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[Music] [Music] a [Music] [Music] welcome back to another edition of chocolate up Sports where no matter if we win or we lose we just got to charge to the game I'm your humble host tone the tone the the second excuse me you guys slipping up over there appreciate you guys being here make sure you smash the like button make sure you guys are subscribed we are live right now I'm here to talk to all the people I'm here to kick it with you guys super grateful for the platform that we've been building thus far you guys are truly truly a part of this family a part of this ecosystem that we're building and we wouldn't have made it to where we are without you guys so just make sure you smash that like button to show your appreciation also make sure you subscribe to the channel especially if you're new I always appreciate newcomers to the show I always appreciate when new people find it because I know you guys have so many options right you guys have so many people out there who are doing this thing at a high level so many dope content creators covering your Philadelphia Eagles covering the NFL right so I appreciate you guys for locking in the way you guys have with me you guys have showed commitment you guys have invested in me you guys have put your hard earn dollars where your mouth is and uh I can't I can't argue against that so I really do appreciate you guys I can't wait to get into this content I have a few things I want to talk about with you guys we weren't live yesterday uh I needed to uh recharge a little bit so uh I appreciate you guys being patient with me uh but we did drop a few videos yes yesterday and a lot of you guys showed out for that and I and I really can't thank you guys enough we even had we even had Packers fans losing their minds in the comment section right you got Packers fans calling you out your name they saying you don't watch football and all they're nervous those Packers fans are nervous can't you tell can't you see it can't you feel it they nervous if you ask me like look I'm just a guy who covers the Philadelphia Eagles don't pay what I say any mind you know I'm not a journalist you know I don't get paid multi-million dollars to talk no that ain't me don't get mad at little old me I'm just covering how I see it you feel what I'm saying I really think these Packers fans are very nervous because they know they have just they have they have just as much to prove as the Philadelphia Eagles do right now obviously the Philadelphia Eagles and the Packers their Seasons ended entirely differently right the Packers their season ended on a high note regardless of how that last playoff game went they ended on a high note right whereas the Philadelphia they didn't really end things on the highest of higher notes it was rather a low note not even a mid note a low note the lowest of the low I don't think we I don't think we're ever going to see um a Jaylen Herz Le team ever stoop that low again in terms of performance and just overall you know commitment to commitment to what's going on right there was a lack of synergy in terms of coaching and player and so on and so forth we ain't got to get too deep into that but I think these Packers fans are nervous because every everybody I see on the national scale and I try to watch too much National media because a lot of it is just nonsense it's all clickbait they're just trying to sell something they're all picking the Packers a lot of people are picking the Packers to win this game so that's why I say to myself H how can we be the how can we be the uh how can we not be the underdog how can we not be the underdog so many people are saying well based off how they finished that season last year the Philadelphia Eagles they got to prove it to me they gotta they gotta prove that all is all is well that team is coming off one of their most dysfunctional seasons in a while they have to prove that all as well so I'm rolling with I'm rolling with the the rising stock in the Green Bay Packers that's what they say right A lot of people believe the eagle stock is down regardless of the talent we have right they believe the eagle stock is down and then they want to buy into the Jordan love they want to buy into the Green Bay Packer stock hey it's not a bad St to buy it's not a bad stock to buy into I'll be the first to tell you that Green Bay Packers stock is not the worst to buy into you know it may be a little high to buy as M as a matter of fact you probably can buy in at a pretty reasonable price right now but that Philadelphia Eagle stock I'm telling you they treating us like they treating us like a penny stock they treating us like hey man lowrisk high reward and and my mindset with the Philadelphia Eagles is thus how can you sit here and say with the way this team is built the way they re uh calibrated the coaching staff the way they've actually put people in position that actually know what they're doing how can you sit here and say that the Philadelphia Eagles are in a playoff team there there are people out there who who get paid the big bucks who actually think the Philadelphia Eagles are not going to make the playoffs like seriously I that's the part that blows my mind you got people out there who say Jaylen herz's gotta prove it to me what do you mean he's giving you backtack seasons of production now obviously the result wasn't desirable in 2023 and he had an uncharacteristic gear in terms of turning the ball over right but Jaylen Herz has strung together two seasons that were damn near identical in terms of stat production we got to be honest about that right we got to be honest about that and we're going to we're going to break that down much more as we get throughout the show I have other things that want to address before we get to that point but I'm telling you they really think the philadel Eagles is light work they think this is going to be a a easy one for the Packers that's what they think but both of those teams both of those quarterbacks both of those defenses have something to prove they have they they have something to prove that Packers defense wasn't Elite last year just how that Eagles defense wasn't Elite last year they had they had certain aspects about him that you liked but overall the Packers they ended the season on the high note the eagles they have to regain that respect in the league okay fair enough but you can't sit here and dismiss what they have done you can't dismiss what they have shown you right you just can't dismiss that you can't Jaylen Herz is one of the most