1 00:00:00,360 --> 00:00:03,920 Speaker 1: You're listening to the Seahawks Insiders. Russell It takes the snap, 2 00:00:04,080 --> 00:00:06,320 Speaker 1: steps off of the pocket, looks has time now he's 3 00:00:06,360 --> 00:00:08,879 Speaker 1: gonna throw Tyler Locker, looks for the ball. He's got 4 00:00:09,000 --> 00:00:15,480 Speaker 1: a touchdown. Straighthawks getting you ready for Seahawks football every Sunday, 5 00:00:15,640 --> 00:00:18,040 Speaker 1: the handoff Insider cars and starts up the middle now 6 00:00:18,079 --> 00:00:26,680 Speaker 1: bounces its Seahawks powered by Seahawks dot Com. Well, the 7 00:00:26,720 --> 00:00:30,680 Speaker 1: Seahawks are coming off a win last week. It certainly 8 00:00:30,720 --> 00:00:33,440 Speaker 1: feels good in the building. You forget how good a 9 00:00:33,560 --> 00:00:36,920 Speaker 1: win feels. Gen Mueller and John Boyle with you. John 10 00:00:36,960 --> 00:00:40,560 Speaker 1: from Seahawks dot Com And I it's been a little 11 00:00:40,560 --> 00:00:43,360 Speaker 1: while since we talked to guys after a win. I 12 00:00:43,479 --> 00:00:46,440 Speaker 1: forgot how easy those conversations are. But how much fun 13 00:00:46,520 --> 00:00:48,320 Speaker 1: they are. It's a lot better. I mean, look, it's 14 00:00:48,400 --> 00:00:51,400 Speaker 1: naturally when when they lose, especially it's one thing if 15 00:00:51,400 --> 00:00:53,199 Speaker 1: you're you know, have a big winning record and you 16 00:00:53,320 --> 00:00:55,080 Speaker 1: lose one guys or kind of guy or whatever. But 17 00:00:55,400 --> 00:00:57,560 Speaker 1: when the law's start piling up, it takes us toll 18 00:00:57,600 --> 00:00:59,640 Speaker 1: on people. So yeah, it is. It was nice. I 19 00:00:59,640 --> 00:01:02,000 Speaker 1: mean that room was very lively. When we were sitting 20 00:01:02,040 --> 00:01:03,760 Speaker 1: in the press conference room waiting for Pete Carroll. You 21 00:01:03,760 --> 00:01:06,199 Speaker 1: could just hear are the shouts and the music and everything, 22 00:01:06,240 --> 00:01:08,520 Speaker 1: and they needed that one for sure, and it is 23 00:01:08,560 --> 00:01:10,399 Speaker 1: carried over through the course of the week. You can 24 00:01:10,440 --> 00:01:12,640 Speaker 1: just tell in practice and in the building and the 25 00:01:12,720 --> 00:01:16,240 Speaker 1: smiles and the reactions. They are certainly feeding off of that. 26 00:01:16,280 --> 00:01:18,200 Speaker 1: They are looking for back to back wins. They will 27 00:01:18,200 --> 00:01:20,840 Speaker 1: face the Houston Texans this week. We're going to get 28 00:01:20,840 --> 00:01:22,759 Speaker 1: into that matchup in just a minute. But the news 29 00:01:22,760 --> 00:01:25,480 Speaker 1: of Jamal Adam certainly puts a damper on all those 30 00:01:25,520 --> 00:01:28,160 Speaker 1: good feelings, knowing that Jamal will miss the rest of 31 00:01:28,200 --> 00:01:32,280 Speaker 1: the season with shoulder surgery on this same shoulder that 32 00:01:32,360 --> 00:01:36,680 Speaker 1: he had surgery on following the last season. It is 33 00:01:37,160 --> 00:01:40,040 Speaker 1: not quite the same injury, not quite in the same place, 34 00:01:40,080 --> 00:01:43,080 Speaker 1: Pete said, but a very similar injury. And John, that's 35 00:01:43,080 --> 00:01:47,080 Speaker 1: got me thinking about things that I have conveniently forgot. 36 00:01:47,880 --> 00:01:52,480 Speaker 1: Oh yeah, well, well here's what I conveniently forgot to 37 00:01:52,480 --> 00:01:55,760 Speaker 1: do today. Leave enough time to empty the dishwasher. Oh 38 00:01:56,080 --> 00:01:59,040 Speaker 1: I dislike that shore a lot, so I can I'd 39 00:01:59,120 --> 00:02:03,800 Speaker 1: rather do the dishes. I know, I conveniently forgot to 40 00:02:03,840 --> 00:02:05,960 Speaker 1: do that. And then on my way out the door, said, Hey, Han, 41 00:02:06,040 --> 00:02:07,800 Speaker 1: can you want to do do the dishwasher? I'm so sorry 42 00:02:07,800 --> 00:02:11,440 Speaker 1: if forgot to do that today. Yeah. I can only 43 00:02:11,480 --> 00:02:14,400 Speaker 1: get away with that so much before he finally says, 44 00:02:14,440 --> 00:02:17,440 Speaker 1: I don't think you forgot to do anything. I think 45 00:02:17,440 --> 00:02:20,040 Speaker 1: it was intentional. Now, I bet you're wondering what my 46 00:02:20,160 --> 00:02:22,920 Speaker 1: dishwasher story has to do with Jamal Adams and why 47 00:02:22,960 --> 00:02:24,880 Speaker 1: this is all tying too. Yeah, I'm waiting to see 48 00:02:24,880 --> 00:02:27,639 Speaker 1: where this goes. Well. Look, the news that Jamal is 49 00:02:27,680 --> 00:02:30,560 Speaker 1: going to miss the rest of the season after signing 50 00:02:30,600 --> 00:02:35,239 Speaker 1: an extension earlier this year makes him and the Seahawks 51 00:02:35,320 --> 00:02:39,639 Speaker 1: a target for criticism, fair or otherwise about whether that 52 00:02:39,760 --> 00:02:42,079 Speaker 1: deal was a good deal or not. We're going to 53 00:02:42,160 --> 00:02:44,880 Speaker 1: hear from Pete Carroll in just a minute on what 54 00:02:44,960 --> 00:02:48,200 Speaker 1: that trade actually did and what he brought to the team. 55 00:02:48,720 --> 00:02:50,480 Speaker 1: But John, I think we need to go back and 56 00:02:50,520 --> 00:02:55,760 Speaker 1: put some context and perspective around this because we're conveniently, 57 00:02:56,800 --> 00:02:59,200 Speaker 1: and when I say we, I mean in the course 58 00:02:59,200 --> 00:03:04,600 Speaker 1: of conversation, right, fans and non fans conveniently forget a 59 00:03:04,600 --> 00:03:08,880 Speaker 1: few things that were happening when that original deal was done. Yeah, 60 00:03:08,880 --> 00:03:11,359 Speaker 1: I mean there's a couple of factors that you're right, 61 00:03:11,360 --> 00:03:13,080 Speaker 1: I think people are leaving out when they want to 62 00:03:13,160 --> 00:03:17,120 Speaker 1: judge this trade. First of all, you were going into 63 00:03:17,160 --> 00:03:20,919 Speaker 1: a huge draft of uncertainty due to the COVID pandemic, 64 00:03:20,960 --> 00:03:24,280 Speaker 1: and that John Scheider and others have openly admitted part 65 00:03:24,320 --> 00:03:25,799 Speaker 1: of the reason they were willing to make that trade 66 00:03:25,840 --> 00:03:28,480 Speaker 1: as they knew that it was going to be a 67 00:03:28,480 --> 00:03:31,000 Speaker 1: tough draft to judge and getting the guy that you 68 00:03:31,120 --> 00:03:33,639 Speaker 1: knew was a surefire Pete Carroll references, you know, you 69 00:03:33,760 --> 00:03:36,040 Speaker 1: get a first round pick, especially a late first round, 70 00:03:36,040 --> 00:03:38,280 Speaker 1: which is where they've been picking for a decade, it's 71 00:03:38,320 --> 00:03:40,080 Speaker 1: gonna take some time probably for that guy to make 72 00:03:40,120 --> 00:03:42,720 Speaker 1: his impact. Jamal came In made a great impact right 73 00:03:42,760 --> 00:03:44,440 Speaker 1: away on a team that went and won the division, 74 00:03:44,480 --> 00:03:46,920 Speaker 1: went twelve and four. Part of the reason they gave 75 00:03:47,000 --> 00:03:49,480 Speaker 1: up a third round pick in last year's draft instead 76 00:03:49,520 --> 00:03:52,080 Speaker 1: of this year's draft was that uncertain or I'm sorry 77 00:03:52,120 --> 00:03:56,160 Speaker 1: that Yeah, the twenty I've the pandemic s gun so long, 78 00:03:56,160 --> 00:03:59,480 Speaker 1: I've lost track of which drafts were doesn't even mean anything. 79 00:03:59,520 --> 00:04:02,480 Speaker 1: In twenty one draft third round pick instead of a 80 00:04:02,520 --> 00:04:06,000 Speaker 1: twenty twenty two was exactly that. That uncertainty of this 81 00:04:06,040 --> 00:04:08,680 Speaker 1: is gonna be tough draft to evaluate. You also made 82 00:04:08,680 --> 00:04:11,560 Speaker 1: those trades assuming because you've been winning for a decade, 83 00:04:11,560 --> 00:04:13,360 Speaker 1: that they'd be late first round picks and to get 84 00:04:13,400 --> 00:04:16,160 Speaker 1: an impact player like Jamal Adams, that's the price it's 85 00:04:16,200 --> 00:04:18,920 Speaker 1: going to cost. And lastly, the one that I've come 86 00:04:18,920 --> 00:04:21,040 Speaker 1: back to most lately is I think people are judging 87 00:04:21,080 --> 00:04:23,640 Speaker 1: this as if this is the end of Jamal Adams' career. 88 00:04:24,080 --> 00:04:27,920 Speaker 1: They made that trade knowing it was with the intent 89 00:04:28,000 --> 00:04:29,680 Speaker 1: to go out and signed to a long term deal, 90 00:04:29,760 --> 00:04:31,920 Speaker 1: which they did. Yes, it costs a lot of money, 91 00:04:31,920 --> 00:04:33,919 Speaker 1: but that was the market for a safety of his 92 00:04:34,000 --> 00:04:37,279 Speaker 1: talents and his unique skill set. So look, I get 93 00:04:37,360 --> 00:04:40,719 Speaker 1: it's frustrating that they're having losing season and now he's 94 00:04:40,760 --> 00:04:43,040 Speaker 1: hurt again for the second year. But let's hold off 95 00:04:43,040 --> 00:04:44,760 Speaker 1: on judging this and see what happens over the next 96 00:04:44,760 --> 00:04:46,360 Speaker 1: couple of years. I'm going to add a few more 97 00:04:46,400 --> 00:04:50,800 Speaker 1: things on there. The amount of consternation that Seahawks fans 98 00:04:50,839 --> 00:04:54,120 Speaker 1: have expressed over the Seahawks first round draft picks, or 99 00:04:54,160 --> 00:04:56,839 Speaker 1: the first picks that the Seahawks have had in the draft. 100 00:04:57,200 --> 00:05:02,440 Speaker 1: For anybody clamoring for that pick, Seattle has traded out 101 00:05:02,520 --> 00:05:05,520 Speaker 1: of their first round pick. A lot fans have not 102 00:05:05,600 --> 00:05:10,200 Speaker 1: been overly excited about the results of those early picks, 103 00:05:10,320 --> 00:05:13,920 Speaker 1: So I'm not really sure why you are so upset 104 00:05:14,200 --> 00:05:16,640 Speaker 1: that you have lost that at the moment, outside of 105 00:05:16,640 --> 00:05:19,400 Speaker 1: the fact it gives you something to complain about later on. 106 00:05:19,560 --> 00:05:21,680 Speaker 1: I'm just going to go out and say that I 107 00:05:21,720 --> 00:05:25,200 Speaker 1: think the money piece on that would look different if 108 00:05:25,200 --> 00:05:28,440 Speaker 1: the Seahawks had not already committed a lot of money 109 00:05:28,520 --> 00:05:32,440 Speaker 1: to key players on a veteran team, right if you 110 00:05:32,640 --> 00:05:36,440 Speaker 1: had Russell Wilson at the beginning of his career, or 111 00:05:36,480 --> 00:05:39,520 Speaker 1: if you had some of these guys Bobby Wagner, Tyler Lockett, 112 00:05:39,560 --> 00:05:41,920 Speaker 1: who hadn't already been signed to big deals, and that 113 00:05:42,040 --> 00:05:46,680 Speaker 1: number that's allotted to Jamal Adams now it looks like 114 00:05:46,720 --> 00:05:49,479 Speaker 1: it inhibits you from signing guys when really, to your point, 115 00:05:49,839 --> 00:05:52,520 Speaker 1: that's what it cost, and that's just where the Seahawks 116 00:05:52,520 --> 00:05:56,240 Speaker 1: are with a veteran team. It's where they would be 117 00:05:56,800 --> 00:05:59,400 Speaker 1: either way. Well. And also, I mean, yes, it was 118 00:05:59,440 --> 00:06:01,200 Speaker 1: a huge when they signed him to it, but I 119 00:06:01,200 --> 00:06:03,400 Speaker 1: would also remind people that the cap is going to 120 00:06:03,520 --> 00:06:05,760 Speaker 1: start going way up, and I think we're going to see, 121 00:06:06,240 --> 00:06:08,080 Speaker 1: you know, probably by the end of next year, if 122 00:06:08,120 --> 00:06:12,120 Speaker 1: not sooner, that deal won't look quite as costly. Yeah, yeah, 123 00:06:12,240 --> 00:06:13,680 Speaker 1: which is what I mean. We see it with quarterback 124 00:06:13,680 --> 00:06:15,840 Speaker 1: deals all the time. Somebody's a highest paid quarterback making 125 00:06:15,920 --> 00:06:17,720 Speaker 1: thirty million, and you're saying, oh my god, that's so 126 00:06:17,800 --> 00:06:20,240 Speaker 1: much money. And now guys are making forty somethings. Yeah. 127 00:06:20,880 --> 00:06:22,680 Speaker 1: And the last thing I'm going to point out is 128 00:06:23,960 --> 00:06:29,680 Speaker 1: the Seahawks standard for playing defense requires that you have 129 00:06:29,760 --> 00:06:33,960 Speaker 1: some heavy