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Speaker 1: This is the Huddle with Dave Wyman, J Keeves and

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Speaker 1: Stacy Ross. Quick turnaround. Here a special Tuesday edition of

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Speaker 1: the Huddle because you are going to have the Seattle

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Speaker 1: Seahawks hosting the La Rams on Thursday night football. Dave,

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Speaker 1: aren't you excited for them? Let Stacy just said something

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Speaker 1: really funny and I can't I can't repeat it. It

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Speaker 1: wasn't anything inappropriate, mind you, We're having fun. Yeah, we

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Speaker 1: gotta started off. We gotta get this thing turned around.

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Speaker 1: We got a short week here, we do get fairly

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Speaker 1: any time to reflect on a win over San Francisco,

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Speaker 1: but let's take just five minutes to do it. Would

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Speaker 1: you like that they did this week, Dave? Well, I

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Speaker 1: liked that they tightened up their defensive coverage about the

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Speaker 1: second quarter on you know, about the middle of I mean,

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Speaker 1: Jimmy Garoppolo was finding a lot of those open zones,

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Speaker 1: and I thought there were some guys in zones that

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Speaker 1: were still dropping the wrong way and not crowding the

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Speaker 1: right guy. But then Quandre Digs steps up with a

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Speaker 1: huge interception and that just kind of changed the tone

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Speaker 1: of their offense and how they operated after that. And

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Speaker 1: then you saw you know, Jamal Adams knocked down a

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Speaker 1: couple of passes. You saw Bobby and tight coverage in

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Speaker 1: zone knock a pass down. So yeah, that was It

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Speaker 1: was a big improvement because they were like, look, we

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Speaker 1: got to get better. We're gonna get better, and they

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Speaker 1: really didn't that first quarter. I mean, it was still

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Speaker 1: kind of the same stuff that was happening in Minnesota.

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Speaker 1: But as the game went on, it that and I'm

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Speaker 1: just talking defense now, but I just the one thing

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Speaker 1: I would say about offense that just was and I

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Speaker 1: think somebody had a like a spedometer or whatever on Russ.

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Speaker 1: They got his time. I was like, that was twenty

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Speaker 1: thirteen Russell Wilson because all of a sudden he scrambles

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Speaker 1: to the end zone and I'm like, he's already on

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Speaker 1: the five yard line. How did he get there? And

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Speaker 1: so you know that the way he spun out of that,

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Speaker 1: you know that sack and then the throat to Freddie Swain.

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Speaker 1: I mean, I thought Russ looked really good. I felt

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Speaker 1: like he he looked like he was in control. And

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Speaker 1: at the end of the game, I expected there to

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Speaker 1: be like two hundred and fifty yards passing and it

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Speaker 1: was one forty nine right right, It did feel that way.

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Speaker 1: And also if you think about it, you know, Dk

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Speaker 1: Metcalf catches that ball on the sideline uh in the

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Speaker 1: in the opening drive of the third quarter, and he

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Speaker 1: dropped that one, uh Emmanuel Moseley in coverage. You know,

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Speaker 1: it was a very good efficient day once the offense

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Speaker 1: woke up. But to start oh Man five drives, they

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Speaker 1: looked completely in emic. They and they looked you know,

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Speaker 1: honestly when you when you look at it, they got

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Speaker 1: dominated up front by the forty nine ers. They they

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Speaker 1: were not good in pass protection, run blocking. It was

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Speaker 1: all bad. And eventually when they got back on track,

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Speaker 1: they went to their play action pass game. Russell Wilson

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Speaker 1: hits Alex Collins in the flat, and how about Alex

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Speaker 1: Collins showing up in this game in a in a

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Speaker 1: big way, hitting the whole hard, making the right decisions.

