1 00:00:00,400 --> 00:00:04,320 Speaker 1: You're listening to the Seahawks Insiders Camp. Chamfer comes up 2 00:00:04,320 --> 00:00:09,959 Speaker 1: and just on load getting you ready for Seahawks football. 3 00:00:10,080 --> 00:00:13,960 Speaker 1: Every Sunday Russell has time, fires down, got back one 4 00:00:14,280 --> 00:00:22,279 Speaker 1: he isn't touchdown shah Shot powered by Seahawks dot Com. 5 00:00:22,480 --> 00:00:26,880 Speaker 1: Welcome to the Seahawks Insiders podcast. Your Seahawks Insiders joining 6 00:00:26,920 --> 00:00:29,760 Speaker 1: you this week. It's Jen Mueller, the sideline reporter for 7 00:00:29,800 --> 00:00:33,040 Speaker 1: the Seahawks, and John Boyle of Seahawks dot Com. And 8 00:00:33,120 --> 00:00:36,959 Speaker 1: since we are the Insiders, John, what kind of insight 9 00:00:37,120 --> 00:00:40,960 Speaker 1: do we have today? We're supposed to bring insight? Did 10 00:00:41,000 --> 00:00:44,560 Speaker 1: you not get the memo one? That one? All right, Well, 11 00:00:45,040 --> 00:00:46,600 Speaker 1: I'll tell you what happen if we just talk some 12 00:00:46,640 --> 00:00:49,600 Speaker 1: Seahawks football. Forget about the insight. Let's just talk about 13 00:00:49,640 --> 00:00:52,440 Speaker 1: what we know about the Seahawks football team. Does that 14 00:00:52,520 --> 00:00:56,160 Speaker 1: work for you? That works? Okay, fantastic. Now there's a 15 00:00:56,200 --> 00:00:59,480 Speaker 1: few things that are coming up as points of conversation 16 00:00:59,640 --> 00:01:02,480 Speaker 1: over and over again since that Week two loss against 17 00:01:02,480 --> 00:01:04,839 Speaker 1: the Ramps. So let's do this in the next few minutes. 18 00:01:04,880 --> 00:01:07,080 Speaker 1: Let's kind of go back to what we know happened 19 00:01:07,080 --> 00:01:09,679 Speaker 1: on Sunday where the team stands with some injuries, and 20 00:01:09,680 --> 00:01:12,440 Speaker 1: then let's start transitioning into what we can expect to 21 00:01:12,440 --> 00:01:15,600 Speaker 1: see in Week three against the forty nine ers and John, 22 00:01:15,680 --> 00:01:19,959 Speaker 1: what were your big takeaways after that Rams game. I mean, 23 00:01:20,120 --> 00:01:22,520 Speaker 1: obviously we got to start with the offense. It's just 24 00:01:22,600 --> 00:01:24,680 Speaker 1: not where they want it to be yet, and they're 25 00:01:24,800 --> 00:01:26,959 Speaker 1: you know, anyone you talk to in that locker room 26 00:01:27,040 --> 00:01:29,680 Speaker 1: or coaching staff is gonna tell you that they're fifteen 27 00:01:29,720 --> 00:01:32,200 Speaker 1: points in two games and not enough. But there's some 28 00:01:32,280 --> 00:01:34,440 Speaker 1: positive signs. They need to run the ball better. That's 29 00:01:34,440 --> 00:01:36,480 Speaker 1: been a big part of it. They're getting a lot 30 00:01:36,520 --> 00:01:38,440 Speaker 1: of you know, second and third and longs, and then 31 00:01:38,480 --> 00:01:40,160 Speaker 1: you get off the field and you're just not moving 32 00:01:40,160 --> 00:01:42,720 Speaker 1: the ball. So if they can get a few things right, 33 00:01:42,840 --> 00:01:46,000 Speaker 1: everybody feels like it's closer than maybe the score would 34 00:01:46,000 --> 00:01:49,480 Speaker 1: indicate in terms of turning that corner. But they can 35 00:01:49,520 --> 00:01:51,440 Speaker 1: get that cleaned up, just get playing a little better 36 00:01:51,520 --> 00:01:53,280 Speaker 1: on offense, because the defense has been great so far. 37 00:01:53,320 --> 00:01:55,200 Speaker 1: I mean, they're number one in the league right now 38 00:01:55,240 --> 00:01:57,000 Speaker 1: in points and yards allowed. So it's just kind of 39 00:01:57,040 --> 00:01:59,040 Speaker 1: getting getting that offense going a little bit. And when 40 00:01:59,320 --> 00:02:01,200 Speaker 1: we see that, we're gonna star to see the Seahawks 41 00:02:01,240 --> 00:02:03,760 Speaker 1: look a little more like the Seahawks we've known for 42 00:02:03,760 --> 00:02:06,040 Speaker 1: the last few years. Defense was kind of hard on 43 00:02:06,080 --> 00:02:08,440 Speaker 1: themselves after that game, which is hard to imagine after 44 00:02:08,520 --> 00:02:11,720 Speaker 1: allowing only three field goals, and they talked about the turnovers. 45 00:02:11,760 --> 00:02:13,239 Speaker 1: Let's get to that in just a second, though, and 46 00:02:13,320 --> 00:02:15,560 Speaker 1: let's go back to that run game. And there's so 47 00:02:15,560 --> 00:02:18,519 Speaker 1: many different ways to dissect this, but how much of 48 00:02:18,560 --> 00:02:23,120 Speaker 1: that run game and the lack of yards is due 49 00:02:23,160 --> 00:02:25,799 Speaker 1: to injuries? You know, it's a part of it. I mean, 50 00:02:25,840 --> 00:02:28,120 Speaker 1: for one, you start with Jermain Nfetti is not playing, 51 00:02:28,160 --> 00:02:30,320 Speaker 1: and he was a guy there expecting a lot from 52 00:02:30,360 --> 00:02:32,480 Speaker 1: He was the first round pick, had enjoyed a really 53 00:02:32,520 --> 00:02:35,120 Speaker 1: good camp, really good preseason. All of a sudden, not 54 00:02:35,200 --> 00:02:37,400 Speaker 1: only do you not have him, you lost him the 55 00:02:37,400 --> 00:02:39,680 Speaker 1: winds day before the opener. So it was a very 56 00:02:39,760 --> 00:02:42,040 Speaker 1: quick turnaround of having to put a new guy in there. 57 00:02:42,880 --> 00:02:46,000 Speaker 1: So that's an injury. Then you talk about Thomas Rawls 58 00:02:46,040 --> 00:02:49,200 Speaker 1: has not quite been himself. He's you know, coming back. 59 00:02:49,520 --> 00:02:51,880 Speaker 1: Coaches said he's maybe a little over anxious, just kind 60 00:02:51,919 --> 00:02:54,680 Speaker 1: of just popping to get out. And then one more 61 00:02:54,720 --> 00:02:58,079 Speaker 1: injury that's factoring in as the quarterback when Russell Wilson 62 00:02:58,200 --> 00:02:59,800 Speaker 1: is right. He's a big part of the run game 63 00:03:00,160 --> 00:03:02,880 Speaker 1: in terms of what he does running and the threat 64 00:03:02,960 --> 00:03:05,880 Speaker 1: he provides running that kind of keeps defenses maybe on 65 00:03:05,880 --> 00:03:08,160 Speaker 1: their heels a little bit. So all those things are 66 00:03:08,200 --> 00:03:10,520 Speaker 1: factoring in a little bit. And I will say it 67 00:03:10,560 --> 00:03:12,600 Speaker 1: was a little bit surprised, and I shouldn't have been, 68 00:03:13,280 --> 00:03:16,680 Speaker 1: but we knew that Russell Wilson had an ankle injury. 