1 00:00:00,520 --> 00:00:02,640 Speaker 1: You're listening to the Seahawks insiders. 2 00:00:02,759 --> 00:00:04,800 Speaker 2: Gino, look go laying up over the top. Got a 3 00:00:04,800 --> 00:00:08,040 Speaker 2: man out there? It is he's got a touchdown. 4 00:00:08,920 --> 00:00:12,920 Speaker 1: Sey Hawks getting you ready for Seahawks football every Sunday. 5 00:00:13,440 --> 00:00:18,000 Speaker 3: Ertz drops back, Hastime loads up, throws aj Brown the defense. 6 00:00:18,920 --> 00:00:22,920 Speaker 2: Dougie keep its beat him he does stay. 7 00:00:22,760 --> 00:00:26,680 Speaker 1: Off ball presented by Delta, the official airline of the Seahawks. 8 00:00:26,920 --> 00:00:29,120 Speaker 2: Now here's your host, Jen Mueller. 9 00:00:33,360 --> 00:00:36,280 Speaker 3: Well, a two and oh start is exactly what you 10 00:00:36,360 --> 00:00:39,440 Speaker 3: were hoping for from the Seahawks. 11 00:00:39,040 --> 00:00:42,400 Speaker 4: And it certainly makes for a fun edition of the podcast. 12 00:00:42,440 --> 00:00:43,000 Speaker 4: Does it notch on? 13 00:00:43,080 --> 00:00:44,080 Speaker 2: Boyl It's hey? 14 00:00:44,120 --> 00:00:46,560 Speaker 5: As nukle Loosh once said, I like winning. It's a 15 00:00:46,600 --> 00:00:47,480 Speaker 5: lot better than losing. 16 00:00:48,960 --> 00:00:54,480 Speaker 6: Yes, yes, and those infamous words right under the forty 17 00:00:54,520 --> 00:00:57,080 Speaker 6: years And also Bull Durham is baseball and we're actually 18 00:00:57,120 --> 00:00:59,320 Speaker 6: talking about football, Johnny, So I'm gonna. 19 00:00:59,120 --> 00:01:02,360 Speaker 3: Question just where we decided to go with that. But 20 00:01:02,920 --> 00:01:07,160 Speaker 3: you're right, winning is better than losing. And Mike McDonald 21 00:01:07,280 --> 00:01:10,680 Speaker 3: has now won both of his games as a head coach. 22 00:01:11,480 --> 00:01:14,319 Speaker 4: Nobody else in Seahawks coaching history can say that. 23 00:01:14,640 --> 00:01:17,440 Speaker 5: I do believe the interim coach Mike McCormick when he 24 00:01:17,440 --> 00:01:18,440 Speaker 5: took over, did that? 25 00:01:18,480 --> 00:01:23,679 Speaker 2: There's been a my apologies what year? 26 00:01:24,080 --> 00:01:26,120 Speaker 4: It was a heated debate. I missed out on this 27 00:01:26,200 --> 00:01:27,120 Speaker 4: debate because. 28 00:01:26,880 --> 00:01:28,600 Speaker 5: I saw that Oliver Twitter that he's the first one 29 00:01:28,640 --> 00:01:30,800 Speaker 5: to do it, and then others pointed out that when 30 00:01:30,800 --> 00:01:34,440 Speaker 5: Mike McCormick took over, I want to say, did he 31 00:01:34,480 --> 00:01:35,120 Speaker 5: fall ptera? 32 00:01:35,440 --> 00:01:37,280 Speaker 3: You know what I'm going to say, folks, I have 33 00:01:37,440 --> 00:01:40,440 Speaker 3: covered the Seahawks for sixteen years and it has not 34 00:01:40,560 --> 00:01:41,840 Speaker 3: happened in those sixteen years. 35 00:01:41,880 --> 00:01:43,000 Speaker 4: So that's what I'm going to. 36 00:01:42,920 --> 00:01:45,360 Speaker 5: Can say this for the great Seahawks coaches you think 37 00:01:45,400 --> 00:01:48,520 Speaker 5: of Mike Homern, Chuck Knox, Pete Carroll, none of them 38 00:01:48,560 --> 00:01:48,760 Speaker 5: did it? 39 00:01:48,800 --> 00:01:49,320 Speaker 2: How about that? 40 00:01:49,360 --> 00:01:50,600 Speaker 4: How about that great? 41 00:01:50,680 --> 00:01:53,960 Speaker 3: So we have already stepped into two topics that have 42 00:01:54,200 --> 00:01:57,760 Speaker 3: nothing to do with today's discussion here. You know what, though, 43 00:01:57,800 --> 00:02:00,360 Speaker 3: I do think it is worth revisiting last week's game 44 00:02:00,480 --> 00:02:01,320 Speaker 3: in New England. 45 00:02:02,680 --> 00:02:03,960 Speaker 4: I don't know that it played out the. 46 00:02:03,960 --> 00:02:07,320 Speaker 3: Way that I expected, especially after seeing Defense Week one 47 00:02:07,400 --> 00:02:09,480 Speaker 3: come out of the gate so strong, and it didn't 48 00:02:09,520 --> 00:02:12,119 Speaker 3: feel like they had that same continuity, to the point 49 00:02:12,160 --> 00:02:15,360 Speaker 3: where Mike McDonald at halftime actually called out the team 50 00:02:15,639 --> 00:02:18,560 Speaker 3: and called out the defense publicly and said, look, we 51 00:02:18,680 --> 00:02:21,320 Speaker 3: got to figure this out and communicate a lot better 52 00:02:21,400 --> 00:02:22,200 Speaker 3: than what we're doing. 53 00:02:22,360 --> 00:02:24,640 Speaker 5: Yeah, I mean, still a lot to like about the defense, 54 00:02:24,680 --> 00:02:26,520 Speaker 5: but it was you know we saw I mean, give 55 00:02:26,880 --> 00:02:28,440 Speaker 5: Jacobe you PRIs said, a lot of credit. He was 56 00:02:28,440 --> 00:02:31,639 Speaker 5: making things happen, avoiding that pass rush, kept finding Hunter Henry, 57 00:02:31,680 --> 00:02:33,560 Speaker 5: who killed the Shawks for a half. But then to 58 00:02:33,560 --> 00:02:35,600 Speaker 5: their credit, they adjusted he had one catch in the 59 00:02:35,639 --> 00:02:38,120 Speaker 5: second half. We'll talk about the run game later. But 60 00:02:38,280 --> 00:02:39,840 Speaker 5: you think, well, there's other things to fix. 61 00:02:40,120 --> 00:02:43,320 Speaker 3: Well, yes, and look, you knew that New England was 62 00:02:43,400 --> 00:02:45,440 Speaker 3: going to run the ball. And it's funny because in 63 00:02:45,600 --> 00:02:47,359 Speaker 3: all the guys that I talked to after the game 64 00:02:47,400 --> 00:02:49,720 Speaker 3: and I asked about Hunter Henry and that game plan, 65 00:02:50,040 --> 00:02:52,240 Speaker 3: and they kind of looked a little bit confused because 66 00:02:52,240 --> 00:02:54,760 Speaker 3: that wasn't even on their radar. They were more interested 67 00:02:55,160 --> 00:02:58,160 Speaker 3: in talking about the run game. And here's what happened. 68 00:02:58,240 --> 00:03:00,440 Speaker 3: When you know that you have a running back, they 69 00:03:00,440 --> 00:03:02,880 Speaker 3: can put up that many yards and they feed the 70 00:03:02,960 --> 00:03:06,640 Speaker 3: running back the ball. They had thirty six rushing plays 71 00:03:06,960 --> 00:03:09,840 Speaker 3: and as Rake Wooland said afterwards, it's really tough to 72 00:03:09,960 --> 00:03:12,800 Speaker 3: make a game changing play if you never put the 73 00:03:12,840 --> 00:03:15,799 Speaker 3: ball in the air more than dumping it off to 74 00:03:15,880 --> 00:03:18,200 Speaker 3: your tight end or giving it to the running back 75 00:03:18,200 --> 00:03:19,480 Speaker 3: out of the backfield, have. 76 00:03:19,440 --> 00:03:22,440 Speaker 5: Three receptions from receivers, I believe, so that part of 77 00:03:22,440 --> 00:03:23,600 Speaker 5: the game they took care of it. 78 00:03:23,639 --> 00:03:24,600 Speaker 2: You know, like a few. 79 00:03:24,480 --> 00:03:27,280 Speaker 5: Things got them, but overall, you know, you look at 80 00:03:27,320 --> 00:03:30,440 Speaker 5: the yardage, the first downs. Still still a lot of 81 00:03:30,480 --> 00:03:32,720 Speaker 5: good things out of this defense. Which the best part 82 00:03:32,760 --> 00:03:34,320 Speaker 5: about this is they're two and zero, is still going 83 00:03:34,360 --> 00:03:36,040 Speaker 5: through a lot of the growing that comes with a 84 00:03:36,080 --> 00:03:39,160 Speaker 5: new coaching staff with new schemes like that can be 85 00:03:39,200 --> 00:03:41,800 Speaker 5: a tough adjustment, so that they're going through some of 86 00:03:41,840 --> 00:03:43,720 Speaker 5: these issues on both sides of the ball. But two 87 00:03:43,800 --> 00:03:45,600 Speaker 5: and oh, that's pretty great place to be. 88 00:03:45,840 --> 00:03:49,200 Speaker 4: And you had a game changing play on special teams. 