WEBVTT - #368 Packers Unscripted: Projecting the numbers

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<v Speaker 1>Hi, everyone, Welcome to Packers Unscripted from Packers dot Com.

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<v Speaker 1>I am Mike Spofford and he is my trust in

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<v Speaker 1>colleague West hod Kowitz. Were coming to you here from

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<v Speaker 1>to Packers and Cardinals noon Central time kickoff week here

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<v Speaker 1>in the NFL season, game number twelve for the Packers,

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<v Speaker 1>who are four six and one, looking to uh obviously

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<v Speaker 1>stay alive here in But I want to start today's

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<v Speaker 1>show with a little bit of talk about Davante Adams.

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<v Speaker 1>Not that we haven't talked about him a lot already

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<v Speaker 1>this season, but an interesting comment. I'm gonna go back

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<v Speaker 1>to a few weeks ago when Aaron Rodgers was asked

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<v Speaker 1>about Davante Adams and you know, why is it that

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<v Speaker 1>you know, he's not talked about amongst the league's elite receivers.

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<v Speaker 1>He's sort of always talked. He's sort of mentioned as

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<v Speaker 1>an afterthought or maybe on that next tier, so to speak,

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<v Speaker 1>when it comes to the national conversations, is what I'm

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<v Speaker 1>talking about. And Rogers said, well, he's still just he

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<v Speaker 1>It's going to come for him and he just needs

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<v Speaker 1>to have that one wow season. Well, He's got seventy

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<v Speaker 1>seven catches for one thousand, twenty two yards and ten touchdowns.

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<v Speaker 1>That's a pretty good season. If today we're already January two,

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<v Speaker 1>but there are five games left in this season and

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<v Speaker 1>he's got those numbers. This looks to me like this

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<v Speaker 1>is the Wow season for Davante Adams. And regardless of

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<v Speaker 1>how the Packers finished record wise, if if the recognition,

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<v Speaker 1>the DO recognition doesn't come his way, now, I'm not

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<v Speaker 1>sure how Itever was. Here's what's really exciting about Davante Adams.

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<v Speaker 1>I think he's one of the real untapped gems out

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<v Speaker 1>there for the national media and um, those type of

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<v Speaker 1>outlets to really discover because you know, you and I

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<v Speaker 1>have been around for five years. He has a very

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<v Speaker 1>confident but yet pleasant demeanor in terms of how he

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<v Speaker 1>deals with the media. UM, I never want to go

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<v Speaker 1>out and say that guy's quote unquote enjoy the whole

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<v Speaker 1>media process because it is a big commitment and you

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<v Speaker 1>know they're they're working twelve hour days, fourteen hour days

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<v Speaker 1>and then they gotta they gotta intersplice this. But I

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<v Speaker 1>don't think Davantae Adams hates it. It seems like ever

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<v Speaker 1>since the beginning, even when the questions are really hard

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<v Speaker 1>for him, he always embraced that. And I think behind

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<v Speaker 1>whatever the season turns into, whether it's dred yards, hundred catches,

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<v Speaker 1>all the touchdowns in the world, I think is that

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<v Speaker 1>door starts to get open and people start to really

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<v Speaker 1>not I don't want to put the Jordy Nelson air

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<v Speaker 1>in the past, but start to understand that this is

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<v Speaker 1>the receiver of the future for the Packers and Aaron Rodgers.

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<v Speaker 1>I think people are gonna be pleasantly surprised at the

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<v Speaker 1>type of individual that they're going to be dealing with.

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<v Speaker 1>Because Davante Adams doesn't want to be a super are

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<v Speaker 1>he doesn't want to be a celebrity. But the way

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<v Speaker 1>he carries himself and and how he handles those responsibilities,

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<v Speaker 1>I think are going to endear him to the national

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<v Speaker 1>picture whenever that day finally arrives. Yeah, I think for

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<v Speaker 1>the most part, as much as you say, he does

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<v Speaker 1>enjoy some of the banter with the media, but for

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<v Speaker 1>the most part he does just let us play on

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<v Speaker 1>the field and talking. And I think that's something that

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<v Speaker 1>certainly the local media here in Green Bay, as we

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<v Speaker 1>talked to him on a daily on a weekly basis.

