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about this team. I think most people in town are and justifiably. Yeah, well, we're gonna talk about that. We've got the fifty three man roster to talk about. We've got a first look at the Atlanta Falcons, of course, the opponent on Monday Night Football, and we just want to find out just what the season's going to set up like now. The Eagles no practice on Tuesday. They

report to the Novacare Complex for practice on Wednesday. The depth chart and the injury report, all that stuff comes later in the week when the fans really dig into this game. The NFL season is here and we are thrilled to have you and you with us. Glenn Are you ready to go? I'm looking forward to. What do we got? Let's go. We'll start with this. We're gonna go out to the practice field now. Alex Smith will give us the Eagles three sixty update on this beautiful

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Philadelphia Eagles dot Com throughout the week. Thanks so much, Alex Glenn. Obviously everything we're going to talk about this not only today and tomorrow, but for the entire season. How the quarterback position has changed so much. Your thoughts when the Eagles acquired Sam Bradford and how you feel about him now, Well, they've they've changed radically. To be honest with you, When the Eagles got Sam Bradford, my concern was, wait a second, They're giving Nick Foles and

a second round pick. Something doesn't sound quite right. This is a guy who'd spent the last two years injured, and I thought, I don't know that a guy's going to come back from that. I'll tell you, Dave, what you've seen in training camp, what you saw during the two pre season games, or where he played, you gotta be thoroughly impressed. If he stays healthy, and that's always the issue, Sam Bradford can have a monster year for

the Philadelphia Eagles. Yeah, the scheme is in place. He certainly got all the skills that Chip Kelly is looking for. And we will dig deep into Sam Bradford. Bradford through the course of this week. He will meet the media just a little bit later on when we return to Eagles three sixty, we're gonna dig into the three sixty portion of the Eagles roster fifty three players. How do they go from ninety to seventy five to fifty three? And let's talk a little bit about the three quarterbacks

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a bit the last segment. How do you see that picture with three quarterbacks? Somebody we have no idea about in Stephen Morris. Yeah, and you know with a third quarterback. It got so much attention during the preseason when it was somebody else, But now that it's Stephen Morris, what it comes down to who's when it always comes down to you hope you never hear of the third string quarterback again. You hope he never has to play because he he does, and nothing against him, You're probably in

some trouble. Your thoughts on Mark Sanchez last year four and four as a starter in place of Nick Foles. Eagles think Mark Sanchez the best backup quarterback in the league. Your thoughts he may be, There's not a lot of great backup quarterbacks in the league. I think Martanchez is a guy who if Bradford goes down for three weeks, four weeks, he'll get you through. You'll win a couple of games. If it comes to the playoffs in December, I think they really are gonna need Sam Bradford in there.

And the running back situation is one that is enviable. In this situation, Eagles have three great ones, potentially a fourth and Kenyon Varner who can contribute as well, but DeMarco Murray, the big free agent signing Ryan Matthews not too far behind. Both of those players, plays sparingly and very well in the preseason. Darren sproles more of a receiver in this offense in the preseason than a running back. Foot Glenn. With those three backs and we have all

come to learn and embrace that. Chip Kelly is a run first coach. If these guys, how do you see the distribution percentage? Well, well, I love it. And you know, the big concern when they got DeMarco Murray is that he had four hundred and ninety seven touches for Dallas last year. That's going to be too much. Guys are incommable play a year after that, and I think what Chip did really wisely was he brought in Matthews along with DeMarco Murray. You already have Sprowls here, so you

have three guys all with different skills. If DeMarco Murray gets i'll say two hundred and fifty two hundred and seventy five carries, if Matthews gets one hundred and seventy five to two hundred, Darren Sprowls gets forty fifty but catches a lot of passes, it's gonna be a pretty unstoppable trio. Yeah. Of course, the offensive line plays a big part in that, and we know you've got fantasy questions. We're gonna get into that a little bit later in

the show. A position that I like, a group that I really feel good about that maybe not a lot of people embrace like I do. Is the wide receiver position. No pro bowler here, Jeremy Macklin gone to Kansas City. But I'll say Jordan Matthews in the development that I've seen from year one to year two, I think he's been tremendous, likely in the slot most of the season. The Eagles with a bunch of other receivers who are

fairly interchangeable. Josh Huff, the Eagles expect a lot of growth from him, Miles Austin, a little bit more gas in the tank. First round pick Nelson Aghalore and vet Riley Cooper Here, Glenn, that's five receivers. You kind of have to use a hockey analogy see them coming over the boards to really exhaust defenses. Yeah, I do. I have a little bit of concern that there's not that deep threat, there's not that burner on this team, because there's really not. But maybe that's just not chips game.