productive quarterbacks in the NFL whether you like him or not whether you like how whether you like how he plays the game or not he's one of the most productive quarterbacks in the NFL that's a fact that's a fact oh no no no hey hey hey Deshawn Hill don't get nervous now don't get nervous now don't walk it back now I've been paying attention to your people hey Desa maybe it maybe it ain't been you maybe you've been humble you feel what I'm saying maybe you've been humble but I'm telling you right now I've been paying attention to your community oh yeah y'all think this gonna be light work I promise you that y'all think that's gonna be light work and I'm telling you he he is nervous y'all that's why he talking right now that's why he's saying he nervous right now he nervous because you know what they gonna say if that if that game don't go right damn do we pay Jordan love too soon that's what they gonna say they gon get they they nervous they nervous but but it's all good though it's all good I appreciate you being here I appreciate it we going to have some fun today because the Packers I mean let's be honest about this what have you done what have you done see that's the thing right like Packers fans got to be mindful of who they are and who they've been right you can't keep living off the legacy of Brett Favre you can't keep living off the legacy of a underachieving Aaron roders you can't live off that Legacy right and then you got Jordan love who's the Golden Boy right now but what has he really done in this league what has he done right my guy has accomplished more than your guy that's a fact but like I said that that that that uh Jordan love stock people loving it right now that's okay I'm actually happy for him I'm I'm happy for that brother because I actually like that ra as a quarterback I like Jordan love a lot I love his gang I think he's going to be one of the best quarterbacks in the NFL I think he's on his way to being top 10 if not already a top 10 quarterback in this league I think Jordan love is that stock is rising I love Jordan love as a player I really really do but this week he's an op and this week Jaylen her is going to show him that there's levels to this thing that's the fact of the matter I like Jordan love I really do I love his game but it's more than one way to play the quarterback position which is something that people don't want to wrap their mind around for some reason it's hard for people to comprehend that they can't compute that that there's more than one way to play the quarterback position but it's all good though Jaylen Herz has been one of the most productive quarterbacks in the NFL over the past two seasons say what you want about it and he's going to continue to prove why he deserves the respect that he's been great rightfully given by his uh by his peers and by his constituents in Philadelphia I'm so glad that this game is being played where it's being played how it's being played how it's being broadcasted the world gonna know the world's goingon to the world's going to be reminded that jayen Herz is that guy they gonna be reminded but it's all good though we all got our opinions we all got our thought processes and we all have our way of our ways of digesting the game I'm not here to convince you I promise you I'm not I I could care less about convincing any of you that's that's not why I'm here ever my goal was never to convince you my goal was to give you my spin and if you agree cool that's a plus if you don't hey oh well keep watching the show it gets better you dig what I'm saying so make sure you guys smash that like button whether you agree or disagree make sure you guys are subscribed to the show whether you agree or disagree doesn't really matter to me I promise you I could care less I care less I have fun with this I love this I I live for this I live for this forum I live for this way of communicating I I live for Content creation I love this so I'm not here to convince no soul that gent hurts that dude your eyes gonna tell you your eyes GNA tell you that's all it is I mean this offense when you think about it from top to bottom load it the Green Bay Packers gonna have a hard day they're going to have a hard day and I don't understand why the rest of I don't really understand it right we've seen teams flip flip a switch in the NFL over the course of two three weeks y'all think that Eagles can't flip a switch over the course of several months they're several months removed from what happened last season they are so focused on the now the only people focused on what happened back then was the national guys the only people focused on what happened last year are the people who are nervous my confidence is through the roof I'm excited about this game and you know the thing is there's a lot of Packers fans out there who are really excited about this game too right I'm excited to talk trash with y'all I'm excited for this game made the best team win this is going to be in my opinion this may be the best International matchup that we've ever seen is that fair to say Packers fans if y'all in here don't hide you know I'm a very I'm a very fair Communicator if you watch my show if you know me you know I'm very fair and I do my best to be as unbiased as I can I do my best but it's clear I'm a supporter of the Philadelphia Eagles kind of hard to really you know kind of hard to not show my bias but I try to be as Fair as possible if you really liking on my content you'll know that but Packers fans we got to admit mutually this is going to be a hell of a game right this is going to be a hell of a game two quarterbacks who are on the rise who are ascending who have potential to be quite frankly the leaders of the new school people forget that Jordan love and Jaylen Herz are from the same draft class Jordan love was the first round pick I think he was a top top 25 top 30 pick right I think he was picked between pick 20 and pick 30 um Jordan love first round pick Jaylen Herz was a early to mid second round pick something like that that draft class people are G to talk about that draft there's going to be a documentary about that draft class I I believe that that draft class as Joe burrow to AEK of aloa Justin Herbert Jordan love Jaylen Herz that's a that's a pretty talented draft class if you ask me in terms of quarterback and they all play the position drastically differently from the other that's what makes that draft class so beautiful you get every that that might be the most that might be the most dynamic quarterback draft class we've seen over the past 20 