Anytime a player goes public and describes an aspect of his team as a “s--- show,” you’ve got a story. When the person saying it is a star whose happiness has been in question all season long, you’ve got a major headline. Such is where the Eagles and A.J. Brown landed this week. As much as Brown, his teammates, and coaches downplayed the shock value of his remarks, to think that everything is “business as usual” with the Eagles would be misguided. The Philadelphia Inquirer’s Jeff McLane shares what he’s been hearing and what he knows about Brown, the receiver’s role this year, and how the Eagles, collectively, can get him on track in the second half of the season.
00:00 The Eagles offense, now a “s--- show”
01:55 What’s A.J. Brown’s beef?
04:26 The culpability of the coaches
09:38 The culpability of the quarterback
14:45 The culpability of the receiver
19:55 Jeff’s take on the saga
unCovering the Birds is a production of The Philadelphia Inquirer and KYW Newsradio Original Podcasts. Look for new episodes throughout the season, including day-after-game reactions.
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Anytime a player goes public and describes an aspect of his team as a “s--- show,” you’ve got a story. When the person saying it is a star whose happiness has been in question all season long, you’ve got a major headline. Such is where the Eagles and A.J. Brown landed this week. As much as Brown, his teammates, and coaches downplayed the shock value of his remarks, to think that everything is “business as usual” with the Eagles would be misguided. The Philadelphia Inquirer’s Jeff McLane shares what he’s been hearing and what he knows about Brown, the receiver’s role this year, and how the Eagles, collectively, can get him on track in the second half of the season.
00:00 The Eagles offense, now a “s--- show”
01:55 What’s A.J. Brown’s beef?
04:26 The culpability of the coaches
09:38 The culpability of the quarterback
14:45 The culpability of the receiver
19:55 Jeff’s take on the saga
unCovering the Birds is a production of The Philadelphia Inquirer and KYW Newsradio Original Podcasts. Look for new episodes throughout the season, including day-after-game reactions.
The Day After: How could (should) the Eagles handle Jalen Carter?
unCovering the Birds with Jeff McLane
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2 months ago
The Day After: How could (should) the Eagles handle Jalen Carter?
The Eagles’ opener was a lot of things - ugly, bad, and, ultimately in terms of the outcome, good. Jalen Hurts? Nice! Jalen Carter? Yikes. Adoree’ Jackson? Is it already time to move on? It’s early, just one game. The Philadelphia Inquirer’s Jeff McLane isn’t ready to make any blanket statements or knee jerk reactions, but he does have some first impressions from the Eagles’ 2025 debut. Inquirer Eagles beat reporter Olivia Reiner joins the podcast to recap the 24-20 victory over the Cowboys.
00:00 What was Jalen Carter thinking? What are Jeffrey Lurie and Howie Roseman thinking?
05:47 Why Jeff was all in on Jalen Hurts’ performance
07:57 Olivia looks at A.J. Brown, DeVonta Smith, Saquon Barkley, and the rest of the offense
11:38 Already time to move on from Adoree’ Jackson?
15:09 It wasn’t all bad on defense…
17:04 Final thoughts on Carter, and how the spitting incident reflects on
unCovering the Birds is a production of The Philadelphia Inquirer and KYW Newsradio Original Podcasts. Look for new episodes throughout the season, including day-after-game reactions.
unCovering the Birds with Jeff McLane
Anytime a player goes public and describes an aspect of his team as a “s--- show,” you’ve got a story. When the person saying it is a star whose happiness has been in question all season long, you’ve got a major headline. Such is where the Eagles and A.J. Brown landed this week. As much as Brown, his teammates, and coaches downplayed the shock value of his remarks, to think that everything is “business as usual” with the Eagles would be misguided. The Philadelphia Inquirer’s Jeff McLane shares what he’s been hearing and what he knows about Brown, the receiver’s role this year, and how the Eagles, collectively, can get him on track in the second half of the season.
00:00 The Eagles offense, now a “s--- show”
01:55 What’s A.J. Brown’s beef?
04:26 The culpability of the coaches
09:38 The culpability of the quarterback
14:45 The culpability of the receiver
19:55 Jeff’s take on the saga
unCovering the Birds is a production of The Philadelphia Inquirer and KYW Newsradio Original Podcasts. Look for new episodes throughout the season, including day-after-game reactions.
