1 00:00:00,400 --> 00:00:10,399 Speaker 1: Hi, everybody. Welcome to another edition of Packers unscripted from 2 00:00:10,440 --> 00:00:13,560 Speaker 1: Packers dot Com. I am Mike Spofford, joint by my 3 00:00:13,640 --> 00:00:16,439 Speaker 1: partner in crime, West Han Kowitz. Were coming to you 4 00:00:16,520 --> 00:00:19,320 Speaker 1: here from our studios at lambeau Field West. It's time 5 00:00:19,360 --> 00:00:23,280 Speaker 1: to preview Packers Cowboys. It will be a three pm 6 00:00:23,320 --> 00:00:28,000 Speaker 1: Central Time kickoff on Sunday at lambeau Field. We all 7 00:00:28,000 --> 00:00:30,880 Speaker 1: know where the Packers are five straight losses, three and six, 8 00:00:31,080 --> 00:00:33,720 Speaker 1: trying to get back in the wind column. The Dallas 9 00:00:33,800 --> 00:00:37,559 Speaker 1: Cowboys are six and two, right in the thick of 10 00:00:38,479 --> 00:00:41,600 Speaker 1: the playoff chase in the NFC. And this is a 11 00:00:41,640 --> 00:00:44,520 Speaker 1: team that is six and one since an opening loss 12 00:00:44,520 --> 00:00:47,200 Speaker 1: in Week one, and their only loss since Week one 13 00:00:48,000 --> 00:00:51,639 Speaker 1: is to the undefeated Philadelphia Eagles. They have wins over 14 00:00:51,680 --> 00:00:55,320 Speaker 1: the Bengals, the Giants, and the Rams among those. In 15 00:00:55,400 --> 00:01:00,600 Speaker 1: the meantime. We obviously we're hoping the Packers would get 16 00:01:00,640 --> 00:01:04,759 Speaker 1: things turned around before this, But if they can get 17 00:01:04,760 --> 00:01:07,600 Speaker 1: it turned around against the Dallas Cowboys and get back 18 00:01:07,640 --> 00:01:12,160 Speaker 1: in the win column, this would be a significant victory 19 00:01:12,240 --> 00:01:14,720 Speaker 1: because this is a Cowboys team that is playing awfully 20 00:01:14,720 --> 00:01:19,120 Speaker 1: well and coming off of their bye week. It's time 21 00:01:19,920 --> 00:01:22,080 Speaker 1: the Packers need to get one here, Mike, You and 22 00:01:22,120 --> 00:01:25,040 Speaker 1: I have talked about it for five straight weeks. Um, 23 00:01:25,080 --> 00:01:28,080 Speaker 1: you know it has been a a grind here for 24 00:01:28,120 --> 00:01:30,679 Speaker 1: this football team trying to get back into the win column. 25 00:01:31,440 --> 00:01:33,319 Speaker 1: And what you and I said going into this game 26 00:01:33,360 --> 00:01:36,240 Speaker 1: against Detroit last Sunday was that this road does not 27 00:01:36,319 --> 00:01:40,840 Speaker 1: get any easier. Um, after Dallas, it's Tennessee. We know 28 00:01:40,880 --> 00:01:43,319 Speaker 1: what Derek On a short week, no less on a 29 00:01:43,400 --> 00:01:46,040 Speaker 1: short week, Philadelphia is the best of the business. Even 30 00:01:46,440 --> 00:01:49,000 Speaker 1: even Chicago is not looking like the game it was 31 00:01:49,080 --> 00:01:52,000 Speaker 1: two months ago. The Green Bay Packers have to take 32 00:01:52,000 --> 00:01:54,440 Speaker 1: care of business on Sunday if they are going to 33 00:01:54,520 --> 00:01:57,560 Speaker 1: make a run here towards the playoff spot and get 34 00:01:57,600 --> 00:02:02,760 Speaker 1: back within this NFC conference race. The difficult thing when 35 00:02:02,760 --> 00:02:06,200 Speaker 1: you look at Dallas on paper is they're just so dynamic, 36 00:02:06,560 --> 00:02:10,399 Speaker 1: Uh and I multitude of different areas. I mean, it's 37 00:02:10,440 --> 00:02:12,919 Speaker 1: not that they are the deepest team in the NFL. 38 00:02:13,639 --> 00:02:17,840 Speaker 1: But between Dak Prescott, there two running back ceedee lamb Uh. 39 00:02:18,720 --> 00:02:22,280 Speaker 1: You know you look at those defenders, Um, Michael Parsons 40 00:02:22,360 --> 00:02:24,280 Speaker 1: might be the best in the game right now, most 41 00:02:24,360 --> 00:02:27,760 Speaker 1: versatile for sure, probably probably the front runner right now. 42 00:02:27,800 --> 00:02:30,080 Speaker 1: It's only halfway through the season, but the front runner 43 00:02:30,120 --> 00:02:32,639 Speaker 1: for defensive Player of the Year most likely in the NFL. 44 00:02:33,560 --> 00:02:36,040 Speaker 1: His statistics just jump off the page because it's not 45 00:02:36,120 --> 00:02:39,079 Speaker 1: just the sex. It's the pressures, it's the interceptions, it's 46 00:02:39,120 --> 00:02:42,360 Speaker 1: the takeaways, it's the the guy can hurt you in 47 00:02:42,400 --> 00:02:44,360 Speaker 1: so many different ways. Trevon Diggs is one of the 48 00:02:44,360 --> 00:02:46,120 Speaker 1: best ball hawks in the game right now. So the 49 00:02:46,160 --> 00:02:48,799 Speaker 1: Packers have their work cut out for them against Mike 50 00:02:48,880 --> 00:02:52,120 Speaker 1: McCarthy's team here. And and you know, the only way 51 00:02:52,160 --> 00:02:54,519 Speaker 1: you can slice this is Packers are going to be 52 00:02:54,600 --> 00:02:58,079 Speaker 1: the underdogs here this week, next Thursday, probably the week 53 00:02:58,120 --> 00:03:01,560 Speaker 1: after that, regardless of the come of these games, you 54 00:03:01,639 --> 00:03:05,680 Speaker 1: have to find a way. Well, with the injury earlier 55 00:03:05,720 --> 00:03:07,960 Speaker 1: this season to Dak Prescott, it seemed as though the 56 00:03:08,000 --> 00:03:11,720 Speaker 1: Cowboys with Cooper Rush the backup filling in, and they 57 00:03:11,760 --> 00:03:13,720 Speaker 1: went four and oh I believe it was four and 58 00:03:13,760 --> 00:03:17,160 Speaker 1: oh in his in Prescott's absence. With Cooper Rush at quarterback, 59 00:03:17,800 --> 00:03:20,359 Speaker 1: It's almost as though they found their identity in that, 60 00:03:20,880 --> 00:03:22,680 Speaker 1: in that this is a team that is based on 61 00:03:22,960 --> 00:03:25,959 Speaker 1: its defense. These guys are these guys are ranked third 62 00:03:26,000 --> 00:03:30,520 Speaker 1: in the league in points allowed and the statistic that 63 00:03:30,600 --> 00:03:33,240 Speaker 1: absolutely jumps off the page to me that I mentioned 64 00:03:33,240 --> 00:03:36,920 Speaker 1: in our three Things video that we shot after Wednesday's practice. 