1 00:00:00,520 --> 00:00:11,040 Speaker 1: Hi, everybody. Welcome to another edition of Packers Unscripted from 2 00:00:11,039 --> 00:00:14,040 Speaker 1: Packers dot Com. I am Mike Spoffer, joined by my 3 00:00:14,160 --> 00:00:19,080 Speaker 1: trusted colleague wearing his brand new glasses, West Hodkowitz. We're 4 00:00:19,120 --> 00:00:21,680 Speaker 1: coming to you, hear from our studios a lambo Field, West. 5 00:00:22,079 --> 00:00:24,959 Speaker 1: It's time to talk Packers Seahawks. Here. The Seattle Seahawks 6 00:00:25,000 --> 00:00:27,560 Speaker 1: will be coming to lambeau Field for a Sunday three 7 00:00:28,400 --> 00:00:32,880 Speaker 1: pm kick off. And this is a Seattle team that 8 00:00:33,040 --> 00:00:37,240 Speaker 1: is three and five, but they're getting their quarterback back 9 00:00:37,320 --> 00:00:42,000 Speaker 1: Russell Wilson back from the surgically repaired finger that cost 10 00:00:42,120 --> 00:00:45,959 Speaker 1: him three games. And for as much as even with 11 00:00:46,000 --> 00:00:48,400 Speaker 1: Wilson in the lineup, the Seahawks were up and down 12 00:00:48,520 --> 00:00:50,760 Speaker 1: early in the season, kind of riding a bit of 13 00:00:50,760 --> 00:00:55,600 Speaker 1: a roller coaster. Russell Wilson brings a one point three 14 00:00:55,640 --> 00:00:59,880 Speaker 1: passer rating UH, ten touchdowns, only one interception on the season. 15 00:01:00,400 --> 00:01:02,240 Speaker 1: He was off to a heck of a heck of 16 00:01:02,240 --> 00:01:05,000 Speaker 1: a start statistically, and that's certainly something he's looking to 17 00:01:05,040 --> 00:01:08,160 Speaker 1: continue against a pretty good Packers defense. Yeah, I mean, 18 00:01:08,400 --> 00:01:11,240 Speaker 1: it's so funny listen to Vante Adams discuss it, because 19 00:01:11,240 --> 00:01:13,360 Speaker 1: he's like, this really almost feels like a division game. 20 00:01:13,400 --> 00:01:16,039 Speaker 1: How much they've played. I believe in DeVante's career, this 21 00:01:16,120 --> 00:01:17,920 Speaker 1: is the eighth time. Now he's going to be playing 22 00:01:17,959 --> 00:01:22,880 Speaker 1: against the Russell A quarterback Seahawks team. And as we've 23 00:01:22,880 --> 00:01:25,039 Speaker 1: seen through all these matchups, and there's been so many 24 00:01:25,120 --> 00:01:28,640 Speaker 1: chapters in this this rivalry. Now, uh, it's always going 25 00:01:28,680 --> 00:01:30,840 Speaker 1: to be competitive, It's always gonna be probably down to 26 00:01:30,880 --> 00:01:32,480 Speaker 1: the wire. And in a lot of times too, it 27 00:01:32,520 --> 00:01:34,959 Speaker 1: comes down to how are the Packles Packers able to 28 00:01:35,040 --> 00:01:39,240 Speaker 1: contain Russell Wilson. Historically speaking, the games in which they've 29 00:01:39,240 --> 00:01:41,640 Speaker 1: been able to really put a hat on him, they've 30 00:01:41,640 --> 00:01:43,840 Speaker 1: played really well. The results have been in their favor. 31 00:01:44,160 --> 00:01:46,800 Speaker 1: And but when he gets going, man, when he gets moving, 32 00:01:46,800 --> 00:01:48,800 Speaker 1: when he gets creating plays out of the pocket, he 33 00:01:48,840 --> 00:01:51,440 Speaker 1: extends things. That's where he can really hurt you. And 34 00:01:51,440 --> 00:01:54,360 Speaker 1: as we're learning about the Seattle offense and this era, now, 35 00:01:55,000 --> 00:01:58,880 Speaker 1: whether it's DK Metcalf, whether you know it's it's Tyler Lockett, 36 00:01:58,920 --> 00:02:02,360 Speaker 1: they have weapons that can really hurt you. Yeah, that 37 00:02:02,480 --> 00:02:06,920 Speaker 1: combination of Lockett Metcalf is a really interesting one because 38 00:02:06,960 --> 00:02:10,679 Speaker 1: you don't you don't often see a a one to 39 00:02:10,960 --> 00:02:14,960 Speaker 1: punch at receiver if you will, where the two guys 40 00:02:15,120 --> 00:02:18,480 Speaker 1: are such different types of players in terms in terms 41 00:02:18,480 --> 00:02:20,560 Speaker 1: of the body types and the routes they run and 42 00:02:20,600 --> 00:02:23,560 Speaker 1: what those what the offenses asked them to do. And 43 00:02:23,600 --> 00:02:26,560 Speaker 1: I think that's what presents such a big challenge in 44 00:02:26,680 --> 00:02:30,519 Speaker 1: terms of defending Russell Wilson and his passing game with 45 00:02:30,560 --> 00:02:32,919 Speaker 1: those two guys on the other side of it. With 46 00:02:32,960 --> 00:02:36,280 Speaker 1: regard to trying to contain Wilson. Now this is the 47 00:02:36,320 --> 00:02:39,880 Speaker 1: statistic with Wilson or Gino Smith, but the Shawks have 48 00:02:39,919 --> 00:02:43,079 Speaker 1: allowed twenty six sacks season in eight games. I mean 49 00:02:43,080 --> 00:02:48,160 Speaker 1: that puts them on pace for allowing fifty plus this season. Now, 50 00:02:48,200 --> 00:02:50,800 Speaker 1: obviously about half of those were Wilson, half of those 51 00:02:50,840 --> 00:02:55,120 Speaker 1: were were Gino Smith. But um yeah, you still even 52 00:02:55,160 --> 00:02:57,920 Speaker 1: with those sack numbers, though, I think you have to 53 00:02:57,919 --> 00:03:01,600 Speaker 1: be careful about how you press or Russell Wilson. This 54 00:03:01,680 --> 00:03:04,760 Speaker 1: is what is so mind boggling about the season Seattle's 55 00:03:04,800 --> 00:03:08,520 Speaker 1: had is that Geno Smith played well during that absence. 56 00:03:08,560 --> 00:03:11,320 Speaker 1: But the problem is they've had a really difficult schedule. 