1 00:00:06,480 --> 00:00:09,920 Speaker 1: Welcome to this NFC Championship edition of Between the Horns, 2 00:00:09,920 --> 00:00:13,520 Speaker 1: presented by your Southern California Toyota Dealers, proud partner of 3 00:00:13,520 --> 00:00:16,400 Speaker 1: the Elliot Rams. I'm JB. Long, joined by my broadcast 4 00:00:16,440 --> 00:00:20,680 Speaker 1: partners Maurice Jones, Drew and DeMarco far about forty eight 5 00:00:20,760 --> 00:00:24,360 Speaker 1: hours away from Rams and Niners. Round three, gentlemen, how 6 00:00:24,360 --> 00:00:28,319 Speaker 1: are we feeling? I'm feeling great. I feel like the 7 00:00:28,400 --> 00:00:31,720 Speaker 1: Rams are getting healthy. I feel like they're playing the 8 00:00:31,800 --> 00:00:35,440 Speaker 1: second best in the playoffs right now, averaging thirty two 9 00:00:35,479 --> 00:00:38,280 Speaker 1: points a game, the Chiefs obviously averaging forty two. You 10 00:00:38,320 --> 00:00:40,599 Speaker 1: can't say that many teams are playing better than them 11 00:00:40,680 --> 00:00:43,080 Speaker 1: right now, but the Rams have been doing a really 12 00:00:43,159 --> 00:00:45,919 Speaker 1: good job. And we all know around this time it's 13 00:00:45,920 --> 00:00:48,520 Speaker 1: all about as being as close to one hundred percent 14 00:00:48,560 --> 00:00:51,519 Speaker 1: as a team, having your starters out there as possible, 15 00:00:51,520 --> 00:00:54,880 Speaker 1: and the Rams are doing a really good job with that. DeMarco, 16 00:00:54,960 --> 00:00:57,880 Speaker 1: you've been around this rivalry for most of your life. 17 00:00:57,920 --> 00:01:02,520 Speaker 1: How good is this? Good? Very good? Awesome? Scary? This 18 00:01:02,560 --> 00:01:05,440 Speaker 1: is a franchise builder, it really is. If you really 19 00:01:05,440 --> 00:01:08,839 Speaker 1: want to build fans and you know, captivate your community, 20 00:01:08,880 --> 00:01:10,679 Speaker 1: this is how you do it win games like this, 21 00:01:11,200 --> 00:01:13,400 Speaker 1: the NFC Championship in your house, to play in a 22 00:01:13,440 --> 00:01:16,360 Speaker 1: super Bowl in your house. Now, the opposite is also true. 23 00:01:16,840 --> 00:01:19,200 Speaker 1: The last thing you want is at San Francisco to 24 00:01:19,200 --> 00:01:20,560 Speaker 1: come in here and win the biggest game of the 25 00:01:20,640 --> 00:01:22,640 Speaker 1: year and then play for a super Bowl in your house. 26 00:01:22,680 --> 00:01:24,920 Speaker 1: So this is huge. I'm trying to keep it all 27 00:01:24,959 --> 00:01:27,920 Speaker 1: in trying to keep it all in check. It's only Friday, 28 00:01:28,000 --> 00:01:30,440 Speaker 1: got to get the Sunday. But it's hard, man. This 29 00:01:30,480 --> 00:01:32,679 Speaker 1: is a big game, guys, This is huge. This for 30 00:01:32,720 --> 00:01:36,360 Speaker 1: all the marbles. I was thinking back to last week's 31 00:01:36,360 --> 00:01:38,880 Speaker 1: show and previewing the chance to have this opportunity, and 32 00:01:38,880 --> 00:01:40,880 Speaker 1: one of the things we said was one of these days, 33 00:01:40,880 --> 00:01:42,559 Speaker 1: one of these weeks, we're going to have to start 34 00:01:42,880 --> 00:01:45,240 Speaker 1: with the kicking game, right. We tend to save that 35 00:01:45,319 --> 00:01:47,960 Speaker 1: for last, a little bit of an afterthought. Well, in 36 00:01:48,000 --> 00:01:51,160 Speaker 1: the divisional rounds, I mean three walk off kicks, Are 37 00:01:51,200 --> 00:01:54,600 Speaker 1: you kidding me? We really had to go down that road, 38 00:01:54,680 --> 00:01:57,800 Speaker 1: I think here, and especially with Matt Gay booting the 39 00:01:57,880 --> 00:02:01,200 Speaker 1: Rams into this NSC championship game and with San Francisco 40 00:02:01,320 --> 00:02:04,480 Speaker 1: winning on the frozen tundra without the benefit of an 41 00:02:04,520 --> 00:02:09,720 Speaker 1: offensive touchdown, So, Maurice, how vital will special teams be 42 00:02:10,360 --> 00:02:14,800 Speaker 1: in this round three matchup? I think it'll be huge. Um, 43 00:02:15,120 --> 00:02:16,800 Speaker 1: you know when you when when I went back and 44 00:02:16,800 --> 00:02:19,080 Speaker 1: watch that Niners Packers game, you kind of look at 45 00:02:19,120 --> 00:02:22,160 Speaker 1: the special teams. Both special teams are plague teams, right, 46 00:02:22,200 --> 00:02:25,280 Speaker 1: and the Packers obviously had an issue. And so this 47 00:02:25,360 --> 00:02:28,880 Speaker 1: is a great chance, which we've seen the Rams in 48 00:02:28,880 --> 00:02:33,040 Speaker 1: the week eighteen had a big return which allowed you know, 49 00:02:33,440 --> 00:02:35,880 Speaker 1: kind of get to get out to that big lead. Um, 50 00:02:36,680 --> 00:02:38,760 Speaker 1: you can take control of this if you're the Rams, 51 00:02:38,760 --> 00:02:42,720 Speaker 1: this is this is a a phase of the game, 52 00:02:42,720 --> 00:02:44,680 Speaker 1: and you can win. And you have to win, right, 53 00:02:44,760 --> 00:02:48,240 Speaker 1: either by field position with Johnny Hecker or a big return, 54 00:02:48,320 --> 00:02:51,399 Speaker 1: by your kicking your return game, or by Matt Gay 55 00:02:51,560 --> 00:02:54,040 Speaker 1: with field goals. You have to win this one. You 56 00:02:54,120 --> 00:02:57,200 Speaker 1: have to win. We can't say it's a toss up 57 00:02:57,240 --> 00:02:59,160 Speaker 1: on this one like you can do offense or defense. 58 00:02:59,440 --> 00:03:01,760 Speaker 1: You have to win this one, especially at home, because 59 00:03:02,080 --> 00:03:03,880 Speaker 1: again you have to understand you have to find a 60 00:03:03,919 --> 00:03:06,800 Speaker 1: way to either make them go the long way or 61 00:03:06,960 --> 00:03:08,640 Speaker 1: continue to have shure it feels like you've had over 62 00:03:08,680 --> 00:03:11,080 Speaker 1: the last couple of weeks. Yeah, San Francisco has been 63 00:03:11,080 --> 00:03:13,440 Speaker 1: bogged down by its kicking game for much of the year. Likewise, 64 00:03:13,440 --> 00:03:15,400 Speaker 1: for the Green Bay Packers, that turned out to be 65 00:03:15,440 --> 00:03:18,560 Speaker 1: the narrative there in that other divisional game. Robbie gold 66 00:03:18,560 --> 00:03:21,160 Speaker 1: there kicker you may have heard perfect for the postseason 67 00:03:21,200 --> 00:03:23,640 Speaker 1: throughout his career. We'll see if that continues at Sofi 68 00:03:23,720 --> 00:03:26,560 Speaker 1: Stadium to Marco. Meanwhile, for Jod Camillis and the Rams, 69 00:03:26,639 --> 00:03:29,320 Speaker 1: it's been an incredible mid season turnaround. I mean nearly 70 00:03:29,360 --> 00:03:31,800 Speaker 1: every phase of the kicking game is going well. We 71 00:03:31,880 --> 00:03:34,200 Speaker 1: talked about gay, Johnny Hecker has put some of his 72 00:03:34,280 --> 00:03:36,680 Speaker 1: best punts on the field in the postseason. Ben Scaronic 73 00:03:37,200 --> 00:03:40,400 Speaker 1: down in nearly everything inside the ten. Give me your 74 00:03:40,440 --> 00:03:44,080 Speaker 1: sense of how much that unit will contribute to Sunday's effort. 