Matt Rogers and O.J. Spivey from The Philadelphia Tribune/WDAS 105.3 preview the Week 2 Eagles vs. Chiefs “Super Bowl Rematch” and the rest of the Week 2 slate. They give their picks on: PHI @ KC, DEN @ IND, CHI @ DET, ATL @ MIN, TB @ HOU, LAC @ LV.

• • 03:38 - “Often times — as we have seen throughout the Super Bowl era… We’ve seen teams reach the Super Bowl and say ‘Oh yeah. If they just get this or they just do this, that, a third, they can get back.’ And some never get back. And, as we’ve seen, a couple have gone back but they haven’t gotten it done.” — O.J. Spivey

• • 04:20 - “It’s not even a guarantee that you’ll even make the playoffs the following season. Every year (and I get these stats directly from the NFL) since 1990 — this even predates the current format of realignment or the 2002 realignment — (free agency, salary cap, etc.): there will always be at least 4 new teams that have made the playoffs who missed the playoffs the previous year.” — O.J. Spivey

• • 05:45 - “I always say when I talk about football: the Eli Manning example. All you need is a ticket to the dance and think things can just fall the way they need to and you end up with your team’s colored confetti.” — Matt Rogers

• • 09:58 - “Landon Dickerson has been a full participant in practice this week, but he was a little banged up. So that’s going to be a little interesting to see. But, as we saw in the Super Bowl, Chris Jones: he was not a factor at all.” — O.J. Spivey

• • 12:05 - “I think it appears as though he [Zadarius Smith] got in a full week of practice and he’s so eager and energetic when he spoke with the media this week. He looks in tremendous shape — by the way.  I’d say maybe about up to 25% of the snaps perhaps.” — O.J. Spivey

• • 14:20 - “Is it going to be no-step-drop, throw to whoever Adoree Jackson is guarding? Because last week he was BBQ chicken. They were just licking their fingers. They had BBQ dripping all in their stache’ and in their beards.” — Matt Rogers

• • 16:20 - “You brought up Ringo. I didn’t want to bring up Ringo, but now that we’ve brought up Ringo, it’s pretty crystal-clear that Ringo’s not the guy. They went and got Jakorian Bennett. They’ve got Adoree out there getting roasted last week and Ringo’s still on the side sticking to just the Special Teams duty. I don’t think I saw Ringo with any snaps.” — Matt Rogers

• • 21:05 - “What fans have to realize is that winning teams are not good for the sports-talk business. Sports radio thrives off of losing. Sports radio thrives off of having fans to vent that ‘oh yeah this team sucks’, or ‘fire the coach’, ‘fire this’, ‘get rid of this guy; get rid of that guy.’ When you have a winning team, such as the Eagles and you have an elite superstar, Super Bowl MVP QB in Jalen Hurts, you have nothing left to do but to conjure up from the sublime to the ridiculous.” — O.J. Spivey

• • 23:10 - “A.J. is saying all of the right things — for the most part. But you see little inklings here and there. Of course he wants the ball; we all understand that. DeVonta Smith wants the ball. But you see media guys are trying to chip away; trying to get them to say something... A.J. has to be careful… We’re talking about Jalen Carter not taking the bait. A.J. can’t take the bait.” — O.J. Spivey

• • 33:28 - “I do think — oddly — somehow, someway that Adoree Jackson is going to find his way hands to having the football in his hands. He’s going to get a lot of opportunities to make it happen, too.” — Matt Rogers

• • 35:10 - “If y’all re-watch the run … I don’t mean to throw him under the bus....

• 01:55 - What is holding the Phillies back from being a consistent team?
• 05:50 - “I think of [Steven] Kwan … You just put him in left [field] and leave him there. That’s nice. That gives them another roster spot essentially because he’d essentially be replacing two players and not just one.”
• 05:55 - “Eugenio Suarez is the big right-handed bat that’s available at the deadline. If I’m the Phillies, I’m still in on him because Alec Bohm is out right now and you don’t know how quickly he’ll be back. I would just get him and figure out the rest later.”
• 10:27 - “To me, the [Alec] Bohm injury is a stark reminder that after next week, you can’t add any more players — period. It’s not like the old days when you could make waiver trades.”
• 11:50 - Which of the available closers actually ends up in Philadelphia at the trade deadline?
• 14:45 - Could the Phillies possibly get OF Byron Buxton from the Minnesota Twins?
• 15:45 -  “Watching [Jesus] Luzardo the other night, I think it’s very, very clear… And there is a good camera angle. You can go back and look. When he is pitching in the stretch — meaning runners on base — he is very much tipping his pitches.”
• 18:05 - “I don’t need him [Andrew Painter] to come up this year if it’s not time. Or maybe if he does come up in September, maybe he’s not even starting.”
• 19:05 - “Felix Bautista is out with an injury now so he’s probably not going be moved.”

