1 00:00:15,280 --> 00:00:16,040 Speaker 1: Hi, everybody. 2 00:00:16,079 --> 00:00:19,840 Speaker 2: Welcome to another edition of Packers Unscripted from Packers dot Com. 3 00:00:19,880 --> 00:00:22,920 Speaker 2: I am Mike Spofford, joined as always by my partner 4 00:00:23,000 --> 00:00:25,320 Speaker 2: in crime, Weston Hodkwitz. We're coming to you hear from 5 00:00:25,360 --> 00:00:29,640 Speaker 2: our studios at lambeau Field to preview the Week two matchup. 6 00:00:29,640 --> 00:00:32,280 Speaker 2: It will be the home opener for the Green Bay 7 00:00:32,320 --> 00:00:37,919 Speaker 2: Packers Green Bay against Indianapolis Sunday noon Central time, kickoff 8 00:00:38,440 --> 00:00:41,080 Speaker 2: at lambeau Field. And what's when you look at this 9 00:00:41,200 --> 00:00:45,320 Speaker 2: Colts team that's coming in here, coming off a tough 10 00:00:45,360 --> 00:00:47,680 Speaker 2: loss of their own in Week one, twenty nine to 11 00:00:47,800 --> 00:00:52,400 Speaker 2: twenty seven to division rival in their case, the Houston Texans. 12 00:00:52,440 --> 00:00:54,920 Speaker 2: The biggest difference of course being that they don't have 13 00:00:54,960 --> 00:00:58,319 Speaker 2: a quarterback injury to deal with like like the Packers have. 14 00:00:58,400 --> 00:01:02,800 Speaker 2: But Anthony Richardson, a young quarterback, a first round pick 15 00:01:02,880 --> 00:01:06,880 Speaker 2: last year by the Colts, showing a lot of promise 16 00:01:07,040 --> 00:01:09,800 Speaker 2: and finding his way, and this is going to be 17 00:01:11,120 --> 00:01:14,040 Speaker 2: a challenging matchup for certain for the Packers. 18 00:01:14,360 --> 00:01:16,679 Speaker 3: Well, if you look at what happened last week and 19 00:01:16,720 --> 00:01:19,360 Speaker 3: the matchup that they had against the Philadelphia Eagles, in 20 00:01:19,360 --> 00:01:23,319 Speaker 3: some ways this is such a reflection of that with 21 00:01:23,360 --> 00:01:26,920 Speaker 3: what you're getting in the Indianapolis Colts because you have 22 00:01:27,160 --> 00:01:30,040 Speaker 3: home run hitters on the outside of Michael Pittman. Junior 23 00:01:30,600 --> 00:01:33,800 Speaker 3: Alec Pierce went off last week and certainly you know 24 00:01:33,880 --> 00:01:38,320 Speaker 3: Anthony Richardson nine completions for over two hundred yards in 25 00:01:38,319 --> 00:01:40,840 Speaker 3: addition to being their leading rusher in that game against Houston. 26 00:01:40,880 --> 00:01:43,919 Speaker 3: It just shows you how dynamic he is. And before 27 00:01:43,959 --> 00:01:46,120 Speaker 3: the injury last year, I thought he was a guy 28 00:01:46,160 --> 00:01:49,040 Speaker 3: that had gotten off to a really strong start and 29 00:01:49,080 --> 00:01:51,040 Speaker 3: it had flashed in all the ways that you wanted 30 00:01:51,080 --> 00:01:53,920 Speaker 3: to see him flash out of the gates. Ultimately, it 31 00:01:54,040 --> 00:01:56,320 Speaker 3: wasn't enough to win. Ultimately, they weren't able to get 32 00:01:56,400 --> 00:01:59,640 Speaker 3: Jonathan Taylor going. But many of the same threats that 33 00:01:59,680 --> 00:02:02,240 Speaker 3: the pass had to be leary of with the Philadelphia 34 00:02:02,240 --> 00:02:04,160 Speaker 3: Eagles are also present now with the Colts. 35 00:02:04,440 --> 00:02:08,160 Speaker 2: Yeah, Richardson, It's interesting because he just has five NFL 36 00:02:08,240 --> 00:02:10,360 Speaker 2: starts under his belt at this point. But a couple 37 00:02:10,360 --> 00:02:12,400 Speaker 2: of things to point out with regard to that in 38 00:02:12,600 --> 00:02:15,880 Speaker 2: four of those five starts, he has at least one 39 00:02:15,960 --> 00:02:19,720 Speaker 2: rushing touchdown as a quarterback. So that is definitely something 40 00:02:19,720 --> 00:02:21,480 Speaker 2: you have to be aware of, and it's certainly something 41 00:02:21,520 --> 00:02:24,840 Speaker 2: the Packers prepared for as you mentioned with Jalen Hurts 42 00:02:24,840 --> 00:02:27,919 Speaker 2: and the Philadelphia Eagles last week. So you have to 43 00:02:27,960 --> 00:02:30,720 Speaker 2: believe some of those same concepts, if from the game plan, 44 00:02:30,760 --> 00:02:33,560 Speaker 2: are going to carry over from week one to week two. 45 00:02:34,440 --> 00:02:36,760 Speaker 2: I pointed this out. You already hinted at it. I 46 00:02:36,840 --> 00:02:38,960 Speaker 2: pointed it out in our three Things video that we 47 00:02:39,040 --> 00:02:42,440 Speaker 2: shot with Larry on Wednesday after practice. Two hundred and 48 00:02:42,480 --> 00:02:45,680 Speaker 2: twelve passing yards for Richardson against the Texans, one hundred 49 00:02:45,680 --> 00:02:49,519 Speaker 2: and seventy one of them on three completions. He hit 50 00:02:49,840 --> 00:02:53,280 Speaker 2: Alec Pearce twice for fifty plus yards, one of those 51 00:02:53,360 --> 00:02:56,880 Speaker 2: was a sixty plus y touchdown, and then Ashton Doolan 52 00:02:56,960 --> 00:02:59,480 Speaker 2: also had a fifty plus yard touchdown. 53 00:03:00,040 --> 00:03:00,600 Speaker 1: In that game. 54 00:03:00,720 --> 00:03:05,720 Speaker 2: So you have to be wary of the big play 55 00:03:05,880 --> 00:03:09,880 Speaker 2: against against the Colts because Richardson has shown even though 56 00:03:10,360 --> 00:03:12,160 Speaker 2: he is a guy, you have to be concerned where 57 00:03:12,200 --> 00:03:14,280 Speaker 2: he's going to tuck and run. Maybe there'll even be 58 00:03:14,320 --> 00:03:16,760 Speaker 2: some design runs for him that kind of thing. He 59 00:03:16,840 --> 00:03:19,120 Speaker 2: will also step back and let it rip. I mean 60 00:03:19,160 --> 00:03:21,680 Speaker 2: he will let it fly and try to try to 61 00:03:21,760 --> 00:03:27,040 Speaker 2: gash you deep down the field. And then if nothing's 62 00:03:27,080 --> 00:03:29,440 Speaker 2: working with Anthony Richardson, Oh, yeah, they have a guy 63 00:03:29,480 --> 00:03:32,160 Speaker 2: named Jonathan Taylor they can turn to in the backfield. 64 00:03:33,280 --> 00:03:35,440 Speaker 2: He as you said, he wasn't really able to get 65 00:03:35,440 --> 00:03:37,840 Speaker 2: going against the Texans last week, but we have certainly 66 00:03:37,880 --> 00:03:40,120 Speaker 2: seen games over the course of his career when he 67 00:03:40,160 --> 00:03:43,760 Speaker 2: gets going. He is a tough guy to slow down. 68 00:03:43,840 --> 00:03:46,200 Speaker 2: He's one of the running backs in this league that 69 00:03:46,280 --> 00:03:50,400 Speaker 2: can control a game and control tempo from start to finish. 70 00:03:50,480 --> 00:03:53,960 Speaker 2: If that Colts offensive line is winning the line of scrim. 