1 00:00:03,920 --> 00:00:06,800 Speaker 1: Welcome to a week eight edition Between the Horns. My 2 00:00:06,880 --> 00:00:09,080 Speaker 1: name is JB. Along. If you're watching live on our 3 00:00:09,160 --> 00:00:12,159 Speaker 1: social and digital channels, good morning, Hope you're having a 4 00:00:12,200 --> 00:00:14,680 Speaker 1: great Thursday. If you're catching us on the podcast version, 5 00:00:15,000 --> 00:00:17,319 Speaker 1: hope you are having a great day as well. And 6 00:00:17,440 --> 00:00:19,639 Speaker 1: thank you for subscribing to this podcast so you know 7 00:00:19,680 --> 00:00:22,960 Speaker 1: every time a new episode is available. I am joined 8 00:00:22,960 --> 00:00:25,880 Speaker 1: by team reporter Serena Morales, who got the memo about 9 00:00:25,880 --> 00:00:31,360 Speaker 1: the sweatshirt. Good coordination today Serena Twins's brand. Well done, 10 00:00:31,440 --> 00:00:34,240 Speaker 1: and there's a three time pro bowler Machu Picchu Maurice 11 00:00:34,320 --> 00:00:38,559 Speaker 1: James brew Marco. Well done. Hey, not for dramatic, but 12 00:00:38,640 --> 00:00:42,000 Speaker 1: there you go. How about that? You can't there we go? Oh, 13 00:00:42,240 --> 00:00:45,360 Speaker 1: I'm more concerned with the brand. Fathead in the background. 14 00:00:46,080 --> 00:00:50,320 Speaker 1: You like that? Yeah, to go with my daughter to college, 15 00:00:50,320 --> 00:00:52,840 Speaker 1: and it kept finding this way back home. So there 16 00:00:52,840 --> 00:00:55,600 Speaker 1: it is. I'm in her room. I can't imagine why 17 00:00:55,640 --> 00:00:57,760 Speaker 1: she wouldn't take that up with her. You know, I 18 00:00:57,800 --> 00:01:00,880 Speaker 1: think it's cool, right, it fits on any walls with everything. 19 00:01:01,200 --> 00:01:04,840 Speaker 1: Here's everyone away, thank you. I mean that's that's the 20 00:01:04,840 --> 00:01:10,399 Speaker 1: whole point. Well to all the rams are now five 21 00:01:10,440 --> 00:01:11,960 Speaker 1: and two, a chance to get the six in two 22 00:01:12,000 --> 00:01:14,360 Speaker 1: before there by, which comes right at the midway point 23 00:01:14,360 --> 00:01:17,959 Speaker 1: of this season. Impressive defensive driven win over the Bears 24 00:01:17,959 --> 00:01:20,759 Speaker 1: on Monday Night. Now they get to head out east again. 25 00:01:20,880 --> 00:01:23,000 Speaker 1: Stop me if you've heard this before, but an early 26 00:01:23,080 --> 00:01:27,280 Speaker 1: window East coast kickoff against the Miami Dolphins in Week eight. 27 00:01:27,360 --> 00:01:29,600 Speaker 1: Before we dive into that one, as always, let's look 28 00:01:29,600 --> 00:01:31,920 Speaker 1: back at that twenty four to ten victory in week seven. 29 00:01:31,959 --> 00:01:36,120 Speaker 1: Serena take it away? Yeah, um, DeMarco, I'll start with you, 30 00:01:36,160 --> 00:01:38,920 Speaker 1: because how about that defense? And I don't mean the Bears, 31 00:01:39,200 --> 00:01:42,600 Speaker 1: I mean the Rams. The defense was insane from start 32 00:01:42,640 --> 00:01:45,959 Speaker 1: to finish. McVay said the defense was outstanding. They haven't 33 00:01:46,000 --> 00:01:49,960 Speaker 1: allowed a second half touchdown since Week three against the Bills. 34 00:01:50,560 --> 00:01:53,480 Speaker 1: The defense is allowed the second fewest points per game. 35 00:01:53,880 --> 00:01:57,520 Speaker 1: DeMarco Farr, it's it's insane. You must be a point. 36 00:01:58,120 --> 00:01:59,960 Speaker 1: You didn't have a choice to start with me. We 37 00:02:00,120 --> 00:02:03,440 Speaker 1: lost Maurice in the mountains, got back his back. Carry 38 00:02:03,640 --> 00:02:06,520 Speaker 1: is he's back? Uh No? But um, you know, how 39 00:02:06,520 --> 00:02:08,200 Speaker 1: do I say this politely? And I don't want to 40 00:02:08,200 --> 00:02:10,519 Speaker 1: take anything from the Rams defense. I thought they were great. 41 00:02:10,560 --> 00:02:14,480 Speaker 1: I thought Leonard Floyd when he goes into berserker mode. Wow, 42 00:02:14,600 --> 00:02:17,120 Speaker 1: this defense can be special. And when I turn on 43 00:02:17,160 --> 00:02:18,840 Speaker 1: the tape and the first thing I see is Aaron 44 00:02:18,880 --> 00:02:21,560 Speaker 1: Donald is the first off the football. I know that 45 00:02:21,560 --> 00:02:25,520 Speaker 1: this defense is humming. But you know, Chicago, their offense 46 00:02:25,760 --> 00:02:31,040 Speaker 1: wasn't very inspiring. And I was surprised JB, JB, Serena 47 00:02:31,040 --> 00:02:33,760 Speaker 1: and Maurice that they actually came in here and just 48 00:02:33,800 --> 00:02:35,800 Speaker 1: tried to line up with the Rams and try to 49 00:02:35,800 --> 00:02:37,919 Speaker 1: blow them off the football, getting a foam booth and 50 00:02:37,919 --> 00:02:39,680 Speaker 1: win those one on one battles. Did you not know 51 00:02:39,760 --> 00:02:43,440 Speaker 1: that they have ninety nine so it was dangerous. I 52 00:02:43,480 --> 00:02:46,160 Speaker 1: think that Naggie came into a dessert party with just 53 00:02:46,280 --> 00:02:49,560 Speaker 1: vanilla ice cream and the Rams capitalized. I thought pursuit 54 00:02:49,680 --> 00:02:54,279 Speaker 1: was good. I thought the the safety play was was outstanding, 55 00:02:54,360 --> 00:02:56,760 Speaker 1: John Johnson, the third flash from that trademark range on 56 00:02:56,800 --> 00:02:59,720 Speaker 1: those deep balls. I thought the the mix of coverage 57 00:02:59,800 --> 00:03:02,600 Speaker 1: verse his pressure was good. Nick Foles never looked comfortable 58 00:03:03,120 --> 00:03:05,639 Speaker 1: anytime he saw blue. He reacted. I mean he got 59 00:03:05,680 --> 00:03:08,080 Speaker 1: off the spot and throw the wall before he wanted to. 60 00:03:08,200 --> 00:03:10,240 Speaker 1: So I thought it was a great bounce back performance 61 00:03:10,280 --> 00:03:13,560 Speaker 1: for the Rams, helped by a very vanilla offense by 62 00:03:13,600 --> 00:03:16,720 Speaker 1: the Bears. So it was a great performance. And then 63 00:03:16,880 --> 00:03:19,240 Speaker 1: in the second half it was either punts or points 64 00:03:19,760 --> 00:03:21,840 Speaker 1: and that's how you kill a football team. Johnny Hacker 65 00:03:21,880 --> 00:03:24,320 Speaker 1: Penningham beat just demoralizing, and