• ⁃ 21:10 - Will the Phillies and Mets keep trading control of the division to a photo-finish?

On the latest episode, we covered the NBA Finals, the upcoming MLB trade deadline, and the NFL offseason.

NBA Finals: Bryan Toporek, Forbes
MLB Trade Deadline: Frank Klose, 97.3 ESPN
NFL Offseason: Chris Franklin, NJ.com

Bryan Toporek, Forbes 
- 00:01:30 - “The status of Tyrese Halliburton is the big thing I’m keeping an eye on. It sounds like he had a limp after Game 2.” - BT 

• 00:03:10 - “To some extent, that’s what makes OKC so great… They have a bunch of these different options they can throw at you. They played 11 players in Game 2.” - BT
• 00:05:00 - “If Halliburton isn’t going to become more aggressive, this thing is over.” - MR 
• 00:08:25 - “No [NBA offseason] dominoes fall until we get some sort of definitive word on whether he [Giannis] wants to stay in Milwaukee.” 
• 00:09:45 - “It’s interesting to see how this Finals run from Indiana encourage teams to think, ‘Hey, we really might be one move away.’”
• 00:12:00 - Is there any prospect that the Sixers do anything other add an Ace Bailey this offseason?
• 00:21:30 - BEWARE OF NBA OFFSEASON PIPE DREAMS AND BUNK
• 00:23:10 - How many games does this NBA Finals go?
  
  Frank Klose, 97.3 ESPN
• 00:27:00 - “Alec Bohm is not consistent. I thought he would be… I expected him to just take off.” - FK
• 00:28:33 - “You get one injury, you really show a lack of depth on this [Phillies] roster. That’s their biggest weakness.” - FK
• 00:31:00 - Who are some impact bats that could be available at the trade deadline?
• 00:38:10 - “Alvarado is not available for the playoffs, so the Phillies have to move on without him. You are really seeing right now how badly he hurt this team with his irresponsibility.” - FK
• 00:47:00 - How long should Phillies fans wait until Bryce Harper is back?
  
  Chris Franklin, NJ.com
• 00:53:05 - What do you expect on-the-field from Aaron Rodgers in Pittsburgh?
• 01:01:05 - What are the chances that Shedeur Sanders is the Week 1 starter for the Cleveland Browns?
• 01:07:38 - “The Bengals — for the life of me: I don’t know what they were doing with Trey Hendrickson. The way they are handling is textbook on how to not handle it.” - CF
• 01:10:50 - Will Eagles rookie DT, Ty Robinson, get a heavy workload to start the season? 
• 01:14:20 - Is Jalyx Hunt ready to take that next step opposite Nolan Smith? - 01:18:55 - Who is the Eagles’ RB2: Will Shipley or A.J. Dillon?
  
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• 00:04:10 - “That score doesn’t even do justice to how badly the Chiefs were beaten."
• 00:11:08 - “You probably have to reimagine who Embiid is and what Embiid is from this point in his career.” 
• 00:22:32 - Will the Phillies be able to get Schwarber re-signed before he hits the open market?
• 00:33:50 - What the hell happened at the NFL Draft with Shedeur Sanders? 
• 00:46:20 - “I do think it’s [Eagles RG] Steen’s job to lose.”
• 00:49:35 - “If you’re a Dallas Cowboys fan, your biggest concern [isn’t WR George Pickens] is the offensive line.”
• 01:04:18 - What letter grade would you give to the Eagles’ draft haul?
• 01:09:32 - Do the Pacers have a real shot of going to the NBA Finals?