71 00:03:53,680 --> 00:03:56,960 Speaker 3: It's weird that, like the thunder and lightning combination that 72 00:03:57,000 --> 00:03:59,880 Speaker 3: they've kind of built there with two very big he 73 00:04:00,040 --> 00:04:02,760 Speaker 3: han beings relative to their position. Richardson, you have a 74 00:04:02,760 --> 00:04:05,080 Speaker 3: guy that's over six three, two hundred and forty pounds 75 00:04:05,400 --> 00:04:07,760 Speaker 3: that can run a four to four and then an 76 00:04:07,840 --> 00:04:10,480 Speaker 3: Jonathan Taylor guy that really packs upunch at two hundred 77 00:04:10,440 --> 00:04:12,840 Speaker 3: and twenty six pounds, and you know, we saw it 78 00:04:12,840 --> 00:04:14,400 Speaker 3: a number of years ago with him. There was a 79 00:04:14,440 --> 00:04:16,000 Speaker 3: reason why there you know, there's a little bit of 80 00:04:16,040 --> 00:04:19,599 Speaker 3: that holdout last year, but why they were so it 81 00:04:19,680 --> 00:04:21,920 Speaker 3: was so important for them to keep him locked down 82 00:04:21,920 --> 00:04:23,760 Speaker 3: for the long term. In this day and age where 83 00:04:23,760 --> 00:04:26,599 Speaker 3: maybe running backs aren't getting those huge contracts anymore because 84 00:04:26,600 --> 00:04:30,040 Speaker 3: he really was the guy that fired that offense for 85 00:04:30,080 --> 00:04:32,479 Speaker 3: so long, and yeah, they weren't able to get it 86 00:04:32,520 --> 00:04:35,960 Speaker 3: going against Houston, and credit to the Texans and everything 87 00:04:35,960 --> 00:04:37,400 Speaker 3: that they've been able to do there and the way 88 00:04:37,440 --> 00:04:40,400 Speaker 3: they've rebuilt that thing in one year's time. It's not 89 00:04:40,480 --> 00:04:44,040 Speaker 3: an easy front to run against. But all that being said, 90 00:04:44,480 --> 00:04:48,400 Speaker 3: with Taylor's ability to run between the tackles and Richardson's 91 00:04:48,400 --> 00:04:51,520 Speaker 3: ability to make things happen with his feet, that there's 92 00:04:51,600 --> 00:04:54,560 Speaker 3: just always that big play waiting to happen. And for 93 00:04:54,680 --> 00:04:57,480 Speaker 3: Green Bay and Matt Lafuller talked about it this week, 94 00:04:57,839 --> 00:04:59,880 Speaker 3: there were so many things they did well in terms 95 00:05:00,160 --> 00:05:02,960 Speaker 3: bottling up Jalen Hurts and even to some extent, containing 96 00:05:03,000 --> 00:05:08,320 Speaker 3: Saquon Barkley. But when those guys, specifically Barkley on the ground, 97 00:05:09,360 --> 00:05:12,799 Speaker 3: found the open lane, found the opportunity, he was able 98 00:05:12,839 --> 00:05:15,720 Speaker 3: to really capitalize that and make the Packers really pay 99 00:05:15,760 --> 00:05:18,599 Speaker 3: for their mistakes. That's what you have to avoid with 100 00:05:18,680 --> 00:05:21,600 Speaker 3: Jonathan Taylor, because, yeah, three yards and a cloud of 101 00:05:21,680 --> 00:05:25,080 Speaker 3: dust looks really good coming off of the performance against Houston, 102 00:05:26,000 --> 00:05:28,240 Speaker 3: But if your linebackers aren't where they need to be, 103 00:05:28,279 --> 00:05:30,120 Speaker 3: if your gaps aren't being filled that you're not in 104 00:05:30,120 --> 00:05:31,839 Speaker 3: the alignment that you really need to be able to 105 00:05:31,880 --> 00:05:34,840 Speaker 3: execute with unless you're gonna make some open field tackles. 106 00:05:35,600 --> 00:05:37,599 Speaker 3: It makes your job difficult and a guy like Jonathan 107 00:05:37,600 --> 00:05:39,039 Speaker 3: Taylor doesn't make that any easier. 108 00:05:39,120 --> 00:05:41,520 Speaker 2: Yeah, when you look at the Packers' performance against the 109 00:05:41,600 --> 00:05:45,600 Speaker 2: run last week, and specifically against Barkley, twenty four for 110 00:05:45,720 --> 00:05:48,800 Speaker 2: one oh nine, that's a that's a big game for 111 00:05:48,839 --> 00:05:51,039 Speaker 2: a running back. One of those runs was a thirty 112 00:05:51,040 --> 00:05:54,280 Speaker 2: four yarder, right, and again they all count, you know, 113 00:05:54,320 --> 00:05:59,040 Speaker 2: that's why the average is the average. But I think 114 00:05:59,080 --> 00:06:00,720 Speaker 2: the other, the other part part of it is that 115 00:06:00,800 --> 00:06:03,760 Speaker 2: thirty four yard run by Barkley came in the second half. 116 00:06:03,760 --> 00:06:05,600 Speaker 2: It's one thing if you, you know, if you kind 117 00:06:05,600 --> 00:06:07,520 Speaker 2: of slip up in the run defense early and a 118 00:06:07,560 --> 00:06:10,000 Speaker 2: guy gets an explosive, aya are right, you settle down, 119 00:06:10,480 --> 00:06:12,440 Speaker 2: you know, you work on bottling him up. When a 120 00:06:12,480 --> 00:06:15,120 Speaker 2: guy busts a big one in the second half like that, 121 00:06:15,240 --> 00:06:17,840 Speaker 2: it kind of starts to ruin everything you've done up 122 00:06:17,839 --> 00:06:21,720 Speaker 2: to that point, right, And certainly on that final drive 123 00:06:21,760 --> 00:06:25,279 Speaker 2: for the Eagles, they were they were having their way 124 00:06:25,279 --> 00:06:27,840 Speaker 2: and controlling the ball, but speaking. 125 00:06:27,560 --> 00:06:28,280 Speaker 1: Of the running game. 126 00:06:28,320 --> 00:06:32,120 Speaker 2: When you look at Indianapolis's defense, this is a unit 127 00:06:32,279 --> 00:06:35,839 Speaker 2: that gave up two hundred plus rushing yards to the 128 00:06:35,880 --> 00:06:38,960 Speaker 2: Houston Texans, the bulk of those coming from Joe Mixon. 129 00:06:41,000 --> 00:06:45,320 Speaker 2: And you know, it's not going to be as simple as, oh, okay, well, 130 00:06:45,320 --> 00:06:46,800 Speaker 2: the Packers should be able to line up and run 131 00:06:46,800 --> 00:06:50,000 Speaker 2: the ball against these guys, et cetera, et cetera. Because A, 132 00:06:50,400 --> 00:06:52,920 Speaker 2: if the Colts have a bad game like that against 133 00:06:52,920 --> 00:06:55,480 Speaker 2: the run, they're going to spend all week working on 134 00:06:55,560 --> 00:06:58,200 Speaker 2: the corrections and working on getting it fixed. And then b, 135 00:06:58,440 --> 00:07:01,440 Speaker 2: of course, with the Packers most likely turning things over 136 00:07:01,480 --> 00:07:05,160 Speaker 2: to Malik Willis, the Colts game plan will be, you know, 137 00:07:05,440 --> 00:07:10,000 Speaker 2: defensively will be based on defending Malik Willis and perhaps 138 00:07:10,000 --> 00:07:12,160 Speaker 2: trying to say, okay, we're not going to let Josh 139 00:07:12,280 --> 00:07:15,200 Speaker 2: Jacobs and Emmanuel Wilson do what they did against the 140 00:07:15,200 --> 00:07:19,200 Speaker 2: Eagles and put the ball more in Malik Willis's hands. So, 141 00:07:20,920 --> 00:07:23,040 Speaker 2: but the way the Packers ran the ball the last 142 00:07:23,040 --> 00:07:26,440 Speaker 2: three quarters against the Eagles, the way the Colts did 143 00:07:26,480 --> 00:07:29,240 Speaker 2: struggle to defend the run against the Texans, I think 144 00:07:29,280 --> 00:07:31,960 Speaker 2: that is something to watch very very closely in this 145 00:07:32,120 --> 00:07:33,720 Speaker 2: matchup on Sunday a lambo. 