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Speaker 1: It's the return of the world famous huddle. Everyone knows

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Speaker 1: about this, which means Dave Wyman is joining Jake and

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Speaker 1: guys ready for the Seahawks Week one regular season opener

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Speaker 1: against the Indianapolis Colts. This one going to be on

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Speaker 1: the road four. Get your coffee ready at ten am game.

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Speaker 1: I'm ready for this one. I think there's only two

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Speaker 1: ten am games this year. I think it's Houston and Indianapolis.

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Speaker 1: They have a great record. I know you're so sad

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Speaker 1: about that. I don't like showing and getting to the

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Speaker 1: stadium at seven twenty or eight. They have Rabel and

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Speaker 1: I on the pregame show. I'm like, can we come

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Speaker 1: on a little later, like how about nine to fifteen?

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Speaker 1: We come on at like seven thirty or something like that.

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Speaker 1: But yeah, world famous huddle man. This has been I

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Speaker 1: was telling Jake, I used to do this with New

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Speaker 1: York Vinny Tony Ventrella, David Locke, Cast of Thousands, Bob

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Speaker 1: and Grows, and now the Pinnacle Stacy and Jake. It's

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Speaker 1: right excellent, that's right excellent. Good. The chemistry has been

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Speaker 1: off the charts. I have been asked about this all

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Speaker 1: the time, even out of football season. When's the huddle

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Speaker 1: going to come back? When do we get Dave joining

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Speaker 1: you again? Because they couldn't chase here, Dave, It just

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Speaker 1: feels right, Dave coming on the question that it's a

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Speaker 1: very nice way to frame it feels it feels right.

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Speaker 1: It's great to have I can tell you, guys are

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Speaker 1: just pumping up an old man who's ragging about being

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Speaker 1: on a show since two thousand. Well, uh, Dave, you

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Speaker 1: bring plenty of really awesome insight having covered this team extensively,

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Speaker 1: And that's exactly where we're going to start. Because what

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Speaker 1: we're gonna start with is this season preview for the Seahawks. Now,

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Speaker 1: I'm going to go over some of the highlights. With

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Speaker 1: the games on the schedule, I'm not going to go

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Speaker 1: through every single one, but let's start with just looking

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Speaker 1: at week one. We're going to do a more thorough

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Speaker 1: opponent preview with Kevin Bowen of one of seven five

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Speaker 1: the Fan in Indianapolis that's coming up at one thirty.

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Speaker 1: But when you start on the road against Indie, starting

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Speaker 1: on the road isn't easy. The good news is the

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Speaker 1: Seahawks going to come back home in Week two with

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Speaker 1: a game against the Tennessee Titans. But this Indianapolis Colts

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Speaker 1: team has kind of flown under the radar. They were

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Speaker 1: eleven and five last year, lost in the wildcard round

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Speaker 1: to a Great Bills team, but they ended up having

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Speaker 1: six All Pro players, including four first team All pros. So, Dave,

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Speaker 1: when you look at just week one for right now,

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Speaker 1: what has this become a test of for Seattle? What's

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Speaker 1: the first thing it tests? Yeah, you know, I think

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Speaker 1: first of all, just the execution on offense. What are

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Speaker 1: at least most fans were. They wanted more, They wanted

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Speaker 1: to see more of the Shane Waldron And I remember

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Speaker 1: we didn't do any of that. We didn't do that.

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Speaker 1: They're getting done at practice though, So that to me

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Speaker 1: In defense, we're gonna get up to line of scrimmage

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Speaker 1: Week eleven verse Arizona, Week twelve at Washington, That one's

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Speaker 1: seventeen versus Detroit, whatever they might become. Maybe a Week sixteen, yeah, yeah,

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Speaker 1: On Sunday, we had an injury report come out overall

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Speaker 1: on getting my mental or strong, like being funding that

426
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Speaker 1: uh that that mental stamina if you if you know

427
00:21:30,359 --> 00:21:33,880
Speaker 1: what I mean, just just being able to weather any

428
00:21:33,920 --> 00:21:37,359
Speaker 1: storm and knowing that that you know, football is a

429
00:21:37,400 --> 00:21:40,440
Speaker 1: game and it's fun and not to not to over

430
00:21:40,840 --> 00:21:45,359
Speaker 1: overstress the game for what it is, you know, and uh,

431
00:21:45,440 --> 00:21:48,320
Speaker 1: yeah I'm having fun. Man, This this is a game.

432
00:21:48,320 --> 00:21:52,280
Speaker 1: I'm blessed to be playing this game. And man, it's

433
00:21:52,320 --> 00:21:54,520
Speaker 1: it's it's a blessing every day to come into vMac

434
00:21:54,600 --> 00:21:57,560
Speaker 1: and be around the guys and you know, it's football. Man,

435
00:21:57,600 --> 00:22:01,320
Speaker 1: I'm having fun. DJ always always great talking to a

436
00:22:01,000 --> 00:22:05,760
Speaker 1: fellow member of the U. Uh. But you took this

437
00:22:05,880 --> 00:22:08,600
Speaker 1: off season, you said, you're you're you're trying to recuperate

438
00:22:08,640 --> 00:22:11,240
Speaker 1: and trying to get your your mental right and and

439
00:22:11,359 --> 00:22:16,000
Speaker 1: get everything right moving forward. But also you feel like, man, okay,

440
00:22:16,040 --> 00:22:18,679
Speaker 1: I just got this playbook down right, I got this

441
00:22:18,760 --> 00:22:21,320
Speaker 1: new I'm heading in the year maybe we can, you know,

442
00:22:21,359 --> 00:22:23,480
Speaker 1: heading on a on a good note heading into year two.

443
00:22:23,520 --> 00:22:26,000
Speaker 1: And now you have a change an offensive coordinator. You

444
00:22:26,000 --> 00:22:28,399
Speaker 1: got to go into this learning from a new system,

445
00:22:28,520 --> 00:22:30,919
Speaker 1: a new offensive coordinator in Shane Waldron. What has that

446
00:22:31,000 --> 00:22:34,960
Speaker 1: process been like for you? Uh, Well, for me, it

447
00:22:35,080 --> 00:22:39,960
Speaker 1: was we had we had known about getting a new

448
00:22:40,040 --> 00:22:44,679
Speaker 1: oc um like throughout the off season, so like as

449
00:22:44,720 --> 00:22:47,680
Speaker 1: soon as the off season started, I think we knew

450
00:22:47,680 --> 00:22:49,919
Speaker 1: we were getting somebody new. So I kind of it

451
00:22:50,040 --> 00:22:52,240
Speaker 1: was a reset for me. Um. I kind of used

452
00:22:52,280 --> 00:22:55,520
Speaker 1: my rookie season as my senior season at Miami, and uh,

453
00:22:55,640 --> 00:22:59,440
Speaker 1: this year is really my my rookie season part two.

454
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Speaker 1: So I just took it like like every day I

455
00:23:02,800 --> 00:23:05,160
Speaker 1: come into building, every day is a new day. Every

456
00:23:05,200 --> 00:23:07,760
Speaker 1: every season is a new season. So I'm going to

457
00:23:07,800 --> 00:23:10,920
Speaker 1: approach this season just like a rookie would and treat

458
00:23:11,000 --> 00:23:14,040
Speaker 1: myself as a rookie and and just go into it

459
00:23:14,119 --> 00:23:17,720
Speaker 1: with with open mind and and uh, you know, being

460
00:23:18,040 --> 00:23:20,440
Speaker 1: being a sponge and I and I just take everything

461
00:23:20,520 --> 00:23:26,240
Speaker 1: in from from ball knowledge to outside of football knowledge.

462
00:23:26,240 --> 00:23:29,720
Speaker 1: So uh, learning learning a new offense was was fun.

463
00:23:30,359 --> 00:23:32,600
Speaker 1: Um and and I can't wait to you know, get

464
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Speaker 1: out on Sunday and show the world what what this

465
00:23:35,359 --> 00:23:39,119
Speaker 1: offense can do. Now, DJ, you did miss some time

466
00:23:39,240 --> 00:23:41,399
Speaker 1: earlier in the off season, but it was for a

467
00:23:41,400 --> 00:23:44,479
Speaker 1: pretty cool reason. You were getting married and you had

468
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Speaker 1: a teammate in the wedding. Can you tell us a

469
00:23:46,320 --> 00:23:49,840
Speaker 1: bit about that. Uh, so, yeah, I got married on

470
00:23:50,880 --> 00:23:56,920
Speaker 1: uh June seven. Congratulations, Um, oh, thank you. I appreciate that. Yeah,

471
00:23:56,920 --> 00:23:59,960
Speaker 1: so we got married. I would I left and really

472
00:24:00,119 --> 00:24:02,240
Speaker 1: it was only for like a day or two. So

473
00:24:02,440 --> 00:24:05,159
Speaker 1: I left, got married, came back and was ready to

474
00:24:05,160 --> 00:24:08,399
Speaker 1: work again. But Travis, Travis was he was there. He

475
00:24:08,480 --> 00:24:10,360
Speaker 1: was at the wedding and then we had a good time.

476
00:24:10,400 --> 00:24:12,280
Speaker 1: It was it was fun, one of the one of

477
00:24:12,280 --> 00:24:14,719
Speaker 1: the best days of my life. And and you know,

478
00:24:15,320 --> 00:24:19,040
Speaker 1: especially for for my wife. She she really enjoyed herself

479
00:24:19,080 --> 00:24:22,280
Speaker 1: and it was really like a big family reunion. So yeah,

480
00:24:22,320 --> 00:24:24,840
Speaker 1: it was it was fun. This all season was eventful.

481
00:24:24,880 --> 00:24:28,720
Speaker 1: But you know, I have fun, and uh, we're gonna

482
00:24:28,760 --> 00:24:32,560
Speaker 1: keep having fun. Yeah. You told us that Travis Homer

483
00:24:32,600 --> 00:24:34,840
Speaker 1: looks like a g I Joe or an Action so here.

484
00:24:34,920 --> 00:24:38,240
Speaker 1: That guy's been working his tail off. Tell us a

485
00:24:38,480 --> 00:24:41,160
Speaker 1: different Yeah, and you guys both on the roster. Man,

486
00:24:41,200 --> 00:24:42,960
Speaker 1: I mean, it's it's pretty cool. That's a that's got

487
00:24:42,960 --> 00:24:45,920
Speaker 1: to be a pretty special relationship you have. Oh yeah,

488
00:24:45,920 --> 00:24:49,840
Speaker 1: we pushed each other every day. Uh it's like, you know,

489
00:24:50,280 --> 00:24:52,679
Speaker 1: two brothers that want to be the best. You know.

490
00:24:52,760 --> 00:24:55,200
Speaker 1: So he's gonna push me every day. I'm gonna push

491
00:24:55,240 --> 00:24:58,879
Speaker 1: him every day, and it requires us to bring our

492
00:24:58,920 --> 00:25:02,000
Speaker 1: best self every day and that that at the end

493
00:25:02,040 --> 00:25:04,120
Speaker 1: of the day, I can you know, you can live

494
00:25:04,160 --> 00:25:07,879
Speaker 1: with whatever the result is. Competing against a good friend

495
00:25:07,960 --> 00:25:11,480
Speaker 1: or a brother or or you know, family member. You know,

496
00:25:11,520 --> 00:25:14,600
Speaker 1: it's it's always it's always good because, like I said,

497
00:25:14,840 --> 00:25:17,000
Speaker 1: We're gonna bring the best out of each other. So

498
00:25:17,400 --> 00:25:19,600
Speaker 1: I'm excited. I love having him on the team. I

499
00:25:20,160 --> 00:25:23,320
Speaker 1: love having him like at Miami and we you know,

500
00:25:23,359 --> 00:25:26,280
Speaker 1: we grew to be to be brothers at Miami. So

501
00:25:26,800 --> 00:25:31,280
Speaker 1: I'm happy I shoot up. I love him being my teammate. DJ,

502
00:25:31,520 --> 00:25:34,320
Speaker 1: What are the expectations that you have for yourself heading

503
00:25:34,359 --> 00:25:37,560
Speaker 1: into this season? Obviously the competition is thick in that

504
00:25:37,680 --> 00:25:40,040
Speaker 1: running back group. UM, I know you guys are all

505
00:25:40,040 --> 00:25:43,240
Speaker 1: pretty close, but uh, what is the expectations that you

506
00:25:43,280 --> 00:25:46,879
Speaker 1: have going into this year? Just to be ready to

507
00:25:47,000 --> 00:25:52,240
Speaker 1: be ready for whenever my number is called? To be ready? Uh,

508
00:25:52,320 --> 00:25:56,400
Speaker 1: so that that I can, you know, not not let

509
00:25:56,400 --> 00:25:58,600
Speaker 1: the moment be too big for me. And that's what

510
00:25:58,640 --> 00:26:01,920
Speaker 1: I trained for this whole all season, just to let

511
00:26:01,600 --> 00:26:07,160
Speaker 1: the moment not be too big for me. And uh,

512
00:26:07,359 --> 00:26:09,560
Speaker 1: like I said, just just be ready for when my

513
00:26:09,680 --> 00:26:14,320
Speaker 1: numbers called, whether it's it's week one or or week seventeen,

514
00:26:15,200 --> 00:26:19,240
Speaker 1: and um, just you know, contribute, contribute and give give

515
00:26:19,400 --> 00:26:22,959
Speaker 1: the team my best golf. DJ. What has it been

516
00:26:23,040 --> 00:26:25,520
Speaker 1: like to have Chad Morton as you're as you're running

517
00:26:25,520 --> 00:26:28,440
Speaker 1: back coach? That guy has got energy for days. Uh,

518
00:26:28,440 --> 00:26:31,360
Speaker 1: he's all over the place when you see him in practice. Uh,

519
00:26:31,400 --> 00:26:33,560
Speaker 1: he's he's a fun guy. From my experience being on

520
00:26:33,600 --> 00:26:36,320
Speaker 1: the team, just you know, from an energy standpoint, what

521
00:26:36,359 --> 00:26:39,200
Speaker 1: has he been like for you and has he been

522
00:26:39,240 --> 00:26:41,080
Speaker 1: that mentor for you to be able to rely on

523
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Speaker 1: in terms of questions you've had and all that. Yeah,

524
00:26:44,880 --> 00:26:48,640
Speaker 1: he coaches tough, but that's what you want. Uh, he's

525
00:26:48,720 --> 00:26:51,919
Speaker 1: he's a fun guy. He brings the energy every day. Uh.

526
00:26:52,080 --> 00:26:55,720
Speaker 1: Like I said before, he coaches you tough, and he

527
00:26:55,880 --> 00:26:58,360
Speaker 1: just he says the standard and you just if you're

528
00:26:58,400 --> 00:27:03,600
Speaker 1: not meeting a standard, he kind of mentors you to

529
00:27:04,280 --> 00:27:07,040
Speaker 1: make that standard to get to where you need to be.

530
00:27:07,119 --> 00:27:11,560
Speaker 1: You know. So I like having chat around and he's

531
00:27:11,600 --> 00:27:14,840
Speaker 1: pushed me every day to be my best self and

532
00:27:15,440 --> 00:27:18,639
Speaker 1: I appreciate him for that. He is running back DJ

533
00:27:19,000 --> 00:27:23,560
Speaker 1: Dallas part of what Dave Wyman said, the best preseason

534
00:27:23,600 --> 00:27:25,879
Speaker 1: he's ever seen from a Seahawk. That is high praise.

535
00:27:25,960 --> 00:27:28,600
Speaker 1: We're sure you're going to have a big year coming

536
00:27:28,600 --> 00:27:31,840
Speaker 1: out of this preseason and we're really really eager to

537
00:27:31,880 --> 00:27:33,560
Speaker 1: watch what you can do. DJ. Thanks so much for

538
00:27:33,600 --> 00:27:36,600
Speaker 1: joining us today. Oh yeah, no problem, Thank you guys.

539
00:27:36,600 --> 00:27:39,680
Speaker 1: Thanks all right. The Seattle Seahawks had their very first

540
00:27:39,720 --> 00:27:43,280
Speaker 1: injury report of the season come out yesterday. Good news,

541
00:27:43,320 --> 00:27:46,920
Speaker 1: Absolutely no players were on the did not participate list.

