're going to add a
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  Speaker 3: significant piece at edge, if they can via trade or
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  Speaker 3: maybe early in the draft because they need more help
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  Speaker 3: at edge.
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  Speaker 1: Yeah, Eb, Ketty is in, Woolen is in. Jones is
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  Speaker 1: in real quick back to Woolan here, I mean, are
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  Speaker 1: you surprised the one year deal? A lot of people
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  Speaker 1: really like this deal for Philadelphia. And obviously he's you know,
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  Speaker 1: he's been an up and down guy, and his ups
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  Speaker 1: are really up and his downs are really down.
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  Speaker 2: It seems like exactly.
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  Speaker 3: And Mike. They try to trade him at trade at
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  Speaker 3: lend Mike's and they didn't. They were not going to
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  Speaker 3: bring him back. So no. I but you could give
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  Speaker 3: anyone a ten year contract, but when can you get
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  Speaker 3: out of the contract. That's all that matters. There's no
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  Speaker 3: guessing here. It's a one year deal. The deal wills
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  Speaker 3: fire less they extend it before it ends next March.
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  Speaker 3: So no, he in fact, if I'm him, I take
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  Speaker 3: this one year and a handsteal. That's probably a little
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  Speaker 3: bit smarter on his end. And the Eagles have had
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  Speaker 3: a good history with guys on one year deals they
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  Speaker 3: don't get all right. Obviously last year they missed on
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  Speaker 3: a lot of them, but they were small money. This
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  Speaker 3: is a bigger, much bigger deal cash wise than anyone
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  Speaker 3: way bigger than anyone they signed last year. But it's
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  Speaker 3: still a low cash bend for the Eagles, which is
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  Speaker 3: what we told people. But the big one they did
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  Speaker 3: not get was Jalen Phillips. They wanted him badly back
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  Speaker 3: and they're on a multi year deal. It just didn't happen,
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  Speaker 3: and they still need that big piece at edge, and
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  Speaker 3: that's kind of what they're missing, all.
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  Speaker 1: Right, Adam, Let's go to the guys they did bring back.
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  Speaker 1: We Ma mentioned Johnny Munt as a guy at tight
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  Speaker 1: end from outside the organization, but they did bring back
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  Speaker 1: Grant Calcina as well. And it doesn't appear that they
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  Speaker 1: have done anything with Dallas Goddard.
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  Speaker 2: By four o'clock today.
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  Speaker 3: I'm a little bit surprised with the Grand Capetaire, I'll
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  Speaker 3: be honest with you, but just checking into it, this
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  Speaker 3: is my sense with Johnny Munt, with Kim Latto, where
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  Speaker 3: the other staff use Kaal Katerra way too much to
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  Speaker 3: block and way that they asked the tight ends to Buck.
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  Speaker 3: They're going to do it differently here. I just see
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  Speaker 3: him being a if he makes the team, just being
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  Speaker 3: used as a pass catcher strictly, and that's really all
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  Speaker 3: he can do at this point, Mike. It's not a
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  Speaker 3: one year deal. He needs to make the roster to
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  Speaker 3: get paid, and we haven't got the contract breakdown on him.
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  Speaker 3: But they're they're not even close to being done at
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  Speaker 3: tight end. They don't have a starting ted end right now. Mike.
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  Speaker 3: That's whether it's God or somebody else that's got to happen.
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  Speaker 1: Agree with that. And I talked to Andrew and Jeff
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  Speaker 1: about this the other day. I hope they're not trying
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  Speaker 1: to say, you know what, we really like Calkatara if
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  Speaker 1: he was given the opportunity and we can go on
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  Speaker 1: the cheap at that spot.
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  Speaker 3: No, they wanted to start a tight end. He's not
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  Speaker 3: trust me on this, Mike. There's zero chances they're starting
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  Speaker 3: tight end. They don't look at him at that way.
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  Speaker 3: It's just they it's why he he's on a one
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  Speaker 3: year value deal. They won a starting tight end, whether
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  Speaker 3: it's Goddard or David Njoku or jon O Smith or
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  Speaker 3: someone won the first couple of rounds of the draft.
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  Speaker 3: I mean, this is kind of what they are. Their
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  Speaker 3: many needs, Mike start, a starting to end is.
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  Speaker 2: One of them. All Right, let's go to Braden Mann.
