Latest / Inside the Birds: A Philadelphia Eagles Podcast / The DiCecco Daily: Are The Commanders More Of A Threat After Free Agency?

Transcript

The DiCecco Daily: Are The Commanders More Of A Threat After Free Agency? · Inside the Birds: A Philadelphia Eagles Podcast

• 0:09
  Speaker 1: Hey, what's going on all?
• 0:10
  Speaker 2: Welcome into another episode of the Checko Daly Andrew decheco
• 0:14
  Speaker 2: here Egos beat reporter friendsidethebirds dot Com.
• 0:18
  Speaker 1: The NFC East.
• 0:19
  Speaker 2: Preview series rolls on with the Washington Commanders and I'm
• 0:23
  Speaker 2: going to take a look at where they stand after
• 0:26
  Speaker 2: a couple weeks into free agency. And so, if you
• 0:29
  Speaker 2: remember back to last season, there was a lot of
• 0:31
  Speaker 2: optimism surrounding the Commanders because they made that deep postseason
• 0:36
  Speaker 2: run got to the NFC title game, but we're not
• 0:39
  Speaker 2: quite ready to make that leap, and there was a
• 0:42
  Speaker 2: lot of eyes on the Commanders as to what they
• 0:44
  Speaker 2: were going to do entering the twenty twenty five season
• 0:48
  Speaker 2: and if they were going to be able to build
• 0:49
  Speaker 2: on that. But they went really old in terms of
• 0:52
  Speaker 2: their free agent signings, and the team went from being
• 0:56
  Speaker 2: this youth infused, talented team with some upside to being
• 0:59
  Speaker 2: this veteran leaden team. They had a lot of questions
• 1:03
  Speaker 2: as to whether or not they were going to be
• 1:04
  Speaker 2: able to live up to expectations. And I will go
• 1:08
  Speaker 2: on the record saying that I believe that the Commanders
• 1:11
  Speaker 2: were going to be more of a force in the
• 1:12
  Speaker 2: nfcas than they were last season. There were reasons for
• 1:16
  Speaker 2: that based off of how things transpired, But let's go
• 1:20
  Speaker 2: through some of the pieces that.
• 1:22
  Speaker 1: They've added and where they stand there.
• 1:25
  Speaker 2: Because I really liked the addition of a Dafeoway who
• 1:28
  Speaker 2: comes over in free agency.
• 1:30
  Speaker 1: They signed him to a big contract.
• 1:32
  Speaker 2: He's going to be called upon to front their pass
• 1:35
  Speaker 2: rush and compliment what they have there in Dorince Armstrong,
• 1:40
  Speaker 2: who they re signed. They have Deron Pain and Javon
• 1:43
  Speaker 2: Kinlaw at tackle, so their mainstays there. They also brought
• 1:46
  Speaker 2: over Klaven Chason from the New England Patriots and free agency.
• 1:51
  Speaker 1: I like Chason.
• 1:52
  Speaker 2: I'm not sure that he's an every down player, but
• 1:54
  Speaker 2: at Dafa Aoway, I look at what he was able
• 1:58
  Speaker 2: to do earlier in his career and it left a
• 2:00
  Speaker 2: lot to be desired. There is flashes, but it wasn't
• 2:04
  Speaker 2: consistent enough for me, at least to warrant the payday
• 2:08
  Speaker 2: that he got in free agency. But that's the nature
• 2:10
  Speaker 2: of free agency. You try to find different pieces swing
• 2:14
  Speaker 2: for upside, and that's the going right for pass rushers
• 2:17
  Speaker 2: on the open market. You saw Jalen Phillips and you
• 2:20
  Speaker 2: can kind of go down the line. Players get paid
• 2:22
  Speaker 2: a little bit more than they ordinarily would because of
• 2:25
  Speaker 2: the demands, and so at Dafeoway, Calavin Chase on they
• 2:30
  Speaker 2: will be there to provide pass rush support. Leo Chanel
• 2:35
  Speaker 2: is a linebacker who comes over from the Kansas City Chiefs,
• 2:38
  Speaker 2: and I thought that he was one of the more
• 2:40
  Speaker 2: accomplished linebackers on the open market. Made a lot of
• 2:43
  Speaker 2: sense for the Commanders to get him. I'm not overly
• 2:46
  Speaker 2: enthused with their linebacking situation prior to that because they
• 2:50
  Speaker 2: had Frankie Louvu. They still have Frankie Louvu, but he's
• 2:53
  Speaker 2: more of a player that I think he leaves a
• 2:57
  Speaker 2: little bit to be desired when it comes to range.