57 00:03:11,360 --> 00:03:13,720 Speaker 1: When you look at the opponents they've played, I think 58 00:03:13,840 --> 00:03:16,720 Speaker 1: maybe the Vikings are the one team they lost to 59 00:03:16,919 --> 00:03:18,919 Speaker 1: that actually has a losing record right now. I mean, 60 00:03:19,480 --> 00:03:22,520 Speaker 1: it's been a competitive type of schedule in Smith, to 61 00:03:22,600 --> 00:03:25,520 Speaker 1: his credit, a lot of people, including myself, big time 62 00:03:25,560 --> 00:03:27,880 Speaker 1: doubters when he took over, played really well. He had 63 00:03:27,919 --> 00:03:30,560 Speaker 1: over a hundred passer rating. The thing that is really 64 00:03:30,600 --> 00:03:32,920 Speaker 1: stands out to me the most about Seattle though, is 65 00:03:33,400 --> 00:03:36,640 Speaker 1: the years change, but a lot of times the construction 66 00:03:36,640 --> 00:03:39,960 Speaker 1: of the offense is very similar. It really They've had 67 00:03:40,000 --> 00:03:42,760 Speaker 1: issues on the offensive line for years now. That hasn't 68 00:03:42,760 --> 00:03:45,760 Speaker 1: really changed. They've had inconsistency in the backfield now for 69 00:03:45,880 --> 00:03:49,320 Speaker 1: years now. That hasn't really changed. But at the same time, 70 00:03:49,360 --> 00:03:53,280 Speaker 1: when you have somebody like Wilson that can basically create uh, 71 00:03:53,400 --> 00:03:56,120 Speaker 1: it still makes them an incredibly dangerous team. And I 72 00:03:56,160 --> 00:03:58,880 Speaker 1: think defensively they've started to find themselves a little bit more. 73 00:03:59,560 --> 00:04:01,520 Speaker 1: Matt l Lor said it. It It was to your question, Mike, 74 00:04:01,560 --> 00:04:04,320 Speaker 1: they are expecting a playoff caliber team to step into 75 00:04:04,400 --> 00:04:08,040 Speaker 1: lambeau Field on Sunday, and anything short of that, I mean, yeah, 76 00:04:08,120 --> 00:04:10,800 Speaker 1: the Packers will accept it, but that isn't what they're anticipating. 77 00:04:10,800 --> 00:04:12,440 Speaker 1: They think that this is gonna be a matchup that's 78 00:04:12,440 --> 00:04:14,360 Speaker 1: really gonna come down to the wire because at the 79 00:04:14,360 --> 00:04:16,760 Speaker 1: beginning of this season. Back in September, this was the 80 00:04:16,760 --> 00:04:19,359 Speaker 1: gauntlet we were talking about. Seattle was a big reason 81 00:04:19,400 --> 00:04:21,359 Speaker 1: for why we thought November was gonna be as difficult 82 00:04:21,360 --> 00:04:23,400 Speaker 1: as it's going to be. Yeah. Absolutely, when you look 83 00:04:23,440 --> 00:04:26,680 Speaker 1: at it from Seattle's perspective, three and five, that's not 84 00:04:26,720 --> 00:04:29,080 Speaker 1: where they want to be after eight games. They can't 85 00:04:29,160 --> 00:04:33,479 Speaker 1: really afford too many more losses. But from their point 86 00:04:33,520 --> 00:04:35,719 Speaker 1: of view, they're like, hey, we have an opportunity to 87 00:04:35,720 --> 00:04:38,360 Speaker 1: play the Packers. We they they still have I believe 88 00:04:38,400 --> 00:04:40,960 Speaker 1: it's two games left with Arizona. They haven't played the 89 00:04:40,960 --> 00:04:44,560 Speaker 1: Cardinals left they yet. They have one game left against 90 00:04:44,560 --> 00:04:48,839 Speaker 1: the Rams. So even though they're three and five, they're 91 00:04:48,880 --> 00:04:51,920 Speaker 1: going to have some opportunities to make some noise here, 92 00:04:52,360 --> 00:04:55,240 Speaker 1: you know, playing against some of the top teams in 93 00:04:55,279 --> 00:04:58,120 Speaker 1: the NFC. As we're in that that that midpoint of 94 00:04:58,120 --> 00:05:00,360 Speaker 1: the season, I wanted to get back first, second to 95 00:05:00,560 --> 00:05:04,359 Speaker 1: that receiver tandem, uh lockt in Metcalf and I know 96 00:05:04,440 --> 00:05:07,640 Speaker 1: there we're not exactly sure what's happening with Eric Stokes. 97 00:05:07,680 --> 00:05:12,080 Speaker 1: He missed the last game for the Packers, um limited 98 00:05:12,120 --> 00:05:15,600 Speaker 1: on the injury report. As far as uh Wednesday's practice 99 00:05:15,880 --> 00:05:18,000 Speaker 1: for green Bay was concerned. So we'll see how that 100 00:05:18,040 --> 00:05:20,880 Speaker 1: plays out. But how do you think the Packers go 101 00:05:20,960 --> 00:05:25,080 Speaker 1: about defending Metcalf Unlockett? They are they just gonna have 102 00:05:25,120 --> 00:05:27,080 Speaker 1: the corners play their sides and you just and you 103 00:05:27,160 --> 00:05:29,279 Speaker 1: just match up that way. The reason I ask is 104 00:05:29,320 --> 00:05:31,640 Speaker 1: because we talked about this a lot, and we we 105 00:05:31,720 --> 00:05:34,719 Speaker 1: always it always seems very rare that the Packers try 106 00:05:34,800 --> 00:05:37,960 Speaker 1: to just match up, you know, a certain dB. But 107 00:05:38,360 --> 00:05:43,440 Speaker 1: then we saw Eric Stokes against the Cincinnati Bengals pretty 108 00:05:43,520 --> 00:05:45,960 Speaker 1: much was kind of matched up against Jamaar Chase for 109 00:05:46,000 --> 00:05:48,560 Speaker 1: the vast majority of that game. So it just makes 110 00:05:48,600 --> 00:05:51,880 Speaker 1: me wonder. But again Stokes that his status is uncertain. 111 00:05:51,880 --> 00:05:54,200 Speaker 1: He saw a lot of Terry McLaurin as well. I 112 00:05:54,240 --> 00:05:56,360 Speaker 1: don't know if it was down for down, snap for snap, 113 00:05:56,360 --> 00:05:58,400 Speaker 1: but he played him and kind of traveled with him 114 00:05:58,400 --> 00:05:59,840 Speaker 1: a little bit on the field too. And that game 115 00:06:00,000 --> 00:06:03,680 Speaker 1: it's Washington, so Stokes that possibilities there. It really might 116 00:06:03,720 --> 00:06:06,080 Speaker 1: get We don't know what the knee is, right, I mean, 117 00:06:06,520 --> 00:06:08,440 Speaker 1: it was one of the more unique things I think 118 00:06:08,480 --> 00:06:10,920 Speaker 1: I can remember, other than maybe an illness. I remember 119 00:06:10,920 --> 00:06:13,200 Speaker 1: Brian Blog I think dropped out with the flu, right 120 00:06:13,279 --> 00:06:15,000 Speaker 1: and then that's where Jared Valdeer had to start a 121 00:06:15,040 --> 00:06:17,640 Speaker 1: couple of years ago, like ninety minutes before the game. 122 00:06:18,240 --> 00:06:20,080 Speaker 1: I believe it was the flu. If not, I'm sorry 123 00:06:20,080 --> 00:06:23,400 Speaker 1: Brian from his reporting, but I don't remember an issue 124 00:06:23,400 --> 00:06:25,760 Speaker 1: where a guy actually like a cornerback guy had a 125 00:06:25,760 --> 00:06:28,920 Speaker 1: a you know, a fitness position, a finesse position where 126 00:06:28,960 --> 00:06:30,599 Speaker 1: he has to go out of the lineup because of 127 00:06:30,600 --> 00:06:33,919 Speaker 1: a pregame injury. So time will tell. I mean, maybe 128 00:06:33,960 --> 00:06:35,680 Speaker 1: he was limited. We'll see what the injury report says 129 00:06:35,760 --> 00:06:38,640 Speaker 1: later this week. To your question, though, I think the 130 00:06:38,720 --> 00:06:42,080 Speaker 1: one big thing about this, uh, this defense that Joe 131 00:06:42,080 --> 00:06:45,840 Speaker 1: Barry employs is he trust players to play their positions. 