542
00:27:47,000 --> 00:27:50,880
Speaker 1: You had a couple of guys limited, including Dascridge, Gabe Jackson,

543
00:27:50,960 --> 00:27:53,680
Speaker 1: Rashad Penny, Ethan Postic, a couple other guys. We're gonna

544
00:27:53,680 --> 00:27:56,080
Speaker 1: tell you everything you need to know about who will

545
00:27:56,119 --> 00:27:59,720
Speaker 1: and who possibly won't suit up for this weekend, as

546
00:27:59,720 --> 00:28:02,360
Speaker 1: well as updates on two players who most certainly will

547
00:28:02,400 --> 00:28:05,119
Speaker 1: not but have a good chance to return soon. John

548
00:28:05,160 --> 00:28:07,240
Speaker 1: Boyle of Seahawks dot Com going to join us next

549
00:28:07,240 --> 00:28:09,399
Speaker 1: on the Huddle. You are listening to the Huddle with

550
00:28:09,480 --> 00:28:13,040
Speaker 1: Dave Wyman, Jake Keeps, and Stacy Ross. Seahawks first injury

551
00:28:13,080 --> 00:28:18,240
Speaker 1: report of this season came out yesterday. No players missed practice,

552
00:28:18,520 --> 00:28:21,760
Speaker 1: but you did have some limited participation and then obviously

553
00:28:21,840 --> 00:28:24,320
Speaker 1: guys who were full participants but with some injuries to

554
00:28:24,400 --> 00:28:26,800
Speaker 1: at least monitor. Joining us now to talk about that

555
00:28:26,920 --> 00:28:30,320
Speaker 1: and Moore is John Boyle, reporter for Seahawks dot Com.

556
00:28:30,320 --> 00:28:33,879
Speaker 1: Hey John, how are you? I'm great? Stacy, how are you?

557
00:28:34,119 --> 00:28:37,040
Speaker 1: I'm fantastic. So I'm going to start with the very

558
00:28:37,080 --> 00:28:40,760
Speaker 1: boring but important injury questions, Is there any injury that

559
00:28:40,840 --> 00:28:43,800
Speaker 1: we need to monitor given that at least everyone who

560
00:28:43,840 --> 00:28:47,280
Speaker 1: could practice was able to. I mean, I would think

561
00:28:47,320 --> 00:28:49,520
Speaker 1: if if everyone's on the field on a Wednesday, I

562
00:28:50,120 --> 00:28:52,120
Speaker 1: usually got tends to mean everyone's going to be available.

563
00:28:52,160 --> 00:28:53,800
Speaker 1: I mean, obviously there's a couple of guys they put

564
00:28:53,840 --> 00:28:56,720
Speaker 1: on IR like Trey Brown, Coley Parkinson, They're not going

565
00:28:56,760 --> 00:28:58,920
Speaker 1: to be available. But of the guys you know list,

566
00:28:58,960 --> 00:29:01,320
Speaker 1: I know there's some guys. Women and fans are always

567
00:29:01,360 --> 00:29:03,320
Speaker 1: concerned when they see that. But like I always say,

568
00:29:03,360 --> 00:29:05,440
Speaker 1: let's you know, wait till Friday and see who's on there,

569
00:29:05,440 --> 00:29:08,720
Speaker 1: because in general, something that's serious enough to put somebody

570
00:29:08,760 --> 00:29:10,560
Speaker 1: in doubt for the game, they're not going to be

571
00:29:10,600 --> 00:29:14,200
Speaker 1: practicing this early in the week. Hey, John, pretty few

572
00:29:14,280 --> 00:29:16,840
Speaker 1: question marks. I mean, and you know, you look at

573
00:29:16,880 --> 00:29:20,240
Speaker 1: across the board, if you're looking at position groups, you know,

574
00:29:20,240 --> 00:29:22,200
Speaker 1: and we did this kind of on our show, you know,

575
00:29:22,960 --> 00:29:27,360
Speaker 1: concern or you know, success or question mark and to me,

576
00:29:27,480 --> 00:29:30,040
Speaker 1: the corners, yeah, I mean I think you can you

577
00:29:30,400 --> 00:29:32,240
Speaker 1: get you've got one guy that's switching over to the

578
00:29:32,280 --> 00:29:35,880
Speaker 1: other side, and then you know center, there's some question

579
00:29:35,920 --> 00:29:38,960
Speaker 1: mark there. But it seems like, you know, as far

580
00:29:39,000 --> 00:29:42,360
Speaker 1: as strength or a weakness or they're they're pretty much

581
00:29:42,360 --> 00:29:45,239
Speaker 1: strong everywhere. Just a couple of question marks at just

582
00:29:45,480 --> 00:29:48,920
Speaker 1: two different positions in my mind, What do you think? Yeah,

583
00:29:49,040 --> 00:29:51,000
Speaker 1: I mean, I definitely they you know, Pete Carroll like

584
00:29:51,160 --> 00:29:53,000
Speaker 1: this roster for a reason. They've got a lot of

585
00:29:53,200 --> 00:29:55,640
Speaker 1: good position groups and they're deep in a lot of places.

586
00:29:55,760 --> 00:29:58,440
Speaker 1: I would agree with you corner is the most you know,

587
00:29:58,600 --> 00:30:01,480
Speaker 1: uncertain at this point. We when camp opened, we thought

588
00:30:01,480 --> 00:30:04,440
Speaker 1: it was probably gonna be Witherspoon and DJ Read and

589
00:30:04,480 --> 00:30:06,840
Speaker 1: now Witherspoon's gone. They've turned that group over a lot.

590
00:30:06,840 --> 00:30:09,120
Speaker 1: I mean, they have a lot of confidence in both

591
00:30:09,120 --> 00:30:11,720
Speaker 1: Trade Flowers and DJ Reid, who you know, presumably are

592
00:30:11,760 --> 00:30:14,360
Speaker 1: the Week one starters. To me right now, the bigger

593
00:30:14,360 --> 00:30:16,520
Speaker 1: concern there is your depth, not that they don't have

594
00:30:16,560 --> 00:30:18,560
Speaker 1: to good depth behind the other guys, that everybody else

595
00:30:18,640 --> 00:30:20,960
Speaker 1: is new, so you know it's somewhere to happen, and

596
00:30:21,040 --> 00:30:23,440
Speaker 1: you need to plug somebody in this weekend. It's going

597
00:30:23,480 --> 00:30:26,560
Speaker 1: to be how ready aren't those guys? John? As Dave mentioned,

598
00:30:26,560 --> 00:30:29,040
Speaker 1: not a whole lot of question marks, but one big

599
00:30:29,120 --> 00:30:31,760
Speaker 1: pivotal question mark that we're all waiting to find out

600
00:30:31,960 --> 00:30:36,480
Speaker 1: is the new implementation of this offense here under Shane Waldron.

601
00:30:36,760 --> 00:30:39,520
Speaker 1: I know Russell Wilson was just recently at the podium

602
00:30:39,560 --> 00:30:43,880
Speaker 1: talking about Shane Waldron. What is the overall feel about Shane,

603
00:30:44,240 --> 00:30:46,480
Speaker 1: what he brings to the table, and what he can

604
00:30:46,520 --> 00:30:49,840
Speaker 1: do to propel this offense forward. Yeah, I mean you

605
00:30:49,920 --> 00:30:52,240
Speaker 1: heard it. Russell Wilson called him a wizard, and you

606
00:30:52,280 --> 00:30:55,400
Speaker 1: know everybody has been raving about him and I think

607
00:30:55,480 --> 00:30:57,560
Speaker 1: you know long er and it sounds like Shane Waldron

608
00:30:57,600 --> 00:30:59,160
Speaker 1: is going to be great for the offense. The biggest

609
00:30:59,240 --> 00:31:01,360
Speaker 1: question I have is how quick do they hit the

610
00:31:01,360 --> 00:31:04,080
Speaker 1: ground running. I mean there's going to be changes. We

611
00:31:04,080 --> 00:31:06,240
Speaker 1: didn't see it in the preseason only so the first

612
00:31:06,240 --> 00:31:08,400
Speaker 1: team offense, so it's all going to be new at

613
00:31:08,440 --> 00:31:10,480
Speaker 1: least in terms of game action for those guys. So

614
00:31:10,920 --> 00:31:13,239
Speaker 1: I'm very excited to see it. You know, that's as

615
00:31:13,240 --> 00:31:15,280
Speaker 1: you said, it's probably the big mystery going in this year,

616
00:31:15,360 --> 00:31:17,800
Speaker 1: less than any position group or players. What does this

617
00:31:17,960 --> 00:31:21,320
Speaker 1: offense look like? And you know we're going to obviously

618
00:31:21,360 --> 00:31:23,880
Speaker 1: start getting a look at that on Sunday, and it's

619
00:31:24,160 --> 00:31:26,800
Speaker 1: it's all about how quickly can ever get on the

620
00:31:26,800 --> 00:31:29,560
Speaker 1: same page and get that offense clicking. Yeah, Russell Wilson

621
00:31:29,600 --> 00:31:31,400
Speaker 1: had great things to say about it. We've heard he

622
00:31:31,440 --> 00:31:35,440
Speaker 1: called Shane Waldron a wizard. We've heard Tyler Lockett call

623
00:31:35,560 --> 00:31:39,080
Speaker 1: him brilliant. So just kind of kind of continuing on

624
00:31:39,120 --> 00:31:42,920
Speaker 1: with Jake's questioning here, what do you think is feasible

625
00:31:42,960 --> 00:31:44,880
Speaker 1: to expect in week one? Like, we're not going to

626
00:31:44,960 --> 00:31:47,600
Speaker 1: see them at full go, nor will we see any

627
00:31:47,840 --> 00:31:50,720
Speaker 1: of the thirty two offenses really like hitting the ground running,

628
00:31:50,800 --> 00:31:53,000
Speaker 1: given that so many starters sit out the preseason. So

629
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Speaker 1: what's kind of fair for fans to be expecting in

630
00:31:55,960 --> 00:31:58,520
Speaker 1: week one as far as the trends they're looking for? Like,

631
00:31:58,560 --> 00:32:02,040
Speaker 1: what are you personally talking? I mean, yeah, I don't

632
00:32:02,080 --> 00:32:04,200
Speaker 1: think necessarily they're gonna be at their very best week whim,

633
00:32:04,240 --> 00:32:05,800
Speaker 1: but I think it's fair to expect it to be

634
00:32:05,840 --> 00:32:08,080
Speaker 1: a you know, productive offense that puts some good drives

635
00:32:08,080 --> 00:32:10,000
Speaker 1: together and scores a decent amount of points. I mean,

636
00:32:10,400 --> 00:32:12,480
Speaker 1: new offense or not. You know, you have Russell Wilson,

637
00:32:12,520 --> 00:32:15,280
Speaker 1: you have dk at Gass, Tyler Lockett, you have Chris Carson.

638
00:32:15,320 --> 00:32:18,120
Speaker 1: There's a ton of weapons there, and you know, they

639
00:32:18,440 --> 00:32:21,080
Speaker 1: it's like they haven't been practing this offense all offseason,

640
00:32:21,120 --> 00:32:23,160
Speaker 1: and again, we don't know exactly what it's going to like,

641
00:32:23,200 --> 00:32:25,960
Speaker 1: but there will be elements of what Russell Wilson liked

642
00:32:26,000 --> 00:32:28,200
Speaker 1: in the offense before. This isn't tearing it down and

643
00:32:28,280 --> 00:32:31,840
Speaker 1: starting completely from scratch, So you know, again it's it

644
00:32:31,920 --> 00:32:34,040
Speaker 1: might not be perfect this week, but if they can't

645
00:32:34,040 --> 00:32:36,640
Speaker 1: avoid you know, the prestat penalty that can kill drive

646
00:32:36,760 --> 00:32:39,280
Speaker 1: things like that, I think we'll still see a productive,

647
00:32:39,280 --> 00:32:41,640
Speaker 1: explosive offense if there's too many good players out there

648
00:32:41,640 --> 00:32:45,720
Speaker 1: not to be. John Pete Carroll yesterday said Russell Wilson

649
00:32:45,840 --> 00:32:49,840
Speaker 1: has had a special juice about him. How do you

650
00:32:49,920 --> 00:32:52,680
Speaker 1: describe that? I mean, have you felt that? Have you

651
00:32:52,760 --> 00:32:55,800
Speaker 1: seen it? In what way? Do you think Pete Carroll

652
00:32:55,880 --> 00:32:59,280
Speaker 1: is alluding to that when it comes to Russell Wilson. Yeah,

653
00:32:59,360 --> 00:33:01,320
Speaker 1: you know, I think we see I mean, you know

654
00:33:01,400 --> 00:33:03,000
Speaker 1: better than we do. You're around him a lot, but

655
00:33:03,040 --> 00:33:06,040
Speaker 1: I just he seems just he's always so focused on

656
00:33:06,120 --> 00:33:08,560
Speaker 1: but maybe it's just another level and just physically he

657
00:33:08,600 --> 00:33:11,040
Speaker 1: looks a little different to me, like he maybe changed

658
00:33:11,040 --> 00:33:13,120
Speaker 1: some things up with his the way he's working in

659
00:33:13,160 --> 00:33:15,640
Speaker 1: the off season. And then it's you know, we all

660
00:33:15,680 --> 00:33:18,600
Speaker 1: know what happened this offseason. He was frustrated. You know,

661
00:33:18,600 --> 00:33:20,640
Speaker 1: he wants to win championships and he hasn't been in

662
00:33:20,680 --> 00:33:22,760
Speaker 1: that Super Bowl in a long time. So I think

663
00:33:23,200 --> 00:33:26,000
Speaker 1: not just Russell Wilson, but everybody in this organization is

664
00:33:26,440 --> 00:33:28,640
Speaker 1: looking to finally make this a season where they are

665
00:33:28,680 --> 00:33:30,400
Speaker 1: you know, they're not just a good team that gets

666
00:33:30,440 --> 00:33:32,560
Speaker 1: the playoffs, but a good team that goes on a

667
00:33:32,600 --> 00:33:34,800
Speaker 1: deep playoff run and hopefully ends up in the super Bowl.

668
00:33:34,880 --> 00:33:38,640
Speaker 1: So yeah, he you know, Russell Wilson is really becoming

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Speaker 1: an all time great player, but he knows for that

670
00:33:41,120 --> 00:33:43,640
Speaker 1: lagacy being a great quarterback, he wants some more championships

671
00:33:43,680 --> 00:33:46,680
Speaker 1: as well. Hey, John, one of the guys that's probably

672
00:33:47,080 --> 00:33:49,600
Speaker 1: the most fun for you to cover, Nick Bollore, just

673
00:33:49,640 --> 00:33:53,520
Speaker 1: because his personality everything. But yeah, and you know everybody

674
00:33:53,680 --> 00:33:56,720
Speaker 1: you talk to, you know, we were interviewing him and

675
00:33:57,080 --> 00:33:58,760
Speaker 1: it's like, well, why do you know, how do you

676
00:33:58,800 --> 00:34:00,320
Speaker 1: respond to these people that want you to play all

677
00:34:00,360 --> 00:34:02,200
Speaker 1: these positions? And he's like, well, I was never good

678
00:34:02,320 --> 00:34:05,120
Speaker 1: enough to tell him no, you know, And yeah, he

679
00:34:05,160 --> 00:34:07,240
Speaker 1: was a Pro bowler last year, but you know, I

680
00:34:07,400 --> 00:34:11,799
Speaker 1: was really surprised seeing how well he played at linebacker.

