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The DiCecco Daily: Takeaway From Eagles Coordinators' Press Conferences · Inside the Birds: A Philadelphia Eagles Podcast

• 0:07
  Speaker 1: What's going on?
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  Speaker 2: Everyone, Welcome into another episode of De Checho Daily. Andrew
• 0:12
  Speaker 2: Dichecko here, Eagles beat reporter for insidethbirds dot Com, and
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  Speaker 2: we're gonna do a little detour today. Normally we would
• 0:18
  Speaker 2: continue on with our positional preview series, but the Eagles
• 0:22
  Speaker 2: had coordinator availability today, which means we heard from newly
• 0:27
  Speaker 2: minted offensive coordinator Sean Mannion for the first time, and
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  Speaker 2: he had.
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  Speaker 1: Some really good things to say.
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  Speaker 2: Look, you never want to make too much off of
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  Speaker 2: one press conference, but I have to say that I
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  Speaker 2: was thoroughly impressed. I thought he conveyed his vision and
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  Speaker 2: his principles and what he really believes in with conviction,
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  Speaker 2: and there was a lot of positives to take away
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  Speaker 2: from that thought. He really handled himself well there. Michael Clay,
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  Speaker 2: the Eagle Special Teams coordator, spoke, and of course we
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  Speaker 2: heard from Vic Vangio, who had a ton of one liners.
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  Speaker 2: Never fails to deliver a quote that illicits a lot
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  Speaker 2: of laughter.
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  Speaker 1: And things like that.
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  Speaker 2: So I'm actually going to read for you some quotes
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  Speaker 2: that I found to be particularly noteworthy and then I'll
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  Speaker 2: offer some thoughts with that.
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  Speaker 1: So we're gonna start.
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  Speaker 2: With the man of the hour and that is Sean Mannion,
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  Speaker 2: And he talked a lot about establishing a relationship with
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  Speaker 2: Jalen Hurts, how that's gone over very well and Jalen's
• 1:28
  Speaker 2: really dialed into the fundamentals. He asked a lot of
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  Speaker 2: thought provoking questions. He sort of attacked this process and
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  Speaker 2: naturally that's where it all starts with Sean Manion. How
• 1:37
  Speaker 2: will you get the most out of Jalen Hurts? And
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  Speaker 2: he talked about connecting on a personal level, getting to
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  Speaker 2: know Jalen and know what his interests are, what makes
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  Speaker 2: him tick. And then he said, once you start to
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  Speaker 2: get to know a guy on a personal level, I
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  Speaker 2: think the football connection comes becomes pretty easy. And it's
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  Speaker 2: been a great process with Jay when he says he's
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  Speaker 2: been a pleasure to work with him. Really since I
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  Speaker 2: got the job, able to connect with him on a
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  Speaker 2: personal level and then on a football level has been great.
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  Speaker 1: He also talked about his identity for an offense. What
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  Speaker 1: does he want it to be? Want it to be?
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  Speaker 2: And he said, I think the biggest thing we want
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  Speaker 2: our offense to look like is we talk about play
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  Speaker 2: style a lot, playing with great effort, great physicality, being
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  Speaker 2: great teammates. I think it's when you turn the on
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  Speaker 2: the tape, what does the Eagles offense look like?
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  Speaker 1: Those are the things we really want to stand out.
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  Speaker 2: Just as a broad stroke, he talked about the learning
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  Speaker 2: process for Jalen Hurts and look, he's had an abundance
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  Speaker 2: of coordinators. Not an easy task even for a veteran
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  Speaker 2: quarterback like Jalen to be able to learn a new offense,
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  Speaker 2: which is a stark contrast to anything he's done in
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  Speaker 2: the past. But Sean Mannion said, Jayalen's been under outstanding
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  Speaker 2: in the meetings and I think having gone through multiple
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  Speaker 2: coordinators and stuff, you can tell he's really a capable
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  Speaker 2: learner that's been really fun to work work with on
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  Speaker 2: a daily basis. I think there's always going to be
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  Speaker 2: some degree of connection, and like I said, it's a
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  Speaker 2: blend of all things. Blend was a commonly used word
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  Speaker 2: with Sean Maddion, the things that he's really thrived in
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  Speaker 2: here and some of the new things we're bringing to
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  Speaker 2: the table. But it's been a great process to get
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  Speaker 2: to really build this thing from the ground up with
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  Speaker 2: him and with our staff. I think we're really being
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  Speaker 2: deliberate with the teaching and building this thing with a
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  Speaker 2: strong foundation because it's constantly being built, it's constantly evolving.