hitters on the back end. At the time 130 00:06:34,279 --> 00:06:37,920 Speaker 1: you were transitioning out of some of those big name 131 00:06:38,000 --> 00:06:42,240 Speaker 1: players who had laid that foundation. Jamal fits. Now. He 132 00:06:42,360 --> 00:06:44,880 Speaker 1: is a different type of player. You used him differently 133 00:06:44,920 --> 00:06:47,440 Speaker 1: than you used any other safety in the system, but 134 00:06:47,720 --> 00:06:50,960 Speaker 1: he fit that aggressive style, hard hitting you saw with 135 00:06:51,000 --> 00:06:54,600 Speaker 1: the sack totals last year. I just all of these 136 00:06:54,640 --> 00:06:58,760 Speaker 1: things we conveniently forget when the season abruptly comes to 137 00:06:58,839 --> 00:07:02,960 Speaker 1: an end with an injury and they still have a 138 00:07:03,000 --> 00:07:06,200 Speaker 1: replacement for him. Yeah, they really like I mean, look, 139 00:07:06,279 --> 00:07:08,920 Speaker 1: Ryan Neil's not Jamal Adams. He said that himself. He's 140 00:07:08,920 --> 00:07:11,120 Speaker 1: not trying to be him. But they do really like 141 00:07:11,280 --> 00:07:13,560 Speaker 1: what they have and Ryan Neil, He's played a bunch 142 00:07:13,640 --> 00:07:16,720 Speaker 1: They basically created that dime package to get him on 143 00:07:16,760 --> 00:07:18,320 Speaker 1: the field in a lot of ways in third down. 144 00:07:18,400 --> 00:07:21,720 Speaker 1: So it's it's a bummer to lose Jamal. Obviously, he 145 00:07:21,800 --> 00:07:23,960 Speaker 1: was playing really well of late too. You know, he's 146 00:07:24,000 --> 00:07:26,040 Speaker 1: starting to get the interception for coming his way. He 147 00:07:26,160 --> 00:07:29,040 Speaker 1: was just making a lot of impact plays. So it's tough, 148 00:07:29,120 --> 00:07:31,160 Speaker 1: but they do feel confident and the guy stepping in, 149 00:07:31,840 --> 00:07:34,160 Speaker 1: and I did promise that we would hear from Pete 150 00:07:34,160 --> 00:07:36,880 Speaker 1: Carroll on Jamal and just what he has brought to 151 00:07:36,920 --> 00:07:40,440 Speaker 1: that team since the trade. And again, you can't just 152 00:07:40,720 --> 00:07:43,840 Speaker 1: look at this year's numbers when you give away a 153 00:07:43,960 --> 00:07:46,120 Speaker 1: number one pick and then you know that pick is 154 00:07:46,120 --> 00:07:48,000 Speaker 1: going to come in in the future and that's going 155 00:07:48,040 --> 00:07:50,280 Speaker 1: to you know, we had him immediately and immediately last year. 156 00:07:50,280 --> 00:07:54,040 Speaker 1: He had a huge impact and he's continued to have 157 00:07:54,120 --> 00:07:56,760 Speaker 1: a huge impact. Our safeties have played terrific football. They're 158 00:07:56,800 --> 00:07:59,960 Speaker 1: these guys are They're really really good together and play 159 00:08:00,120 --> 00:08:03,600 Speaker 1: off one another. So he whereas you know, you know 160 00:08:03,640 --> 00:08:06,320 Speaker 1: all the hypes about sacks, well, when's the last time 161 00:08:06,360 --> 00:08:08,400 Speaker 1: somebody hyped up a safety sacked numbers and made a 162 00:08:08,440 --> 00:08:10,080 Speaker 1: big deal about it. It's because he had such a 163 00:08:10,080 --> 00:08:13,160 Speaker 1: phenomenal year last year, and you know, we weren't able 164 00:08:13,160 --> 00:08:15,640 Speaker 1: to capitalize this year as much as we like. We 165 00:08:15,880 --> 00:08:19,640 Speaker 1: came out trying. But um, he's meant a tremendous amounts. 166 00:08:19,800 --> 00:08:24,680 Speaker 1: He's physical, he's tough, he's got great energy, practices like crazy. Uh, 167 00:08:24,880 --> 00:08:28,920 Speaker 1: it's really important to him. Um in that the leadership 168 00:08:28,960 --> 00:08:30,480 Speaker 1: that comes from a guy who plays that hard and 169 00:08:30,480 --> 00:08:32,760 Speaker 1: throws his body around like he does is it's it's 170 00:08:32,760 --> 00:08:36,160 Speaker 1: hard to measure that, you know. And so um he's 171 00:08:36,200 --> 00:08:38,920 Speaker 1: been I think he's been a fantastic get for us. 172 00:08:39,080 --> 00:08:40,480 Speaker 1: And I go back to the you know, you get 173 00:08:40,559 --> 00:08:42,839 Speaker 1: him immediately and he's playing for you, and you pick 174 00:08:42,880 --> 00:08:44,679 Speaker 1: another guy and then you figure out can he play him? 175 00:08:44,720 --> 00:08:46,520 Speaker 1: How does he do as he's transitioning into the league, 176 00:08:46,520 --> 00:08:49,040 Speaker 1: And there's you know, we had immediate response out of that. 177 00:08:49,320 --> 00:08:51,920 Speaker 1: You mentioned the fact that now it is Ryan Neil 178 00:08:51,960 --> 00:08:54,440 Speaker 1: who is going to step in, and while Ryan Neilers 179 00:08:54,480 --> 00:08:57,400 Speaker 1: said I am not Jamal Adams, ryan Neil did tell 180 00:08:57,480 --> 00:09:01,200 Speaker 1: us a couple of weeks ago, I am I'm a 181 00:09:01,400 --> 00:09:05,000 Speaker 1: linebacker in a DB's body when he was talking about 182 00:09:05,040 --> 00:09:08,400 Speaker 1: the role that he plays on dime. He is not 183 00:09:08,440 --> 00:09:11,600 Speaker 1: the same size he is a heavy hitter. Yeah, I 184 00:09:11,600 --> 00:09:14,400 Speaker 1: mean he's willing to throw his body around. His funny 185 00:09:14,440 --> 00:09:16,560 Speaker 1: hearing him talking his press conference about he referenced the 186 00:09:16,559 --> 00:09:19,199 Speaker 1: game against the Vikings last year where Minnesota came out 187 00:09:19,200 --> 00:09:21,600 Speaker 1: with heavy packages and ran a bunch and just how 188 00:09:21,679 --> 00:09:23,560 Speaker 1: sore he was after that game. You know, he wasn't 189 00:09:23,640 --> 00:09:25,120 Speaker 1: used to be in a starter being out there for 190 00:09:25,240 --> 00:09:28,040 Speaker 1: you know, sixty seventy plays, and he said, yeah, shoot, 191 00:09:28,040 --> 00:09:30,800 Speaker 1: I gotta get stronger, Like he realized that's a whole 192 00:09:30,880 --> 00:09:32,319 Speaker 1: other game when you're out there playing a lot of 193 00:09:32,360 --> 00:09:34,640 Speaker 1: run defense. So he did put on a little strength 194 00:09:34,679 --> 00:09:38,120 Speaker 1: this offseason. And yeah, I mean he plays very physical. 