1 00:00:00,360 --> 00:00:10,920 Speaker 1: Hi Everyone, welcome to another edition of Packers unscripted from 2 00:00:10,920 --> 00:00:14,280 Speaker 1: packers DOT COM. I am Mike Spofford, joined as always 3 00:00:14,280 --> 00:00:17,479 Speaker 1: by my trusted colleague Weston had KUWITZ. We're coming to 4 00:00:17,520 --> 00:00:21,320 Speaker 1: you here from our studios at Lambeau Field West. It's 5 00:00:21,360 --> 00:00:27,080 Speaker 1: week three. It will be packers buccaneers. Sunday three central time, 6 00:00:27,160 --> 00:00:30,800 Speaker 1: kickoff from Raymond James Stadium. It's gonna be warmed down 7 00:00:30,800 --> 00:00:35,680 Speaker 1: in Tampa. Um, and I'll match up that a lot 8 00:00:35,720 --> 00:00:38,120 Speaker 1: of people are looking forward to whether or not it's 9 00:00:38,159 --> 00:00:42,280 Speaker 1: the final rogers versus Brady or not. Time will tell 10 00:00:42,840 --> 00:00:46,320 Speaker 1: in that regard. But Um, but a big early game 11 00:00:46,360 --> 00:00:48,879 Speaker 1: in the NFC when you're talking about two teams that 12 00:00:49,000 --> 00:00:52,800 Speaker 1: both envisioned playing in January and UH and taking a 13 00:00:52,840 --> 00:00:55,480 Speaker 1: shot at this thing again. Well, first and foremost, Mike, 14 00:00:55,840 --> 00:01:00,920 Speaker 1: got in my car this morning, turn the key, pulled out, 15 00:01:01,640 --> 00:01:03,600 Speaker 1: I was starting to drive down the road, made a 16 00:01:03,600 --> 00:01:06,080 Speaker 1: call to my friend Scott. It's one of my morning 17 00:01:06,160 --> 00:01:08,720 Speaker 1: routines and do you know what I noticed? As I 18 00:01:08,760 --> 00:01:13,000 Speaker 1: was going up to the stop sign, I had like 19 00:01:13,120 --> 00:01:16,160 Speaker 1: the visible breath coming out of my mouth. It was 20 00:01:16,240 --> 00:01:18,880 Speaker 1: it was chilling. I could actually see my breath for 21 00:01:18,880 --> 00:01:23,080 Speaker 1: the first time in this fall. That just started the 22 00:01:23,120 --> 00:01:25,320 Speaker 1: Green Bay packers. You know, I think today in Green 23 00:01:25,360 --> 00:01:27,479 Speaker 1: Bay high is going to be sixty. I'm not trying 24 00:01:27,480 --> 00:01:29,399 Speaker 1: to make too much out of the heat element in 25 00:01:29,480 --> 00:01:32,800 Speaker 1: Tampa because honestly, the packers, you know, they practiced in 26 00:01:32,880 --> 00:01:35,559 Speaker 1: some hotter temperatures. There were some humid days during camp. 27 00:01:36,240 --> 00:01:39,480 Speaker 1: But I think for myself personally, going down to Tampa 28 00:01:39,520 --> 00:01:41,680 Speaker 1: this weekend, that is going to be a big wake 29 00:01:41,720 --> 00:01:44,279 Speaker 1: up call because I think physically my body is starting 30 00:01:44,319 --> 00:01:49,120 Speaker 1: to get augmented back to fall in northeastern Wisconsin. Yeah, 31 00:01:49,160 --> 00:01:51,040 Speaker 1: when when we get back from Tampa, we're gonna be 32 00:01:51,080 --> 00:01:57,840 Speaker 1: starting over the body Cold Tub. But here's the thing, Mike, 33 00:01:58,160 --> 00:02:01,160 Speaker 1: is that it's not about and rodgers, it's not about 34 00:02:01,160 --> 00:02:03,480 Speaker 1: Tom Brady, it's not about the buccaneers defense, it's not 35 00:02:03,520 --> 00:02:06,919 Speaker 1: about the packers running game. It is about which team 36 00:02:06,960 --> 00:02:09,960 Speaker 1: is going to be more consistent on Sunday, which team 37 00:02:10,000 --> 00:02:13,240 Speaker 1: is going to make fewer mistakes. That's how I really 38 00:02:13,240 --> 00:02:16,160 Speaker 1: boil this thing down. At the time in which they're 39 00:02:16,160 --> 00:02:20,440 Speaker 1: taping this, everybody in their second cousin is injured right now. 40 00:02:20,440 --> 00:02:23,919 Speaker 1: On the buccaneers offense, they're missing their top four receivers 41 00:02:24,040 --> 00:02:27,240 Speaker 1: right now, now that this this suspension has been upheld. 42 00:02:27,280 --> 00:02:30,720 Speaker 1: We know with Mike Evans, their offensive line is banged up. 43 00:02:30,760 --> 00:02:34,160 Speaker 1: They Lost Ryan Jensen last month. You Know Donovan Smith 44 00:02:34,200 --> 00:02:37,040 Speaker 1: has been out with the elbow injury. There are a 45 00:02:37,040 --> 00:02:39,960 Speaker 1: lot of things working against the Tampa Bay buccaneers. But Mike, 46 00:02:40,040 --> 00:02:42,600 Speaker 1: I know this. I know Tom Brady still is their 47 00:02:42,680 --> 00:02:46,120 Speaker 1: quarterback and I know you look at that defense with 48 00:02:46,280 --> 00:02:51,960 Speaker 1: Devin White, Lavante David, obviously you know Carlton Davis, Wield, 49 00:02:52,440 --> 00:02:56,800 Speaker 1: Charlton Davis. Excuse me, Carlton, my bad Um, I was 50 00:02:56,800 --> 00:03:01,959 Speaker 1: gonna say Jamal Dean, Antoine Winfield. That that secondary. There 51 00:03:02,000 --> 00:03:05,520 Speaker 1: are still a lot of weapons, a lot of talented players. 