681
00:34:11,840 --> 00:34:15,319
Speaker 1: Tell us your experiences with him and what he means

682
00:34:15,320 --> 00:34:18,400
Speaker 1: to this team. He pretty much does everything. Yeah, I

683
00:34:18,440 --> 00:34:21,000
Speaker 1: mean it's been really impressives. Funny, he joked earlier in

684
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Speaker 1: camp when he was starting to play linebacker more that

685
00:34:23,600 --> 00:34:25,920
Speaker 1: he you know, he doesn't tell the young guys in

686
00:34:25,960 --> 00:34:27,839
Speaker 1: that position that he used to be a linebacker because

687
00:34:27,840 --> 00:34:29,880
Speaker 1: he wants them to be to be more impressed. I

688
00:34:29,960 --> 00:34:32,400
Speaker 1: think jumping over there for the first time, but I

689
00:34:32,440 --> 00:34:35,320
Speaker 1: think I think the mysteries out now. I think everybody

690
00:34:35,400 --> 00:34:38,120
Speaker 1: knows about that at this point. And yeah, it's I

691
00:34:38,160 --> 00:34:40,560
Speaker 1: mean for a guy who have been a linebacker for

692
00:34:40,840 --> 00:34:42,360
Speaker 1: a decent amount of his career, but to go to

693
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Speaker 1: fullback for really the last four years and now he

694
00:34:44,760 --> 00:34:46,920
Speaker 1: jumped right back in and I mean he was really

695
00:34:46,960 --> 00:34:48,960
Speaker 1: good in the preseason. He's right now in the depth chart.

696
00:34:49,000 --> 00:34:51,640
Speaker 1: He's the number two guy behind Bobby Wagner had been

697
00:34:51,640 --> 00:34:54,200
Speaker 1: a linebacker, and he's really the reason they were going

698
00:34:54,239 --> 00:34:57,400
Speaker 1: into the season with just the three off ball linebackers

699
00:34:57,560 --> 00:35:00,759
Speaker 1: in Wagner and Brooks and Kach Barton. Now, i mean,

700
00:35:00,840 --> 00:35:03,600
Speaker 1: Blower's pretty much moved full time to that spot, but

701
00:35:03,960 --> 00:35:06,160
Speaker 1: I'm sure we'll see him sprinkle in the offense maybe

702
00:35:06,160 --> 00:35:09,960
Speaker 1: occasionally if they need a heavier unpackets there. And most importantly,

703
00:35:10,000 --> 00:35:12,120
Speaker 1: he's just the sut own special team say yeah, it's

704
00:35:12,560 --> 00:35:15,840
Speaker 1: great valuable guy to have him a team. Now, John,

705
00:35:15,880 --> 00:35:19,440
Speaker 1: I know that some fans don't follow like offensive line

706
00:35:19,480 --> 00:35:22,560
Speaker 1: moves the same way they do with like big wide

707
00:35:22,560 --> 00:35:25,040
Speaker 1: receiver stats. And I hope Ray Roberts isn't listening to me.

708
00:35:25,120 --> 00:35:28,600
Speaker 1: Love you, Ray. But the center situation for Seattle a

709
00:35:28,640 --> 00:35:32,560
Speaker 1: really interesting one right now. What's your read on it? Yeah,

710
00:35:32,600 --> 00:35:34,759
Speaker 1: I mean it sure seems like how Fuller has won

711
00:35:34,800 --> 00:35:37,880
Speaker 1: that job. It's unfortunate for Freeth and Postic that he

712
00:35:38,000 --> 00:35:39,640
Speaker 1: was injured so much, because you know it's going to

713
00:35:39,680 --> 00:35:41,800
Speaker 1: be a pretty wide open battle. We saw it, you know,

714
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Speaker 1: most notably at cornerback where they were switching guys from

715
00:35:44,880 --> 00:35:48,080
Speaker 1: the number one offense and defense every you know, every

716
00:35:48,080 --> 00:35:51,080
Speaker 1: practice offensively alternating reps. And I think we would have

717
00:35:51,160 --> 00:35:54,000
Speaker 1: seen that at center, but Postick had that hemsing injury

718
00:35:54,040 --> 00:35:56,400
Speaker 1: that just kept him out for so long. So you know,

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Speaker 1: I'd be surprised that's not Fuller to start the season.

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Speaker 1: But we've seen this in the pass with offensive line

721
00:36:01,719 --> 00:36:05,759
Speaker 1: and other positions. Oh what, guys keep keep competing during

722
00:36:05,760 --> 00:36:07,960
Speaker 1: the season and maybe it'll even you know, sprinkle him

723
00:36:07,960 --> 00:36:11,239
Speaker 1: in for a series or two, get him some game experience.

724
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Speaker 1: So I don't think the competition's over. But yeah, Fuller,

725
00:36:13,680 --> 00:36:16,879
Speaker 1: I would think of the guy to start out. John,

726
00:36:17,000 --> 00:36:19,799
Speaker 1: One of the areas that everybody's been really concerned about,

727
00:36:19,880 --> 00:36:21,719
Speaker 1: or I wouldn't say concerned, I guess I would say

728
00:36:22,239 --> 00:36:25,239
Speaker 1: focused on through the preseason was the fact that you

729
00:36:25,320 --> 00:36:28,000
Speaker 1: had a unique competition in the running back room, right,

730
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Speaker 1: So you're looking at that group, You're looking at not

731
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Speaker 1: Chris Carson, but more so Rashad Penny, You're looking at

732
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Speaker 1: Alex Collins. And the fact that at the end of

733
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Speaker 1: the day, the Seahawks roster, first time I've ever seen it,

734
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Speaker 1: five running backs on the roster. I mean that's really unique. John,

735
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Speaker 1: How does that all come together? And where do you

736
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Speaker 1: see this the reps divvying up when it comes to

737
00:36:48,120 --> 00:36:51,560
Speaker 1: carries come week one? Yeah, that is a really interesting

738
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Speaker 1: one because you know, it seemed like going in, can't

739
00:36:53,760 --> 00:36:55,680
Speaker 1: maybe one of those guys have to be the odd

740
00:36:55,680 --> 00:36:58,040
Speaker 1: man out, just numbers wise, and going back to Nick Belore,

741
00:36:58,120 --> 00:36:59,680
Speaker 1: that kind of helps to buy you a roster spot.

742
00:36:59,719 --> 00:37:02,640
Speaker 1: Us your your light a linebacker, and that allows you

743
00:37:02,640 --> 00:37:05,160
Speaker 1: to carry next to running back because you're fullback to linebacker.

744
00:37:05,280 --> 00:37:08,040
Speaker 1: So um. But in terms of how it's going to

745
00:37:08,120 --> 00:37:10,960
Speaker 1: play out, you know, to me, the biggest question is

746
00:37:11,760 --> 00:37:13,560
Speaker 1: how much do they how many guys they want to

747
00:37:13,560 --> 00:37:16,120
Speaker 1: get involved in who do they use after Carson? You know,

748
00:37:16,280 --> 00:37:17,800
Speaker 1: I think we all kind of assume Penny was the

749
00:37:17,920 --> 00:37:20,480
Speaker 1: number two guy coming into this season, but Collins looks

750
00:37:20,520 --> 00:37:23,319
Speaker 1: so good in the in the preseason that I don't

751
00:37:23,320 --> 00:37:25,000
Speaker 1: know how you you know, shut him out of the

752
00:37:25,040 --> 00:37:27,600
Speaker 1: carryer rotation. And then who's the third down guy? You know?

753
00:37:27,640 --> 00:37:30,440
Speaker 1: I think e J. Dallas maybe has the most upside

754
00:37:30,440 --> 00:37:32,200
Speaker 1: of you know, the pass catcher, the guy who can

755
00:37:32,239 --> 00:37:35,480
Speaker 1: make some big plays, but you need the pass protection.

756
00:37:35,480 --> 00:37:37,359
Speaker 1: And Travis Homer is you know, one of the better

757
00:37:37,400 --> 00:37:39,400
Speaker 1: pass protecting backs are going to find in the NFL.

758
00:37:39,520 --> 00:37:42,080
Speaker 1: So I'm really curious to see how that all played out.

759
00:37:42,320 --> 00:37:44,040
Speaker 1: You can't you know, there's just not enough touches for

760
00:37:44,080 --> 00:37:46,440
Speaker 1: five running backs every week, so I don't know how

761
00:37:46,480 --> 00:37:48,719
Speaker 1: they divide that up. Hey, John, I want to get

762
00:37:48,719 --> 00:37:53,600
Speaker 1: your reaction to just the preseason and during camp. Your

763
00:37:53,600 --> 00:37:56,799
Speaker 1: reaction to Marquise Blair. We interviewed Marquise and it was

764
00:37:56,840 --> 00:37:59,120
Speaker 1: such a shame last year because you know, I get

765
00:37:59,200 --> 00:38:03,200
Speaker 1: hurt in Week two very early on. But um, we

766
00:38:03,320 --> 00:38:05,040
Speaker 1: interviewed him and he said, yeah, I got kicked out

767
00:38:05,040 --> 00:38:08,440
Speaker 1: of three games at Utah, and I am not changing

768
00:38:08,520 --> 00:38:11,160
Speaker 1: and I never have changed the way I play. I'm

769
00:38:11,200 --> 00:38:13,440
Speaker 1: going to be aggressive and everything, and you know, and

770
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Speaker 1: I think in the preseason his rookie year, he got

771
00:38:16,760 --> 00:38:19,719
Speaker 1: into I think he got flagged, but he really did

772
00:38:19,719 --> 00:38:21,440
Speaker 1: try to get his head out of the way. But

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Speaker 1: I feel like that guy can kind of change the

774
00:38:24,760 --> 00:38:27,080
Speaker 1: temple of that defense. I mean, he seems like a

775
00:38:27,160 --> 00:38:31,520
Speaker 1: really old school guy that it feels like he thinks

776
00:38:31,560 --> 00:38:34,680
Speaker 1: that what defense is about is hitting people. And I

777
00:38:34,800 --> 00:38:37,879
Speaker 1: love it. Yeah, you're right. I mean it was such

778
00:38:37,880 --> 00:38:39,640
Speaker 1: a thing. He was so good in training camp. I

779
00:38:39,719 --> 00:38:41,480
Speaker 1: brought this up before, but I feel like the guy's

780
00:38:41,800 --> 00:38:43,799
Speaker 1: kind of the most exciting guys we saw in camp

781
00:38:43,880 --> 00:38:47,280
Speaker 1: last year. They're obviously obvious of you know, there's Russell Wilson,

782
00:38:47,280 --> 00:38:49,560
Speaker 1: There's Bobby Wagner, but outside of those two, it was

783
00:38:49,640 --> 00:38:52,520
Speaker 1: it was DK Jamal and to me, Marquis Blair was

784
00:38:52,600 --> 00:38:54,399
Speaker 1: right up there, and you know, we saw the kind

785
00:38:54,400 --> 00:38:56,600
Speaker 1: of season the other two guys had and Blair unfortunately

786
00:38:56,640 --> 00:38:59,239
Speaker 1: didn't get his shots. So um yeah, I mean he's

787
00:38:59,280 --> 00:39:02,319
Speaker 1: just he is, you know, tone setting type guy and

788
00:39:02,480 --> 00:39:04,440
Speaker 1: you'll go out and hit and make big play. So

789
00:39:04,600 --> 00:39:07,160
Speaker 1: let's let's hope he can stay hell this year. I'm

790
00:39:07,160 --> 00:39:09,080
Speaker 1: really excited to see both how they use him and

791
00:39:09,239 --> 00:39:11,080
Speaker 1: what he can do because you know, I don't know,

792
00:39:11,440 --> 00:39:13,120
Speaker 1: let's say you hitting him out there, bunch, what do

793
00:39:13,120 --> 00:39:15,040
Speaker 1: you do with th goomni? Because he's had a great camp,

794
00:39:15,080 --> 00:39:16,960
Speaker 1: So I don't know how you get all those guys

795
00:39:16,960 --> 00:39:18,919
Speaker 1: on the field at once, But it's a fun group.

796
00:39:19,400 --> 00:39:22,160
Speaker 1: He is John Boyle. Obviously, you guys can hear him

797
00:39:22,160 --> 00:39:24,120
Speaker 1: with us every Thursday on the Huddle, but you can

798
00:39:24,160 --> 00:39:26,840
Speaker 1: also follow him at John P. Boyle for the latest

799
00:39:26,960 --> 00:39:30,560
Speaker 1: updates and go read his work on seahawks dot com. John,

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00:39:30,600 --> 00:39:33,839
Speaker 1: thanks so much for joining us. Okay, thank you being

801
00:39:33,920 --> 00:39:36,600
Speaker 1: back on all right, talk to you next week. Okay,

802
00:39:37,239 --> 00:39:39,359
Speaker 1: coming up next Look, I know that we're talking a

803
00:39:39,400 --> 00:39:43,080
Speaker 1: lot about the changes are expectations for offense, etc. But

804
00:39:43,160 --> 00:39:45,920
Speaker 1: that starts in the trenches. It starts up front, where

805
00:39:46,200 --> 00:39:49,160
Speaker 1: there is a new face at left guard, excuse me,

806
00:39:49,200 --> 00:39:51,440
Speaker 1: a new face at right guard, a new face moving

807
00:39:51,600 --> 00:39:55,320
Speaker 1: over to left guard. You have potentially a new center,

808
00:39:55,400 --> 00:39:58,000
Speaker 1: all kinds of movements, Dwayne Brown getting back, plenty of

809
00:39:58,080 --> 00:40:01,080
Speaker 1: questions for us, Ray Roberts to help us understand them.

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Speaker 1: In the trenches with Ray Roberts is coming up next

811
00:40:03,440 --> 00:40:17,319
Speaker 1: on the huddle. You are listening to the huddle with

812
00:40:17,400 --> 00:40:20,919
Speaker 1: Dave Wyman, Jay Keeps, and Stacy Ross. Let's dive into

813
00:40:20,960 --> 00:40:26,160
Speaker 1: the trenches with Ray Roberts. Ray, what's up? Nothing much

814
00:40:26,239 --> 00:40:29,640
Speaker 1: hanging in A man excited about, you know, football NFL

815
00:40:29,719 --> 00:40:32,480
Speaker 1: getting started tonight and looking forward to send the Seahawks

816
00:40:32,560 --> 00:40:35,080
Speaker 1: play on Sunday. It is very exciting that we're already

817
00:40:35,120 --> 00:40:38,480
Speaker 1: getting a taste of the regular season tonight. I cannot

818
00:40:38,520 --> 00:40:40,759
Speaker 1: believe it's already here, but I'm also excited it's here.

819
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Speaker 1: Looking ahead to Seattle on Sunday at ten am game

820
00:40:43,840 --> 00:40:46,960
Speaker 1: against the Colts. There's been some switching up on the

821
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Speaker 1: offensive line, so we're going to talk about the situation

822
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Speaker 1: at center. Your read on what's happening there, the return

823
00:40:52,440 --> 00:40:55,480
Speaker 1: of Dwayne Brown, and then also the two guards. So

824
00:40:55,520 --> 00:40:58,320
Speaker 1: I'll start with those guards. I was asking you about

825
00:40:58,360 --> 00:41:01,239
Speaker 1: them in practice. Always appreciate your insight with this, so

826
00:41:01,320 --> 00:41:04,560
Speaker 1: hoping you can share it with listeners right now, what

827
00:41:04,640 --> 00:41:07,359
Speaker 1: have you seen from both Gabe Jackson a new face

828
00:41:07,400 --> 00:41:10,279
Speaker 1: on the offensive line, and Damian Lewis switching over to

829
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Speaker 1: the other side. Well, first, I want to start with

830
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Speaker 1: Damian Lewis because I don't know what he did during

831
00:41:16,200 --> 00:41:20,160
Speaker 1: the all season, but his arms are humongous. The dude

832
00:41:20,200 --> 00:41:21,920
Speaker 1: just like he must have hit it really hard in

833
00:41:21,920 --> 00:41:24,880
Speaker 1: the way from him this year. So the thing I

834
00:41:25,000 --> 00:41:29,719
Speaker 1: liked about Damon is that he is a very powerful

835
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Speaker 1: physical player. To me, he's a more athletic DJ Fluker

836
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Speaker 1: because he can get into the situations where his technique

837
00:41:38,480 --> 00:41:40,840
Speaker 1: may not be the greatest, but his power and his

838
00:41:40,920 --> 00:41:45,560
Speaker 1: ability to just mal people allows him to be successful.