69 00:03:16,720 --> 00:03:18,960 Speaker 1: We did not know until after the game that it 70 00:03:19,000 --> 00:03:20,639 Speaker 1: was a high ankle spraining. I mean, you could have 71 00:03:20,760 --> 00:03:23,720 Speaker 1: kind of suspected that along the week when you watched 72 00:03:23,800 --> 00:03:26,600 Speaker 1: him walk in the locker room or watched him walk 73 00:03:26,639 --> 00:03:28,160 Speaker 1: down the all he had no sign of a limp. 74 00:03:28,280 --> 00:03:30,760 Speaker 1: So I think the way that he was treating it, 75 00:03:31,000 --> 00:03:33,680 Speaker 1: you kind of just treat him like he is a superhero, 76 00:03:33,760 --> 00:03:36,400 Speaker 1: Russell Wilson, Everything's going to be great. Yeah, he'll be 77 00:03:36,440 --> 00:03:40,880 Speaker 1: a little bit slower. But were you surprised by where 78 00:03:40,920 --> 00:03:44,680 Speaker 1: his mobility was at on Sunday just having watched him 79 00:03:44,680 --> 00:03:47,040 Speaker 1: in the same way that I did, a little bit. 80 00:03:47,080 --> 00:03:49,160 Speaker 1: But I mean, we saw the injury happen, We saw 81 00:03:49,160 --> 00:03:50,720 Speaker 1: the end of that game, so I think we all 82 00:03:50,760 --> 00:03:53,920 Speaker 1: had an idea that it would not quite be the 83 00:03:54,400 --> 00:03:59,480 Speaker 1: normal running around, scrambling, making extending plays. Russell Wilson and 84 00:03:59,560 --> 00:04:01,880 Speaker 1: I think he said he felt a lot better today 85 00:04:01,920 --> 00:04:04,040 Speaker 1: than he did this time last week. And he'll be 86 00:04:04,120 --> 00:04:06,880 Speaker 1: further along Sunday, so we'll see him get a little better. 87 00:04:06,920 --> 00:04:09,680 Speaker 1: But you know, until that thing's one hundred percent, then 88 00:04:09,720 --> 00:04:12,160 Speaker 1: he maybe needs to be a little bit different of 89 00:04:12,160 --> 00:04:13,920 Speaker 1: a quarterback. But that's fine. He can be. I mean, 90 00:04:13,920 --> 00:04:15,720 Speaker 1: we saw the second half of last season he can 91 00:04:15,720 --> 00:04:17,680 Speaker 1: thrive in the pocket, and I think we're going to 92 00:04:17,760 --> 00:04:19,840 Speaker 1: see this offense if they can I really think it's 93 00:04:19,839 --> 00:04:21,840 Speaker 1: gonna start with get that running game. They don't need 94 00:04:21,920 --> 00:04:23,960 Speaker 1: to average six yards of carry, they don't need to 95 00:04:24,000 --> 00:04:26,039 Speaker 1: rush for two hundred yards. But if it's you know, 96 00:04:26,160 --> 00:04:29,279 Speaker 1: credible threat. If they're getting even those three four yards 97 00:04:29,279 --> 00:04:32,000 Speaker 1: on first second down so you're in third and six 98 00:04:32,080 --> 00:04:34,839 Speaker 1: instead of third and twelve or whatever it is, sometimes 99 00:04:34,880 --> 00:04:36,599 Speaker 1: that's going to make all the difference in the world. 100 00:04:37,160 --> 00:04:40,160 Speaker 1: And you know, what is the best way to use him. 101 00:04:40,160 --> 00:04:42,760 Speaker 1: I thought actually pass pro by the offensive line looked 102 00:04:42,760 --> 00:04:45,560 Speaker 1: pretty good considering what they were going up against the Rams. 103 00:04:45,800 --> 00:04:48,839 Speaker 1: But I think part of the mobility question with Russell 104 00:04:49,000 --> 00:04:51,599 Speaker 1: is being able to get enough zip on some of 105 00:04:51,640 --> 00:04:55,080 Speaker 1: those intermediate throws if you can't quite use your legs 106 00:04:55,080 --> 00:04:57,279 Speaker 1: the same way, right, So what's the best way to 107 00:04:57,440 --> 00:04:59,800 Speaker 1: use him right now if his mobility is going to 108 00:04:59,839 --> 00:05:02,880 Speaker 1: be limited? You know, I think it's probably what they 109 00:05:02,920 --> 00:05:04,680 Speaker 1: were trying to do last week. Just a few times 110 00:05:04,720 --> 00:05:07,479 Speaker 1: it got away from him again with the situation's yard 111 00:05:07,560 --> 00:05:09,200 Speaker 1: and all that. But it's going to be a lot 112 00:05:09,240 --> 00:05:10,880 Speaker 1: of what we saw them do last year. They want 113 00:05:10,920 --> 00:05:13,160 Speaker 1: to get that, you know, quick and rhythm passing game, 114 00:05:13,200 --> 00:05:15,960 Speaker 1: and it's it's important to remember that a quick passing 115 00:05:15,960 --> 00:05:18,480 Speaker 1: game doesn't just mean short quick passes. I mean, we 116 00:05:18,480 --> 00:05:20,520 Speaker 1: saw him take shots down field last season. We saw 117 00:05:20,560 --> 00:05:22,560 Speaker 1: him do it last week, and they'll keep doing that. 118 00:05:22,600 --> 00:05:24,400 Speaker 1: But it's really just going to be about getting the 119 00:05:24,400 --> 00:05:26,960 Speaker 1: ball out on time, which is always a big deal 120 00:05:27,000 --> 00:05:29,479 Speaker 1: for them, but it's especially so when he's maybe not 121 00:05:29,560 --> 00:05:33,200 Speaker 1: as mobile. And just to put into perspective what Russell 122 00:05:33,240 --> 00:05:36,479 Speaker 1: Wilson can do with the ball and running the ball. 123 00:05:36,600 --> 00:05:38,479 Speaker 1: We have seen this from him where he makes these 124 00:05:38,520 --> 00:05:41,440 Speaker 1: great Houdini escape type of plays, but it's also the 125 00:05:41,440 --> 00:05:44,520 Speaker 1: actual yards that he racks up. And last year he 126 00:05:44,600 --> 00:05:46,800 Speaker 1: was running the ball four or five times a game. 127 00:05:46,839 --> 00:05:49,279 Speaker 1: He was averaging seven yards of carrying, he was getting 128 00:05:49,320 --> 00:05:52,679 Speaker 1: first downs. This year, he has run the ball five 129 00:05:52,720 --> 00:05:57,480 Speaker 1: times and he's averaging only a couple of yards on 130 00:05:57,520 --> 00:05:59,320 Speaker 1: each of those and he has not made a first 131 00:05:59,320 --> 00:06:01,880 Speaker 1: down running the ball. So that right there, and we 132 00:06:02,320 --> 00:06:04,039 Speaker 1: know that a lot of that is injury, but just 133 00:06:04,080 --> 00:06:07,320 Speaker 1: to put a little context on it's not just the escapability. 