1 00:00:12,560 --> 00:00:15,920 Speaker 1: This is the OTP presented by Farm Bureau Health Plans. 2 00:00:16,280 --> 00:00:19,320 Speaker 1: When it's game day for your health coverage, trust Farm 3 00:00:19,360 --> 00:00:22,560 Speaker 1: Bureau Health Plans to draw up a winning play for you. 4 00:00:23,040 --> 00:01:13,319 Speaker 1: They've been backing Tennesseeans for nearly eighty years. So glad 5 00:01:13,360 --> 00:01:16,800 Speaker 1: to have Brian Callahan join us again this week. Coach, 6 00:01:17,240 --> 00:01:19,240 Speaker 1: good to see you. Thanks. It's always for taking time 7 00:01:19,280 --> 00:01:19,920 Speaker 1: with Amy and me. 8 00:01:20,640 --> 00:01:22,400 Speaker 2: Thank you, thanks for having me coach. 9 00:01:22,440 --> 00:01:25,160 Speaker 3: You mentioned in today's press conference that will Levis was 10 00:01:25,200 --> 00:01:27,480 Speaker 3: going to be week to week with the shoulder injury 11 00:01:27,480 --> 00:01:30,600 Speaker 3: that he's been dealing with. At what point during your 12 00:01:30,640 --> 00:01:33,160 Speaker 3: preparation for the Detroit Lions are you going to have 13 00:01:33,200 --> 00:01:36,120 Speaker 3: to make a determination about whether Will Levis is going 14 00:01:36,160 --> 00:01:37,560 Speaker 3: to be the quarterback or not. 15 00:01:37,920 --> 00:01:41,479 Speaker 4: Truthfully, probably by Wednesday or so. Make sure that Mason 16 00:01:41,520 --> 00:01:44,760 Speaker 4: gets the reps. You know, that's always a challenge. And 17 00:01:44,760 --> 00:01:47,320 Speaker 4: that's where I think, you know, made this week a 18 00:01:47,360 --> 00:01:50,000 Speaker 4: little bit harder on Mason too, is that he didn't get. 19 00:01:50,120 --> 00:01:51,640 Speaker 2: All of the reps over the course of the week 20 00:01:51,680 --> 00:01:52,440 Speaker 2: to be able to go play. 21 00:01:52,880 --> 00:01:55,960 Speaker 4: And so I'd like to not saying I'll be able to, 22 00:01:56,000 --> 00:01:58,440 Speaker 4: but I'd like to be able to at least give 23 00:01:58,520 --> 00:02:00,800 Speaker 4: him as much of the press work if he's going 24 00:02:00,840 --> 00:02:02,960 Speaker 4: to play to play, and and Will on the other 25 00:02:03,320 --> 00:02:04,600 Speaker 4: on the flip side of him to get all the 26 00:02:04,600 --> 00:02:07,080 Speaker 4: work too if he would play. So it's something that 27 00:02:07,760 --> 00:02:09,360 Speaker 4: you know, it's not like it's a aw you know, 28 00:02:09,400 --> 00:02:11,520 Speaker 4: it's not new. You know, it's not like it's a 29 00:02:11,560 --> 00:02:13,079 Speaker 4: new thing. For like, if he's going to be out, 30 00:02:13,080 --> 00:02:14,480 Speaker 4: then we're just going to keep him out and let 31 00:02:14,520 --> 00:02:16,680 Speaker 4: Mason take the reps and get ready to go play 32 00:02:16,680 --> 00:02:17,360 Speaker 4: a game in Detroit. 33 00:02:17,720 --> 00:02:21,560 Speaker 1: Mason Rudolph moved the offense, particularly in the first half. 34 00:02:22,080 --> 00:02:25,640 Speaker 1: If you do figure out midweek that he is going 35 00:02:25,680 --> 00:02:28,240 Speaker 1: to be the guy against Detroit, are you able to 36 00:02:28,280 --> 00:02:30,560 Speaker 1: give him more of the offense than what he was 37 00:02:30,600 --> 00:02:33,560 Speaker 1: able to have in Buffalo? He had quite a. 38 00:02:33,480 --> 00:02:35,240 Speaker 4: Bit of the I mean, the game plan was was 39 00:02:35,280 --> 00:02:39,720 Speaker 4: pretty well open, but just it's just the it's just 40 00:02:39,800 --> 00:02:43,639 Speaker 4: the live reps and the communication of some things, and 41 00:02:43,720 --> 00:02:45,840 Speaker 4: there's just there's just a benefit that he's doing those 42 00:02:45,880 --> 00:02:48,320 Speaker 4: things obviously before going to play. 43 00:02:48,560 --> 00:02:49,360 Speaker 2: Is always helpful. 44 00:02:50,400 --> 00:02:52,519 Speaker 4: But yeah, there's some also some things that I that 45 00:02:52,520 --> 00:02:55,920 Speaker 4: that may fit him different style, that may fit him 46 00:02:55,960 --> 00:02:58,400 Speaker 4: differently than maybe it would fit Will. But for the 47 00:02:58,440 --> 00:03:00,839 Speaker 4: most part that he's got pretty well, pretty well open 48 00:03:00,880 --> 00:03:01,840 Speaker 4: book on what we. 49 00:03:01,800 --> 00:03:04,040 Speaker 1: Had up for the game for those things sort of 50 00:03:04,080 --> 00:03:08,480 Speaker 1: meshing together. He and Lloyd Kushienberry did have some exchange issues. 51 00:03:08,520 --> 00:03:11,399 Speaker 1: There was that a function of the two of them 52 00:03:11,480 --> 00:03:14,680 Speaker 1: not having worked together a good deal or was it 53 00:03:14,760 --> 00:03:15,720 Speaker 1: the noise. 54 00:03:15,400 --> 00:03:19,720 Speaker 4: More so probably the first one. I think it's just 55 00:03:19,800 --> 00:03:21,799 Speaker 4: the time on task together and we got to do 56 00:03:21,840 --> 00:03:25,040 Speaker 4: better job of making sure that Mason gets enough of 57 00:03:25,080 --> 00:03:27,240 Speaker 4: those snaps over the course of the week, whether he's 58 00:03:27,280 --> 00:03:30,600 Speaker 4: the starter or not. You know, we always have a 59 00:03:30,600 --> 00:03:33,480 Speaker 4: center quarterback exchange and the pre practice and I just 60 00:03:33,520 --> 00:03:35,800 Speaker 4: got to make sure that he still takes those reps 61 00:03:35,840 --> 00:03:38,920 Speaker 4: with with Lloyd so we can't have those problems at 62 00:03:38,960 --> 00:03:40,200 Speaker 4: the end of the day. You know, that was a 63 00:03:40,840 --> 00:03:42,640 Speaker 4: earned first and ten that we had and we were 64 00:03:42,640 --> 00:03:44,680 Speaker 4: starting to get back on track after they had just scored. 65 00:03:44,680 --> 00:03:46,200 Speaker 4: I think it was a ten to seven. We're bot 66 00:03:46,240 --> 00:03:49,080 Speaker 4: midfield and you know, we fumble a snap, which is 67 00:03:49,120 --> 00:03:52,400 Speaker 4: which is killer. Those are just those are those are 68 00:03:52,480 --> 00:03:54,720 Speaker 4: ways that we're currently beating ourselves right now. 69 00:03:54,680 --> 00:03:58,040 Speaker 1: But just little things that when you don't get that work, 70 00:03:58,320 --> 00:04:01,520 Speaker 1: especially as much time as in their life spending the 71 00:04:01,520 --> 00:04:06,640 Speaker 1: shotgun today, starting in high school, those rhythmic things, timing, 72 00:04:06,800 --> 00:04:10,080 Speaker 1: cadence with the line, all of those things are just 73 00:04:10,160 --> 00:04:11,360 Speaker 1: little parts that can hurt. 74 00:04:11,840 --> 00:04:15,440 Speaker 4: Yeah, that's and those are the difference between winning and losing, unfortunately, 75 00:04:16,520 --> 00:04:18,680 Speaker 4: and those little details, and it's part of what I 76 00:04:18,680 --> 00:04:21,760 Speaker 4: talked to the team about today is something as simple 77 00:04:21,800 --> 00:04:24,400 Speaker 4: as if you're supposed to be outside leverage, the outside leverage, 78 00:04:24,400 --> 00:04:27,160 Speaker 4: if you're supposed to make sure we handle the snap, 79 00:04:27,200 --> 00:04:30,000 Speaker 4: handle the snap. I just let's not it's hard enough 80 00:04:30,040 --> 00:04:32,000 Speaker 4: to win in the NFL. Let's not lose the game, 81 00:04:32,240 --> 00:04:35,279 Speaker 4: and let's not do things that put us in position 82 00:04:36,000 --> 00:04:38,679 Speaker 4: to lose as opposed to win. And we're not doing 83 00:04:38,720 --> 00:04:42,320 Speaker 4: the things long enough, well enough to win games. We're 84 00:04:42,360 --> 00:04:43,960 Speaker 4: finding ways to lose them, unfortunately. 85 00:04:44,240 --> 00:04:47,200 Speaker 3: The tight ends played a major role in the offensive 86 00:04:47,200 --> 00:04:50,640 Speaker 3: effort against the Bills was that by design, there. 87 00:04:50,520 --> 00:04:52,520 Speaker 4: Was some things to them early certainly, but they also 88 00:04:52,560 --> 00:04:57,080 Speaker 4: got involved. It became a much different style coverage game 89 00:04:57,120 --> 00:04:59,560 Speaker 4: for them. They play a lot more. They mixed a man, 90 00:04:59,640 --> 00:05:02,600 Speaker 4: but it was much more zone based and single high 91 00:05:02,680 --> 00:05:06,240 Speaker 4: zone base. So there's just these these pockets underneath that 92 00:05:06,279 --> 00:05:08,240 Speaker 4: we were able to get the ball to those guys 93 00:05:09,120 --> 00:05:11,440 Speaker 4: for quite a few receptions, and then some of the 94 00:05:11,440 --> 00:05:15,080 Speaker 4: play action stuff. You know, we had Josh twice kind 95 00:05:15,080 --> 00:05:17,600 Speaker 4: of on on on our bootleg game where he comes 96 00:05:17,680 --> 00:05:20,120 Speaker 4: free off this off the back side, and some things 97 00:05:20,160 --> 00:05:22,080 Speaker 4: that worked nicely against that defense, I thought. And the 98 00:05:22,120 --> 00:05:24,599 Speaker 4: tight ends I think stepped up in the pass game. 99 00:05:24,640 --> 00:05:25,000 Speaker 2: Certainly. 