75 00:03:44,240 --> 00:03:46,400 Speaker 1: I don't know if this is for public consumption, but 76 00:03:46,440 --> 00:03:50,120 Speaker 1: I have re nicknamed Ben Scaronic criminal intent. The way 77 00:03:50,160 --> 00:03:52,360 Speaker 1: he goes down, I mean he is going hell bent 78 00:03:52,440 --> 00:03:55,440 Speaker 1: for leather. You love it. He's got bad intentions. When 79 00:03:55,440 --> 00:03:58,560 Speaker 1: he knocked the return around, that's huge. The way he 80 00:03:58,600 --> 00:04:01,480 Speaker 1: goes down and fetches punts for Johnny Hecker, that's huge. 81 00:04:01,520 --> 00:04:03,240 Speaker 1: The guy wants to put you on the one. I 82 00:04:03,280 --> 00:04:06,160 Speaker 1: love when guys take their job or that job seriously. 83 00:04:06,200 --> 00:04:08,360 Speaker 1: But part of the perks to beat on the sideline 84 00:04:08,440 --> 00:04:10,840 Speaker 1: is I get to watch that Battery or Zick, Matt 85 00:04:10,880 --> 00:04:13,600 Speaker 1: Gay and Johnny Hacker work and you know, I mean, 86 00:04:13,800 --> 00:04:15,920 Speaker 1: you're used to a certain group and then you're trying 87 00:04:15,920 --> 00:04:18,839 Speaker 1: to get used to this group and watching these guys work. 88 00:04:18,839 --> 00:04:21,800 Speaker 1: And then Joe D. Camilla's coming in and just given 89 00:04:21,839 --> 00:04:24,320 Speaker 1: those guys coaching points. But to me, I think what 90 00:04:24,480 --> 00:04:27,640 Speaker 1: really solidified the special teams? Tell me if I'm wrong. 91 00:04:27,960 --> 00:04:31,000 Speaker 1: Ever since Brandon Powell became your leading punt returner, everything 92 00:04:31,080 --> 00:04:33,720 Speaker 1: just kind of settled down when you finally got that 93 00:04:33,760 --> 00:04:37,640 Speaker 1: position settled and you have a return guy that not 94 00:04:37,680 --> 00:04:39,680 Speaker 1: only that you trust to feel it, but can return 95 00:04:39,720 --> 00:04:43,000 Speaker 1: it and is dangerous. Since then, the special teams have 96 00:04:43,160 --> 00:04:45,840 Speaker 1: become special and they went to a whole new level 97 00:04:46,400 --> 00:04:48,960 Speaker 1: in the postseason. So that has to continue. But for 98 00:04:49,040 --> 00:04:51,680 Speaker 1: Joe D. Camillis, you have to work everything, You have 99 00:04:51,720 --> 00:04:54,960 Speaker 1: to rep everything, hands team, kick off deep. If you 100 00:04:55,000 --> 00:04:56,599 Speaker 1: get a safety, how are you going to handle that? 101 00:04:56,720 --> 00:04:59,440 Speaker 1: Because it's ultra critical. The last thing you want to 102 00:04:59,440 --> 00:05:01,479 Speaker 1: do is give up a block field goal or a 103 00:05:01,480 --> 00:05:05,160 Speaker 1: block punt Right now, in the NFC Championship game. And 104 00:05:05,200 --> 00:05:07,040 Speaker 1: also you gotta say this, you gotta have some another 105 00:05:07,160 --> 00:05:09,880 Speaker 1: sleeve too. Let's just beyond his Well, yeah, if you're 106 00:05:09,880 --> 00:05:13,240 Speaker 1: the Rams, you gotta have something. You gotta still a possession, right, Yeah. 107 00:05:13,800 --> 00:05:16,680 Speaker 1: You don't go losing to a team three years straight 108 00:05:16,720 --> 00:05:20,159 Speaker 1: without finding a way to still a possession or blocking 109 00:05:20,360 --> 00:05:22,840 Speaker 1: one of their punts or blocking a field goal or 110 00:05:22,920 --> 00:05:25,480 Speaker 1: something on those lines. Maybe it's a surprise on sidekick, 111 00:05:25,640 --> 00:05:27,680 Speaker 1: whatever it may be, you have to try to still 112 00:05:27,680 --> 00:05:29,559 Speaker 1: a possession to get your offense to the ball again. 113 00:05:31,040 --> 00:05:33,560 Speaker 1: All right, hope we did the kicking game, the third phase. 114 00:05:33,880 --> 00:05:37,320 Speaker 1: Good service here in anticipation of this matchup. Now the headliners, 115 00:05:37,400 --> 00:05:40,400 Speaker 1: and let's go to the quarterbacks. Matthew Stafford, Jimmy Garoppolo. 116 00:05:40,880 --> 00:05:42,919 Speaker 1: The Rams, as you know, have yet to beat Jimmy 117 00:05:43,000 --> 00:05:46,240 Speaker 1: g Every week we're talking about could this be his 118 00:05:46,320 --> 00:05:49,080 Speaker 1: last game as a forty nine er? His best games 119 00:05:49,279 --> 00:05:51,600 Speaker 1: as a Niner have come against the Rams. But let's 120 00:05:51,640 --> 00:05:55,599 Speaker 1: start with Matthew Stafford and I'll overlook week ten for 121 00:05:55,680 --> 00:05:57,560 Speaker 1: the moment. Now you can revisit that if you want 122 00:05:57,560 --> 00:05:59,960 Speaker 1: two guys. We know multiple turnovers in both games. Again, 123 00:06:00,480 --> 00:06:03,120 Speaker 1: the Niners this year. But to me, the Week eighteen 124 00:06:03,400 --> 00:06:07,839 Speaker 1: storyline is more significant, more compelling to Marco because their four, 125 00:06:08,040 --> 00:06:12,040 Speaker 1: their front four, was winning against the Rams five offensive lineman, 126 00:06:12,080 --> 00:06:15,640 Speaker 1: and I think that became to me the dominant theme 127 00:06:15,880 --> 00:06:18,839 Speaker 1: of their comeback and what happened in Week eighteen, even 128 00:06:18,839 --> 00:06:22,000 Speaker 1: though Matthew Stafford against that pressure, I thought played one 129 00:06:22,040 --> 00:06:24,880 Speaker 1: of his best games. I thought so too. And I 130 00:06:24,960 --> 00:06:28,280 Speaker 1: thought one sack the third and one call late in 131 00:06:28,360 --> 00:06:32,320 Speaker 1: the second quarter where Bosa gets you, or they get pressure, 132 00:06:32,360 --> 00:06:34,080 Speaker 1: they get the sack, they get the field goal, they 133 00:06:34,080 --> 00:06:35,960 Speaker 1: go into the locker room feeling good about themselves, and 134 00:06:36,000 --> 00:06:37,760 Speaker 1: they come out and steam rolly in the second half. 135 00:06:38,320 --> 00:06:41,320 Speaker 1: So up until that point, I thought, you've done Yeoman's 136 00:06:41,360 --> 00:06:43,240 Speaker 1: work on the offense. One, it's gonna be tough Sleddin 137 00:06:43,800 --> 00:06:45,920 Speaker 1: to try to move the football against them. That defensive 138 00:06:45,920 --> 00:06:48,560 Speaker 1: line is really, really good. They deserve to be here. 139 00:06:48,640 --> 00:06:50,719 Speaker 1: Eric Armstead for some reason, that's found the fount in 140 00:06:50,720 --> 00:06:54,000 Speaker 1: the view. He's become unblockable at times. And we've you've 141 00:06:54,000 --> 00:06:55,760 Speaker 1: heard me mentioned Bosa quite a bit. But they do 142 00:06:55,800 --> 00:06:58,680 Speaker 1: a really good job protecting Fred Warner, getting him to 143 00:06:58,680 --> 00:07:00,920 Speaker 1: the football, and then they earned the right to rush 144 00:07:01,000 --> 00:07:03,359 Speaker 1: the passer, and they're putting in positions to win on 145 00:07:03,400 --> 00:07:06,120 Speaker 1: the outside. So if you're Matt Stafford, you know you're 146 00:07:06,160 --> 00:07:08,880 Speaker 1: not gonna have coin pockets. You're gonna have to dance 147 00:07:08,920 --> 00:07:11,920 Speaker 1: around and find those empty spots in the pocket to 148 00:07:11,960 --> 00:07:13,840 Speaker 1: throw the football, and you have to be accurate out 149 00:07:13,840 --> 00:07:16,880 Speaker 1: of it. So whatever the game dictates, that's what he's 150 00:07:16,880 --> 00:07:19,960 Speaker 1: going to have to be. Versus Arizona, all you had 151 00:07:19,960 --> 00:07:21,640 Speaker 1: to do was stay out in front and not mess 152 00:07:21,640 --> 00:07:23,280 Speaker 1: it up. You were playing a great game. Your defense 153 00:07:23,360 --> 00:07:25,520 Speaker 1: was playing a great game. He did that job well 154 00:07:25,880 --> 00:07:28,480 Speaker 1: versus Tampa. In Tampa, you had the outgoat the goat, 155 00:07:28,600 --> 00:07:31,320 Speaker 1: and he did. Versus San Francisco, it's not going to 156 00:07:31,360 --> 00:07:34,440 Speaker 1: be pretty. It's gonna be nasty. Your uniform is gonna 157 00:07:34,440 --> 00:07:36,560 Speaker 1: get dirty even though you're playing on turf, and you're 158 00:07:36,560 --> 00:07:39,600 Speaker 1: gonna get hit. But you have to overcome every single 159 00:07:39,640 --> 00:07:41,840 Speaker 1: one of those things and be accurate and be on 160 00:07:41,920 --> 00:07:44,000 Speaker 1: the money when your time is cold to mark at. 161 00:07:44,040 --> 00:07:46,080 Speaker 1: The big difference that I see too is Arizona. You 162 00:07:46,120 --> 00:07:48,560 Speaker 1: knew they were going to come after you, Eppabey, you 163 00:07:48,640 --> 00:07:51,520 Speaker 1: knew that Todd Bowls was going to come after you, Maurice. 