years because each of those guys are 50 plus million dollar men each of those guys are extremely talented each of those guys have some level of playoff success except for Justin Herbert and each of those guys play the position drastically differently from the other Joe burrow more of the surgical dinking dunk you down the field the tend he loves to take he loves to take advantage of that intermediate right you know Justin Herbert the Gunslinger the Big Arm kid loves to throw the ball down the field athletic to AOA the distributor the point guard knows how to knows how to utilize his weapons and maximize the tools around him right a conductor so to speak right Jordan love the tall statu us quarterback who who has mobile ability who has that elasticity with his throwing motion talented can get the ball in his playmaker's hands more athletic than you think he is can process the game Jaylen Hertz Dynamic can throw the ball can run the ball leader of men knows how to maximize his to now knows how to maximize his talent has given guys career years all these guys have all these guys have Pro bowls and um a two of these guys have super Super Bowl appearances and two of these guys have conference championships and there's there's a couple of these guys have all Pros attached to their names right that draft class is legit legitimate Kay Herz is more of that power quarterback you feel what I'm saying so it's going to be amazing for Jaylen Herz and Jordan love to Grace the same stage this is this is my football fan talking you know my f fandom aside I'm excited about this match up I'm excited about who we're playing the Packers were in the playoffs last year they had a solid run this is the perfect matchup in my humble opinion I want this matchup I want this I want this level of smoke I don't want no handouts I don't want nobody looking back at that eagle schedule or looking at the matchup saying oh they was handed that one I want everything and I want to earn that big time you feel what I'm saying I love I love where we're going I love it it's going to be electric it's going to be electric you guys so so so before we get into the The Ripping of each other's franchises just think about the moment that we're exp about to experience on Friday night football's back tonight Chiefs and Ravens play Patrick Mahomes Lamar Jackson two of The Best of The Craft both of these guys are in the top three quarterback in the NFL Thursday Friday ah this is what you live for as a football fan as a fan of the NFL product right both of those Green Bay and Eagles defense have something prove none of those defenses are perfect neither of them both of those defenses as they're presently constructed as we know them to be both of those defenses can get 25 plus 30 points dropped on them that's that's the reality but I'm betting on my team I'm I'm betting on the midnight green I'm betting on black you feel what I'm saying I'm betting I'm black so moving on a little bit I want to talk to you guys about the Devon White and the Kobe Dean situation and I appreciate you guys for being here smash that like button make sure you guys are subscribed to the show let let me read some of your comments let me get to these super chats my man Michael Felder with the $10 Super Chat thank you brother he says footballs here let's go aone check your um check your Facebook inbox brother oh shoot I I be honest Michael I I don't even use Facebook inbox I really don't but uh I'll download it again I'll download it and I'll see what's going on it's at least I could do thank you Michael I really do appreciate your Super Chat brother thank you Brian Brian with the $ five Super Chat he said hey tone according to the media the Packers got four AJ Browns and the ne and the next coming a war Moon I don't see it teams got a lot of tape with Jay love now though you know what's funny that Packers why receiver core they're deep they're they they're very good at what they do um I would I would argue all those Packers wide receivers are all b-level receivers which makes it hard to predict where the ball is going which works to their benefit and I don't mean that as a slight to call them be Lev receivers because I think all I think all I think all of their receivers would be number twos in any offense right or number twos in most top 10 offenses I do believe that I think Romeo dobs is coming the stock is rising for him Christian Watson I think his stock is rising you know they got Josh Jacobs out there as well you know they they're talented on that side of the ball I'm not going I'm not going to dismiss I'm not going to dismiss their their talent at the skill positions I just think their offensive line is overrated I think their offensive line is overrated and I believe that I believe that their skill position guys are as as a core as a group Top 10 in the NFL easily as a group top 10 is top 10 but not but but none of but that Green Bay doesn't have a top 10 receiver on their roster you get what I'm saying but the core the group as a whole top 10 in the NFL just because of what Matt laflor and Jordan love are able to accomplish with those guys uh but the Eagles they're they're just different AJ Brown Monte Smith then you add in Jan doson Dallas gard and you can't forget the you can't forget the saquon Barkley effect with the offensive line and the quarterback it's just it's just different it's different but I love where Green Bay is going I love Green Bay's weapons I really really do and I think their quarterback is going to do great things but he's not going to do anything great on Friday night because that's where that's where it ends for him and then he'll be able to he'll be able to do whatever he wants later on in the season but as far as Friday he's going to have a roote Awakening that's just my humble opinion and it's going to be a fun game it's going to be a very very fun game thank you Brian for the $5 Super Chat Michael Felder thank you for your $10 Super Chat means a lot to me fellas appreciate it means a lot to me um yeah so let me see this other comment let's see Philly also says Love Is Love is about to get his welcome to the NFL moment tomorrow night hey man I think it's going to be a competitive game it's gonna be a hell of a game um I don't have my score prediction yet I'm going to give you guys my score prediction tomorrow um I'm I'm going to be live a couple times tomorrow I'm going to be live earlier in the day and I'm going to be live in the afternoon on on the drive home around 4 o'clock Eastern with my man Pro fan talk so I'm G to give you guys my predictions