One final day of practice before the Birds depart for “The Land,” which is where LeBron James used to play. Now the best team in that city is the Indians, followed by the Browns.
Head ball coach Doug Pederson spoke today, providing the following relevant tidbits of information and an interesting quote about his new book, which was released today:
Q. If Jay Ajayi doesn’t play and the other guys don’t come back, I think that leaves you with just two running backs for the game right? (Dave Zangaro)
COACH PEDERSON: That’s pretty smart.
Q. I’m good at math. (Dave Zangaro)
COACH PEDERSON: Wow. [Laughter]
Q. What do you want to see from those two guys? (Dave Zangaro)
COACH PEDERSON: Well, again, consistency. I want to see how well they rebound and come back. It’s a great opportunity for both of them. And listen, they are both veteran players. They have played a lot of football in this league, and it’s one of those sort of battles that we’ve been keeping our eye on this training camp and it’s great for both of them. It’s kind of ironic that it would come down to maybe a game or two here that these two guys are competing.
It’s unfortunate for the other guys that are nicked up because we want to see them as well, but at the same time, it’s a great opportunity for Wendell and Matt and for them to get some really extensive time in this game.
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Also, Doug talked a little bit about his new book and said he wasn’t hot on the idea originally:
“When the project was first introduced, I was against it. Quite honestly, I didn’t want to do it. And then I got to thinking, it’s a way for people I think to kind of see me in a different light a little bit. You guys see me like this as Coach, being around the team. I’m a very private person and I don’t talk about myself and my family a bunch. But it’s just a way for people maybe to kind of get to know me outside of football.
I didn’t want it to be like a sports book or anything. If it’s motivational or if it’s inspirational, if it’s spiritual, whatever it is, that’s the message kind of behind this project. I haven’t even checked — I don’t even know where to check, if it’s getting any kind of reviews or not. But I am excited for it and to see what people think about it. It’s another one of those things in my life that’s been a blessing and along this journey of where we’re headed and what we’re doing, and it’ll probably be my last one, too.”
Here’s video of Doug’s presser:
Nick Foles also spoke to reporters.
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The end.