Should the Eagles have rested most of their starters in Sunday’s regular season finale? After they blew a chance to jump up to the two-seed in the NFC, the question was certainly fair and ripe for debate. But the truth is, there’s nothing the Eagles can do about it now. They lost to Washington, and are subsequently locked into a Wild Card round matchup with San Francisco, an opponent with which the Eagles are very familiar. How do the teams - at first glance - matchup? What did the regular season reveal about the type of football we can expect from the Eagles in the postseason? The Philadelphia Inquirer’s Jeff McLane and Mike Sielski start to forecast this weekend’s showdown at Lincoln Financial Field.
00:00 Was the rest worth it?
03:54 Did the regular season finale reveal anything new about Kevin Patullo, Tanner McKee?
14:53 What should Tank Bigsby’s role be in the playoffs?
20:45 Sizing up the 49ers
31:21 Do the Eagles have enough for another Super Bowl run?
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Should the Eagles have rested most of their starters in Sunday’s regular season finale? After they blew a chance to jump up to the two-seed in the NFC, the question was certainly fair and ripe for debate. But the truth is, there’s nothing the Eagles can do about it now. They lost to Washington, and are subsequently locked into a Wild Card round matchup with San Francisco, an opponent with which the Eagles are very familiar. How do the teams - at first glance - matchup? What did the regular season reveal about the type of football we can expect from the Eagles in the postseason? The Philadelphia Inquirer’s Jeff McLane and Mike Sielski start to forecast this weekend’s showdown at Lincoln Financial Field.
00:00 Was the rest worth it?
03:54 Did the regular season finale reveal anything new about Kevin Patullo, Tanner McKee?
14:53 What should Tank Bigsby’s role be in the playoffs?
20:45 Sizing up the 49ers
31:21 Do the Eagles have enough for another Super Bowl run?
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
21 minutes
3 months ago
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
Should the Eagles have rested most of their starters in Sunday’s regular season finale? After they blew a chance to jump up to the two-seed in the NFC, the question was certainly fair and ripe for debate. But the truth is, there’s nothing the Eagles can do about it now. They lost to Washington, and are subsequently locked into a Wild Card round matchup with San Francisco, an opponent with which the Eagles are very familiar. How do the teams - at first glance - matchup? What did the regular season reveal about the type of football we can expect from the Eagles in the postseason? The Philadelphia Inquirer’s Jeff McLane and Mike Sielski start to forecast this weekend’s showdown at Lincoln Financial Field.
00:00 Was the rest worth it?
03:54 Did the regular season finale reveal anything new about Kevin Patullo, Tanner McKee?
14:53 What should Tank Bigsby’s role be in the playoffs?
20:45 Sizing up the 49ers
31:21 Do the Eagles have enough for another Super Bowl run?
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.
