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Bears All 0:00:20.640 --> 0:00:24.599 Access is brought to you by IGS Energy and sponsored 0:00:24.600 --> 0:00:31.560 by Athletical Physical Therapy and CDW and Welcome into the 0:00:31.560 --> 0:00:34.479 program as we get you set for Bears Saints Sunday 0:00:34.520 --> 0:00:37.440 at Jodan Get Johnny Active, Tom Bear, and we're brought 0:00:37.440 --> 0:00:40.800 to you by i s SCV along with our producers 0:00:40.880 --> 0:00:43.640 Jordan shut Up game Brilliant, John Anderson getting ready for 0:00:43.680 --> 0:00:45.240 the Saint. We're going to talk to you. Zack Street 0:00:45.240 --> 0:00:49.000 performing earthquestern offensive Lineman now the voice of the New 0:00:49.080 --> 0:00:51.279 Orleans Saints, and they've had some trouble down there, Big Tim. 0:00:51.320 --> 0:00:54.279 Welcome into the program. With a hurricane today, as if 0:00:54.280 --> 0:00:58.040 twenty twenty hasn't tell everybody enough, right, you know, New 0:00:58.160 --> 0:01:01.800 Orleans is probably that has a lot of protocol plans 0:01:01.800 --> 0:01:06.479 in place, whether it's a hurricane or a pandemic. They've 0:01:06.480 --> 0:01:09.240 had a couple of storm issues so far early this season. 0:01:09.680 --> 0:01:13.640 And you know, I think Sean Payton and that whole 0:01:13.720 --> 0:01:16.400 organization has done a nice job of holding it together 0:01:16.920 --> 0:01:20.800 during all these difficult times they've had throughout their organization's career. 0:01:21.280 --> 0:01:23.920 But now they've got Drew Brees and they keep on perculating. 0:01:25.440 --> 0:01:27.520 You know, that's just it. That's an amazing thing about 0:01:27.520 --> 0:01:30.520 it is what is the glue that keeps this organization together. 0:01:30.880 --> 0:01:33.600 I know that Sean Payton is really highly thought of, 0:01:34.000 --> 0:01:36.080 but when you look at the early parts of Drew 0:01:36.080 --> 0:01:39.759 Brees's career, in what he did to make this commitment 0:01:39.800 --> 0:01:45.160 to New Orleans over the course of Hurricane Katrina everything else, 0:01:45.280 --> 0:01:48.919 from a Super Bowl to a downward spiral back getting 0:01:48.920 --> 0:01:51.960 it to the top of the pile. I think Drew 0:01:52.000 --> 0:01:55.040 Brees is one of the best constants that New Orleans 0:01:55.120 --> 0:01:58.920 has had in their franchise's history. Yeah, he felt he 0:01:59.160 --> 0:02:01.200 was not a year ago when Teddy Bridgewater came to 0:02:01.200 --> 0:02:03.560 Soldier Field Tommy and had a very very good day 0:02:03.600 --> 0:02:06.680 against the Bears. They also didn't have Alvin Kamara in 0:02:06.720 --> 0:02:09.240 that game, and if I'm not mistaken, they didn't have 0:02:09.360 --> 0:02:11.440 Jared Cook either. So they're gonna have all three it 0:02:11.560 --> 0:02:14.840 Soldier Field and so you can understand why Chuck Pagano 0:02:15.840 --> 0:02:19.079 It's interesting how he rates these players because I think 0:02:19.120 --> 0:02:21.400 almost every week this season he's referred to somebody as 0:02:21.400 --> 0:02:23.320 a game breaker. And he had plenty to say today 0:02:23.360 --> 0:02:28.880 about Alvin Tamara. Obviously a dynamic, multidimensional talent both on 0:02:28.919 --> 0:02:31.520 the ground through the year. He is danger. He is danger, 0:02:31.639 --> 0:02:34.280 especially with a guy like Drew Brees who can dictate 0:02:34.320 --> 0:02:36.920 what happens from that pocket. And he's okay with giving 0:02:36.919 --> 0:02:39.600 you the short game without a star players. And I 0:02:39.639 --> 0:02:43.320 know Michael Thomas did practice so limited today, but the 0:02:43.400 --> 0:02:46.360 expectation is that high ankle and hamstring not quite ready 0:02:46.360 --> 0:02:49.640 to go. But he makes good use out of Kamara 0:02:49.800 --> 0:02:51.600 to the point that he can beat you just with 0:02:51.720 --> 0:02:54.560 that two men game. You know. I think play in 0:02:54.600 --> 0:02:56.920 Carolina a couple of weeks ago, Jeff is a really 0:02:56.919 --> 0:02:58.959 good warm up from what New Orleans is going to 0:02:59.040 --> 0:03:01.200 try to present to you. When you look at Teddy 0:03:01.240 --> 0:03:04.359 Bridgewater and Mike Davis and you look at Drew Brees 0:03:04.400 --> 0:03:07.400 and Alvin Kamara, that's what they can do. Because the 0:03:08.080 --> 0:03:10.880 running backs for both teams can be a double edged sword. 