164 00:07:51,640 --> 00:07:54,960 Speaker 1: San Francisco is different. They play coverage behind, you know, 165 00:07:55,000 --> 00:07:56,560 Speaker 1: they play zone. They do a good job of it. 166 00:07:56,600 --> 00:07:58,840 Speaker 1: When they have to play man, they get torched. It 167 00:07:58,880 --> 00:08:01,720 Speaker 1: has not been pretty. Because of what they have up front. 168 00:08:02,240 --> 00:08:04,960 Speaker 1: They don't have to send act extras at Matthew Stafford, 169 00:08:04,960 --> 00:08:07,800 Speaker 1: who is at his best against Blitz is can you 170 00:08:07,880 --> 00:08:11,240 Speaker 1: get San Francisco into any type of man covered situations 171 00:08:11,280 --> 00:08:14,080 Speaker 1: this week? I think you can and and they've taken 172 00:08:14,120 --> 00:08:16,160 Speaker 1: advantage of it. Some of this is the thing. You 173 00:08:16,240 --> 00:08:18,760 Speaker 1: have to find a way, Like DeMarco said, to take 174 00:08:18,760 --> 00:08:21,120 Speaker 1: what they give. You forced them to take away the 175 00:08:21,160 --> 00:08:23,960 Speaker 1: short passes. Right when you talked about the Buccaneers, we 176 00:08:24,040 --> 00:08:25,720 Speaker 1: knew they were going to play man to man. That's 177 00:08:25,720 --> 00:08:28,000 Speaker 1: what Todd Bowles does. That's who he is. That's how 178 00:08:28,000 --> 00:08:30,560 Speaker 1: he's wonted his championships. He wants to do that. The 179 00:08:30,680 --> 00:08:33,079 Speaker 1: Niners and Demiko Ryans, they're they're a little different. They 180 00:08:33,080 --> 00:08:35,120 Speaker 1: want to play covered two, covered through. They want to 181 00:08:35,160 --> 00:08:36,840 Speaker 1: make it. They want to make it look the same. 182 00:08:37,120 --> 00:08:39,760 Speaker 1: So that means take the checkdown and guess what can 183 00:08:39,880 --> 00:08:42,120 Speaker 1: makers is back, which we've seen again that is a 184 00:08:42,240 --> 00:08:45,520 Speaker 1: dynamic weapon on the checkdown. The key is this once 185 00:08:45,559 --> 00:08:48,080 Speaker 1: they start to blitz, because Demiko Ryan's will blitz in 186 00:08:48,120 --> 00:08:50,440 Speaker 1: search the situations they and play man. If he feels 187 00:08:50,440 --> 00:08:52,679 Speaker 1: like the checkdown has hurt them, that's when you're able 188 00:08:52,720 --> 00:08:55,079 Speaker 1: to take your shots. And it goes back to when 189 00:08:55,160 --> 00:08:56,959 Speaker 1: you play those type of teams. If you go back 190 00:08:56,960 --> 00:08:59,480 Speaker 1: and you look at the Seahawks versus the Patriots Super Bowl. 191 00:08:59,480 --> 00:09:01,400 Speaker 1: If you look at the Seattle teams, they had the 192 00:09:01,440 --> 00:09:04,800 Speaker 1: legion of boom. You have to be a patient quarterback 193 00:09:04,880 --> 00:09:07,000 Speaker 1: to beat them. You can't force the ball down the 194 00:09:07,000 --> 00:09:09,480 Speaker 1: field because that's what they want you to do. They're 195 00:09:09,480 --> 00:09:11,480 Speaker 1: playing for the d ball. But if you take the 196 00:09:11,520 --> 00:09:13,880 Speaker 1: five yard check down, if you do what you did 197 00:09:13,920 --> 00:09:16,960 Speaker 1: when you do the three yard route to Odell and 198 00:09:17,040 --> 00:09:19,520 Speaker 1: he came scampering across the field for twenty yards to 199 00:09:19,559 --> 00:09:21,480 Speaker 1: get the first down. I think it was on second 200 00:09:21,480 --> 00:09:24,800 Speaker 1: and twenty or first and twenty against Tampa. The run 201 00:09:24,840 --> 00:09:26,640 Speaker 1: after the catch is going to be important against the 202 00:09:26,679 --> 00:09:28,960 Speaker 1: Niners because what happens is if you start to get 203 00:09:29,000 --> 00:09:30,840 Speaker 1: a lot of run after the catch, they have to 204 00:09:31,240 --> 00:09:33,040 Speaker 1: like trying to eliminate that, which means they're gonna come 205 00:09:33,080 --> 00:09:35,600 Speaker 1: down play a little tighter coverage, which equals man to man, 206 00:09:35,880 --> 00:09:38,079 Speaker 1: and now you have those opportunities to take those shots. 207 00:09:38,520 --> 00:09:40,680 Speaker 1: Let me follow up on cam Akers there, Maurice, because 208 00:09:40,679 --> 00:09:42,959 Speaker 1: you brought him up. I cannot wait for the comeback 209 00:09:43,000 --> 00:09:44,880 Speaker 1: week for cam Akers. Like if you thought his physical 210 00:09:45,000 --> 00:09:48,040 Speaker 1: comeback from an achilles was impressive my senses, wait till 211 00:09:48,080 --> 00:09:49,880 Speaker 1: you see what he does against these forty nine ers. 212 00:09:49,880 --> 00:09:51,720 Speaker 1: How many points of pressure on the football this week 213 00:09:51,760 --> 00:09:54,040 Speaker 1: for twenty three in Royal and Soul, it looks like 214 00:09:54,080 --> 00:09:56,960 Speaker 1: it's gonna be twenty three points in pressure. I mean, no, listen, 215 00:09:57,520 --> 00:10:01,040 Speaker 1: this is the thing. And it's so funny because I've 216 00:10:01,080 --> 00:10:03,400 Speaker 1: had games like that where I remember on a Monday 217 00:10:03,520 --> 00:10:06,720 Speaker 1: night game playing the Baltimore Ravens, I had one hundred 218 00:10:06,760 --> 00:10:09,240 Speaker 1: yards rushing. I had three fumbles. I should have scored 219 00:10:09,280 --> 00:10:11,600 Speaker 1: three times. I fumbled every time, and it just it 220 00:10:11,679 --> 00:10:15,240 Speaker 1: happens sometimes. And he's been close, right, And that Arizona game, 221 00:10:15,280 --> 00:10:16,800 Speaker 1: he had one that was close. When he was going down, 222 00:10:16,840 --> 00:10:18,680 Speaker 1: they tripped him. They said his leg was now, So 223 00:10:18,720 --> 00:10:21,120 Speaker 1: it's been getting there. And that's part of not playing 224 00:10:21,120 --> 00:10:23,760 Speaker 1: for a whole year and not being accustomed to guys 225 00:10:23,800 --> 00:10:25,760 Speaker 1: tripping the ball. Even though they try it at practice, 226 00:10:26,040 --> 00:10:29,079 Speaker 1: you don't get those live reps, right, So that happens. 