146 00:07:33,840 --> 00:07:35,840 Speaker 3: Yeah, because Joe Mixon being able to get one hundred 147 00:07:35,880 --> 00:07:38,080 Speaker 3: and fifty nine rushing yards in his longest carry in 148 00:07:38,120 --> 00:07:41,080 Speaker 3: that game was thirteen yards, just speaks to how you're 149 00:07:41,160 --> 00:07:43,320 Speaker 3: right about the second half the Packers gave up that 150 00:07:43,320 --> 00:07:47,960 Speaker 3: big gash to Berkley. It can be really demoralized though, 151 00:07:47,960 --> 00:07:50,080 Speaker 3: on the other aspect of that, when a running back 152 00:07:50,200 --> 00:07:52,680 Speaker 3: just continually in an offensive line man handles you the 153 00:07:52,720 --> 00:07:54,440 Speaker 3: way that they did to be able to have that 154 00:07:54,480 --> 00:07:56,800 Speaker 3: type of production, to average over five yards of carry 155 00:07:57,160 --> 00:07:59,600 Speaker 3: and not have that explosive play, that is sort of 156 00:07:59,600 --> 00:08:00,920 Speaker 3: booing all those statistics. 157 00:08:00,960 --> 00:08:04,000 Speaker 2: Yeah, that was a ground and pound type of performance 158 00:08:04,040 --> 00:08:06,360 Speaker 2: by Joe Mixon. And we saw him do that in 159 00:08:06,720 --> 00:08:10,119 Speaker 2: Cincinnati at times too, but he started this twenty twenty 160 00:08:10,120 --> 00:08:12,920 Speaker 2: four season doing that for Houston, getting a big win 161 00:08:13,000 --> 00:08:13,840 Speaker 2: over the Colt Yeah. 162 00:08:13,880 --> 00:08:16,920 Speaker 3: And when you look at Indianapolis's defense and Matt le 163 00:08:16,960 --> 00:08:19,800 Speaker 3: Fleur was given a ton of credit to Gus Bradley. Certainly, 164 00:08:19,840 --> 00:08:23,640 Speaker 3: that tree, that quarterback excuse me, that defensive coordinator tree 165 00:08:23,640 --> 00:08:26,760 Speaker 3: that sprouted from Seattle, the different types of alignments that 166 00:08:26,800 --> 00:08:30,280 Speaker 3: they had before this Robert Sala defense kind of took 167 00:08:30,320 --> 00:08:33,079 Speaker 3: things over in the league that the Seattle Seahawks were 168 00:08:33,080 --> 00:08:34,400 Speaker 3: the bell of the ball and they were the team 169 00:08:34,440 --> 00:08:36,080 Speaker 3: that was kind of putting all these guys out there. 170 00:08:36,240 --> 00:08:38,920 Speaker 3: Gus Bradley became a head coach in this league because 171 00:08:38,920 --> 00:08:41,800 Speaker 3: of that. This front is interesting in that you have 172 00:08:41,880 --> 00:08:44,360 Speaker 3: DeForest Buckner who's been doing it at a high level 173 00:08:44,400 --> 00:08:46,840 Speaker 3: for so long. He's a face of that defense. They 174 00:08:47,000 --> 00:08:50,800 Speaker 3: put a lot of resources into acquiring him. You'd imagine 175 00:08:50,600 --> 00:08:55,240 Speaker 3: the mindset in trying to turn that boat around this 176 00:08:55,320 --> 00:08:58,080 Speaker 3: week is going to be again what probably guides not 177 00:08:58,120 --> 00:09:00,800 Speaker 3: only their game planning but also their correction and to 178 00:09:00,920 --> 00:09:03,520 Speaker 3: the Green Bay Packers standpoint, and it is probably veering 179 00:09:03,559 --> 00:09:05,240 Speaker 3: a little bit too much into the keys to victory 180 00:09:05,280 --> 00:09:08,199 Speaker 3: of it. But with Josh Jacobs, hopefully everything works out. 181 00:09:08,200 --> 00:09:10,200 Speaker 3: I believe that was the back injury. That was a 182 00:09:10,240 --> 00:09:12,840 Speaker 3: back issue that made up limited in practice on Wednesday. 183 00:09:13,559 --> 00:09:16,720 Speaker 3: But with Josh Jacobs and the motions and the sweeps 184 00:09:16,720 --> 00:09:19,480 Speaker 3: that the options you have with Jaden Reid, the Packers 185 00:09:19,520 --> 00:09:23,000 Speaker 3: showed a lot of promising things on the ground against Philadelphia. 186 00:09:23,000 --> 00:09:26,200 Speaker 3: All things considered, against Vic Fangio and that defense, you 187 00:09:26,280 --> 00:09:28,640 Speaker 3: have to be able to continue to build upon that 188 00:09:29,000 --> 00:09:32,120 Speaker 3: with potentially not having the downfield threat of Jordan Love 189 00:09:32,160 --> 00:09:34,920 Speaker 3: or at least the consistent threat of Jordan Love in 190 00:09:34,960 --> 00:09:37,120 Speaker 3: the backfield as far as the signal calling goes. So 191 00:09:37,800 --> 00:09:40,000 Speaker 3: Josh Jacobs could be the Packer's best friend in this game. 192 00:09:40,000 --> 00:09:42,960 Speaker 3: And if I'm Green Bay, I see what Mixon did 193 00:09:43,080 --> 00:09:45,360 Speaker 3: last week. We have our own franchise back here too. 194 00:09:45,679 --> 00:09:47,959 Speaker 3: If he's available and can take that full allotment of reps, 195 00:09:48,280 --> 00:09:49,800 Speaker 3: that would be my number one counter to that. 196 00:09:50,040 --> 00:09:54,040 Speaker 2: Yeah, And you just wonder how much of the cold 197 00:09:54,080 --> 00:09:58,200 Speaker 2: struggles against the run against Mixon against the Texans, how. 198 00:09:58,160 --> 00:09:59,800 Speaker 1: Much of that was was. 199 00:09:59,800 --> 00:10:03,079 Speaker 2: Ex execution and how much was potentially schematic because they 200 00:10:03,120 --> 00:10:06,439 Speaker 2: were more worried about c. J. Stroud and and and 201 00:10:06,480 --> 00:10:09,960 Speaker 2: those Houston receivers beating them downfield, and they gave up 202 00:10:09,960 --> 00:10:12,000 Speaker 2: a little bit too much against the run. And you 203 00:10:12,040 --> 00:10:14,280 Speaker 2: know how this can go in games, Wes, once something 204 00:10:14,400 --> 00:10:18,120 Speaker 2: like that gets going. Yes, you try to make adjustments, 205 00:10:18,160 --> 00:10:21,439 Speaker 2: but making adjustments can be is easier said than done, right. 206 00:10:21,480 --> 00:10:23,600 Speaker 2: I mean, a team, a team gets, you know, Houston 207 00:10:23,640 --> 00:10:26,240 Speaker 2: gets that running game going with Mixon and they feel like, Okay, 208 00:10:26,240 --> 00:10:28,760 Speaker 2: we can really lean on this we can really pound 209 00:10:28,800 --> 00:10:30,840 Speaker 2: away with this guy to set up everything else we 210 00:10:30,880 --> 00:10:33,680 Speaker 2: want to do offensively, and it can be tough to stop. 211 00:10:33,720 --> 00:10:37,960 Speaker 2: So were the Colts issues more execution, were they more schematic? 