then Jared Goff and the 66 00:03:24,360 --> 00:03:26,720 Speaker 1: Gang scoring points. You just took the offense away from 67 00:03:26,720 --> 00:03:29,640 Speaker 1: the Bears. Maurice, Now that you're back from your trip, 68 00:03:30,360 --> 00:03:33,480 Speaker 1: what do you think made the defense and Brandon Staley's 69 00:03:33,520 --> 00:03:38,160 Speaker 1: scheme so unique? Uh? Surrender for me? Sorry again, my 70 00:03:38,520 --> 00:03:40,480 Speaker 1: computer kind of kirked out. I think I was in 71 00:03:40,560 --> 00:03:45,000 Speaker 1: Machu Pichi too long. But to me, it was just 72 00:03:45,080 --> 00:03:48,640 Speaker 1: it was just a matchup issue right where they the 73 00:03:48,960 --> 00:03:51,280 Speaker 1: Bears saw what the Niners did and they came out 74 00:03:51,280 --> 00:03:52,960 Speaker 1: in the first play and they tried to be someone 75 00:03:53,000 --> 00:03:55,200 Speaker 1: that they're not. That tells you right then and there 76 00:03:55,240 --> 00:03:57,000 Speaker 1: that you're gonna you're gonna dominate, and when they're trying 77 00:03:57,000 --> 00:04:00,200 Speaker 1: to do something that that is not them, then from 78 00:04:00,240 --> 00:04:02,680 Speaker 1: that point on, it was just the Rams defense was 79 00:04:02,720 --> 00:04:05,600 Speaker 1: just a much better matchup against that offense. Like like 80 00:04:05,640 --> 00:04:08,480 Speaker 1: DeMarco was talking about, you have Aaron Donald get creating pressure, 81 00:04:09,080 --> 00:04:13,120 Speaker 1: Floyd good En after it, it really didn't attack the 82 00:04:13,480 --> 00:04:16,200 Speaker 1: linebackers like everyone else had. They were trying to attack 83 00:04:16,279 --> 00:04:18,880 Speaker 1: the safeties with their tight ends and the corners with 84 00:04:19,000 --> 00:04:21,359 Speaker 1: crossing routes and different things. And this all fits to 85 00:04:21,400 --> 00:04:23,520 Speaker 1: what Brandon Staley and this defense they want to do. 86 00:04:23,800 --> 00:04:27,160 Speaker 1: And so it just wasn't a good matchup. And you know, DeMarco, 87 00:04:27,240 --> 00:04:31,080 Speaker 1: you talked about Vanilla. Sometimes when your offense just isn't, 88 00:04:31,279 --> 00:04:34,760 Speaker 1: it's not, you know, it's not. Your personnel doesn't match 89 00:04:34,839 --> 00:04:36,279 Speaker 1: up well against the other one. No matter what you 90 00:04:36,360 --> 00:04:38,760 Speaker 1: try to do, it's just gonna get dominated. And that's 91 00:04:38,760 --> 00:04:41,680 Speaker 1: what happened. The defensive line dominated the line of scrimmage. 92 00:04:41,760 --> 00:04:44,400 Speaker 1: The corners played lights out, even though Ramsey got beat 93 00:04:44,400 --> 00:04:46,479 Speaker 1: a couple of times down the field or well, you know, 94 00:04:46,680 --> 00:04:48,800 Speaker 1: they might not have connected on something connected on one. 95 00:04:49,400 --> 00:04:52,640 Speaker 1: It was just the fact that the Rams defense massed 96 00:04:52,720 --> 00:04:55,560 Speaker 1: up very well with the Chicago Bears. And we're gonna 97 00:04:55,600 --> 00:04:58,200 Speaker 1: see that as the as the as the season goes on. Now, 98 00:04:58,600 --> 00:05:01,000 Speaker 1: the question is, can this Rams defense, when you play 99 00:05:01,040 --> 00:05:03,480 Speaker 1: the Niners again, play the way they played on Monday night? 100 00:05:03,560 --> 00:05:05,919 Speaker 1: That's the key. Can't you bounce back and play that 101 00:05:05,920 --> 00:05:08,359 Speaker 1: way against a team that you necessarily don't match up 102 00:05:08,400 --> 00:05:12,359 Speaker 1: well against Yeah, lest SOFI Stadium on Monday night, thinking 103 00:05:12,680 --> 00:05:15,320 Speaker 1: a tale of two Terrells. Terrell Burgess was coming on. 104 00:05:15,400 --> 00:05:16,880 Speaker 1: He was about to take off, I think in his 105 00:05:16,960 --> 00:05:19,320 Speaker 1: rookie year. Unfortunately we find out he breaks his ankle. 106 00:05:19,360 --> 00:05:21,600 Speaker 1: He's done for the season. We'll talk more about how 107 00:05:21,600 --> 00:05:24,040 Speaker 1: they cover for his absence at safety in a moment. 108 00:05:24,320 --> 00:05:27,039 Speaker 1: But then Terrell Lewis, I think for the first time 109 00:05:27,080 --> 00:05:30,240 Speaker 1: this season, we really saw how it might look when 110 00:05:30,279 --> 00:05:32,880 Speaker 1: he gets ramped up. And like DeMarco said, when Leonard 111 00:05:32,920 --> 00:05:36,360 Speaker 1: Floyd is playing at a primetime level, that was pretty intimidating. 112 00:05:36,560 --> 00:05:39,520 Speaker 1: That was a full flex I thought from the outside 113 00:05:39,520 --> 00:05:42,240 Speaker 1: linebackers of the Los Angeles Rams, and I'm excited to 114 00:05:42,240 --> 00:05:44,640 Speaker 1: see if they can carry it through to Week eight. 115 00:05:45,360 --> 00:05:48,040 Speaker 1: As we know, four years ago, Jared Goff made his 116 00:05:48,120 --> 00:05:51,719 Speaker 1: first career start at home against the Miami Dolphins, and 117 00:05:51,880 --> 00:05:54,520 Speaker 1: this Sunday too, I will make his first start at 118 00:05:54,520 --> 00:05:57,680 Speaker 1: home against the Los Angeles Rams. They're coming off wins 119 00:05:57,680 --> 00:06:01,040 Speaker 1: over San Francisco and the Jets. Now the boy but MJD. 120 00:06:01,200 --> 00:06:04,040 Speaker 1: Did Miami make the right move at this moment when 121 00:06:04,080 --> 00:06:07,560 Speaker 1: they're still in contention in the East. Yeah, I personally 122 00:06:07,640 --> 00:06:09,839 Speaker 1: don't believe. So I think that you try to win games. 123 00:06:09,880 --> 00:06:12,360 Speaker 1: But the Miami Dolphins start off with a plan. They had, 124 00:06:12,360 --> 00:06:14,880 Speaker 1: they've had a plan since they brought in Brian Flores, 125 00:06:14,920 --> 00:06:17,120 Speaker 1: how they're going to change this team, how they're gonna make, 126 00:06:17,640 --> 00:06:21,440 Speaker 1: you know, adaptations to different things. And I think one 127 00:06:21,480 --> 00:06:23,320 Speaker 1: of those plans was after the bye week, which is 128 00:06:23,360 --> 00:06:25,520 Speaker 1: supposed to be Week eleven, they were gonna play two. 129 00:06:25,680 --> 00:06:28,160 Speaker 1: They were planning to be you know, maybe in contention, 130 00:06:28,240 --> 00:06:30,320 Speaker 1: maybe not, but his opportunity for two to get in 131 00:06:30,600 --> 00:06:32,880 Speaker 1: and get his feet wet, because they're planning for the future, 132 00:06:33,960 --> 00:06:37,080 Speaker 1: it seems like now, and it's it's weird to me 133 00:06:37,120 --> 00:06:40,080 Speaker 1: that they stuck to that plan when the Patriots are down. 134 00:06:40,520 --> 00:06:42,760 Speaker 1: The Bills are stumbling right now out of the blocks. 