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Speaker 1: I think he's going to benefit greatly playing beside you know,

840
00:41:49,719 --> 00:41:52,879
Speaker 1: Dwayne Brown and just having that type of experience beside him,

841
00:41:52,920 --> 00:41:54,920
Speaker 1: someone that's been there and done that. There's no panic

842
00:41:55,000 --> 00:41:57,200
Speaker 1: in his game and so to kind of calm him

843
00:41:57,200 --> 00:42:00,239
Speaker 1: down too, and situations that may be stressful for him him,

844
00:42:00,800 --> 00:42:04,439
Speaker 1: but just watching how he has improved and built on

845
00:42:04,480 --> 00:42:07,279
Speaker 1: what he did last year, I think more consistency in

846
00:42:07,360 --> 00:42:10,239
Speaker 1: his play. I think his feet are a little bit

847
00:42:10,239 --> 00:42:13,239
Speaker 1: more active and um and pass attached. I think last

848
00:42:13,280 --> 00:42:15,440
Speaker 1: year sometimes he kind of got dug in and then

849
00:42:15,480 --> 00:42:18,080
Speaker 1: would maybe lose a pass rush at that like right

850
00:42:18,080 --> 00:42:21,000
Speaker 1: near the end of the or somewhere halfway between the block.

851
00:42:21,360 --> 00:42:22,920
Speaker 1: So he's a little bit more active with that and

852
00:42:22,960 --> 00:42:25,279
Speaker 1: then run block and he's just he's a bruiser man.

853
00:42:25,440 --> 00:42:28,080
Speaker 1: He's just uh, like I said, he's a he's he's

854
00:42:28,160 --> 00:42:30,080
Speaker 1: one of those dudes that uh, I don't know what

855
00:42:30,160 --> 00:42:31,960
Speaker 1: DJ Fluker was trying to say to one time when

856
00:42:31,960 --> 00:42:33,359
Speaker 1: he said he's going to take him to the water,

857
00:42:33,440 --> 00:42:36,600
Speaker 1: But he's one of those dudes. He's one of those

858
00:42:36,600 --> 00:42:39,200
Speaker 1: guys that will take you to the water and then

859
00:42:39,560 --> 00:42:43,759
Speaker 1: uh and then uh and then yabe Jackson man. Like

860
00:42:44,480 --> 00:42:47,160
Speaker 1: it's just smoothes all get out, Like the Big Smooth

861
00:42:47,239 --> 00:42:49,280
Speaker 1: is a perfect nickname for him to do his technique

862
00:42:49,560 --> 00:42:52,239
Speaker 1: his own point. Like I love watching him uh and

863
00:42:52,400 --> 00:42:54,640
Speaker 1: run blocking because a lot of people don't understand the

864
00:42:54,680 --> 00:42:57,960
Speaker 1: technique that it takes to make things work along the

865
00:42:58,000 --> 00:43:00,480
Speaker 1: offensive line. So even the way he sets up teams

866
00:43:00,480 --> 00:43:02,680
Speaker 1: that makes it easy for the guard of the I

867
00:43:02,719 --> 00:43:04,919
Speaker 1: mean the tacklell the center to come in and take over,

868
00:43:06,160 --> 00:43:08,080
Speaker 1: take over the down linement as he's working up to

869
00:43:08,120 --> 00:43:10,440
Speaker 1: the second level. And then that allows him to work

870
00:43:10,520 --> 00:43:13,000
Speaker 1: up to the second level with squash shoulders and good

871
00:43:13,080 --> 00:43:14,759
Speaker 1: vision on the on the guys that he's getting to.

872
00:43:15,160 --> 00:43:16,879
Speaker 1: And he does a very good job of like keeping

873
00:43:16,880 --> 00:43:19,279
Speaker 1: his feet alive in block. So when he a lot

874
00:43:19,280 --> 00:43:21,759
Speaker 1: of guys when they engage they started, it becomes an

875
00:43:21,840 --> 00:43:25,440
Speaker 1: upper body um kind of wrestling match. They're trying to

876
00:43:25,440 --> 00:43:26,920
Speaker 1: twist it and turn and trying to throw each other

877
00:43:26,920 --> 00:43:29,360
Speaker 1: to the ground and their feet stop and uh. And

878
00:43:29,520 --> 00:43:31,520
Speaker 1: Gabe does a good job of keeping the feat alive

879
00:43:32,200 --> 00:43:34,640
Speaker 1: through contact and run blocking. So I think it's gonna

880
00:43:34,840 --> 00:43:37,319
Speaker 1: benefits our run game, you know, all over. And then

881
00:43:37,320 --> 00:43:39,520
Speaker 1: obviously in the past detection, he's just as to move

882
00:43:39,600 --> 00:43:42,080
Speaker 1: this lateral movement and way to he sits down on

883
00:43:42,160 --> 00:43:45,080
Speaker 1: power rushes and things like that. So excited about what

884
00:43:45,120 --> 00:43:47,239
Speaker 1: the guards are bringing to the table. I'm glad you

885
00:43:47,280 --> 00:43:49,640
Speaker 1: brought up DJ Fluker because he's one of my favorites.

886
00:43:49,680 --> 00:43:51,880
Speaker 1: There was something in there also, ray about Yeah, I

887
00:43:51,920 --> 00:43:53,640
Speaker 1: was like fighting a bear in the woods and I

888
00:43:53,680 --> 00:43:55,440
Speaker 1: had to take him to the water and I'm like, what,

889
00:43:55,760 --> 00:43:57,640
Speaker 1: I'm not sure what that means, but it was awesome

890
00:43:57,719 --> 00:44:01,880
Speaker 1: whatever it was. But hey, I think you were in

891
00:44:01,960 --> 00:44:05,040
Speaker 1: a meeting with me where Pete talked about Brandon Shell. Now,

892
00:44:05,160 --> 00:44:07,919
Speaker 1: you know, during our show, people will text in and say, well,

893
00:44:07,960 --> 00:44:10,680
Speaker 1: Pete always says good things about everybody, but I don't

894
00:44:10,680 --> 00:44:13,000
Speaker 1: know he was. I thought it was kind of like

895
00:44:13,080 --> 00:44:15,440
Speaker 1: an aside, and you know, he just wanted to make

896
00:44:15,520 --> 00:44:19,319
Speaker 1: the point that it wasn't so much for promoting Brandon Shell,

897
00:44:19,480 --> 00:44:20,879
Speaker 1: was just that he felt like he had a really

898
00:44:20,920 --> 00:44:23,000
Speaker 1: good camp. And I know he didn't play in the

899
00:44:23,120 --> 00:44:25,840
Speaker 1: in the preseason really, but as far as what you

900
00:44:25,920 --> 00:44:27,680
Speaker 1: saw out at camp and do you think, I know,

901
00:44:27,719 --> 00:44:30,759
Speaker 1: he's an upgrade last year and you know, but it

902
00:44:30,840 --> 00:44:33,319
Speaker 1: sounds like he's having a he had a really good

903
00:44:33,320 --> 00:44:36,160
Speaker 1: camp and right tackle, I mean, shoot, you look at

904
00:44:36,800 --> 00:44:39,600
Speaker 1: maybe a question market center, what's going on there? But

905
00:44:40,040 --> 00:44:44,880
Speaker 1: four of the five offensive lines seemed pretty solid, right, Yeah? Absolutely.

906
00:44:44,880 --> 00:44:47,000
Speaker 1: And the thing I liked about Brandon Shell is that

907
00:44:47,560 --> 00:44:49,799
Speaker 1: I think he surprised a lot of people last year.

908
00:44:50,000 --> 00:44:52,279
Speaker 1: You know, I can't say that his career up to

909
00:44:52,360 --> 00:44:55,840
Speaker 1: that point was something that was you know, uh, you know,

910
00:44:56,160 --> 00:44:58,239
Speaker 1: a bright spot or shine light. He was just kind

911
00:44:58,280 --> 00:45:00,440
Speaker 1: of like a nugg of guy. But but when he

912
00:45:00,520 --> 00:45:02,759
Speaker 1: came here and you know, one I remember the other

913
00:45:02,760 --> 00:45:04,600
Speaker 1: thing Pete Carroll said about him was that, you know,

914
00:45:04,680 --> 00:45:06,200
Speaker 1: he's one of the first news you want off the

915
00:45:06,200 --> 00:45:08,920
Speaker 1: bus because he looks the part. And uh, but I

916
00:45:08,960 --> 00:45:12,080
Speaker 1: think he really surprised people with the efficiency that he played.

917
00:45:12,120 --> 00:45:13,680
Speaker 1: You know, he didn't you know, he's not gonna have

918
00:45:13,719 --> 00:45:16,640
Speaker 1: like the pre snap penalties that like fed he had,

919
00:45:16,680 --> 00:45:19,640
Speaker 1: you know when he was here. Uh, he he didn't

920
00:45:19,640 --> 00:45:22,640
Speaker 1: have the holding calls. And then quite frankly, I think

921
00:45:22,640 --> 00:45:25,520
Speaker 1: he really his presence really settled down the offensive line

922
00:45:25,600 --> 00:45:27,440
Speaker 1: last year because then when he went out, it just

923
00:45:27,480 --> 00:45:30,160
Speaker 1: seemed like things just never got back to where they were.

924
00:45:30,320 --> 00:45:33,279
Speaker 1: And so, uh, it was unfortunate that he missed a

925
00:45:33,280 --> 00:45:36,600
Speaker 1: lot of games. But I think this camp, the fact

926
00:45:36,600 --> 00:45:38,239
Speaker 1: that he didn't hear a whole lot about him is

927
00:45:38,239 --> 00:45:41,000
Speaker 1: a good thing because that means that that he's improving,

928
00:45:41,080 --> 00:45:42,759
Speaker 1: that he's the guy that they thought he was going

929
00:45:42,800 --> 00:45:45,759
Speaker 1: to be, And to me, he's you know, even when

930
00:45:45,800 --> 00:45:49,840
Speaker 1: they were talking about the competition between Um with Fedric,

931
00:45:50,280 --> 00:45:53,319
Speaker 1: you know, I felt Federc maybe the better athlete, but

932
00:45:53,480 --> 00:45:57,000
Speaker 1: then I thought that Shell was just more of a

933
00:45:57,719 --> 00:46:01,680
Speaker 1: of ad, not a foundation source, but like steadiness, like

934
00:46:02,120 --> 00:46:04,719
Speaker 1: his power at that spot and the run game. And

935
00:46:04,760 --> 00:46:06,719
Speaker 1: then this ability to the pass lot just brought more

936
00:46:06,719 --> 00:46:09,799
Speaker 1: stability to that spot. And so looking forward to him

937
00:46:09,840 --> 00:46:11,759
Speaker 1: just kind of improving on top of that. And then

938
00:46:12,080 --> 00:46:14,759
Speaker 1: then thing you did say Davis about you know a

939
00:46:14,760 --> 00:46:16,960
Speaker 1: lot of talk in the off season about the pass

940
00:46:17,000 --> 00:46:20,960
Speaker 1: protection and and the offensive line and the center spot

941
00:46:21,040 --> 00:46:23,200
Speaker 1: and the guard spots and upgrading this that and the

942
00:46:23,200 --> 00:46:26,239
Speaker 1: other thing, and you know this. I mean, I don't know,

943
00:46:26,280 --> 00:46:28,520
Speaker 1: maybe there's a line somewhere around it has like four

944
00:46:28,600 --> 00:46:31,240
Speaker 1: or five All pros on it, but it just doesn't happen.

945
00:46:31,280 --> 00:46:35,120
Speaker 1: There's always every offensive line has a weakness somewhere, and

946
00:46:35,160 --> 00:46:39,000
Speaker 1: the point the pro the bill is to find ways

947
00:46:39,000 --> 00:46:42,719
Speaker 1: to mitigate that weakness. And I think at center, um,

948
00:46:42,760 --> 00:46:45,040
Speaker 1: you know, with with those two guards, you have two

949
00:46:45,080 --> 00:46:48,000
Speaker 1: all pro type guards, you know, Pro Bowl type guards

950
00:46:48,360 --> 00:46:50,920
Speaker 1: playing beside you. Uh, you just have to be you

951
00:46:50,960 --> 00:46:53,520
Speaker 1: just can't be a liability. Like if you can, if

952
00:46:53,560 --> 00:46:56,479
Speaker 1: you can snap the ball, hold you know, hold your

953
00:46:56,600 --> 00:47:00,640
Speaker 1: your your end of the bargain long enough that those

954
00:47:00,680 --> 00:47:02,719
Speaker 1: guards are gonna are gonna make you better. And then

955
00:47:02,719 --> 00:47:06,360
Speaker 1: I think even Gabe Jackson playing beside brend Shell is

956
00:47:06,360 --> 00:47:09,319
Speaker 1: gonna make Brendan better. And so I don't think you

957
00:47:09,440 --> 00:47:12,640
Speaker 1: need you know, four or five all pro lineman. You

958
00:47:12,920 --> 00:47:15,920
Speaker 1: used need two or three really really really good lineman

959
00:47:16,200 --> 00:47:18,200
Speaker 1: and then and then you can fill in the gaps

960
00:47:18,200 --> 00:47:21,520
Speaker 1: with the others. Yeah, Ray, it's great to have you on. Man,

961
00:47:21,960 --> 00:47:26,000
Speaker 1: it's the huddle or Thursday just before football coming up

962
00:47:26,040 --> 00:47:28,040
Speaker 1: on Sunday. It just feels right talking about in the

963
00:47:28,080 --> 00:47:31,759
Speaker 1: trenches with you. But there is an awesome matchup. I'm

964
00:47:31,760 --> 00:47:34,960
Speaker 1: a quarterback and I am salvating about this matchup here

965
00:47:35,360 --> 00:47:37,680
Speaker 1: that's coming up with the Colts. I can't imagine how

966
00:47:37,719 --> 00:47:39,680
Speaker 1: excited you are to watch this. But you talk about

967
00:47:39,719 --> 00:47:42,680
Speaker 1: the interior guys, talk about Gabe Jackson, Damian Lewis and

968
00:47:42,719 --> 00:47:44,799
Speaker 1: then Kyle Fuller, who's also gonna have a lot on

969
00:47:44,840 --> 00:47:47,360
Speaker 1: his plate. They're going up against two of the best

970
00:47:47,520 --> 00:47:52,320
Speaker 1: interior combos here with DeForrest Buckner and Grover Stewart. A

971
00:47:52,320 --> 00:47:53,920
Speaker 1: lot of people don't know about Grover Stewart had a

972
00:47:53,920 --> 00:47:57,239
Speaker 1: great year last year as an interior guy. What is

973
00:47:57,640 --> 00:48:00,000
Speaker 1: what are those guys gonna have to do to try

974
00:47:59,840 --> 00:48:04,040
Speaker 1: and mitigate those two from having a massive impact on

975
00:48:04,080 --> 00:48:08,160
Speaker 1: the game. Yeah. Great, great point, Jake, And uh, just

976
00:48:08,239 --> 00:48:10,560
Speaker 1: listening to you, like set set up the question, Dude,

977
00:48:10,600 --> 00:48:14,320
Speaker 1: I'm getting excited, Like I'm like, let's go hit somebody.

978
00:48:15,080 --> 00:48:19,799
Speaker 1: But Ray, you're not playing anymore. Man, You're like, talk

979
00:48:19,880 --> 00:48:21,640
Speaker 1: me down. I kind a helmet on right about to

980
00:48:21,640 --> 00:48:24,439
Speaker 1: walk outside. You're not gonna get that from me, right, No, No,

981
00:48:24,480 --> 00:48:26,200
Speaker 1: I'm gonna be like, go get him, Ray, why not

982
00:48:26,360 --> 00:48:29,560
Speaker 1: hit somebody? Dave me too, go drive I'm about to

983
00:48:29,560 --> 00:48:33,000
Speaker 1: go drive block, drive block the Lauren through out here. Um,

984
00:48:33,320 --> 00:48:35,440
Speaker 1: but they're not gonna hit them. Gonna be here by myself.