227 00:10:29,120 --> 00:10:30,599 Speaker 1: I think when you're what you're gonna get now is 228 00:10:30,600 --> 00:10:32,960 Speaker 1: a guy that's gonna run, determined, a guy that's gonna 229 00:10:32,960 --> 00:10:35,880 Speaker 1: protect the football, and you're gonna see what we talked about, 230 00:10:36,120 --> 00:10:38,480 Speaker 1: what DeMarco talked about and on our broadcast last time, 231 00:10:38,800 --> 00:10:41,760 Speaker 1: is the way he finishes his runs, right. You have 232 00:10:41,960 --> 00:10:44,719 Speaker 1: to finish those runs understanding that green Law. It was 233 00:10:44,720 --> 00:10:47,480 Speaker 1: a dre green Law. He is there enforcer. He's the 234 00:10:47,520 --> 00:10:49,560 Speaker 1: one that's gonna come and try to lay the boom. 235 00:10:49,600 --> 00:10:52,440 Speaker 1: So you have to take attack him before he attacks you. 236 00:10:52,760 --> 00:10:55,520 Speaker 1: And again, if you can't run the ball on a 237 00:10:55,559 --> 00:10:57,920 Speaker 1: team and there, which the Niners are really good run team, 238 00:10:58,600 --> 00:11:01,480 Speaker 1: just check the ball down, another run, a quick swing 239 00:11:01,600 --> 00:11:04,200 Speaker 1: route here a two yard checkdown that becomes a running 240 00:11:04,200 --> 00:11:06,199 Speaker 1: play where you get the ball into your playmaker's hands 241 00:11:06,440 --> 00:11:08,800 Speaker 1: and go. So I'm excited to see how he bounces 242 00:11:08,840 --> 00:11:11,559 Speaker 1: back as well. I would give Benny Scoe that directive, 243 00:11:11,600 --> 00:11:15,120 Speaker 1: Go get green Law, go crack him. Absolutely, you got psychos. 244 00:11:15,160 --> 00:11:17,040 Speaker 1: We got psychos. Let's meet in the middle of the field. 245 00:11:17,080 --> 00:11:20,360 Speaker 1: Let's see who wins, right, all right, let's talk about 246 00:11:20,400 --> 00:11:22,960 Speaker 1: Jimmy Garoppolo and the forty nine ers offense, and to Marco, 247 00:11:23,000 --> 00:11:26,040 Speaker 1: I actually feel some parallels from last week to this week, 248 00:11:26,120 --> 00:11:29,200 Speaker 1: not to connect TV twelve and Jimmy g Right, like 249 00:11:29,280 --> 00:11:32,600 Speaker 1: different ends of the quarterbacking spectrum. Okay, I get that, 250 00:11:33,440 --> 00:11:36,160 Speaker 1: but where I sense it is time to throw, there 251 00:11:36,280 --> 00:11:39,160 Speaker 1: was a juncture in that game early on where the 252 00:11:39,280 --> 00:11:42,000 Speaker 1: Rams knew that Brady was on a short clock and 253 00:11:42,040 --> 00:11:44,559 Speaker 1: he was bringing his time to throw levels down to 254 00:11:44,760 --> 00:11:48,560 Speaker 1: career lows. Jimmy Garoppolo same thing. He's too lowest time 255 00:11:48,600 --> 00:11:52,040 Speaker 1: to throw this season, both against Aaron Donald and the 256 00:11:52,120 --> 00:11:54,800 Speaker 1: Rams right. So how can't you tailor your game plan 257 00:11:54,920 --> 00:11:59,000 Speaker 1: defensively to that reality. Well, if a quarterback has made 258 00:11:59,040 --> 00:12:01,280 Speaker 1: that concerted effort to get the ball out of his 259 00:12:01,320 --> 00:12:03,640 Speaker 1: hands fast, there's almost nothing you can do from a 260 00:12:03,679 --> 00:12:07,720 Speaker 1: defensive line perspective, defensive ends or defensive tackles in terms 261 00:12:07,760 --> 00:12:09,959 Speaker 1: of rushing the passer because by the time you get 262 00:12:10,000 --> 00:12:11,240 Speaker 1: your hands on a guy and make a move, the 263 00:12:11,280 --> 00:12:13,200 Speaker 1: balls already gone. So what you need to do is 264 00:12:13,559 --> 00:12:15,679 Speaker 1: get your hands up. It's either going to go right 265 00:12:15,720 --> 00:12:17,840 Speaker 1: over your head or out to the flat fast. So 266 00:12:17,880 --> 00:12:19,560 Speaker 1: if you can get your hands up and try to 267 00:12:19,600 --> 00:12:22,480 Speaker 1: disrupt that or knock one down. Great. If you're an 268 00:12:22,480 --> 00:12:25,719 Speaker 1: outside defender and you know that balls coming out, sen 269 00:12:25,800 --> 00:12:27,240 Speaker 1: ch up on your coverage a little bit. And the 270 00:12:27,280 --> 00:12:29,720 Speaker 1: one thing you can't do is miss tackles on the 271 00:12:29,760 --> 00:12:32,240 Speaker 1: outside that balls coming out. He's trying to beat the 272 00:12:32,280 --> 00:12:34,560 Speaker 1: defense to the spot with the book football. So Eric 273 00:12:34,559 --> 00:12:37,360 Speaker 1: Wettele has got to be perfect in tackling. Nick Scott, 274 00:12:37,400 --> 00:12:39,720 Speaker 1: we know likes to hit, but this is a game 275 00:12:39,760 --> 00:12:43,160 Speaker 1: about tackling. Don't miss get these guys down on a 276 00:12:43,200 --> 00:12:45,880 Speaker 1: first down pass on a swing out. If it's caught 277 00:12:45,920 --> 00:12:48,280 Speaker 1: at two, it can't be any more than three, which 278 00:12:48,280 --> 00:12:50,559 Speaker 1: you can't have happened. Is a guy bounce off a 279 00:12:50,640 --> 00:12:52,600 Speaker 1: tackle and pick up four x of yards? Now it's 280 00:12:52,640 --> 00:12:54,360 Speaker 1: third and short or second and short where they have 281 00:12:54,679 --> 00:12:57,079 Speaker 1: the benefit of a full playbook. So, but if a 282 00:12:57,160 --> 00:12:59,840 Speaker 1: quarterback is trying everything he can to get the ball out, 283 00:12:59,880 --> 00:13:01,880 Speaker 1: there's almost nothing you can do from a d line 284 00:13:01,920 --> 00:13:04,480 Speaker 1: perspective other than get your hands up and try to 285 00:13:04,559 --> 00:13:06,960 Speaker 1: knock a few down. I know what Maurice is going 286 00:13:07,000 --> 00:13:09,000 Speaker 1: to say about Jimmy g and throwing in the middle 287 00:13:09,000 --> 00:13:10,840 Speaker 1: of the field and Debo and Kittle. We'll get there 288 00:13:10,840 --> 00:13:12,679 Speaker 1: in a second, But DeMarco, let me follow up on 289 00:13:12,720 --> 00:13:15,200 Speaker 1: the spine of the Rams defense personnel wise real quick. 290 00:13:15,240 --> 00:13:17,679 Speaker 1: We know what they've got up front, but linebacker is 291 00:13:17,720 --> 00:13:21,120 Speaker 1: interesting this week. If Ernest Jones is available and Eric 292 00:13:21,120 --> 00:13:23,440 Speaker 1: Weddle is a difference maker in the back end, he 293 00:13:23,480 --> 00:13:26,920 Speaker 1: played sixty plus snaps against Tom Brady and the Buccaneers. 294 00:13:27,000 --> 00:13:31,320 Speaker 1: How will that dynamic, those potential options for Rahey Morris 295 00:13:31,360 --> 00:13:35,160 Speaker 1: influence this particular matchup with Garoppolo and the Niners. Well, 296 00:13:35,400 --> 00:13:38,360 Speaker 1: there's been less confusion in the back end. Can we 297 00:13:38,400 --> 00:13:41,359 Speaker 1: all say that since Webble has come back, the communication 298 00:13:41,400 --> 00:13:45,120 Speaker 1: has been great, and with the exception of one tiny 299 00:13:45,240 --> 00:13:48,120 Speaker 1: late hit, I think he's been great Eric Weddle. So 300 00:13:48,640 --> 00:13:51,280 Speaker 1: but eventually the forty nine ers are going to match 301 00:13:51,320 --> 00:13:53,280 Speaker 1: you up one on one. You're gonna get one on 302 00:13:53,280 --> 00:13:55,840 Speaker 1: one with George Kittle down the spine or he's gonna 303 00:13:55,840 --> 00:13:58,280 Speaker 1: break that thing out. When you look at the Niners 304 00:13:58,280 --> 00:14:00,959 Speaker 1: in the way they kind of script their offense. If 305 00:14:01,040 --> 00:14:04,520 