WEBVTT - #331 Packers Unscripted: On to Buffalo

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<v Speaker 1>Hi, everyone, Welcome to Packers Unscripted from Packers dot Com.

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<v Speaker 1>I am Mike Spofford. He is my trusted colleague West

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<v Speaker 1>Hodkowits were coming to you here from our studios at

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<v Speaker 1>lambeau Field and West as usual on our midweek show,

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<v Speaker 1>it's time to look ahead to the Packers next opponent,

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<v Speaker 1>the Buffalo Bills, coming into lambeau Field for a Sunday

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<v Speaker 1>noon Central Time kickoff, and a team that everybody was

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<v Speaker 1>writing off after the first two games of the season.

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<v Speaker 1>They go into Minneapolis and beat the Minnesota Vikings, a

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<v Speaker 1>game in which I believe Buffalo is a seventeen point underdog,

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<v Speaker 1>and they didn't just beat them, they whipped them to six.

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<v Speaker 1>So the Buffalo Bills will put everyone on notice now

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<v Speaker 1>that they're not the They're not the team that you

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<v Speaker 1>put an asterisk on the on the schedule and say, Okay,

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<v Speaker 1>you know you chuck that one up as a win.

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<v Speaker 1>Far from it. Here this rookie quarterback Josh Allen. You

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<v Speaker 1>know how it goes with rookie quarterbacks. You can get

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<v Speaker 1>some tremendous games, you can get some shaky games, and

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<v Speaker 1>everything in between. This is an athletic kid, first round

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<v Speaker 1>draft pick out of the University of Wyoming. He's also

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<v Speaker 1>leading the Bills in rushing. If I'm not mistake correct,

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<v Speaker 1>I mean it's uh yeah, twenty two attempts for ninety

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<v Speaker 1>seven yards so far, which I think what everybody talked

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<v Speaker 1>about him in his arm at Wyoming. I don't know

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<v Speaker 1>how much they talked about his scrambling ability, but or

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<v Speaker 1>is hurdling ability jumped over Anthony Barr like like he

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<v Speaker 1>was in the Olympics. They're on last Sunday. That's the game, man,

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<v Speaker 1>especially for the rookie quarterbacks in this league. When you're

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<v Speaker 1>thrown into the fire. Sometimes it's treading water. It's just

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<v Speaker 1>trying to find ways to move the chains and make plays.

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<v Speaker 1>Micah Hyde, as he always does so eloquently, had such

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<v Speaker 1>a great comment this week about it in that people

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<v Speaker 1>are so jumped, they are so quick to jump to

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<v Speaker 1>if a team play is really well, you're going to

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<v Speaker 1>the super Bowl. If you play really poorly, you're gonna

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<v Speaker 1>have the first overall pick. And if there's so much

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<v Speaker 1>truth in that. He said that at times too. I

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<v Speaker 1>remember in some you know, former fashion when he was

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<v Speaker 1>in Green Bay and that this league, man, the way

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<v Speaker 1>it is the way things happen. Very rarely, and it

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<v Speaker 1>does happen, but very rarely can you just sit there

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<v Speaker 1>and point to a game be like, this is how

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<v Speaker 1>it's gonna play out, this is what the score is

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<v Speaker 1>gonna be, and and you know there's gonna be no

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<v Speaker 1>deviation from that. The Bills showed last week exactly the

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<v Speaker 1>nature of the NFL. You can get wallops by Baltimore,

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<v Speaker 1>you can get destroyed by the Chargers in terms of

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<v Speaker 1>what you know, Philip Rivers is able to do offensively,

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<v Speaker 1>some of the mistakes that that the Bills made, and

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<v Speaker 1>then you can go into a team that was in

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<v Speaker 1>the NFC Championship game last year and going to their

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<v Speaker 1>house one of the most uh, you know, scariest places

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<v Speaker 1>to play, loudest place to play in the NFL, and

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<v Speaker 1>you can just completely knock them out. That's the nature

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<v Speaker 1>of the Beast. And the one thing I ked about

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<v Speaker 1>what Josh Allen did and what the Bills did. They

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<v Speaker 1>got some takeaways early, they got some points early, and

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<v Speaker 1>then they kind of sat on it and they did

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<v Speaker 1>a really good job of controlling the time of possession.