135 00:06:42,760 --> 00:06:44,600 Speaker 1: They like. They came out hot, they played well inst 136 00:06:44,720 --> 00:06:47,320 Speaker 1: rams the last couple of weeks, they've just been playing miserable. 137 00:06:47,839 --> 00:06:49,440 Speaker 1: And then obviously you have the Jets, who are just 138 00:06:49,480 --> 00:06:51,840 Speaker 1: the Jets, right, so we'll let them be them. And 139 00:06:51,880 --> 00:06:53,680 Speaker 1: so this is opportunity for the Dolphins to win the 140 00:06:53,720 --> 00:06:55,640 Speaker 1: division first time, I want to say, since two thousand 141 00:06:55,640 --> 00:06:58,840 Speaker 1: and nine to win this division or two thousand and night. 142 00:06:58,839 --> 00:07:03,000 Speaker 1: Excuse me to win this division and you're gonna throw 143 00:07:03,000 --> 00:07:06,039 Speaker 1: in a young quarterback not only play him against the 144 00:07:06,080 --> 00:07:09,760 Speaker 1: second ranked defense in scoring in passage yards per game, 145 00:07:10,160 --> 00:07:12,440 Speaker 1: but against Aaron Donald and company, the guys that are 146 00:07:12,440 --> 00:07:15,520 Speaker 1: getting to the quarterback, and so that it's a little 147 00:07:15,520 --> 00:07:17,320 Speaker 1: concerning for me. But I'll tell you this much for 148 00:07:17,400 --> 00:07:19,040 Speaker 1: what I've understood, and I've reached out to a lot 149 00:07:19,040 --> 00:07:23,360 Speaker 1: of people in the Dolphins organization, the locker room supports 150 00:07:23,360 --> 00:07:25,120 Speaker 1: this decision, which lets me know that two has looked 151 00:07:25,120 --> 00:07:28,360 Speaker 1: great in practice, Two has been awesome in meetings, and 152 00:07:28,440 --> 00:07:30,880 Speaker 1: two him when he got in against the Jets, completed 153 00:07:30,880 --> 00:07:32,400 Speaker 1: a couple of passes. So it kind of got everybody 154 00:07:32,400 --> 00:07:34,560 Speaker 1: a little bit excited. And when you fill that type 155 00:07:34,600 --> 00:07:36,680 Speaker 1: of energy, you don't have that backlash from the players 156 00:07:36,680 --> 00:07:38,920 Speaker 1: in the locker room. It tells me that this was 157 00:07:38,960 --> 00:07:43,200 Speaker 1: the right time for the Dolphins to make that move. Well, 158 00:07:43,720 --> 00:07:46,520 Speaker 1: the first thing that when you look at two is 159 00:07:46,600 --> 00:07:49,400 Speaker 1: resume he hasn't played that much football. You know, he 160 00:07:49,400 --> 00:07:52,080 Speaker 1: didn't play that much in college of what twenty six starts, 161 00:07:52,120 --> 00:07:55,080 Speaker 1: and then he's drafted by the Miami Dolphins. But a 162 00:07:55,120 --> 00:07:57,680 Speaker 1: couple of things jumped out and what you said echoed 163 00:07:57,720 --> 00:08:00,160 Speaker 1: something less sneat set on the Coaches Show was the 164 00:08:00,240 --> 00:08:02,560 Speaker 1: things we can't see. We can't see him in practice, 165 00:08:02,560 --> 00:08:04,760 Speaker 1: and we can't see in the meeting room, So I 166 00:08:04,800 --> 00:08:07,960 Speaker 1: agree with you. And something else was significant. He went 167 00:08:08,040 --> 00:08:10,520 Speaker 1: from three to two I think around the time they 168 00:08:10,560 --> 00:08:13,720 Speaker 1: played Seattle, so he in a month moved up the 169 00:08:13,760 --> 00:08:16,320 Speaker 1: depth chart and less than a month he's now starters. 170 00:08:16,360 --> 00:08:20,680 Speaker 1: So they like what they see out of Tua, and look, 171 00:08:20,720 --> 00:08:23,640 Speaker 1: I think this might be opinion. I think Miami's offense 172 00:08:23,720 --> 00:08:27,880 Speaker 1: is better than Chicago's fair Man for man, they're definitely 173 00:08:27,880 --> 00:08:31,520 Speaker 1: smaller and faster. I think that the only thing holding 174 00:08:31,560 --> 00:08:34,280 Speaker 1: him back was the turnovers, and Fitz does have a 175 00:08:34,760 --> 00:08:36,839 Speaker 1: tendency to throw a lot of picks. I think that's 176 00:08:36,840 --> 00:08:39,120 Speaker 1: been the problem with his entire career. And think about this, 177 00:08:39,400 --> 00:08:41,280 Speaker 1: He's in year sixteen. How far do you think you're 178 00:08:41,320 --> 00:08:43,200 Speaker 1: really gonna go with Fits? I know it's great now, 179 00:08:43,559 --> 00:08:45,920 Speaker 1: but you know how things turn in November December, especially 180 00:08:45,920 --> 00:08:49,360 Speaker 1: for him. So I think getting too already this year 181 00:08:49,640 --> 00:08:52,480 Speaker 1: for next season is more important than writing out whatever 182 00:08:52,480 --> 00:08:54,200 Speaker 1: Fits could give you, you know what I mean? And 183 00:08:54,240 --> 00:08:57,360 Speaker 1: I think that maybe versus the Rams You'll see a 184 00:08:57,440 --> 00:09:00,040 Speaker 1: new side of this offense with a left hand, a 185 00:09:00,160 --> 00:09:02,800 Speaker 1: young quarterback that can move, and a guy that doesn't 186 00:09:02,840 --> 00:09:05,040 Speaker 1: miss when he's thrown on the run. So I think 187 00:09:05,040 --> 00:09:07,480 Speaker 1: they have a chance to get better on offense if 188 00:09:07,840 --> 00:09:10,280 Speaker 1: they can keep Aaron off of two of them. Serrana 189 00:09:10,320 --> 00:09:12,959 Speaker 1: one quick follow up to what DeMarco said, I agree. 