• 3:00
  Speaker 2: He's more of a downhill thumper. I think he's made
• 3:02
  Speaker 2: some explosive plays in his career.
• 3:05
  Speaker 1: But a little bit limited.
• 3:07
  Speaker 2: And adding someone like Leo Chanelle who can rush the passer,
• 3:11
  Speaker 2: he can cover a little bit more ground than Frankie Louvery.
• 3:13
  Speaker 1: They should be able to in theory compliment each other.
• 3:15
  Speaker 2: They also have Jordan McGhee, who was a fifth round
• 3:18
  Speaker 2: pick in twenty twenty four out of Temple.
• 3:20
  Speaker 1: I was at his pro day.
• 3:21
  Speaker 2: I talked to him quite a bit I talked to
• 3:22
  Speaker 2: him at the NFL scouting combine.
• 3:24
  Speaker 1: I like his game.
• 3:26
  Speaker 2: He has never really ascended to anything more than a
• 3:29
  Speaker 2: depth piece, but immensely athletic, and it will be a
• 3:31
  Speaker 2: really good depth piece there. And then they in the secondary,
• 3:38
  Speaker 2: you have Trey Amos, who was a second round pick
• 3:40
  Speaker 2: in twenty twenty five, six foot two.
• 3:42
  Speaker 1: I like his length.
• 3:43
  Speaker 2: He gives you a building block to work with. But
• 3:46
  Speaker 2: they added a couple of pieces that I really like.
• 3:49
  Speaker 2: In safety. Nick Cross who's twenty four years old. He
• 3:52
  Speaker 2: comes over from the Indianapolis Colts. Gives you athleticism, some
• 3:56
  Speaker 2: big playability.
• 3:58
  Speaker 1: I think he can cover a lot of.
• 3:59
  Speaker 2: Ground in the middle of that secondary and give you
• 4:03
  Speaker 2: some athleticism there.
• 4:04
  Speaker 1: He'll pair with Will Harris.
• 4:06
  Speaker 2: They also have Kwan Martin, who they drafted in the
• 4:08
  Speaker 2: second round in twenty twenty three. Jeremy Reeves is there.
• 4:12
  Speaker 2: He's more of a special teamer, but he can help
• 4:14
  Speaker 2: you on defense. Former Eagles rookie free agent signing back
• 4:17
  Speaker 2: in twenty eighteen out of South Alabama. By the way,
• 4:21
  Speaker 2: Mike Sammers still is going to be the one corner.
• 4:23
  Speaker 2: He doesn't have the prototypical size at five foot ten
• 4:26
  Speaker 2: but you're talking about one of the more intelligent corners,
• 4:29
  Speaker 2: one of the more instinctual corners in the NFL, one
• 4:31
  Speaker 2: of my favorite corners to watch. But he does leave
• 4:34
  Speaker 2: a little bit of concern when it comes to the
• 4:39
  Speaker 2: body type and the frame. I always thought that he
• 4:41
  Speaker 2: made more sense as a nickel corner, but as it is,
• 4:44
  Speaker 2: the Commanders have him starting outside. But they did add
• 4:48
  Speaker 2: a nickel corner in an underrated signing in Amik Robertson,
• 4:52
  Speaker 2: who comes over from the Lions. He's only five foot eight,
• 4:54
  Speaker 2: but man, when you talk about someone like an Upton Stout,
• 4:58
  Speaker 2: he kind of reminds me a little bit of up
• 5:00
  Speaker 2: In Stout, smaller physical, He'll fly around, he's not opposed
• 5:07
  Speaker 2: to tackling in open space. And you talk about someone
• 5:11
  Speaker 2: with good short area of quickness and a high level
• 5:13
  Speaker 2: football IQ. Amik Robertson is that player and he fits
• 5:17
  Speaker 2: in well there. But they are an undersized secondary with
• 5:20
  Speaker 2: the exception of Amos in terms of their cornerbacks. And
• 5:25
  Speaker 2: I should also mention that while we were talking about
• 5:27
  Speaker 2: the pass rush, Charles Amenihew comes over from the Kansas
• 5:31
  Speaker 2: City Chiefs as well, so he'll provide some depth there.