Speaker 1: they have first run success, it's usually followed by another run. 306 00:14:04,920 --> 00:14:08,200 Speaker 1: First run failure means George Kettle is coming next, because 307 00:14:08,200 --> 00:14:10,080 Speaker 1: they need to pick up extra rs and they usually 308 00:14:10,080 --> 00:14:12,320 Speaker 1: find a way to get him manned up. So either 309 00:14:12,400 --> 00:14:14,520 Speaker 1: it's gonna be Nick Scott, it's gonna be Eric Weddle, 310 00:14:14,520 --> 00:14:16,439 Speaker 1: it's gonna be one of those linebackers in the middle 311 00:14:16,480 --> 00:14:18,679 Speaker 1: with either a back out of the backfield and then 312 00:14:18,760 --> 00:14:22,400 Speaker 1: trying to get George Kettle trying to corral him either 313 00:14:22,440 --> 00:14:25,480 Speaker 1: before or after the catch. That's no easy feat. That's 314 00:14:25,480 --> 00:14:29,000 Speaker 1: a big reason why they're here. So even Troy Reader, 315 00:14:29,360 --> 00:14:32,240 Speaker 1: who George Kettle has tortured and torched a few times, 316 00:14:32,280 --> 00:14:34,480 Speaker 1: he's gonna have to sench up. You're gonna be in 317 00:14:34,560 --> 00:14:36,920 Speaker 1: man coverage. You're gonna be on an island against that guy, 318 00:14:37,320 --> 00:14:39,360 Speaker 1: and you're gonna have to come up big in these games. 319 00:14:39,360 --> 00:14:42,360 Speaker 1: There's just no way around it, all right, MJD dear 320 00:14:42,480 --> 00:14:45,880 Speaker 1: thing Deebo. Samuel has hurt the Rams receiving, rushing, now 321 00:14:45,920 --> 00:14:49,520 Speaker 1: throwing the football. Take us through the NSC Championship defensive 322 00:14:49,520 --> 00:14:51,560 Speaker 1: game plan against him. Well, this is the thing I 323 00:14:51,600 --> 00:14:54,000 Speaker 1: think I think DeMarco said it best just now, is 324 00:14:54,040 --> 00:14:56,880 Speaker 1: if Garvelo's getting the ball out quick, play man, play 325 00:14:56,920 --> 00:14:59,400 Speaker 1: man pressure and force him to double pump and hold it. Right, 326 00:14:59,760 --> 00:15:01,280 Speaker 1: you I have to understand that he doesn't like to 327 00:15:01,280 --> 00:15:03,240 Speaker 1: throw the ball outside the numbers, and that's just kind 328 00:15:03,280 --> 00:15:05,720 Speaker 1: of part of his whole ordeal. And so for me, 329 00:15:06,520 --> 00:15:08,880 Speaker 1: when you talk about the Niners and kind of what 330 00:15:08,920 --> 00:15:11,280 Speaker 1: they're about and what they're doing, they're gonna try to 331 00:15:11,280 --> 00:15:12,840 Speaker 1: get They want to get into the third and four. 332 00:15:13,000 --> 00:15:15,280 Speaker 1: They want to get into third and three. Anything under 333 00:15:15,320 --> 00:15:16,960 Speaker 1: third and five, that's what they want to do. So 334 00:15:17,280 --> 00:15:19,760 Speaker 1: first down, if they get a no game, expect a 335 00:15:19,760 --> 00:15:22,200 Speaker 1: five yard route behind it. That's just what they want 336 00:15:22,200 --> 00:15:24,320 Speaker 1: to get to. They want to take the game away. 337 00:15:24,320 --> 00:15:26,920 Speaker 1: And so if I'm the Rams, I'm playing what we 338 00:15:26,960 --> 00:15:30,320 Speaker 1: call seem coverage where everyone's dropping in between the numbers 339 00:15:30,520 --> 00:15:32,160 Speaker 1: and we're playing the seam, and we're gonna give you 340 00:15:32,200 --> 00:15:35,000 Speaker 1: the flats. We got a rally and tackle. Like DeMarco said, 341 00:15:35,040 --> 00:15:37,680 Speaker 1: we have to rally and tackle the flats because that's 342 00:15:37,680 --> 00:15:39,400 Speaker 1: where Jimmy doesn't want to go with the ball. And 343 00:15:39,440 --> 00:15:41,920 Speaker 1: so if you look at it at JB, I'll go 344 00:15:41,960 --> 00:15:44,160 Speaker 1: through it one more time on third down. This is 345 00:15:44,160 --> 00:15:47,080 Speaker 1: what's gonna happen. I want the lady, the ladies and 346 00:15:47,120 --> 00:15:50,720 Speaker 1: gentlemen who are watching to understand this. Deebo Samuel and 347 00:15:50,840 --> 00:15:53,400 Speaker 1: Brandon and Iyuk are normally gonna run in breaking routes. 348 00:15:53,600 --> 00:15:57,400 Speaker 1: That is what they do, gettings and kittle or run 349 00:15:57,400 --> 00:15:59,200 Speaker 1: an outbreaking route, and every now and then they'll try 350 00:15:59,200 --> 00:16:01,240 Speaker 1: to sneak kittle up to seem just to make you 351 00:16:01,400 --> 00:16:03,040 Speaker 1: keep you honest. But that's what they want to do 352 00:16:03,080 --> 00:16:05,400 Speaker 1: on third down. And Jimmy's gonna throw that outbreaking route, 353 00:16:05,440 --> 00:16:08,440 Speaker 1: which Jennings beat us in week eighteen. That's what he did. 354 00:16:08,680 --> 00:16:14,880 Speaker 1: He caught that outbreaking route and he was at fifteen 355 00:16:14,920 --> 00:16:19,960 Speaker 1: yards right. Yeah, And so you know that. Understand this. 356 00:16:20,240 --> 00:16:22,680 Speaker 1: When Deebo Samuels in the backfield, they're gonna hand them 357 00:16:22,720 --> 00:16:25,040 Speaker 1: the ball. That is what they're gonna do. Like I'd 358 00:16:25,160 --> 00:16:27,400 Speaker 1: rather you play action baking go m top and we 359 00:16:27,480 --> 00:16:30,960 Speaker 1: have eleven dudes trying to tackle Deebo Samuel than what 360 00:16:31,000 --> 00:16:32,880 Speaker 1: we've seen where he lines up back. Then you give 361 00:16:32,920 --> 00:16:34,960 Speaker 1: him these lanes to run in. This is the other thing. 362 00:16:35,000 --> 00:16:38,240 Speaker 1: And I've been watching the last two or three games. 363 00:16:38,680 --> 00:16:41,760 Speaker 1: I've watched the last three games against the Niners. They 364 00:16:41,760 --> 00:16:45,160 Speaker 1: are gonna either formation and shift in motion to keep 365 00:16:45,200 --> 00:16:47,720 Speaker 1: Aaron Donald away from the run play. So they're running 366 00:16:47,720 --> 00:16:50,280 Speaker 1: away from Aaron Donald every time they know he lines 367 00:16:50,360 --> 00:16:52,400 Speaker 1: up on the weak side, they know he's gonna be 368 00:16:52,440 --> 00:16:56,440 Speaker 1: the backside three technique, so they're gonna formation everything and 369 00:16:56,440 --> 00:16:59,240 Speaker 1: they're gonna run to the strength. And JB we watched 370 00:16:59,280 --> 00:17:01,480 Speaker 1: these games and be like, Marie, how do you know 371 00:17:01,520 --> 00:17:03,720 Speaker 1: that they're running this way because Aaron Donald's on the 372 00:17:03,760 --> 00:17:06,720 Speaker 1: other side. He's not holding towards Aaron Bonald. And that 373 00:17:06,840 --> 00:17:08,720 Speaker 1: was because you remember that game we called where Aaron 374 00:17:08,760 --> 00:17:11,240 Speaker 1: Donald pretty much took over the game at ports acts 375 00:17:11,240 --> 00:17:15,119 Speaker 1: a force fumbles. That game it was in it was 376 00:17:15,200 --> 00:17:16,680 Speaker 1: in San fran You remember that it was in San 377 00:17:16,760 --> 00:17:20,160 Speaker 1: France last night against the Niners. Yep, Sin's that game. 378 00:17:20,359 --> 00:17:22,919 Speaker 1: Everything has been away from Aaron Donald. Literally, that's how 379 00:17:22,920 --> 00:17:26,000 Speaker 1: they've noble bid it. So it's on someone else to 380 00:17:26,040 --> 00:17:28,359 Speaker 1: stand up and be that guy and make and make plays. 