134 00:06:07,360 --> 00:06:09,560 Speaker 1: It is the actual yards that he can get on 135 00:06:09,600 --> 00:06:11,919 Speaker 1: the ground. Yeah yeah, I mean it's a it's a 136 00:06:11,920 --> 00:06:14,680 Speaker 1: part of their rushington game and it's not as big 137 00:06:14,720 --> 00:06:16,920 Speaker 1: a part right now, but I think it will be, 138 00:06:17,040 --> 00:06:20,160 Speaker 1: you know, maybe maybe not this week, but soon. So 139 00:06:20,320 --> 00:06:24,479 Speaker 1: you mentioned Thomas Rawls and being a little bit over anxious, 140 00:06:25,080 --> 00:06:28,160 Speaker 1: and you can see the enthusiasm in the fire those guy. 141 00:06:28,279 --> 00:06:30,320 Speaker 1: He is super stiked to be on the field. And 142 00:06:30,400 --> 00:06:33,400 Speaker 1: why can that be a detriment. I mean, there's a 143 00:06:33,400 --> 00:06:35,880 Speaker 1: guy that you look at kind of the road he traveled. 144 00:06:35,880 --> 00:06:39,360 Speaker 1: He's a great Seahawks type story. They love these guys 145 00:06:39,360 --> 00:06:42,359 Speaker 1: who maybe overcome some obstacles, have that chip on their shoulder. 146 00:06:42,400 --> 00:06:45,120 Speaker 1: And he was playing so well last year and just 147 00:06:45,200 --> 00:06:47,279 Speaker 1: when he's you know, hitting his stride and starting for 148 00:06:47,360 --> 00:06:50,599 Speaker 1: him he breaks his ankle, needs surgery, and he misses 149 00:06:50,720 --> 00:06:52,960 Speaker 1: such a long period of time. So it's it's natural 150 00:06:52,960 --> 00:06:55,080 Speaker 1: for any player, but especially a young guy who works 151 00:06:55,080 --> 00:06:58,760 Speaker 1: so hard to get that shot, he's going to be excited. 152 00:06:58,839 --> 00:07:01,680 Speaker 1: He's gonna be amped up, and when he is, it's 153 00:07:01,760 --> 00:07:04,440 Speaker 1: you know, there's especially in zone walking schemes, but for 154 00:07:04,480 --> 00:07:07,200 Speaker 1: any running back, patience is a big deal. It's not 155 00:07:07,320 --> 00:07:09,320 Speaker 1: just get the vall and run as hard as you 156 00:07:09,320 --> 00:07:11,840 Speaker 1: can right away. It's it's finding the holes, hitting him right, 157 00:07:11,920 --> 00:07:14,280 Speaker 1: timing it right with the line. And he also, i mean, 158 00:07:14,320 --> 00:07:16,120 Speaker 1: this line is different than one he ran behind last 159 00:07:16,160 --> 00:07:18,680 Speaker 1: ning doesn't have the time with them, so it all 160 00:07:18,760 --> 00:07:20,520 Speaker 1: kind of has to piece together in that run game. 161 00:07:20,560 --> 00:07:22,760 Speaker 1: And I think he'll get there, but it's just hasn't 162 00:07:22,800 --> 00:07:25,640 Speaker 1: been quite timed up right so far, which is kind 163 00:07:25,640 --> 00:07:28,560 Speaker 1: of interesting because one of the knocks on Kristin Michael 164 00:07:28,600 --> 00:07:31,160 Speaker 1: prior to this year is that he wasn't timed up 165 00:07:31,240 --> 00:07:33,160 Speaker 1: quite right. He was the one that was getting there 166 00:07:33,200 --> 00:07:35,440 Speaker 1: a little too quick, that didn't have the same kind 167 00:07:35,440 --> 00:07:39,080 Speaker 1: of patience that you saw with Marshawn Lynch for those 168 00:07:39,160 --> 00:07:42,280 Speaker 1: years when everything was really in a groove. And so yeah, 169 00:07:42,360 --> 00:07:45,560 Speaker 1: just just forcing it a little bit. And I don't 170 00:07:45,560 --> 00:07:49,840 Speaker 1: know how much how much should we be talking about 171 00:07:49,880 --> 00:07:53,480 Speaker 1: the offensive line and how much of the challenges in 172 00:07:53,520 --> 00:07:58,000 Speaker 1: the offense are for unrelated or different things. I mean, 173 00:07:58,000 --> 00:08:00,560 Speaker 1: there's a lot of things that there's gonna be focus 174 00:08:00,600 --> 00:08:02,920 Speaker 1: on the offensive line. That's I mean, it's been the 175 00:08:02,960 --> 00:08:05,680 Speaker 1: storyline here for a while, especially last year early in 176 00:08:05,680 --> 00:08:09,000 Speaker 1: the season, and I think they they definitely are part 177 00:08:09,040 --> 00:08:10,760 Speaker 1: of the issue when the running game's not going well, 178 00:08:10,760 --> 00:08:12,800 Speaker 1: but they're gonna take probably more blame than they deserve 179 00:08:12,840 --> 00:08:15,840 Speaker 1: because that's sort of the nature of the conversation around 180 00:08:15,840 --> 00:08:18,400 Speaker 1: the line. But yeah, it's it's a new group. It's 181 00:08:18,400 --> 00:08:20,240 Speaker 1: going to take them a little bit of time. It's 182 00:08:20,320 --> 00:08:23,000 Speaker 1: not it hasn't been the disaster some people want to 183 00:08:23,000 --> 00:08:24,880 Speaker 1: make it out to be. But if they just fit 184 00:08:24,920 --> 00:08:27,040 Speaker 1: a few things right and then the running backs kind 185 00:08:27,040 --> 00:08:28,920 Speaker 1: of do it right behind them, I think we're I 186 00:08:28,920 --> 00:08:30,560 Speaker 1: mean we saw in the preseason they ran the ball 187 00:08:30,600 --> 00:08:32,560 Speaker 1: really well in the preseason, which is one reason Tom 188 00:08:32,640 --> 00:08:35,640 Speaker 1: Cable is a little disappointed than what he seemed so far, 189 00:08:35,679 --> 00:08:37,120 Speaker 1: because I kind of thought they were going to be 190 00:08:37,160 --> 00:08:39,200 Speaker 1: able to count on that a little more. So. It's 191 00:08:39,280 --> 00:08:41,280 Speaker 1: you know, everybody's got to kind of