1 00:00:00,400 --> 00:00:10,479 Speaker 1: Hi, everybody, Welcome to another edition of Packers Unscripted from 2 00:00:10,520 --> 00:00:13,360 Speaker 1: Packers dot Com. I am Mike Spofford, joined by my 3 00:00:13,440 --> 00:00:17,480 Speaker 1: partner in crime, Weston Hodkowitz. Were coming to here from 4 00:00:17,520 --> 00:00:20,120 Speaker 1: our studios at lambeau Field and West just when we 5 00:00:20,200 --> 00:00:23,800 Speaker 1: thought the storyline of this week might be the Packers 6 00:00:23,960 --> 00:00:26,720 Speaker 1: might get back to closer to full strength and have 7 00:00:26,840 --> 00:00:30,880 Speaker 1: all their guys well no, sorry, Aaron Rodgers, as everyone 8 00:00:30,920 --> 00:00:34,360 Speaker 1: knows by now, is on the COVID nineteen reserve list. 9 00:00:34,640 --> 00:00:38,159 Speaker 1: Jordan's love will be making his first NFL start on 10 00:00:38,240 --> 00:00:42,199 Speaker 1: Sunday at Arrowhead Stadium, and it's another week where the 11 00:00:42,200 --> 00:00:47,040 Speaker 1: Packers just have to adjust and roll with the punches, 12 00:00:47,200 --> 00:00:49,880 Speaker 1: you know. Matt Lafleur spoke to the media for fifteen 13 00:00:49,960 --> 00:00:54,080 Speaker 1: sixteen minutes after um all this news happened on Wednesday, 14 00:00:54,080 --> 00:00:56,960 Speaker 1: and I really appreciate a lot of what he said, 15 00:00:57,000 --> 00:00:58,959 Speaker 1: but one thing that stood out to me in particular 16 00:00:59,160 --> 00:01:01,480 Speaker 1: is this is just something you just have to learn 17 00:01:01,520 --> 00:01:04,400 Speaker 1: to deal with. UM. We've always known about the injury 18 00:01:04,440 --> 00:01:06,319 Speaker 1: side of things, and in the month of December. In 19 00:01:06,360 --> 00:01:08,200 Speaker 1: the past, there's been the flu bug that has been 20 00:01:08,240 --> 00:01:10,319 Speaker 1: passed around the locker room. Packers had a big boat 21 00:01:10,319 --> 00:01:13,760 Speaker 1: of that back in two thousand nineteen. But you know, 22 00:01:13,880 --> 00:01:16,800 Speaker 1: the realities of COVID now are that one week, you 23 00:01:16,800 --> 00:01:19,080 Speaker 1: may not have your defensive coordinator, you may not have 24 00:01:19,200 --> 00:01:21,120 Speaker 1: your you know, you're all pro receiver, and in this 25 00:01:21,160 --> 00:01:24,200 Speaker 1: particular case, you're not gonna have your three time MVP quarterback. 26 00:01:25,840 --> 00:01:29,280 Speaker 1: But the ability to adjust, I think, in my opinion, 27 00:01:29,760 --> 00:01:32,959 Speaker 1: on top of Lafleur's offensive brilliance, on top of the 28 00:01:32,959 --> 00:01:35,880 Speaker 1: creativity of this coaching staff, the way the Packers have 29 00:01:35,920 --> 00:01:40,119 Speaker 1: been able to adapt and build winning game plans despite 30 00:01:40,160 --> 00:01:42,679 Speaker 1: whatever they're missing, has been one of the hallmarks of 31 00:01:42,800 --> 00:01:44,560 Speaker 1: his you know, two and a half year run now 32 00:01:44,640 --> 00:01:46,640 Speaker 1: is the head coach of the Packers. I couldn't agree more. 33 00:01:47,360 --> 00:01:51,440 Speaker 1: This is not an easy opponent, This is not easy circumstances. 34 00:01:51,720 --> 00:01:54,280 Speaker 1: But in a lot of ways, Mike, we talked about 35 00:01:54,320 --> 00:01:56,360 Speaker 1: it all the time with young quarterbacks throughout the National 36 00:01:56,400 --> 00:01:59,040 Speaker 1: Football League. The Packers have invested a year and a 37 00:01:59,120 --> 00:02:01,800 Speaker 1: half now into Jordan's love. This past summer he took 38 00:02:01,840 --> 00:02:05,560 Speaker 1: all the reps, almost every single one of them, in 39 00:02:05,640 --> 00:02:08,960 Speaker 1: meaningful team periods for the Packers. It's been on the 40 00:02:08,960 --> 00:02:11,200 Speaker 1: back burner now. He's been the scout team quarterback for 41 00:02:11,240 --> 00:02:12,959 Speaker 1: the last eight weeks. But this is the first round 42 00:02:13,040 --> 00:02:15,880 Speaker 1: caliber talent that now is going to get his first 43 00:02:15,880 --> 00:02:18,600 Speaker 1: opportunity to lead an NFL offense. Yeah, and I appreciate 44 00:02:18,639 --> 00:02:21,600 Speaker 1: what you said about Matt Lafleur and his two and 45 00:02:21,639 --> 00:02:24,240 Speaker 1: a half seasons. Here the challenges that he has dealt with, 46 00:02:24,800 --> 00:02:27,400 Speaker 1: even as big a challenge as last week was without 47 00:02:27,480 --> 00:02:29,840 Speaker 1: your top three receivers and all the news that was 48 00:02:30,080 --> 00:02:32,800 Speaker 1: happening with those guys, and you're on a short week 49 00:02:32,840 --> 00:02:35,239 Speaker 1: and you've got a two thousand mile flight and and 50 00:02:35,280 --> 00:02:37,840 Speaker 1: all of that kind of stuff, This one, I think 51 00:02:37,919 --> 00:02:41,000 Speaker 1: is is the biggest one that he's faced. And not 52 00:02:41,080 --> 00:02:45,080 Speaker 1: only because it's Aaron Rodgers and you're having to put 53 00:02:45,080 --> 00:02:47,639 Speaker 1: in a quarterback who has not started an NFL game 54 00:02:48,040 --> 00:02:51,120 Speaker 1: in his place. But this news with Rogers did not 55 00:02:51,440 --> 00:02:55,600 Speaker 1: come to light until Wednesday morning. And you know Monday afternoon, 56 00:02:55,720 --> 00:02:59,679 Speaker 1: Tuesday's that that's the coaching staff's game planning time. The 57 00:02:59,680 --> 00:03:02,960 Speaker 1: players are off on Tuesdays, the coaches are putting together 58 00:03:03,000 --> 00:03:05,440 Speaker 1: the entire game plan. So you get all that ready 59 00:03:05,480 --> 00:03:07,760 Speaker 1: to go to give to the players on Wednesday, and 60 00:03:07,800 --> 00:03:10,000 Speaker 1: then the first thing you're telling the players in the 61 00:03:10,160 --> 00:03:13,040 Speaker 1: