Eagles WIN vs Cowboys, Jalen Carter Spitgate, Super Bowl Rematch & More | Exciting Mics Ep. 12

Summary

Exciting Mics Ep. 12 Summary

Podcast: Exciting Mics
Hosts: Reed Blankenship & Cooper DeJean
Episode: Eagles WIN vs Cowboys, Jalen Carter Spitgate, Super Bowl Rematch & More
Date: September 11, 2025

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Overview

This episode of Exciting Mics sees Super Bowl champion defensive backs Reed Blankenship and Cooper DeJean breaking down the Eagles' season-opening victory over their divisional rival Dallas Cowboys. The duo candidly shares locker room stories, analyzes key moments from the game, reflects on special team efforts, and looks ahead to a Super Bowl rematch. The vibe remains lighthearted and authentic, mixing serious football talk with playful banter about pregame fits, pregame rituals, and what it means to be back in front of Philly fans.

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Key Discussion Points and Insights

1. Winning the Season Opener (00:54–03:28)

• Cooper and Reed kick off with excitement about starting the season 1–0 against a key rival:
  • “1 and oh. 1 and oh, there we go. Got off. Off to a good start.” — Cooper (01:00)
  • “It’s the only thing, bro.” — Reed (00:58)
• Both acknowledge room for improvement, especially penalties and first-half execution. Coach Nick Sirianni emphasized celebration but stressed growth.
  • “That was kind of the message at halftime, you know, was to clean up the penalties.” — Cooper (01:57)
• The emotional high of escaping training camp and finally facing another team.

2. Pregame Rituals & Locker Room Dynamics (03:28–05:01)

• Reed and Cooper share their low-key, consistent routines: arriving together, pregame meal, warming up together.
  • “We usually leave together, walk into the stadium together. We get warmed up on our own, but then we do together warm up together on the field.” — Cooper (03:53)
• Reed stays chill, but Cooper ribs him about his game-day intensity flipping up.
• Snacks matter: “I drink Pedialyte, dog.” — Reed (04:48), while Cooper prefers energy drinks.

3. Banner Night & Philadelphia Game Day Atmosphere (05:06–07:17)

• Both missed the moment the Super Bowl banner dropped—too focused on the task ahead.
  • “I didn’t even notice the banner until I looked up for ... the national anthem.” — Cooper (05:18)
• Vivid stories about Philly game day culture: fans lining Broad Street from 5:30am, a city that halts for the Eagles.

4. Pregame Fits: Fashion in the NFL (07:11–11:08)

• In a lively segment, the duo rates player fits:
  • Jalen Hurts as “always business, like, classy.” (07:11)
  • Saquon’s “Birkin bag” and style get props.
  • Smitty has “his kids, like, and fiance stitched in his hat” (08:41)
  • AJ Brown pulls up in a Rolls Royce, cowhide shoes, double-breasted suit.
• Cooper and Reed reflect on stepping up their fit game, including Abercrombie jackets and Air Forces.
  • “This is out of my comfort zone, though ... We're trying new things, bro.” — Reed (10:28)
  • “If you didn’t wear the shades, bro, it wouldn’t have ... looked as good.” — Cooper (10:56)

5. Game Breakdown: Penalties, Momentum Shifts, and Resilience (13:31–19:35)

• The first half was rough with self-inflicted penalties and nerves. Improvement and “settling in” defined the second half.
• Addressed Jalen Carter’s ejection early in the game and what it means for the locker room: “We got his back though.” — Reed (14:25)
• The devastating injury to Ben Van: human side of football and appreciation for support staff.
• Key third quarter turnover after a lengthy run was a momentum swing: “Zach chased him down...crazy.” — Reed (15:49)
• Secret team celebration: the “tush push” goal-line play was kept under wraps, even among teammates.
  • “Don’t keep secrets, bro... Well executed, though.” — Reed (16:47)
• Handling the 30-45 minute weather delay, comparing it to Super Bowl halftime and keeping “locked in.”

