WEBVTT - #630 Packers Unscripted: Tough to take

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<v Speaker 1>Hi, everybody. Welcome to another edition of Packers Unscripted from

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<v Speaker 1>Packers dot Com. I am Mike Spofford, joined as always

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<v Speaker 1>by my trusted colleague Weston had Kowitz. Were coming to

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<v Speaker 1>you here from our studios at lambeau Field and West.

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<v Speaker 1>The Packers lose a tough one in Minneapolis, a walk

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<v Speaker 1>off field goal thirty to thirty one. The Vikings emerged triumphant,

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<v Speaker 1>And this one, for me just came down to the

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<v Speaker 1>fact that, you know, it's very difficult in this league

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<v Speaker 1>to play defense week after week after week at the

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<v Speaker 1>level the Packers have been playing it, You're going to

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<v Speaker 1>run into a hot offense at some point, and that's

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<v Speaker 1>what happened to the Packers on Sunday. But they also

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<v Speaker 1>had their opportunities on defense to stem the tide, to

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<v Speaker 1>create those to get those turnovers that would have potentially

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<v Speaker 1>changed the complexion of this game. And the bottom line

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<v Speaker 1>is the defense just didn't take advantag into those opportunities. No.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, this is the perfect embodiment, Mike, of what

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<v Speaker 1>we've talked about all season. When you know certain things

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<v Speaker 1>weren't working well for the offense, the defense really picked

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<v Speaker 1>them up. This was a game in which you know,

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<v Speaker 1>first and foremost, before we talk about any miscuse, any problems,

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<v Speaker 1>any issues there, at some point you also need to

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<v Speaker 1>tip your cap to Kirk Cousins. I thought he played

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<v Speaker 1>one of the best games I've seen him play in

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<v Speaker 1>a Vikings uniform against Green Bay. He was surgical. They

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<v Speaker 1>threw everything at him. He was facing a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>heavy pressure throughout the game, and in those instances he

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<v Speaker 1>found his hot read, he found some you know, the

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<v Speaker 1>ways to keep the you know, the chains moving, and

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<v Speaker 1>then when he did have time to throw, he really

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<v Speaker 1>made the Packers pay for it. So you got to

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<v Speaker 1>give him credit. But defensively for Green Bay, it was

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<v Speaker 1>one of these games, Mike, where they did stop Delvin

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<v Speaker 1>Cook for the most part, they did really keep them

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<v Speaker 1>in third and manageable situations. But when they needed to convert,

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<v Speaker 1>the Vikings did it. They were twenty six I think

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<v Speaker 1>in the league on third downs coming into this game,

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<v Speaker 1>and then converted like seven of the eleven justin Jefferson

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<v Speaker 1>went off. There were some issues in the defensive secondary

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<v Speaker 1>trying to get some of those things under wraps, and

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<v Speaker 1>ultimately in this kind of shootout that it turned into

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<v Speaker 1>Kirk Cousins and the Minnesota Vikings one the day. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>it was interesting because we talked a lot last week

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<v Speaker 1>about how about the great season Cousins was having the

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<v Speaker 1>fact that he'd only thrown two interceptions all year, and

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<v Speaker 1>yet he gave the Packers opportunities for three, four, maybe five,

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<v Speaker 1>depending on how you want to look at it, how

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<v Speaker 1>you want to grade it. He gave the Packers chances

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<v Speaker 1>with some very risky, questionable throws and the Packers just

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<v Speaker 1>didn't come down with the ball unfortunately. And and you

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<v Speaker 1>know the those are those are the moments. You know

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<v Speaker 1>these games, these games are decided by those big plays

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<v Speaker 1>in the clutch moments, right, And we talked about how

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<v Speaker 1>in Arizona the Packers defense was on its heels in

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<v Speaker 1>the second half and Kyler Murray was rolling and what happened.

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<v Speaker 1>Russell Douglas caught the ball in the end zone for

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<v Speaker 1>the interception. Packers had a similar opportunity, multiple opportunities against

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<v Speaker 1>Kirk Cousins and uh and simply weren't able to convert.