65 00:03:37,600 --> 00:03:41,440 Speaker 1: These guys are plus twenty one in sack differential. They 66 00:03:41,480 --> 00:03:44,960 Speaker 1: have thirty three sacks in eight games while only allowing 67 00:03:45,080 --> 00:03:48,800 Speaker 1: twelve on the other side. That says something about how 68 00:03:48,840 --> 00:03:52,160 Speaker 1: they are winning in the trenches on a consistent basis 69 00:03:52,200 --> 00:03:55,080 Speaker 1: week after week. Michael Parsons leads the way with eight sacks. 70 00:03:55,560 --> 00:03:59,120 Speaker 1: They have three other guys with four plus on the 71 00:03:59,200 --> 00:04:02,040 Speaker 1: season um on the way to that that total of 72 00:04:02,080 --> 00:04:04,960 Speaker 1: thirty three. And you mentioned Trayvon Diggs. He had the 73 00:04:04,960 --> 00:04:08,320 Speaker 1: big year with all the interceptions last year, not quite 74 00:04:08,320 --> 00:04:10,960 Speaker 1: as many this year, but still has three leading the team. 75 00:04:11,040 --> 00:04:14,720 Speaker 1: He's the guy, he's sort of the takeaway guy with 76 00:04:14,800 --> 00:04:17,960 Speaker 1: that defense and a lot of a lot of what 77 00:04:18,279 --> 00:04:21,760 Speaker 1: the Cowboys have been able to accomplish when you look 78 00:04:21,800 --> 00:04:24,240 Speaker 1: at the numbers is this is a team that starts 79 00:04:24,279 --> 00:04:28,360 Speaker 1: fast and finished as strong. They have outscored opponents forty 80 00:04:28,440 --> 00:04:32,200 Speaker 1: six to fifteen in the first quarter and fifty four 81 00:04:32,279 --> 00:04:35,919 Speaker 1: to twenty three in the fourth quarter. They get on 82 00:04:36,040 --> 00:04:39,000 Speaker 1: you in a hurry and then they finished the game late. 83 00:04:39,440 --> 00:04:42,120 Speaker 1: That's why these guys are six and one since dropping 84 00:04:42,240 --> 00:04:44,919 Speaker 1: an opening week UH ball game. I believe it was 85 00:04:44,960 --> 00:04:48,560 Speaker 1: to Tampa Bay. Yeah, And if you look at this situation, Mike, 86 00:04:48,640 --> 00:04:51,880 Speaker 1: where you know that first year Mike McCarthy gets there, 87 00:04:51,920 --> 00:04:55,400 Speaker 1: he hires Mike Nolan as his DC, things don't really 88 00:04:55,400 --> 00:04:57,360 Speaker 1: go in the right direction for them. In year one, 89 00:04:57,960 --> 00:05:01,880 Speaker 1: Dan Quinn becomes available after his you know, separation from Atlanta, 90 00:05:02,680 --> 00:05:05,040 Speaker 1: and you know, with everything that's happened over the last 91 00:05:05,040 --> 00:05:08,000 Speaker 1: ten years, we've kind of forgotten about that that lineage 92 00:05:08,040 --> 00:05:10,960 Speaker 1: of Seattle defensive coordinators and what they did and how 93 00:05:10,960 --> 00:05:13,440 Speaker 1: many guys got head coaching jobs out of that position. 94 00:05:14,600 --> 00:05:17,880 Speaker 1: Quinn was one that basically helped start that wave. And 95 00:05:18,080 --> 00:05:20,560 Speaker 1: I think when listening to Matt Lafleur, who worked for 96 00:05:20,640 --> 00:05:24,800 Speaker 1: Quinn for two years in Atlanta, hearing not only had 97 00:05:24,839 --> 00:05:27,040 Speaker 1: the impact he made in terms of how they go 98 00:05:27,080 --> 00:05:30,440 Speaker 1: about building a football team and having a basketball hoop 99 00:05:30,440 --> 00:05:33,200 Speaker 1: in their you know, conference, their team meeting room. That's 100 00:05:33,240 --> 00:05:36,400 Speaker 1: something that started with Quinn, but the way in which 101 00:05:36,520 --> 00:05:40,960 Speaker 1: Quinn continually evolves his scheme every place he's been, his 102 00:05:41,080 --> 00:05:43,680 Speaker 1: defense has looked a little bit different, trying to stay 103 00:05:43,720 --> 00:05:47,120 Speaker 1: on the front edge of that wheel, uh, you know, 104 00:05:47,279 --> 00:05:50,320 Speaker 1: parody in this league. And now you go through the 105 00:05:50,400 --> 00:05:52,680 Speaker 1: names just if we can for this defense. You know, 106 00:05:52,720 --> 00:05:56,560 Speaker 1: Micah Parsons obviously, DeMarcus Lawrence is having a fantastic year 107 00:05:56,640 --> 00:05:58,880 Speaker 1: for them. Layton vander esh is a guy that I 108 00:05:59,000 --> 00:06:01,880 Speaker 1: felt for years is one the more underrated off ball 109 00:06:01,920 --> 00:06:05,240 Speaker 1: linebackers in this league. Anthony Barr is there now, Jrn 110 00:06:05,360 --> 00:06:10,719 Speaker 1: curse Um, Dante Fowler has four sacks this season for them. 111 00:06:10,760 --> 00:06:13,400 Speaker 1: There's a lot of talent, and there's a lot of names, 112 00:06:13,680 --> 00:06:17,400 Speaker 1: and and being able to have guys sort of step 113 00:06:17,520 --> 00:06:21,240 Speaker 1: up and and play to the scheme I think has 114 00:06:21,279 --> 00:06:23,920 Speaker 1: been the real hallmark for them so far, and Quinn 115 00:06:23,960 --> 00:06:26,040 Speaker 1: really getting the most out of these players. Certainly, you're 116 00:06:26,040 --> 00:06:29,720 Speaker 1: throwing an athlete like Parsons that you see it all 117 00:06:29,760 --> 00:06:32,200 Speaker 1: the time what a superstar can do for a defense, 118 00:06:32,240 --> 00:06:34,080 Speaker 1: but you know they've got a lot of guys that 119 00:06:34,080 --> 00:06:36,240 Speaker 1: are stepping up along with him. Yeah. But you make 120 00:06:36,279 --> 00:06:39,480 Speaker 1: a great point with regard to Quinn because even when 121 00:06:39,560 --> 00:06:43,839 Speaker 1: when Parsons was drafted out of Penn State and was 122 00:06:43,920 --> 00:06:45,680 Speaker 1: first kind of trying to find his way with the 123 00:06:45,720 --> 00:06:49,200 Speaker 1: Cowboys defense, everybody was wondering, like where does this guy fit? Like, 124 00:06:49,240 --> 00:06:52,640 Speaker 1: what's he going to do? Well? Enter Dan Quinn and 125 00:06:52,800 --> 00:06:55,560 Speaker 