0:03:11.160 --> 0:03:13.519 They can be very useful in a power running game, 0:03:13.760 --> 0:03:16.440 but they can be just as productive as a pass 0:03:16.600 --> 0:03:19.840 receiver out of the backfield or beyond the line of scrimmage. 0:03:19.840 --> 0:03:23.480 So you know, it was a good warm up. However, 0:03:23.560 --> 0:03:28.000 it's like going from regular gas in Carolina to high 0:03:28.000 --> 0:03:31.640 octane gas in New Orleans and then you got the defense. 0:03:31.840 --> 0:03:33.800 I'm a big Cam Jordan fan. I know he doesn't 0:03:33.840 --> 0:03:35.600 have much in the way of sacks this year, but 0:03:36.200 --> 0:03:38.839 he's somebody you've got a block because who could wreck 0:03:38.960 --> 0:03:41.920 you as well. He's got a big verse to his game, 0:03:42.320 --> 0:03:44.600 and as I discussed with you last night, I was 0:03:44.640 --> 0:03:48.280 amazed to find outs forty seven pass breakups. So he 0:03:48.360 --> 0:03:51.640 puts his hands up and blocks some passing lanes. Dad, 0:03:51.720 --> 0:03:55.240 that's a big number. That's the early partion of the 0:03:55.320 --> 0:03:57.200 career of JJ Watt when he used to call him 0:03:57.240 --> 0:04:00.480 j j swat. Cam Jordan cannot the ball down if 0:04:00.480 --> 0:04:02.680 you're not having the right to jective, which you know 0:04:02.800 --> 0:04:06.000 you got a six six quarterback throwing, so that helps. Well. 0:04:06.040 --> 0:04:08.960 You know what's interesting, JJ Watt. When Houston was winning 0:04:09.000 --> 0:04:10.800 a couple of years ago and they were playing on 0:04:10.840 --> 0:04:13.520 the lead, he had a lot more opportunities to rush 0:04:13.560 --> 0:04:16.960 the passer than he's getting today, whereas it's the same 0:04:17.040 --> 0:04:19.720 thing New Orleans. A majority of the time they play 0:04:19.760 --> 0:04:22.839 on the lead. So these guys rushing the passer on 0:04:22.880 --> 0:04:25.280 the line of scrimmage, they know what's going on, they 0:04:25.320 --> 0:04:28.080 know the passing lanes, they know if they're stalemated at 0:04:28.160 --> 0:04:30.159 or near the line of scrimmage, and then they just 0:04:30.200 --> 0:04:33.080 try to focus on taking up a passing lane. However, 0:04:33.360 --> 0:04:36.040 when you can read the quarterback's eyes while you're rushing 0:04:36.040 --> 0:04:39.520 the passer against an offensive lineman and understand the timing 0:04:39.560 --> 0:04:41.719 of it all, it's a lot like a quarterback getting 0:04:41.760 --> 0:04:43.839 rid of the ball before he gets sacked. It's the 0:04:43.880 --> 0:04:46.919 same thing as a defensive lineman reading the quarterback and 0:04:47.040 --> 0:04:51.000 being able to deflect the pass opportunity. And what else 0:04:51.279 --> 0:04:56.000 impresses you about what they're doing defensively, because Damario Davis 0:04:56.160 --> 0:04:59.920 is also an outstanding player once to the named All 0:05:00.040 --> 0:05:03.000 Pro a year ago. But you know they're secondary. They're 0:05:03.000 --> 0:05:05.760 stopping the run again. They're stopping the run they did 0:05:05.880 --> 0:05:07.840 last year, they're doing it again this year, which is 0:05:07.839 --> 0:05:10.000 probably not music to the years of the Bears offense 0:05:10.080 --> 0:05:12.640 at the moment. Until they get that running game figured out, 0:05:12.839 --> 0:05:14.960 they're holding you a less than ninety yards a game. 0:05:15.000 --> 0:05:19.119 But you know other things they're doing defensively, They're playing 0:05:19.200 --> 0:05:22.160 really physical on the inside of the defense, and I 0:05:22.200 --> 0:05:24.640 