1 00:00:06,640 --> 00:00:09,440 Speaker 1: It's a matchup of the two most recent Super Bowl 2 00:00:09,640 --> 00:00:12,560 Speaker 1: champions in Week nine in Tampa Bay. Hello everyone, and 3 00:00:12,640 --> 00:00:16,400 Speaker 1: welcome to this week nine edition between the Horns. I'm JB. Long, 4 00:00:16,520 --> 00:00:20,040 Speaker 1: joined by my friend and broadcast colleague Maurice Jones Drew, 5 00:00:20,400 --> 00:00:22,919 Speaker 1: who the last time the Rams were in Tampa Bay, 6 00:00:22,960 --> 00:00:26,680 Speaker 1: I think was wearing his La swag and smoking a 7 00:00:26,720 --> 00:00:30,160 Speaker 1: cigar and letting everyone on national television know what was 8 00:00:30,200 --> 00:00:33,000 Speaker 1: going to happen in that divisional round. I think I 9 00:00:33,080 --> 00:00:35,199 Speaker 1: try to let everyone know the future. Right when you 10 00:00:35,240 --> 00:00:37,440 Speaker 1: smoke a cigar, that means you're gonna win a championship. 11 00:00:37,440 --> 00:00:39,400 Speaker 1: And that's what we did, JB. And it seems like 12 00:00:39,440 --> 00:00:42,640 Speaker 1: Tampa has been great for us as a broadcast team 13 00:00:42,720 --> 00:00:44,680 Speaker 1: and and for the Rams. You know, I want to 14 00:00:44,720 --> 00:00:48,320 Speaker 1: say one of our best broadcasts early on was was 15 00:00:48,320 --> 00:00:50,720 Speaker 1: it Quinn with a strip sack? And or Quinn might 16 00:00:50,760 --> 00:00:53,040 Speaker 1: have took a fumble and ran down the sidelines that 17 00:00:53,800 --> 00:00:58,080 Speaker 1: the spark, right you're talking about week three, two sixteen, 18 00:00:58,440 --> 00:01:00,959 Speaker 1: If I'm not a mistake and the lightning delay game. 19 00:01:01,040 --> 00:01:04,240 Speaker 1: DeMarco is there for that one, And yeah, I'm JD's right. 20 00:01:04,680 --> 00:01:06,759 Speaker 1: I don't want to call him the anti forty nine Ers, 21 00:01:06,800 --> 00:01:09,840 Speaker 1: but the Tampa Bay Buccaneers have given the Rams some 22 00:01:09,920 --> 00:01:12,560 Speaker 1: good results of late. That was cool to read that 23 00:01:13,000 --> 00:01:16,119 Speaker 1: the Buccanteers are thinking about the Rams. They've the Rams 24 00:01:16,120 --> 00:01:18,199 Speaker 1: have won the last three straight and you're right, coming 25 00:01:18,240 --> 00:01:19,880 Speaker 1: off with the forty nine ers have done that is 26 00:01:20,360 --> 00:01:23,920 Speaker 1: very refreshing. But I mean, you really expect Tom Brady 27 00:01:23,959 --> 00:01:26,560 Speaker 1: to lose four in a row, or at least without 28 00:01:26,600 --> 00:01:29,839 Speaker 1: a fight or without his best game, their best performance. 29 00:01:29,959 --> 00:01:33,039 Speaker 1: So yeah, this is gonna be another dog fight on 30 00:01:33,120 --> 00:01:35,319 Speaker 1: the road for the Rams. All right, we've got MJD, 31 00:01:35,400 --> 00:01:37,920 Speaker 1: We've got DeMarco far Let's bring in the fourth member 32 00:01:38,000 --> 00:01:42,000 Speaker 1: of our team, Erica Tampa Ze. Hey k a, Ricky Hollywood, 33 00:01:42,440 --> 00:01:45,440 Speaker 1: Good morning, Ricky. How are you? I'm good? How are you? Guys? 34 00:01:45,440 --> 00:01:48,600 Speaker 1: It's so good to see your faces. What do you think, Erica, 35 00:01:48,640 --> 00:01:51,520 Speaker 1: if we gave you the choice of watching Tom Brady's 36 00:01:51,640 --> 00:01:55,960 Speaker 1: final NFL football game or front row tickets to Taylor 37 00:01:56,040 --> 00:02:01,440 Speaker 1: Swift at SOFI Stadium for that, that is such a 38 00:02:01,480 --> 00:02:06,680 Speaker 1: tough call. That is my childhood hero or some guy 39 00:02:06,720 --> 00:02:10,600 Speaker 1: that plays for the Bucks. Oh nicely, definitely gonna take 40 00:02:10,639 --> 00:02:13,119 Speaker 1: the tailor. So no I thought that We watched Tom 41 00:02:13,160 --> 00:02:16,280 Speaker 1: Brady's last game last time the Rams played them, so 42 00:02:17,240 --> 00:02:20,919 Speaker 1: it's definitely interesting. I wonder if they'll send him into 43 00:02:20,960 --> 00:02:25,760 Speaker 1: retirement again. Interesting? All right, seven down, ten to go 44 00:02:25,880 --> 00:02:28,919 Speaker 1: on the schedule. Those ten games against nine opponents, they'll 45 00:02:28,919 --> 00:02:31,960 Speaker 1: play the Seahawks twice. As of today, only three of 46 00:02:31,960 --> 00:02:35,079 Speaker 1: those opponents have a winning record, So Maurice Jones, Drewe 47 00:02:35,120 --> 00:02:37,440 Speaker 1: it's all there in front of the Rams, But this 48 00:02:37,480 --> 00:02:39,200 Speaker 1: week and the rest of the way, it feels a 49 00:02:39,280 --> 00:02:42,000 Speaker 1: lot more like who are the Rams? Who are they? 50 00:02:42,040 --> 00:02:45,000 Speaker 1: Who can they become? Well? I think that's what this 51 00:02:45,040 --> 00:02:47,880 Speaker 1: whole stretch is going to be about, right, how better 52 00:02:47,880 --> 00:02:51,160 Speaker 1: can you get from now until it's time till November, 53 00:02:51,440 --> 00:02:54,240 Speaker 1: or not November, but December when you have to start 54 00:02:54,400 --> 00:02:56,240 Speaker 1: kind of positioning yourself for the playoffs. If you look 55 00:02:56,280 --> 00:02:58,920 Speaker 1: at the NFC in general, there's a lot of slots 56 00:02:58,919 --> 00:03:02,200 Speaker 1: that are open. The whole NFC South is terrible, right, 57 00:03:02,240 --> 00:03:04,640 Speaker 1: Let's just be honest. Four and four with the Falcons, 58 00:03:04,680 --> 00:03:06,639 Speaker 1: that's kind of where they are. Everyone else is below that, 59 00:03:07,520 --> 00:03:09,080 Speaker 1: and so you have to try to compete to go 60 00:03:09,120 --> 00:03:11,839 Speaker 1: get one of those spots. And even though you've been 61 00:03:11,840 --> 00:03:14,359 Speaker 1: swept by the Niners. They have a tougher schedule than 62 00:03:14,400 --> 00:03:16,560 Speaker 1: many thought they would, and so it seems like the 63 00:03:16,560 --> 00:03:19,440 Speaker 1: tables are flipped. Can you take advantage of teams that 64 00:03:19,480 --> 00:03:21,799 Speaker 1: aren't playing their best ball right now and kind of 65 00:03:21,800 --> 00:03:24,080 Speaker 1: flip the script. That's gonna be most important, And I 66 00:03:24,120 --> 00:03:26,720 Speaker 1: think it's going to start by getting healthy, all right, 67 00:03:26,800 --> 00:03:29,520 Speaker 1: Cooper Cup a little banged up. Stafford has been you know, 68 00:03:29,680 --> 00:03:31,680 Speaker 1: even though he's not been on their injury reports, he 69 00:03:31,720 --> 00:03:33,960 Speaker 1: seems like he's banged up. So you gotta find a 70 00:03:34,000 --> 00:03:37,000 Speaker 1: way to get those those guys healthy and get ready 71 00:03:37,000 --> 00:03:39,880 Speaker 1: to roll. Let me talking about teams not playing great 72 00:03:39,960 --> 00:03:41,880 Speaker 1: right now, the Bucks and the Rams are among them. 73 00:03:42,600 --> 00:03:45,200 Speaker 1: The division looks different in the South than it does 74 00:03:45,240 --> 00:03:47,480 Speaker 1: in the West. But given the state of both of 75 00:03:47,480 --> 00:03:50,040 Speaker 1: these teams, it's too early to call it a playoff 76 00:03:50,080 --> 00:03:53,200 Speaker 1: elimination game, DeMarco, But it's tough to see the loser 77 00:03:53,320 --> 00:03:56,760 Speaker 1: of this game finding its way to January. Yeah, both 78 00:03:56,760 --> 00:03:59,560 Speaker 1: teams need to win. I mean, and look when Maurice 79 00:03:59,560 --> 00:04:02,360 Speaker 1: said about catching teams that aren't playing well, well, the 80 00:04:02,440 --> 00:04:05,000 Speaker 1: Rams aren't playing well. I mean, you guys watched that 81 00:04:05,080 --> 00:04:07,920 Speaker 1: video right from San Francisco, especially on offense. Did you 82 00:04:07,920 --> 00:04:10,840 Speaker 1: guys watch the second half? Did they block a soul 83 00:04:11,320 --> 00:04:15,160 Speaker 1: run or pass? So the Rams are struggling to find 84 00:04:15,280 --> 00:04:19,520 Speaker 1: out who they are on offense and on defense. That 85 00:04:19,600 --> 00:04:21,800 Speaker 1: was the biggest letdown from Sunday to me. I think 86 00:04:22,560 --> 00:04:25,600 Speaker 1: to me in the second half, in the first twenty 87 00:04:25,640 --> 00:04:27,600 Speaker 1: one plays they gave up like twenty one points or 88 00:04:27,640 --> 00:04:29,680 Speaker 1: twenty six plays twenty one points. It was like, Wow, 89 00:04:29,720 --> 00:04:32,479 Speaker 1: who are these guys? And I thought about something else. 90 00:04:32,520 --> 00:04:36,200 Speaker 1: I think this week the Rams defense matches up better 91 00:04:36,240 --> 00:04:39,920 Speaker 1: against Tampa Bay's offense because of Winnard Fournet. And that's 92 00:04:39,960 --> 00:04:42,240 Speaker 1: another question I have. Do you guys consider him a bust? 93 00:04:43,200 --> 00:04:45,920 Speaker 1: There's a number four pin, no, no letter all. I mean, 94 00:04:46,000 --> 00:04:48,919 Speaker 1: McCaffrey has out produced him. Davin Cook has been to 95 00:04:49,040 --> 00:04:51,279 Speaker 1: the Pro Bowl a lot of guys, but still a 96 00:04:51,360 --> 00:04:53,560 Speaker 1: very capable back. Just to my point, I think the 97 00:04:53,640 --> 00:04:56,479 Speaker 1: Rams defense matches up much better against Tampa than they 98 00:04:56,520 --> 00:05:00,280 Speaker 1: do against Tampa Friend because of Christian McCaffrey. That does 99 00:05:00,360 --> 00:05:03,479 Speaker 1: change the math JB. Maurice and Erica going into the 100 00:05:03,520 --> 00:05:07,440 Speaker 1: future that McCaffrey is there now. The first game versus 101 00:05:07,440 --> 00:05:10,560 Speaker 1: the forty nine ers, Bobby Wagner everywhere. Ten tackles led 102 00:05:10,600 --> 00:05:13,960 Speaker 1: the team second game with McCaffrey, I think he had five. 103 00:05:14,080 --> 00:05:17,320 Speaker 1: I think he only tackled McCaffrey one time the entire 104 00:05:17,360 --> 00:05:19,520 Speaker 1: game if you don't include running them out of bound. 105 00:05:19,520 --> 00:05:22,559 Speaker 1: So but that's later for the future. I think this group, 106 00:05:22,680 --> 00:05:26,520 Speaker 1: this Tampa Bay Buccaneers offense, matches up much better for 107 00:05:26,560 --> 00:05:28,839 Speaker 1: the Rams this week to get pressure on Tom Brady 108 00:05:28,839 --> 00:05:30,960 Speaker 1: and stop the run. No one who gets to a 109 00:05:31,000 --> 00:05:33,600 Speaker 1: second team and a second contract and gets a Super 110 00:05:33,600 --> 00:05:36,560 Speaker 1: Bowl ring and earns a nickname like Playoff Lenny and 111 00:05:36,720 --> 00:05:40,280 Speaker 1: is leaving thousand dollars tips on his sushi bill is 112 00:05:40,320 --> 00:05:45,920 Speaker 1: a bust. We all want to be in life. Exactly. Well, 113 00:05:45,960 --> 00:05:48,200 Speaker 1: I meant was in that draft? Who else was in 114 00:05:48,279 --> 00:05:51,680 Speaker 1: that they've had? They had Jones was in that draft. Yeah, 115 00:05:51,680 --> 00:05:54,040 Speaker 1: they had some really good players. And I'll say this too. 116 00:05:54,160 --> 00:05:55,960 Speaker 1: I just want to jump kind of back on piggyback 117 00:05:55,960 --> 00:05:58,200 Speaker 1: on Tomorrow's talking about the defense. Let's let's remember the 118 00:05:58,240 --> 00:06:01,440 Speaker 1: style of defense we play. If you play off coverage, 119 00:06:01,520 --> 00:06:05,280 Speaker 1: soft coverage, the Niners are under five yard throwing the ball, 120 00:06:05,480 --> 00:06:08,040 Speaker 1: run after catch team. When you look at the Buccaneers, 121 00:06:08,080 --> 00:06:10,440 Speaker 1: they like to take shots down the field. That's where 122 00:06:10,480 --> 00:06:13,279 Speaker 1: I see the matchups going on. That's where Tom Brady's 123 00:06:13,279 --> 00:06:15,880 Speaker 1: taking five and seven step drops. If you think about 124 00:06:15,960 --> 00:06:18,400 Speaker 1: Jimmy Garoppolo and how fast the ball was getting off 125 00:06:18,960 --> 00:06:21,040 Speaker 1: in the second half, I mean that ball was coming 126 00:06:21,040 --> 00:06:25,560 Speaker 1: out quick wing screens quickly. All their whole receiving cores 127 00:06:25,600 --> 00:06:29,000 Speaker 1: about yards after catch period, point blank. They're not about 128 00:06:29,040 --> 00:06:31,400 Speaker 1: the big play guys as we're seeing here. They're not 129 00:06:31,440 --> 00:06:34,039 Speaker 1: about throwing the ball ten, fifteen, twenty yards down the 130 00:06:34,040 --> 00:06:37,000 Speaker 1: field consistently. That's where the defense. That's why I think 131 00:06:37,000 --> 00:06:39,800 Speaker 1: the Rams have matched up so well with the Buccaneers 132 00:06:39,839 --> 00:06:42,640 Speaker 1: on the defensive side, because they have bigger receivers that 133 00:06:42,760 --> 00:06:45,400 Speaker 1: take longer to get going, so they can't do little 134 00:06:45,480 --> 00:06:48,000 Speaker 1: quick screens or little bubble screens. They have to get 135 00:06:48,000 --> 00:06:51,200 Speaker 1: those guys going down the field. Careful though, Maurice right now, 136 00:06:51,240 --> 00:06:54,279 Speaker 1: the time to throw for TV twelve looks very Jimmy 137 00:06:54,320 --> 00:06:58,680 Speaker 1: Garoppolo esque. It's two point nothing, so he a lot 138 00:06:58,720 --> 00:07:01,040 Speaker 1: like the situation with the Ram knows that his running 139 00:07:01,040 --> 00:07:03,400 Speaker 1: game is down at the bottom of the league rankings. 