1 00:00:03,480 --> 00:00:10,480 Speaker 1: Hi, everybody. Welcome to another edition of Packers Unscripted from 2 00:00:10,480 --> 00:00:13,960 Speaker 1: Packers dot Com. I am Mike Spofford, joined as always 3 00:00:13,960 --> 00:00:16,400 Speaker 1: by my trusted colleague Wes Hodkowitz. We're coming to you 4 00:00:16,440 --> 00:00:20,080 Speaker 1: hear from our studios at lambeau Field and West. Week 5 00:00:20,440 --> 00:00:25,720 Speaker 1: one is here. The Packers will open the season at 6 00:00:25,760 --> 00:00:31,680 Speaker 1: Minnesota against the NFC North rival Vikings on Sunday this week. 7 00:00:31,720 --> 00:00:35,839 Speaker 1: It's a three pm Central Time kickoff. Before we get 8 00:00:35,880 --> 00:00:38,520 Speaker 1: to talking about this opponent in a big division game 9 00:00:38,560 --> 00:00:41,839 Speaker 1: here in week one, a little bit of an injury 10 00:00:41,920 --> 00:00:44,440 Speaker 1: update as far as where things stand with the Packers, 11 00:00:44,440 --> 00:00:46,800 Speaker 1: and I guess when I say update, maybe it's more 12 00:00:47,000 --> 00:00:51,280 Speaker 1: to say there's still some injury uncertainty with exactly where 13 00:00:51,280 --> 00:00:53,520 Speaker 1: things are gonna go this week with Green Bay. Hearing 14 00:00:53,560 --> 00:00:56,120 Speaker 1: from Matt Lafleur at the beginning of the week, it 15 00:00:56,200 --> 00:00:59,280 Speaker 1: sounds like David Bakti is working his way into the 16 00:00:59,360 --> 00:01:02,360 Speaker 1: eleven on a levin the team reps in practice. Not 17 00:01:02,520 --> 00:01:05,399 Speaker 1: so sure about where things are with Elton Jenkins. We 18 00:01:05,480 --> 00:01:08,120 Speaker 1: did find out last week it sounds like Robert Tunny 19 00:01:08,160 --> 00:01:11,720 Speaker 1: in at tight end is has been pretty close, if 20 00:01:11,720 --> 00:01:15,080 Speaker 1: not completely full go in in the eleven on eleven. 21 00:01:15,600 --> 00:01:17,880 Speaker 1: Also still kind of in a wait and see mode 22 00:01:17,880 --> 00:01:21,360 Speaker 1: as to what may or may not happen with Christian Watson, 23 00:01:21,640 --> 00:01:24,480 Speaker 1: him having missed all of the preseason games, hasn't played 24 00:01:24,520 --> 00:01:27,440 Speaker 1: in an NFL game yet, what will be his role 25 00:01:28,000 --> 00:01:32,040 Speaker 1: comes Sunday. And also at wide receiver, Al Lazard currently 26 00:01:32,120 --> 00:01:36,280 Speaker 1: not practicing. The last couple of practices that we've that 27 00:01:36,400 --> 00:01:38,440 Speaker 1: we've been able to watch, he's been off to the side. 28 00:01:38,480 --> 00:01:42,080 Speaker 1: It's an unspecified injury. Nothing about it has been discussed. 29 00:01:42,120 --> 00:01:45,880 Speaker 1: But on balance, I think you have to say the 30 00:01:45,920 --> 00:01:49,960 Speaker 1: Packers look pretty darn healthy for this Week one matchup, 31 00:01:50,000 --> 00:01:53,000 Speaker 1: But there is a little bit of uncertainty here and 32 00:01:53,040 --> 00:01:54,960 Speaker 1: there in a couple of spots, which is what is 33 00:01:54,960 --> 00:01:57,000 Speaker 1: going to happen when you have a fifty three man roster, 34 00:01:57,080 --> 00:01:59,559 Speaker 1: And certainly when the Packers went into the camp having 35 00:01:59,600 --> 00:02:01,480 Speaker 1: a few of these guys and n f I and 36 00:02:01,600 --> 00:02:03,920 Speaker 1: p U p uh, this was kind of how it 37 00:02:04,000 --> 00:02:05,920 Speaker 1: was all going to sort of lay out. But the 38 00:02:06,000 --> 00:02:08,240 Speaker 1: one big positive that I think Green Bay has going 39 00:02:08,280 --> 00:02:12,400 Speaker 1: for itself compared to last year is you know, much 40 00:02:12,480 --> 00:02:15,560 Speaker 1: fewer season ending injuries, you know, last year, or a 41 00:02:15,600 --> 00:02:17,680 Speaker 1: couple of a c ls in camp. There are some 42 00:02:17,880 --> 00:02:20,520 Speaker 1: ankle injuries in camp that wipes some guys out. They 43 00:02:20,560 --> 00:02:24,680 Speaker 1: pretty much got to the starting line here unencumbered. That's 44 00:02:24,720 --> 00:02:27,400 Speaker 1: a positive first step. Now, certainly I know a lot 45 00:02:27,440 --> 00:02:29,040 Speaker 1: of people out there and I've been seeing it an 46 00:02:29,080 --> 00:02:31,400 Speaker 1: inbox and we've gotten the tweets people worried about the 47 00:02:31,400 --> 00:02:34,799 Speaker 1: al lazard thing. We don't know and and I don't 48 00:02:34,840 --> 00:02:37,440 Speaker 1: think that means it's not a big deal. I don't 49 00:02:37,480 --> 00:02:38,960 Speaker 1: think that means it is a big deal. I think 50 00:02:39,000 --> 00:02:42,200 Speaker 1: it just the packers are not obligated to give an 51 00:02:42,200 --> 00:02:46,040 Speaker 1: injury report until Wednesday practice report with the designations to 52 00:02:46,080 --> 00:02:49,320 Speaker 1: follow on Friday. The kudos of the media corps, many 53 00:02:49,360 --> 00:02:52,600 Speaker 1: of our brethren and in journalism, uh, they tried six 54 00:02:52,639 --> 00:02:54,840 Speaker 1: different ways from Sunday to to get some information out 55 00:02:54,840 --> 00:02:57,120 Speaker 1: on Matt the floor on on Monday morning, and the 56 00:02:57,160 --> 00:02:59,919 Speaker 1: floor wasn't having it in a very positive and respectful way. 57 00:03:00,040 --> 00:03:02,119 Speaker 1: Just they're not going to go there right now. So 58 00:03:02,880 --> 00:03:05,440 Speaker 1: I think the build up in the process, I've you know, 59 00:03:05,480 --> 00:03:07,079 Speaker 1: we'll talk about some of these other things soon enough, 60 00:03:07,120 --> 00:03:10,640 Speaker 1: but just listen and even mentioned that Wednesday practice and 61 00:03:10,680 --> 00:03:13,320 Speaker 1: how you know, some guys were breathing kind of heavy again, 62 00:03:13,360 --> 00:03:15,160 Speaker 1: you know, trying to get back into the football shape, 63 00:03:15,160 --> 00:03:17,079 Speaker 1: trying to get prepared for a six quarter or a 64 00:03:17,120 --> 00:03:21,040 Speaker 1: four quarter excuse me, hopefully four quarter game in Minnesota. 