132 00:06:45,960 --> 00:06:48,239 Speaker 1: And there was a line, it was a very basic 133 00:06:48,360 --> 00:06:50,960 Speaker 1: line that Deveandre Campbell said, but it really hit home 134 00:06:50,960 --> 00:06:54,200 Speaker 1: with me in that he trust linebackers to be linebackers, 135 00:06:54,240 --> 00:06:56,520 Speaker 1: he trust defensive backs to be defensive backs. And if 136 00:06:56,560 --> 00:06:59,440 Speaker 1: your assignment is to be the left perimeter cornerback, like 137 00:06:59,480 --> 00:07:02,559 Speaker 1: we're sold this was last week, He's comfortable just letting 138 00:07:02,560 --> 00:07:05,440 Speaker 1: that guy be that guy. So I don't think you're 139 00:07:05,440 --> 00:07:08,120 Speaker 1: gonna see any overwhelming adjustments. I think the bigger thing 140 00:07:08,160 --> 00:07:10,680 Speaker 1: they have to figure out is from a safety perspective, 141 00:07:11,080 --> 00:07:14,120 Speaker 1: how they go about trying to put an umbrella over 142 00:07:14,600 --> 00:07:18,680 Speaker 1: DK Metcalf with also being cognizant of what Lockett can 143 00:07:18,720 --> 00:07:21,560 Speaker 1: do both underneath and down the field. Those two guys 144 00:07:21,560 --> 00:07:24,920 Speaker 1: are really elite weapons and to have, you know, two 145 00:07:24,960 --> 00:07:27,440 Speaker 1: receivers that have such a juxtaposition in terms of their 146 00:07:27,440 --> 00:07:30,400 Speaker 1: styles in terms of what makes them great. Davanta Adams 147 00:07:30,400 --> 00:07:32,640 Speaker 1: even talked about it and was asked about, hey, can 148 00:07:32,640 --> 00:07:35,760 Speaker 1: you steal anything from DK Metcalf's game? You really can't 149 00:07:35,960 --> 00:07:37,880 Speaker 1: because the guy's six ft five and as he said, 150 00:07:37,880 --> 00:07:40,880 Speaker 1: twitter ninety pounds. He's a very unique player to his 151 00:07:40,920 --> 00:07:44,880 Speaker 1: own skill set. So that was a really good, very 152 00:07:44,920 --> 00:07:47,760 Speaker 1: solid But that being said, you look at photos of him, 153 00:07:47,760 --> 00:07:50,480 Speaker 1: you absolutely believe it. So I'll tell you this, man, 154 00:07:50,800 --> 00:07:52,880 Speaker 1: it's gonna be a challenge, But I think really it's 155 00:07:52,880 --> 00:07:54,920 Speaker 1: gonna be more on that back end and how they 156 00:07:54,920 --> 00:07:56,680 Speaker 1: want to blank at these guys and how they want 157 00:07:56,680 --> 00:07:59,840 Speaker 1: to cloud them as opposed to what cornerback stokes of 158 00:08:00,000 --> 00:08:02,560 Speaker 1: elbow or not. Is gonna be the one drawing those assignments. Yeah, 159 00:08:02,560 --> 00:08:05,160 Speaker 1: I think it's interesting with with with that pair of 160 00:08:05,200 --> 00:08:10,560 Speaker 1: receivers because they are so different physically, yet both of 161 00:08:10,560 --> 00:08:13,080 Speaker 1: them can beat you deep, and both of them can 162 00:08:13,120 --> 00:08:15,160 Speaker 1: take a short pass and get a lot of yards 163 00:08:15,200 --> 00:08:17,560 Speaker 1: after the catch, and and you just don't you just 164 00:08:17,640 --> 00:08:21,559 Speaker 1: don't see that. You just don't see that wide array 165 00:08:21,840 --> 00:08:26,760 Speaker 1: of of abilities from two guys that that look physically 166 00:08:26,840 --> 00:08:29,960 Speaker 1: so different on the field. On the Packer side of things, 167 00:08:30,000 --> 00:08:33,760 Speaker 1: West David baktr, the five time All Pro left tackle, 168 00:08:34,000 --> 00:08:38,679 Speaker 1: was activated from the physically unable to perform list his 169 00:08:39,040 --> 00:08:42,960 Speaker 1: h his three week three week roster exemption. Excuse me, 170 00:08:43,000 --> 00:08:46,920 Speaker 1: from when he started practicing UM to where you know 171 00:08:46,960 --> 00:08:48,600 Speaker 1: he did not have to count on the fifty three 172 00:08:48,640 --> 00:08:52,320 Speaker 1: man roster, that three week exemption expired, so the Packers 173 00:08:52,320 --> 00:08:54,720 Speaker 1: had to make a decision activate him or not. So 174 00:08:54,760 --> 00:08:57,400 Speaker 1: he is on the fifty three man roster. There hasn't 175 00:08:57,440 --> 00:09:00,320 Speaker 1: been anything definitively said as to whether he is going 176 00:09:00,360 --> 00:09:04,040 Speaker 1: to start at left tackle on Sunday, but we heard 177 00:09:04,040 --> 00:09:06,920 Speaker 1: from Elton Jenkins and uh and as I wrote on 178 00:09:06,960 --> 00:09:09,280 Speaker 1: our website, you can check out the story on Packers 179 00:09:09,320 --> 00:09:12,880 Speaker 1: dot com. Elton Jenkins is ready to move wherever the 180 00:09:12,880 --> 00:09:16,040 Speaker 1: Packers need him to move right and and Uh even 181 00:09:16,160 --> 00:09:17,800 Speaker 1: joked that he thought maybe he was going to be 182 00:09:17,840 --> 00:09:21,439 Speaker 1: the backup quarterback last week until Blake Bortles was brought in. 183 00:09:21,920 --> 00:09:24,320 Speaker 1: But I also like how he said Blake Bortles, not 184 00:09:24,400 --> 00:09:27,120 Speaker 1: Blake or Bortles. He's like, and then we signed Blake Bortles. 