100 00:05:25,400 --> 00:05:27,400 Speaker 3: You made it clear that you were not pleased with 101 00:05:27,440 --> 00:05:30,640 Speaker 3: how the team handled the environment in Buffalo. What are 102 00:05:30,640 --> 00:05:33,680 Speaker 3: some of the ways that you're hoping to improve the 103 00:05:33,720 --> 00:05:36,000 Speaker 3: way that the team handles the environment in Detroit? 104 00:05:36,360 --> 00:05:37,840 Speaker 4: Yeah, you know, it was just we had too many 105 00:05:37,880 --> 00:05:39,920 Speaker 4: false starts, and you know one one is too many. 106 00:05:39,960 --> 00:05:41,719 Speaker 4: But you know, we had a red zone fall start, 107 00:05:41,720 --> 00:05:43,719 Speaker 4: which generally speaking, when you jump off side in a 108 00:05:43,760 --> 00:05:46,120 Speaker 4: red zone, it usually probably puts you in a most 109 00:05:46,160 --> 00:05:48,000 Speaker 4: of the time takes away four points. You know, those 110 00:05:48,000 --> 00:05:51,479 Speaker 4: are really critical penalties. You know, we had some off 111 00:05:51,640 --> 00:05:53,080 Speaker 4: We had an off size or two and a legal 112 00:05:53,120 --> 00:05:56,039 Speaker 4: formation just not set fast enough, the motion went before. 113 00:05:56,680 --> 00:05:59,159 Speaker 4: Just things that on the road, they have to be cleaner. 114 00:05:59,240 --> 00:06:03,440 Speaker 4: And again, it's hard enough to gain yards, but when 115 00:06:03,520 --> 00:06:08,479 Speaker 4: you're inflicting your own negativity through that process and it 116 00:06:08,520 --> 00:06:10,600 Speaker 4: puts you behind the sticks, you're first and fifteen or 117 00:06:10,640 --> 00:06:13,599 Speaker 4: second and twelve or whatever it is, You're well behind 118 00:06:13,800 --> 00:06:16,400 Speaker 4: where you want to be and puts you at a disadvantage. 119 00:06:16,400 --> 00:06:18,200 Speaker 4: And those are things that we can control. And we 120 00:06:18,240 --> 00:06:21,600 Speaker 4: have to do a better job of controlling our controllables, 121 00:06:21,600 --> 00:06:24,920 Speaker 4: which is getting off on a snap count, understanding, managing 122 00:06:25,000 --> 00:06:27,719 Speaker 4: the noise, being on top of the silent cadence. All 123 00:06:27,760 --> 00:06:29,080 Speaker 4: those things have to be a lot better. 124 00:06:30,120 --> 00:06:33,520 Speaker 3: Hey Titans fans, with a Kroger Boost membership, you'll score 125 00:06:33,560 --> 00:06:37,200 Speaker 3: big with double fuel points, free delivery, and lots more. 126 00:06:37,600 --> 00:06:41,960 Speaker 3: Go to Kroger dot com slash boost for details. Kroger 127 00:06:42,279 --> 00:06:46,720 Speaker 3: Official grocer of the Tennessee Titans. Tighten Up Home. 128 00:06:46,600 --> 00:06:49,680 Speaker 1: Is at the forefront of all that we do. It's 129 00:06:49,720 --> 00:06:52,599 Speaker 1: why we're so committed to caring for the places and 130 00:06:52,680 --> 00:06:56,839 Speaker 1: spaces in which we work and live. Ashley, the official 131 00:06:56,920 --> 00:07:01,479 Speaker 1: furniture provider of the Tennessee Titans, contendue with Titan's head 132 00:07:01,520 --> 00:07:03,000 Speaker 1: coach Brian Callahead. 133 00:07:03,240 --> 00:07:06,360 Speaker 3: Coach, let's talk about the right tackle position. Jalen Duncan 134 00:07:06,440 --> 00:07:09,240 Speaker 3: started in Buffalo, then gets injured in the first series 135 00:07:09,279 --> 00:07:11,880 Speaker 3: of the game. You've made it pretty clear that he 136 00:07:11,920 --> 00:07:14,880 Speaker 3: will not be playing in Detroit, So what do you 137 00:07:14,920 --> 00:07:17,240 Speaker 3: do at that position? Do you open that up to 138 00:07:17,280 --> 00:07:18,440 Speaker 3: competition this week? 139 00:07:19,320 --> 00:07:22,640 Speaker 4: That's that's where we're headed right now. You know, between 140 00:07:23,000 --> 00:07:27,240 Speaker 4: John Ajoku and Leroy again, we just were not getting 141 00:07:28,320 --> 00:07:32,240 Speaker 4: a level of play that's sustainable there. We're just there's 142 00:07:32,240 --> 00:07:35,120 Speaker 4: too much, you know, too many hits on the quarterback, 143 00:07:35,200 --> 00:07:38,240 Speaker 4: too many soft pockets, too many things that. 144 00:07:38,800 --> 00:07:40,440 Speaker 2: Aren't aren't at the level that they need to be. 145 00:07:40,480 --> 00:07:45,880 Speaker 4: And and I just so I'm clear, Like there's tackles, lose. 146 00:07:45,720 --> 00:07:47,520 Speaker 2: Pass rush reps. It happens. 147 00:07:47,760 --> 00:07:49,920 Speaker 4: You know, JC lost one, it was critical and then 148 00:07:49,960 --> 00:07:52,280 Speaker 4: it being a sack fumble that we recovered, but it 149 00:07:52,440 --> 00:07:56,480 Speaker 4: crushed a potential explosive play. Tackles get beat, But it's 150 00:07:56,520 --> 00:08:03,280 Speaker 4: just the frequency and the the intensity at which we 151 00:08:03,320 --> 00:08:05,440 Speaker 4: get beat sometimes at that that that we have to 152 00:08:05,480 --> 00:08:08,040 Speaker 4: be better. And there's there's really no way around it. 153 00:08:08,160 --> 00:08:10,520 Speaker 4: I can't sit here and sugarcoat that any other way. 154 00:08:10,560 --> 00:08:12,280 Speaker 4: It's just we're not playing at it at a level 155 00:08:12,280 --> 00:08:14,520 Speaker 4: that's good enough at that spot. 156 00:08:14,760 --> 00:08:17,480 Speaker 1: What would John Didjuku need to show you in practice 157 00:08:17,480 --> 00:08:26,160 Speaker 1: in order to learn that earn that opportunity. 158 00:08:22,840 --> 00:08:26,119 Speaker 4: Doing things right all the time and then being able 159 00:08:26,120 --> 00:08:28,559 Speaker 4: to show you can anchor some and pass pro which 160 00:08:29,120 --> 00:08:30,960 Speaker 4: are things that he's he's got to be able to show, 161 00:08:31,000 --> 00:08:33,960 Speaker 4: and that he can fit fit the run, fits up 162 00:08:33,960 --> 00:08:36,080 Speaker 4: the right way and get in combination the right way, 163 00:08:36,120 --> 00:08:37,760 Speaker 4: and do all the things that that we need that 164 00:08:37,960 --> 00:08:40,080 Speaker 4: position to do with the with the tight hands and 165 00:08:40,160 --> 00:08:43,439 Speaker 4: with the guards. So you know, opportunity will be there 166 00:08:43,440 --> 00:08:45,160 Speaker 4: for him and then we'll see if we take advantage 167 00:08:45,160 --> 00:08:45,839 Speaker 4: of it. 168 00:08:45,960 --> 00:08:48,400 Speaker 1: You have talked about the other four spots on the 169 00:08:48,440 --> 00:08:52,719 Speaker 1: offensive line, and you've been you've been happy with their improvement, 170 00:08:52,800 --> 00:08:55,880 Speaker 1: not going crazy, but you've said, hey, they've made steady improvement. 171 00:08:56,520 --> 00:08:59,880 Speaker 1: As you you look at that group's overall improvement, is 172 00:09:00,160 --> 00:09:03,320 Speaker 1: there is there any way for the five to take 173 00:09:03,360 --> 00:09:06,120 Speaker 1: a step forward in the way that you want until 174 00:09:06,200 --> 00:09:08,720 Speaker 1: the right tackle situation is settled. 175 00:09:09,360 --> 00:09:11,040 Speaker 4: I think as a unit. No, I mean until that, 176 00:09:11,280 --> 00:09:13,920 Speaker 4: until you know as there's you're only going to be 177 00:09:14,440 --> 00:09:17,280 Speaker 4: upfront as good as your as your your weakest player. 178 00:09:17,320 --> 00:09:20,000 Speaker 4: And look, every every offensive line has weaknesses, even the 179 00:09:20,040 --> 00:09:22,839 Speaker 4: best ones in the league have weaknesses. But you're only 180 00:09:22,880 --> 00:09:24,480 Speaker 4: going to be as good as that, you know, and 181 00:09:24,559 --> 00:09:28,400 Speaker 4: if you don't have h if it's really weak, it's 182 00:09:28,400 --> 00:09:30,360 Speaker 4: gonna be hard because you can't really necessarily make up 183 00:09:30,360 --> 00:09:32,480 Speaker 4: for that all the time, and we have to do 184 00:09:33,080 --> 00:09:35,680 Speaker 4: need more, need better. But the guys that have played 185 00:09:35,720 --> 00:09:37,800 Speaker 4: have done some good things, and again they they need 186 00:09:37,800 --> 00:09:41,400 Speaker 4: to play better as well. But there's been improvement, there's 187 00:09:41,440 --> 00:09:43,120 Speaker 4: been growth. Those are all things that we're looking for 188 00:09:43,160 --> 00:09:47,240 Speaker 4: with a really young offensive line. There's been plenty of 189 00:09:47,240 --> 00:09:48,440 Speaker 4: positive signs as well. 190 00:09:48,880 --> 00:09:51,640 Speaker 3: Let's look ahead to the Detroit Lions. Their offense has 191 00:09:51,679 --> 00:09:54,559 Speaker 3: been doing some pretty incredible things. What has stood out 192 00:09:54,600 --> 00:09:57,439 Speaker 3: to you when you watch them on tape. 193 00:09:57,640 --> 00:10:01,360 Speaker 2: They're they're They're really good. They're really good. 194 00:10:01,400 --> 00:10:04,719 Speaker 4: They have a great toughness about them. They're a very 195 00:10:04,720 --> 00:10:08,719 Speaker 4: physical team, both in all three phases. I think Ben 196 00:10:08,800 --> 00:10:12,760 Speaker 4: Johnson's always been, you know, a really smart, creative offensive 197 00:10:12,760 --> 00:10:14,960 Speaker 4: play caller. They do they put guys in a really 198 00:10:14,960 --> 00:10:17,120 Speaker 4: good position. But I think at the end of the day, 199 00:10:17,120 --> 00:10:20,080 Speaker 4: they probade themselves on just being more physical and tougher 200 00:10:20,080 --> 00:10:22,240 Speaker 4: than you and that's they show that, you know, that's 201 00:10:22,280 --> 00:10:24,880 Speaker 4: sort of been their mo They still got that blue 202 00:10:24,920 --> 00:10:28,320 Speaker 4: collar mentality. I think Dan Campbell's done a fantastic job 203 00:10:28,360 --> 00:10:31,679 Speaker 4: building that program from the time he took over and 204 00:10:31,760 --> 00:10:34,840 Speaker 4: they certainly embody the toughness that he wants them to embody. 