Inside Training Camp: Brian Baldinger In-Studio

MoMA in our weekly feature presented by Gatorade. Moments started last Friday against the Chicago Bears and could see a love playing time this week due to injuries at the wide receiver position. We'll also chat with Brian Baldinger, the analyst for the Eagles preseason telecast as well as the co host of the Emmy nominated Game Plan Show. But first we're gonna send it to Foxboro for the latest on the Eagles with Dave Spadero, who has some notes on a promising second year tight end who wowed the

opposition during the week of training. Thank you very much, Chris. You know rookie wide receiver Jordan Matthews had an inconsistent performance against the Bears in week number one of this preseason. He is unfazed by that He's had a very good week of practice against the Patriots and is looking forward to another opportunity to go out on the field and simply do his job. So I say, just doing my job. If I got to get the ten yards and break out on a route, that's all I'm going to do.

I'm working on those things, just folks, and on the little things that have to do, and then at the end of the day has catch the ball and making place for a team. So that's how I look at it. The first team offense in Chicago plagued by inconsistency, penalties, turnovers, things that tight end zach Ertz wants to see cleaned up against the Patriots. We can't have stupid penalties like we had last weekend. We can't turn the ball over. If you lose the turnover battle, it's gonna be tough

to win any game, especially in this league. And if we have three penalties on one drive, we're definitely not going to convert it most likely. So I think that's what we got to focus on right now. Seventh round draft pick bo Allen has seen a lot of repetitions, including some with the first team defense. He's gained the notice from the coaching staff, and now he's got a chance to do it again against the Patriots on Friday night. I'm beginning a lot of reps, which is good. You know,

that's what you need to get reps. You get that experience, you get that muscle memory and that kind of thing. So that's really all you can ask for is a rookie. Well that's it from Foxborough, a week of practice in the books. The only thing left is the Eagles and the Patriots on Friday night from Gillette Stadium. Chris back to you in the studio at the Overcare Complex. Thanks Dave as Jordan Matthews spot on the roster is secure. Another young receiver is making a push for a spot

of his own. After the break, bow Wolf goes one on one with a receiver who has been waiting for a moment like this, a Fanny moment that is in our weekly one on one presented by Gatorade, the world famous fries you Love plus a shake of three new flavors you add, introducing McDonald's shaken Flavor Fries. Shake up

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We're here with the Eagles wide receiver, a Fanny moment, and a funny you know, there's so much talk from the coaches and from guys about how far you've come from last season to this season. Do you do you sort of embrace that or do you sort of bristle at it? Because it's it's, you know, sort of a backhanding compliment about last year. What how do you feel about that stuff? No, I mean I take it as you know the guy, honest truth. You know, I knew last year that I wasn't playing my best and I

wasn't really at my potential. Um So, coming out here this year and just actually being able to prove myself better than I did last year, it's been a it's been a blessing for me. But honestly, it's still one step at a time, one day at a time. Um, you know, I'm trying to take it slowly so that come the regular season, I'm still on his roster and I'm on a fifty three man playing you know what I mean? Are there are there moments in practice where you make a play and you're like, you know what,

I would not have made that play last year. I really don't think like that, but there's there's times where I think that, you know, while I'm definitely doing feel I feel better, I feel more comfortable. I feel like I have my confidence than I've had before, not only last year, but just any time before that. I was watching you know, one on ones this week with with Mike Quick was one of the greatest receivers in Engles history.

And it was a play where you caught a touchdown over Brandon Browner in the corner um and Quick was talking about some of the subtleties that that he saw in your route and slowing your pace down so that you could get the ball right at the top of the route, take advantage of your size, and he was impressed with some sort of veteran stuff that that he was seeing at of you for such a young guy. Yeah, it's honestly, he's he's helped me out a little bit.