185 00:09:27,120 --> 00:09:29,920 Speaker 1: It's like that made me chuckle. Yeah. But Elton is 186 00:09:29,920 --> 00:09:32,760 Speaker 1: ready to Elton's ready to line up wherever the Packers 187 00:09:32,800 --> 00:09:35,439 Speaker 1: need him when bok tr is ready to go, whether 188 00:09:35,480 --> 00:09:38,240 Speaker 1: that is this week or down the line. I will 189 00:09:38,280 --> 00:09:42,440 Speaker 1: say this as it relates to the Packers, as it 190 00:09:42,440 --> 00:09:45,200 Speaker 1: relates to guys coming off of significant knee injuries or 191 00:09:45,240 --> 00:09:47,280 Speaker 1: any injury. You know we saw with the collar bones 192 00:09:47,280 --> 00:09:50,079 Speaker 1: with Aaron Rodgers. The day that that player runs out 193 00:09:50,080 --> 00:09:52,520 Speaker 1: of the tunnel at lambau Field or it's maybe potentially 194 00:09:52,559 --> 00:09:56,320 Speaker 1: a road game, I have full confidence that that guy 195 00:09:56,400 --> 00:09:59,440 Speaker 1: is ready. I think that has been proven with Pat mackenzie, 196 00:09:59,520 --> 00:10:02,600 Speaker 1: with this train ning staff here, they are not going 197 00:10:02,640 --> 00:10:04,920 Speaker 1: to put a guy out there who isn't ready to play. 198 00:10:04,960 --> 00:10:06,960 Speaker 1: So that's not about David bok Terry. I'm sure if 199 00:10:07,000 --> 00:10:09,800 Speaker 1: David bok Terry had his druthers about this whole situation, 200 00:10:10,000 --> 00:10:12,240 Speaker 1: he probably would have played in the last preseason game. 201 00:10:12,720 --> 00:10:14,480 Speaker 1: But the fact of the matter is they needed to 202 00:10:14,520 --> 00:10:16,400 Speaker 1: be able to give him this window once he started 203 00:10:16,440 --> 00:10:20,240 Speaker 1: practicing again, to simulate these practices, to get him ready 204 00:10:20,280 --> 00:10:23,240 Speaker 1: for playing seventy offensive snaps. That's all a part of 205 00:10:23,240 --> 00:10:25,520 Speaker 1: the process, just as much as rebuilding up the strength 206 00:10:25,520 --> 00:10:28,640 Speaker 1: and that knee was. But I'll say this, Mike, to 207 00:10:28,800 --> 00:10:31,000 Speaker 1: have a guy like Elton Jenkins step up and then 208 00:10:31,040 --> 00:10:33,720 Speaker 1: also an honorable mention to yosh Naim and being able 209 00:10:33,760 --> 00:10:36,680 Speaker 1: to to eat up three games as well. The Packers 210 00:10:36,679 --> 00:10:39,280 Speaker 1: went seven and two missing their five time all Pro 211 00:10:40,240 --> 00:10:42,400 Speaker 1: left tackle. That's not to say they didn't miss him. 212 00:10:42,480 --> 00:10:45,240 Speaker 1: They still missed him mightily because I think this offensive 213 00:10:45,240 --> 00:10:48,040 Speaker 1: line is better when you have Jenkins and bok Try 214 00:10:48,120 --> 00:10:50,960 Speaker 1: both there. But to be able to stem this tide, 215 00:10:51,320 --> 00:10:54,040 Speaker 1: I think that's something regardless of what the final record 216 00:10:54,080 --> 00:10:55,719 Speaker 1: is of the season, regardless of whether or not the 217 00:10:55,720 --> 00:10:58,920 Speaker 1: Packers Holy stuff at Lombardi Trophy, Elton Jenkins in the 218 00:10:59,000 --> 00:11:01,320 Speaker 1: Yoshiman to be really proud that they were able to 219 00:11:01,360 --> 00:11:04,480 Speaker 1: get them this far because it shouldn't have looked this easy. Yeah, 220 00:11:04,800 --> 00:11:07,720 Speaker 1: teams lose, not even guys of the caliber of David 221 00:11:07,720 --> 00:11:11,480 Speaker 1: bok tr and it can be an absolute disaster. Packers 222 00:11:11,559 --> 00:11:14,120 Speaker 1: were able to keep this thing going. And if you 223 00:11:14,160 --> 00:11:17,600 Speaker 1: get boxed, you got back MVS. Last week, you got 224 00:11:17,600 --> 00:11:21,400 Speaker 1: back Kevin King, you get box tr e back Jayres 225 00:11:21,720 --> 00:11:25,280 Speaker 1: being around practice again, doesn't have a sling one hanging 226 00:11:25,320 --> 00:11:28,920 Speaker 1: around just Sari. Darius Smith is back in Green Bay. 227 00:11:29,200 --> 00:11:32,600 Speaker 1: Easy for me to say, every single you know guy 228 00:11:32,679 --> 00:11:35,360 Speaker 1: that they add back into the fold of this caliber, 229 00:11:35,440 --> 00:11:37,480 Speaker 1: it's going to make this team better for the long run. Yeah, no, 230 00:11:37,600 --> 00:11:41,160 Speaker 1: I hear you. And and obviously, well we will see 231 00:11:41,160 --> 00:11:43,839 Speaker 1: what the Packers decided to do when bok tr does 232 00:11:43,920 --> 00:11:47,679 Speaker 1: come back. With regard Dalton Jenkins, the first decision is 233 00:11:47,760 --> 00:11:49,800 Speaker 1: do you put Elton Jenkins at left guard, which is 234 00:11:49,840 --> 00:11:52,679 Speaker 1: his Pro Bowl position, even though maybe he was headed 235 00:11:52,720 --> 00:11:54,480 Speaker 1: for a Pro Bowl at left tackle I don't know, 236 00:11:55,679 --> 00:11:59,880 Speaker 1: Or because Josh Myers is still out and Jenkins was 237 00:12:00,040 --> 00:12:02,400 Speaker 1: your guy who filled in at center last year when 238 00:12:02,480 --> 00:12:05,160 Speaker 1: Corey Lindsley went down for three games late in the season, 239 00:12:05,640 --> 00:12:09,720 Speaker 1: do you put Elton Jenkins at center? And then obviously 240 00:12:09,760 --> 00:12:13,600 Speaker 1: you're sorting out amongst Lucas, Patrick Royce, Newman, John Runyon, 241 00:12:13,840 --> 00:12:17,680 Speaker 1: those other interior guys who will be your best five 242 00:12:18,040 --> 00:12:23,199 Speaker 1: um in the starting lineup, so um. The versatility that 243 00:12:23,240 --> 00:12:28,000 Speaker 1: Elton Jenkins has gives gives the Packers a um almost 244 00:12:28,080 --> 00:12:31,480 Speaker 1: an unmatched luxury in in this game when it comes 245 00:12:31,520 --> 00:12:35,400 Speaker 1: to injuries on the offensive line. And obviously other guys 246 00:12:35,400 --> 00:12:38,080 Speaker 1: are cross trained at at different positions as well. But 247 