in the Wednesday morning team meeting is that the starting 62 00:03:13,080 --> 00:03:15,920 Speaker 1: quarterback is out and UH and the backup, Jordan's Love 63 00:03:16,000 --> 00:03:19,040 Speaker 1: is going to take over. Now. Obviously it's not as 64 00:03:19,080 --> 00:03:20,959 Speaker 1: though you take the entire game plan and throw it 65 00:03:21,000 --> 00:03:23,080 Speaker 1: in the trash and you're starting over from scratch, but 66 00:03:23,760 --> 00:03:27,360 Speaker 1: it does. It does speak to the challenge here that 67 00:03:27,360 --> 00:03:31,440 Speaker 1: that the Packers have. And hopefully from a receive from 68 00:03:31,480 --> 00:03:35,280 Speaker 1: a receiving standpoint, we've seen al Lazard, Marquis Velda scantling 69 00:03:35,320 --> 00:03:37,840 Speaker 1: at practice thus far this week. Matt la Fleur is 70 00:03:37,880 --> 00:03:41,480 Speaker 1: indicatd He's hoping that Davante Adams will be back um 71 00:03:41,600 --> 00:03:45,280 Speaker 1: here as the week continues. So you hope that from 72 00:03:45,320 --> 00:03:49,880 Speaker 1: an offensive perimeter group standpoint that that Jordan's Love will 73 00:03:49,920 --> 00:03:53,680 Speaker 1: have everyone everyone at his disposal except for Robert Tunyan 74 00:03:53,680 --> 00:03:57,440 Speaker 1: who's now out for the season. But um, but to 75 00:03:57,520 --> 00:04:00,280 Speaker 1: have to adjust like this on the fly and UH 76 00:04:00,360 --> 00:04:03,800 Speaker 1: and get ready to play. And yes, the Kansas City 77 00:04:03,840 --> 00:04:05,680 Speaker 1: Chiefs have had their struggles, but this is still the 78 00:04:05,680 --> 00:04:07,640 Speaker 1: team that's represented the a f C in the Super 79 00:04:07,680 --> 00:04:10,080 Speaker 1: Bowl in back to back years and they still have 80 00:04:10,200 --> 00:04:14,520 Speaker 1: plenty of time left to get their season back on track. Well, Mike, 81 00:04:14,560 --> 00:04:16,960 Speaker 1: and let's be honest. I mean, Patrick Mahomes is the 82 00:04:17,040 --> 00:04:18,919 Speaker 1: run that he's on right now that's not going to 83 00:04:19,040 --> 00:04:22,400 Speaker 1: last forever. This guy is a quintessential m v P 84 00:04:22,640 --> 00:04:25,040 Speaker 1: quarterback who's played this game at the highest level. He's 85 00:04:25,080 --> 00:04:27,679 Speaker 1: won the biggest prize at one of the most youngest 86 00:04:27,839 --> 00:04:31,960 Speaker 1: youngest ages for you know, a premier quarterback. I'm not 87 00:04:32,080 --> 00:04:35,120 Speaker 1: anticipating the guy with the ten picks and in the 88 00:04:35,240 --> 00:04:37,200 Speaker 1: you know, the issues this year. I'm expecting the best 89 00:04:37,320 --> 00:04:39,600 Speaker 1: version of Patrick Mahomes in this matchup. I think, I 90 00:04:39,640 --> 00:04:41,440 Speaker 1: think when you're the Packers, that's how you have to 91 00:04:41,480 --> 00:04:44,400 Speaker 1: look at it. Absolutely now. The one thing that you 92 00:04:44,440 --> 00:04:47,200 Speaker 1: have to look at though, being fair on both sides, 93 00:04:47,320 --> 00:04:49,640 Speaker 1: is the way Kansas Cities defense has played this year. 94 00:04:49,640 --> 00:04:52,920 Speaker 1: There's still plenty of weapons there. You know, Tyrone Matthews 95 00:04:52,920 --> 00:04:56,080 Speaker 1: has Tyron Matthew excuse me, has two interceptions already this season. 96 00:04:56,120 --> 00:04:58,839 Speaker 1: They have guys that can pressure the quarterback. But the 97 00:04:58,880 --> 00:05:00,720 Speaker 1: stats are what they are right now, their twenty nine 98 00:05:00,760 --> 00:05:03,800 Speaker 1: and total defense, you know, their second to last uh 99 00:05:03,880 --> 00:05:05,960 Speaker 1: in sacks allowed. I mean, there's been a lot of 100 00:05:06,000 --> 00:05:09,680 Speaker 1: things that we're not really common during their Super Bowl 101 00:05:09,760 --> 00:05:11,919 Speaker 1: run that have sort of kind of bubbled up to 102 00:05:11,960 --> 00:05:15,080 Speaker 1: the surface. So if I'm Jordan's Love and I'm Matt Lafleura, 103 00:05:15,160 --> 00:05:17,240 Speaker 1: I look at this week in terms of being able 104 00:05:17,279 --> 00:05:20,520 Speaker 1: to re establish the run game again. Aaron Jones, much 105 00:05:20,560 --> 00:05:22,600 Speaker 1: like two years ago, could very easily be his best 106 00:05:22,680 --> 00:05:24,120 Speaker 1: friend in this game. I mean, he had a big 107 00:05:24,160 --> 00:05:29,040 Speaker 1: game at arrowhead back in yards, receiving two touchdowns. They 108 00:05:29,080 --> 00:05:31,080 Speaker 1: need that version of Aaron Jones again, the guy that 109 00:05:31,160 --> 00:05:33,800 Speaker 1: makes plays in space. A j. Dillon has been just 110 00:05:33,880 --> 00:05:36,080 Speaker 1: an absolute wrecking ball in the middle of the field, 111 00:05:36,200 --> 00:05:40,320 Speaker 1: breaking tackles, getting yards after contact. And also, Mike, I 112 00:05:40,320 --> 00:05:42,159 Speaker 1: know Matt Lafleur said it this week, you don't really 113 00:05:42,160 --> 00:05:44,200 Speaker 1: know what the West Coast offenses again, but I think 114 00:05:44,240 --> 00:05:46,680 Speaker 1: it goes back to a lot of the real fundamental 115 00:05:46,720 --> 00:05:50,640 Speaker 1: principles of that scheme, short passing games, winnable down and distance, 116 00:05:50,680 --> 00:05:53,280 Speaker 1: and moving the ball down field. They need Jordan's Love 117 00:05:53,320 --> 00:05:55,400 Speaker 1: to be able to manage this thing and then go 118 00:05:55,520 --> 00:05:58,760 Speaker 1: from there once the plays emerge. It's about that that 119 00:05:58,800 --> 00:06:01,560 Speaker 1: whole group of eleven me together and not just the 120 00:06:01,640 --> 00:06:05,280 Speaker 1: number ten quarterback that that's taken the ball from Lucas Patrick. Yeah, 121 00:06:05,279 --> 00:06:08,720 Speaker 1: I mean, I had said shortly before we sat here 122 00:06:08,720 --> 00:06:11,200 Speaker 1: at these tables and turn the cameras on. We were 123 00:06:11,240 --> 00:06:16,360 Speaker 1: filming our weekly Three Things segment with Larry and I 124 00:06:16,400 --> 00:06:18,880 Speaker 1: said in in that segment, and I'll say it here again, 125 00:06:19,600 --> 00:06:23,040 Speaker 1: it feels like the formula for victory for the Packers 126 00:06:23,160 --> 00:06:25,680 Speaker 1: here is really not any different than it was a 127 00:06:25,720 --> 00:06:28,520 Speaker 1: week ago when you were missing your top three receivers 128 00:06:28,520 --> 00:06:30,240 Speaker 1: and on a short weekend everything. How did they go 129 00:06:30,279 --> 00:06:36,160 Speaker 1: into Arizona with those limitations and beat the previously undefeated Cardinals. 