• 5:34
  Speaker 2: And he's played a lot of football in his career. Then,
• 5:36
  Speaker 2: on the offensive side of the ball, they still have
• 5:39
  Speaker 2: a lot of work to do it a wide receiver,
• 5:40
  Speaker 2: they have Terry mclauren. Treylon Burks is signed. Luke McCaffery
• 5:45
  Speaker 2: is their slot receiver. They drafted him in the third
• 5:47
  Speaker 2: round in twenty twenty four. They have for depth pieces
• 5:51
  Speaker 2: Van Jefferson and Diami Brown.
• 5:53
  Speaker 1: Diammy Brown was.
• 5:54
  Speaker 2: With the Commanders if you remember then he went to
• 5:57
  Speaker 2: Jacksonville and he's back with the Commanders. Van Jefferson comes
• 6:01
  Speaker 2: over from the Tennessee Titans. Their offensive line is pretty solid.
• 6:06
  Speaker 2: Laramie Tunsel manning that left tackle spot. Josh Connerley, who
• 6:10
  Speaker 2: they drafted in the first round last year, is their
• 6:13
  Speaker 2: right tackle, the guard's left guard Chris Paul and right
• 6:17
  Speaker 2: guard Sam Cosmier. Solid center is interesting to me because
• 6:22
  Speaker 2: I'm not necessarily sold on Nick ali Ghretti, and I'm
• 6:27
  Speaker 2: not exactly sure how he really fits into the equation.
• 6:30
  Speaker 2: There's some questions that I have as it pertains to
• 6:34
  Speaker 2: his long term viability as their center.
• 6:37
  Speaker 1: But I think that they I thought that they were
• 6:41
  Speaker 1: going to be in the market.
• 6:43
  Speaker 2: For Tyler Linderbaum, and I'm sure that they probably thought
• 6:47
  Speaker 2: that they were, but it just didn't happen. Look, they
• 6:50
  Speaker 2: released Biadis their center, and it seemed like they had
• 6:55
  Speaker 2: a contingency plan in place, and I thought for sure
• 6:57
  Speaker 2: that Linderbaum would be in play.
• 7:00
  Speaker 1: They were not able to get him.
• 7:02
  Speaker 2: And look, Alligretti's always played eight games at center and
• 7:06
  Speaker 2: he's been playing for seven seasons. I think that you
• 7:10
  Speaker 2: probably want to draft the center there and compete with
• 7:13
  Speaker 2: him to give you a little bit more of a
• 7:16
  Speaker 2: depth of a depth answer and maybe push Allegretty for
• 7:20
  Speaker 2: a starting job. But aside from that, I think their
• 7:22
  Speaker 2: offensive line is solid and that's what they really need
• 7:25
  Speaker 2: to protect young Jaden Daniels, who is immensely talented, but
• 7:29
  Speaker 2: he gets hurt quite a bit. He doesn't have the
• 7:31
  Speaker 2: build to withstand some of those punishing hits that you
• 7:35
  Speaker 2: see defenders lay on him, and I think long term
• 7:37
  Speaker 2: you have those concerns. But I really like Jayden Daniels,
• 7:40
  Speaker 2: who's my favorite quarterback coming out of that draft class,
• 7:43
  Speaker 2: and I think he's just scratching the surface.
• 7:45
  Speaker 1: But the best ability is availability, and that's.
• 7:47
  Speaker 2: Something that has plagued Jadeen Daniels early in his career.
• 7:53
  Speaker 2: But the receiver situation is something that they have to
• 7:56
  Speaker 2: address because Terry McLaurin is a solid player, He's been
• 8:00
  Speaker 2: a mainstay for them for a number of seasons. Alec
• 8:03
  Speaker 2: Pierce or Romeo Dobbs would have been a really good fit.
• 8:05
  Speaker 2: Alec Pierce signs with the Colts and Romeo Dobbs goes
• 8:09
  Speaker 2: to New England Patriots. And they've really really able to
• 8:11
  Speaker 2: get some rotational pieces in Dianie Brown and Van Jefferson.