212 00:10:38,040 --> 00:10:42,400 Speaker 2: Probably a combination of the two as usual. But again 213 00:10:42,480 --> 00:10:45,439 Speaker 2: that's that's definitely something to watch. I do want to 214 00:10:45,480 --> 00:10:49,680 Speaker 2: get to our keys to victory here. Oh, one other 215 00:10:49,760 --> 00:10:54,000 Speaker 2: thing you mentioned, you mentioned to Forrest Buckner on this 216 00:10:54,000 --> 00:10:58,080 Speaker 2: this Colts defensive line. I believe they had was it, 217 00:10:58,240 --> 00:11:01,360 Speaker 2: four sacks against the Houston and Texans. Yeah, and those 218 00:11:01,400 --> 00:11:06,040 Speaker 2: four sacks that didn't even include a handful of pressures 219 00:11:06,040 --> 00:11:08,839 Speaker 2: by their rookie first round pick in that pass rush 220 00:11:08,920 --> 00:11:13,240 Speaker 2: lie it to Latu from UCLA. I believe he played, 221 00:11:13,320 --> 00:11:16,840 Speaker 2: you know, thirty some snaps and and according to uh 222 00:11:16,880 --> 00:11:20,960 Speaker 2: some of the statistical metrics, was credited with five pressures. Yeah, 223 00:11:21,000 --> 00:11:23,640 Speaker 2: like thirty snaps. Now he didn't get he didn't get 224 00:11:23,640 --> 00:11:25,839 Speaker 2: any sacks, he didn't get anything else on the on. 225 00:11:25,800 --> 00:11:29,720 Speaker 3: The bizarre, bizarre game. Five pressures, no stats though. 226 00:11:29,640 --> 00:11:32,079 Speaker 2: Yeah, yeah, yeah, he had nothing in the he had 227 00:11:32,080 --> 00:11:35,200 Speaker 2: nothing in the traditional statistics that go into the UH 228 00:11:35,600 --> 00:11:38,320 Speaker 2: UH into the game book. But but five pressures and 229 00:11:38,360 --> 00:11:42,720 Speaker 2: thirty snaps while his teammates were also racking up four sacks. 230 00:11:42,760 --> 00:11:44,679 Speaker 1: Yeah, this is a this is. 231 00:11:44,640 --> 00:11:47,800 Speaker 2: A defensive front that U that can get some things done. 232 00:11:47,840 --> 00:11:50,760 Speaker 2: So but yeah, let's get to some keys to victory 233 00:11:50,800 --> 00:11:52,280 Speaker 2: here in a minute. 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Cousin Subbs fifty plus years of better. 241 00:12:16,040 --> 00:12:18,920 Speaker 2: All right, looking at the Packers and the keys to victory, 242 00:12:18,920 --> 00:12:20,840 Speaker 2: what's it going to take to pull this game out? 243 00:12:20,880 --> 00:12:24,840 Speaker 2: Assuming that Malik Willis is the starting quarterback, Matt Laflair 244 00:12:24,880 --> 00:12:29,160 Speaker 2: has not officially ruled out Jordan Love. He says the 245 00:12:29,240 --> 00:12:31,840 Speaker 2: door remains open for him to potentially play at the 246 00:12:31,880 --> 00:12:34,760 Speaker 2: time that we are taping this episode. We will see 247 00:12:34,800 --> 00:12:36,800 Speaker 2: what happens by the time we get to the end 248 00:12:36,800 --> 00:12:40,960 Speaker 2: of the week. But if it is Malik Willis, I 249 00:12:41,000 --> 00:12:44,120 Speaker 2: think you know, it's stating the obvious right that it 250 00:12:44,160 --> 00:12:48,199 Speaker 2: puts that much more of a burden on the Packers 251 00:12:48,320 --> 00:12:51,680 Speaker 2: running game. On Josh Jacobs on Emmanuel Wilson, you mentioned 252 00:12:51,720 --> 00:12:54,720 Speaker 2: the changeups the end to round stuff with Jaden Reed. 253 00:12:55,080 --> 00:12:58,440 Speaker 2: The other changeup you potentially throw in here is designing 254 00:12:58,480 --> 00:13:01,480 Speaker 2: some runs for Malik Willis, you know, which is not 255 00:13:01,640 --> 00:13:05,720 Speaker 2: something you would do on a regular basis with Jordan Love, 256 00:13:05,760 --> 00:13:07,600 Speaker 2: but it might be something that's a little bit more 257 00:13:07,600 --> 00:13:10,880 Speaker 2: of a staple of the game plan with a quarterback 258 00:13:10,960 --> 00:13:11,559 Speaker 2: lake Willis. 259 00:13:11,640 --> 00:13:12,359 Speaker 1: I think. 260 00:13:14,000 --> 00:13:17,840 Speaker 2: I think getting and it's you know, I mentioned last 261 00:13:17,880 --> 00:13:20,240 Speaker 2: week getting that running game going for the play action 262 00:13:20,400 --> 00:13:23,319 Speaker 2: game and all of that. I think the I think 263 00:13:23,360 --> 00:13:25,760 Speaker 2: it's not even so much just about the play action 264 00:13:25,880 --> 00:13:28,559 Speaker 2: game in this matchup. It's about it's about getting the 265 00:13:28,640 --> 00:13:31,360 Speaker 2: running game going and having that to really be able 266 00:13:31,360 --> 00:13:33,480 Speaker 2: to lean on throughout the course of the game, the 267 00:13:33,520 --> 00:13:36,240 Speaker 2: way the Houston Texans leaned on their running game against 268 00:13:36,280 --> 00:13:37,200 Speaker 2: the Colts last week. 269 00:13:37,280 --> 00:13:39,480 Speaker 3: So first and foremost, I do want to show respect 270 00:13:39,520 --> 00:13:42,680 Speaker 3: to the Colts defensive front because, as you said, Buckner, 271 00:13:42,720 --> 00:13:44,640 Speaker 3: I thought got off to a good start last week. 272 00:13:45,080 --> 00:13:47,880 Speaker 3: Quity Pay is a guy that could have really disrupt 273 00:13:47,920 --> 00:13:49,679 Speaker 3: a football game if you let him do that. Now, 274 00:13:50,000 --> 00:13:51,600 Speaker 3: I think the Packers have to feel okay on that 275 00:13:51,640 --> 00:13:53,160 Speaker 3: side of things because the guy he'd be lined up 276 00:13:53,160 --> 00:13:55,280 Speaker 3: against Zach tom who is probably one of the top 277 00:13:55,280 --> 00:13:57,400 Speaker 3: performing right tackles in the league. Last week, when you 278 00:13:57,440 --> 00:13:58,760 Speaker 3: look at some of the metrics and some of the 279 00:13:58,760 --> 00:14:01,520 Speaker 3: stats that have come out about that, I felt really 280 00:14:01,520 --> 00:14:04,240 Speaker 3: good about Zach in how he showed out in Brazil. 281 00:14:04,280 --> 00:14:06,040 Speaker 3: But I mean I've been even more impressed watching some 282 00:14:06,080 --> 00:14:07,959 Speaker 3: of the film and Pro Football Focus and some of 283 00:14:08,000 --> 00:14:10,679 Speaker 3: these other NFL next Gen stats talking about how he 284 00:14:10,720 --> 00:14:14,120 Speaker 3: performed in one on one pass coverage. The guy's a 285 00:14:14,200 --> 00:14:16,839 Speaker 3: hit like, he's solid, So you hope that you can 286 00:14:16,840 --> 00:14:18,640 Speaker 3: go tit for tat with them in the pass game. 287 00:14:19,520 --> 00:14:21,160 Speaker 3: The run game is where this game is going to 288 00:14:21,160 --> 00:14:22,840 Speaker 3: be one though. If you go back to the stats 289 00:14:22,920 --> 00:14:25,960 Speaker 3: last week, Mike, there were three players with double digit 290 00:14:26,000 --> 00:14:29,600 Speaker 3: tackles for the Indianapolis Colts in that game. All three 291 00:14:29,680 --> 00:14:33,240 Speaker 3: of them were defensive becks. If you are able to 292 00:14:33,320 --> 00:14:38,240 Speaker 3: generate that much statistics against the defense, it shows you 293 00:14:38,240 --> 00:14:40,240 Speaker 3: you're doing something well because it means you're beating the 294 00:14:40,240 --> 00:14:42,800 Speaker 3: defensive front. It means you're beating the linebackers and you're 295 00:14:42,840 --> 00:14:44,840 Speaker 3: forcing them to make tackles at the second and third 296 00:14:44,880 --> 00:14:47,480 Speaker 3: level at the defense. That's where Green Bay needs to 297 00:14:47,480 --> 00:14:49,520 Speaker 3: get to. And when they struggled early in that game 298 00:14:49,560 --> 00:14:51,400 Speaker 3: against the Eagles, it was because they weren't able to 299 00:14:51,440 --> 00:14:52,640 Speaker 3: get a hat on a hat with a lot of 300 00:14:52,680 --> 00:14:55,360 Speaker 3: those backers and things were getting washed out in the front. 