um throughout the day tomorrow so I really do appreciate you guys for locking in on the content Wicked one says facts tone we're just the better team Fanny says dobs is the only concern Romeo dobs is the only concern Watson is not all that he is a B minus receiver at best see the thing about Christian Watson is he's a big dude and he's fast like if he gets going if if he gets going he can be hard to deal with because of because of the size and the speed and then Romeo dobes man he's just a really really really good route Runner he's a really good route Runner and and they do really well with creating space for each other that's the that's the uh that's the reality that's the reality that's the reality and you know we're going to have we're going to have a lot of Green Bay fans in here really sad really sad because um they feel like I'm not giving their Old Line enough respect and uh they got to prove it to me they got to prove it to me that's all it is you know I see I know what a great oine looks like we're used to that let's see Cody said you're going to make this 14 hour shift so much better thanks for the show thanks for the show to no worries my man Peter Walker says 373 Eagles book it that's a crazy stat that's a crazy box score bro Crazy Jay says 35 21 Eagles will Kelly says I don't think their receivers get separation either no they get separation they get separation and on top of that the coaching the coaching uh really the coaching really helps get them open as well um the floor scheme is top tier bite me says Green Bay 45 Philadelphia 10 book it that's not realistic at all M Johnson says aren't we wearing black yeah we are I think we're wearing um uh White tops we're wearing black helmets white white jerseys black pants let's see what else we got here Fanny says whoever wins earned the win of course of course you know I'm not one of those guys that says oh if this didn't happen if that didn't happen you won you earn that one you earned that one CG says Eagles defense is suspect and that Green Bay defense not either they suspect too they very suspect do you due diligence stay suspect B me says Super Bowl appearance isn't anything to brag about get a Super Bowl dub like the Packers Philly fans uh Philadelphia fans then you can talk your ish um we got a Super Bowl big dog when the last like hold on let's be honest right let's let's let's keep it let's keep it a bu y'all y'all ain't sniffed the Super Bowl since 2010 or 2009 it was right and y y like come on man let's be honest about this right Super Bowl champions Super Bowl 52 2018 we that's off The Bucket List big dog that's off the bucket list now now it's now it's about you know making a collection you dig what I'm saying so here's the reality bro here's the reality your quarterback as much as they want to pretend he's proven money don't make the man Jordan love ain't proved nothing yet in this league he hasn't he gave Jordan love gave you nine good games he gave you nine good games so be humble be humble that you that that you that you may have found that you found a long-term answer be happy about that your quarterback where's no Pro bowls no all Pros no conference championship appearance none of that it's levels to this so please be comfortable that you allowed in this house be comfortable that my people letting you exist here be be be humble about that be humble about that you know what I'm saying my man showed up when it mattered most now we can nitpick why it went how it went but my man showed up when it mattered most I show love to Jordan love I I I show love to that skill POS I show love to them receivers and I show love the certain guys I try to I try to keep I try to keep it Trill but best believe my guy it's levels to this and your quarterback has not seen the levels my quarterback is seen stop it stop it your quarterback got a lot your quarterback got a lot of boxes to check before he get to talk to mine that's a fact he got to check a few more boxes before he get to talk to my guy Cody with the $10 Super Chat he says this Green Bay wide receiver situation makes no sense everyone saying they had four great receivers this was the same group last year that no one had one good word about and they only hit one nine games and no standouts um see I think they're receiving is I I think their receiving core is good not great I think they're good not great I think I think the scheme and Matt Le's ability to get those guys open and create space for them I think that elevates their game as well I think I think every SLE core does a great job of doing exactly what their job is they're always where they're supposed to be they run crisp routes that receiving core is talented I'm not going to dis I'm not going to disrespect Green Bay's receiving core that would be a lie I'm not gonna I'm not going to disrespect Green Bay receiving core not one bit let's see thank you again Cody for the $10 Super Chat I appreciate it Brian pper with the $5 super he says so it's going to be key Ringo and Cooper de jeene stepping up Rogers out really so is official he out wow let me see that's a big deal that's a very big deal if that's the case because I heard um Isaiah Rogers was questionable I heard about that let me see I gotta find it damn Isaiah Rogers is out so KY Ringo so you know what this is what I wanted from the beginning though I wanted key Ringo to be out there this is exactly what I wanted not the injury though I don't want Isaiah Rogers dealing with an injury it's the last thing I want it's the last thing I want I want Isaiah Rogers healthy I want kill Ringo to win the starting spot FR square but I always felt like key Ringo should have been the starter I always felt like that and now we get and now we get to see why now we get to see key Ringo on the big stage I'm excited about that I can't wait I'm excited to see KY Ringo he should have been Nam he should have been named to start off from the beginning he should have been he should have been named to start off from the beginning that's just me y'all crazy man yall crazy but yeah thank you uh thank you Brian for the for the $5 Super Chat I appreciate you bro Chris Scott says I love Ringo he should match up with Christian Watson yeah that might be the matchup right there sizewise and speed wise yeah that's definitely the matchup yeah so it's official it's official here let me let me pull up the injury report let me pull it up for you guys so it's official Devin white out with an ankle Isaiah Rogers out with a hand injury AJ Brown and Landon Dickerson are are full participants they're good to go