GMFB | "Saquon Barkley will make a difference for Philly's offense" - Akbar on Eagles vs. Packers

day and I just remember like I I was wearing sunglasses it was sunny out just kind of looking taking my sunglasses off and looking at a couple coaches I'm like all right this is awesome you know that we that we got him here all right that's saquan Barkley according to Nick serani time for whiteboard Wednesday presented by Tostitos all right are my this is my opinion Tostito Scoops they slap Peter I'm a hint of lime guy longint Cantina is not bad either all right running back talk what running back will shine Peter the brightest in week one hold on Peter's writing his social handle Hees but first let me make sure everyone knows it's on Instagram not X all brand um I'm gonna give a one word answer and it's a guy who I think is going become a household name that's bejan Robinson they play the Pittsburgh Steelers which is historically one of the best defenses you know that Mike tomlin's boys are going to be coming out and hit and you got Watt and of course you've got now Patrick Queen on that team like this is nothing against you know the competition is that I think they've had an entire offseason crafting an offense around bejan Robinson and that is obviously rahee Morris at the top but Zach Robinson the offensive coordinator comes over from the Rams Zach himself played Oklahoma state was a star quarterback has been around worked at PFF Pro footb before he got yes worked at Pro Football Focus before he got into the coaching game and while doing that he was able to analyze the analytics as well as the film and I spoke to him this off season and he is so excited to be there the offensive coordinator drawing up an offense around this guy I think we're in for a huge season from bejon Robinson a monster one Peter can you imagine he gets 28 cares in that game as Arthur Smith stands on the other sideline and watches watch and and that is the ultimate that' be tough the first week of the Season Arthur Smith is going up against this offense he's gonna be the Pittsburgh sideline and he might have to watch it bejon of course we know the incredible behind the back catch that he made last year I think there's going to be a whole lot more I think we have a new star in the league I'm anointing him now nice before we even get started with you had Z pod I did loved him he was great great guest and I think he's got a great offensive mind okay um I just uh noticed there's a lot of Q's here but I'm going with my my branded name sad Squad there's a lot of Q's here in sequan uh this is the most Talent saquin Barkley has ever been around I mean surrounding him from AJ to Herz to I mean you know to Swift I mean these excuse me Devon Smith I mean these guys really help complement a a running back that a lot of people believe oh he's getting older he's not the same yeah he didn't quite break a, yards but the dude still is a dope running back and I I don't want people to sleep on sequan Barkley I truly believe that when you have a lot of talent around you a first off it's hard to stack the box on a guy like that when you have so much stuff to be responsible for you have a running excuse me a quarterback who has the ability to get out of the box and run we haven't seen you know a lot of that but I'm telling you saquan Barkley is going to be a beast yeah he hasn't played with wide receivers like this like since Odell yeah that was it about that offensive line he was running again he was behind swiss cheese last year with the Giants now he's got one of the best offensive lines in football yeah and if I I we should do a stat on this uh maybe lacoin you can help me out on I want to know how much those guys squat I remember seeing like offensive lineman squatting 700 lb it was nothing barbending like that's why I'm calling these guys the Quad Squad it's not just sayquan Squad I'm talking about I'm talking about the line so when I say the Quad Squad all of them I got to see how much I I had to look into NFL research for this this is deep there is a team called the Saints okay they were down in Louisiana and I had I also talk to the networks yeah there is a game week one that's called Saints Panthers and oh boy it's going to be electric I'm into this guy Alvin chimra used to be what Peter says bejan Robins was going to be it was mustat appointment TV crazy running ability crazy style he would have the cool gold teeth he was my son's favorite player when he was five Alvin C's in this place now where he's in the last year of his contract and it's pretty much written on the wall that this is your last year as a saint is this his last year as Alvin chra or was that two years ago I don't know if you're in your fantasy draft he's that guy you just keep passing you pass him in the second you pass him in the third and he's a guy who on Sunday against the Panthers could have four touchdowns the Saints are not exactly exciting but they're really mysterious I have no idea to expect and C is a super talented guy Al in CRA with a Flor Lee there is a team I promise you I promise you they exist lovely Flor Lee very well done kind of looks like a toso chip uh all right the 2024 season kicks off tomorrow with its traditional Thursday night game what is your favorite football tradition and this could run the Spectrum I'm going to say it happens at around 104 p.m. Eastern this Sunday get around the campfire get the whole NFL in Brazil the eag Eagles are taking on the Packers the scene is going to be electric this place is massive Jane Slater's boots on the ground for us uh Jane Slater hello to you from sou Paulo you look great my goodness that Scenic behind you has so much going on how are the teams though now that they are arriving and preparing for the game come Friday night yeah we're finally going to get the teams down here today Jamie each team to parting this morning on what American Airlines is describing as two of their largest planes as part of their Fleet now the goal with all of that of course is making sure as many players as possible have access to those pods in other words they can lay back on the plane take a nap for the 10 to 10 and a half hour flight respectively or at the very least enjoy premium economy that's what I got to enjoy where you get at least Elevate those feet they really want to make sure there's no disruption in the schedule given the fact that they've got such a quick turnaround so they'll land here later this evening and then on Thursday they'll have a walkth through their last media availability and then on Friday they'll have that 915 kick Brazilian time that's just an hour ahead of Eastern time now when we talk about this team and the matchups I really want to focus on the Packers because when we talk about Green Bay you'll recall they exceeded a lot of preseason expectation guys this was a team that started out 2 and five and then went on to finish the season 9-8 overall this was a team that scored three touchdowns against the Cowboys at AT&T Stadium and then were just three points shy of the conference Championship last year I was told this was an offense full of first and seconde starters but by the end they had truly played and acted like veterans both on and off the field adding to the offense you guys talked to him yesterday running back Josh Jacobs and the last week alone I'm told he really showed his explosiveness and speed that some had wondered he had maybe lost in that 2023 season now the ERS would love to have their third round back Marshon Lloyd ready to go but I'm told we will know more in the next 48 hours as soft tissue injuries can be unpredictable my sense in talking to somebody on the team was look we're hopeful he's going to make the flight but they are going to be keeping an eye on him so this is something that we'll be monitoring over the next 48 hours guys Jane thank you so much enjoy sa Pao we appreciate your coverage immensely we really love talking to Josh Jacobs yesterday ahead of this game a lot to look forward to for the Packers 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