O.J. Spivey is an award winning journalist, media contributor, broadcaster, and current sportswriter at the Philadelphia Tribune. He has covered sports, history, entertainment, and culture for over 15 years.

Chris Franklin is the Philadelphia Eagles beat reporter for NJ Advance Media, covering anything and everything that has to do with the team. Chris joined the Eagles beat in 2020, spending the previous three years covering local news in South Jersey, including local government and the Jersey Shore. O.J. Spivey is an award-winning journalist, media contributor, broadcaster, and current sportswriter at the Philadelphia Tribune. He has covered sports, history, entertainment, and culture for over 15 years.

01:15 - “If [Commanders Defensive Coordinator] Joe Whitt hadn’t put his foot in his mouth, were the Eagles still on the way to dropping a double-nickel on them?” — Matt Rogers

08:15 - “The lockers at NovaCare and at the Linc aren’t nearly big enough for those guys [the Eagles OL].” — O.J. Spivey

10:00 - “There will be opportunities [for Jalen Hurts] because we know that [KC Defensive Coordinator] Steve Spagnuoulo likes to blitz.” — Chris Franklin

13:00 - “Dallas Goedert is taking that next step so he’s making defenses have to think about, ‘Hey, did they just audible to a QUICK TE screen where he is going to rip off for 20 or 30 [yards] here?’”

15:50 - “Jalen Hurts has now led the Philadelphia Eagles to more Super Bowls than any QB in team history. Does he need to have another big statistical performance to silence the haters or just win the game?” — Matt Rogers

20:00 - “The only QB [in NFL History] to return to the Super Bowl [after losing their first one] and win it is Bob Griese in 1972.” — O.J. Spivey

22:00 - “Patrick Mahomes has historically had success against Fangio defenses. Do you expect Fangio to stick to the same scheme or bring in some new, exotic looks for the big game?” — Matt Rogers

27:00 - “I wouldn’t be surprised by the Chiefs trying some 21 personnel, get two of those running backs in there.” — Chris Franklin

30:00 - “Andy Reid should really get the credit for helping the evolution of the Black QB because he was one of the few who gave Black QBs a chance …” — O.J. Spivey

32:00 - “Jurgens is definitely going for sure [in the Super Bowl]. Dickerson will give it a go.” — Chris Franklin

34:00 - Will Brandon Graham play in the Super Bowl?

02:00 - “The first thing Devonta [Smith] said to me was that he couldn’t stop. He couldn’t see. He said, ‘It was rough out there.’” — O.J. Spivey

03:55 - “The Eagles have to clean this up because the Commanders are coming in here with a puncher’s chance.” — O.J. Spivey

06:05 - “Jayden Daniels is playing the best out of all of the QBs left.” — O.J. Spivey

11:50 - “Jalen Hurts is the QB who in half (2) of the years he has been the starting QB (4), his team has been in the final 4.” — Matt Rogers

16:00 - “Jalen Carter is literally a one man wrecking crew.” — O.J. Spivey

18:45 - Washington Commanders’ starting RG suffers torn ACL ahead of NFC Championship, done for season

20:00 - Buffalo Bills defeat Baltimore Ravens 27-25, to travel to Kansas City Chiefs for AFC
Championship

O.J. Spivey is an award-winning journalist, media contributor, broadcaster, and current sportswriter at the Philadelphia Tribune. He has covered sports, history, entertainment, and culture for over 15 years.

00:01:05 - ‘Nick Sirianni made the right call.’ — O.J. Spivey 


00:07:40 - “Eric Dickerson had 34 more carries in 16 games than Saquon did.” — Matt Rogers 


00:11:45 - “You’re not going to send Saquon out there with backup guard[s], backup center.” — Matt Rogers

00:18:30 - “We saw last week; they [the Cowboys] had one foot in Mexico.” — O.J. Spivey on Cowboys having no shot vs. Commanders



00:23:30 - “[In the playoffs], the Eagles have to figure out a way to keep Jayden Daniels in the pocket.” — O.J. Spivey

00:28:15 - Could the Lions make a run on the road to the Super Bowl — if they don’t win the number one seed?

00:29:55 - “I think Minnesota would be a better matchup for the Eagles than maybe Detroit.” — O.J. Spivey

00:32:20 - Could you see the Vikings making a run all the way to the NFC Championship?