140 00:07:03,440 --> 00:07:06,000 Speaker 1: His offensive line is not what it was a year 141 00:07:06,040 --> 00:07:08,599 Speaker 1: ago when the Rams went to Tampa Bay, So times 142 00:07:08,600 --> 00:07:11,280 Speaker 1: have changed for Tom and for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. 143 00:07:11,560 --> 00:07:14,280 Speaker 1: How about the trade deadline, Erica, We were all waiting 144 00:07:14,280 --> 00:07:16,800 Speaker 1: with bated breath to see what big move the Rams 145 00:07:16,880 --> 00:07:20,360 Speaker 1: might pull off, but for a variety of reasons, they 146 00:07:20,400 --> 00:07:22,960 Speaker 1: stood packed this year. And what was your reaction to 147 00:07:23,000 --> 00:07:24,480 Speaker 1: that and what does it mean to the twenty twenty 148 00:07:24,480 --> 00:07:27,200 Speaker 1: two Los Angeles Rams. I mean, of course I was 149 00:07:27,280 --> 00:07:31,440 Speaker 1: refreshing Twitter like everyone else, just like waiting for something 150 00:07:31,440 --> 00:07:34,440 Speaker 1: fun to happen, of course, But you know, I did 151 00:07:34,520 --> 00:07:37,480 Speaker 1: get to sit down with CEO Kevin Delmoff last week 152 00:07:37,520 --> 00:07:39,320 Speaker 1: and he did say, no, we have a lot of 153 00:07:39,360 --> 00:07:43,160 Speaker 1: pieces that this team is feeling very confident about. Kirran 154 00:07:43,240 --> 00:07:46,520 Speaker 1: Williams is potentially coming back for this game, and he's 155 00:07:46,520 --> 00:07:49,720 Speaker 1: been practicing and his window is ending. They we saw 156 00:07:49,760 --> 00:07:52,600 Speaker 1: a lot of great things of with Ronnie Rivers last week. 157 00:07:53,000 --> 00:07:56,240 Speaker 1: The old line is getting back to healthy. Van Jefferson's 158 00:07:56,280 --> 00:07:58,920 Speaker 1: getting his legs with under him. So I think that 159 00:07:58,960 --> 00:08:02,200 Speaker 1: as much as we want all these pieces that could, 160 00:08:02,600 --> 00:08:06,720 Speaker 1: of course, I'm kind of like double edge sword with 161 00:08:06,760 --> 00:08:09,240 Speaker 1: this because I feel like when you have Aaron Donald 162 00:08:09,280 --> 00:08:11,640 Speaker 1: and you have this team, like those are the core 163 00:08:11,680 --> 00:08:15,960 Speaker 1: pieces that we're still in this window right. But on 164 00:08:16,000 --> 00:08:18,720 Speaker 1: the flip side, this organization said that they're not going 165 00:08:18,760 --> 00:08:22,000 Speaker 1: to do anything that doesn't make sense, and nothing made 166 00:08:22,040 --> 00:08:25,840 Speaker 1: sense at the time, So yeah, DeMarco, I think as 167 00:08:25,840 --> 00:08:28,240 Speaker 1: early as Monday night and the Coach McVeigh show, it 168 00:08:28,320 --> 00:08:31,000 Speaker 1: seemed like they had wrapped their mind around the possibility 169 00:08:31,080 --> 00:08:33,640 Speaker 1: that a couple of things could be true. They have 170 00:08:33,760 --> 00:08:36,880 Speaker 1: too many needs to devote too many resources to just 171 00:08:37,040 --> 00:08:41,200 Speaker 1: one solution, whether that the offensive line or edge or skill. 172 00:08:42,200 --> 00:08:44,120 Speaker 1: But then on top of that, the market has changed, 173 00:08:44,160 --> 00:08:46,840 Speaker 1: the game has changed. There are a lot of teams 174 00:08:46,880 --> 00:08:49,400 Speaker 1: in contention, and there are a lot of franchises that 175 00:08:49,440 --> 00:08:52,719 Speaker 1: have adopted the Rams blueprint to go all in, so 176 00:08:52,800 --> 00:08:55,520 Speaker 1: to speak, and win now and trade the future for 177 00:08:55,520 --> 00:08:58,560 Speaker 1: the present. The guy I was interested in was Chubb 178 00:08:58,679 --> 00:09:00,600 Speaker 1: coming out of Denver. I mean, that's a pass rusher 179 00:09:00,640 --> 00:09:04,160 Speaker 1: that would definitely help. But outside of that, unless you 180 00:09:04,160 --> 00:09:07,199 Speaker 1: can get two top flight guards, then what's the point 181 00:09:07,640 --> 00:09:09,720 Speaker 1: Because I don't care if you go out and get 182 00:09:09,760 --> 00:09:12,360 Speaker 1: the best receiver on the market, or even the best 183 00:09:12,360 --> 00:09:15,360 Speaker 1: pass rusher on the market. If you can't block anyone, 184 00:09:15,480 --> 00:09:18,320 Speaker 1: it doesn't matter. You can go out and get You 185 00:09:18,320 --> 00:09:20,400 Speaker 1: can get Christian McCaffrey if you want. I'm sure that's 186 00:09:20,400 --> 00:09:24,160 Speaker 1: gonna help. But until you can block a front seven 187 00:09:24,600 --> 00:09:27,760 Speaker 1: or keep those inside linebackers off your running backs, what 188 00:09:27,880 --> 00:09:30,040 Speaker 1: does it matter. So you're gonna have to get a 189 00:09:30,040 --> 00:09:33,880 Speaker 1: whole lot better from now until Sunday, from guard to guard, 190 00:09:34,080 --> 00:09:35,800 Speaker 1: from tackle to tackle. Let's just say it, from the 191 00:09:35,840 --> 00:09:38,839 Speaker 1: offensive line. So, yeah, I was hoping that the Rams 192 00:09:38,840 --> 00:09:42,280 Speaker 1: would have done something, But I mean, you know, sometimes 193 00:09:42,280 --> 00:09:44,640 Speaker 1: it's like brand new winshield wipers and a busted winshield. 