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<v Speaker 1>We certainly respect that about him. I wrote a story

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<v Speaker 1>for our website this week, kind of a numbers based,

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<v Speaker 1>statistics based story to look at things projecting with where

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<v Speaker 1>Adams is after eleven games this year, and if you

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<v Speaker 1>just do the math, which doesn't always work out, but

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<v Speaker 1>if you do the math projecting where he is seventy

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<v Speaker 1>seven catches, that's an easy one. That's seven per game

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<v Speaker 1>through eleven games. So that actually would equate if he

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<v Speaker 1>keeps up that pace to a hundred and twelve receptions,

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<v Speaker 1>which is exactly the single season record for the Green

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<v Speaker 1>Bay Packers held by Sterling Sharp, which he set back

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<v Speaker 1>in now. If you go with the yards, his ten

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<v Speaker 1>twenty two right now would project to fight six or

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<v Speaker 1>just under fift hundred. Jordy Nelson has that franchise record

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<v Speaker 1>for a single season at fifteen nineteen from two thousand

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<v Speaker 1>and fourteen, so you can see it wouldn't take much

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<v Speaker 1>of an increase in his pace and to potentially eclipse

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<v Speaker 1>his old buddy Jordy there for that single season record.

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<v Speaker 1>And then as far as touchdowns, he's got ten right

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<v Speaker 1>now that projects to fourteen or fifteen by the end

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<v Speaker 1>of the regular season. There have only been three players

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<v Speaker 1>in Packer's history with fifteen or more touchdown catches in

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<v Speaker 1>one season, and that's Sterling Sharp with eighteen in that's

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<v Speaker 1>the franchise record. Don Hudson had seventeen and then Jordy

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<v Speaker 1>Nelson had fifteen back in, so he's on pace. However

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<v Speaker 1>this falls, this is going to go down as one

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<v Speaker 1>of the most historic seasons for a Green Bay Packers

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<v Speaker 1>wide receiver. And when you're talking about this being the

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<v Speaker 1>one hundred season of Green Bay Packers football, that's saying something.

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<v Speaker 1>It is and Mike gonna see whether or not he

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<v Speaker 1>ends up obviously breaking that receiving record, uh in terms

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<v Speaker 1>of receptions, but I think what's extra powerful. You think

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<v Speaker 1>of Greg Jennings and Jordy Nelson, Randall Cobb, Donald Driver,

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<v Speaker 1>all the phenomenal receivers the Packers have had over the

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<v Speaker 1>last twenty five years, but the fact that Davante Adams

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<v Speaker 1>needs only twenty three more catches over these next seven

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<v Speaker 1>games two eclipse a hundred catches on the season. That's

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<v Speaker 1>something that hasn't been done since with Robert Brooks Um

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<v Speaker 1>Regardless of whether or not he pushes for Sterling I

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<v Speaker 1>think it just puts into context the type of receiver

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<v Speaker 1>he's become in this league, in in what he offers

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<v Speaker 1>to Aaron Rodgers in this offense. And you know, I

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<v Speaker 1>think if you ask Aaron Rodgers, if you and even

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<v Speaker 1>if you asked Davante and to some extent, there's a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of plays out there that he still wishes he

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<v Speaker 1>had on top of the seventy seven catches, the twenty

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<v Speaker 1>two yards. But the thing I appreciate the most about

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<v Speaker 1>the season in which he's having is the fact that

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<v Speaker 1>there's no more of this all your three yards away

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<v Speaker 1>from a thousand yards season. It's been fun to kind

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<v Speaker 1>joke with him about that, and he's taken it in

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<v Speaker 1>strip but at the same time, it is something that's

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<v Speaker 1>kind of been, you know, held against him over the

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<v Speaker 1>last couple of years. That heading into this season, and

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<v Speaker 1>until he surpassed it in Minnesota the other night, he

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<v Speaker 1>hadn't had a one thousand yard season as a wide

