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half time with Jason Kelce still in the Beret Ryan Clark alongside high-scoring first half in a game where admittedly the starters aren't going and you all graduated from playing in these games as well largely but Ryan if we go back to this game and how it changed the trajectory really of your life how would you frame that I think it's so important to young guys like myself at that time I was in my third year picked up the day right before Camp I wasn't going to get to play a ton in the preseason but because most starters didn't even wear pads I played the entire second half I had Oort unities to make tackles in the open field play special teams and the next week when we get back to training camp they treated me differently they gave me more opportunities and without this game without guys like Jason who become future Hall of Famers sitting on the sideline and t-shirts I didn't get that opportunity so it is very important to a ton of guys who are out there tonight when when you're that guy you're the star you're one of the leaders of the team but you're there and you're cheering on the guys explain what that's like just to watch these guys that are truly fighting for opportunities to have jobs yeah I mean listen there's there's no sport that comes close to the team and camaraderie environment that football does at least none that I've played and um you just heard it from demo Ryan a guy that I played with in Philadelphia who was one of the Pinnacles of teammates the one first thing he said he's excited for the young guys to go out there and play today and then he talks about Andre Johnson's former teammate going into the Hall of Fame and to realize those dreams some of them are rookies getting their first chance to play in the NFL some of them are veterans that have been trying to get off the practice squad fighting tooth and nail to get any opportunity they can and they get to go out there and some of somebody's dreams throughout this preseason are going to be realized and it's so poignant that it all takes place at the hall of fame where a bunch of guys live the Pinnacle of the dream in the NFL and it's just a special special game and it really it's awesome to see these guys go out there and do the thing you know what's interesting Ryan I when I was telling him about you I said I don't think you ever let that udfa leave you I think the fire of what made you great there and here was that hunger to work is that is that fair it's exactly it's exactly the same thing now and I think sometimes it almost gets you in trouble because there are times that people aren't doubting you that people are supporting no no dude we know you're good you got to add me but you still feel like okay I have to go out and prove it but that's what football does for you it breeds something within you that's different it breeds the competition it it breeds the ability to overcome adversity but it also teaches you how to be a teammate and I think that's what's so cool about tonight for us as well we welcome a new teammate that has this Star studed Career doing something else into this and now we have to embrace him and the hopes are the things I learned from being that undrafted guy who had to be a better teammate than he was player at time continue throughout my life yeah but it's instructive like this are these people that are going to be playing on Sundays and Monday nights on the biggest stage maybe maybe not but they're out there they're trying to prolong that dream trying to put in that work to make that dream a reality we will continue here at halftime as Adam schfer will join us real ity of this game is that there will be injuries how might they impact the preseason and even perhaps the regular SE senior NFL Insider Adam schfer is here and I said it uh leading into the show man like this is this is like regular season news because this isn't this is a game where injuries are going to impact everything and there were a number of them today where do you start and injuries are always the one thing you want to avoid in the preseason the Tennessee Titans have been unable to do that their star wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins suffered a knee injury in practice and it looks like he's going to the remainder of the preseason they're hoping to get him back for the regular season opener against the Chicago Bears who are in action tonight we'll see if they can get him back if they can obviously players like trayon Burks will have to step up in his absence meanwhile the Los Angeles charger Star Quarterback Justin Herbert is dealing with pther fascia in his right foot he's going to be in a walking booth for the next two weeks and then the team is going to hope to ramp him up back to play with the hope that he can be ready for the open they think he'll be ready but you're talking about an injury Scott that could linger throughout the course of the Season very uncomfortable very painful and there is the schedule that Herbert will have to navigate with an injury that threatens to follow him throughout the course of the season two of the first four division rival games at least both are at home but this is a point Adam and you make it well that the the fellas were talking about in the pregame that that's a type of injury that could linger and it it's the plant foot and so certainly Bears watching now he loses reps in a new offense with new teammates not exactly ideal hey we we figured coach arbaugh wants to run the ball maybe now they'll just keep running it as their quarterback deals with that injury Adam great to be with you [Applause] [Music] [Applause] again I think that that there there are real football fans out there that week one are going to turn it on and see the kickoff and go what the is this and we have a representation sort of animated style are at the 20 I know that that's a lot to digest and I don't want to add too much to it to screw it up but the difference between starting at the 20 and the 30 in terms of how much you'd score it increases fairly significantly and again I don't want to bog down the numbers but it's about a 7% increase in terms of how often you score so you understand