65 00:03:21,720 --> 00:03:23,800 Speaker 1: That's where this is all about. It's about ramping up, 66 00:03:23,800 --> 00:03:26,000 Speaker 1: It's about being prepared and having as many of those 67 00:03:26,000 --> 00:03:28,560 Speaker 1: playmakers available as possible. Yeah, well, if you prepare for 68 00:03:28,600 --> 00:03:30,919 Speaker 1: a six quarter game, you're definitely going to be ready 69 00:03:31,280 --> 00:03:33,679 Speaker 1: for a four quarter game. But let's talk a little 70 00:03:33,720 --> 00:03:38,160 Speaker 1: bit about the vikings here Week one opponent. We discussed 71 00:03:38,160 --> 00:03:40,000 Speaker 1: this a little bit in the off season as well. 72 00:03:40,040 --> 00:03:43,920 Speaker 1: What's what's interesting about this with Minnesota to me is 73 00:03:43,960 --> 00:03:46,760 Speaker 1: that you have a new regime at the top, a 74 00:03:46,760 --> 00:03:51,720 Speaker 1: new general manager, a new head coach, regime change in Minnesota, 75 00:03:51,920 --> 00:03:55,520 Speaker 1: but yet the cast of characters on the field is 76 00:03:55,560 --> 00:03:58,640 Speaker 1: going to look awfully familiar. When you're talking about Kirk Cousins, 77 00:03:58,760 --> 00:04:03,240 Speaker 1: Dalvin Cook, Justin Jefferson, Adam Thalan on the offensive side, 78 00:04:03,280 --> 00:04:06,560 Speaker 1: and guys like Eric Kendricks and Harrison Smith and Patrick 79 00:04:06,600 --> 00:04:10,360 Speaker 1: Peterson at cornerback who's been in Minnesota for for a 80 00:04:10,400 --> 00:04:14,960 Speaker 1: little bit now, similar cast of characters to what we've seen. 81 00:04:15,040 --> 00:04:19,760 Speaker 1: Daniel Hunter another one on defense, but mixing in now 82 00:04:19,800 --> 00:04:22,400 Speaker 1: a couple of former Green Bay Packers on that defensive 83 00:04:22,440 --> 00:04:27,240 Speaker 1: side's Darius Smith Channon Sullivan. Just overall, what are your 84 00:04:27,279 --> 00:04:31,120 Speaker 1: impressions of sort of where things are headed with with 85 00:04:31,240 --> 00:04:33,839 Speaker 1: the Minnesota Vikings right now? You know, same deck of cards, 86 00:04:33,839 --> 00:04:35,920 Speaker 1: a different dealer. Is sort of the way I've looked 87 00:04:35,920 --> 00:04:37,680 Speaker 1: at this all week. I mean, when you look at 88 00:04:37,800 --> 00:04:40,920 Speaker 1: you know, Kevin O'Connell, it's gonna be interesting. Probably hearing 89 00:04:40,960 --> 00:04:43,000 Speaker 1: gave floor talk about him this week because these are 90 00:04:43,000 --> 00:04:46,279 Speaker 1: two guys that didn't work together at all. Yeah, but 91 00:04:46,640 --> 00:04:50,599 Speaker 1: they basically followed the same exact script to be coming 92 00:04:50,640 --> 00:04:54,480 Speaker 1: head coaches, spending time in Washington. Both of them worked 93 00:04:54,480 --> 00:04:58,200 Speaker 1: it for you know, Sean McVeigh at the Los Angeles Rams. 94 00:04:58,200 --> 00:05:01,400 Speaker 1: So the process as for these guys, even though Conna 95 00:05:01,440 --> 00:05:04,360 Speaker 1: played a couple of years in the league, both quarterback backgrounds, 96 00:05:05,080 --> 00:05:07,039 Speaker 1: it sort of makes sense. I mean, this is that 97 00:05:07,080 --> 00:05:10,839 Speaker 1: Shanahan Tree we've talked about. The interesting thing for him 98 00:05:11,240 --> 00:05:14,039 Speaker 1: is the fact that offensively, you know, you can say 99 00:05:14,080 --> 00:05:18,120 Speaker 1: whatever you want about Kirk Cousins, but justin Jefferson just 100 00:05:18,279 --> 00:05:21,640 Speaker 1: turned twenty three years old. Delvin Cook when he's healthy 101 00:05:21,839 --> 00:05:24,120 Speaker 1: is still among the best running backs in the National 102 00:05:24,120 --> 00:05:25,960 Speaker 1: Football League, and I think they feel better about their 103 00:05:26,000 --> 00:05:28,960 Speaker 1: offensive line. So there aren't a lot of situations you're 104 00:05:28,960 --> 00:05:30,960 Speaker 1: gonna walk into as a first year head coach where 105 00:05:31,000 --> 00:05:32,360 Speaker 1: you have a receiver that I think a lot of 106 00:05:32,400 --> 00:05:34,839 Speaker 1: people would say is in the conversation for being among 107 00:05:34,920 --> 00:05:37,360 Speaker 1: the best at his position right now despite how young 108 00:05:37,360 --> 00:05:39,800 Speaker 1: he is. Remember all those positive things that Davante Adams 109 00:05:39,800 --> 00:05:42,839 Speaker 1: talked about last year with him Delvin Cook again, that 110 00:05:42,920 --> 00:05:45,159 Speaker 1: a guy that can control the pace of a game 111 00:05:45,800 --> 00:05:48,919 Speaker 1: if a defense lets him do that. The big question 112 00:05:48,960 --> 00:05:51,599 Speaker 1: mark for me is defensively, what this is gonna look like, 113 00:05:51,680 --> 00:05:55,240 Speaker 1: because even when things weren't going great for Minnesota, you 114 00:05:55,320 --> 00:05:58,640 Speaker 1: always could hang your hat on a Mike Zimmer defense. 