52 00:03:05,560 --> 00:03:08,280 Speaker 1: That's how deep this buccaneers roster goes and honestly, I 53 00:03:08,320 --> 00:03:11,040 Speaker 1: feel like this team against the Green Bay packers, it 54 00:03:11,160 --> 00:03:14,040 Speaker 1: is going to be a four quarter battle. Yeah, and 55 00:03:14,240 --> 00:03:16,000 Speaker 1: that's where it starts for me when I look at 56 00:03:16,040 --> 00:03:19,240 Speaker 1: the matchup. First off, the packers offense against this Tampa 57 00:03:19,280 --> 00:03:22,280 Speaker 1: Bay defense. I've been writing about it, mentioned it on 58 00:03:22,440 --> 00:03:24,760 Speaker 1: three things. The numbers might even mentioned it on our 59 00:03:24,840 --> 00:03:27,480 Speaker 1: last show. The numbers for this Tampa Bay defense through 60 00:03:27,520 --> 00:03:32,040 Speaker 1: two games thirteen points allowed, best in the league. Ten Sacks, 61 00:03:32,160 --> 00:03:35,520 Speaker 1: best in the league. Six takeaways tied for third in 62 00:03:35,560 --> 00:03:38,120 Speaker 1: the League. Um Most in the League is seven, so 63 00:03:38,160 --> 00:03:40,840 Speaker 1: there are only one takeaway off of having the most 64 00:03:40,880 --> 00:03:43,680 Speaker 1: in the league in that category. This, this Tampa Bay defense, 65 00:03:43,760 --> 00:03:46,720 Speaker 1: is off to an unbelievable start. And when I look 66 00:03:46,760 --> 00:03:50,800 Speaker 1: at what the packers have to do, yes, they need 67 00:03:50,840 --> 00:03:53,760 Speaker 1: to stay committed to the running game. All of that, 68 00:03:54,480 --> 00:03:56,520 Speaker 1: the ball needs to get to a j dillon and 69 00:03:56,560 --> 00:03:58,440 Speaker 1: Aaron Jones, however they want to get it to him, 70 00:03:58,480 --> 00:04:01,920 Speaker 1: whether it's the handoffs, the path is, the jet motions, 71 00:04:02,440 --> 00:04:06,040 Speaker 1: whatever the case might be. But the bottom line is, 72 00:04:06,560 --> 00:04:09,360 Speaker 1: for me, the same thing you just said with regard 73 00:04:09,480 --> 00:04:13,160 Speaker 1: to not making mistakes the packers offensively against this Tampa 74 00:04:13,160 --> 00:04:17,599 Speaker 1: Bay defense, they have to play clean football. You can't 75 00:04:17,680 --> 00:04:21,599 Speaker 1: have the sacks and the penalties that push you back 76 00:04:21,640 --> 00:04:24,920 Speaker 1: and put you in the bad you know yard is situations. 77 00:04:25,279 --> 00:04:29,240 Speaker 1: You can't fumble a handoff. You can't have a mistimed 78 00:04:29,240 --> 00:04:32,320 Speaker 1: shotgun snap like the packers had against the bears, which 79 00:04:32,320 --> 00:04:36,599 Speaker 1: prevented them from putting away an inferior opponent much you 80 00:04:36,640 --> 00:04:40,800 Speaker 1: know earlier than than they did last Sunday night. Those 81 00:04:40,920 --> 00:04:43,440 Speaker 1: kinds of things are what the packers simply can't afford. 82 00:04:43,480 --> 00:04:46,400 Speaker 1: You have to be able to play clean football. Your 83 00:04:46,520 --> 00:04:48,760 Speaker 1: explosive players are going to be hard to come by. 84 00:04:48,800 --> 00:04:51,520 Speaker 1: You are going to have to drive the ball seventy 85 00:04:51,520 --> 00:04:54,839 Speaker 1: five yards to get a touchdown and you're gonna have 86 00:04:54,920 --> 00:04:58,039 Speaker 1: to take nine or ten or eleven plays in order 87 00:04:58,080 --> 00:05:00,320 Speaker 1: to do it. So you have to be will to 88 00:05:00,360 --> 00:05:04,680 Speaker 1: stay clean and sharp Um play after play after play 89 00:05:04,760 --> 00:05:07,120 Speaker 1: to give yourself a chance. And even if you do that, 90 00:05:07,320 --> 00:05:08,960 Speaker 1: you get into the red zone, it's not going to 91 00:05:09,040 --> 00:05:10,640 Speaker 1: be easy to put the ball in the end zone 92 00:05:10,640 --> 00:05:13,320 Speaker 1: on these guys. They've given up one touchdown in the 93 00:05:13,400 --> 00:05:17,680 Speaker 1: first two weeks of the season. So it really, really 94 00:05:17,720 --> 00:05:21,200 Speaker 1: for me. Offensively, whatever the game plan is, the packers 95 00:05:21,240 --> 00:05:25,000 Speaker 1: just have to have to play clean, sharp football, because 96 00:05:25,120 --> 00:05:28,480 Speaker 1: the I mean Rogers, has been sacked seven times. We've 97 00:05:28,520 --> 00:05:32,000 Speaker 1: seen some penalties that have put the packers in bad situations. 98 00:05:32,000 --> 00:05:34,919 Speaker 1: I mentioned the physical mistakes against the bears. Those are 99 00:05:34,960 --> 00:05:37,320 Speaker 1: the kinds of things that packers simply cannot afford in 100 00:05:37,320 --> 00:05:40,760 Speaker 1: this game. No, because it's gonna be you're you're playing, 101 00:05:41,400 --> 00:05:44,479 Speaker 1: you know, one of the best quarterbacks of all time 102 00:05:45,120 --> 00:05:47,880 Speaker 1: and I thought what Aaron Rodgers said about Brady was 103 00:05:47,960 --> 00:05:53,160 Speaker 1: so spot on in that. Okay, he's forty five years old. 104 00:05:53,160 --> 00:05:54,880 Speaker 1: I don't think anybody's gonna sit here and say that 105 00:05:54,920 --> 00:05:56,960 Speaker 1: Tom Brady is at his physical peak. He might be 106 00:05:57,000 --> 00:05:59,120 Speaker 1: for a forty five year old, but yeah, you know, 107 00:05:59,160 --> 00:06:02,080 Speaker 1: physically there is going to be natural aggression involved. But, 108 00:06:02,160 --> 00:06:05,920 Speaker 1: as Roger said, from an experienced perspective, being able to 109 00:06:05,920 --> 00:06:08,360 Speaker 1: to lean back on everything he's seen for the past 110 00:06:08,920 --> 00:06:12,440 Speaker 1: twenty four years or whatever it's been now, there is 111 00:06:12,480 --> 00:06:14,880 Speaker 1: so many things that Tom Brady can beat you with 112 00:06:15,000 --> 00:06:18,520 Speaker 1: and and I watched a majority of that game against 113 00:06:18,560 --> 00:06:22,479 Speaker 1: the saints and seeing the way that Brady directs the 114 00:06:22,520 --> 00:06:26,160 Speaker 1: bucks offense in concert with Leonard for net, and being 115 00:06:26,200 --> 00:06:28,360 Speaker 1: able to make the most out of his perimeter weapons, 116 00:06:28,760 --> 00:06:30,640 Speaker 1: as opposed to what the saints are trying to do 117 00:06:30,640 --> 00:06:34,080 Speaker 1: with Jamis Winston. It doesn't matter. That's a weird thing 118 00:06:34,160 --> 00:06:37,280 Speaker 