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<v Speaker 1>And unfortunately, that rendered a tremendous performance by Aaron Rodgers

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<v Speaker 1>on a sore, painful toe um an offense missing Aaron

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<v Speaker 1>Jones Um a tremendous performance by the Packers offense in

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<v Speaker 1>which they put up thirty one points despite a very

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<v Speaker 1>slow start to the game. But boy, when Green Bay's

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<v Speaker 1>offense got rolling in this one, Minnesota could not stop

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<v Speaker 1>Aaron Rodgers. No. I mean, with the exception of Jordan's

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<v Speaker 1>Love kneeling down before halftime, that was the only time

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<v Speaker 1>there was really a stop past that Josiah Deguara twenty

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<v Speaker 1>five yard touchdown. I mean, Rogers just got into a zone,

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<v Speaker 1>and I thought that was really emblematic of what happens

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<v Speaker 1>when while Alan Lazard wasn't playing, he did have a

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<v Speaker 1>full array of his weapons. I mean, Marcas Velde scantling

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<v Speaker 1>with a healthy hamstring against any NF fell secondary is

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<v Speaker 1>a really dangerous proposition in Rogers got going with him late. Obviously,

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<v Speaker 1>the seventy five yard is the one that we're gonna

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<v Speaker 1>talk so much about, but there were some of those

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<v Speaker 1>passes even early on where you could see that the spark.

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<v Speaker 1>How this offense looks different when MVS is healthy and contributing.

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<v Speaker 1>Davante Adams, despite seeing a lot of cover two, was

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<v Speaker 1>able to have a successful day, was back to being

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<v Speaker 1>a serious red zone end zone type threat in this game.

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<v Speaker 1>And realistically, Mike, the way I look at this thing

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<v Speaker 1>is green Bay put up four hundred and sixty seven

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<v Speaker 1>total yards of offense. Minnesota put up foreigner and eight

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<v Speaker 1>total yards of offense. Defensively, if that's how much you

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<v Speaker 1>know production, you're gonna give up. Either need to take

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<v Speaker 1>the ball away or you need to play clean, completely clean,

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<v Speaker 1>three face football, and green Bay didn't do enough of that.

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<v Speaker 1>There was the thirty two yard miss from Mason Crosby,

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<v Speaker 1>as you mentioned, not being able to get those turnovers

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<v Speaker 1>when you needed them. And when you play an even

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<v Speaker 1>game like that and both sides are producing nine times

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<v Speaker 1>out of ten, it's gonna end up favoring whoever that

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<v Speaker 1>home team is, and in this case, the team that

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<v Speaker 1>held the ball last. Yeah, Aaron Rodgers ends up with

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<v Speaker 1>three eighty five passing yards, four touchdowns, a one forty

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<v Speaker 1>eight point four passerrating. All of those are season highs

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<v Speaker 1>for one. And if you're looking for some reasons for

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<v Speaker 1>optimism coming out of the loss, I mean, that's what

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<v Speaker 1>you hang your hat on here if you're the Packers,

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<v Speaker 1>Because you mentioned that Lazard wasn't playing Aaron Jones wasn't playing,

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<v Speaker 1>but yet this Packers offense found itself in high gear.

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<v Speaker 1>The contributions from MVS, from Josiah Deguire, from e q

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<v Speaker 1>st Brown in this game, those are the types of

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<v Speaker 1>things that could really bode well here for the Packers

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<v Speaker 1>down the stretch. If if Aaron Rodgers is able to

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<v Speaker 1>create big, explosive plays using so many different guys, right, agree.

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<v Speaker 1>I think the other thing gree me as to hang

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<v Speaker 1>its hat on his consistency. Minnesota has been a wildly

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<v Speaker 1>inconsistent team this year. That's why they're five and five.