115 00:05:59,240 --> 00:06:04,000 Speaker 1: The double A app looks strong linebacker play, strong cornerback play. 116 00:06:04,000 --> 00:06:07,920 Speaker 1: In its prime, that sort of deteriorated. So now you 117 00:06:07,960 --> 00:06:10,760 Speaker 1: have ed Donnitel in there. You bring in you know, 118 00:06:10,800 --> 00:06:13,760 Speaker 1: Mike Smith is the outside linebacker coach, you have Mike 119 00:06:13,800 --> 00:06:17,400 Speaker 1: Petton as the the oversight in the senior administrator role. 120 00:06:18,320 --> 00:06:20,640 Speaker 1: That's gonna be really interesting because I think the biggest 121 00:06:20,680 --> 00:06:23,320 Speaker 1: storyline that's gonna kind of permeate through this week is 122 00:06:23,320 --> 00:06:26,360 Speaker 1: the Packers matching up against Darius Smith. And if you're 123 00:06:26,360 --> 00:06:29,200 Speaker 1: looking at the Minnesota Vikings and a conference that's wide 124 00:06:29,200 --> 00:06:31,760 Speaker 1: open in a division where it's probably not gonna take 125 00:06:31,760 --> 00:06:36,080 Speaker 1: a lot to run away from Chicago and Detroit, Minnesota 126 00:06:36,080 --> 00:06:37,839 Speaker 1: still very much in the thick of this thing. Yeah, 127 00:06:37,920 --> 00:06:42,240 Speaker 1: and it's interesting when you talk about the these two 128 00:06:42,279 --> 00:06:45,920 Speaker 1: head coaches sort of coming from the Sean McVeigh tree, 129 00:06:46,040 --> 00:06:48,599 Speaker 1: so to speak. And there's been some talk in the 130 00:06:48,640 --> 00:06:53,240 Speaker 1: locker room already about, well, you know, how similar will 131 00:06:53,240 --> 00:06:57,359 Speaker 1: this Vikings offense under Kevin O'Connell be to what the 132 00:06:57,400 --> 00:07:00,800 Speaker 1: Packers have been practicing against in training camp up all 133 00:07:00,839 --> 00:07:06,160 Speaker 1: summer long. And Devandre Campbell, um me, Bill Hubert from 134 00:07:06,279 --> 00:07:09,840 Speaker 1: s I, a few other reporters. We were at Campbell's 135 00:07:09,840 --> 00:07:13,280 Speaker 1: locker after practice on Monday, and he gave a really 136 00:07:13,320 --> 00:07:16,360 Speaker 1: interesting answer to that whole similarities with the offense thing. 137 00:07:16,400 --> 00:07:18,880 Speaker 1: He said, yeah, we're probably going to see some things 138 00:07:18,880 --> 00:07:21,480 Speaker 1: that we recognize. There will be some things that are similar, 139 00:07:22,800 --> 00:07:26,200 Speaker 1: but the Vikings have just as the Packers had with 140 00:07:26,400 --> 00:07:29,440 Speaker 1: Aaron Rodgers and Davante Adams and Aaron Jones and all this. 141 00:07:29,520 --> 00:07:32,960 Speaker 1: When Matt Lafleur took over. The Minnesota Vikings have a 142 00:07:33,000 --> 00:07:36,680 Speaker 1: completely different cast of of the perimeter weapons, the skill 143 00:07:36,760 --> 00:07:38,840 Speaker 1: position players, whatever you want to call it. When you 144 00:07:38,880 --> 00:07:43,679 Speaker 1: talk about Dalvin Cook and Justin Jefferson and Adam thieland 145 00:07:43,720 --> 00:07:45,720 Speaker 1: and I know they're trying to get Er Smith back 146 00:07:45,760 --> 00:07:50,320 Speaker 1: at at tight end. So yeah, there there are concepts, 147 00:07:50,400 --> 00:07:55,040 Speaker 1: there are similarities, but but offenses are still going to 148 00:07:55,080 --> 00:07:58,680 Speaker 1: be tailored to the personnel that's running them, right that 149 00:07:58,680 --> 00:08:02,040 Speaker 1: That's what the best coaches do. They find what their 150 00:08:02,120 --> 00:08:05,640 Speaker 1: personnel does best, and then they get that too, uh, 151 00:08:05,680 --> 00:08:09,720 Speaker 1: they get that to fit um from a conceptual standpoint, 152 00:08:09,800 --> 00:08:11,440 Speaker 1: So as much as the Packers are going to have 153 00:08:11,520 --> 00:08:15,120 Speaker 1: some idea of the motions and and all the pre 154 00:08:15,280 --> 00:08:18,560 Speaker 1: snap stuff, you don't really know how this offense is 155 00:08:18,600 --> 00:08:21,760 Speaker 1: gonna look with Kirk Cousins taking the snaps and Dalvin 156 00:08:21,760 --> 00:08:25,200 Speaker 1: Cook taking the handoffs and Justin Jefferson and Adam Fieland 157 00:08:25,200 --> 00:08:28,360 Speaker 1: catching the passes until you really, you know, see what 158 00:08:28,480 --> 00:08:31,080 Speaker 1: the first quarter, quarter and a half look like out there. 159 00:08:31,120 --> 00:08:34,040 Speaker 1: And that's just one of the one of the challenges 160 00:08:34,120 --> 00:08:37,440 Speaker 1: here in Week one for green Bay going up against 161 00:08:37,480 --> 00:08:39,600 Speaker 1: a team with a brand new head coach and a 162 00:08:39,600 --> 00:08:42,000 Speaker 1: new regime. And that's why it's such a great litmus 163 00:08:42,040 --> 00:08:44,640 Speaker 1: test for this defense, this Packers defense that we've talked 164 00:08:44,679 --> 00:08:46,640 Speaker 1: so much about. We've spilled so much ink over it 165 00:08:47,120 --> 00:08:50,120 Speaker 1: during the offseason, the expectations, what they think this unit 166 00:08:50,120 --> 00:08:53,120 Speaker 1: could be the starting eleven of that Nickel package that 167 00:08:53,160 --> 00:08:56,160 Speaker 1: we've talked about so much. Um, there's a lot of 168 00:08:56,160 --> 00:08:58,160 Speaker 1: weapons you have to neutralize in this game, but there's 169 00:08:58,200 --> 00:09:00,200 Speaker 1: also a lot of opportunities to I mean, I do 170 00:09:00,280 --> 00:09:02,480 Speaker 1: look at it as you know, Minnesota has had a 171 00:09:02,559 --> 00:09:06,120 Speaker 1: hard time getting this offensive line right when when we've 172 00:09:06,120 --> 00:09:08,400 Speaker 1: set it time and time again all of these shows 173 00:09:08,400 --> 00:09:11,480 Speaker 1: for the last five six years, when you pressure Kirk Cousins, 174 00:09:11,520 --> 00:09:14,360 Speaker 1: the direct impact of the outcome of that game when 175 00:09:14,360 --> 00:09:16,560 Speaker 1: he is seeing you know, a lot of guys in 176 00:09:16,640 --> 00:09:19,960 Speaker 1: his face and you know, facing some sacks and pressure 177 00:09:19,960 --> 00:09:22,920 Speaker 1: and turnover generating place. That's been the key to Green 178 00:09:22,960 --> 00:09:25,880 Speaker 1: Bay winning these games during the Kirk Cousins era against Minnesota, 179 00:09:25,920 --> 00:09:27,640 Speaker 1: and they have to get back to their bread and butter. 