The DiCecco Daily: New Look Safety Room Blends Youth, Veterans
Inside the Birds: A Philadelphia Eagles Podcast
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4.6 • 910 Ratings
🗓️ 23 May 2026
⏱️ 12 minutes
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Summary
In this episode, he continues his series giving his outlook for each position group, continuing with the safeties, examining the changes that the position is undergoing and who will compete for playing time.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, what's going on, everyone? Welcome into another episode of the Checo Daily, Andrew DeCecho |
| 0:11.9 | Eagles, be reported for Inside the Birds.com. The positional preview series continues on today, |
| 0:16.4 | and we're looking at the safety room. Drew McCuba in his second NFL season headlines this group right now. |
| 0:23.1 | I am anticipating a big leap in year two for Drew. I know that in the beginning of last season, |
| 0:29.6 | it looked like a rookie trying to find his way. And that should be of no surprise. It's a challenging |
| 0:35.6 | position in this particular defense. But I thought later in the |
| 0:39.9 | year, it looked like he was navigating it fairly well. He was playing with more confidence, |
| 0:43.9 | playing faster, breaking on the football. And he has a penchant for taking the football away. |
| 0:49.7 | That, I believe, will reveal itself in 2026. High IQ player, you worry about the durability weighing about |
| 0:57.2 | 186 pounds, but I think everything you're looking for in that position, he has it. And so I think |
| 1:03.9 | he's ready to make that, to take that next step in year two. Now, the big question is, and Fingfangio talked about it on Thursday, is the second |
| 1:13.8 | safety spot. It's open right now. Understandably, there's some questions. The Eagles don't have a lot |
| 1:20.1 | of gaps on the roster, a lot of questions, maybe for depth, but not in terms of starters. |
| 1:27.1 | Safety is interesting because you have Marcus Epps. |
| 1:29.7 | Marcus Epps is 30 years old. |
| 1:31.1 | He's been in the NFL for a while. |
| 1:33.1 | Sixth round pick of the Minnesota Vikings in 2019, I believe. |
| 1:37.7 | And he gave the Eagles some quality snaps at safety. |
| 1:40.7 | Now, ideally, you like to have him as your third safety, |
| 1:43.4 | but he is instinctual, |
| 1:44.9 | he's smart, he's tough, lacks for the range and athleticism. You typically look for |
| 1:51.4 | for that position, but he makes up for it with the IQ and the instincts and being fundamentally |
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