89 00:03:49,360 --> 00:03:49,800 Speaker 2: Mm hmm. 90 00:03:51,000 --> 00:03:52,480 Speaker 4: Do you buy the fact that it was just a 91 00:03:52,520 --> 00:03:53,080 Speaker 4: gut feeling. 92 00:03:53,920 --> 00:03:56,800 Speaker 5: I mean, give it his word for that, just saying hey, 93 00:03:56,960 --> 00:03:58,600 Speaker 5: but it is funny. He's like, oh, I'm always on 94 00:03:58,600 --> 00:04:01,760 Speaker 5: the other side and I or Shan Jenkins switch sides. 95 00:04:02,280 --> 00:04:04,480 Speaker 4: But hey, well, and that's what Riek had told me 96 00:04:04,560 --> 00:04:05,119 Speaker 4: after the game. 97 00:04:05,160 --> 00:04:07,280 Speaker 3: He goes, yeah, Julian just comes up and he says, 98 00:04:07,320 --> 00:04:08,640 Speaker 3: I got a gut feeling, and. 99 00:04:08,640 --> 00:04:11,280 Speaker 4: Rieke said, Okay, let's just rush together. And we've seen 100 00:04:11,360 --> 00:04:12,760 Speaker 4: rush or we've seen reed. 101 00:04:12,840 --> 00:04:14,880 Speaker 2: Yeah, he's great coming off the edge there get there. 102 00:04:15,000 --> 00:04:17,279 Speaker 3: And I thought he was going to be close to 103 00:04:17,360 --> 00:04:19,240 Speaker 3: that one too, and he was like, no, it's kind 104 00:04:19,240 --> 00:04:21,080 Speaker 3: of part of the plan, Like Julian saw something and 105 00:04:21,120 --> 00:04:22,040 Speaker 3: we were just going. 106 00:04:21,960 --> 00:04:23,599 Speaker 5: Well, and as Julian even said, part of the reason 107 00:04:23,600 --> 00:04:25,320 Speaker 5: he has a path to make that plays. Teams have 108 00:04:25,360 --> 00:04:27,279 Speaker 5: to account for riek off the edge. There's some team 109 00:04:27,320 --> 00:04:28,800 Speaker 5: for you kind of the edge guy's not going to 110 00:04:28,839 --> 00:04:31,360 Speaker 5: get there whatever. But he's so fast. We saw it 111 00:04:31,480 --> 00:04:33,039 Speaker 5: two years ago San Francisco when he. 112 00:04:33,040 --> 00:04:35,280 Speaker 2: Got the block. They really have to account for that. 113 00:04:35,360 --> 00:04:38,000 Speaker 5: And that left a little window for as Julian jokes, Luckily, 114 00:04:38,000 --> 00:04:39,520 Speaker 5: I'm skinny, so I could fit through it. 115 00:04:39,600 --> 00:04:40,920 Speaker 2: So it worked out well. 116 00:04:41,720 --> 00:04:44,920 Speaker 3: It did, indeed, it did, indeed, and you were going 117 00:04:44,960 --> 00:04:47,200 Speaker 3: to need all three phases of the game. This week, 118 00:04:47,240 --> 00:04:49,440 Speaker 3: we're going to dive into a few of the numbers. 119 00:04:49,640 --> 00:04:53,200 Speaker 3: I think the headline that everybody is following with Miami. Look, 120 00:04:53,200 --> 00:04:55,440 Speaker 3: there's a couple of things that you know off the top. 121 00:04:55,560 --> 00:04:58,360 Speaker 3: Number one, you know that they are a prolific offense 122 00:04:58,520 --> 00:05:02,400 Speaker 3: thanks to Mike McDaniel. Yes, and it is to a 123 00:05:02,480 --> 00:05:05,320 Speaker 3: tongue of aloe who has made headlines all week long 124 00:05:05,400 --> 00:05:08,520 Speaker 3: and caused the most conversation around football. 125 00:05:08,839 --> 00:05:13,040 Speaker 5: Yeah, for unfortunate reasons with his concussion history. You know, 126 00:05:13,080 --> 00:05:15,320 Speaker 5: we talked to actually Connor Williams, who was his center 127 00:05:15,360 --> 00:05:17,120 Speaker 5: for the last couple of years, and you could really 128 00:05:17,120 --> 00:05:19,840 Speaker 5: hear the concern from him yesterday. I've just you know, 129 00:05:19,960 --> 00:05:22,880 Speaker 5: this is obviously every injury in football is unfortunate. When 130 00:05:22,880 --> 00:05:26,640 Speaker 5: we're talking about somebody's you know, brain, it's scary stuff 131 00:05:26,680 --> 00:05:28,600 Speaker 5: to see a guy go through what Tua has the 132 00:05:28,640 --> 00:05:29,280 Speaker 5: last few years. 133 00:05:29,600 --> 00:05:32,159 Speaker 3: And the fact that he is now on IR and 134 00:05:32,320 --> 00:05:35,120 Speaker 3: has four weeks minimum, four weeks to deal with this, 135 00:05:35,800 --> 00:05:37,719 Speaker 3: I think that that's helpful. I also think that that 136 00:05:37,960 --> 00:05:42,320 Speaker 3: furthers the conversation in the sport about how to make 137 00:05:42,360 --> 00:05:44,640 Speaker 3: the best decisions, whatever that decision ends up to be. 138 00:05:44,640 --> 00:05:46,080 Speaker 3: And I'm not going to weigh in on all the 139 00:05:46,120 --> 00:05:49,040 Speaker 3: factors that he should be considering because. 140 00:05:49,200 --> 00:05:50,839 Speaker 4: That's just not my area of expertise. 141 00:05:50,920 --> 00:05:53,159 Speaker 3: But we know that for right now, it is going 142 00:05:53,240 --> 00:05:56,320 Speaker 3: to be Skyler Thompson who is making the start for 143 00:05:56,360 --> 00:06:00,240 Speaker 3: the Dolphins. Perhaps not a household name, he has as 144 00:06:00,400 --> 00:06:03,520 Speaker 3: made starts both in the regular season and the playoffs, 145 00:06:03,520 --> 00:06:06,120 Speaker 3: and he is a little bit different from what you 146 00:06:06,160 --> 00:06:07,480 Speaker 3: could have expected with Tua. 147 00:06:08,560 --> 00:06:10,240 Speaker 7: Well, he's willing to keep the ball a little bit 148 00:06:10,279 --> 00:06:13,120 Speaker 7: longer than than Tua. Tua's he was playing really really 149 00:06:13,120 --> 00:06:15,480 Speaker 7: fast and the ball comes out pretty quickly, on time, 150 00:06:15,680 --> 00:06:19,040 Speaker 7: on target. He's got the same ability to do those things, 151 00:06:19,080 --> 00:06:21,599 Speaker 7: but I'd say the ability also to if you add 152 00:06:21,680 --> 00:06:25,440 Speaker 7: the extended play to the to that element, that's something 153 00:06:25,440 --> 00:06:27,760 Speaker 7: that you have to take into account, probably more so 154 00:06:27,800 --> 00:06:30,560 Speaker 7: than when Tua again just not It's a tough because 155 00:06:30,560 --> 00:06:34,080 Speaker 7: it's not a huge sample size to see. It's been 156 00:06:34,120 --> 00:06:35,720 Speaker 7: a long time and you got talking about a couple 157 00:06:35,760 --> 00:06:37,960 Speaker 7: of years of growth from when he started last in 158 00:06:38,360 --> 00:06:40,880 Speaker 7: a in a playoff game, being in the system. So 159 00:06:41,360 --> 00:06:42,440 Speaker 7: that's where we're at right now. 160 00:06:43,400 --> 00:06:45,400 Speaker 5: Yeah, I think you know, obviously every team wants to 161 00:06:45,400 --> 00:06:47,760 Speaker 5: have their starting quarterback, but when you have a head 162 00:06:47,800 --> 00:06:50,520 Speaker 5: coach like Mike McDaniel who runs that you know, his 163 00:06:50,680 --> 00:06:52,520 Speaker 5: version of the Shanahan scheme that he puts his own 164 00:06:52,560 --> 00:06:55,480 Speaker 5: wrinkles on, and when you have the weapons, they have 165 00:06:55,680 --> 00:06:59,400 Speaker 5: the Seahawks. Know, like, it doesn't matter who's playing quarterback. Obviously, 166 00:06:59,400 --> 00:07:01,600 Speaker 5: if the guy's there, he's their backup quarterback. He's you know, 167 00:07:01,640 --> 00:07:03,839 Speaker 5: he's a capable guy. They wouldn't have on the roster 168 00:07:03,880 --> 00:07:06,760 Speaker 5: if he weren't. And with everything he has around him, 169 00:07:06,760 --> 00:07:08,760 Speaker 5: you have to still be very worried about what that 170 00:07:08,800 --> 00:07:09,440 Speaker 5: offense can do. 171 00:07:10,120 --> 00:07:12,880 Speaker 3: You know, you talk about Mike McDaniel and his scheme. 