1 00:00:00,880 --> 00:00:14,440 Speaker 1: Hi, everybody. Welcome to another edition of Packers Unscripted Social 2 00:00:14,520 --> 00:00:17,920 Speaker 1: Distancing Style from Packers dot Com. I am Mike Spofford, 3 00:00:18,000 --> 00:00:22,040 Speaker 1: joined as always by my trusted colleague Weston Hodkowitz, and 4 00:00:22,239 --> 00:00:24,400 Speaker 1: I would like to start today's show by welcoming our 5 00:00:24,440 --> 00:00:28,720 Speaker 1: new sponsor, west And that is Serious XM Radio. Serious 6 00:00:28,880 --> 00:00:32,280 Speaker 1: x M NFL Radio channel is the only radio outlet 7 00:00:32,320 --> 00:00:35,600 Speaker 1: dedicated to the National Football League seven days a week, 8 00:00:35,720 --> 00:00:38,479 Speaker 1: three hundred and sixty five days a year, So welcome 9 00:00:38,520 --> 00:00:41,880 Speaker 1: to Sirius XM. And as far as NFL football was, 10 00:00:42,000 --> 00:00:44,560 Speaker 1: we have a three and o Green Bay Packers team 11 00:00:44,640 --> 00:00:47,400 Speaker 1: to talk about going down to New Orleans. The for 12 00:00:47,560 --> 00:00:50,360 Speaker 1: the franchise is sake. The Packers get their first win 13 00:00:50,600 --> 00:00:53,920 Speaker 1: in the super Dome since Super Bowl thirty one back 14 00:00:53,960 --> 00:00:57,880 Speaker 1: at the end of the season. But in that's a 15 00:00:57,880 --> 00:01:00,200 Speaker 1: big win for green Bay. Yeah, it really is, Mike, 16 00:01:00,240 --> 00:01:02,160 Speaker 1: And you even said it there. You're the one that 17 00:01:02,280 --> 00:01:04,160 Speaker 1: kind of put that out there last week, the fact 18 00:01:04,200 --> 00:01:08,120 Speaker 1: that it had been since actually January. The Packers won 19 00:01:08,160 --> 00:01:09,520 Speaker 1: their last game there. You have to go back to 20 00:01:10,920 --> 00:01:12,880 Speaker 1: for the last time that they beat the Saints there, 21 00:01:13,280 --> 00:01:16,400 Speaker 1: and it was an emotional victory because I think they 22 00:01:16,440 --> 00:01:19,760 Speaker 1: overcame a lot of adversity throughout those four quarters. Offensively, 23 00:01:20,319 --> 00:01:22,360 Speaker 1: they still did a lot of what they've done. Now, 24 00:01:22,360 --> 00:01:25,440 Speaker 1: mind you, they didn't have Davante Adams, but Alan Lazard 25 00:01:25,520 --> 00:01:27,880 Speaker 1: comes through with a career day, six catches, a hundred 26 00:01:27,920 --> 00:01:31,680 Speaker 1: forty six yards touchdown. They got over a hundred yards 27 00:01:31,720 --> 00:01:34,560 Speaker 1: from their tight ends, two touchdowns from those from that position. 28 00:01:35,160 --> 00:01:37,680 Speaker 1: The Saints really wanted to take away Aaron Jones. The 29 00:01:37,720 --> 00:01:40,200 Speaker 1: Packers said, Okay, well we'll go to our other guys 30 00:01:40,240 --> 00:01:43,240 Speaker 1: and take advantage of some one on ones. And at 31 00:01:43,240 --> 00:01:46,280 Speaker 1: the end of the day, it was Aaron Rodgers being 32 00:01:46,319 --> 00:01:50,520 Speaker 1: Aaron Rodgers, and without these crowds in these stadiums, he 33 00:01:50,600 --> 00:01:53,800 Speaker 1: has become a bona fide weapon with his cadence and 34 00:01:53,840 --> 00:01:56,640 Speaker 1: his stead and his his heart count. The fifth play 35 00:01:56,680 --> 00:02:00,000 Speaker 1: of the game, Mike, he caught uh the Saints office 36 00:02:00,040 --> 00:02:04,000 Speaker 1: hides and just a remarkable, uh you know performance by him. 37 00:02:04,040 --> 00:02:06,080 Speaker 1: A hundred twenty one passer rating out through the first 38 00:02:06,080 --> 00:02:09,120 Speaker 1: three games. Yeah, and when you look at this game, West, 39 00:02:09,200 --> 