190 00:09:13,000 --> 00:09:15,800 Speaker 1: I think personnel wise and scheme wise, they have a 191 00:09:15,880 --> 00:09:17,839 Speaker 1: chance to be better than the Bears. But they need 192 00:09:17,880 --> 00:09:21,240 Speaker 1: someone who can process and deliver as quickly as Fitzmagic was. 193 00:09:21,640 --> 00:09:23,920 Speaker 1: He had like the second or a third quickest time 194 00:09:23,960 --> 00:09:26,079 Speaker 1: to delivery, a lot like what we saw against Jimmy 195 00:09:26,080 --> 00:09:28,120 Speaker 1: Garoppolo in the forty nine ers in that lost two 196 00:09:28,160 --> 00:09:31,080 Speaker 1: weeks ago. If Twa can do that, and if he 197 00:09:31,080 --> 00:09:34,840 Speaker 1: can be as accurate and minimize turnovers, yes, if he 198 00:09:34,920 --> 00:09:37,040 Speaker 1: holds onto it for another beat, another pad of the 199 00:09:37,040 --> 00:09:40,760 Speaker 1: football and has to think, that could be trouble. That 200 00:09:40,760 --> 00:09:43,120 Speaker 1: could actually derail an offense that I think was being 201 00:09:43,200 --> 00:09:46,440 Speaker 1: very productive. You saw his second pro pass right when 202 00:09:46,440 --> 00:09:48,400 Speaker 1: he had to scramble to his left and he dropped 203 00:09:48,440 --> 00:09:51,679 Speaker 1: about nine yards deep and fired a strike that's just 204 00:09:51,880 --> 00:09:54,720 Speaker 1: past number two. Now imagine him with more and more reps. 205 00:09:54,760 --> 00:09:56,400 Speaker 1: I mean, I think this offense, I think guys in 206 00:09:56,400 --> 00:09:59,040 Speaker 1: this offense will have a chance to actually mushroom and 207 00:09:59,040 --> 00:10:01,719 Speaker 1: grow because of his abilit Well I'll say this too, 208 00:10:02,000 --> 00:10:05,160 Speaker 1: just a piggyback, is that you talk about we didn't 209 00:10:05,240 --> 00:10:07,720 Speaker 1: We don't talk about the weapons they have Mike Gasecki 210 00:10:07,800 --> 00:10:11,120 Speaker 1: from Penn State more of a receiving threat, slot tight 211 00:10:11,200 --> 00:10:14,240 Speaker 1: end guy Preston Williams out of Colorado State. A lot 212 00:10:14,280 --> 00:10:17,319 Speaker 1: of people not talking about him. Everyone's talking about Devonte Parker. 213 00:10:17,360 --> 00:10:19,959 Speaker 1: But they have three legitimate weapons that he could get 214 00:10:19,960 --> 00:10:24,040 Speaker 1: the ball to, and that is what I think excites 215 00:10:24,080 --> 00:10:25,880 Speaker 1: them about and from at least from my understanding, is 216 00:10:25,880 --> 00:10:28,760 Speaker 1: that these they have guys that can go down the field. 217 00:10:28,760 --> 00:10:31,559 Speaker 1: So for this Rams defense, when we're talking about matching 218 00:10:31,600 --> 00:10:34,040 Speaker 1: up against the Bears, they match up, well, it's gonna 219 00:10:34,040 --> 00:10:36,040 Speaker 1: be a little bit different this week because he has 220 00:10:36,040 --> 00:10:37,760 Speaker 1: two guys that he can get down the field and 221 00:10:37,760 --> 00:10:39,480 Speaker 1: throw the ball to in a tight end that can 222 00:10:39,520 --> 00:10:41,800 Speaker 1: stretch the middle of the field as well. So don't 223 00:10:41,800 --> 00:10:43,840 Speaker 1: be surprised if it's a little tough sledding early on. 224 00:10:43,920 --> 00:10:46,400 Speaker 1: But I still believe that you know, anytime a rookie quarterback, 225 00:10:46,400 --> 00:10:49,600 Speaker 1: and I played with rookie quarterbacks. They're not ready yet. 226 00:10:50,200 --> 00:10:51,640 Speaker 1: You know. It's gonna take a couple of weeks, say, 227 00:10:51,679 --> 00:10:53,880 Speaker 1: and we get ready, So we'll see how it goes. Yeah. 228 00:10:53,960 --> 00:10:57,000 Speaker 1: Miami also has a running back Gaskin who's been showing 229 00:10:57,080 --> 00:10:59,439 Speaker 1: up and looking good up there. Speaking of running backs, 230 00:10:59,559 --> 00:11:05,079 Speaker 1: Darryl Henderson continues to perform as our main guy, although 231 00:11:05,120 --> 00:11:07,840 Speaker 1: Malcolm Brown I think did do well last last week 232 00:11:07,880 --> 00:11:10,600 Speaker 1: against the Bears. The Rams are one of three teams 233 00:11:10,600 --> 00:11:13,000 Speaker 1: that have multiple players with two hundred and fifty rushing 234 00:11:13,040 --> 00:11:17,560 Speaker 1: yards and three touchdowns this season, with Malcolm and Hendo. 235 00:11:18,280 --> 00:11:20,520 Speaker 1: Mgdal'll start with you. Is it safe to say that 236 00:11:20,520 --> 00:11:24,720 Speaker 1: we're going to have Hando as our lead back moving forward? Yeah, 237 00:11:24,960 --> 00:11:27,760 Speaker 1: I mean we talked about this last week. I believe 238 00:11:27,760 --> 00:11:30,920 Speaker 1: he's the starting back. I think Malcolm Brown comes in 239 00:11:30,960 --> 00:11:34,200 Speaker 1: in crucial situations and then he'll get a series or 240 00:11:34,200 --> 00:11:37,160 Speaker 1: two down the road or throughout the course of the game. 241 00:11:37,200 --> 00:11:39,880 Speaker 1: And I think cam Acres, it just sucks that you 242 00:11:39,960 --> 00:11:42,679 Speaker 1: had that rib injury, you know, And we always talk 243 00:11:42,720 --> 00:11:45,040 Speaker 1: about this, and I don't know if they told you this, DeMarco, 244 00:11:45,120 --> 00:11:47,440 Speaker 1: but lor Holt told me this one time. He said, 245 00:11:47,679 --> 00:11:50,760 Speaker 1: opportunities in the NFL are given, not earned. Right a 246 00:11:50,840 --> 00:11:53,360 Speaker 1: guy gets hurt. Yeah, for the most part, a guy 247 00:11:53,400 --> 00:11:56,520 Speaker 1: gets hurt. Guess what, that's his opportunity has given to him. 248 00:11:56,559 --> 00:11:58,160 Speaker 1: You didn't earn that. Now you go out there and perform, 249 00:11:58,480 --> 00:12:00,240 Speaker 1: you can keep it. And that's what Darryl Hinders did 250 00:12:00,280 --> 00:12:03,280 Speaker 1: from week two and so I think you're gonna keep 251 00:12:03,320 --> 00:12:05,800 Speaker 1: riding the hot hand and then eventually you're gonna try 252 00:12:05,840 --> 00:12:07,800 Speaker 1: to get cam Akers going, but you're not gonna mess 253 00:12:07,880 --> 00:12:11,480 Speaker 1: up the timing the chemistry that Darrel Henderson and Malcolm 254 00:12:11,480 --> 00:12:13,920 Speaker 1: Brown have with that offensive line and that running game, 255 00:12:14,600 --> 00:12:19,080 Speaker 1: you know, and move. I believe this to the core. 256 00:12:19,240 --> 00:12:21,439 Speaker 1: If you have three backs, you don't have one. Right. 