172 00:07:13,240 --> 00:07:15,400 Speaker 3: It's interesting because there's a couple of names that come 173 00:07:15,440 --> 00:07:20,200 Speaker 3: to mind when you look at the roster construction of Miami. 174 00:07:20,480 --> 00:07:23,880 Speaker 3: They have eight of the top ten players in the 175 00:07:24,000 --> 00:07:28,560 Speaker 3: NFL this season, right, as rated by Who's Ever Rating Players? Right, 176 00:07:28,680 --> 00:07:32,120 Speaker 3: most of those guys are on offense. The second that 177 00:07:32,240 --> 00:07:34,520 Speaker 3: is second only to San Francisco. They've got nine of 178 00:07:34,560 --> 00:07:38,840 Speaker 3: those players, right. The records that they have broken or 179 00:07:38,880 --> 00:07:43,320 Speaker 3: the numbers that they are putting up are absurd. Yeah, 180 00:07:43,400 --> 00:07:46,200 Speaker 3: they led the league in total offense last year with 181 00:07:46,520 --> 00:07:48,680 Speaker 3: just over four hundred yards a game. They led the 182 00:07:48,720 --> 00:07:51,880 Speaker 3: league in passing, they led the league and yards per carried, 183 00:07:52,040 --> 00:07:55,240 Speaker 3: and that offensive line has done a pretty good job protecting. 184 00:07:55,400 --> 00:07:55,679 Speaker 2: Yeah. 185 00:07:55,880 --> 00:07:58,480 Speaker 5: I mean, there's just about everything you want on offense 186 00:07:58,520 --> 00:07:59,920 Speaker 5: to be able to do. They've been able to do 187 00:08:00,080 --> 00:08:01,960 Speaker 5: under Mike McDaniel. And that's again going back to the 188 00:08:02,000 --> 00:08:05,040 Speaker 5: conversation about the quarterback, like it's it's scary no matter 189 00:08:05,080 --> 00:08:05,720 Speaker 5: who's back there. 190 00:08:05,800 --> 00:08:08,920 Speaker 3: Well, that's and that's kind of what I was getting to, right. 191 00:08:09,280 --> 00:08:14,240 Speaker 3: Miami's broken six team records and thirteen individual records. Most 192 00:08:14,240 --> 00:08:17,280 Speaker 3: of those are coming on offense. So here's my bigger question. 193 00:08:18,000 --> 00:08:21,320 Speaker 3: Is it because Mike McDaniel is so innovative or is 194 00:08:21,360 --> 00:08:26,520 Speaker 3: it because you have playmakers like Tyreek Hill and Waddle 195 00:08:26,760 --> 00:08:29,600 Speaker 3: and you're running back whose name I mispronounced every single 196 00:08:29,640 --> 00:08:31,240 Speaker 3: time because I have to think about it too hard. 197 00:08:31,520 --> 00:08:36,880 Speaker 4: It's a Chan by the way, Devon a Chan, got it? 198 00:08:37,200 --> 00:08:39,280 Speaker 2: Yeah, just I have to puss to me. The answer 199 00:08:39,440 --> 00:08:41,120 Speaker 2: is yes, it's both. 200 00:08:41,400 --> 00:08:44,360 Speaker 5: It's you can't you could be the biggest football genius 201 00:08:44,400 --> 00:08:46,000 Speaker 5: in the world if you don't got players out there. 202 00:08:46,080 --> 00:08:47,960 Speaker 5: I mean, you ask Mike McDonald. Everyone wants to call 203 00:08:48,000 --> 00:08:50,200 Speaker 5: them this defensive genius and he'll say, well, it's the players. Like, 204 00:08:50,520 --> 00:08:53,080 Speaker 5: the scheme isn't rocket science. They have to execute it, 205 00:08:53,080 --> 00:08:54,680 Speaker 5: and the same thing on offense. Same thing with the 206 00:08:54,679 --> 00:08:57,720 Speaker 5: forty nine ers. They've got all this talent, but it 207 00:08:57,720 --> 00:09:00,280 Speaker 5: doesn't matter how good the scheme is, if you you know, 208 00:09:00,840 --> 00:09:03,680 Speaker 5: it's merry together. It helps to have great players, it 209 00:09:03,720 --> 00:09:06,800 Speaker 5: helps to have a tyree kill, but you need to also, 210 00:09:06,920 --> 00:09:08,000 Speaker 5: you know, you need both sides of it. 211 00:09:08,080 --> 00:09:10,319 Speaker 2: Is what I'm trying to get at, and very poorly. 212 00:09:10,160 --> 00:09:12,040 Speaker 3: State, Well, I guess I'm trying to figure out what 213 00:09:12,080 --> 00:09:14,360 Speaker 3: my level of concern should be with Skyler Thompson starting 214 00:09:14,400 --> 00:09:17,199 Speaker 3: on Sunday, right, because everybody looks at that and goes, oh, 215 00:09:17,240 --> 00:09:19,720 Speaker 3: this is easy, and I'm like, I don't, I don't know. 216 00:09:20,040 --> 00:09:22,440 Speaker 2: I would say this the fancy say this is easy. 217 00:09:22,520 --> 00:09:25,040 Speaker 5: Go back and look at some Seahawks home games against 218 00:09:25,080 --> 00:09:27,959 Speaker 5: backup quarterbacks, and look, we're talking about different we're talking 219 00:09:27,960 --> 00:09:29,920 Speaker 5: at different players, different coaching staff. 220 00:09:30,200 --> 00:09:30,959 Speaker 2: Everything's changed. 221 00:09:31,160 --> 00:09:32,960 Speaker 5: But my only point about that, other than to bring 222 00:09:33,000 --> 00:09:37,160 Speaker 5: up horrible memories, is just say, in this league everybody's 223 00:09:37,160 --> 00:09:40,080 Speaker 5: pretty don't good to what they're doing. Every coach is smart, 224 00:09:40,320 --> 00:09:42,640 Speaker 5: every player is capable, and just you know the old 225 00:09:42,679 --> 00:09:45,400 Speaker 5: cliche of any even Sunday, So you cannot look at, oh, 226 00:09:45,520 --> 00:09:47,520 Speaker 5: this team's got backup quarterback and chalk up to win. 227 00:09:47,640 --> 00:09:49,720 Speaker 5: We've seen it too many times, both here and around 228 00:09:49,760 --> 00:09:51,839 Speaker 5: the league. That teams step up and get the job 229 00:09:51,880 --> 00:09:52,600 Speaker 5: done well. 230 00:09:52,720 --> 00:09:54,559 Speaker 3: And to get the job done, you were going to 231 00:09:54,600 --> 00:09:57,480 Speaker 3: have to communicate at a really high level explosive plays 232 00:09:57,559 --> 00:10:01,840 Speaker 3: or something that Miami just deals in every single game. 233 00:10:01,920 --> 00:10:04,559 Speaker 3: I'll tell you the numbers in just a second, right 234 00:10:04,600 --> 00:10:07,120 Speaker 3: after we hear from Mike McDonald on what needs to happen. 235 00:10:07,840 --> 00:10:09,599 Speaker 7: Yeah, well you're at home, so you can't be you know, 236 00:10:10,280 --> 00:10:12,320 Speaker 7: speaking in paragraphs out there. You got to be quick. 237 00:10:13,400 --> 00:10:16,240 Speaker 7: You have to play with anticipation off the movement. Again, 238 00:10:16,320 --> 00:10:18,120 Speaker 7: they do a great job, like you're not going to 239 00:10:18,160 --> 00:10:21,959 Speaker 7: see the same pictures from week to week that you 240 00:10:22,000 --> 00:10:25,120 Speaker 7: would on a normal offense. So they're going to dress 241 00:10:25,160 --> 00:10:27,079 Speaker 7: it up. They're going to be and it's all through 242 00:10:27,120 --> 00:10:28,840 Speaker 7: in the lens of how do you create the angles, 243 00:10:29,559 --> 00:10:32,880 Speaker 7: how do you set up the blocks? Which they do 244 00:10:33,040 --> 00:10:35,360 Speaker 7: is good a job as anybody in the league. And 245 00:10:35,559 --> 00:10:38,640 Speaker 7: so you have to play with anticipation. Your calls can't 246 00:10:38,679 --> 00:10:41,959 Speaker 7: be you know, crazy complicated. So we have to do 247 00:10:42,000 --> 00:10:43,559 Speaker 7: as coaches. We have to help our guys out so 248 00:10:43,600 --> 00:10:44,720 Speaker 7: they can go play fast. 249 00:10:45,480 --> 00:10:46,960 Speaker 3: Well, and you were going to need to stop those 250 00:10:47,040 --> 00:10:50,000 Speaker 3: explosive plays. Here's a few numbers that stand out to me. 251 00:10:50,200 --> 00:10:53,360 Speaker 3: Already this year, Miami has at least three plays of 252 00:10:53,559 --> 00:10:57,760 Speaker 3: thirty nine yards or more, all of those going for touchdowns. 