1: it's not about where does Micah Parsons fit. It's about 126 00:06:55,640 --> 00:06:58,240 Speaker 1: just how do we use him? And that's how that's 127 00:06:58,240 --> 00:07:00,000 Speaker 1: how Quinn has gone about it, and he has turned 128 00:07:00,000 --> 00:07:03,000 Speaker 1: earned He has turned Parsons in a very short time 129 00:07:03,120 --> 00:07:06,680 Speaker 1: into a superstar in this league. He is the he 130 00:07:06,800 --> 00:07:09,200 Speaker 1: is the guy that jumps off the film. He is 131 00:07:09,240 --> 00:07:11,680 Speaker 1: the guy you have to have a target on when 132 00:07:11,720 --> 00:07:16,120 Speaker 1: you game plan against this defense. And uh and they 133 00:07:16,280 --> 00:07:19,280 Speaker 1: use him. Dan Quinn uses him in so many different ways. 134 00:07:19,320 --> 00:07:21,280 Speaker 1: And as you said, you rattle off all the other names, 135 00:07:21,320 --> 00:07:23,320 Speaker 1: there's a heck of a there's a heck of a 136 00:07:23,440 --> 00:07:27,680 Speaker 1: cast out there defensively for the Cowboys, that um that 137 00:07:27,760 --> 00:07:30,600 Speaker 1: Quinn has to play with as well on the offensive side. 138 00:07:30,840 --> 00:07:33,520 Speaker 1: I know there are some questions as far as whether 139 00:07:33,600 --> 00:07:36,200 Speaker 1: or not Ezekiel Elliott is going to be available this week. 140 00:07:36,240 --> 00:07:39,800 Speaker 1: We will have to see with regard to that. But 141 00:07:40,000 --> 00:07:44,200 Speaker 1: Tony Pollard, he's averaging six point two yards per carry west. 142 00:07:44,280 --> 00:07:46,160 Speaker 1: I mean, you talk about how and I mentioned that 143 00:07:46,200 --> 00:07:49,120 Speaker 1: obviously the defense is kind of the foundation and and 144 00:07:49,200 --> 00:07:51,800 Speaker 1: the way they built this team with Prescott's injury and 145 00:07:51,840 --> 00:07:55,600 Speaker 1: Cooper Rush playing quarterback. But Tony Pollard averaging six yards 146 00:07:55,640 --> 00:07:57,600 Speaker 1: of carry is going to help out any quarterback. I 147 00:07:57,600 --> 00:08:01,000 Speaker 1: don't care if it's Prescott or Russian there under center. 148 00:08:01,440 --> 00:08:03,960 Speaker 1: This is a team that this is a team that 149 00:08:04,000 --> 00:08:07,360 Speaker 1: can run the football when it wants to and uh, 150 00:08:08,040 --> 00:08:11,680 Speaker 1: but also has has the big play weapons in Ceedee Lamb, 151 00:08:12,440 --> 00:08:15,040 Speaker 1: Jake Ferguson, the former Wisconsin Titan, has a couple of 152 00:08:15,120 --> 00:08:18,240 Speaker 1: touchdowns the last the last couple of weeks for um. 153 00:08:18,280 --> 00:08:20,560 Speaker 1: For this Dallas offense, they have a lot of different 154 00:08:20,560 --> 00:08:24,920 Speaker 1: places they can turn. It doesn't all fall on Dak 155 00:08:24,920 --> 00:08:27,400 Speaker 1: Prescott now that he's back, and it didn't all fall 156 00:08:27,480 --> 00:08:29,520 Speaker 1: on Cooper Rush, which is why they were able to 157 00:08:29,560 --> 00:08:32,360 Speaker 1: win games without Prescott. This is what is so unfair 158 00:08:32,400 --> 00:08:35,360 Speaker 1: about what Dallas has done this season. Look at Zeke 159 00:08:35,360 --> 00:08:39,280 Speaker 1: Elliott and Tony Pollard. Pollard almost reminds me a little 160 00:08:39,280 --> 00:08:42,000 Speaker 1: bit of like that m j D after you know, 161 00:08:42,040 --> 00:08:44,280 Speaker 1: Fred Taylor, like some of these places that had a 162 00:08:44,320 --> 00:08:46,439 Speaker 1: real name running back, but then there was a young 163 00:08:46,480 --> 00:08:49,280 Speaker 1: guy that just sort of came up behind him. And 164 00:08:49,280 --> 00:08:52,080 Speaker 1: and I'm not gonna dis disrespect Zeke at all. He 165 00:08:52,080 --> 00:08:53,720 Speaker 1: could play in this game, he could easily go off 166 00:08:53,760 --> 00:08:56,640 Speaker 1: for a hundred fifty yards. But there's a reason why 167 00:08:56,679 --> 00:08:58,960 Speaker 1: so many people are talking about that platoon and that 168 00:08:59,000 --> 00:09:02,720 Speaker 1: two headed monster, because Pollard has literally inserted himself into 169 00:09:02,760 --> 00:09:06,440 Speaker 1: that conversation against one of the league's most noteworthy in 170 00:09:06,600 --> 00:09:09,840 Speaker 1: name running backs. But it's not just that, right, Michael 171 00:09:09,880 --> 00:09:12,760 Speaker 1: Gallup is banged up. They have guys stepping up at receiver. 172 00:09:13,040 --> 00:09:15,800 Speaker 1: Dalton Schultz is not having the season he had last year. 173 00:09:15,840 --> 00:09:18,600 Speaker 1: He's also battled some injuries. Well, then Jake Ferguson, as 174 00:09:18,600 --> 00:09:22,560 Speaker 1: you said, has two touchdowns this season. Where they've needed 175 00:09:22,559 --> 00:09:25,000 Speaker 1: guys to step up. Cooper Rush is the number one 176 00:09:25,000 --> 00:09:28,320 Speaker 1: example of that. But at the skilled positions, at some 177 00:09:28,360 --> 00:09:30,800 Speaker 1: of the other areas where they've lost a star, a 178 00:09:30,840 --> 00:09:34,120 Speaker 1: bona fide starter, um or that player has just been 179 00:09:34,120 --> 00:09:37,840 Speaker 1: banged up, they've had guys respond to that. So I 180 00:09:37,880 --> 00:09:40,079 Speaker 1: think that's a credit to Mike McCarthy. I think that's 181 00:09:40,080 --> 00:09:42,000 Speaker 1: a credit to Kellen Moore from making the most of 182 00:09:42,040 --> 00:09:44,760 Speaker 1: those offensive weapons that he has. And also you have 183 00:09:44,840 --> 00:09:47,600 Speaker 1: to give credit to the Jones family in the front 184 00:09:47,679 --> 00:09:51,720 Speaker 1: office being able to acquire a lot of rich talent 185 00:09:51,800 --> 00:09:55,040 Speaker 1: for this team. UM. The deeper you are, the better 186 00:09:55,080 --> 00:09:57,920 Speaker 1: you're gonna do handling those injuries. Yeah. Well, I want 187 00:09:57,960 --> 00:10:00,360 Speaker 1: to get to the keys to victory for the Packers 188 00:10:00,400 --> 00:10:02,079 Speaker 1: here in a minute, But first a little bit of 189 00:10:02,120 --> 00:10:06,320 Speaker 1: sponsored business. 