WEBVTT - #576 Packers Unscripted: Accolades and Achievement

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<v Speaker 1>What's up, everybody? Welcome to Packers on scripted I'm your host.

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<v Speaker 1>Wes Hawk was joined by an extra special guest, Larry mccarin,

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<v Speaker 1>stepping in for Mike spot for today. Larry, thank you

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<v Speaker 1>for coming on the show. Hey, Wes, can you explain

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<v Speaker 1>the rules to me? Now? Are verbal spats allowed? Perhaps

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<v Speaker 1>in extreme cases even fisticuffs? How don't you if you

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<v Speaker 1>want to come across the studio and set me straight?

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<v Speaker 1>You want the rules? I want to dound so I

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<v Speaker 1>don't you know, step over the line if you know

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<v Speaker 1>you're you're totally within your right whatever you need to do.

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<v Speaker 1>But but yeah, we we, we do appreciate you jumping

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<v Speaker 1>out with us, Larry. The Green Bay Packers, for the

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<v Speaker 1>third time since nineteen nine, clinched the number one seed

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<v Speaker 1>in the NFC. More important probably than any other you're

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<v Speaker 1>considering they're only one first round bio the NFC, and

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<v Speaker 1>that came courtesy of a thirty five sixteen win over

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<v Speaker 1>the Chicago Bears. Larry, the Green Bay Packers finishing pretty

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<v Speaker 1>strong here on the regular season Slate certainly had to

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<v Speaker 1>dig down deep to pull this one out. But just

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<v Speaker 1>your first impressions of that victory, and what it meant

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<v Speaker 1>to go down to Soldier Field and get another win

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<v Speaker 1>over the Bears. Well about your previous comment about finishing strong,

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<v Speaker 1>I think that is so important and for just this moment,

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<v Speaker 1>regardless of opponent. I mean, when you get on a roll,

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<v Speaker 1>and the Packers are on a roll, what do they

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<v Speaker 1>want five straight And it's the kind of situation where

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<v Speaker 1>they are playing their best football at the best time,

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<v Speaker 1>the most important time, and confidence. Uh, success breeds confidence,

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<v Speaker 1>and so this is a great situation for them to

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<v Speaker 1>be in. And then to go down and ice the thing,

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<v Speaker 1>ice the number one seed, the home field advantage, and

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<v Speaker 1>they'll buy that goes with it in Chicago against the Bears,

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<v Speaker 1>who had all kinds of hopes, dreams and aspirations about

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<v Speaker 1>that game. To get that done, I think it speaks

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<v Speaker 1>volumes about the Green Bay Packers and their chances going forward,

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<v Speaker 1>and Larry starting off on the offensive side of all.

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<v Speaker 1>Aaron Rodgers nineteen twenty forty yards, four touchdowns, a hundred

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<v Speaker 1>and forty seven point nine passer rating. The I believe

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<v Speaker 1>it was the fourteenth time to see her over a

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<v Speaker 1>hundred passer rating. Kind of putting that final stamp in

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of minds of many on the m m

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<v Speaker 1>VP season what would be his third There were a

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<v Speaker 1>couple of moments in this game though, I thought, right

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<v Speaker 1>off the bat, this was gonna be something where they

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<v Speaker 1>needed to start fast. They need to get their offensive

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<v Speaker 1>rhythm going. And and Rogers got this group, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>right from the get go, kind of right up against it.

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<v Speaker 1>Not having David baktr he got them into a rhythm.

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<v Speaker 1>And it seemed like with getting three quick scores really

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<v Speaker 1>sort of set the tempo for this game. Yeah, And

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<v Speaker 1>wasn't it a crazy way the game started? The Bears

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<v Speaker 1>possessed the ball for a major block of the first quarter,

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<v Speaker 1>and then the Packers possessed it for the rest of

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<v Speaker 1>the first quarter and into the second. And I thought

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<v Speaker 1>the Packers did a nice job early on of adjusting

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<v Speaker 1>to what the Bears were doing against Davante Adams. The

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<v Speaker 1>Bears don't normally travel a corner, but they were traveling

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<v Speaker 1>Kyle Fuller, their best corner corner that has Pro Bowl credentials.