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  Speaker 1: That was an important one because obviously kickers and punters,
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  Speaker 1: if you were a kicker and putter in this offseason,
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  Speaker 1: you got paid. And they really liked Man and got
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  Speaker 1: him for four more years.
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  Speaker 3: Yeah. Yeah, so it's under it's and they never had
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  Speaker 3: a four million when with everything tied into it as
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  Speaker 3: I'm told, But yeah, this is a guy they wanted back,
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  Speaker 3: he wanted to be back, and it's a good story
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  Speaker 3: because the Jets. He was drafted by the Jets, never
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  Speaker 3: really given a shot Pittsburgh. He told us, Andrew and
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  Speaker 3: I host has show in Philly, and he kind of
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  Speaker 3: told us how he was kind of held hostage by
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  Speaker 3: the Jets. They couldn't make a decision and excuse me,
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  Speaker 3: by the Steelers that rather and they couldn't make a
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  Speaker 3: decision that they finally made a decision that the Eagles brought
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  Speaker 3: him in and it was a great one. He just
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  Speaker 3: it's because the NFC was so strong with their punters
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  Speaker 3: he to make the Pro Bowl. But he was terrific
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  Speaker 3: and he's a really good holder. I'm told. I know
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  Speaker 3: that doesn't sound like much, but the coaches as sure does.
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  Speaker 3: And getting him back was that priorty from They really
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  Speaker 3: did one him back.
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  Speaker 1: Yeah, and as you just mentioned, a very important piece
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  Speaker 1: of the special teams. Brandon manned back for Philadelphia. But
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  Speaker 1: they lost a bunch of guys here.
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  Speaker 2: He's back. Sam Howe is not.
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  Speaker 1: Han Dotson is not Gilan Granson is not Matt Pryor
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  Speaker 1: goes to Arizona. Rett Toad, the guy that we talked
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  Speaker 1: a lot about and how well he played for them
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  Speaker 1: last year. He's in San Francisco. So they need some
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  Speaker 1: more depth on the offensive and the rest of the
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  Speaker 1: guys seemed to be replaceable.
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  Speaker 3: Yeah, boy, Mike, they're really light. They need two veterans
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  Speaker 3: of the offensive line by training camp. They really need
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  Speaker 3: to have them. With Toath and prior gone that they
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  Speaker 3: need to be replaced and that's something that look, they
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  Speaker 3: don't have to do now. The longer you wait, the
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  Speaker 3: better you save more money. And by the way the
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  Speaker 3: Johan Dotsons deal. I cannot believe that the Falcons Gettee
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  Speaker 3: and I have the contract. I have the contract breakdown.
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  Speaker 3: I am shocked that they guaranteed ten million. You have
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  Speaker 3: to remember, Mike, the Commanders do not want Dotson. They
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  Speaker 3: would have cut him if they couldn't find a trade partner,
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  Speaker 3: and the Eagles overpaid for him. I'm just astonished he
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  Speaker 3: the looking at his contract, Mike, I mean, John Dotson
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  Speaker 3: right now will be starting for the Falcons like that's
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  Speaker 3: that's basically the contract structure they gave. They guaranteed eight
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  Speaker 3: million in year one until two million of a seven
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  Speaker 3: million a year two. That's starter money. It's low on
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  Speaker 3: starter money. But unless they draft someone, Mike, John Dottson's
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  Speaker 3: probably gonna start for the Falcons.
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  Speaker 2: Yep.
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  Speaker 1: And I guess the question with me would be, you know,
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  Speaker 1: even though the Eagles did not use him all that much,
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  Speaker 1: do they need to bring in another wide receiver or
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  Speaker 1: do they like Darius Cooper? Do they you know, how
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  Speaker 1: do they view that third wide receiver? Roll the way forward?
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  Speaker 2: Yeah?
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  Speaker 3: They will, They'll out of receiver draft free agency. Yeah, absolutely,
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  Speaker 3: Darris Cooper, the hope is here he'll compete for the three.
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  Speaker 3: That's a big jump for him. They just love Johnny
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  Speaker 3: Wilson come back from major injury. And they got Johnny
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  Speaker 3: Wilson coming back. I mean, Johnny Wilson's coming back. Britain
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  Speaker 3: Covey's only a slot. And if you look at who
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  Speaker 3: they brought back, Qus Watkins is on their roster. He's
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  Speaker 3: on their offseason roster. Like I can't believe it, but
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  Speaker 3: he is. But that you know. And Danny Gray's back.