195 00:09:38,240 --> 00:09:40,880 Speaker 1: He's one of those guys that just shows up around 196 00:09:40,880 --> 00:09:43,959 Speaker 1: the ball making plays. So you know, again it's it's 197 00:09:43,960 --> 00:09:46,120 Speaker 1: a real shame to lose Jamal Adams, but it'll also 198 00:09:46,120 --> 00:09:48,679 Speaker 1: be excited to see what Ryan Neal does with his opportunity. Well, 199 00:09:48,679 --> 00:09:51,600 Speaker 1: and you know, it is fortunate that the Seahawks have 200 00:09:51,800 --> 00:09:54,679 Speaker 1: that backup. I remember talking to John Schneider just kind 201 00:09:54,679 --> 00:09:57,520 Speaker 1: of casually a practice during training camp, and you know 202 00:09:57,760 --> 00:10:00,360 Speaker 1: when all those cornerbacks were on the roster and you're 203 00:10:00,360 --> 00:10:02,280 Speaker 1: trying to figure out how is that going to shake out. 204 00:10:02,559 --> 00:10:04,880 Speaker 1: It's like Jen, you can't have too many dbs. Watch this, 205 00:10:05,080 --> 00:10:07,320 Speaker 1: watch watch how you go into the season. You can't 206 00:10:07,320 --> 00:10:10,120 Speaker 1: have too many dbs, and you want to have all 207 00:10:10,160 --> 00:10:13,040 Speaker 1: of those options. So they do have a couple of options. 208 00:10:13,040 --> 00:10:15,360 Speaker 1: We'll see if they add to that. We'll also see 209 00:10:15,360 --> 00:10:18,480 Speaker 1: what that secondary looks like against a Texans team. John, 210 00:10:18,480 --> 00:10:21,679 Speaker 1: there really is no way to sugarcoat this. If Seahawks 211 00:10:21,679 --> 00:10:24,199 Speaker 1: fans think that it has been tough with a down 212 00:10:24,280 --> 00:10:28,240 Speaker 1: year in Seattle, the headlines coming out of Houston are 213 00:10:29,760 --> 00:10:33,720 Speaker 1: they are very direct, they are very stark, and they 214 00:10:33,720 --> 00:10:37,000 Speaker 1: are not very good. It's bleak there. I mean, it's 215 00:10:37,360 --> 00:10:39,679 Speaker 1: it's not just the losses, but it's just everything going 216 00:10:39,720 --> 00:10:44,280 Speaker 1: around around that franchise situation with Deshaun Watson, who's still 217 00:10:44,360 --> 00:10:46,319 Speaker 1: on the team, but they haven't had him practicing or 218 00:10:46,360 --> 00:10:49,680 Speaker 1: playing all year as his legal situation plays out. It's 219 00:10:50,400 --> 00:10:53,120 Speaker 1: it's been a tough situation for them. They're they're obviously 220 00:10:53,120 --> 00:10:56,360 Speaker 1: not playing well, but as you know, anyone will tell 221 00:10:56,440 --> 00:10:58,840 Speaker 1: you you can't. I mean, it's still the NFL and 222 00:10:58,880 --> 00:11:01,640 Speaker 1: those guys are still motivated on the other side, and 223 00:11:02,040 --> 00:11:03,600 Speaker 1: you know, we saw them go ahead and beat Tennessee 224 00:11:03,600 --> 00:11:06,520 Speaker 1: a couple weeks ago, so you gotta take every game seriously. 225 00:11:06,559 --> 00:11:09,000 Speaker 1: But yeah, it's been a tough go for the Texans 226 00:11:09,000 --> 00:11:11,040 Speaker 1: for sure. Well, and when we look at the Seahawks 227 00:11:11,080 --> 00:11:14,200 Speaker 1: defense matched up against the Texans offense, they ranked dead 228 00:11:14,320 --> 00:11:18,280 Speaker 1: last in just about every category, including points. They average 229 00:11:18,360 --> 00:11:21,280 Speaker 1: just thirteen a game, total yards just two forty five 230 00:11:21,360 --> 00:11:24,640 Speaker 1: a game, and rushing yards seventy eight a game. And 231 00:11:24,720 --> 00:11:27,839 Speaker 1: that is with having mark Ingram and David Johnson as 232 00:11:27,840 --> 00:11:30,840 Speaker 1: their running backs. David Johnson the Seahawks know well from 233 00:11:30,880 --> 00:11:33,800 Speaker 1: his time in Arizona, and it looks like the rookie 234 00:11:33,880 --> 00:11:36,839 Speaker 1: Davis Mills is going to be starting. Tyrod Taylor is 235 00:11:36,880 --> 00:11:41,160 Speaker 1: dealing with injuries, although that's not really official coming out 236 00:11:41,200 --> 00:11:44,680 Speaker 1: of Houston, but it certainly sounds like he doesn't have 237 00:11:45,080 --> 00:11:47,200 Speaker 1: a lot there with his risk. Yeah, he's got that 238 00:11:47,320 --> 00:11:50,200 Speaker 1: the non throwing hand wrist injury that last week he 239 00:11:50,280 --> 00:11:52,439 Speaker 1: didn't play because I said he couldn't grip the football 240 00:11:52,480 --> 00:11:55,160 Speaker 1: and handle snaps. Yet this week he's got a chance 241 00:11:55,200 --> 00:11:57,240 Speaker 1: to play, So we'll see what happens. I think everyone's 242 00:11:57,280 --> 00:11:59,760 Speaker 1: expecting it to be the rookie Davis Mills, but you know, 243 00:12:00,000 --> 00:12:02,760 Speaker 1: the team's had some experiences. You're preparing for the uncertainty 244 00:12:02,760 --> 00:12:04,920 Speaker 1: at quarterback situation. They've had a few of those games, 245 00:12:04,960 --> 00:12:07,679 Speaker 1: and I think this defense will be ready either way. Well, 246 00:12:07,720 --> 00:12:11,280 Speaker 1: and Davis Mills has thrown seven touchdowns eight interceptions. He 247 00:12:11,360 --> 00:12:13,520 Speaker 1: will be working with Justin Britt who is now the 248 00:12:13,600 --> 00:12:17,440 Speaker 1: center for the Texans. He has had some injuries to 249 00:12:17,480 --> 00:12:20,319 Speaker 1: deal with, but you know that with the veteran status, 250 00:12:20,360 --> 00:12:24,040 Speaker 1: he could help that rookie just a little bit. Yeah 251 00:12:24,080 --> 00:12:26,080 Speaker 1: you think so. Yeah, he's been gone, he's been on 252 00:12:26,160 --> 00:12:28,240 Speaker 1: IRF for a little bit, just came back this past game. 253 00:12:28,320 --> 00:12:31,160 Speaker 1: So yeah, it's having a veteran steady presence at center 254 00:12:31,200 --> 00:12:33,640 Speaker 1: helps everybody, but especially that young quarterback. Well, and I 255 00:12:33,640 --> 00:12:35,800 Speaker 1: want to see what our defense does this week because 256 00:12:36,040 --> 00:12:39,640 Speaker 1: last week was the first time the Seahawks offense