180 00:09:28,480 --> 00:09:31,960 Speaker 1: At the same time, I think the curious thing for 181 00:09:32,000 --> 00:09:34,240 Speaker 1: me is also going to be seeing this Packers offense. 182 00:09:34,320 --> 00:09:37,240 Speaker 1: You know, you talk about how different you know this, 183 00:09:37,240 --> 00:09:40,640 Speaker 1: this could potentially look with Kevin O'Connell now running the 184 00:09:40,640 --> 00:09:44,520 Speaker 1: show in Minnesota, this Packers offense now without Davonte Adams, 185 00:09:44,559 --> 00:09:48,000 Speaker 1: maybe more on the running backs, maybe depending on how 186 00:09:48,040 --> 00:09:51,080 Speaker 1: everything works out, David Box tr Elton Jenkins back or both. 187 00:09:51,920 --> 00:09:56,400 Speaker 1: There's so many question marks, which is somewhat expected for 188 00:09:56,440 --> 00:09:58,679 Speaker 1: a Week one opener, But in terms of the personnel 189 00:09:58,720 --> 00:10:01,880 Speaker 1: aspect of it, what the offenses, defenses, and even to 190 00:10:01,920 --> 00:10:04,320 Speaker 1: some extense special teams, the form they're going to take 191 00:10:04,760 --> 00:10:06,680 Speaker 1: probably one of the more intriguing ones I think I've 192 00:10:06,679 --> 00:10:09,440 Speaker 1: covered here in recent memory. Yeah, and what you said 193 00:10:09,440 --> 00:10:14,720 Speaker 1: as well with regard to Minnesota's defense, they're they're the 194 00:10:14,800 --> 00:10:18,360 Speaker 1: familiar faces. They're the new additions, like as a Darius Smith, 195 00:10:18,400 --> 00:10:26,480 Speaker 1: who having essentially not played all of if he's healthy, 196 00:10:26,640 --> 00:10:30,280 Speaker 1: you know that he's also fresh, right, he's going to 197 00:10:30,400 --> 00:10:33,800 Speaker 1: be as ready to go um as anyone. And uh 198 00:10:33,880 --> 00:10:37,360 Speaker 1: and and a guy like Channon Sullivan who had a 199 00:10:37,400 --> 00:10:44,120 Speaker 1: really important role here in Green Bay secondary for multiple seasons. 200 00:10:44,640 --> 00:10:47,280 Speaker 1: That's a big boost for a team like Minnesota to 201 00:10:47,320 --> 00:10:49,880 Speaker 1: get a proven guy like that, whether they're using him 202 00:10:49,880 --> 00:10:52,080 Speaker 1: as a number three, number four corner. I'm not sure 203 00:10:52,080 --> 00:10:54,800 Speaker 1: exactly what, you know, how their depth chart lays out, 204 00:10:55,360 --> 00:10:57,680 Speaker 1: but that's a big boost because that's a that's the 205 00:10:57,720 --> 00:11:00,360 Speaker 1: type of depth piece that in the last couple of 206 00:11:00,480 --> 00:11:03,520 Speaker 1: years of the Mike Zimmer era, they didn't really have 207 00:11:03,800 --> 00:11:07,360 Speaker 1: that at cornerback. You sort of knew your best chance 208 00:11:07,400 --> 00:11:10,720 Speaker 1: against Minnesota was, Okay, spread them out and test the 209 00:11:10,760 --> 00:11:13,120 Speaker 1: depth in the secondary and then really go after him. 210 00:11:13,120 --> 00:11:16,000 Speaker 1: And we've seen Aaron Rodgers have some big games in 211 00:11:16,040 --> 00:11:19,800 Speaker 1: recent years against that defense. Now we'll see Daniel Hunters, 212 00:11:19,920 --> 00:11:22,360 Speaker 1: Darius Smith being the guys coming off the edges. You know, 213 00:11:22,520 --> 00:11:26,000 Speaker 1: Harrison Smith back there, you know, whether he's playing center 214 00:11:26,040 --> 00:11:29,360 Speaker 1: field or on the line of scrimmage. But it's going 215 00:11:29,400 --> 00:11:32,079 Speaker 1: to be interesting to see just what this Minnesota defense 216 00:11:32,160 --> 00:11:35,520 Speaker 1: looks like with with a few new pieces, but but 217 00:11:35,640 --> 00:11:38,640 Speaker 1: yet being mixed in with with the old guard, so 218 00:11:38,720 --> 00:11:40,800 Speaker 1: to speak. And if I may, Mike just jump in. 219 00:11:40,840 --> 00:11:43,760 Speaker 1: I mean, that was the one piece that fell out 220 00:11:43,760 --> 00:11:46,640 Speaker 1: of place for Minnesota that never got fixed during the 221 00:11:46,720 --> 00:11:50,040 Speaker 1: Zimmer era when you lose Xavior Rows and Trey Wayne's 222 00:11:50,080 --> 00:11:54,160 Speaker 1: and they not saying these were l pro type corners, 223 00:11:54,559 --> 00:11:57,880 Speaker 1: but they had a process and it just got it 224 00:11:58,000 --> 00:12:01,760 Speaker 1: unraveled so fast, and it all happened at the same time, 225 00:12:02,360 --> 00:12:05,040 Speaker 1: and they ran into a scenario where nobody stepped up 226 00:12:05,520 --> 00:12:08,280 Speaker 1: in that interim. Now Patrick Peterson comes in. They do 227 00:12:08,360 --> 00:12:10,040 Speaker 1: seem like they found a little bit more of an 228 00:12:10,040 --> 00:12:13,079 Speaker 1: identity there, But to me that that's where this thing 229 00:12:13,120 --> 00:12:16,920 Speaker 1: starts for them, because if the next fusion is cool 230 00:12:17,160 --> 00:12:19,800 Speaker 1: for Daniel Hunter, that's a big injury. But let's say 231 00:12:19,840 --> 00:12:21,679 Speaker 1: everything's chill there and he can come back and be 232 00:12:21,720 --> 00:12:23,719 Speaker 1: the player. He's still only twenty seven years old or 233 00:12:23,760 --> 00:12:27,679 Speaker 1: whatever it is. The back surgery for Zitarius Smith, they 234 00:12:27,720 --> 00:12:29,680 Speaker 1: have a feel pretty good idea, but what they're gonna 235 00:12:29,720 --> 00:12:32,160 Speaker 1: get out of that pass rush, it's about what's behind it. 236 00:12:32,280 --> 00:12:34,559 Speaker 1: And even as good as Harrison Smith has been throughout 237 00:12:34,559 --> 00:12:36,200 Speaker 1: the course of his career the last few seasons, it 238 00:12:36,200 --> 00:12:39,040 Speaker 1: just hasn't been enough. Well, I'll take care of a 239 00:12:39,040 --> 00:12:41,559 