1: about the quarterback position. It is the ultimate neutralizer. Doesn't 119 00:06:37,320 --> 00:06:41,640 Speaker 1: matter if you're at your peak athletic, you know, summit 120 00:06:41,800 --> 00:06:46,720 Speaker 1: zenith at thirty years old. When you have the experience 121 00:06:46,760 --> 00:06:50,000 Speaker 1: that Brady has and his ability to be smart with 122 00:06:50,040 --> 00:06:52,920 Speaker 1: the football, he's not prone to turn you know he's not. 123 00:06:53,160 --> 00:06:57,919 Speaker 1: You know there's going to be turnovers, but he is 124 00:06:58,000 --> 00:07:00,880 Speaker 1: just the ultimate chess player when it comes to this game. 125 00:07:00,920 --> 00:07:03,200 Speaker 1: So if you don't come out sharp on offense, defense 126 00:07:03,200 --> 00:07:05,960 Speaker 1: and even special teams, the buccaneers are going to make 127 00:07:06,000 --> 00:07:09,920 Speaker 1: you pay for that. Defensively, I feel Mike, There's been 128 00:07:09,960 --> 00:07:12,000 Speaker 1: some really good units in this league. Buffalo has a 129 00:07:12,040 --> 00:07:14,840 Speaker 1: great one, San Francisco has had some good ones, but 130 00:07:15,400 --> 00:07:17,840 Speaker 1: Tampa really has been the gold standard, and it was 131 00:07:17,880 --> 00:07:20,840 Speaker 1: even before Brady got there. That was the scary thing 132 00:07:20,880 --> 00:07:23,200 Speaker 1: about it. They just didn't they they've that. That unit 133 00:07:23,280 --> 00:07:26,600 Speaker 1: has been so consistent over the years. It's you don't 134 00:07:26,760 --> 00:07:29,280 Speaker 1: ever seem to face Tampa Bay where you go, Oh yeah, 135 00:07:29,320 --> 00:07:31,960 Speaker 1: their defense isn't that good this year, like their defense 136 00:07:32,080 --> 00:07:34,560 Speaker 1: is always pretty darn good and kind of like those 137 00:07:34,600 --> 00:07:38,640 Speaker 1: Great Baltimore Defenses. They've just found ways to regenerate and 138 00:07:38,800 --> 00:07:41,360 Speaker 1: be able to shuffle the deck as players get older, 139 00:07:41,640 --> 00:07:44,080 Speaker 1: with the exception being David of course. I mean they 140 00:07:44,160 --> 00:07:47,160 Speaker 1: just they have so many guys that they've been able 141 00:07:47,160 --> 00:07:49,560 Speaker 1: to find a vita via. They just haven't missed on them. 142 00:07:49,560 --> 00:07:52,040 Speaker 1: Shack Barrett has been impactful at times in this league. 143 00:07:52,040 --> 00:07:56,640 Speaker 1: So I'm excited for this matchup because, as Matt Lafleur said, 144 00:07:57,160 --> 00:07:59,520 Speaker 1: this is going to probably be the better litmus tests, 145 00:07:59,560 --> 00:08:02,320 Speaker 1: the better mirometer for where this team is at offensively, 146 00:08:02,400 --> 00:08:06,120 Speaker 1: defensively and special teams, because you know the type of 147 00:08:06,160 --> 00:08:09,400 Speaker 1: opponent you're getting and the fact that this also is 148 00:08:09,440 --> 00:08:11,960 Speaker 1: the home opener for the buccaneers, they are going to 149 00:08:12,000 --> 00:08:16,880 Speaker 1: get a team that is rip roaring and ready to go. Yeah, absolutely. 150 00:08:16,920 --> 00:08:20,200 Speaker 1: The you mentioned watching the bulk of the buccaneers saints 151 00:08:20,240 --> 00:08:22,400 Speaker 1: game last Sunday. I did as well, and I was 152 00:08:22,480 --> 00:08:28,080 Speaker 1: reminded of something with regard to a quarterback like Tom Brady, 153 00:08:28,200 --> 00:08:31,560 Speaker 1: because that saints defense was doing a number on the 154 00:08:31,560 --> 00:08:35,439 Speaker 1: bucks offense. They had they had brady frustrated. Obviously there 155 00:08:35,520 --> 00:08:38,600 Speaker 1: was the skirmish and everything that led to Mike Evans 156 00:08:38,600 --> 00:08:43,280 Speaker 1: getting suspended and all of that, but the the extracurriculars 157 00:08:43,320 --> 00:08:47,920 Speaker 1: aside the saints. The saints were having their way pretty 158 00:08:47,920 --> 00:08:50,439 Speaker 1: well with that with that Tampa Bay offense. But then 159 00:08:50,520 --> 00:08:53,640 Speaker 1: all of a sudden, what happens? Deep shot to Brashad 160 00:08:53,760 --> 00:08:56,120 Speaker 1: Perriman in the back of the end zone. It's an 161 00:08:56,160 --> 00:09:00,199 Speaker 1: absolutely pinpoint perfect throw and touchdown. Banging all of a 162 00:09:00,240 --> 00:09:03,040 Speaker 1: sudden it felt like all of this great work that 163 00:09:03,080 --> 00:09:05,280 Speaker 1: the Saints Defense had done for two and a half 164 00:09:05,360 --> 00:09:07,400 Speaker 1: or three quarters, or whatever it was at that point 165 00:09:07,920 --> 00:09:10,960 Speaker 1: went out the window because Tom Brady pulled the Tom 166 00:09:11,000 --> 00:09:13,920 Speaker 1: Brady and just and threw a forty yard pass that 167 00:09:14,000 --> 00:09:17,400 Speaker 1: was right on the money for a touchdown. That's what 168 00:09:17,520 --> 00:09:20,560 Speaker 1: these guys, that's what hall of famers can do to 169 00:09:20,600 --> 00:09:24,480 Speaker 1: you right the channel. The challenge here is is significant 170 00:09:24,520 --> 00:09:27,360 Speaker 1: and with regard to the packers defense, you talked about 171 00:09:27,360 --> 00:09:29,760 Speaker 1: it earlier. We've been talking about it all week long. 172 00:09:30,679 --> 00:09:33,480 Speaker 1: There's so much that the packers have to have to 173 00:09:33,559 --> 00:09:36,960 Speaker 1: focus on in this game aside from Tom Brady. And yes, 174 00:09:37,080 --> 00:09:40,839 Speaker 1: Mike Evans is suspended, Chris Godwin Julio Jones are on 175 00:09:40,920 --> 00:09:43,360 Speaker 1: the injury report. We don't know their