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  Speaker 1: We're always looking at how.
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  Speaker 2: Can we make this better? So that process has been
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  Speaker 2: great so far. He spoke a little bit about the
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  Speaker 2: interview process and what it was like, you know, getting
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  Speaker 2: the job and being ready and did he know that
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  Speaker 2: he was ready for this big jump in his career,
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  Speaker 2: And he said, I was at the East West Shrine
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  Speaker 2: game and got an interview virtually, and I felt like
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  Speaker 2: we just really hit it off right away. I felt
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  Speaker 2: great about the full conversation and getting to connect with
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  Speaker 2: Nick and Howie and mister.
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  Speaker 1: Lorie and all the people involved.
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  Speaker 2: There's a lot of people involved on the interview and
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  Speaker 2: things like that. From there, came in there for an
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  Speaker 2: in person interview, and again it was just even more
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  Speaker 2: validating getting to be in the building and getting to
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  Speaker 2: have further discussion. It came together kind of sorry I
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  Speaker 2: lost my thought that lost my mark.
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  Speaker 1: Came together kind.
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  Speaker 2: Of from there and felt like it was a great fit,
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  Speaker 2: great fit for me, great fit for my family, great
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  Speaker 2: fit just in terms of the football side of things here,
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  Speaker 2: and yeah, I'm really excited in terms of being ready
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  Speaker 2: for it. I think I lean on all my experiences,
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  Speaker 2: my years in Green Bay, my years as a player,
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  Speaker 2: learning things constantly along the way. I was fortunate to
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  Speaker 2: play for a while and play for a lot of
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  Speaker 2: great coaches. Even as a player, I knew this is
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  Speaker 2: what I wanted to do next. I knew I was
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  Speaker 2: going to get into coaching, so I always had that
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  Speaker 2: in mind as I'm learning things, How am I going
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  Speaker 2: to use this someday for a coaching from a coaching
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  Speaker 2: person effective. I've been really fortunate to work with a
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  Speaker 2: lot of great coaches and pick up a lot of
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  Speaker 2: things along the way, and always kind of attacked it
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  Speaker 2: with the end in mind.
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  Speaker 1: In terms of.
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  Speaker 2: Knowing, someday I'm going to get into coaching. Someday I
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  Speaker 2: hope to become a play caller. How am I going
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  Speaker 2: to use this? I really leaned into that throughout my
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  Speaker 2: career and learned.
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  Speaker 1: A lot along the way.
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  Speaker 2: I asked Sean Manning about run game coordinator and what
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  Speaker 2: made Ryan Mahaffey the logical choice to step in and
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  Speaker 2: coordinate the run game, and he said, me and Ryan
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  Speaker 2: have worked together, and I think some of the things
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  Speaker 2: that we're bringing Ryan has a background, and his background
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  Speaker 2: in and his background is unique. He's been with the
• 5:45
  Speaker 2: offensive line for a lot of time, he's been with
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  Speaker 2: the receiver group. Ultimately, our run game, our whole offense
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  Speaker 2: as a whole, is a collaborative process. It's really being
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  Speaker 2: built by all of us. And Ryan's a very detailed guy.
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  Speaker 2: He understands the schematic elements. He knows how how all
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  Speaker 2: the piece is fit, having worked with the blocking unit,
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  Speaker 2: with the offensive line, having worked with the receiving group,
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  Speaker 2: because we all have a hand in the run game,
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  Speaker 2: and he's a tremendous teacher, detail oriented, He's going to
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  Speaker 2: be a great fit for that room. So I wanted
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  Speaker 2: to make sure that I got a question in about
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  Speaker 2: Ryan Mahaffey. One he hasn't been you know, he's well,
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  Speaker 2: he's a new face to the coaching staff, but he's
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  Speaker 2: going to be taking on a pretty prominent role here
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  Speaker 2: on the offense, looking over the run game or placing
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  Speaker 2: a legend in Jeff Stoutland and then coaching the tight
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  Speaker 2: ends of course, but I thought that that really offered
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  Speaker 2: some good insight into Ryan Mahaffey. And he also spoke
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  Speaker 2: about the collaborative process and that it's going to be
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  Speaker 2: built by all of them and highlighting Ryan's understanding of
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  Speaker 2: the schematic elements, working with multiple different position groups and
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  Speaker 2: things like that, it should all come in to play
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  Speaker 2: as they developed that.