To me, Matthews is good for eighty catches thousand yards this year. Nelson agul Are the rookie. I guess he's the closest you have do the threats. Sixty catches, eight hundred yards and yeah, you can just kind of filter those other guys in and out. If again, may I just keep saying this, if everybody stays healthy and Chip can just go to the bench, go bringing this guy, bringing that guy. You know he said he didn't have enough of that last year. If he's able to do that,

I think this offense is going to be unstoppable. All right. The offensive line, we know there are questions at guard with Alan Barber and Andrew Gardner, the other three positions set depth the question mark. We agree there, Yeah, that's a bit of a it's pretty easier, right. The biggest offensive concern is the guards in the depth. Yeah, let's go to the defensive side of the ball, the secondary.

What do you do in the secondary? Now? The Eagles with Nolan Carroll at one side and Byron Maxwell on the other side of the cornerback positions, who's your nickel back? Eric Rowe, the second round draft pick from Utah, really struggling in the preseason, so there's a wonder will he be in that role in the nickel in the regular season. Will the Eagles bring in EJ Biggers? Will they move a safety into that position? Walter Thurman at one safety position,

and also Malcolm Jenkins questions about the depth there. Glenn, Let's start in the secondary and the idea that the Eagles have overhauled. Want to play a lot of press coverage. Do they have the men to do it? Well? They have some of the men to do it. And I think Byron Maxwell is going to be a whole lot better than I say, Byron Maxwell is going to be

more Troy Vincent than he's gonna be Nonde Awesomat. If you want to go back the free agent corners they'd signed, and that's good, but you do have that concern with the nickel cornerback. I don't think Eric Row gave you anything during the preseason to make you think he's ready. Look, he's a quality guy, but that might be down the road. They are going to have to have that answer because you play Julio Jones the first week, you play Dez Bryant the second week. There's a lot of really good

wide receivers in this on the schedule coming up. Yeah, and then the linebacker positions also getting a lot of attention in the offseason. The Eagles trading a running back name again, he divorced yourself from him that fast, that quickly. Yeah, y goos to Buffalo. Kiko Alonso comes to Philadelphia and we saw one series in the preseason of Kiko Alonso, a player of the Eagles think could be a three down linebacker inside. How it works out with Alonzo and

Michael Kendricks and DMKO Ryan's stay tuned for that. Sounds like the Eagles want to rotate all three of those players into those two inside positions and then on the outside of them Connor Barwin, Brandon Graham becomes a starter again another question of death. Yeah, more depth, but at front line, guys, Glenn, I like that group. I like that group too, and I will tell you that I think that Kiko Alonso can be a folk hero on this time. He really is the kind of player that

people here will be drawn to. He is going to make plays behind the line of scrimmage. I think he's gonna create turnovers. He's got a lot of excite him in a lot of juice. Hey, he played on Buffalo a couple of years ago as a rookie. Has something like a hundred and forty tackles. Man. I'll say it again, Dave, he stays on the field Kiko Alonso is going to become a fan favorite and a monster force on this team. The legend of Kiko Alonso was huge in Buffalo two

years ago. We want to see it grow in Philadelphia as well. Now, upfront, the Eagles underrated, fairly, unheralded in some quarters, unknown, but it is a really talented group led by Fletcher Cox, Benny Logan, Cedric Thornton, and some players who you don't know a whole lot about behind them. Brandon Bear comes in, Foe Atlan, Vinnie Curry. It's a group of hard working, run stopping, two gapping defensive linemen and they are physical, they are violent, they are nasty

and Glenn they are really good. And I want to see the matchup on Monday Night the Eagles against in Atlanta offensive line that continues to try to find the pieces. It's a terrible offensive line that Atlanta has, and they really cannot protect Matt Ryan. I think that this runt three, and you talked about Fletchercock last year really should have

made the pro bom. We all agree on that. I think this year Logan and said Thorn are going to get a lot of publicity, a lot of attention, and emergence stars, and that's a front three that you know what, they're going to deserve a nickname by the end of the year. I like, well, we'll work on that. This is day one, so we've got a long way to go before we get to the nickname stage. But we'll see Eagles defense in good hands. The offense we think

can be prolific. Special teams first in the league last year, and they added some pieces to be even better in twenty fifteen. So that's that's a good looking team. And the caveat here is if they stay healthy. If they stay healthy, both Glenn and I believe, and I know you do too, that the Eagles can maybe win this NFC East and have a nice deep run in the playoffs.