so we're going to get a we're we're gonna get a sneak peek at the key Ringo experiment so you're gonna have four Georgia Bulldogs starting you're GNA have Jaylen Carter Jordan Davis ncoe Dean and Isaiah Rogers starting wow wow maybe maybe maybe maybe this is maybe this is a sign this is a sign we're going to be able to see these guys at work we're gonna be we're GNA be we're going to be able to see these guys at work I'm ex I'm really excited to see KY Ringo this is why you have depth at the position remember we talked about this all obiously you guys we talked about this we talked about this they have so much depth at line they have so much depth at cornerback right so I don't think we should be nervous about this it's unfortunate obviously but I don't think we should be nervous about this and Isaiah Rogers it's his hand I think he'll be okay he was limited he'll be okay I think Isaiah Rogers will be starting next week but but KY Ringo I'm not mad at this not one bit KY Ringo gets his opportunity let's see jk1 123 says this is going to be a tough game before all the injuries we we give there's only two of them there's only two injuries and um a lot of you guys weren't high on Devon white anyway way so a lot of you guys are higher on the Kobe Dean so we'll see we'll see we'll see I'm not worried I'm honestly not worried about this so yep that's the injury report uh Devin white Isaiah Rogers out that means ncoe Dean and key Ringo are in and the key Ringo situation is definitely fascinating to me because obviously it's a huge opportunity for him you know he's trying to prove that he should be the long-term answer at the position at linebacker that's what he's trying to prove but it wasn't the fact that Devon white being hurt was the storyline right the storyline was that there was a report by Philadelphia inquire reporter Jeff mlan that ncoe Dean was slated to be the starter anyway saying that he actually beat out Deon white in Camp because you know just because training camp ended that doesn't mean that leading up to that game they didn't feel more comfortable with niobe Dean or whoever it may be right um that team had about two weeks leading up to this game in between training camp ending so a lot could have changed a lot could have happened in that short amount of time and whatever Nico Dean showed them he earned it that's the thing that you can't that's the one thing you can't take away from in this situation last year Nico Dean didn't necessarily earn that spot a lot of people felt like it was just handed it to him and a lot of people felt like it was just handed to him and honestly you can't really deny that who was he competing against they gave him the Green Dot off the rip and then he started dealing with injuries so you know this is this is a huge opportunity for niobe ding beating out Devin white says a lot about where he is as well and we got to talk about it from this perspective there was a point in the off seon there was a point during training camp when the Kobe Dean was not really held in the highest regard especially with Vic fangio Vic fangio came out openly and said you know noobe he's been struggling he basically said that he started out strong but then he fell off but ever since Vic fangio called him out NOCO has become a different player he's been able to string together some of these positive performances he's been able to string together some stable ground for himself and it's translated and trust me Vic fangio wouldn't have that brother out there if he couldn't play Vic vanio wouldn't had that brother out there if he didn't trust him now granted you gotta work with what you got and I'm not saying that the Philadelphia Eagles have this Elite linebacker room because they don't there's a lot to be proven in that room a lot left to be proven between all those guys but on Friday night we're going to see nocoe Dean and Zack B playing together that's a really athletic Duo I'm really curious to see how that works out and then obviously you got to think about it from the perspective of you know Jaylen Carter Jordan Davis those guys trust ncoe they trust him back to their college days they know his Tendencies ncoe Dean knows their Tendencies he knows what they want to do right he know you know noobe knows how to read their body language and where to be and how to get there based off how they move right there's a chemistry Factor there that can definitely help Nico Dean um transition into this game you know for him to have a solid game right but we we can't sit here and say he didn't earn it we can't say that at all that's one thing we got to be honest about Nico Dean he earned it this time and I'm really curious to see how he takes this I'm really curious to see how far he carries this opportunity here because let's say when Deon white gets healthy right can can the Kobe Dean keep him at bay that's what's going to happen that's what's going to have to happen here and on top of that right they're going to have to figure out at some point what's the combination that works you don't want to keep swapping out linebackers that's annoying to your other defensive Personnel you need consistency on that defensive side you you want those guys being able to hear the same voices so let's see if Nico Dean can keep Devon white at Bay and I wish the Kobe ding luck I really really do like I said him and Zack B they bring a lot of athletic a lot of athleticism to the position you never know you might see Jeremiah TR out there if if Vic Fel is not like if he doesn't like what he's seeing from Zack B you know remember we like that combination of De of niob Dean and Jeremiah TR junor so don't be surprised if Zack bar is not cutting it don't don't be surprised if Jeremiah trle don't start second half or whatever it may be it's very possible that could happen because bcfo Vic Fango is not going to sit there and just allow the Green Bay Packers to get what they want he's going to make adjustments throughout the game right he's he's going to he's going to tweak um guys roles and he's going to make the necessary adjustments the necessary adjustments that need to be made that was something that was missing from past defensive coordinators guys that guys that wouldn't make the necessary adjustments I think Vic Fango has already experience in the world to make the necessary to make the necessary adjustments when need be but again I'm excited for ni Kobe Dean you know even even when Nolan Smith is on the field right there's there's going to be a moment where there's four no five Georgia boogs on the field there's