00:02:11,760 Speaker 1: I think we knew going into this Sunday night football 40 00:02:11,800 --> 00:02:13,720 Speaker 1: game it was going to be a back and fourth game. 41 00:02:13,800 --> 00:02:17,320 Speaker 1: Teams were going to gain the momentum with their offenses 42 00:02:17,400 --> 00:02:19,280 Speaker 1: moving up and down the field, And that's really how 43 00:02:19,320 --> 00:02:22,919 Speaker 1: it played out. But I can't remember a game, quite honestly, 44 00:02:23,000 --> 00:02:25,520 Speaker 1: where you're in a tight one in the fourth quarter 45 00:02:26,120 --> 00:02:30,360 Speaker 1: and the momentum shifted so instantaneously a couple of times 46 00:02:30,440 --> 00:02:33,920 Speaker 1: because the score is tied, the Packers get stuffed on 47 00:02:33,960 --> 00:02:36,919 Speaker 1: a fourth and one at midfield, the Saints take over, 48 00:02:36,960 --> 00:02:39,160 Speaker 1: and you're thinking, boy, Drew Brees with a short field, 49 00:02:39,160 --> 00:02:41,800 Speaker 1: they're probably gonna take the lead here, Aaron Rodgers gonna 50 00:02:41,800 --> 00:02:43,680 Speaker 1: have to play from behind in the fourth quarter to 51 00:02:43,720 --> 00:02:47,040 Speaker 1: pull this out. But no. On the second snap of 52 00:02:47,080 --> 00:02:50,360 Speaker 1: the saints next possession, Taysom Hill gets the ball knocked 53 00:02:50,360 --> 00:02:53,720 Speaker 1: out by Zadarius Smith. Smith recovers the Packers have the 54 00:02:53,720 --> 00:02:56,360 Speaker 1: ball right back, almost in the exact same place where 55 00:02:56,360 --> 00:02:58,680 Speaker 1: they got stopped on the fourth and one. It was 56 00:02:58,720 --> 00:03:01,160 Speaker 1: as though the field fourth and one never happened. The 57 00:03:01,160 --> 00:03:03,680 Speaker 1: Packers go down and take the lead and stayed in 58 00:03:03,720 --> 00:03:06,840 Speaker 1: command the rest of the game. Those momentum shifts were 59 00:03:06,919 --> 00:03:09,400 Speaker 1: so huge and so quick back to back. It was 60 00:03:09,440 --> 00:03:13,480 Speaker 1: really an interesting occurrence in such a tight game. Yeah, 61 00:03:13,520 --> 00:03:16,040 Speaker 1: and again you hope that the Packers defense and its 62 00:03:16,040 --> 00:03:18,280 Speaker 1: totality will be better than the two thousand and eleven 63 00:03:18,320 --> 00:03:23,000 Speaker 1: group was. But they've been as opportunistic as that team 64 00:03:23,040 --> 00:03:25,840 Speaker 1: was when the Packers were just setting every scoring record, 65 00:03:25,880 --> 00:03:28,680 Speaker 1: every offensive record that they were back nine years ago. 66 00:03:29,480 --> 00:03:31,320 Speaker 1: And this is one of those moments. I think there's 67 00:03:31,320 --> 00:03:33,360 Speaker 1: a lot of really solid playmakers on that side of 68 00:03:33,360 --> 00:03:36,160 Speaker 1: the ball, and when they given, you know, an opportunity 69 00:03:36,240 --> 00:03:38,760 Speaker 1: to to take the ball away, you know they capitalize 70 00:03:38,800 --> 00:03:40,800 Speaker 1: on it. Is that Darius Smith and then also kings 71 00:03:40,840 --> 00:03:42,720 Speaker 1: Ley Kiki. He had a strip sack as well in 72 00:03:42,760 --> 00:03:45,480 Speaker 1: this game. That was a big point of emphasis going 73 00:03:45,480 --> 00:03:47,960 Speaker 1: into the season for Green Bay, not just getting sacks, 74 00:03:48,040 --> 00:03:51,080 Speaker 1: not just you know, getting negative yardage plays, but going 75 00:03:51,120 --> 00:03:54,640 Speaker 1: for the football, attacking the football. They did that and 76 00:03:54,800 --> 00:03:57,480 Speaker 1: Zadarius I mean again, Mike, the way that they're using him, 77 00:03:57,520 --> 00:03:59,920 