think that's one of the challenging aspects of it. Why 0:05:24.640 --> 0:05:27.240 they play so well against the run, because they have 0:05:27.400 --> 0:05:31.280 physical size and power on the inside that takes up 0:05:31.320 --> 0:05:33.560 the point of attack. And then they say, okay, you guys, 0:05:33.600 --> 0:05:36.040 see if you can throw it down field, second nine, 0:05:36.400 --> 0:05:39.160 third nine against this defensive rush, we're gonna put on you. 0:05:39.920 --> 0:05:42.040 All right, We're gonna step away. Take it our first 0:05:42.040 --> 0:05:44.880 of the night, Zach Strieff, the voice of the New 0:05:45.000 --> 0:05:46.920 Orleans Saints and a great player in his own right 0:05:46.960 --> 0:05:49.320 for New Orleans and at Northwestern, would join us. This 0:05:49.400 --> 0:05:51.480 is Bears All Access brought to you by GF Energy 0:05:51.520 --> 0:06:00.840 in Chicago Sports Radio six seventy to score. We'll get 0:06:00.839 --> 0:06:03.480 back to Bears All Access rust you by IGS Energy 0:06:03.800 --> 0:06:06.039 and Clean Energy for your home at IGF dot com 0:06:06.080 --> 0:06:08.480 because every good choice DGE ups to up better world. 0:06:08.560 --> 0:06:11.480 Jeff jon Town there joined by Zach Street now from 0:06:11.480 --> 0:06:14.600 New Orleans, the voice of the Saints and former Northwestern 0:06:14.720 --> 0:06:18.240 Star and one of the outstanding offensive lineman for the 0:06:18.240 --> 0:06:22.799 New Orleans Saints, enjoying great success in two different careers 0:06:22.839 --> 0:06:25.280 and really spinning on a dime from doing it shortly 0:06:25.320 --> 0:06:29.280 after becoming an announcer after wrapping up his NFL career, Zach, 0:06:29.320 --> 0:06:30.720 how are you doing down there? First of all, is 0:06:30.760 --> 0:06:35.000 everybody okay? After the hurricane went through? Hey, gentlemen, thanks 0:06:35.040 --> 0:06:37.520 for having me on. Yeah, you know, we're doing pretty good. 0:06:37.839 --> 0:06:40.680 We got lucky. Was soaked fast. It was moving about 0:06:40.720 --> 0:06:43.400 twenty five miles an hour when it hit landfall, so 0:06:44.000 --> 0:06:46.560 it was substantially stronger than we thought it was going 0:06:46.600 --> 0:06:48.520 to be twenty four hours earlier. But it was also 0:06:48.560 --> 0:06:51.479 out of here about twice as fast. So certainly a 0:06:51.520 --> 0:06:54.080 lot of power outages, but I think by and large 0:06:54.080 --> 0:06:57.560 we got away. Okay, It's not like anything has had 0:06:57.600 --> 0:06:59.640 upen weird this year, hasn't it. I mean, I mean, 0:07:00.680 --> 0:07:05.800 you guys have dealt with a lot over the retor Yeah, yeah, 0:07:05.800 --> 0:07:10.160 I mean wouwenty without a late October, you know, rare 0:07:10.240 --> 0:07:14.640 hurricane for New Orleans for sure. Hey, Zach, I got 0:07:14.680 --> 0:07:16.400 a question for you know what we all we talked 0:07:16.520 --> 0:07:19.160 in your introduction they talk about how you're from Northwestern 0:07:19.240 --> 0:07:21.320 I have to ask anybody that because the times have 0:07:21.440 --> 0:07:24.080 changed a lot around Northwestern since you've been there. Have 0:07:24.200 --> 0:07:27.400 you ever been back to see Northwestern's new facility and 0:07:27.560 --> 0:07:30.560 how beautiful of a presentation they make to college football 0:07:30.600 --> 0:07:35.720 over there. Yeah. I have actually gotten to get back 0:07:35.760 --> 0:07:38.320 since they've finished the facility. I was inducted in the 0:07:38.320 --> 0:07:41.000 Northwestern Hall of Fame a couple of years ago, the 0:07:41.080 --> 0:07:42.880 year that they opened that place up, and so I 0:07:42.920 --> 0:07:45.360 got to get in and see it all, and it's 0:07:45.480 --> 0:07:50.680 it's pretty mind blowing. Having been through Northwestern and knowing, 0:07:51.080 --> 0:07:53.680 you know that what it was and the facilities in 0:07:53.720 --> 0:07:56.840 comparison to other Big ten schools, when I was there 0:07:56.880 --> 0:08:00.760 to see what