00:33:10 - “If the Lions don’t end up getting the number one seed and end up being the 5th, I don’t think they’re going to make it to the NFC Championship game.”



00:34:00 - Either potential NFC South Champion making any noise at all in the playoffs?

00:36:30 - “Tampa Bay is the last team I want to see for the Eagles.” — O.J. Spivey

00:37:55 - Are you worried about Jalen Hurts still not practicing after the concussion? Is 3 weeks too much rest?

00:39:20 - “What I keep hearing coming out of New York is that they are going to look at a bridge at QB and hold out for Arch Manning.” — O.J. Spivey



00:44:10 - Zack Baun makes his 1st Pro Bowl

00:46:30 - Lane Johnson makes his 6th Pro Bowl


00:49:50 - Giants and Cowboys hurting their draft positioning with meaningless season-ending wins

00:53:30 - Will Mike McCarthy be back next season as the Cowboys coach?

00:58:10 - “Terrell Davis is the only player to run for 2,000 yards and win a Super Bowl in the same season. That is what Saquon Barkley and the Eagles should be chasing.”

O.J. Spivey is an award-winning journalist, media contributor, broadcaster, and current sportswriter at the Philadelphia Tribune. He has covered sports, history, entertainment, and culture for over 15 years.

00:01:35 - Who is the [Eagles’] most fearsome NFC opponent?
00:08:37 - Will the [Eagles] end up getting the number one seed?
00:11:36 - [Commanders] RB Brian Robinson says, “We feel like we’re the better team.”
00:15:47 - Chris Franklin’s 3 Keys To Victory for the [Eagles] over the [Commanders]
00:22:12 - Matt Rogers’ 3 Keys To Victory for the [Eagles] over the [Commanders]
00:23:25 - Is it more important to contain or to sack Jayden Daniels?
00:25:00 - Who wins the Saturday afternoon Houston [Texans] at Kansas City [Chiefs] game? 00:28:26 - Who wins the Saturday night Pittsburgh [Steelers] at Baltimore [Ravens] game?
00:30:38 - “Justin Fields is going to get paid!” — Chris Franklin
00:34:41 - Who wins the Sunday night Tampa Bay [Buccaneers] at Dallas [Cowboys] game?
00:37:14 - Should the NFL look into changing playoff seeding to reflect overall record, not awarding division winners a home playoff game? 

Chris Franklin is the Philadelphia Eagles beat reporter for NJ Advance Media, covering anything and everything that has to do with the team. Chris joined the Eagles beat in 2020, spending the previous three years covering local news in South Jersey, including local government and the Jersey Shore. Chris has won two National Association of Black Journalists ([NABJ]) Salute to Excellence awards for his writing and was nominated for a third award. You can find his work on [NJ.com] and LehighValleyLive.com, and in the South Jersey Times and Easton Express-Times.

Ahead of the Week 12 slate and the Eagles' tilt against the L.A. Rams we brought back O.J. Spivey from the Philadelphia Tribune.

00:01:25 - What should the Eagles ‘not sleep on’ vs. the Rams?
00:08:28 - Which Eagles pass rusher will have to step up with Bryce Huff out?
00:12:30 - Is Matthew Stafford overrated?
00:22:25 - Who will win the AFC North?
00:25:40 - Who will win the NFC South?
00:29:40 - Who will win the NFC West?
00:39:20 - SF @ GB at 4:25 PM EST 
00:43:05 - ARI @ SEA at 4:25 PM EST
00:45:40 - BAL @ LAC on MNF (ESPN)
00:49:37 - PHI @ LAR on SNF (NBC)

O.J. Spivey is an award-winning journalist, media contributor, broadcaster, and current sportswriter at the Philadelphia Tribune. He has covered sports, history, entertainment, and culture for over 15 years.

After the Philadelphia Eagles' convincing 26-18 Week 11 victory over their division rival Washington Commanders, we brought back O.J. Spivey from the Philadelphia Tribune to explore the "why" and take a look forward to the Week 12 tilt in Los Angeles against the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday Night Football!