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Speaker 1: And ultimately, when they started to get Russell Wilson going

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Speaker 1: in the play action game, they got the running game

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Speaker 1: changed from the forty nine ers looking like they were

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Speaker 1: going to blow out the Seahawks to the Seahawks essentially

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Speaker 1: blowing out the forty nine ers. Yeah, and how about

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Speaker 1: this Alex Collins and Ryan Neil probably the two heroes

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Speaker 1: of that game. I mean, of course Russ but no,

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Speaker 1: but it's a fair point to make. Yeah, I mean,

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Speaker 1: and I like, and I know you love Ryan Neil

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Speaker 1: the key to his success in the game. On Sunday,

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Speaker 1: he was like, I'm going to make Dave proud. But

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Speaker 1: I'm not saying you don't expect anything from him, but

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Speaker 1: it's not like those are your frontline players you got,

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Speaker 1: you know, now maybe the two in the one two

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Speaker 1: momentum turn right there. Getting that pick was just key.

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Speaker 1: So yeah, I mean, and they turned it around. But

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Speaker 1: bask in the glory, right because now you've got another

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Speaker 1: NFC West team coming in here coming off of a loss,

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Speaker 1: and it's a pretty dang good Rams team it is,

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Speaker 1: and it's a good opportunity for them. Dave, I wanted

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Speaker 1: to the zone because they're afraid of the deep threat

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Speaker 1: of Matt Stafford. Yeah. I just think, well, even when

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Speaker 1: So you know, whether they're playing man or zone. I

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Speaker 1: would like it to be a mystery to us because

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Speaker 1: if they're in zone, because I'm too, I'm tired of

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Speaker 1: the zone drops where a guy just runs back, stops,

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Speaker 1: tell them. You see other teams the way they play zone.

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Speaker 1: They're they're looking at receivers. You know, they're almost they

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Speaker 1: don't have their back turn, but they're you know, they're

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Speaker 1: But what did you guys see on that one? Well?

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Speaker 1: I thought Pete answered it great because somebody was trying

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Speaker 1: great answer. Quandre. He was asked like, hey, what happened there?

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Speaker 1: He was like, oh, you think I'm a snitch? Yeah,

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Speaker 1: well I know, And Pete was like, why do you

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Speaker 1: But look, those kinds of things happened. I wasn't you know.

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Speaker 1: I felt like if Trey Flowers was out there and

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Speaker 1: the reaction to Trey Flowers and Sidney Jones kind of

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Speaker 1: thought that Dwelly the tied end positioned his body really well.

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Speaker 1: So but yeah, I thought Sidney Jones was was okay.

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Speaker 1: I just think, you know, Trey could probably do the

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Speaker 1: Maybe he gets better this week. So yeah, I'm always

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Speaker 1: Portrays can't get out of his own way right now.

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Speaker 1: But I think he'll be back, and you know, but

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Speaker 1: hopefully Sidney Jones continues to develop there. You know. One

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Speaker 1: of the weirdest things to see about this game, and Jake,

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Speaker 1: this year, and they had two of them, Jake, they did,

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Speaker 1: the opposite, and honestly, it was more reminiscent of the

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Speaker 1: And really, to me, the part that I was happy

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Speaker 1: make adjustments in the first half of that game where

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Speaker 1: making the adjustments that they made. The key here is

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Speaker 1: sixty minutes of football. We haven't seen that from this

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Speaker 1: especially if they're going to beat the Rams, a very

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Speaker 1: good football team. On Thursday night, all right, we've got

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Speaker 1: an opponent preview with JB. Long coming up at twelve thirty.

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Speaker 1: He's going to tell us everything we need to know

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Speaker 1: about the Rams, John Boyle telling us the latest with

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Speaker 1: the Seahawks coming up at twelve forty five. Plus we're

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Speaker 1: gonna have Nick Bullore and Cedric Bayhee joining us in

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Speaker 1: hour two of the huddle. Before we get to any

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Speaker 1: of that, though, we've talked about the forty nine ers,

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Speaker 1: we talked about week four now with a quick turnaround.

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Speaker 1: We got to put it away, put it on the shelf,

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Speaker 1: and look ahead to the Rams. So starting next we're

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Speaker 1: the Huddle with Dave Wyman, Jake Keeps, and Stacy Ross.