6. Sideline Snacks and Restarting After Delay (18:36–19:35)

• Light-hearted segment on locker room snacks (“GoGo Squeez,” bananas, Uncrustables).
• Reed and Cooper note the strength staff’s role in getting them re-warmed after delay, drawing on Super Bowl experience.

7. Final Defensive Stand (22:52–25:56)

• Breaking down a pivotal fourth-down stop:
  • Cooper praises Reed’s range (“that Curry range!”) for breaking up a key pass.
  • “Pain and it’s just like when you say the ball is incomplete, it’s like whole weight just lifts off your shoulder.” — Reed (25:09)
• Celebrating second-half improvements: focus on playing “our type of ball,” cleaning up penalties, and not overthinking the Super Bowl rematch.

8. Highlight Play & Handing Out Game Balls (26:16–28:37)

• Citizens Play That Matters Most: Zach Baun’s hustle to chase down Miles Sanders—a “seven point play.”
  • “That is relentless effort right there.” — Cooper (26:54)
• Game Balls:
  • Offense: Jalen Hurts for improvisational playmaking.
  • Defense: Zach Baun for effort and impact.
  • Special Teams: Punter Braden Mann, Jake Elliott’s 58-yard field goal.
    • “I think he could have went a little bit more, too.” — Reed (28:40)

9. Super Bowl Rematch & Brazil Trip Recap (29:13–31:38)

• Reminiscing about Eagles–Chargers in Brazil, the first NFL game in South America.
• Stories about the long flight (“I've never been on a plane that long before.” — Cooper), unique lay-flat seats.
• Brazilian fans brought loud energy: “When they say, I think they sang ... their national anthem ... That was sick.” — Cooper (30:36)

10. Looking Ahead / Weekend Plans (31:39–end)

• Enjoying extra rest after a Thursday game and looking forward to watching film and prepping for week 2.
• Acknowledging the hype around the Super Bowl rematch but vowing to stay focused: “We just got to focus on us.”
• Reminder for fans to leave questions and possibly appear on an upcoming episode.

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• “It’s always good to, you know, come away with an opening week win.” — Cooper (01:08)
• “There's definitely like a different vibe...on game day in Philly.” — Cooper (06:48)
• On Reed’s game-day focus:
  “You see him on game day, this dude literally does not want to talk to anybody.” — Cooper (03:44)
• On defensive teamwork:
  “Reed came over. Give me a little extra love out of the post. That boy’s got range out of the post. That Curry range.” — Cooper (24:24)
• “Pain and it’s just like when you say the ball is incomplete, it’s like whole weight just lifts off your shoulder.” — Reed (25:09)
• “We talk about relentless effort all week long...and that is relentless effort right there.” — Cooper (26:54)
• On Brazil crowd:
  “It was a cool experience. ... When they say, I think they sang...their national anthem. ... That was sick.” — Cooper (30:36)

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Timestamps for Important Segments

| Segment | Timestamp | |---------------------------------------|------------------| | Game excitement / Season opener | 00:54–03:28 | | Pregame rituals | 03:28–05:01 | | Banner night / Philly fans | 05:06–07:17 | | Pregame fits / Fashion talk | 07:11–11:08 | | Game breakdown / Penalties | 13:31–19:35 | | Sideline snacks after delay | 18:36–19:35 | | Final stand / Defense breakdown | 22:52–25:56 | | Highlight play / Game balls | 26:16–28:37 | | Brazil trip recap | 29:13–31:38 | | Looking ahead / Fan interaction | 31:39–End |

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Tone & Feel

The episode blends unfiltered locker room banter with sharp football insights. Cooper and Reed's chemistry is palpable, offering fans a unique, inside look at the Eagles, balancing self-deprecating humor (“I don’t think we could pull off that hat”) with thoughtful breakdowns of game moments. The gratitude for the Philly fanbase and their sense of football brotherhood stand out throughout.

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For Listeners

Whether you missed the game, want to relive the highs, or just love authentic football chatter, this episode is your front-row seat to the Eagles’ locker room and the heart of Philly football culture. Go Birds!

Transcript

[A]

Oh, who are those guys? Reed stepping his game up a little bit, huh? Yeah.