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  Speaker 1: Scheme and let's see, I wanted to get to final one.
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  Speaker 2: On Sean Mannion, he talked about being able to compensate
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  Speaker 2: for the lack of experience and who his influences in
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  Speaker 2: his career that he sort of draws from, and Mannion said,
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  Speaker 2: I've always been kind of working towards the hope of
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  Speaker 2: getting the opportunity to do this. So even in Green Bay,
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  Speaker 2: you're always going through as the quarterbacks coach, You're saying,
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  Speaker 2: all right, what calls do I have to have Jordan
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  Speaker 2: Love ready for. You're kind of thinking through the process
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  Speaker 2: of the game throughout the week. What's Matt going to call?
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  Speaker 1: Here?
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  Speaker 2: Talking about Matt Lafleur, of course, what's my favorite third
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  Speaker 2: down call? You're always kind of taking yourself through that
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  Speaker 2: process mentally. It was the same thing as a player.
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  Speaker 2: You're saying, Hey, what's my favorite call in the high
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  Speaker 2: red zone? If it's a high blitz game, what's my
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  Speaker 2: favorite call? When am I going to come to the
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  Speaker 2: sideline and be like, hey, can I get this one
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  Speaker 2: on our next third medium where you might be getting
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  Speaker 2: a lot of pressure, You're always taking yourself through that
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  Speaker 2: process kind of flexing those muscles. Then even now scripting practice,
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  Speaker 2: you're still going through the same operation. Hey, it's first
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  Speaker 2: and ten, it's second and eight, it's third and eight.
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  Speaker 2: What are the things that I really want us to
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  Speaker 2: get to work on for those specific situations. So you're
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  Speaker 2: always putting yourself through those paces. And your other question
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  Speaker 2: about some of the influences, I think it really for
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  Speaker 2: me starts with my dad. My dad was a longtime
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  Speaker 2: high school football coach, been around the game my entire life.
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  Speaker 1: He's a teacher, my mom's a teacher.
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  Speaker 2: You can hear me talk about the teaching influence a
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  Speaker 2: lot when it comes to coaching. But just to drive
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  Speaker 2: the work ethic, the relationships with the players, the commitment
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  Speaker 2: to fundamentals, my dad was a huge influence on me. There.
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  Speaker 2: My college coach Mike Riley, longtime coach at Oregon State,
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  Speaker 2: just a great.
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  Speaker 1: Leader of men, great communicator, Matt l Floor.
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  Speaker 2: He gave me my first job in this league and
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  Speaker 2: I'll always be grateful to him for that. I learned
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  Speaker 2: a lot from him as a player, I learned a
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  Speaker 2: lot from him as a coach. He's a tremendous coach,
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  Speaker 2: a great man, a great leader. Learned learned a ton
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  Speaker 2: from him. It's been a lot of fun working with
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  Speaker 2: Nick mix an outstanding coach.
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  Speaker 1: He's built an unbelievable program here.
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  Speaker 2: He's really he really has total and absolute commitment to
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  Speaker 2: the things that are important to winning, stresses them all
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  Speaker 2: the time. He's a great communicator, a great leader for
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  Speaker 2: our organization. I know I'm only a few months in
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  Speaker 2: with Nick, but I've already learned a ton and I
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  Speaker 2: can't wait to keep learning from him because he's a
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  Speaker 2: tremendous resource for me. He's a tremendous leader for this organization.
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  Speaker 2: And it's been great so far, and it's going to
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  Speaker 2: be great moving forward. And then he also spoke about
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  Speaker 2: the footwork and why that's so important to the quarterback position.