Speaker 1: little bit of sponsored business here. West Serious x M 240 00:12:41,640 --> 00:12:45,200 Speaker 1: NFL Radio delivers hard hand, hard hitting analysis and up 241 00:12:45,240 --> 00:12:48,320 Speaker 1: to them in the NFL News that true football fanatics 242 00:12:48,360 --> 00:12:51,800 Speaker 1: need seven three six and at Cousin subs, we have 243 00:12:51,880 --> 00:12:55,400 Speaker 1: something for everyone, like our Wisconsin Cheese Curds, Mac and 244 00:12:55,480 --> 00:12:57,960 Speaker 1: Cheese Golden fries and creamy shakes, all paired with your 245 00:12:57,960 --> 00:13:01,679 Speaker 1: favorite sub or sub in a bowl. Cousin subs fifty 246 00:13:01,800 --> 00:13:04,840 Speaker 1: years of better. All right, I'm gonna put you on 247 00:13:04,880 --> 00:13:08,160 Speaker 1: the spot here with a little hip mystery trivia question. Here, 248 00:13:08,200 --> 00:13:14,880 Speaker 1: Wes Bud Grant. No, how many times? How many times 249 00:13:14,920 --> 00:13:19,000 Speaker 1: prior to this year have the Packers and Vikings opened 250 00:13:19,080 --> 00:13:24,400 Speaker 1: the season against one another? How many? Would you say? Okay, 251 00:13:24,440 --> 00:13:27,960 Speaker 1: so a couple of years ago, was it when it 252 00:13:28,000 --> 00:13:30,160 Speaker 1: was at Minnesota? That was the first time the Packers 253 00:13:30,160 --> 00:13:32,200 Speaker 1: had ever opened in Minnesota. I'm trying to remember how 254 00:13:32,200 --> 00:13:36,320 Speaker 1: that worked. I'm gonna say it's six very close this, 255 00:13:36,320 --> 00:13:39,520 Speaker 1: this will actually be the eighth. There was a weird 256 00:13:39,559 --> 00:13:41,520 Speaker 1: stat like that where it was either Green they hadn't 257 00:13:41,520 --> 00:13:45,000 Speaker 1: opened there or the Vikings hadn't open here. Ever, no, 258 00:13:45,200 --> 00:13:49,400 Speaker 1: that yeah, the Packers hadn't opened in Minnesota? Like was 259 00:13:49,440 --> 00:13:51,280 Speaker 1: that was? Yes, it was the first. It was the 260 00:13:51,280 --> 00:13:53,640 Speaker 1: first game of the of the COVID season with the 261 00:13:54,080 --> 00:13:56,840 Speaker 1: with the remember schedule or at least day. I was 262 00:13:56,880 --> 00:13:59,440 Speaker 1: walking around the office all puffy chest because I felt 263 00:13:59,480 --> 00:14:01,240 Speaker 1: so good about that. Said, hey, did you know since 264 00:14:02,120 --> 00:14:04,360 Speaker 1: the Packers have never opened the season at Minnesota, and 265 00:14:04,360 --> 00:14:06,400 Speaker 1: then the all the interns looked at me like you 266 00:14:06,440 --> 00:14:10,480 Speaker 1: are old and you are a loser. Well, it's interesting 267 00:14:10,520 --> 00:14:13,200 Speaker 1: because if you look at you look at the history. Now, 268 00:14:13,320 --> 00:14:18,520 Speaker 1: this this game will sort of go down in history, 269 00:14:18,800 --> 00:14:21,560 Speaker 1: not necessarily from the Packers side, but from the Viking side. 270 00:14:21,600 --> 00:14:24,120 Speaker 1: It's Kevin O'Connell's first game as the head coach of 271 00:14:24,760 --> 00:14:29,520 Speaker 1: the Minnesota Vikings. Right you look at these openers, as 272 00:14:29,600 --> 00:14:31,440 Speaker 1: we just talked about, was the first game of the 273 00:14:31,480 --> 00:14:35,120 Speaker 1: COVID season with no fans in the stands. Two thousand eight, 274 00:14:35,920 --> 00:14:38,920 Speaker 1: Week one, Aaron Rodgers first game as a starting quarterback 275 00:14:39,280 --> 00:14:43,680 Speaker 1: two thousand and three, the first game in the redeveloped, 276 00:14:43,720 --> 00:14:47,920 Speaker 1: renovated lambeau Field was against the Minnesota Vikings. Here in 277 00:14:47,960 --> 00:14:52,800 Speaker 1: Green Bay, Mike Holmgren's first game as the Green Bay 278 00:14:52,800 --> 00:14:55,960 Speaker 1: Packers head coach was against the Minnesota Vikings. And the 279 00:14:56,000 --> 00:15:00,560 Speaker 1: other one of significance was nineteen sixty two, which was 280 00:15:00,600 --> 00:15:04,960 Speaker 1: the first game when the Packers were defending their first 281 00:15:05,000 --> 00:15:07,800 Speaker 1: title under Vince Lombardi. They won the championship in sixty one. 282 00:15:07,800 --> 00:15:11,280 Speaker 1: In their first title defense began against the Minnesota Vikings 283 00:15:11,320 --> 00:15:15,160 Speaker 1: with a big victory. But the interesting thing you look 284 00:15:15,200 --> 00:15:21,160 Speaker 1: at since that first game of Mike Holmgren's head coaching 285 00:15:21,200 --> 00:15:24,480 Speaker 1: career nine two. There was also an opener in ninety four, 286 00:15:24,560 --> 00:15:26,480 Speaker 1: and then I said, oh, three oh eight in two 287 00:15:26,560 --> 00:15:32,000 Speaker 1: thousand and twenty. All of those last five Packers Vikings 288 00:15:32,080 --> 00:15:36,560 Speaker 1: openers have been decided by nine points or less. Like 289 00:15:36,600 --> 00:15:39,760 Speaker 1: there haven't been haven't been any blowouts in there. Now 290 00:15:39,800 --> 00:15:43,960 Speaker 1: in the Packers had a pretty good handle on that game, 291 00:15:44,000 --> 00:15:46,720 Speaker 1: but yet that game was so back and forth in Minnesota, 292 00:15:46,800 --> 00:15:48,440 Speaker 1: you know, put up a couple of touchdowns in the 293 00:15:48,480 --> 00:15:50,520 Speaker 1: fourth quarter and started to make you think, oh, what's 294 00:15:50,560 --> 00:15:52,840 Speaker 1: going to happen here? That ended up being a nine 295 00:15:52,840 --> 00:15:55,360 Speaker 1: point victory for Green Bay and that's actually the largest 296 00:15:55,440 --> 00:16:00,080 Speaker 1: margin of victory in a Packers Vikings opener um in 297 00:16:00,080 --> 00:16:04,000 Speaker 1: in the last thirty years. But um, definitely. Uh. It's 298 00:16:04,000 --> 00:16:06,520 