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<v Speaker 1>And now it's a much different story now going into

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<v Speaker 1>this game. Against the Packers than it was seven days ago. Yeah, Well,

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<v Speaker 1>the season started with the Bills starting Nathan Peterman at quarterback.

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<v Speaker 1>That didn't last too long. He had a game last year.

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<v Speaker 1>Was he throw through five interceptions in one half of football?

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<v Speaker 1>I think so? And I know their plan was to

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<v Speaker 1>have a j McCarron kind of be a placeholder for

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<v Speaker 1>Josh Allen until he came along. So pretty much everything

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<v Speaker 1>they were planning to do has gotten scrapped. It's now

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<v Speaker 1>Josh Allen's team. And let's face it was he's trying

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<v Speaker 1>to make this work here with his number one running back,

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<v Speaker 1>Lashawn McCoy is injured and not playing, so they've turned

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<v Speaker 1>it over to Chris Ivory as as the main running back.

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<v Speaker 1>And he doesn't have any spectacular, big name wide receivers

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<v Speaker 1>that he's throwing too. He's made some big plays with

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<v Speaker 1>his tight ends and uh and Ivory in the screen

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<v Speaker 1>game and whatnot. They they are kind of trying to

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<v Speaker 1>piece it together and and really what did it for

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<v Speaker 1>him in the game against Minnesota was the defense generating pressure,

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<v Speaker 1>generating turnovers. They got themselves a lead and then they

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<v Speaker 1>didn't make any mistakes after that to let the Vikings

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<v Speaker 1>back in the ballgame. So when I look at this,

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<v Speaker 1>it just seems, especially when you look at the fact

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<v Speaker 1>that the Packers offensive line is a little banged up,

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<v Speaker 1>he might have some different starters in there. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>it starts with keeping that Bill's past ros, Jerry Hughes

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<v Speaker 1>and those guys, keeping them away from Aaron Rodgers and

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<v Speaker 1>protecting that football. Yeah, Kyle Williams still doing it at

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<v Speaker 1>a high level all these years later. I think he's

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<v Speaker 1>what thirty five years old now, but still obviously a

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<v Speaker 1>force in the middle of that defense. Jerry Hughes, who

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<v Speaker 1>really reinvented himself when he went to Buffalo in the

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<v Speaker 1>early two thousand tens, and I think a lot of people, uh,

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<v Speaker 1>we're really writing him off and in terms of what

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<v Speaker 1>his career was going to be. And then he has

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<v Speaker 1>I think it was something like back to back ten

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<v Speaker 1>sax seasons. He's been really consistent for them ever since.

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<v Speaker 1>The strange thing about the bit Lls is that they

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<v Speaker 1>only do have one interception right now, but they got

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of force fumbles. Uh you know, they were

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<v Speaker 1>able to convert those, recover those, and that obviously changes

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<v Speaker 1>the field positions. So um, yeah, there isn't There isn't

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<v Speaker 1>a huge like player that you have to eliminate from

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<v Speaker 1>the ball game. I mean, certainly, you know, Calvin Benjamin

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<v Speaker 1>has has playmaking ability you look at you know, I

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<v Speaker 1>think it's Charles Clay. He's been in this league a

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<v Speaker 1>long time, certainly been a factor as a tight end.

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<v Speaker 1>There's just enough weapons there. I mean, that's ultimately the

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<v Speaker 1>reason I think they were able to get to the

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<v Speaker 1>playoffs last year's They had enough weapons, they played well

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<v Speaker 1>enough as a team that it was able to be

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<v Speaker 1>able to carve up one of those playoffs spots. And

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<v Speaker 1>now I think they showed against the Vikings that if

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<v Speaker 1>you take them lightly, and I'm not saying the Vikings did,

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<v Speaker 1>but in generally, if you take them lightly, they're gonna

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<v Speaker 1>find a way to make you pay. Yeah, And I

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<v Speaker 1>think the uh they have a solid secondary on that