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<v Speaker 1>They were traveling him with DeVante, and at the minimum

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<v Speaker 1>he was on the same side of the field, and

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<v Speaker 1>if DeVante was wide, he was right across from him.

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<v Speaker 1>And despite the fact Fuller is a real deal corner,

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<v Speaker 1>they also had safety help over the top, and so

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<v Speaker 1>the Packers they got a digestie adjust to it and

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<v Speaker 1>still moved the ball while going through those adjustments. And

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<v Speaker 1>they managed that and thanks mostly to the greatness of

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<v Speaker 1>Aaron Rodgers West. I have seen every game that young

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<v Speaker 1>man has played. I don't think he's ever played better.

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<v Speaker 1>And the m VP thing, to me is a non

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<v Speaker 1>argument case closed. I mean it is, it shouldn't even

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<v Speaker 1>be close. If somebody wants to debate best of all time,

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<v Speaker 1>best player I've ever seen, I'll be willing to debate that.

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<v Speaker 1>But I still think he's not only the m v

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<v Speaker 1>P best player I've ever seen. Yeah, and there's a

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<v Speaker 1>couple of moments in this game. The one that really

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<v Speaker 1>stands out to me too is the past to marquisveld

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<v Speaker 1>Is scandling, the first one that goes for the seventy

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<v Speaker 1>two yard touchdown. Matt Lafleur told a really interesting story

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<v Speaker 1>on Monday about that how play clocks going down, there's

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<v Speaker 1>a little bit of confusion in the Chicago defense, and

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<v Speaker 1>he trusted his quarterback in that instance to make sure

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<v Speaker 1>that not only getting the playoff, but getting the Packers

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<v Speaker 1>into the right matchup, he kept all of his assets.

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<v Speaker 1>I'll side he was thinking about maybe bringing in Jamal

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<v Speaker 1>Williams into the backfield. He keeps him out. They stay

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<v Speaker 1>in the empty formation and they get mvs. Matched up

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<v Speaker 1>against Danny Trevathan. Travathan is one of my favorite inside

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<v Speaker 1>linebackers for a long time in this league, but that's

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<v Speaker 1>going to be a mismatch. Rogers puts it over the

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<v Speaker 1>top of seventy two yard touchdown. Really seemed to be

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<v Speaker 1>the explosive play to kind of get this offense firing. Well,

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<v Speaker 1>the match up you're talking about West that is Trevathan

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<v Speaker 1>four seven coming out versus mvs. Four three coming out.

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<v Speaker 1>And the thing maybe underappreciated in the play the Bears

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<v Speaker 1>after Aaron left Jamal Williams on the outside. After that,

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<v Speaker 1>when the ball was snapped, the Bears had a jammed

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<v Speaker 1>the line of scrimmage. Packers had five blockers. The Bears

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<v Speaker 1>had him outnumbered. Duke Shelley, their nickelback is coming free.

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<v Speaker 1>So Aaron out of the corner of his eye, he's

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<v Speaker 1>got a free blitzer coming and then he totally puts

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<v Speaker 1>that aside as he thought the Bears were confused. There's

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<v Speaker 1>gonna be a mismatch. He finds that mismatch and then

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<v Speaker 1>unleash just a throw. I don't know if you noticed

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<v Speaker 1>a trajectory. I just did a chalk talk on this,

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<v Speaker 1>and this is why suddenly I have total recall. I

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<v Speaker 1>don't know if you noticed the trajectory of this throw,

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<v Speaker 1>but it was not an ally oop job. It was

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<v Speaker 1>thirty six yards in the air, on the line to

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<v Speaker 1>a spot, and it hits MVS in dead perfect stride. Amazing.