But that's all down the road. We got Atlanta to worry about, and when we returned inside, or when we returned to Eagles three sixty here, we're going to talk about the Falcons. We're gonna go inside the Atlanta Falcons. Our first look at the opening game of this twenty fifteen Eagle season. Carves to compete electrolytes. To replenish everything you need to keep sweating. Hi, my name is Jim Taylor. I've been with pack Me for thirty four years. Our

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Travel with Philadelphia Eagles players and alumni on Apple Vacations Beach Blitz. Go to Apple Vacations dot com slash Eagles for more information. Welcome back to Eagles three sixty. David Glenn Here, time to take a look at the Eagles ponent on Monday night. The Atlanta Falcons, who once upon a time not too long ago pretty much ruled the NFC South. They did, and I listen, I don't think this is a particularly good team right now. The Atlanta Falcons. They get a new code and Dan Quinn. They got

a new offensive coordinator in Kyle Shanahan. Say which you want about him? He comes over from Cleveland and they have a very good offense led by his sturdy quarterback in Matt Ryan, but a terrible defense. So you know, I think it's gonna be a lot of points scored this one. Let's talk a little bit about Matt Ryan. Of course, the local kid made it big in Atlanta, and he goes against Sam Bradford. Would take a look at some of the career numbers of Ryan and Bradford. Now,

of course, Bradfress had the injuries. Ryan with the opportunity to play with two great receivers going now, Roddy White kind of on the downhill with his career and a little bit hurt. Julio Jones is the real deal and will be a great test for the Eagles defense. Julio Jones caught a hundred something passes last year for fifteen hundred yards. He is a dangerous receiver. You remember they traded so much a couple of years ago to get him with the sixth overall pick of the draft, and

it really has panned out for him for them. He is a breakaway receiver and he's going to be a huge test. This is why the Eagles made all the moves in the off season again Byron Maxwell to draft a corner back in the second round, and they're going to be tested right from the beginning running game. Listen, Eagles, this is what the offense is built around. DeMarco Murray is the featured piece, by no means the only piece.

What a season he had last year with the Dallas Cowboys, eighteen hundred and forty five yards, thirteen touchdowns, all those such as fifty seven catches, Glenn, what do you expect from Murray just in terms of touches per game and just kind of production per games. Okay, the great news is that he doesn't have to be that guy who was in Dallas, and it's not going to help the

Eagles for him to try to be that guy. So to me, if he gets say eighteen to twenty carries a game, maybe even a little less fifteen and eighteen carries a game, he'll catch a pass or two, but that's not what he's there for. That's why you have Sprowles, That's why you have Matthews other guys to do it. You can, as we said, mix and match these running backs to have four hundred plus carries a your five

hundred carries a year total from this group. They're going to leave the league in rushing this year, right and certainly when you put that together. The Eagles hope to keep Sam Bradford up ranks by not explosing him to forty five passes a game. Yes, and I rats for

Darren Sproles. Just keep doing that and they'll keep the offensive move And I look for a big improvement in the Eagles in the red zone twenty three in the NFL and touchdown etician set a year ago should be better with Murray and Matthew Zara now leading receiver for the Eagles. Of course, Jordan Matthews, second year player, has shown a lot of improvement, will come out of the slot and that big body Glenn it's a huge matchup problem for defenses. It is a huge matchup problem for defenses.

And he can get lost there in the middle. And he's got size, which you really want in a guy like that, So I like him. I think that Nelson Aguilar is good. Maybe off to a slow start. He's a rookie, you know, look to right and see weasly more than they used to. But by mid season, when they finally figure him out, when he gets some kind of timing down with his quarterback, it's gonna be great. Can I mention the tight ends here? Yeah? Please, because we don't know if zach Ertz when he's gonna play

and so on. But I will tell you as this season goes on, zach Ertz has I think the capability this year to catch what five, six, seven passes a week. It's just it's just spread the ball around. The numbers, I just I don't we're gonna get into fantasy football here in just a moment, but the numbers to me almost irrelevant. In his offense, Chip wants to spread it around and just keep creating the right matchups and going to those open region It's kind of if you understand it,

Bradford is. His job is to see the favorable matchup, get the football out quickly to that matchup. Whether it's Sprolls on the wheel route, whether it's Jordan Matthews in the slot, whether it's Zacher's down the seam, there's going to be options for the quarterback. You know, the whole emphasis of the offseason. And I know the Eagles actually in terms of raw numbers, made fewer changes in personnel

than they had the past two years. And that'll surprise people, But there was such an emphasis on getting good, skilled position players this offseason. And you know you heard Chips quote in the preseason when he said, last year there were times during the game I said, who's in there? Oh, we can't do this. He's never going to have that problem this year as long as these guys stick around. Yeah, and the defense, guys, look, the Eagles overhauled in the secondary.