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  Speaker 2: And I think a quote that that really stuck out
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  Speaker 2: to me was when he talked about that he trains
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  Speaker 2: quarterbacks to really understand and understand and listen to their feet,
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  Speaker 2: understand the timing of one route marries with the timing
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  Speaker 2: of another route, but He also talked about listening to
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  Speaker 2: your feet, and that's something that he says that they
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  Speaker 2: talk about. If your footwork is sound, he says, and
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  Speaker 2: your rhythm's good, it's just going to feel like the
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  Speaker 2: ball wants to come out. So that was Sean Mannion.
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  Speaker 2: He had a lot of really great things to say
• 10:05
  Speaker 2: about Jalen Hurts. I sort of led the podcast with that,
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  Speaker 2: and their relationship is going to be critical moving forward.
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  Speaker 2: How quickly Jalen's able to pick things up. I happen
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  Speaker 2: to think that Sean Mannion, and being as young as
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  Speaker 2: he is, kind of like with Christian Parker, can have
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  Speaker 2: that relatability factor which makes it easier to learn.
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  Speaker 1: He learned the where he.
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  Speaker 2: Played the position at a high level, and so everything
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  Speaker 2: that Sean Manny had to say about Jalen Hurts should leave.
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  Speaker 2: You're really encouraged. Now you have to go on the
• 10:34
  Speaker 2: field and be able to execute it and put those
• 10:36
  Speaker 2: things in motion. But this is what we have to
• 10:40
  Speaker 2: go off of right now. OTAs are next week and
• 10:42
  Speaker 2: you kind of build from there. But I think right
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  Speaker 2: now it was a very encouraging sign of things to come.
• 10:50
  Speaker 2: Sean Manny and I believed Ace the initial press conference.
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  Speaker 2: That doesn't count for much, but that's what we have
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  Speaker 2: to go off of, and I think that that was
• 10:58
  Speaker 2: a really positive developed met there for the Philadelphia Eagles.
• 11:02
  Speaker 1: Vic Fangio.
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  Speaker 2: Vic Vangio, when asked right off the bat how close
• 11:07
  Speaker 2: he was to stepping away, said, now, I wasn't close.
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  Speaker 2: I've had those thoughts for the last few years. Every
• 11:13
  Speaker 2: year at the end of the year, I just think
• 11:14
  Speaker 2: about it. I never really got serious to where I
• 11:16
  Speaker 2: would have done it, and it's no different than I
• 11:18
  Speaker 2: did after the twenty four season.
• 11:20
  Speaker 1: After the twenty three season, I.
• 11:21
  Speaker 2: Told the players the other day that we had our
• 11:23
  Speaker 2: annual physical We get our physicals as coaches, and the
• 11:26
  Speaker 2: docs told me I was reverse aging with my lab
• 11:29
  Speaker 2: work and everything that came up. I told them, you
• 11:31
  Speaker 2: guys are stuck with me for a while, a long while.
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  Speaker 1: That was just some of the.
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  Speaker 2: Lighthearted moments that Vic Vangiel had and he also mentioned
• 11:39
  Speaker 2: he just likes doing it.
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  Speaker 1: He still likes doing it.
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  Speaker 2: He likes the group of guys that they have, he
• 11:44
  Speaker 2: likes working with them, he likes the challenge of the job.
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  Speaker 2: Of course, the organization was something he highlighted, and yeah,
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  Speaker 2: I mean that was sort of his that's sort of
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  Speaker 2: a synopsis there of you know, the early offseason conversation
• 12:00
  Speaker 2: that centered around that, and Marik Wohen was another player
• 12:04
  Speaker 2: who came up understandably, and Vic Vangio sort of in
• 12:09
  Speaker 2: a Vicvangil way, kind of gushed over the new acquisition
• 12:13
  Speaker 2: there said he I'm excited to have him. We looked
• 12:16
  Speaker 2: at him during the middle of the season last year
• 12:18
  Speaker 2: a little bit because they may have been interested in
• 12:21
  Speaker 2: trading them, and we didn't decide to do it, and
• 12:23
  Speaker 2: I didn't get too involved in the evaluation. But then
• 12:25
  Speaker 2: when it came to free agency. Then when it came
• 12:29
  Speaker 2: free agency time this year, and I actually sat down
• 12:31
  Speaker 2: and watched him thoroughly. I was excited for him and
• 12:34
  Speaker 2: kind of surprised that he was one of those guys
• 12:37
  Speaker 2: that didn't get a lot of action for a long
• 12:39
  Speaker 2: term deal. I was thrown to get him. I think
• 12:40
  Speaker 2: he's going to play well for us. And when asked
• 12:45
  Speaker 2: about what about Rike Wohen intrigued you, he mentioned that
• 12:49
  Speaker 2: he's a rare guy, and you don't see many corners
• 12:51
  Speaker 2: in this league that are six'. Four you don't see
• 12:53
  Speaker 2: many that are six two or even six,' one and
• 12:55
  Speaker 2: there's a reason. For that it's hard to find guys
• 12:57
  Speaker 2: at those heights that can move in mirror receivers that
• 13:00
  Speaker 2: are hard. To cover he can do that for a guy.