Speaker 1: always a different feeling, isn't it when you open the 299 00:16:06,560 --> 00:16:09,720 Speaker 1: season against a division rival. You've got seventeen games to 300 00:16:09,760 --> 00:16:13,600 Speaker 1: play here and only six of them are against your division, 301 00:16:13,600 --> 00:16:15,400 Speaker 1: but then one of them and in the Packers case, 302 00:16:15,440 --> 00:16:19,400 Speaker 1: the first two weeks Minnesota and Chicago, you're getting these 303 00:16:19,440 --> 00:16:21,800 Speaker 1: division games right off the bat. There's no there's no 304 00:16:21,880 --> 00:16:24,680 Speaker 1: time to waste to you gotta get into it right away. Yeah, yeah, 305 00:16:24,720 --> 00:16:28,000 Speaker 1: you're absolutely right. It's I've kind of gone back and 306 00:16:28,040 --> 00:16:30,280 Speaker 1: forth on this because how can you ever say a 307 00:16:30,320 --> 00:16:32,640 Speaker 1: game is a must win in a seventeen game season 308 00:16:32,680 --> 00:16:34,680 Speaker 1: now where the things go so long, and even last 309 00:16:34,760 --> 00:16:36,720 Speaker 1: year the Packers get you know, blown out of the 310 00:16:36,760 --> 00:16:39,440 Speaker 1: water by New Orleans, but then the Saints fall apart 311 00:16:39,440 --> 00:16:41,560 Speaker 1: and don't make the playoffs and Jameis Winston tears is 312 00:16:41,640 --> 00:16:43,680 Speaker 1: a c L. The Packers end up getting the number 313 00:16:43,720 --> 00:16:48,240 Speaker 1: one seed in the NFC anyway, But this year, what's 314 00:16:48,240 --> 00:16:51,000 Speaker 1: gonna be very interesting is to go back to back 315 00:16:51,000 --> 00:16:53,520 Speaker 1: in the division, to go out of the gates, not 316 00:16:53,680 --> 00:16:57,000 Speaker 1: only having to host Chicago at home, which I can't 317 00:16:57,000 --> 00:17:00,680 Speaker 1: even imagine there's any scenario that plays out on Sunday 318 00:17:00,720 --> 00:17:04,120 Speaker 1: where the Packers are not heavily favored against the Chicago Bears, 319 00:17:04,160 --> 00:17:08,639 Speaker 1: knock on wood, everyone's health notwithstanding. But this game, you know, 320 00:17:08,760 --> 00:17:11,679 Speaker 1: playing at the US Bank Stadium, playing on the Vikings 321 00:17:11,760 --> 00:17:14,760 Speaker 1: home turf has always been a challenge. Green Bay got 322 00:17:14,760 --> 00:17:16,879 Speaker 1: a little bit better at it. Last year was kind 323 00:17:16,920 --> 00:17:19,720 Speaker 1: of a step back, but I look at this as 324 00:17:19,720 --> 00:17:22,520 Speaker 1: a huge opportunity though too because if you come out 325 00:17:22,520 --> 00:17:26,440 Speaker 1: of the gate and you knocked down Minnesota, which looks 326 00:17:26,480 --> 00:17:29,000 Speaker 1: to be your biggest competition in this division, the one 327 00:17:29,040 --> 00:17:32,880 Speaker 1: team that isn't in complete overhaul mode, you knock them 328 00:17:32,880 --> 00:17:34,800 Speaker 1: down a peg, and then you take care of busines 329 00:17:34,800 --> 00:17:36,879 Speaker 1: against Chicago. It doesn't get any better that as far 330 00:17:36,920 --> 00:17:40,240 Speaker 1: as starting off a season. So so, but at the 331 00:17:40,240 --> 00:17:41,760 Speaker 1: same time, if it doesn't work out that way, I'm 332 00:17:41,800 --> 00:17:44,600 Speaker 1: not going to be like screaming, you know, panic either. 333 00:17:45,160 --> 00:17:46,800 Speaker 1: But it's I just look at it. It's such a 334 00:17:46,840 --> 00:17:50,240 Speaker 1: great opportunity to sort of set the tone for your season, 335 00:17:50,800 --> 00:17:53,960 Speaker 1: um while also taking whatever air there might be out 336 00:17:53,960 --> 00:17:55,959 Speaker 1: of that balloon for Minnesota, because I think there are 337 00:17:56,000 --> 00:17:58,560 Speaker 1: a lot of folks that side of the Mississippi River 338 00:17:58,920 --> 00:18:01,320 Speaker 1: that feel like, you know, with the moves they made, 339 00:18:01,880 --> 00:18:05,000 Speaker 1: that that's enough to get us back in the hunt. Here. Yeah, 340 00:18:05,320 --> 00:18:09,320 Speaker 1: it's it's interesting because the from uh not that anybody 341 00:18:09,359 --> 00:18:12,879 Speaker 1: has ever not fired up in week one, but I 342 00:18:12,960 --> 00:18:18,920 Speaker 1: think when you've had the Mike zimmer era had certainly 343 00:18:18,920 --> 00:18:23,719 Speaker 1: had its moments of success, but there's you you know, 344 00:18:23,800 --> 00:18:26,560 Speaker 1: there's going to be a new just a new energy 345 00:18:26,640 --> 00:18:29,120 Speaker 1: and a new attitude and everything that a new regime 346 00:18:29,200 --> 00:18:32,040 Speaker 1: is going to bring and then when you get when 347 00:18:32,080 --> 00:18:34,400 Speaker 1: you have that and you get to open at home. 348 00:18:34,840 --> 00:18:38,320 Speaker 1: Right when Matt Lafleur took over, first game was against 349 00:18:38,320 --> 00:18:40,760 Speaker 1: the Division ravel against the Chicago Bears, and it was 350 00:18:40,800 --> 00:18:43,199 Speaker 1: in prime time, but it was down in Chicago. You 351 00:18:43,560 --> 00:18:46,439 Speaker 1: didn't really get a sense of of of you know, 352 00:18:46,560 --> 00:18:49,000 Speaker 1: the home crowd and maybe the different energy that would 353 00:18:49,040 --> 00:18:51,560 Speaker 1: be a part of things with the new regime because 354 00:18:51,600 --> 00:18:53,760 Speaker 1: the opener was on the road. The Vikings are getting 355 00:18:54,119 --> 00:18:56,399 Speaker 1: the Vikings are getting this opener at home. From a 356 00:18:57,000 --> 00:19:01,320 Speaker 1: from an atmosphere standpoint, um, this is going to be 357 00:19:01,480 --> 00:19:03,760 Speaker 1: this is going to be a significant challenge. You know, 358 00:19:03,840 --> 00:19:06,840 Speaker 1: they're going to be moments in this game, whether