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The DiCecco Daily: Looking At Remade Tight End Group · Inside the Birds: A Philadelphia Eagles Podcast

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  Speaker 1: What's going on? Everyone, Welcome into another episode of the
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  Speaker 1: Check o'daly Andrew to check o'eagles beat reporter for insidethebirds
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  Speaker 1: dot Com and our positional preview series is gonna go
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  Speaker 1: ahead and continue on with the tight end position. I've
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  Speaker 1: went through quarterbacks, running backs, wide receivers, offensive line, and
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  Speaker 1: now the tight end position to conclude the offense. We'll
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  Speaker 1: get into the schedule release at another time. I'm recording
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  Speaker 1: this prior to the official unveiling. Though there have been
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  Speaker 1: a plethora of leaks and all but all the games
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  Speaker 1: have been secured, there may be some tinkering between a
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  Speaker 1: week or two, so I want to wait before you know,
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  Speaker 1: I sort of give my analysis of it and my
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  Speaker 1: initial thoughts before we really delve into it a little bit.
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  Speaker 1: But today we're gonna go with tight end position. And
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  Speaker 1: they went from having zero tight ends in the room
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  Speaker 1: going into the offseason to then having eight players at
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  Speaker 1: the position. The room is led by none other than
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  Speaker 1: Dallas Goddard. He signed back for one more year, and
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  Speaker 1: given the way that the Green Bay Packers utilize the
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  Speaker 1: tight ends, I have to think that Dallas Goddard will
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  Speaker 1: have a very prominent role once again, although I'm expecting
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  Speaker 1: him to have some more creativity in terms of the
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  Speaker 1: route's run, so the route concepts being more advanced to
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  Speaker 1: take advantage of Dallas Goddard's skill set. I do envision
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  Speaker 1: him still being involved in the red zone. I don't
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  Speaker 1: think that that was sort of a blip on the
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  Speaker 1: radar or something that was out of the ordinary that
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  Speaker 1: won't reveal itself again, I do believe that they're going
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  Speaker 1: to lean into that a little bit more. And for Dallas,
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  Speaker 1: it's never been about ability, it's been about availability. So
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  Speaker 1: last season, aside from the Chiefs game, he was available.
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  Speaker 1: He isn't quite the blocker that he once was. I
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  Speaker 1: thought that there were moments where he struggled in that
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  Speaker 1: area last season, but I'm expecting a lot more volume
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  Speaker 1: coming his way in twenty twenty six. Moving on, Eli Stowers,
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  Speaker 1: drafted by the Eagles in the second round out of Vanderbilt.
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  Speaker 1: I like the player quite a bit. I've talked extensively
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  Speaker 1: about him. Athletic, uber athletic player who's impressive skill sets,
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  Speaker 1: impressive testing numbers is reflected in his on field performance,
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  Speaker 1: and he can be sort of a movable piece that
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  Speaker 1: the Eagles can get creative with I think that's an
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  Speaker 1: appealing aspect of bringing in someone like that. And he
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  Speaker 1: could even line up at X if needed, if asked.
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  Speaker 1: I think he could do that. He can use him
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  Speaker 1: as a power slot. He's good after the catch, good
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  Speaker 1: ball skills, three level threat former quarterback. I like him.
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  Speaker 1: I like what he can provide. Now, he doesn't offer
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  Speaker 1: a ton in the way of blocking, but that should
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  Speaker 1: be expected. That's known, and that's not to say that
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  Speaker 1: he can't do it. If you go ahead and go
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  Speaker 1: back and read the story that I wrote on him
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  Speaker 1: talking his former position coach of Vanderbilt, he spoke at
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  Speaker 1: length about he wasn't really asked to do it. They
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  Speaker 1: didn't need their star receiver, their leading receiver to serve
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  Speaker 1: as an inline blocker. They had other players who can
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  Speaker 1: do it. But then he also highlighted examples that he
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  Speaker 1: can do it. I don't know how involved he'll be
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  Speaker 1: in the offense in twenty twenty six in terms of
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  Speaker 1: volume he's going to be involved. He's a second round pick,
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  Speaker 1: But I think the Eagles will find ways to get
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  Speaker 1: him in the mix without sort of exploiting him as
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  Speaker 1: a blocker in the way that Grant Kyle Katara was
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  Speaker 1: last season. You have Grant kal Kata. You have Grant
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  Speaker 1: kal Katara back in the fold. He signed for a
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  Speaker 1: one year deal. Now he has sort of an uphill
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  Speaker 1: climb to make the roster. He is sort of redundant
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  Speaker 1: when you look at the receiver centric aspect of his game,
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  Speaker 1: that's what he's predicated on. You have Eli Stowers who
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  Speaker 1: can do that. So do you need a Grant cal
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  Speaker 1: Kata who's a little bit older and maybe doesn't give
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  Speaker 1: you a lot of special teams upside? So if you're
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  Speaker 1: gonna go heavy and you're gonna carry four tight ends,
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  Speaker 1: do you need a Grant cal Katara. Yeah. I mean,
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  Speaker 1: I don't know the Eagles like him, but he's someone
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  Speaker 1: that you can probably get on the practice squad if
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  Speaker 1: you are enthused with what he shows in training camp.