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I don't like to 197 00:10:31,679 --> 00:10:37,680 Speaker 1: uh um be rate the obvious, but I think this game, 198 00:10:38,440 --> 00:10:40,960 Speaker 1: with as banged up as the Packers are receiver, we 199 00:10:41,080 --> 00:10:45,000 Speaker 1: know things are still somewhat influx on the offensive line. 200 00:10:46,040 --> 00:10:50,200 Speaker 1: I think Aaron Rodgers has to have the type of 201 00:10:50,240 --> 00:10:55,120 Speaker 1: bounce back game that he has had regularly throughout his career. 202 00:10:55,600 --> 00:10:58,400 Speaker 1: Through three interceptions for the first time in five seasons, 203 00:11:00,280 --> 00:11:04,199 Speaker 1: but when he's had those rough games, he generally has 204 00:11:04,240 --> 00:11:07,200 Speaker 1: bounced back with a really, really, really strong performance. And 205 00:11:07,240 --> 00:11:11,160 Speaker 1: the Packers are absolutely going to need that from number 206 00:11:11,200 --> 00:11:13,680 Speaker 1: twelve on something, and this team desperately just needed to 207 00:11:13,720 --> 00:11:16,520 Speaker 1: get home. Um now, you have to make the most 208 00:11:16,559 --> 00:11:21,199 Speaker 1: of this. It's not perfect. Five days, two games. It's 209 00:11:21,200 --> 00:11:22,760 Speaker 1: still going to be a challenge, and you know the 210 00:11:22,800 --> 00:11:25,200 Speaker 1: opponent waiting on the other side of it. But we 211 00:11:25,320 --> 00:11:27,760 Speaker 1: saw the way they looked throughout this stretch of four 212 00:11:27,840 --> 00:11:30,760 Speaker 1: road trips in five weeks. It just every week it 213 00:11:30,840 --> 00:11:32,679 Speaker 1: just seemed like a little bit more energy was being 214 00:11:32,760 --> 00:11:34,680 Speaker 1: zapped out of them. The injuries started to mount a 215 00:11:34,679 --> 00:11:37,200 Speaker 1: little bit more. Well, now you kind of get to 216 00:11:37,240 --> 00:11:40,960 Speaker 1: catch your breath again. In getting back to the Rogers situation, 217 00:11:41,960 --> 00:11:43,679 Speaker 1: I really think this game is going to come down 218 00:11:43,720 --> 00:11:47,719 Speaker 1: to turnovers, takeaways in ball control. UM. I said a 219 00:11:47,800 --> 00:11:50,120 Speaker 1: lot of positive things about the Dallas Cowboys. The fact 220 00:11:50,120 --> 00:11:52,120 Speaker 1: of the matter is their passing game hasn't been overly 221 00:11:52,280 --> 00:11:55,240 Speaker 1: dynamic this year. They have been kind of one dimensional. 222 00:11:55,280 --> 00:11:57,560 Speaker 1: They've dedicated themselves to the run a little bit more 223 00:11:57,600 --> 00:12:00,719 Speaker 1: and making the most of those short yardage and in 224 00:12:00,840 --> 00:12:04,360 Speaker 1: situational opportunities. One of the reasons they've been able to 225 00:12:04,440 --> 00:12:06,280 Speaker 1: do that is they haven't had a ton of takeawahere. 226 00:12:06,320 --> 00:12:07,720 Speaker 1: They haven't had a ton of giveaways and they have 227 00:12:07,720 --> 00:12:09,920 Speaker 1: a defense that is leading the league in sacks. Is 228 00:12:10,280 --> 00:12:13,440 Speaker 1: being able to pressure the opposition, they're winning as a 229 00:12:13,520 --> 00:12:16,840 Speaker 1: complete football team. Uh, the Packers need to do that 230 00:12:16,880 --> 00:12:18,960 Speaker 1: to be able to win this game on Sunday. I 231 00:12:18,960 --> 00:12:20,800 Speaker 1: think it starts with Rogers. I think it starts with 232 00:12:20,880 --> 00:12:24,400 Speaker 1: being able to not only move the football again that 233 00:12:24,400 --> 00:12:27,960 Speaker 1: that if you could take yards and just PLoP it 234 00:12:28,000 --> 00:12:30,439 Speaker 1: into this game with maybe a little bit more rushing offense. 235 00:12:30,600 --> 00:12:33,160 Speaker 1: Perfect you get inside the red zone, you have to 236 00:12:33,160 --> 00:12:36,280 Speaker 1: convert that into points. Packers came up short there against Detroit. 237 00:12:36,679 --> 00:12:39,080 Speaker 1: That area has to get kind of flushed out here 238 00:12:39,120 --> 00:12:41,440 Speaker 1: now against the Cowboys, I think another big area in 239 00:12:41,480 --> 00:12:43,679 Speaker 1: this game. And I guess I bring it up because 240 00:12:43,960 --> 00:12:46,600 Speaker 1: because the Packers are facing the Cowboys. And one of 241 00:12:47,200 --> 00:12:50,280 Speaker 1: Mike McCarthy's challenges this year as the head coach at 242 00:12:50,360 --> 00:12:54,120 Speaker 1: Dallas was to cut back on the penalties because Dallas 243 00:12:54,200 --> 00:12:58,280 Speaker 1: last year was flagged like crazy and all those flags 244 00:12:58,320 --> 00:13:02,079 Speaker 1: that flew in the opening playoff game against San Francisco, 245 00:13:02,679 --> 00:13:05,839 Speaker 1: that's why the Cowboys got knocked out in that round 246 00:13:05,920 --> 00:13:08,880 Speaker 1: as as early as they did. And there were some 247 00:13:09,880 --> 00:13:12,800 Speaker 1: penalty issues early this season with the Cowboys as well, 248 00:13:12,880 --> 00:13:16,719 Speaker 1: but those numbers have come down during this five game 249 00:13:16,800 --> 00:13:19,600 Speaker 1: losing streak. The Packers have been penalized way too many 250 00:13:19,640 --> 00:13:23,120 Speaker 1: times some games. That's been the last couple of games. 