and 257 00:12:39,720 --> 00:12:43,240 Speaker 1: the Seahawks have one time of possession. Yeah, how about that? 258 00:12:43,320 --> 00:12:46,400 Speaker 1: You could tell though, I mean, like, yeah, I understand 259 00:12:46,440 --> 00:12:48,600 Speaker 1: the forty nine ers drove the length of the field, 260 00:12:48,840 --> 00:12:50,880 Speaker 1: but you could tell with the place that the defense 261 00:12:51,040 --> 00:12:53,640 Speaker 1: was still making and the explosion that they had. It 262 00:12:53,679 --> 00:12:55,959 Speaker 1: makes a difference when your legs are rested. First time 263 00:12:56,000 --> 00:12:57,800 Speaker 1: all year, they've had a second half shutout. I don't 264 00:12:57,800 --> 00:13:00,560 Speaker 1: think that's a coincidence when they're don't have the field 265 00:13:00,600 --> 00:13:02,520 Speaker 1: quite so much and back to back games without allowing 266 00:13:02,520 --> 00:13:04,679 Speaker 1: a fourth quarter point, which, as you noted last week, 267 00:13:04,720 --> 00:13:08,040 Speaker 1: they had not done all season until that. So, yeah, 268 00:13:08,080 --> 00:13:09,880 Speaker 1: where do you look at before we take a look 269 00:13:09,920 --> 00:13:12,679 Speaker 1: at the reverse of this matchup? In the Seahawks offense, 270 00:13:13,160 --> 00:13:17,360 Speaker 1: where do you think the greatest offensive threat for the 271 00:13:17,400 --> 00:13:20,840 Speaker 1: Texans lives? I mentioned the two running backs. Brandon Cooks 272 00:13:21,200 --> 00:13:23,880 Speaker 1: is the leading wide receiver. Of course, the Seahawks and 273 00:13:23,920 --> 00:13:27,040 Speaker 1: their fans will remember Brandon from his time with the Rams. 274 00:13:27,200 --> 00:13:29,480 Speaker 1: He's leading the team with seven hundred and forty two 275 00:13:29,520 --> 00:13:33,200 Speaker 1: yards but just three touchdowns. Yeah, I mean, statistically, you 276 00:13:33,240 --> 00:13:35,400 Speaker 1: look at he's the big threat and he's having a 277 00:13:35,520 --> 00:13:37,280 Speaker 1: solid season. You know, he's on pace for another thousand 278 00:13:37,360 --> 00:13:39,720 Speaker 1: yard year. But even that, a lot of that production 279 00:13:39,760 --> 00:13:42,160 Speaker 1: came early in the year, and it's I mean, it's 280 00:13:42,160 --> 00:13:45,040 Speaker 1: tough when you're not getting consistent quarterback play for any 281 00:13:45,080 --> 00:13:47,960 Speaker 1: one guy to get the job done. So you know, 282 00:13:48,000 --> 00:13:49,960 Speaker 1: I would point to him as the number one guy 283 00:13:50,000 --> 00:13:51,600 Speaker 1: you got to stop out there. And you know, for 284 00:13:51,640 --> 00:13:55,240 Speaker 1: this defense and most defensive defenses, in the NFL will 285 00:13:55,240 --> 00:13:58,040 Speaker 1: always start with stopping the run as well, But I 286 00:13:58,080 --> 00:14:00,280 Speaker 1: think a lot of it, more to me, is kind 287 00:14:00,320 --> 00:14:02,400 Speaker 1: of the mental side of it, of just coming in 288 00:14:02,440 --> 00:14:05,560 Speaker 1: and taking care of your business and knowing, again, you 289 00:14:05,600 --> 00:14:08,360 Speaker 1: can't overlook anybody. If you play sloppy in this game, 290 00:14:08,400 --> 00:14:10,480 Speaker 1: any team can beat you, and we've seen the Texans 291 00:14:10,559 --> 00:14:12,800 Speaker 1: pop up and do that this year. So just you know, 292 00:14:13,040 --> 00:14:15,120 Speaker 1: be on top of your own stuff, be smart, don't 293 00:14:15,200 --> 00:14:17,679 Speaker 1: don't have those third down penalties that extend to drive 294 00:14:18,200 --> 00:14:19,680 Speaker 1: silly things like that, and if you take care of 295 00:14:19,680 --> 00:14:21,800 Speaker 1: your own business, I see actually being good shape well. 296 00:14:21,800 --> 00:14:23,880 Speaker 1: And the defense did hold the forty nine ers run 297 00:14:23,920 --> 00:14:26,480 Speaker 1: game in check seventy one yards on twenty five carries. 298 00:14:26,760 --> 00:14:28,800 Speaker 1: That was a team that was averaging over one hundred 299 00:14:28,800 --> 00:14:31,480 Speaker 1: and twenty yards a game in the three games coming in. 300 00:14:32,000 --> 00:14:34,280 Speaker 1: They were over one fifty in their previous three. They 301 00:14:34,280 --> 00:14:36,160 Speaker 1: had two hundred and eight I think in the game 302 00:14:36,200 --> 00:14:38,960 Speaker 1: before that. That was a great effort by that run defense, 303 00:14:39,000 --> 00:14:40,920 Speaker 1: for sure, it certainly was. It's one of the reasons 304 00:14:40,920 --> 00:14:43,000 Speaker 1: the Seahawks came away with a win, and it's one 305 00:14:43,000 --> 00:14:47,200 Speaker 1: of the reasons Pete Carroll can confidently say that there 306 00:14:47,480 --> 00:14:49,520 Speaker 1: is just a different vibe and a whole lot more 307 00:14:49,600 --> 00:14:52,240 Speaker 1: confidence in that locker room. There's no doubt. I mean, 308 00:14:52,360 --> 00:14:55,800 Speaker 1: we've we've lost enough games, you know, we've lost enough. 309 00:14:55,840 --> 00:15:00,440 Speaker 1: We figured that that thing out. We need to keep 310 00:15:00,480 --> 00:15:02,240 Speaker 1: building on the winds, you know, and go from it, 311 00:15:02,280 --> 00:15:05,600 Speaker 1: because it's such a different feeling it is, and from 312 00:15:05,640 --> 00:15:07,520 Speaker 1: the locker room, getting off the field, you know, just 313 00:15:07,600 --> 00:15:10,280 Speaker 1: coming off the sidelines when the game's over, you know, 314 00:15:10,360 --> 00:15:14,120 Speaker 1: things shift, and uh so we we're working to build 315 00:15:14,160 --> 00:15:16,480 Speaker 1: on that and try to capture the good and the 316 00:15:16,520 --> 00:15:19,800 Speaker 1: fun and playmaking and the continuity that we felt to 317 00:15:19,840 --> 00:15:21,680 Speaker 1: finish the game and all the things that were necessary 318 00:15:21,920 --> 00:15:25,160 Speaker 1: and carry that over. That whole thing is really that's 319 00:15:25,200 --> 00:15:26,720 Speaker 1: the art of building on it, you know, and so 320 00:15:26,760 --> 00:15:29,560 Speaker 1: that you can create momentum moving forward. We're gonna