985
00:48:37,080 --> 00:48:39,480
Speaker 1: The thing that's important, Jake, with all of that is

986
00:48:39,560 --> 00:48:43,240
Speaker 1: kind of what Dwayne Brown uh said, you know yesterday

987
00:48:43,239 --> 00:48:46,120
Speaker 1: when they were asking him about pass protection, and he said,

988
00:48:46,239 --> 00:48:49,640
Speaker 1: pass protection is a is a group thing. It's not

989
00:48:49,760 --> 00:48:52,680
Speaker 1: like an individual thing. And to me, what that says

990
00:48:52,800 --> 00:48:56,319
Speaker 1: is that it's a play calling things. It's a uh

991
00:48:57,200 --> 00:49:01,879
Speaker 1: it's the run plays and the end the passing plays,

992
00:49:01,920 --> 00:49:04,960
Speaker 1: you know, having some similant and some connectivity to it,

993
00:49:05,160 --> 00:49:09,160
Speaker 1: because all of that contributes to the effectiveness against you know,

994
00:49:09,800 --> 00:49:12,600
Speaker 1: interior defensive alignments that are really really good. So then

995
00:49:12,719 --> 00:49:15,800
Speaker 1: what that will do is if you're making this defense

996
00:49:15,920 --> 00:49:18,239
Speaker 1: defend the entire field, so you're throwing the deep ball,

997
00:49:18,280 --> 00:49:20,759
Speaker 1: you're throwing an intermediate pass, as you're throwing screens and

998
00:49:20,840 --> 00:49:24,600
Speaker 1: short passes, and you're running the ball. Now that gives

999
00:49:25,120 --> 00:49:30,319
Speaker 1: Gabe and Fuller and um and uh Damien. It gives

1000
00:49:30,360 --> 00:49:32,920
Speaker 1: them all these different tools to work with. So it's

1001
00:49:32,960 --> 00:49:35,440
Speaker 1: not like I'm gonna set up every pass way I'm

1002
00:49:35,480 --> 00:49:37,759
Speaker 1: gonna look the same. Every running play is gonna look

1003
00:49:37,800 --> 00:49:40,680
Speaker 1: the same. So it makes the defense has to have

1004
00:49:40,800 --> 00:49:43,360
Speaker 1: to hesitate just for one second. And if they have

1005
00:49:43,480 --> 00:49:46,440
Speaker 1: to hesitate for one second, I have every confidence in

1006
00:49:46,520 --> 00:49:49,800
Speaker 1: the world that those two guards are going to do

1007
00:49:49,960 --> 00:49:53,200
Speaker 1: their work and be able to make something happen against

1008
00:49:53,200 --> 00:49:55,640
Speaker 1: those two interior defensive alignment. If they get to make

1009
00:49:55,680 --> 00:49:57,839
Speaker 1: you one dimensional and we're just dropping back and trying

1010
00:49:57,880 --> 00:49:59,719
Speaker 1: to throw the ball a million times, then it's going

1011
00:49:59,800 --> 00:50:01,799
Speaker 1: to be tough floting. But if you give them all

1012
00:50:01,840 --> 00:50:05,200
Speaker 1: those different resources and tools to work with, then you

1013
00:50:05,320 --> 00:50:07,719
Speaker 1: get to be the guy. The offensive guy gets to

1014
00:50:07,760 --> 00:50:11,239
Speaker 1: dictate to the defense. And one example is in the

1015
00:50:11,640 --> 00:50:15,399
Speaker 1: second preseason game, I think it was They ran four

1016
00:50:15,560 --> 00:50:19,920
Speaker 1: plays where they had prestap motion and then they had

1017
00:50:20,280 --> 00:50:22,000
Speaker 1: they had motion, if you want to call it, right

1018
00:50:22,040 --> 00:50:24,160
Speaker 1: at the snap of the ball, and so you had

1019
00:50:24,200 --> 00:50:25,960
Speaker 1: the tight like you may have had the receiver going

1020
00:50:26,040 --> 00:50:27,880
Speaker 1: in motion, and then the tight end as the snipe

1021
00:50:28,000 --> 00:50:30,120
Speaker 1: snap of the ball was going the other way. And

1022
00:50:30,200 --> 00:50:31,960
Speaker 1: then they handed the ball off. And then they did

1023
00:50:32,040 --> 00:50:33,759
Speaker 1: the same thing, and they threw the ball, and then

1024
00:50:33,800 --> 00:50:35,600
Speaker 1: they did the same thing, and they ran a different

1025
00:50:35,640 --> 00:50:37,279
Speaker 1: type of running played then they did the same thing

1026
00:50:37,640 --> 00:50:40,480
Speaker 1: and threw a deeper pass. When you do stuff like that,

1027
00:50:41,000 --> 00:50:43,960
Speaker 1: it gives you. So it gives the offense so many

1028
00:50:44,200 --> 00:50:46,920
Speaker 1: more tools in the box, the offensive mind, how you're

1029
00:50:46,920 --> 00:50:49,080
Speaker 1: going to approach those blocks. They all kind of looked

1030
00:50:49,120 --> 00:50:50,920
Speaker 1: the same. So now the defense has to figure out

1031
00:50:51,320 --> 00:50:53,160
Speaker 1: is this the runs? Is it the inside run, the

1032
00:50:53,200 --> 00:50:55,600
Speaker 1: outside run, the pass, the screen light, which one of

1033
00:50:55,640 --> 00:50:58,520
Speaker 1: these is it? And so the play calling and the

1034
00:51:01,239 --> 00:51:03,680
Speaker 1: marriage of the run game in the past game, all

1035
00:51:03,719 --> 00:51:05,680
Speaker 1: of that stuff is going to contribute to them being

1036
00:51:05,760 --> 00:51:09,400
Speaker 1: successful in the interior. He is Ray Roberts to hear

1037
00:51:09,480 --> 00:51:11,000
Speaker 1: more from where you can hear him on the Seahawks

1038
00:51:11,080 --> 00:51:14,319
Speaker 1: pre and postgame show. Follow him at Big Ray Roberts, Ray,

1039
00:51:14,360 --> 00:51:15,800
Speaker 1: thanks so much for joining us. We'll talk to you

1040
00:51:15,880 --> 00:51:19,200
Speaker 1: next week. Thanks. Ray, Absolutely well, I'm gonna see if

1041
00:51:19,200 --> 00:51:21,440
Speaker 1: I can even get my cleat son and get some

1042
00:51:21,520 --> 00:51:25,600
Speaker 1: good when I'm my head driving the yard. I'd love

1043
00:51:25,640 --> 00:51:28,560
Speaker 1: to see it, Ray, That's what I'm doing. Here we go,

1044
00:51:29,440 --> 00:51:32,600
Speaker 1: all right? Coming up next, Steve Rabel. I can't wait

1045
00:51:32,640 --> 00:51:34,520
Speaker 1: to talk to him. This is the huddle. Don't go anywhere.

1046
00:51:34,960 --> 00:51:37,480
Speaker 1: This is the huddle with Dave Wyman, Jay Keeps, and

1047
00:51:37,640 --> 00:51:41,000
Speaker 1: Stacy Ross joining us. Now Seahawks play by play man

1048
00:51:41,120 --> 00:51:43,880
Speaker 1: Steve Rabel rabes, how are you well? I've had about

1049
00:51:43,960 --> 00:51:47,040
Speaker 1: enough for you today, guys can't say already it's you guys.

1050
00:51:47,440 --> 00:51:51,680
Speaker 1: It has been less than thirty seconds. It's a new season, guys,

1051
00:51:51,800 --> 00:51:54,239
Speaker 1: come on listen. The first thing I do. I get

1052
00:51:54,320 --> 00:51:56,359
Speaker 1: here in the morning and I see day woman. I think,

1053
00:51:56,400 --> 00:51:58,600
Speaker 1: oh my lord, what is this day going to be

1054
00:51:58,680 --> 00:52:02,840
Speaker 1: like today? It's gonna be a blessed day, is the

1055
00:52:02,920 --> 00:52:05,040
Speaker 1: answer to that? Yeah, you guys. You guys are gonna

1056
00:52:05,040 --> 00:52:07,239
Speaker 1: have eighteen weeks together. I hope it's not this way

1057
00:52:07,280 --> 00:52:10,839
Speaker 1: the whole time. Hang on one second, I mean we're

1058
00:52:10,880 --> 00:52:12,759
Speaker 1: having an issue here of being heard Can you hear

1059
00:52:12,840 --> 00:52:16,920
Speaker 1: me better? Now? Oh? Hey, Rabel had one of those

1060
00:52:16,960 --> 00:52:19,440
Speaker 1: phones you have to crank up. And yeah. And by

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00:52:19,520 --> 00:52:22,640
Speaker 1: the way, when they announced the seventeenth game, that was

1062
00:52:22,760 --> 00:52:26,640
Speaker 1: my first reaction. One more week with Rabel in the post.

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00:52:27,040 --> 00:52:30,240
Speaker 1: That's right. No, Actually, I hadn't had the right knob

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00:52:30,400 --> 00:52:32,600
Speaker 1: pushed up here, so I you know, me and anything

1065
00:52:32,719 --> 00:52:34,840
Speaker 1: that has a chord on it, if it's not a toaster,

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00:52:34,920 --> 00:52:39,760
Speaker 1: I got no clue. Yeah, all right, Rabe, Well, what's

1067
00:52:39,760 --> 00:52:41,560
Speaker 1: the you know going into this seat? I mean we're

1068
00:52:41,600 --> 00:52:44,000
Speaker 1: talking about the defense, the offense. You know, during the

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00:52:44,080 --> 00:52:46,320
Speaker 1: preseason you and I didn't get to do the games together,

1070
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Speaker 1: but um man, I just what do you expect from

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00:52:50,160 --> 00:52:54,160
Speaker 1: this offense? It's just I feel like you expect nothing

1072
00:52:54,239 --> 00:52:57,360
Speaker 1: but excellence because the guy running it, Russell Wilson, is

1073
00:52:57,400 --> 00:53:01,080
Speaker 1: so good and he seems so happy. But I'm just curious,

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00:53:01,200 --> 00:53:03,279
Speaker 1: kind of like you're an old offensive guy. What do

1075
00:53:03,360 --> 00:53:05,840
Speaker 1: you think with you know, with the receivers and with

1076
00:53:06,000 --> 00:53:08,560
Speaker 1: everything that's going on and all the changes and everything,

1077
00:53:08,880 --> 00:53:10,800
Speaker 1: what are your expectations for this? I know it's a

1078
00:53:10,840 --> 00:53:13,400
Speaker 1: broad question, but yeah, but you're you're brilliant, so you

1079
00:53:13,480 --> 00:53:15,279
Speaker 1: can hear, and you're right about that. And the key

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00:53:15,360 --> 00:53:19,000
Speaker 1: word there that you said was old, an old offensive guy. Yeah, Um,

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00:53:19,960 --> 00:53:23,920
Speaker 1: you know, I expect to see in large measure. I

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00:53:24,040 --> 00:53:27,000
Speaker 1: think what we saw the last preseason game, the ability

1083
00:53:27,040 --> 00:53:30,600
Speaker 1: to move the football. But anytime your quarterback buys in

1084
00:53:30,840 --> 00:53:32,640
Speaker 1: so much. And what did you just say today? He

1085
00:53:32,680 --> 00:53:34,920
Speaker 1: said he thought Shane Waldron was a wizard. Right. I

1086
00:53:35,000 --> 00:53:36,800
Speaker 1: mean that that's that's a pretty good indication that he

1087
00:53:36,880 --> 00:53:39,440
Speaker 1: sort of likes what he sees coming out of that

1088
00:53:39,560 --> 00:53:41,560
Speaker 1: offensive room and coming out of the game plan. We

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00:53:42,080 --> 00:53:43,920
Speaker 1: we've talked about it, Ray and I talked about it

1090
00:53:43,960 --> 00:53:46,640
Speaker 1: when when we did the preseason games. I know that, uh,

1091
00:53:46,840 --> 00:53:49,279
Speaker 1: you guys talked about it on TV and that was

1092
00:53:49,520 --> 00:53:52,719
Speaker 1: we really haven't seen anything. They haven't shown anything of

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00:53:52,800 --> 00:53:55,800
Speaker 1: what this offense can be. I don't think we know

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00:53:55,920 --> 00:53:57,759
Speaker 1: it's gonna be up tempo. We know it's going to

1095
00:53:57,840 --> 00:54:01,920
Speaker 1: be quick, it's gonna be motion based. It's gonna be

1096
00:54:02,040 --> 00:54:05,200
Speaker 1: based on five or six plays all looking the same

1097
00:54:05,320 --> 00:54:07,560
Speaker 1: from the snap of the ball and then everything changing.

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00:54:08,360 --> 00:54:11,920
Speaker 1: And it's gonna it's gonna put maybe more pressure on

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00:54:12,480 --> 00:54:14,319
Speaker 1: some of the other guys and maybe not so much

1100
00:54:14,400 --> 00:54:16,600
Speaker 1: on Russ. The idea for Russ get the ball out

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00:54:16,640 --> 00:54:19,120
Speaker 1: of your hands and get it to the receiver. The

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00:54:19,200 --> 00:54:21,520
Speaker 1: other important thing is look at the stable or running

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00:54:21,520 --> 00:54:23,880
Speaker 1: backs they have coming back. I just can't help but

1104
00:54:24,040 --> 00:54:27,600
Speaker 1: think that this this team with the threat of the

1105
00:54:27,719 --> 00:54:30,080
Speaker 1: passing game being what it is, and not just the

1106
00:54:30,160 --> 00:54:33,239
Speaker 1: deep passing game, but it's gonna make the running game better.

1107
00:54:33,600 --> 00:54:36,200
Speaker 1: And then we haven't even touched on DK and Tyler yet,

1108
00:54:36,239 --> 00:54:40,720
Speaker 1: so I think the offense is gonna be terrific. Russ

1109
00:54:40,880 --> 00:54:43,359
Speaker 1: needs to be protected. He will be I think better

1110
00:54:43,600 --> 00:54:45,359
Speaker 1: part of that will happen because he'll get the ball

1111
00:54:45,400 --> 00:54:48,320
Speaker 1: out faster. Rabes, How fired up are you for this season?

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00:54:48,480 --> 00:54:52,319
Speaker 1: Like I watch you, I got to see you during

1113
00:54:52,360 --> 00:54:56,759
Speaker 1: training camp. You look young and spry and fresh. You

1114
00:54:56,840 --> 00:55:00,879
Speaker 1: look rejuvenated. You got these three pre season, not four,

1115
00:55:01,040 --> 00:55:04,000
Speaker 1: but three preseason games to get yourself warmed up and

1116
00:55:04,280 --> 00:55:07,080
Speaker 1: ready to go for Week one? How you feeling? Where?

1117
00:55:07,160 --> 00:55:10,560
Speaker 1: Where's your headspace at? And I cannot wait for another

1118
00:55:10,680 --> 00:55:15,000
Speaker 1: year of amazing? Amazing? Steve Rabel calls, well, I appreciate that, Jake,

1119
00:55:15,040 --> 00:55:18,719
Speaker 1: and your your checks in the mail, thank you. If

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Speaker 1: his co host will shut up long enough to let

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00:55:20,960 --> 00:55:23,719
Speaker 1: him call the game. That's right, We've got to have

1122
00:55:24,120 --> 00:55:27,320
Speaker 1: a chat about that. I'm I'm as always, I'm always

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Speaker 1: excited about about the season starting. I never much liked

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00:55:30,920 --> 00:55:34,279
Speaker 1: preseason when I had to play him, and but I

1125
00:55:34,680 --> 00:55:38,839
Speaker 1: came to understand over all those years how important they

1126
00:55:38,920 --> 00:55:42,359
Speaker 1: were in the evaluation process and to my way of thinking,

1127
00:55:42,440 --> 00:55:45,880
Speaker 1: how important it was for you know, us to kind

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00:55:45,920 --> 00:55:48,120
Speaker 1: of get into game shape and get ready to play.