194 00:09:44,720 --> 00:09:46,440 Speaker 1: What's really the point here? You got to fix that 195 00:09:46,480 --> 00:09:50,720 Speaker 1: offensive line firms. Yeah, ash Sean on Monday Night this week, 196 00:09:50,720 --> 00:09:52,960 Speaker 1: you'll have the opportunity, for the first time all season 197 00:09:53,040 --> 00:09:55,640 Speaker 1: to start the same five along your offensive line in 198 00:09:55,679 --> 00:10:00,000 Speaker 1: back to back games. Does their performance individually and collective 199 00:10:00,679 --> 00:10:03,880 Speaker 1: necessarily justify that. We'll see whether or not there's a 200 00:10:03,920 --> 00:10:05,960 Speaker 1: better option. They think that they might have a better 201 00:10:06,040 --> 00:10:09,160 Speaker 1: arrangement as they go to Tampa Bay, but the backs 202 00:10:09,200 --> 00:10:13,160 Speaker 1: behind them could be substantially different. Maurice. Whether or not 203 00:10:13,240 --> 00:10:16,439 Speaker 1: Cam Akers returns to practice and to the active roster 204 00:10:16,559 --> 00:10:19,719 Speaker 1: this week remains to be seen. But let's just hypothetically 205 00:10:19,760 --> 00:10:22,640 Speaker 1: say that both he and Kyran Williams are available to 206 00:10:22,720 --> 00:10:26,720 Speaker 1: go with Darryl Henderson, to go with Ronnie Rivers. We'll 207 00:10:26,720 --> 00:10:28,360 Speaker 1: see what it looks like in front of them. But 208 00:10:28,440 --> 00:10:30,520 Speaker 1: tell me what's going on, Like, what would you say 209 00:10:30,559 --> 00:10:33,959 Speaker 1: to a cam Akers given what happened or didn't happen 210 00:10:34,000 --> 00:10:38,680 Speaker 1: at the trade deadline. You're here, You're with us regardless 211 00:10:38,720 --> 00:10:40,880 Speaker 1: of how you feel personally, and we couldn't get a 212 00:10:40,920 --> 00:10:44,360 Speaker 1: deal done. We need you here with us. And I 213 00:10:44,400 --> 00:10:46,720 Speaker 1: love the fact that when you read what Sean McVay 214 00:10:46,800 --> 00:10:49,040 Speaker 1: said about we had a meeting, We had a conversation 215 00:10:49,160 --> 00:10:51,200 Speaker 1: and we talked about this jab. You have to have 216 00:10:51,240 --> 00:10:54,480 Speaker 1: that closed door conversation or everything out in order for 217 00:10:54,520 --> 00:10:57,280 Speaker 1: this to work. Whatever you don't like about me, if 218 00:10:57,280 --> 00:10:59,560 Speaker 1: you don't like the way my hair looks, whatever it is, 219 00:10:59,679 --> 00:11:02,200 Speaker 1: you have to tell me and get it off your chest, 220 00:11:02,320 --> 00:11:05,320 Speaker 1: because if you hold anything in, this is not gonna 221 00:11:05,320 --> 00:11:08,080 Speaker 1: work right. Anytime you have these type of relationships and 222 00:11:08,200 --> 00:11:09,679 Speaker 1: things go away, you have to make sure you get 223 00:11:09,720 --> 00:11:12,320 Speaker 1: everything out and everything needs to be heard from both 224 00:11:12,320 --> 00:11:15,760 Speaker 1: sides and you can move forward. I believe this, and 225 00:11:16,120 --> 00:11:18,720 Speaker 1: I've said this before. Cam Akers is the most talented 226 00:11:18,760 --> 00:11:21,680 Speaker 1: back you have on this roster. Now it's finding ways 227 00:11:21,679 --> 00:11:23,400 Speaker 1: to get him the ball in space. He's a tremendous 228 00:11:23,400 --> 00:11:25,760 Speaker 1: wide receiver. If you can't run the ball, Just like 229 00:11:25,880 --> 00:11:29,720 Speaker 1: Ronnie Rivers, Karen Williams and Darryl Henderson, put those guys 230 00:11:29,720 --> 00:11:32,280 Speaker 1: out in space, going empty there, going empty package. With 231 00:11:32,280 --> 00:11:34,959 Speaker 1: those guys out there, find ways to do fly sweeps, 232 00:11:35,040 --> 00:11:37,719 Speaker 1: do certain things to get your guys in space. And 233 00:11:38,080 --> 00:11:41,080 Speaker 1: to me, a lot of the reason that the running 234 00:11:41,080 --> 00:11:46,160 Speaker 1: game is struggling is because you have guys, and just 235 00:11:46,400 --> 00:11:48,840 Speaker 1: sitting here with me, think about this. You have guys 236 00:11:48,880 --> 00:11:52,000 Speaker 1: to fit the outside zone scheme right to run sideways, 237 00:11:52,559 --> 00:11:56,319 Speaker 1: yet it's hard for your quarterback to get there consistently, 238 00:11:56,440 --> 00:11:59,679 Speaker 1: if that makes sense. So now you want to run downhill, 239 00:11:59,720 --> 00:12:01,480 Speaker 1: but the guys aren't big enough to do the double 240 00:12:01,520 --> 00:12:03,839 Speaker 1: teams of mush guys and get to the backers. So 241 00:12:03,880 --> 00:12:07,240 Speaker 1: you have a personnel and a scheme issue, if that 242 00:12:07,280 --> 00:12:10,080 Speaker 1: makes sense. So how do you fix that? Well, you 243 00:12:10,120 --> 00:12:12,040 Speaker 1: fix that by running screens and draws, which we saw 244 00:12:12,160 --> 00:12:14,319 Speaker 1: last week, right, we saw a ton of screens who 245 00:12:14,320 --> 00:12:16,240 Speaker 1: are some of the best screen runners on our team. 246 00:12:16,440 --> 00:12:20,280 Speaker 1: Cam Akers is one of them. Darrell Henderson is another one, right, 247 00:12:20,320 --> 00:12:23,000 Speaker 1: so fine, ways to get all four of those backs 248 00:12:23,000 --> 00:12:24,800 Speaker 1: in there and get going. I'm excited to see what 249 00:12:24,840 --> 00:12:27,160 Speaker 1: cam Akers can do. He has he needs a revenge 250 00:12:27,160 --> 00:12:30,080 Speaker 1: game against Tampa. The last time we're in Tampa. What happened? 251 00:12:30,400 --> 00:12:34,560 Speaker 1: A couple of fumbles? Yeah, it didn't run well, almost 252 00:12:34,640 --> 00:12:37,640 Speaker 1: cost you the game? So what? The football league, the 253 00:12:37,720 --> 00:12:41,079 Speaker 1: National Football League always puts you in adverse situations to 254 00:12:41,280 --> 00:12:43,640 Speaker 1: test if you're really about this or not, if you 255 00:12:43,679 --> 00:12:46,080 Speaker 1: really love this game or not. Right, the game you 256 00:12:46,120 --> 00:12:48,440 Speaker 1: do come back is against a team that made you 257 00:12:49,040 --> 00:12:52,360 Speaker 1: almost cost you a championship, right, so for you personally, 258 00:12:52,360 --> 00:12:54,480 Speaker 1: and you said it, I almost cost a team the 259 00:12:54,520 --> 00:12:56,679 Speaker 1: game because of what I was doing. Now you come 260 00:12:56,720 --> 00:12:59,040 Speaker 1: back against them, I'm excited to see to see the 261 00:12:59,040 --> 00:13:03,839 Speaker 1: way he performs. I'm excited to see he's play. He's 262 00:13:03,840 --> 00:13:06,959 Speaker 1: supposed to practice today, and if he practiced today, I'm 263 00:13:06,960 --> 00:13:09,960 Speaker 1: sure he'll have an opportunity to play real quick jab um. 264 00:13:10,520 --> 00:13:13,560 Speaker 1: Last week we were talking about Brian Allen and did 265 00:13:13,559 --> 00:13:15,960 Speaker 1: you mention or somebody mentioned that it was killing him 266 00:13:16,040 --> 00:13:19,080 Speaker 1: not to play. He couldn't stand watching his guys take 267 00:13:19,120 --> 00:13:23,079 Speaker 1: the beats when he couldn't help. I hope to god 268 00:13:23,320 --> 00:13:27,920 Speaker 1: cam Akers feels the same way. I really do. That 269 00:13:27,920 --> 00:13:30,240 Speaker 1: would tell me a lot about you. It's not about 270 00:13:30,280 --> 00:13:32,760 Speaker 1: like you said, this is a football team. You should 271 00:13:32,800 --> 00:13:36,840 