00:12:38,520 --> 00:12:41,280 Speaker 1: as Adam Stanovich said last week, all you have to 248 00:12:41,280 --> 00:12:43,280 Speaker 1: do is give Elton Jenkins a couple of days of 249 00:12:43,280 --> 00:12:46,000 Speaker 1: practice at any spot on the offensive line and you 250 00:12:46,000 --> 00:12:47,520 Speaker 1: can put him out there in a game and you 251 00:12:47,520 --> 00:12:50,800 Speaker 1: know he's gonna do just fine. And and and you 252 00:12:50,840 --> 00:12:54,640 Speaker 1: don't you don't hear that about about guys in terms 253 00:12:54,679 --> 00:12:57,760 Speaker 1: of just being able to train and grasp everything so 254 00:12:57,840 --> 00:13:01,880 Speaker 1: quickly and understand the techniques and then execute those techniques 255 00:13:02,080 --> 00:13:05,000 Speaker 1: as well as you know the playbook based on your 256 00:13:05,040 --> 00:13:07,719 Speaker 1: responsibility of guard versus tackle and all of that kind 257 00:13:07,720 --> 00:13:10,000 Speaker 1: of stuff. And so we'll see. We don't really know 258 00:13:10,080 --> 00:13:11,760 Speaker 1: what the Packers are going to do, but the fact 259 00:13:11,760 --> 00:13:14,400 Speaker 1: that they have so many options at their disposal is 260 00:13:14,440 --> 00:13:17,000 Speaker 1: a credit Elton Jenkins. Yeah, and and even this year 261 00:13:17,080 --> 00:13:20,640 Speaker 1: doesn't I think fully encapsulate what he brings. It was 262 00:13:20,720 --> 00:13:22,800 Speaker 1: last year that I think my eyes really opened up 263 00:13:22,840 --> 00:13:25,720 Speaker 1: to it, because that was a position where Lucas Patrick 264 00:13:25,760 --> 00:13:27,640 Speaker 1: had to start it right guard. They had already lost 265 00:13:28,080 --> 00:13:30,680 Speaker 1: Lane Taylor for the year, so when when Corey Linsley 266 00:13:30,679 --> 00:13:32,960 Speaker 1: got hurt, they didn't really have a backup center so 267 00:13:33,000 --> 00:13:35,640 Speaker 1: to speak. It needed to be Elton Jenkins and the 268 00:13:35,640 --> 00:13:37,680 Speaker 1: guy slid in there. And then three starts played at 269 00:13:37,720 --> 00:13:40,959 Speaker 1: a Pro Bowl level at that position too. So, uh, 270 00:13:41,360 --> 00:13:43,000 Speaker 1: you don't you hope at some point you're going to 271 00:13:43,080 --> 00:13:45,760 Speaker 1: see a relatively healthy line that Josh Myers can get 272 00:13:45,760 --> 00:13:47,840 Speaker 1: back at some point this season and the Packers start 273 00:13:47,880 --> 00:13:50,960 Speaker 1: to look more like themselves again. But to be able 274 00:13:51,000 --> 00:13:53,520 Speaker 1: to do what they've done in spite of all these injuries, 275 00:13:53,880 --> 00:13:56,960 Speaker 1: it has been probably one of the top five storylines 276 00:13:57,000 --> 00:13:59,720 Speaker 1: I'd say as far as this Packers season has been concerned. Yeah, 277 00:13:59,720 --> 00:14:02,680 Speaker 1: asolutely well. 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When you 287 00:14:31,480 --> 00:14:34,600 Speaker 1: look at this game, Packers are starting a stretch here 288 00:14:34,800 --> 00:14:38,000 Speaker 1: of five out of seven. Five of their next seven 289 00:14:38,040 --> 00:14:40,520 Speaker 1: games are at lambeau Field, after the stretch of playing 290 00:14:40,560 --> 00:14:42,760 Speaker 1: four out of five on the road. What do the 291 00:14:42,760 --> 00:14:45,200 Speaker 1: Packers have to do to get back into the wind 292 00:14:45,240 --> 00:14:47,400 Speaker 1: column after taking a loss last week? Goes back to 293 00:14:47,440 --> 00:14:49,960 Speaker 1: what your key to victory was last week. I think 294 00:14:50,000 --> 00:14:51,560 Speaker 1: they have to protect the football, and I need to 295 00:14:51,560 --> 00:14:54,040 Speaker 1: think they need to take the football away. Seattle is 296 00:14:54,080 --> 00:14:56,560 Speaker 1: one of the more unique teams I think I've ever 297 00:14:56,600 --> 00:14:59,920 Speaker 1: seen this particular team this year. They don't give the 298 00:15:00,040 --> 00:15:03,320 Speaker 1: ball away, but they also haven't really taken it away 299 00:15:03,440 --> 00:15:06,480 Speaker 1: this season. They only have three interceptions among thirty four 300 00:15:06,600 --> 00:15:09,840 Speaker 1: defensive passes defense, and I believe they all belong to 301 00:15:09,920 --> 00:15:13,119 Speaker 1: Quadri Diggs. Yeah, they do. Diggs. Diggs has all their interceptions, 302 00:15:13,480 --> 00:15:16,680 Speaker 1: and again it's a good defense. But their inability to 303 00:15:16,720 --> 00:15:18,440 Speaker 1: take the ball away I think has been one of 304 00:15:18,440 --> 00:15:20,880 Speaker 1: the reasons why you've seen all these yards being put 305 00:15:20,920 --> 00:15:24,760 Speaker 1: up against them this year. Um and offensively though they 306 00:15:24,800 --> 00:15:28,320 Speaker 1: only have what four giveaways. I mean, it's been pretty remarkable, 307 00:15:28,360 --> 00:15:30,440 Speaker 1: even with Gino Smith taking over the fact that they've 308 00:15:30,440 --> 00:15:32,280 Speaker 1: been able to protect the football as well as they have. 309 00:15:32,400 --> 00:15:34,200 Speaker 1: So I think that's gonna be a catalyst in this game. 310 00:15:34,240 --> 00:15:36,440 Speaker 1: I thought last week, you know, and I think it 311 00:15:36,480 --> 00:15:38,840 Speaker 1: proved out that if the Packers protect the football, if 312 00:15:38,840 --> 00:15:40,720 Speaker 1: they don't lose the turnover battle two to nothing, and 313 00:15:40,760 --> 00:15:42,680 Speaker 1: then the points that were generated off of that for 314 00:15:42,880 --> 00:15:45,440 Speaker 1: Kansas City, I think that's a different football game. So, 315 00:15:45,920 --> 00:15:48,440 Speaker 1: especially if Aaron Rodgers is back in the fold. The 316 00:15:48,480 --> 00:15:51,040 Speaker 1: big day on that is obviously going to be Saturday. 