an incredible job they've been able to 0:08:00.760 --> 0:08:03.920 do it Northwestern, and certainly led by Pat Fitzgerald, understanding 0:08:03.920 --> 0:08:07.000 how important that was not just for the football program 0:08:07.000 --> 0:08:09.600 but to the athletic program in general. And it's a 0:08:09.640 --> 0:08:12.720 stunning facility. I swear every time I see it, I 0:08:12.840 --> 0:08:16.080 kind of have to remind myself that's at Northwestern on 0:08:16.160 --> 0:08:20.280 Northwestern's campus, so pretty special places. And I'm super super 0:08:20.280 --> 0:08:23.680 excited that the university can attract a different type of 0:08:23.760 --> 0:08:27.120 athlete now that they can compete with the facilities. Is 0:08:27.160 --> 0:08:31.040 because certainly on an academic standpoint there they have a 0:08:31.040 --> 0:08:33.480 lot to offer. Hey, Zacho, let's talk a little New 0:08:33.559 --> 0:08:36.040 Orleans football. So the Bear so far this season they 0:08:36.040 --> 0:08:39.480 played against Matt Ryan, Matthew Stafford, Tom Brady, and now 0:08:39.559 --> 0:08:42.760 Drew Brees. So when you look at Drew Brees at forty, 0:08:43.520 --> 0:08:49.079 what part of him looks forty Well, you know, it's 0:08:49.080 --> 0:08:51.640 hard to say because if his hairline's interceding. Since he 0:08:51.679 --> 0:08:55.640 was about thirty two, that's always been kind of as 0:08:55.679 --> 0:08:57.719 a soft spot for him. He's not a big fan 0:08:57.760 --> 0:09:00.000 of me bringing that up, but I'm happy to do something. 0:09:01.040 --> 0:09:03.920 You know, really what we've seen and I think, you know, 0:09:03.960 --> 0:09:06.320 it's indicative of what a lot of quarterbacks do, or 0:09:06.360 --> 0:09:09.800 not even quarterbacks, just players in general. He's adapted, you know, 0:09:10.000 --> 0:09:13.640 to you know, where his strengths are and found ways 0:09:13.640 --> 0:09:15.760 to kind of avoid the weaknesses. You know, there's been 0:09:15.840 --> 0:09:18.480 so much talk over the last couple of years about 0:09:18.480 --> 0:09:21.360 his arm strength and whether it's at the level that 0:09:21.840 --> 0:09:25.160 can be successful in the National Football League, and those 0:09:25.200 --> 0:09:27.160 of us who know him and know the style of 0:09:27.240 --> 0:09:30.400 game that he plays, we kind of bury our heads 0:09:30.400 --> 0:09:32.000 in the sand for a while, so we don't have 0:09:32.080 --> 0:09:33.640 to hear it, because we know it's a matter of 0:09:33.640 --> 0:09:38.120 time before he strings off a bunch of highly impressive performances, 0:09:38.160 --> 0:09:40.439 and he's kind of in the middle of that right now, 0:09:40.520 --> 0:09:43.560 so you know, he listen. He's extremely efficient. He runs 0:09:43.559 --> 0:09:45.320 his offense the way it's meant to be run, and 0:09:45.360 --> 0:09:48.319 that is to be efficient, to complete passes, to get 0:09:48.320 --> 0:09:50.920 the ball into the hands of his playmakers, and he 0:09:51.000 --> 0:09:53.120 does that as well as anybody in football. You know, 0:09:53.160 --> 0:09:55.800 he's knocking on Corcus seventy yard pass on you guys 0:09:56.520 --> 0:09:58.280 in the air. But he couldn't do that when he 0:09:58.360 --> 0:10:02.160 was twenty six either, So I think he's really, you know, honed. 0:10:02.200 --> 0:10:04.839 Danny's as accurate as he's ever been. He's as locked 0:10:04.840 --> 0:10:07.440 in mentally as he's ever been, and quite honestly, probably 0:10:07.480 --> 0:10:10.360 has more weapons when we're at full strength right now 0:10:10.400 --> 0:10:13.640 than he's ever had in his time in New Orleans. 