1 00:00:01,240 --> 00:00:21,400 Speaker 1: Hi, everybody. Welcome to another edition of Packers Unscripted social 2 00:00:21,480 --> 00:00:25,800 Speaker 1: distancing style from Packers dot Com. I'm like Spofford as always, 3 00:00:26,239 --> 00:00:29,440 Speaker 1: joined by my trusted colleague West hod Kwitz. I'm coming 4 00:00:29,440 --> 00:00:32,280 Speaker 1: to you from the Lombardi boardroom on the second floor 5 00:00:32,840 --> 00:00:36,120 Speaker 1: of lambeau Field West still in the bonus room above 6 00:00:36,200 --> 00:00:41,200 Speaker 1: his garage out in beautiful Swamico, Wisconsin. So Western training 7 00:00:41,240 --> 00:00:44,440 Speaker 1: camp rolls on almost to the end of the first 8 00:00:44,520 --> 00:00:47,520 Speaker 1: week here. We've heard from Matt Lafleur a couple of times, 9 00:00:47,520 --> 00:00:50,600 Speaker 1: We've heard from some different players. I know the fans 10 00:00:50,600 --> 00:00:52,960 Speaker 1: are wondering what's going on with the team, who's doing what. 11 00:00:53,680 --> 00:00:56,360 Speaker 1: We haven't had a practice to be able to observe 12 00:00:56,520 --> 00:00:59,800 Speaker 1: and report upon yet that is still probably about a 13 00:01:00,000 --> 00:01:03,320 Speaker 1: peak away. So in the meantime, I thought this would 14 00:01:03,320 --> 00:01:06,200 Speaker 1: be a good opportunity to talk about one of the 15 00:01:06,240 --> 00:01:09,040 Speaker 1: players we heard from earlier this week, and that's Davante Adams. 16 00:01:09,040 --> 00:01:11,840 Speaker 1: And as everybody knows, he is clearly the number one 17 00:01:11,840 --> 00:01:14,399 Speaker 1: target for Aaron Rodgers. But I think when you look 18 00:01:14,440 --> 00:01:17,040 Speaker 1: at the bigger picture with Davante Adams West, it's starting 19 00:01:17,080 --> 00:01:21,480 Speaker 1: to get interesting. The legacy he is actually establishing in 20 00:01:22,400 --> 00:01:24,600 Speaker 1: the Packers record book in terms of some of his 21 00:01:24,680 --> 00:01:28,000 Speaker 1: career numbers and where his career numbers may end up 22 00:01:28,319 --> 00:01:32,560 Speaker 1: with a few more DeVante seasons. Yeah, and his consistency, 23 00:01:32,600 --> 00:01:34,319 Speaker 1: Mike is the thing that stands out to you over 24 00:01:34,360 --> 00:01:36,840 Speaker 1: the last four years, what he has done since turning 25 00:01:36,840 --> 00:01:39,560 Speaker 1: that corner in two thousand and sixteen. A couple of 26 00:01:39,600 --> 00:01:41,720 Speaker 1: injuries along the way, but really that's the only thing 27 00:01:41,760 --> 00:01:44,720 Speaker 1: that stopped this young man. Over four thousand receiving yards, 28 00:01:44,760 --> 00:01:47,600 Speaker 1: over forty touch I should say, actually at forty touchdowns. 29 00:01:47,680 --> 00:01:50,480 Speaker 1: Now the only guy since two thousand sixteen the NFL 30 00:01:50,520 --> 00:01:54,240 Speaker 1: who's done that. The interesting thing about the receiver position, Mike. 31 00:01:54,520 --> 00:01:56,520 Speaker 1: We talked so much about running backs and what the 32 00:01:56,520 --> 00:01:59,120 Speaker 1: life span is for running back. It's really difficult in 33 00:01:59,160 --> 00:02:02,200 Speaker 1: the National Football League for receiver to maintain an elite 34 00:02:02,280 --> 00:02:05,760 Speaker 1: level of play. In Davante Adams one credit to what 35 00:02:05,800 --> 00:02:08,280 Speaker 1: he does in the offseason, how he takes care of himself, 36 00:02:08,560 --> 00:02:11,640 Speaker 1: but also to how quickly he became a playmaker in 37 00:02:11,639 --> 00:02:14,119 Speaker 1: this offense. It's enabled him to go on a type 38 00:02:14,160 --> 00:02:16,960 Speaker 1: of run that we really haven't seen. Jordy Nelson had 39 00:02:16,960 --> 00:02:19,520 Speaker 1: a window where he was really successful Greg Jennings had 40 00:02:19,520 --> 00:02:22,639 Speaker 1: a window where he was really successful. But finding a lot, 41 00:02:22,720 --> 00:02:24,960 Speaker 1: you know, a long period of time six seven, eight 42 00:02:25,040 --> 00:02:26,920 Speaker 1: years where you can be at the absolute top the 43 00:02:27,000 --> 00:02:30,360 Speaker 1: zenith of that