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<v Speaker 1>back end to compliment what seems to be a pretty

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<v Speaker 1>good pass rush. And I'm sorry. The number one cornerback

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<v Speaker 1>for Buffalo, his name is escaping me right now. Tarin

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<v Speaker 1>Johnson um No the Renzo Alexander no Oh White Yes

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<v Speaker 1>White from L s U. Yes, the L s U

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<v Speaker 1>cornerback that was young guy. Um, so you've got him,

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<v Speaker 1>You've got Micah Hi to familiar face will be coming

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<v Speaker 1>back to lambeau Field UM this week. So um. It's

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<v Speaker 1>it's not a dynamic secondary, as you said, they only

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<v Speaker 1>have one interception, but it seems to be the kind

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<v Speaker 1>of group and with Trude Avious White being the guy

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<v Speaker 1>that they usually lock up on the opponent's number one target,

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<v Speaker 1>it's a good compliment to what they have up front

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<v Speaker 1>with a pass rush. And then they added Tremaine Edmonds, Uh,

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<v Speaker 1>the linebacker from Virginia Tech. That's so crazy he was

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<v Speaker 1>He was added early in the draft to that defensive

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<v Speaker 1>front as well. So it's interesting the way it's coming

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<v Speaker 1>together in Buffalo, and certainly there went over the Vikings

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<v Speaker 1>is a big step forward that not a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>people expected, but but one that that you know, this

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<v Speaker 1>team was looking forward to make that leap. Yeah. And

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<v Speaker 1>I don't want to, you know, represent this as like

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<v Speaker 1>the Land of Misfit Toys or anything like that, but

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<v Speaker 1>you do. Look. I mean Jordan Poyer came coming over

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<v Speaker 1>from Cleveland too. I think him and Hyde both had

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<v Speaker 1>five interceptions last year, at least north of that being

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<v Speaker 1>able to make plays on the back end. I mean

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<v Speaker 1>that was really one of the catalysts for them being

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<v Speaker 1>able to make that run last year is they just

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<v Speaker 1>were able to execute. And Sean McDermott is such a

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<v Speaker 1>bright defensive mind. He learned from one of the very

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<v Speaker 1>best in the game, and I think you've seen him.

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<v Speaker 1>I think this was the right time for him to

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<v Speaker 1>be a head coach. He'd been a defensive coach, a

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<v Speaker 1>defensive coordinator for a number of years. Finally steps up

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<v Speaker 1>into that role and you're seeing him really I think

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<v Speaker 1>make those pieces fit as far as the Buffalo Bills

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<v Speaker 1>are concerned. But to the original point with Tradavious White

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<v Speaker 1>and what he's been able to do at a short time,

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<v Speaker 1>I mean still only twenty three years old. Four interceptions

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<v Speaker 1>last year, sixty nine tackles, sixteen starts, really difficult situation

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<v Speaker 1>for a young guy to be thrown out there leave

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<v Speaker 1>He was a second round pick off the top of

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<v Speaker 1>my head, and he stepped up to the challenge. And

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<v Speaker 1>I think now with the Packers going into this game,

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<v Speaker 1>I would imagine he's probably gonna be seeing a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of Davante Adams. I think that's gonna be a big

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<v Speaker 1>matchup to watch in that one. But they they're they're

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<v Speaker 1>very multiple. There's a lot of things that they can

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<v Speaker 1>do defensively, but certainly their biggest thing is trying to

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<v Speaker 1>pressure the quarterback and have those guys on the back

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<v Speaker 1>end make plays on the ball. It's gonna be a

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<v Speaker 1>big challenge. It's gonna be a big challenge for Aaron

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<v Speaker 1>Rodgers in that entire offense of the Packers to be

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<v Speaker 1>able to consistently generate those opportunities against the group that

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<v Speaker 1>really stri prides itself based on last year and what

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<v Speaker 1>we've seen through the first three games in being able

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<v Speaker 1>to really limit the downfield options. Yeah, well last year

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<v Speaker 1>they end up getting into the playoffs for the first

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<v Speaker 1>time and what was years something like that, and it