205 00:10:35,160 --> 00:10:36,800 Speaker 4: And then they got really good players. You know, I 206 00:10:36,840 --> 00:10:41,360 Speaker 4: think the two running backs are fantastic. I think Laporta 207 00:10:41,600 --> 00:10:44,640 Speaker 4: and a Monra and I mean those are those are 208 00:10:44,840 --> 00:10:47,360 Speaker 4: and then Jared Goff is playing a brand of football 209 00:10:47,400 --> 00:10:51,640 Speaker 4: that's particularly efficient and they've found ways to win a 210 00:10:51,640 --> 00:10:53,560 Speaker 4: lot of football games and they're they're an NFC Super 211 00:10:53,559 --> 00:10:54,720 Speaker 4: Bowl contender for a reason. 212 00:10:54,840 --> 00:10:57,760 Speaker 1: And the stat that really jumps out is they have 213 00:10:57,840 --> 00:11:00,800 Speaker 1: more touchdowns in the last four weeks than in completions, 214 00:11:00,840 --> 00:11:03,720 Speaker 1: which is strange. I mean, it's never happened before in 215 00:11:03,840 --> 00:11:07,520 Speaker 1: a four week period in the NFL. And yet they're 216 00:11:07,559 --> 00:11:10,600 Speaker 1: still really built first and foremost to run the ball. 217 00:11:10,679 --> 00:11:14,200 Speaker 1: They they build everything off the run to start with, right. 218 00:11:14,240 --> 00:11:16,319 Speaker 4: Yes, they certainly do. And they do a good job 219 00:11:16,360 --> 00:11:18,320 Speaker 4: with their their action game and their screen game that 220 00:11:18,360 --> 00:11:20,880 Speaker 4: goes with it. But yeah, they're always going to be 221 00:11:20,920 --> 00:11:25,400 Speaker 4: with that group of offensive linemen run first and try 222 00:11:25,400 --> 00:11:28,000 Speaker 4: to hammer the ball, and they do a good job 223 00:11:28,040 --> 00:11:30,040 Speaker 4: of it, and they're talented on top of it. 224 00:11:30,720 --> 00:11:32,760 Speaker 1: All Right, So I want to talk about their defense. 225 00:11:32,760 --> 00:11:36,400 Speaker 1: Aaron Glenn's the defensive coordinator for so much talk about 226 00:11:36,400 --> 00:11:38,960 Speaker 1: the offense. Here's the defense that has nineteen secs and 227 00:11:39,040 --> 00:11:43,040 Speaker 1: eleven takeaways. What's the challenge of playing against an Aaron 228 00:11:43,080 --> 00:11:44,000 Speaker 1: Glenn defense. 229 00:11:45,440 --> 00:11:47,960 Speaker 4: The amount of pressure they apply, And I mean that 230 00:11:48,000 --> 00:11:49,920 Speaker 4: in a lot of different ways. You know, they apply 231 00:11:49,960 --> 00:11:52,920 Speaker 4: pressure in a secondary with how they cover. They're gonna 232 00:11:52,920 --> 00:11:56,240 Speaker 4: play a man coverage, They're gonna challenge you. They have 233 00:11:56,400 --> 00:12:01,160 Speaker 4: plenty of pressure packages. Their their scheme is smart, it's sound, 234 00:12:01,920 --> 00:12:04,320 Speaker 4: and then they get after the quarterback. And what you 235 00:12:04,360 --> 00:12:07,800 Speaker 4: see when you get after the quarterback is sacks and turnovers, 236 00:12:07,840 --> 00:12:10,040 Speaker 4: and those are the things that that put their team 237 00:12:10,080 --> 00:12:13,040 Speaker 4: in great position to capitalize on. And you know, every 238 00:12:13,160 --> 00:12:15,360 Speaker 4: every year you look at the teams that make the playoffs, 239 00:12:15,400 --> 00:12:19,000 Speaker 4: and most of the time they're usually plus seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven, 240 00:12:19,040 --> 00:12:21,439 Speaker 4: twelve or more in the turnover margin, and and that's 241 00:12:21,520 --> 00:12:23,880 Speaker 4: how you get there. But they do a great job. 242 00:12:23,920 --> 00:12:26,280 Speaker 4: They got good players, they got good scheme, and there 243 00:12:26,320 --> 00:12:28,000 Speaker 4: there they'll be. There'll be a real test. It's a 244 00:12:28,000 --> 00:12:29,160 Speaker 4: tough defense to play against. 245 00:12:29,160 --> 00:12:32,080 Speaker 3: It was their first game without him, But did you 246 00:12:32,160 --> 00:12:35,560 Speaker 3: notice the defense doing anything differently with Aiden Hutchinson out? 247 00:12:36,720 --> 00:12:39,160 Speaker 4: Nothing At this point where I haven't watched all of 248 00:12:39,200 --> 00:12:42,720 Speaker 4: it to know everything post and you know just what 249 00:12:42,760 --> 00:12:45,640 Speaker 4: it looks like. I haven't gotten that far. But certainly 250 00:12:46,280 --> 00:12:48,000 Speaker 4: that's a huge loss for them and they have to 251 00:12:48,000 --> 00:12:50,280 Speaker 4: find a way to make up for because his performance 252 00:12:50,320 --> 00:12:54,079 Speaker 4: has been stellar up to this point and certainly that's 253 00:12:54,080 --> 00:12:55,680 Speaker 4: a loss for them. That hurts that they don't have 254 00:12:55,720 --> 00:12:57,880 Speaker 4: that particular style of play. I mean, he's a he's 255 00:12:57,920 --> 00:12:59,760 Speaker 4: a go get it, go win one on one sack 256 00:12:59,800 --> 00:13:03,040 Speaker 4: of quarter back whenever you want, and he's really good 257 00:13:03,120 --> 00:13:05,440 Speaker 4: and that's what you get from a you know, premium 258 00:13:05,440 --> 00:13:08,200 Speaker 4: pick that they picked him at. And they feel that 259 00:13:08,240 --> 00:13:09,920 Speaker 4: lost certainly, and they're gonna have to find ways to 260 00:13:10,120 --> 00:13:12,400 Speaker 4: manufacture some of that lost pressure on the quarterback. 261 00:13:12,640 --> 00:13:14,720 Speaker 1: A lot of good players on the defense, but the 262 00:13:14,760 --> 00:13:20,800 Speaker 1: two safeties Branch and Joseph four interceptions each make a 263 00:13:20,840 --> 00:13:23,280 Speaker 1: lot of plays. What's the challenge you're going to get 264 00:13:23,320 --> 00:13:26,040 Speaker 1: to defense with two safeties that are ballhawks. 265 00:13:26,120 --> 00:13:28,520 Speaker 4: That way, there's not much space. You know, they know, 266 00:13:28,600 --> 00:13:30,200 Speaker 4: they know how to close space, they know how to 267 00:13:30,200 --> 00:13:34,760 Speaker 4: close passing lanes. There's a lot of anticipation that they 268 00:13:34,880 --> 00:13:36,920 Speaker 4: that they do because they're really smart players and that's 269 00:13:36,920 --> 00:13:39,480 Speaker 4: why they have the interceptions they have is that they're 270 00:13:39,679 --> 00:13:43,240 Speaker 4: they're able to anticipate and make plays on the ball, 271 00:13:43,760 --> 00:13:46,679 Speaker 4: almost as a quarterback anticipates and makes throws to open areas. 272 00:13:46,720 --> 00:13:49,360 Speaker 4: They just they know how to close that space and 273 00:13:49,360 --> 00:13:51,040 Speaker 4: and they're just around the ball a lot. And that 274 00:13:51,240 --> 00:13:53,200 Speaker 4: it means they're smart football players. They know where to be. 275 00:13:53,880 --> 00:13:56,520 Speaker 4: But it's it's a I mean branch in particular, those 276 00:13:56,520 --> 00:13:57,760 Speaker 4: guys have really been impressive. 277 00:13:58,240 --> 00:14:01,600 Speaker 3: Now you coached in Detroits, do you understand what their 278 00:14:01,679 --> 00:14:06,800 Speaker 3: recent success means to that fan base that region. Coupling 279 00:14:06,920 --> 00:14:09,600 Speaker 3: that with the fact that Ford Field has a roof 280 00:14:09,840 --> 00:14:13,080 Speaker 3: and so it just gets loud. Is that one of 281 00:14:13,120 --> 00:14:16,200 Speaker 3: the harder places to play just from a home field 282 00:14:16,240 --> 00:14:18,000 Speaker 3: advantage standpoint. 283 00:14:17,480 --> 00:14:18,720 Speaker 2: I would say so absolutely. 284 00:14:18,760 --> 00:14:21,800 Speaker 4: It's a it's a passionate fan base, it's a great 285 00:14:21,920 --> 00:14:26,680 Speaker 4: fan base to to and their recent successes made them 286 00:14:26,720 --> 00:14:28,760 Speaker 4: more rabid than they kind of already were. Even when 287 00:14:28,760 --> 00:14:30,760 Speaker 4: I was there, we were a fringe playoff team. We 288 00:14:30,800 --> 00:14:32,920 Speaker 4: won We went to the playoffs one year and won 289 00:14:33,000 --> 00:14:35,040 Speaker 4: eight or nine games, and we were a competitive football team, 290 00:14:35,040 --> 00:14:38,720 Speaker 4: and even those games were loud. It's a it's a 291 00:14:38,760 --> 00:14:43,040 Speaker 4: cool stadium, it's a great city, it's a place that 292 00:14:43,080 --> 00:14:45,080 Speaker 4: I really enjoyed living on top of it. But it's 293 00:14:45,120 --> 00:14:47,760 Speaker 4: just it's a you know, it's it's an environment that 294 00:14:48,040 --> 00:14:51,680 Speaker 4: there Minnesota. You know, those teams with those indoor stadiums 295 00:14:51,680 --> 00:14:53,160 Speaker 4: that have very passionate fan bases. 