Speaker 1: be desiring or dying to help your guys get into 272 00:13:36,880 --> 00:13:39,480 Speaker 1: the get into the end zone. If that's not the case, 273 00:13:39,559 --> 00:13:42,640 Speaker 1: then that might be the crux of the problem. You know, 274 00:13:42,720 --> 00:13:45,520 Speaker 1: I think about the play that beat the Buccaneers last year, 275 00:13:45,840 --> 00:13:49,160 Speaker 1: Matthew Stafford against a blitz over the top of the 276 00:13:49,160 --> 00:13:51,160 Speaker 1: Cooper Cup. I think they called it the love of 277 00:13:51,160 --> 00:13:54,600 Speaker 1: the game play, right, Yeah, This feels like a moment 278 00:13:54,640 --> 00:13:57,280 Speaker 1: where the twenty twenty two Los Angeles Rams need to 279 00:13:57,320 --> 00:14:00,400 Speaker 1: recapture some of that love of the game to see 280 00:14:00,480 --> 00:14:02,600 Speaker 1: joy from the royal and soul. This week, I got 281 00:14:02,679 --> 00:14:05,600 Speaker 1: a question, JB. Does Matthew Stafford diving in from the 282 00:14:05,600 --> 00:14:07,920 Speaker 1: one count's love of the game, because that's sure was 283 00:14:08,000 --> 00:14:10,960 Speaker 1: love there, you know what I mean? But putting your 284 00:14:10,960 --> 00:14:12,920 Speaker 1: body at risk to score a touchdown for the team, 285 00:14:12,960 --> 00:14:15,400 Speaker 1: that's that's love of the game now, right. Yeah, But 286 00:14:16,920 --> 00:14:18,560 Speaker 1: you know it's not all about Stafford. It's not all 287 00:14:18,559 --> 00:14:21,760 Speaker 1: about Cup or don or Ramsey. You're like, the Rams 288 00:14:21,800 --> 00:14:24,120 Speaker 1: got to a point last year, and this was one 289 00:14:24,120 --> 00:14:27,720 Speaker 1: of those junctures where every corner of their roster was 290 00:14:27,800 --> 00:14:30,640 Speaker 1: giving them something. Look at Kendall Blanton right there, who 291 00:14:30,680 --> 00:14:33,840 Speaker 1: had Kendall Blanton catching a touchdown at Tampa Bay last year, 292 00:14:33,880 --> 00:14:37,160 Speaker 1: who had Bryson Hopkins stepping in to deliver the key 293 00:14:37,200 --> 00:14:39,240 Speaker 1: block on fourth and one, a jet sweep for Cooper 294 00:14:39,280 --> 00:14:43,320 Speaker 1: Cupp And this is only his dad. So Eric, I 295 00:14:43,400 --> 00:14:45,840 Speaker 1: guess what I'm saying right now is it feels like 296 00:14:45,880 --> 00:14:49,600 Speaker 1: the Rams have almost painted themselves into a very limited 297 00:14:49,640 --> 00:14:51,960 Speaker 1: corner to this juncture of the season. But there's only 298 00:14:52,000 --> 00:14:54,560 Speaker 1: seven games behind them, and there are a lot of 299 00:14:54,640 --> 00:14:59,560 Speaker 1: potential contributors that they can leverage to their advantage. Still, definitely, 300 00:15:00,320 --> 00:15:04,160 Speaker 1: and I think this team it is different, even though 301 00:15:04,200 --> 00:15:06,880 Speaker 1: they just won the Super Bowl, it is different. Adding 302 00:15:06,880 --> 00:15:10,400 Speaker 1: Alan Robinson, I feel like this team really needs to 303 00:15:11,480 --> 00:15:14,320 Speaker 1: really sort of, like you said, Jabe, almost go through 304 00:15:14,560 --> 00:15:17,880 Speaker 1: a more of a bonding process or something gets something 305 00:15:17,960 --> 00:15:20,880 Speaker 1: on the field where every inch of this team, like 306 00:15:20,920 --> 00:15:24,200 Speaker 1: you said, is really trying. Not that they're not right now, 307 00:15:24,200 --> 00:15:26,520 Speaker 1: but I think it's I think that's a really great 308 00:15:26,560 --> 00:15:29,280 Speaker 1: point that they're not together in the way that they 309 00:15:29,320 --> 00:15:31,640 Speaker 1: should be yet, but that doesn't mean that there isn't 310 00:15:31,680 --> 00:15:35,200 Speaker 1: time for that to happen. And there are a lot 311 00:15:35,200 --> 00:15:37,960 Speaker 1: of other contributors on this team that can step up 312 00:15:37,960 --> 00:15:40,640 Speaker 1: and that we saw Alan Robinson getting involved a lot 313 00:15:40,680 --> 00:15:43,320 Speaker 1: more last week. Who knows if Cam Akers is coming 314 00:15:43,360 --> 00:15:47,480 Speaker 1: back to actually play or Kyron Williams, And there's a 315 00:15:47,520 --> 00:15:51,040 Speaker 1: lot that this team still hasn't been able to tap 316 00:15:51,080 --> 00:15:53,200 Speaker 1: into yet, but that doesn't mean that they won't. And 317 00:15:53,280 --> 00:15:57,000 Speaker 1: even though it's week eight, it still feels really early. 318 00:15:57,080 --> 00:16:00,320 Speaker 1: It's the first of November, second of November, whatever day 319 00:16:00,320 --> 00:16:04,240 Speaker 1: of November. Hopefully the Rams are playing meaningful football in December. 320 00:16:04,480 --> 00:16:06,880 Speaker 1: But they have to get there together. It's not a 321 00:16:06,880 --> 00:16:09,880 Speaker 1: Cooper Cup taking them there. It's not just a Stafford 322 00:16:10,120 --> 00:16:12,840 Speaker 1: and it's not me getting off my chest that m JD. 323 00:16:12,960 --> 00:16:15,960 Speaker 1: I don't like your hair, and so I just like 324 00:16:16,000 --> 00:16:17,800 Speaker 1: I just have to say that as well, like we 325 00:16:17,880 --> 00:16:21,480 Speaker 1: all need to air our differences and come together as 326 00:16:21,480 --> 00:16:25,240 Speaker 1: a team to move forward and then go ahead. And 327 00:16:25,560 --> 00:16:28,320 Speaker 1: I was just gonna say that the last year's team 328 00:16:28,360 --> 00:16:30,640 Speaker 1: was last year's team and each year is different, and 329 00:16:30,920 --> 00:16:33,840 Speaker 1: to be to be quite honest, what the Pagets did 330 00:16:33,920 --> 00:16:36,240 Speaker 1: through in their reign where they won a Super Bowl 331 00:16:36,280 --> 00:16:38,200 Speaker 1: and then came back and they were finding way like 332 00:16:38,880 --> 00:16:41,000 Speaker 1: living through this and now is like, wow, how did 333 00:16:41,040 --> 00:16:43,480 Speaker 1: they do that right? How are they able to keep 334 00:16:44,040 --> 00:16:47,480 Speaker 1: everyone and keep guys in and guys staying healthy and 335 00:16:47,520 --> 00:16:50,560 Speaker 1: then finding a way to figure it out? And I think, Jabe, 336 00:16:50,640 --> 00:16:53,800 Speaker 1: you're exactly right. From both ends of the roster. You 337 00:16:53,840 --> 00:16:56,560 Speaker 1: were getting something right. And I think that's the most 338 00:16:56,560 --> 00:16:59,200 Speaker 1: important thing right now through this stretch. Your bye week 339 