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Speaker 1: It is a two hour preview show getting you guys

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Speaker 1: ready for the Seahawks Thursday night matchup at home Looming

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Speaker 1: Field against the Rams. The Rams falling to the Cardinals

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Speaker 1: last week. They'll also have a short turnaround and they're

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Speaker 1: coming up off a loss. Gave up over two hundred

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Speaker 1: Cardinals and Kyler Murray, who's just having a stellar start

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Speaker 1: to the season. Now it'll be a battle for the Seahawks.

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Speaker 1: But what immediately stands out when you look at this

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Speaker 1: Rams team, Well, I think the first thing to me,

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Speaker 1: I mean you saw on the sidelines Brandon Staley last

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Speaker 1: twenty twenty Rams defense total yards number one, twenty twenty

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Speaker 1: you know, they're like pretty much every defense. I mean

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Speaker 1: you look at you got Bobby, You've got you know, Quandre,

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Speaker 1: You've got Jamal Adams. I mean those are the three

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Speaker 1: Brandon Staley is an unbelievable story, which I won't dwell

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Speaker 1: You know that Rams defense is uh, you know, give

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Speaker 1: a honestly, it's it's a statement to Brandon Staley as

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Speaker 1: well anybody that was questioning whether or not he was

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Speaker 1: you know, Dave, what you were talking about with this defense.

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Speaker 1: Now you've got Taylor Rapp Jordan Fuller, two very talented players,

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Speaker 1: everybody else because of their match coverages. It's exactly right.

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Speaker 1: how important this game really can be for the Seahawks.

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Speaker 1: In particular, it changes the outlook of this team dramatically.

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Speaker 1: Just being three and two versus two and three with

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Speaker 1: I mean, it's a huge opportunity for the Seahawks here

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Speaker 1: In the overall playoff conversation, I know, the Arizona Cardinals

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Speaker 1: So if the Seahawks can be in striking range or

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Speaker 1: You said it. You need something if you're gonna give

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Speaker 1: are going to do an opponent preview. RAMS play by

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Speaker 1: play announcer JB. Long going to join us to tell

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Speaker 1: to the Seahawks, back to Seattle with John Boyle. It's

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Speaker 1: all coming your way. Next on the huddle. Joining us

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Speaker 1: j B Long JB. Obviously, this Rams team has gotten

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Speaker 1: But we saw the Rams fall to Arizona last week. Now,

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Speaker 1: Murray was unstoppable. He's making all the right decisions between

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Speaker 1: the years and with his arm, and then when things

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Speaker 1: break down, he's able to pick up third and sixteen

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Speaker 1: with his feet. So that created a lot of issues

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Speaker 1: for the Rams defense, and one sense they're shorthanded on

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Speaker 1: the edge with starting out sidelinebacker Justin Hollins, an Oregon product,

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Speaker 1: being on injury reserve. But I don't think that in

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Speaker 1: Tonal can explain it. I just think Murray and this

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Speaker 1: offense right now for Arizona present a lot of unique problems,

435
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Speaker 1: but maybe less and less unique by the year because

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Speaker 1: you know what Russell Wilson can do to extend plays,

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Speaker 1: and certainly if Trey Lance is taking over form Garoppolo

438
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Speaker 1: now or in the near future in San Francisco, this

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Speaker 1: is the new complexion of the division. So it's a

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Speaker 1: it's a problem that Roney Morris, the defensive coordinator for

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Speaker 1: Los Angeles, is going to have to solve sooner rather

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Speaker 1: than later. And it's interesting that no, just a short

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Speaker 1: handful of days after Murray ran rush shot at SOFI Stadium,

444
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Speaker 1: now they have to turn it around and face one

445
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Speaker 1: of the best in the game in Russell Wilson. JB.

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Speaker 1: You mentioned some of the unique struggles that the challenges

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Speaker 1: that the Rams faced against the Cardinals offense, but one

448
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Speaker 1: of the things that has really been surprising you look

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Speaker 1: at their overall statue defensively from a team that was

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Speaker 1: so dominant a year ago and largely returning the same guys,

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Speaker 1: is that they haven't been as dominant. They've had dominant performances.

