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NFL Insider Jane Slater joins the Nation live from Brazil to preview Eagles vs Packers
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And thanks to Tolo Jason for delivering a couple 20 answers to me just in time, I was feeling a little low. But we got the Friday energy going great as it's a proper football Friday. Cowboys pregame at noon on Sunday, noon, 1230. 1230. 1230. Postgame, we're on 1230. Yes, as joining us now here is an esteemed 105 through the fan alum and reporter on the NFL network. It's James Slater, live in Brazil, here on your home of the Cowboys in a good afternoon, Jane. How the heck are you? I'm loving it. I'm going to give you a little flavor. This is some of the pregame warm-up music. I don't want to give too much. We're going to get mad about a copyright thing. But yeah, we're having a lot of fun out here. I'm already seeing the fans come in the stadium. And what's interesting about it, guys, is it's not just Green Bay Packers fans. In front of me, I've got Tampa-- Do we lose Jane already? It is your thing. Oh, there you go. I've got a-- yeah, I've got a Patriots jersey. It's green one of those days. Halfway around the world. Halfway around the world. This is good. James Slater reporting live from the stadium in Brazil, home of tonight's Friday night football affair. This is why they didn't want everybody to be on their phones outside, because we were all going to find out just how bad their service is. I mean, it looks like an eagle takeover too there in Brazil. I mean, I wonder how many arrests there's going to be after this game of play. Oh, with Philly, at least 20% of the traveling fan base? Holy moly. I imagine it's suspect, or it's going to be likely arrested at some point. Yeah, I think it's going to be crazy. They're probably all going full Ryan lockedy at this moment. Probably, probably. Well, maybe we'll get Jane back on the line here before too long. Obviously, a great Cowboys, an NFL reporter and was looking forward to asking her some questions, not only about the Cowboys game, but about this matchup this evening, gentlemen. I do feel-- and now maybe I'm off. We had Golik Jr. on a couple of weeks ago, and he might have grown up an Eagles fan. And I asked him, doesn't it seem like the Eagles were kind of dying on the vine? And then you lose, Jason Kelsey. The pass rush is gone. Fletcher Cox is gone. But he was confident. To me, it's one of those easier things to detect, like, which are going to be the teams that were playing well last year that are fixing to fall apart? I think that's got the Eagles name written all over it. Brian, am I wrong? You know, there's so many things going on. The fact that they started 10 and 1, the collapse, the coaching situation, the two new coordinators, one year get fired. Now you go get two veteran coordinators. Vic Fangio, what they were talking about him and Miami, the players were like, hey, good Riddensvick, you know? So I think it's just more changed. Yeah, it's just continuity. It just seems like in Philadelphia keeps welcoming, you know, more potential issues. You know, we call kind of understanding. You know, we have some respect for Kellen Moore and some of the things he's done. But man, there's-- anybody yet to really totally take advantage of maybe what Jalen Hurts has. And now it's all going to be thrown into Kellen Moore's lap, and he's going to have to find a way to get-- again, Hurts has had success, but the ability to kind of finish and stuff like that has been, I think, a little bit of an issue. As James later rejoins us now in the GBAC Nation, Jane, it sounds like you're painting quite a picture, a lot of different NFL fans down there in the stadium. How is the celebration of the NFL? Yeah, sorry, I lost their little international situation we had. All good? Yeah, it's been a lot of fun here. You know, I think what's been interesting is, look, obviously, I was nervous about coming down here to not dissimilar from what AJ Brown and Devonta were saying. The league really put us on notice about being safe down here. And I guess the best way I'd describe it is I work in New York City a lot with the league, and this is three times as big in terms of population. And obviously, there's a bigger disparity, too, in terms of wealth. The iPhone thing is real. I met some local, Brazilian guys and one of them had had their cell phones sold while they were pumping gas about a month ago. Apparently, they sell the parts here. So it's no different than any other city you go to. You just be smart. You know, I've gone out, I've gone and had dreams, and I've gone shopping by myself, and I haven't felt unsafe once. So I hope the fans that are here are having the same experience. And I talked