0:10:13.440 --> 0:10:17.280 As good as Drew is, Zach I am. As good 0:10:17.280 --> 0:10:20.240 as this offense is. Is this a defensive driven team 0:10:20.520 --> 0:10:24.160 or is it still the way the offense goes that's 0:10:24.200 --> 0:10:27.280 the way we'll go as a team. You know, I 0:10:27.320 --> 0:10:30.640 would say over the last couple of years, this team's 0:10:30.720 --> 0:10:34.040 played pretty complimentary, and I think we've seen periods of 0:10:34.080 --> 0:10:36.840 each season where you know, the offense would go on 0:10:36.840 --> 0:10:39.520 a run for six or seven games and be dominant 0:10:39.760 --> 0:10:42.000 and then run through a stretch where they really struggled 0:10:42.040 --> 0:10:43.920 in the defense was able to pick up all that 0:10:44.000 --> 0:10:47.079 slack and more and win football games for this group. 0:10:47.080 --> 0:10:50.440 But you know, so far this season, I would say 0:10:50.480 --> 0:10:52.960 that this has been an offensive football team. Again, offense 0:10:53.040 --> 0:10:55.960 has been highly efficient. Like I said, they're scoring about 0:10:56.040 --> 0:10:59.680 thirty points a game, which is seventh in the National 0:10:59.679 --> 0:11:02.720 Football League. You know, they've been fantastic on third down 0:11:02.800 --> 0:11:05.079 fifty five percent right now, which is really astoundings of 0:11:05.160 --> 0:11:07.559 the I think the stats are watching this game against 0:11:07.600 --> 0:11:12.000 the Bears defense and quite honestly, the defense they're not 0:11:12.120 --> 0:11:14.840 standing against the run. But but the issues with the 0:11:14.880 --> 0:11:16.680 New Orleans Saints this year, I've been on the back 0:11:16.800 --> 0:11:20.000 end and not even the ability. It's a talented secondary, 0:11:20.000 --> 0:11:23.120 probably it's talented the secondaries we've had in my fifteen 0:11:23.160 --> 0:11:26.720 years into Orleans. But man, the mental errors, the blown 0:11:26.720 --> 0:11:29.079 assignments on the back end have really killed this team. 0:11:29.320 --> 0:11:32.360 And also lead the National Football League with eleven defensive 0:11:32.360 --> 0:11:35.839 passenger aferances. So you know, in spite of not giving 0:11:35.920 --> 0:11:39.000 up a ton of yards. Um, they're giving up some 0:11:39.080 --> 0:11:41.719 big and easy plays and on top of that you 0:11:42.120 --> 0:11:44.280 kind of cap that off and again it's it's an 0:11:44.280 --> 0:11:47.959 interesting comparison to the Bears. UM. Nineteen of twenty two 0:11:48.000 --> 0:11:49.840 trips to the red zones for this football team have 0:11:50.000 --> 0:11:52.560 ended with a touchdown. That's last in the NFL. And 0:11:52.640 --> 0:11:55.679 so you know, they're not they're not bending and not breaking. 0:11:55.720 --> 0:11:58.400 They're they're bending and then breaking in the red zone. 0:11:58.440 --> 0:12:00.920 And that's really been, you know, where the issues have 0:12:01.040 --> 0:12:03.000 lied with this group, and it's been mostly on the 0:12:03.040 --> 0:12:06.280 back end. So until they get that straightened out, until 0:12:06.320 --> 0:12:09.280 they can stop turning people loose and giving up big 0:12:09.320 --> 0:12:12.320 plays and having the big penalties, UM, this is going 0:12:12.360 --> 0:12:15.760 to have to be an offensive led football team. Sax 0:12:15.840 --> 0:12:17.959 Truth our guest here on Bears All Access brought to 0:12:17.960 --> 0:12:20.840 you by IGS Energy with Jeff tim There, Jeff Jonny 0:12:20.840 --> 0:12:22.760 Ak and this segment of Bears on Access is brought 0:12:22.760 --> 0:12:25.640 to you by Microsoft Surfaces tw People who get it 0:12:25.720 --> 0:12:28.679 learned more at EW dot com. What is the status 0:12:28.720 --> 0:12:32.920 of Michael Thomas. Well, Michael was able to go a 0:12:32.920 --> 0:12:35.200 little bit today. He was limited for today's practice he 0:12:35.240 --> 0:12:38.240 missed yesterday's You know, he's coming off of a hamstring 0:12:38.320 --> 0:12:41.720 that he had during practice, initially a high ankle sprain, 0:12:41.800 --> 0:12:44.200 which he recovered from, and then as he kind of 0:12:44.240 --> 0:12:49.360 came back last week, you know, you know, sprain is hamstring, 0:12:49.400 --> 0:12:52.080 and so he was able to get back today. I 0:12:52.080 --> 0:12:54.040 think that was surprising for some of us. I think 0:12:54.040 --> 0:12:56.000 most