301 00:14:56,440 --> 00:14:58,480 Speaker 3: Being able to build on some of the successes they 302 00:14:58,480 --> 00:14:59,960 Speaker 3: had in the second half is going to be inner 303 00:15:00,200 --> 00:15:03,000 Speaker 3: to this victory. The other aspect of it, I think 304 00:15:03,080 --> 00:15:04,640 Speaker 3: is going to be the motion. It's going to be 305 00:15:04,680 --> 00:15:07,080 Speaker 3: the pre snap stuff. It's going to be working end around, 306 00:15:07,120 --> 00:15:09,400 Speaker 3: it's going to be building pass combinations off of those 307 00:15:09,480 --> 00:15:12,160 Speaker 3: end of rounds. They probably could have gotten more of 308 00:15:12,160 --> 00:15:14,280 Speaker 3: that in Brazil, But as I was talking about an 309 00:15:14,360 --> 00:15:17,520 Speaker 3: insider inbox Calm, if you watch the game, there was 310 00:15:17,560 --> 00:15:20,560 Speaker 3: a lot that they developed off of that early Jaden 311 00:15:20,600 --> 00:15:23,480 Speaker 3: Reid play and there was a lot of pass concepts 312 00:15:23,480 --> 00:15:25,880 Speaker 3: that were built off that. And Tucker Craft was mentioning 313 00:15:25,920 --> 00:15:28,520 Speaker 3: this at is Locker this week and that you are 314 00:15:28,560 --> 00:15:31,200 Speaker 3: going to have opportunities to get open in the passing game, 315 00:15:31,240 --> 00:15:32,840 Speaker 3: but you got to earn those with what you do 316 00:15:32,840 --> 00:15:35,320 Speaker 3: in the run game early, and that's what Green Bay 317 00:15:35,400 --> 00:15:36,440 Speaker 3: is going to have to do in this game to 318 00:15:36,440 --> 00:15:37,880 Speaker 3: come up with a victory against the Colts. 319 00:15:37,920 --> 00:15:40,760 Speaker 2: Well, you mentioned Kraft. When you look at the one 320 00:15:40,840 --> 00:15:43,560 Speaker 2: downfield reception he had that broke for a nice, big 321 00:15:43,680 --> 00:15:46,760 Speaker 2: explosive play for the Packers. That's all set up not 322 00:15:46,880 --> 00:15:50,440 Speaker 2: only by the run and being in the same formation 323 00:15:51,600 --> 00:15:53,880 Speaker 2: and then running it as a play action pass, but 324 00:15:53,960 --> 00:15:56,520 Speaker 2: Tucker Craft is coming off the line of scrimmage and 325 00:15:56,640 --> 00:16:00,280 Speaker 2: selling that he's blocking the linebacker right, He's got his 326 00:16:00,280 --> 00:16:02,520 Speaker 2: head down, he's put you know, he's about to put 327 00:16:02,520 --> 00:16:04,480 Speaker 2: his arms up like he's gonna block, and then like, oh, 328 00:16:04,600 --> 00:16:06,720 Speaker 2: here I go, you know, bang, and then the ball 329 00:16:06,800 --> 00:16:09,120 Speaker 2: is on him. He makes the catch, and that's all 330 00:16:09,160 --> 00:16:12,320 Speaker 2: set up because of what you're doing running the ball, 331 00:16:12,520 --> 00:16:16,080 Speaker 2: and all of those little things play into getting the 332 00:16:16,120 --> 00:16:20,520 Speaker 2: execution there on the defensive side of the ball. Just 333 00:16:20,560 --> 00:16:23,800 Speaker 2: looking at what the Colts did in Week one against 334 00:16:23,800 --> 00:16:28,680 Speaker 2: the Texans, and certainly with you know mentioning Saquon Barkley 335 00:16:28,680 --> 00:16:31,160 Speaker 2: busting a thirty four yard run against the Packers, AJ 336 00:16:31,280 --> 00:16:34,120 Speaker 2: Brown with the sixty seven yard touchdown on the opening 337 00:16:34,120 --> 00:16:38,000 Speaker 2: possession of the second half. Packers defense has got to 338 00:16:38,120 --> 00:16:41,120 Speaker 2: limit the big plays. You can't let Anthony Richardson throw 339 00:16:41,160 --> 00:16:44,880 Speaker 2: the ball over top of you in this game. And 340 00:16:44,880 --> 00:16:48,280 Speaker 2: and I think, I think defensively. I think defensively, if 341 00:16:48,280 --> 00:16:51,280 Speaker 2: the Packers limit those big plays and they give themselves 342 00:16:51,320 --> 00:16:55,160 Speaker 2: more chances to get off the field, they won't get into, 343 00:16:55,680 --> 00:16:59,000 Speaker 2: you know this, this real negative time of possession area 344 00:16:59,040 --> 00:17:00,960 Speaker 2: that they got into against the Eagles. 345 00:17:01,000 --> 00:17:02,320 Speaker 1: Over the long run, you have. 346 00:17:02,320 --> 00:17:05,320 Speaker 3: To make Anthony Richardson pay for the incompletions. I'm not 347 00:17:05,359 --> 00:17:07,399 Speaker 3: saying you have to pick off every ball, but he 348 00:17:07,480 --> 00:17:09,760 Speaker 3: was nine to nineteen in that game with an interception. 349 00:17:10,600 --> 00:17:12,840 Speaker 3: If he's allowed to get into a rhythm in a 350 00:17:12,840 --> 00:17:14,560 Speaker 3: lot of ways. It is what exactly what happened with 351 00:17:14,600 --> 00:17:17,080 Speaker 3: Jalen Hurts last week where he got off to a 352 00:17:17,200 --> 00:17:20,159 Speaker 3: rough start. Second pass of the game got intercepted by 353 00:17:20,240 --> 00:17:23,720 Speaker 3: Xavier McKinney. Packers are rolling. He got to be able 354 00:17:23,760 --> 00:17:27,160 Speaker 3: to not allow him to get into that type of pattern. Now, 355 00:17:27,880 --> 00:17:30,359 Speaker 3: Hurtz is a different type of quarterback and that he 356 00:17:30,480 --> 00:17:32,680 Speaker 3: is more of a possession based quarterback. He could throw 357 00:17:32,680 --> 00:17:35,320 Speaker 3: the ball and not that Richardson can't. But Richardson, this 358 00:17:35,400 --> 00:17:37,080 Speaker 3: was sort of his mo last year too. He's a 359 00:17:37,119 --> 00:17:38,960 Speaker 3: guy that you know potentially is going to be like 360 00:17:39,000 --> 00:17:42,119 Speaker 3: a fifty four to fifty five percent completion percentage quarterback. 