Speaker 1: the different areas of the field where he's lining up. 78 00:04:00,440 --> 00:04:01,880 Speaker 1: You know, there's a couple of times where you know 79 00:04:01,920 --> 00:04:04,160 Speaker 1: he's gonna take a chance and maybe it won't pay off, 80 00:04:04,240 --> 00:04:07,000 Speaker 1: but the playmaking it that he brings to that position 81 00:04:07,080 --> 00:04:09,640 Speaker 1: and how that play in itself was able to sort 82 00:04:09,640 --> 00:04:11,200 Speaker 1: of turn the game on its head and the Packers 83 00:04:11,240 --> 00:04:14,560 Speaker 1: were able to extract the momentum back at that pivotal 84 00:04:14,600 --> 00:04:17,719 Speaker 1: point of the contest. That really speaks to what sa 85 00:04:17,800 --> 00:04:20,040 Speaker 1: Darius springs as a player and also the energy that 86 00:04:20,080 --> 00:04:23,720 Speaker 1: he's infused into that locker room. Yeah, there there were 87 00:04:23,760 --> 00:04:26,279 Speaker 1: certainly some things that didn't look good for the Packers 88 00:04:26,320 --> 00:04:29,039 Speaker 1: defense in this game. Obviously, the tackling was an issue. 89 00:04:29,080 --> 00:04:33,400 Speaker 1: Alvin Kamara nearly two yards from scrimmage, combining his rushing 90 00:04:33,440 --> 00:04:36,320 Speaker 1: and receiving obviously the fifty two yard touchdown on the 91 00:04:36,360 --> 00:04:39,479 Speaker 1: catch and run, he had multiple miss tackles. An ugly 92 00:04:39,560 --> 00:04:42,560 Speaker 1: play for the Packers defense and and one that they're 93 00:04:42,600 --> 00:04:45,520 Speaker 1: certainly gonna hope not to repeat down the road. But 94 00:04:45,600 --> 00:04:48,440 Speaker 1: I will say this west the way the Packers defense 95 00:04:48,480 --> 00:04:52,120 Speaker 1: bounced back from that, because that's a demoralizing play that 96 00:04:52,160 --> 00:04:55,039 Speaker 1: has a chance to completely take the wind out of 97 00:04:55,040 --> 00:04:57,160 Speaker 1: your sales for the rest of a ball game on 98 00:04:57,200 --> 00:04:59,560 Speaker 1: that side of the ball. That didn't happen because the 99 00:04:59,600 --> 00:05:02,400 Speaker 1: next two possessions for the Packers defense where the Zadarius 100 00:05:02,440 --> 00:05:05,039 Speaker 1: Smith fumble we talked about, and then after the Packers 101 00:05:05,040 --> 00:05:06,920 Speaker 1: took the lead with a field goal, they got a 102 00:05:07,040 --> 00:05:10,000 Speaker 1: three and out with two of those tackles in those 103 00:05:10,040 --> 00:05:13,320 Speaker 1: three downs against Alvin Kamara in the open field. The 104 00:05:13,360 --> 00:05:16,560 Speaker 1: Packers defense bounced back and rose up when it had to, 105 00:05:17,520 --> 00:05:19,960 Speaker 1: and then the Packers offense was able to capitalize and 106 00:05:20,000 --> 00:05:23,000 Speaker 1: get the touchdown that provided a two score lead with 107 00:05:23,040 --> 00:05:25,279 Speaker 1: two minutes to go, the only two score lead that 108 00:05:25,360 --> 00:05:28,240 Speaker 1: any that either team ever had in this game, and 109 00:05:28,240 --> 00:05:30,760 Speaker 1: that's what finally sealed the win. Yeah, and you know 110 00:05:30,800 --> 00:05:33,600 Speaker 1: what I loved about that series after the Zadarius uh 111 00:05:33,920 --> 00:05:36,480 Speaker 1: Force fumble there, it was that it was the complimentary 112 00:05:36,520 --> 00:05:38,760 Speaker 1: players that really achieved it. It was Ty Summers who 113 00:05:38,800 --> 00:05:40,280 Speaker 1: had come into the game and yeah, he was one 114 00:05:40,279 --> 00:05:41,840 Speaker 1: of the guys that miss a tackle on that big 115 00:05:41,880 --> 00:05:44,279 Speaker 1: Kamara