people assumed it was going to be another week. 0:12:56.760 --> 0:12:59.920 I certainly don't think that's necessarily an indication that Mike's 0:13:00.000 --> 0:13:03.360 going to go, Especially knowing Mike Thomas, I think Mike 0:13:03.360 --> 0:13:05.200 could do anything just to get out on the field, 0:13:06.200 --> 0:13:08.600 even if that means telling them he feels better than 0:13:08.640 --> 0:13:11.440 he really does. But I do think it's a good sign. 0:13:11.480 --> 0:13:13.920 I didn't think we've seen him until next week, so 0:13:14.120 --> 0:13:16.280 it's a possibility, you know. I think there's a little 0:13:16.280 --> 0:13:19.160 bit of stress there. Immanuel Sanders still in the COVID 0:13:19.240 --> 0:13:22.440 nineteen reserve list for another week. And then Marcos Callaway, 0:13:22.480 --> 0:13:25.160 who kind of been a surprise performance led this team 0:13:25.160 --> 0:13:28.559 with eight catches last week. Undrafted free agent out of Tennessee. 0:13:28.640 --> 0:13:31.680 Really just really like the second or third game that 0:13:31.679 --> 0:13:33.200 we've seen him get in at all, and he was 0:13:33.240 --> 0:13:36.640 targeted a lot early on in that football game last 0:13:36.640 --> 0:13:39.160 week against the Panthers. He had an ankle injury in 0:13:39.200 --> 0:13:42.080 the fourth quarter as well, so you could theoretically be 0:13:42.200 --> 0:13:44.280 looking at three of the top four receivers down for 0:13:44.320 --> 0:13:46.160 the Saints, and I think Mike might be feeling some 0:13:46.200 --> 0:13:49.880 of that pressure to get back and help contribute. I'll 0:13:49.880 --> 0:13:52.280 tell you there was like a league wide eye roll 0:13:52.360 --> 0:13:57.720 whenever a great quarterback can absolutely make a difference in 0:13:57.920 --> 0:14:02.520 his receivers by just being on the field and helping them, 0:14:02.640 --> 0:14:05.200 you know, reach their potential. So the eye roll was, Okay, 0:14:05.360 --> 0:14:08.080 how in the world did the say it's get another guy? 0:14:08.120 --> 0:14:10.679 And who is Mark Wes Cattaway. I mean, obviously he's 0:14:10.679 --> 0:14:13.280 an SEC guy, so people knew all of him. But 0:14:13.600 --> 0:14:16.240 to get this undrafted guy to be the leading pass 0:14:16.240 --> 0:14:18.200 catcher for a game and help the team get a win, 0:14:18.880 --> 0:14:23.200 you could probably appreciate that frustration for offensive struggling teams 0:14:23.240 --> 0:14:25.600 that are still trying to figure things out and get 0:14:25.640 --> 0:14:30.080 guys developed at that position. Yeah, I think every guy 0:14:30.120 --> 0:14:32.840 that's ever really come through this organization. You know, again, 0:14:32.840 --> 0:14:35.280 in the last fifteen years since Drew's been here, have 0:14:35.880 --> 0:14:38.840 kind of sung the praises of how much his tutelage 0:14:38.840 --> 0:14:41.680 has meant, and what a greater understanding they have, not 0:14:41.720 --> 0:14:43.960 only have this offense put up the game, you know, 0:14:44.040 --> 0:14:47.160 getting to experience practice. Drew's a teacher. You know, He's 0:14:47.200 --> 0:14:48.680 not a yell or he's not a guy that's going 0:14:48.720 --> 0:14:51.440 to go after a young guy for messing up. He's 0:14:51.440 --> 0:14:53.760 gonna chase him down and explain to him, you know, 0:14:53.800 --> 0:14:56.400 what he did wrong. And I think guys really respect 0:14:56.480 --> 0:14:59.840 that and really learn a little bit faster because of 0:15:00.000 --> 0:15:02.840 And so there's been a lot of years in this 0:15:02.920 --> 0:15:05.960 offense where you'd say, hey, there's really not a premier 0:15:06.080 --> 0:15:08.760 offensive talent outside of Drew Brees and the offense, and 0:15:08.840 --> 0:15:11.640 yet the offense has always went And that's you know, 0:15:11.680 --> 0:15:13.560 a testament to Drew Brees and what he's able to do, 0:15:13.640 --> 0:15:16.000 also to Sean Payton, and I think one of the 0:15:16.040 --> 0:15:19.760 more creative play callers and