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<v Speaker 1>receiver yet. But that's finally over and done and he

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<v Speaker 1>had you know, he was on pace for it again

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<v Speaker 1>last year before the concussion and causing him force him

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<v Speaker 1>to force be out of the last two games. The

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<v Speaker 1>fact that he has it now. You can't take that

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<v Speaker 1>away from him. You have that forever. And as much

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<v Speaker 1>as the game has changed and there's more passing and

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<v Speaker 1>maybe it isn't the same threshold that it was twenty

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<v Speaker 1>five years ago, it's still really special. And for a

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<v Speaker 1>guy like Davante Adams, a student of the game, a

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<v Speaker 1>guy that follows and tracks all the other top receivers,

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<v Speaker 1>watches all the film on all on all the guys

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<v Speaker 1>that he's you know, shares the position with, you have

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<v Speaker 1>to imagine that this is something that's meaningful now. At

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<v Speaker 1>the end of the day, he wants to win. He

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<v Speaker 1>wants to chase a Super Bowl championship, something that he

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<v Speaker 1>has not had yet at this point of his career.

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<v Speaker 1>The one thing that is of not you know, maybe

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<v Speaker 1>the only thing that's missing right now when you look

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<v Speaker 1>at some of the division titles and NFC title games

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<v Speaker 1>he's been to, and I think that's what drives him.

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<v Speaker 1>But these are the type of things that Mike McCarthy

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<v Speaker 1>always like to say. When you're on your back porch

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<v Speaker 1>someday and you're sitting there and you're reflecting on what

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<v Speaker 1>you've accomplished, Davante Adam is going to be able to

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<v Speaker 1>look back at the two thousand eighteen season with fondness

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<v Speaker 1>and in understanding that, Okay, at five years old, with

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of careers still ahead of him, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>this is when I really stepped up to be in

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<v Speaker 1>one of the elite. Yeah. And I got an interesting

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<v Speaker 1>question and insider inbox this week that a fan asked,

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<v Speaker 1>who do I think, when this is all said and done,

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<v Speaker 1>is going to be known as the receiver for Aaron Rodgers.

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<v Speaker 1>Would it be Jordy Nelson or will it be Davante Adams.

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<v Speaker 1>And it's an interesting question because when you look back

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<v Speaker 1>at Brett Farve's career, for instance, for all the success

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<v Speaker 1>that he had, all the connections he had with Sterling

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<v Speaker 1>Sharp and with Robert Brooks, at the end of the

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<v Speaker 1>day fifty seven regular season touchdowns with Antonio Freeman, I

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<v Speaker 1>think when everybody thinks of Brett Farve and if you're

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<v Speaker 1>going to pick one receiver, you kind of go with

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<v Speaker 1>Freeman in that equation with Adams. It was really interesting

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<v Speaker 1>that the question came in this week because then I

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<v Speaker 1>looked at all the numbers and Aaron Rodgers and Jordy

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<v Speaker 1>Nelson surpassed the far Freeman connection for total touchdowns a

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<v Speaker 1>couple of years ago, and if you include regular season

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<v Speaker 1>and postseason, Rogers and Nelson had seventy touchdowns together. Aaron

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<v Speaker 1>Rodgers and Davante Adams including postseason games, have exactly half

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<v Speaker 1>right now, thirty five, it's thirty five and seventy. So

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<v Speaker 1>it was just it was really kind of serendipitous in

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<v Speaker 1>a way that that question came in this week and

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<v Speaker 1>I looked at the numbers and you kind of go, oh,

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<v Speaker 1>thirty five and seventy when you include the playoff games,

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<v Speaker 1>and obviously you know, whatever happens this year, hopefully Rogers

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<v Speaker 1>and and uh and Adams have some more playoff games

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<v Speaker 1>to add to the regular season numbers that I'm sure

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<v Speaker 1>they'll put up. I'm not sure how to answer the

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<v Speaker 1>question in terms of making a prediction. I don't like

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<v Speaker 1>to do that, but the numbers are interesting when you

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<v Speaker 1>look at it. It was interesting also in the fact

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<v Speaker 1>that Aaron Rodgers and Jordy Nelson played together for ten seasons.