296 00:14:53,160 --> 00:14:53,480 Speaker 2: It is. 297 00:14:53,520 --> 00:14:56,480 Speaker 4: It is incredibly loud and the noise seems to just 298 00:14:56,520 --> 00:14:59,440 Speaker 4: echo inside of it. And thankfully we've we played in 299 00:14:59,480 --> 00:15:03,920 Speaker 4: a pretty rock this environment yesterday, so we should. 300 00:15:03,640 --> 00:15:04,320 Speaker 2: Be prepared for that. 301 00:15:04,680 --> 00:15:07,520 Speaker 1: And you can take some of what you learned in 302 00:15:07,600 --> 00:15:10,880 Speaker 1: that situation and apply it pretty effectively. 303 00:15:10,920 --> 00:15:12,760 Speaker 2: I would think, yeah, there's. 304 00:15:12,600 --> 00:15:14,320 Speaker 4: Things that we have to do better, and I think 305 00:15:14,360 --> 00:15:17,400 Speaker 4: we've we'll address those over the course of the week. 306 00:15:17,440 --> 00:15:20,320 Speaker 4: And again, it's just you get to go do it again. 307 00:15:20,360 --> 00:15:22,040 Speaker 4: You get a chance to go prove yourself again. And 308 00:15:22,080 --> 00:15:23,680 Speaker 4: that's what makes the NFL great is we get a 309 00:15:23,720 --> 00:15:24,960 Speaker 4: chance to go on the road and see if we've 310 00:15:24,960 --> 00:15:28,120 Speaker 4: fixed our problems. And I think we'll be able to. 311 00:15:29,080 --> 00:15:30,520 Speaker 4: But we're gonna have to if we want to play 312 00:15:30,520 --> 00:15:32,800 Speaker 4: well in that environment because it is a challenging place 313 00:15:32,840 --> 00:15:33,280 Speaker 4: to go play. 314 00:15:33,440 --> 00:15:35,120 Speaker 1: Thank you so much for the time you got it. 315 00:15:35,160 --> 00:15:38,720 Speaker 1: Brian Callahan with us next up on the OTP a 316 00:15:38,880 --> 00:15:43,080 Speaker 1: visit from Centnthia Freeland from the NFL Network. Here's that 317 00:15:43,480 --> 00:15:49,160 Speaker 1: Centthia Freeland from NFL Network. She is c Freeland on X. 318 00:15:49,200 --> 00:15:52,680 Speaker 1: I'll spell that cf R E l U n D 319 00:15:53,040 --> 00:15:56,320 Speaker 1: on X. Part of NFL Game Day, part of so 320 00:15:56,400 --> 00:16:00,160 Speaker 1: many different things. There's actually a show on YouTube now 321 00:16:00,000 --> 00:16:05,160 Speaker 1: how I understand numbers? Game with Cynthia Friedland on YouTube? 322 00:16:05,360 --> 00:16:06,160 Speaker 1: Is that still a thing? 323 00:16:06,360 --> 00:16:06,560 Speaker 5: Fun? 324 00:16:07,080 --> 00:16:09,880 Speaker 6: It's it's a thing every week there I do like 325 00:16:09,920 --> 00:16:12,160 Speaker 6: a Thursday night preview and then do all the rest 326 00:16:12,160 --> 00:16:14,640 Speaker 6: of the games. So it's basically a quick walkthrough in 327 00:16:14,800 --> 00:16:17,360 Speaker 6: under thirty minutes. You get a couple of stats on 328 00:16:17,480 --> 00:16:19,920 Speaker 6: each team that's playing if they're on a bye we 329 00:16:20,040 --> 00:16:22,440 Speaker 6: let it go, and then and then a reason for 330 00:16:22,600 --> 00:16:25,200 Speaker 6: why the score prediction that I have came out that 331 00:16:25,240 --> 00:16:28,000 Speaker 6: way right, So you can either choose to agree with 332 00:16:28,000 --> 00:16:30,080 Speaker 6: me or disagree with me, which is fun. And then 333 00:16:30,080 --> 00:16:32,440 Speaker 6: we play some games in between, like you know people 334 00:16:32,440 --> 00:16:35,360 Speaker 6: who have elevated odds to score touchdowns or you know, 335 00:16:35,520 --> 00:16:37,800 Speaker 6: just just fun things historical stats that you can sit 336 00:16:37,840 --> 00:16:40,120 Speaker 6: at the bar with your friends when you're watching games. 337 00:16:39,720 --> 00:16:42,600 Speaker 5: And be like, did you know blah blah blah, And 338 00:16:42,640 --> 00:16:43,160 Speaker 5: it's fine. 339 00:16:43,320 --> 00:16:45,200 Speaker 3: That's our bread and butter. We love a Did you 340 00:16:45,320 --> 00:16:48,000 Speaker 3: know around now that would be funny, did you know? Yeah, 341 00:16:48,080 --> 00:16:51,280 Speaker 3: it's just such a great thing. The thing about that 342 00:16:51,400 --> 00:16:53,600 Speaker 3: show and a lot of what you do that's so 343 00:16:53,720 --> 00:16:57,760 Speaker 3: interesting to me is that you take NFL stats, you 344 00:16:57,800 --> 00:17:01,360 Speaker 3: take next gen stats, and now you're you also have 345 00:17:01,400 --> 00:17:03,800 Speaker 3: your own models correct that you're running. Tell me a 346 00:17:03,800 --> 00:17:06,080 Speaker 3: little bit about that and how in the world a 347 00:17:06,119 --> 00:17:08,480 Speaker 3: person develops a productive model. 348 00:17:09,280 --> 00:17:09,600 Speaker 5: Yeah. 349 00:17:09,640 --> 00:17:12,600 Speaker 6: So the difference between kind of mine is I'm going 350 00:17:12,600 --> 00:17:15,159 Speaker 6: to use the word I cheat, meaning I ask I 351 00:17:15,160 --> 00:17:19,240 Speaker 6: phone a friend, So I ask a bunch of actual coaches, 352 00:17:19,400 --> 00:17:22,000 Speaker 6: front office executives. Depending on the time of year, your 353 00:17:22,040 --> 00:17:25,280 Speaker 6: draft season front office is more interesting or trade season 354 00:17:25,359 --> 00:17:28,000 Speaker 6: front office is more interesting. But I go through and 355 00:17:28,040 --> 00:17:30,879 Speaker 6: I ask them what am I seeing here? Because you know, 356 00:17:31,200 --> 00:17:32,879 Speaker 6: and the coach can who actually call the player and 357 00:17:32,960 --> 00:17:34,800 Speaker 6: be like, oh, the safety messed up or whatever, the 358 00:17:35,160 --> 00:17:37,920 Speaker 6: wide receiver ran the wrong round. So you kind of 359 00:17:37,960 --> 00:17:40,719 Speaker 6: get a sense of like, what are the actual principles 360 00:17:40,760 --> 00:17:43,439 Speaker 6: of this team and what's kind of a mistake, if 361 00:17:43,480 --> 00:17:43,800 Speaker 6: you will. 362 00:17:43,920 --> 00:17:46,080 Speaker 5: So it's it's phone a friend with that, and then 363 00:17:46,160 --> 00:17:46,720 Speaker 5: I have. 364 00:17:46,680 --> 00:17:49,479 Speaker 6: A graduate degree in predictive analytics, so I take it 365 00:17:49,520 --> 00:17:52,720 Speaker 6: back to the actual like stats PhDs to be like 366 00:17:52,880 --> 00:17:54,200 Speaker 6: is my math correct here? 367 00:17:54,240 --> 00:17:56,480 Speaker 5: Because you know, you move a a. 368 00:17:56,320 --> 00:17:58,400 Speaker 6: Decimal point the wrong way, you're gonna get a really 369 00:17:58,400 --> 00:17:58,960 Speaker 6: wrong answer. 370 00:17:59,040 --> 00:18:02,800 Speaker 5: So I basically just have created a vetting system. 371 00:18:02,520 --> 00:18:05,320 Speaker 6: That helps me reflect more of the decision makers who 372 00:18:05,320 --> 00:18:06,959 Speaker 6: are making it, and then it's checked by people who 373 00:18:07,000 --> 00:18:09,600 Speaker 6: are more smarter, you know, than me that I could 374 00:18:09,600 --> 00:18:09,840 Speaker 6: ever be. 375 00:18:10,359 --> 00:18:14,080 Speaker 3: So having those relationships is a very interesting part of 376 00:18:14,119 --> 00:18:17,119 Speaker 3: all this because it's not just you sitting in a 377 00:18:17,200 --> 00:18:20,879 Speaker 3: room without windows looking at a computer screen. There's so 378 00:18:21,040 --> 00:18:23,919 Speaker 3: much context that you're able to provide because you have 379 00:18:24,040 --> 00:18:27,720 Speaker 3: those relationships. How long did it take you to phone 380 00:18:27,760 --> 00:18:31,840 Speaker 3: those friends, meet those people, develop those kind of lines 381 00:18:31,880 --> 00:18:35,439 Speaker 3: of communication to be able to call and get that context. 382 00:18:35,680 --> 00:18:38,280 Speaker 6: I mean, considering only twenty five I've really done it 383 00:18:38,600 --> 00:18:43,320 Speaker 6: very quickly. But it really started in two thousand and 384 00:18:43,400 --> 00:18:45,679 Speaker 6: eight in my when I was getting my MBA, I 385 00:18:45,720 --> 00:18:49,400 Speaker 6: spent my summer internship at the League office in New 386 00:18:49,480 --> 00:18:52,160 Speaker 6: York and I worked with a competition committee there, met 387 00:18:52,200 --> 00:18:55,320 Speaker 6: some hall of fame coaches and really just asked a 388 00:18:55,320 --> 00:18:57,840 Speaker 6: lot of questions and kept in touch with them Since then, 389 00:18:57,880 --> 00:19:00,840 Speaker 6: so it really started in two thousand and eight, so 390 00:19:01,119 --> 00:19:03,359 Speaker 6: you know that quit some time ago when. 391 00:19:03,200 --> 00:19:05,720 Speaker 5: I was a mere baby. I just was a baby 392 00:19:05,760 --> 00:19:06,520 Speaker 5: at that point. 