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Speaker 1: The Tampa Bay game was great, but overall they've struggled,

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Speaker 1: particularly in the run game. Is there anything that stands

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Speaker 1: out to you from that aspect as to why they

455
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Speaker 1: are having a hard time stopping the run well, I

456
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Speaker 1: think last year it was almost by designer by choice,

457
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Speaker 1: playing out of two deep safety shells and daring teams

458
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Speaker 1: to run and seeing if they could string together eight, ten,

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Speaker 1: twelve play drives before Aaron Dommeld got home, or before

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Speaker 1: Jalen Ramsey made a big play, or Darius Williams, who

461
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Speaker 1: had some nice moments, particularly against Seattle this year. Jake,

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Speaker 1: I don't think they've really settled on what their identity is.

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Speaker 1: That Tampa Bay performance is probably a signature one because

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Speaker 1: they too came to Los Angeles as the top quarantine

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Speaker 1: in the NFL and we're held to twenty four including

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Speaker 1: a lake garbage time past down, So that's their best performance.

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Speaker 1: There have been some fine moments, largely defending their own

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Speaker 1: goal line in animal situations, and when they have been

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Speaker 1: able to create some takeaways in the first couple of weeks,

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Speaker 1: and takeaways. I know it's so cliche, but is really

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Speaker 1: what Ronnie Morris, you choose more than anything else, I think,

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Speaker 1: year to you, what we're expecting is maybe less of

473
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Speaker 1: suffocating defense from Brandon Saley a year ago and more opportunistic.

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Speaker 1: But that's kind of right in the roller coaster, isn't it.

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Speaker 1: Because when you play a week like last week where

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Speaker 1: the Cardinals take care of the football and your minus

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Speaker 1: two in the turnover markin it doesn't look so good

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Speaker 1: at the end of the day. Yeah, JB, you really

479
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Speaker 1: do hit the nail on the head there. And I'm

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Speaker 1: just curious how big of an impact not only is

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Speaker 1: it losing Brandon Staley now going through this transition with

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Speaker 1: Rahee Morris, but also losing John Johnson. I think that

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Speaker 1: that's one of the underrated losses for that team this

484
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Speaker 1: past offseason, him going to the Browns, him really being

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Speaker 1: the leader in the secondary, and now you have, you know,

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Speaker 1: two younger guys in Taylor Rapp and Jordan Fuller back.

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Speaker 1: There has that been, you know, part of the discussion

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Speaker 1: at all in terms of where this defense can improve.

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Speaker 1: I think it's a fair point. I mean, I don't

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Speaker 1: think safety necessarily has been where the bus have occurred.

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Speaker 1: Although John Johnson is one of my all time favorite

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Speaker 1: Rams and continues to do well in Cleveland. Likewise, Troy

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Speaker 1: Hill no locking down that third corner roll was a

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Speaker 1: very nice pairing with Jalen Ramsey and Williams, and right

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Speaker 1: now it's David Long Junior in that position, and he

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Speaker 1: got kind of a welcome to the NFL moment they

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Speaker 1: were playing Where's Waldo with him, especially when he was

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Speaker 1: lined up against aj Green, a bigger receiver than we

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Speaker 1: know that Seattle can present some of those same looks

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Speaker 1: and issues. So yeah, I think there was a talent

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Speaker 1: exodus and guys earned their next contract, and even a

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Speaker 1: veteran presence like Michael Brockers who was so great playing

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Speaker 1: multiple techniques along that defense up front and as a

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Speaker 1: primary run stuffer. So I think it's a cocktail of

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Speaker 1: all of those things. And we'll know more Thursday night

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Speaker 1: whether you know that was a blip on the radar

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Speaker 1: against the Cardinals a potent offense, or whether this is

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Speaker 1: a longer term issue for a Rams defense that's not

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Speaker 1: at the top of the charts as they were at

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Speaker 1: the end of last season. JB. On paper, sure looks

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Speaker 1: like the Rams edition of Matthew Stafford is working out.

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Speaker 1: Obviously that's reflected in the record of this team. But

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Speaker 1: Stafford third overall in passing. The Rams, the fifth passing offense,

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Speaker 1: Cooper Cup I think is third among wide receivers and

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Speaker 1: receiving yards. Has it been working out there just to

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Speaker 1: your eyes when you watch it? Is it electric? Is it?