He came out to me last year and told me how it can be more physical and use my size um and and that I took it to heart that one time he talks to me. I was thinking about it all the time, like, man, you know my quick season potential today and he's given me advice, Like I really should take advantage of what he's telling me. And it's you know, it's an honor to here him talk

about me and that in that manner. So I just got to continue to use my size and learn every day and and you know, become a veteran and receiver and just keep on playing and getting better, and so what is your sense of sort of the competition for a spot on the fifty three men roster sort of how you stand? Yeah, I think honestly it's I've been blessed. You know, a lot of opportunities guys you know not

here to get practicing. You know, Cooper is helping me even though he's out, and you know, I think the sky's a limit. You know, there really is in the room for me. I think anything I happened as far as it's fifty three male roster, I think I not only practice squot but I'm trying to play this year. Last question is one of the things Chip Kelly has talked about is for the guys who were fighting spots four spots on the bottom of the roster, how important

special teams is? What do you sort of bring to the table there? That's the I think the most important part for anybody on this team. I'm a physical guy, I'm bigger, I have better size and just have to prove myself when I get the opportunity out there. We have some really really good spencial teams players here, so it's all about the opportunity. You know, you get that one shot or kick off in the game, and if you don't go all out, you know, you might not

be able to get the opportunity again. So I have to prove myself every day in practice, and it's most importantly in the games. So preseason game number two, right up the road from where he went to college. You're gonna have some some friends in town to watch. Yeah, I got a lot of friends coming out. I had a couple here for the practices. But this game is gonna be big for me. I'm gonna have so much fun front of friends and family. All right, Well, Fanny moment.

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tickets courtesy of Comcast Portsnet. Visit Philadelphia Eagles dot com slash see us in Philly each and every week for your chance to get lower level seats to every Eagles home game this season. Welcome back to Inside Training Camp presented by Expanity. Brian Baldinger is the analyst for this year's Eagles preseason telecast. But before he got into the TV business, he was an NFL offensive lineman for over

a decade, playing guard, senator, and tackle. We're gonna send it back to Foxborough where Daves Vedero had a chance to catch up with Baldy, who talked about, among other things, the progress made by the team's young defensive lineman. Well, the Eagles and the Patriots have concluded three days of joint practices here in Foxborough, Massachusetts. Now we get ready for preseason game number two the Eagles and the Patriots.

I'm joined by Brian Baldinger, who of course from the NFL network, and he'll be providing the color commentary for the game on six ABC in the Philadelphia region. Bald it's game number two and it's a different kind of importance for the Eagles for some of these young players. What are you looking for? I'm looking forward. I was looking for last week. I'm just looking for competitive guys,

Guys that flash, guys that make plays. I means the old cliches, but you know, guys that show up that you don't know much about it or you want to see what they can do. I mean, for example, last week, Matt Tobin to me at left guard probably played more snaps than anybody on the field last Friday night. It opened my eyes. Like the more I watched him, I'm like, the more I want to see of them. I mean,

they need lineman. We know the depth is challenged. He looked like a guy that took advantage of his opportunity on the other side of the ball. Bow Allen and Marcus Smith and Brandon Bear, who nobody knows about all of a sudden, may be key factors for this football team. Yeah, I think you're right, Dave. Look, you know we know this about what Billy Davis wants to do. He wants to you know wave you know, six defensive lineman throw.

He wants a rotation. He wants, you know, wants this guys to share snaps, and those guys showed up, you know, and Bow gave passed rush. We didn't know that he could do that, you know, just bull the center of the way. He did and collapse the pocket on a couple of occasions. It was impressive. Brandon, you know, big long kid that you know was picked up here last year, flashed kind of like, so what I want to see? I want to see he can bo Allen show up again?

You know, does Brandon bear flash? Does Marcus Smith make another player two like you did last last week? Does Matt Tobin take it to a different level? I mean all those things. You want to see some kissistency. Last year, at first play of the game, Lincoln Financial Field, Stephen Ridley goes sixty two yards, The Patriots run the football for a touchdown. Then Tom Brady comes back seven for

eight on the second drive, another touchdown drive. And the story this week has been that the defense for the Eagles much more competitive against Brady. So obviously in game two, Bill Davis wants to see that kind of performance, even enhanced. Well, I would think so, I mean, you know, you're seeing the league's best in Tom Brady, and they can go as fast as anybody, you know. I mean they want to go hurry up against the Eagles tomorrow night. They

can do that, Dave. But you know, I mean, I just think the second year of the defense, I mean, Billy Davis wanted to be able to shut down Chicago's running game. Last week. They did that, So that's always the priority, without blitzing, without doing anything fancy, and that's what they couldn't do last year early in the season. So you know, you would hope that a second year in the program guys to feel a lot more comfortable