[B]

This is out of my comfort zone, though, like, a little bit. I think we're trying new things, bro.

[A]

I think you need to. You need to keep going with the. With the fit game. This one's clean. That one's clean.

[B]

Thanks, bro.

[A]

You got the shades on, too.

[B]

With a little toiletry bag, though. Some slight. Some slight.

[A]

Some slight. Welcome back to exciting mics presented by citizens. I'm Cooper.

[B]

And I'm Reed Blankenship. We're excited to be back for another episode with you guys after a big dub to start the season.

[A]

Remember to follow exciting mics on all platforms like comment, share and subscribe on YouTube or wherever you listen to your podcast. Let's get it started. We're going to start off the podcast with how we do every single week.

[B]

Yes.

[A]

What's exciting us this week?

[B]

It's the only thing, bro.

[A]

1 and oh. 1 and oh, there we go. Got off. Off to a good start. Obviously it's early in the season, so we got some things to clean up, but it's always good to, you know, come away with a opening week win.

[B]

Especially against the divisional arrival, too, so.

[A]

Yeah, a little chippy.

[B]

A little chippy.

[A]

Yeah. It was a good time, though.

[B]

Good time. Great time.

[A]

Coops crunch out now, too, by the way. Get your.

[B]

Still need a box, though, bro. Give me a box.

[A]

I'll get you. I'll get you a box.

[B]

No worries, bro.

[A]

No worry. How does it feel to start the season out with a W, Mr. Blank, bro? Feels amazing.

[B]

Feels good. I mean, like, it's the. Obviously the first time we've had a live experience since the super bowl. So anytime back playing football live, full speed is always great.

[A]

Oh, yeah, 100%. There's. There's a lot of things that, you know, we can clean up. You know, I feel like that first half we. We hurt ourselves, I think more than. More than anything. And, you know, that was kind of the message at. At halftime, you know, was to, you know, clean. Clean up the penalties. And I feel like we kind of settled in, you know, that. That second half and, you know, got comfortable playing with each other and, you know, that's. That's what week one is. You know, it's about, you know, getting your. Getting your feet wet again and, you know, settling into.

[B]

To live action and like, especially like after, you know, getting the dub after long couple months of training camp and going against the same guys, you finally go against a different team, especially a divisional rival. Get A dub after that, man. I mean, the emotions were pretty high.

[A]

Oh, yeah. Yeah. You know, most importantly, we got the win. And that was. I think that was great for. For everybody, you know, post game. But I think also everybody understands that there's a lot we need to clean up and get better at, which I think is, you know, what's great about, you know, Coach Sirianni, you know, talking about the. The importance of a win, but also stressing the fact that there's quite a few things that we need to clean up. And it's. It's week one, and it is. We'll do that, and we'll get back to work.

[B]

Yeah, Just learn from your mistakes. Got to learn. You'll compete next week. You got any pregame rituals, though?

[A]

Pregame rituals?

[B]

You're kind of relaxed, dude.

[A]

Yeah, Reed's.

[B]

I wasn't, like, crazy, though. Yeah, I was chill.

[A]

You see Reed in the. In the locker room every day at the practice facility, and he's, like, chopping it up with everybody. He's making jokes. You see him on game day. This dude literally does not want to talk to anybody. He's like, I was a little bit better.

[B]

I was a little. I was a little bit better. But, yeah, we're locker buddies now.

[A]

Yeah, we're locker buddies. So I was cracking some jokes, you know, trying to get him to laugh and smile, and I did. Yeah, you did. You did. It was. It's better than last year. Last year, you, like, were like this the whole time, but no pregame. Pregame rituals. I mean, I just try to go through the same routine every single. Every single game day. We, Me and you usually eat pregame meal together. We usually leave together, walk into the stadium together. We get warmed up on our own, but then we do together warm up together on the field. Yeah. So I feel like our pregame rituals are kind of the same.

[B]

Yeah, dude, I drink a ways. I drink Pedialyte, dog. I drink Pedialyte.

[A]

Yeah, you always had that Pedialyte on you. I. I drink an energy drink right before. Right before we're ready to rock out.