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Speaker 1: I mean, what words would you use to describe so

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Speaker 1: far they're passing attack specifically? Yeah, electric, but with it

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Speaker 1: just a minor power outage at times last week. I mean,

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Speaker 1: Cooper Cup was the leading receiver going into last week,

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Speaker 1: and he and Stafford probably had the best connection of

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Speaker 1: any duo in the National Football League. But they were off.

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Speaker 1: There was a drop or two by Cooper Cup. There

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Speaker 1: was a back shoulder throw rather than a front shoulder

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Speaker 1: throw by Matthew Stafford, and it just looked disjointed. I

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Speaker 1: would expect that to be the exception, not the rule,

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Speaker 1: between those two, because they've been sensational so far. I

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Speaker 1: think what Stafford compared to the last time you saw

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Speaker 1: the Rams gives Sean McVeigh as a confidence to go

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Speaker 1: for it on bigger downs, not necessarily going for it

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Speaker 1: on fourth down, because they remain one of the more

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Speaker 1: conservative teams in football in that respect, but they're not

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Speaker 1: afraid of third down intent, is what I mean. That

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Speaker 1: would normally be a tunnel screen or a give up

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Speaker 1: run and punt in previous years. But Stafford can beat

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Speaker 1: you from the pocket. He can play straight backdrop game,

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Speaker 1: and he can throw past the chains. And right now

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Speaker 1: he's being really well protected. He's enjoying the low Stafford

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Speaker 1: of his career. So yeah, it's all of those things.

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Speaker 1: I think when Sean mcray talks about protecting with all eleven,

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Speaker 1: that's really come to life this year. The offensive line

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Speaker 1: has played well, but they've been able to operate out

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Speaker 1: of empty and Stafford, with his depth of twelve years

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Speaker 1: of NFL experience, he's been able to work within a

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Speaker 1: pocket and protect himself with some great skill position players.

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Speaker 1: The answer was kind of in that question, but just

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Speaker 1: to expand on it, in what other ways can you

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Speaker 1: see this Rams offense look different with Stafford because we're

549
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Speaker 1: so used to seeing Goff and honestly seeing like maybe

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Speaker 1: one or two different iterations of the Rams offense in general,

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Speaker 1: just since the loss of Girley obviously, so it was

552
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Speaker 1: kind of a different group a little bit there, and

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Speaker 1: a different kind of feeling of what to expect. But

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Speaker 1: my feelings heading into this season were okay, maybe they'll

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Speaker 1: take more deep shots. Maybe, you know, like Stafford's just

556
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Speaker 1: got a bigger arm. I mean, how does the offense?

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Speaker 1: What does Stafford allow mid Way to do that he

558
00:27:02,760 --> 00:27:06,399
Speaker 1: couldn't do with golf? Yeah, Stacy, it's a good follow up,

559
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Speaker 1: especially because Shane Waldron has calling plays in Seattle now right,

560
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Speaker 1: So I think all of us were curious to see,

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Speaker 1: you know, are they are that superhero meme when these

562
00:27:16,200 --> 00:27:18,080
Speaker 1: teams get together now are They're all kind of pointing

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00:27:18,119 --> 00:27:20,320
Speaker 1: at each other and it's like a reflection in the mirror.

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Speaker 1: I think definitely a more vertical elements is noticeable. Having

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Speaker 1: Sean Jackson be able to take the top off the

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Speaker 1: defense is something that they probably didn't have to a

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Speaker 1: good enough extent last year. And if anything, Deshan Jackson

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Speaker 1: at thirty four years of age, is out running the

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Speaker 1: arm of Matthew Stafford, which has been surprising. I mean,

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Speaker 1: they have one deep seventy five yard touchdown, but truthfully,

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Speaker 1: they should have three and four weeks if Stafford puts

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Speaker 1: a ball where he's capable of putting it. So, yes,

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Speaker 1: all of those things, I think McVeigh has been able

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Speaker 1: to not necessarily worry about putting his quarterback in favorable positions.