• 13:02
  Speaker 2: His height he can get in and out. Of breaks
• 13:04
  Speaker 2: he's obviously he obviously has good, downfield speed and his
• 13:07
  Speaker 2: length is more of an asset than a detriment in.
• 13:09
  Speaker 2: This case i'm excited to. Have him he's been here
• 13:12
  Speaker 2: since we started the. Off season seems to be a.
• 13:14
  Speaker 2: Great guy he's into being here and really looking forward
• 13:17
  Speaker 2: to working. With him with Regard To, nolan smith and
• 13:22
  Speaker 2: in case you, Haven't Heard nolan smith was Arrested, last
• 13:26
  Speaker 2: friday and, you know for Speeding, in georgia and there's been,
• 13:33
  Speaker 2: you know conversation you know, About that and he SAID
• 13:38
  Speaker 2: when i asked what his reaction was To The nolan
• 13:40
  Speaker 2: smith's speeding incident with regard to maybe reaching out and
• 13:45
  Speaker 2: talking to him, about it, he, said, YEAH eventually, i
• 13:47
  Speaker 2: WILL but, i mean.
• 13:49
  Speaker 1: Coach addressed.
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  Speaker 2: IT today i didn't find out about it until, this morning,
• 13:53
  Speaker 2: BUT yeah i we'll address it with him at. SOME
• 13:55
  Speaker 2: point a really notable nugget Here From, vic vangio when
• 14:00
  Speaker 2: asked about his view of the. Safety position Next to,
• 14:02
  Speaker 2: Drew Mccouba vick, vangol said. IT'S open I think Marcus
• 14:07
  Speaker 2: Meaning marcus EPs is someone that will put up a
• 14:10
  Speaker 2: good claim. To it, in base it Will Be. Cooper
• 14:12
  Speaker 2: dejen when we go to Nickel and coop comes up and,
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  Speaker 2: plays nickel It'll. Be epps we're taking a good Look
• 14:19
  Speaker 2: At michael carter Back there Andre sam then we signed
• 14:22
  Speaker 2: an undrafted for agent gush Talking about COPINA. Gushikin jt
• 14:27
  Speaker 2: gray has mainly been a special, teams player but he'll get.
• 14:29
  Speaker 2: A look we'll look at all. Those guys it's an.
• 14:32
  Speaker 2: Open Competition michael carter is a player that may. Surprise
• 14:38
  Speaker 2: some he's a nickelback. By trade but, you know if
• 14:41
  Speaker 2: you've been following along with all of, the coverage including,
• 14:44
  Speaker 2: my own you would know That the eagles are going
• 14:46
  Speaker 2: to take a long Look At michael carter this year as.
• 14:48
  Speaker 1: A safety he played safety in the.
• 14:50
  Speaker 2: Season finale he's played safety previously in, his career and
• 14:55
  Speaker 2: while he doesn't have pro typical size and eighty. Five
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  Speaker 2: Pounds vic vangil outlined why or what he Liked About
• 15:02
  Speaker 2: michael carter and, HE said i don't think it's a nickel.
• 15:04
  Speaker 2: Position translating that's an. Individual thing he's an. INSTINCTIVE player
• 15:08
  Speaker 2: i think he's a good feel for. The game what
• 15:10
  Speaker 2: little he did play for us, last year he did.
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  Speaker 2: SHOW that i don't think we'll have a hard time
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  Speaker 2: learning the. Position mentally he's just got to go out
• 15:17
  Speaker 2: there and be able to. Do it what we've been
• 15:20
  Speaker 2: doing out there these last couple of weeks are just
• 15:22
  Speaker 2: kind of walk throughs and route pickups against other defensive
• 15:25
  Speaker 2: players running the routes or even. NON players i think
• 15:28
  Speaker 2: we'll know early whether he's got the feel for it.