257 00:12:21,440 --> 00:12:24,360 Speaker 1: I'm an old school football guy, but I do like 258 00:12:24,480 --> 00:12:26,760 Speaker 1: what Carolina did way back in the day with Stewart 259 00:12:26,800 --> 00:12:29,000 Speaker 1: and Williams when they would hit you over the head 260 00:12:29,000 --> 00:12:31,040 Speaker 1: with two guys and they were I wouldn't say they 261 00:12:31,040 --> 00:12:34,560 Speaker 1: were drastically different, but they almost contrasted each other. Same 262 00:12:34,640 --> 00:12:37,280 Speaker 1: with Henderson and Malcolm Brown with a dose of cam 263 00:12:37,320 --> 00:12:40,240 Speaker 1: Akers too. If you have three guys that are unselfish, 264 00:12:40,400 --> 00:12:42,320 Speaker 1: all they care about is moving the football, and they 265 00:12:42,320 --> 00:12:45,880 Speaker 1: can attack a defense three different ways. You almost got 266 00:12:45,920 --> 00:12:48,040 Speaker 1: you almost have no chance. Even if you're playing the 267 00:12:48,080 --> 00:12:49,880 Speaker 1: block right, you may not be playing it right for 268 00:12:49,960 --> 00:12:52,200 Speaker 1: that running back. You know what I mean. Against Malcolm, 269 00:12:52,200 --> 00:12:54,280 Speaker 1: I gotta play it thicker because you're gonna run through me. 270 00:12:54,480 --> 00:12:56,559 Speaker 1: I play it the same way versus Henderson. He's out 271 00:12:56,600 --> 00:13:00,000 Speaker 1: and around. So I think as long as they stay unselfish, 272 00:13:00,120 --> 00:13:02,560 Speaker 1: as long as they stay on schedule and don't hurt themselves, 273 00:13:02,559 --> 00:13:04,640 Speaker 1: and they can keep the running game in the game 274 00:13:04,679 --> 00:13:07,120 Speaker 1: for four straight quarters. I think you can attack with 275 00:13:07,160 --> 00:13:09,880 Speaker 1: three guys, I really do, and be effective with it 276 00:13:09,880 --> 00:13:13,160 Speaker 1: and have each guy feel like they're the guy for 277 00:13:13,280 --> 00:13:17,320 Speaker 1: that drive. And all that does is it's window dressing. 278 00:13:17,520 --> 00:13:19,640 Speaker 1: It attacks the defense, but it also opens things up 279 00:13:19,640 --> 00:13:22,280 Speaker 1: for Jared Goff, which is game plan number one for 280 00:13:22,640 --> 00:13:26,040 Speaker 1: Sean McVeigh. If you can create that space for play 281 00:13:26,040 --> 00:13:29,319 Speaker 1: action and keep the defense guessing, the offense homes. Two 282 00:13:29,400 --> 00:13:31,680 Speaker 1: quick thoughts on the running game, and to Maurice's point, 283 00:13:31,760 --> 00:13:35,440 Speaker 1: I think cam Acre's opportunity will inevitably be given sooner 284 00:13:35,520 --> 00:13:37,560 Speaker 1: rather than later. I hope I'm wrong, but before this 285 00:13:37,600 --> 00:13:40,000 Speaker 1: season is out, he's going to have to I think 286 00:13:40,080 --> 00:13:42,559 Speaker 1: be featured in some way, shape or form. That's just 287 00:13:42,600 --> 00:13:44,480 Speaker 1: the way this league goes, and I think he'll be 288 00:13:44,520 --> 00:13:46,360 Speaker 1: ready when his time does come. The other thing is 289 00:13:46,640 --> 00:13:50,400 Speaker 1: that play before Malcolm Brown's one yard touchdown run, when 290 00:13:50,400 --> 00:13:54,560 Speaker 1: they're using all eleven Rams to push the pile. If 291 00:13:54,600 --> 00:13:58,240 Speaker 1: they have that disposition, then Serena or I might be 292 00:13:58,280 --> 00:14:00,960 Speaker 1: able to get in there and get some because, like 293 00:14:01,040 --> 00:14:03,720 Speaker 1: that was a total team running effort. And when you 294 00:14:03,760 --> 00:14:06,280 Speaker 1: consider the way that they use Cooper Cup and even 295 00:14:06,360 --> 00:14:08,600 Speaker 1: Gerald Everett and certainly Robert Woods in the running game, 296 00:14:09,000 --> 00:14:11,680 Speaker 1: they're distributing touches a lot differently than some other teams, 297 00:14:11,679 --> 00:14:14,280 Speaker 1: and that may not be comfortable for a team that 298 00:14:14,360 --> 00:14:16,480 Speaker 1: spent their first draft pick this year on a running 299 00:14:16,480 --> 00:14:18,920 Speaker 1: back who's yet to get his turn. But it's working. 300 00:14:19,160 --> 00:14:22,440 Speaker 1: It's working, and I would encourage patients. Can you run, JD? 301 00:14:22,560 --> 00:14:24,880 Speaker 1: But I don't know what kind of burst you have? No, 302 00:14:25,000 --> 00:14:26,920 Speaker 1: I've seen you run, but I don't know if you 303 00:14:26,960 --> 00:14:29,760 Speaker 1: can burst. No. It's just I'm six foot two and 304 00:14:29,800 --> 00:14:33,360 Speaker 1: when I fall forward with the football, there's three yards 305 00:14:33,600 --> 00:14:38,040 Speaker 1: three yards in a cloud of dust. That all right. 306 00:14:38,360 --> 00:14:41,360 Speaker 1: The Rams unfortunately had to release Samuel Sloman earlier this week. 307 00:14:41,440 --> 00:14:43,920 Speaker 1: As we all know, it's now Cobra Kai time Kai 308 00:14:44,040 --> 00:14:47,080 Speaker 1: four bath La products set to make his RAMS debut 309 00:14:47,160 --> 00:14:49,960 Speaker 1: on Sunday. He and Sean McVeigh go back to other 310 00:14:50,080 --> 00:14:53,720 Speaker 1: time in Washington. Kay has been the journeyman kicker as 311 00:14:53,760 --> 00:14:56,440 Speaker 1: you would have it in the National Football League. To Marco, 312 00:14:56,520 --> 00:14:58,680 Speaker 1: what do you think this does in terms of impacting 313 00:14:58,760 --> 00:15:03,040 Speaker 1: down in distance decision and maybe game management hopefully having 314 00:15:03,080 --> 00:15:05,720 Speaker 1: a more reliable veteran kicker. Okay, this is not a 315 00:15:05,760 --> 00:15:08,800 Speaker 1: throwing of the bus situation for me, but I did 316 00:15:09,400 --> 00:15:12,120 Speaker 1: look at body language, specifically when the kick got blocked 317 00:15:12,200 --> 00:15:15,680 Speaker 1: versus Chicago and Sloman is he's a great kid. We 318 00:15:16,000 --> 00:15:17,840 Speaker 1: all agree on that. I mean, he was doing his 319 00:15:17,920 --> 00:15:21,840 Speaker 1: job going around shaking hands, but the last few handshakes 320 00:15:21,840 --> 00:15:25,040 Speaker 1: weren't handshakes. There were more hand slaps. So it's not 321 00:15:25,120 --> 00:15:27,720 Speaker 1: that you hate the kid, it's just you hate that 322 00:15:27,720 --> 00:15:30,320 Speaker 1: that function isn't working. Those points are important. You can 323 00:15:30,320 --> 00:15:33,160 Speaker 1: put more pressure on an offense or a football team 324 00:15:33,200 --> 00:15:35,400 Speaker 1: and take them completely out of the game. When you 325 00:15:35,400 --> 00:15:37,400 Speaker 1: get one blocked or you missed, you give them life. 326 00:15:37,520 --> 00:15:40,560 Speaker 1: So at some point you just get tired of the excuses. 