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
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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.
What about DeVonta Smith, and the partnership between two "alpha" receivers?
unCovering the Birds with Jeff McLane
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What about DeVonta Smith, and the partnership between two "alpha" receivers?
When the Eagles opened their locker room to the media this week for the first time since leaving Tampa with a victory, A.J. Brown’s latest social media-instigated saga was the focal point of the media. Reporters swarmed his locker stall, waiting for the star wideout to explain himself. One locker over, however, the team’s other stud receiver stood and smiled. Over the years, DeVonta Smith has seen this show before. While Smith has been far less outspoken than Brown, he too has experienced a dip in production through the first month of the season. How does Smith feel about it? What does he think the Eagles can do to get him more involved? The Philadelphia Inquirer’s Jeff McLane goes one-on-one with the Slim Reaper to find out, and takes a closer look at the dynamic between the Eagles’ dynamic pass-catching duo.
00:00 “I ain’t part of the story…”
02:38 How DeVonta Smith is handling his own slow start to the season
06:36 Can two “alpha males” co-exist?
11:37 A.J. Brown, self-explained
14:25 The state of Brown’s relationship with Jalen Hurts
17:50 What the future holds
unCovering the Birds is a production of The Philadelphia Inquirer and KYW Newsradio Original Podcasts. Look for new episodes dropping each week throughout the season.
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.