going to be a moment where you see key Ringo Jaylen Carter Jordan Davis Nicole we Dean and Nolan Smith all in the field at the same time there's going to be moments like that throughout this game of tomorrow and that's G to be that's going to be pretty cool to see it's just a matter of what will those guys bring to the table that's going to be exciting as well everyone is facing their own demons everyone is everyone is facing their own their own uphill battles in some way right I think all these players are ready for the moment I think all these players have been through such a turbulent 2023 season experiencing the high of the high the lows of the lows being to making it to a Super Bowl and having that experience I think this team I think this team is ready I think the Philadelphia eag was ready I think Jaylen Herz and Kobe Dean I think all those brothers are locked in best believe that I I firmly believe Jaylen Herz is locked in and like I mentioned earlier you know a lot of people have their own doubts about Jaylen Herz they have their doubts about Jaylen Herz which which I really don't I I don't buy it because when I look at Jaylen Herz the quarterback I see every year he's gotten better I see a quarterback that's been supremely productive especially over the past two seasons where he took his big jump in 2022 right I see a guy that's in an offense that's in a situation that that that's condu it to a success I see a guy who's been who has two pro bowls on under his belt who who has who has an all proo under his belt who has the Bert Bell award that goes to the top player uh in the NFL that year I see um a guy who's played to the highest of his ability in the Super Bowl before and who still has plenty Room to Grow I see a guy who's going to have autonomy over his offense for the first time who's going to take his game to a level that we didn't even anticipate we're going to see a new improved Jaylen Herz come Friday that's to my mindset I want to smoke with everybody I I take my guys against everybody and again just to add context to this right you know this is the next step in Jen herz's Evolution as a franchise quarterback and I want to revisit I want to revisit what he do what he did in 2023 2023 through the struggles by the way through all the struggles Jaylen Herz remained productive over 4,400 yards in total offense total offensive yards a 65% completion percentage 38 total touchdowns was in the running for the MVP before things kind of took a nose dive for the rest of the team now he did have 19 total turnovers but when you look at his production from 2023 and compare it to his production during the Super Bowl run you say to yourself hold on wait this guy was was guy this guy was just as productive if not more it was just the turnovers that was a problem which is uncharacteristic that's another part about this whole Jaylen Herz conversation that kind of blows my mind that people like to pretend that he's a turnover machine he's not he's not Jaylen Herz turned the ball over more times in 2023 than he did in the three years prior or four years prior in his whole career think about that in 20123 he had 19 turnovers that's more turnovers than all all three of his his previous Seasons combined that's not characteristic of a jayen Herz to turn the ball over willy-nilly to be to be loose with the ball that's not his character that's not a trend from Jaylen Herz but you want to know what a trend is a trend is a guy who's been able to make it into the playoffs right that's a trend that's something I can hang my hat on three straight years in the playoffs made it to a Super Bowl two-time pro bowler All Pro back-to-back Seasons with 35 or more touchdowns back-to-back seasons of over 4,000 yards 43 4,300 yards of offensive production winning football games that's the trend not the turnovers so do I expect jayen to come into this game or come into this season and throw 15 interceptions I don't I really don't it's not it's not in his DNA it's uncharacteristic it's offbrand winning is on brand for Jaylen Herz that's who he is he wins football games no matter you no matter no matter if you like it or not they think it's only one way to play this position Jaylen Herz is ready for this moment he ready to go Toe to Toe with Green Bay and guess what you know what they're gonna say they gonna try to find another reason to discourage him or another reason to um discredit him rather they're gonna try to find another way to discredit him well you know they won the game but Herz he wasn't perfect yeah they yeah they won but uh they only beat him by three but let Green Bay beat us by three Green Bay are they Super Bowl contenders are they for real should Green Bay be should Green Bay be considered one of the best teams in the NFC should the 49ers be on should the 49ers be nervous about green listen if the Green Bay Packers win they're going to get all the love and praise if we win the game they're gonna say ah I still need to see more you see the Philadelphia Eagles don't play by the same rules as everybody else in the NFL they try to hold Jaylen Herz to this proverbial standard that they don't hold other quarterbacks too you know I was watching my man Laura Brunton earlier right I was watching my man Lura Brunton earlier and he said something that really resonated with me shout out to him he said one of the reasons why guys talk ill about jayen Herz why they act like he ain't really that is because they can't explain it I loved when he said that because I I feel him 100% they can't explain it they can't they can't find a way to qualify or quantify his his contributions all they can say is uh it doesn't quite look like how I wanted to look that's all they really have Jaylen Herz ah it doesn't uh this that this that uh the way he throws uh he doesn't he doesn't have an arm as strong as this guy or maybe he's not as athletic as this guy or whatever they can't they can't they can't explain it but this brother jayen Herz wins football games he wins football games what more explanation do you need he's been to the playoffs three years in a row what more explanation do you need he's been to a Super Bowl before he's won an NFC he's won a conference Championship he's a two-time pro bowler a former all proo Bert Bell Award winner what more explanation do you need he's given wide receivers their best career numbers ever in their careers what more what more explanation do you need what more do you need his presence or his presence on the football field has allowed for his running backs to have allowed for the Eagles to have backtack