130 00:06:36,600 --> 00:06:39,400 Speaker 1: They ran the heck out of the ball and which 131 00:06:39,440 --> 00:06:42,159 Speaker 1: which not only was about yardage and moving the chains, 132 00:06:42,200 --> 00:06:45,120 Speaker 1: but controlling the tempo of the entire game. It was 133 00:06:45,160 --> 00:06:48,240 Speaker 1: about limiting the possessions that Kyler Murray was going to 134 00:06:48,320 --> 00:06:50,880 Speaker 1: have on the other side. And then when Kyler Murray 135 00:06:50,880 --> 00:06:53,920 Speaker 1: did have the ball, the Packers got some turnovers. They 136 00:06:53,920 --> 00:06:56,040 Speaker 1: got a turnover on special teams, they got the one 137 00:06:56,080 --> 00:06:58,640 Speaker 1: turnover on defense early in the second half, and then 138 00:06:58,680 --> 00:07:01,800 Speaker 1: obviously the turnover at the end that sealed the victory. 139 00:07:03,320 --> 00:07:06,400 Speaker 1: You're replacing Aaron Rodgers with Jordan's Love. You're hoping to 140 00:07:06,400 --> 00:07:09,560 Speaker 1: get those receivers back, but it feels like the formula 141 00:07:09,600 --> 00:07:11,960 Speaker 1: for victory is still the same. You've got to get 142 00:07:12,680 --> 00:07:14,600 Speaker 1: Aaron Jones and a J. Dillon have to be the 143 00:07:14,600 --> 00:07:17,000 Speaker 1: guys that control this football game for Green Bay and 144 00:07:17,040 --> 00:07:20,400 Speaker 1: on the defensive side the Kansas City Chiefs. The stats 145 00:07:20,400 --> 00:07:22,680 Speaker 1: are what they are. They lead the league in giveaways 146 00:07:22,760 --> 00:07:25,520 Speaker 1: offensively this year, the Packers have to be able to 147 00:07:25,560 --> 00:07:29,680 Speaker 1: take the ball away, steal some possessions from Patrick Mahomes 148 00:07:30,040 --> 00:07:32,960 Speaker 1: and uh and use that ground game to control tempo. Yeah, 149 00:07:33,000 --> 00:07:35,120 Speaker 1: and I know we'll probably talk about the defense here 150 00:07:35,120 --> 00:07:37,080 Speaker 1: in a second, but I do it is worth pointing 151 00:07:37,120 --> 00:07:40,240 Speaker 1: out a lot of two shell looks this year for 152 00:07:40,320 --> 00:07:43,200 Speaker 1: Patrick Mahomes in this Kansas City offense. In some ways, 153 00:07:43,240 --> 00:07:45,440 Speaker 1: there's a lot of similarities between the way teams are 154 00:07:45,440 --> 00:07:48,120 Speaker 1: wanting to defend him in what the Packers have seen 155 00:07:48,200 --> 00:07:51,400 Speaker 1: over the years. Now with the two shell against Aaron Rodgers. Yeah, 156 00:07:51,440 --> 00:07:53,720 Speaker 1: just go back to two thousand twelve when Rodgers was 157 00:07:53,800 --> 00:07:55,920 Speaker 1: coming off of his first m v P season. The 158 00:07:55,960 --> 00:07:58,480 Speaker 1: Packers were fifteen and one and all that, and then 159 00:07:58,520 --> 00:08:01,520 Speaker 1: suddenly everybody just played two safeties deep and they're like, 160 00:08:01,560 --> 00:08:03,560 Speaker 1: we're not going to let you. We're not gonna let 161 00:08:03,560 --> 00:08:05,640 Speaker 1: you just smoke us with all these big plays. We're 162 00:08:05,640 --> 00:08:07,840 Speaker 1: gonna make you grind out drives, We're gonna make you 163 00:08:07,880 --> 00:08:10,000 Speaker 1: pound the ball with the run. And it took a 164 00:08:10,000 --> 00:08:13,080 Speaker 1: while for the Packers to to adjust to that. And 165 00:08:13,080 --> 00:08:15,240 Speaker 1: and here the Kansas City Chiefs are dealing with that 166 00:08:15,280 --> 00:08:17,320 Speaker 1: and their four and four halfway through the year. And 167 00:08:17,360 --> 00:08:18,920 Speaker 1: that's the point I was going to draw to, is 168 00:08:18,960 --> 00:08:21,480 Speaker 1: the fact that the Packers have overcome that this season 169 00:08:21,520 --> 00:08:24,360 Speaker 1: to be seven and one. You've seen a ton of production, 170 00:08:24,840 --> 00:08:27,520 Speaker 1: whether it be running or catching the ball between a J. 171 00:08:27,680 --> 00:08:30,640 Speaker 1: Dillon and Aaron Jones. Kansas City has had a real 172 00:08:30,640 --> 00:08:33,680 Speaker 1: difficult time establishing that so far. You know, Clyde Edward 173 00:08:33,960 --> 00:08:36,640 Speaker 1: Edwards h layer with the MCL. He's out right now. 174 00:08:36,679 --> 00:08:38,480 Speaker 1: I don't think at this time that he's going to 175 00:08:38,520 --> 00:08:42,400 Speaker 1: be back. We never get injury reports based on guys 176 00:08:42,400 --> 00:08:44,559 Speaker 1: that are on injured reserve, so like that that's kind 177 00:08:44,559 --> 00:08:46,400 Speaker 1: of out of the question. Yeah, when they're when they're 178 00:08:46,400 --> 00:08:49,120 Speaker 1: on injured reserve and not on the active roster, there 179 00:08:49,160 --> 00:08:51,560 Speaker 1: their practice status and how much they're working out and 180 00:08:51,600 --> 00:08:54,840 Speaker 1: stuff is not is not officially reported. Yeah, so you know, 181 00:08:54,960 --> 00:08:56,800 Speaker 1: Darryl Williams is the one that was kind of a 182 00:08:56,920 --> 00:08:59,200 Speaker 1: bell call for them. Then obviously last week you saw 183 00:08:59,280 --> 00:09:02,880 Speaker 1: Gore and being the next guy. Kansas City hasn't really 184 00:09:02,880 --> 00:09:05,560 Speaker 1: been willing to commit to the run, and to be honest, 185 00:09:05,640 --> 00:09:07,920 Speaker 1: that's sort of been something that's happened over the years 186 00:09:07,920 --> 00:09:11,200 Speaker 1: with them. I know, Edwards Hilaire was his debut game, 187 00:09:11,240 --> 00:09:13,280 Speaker 1: a lot of people got excited about it, but ultimately 188 00:09:13,360 --> 00:09:16,480 Speaker 1: they kind of shifted back to Tyreek Hill, to Travis 189 00:09:16,520 --> 00:09:18,800 Speaker 1: Kelsey being able to get the downfield passing game going. 