• 8:15
  Speaker 2: So I wouldn't be surprised if they look to target
• 8:17
  Speaker 2: wide receiver early. I wouldn't be surprised if they look
• 8:20
  Speaker 2: to target edge rusher early. Another position would be corner,
• 8:24
  Speaker 2: and I look at Avion Terrell probably gonna be a
• 8:28
  Speaker 2: little bit more of a later.
• 8:29
  Speaker 1: First round pick.
• 8:31
  Speaker 2: Maybe it's a Monsieur Delaine out of LSU who I
• 8:36
  Speaker 2: think would be a really good fit there and could
• 8:39
  Speaker 2: be in play in the first round.
• 8:41
  Speaker 1: But this Washington Commander's team.
• 8:43
  Speaker 2: Is going to need some help there on that defensive
• 8:46
  Speaker 2: side to really help solidify and give them more athleticism
• 8:51
  Speaker 2: and youth to and guys who can flow to the football.
• 8:54
  Speaker 2: Their running back situation also leaves a lot to be desired.
• 8:58
  Speaker 2: They have a lot of pieces, but I view them
• 9:00
  Speaker 2: more as second and third rotational running backs and Rashad White,
• 9:05
  Speaker 2: Jerome Ford, Jeremy McNichols. They have a Bill Krofsky merit
• 9:13
  Speaker 2: as well, but those are second and third running backs.
• 9:17
  Speaker 2: You don't have that headliner, which could potentially put Jeremiah
• 9:21
  Speaker 2: Love in play, because I think Jeremiah Love will completely
• 9:25
  Speaker 2: aid in transforming that offense and give them way more
• 9:28
  Speaker 2: balance than they have, take a little bit of pressure
• 9:30
  Speaker 2: off Jayden Daniels in that passing attack. But aside from that,
• 9:35
  Speaker 2: I think that you could see them potentially target running
• 9:37
  Speaker 2: back in the draft. But overall, I think this is
• 9:42
  Speaker 2: an intriguing Commander's team. I like what they've done in
• 9:45
  Speaker 2: free agency. I still think there are ways away from
• 9:48
  Speaker 2: being a viable contender in the NFC East, but as
• 9:52
  Speaker 2: you heard when I was talking about the Dallas Cowboys,
• 9:56
  Speaker 2: I mean the NFC East is starting to add talent
• 10:01
  Speaker 2: and I believe that in a year or two you
• 10:03
  Speaker 2: could see a much more competitive division. I like what
• 10:08
  Speaker 2: the Commanders have done in bringing in Deronte Jones to
• 10:11
  Speaker 2: be their defensive coordinator. I mentioned his background in the
• 10:14
  Speaker 2: past where he was the defensive backs coach and pass
• 10:16
  Speaker 2: game coreidator for the Vikings, and I think, kind of
• 10:21
  Speaker 2: like with Christian Parker, you're going to see Deronte Jones
• 10:23
  Speaker 2: bring in a defensive back mindset where yes, he has
• 10:28
  Speaker 2: to focus on the entire defense, but I do believe
• 10:30
  Speaker 2: that you're going to see a lot more attention to
• 10:33
  Speaker 2: detail on the back end, maybe some more resources invested
• 10:37
  Speaker 2: in the defensive backfield, which reminds me, well, I should say,
• 10:42
  Speaker 2: which kind of drives home the point that I was
• 10:44
  Speaker 2: talking about that maybe they look at corner and a
• 10:46
  Speaker 2: Monsieur de Laine from LSU. Maybe it's a it's an
• 10:50
  Speaker 2: I don't know that they would go safety because they
• 10:52
  Speaker 2: just signed Nick Cross and they have Kwan Martin who
• 10:55
  Speaker 2: they drafted, so they have enough guys.
• 11:00
  Speaker 1: They have enough guys there, but corner is a need.
• 11:03
  Speaker 2: I would say that pass rusher is a need for them,
• 11:06
  Speaker 2: and really just solidify that defensive line in general. But
• 11:10
  Speaker 2: those are the immediate needs that pop out to me.
• 11:13
  Speaker 2: They've done some things to draft proof the roster so
• 11:15
  Speaker 2: that they can go into it not having to feel
• 11:18
  Speaker 2: like they need.