327 00:15:40,600 --> 00:15:42,600 Speaker 1: I remember way back This is going way back for 328 00:15:42,640 --> 00:15:44,960 Speaker 1: a minute. Jeff Wilkins was one of the best kickers 329 00:15:44,960 --> 00:15:47,000 Speaker 1: of rambo I've ever had, but he went through a 330 00:15:47,000 --> 00:15:50,720 Speaker 1: problem where he was injured and he kept kicking the ground, 331 00:15:50,800 --> 00:15:53,360 Speaker 1: which was true, he just kept missing, but there was 332 00:15:53,360 --> 00:15:57,120 Speaker 1: a functional problem and Mike Marts just had enough. I 333 00:15:57,200 --> 00:15:59,640 Speaker 1: like Jeff, but we just can't have this. So I 334 00:15:59,680 --> 00:16:02,560 Speaker 1: think that's the situation that you went through with Sam Sloman. 335 00:16:02,840 --> 00:16:05,200 Speaker 1: You like him, you want him to do well, but 336 00:16:05,240 --> 00:16:07,680 Speaker 1: you can't keep getting kicks blocked or you can't have 337 00:16:08,160 --> 00:16:11,120 Speaker 1: a miss Pats. We can't do this if we're vying 338 00:16:11,200 --> 00:16:13,520 Speaker 1: for a playoff spot, so you've got to make a move. 339 00:16:13,560 --> 00:16:15,400 Speaker 1: And Kai four Bath is a guy with a lot 340 00:16:15,440 --> 00:16:19,000 Speaker 1: of experience, so you go from an unknown to a known. 341 00:16:19,200 --> 00:16:21,760 Speaker 1: That's got to help the locker room. And j D, 342 00:16:21,880 --> 00:16:24,440 Speaker 1: if you want to win, bring in a brew in. 343 00:16:24,680 --> 00:16:30,480 Speaker 1: That's what I'm talking about it. I'll say this, I 344 00:16:30,600 --> 00:16:32,520 Speaker 1: think again. Yeah, you're right, I hear you. De Mark 345 00:16:32,560 --> 00:16:36,920 Speaker 1: go down there. We listen, Jabe. We saw this in 346 00:16:37,000 --> 00:16:40,040 Speaker 1: training camp and it kind of it was just like, oh, 347 00:16:40,080 --> 00:16:42,800 Speaker 1: I don't know, because they're not really rushing, so it 348 00:16:42,880 --> 00:16:46,240 Speaker 1: was getting off and I was like, oh, and I 349 00:16:46,280 --> 00:16:49,840 Speaker 1: remember turning to you saying his trajectory is just too low. 350 00:16:50,560 --> 00:16:52,760 Speaker 1: Now I played what I feel like one of the 351 00:16:52,800 --> 00:16:55,520 Speaker 1: better kickers in the league. And Josh Scobee, who even 352 00:16:55,520 --> 00:16:57,360 Speaker 1: when they're like some of the great kickers like Greg's 353 00:16:57,360 --> 00:17:00,800 Speaker 1: al any, when they're kicking fifty yarders, six yarders like 354 00:17:00,880 --> 00:17:04,840 Speaker 1: the NFC Championship game, that ball is shooting up first, 355 00:17:04,880 --> 00:17:08,200 Speaker 1: it's going this way and then out. Sloman's was going 356 00:17:08,440 --> 00:17:10,680 Speaker 1: like out and then up and that I mean, that's 357 00:17:10,680 --> 00:17:13,800 Speaker 1: a recipe for being blocked. And so I think sometimes 358 00:17:13,880 --> 00:17:16,360 Speaker 1: you just have to Yeah, you use a draft pick 359 00:17:16,400 --> 00:17:19,600 Speaker 1: on it. But like DeMarco said, those points are important. 360 00:17:19,640 --> 00:17:23,040 Speaker 1: It reminds me of it was the Niners, right, instead 361 00:17:23,040 --> 00:17:27,359 Speaker 1: of being seven fourteen, it's fourteen six, and now you're like, 362 00:17:27,400 --> 00:17:29,560 Speaker 1: we gotta we gotta play catch up. And so those 363 00:17:29,600 --> 00:17:32,480 Speaker 1: become big issues down the road, especially when you look 364 00:17:32,520 --> 00:17:35,600 Speaker 1: at how many game winning field goals Greg Zerline made, 365 00:17:35,800 --> 00:17:38,679 Speaker 1: especially to go to the Super Bowl and throughout his career, 366 00:17:39,280 --> 00:17:41,960 Speaker 1: like you, you have a standard for kicker, and it's 367 00:17:42,000 --> 00:17:44,400 Speaker 1: not here, it's up here. So you have to make 368 00:17:44,400 --> 00:17:48,000 Speaker 1: sure that you keep that standard there. Because Aaron Donald right. 369 00:17:48,040 --> 00:17:50,959 Speaker 1: We saw him hug Johnny Hecker. There's a standard for that, right, 370 00:17:51,000 --> 00:17:53,280 Speaker 1: there's a standard that everyone expects, and if you're not 371 00:17:53,359 --> 00:17:55,440 Speaker 1: up to that standard is you're doing the team no 372 00:17:55,600 --> 00:17:58,520 Speaker 1: justice by keeping that player there, We're gonna quickly get 373 00:17:58,560 --> 00:18:03,760 Speaker 1: to rapid fire. Fuller and Burgess they're both out. Can 374 00:18:03,760 --> 00:18:06,440 Speaker 1: the Rams kind of overcome these injuries to the secondary? 375 00:18:06,520 --> 00:18:09,160 Speaker 1: I will say Brandon Staley was asked about this week 376 00:18:09,400 --> 00:18:11,800 Speaker 1: and he said, these guys and the secondary aren't just 377 00:18:11,880 --> 00:18:15,440 Speaker 1: learning their position, they're learning the entirety of the concepts. 378 00:18:15,880 --> 00:18:18,639 Speaker 1: There's no corner safety star money. It's tough on the 379 00:18:18,760 --> 00:18:22,080 Speaker 1: players because they're responsible for more, but then they learn 380 00:18:22,480 --> 00:18:25,919 Speaker 1: how all the other pieces worked together. DeMarco, I'm curious 381 00:18:26,000 --> 00:18:29,359 Speaker 1: your thoughts there. Well. I feel bad for Burgess and Fuller. 382 00:18:29,359 --> 00:18:31,359 Speaker 1: They were on their way to having pretty good seasons. 383 00:18:31,359 --> 00:18:33,760 Speaker 1: I mean, I think they were better than we all 384 00:18:33,800 --> 00:18:37,120 Speaker 1: gave them credit for coming off the draft. And look, 385 00:18:37,400 --> 00:18:39,760 Speaker 1: I thought Burgess was playing an outstanding game until that 386 00:18:39,880 --> 00:18:43,119 Speaker 1: unfortunate injury happened to him. But you know, Nick Scott 387 00:18:43,160 --> 00:18:45,360 Speaker 1: is a guy that's been kind of a special teamer 388 00:18:45,359 --> 00:18:47,800 Speaker 1: and he got in the game versus Chicago and the 389 00:18:47,840 --> 00:18:49,600 Speaker 1: first time he actually got a guy who lined up 390 00:18:49,600 --> 00:18:52,320 Speaker 1: on a hit, he knocked Roberts out of the game. 391 00:18:52,960 --> 00:18:56,000 Speaker 1: So the athleticism is there, the want too is there. 