[B]

You always drink energy drink, though.

[A]

Yeah, I love it. I love the energy drinks.

[B]

Do you even know when they dropped the banner, bro?

[A]

I have no idea. We weren't. We were.

[B]

I honestly forgot that that was a big thing until I ran out there.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

I still. I don't even think. I still looked up at it.

[A]

They had, like, these replica. Like, they were freaking huge. Like, two super bowl trophies on the field when we were running out. I didn't even. I didn't even notice the banner until I looked up for. I looked up like into the sky during the national anthem and I saw the, the banner up there.

[B]

I think that's when I peaked. I don't know though. I don't even remember, dude.

[A]

I think. Yeah, I don't. I don't really remember either.

[B]

I don't.

[A]

I don't even think a lot of people even thought about it. No, which is. I mean, which is good. I mean, everybody's focused on what we got to do now, so.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

Um, but it was. I mean, the, the fans and the energy inside the stadium was. Was crazy. It was awesome to be back in. Back in front of the. Back in front of the fans again.

[B]

And it legit took me 30 minutes to get from the hotel to the facility that day.

[A]

Yeah, I. I mean, I was in the. So I stayed in the hotel. We stayed in the hotel obviously, night before games and I. I came into the facility around 9:30 or 9:45 and like broad street was. Was lined with. With people waiting to. To get into the lots to. To tailgate. And people were saying that they've been there since 5:30 in the morning, which is insane, man. Yeah, I guess people. People just take off work when the birds.

[B]

No, I think it's kind of just known like, no work on Fridays, if anything.

[A]

Yeah, I mean. Yeah, there's definitely no way. There's definitely like a different vibe though, on, on game day and in Philly, I feel like. Like when it's game day, you know.

[B]

It'S game day when the Birds are playing, you know?

[A]

You know? You know, just know. Let's talk about the pregame fits, though. We got here, we got Jay Hertz.

[B]

Oh, Jay Hurts came in. He's always business, like, classy.

[A]

Yeah, he got the suitcase.

[B]

I thought he was wearing a jacket. Did he have a jacket?

[A]

He wore a jacket in the post game press conference, I think. Yeah, he got that white shirt tucked in. Saquon was stepping.

[B]

Ooh, Saquon.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

What do you call that. What do you call the top, Like a button down? Well, I know it's like a button down, but like, I don't know.

[A]

You got it tucked in. You got the blue with those navy blue pants on. What size shoe does he wear? He looks like he got. See, he got small feet in that picture.

[B]

I think he wears the same size. You do?

[A]

Oh, yeah, he does wear the same size as me, which is.

[B]

His feet do look. They do look small.

[A]

That big. Maybe it's Just his body, bro.

[B]

He's.

[A]

This is built.

[B]

Yeah, it has to be.

[A]

What is that? Is that a. What kind of bag is that? Is that a Birkin?

[B]

I was gonna. I was gonna say that.

[A]

You got that Birkin bag, huh?

[B]

Man, you got that money, though.

[A]

Saquon's always stepping per usual.

[B]

Hey, Smitty.

[A]

Smitty. Smitty went crazy.

[B]

The Smitty suit game is crazy.

[A]

I like the hat, though, too.

[B]

It reminds me of some type of, like, character. Like a cool character. I couldn't. As soon as I saw a picture, I can't put it together, but dude, like, he had his kids, like, and fiance stitched in his hat.

[A]

Oh, really? I didn't even notice that.

[B]

Yeah, bro. It's so tough.

[A]

Yeah, I. I like the. The icy white. You think that's a clean look?

[B]

You think we could. We could pull that hat off?

[A]

No, no, no, no. Shadow.

[B]

Really? Even like, where it, like. Like, slanted, I think. I don't know.

[A]

Maybe. Maybe. Maybe. We'll try one day.

[B]

Might have to. Aj.

[A]

Hey, J. He put up brown.

[B]

Got a Rolls Royce, bro, With a. With a driver, too. So what? I think he had a driver, bro.

[A]

Really?

[B]

Yes.