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<v Speaker 1>And when you see like stuff like that, you said,

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<v Speaker 1>that is other worldly. It ain't normal, but it is

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<v Speaker 1>Aaron Rodgers it was and agreement. Packers get off to

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<v Speaker 1>a fast start in the first half. Wasn't all sunshine

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<v Speaker 1>and rainbows. Though the third quarters some adversity hits. Obviously,

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<v Speaker 1>Rogers hits MBS on another deep all this time he

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<v Speaker 1>campering it in drops it. Packers go first punt of

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<v Speaker 1>the game. Then they go three and l But I thought, Larry,

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<v Speaker 1>this is where the defense really did shine, and in

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<v Speaker 1>the improvements they've made in the second half of the season.

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<v Speaker 1>Very quietly, this ended up being a top ten unit

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<v Speaker 1>this season. They got the takeaways number nine. Yeah, they

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<v Speaker 1>got the takeaways they were looking for late season. They

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<v Speaker 1>improved against the run defense this game. David Montgomery only

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<v Speaker 1>two carries for sixty nine yards, but most importantly Larry

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<v Speaker 1>the adversity defense in this whether it was in the

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<v Speaker 1>red zone holding them to one of five or just

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<v Speaker 1>some of the different kind of adjustments that Mike Petton made.

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<v Speaker 1>I felt like the second half, until the Packers got

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<v Speaker 1>going with that twelve play drive to start the fourth quarter,

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<v Speaker 1>the defense really took the game from there. Yeah, and

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<v Speaker 1>certainly the defense in between the twelve play what was

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<v Speaker 1>the seventy six yard drives. If you look at that's

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<v Speaker 1>the meat of the sandwich. On the outside of that,

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<v Speaker 1>there was Channon Sullivan's big play breaking up a pass

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<v Speaker 1>and then on the other side Adrian Amos with an interception.

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<v Speaker 1>But I think overall the Packer defense has really improved,

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<v Speaker 1>and I think part of it was just attitude, putting

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<v Speaker 1>that setting that hair on fire and getting hats to

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<v Speaker 1>the ball and just playing with that kind of energy,

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<v Speaker 1>that kind of effort, and as you mentioned, it's brought

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<v Speaker 1>them up in the standings, and if you look at

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<v Speaker 1>a number of different type situations, the various defensive categories

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<v Speaker 1>you can look at. I mean there are suddenly, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>after the Viking game they were in the twenties of

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<v Speaker 1>number one. The first week of the season, they're in

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<v Speaker 1>the twenties as far as defense goes, and now they

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<v Speaker 1>are very respectable and more in all the important categories.

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<v Speaker 1>Hats off to Mike Patton and his group. They really

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<v Speaker 1>came on throughout the season. And I'll tell you West,

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<v Speaker 1>one of the things about teams that contend is they

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<v Speaker 1>get better throughout the year. I know, it sounds kind

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<v Speaker 1>of simple. Everybody wants to get better, but not everybody

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<v Speaker 1>does it. The teams that contend figure out a way

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<v Speaker 1>to keep improved being throughout the year. And the Packers,

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<v Speaker 1>and in particular defense is a perfect example. And now, hey, people,

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<v Speaker 1>when they talk about the Green Bay Packers are green

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<v Speaker 1>Bay Packer football team, opponents are saying, Hi, the women

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<v Speaker 1>and children guys are to Yeah. No, they most certainly are.

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<v Speaker 1>And one other comparison, I drew too, and it's not

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<v Speaker 1>a full on straight line thing, but this defense reminds

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<v Speaker 1>me a lot of the four team unit. Now, there

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<v Speaker 1>wasn't a big adjustment where like Clay Matthews moving to

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<v Speaker 1>inside linebacker, but Chris Barnes stepping in as the MIC. Now,

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<v Speaker 1>I think that's brought the most out of this thing.

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<v Speaker 1>His communication skills, his ability to read an offense and

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<v Speaker 1>understand the adjustments that need to be made. Seems like

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<v Speaker 1>Christian kirksey move into the will spot has actually really

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<v Speaker 1>helped him, and obviously the rotation they've gotten going there.