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  Speaker 3: It's been hurt a lot, but can run. But that
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  Speaker 3: these guys aren't good enough. So yeah, they'll definitely have
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  Speaker 3: some competition for Darius Cooper for the number three.
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  Speaker 1: All right on defense and by the way, AJ Dillon,
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  Speaker 1: Ben Van Sumer and Brett Johnson. Interesting, he got a
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  Speaker 1: lot of playing time obviously, and then there's got it.
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  Speaker 2: They're all on side.
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  Speaker 3: Yeah, boy, Fred Johnson, it would be a good good
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  Speaker 3: because he could play right or left tackle. See the
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  Speaker 3: question is because the blocking scheme is going to change,
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  Speaker 3: and when with more zone blocking, you want more athletic
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  Speaker 3: guys who can move. They don't have to be super talented.
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  Speaker 3: Look at the Niners. Other than Trent Williams, they just
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  Speaker 3: have certain body types and footwork that they're looking for.
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  Speaker 3: Bet Fan Super was tenored as fully expected as a
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  Speaker 3: restricted free agent. I'm very interest to see if they
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  Speaker 3: bring him back because he's still a fullback and then
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  Speaker 3: and not a linebacker. And then you will use one
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  Speaker 3: because again this is a combination of two different schemes
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  Speaker 3: of two different West Coast You're gonna see some cop
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  Speaker 3: Shanaan influence and of course you're gonna see some Sean
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  Speaker 3: mcveig influence. I'm really interesting to see what that looks like.
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  Speaker 2: All right, let's go defense.
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  Speaker 1: We know Phillip's gone, we know Dean gone, we know
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  Speaker 1: Blanketship gone, o Jalai ooj So a lot of edge
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  Speaker 1: rushers gone. Brandon Grahams does he wants to play? We'll
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  Speaker 1: see if they, you know, bring him back at Dorry Jackson,
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  Speaker 1: Marcus ep So, they've taken a lot of hits on defense.
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  Speaker 3: It might for Beach to come back because let's say
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  Speaker 3: they add a significant piece in free agency in a trade,
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  Speaker 3: or let's say they spend a second round pick on
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  Speaker 3: an edge. As long as they're not trading Nolan Smith,
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  Speaker 3: there's been no indication they're doing that. I don't see Roofer.
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  Speaker 3: They don't really need a fifth guy other than maybe
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  Speaker 3: a developmental guy, because you've got Smith and Hunt. Hunt's
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  Speaker 3: going to be starting. You got Epicetty, and then if
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  Speaker 3: they get that fourth guy, you you're really Now They've
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  Speaker 3: got Jose Ramirez, who had one great college year, was
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  Speaker 3: drafted by the Buccaneers, who's on their off season roster.
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  Speaker 3: So honestly, Mike, it comes down to what they do now.
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  Speaker 3: It's kind of like they send the batsigal off for him.
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  Speaker 3: They could wait till August. It's really the timeframe is irrelevant.
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  Speaker 3: It doesn't matter. They could just play this thing out
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  Speaker 3: and see if they need him or not. And then
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  Speaker 3: BG made it pretty clear he's not retiring, and he
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  Speaker 3: showed they could still play. It's kind of remarkable, Mikey.
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  Speaker 3: He turns thirty seven next month. Thirty excuse me, he wouldn't.
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  Speaker 2: Go anywhere else to play though, now of course? Right?
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  Speaker 3: No, No, I well I'd say this. You never say never.
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  Speaker 3: We remember that Cleveland had interested in him at one point,
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  Speaker 3: or somebody like another team did. But yeah, I just
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  Speaker 3: can't imagine. And I talking to beg over time. I
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  Speaker 3: know he's gonna live in the area for sure. His
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  Speaker 3: kids are going to school here, so yeah, I don't
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  Speaker 3: see him leaving. But i'd watched that edge thing man,
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  Speaker 3: that they've been sniffing around the big names and nothing's
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  Speaker 3: worked out so far. And then of course you have
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  Speaker 3: the draft, so that's coming up.
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  Speaker 1: That is coming up, and of course we'll be all
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  Speaker 1: over that. We'll have details on this year's draft party
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  Speaker 1: April twenty third, and of course Football at four we'll
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  Speaker 2: All right, I appreciate it man.
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  Speaker 1: Thankye, there's Adam kaplan are Football at four of course
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