just I think 192 00:08:41,320 --> 00:08:44,079 Speaker 1: it's more incremental improvement from a lot of people than 193 00:08:44,160 --> 00:08:45,880 Speaker 1: just this one guy needs to pick it up and 194 00:08:45,880 --> 00:08:48,360 Speaker 1: they'll be fine. Well, also, it would help not to 195 00:08:48,400 --> 00:08:50,720 Speaker 1: face one of the top two defensive lines. You do 196 00:08:50,800 --> 00:08:52,559 Speaker 1: have to give credit to the opponent. I mean, yeah, 197 00:08:52,600 --> 00:08:55,079 Speaker 1: those are two really really good friends they faced it. 198 00:08:55,880 --> 00:08:57,800 Speaker 1: I shouldn't be surprised when I looked at this number 199 00:08:57,840 --> 00:09:01,040 Speaker 1: because we've watched the game and analyze the games. But 200 00:09:02,160 --> 00:09:04,480 Speaker 1: Russell has been hit a total of twenty two times 201 00:09:04,480 --> 00:09:08,200 Speaker 1: this year. It's not ideal. And yet it seems to me, 202 00:09:08,280 --> 00:09:12,840 Speaker 1: and again I understand that number is not great. It 203 00:09:12,880 --> 00:09:15,000 Speaker 1: doesn't seem like it's been a jailbreak on every play 204 00:09:15,120 --> 00:09:19,720 Speaker 1: now that there have been some opportunities, just missed opportunities. Yeah, 205 00:09:19,760 --> 00:09:23,200 Speaker 1: and you know it's always gonna be this way with 206 00:09:23,280 --> 00:09:25,520 Speaker 1: Russell Wilson. It's always a little bit on him too, 207 00:09:25,559 --> 00:09:28,400 Speaker 1: because he does extend plays. And the plus side of 208 00:09:28,400 --> 00:09:31,000 Speaker 1: extending plays is what we saw in Minnesota in the 209 00:09:31,000 --> 00:09:33,760 Speaker 1: playoffs when he made that great throw to Tyler Lockett. 210 00:09:33,800 --> 00:09:35,560 Speaker 1: The minus side is he gets beat up for it 211 00:09:35,640 --> 00:09:38,120 Speaker 1: sometimes because he's gonna hold the ball longer he's gonna 212 00:09:38,120 --> 00:09:39,839 Speaker 1: maybe get a throw off and get hit, or he's 213 00:09:39,840 --> 00:09:41,960 Speaker 1: gonna take a sack that he could have thrown it 214 00:09:42,000 --> 00:09:44,840 Speaker 1: away sooner. So that's not a great number. I think 215 00:09:44,840 --> 00:09:48,000 Speaker 1: we'll see it go down. But again to our earlier conversation, 216 00:09:48,400 --> 00:09:50,880 Speaker 1: they've faced two of the best defensive lines in the NFL, 217 00:09:50,920 --> 00:09:53,160 Speaker 1: and it sounds crazy when you look at all the 218 00:09:53,240 --> 00:09:56,560 Speaker 1: hits he took last week, But everybody you know, the lineman, 219 00:09:56,640 --> 00:09:58,800 Speaker 1: the coaches all say they that was the best they 220 00:09:58,840 --> 00:10:00,680 Speaker 1: protected against the Rams and a couple of years, and 221 00:10:00,720 --> 00:10:02,040 Speaker 1: if you go back and look at those games, that 222 00:10:02,080 --> 00:10:05,240 Speaker 1: really was better. Yeah, I thought he actually had time 223 00:10:05,280 --> 00:10:08,520 Speaker 1: to complete some of those deep passes where I don't 224 00:10:08,520 --> 00:10:10,560 Speaker 1: think he would have had that time. He certainly would 225 00:10:10,559 --> 00:10:12,440 Speaker 1: have been throwing on the run and trying to escape 226 00:10:12,520 --> 00:10:15,480 Speaker 1: any number of guys just the way that that defensive 227 00:10:15,480 --> 00:10:17,680 Speaker 1: front lines up for the ramp. So yeah, I would 228 00:10:17,720 --> 00:10:20,320 Speaker 1: agree with you on that. You mentioned Tyler Lockett. He 229 00:10:20,360 --> 00:10:22,680 Speaker 1: was one of the guys who missed a significant amount 230 00:10:22,679 --> 00:10:25,320 Speaker 1: of time on Sunday with what looked to be initially 231 00:10:25,360 --> 00:10:27,720 Speaker 1: just from my view on the sidelines and the conversations 232 00:10:28,000 --> 00:10:29,840 Speaker 1: that he was having with trainers and beat on the 233 00:10:29,880 --> 00:10:33,280 Speaker 1: table looked to be a lot more serious than it 234 00:10:33,360 --> 00:10:35,839 Speaker 1: is because he came back into the game. Where are 235 00:10:35,840 --> 00:10:39,160 Speaker 1: we at injury wise? It's not just Tyler Lockett, it's 236 00:10:39,200 --> 00:10:41,960 Speaker 1: also Doug Baldwin, a couple of guys getting bumped and 237 00:10:41,960 --> 00:10:44,839 Speaker 1: Bruce in that game. Yeah, definitely, you know, physical team, 238 00:10:44,880 --> 00:10:47,000 Speaker 1: and that was a physical game and some guys came 239 00:10:47,000 --> 00:10:49,360 Speaker 1: out of it beat up. Unfortunately for Baldwin, it was 240 00:10:49,400 --> 00:10:52,600 Speaker 1: actually Thomas or christ and Michael kind of running up 241 00:10:52,600 --> 00:10:54,840 Speaker 1: his legs on one of his better runs where you know, 242 00:10:54,960 --> 00:10:57,640 Speaker 1: seats receivers are part of the blocking game, and unfortunately 243 00:10:57,640 --> 00:10:59,600 Speaker 1: he was blocking a guy and got fallen into. But 244 00:11:00,040 --> 00:11:02,400 Speaker 1: he seems to be okay. He told us today, you know, 245 00:11:02,480 --> 00:11:05,920 Speaker 1: barging a setback he's playing. They both practice yesterday, which 246 00:11:05,960 --> 00:11:08,319 Speaker 1: is encouraging. But they came out of that game nicked up. 247 00:11:08,320 --> 00:11:11,160 Speaker 1: I don't think it's so much gonna be they had 248 00:11:11,200 --> 00:11:13,079 Speaker 1: injuries in that game that our guys aren't going to 249 00:11:13,160 --> 00:11:15,120 Speaker 1: play this week. It's more just our guys gonna be 250 00:11:15,160 --> 00:11:17,199 Speaker 1: a little beat up and limited in practice and how 251 00:11:17,200 --> 00:11:20,160 Speaker 1: will that affect them Sunday. But sounds like just about 252 00:11:20,200 --> 00:11:22,400 Speaker 1: everybody other than the guys who have been out. We 253 00:11:22,400 --> 00:11:24,440 Speaker 1: don't know yet about a Fette. He's got a chance, 254 00:11:24,480 --> 00:11:26,840 Speaker 1: but we don't know about him Nick Manette. But all 255 00:11:26,840 --> 00:11:29,079 Speaker 1: those other guys, I think, you know, they'll be a 256 00:11:29,120 --> 00:11:31,560 Speaker 1: little nicked up, but they'll play. And it is just 257 00:11:32,360 --> 00:11:35,200 Speaker 1: it goes to depth as you get deeper into the season, right. 