playing in the system. And I think they are and it showed and we hope that it shows tomorrow night. What caught my eye against Chicago the way they used Malcolm Jenkins in the box as kind of a run supporter deep in coverage, moved him around a bit. That versatility is something I guess that the Eagles are counting on. It could really make a big difference with a d

quite frankly, Dave, that's why he's here. I mean, otherwise he would have gone to Saint Louis, you know, with the guy that he knows very well and Greg Williams, who coached him in New Orleans. So he came here because Billy Davis is going to be able to use all of his skills. He came out of Ohio State as a top flight corner. He's made the transition of safety. But that's what the league is. I mean, it's cover safeties, and so that's what you have to be able to do.

That's what Dawkins did. That's what al Charle Roll does in New York. The great safeties. They dropped down the cover tight end, the cover the slot. They blitzed, you know. And even the other night he was, you know, defending the gunners on punt return team and did a great job of it. He's the old cliche, the guy's just a football player and he loves it. And the Eagles are a much better defense because he's back to Nick Foles. Two intercepts is against the Bears. This is the second game.

People want to see progress. Anything going on there with Nick Foles that makes you want to see a couple of good touchdown drives here? Well yeah, I mean, I mean, look, his decision making wasn't good, his footwork wasn't good. He didn't look like the guy that finished the season last year. So you know you want to try of you want to like just say that's rust. You go ahead, let's

kick the rust off. Let's get out here. A good week of work against you know, Reeves and Brandon Brown or some of the you know players they have out here, and they take it to the field tomorrow night. And you know that's that's his job. Now. You know, whether Macklin plays doesn't matter. I mean, Tom Brady could throw to me and you and probably still complete a lot of about that, all right, but I get the point.

But I mean, next job is to throw these guys open, make these guys look good, get the ball in the right spots, see the field well, and so you know he needs to just forget about that flush it. He's had a good week of work. It's good weather today, a good weather Tuesday. Throw it in the rain, throw a wet ball like he did on Wednesday. But really, you know, shine tomorrow night. I mean, it's all about

moving the team. Brian Bader, and make sure you tune in six ABC seven thirty on Friday night in the Philadelphia region the Eagles and the Patriots again. Brian will provide the analysis and Dave will be on the sidelines for Eagles preseason telecast, which can be seen locally on six ABC. Brian Brayman was signed by the Eagles this

offseason to help boost the special teams units. He is known for his no helmet tackle against Mark Marianni of the Titans years ago, and also for his attitude towards special teams kill name destroy Our Melissa Kelly, others Moore about the new Eagles linebacker. Brian Brayman has turned heads this preseason not only for his grizzly Adam looks, but

for the skill set he provides on the fields. He had thirty one special teams tackles in forty six career games for the Houston Texans, and his addition to the roster is another sign of the eagles renewed commitment to excellent special teams play. The six five, two hundred forty one pound linebacker has already made quite the impression on his new teammate Malcolm Jenkins. You know, he's just a freaking nature man. You know, he's he's I don't even know how tall he is, but he's taller than me.

He's a linebacker. But he's runs like a four or four, you know, and he's one of those rare fines. Were talking about athleticism and speed for his size, So he can do stuff that not everybody can do, and I think he uses it to his advantage. To go along with Braman's obvious value on special teams, defensive coordinator Bill Davis believes that he can contribute to the Eagles defense.

He's a he's a great athlete out that you shouldn't fly around, and you always always know where he is on special teams and he's picking up our scheme and fitting in. Well. He did all right the other night. One penalty that you didn't like, but other net bad. He had a solid game. You can catch Brayman and the Eagles when they returned back to preseason action this Friday against the New England Patriots. You can catch the game locally at seven thirty pm on six ABC. Thanks Melissa.

Once again, the Eagles and the Patriots can be seen locally on six ABC starting at seven thirty pm. The game will also air nationally on NFL Network. Philadelphia Eagles dot Com will provide coverage throughout the game, and we will also stream the live press conferences of Chip Kelly and Nick Foles once the game is complete. Until then, I'm Chris mcpheerson. Thank you all for joining us here on inside Training Camp presented Bikes Fanity