251 00:13:23,520 --> 00:13:26,800 Speaker 1: The personal files are the ones that have stood out 252 00:13:26,840 --> 00:13:30,280 Speaker 1: the most. Before that, you know, there was there was 253 00:13:30,440 --> 00:13:33,360 Speaker 1: holding and false start issues and things like that. It 254 00:13:33,360 --> 00:13:36,760 Speaker 1: always seems to be every game there is, uh, there 255 00:13:36,840 --> 00:13:39,920 Speaker 1: is some penalty category that sort of bites the Packers 256 00:13:39,920 --> 00:13:41,840 Speaker 1: in the rear end and they've got they've got to 257 00:13:41,840 --> 00:13:44,080 Speaker 1: be able to get rid of that. You can't continue 258 00:13:44,120 --> 00:13:46,080 Speaker 1: to play four quarters and look at the stats at 259 00:13:46,080 --> 00:13:47,680 Speaker 1: the end and see that you had eight or nine 260 00:13:47,720 --> 00:13:50,400 Speaker 1: penalties called against you when there are always going to 261 00:13:50,440 --> 00:13:52,520 Speaker 1: be a couple of penalties that are declined as well. 262 00:13:52,559 --> 00:13:55,320 Speaker 1: Those are just the accepted ones. That's the that's the 263 00:13:55,360 --> 00:13:57,760 Speaker 1: shoot yourself in the foot kind of stuff that that 264 00:13:57,800 --> 00:14:02,480 Speaker 1: the Packers continue to do. Um they it comes back 265 00:14:02,520 --> 00:14:06,520 Speaker 1: to it comes back to playing clean football on both 266 00:14:06,559 --> 00:14:09,360 Speaker 1: sides of the ball and not just giving yardage away 267 00:14:09,400 --> 00:14:11,200 Speaker 1: to your opponents, because the Packers have done that too 268 00:14:11,280 --> 00:14:13,200 Speaker 1: much the last month. The big thing I look at, 269 00:14:13,320 --> 00:14:15,600 Speaker 1: you know, through these games so far this season. Last year, 270 00:14:15,679 --> 00:14:20,000 Speaker 1: nullified yards through seventeen games on this season, they're already 271 00:14:20,040 --> 00:14:23,840 Speaker 1: at one. Uh. It's the when you look at you know, 272 00:14:23,920 --> 00:14:26,920 Speaker 1: being able to start on first down, avoiding a holding 273 00:14:26,920 --> 00:14:30,480 Speaker 1: penalty there, avoiding a false start, the procedural stuff that 274 00:14:30,480 --> 00:14:33,080 Speaker 1: Matt Lafleur has talked about. There was some times this year. 275 00:14:33,120 --> 00:14:35,200 Speaker 1: Didn't happen last week, but there's been some times, especially 276 00:14:35,280 --> 00:14:38,080 Speaker 1: during this losing streak, where you've seen them have UM, 277 00:14:38,240 --> 00:14:40,960 Speaker 1: you know, legal formation penalties that just they didn't have 278 00:14:41,640 --> 00:14:44,120 Speaker 1: UM during the first couple of seasons underneath Matt la floor. 279 00:14:44,640 --> 00:14:47,080 Speaker 1: And then certainly you know a player gets to the sideline, 280 00:14:47,080 --> 00:14:48,480 Speaker 1: you get him out of bounds. You've got to be 281 00:14:48,520 --> 00:14:50,400 Speaker 1: careful there. You have to be able to avoid that. 282 00:14:51,080 --> 00:14:53,320 Speaker 1: Some things are going to happen. We talked with Kingsley 283 00:14:53,320 --> 00:14:56,600 Speaker 1: and Igbari about this at his locker on Wednesday. He's 284 00:14:56,640 --> 00:14:59,520 Speaker 1: going in for a sack, golf is going down. You've 285 00:14:59,520 --> 00:15:01,840 Speaker 1: got to be were mindful of his hands. He's admitting that. 286 00:15:01,880 --> 00:15:05,720 Speaker 1: But it's a moving target game. Some things, unfortunately, are 287 00:15:05,760 --> 00:15:08,760 Speaker 1: going to happen. But it's the discipline penalties. It's the 288 00:15:08,800 --> 00:15:13,120 Speaker 1: ones that are going to tack on an extra fifteen 289 00:15:13,200 --> 00:15:16,080 Speaker 1: yards to an eleven yard run. I mean, it's those 290 00:15:16,120 --> 00:15:19,160 Speaker 1: type of things. Those are explosive plays, Mike, And when 291 00:15:19,200 --> 00:15:21,720 Speaker 1: you tilt the field like that, it gives the opponent 292 00:15:21,800 --> 00:15:26,240 Speaker 1: a real opportunity not only to get points, but zapp 293 00:15:26,320 --> 00:15:29,360 Speaker 1: that momentum in their favor. Well, the Packers obviously, are 294 00:15:29,520 --> 00:15:32,240 Speaker 1: are dealing with a number of injuries on both sides 295 00:15:32,280 --> 00:15:34,360 Speaker 1: of the ball. We will see by the end of 296 00:15:34,400 --> 00:15:37,160 Speaker 1: practice on Friday, when the final injury report comes out 297 00:15:37,760 --> 00:15:43,040 Speaker 1: just where things stand with all these players. But with 298 00:15:43,080 --> 00:15:45,880 Speaker 1: what we know about the injury situation, who are the 299 00:15:45,960 --> 00:15:52,200 Speaker 1: guys that you see being forced into a larger role 300 00:15:52,280 --> 00:15:54,600 Speaker 1: and more playing time than they've gotten in the past. 301 00:15:54,640 --> 00:15:57,320 Speaker 1: And the guys that have to young guys that have 302 00:15:57,400 --> 00:16:00,920 Speaker 1: to seize this opportunity not only to help the Packers, 303 00:16:00,920 --> 00:16:03,720 Speaker 1: but potentially for their own careers. Well, it starts with Nigbari, 304 00:16:03,880 --> 00:16:05,600 Speaker 1: because Mike, for two and a half years, you and 305 00:16:05,680 --> 00:16:07,760 Speaker 1: I have been talking about, you know, Okay, you had 306 00:16:07,800 --> 00:16:09,840 Speaker 1: the Smith Ros and you had Gary, who else is 307 00:16:09,880 --> 00:16:11,800 Speaker 1: going to be the guy? And now they're at a 308 00:16:11,800 --> 00:16:15,320 Speaker 1: situation where you have Preston and without Rashawn, Gary potentially 309 00:16:15,360 --> 00:16:17,440 Speaker 1: here for the rest of the season. Who's going to 310 00:16:17,520 --> 00:16:19,960 Speaker 1: step up. Enigbari is a guy that I think and 311 00:16:20,000 --> 00:16:22,240 Speaker 1: you you touched on this too with some of your writings. 312 00:16:22,680 --> 00:16:26,360 Speaker 1: You know, he's made steady improvement every week, and I 313 00:16:26,400 --> 00:16:29,120 Speaker 1: think that's what you're looking for from him. Defends the 314 00:16:29,200 --> 00:16:32,000 Speaker 1: run well, uh he and he even it was really 315 00:16:32,040 --> 00:16:34,680 Speaker 1: interesting listen to him lay out his thought process, right 316 00:16:34,720 --> 00:16:37,160 Speaker 1: because his number one thing is he's going through the 317 00:16:37,200 --> 00:16:40,040 Speaker 1: preseason is He's like, I'm not really facing a whole 318 00:16:40,040 --> 00:16:43,040 Speaker 1: lot of like starting NFL tackles, right, I'm going up 319 00:16:43,080 --> 00:16:45,760 Speaker 1: against guys that maybe in the league, maybe on practice squads, 320 00:16:46,160 --> 00:16:48,680 Speaker 1: maybe he won't even make the National Football League this season. 