try 321 00:15:29,600 --> 00:15:31,200 Speaker 1: to do that well. And you're going to try to 322 00:15:31,240 --> 00:15:34,360 Speaker 1: do that with the Seahawks offense that finally looked like itself, 323 00:15:34,440 --> 00:15:36,840 Speaker 1: or at least a closer version of itself. John, is 324 00:15:36,880 --> 00:15:40,240 Speaker 1: at any coincidence that Russ looked better on Sunday, eight 325 00:15:40,280 --> 00:15:43,520 Speaker 1: weeks after the surgery, when that was the original kind 326 00:15:43,560 --> 00:15:46,720 Speaker 1: of timeline six? I mean, that's you go back to. 327 00:15:46,880 --> 00:15:50,200 Speaker 1: I mean, it was very impressive the way he was 328 00:15:50,240 --> 00:15:52,160 Speaker 1: able to battle back. As Pete Carroll said, you know, 329 00:15:52,200 --> 00:15:53,800 Speaker 1: they were seeing enough in practice. It wasn't like they 330 00:15:53,800 --> 00:15:55,560 Speaker 1: just let Russell Wilson decide like, hey, I'm going to 331 00:15:55,600 --> 00:15:58,640 Speaker 1: go play. They evaluated in practice and he you know, 332 00:15:58,880 --> 00:16:02,600 Speaker 1: did enough. But look, it's obvious that the player he 333 00:16:02,680 --> 00:16:04,320 Speaker 1: was in Green Bay is not the player he was 334 00:16:04,440 --> 00:16:07,920 Speaker 1: last week. He's getting healthier, that fingers getting better he wasn't. 335 00:16:07,960 --> 00:16:09,440 Speaker 1: You know, we didn't see those throws that were just 336 00:16:09,480 --> 00:16:12,800 Speaker 1: sailing over Gerald Everet or whoever else from short range. 337 00:16:12,960 --> 00:16:15,520 Speaker 1: I mean he was what thirty for thirty seven and 338 00:16:16,120 --> 00:16:18,160 Speaker 1: at least one of those was a touchdown that turned 339 00:16:18,160 --> 00:16:21,840 Speaker 1: into an interception. Yeah, I mean, great game from Russ 340 00:16:21,880 --> 00:16:25,080 Speaker 1: And obviously, as he said, not coincidentally, that's why the 341 00:16:25,120 --> 00:16:27,280 Speaker 1: offense looks so good. They you know, they started off slow, 342 00:16:27,440 --> 00:16:29,200 Speaker 1: just like last time they played the forty nine ers, 343 00:16:29,200 --> 00:16:31,600 Speaker 1: but then once they got going, they converted. I think 344 00:16:31,640 --> 00:16:34,240 Speaker 1: four of their five third down conversions were touchdown drives. 345 00:16:34,280 --> 00:16:37,600 Speaker 1: So when you're converting on third down, good things happen well, 346 00:16:37,640 --> 00:16:39,960 Speaker 1: and you know, you got the running game involved just 347 00:16:40,000 --> 00:16:42,240 Speaker 1: a little bit more and I'm not gonna say that 348 00:16:42,280 --> 00:16:46,400 Speaker 1: the numbers were overwhelming. Seventy three yard punt return helps. 349 00:16:46,400 --> 00:16:49,080 Speaker 1: Fake punt helps, it does. But what I'm actually looking 350 00:16:49,120 --> 00:16:52,080 Speaker 1: at is the number of run plays in that game 351 00:16:52,160 --> 00:16:55,880 Speaker 1: twenty seven. We haven't seen that many since the end 352 00:16:55,920 --> 00:16:59,120 Speaker 1: of October against New Orleans. I mean, that's just getting 353 00:16:59,160 --> 00:17:01,120 Speaker 1: too plays. I mean the thing we keep hearing this 354 00:17:01,240 --> 00:17:03,240 Speaker 1: from them of like someone asked, why isn't so and 355 00:17:03,320 --> 00:17:05,159 Speaker 1: so involved? Why aren't you getting the running game going. 356 00:17:05,160 --> 00:17:07,520 Speaker 1: It's hard to get stuff going like that when you're 357 00:17:07,640 --> 00:17:10,480 Speaker 1: only getting fifty plays a game or forty eight plays. 358 00:17:10,520 --> 00:17:13,360 Speaker 1: So once you start staying on the field, you can 359 00:17:13,400 --> 00:17:15,399 Speaker 1: get all these guys involved, you can get the runs 360 00:17:15,400 --> 00:17:17,879 Speaker 1: you need. It changes everything well, And I think that 361 00:17:18,000 --> 00:17:21,240 Speaker 1: this is another thing that we conveniently forget right. There 362 00:17:21,400 --> 00:17:24,320 Speaker 1: is talk of the Seahawks not knowing what their identity 363 00:17:24,480 --> 00:17:26,520 Speaker 1: is and there their wishy washy from week to week. 364 00:17:26,520 --> 00:17:28,000 Speaker 1: Are they a run team? Are they have passed team? 365 00:17:28,280 --> 00:17:30,440 Speaker 1: Is it a smash mouth? Is it a finesse team? Look, 366 00:17:30,560 --> 00:17:33,920 Speaker 1: here's the reality. You knew what your identity was coming 367 00:17:33,960 --> 00:17:37,160 Speaker 1: into the season. You had a running back. His name 368 00:17:37,240 --> 00:17:42,240 Speaker 1: is Chris Carson, he's been hurt. That changes things dramatically. 369 00:17:42,880 --> 00:17:45,760 Speaker 1: In the last two years, we have seen the Seahawks 370 00:17:45,800 --> 00:17:49,320 Speaker 1: transition to where Russ can throw the ball more, or 371 00:17:49,520 --> 00:17:53,119 Speaker 1: is throwing that can can is a bad word? Is 372 00:17:53,160 --> 00:17:56,560 Speaker 1: throwing the ball more? Yeah? And you liked that at 373 00:17:56,560 --> 00:17:59,480 Speaker 1: the beginning of last year when let Russ Cook was 374 00:17:59,520 --> 00:18:03,280 Speaker 1: the mod no for everybody. I think we've conveniently for 375 00:18:03,480 --> 00:18:06,520 Speaker 1: this year. You were dealing with so many injuries and 376 00:18:06,720 --> 00:18:11,000 Speaker 1: so much just transition. Seahawks and their fans haven't had 377 00:18:11,040 --> 00:18:13,040 Speaker 1: to deal with this for ten years. All the other 378 00:18:13,080 --> 00:18:15,840 Speaker 1: teams in the league, they've been through this. Yeah, I 379 00:18:15,840 --> 00:18:17,679 Speaker 1: mean it's it's been a tough year on a lot 380 00:18:17,720 --> 00:18:20,280 Speaker 1: of fronts, and specifically with that running game. You lose 381 00:18:20,359 --> 00:18:23,040 Speaker 1: Chris Carson. It was Week five, I think was his 382 00:18:23,119 --> 00:18:26,399 Speaker 1: last game. He's missed most of the season. And with that, 383 00:18:26,480 --> 00:18:28,879 Speaker 1: it wasn't just Chris Carson you've had. You've pretty much 384 00:18:28,920 --> 