393 00:19:07,400 --> 00:19:10,760 Speaker 1: It's really ugly how the Internet tells people how old 394 00:19:10,840 --> 00:19:11,680 Speaker 1: everyone I know? 395 00:19:12,320 --> 00:19:14,679 Speaker 5: Can we tell that off internet's wrong? Do you know that? 396 00:19:14,800 --> 00:19:16,879 Speaker 6: So the Internet has my age wrong? It makes me 397 00:19:16,920 --> 00:19:19,960 Speaker 6: two years older. But it also said that my dad 398 00:19:20,000 --> 00:19:23,800 Speaker 6: is mcguiver, which makes that man more happy than any 399 00:19:23,880 --> 00:19:24,600 Speaker 6: get gift. 400 00:19:24,520 --> 00:19:27,240 Speaker 5: My sister I could ever get him. So I will 401 00:19:27,240 --> 00:19:29,760 Speaker 5: never correct it because he tells his golf. But he's like, hey, 402 00:19:29,800 --> 00:19:31,160 Speaker 5: do you know I have a guy run Internet. 403 00:19:32,680 --> 00:19:33,080 Speaker 1: It's great. 404 00:19:33,359 --> 00:19:34,199 Speaker 5: So that's awesome. 405 00:19:34,400 --> 00:19:36,680 Speaker 6: There are good things that come. You know, it goes 406 00:19:36,720 --> 00:19:40,280 Speaker 6: both ways. But I get two more years apparently. 407 00:19:39,880 --> 00:19:43,360 Speaker 1: Well played by you overall, well played all right, So 408 00:19:43,880 --> 00:19:49,640 Speaker 1: in twenty twenty four, what is the most important metric 409 00:19:50,400 --> 00:19:53,760 Speaker 1: that you have found or maybe there's not one. I'll 410 00:19:53,800 --> 00:19:55,800 Speaker 1: let you. I'll let you go forward on it to 411 00:19:55,880 --> 00:19:57,720 Speaker 1: an NFL team winning. 412 00:19:57,880 --> 00:20:00,880 Speaker 6: Well, it depends on how your team is actually made up, right, 413 00:20:01,040 --> 00:20:03,920 Speaker 6: Like I would imagine that you know you're going to 414 00:20:03,960 --> 00:20:05,280 Speaker 6: get a different I'm going to give you a different 415 00:20:05,320 --> 00:20:08,840 Speaker 6: answer if you ask me the Chiefs, who have actually 416 00:20:09,080 --> 00:20:11,119 Speaker 6: a weird one this year in terms of you know, 417 00:20:11,200 --> 00:20:13,160 Speaker 6: you see Patrick Mahomes not throwing the ball as deep 418 00:20:13,160 --> 00:20:15,320 Speaker 6: as where you see you see much more yak. That 419 00:20:15,480 --> 00:20:18,800 Speaker 6: is not typically a principle that we see from Patrick Mahomes, 420 00:20:18,840 --> 00:20:21,200 Speaker 6: and the defense is driving a ton of wins for them. 421 00:20:21,480 --> 00:20:25,240 Speaker 6: That's a different formula than say, the Lions who are 422 00:20:25,280 --> 00:20:29,320 Speaker 6: relying on a really stout run game are really stout 423 00:20:29,440 --> 00:20:33,160 Speaker 6: passing off of those run principles, and then their defense 424 00:20:33,240 --> 00:20:35,640 Speaker 6: with without eight Hutchinson just came to mind there, right, 425 00:20:35,840 --> 00:20:39,640 Speaker 6: has had some significant differences which drive a different formula 426 00:20:39,760 --> 00:20:43,600 Speaker 6: for success. So the reality is is the success you 427 00:20:43,680 --> 00:20:46,520 Speaker 6: have reflects using the pieces of your team to the 428 00:20:46,520 --> 00:20:47,400 Speaker 6: best of your advantage. 429 00:20:47,400 --> 00:20:50,360 Speaker 5: That's the truth. Every year, it's never different this year. 430 00:20:50,400 --> 00:20:53,040 Speaker 6: There are some overall trends that are different, like teams 431 00:20:53,040 --> 00:20:57,200 Speaker 6: who can accurately use twelve personnel meaning two tight end sets, 432 00:20:57,200 --> 00:20:59,720 Speaker 6: they've had more success just overall, you know, rule of 433 00:20:59,760 --> 00:21:05,440 Speaker 6: thought stuff, and teams who don't allow yards after mistackles 434 00:21:05,920 --> 00:21:08,840 Speaker 6: see the Saints defense, right, So you know, are those 435 00:21:08,880 --> 00:21:11,680 Speaker 6: are this year some of the things we're now measuring 436 00:21:11,680 --> 00:21:13,960 Speaker 6: that we can really attribute to success or not success. 437 00:21:14,040 --> 00:21:17,560 Speaker 1: But Cynthia Friedland, what you're really saying is you have 438 00:21:17,680 --> 00:21:23,720 Speaker 1: to do what you do to a max efficiency rather 439 00:21:23,840 --> 00:21:28,040 Speaker 1: than compare yourself to another team in terms of a 440 00:21:28,200 --> 00:21:32,920 Speaker 1: statistic or a principle or whatever. The decision must be made. 441 00:21:33,320 --> 00:21:36,040 Speaker 1: We are going to be this, We are going to 442 00:21:36,080 --> 00:21:38,320 Speaker 1: be this on defense, we are going to be this 443 00:21:38,480 --> 00:21:42,879 Speaker 1: on offense. And if we do that to max efficiency, 444 00:21:43,359 --> 00:21:45,600 Speaker 1: that's our number one key to winning? Is that? Right? 445 00:21:46,520 --> 00:21:49,320 Speaker 6: Yeah, there's a little I'll add one more level of that, 446 00:21:49,400 --> 00:21:51,840 Speaker 6: because there are some things when you have matchups in 447 00:21:51,880 --> 00:21:55,360 Speaker 6: specific games, matchup max fights right, like the style makes 448 00:21:55,359 --> 00:21:57,960 Speaker 6: the fight right. So on some level you have to 449 00:21:58,080 --> 00:22:00,760 Speaker 6: balance what I am really good at at with what 450 00:22:00,800 --> 00:22:03,320 Speaker 6: my other team is not so good at to try 451 00:22:03,359 --> 00:22:05,160 Speaker 6: to find those spaces where you. 452 00:22:05,000 --> 00:22:06,760 Speaker 5: Have a you have an edge. 453 00:22:06,920 --> 00:22:09,840 Speaker 6: If you're gonna put steel on steel every time, it's 454 00:22:09,880 --> 00:22:13,640 Speaker 6: gonna be harder sledding, right, like tougher to deal with. 455 00:22:13,760 --> 00:22:15,720 Speaker 6: But if I'm going to try to exploit like, oh, 456 00:22:15,760 --> 00:22:17,680 Speaker 6: I'm a little better at the tight end, well, I 457 00:22:17,680 --> 00:22:19,560 Speaker 6: don't know making something up right that the tight end. 458 00:22:20,080 --> 00:22:22,720 Speaker 6: I have a better route running capability for my tight end, 459 00:22:22,760 --> 00:22:24,200 Speaker 6: So I'm gonna pass to them more in this game 460 00:22:24,240 --> 00:22:26,680 Speaker 6: because they have a deficiency at the linebacker level. That's 461 00:22:26,720 --> 00:22:28,919 Speaker 6: the type of place where you know, it's it's not 462 00:22:29,080 --> 00:22:31,960 Speaker 6: just I'm gonna put my absolute best against your worst. 463 00:22:31,960 --> 00:22:35,119 Speaker 6: It's it's fighting these smaller adjusting spots where I have 464 00:22:35,200 --> 00:22:37,760 Speaker 6: to adapt to what my You know, you can't get 465 00:22:37,800 --> 00:22:40,439 Speaker 6: outside of your own who you are, but I have 466 00:22:40,480 --> 00:22:42,120 Speaker 6: to adapt to my surroundings. 467 00:22:41,640 --> 00:22:42,640 Speaker 5: In order to find success. 468 00:22:43,080 --> 00:22:46,040 Speaker 3: We've been talking throughout the first I guess quarter and 469 00:22:46,119 --> 00:22:48,280 Speaker 3: some change of the season. We're not to the halfway 470 00:22:48,320 --> 00:22:51,280 Speaker 3: part yet, but throughout the first part of the season 471 00:22:51,320 --> 00:22:55,840 Speaker 3: we've been noticing just kind of as viewers that it 472 00:22:55,880 --> 00:22:57,960 Speaker 3: seems like there's a lot more run, there's a lot 473 00:22:58,200 --> 00:23:00,919 Speaker 3: less of the just throwing it all over the field 474 00:23:00,960 --> 00:23:03,720 Speaker 3: like we've seen in previous years. Is this a trend 475 00:23:04,000 --> 00:23:06,760 Speaker 3: that is backed up by numbers in any way? Is 476 00:23:06,760 --> 00:23:08,919 Speaker 3: that a real thing that we're noticing, or is this 477 00:23:09,200 --> 00:23:12,120 Speaker 3: just kind of an observation that it feels like. 478 00:23:12,840 --> 00:23:14,320 Speaker 6: I mean, it would always feel like I feel like 479 00:23:14,359 --> 00:23:16,480 Speaker 6: Tennessee would feel like that even more, but just in general, 480 00:23:17,080 --> 00:23:20,240 Speaker 6: you know, the reality is, is the pendulum swings back 481 00:23:20,280 --> 00:23:23,560 Speaker 6: and forth if you're gonna pull all these linebackers off 482 00:23:23,600 --> 00:23:26,600 Speaker 6: the ball to help protect against the past. Then, of 483 00:23:26,720 --> 00:23:29,400 Speaker 6: course the offensive minds in this game are gonna say, 484 00:23:29,720 --> 00:23:31,840 Speaker 6: let's run duo baby, or like you know, your high 485 00:23:31,880 --> 00:23:33,880 Speaker 6: school like run up the a gap meeting right next 486 00:23:33,880 --> 00:23:36,640 Speaker 6: to this, because that's what the defense is giving them. 487 00:23:36,720 --> 00:23:40,679 Speaker 6: So there's always this pendulum swinging back and forth about 488 00:23:40,720 --> 00:23:42,879 Speaker 6: what's going to be more successful, and a lot of 489 00:23:42,920 --> 00:23:45,560 Speaker 6: that has to do with you