run, but he came back and made a big 116 00:05:44,320 --> 00:05:47,680 Speaker 1: solo effort. Jyr Alexander Mike. I can't compare him to 117 00:05:47,720 --> 00:05:49,320 Speaker 1: the rest of the NFL. I haven't watched enough of 118 00:05:49,360 --> 00:05:52,200 Speaker 1: these corners, but he's in the middle of a breakthrough 119 00:05:52,279 --> 00:05:54,000 Speaker 1: right now with the way that he's performing and and 120 00:05:54,080 --> 00:05:56,520 Speaker 1: the way he covers the flat. I haven't seen a 121 00:05:56,560 --> 00:05:58,960 Speaker 1: cornerback do it like that since maybe going back to 122 00:05:59,040 --> 00:06:01,479 Speaker 1: Charles Woodson, and in terms of how a guy that 123 00:06:01,600 --> 00:06:04,280 Speaker 1: just in the in space, he goes and he makes 124 00:06:04,320 --> 00:06:06,640 Speaker 1: the tackle, he makes the play, and he's also just 125 00:06:06,839 --> 00:06:11,080 Speaker 1: sticky Sticky Sticky's smooth and coverage. Incredible performance by him. 126 00:06:11,160 --> 00:06:14,040 Speaker 1: And then Shannon Sullivan teaming up with with Kevin King 127 00:06:14,080 --> 00:06:17,359 Speaker 1: at the end of that play, King pushing Kamara back inside, 128 00:06:17,360 --> 00:06:19,919 Speaker 1: Sullivan making the tackle. It was the complimentary pieces that 129 00:06:19,960 --> 00:06:22,719 Speaker 1: pulled the game through for Green Bay. No Kitty Clark, 130 00:06:22,880 --> 00:06:25,960 Speaker 1: Kevin King's Ley Kiki. You know you have to make adjustments. 131 00:06:26,040 --> 00:06:28,640 Speaker 1: It had to be Ty Summers playing his first snaps 132 00:06:28,640 --> 00:06:31,080 Speaker 1: in the NFL in a regular season contest on the 133 00:06:31,080 --> 00:06:33,040 Speaker 1: defensive side of the ball, and he came through at 134 00:06:33,080 --> 00:06:36,120 Speaker 1: nine tackles. Yeah. Well, on the offensive side, as you 135 00:06:36,160 --> 00:06:39,960 Speaker 1: mentioned before, the Packers were without Davonte Adams and a 136 00:06:40,000 --> 00:06:42,560 Speaker 1: couple of things here. The Saints, they were loading the 137 00:06:42,600 --> 00:06:45,599 Speaker 1: box here and there to cut to stop Aaron Jones 138 00:06:45,640 --> 00:06:48,200 Speaker 1: after obviously the big game that he had against the 139 00:06:48,240 --> 00:06:51,359 Speaker 1: Detroit Lions, and they were shading a safety over toward 140 00:06:51,480 --> 00:06:54,800 Speaker 1: Marquis Velda scantling side most of the game to take 141 00:06:54,800 --> 00:06:57,520 Speaker 1: away his speed and his potential for the deep ball. 142 00:06:57,800 --> 00:06:59,599 Speaker 1: So what are the Packers do? They go deep to 143 00:06:59,640 --> 00:07:03,760 Speaker 1: Alan Lazard. Two big plays down the field against single coverage, 144 00:07:04,000 --> 00:07:06,200 Speaker 1: Lazard has a forty eight yard or that puts the 145 00:07:06,200 --> 00:07:08,040 Speaker 1: ball in the on the two yard line or three 146 00:07:08,120 --> 00:07:11,440 Speaker 1: yard line. Then he has a seventy two yard catch 147 00:07:11,480 --> 00:07:13,880 Speaker 1: and run on the opening possession of the second half. 148 00:07:13,880 --> 00:07:16,880 Speaker 1: That also creates a goal to go inside the five. 149 00:07:17,880 --> 00:07:20,840 Speaker 1: Lazard with six catches career high a hundred and forty 150 00:07:20,880 --> 00:07:23,559 Speaker 1: six yards. That's how you make up for your number 151 00:07:23,560 --> 00:07:26,920 Speaker 1: one wide out not being in the lineup right. Yeah, absolutely, Mike, 152 00:07:26,960 --> 00:07:29,240 Speaker 1: And also, as I mentioned, taking advantage of what the 153 00:07:29,240 --> 00:07:31,880 Speaker 1: defense