00:16:59,320 --> 00:17:01,800 Speaker 1: is over, which I am so happy that bye week 340 00:17:01,800 --> 00:17:05,600 Speaker 1: has done, because now you get nine opportunities, back to 341 00:17:05,680 --> 00:17:08,000 Speaker 1: back to back to back to back to figure this 342 00:17:08,040 --> 00:17:10,880 Speaker 1: thing out and figure out who can you pull from 343 00:17:10,880 --> 00:17:13,280 Speaker 1: this side, Who can you pull from this side? Who's 344 00:17:13,320 --> 00:17:16,000 Speaker 1: going to give us something to help write this ship? 345 00:17:16,520 --> 00:17:18,639 Speaker 1: And you have the guys on this roster Like it 346 00:17:19,400 --> 00:17:21,560 Speaker 1: may the offensive line may not be the same offensive 347 00:17:21,560 --> 00:17:24,119 Speaker 1: line as last year, but you still have guys on 348 00:17:24,200 --> 00:17:27,760 Speaker 1: this roster that can help you move forward. You still 349 00:17:27,800 --> 00:17:29,800 Speaker 1: have guys on this roster that can contribute in what 350 00:17:29,880 --> 00:17:32,440 Speaker 1: some way, shape or form. We've seen Sean McBay go 351 00:17:32,520 --> 00:17:35,679 Speaker 1: to the extra lineman right to try to get their 352 00:17:35,760 --> 00:17:38,600 Speaker 1: run game going. That's an opportunity that's a possibility. We've 353 00:17:38,600 --> 00:17:41,520 Speaker 1: seen them go spread and spread guys out and run 354 00:17:41,600 --> 00:17:44,080 Speaker 1: up the middle. We've seen these different things. You just 355 00:17:44,119 --> 00:17:49,919 Speaker 1: have to figure out what works for said team right now. Yeah, 356 00:17:48,960 --> 00:17:53,439 Speaker 1: I do think there's almost a sense of relief or 357 00:17:53,440 --> 00:17:57,080 Speaker 1: finality to having the trade deadline pass right because you'll 358 00:17:57,119 --> 00:18:00,240 Speaker 1: still have some roster turnover. You'll still have waiver claims 359 00:18:00,240 --> 00:18:02,639 Speaker 1: and injuries and things that you have to overcome and 360 00:18:03,200 --> 00:18:05,879 Speaker 1: swap in and swap out. But demarc wh I do 361 00:18:06,000 --> 00:18:07,960 Speaker 1: feel like they're at the stage now as we turn 362 00:18:08,000 --> 00:18:10,840 Speaker 1: the counter in November with who they have is who 363 00:18:10,840 --> 00:18:14,280 Speaker 1: they have, and other than maybe David Edwards coming back 364 00:18:14,320 --> 00:18:17,919 Speaker 1: hopefully from his concussions and stepping back in at left guard, 365 00:18:18,520 --> 00:18:22,280 Speaker 1: whether it's in Sky, whether it's Scura, whether it's Michael 366 00:18:22,359 --> 00:18:26,600 Speaker 1: Hoyt playing on offense rather than defense, whatever the creative 367 00:18:26,640 --> 00:18:29,800 Speaker 1: solution is, there's no more looking to the outside or 368 00:18:29,920 --> 00:18:34,160 Speaker 1: waiting for that individual or that solution to show up. Oh, 369 00:18:34,280 --> 00:18:37,800 Speaker 1: no doubt. And I wouldn't mind unleashing Hoyt on a 370 00:18:37,880 --> 00:18:40,440 Speaker 1: goal line offense. The guys have been a menace out 371 00:18:40,440 --> 00:18:42,960 Speaker 1: there on special teams, hitting guys all over the place, 372 00:18:43,000 --> 00:18:45,440 Speaker 1: so great. I was thinking the same way. You guys 373 00:18:45,480 --> 00:18:48,640 Speaker 1: are borrow from the defense if you have to put 374 00:18:48,680 --> 00:18:51,800 Speaker 1: them on offense in those shortyard of situations and take 375 00:18:51,800 --> 00:18:54,040 Speaker 1: advantage of some of that aggressive this. But I would 376 00:18:54,040 --> 00:18:56,680 Speaker 1: say this for the offense, everything is on the table 377 00:18:56,800 --> 00:19:00,239 Speaker 1: to run the football, everything, any formation you can come with, 378 00:19:00,280 --> 00:19:03,080 Speaker 1: any personnel group, anything is on the table there. But 379 00:19:03,760 --> 00:19:09,760 Speaker 1: those other guys you're talking about, Maurice, I mean, look safety, 380 00:19:11,080 --> 00:19:16,080 Speaker 1: but the ram safeties, right, they need to come up 381 00:19:16,119 --> 00:19:19,199 Speaker 1: big than this game. They really do. I mean, Taylor 382 00:19:19,240 --> 00:19:23,080 Speaker 1: Rap and Nick Scott have been playing great football, but 383 00:19:23,119 --> 00:19:26,280 Speaker 1: against San friand they had some issues. So you know 384 00:19:26,320 --> 00:19:28,920 Speaker 1: how this league is. Everything that worked against you you're 385 00:19:28,920 --> 00:19:32,320 Speaker 1: probably gonna see again. So I don't say, dare I 386 00:19:32,320 --> 00:19:34,240 Speaker 1: say there's gonna be a halfback pass. Probably not. No 387 00:19:34,240 --> 00:19:36,200 Speaker 1: one's gonna do that twice or two weeks in a row. 388 00:19:36,480 --> 00:19:38,959 Speaker 1: But they're gonna do things to try to draw those 389 00:19:39,000 --> 00:19:41,400 Speaker 1: safeties in and then get Mike Evans behind you. So 390 00:19:42,200 --> 00:19:44,320 Speaker 1: you're gonna have to play a whole lot better. I'm 391 00:19:44,359 --> 00:19:48,000 Speaker 1: glad Leonard Floyd showed up. I really am. I'm glad 392 00:19:48,040 --> 00:19:51,720 Speaker 1: he arrived to the twenty twenty two season. Two sacks. Great, 393 00:19:52,000 --> 00:19:54,080 Speaker 1: Now you're gonna have to do it again against Tampa 394 00:19:54,119 --> 00:19:57,359 Speaker 1: Bay this week to be successful. So somebody else outside 395 00:19:57,359 --> 00:20:00,639 Speaker 1: of Aaron Donald has to be a actor in the 396 00:20:00,680 --> 00:20:04,040 Speaker 1: pass rush. Look, some of the guys that you're hoping 397 00:20:04,080 --> 00:20:06,600 Speaker 1: that will take a step forward, This might be max 398 00:20:06,720 --> 00:20:08,680 Speaker 1: for them, This might be the best that they can do. 399 00:20:08,800 --> 00:20:11,639 Speaker 1: So now it's up to coaching to put them in 400 00:20:11,760 --> 00:20:14,119 Speaker 1: key situations or in the right situations where they can 401 00:20:14,160 --> 00:20:16,440 Speaker 1: be successful. And if not, like you said, you could 402 00:20:16,440 --> 00:20:19,200 Speaker 1: always play defense and try to hold them from there. 