317 00:15:51,080 --> 00:15:53,600 Speaker 1: But if Aaron Rodgers is back and the Packers can 318 00:15:53,640 --> 00:15:55,920 Speaker 1: get back into the groove that they were in before 319 00:15:55,960 --> 00:15:58,720 Speaker 1: this whole, you know, Davante Adams is gone and then 320 00:15:58,840 --> 00:16:01,520 Speaker 1: Rogers has gone. If they're able to look like the 321 00:16:01,520 --> 00:16:04,480 Speaker 1: offense they did in Week seven, I think they were 322 00:16:04,560 --> 00:16:06,520 Speaker 1: very easily able to win this game and continue on 323 00:16:06,640 --> 00:16:08,680 Speaker 1: building on what they did in the first half of 324 00:16:08,680 --> 00:16:11,080 Speaker 1: the season. Yeah, and I think offensively, and I say this, 325 00:16:11,160 --> 00:16:13,800 Speaker 1: whether Jordan's Love is the quarterback or whether Aaron Rodgers 326 00:16:13,840 --> 00:16:16,680 Speaker 1: does come back and get cleared on Saturday and is 327 00:16:16,680 --> 00:16:19,760 Speaker 1: is under center on Sunday. You got to get back 328 00:16:19,800 --> 00:16:23,000 Speaker 1: to running the football. We've we've been saying this since 329 00:16:23,000 --> 00:16:25,560 Speaker 1: since Matt Lafleur got here in twenty nineteen, and we've 330 00:16:25,600 --> 00:16:29,120 Speaker 1: seen the implementation of this offense. The Packers have won 331 00:16:29,280 --> 00:16:32,440 Speaker 1: plenty of games. You know, when Aaron Rodgers has just 332 00:16:32,480 --> 00:16:35,520 Speaker 1: done his thing right, like we've seen that. But when 333 00:16:35,520 --> 00:16:38,960 Speaker 1: this Packers offense has been at its best is when 334 00:16:39,360 --> 00:16:42,160 Speaker 1: the running game is the foundation and it sets up 335 00:16:42,200 --> 00:16:44,560 Speaker 1: the play action and it just opens up so many 336 00:16:44,600 --> 00:16:48,080 Speaker 1: more things for the quarterback. And especially when that quarterback 337 00:16:48,120 --> 00:16:51,080 Speaker 1: is Aaron Rodgers with his mastery of the offense and 338 00:16:51,080 --> 00:16:53,240 Speaker 1: what is going on. And we heard we've heard Matt 339 00:16:53,280 --> 00:16:57,360 Speaker 1: Lafleur many times when he when he's critical of himself 340 00:16:57,400 --> 00:17:00,280 Speaker 1: about his game plan, his approach, and he and he says, yeah, 341 00:17:00,280 --> 00:17:03,200 Speaker 1: I got away from the run too early. When we've 342 00:17:03,200 --> 00:17:06,280 Speaker 1: heard him say that, he's usually made a recommitment to 343 00:17:06,359 --> 00:17:08,560 Speaker 1: it again right after that. I think the Packers are 344 00:17:08,560 --> 00:17:11,000 Speaker 1: going to come out on Sunday with with Aaron Jones 345 00:17:11,040 --> 00:17:13,600 Speaker 1: and a J. Dillon, whatever rotation whoever is going to 346 00:17:13,680 --> 00:17:15,760 Speaker 1: be first second, whatever. I think the Packers are going 347 00:17:15,800 --> 00:17:18,000 Speaker 1: to show that commitment to the run game on Sunday, 348 00:17:18,000 --> 00:17:20,159 Speaker 1: and I appreciate that they probably weren't going to be 349 00:17:20,200 --> 00:17:22,600 Speaker 1: able to run the ball thirty five times against Kansas 350 00:17:22,640 --> 00:17:25,000 Speaker 1: City with Kansas City playing as many guys in the 351 00:17:25,040 --> 00:17:27,359 Speaker 1: box as they were with their single high which you 352 00:17:27,440 --> 00:17:30,159 Speaker 1: which you can do when it's a guy's first start 353 00:17:30,200 --> 00:17:33,200 Speaker 1: as opposed to Aaron Rodgers at quarterback. But the encouraging 354 00:17:33,240 --> 00:17:35,600 Speaker 1: thing about what they did accomplished was they still move 355 00:17:35,680 --> 00:17:38,480 Speaker 1: the ball really well against a loaded box. Yeah, they did, 356 00:17:38,520 --> 00:17:41,160 Speaker 1: and that's a credit to both Aaron Jones and a J. Dillon. 357 00:17:41,240 --> 00:17:43,399 Speaker 1: They both where he had some nice runs in that game. 358 00:17:43,840 --> 00:17:45,760 Speaker 1: But I go back to and Mike, I want to 359 00:17:45,800 --> 00:17:47,959 Speaker 1: say it's Detroit. Correct me if I'm wrong, But that 360 00:17:48,000 --> 00:17:50,560 Speaker 1: was the game where I believe A J. Dillon just 361 00:17:50,560 --> 00:17:53,119 Speaker 1: took over in the fourth quarter, like the fourth quarter 362 00:17:53,280 --> 00:17:55,600 Speaker 1: or the four minute offense, just kept pounding the ball, 363 00:17:55,640 --> 00:17:58,160 Speaker 1: pounding the ball, pounding the ball. This kid can take it. 364 00:17:58,560 --> 00:18:00,920 Speaker 1: He did it at Boston College. I just I want 365 00:18:00,920 --> 00:18:03,040 Speaker 1: to see more of those opportunities for I think I 366 00:18:03,080 --> 00:18:05,040 Speaker 1: think A J. Dillan's earned them to be able to 367 00:18:05,119 --> 00:18:07,760 Speaker 1: just to continually get those reps and then being able 368 00:18:07,800 --> 00:18:11,159 Speaker 1: to be really pragmatic about how you utilize Aaron Jones. 369 00:18:11,200 --> 00:18:12,760 Speaker 1: I want to see more of the pony packages. I 370 00:18:12,800 --> 00:18:14,800 Speaker 1: want to see the offense run more through those guys, 371 00:18:14,840 --> 00:18:16,800 Speaker 1: because I think one of the issues they've had in 372 00:18:16,800 --> 00:18:18,440 Speaker 1: this first half of the season is trying to get 373 00:18:18,440 --> 00:18:20,520 Speaker 1: the play action going because we haven't seen it in 374 00:18:20,560 --> 00:18:23,600 Speaker 1: the same form that we did last year. If that happens, 375 00:18:23,840 --> 00:18:25,680 Speaker 1: and I still think there's a lot there for this 376 00:18:25,800 --> 00:18:29,400 Speaker 1: Packers offense to accomplish this season, I really believe that 377 00:18:29,400 --> 00:18:31,239 Speaker 1: that's gonna be what's gonna put them over the top, 378 00:18:31,320 --> 00:18:34,280 Speaker 1: because right now the defense has to be able to 379 00:18:34,320 --> 00:18:36,800 Speaker 1: still weather these injuries and keep