status at at 176 00:09:43,400 --> 00:09:46,640 Speaker 1: wide receiver, I mentioned Perryman gaining the big touchdown against 177 00:09:46,679 --> 00:09:49,240 Speaker 1: the saints. He could be a key guy um on 178 00:09:49,280 --> 00:09:52,720 Speaker 1: Sunday for Brady in the passing game. But the packers 179 00:09:52,760 --> 00:09:57,000 Speaker 1: absolutely cannot let Leonard Four Nette be the guy that 180 00:09:57,440 --> 00:10:02,360 Speaker 1: dictates the tempo, Um and just the pace and everything 181 00:10:02,400 --> 00:10:05,400 Speaker 1: of this game. Because if if Leonard Fournette is going 182 00:10:05,440 --> 00:10:08,320 Speaker 1: to spend the day putting Tom Brady in third and one, 183 00:10:08,480 --> 00:10:11,400 Speaker 1: third and two, the packers defense is gonna have a 184 00:10:11,400 --> 00:10:14,080 Speaker 1: hard time getting off the field and and it really does. 185 00:10:14,360 --> 00:10:18,200 Speaker 1: It starts every week with with stopping the run. But 186 00:10:18,360 --> 00:10:21,600 Speaker 1: even with a hall of fame quarterback and arguably the 187 00:10:21,600 --> 00:10:26,319 Speaker 1: best of all time in Tom Brady, the packers really 188 00:10:26,360 --> 00:10:29,600 Speaker 1: the number one focus defensively has to be not letting 189 00:10:29,679 --> 00:10:32,600 Speaker 1: Leonard Fournette get any kind of a rhythm and being 190 00:10:32,600 --> 00:10:35,400 Speaker 1: able to dictate how this game goes. Yeah, for Nette 191 00:10:35,440 --> 00:10:39,480 Speaker 1: is an absolute Marauder and he seemed like, you know, 192 00:10:39,600 --> 00:10:43,800 Speaker 1: to really get rejuvenated. We saw the flashes of his potential, 193 00:10:44,000 --> 00:10:48,640 Speaker 1: his power, his vision when he was in Jacksonville. Some 194 00:10:48,760 --> 00:10:52,319 Speaker 1: thing's fell out of alignment there for him. He resurfaces 195 00:10:52,320 --> 00:10:54,600 Speaker 1: in Tampa and it took him what a little over 196 00:10:54,600 --> 00:10:57,040 Speaker 1: a year to really emerge as their number one option 197 00:10:57,120 --> 00:11:01,160 Speaker 1: the backfield, originally with Ronald Jones being there. This season, 198 00:11:01,679 --> 00:11:04,360 Speaker 1: I think more than any other, Tom Brady, I think, 199 00:11:04,440 --> 00:11:07,440 Speaker 1: is going to lean on the running back because you 200 00:11:07,520 --> 00:11:09,840 Speaker 1: see in that game against the saints, you see in 201 00:11:09,880 --> 00:11:13,080 Speaker 1: some of these early matchups are having, it is about 202 00:11:13,120 --> 00:11:15,880 Speaker 1: being able to get into second and favorable, third and 203 00:11:15,920 --> 00:11:19,840 Speaker 1: favorable and then brady letting plays developed from there. That 204 00:11:19,920 --> 00:11:22,040 Speaker 1: was the biggest difference going to be into that saints 205 00:11:22,080 --> 00:11:25,439 Speaker 1: game when Winston was doing that with the saints. Now, 206 00:11:25,440 --> 00:11:28,760 Speaker 1: mind you didn't have Kamara, but it didn't look the same. 207 00:11:28,960 --> 00:11:30,880 Speaker 1: It looked like a guy that was pressing. It looked 208 00:11:30,920 --> 00:11:33,240 Speaker 1: like a guy who was trying to protect the football 209 00:11:33,320 --> 00:11:36,280 Speaker 1: and then, ultimately, when he lost the patients, the damn 210 00:11:36,280 --> 00:11:39,720 Speaker 1: breaks right with Brady. It is just that that's what 211 00:11:40,000 --> 00:11:42,920 Speaker 1: you're talking about, Hall of fame quarterbacks. It's the patients right. 212 00:11:43,080 --> 00:11:45,360 Speaker 1: I know exactly what you're saying. It's waiting for everything 213 00:11:45,360 --> 00:11:47,920 Speaker 1: to develop so that when the big play is there, 214 00:11:48,160 --> 00:11:50,240 Speaker 1: you make it happen. Aaron Rodgers did the same thing 215 00:11:50,240 --> 00:11:52,719 Speaker 1: with Sammy Watkins last week on the fifty yard or. 216 00:11:53,320 --> 00:11:55,920 Speaker 1: That's the danger if you don't get them in second 217 00:11:55,960 --> 00:11:58,440 Speaker 1: and eight, third and nine. And the one thing that 218 00:11:58,520 --> 00:12:00,480 Speaker 1: is very positive for green bay. They need to improve 219 00:12:00,520 --> 00:12:02,920 Speaker 1: a lot right now with their tackling. They need to 220 00:12:02,920 --> 00:12:04,600 Speaker 1: get back to what they look like in week one 221 00:12:04,600 --> 00:12:08,400 Speaker 1: in that regard. But they have the horses to do it, 222 00:12:08,480 --> 00:12:11,440 Speaker 1: they have the guys to do it. I was really 223 00:12:11,480 --> 00:12:14,240 Speaker 1: impressed by the rotation they actually ran in that game. 224 00:12:14,360 --> 00:12:16,800 Speaker 1: You saw more T J Slayton on first down, so 225 00:12:16,840 --> 00:12:18,920 Speaker 1: you could take some of those snaps off of Kenny Clark. 