253 00:10:57,840 --> 00:11:00,920 Speaker 3: Last week they added sixteen plays of at least ten 254 00:11:01,240 --> 00:11:06,280 Speaker 3: or more yards. They're fourteen plays of fifty plus since 255 00:11:06,320 --> 00:11:09,160 Speaker 3: the start of last year, far and away more than 256 00:11:09,320 --> 00:11:13,080 Speaker 3: any other team in the league, which means that there's 257 00:11:13,080 --> 00:11:15,599 Speaker 3: going to be some opportunities at the back end of 258 00:11:15,640 --> 00:11:17,520 Speaker 3: this defense to make some place. 259 00:11:17,720 --> 00:11:20,280 Speaker 5: Yeah, and I'm really excited about that because we have 260 00:11:20,400 --> 00:11:22,560 Speaker 5: not seen the back end of this defense tested very 261 00:11:22,640 --> 00:11:24,760 Speaker 5: much these first two weeks. You know, Denver was content 262 00:11:24,840 --> 00:11:27,360 Speaker 5: to check the ball down. New England was running the 263 00:11:27,400 --> 00:11:29,439 Speaker 5: ball or throwing it to their tight end. So this 264 00:11:29,640 --> 00:11:32,679 Speaker 5: is going to be by far the biggest tests in 265 00:11:32,800 --> 00:11:36,760 Speaker 5: terms of perimeter players, downfield shots, all that stuff that 266 00:11:36,920 --> 00:11:40,120 Speaker 5: we've seen what looks to be a really good Seahawks 267 00:11:40,160 --> 00:11:41,400 Speaker 5: secondary face this year. 268 00:11:41,880 --> 00:11:44,760 Speaker 3: What have we learned about tackling and being there Because 269 00:11:44,800 --> 00:11:48,640 Speaker 3: when I look at the mistackle numbers, yeah, it surprised 270 00:11:48,840 --> 00:11:49,480 Speaker 3: me a little bit. 271 00:11:49,640 --> 00:11:51,680 Speaker 4: Yeah, because it doesn't feel like that when you watch 272 00:11:51,760 --> 00:11:52,160 Speaker 4: the game. 273 00:11:52,400 --> 00:11:54,240 Speaker 2: Yeah, it did a little more than New England. You 274 00:11:54,280 --> 00:11:55,120 Speaker 2: saw some of them get out. 275 00:11:55,200 --> 00:11:56,680 Speaker 4: Obviously, I would also say gassed. 276 00:11:56,760 --> 00:11:59,319 Speaker 3: Yeah, right, I felt like the defense got gassed a 277 00:11:59,360 --> 00:12:00,959 Speaker 3: little bit in the field. 278 00:12:00,720 --> 00:12:03,280 Speaker 5: A lot, But yeah, the Denver game is interesting. When 279 00:12:03,320 --> 00:12:06,200 Speaker 5: we talked to the defense coordinator at and Dirday during 280 00:12:06,240 --> 00:12:08,400 Speaker 5: the week after that game, and Aaron's been talking all 281 00:12:08,440 --> 00:12:09,920 Speaker 5: week about the tackling and how good it was. 282 00:12:10,000 --> 00:12:11,240 Speaker 2: He's like, we actually missed quite a few. 283 00:12:11,240 --> 00:12:12,880 Speaker 5: I think he said was nine or ten missed tackles, 284 00:12:13,160 --> 00:12:16,200 Speaker 5: which sounds bad, but his point is you can get 285 00:12:16,240 --> 00:12:18,199 Speaker 5: away with the misstackle if there's another guy right there 286 00:12:18,240 --> 00:12:20,079 Speaker 5: and another guy right there, and you can go find 287 00:12:20,120 --> 00:12:22,440 Speaker 5: someone's plays in the Denver game of the guy slips 288 00:12:22,440 --> 00:12:24,280 Speaker 5: the initial tackle, but done now because there's two guys 289 00:12:24,280 --> 00:12:24,520 Speaker 5: are on. 290 00:12:24,559 --> 00:12:24,960 Speaker 2: Top of him. 291 00:12:25,520 --> 00:12:27,199 Speaker 5: Now, New England it was a little tougher the way 292 00:12:27,200 --> 00:12:29,280 Speaker 5: they had that physical run game going. They broke a 293 00:12:29,360 --> 00:12:31,360 Speaker 5: few and extended them that the miss tackles hurt a 294 00:12:31,360 --> 00:12:33,960 Speaker 5: little bit more. But yeah, that's I mean, it's gonna 295 00:12:33,960 --> 00:12:35,679 Speaker 5: be a big emphasis in this game. You don't, you know, 296 00:12:36,000 --> 00:12:38,079 Speaker 5: explosive as they are, you can't be giving up anything. 297 00:12:37,840 --> 00:12:39,880 Speaker 3: Extra well, and I wonder if you see just a 298 00:12:39,920 --> 00:12:43,000 Speaker 3: little bit more pressure put on the quarterback that is 299 00:12:43,240 --> 00:12:46,880 Speaker 3: not as familiar hasn't played a game in over a year, 300 00:12:47,120 --> 00:12:50,480 Speaker 3: right well last week coming in for Tua. But you know, 301 00:12:50,640 --> 00:12:52,920 Speaker 3: their blitz rate is among the lowest in the league. 302 00:12:52,920 --> 00:12:55,079 Speaker 3: Seahawks are blitzing just about twenty one percent of the time. 303 00:12:55,120 --> 00:12:58,360 Speaker 4: But if you look at their hurries, their quarterback hurries, 304 00:12:58,640 --> 00:13:00,200 Speaker 4: hits and pressures. 305 00:13:00,000 --> 00:13:02,120 Speaker 2: They're in the top set. They're among the league leaders 306 00:13:02,200 --> 00:13:02,520 Speaker 2: and everything. 307 00:13:02,520 --> 00:13:04,920 Speaker 5: According to next Gen Stats, boy Mafe has the most 308 00:13:05,040 --> 00:13:08,040 Speaker 5: quarterback pressures and the highest pressure rate of any pass rusher. 309 00:13:08,160 --> 00:13:11,360 Speaker 5: So they're getting the job done without necessarily committing. And 310 00:13:11,480 --> 00:13:13,160 Speaker 5: part of it, that's what Mike McDonald does is like 311 00:13:13,800 --> 00:13:15,480 Speaker 5: it's not a blitz because they might only send four, 312 00:13:15,559 --> 00:13:17,160 Speaker 5: but you don't know where those four are coming from. 313 00:13:17,360 --> 00:13:19,640 Speaker 5: You might mug the line with seven eight guys and 314 00:13:19,720 --> 00:13:22,400 Speaker 5: the quarterbacks got to figure out who's coming. And you know, 315 00:13:22,480 --> 00:13:24,640 Speaker 5: no offense to Scott or Thompson. But Jacoby Brissett seen 316 00:13:24,679 --> 00:13:26,760 Speaker 5: a lot more football than he has so and this 317 00:13:26,920 --> 00:13:29,640 Speaker 5: is something that Mike McDonald talked about last week of like, 318 00:13:29,679 --> 00:13:31,839 Speaker 5: we're not gonna be able to trick Ja Kob your set. 319 00:13:31,880 --> 00:13:33,480 Speaker 2: He's seen a ton of football. Well, you kind of 320 00:13:33,480 --> 00:13:33,720 Speaker 2: help a. 321 00:13:33,760 --> 00:13:36,880 Speaker 5: Younger guy loud environment at Lewminfield, you might be able 322 00:13:36,880 --> 00:13:37,720 Speaker 5: to get in his head little bit. 323 00:13:37,720 --> 00:13:38,160 Speaker 2: That's the hope. 324 00:13:38,440 --> 00:13:40,679 Speaker 3: Well, yeah, and you would hope that, you know, by 325 00:13:40,720 --> 00:13:42,599 Speaker 3: game three you start to see some continuity. I know, 326 00:13:42,679 --> 00:13:45,400 Speaker 3: Mike McDonald said, adds really game four and five that 327 00:13:45,480 --> 00:13:49,000 Speaker 3: you start trusting some of those numbers. But despite the 328 00:13:49,120 --> 00:13:52,040 Speaker 3: numbers that the Seahawks have allowed in the run game, 329 00:13:52,320 --> 00:13:54,400 Speaker 3: the defensive line is coming together pretty nicely. 