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00:55:48,640 --> 00:55:52,280
Speaker 1: Obviously that's changed now. They don't need that. The guys

1130
00:55:52,320 --> 00:55:54,880
Speaker 1: can go out there, obviously because none of the starters,

1131
00:55:54,920 --> 00:55:57,520
Speaker 1: with the exception of Jordan Brooks and and maybe a

1132
00:55:57,560 --> 00:56:01,440
Speaker 1: couple of other guys Kyle Fuller, played any appreciable time

1133
00:56:01,480 --> 00:56:05,120
Speaker 1: in the preseason games. So you know, you take that

1134
00:56:05,239 --> 00:56:06,960
Speaker 1: with a grain assault. You look at the young guys.

1135
00:56:07,040 --> 00:56:09,239
Speaker 1: You hope they're learning, you hope they're getting better. And

1136
00:56:09,440 --> 00:56:11,719
Speaker 1: now we're ready to start on an even playing field,

1137
00:56:11,800 --> 00:56:14,480
Speaker 1: and you're playing all these other teams, many of whom

1138
00:56:14,520 --> 00:56:17,160
Speaker 1: didn't play their starters either. It's just exciting because it's

1139
00:56:17,160 --> 00:56:19,279
Speaker 1: going to be a bit of a surprise for all

1140
00:56:19,360 --> 00:56:22,239
Speaker 1: of us, and and I am excited about that. But

1141
00:56:22,800 --> 00:56:25,000
Speaker 1: as you get older, Jake, you'll find this to be

1142
00:56:25,120 --> 00:56:26,920
Speaker 1: the case, and you got a long way to go.

1143
00:56:27,760 --> 00:56:30,440
Speaker 1: The excitement level you kind of push back to closer

1144
00:56:30,480 --> 00:56:33,000
Speaker 1: and closer to game time. It used to be I'd

1145
00:56:33,040 --> 00:56:36,960
Speaker 1: be excited on Tuesday or Wednesday. Now Sunday, at about

1146
00:56:37,000 --> 00:56:39,560
Speaker 1: twelve thirty five, I start to get ramped up to

1147
00:56:39,719 --> 00:56:41,880
Speaker 1: the game. Well, Rabel, the game starts at ten am

1148
00:56:42,040 --> 00:56:45,320
Speaker 1: this Sunday. In that case, I'll see you guys on Monday.

1149
00:56:47,440 --> 00:56:50,080
Speaker 1: Rebel apparently he's going to miss the game. Yeah, this

1150
00:56:50,280 --> 00:56:52,440
Speaker 1: is news to Dave. Dave's worried. He's got to take

1151
00:56:52,440 --> 00:56:56,960
Speaker 1: a whole nother level of preparation here. But Rabe's we've

1152
00:56:57,080 --> 00:56:59,680
Speaker 1: we've talked about the offense. There's been a lot of focus,

1153
00:56:59,760 --> 00:57:02,600
Speaker 1: a lot to talk, and I really feel like there's

1154
00:57:02,640 --> 00:57:07,320
Speaker 1: a lot of unnecessary pessimism about the defense, and a

1155
00:57:07,480 --> 00:57:10,440
Speaker 1: large part of it is driving obviously with the concerns

1156
00:57:10,480 --> 00:57:14,080
Speaker 1: at the cornerback position. But how do you see this defense?

1157
00:57:14,200 --> 00:57:16,800
Speaker 1: Are they going to be better this year? Are they

1158
00:57:16,840 --> 00:57:19,040
Speaker 1: going to pick up where they left off from the

1159
00:57:19,120 --> 00:57:21,000
Speaker 1: second half the season last year? You know, if they

1160
00:57:21,040 --> 00:57:23,760
Speaker 1: pick up where they left off, that's playing at a

1161
00:57:23,880 --> 00:57:26,920
Speaker 1: playoff level. And then some what your hope is they

1162
00:57:26,960 --> 00:57:30,320
Speaker 1: don't start the way they started, and I don't believe

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00:57:30,400 --> 00:57:32,080
Speaker 1: that's going to be the case. I think you've got

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00:57:32,480 --> 00:57:36,520
Speaker 1: you know, again, the plus of having all your starters

1165
00:57:36,560 --> 00:57:39,560
Speaker 1: sit through preseason is they're all healthy. I mean, you

1166
00:57:39,680 --> 00:57:42,960
Speaker 1: look across this starting lineup. You got Carlos Dunlop in

1167
00:57:43,080 --> 00:57:47,000
Speaker 1: here now, all the way through training camp understanding this system. More.

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Speaker 1: You got Benson ready to play. I just talked to

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00:57:49,640 --> 00:57:52,360
Speaker 1: Jordan Brooks a few minutes ago and he said he

1170
00:57:52,560 --> 00:57:54,760
Speaker 1: is as prepared as he has ever been to start

1171
00:57:54,800 --> 00:57:57,880
Speaker 1: a football season. Well, when that guy is ready to play,

1172
00:57:58,720 --> 00:58:01,640
Speaker 1: there's very few better than him right now, and I

1173
00:58:01,760 --> 00:58:04,400
Speaker 1: expect him to be a sophomore star in the league

1174
00:58:04,440 --> 00:58:07,200
Speaker 1: coming up. Darryl Taylor the same way. You got Bobby

1175
00:58:07,280 --> 00:58:09,200
Speaker 1: in the middle. Yes we could we could quibble, I

1176
00:58:09,240 --> 00:58:12,040
Speaker 1: guess a little bit with the cornerbacks, but you know,

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00:58:12,680 --> 00:58:16,680
Speaker 1: we go back to our first year with Trey Flowers

1178
00:58:17,040 --> 00:58:20,600
Speaker 1: and he did so much to surprise so many, coming

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00:58:20,680 --> 00:58:23,800
Speaker 1: in as a safety and converting over to a cornerback

1180
00:58:23,840 --> 00:58:26,000
Speaker 1: and starting as a rookie and playing pretty much the

1181
00:58:26,040 --> 00:58:28,760
Speaker 1: whole season. And yeah, okay, he gave up a few plays,

1182
00:58:29,240 --> 00:58:30,840
Speaker 1: but he was still getting his feet wet, and I

1183
00:58:30,920 --> 00:58:33,280
Speaker 1: think last year he played the year before he was

1184
00:58:33,320 --> 00:58:35,760
Speaker 1: a little injured, and then last year the pressure of

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00:58:35,960 --> 00:58:38,400
Speaker 1: kind of being pushed out of that spot. I'm expecting

1186
00:58:38,480 --> 00:58:40,920
Speaker 1: big things from Trey Flowers. And then DJ Reid is

1187
00:58:41,120 --> 00:58:43,240
Speaker 1: finally healthy and you know, you welcome in some of

1188
00:58:43,280 --> 00:58:45,520
Speaker 1: the other guys. I know they liked Trey Brown here

1189
00:58:45,800 --> 00:58:48,920
Speaker 1: get him over the knee injury. I'm excited about the

1190
00:58:49,000 --> 00:58:52,520
Speaker 1: defense as well, and anytime you can, and Dave and

1191
00:58:52,560 --> 00:58:54,880
Speaker 1: I talked about this this morning, that you can kind

1192
00:58:54,920 --> 00:58:57,320
Speaker 1: of bring the pressure that this team is capable now

1193
00:58:57,440 --> 00:59:00,760
Speaker 1: of bringing from all different sides of the defense, starting

1194
00:59:00,800 --> 00:59:03,920
Speaker 1: with number thirty three and number eight, but not limiting

1195
00:59:03,960 --> 00:59:06,440
Speaker 1: it to those guys. You have a chance, I think,

1196
00:59:06,480 --> 00:59:09,800
Speaker 1: of being a really good defense and taking a little

1197
00:59:09,840 --> 00:59:12,560
Speaker 1: of that pressure off of your guys in the secondary.

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Speaker 1: He is the voice of the Seahawks, Steve Rabel rabes,

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Speaker 1: we can't wait to talk to you next week, and

1200
00:59:18,000 --> 00:59:20,960
Speaker 1: also we can't wait to play your first touchdown call

1201
00:59:21,080 --> 00:59:24,440
Speaker 1: on Monday. Here's hoping it happens often and early. He

1202
00:59:24,640 --> 00:59:27,960
Speaker 1: is Steve Rabel joins us every Thursday. Not too You're right,

1203
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Speaker 1: not too early. You gotta get your coffee. Thank you

1204
00:59:30,720 --> 00:59:34,080
Speaker 1: very much. Thanks Raves. All right, we're taking a look

1205
00:59:34,120 --> 00:59:36,920
Speaker 1: across enemy lines, helping you guys understand everything you need

1206
00:59:37,000 --> 00:59:40,040
Speaker 1: to know about the Indianapolis Colts the Seahawks Week one opponent.

1207
00:59:40,360 --> 00:59:42,600
Speaker 1: Kevin Bowen of one oh seven five The Fan and

1208
00:59:42,680 --> 00:59:45,200
Speaker 1: Indie joins us. Next, joining us now on the huddle

1209
00:59:45,240 --> 00:59:47,480
Speaker 1: for an opponent preview. It's Kevin Bowen from one oh

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Speaker 1: seven five The Fan and Indianapolis. Kevin. I'll start with

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Speaker 1: the question that all of us have been wondering, and

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00:59:52,960 --> 00:59:54,840
Speaker 1: one that I don't know that you guys have a

1213
00:59:54,920 --> 00:59:57,240
Speaker 1: clear answer to yet, but you certainly know far more

1214
00:59:57,280 --> 00:59:59,440
Speaker 1: than us, which is what does Carson Wentz look like

1215
00:59:59,520 --> 01:00:03,160
Speaker 1: in this offic Yeah, well, I guess the first thing,

1216
01:00:03,240 --> 01:00:05,120
Speaker 1: as Carson Wentz is expected to play, you know, that

1217
01:00:05,280 --> 01:00:07,920
Speaker 1: wasn't to guarantee when the original injury happened to five

1218
01:00:07,960 --> 01:00:10,880
Speaker 1: to twelve weeks, had to have a bone removed from

1219
01:00:10,920 --> 01:00:13,600
Speaker 1: his foot just a few days into training camp. You know,

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Speaker 1: I'd say the biggest difference from Winz to Philip Rivers,

1221
01:00:17,200 --> 01:00:18,720
Speaker 1: you know, based off the last year, is just so

1222
01:00:18,800 --> 01:00:21,080
Speaker 1: you'll see a little bit more of a run pass

1223
01:00:21,160 --> 01:00:25,560
Speaker 1: option looks to this offense certainly more dynamic via quarterback

1224
01:00:25,600 --> 01:00:27,600
Speaker 1: in terms of his legs and keep him plays alive.

1225
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Speaker 1: And it's just wanting to get outside of the pocket.

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Speaker 1: You know the little bit we saw of Winzon training camp.

1227
01:00:33,000 --> 01:00:35,240
Speaker 1: He wants to get on the perimeter and he can flash,

1228
01:00:35,480 --> 01:00:38,280
Speaker 1: you know, arm talent of why he was taking number two. Overall,

1229
01:00:38,560 --> 01:00:41,000
Speaker 1: I think the question marks are just he hasn't practiced

1230
01:00:41,040 --> 01:00:45,720
Speaker 1: a whole lot, especially good versus good, especially eleven on eleven,

1231
01:00:45,840 --> 01:00:49,040
Speaker 1: full padded, all that stuff. I think there's some timing,

1232
01:00:49,240 --> 01:00:51,800
Speaker 1: quick rhythm questions. Rivers did a great job of that

1233
01:00:51,920 --> 01:00:54,760
Speaker 1: last year. It helps out your offensive line protection wise,

1234
01:00:55,000 --> 01:00:56,840
Speaker 1: you know, how much does Winz want to hold onto it?

1235
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Speaker 1: So I think those are all questions that Colts fans

1236
01:00:59,400 --> 01:01:02,520
Speaker 1: haven't or in the season. Kevin speaking of the offensive line,

1237
01:01:03,680 --> 01:01:06,640
Speaker 1: there's a very dominant football player that plays guard for

1238
01:01:06,720 --> 01:01:10,640
Speaker 1: you guys in Quentin Nielsen. Nelson, where is he at?

1239
01:01:10,760 --> 01:01:14,240
Speaker 1: Where's his status? And then also an intriguing pickup that

1240
01:01:14,280 --> 01:01:16,400
Speaker 1: you guys had was Eric Fisher. Where is he at

1241
01:01:16,720 --> 01:01:20,840
Speaker 1: in the process in terms of his rehab. Yeah, let's

1242
01:01:20,840 --> 01:01:23,320
Speaker 1: start with Fisher. I don't think he plays on Sunday.

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01:01:23,440 --> 01:01:25,360
Speaker 1: You know, as of us chatting right now, he was

1244
01:01:25,480 --> 01:01:28,520
Speaker 1: limited on Wednesday's practice. That was the first time he's

1245
01:01:28,560 --> 01:01:31,640
Speaker 1: practiced with the Colts towards Achilles in theifty title game.

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01:01:31,680 --> 01:01:34,120
Speaker 1: We all saw how the Super Bowl went without Fisher

1247
01:01:34,800 --> 01:01:38,720
Speaker 1: for the Chiefs, and then he not only obviously rehabing

1248
01:01:38,720 --> 01:01:41,280
Speaker 1: the torn Achilies, he tested positive for COVID a couple

1249
01:01:41,320 --> 01:01:43,320
Speaker 1: of weeks back, so he was isolated from the team

1250
01:01:43,400 --> 01:01:46,040
Speaker 1: for ten days. So certainly that you know, really hurts

1251
01:01:46,080 --> 01:01:48,760
Speaker 1: his rehab. But still I think the expectation as he

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01:01:48,800 --> 01:01:50,880
Speaker 1: plays in September, but again I don't think he'll be

1253
01:01:50,960 --> 01:01:54,040
Speaker 1: out there on Sunday. It will be Julian Davenport at

1254
01:01:54,120 --> 01:01:57,480
Speaker 1: left tackles my guests started for Houston and Miami, very

1255
01:01:57,560 --> 01:01:59,640
Speaker 1: up and down career after being i want to say,

1256
01:01:59,640 --> 01:02:02,440
Speaker 1: a fourth round pick coming out a handful of years ago.

1257
01:02:02,760 --> 01:02:06,800
Speaker 1: And then Nelson didn't practice on Wednesday. Now, this is

1258
01:02:06,840 --> 01:02:08,400
Speaker 1: a guy that has not missed the game in his

1259
01:02:08,520 --> 01:02:12,760
Speaker 1: NFL career. You know, he'd had this lingering back issue

1260
01:02:12,880 --> 01:02:14,800
Speaker 1: really dating back to last season. If you look at

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01:02:14,880 --> 01:02:18,400
Speaker 1: last year in the season opener, he practiced Wednesday, fully,

1262
01:02:18,880 --> 01:02:21,400
Speaker 1: didn't practice on Thursday, Saturn out with the back and

1263
01:02:21,520 --> 01:02:24,120
Speaker 1: then played every snap that Sunday. So I think a

1264
01:02:24,160 --> 01:02:26,000
Speaker 1: lot of fans are like, oh, yeah, this will be fine.

1265
01:02:26,080 --> 01:02:27,680
Speaker 1: You know, this will be the same thing that Nelson's

1266
01:02:27,680 --> 01:02:30,000
Speaker 1: done last year. The only reason I cautioned that is

1267
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Speaker 1: just quick. Nelson had three surgeries, two in the off season,

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Speaker 1: one in early August, the same surgery that Carson Wentz

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Speaker 1: had for a foot, and he hasn't practiced a whole

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Speaker 1: lot in the last month. So the guy's superhuman. He's

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Speaker 1: a freak. You know, we all know that. I think

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Speaker 1: he'll be out there, but I don't say it was

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Speaker 1: as much confidence as maybe I've said it in years past.

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Speaker 1: So obviously there's still some question marks about the team,

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Speaker 1: and that includes for your guys' first round rookie Quity Pay.