321 00:16:48,960 --> 00:16:51,480 Speaker 1: But he said what that first sack against Tampa Bay 322 00:16:51,520 --> 00:16:53,040 Speaker 1: did for him is it proved to him in his 323 00:16:53,120 --> 00:16:56,800 Speaker 1: mind that Okay, I can not only hold my own 324 00:16:56,880 --> 00:16:59,360 Speaker 1: that was the first step. I can make plays against 325 00:16:59,400 --> 00:17:01,960 Speaker 1: these guys. And he said the next step, something that 326 00:17:02,040 --> 00:17:04,080 Speaker 1: Rashawn Gary talks about a lot of the guys talk about, 327 00:17:04,080 --> 00:17:07,240 Speaker 1: the veterans talk about on this team is finding dominance 328 00:17:07,920 --> 00:17:11,879 Speaker 1: moments where you're going to dominate the opposition. An Igbari. 329 00:17:11,960 --> 00:17:14,159 Speaker 1: Other than maybe that forty time Mike, there was so 330 00:17:14,240 --> 00:17:16,840 Speaker 1: much to like about him coming out of South Carolina. 331 00:17:17,359 --> 00:17:19,720 Speaker 1: Didn't have like a twenty five sacks season or anything, 332 00:17:19,760 --> 00:17:22,200 Speaker 1: but just was a very consistent, steady guy, has great 333 00:17:22,240 --> 00:17:24,920 Speaker 1: size for the position, and he's gonna be the next 334 00:17:24,920 --> 00:17:28,200 Speaker 1: man up here. Jonathan Garvin, tip A nally I potentially 335 00:17:28,280 --> 00:17:32,240 Speaker 1: coming back here, Ladarius Hamilton's there are other outside linebackers there, 336 00:17:32,600 --> 00:17:34,760 Speaker 1: but ultimately, when you're looking for the guy that's probably 337 00:17:34,800 --> 00:17:37,640 Speaker 1: gonna be starting opposite Preston Smith, it starts with Nigbari, 338 00:17:38,000 --> 00:17:41,199 Speaker 1: and you have to think that offenses without Gary on 339 00:17:41,240 --> 00:17:44,280 Speaker 1: the field, offenses are gonna are gonna shade their protection 340 00:17:44,359 --> 00:17:47,360 Speaker 1: to Preston Smith's side. If there are one on ones 341 00:17:47,440 --> 00:17:49,880 Speaker 1: on the other side, whether it's an Igbari or Garvin, 342 00:17:50,000 --> 00:17:52,199 Speaker 1: or if nally I comes off of injured reserve and 343 00:17:52,240 --> 00:17:54,880 Speaker 1: gets get some snaps there, you've got to be able 344 00:17:54,920 --> 00:17:57,240 Speaker 1: to win that one on one and get that offense 345 00:17:57,280 --> 00:17:59,320 Speaker 1: to to pay attention to the pass rush on the 346 00:17:59,320 --> 00:18:02,760 Speaker 1: other side as well. I think offensively, we know Randall 347 00:18:02,760 --> 00:18:06,120 Speaker 1: Cobb is still out. Romeo Dobbs it sounds like he's 348 00:18:06,160 --> 00:18:08,520 Speaker 1: going to be out for at least a few weeks. 349 00:18:09,880 --> 00:18:13,159 Speaker 1: Christian Watson has exited each of the last two games 350 00:18:13,200 --> 00:18:16,280 Speaker 1: two weeks ago with concussion last week precautionary as we 351 00:18:16,320 --> 00:18:17,960 Speaker 1: talked about on our last show. Turned out it was 352 00:18:18,000 --> 00:18:21,120 Speaker 1: not a concussion. It was actually a shot to the uh, 353 00:18:21,200 --> 00:18:24,280 Speaker 1: to the chest that knocked the wind out of him. 354 00:18:24,440 --> 00:18:28,520 Speaker 1: Packers are gonna need Christian Watson. I know he hasn't 355 00:18:28,720 --> 00:18:31,520 Speaker 1: been able to play as much as they would like 356 00:18:31,840 --> 00:18:34,080 Speaker 1: and as much as he would like. He doesn't have 357 00:18:34,200 --> 00:18:37,120 Speaker 1: the experience level based on all the time that he's 358 00:18:37,160 --> 00:18:40,800 Speaker 1: missed that everybody was hoping that Christian Watson has the 359 00:18:40,840 --> 00:18:43,040 Speaker 1: number thirty four overall pick in the draft, would have 360 00:18:43,160 --> 00:18:46,240 Speaker 1: at the midpoint of the season, but you kind of 361 00:18:46,280 --> 00:18:47,760 Speaker 1: in a way, you kind of have to throw that 362 00:18:47,760 --> 00:18:50,120 Speaker 1: out the window and say, Christian Watson, this is your 363 00:18:50,200 --> 00:18:52,720 Speaker 1: this is your time. This team really really needs you 364 00:18:52,840 --> 00:18:56,600 Speaker 1: right now. And uh and I look for I look 365 00:18:56,640 --> 00:18:58,679 Speaker 1: for the young man to to make an impact on 366 00:18:58,720 --> 00:19:00,640 Speaker 1: Sunday if the Packers are gonna have a shot here. 367 00:19:00,840 --> 00:19:04,800 Speaker 1: Different round, different year, and different expectations. But in some 368 00:19:04,840 --> 00:19:06,720 Speaker 1: ways it kind of is that call back to what 369 00:19:06,800 --> 00:19:09,480 Speaker 1: Marcus Velda Scantling had to do an eighteen and it 370 00:19:09,560 --> 00:19:11,399 Speaker 1: was one of the reasons why it was when people 371 00:19:11,480 --> 00:19:13,760 Speaker 1: get on MVS about his drops. I always was kind 372 00:19:13,760 --> 00:19:16,720 Speaker 1: of like, are you guys are ridiculous here? Because one, 373 00:19:16,800 --> 00:19:18,640 Speaker 1: he was a fifth round pick. Anything you get out 374 00:19:18,640 --> 00:19:20,680 Speaker 1: of him there is a is a plus. But two, 375 00:19:21,640 --> 00:19:24,200 Speaker 1: it was the dimension that he brought to the offense 376 00:19:24,640 --> 00:19:27,159 Speaker 1: and he was thrown into a position to make plays 377 00:19:27,200 --> 00:19:29,600 Speaker 1: that a lot of fifth round picks, especially in a 378 00:19:29,680 --> 00:19:32,480 Speaker 1: contending team like the Packers expected to be that year 379 00:19:33,440 --> 00:19:36,840 Speaker 1: they're they're typically not put into those spots. That's where 380 00:19:36,840 --> 