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With free agency wrapping up, the Eagles Insider podcast is set to go on short hiatus while it undergoes a revamp. Although this week's episode was the last until Training Camp, Fran Duffy, Chris McPherson and Alex Smith still had a number of topics to discuss.

Each of the three picked an area of the team's free agency moves to discuss, beginning with the addition of Rodney McLeod to the secondary. Duffy focused on the safety's play in his most recent Eagle Eye article and is thoroughly impressed with the signing.

"I knew a little bit about Rodney McLeod going in," Duffy said. "(NFL Films senior producer) Greg Cosell has been talking very, very highly of him whenever I've talked to him about just safety tandems around the league. He has mentioned that Rodney McLeod and T.J. McDonald may have been the safety duo that no one was talking about. McLeod can do everything."

On that same topic, Smith dove into the secondary as a whole, focusing on the Eagles' new cornerbacks, Leodis McKelvin and Ron Brooks. Both have previously played under defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz, and like McLeod, they bring a new attitude and physical play to the team.

"It seems like any player who's played for Buffalo in the last few years has had their most successful season under Jim Schwartz," Smith said. "I don't think that was an accident.

"Getting those guys and having them transition kind of easily back into the defense I think can go a really long way. Another intriguing thing is we really don't know how these players are going to be used just yet. Time will tell how that happens."

While these acquisitions certainly help the Eagles moving forward, the trades that took place as free agency opened may have been even more impactful. McPherson explained that as the Eagles work to form their new identity as a football team, it is important to fill the locker room with players who are truly excited to be part of the organization.

"You want guys who want to be in the building, and no offense to the guys who have moved on in trades, but you just didn't feel that with DeMarco Murray and Byron Maxwell in particular," McPherson said. "I thought Kiko Alonso would be back just because of his contract, but I think Jim Schwartz probably realized he's not a fit, so they were able to get value for him.

"I think getting those types of attitudes and players out of the locker room when you're trying to rebuild the culture with Doug Pederson was vitally important. Certainly the fact that they got tremendous value for them is outstanding, but I think it's just an addition by subtraction to get guys who don't want to be here out of here and then move on and start fresh."

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