330 00:13:55,080 --> 00:13:55,200 Speaker 8: Well. 331 00:13:55,240 --> 00:13:57,120 Speaker 7: We ask a lot of those guys on early downs 332 00:13:57,320 --> 00:14:00,520 Speaker 7: to you know, we're not a big penetrate in front, 333 00:14:00,640 --> 00:14:02,319 Speaker 7: so like they have to play blocks, they have to 334 00:14:02,360 --> 00:14:05,160 Speaker 7: stay square, they have to set up a second level 335 00:14:05,200 --> 00:14:07,160 Speaker 7: for first success. And then when we're able to take 336 00:14:07,200 --> 00:14:09,400 Speaker 7: double teams off, that's when they make their hay on 337 00:14:09,440 --> 00:14:12,800 Speaker 7: early down. So that's an unselfish job. And those guys 338 00:14:12,840 --> 00:14:14,520 Speaker 7: do is they're doing a great job. I know the 339 00:14:14,600 --> 00:14:16,360 Speaker 7: run stats right now don't really set it up, but 340 00:14:16,480 --> 00:14:17,920 Speaker 7: if you don't, you can't put it on those guys. 341 00:14:17,960 --> 00:14:19,000 Speaker 7: I think they're doing a great job. 342 00:14:20,000 --> 00:14:21,720 Speaker 5: I like that he starts that quote with we ask 343 00:14:21,760 --> 00:14:23,800 Speaker 5: a lot of those guys because I asked Leonard Williams 344 00:14:23,840 --> 00:14:25,760 Speaker 5: before the opener or something about the defense and this 345 00:14:25,840 --> 00:14:28,560 Speaker 5: guy starts laughing and he's like, sorry, I'm laughing because 346 00:14:28,680 --> 00:14:31,520 Speaker 5: he's just like he is like not that he was like, oh, 347 00:14:31,600 --> 00:14:33,520 Speaker 5: run by, but he was just wondering, like how much 348 00:14:33,600 --> 00:14:35,440 Speaker 5: it is, like all the different things they're having to do, 349 00:14:36,000 --> 00:14:37,800 Speaker 5: and then just you know what they're asking them to do. 350 00:14:37,880 --> 00:14:39,320 Speaker 5: In terms of what he said with the run game 351 00:14:39,400 --> 00:14:42,080 Speaker 5: and kind of how it's an unselfish job. It's they 352 00:14:42,160 --> 00:14:43,840 Speaker 5: got a lot of talent up front, and we've seen 353 00:14:43,880 --> 00:14:46,200 Speaker 5: flashes from a lot of guys. I think Leonard Williams 354 00:14:46,200 --> 00:14:47,960 Speaker 5: is playing the bat as well as anybody up there. 355 00:14:48,040 --> 00:14:51,120 Speaker 5: So the run numbers need to get better. Obviously, you 356 00:14:51,240 --> 00:14:53,240 Speaker 5: can't give up one eighty five, but there's there's a 357 00:14:53,240 --> 00:14:54,800 Speaker 5: lot to like about what they get, what they're doing. 358 00:14:55,000 --> 00:14:56,840 Speaker 3: Yeah, I also think you're gonna see it schemed up 359 00:14:56,920 --> 00:14:59,520 Speaker 3: just a little bit differently this week because we knew 360 00:15:00,000 --> 00:15:02,920 Speaker 3: but New England was going to double team that inside gap, 361 00:15:02,960 --> 00:15:05,480 Speaker 3: and Jonathan Hankins said, I was about eighty percent of 362 00:15:05,560 --> 00:15:07,120 Speaker 3: the time he was dealing with double teams. 363 00:15:07,200 --> 00:15:09,080 Speaker 4: I don't think you're going to see that with Miami. 364 00:15:09,280 --> 00:15:11,640 Speaker 5: No very different style. They'll still try to run the ball, 365 00:15:11,680 --> 00:15:12,920 Speaker 5: but you know, they're going to tack the edges a 366 00:15:12,960 --> 00:15:14,920 Speaker 5: lot more. They're going to test how you can contain 367 00:15:15,040 --> 00:15:18,000 Speaker 5: the perimeter and try to use their speed, so different challenge. 368 00:15:18,040 --> 00:15:19,720 Speaker 5: It'll be fun to see how Seahawks handle it. 369 00:15:19,960 --> 00:15:22,200 Speaker 3: Oh and it's going to be so fun to see 370 00:15:22,520 --> 00:15:26,720 Speaker 3: how the Seahawks handle Miami's defense. But before we dive 371 00:15:26,760 --> 00:15:29,200 Speaker 3: into that, let's get a word from our presenting sponsor. 372 00:15:29,840 --> 00:15:34,160 Speaker 1: Statistically, the world is losing color. Just consider all white kitchens, 373 00:15:34,360 --> 00:15:37,720 Speaker 1: beige baby nurseries, a sea of gray cars. 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Do I want 383 00:16:06,000 --> 00:16:10,760 Speaker 3: to see Miami's offense against Seattle's defense or vice versa, 384 00:16:11,240 --> 00:16:15,600 Speaker 3: Because this defense should look pretty similar to the Seahawks defense, 385 00:16:15,680 --> 00:16:16,440 Speaker 3: and for good reason. 386 00:16:16,600 --> 00:16:18,840 Speaker 5: Yeah, their defensive coordinator is a guy who worked with 387 00:16:18,960 --> 00:16:20,200 Speaker 5: Mike mcdonaland in Baltimore. 388 00:16:20,320 --> 00:16:22,440 Speaker 2: So it's you know, as Mike said, it's not a 389 00:16:22,880 --> 00:16:23,520 Speaker 2: carbon copy. 390 00:16:23,760 --> 00:16:26,080 Speaker 5: You know, every time a coach leaves and goes somewhere, 391 00:16:26,200 --> 00:16:29,200 Speaker 5: just like Mike McDaniel didn't just copy Shanhan's offense. But 392 00:16:29,240 --> 00:16:30,880 Speaker 5: there's a lot of elements of it. So you know, 393 00:16:30,920 --> 00:16:32,960 Speaker 5: we've heard from a few players it looks similar. It's 394 00:16:33,000 --> 00:16:34,920 Speaker 5: going to look, you know, like what they see in practice, 395 00:16:34,960 --> 00:16:36,880 Speaker 5: and you need to help that help them prepare for it. 396 00:16:37,080 --> 00:16:40,880 Speaker 3: I would think just the awareness of where the pressure 397 00:16:40,960 --> 00:16:44,040 Speaker 3: could come from, what those formations could look like. And 398 00:16:44,160 --> 00:16:47,640 Speaker 3: let's be very clear, anytime you were preparing for an opponent, 399 00:16:47,720 --> 00:16:50,280 Speaker 3: there is a scout team that is executing what your 400 00:16:50,320 --> 00:16:51,360 Speaker 3: opponent should be doing. 401 00:16:51,840 --> 00:16:54,520 Speaker 4: It is very different. However, if that scout team is 402 00:16:54,680 --> 00:16:55,160 Speaker 4: trying to. 403 00:16:56,880 --> 00:17:01,720 Speaker 3: Mimic a defense like what my he's gonna run one 404 00:17:01,840 --> 00:17:05,040 Speaker 3: time or once every four weeks or twice a year 405 00:17:05,200 --> 00:17:07,280 Speaker 3: versus Yeah, that's just kind of what you're going to 406 00:17:07,320 --> 00:17:09,400 Speaker 3: see every day in practice. Like your eyes get trained 407 00:17:09,440 --> 00:17:11,440 Speaker 3: to look for that. I would think your sense of 408 00:17:11,480 --> 00:17:14,680 Speaker 3: awareness is heightened. Yeah, and nothing is going to feel 409 00:17:14,720 --> 00:17:16,040 Speaker 3: like it is overwhelming on Sunday. 410 00:17:16,040 --> 00:17:17,719 Speaker 5: And you're also to your point, you're getting a better 411 00:17:17,800 --> 00:17:19,320 Speaker 5: look from the scout team because they're gonna be able 412 00:17:19,320 --> 00:17:21,600 Speaker 5: to run it better because this is what they know. Yeah, 413 00:17:22,119 --> 00:17:23,920 Speaker 5: that's gonna be kind of a common theme we see 414 00:17:24,480 --> 00:17:26,720 Speaker 5: a lot this season because that defense is I mean, 415 00:17:26,840 --> 00:17:28,760 Speaker 5: just like we saw with Pete's defense a decade ago. 416 00:17:29,160 --> 00:17:32,680 Speaker 5: Once something becomes popular and trendy, the league starts adapting 417 00:17:32,720 --> 00:17:35,160 Speaker 5: and those coaches are getting stapped up. So there's quite 418 00:17:35,160 --> 00:17:38,040 Speaker 5: a few teams around the NFL running some variant of 419 00:17:38,240 --> 00:17:41,680 Speaker 5: the Baltimore scheme Mike McDonald. Mike McDonald helped build. 420 00:17:42,000 --> 00:17:44,119 Speaker 3: And when you talk about the offensive numbers, it is 421 00:17:44,280 --> 00:17:47,480 Speaker 3: easy to kind of overlook the playmakers on defense. So 422 00:17:47,640 --> 00:17:49,600 Speaker 3: Jackson Smith and Jig both threw at a first pitch 423 00:17:49,680 --> 00:17:51,520 Speaker 3: at t Mobile Park this week, and we were chatting 424 00:17:51,520 --> 00:17:52,520 Speaker 3: before the first place there. 