392 00:18:56,080 --> 00:18:58,240 Speaker 1: You know, the guy can run a long way and 393 00:18:58,280 --> 00:19:00,959 Speaker 1: tag people. So as long as you get teams in 394 00:19:01,000 --> 00:19:02,639 Speaker 1: that sort of mode, I think you'll be fine. But 395 00:19:02,680 --> 00:19:05,560 Speaker 1: at some point when you start facing these gadget offenses, 396 00:19:05,640 --> 00:19:07,560 Speaker 1: or you have to go against a San Francisco that 397 00:19:07,640 --> 00:19:10,400 Speaker 1: knows you, look, they fool John Johnson the third He's 398 00:19:10,400 --> 00:19:12,440 Speaker 1: been around here for years. So if you have a 399 00:19:12,480 --> 00:19:15,480 Speaker 1: safety that's working himself into up to speed, but the 400 00:19:15,480 --> 00:19:17,840 Speaker 1: rest of the guys, eventually they're gonna find you. Maybe 401 00:19:17,880 --> 00:19:20,600 Speaker 1: chan Gailey finds it this week, but yeah, it's it's 402 00:19:20,600 --> 00:19:23,399 Speaker 1: a big loss to have both those young safeties, you know, 403 00:19:23,480 --> 00:19:26,480 Speaker 1: in pajamas on game day. Tho. The Rams offense is 404 00:19:26,480 --> 00:19:29,520 Speaker 1: average just twenty two points per game over their last four. 405 00:19:29,680 --> 00:19:31,760 Speaker 1: Is this the week that they can get right against 406 00:19:31,760 --> 00:19:33,960 Speaker 1: the Miami defense that's a little bit leaky against the 407 00:19:34,000 --> 00:19:37,360 Speaker 1: run but has a really solid secondary. I think so. 408 00:19:37,480 --> 00:19:39,600 Speaker 1: And the reason I would say yes is because the 409 00:19:39,640 --> 00:19:42,320 Speaker 1: Miami Dolphins are gonna play nothing but man on third down. 410 00:19:42,440 --> 00:19:44,399 Speaker 1: They're gonna lock up and play press man. That is 411 00:19:44,440 --> 00:19:46,399 Speaker 1: what they want to do. That's why they paid these guys. 412 00:19:46,800 --> 00:19:48,800 Speaker 1: You know, you have Byron Jones, you draft the first 413 00:19:48,880 --> 00:19:54,800 Speaker 1: round pick, you have David Howard, Zavian Howard, right, so 414 00:19:54,840 --> 00:19:56,879 Speaker 1: you have You're gonna try to play lock up man 415 00:19:56,960 --> 00:19:59,400 Speaker 1: to man and I think this is a game where 416 00:19:59,400 --> 00:20:02,040 Speaker 1: the Rams can utilize some of their crossing routes, some 417 00:20:02,119 --> 00:20:04,600 Speaker 1: of their over routes. You'll see a lot of Cooper 418 00:20:04,600 --> 00:20:07,960 Speaker 1: comp in the slot getting some catches. It's gonna be 419 00:20:07,960 --> 00:20:10,200 Speaker 1: a huge day. And I think it's it's important because 420 00:20:10,200 --> 00:20:12,880 Speaker 1: they don't really generate pass rushlight that they don't have 421 00:20:13,160 --> 00:20:15,040 Speaker 1: just one guy that's gonna get to the quarterback. They 422 00:20:15,160 --> 00:20:18,080 Speaker 1: use stunts, they use they slant, they do different things 423 00:20:18,080 --> 00:20:20,080 Speaker 1: to try to get pressure. So if you can lock 424 00:20:20,119 --> 00:20:21,840 Speaker 1: that up there, there's gonna be some holes open on 425 00:20:21,880 --> 00:20:24,400 Speaker 1: the back end. And real quick, just to talk about 426 00:20:24,400 --> 00:20:27,919 Speaker 1: the defense, you know, with the new rules of COVID, 427 00:20:28,200 --> 00:20:29,720 Speaker 1: and I'm gonna throw a guy out there just because 428 00:20:29,760 --> 00:20:31,960 Speaker 1: it's my family, but with the new rules of COVID 429 00:20:31,960 --> 00:20:33,359 Speaker 1: and all the things where you can have a veteran 430 00:20:33,400 --> 00:20:35,520 Speaker 1: player on your practice squad and kind of bring them along. 431 00:20:35,920 --> 00:20:39,479 Speaker 1: The Arizona Cardinals have my cousin TJ. Ward, who fits 432 00:20:39,800 --> 00:20:43,560 Speaker 1: the mold of this this star player or linebacker type 433 00:20:43,560 --> 00:20:46,040 Speaker 1: safety that can cover guys. Wouldn't be surprised, and it 434 00:20:46,160 --> 00:20:48,359 Speaker 1: may not just be him. Wouldn't be surprised. The Rams 435 00:20:48,400 --> 00:20:50,199 Speaker 1: look out on some of these other practice squads and 436 00:20:50,240 --> 00:20:53,160 Speaker 1: find a veteran guy that can come in and kind 437 00:20:53,160 --> 00:20:55,560 Speaker 1: of fill this void for this year, right, because you're 438 00:20:55,560 --> 00:20:57,320 Speaker 1: hopefully you're gonna get both of these guys. You'll get 439 00:20:57,359 --> 00:21:00,639 Speaker 1: Fuller back, but you'll get Burges back maybe next year. Right, 440 00:21:00,680 --> 00:21:03,040 Speaker 1: So you may need a boy to be filled and 441 00:21:03,160 --> 00:21:06,160 Speaker 1: you don't want to And let's all remember this. When 442 00:21:06,160 --> 00:21:08,560 Speaker 1: you're asking a special teams player to play defense, now, 443 00:21:09,000 --> 00:21:13,159 Speaker 1: it takes away from special teams, right, So it's like, oh, 444 00:21:13,160 --> 00:21:14,800 Speaker 1: like you're kind of flirting with some things. So don't 445 00:21:14,800 --> 00:21:16,400 Speaker 1: be surprised. You see the Rams reach out and start 446 00:21:16,480 --> 00:21:19,120 Speaker 1: looking at some of these guys on practice squads, vettering 447 00:21:19,200 --> 00:21:23,000 Speaker 1: guys that can come in and kind of help DeMarco quickly. 