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<v Speaker 1>UH that was unmatched by I want to say it

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<v Speaker 1>was two or three years. No other tandem in the

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<v Speaker 1>league had been able to stick together for that long.

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<v Speaker 1>Just incredible longevity on both of their uh you know,

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<v Speaker 1>both of their parts. The thing about Aaron Rodgers, though,

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<v Speaker 1>I think is different from Brett Farve. I think you

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<v Speaker 1>can't really point out one receiver with Rogers because there's

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<v Speaker 1>just been so many. Greg Jennings had a phenomenal run

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<v Speaker 1>with him. Jordy Nelson had just a kinship. I mean

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<v Speaker 1>just something, it just it. It is just crazy the

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<v Speaker 1>type of um you know, wavelength those two operated on.

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<v Speaker 1>Randall Cobb, Donald Driver got a chance to play with

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<v Speaker 1>both of them. I think the ultimate thing for Aaron

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<v Speaker 1>Rodgers when it's all said and down, and also a

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<v Speaker 1>feather in the cap of Ted Thompson, is how the

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<v Speaker 1>Packers were able to keep keeping the shelf stocked at

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<v Speaker 1>that position. Aaron Brett Farve had to. He did have

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<v Speaker 1>Antonio Freeman, he had Robert Brooks, he ad Sterling Sharp,

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<v Speaker 1>but it was really difficult that it just seemed like

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<v Speaker 1>other than maybe Donald Driver at the end of it,

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<v Speaker 1>he never really had like one guy that was just

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<v Speaker 1>there for six seven years and that was his receiver.

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<v Speaker 1>R He a lot of times had to make it work.

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<v Speaker 1>There were years where Corey Bradford was in there, Bill schrader.

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<v Speaker 1>I think what's really special about this group that they've

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<v Speaker 1>had is a lot of those guys played on second contracts.

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<v Speaker 1>A lot of them were able to, you know, really

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<v Speaker 1>do some damage through the air, you know, passing game

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<v Speaker 1>for years. And I think that's when it's all said

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<v Speaker 1>and done, going to be one of the big trademarks

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<v Speaker 1>of Aaron Rodgers in this offense. Yeah, I would agree

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<v Speaker 1>take one glance at the Packers injury report this week

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<v Speaker 1>and it's like, yeah, it's click. WHOA, Um, I guess

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<v Speaker 1>Lane Taylor, the two guys on the left side both

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<v Speaker 1>not practicing. Neither one has been ruled out necessarily. UM

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<v Speaker 1>bak Try spoke to reporters definitely indicated he's going to

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<v Speaker 1>give it his best effort to try to get ready

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<v Speaker 1>to play. Um Justin McCrae a guy who is who's

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<v Speaker 1>ready to step in at left guard certainly if if

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<v Speaker 1>Lane Taylor is unable to go. And interesting kind of

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<v Speaker 1>as much as everything seemed to change for Justin McCrae

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<v Speaker 1>and that he started the season as a frontline guy

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<v Speaker 1>and as one of those guys in the starting I've

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<v Speaker 1>now he's back to being, you know, the guy that

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<v Speaker 1>just has to be ready to run in there and

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<v Speaker 1>take over as soon as something happened. Yeah. I wrote

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<v Speaker 1>about this on our website too, and it was funny

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<v Speaker 1>because is there any you know he missed time with

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<v Speaker 1>the shoulder injury, basically missed a better part of two months.

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<v Speaker 1>He started the first three games of the season at

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<v Speaker 1>right guard, held down that position throughout the off season.

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<v Speaker 1>They did sign Byron Bell, but for the most part,

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<v Speaker 1>there wasn't like a direct competitor. It seemed like for

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<v Speaker 1>that spot, well, he has the shoulder injury, he misses time.

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<v Speaker 1>The Packers decided to keep that cohesiveness with Brian Balagh

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<v Speaker 1>and Bell. And then when mccraig comes back, he's been

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<v Speaker 1>working his way back into lineup and playing special teams.