is giving you. If Lazard's gonna get one on 154 00:07:31,880 --> 00:07:35,040 Speaker 1: one opportunities, Matt Lafleur started moving him around that big 155 00:07:35,080 --> 00:07:37,280 Speaker 1: play the seventy two yard He came from the slot 156 00:07:37,440 --> 00:07:39,560 Speaker 1: and moved across the field to be able to pull 157 00:07:39,600 --> 00:07:42,240 Speaker 1: that one down and then nearly get inside the end zone. 158 00:07:42,600 --> 00:07:44,520 Speaker 1: You talked about loading the box up, Well, what was 159 00:07:44,560 --> 00:07:46,720 Speaker 1: one of the adjustments the Packers made in the fourth quarter. 160 00:07:47,000 --> 00:07:49,800 Speaker 1: You start moving around j Sternburger, you start moving your 161 00:07:49,840 --> 00:07:53,160 Speaker 1: tight ends, You get the defense moving sideline to sideline, 162 00:07:53,440 --> 00:07:56,520 Speaker 1: and that creates opportunities. Three catches for thirty six yards, 163 00:07:56,520 --> 00:07:59,320 Speaker 1: a twenty three yard catch from Sternburger. That's set off 164 00:07:59,320 --> 00:08:02,040 Speaker 1: that final orring drive for Green Bay, the kind of 165 00:08:02,040 --> 00:08:04,320 Speaker 1: bounce back the Packers wanted to see from the former 166 00:08:04,400 --> 00:08:06,480 Speaker 1: third round pick after he had a couple of drops 167 00:08:06,480 --> 00:08:08,760 Speaker 1: the last few weeks. But Mike, I'd be remiss. I 168 00:08:08,800 --> 00:08:11,800 Speaker 1: have to talk about it. Alan Lazard, the player that 169 00:08:11,840 --> 00:08:14,480 Speaker 1: he's become in this offense. This isn't about him just 170 00:08:14,560 --> 00:08:18,000 Speaker 1: being a great story anymore an undrafted free agent. This 171 00:08:18,040 --> 00:08:20,080 Speaker 1: is a guy that's becoming a bona fide number two 172 00:08:20,080 --> 00:08:23,680 Speaker 1: receiver on any football team. Not just what his skill 173 00:08:23,760 --> 00:08:25,680 Speaker 1: set says or not where he was drafted, but the 174 00:08:25,720 --> 00:08:28,680 Speaker 1: way that he has adapted himself to this scheme. If 175 00:08:28,720 --> 00:08:31,440 Speaker 1: Aaron Rodgers throws a deep ball down the field, he 176 00:08:31,560 --> 00:08:34,280 Speaker 1: catches it, who does that remind you of? That's a 177 00:08:34,360 --> 00:08:38,760 Speaker 1: Jordy Nelson type feature attribute. His focus is concentration in 178 00:08:38,840 --> 00:08:41,600 Speaker 1: his hands. That is what has enabled him to become 179 00:08:41,640 --> 00:08:44,880 Speaker 1: the player that he's become in this offense. And basically 180 00:08:45,000 --> 00:08:47,840 Speaker 1: under a year at this point. Yeah, Well, this game 181 00:08:47,880 --> 00:08:50,600 Speaker 1: really was and and much the same way in the 182 00:08:50,640 --> 00:08:53,480 Speaker 1: first two games, although you had Davante Adams with the 183 00:08:53,520 --> 00:08:55,560 Speaker 1: big game and Week one, Aaron Jones with the big 184 00:08:55,559 --> 00:08:58,640 Speaker 1: game in Week two and we talked about the complementary pieces. 185 00:08:59,080 --> 00:09:02,280 Speaker 1: This game was about the complimentary pieces taking on an 186 00:09:02,280 --> 00:09:05,080 Speaker 1: even larger role, not just Alan Lazard, but the Packers 187 00:09:05,120 --> 00:09:09,360 Speaker 1: tight ends collectively Tanyan Sternberger Lewis. They combined for over 188 00:09:09,400 --> 00:09:12,280 Speaker 1: a hundred yards receiving and a couple of touchdown passes. 