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unCovering the Birds with Jeff McLane

unCovering the Birds with Jeff McLane

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 Hosted by Jeff McLane, unCovering the Birds brings you stories you might not have heard about the football team that makes you bleed green. McLane has spent the last decade and a half breaking news, digging up scoops, and delivering readers of The Philadelphia Inquirer award-winning Philadelphia Eagles coverage. On unCovering the Birds, he’ll take you behind the scenes and into the world of the Birds beat with exclusive access and insider perspective. unCovering the Birds is presented by Wawa. The podcast is a production of The Philadelphia Inquirer and KYW Newsradio Original Podcasts. You can listen to unCovering the Birds on the Audacy app, Inquirer.com/podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Follow Jeff McLane on Twitter, and read more of his work at inquirer.com/author/mclane_jeff/.2025 © Audacy, Inc.
Episodes
  • "Solutions" for Jalen Hurts

    "Solutions" for Jalen Hurts
    Oct 17 2025
    “Solutions.” This has been the buzzword of choice for Nick Sirianni this week, as he and the Eagles try to turn things around after back-to-back losses. The Eagles’ head coach says he’s not in the business of assigning blame; instead, he wants answers. So, in the spirit of Sirianni’s spin, The Philadelphia Inquirer’s Jeff McLane examines one of the biggest issues holding the Eagles back - Jalen Hurts’ recent inconsistencies - and offers up ways the team can help the quarterback recapture the dynamic form he’s displayed during his career in Philadelphia. 00:00 The “solutions” business 04:22 Solution 1: Designed runs 08:06 Solution 2: “Autonomy,” and Hurts’ pre-snap protections 13:26 Solution 3: The drop-back passing game 16:50 Solution 4: Speeding up the pre-snap operation 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.
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    22 mins
  • The Day After: Is this (already) the inflection point?

    The Day After: Is this (already) the inflection point?
    Oct 10 2025
    There’s clearly something wrong with the Eagles. All that “wait-and-see” couching about it being early in the season and the need to be patient, that stuff is out the window after the team’s ugly 34-17 loss to the New York Giants. The defeat was the second in five days for the defending Super Bowl champs, which now have a mini-bye to not only lick their wounds, but figure out how to get back on track. How much of the blame goes to the players? Could first-year offensive coordinator Kevin Patullo already be on the hot seat? The Philadelphia Inquirer’s Jeff McLane and Olivia Reiner sort through the messy storylines from a disappointing night at the Meadowlands. 00:00 What (and who) is wrong with the Eagles? 03:56 “This is a team that should have been able to handle the [Denver] loss better” 06:01 About the offensive coordinator’s job… 13:12 They Sirianni-Patullo-Lurie dynamic 17:57 What happened to the quarterback-run game? 19:50 Injuries and other defensive concerns 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.
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    28 mins
  • The Day After: Why it's not time to panic...yet

    The Day After: Why it's not time to panic...yet
    Oct 6 2025
    The Eagles aren’t on the brink - not even close. But with a quick, four-day turnaround looming before their next game, another bad performance could change the tone around the team, and fast. In the aftermath of the Eagles giving up 18 unanswered points en route to a 21-17 loss to Denver, The Philadelphia Inquirer’s Jeff McLane and Jeff Neiburg pick apart what went wrong, and what can be fixed before Thursday’s matchup with the Giants. 00:00 Why it's not time to panic, yet... 05:48 Too many dropbacks for Jalen Hurts, too few touches for Saquon Barkley 10:28 Hurts' one, key recurring problem throughout his career 15:38 The missed deep connection between Hurts and A.J. Brown, and what it represents 18:50 Cutting the defense some slack 22:00 Were the "bad" calls really that bad? 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.
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    27 mins
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