position, it's difficult to do. Now. Davante 44 00:02:30,400 --> 00:02:32,919 Speaker 1: Adams twenty seven years old. You know, there's a long 45 00:02:32,960 --> 00:02:35,320 Speaker 1: way to go in this story yet, but he has 46 00:02:35,360 --> 00:02:38,200 Speaker 1: really shown what you look for in in terms of 47 00:02:38,639 --> 00:02:42,320 Speaker 1: a transcendent playmaker, a guy that can you know, do 48 00:02:42,360 --> 00:02:45,320 Speaker 1: this thing beginning, middle and end. And obviously when you 49 00:02:45,360 --> 00:02:47,240 Speaker 1: when you add in the component that he has, the 50 00:02:47,240 --> 00:02:50,399 Speaker 1: relationship he has with Aaron Rodgers. I've said it time 51 00:02:50,400 --> 00:02:51,919 Speaker 1: and time again. I think this is a guy, when 52 00:02:51,919 --> 00:02:53,280 Speaker 1: it's all said and done, is going to go down 53 00:02:53,280 --> 00:02:55,720 Speaker 1: as a top five receiver in Packer's history. Yeah. Well, 54 00:02:55,760 --> 00:02:57,760 Speaker 1: you mentioned him being at the top of his game 55 00:02:57,800 --> 00:03:00,960 Speaker 1: at forty touchdown since that is the most in the 56 00:03:01,080 --> 00:03:03,680 Speaker 1: NFL of any wide receiver, and he has missed a 57 00:03:03,760 --> 00:03:07,359 Speaker 1: few games here and there along the way. Three consecutive 58 00:03:07,360 --> 00:03:09,760 Speaker 1: Pro Bowls for Davante Adams. Now, the Pro Bowl is 59 00:03:09,800 --> 00:03:12,919 Speaker 1: the Pro Bowl, I get it, but listen, the last 60 00:03:13,080 --> 00:03:15,680 Speaker 1: Packers wide receiver to go to three straight Pro Bowls 61 00:03:15,680 --> 00:03:18,079 Speaker 1: was Sterling Sharp. There's been a lot of good receivers 62 00:03:18,120 --> 00:03:21,799 Speaker 1: who come through here since Sharp, Antonio Freeman, Robert Brooks, 63 00:03:22,240 --> 00:03:25,760 Speaker 1: Jordy Nelson, Donald Driver, Randall Cobb. None of those guys 64 00:03:25,760 --> 00:03:28,040 Speaker 1: went to three straight Pro Bowls, and Davante Adams has 65 00:03:28,040 --> 00:03:30,200 Speaker 1: done that. Now, looking also at his career, and I'm 66 00:03:30,200 --> 00:03:32,240 Speaker 1: gonna glance down at my media guy here just to 67 00:03:32,280 --> 00:03:35,080 Speaker 1: make sure I don't get the numbers wrong. But Adams 68 00:03:35,080 --> 00:03:39,080 Speaker 1: actually right now, he's tied for eight in franchise history 69 00:03:39,120 --> 00:03:42,120 Speaker 1: and receptions with four hundred and thirty one. These are 70 00:03:42,160 --> 00:03:45,760 Speaker 1: regular season numbers. That's tied for eight with Antonio Freeman. 71 00:03:46,120 --> 00:03:49,920 Speaker 1: Now he is not far away. Essentially another you know, 72 00:03:50,040 --> 00:03:54,200 Speaker 1: roughly eight eighty catch season, he will move up into 73 00:03:54,240 --> 00:03:57,600 Speaker 1: the top five and jump ahead of Don Hudson. Actually, 74 00:03:58,040 --> 00:04:00,960 Speaker 1: and if with about another hundred matches, he will actually 75 00:04:00,960 --> 00:04:05,040 Speaker 1: surpass James Lofton for fourth on the Packers all time 76 00:04:05,080 --> 00:04:08,200 Speaker 1: receptions list. His yardage ranking is a little bit lower. 77 00:04:08,240 --> 00:04:12,360 Speaker 1: He's currently fourteen in franchise history in yardage, and he's 78 00:04:12,760 --> 00:04:16,240 Speaker 1: about somewhere between four and five thousand yards away from 79 00:04:16,279 --> 00:04:19,280 Speaker 1: cracking the top ten. But those are some those are 80 00:04:19,279 --> 00:04:23,279 Speaker 1: some pretty impressive places to be, certainly considering you know 81 00:04:23,360 --> 00:04:26,240 Speaker 1: Brett Farve, Aaron Rodgers, those eras, all the receivers that 82 00:04:26,279 --> 00:04:28,600 Speaker 1: have come through here. And yet, as you said, Davante 83 00:04:28,600 --> 00:04:32,120 Speaker 1: Adams just twenty seven years old and was a second 84 00:04:32,160 --> 00:04:35,560 Speaker 1: round draft pick not that long ago. Well, and for 85 00:04:35,640 --> 00:04:38,320 Speaker 1: three years now, Mike, this guy has been the pinpoint 86 00:04:38,440 --> 00:04:41,440 Speaker 1: guy that every