448 00:21:23,240 --> 00:21:27,560 Speaker 1: The Rams pass rush versus the young Dolphins old line. 449 00:21:27,560 --> 00:21:30,639 Speaker 1: They've got two rookies on the right side of the line. 450 00:21:31,320 --> 00:21:36,720 Speaker 1: Oooh this will be fun because with a lefty quarterback 451 00:21:36,800 --> 00:21:39,040 Speaker 1: like two or right, so your right side where you 452 00:21:39,119 --> 00:21:41,680 Speaker 1: kind of put your I wouldn't say your best pass 453 00:21:41,680 --> 00:21:44,000 Speaker 1: blockers are over there with a right handed quarterback. So 454 00:21:44,200 --> 00:21:47,600 Speaker 1: now your week side just became your blind side. So 455 00:21:48,119 --> 00:21:51,760 Speaker 1: Leonard Floyd should be looking chops Aaron Donald. I'll say 456 00:21:51,800 --> 00:21:55,400 Speaker 1: this to be quick. I think Aaron Donald Rex Flowers 457 00:21:55,880 --> 00:21:57,880 Speaker 1: and yes I said it that way. I think he's 458 00:21:57,920 --> 00:22:00,520 Speaker 1: still a tackle transitioning to guards. So I think when 459 00:22:00,640 --> 00:22:03,520 Speaker 1: ninety nine gets on that side, instant pressure and let's 460 00:22:03,560 --> 00:22:06,720 Speaker 1: just see what twa can do under pressure. Let's close 461 00:22:06,760 --> 00:22:09,080 Speaker 1: it out with our RAMS fantasy picks. A quick look 462 00:22:09,119 --> 00:22:12,480 Speaker 1: back at last week. I was, I guess six days 463 00:22:12,520 --> 00:22:14,840 Speaker 1: ahead of the game with my KI four bass selection. 464 00:22:14,880 --> 00:22:17,760 Speaker 1: Maybe he'll come through for me in Miami. Serena good 465 00:22:17,800 --> 00:22:21,520 Speaker 1: call with Darryl Henderson leading the way on the ground. Again, DeMarco, 466 00:22:21,600 --> 00:22:23,680 Speaker 1: you wanted to pick Johnny Hecker, you should have stuck 467 00:22:23,680 --> 00:22:27,960 Speaker 1: with it. He's the NFC Special Player of the Week 468 00:22:28,000 --> 00:22:31,199 Speaker 1: and the month. Wow, you went with Cooper Cup, but 469 00:22:31,240 --> 00:22:33,080 Speaker 1: we're still giving you credit for the Hecker called that 470 00:22:33,080 --> 00:22:37,160 Speaker 1: I was phenomenal. Wow, He's and since you leaned Hecker 471 00:22:37,280 --> 00:22:39,040 Speaker 1: last week, you have the honor this week. Who's your 472 00:22:39,040 --> 00:22:41,000 Speaker 1: first choice for a RAM No, I'll go with what 473 00:22:41,080 --> 00:22:43,480 Speaker 1: Maurice just said. With those corners and how they play, 474 00:22:43,560 --> 00:22:45,720 Speaker 1: it's gonna be tough for guys to get separations. So 475 00:22:45,760 --> 00:22:48,840 Speaker 1: it screams out for slot guy. So slot guy means 476 00:22:48,840 --> 00:22:52,640 Speaker 1: Cooper Cup. I'm going with Cooper Cup versus the Dolphins. Lurice, 477 00:22:54,600 --> 00:22:59,840 Speaker 1: I was gonna say Cooper Cup. Yeah, I'm listen. I 478 00:23:00,119 --> 00:23:02,600 Speaker 1: want double down. I believe this is his get his 479 00:23:02,720 --> 00:23:06,040 Speaker 1: game where he explodes. I think again, man to man, 480 00:23:06,240 --> 00:23:07,760 Speaker 1: you'll see a lot of option routes, a lot of 481 00:23:07,800 --> 00:23:11,800 Speaker 1: over routes, crossing routes. He'll he'll go to work arena. 482 00:23:12,600 --> 00:23:14,600 Speaker 1: You know, I was thinking about this. I was thinking 483 00:23:14,640 --> 00:23:17,880 Speaker 1: of going Josh Reynolds, but I'm gonna go with Gerald Everett. 484 00:23:17,960 --> 00:23:20,119 Speaker 1: I know he was listening to a little sick this week, 485 00:23:20,200 --> 00:23:22,159 Speaker 1: but if he can come back and keep doing what 486 00:23:22,200 --> 00:23:24,760 Speaker 1: he's doing, I think the secondary they're gonna try and 487 00:23:24,840 --> 00:23:27,560 Speaker 1: have some mismatches with a guy like Jerald Everett who 488 00:23:27,680 --> 00:23:30,119 Speaker 1: has done well walked at touchdown in I was it 489 00:23:30,280 --> 00:23:32,960 Speaker 1: last week or two weeks ago? So I'm going with 490 00:23:33,040 --> 00:23:36,760 Speaker 1: number eighty one Jerald Everett this week. Okay, I know 491 00:23:37,119 --> 00:23:40,760 Speaker 1: we normally disallowed quarterbacks because they're the obvious fantasy pick, 492 00:23:40,960 --> 00:23:43,880 Speaker 1: but just because it's a special occasion. Jared Goff, who 493 00:23:43,920 --> 00:23:46,159 Speaker 1: made his first career start against the Dolphins, now he 494 00:23:46,200 --> 00:23:48,440 Speaker 1: goes to face them again as two. It takes his turn. 495 00:23:49,040 --> 00:23:51,760 Speaker 1: Jared's next touchdown pass will also be the one hundredth 496 00:23:51,800 --> 00:23:53,760 Speaker 1: of his career, so I think he gets one hundred, 497 00:23:54,160 --> 00:23:56,840 Speaker 1: one hundred and one and hopefully one hundred and two 498 00:23:57,080 --> 00:23:59,439 Speaker 1: as well. And the other reason I want to go 499 00:23:59,520 --> 00:24:03,680 Speaker 1: quarterback is because the metrics say that Miami might be 500 00:24:03,720 --> 00:24:06,399 Speaker 1: the worst or the least efficient run defense in the league. 501 00:24:06,720 --> 00:24:08,800 Speaker 1: And so every time you see that, and you expect 502 00:24:08,920 --> 00:24:11,240 Speaker 1: McVeagh to come out and ground and pound, and I 503 00:24:11,240 --> 00:24:13,840 Speaker 1: would want to go with Henderson or Malcolm Brown. They 504 00:24:13,880 --> 00:24:15,440 Speaker 1: tend to spread you out and air it out and 505 00:24:15,480 --> 00:24:17,480 Speaker 1: attack you in a completely different way and run against 506 00:24:17,480 --> 00:24:20,560 Speaker 1: the grain. So we weren't exactly right with their their 507 00:24:20,600 --> 00:24:23,160 Speaker 1: game plan against the Bears. I'll go against the grain 508 00:24:23,240 --> 00:24:26,000 Speaker 1: here in Week eight against Miami and say that Jared 509 00:24:26,040 --> 00:24:29,640 Speaker 1: Goff has a day got it all? Right? Well, that's 510 00:24:29,640 --> 00:24:31,560 Speaker 1: a rat, that's a. That's it for our week eight 511 00:24:31,760 --> 00:24:36,080 Speaker 1: edition of Between the Horns. DeMarco Farr and himself behind 512 00:24:36,160 --> 00:24:40,800 Speaker 1: him to beat you over here, mjd J B Long, 513 00:24:40,880 --> 00:24:44,920 Speaker 1: Serena Morales, Rams Dolphins from hard Rock Stadium ten am 514 00:24:45,000 --> 00:24:47,520 Speaker 1: Pacific time on Fox. If you want to listen to 515 00:24:47,560 --> 00:24:49,760 Speaker 1: these guys on the radio call, which you should, I 516 00:24:49,880 --> 00:24:53,040 Speaker 1: recommend it, tune into seven ten ESPN or ninety two 517 00:24:53,080 --> 00:24:55,800 Speaker 1: point one Jacket and thanks for watching and listening. We'll 518 00:24:55,800 --> 00:25:00,280 Speaker 1: see'all next week for more Between the Horns Who