361 00:17:42,119 --> 00:17:43,680 Speaker 3: It's just the way he plays the position. It's a 362 00:17:43,720 --> 00:17:46,439 Speaker 3: lot of the downfield stuff. He's going to try limit 363 00:17:46,480 --> 00:17:48,960 Speaker 3: the explosive plays. It starts with stopping the run, but 364 00:17:49,040 --> 00:17:51,879 Speaker 3: limiting the downfield explosives. You cannot let them beat you 365 00:17:51,920 --> 00:17:53,760 Speaker 3: that way. And I would take notice of what Alec 366 00:17:53,800 --> 00:17:55,679 Speaker 3: Pierce did. Man. I mean, this guy had a lot 367 00:17:55,720 --> 00:17:57,760 Speaker 3: of buzz coming out of Cincinnati a couple of years ago. 368 00:17:58,240 --> 00:18:01,080 Speaker 3: People were very excited about him. A guy that rose 369 00:18:01,160 --> 00:18:03,399 Speaker 3: throughout the draft process ends up going in the second 370 00:18:03,480 --> 00:18:06,679 Speaker 3: round to the Colts. And if you think about dynamic 371 00:18:06,760 --> 00:18:09,760 Speaker 3: play from quarterbacks like Richardson in the National Football League, 372 00:18:09,760 --> 00:18:11,919 Speaker 3: it's what they're able to do with their receivers across 373 00:18:11,960 --> 00:18:16,320 Speaker 3: the middle. Pierce having that type of that background, that 374 00:18:16,480 --> 00:18:18,040 Speaker 3: is going to be something Green Bay has to be 375 00:18:18,160 --> 00:18:20,560 Speaker 3: leary of, whether that's gonna be on Keishaw Nixon or 376 00:18:20,840 --> 00:18:23,479 Speaker 3: you know, Jabon Bullard. The Packers making sure that they 377 00:18:23,480 --> 00:18:26,080 Speaker 3: don't hurt you in the same way that Houston got 378 00:18:26,160 --> 00:18:26,919 Speaker 3: hurt in that matchup. 379 00:18:27,040 --> 00:18:29,560 Speaker 2: Yeah, there's all that attention on Michael Pittman, and rightly 380 00:18:29,640 --> 00:18:31,800 Speaker 2: so he gets the big contract and all that, you know, 381 00:18:31,920 --> 00:18:35,439 Speaker 2: now becoming a big money, highly paid receiver. But who 382 00:18:35,480 --> 00:18:38,080 Speaker 2: are the guys that made the big plays for Richards 383 00:18:38,119 --> 00:18:40,439 Speaker 2: in a Week one? It was Pearson Doolin, you know, 384 00:18:40,520 --> 00:18:43,199 Speaker 2: the essentially the number two, number three guys. However you 385 00:18:43,240 --> 00:18:45,200 Speaker 2: want to however you want to order them. The other 386 00:18:45,200 --> 00:18:47,000 Speaker 2: thing I'll say, when I look at this game, and 387 00:18:47,359 --> 00:18:49,840 Speaker 2: obviously you know a lot of a lot of what 388 00:18:49,880 --> 00:18:52,520 Speaker 2: we talk about here, you're trying to fix. You're trying 389 00:18:52,560 --> 00:18:55,639 Speaker 2: to change things from what happened in Week one. The 390 00:18:55,680 --> 00:18:59,720 Speaker 2: Packers weren't a good team in Week one in the 391 00:18:59,760 --> 00:19:03,520 Speaker 2: sub and change instances because you know, early in the game, 392 00:19:03,640 --> 00:19:06,520 Speaker 2: you know, the Packers get the two turnovers, they're in, 393 00:19:06,680 --> 00:19:09,720 Speaker 2: they're in the red zone. They aren't able to capitalize those. 394 00:19:09,720 --> 00:19:12,080 Speaker 2: They end up settling for field goals on the flip side. 395 00:19:12,080 --> 00:19:15,040 Speaker 2: The one time the Packers turned the ball over, the 396 00:19:15,080 --> 00:19:18,520 Speaker 2: Green Bay defense didn't respond, and when the Eagles had 397 00:19:18,520 --> 00:19:21,159 Speaker 2: a short field twenty twenty five yards whatever it was, 398 00:19:21,600 --> 00:19:23,480 Speaker 2: four or five plays they were in the end zones, 399 00:19:23,520 --> 00:19:26,080 Speaker 2: had a touchdown, and you know so again when you 400 00:19:26,280 --> 00:19:28,600 Speaker 2: when you win the turnover battle three to one and 401 00:19:28,640 --> 00:19:33,199 Speaker 2: be a plus two, but the points off takeaways is 402 00:19:33,280 --> 00:19:36,159 Speaker 2: just nine to seven, also plus two, that's not going 403 00:19:36,240 --> 00:19:38,560 Speaker 2: to get it done. And that that's where being a 404 00:19:38,600 --> 00:19:40,879 Speaker 2: better team in the sudden change, both when the sudden 405 00:19:40,960 --> 00:19:43,720 Speaker 2: changes are positive for you or the sudden change is 406 00:19:43,720 --> 00:19:46,119 Speaker 2: a negative for you, you have to be able to 407 00:19:46,119 --> 00:19:49,359 Speaker 2: respond better in those situations. And I thought, I thought 408 00:19:49,359 --> 00:19:55,679 Speaker 2: those situations alone played a huge factor in how the 409 00:19:55,720 --> 00:19:58,040 Speaker 2: Week one game against Philly turned out for the Packer. 410 00:19:58,200 --> 00:20:00,000 Speaker 3: That was a football game. I mean, it's that same, 411 00:20:00,359 --> 00:20:02,119 Speaker 3: It really was. There was a lot of things that 412 00:20:02,160 --> 00:20:05,840 Speaker 3: the Packers and Eagles kind of erased one another on 413 00:20:05,960 --> 00:20:08,679 Speaker 3: in terms of both the explosive plays and also the 414 00:20:08,720 --> 00:20:10,880 Speaker 3: regrettable ones. It isn't also like a game like where 415 00:20:10,920 --> 00:20:14,800 Speaker 3: the Packers had so many more penalties than the Eagles. 416 00:20:14,800 --> 00:20:17,080 Speaker 3: Dead sure, certainly they ended up winning that side of it. 417 00:20:17,119 --> 00:20:20,080 Speaker 3: They had more of them, but it wasn't like astronomical. 418 00:20:20,440 --> 00:20:24,359 Speaker 3: Everything was relatively even. The total offense in this game 419 00:20:24,400 --> 00:20:26,680 Speaker 3: was within four yards of each other, with green Bay 420 00:20:26,680 --> 00:20:28,600 Speaker 3: coming out on the better half of it. It came down, 421 00:20:28,640 --> 00:20:31,400 Speaker 3: as you said, the sudden change, the adversity defense offense 422 00:20:31,440 --> 00:20:34,719 Speaker 3: taking advantage of that punching things in. That's where you 423 00:20:34,800 --> 00:20:36,840 Speaker 3: have to make sure that you are able to respond 424 00:20:36,920 --> 00:20:38,920 Speaker 3: the right way. And I think that's also why Xavier 425 00:20:39,000 --> 00:20:40,960 Speaker 3: McKinney had kind of the message that he did after 426 00:20:40,960 --> 00:20:42,679 Speaker 3: the game and kind of reiterated this week at his 427 00:20:42,760 --> 00:20:44,840 Speaker 3: locker as well, and that there's still a lot of 428 00:20:44,840 --> 00:20:47,399 Speaker 3: confidence the Packers defense needs to still remember who it 429 00:20:47,480 --> 00:20:49,760 Speaker 3: is and still carry itself with that swagger. As I 430 00:20:49,840 --> 00:20:52,520 Speaker 3: even wrote in the off season program, everybody's got a plan, 431 00:20:52,600 --> 00:20:54,520 Speaker 3: the Mike Tyson thing. Everybody's got a plan until you 432 00:20:54,520 --> 00:20:56,639 Speaker 3: get punched in them out. Packers took a couple on 433 00:20:56,680 --> 00:20:59,639 Speaker 3: the chin in Brazil. It's can you not allow that 434 00:20:59,680 --> 00:21:02,240 Speaker 3: to a affect you and take this next matchup for 435 00:21:02,280 --> 00:21:03,760 Speaker 3: what it is and having that short memory. 