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<v Speaker 1>happened on the final Yeah, happened on the final weekend

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<v Speaker 1>of the the regular season. So a franchise that's looking

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<v Speaker 1>to recapture a little of that momentum that they built

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<v Speaker 1>in and they were left for dead man. I mean

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of people didn't think, know, they went through

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<v Speaker 1>some ups and downs last year too. It wasn't like

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<v Speaker 1>they just were, you know, this this uh unstoppable force

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<v Speaker 1>most of the year. They sort of they peaked at

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<v Speaker 1>the right time of the season. They made enough big

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<v Speaker 1>plays and lo and behold they made that run ended

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<v Speaker 1>the streak. And I think this year they came in

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<v Speaker 1>with a lot of expectations despite the fact that they

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<v Speaker 1>ended up trading to Rod Taylor and to kind of

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<v Speaker 1>have to rally through what they did the first two

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<v Speaker 1>weeks to be where they are at today. Um. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>you gotta give credit to Sean mcdernomtt for having his

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<v Speaker 1>guys ready. I'm assuming they will be on Sunday. Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>It's kind of funny how the season started because last

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<v Speaker 1>year Andy Dalton for the Bengals gets that miracle touchdown

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<v Speaker 1>against the Baltimore Ravens to beat Baltimore, which then propels

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<v Speaker 1>Buffalo into the playoffs, and Baltimore misses the playoffs, and

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<v Speaker 1>then the Ravens go on to play Buffalo and take

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<v Speaker 1>out some of their frustrations in September. Here, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>nine months, nine months later. But the way that's the

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<v Speaker 1>way this league can work sometimes it's really incredible just

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<v Speaker 1>how these things go. And and that's just it's the

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<v Speaker 1>nature of the Beast. The The one other thing I

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<v Speaker 1>want to mention too about this matchup bit In addition,

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<v Speaker 1>obviously Micha Hyde see and the Packers again. Jordan Mills

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<v Speaker 1>the starting right tackle for the Bills. He is the

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<v Speaker 1>cousin of Tremont Williams, so they will see each other

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<v Speaker 1>again as well. I think those two seem like they've

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<v Speaker 1>played each other so many times. Say yeah, because it

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<v Speaker 1>wasn't Mills with the Bears. I remember writing about that

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<v Speaker 1>when when Tremont Williams and and Mills part of the

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<v Speaker 1>Packers Bears rival were there. And Ryan Groy I think

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<v Speaker 1>he's a former Badger as well. Former Badger yes, and

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<v Speaker 1>um and undrafted, I believe. But now I was starting

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<v Speaker 1>here on our Wednesday show. Oh uh, some roster moves

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<v Speaker 1>in the works here for the Green Bay Packers, Devon

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<v Speaker 1>House headed to injured reserve, apparently with a shoulder injury

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<v Speaker 1>that that um is going to require him to be

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<v Speaker 1>sidelined for quite a while, and as a response, the

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<v Speaker 1>Packers signing a veteran cornerback to take his place in

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<v Speaker 1>Bashad Breland, a free agent who has been available for

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<v Speaker 1>quite a while. Kind of a health mix up, I

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<v Speaker 1>guess would be the best way to say it with

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<v Speaker 1>regards to him in the main part of free agency

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<v Speaker 1>in the off season, been waiting for an opportunity, waiting

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<v Speaker 1>for a job, and here he is in Green Bay

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<v Speaker 1>four year or this is his fifth year, but four

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<v Speaker 1>years with Washington. Yeah, it's funny too, Mike. I guess

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<v Speaker 1>I sort of predicted this last week, confusing him with

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<v Speaker 1>Brichard Perriman, that's right. Yeah, so I ended up bringing

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<v Speaker 1>him up last week. Whatever the case may be. What

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<v Speaker 1>an interesting journey it's been for Breland. Obviously, it looked

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<v Speaker 1>like earlier this offseason was going to be signing was

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<v Speaker 1>one of the most I think a lot of people

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<v Speaker 1>consider one of the top cornerbacks on the mark it

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<v Speaker 1>there was an injury issue there with him, takes all

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<v Speaker 1>these visits, finally comes to Green Bay in week three,

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<v Speaker 1>twenty six years old. If you know anything about his

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<v Speaker 1>story started, I think it was fifty seven of the

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<v Speaker 1>sixty one games he played for Washington and if I

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<v Speaker 1>got this part of it right too, we did a

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<v Speaker 1>five Things to Know story. It was I think the

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<v Speaker 1>third most starts for a rookie in Washington other than

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<v Speaker 1>Darryl Green and championship, so that's a really elite company.