it's 359 00:19:07,560 --> 00:19:10,639 Speaker 1: you know, Hunter Smith coming off the edge, or whether 360 00:19:10,720 --> 00:19:13,480 Speaker 1: it's you know Dalvin Cook maybe busting or run or 361 00:19:13,520 --> 00:19:16,920 Speaker 1: Justin Jefferson who had a big game um in Minnesota 362 00:19:17,359 --> 00:19:20,040 Speaker 1: last year against the Packers, you know, making a big 363 00:19:20,040 --> 00:19:22,520 Speaker 1: play down the field. The Packers are going to have 364 00:19:22,600 --> 00:19:24,679 Speaker 1: to you know, they're going to have to weather a 365 00:19:24,760 --> 00:19:27,639 Speaker 1: storm at some point in this game because if Minnesota 366 00:19:27,680 --> 00:19:30,240 Speaker 1: get something going, that crowd is going to get behind him. 367 00:19:30,359 --> 00:19:32,920 Speaker 1: It's week one, it's their new head coach, the new regime. 368 00:19:33,000 --> 00:19:35,320 Speaker 1: All of that, Packers are going to have to weather 369 00:19:35,400 --> 00:19:38,560 Speaker 1: that storm and that becomes that becomes as big a 370 00:19:38,560 --> 00:19:42,880 Speaker 1: test in itself as as much as the opponent. When 371 00:19:43,160 --> 00:19:45,600 Speaker 1: we know how important the opponent is when it's someone 372 00:19:45,600 --> 00:19:47,919 Speaker 1: in your own division. You know what's exciting about this 373 00:19:47,960 --> 00:19:52,880 Speaker 1: season though for the Packers. Whatever problems Minnesota presents, green 374 00:19:52,960 --> 00:19:55,520 Speaker 1: Day actually has an answer for it. You talk about 375 00:19:55,560 --> 00:19:58,560 Speaker 1: Justin Jefferson, without a doubt, as I just said four 376 00:19:58,560 --> 00:20:01,399 Speaker 1: minutes ago, one of best young receivers in league, one 377 00:20:01,400 --> 00:20:03,280 Speaker 1: of the best receivers in the league. Get rid of 378 00:20:03,280 --> 00:20:06,560 Speaker 1: the qualifiers, Well, they got JR. Alexander. They have a 379 00:20:06,560 --> 00:20:09,000 Speaker 1: pretty dependable back end. If you want to go over 380 00:20:09,000 --> 00:20:10,600 Speaker 1: the other side of the field, I think Eric Stokes 381 00:20:10,640 --> 00:20:14,760 Speaker 1: likes his chances. You look at Delvin Cook. Packers have 382 00:20:14,800 --> 00:20:18,160 Speaker 1: two of the biggest, fastest linebackers in the league. Now 383 00:20:18,359 --> 00:20:21,679 Speaker 1: behind that defensive line, they have two outside linebackers who 384 00:20:21,680 --> 00:20:24,600 Speaker 1: are a hundred percent committed to spilling gaps and stopping 385 00:20:24,640 --> 00:20:27,879 Speaker 1: the run and setting edges. The Packers defensively match up 386 00:20:27,880 --> 00:20:30,040 Speaker 1: with this really well. And with all due respect to 387 00:20:30,080 --> 00:20:31,960 Speaker 1: some really good unit screen they had in the past, 388 00:20:32,000 --> 00:20:34,640 Speaker 1: there were some years where Adrian Peterson he was gonna 389 00:20:34,680 --> 00:20:36,560 Speaker 1: step on the Metrodome turf and you're gonna hope that 390 00:20:36,600 --> 00:20:38,760 Speaker 1: he wasn't gonna gain too many yards on it. You know, 391 00:20:38,760 --> 00:20:40,360 Speaker 1: there were some years there where you're just kind of 392 00:20:40,640 --> 00:20:43,520 Speaker 1: holding your breath, like, Okay, can these guys do what 393 00:20:43,560 --> 00:20:46,360 Speaker 1: they need to do to win this football game. Packers 394 00:20:46,440 --> 00:20:48,760 Speaker 1: have to stay healthy, they have to play within themselves, 395 00:20:48,760 --> 00:20:51,479 Speaker 1: and they have to execute. But my goodness, when you 396 00:20:51,480 --> 00:20:54,840 Speaker 1: look at how that defense is constructed in these expectations 397 00:20:54,840 --> 00:20:57,440 Speaker 1: that have been built for it, that's also the exciting 398 00:20:57,480 --> 00:21:00,080 Speaker 1: thing that maybe Minnesota does bring their best shot on 399 00:21:00,119 --> 00:21:02,560 Speaker 1: Sunday and it may not matter. Yeah, I think the 400 00:21:02,640 --> 00:21:06,879 Speaker 1: one I think the one thing that always puts me 401 00:21:06,960 --> 00:21:11,240 Speaker 1: on edge, maybe more so with Week one. And we 402 00:21:11,320 --> 00:21:15,480 Speaker 1: know this Packers defense is talented, it's loaded there, they 403 00:21:15,840 --> 00:21:19,360 Speaker 1: believe in themselves. There are a lot of high expectations, 404 00:21:19,400 --> 00:21:23,160 Speaker 1: but you wonder at the very beginning of the season, 405 00:21:23,840 --> 00:21:27,200 Speaker 1: how are they going to tackle right, because that can 406 00:21:27,240 --> 00:21:28,800 Speaker 1: take a little bit of time to get going. In 407 00:21:28,800 --> 00:21:31,199 Speaker 1: Minnesota didn't play a bunch of their starters in the 408 00:21:31,240 --> 00:21:33,560 Speaker 1: preseason either, They're going to be in the same boat 409 00:21:33,600 --> 00:21:36,120 Speaker 1: as the packers as far as this goes. But when 410 00:21:36,160 --> 00:21:39,120 Speaker 1: you're talking about and I say it specifically with the tackling, 411 00:21:39,160 --> 00:21:41,399 Speaker 1: because when you're talking about a guy like Dalvin Cook, 412 00:21:42,400 --> 00:21:46,240 Speaker 1: he's really hard to tackle in any week of the season, 413 00:21:46,280 --> 00:21:49,160 Speaker 1: even as as seasoned and as ready as your defense 414 00:21:49,280 --> 00:21:52,400 Speaker 1: might be to take on a running back like that. 415 00:21:53,480 --> 00:21:56,120 Speaker 1: This is where this is where your your fundamentals get 416 00:21:56,200 --> 00:22:00,480 Speaker 1: tested because you don't necessarily know what they're gonna run. 417 00:22:00,480 --> 00:22:02,439 Speaker 1: There's gonna be a lot of unscouted looks. You have 418 00:22:02,520 --> 00:22:04,479 