• 11:18
  Speaker 1: To reach on a certain position. But that's where I
• 11:21
  Speaker 1: stand on defense.
• 11:22
  Speaker 2: On offense, they need to add another compliment to Terry McLaren.
• 11:26
  Speaker 2: He's sort of been a one man band there in
• 11:27
  Speaker 2: the receiving game. Chiga Conkwo comes over to help as
• 11:31
  Speaker 2: a tight end. But aside from that, you do need
• 11:35
  Speaker 2: to add the robin to Terry McLaren's batman. I do
• 11:39
  Speaker 2: think Chigakonkuo is going to help the middle of the
• 11:41
  Speaker 2: field be a resource for Jayden Daniels in that short
• 11:46
  Speaker 2: to intermediate level. They can find creative ways to get
• 11:49
  Speaker 2: him the football, and that, to me, was one of
• 11:52
  Speaker 2: the more savvy additions. When you're trying to help a
• 11:54
  Speaker 2: young quarterback, you want to bring in a versatile, multifaceted
• 11:57
  Speaker 2: pass catcher, and Chiga Conkwo is certainly that.
• 12:00
  Speaker 3: Hey, if you're like me, you're desensitized to the dozens
• 12:03
  Speaker 3: of notifications on your phone every day. But if that
• 12:07
  Speaker 3: latest ping is from your security camera, ignoring it could
• 12:10
  Speaker 3: spell disaster. Picture this, someone's breaking into your home. But
• 12:13
  Speaker 3: you're giving a huge presentation at work, or you're at
• 12:16
  Speaker 3: the movies, or you're thirty thousand feet in the sky
• 12:18
  Speaker 3: on a flight. You'll see the footage in a couple hours,
• 12:21
  Speaker 3: but by then it's too late. That's why I choose
• 12:23
  Speaker 3: simply Safe. Simply Safe is a customizable whole home security
• 12:27
  Speaker 3: system back by twenty four to seven monitoring agents. I
• 12:30
  Speaker 3: can rely on to act even when I can't. I
• 12:33
  Speaker 3: use simply Safe, and you should too.
• 12:35
  Speaker 1: Listen.
• 12:35
  Speaker 3: Traditional security alarm systems they only act after someone has
• 12:39
  Speaker 3: already broken in, but that's too late. Simply Safe's active
• 12:42
  Speaker 3: guard outdoor protection can help prevent break ins before they happen.
• 12:47
  Speaker 3: While other security companies lock you in, Simply Safe comes
• 12:50
  Speaker 3: with no long term contract. They earn your trust every day,
• 12:54
  Speaker 3: keeping you safe and satisfied. And look, I'm not the
• 12:56
  Speaker 3: only one. Simply Safe protects over four million people. They
• 13:00
  Speaker 3: got twenty years of experience in home security, and we're
• 13:04
  Speaker 3: just named best home security system of twenty twenty six
• 13:07
  Speaker 3: by US News and World Report. Right now, our listeners
• 13:10
  Speaker 3: can get fifty percent off their new simply Safe systems.
• 13:13
  Speaker 3: That's Simplysafe, dot com slash birds. That's simplysafe dot Com
• 13:17
  Speaker 3: slash birds. There's no safe like simply Safe. Hey, Philly fans,
• 13:21
  Speaker 3: game day is stressful enough, parking traffic, long lines. We've
• 13:25
  Speaker 3: all been there, but when it comes to your cannabis,
• 13:28
  Speaker 3: Camden Apothecary makes it easy. This is the dispensary for
• 13:33
  Speaker 3: sports fans, just minutes outside of Philly, with plenty of
• 13:36
  Speaker 3: free parking.
• 13:37
  Speaker 1: You'll be in and out.
• 13:38
  Speaker 3: Fast, no hassle, no waiting, and they don't just care
• 13:41
  Speaker 3: about convenience. Camden Apothecary is all about the guest experience.
• 13:46
  Speaker 3: Their staff makes sure you feel taken care of every
• 13:50
  Speaker 3: time you walk in. Plus, they carry only the best
• 13:53
  Speaker 3: quality cannabis at the fairest prices, So whether you're stocking
• 13:57
  Speaker 3: up for the tailgate, the watch party, or celebrating a
• 14:00
  Speaker 3: big win, you know you're getting the good stuff without overpaying.