190 00:09:19,120 --> 00:09:21,800 Speaker 1: More teams are threatening Kansas City to run this season. 191 00:09:22,160 --> 00:09:24,520 Speaker 1: I'm interested, from green based perspective, how they go about 192 00:09:24,559 --> 00:09:27,960 Speaker 1: defending that. Yeah. Absolutely, And I think what part of 193 00:09:28,040 --> 00:09:30,360 Speaker 1: part of what Kansas City is dealing with two, whether 194 00:09:30,400 --> 00:09:33,920 Speaker 1: whether it's been injuries or other personnel turnover and whatnot. 195 00:09:34,640 --> 00:09:37,800 Speaker 1: Everybody is sort of focusing their defensive game plans on 196 00:09:37,800 --> 00:09:42,040 Speaker 1: Tyreek Hill and Travis Kelsey and the Chiefs haven't really 197 00:09:42,080 --> 00:09:45,160 Speaker 1: found that next guy to to, you know, to step 198 00:09:45,240 --> 00:09:47,080 Speaker 1: up and carry the mantle, so to speak. Now, I 199 00:09:47,120 --> 00:09:50,360 Speaker 1: think McCole Hardman, who's a you know, I sort of 200 00:09:50,400 --> 00:09:53,640 Speaker 1: liken him to a to an unaccomplished or less less 201 00:09:53,640 --> 00:09:56,760 Speaker 1: accomplished Tyree Hill in terms of his size and his 202 00:09:56,800 --> 00:10:00,480 Speaker 1: speed and what his potential is. But he hasn't become 203 00:10:00,640 --> 00:10:03,680 Speaker 1: that player yet. He's he's a very dangerous guy with 204 00:10:03,720 --> 00:10:05,439 Speaker 1: the ball in his hands, and the Packers are certainly 205 00:10:05,480 --> 00:10:07,440 Speaker 1: going to be aware of him. But he's one to 206 00:10:07,480 --> 00:10:10,240 Speaker 1: watch here as as the Chiefs try to figure this 207 00:10:10,320 --> 00:10:14,240 Speaker 1: out with so much attention on on Kelsey and Hill 208 00:10:14,280 --> 00:10:16,000 Speaker 1: as they try to run their offense. If you'd have 209 00:10:16,040 --> 00:10:17,720 Speaker 1: told me a year ago, kind of like the Edwards 210 00:10:17,800 --> 00:10:19,880 Speaker 1: Hilaire thing, I would have thought hard Been would have 211 00:10:19,880 --> 00:10:21,839 Speaker 1: been a bigger household name. At this point. I just 212 00:10:22,120 --> 00:10:25,120 Speaker 1: he's a shifty guy, he's explosive, and I can't sit 213 00:10:25,160 --> 00:10:26,360 Speaker 1: here and tell you I watch a lot of you know, 214 00:10:26,440 --> 00:10:28,959 Speaker 1: Kansas City football. I don't really know exactly everything that's 215 00:10:28,960 --> 00:10:31,520 Speaker 1: played into that, but he's really been still more of 216 00:10:31,559 --> 00:10:34,320 Speaker 1: a complimentary guy than a featured guy and and everything 217 00:10:34,360 --> 00:10:37,760 Speaker 1: that plays into that. But from Green Bay's perspective, the 218 00:10:37,800 --> 00:10:40,440 Speaker 1: other idea of this too is that they've faced all 219 00:10:40,480 --> 00:10:42,920 Speaker 1: these guys that are mobile quarterbacks and it seems like 220 00:10:42,960 --> 00:10:45,880 Speaker 1: they've been building towards the Patrick Mahomes game in terms 221 00:10:45,920 --> 00:10:49,080 Speaker 1: of guys that have the athleticism, but maybe don't have 222 00:10:49,160 --> 00:10:51,920 Speaker 1: the arm or have the athleticism and don't have the pedigree. 223 00:10:52,320 --> 00:10:54,920 Speaker 1: Have the athleticism, but maybe they rely too much on it. 224 00:10:55,640 --> 00:10:58,000 Speaker 1: They got Kyler Murray two weeks ago. Now you get 225 00:10:58,040 --> 00:11:00,839 Speaker 1: Patrick Mahomes, Guys who can extend plays, Guys that can 226 00:11:00,880 --> 00:11:03,480 Speaker 1: make plays outside of the pocket. That's going to be 227 00:11:03,520 --> 00:11:07,400 Speaker 1: a big challenge too. But as Kenny Clark mentioned when 228 00:11:07,400 --> 00:11:10,000 Speaker 1: he addressed the media on Wednesday, green Bay has been 229 00:11:10,040 --> 00:11:12,000 Speaker 1: really apt at being able to take the ball away 230 00:11:12,040 --> 00:11:14,040 Speaker 1: this season. That is something that has been sort of 231 00:11:14,080 --> 00:11:17,720 Speaker 1: coming in stretches for them. They are coming off a 232 00:11:17,760 --> 00:11:20,439 Speaker 1: big October and obviously got to see how everything works 233 00:11:20,440 --> 00:11:21,880 Speaker 1: out with Dean Lowry and what the health of this 234 00:11:21,960 --> 00:11:25,640 Speaker 1: team is going into Sunday. But this is seems to 235 00:11:25,679 --> 00:11:28,720 Speaker 1: me like a really solid opportunity once again for green 236 00:11:28,720 --> 00:11:30,720 Speaker 1: Bay to be able to come out, turn over the 237 00:11:30,720 --> 00:11:33,560 Speaker 1: football and get it back to Jordan's love in the offense. Yeah, 238 00:11:33,559 --> 00:11:36,400 Speaker 1: and when you talk about what's been going on defensively 239 00:11:36,480 --> 00:11:40,600 Speaker 1: for the Packers through the month of October, uh, Deveandre Campbell, 240 00:11:40,720 --> 00:11:43,120 Speaker 1: the inside linebacker. We've talked about him a lot on 241 00:11:43,160 --> 00:11:47,000 Speaker 1: this show. Obviously he's been a revelation for the Packers defense. 