to somebody in the league office. I said, so where is it next year? And their hope is to do it in South Powell again. Oh, OK. Well, I saw a report that they want seven international games, maybe, for next year. Do you get the vibe from talking eight? Wow, my gosh. Do you think the partners enjoy this? Do they like the international games? It's interesting, because Jalen Hurt and Jordan Mylata were here yesterday, and we were talking to them. And they were genuinely excited. I mean, Jordan Mylata is obviously from Australia. And we've been talking about getting one in Spain, Australia. I think there's talk of Switzerland, which would be incredible. But I think that there are players that really see-- look, this is good for your brand. You get a country that's 23 million people buying jerseys and buying into you. That's huge. And that's really sort of what the league is trying to do. But of course, there's some players that know that this is a game that counts. It's week one. And they landed here late on Wednesday night. They got their walk through at the stadium on Thursday. And then we've got a 9-15 kick here. So they're going to get done at one, get on a plane, land back in their respective cities. And then, for instance, the Packers, they've got a new kick in Green Bay next Sunday. So it's not ideal. But I think for a lot of them-- and I love this messaging from a lot of the teams is you're getting to do something that no other NFL players done. And that is the first ever South American game ever. And that's not me just being a mouthpiece. I just think it's a really interesting, fun thing to do. And Nick Sirionni even said this, and I love this. He said, for a lot of current players and staff, our introduction to football was underneath the Friday night light. And that's what this Brazil community is getting to have because we're having this right now under the light, you know, 9-15 here in Brazil time. So I really, really enjoyed this. Jane, I respect the fact that you took the NFL manual for safety and just threw it out. Now, with the MLB app, you can get baseball your way. 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I had to have a, I had to have a choppin'yera when I went out the other night. Yeah, sure you did. I felt like Ariel a little mermaid. I was like, I want to be part of the world. I can't just sit in my hotel room. They didn't tell us we couldn't leave the hotel. They just told us to be really safe about it. And if you're here, you know, take an Uber. Don't get in a taxi cab. Chuck the license plate. Go out with a friend. Like I haven't gone out by myself. And we weren't staying out late either. We went to the Rosewood Mansion, which we have in Dallas. It was an absolutely stunning, some of the architecture here. It's just absolutely beautiful. And the only thing that has taken advantage of my wallet has been the shopping. I would fly down here for the shopping far enough. And I haven't even broke the bank. I mean, that's just, I've really leaned into Brazil, guys. Did you learn any Portuguese yet? Yes, Ashuta, which has helped. Olvera Gada is thank you. Bondia is good morning. So, you know, even last night I watched the NFL game. I watched on the Portuguese broadcast, which was, I thought, thrilling at a little bit more beautiful than Spanish at times. What's the word for aspirin and, like, greasy cheeseburg? Come on, I got... I told you, I'm almost fit, fit journey. I literally had two drinks together. Sure. All right. Oh, yeah. I did. I did. This guy is here. He tried to get me to go out last night to Skybar, and I said no. I got a 12-hour day, but I was shocked that he was here and not going to the Michigan game. Yeah. Two Texas. Two Texas alone going at it. Yeah. You guys have a red eye to Ann Arbor right after the game. Yeah. Yeah. I know. I'm like, Vince, get me on the PJ. Let's go. James, later here with you in the G-mag nation, she's live in Brazil. The side of tonight's Eagles Packers game, how good is Philadelphia, James? How much of a struggle is this division going to be for the Cowboys relative to Philly? You know, it's interesting because growing up in Dallas, obviously, you're top to hate the Eagles. I've always enjoyed covering them before. People are unfollowing me as we speak, but I do think that the offensive line, I think, was going to be one of the biggest concerns. You haven't seen a guy play center other than Jason Kelsey since 2010. We haven't even talked about it because Cam Jurgen was handpicked by Kelsey to take over that job. Now, take one. Barkley is another one. How is he going to look? I mean, how good is he if, you know, the Giants are willing to let him go to an indivision rival? You know, Nick Furyani seems really hyped up about him as if there was