Ray Didinger: Eagles Will Win NFC East Despite Offensive Overhaul

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2:00Welcome back. It is the midday show. People are loveless. That's right here. We're live today. It's Down with Brown from McGurks in Reutersburg. Come on out and you, it's always fun. We're out here. It's always fun. We get talks of Eagles in front of everyone with everyone. It's also fun. When we get joined by a special guest joining us now. It's Ray Dittinger Ray. Good afternoon and another football season. How are you, Ray? I'm great, Joe. I'm great. I've had a big hand for Ray Dittinger as we get going here. Hey! Ray Dittinger. Nice to see you all. I actually got to the right McGurks this time. That's always the case. If you remember last year, at the same time when we did the kickoff show, I drove to the McGurks in Hatboro. They said the show's not here. It's in Reutersburg. They got a lot of them though. That's honest. I didn't realize that at the time. I thought there was only one. As we were saying, joined by Ray Dittinger

3:01with the start of another Eagles and NFL season. Ray, there's always a different feel that first week of football. And third time at Charm. Welcome back with this show. Ray Dittinger. Live at McGurks in Rourersford. All right, Ray. People now have been waiting for a couple of minutes. It's a little technology. With Bated Brass. They really want to know. Absolutely. All right, two. Ray, two years ago, the Eagles was the best team in the NFL. Won the football. And just from October on, as good as any team I've seen. Last year, I think a lot of a thought they were going to have that kind of season together, that kind of team. And it just was so choppy all year. And they never got their footing. They go 11 and six, go out in the first round. Ray, Summer, Training Camp in the Books. How good do you think the 20-26 Eagles are? I think they're going to be very good. You know, I still think, even though both Dallas and the Giants are will be improved, I feel that way. I still think the Eagles are the best team in the division right now. And if I had to sit here and pick the how the East is going to work out, I would still pick the Eagles to win it. But I do think Dallas will be better.

4:03I mean, their defense certainly will be better. Their defense, I just looked it up. Their defense gave up over 500 points. Oh, they were awful. Their defense was, by the end of the year, they were the worst defense in the league by far. While they've made some changes, you know, drafted the safety Calib Downs, who's a terrific player. I can't believe he fell to them at 11, but he did. But he isn't the only improvement. I mean, they've improved a lot and, and bring it over the coach from the Eagle Staff. Chris Parker is going to help them a lot. And the Giants are certainly going to be better with John Harbois head coach. There's no doubt about that. So the competition within the division will be better than it's been for the last couple years. But I still think the Eagles are the best team. And, you know, is there, are there challenges? Sure. I think the Eagles defense is still going to be, conservatively, I'm going to say one of the top five. They could even be better than that. And so the big unanswered question is, what's the new offense going to look like? How quickly will they be able to get it up to speed?

5:05And how good a play call or Sean Manion going to be? But overall, do I think this team's going to be in the playoffs at the end of the regular season? Yeah, I do. You know, Ray did. I'm kind of curious. When you think of this offense, because we haven't really seen what it's going to look like. But how do you, and all of these offense are basically the same, but they're different given the personnel. Right. And with that being said, how do you think this, this office is going to marry to what Jaylen does well or what we think Jaylen's can do well? I think it's going to be a very, I don't want to say smooth transition, because there's obviously going to be, there's a tremendous amount of change here. You, I mean, you understand it. You've been out to train. You guys were out there watching practice. And this isn't like they're just tweaking the offense a little bit. I mean, this is like a whole new playbook. And it's not going to be where you want it to be on Sunday. I mean, there's too much change, too many different things to implement in this period of time. So at the start of the year, they're going to have to work through some things and they're going to have to find their way in this new offense.

6:06I think it helps them that they have two very winnable games to start the year with, like Washington at home and then at Tennessee. That gives them two weeks, a bit of a soft landing here, where I think they can work some things out and then be better by the time they go to Chicago and then of course when you play the Rams. But that's, I think that if you look at the philosophy that Manion has brought here and what he's asking these guys to do, it really is kind of the direction of the whole league. I mean, this is kind of where everybody's going. Is this kind of thing? Heavy tight ends, outside zone running, a lot of motion, a lot of deception, a lot of things they didn't do last year, they're going to do this year. And it's kind of the way, if you look around the league and how are the Rams playing, how are the Niners playing, how are the Lions and the Bears, they're really good offensive teams. They're all playing this style of football, and that's where the Eagles are going. I think it's good, I think it's healthy. My only question is how quickly can they put everything in place and be up to speed?