189 00:09:12,600 --> 00:09:16,079 Speaker 1: You mentioned Ty Summers stepping in for Christian Kirks you 190 00:09:16,200 --> 00:09:19,520 Speaker 1: exited with a shoulder injury. Summers is wearing the communication helmet, 191 00:09:19,520 --> 00:09:23,640 Speaker 1: calling the defensive signals. He's getting his first defensive action 192 00:09:23,679 --> 00:09:27,760 Speaker 1: after playing only on special teams as a as a rookie, 193 00:09:27,760 --> 00:09:30,360 Speaker 1: and Kingsley Kiki gets the two sacks. With Kenny Clark 194 00:09:30,720 --> 00:09:33,480 Speaker 1: missing uh missing a game. We'll see what happens with 195 00:09:33,720 --> 00:09:36,120 Speaker 1: with Clark in practice this week if he can come back. 196 00:09:36,800 --> 00:09:39,400 Speaker 1: But then the other the other glue to this whole 197 00:09:39,440 --> 00:09:42,720 Speaker 1: thing West has been the Packers offensive line. They started 198 00:09:42,720 --> 00:09:45,640 Speaker 1: with a different combination as a starting five for the 199 00:09:45,679 --> 00:09:49,640 Speaker 1: third consecutive game, with Billy Turner making his twenty debut. 200 00:09:49,720 --> 00:09:52,360 Speaker 1: He's at right tackle, Lucas Patrick is at right guard, 201 00:09:52,600 --> 00:09:56,840 Speaker 1: Elton Jenkins settling back into his customary left guard spot, 202 00:09:56,920 --> 00:09:59,320 Speaker 1: Corey Lindsley at center, who was on the injury report 203 00:09:59,360 --> 00:10:02,400 Speaker 1: but was able play. And then David Baktieri the rocket 204 00:10:02,440 --> 00:10:05,600 Speaker 1: left tackle, and this Packer's offensive line list for all 205 00:10:05,640 --> 00:10:08,839 Speaker 1: the changes, all the moving parts. Only two sacks through 206 00:10:08,840 --> 00:10:11,240 Speaker 1: the first three games, and Aaron Rodgers and Matt Lafleur 207 00:10:11,360 --> 00:10:14,040 Speaker 1: both took the blame for the one against the Saints 208 00:10:14,080 --> 00:10:16,920 Speaker 1: because it was a free rusher and what the Packers 209 00:10:16,920 --> 00:10:19,280 Speaker 1: have been able to do establishing the running game. It 210 00:10:19,360 --> 00:10:22,360 Speaker 1: wasn't as productive against the Saints, but it's still got 211 00:10:22,400 --> 00:10:25,120 Speaker 1: done what they needed to to open up the things 212 00:10:25,160 --> 00:10:27,360 Speaker 1: for the tight ends on the shallow stuff and then 213 00:10:27,360 --> 00:10:29,920 Speaker 1: the deep stuff down the field. Almaz Art, Yeah, and 214 00:10:29,920 --> 00:10:31,880 Speaker 1: that's that's really been the starting point. I mean to 215 00:10:32,000 --> 00:10:34,319 Speaker 1: have two sacks and three games, and you go back 216 00:10:34,320 --> 00:10:36,160 Speaker 1: and look at Aaron Rodgers box scores and some of 217 00:10:36,160 --> 00:10:38,360 Speaker 1: the sacks he's taken over the years. That is both 218 00:10:38,360 --> 00:10:40,640 Speaker 1: a credit to him getting the ball out quicker, that's 219 00:10:40,640 --> 00:10:42,680 Speaker 1: a credit to Matt Lafleur in their scheme and being 220 00:10:42,679 --> 00:10:45,400 Speaker 1: comfortable with what's being asked of them. But most importantly, 221 00:10:45,440 --> 00:10:48,320 Speaker 1: it's just how adaptable this offensive line has been. For 222 00:10:48,400 --> 00:10:50,720 Speaker 1: my money, you read it insider in boxing. What I 223 00:10:50,720 --> 00:10:54,000 Speaker 1: wrote on Tuesday, David bat is the best offensive lineman, 224 00:10:54,160 --> 00:10:56,840 Speaker 1: definitely the best left tackle in the league at this point. 