381 00:17:28,600 --> 00:17:31,159 Speaker 1: Right he Kyles is pretty much said, look, ninety nine 382 00:17:31,240 --> 00:17:33,639 Speaker 1: is not going to beat us. Someone else has and 383 00:17:33,720 --> 00:17:37,280 Speaker 1: that's what he's done. DeMarco, I felt like you wanted 384 00:17:37,280 --> 00:17:38,560 Speaker 1: to say something there can I move on to you 385 00:17:38,560 --> 00:17:40,080 Speaker 1: want to tie that up? No, no, go for it. 386 00:17:40,119 --> 00:17:42,040 Speaker 1: I just you know, when you know what the game 387 00:17:42,080 --> 00:17:45,000 Speaker 1: plan is, um then it falls to the other guys 388 00:17:45,040 --> 00:17:47,359 Speaker 1: to step up and make those plays, or Aaron's just 389 00:17:47,400 --> 00:17:49,160 Speaker 1: gonna have to be Superman. That's just the way it goes. 390 00:17:49,400 --> 00:17:51,119 Speaker 1: Find a way to make plays. Yeah. Well, as much 391 00:17:51,160 --> 00:17:54,160 Speaker 1: as everything feels familiar against San Francisco, I am expecting 392 00:17:54,200 --> 00:17:56,600 Speaker 1: one difference that came out of that Divisional round game 393 00:17:56,680 --> 00:17:59,480 Speaker 1: against Green Bay. Trent Williams was the best left tackle 394 00:17:59,520 --> 00:18:01,800 Speaker 1: in football all this year according to a lot of sources. 395 00:18:02,240 --> 00:18:04,719 Speaker 1: Who's expecting him to come in motion this Sunday at 396 00:18:04,760 --> 00:18:07,880 Speaker 1: Sofi Stadium after what we saw against the Packers? Yep? 397 00:18:08,760 --> 00:18:11,920 Speaker 1: And you can't cut him? Now, how about that? You can't. 398 00:18:12,000 --> 00:18:15,439 Speaker 1: You can't cut big tackles like that. That's not fair. Yeah, 399 00:18:16,520 --> 00:18:18,320 Speaker 1: let's tackle something to watch for the Rams too at 400 00:18:18,400 --> 00:18:21,080 Speaker 1: Joe Nopoom filling in admirably at Tampa Bay again. But 401 00:18:21,160 --> 00:18:24,440 Speaker 1: Andrew Whitworth hopefully on a comeback of course. All Right, 402 00:18:24,480 --> 00:18:26,960 Speaker 1: I think we need to finish this edition in this 403 00:18:27,000 --> 00:18:30,240 Speaker 1: conversation with Aaron Donald, and in a lot of ways, 404 00:18:30,359 --> 00:18:33,280 Speaker 1: he is the driving force behind the Rams entire narrative, 405 00:18:33,359 --> 00:18:36,040 Speaker 1: especially here in twenty twenty one. Right, when you have 406 00:18:36,160 --> 00:18:39,240 Speaker 1: a transcendent talent, when you have the player that I 407 00:18:39,240 --> 00:18:40,480 Speaker 1: think a lot of us feel like is going to 408 00:18:40,520 --> 00:18:42,840 Speaker 1: go down as the greatest Ram in history in his 409 00:18:42,960 --> 00:18:46,680 Speaker 1: now thirties. How can you capitalize on that opportunity? How 410 00:18:46,760 --> 00:18:50,480 Speaker 1: many chances can you get him to look at a 411 00:18:50,520 --> 00:18:53,159 Speaker 1: super Bowl and this might be the best one that 412 00:18:53,200 --> 00:18:55,600 Speaker 1: he has left. We all hope that he's got many left. 413 00:18:56,160 --> 00:18:59,400 Speaker 1: But I think Rockey Morris captured that sentiment as well 414 00:18:59,440 --> 00:19:02,400 Speaker 1: as I've heard it articulated this week and his NFC 415 00:19:02,560 --> 00:19:05,399 Speaker 1: Championship gamepressor. And I'd like to hear from the Rams 416 00:19:05,400 --> 00:19:08,359 Speaker 1: defensive coordinator here if we can. This building wants to 417 00:19:08,359 --> 00:19:12,040 Speaker 1: win for Aaron Donald, to create more mystique to his 418 00:19:12,160 --> 00:19:14,960 Speaker 1: legacy and what has done. You know, our people in PR, 419 00:19:15,160 --> 00:19:18,359 Speaker 1: people in community relations, are people in the football office, 420 00:19:18,440 --> 00:19:21,480 Speaker 1: the ops, everything that we have, the training room, the 421 00:19:22,840 --> 00:19:26,359 Speaker 1: his players, his brothers. We want to win for Aaron Donald. 422 00:19:26,400 --> 00:19:28,480 Speaker 1: And I remember when I first got here and I 423 00:19:28,520 --> 00:19:30,399 Speaker 1: watched that game he got played last year in the 424 00:19:30,600 --> 00:19:32,480 Speaker 1: divisional game versus Green Bay. He lost that game. I 425 00:19:32,480 --> 00:19:34,439 Speaker 1: remember watching Aaron Donalds face because they kept showing him 426 00:19:34,440 --> 00:19:37,199 Speaker 1: on television, and I just looked into his eyes and 427 00:19:37,200 --> 00:19:39,399 Speaker 1: I felt that hurt and I felt that pain and 428 00:19:39,440 --> 00:19:40,720 Speaker 1: when I got here, I was first thing I said 429 00:19:40,720 --> 00:19:43,000 Speaker 1: to I'm gonna do everything in my power impossible to 430 00:19:43,040 --> 00:19:48,280 Speaker 1: help you win a championship. Your reaction, that's a coach 431 00:19:48,359 --> 00:19:54,720 Speaker 1: now goose bucks big time. It just made me think 432 00:19:54,760 --> 00:19:59,080 Speaker 1: of anybody that's coach Barry Sanders up in Detroit. You've 433 00:19:59,119 --> 00:20:02,320 Speaker 1: got something, and you know, how do you not win 434 00:20:02,359 --> 00:20:04,960 Speaker 1: a championship with the best player in the game. So 435 00:20:05,119 --> 00:20:08,000 Speaker 1: I understand where he's coming from. You want to win 436 00:20:08,080 --> 00:20:10,800 Speaker 1: for Aaron, but you definitely don't want to leave here 437 00:20:10,880 --> 00:20:13,840 Speaker 1: saying that you wasted that talent. So you got to 438 00:20:13,880 --> 00:20:15,320 Speaker 1: get it done. And let me say one more thing. 439 00:20:15,560 --> 00:20:17,760 Speaker 1: I know people have talked a lot about Rayhey Morris 440 00:20:17,760 --> 00:20:19,960 Speaker 1: and his game plan versus Seattle or San Francisco and 441 00:20:20,000 --> 00:20:23,919 Speaker 1: what happened, but remember this is three different coordinators that 442 00:20:23,960 --> 00:20:27,600 Speaker 1: San Francisco has run through. Wade Phillips over two gone, 443 00:20:27,760 --> 00:20:30,920 Speaker 1: Brandon Staley, oh for two out. Now it's his turn. 444 00:20:31,040 --> 00:20:34,400 Speaker 1: So this is not just one guy and one game plan. 445 00:20:34,480 --> 00:20:36,880 Speaker 1: This has been three years of the same stuff. So 446 00:20:37,320 --> 00:20:39,120 Speaker 1: it's up to the players, and I'm glad he pointed 447 00:20:39,160 --> 00:20:40,800 Speaker 1: this out. It's up to the players. The guys on 448 00:20:40,800 --> 00:20:43,240 Speaker 1: the field have to say enough, man, this ain't about 449 00:20:43,280 --> 00:20:45,679 Speaker 1: the xs and the O's Sunday. This is about the 450 00:20:45,720 --> 00:20:47,879 Speaker 1: Johnny's and the Joe's and the Errands. You know how 451 00:20:47,920 --> 00:20:49,800 Speaker 1: many times are gonna let the same guys beat you 452 00:20:50,000 --> 00:20:53,159 Speaker 1: over and over again? Now the stakes can't be higher. 