258 00:11:35,200 --> 00:11:37,120 Speaker 1: It's one of the reasons they brought back Cason Williams 259 00:11:37,120 --> 00:11:39,680 Speaker 1: on the practice squad, just in case exactly one of 260 00:11:39,679 --> 00:11:41,600 Speaker 1: these guys turns out to be worse than yeah, and 261 00:11:41,600 --> 00:11:43,320 Speaker 1: that's I mean, you see them. They made a roster 262 00:11:43,400 --> 00:11:45,840 Speaker 1: move yesterday with will took off again and release. They 263 00:11:45,840 --> 00:11:48,800 Speaker 1: didn't fill that spot immediately, which to me that would 264 00:11:48,800 --> 00:11:51,240 Speaker 1: say there's enough guys they're not quite sure of that. 265 00:11:51,280 --> 00:11:52,600 Speaker 1: They just want to wait and see. And you know, 266 00:11:52,679 --> 00:11:55,240 Speaker 1: you practice all week with all those practice a while guys, 267 00:11:55,240 --> 00:11:57,760 Speaker 1: and then depending on what position group might need some depth, 268 00:11:57,880 --> 00:12:01,239 Speaker 1: you can make that call Saturday. You mentioned Will Tukuafu, 269 00:12:01,320 --> 00:12:04,319 Speaker 1: who was the fullback last week. The Seahawks used to 270 00:12:04,360 --> 00:12:07,600 Speaker 1: him a fair amount last year and they brought him back. 271 00:12:07,600 --> 00:12:09,800 Speaker 1: And it's kind of a contract deal and you don't 272 00:12:09,800 --> 00:12:13,120 Speaker 1: have to guarantee his contract after that week one. Here's 273 00:12:13,120 --> 00:12:16,280 Speaker 1: what surprised me when I went back and looking at 274 00:12:16,320 --> 00:12:20,640 Speaker 1: some of those run runs in the yardage on the 275 00:12:20,679 --> 00:12:23,760 Speaker 1: ground when the Seahawks have used a fullback, they have 276 00:12:23,880 --> 00:12:29,440 Speaker 1: gained zero rushing yards. Yeah, that's not ideal. And you know, 277 00:12:29,480 --> 00:12:32,360 Speaker 1: I think there's something to be said for when they're 278 00:12:32,480 --> 00:12:36,160 Speaker 1: more spread out in a passing look, teams aren't stack 279 00:12:36,240 --> 00:12:38,400 Speaker 1: in the box and that's where maybe there's a little 280 00:12:38,440 --> 00:12:40,200 Speaker 1: more room to run. And you know, that doesn't mean 281 00:12:40,240 --> 00:12:42,439 Speaker 1: they're going to give up on power running. That's been 282 00:12:42,480 --> 00:12:44,600 Speaker 1: part of who they are. And they won't have a 283 00:12:44,600 --> 00:12:47,640 Speaker 1: true fullback this week, it sounds like, but they'll still 284 00:12:47,679 --> 00:12:50,120 Speaker 1: line up with some fullback and do some stuff. But 285 00:12:50,640 --> 00:12:52,440 Speaker 1: right now, the way things have been on the rungam, 286 00:12:52,520 --> 00:12:54,840 Speaker 1: it just seems they're a little better when they've spread 287 00:12:54,880 --> 00:12:56,920 Speaker 1: it out a little bit well. And the numbers show 288 00:12:57,000 --> 00:13:00,240 Speaker 1: that too. They're averaging over four yards of carry when 289 00:13:00,280 --> 00:13:03,320 Speaker 1: they've got three or more wide receivers and they choose 290 00:13:03,360 --> 00:13:06,320 Speaker 1: to run the ball and it's less than three yards 291 00:13:06,360 --> 00:13:08,920 Speaker 1: when they are running two and three tight end sets, 292 00:13:08,960 --> 00:13:12,080 Speaker 1: which you would think is the exact opposite. There's got 293 00:13:12,200 --> 00:13:15,839 Speaker 1: to be more risk to your wide receivers if you're 294 00:13:15,840 --> 00:13:17,680 Speaker 1: going to run the ball out of that type of set. 295 00:13:18,120 --> 00:13:20,319 Speaker 1: But can we expect to see more of that in 296 00:13:20,400 --> 00:13:23,360 Speaker 1: the next couple of weeks to get it going? Quite possibly, 297 00:13:23,480 --> 00:13:25,520 Speaker 1: this could also go a little bit back to the 298 00:13:26,080 --> 00:13:28,880 Speaker 1: quality of your opponents lines, where if you're facing a 299 00:13:28,960 --> 00:13:31,560 Speaker 1: team with more of a suspect front seven, you can 300 00:13:31,640 --> 00:13:34,000 Speaker 1: just power up and figure you're going to overpower them. 301 00:13:34,360 --> 00:13:36,520 Speaker 1: Rams and Dolphins aren't easy team to just load up 302 00:13:36,600 --> 00:13:39,240 Speaker 1: tight ends and fullbacks and overpower, so you lose some 303 00:13:39,320 --> 00:13:42,360 Speaker 1: of those matchups. And that's what we saw. So but yeah, 304 00:13:42,360 --> 00:13:43,719 Speaker 1: I mean and another thing, I mean, we saw it 305 00:13:43,840 --> 00:13:46,880 Speaker 1: last year too. They're gonna do more eleven personnel, one 306 00:13:46,920 --> 00:13:49,280 Speaker 1: tight end, one back, three receivers. They're gonna do more 307 00:13:49,320 --> 00:13:52,120 Speaker 1: of that because they really like their three receivers. Tyler 308 00:13:52,200 --> 00:13:54,720 Speaker 1: Lockett came on last year, it was playing so well, 309 00:13:54,840 --> 00:13:56,599 Speaker 1: it's just hard to get him off the field. So 310 00:13:57,320 --> 00:13:59,360 Speaker 1: their offense has a lot of times been at their 311 00:13:59,360 --> 00:14:01,120 Speaker 1: best that way. I think we'll see more of it. Yeah, 312 00:14:01,120 --> 00:14:02,880 Speaker 1: And they have a lot of a lot of trust 313 00:14:03,160 --> 00:14:05,640 Speaker 1: in their wide receipt they do, which you know, it 314 00:14:05,679 --> 00:14:07,360 Speaker 1: sounds like a really funny thing to say and why 315 00:14:07,400 --> 00:14:12,120 Speaker 1: wouldn't you trust your guys? But you know those are 316 00:14:12,160 --> 00:14:14,000 Speaker 1: tight windows. You got to be able to win those 317 00:14:14,040 --> 00:14:16,640 Speaker 1: one