offensive schemers in the National 0:15:19.760 --> 0:15:22.840 Football League since you know, really, I guess since the 0:15:24.120 --> 0:15:27.440 two thousands. You know, he's really good at getting guys 0:15:27.440 --> 0:15:30.080 in good positions. And I think that at this point 0:15:30.120 --> 0:15:33.160 this offense is his and drews and they speak the 0:15:33.200 --> 0:15:36.920 same language and are able to manipulate defenses in ways 0:15:36.920 --> 0:15:39.360 that a lot of teams aren't. So, you know, as 0:15:39.400 --> 0:15:41.080 long as you can find your way to the right 0:15:41.160 --> 0:15:44.640 spot in this offense, I think Drew Drew Brees can 0:15:44.640 --> 0:15:47.440 get you the ball. Hey, Zach, So you look at 0:15:47.480 --> 0:15:49.840 what Alvin Kamara can do for this offense, and you 0:15:49.880 --> 0:15:52.840 talk about the relationship between Sean Payton and Drew Brees. 0:15:53.280 --> 0:15:55.960 If the Bears defense is good enough to make the 0:15:56.000 --> 0:15:59.000 New Orleans Saints one dimensional, whether they take away or 0:15:59.040 --> 0:16:01.240 they pass for us so well they take a little 0:16:01.240 --> 0:16:03.320 bit of that away, or they stop to run so 0:16:03.480 --> 0:16:06.960 significantly they have to go exclusively to the past. Do 0:16:07.040 --> 0:16:09.480 they have Do these guys feed off of each other 0:16:09.560 --> 0:16:11.920 the running pass game, or if the Bears did make 0:16:11.960 --> 0:16:15.160 them one dimensional, are they good enough to survive on 0:16:15.720 --> 0:16:20.240 one portion of it? Yeah? I think it's a great question. 0:16:20.440 --> 0:16:23.880 You know. I think that knowing Sean Payne, I think 0:16:23.880 --> 0:16:25.920 this offense is good enough to be one dimensional. I 0:16:25.920 --> 0:16:27.960 think that it's proven that many times now. I can 0:16:28.000 --> 0:16:30.240 also tell you, as an offensive lineman that spent twelve 0:16:30.280 --> 0:16:33.120 years in the system, I dreaded those football games. And 0:16:33.440 --> 0:16:36.040 it wasn't always because you shut the rundown. Sometimes just 0:16:36.120 --> 0:16:38.360 because Sean decided he wasn't going to call any other 0:16:38.440 --> 0:16:42.040 run place because he felt so good about passing the football. 0:16:42.080 --> 0:16:45.040 But this is a game I can pretty much guarantee 0:16:45.080 --> 0:16:47.920 you going to Chicago on the road. A cooler game, 0:16:48.000 --> 0:16:49.920 you know for the Saints, maybe not for the Bears, 0:16:49.920 --> 0:16:52.720 but a cooler game with some wind and with as 0:16:52.760 --> 0:16:55.160 good of a pass rush as the Bears have. They 0:16:55.200 --> 0:16:57.480 won't come in trying to run the football, and he will. 0:16:58.000 --> 0:17:00.560 He's always much better running the football game. It's you know, 0:17:00.840 --> 0:17:04.840 elite defenses. I think he understands and Drew will certainly 0:17:04.920 --> 0:17:09.960 understand the importance against the Bears of having some balance, 0:17:10.440 --> 0:17:13.840 not just you know, for protection standpoints, but you know, 0:17:13.880 --> 0:17:16.480 to keep this secondary that's so good and when they're 0:17:16.520 --> 0:17:19.520 being aggressive and they feel comfortable that they know it's coming. 0:17:19.560 --> 0:17:22.320 They've been so good this year. Um, I think you're 0:17:22.359 --> 0:17:25.560 going to see the Saints really um dig in you know, 0:17:25.680 --> 0:17:30.520 hard on on keeping this game balanced. But if if 0:17:30.560 --> 0:17:34.920 it turned into a into a passing uh contest. Uh, 0:17:34.960 --> 0:17:37.960 they are not shy, and Drew Brees and Joan Payton 0:17:37.960 --> 0:17:41.080 are very comfortable saying, you know what, let's spread them out, 0:17:41.160 --> 0:17:43.159 Let's go five wide. This ball's coming out of my 0:17:43.200 --> 0:17:45.920 hands in one point eight seconds. And this pass rush, 0:17:46.040 --> 0:17:48.040 you know, we can we can, we can take this 0:17:48.080 --> 0:17:50.400 pass