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<v Speaker 1>But more than anything, Larry he's a guy that doesn't

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<v Speaker 1>get a lot of glitz and glamor he wasn't voted

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<v Speaker 1>to the Pro Bowl. I'm guessing he probably won't end

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<v Speaker 1>up being an All Pro. But Adrian Amos has really

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<v Speaker 1>taken his game, I felt, to another level the second

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<v Speaker 1>half of the season. Whether it's moving into that dimes

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<v Speaker 1>out that Raven Green plays, or just his ability and

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<v Speaker 1>you're talking about attitude, he brings it. Man. There was

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<v Speaker 1>one other moment in that game. I can't remember exactly

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<v Speaker 1>the sequence, but there were about two or three guys

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<v Speaker 1>that didn't really finish their tackles. Adrian Amos comes blazing

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<v Speaker 1>in there and he ends the play and obviously got

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<v Speaker 1>the interception to kind of seal it at the end.

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<v Speaker 1>UH he's the kind of guy. I mean when they

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<v Speaker 1>signed him from Chicago two years ago, they felt like

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<v Speaker 1>he was on the ascent. And I think you've seen

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<v Speaker 1>him as he's gotten more comfort in Mike Patton's defense.

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<v Speaker 1>Really that that has brought the best out of his game.

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<v Speaker 1>Now when Adrian gets there, he arrives in a bad mood.

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<v Speaker 1>He puts the wood to people. And as you talk

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<v Speaker 1>about the defense, and I'll get to Adrian in just

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<v Speaker 1>a moment, but the defensive improvement. I was talking to

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<v Speaker 1>Bears Radio during the pregame segment on Sunday and they

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<v Speaker 1>were asking about the Packers defense, and if you look

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<v Speaker 1>at it, you know where's the improvement coming from. Well,

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<v Speaker 1>the Packers are getting in provement from all three levels.

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<v Speaker 1>Let's start at the line of scrimmage. Very important. Kenny

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<v Speaker 1>Clark got healthy. You know, those those core type injuries. Boy,

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<v Speaker 1>you can play, but there's a difference between being okay

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<v Speaker 1>and being one yourself. And I think towards the end

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<v Speaker 1>of the season, Kenny got healthy and even though he

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<v Speaker 1>didn't make the Pro Bowl, he is playing at a

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<v Speaker 1>Pro Bowl level. And then you mentioned him earlier. Inside

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<v Speaker 1>the Packers seem to have settled on Chris Barnes as

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<v Speaker 1>their every down inside linebacker. Now, Christian Kirksey, Camal Martin.

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<v Speaker 1>They'll get the reps in different personnel groups, but every down,

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<v Speaker 1>Chris Barnes is the guy, and he's just a football player.

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<v Speaker 1>If you watch him sometimes slow down one of his

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<v Speaker 1>tackles on film. If you watch him, there's just some

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<v Speaker 1>natural in eight snapped to his game. Stuff happens the

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<v Speaker 1>other guy Boom. He's jolted when Chris Burns hits him,

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<v Speaker 1>and instinctively he is just he belies that rookie status.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, he's like a four or five year veteran

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<v Speaker 1>when it comes to instincts. Okay, so you got the

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<v Speaker 1>first two levels and then in the back end you

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<v Speaker 1>know jay Ere he's been lights out all season long.

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<v Speaker 1>But you talked about Adrian and I also have to

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<v Speaker 1>mention Darnell Savage. I think suddenly the Packers coaches, defensive planners, strategists,

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<v Speaker 1>what have you kind of figured out? How do we

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<v Speaker 1>use these guys where we can where can we place

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<v Speaker 1>them to take full advantage of their tools? And I think,

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<v Speaker 1>as you mentioned with the injury rayburn Green, that opens

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<v Speaker 1>some opportunities up for Adrian Amos near the line of scrimmage.

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<v Speaker 1>I believe Darnell Savage has had more opportunities to play

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<v Speaker 1>that robber roll, that lurk role where you're kind of

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<v Speaker 1>BACKDRD rush, reading the quarterbacks eyes and you can jump

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<v Speaker 1>on things because that young man has incredible physical tools,

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<v Speaker 1>and you can see when he jumps on something, when

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<v Speaker 1>he sees it, it looks like he's at full speed,

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<v Speaker 1>and the rest of the field and all these guys

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<v Speaker 1>are fast. Yeah, the rest of the field is in

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<v Speaker 1>slow motion compared to Darniell Savage. So you add all

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<v Speaker 1>those things up, and suddenly we got the ninth rated

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<v Speaker 1>defense in the league. Absolutely, Green Bay Packers thirteen three.