defensive coordinator is scheming against. He's seen 87 00:04:41,520 --> 00:04:44,520 Speaker 1: the best cornerbacks in this league. He's seeing double coverage, 88 00:04:44,839 --> 00:04:48,200 Speaker 1: triple coverage at times. I mean, that's just the way 89 00:04:48,320 --> 00:04:50,839 Speaker 1: his life has been. And yet he's still found a 90 00:04:50,839 --> 00:04:53,040 Speaker 1: way to produce. Do you understand? I know you do, 91 00:04:53,160 --> 00:04:57,280 Speaker 1: But do you understand how difficult that is when everybody 92 00:04:57,320 --> 00:04:59,960 Speaker 1: has the cross here set in your direction, and yet 93 00:05:00,120 --> 00:05:02,279 Speaker 1: you still find a way to be a playmaker. What 94 00:05:02,400 --> 00:05:04,839 Speaker 1: impresses me the most, though, and I've said this time 95 00:05:04,880 --> 00:05:08,960 Speaker 1: and time again, I'll say it one more time, Davante Adams. 96 00:05:09,000 --> 00:05:10,880 Speaker 1: He was on a twenty four minute zoom call with 97 00:05:10,960 --> 00:05:14,600 Speaker 1: us a couple of days ago. That guy that's on 98 00:05:14,640 --> 00:05:17,400 Speaker 1: the other side of that computer screen is the same 99 00:05:17,480 --> 00:05:20,839 Speaker 1: dude from four years ago, five years ago. It doesn't 100 00:05:20,880 --> 00:05:23,600 Speaker 1: matter if there's adversity, it doesn't matter if there's success 101 00:05:23,600 --> 00:05:28,279 Speaker 1: and accolades, the guy approaches his game the same exact way. 102 00:05:28,320 --> 00:05:30,560 Speaker 1: And the thing that has impressed me the most is, Okay, 103 00:05:30,800 --> 00:05:32,760 Speaker 1: he comes out of Fresno State. You know, he's the 104 00:05:32,800 --> 00:05:35,440 Speaker 1: big possession receiver. Can to be a playmaker? He does? 105 00:05:35,920 --> 00:05:38,280 Speaker 1: Can he score in the red zone? He six ft one? 106 00:05:38,320 --> 00:05:40,800 Speaker 1: Does he have that type of bill? He can? He 107 00:05:40,880 --> 00:05:43,359 Speaker 1: has checked every box along the way and really become 108 00:05:43,360 --> 00:05:45,880 Speaker 1: a five tool player at that position. And now that 109 00:05:45,920 --> 00:05:48,160 Speaker 1: the Packers don't have Devin Funchs for this season, they 110 00:05:48,160 --> 00:05:50,560 Speaker 1: have a young tight end group, a young receiving corps. 111 00:05:50,920 --> 00:05:52,680 Speaker 1: You know that Aaron Jones is going to be there 112 00:05:52,680 --> 00:05:54,200 Speaker 1: as a guy that they could potentially use in a 113 00:05:54,279 --> 00:05:57,320 Speaker 1: multitude of ways. But the guy once again is going 114 00:05:57,360 --> 00:05:59,720 Speaker 1: to be Davante Adams and how the Packers utilize him 115 00:05:59,760 --> 00:06:02,520 Speaker 1: and the way that Matt Lafleur moves that chess piece 116 00:06:03,040 --> 00:06:05,440 Speaker 1: last year was very promising and seeing what he can 117 00:06:05,480 --> 00:06:07,400 Speaker 1: do now in year two with him, that's going to 118 00:06:07,440 --> 00:06:09,960 Speaker 1: be something to really follow throughout this whole season. Yeah. 119 00:06:10,000 --> 00:06:12,760 Speaker 1: I like what you said about his personality, his demeanor, 120 00:06:12,800 --> 00:06:14,839 Speaker 1: that he's the same guy that he was four or 121 00:06:14,839 --> 00:06:18,360 Speaker 1: five years ago. Because you go back to when it 122 00:06:18,400 --> 00:06:20,599 Speaker 1: was all going to be riding on him. Jordy Nelson 123 00:06:20,640 --> 00:06:23,480 Speaker 1: goes out in the preseason with a season ending knee injury, 124 00:06:23,640 --> 00:06:26,159 Speaker 1: and Davante Adams was dealing with some injuries of his own, 125 00:06:26,160 --> 00:06:28,400 Speaker 1: and twenty fifteen did not go the way he wanted. 126 00:06:28,800 --> 00:06:30,960 Speaker 1: He stood at as locker and answered the questions and 127 00:06:31,000 --> 00:06:33,880 Speaker 1: still projected all of the same confidence in himself and 128 00:06:33,920 --> 00:06:36,520 Speaker 1: his abilities that we see today. And he took a 129 00:06:36,560 --> 00:06:38,720 Speaker 1: lot of flak in the media quite frankly for that 130 00:06:38,800 --> 00:06:41,400 Speaker 1: west because you know, there were there were some wondering, well, 131 00:06:41,440 --> 00:06:43,240 Speaker 1: who does this guy think he is? Like, what's with 132 00:06:43,279 --> 00:06:45,919 Speaker 1: this attitude? You know? And everything? Well, you know what, 133 00:06:46,120 --> 00:06:49,480 Speaker 1: it's because of that self confidence, that belief in himself. 