436 00:21:03,840 --> 00:21:07,679 Speaker 2: Yeah, absolutely, it's a big It's a big week, a 437 00:21:07,680 --> 00:21:10,880 Speaker 2: big moment for a for a bounce back performance from 438 00:21:10,920 --> 00:21:14,480 Speaker 2: Green Bay's defense, especially considering what's going on on the 439 00:21:14,520 --> 00:21:18,840 Speaker 2: offensive side with Jordan Love most likely missing this game. 440 00:21:18,960 --> 00:21:22,400 Speaker 2: So before we go, Wes, we'll take a look around 441 00:21:22,520 --> 00:21:25,160 Speaker 2: at some of the other Week two matchups. Thursday Night Football, 442 00:21:25,240 --> 00:21:28,120 Speaker 2: Nothing like a big division matchup right away in Week 443 00:21:28,119 --> 00:21:32,040 Speaker 2: two Buffalo against Miami, both of these teams pulling off 444 00:21:32,200 --> 00:21:37,480 Speaker 2: come from behind victories in Week one, Buffalo traveling down 445 00:21:37,520 --> 00:21:40,399 Speaker 2: to Miami. This is you know, quite honestly, this is 446 00:21:40,440 --> 00:21:43,560 Speaker 2: kind of a fun one. Josh Allen against Tuataga Bai 447 00:21:43,560 --> 00:21:46,920 Speaker 2: Looa in Week two on Thursday night football. It should 448 00:21:46,960 --> 00:21:47,760 Speaker 2: be pretty entertaining. 449 00:21:48,000 --> 00:21:49,800 Speaker 3: I mean, honestly, It's been one of the most fun, 450 00:21:49,920 --> 00:21:52,120 Speaker 3: if not the most fun division in football the last 451 00:21:52,200 --> 00:21:54,560 Speaker 3: couple of years, just based on everything that's happened. Certainly 452 00:21:54,600 --> 00:21:56,480 Speaker 3: you don't have Tom Brady in there anymore, but just 453 00:21:56,520 --> 00:21:58,440 Speaker 3: seeing how all these other teams have had these different 454 00:21:58,480 --> 00:22:02,320 Speaker 3: storylines has helped it. Miami is just they're not the 455 00:22:02,320 --> 00:22:04,199 Speaker 3: greatest show on turf. I don't want to start that 456 00:22:04,280 --> 00:22:06,760 Speaker 3: whole thing, but I mean, just how exciting that the 457 00:22:06,800 --> 00:22:10,680 Speaker 3: brand of football they play, it's it's it lends itself 458 00:22:10,720 --> 00:22:12,200 Speaker 3: to prime Bacon matchups. 459 00:22:12,480 --> 00:22:14,560 Speaker 2: Miami strikes me as this team and we'll see the 460 00:22:14,600 --> 00:22:17,800 Speaker 2: Packers are going to play them obviously Thanksgiving night at Lambeufield. 461 00:22:17,800 --> 00:22:20,440 Speaker 2: It's going to be it's gonna be coming up with 462 00:22:20,640 --> 00:22:23,520 Speaker 2: that receiving corps. You know, Essentially the guys at the 463 00:22:23,520 --> 00:22:26,159 Speaker 2: top of that receiving core, Tyreek Hill and Jalen Waddle 464 00:22:26,600 --> 00:22:30,040 Speaker 2: and a quarterback like Toua. Miami just feels like a 465 00:22:30,040 --> 00:22:32,680 Speaker 2: team that can play this rope adope game where you 466 00:22:32,359 --> 00:22:34,680 Speaker 2: can you can bottle them up, you can hold them down, 467 00:22:34,760 --> 00:22:37,000 Speaker 2: you can think you've got control of things, and the 468 00:22:37,040 --> 00:22:39,280 Speaker 2: next thing you know, Tyreek Hill is catching a pass 469 00:22:39,320 --> 00:22:41,879 Speaker 2: and running eighty yards for a touchdown and completely changing 470 00:22:41,880 --> 00:22:45,320 Speaker 2: a game. I felt like the Jacksonville Jaguars felt pretty 471 00:22:45,359 --> 00:22:47,679 Speaker 2: good about where they were in that game, and then 472 00:22:47,720 --> 00:22:50,959 Speaker 2: all of a sudden, Tua and Tyreek land a haymaker, 473 00:22:51,119 --> 00:22:55,440 Speaker 2: and then things had had suddenly shifted and the Dolphins 474 00:22:55,480 --> 00:22:58,359 Speaker 2: had the ability to do that against anybody on the 475 00:22:58,400 --> 00:23:01,360 Speaker 2: other side. The Bills, you know, kind of a new 476 00:23:01,400 --> 00:23:04,159 Speaker 2: receiving corps. They're trying to figure some things out. On offense. 477 00:23:04,240 --> 00:23:07,439 Speaker 2: They still have Josh Allen obviously, but a lot of 478 00:23:07,440 --> 00:23:10,280 Speaker 2: transition going on in Buffalo, and they fell behind early 479 00:23:10,359 --> 00:23:12,200 Speaker 2: to Arizona and then just came roaring back. 480 00:23:12,280 --> 00:23:14,200 Speaker 3: More than any of the year, I think this really 481 00:23:14,280 --> 00:23:16,200 Speaker 3: is going to be on Josh Allen's plate. I mean, 482 00:23:16,200 --> 00:23:19,240 Speaker 3: they've had some pretty big changes especially on the defensive 483 00:23:19,240 --> 00:23:21,919 Speaker 3: side of the ball in Buffalo, and Josh Allen is 484 00:23:21,920 --> 00:23:23,760 Speaker 3: the constant, that's the guy that they've been trying to 485 00:23:23,800 --> 00:23:25,520 Speaker 3: make this jump, trying to make this leap, and in 486 00:23:25,560 --> 00:23:26,960 Speaker 3: some ways it kind of felt like this year is 487 00:23:26,960 --> 00:23:29,560 Speaker 3: a little bit of a reset for the Bills, trying 488 00:23:29,560 --> 00:23:31,840 Speaker 3: to see if they can kind of regal, regather the 489 00:23:31,880 --> 00:23:34,680 Speaker 3: troops to make a run here. But that's certainly going 490 00:23:34,760 --> 00:23:36,440 Speaker 3: up into Miami is going to be a huge matchup 491 00:23:36,480 --> 00:23:37,159 Speaker 3: right off the bat. 492 00:23:37,040 --> 00:23:39,040 Speaker 1: For them on Sunday. 493 00:23:39,280 --> 00:23:39,520 Speaker 3: Four. 494 00:23:39,760 --> 00:23:44,720 Speaker 2: Very interesting here four matchups on Sunday that pit NFC 495 00:23:44,840 --> 00:23:48,560 Speaker 2: versus NFC and where both teams are one to zer 496 00:23:48,880 --> 00:23:51,120 Speaker 2: heading into week two, And I'll just rattle them off 497 00:23:51,119 --> 00:23:52,679 Speaker 2: here for you and I'll let you comment on what 498 00:23:52,760 --> 00:23:56,480 Speaker 2: you feel is Worthwhile New Orleans is at Dallas, Tampa 499 00:23:56,520 --> 00:24:00,359 Speaker 2: Bay is at Detroit, San Francisco is at Minnesota, and 500 00:24:00,480 --> 00:24:05,920 Speaker 2: Chicago is at Houston. Four matchups NFC versus NFC, all 501 00:24:05,960 --> 00:24:08,560 Speaker 2: those teams are want to know, it's kind of interesting 502 00:24:08,600 --> 00:24:10,680 Speaker 2: the way the way that all felt it did. 503 00:24:10,720 --> 00:24:13,280 Speaker 3: And Tampa Detroit is probably my game of the week 504 00:24:13,680 --> 00:24:15,760 Speaker 3: because one of those teams, assuming there isn't a tie 505 00:24:15,760 --> 00:24:17,240 Speaker 3: one of those teams going to two and oh is 506 00:24:17,240 --> 00:24:19,159 Speaker 3: gonna be really big for their season, because when you 507 00:24:19,240 --> 00:24:21,600 Speaker 3: look at the Buccaneers, there was a lot of people 508 00:24:21,600 --> 00:24:24,760 Speaker 3: out there, like, hey, Kirk Cousins is in Atlanta Falcons. 