225 00:10:57,280 --> 00:10:59,640 Speaker 1: What he can do against the run. How stout he's 226 00:10:59,679 --> 00:11:01,640 Speaker 1: been again the pass I mean the pancakes that he's 227 00:11:01,679 --> 00:11:03,480 Speaker 1: had so far. He had one on the big pass 228 00:11:03,480 --> 00:11:06,880 Speaker 1: to Lazard. And then also we talked so much about 229 00:11:06,920 --> 00:11:10,480 Speaker 1: Billy Turner, Rick Wagner and Lane Taylor. Well here comes 230 00:11:10,559 --> 00:11:12,840 Speaker 1: Lucas Patrick out of nowhere, and he has now started 231 00:11:12,880 --> 00:11:15,000 Speaker 1: three games at guard for Green Bay and they obviously 232 00:11:15,080 --> 00:11:17,600 Speaker 1: have made a concerted effort to keep him there. Turner 233 00:11:17,640 --> 00:11:20,280 Speaker 1: filling in really nicely. Then at right tackle, the third 234 00:11:20,320 --> 00:11:22,680 Speaker 1: different right tackle that Aaron Rodgers has worked with so 235 00:11:22,720 --> 00:11:25,600 Speaker 1: far this season. So all those things come together, but 236 00:11:25,640 --> 00:11:29,040 Speaker 1: it's about how those guys really have adapted, jelled, and 237 00:11:29,240 --> 00:11:31,680 Speaker 1: credit to Adam Stanovich to for having those guys ready 238 00:11:31,720 --> 00:11:34,360 Speaker 1: on game day. Yeah, well, a little bit of sponsored 239 00:11:34,400 --> 00:11:37,000 Speaker 1: business here quickly was before I forget fans, be sure 240 00:11:37,000 --> 00:11:39,440 Speaker 1: to gear up for game day. Open up Packers checking 241 00:11:39,480 --> 00:11:42,920 Speaker 1: account from Associated Bank and score a fifty dollars Packers 242 00:11:42,960 --> 00:11:46,520 Speaker 1: Pro Shop gift card. Learn more at Associated bank dot com. 243 00:11:46,600 --> 00:11:50,360 Speaker 1: Backslash packers. Okay, quickly West. Heading into Week four here, 244 00:11:50,400 --> 00:11:52,920 Speaker 1: the Packers will be preparing for a Monday night football 245 00:11:52,960 --> 00:11:56,120 Speaker 1: game at Labo Field against the Atlanta Falcons and a 246 00:11:56,200 --> 00:11:59,120 Speaker 1: Falcons team that, quite frankly, just has to be reeling 247 00:11:59,240 --> 00:12:02,400 Speaker 1: right now. They have loan two huge fourth quarter leads 248 00:12:02,440 --> 00:12:04,640 Speaker 1: the last two weeks and losing to the Cowboys and 249 00:12:04,679 --> 00:12:07,520 Speaker 1: the Bears. There's talk swirling about dan Quinn and his 250 00:12:07,640 --> 00:12:10,719 Speaker 1: job security in Atlanta. This is uh, this is one 251 00:12:10,920 --> 00:12:14,160 Speaker 1: the Packers obviously can't overlook them, because, as Matt Lafleur said, 252 00:12:14,400 --> 00:12:16,240 Speaker 1: this is going to be a hungry and I think 253 00:12:16,240 --> 00:12:20,000 Speaker 1: a very angry Atlanta Falcons team that comes into lambau 254 00:12:20,000 --> 00:12:22,480 Speaker 1: Field next week. Well, first and foremost, the Falcons are 255 00:12:22,480 --> 00:12:24,920 Speaker 1: no longer allowed to make a change at the coaching position. 256 00:12:24,960 --> 00:12:28,000 Speaker 1: We already have submitted dan Quinn's head shot for the 257 00:12:28,000 --> 00:12:30,360 Speaker 1: game program on Monday night, so there are no no 258 00:12:30,480 --> 00:12:33,400 Speaker 1: changes allowed now as we're going to do that at 259 00:12:33,400 --> 00:12:35,439 Speaker 1: the time we're taking this on Tuesday. But the floor 260 00:12:35,559 --> 00:12:37,640 Speaker 1: said something else, Mike, He said, I mean the Falcons 261 00:12:37,640 --> 00:12:39,880 Speaker 1: basically could be two in one right now, very easily 262 00:12:40,200 --> 00:12:41,880 Speaker 1: with the way that these last two games have played 263 00:12:41,880 --> 00:12:44,920 Speaker 1: out for them, demoralizing difficult. It's going to be a 264 00:12:44,960 --> 00:12:47,679 Speaker 1: huge gut check for them coming into lambeau Field having 265 00:12:47,679 --> 