242 00:11:47,040 --> 00:11:50,400 Speaker 1: And he was just named the NFC's Defensive Player of 243 00:11:50,440 --> 00:11:53,840 Speaker 1: the Month for the month of October. And there's only 244 00:11:53,840 --> 00:11:56,360 Speaker 1: four of those guys. There's only four of those guys 245 00:11:56,360 --> 00:11:59,600 Speaker 1: the entire season. I mean, yeah, you look at something else. 246 00:11:59,760 --> 00:12:01,720 Speaker 1: You at what he You look at what he has done. 247 00:12:01,840 --> 00:12:04,760 Speaker 1: It's it's not just the tackles where you expect an 248 00:12:04,760 --> 00:12:07,680 Speaker 1: inside linebacker to be, you know, amongst your league leaders 249 00:12:08,000 --> 00:12:11,000 Speaker 1: or your team leaders and whatnot in tackles, But throughout 250 00:12:11,040 --> 00:12:13,120 Speaker 1: the course of the year, he's had multiple secks, He's 251 00:12:13,120 --> 00:12:17,280 Speaker 1: had multiple interceptions, you know, other turnover plays regarding fumbles, 252 00:12:17,320 --> 00:12:20,760 Speaker 1: tackles for loss, and just being that leader in the 253 00:12:20,800 --> 00:12:25,600 Speaker 1: middle of Green Bay's defense, taking over the communication responsibilities 254 00:12:25,600 --> 00:12:28,680 Speaker 1: and whatnot for a guy, as we've talked about, who 255 00:12:28,840 --> 00:12:31,800 Speaker 1: did not show up until basically there was one week 256 00:12:31,880 --> 00:12:35,120 Speaker 1: left in the off season program, so he had to 257 00:12:35,240 --> 00:12:37,280 Speaker 1: learn as much of the defense as he could on 258 00:12:37,400 --> 00:12:40,640 Speaker 1: his own time during that break between the office season 259 00:12:40,640 --> 00:12:43,240 Speaker 1: program and the start of training camp, and then take 260 00:12:43,320 --> 00:12:46,200 Speaker 1: over that leadership and all of the communication and everything 261 00:12:46,520 --> 00:12:49,640 Speaker 1: throughout the course of training camp and then and then 262 00:12:49,640 --> 00:12:52,600 Speaker 1: in the early weeks of the regular season. He's been 263 00:12:52,600 --> 00:12:55,280 Speaker 1: a phenomenal player for this Green Bay defense, and and 264 00:12:55,320 --> 00:12:58,040 Speaker 1: they're going to continue They're going to continue to lean 265 00:12:58,080 --> 00:13:01,200 Speaker 1: on him because he's he's an impact player right in 266 00:13:01,200 --> 00:13:03,959 Speaker 1: the middle of everything going on in an incredibly intelligent 267 00:13:04,080 --> 00:13:05,920 Speaker 1: human being, not just about what he does on the 268 00:13:05,920 --> 00:13:09,120 Speaker 1: football field. Like I wrote about two weeks ago, there 269 00:13:09,200 --> 00:13:11,280 Speaker 1: was a plan. There was a method to this madness 270 00:13:11,280 --> 00:13:13,560 Speaker 1: with how he approached this offseason. A lot of people 271 00:13:13,600 --> 00:13:15,600 Speaker 1: look at him signing on June nine, is well, why 272 00:13:15,600 --> 00:13:18,520 Speaker 1: didn't anybody sign this guy? No, this was a case 273 00:13:18,559 --> 00:13:21,520 Speaker 1: in which the COVID restrictions with the cap, you know, 274 00:13:21,640 --> 00:13:25,200 Speaker 1: the salary cap room is deflated across across the league. 275 00:13:25,600 --> 00:13:27,959 Speaker 1: Inside linebackers like him, a guy that was coming off 276 00:13:27,960 --> 00:13:30,880 Speaker 1: a one year, eight million dollar contract, That money wasn't 277 00:13:30,880 --> 00:13:33,880 Speaker 1: there this time. So he looked for what was going 278 00:13:33,920 --> 00:13:36,400 Speaker 1: to be the best opportunity for him, with the understanding 279 00:13:36,440 --> 00:13:39,840 Speaker 1: that Okay, you play, you make some money this year, 280 00:13:40,080 --> 00:13:43,080 Speaker 1: but you get back on the market in twenty nine 281 00:13:43,160 --> 00:13:45,000 Speaker 1: next year and have a chance to really get that 282 00:13:45,040 --> 00:13:48,560 Speaker 1: big deal. He signed with Green Bay. Yes, he had 283 00:13:48,600 --> 00:13:51,000 Speaker 1: the relationship with Matt Laflour, but also there was that 284 00:13:51,080 --> 00:13:54,440 Speaker 1: opportunity for him to actually be the featured guy, and 285 00:13:54,440 --> 00:13:55,960 Speaker 1: and if he earned it, I mean, it wasn't gonna 286 00:13:55,960 --> 00:13:57,920 Speaker 1: walk in and just be the MiCT right away. He 287 00:13:57,960 --> 00:14:01,520 Speaker 1: had to actually, you know, claim that position. But since 288 00:14:01,559 --> 00:14:04,200 Speaker 1: he has Mike. For a guy like me that's covered 289 00:14:04,240 --> 00:14:05,960 Speaker 1: the team for ten years, I didn't get the Desmond 290 00:14:05,960 --> 00:14:07,880 Speaker 1: Bishop era. I got the end of the A. J. 291 00:14:08,040 --> 00:14:10,800 Speaker 1: Hawk era, and AJ had a phenomenal career here, But 292 00:14:11,400 --> 00:14:15,600 Speaker 1: I haven't seen a sideline to sideline inside backer like Campbell. 293 00:14:16,040 --> 00:14:19,240 Speaker 1: This guy is good against the run, he fills gaps well, 294 00:14:19,280 --> 00:14:22,280 Speaker 1: he diagnosed as well, he knows his assignments fundamentally sound. 295 00:14:22,640 --> 00:14:25,360 Speaker 1: But the athleticism factor with him is what really jumps 296 00:14:25,400 --> 00:14:29,000 Speaker 1: off the page and Mike. With seventeen games, this guy 297 00:14:29,080 --> 00:14:31,280 Speaker 1: is on pace for a hundred seventy five tackles this year. 298 00:14:31,280 --> 00:14:33,600 Speaker 1: I mean, that's the type of season Devandre Campbell's having. 