know what you're what 490 00:23:45,600 --> 00:23:48,880 Speaker 6: you're seeing on these you know again, I also think 491 00:23:48,880 --> 00:23:51,800 Speaker 6: you're thinking it because a lot of the college level 492 00:23:51,840 --> 00:23:54,280 Speaker 6: quarterbacks that are coming into our league now tend to 493 00:23:54,320 --> 00:23:57,560 Speaker 6: be more run, a little bit more run heavy. And 494 00:23:57,560 --> 00:23:59,879 Speaker 6: I'm not gonna say run first, but maybe Jade Daniels is, 495 00:23:59,880 --> 00:24:02,200 Speaker 6: but like, you know, a lot more run heavy than 496 00:24:02,240 --> 00:24:05,640 Speaker 6: we've seen from there are rarely pocket passing doesn't seem to. 497 00:24:05,600 --> 00:24:07,080 Speaker 5: Be what works right now. 498 00:24:07,160 --> 00:24:10,320 Speaker 6: Right So there's something about O lines and O line 499 00:24:10,400 --> 00:24:14,040 Speaker 6: This is a I'm watching that I've already started fast 500 00:24:14,080 --> 00:24:15,359 Speaker 6: forwarding to the draft. This is going to be a 501 00:24:15,440 --> 00:24:17,440 Speaker 6: rough O line year coming out of the draft. There's 502 00:24:17,480 --> 00:24:20,960 Speaker 6: like two or three that are maybe eh. So running 503 00:24:21,000 --> 00:24:24,920 Speaker 6: really helps you have deficiencies in pass protection. Running the 504 00:24:24,960 --> 00:24:28,000 Speaker 6: football really helps get you in situations where you're passing 505 00:24:28,040 --> 00:24:29,200 Speaker 6: becomes far less volatile. 506 00:24:29,240 --> 00:24:30,960 Speaker 5: So there's a lot of it. 507 00:24:30,960 --> 00:24:33,159 Speaker 6: It's like sometimes a supply and demand meaning art do 508 00:24:33,200 --> 00:24:34,879 Speaker 6: we have the supply of olignement, do we have the 509 00:24:34,880 --> 00:24:37,240 Speaker 6: supply of running backs, et cetera. And sometimes it's like, 510 00:24:37,240 --> 00:24:39,480 Speaker 6: what is the defense giving us? Let's run because there's 511 00:24:39,480 --> 00:24:41,040 Speaker 6: so much more space in the middle of the field. 512 00:24:41,359 --> 00:24:47,200 Speaker 1: What is the most important or most significant statistical trend 513 00:24:47,359 --> 00:24:50,880 Speaker 1: that you're seeing so far in the twenty twenty four season, Cynthia, 514 00:24:51,040 --> 00:24:51,400 Speaker 1: You know, I. 515 00:24:51,359 --> 00:24:53,800 Speaker 6: Think there's something about that the teams who can with 516 00:24:53,880 --> 00:24:57,080 Speaker 6: the twelve and thirteen personnel we're seeing loading up with 517 00:24:57,240 --> 00:25:00,760 Speaker 6: these some I will call them sometimes there it's disguising 518 00:25:00,840 --> 00:25:04,359 Speaker 6: tight ends that are either pass catchers or extra offensive linemen. 519 00:25:04,680 --> 00:25:08,879 Speaker 6: Because what we're seeing is differences in quarterback play have 520 00:25:09,080 --> 00:25:11,600 Speaker 6: made it so that you now want to be able to. 521 00:25:12,280 --> 00:25:14,040 Speaker 5: Like you always want to trick the defense right. 522 00:25:14,080 --> 00:25:17,000 Speaker 6: You want your goals to create the most space possible 523 00:25:17,040 --> 00:25:19,040 Speaker 6: so I can either you know, they don't know if 524 00:25:19,040 --> 00:25:20,840 Speaker 6: I'm running or they don't know if I'm passing right, 525 00:25:21,160 --> 00:25:24,320 Speaker 6: And a lot of the ways these heavier being efficient 526 00:25:24,400 --> 00:25:27,600 Speaker 6: with heavier formations, so at heavier personnels, that's more like 527 00:25:27,680 --> 00:25:31,480 Speaker 6: traditional kind of like grounded pound football dynamics. 528 00:25:31,480 --> 00:25:33,040 Speaker 5: Fullbacks and stuff have been more. 529 00:25:33,400 --> 00:25:36,120 Speaker 6: You know, we've seen a lot of advantages of being 530 00:25:36,119 --> 00:25:38,439 Speaker 6: able to execute that right now, and I think that 531 00:25:38,560 --> 00:25:41,199 Speaker 6: is speaking to a lot of how defenses have chosen 532 00:25:41,240 --> 00:25:44,480 Speaker 6: to drop linebackers into coverage, et cetera. So I think 533 00:25:44,560 --> 00:25:47,160 Speaker 6: this year, at least this far, that's what we've seen. 534 00:25:47,480 --> 00:25:50,240 Speaker 3: With the addition of the dynamic kickoff, there's been a 535 00:25:50,320 --> 00:25:52,719 Speaker 3: lot of changes, and I would assume there's been a 536 00:25:52,720 --> 00:25:56,399 Speaker 3: lot of statistical changes as well. What's something that you 537 00:25:56,520 --> 00:25:58,760 Speaker 3: have noticed about the way that that has impacted the 538 00:25:58,800 --> 00:25:59,440 Speaker 3: game overall? 539 00:25:59,560 --> 00:26:01,600 Speaker 6: If I were telling a team what to do right now, 540 00:26:01,720 --> 00:26:03,560 Speaker 6: I would kick it into the end zone every single 541 00:26:03,600 --> 00:26:06,240 Speaker 6: freaking time until I got into a high leverage situation 542 00:26:06,359 --> 00:26:07,800 Speaker 6: later in the season, and then I would do something 543 00:26:07,840 --> 00:26:11,160 Speaker 6: weird because they're not expecting it. But you're the where 544 00:26:11,280 --> 00:26:14,240 Speaker 6: the line yard you're at is five, it's not a 545 00:26:14,280 --> 00:26:16,280 Speaker 6: five yards different than it was before where you're starting 546 00:26:16,320 --> 00:26:19,280 Speaker 6: in the average starting field position. So until they make 547 00:26:19,320 --> 00:26:21,520 Speaker 6: it more punitive to kick it into the end zone. 548 00:26:22,640 --> 00:26:23,439 Speaker 5: You're not gonna see that. 549 00:26:23,640 --> 00:26:26,080 Speaker 6: It's just more it's just you are seeing fewer injuries, 550 00:26:26,080 --> 00:26:26,720 Speaker 6: which is great. 551 00:26:26,800 --> 00:26:27,360 Speaker 5: We love that. 552 00:26:27,400 --> 00:26:29,840 Speaker 6: We don't want any injuries on you know, that was 553 00:26:29,880 --> 00:26:32,960 Speaker 6: a highly injured part of the game, which is wonderful. 554 00:26:33,400 --> 00:26:36,600 Speaker 6: And you're also seeing like I just don't think we've 555 00:26:36,600 --> 00:26:38,760 Speaker 6: seen the true strategy of it yet, Like we will 556 00:26:38,760 --> 00:26:42,720 Speaker 6: see there will be like some weird Week ten something 557 00:26:42,760 --> 00:26:46,119 Speaker 6: weird's gonna happen where a team that's maybe potentially playoff ELIGIBNA. 558 00:26:46,280 --> 00:26:48,240 Speaker 6: So look for these like historic coaches that have like 559 00:26:48,280 --> 00:26:52,280 Speaker 6: specialties backgrounds like look at the Harbats, look at you know, 560 00:26:53,160 --> 00:26:56,600 Speaker 6: Sean Payton, guys who have like historically showed us things 561 00:26:56,600 --> 00:27:00,000 Speaker 6: that are like, oh damn that is that is you got? 562 00:27:00,040 --> 00:27:03,720 Speaker 5: I'm me good there. And special teams specifically interesting stuff. 563 00:27:03,960 --> 00:27:08,320 Speaker 1: Sententia Freeland from NFL Network talking numbers with us. I 564 00:27:08,359 --> 00:27:12,720 Speaker 1: want you to make me understand Patrick Mahomes undefeated team. 565 00:27:13,320 --> 00:27:17,960 Speaker 1: He has an eighty two passer rating right now, six touchdowns, 566 00:27:18,160 --> 00:27:22,840 Speaker 1: eight interceptions, does not seem like a Patrick Mahomes ish 567 00:27:23,119 --> 00:27:28,040 Speaker 1: year statistically, and yet they're effective and they keep winning. 568 00:27:29,480 --> 00:27:33,159 Speaker 1: Make me understand the Chiefs and Patrick Mahomes year to 569 00:27:33,320 --> 00:27:35,680 Speaker 1: this point and how it all fits together from a 570 00:27:35,760 --> 00:27:36,639 Speaker 1: numbers standpoint. 571 00:27:36,680 --> 00:27:39,680 Speaker 6: Cynthia, I don't know if we've seen the true identity 572 00:27:39,680 --> 00:27:41,679 Speaker 6: of this team yet. I mean, I understand they're undefeated. 573 00:27:41,680 --> 00:27:44,200 Speaker 6: They're the only undefeated team, so they're pretty darn good. 574 00:27:44,359 --> 00:27:46,520 Speaker 6: But I don't know if we know exactly what it's 575 00:27:46,560 --> 00:27:48,240 Speaker 6: going to look like yet, because if you think about 576 00:27:48,240 --> 00:27:53,200 Speaker 6: it losing or she Rice losing Isaiah Pacheco gaining Kareem huntback, 577 00:27:53,440 --> 00:27:56,400 Speaker 6: I bet I don't know anything. I'm not breaking news, 578 00:27:56,400 --> 00:27:58,400 Speaker 6: but I would imagine we see some sort of wide 579 00:27:58,440 --> 00:28:02,199 Speaker 6: receiver acquisition in the next few days here before the 580 00:28:02,240 --> 00:28:04,879 Speaker 6: trade deadline, just because they need to refresh at that, 581 00:28:05,040 --> 00:28:07,800 Speaker 6: like add more at the position you know that is 582 00:28:08,040 --> 00:28:11,280 Speaker 6: that has been extremely key. But you know, I think 583 00:28:11,280 --> 00:28:13,160 Speaker 6: a part of this team, you know, we talk about 584 00:28:13,200 --> 00:28:15,399 Speaker 6: Chris Jones a lot and for great reason, but I 585 00:28:15,400 --> 00:28:17,280 Speaker 6: don't know if we talk about Trent McDuffie enough. 