00:18:30,879 Speaker 1: always had at least one other running back banged up 385 00:18:30,880 --> 00:18:33,439 Speaker 1: all year, whether it's been Penny out for a while 386 00:18:33,640 --> 00:18:35,960 Speaker 1: or we've seen Alex Collins finally got a game off 387 00:18:36,040 --> 00:18:39,040 Speaker 1: last week, but he's been playing through injury for most 388 00:18:39,040 --> 00:18:41,520 Speaker 1: of his time as a starter. So they've been pretty 389 00:18:41,560 --> 00:18:44,320 Speaker 1: beat up there. You know, it's their line hasn't been 390 00:18:44,320 --> 00:18:47,320 Speaker 1: consistent with injuries. They've had guys in that line up there, 391 00:18:47,320 --> 00:18:49,399 Speaker 1: so it has been a tough go to get that 392 00:18:49,480 --> 00:18:51,800 Speaker 1: running game going. I think, you know, if they can 393 00:18:51,880 --> 00:18:54,080 Speaker 1: just be a little better like we saw against forty 394 00:18:54,160 --> 00:18:56,159 Speaker 1: nine ers, it can make all the difference. You just 395 00:18:56,200 --> 00:18:59,400 Speaker 1: get some of those conversions, stay on the field, get 396 00:18:59,440 --> 00:19:01,800 Speaker 1: those chances to get the running game going, and we'll 397 00:19:01,800 --> 00:19:03,600 Speaker 1: see a better version of the offense down the stretch. 398 00:19:03,840 --> 00:19:06,120 Speaker 1: Two questions about that run game, what is the best 399 00:19:06,160 --> 00:19:09,159 Speaker 1: way to use for Shad Penny because to me, it's 400 00:19:09,200 --> 00:19:10,639 Speaker 1: a little bit of he's a little bit of an 401 00:19:10,760 --> 00:19:14,280 Speaker 1: enigma time. Yeah, I mean he's clearly his biggest impacts 402 00:19:14,320 --> 00:19:15,840 Speaker 1: when you can get him the ball in space. You 403 00:19:15,840 --> 00:19:18,160 Speaker 1: know that we see like the tosses to the edge. 404 00:19:18,600 --> 00:19:21,600 Speaker 1: You know, we saw rare for the Seahawks, a screen 405 00:19:21,640 --> 00:19:24,240 Speaker 1: pass that worked really well. You know that we that 406 00:19:24,320 --> 00:19:26,440 Speaker 1: has not been a strength of this offense is Pete 407 00:19:26,440 --> 00:19:28,840 Speaker 1: Carroll so delicately put it a couple of weeks ago. 408 00:19:29,600 --> 00:19:31,399 Speaker 1: He got out in space. So yeah, finding ways to 409 00:19:31,400 --> 00:19:33,239 Speaker 1: get him in space, I don't think It's not that 410 00:19:33,240 --> 00:19:35,520 Speaker 1: he can't run between the tackles, but that's not where 411 00:19:35,560 --> 00:19:38,240 Speaker 1: he shines. So I think that's why bringing in a 412 00:19:38,320 --> 00:19:40,280 Speaker 1: you know, guy like Adrian Peterson, or if it's a 413 00:19:40,280 --> 00:19:43,080 Speaker 1: healthy Alex Collins, having a more physical guy who can 414 00:19:43,160 --> 00:19:45,960 Speaker 1: hit the hit the hole, and then have Penny be 415 00:19:46,119 --> 00:19:47,840 Speaker 1: that guy that you get out in space where he's 416 00:19:48,000 --> 00:19:50,480 Speaker 1: just a big playway to happen. Yeah, and that brings 417 00:19:50,520 --> 00:19:53,320 Speaker 1: me to my second question about the running game. APS 418 00:19:53,440 --> 00:19:57,320 Speaker 1: numbers were not just off the charts, but what is 419 00:19:57,359 --> 00:20:00,840 Speaker 1: the effect of Adrian Peterson? Every s good teammate talked 420 00:20:00,840 --> 00:20:03,280 Speaker 1: about how cool it was to have him on the field. Yeah, 421 00:20:03,280 --> 00:20:05,560 Speaker 1: I mean the first effect is not just you know, 422 00:20:05,560 --> 00:20:10,000 Speaker 1: the touches he had, but just sort of his presence. Pete, Carroll, Russell, Wilson, 423 00:20:10,040 --> 00:20:12,320 Speaker 1: wise guys talked about just kind of what that did 424 00:20:12,359 --> 00:20:15,000 Speaker 1: in the week of practice and Pete kind of half jokingly, 425 00:20:15,000 --> 00:20:16,639 Speaker 1: but I think there's some truth about it. Noted like 426 00:20:16,680 --> 00:20:18,360 Speaker 1: all the other running backs seemed to play their best 427 00:20:18,400 --> 00:20:20,919 Speaker 1: last week. When you add a legend in there to 428 00:20:20,920 --> 00:20:22,920 Speaker 1: compete with him, I mean, Penny had his best game. 429 00:20:23,280 --> 00:20:25,679 Speaker 1: Homer obviously, most of his stuff with special teams, but 430 00:20:25,760 --> 00:20:28,320 Speaker 1: he had a huge game. So I do think sometimes 431 00:20:28,359 --> 00:20:30,960 Speaker 1: just adding somebody to push guys who you know, he 432 00:20:30,960 --> 00:20:32,400 Speaker 1: can come in there and say, look, I'm thirty six 433 00:20:32,480 --> 00:20:34,720 Speaker 1: years old and I'm still getting it done. I'm still 434 00:20:34,800 --> 00:20:37,680 Speaker 1: working my butt off, I'm still finishing these runs in practice. 435 00:20:37,760 --> 00:20:40,120 Speaker 1: So it can light a fire under guys. And then 436 00:20:40,440 --> 00:20:42,919 Speaker 1: he you know, his numbers don't look good at all 437 00:20:42,960 --> 00:20:45,879 Speaker 1: from the game. And yeah, he fumbled on his what 438 00:20:46,320 --> 00:20:48,879 Speaker 1: second carry he got the first run, I'm not putting 439 00:20:48,880 --> 00:20:50,080 Speaker 1: that on him. He took a hand off and was 440 00:20:50,080 --> 00:20:52,320 Speaker 1: tackled as soon as he got it. That that wasn't 441 00:20:52,359 --> 00:20:54,160 Speaker 1: on him. But then the next play he fumbled, which 442 00:20:54,160 --> 00:20:57,120 Speaker 1: obviously he can't have. But after that he ran hard 443 00:20:57,200 --> 00:20:59,080 Speaker 1: he gave him. I mean that he had that third 444 00:20:59,080 --> 00:21:01,040 Speaker 1: down conversion where he's hit in the backfield and he 445 00:21:01,200 --> 00:21:03,800 Speaker 1: just powered through. And that's just no knock on the 446 00:21:03,800 --> 00:21:05,760 Speaker 1: other guys. I don't think that's a play anybody else 447 00:21:05,760 --> 00:21:08,000 Speaker 1: in that running back room probably makes other than Chris 448 00:21:08,040 --> 00:21:11,200 Speaker 1: Carson when he's healthy, So that physicality can help them 449 00:21:11,200 --> 00:21:13,359 