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<v Speaker 1>But is there nothing more nothing more poetic about justin

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<v Speaker 1>mccraige's story that his first opportunity to get back in

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<v Speaker 1>with the starting offenses Byron Bell's shoe coming off his

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<v Speaker 1>cleat coming off in that game against Minnesota. And honestly,

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<v Speaker 1>it was such a low key moment because it was

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<v Speaker 1>the Packers lost. Things didn't go well in the second half.

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<v Speaker 1>But how amazing was that when Byron bell his shoot

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<v Speaker 1>comes off, he has to make a split second decision

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<v Speaker 1>what am I gonna do here? So from the other

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<v Speaker 1>side of the line of the hash marks, he decides

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<v Speaker 1>to just catapult his shoe across the field. He fighted,

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<v Speaker 1>he fired it quite the distance. It was quite the

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<v Speaker 1>punt passing kick throw that he had there the lot,

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<v Speaker 1>the side judge has the duck. Well, then finally they decide, yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>you know what, you're not staying in without a shoe on.

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<v Speaker 1>So he comes off. Justin mccraig comes in and hey,

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<v Speaker 1>while Justin mccraige is back in the lineup because unfortunately

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<v Speaker 1>then Lane Taylor ends up having the quad injury. So

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<v Speaker 1>Bell comes back into his spot in uh, mccraig goes

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<v Speaker 1>to left guard. He said it was kind of a

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<v Speaker 1>tough position to be in because he practiced only on

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<v Speaker 1>the right side all week. Yeah, he's been taking most

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<v Speaker 1>of his practice reps since he came back from the shoulder.

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<v Speaker 1>Most of his practice reps have been right guard and

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<v Speaker 1>right tackle um so far this year and then but

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<v Speaker 1>now he's got to shift left guard and that's that's

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<v Speaker 1>the job. Yeah, So he said, you know, he still

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<v Speaker 1>wants to be a starter, He still wants to be

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<v Speaker 1>a player in this league. But you know, this is

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<v Speaker 1>the hand he's dealt and the positive thing for him,

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<v Speaker 1>as he says, the shoulders good to go. He's felt

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<v Speaker 1>good with that now for a while. So it's just

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<v Speaker 1>about baking, sure, He takes care of those opportunities. We'll

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<v Speaker 1>see what this week unfolds, if bok tr goes, if

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<v Speaker 1>Taylor goes. But the one thing the Patricks have been

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<v Speaker 1>really steadfast about going back to last season and the

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<v Speaker 1>eight starts that McRae made, is that they feel good

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<v Speaker 1>about him if he has to go in at any

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<v Speaker 1>of those five spots. He's shown that he can handle

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<v Speaker 1>that responsibility, especially being cold off the bench. Yeah, and

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<v Speaker 1>where do things stand? Just give us the update as

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<v Speaker 1>far as where things are in the secondary with Kevin

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<v Speaker 1>Kings and those players who are all listed on the reporters. Well, yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>so King is still working his way back, still in practice,

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<v Speaker 1>but you know how those things go with the soft

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<v Speaker 1>tissue injuries. Trying to see when he could potentially be

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<v Speaker 1>back out there. Brian did not practice again on Wednesday.

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<v Speaker 1>Will see obviously what happens on Thursday. We you know,

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<v Speaker 1>at this point in time, with how these things shuffle out,

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<v Speaker 1>you know it, you never know. So uh, but they

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<v Speaker 1>did sign another safety. Now you have any pleasant coming

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<v Speaker 1>in who was formerly with the Houston Texans, a special

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<v Speaker 1>teams guy for a number of years. Also had a

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<v Speaker 1>cup of coffee with the Arizona Cardinals before being released

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<v Speaker 1>a few weeks ago. So there's been a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>mixing and matching there. I've said I mentioned this an

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<v Speaker 1>Insider Inbox. One of the somewhat pleasant surprises for me

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<v Speaker 1>has been Ibraheim campbell Um, just because this is a

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<v Speaker 1>guy that got signed three and a half weeks ago

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<v Speaker 1>and then suddenly he's playing an important role on special

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<v Speaker 1>teams and he's playing almost every snap on defense. I

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<v Speaker 1>thought he showed some good technique in that game against

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<v Speaker 1>Minnesota given the kind of situation he was thrust into. Um.