134 00:06:49,560 --> 00:06:52,440 Speaker 1: And yeah, maybe in ten when the production wasn't there, 135 00:06:52,720 --> 00:06:55,559 Speaker 1: it rubbed some people the wrong way, but it's gotten 136 00:06:55,640 --> 00:06:57,240 Speaker 1: him to where he is right now, and I think 137 00:06:57,240 --> 00:07:00,160 Speaker 1: that's worth pointing out. I'm gonna throw some other statistics 138 00:07:00,160 --> 00:07:03,679 Speaker 1: at you two, because it's it's worth mentioning where Davante 139 00:07:03,760 --> 00:07:06,839 Speaker 1: Adams is in the playoff record book for the Green 140 00:07:06,880 --> 00:07:10,640 Speaker 1: Bay Packers because last year the two playoff games, he 141 00:07:10,760 --> 00:07:14,000 Speaker 1: had a monster couple of games against both Seattle and 142 00:07:14,040 --> 00:07:17,440 Speaker 1: San Francisco, both games over a hundred yards. The hundred 143 00:07:17,440 --> 00:07:20,160 Speaker 1: and sixty yards against Seattle, of courses the Packers all 144 00:07:20,240 --> 00:07:24,360 Speaker 1: time single game receiving yardage record. But you look at 145 00:07:24,440 --> 00:07:26,760 Speaker 1: his career in the playoffs. He's only played in eight 146 00:07:26,840 --> 00:07:29,760 Speaker 1: career playoff games, but four of those now have been 147 00:07:29,760 --> 00:07:32,240 Speaker 1: over a hundred yards, which is the franchise record for 148 00:07:32,280 --> 00:07:37,160 Speaker 1: that category. He is second in a playoff receiving yards 149 00:07:37,200 --> 00:07:41,720 Speaker 1: all time in Packers history, behind Antonio Freeman. He only needs, uh, 150 00:07:41,800 --> 00:07:44,880 Speaker 1: I believe it's you know, around sixty, maybe seventy yards, 151 00:07:44,920 --> 00:07:49,480 Speaker 1: maybe eighty to surpass Antonio Freeman. And Freeman played six 152 00:07:49,600 --> 00:07:52,640 Speaker 1: more postseason games than than Davante Adams, and so he's 153 00:07:52,640 --> 00:07:55,760 Speaker 1: second on that list. He's tied for second in postseason 154 00:07:55,840 --> 00:07:59,520 Speaker 1: touchdown receptions with six, that tied, that's tied with Greg Jennings. 155 00:07:59,560 --> 00:08:01,840 Speaker 1: Antonia you Freeman at the top of that list with ten. 156 00:08:02,240 --> 00:08:05,640 Speaker 1: But again, Adams has played six fewer postseason games in 157 00:08:05,680 --> 00:08:08,520 Speaker 1: his career than Antonio Freeman. So where he is putting 158 00:08:08,600 --> 00:08:11,800 Speaker 1: himself in the regular season record book in the playoff 159 00:08:11,840 --> 00:08:14,400 Speaker 1: record book, and obviously the Packers are hoping he'll be 160 00:08:14,440 --> 00:08:17,440 Speaker 1: able to add to uh some of those playoff numbers. Uh, 161 00:08:17,520 --> 00:08:21,360 Speaker 1: you know, sooner than later. It's really starting to look impressive, 162 00:08:21,400 --> 00:08:23,680 Speaker 1: the type of career he's putting together for a very 163 00:08:23,800 --> 00:08:26,960 Speaker 1: storied franchise with a great history of wide receivers. Yeah, 164 00:08:26,960 --> 00:08:28,800 Speaker 1: and that's why you need to start putting some respect 165 00:08:28,840 --> 00:08:31,120 Speaker 1: on his name, you know, nationally. I mean, I know, 166 00:08:31,200 --> 00:08:33,600 Speaker 1: it's keeps coming up, and it's a narrative every single year, 167 00:08:33,600 --> 00:08:36,720 Speaker 1: and it was again this offseason. PFF has Kenny Galladay 168 00:08:36,840 --> 00:08:39,920 Speaker 1: is the best receiver in the FC North for some reason. 169 00:08:40,440 --> 00:08:43,160 Speaker 1: But then but then ranks Davante Adams is like the 170 00:08:43,559 --> 00:08:46,760 Speaker 1: top performer in the division. I can't even follow that anymore. 