thousand yard rushers and those and those running backs have not done any of that in in any other situation outside of being with Jaylen Herz what more do you need I don't get it or maybe I do get it maybe I do get it but it's one of those things that won't ever end it's own brand it comes with the territory it comes with the territory the Phil the Eagles are that brand they are that organization they are that they are that fan base that people really they they need us more than they realize they hate that they need us I'll put it you that way there are certain fan bases that the national media that they need in order to make numbers in order to push in order to push numbers forward they need it they need to talk about the eagles they need to talk about the Cowboys they need those teams right thank Gody Patrick Mahomes is in Kansas City because if he wasn't they would not be talking about Kansas City at all thank God I'm just I'm I'm just trying to keep it real Eagles fans we we we push the envelope forward that's why they talk about the way they talk about is because we make them nervous we make them nervous and they know we'll take the bait we got to stop taking the bait lead that to the Cowboys lead that to the Cowboys so yeah Jaylen Herz his turnover differential that's the difference between 20122 and 2023 nothing else nothing more and obviously the coaching was lackluster and Jay Herz began pressing a bit but overall I think this is going to be an electric game I think this is a great test for all parties involved you're not going to hear me up you're not going to hear me up here pretending like the pretending as if the Green Bay Packers aren't a quality opponent the Green Bay Packers are are a quality opponent and it is and it does suck to be dealing with certain injuries around this time right you know Isaiah Rogers being out with a hand Devon white being out with an ankle right but the Devon white situation is unique because they already had ncoe Dean slotted as the starter it seems like we were just the it seems like we were just the last ones to find out so Isaiah Rogers being out key Ringo steps right in we've seen key Ringo play right we've seen that we I I trust key Ringo out there I trust believe it or not you guys they gotta prove it to me but I'm rolling with niob Dean tonight I'm rolling or tomorrow night rather let's see what you got let's see what you can do it's this your time shoot because it's it's it's some people that's not that's not willing to buy into the defense until they show you something and and that's exactly how it's supposed to be quite frankly they got to show us they got to show us key Ringo ncoe Dean those guys y'all stepping in y'all got to show us something this defense entirely to show us something man the Eagles defense has to be solid this year cannot they cannot be the wing link they cannot they cannot so regardless it's going to be exciting and I'm happy about the opponent that we're facing the perfect quarterback to go up against the perfect offense The Perfect Defense I love it I love it all the way around the perfect head coach in Matt laflor I love it this is this is going to be a great matchup this could be an NFC champion ship preview this could be a divisional or Wild Card round preview you feel what I'm saying y'all this could be a preview now another thing about the Isaiah Rogers situation right we assume key Ringo is starting right that's the first thing that came to mind we assume key Ringo gets in but what if they put quinan Mitchell on the outside for the remainder of the game and they put Avante Madison in the slot that could be a situation where if they put Quan Mitchell out there instead that could be a that could be something that we watch because you know Queen and Mitchell he was supposed to be the he was supposed to be the starting Corner in base formation and then whenever they went to the nickel he would shift over to the slot and then Isaiah Rogers would come in but since but since Isaiah Rogers out that must mean that whenever they go I wonder if I wonder if the same rules apply would Quan Mitchell go to the slot whenever they go into the nickel formation and then what kiler Ringo comes in or will they will they just keep Quan on the outside all throughout the game and put avonte Maddox in the slot or Cooper dein right it all remains to be seen but I think those are the two options either we're going to see a game where quinan Mitchell plays exclusively on the outside or we're going to see a game where Quin Mitchell plays on the outside in base formation and then when they go to the Nicholls formation he's going to shift over to the slot and then key Ringo comes out and play outside and nickel that's going to be those are the two options they have that's what I think that's what I think let me get to some of y'all comments here let's see all right so let's see what we got uh bite me says Eagles defense was 30th 30th in points per game allowed last year Packers was 10th in points per game a lot last year stop it that's actually a lie the Packers were not 10th last year the Packers were actually 13th in the NFL um just want to just want to correct you there um the Eagles defense they were 30th and the Packers were 30 the Packers were 13th so let's just make sure that we got so we let's make sure we got that correct right there they weren't 10 they were 13 um also also just to uh where are we M where are we here another thing about that pckers defense that I want us to know about here's another thing that we got to be honest about let's get this off the screen the Packers defense isn't as Flawless as their fan base want you to believe their defense can actually be had regardless of who they got over there here are some numbers from the Green Bay Packers 2023 defense and again I I don't want to rely solely on last year's stats because that's pretty much dead and gone but I do want us to understand that that Packers defense is far from perfect they can be had here are some metrics from last season as it pertains to the Green Bay Packers this is me being unbiased this is me just bringing up the reality the reality is in 2023 the Green Bay Packers defense's averages were this they were 13th in opponent's points per game they were 22nd in total yards allowed the Green Bay Packers allowed 345 yards total a game last year that's 22nd in the NFL they also were 28th in rushing yards allowed they were one of the worst teams in the NFL in terms of defending the run and they were 13th in the league and pass yards allowed they were a middleof