425 00:17:52,440 --> 00:17:52,840 Speaker 2: Was a strike. 426 00:17:53,040 --> 00:17:54,720 Speaker 4: It was a strike. He did a great job. 427 00:17:54,800 --> 00:17:57,639 Speaker 3: He'd been challenged by his wide receiver teammates who had 428 00:17:57,640 --> 00:18:00,200 Speaker 3: already thrown out a first pitch. I believe that was 429 00:18:00,280 --> 00:18:03,399 Speaker 3: Jake Bobo and DK Metcalf. They had you know, some 430 00:18:03,520 --> 00:18:06,200 Speaker 3: friendly ribbing on the line and some bragging rights. And 431 00:18:06,760 --> 00:18:08,960 Speaker 3: it was before I'd really started diving into the matchup, 432 00:18:08,960 --> 00:18:11,480 Speaker 3: and I was like, well, who does Miami have on defense? 433 00:18:11,680 --> 00:18:13,760 Speaker 3: And the first thing that came to mind was Jalen Ramsey. 434 00:18:13,920 --> 00:18:14,919 Speaker 2: It wasn't Jordan Brooks. 435 00:18:15,080 --> 00:18:16,399 Speaker 4: Oh yeah, it's Jalen Ramsey. 436 00:18:16,440 --> 00:18:18,480 Speaker 3: And then you start looking at You're like, okay, But 437 00:18:18,600 --> 00:18:21,320 Speaker 3: then you've got Jordan Poyer who came over from Buffalo. 438 00:18:21,440 --> 00:18:24,800 Speaker 3: You've got Kaleis Campbell, who knows the Seahawks very well 439 00:18:24,960 --> 00:18:27,280 Speaker 3: after facing them a number of times in the division. 440 00:18:27,600 --> 00:18:30,080 Speaker 3: You also have Jordan Brooks, who's got ten tackles through 441 00:18:30,080 --> 00:18:32,960 Speaker 3: a couple of games. Like I think, I think you 442 00:18:33,119 --> 00:18:36,040 Speaker 3: forget to look at the plays that they make on 443 00:18:36,119 --> 00:18:38,359 Speaker 3: that side of the ball because the offense is. 444 00:18:40,000 --> 00:18:44,200 Speaker 5: Yeah, yeah, there's playmakers over there. You mentioned Jalen Ramsey. 445 00:18:44,240 --> 00:18:45,560 Speaker 5: That's going to be a really fun one. I mean, 446 00:18:45,600 --> 00:18:48,080 Speaker 5: going back to his days with the Rams, the Ramsey 447 00:18:48,160 --> 00:18:50,800 Speaker 5: DK battles have always been fun and I think we'll 448 00:18:50,800 --> 00:18:53,240 Speaker 5: see plenty of those two. It's kind of interesting for DK, 449 00:18:53,440 --> 00:18:55,120 Speaker 5: like the first couple of games have been a lot 450 00:18:55,200 --> 00:18:58,400 Speaker 5: of getting shadowed by teams top guys versus just you're 451 00:18:58,440 --> 00:19:00,200 Speaker 5: on this side of field, this guy covers you. He's 452 00:19:00,200 --> 00:19:02,159 Speaker 5: seen a lot of team's top corner so far. 453 00:19:02,400 --> 00:19:05,800 Speaker 3: We have also seen DK get wide open and part 454 00:19:05,880 --> 00:19:08,360 Speaker 3: of that I think, I mean, it is absolutely DK 455 00:19:08,520 --> 00:19:11,399 Speaker 3: doing what he does. But he's lining up all over 456 00:19:11,480 --> 00:19:13,760 Speaker 3: the field. And we talked about this a few weeks ago. 457 00:19:13,960 --> 00:19:14,800 Speaker 3: It is paying off. 458 00:19:15,320 --> 00:19:17,119 Speaker 5: Yeah, No, and they're the way they're using him in 459 00:19:17,160 --> 00:19:19,800 Speaker 5: different ways, and Ryan Grubb's getting really good at finding 460 00:19:19,880 --> 00:19:22,440 Speaker 5: ways to kind of put pressure with the looks he does. 461 00:19:22,880 --> 00:19:25,560 Speaker 5: They've done some up Temple, like the big touchdown that 462 00:19:25,760 --> 00:19:28,040 Speaker 5: DK had. They were they were moving fast at that point, 463 00:19:28,160 --> 00:19:30,240 Speaker 5: and I think because he moves over to that side 464 00:19:30,240 --> 00:19:32,240 Speaker 5: of the field and you had and they were, you know, 465 00:19:32,359 --> 00:19:34,120 Speaker 5: they showed a look, a pressure look where they didn't 466 00:19:34,119 --> 00:19:36,760 Speaker 5: have safety help and two guys both thought the other 467 00:19:36,800 --> 00:19:38,520 Speaker 5: guy had DK and he just ran by both of them. 468 00:19:38,520 --> 00:19:41,880 Speaker 5: They actually almost hit that another time, but unfortunately Geno 469 00:19:41,960 --> 00:19:43,560 Speaker 5: got hit as he threw, so it kind of fluttered 470 00:19:43,600 --> 00:19:45,680 Speaker 5: and complete. But there's another one where he was running 471 00:19:45,720 --> 00:19:47,800 Speaker 5: free and I think it was the second quarter. 472 00:19:48,480 --> 00:19:50,719 Speaker 3: Yeah, and you talk about Geno getting hit, I think 473 00:19:50,760 --> 00:19:52,840 Speaker 3: one of the biggest question marks would be the offensive 474 00:19:52,880 --> 00:19:55,240 Speaker 3: line right now and also the run game. And I 475 00:19:55,359 --> 00:19:57,600 Speaker 3: talked to Charles Cross this week and I was just 476 00:19:57,680 --> 00:19:59,600 Speaker 3: kind of asking, you know, is there something more? 477 00:19:59,720 --> 00:20:00,479 Speaker 4: Is there nuanced? 478 00:20:00,480 --> 00:20:02,240 Speaker 3: And he was like, look, it takes time to build 479 00:20:02,280 --> 00:20:06,080 Speaker 3: chemistry on the offensive line. That interior is all new, 480 00:20:06,600 --> 00:20:10,359 Speaker 3: and they spend time together, They're going out to dinner together, 481 00:20:10,480 --> 00:20:12,359 Speaker 3: they're watching film together, they talk about it. 482 00:20:12,440 --> 00:20:14,280 Speaker 4: He goes, just give it a couple of more weeks. 483 00:20:14,359 --> 00:20:15,320 Speaker 4: We're working on it. 484 00:20:15,480 --> 00:20:18,240 Speaker 3: But it really does take knowing the guy next to 485 00:20:18,320 --> 00:20:21,600 Speaker 3: you with the level of familiarity as a best friend 486 00:20:22,080 --> 00:20:23,040 Speaker 3: for this to all work. 487 00:20:23,119 --> 00:20:23,440 Speaker 2: Up front. 488 00:20:23,560 --> 00:20:25,560 Speaker 5: Yeah, we talked about this, I think last week, maybe 489 00:20:25,560 --> 00:20:27,320 Speaker 5: two weeks ago, but like your center has been here 490 00:20:27,400 --> 00:20:30,359 Speaker 5: a month, that's probably you know, left tackles like the 491 00:20:30,960 --> 00:20:33,160 Speaker 5: the most important position in terms of he gets paid 492 00:20:33,200 --> 00:20:35,119 Speaker 5: the most. He's protecting the quarterback. But in terms of 493 00:20:35,480 --> 00:20:37,920 Speaker 5: the biggest challenge of working with everyone else, you're calling 494 00:20:37,960 --> 00:20:40,840 Speaker 5: the protections. You got to be in lockstep with everybody 495 00:20:40,880 --> 00:20:44,159 Speaker 5: around you. That center spot is a big challenge. And 496 00:20:44,359 --> 00:20:46,040 Speaker 5: they went out and got Connor Williams, and I think 497 00:20:46,040 --> 00:20:48,000 Speaker 5: he signed August eleventh, and then he did in practice 498 00:20:48,000 --> 00:20:50,200 Speaker 5: for another week after that, so he's been on the 499 00:20:50,280 --> 00:20:52,359 Speaker 5: field with this team less than a month. So you know, 500 00:20:52,720 --> 00:20:55,240 Speaker 5: we talked to him yesterday and he basically said, like, 501 00:20:55,640 --> 00:20:57,240 Speaker 5: you know, Mike mcvall was praising him, saying, you know, 502 00:20:57,320 --> 00:20:59,200 Speaker 5: what he's done has been really impressive, and he's like, well, no, 503 00:20:59,280 --> 00:21:00,960 Speaker 5: it's not up to my I know I need to 504 00:21:00,960 --> 00:21:03,560 Speaker 5: get better. And he feels like he's getting there each week, 505 00:21:03,600 --> 00:21:06,040 Speaker 5: both physically and getting to know his guys. So yeah, 506 00:21:06,720 --> 00:21:08,040 Speaker 5: no one on that line is going to say it's 507 00:21:08,080 --> 00:21:10,040 Speaker 5: been good enough for two weeks. They've done some things well, 508 00:21:10,080 --> 00:21:12,080 Speaker 5: but as a whole, you know, they haven't run the 509 00:21:12,080 --> 00:21:14,440 Speaker 5: ball consistently. There's been too much pressure. But I think 510 00:21:14,480 --> 00:21:16,800 Speaker 5: there's a lot of reasons to believe as that unit 511 00:21:16,840 --> 00:21:19,479 Speaker 5: starts to gel and then hopefully you eventually get healthier 512 00:21:19,480 --> 00:21:21,639 Speaker 5: at right tackle, that that group should be you know, 513 00:21:22,000 --> 00:21:23,040 Speaker 5: training the right direction. 