on one battles. And the Seahawks have the guys 318 00:14:16,679 --> 00:14:19,280 Speaker 1: that they like at that position. You know. The other 319 00:14:19,320 --> 00:14:20,960 Speaker 1: thing that would help this offense that we have not 320 00:14:21,080 --> 00:14:28,600 Speaker 1: touched on yet field position. Field position they could start. Yeah, 321 00:14:29,040 --> 00:14:30,920 Speaker 1: I was going to say twenty five. But even that's 322 00:14:30,960 --> 00:14:34,240 Speaker 1: a stretch, right, yea, it is? Why is it? So? 323 00:14:34,800 --> 00:14:38,440 Speaker 1: Tell everybody why this is such a point of emphasis. Yeah, 324 00:14:38,520 --> 00:14:41,440 Speaker 1: So there's average starting position in the opener was the 325 00:14:41,480 --> 00:14:43,680 Speaker 1: twenty two yard line. Not great, but it turned out 326 00:14:43,760 --> 00:14:45,760 Speaker 1: a lot better than the second game, when they average 327 00:14:45,800 --> 00:14:48,760 Speaker 1: start was their own seventeen. They had ten possessions against 328 00:14:49,160 --> 00:14:52,520 Speaker 1: the Rams. Seven of those ten were inside the twenty 329 00:14:53,160 --> 00:14:55,280 Speaker 1: the restaurant at the twenty five on touchbacks. And it's 330 00:14:55,320 --> 00:14:57,480 Speaker 1: just it's so hard, I mean for any offense, but 331 00:14:57,680 --> 00:14:59,600 Speaker 1: especially one that, in the case of the Sea actually 332 00:14:59,640 --> 00:15:01,480 Speaker 1: now rug going a little bit to get going, because 333 00:15:01,760 --> 00:15:03,320 Speaker 1: we saw it in that game. You can put a 334 00:15:03,400 --> 00:15:05,800 Speaker 1: drive together where you you get three first downs, you 335 00:15:05,880 --> 00:15:08,600 Speaker 1: maybe move thirty yards, and if you have decent field 336 00:15:08,600 --> 00:15:10,440 Speaker 1: position that gets to three points, you do that a 337 00:15:10,520 --> 00:15:13,280 Speaker 1: couple of times. That's a different ball game. But when 338 00:15:13,320 --> 00:15:15,880 Speaker 1: you're when you have to consistently gain sixty yards to 339 00:15:16,160 --> 00:15:18,160 Speaker 1: even kick a field goal, it gets really hard to 340 00:15:18,200 --> 00:15:21,000 Speaker 1: score points. And the thing is, when you look at 341 00:15:21,040 --> 00:15:24,200 Speaker 1: the offensive categories in both Week one and Week two, 342 00:15:24,760 --> 00:15:28,280 Speaker 1: the Seahawks have it. They've beaten their opponents in every 343 00:15:28,520 --> 00:15:32,720 Speaker 1: offensive statistical category, they've gotten time of possession. They're just 344 00:15:32,840 --> 00:15:34,880 Speaker 1: exhausted by the time you get anywhere close to the 345 00:15:34,920 --> 00:15:37,000 Speaker 1: red zone. Yeah, and I mean, like Pete Carroll said this, 346 00:15:37,200 --> 00:15:40,320 Speaker 1: the NFL defense is this hard. I mean, there's good 347 00:15:40,360 --> 00:15:43,960 Speaker 1: players on every team and you ask them to have 348 00:15:44,120 --> 00:15:46,280 Speaker 1: to go just keep going, get first down, first down, 349 00:15:46,400 --> 00:15:48,120 Speaker 1: first down. That a defense is going to get off 350 00:15:48,120 --> 00:15:50,880 Speaker 1: the field eventually if you give them that many opportunities 351 00:15:50,920 --> 00:15:54,040 Speaker 1: to stop you. And it's you know, it just shows 352 00:15:54,280 --> 00:15:56,800 Speaker 1: that game against the Rams just showed how one or 353 00:15:56,840 --> 00:15:58,720 Speaker 1: two players can make such a big difference on field 354 00:15:58,720 --> 00:16:01,000 Speaker 1: position where you know, maybe the sex would back their 355 00:16:01,120 --> 00:16:02,720 Speaker 1: ms up and they just hit that one pass and 356 00:16:02,840 --> 00:16:05,000 Speaker 1: it didn't It didn't lead to points. They didn't go 357 00:16:05,080 --> 00:16:06,760 Speaker 1: down and score, they didn't kick a field or anything, 358 00:16:06,800 --> 00:16:08,920 Speaker 1: but they just hit that one twenty yard pass. Now 359 00:16:08,960 --> 00:16:11,000 Speaker 1: they're pinning you inside the twenty and set a punt 360 00:16:11,040 --> 00:16:13,040 Speaker 1: into your forty yard line, right, And so that's what 361 00:16:13,160 --> 00:16:14,840 Speaker 1: I was just going to ask. This cannot just come 362 00:16:14,920 --> 00:16:18,640 Speaker 1: down to special teams because there isn't necessarily room out there. 363 00:16:18,680 --> 00:16:21,720 Speaker 1: And when Tyler Lockett went out, your returner, your top returner. 364 00:16:22,080 --> 00:16:25,240 Speaker 1: Now you've got Paul Richardson and Richard Sherman who just 365 00:16:25,440 --> 00:16:29,240 Speaker 1: don't have that same skill set, miss Tyler. So where 366 00:16:29,280 --> 00:16:32,160 Speaker 1: else are you making up the ground? And is there 367 00:16:32,200 --> 00:16:34,040 Speaker 1: more that can be done in the return game? I 368 00:16:34,120 --> 00:16:36,480 Speaker 1: think so, But it's you know, I don't think it's 369 00:16:36,520 --> 00:16:38,240 Speaker 1: fair with Pato Lockett in there to ask these other 370 00:16:38,520 --> 00:16:40,360 Speaker 1: You just mostly want them to be safe. If you're 371 00:16:40,440 --> 00:16:43,360 Speaker 1: the punt returner, fair catch it. If you're the kick returner, 372 00:16:43,440 --> 00:16:46,320 Speaker 1: take a name, which which Partison should have done at 373 00:16:46,320 --> 00:16:48,040 Speaker 1: the end of a half? Pete Carroll said that, and 374 00:16:48,160 --> 00:16:51,960 Speaker 1: that costs some yards. But anyway, you know, it's on everybody. 