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<v Speaker 1>That's just the fact exactly. You know, Yes they've led

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<v Speaker 1>in every game, yes they've only lost by more, but

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<v Speaker 1>you're still five and five. So for green Bay standpoint,

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<v Speaker 1>you're eight and three, and yes, we're gonna talk about

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<v Speaker 1>some injuries here at a minute, unfortunately, but green Bay

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<v Speaker 1>has been able to consistently produce throughout the course of

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<v Speaker 1>the year and it's why they have this lead that

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<v Speaker 1>they have right now in the NFC North. The big

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<v Speaker 1>key for them, Mike, I think is going to be

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<v Speaker 1>where they finished this game offensively. They still want to

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<v Speaker 1>run the ball more. I would have liked to have

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<v Speaker 1>seen a j Dillon get a few more than eleven

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<v Speaker 1>carries in this I thought he was an impact player

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<v Speaker 1>when he had the ball in his hands. But they

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<v Speaker 1>were able to get the downfield passing game going again,

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<v Speaker 1>and and must win situations not just hey, let's just

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<v Speaker 1>see what happens here. I mean, they needed every single

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<v Speaker 1>one of those four touchdown drives in order to compete,

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<v Speaker 1>in order to be in this game. And I feel

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<v Speaker 1>like going forward now, especially if MBS gets through this game, okay,

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<v Speaker 1>especially if you get Lazard back, you're gonna start to

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<v Speaker 1>see those perimeter weapons emerged for Green Bay and allow

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<v Speaker 1>them to kind of start looking more like themselves off offensively. Yeah. Absolutely.

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<v Speaker 1>And as much as we've talked about West over the

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<v Speaker 1>course of this season, how the Packers seem to have

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<v Speaker 1>had some costly victories in terms of players who got

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<v Speaker 1>hurt when the Packers emerged victorious this one. The Packers

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<v Speaker 1>lost much much more than just one game. With Pro

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<v Speaker 1>Bowl offensive lineman Elton Jenkins unfortunately being down for the

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<v Speaker 1>season now due to a knee injury, and uh once

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<v Speaker 1>again this uh you know, this Green Bay offensive line

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<v Speaker 1>is going to have to shuffle things around. You were

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<v Speaker 1>hoping everybody was hoping that at some point this season

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<v Speaker 1>that left side of the offensive line was going to

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<v Speaker 1>be David Baktieri at left tackle and Elton Jenkins at

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<v Speaker 1>left guard, and you were going to be able to

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<v Speaker 1>re entrench those high level, elite level players at their

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<v Speaker 1>positions for the stretch run. And unfortunately that's not going

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<v Speaker 1>to happen now. Um, a really really unfortunate injury with

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<v Speaker 1>Jenkins and and things with David baktr still up in

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<v Speaker 1>the air. The Packers still believing he's going to be

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<v Speaker 1>able to come back at some point this season and

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<v Speaker 1>help out, but things are still on hold there as

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<v Speaker 1>he is not on the practice field now. It sucks.

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<v Speaker 1>It sucks for Elton and I don't know, man, it

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<v Speaker 1>it hurts that for everything bok Tr and Jenkins accomplished together,

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<v Speaker 1>the fact that that December thirty first practice is the

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<v Speaker 1>last time we're going to see them on the field

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<v Speaker 1>together now for at least another year probably or at

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<v Speaker 1>least in their abouts. Um, if this is the type

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<v Speaker 1>of injury that I think everybody fears, it is for Elton,

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<v Speaker 1>and the guy has been so selfless this year, And

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<v Speaker 1>what stands out to me the most Mike, we don't

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<v Speaker 1>get to be in the locker room anymore, at least

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<v Speaker 1>at this point. But him being up at the podium,

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<v Speaker 1>just seeing Elton Jenkins personality come out there as a

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<v Speaker 1>guy that's a third year VET now and seeing the

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<v Speaker 1>playfulness and you know, the photos that I know he

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<v Speaker 1>took with the with the portraits with bok Tr before

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<v Speaker 1>the season. The definition of growing comfortable in your own skin, right,

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, that's that's what we've seen. He's always been

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<v Speaker 1>such a nice dude since day one he came in.

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<v Speaker 1>But just listen to him talk and the way he

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<v Speaker 1>speaks about his game, and that there just was so

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<v Speaker 1>much more. I don't want to say charisma because that's

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<v Speaker 1>not the right word, but just confidence with how he

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<v Speaker 1>carried himself and to see him play it the way

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<v Speaker 1>he did, Mike, as I've said time and time again,

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<v Speaker 1>it should not have been this easy to go eleven

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<v Speaker 1>games without David bok Tr and for eight of those,

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<v Speaker 1>Elton Jenkins was the big reason why. So to see

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<v Speaker 1>him go down with this in the scenario that it did,