514 00:21:22,920 --> 00:21:23,640 Speaker 2: These next few weeks. 515 00:21:23,800 --> 00:21:25,480 Speaker 4: Yeah, there's a couple of things to keep in mind 516 00:21:25,560 --> 00:21:25,800 Speaker 4: with that. 517 00:21:25,920 --> 00:21:27,920 Speaker 3: First of all, you didn't have ken Walker last game, 518 00:21:28,040 --> 00:21:30,240 Speaker 3: and you've got to link the injury of report going 519 00:21:30,320 --> 00:21:33,119 Speaker 3: into this week's game, So not quite sure who's going 520 00:21:33,160 --> 00:21:35,439 Speaker 3: to be there and who's not game one week one, 521 00:21:35,520 --> 00:21:37,480 Speaker 3: it was one hundred and forty six rushing yards. Again, 522 00:21:37,560 --> 00:21:40,000 Speaker 3: that's with Walker going over one hundred. Last week it 523 00:21:40,080 --> 00:21:42,399 Speaker 3: was Zach Sharboney getting most of the carries. It was 524 00:21:42,560 --> 00:21:47,920 Speaker 3: forty six rushing yards just nineteen total rushing plays. Again, 525 00:21:47,960 --> 00:21:49,960 Speaker 3: I think part of that is giving what the defense 526 00:21:50,720 --> 00:21:53,119 Speaker 3: gives taking what the defense gives you, because New England 527 00:21:53,240 --> 00:21:55,600 Speaker 3: was selling out on both sides of the ball to 528 00:21:55,720 --> 00:21:57,720 Speaker 3: both run it and then to stop the run. Yeah, 529 00:21:58,119 --> 00:22:00,879 Speaker 3: this week, Miami is going tol a lot. That is 530 00:22:00,960 --> 00:22:04,240 Speaker 3: one of the biggest differences between Mike McDonald's defense and 531 00:22:04,480 --> 00:22:08,040 Speaker 3: Anthony Weaver's defense. Miami's blitzing over thirty one percent of 532 00:22:08,080 --> 00:22:10,440 Speaker 3: the time. That's like top six in the league. So 533 00:22:10,880 --> 00:22:12,680 Speaker 3: you're gonna want a little bit more of a balanced 534 00:22:12,720 --> 00:22:15,080 Speaker 3: attack to make sure that that stays in check. 535 00:22:15,200 --> 00:22:15,760 Speaker 2: Yeah, for sure. 536 00:22:15,800 --> 00:22:17,760 Speaker 5: I mean it'd be great if Ken Walker can be back, 537 00:22:17,800 --> 00:22:19,119 Speaker 5: but if he's not, you know, they're gonna lean on 538 00:22:19,200 --> 00:22:21,440 Speaker 5: Charbonay again. And one thing I'll say about those rushing numbers, 539 00:22:21,640 --> 00:22:23,160 Speaker 5: I think, you know, we haven't heard from Ryan greg 540 00:22:23,240 --> 00:22:24,560 Speaker 5: yet this week, but when we do, I'd be willing 541 00:22:24,600 --> 00:22:27,440 Speaker 5: to bet if he would almost consider you know, maybe 542 00:22:27,520 --> 00:22:29,440 Speaker 5: five or six of the completions to Jackson Smith and 543 00:22:29,520 --> 00:22:30,720 Speaker 5: Jigbo run plays like they. 544 00:22:30,600 --> 00:22:31,720 Speaker 2: Were essential functioned. 545 00:22:31,840 --> 00:22:32,080 Speaker 7: Ask. 546 00:22:32,160 --> 00:22:33,960 Speaker 5: Yeah, that was sort of the extension of the running games, 547 00:22:34,000 --> 00:22:35,720 Speaker 5: like Okay, we're not getting this going. Well, we're gonna 548 00:22:35,720 --> 00:22:37,919 Speaker 5: see as quick Boom get the ball out and let 549 00:22:38,000 --> 00:22:40,000 Speaker 5: Jackson Smith and jig Bo get I mean some sometimes 550 00:22:40,040 --> 00:22:41,760 Speaker 5: it's only three four five yards, but that's that's a 551 00:22:41,800 --> 00:22:44,159 Speaker 5: first down run play. So you know, even though the 552 00:22:44,320 --> 00:22:46,119 Speaker 5: numbers looked really balanced, that was sort of how they 553 00:22:46,160 --> 00:22:46,800 Speaker 5: were getting around that. 554 00:22:47,040 --> 00:22:47,200 Speaker 7: Yeah. 555 00:22:47,280 --> 00:22:51,120 Speaker 3: And I would also add this, while the numbers aren't 556 00:22:51,119 --> 00:22:53,880 Speaker 3: where you want it to be, and that chemistry is building, 557 00:22:54,600 --> 00:22:58,440 Speaker 3: the Seahawks are not panicked in calling plays at the 558 00:22:58,520 --> 00:23:00,720 Speaker 3: line of scrimmage like they are up. They're they're able 559 00:23:00,760 --> 00:23:03,080 Speaker 3: to audible or check into whatever they need to because 560 00:23:03,840 --> 00:23:05,000 Speaker 3: I mean they're up in their set. 561 00:23:05,200 --> 00:23:05,400 Speaker 7: Yeah. 562 00:23:06,000 --> 00:23:07,480 Speaker 4: Still fifteen seconds on the play clock. 563 00:23:07,560 --> 00:23:09,359 Speaker 5: Yeah No, There's been a few times where Gino's spend 564 00:23:09,400 --> 00:23:11,680 Speaker 5: a lot of time adjusting line and I'm thinking, shooter, 565 00:23:11,760 --> 00:23:15,080 Speaker 5: they look at it, it's like, oh, he's got six seconds. 566 00:23:15,160 --> 00:23:15,320 Speaker 3: Yeah. 567 00:23:15,359 --> 00:23:17,680 Speaker 5: Yeah, No, That's been a really nice feature of what 568 00:23:17,840 --> 00:23:19,800 Speaker 5: Ryan Grubb's doing. He's like they're getting the line so 569 00:23:19,960 --> 00:23:22,040 Speaker 5: fast that it gives you know, a lot of time 570 00:23:22,119 --> 00:23:23,280 Speaker 5: to do what he needs to do that I mean 571 00:23:24,000 --> 00:23:25,480 Speaker 5: some of the best plays he made. If you watch 572 00:23:25,560 --> 00:23:28,639 Speaker 5: the replays, you know, there's the third down shot over 573 00:23:28,680 --> 00:23:30,800 Speaker 5: the middle of the JSN that's been replayed a bunch 574 00:23:30,840 --> 00:23:32,600 Speaker 5: on Twitter because of such a like he you know, 575 00:23:32,680 --> 00:23:34,840 Speaker 5: he gets up the line, he changes the protection. 576 00:23:35,280 --> 00:23:37,160 Speaker 2: He it looks like he changed the call. 577 00:23:37,200 --> 00:23:38,639 Speaker 5: You never know for sure what's going on in the 578 00:23:38,720 --> 00:23:41,760 Speaker 5: in the headset, but and then you know, still's plenty 579 00:23:41,760 --> 00:23:43,400 Speaker 5: of time to do that and make a great play well. 580 00:23:43,440 --> 00:23:45,840 Speaker 3: And DK said that before the season started. It's like 581 00:23:45,960 --> 00:23:47,840 Speaker 3: the way that he wants you to get to the 582 00:23:47,920 --> 00:23:49,720 Speaker 3: line of scrimmage on first and second down is to 583 00:23:49,880 --> 00:23:50,560 Speaker 3: force the issue. 584 00:23:50,720 --> 00:23:52,560 Speaker 4: Like that is that is Ryan Grubb's style. 585 00:23:52,960 --> 00:23:56,199 Speaker 3: He wants you to like take that ball with intention 586 00:23:56,320 --> 00:23:59,080 Speaker 3: and take the ball, not just snap the ball, if 587 00:23:59,119 --> 00:23:59,640 Speaker 3: that makes sense. 