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Speaker 1: But if he does play, something tells me he's going

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Speaker 1: to be just a terror on that defensive line. What

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Speaker 1: have you seen from him? Yeah, I would say, honestly,

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Speaker 1: Stacy Leave in Grand Park where the cold tether training

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Speaker 1: camp m That's probably been the biggest sign of encouragement

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Speaker 1: all season long. It's just the fact that Quitty Pay,

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Speaker 1: no matter who was thrown at it and joint practice

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Speaker 1: with the Panthers, preseason meetings with the Vikings and the Lions,

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Speaker 1: and Quitty Pay had a really, really productive camp. Now,

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Speaker 1: having said that, we've made the reference here in the

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Speaker 1: state of Indiana. I don't know what time you guys

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Speaker 1: do your JV and varsity high school basketball games, but

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Speaker 1: we do JV at six o'clock. We do varsity at

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Speaker 1: seven thirty. He's seen a lot of six o'clock guys

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Speaker 1: at offensive tackle. The guy he's seeing on Sunday. I

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Speaker 1: don't need to remind you, guys, that's a seven thirty guy.

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Speaker 1: That's a that's a varsity guy, and just a step

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01:03:48,160 --> 01:03:51,760
Speaker 1: up in competition at that spot he hasn't seen yet.

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Speaker 1: You know, Eric Fisher didn't participate in training camp. Here,

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Speaker 1: Quity Pays a right de sensive end. He's going to

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Speaker 1: be matched up, you know, across from Dwayne Brown. I

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Speaker 1: know obviously Brown hasn't practiced whole whole lot, but still

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Speaker 1: that's the question mark you always have. I think with

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Speaker 1: rookie rushers. You know, I think Quitty Pay is a

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Speaker 1: different breed in that he can give you three down

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Speaker 1: ability from day one. He's built that way. But still

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Speaker 1: making the jump from college to the NFL as a

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Speaker 1: pass rusher. You know, probably outside a quarterback, it's the

1304
01:04:19,560 --> 01:04:22,080
Speaker 1: most difficult position in the league to do that. So

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01:04:22,600 --> 01:04:25,840
Speaker 1: a really really strong camp. That's the biggest defensive question

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01:04:25,960 --> 01:04:28,600
Speaker 1: for me is just how the past defense looks. And

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01:04:28,680 --> 01:04:30,800
Speaker 1: obviously your past rush plays a huge part into that.

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01:04:30,960 --> 01:04:34,640
Speaker 1: So again, Pay's gonna start, He's gonna play a whole lot.

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01:04:34,840 --> 01:04:37,320
Speaker 1: He's got a really good, good camp, but he's seen

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Speaker 1: nobody like Dayne Brown, Kevin. We've been trying to tell

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Speaker 1: Seahawks fans that, look the Colts. Yeah, there's questions about

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01:04:43,840 --> 01:04:46,160
Speaker 1: their quarterback situation when Carson Wentz, but this is a

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Speaker 1: very very good football team and with a ton of talent.

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Speaker 1: But as you're heading into this matchup with the Seahawks,

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Speaker 1: and as we're doing here in Seattle, we're always looking

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Speaker 1: at the things that concern us heading into games. Are

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Speaker 1: their matchups that aren't necessarily favorable. You've mentioned the defensive backgroup.

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Speaker 1: Is that the one week link to this entire roster

1319
01:05:06,920 --> 01:05:09,920
Speaker 1: or there other position groups that you are currently worried

1320
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Speaker 1: about hitting into Week one of the season. Yeah, So

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Speaker 1: I'll go a couple of Routes, but I'll start there

1322
01:05:15,560 --> 01:05:18,439
Speaker 1: at the cornerback position. Zavier Rhodes deal with the calf

1323
01:05:18,520 --> 01:05:21,800
Speaker 1: injury right now, he might be the most important play

1324
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Speaker 1: on the roster for Sunday. And I say that, and

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Speaker 1: given the opponent, you know, I don't need to remind

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Speaker 1: you guys of what Seattle brings from a passing offense standpoint.

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Speaker 1: The Coultaf question marks the deeper you get into the

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Speaker 1: cornerback group, and that's a worry. You know, Rock You

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01:05:35,960 --> 01:05:37,520
Speaker 1: scene is a high second round pick from a couple

1330
01:05:37,520 --> 01:05:40,080
Speaker 1: of years ago, is really struggle, especially with penalties as well.

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Speaker 1: You've got to think Russell Wilson and that Seattle passing

1332
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Speaker 1: game going to do everything they can to isolate a

1333
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Speaker 1: dk Metcalf with Tyler Lockett on the Rock You scene.

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Speaker 1: So I'd say for Sunday, that's the biggest question mark.

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01:05:52,280 --> 01:05:54,880
Speaker 1: I talked about just the past rush earlier. It's it's

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01:05:55,000 --> 01:05:57,760
Speaker 1: very unproven. You know, there's some young talents, some high

1337
01:05:57,800 --> 01:06:00,959
Speaker 1: draft picks, but very unproven off the edge. The Forest

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01:06:01,000 --> 01:06:03,200
Speaker 1: Buckner's a stud in the middle, but a little bit

1339
01:06:03,280 --> 01:06:06,000
Speaker 1: uncertainty off the edge. Fulving over the offense, I'd say

1340
01:06:06,040 --> 01:06:07,919
Speaker 1: probably depth that wide out. You know too, why Hilton

1341
01:06:08,240 --> 01:06:10,400
Speaker 1: is not going to play. He's got a neck injury

1342
01:06:10,440 --> 01:06:12,840
Speaker 1: at surgery last week on that he's on injured reserve

1343
01:06:12,920 --> 01:06:15,439
Speaker 1: for at least three games. So, um, just a little

1344
01:06:15,440 --> 01:06:17,200
Speaker 1: bit of depth that wide out. There are some names

1345
01:06:17,240 --> 01:06:20,120
Speaker 1: that I like at that position group, but I would

1346
01:06:20,120 --> 01:06:21,720
Speaker 1: say that is a little bit of an up in

1347
01:06:21,720 --> 01:06:23,880
Speaker 1: the air thing. And then as we talked about off

1348
01:06:24,280 --> 01:06:26,360
Speaker 1: the start, just right now, you're left side of your

1349
01:06:26,400 --> 01:06:27,840
Speaker 1: own line. It's a little bit up in the air.

1350
01:06:27,920 --> 01:06:29,440
Speaker 1: Don't expect for sure to be ready to go a

1351
01:06:29,520 --> 01:06:32,920
Speaker 1: left tackle and then Clinton Nelson a left guard. It

1352
01:06:33,000 --> 01:06:35,320
Speaker 1: remains to be seeing just you know, how healthy he looks.

1353
01:06:35,480 --> 01:06:38,200
Speaker 1: On Sunday, Kevin kind of flipping that question on its

1354
01:06:38,240 --> 01:06:41,160
Speaker 1: head a little bit. Are there areas we hope you're

1355
01:06:41,160 --> 01:06:44,720
Speaker 1: not running anyone off the road? Kevin? Are there? Yeah?

1356
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Speaker 1: Sorry about that. I'm at the car dealership right now

1357
01:06:47,080 --> 01:06:52,960
Speaker 1: before practice, So yeah, are are there areas where you think, Okay,

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Speaker 1: if this position group plays really well, this is a

1359
01:06:56,880 --> 01:06:58,919
Speaker 1: win for the Colts. So are there strengths? It could

1360
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Speaker 1: be just an individual player are like a like a

1361
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Speaker 1: I don't know, Jonathan Taylor, but position groups that are

1362
01:07:03,960 --> 01:07:07,400
Speaker 1: big strings for this team. Yeah, I mean you read

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01:07:07,480 --> 01:07:09,600
Speaker 1: my mind. Jonathan Taylor. I think it's a stud. I

1364
01:07:09,640 --> 01:07:13,120
Speaker 1: think he's you know, Dot Derrick, Henry, Dalvin Cook. I

1365
01:07:13,320 --> 01:07:15,040
Speaker 1: don't know how far you go in terms of pure

1366
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Speaker 1: running backs. Sure, Christian McAffrey, Alvin Kamara. But you look

1367
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Speaker 1: like Johnson Taylor did late last season. It was darn,

1368
01:07:21,160 --> 01:07:24,680
Speaker 1: darn and pressed. Just the confessancy. You know. Sometimes the

1369
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Speaker 1: running backs, you know, they go for one twenty even

1370
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Speaker 1: then they go for forty and fifty the next two weeks.

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Speaker 1: I mean, you look at what Taylor did late last

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Speaker 1: year once he finally settled in again, I mean he

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Speaker 1: was he was a stud. So that, to me is

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Speaker 1: the biggest strength of this football team is what they

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Speaker 1: do from a rushing offense standpoint. I know Seattle was

1376
01:07:42,920 --> 01:07:44,520
Speaker 1: very good against the run last year, so I think

1377
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Speaker 1: that'll be something to watch certainly on Sunday. And then

1378
01:07:47,880 --> 01:07:50,600
Speaker 1: I think a run defense is a strength as well.

1379
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Speaker 1: You look at both the defensive tackles, Grover Stewart and

1380
01:07:52,880 --> 01:07:55,280
Speaker 1: Forced Buckner. The Stewart not really a household name I

1381
01:07:55,320 --> 01:07:58,160
Speaker 1: think nationally, but they have a really really stout run

1382
01:07:58,280 --> 01:08:02,600
Speaker 1: defense as well. So I would consider that that of strength. Kevin.

1383
01:08:02,680 --> 01:08:04,920
Speaker 1: We have about thirty seconds here, but just want to

1384
01:08:04,920 --> 01:08:08,880
Speaker 1: ask you this quick question. What are the expectations for

1385
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Speaker 1: this defense? This year as a whole they were second

1386
01:08:13,160 --> 01:08:16,439
Speaker 1: in the league and run defense. Is this a pretty

1387
01:08:16,479 --> 01:08:19,280
Speaker 1: dark group led by Darius Leonard. What are you expecting

1388
01:08:19,320 --> 01:08:22,799
Speaker 1: out of them? Yeah? I really like the starting eleven,

1389
01:08:23,400 --> 01:08:25,519
Speaker 1: Like we've talked about the past. Defense worries me a

1390
01:08:25,600 --> 01:08:28,600
Speaker 1: little bit, just unproven pass rush and then the cornerback

1391
01:08:28,680 --> 01:08:31,200
Speaker 1: position it's not as sound as you would like it.

1392
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Speaker 1: I think you're gonna be a little deep deeper there

1393
01:08:33,000 --> 01:08:35,960
Speaker 1: in today's NFL. And really last year against the elite quarterbacks,

1394
01:08:36,080 --> 01:08:38,640
Speaker 1: they struggled. They kind of feats it them from the

1395
01:08:38,720 --> 01:08:41,479
Speaker 1: bottom feeders. They're going to see a great, great quarterback

1396
01:08:41,520 --> 01:08:44,320
Speaker 1: on Sunday and that will continue. It's a much better

1397
01:08:44,439 --> 01:08:46,639
Speaker 1: quarterback schedule, So I kind of see them top ten,

1398
01:08:46,720 --> 01:08:49,920
Speaker 1: top twelve defense. But again against Isaac Wilson in his

1399
01:08:50,000 --> 01:08:52,720
Speaker 1: passing offense last year, they kind of will did, so

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Speaker 1: I think it'll be a great test on Sunday form.

1401
01:08:55,400 --> 01:08:57,560
Speaker 1: He is Kevin Bowen from one oh seven five the

1402
01:08:57,680 --> 01:09:00,519
Speaker 1: Fan in Indianapolis. If you guys want to go follow

1403
01:09:00,600 --> 01:09:02,800
Speaker 1: him for some updates ahead of this game. It's at

1404
01:09:03,000 --> 01:09:07,679
Speaker 1: k bowen Bowe and one oh seven zero. Kevin, thanks

1405
01:09:07,680 --> 01:09:09,960
Speaker 1: so much for joining us. Congratulations on your new Lambo,

1406
01:09:10,040 --> 01:09:12,559
Speaker 1: which I'm assuming you're purchasing from the dealership today. That's

1407
01:09:12,640 --> 01:09:16,400
Speaker 1: really cool news. Hope you drive safely in that one

1408
01:09:16,520 --> 01:09:20,680
Speaker 1: to Indie's practice. Nothing like the old oil change for

1409
01:09:20,720 --> 01:09:24,720
Speaker 1: the Honda Civic. Thank you. There we go. That's what

1410
01:09:24,800 --> 01:09:26,760
Speaker 1: I'm talking about. All right, Thanks so much, Kevin. Have

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01:09:26,840 --> 01:09:29,679
Speaker 1: a good one. Thanks Kevin. Yeah, thanks for having me, guys,

1412
01:09:29,720 --> 01:09:32,120
Speaker 1: I appreciate it. All right, we are continuing your Week

1413
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Speaker 1: one preview of Seahawks at Colts. Some final thoughts to

1414
01:09:35,800 --> 01:09:37,719
Speaker 1: wrap everything up. Tell you what you need to be watching.

1415
01:09:37,720 --> 01:09:40,760
Speaker 1: It's coming your way. Next on the huddle. This is

1416
01:09:40,880 --> 01:09:43,719
Speaker 1: the Huddle with Dave Wyman, Jay Keeps, and Stacy Ross

1417
01:09:43,880 --> 01:09:47,160
Speaker 1: wrapping up our two hour preview of Week one, Week

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Speaker 1: one of the NFL season. We're finally here, Seahawks opening

1419
01:09:50,360 --> 01:09:53,240
Speaker 1: Week one on the road ten am start against the

1420
01:09:53,320 --> 01:09:57,000
Speaker 1: Indianapolis Colts. I'm so used to baseball season. I'm starting

1421
01:09:57,000 --> 01:10:01,559
Speaker 1: to say start first pitch for the Seahawks ten am. Well,

1422
01:10:01,640 --> 01:10:03,240
Speaker 1: if it's up to some people, there won't be a

1423
01:10:03,320 --> 01:10:05,840
Speaker 1: kickoff anymore, true exactly. By the way, I don't think

1424
01:10:05,840 --> 01:10:08,920
Speaker 1: I've ever seen a quarterback so fired up in my life. Really,

1425
01:10:09,000 --> 01:10:11,760
Speaker 1: Jake keeps well, I can't wait to get this thing. Sorry,

1426
01:10:11,800 --> 01:10:13,400
Speaker 1: I can't tell if it's that or if it's the

1427
01:10:13,520 --> 01:10:16,560
Speaker 1: energy drink that I've been drinking during that d but

1428
01:10:18,640 --> 01:10:20,840
Speaker 1: it feels right. I'm just so excited to have this

1429
01:10:21,000 --> 01:10:23,439
Speaker 1: season kicked off, guys. And one of the reasons why

1430
01:10:23,680 --> 01:10:28,080
Speaker 1: is because it's been weird. I don't know about you Tube,

1431
01:10:28,160 --> 01:10:30,559
Speaker 1: but it feels like it's been I know, the Russell

1432
01:10:30,600 --> 01:10:33,440
Speaker 1: Wilson stuff was loud and all that, but it's relatively

1433
01:10:33,520 --> 01:10:36,120
Speaker 1: since then, it's been a quiet offseason. There has not

1434
01:10:36,240 --> 01:10:39,599
Speaker 1: been necessarily the move that you look at and go, well, yep,

1435
01:10:39,800 --> 01:10:41,880
Speaker 1: that's the move that's gonna make this team a super

1436
01:10:41,920 --> 01:10:45,519
Speaker 1: Bowl winning team. Oh, here's the here's the storyline that's

1437
01:10:45,560 --> 01:10:49,200
Speaker 1: gonna drive this this whole thing. This offseason, it's really

1438
01:10:49,240 --> 01:10:52,800
Speaker 1: been outside of the drama, it's been quiet in terms

1439
01:10:52,840 --> 01:10:54,479
Speaker 1: of the additions and all that. And I really like

1440
01:10:54,720 --> 01:10:57,800
Speaker 1: that because I think that they've tweaked their roster, but

1441
01:10:57,880 --> 01:11:00,920
Speaker 1: they've made the right tweaks, and I'm really hoping that

1442
01:11:01,040 --> 01:11:03,559
Speaker 1: that comes together for them starting week one, where they

1443
01:11:03,640 --> 01:11:06,680
Speaker 1: can start fast on both sides of the ball come

1444
01:11:06,760 --> 01:11:09,920
Speaker 1: this season, and that they can have sustained success throughout

1445
01:11:10,000 --> 01:11:14,160
Speaker 1: the year and play together rather than one side's hot

1446
01:11:14,400 --> 01:11:17,080
Speaker 1: the other ones please none of that. Yes, well, and

1447
01:11:17,240 --> 01:11:19,679
Speaker 1: the other thing I like, and we tend to focus

1448
01:11:19,760 --> 01:11:23,439
Speaker 1: in on like calling Coward show, you know, and you

1449
01:11:23,479 --> 01:11:25,519
Speaker 1: know some of the things he said recently and was like, Oh,

1450
01:11:25,600 --> 01:11:27,479
Speaker 1: there's a bunch of wild men up there. They are

1451
01:11:27,520 --> 01:11:31,080
Speaker 1: all discontents or malcontents, and you know they're discontented in

1452
01:11:31,200 --> 01:11:33,400
Speaker 1: Seattle because of Pete, you know, in his free freedom

1453
01:11:33,479 --> 01:11:35,720
Speaker 1: lets him. I think it's interesting today he saw the

1454
01:11:35,800 --> 01:11:38,160
Speaker 1: thing where Dwayne Brown was like, yeah, I was I

1455
01:11:38,520 --> 01:11:40,360
Speaker 1: want to play. I was never gonna not play and

1456
01:11:40,680 --> 01:11:43,280
Speaker 1: not be there on Sunday. And then Jamal Adams told

1457
01:11:43,400 --> 01:11:45,280
Speaker 1: us the same thing, Bob and I interviewed in me

1458
01:11:45,360 --> 01:11:47,720
Speaker 1: He's like, what do you say, I'm not Booboo the

1459
01:11:47,800 --> 01:11:50,000
Speaker 1: fool or something like that, But he said, you know,

1460
01:11:50,040 --> 01:11:52,280
Speaker 1: I was never gonna not sign it, you know. So

1461
01:11:52,560 --> 01:11:56,880
Speaker 1: I mean that sounds like really contentious, bad you know stuff. Right. No,

1462
01:11:57,200 --> 01:11:59,719
Speaker 1: that was actually everything was fine. They were in camp.