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<v Speaker 1>I know, it's a poluted mindset. I know Mike McCarthy

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<v Speaker 1>would probably say, I'm a loser, but you almost just

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<v Speaker 1>wish you could go back just forfeit the darn game

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<v Speaker 1>and then just go on to the Los Angeles Rams

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<v Speaker 1>with Jenkins still intact. I mean, it was that type

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<v Speaker 1>of loss. So Green Bay has been really resilient on

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<v Speaker 1>their offensive line. Yash Naiman, I think the Packers coaching

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<v Speaker 1>staff has to feel a lot more confident right now

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<v Speaker 1>than probably they were two months ago when he had

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<v Speaker 1>to sub in there for three games. But but still

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<v Speaker 1>they got to get back to your are back. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>if they want to make a big run here, you

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<v Speaker 1>need to get the five time All Pro back, and

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<v Speaker 1>now without Jenkins, that is becoming more and more evident. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>it's really remarkable here that we're talking about the Packers

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<v Speaker 1>heading into Thanksgiving weekend and the starting five across the

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<v Speaker 1>front going left to right is going to be Niman, Runyon, Patrick, Newman,

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<v Speaker 1>and Turner. And take nothing away from those guys. This

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<v Speaker 1>this is a unit that can get the job done.

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<v Speaker 1>There's no question about that. These guys have all proven it.

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<v Speaker 1>But when you look at what the Packers were hoping

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<v Speaker 1>they were going to have at this point of the season,

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<v Speaker 1>where you're talking about, you know, obviously Jenkins, but Josh

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<v Speaker 1>Meyer's your rookie center who was so promising and and

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<v Speaker 1>getting box tri back at some point. Suddenly now that

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<v Speaker 1>offensive line you envisioned three fifths of it is is

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<v Speaker 1>not available here for what is going to be a

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<v Speaker 1>really significant game against the Los Angeles Rams. The Packers

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<v Speaker 1>at eight and three, the Rams at seven and three,

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<v Speaker 1>the Rams coming off there by week and a two

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<v Speaker 1>game losing streak, and they're looking to reassert themselves as

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<v Speaker 1>a top NFC contender. Yeah, And and the point I

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<v Speaker 1>think that you're kind of alluding to too, is the

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<v Speaker 1>fact that when the Packers were turned back for the

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<v Speaker 1>off season program at the end of April. There I

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<v Speaker 1>think basically we can all agree one of those guys

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<v Speaker 1>that you just mentioned, Billy Turner, was considered a starter. Runyan,

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<v Speaker 1>Patrick and Newman we're going to get an opportunity to

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<v Speaker 1>compete for a starting spot, but Turner was the only

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<v Speaker 1>one that you kind of had written and Sharpie, So

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<v Speaker 1>to be in a position now where they've been very

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<v Speaker 1>blessed with depth, I mean, how many times have we

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<v Speaker 1>talked about depth and versatility with this group and it's

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<v Speaker 1>still a really good offensive line but now it's like,

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<v Speaker 1>this is where you start to remember why they signed

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<v Speaker 1>Dennis Kelly, this is where you start to remember about

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<v Speaker 1>how they've developed Jake Hanson over the last year. Because

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<v Speaker 1>now the next men up behind the next men, it's

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<v Speaker 1>starting to become more of a real probability possibility of

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<v Speaker 1>them potentially having to step in at some point. You

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<v Speaker 1>just hope that at some juncture of this season the

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<v Speaker 1>injury thing is just going to calm down and hopefully

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<v Speaker 1>maybe week thirteen and that buy is going to be

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<v Speaker 1>the beginning of that. Yeah, that would sure be nice.