• 14:05
  Speaker 3: They even show love to the community with specials for fans, students,
• 14:09
  Speaker 3: service members, and healthcare pros canned in Apothecary. Top quality cannabis,
• 14:15
  Speaker 3: great prices, and an experience made for Philly fans twenty
• 14:18
  Speaker 3: one and up.
• 14:21
  Speaker 2: So I don't hate the Commander's offseason by any stretch.
• 14:25
  Speaker 2: Now I'm curious to see where they go in the
• 14:28
  Speaker 2: draft to continue to develop it, but I think that
• 14:31
  Speaker 2: Adam Peters has done a nice job. With the exception
• 14:34
  Speaker 2: of last season, they invested a little bit more than
• 14:37
  Speaker 2: I would expect Javon Kinlaw to make on the open market,
• 14:41
  Speaker 2: and overall, they were just a little long in the
• 14:43
  Speaker 2: tooth and that really revealed itself last season. But I
• 14:48
  Speaker 2: do want to get to some contract updates as we
• 14:51
  Speaker 2: pivot from the Commanders, and I put a button on
• 14:54
  Speaker 2: this podcast because we have some numbers as they pertain
• 14:58
  Speaker 2: to the Eagles.
• 14:59
  Speaker 1: Hollywood Brown signs.
• 15:01
  Speaker 2: A one year six point five million max value, five
• 15:04
  Speaker 2: million base value five million, five million fully guaranteed with
• 15:09
  Speaker 2: a three point seven million signing bonus, So that's an
• 15:13
  Speaker 2: update on the numbers for him. With running back Damian Pierce,
• 15:16
  Speaker 2: he gets a one year one point two nine million,
• 15:19
  Speaker 2: two hundred and fifty thousand fully guaranteed salary. And Bradon
• 15:25
  Speaker 2: Mann his contract four years, fifteen million, eight million guaranteed,
• 15:30
  Speaker 2: seven million fully guaranteed, one million injured injury guaranteed and
• 15:35
  Speaker 2: a two point two eight million signing bonus, a two
• 15:40
  Speaker 2: point one five to five million option bonus, a two
• 15:43
  Speaker 2: point one one million second option bonus, and those are
• 15:49
  Speaker 2: I'm sure that there were some curious folks out there
• 15:51
  Speaker 2: as to what the numbers were going to bear out,
• 15:53
  Speaker 2: because they're not immediately available after the players signed, so
• 15:56
  Speaker 2: I know that sometimes I'll get questions on that, but
• 15:59
  Speaker 2: just had a little clarity here. Also, defensive back Jonathan
• 16:03
  Speaker 2: Jones signs a one year, two million, five hundred thousand
• 16:07
  Speaker 2: signing bonus two million fully guaranteed. So those are the
• 16:11
  Speaker 2: updates over the Eagles' most recent signings. I mentioned that
• 16:15
  Speaker 2: Andy Dalton, he is, you know, expected to make three
• 16:19
  Speaker 2: point nine million this year with two million guaranteed.
• 16:22
  Speaker 1: The Eagles gave up a pick for him.
• 16:24
  Speaker 2: So those are some updates as to some of the
• 16:27
  Speaker 2: new faces on this Eagles roster and some interesting names there,
• 16:33
  Speaker 2: some really interesting names there, and we'll see how everything
• 16:37
  Speaker 2: starts to pan out, because the Draft is fast approaching.
• 16:41
  Speaker 1: Pro Days are going to.
• 16:42
  Speaker 2: Soon be winding down, and then once you get to April,
• 16:45
  Speaker 2: it's almost like a sprint to the finish line. And
• 16:47
  Speaker 2: that finish line is April twenty third, where the NFL
• 16:51
  Speaker 2: Draft kicks off, and the Eagles have an awful lot
• 16:53
  Speaker 2: of AMMO from which to operate with. And that's a
• 16:57
  Speaker 2: good place. That's a position of strength. If you're Howie Roseman,
• 17:00
  Speaker 2: that's gonna do it. For this edition of the Checko Daily.
• 17:03
  Speaker 2: I'm Andrew Decheco and I will catch you all on
• 17:06
  Speaker 2: the next one.