226 00:12:19,360 --> 00:12:22,160 Speaker 1: They have the tools to do it. It's about all 227 00:12:22,200 --> 00:12:25,360 Speaker 1: eleven guys getting together and tackling to the ball, because 228 00:12:25,440 --> 00:12:26,839 Speaker 1: Leonard Four Nett is not a guy that's going to 229 00:12:26,920 --> 00:12:29,559 Speaker 1: go down with one guy, especially once he leaks into 230 00:12:29,600 --> 00:12:32,000 Speaker 1: the second level. Yeah, it's interesting the way this plays 231 00:12:32,040 --> 00:12:37,760 Speaker 1: out because they're there are different there are different moments, crucibles, 232 00:12:37,840 --> 00:12:39,760 Speaker 1: whatever you want to call it, throughout the course of 233 00:12:39,800 --> 00:12:44,800 Speaker 1: a season and quite honestly, for the packers to have 234 00:12:45,040 --> 00:12:47,520 Speaker 1: the breakdowns in the run defense and some of them 235 00:12:47,559 --> 00:12:49,920 Speaker 1: miss tackles and everything that they had against the bears, 236 00:12:51,280 --> 00:12:53,120 Speaker 1: at the end of the day it's not necessarily a 237 00:12:53,200 --> 00:12:55,880 Speaker 1: bad thing because, a it didn't cost them the game 238 00:12:56,640 --> 00:13:00,160 Speaker 1: and it happened heading into a week where you have 239 00:13:00,240 --> 00:13:02,200 Speaker 1: to be geared up to stop a guy like four 240 00:13:02,200 --> 00:13:04,800 Speaker 1: net and so you know the packers this week in practice, 241 00:13:04,880 --> 00:13:07,720 Speaker 1: they they've seen the film of what happened against Chicago 242 00:13:07,800 --> 00:13:10,079 Speaker 1: with Montgomery and with Herbert and some of those big 243 00:13:10,160 --> 00:13:12,720 Speaker 1: runs that they broke. You know, it's a it's a 244 00:13:12,760 --> 00:13:17,000 Speaker 1: long season right, both mentally and physically, for these guys. Sometimes, 245 00:13:17,080 --> 00:13:20,680 Speaker 1: sometimes when you when you kind of get you you 246 00:13:20,679 --> 00:13:23,079 Speaker 1: you get that reminder of what you need to really 247 00:13:23,120 --> 00:13:26,199 Speaker 1: really pay attention to. Sometimes the timing of that reminder 248 00:13:26,240 --> 00:13:29,160 Speaker 1: can really help you. Maybe the fact, because we know 249 00:13:29,240 --> 00:13:31,920 Speaker 1: the packers have the talent on defense to defend the 250 00:13:32,000 --> 00:13:34,760 Speaker 1: run a lot better than they did eighty yards rushing 251 00:13:34,800 --> 00:13:38,680 Speaker 1: against the bears was was a shock, quite frankly, but 252 00:13:38,800 --> 00:13:41,160 Speaker 1: maybe it was. Maybe it was the sort of the 253 00:13:41,240 --> 00:13:43,160 Speaker 1: kick in the pants, so to speak, that the run 254 00:13:43,160 --> 00:13:47,120 Speaker 1: defense needed heading into a matchup like this. Because because 255 00:13:47,320 --> 00:13:51,560 Speaker 1: Leonard Fournette will you know, in combination with Tom Brady, 256 00:13:51,559 --> 00:13:54,080 Speaker 1: this offense will have a chance to keep that packers 257 00:13:54,120 --> 00:13:57,240 Speaker 1: defense on the field all day long in the ninety 258 00:13:57,280 --> 00:13:59,840 Speaker 1: degree heat and and that's not going to be a 259 00:14:00,040 --> 00:14:02,120 Speaker 1: recipe for success. The packers have to be able to 260 00:14:02,120 --> 00:14:05,600 Speaker 1: stop for Net, get after Brady and get off the field. 261 00:14:05,720 --> 00:14:07,880 Speaker 1: All of it, all of it easier said than done, 262 00:14:07,880 --> 00:14:10,520 Speaker 1: but I'm very interested and curious to see how the 263 00:14:10,559 --> 00:14:14,920 Speaker 1: packers run defense responds from the breakdowns last week to 264 00:14:15,000 --> 00:14:17,720 Speaker 1: what they do against a real bull of a back 265 00:14:17,720 --> 00:14:19,480 Speaker 1: and for net. Yeah, and keep in mind too. I 266 00:14:19,480 --> 00:14:22,040 Speaker 1: mean Leonard for net there isn't that home run threat 267 00:14:22,160 --> 00:14:24,560 Speaker 1: necessarily with him. I mean this year right now he's 268 00:14:24,600 --> 00:14:27,080 Speaker 1: longest carries seventeen yards. I think last year he may 269 00:14:27,080 --> 00:14:30,080 Speaker 1: had one forty seven, but he's still averaging like four 270 00:14:30,120 --> 00:14:33,200 Speaker 1: and a half even with with only a long of seventeen, 271 00:14:33,240 --> 00:14:36,320 Speaker 1: which tells you that that's he's he's a grinder. It's 272 00:14:36,360 --> 00:14:39,200 Speaker 1: telling you on first and second down he's getting those yards. 273 00:14:39,240 --> 00:14:41,240 Speaker 1: And to do that with an offensive line that is 274 00:14:41,680 --> 00:14:44,880 Speaker 1: down at starting left tackle, down at starting center. You 275 00:14:44,920 --> 00:14:47,880 Speaker 1: Know Tristan worth's has been injured over at right tackle. 276 00:14:49,200 --> 00:14:51,160 Speaker 1: There's so many different guys have been banged up and 277 00:14:51,160 --> 00:14:53,160 Speaker 1: they're still finding ways to be productive. The fact that 278 00:14:53,240 --> 00:14:55,800 Speaker 1: Tampa has gotten to two and oh it hasn't been 279 00:14:55,840 --> 00:14:58,520 Speaker 1: the prettiest path, but it tells you everything you need 280 00:14:58,560 --> 00:15:01,160 Speaker 1: to know about it. And conversely, for the packers, they're 281 00:15:01,160 --> 00:15:03,440 Speaker 1: gonna need to be able to run against this Tampa 282 00:15:03,520 --> 00:15:06,480 Speaker 1: defense as well, because if you allow them to pin 283 00:15:06,560 --> 00:15:09,000 Speaker 1: their ears back, if you allow them to play their coverages, 284 00:15:09,520 --> 00:15:12,720 Speaker 1: then the job gets progressively more difficult for Aaron Rodgers. 285 00:15:12,760 --> 00:15:15,120 Speaker 1: As much as the headlines this week are going to 286 00:15:15,200 --> 00:15:18,400 Speaker 1: be on Aaron Rodgers and Tom Brady and tablets. It 287 00:15:18,520 --> 00:15:22,120 Speaker 1: is really about these run offenses in their ability to 288 00:15:22,360 --> 00:15:26,040 Speaker 1: establish that momentum and establishing it from the opening whistle. Yeah, 289 00:15:26,120 --> 00:15:29,280 Speaker 1: for the packers offensively, we've talked about a lot of times, 290 00:15:29,320 --> 00:15:31,720 Speaker 1: it's you have to get something going with that running 291 00:15:31,720 --> 00:15:34,800 Speaker 1: game to set up the play action, because Aaron Rodgers 292 00:15:34,840 --> 00:15:37,840 Speaker 1: doing trying to do a straight drop back passing game 293 00:15:37,880 --> 00:15:40,280 Speaker 1: against this defensive front is not going to be a 294 00:15:40,360 --> 00:15:43,040 Speaker 1: recipe for success. The passing game is going to have 295 00:15:43,120 --> 00:15:45,200 Speaker 1: to come off of play action and the only way 296 00:15:45,200 --> 00:15:48,120 Speaker 1: you get them to respect respect play action is if 297 00:15:48,400 --> 00:15:51,640 Speaker 1: they're respecting that running game with with Jones and Dylan. 