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<v Speaker 1>Had sixty pass deflections in his four years in Washington. Uh,

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<v Speaker 1>he gives you flexibility. He can plays. He's predominantly been boundary,

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<v Speaker 1>but he has some experience in the slot if you

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<v Speaker 1>want to use him there. I'll say this, Mike, and

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<v Speaker 1>every general manager has their own philosophy. But you have

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<v Speaker 1>someone like Breland out there who's in the prime of

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<v Speaker 1>his career. It's not like he's you know, passed anything here.

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<v Speaker 1>It's not like they're signing him at thirty one or

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<v Speaker 1>thirty two. Right. This is a guy who was just

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<v Speaker 1>looking for the second contract coming off of his rookie contract.

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<v Speaker 1>He was a fourth round pick Washington so I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>this is a guy that's in his prime, so to

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<v Speaker 1>be able to bring him in if you have an

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<v Speaker 1>injury to House, obviously, Kevin King is working through his

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<v Speaker 1>issue right now with a groin injury. I think he's

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<v Speaker 1>a guy that can step right in there with Joe Jr.

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<v Speaker 1>In in really contribute to this defense. Was looking for

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<v Speaker 1>an opportunity. The Green Bay Packers gave it to you. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>he and and he may immediately see the field on Sunday.

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<v Speaker 1>We'll see what happens. But with as you said, with

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<v Speaker 1>Kevin King dealing with a groin injury, Devon House going on,

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<v Speaker 1>I are you have Tremont Williams, the two rookies Alexander

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<v Speaker 1>and Jackson, and then Briland is right there as your

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<v Speaker 1>number four. And we all know how often the Packers

0:13:31.160 --> 0:13:34.559
<v Speaker 1>have four cornerbacks on the field. Now you have some flexibility.

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<v Speaker 1>Obviously Jermaine Whitehead as a safety has played some slot

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<v Speaker 1>cornerback and some there are some different options there. But

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<v Speaker 1>at the same time, this this isn't necessarily going to

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<v Speaker 1>be a long red shirt period for Brelan so to speak.

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<v Speaker 1>He may get on the field pretty quickly. Your boundary

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<v Speaker 1>reserve was Devon House. Yeah. I mean yeah, you do

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<v Speaker 1>have Josh Jones, you have white Head, you have Kentroll

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<v Speaker 1>Bryce who can all play the slot. But as far

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<v Speaker 1>as boundary is concerned, he has proven entity out there

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<v Speaker 1>that could potentially step in if you need him to

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<v Speaker 1>be if you feel like Josh Jackson and jire Alexander

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<v Speaker 1>are best suited for the slot of those nickel and

0:14:08.240 --> 0:14:11.280
<v Speaker 1>dimes sub packages. A lot of things for obviously Mike

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<v Speaker 1>Pett to play around with. But the thing I really

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<v Speaker 1>like about Brilon is he's just a really good football player. Uh.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, he was a fourth round pick. I think

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<v Speaker 1>you look at the the NFL draft scout and that process,

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<v Speaker 1>it wasn't like he did anything that just jumped off

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<v Speaker 1>the page and you know, well he wasn't running four

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<v Speaker 1>three forties or anything like that. But he's really consistent.

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<v Speaker 1>He plays good technique, and I think when you saw

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<v Speaker 1>his maturation in Washington, the kind of reliability and durability

0:14:36.400 --> 0:14:39.600
<v Speaker 1>he provided to them, he was a big piece of

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<v Speaker 1>that defense. So now for the Packers to get him

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<v Speaker 1>in here, you obviously have three weeks before the bye week.