299 00:14:34,000 --> 00:14:37,920 Speaker 1: So to see him get rewarded a really silent kind 300 00:14:37,960 --> 00:14:41,200 Speaker 1: of you know, hunter out there on the field. It 301 00:14:41,280 --> 00:14:42,800 Speaker 1: was a cool thing for him, and the Packers are 302 00:14:42,800 --> 00:14:44,760 Speaker 1: going to need him in the second half of the season. Yeah, 303 00:14:44,880 --> 00:14:47,960 Speaker 1: I don't know for sure. The last time a Green 304 00:14:48,000 --> 00:14:51,040 Speaker 1: Bay Packers defensive player earned a Defensive Player of the 305 00:14:51,080 --> 00:14:55,280 Speaker 1: Month award. Again, this is that's what I heard Clay 306 00:14:55,360 --> 00:14:57,800 Speaker 1: Matthews in two thousand and ten. This is obviously very 307 00:14:57,800 --> 00:15:00,480 Speaker 1: different from defensive player of the week. And and I 308 00:15:00,560 --> 00:15:04,200 Speaker 1: know in two thousand nine Charles Woodson somewhere along the way, 309 00:15:04,200 --> 00:15:06,200 Speaker 1: if not multiple months, when he was on his way 310 00:15:06,200 --> 00:15:08,640 Speaker 1: to Defensive Player of the Year, that he got Defensive 311 00:15:08,640 --> 00:15:10,120 Speaker 1: Player of the month. But yes, it might have been 312 00:15:10,160 --> 00:15:12,600 Speaker 1: Clay Matthews in in two thousand and ten. Since a 313 00:15:12,640 --> 00:15:15,880 Speaker 1: Green Bay defensive player got an award like this, Campbell's 314 00:15:15,880 --> 00:15:17,600 Speaker 1: on the like he's on a trajectory to make a 315 00:15:17,640 --> 00:15:20,960 Speaker 1: Pro Bowl here and like all provo question, this is 316 00:15:21,000 --> 00:15:22,800 Speaker 1: more than just the dude that walked in the door 317 00:15:22,800 --> 00:15:25,160 Speaker 1: in June, signed a one year deal and then played 318 00:15:25,160 --> 00:15:28,160 Speaker 1: out the season. Devonja Campbell is really doing himself a 319 00:15:28,160 --> 00:15:30,960 Speaker 1: lot of favors this season. Yeah, well, we'll get a 320 00:15:30,960 --> 00:15:33,600 Speaker 1: little bit of sponsor business here. 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West, but the keys to victory 329 00:16:00,640 --> 00:16:05,000 Speaker 1: here for Green Bay on Sunday going to Arrowhead, which 330 00:16:06,120 --> 00:16:08,720 Speaker 1: it's right up there with Seattle in terms of the 331 00:16:08,760 --> 00:16:12,120 Speaker 1: noise factor at an outdoor stadium in this league. Kansas 332 00:16:12,160 --> 00:16:15,120 Speaker 1: City in Seattle, in my mind, is certainly as far 333 00:16:15,160 --> 00:16:17,920 Speaker 1: as having been too pretty much everywhere in the league, 334 00:16:17,960 --> 00:16:20,640 Speaker 1: this one. This is a tough place to play. Yeah, 335 00:16:20,640 --> 00:16:23,000 Speaker 1: and they have less speakers. I mean, it's impressive with 336 00:16:23,080 --> 00:16:25,400 Speaker 1: the with the crowd. Actually it's actually it's actually more 337 00:16:25,520 --> 00:16:28,840 Speaker 1: natural crowd. They're not there's no auto tuning. They're singing 338 00:16:28,880 --> 00:16:33,000 Speaker 1: with the real you know. No. But I mean you 339 00:16:33,080 --> 00:16:35,200 Speaker 1: and I have been there, and I've talked to players 340 00:16:35,240 --> 00:16:37,240 Speaker 1: over the years. I remember talking to like Justin McCrae 341 00:16:37,320 --> 00:16:40,560 Speaker 1: and Brian Blog, an offensive lineman, about how difficult that 342 00:16:40,680 --> 00:16:43,440 Speaker 1: environment is for an offensive lineman to play at. Packers 343 00:16:43,480 --> 00:16:46,120 Speaker 1: have played really clean football from a false start perspective. 344 00:16:46,160 --> 00:16:49,840 Speaker 1: From a penalty perspective, that's going to be challenged this week, 345 00:16:50,120 --> 00:16:52,600 Speaker 1: especially with how energized this team is going to be 346 00:16:52,640 --> 00:16:54,800 Speaker 1: in this type of matchup. Those fans are going to know, Okay, 347 00:16:54,840 --> 00:16:56,840 Speaker 1: Aaron Rodgers is not out there, we get the backup. 348 00:16:56,880 --> 00:16:59,400 Speaker 1: That's fresh meat for us. They're gonna be ready for 349 00:16:59,440 --> 00:17:02,480 Speaker 1: this thing. For green Bay's perspective, though, I think it 350 00:17:02,560 --> 00:17:05,720 Speaker 1: really comes down to shortening this ball game. I don't 351 00:17:05,720 --> 00:17:08,120 Speaker 1: know the exact stats on thirty five or thirty four 352 00:17:08,200 --> 00:17:10,800 Speaker 1: plus minutes in terms of time of possession, but when 353 00:17:11,160 --> 00:17:15,040 Speaker 1: green Bay controls the football and finishes and executes, you 354 00:17:15,080 --> 00:17:17,359 Speaker 1: gotta do all that eventually have to score points. But 355 00:17:17,440 --> 00:17:19,640 Speaker 1: when they control the tempo of a game, the green 356 00:17:19,640 --> 00:17:22,520 Speaker 1: Bay Packers win. That's how Matt Lafleur got more wins 357 00:17:22,560 --> 00:17:24,560 Speaker 1: in the modern era than any other coach in his 358 00:17:24,600 --> 00:17:27,760 Speaker 1: first forty games. They need to be able to do that. Again. 