298 00:15:51,720 --> 00:15:53,960 Speaker 1: So there's a there's a lot that the packers have 299 00:15:54,080 --> 00:15:56,640 Speaker 1: to do and do it right in order to uh, 300 00:15:56,680 --> 00:15:59,680 Speaker 1: in order to come out with a victory here. Some 301 00:16:00,000 --> 00:16:01,800 Speaker 1: answer business here West and then we'll take a look 302 00:16:01,840 --> 00:16:05,280 Speaker 1: at other games around week three in the NFL. Serious 303 00:16:05,480 --> 00:16:08,440 Speaker 1: X M NFL radio delivers hard hitting analysis and up 304 00:16:08,440 --> 00:16:13,080 Speaker 1: to the minute NFL news that true football fanatics need. 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Interesting matchup there, with Detroit coming 313 00:16:40,360 --> 00:16:43,360 Speaker 1: off a big victory, Minnesota coming off of a disappointing 314 00:16:43,360 --> 00:16:46,480 Speaker 1: Monday night loss and being on a short week. And then, 315 00:16:46,640 --> 00:16:51,400 Speaker 1: Um Lovey Smith's return to soldier field. The Houston Texans 316 00:16:51,440 --> 00:16:55,160 Speaker 1: go into Chicago, with the bears coming off of that 317 00:16:55,280 --> 00:16:58,760 Speaker 1: loss to the packers on Sunday night football and love 318 00:16:58,840 --> 00:17:02,480 Speaker 1: e Smith's Texans being a pesky bunch, a team that 319 00:17:02,880 --> 00:17:05,360 Speaker 1: a lot of analysts said, hey, you won't even really 320 00:17:05,440 --> 00:17:08,080 Speaker 1: have to think about these guys too much. Well, the 321 00:17:08,119 --> 00:17:10,760 Speaker 1: first two opponents they played have had their hands full 322 00:17:10,840 --> 00:17:13,639 Speaker 1: with the Houston Texans and and Lovey Smith's team is 323 00:17:13,640 --> 00:17:15,680 Speaker 1: going to do the same thing to the bears on Sunday. 324 00:17:15,760 --> 00:17:19,359 Speaker 1: I I agree. And and for you know, Chicago, how 325 00:17:19,440 --> 00:17:21,280 Speaker 1: quickly things are going to change here. You know, they 326 00:17:21,280 --> 00:17:23,560 Speaker 1: were feeling really good coming into lambeau field now you're 327 00:17:23,600 --> 00:17:25,359 Speaker 1: feeling not so good and there's been a lot of 328 00:17:25,400 --> 00:17:27,800 Speaker 1: bad headlines this week about the bears fans and the 329 00:17:27,880 --> 00:17:31,280 Speaker 1: Justin fields comment. There's a lot of distractions going on there. 330 00:17:31,640 --> 00:17:34,000 Speaker 1: The one thing I do like about the direction that 331 00:17:34,080 --> 00:17:38,200 Speaker 1: Texas are heading underneath Lovey Smith is they actually appear 332 00:17:38,280 --> 00:17:40,600 Speaker 1: to at least have a vision of what they want 333 00:17:40,640 --> 00:17:42,879 Speaker 1: to become. I don't think they're going to be a 334 00:17:42,880 --> 00:17:44,840 Speaker 1: playoff team this year, but I'll be honest with you, 335 00:17:44,960 --> 00:17:46,439 Speaker 1: they're not the team I'd want to see on my 336 00:17:46,480 --> 00:17:49,040 Speaker 1: schedule just because I don't think people are gonna give 337 00:17:49,040 --> 00:17:50,439 Speaker 1: you a lot of bonus points if you win it 338 00:17:50,760 --> 00:17:52,280 Speaker 1: and there's a pretty good chance that they're going to 339 00:17:52,359 --> 00:17:54,199 Speaker 1: test you all four quarters on the other side of it. 340 00:17:54,280 --> 00:17:57,200 Speaker 1: So that's a big gut check for the bears, but realistically, 341 00:17:57,640 --> 00:18:01,160 Speaker 1: probably outside of even the division. My I am most 342 00:18:01,200 --> 00:18:03,399 Speaker 1: interested to see if the Detroit lions can do what 343 00:18:03,440 --> 00:18:06,240 Speaker 1: they've done the last few weeks against this Minnesota defense 344 00:18:07,000 --> 00:18:10,959 Speaker 1: with Dan Campbell's bunch man they are. We know the grittiness, 345 00:18:10,960 --> 00:18:12,560 Speaker 1: we know all that well. Now they're starting to get 346 00:18:12,560 --> 00:18:16,680 Speaker 1: athletically better as well, and Aman Ross St Brown appears 347 00:18:16,720 --> 00:18:18,600 Speaker 1: to be the real deal for Detroit. Yeah, I mean 348 00:18:18,640 --> 00:18:21,160 Speaker 1: what if they put up sixty, seventy points, I think, 349 00:18:21,200 --> 00:18:23,359 Speaker 1: offensively the first two games of the season, and I 350 00:18:23,400 --> 00:18:25,679 Speaker 1: know they're one on one, but they've scored a batch 351 00:18:25,960 --> 00:18:28,040 Speaker 1: and it's starting to look more to me like what 352 00:18:28,160 --> 00:18:30,280 Speaker 1: Jared Goff was kind of doing in his hey day 353 00:18:30,640 --> 00:18:33,840 Speaker 1: in l a. So Uh that that's gonna be an 354 00:18:33,880 --> 00:18:36,600 Speaker 1: interesting matchup for the Vikings, who again are in the 355 00:18:36,640 --> 00:18:38,720 Speaker 1: same boat as the bears in that I think they 356 00:18:38,760 --> 00:18:42,000 Speaker 1: felt really good about themselves. Well, now you have Detroit 357 00:18:42,040 --> 00:18:43,920 Speaker 1: come in there. I'm gonna tell you something right now, Mike. 358 00:18:44,000 --> 