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<v Speaker 1>There's still time to work with them. To me personally,

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<v Speaker 1>and they've signed guys in the season before, but this

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<v Speaker 1>is I think a guy that I think can really

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<v Speaker 1>help and really contribute it. I thought it was an

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<v Speaker 1>A plus sign named by Brian Goods. Yeah, well, the

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<v Speaker 1>Packers are certainly in a in an injury situation where

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<v Speaker 1>where you're looking, you're looking for that help. And you know,

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<v Speaker 1>as as we talked about in the off season with

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<v Speaker 1>the building of the fifty three, a little bit different philosophy.

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<v Speaker 1>Here we're seeing from Gouda Kunts. It's somebody going down.

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<v Speaker 1>It's not just Okay, who's the next guy on the

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<v Speaker 1>practice squad, who's the next guy within the building. It's

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<v Speaker 1>also looking outside the building. And it's early enough in

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<v Speaker 1>the season, as you said, to do that, because there's

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<v Speaker 1>time to get him acclimated and really get him up

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<v Speaker 1>to speed for the heart of the season. Absolutely, and

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<v Speaker 1>I think I don't want to keep using two thousand

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<v Speaker 1>ten is like this utopian litmus test for how you

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<v Speaker 1>have to approach a season. But I always go back

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<v Speaker 1>to that Mike and that they signed you know, they

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<v Speaker 1>or whatever was they claimed Howard Green or they they

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<v Speaker 1>claimed Ark Walden. They signed Howard Green, they brought veterans

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<v Speaker 1>in there that ended up having to play for them

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<v Speaker 1>in the playoffs. I think Breeland, as long as everybody's

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<v Speaker 1>on the same page with what's going to be expected

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<v Speaker 1>of him and what their vision is for these young cornerbacks,

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<v Speaker 1>I think it's just that it's the type of guy

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<v Speaker 1>that can come in here. He'll have you know, they

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<v Speaker 1>are deep enough at that position that he doesn't just

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<v Speaker 1>have to go in there and start Week one, but

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<v Speaker 1>he also is going to have time here that if

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<v Speaker 1>the Packers do need to rely on them to get

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<v Speaker 1>caught up on the defense. I was trying to figure

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<v Speaker 1>out if there are really any ties I didn't really

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<v Speaker 1>find any between Breland and this coaching staff with with

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<v Speaker 1>the other players, but but certainly with his experience in

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<v Speaker 1>this league and and what he's been through to get

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<v Speaker 1>to this point as much as he's played, you would

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<v Speaker 1>have to think that that he's not gonna need too

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<v Speaker 1>long to catch up on things. Yeah. Eight interceptions in

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<v Speaker 1>his career. Eight interceptions, including his last one last year

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<v Speaker 1>went for nineties six yards on a touchdown. I believe

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<v Speaker 1>that was off Philip Rivers in a really big game

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<v Speaker 1>that against the Chargers, So uh yeah, there's there's definite

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<v Speaker 1>playmaking ability there and and certainly gives you an experience

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<v Speaker 1>factor that I think they need. I thought Devon House

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<v Speaker 1>had a really important role in this defense and in

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<v Speaker 1>working with Kevin King the past year and a half

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<v Speaker 1>in being able to help bring along some of these

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<v Speaker 1>young guys. It's great to have talent. You love their athleticism,

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<v Speaker 1>you love their you know what you're getting out of

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<v Speaker 1>an athlete when they're at that twenty four years old stage.

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<v Speaker 1>But I really do believe you need to have your

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<v Speaker 1>Traumont Williams and your Brilon's in there too, that that

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<v Speaker 1>have been through this league, have seen the ups and downs,

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<v Speaker 1>know how guys are going to attack you, and be

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<v Speaker 1>able to pass on some of that knowledge. I think

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<v Speaker 1>it's a really good add into that room. Yeah, well,

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<v Speaker 1>we'll see how the week evolves with his first practices

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<v Speaker 1>with the Packers, but for now, we're going to call

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<v Speaker 1>it a wrap on this edition of Packers Unscripted. Be

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