Maximizing Barkley's Impact in the Offensive Strategy

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00:00So I said today that, you know, I think they have to run Barkley down their throat.

00:07I don't care what they have drawn up.

00:10They have to stick to that.

00:12That's what got them here.

00:14Barkley and defense.

00:15They cannot give up on Barkley.

00:19The numbers, like a buck twelve and a half, that's a low number for him.

00:23This guy's had 70-yard touchdown runs in multiples, 60-yard touchdown runs in multiples.

00:28I mean, the guy's going off.

00:31Their offensive line is enormous.

00:33They have to pound it.

00:34Because you know Spagnuolo's got it drawn up to stop Barkley.

00:36The whole thing is to stop Barkley.

00:38And I don't think just because, let's say early, they stop him in the first quarter

00:42and they snuff him out.

00:44They can't give up on that run.

00:46No, I agree with you.

00:47That's the foundation, Scott, of their offense.

00:49It starts with Barkley.

00:50And by the way, check that Hurts rushing prop, because he's going to be part of it.

00:54That left knee, he's good to go.

00:56He looked really good.

00:57He made a touchdown call back against Washington, so let's not forget that.

01:00Now, I want to touch on that Barkley prop, right?

01:03The rushing prop.

01:04You know why it's lower?

01:05Because it went under.

01:07I know, he went under in the championship game.

01:09Which is hard to believe.

01:10He has a big run in the first carry of the game.

01:12He hit a game-well, their number two back, who, by the way, has been clear to play.

01:15He'll play.

01:16He left that game with a concussion.

01:18And yet it still didn't go over and they blew them out.

01:20It was a very odd situation for it to go under, but I'm with you.

01:24If he had to take a side, I like the over there.

01:27I want to update a couple of injuries.

01:28I mentioned Kenny Gamewell.

01:29He's been clear to play.

01:30I don't understand how he got cleared.

01:31So two weeks later, you're fine?

01:33Well, concussion.

01:34I mean, usually it's around seven days, the NFL says.

01:36So he's cleared.

01:37He doesn't have any issues.

01:38Yeah, I'm not comfortable with guys that have concussions getting a lot of carries.

01:42No, but here's the thing.

01:43He's a good player.

01:44He is.

01:45He's Scotty.

01:46He's huge in pass protection.

01:47He's more or less their third down back.

01:49Barkley, believe it or not, all the hoopla is not a good pass protector.

01:53So getting Gamewell back, that's good for the Eagles.

01:55Brandon Graham should be activated tomorrow.

01:58He's looking...

01:59Do you trust a guy that has...

02:02He's four months removed from tricep surgery, but I don't...

02:07It takes four or five months.

02:09He's two months.

02:10My point is, how in God's name do you block a guy that's 300 pounds coming at you?

02:17There's no one that...

02:18Even Dr. Child told me, you can't recover in two months.

02:21He's out there.

02:22He's phonying it just so he can play.

02:25He's being a tough guy.

02:26Well, here's the thing, though.

02:28The coaches are not going to put him out there unless he can do his job.

02:30But on what you're saying, it's his left triceps, okay?

02:36Triceps is from your elbow to your shoulder.

02:38He claims he's got enough power, but they're going to test it.

02:41He's imagining things.

02:43It's not like the opponents that you've...

02:45Don't have that tape.

02:46They saw it.

02:47He got hurt against the Rams.

02:48By the way, it was week 12.

02:50He was incredible.

02:52He's 36 years old.

02:53The oldest Ed Rush of the National Football League.

02:57Is this it for him?

02:58He's going to play in this game and then retire?

03:00He already announced his retirement and then went back on it.

03:02If they win, he's definitely retiring.

03:04So is he going to do his radio show and keep upsetting the Eagles and their players when

03:11he's not playing with them anymore?

03:12Is he going to be a controversial podcaster?

03:15He actually has a podcast.

03:17Yes, he does work for WIP.

03:19For the folks to understand at home what you're referring to, he was just asked about a couple

03:24things and about the passing game and A.J. Brown made a comment about what's wrong with

03:31their offenses in the passing game, but he never mentioned Hurts.

03:35So Graham just assumed that he was taking a shot at Hurts.

03:40He assumed that A.J. Brown was and by the way...

03:42I think he did take a shot at him and I think that it got huge in the story and then when

03:48it got huge, they lied that...

03:50They tried to walk it back.

03:51Oh, they tried to walk it back.

03:52I thought it was ridiculous.

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