5 On It: What’s at the top of your list of concerns about the Eagles?

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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?

Leila Rahimi 0:03

It's time for Five On It.

Unknown 0:05

Rahimi and

Leila Rahimi 0:05

Grody bring you five topics on their minds today. On 104.3 The Score.

Mark Grody 0:12

I got five on it. Number one. You're listening to a four seasons heating, air conditioning, plumbing, sewer and electric football game day presented by your local Ford dealers and Advent. Here's question number one.

How could the Eagles’ receivers challenge the Bears’ secondary?

Mark Grody 0:22

What's at the top of your list of concerns when it comes to the Philadelphia Eagles?

Mark Grote 0:26

I am most concerned about the Philadelphia Eagles offense against the Bears secondary, and that would include Jalen Hurts, Dontavious Wicks, Devontae Smith. Smith is a superb receiver. He is absolutely excellent. Bears fans have gotten a face full of Dontavious Wicks in the past with the Green Bay Packers. He has made big plays, never had massive gaudy numbers before. with the Packers, but there's at least four or five times where it was like, wicks. So I'm staring at him and look, until Jalen Johnson and Tyreek Stevenson officially kind of kick it into gear and get in rhythm and look comfortable, That's probably an area that I'm going to continue to look at on a week-to-week basis. Not to mention that, well, I guess it's quote-unquote good that Dallas Goddard is not playing because he's had a nice start to his season.

Mark Grote 1:22

But they love Zach Ertz in Philadelphia. They do. plugged in a little bit and listening to some of the stuff in Philadelphia. They love Zach Ertz, and it does seem like every single game a tight end makes a big play on the Bears, and Ertz in particular through the years, no matter where he has been, has done that to the Bears. So I am worried about those weapons and the Bears' secondary, Layla.

Vinny Rotino 1:43

Yeah, Zach Ertz, I believe, practice squad.

Mark Grote 1:46

Yes.

Vinny Rotino 1:47

Elevated. But still, yeah. So they love a band getting back together.

Mark Grote 1:52

They do, don't

Vinny Rotino 1:53

they? And the respect for Zach Ertz is real. And Ertz has also had decent numbers against recent Bears games.

Could Zach Ertz exploit the Bears’ defense in his return to Philadelphia?

Mark Grote 2:00

Yes.

Vinny Rotino 2:00

So there's that as well. Yes. So the Ertz underneath between the 20s, I respect that still. I feel like that is something you have to watch out for. And I think it might... I could see that being a piece of the Eagles game plan.

Mark Grote 2:15

Oh, yeah, like a 35-yard play to Ertz.

Vinny Rotino 2:18

See how they get the ball to the tight end. They know who catches the ball.

Mark Grote 2:22

A 20-yard pass and then a 15-yard run. That's what I'm predicting from Ertz at

Vinny Rotino 2:25

some point in time. Do you see that? Maybe we should look into that.

Mark Grote 2:29

Get on him.

Vinny Rotino 2:30

Okay, so now that I've subliminally communicated that.

Mark Grote 2:33

To Loveland.

Vinny Rotino 2:35

Yes, yes.

Mark Grote 2:36

Or Kemet. The mind-melding. Or Sam Roush could use a good game.

Vinny Rotino 2:40

Let's not do that yet. No, let's do that. It's game three for Sam. Maybe he should lay low for a while and let some other people like Komet and Colston Loveland do more what they do. And then Roush is like, hey, you block well. Let's have you figure out special teams

Unknown 2:58

and a couple other things.

3:01

Okay.

Vinny Rotino 3:01

It's okay. He has a long career. Hey, I'm not done. Wait a minute.

Mark Grote 3:04

She didn't give her concern. What's going on over there?

Vinny Rotino 3:07

Yeah, because my concern is not just Sam Roush. It's the fact that Jalen Carter is real and he's going to be on that line. And I'm a little concerned about the Bears interior right now. And that's of no offense to Joe Tooney or Jonah Jackson. You guys are fab. But we saw what happened. We saw how the Vikings defense were able to counter that. So that still concerns me.

Mark Grote 3:30

jordan

Vinny Rotino 3:31

davis the other thing too is the bears were in game isn't exactly fabulous defensively saquon i still respect greatly and he could go off for

Leila Rahimi 3:40

more like

Vinny Rotino 3:40

suck one i mean look at what aaron jones did how many times have i said that in my life against the bears but look at what aaron jones did you think saquon can't rattle off a couple of explosive plays bingo bango

Mark Grote 3:53

what he does.

Vinny Rotino 3:54

Yada, yada, yada.

Can the Bears’ offensive line handle Jalen Carter and Jordan Davis?

Vinny Rotino 3:55

The next thing you know, touchdown. So that also concerns me. Also, who's playing quarterback? Is it for real, for real, Case Keenum?

Mark Grote 4:02

Ooh, I like the way you're talking. You got that little bit of

Vinny Rotino 4:06

skepticism.

Mark Grote 4:08

Might it still be Bajan? Does it really matter in the gamesmanship between second and third stringer, though? I mean, I know Bajan's probably a bit better than Case Keenum, but it's not like there's a massive...