171 00:08:46,800 --> 00:08:48,679 Speaker 1: Just tell me what the slot receiver? How many how 172 00:08:48,679 --> 00:08:52,080 Speaker 1: many receptions he had on this lot anyway? Um, But 173 00:08:52,080 --> 00:08:53,920 Speaker 1: but moving on, I mean, you know, the top the 174 00:08:53,960 --> 00:08:56,360 Speaker 1: top one list, he comes in a fifty seven. For 175 00:08:56,440 --> 00:08:58,240 Speaker 1: whatever reason. I think it's I think there are a 176 00:08:58,240 --> 00:09:01,240 Speaker 1: lot of parallels between him and also with Kenny Clark. 177 00:09:01,720 --> 00:09:04,800 Speaker 1: For whatever reason, people just hasn't really fully boarded that 178 00:09:04,880 --> 00:09:07,040 Speaker 1: hype training. I think that's because they haven't had these 179 00:09:07,040 --> 00:09:10,800 Speaker 1: promotional towards these these advertisements going on like hey, look 180 00:09:10,840 --> 00:09:14,319 Speaker 1: at me, see me, It's all about me. Adams isn't 181 00:09:14,360 --> 00:09:16,360 Speaker 1: like that, and I don't think he's ever been like 182 00:09:16,440 --> 00:09:18,600 Speaker 1: that in terms of his personality. But then also coming 183 00:09:18,679 --> 00:09:21,240 Speaker 1: up with Jordy Nelson and Randall Cobb, they were very 184 00:09:21,320 --> 00:09:23,880 Speaker 1: similar in that way too, that it was it was team, 185 00:09:23,960 --> 00:09:27,000 Speaker 1: it was we, it was us, it wasn't me, And 186 00:09:27,040 --> 00:09:30,760 Speaker 1: that might hurt his endorsement deals, but that's what ultimately 187 00:09:30,800 --> 00:09:33,600 Speaker 1: has made him the receiver he is. And the end 188 00:09:33,600 --> 00:09:36,599 Speaker 1: of the day, Mike, as I said earlier, if he 189 00:09:36,640 --> 00:09:39,680 Speaker 1: can stay on this path and he stays healthy, you're 190 00:09:39,720 --> 00:09:42,520 Speaker 1: looking at it, whatever you want to say about it. 191 00:09:42,840 --> 00:09:46,360 Speaker 1: One of the greatest receivers in Packer's history. Yeah, there's 192 00:09:46,360 --> 00:09:49,040 Speaker 1: no doubt about it. Well, another thing that has been 193 00:09:49,559 --> 00:09:52,000 Speaker 1: a fairly hot topic this week, as we've heard from 194 00:09:52,040 --> 00:09:54,480 Speaker 1: coach la Flora and some of the players, is this 195 00:09:54,640 --> 00:09:59,080 Speaker 1: prospect of potentially no or very limited fans in the 196 00:09:59,160 --> 00:10:03,080 Speaker 1: stands at n FELL games this season. And it's it's 197 00:10:03,120 --> 00:10:05,800 Speaker 1: interesting to think about the possibilities. It's it's hard to 198 00:10:05,880 --> 00:10:08,680 Speaker 1: even you know, process it in the set, you know, 199 00:10:08,800 --> 00:10:11,719 Speaker 1: until maybe we actually see a game with with an 200 00:10:11,720 --> 00:10:14,560 Speaker 1: empty lambeau Field or whatever the case might be. But 201 00:10:15,240 --> 00:10:19,520 Speaker 1: while the Packers are going to obviously lose a home 202 00:10:19,559 --> 00:10:23,040 Speaker 1: field advantage, the atmosphere that that is generated at Lambeau 203 00:10:23,080 --> 00:10:25,880 Speaker 1: and obviously this team went eight and one, including the 204 00:10:25,880 --> 00:10:29,440 Speaker 1: playoff win over Seattle last year in uh within the 205 00:10:29,480 --> 00:10:33,920 Speaker 1: home confines. This team West has five of its eight 206 00:10:34,320 --> 00:10:42,400 Speaker 1: road games in domes Minnesota, Detroit, New Orleans, Houston, and Indianapolis. 207 00:10:42,760 --> 00:10:45,160 Speaker 1: Now five out of eight dome games on the road. 208 00:10:45,240 --> 00:10:48,280 Speaker 1: And the possibility and I say possibility because we'll see 209 00:10:48,280 --> 00:10:51,240 Speaker 1: how all this works, but the possibility of Aaron Rodgers 210 00:10:51,320 --> 00:10:53,720 Speaker 1: not having to go to a silent count in a 211 00:10:53,840 --> 00:10:57,280 Speaker 1: dome to run the offense, to call the audibles at 212 00:10:57,320 --> 00:10:59,640 Speaker 1: the line of scrimmage, all that kind of stuff, that's 213 00:10:59,720 --> 00:11:02,680 Speaker 1: really really intriguing. And I think it could potentially develop 214 00:11:02,720 --> 00:11:07,200 Speaker 