[A]

I meant to ask him what his shoes. What his shoes were made out of, because his. If there's a fit, a different angle. But the shoes are kind of sick. They look like. Like, cow. What's the word I'm looking for?

[B]

Cow hide.

[A]

Cowhide. Yeah, on the shoe, it's kind of tough. You got that. What is that? Goyard bag?

[B]

A peach. A peach colored.

[A]

Yeah, the double breasted.

[B]

Dude, the double breasted is fired, I think.

[A]

Fire.

[B]

This. Fire.

[A]

Fire. Now, AJ. AJ's clean. Per. Per usual.

[B]

Per usual, yeah. Oh.

[A]

Who are those guys? I don't know. Look at us, man.

[B]

Hey.

[A]

Reed's stepping his game up a little bit, huh? Shout out. Shout out. Abercrombie. Give me right with the. With the suede jacket, little tank underneath and some.

[B]

Is that all brown?

[A]

Brown trousers, trouser pants with that. With the icy white air force ones. Yeah. Vomi.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

Yeah, That's.

[B]

That's.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

This is out of my comfort zone, though, like, a little bit. We're trying new things, bro.

[A]

I think you need to. You need to keep going with the. With the fit game.

[B]

This.

[A]

That one's clean. That one's clean.

[B]

Thanks, bro. I didn't know how people would think about it, what people think about it, but I had a lot of compliments on it.

[A]

You got the chain on the chain on chain watch, tennis bracelet. You got the shades on too. I think the shades really set it off because I think if you.

[B]

I wasn't gonna wear the shades, bro.

[A]

If you didn't wear the shades, bro, it wouldn't have. I don't think it would have looked as good, but I think the shades really.

[B]

That's crazy, though.

[A]

The shades really set it off with.

[B]

A little toiletry bag, though.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

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[A]

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[B]

What flavor you got, bro?

[A]

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[B]

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[A]

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[B]

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[A]

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[B]

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[B]

Yeah. Communication wise, I feel like we did a pretty good job doing that, but I just feel like obviously the state, the obvious, the whole penalty thing, like, we. We know we gotta clean that up.

[A]

Yeah. 100%.

[B]

I mean, just play our brand of football.

[A]

I feel like that the execution in the second half was. Was really good. I think, you know, we kind of settled in. We cleaned things up a little bit. Obviously with Jalen early in the game, getting. Getting thrown out before the. For the first play. Yeah, there's a lot of.

[B]

There's a lot of things that happen, like a lot of things that happened in the first few seconds.

[A]

Yeah, it was, it was crazy, you know, but obviously that's something he's gonna. He's gonna learn from and. Yeah, I have no doubt that he'll be back and. And ready to go.

[B]

Yeah, we got his back though. Like we.

[A]

100.

[B]

100.

[A]

Yeah. And we had Ben. Ben, Van.

[B]

Yeah. Unfortunately went down. Golly, that was tough, bro.

[A]

To see it. Like, he works like it's so hard.

[B]

Like, bro. People don't. Like, people don't see it. We see it.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

And it's. It's just unfortunate, man. This game is. This game is tough. I mean. Yeah, I don't. I don't really know if it was like a non contact situation or. Or what. I just. I hate that for him, man.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

I mean, we got some of the best. Best in the business when it comes to athletic trainers and, and doctors. So I know he's in good hands.

[A]

Yeah. Absolutely wishing him well.

[B]

Keep his.

[A]

Keep his spirit.

[B]

Yeah. Keep spirits high and you know, just bring him along with us.

[A]

Absolutely. The big turnover in the third quarter.

[B]

Third.

[A]

I don't know when everything happened because.

[B]

Like the halftime and then bit long delay, so.

[A]

Yeah, no, but that.

[B]

I guess I was in the third.

[A]

Yeah, that turnover was. Was huge for us after.

[B]

I don't know.

[A]

But yeah, after, you know, we. We gave up a long run. Zach chased him down.

[B]

Crazy.

[A]

Zach looked a little speedy there, huh?

[B]

What do you hit, like 20, 20 miles, dude. And the thing is he was like trying to get the ball out too. I know.

[A]

And then I think the next play they got a. They got a penalty.