359 00:17:27,840 --> 00:17:30,600 Speaker 1: That means running the football. That means whoever is available 360 00:17:30,600 --> 00:17:33,919 Speaker 1: in that receiving corps, whether it is Davante Adams, Marquisvelda Scantling, 361 00:17:33,920 --> 00:17:36,199 Speaker 1: you know you're gonna have Alan Lazar back. They have 362 00:17:36,280 --> 00:17:38,879 Speaker 1: to be able to push the football down field. But 363 00:17:39,720 --> 00:17:42,879 Speaker 1: it comes down to winning between the first down in 364 00:17:42,920 --> 00:17:45,280 Speaker 1: the next first down, right, just moving the football. I 365 00:17:45,359 --> 00:17:47,600 Speaker 1: think that's gonna be the main catalyst here and again, 366 00:17:47,680 --> 00:17:50,400 Speaker 1: playing mistake free football and Jordan loves first start. Yeah, 367 00:17:50,440 --> 00:17:52,359 Speaker 1: And on the defensive side of the ball, I've already 368 00:17:52,359 --> 00:17:55,120 Speaker 1: talked about the turnovers. But the other thing, clearly when 369 00:17:55,119 --> 00:17:58,080 Speaker 1: you're facing this Kansas City Chiefs defense and Patrick Mahomes, 370 00:17:58,280 --> 00:18:01,400 Speaker 1: is you can't get gas for the big play, right, 371 00:18:01,440 --> 00:18:03,280 Speaker 1: you have to make and and this is what Kansas 372 00:18:03,320 --> 00:18:05,560 Speaker 1: City has struggled with. They're always looking for the big 373 00:18:05,560 --> 00:18:07,960 Speaker 1: shot down field. They want they want to punch you 374 00:18:08,000 --> 00:18:10,760 Speaker 1: in the mouth with that long fifty yard bomb to 375 00:18:10,800 --> 00:18:13,399 Speaker 1: Tyreek Hill or the thirty yards scene passed down the 376 00:18:13,400 --> 00:18:16,199 Speaker 1: middle to Travis Kelsey. You've got to be able to 377 00:18:16,240 --> 00:18:20,640 Speaker 1: defend against those, because that's why the Chiefs have struggled offensively, 378 00:18:20,760 --> 00:18:23,159 Speaker 1: is when they've been forced to grind it out, to 379 00:18:23,280 --> 00:18:26,359 Speaker 1: grind out the long drives, they've made a mistake somewhere 380 00:18:26,359 --> 00:18:29,080 Speaker 1: along the way. The opening drive last week Monday Night 381 00:18:29,119 --> 00:18:31,719 Speaker 1: Football a few nights ago against the New York Giants 382 00:18:31,720 --> 00:18:34,600 Speaker 1: was the perfect example. The Chiefs take the opening kickoff, 383 00:18:34,960 --> 00:18:38,440 Speaker 1: double digit play drive, everything looking smoothly working well, they're 384 00:18:38,440 --> 00:18:40,639 Speaker 1: taking more than seven minutes off the clock. And then 385 00:18:40,640 --> 00:18:42,400 Speaker 1: they get in the red zone and a ball gets 386 00:18:42,400 --> 00:18:44,720 Speaker 1: deflected and picked off and the Giants have the ball 387 00:18:44,760 --> 00:18:46,720 Speaker 1: back and the Chief's got nothing out of that possession 388 00:18:46,720 --> 00:18:49,600 Speaker 1: except to turn over. Why because the Giants didn't give 389 00:18:49,680 --> 00:18:52,119 Speaker 1: up a fifty yard pass, right they made up you know, 390 00:18:52,160 --> 00:18:54,679 Speaker 1: And that's what the Packers. That's what the Packers have 391 00:18:54,760 --> 00:18:56,439 Speaker 1: to do, because that's what's going to give you the 392 00:18:56,480 --> 00:18:59,360 Speaker 1: opportunities for the turnovers, is to make them grind out 393 00:18:59,359 --> 00:19:02,040 Speaker 1: a drive. And it's it's the old Dom Caper's thing. 394 00:19:02,080 --> 00:19:04,560 Speaker 1: Maybe it's because that was my first defensive coordinator that 395 00:19:04,600 --> 00:19:07,520 Speaker 1: I covered, but I just remember all those times standing 396 00:19:07,520 --> 00:19:10,000 Speaker 1: in the podium and Dom talking about the more plays 397 00:19:10,040 --> 00:19:11,639 Speaker 1: that they have to play on a drive and the 398 00:19:11,680 --> 00:19:14,240 Speaker 1: fewer you know, big penalties that you give up the 399 00:19:14,280 --> 00:19:17,920 Speaker 1: fifteen yarders, the better statistically your opportunity is going to 400 00:19:17,960 --> 00:19:20,520 Speaker 1: be to take away the football and also to stop them. 401 00:19:20,560 --> 00:19:22,840 Speaker 1: That's where green Bay needs to get to now. Fortunately 402 00:19:22,880 --> 00:19:26,119 Speaker 1: for green Bay, it would appear that Joe Barry could 403 00:19:26,119 --> 00:19:28,440 Speaker 1: be back in the fold here for this game on Sunday. 404 00:19:28,480 --> 00:19:31,920 Speaker 1: That's huge. I mean, Jerry Are, Jerry Gray, Kirk, Livadaddy. 405 00:19:31,960 --> 00:19:33,240 Speaker 1: You give them all the credit in the world for 406 00:19:33,280 --> 00:19:35,639 Speaker 1: the job they did with all Barry, but to have 407 00:19:35,760 --> 00:19:39,439 Speaker 1: that whole group together in a defense that buy and 408 00:19:39,560 --> 00:19:41,119 Speaker 1: Large again, we got to see what happens with this 409 00:19:41,200 --> 00:19:44,680 Speaker 1: hamstring injury with with Dean Lowry, but Buying Large is 410 00:19:44,720 --> 00:19:47,640 Speaker 1: getting healthier. Kevin King was a full participant in practice 411 00:19:47,680 --> 00:19:50,760 Speaker 1: on Wednesday. This is a huge opportunity for them. Now 412 00:19:50,880 --> 00:19:52,480 Speaker 1: you need to get the Darius back, You need to 413 00:19:52,480 --> 00:19:55,560 Speaker 1: get You're back at some point, but to have the 414 00:19:55,600 --> 00:19:59,040 Speaker 1: core there for them that this is they've They've played 415 00:19:59,040 --> 00:20:01,040 Speaker 1: well all season. Now you get to start getting your 416 00:20:01,040 --> 00:20:03,760 Speaker 1: heavy hitters back. What can you do from there? Yeah, 417 00:20:04,000 --> 00:20:06,080 Speaker 1: a couple of thoughts to get from you with regard 418 00:20:06,160 --> 00:20:08,920 Speaker 1: to the NFC North here before we go. It's interesting, 419 00:20:09,000 --> 00:20:11,639 Speaker 1: it's the it's the cross conference week he has in 420 00:20:11,640 --> 00:20:14,639 Speaker 1: a sense with the Packers. Packers are at Kansas City, 421 00:20:14,840 --> 00:20:18,640 Speaker 1: Minnesota is at Baltimore, and the Chicago Bears are at 422 00:20:18,680 --> 00:20:23,719 Speaker 1: Pittsburgh on Monday Night football. So um some rare matchups 423 00:20:24,200 --> 00:20:26,800 Speaker 1: in in that respect. The Packers have the three and 424 00:20:26,840 --> 00:20:28,880 Speaker 1: a half game lead but obviously right now you don't 425 00:20:28,880 --> 00:20:32,320 Speaker 1: have Aaron Rodgers. You don't know how long necessarily Rogers 426 00:20:32,440 --> 00:20:35,280 Speaker 1: is is going to be out given the COVID situation. 