1: into a big storyline in especially having US Bank early 215 00:11:07,280 --> 00:11:09,640 Speaker 1: in the season, and then obviously the Superdome as well, 216 00:11:10,240 --> 00:11:12,720 Speaker 1: those are two venues there where if there's no fans there, 217 00:11:12,720 --> 00:11:14,760 Speaker 1: what a difference that makes. I'm sure we're still gonna 218 00:11:14,800 --> 00:11:17,400 Speaker 1: hear that freaking horn, but I mean, all things consider, 219 00:11:17,520 --> 00:11:19,800 Speaker 1: not having the fans in there, it's gonna make a 220 00:11:19,840 --> 00:11:23,600 Speaker 1: big difference. So, uh, this is sobering, Mike, and and 221 00:11:23,600 --> 00:11:26,760 Speaker 1: and I get it. Um, no other sports really are 222 00:11:26,840 --> 00:11:29,000 Speaker 1: going with fans right now. We have to take care 223 00:11:29,040 --> 00:11:30,640 Speaker 1: of ourselves. We have to take care of our neighbors, 224 00:11:30,640 --> 00:11:32,360 Speaker 1: We have to take care of our families. So I 225 00:11:32,640 --> 00:11:34,439 Speaker 1: respect the league and in the the you know the 226 00:11:34,480 --> 00:11:36,480 Speaker 1: approach even the Raiders are taking. You don't want to 227 00:11:36,520 --> 00:11:40,360 Speaker 1: open Allegiance Stadium with no fans or with limited fans. 228 00:11:40,440 --> 00:11:42,480 Speaker 1: You want to you want to be able to do 229 00:11:42,559 --> 00:11:46,160 Speaker 1: these things right now. That being said, this is my 230 00:11:46,240 --> 00:11:49,120 Speaker 1: ninth year covering the Packers full time. And I'm sure 231 00:11:49,120 --> 00:11:50,559 Speaker 1: you can speak to this to all the years you've 232 00:11:50,559 --> 00:11:55,080 Speaker 1: done this. There's something special about walking into a Sunday afternoon, 233 00:11:55,120 --> 00:11:58,160 Speaker 1: Sunday night game, walking into the stadium, feeling the energy 234 00:11:58,520 --> 00:12:02,160 Speaker 1: as you walk in, hearing the music, smelling the brods there. 235 00:12:02,920 --> 00:12:05,000 Speaker 1: It's what makes this special. As much as you and 236 00:12:05,040 --> 00:12:08,400 Speaker 1: I love just you know, laboring over practices and and 237 00:12:08,480 --> 00:12:11,760 Speaker 1: you know seeing you know, guys develop, and everything is 238 00:12:11,800 --> 00:12:13,840 Speaker 1: at a slower pace in the NFL, but those games 239 00:12:13,880 --> 00:12:16,880 Speaker 1: means so much and that energy is so just incredible, 240 00:12:17,400 --> 00:12:20,680 Speaker 1: So potentially not have that just from our perspective that 241 00:12:20,679 --> 00:12:23,840 Speaker 1: that's that's really something that hits home. Now. Imagine if 242 00:12:23,880 --> 00:12:26,840 Speaker 1: you're a football player, Imagine if you're in those stadiums, 243 00:12:27,000 --> 00:12:29,240 Speaker 1: you know, a T and T stadium, n people you 244 00:12:29,240 --> 00:12:31,560 Speaker 1: can pack in there, and you have to take that away. 245 00:12:32,000 --> 00:12:34,600 Speaker 1: That's not only gonna change, you know, how these players 246 00:12:34,600 --> 00:12:36,440 Speaker 1: get up. Matt Lafleur said, they're gonna have to create 247 00:12:36,480 --> 00:12:39,440 Speaker 1: their own energy. If that's the case. But the game, 248 00:12:39,520 --> 00:12:44,040 Speaker 1: the way it's played changes mightily, and it could very 249 00:12:44,040 --> 00:12:45,880 Speaker 1: well be a situation. Rogers looked at it as a 250 00:12:45,920 --> 00:12:49,320 Speaker 1: potential opportunity to to draw teams offsides, um, you know, 251 00:12:49,360 --> 00:12:52,600 Speaker 1: more free play opportunities, um, just because of the verbal 252 00:12:52,640 --> 00:12:54,880 Speaker 1: communication and the verbal cadence is going to be there. 