403 00:20:19,240 --> 00:20:23,000 Speaker 1: But yeah, there is no superstar coming through the door 404 00:20:23,040 --> 00:20:25,239 Speaker 1: to save you this year. You are what you are 405 00:20:25,280 --> 00:20:27,159 Speaker 1: and you have what you have. At the end of 406 00:20:27,160 --> 00:20:29,640 Speaker 1: this conversation, we finally get around to mentioning some Tampa 407 00:20:29,680 --> 00:20:32,520 Speaker 1: Bay Buccaneers names other than TB twelve, of course, and 408 00:20:32,680 --> 00:20:34,920 Speaker 1: I think that's appropriate, right because this week this show, 409 00:20:35,240 --> 00:20:39,160 Speaker 1: I think far more about the Rams their internal issues 410 00:20:39,200 --> 00:20:42,120 Speaker 1: and solutions than it is the opponent, as it has 411 00:20:42,160 --> 00:20:44,520 Speaker 1: been for some time now. But let's finish with our 412 00:20:44,560 --> 00:20:48,040 Speaker 1: attention on the Buccaneers, the state of Tampa Bay, any 413 00:20:48,080 --> 00:20:51,160 Speaker 1: personnel matchups that you want to call out Erica from 414 00:20:51,160 --> 00:20:53,320 Speaker 1: the work that you've done. What will you have your 415 00:20:53,320 --> 00:20:59,000 Speaker 1: eye on comes Sunday's kickoff. Yeah, the left side of 416 00:20:59,080 --> 00:21:04,000 Speaker 1: their O, Lie has not been protecting Brady. So you know, 417 00:21:04,119 --> 00:21:09,520 Speaker 1: Shack Barrett is on ir with with season like a 418 00:21:09,600 --> 00:21:14,800 Speaker 1: torn I think it was an acl or. So they 419 00:21:14,840 --> 00:21:20,320 Speaker 1: are this defense all around defense and offense. This team 420 00:21:20,400 --> 00:21:23,679 Speaker 1: is banged up. So this team, like you said, doesn't 421 00:21:23,720 --> 00:21:26,040 Speaker 1: have the same old line. So I think that we're 422 00:21:26,080 --> 00:21:29,520 Speaker 1: gonna see more Leonard Floyd because Aaron Donald is going 423 00:21:29,560 --> 00:21:33,159 Speaker 1: to be taking on you know, the this Shack Mason 424 00:21:33,200 --> 00:21:36,280 Speaker 1: of the other side, Tristan Wurfs, and then Leonard Floyd's 425 00:21:36,280 --> 00:21:37,800 Speaker 1: going to be able to go in. And then on 426 00:21:37,800 --> 00:21:41,560 Speaker 1: the flip side with the offense, I mean with the defense, 427 00:21:41,760 --> 00:21:43,440 Speaker 1: I think that this is going to be a get 428 00:21:43,520 --> 00:21:45,760 Speaker 1: right game for the Rams offense to be able to 429 00:21:45,800 --> 00:21:48,760 Speaker 1: exploit their their pass game. They're gonna have to air 430 00:21:48,800 --> 00:21:52,320 Speaker 1: it out. Maurice, I think I know the name that's 431 00:21:52,320 --> 00:21:54,199 Speaker 1: on DeMarco's mind. So why don't you go next? And 432 00:21:54,240 --> 00:21:58,359 Speaker 1: then I'll see if I can guess DeMarco go ahead. Well, 433 00:21:58,760 --> 00:22:01,560 Speaker 1: I'll say this to me. It's it's Todd Bowles and 434 00:22:01,680 --> 00:22:05,080 Speaker 1: his man coverage versus Sean McVay. Sean McVay has taken 435 00:22:05,400 --> 00:22:08,360 Speaker 1: full advantage of Todd bowls over the years, even when 436 00:22:08,480 --> 00:22:10,119 Speaker 1: all the way back to Arizona when he was in 437 00:22:10,119 --> 00:22:13,280 Speaker 1: Arizona or Bruce arians right, he hasn't changed his defense 438 00:22:13,359 --> 00:22:16,239 Speaker 1: one bit. And so for me, it's how can you 439 00:22:16,320 --> 00:22:22,120 Speaker 1: take is it? Kevin Kevin White? No, Devin White, Devin 440 00:22:22,359 --> 00:22:24,720 Speaker 1: excuse me, I just got off the flat. I'm sorry, 441 00:22:25,359 --> 00:22:30,720 Speaker 1: and we got dogs bark Den White very upset. There's 442 00:22:30,720 --> 00:22:33,439 Speaker 1: the thing, Devin White has been playing poorly for the 443 00:22:33,560 --> 00:22:35,800 Speaker 1: last little bit and Todd Bowles has called him out 444 00:22:35,840 --> 00:22:39,840 Speaker 1: multiple times. I mean, it's just not what they want. 445 00:22:40,040 --> 00:22:42,320 Speaker 1: They're banged up in the secondary, they have a bunch 446 00:22:42,320 --> 00:22:46,600 Speaker 1: of issues. Can you finally take advantage of it? Right? 447 00:22:46,760 --> 00:22:49,520 Speaker 1: How would you take advantage of it? They lost, like 448 00:22:49,600 --> 00:22:51,640 Speaker 1: you said, you lost Shack Barrett, So the pass Russ 449 00:22:51,640 --> 00:22:53,960 Speaker 1: isn't going to be the same. Can you find a 450 00:22:53,960 --> 00:22:56,560 Speaker 1: way to get these guys open and get Stafford comfortable 451 00:22:56,560 --> 00:22:59,080 Speaker 1: in this pocket in the passing game going, because again, 452 00:22:59,160 --> 00:23:01,399 Speaker 1: I don't think if even if you want to run 453 00:23:01,440 --> 00:23:03,119 Speaker 1: the ball. It hurts me to say this. It pains me. 454 00:23:03,160 --> 00:23:04,480 Speaker 1: I was thinking about this on the flight day, and 455 00:23:04,720 --> 00:23:07,200 Speaker 1: I was just like, why would you run the ball 456 00:23:07,200 --> 00:23:11,040 Speaker 1: against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. It makes no sense to me, right, 457 00:23:11,200 --> 00:23:13,679 Speaker 1: Like they have all these big defensive linemen up there 458 00:23:13,720 --> 00:23:15,800 Speaker 1: and they're banging up in the secondary. This may be 459 00:23:15,920 --> 00:23:17,480 Speaker 1: the game where you air it out the whole time, 460 00:23:17,960 --> 00:23:20,760 Speaker 1: right and you scrapped the running game. You say, we're 461 00:23:20,760 --> 00:23:24,159 Speaker 1: just gonna beat him with swing screens or checkdowns and 462 00:23:24,240 --> 00:23:27,320 Speaker 1: throwing the ball, and that is maybe the game plan 463 00:23:27,400 --> 00:23:30,320 Speaker 1: this week. And so to me, you've had success Sean 464 00:23:30,400 --> 00:23:34,320 Speaker 1: McBay continue to have that success against tib bowls. I 465 00:23:34,359 --> 00:23:36,680 Speaker 1: think Thor might have been chiming in there to say, hey, 466 00:23:36,760 --> 00:23:39,520 Speaker 1: listen to my mother. She wasn't talking about Shaquille Barrett 467 00:23:39,520 --> 00:23:42,639 Speaker 1: and his accusy. She was indeed talking about Mason and 468 00:23:42,760 --> 00:23:46,200 Speaker 1: the offensive line of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Sorry, Erica 469 00:23:46,200 --> 00:23:48,359 Speaker 1: if I mishurt you and and took that in a 470 00:23:48,400 --> 00:23:54,200 Speaker 1: different direction, but your point still stands. You're on mute 471 00:23:55,240 --> 00:23:57,119 Speaker 1: trying to keep the ball out. It is. It's a 472 00:23:57,240 --> 00:24:00,840 Speaker 1: war zone over here. But I'm saying there are a 473 00:24:00,840 --> 00:24:05,240 Speaker 1: lot of shocks on this team. Yeah, it does get confusing, 474 00:24:05,280 --> 00:24:07,280 Speaker 1: and I wonder if you know Shaquille O'Neil is going 475 00:24:07,359 --> 00:24:10,639 Speaker 1: to be suiting up to help line as well. It 476 00:24:10,640 --> 00:24:12,800 Speaker 1: would be good to have, you know, someone really big 477 00:24:12,840 --> 00:24:14,960 Speaker 1: on the left side for them, I think. All right, 478 00:24:15,000 --> 00:24:17,080 Speaker 1: speaking of really big men, let me guess de Martino. 