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<v Speaker 1>This this Packers team has been waiting for that bye

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<v Speaker 1>week to get here, to to have to play, To

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<v Speaker 1>have to play twelve games in this league without a

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<v Speaker 1>bye week is a really tough task. And I know

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<v Speaker 1>the Packers in a sense did it. I forget if

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<v Speaker 1>it was last year the year before where they had

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<v Speaker 1>the early buy and then you know, you go all

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<v Speaker 1>the way through that and into the postseason. Um, although

0:12:28.000 --> 0:12:29.920
<v Speaker 1>the Packers then would you know, had to buy in

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<v Speaker 1>the playoffs, so it was like they got to buy

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<v Speaker 1>there in um in early January. But it's a but

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<v Speaker 1>it's tough, it's a brutal game and uh um, you know, unfortunately,

0:12:40.520 --> 0:12:44.440
<v Speaker 1>the this uh, this injury epidemic so to speak of

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<v Speaker 1>the season for the Packers just doesn't seem to uh

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<v Speaker 1>in better all right. Taking a look at the big

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<v Speaker 1>picture here, the Minnesota Vikings have climbed within two and

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<v Speaker 1>a half games of the Packers in the NFC North

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<v Speaker 1>Green Bay at eight and three, Minnesota at five and five.

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<v Speaker 1>In the NFC as a whole, Arizona has jumped back

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<v Speaker 1>on top into that number one spot at nine and two.

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<v Speaker 1>Hats off to the Cardinals. They've lost their quarterback for

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<v Speaker 1>three games and Colt McCoy has won two of those

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<v Speaker 1>as Kyler Murray's backup. So that is why Arizona is

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<v Speaker 1>nine and two. Despite plenty of injuries of their own

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<v Speaker 1>significant ones, and then right behind the Packers at eight

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<v Speaker 1>and three, you have three teams that are seven and three.

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<v Speaker 1>And I'm talking about, of course the Rams who are

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<v Speaker 1>coming into Lambeau on Sunday, as well as the Dallas

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<v Speaker 1>Cowboys and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. This is five teams west, Uh,

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<v Speaker 1>any one of whom quite frankly could end up with

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<v Speaker 1>that coveted number one seed in first round by in

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<v Speaker 1>the NFC. This is six or seven games to go,

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<v Speaker 1>depending on, um, you know, the bye week situation, but

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<v Speaker 1>six or seven games left and this is wide open

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<v Speaker 1>for that top spot in the conference. Yeah, because I

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<v Speaker 1>think all those teams you mentioned have been fallible, they've

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<v Speaker 1>been human. Uh. Dallas, the fervor out of Dallas right

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<v Speaker 1>now isn't great. After Kansas City, who is much maligned

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<v Speaker 1>for some time, is sort of reignited. You look at

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<v Speaker 1>suddenly Kansas City is winning with defense, by the way.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, yes, they had one big game from Patrick

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<v Speaker 1>Mahomes out of these last three or four, but Kansas

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<v Speaker 1>City Chiefs are playing some really, really good defensive football.

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<v Speaker 1>And that's what looks like is going to catapult the

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<v Speaker 1>Chiefs into the a F C playoffs could have played

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<v Speaker 1>eight quarters. You don't know if Dallas is going to

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<v Speaker 1>be able to find the end zone that I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>that's the way that that's how dominant they were. It

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<v Speaker 1>felt a lot like that Seattle game for Bay. But

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<v Speaker 1>you know, you look at the Los Angeles Rams. They

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<v Speaker 1>got Odell Beckham and they're feeling really good about themselves,

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<v Speaker 1>and then they had some lightdowns. The real, big interesting

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<v Speaker 1>thing about the way that's lined up though for Green

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<v Speaker 1>Bay this week is they're going to be facing arrested

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<v Speaker 1>Rams team and they're really hurting. So you know, I

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<v Speaker 1>think this is really going to be incumbent on Matt

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<v Speaker 1>la Fleur keeping these guys up for one more week

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<v Speaker 1>and saying we have one more focus here to try

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<v Speaker 1>to get that ninth win here before the bye week

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<v Speaker 1>and be able to give ourselves a little bit of

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<v Speaker 1>a break, because you have to imagine Sean McVeigh is

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<v Speaker 1>going to be sending the same the opposite message to

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<v Speaker 1>his guys out in Los Angeles. If you guys are arrested,

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<v Speaker 1>you're going up against a beaten and battered kind of

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<v Speaker 1>Green Bay crew here and seeing those two things to

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<v Speaker 1>come together is gonna be really interesting to watch. But

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<v Speaker 1>it is both conferences right now, Mike, it is going

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<v Speaker 1>to be a sprint to the finish with the way

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<v Speaker 1>that this thing is lined up. Yeah, you look at