00:19:40,080 Speaker 1: Watson is right now. I mean, you look at that 381 00:19:40,119 --> 00:19:44,320 Speaker 1: injury report on Wednesday for Green Bay, Mike, it's expansive. Now, 382 00:19:44,440 --> 00:19:46,320 Speaker 1: we'll see what they do at the end of this week. 383 00:19:46,600 --> 00:19:50,000 Speaker 1: There's some options with the practice squad. We'll see here. 384 00:19:50,080 --> 00:19:52,960 Speaker 1: You know, next week next Thursday, Randall cob would be 385 00:19:53,000 --> 00:19:55,399 Speaker 1: eligible that the first game he's eligible to come back for. 386 00:19:56,480 --> 00:19:59,639 Speaker 1: Alan Lazard's gutting through some stuff. Smari two Ray has 387 00:19:59,680 --> 00:20:03,480 Speaker 1: been in positions, but Watson was the second round pick. 388 00:20:03,520 --> 00:20:05,360 Speaker 1: He's the guy that when he walks into the room, 389 00:20:05,440 --> 00:20:08,000 Speaker 1: you go, wow, that's an NFL receiver in terms of 390 00:20:08,000 --> 00:20:11,359 Speaker 1: how he's built, where he was drafted, in the speed 391 00:20:11,400 --> 00:20:13,720 Speaker 1: that he has when he's on the field and Mike, 392 00:20:13,800 --> 00:20:16,919 Speaker 1: Let's be honest, when Watson's there at least has been 393 00:20:17,000 --> 00:20:19,040 Speaker 1: this way the past month, maybe you feel differently, but 394 00:20:19,320 --> 00:20:21,320 Speaker 1: I feel like that's when the Packers offense looks the 395 00:20:21,359 --> 00:20:24,480 Speaker 1: most like itself. Absolutely, I I believe. I believe that 396 00:20:24,520 --> 00:20:27,480 Speaker 1: a hundred percent. I think I think because he brings 397 00:20:27,520 --> 00:20:31,639 Speaker 1: a dimension to the offense that nobody else does, that 398 00:20:32,080 --> 00:20:36,160 Speaker 1: defenses have a harder time against this Packers offense when 399 00:20:36,200 --> 00:20:40,120 Speaker 1: he's on the field, and his his absence for at 400 00:20:40,160 --> 00:20:44,959 Speaker 1: different times, different reasons, everything else, but his absence over 401 00:20:45,080 --> 00:20:47,639 Speaker 1: the first nine games of the season I think is 402 00:20:47,680 --> 00:20:50,160 Speaker 1: one of the biggest reasons this Packers offense is still 403 00:20:50,160 --> 00:20:52,119 Speaker 1: trying to find itself. And I know there have been 404 00:20:52,160 --> 00:20:54,840 Speaker 1: issues on the offensive line. His injury has not been 405 00:20:54,880 --> 00:20:59,200 Speaker 1: the only one at receiver, so but if Christian Watson 406 00:21:00,080 --> 00:21:02,240 Speaker 1: is out there on a regular basis, I think the 407 00:21:02,280 --> 00:21:05,639 Speaker 1: Packers offense starts to will always look at least a 408 00:21:05,720 --> 00:21:08,119 Speaker 1: little bit more like we expected to look. And I 409 00:21:08,160 --> 00:21:10,760 Speaker 1: know Justin are working the controls here because Matt Arvin 410 00:21:10,840 --> 00:21:14,159 Speaker 1: is on holiday. I know he doesn't have the Mike Spofford. 411 00:21:14,359 --> 00:21:16,640 Speaker 1: You know, let's be real, moment of the week graphic 412 00:21:16,720 --> 00:21:19,520 Speaker 1: queued up. But let's let's be real here about something else. 413 00:21:19,640 --> 00:21:21,879 Speaker 1: It has been basically the worst case scenario for the 414 00:21:21,880 --> 00:21:24,960 Speaker 1: Packers at receiver. The plan going into this season was, 415 00:21:25,240 --> 00:21:28,240 Speaker 1: it's Al Lazard, It's Randall cob It's Sammy Watkins. That's 416 00:21:28,280 --> 00:21:30,160 Speaker 1: gonna be the three, and you let all the young 417 00:21:30,200 --> 00:21:33,520 Speaker 1: guys develop from there. Watkins has the hamstring injury, now 418 00:21:33,560 --> 00:21:36,119 Speaker 1: he has the knee injury. Lazard ends up having to 419 00:21:36,200 --> 00:21:38,320 Speaker 1: miss Week one because of the ankle he got stepped 420 00:21:38,359 --> 00:21:40,879 Speaker 1: on in practice, and then he gets the shoulder injury. 421 00:21:40,880 --> 00:21:43,399 Speaker 1: And obviously we know the situation with cop that was 422 00:21:43,480 --> 00:21:46,080 Speaker 1: going to be what the Packers hang their hat on 423 00:21:46,240 --> 00:21:49,359 Speaker 1: in the early part of the season. That fell apart. 424 00:21:49,600 --> 00:21:52,639 Speaker 1: You needed Romeo Dobbs, you needed Watson when he's been available, 425 00:21:52,680 --> 00:21:54,840 Speaker 1: and you've needed two ray to be those guys stepping up, 426 00:21:55,080 --> 00:21:57,800 Speaker 1: all three of them, Mike, they've been in playing bigger roles, 427 00:21:57,800 --> 00:21:59,760 Speaker 1: and I think any of us could have anticipated when 428 00:21:59,760 --> 00:22:02,879 Speaker 1: they're on the field, and you hope going into the 429 00:22:02,920 --> 00:22:05,200 Speaker 1: second half now they'll be better for it. As the 430 00:22:05,240 --> 00:22:08,000 Speaker 1: Packers trying to mount some kind of push. Yeah. Absolutely. 431 00:22:08,240 --> 00:22:11,600 Speaker 1: While looking around the league in Week ten, a couple 432 00:22:11,640 --> 00:22:15,480 Speaker 1: of games to touch on. First NFL regular season game 433 00:22:15,480 --> 00:22:19,439 Speaker 1: in Germany on Sunday morning, Seattle against Tampa Bay. An 434 00:22:19,480 --> 00:22:24,480 Speaker 1: interesting one, Um Tampa Bay. Maybe the Buccaneers found something 435 00:22:24,520 --> 00:22:27,000 Speaker 1: with that fourth quarter comeback against the Rams last week. 436 00:22:27,040 --> 00:22:29,400 Speaker 1: Are Tom Brady and the Buck's gonna make a push here? 437 00:22:29,920 --> 00:22:33,640 Speaker 1: Um Seattle with with Gino Smith playing lights out football 438 00:22:33,680 --> 00:22:37,840 Speaker 1: at quarterback, the Seahawks are the surprise of the NFL 439 00:22:37,880 --> 00:22:41,960 Speaker 1: as far as I'm concerned so far at roughly the 440 00:22:42,000 --> 00:22:44,680 Speaker 1: midway point. A couple other games to keep an eye 441 00:22:44,680 --> 00:22:47,600 