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<v Speaker 1>I'd be remiss. Leary gotta end on this note to

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<v Speaker 1>all these records that Green they ended up breaking. Aaron

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<v Speaker 1>Rodgers forty eight touchdown passes new franchise record, seventy point

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<v Speaker 1>seven completion percentage I think is one of the more

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<v Speaker 1>underrated numbers with his season, a guy that for so

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<v Speaker 1>long people are talking about him holding onto it too long,

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<v Speaker 1>throwing it away seventy point seven ends up leading the

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<v Speaker 1>National Football League among qualifying quarterbacks in that category. Davante

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<v Speaker 1>Adam ends up resetting the single season mark for catches,

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<v Speaker 1>also tie Sterling Sharps mark with eighteen touchdown receptions and

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<v Speaker 1>Robert Tonyan larry eleven touchdown receptions right there, Paul Kaufman's

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<v Speaker 1>record thirty seven years old, and then Robert Tonyan, the

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<v Speaker 1>former undrafted free agent out of Indiana State breaks them

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<v Speaker 1>for a for a team that many people felt like

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<v Speaker 1>didn't have a lot of weapons coming into the season,

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<v Speaker 1>it's it's kind of interesting how it's worked out for them.

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<v Speaker 1>On the offensive side the ball, finishing the year obviously

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<v Speaker 1>leading the league and scoring and then also the most

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<v Speaker 1>efficient red zone offense in the National Football League. Well,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, you mentioned all the people involved in all

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<v Speaker 1>those milestones and tremendous individual efforts and achievements, and the

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<v Speaker 1>chemistry game to game between Aaron and Davante. I don't

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<v Speaker 1>think I've ever and Aaron has enjoyed tremendous chemistry with

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<v Speaker 1>his receivers throughout his career, but I don't think I've

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<v Speaker 1>ever seen chemists tree to this level. But at the

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<v Speaker 1>center of it all the eye of the storm, I

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<v Speaker 1>think you have to go to Aaron Rodgers, Uh, because

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<v Speaker 1>his play. He's the trigger man. He's the guy getting done.

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<v Speaker 1>And I don't know, West, when you look at and

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<v Speaker 1>we will be doing this, when you look at the opponents,

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<v Speaker 1>and you look at how the Packers match up, and

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<v Speaker 1>they have this guy and they do this well and

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<v Speaker 1>all that kind of stuff, do you ever stop and

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<v Speaker 1>think that the Packers enjoy such an advantage at the

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<v Speaker 1>most important position that all the rest of it is

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<v Speaker 1>window dressing. I mean, this guy is so off the chart,

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<v Speaker 1>otherworldly great that whoever I mean a great example of

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<v Speaker 1>this last couple of weeks, Ryan Tannehill. He's having a

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<v Speaker 1>terrific season by anybody standard, including his own. He theater

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<v Speaker 1>got he thought he got screwed out of the Pro Bowl.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, by anybody's standard, he's having a terrific season.

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<v Speaker 1>But did you notice the difference between what he could do,

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<v Speaker 1>how he led, the things he could get accomplished on

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<v Speaker 1>the football field, between him and Aaron Rodgers Not even close, right,

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<v Speaker 1>Mitchell Travisky, I mean, all I could do is just

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<v Speaker 1>say the same things I already have. So when you

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<v Speaker 1>got that guy pulling the trigger, I mean, and sometimes

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<v Speaker 1>I think, you know, we go into the game we're

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<v Speaker 1>up twenty one. Nothing it really is. I mean, that's

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<v Speaker 1>the way sometimes these things play out. Obviously, Rogers playing

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<v Speaker 1>it because we talked about an m v P level.

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<v Speaker 1>Will find out another month from now whether or not

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<v Speaker 1>that ends up being his third NFL m v P

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<v Speaker 1>Larry thirteen and three. The Packers clinched the number one seed.