427 00:20:35,440 --> 00:20:40,399 Speaker 1: So um, it'll be interesting to see here Minnesota. Minnesota 428 00:20:40,480 --> 00:20:42,960 Speaker 1: coming off of that really really rough loss to the 429 00:20:43,040 --> 00:20:46,160 Speaker 1: Dallas Cowboys at home with Cooper Rush making his first 430 00:20:46,200 --> 00:20:48,800 Speaker 1: start at quarterback for the Cowboys. Now they have to 431 00:20:48,840 --> 00:20:51,959 Speaker 1: go on the road and deal with Lamar Jackson and 432 00:20:52,000 --> 00:20:55,439 Speaker 1: the Baltimore Ravens. This is uh, this is going. This 433 00:20:55,520 --> 00:20:59,640 Speaker 1: is an opportunity here, quite frankly, for for the Packers 434 00:20:59,680 --> 00:21:03,720 Speaker 1: to you know, tighten the stranglehold of sense on the 435 00:21:03,800 --> 00:21:06,159 Speaker 1: NFC North. If you can go in and do do 436 00:21:06,240 --> 00:21:09,280 Speaker 1: what you did in Arizona, run the ball, get some turnovers, 437 00:21:09,560 --> 00:21:12,680 Speaker 1: maybe escape Arrowhead with a victory with Jordan Love at quarterback, 438 00:21:12,960 --> 00:21:15,240 Speaker 1: then you sit back and see what what your other 439 00:21:15,400 --> 00:21:17,800 Speaker 1: NFC North brethren are doing on the road against a 440 00:21:17,880 --> 00:21:20,199 Speaker 1: f C teams as well. Chicago is a team that 441 00:21:20,280 --> 00:21:22,919 Speaker 1: I think can probably play with most teams. It just 442 00:21:23,000 --> 00:21:25,960 Speaker 1: comes down back to that takeaway sort of margin I 443 00:21:25,960 --> 00:21:28,600 Speaker 1: think defensively, you know, they could very easily be in 444 00:21:28,640 --> 00:21:31,760 Speaker 1: this matchup with Pittsburgh depending on you know, what happens 445 00:21:31,760 --> 00:21:34,359 Speaker 1: on the other side of the ball. Minnesota, I really 446 00:21:34,400 --> 00:21:37,200 Speaker 1: don't like this matchup for them. I feel like this 447 00:21:37,320 --> 00:21:41,320 Speaker 1: is not only what happened last week, but Lamar Jackson 448 00:21:41,359 --> 00:21:43,720 Speaker 1: is going to stress them. They have an older linebacker 449 00:21:43,800 --> 00:21:45,840 Speaker 1: corps now you know you're gonna have some some and 450 00:21:45,880 --> 00:21:47,960 Speaker 1: the Vikings have lost their best pass rusher for the 451 00:21:48,000 --> 00:21:50,760 Speaker 1: season now da Neil Hunter is done for the year. Yeah, 452 00:21:50,760 --> 00:21:53,280 Speaker 1: and that's in Obviously Hunter has been a kind of 453 00:21:53,280 --> 00:21:54,919 Speaker 1: a rough go for him now the last two and 454 00:21:54,920 --> 00:21:57,640 Speaker 1: a half years. But I think this is the game 455 00:21:57,680 --> 00:22:01,040 Speaker 1: where Minnesota's offense, as which is we've always talked about 456 00:22:01,040 --> 00:22:03,919 Speaker 1: the Zimmers defense, Minnesota's offensive has to be able to 457 00:22:03,920 --> 00:22:06,800 Speaker 1: generate some some opportunities here for them, because I don't 458 00:22:06,800 --> 00:22:09,280 Speaker 1: think this is a game that you can win if 459 00:22:09,320 --> 00:22:12,560 Speaker 1: you're not putting up twenty five plus points. So Green 460 00:22:12,560 --> 00:22:16,200 Speaker 1: based perspective, you're sitting in a great position absent all 461 00:22:16,240 --> 00:22:18,560 Speaker 1: the realities of that position. But in terms of the 462 00:22:19,280 --> 00:22:23,359 Speaker 1: actual standings, the statistics this is, this could not have 463 00:22:23,400 --> 00:22:25,680 Speaker 1: been a better scenario for Jordan's Love to move into. 464 00:22:26,400 --> 00:22:28,399 Speaker 1: But seeing how the rest of this division kind of 465 00:22:28,400 --> 00:22:30,720 Speaker 1: shakes out, here is going to be fascinating to watch 466 00:22:30,760 --> 00:22:33,840 Speaker 1: because this is a massive month of November. Uh, four 467 00:22:33,920 --> 00:22:36,160 Speaker 1: teams not only trying to stay in the division race, 468 00:22:36,280 --> 00:22:39,120 Speaker 1: but you know, right now at four and four, Carolinas 469 00:22:39,760 --> 00:22:43,440 Speaker 1: the wild card team. So you know, any win here 470 00:22:43,520 --> 00:22:46,360 Speaker 1: for Minnesota and Chicago keeps them in that race as well. Yeah, 471 00:22:46,400 --> 00:22:49,399 Speaker 1: that extra wild card team having that seventh playoff spot 472 00:22:49,400 --> 00:22:51,960 Speaker 1: in the NFC, that's uh, as we knew. We saw 473 00:22:51,960 --> 00:22:54,600 Speaker 1: it last year but then but I can't. Also this year, 474 00:22:54,840 --> 00:22:57,520 Speaker 1: they're going to be a whole bunch of teams in 475 00:22:57,560 --> 00:22:59,520 Speaker 1: the NFC down the stretch that may not have a 476 00:22:59,520 --> 00:23:02,800 Speaker 1: shot at the division championship because of all these one 477 00:23:02,880 --> 00:23:05,040 Speaker 1: lost teams that we're seeing right now in the NFC, 478 00:23:05,280 --> 00:23:07,000 Speaker 1: but they're still going to be in the playoff hunt 479 00:23:07,000 --> 00:23:08,879 Speaker 1: and and playing for their season, trying to get that 480 00:23:08,920 --> 00:23:12,040 Speaker 1: coveted eighth victory to make the playoffs. I can't. I 481 00:23:12,080 --> 00:23:14,560 Speaker 1: can't wait for that in years to come. All right, Well, 482 00:23:14,920 --> 00:23:17,280 Speaker 1: with that, we'll call it a wrap on this edition 483 00:23:17,600 --> 00:23:20,200 Speaker 1: of Packers Unscripted. Be sure to follow all of our 484 00:23:20,240 --> 00:23:22,840 Speaker 1: coverage of the team. Will have everything for you from 485 00:23:22,920 --> 00:23:26,040 Speaker 1: Sunday's big game in Kansas City on packers dot com 486 00:23:26,080 --> 00:23:28,520 Speaker 1: for West, I'm Mike. Thank you for tuning in. Everybody, 487 00:23:28,720 --> 00:23:29,680 Speaker 1: We'll see you next time.