theack pass defense pretty much they were just above average in terms of pass defense that's playoff level 14 teams make the T 14 teams make the playoffs right seven teams from each conference the Packers pass defense was 13th in the league which in theory makes it playoff level um so that's passable in my opinion I'm not going to kill you guys for that but being 28th in rushing yards allowed that's unacceptable that's not playoff level at all um allowing a grand total of 345 yards a game which is ranked 22nd in the NL that's not playoff level at all so um but regardless though I will say this I will say this though the Packers defense was better than the Eagles defense last year I'll give you that if that's if that makes you feel better the Packers defense was better than the Eagles defense last year I'll give you that I'll definitely give you that that's not that's not a problem for me that's not a problem for me to admit at all the Packers defense was a little bit better than the Eagles when you guys sucked at defending a run we were a little better at it in terms of a season totality of numbers we were better at it when it came to stopping the pass we were not good at it you guys were actually pretty solid at it right in terms of points allowed per in terms of um uh points allowed per game right you guys were 13th which is solid we were not good at it so I feel like you guys had a better defense last year than us I think that's a fact but I don't think it's I don't think the margins is as wide as you want to make it seem and this is me just being reasonable this is me being reasonable I'm not lying I'm look I'm literally looking at it right here I'm looking at 202 three points allow per game they were 13th you claim you're looking at ESPN all right and just because you put per in something doesn't make it intelligent so let's see let's see what he's looking at here let's see let's see what he got all right uh team stats defensive leaders all right let's see let's see okay one 2 three 4 five 6 7 8 ah he think he's slick he think he slick I'm looking at it right here I'm looking at team rankings I'm looking at I'm looking at multiple places I'm seeing they rank 13th that's what I'm seeing that's what I'm seeing big dog I'm looking at it right here 13th I ain't got m i I'll pull on screen I'll pull it on the screen so nobody think I'm lying here I just put on the screen all right let's bring it up okay so this is NFL team opponent points per game from the 2023 season okay this is via team rankings team rankings let me got this so let me scroll down here again this is opponent points per game NFL team opponent opponent points per game from the 2023 season Baltimore at one Kansas City at two Buffalo three San Francisco four Tampa Bay five New Orleans 6 Vegas 7 Pittsburgh 8 Dallas nine Jets 10 Houston 11 Minnesota 12 Green Bay 13 and there we go I have no reason to lie I have no reason to lie about this not one bit not one iota I have no reason to lie I don't gain anything from lying to you guys anyway regardless though regardless I don't have a reason to lie so I mean here we go um nonetheless though it's going to be an exciting game and I could care less about what other fan bases have to say you know I like to make sure I take care of my own business first before I focus on other people business and when it comes to the Philadelphia Eagles defense they have a ton to prove because in my because in my hon in my honest in my honest estimation this isn't going to be a game where this isn't going to be a game that the Philadelphia let me frame to this way this isn't going to be a game where it's decided by whatever Green Bay does and I mean this respectfully this this game isn't going to be decided because of something Green Bay does this game is going to be decided BAS on whatever the Philadelphia Eagles do if the Eagles come out and they on their a game this game is not this this game is not going to be won by the Packers if the Eagles come out and they underperform Packers win this game is going to be decided based off what the Phil Phil of eagles do not the Packers and I mean that respectfully Infamous you funny as hell Infamous says I don't think you lying to him but saying what I got to lie for is like the number one sign someone's lying really since when since when I thought the uh I thought I swear to God was the was the number one was the number one barometer of saying somebody line I thought that was I thought swear to God was that I thought uh I thought as soon as someone swears to God that's how you know they lying but nonetheless though INF said tone already ready to say the Eagles lost because they beat themselves not because p is better no I mean I I mean from top to bottom I think the Eagles are better I just do I just do I just think I think our offense is more talented um the defenses are debatable but I think this game is going to be decided based on what the Philadelphia Eagles do that's how good I think we are that's all but regardless though regardless it's going to be a fun game and I really can't wait so uh where are we now we're going to get out of here pretty soon you guys I really do appreciate you guys for uh locking in on the content where you guys have uh means a lot to me man you know listen I could do all the talking in the world but it doesn't mean anything you know I'm a I'm I see I I get I get to do all the talking because because the Eagles can't right they got to be professional they got to play the game but overall you know this there's nothing really more to break down about this game it's going to be decided on Friday it's going to be decided on Friday I can't wait so tomorrow we're gonna have a calling show we're gonna have a calling show tomorrow and a lot of you guys are going to be able to come in and speak your piece about your franchise and how I like to do them is I like to just let you guys cook and however you feels ever you feel you know I'm not here to change your minds like I say you know I want you guys to speak in peace be the best version of yourself just keep everything respectful that's all it is um we're go we're going to do a call-in show tomorrow and I really can't wait to talk to y'all um I don't know what time I'm doing it yet but it's definitely going to be before it's going to be before 2 pm for sure it's going to be before 2 pm Eastern so again we're going to do a Carlin show I welcome I welcome all fan bases I welcome all fan bases to come in speak their piece speak proudly about their team 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