Speaker 1: on Minnesota is that Buffalo. We don't know if Josh 442 00:22:47,640 --> 00:22:49,879 Speaker 1: Allen is going to play or not with that elbow 443 00:22:49,920 --> 00:22:53,880 Speaker 1: injury for the Buffalo Bills. And the Vikings, of course, 444 00:22:53,920 --> 00:22:58,359 Speaker 1: having won six consecutive one score games and then another 445 00:22:58,440 --> 00:23:03,879 Speaker 1: cross conference match. The Chargers, who I think maybe after 446 00:23:03,920 --> 00:23:07,879 Speaker 1: a slow start, are are starting to find themselves a 447 00:23:07,920 --> 00:23:11,280 Speaker 1: little bit with Justin Herbert settling in, you know, finding 448 00:23:11,359 --> 00:23:14,359 Speaker 1: his rhythm a little bit. But now playing at San Francisco, 449 00:23:14,400 --> 00:23:17,960 Speaker 1: a forty Niners team that really feels it's got a 450 00:23:18,160 --> 00:23:21,840 Speaker 1: lot going for itself, with Christian McCaffrey another offensive weapon 451 00:23:21,880 --> 00:23:24,560 Speaker 1: added to the mix in the Big Trade and all that. 452 00:23:25,080 --> 00:23:29,159 Speaker 1: Those to me, other than Packers Cowboys obviously, at those 453 00:23:29,200 --> 00:23:32,160 Speaker 1: are the three other games that are the most intriguing 454 00:23:32,240 --> 00:23:34,679 Speaker 1: to me on the week tense schedule totally, and with 455 00:23:34,720 --> 00:23:36,720 Speaker 1: the Chargers to you wonder like, I don't know if 456 00:23:36,800 --> 00:23:39,200 Speaker 1: keenan Allen can get back this week. He's been kind 457 00:23:39,200 --> 00:23:40,800 Speaker 1: of working through a lot of stuff. A man, if 458 00:23:40,800 --> 00:23:43,240 Speaker 1: he they could just get that guy healthy in terms 459 00:23:43,280 --> 00:23:45,040 Speaker 1: of the one to punch him and Herbert have been 460 00:23:45,080 --> 00:23:48,119 Speaker 1: in the early part of his career. Cardinals and Rams 461 00:23:48,119 --> 00:23:51,240 Speaker 1: is very interesting. You have to three win teams going 462 00:23:51,320 --> 00:23:54,199 Speaker 1: up against each other. I know, Cliff, it's been in 463 00:23:54,240 --> 00:23:57,720 Speaker 1: a tough spot so far, but it is interesting. I 464 00:23:57,800 --> 00:24:00,480 Speaker 1: go back to that Vikings game because we'll see what 465 00:24:00,600 --> 00:24:02,720 Speaker 1: happens with Josh Allen. If it's not Allen, then it's 466 00:24:02,760 --> 00:24:05,159 Speaker 1: case Keenum and then there's another storyline there for you know, 467 00:24:05,359 --> 00:24:08,480 Speaker 1: Minnesota beat writers just getting dropped right into their laps certainly, 468 00:24:09,280 --> 00:24:13,480 Speaker 1: but realistically, I'm very interested to see this Minnesota offense 469 00:24:13,800 --> 00:24:17,639 Speaker 1: go up against this Buffalo defense because Minnesota has not 470 00:24:17,680 --> 00:24:20,080 Speaker 1: been running the ball as well as they have historically. 471 00:24:20,119 --> 00:24:22,520 Speaker 1: Now some of that, again is Delvin Cook being a 472 00:24:22,560 --> 00:24:25,480 Speaker 1: little banged up right now. But if this thing gets 473 00:24:25,480 --> 00:24:28,280 Speaker 1: in Kirk Cousins hands, how does he react to that? 474 00:24:28,359 --> 00:24:30,800 Speaker 1: How does he react if the defense isn't getting you know, 475 00:24:30,920 --> 00:24:34,520 Speaker 1: prime field position for them. It's it's not the litmus 476 00:24:34,600 --> 00:24:39,240 Speaker 1: test it would have been if Josh Allen, But it's 477 00:24:39,240 --> 00:24:43,119 Speaker 1: still a very intriguing matchup considering when they saw in 478 00:24:43,240 --> 00:24:46,520 Speaker 1: Miami they were facing Skylar Thompson and that just wasn't 479 00:24:46,520 --> 00:24:49,200 Speaker 1: the same offense as it is with two or even 480 00:24:49,359 --> 00:24:52,639 Speaker 1: Teddy Bridgewater. We I mean two is leading the league 481 00:24:52,640 --> 00:24:55,240 Speaker 1: in passer rading right now, So I mean the fact 482 00:24:55,240 --> 00:24:58,120 Speaker 1: that he the fact that he missed that game earlier 483 00:24:58,160 --> 00:25:02,159 Speaker 1: against against Minnesota, completely changed that matchup. Yeah, So I 484 00:25:02,200 --> 00:25:03,960 Speaker 1: mean this is I think it's gonna be really interesting 485 00:25:03,960 --> 00:25:07,119 Speaker 1: to watch. My last thought, it's too bad Tampa has 486 00:25:07,119 --> 00:25:09,440 Speaker 1: been on this this going through these dull drums they did, 487 00:25:09,480 --> 00:25:12,439 Speaker 1: because how funny would have been Packers and Giants. That 488 00:25:12,480 --> 00:25:14,680 Speaker 1: was the first time in fifteen years there was a 489 00:25:14,680 --> 00:25:17,800 Speaker 1: winning team versus winning team in London. How funny would 490 00:25:17,800 --> 00:25:19,679 Speaker 1: that have been? If Seattle will be taken on Tampa 491 00:25:19,680 --> 00:25:21,320 Speaker 1: in the first game in Germany and they both would 492 00:25:21,320 --> 00:25:25,560 Speaker 1: have been over five years teams with winning records, but 493 00:25:25,760 --> 00:25:27,640 Speaker 1: they came one win short of that. So yeah, Well, 494 00:25:27,680 --> 00:25:30,399 Speaker 1: it's a full Sunday of football. With that early game 495 00:25:30,880 --> 00:25:33,680 Speaker 1: over there in Germany, you can can tune in from 496 00:25:33,680 --> 00:25:36,879 Speaker 1: sun up to sundown to to the NFL on Sunday. 497 00:25:36,880 --> 00:25:39,240 Speaker 1: With that, we'll call it a wrap on this edition 498 00:25:39,280 --> 00:25:41,880 Speaker 1: of Packers Unscripted. Be sure to follow all of our 499 00:25:41,920 --> 00:25:44,879 Speaker 1: coverage of Sunday's game against the Cowboys. We will have 500 00:25:45,000 --> 00:25:48,560 Speaker 1: everything for you from lambeau Field right here on Packers 501 00:25:48,600 --> 00:25:51,080 Speaker 1: dot com for Wes, I am Mike. Thank you for 502 00:25:51,119 --> 00:25:53,320 Speaker 1: tuning in everybody. We'll see you next time.