Speaker 1: to you have to stick to your fundamentals. Read your 419 00:22:04,520 --> 00:22:06,680 Speaker 1: keys and play ball, was the was the line that 420 00:22:06,760 --> 00:22:09,840 Speaker 1: Dvandr Campbell had at his locker. It's read your keys 421 00:22:09,840 --> 00:22:12,439 Speaker 1: and play ball. But it's also the fundamentals being tested 422 00:22:12,440 --> 00:22:15,560 Speaker 1: with the tackling, because Dalvin Cook breaking a tackle, or 423 00:22:15,560 --> 00:22:18,399 Speaker 1: Adam Thiel and breaking a tackle, Suddenly you can be 424 00:22:18,480 --> 00:22:20,120 Speaker 1: in uh, you can be in a world to hurt. 425 00:22:20,160 --> 00:22:24,000 Speaker 1: Now obviously it cuts both ways, um, but but it's 426 00:22:24,040 --> 00:22:26,480 Speaker 1: it's the kind of thing again when you know, a 427 00:22:26,600 --> 00:22:29,480 Speaker 1: broken tackle gets the crowd all riled up and and 428 00:22:29,480 --> 00:22:32,160 Speaker 1: and all that, and packers are gonna you know, take 429 00:22:32,200 --> 00:22:34,720 Speaker 1: a deep breath, settled down weather the storm. I think 430 00:22:34,720 --> 00:22:36,800 Speaker 1: they're just gonna be They're gonna be moments in this 431 00:22:36,880 --> 00:22:41,160 Speaker 1: game that are that are really really going to test Um, 432 00:22:41,200 --> 00:22:43,080 Speaker 1: that are really going to test green Bay on both 433 00:22:43,119 --> 00:22:45,239 Speaker 1: sides of the ball. I'm excited to see exactly how 434 00:22:45,280 --> 00:22:48,280 Speaker 1: they respond, and especially those first thirty minutes, right I 435 00:22:48,280 --> 00:22:50,720 Speaker 1: mean just seeing you know, who comes out fast, who 436 00:22:50,800 --> 00:22:53,320 Speaker 1: you know we will getting the keys to victory later 437 00:22:53,359 --> 00:22:55,640 Speaker 1: this week. But you know, you look at green Bay 438 00:22:55,760 --> 00:22:57,880 Speaker 1: right now. You know you mentioned all the things that 439 00:22:58,320 --> 00:23:02,400 Speaker 1: Cook does well, certain how dangerous Jefferson can be when 440 00:23:02,440 --> 00:23:04,359 Speaker 1: he has an open field in front of him if 441 00:23:04,400 --> 00:23:06,080 Speaker 1: there if a guy you know, he breaks, that makes 442 00:23:06,119 --> 00:23:09,560 Speaker 1: that first guy miss. Conversely, you know, you wonder what 443 00:23:09,600 --> 00:23:11,600 Speaker 1: Aaron Jones out in space could do. You wonder what 444 00:23:11,640 --> 00:23:13,840 Speaker 1: a j. Dylon can do if he breaks a couple 445 00:23:13,840 --> 00:23:16,080 Speaker 1: of tackles in the middle of the field. Those first 446 00:23:16,080 --> 00:23:18,840 Speaker 1: through haymakers that get thrown in this game, I think 447 00:23:18,880 --> 00:23:22,159 Speaker 1: are going to be so important because you know, the 448 00:23:23,720 --> 00:23:26,080 Speaker 1: no ons are known here. I don't think you're gonna 449 00:23:26,080 --> 00:23:28,399 Speaker 1: see anything that's gonna surprise you too much. With Kirk Cousins, 450 00:23:28,440 --> 00:23:29,680 Speaker 1: I don't think there's gonna be a whole lot with 451 00:23:29,720 --> 00:23:32,639 Speaker 1: Aaron Rodgers. You know what what those guys offer at 452 00:23:32,640 --> 00:23:36,080 Speaker 1: the quarterback position. But it's seeing how the offensive makeups 453 00:23:36,119 --> 00:23:41,119 Speaker 1: on both sides of the ball, um how that takes form. 454 00:23:41,160 --> 00:23:43,360 Speaker 1: After a preseason in which you talked about Green Bay, 455 00:23:43,400 --> 00:23:45,879 Speaker 1: yet there wasn't a game where Minnesota didn't have fewer 456 00:23:45,880 --> 00:23:50,240 Speaker 1: than thirty starter thirty players not playing. They took a 457 00:23:50,320 --> 00:23:52,720 Speaker 1: very deliberate path too, So I don't think you can 458 00:23:52,720 --> 00:23:55,160 Speaker 1: do the Hey, you know, do they she played starters 459 00:23:55,240 --> 00:23:58,440 Speaker 1: or whatever? In the preseason, Minnesota said everybody. They barely 460 00:23:58,440 --> 00:24:02,520 Speaker 1: played Alexander Madison. So that aspect of it is just 461 00:24:02,520 --> 00:24:05,360 Speaker 1: going to be so interesting because, as you said, Mike, 462 00:24:05,400 --> 00:24:08,040 Speaker 1: when you when you have all these unscouted looks and 463 00:24:08,080 --> 00:24:11,119 Speaker 1: a new coaching staff, I mean, it does create a 464 00:24:11,119 --> 00:24:14,760 Speaker 1: lot of questions for how does Kevin O'Connell and ed 465 00:24:14,800 --> 00:24:17,879 Speaker 1: Donna Tell and these coaches in Minnesota, how do they 466 00:24:17,920 --> 00:24:20,000 Speaker 1: play with this clay that had already been there? What 467 00:24:20,200 --> 00:24:22,880 Speaker 1: form are they going to actually bring out of it? Yeah, 468 00:24:22,880 --> 00:24:25,960 Speaker 1: and we're gonna We're gonna see. And then the rematch 469 00:24:26,000 --> 00:24:29,720 Speaker 1: against the Vikings is not for four months or whatever 470 00:24:29,760 --> 00:24:34,680 Speaker 1: it is, right, Yeah, And then uh, and then it'll 471 00:24:34,680 --> 00:24:39,119 Speaker 1: be three before the Packers and Vikings see one another again. 472 00:24:39,160 --> 00:24:41,560 Speaker 1: But with that, we'll call it a wrap on this 473 00:24:41,720 --> 00:24:44,520 Speaker 1: edition of Packers Unscripted. Be sure to follow all of 474 00:24:44,560 --> 00:24:46,960 Speaker 1: our coverage of the team all week long here in 475 00:24:47,080 --> 00:24:49,720 Speaker 1: Week one leading up to the show down with the 476 00:24:49,840 --> 00:24:52,000 Speaker 1: Vikings on Sunday, we'll have it all for you on 477 00:24:52,119 --> 00:24:55,520 Speaker 1: Packers dot com for West, I'm Mike. Thanks for tuning in, everybody, 478 00:24:55,880 --> 00:24:56,560 Speaker 1: See you next time.