[B]

Yeah, I got Freaking. What do you call it?

[A]

Clotheslined. Clotheslined, yeah. Set. Set them back. And then they got a. We got a penalty. Just got them back. And then. And then the next play, I think it was jihad. And. And by force, that forced that fumble, which was by.

[B]

Played his tail off, too, bro. He stepped up, but, no, that was huge, bro. That was a huge momentum swing, dude. I didn't even know y' all were doing that.

[A]

The tush push.

[B]

Sally, you didn't even talk to, like.

[A]

Q didn't want to tell anybody. He wanted to keep it a secret.

[B]

Why? You're gonna need bodies for that. We could have had the whole. The whole offense.

[A]

Whole defense.

[B]

Don't keep secrets, bro. Y' all two keep secrets with celebrations, I've come to know.

[A]

No, it's just cute. You don't. Like. I don't know why Q didn't want to tell everybody that you wanted to tell me. It was well executed, though. Like, it. It looked good for the guys. For the guys that we had there. I don't know how I think I ended up at center because I was the only one who. Who knew what was going on. I had to get. I had to get everybody on the same page. And then. Yeah, good. Q, center, Q, center. Exchange for. For me and Q. And we were able to. Able to push him into the end zone, which was. Which was great.

[B]

That was. That was epic, though.

[A]

They got some good flicks of it, too.

[B]

Looks. It's a. It's a background of the NFL thing on Twitter.

[A]

It was. Yeah, whatever. Yeah. Then. Then we had the weather delay right after.

[B]

Dude. Oh, my God.

[A]

Crazy.

[B]

I thought it was. I thought it was pouring down rain, like, when we. When we went back in. But, like, obviously, you hate. You hate having to go back in after halftime, knowing that you gotta be. What was it, 30 or 45 minutes that we had away?

[A]

Yeah, it was like 30 to 45 minutes. You're. Yeah. All this adrenaline built up, and then you go in the locker room, then you're just chilling.

[B]

Then stuff starts to hurt. You're like, wow. I didn't. I didn't know this was hurting.

[A]

But the. The strength staff did a good job of making sure we were all ready to go and kind of did what.

[B]

We did with a Super bowl, bro.

[A]

Super bowl halftime. Yeah.

[B]

I feel like we were already kind of used to that, and whatever they did worked. Everybody was able to chill and then also lock back in, which was that. That's huge, you know? And, yeah, the team that sort of uses that in their Favor usually comes out on top. So what.

[A]

What'd you eat? Did you have any. Any cool snacks?

[B]

I don't know. I mean, I did. I. I like the. The Go Go squeezes, the little applesauce. Yeah, I had that. I think that's all I had.

[A]

What did I have?

[B]

Maybe I have. I had a banana, too.

[A]

I had a banana.

[B]

No telling what you. You. Dude, you snagged.

[A]

What.

[B]

What did you eat, bro?

[A]

I had a banana and I had an uncrustable. That's all I ate, bro. I do love snacks.

[B]

Did I. I couldn't do the uncrustable.

[A]

Yeah, the uncrustable might have been a little much.

[B]

But it got you through.

[A]

Yeah. Oh, yeah, it got me through, but it was tough to have to get warmed back up again.

[B]

Oh, my gosh.

[A]

Banner night in 2018. Had a weather delay.

[B]

Did they?

[A]

Fun fact.

[B]

Wow.

[A]

That's kind of crazy. No, but the. The strength staff did a great job of getting us back warmed up and. And ready to roll and, you know, finish off the game strong, which was good.

[B]

It's huge, man.

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Huge. We're excited to be partnering with my fitness pal, and today we're talking macros. Why is tracking macros important, Reed?

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[A]

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[B]

Sure, let's check her out.

[A]

What do you got?

[B]

Food wise? I had an orange juice for breakfast, biscuit, three scrambled eggs with ham, spinach, and cheese.

[A]

Yeah, I have.

[B]

I drink my greens for breakfast as well, so it adds that in, which is cool. It's a name brand.

[A]

Oh. If you drink them.

[B]

My greens. Yeah. I have a liquid powder version, so actually.