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  Speaker 1: And I think that Grant cal Kata will uh, he's
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  Speaker 1: gonna put together a good training camp. He always is
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  Speaker 1: a receiving target, a popular one at that of Jalen Hurts,
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  Speaker 1: but you kind of have an idea of who the
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  Speaker 1: player is. Good story development six round pick in twenty
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  Speaker 1: twenty two has established staying power in this league and
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  Speaker 1: in Philadelphia, though, I think some of the other options
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  Speaker 1: that we're gonna get to have a little bit more
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  Speaker 1: upside and more of a reason to keep them on
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  Speaker 1: the roster and protect them from waivers and grand Calcata
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  Speaker 1: is twenty twenty. He's a vested veteran now, so he
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  Speaker 1: wouldn't be subjected to waivers. Served four years in the NFL,
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  Speaker 1: so something to keep in mind in stash away. Cameron
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  Speaker 1: latou Now, he was a fullback last season. He converted
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  Speaker 1: to fullback after being serving as a tight end in
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  Speaker 1: training camp. I would wonder if the Eagles have plans
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  Speaker 1: to keep him to move him back to tight end.
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  Speaker 1: He's listed as a tight end on the website on
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  Speaker 1: the roster, so it's fair to expect that maybe he'll
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  Speaker 1: get more of a look at tight end this time around.
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  Speaker 1: That's his position to trade former or not a former.
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  Speaker 1: He was a third round pick in twenty twenty three
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  Speaker 1: of the San Francisco forty nine ers. Developed nicely as
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  Speaker 1: a blocker. I highlighted at different points that that really
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  Speaker 1: showcased itself in training camp where he was able to
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  Speaker 1: stonewall a couple of linebackers on some plays where they
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  Speaker 1: were coming downhill. Then in the regular season he played
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  Speaker 1: in fifteen games, served as a force on special teams.
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  Speaker 1: I like what he brings to the table, has more
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  Speaker 1: developmental qualities than some of the other players will get
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  Speaker 1: into if you're looking at it from a depth perspective,
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  Speaker 1: and the Eagles are going to look for balance in
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  Speaker 1: that room. But I think Grank, I think Cameron Lotsuo
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  Speaker 1: provides that I have him on my way to fifty
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  Speaker 1: three man roster right now. They lost some key pieces
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  Speaker 1: on special teams in Kylon Grantson and Sydney Brown and
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  Speaker 1: Cameron lots who gives you the blocking element that the
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  Speaker 1: next player on this list also provides, But he also
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  Speaker 1: gives you more of a receiving prowess, at least in theories.
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  Speaker 1: Twenty six years old, and he would be subjected to
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  Speaker 1: the waiver wire, so there would probably be a team
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  Speaker 1: or two that would be poking around with interest to
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  Speaker 1: try and get him, assuming he puts together a good
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  Speaker 1: summer and a good preseason. Johnny Monks, the player I
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  Speaker 1: was talking about the Eagles signing to a one year deal.
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  Speaker 1: Dimensional player in that he's a blocking specialist, doesn't really
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  Speaker 1: factor in all that much as a receiver an older
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  Speaker 1: player as well. He was released by the Jacksonville Jaguars.
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  Speaker 1: Now it's important to note that the Eagles are making
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  Speaker 1: and have made a concerted effort to balance out the room,
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  Speaker 1: meaning ad players who offer blocking upside, and of course
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  Speaker 1: have your receiving centric players in the room. Last year
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  Speaker 1: they were way too receiving dominant and that needed to change.
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  Speaker 1: That was evident. Johnny Munt, however, while he does provide
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  Speaker 1: a ton of value as a blocker, he's a veteran,
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  Speaker 1: so he's not subjected to waivers and I can't imagine
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  Speaker 1: there would be a team clamoring to bring him in.
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  Speaker 1: So if the Eagles were to release him, they could
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  Speaker 1: get him in all likelihood on their practice squad if
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  Speaker 1: they so chose. And so that's where we're at with
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  Speaker 1: Johnny Munt. Then you move a little bit further down.