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  Speaker 1: Or not so that's something to keep an.
• 15:33
  Speaker 2: Eye ON and i am curious to see how the
• 15:37
  Speaker 2: safety alignments take shape for. Even OTAs, let's see let's
• 15:44
  Speaker 2: Go To. Jalen carter what has he Seen From? Jalen
• 15:52
  Speaker 2: carter he had the, shoulder. Issues etc and where is
• 15:56
  Speaker 2: he with? The shoulder, HE said i think his shoulders.
• 15:58
  Speaker 2: Are fine he's had a good offseason. OF lifting i
• 16:01
  Speaker 2: think he started that earlier than normal, for him and
• 16:03
  Speaker 2: you can see the difference in. THAT regard i think
• 16:05
  Speaker 2: he's in a better spot now than, HE was I
• 16:08
  Speaker 2: Asked vic fangiol about Jay, loox hunt who's entering his.
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  Speaker 2: Third season what's the next step for him and where
• 16:13
  Speaker 2: are you looking for him to grow? His Game, Jalox
• 16:17
  Speaker 2: hunt i've talked about at my pinpointed and written about
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  Speaker 2: as my breakthrough player on defense. This year closed out,
• 16:23
  Speaker 2: The season strong had five and a half sacks from
• 16:27
  Speaker 2: week ten to, week eighteen led the team, in interceptions
• 16:30
  Speaker 2: led the team in quarterback hits with, twenty four and
• 16:35
  Speaker 2: led the edge rushers. And snaps so, he said just
• 16:39
  Speaker 2: keep doing what. He's doing he's had a. NICE progression
• 16:41
  Speaker 2: i see him growing his game in. ALL aspects i
• 16:43
  Speaker 2: think he can and will, Rush better he'll play the.
• 16:46
  Speaker 2: Run better it's just a. Natural progression he's had a
• 16:48
  Speaker 2: good progression in his. Rookie year he didn't play a lot.
• 16:51
  Speaker 2: Early on THEN When Bg brandon graham, went down he
• 16:54
  Speaker 2: started playing MORE and, i thought for a guy with,
• 16:57
  Speaker 2: his background was kind of a perfect year. For him
• 17:00
  Speaker 2: he ended up playing a good bit if you remember
• 17:02
  Speaker 2: in the playoffs. Et cetera then last year played, a lot. Did,
• 17:06
  Speaker 2: GOOD yeah i think he's just ready to keep getting better.
• 17:09
  Speaker 2: And better, let's see we'll go to the, final ONE
• 17:24
  Speaker 2: which i thought was kind. Of funny he, talked about,
• 17:27
  Speaker 2: you know as he talked To former eagles offensive Line Coach,
• 17:30
  Speaker 2: jeff Stotland Because jeff stotland is, a player it is
• 17:34
  Speaker 2: a coach who is.
• 17:36
  Speaker 1: No longer in. The building he's.
• 17:37
  Speaker 2: A veteran and, he, SAID yeah i mean HIM and
• 17:42
  Speaker 2: i live near. EACH other i haven't seen him in
• 17:44
  Speaker 2: the last, few weeks but we played. At golf we
• 17:46
  Speaker 2: played golf a, couple TIMES but i haven't seen. Him
• 17:48
  Speaker 2: lately he seems to be. ENJOYING himself i know he's
• 17:51
  Speaker 2: playing a lot. OF golf i don't know that he's gotten,
• 17:53
  Speaker 2: any better but. He's trying, let's uh they forgot about,
• 18:02
  Speaker 2: this part he said at the last one was you
• 18:07
  Speaker 2: had mentioned that at the end of, The year at
• 18:08
  Speaker 2: the end of, every year you kind of think about.
• 18:11
  Speaker 2: Those things what do you consider when you think about?
• 18:13
  Speaker 2: Those things, You, said well your birth certificate tells you
• 18:15
  Speaker 2: that you should think, about IT and, i do And
• 18:18
  Speaker 2: then i'm always Back and.
• 18:19
  Speaker 1: I'm back but.