375 00:16:52,000 --> 00:16:53,640 Speaker 1: The special teams could do a little more on the 376 00:16:53,680 --> 00:16:56,280 Speaker 1: return game. There's maybe a punt or two they could 377 00:16:56,320 --> 00:16:58,800 Speaker 1: have covered better, although they were pretty solid there. The 378 00:16:58,920 --> 00:17:01,800 Speaker 1: offense can effect field position just by moving a little 379 00:17:01,800 --> 00:17:03,600 Speaker 1: bit and then then you can pin them deep when 380 00:17:03,640 --> 00:17:05,440 Speaker 1: you pump. But the defense as well as they played, 381 00:17:05,480 --> 00:17:07,359 Speaker 1: I've I've heard a couple of defensive players say that 382 00:17:07,520 --> 00:17:09,680 Speaker 1: this week is they could have made a difference there, 383 00:17:09,760 --> 00:17:12,080 Speaker 1: where as us saying it just seemed like every time 384 00:17:12,119 --> 00:17:14,199 Speaker 1: they pin them deep with a punt, they just hit 385 00:17:14,280 --> 00:17:16,119 Speaker 1: that one pass play that all of a sudden they 386 00:17:16,160 --> 00:17:18,159 Speaker 1: go from inside the ten or inside the twenty to 387 00:17:18,520 --> 00:17:22,040 Speaker 1: somewhere near you know, the thirty forty midfield. And again 388 00:17:22,119 --> 00:17:24,119 Speaker 1: it didn't usually lead to points for the Rams, but 389 00:17:24,240 --> 00:17:26,280 Speaker 1: that made all the difference in the world of field position. 390 00:17:26,440 --> 00:17:28,480 Speaker 1: You know. The other thing the defense was upset about 391 00:17:28,520 --> 00:17:31,600 Speaker 1: that we touched on a few minutes ago. They haven't 392 00:17:31,640 --> 00:17:35,360 Speaker 1: forced to turn over and they I was surprised actually 393 00:17:35,680 --> 00:17:40,600 Speaker 1: at how how frustrated they were over that. Tough to 394 00:17:40,720 --> 00:17:43,800 Speaker 1: do in a game like the Rams, because they're not 395 00:17:44,000 --> 00:17:47,680 Speaker 1: taking these deep shots down field, really hard to cause, 396 00:17:48,080 --> 00:17:50,760 Speaker 1: you know, an interception or turnover on five and seven 397 00:17:50,840 --> 00:17:53,920 Speaker 1: yard passes. It is, and we've seen, I think really 398 00:17:53,960 --> 00:17:57,040 Speaker 1: going back to twenty fourteen and especially last year, teams 399 00:17:57,080 --> 00:18:00,240 Speaker 1: have started to get more conservative offensively, just because you know, 400 00:18:00,359 --> 00:18:02,119 Speaker 1: they realize you go back and look at the twenty 401 00:18:02,320 --> 00:18:05,080 Speaker 1: thirteen season thirty nine takeaways. That's a crazy number. But 402 00:18:05,680 --> 00:18:07,879 Speaker 1: teams are just more afraid to push the ball down 403 00:18:07,920 --> 00:18:09,840 Speaker 1: the field with what Earld Thomas can do, with what 404 00:18:10,000 --> 00:18:12,720 Speaker 1: those cornerbacks can do, and then you know, until the 405 00:18:12,800 --> 00:18:14,800 Speaker 1: offense really gets going. That affects it too, because so 406 00:18:14,880 --> 00:18:17,000 Speaker 1: many of those turnovers happen when you're ahead. And if 407 00:18:17,040 --> 00:18:19,520 Speaker 1: you if the Rams had been down late in that 408 00:18:19,640 --> 00:18:21,240 Speaker 1: game where they got to throw it down the field, 409 00:18:21,320 --> 00:18:23,440 Speaker 1: there's a good chance we've seen a turnover. The pass 410 00:18:23,520 --> 00:18:26,240 Speaker 1: rush has been good and that can affect lead to 411 00:18:26,320 --> 00:18:28,760 Speaker 1: turnovers as well. So if the offense can maybe get 412 00:18:28,800 --> 00:18:31,920 Speaker 1: going a little bit, that'll help force of force opposing 413 00:18:32,000 --> 00:18:35,440 Speaker 1: teams to take some shots. Are you concerned about the 414 00:18:35,520 --> 00:18:38,800 Speaker 1: defense and not having the turnovers? Now, No, I'm really not. 415 00:18:38,920 --> 00:18:42,439 Speaker 1: I mean, when you do what they've done as long 416 00:18:42,440 --> 00:18:43,880 Speaker 1: as they've done it and so many of the core 417 00:18:44,000 --> 00:18:46,080 Speaker 1: guys are around, if they're giving up a bunch of 418 00:18:46,119 --> 00:18:48,840 Speaker 1: long drives and points and not getting the turnovers, then yeah, 419 00:18:48,880 --> 00:18:52,159 Speaker 1: that's concerning. But they've i mean they've barely been scoring 420 00:18:52,200 --> 00:18:55,040 Speaker 1: on they've given up one touchdown. I think the turnovers 421 00:18:55,080 --> 00:18:57,399 Speaker 1: are going to come it's it's cliche, but you hear 422 00:18:57,440 --> 00:18:59,159 Speaker 1: guys say they come in bunches, and it's true. And 423 00:18:59,240 --> 00:19:01,320 Speaker 1: I you know, whether it's this week or next week, 424 00:19:02,040 --> 00:19:03,760 Speaker 1: week after that, there's gonna be a game where the 425 00:19:03,800 --> 00:19:06,640 Speaker 1: Seahawks have a lead and force an opponent to throw 426 00:19:06,720 --> 00:19:09,639 Speaker 1: on them, and they're gonna, you know, get a couple turnovers, 427 00:19:09,680 --> 00:19:11,720 Speaker 1: a sack fumble, and all of a sudden they'll they'll 428 00:19:11,760 --> 00:19:14,800 Speaker 1: have five turnovers and we won't remember this convers That's right, 429 00:19:15,160 --> 00:19:18,080 Speaker 1: that's right, because it is a small sample size, which 430 00:19:19,320 --> 00:19:22,040 Speaker 1: leads to numbers that look, I think, more inflated than 431 00:19:22,080 --> 00:19:24,639 Speaker 1: they really are, or more serious than they are. How 432 00:19:24,760 --> 00:19:28,080 Speaker 1: much of how much of all of this conversation just 433 00:19:28,240 --> 00:19:31,480 Speaker 1: because it's week three and you don't have a large 434 00:19:31,480 --> 00:19:34,160 Speaker 1: sample size exactly. I mean, it's so hard to look 435 00:19:34,200 --> 00:19:36,520 Speaker 1: at stats and take much meaning out of We're talking 436 00:19:37,200 --> 00:19:40,760 Speaker 1: two out of sixteen games. Some of it's more relevant 437 00:19:40,800 --> 00:19:42,840 Speaker 1: than others, and there's there's stuff we can certainly take 438 00:19:42,840 --> 00:19:45,960 Speaker 1: away from it, but it's ultimately just it's two games there, 439 00:19:46,000 --> 00:19:48,320 Speaker 1: one on one. It's not exactly where they want to be. 440 00:19:48,440 --> 00:19:51,560 Speaker 1: But like Pete Carroll said Monday, the entire NFC West 441 00:19:51,680 --> 00:19:53,720 Speaker 1: is one on one. There's two two and