00:18:46,800 Speaker 1: I don't care how week one win anymore. If Detroit 359 00:18:46,880 --> 00:18:49,200 Speaker 1: goes in there and hands it to the Vikings at 360 00:18:49,320 --> 00:18:52,439 Speaker 1: US Bank stadium, there's gonna be a lot of ticked 361 00:18:52,440 --> 00:18:55,239 Speaker 1: off Vikings leaving that field that day. That's gonna be 362 00:18:55,280 --> 00:18:58,680 Speaker 1: a really intriguing thing to follow because again, as I said, 363 00:18:58,720 --> 00:19:02,840 Speaker 1: an insider inbox and today's edition on Thursday, lions aren't 364 00:19:02,840 --> 00:19:06,280 Speaker 1: going anywhere. Yeah, hopefully we can find a find a 365 00:19:06,359 --> 00:19:09,880 Speaker 1: TV in the Ray J press box to uh catch 366 00:19:09,920 --> 00:19:13,320 Speaker 1: the second half of Detroit and Minnesota before packers and 367 00:19:13,359 --> 00:19:16,200 Speaker 1: bucks kickoff, because I'm very, very interested in that game 368 00:19:16,240 --> 00:19:19,120 Speaker 1: as well. A couple others I wanted to mention. Um, 369 00:19:19,240 --> 00:19:22,600 Speaker 1: an interesting one in the NFC west. The rams are 370 00:19:22,640 --> 00:19:24,840 Speaker 1: going to Arizona, and I bring this one up not 371 00:19:24,880 --> 00:19:27,520 Speaker 1: only because the rams, as defending Super Bowl Champs, are 372 00:19:27,520 --> 00:19:30,880 Speaker 1: one and one, having lost that kickoff opener to buffalo 373 00:19:31,400 --> 00:19:36,679 Speaker 1: in week one. But Arizona, Arizona was all but oh 374 00:19:36,800 --> 00:19:41,480 Speaker 1: and two, right and UH and made a crazy comeback 375 00:19:42,160 --> 00:19:47,439 Speaker 1: to defeat the raiders last Sunday. And you just, you 376 00:19:47,520 --> 00:19:49,960 Speaker 1: just wonder is is there going to be any momentum 377 00:19:50,040 --> 00:19:53,959 Speaker 1: whatsoever for the cardinals that carries over from an incredible 378 00:19:53,960 --> 00:19:57,160 Speaker 1: comeback like that, an uplifting victory that prevented them from 379 00:19:57,520 --> 00:20:00,560 Speaker 1: starting Oh and two against the division rival with the 380 00:20:00,640 --> 00:20:02,560 Speaker 1: rams coming and these are two teams that know each 381 00:20:02,600 --> 00:20:06,640 Speaker 1: other really well and, quite frankly, the playoff the last 382 00:20:06,640 --> 00:20:08,840 Speaker 1: time they met, the playoff game between these two teams, 383 00:20:08,840 --> 00:20:11,960 Speaker 1: it wasn't even a contest. The Rams just um just 384 00:20:12,200 --> 00:20:14,560 Speaker 1: took it to Arizona and the cardinals were never really 385 00:20:14,600 --> 00:20:17,119 Speaker 1: in the game. So you know, that is sort of 386 00:20:17,160 --> 00:20:20,200 Speaker 1: sticking with the cardinals as well in this division rivalry. 387 00:20:20,240 --> 00:20:23,760 Speaker 1: I think Um this game. To me it just strikes 388 00:20:23,800 --> 00:20:26,480 Speaker 1: me as one that's uh, that's a little more interesting 389 00:20:27,000 --> 00:20:30,000 Speaker 1: than Um then maybe people would think on the surface, 390 00:20:30,040 --> 00:20:32,720 Speaker 1: and then the other one, the other one on Sunday 391 00:20:32,760 --> 00:20:34,440 Speaker 1: in the A F C is in the A F C, 392 00:20:34,600 --> 00:20:37,000 Speaker 1: east buffalo at Miami, a pair of two and o 393 00:20:37,160 --> 00:20:41,760 Speaker 1: teams that are both lighting up the scoreboard like nobody's business. 394 00:20:42,280 --> 00:20:45,280 Speaker 1: Um Bills Down in Miami and kind of like packers 395 00:20:45,320 --> 00:20:47,840 Speaker 1: going down to Tampa northern team having to go down 396 00:20:47,840 --> 00:20:50,760 Speaker 1: to Florida to play in the heat in September. I 397 00:20:50,760 --> 00:20:52,520 Speaker 1: think that one's going to be interesting as well. You 398 00:20:52,560 --> 00:20:54,679 Speaker 1: know how, when we were breaking down this packers and 399 00:20:54,920 --> 00:20:57,520 Speaker 1: bucks matchup, I kept saying it's not about the quarterbacks. 400 00:20:58,119 --> 00:21:01,000 Speaker 1: In regards to buffalo and Miami, that one absolutely is. 401 00:21:01,640 --> 00:21:05,439 Speaker 1: I think that this is the game for Toua UH 402 00:21:05,640 --> 00:21:07,520 Speaker 1: if he I'm not saying he's gonna have the same 403 00:21:07,520 --> 00:21:11,080 Speaker 1: performance he had against the bucks or against Baltimore, but 404 00:21:11,520 --> 00:21:14,280 Speaker 1: if he plays well against that Buffalo Defense, and we 405 00:21:14,320 --> 00:21:16,680 Speaker 1: got to see what their secondary looks like. My thoughts 406 00:21:16,680 --> 00:21:19,120 Speaker 1: are with Micah Hyde. Hopefully everything checks out with his neck, 407 00:21:19,200 --> 00:21:20,840 Speaker 1: but you know they're a little banged up on the 408 00:21:20,880 --> 00:21:24,000 Speaker 1: secondary side of it. But that's still a really good unit. 409 00:21:24,119 --> 00:21:27,000 Speaker 1: They are deep, they play well together, they are veterans. 410 00:21:27,000 --> 00:21:28,359 Speaker 1: They have a lot of guys that have been with 411 00:21:28,440 --> 00:21:30,280 Speaker 1: them for a lot of years. I think the von 412 00:21:30,359 --> 00:21:33,320 Speaker 1: Miller thing is really infused a lot of confidence and 413 00:21:33,359 --> 00:21:36,520 Speaker 1: swagger into that group that was already very talented. But 414 00:21:36,640 --> 00:21:39,520 Speaker 1: to AH, he's proving me wrong and that I was 415 00:21:39,560 --> 00:21:42,320 Speaker 1: really wondering. Okay, you got tyreek kill, you gotta feat 416 00:21:42,320 --> 00:21:44,679 Speaker 1: tyreek kill the ball. What does that mean for Jalen waddle? Well, 417 00:21:44,760 --> 00:21:48,320 Speaker 1: Jalen waddle is still getting his touches too. They're very dynamic. 