253 00:12:55,480 --> 00:12:57,160 Speaker 1: I've spent a lot of time trying to figure out 254 00:12:57,200 --> 00:12:59,480 Speaker 1: how this is gonna look in my mind. I don't 255 00:12:59,520 --> 00:13:02,440 Speaker 1: know if I've actually been able to kind of come 256 00:13:02,480 --> 00:13:05,240 Speaker 1: to terms with it yet. But be that as it may, 257 00:13:05,320 --> 00:13:07,640 Speaker 1: it's a reality that Matt Lafloor is preparing for. If 258 00:13:07,640 --> 00:13:10,400 Speaker 1: this team ends up not having fans, They're gonna practice 259 00:13:10,400 --> 00:13:13,240 Speaker 1: a little bit inside lambau Field without anybody in. They're 260 00:13:13,280 --> 00:13:15,280 Speaker 1: just so those young players on this roster can get 261 00:13:15,360 --> 00:13:18,640 Speaker 1: used to it, and honestly some of the veteran players too. Yeah, 262 00:13:18,679 --> 00:13:21,160 Speaker 1: we'll it'll be interesting. We'll find out right away because 263 00:13:21,200 --> 00:13:25,280 Speaker 1: the Packers open Week one at Minnesota U S Bank Stadium. Obviously, 264 00:13:25,800 --> 00:13:29,200 Speaker 1: they got their first win in that fairly new venue 265 00:13:29,280 --> 00:13:32,200 Speaker 1: last season to clinch the NFC North title in that 266 00:13:32,240 --> 00:13:36,079 Speaker 1: big primetime game in Week sixteen. I will say this though, Wes, 267 00:13:36,120 --> 00:13:38,880 Speaker 1: I know you covered the Sunday night game in New Orleans, 268 00:13:38,920 --> 00:13:42,400 Speaker 1: and I covered that one as well as the Monday 269 00:13:42,480 --> 00:13:44,959 Speaker 1: night game in New Orleans in two thousand and eight. 270 00:13:45,280 --> 00:13:47,359 Speaker 1: Those are the only two times I've been in the Superdome. 271 00:13:47,720 --> 00:13:51,280 Speaker 1: They were both primetime games. That is the loudest place, 272 00:13:51,400 --> 00:13:54,000 Speaker 1: hands down, I have ever been in. And the prospect 273 00:13:54,080 --> 00:13:57,720 Speaker 1: and I just I say this totally selfishly. Okay, the 274 00:13:57,800 --> 00:14:00,600 Speaker 1: prospect of going to a game at New New Orleans 275 00:14:00,720 --> 00:14:06,240 Speaker 1: and leaving without a headache is actually is actually somewhat appealing. 276 00:14:06,440 --> 00:14:09,160 Speaker 1: So I'm just gonna put that out there right now, 277 00:14:09,200 --> 00:14:12,400 Speaker 1: because I'm telling you, man, it is both times. And yes, 278 00:14:12,440 --> 00:14:14,719 Speaker 1: the games were six years apart, and here we are. 279 00:14:14,760 --> 00:14:17,880 Speaker 1: It's another six years before we're headed back to New Orleans. 280 00:14:17,880 --> 00:14:20,440 Speaker 1: But I'm telling you, man, it has taken me a 281 00:14:20,480 --> 00:14:23,840 Speaker 1: few days both times coming back from those night games 282 00:14:23,840 --> 00:14:27,120 Speaker 1: in New Orleans for my head to even get back 283 00:14:27,120 --> 00:14:30,160 Speaker 1: to any sense of normalcy. So I I just I 284 00:14:30,200 --> 00:14:33,560 Speaker 1: do think in all seriousness, the Packers playing on the 285 00:14:33,640 --> 00:14:38,720 Speaker 1: road in domes, but having potentially the communication and everything 286 00:14:38,760 --> 00:14:41,120 Speaker 1: that you're not that you normally have at home, that 287 00:14:41,200 --> 00:14:43,400 Speaker 1: you don't normally have on the road, I think it 288 00:14:43,440 --> 00:14:46,280 Speaker 1: becomes really really intriguing, not only with Aaron Rodgers and 289 00:14:46,360 --> 00:14:48,680 Speaker 1: just his experience and everything he's been through and what 290 00:14:48,720 --> 00:14:50,600 Speaker 1: he can do, but now that you're in the second 291 00:14:50,680 --> 00:14:53,240 Speaker 1: year of Matt Lafleur system and all that, Rogers knows 292 00:14:53,240 --> 00:14:56,040 Speaker 1: it that much better. Rogers and the Fleur know each 293 00:14:56,080 --> 00:14:58,240 Speaker 1: other that much better in terms of in terms of 294 00:14:58,240 --> 00:14:59,960 Speaker 1: the play calling, in the rhythm they want to get. 295 00:15:00,040 --> 00:15:03,200 Speaker 1: And I think it could be really interesting how this 296 00:15:03,240 --> 00:15:06,280 Speaker 1: develops here through Yeah, and just to do an offshoot 297 00:15:06,280 --> 00:15:08,840 Speaker 1: of this question too, it's not even just fully about 298 00:15:08,880 --> 00:15:10,520 Speaker 1: the domes, right, I mean, you look at that game 299 00:15:10,560 --> 00:15:14,680 Speaker 1: against the Buccaneers at Raymond James Stadium. What a chess 300 