00:12:49,920 Speaker 1: the extra day to sort of stew over how things 266 00:12:49,960 --> 00:12:52,920 Speaker 1: went against the Bears. But as we've seen with Matt 267 00:12:53,000 --> 00:12:55,200 Speaker 1: Ryan and the weapons he has offensively, they can play 268 00:12:55,240 --> 00:12:57,880 Speaker 1: with anyone in the National Football League. That's why it's 269 00:12:57,880 --> 00:12:59,640 Speaker 1: gonna be really critical for green Bay to get his 270 00:12:59,760 --> 00:13:02,120 Speaker 1: health as they can get with some of these guys. 271 00:13:02,160 --> 00:13:03,880 Speaker 1: Will see if Kenny Clark can come back or not, 272 00:13:04,000 --> 00:13:07,160 Speaker 1: or if they wait until after the bye week. But 273 00:13:07,280 --> 00:13:09,280 Speaker 1: it's just it's a team you can't take for granted. 274 00:13:09,320 --> 00:13:12,000 Speaker 1: But as far as Green Bay is concerned, Mike three 275 00:13:12,040 --> 00:13:14,640 Speaker 1: and O to start the season for the second consecutive year, 276 00:13:14,880 --> 00:13:17,200 Speaker 1: Matt Lafleoor has only lost one time so far at 277 00:13:17,280 --> 00:13:19,240 Speaker 1: lambeau Field, and that was over a year ago. Now 278 00:13:19,280 --> 00:13:22,720 Speaker 1: at this point, uh two points in the first three games, 279 00:13:22,760 --> 00:13:25,360 Speaker 1: the most enfranchise history to start a season. All of 280 00:13:25,400 --> 00:13:28,319 Speaker 1: these different accolades that they've had, I keep saying over 281 00:13:28,360 --> 00:13:30,400 Speaker 1: and over again, well they just can't keep doing this, 282 00:13:30,800 --> 00:13:33,200 Speaker 1: but they are, and that's a credit to them. Is 283 00:13:33,240 --> 00:13:36,040 Speaker 1: every Sunday gonna go perfect? No, is every play always 284 00:13:36,080 --> 00:13:38,280 Speaker 1: going to be the best called no but to be 285 00:13:38,480 --> 00:13:40,920 Speaker 1: three and O. Given everything that the league has dealt 286 00:13:40,960 --> 00:13:43,800 Speaker 1: with already, that speaks volumes about Matt Lafloor, and it 287 00:13:43,800 --> 00:13:47,000 Speaker 1: speaks volumes about this locker rooms ability to gel and 288 00:13:47,040 --> 00:13:50,559 Speaker 1: be able to really can contour themselves to playing good 289 00:13:50,600 --> 00:13:53,000 Speaker 1: football in spite of all the different setbacks they've had 290 00:13:53,040 --> 00:13:55,040 Speaker 1: this summer. Yeah, and I think if you had told 291 00:13:55,040 --> 00:13:57,240 Speaker 1: me before the New Orleans game that the Packers are 292 00:13:57,240 --> 00:13:59,400 Speaker 1: going to be without Davonte Adams, We're not going to 293 00:13:59,520 --> 00:14:01,520 Speaker 1: rush for a hundred yards and we're still going to 294 00:14:01,600 --> 00:14:04,040 Speaker 1: put up thirty seven points in the super Dome, out 295 00:14:04,040 --> 00:14:06,120 Speaker 1: have said you are crazy. But one of the biggest 296 00:14:06,160 --> 00:14:08,079 Speaker 1: keys to all of that has been the offense has 297 00:14:08,080 --> 00:14:10,200 Speaker 1: not turned the ball over yet in three games. So 298 00:14:10,240 --> 00:14:12,800 Speaker 1: you knock on wood a little bit to hope that 299 00:14:12,880 --> 00:14:15,560 Speaker 1: keeps going. But for now, we're going to sign off 300 00:14:15,559 --> 00:14:17,400 Speaker 1: in this edition of Packer's Own Script and be sure 301 00:14:17,400 --> 00:14:19,480 Speaker 1: to follow all of our coverage of the team on 302 00:14:19,560 --> 00:14:22,120 Speaker 1: Packers dot com. For Wes, I am Mike. Thank you 303 00:14:22,120 --> 00:14:24,560 Speaker 1: for tuning in everybody. We will see you next time.