why teams might contemplate this but there's so much strategy Ryan to figure out about how you want to kick it and how you want to return it what's your sense of what teams are going to do it's absolutely changed the way you prepare for this in the preseason and also during the week this is now just another offensive play but when you are kicking the football you can play to whether it's a squib or you're going to Pooch it and hope that it rolls into the end zone to try to gain an advantage and now offensively or if you're the receiving teams you're setting up plays like you are talking about the Run game offensively whether it's traps cut back misdirection power you can do all of these different things and so where it's going to look extremely different to the fan it's also going to be worked on and prepared for extremely different when we're talking about these teams I've been in camps and to listen to the special teams coach have to sort of Coach the different things we normally here on the offensive line or the defensive line from the guys who are stacked on the line of scrimmage there it's very difficult to think that this is where football now is but it's to try to change what we saw which was Touchback after Touchback after Touchback man I could not be more excited about this if you the I think the return rate last year was 19% it used to be before all these rules were put in place to make the play safer it used to be somewhere around 50% so people want to see Cookoff returns there's a guy going to the Hall of Fame this year Devon Hester who is going in for that exact reason and this play has been made obsolete in the past few years it became basically a Mindless excise it was a ceremony oh here's the opening kickoff ceremony run down 60 yards for no reason and now all of a sudden it's going to mean something the game is better when special teams play a factor when it when it and it makes a difference and all those guys that put in that hard work get to go out there and actually execute something who's going to be on the field though I mean this is like special teamers you're going to have your o line your dline you're going to have real position players out there aren't you that's a lot of space for a big guy to be I there're still a 30 yard but they might I mean it typically on the on the kickoff they used to be old linan on the wedge cuz they were closer to the returner you didn't have to operate in as much space but um I still think it's probably going to be mostly linebackers and and your big skill type guys but I mean they might find a way to use one especially on a trap block or something like that that could get dangerous I think from a defensive standpoint man it's going to be a bit different than your conventional guys because shedding blocks become the premium oh now right and and look I'm going say it it puts the defense at a disadvantage the space used to create speed non Conta and speed everybody to yeah so now up front for real now up front you hand fighting you got to shed blocks immediately I'm not talking about getting a running start and trying to disengage with a guy but it's happening it's a line of scrimmage play it outside of that I just I just wonder looking at all the numbers and every team's got analytics people you look it and say just let them start at the 30 because they're okay if we can squib it and roll it through then we get it at the 20 but if it goes out of bounds that's the 40 yard line if it lands short of the target Zone the 20 The Landing Zone I should say comes out to the 40 I figur that's way too much risk but I mean Sean McVey said he didn't think teams are going to show their hand in the preseason much like they don't with their offensive game plans now the hip drop tackle now these are the clips that the NFL sent around to show what will result in a 15 yard penalty it's exactly the reason here you see with the Pard injury that came in the playoffs a year ago where he went down and the issue is the unweighting of the defender by swiveling and dropping his hips or lower body and this other example which came I believe last year uh Jets and the Giants and you see Gino going out of bounds same story what you're trying to do is avoid the defender landing on and trapping the runner's legs at or below the knee I think we've all understand fellas that horse collar and hits across the middle we see him immediately we know it's a flag but I I wonder as someone who never played the game as you all did how do you tackle someone anymore Marcus look you got a click heels now like from if you behind a guy you literally got look the natural instinct when you grab a guy from behind and RC did it more in the open field but even us as defensive linemen most of our tackles for loss on a Zone stretch we grabbing the back waist of the running back and trying to get him down so it's a new technique and look I could get on here and Grumble about the game getting different and you got to be so cautious that you can't play defense in a certain way that's that's a Justified reason when you got guys missing a year or you got guys missing time Mark Andrew suffer the injury which was critical for him it's the problem is the same problem that you have har collar to me I thought that was an easy fix just don't put your hand inside you can see it this one it it gives me a little bit of a pause because your natural reaction as a football player is to grab waste and stop weight right and I just want to see how these guys going to respond look at the two examples that you gave the Tony poed one seemed like the prime example of what we want to get out of the game if you watch Isaiah Simmons as he's chasing Gino Smith he's actually ball searching he never grabs him right but it's his momentum as he's ball searching and chasing inside out that make that allows him to fall on the back of Gino Smith's leg which in the end that's the result they're looking for to throw the flag or to find a guy it's extremely difficult and so now it's going to be not only change in the way you approach this from a uh a strategic standpoint it's also the things that are just innate in us it's innate that if I if I'm chasing a guy from behind I go dead