1463
01:12:00,240 --> 01:12:02,880
Speaker 1: So I mean all of those off season rumors that

1464
01:12:03,000 --> 01:12:06,280
Speaker 1: there was, you know that Pete Carroll's style makes everybody

1465
01:12:06,400 --> 01:12:08,720
Speaker 1: you know want to get theirs and be selfish and

1466
01:12:08,800 --> 01:12:12,920
Speaker 1: everything not even close. Because all three players who you

1467
01:12:13,000 --> 01:12:15,920
Speaker 1: know did have to had something to sign, all got signed,

1468
01:12:15,960 --> 01:12:18,760
Speaker 1: and all were in camps. So the thing I think's

1469
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Speaker 1: most important you'll like this, Jake. It's usually I'll go defense,

1470
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Speaker 1: But your best players is Russell Wilson. You gave him

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Speaker 1: a lot of resources this year, you know, in the

1472
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Speaker 1: off season as far as getting a new coordinator, I

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Speaker 1: don't think I've ever seen Russell. He looked like he

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01:12:33,240 --> 01:12:35,880
Speaker 1: went twelve rounds after that playoff game because he was

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01:12:35,960 --> 01:12:38,240
Speaker 1: late to the podium right. I don't think I've ever

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01:12:38,400 --> 01:12:42,000
Speaker 1: seen him discouraged like that, And so he had to

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01:12:42,040 --> 01:12:44,040
Speaker 1: fix that and they did. They went out and got

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Speaker 1: it done. So I just can't wait to see. And

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Speaker 1: I keep saying this, I want it to be easier

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01:12:49,040 --> 01:12:52,839
Speaker 1: for Russ. He can make ridiculously difficult plays. The touchdown

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01:12:52,840 --> 01:12:55,760
Speaker 1: to DK metcalf against the Rams and the playoffs, he

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01:12:55,840 --> 01:12:57,720
Speaker 1: had to go to his right, his left duck in

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01:12:58,080 --> 01:13:00,439
Speaker 1: run hard to his left throw across his body. I

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01:13:00,520 --> 01:13:03,479
Speaker 1: mean it took. It was just it was ridiculously hard.

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Speaker 1: Now he can make those plays, but can we have

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01:13:06,240 --> 01:13:12,200
Speaker 1: a few easy ones for him? Yeah? Exactly, a checkdown. Yeah.

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Speaker 1: So to me, that's what I'm really looking forward to

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01:13:15,120 --> 01:13:17,160
Speaker 1: is just to see the smile on his face after.

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Speaker 1: I'm not saying they're gonna win every game and they're

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01:13:19,720 --> 01:13:21,960
Speaker 1: gonna have their struggles and setbacks, but I feel like

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Speaker 1: it's going to be easier for him. Yeah, And that

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01:13:23,880 --> 01:13:27,240
Speaker 1: really is the key talking to different people or people

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01:13:27,400 --> 01:13:30,439
Speaker 1: asking the question, is this Russell Wilson's ceiling? Have we

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01:13:30,560 --> 01:13:32,800
Speaker 1: seen it? I mean, first half the season was pretty

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01:13:32,840 --> 01:13:34,760
Speaker 1: darn good, right, I mean you'd be happy with that

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01:13:34,880 --> 01:13:36,560
Speaker 1: if that was a ceiling and he was able to

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Speaker 1: sustain that, I mean I would hope. I mean, he

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01:13:39,120 --> 01:13:41,360
Speaker 1: was on track to throw sixty touchdowns at that point.

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Speaker 1: So we've seen different flashes of what he can be.

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Speaker 1: Now it's about can you set them up for sustained success?

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01:13:48,320 --> 01:13:51,639
Speaker 1: And to your point, I believe the first ten years

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01:13:51,760 --> 01:13:55,639
Speaker 1: of his career has been a lot of Hey, Russ

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01:13:56,240 --> 01:14:00,840
Speaker 1: be the playmaker, bail us out in certain situations, and

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01:14:01,000 --> 01:14:04,679
Speaker 1: now you're having an offense coming in. Hopefully that takes

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01:14:04,720 --> 01:14:06,920
Speaker 1: a lot of that off of his plate where he

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01:14:07,080 --> 01:14:09,760
Speaker 1: still can be that playmaker. He still can do those things,

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01:14:10,160 --> 01:14:12,040
Speaker 1: but as you get to the second half of his career,

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01:14:12,160 --> 01:14:15,320
Speaker 1: just think, just talking realistically, he's thirty two, he's gonna

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01:14:15,320 --> 01:14:18,240
Speaker 1: turn thirty three. The second half of his career, there

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01:14:18,360 --> 01:14:21,080
Speaker 1: needs to be that Okay, you're the point guard, You're

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01:14:21,200 --> 01:14:23,760
Speaker 1: you're the point man, and you're gonna get the ball

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01:14:23,800 --> 01:14:27,920
Speaker 1: out and it's gonna be easier completions along with Hey,

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01:14:28,360 --> 01:14:30,519
Speaker 1: probably one to two times a game, we're gonna need

1514
01:14:30,560 --> 01:14:32,240
Speaker 1: you to pull the magic out of the hat, just

1515
01:14:32,400 --> 01:14:35,600
Speaker 1: like every great quarterback. But it's not as reliant on

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01:14:35,720 --> 01:14:37,640
Speaker 1: this offensive system for him to have to do that

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01:14:37,920 --> 01:14:41,439
Speaker 1: consistently every single week. And that's why I believe you

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01:14:41,520 --> 01:14:46,400
Speaker 1: see sometimes some volatile weeks and a volatile second half

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01:14:46,920 --> 01:14:49,519
Speaker 1: last year. So you go out and to Pete Carroll

1520
01:14:49,560 --> 01:14:52,599
Speaker 1: and John Schneider's credit, they go out and hire Shane Waldron,

1521
01:14:52,920 --> 01:14:55,439
Speaker 1: They go and draft d Eskridge in the second round.

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01:14:55,680 --> 01:14:57,760
Speaker 1: They go and get Gerald Everett, they go and get

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01:14:57,840 --> 01:15:01,040
Speaker 1: Gabe Jackson. So I agree with you right now heading

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01:15:01,040 --> 01:15:03,560
Speaker 1: into this year, this is probably the most talent, the

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01:15:03,640 --> 01:15:07,000
Speaker 1: most weapons that Russell Wilson has had here in Seattle.

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01:15:08,000 --> 01:15:10,880
Speaker 1: And now we're all curious to find out whether offensively

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01:15:10,960 --> 01:15:13,240
Speaker 1: they can hit the ground running despite not seeing it

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01:15:13,280 --> 01:15:15,720
Speaker 1: in the preseason up to this point. But I can

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01:15:15,800 --> 01:15:18,600
Speaker 1: just tell you from personal experiencing him in this offseason,

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01:15:19,040 --> 01:15:21,400
Speaker 1: this guy has been on a mission. He has carried

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01:15:21,479 --> 01:15:24,640
Speaker 1: a massive chip on his shoulder, and he's been relentless

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01:15:24,720 --> 01:15:28,400
Speaker 1: with his work this offseason. And so I'm very excited

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01:15:28,400 --> 01:15:31,360
Speaker 1: about what's to come and I expect big things from him. Now.

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Speaker 1: A renewed and innovative offense might be leading the Seahawks

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01:15:34,000 --> 01:15:35,760
Speaker 1: to a Super Bowl this year, but they won't get

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01:15:35,840 --> 01:15:38,160
Speaker 1: there unless the defense is able to have a much

1537
01:15:38,200 --> 01:15:40,280
Speaker 1: better start that they than they did last year. So

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01:15:40,439 --> 01:15:42,160
Speaker 1: let's switch to that side of the ball in the

1539
01:15:42,280 --> 01:15:44,680
Speaker 1: last minute or so here and Dave, I'll turn to

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01:15:44,760 --> 01:15:47,640
Speaker 1: you with that one. I mean, how do they hit

1541
01:15:47,680 --> 01:15:50,000
Speaker 1: the ground running in a way that they didn't last year?

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01:15:50,040 --> 01:15:52,120
Speaker 1: I mean they're going to be facing Carson Wentz, who

1543
01:15:52,240 --> 01:15:53,560
Speaker 1: we don't know what he looks like in India, but

1544
01:15:53,640 --> 01:15:56,519
Speaker 1: they have a lot of playmakers they're on offense. Yeah,

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01:15:56,560 --> 01:15:59,880
Speaker 1: I have the same. There's nothing like a two by

1546
01:16:00,479 --> 01:16:04,479
Speaker 1: U upside somebody's head. Okay, that's what gets people's attention.

1547
01:16:05,000 --> 01:16:08,559
Speaker 1: And on the field, you you have to be physical,

1548
01:16:08,640 --> 01:16:11,080
Speaker 1: you have to be a team. I mean remember those

1549
01:16:11,160 --> 01:16:13,760
Speaker 1: teams like the Legion of Boom, Like you knew there's

1550
01:16:13,800 --> 01:16:15,800
Speaker 1: gonna be somebody roam in the middle of the field,

1551
01:16:15,880 --> 01:16:18,800
Speaker 1: like Cam Chancellor, that was gonna You're gonna knock you out.

1552
01:16:18,920 --> 01:16:21,200
Speaker 1: And I think that guy can be Marquis player. Certainly

1553
01:16:21,320 --> 01:16:25,760
Speaker 1: Jamal Adams. You know, Quandre Digs will hit you. So yeah,

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01:16:25,800 --> 01:16:29,519
Speaker 1: I wish I hope that they can become a more

1555
01:16:29,640 --> 01:16:32,599
Speaker 1: physical defense because there was a lot of times where

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01:16:32,720 --> 01:16:34,400
Speaker 1: and you saw it in the you know, the first

1557
01:16:34,439 --> 01:16:36,720
Speaker 1: couple of plays of that Charger game, you know, and

1558
01:16:36,800 --> 01:16:38,880
Speaker 1: it ends up getting a score defensively out of it.

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01:16:39,000 --> 01:16:41,680
Speaker 1: So physical upfront. I just think there's so much we

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01:16:41,840 --> 01:16:45,840
Speaker 1: didn't seem as far as the defense goes, as far

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01:16:45,840 --> 01:16:47,960
Speaker 1: as players, Dave, I don't mean to cut you off,

1562
01:16:48,000 --> 01:16:50,600
Speaker 1: but why is that important you talk about physical, you

1563
01:16:50,680 --> 01:16:53,120
Speaker 1: talk about that part of it for this defense, Why

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01:16:53,280 --> 01:16:57,280
Speaker 1: is that important for them to change that? Just because

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01:16:57,400 --> 01:17:00,880
Speaker 1: I just didn't see a lot of that. Okay, Andy yeah,

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01:17:00,880 --> 01:17:02,080
Speaker 1: I just didn't see a lot of that last year.

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01:17:02,080 --> 01:17:03,559
Speaker 1: I thought that was the one thing that was really

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01:17:03,640 --> 01:17:05,920
Speaker 1: missing it at different times. I think they have the

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01:17:06,000 --> 01:17:08,719
Speaker 1: players that you know are going to have that kind

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01:17:08,960 --> 01:17:10,840
Speaker 1: of you know, they're going to be the leaders in

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01:17:10,960 --> 01:17:14,160
Speaker 1: that way. So it needs to be a punishing defense,

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01:17:14,240 --> 01:17:16,240
Speaker 1: you know. I'll go back to nineteen ninety two. We

1573
01:17:16,280 --> 01:17:19,439
Speaker 1: were two and fourteen, okay, But the pride that I

1574
01:17:19,520 --> 01:17:21,720
Speaker 1: had in that defense is that the offensive players and

1575
01:17:21,760 --> 01:17:23,400
Speaker 1: the defensive players on the other side of the ball

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01:17:23,439 --> 01:17:26,120
Speaker 1: would come across and say, man, we see your defense.

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01:17:26,200 --> 01:17:28,080
Speaker 1: Now we see you're hitting people, and that you guys

1578
01:17:28,120 --> 01:17:30,680
Speaker 1: are really good, you know. And so that's to me

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01:17:30,880 --> 01:17:34,400
Speaker 1: that that translates in any era that you know, if

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01:17:34,479 --> 01:17:37,519
Speaker 1: you are physical and you've got receivers that are looking

1581
01:17:37,560 --> 01:17:40,479
Speaker 1: over the middle and short arm and you know, catches

1582
01:17:40,600 --> 01:17:43,519
Speaker 1: things like that up front, you know you're gonna get hit.

1583
01:17:43,640 --> 01:17:45,280
Speaker 1: You know it's going to be a long day. And

1584
01:17:45,360 --> 01:17:48,519
Speaker 1: they have a ton of talent and speed and you know,

1585
01:17:48,960 --> 01:17:51,519
Speaker 1: able ability to get interceptions and sacks and all that.

1586
01:17:52,080 --> 01:17:54,519
Speaker 1: But just that element of toughness I think is what

1587
01:17:54,640 --> 01:17:56,280
Speaker 1: really needs to come through. You looked at me when

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01:17:56,280 --> 01:17:59,160
Speaker 1: you said short arm, and I felt personal, I'm attacked.

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01:17:59,200 --> 01:18:01,840
Speaker 1: Oh I didn't. I was gonna say dinosaur arms, but

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01:18:01,920 --> 01:18:04,120
Speaker 1: I think that was even Dave, Well, what if I

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01:18:04,160 --> 01:18:06,120
Speaker 1: had looked at you and said dinosaur arms, I would

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01:18:06,120 --> 01:18:08,080
Speaker 1: have cried. And that's how I would have ended today's huddle.

1593
01:18:08,080 --> 01:18:10,599
Speaker 1: All Right, we gotta go. He is Dave Wyman, along

1594
01:18:10,640 --> 01:18:14,200
Speaker 1: with Jay keeps first huddle of the year Colt Seahawks

1595
01:18:14,479 --> 01:18:16,920
Speaker 1: this Sunday ten am kickoff, and we will be back

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Speaker 1: with you next Thursday for another huddle. Previewing Week two