oh teams 442 00:19:53,720 --> 00:19:57,440 Speaker 1: in the NFC, so everything's still out there. They dug 443 00:19:57,480 --> 00:19:59,320 Speaker 1: avno and two whole last year, and they were one 444 00:19:59,359 --> 00:20:01,240 Speaker 1: and one a couple years ago. They were fine. It's 445 00:20:01,880 --> 00:20:04,760 Speaker 1: this is a team that historically under Pete Carroll finishes 446 00:20:04,800 --> 00:20:07,680 Speaker 1: a lot better. It starts. Their November December record is 447 00:20:07,720 --> 00:20:10,480 Speaker 1: a lot better. So, yeah, you'd love to have gotten 448 00:20:10,520 --> 00:20:12,040 Speaker 1: that one more drive and B two and oh. But 449 00:20:12,280 --> 00:20:14,560 Speaker 1: nobody's really freaking out about what they're seeing. Yeah, their 450 00:20:14,560 --> 00:20:17,200 Speaker 1: schedule gets really tough in the second half of the season, 451 00:20:17,240 --> 00:20:19,080 Speaker 1: which is when you want to see everybody come on, 452 00:20:19,240 --> 00:20:21,240 Speaker 1: which is what their moo is. I'm mary. You looked 453 00:20:21,240 --> 00:20:23,280 Speaker 1: at the schedule last year, all those road games, all 454 00:20:23,320 --> 00:20:25,920 Speaker 1: those playoff teams from the year before, and everyone thought, boy, 455 00:20:26,520 --> 00:20:28,520 Speaker 1: they're gonna just have to treadwater at the end of 456 00:20:28,560 --> 00:20:30,240 Speaker 1: the season and make hay early. And they did the 457 00:20:30,320 --> 00:20:33,280 Speaker 1: exact opposite. They dominated what looked like the hardest part 458 00:20:33,320 --> 00:20:35,880 Speaker 1: of their schedule. Yeah, we have not even talked about 459 00:20:35,920 --> 00:20:38,720 Speaker 1: this week's opponent, so let's spend like two minutes talking 460 00:20:38,840 --> 00:20:41,359 Speaker 1: about the forty nine ers. There is a new coaching 461 00:20:41,400 --> 00:20:44,480 Speaker 1: staff in place, but we're familiar with chip Kelly, both 462 00:20:44,600 --> 00:20:47,080 Speaker 1: from being at the University of Oregon and then most 463 00:20:47,119 --> 00:20:52,080 Speaker 1: recently with Philadelphia. Quickly, John, how similar can we expect 464 00:20:52,560 --> 00:20:56,000 Speaker 1: the Niners to look to Philly versus the Niners were 465 00:20:56,080 --> 00:20:58,239 Speaker 1: used to seeing. It'll I think it'll look a lot 466 00:20:58,320 --> 00:21:00,240 Speaker 1: more like Philly than the Niners were used to scene. 467 00:21:00,280 --> 00:21:02,920 Speaker 1: But it's it's always you know, a chip Kelly's you know, 468 00:21:03,040 --> 00:21:05,360 Speaker 1: he coaches evolve a little bit and they change things 469 00:21:05,400 --> 00:21:08,480 Speaker 1: as they evolve in their careers. But be it's different personnel, 470 00:21:08,760 --> 00:21:10,080 Speaker 1: but he's still gonna do what he wants to do. 471 00:21:10,160 --> 00:21:11,760 Speaker 1: I talk to Bobby Wagner and he said, you know, 472 00:21:11,840 --> 00:21:13,840 Speaker 1: it looks a lot like what they saw when they 473 00:21:13,880 --> 00:21:17,280 Speaker 1: played the Eagles in twenty fourteen, just different personnel obviously. 474 00:21:17,400 --> 00:21:19,520 Speaker 1: So they're gonna try to go fast, They're gonna go 475 00:21:19,600 --> 00:21:21,920 Speaker 1: up tempo. They want to, you know, they'll spread it 476 00:21:21,960 --> 00:21:24,000 Speaker 1: out and try to run out of that. They'll they'll 477 00:21:24,040 --> 00:21:26,200 Speaker 1: try to just get a lot of plays on you. 478 00:21:26,320 --> 00:21:30,160 Speaker 1: It's not super complicated because you can't run a really 479 00:21:30,440 --> 00:21:33,040 Speaker 1: complex playbook that fast. So it's just you know, if 480 00:21:33,080 --> 00:21:35,680 Speaker 1: you defend, get off the field, get some three and out. 481 00:21:35,760 --> 00:21:37,600 Speaker 1: So they can't wear the defense out. I think they'll 482 00:21:37,600 --> 00:21:40,280 Speaker 1: be fine. Carlos Hide, Vance McDonald. Those are two key 483 00:21:40,800 --> 00:21:43,080 Speaker 1: key I think so. I mean, Tory Smith was their 484 00:21:43,080 --> 00:21:45,159 Speaker 1: guy last year, and we saw Richard Sherman match up 485 00:21:45,240 --> 00:21:48,080 Speaker 1: on him and pretty effectively shut him down those games. 486 00:21:48,119 --> 00:21:50,560 Speaker 1: So if we assume we're going to see that matchup 487 00:21:50,560 --> 00:21:53,120 Speaker 1: again and Sherman's gonna sort of neutralize him, then yeah, 488 00:21:53,160 --> 00:21:55,680 Speaker 1: those are those are the playmakers. Vance McDonald is a 489 00:21:55,720 --> 00:21:57,439 Speaker 1: guy that you know. He was sort of the more 490 00:21:57,480 --> 00:22:00,440 Speaker 1: heralded Rice tight end ahead of Luke Wilson and didn't 491 00:22:00,440 --> 00:22:02,040 Speaker 1: do a lot there early in his career, but he 492 00:22:02,320 --> 00:22:05,159 Speaker 1: had a strong season last year and he's two touchdowns already, 493 00:22:05,200 --> 00:22:07,240 Speaker 1: including a seventy five yard or so. He'll be a 494 00:22:07,280 --> 00:22:09,560 Speaker 1: guy to watch. Carlos Hyde has been a pretty effective 495 00:22:09,560 --> 00:22:12,200 Speaker 1: back so far, and then Blaine Gabbert. He got kind 496 00:22:12,240 --> 00:22:14,800 Speaker 1: of beat around early in his career and people knocked 497 00:22:14,880 --> 00:22:16,920 Speaker 1: him a little bit, but he's been a solid quarterback 498 00:22:16,960 --> 00:22:20,280 Speaker 1: for them and I think he's that quarterback or that 499 00:22:20,480 --> 00:22:23,560 Speaker 1: system can be very quarterback friendly. But they will have 500 00:22:23,720 --> 00:22:26,240 Speaker 1: to do all of this in front of the twelves, 501 00:22:26,440 --> 00:22:29,800 Speaker 1: which gives the Seahawks a distinct advantage in Week three 502 00:22:30,040 --> 00:22:32,560 Speaker 1: as they look to push their record to two and one. 503 00:22:32,960 --> 00:22:36,160 Speaker 1: That'll do it. 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