Speaker 1: as well, even if it's not getting you a tony yards, 450 00:21:13,359 --> 00:21:15,760 Speaker 1: just getting some of those tough yards. Yeah, and turnover 451 00:21:15,960 --> 00:21:18,400 Speaker 1: something that we saw way too much of last week. 452 00:21:18,480 --> 00:21:21,400 Speaker 1: It cannot happen this week. There was a point where 453 00:21:21,400 --> 00:21:24,359 Speaker 1: the Texans force ten turnovers during a three week stretch, 454 00:21:24,600 --> 00:21:27,480 Speaker 1: and that is something that they have done really really 455 00:21:27,520 --> 00:21:31,040 Speaker 1: well this year. They really love He's got them really 456 00:21:31,040 --> 00:21:34,800 Speaker 1: flying around. They've got a real attack mode mentality and 457 00:21:35,200 --> 00:21:38,320 Speaker 1: that always has a chance to be disruptive. And the 458 00:21:38,359 --> 00:21:40,800 Speaker 1: defense that really starts up front with him and the 459 00:21:40,800 --> 00:21:43,040 Speaker 1: way they come off the football and attack line of 460 00:21:43,080 --> 00:21:45,840 Speaker 1: scrimmage is like some it's love you. It goes all 461 00:21:45,880 --> 00:21:47,600 Speaker 1: the way back to his Tampa days, you know, and 462 00:21:48,000 --> 00:21:51,639 Speaker 1: I think as I see it, and the scheme is 463 00:21:51,640 --> 00:21:53,680 Speaker 1: similar where it's always built around the guys up front 464 00:21:53,720 --> 00:21:58,040 Speaker 1: attacking and they're very aggressive and so they make things happen, 465 00:21:58,080 --> 00:22:00,800 Speaker 1: you know. Yeah. I mean we went back earlier talking 466 00:22:00,840 --> 00:22:03,080 Speaker 1: about just the struggles the Texans have had and if 467 00:22:03,080 --> 00:22:06,000 Speaker 1: you want to pinpoint, okay, what does this team do well, 468 00:22:06,720 --> 00:22:08,600 Speaker 1: that's I mean, that's the number one thing. And that's 469 00:22:08,600 --> 00:22:10,880 Speaker 1: how you can win games when you're a struggling team, 470 00:22:10,960 --> 00:22:14,119 Speaker 1: is you get the ball away from teams, you force turnovers. 471 00:22:14,720 --> 00:22:16,359 Speaker 1: You can win a lot of games. Even with the 472 00:22:16,480 --> 00:22:20,480 Speaker 1: thirty secondary offense if you're getting takeaways, So I mean, yeah, 473 00:22:20,520 --> 00:22:23,000 Speaker 1: that's they've had. Would you say two games with five 474 00:22:23,040 --> 00:22:26,240 Speaker 1: turnovers and they've or yeah, two games with five turnovers, 475 00:22:26,640 --> 00:22:31,160 Speaker 1: multiple turnovers in five games, so or takeaways I should say, so, Yeah, 476 00:22:31,160 --> 00:22:33,879 Speaker 1: that part of their team is really dangerous. And if 477 00:22:33,920 --> 00:22:36,439 Speaker 1: the Seahawks aren't better with the ball than they just 478 00:22:36,480 --> 00:22:38,000 Speaker 1: turn over three times, they put it on the ground 479 00:22:38,040 --> 00:22:40,560 Speaker 1: a couple more times in addition to that, So Seahawks 480 00:22:40,560 --> 00:22:43,320 Speaker 1: got to be cleaner on offense in terms of ball security. Yeah, 481 00:22:43,480 --> 00:22:47,600 Speaker 1: fourteen interceptions and those come by ten different defenders. So 482 00:22:47,640 --> 00:22:49,760 Speaker 1: it's not just one guy that Russ needs to watch 483 00:22:49,760 --> 00:22:53,600 Speaker 1: out for. It is an entire ball hawking defense, which 484 00:22:53,760 --> 00:22:56,639 Speaker 1: brings me to the two things you need to see 485 00:22:56,880 --> 00:23:00,399 Speaker 1: for a Seahawks win this week. John Boyle, Well, we 486 00:23:00,480 --> 00:23:02,080 Speaker 1: just led right into the first one. To just take 487 00:23:02,119 --> 00:23:04,480 Speaker 1: care of the ball. Again, this is a team on 488 00:23:04,560 --> 00:23:06,480 Speaker 1: paper you're a lot better than you should go out 489 00:23:06,520 --> 00:23:08,840 Speaker 1: and beat, and the number one way to get in 490 00:23:08,880 --> 00:23:11,200 Speaker 1: your own way is turning the ball over. So no 491 00:23:11,280 --> 00:23:14,240 Speaker 1: turnovers on offense for me. And then I want to 492 00:23:14,240 --> 00:23:18,640 Speaker 1: see this defense make things tough on the rookie quarterback 493 00:23:18,680 --> 00:23:21,159 Speaker 1: if we are seeing the rookie quarterback. Pass rush has 494 00:23:21,240 --> 00:23:23,560 Speaker 1: kind of been the one element missing from what's otherwise 495 00:23:23,600 --> 00:23:26,840 Speaker 1: been a really good defense over the last what two months, really, 496 00:23:27,160 --> 00:23:30,720 Speaker 1: So let's see some pass rush getting home. Maybe get 497 00:23:31,000 --> 00:23:33,840 Speaker 1: let's say three sacks and affect the quarterback a little bit. 498 00:23:34,080 --> 00:23:36,320 Speaker 1: I was gonna up you on that sack. Tur We 499 00:23:36,359 --> 00:23:39,359 Speaker 1: have had two games in which we have recorded three 500 00:23:39,400 --> 00:23:42,480 Speaker 1: sacks against opponents. That was back in week one. In 501 00:23:42,560 --> 00:23:44,920 Speaker 1: Week two, how abound if we go for a four 502 00:23:45,080 --> 00:23:49,280 Speaker 1: sack game from the defense, and we could either go 503 00:23:49,359 --> 00:23:52,359 Speaker 1: time of possession or number of plays. The Seahawks thirty 504 00:23:52,359 --> 00:23:54,920 Speaker 1: three minutes time of possession last week they ran sixty 505 00:23:54,960 --> 00:23:57,600 Speaker 1: eight plays. I would like to see them run at 506 00:23:57,720 --> 00:24:01,320 Speaker 1: least that many plays again, keep the defense nice and fresh. 507 00:24:01,560 --> 00:24:03,760 Speaker 1: You do have a shot against some struggling teams down 508 00:24:03,800 --> 00:24:05,520 Speaker 1: the stretch here to get to a winning record and 509 00:24:05,680 --> 00:24:10,280 Speaker 1: possibly sneak into the playoffs. I like it that will 510 00:24:10,320 --> 00:24:13,639 Speaker 1: be something we can dive into, perhaps next week, because 511 00:24:13,640 --> 00:24:15,600 Speaker 1: that's the next time we will join you on this 512 00:24:15,800 --> 00:24:18,600 Speaker 1: on another edition of the Seahawks Insiders podcast.