586 00:28:17,280 --> 00:28:19,040 Speaker 5: I mean, twenty two, their cornerback. 587 00:28:19,119 --> 00:28:23,680 Speaker 6: That kid is whoop, like you know, he's really I mean, 588 00:28:23,720 --> 00:28:25,800 Speaker 6: obviously he was injured his first year, second or great 589 00:28:26,000 --> 00:28:28,680 Speaker 6: like this is this is a defense that the structure 590 00:28:28,760 --> 00:28:31,520 Speaker 6: of the defense is really reflecting what they need to 591 00:28:31,560 --> 00:28:35,200 Speaker 6: do that win yesterday. And and I'm a big Patrick 592 00:28:35,240 --> 00:28:35,760 Speaker 6: Mahomes fan. 593 00:28:35,800 --> 00:28:36,400 Speaker 5: I'm so lucky. 594 00:28:36,400 --> 00:28:38,280 Speaker 6: I feel very lucky that we get to be watching 595 00:28:38,320 --> 00:28:41,000 Speaker 6: him in his prime, like like super lucky, like our 596 00:28:41,080 --> 00:28:43,720 Speaker 6: kids won't get it, like whatever, like this is cool. 597 00:28:43,960 --> 00:28:46,720 Speaker 6: But that wasn't him winning the game, Yester. That was 598 00:28:46,760 --> 00:28:50,360 Speaker 6: that defense creating so many problems for Rock Purdy that 599 00:28:50,400 --> 00:28:54,000 Speaker 6: they just couldn't overcome it. So, you know, I'm not 600 00:28:54,040 --> 00:28:56,720 Speaker 6: saying I'm not taking anything away from Patrick Mahomes. And 601 00:28:56,760 --> 00:28:59,400 Speaker 6: I'm also saying that defenses are now you know, they 602 00:28:59,480 --> 00:29:01,360 Speaker 6: have their Now we're going to give him single high coverage. 603 00:29:01,400 --> 00:29:03,360 Speaker 6: Why would you You're just gonna get burned, you know. 604 00:29:03,480 --> 00:29:06,360 Speaker 6: So that's just more a function of, like, you know, again, 605 00:29:06,440 --> 00:29:08,160 Speaker 6: take you what the defense gives you. But also their 606 00:29:08,160 --> 00:29:11,200 Speaker 6: defense is pretty darn good, so relying on that defense 607 00:29:11,240 --> 00:29:12,240 Speaker 6: to help get you those wins. 608 00:29:12,640 --> 00:29:14,760 Speaker 3: Well, if we're talking about quarterbacks, we should also talk 609 00:29:14,760 --> 00:29:17,680 Speaker 3: about Jared Goff. Titans are going to see him. 610 00:29:17,880 --> 00:29:18,800 Speaker 1: This is crazy. 611 00:29:18,880 --> 00:29:21,520 Speaker 3: And a couple of days, he has had three weeks 612 00:29:21,520 --> 00:29:24,440 Speaker 3: in a row of a passer rating over one hundred 613 00:29:24,480 --> 00:29:27,480 Speaker 3: and forty one. Hundred and forty or more. It's bananas. 614 00:29:27,680 --> 00:29:31,080 Speaker 3: Has something changed about him, has something changed about the 615 00:29:31,120 --> 00:29:34,040 Speaker 3: people around him? Like what is happening to make him 616 00:29:34,400 --> 00:29:36,520 Speaker 3: so unbelievably successful right now? 617 00:29:36,680 --> 00:29:40,720 Speaker 5: Two things? Number one, the O line I am from Michigan. 618 00:29:41,640 --> 00:29:44,640 Speaker 6: Never in my life, like I watched years of Matthew 619 00:29:44,680 --> 00:29:47,600 Speaker 6: Stafford getting crobbered, and never in my life would I 620 00:29:47,680 --> 00:29:49,640 Speaker 6: be like this O line is really in contention for 621 00:29:49,680 --> 00:29:52,040 Speaker 6: being the best in the league, like top three, like 622 00:29:52,160 --> 00:29:54,240 Speaker 6: no lower than three in any way I can say it. 623 00:29:54,320 --> 00:29:57,920 Speaker 6: And number two, Ben Jonson's creating so many opportunities for 624 00:29:58,120 --> 00:30:00,800 Speaker 6: the right play, like Jared Goff picking up with the 625 00:30:01,080 --> 00:30:03,320 Speaker 6: defense is putting down, but they're working together. 626 00:30:03,360 --> 00:30:06,200 Speaker 5: That run game being so efficient. It may not be 627 00:30:06,320 --> 00:30:07,040 Speaker 5: the run game that. 628 00:30:06,960 --> 00:30:08,800 Speaker 6: You're sitting there being like like how I close my 629 00:30:08,840 --> 00:30:11,240 Speaker 6: eyes and think about like the Derrick Henry Titans, right, 630 00:30:11,400 --> 00:30:14,440 Speaker 6: but it is the run game where you're like, okay, reliably, 631 00:30:15,040 --> 00:30:17,120 Speaker 6: I don't care if it's David Montgomery or Jumior Gibbs 632 00:30:17,200 --> 00:30:19,160 Speaker 6: or both of them. They're getting you four or five 633 00:30:19,240 --> 00:30:21,600 Speaker 6: six yards on first down. So now you're in second 634 00:30:21,640 --> 00:30:24,120 Speaker 6: and manageable, and you're in third and manageable. Jared Goff 635 00:30:24,280 --> 00:30:27,480 Speaker 6: was under so much pressure in previous seasons and throwing 636 00:30:27,560 --> 00:30:30,520 Speaker 6: like it's hard to have a play on third and sixteen. 637 00:30:30,560 --> 00:30:32,880 Speaker 6: It's just like there are not a lot of things 638 00:30:32,880 --> 00:30:35,080 Speaker 6: that work when that's when that's the case. So, you know, 639 00:30:35,120 --> 00:30:38,960 Speaker 6: I think it's it's everything working together and Jared also 640 00:30:39,080 --> 00:30:42,320 Speaker 6: performing really well. It's it's all of those things in 641 00:30:42,440 --> 00:30:43,720 Speaker 6: unison right at the right time. 642 00:30:44,240 --> 00:30:48,440 Speaker 1: I mean his numbers, though overwhelmingly in terms of completion 643 00:30:48,640 --> 00:30:53,040 Speaker 1: percentage seventy six of ninety one in the last four games. 644 00:30:53,040 --> 00:30:57,320 Speaker 1: That's eighty three and a half percent. The functionality of 645 00:30:57,400 --> 00:31:01,480 Speaker 1: that is so important because you keep the clock running 646 00:31:01,520 --> 00:31:04,440 Speaker 1: when you do that, so you help your defense. I 647 00:31:04,480 --> 00:31:10,120 Speaker 1: mean completed passes and completion percentage is really an underrated statistic. 648 00:31:10,520 --> 00:31:13,480 Speaker 1: When we see somebody complete sixty eight percent of their passes, 649 00:31:13,560 --> 00:31:17,200 Speaker 1: we say, oh, he's very accurate. We don't even factor 650 00:31:17,280 --> 00:31:21,800 Speaker 1: in the incredible value it is to the entire football 651 00:31:21,880 --> 00:31:25,640 Speaker 1: team by not only keeping the chains moving, but keeping 652 00:31:25,680 --> 00:31:28,800 Speaker 1: the clock moving and using the pass game as an 653 00:31:28,800 --> 00:31:30,080 Speaker 1: extension of the run game. 654 00:31:30,520 --> 00:31:32,680 Speaker 6: You know, it's weird to say, like it's a good 655 00:31:32,680 --> 00:31:34,360 Speaker 6: thing they have such a good run game. Because usually 656 00:31:34,400 --> 00:31:36,440 Speaker 6: you think about a team that are scoring that many points, 657 00:31:36,520 --> 00:31:39,200 Speaker 6: it's they're passing a ton. But the truth is is 658 00:31:39,560 --> 00:31:41,760 Speaker 6: it's both of the things working together. They've got the 659 00:31:41,840 --> 00:31:44,280 Speaker 6: right pieces in place to really. 660 00:31:44,000 --> 00:31:46,760 Speaker 5: Support each other. So that's and it's going to be. 661 00:31:47,080 --> 00:31:51,480 Speaker 6: You know, the Titans defense is a really underrated, underrated 662 00:31:51,600 --> 00:31:54,760 Speaker 6: unit across the entire NFL, especially with lu Jerry's need 663 00:31:54,840 --> 00:31:57,520 Speaker 6: playing like you can't really pass on them, you certainly 664 00:31:57,520 --> 00:31:59,640 Speaker 6: can't run against them. So there's a lot of things 665 00:31:59,640 --> 00:32:02,640 Speaker 6: where that will be a really interesting test for the Lions. 666 00:32:02,760 --> 00:32:05,080 Speaker 6: And again we talk about matchups, making fights like that 667 00:32:05,120 --> 00:32:08,240 Speaker 6: will be a very interesting That side of the ball 668 00:32:08,320 --> 00:32:11,920 Speaker 6: will be a really interesting matchup between the best part 669 00:32:11,960 --> 00:32:13,360 Speaker 6: of the Lions and the best part. 670 00:32:13,240 --> 00:32:13,800 Speaker 5: Of the Titans. 671 00:32:13,960 --> 00:32:18,360 Speaker 1: Cynthia, would you say, from your statistical background and your 672 00:32:18,360 --> 00:32:23,120 Speaker 1: obvious football background, and from building the two pieces together, 673 00:32:24,000 --> 00:32:28,560 Speaker 1: that right now the Detroit Lions might be the ultimate 674 00:32:28,800 --> 00:32:34,520 Speaker 1: example of complementary football in a in a in a 675 00:32:34,600 --> 00:32:39,680 Speaker 1: traditional sense and in a analytics. 676 00:32:38,960 --> 00:32:41,520 Speaker 5: Sense, Yes, I would. 