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<v Speaker 1>But yeah, I mean, the biggest one Mike at the

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<v Speaker 1>end of the day is Kevin King. If you Packers

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<v Speaker 1>can get him back in there, it really there's such

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<v Speaker 1>a big domino effect with the secondary and having him

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<v Speaker 1>locking down one side of the field. Yeah, absolutely, I

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<v Speaker 1>agree with you. One more quick thought before we go

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<v Speaker 1>Thursday night football. The New Orleans Saints have won ten straight.

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<v Speaker 1>Alice Cowboys have won three in a row. What chance

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<v Speaker 1>do you give the Cowboys to maybe cool off the

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<v Speaker 1>hottest team in football? What do you think It's all

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<v Speaker 1>in that defense. It's all about seeing if the Cowboys

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<v Speaker 1>defense is for real and if they can take on

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<v Speaker 1>the biggest challenge I think that they faced this season.

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<v Speaker 1>Now they get them on their home turf. I think

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<v Speaker 1>that's big. But you know, Drew Brees is so locked

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<v Speaker 1>in right now, Mike and and being able to you know,

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<v Speaker 1>it's incredible the amount of efficiency he you know, Philip

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<v Speaker 1>Rivers last week against the Cardinals. These guys that are

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<v Speaker 1>just able to do it every single down. Um, you

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<v Speaker 1>didn't play Madden, I did. Uh. They would put up

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<v Speaker 1>this little graphic on the screen if you had five

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<v Speaker 1>completed passes a row, ten completed passes a role. Let's

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<v Speaker 1>just say I never got past ten. I don't know

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<v Speaker 1>what it looked like when you got to fifteen or

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<v Speaker 1>twenty or twenty five. So for some of these guys

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<v Speaker 1>to be doing what they're doing, I just think this

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<v Speaker 1>is gonna be such a big, big, you know, challenge

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<v Speaker 1>and an opportunity at the same time for the Cowboys

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<v Speaker 1>to show that, you know what we are legitimate and offensively,

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<v Speaker 1>Dak Prescott, since you've added Amari Cooper into this offense,

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<v Speaker 1>has been really hot. So he has an opportunity against

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<v Speaker 1>the Saints defense that also has given up some yards

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<v Speaker 1>this year. So it's gonna be really good contest. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>the I will say this, regardless of what happens tonight,

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<v Speaker 1>New Orleans couldn't have asked for this to set up

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<v Speaker 1>any better in the sense that they're looking at these

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<v Speaker 1>back to back Thursday games Thanksgiving and then the following Thursday,

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<v Speaker 1>and now they kind of get that mini by heading

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<v Speaker 1>into the stretch run where they'll they'll be looking to

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<v Speaker 1>lock down a first round by in the playoffs, maybe

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<v Speaker 1>home field throughout, and just getting that little bit of

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<v Speaker 1>a break this late in the season for a team

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<v Speaker 1>that is expecting, obviously to make a deep run. The

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<v Speaker 1>Saints couldn't have asked for this to uh to set

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<v Speaker 1>up any better for him. You know, it really does

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<v Speaker 1>stand out to me now, mind you. I get it

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<v Speaker 1>they had to still play on short rest, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>a week ago, but um, you know, but they had

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<v Speaker 1>a home game and they took care of business exactly,

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<v Speaker 1>and then you gotta you got a full week to

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<v Speaker 1>go into the Thursday night game, and then you get

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<v Speaker 1>a week and a half going into the Tampa Bay game.

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<v Speaker 1>It has set up really well for them right now.

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<v Speaker 1>Sean Paynton has them operating in a well oiled Machine

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<v Speaker 1>and my fantasy football team will have Elvin Kamara on

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<v Speaker 1>the field tonight, so we'll see how that goes. All

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<v Speaker 1>right with that, we will call it a wrap on

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<v Speaker 1>this edition of Packers Unscripted. Be sure to follow all

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