[A]

How'd you put that in there?

[B]

I just looked it up, and it has. Has the exact same place I get them from. They had four pieces of bacon. And then we move on to lunch. I had a. I had a poke bowl.

[A]

That is pretty cool to see.

[B]

And then later that night, I had a grilled chicken sandwich.

[A]

Yeah, you did.

[B]

Yeah, I did.

[A]

Getting these fueled up. Fueled up. Pretty cool to see for the season.

[B]

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Welcome back to Exciting Mics presented by citizens. When we go back on the field, offense, you know, it's our. Well, offense gets the ball, puts a couple of jobs together, whatever, then it's our turn. Like we knew we would have to finish this off.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

Like you kind of just know you. I mean obviously we, we have conversations on the sidelines of what to expect but like it's more of you just, you just lock in. You just, you don't overthink the situation and you play with the play what's called. Yeah, play what's called, you know, and kind of just go off what you see because they're not going to do anything different. You know, they're going to try to hit their, their plays, you know.

[A]

So they had that fourth down play nowhere. You made a, you made a good play out of the post there. Coming over. Give me, give me a little love.

[B]

Yeah, man.

[A]

Helping help him break that, break that pass up. We hadn't seen that play all, all game, I don't think.

[B]

No, they brought it out.

[A]

Yeah. Usually I feel like that's what that's what happens when. When anytime there's a big moment in the game, you always have those plays that you. It's either in your back pocket.

[B]

Yeah. You don't see them. Or some ones that have had success on throughout the game, you know.

[A]

Yeah. Try to run. Run a little pick wheel and you know, I tried to try to stay as tight as possible and Reed. Reed came over. Give me a little extra. Extra love out of the post that boys got. Boys got range out of the post that Curry range.

[B]

You're funny, bro. I try.

[A]

What even happened when. After the ball was like, would you. Did you, like, get hurt or did you hit?

[B]

Oh, no, I didn't. I didn't get hurt. His, like, helmet directly went directly into my thigh. But, dude, when he. When I went, my helmet was straight to the ground, bro. I had sand and I had a big chunk of grass like, right on my helmet.

[A]

Someone kicked me. I think you might have kicked me. Yeah. Because I remember after, after the play, after I saw the ball was incomplete, I was like, thank God. And then all of a sudden I got this. This pain in my leg. Sorry, Reed kicking me. But it's. It's whatever. We. We got through it. It's all worth it, you know, the.

[B]

Pain and it's just like when. When you say the ball is incomplete, it's like whole weight just lifts it off your shoulder.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

You know, it's like, oh, the job is done.

[A]

And then I got. I got to go out there for. For some offensive snaps, which was fun.

[B]

Yeah, you took my spot on that, bro. I'm heated. That's some words. I had some words about that.

[A]

Those second half points, though, was. Was huge for us.

[B]

And it was. I mean, and it's not like we went in and changed anything. Like, play wise, it was just play our type of ball.

[A]

Yeah. Yeah. We just had to clean things up. Clean up the penalties.

[B]

Lock in, dude.

[A]

And. And lock in. Yeah, it wasn't. Wasn't really much to be said besides that. And I feel like that's. That's what we did in the second.

[B]

Half and that's what we need to do going into week two is just play our player football and, you know, don't overthink the whole game. You know, people. People won't. People are definitely going to talk about it. Super bowl rematch, blah, blah, blah, this, that, the other. And you know, it's. Can't let that get.

[A]

We just got to focus on us and clean up the things we need to clean up. Have a. Have some Good practices and, you know, be ready to go. It's time for the Citizens play that matters most.

[B]

I have one. Dude, you got one.

[A]

What do you got?

[B]

Zach Bond. Zach Bond chasing down Miles Sanders.

[A]

Huge play for us.

[B]

Huge play.

[A]

Seven point play obviously led to, you know, turnover a couple plays later, you know, but that's. That's a huge, huge play. Huge hustle play. You know, we talk about relentless effort, you know, all week long. That's something that coach Sirianni has been talking about, and that is relentless effort right there.