one particular run this week where he pulled down his sunglasses and went, wow, that was awesome. And him and Kellen more apparently vibing. He talked yesterday that those two flew down here, sat next to each other on the plane. Both of their kids play on the same TV football team, but I think if you can get that offensive line doing what it needs to do, Dallas, Goddard, he's doing some injuries in training camp, but he's obviously good to go. You get Kellen more in here and you've given Devontay Smith, you know, AJ Brown, and if Jalen Hart can have, you know, a better year, I think that there's something very interesting here. And then defensively, we'll see what Vick Vanjio, I mean, Vick Vanjio is a guy that allegedly had the blueprint against Dallas. Remember when he was at the Broncos? Oh, yeah. You know, I will have to see how it goes. Now this Queenie and Mitchell kid is the one I'm going to be looking forward to seeing tonight. He's going to be playing a lot. They're opposite various. They are going to be using them a little bit. I've been told. And then you'll see Cooper Dajean and like some special taxes. He was injured at camp. I don't know how much you're going to see him tonight. But, you know, Vick Vanjio is a guy that had the Cowboys numbers, you know, a couple of years back. So I don't know. It'll be interesting to see how this whole thing goes down tonight. Jane, I care less about the Eagle Talk right now. What's Prescott going to do? What's Prescott going to do here? When's the deal getting done, Jane? When's the deal getting done, Jane? I know you know exactly when this deal is going to get done. What's the number? I don't think it's getting done tonight or this weekend. I've had Bob harassing me. I'm like, man, I'm trying to shop and enjoy a cap in Europe. I've reached out to some people. It's my understanding that for a long time they were just conversations. Like there wasn't even any meaningful numbers being exchanged. Like this has been so different than the contract talks in the past. And I do believe that there is a big sense from Dak and people get so upset about this and I don't know why. They're like, oh, he's so greedy. I'm like, no, he wants to get paid. What a quarterback gets paid. And one of the reasons is, and he said this at camp to me, was, look, you're looking out for the next QB. You know, there are some guys who are like Tom Brady, you know, would take the hometown discount. That doesn't help other guys that don't have a supermodel wife. And so, you know, I think he's looking to get paid what he believed his market is. And this is no different than the CD lampings. You know, we know what the numbers are going to be. I think it would take the Cowboys coming to the table and giving them that number that quote unquote makes sense and he wants to feel respected. But I do believe that there is sort of a sense from his side unless you show him that. You know, let's play the season out. He's done it before, gambled on himself, and it paid off. James Slater live in Brazil. I feel bad for those poor unfortunate souls who aren't enjoying Brazil as much as you are, Jane. It's a, you know, and I think that's what's sad is there were, I had two free tickets to this game and I had brought it up to a couple of friends. Hey, you want to come down there and I just, you know, it's sort of the fear mongering and, you know, we're responsible for it sometimes as journalists, as you know, putting out bad news. And look, I'm not saying Brazil is it's not like you're going to Switzerland. You've got to be careful, but I do think it's unfortunate that people are missing out on some of the culture and what's so interesting is, you know, you go to Europe or, you know, I've gone to Mexico and there is plenty of English here. You have to have Google Translate at all times. I mean, it is, it is, it's all Portuguese. And so I just love fully immersing into that. God asked, dude, we'll have a great weekend and we'll catch up with you soon. I'll see you a week two at the Cowboys and Saints. That's true. There she goes. Jane Slater NFL Network here in the G back nation on 105 through the fan. You got the reference, didn't you, old Chuck? Little mermaid veteran himself. I got the reference. Now, with the MLB app, you can get baseball your way. Pick your favorite team, your favorite players, and get customized highlights, stories, and breaking news right on your home feed. Follow the action with Game Tip where 3D replays add another dimension plus notifications can keep you connected to every pinch, every hit, every game, the MLB app, baseball your way. Download it now for free from the App Store or Google Play. Blackout and other research and supply and major league baseball tray parts used with permission.