• 18:20
  Speaker 2: He had one more THING that i want to FIND that.
• 18:23
  Speaker 2: I can't i want to make SURE that i get
• 18:25
  Speaker 2: the actual quote, for you because you know how there's
• 18:27
  Speaker 2: so many different titles AROUND the nfl associate, head coach this.
• 18:33
  Speaker 1: And that there's there's so.
• 18:35
  Speaker 2: Many titles and when Asked About christian parker Leaving And
• 18:42
  Speaker 2: joe casper becoming the defensive pass game Coordinator At mike
• 18:45
  Speaker 2: pellegrino coming on as a, Secondary coach, vic said defensive pass.
• 18:50
  Speaker 2: Game coordinator all these titles you guys see around, the
• 18:53
  Speaker 2: league pass, game coordinators run. Game coordinators there's, many more assisting,
• 18:57
  Speaker 2: head coach associate, head, coach this that and. The other
• 18:59
  Speaker 2: you know what those titles mean about as much as
• 19:01
  Speaker 2: this bottle of water is going to MEAN after i finished.
• 19:04
  Speaker 2: Drinking It So vic vanjo is a quote MACHINE and
• 19:08
  Speaker 2: I always i always enjoy hearing. From him and then
• 19:12
  Speaker 2: we'll round things Off with special Teams Coordinator, michael clay
• 19:16
  Speaker 2: who actually, you know if you if you remember, he
• 19:20
  Speaker 2: was you know he was potentially going. TO leave i
• 19:23
  Speaker 2: think there Was The Tampa bay buccaneers that explored bringing
• 19:27
  Speaker 2: him onto, their staff and, he said, you know it
• 19:30
  Speaker 2: was just one of, those things is the. Business decision
• 19:34
  Speaker 2: at times the contract does. Run OUT but I guess
• 19:36
  Speaker 2: i could follow a Suit. WITH vic i wasn't that
• 19:39
  Speaker 2: close to leaving or anything of. That nature and he
• 19:42
  Speaker 2: said he's happy that they want.
• 19:44
  Speaker 1: Me back.
• 19:48
  Speaker 2: He said that it was helpful talking to. Another team,
• 19:52
  Speaker 2: you see, he said, you see it has. Two lenses
• 19:55
  Speaker 2: your first time ever getting interviewed as a coordinator to
• 19:58
  Speaker 2: now having.
• 19:58
  Speaker 1: A few years being. A coordinator how vastly different.
• 20:00
  Speaker 2: It is but it's all a great, learning experience and
• 20:03
  Speaker 2: you're able to sit down with other high end people
• 20:05
  Speaker 2: from different organizations and you just kind of feel out
• 20:08
  Speaker 2: how different questions are, being asked what they're. Looking for
• 20:11
  Speaker 2: obviously a big learning experience from a professional. Development, aspect
• 20:15
  Speaker 2: now those of you who have followed along long enough
• 20:18
  Speaker 2: KNOW that i think very Highly Of.
• 20:20
  Speaker 1: MICHAEL clay i believe that he is.
• 20:24
  Speaker 2: A consummate he is an, innate leader a consummate pro
• 20:29
  Speaker 2: embraces his role as a special. Team's coordator he's the
• 20:32
  Speaker 2: only coach who works with every player on the, roster,
• 20:36
  Speaker 2: offense DEFENSE and i think that that's really unique in
• 20:39
  Speaker 2: the sense that you have a feel for what a
• 20:42
  Speaker 2: player is, good at you have a really good understanding
• 20:46
  Speaker 2: of what they all bring to, the table and you're
• 20:49
  Speaker 2: interacting with.
• 20:49
  Speaker 1: All of these.
• 20:50
  Speaker 2: Different pieces so he spoke also about rookie Long Snapper
• 20:54
  Speaker 2: rocco underwood and why that that was someone that the
• 20:57
  Speaker 2: team wanted to bring in as a.
• 20:59
  Speaker 1: Long snapper, He.
• 21:00
  Speaker 2: Says rocco a couple, Weeks in he's jailed really well
• 21:03
  Speaker 2: with the, veteran guys. Athletic individual it's nice that he
• 21:06
  Speaker 2: Played under he's Talking About florida Gators senior special Teams
• 21:09
  Speaker 2: Analyst joe houston with a coach IN. The nfl he
• 21:12
  Speaker 2: knows the riggers OF, the nfl probably from Talking.