00:15:14,680 --> 00:15:17,240 Speaker 1: match that could potentially be if you have Aaron Rodgers 301 00:15:17,240 --> 00:15:20,200 Speaker 1: and Tom Brady being able to use verbal cadence, uh, 302 00:15:20,400 --> 00:15:22,720 Speaker 1: simultaneously throughout the course of a game. Two of the 303 00:15:23,080 --> 00:15:25,080 Speaker 1: best when it comes to pre snap reads and and 304 00:15:25,200 --> 00:15:27,600 Speaker 1: you know, kind of picking a part of defense. Uh, 305 00:15:27,680 --> 00:15:29,000 Speaker 1: there's all those type of things that you have to 306 00:15:29,000 --> 00:15:31,280 Speaker 1: start thinking about if this ends up being the direction 307 00:15:31,320 --> 00:15:33,760 Speaker 1: the league goes. Again, there hasn't been a big edict 308 00:15:33,760 --> 00:15:35,400 Speaker 1: that has been put down at all. We really don't 309 00:15:35,400 --> 00:15:37,120 Speaker 1: know which teams are opting in or which teams are 310 00:15:37,120 --> 00:15:39,080 Speaker 1: gonna opt out of having fans or even trying to 311 00:15:39,120 --> 00:15:41,200 Speaker 1: have fans. And we don't know what the league rules 312 00:15:41,240 --> 00:15:43,480 Speaker 1: are gonna be in terms of pumping in crowd noise. 313 00:15:43,480 --> 00:15:46,400 Speaker 1: You mentioned the horn in Minnesota, whatever. We we don't 314 00:15:46,400 --> 00:15:48,920 Speaker 1: know what sort of rules and regulations what's going to 315 00:15:49,000 --> 00:15:51,240 Speaker 1: be allowed or or you know, are they are they 316 00:15:51,240 --> 00:15:53,320 Speaker 1: going to be allowed to pump noise into a certain 317 00:15:53,400 --> 00:15:55,880 Speaker 1: decibel level? Like we have no idea at this point. 318 00:15:55,920 --> 00:15:57,720 Speaker 1: The league is going to spend the next month figuring 319 00:15:57,760 --> 00:16:00,280 Speaker 1: out that kind of stuff. But uh, um, but anyway, 320 00:16:00,320 --> 00:16:02,120 Speaker 1: I'm sorry to interrupt, go ahead, but it's just it's 321 00:16:02,120 --> 00:16:04,280 Speaker 1: it's incredible that you and I are even having this conversation. 322 00:16:04,320 --> 00:16:05,880 Speaker 1: I mean, we we knew what we were dealing with 323 00:16:05,880 --> 00:16:08,280 Speaker 1: when you go back to March and April and what 324 00:16:08,400 --> 00:16:11,080 Speaker 1: the potential long term ramifications of this whole pandemic we're 325 00:16:11,080 --> 00:16:13,560 Speaker 1: gonna be. But you know, first and foremost, you want 326 00:16:13,560 --> 00:16:15,960 Speaker 1: to keep guys healthy, You want to keep your fans healthy. 327 00:16:16,000 --> 00:16:17,760 Speaker 1: You want to make sure that everybody at the end 328 00:16:17,760 --> 00:16:20,000 Speaker 1: of these contests goes home to their families no worse 329 00:16:20,080 --> 00:16:22,960 Speaker 1: for wear, and and if this is what the direction 330 00:16:23,000 --> 00:16:25,080 Speaker 1: it has to take, I think everybody is on board 331 00:16:25,080 --> 00:16:27,520 Speaker 1: with having to go that way. It's just it is 332 00:16:27,600 --> 00:16:29,920 Speaker 1: going to be Again I've said this a hundred times, 333 00:16:29,920 --> 00:16:32,240 Speaker 1: but it's the league has been around for a hundred 334 00:16:32,320 --> 00:16:34,560 Speaker 1: years now, and this is going to be something that 335 00:16:34,600 --> 00:16:37,680 Speaker 1: we've never seen before. Yeah. Well, it will be talking 336 00:16:37,720 --> 00:16:40,080 Speaker 1: about it all month long here in training camp leading 337 00:16:40,160 --> 00:16:42,440 Speaker 1: up to the regular season, but for now, we're going 338 00:16:42,480 --> 00:16:45,400 Speaker 1: to call it a wrap on this edition of Packers Unscripted. 339 00:16:45,440 --> 00:16:47,440 Speaker 1: Be sure to follow all of our coverage of the team, 340 00:16:47,480 --> 00:16:50,680 Speaker 1: everything that we can know about that's going on in 341 00:16:50,720 --> 00:16:52,960 Speaker 1: training camp. We will certainly bring it to you on 342 00:16:53,080 --> 00:16:56,120 Speaker 1: Packers dot com for West I am Mike, Thank you 343 00:16:56,200 --> 00:16:58,760 Speaker 1: for tuning in. Everybody. We will see you next time.