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<v Speaker 1>Aaron Rodgers said after the game, it's it's not maybe

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<v Speaker 1>the same home field advantage as previous years because you're

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<v Speaker 1>not gonna have a Ruckus Rambo lambeau Field crowd. But

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<v Speaker 1>still that being said, having watched this team like we

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<v Speaker 1>have this season, it does seem like there is a

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<v Speaker 1>palpable energy and enthusiasm and really just an understanding of

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<v Speaker 1>the field and the elements that that really could benefit

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<v Speaker 1>Green Bay here in the month of January for as

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<v Speaker 1>many games as they can host at Lambo Field, well

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<v Speaker 1>depending on the day West I think elements could be

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<v Speaker 1>a factor. And this may be all washed up, but

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<v Speaker 1>I'll throw it out there anyway because it's what I think.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't think the opponents coming in say it's a snowy,

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<v Speaker 1>blustery type classic green Bay winter day, say the playoff

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<v Speaker 1>games are played under those conditions, I don't think the

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<v Speaker 1>opponent comes in here shaken in their boots because it's

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<v Speaker 1>cold outside. I don't think it's that. I think the

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<v Speaker 1>big advantage for the Green Baby Packers comes in the

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<v Speaker 1>fact that the Green Bay Packers, to their core, think

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<v Speaker 1>it's their kind of weather. They live in it, they

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<v Speaker 1>practice in it, and if they've been here any length

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<v Speaker 1>of time, they embrace it. And I think what the

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<v Speaker 1>Packers have going for them in weather situations is the

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<v Speaker 1>packers own attitude. The heck with the other guys, it

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<v Speaker 1>doesn't matter because the Packers when they take that field,

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<v Speaker 1>they think this is and they believe this is Packer weather.

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<v Speaker 1>And I think the elements could play a role. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>thirteen and three back to back season's first time Green

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<v Speaker 1>Bay has done that in twenty three years. We'll see

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<v Speaker 1>exactly how that scenario plays out. A week from now.

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<v Speaker 1>We do know it'll either be Tampa Bay Washington, Los

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<v Speaker 1>Angeles Rams, or a rematch with the Chicago Bears. And

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<v Speaker 1>I even said, I don't really think there's a bad

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<v Speaker 1>matchup in that bunch. You could get La Fleur versus

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<v Speaker 1>Sean McVeigh. You could get the rematch against the Bears.

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<v Speaker 1>Green Bay versus Washington could be compelling considering the relationship

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<v Speaker 1>and friendship that Rogers has with Alex Smith, who has

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<v Speaker 1>made his way back to the NFL really and obviously

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<v Speaker 1>the rematch with Tampa Bay that game could be very

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<v Speaker 1>different at lambeau Field. All those different scenarios that we'll

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<v Speaker 1>get sorted out this weekend, the Green Bay Packers get

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<v Speaker 1>a chance to sit back, relax and see how everything unfolds. Yeah, no, absolutely, absolutely, Well,

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<v Speaker 1>thank you so much, Larry. I appreciate you stepping in.

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<v Speaker 1>That is our show. We wish everybody a wonderful week

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<v Speaker 1>and be sure to stay tuned to Packers dot Com.

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<v Speaker 1>Mike Spofford. Hopefully we'll be back in the chair with

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<v Speaker 1>us later this week. But we appreciate job. What do

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<v Speaker 1>you mean, Well, you did a fantastic You can replace

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<v Speaker 1>me this week too if you want as well. You're

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<v Speaker 1>more than one. But for Larry, I'm west. I don't

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<v Speaker 1>want to throw in a verbal barb or something. No,

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<v Speaker 1>absolutely I didn't. I didn't really give you a chance

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<v Speaker 1>to like spar with me too much, So maybe maybe

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<v Speaker 1>that will save that for the next next time. Maybe

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<v Speaker 1>I'll get you in the Hall, back to our desk absolutely,

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<v Speaker 1>But for Larry, I'm West and until next time, take

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<v Speaker 1>m