[B]

Make them snap the ball as many times as possible for getting. Things will happen.

[A]

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[A]

Who are you. Who are you giving your. Your game balls out to? How many we want to do?

[B]

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[A]

Sure, we'll do three. We can do three.

[B]

See, offense, I would have to say Jay hurts, obviously hurts. Yeah, he did. He did some really good things. I mean, it was just. It was cool to see, you know, he's. He's scrambling, he's making plays on his feet, kind of just doing whatever he can, you know.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

And that's a shout out to him for sure.

[A]

I think for that. I think Zach Bond. Zach Bond deserves one.

[B]

Absolutely.

[A]

You know, the guy. The guy in the middle of our defense, obviously, he makes plays all over the place, but I think that play on Miles, that play to. To chase down. Yeah, Miles, dude, you know, was. Was huge for us.

[B]

Huge, bro. Huge.

[A]

It's a big play in the game.

[B]

Yeah. And then special teams, I'd have to say.

[A]

Oh, yeah.

[B]

Our punter, Braden. Yeah, dude.

[A]

Their. Their returners, very, very dynamic. And when you're able to, you know, keep the ball out of his hands in. In the punt game, and then, you know, our kickoff coverage and Jake placing the ball where, you know, where it makes it tough on. On him is. Is huge for us.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

You know, and then the long field.

[B]

Go, too, with Jake.

[A]

58 yards.

[B]

Was it? It was 58.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

I think he could have went a little bit more, too.

[A]

Oh, yeah.

[B]

In my opinion, I think he had a little bit more juice on it.

[A]

Yeah. No, but special teams played. It played a huge part in. In the win yesterday.

[B]

Momentum swing, man.

[A]

It is. It is. It's huge. Week two coming up here soon, obviously. We just finished the game yesterday, went in for a little. Little lift. Little team meeting Monday. We'll. We'll review the film and you know, then it's on to. Then it's on to week two and we gotta.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

You know, obviously we'll watch their game this weekend. I think they play. They play tonight. They play Friday. Yeah, against the Chargers in Brazil. It was different.

[B]

It was Brazil. It was very different. It was very different. And we were the first. We're the first two teams to ever play in South America too. So.

[A]

Yeah. I've never been on a plane that long before. It was never. I've never had a seat that laid all the way down, which was kind of sick. I got really laying the lay down seats on the way. So I slept most of the way. I think on the way there.

[B]

It was better maybe. Was it than coming back? I don't know.

[A]

I think it was better coming back because we had just played a game and it was night so we could, we could sleep for most of the. Most of the playmates.

[B]

It was still brutal though. Like leaving knowing that you got like a 10 hour flight after you play a game. Dude.

[A]

Yeah, that was tough.

[B]

It's tough, but I mean it was fun.

[A]

It was a cool experience. Cool experience.

[B]

Very cool experience. It was loud the whole time we were down there too, so.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

As in when we were playing. When we were playing, you didn't know who they were cheering for.

[A]

Yeah, it was cool. It was good atmosphere though. It was a really good atmosphere. When they say, I think they sang like the, I don't know, their national anthem. Yeah, like everybody was singing it.

[B]

Everybody was saying it.

[A]

That was sick.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

It's so nice playing, you know, week one on a Thursday. Get the, get a little weekend break.

[B]

You get college football on Saturday.

[A]

Yes.

[B]

I mean you get called, you get NFL games.

[A]

NFL games all weekend.

[B]

It's the perfect setup. Dude, it's like a mini bar. It's a mini bar.

[A]

Yeah. Gonna be nice to relax a little bit.

[B]

Yeah. Need that playing Thursday.

[A]

Yeah. You know, really the preparation for next week will. Will start. I mean started already, you know, by. Right we'll be watching their game tonight.

[B]

And yeah, the good thing is that we. What we did was flush our game from last night already. Yeah, obviously we didn't. We didn't have like other meetings because we were just up all night.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

But we, we kind of already started to flush it and then like I said, like, like you said, watch them play tonight and then probably by Monday start.

[A]

Get ready to roll.

[B]

Yeah, get ready to roll, dude.

[A]

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