• 21:15
  Speaker 1: To joe but he's doing a really.
• 21:16
  Speaker 2: Good, job obviously once the pads, come on he gets,
• 21:19
  Speaker 2: an actual, real rush but he's taking it. In stride
• 21:22
  Speaker 2: he's taking it stride. For stride sorry and Him And
• 21:25
  Speaker 2: special Teams Assistant Tyler. Brown meat Every day i'm in
• 21:28
  Speaker 2: there poking fun. In, Him still i'll rush him a,
• 21:30
  Speaker 2: couple times but he's going to get rushed by a
• 21:32
  Speaker 2: far better athlete in. GAME situations i think he's doing
• 21:35
  Speaker 2: a really good job of one geling with, the veterans
• 21:37
  Speaker 2: getting familiar, with them and, coming back coming into work
• 21:40
  Speaker 2: every day and trying to get better each and.
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  Speaker 2: And up, LET'S see i want to get to a funny.
• 22:46
  Speaker 2: One here oh this is the. Last one this was
• 22:50
  Speaker 2: Asked By ed Kratz of EGOS on si and this
• 22:54
  Speaker 2: was a funny resulting in a. Funny response you an
• 22:57
  Speaker 2: offensive Cordator shaw manni and go pretty. Far back and
• 23:00
  Speaker 2: he talked about how you know he Was At oregon
• 23:03
  Speaker 2: State And michael clay Was. At Oregon michael clay was
• 23:06
  Speaker 2: a Linebacker, at oregon and, he asked did you guys
• 23:09
  Speaker 2: play against? Each other can you give us? Any Insight michael,
• 23:12
  Speaker 2: clay Said Another bay.
• 23:13
  Speaker 1: Area cat shawn's from the From The.
• 23:15
  Speaker 2: East bay i'm From The, south bay so that's. Always
• 23:18
  Speaker 2: great Played against sewan a couple. OF years i believe
• 23:21
  Speaker 2: the FIRST year i played against him was my, junior
• 23:23
  Speaker 2: year his, sophomore year maybe his red shirt, freshman year
• 23:26
  Speaker 2: then obviously the. Following year it's funny Playing. AGAINST sean
• 23:29
  Speaker 2: i think it was my. Junior year the third play of,
• 23:31
  Speaker 2: THE game i intercepted him when he Was At. Oregon
• 23:34
  Speaker 2: state but he was a heck of a Quarterback At.
• 23:36
  Speaker 2: Oregon state they gave us a run for our money my.
• 23:39
  Speaker 2: Senior year being able to Have Another bay area cat's
• 23:41
  Speaker 2: always nice down.
• 23:42
  Speaker 1: The here.
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  Speaker 2: He continued on to detail the play on a, follow
• 23:48
  Speaker 2: up and, he said it was a third.
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  Speaker 1: AND long i FAKED like i was going in the.
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  Speaker 1: A gap i.
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  Speaker 2: DROPPED back i think they tried to throw a backside
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• 23:57
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• 23:59
  Speaker 1: Drop it so there.
• 24:01
  Speaker 2: You go that's a sort of a recap Of the eagles.
• 24:05
  Speaker 2: Coordinator availability a lot of really good information there from all.
• 24:09
  Speaker 2: Three Coordinators the eagles are back on the practice Field when.
• 24:13
  Speaker 2: Ohta's start they kick Off, next tuesday so look forward to.
• 24:17
  Speaker 1: Covering that when we are back. Down there and.
• 24:21
  Speaker 2: Hope you enjoyed this podcast a, little bit a little
• 24:24
  Speaker 2: bit of a reroute from the podcast series we, were
• 24:28
  Speaker 2: DOING but i wanted to make SURE that i got
• 24:30
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• 24:33
  Speaker 2: out the actual videos the entire press conferences for a
• 24:36
  Speaker 2: more comprehensive breakdown of what they had, to say because
• 24:41
  Speaker 2: there was a lot of really good. Stuff there that's
• 24:43
  Speaker 2: going to do it for this Episode of The Check,
• 24:45
  Speaker 2: O daily Andrew, De checko we'll catch you all on the.
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