677 00:32:41,760 --> 00:32:44,040 Speaker 6: I can't, to be honest with you, I'm like a 678 00:32:44,040 --> 00:32:46,160 Speaker 6: little like like it's funny, I'd have to do all 679 00:32:46,200 --> 00:32:48,920 Speaker 6: of my coding blind because I love like there's certain 680 00:32:48,960 --> 00:32:51,360 Speaker 6: players you like Maury whatever, like you you know, like 681 00:32:51,480 --> 00:32:54,200 Speaker 6: I would pick a touchdown for DeAndre Hopkins in every 682 00:32:54,200 --> 00:32:56,000 Speaker 6: single week because I just love him. But like point 683 00:32:56,000 --> 00:32:57,080 Speaker 6: being is, like, you know, I have to do it 684 00:32:57,080 --> 00:32:59,240 Speaker 6: all blind, and when you do see like the strength 685 00:32:59,280 --> 00:33:00,760 Speaker 6: of the team and how. 686 00:33:00,920 --> 00:33:04,320 Speaker 5: Look I I still want to see if they're going to. 687 00:33:04,320 --> 00:33:07,200 Speaker 6: Add to their pass rush because without Aiden Hutchinson, the 688 00:33:07,280 --> 00:33:10,200 Speaker 6: complementarity of everything does go down. I mean, this guy 689 00:33:10,280 --> 00:33:12,479 Speaker 6: is good for seven eight pressures per game, Like that 690 00:33:12,560 --> 00:33:14,960 Speaker 6: is a massive amount that people don't do that in 691 00:33:14,960 --> 00:33:18,959 Speaker 6: two games. So I'm curious to see how that works 692 00:33:19,080 --> 00:33:22,800 Speaker 6: out going forward against teams too. You know, the Lions 693 00:33:22,840 --> 00:33:25,680 Speaker 6: play a lot of man that can that can. You 694 00:33:25,720 --> 00:33:28,360 Speaker 6: can get got there if you have a really strong 695 00:33:28,440 --> 00:33:31,600 Speaker 6: ability to stop the pass rush of who's left right. 696 00:33:31,640 --> 00:33:35,120 Speaker 6: So the more dynamic you are rushing the passer, the 697 00:33:35,120 --> 00:33:39,120 Speaker 6: the more the man defense becomes effective. But those two 698 00:33:39,120 --> 00:33:41,960 Speaker 6: things complement each other too, so it's I'm I gotta 699 00:33:42,240 --> 00:33:44,440 Speaker 6: I'm not willing to go one hundred percent there yet, 700 00:33:44,440 --> 00:33:46,320 Speaker 6: but I wouldn't if it was any team, not just 701 00:33:46,400 --> 00:33:48,720 Speaker 6: the Lions. And you know, all Lions fans are self deprecating, 702 00:33:48,760 --> 00:33:50,480 Speaker 6: so we don't want to we don't believe good things 703 00:33:50,480 --> 00:33:57,200 Speaker 6: are capable for us. So that is that that aside. 704 00:33:55,880 --> 00:33:59,000 Speaker 3: You mentioned the uh the injury to Aiden Hutchinson, the 705 00:33:59,120 --> 00:34:02,440 Speaker 3: huge hole that it leaves. Does it make more sense 706 00:34:02,520 --> 00:34:06,760 Speaker 3: to find a person, whether it be before the trade deadline, 707 00:34:06,920 --> 00:34:09,839 Speaker 3: whatever it is, to fill that role or to have 708 00:34:09,960 --> 00:34:13,640 Speaker 3: other people within the defense. I know, against the Minnesota Vikings, 709 00:34:13,840 --> 00:34:16,520 Speaker 3: you saw a lot of activity from the linebackers. They 710 00:34:16,520 --> 00:34:18,239 Speaker 3: were doing a lot of different things, making a lot 711 00:34:18,280 --> 00:34:21,719 Speaker 3: of plays when maybe that's a role they wouldn't have 712 00:34:21,800 --> 00:34:25,759 Speaker 3: had to fill before. It is that, I guess the 713 00:34:25,840 --> 00:34:28,040 Speaker 3: question is do you want the one person to fill 714 00:34:28,040 --> 00:34:31,120 Speaker 3: in for him or do you want a fill in 715 00:34:31,200 --> 00:34:31,920 Speaker 3: by committee? 716 00:34:32,000 --> 00:34:34,759 Speaker 5: The reality is it's it's what I don't know. 717 00:34:34,960 --> 00:34:37,080 Speaker 6: I have to look at what's out there in terms 718 00:34:37,080 --> 00:34:41,319 Speaker 6: of like like, obviously more is better, so adding even 719 00:34:41,360 --> 00:34:43,960 Speaker 6: if it's not you're never going to replace eight hutches. 720 00:34:44,000 --> 00:34:46,160 Speaker 6: It like it's not worth going on to trade for Max. 721 00:34:45,960 --> 00:34:46,759 Speaker 5: Crosby like that. 722 00:34:46,840 --> 00:34:48,799 Speaker 6: You know that kind of thing, right, But it would 723 00:34:48,840 --> 00:34:50,879 Speaker 6: be worth it to add to the because a lot 724 00:34:50,880 --> 00:34:53,880 Speaker 6: of times the subbing in factor, like how many snaps 725 00:34:53,920 --> 00:34:56,600 Speaker 6: now are you increasing on every single other player? So 726 00:34:56,920 --> 00:34:59,720 Speaker 6: you know, people do get tired and it's a long season, 727 00:34:59,719 --> 00:35:01,520 Speaker 6: and Tristian, what was going to happen anyways? Right, You're 728 00:35:01,520 --> 00:35:03,120 Speaker 6: going to get other people are going to get hurt. 729 00:35:03,280 --> 00:35:06,240 Speaker 6: That's the nature of this game. So I believe adding 730 00:35:06,480 --> 00:35:09,560 Speaker 6: in general would make sense. But the strategy around Adam 731 00:35:09,880 --> 00:35:12,040 Speaker 6: also has to factor in with what the caps. 732 00:35:12,200 --> 00:35:13,200 Speaker 5: I don't and I don't have. 733 00:35:13,360 --> 00:35:15,279 Speaker 6: You know, I don't have access to that other than 734 00:35:15,360 --> 00:35:18,160 Speaker 6: you know what outsiders are given with these weird tweets 735 00:35:18,200 --> 00:35:19,399 Speaker 6: from agents who are like. 736 00:35:19,360 --> 00:35:22,040 Speaker 5: I got a billion dollars. You're like, but what so 737 00:35:22,760 --> 00:35:23,400 Speaker 5: you don't really know? 738 00:35:24,120 --> 00:35:26,160 Speaker 1: You're from Okemos, Michigan. 739 00:35:26,200 --> 00:35:28,799 Speaker 5: And right next to Michigan State. 740 00:35:28,960 --> 00:35:34,040 Speaker 1: Yeah, right there. You love the Detroit Lions. You you've 741 00:35:34,040 --> 00:35:36,319 Speaker 1: admitted that when you got to stand next to Barry 742 00:35:36,400 --> 00:35:38,799 Speaker 1: Sanders at the draft. I for a second, I didn't 743 00:35:38,840 --> 00:35:40,560 Speaker 1: think you were going to make it. I really didn't, 744 00:35:41,120 --> 00:35:44,440 Speaker 1: and I made very cry. I know, I know it 745 00:35:44,480 --> 00:35:49,399 Speaker 1: was a beautiful moment, But taking off that hat for 746 00:35:49,560 --> 00:35:52,640 Speaker 1: just a second, is this the best team in the 747 00:35:52,760 --> 00:35:55,239 Speaker 1: NFC as we speak in October? 748 00:35:55,960 --> 00:36:00,160 Speaker 6: It's really hard for me to say that. I still 749 00:36:00,239 --> 00:36:03,040 Speaker 6: I don't know what's going on with the Eagles. I 750 00:36:03,080 --> 00:36:05,480 Speaker 6: don't know what's going on with Jayden Daniels and being 751 00:36:05,480 --> 00:36:06,120 Speaker 6: potentially hurt. 752 00:36:06,120 --> 00:36:09,200 Speaker 5: I can't even believe I'm putting that up in this echelon. 753 00:36:10,000 --> 00:36:13,240 Speaker 6: The San Francisco forty nine ers if Christian McCaffrey comes back, 754 00:36:13,360 --> 00:36:16,600 Speaker 6: but it is certainly up there, like there's no there's 755 00:36:16,640 --> 00:36:20,160 Speaker 6: no team in the South to be I'm being very candid, 756 00:36:20,239 --> 00:36:22,799 Speaker 6: there's no team in the South I think could beat them. 757 00:36:22,800 --> 00:36:24,920 Speaker 6: I know that the Bucks actually did beat them, had 758 00:36:24,960 --> 00:36:26,399 Speaker 6: to head, but you know, you do that a couple 759 00:36:26,440 --> 00:36:28,600 Speaker 6: of times we got throughout the course of the season. 760 00:36:28,680 --> 00:36:32,799 Speaker 6: I think that defense is is gonna drop one, right, 761 00:36:32,880 --> 00:36:36,040 Speaker 6: So I think it's up there. But I really think 762 00:36:36,080 --> 00:36:39,279 Speaker 6: this division overall all is really tough. I'm curious to 763 00:36:39,280 --> 00:36:41,279 Speaker 6: see how the rest of the division games play out. 764 00:36:41,560 --> 00:36:45,160 Speaker 6: The Packers will be an interesting matchup. That defense is 765 00:36:45,200 --> 00:36:47,680 Speaker 6: a weird fight for them as well, same with that offense. 766 00:36:47,719 --> 00:36:49,480 Speaker 5: So it I mean, they're up there. 767 00:36:49,520 --> 00:36:51,520 Speaker 6: But I think the whole NFC, I've never said this 768 00:36:51,520 --> 00:36:53,520 Speaker 6: before my life, I think the whole NFC North could 769 00:36:53,719 --> 00:36:58,200 Speaker 6: really like is a really good division, and it kind 770 00:36:58,239 --> 00:37:00,160 Speaker 6: of sucks for the Lions because they've always been this 771 00:37:00,280 --> 00:37:02,920 Speaker 6: bad division, but they've also been bad, but now the 772 00:37:02,920 --> 00:37:05,400 Speaker 6: whole division is good. We're can we trade them to 773 00:37:05,440 --> 00:37:06,919 Speaker 6: the South for this zero? 774 00:37:06,920 --> 00:37:07,240 Speaker 5: Okay? 775 00:37:07,239 --> 00:37:11,759 Speaker 3: Great, Cynthia Freeland, thank you so much for taking the 776 00:37:11,800 --> 00:37:13,720 Speaker 3: time with us. We always feel a little bit smarter 777 00:37:13,840 --> 00:37:15,840 Speaker 3: after we end these conversations. 778 00:37:16,400 --> 00:37:18,239 Speaker 6: I love seeing you guys. I'll see you probably in 779 00:37:18,239 --> 00:37:19,960 Speaker 6: what New Orleans. 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