453 00:20:53,280 --> 00:20:56,960 Speaker 1: So hopefully Aaron is Aaron and everyone else feels like 454 00:20:57,080 --> 00:20:59,040 Speaker 1: ray he Morris does and bring their a game to 455 00:20:59,119 --> 00:21:01,800 Speaker 1: win and win for him at the same time. All right, 456 00:21:01,840 --> 00:21:04,600 Speaker 1: here is there? Can I say this? Can I say this? 457 00:21:04,640 --> 00:21:06,359 Speaker 1: That ended real quick just before we go to the 458 00:21:06,400 --> 00:21:11,200 Speaker 1: next For Aaron, this is like the Pacio Marquez, Right, 459 00:21:11,400 --> 00:21:13,800 Speaker 1: they fought three times? Right, you had a game plan 460 00:21:13,880 --> 00:21:19,480 Speaker 1: the first time. That's what it is. Yeah, this is 461 00:21:19,480 --> 00:21:21,600 Speaker 1: gonna be whatever you can get your hands on. You 462 00:21:21,640 --> 00:21:24,240 Speaker 1: better throw it on the field because we gotta empty 463 00:21:24,240 --> 00:21:26,119 Speaker 1: our bucket. There is no more game plan. They know 464 00:21:26,119 --> 00:21:27,680 Speaker 1: what you're gonna do. You know what they're gonna do. 465 00:21:27,880 --> 00:21:30,439 Speaker 1: And like DeMarco said, who's gonna step up and be 466 00:21:30,480 --> 00:21:33,240 Speaker 1: that guy who's willing to run into depot as many 467 00:21:33,280 --> 00:21:35,760 Speaker 1: times he has to stop him from getting yards? Right, 468 00:21:35,800 --> 00:21:38,520 Speaker 1: And and I think that's the most important thing. I'm 469 00:21:38,520 --> 00:21:41,720 Speaker 1: guessing the three time NFL Defensive Player of the Year 470 00:21:41,880 --> 00:21:46,520 Speaker 1: is here's Aaron Donald. I mean a lot, you know, 471 00:21:46,600 --> 00:21:49,520 Speaker 1: it definitely mean a lot hearing that. Um. But again, 472 00:21:49,680 --> 00:21:51,560 Speaker 1: it ain't just for me. It's for the organization. It's 473 00:21:51,600 --> 00:21:53,960 Speaker 1: for guys like you know, Wit and Stanford. They've been 474 00:21:53,960 --> 00:21:56,560 Speaker 1: playing this game a little longer than me and ain't 475 00:21:56,560 --> 00:21:59,680 Speaker 1: experienced that either. So we got a lot of voteran guys. 476 00:21:59,720 --> 00:22:01,919 Speaker 1: You know, Weddow's back, so we got a lot of 477 00:22:02,320 --> 00:22:05,119 Speaker 1: veteran guys that you know, we're trying to, you know, 478 00:22:05,520 --> 00:22:08,360 Speaker 1: get that ultimate goal for So it mean a lot 479 00:22:08,400 --> 00:22:10,280 Speaker 1: for them, guys that you know, feel like they're trying 480 00:22:10,320 --> 00:22:13,679 Speaker 1: to do it for me too, um, because you know, 481 00:22:14,000 --> 00:22:15,520 Speaker 1: I know I'm getting out all I'm trying to do 482 00:22:15,560 --> 00:22:18,040 Speaker 1: everything I can. I'm para, you know, do my part 483 00:22:18,119 --> 00:22:21,320 Speaker 1: to help accomplish that goal. So none of them guys 484 00:22:21,320 --> 00:22:24,800 Speaker 1: is around with me. Mean a loss. And there's the 485 00:22:24,880 --> 00:22:26,919 Speaker 1: we not me from Aaron Donald, of course that you 486 00:22:26,960 --> 00:22:29,639 Speaker 1: would expect, But both things can be true. I mean, 487 00:22:29,800 --> 00:22:32,399 Speaker 1: I think about just about every major move that Rams 488 00:22:32,400 --> 00:22:35,360 Speaker 1: have made, going back to trading for Jalen Ramsey, certainly 489 00:22:35,400 --> 00:22:39,600 Speaker 1: Matthew Stafford von Miller again, it all connects to Aaron 490 00:22:39,640 --> 00:22:42,719 Speaker 1: Donald being the best player on the planet and surrounding 491 00:22:42,800 --> 00:22:45,159 Speaker 1: him with the best supporting cast that can get you 492 00:22:45,200 --> 00:22:47,760 Speaker 1: a chance like this one at Sofi Stadium on Sunday. 493 00:22:47,800 --> 00:22:49,880 Speaker 1: All right, DeMarco, far back to you for a final thought, 494 00:22:49,920 --> 00:22:52,760 Speaker 1: more racial, I get the chance to Oh boy, this 495 00:22:52,840 --> 00:22:55,560 Speaker 1: is huge. You know, this is an old and bitter 496 00:22:55,680 --> 00:22:58,119 Speaker 1: rivalry that's kind of been watered down, so I'll give 497 00:22:58,160 --> 00:23:01,080 Speaker 1: you that because of the emergence of Seattle. They've kind 498 00:23:01,080 --> 00:23:03,240 Speaker 1: of created their own rivalries with the Rams and with 499 00:23:03,280 --> 00:23:05,720 Speaker 1: the forty nine ers. But this goes back a long way, 500 00:23:05,800 --> 00:23:08,160 Speaker 1: and it's it's a hurtful deal. And like I said 501 00:23:08,160 --> 00:23:09,800 Speaker 1: this before, I mean, this is a huge build up, 502 00:23:09,800 --> 00:23:11,439 Speaker 1: and I don't want to put too much on the 503 00:23:11,440 --> 00:23:13,320 Speaker 1: team right now, but you have to think about it. 504 00:23:13,320 --> 00:23:16,280 Speaker 1: Like you said, you're doing this in your house versus 505 00:23:16,280 --> 00:23:19,159 Speaker 1: your biggest rival, so all of LA is watching. You 506 00:23:19,200 --> 00:23:22,439 Speaker 1: want to build and cultivate fans. This is how you 507 00:23:22,480 --> 00:23:23,879 Speaker 1: do it. There are a bunch of kids that are 508 00:23:23,880 --> 00:23:26,160 Speaker 1: going to watch this game. If you win it, get 509 00:23:26,160 --> 00:23:28,400 Speaker 1: to the super Bowl that know nothing but the Rams 510 00:23:28,520 --> 00:23:31,120 Speaker 1: winning and get into super Bowls. That's how you build 511 00:23:31,119 --> 00:23:34,240 Speaker 1: those lifelong fans. So the opposite is also true. Man, 512 00:23:34,760 --> 00:23:37,800 Speaker 1: this could be damaging. So this is for all the marbles. 513 00:23:37,920 --> 00:23:40,520 Speaker 1: This is it. This is why you lift all them weights. 514 00:23:40,800 --> 00:23:43,760 Speaker 1: This is why you hire that dietitian to get to 515 00:23:43,920 --> 00:23:48,280 Speaker 1: moments like this. And what a wonderful opportunity to do. So, 516 00:23:48,720 --> 00:23:51,399 Speaker 1: really to go through San Francisco to play in a 517 00:23:51,440 --> 00:23:54,240 Speaker 1: super Bowl in your own house and hopefully win it there. 518 00:23:55,160 --> 00:23:57,000 Speaker 1: If they do, and I'll say this and I'm probably 519 00:23:57,000 --> 00:23:59,200 Speaker 1: get a bunch of texts when I do, this will 520 00:23:59,240 --> 00:24:01,960 Speaker 1: be the greatest m team ever. They will eclipse ours 521 00:24:01,960 --> 00:24:04,080 Speaker 1: in ninety nine. Maybe not player for player with the 522 00:24:04,440 --> 00:24:07,000 Speaker 1: Hall of Famers, we have a lot of those on 523 00:24:07,359 --> 00:24:09,600 Speaker 1: that team I was on, But for what they had 524 00:24:09,640 --> 00:24:11,840 Speaker 1: to go through and how they had to retool and 525 00:24:11,920 --> 00:24:14,320 Speaker 1: what they're doing now to get through the postseason and 526 00:24:14,400 --> 00:24:17,399 Speaker 1: win it here in Los Angeles, this will be the 527 00:24:17,400 --> 00:24:20,679 Speaker 1: greatest team, the greatest RAM team ever. But you have 528 00:24:20,720 --> 00:24:23,639 Speaker 1: to get through San Francisco first. So it's time to 529 00:24:23,640 --> 00:24:26,640 Speaker 1: eat those rusty nail sandwiches. Man, it's time to pull 530 00:24:26,680 --> 00:24:29,159 Speaker 1: the shades and look at that man in the mirror. 