The Falcons still try to find their way now. They want to play the Seattle Seahawks kind of defense. They want to play that man press. With their new head coach, they are still trying to build the personnel. They've lost their best outside cover linebacker Brooks read he'll miss this game with an injury. I just see a really tough matchup problem for the Falcons on Monday Night. I don't know how they stay with the Eagles tempo, with the Eagles speed, and with the Eagles personnel. I think the

Eagles have a chance to score big time points. I think they will. Look. Dan Quinn is a terrific defensive coordinator, defensive coach. He was the coordinator of the Seattle Seahawks. That's a great defense. That said, he hasn't had time to get the personnel he wants to get on this team yet, So it's going to be a process. Eagles are going to score somewhere in the thirties. Look it. Okay, Well,

now we get to the biggest question of all. So let's say you had your fantasy football draft already and you took DeMarco Murray in the first round and you hear Glenn macnow over here saying he's gonna get fifteen garries a game, and you're like, no way. Well, we'll break it down for you here when we return to Eagles three sixty, it's time for our fantasy spin. The numbers you want to hear, give any more chips fellas. I'm sorry, we were daydreaming about that VIP tailgate and

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managing editor of Fantasy Guru dot com. Joe, great to have you back, Hope you had a great offseason. Let's jump right into it. Here we're looking at Eagles Falcons the Monday night opener. Which Eagle are you looking at? Here? In Week one? You know, it's funny with this offensive with Chip Kelly. I had this discussion with Fran Duffy from the Eagles website and we were just talking who should I really focus on, and we came to one conclusion. This team's gonna score a lot of points, it's gonna

gain a lot of yards. So we're going with Sam Bradford this week. I think he's the standout Eagle. Atlanta should have improved defense with Dan Quinn there. If they're going to be playing that Seattle Cover three. They're learning a new system. I think the Eagles are going to be able to attack across the middle of the field and down the field. I think it's going to be

a big day for Sam Bradford. If I drafted Bradford, if I was aggressive in going and getting his upside in my fantasy drafts, I would have absolutely no problem with starting him this week. I know some people are very high on Bradford, seeing him going high in a couple of drafts. We'll see how things shake out on

Monday night. Now, as for a surprise start, you're going with a wide receiver from the NFC West, a guy that Eagles fans may remember from last He hasn't had a big game against the Eagles late in the fourth quarter. Yeahs John Brown of the Arizona Cardinals, and he's been one of my favorite mid round receivers to draft this year, kind of the seventh, eighth, ninth round type of guy.

But going up against the New Orleans Saints without quarterback Keenan Lewis, I think Carson Palmer is going to be very excited to kind of push the ball down the field. I would be very very happy with John Brown as my number three receiver, maybe a flex in a deeper league, or as a chief option in daily lineups. I think he's going to be somebody who's you're gonna be able to get a lot of points for a low cost. So John Brown is one of my favorite plays of

the week. Now, as for your surprise sit, You're really going to have to explain this one. Because Andrew Luck is a quarterback that a lot of people took very highly, possibly the first quarterback taken in a lot of fantasy drafts this year. Why are you skeptical about him heading into this opener? Well, it's more of a philosophical question. And I am somebody who is very much against being the first guy in my league to take a quarterback. And I get yelled at for that. People are like,

why wouldn't you take Andrew Luck? He has garyteed points. But the same people Alex are asking me this week, should I sit Andrew Luck for Ryan's Tannahill because Andrew Luck's going into Buffalo? Should I sit Andrew Luck for Carson Palmer? Should I sit Andrew Luck for Sam Bradford? And my point is, why did you draft guy in the first place. You told me there's these guaranteed points. But as you see, Andrew Luck going into Buffalo is not an appealing matchup. Buffalo beat the crap out of

Aaron Rodgers in Buffalo last year. So you have to understand that when I'm telling you not the draft quarterback early. This is the reason why if I drafted Luck, I'm sleeping in that bet this week. I'm going to start them understanding that it's a tough matchup. But you just gotta understand that it's a weekly game and sometimes there are better options out there even than the Sun quarterbacks. Now, Joe, a couple of other guys that you're keeping an eye on.

You're looking at the running back position, specifically a pair of running backs here in the NFC East. Yeah, Kristen Michael Hooth Cowboys just acquired in a trade from the Seattle Seahawks, almost certainly is going to be third on their depth chart. Might not even be active in weeks week one, week two as he learns the system, But you can argue he's the most talented back. He's somebody. If I had a kind of a rotating bench spot,

I added him to the back of my bench. One guy who I'm actually a lot higher on is Matt Jones of Washington. I think he fits with Jake Groom wants to do in that run game. They want to run power counter trap. I think he fits that better than Alfred Morris. He had a better preseason than Alfred Morris. Matt Jones is a guy. If he is out there on my waiver wire, I am picking him up right now. I think there's a shot he's Washington starting running back

by midway boots. All right, Well, that will wrap things up on the Week one edition of Fantasy Spin here on Philadelphia Eagles dot com. R thanks to Joe Dolan. Be sure to follow Joel at FG underscore Dolan on Twitter or over at Fantasy Group dot com. We'll see you next week on Fantasy Spin. I scept to Philly, I sept the Philly, the Bus, the Trolley, Regional Rail, I sept to Philly, the seventeen to training line to

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