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<v Speaker 1>the Rams season. I know we'll talk more about them

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<v Speaker 1>on our next show later this week, but you look

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<v Speaker 1>at their season and the way they just seemed to

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<v Speaker 1>be absolute we rolling offensively, and then suddenly against the

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<v Speaker 1>Titans and against the forty Niners, they score sixteen and

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<v Speaker 1>ten points respectively in those two games heading into their

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<v Speaker 1>bye week, and you wonder was that was was this

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<v Speaker 1>a team that was also sort of dying to get

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<v Speaker 1>to their by to get to they lost Robert you know, yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>they lost Robert Woods and Beckham came in but hadn't

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<v Speaker 1>practiced much obviously, so you know, the it's just it's

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<v Speaker 1>just the way this league works sometimes, right, And I

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<v Speaker 1>don't want to over dramatize it, but when you look

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<v Speaker 1>at the fact that you have this big game against

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<v Speaker 1>the Rams on Sunday at lambeau Field, and then the

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<v Speaker 1>Packers are finally going to get to their bye week,

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<v Speaker 1>and the Packers will either be nine and three or

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<v Speaker 1>eight and four, those two records just look will look

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<v Speaker 1>and feel so different, right, depending on depending on which

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<v Speaker 1>one the Packers fall into well, and the fact you

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<v Speaker 1>have to think about it, you know, for that extra

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<v Speaker 1>seven days, you don't get a chance to turn the

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<v Speaker 1>page like you usually do. Um. And that's the interesting

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<v Speaker 1>part with the Rams though, to the fact that they

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<v Speaker 1>were seven and one and then suddenly lost too straight

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<v Speaker 1>and then had this whole extra week to stew over,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, losses that really really frustrated. And the landscapes

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<v Speaker 1>a lot different in that conference and that division where

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<v Speaker 1>you got the Arizona Cardinals kind of just keeping their

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<v Speaker 1>heads above water here hoping they can get Kyler Murray back.

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<v Speaker 1>Will still being at the top of the conference. So again,

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<v Speaker 1>every season has it's built in challenges. I'm really eager

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<v Speaker 1>to watch how this team adapts to it. Um. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>you would hope if it's not this week, it'll be

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<v Speaker 1>after the boy you get Aaron Jones back, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>same situation with Alan Lazard. If you get box tr

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<v Speaker 1>back in the fold and then obviously the two biggest

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<v Speaker 1>carrots the gold at the end of the rainbow here,

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<v Speaker 1>if they can get them back as Gire Alexander and

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<v Speaker 1>Zadarius Smith, that I think can be uplifting for them

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<v Speaker 1>if they can find a way to get healthy, if

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<v Speaker 1>they can turn off the faucet with these injuries. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>you talk about a potential infusion of energy, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>for a stretch run when you're in this highly highly

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<v Speaker 1>competitive and contested no matter what happens in the NFC North,

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<v Speaker 1>but looking at the conference as a whole, how highly contested.

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<v Speaker 1>This is that type of infusion of energy from big

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<v Speaker 1>time players potentially coming back and rejoining your lineup, that

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<v Speaker 1>that's promised. I think back to thirteen with Aaron Rodgers

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<v Speaker 1>and Randall Cobb coming back. I mean you get you

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<v Speaker 1>start to get that type of ability back in your

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<v Speaker 1>locker room, back on the field. Uh. It can't help

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<v Speaker 1>but be a galvanizing moment. But again, you have to

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<v Speaker 1>earn it. You have to earn it with a gut

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<v Speaker 1>bunch of guys here this upcoming week that probably weren't

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<v Speaker 1>viewed as main contributors at the beginning of the season.

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<v Speaker 1>So it's gonna be a challenge. It's gonna be one

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<v Speaker 1>of the biggest they faced all season. Yeah. Absolutely, Well,

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<v Speaker 1>we will talk more about the rams. As I said

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<v Speaker 1>on our next show. For now, we'll call it a

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<v Speaker 1>wrap on this edition of Packers Unscripted. Be sure to

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<v Speaker 1>follow all of our coverage of the team all week long.

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<v Speaker 1>We'll have it for you on packers dot com for West,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm Mike. Thanks for tuning in, everybody. We'll see you

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<v Speaker 1>next time.