7:09Initially, it's probably going to look a little, there's going to be some bumps in the road, but I think that by the middle of the year, if they start to fall into sync, I think they're going to be pretty dynamic. Ray, what do you think the biggest challenge is going to be for Jalen Hurts in this new offense? I mean, Jalen's had a lot of different coordinators, and he's adapted all of them, but like you said, this is the biggest philosophical change in the way they're doing things. Oh yeah. Like people point to over the middle, and he's had actually some success, or I don't know, he just hasn't done it much, right? And he's kind of avoided that area of the field. This offense seemingly uses that a lot more. What do you think the biggest challenge for him is going to be early this season? Heading back to campus, timed web grade your entire tech setup. Switch to Verizon, buy or bring a qualifying smartphone, and get a smartwatch, and a tablin' on us. That's all your essential gear for zero extra dollars. Ace your classes, track your fitness, and stream your favorite shows. Visit Verizon.com, or your local store today. Bring an eligible phone or purchase a new phone with device payment on post-paid service plan required. Up to $649.99, watch and tablet device payment purchase with new line on $20 per month, tablet plan and $15 per month watch plan for 36 months required. Less up to $650 per month credit applied

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9:12Here's something you may not know. Only 14% of cancers in the US are caught through routine screenings. Pre-newvos, whole body MRI may help close that gap. Screening for over 500 conditions, including most solid tumors, all in under an hour. Pre-newvos body panels also test over 80 biomarkers for a deeper understanding of your health. No radiation, no contrast. Book your scan at pre-newvo.com. That's P-R-E-N-U-V-O.com. A lot of them, Joe. I mean, it's multi-level. I mean, you're asking him to run something that he's never really run before. But initially, the biggest adjustment is just going to be under center. Is he's just, I mean, if you go all the way back to high school and all the way through college and then this far in the NFL, he's always been a shotgun quarterback. And now, if this offense comes out looking like I think it's going to look, he's going to be under center a bunch. And that's going to be a different game. You know, that all the footwork is going to change. The timing is going to change.

10:14He's going to have a feeling sometimes that he's got, he's turning his back to the defense, which is going to not going to be comfortable for him at first. But I think overall, it's going to be a good thing. I mean, if, and you talk about the throwing over the middle, using the middle of the field, if this team does what I think it's going to do, which is use a lot of pre-snap motion, moving guys around the formation, well, you can get some of that traffic out of the middle by just motioning them out of the middle. Clear it out for him. And create some space to throw the ball and make easier throws for him. I mean, there are ways for him to settle into this offense. You know, I think that one thing was seen with Jaylen Hertz throughout his career, is he rises to the challenge. He really does. And last year was a tremendously frustrating year for everybody, but particularly for him. A lot of people blamed him for things that weren't really his fault. And I think that, you know, he's coming back to share, feeling like he's got something to prove. And people will talk about the contractual aspects, which are out there and they're real. But I think mostly it's the competitor in him that feels challenged by what happened last year.

11:15Knows he's a better player than what he showed last year. And wants to get back to the level he was two years ago, and he was a world champion. You know what Ray, when you talk about, we've been talking about it for the last couple of weeks. But how much do you think, when we talk about this offense and how it's ran, how much do you feel that Jaylen's running ability is going to be factored into it? And do you think that it has to be a big part of this offense for the offense to be successful? Yes and yes. I mean, it's that simple. He has to run the ball. And I'm not saying he has to run it 300 times. But does the threat of the real threat of him running have to be part of it? Absolutely. Now I think because there's going to be the change of him being under center more and in shotgun less, the running may look different. Like be different. When he's in the shotgun, most of his runs, a lot of his runs were basically quarterback draws. You know, I mean, it's running between the tackle. This year, I think a lot of his stuff with him under center is going to be roll outs and bootlegs.

12:18So he'll be running, but he'll be running more on a bootleg sort of action than a quarterback draw. He'll be running a little bit more to the outside than he was running up the middle. But his ability to run is still a big part of this offense. It's a big, represents a big threat to the defense. And it's something that they still have to keep in the, they have something to keep in the game plan from week to week. As long as he has his legs, he's good at it. I mean, it's a big part of his game. I'm with you, right? I hope he runs and it's a big threat in this offense. Oh, he will. Yes, I'm not talking about scrambling either. I mean, there'll be some scrambling just because scrambling happens in the course of a game. But I think by design, yeah, you're going to be able to design runs for him. I just think they're going to look different than they did in the past. Yeah, just you mentioned we were a camp though. I noticed the more when I was just looking down the field in red zone, they did a lot of that in red zone. The quarterback draw the sprint out and then he kept it and went. So we'll see how many he uses it. But I think it's a big part of how they have to do things. 215, 592, 90 for now. If you're coming up, coming up. Ray with us here. Ray did enjoy a live McGurkson Roersford. Let's talk about some of the roster questions.

13:19Interesting things about this particular roster. Mackay Lemon earlier in the season. Who's going to be the backup quarterback as the Eagles listed to yesterday. The head Andy Dalton, Slash Janemurky. We'll get to all that. The big roster questions for the 2026 Eagles. It is the midday show live at McGurkson Roersford. The rally in Roersford on sports radio, 94 WIP. Newshoes, new clothes, brand new grade. Switched to Verizon to make sure their tech keeps up. This back to school season buy or bring any Android phone and get a Samsung Galaxy tablet on us. Get your kids ready for the school year without breaking the bank. Visit Verizon.com or your local store today. Bring an Android phone or purchase a new phone with device payment on post-paid service plan required. $3.29.99 tablet device payment purchase with new vine on $20 per month tablet plan for 36 months required. Less $330 tablet per month credit applied over 36 months additional taxes fees in terms of apply.

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