588 00:23:59,680 --> 00:24:01,639 Speaker 4: And now I think we know what that actually, yes, just. 589 00:24:01,680 --> 00:24:03,680 Speaker 5: That puts a lost strain on defense when they're you know, 590 00:24:04,359 --> 00:24:06,760 Speaker 5: they don't they can't just sit back and expect to 591 00:24:06,800 --> 00:24:07,320 Speaker 5: know what's coming. 592 00:24:07,400 --> 00:24:10,320 Speaker 2: It's like this offense is it's gonna be so it's active. 593 00:24:10,560 --> 00:24:10,920 Speaker 4: It's there. 594 00:24:12,480 --> 00:24:12,639 Speaker 7: You know. 595 00:24:12,720 --> 00:24:14,879 Speaker 3: I hope that those of you playing fantasy football have 596 00:24:14,960 --> 00:24:18,920 Speaker 3: a way to catch your defenses off guard. I don't play, 597 00:24:19,400 --> 00:24:21,879 Speaker 3: so I can't offer you any advice, but you know 598 00:24:21,960 --> 00:24:27,840 Speaker 3: who can. That would be our fantasy insiders got exactly Thanks. 599 00:24:27,680 --> 00:24:29,840 Speaker 8: Jenn and John. We'll get into Week three of fantasy 600 00:24:29,920 --> 00:24:32,200 Speaker 8: football dealing with a lot of injuries, and one of 601 00:24:32,280 --> 00:24:35,480 Speaker 8: the top plug ins is Zach Charbonday of the Seahawks. 602 00:24:35,560 --> 00:24:38,840 Speaker 8: Miami is allowed the sixth most fantasy points per game 603 00:24:39,119 --> 00:24:41,520 Speaker 8: the running backs, and he's aiming to open the season 604 00:24:41,640 --> 00:24:44,880 Speaker 8: with a touchdown from scrimmage to the third consecutive game 605 00:24:45,400 --> 00:24:47,720 Speaker 8: if it picks up one of those Kansas City running 606 00:24:47,760 --> 00:24:50,679 Speaker 8: backs this week. Saman jp are on the Cars and Steel. 607 00:24:51,000 --> 00:24:52,960 Speaker 8: You can use them as an RB three or a 608 00:24:53,080 --> 00:24:56,280 Speaker 8: flex because they play in that Chiefs offense, a good 609 00:24:56,280 --> 00:24:59,359 Speaker 8: amount of points is always possible. I like the Cincinnati 610 00:24:59,440 --> 00:25:03,040 Speaker 8: Bengals have the six best run blocking grade for Week 611 00:25:03,160 --> 00:25:06,960 Speaker 8: three on Pro Football Focus as they face the Washington Commanders. 612 00:25:07,280 --> 00:25:10,760 Speaker 8: The Commanders have also allowed both fantasy points per game 613 00:25:10,800 --> 00:25:13,960 Speaker 8: to quarterbacks are for two weeks, so Joe Burrow is 614 00:25:14,040 --> 00:25:17,280 Speaker 8: a must start and wide receiver I'm focusing on that 615 00:25:17,480 --> 00:25:20,679 Speaker 8: forty nine Ers and Rams matchup in the NFC West. 616 00:25:21,160 --> 00:25:23,399 Speaker 8: Juwan Jennings has to play a bigger role with the 617 00:25:23,480 --> 00:25:26,120 Speaker 8: forty nine Ers because of their injuries and if you're 618 00:25:26,400 --> 00:25:29,080 Speaker 8: getting to the point where you've got it deeper wide 619 00:25:29,119 --> 00:25:32,120 Speaker 8: receiver to two at well at the Rams had three 620 00:25:32,160 --> 00:25:35,439 Speaker 8: to fifteen point games fantasy wise to open this twenty 621 00:25:35,520 --> 00:25:39,359 Speaker 8: twenty three season. For more detailed analysis, check out the 622 00:25:39,440 --> 00:25:43,480 Speaker 8: Fantasy Insider tab at the newspaced on Seahawks dot com, 623 00:25:43,920 --> 00:25:46,760 Speaker 8: or check out my work at rotobowler dot com and 624 00:25:46,880 --> 00:25:49,760 Speaker 8: The Athletic. Back to you for Week three with Dolphin 625 00:25:49,840 --> 00:25:51,480 Speaker 8: Seahawks Jennings. 626 00:25:51,200 --> 00:25:53,639 Speaker 3: John, all right, thank you, Scott. Maybe one day I 627 00:25:53,680 --> 00:25:55,560 Speaker 3: will end up playing fantasy football. I feel like I 628 00:25:55,720 --> 00:25:57,680 Speaker 3: just got so many things out. It's not I just 629 00:25:58,960 --> 00:25:59,960 Speaker 3: I just can't. 630 00:26:00,920 --> 00:26:02,080 Speaker 2: It's hard. It's a big commitment. 631 00:26:02,200 --> 00:26:03,480 Speaker 4: It's a bit that's it's a. 632 00:26:03,520 --> 00:26:07,480 Speaker 3: Big commitment, and I can't commit right now. Apparently is 633 00:26:07,960 --> 00:26:11,080 Speaker 3: my issue, which is going to make this It is 634 00:26:11,160 --> 00:26:11,399 Speaker 3: going to. 635 00:26:11,440 --> 00:26:13,240 Speaker 4: Make this real interesting. 636 00:26:13,400 --> 00:26:13,600 Speaker 2: John. 637 00:26:13,680 --> 00:26:15,760 Speaker 3: When I ask you to commit to two things that 638 00:26:16,160 --> 00:26:18,439 Speaker 3: you need to see this week for a Seahawks win, 639 00:26:18,760 --> 00:26:19,399 Speaker 3: all right, I. 640 00:26:19,480 --> 00:26:23,680 Speaker 5: Need to see let's limit the explosive plays Miami gets. 641 00:26:23,880 --> 00:26:27,120 Speaker 5: Let's keep it under Let's say no more than four 642 00:26:27,160 --> 00:26:28,200 Speaker 5: plays over twenty yards. 643 00:26:28,480 --> 00:26:28,960 Speaker 2: Could we do that? 644 00:26:29,960 --> 00:26:32,320 Speaker 4: Okay, I was going to say twenty five yards was 645 00:26:32,359 --> 00:26:33,280 Speaker 4: going to be my max. 646 00:26:33,560 --> 00:26:35,720 Speaker 5: Getting you know, I'm twenty and then I want to 647 00:26:35,720 --> 00:26:37,840 Speaker 5: see the run game, you know, whether it's Walker being 648 00:26:37,920 --> 00:26:40,560 Speaker 5: back or Sharpnay does it. You know they've shown, they 649 00:26:40,600 --> 00:26:42,480 Speaker 5: showed literally last week. You don't need to run the 650 00:26:42,520 --> 00:26:44,600 Speaker 5: ball a bunch for this offense to function. But boy, 651 00:26:44,640 --> 00:26:46,840 Speaker 5: it'll be a lot easier, especially if they're bringing pressure, 652 00:26:47,119 --> 00:26:48,040 Speaker 5: if you can run the ball. 653 00:26:48,160 --> 00:26:50,400 Speaker 2: So you know, let's call it one hundred rushing yards. 654 00:26:50,560 --> 00:26:52,920 Speaker 3: Yeah. I would like to see time of possession even 655 00:26:52,960 --> 00:26:55,120 Speaker 3: out just a little bit more. It feels like it's 656 00:26:55,160 --> 00:26:57,280 Speaker 3: been out of whack the last couple of games. I 657 00:26:57,359 --> 00:26:59,320 Speaker 3: guess it evened out in the end, but there were 658 00:26:59,359 --> 00:27:01,800 Speaker 3: stretches in the third quarter last week where you know, 659 00:27:02,280 --> 00:27:04,280 Speaker 3: the defense needed a bit of a break, the offense 660 00:27:04,320 --> 00:27:06,080 Speaker 3: needed to stay on the field. So let's keep that 661 00:27:06,320 --> 00:27:09,000 Speaker 3: even throughout the game, because that's where you're going to 662 00:27:09,040 --> 00:27:11,960 Speaker 3: get the most pressure on Skyler Thompson. Since there was 663 00:27:12,040 --> 00:27:14,440 Speaker 3: so much on the ground last week. I would love 664 00:27:14,840 --> 00:27:16,560 Speaker 3: for Miami to put the ball in the air and 665 00:27:16,760 --> 00:27:19,359 Speaker 3: for our DBS to have. 666 00:27:19,520 --> 00:27:23,240 Speaker 4: At least three passes knockdown. 667 00:27:23,400 --> 00:27:26,840 Speaker 2: I thought you were going to say interceptions. Get greedy Jen, maybe. 668 00:27:26,720 --> 00:27:29,040 Speaker 3: Two interceptions, but I'd like to see at least three 669 00:27:29,119 --> 00:27:31,560 Speaker 3: passes knockdown. I think our coverage has been pretty good 670 00:27:31,560 --> 00:27:34,000 Speaker 3: when given the opportunity, and see see if that can 671 00:27:34,080 --> 00:27:37,960 Speaker 3: frustrate the young quarterback. Okay, I've committed to that, and 672 00:27:38,080 --> 00:27:39,760 Speaker 3: you know what else I'm going to commit to coming 673 00:27:39,840 --> 00:27:43,600 Speaker 3: back next week for another edition of the Seahawks Insiders podcast.