479 00:24:17,160 --> 00:24:19,320 Speaker 1: I know he's not having the best season, but if 480 00:24:19,440 --> 00:24:22,320 Speaker 1: Vita Vea is still a buccaneer, he's oh, but the 481 00:24:22,359 --> 00:24:26,119 Speaker 1: most concerned for you, right King Tonga himself, Absolutely, he 482 00:24:26,240 --> 00:24:28,560 Speaker 1: is a monster. Four and a half sacks. I think 483 00:24:28,560 --> 00:24:32,280 Speaker 1: he's having his best best season ever in the NFL. 484 00:24:32,480 --> 00:24:36,480 Speaker 1: I think he's got four. Now a football focus doesn't 485 00:24:36,520 --> 00:24:38,360 Speaker 1: agree with you, but and you're here and Ner there. 486 00:24:38,440 --> 00:24:41,080 Speaker 1: Yeahs pass rushing. I mean, look, the guy is an 487 00:24:41,080 --> 00:24:43,680 Speaker 1: absolute beast. So and he's the first thing you see 488 00:24:43,720 --> 00:24:45,560 Speaker 1: when you turn on the video because he is that big. 489 00:24:45,600 --> 00:24:47,880 Speaker 1: So running the football is going to be an adventure. 490 00:24:48,080 --> 00:24:50,400 Speaker 1: Keeping him off Matthew Stafford's going to be an adventure. 491 00:24:50,720 --> 00:24:52,879 Speaker 1: You're gonna have to use more than one most of 492 00:24:52,920 --> 00:24:55,720 Speaker 1: the time to stop him, especially when he's aggressive in 493 00:24:55,840 --> 00:24:58,919 Speaker 1: coming forward. The thing about Van after he makes his 494 00:24:59,000 --> 00:25:01,040 Speaker 1: first big play, he's to be hunting for the second one. 495 00:25:01,240 --> 00:25:04,439 Speaker 1: But you can also frustrate him the same way. But Maurice, 496 00:25:04,520 --> 00:25:06,200 Speaker 1: I gotta I gotta say this, You're gonna have to 497 00:25:06,280 --> 00:25:08,639 Speaker 1: run the football. You do. If you open it up 498 00:25:08,640 --> 00:25:10,879 Speaker 1: and just throw it all over the yard, you're opening 499 00:25:10,960 --> 00:25:13,320 Speaker 1: up your quarterback to taking some punishment. And that's the 500 00:25:13,440 --> 00:25:16,120 Speaker 1: last thing you want to do, uh this year, because 501 00:25:16,160 --> 00:25:18,720 Speaker 1: you still are defending Chaps and you're still mathematically ended 502 00:25:19,040 --> 00:25:21,240 Speaker 1: in it. But like I said, everything is on the table. 503 00:25:21,560 --> 00:25:23,440 Speaker 1: There's more than one way to run the football, you 504 00:25:23,480 --> 00:25:25,439 Speaker 1: know what I'm saying. It doesn't have to be just 505 00:25:25,560 --> 00:25:29,959 Speaker 1: with running backs and receivers. So what other ways aren't they? 506 00:25:30,040 --> 00:25:33,080 Speaker 1: Just everything is on the table to move the football. 507 00:25:33,119 --> 00:25:35,760 Speaker 1: This week, we're gonna put Aaron Donald at fullback, and 508 00:25:36,560 --> 00:25:40,080 Speaker 1: you look great wanting to put Ashan Robinson back to 509 00:25:40,119 --> 00:25:42,480 Speaker 1: give him a fullback dive like Bro, Hey, Bro, put 510 00:25:42,520 --> 00:25:47,520 Speaker 1: him in there? Whynot? I'm gonna punch it in. Did 511 00:25:47,560 --> 00:25:50,640 Speaker 1: the Rams call you before the trade deadline to see 512 00:25:50,680 --> 00:25:52,960 Speaker 1: if you could suit up? No? Yeah, I would never 513 00:25:53,040 --> 00:25:55,679 Speaker 1: leave you guys, Are you kidding me? I'm part of 514 00:25:55,680 --> 00:25:57,680 Speaker 1: the listen. I tell JB this all the time, and 515 00:25:57,960 --> 00:25:59,359 Speaker 1: I'm gonna tell you all this, and I want our 516 00:25:59,440 --> 00:26:03,000 Speaker 1: fans of listen. We are undefeated. I haven't seen a 517 00:26:03,119 --> 00:26:05,760 Speaker 1: broadcast team do anything as good as us. We have 518 00:26:05,840 --> 00:26:09,679 Speaker 1: been the gold standard of gold standards. Why would I 519 00:26:09,760 --> 00:26:15,040 Speaker 1: leave that? Yes, yes, sir, save me a cigar, Maurice, 520 00:26:15,520 --> 00:26:17,520 Speaker 1: I got you, and I'll have one for us in Tampa. 521 00:26:17,560 --> 00:26:19,760 Speaker 1: We could light one up after that victory. I mean. 522 00:26:19,800 --> 00:26:21,520 Speaker 1: The other cool thing about that, Tripp is, remember we 523 00:26:21,520 --> 00:26:24,960 Speaker 1: went back to the hotel and uh, that was Buffalo 524 00:26:25,119 --> 00:26:28,640 Speaker 1: Kansas City night was us. Oh my gosh, you guys 525 00:26:28,640 --> 00:26:30,560 Speaker 1: are making me so jealous. You're like, oh, and then 526 00:26:30,560 --> 00:26:33,439 Speaker 1: we had this awesome steak dinner together and then we 527 00:26:33,480 --> 00:26:39,400 Speaker 1: did it wasn't Burgers and Friday. It was. It wasn't 528 00:26:39,440 --> 00:26:41,960 Speaker 1: all bad. Kind of had to wait in line too, 529 00:26:41,960 --> 00:26:44,040 Speaker 1: It was it was Tampa and we had to wait 530 00:26:44,040 --> 00:26:45,359 Speaker 1: in line. I was like, right then you got to 531 00:26:45,400 --> 00:26:51,080 Speaker 1: see what happened? Do you know this is the A team? Wow? 532 00:26:51,440 --> 00:26:53,919 Speaker 1: What what the the Anchorman team? What is there? The 533 00:26:53,960 --> 00:26:57,040 Speaker 1: San Diego News? They had nothing to pour that whole 534 00:26:57,040 --> 00:27:01,359 Speaker 1: thing up. Anytime we get to Anchorman, that is the 535 00:27:01,440 --> 00:27:03,480 Speaker 1: queue that we have reached the end of between the horns. 536 00:27:03,480 --> 00:27:05,320 Speaker 1: But I'm glad we got there, and it's great to 537 00:27:05,320 --> 00:27:07,640 Speaker 1: see you I'll love you all. Hope next week we're 538 00:27:07,680 --> 00:27:10,480 Speaker 1: singing a different tune and talking about a different dynamic. 539 00:27:10,880 --> 00:27:13,880 Speaker 1: Hard week, but better times to come, I'm sure. DeMarco Farr, 540 00:27:14,000 --> 00:27:17,119 Speaker 1: m JD Erica Campose, I'm JV. Long. This has been 541 00:27:17,119 --> 00:27:19,399 Speaker 1: a Week nine edition of Between the Horns, presented by 542 00:27:19,440 --> 00:27:29,560 Speaker 1: your Southern California Toyota Dealings,