because it's harder to to travel this dead weight with you so now it's going to be about wrapping and clicking heels or making sure you can get both legs together as you hold them on and you're going to go dead flat instead of trying to go dead and swivel around I think it's extremely difficult to police early or to officiate early and it's also going to take a ton of adjustment by defensive players and I've heard that the goal is not to do too much officiating of this early what I've heard from officials around the league and stuff is that the goal is to administer this disciplinary behind the scenes so through the fine system they're going to take their time to look at replays and make correct judgments based off of that I think unless it's something really egregious they're going to try and keep it out but that works did you ever deal with anything like that just coming outside yeah so I mean for the past few years they've been trying to uh eliminate offensive lineman leading with their heads on any type of block right but especially when you're pulling or out in space and I've been fine multiple times for that but I've never been called in a game and I think that that's another example where it's that's a really hard thing to officiate in real time so a lot of times they just leave that behind the scenes for you know John runan former eagle and those guys to figure out how much money they want to take from you and that I love John but also EST guy in the history of the NFL is now in charge of the system just a total slobber you know what we call those Hypocrites question would be though is when it gets to that fine appeal or that fine system are you actually coaching me through why you think it's think that would have to be the important piece of that I I think there's a lot that's important to it I just think that both the kickoff and the and the hip drop are things that are going to sneak up on fans and look someone is going to tackle someone they're going to go dead it's going to be 15 yards it's going to impact the game in a massive way and then all day long on Monday on our Network and every other network people going to be freaking out saying how the hell are you supposed to tackle absolutely and it's it's going to lead to controversial situations because of the subjectiveness of it uh hopefully this thing doesn't cost a game so we don't have to deal with that uh but I think the other thing to keep in mind I mean I think I'm very hesitant to see how this happens but all of these rule changes that have been happening in the NFL I think I think have' largely been successful uh the targeting things have have made a drastic reduction in concussions and receivers going across the middle when you played or before that I mean I used to love watching the highlights but man these guys you know this did some damage and that has worked and initially when that happened I'm like you know when this guy's going across the middle and ducking how is the defender supposed to react in real time eventually people adjust it's just going to take some time [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] as an avid Philadelphia Eagles fan the release of the 2024 preseason schedule is a moment of anticipation and excitement it marks the countdown to another season filled with high hopes and dreams of seeing our beloved Birds sore all the way to February the preseason while often overlooked by casual fans is a critical period that provides glimpses into the future and sets the stage for the regular season week one Philadelphia Eagles versus Baltimore Ravens Friday August 9 to 7:30 p.m. Eastern Standard Time the opening preseason game against the Baltimore Ravens is intriguing not just because of the Ravens well-known intensity in preseason matches but also because it offers a first look at our rookies and new additions while the Ravens may play to win the eagles's approach will likely focus on evaluation and development this game is an opportunity to witness the debut of our 2024 draft class including standout rookies who will be vying for roster spots even though Cooper dejon is out there are plenty of young talents to watch this game while it might not have the thrill of a regular season matchup is pivotal for players on the bubble to Showcase their skills week two Philadelphia Eagles versus New England Patriots Thursday August 15th to 7th p.m. EST heading into week two the Eagles face the New England Patriots now under the leadership of Jared Mayo this game offers a fascinating subplot with the open competition for the Patriots QB one spot between jacobe brassette and Drake May for the Eagles the focus will remain on developing depth and assessing the performance of backups preceded by joint practices this week provides valuable practice reps and insights into the team's progress while starters may see limited action these sessions are crucial for building chemistry and honing the execution of playbooks week three Philadelphia Eagles versus Minnesota Vikings Saturday August 24th to 1st p.m. EST the final preseason game against the Minnesota Vikings brings an added layer of familiarity and competition given that the Eagles and Vikings have faced off in week two of the regular season for the past two years the teams know each other well however this preseason Clash will highlight the depth players and provide a last chance for Fringe roster candidates to make a compelling case this game often serves as the final addition for players fighting for their NFL careers making every snap and every play of critical moment overall the 2024 preseason schedule is packed with opportunities to evaluate talent refine strategies and build momentum heading into the regular season it's a time for fans to embrace the anticipation of new beginnings to speculate on breakout stars and to dream of the possibilities that lie ahead the preseason may not count in the standings but it undoubtedly sets the tone for the journey to come let's hope this journey takes the Eagles all the way to the Ultimate Prize in New Orleans Fly Eagles [Music] Fly for for for a Fran cand medist for J [Music] fr [Music] for for City [Music] [Music] [Music] fore [Music] [Music] for for [Music]