00:07:20:00 - What has clicked for LB Zack Baun this season?
00:10:35:00 - Did officiating almost cost the Eagles this game?
00:13:30:00 - A-F grades for Hurts’ Week 11 performance vs. WAS
00:19:45:00 - Reality check on Hurts’ 2024 season thus far
00:24:05:00 - Are the Detroit Lions and Philadelphia Eagles on a collision course?
00:26:50:00 - Preview of LA Rams vs. Eagles next week on Sunday Night Football
00:43:20:00 - The “Quinyon Correctional Facility” O.J. Spivey is an award-winning journalist, media contributor, broadcaster, and current sportswriter at the Philadelphia Tribune. He has covered sports, history, entertainment, and culture for over 15 years.

Before the (3-2) Philadelphia Eagles face the (2-4) New York Giants at MetLife Stadium, we brought on Chris Franklin from NJ.com.
 
00:01:30 - Is this a pivotal/must-win for the Eagles?
00:03:40 - What is the most important matchup for the Eagles to win against the Giants? 
00:06:00 - How do the Eagles fix the slow starts?
00:07:30 - Week 7 - Eagles @ Giants - Score Prediction
00:09:30 - Giants’ Week 7 MVP
00:10:13 - Eagles’ Week 7 MVP

To recap the Philadelphia Eagles' 15-12 upset of the ‪New Orlean Saints, we brought on Jeff Warren from the Philadelphia Sports Table Podcast.

00:04:30 - Which Eagles player gets the game-ball for today?
00:09:30 - Saquon doesn’t get 1st carry until 2nd quarter. What?
00:15:30 - A-F: Grading Jalen Hurts’ performance vs. New Orleans
00:19:15 - Grading the Eagles by unit: offense, defense, special teams
00:37:40 - Who has early edge in Eagles @ Buccaneers on September 29th?
00:39:25 - Thoughts on Baker Mayfield’s comments about Tom Brady

The ‪@eagles‬ move to 2-1 behind Hurts 29/38 for 311 yards from Jalen Hurts, 17 carries for 147 yards from Saquon Barkley, and an excellent defensive effort.

00:01:58 - Can the Buffalo Bills’ WR room get it done for Josh Allen? 00:04:30 - What is the floor/ceiling of the New York Jets? 00:06:30 - Can the San Francisco 49ers overcome a loss of Brandon Aiyuk? 00:10:00 - Is Brock Purdy going to get paid before the end of this season? 00:12:25 - Could Dak Prescott end up in San Francisco? 00:14:38 - Offensive Line Woes: Baltimore Ravens 00:18:14 - Offensive Line Woes: Green Bay Packers 00:21:05 - Are you taking the Kansas City Chiefs or the field? 00:24:05 - Are the Atlanta Falcons going to win the NFC South? 00:27:05 - Will Kenny Pickett still win the Eagles QB2 job? 00:30:15 - What are the Vikings going to do with their QB room? 00:31:40 - What are the expectations of Year 1 with Jerrod Mayo as Patriots HC? 00:34:00 - How does Nick Sirianni get off of the “hot-seat” with Eagles fans? 00:39:00 - Who will be the surprise NFL Playoff team(s) of 2024?

00:01:20 - Latest ESPN Report on Eagles 2023 Collapse 00:03:45 - Former Eagles OC Brian Johnson “the fall guy” 00:25:00 - How are the Eagles’ players adapting to Fangio’s system? 00:30:10 - Who’s got the edge in the Eagles CB pecking order? 00:34:30 - Which position could end up cutting back on to keep all of their DBS? 00:38:30 - How is James Bradberry looking at safety? 00:43:25 - Who will be the star of the preseason for the Eagles?

• Grading Jalen Hurts’ training camp thus far
• Will the Eagles really keep 6 or 7 WR?
• Is All-Pro S Justin Simmons still a possibility? 

With Eagles Reporter, Chris Franklin, from NJ.com. 

00:01:30 - 18 game season coming soon? 00:4:00 - The Jalen Hurts/Nick Sirianni nothingburger story. 00:11:00 - How have the Eagles LBs looked in the offseason workouts? 00:17:35 - Mehki Becton playing Guard? 00:26:50 - Jordan Davis & Jalen Carter to take over the NFL? 00:33:00 - People stealing Chris’ content. (Please stop.)