509 00:24:24,800 --> 00:24:26,720 Speaker 3: They put a lot of resources in, they signed a 510 00:24:26,720 --> 00:24:29,520 Speaker 3: lot of veterans that they're trying to make something happen 511 00:24:29,600 --> 00:24:32,480 Speaker 3: this year. Whereas Tampa Bay, it's like, Okay, they're sticking 512 00:24:32,520 --> 00:24:34,480 Speaker 3: with Baker, what can they do with them? And now 513 00:24:34,880 --> 00:24:37,160 Speaker 3: they come out the gate looking great. Breaker Mayfield looked 514 00:24:37,160 --> 00:24:40,400 Speaker 3: exceptional last week. I mean watching Mayfield play the way 515 00:24:40,440 --> 00:24:42,520 Speaker 3: that he did in that game in contrast to everything 516 00:24:42,560 --> 00:24:47,040 Speaker 3: that was happening in Cleveland. And again, one situation is 517 00:24:47,080 --> 00:24:50,359 Speaker 3: not like the other, but just seeing how he's remade himself, 518 00:24:50,720 --> 00:24:52,600 Speaker 3: going from a guy that was a plug and play 519 00:24:52,720 --> 00:24:55,439 Speaker 3: starter with the Rams a couple of years ago to 520 00:24:55,480 --> 00:24:57,520 Speaker 3: a dude that now led you know, Buccaneers of the 521 00:24:57,520 --> 00:25:01,040 Speaker 3: playoffs and appears to be the the next guy in 522 00:25:01,080 --> 00:25:04,199 Speaker 3: Tampa after the transition from Tom Brady. Now he's going 523 00:25:04,240 --> 00:25:06,920 Speaker 3: to be going up against a challenging Detroit defense and 524 00:25:07,000 --> 00:25:08,720 Speaker 3: on the other side of it, the Lions had to 525 00:25:08,720 --> 00:25:12,200 Speaker 3: outlast you know that opener is seeing exactly what they 526 00:25:12,240 --> 00:25:14,320 Speaker 3: have going up against Tampa Bay. I think that's a 527 00:25:14,400 --> 00:25:16,200 Speaker 3: huge litmus test for both those teams. And then one 528 00:25:16,200 --> 00:25:18,480 Speaker 3: of them gets to t and oh, I mean you 529 00:25:18,520 --> 00:25:21,440 Speaker 3: talk about trying to prove what they did last year 530 00:25:21,520 --> 00:25:23,760 Speaker 3: is no fluke. Well, they're off to a good start. 531 00:25:23,880 --> 00:25:26,320 Speaker 2: Yeah, and Tampa Bay going back to Detroit just eight 532 00:25:26,400 --> 00:25:29,200 Speaker 2: months after they were there for a playoff game. That's 533 00:25:29,240 --> 00:25:33,080 Speaker 2: a that's an NFC playoff rematching that one. San Francisco 534 00:25:33,119 --> 00:25:36,800 Speaker 2: at Minnesota. It's easy to forget because of how everything 535 00:25:36,920 --> 00:25:39,560 Speaker 2: kind of spiraled downhill for the Vikings last year after 536 00:25:39,560 --> 00:25:41,920 Speaker 2: the Kirk Cousins injury. But the Minnesota Vikings beat the 537 00:25:41,960 --> 00:25:45,119 Speaker 2: San Francisco forty nine Ers at us Bank Stadium in 538 00:25:45,160 --> 00:25:48,600 Speaker 2: the early stages of last season, So you know, the 539 00:25:48,640 --> 00:25:50,960 Speaker 2: forty nine ers certainly remember. 540 00:25:50,600 --> 00:25:52,120 Speaker 1: That, and all dartarly curious. 541 00:25:52,280 --> 00:25:54,560 Speaker 3: Sam Darnold's starting against thety that's right. 542 00:25:54,640 --> 00:25:57,840 Speaker 1: Yeah, that's another interesting having been with the Niners last 543 00:25:57,920 --> 00:25:58,600 Speaker 1: year as a backup. 544 00:25:58,640 --> 00:25:59,800 Speaker 3: Yeah, I mean, he was one of the reasons why 545 00:25:59,800 --> 00:26:01,840 Speaker 3: they're Niners were kind of able to keep this thing going. 546 00:26:01,880 --> 00:26:03,160 Speaker 3: Well brock Party was out, so. 547 00:26:03,320 --> 00:26:04,240 Speaker 1: Yeah, credit to him. 548 00:26:04,560 --> 00:26:06,879 Speaker 2: I'll be interested to see what the Bears now, you know, 549 00:26:07,000 --> 00:26:10,200 Speaker 2: Caleb Williams going from Game one to Game two. Tough 550 00:26:10,240 --> 00:26:12,720 Speaker 2: matchup for them going down to Houston. You know a 551 00:26:12,720 --> 00:26:15,399 Speaker 2: lot of excitement about the Houston Texans with Stroud and 552 00:26:15,440 --> 00:26:17,440 Speaker 2: that team, and they're coming off of a Week one 553 00:26:17,560 --> 00:26:20,840 Speaker 2: division victory and they were, you know, the surprise team 554 00:26:20,920 --> 00:26:23,320 Speaker 2: to make the playoffs in the AFC last year. So 555 00:26:23,800 --> 00:26:26,520 Speaker 2: that'll be another fun one. I'll want to oh versus 556 00:26:26,520 --> 00:26:29,399 Speaker 2: one and Oh. But the one that is squarely on 557 00:26:29,440 --> 00:26:32,640 Speaker 2: our radar is two teams that are trying to avoid 558 00:26:32,800 --> 00:26:35,360 Speaker 2: going to zero to two in the Colts and the Packers, 559 00:26:35,440 --> 00:26:38,760 Speaker 2: And that will be a Sunday noon kickoff. You're ready 560 00:26:38,800 --> 00:26:40,160 Speaker 2: for some noon football, Ready. 561 00:26:39,960 --> 00:26:42,280 Speaker 3: For some noon football Lambeou Field. You know, a couple 562 00:26:42,320 --> 00:26:45,119 Speaker 3: guys were asked about that's the traditional TV questions that 563 00:26:45,160 --> 00:26:48,240 Speaker 3: get asked about. Hey, you can tell. I mean, yeah, 564 00:26:48,280 --> 00:26:50,600 Speaker 3: they got the one preseason game at Lambeau, but they've 565 00:26:50,600 --> 00:26:52,560 Speaker 3: been on the road quite a bit and now being 566 00:26:52,600 --> 00:26:55,320 Speaker 3: able to actually get this feeling, get this start. Unfortunately, 567 00:26:55,800 --> 00:26:58,520 Speaker 3: looks like it potentially won't be Jordan Love running out 568 00:26:58,520 --> 00:27:01,919 Speaker 3: of the tunnel first for the Packers. But still I 569 00:27:02,000 --> 00:27:04,840 Speaker 3: just think any Sunday at Lambellfield, especially when you get 570 00:27:04,840 --> 00:27:06,760 Speaker 3: those new kickoffs, you get the smell of brats in 571 00:27:06,800 --> 00:27:09,040 Speaker 3: the air, you can't beat it in Green Day Wisconsin. 572 00:27:09,119 --> 00:27:10,200 Speaker 1: Yeah, it should be a good day. 573 00:27:10,240 --> 00:27:11,919 Speaker 2: Well, with that, we'll call it a wrap on this 574 00:27:12,080 --> 00:27:15,080 Speaker 2: edition of Packers Unscripted and be sure to follow all 575 00:27:15,119 --> 00:27:17,560 Speaker 2: of our coverage of the team and everything with regard 576 00:27:17,600 --> 00:27:20,320 Speaker 2: to Sunday as home opener at Lambelefield. We'll have it 577 00:27:20,359 --> 00:27:23,400 Speaker 2: all for you on Packers dot com for Wesi and Mike. 578 00:27:23,480 --> 00:27:26,199 Speaker 2: Thank you for tuning in everybody. We will see you 579 00:27:26,200 --> 00:27:26,600 Speaker 2: next time.