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  Speaker 1: You have an intriguing undrafted free agent and daikwon right
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  Speaker 1: at an ole miss explosive type of receiver. He can
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  Speaker 1: get vertical. I had a draftaball great on him, a
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  Speaker 1: six round great to be exact, and he doesn't offer
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  Speaker 1: a ton as a blocker. He can do it. He
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  Speaker 1: has the frame to suggest that he can develop into
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  Speaker 1: an average blocker at least. Plus he's younger and he's
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  Speaker 1: fresh off the draft. So if you were to part
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  Speaker 1: with him, if he showcases so much as some semblance
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  Speaker 1: of receiving upside or intrigue, I would have to imagine
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  Speaker 1: that he's a player that teams would be interested in
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  Speaker 1: on the waiver wire. We haven't seen him undergo a
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  Speaker 1: practice yet in training camp, so it's hard to kind
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  Speaker 1: of put him in that category. But I can see
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  Speaker 1: a scenario where he makes the roster as maybe the
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  Speaker 1: fourth tight end if they are worried about losing him
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  Speaker 1: via waivers. But that's someone to keep an eye on. EJ.
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  Speaker 1: Jenkins is back. The Eagles re signed. They sent him
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  Speaker 1: to a reserve future steal. We'll be back in the mix. Six',
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  Speaker 1: me during locker clean out that he was going to
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  Speaker 1: really make a concerted effort at dropping five, pounds you,
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  Speaker 1: know to for career, longevity to lessen some of the
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  Speaker 1: burden on his knees and back and all. That but
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  Speaker 1: this is a really good story of development in that
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  Speaker 1: he was an undrafted free. Agent he was a collegiate wide,
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  Speaker 1: Receiver he played at three different, places and then he
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  Speaker 1: gets to The, jets didn't quite make, it didn't quite stick,
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  Speaker 1: around goes To philadelphia and becomes a well rounded tight.
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  Speaker 1: End not if it weren't for a practice in which
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  Speaker 1: he suffered a series of drops late in the year
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  Speaker 1: or late in the training. Camp, YEAH i, mean he
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  Speaker 1: right now as it, is so it's hard to see
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  Speaker 1: a path for him to make the roster this time.
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  Speaker 1: Around but it's a big, body physical. Player i've talked
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  Speaker 1: about him on this podcast for a, While i've written
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  Speaker 1: about him. BEFORE a great, story great guy and SOMEONE
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  Speaker 1: i will be certainly keeping an eye on in training.
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  Speaker 1: Up, Finally Stone smart six four twenty. Six he's twenty
• 14:00
  Speaker 1: seven years, old spend some time with The. Jets he's
• 14:03
  Speaker 1: been around the league for a while and has played
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  Speaker 1: in a number of, games so you like the experience
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  Speaker 1: that he's coming in. With gives you a little bit
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  Speaker 1: of blocking. Ability he's also a player who can help
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  Speaker 1: you on special. Teams Sort of lost in the mix
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  Speaker 1: a little bit because he signed the one year deal
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  Speaker 1: the same day That Damian pierce, signed and now there's
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  Speaker 1: a number of other tight ends, here so you kind
• 14:26
  Speaker 1: of lose sight of A Stone. Smart BUT i would
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  Speaker 1: not be quick to write him. Off you still have
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  Speaker 1: to let practices bear. Out you have to let him play.
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  Speaker 1: Out AND i Like Stone, smart AND i like the
• 14:38
  Speaker 1: IDEA i should say of A Stone smart and what
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  Speaker 1: he could potentially add as a depth option slash special teams.
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  Speaker 1: CONTRIBUTOR i mentioned The eagles lost a couple of key
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  Speaker 1: special teams, contributors so that has to be taken into.
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  Speaker 1: Account you don't want to Deprive Michael, klay the coordinator
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  Speaker 1: of all of his special teams, guys you have to
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  Speaker 1: make sure that you're providing him with adequate playmakers in
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  Speaker 1: the Third faise And Stone smart will have an, opportunity
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  Speaker 1: though as crowded as it, IS i can't imagine he's
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  Speaker 1: going to have an abundance of opportunities in training camp
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  Speaker 1: to really cement his status or at least compel evaluators
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  Speaker 1: to give it a second. Thought WHERE i think he
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  Speaker 1: will be able to cement or separate himself or have
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  Speaker 1: the chance to as in the, preseason where he can
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  Speaker 1: use his frame and experience to help his chances of
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  Speaker 1: sticking around in some, capacity whether it be the active
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  Speaker 1: roster or The eagles practice. SQUAD i think they keep
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  Speaker 1: four tight ENDS i put on my way to early
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  Speaker 1: fifty three man roster who those would Be OTA's and
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  Speaker 1: mandatory mini camp and training camp is on the, horizon
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  Speaker 1: so we'll see how things go in that. Regard but for,
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  Speaker 1: now that's going to do it for this episode of
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  Speaker 1: The Czecho. Deli I'm Andrew. Decheco we'll catch you all
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  Speaker 1: on the next. One