rush away from them just by spreading them out 0:17:50.440 --> 0:17:53.240 and getting the ball out quick. So I think certainly 0:17:53.280 --> 0:17:55.520 capable of both. But I can assure you they will 0:17:55.520 --> 0:17:59.000 come in um more committed to the run than people 0:17:59.000 --> 0:18:02.760 are used to see them. Zach. You know, Jeff was 0:18:02.800 --> 0:18:05.160 telling me his stat earlier or in the week about 0:18:05.200 --> 0:18:08.399 how many deflective passes Cam Jordan has. And you've been 0:18:08.440 --> 0:18:11.160 around there a long time when you're a former offensive lineman. 0:18:11.760 --> 0:18:15.040 Is it instincts, awareness, or penetration that allows him to 0:18:15.040 --> 0:18:20.000 be so effective in that role? I'd probably say yes. 0:18:21.119 --> 0:18:23.040 I think all of those things. You know. I think 0:18:23.200 --> 0:18:26.440 Jam's a really smart football player, and I think he's 0:18:26.480 --> 0:18:29.200 excellent at understanding when he has a chance of getting 0:18:29.200 --> 0:18:31.640 to a quarterback and when he doesn't, and so many 0:18:31.680 --> 0:18:33.800 of those badd passes. And you've seen other guys around 0:18:33.800 --> 0:18:36.399 the league be really fantastic at this. Hey, you know 0:18:36.440 --> 0:18:39.439 what I can tell by the way this offensive lineman 0:18:39.560 --> 0:18:42.159 set This ball's coming out. This is a three step drop. 0:18:42.480 --> 0:18:44.480 I'm gonna stop and I'm gonna you know, I'm gonna 0:18:44.480 --> 0:18:46.560 identify where this ball isn't trying to get my hands 0:18:46.560 --> 0:18:48.800 in a throwing length. He's been really good at it 0:18:48.800 --> 0:18:51.160 for a long time. He plays under control. He's able, 0:18:52.040 --> 0:18:55.160 I think, to read an offensive tackle or an offensive 0:18:55.160 --> 0:18:58.119 guard really well, and he's done a fantastic job of 0:18:58.400 --> 0:19:00.480 doing just that now to that point. And he doesn't 0:19:00.480 --> 0:19:02.720 have one yet this year. And I think part of 0:19:02.760 --> 0:19:04.680 that is we have not seen camp Jordan around the 0:19:04.800 --> 0:19:07.800 quarterback nearly as much of this season. Just one sack 0:19:07.920 --> 0:19:10.280 right now, been very active in the running game, twenty 0:19:10.359 --> 0:19:13.240 nine tackles, which is a big number for a defensive 0:19:13.320 --> 0:19:16.360 end in a four three defense, But um, we have 0:19:16.359 --> 0:19:18.280 not seen him around the quarterback a ton and I 0:19:18.280 --> 0:19:20.639 think that, you know, that's that's part of not seeing 0:19:20.720 --> 0:19:22.840 him get his hands on any balls yet this year. 0:19:24.119 --> 0:19:26.000 All right, Zach, gonna let you go before I do, 0:19:26.480 --> 0:19:29.520 you know, making that transmission from not so far removed 0:19:29.520 --> 0:19:31.800 from I'm playing for the Saints and then becoming their 0:19:32.119 --> 0:19:35.280 play by play guy. Several guys have done it in 0:19:35.280 --> 0:19:38.080 the league over the course of their careers. Dave Logan 0:19:38.080 --> 0:19:42.679 and Denver has won and Steve Rabel in Seattle another 0:19:44.200 --> 0:19:45.960 did you always want to do it, or did it 0:19:46.080 --> 0:19:48.840 just something that just kind of came before you and 0:19:49.160 --> 0:19:53.160 you went for it, you know it, I would say 0:19:53.160 --> 0:19:56.480 the latter. I had met with a couple of different 0:19:56.800 --> 0:20:00.240 media organizations around New Orleans, and one of the those 0:20:00.320 --> 0:20:03.320 was de WWL, which is the flagship station of the 0:20:03.320 --> 0:20:05.520 New Orleans Saints, and I'd had a good relationship with 0:20:05.560 --> 0:20:07.760 them in the past and had met about a couple 0:20:07.840 --> 0:20:09.680 of different things. And one of the things they told 0:20:09.680 --> 0:20:11.280 me as I was walking out of the office is, 0:20:11.320 --> 0:20:13.639 you know, so much of this industry is you know, 0:20:13.680 --> 0:20:16.720