building. But this is 380 00:18:36,800 --> 00:18:39,200 Speaker 1: the best Packers defense I've covered in my time here. 381 00:18:39,400 --> 00:18:41,000 Speaker 1: It just is. And it's not I'm not saying it's 382 00:18:41,000 --> 00:18:43,040 Speaker 1: the most talented. I'm not saying that they just but 383 00:18:43,200 --> 00:18:46,320 Speaker 1: the way that they're playing is they're playing dominant football, 384 00:18:46,840 --> 00:18:48,679 Speaker 1: and I think it's right there for Green Bay right 385 00:18:48,720 --> 00:18:51,080 Speaker 1: now from a championship perspective. If they can get some 386 00:18:51,160 --> 00:18:52,880 Speaker 1: of these things squared away with the offense and get 387 00:18:52,920 --> 00:18:55,600 Speaker 1: this thing rolling, and obviously the special team's considerations as well, 388 00:18:56,400 --> 00:18:59,040 Speaker 1: it's it's all there, yeah, and you're and you're playing 389 00:18:59,080 --> 00:19:02,440 Speaker 1: at home here for for this next next stretch of 390 00:19:02,520 --> 00:19:05,840 Speaker 1: games to uh, to keep yourself where you are in 391 00:19:06,240 --> 00:19:08,639 Speaker 1: in those NFC rankings and with regard to the NFC 392 00:19:08,800 --> 00:19:11,600 Speaker 1: North as far as the division is concerned, here week ten, 393 00:19:11,680 --> 00:19:15,520 Speaker 1: the Chicago Bears on a by Minnesota Vikings with another tough, 394 00:19:15,680 --> 00:19:18,639 Speaker 1: tough They're they're on the road. They're they're on the 395 00:19:18,760 --> 00:19:23,240 Speaker 1: road out at Los Angeles to play the Chargers. So 396 00:19:23,400 --> 00:19:26,280 Speaker 1: the Packers, with that three and a half game lead 397 00:19:26,960 --> 00:19:31,800 Speaker 1: in the NFC North, as far as division hopes are concerned, 398 00:19:31,840 --> 00:19:34,440 Speaker 1: Minnesota has to feel like now that it's it's back 399 00:19:34,560 --> 00:19:37,439 Speaker 1: is against the wall. They they the Vikings have got 400 00:19:37,560 --> 00:19:39,960 Speaker 1: to start stacking some victories to be able to put 401 00:19:40,400 --> 00:19:44,000 Speaker 1: any pressure on the Packers. Obviously they're playing the Packers 402 00:19:44,240 --> 00:19:46,960 Speaker 1: um very soon coming up here. But but this is 403 00:19:47,000 --> 00:19:48,720 Speaker 1: a this is a tough road trip for the Vikings. 404 00:19:48,760 --> 00:19:50,359 Speaker 1: I didn't mean to interrupt you, but I forgot that 405 00:19:50,440 --> 00:19:52,399 Speaker 1: Chicago was on a bye this week. You and I 406 00:19:52,480 --> 00:19:55,080 Speaker 1: always discussed the whole thing about like, oh man, you know, 407 00:19:55,160 --> 00:19:57,320 Speaker 1: go that last game before the bye week. From an 408 00:19:57,320 --> 00:19:59,640 Speaker 1: insider inbox perspective, you always want to, you know, either 409 00:19:59,680 --> 00:20:02,440 Speaker 1: a VIC three or a nice performance man of life. 410 00:20:02,520 --> 00:20:06,200 Speaker 1: The Bears get to stew over that one for Mondays. 411 00:20:06,240 --> 00:20:09,240 Speaker 1: That Monday night loss, that Monday night loss in Pittsburgh 412 00:20:09,359 --> 00:20:10,760 Speaker 1: is the one they have to sit on for two 413 00:20:10,800 --> 00:20:14,000 Speaker 1: weeks now. There's not enough breath mints in the world 414 00:20:14,080 --> 00:20:15,480 Speaker 1: to get the face out of that one out of it. 415 00:20:15,640 --> 00:20:19,080 Speaker 1: But Minnesota perspective, this is a really difficult matchup for them, 416 00:20:19,320 --> 00:20:21,760 Speaker 1: and and certainly going into l A is not like 417 00:20:21,840 --> 00:20:23,560 Speaker 1: a lot of other teams. I don't think it's gonna 418 00:20:23,560 --> 00:20:26,639 Speaker 1: be a noise barrier issue there for them, But they 419 00:20:26,680 --> 00:20:27,960 Speaker 1: do need to find a way to win some of 420 00:20:27,960 --> 00:20:29,920 Speaker 1: these games because they've played a number of teams tough 421 00:20:30,040 --> 00:20:31,560 Speaker 1: this year, but they just haven't been able to close 422 00:20:31,640 --> 00:20:34,040 Speaker 1: this thing out. Credit to them, it's a difficult schedule. 423 00:20:34,119 --> 00:20:35,840 Speaker 1: It's been a really tough year for them as well 424 00:20:35,920 --> 00:20:37,760 Speaker 1: with how things have lined up. But at some point, 425 00:20:37,800 --> 00:20:39,280 Speaker 1: if they're going to make a run at Green Bay here, 426 00:20:39,320 --> 00:20:41,560 Speaker 1: they have to pick up some ws and from Detroit, 427 00:20:41,840 --> 00:20:45,239 Speaker 1: you know, having to go to Pittsburgh. Now, um, they 428 00:20:45,280 --> 00:20:47,520 Speaker 1: got a week to kind of regroup a little bit. 429 00:20:47,600 --> 00:20:49,840 Speaker 1: You think I heard a little. Bertie told me that 430 00:20:49,960 --> 00:20:54,240 Speaker 1: Tim Boyle was maybe potentially designated to return, Hey, Lions, 431 00:20:54,320 --> 00:20:57,240 Speaker 1: it sounded like they opened the they opened the practice 432 00:20:57,320 --> 00:20:59,919 Speaker 1: window as far as bringing him off of injured ors 433 00:21:00,080 --> 00:21:02,280 Speaker 1: or so. Yes, we will see. We will see what 434 00:21:02,400 --> 00:21:05,480 Speaker 1: happens with the Laser show number twelve, number one in 435 00:21:05,520 --> 00:21:09,000 Speaker 1: your hearts. Yeah, just saying, well, elsewhere in the NFC, 436 00:21:09,240 --> 00:21:11,280 Speaker 1: just to give folks a sense of what else is 437 00:21:11,359 --> 00:21:15,119 Speaker 1: going on amongst those other contenders. Atlanta is playing at Dallas. 