State of the Eagles, the Raiders Matchup, and Mailbag With Zach Berman!

The Ringer's Philly Special

The Ringer

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4.8 • 887 Ratings

🗓️ 11 December 2025

⏱️ 118 minutes

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Summary

Sheil is joined by Zach Berman of The Athletic to discuss the current state of the Eagles in the midst of their losing streak. Is there a possibility that Jalen Hurts will get benched? How does owner Jeffrey Lurie feel about the current state of the team? Will this season be a wasted one if the Eagles fail to get back to the Super Bowl? Where did the bunny that appeared in the locker room come from? Plus, a big mailbag and predictions. Is benching Jalen Hurts a possibility? (02:39) Jeffrey Lurie on the current state of the team (17:54) Is this team still a Super Bowl contender? (28:41) Who brought the bunny into the locker room? (31:22) Player approval ratings (41:25) Injury updates (47:14) What will we be talking about if the Eagles win? (49:41) What will we be talking about if the Eagles lose? (53:15) Mailbag (55:24) Predictions (1:52:56) Email hot takes: Ringerphilly@gmail.com. Follow us on Instagram/TikTok: @ringersphillyspecial. Become a member of our Reddit community: https://www.reddit.com/r/RingersPhillySpecial/. The Ringer is committed to responsible gaming. Please check out rg-help.com to find out more, or listen to the end of the episode for additional details. Host: Sheil Kapadia Guest: Zach Berman Producer: Cliff Augustin Music Composed By: Teddy Grossman and Jackson Greenberg Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	What's up? It's Todd McShay, host of the McShay Show at the Ringer and Spotify.
0:04.6	We're building this thing up and I couldn't be more excited to be back, talking college football
0:09.5	and everything NFL draft with the most informed audience out there. That's you.
0:15.0	My co-host, Steve Mention, I will be with you three times a week throughout the football season
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0:27.8	the McShea report to access my mock drafts, big boards, tape breakdowns, and other exclusive
0:34.0	scouting content you can't get anywhere else.'s going to be a great season and i hope
0:39.9	you'll be with us at the mcshay show every step of the way being evil queen has never been so
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0:53.5	the protestants what fun or War with the Protestants.
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0:55.8	Or war with the Catholics.
0:57.2	None of us are safe.
0:58.7	Feels good to be bad.
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