531 00:24:29,280 --> 00:24:33,080 Speaker 1: It's gonna take everything you got, and I mean every guy, 532 00:24:33,200 --> 00:24:35,880 Speaker 1: from the last guy to Aaron Donald. It's gonna take 533 00:24:35,960 --> 00:24:39,600 Speaker 1: every single person coaches too, to get this done because 534 00:24:39,600 --> 00:24:42,280 Speaker 1: San Francisco wants to put your lights out, so you're 535 00:24:42,280 --> 00:24:44,800 Speaker 1: gonna have to match that and overcome that and win 536 00:24:44,880 --> 00:24:47,160 Speaker 1: this game on Sunday. And so far, I've had five 537 00:24:47,240 --> 00:24:49,600 Speaker 1: days worth of goose bumps and two more still to come. 538 00:24:49,600 --> 00:24:51,639 Speaker 1: But I'm not sure anything top that. To Marco, that 539 00:24:51,760 --> 00:24:54,600 Speaker 1: was awesome and JD, I'm thinking back to week eighteen 540 00:24:54,880 --> 00:24:56,800 Speaker 1: and the look in your eyes as we sat there 541 00:24:56,800 --> 00:24:59,560 Speaker 1: to try and wrap our mind around the seventeen zero 542 00:24:59,640 --> 00:25:03,200 Speaker 1: lead disappearing and the losing streak being extended to six, 543 00:25:03,760 --> 00:25:07,439 Speaker 1: and you called your shot man. You saw this coming. JB. 544 00:25:07,640 --> 00:25:10,479 Speaker 1: I think DeMarco said it earlier that week that in 545 00:25:10,560 --> 00:25:12,600 Speaker 1: order for the Rams to win the Super Bowl, at 546 00:25:12,680 --> 00:25:14,320 Speaker 1: least when he won the Super Bowl, they had to 547 00:25:14,359 --> 00:25:17,920 Speaker 1: beat the Niners, right, And it's only true. It's only poetic, 548 00:25:17,960 --> 00:25:21,000 Speaker 1: and it reminds me um this. I was trying to 549 00:25:21,000 --> 00:25:23,080 Speaker 1: make it quick, but it's a story. My oldest son 550 00:25:23,200 --> 00:25:24,760 Speaker 1: wanted to play football and I used to tell him, no, 551 00:25:25,200 --> 00:25:26,960 Speaker 1: don't do it, and we put him out there. He 552 00:25:27,000 --> 00:25:29,560 Speaker 1: was seven and he didn't want to cross. He wanted 553 00:25:29,600 --> 00:25:32,040 Speaker 1: to practice a great practice. Guy. He did not want 554 00:25:32,040 --> 00:25:34,080 Speaker 1: to cross the lines. You know why, because it was 555 00:25:34,119 --> 00:25:35,560 Speaker 1: just too much for It was too loud, it was 556 00:25:35,720 --> 00:25:37,240 Speaker 1: too bright. And so I pulled him to the side 557 00:25:37,240 --> 00:25:39,080 Speaker 1: and I said, listen, Broke, if you want to play 558 00:25:39,119 --> 00:25:42,919 Speaker 1: this game when it gets when it gets the brightest, 559 00:25:42,920 --> 00:25:45,600 Speaker 1: you got to shine brighter. Right, You have to be 560 00:25:46,080 --> 00:25:48,480 Speaker 1: the best player if this is what you want to do. 561 00:25:48,800 --> 00:25:50,679 Speaker 1: We don't do things to be average. We don't do 562 00:25:50,760 --> 00:25:53,400 Speaker 1: things just to be whatever. Like. We go out there 563 00:25:53,400 --> 00:25:55,520 Speaker 1: to be the best at all times. And that's what 564 00:25:55,600 --> 00:25:59,600 Speaker 1: this game is about. Right. Everything throughout this the since 565 00:25:59,600 --> 00:26:01,520 Speaker 1: we've been here, since two thou sixteen, has been for 566 00:26:01,560 --> 00:26:05,760 Speaker 1: this one moment. Right. Think about this. The first NFC 567 00:26:05,880 --> 00:26:10,919 Speaker 1: Championship game in Los Angeles, the trade for Stafford, the 568 00:26:11,000 --> 00:26:14,120 Speaker 1: trade for Jalen Ramsey, the trade for von Miller, all 569 00:26:14,119 --> 00:26:16,399 Speaker 1: the different things that has happened. At the end of 570 00:26:16,440 --> 00:26:18,840 Speaker 1: the day, this is what it's all about. Right, Like 571 00:26:18,920 --> 00:26:22,760 Speaker 1: DeMarco said, this is where legends are created. Right, This 572 00:26:22,840 --> 00:26:25,680 Speaker 1: is how fans are born. This is how people remember 573 00:26:25,720 --> 00:26:28,200 Speaker 1: these things when we get older. When I get old 574 00:26:28,240 --> 00:26:31,560 Speaker 1: and great, I want to be able to tell my kids, Hey, 575 00:26:31,880 --> 00:26:34,720 Speaker 1: I played in the first NFC Championship game in so 576 00:26:34,880 --> 00:26:36,960 Speaker 1: Far stadium. They're gonna let you didn't play. You're right, 577 00:26:36,960 --> 00:26:39,080 Speaker 1: I didn't play, but you don't know that, right. A 578 00:26:39,160 --> 00:26:42,760 Speaker 1: lot of all these things are gonna happen. Everything is 579 00:26:42,760 --> 00:26:45,240 Speaker 1: gonna be for this and at the end of the day, 580 00:26:46,240 --> 00:26:49,520 Speaker 1: I've said this before, Aaron Donald is gonna have to 581 00:26:49,560 --> 00:26:52,239 Speaker 1: make a play. Jalen Ramsey is gonna have to make 582 00:26:52,280 --> 00:26:55,000 Speaker 1: a play. Odell Beckham Junior is gonna have to make 583 00:26:55,040 --> 00:26:59,440 Speaker 1: a play. Matthew Stafford, Cooper Cup. Your stars are gonna 584 00:26:59,440 --> 00:27:01,000 Speaker 1: have to show up in make a play. Bond Miller, 585 00:27:01,280 --> 00:27:03,000 Speaker 1: You're gonna have to make a play to win this game. 586 00:27:03,080 --> 00:27:05,240 Speaker 1: You can't go and be silent in this type of 587 00:27:05,280 --> 00:27:07,399 Speaker 1: game because this is where stars are built for. This 588 00:27:07,480 --> 00:27:09,080 Speaker 1: is what this is why you, like you said, this 589 00:27:09,119 --> 00:27:11,200 Speaker 1: is why you play the game of football. You don't 590 00:27:11,240 --> 00:27:13,920 Speaker 1: play it for playing regular season games like no one 591 00:27:14,359 --> 00:27:16,800 Speaker 1: everyone gets to do that, but not everyone gets to 592 00:27:16,840 --> 00:27:20,159 Speaker 1: host the NFC Championship game against your rival and a 593 00:27:20,200 --> 00:27:22,520 Speaker 1: team that's beating you, and the fan base of a 594 00:27:22,560 --> 00:27:26,080 Speaker 1: team that thinks this is their stadium. South right, there's 595 00:27:26,119 --> 00:27:28,480 Speaker 1: a lot of disrespect going on, and the only way 596 00:27:28,520 --> 00:27:30,760 Speaker 1: you earn respect is by hitting the guy in the 597 00:27:30,800 --> 00:27:33,920 Speaker 1: mouth that's disrespecting you. I can't wait to call this one. 598 00:27:33,920 --> 00:27:35,159 Speaker 1: I really can't. I don't even know if I'm be 599 00:27:35,200 --> 00:27:36,680 Speaker 1: able to go in the field. It can be so 600 00:27:36,760 --> 00:27:39,399 Speaker 1: much excitement, man, Like you think of all the stars 601 00:27:39,400 --> 00:27:41,159 Speaker 1: that are gonna be out there, and I want to 602 00:27:41,200 --> 00:27:44,639 Speaker 1: say this. I'll end it with this. I've heard that 603 00:27:44,680 --> 00:27:48,840 Speaker 1: a suite cost a million dollars for this game. That 604 00:27:48,920 --> 00:27:52,359 Speaker 1: tells you how how much this means, how exciting this 605 00:27:52,440 --> 00:27:57,720 Speaker 1: opportunity is. In a city that has the BT Awards, Oscars, 606 00:27:57,840 --> 00:28:00,800 Speaker 1: all these places, people are willing to pay a million 607 00:28:00,800 --> 00:28:04,720 Speaker 1: dollars to see you play. Man, that's gonna be insane. 608 00:28:05,560 --> 00:28:07,800 Speaker 1: I don't want to breeze pass deuce being that dude 609 00:28:07,840 --> 00:28:09,640 Speaker 1: now and someday people are gonna be paying a million 610 00:28:09,640 --> 00:28:11,920 Speaker 1: bucks to see him play. Two more reasons for sure. 611 00:28:15,400 --> 00:28:17,280 Speaker 1: All right, let me finish with this. 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