418 00:21:48,960 --> 00:21:51,600 Speaker 1: If I can close just with this quickly too. I 419 00:21:51,640 --> 00:21:53,879 Speaker 1: don't know. We talked about there's never must win games. 420 00:21:53,960 --> 00:21:56,000 Speaker 1: Remember I was pitching that last week. This isn't a 421 00:21:56,040 --> 00:21:57,679 Speaker 1: must win the game. That's a boy. We gotta have 422 00:21:57,720 --> 00:22:00,399 Speaker 1: a game. I think there's a must win game him 423 00:22:00,400 --> 00:22:03,639 Speaker 1: this week and it's the raiders facing the titans, because 424 00:22:03,680 --> 00:22:05,680 Speaker 1: one of those teams is going to Owen three. YEA, 425 00:22:06,040 --> 00:22:09,520 Speaker 1: and for the raiders perspective, you were this close to 426 00:22:09,560 --> 00:22:11,560 Speaker 1: winning that game last week. You go to Owen three, 427 00:22:12,320 --> 00:22:15,000 Speaker 1: Josh mcdaniels is gonna have to rally the troops. On 428 00:22:15,040 --> 00:22:17,240 Speaker 1: the other side of it you have Mike Vrabel, who 429 00:22:17,280 --> 00:22:19,040 Speaker 1: was the coach of the year last year because of 430 00:22:19,080 --> 00:22:21,600 Speaker 1: all the adversity, injuries wise that the titans went through 431 00:22:21,680 --> 00:22:23,600 Speaker 1: and they got the number one seed in the playoffs 432 00:22:23,600 --> 00:22:25,920 Speaker 1: in the A F c. Now you know, you're seeing 433 00:22:25,960 --> 00:22:29,240 Speaker 1: Malik Willis playing games, so that's a big one. Yeah, 434 00:22:29,520 --> 00:22:32,080 Speaker 1: last one to mention really quick Monday night football, Dallas 435 00:22:32,119 --> 00:22:34,360 Speaker 1: at the New York giants. I bring this up obviously 436 00:22:34,480 --> 00:22:37,960 Speaker 1: because cowboys got a surprising win over the defending a 437 00:22:38,080 --> 00:22:41,920 Speaker 1: F C champion Bengals with Cooper rush as the backup quarterback, 438 00:22:41,960 --> 00:22:44,920 Speaker 1: filling in for Dak Prescott. And the giants are at 439 00:22:44,920 --> 00:22:48,280 Speaker 1: home on Monday night football with a two and oh record, 440 00:22:48,840 --> 00:22:51,400 Speaker 1: facing a division rival that will have a backup quarterback. 441 00:22:51,440 --> 00:22:56,320 Speaker 1: If the New York giants get to three and Oh, suddenly, suddenly, 442 00:22:56,320 --> 00:22:58,520 Speaker 1: the packers trip to London isn't just some kind of 443 00:22:58,520 --> 00:23:01,720 Speaker 1: a novelty. It could. It could turn into a really, 444 00:23:01,720 --> 00:23:04,920 Speaker 1: really big important game. Um, as far as the early 445 00:23:04,960 --> 00:23:08,800 Speaker 1: season goes in uh, in the NFC, with with where 446 00:23:08,840 --> 00:23:11,480 Speaker 1: some of these records fall. So Um, I think there'll 447 00:23:11,480 --> 00:23:13,800 Speaker 1: be a lot of eyes on that. that Monday night game, 448 00:23:13,920 --> 00:23:17,919 Speaker 1: giants hosting the cowboys. Every headline in the off season, 449 00:23:17,960 --> 00:23:21,720 Speaker 1: at least in July, was about Christian McCaffrey and the 450 00:23:21,760 --> 00:23:24,560 Speaker 1: Carolina Panthers. What is McCaffrey being back in the mean 451 00:23:24,640 --> 00:23:29,000 Speaker 1: for the panthers, Y'all must have forgot. With Sae Kwon Barkley, 452 00:23:29,080 --> 00:23:31,639 Speaker 1: because I understand he's been hurt the last few years. 453 00:23:31,640 --> 00:23:34,960 Speaker 1: Brian Dable, the new new coach, Buffalo Offensive Coordinator, takes 454 00:23:34,960 --> 00:23:38,080 Speaker 1: over head coach of the giants. He's UH. He's got 455 00:23:38,080 --> 00:23:40,360 Speaker 1: that team believing right out of the gate and they're 456 00:23:40,359 --> 00:23:42,640 Speaker 1: gonna be a tough customer. And how many times we've 457 00:23:42,680 --> 00:23:45,320 Speaker 1: talked about over the years, man, when you have it 458 00:23:45,400 --> 00:23:48,000 Speaker 1: back like Sae Kwon Barkley and he's healthy, that's a 459 00:23:48,040 --> 00:23:50,320 Speaker 1: big part of that, huge part of it with it. 460 00:23:50,400 --> 00:23:53,680 Speaker 1: But that if sae Kwon Barkley could still prove to 461 00:23:53,720 --> 00:23:55,760 Speaker 1: be sae Kwon Barkley, I don't think the giants job 462 00:23:55,800 --> 00:23:58,440 Speaker 1: was as bad as everybody thought it was and they're 463 00:23:58,520 --> 00:24:01,040 Speaker 1: riding him and you can see how that's making Daniel 464 00:24:01,119 --> 00:24:05,359 Speaker 1: Jones life easier now too. It's allowing the giants to 465 00:24:05,400 --> 00:24:08,240 Speaker 1: get back to what made them successful early in Barkley's 466 00:24:08,320 --> 00:24:10,280 Speaker 1: career and I think they're gonna be a fun team 467 00:24:10,280 --> 00:24:12,880 Speaker 1: to watch. Certainly, as you mentioned, with the with the 468 00:24:12,960 --> 00:24:18,040 Speaker 1: London game, it changes the equation. Yeah, absolutely well with that. 469 00:24:18,080 --> 00:24:19,800 Speaker 1: We're going to call it a wrap on this edition 470 00:24:19,800 --> 00:24:22,000 Speaker 1: of packers. On script to be sure to follow all 471 00:24:22,040 --> 00:24:25,520 Speaker 1: of our coverage of the team, everything from Sunday afternoons 472 00:24:25,720 --> 00:24:28,480 Speaker 1: big game down in Tampa. We'll have it for you 473 00:24:28,680 --> 00:24:31,280 Speaker 1: on packers DOT COM. For West, I'm Mike. Thanks for 474 00:24:31,320 --> 00:24:33,440 Speaker 1: tuning in, everybody. 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