438 00:21:15,960 --> 00:21:20,080 Speaker 1: Arizona is hosting Carolina, and Carolina going through all sorts 439 00:21:20,160 --> 00:21:23,560 Speaker 1: of quarterback stuff and everything right now. Tampa Bay is 440 00:21:23,720 --> 00:21:26,040 Speaker 1: at Washington, both of those teams coming off of by 441 00:21:26,160 --> 00:21:29,639 Speaker 1: that's actually a playoff rematch, playoff rematch game from the 442 00:21:29,960 --> 00:21:32,879 Speaker 1: from the first round last year. And then the Rams 443 00:21:32,920 --> 00:21:35,840 Speaker 1: are at San Francisco on Monday Night Football. I have 444 00:21:35,920 --> 00:21:39,560 Speaker 1: to say I was I was surprised and somewhat disappointed 445 00:21:39,640 --> 00:21:43,800 Speaker 1: in a sense that San Francisco didn't give the Cardinals 446 00:21:43,920 --> 00:21:45,679 Speaker 1: more of a run for their money when the Cardinals 447 00:21:45,760 --> 00:21:48,040 Speaker 1: were missing all the players that they were last week. 448 00:21:48,119 --> 00:21:50,359 Speaker 1: So I'm not really sure what's going on with the 449 00:21:50,440 --> 00:21:53,720 Speaker 1: forty Niners, but uh, they will be hosting the Rams 450 00:21:53,760 --> 00:21:55,400 Speaker 1: on Monday and at football, So your thoughts on any 451 00:21:55,440 --> 00:21:57,760 Speaker 1: of those games you're talking about Matt Lafleur in the 452 00:21:57,840 --> 00:22:00,800 Speaker 1: run game, Kyle Shanahan getting away from the run in 453 00:22:00,840 --> 00:22:03,240 Speaker 1: San Francisco has been one of the more surprising things. Now. 454 00:22:03,320 --> 00:22:05,520 Speaker 1: Obviously I know what happened with most are but I mean, 455 00:22:05,560 --> 00:22:07,440 Speaker 1: how many times did they carry the ball last week? 456 00:22:07,560 --> 00:22:10,639 Speaker 1: Like and I mean you look at you look at 457 00:22:10,680 --> 00:22:12,639 Speaker 1: what they did in nineteen when they did go to 458 00:22:12,720 --> 00:22:14,800 Speaker 1: the Super Bowl. They it was it was a stable 459 00:22:14,920 --> 00:22:17,400 Speaker 1: of backfield and it didn't it didn't matter, it didn't 460 00:22:17,440 --> 00:22:19,639 Speaker 1: matter who he was handing the ball off. So it 461 00:22:19,800 --> 00:22:22,440 Speaker 1: is it is curious what's been going on out there 462 00:22:22,520 --> 00:22:24,919 Speaker 1: with the Shanahan's offense. It doesn't get it easier for them. 463 00:22:25,000 --> 00:22:27,000 Speaker 1: I'll tell you what, man, Atlanta is a team we 464 00:22:27,040 --> 00:22:30,320 Speaker 1: gotta stop sleeping on. Uh. They're making a run there. 465 00:22:30,320 --> 00:22:33,160 Speaker 1: And and you know, Arthur Smith, I believe in them. 466 00:22:33,280 --> 00:22:37,040 Speaker 1: I think he's usializing his weapons. Matt Ryan NFC Offensive 467 00:22:37,040 --> 00:22:39,040 Speaker 1: Player of the Week. I believe Matt Ryan. When this 468 00:22:39,160 --> 00:22:40,720 Speaker 1: thing is all said and downe with Matt Ryan, it's 469 00:22:40,720 --> 00:22:42,640 Speaker 1: gonna he's gonna have one of those careers where it's 470 00:22:42,640 --> 00:22:44,960 Speaker 1: like man, when he was great, he was great, and 471 00:22:45,000 --> 00:22:47,439 Speaker 1: then when it wasn't working out, it wasn't working out. 472 00:22:47,480 --> 00:22:49,680 Speaker 1: I mean, the contrast between winning and losing seasons on 473 00:22:49,720 --> 00:22:51,399 Speaker 1: the end of his resume is gonna be something interesting. 474 00:22:51,440 --> 00:22:54,679 Speaker 1: But I think Kyle Pitts has given them some more energy. Certainly, 475 00:22:54,720 --> 00:22:56,879 Speaker 1: I think that they have a new vision with that offense. 476 00:22:56,920 --> 00:23:00,159 Speaker 1: So Dallas coming off their own loss that it's a 477 00:23:00,200 --> 00:23:01,520 Speaker 1: big game. That's one that I don't think you can 478 00:23:01,560 --> 00:23:03,480 Speaker 1: say that when that was a tough loss for Dallas. 479 00:23:03,520 --> 00:23:06,760 Speaker 1: They fell behind thirty to nothing at home to the 480 00:23:06,880 --> 00:23:09,639 Speaker 1: Denver Broncos before they even got on the board and 481 00:23:09,720 --> 00:23:11,679 Speaker 1: made the score respectable at the end, but they got 482 00:23:12,200 --> 00:23:14,000 Speaker 1: they got it handed to him at home. Now they're 483 00:23:14,000 --> 00:23:17,040 Speaker 1: at home again against against the Falcons team that is 484 00:23:17,119 --> 00:23:18,919 Speaker 1: kind of on the rise, and Mike Rabel I think 485 00:23:19,000 --> 00:23:20,600 Speaker 1: I need to give him some credit because I was 486 00:23:20,600 --> 00:23:22,760 Speaker 1: asked an insider in box about my favorite teams or 487 00:23:22,800 --> 00:23:24,159 Speaker 1: what I think of the top four teams in the 488 00:23:24,160 --> 00:23:25,680 Speaker 1: a f C. And I didn't put Tennessee in that 489 00:23:25,760 --> 00:23:28,560 Speaker 1: conversation because I felt like without Derrick Henry, they aren't 490 00:23:28,560 --> 00:23:31,040 Speaker 1: a top four team last week they looked like it, 491 00:23:31,359 --> 00:23:32,960 Speaker 1: and now they're gonna be taken out the New Orleans 492 00:23:33,040 --> 00:23:36,320 Speaker 1: Saints hosting them. I think these are the moments where 493 00:23:36,480 --> 00:23:38,680 Speaker 1: head coaches really, you know, prove their weight, you know, 494 00:23:38,760 --> 00:23:41,440 Speaker 1: and in terms of what they can accomplish. And seven 495 00:23:41,480 --> 00:23:42,840 Speaker 1: and two of the Titans are what they are, and 496 00:23:43,119 --> 00:23:45,400 Speaker 1: even if they don't have Henry, you know, they're still 497 00:23:45,440 --> 00:23:48,600 Speaker 1: trucking along. Yeah. Absolutely, Well with that, we'll call it 498 00:23:48,640 --> 00:23:50,960 Speaker 1: a wrap on this edition of Packers Unscripted'd be sure 499 00:23:50,960 --> 00:23:52,879 Speaker 1: to follow all of our coverage of the team and 500 00:23:53,080 --> 00:23:56,600 Speaker 1: everything from Sunday's game at Lambeufield against the Seahawks. Will 501 00:23:56,640 --> 00:23:59,680 Speaker 1: have it all for you on Packers dot com for West, 502 00:23:59,760 --> 00:24:02,000 Speaker 1: I'm Mike. Thanks for tuning in, everybody. We'll see you 503 00:24:02,119 --> 00:24:06,520 Speaker 1: next time. M HM.