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Speaker 1: What I mean by that is they're not under center

576
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Speaker 1: with heavy doses of play option. They're not moving the

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Speaker 1: launch point quite as much with kind of the keeper

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Speaker 1: game and the bootlegs that they did with Jared, and

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Speaker 1: that allows more full field, full scan releads for Stafford,

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Speaker 1: who gets through his progressions I think as quickly as

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Speaker 1: any quarterback in the league. JB. Where is the status

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Speaker 1: of the Rams running game right now? I mean, I

583
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Speaker 1: know that you guys had a devastating injury to start

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Speaker 1: with cam Akers and eventually that did trickle down as well,

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Speaker 1: but how is that competition playing out and how well

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Speaker 1: is that offense the balance of that offense at this point. Yeah,

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Speaker 1: so through three weeks, I would say the running game

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Speaker 1: has been used to shorten games because the Rams after

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Speaker 1: three wins had only trailed for two minutes of the season.

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Speaker 1: So basically they were picking opposing the events as apart

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Speaker 1: with Cooper Cup and Tyler Higbee and Robert Woods and

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Speaker 1: let Matthew Stafford go to work. And then when they

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Speaker 1: got in favorable game management situations, they let offensive line

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Speaker 1: really chew on opposing defenses and run efficiently and Darrell

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Speaker 1: Henderson is the lead back. I don't think there's any

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Speaker 1: question about that, having seen it now through a month

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Speaker 1: of the season and he's been very efficient and he

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Speaker 1: was actually terrific, as was the running game against the

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Speaker 1: Arizona Cardinals. The Rams fan base kind of frustrated that

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Speaker 1: McBay didn't stick with that as the game got out

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Speaker 1: of hand. Sony Michelle has been his backup and when

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Speaker 1: Henderson missed a game due to injury, the Shell was

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Speaker 1: the guy against Tampa Bay and had some very physical runs.

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00:29:29,160 --> 00:29:31,960
Speaker 1: He almost always gets two or three yards after contact.

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Speaker 1: But unfortunately for Sony, he got one touch last week

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Speaker 1: and it was an immediate fumble deep in Rams territory

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00:29:38,320 --> 00:29:40,840
Speaker 1: that led to an Arizona touchdown and he did not

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Speaker 1: play the rest of the afternoon. So I would say

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Speaker 1: it's still a weapon, but the Rams has not been

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Speaker 1: as balanced with their run past distribution despite what the

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Speaker 1: stats might say. He's Rams played by play man JB. Long.

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Speaker 1: JB thanks so much for joining us today. All Right,

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Speaker 1: Jake and Stacy, thank you for the invitation. All right,

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Speaker 1: we are going to talk next to John Boyle, reporter

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Speaker 1: for Seahawks dot Com. To figure out which Seahawks can

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Speaker 1: have a big game in which Seahawks might not be

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Speaker 1: in this game that's coming up next. All right, joining

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Speaker 1: us now as Seahawks dot Com reporter John Boyle help

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Speaker 1: give us some insight into this team as they prepare

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Speaker 1: for a quick turnaround Thursday night game against the Rams. Hey, John,

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Speaker 1: what's up? Hey? How are you? I'm good? How are you? Guys?

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Speaker 1: We are well, we're previewing this game. We just went

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Speaker 1: across enemy lines a little bit JB Long play by

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Speaker 1: play man with the Rams to figure out what we

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Speaker 1: needed to know about LA. So now we're turning to

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Speaker 1: you to figure out the latest with the Seahawks. So

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Speaker 1: I'm gonna start with just surprisingly not with injuries, although

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Speaker 1: don't worry, John, I will get to them. Instead, I'm

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Speaker 1: gonna look favorite part, it's I know, I know he

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Speaker 1: loves it. Instead, I'm gonna look at what I think

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Speaker 1: is the biggest challenge with the Rams, and that's their

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Speaker 1: passing offense with Cooper Cup as their leading receiver and

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Speaker 1: obviously Matthew Stafford. Which Seahawks player or players are going

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Speaker 1: to have to have a big game this Thursday. You know, well,

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00:31:02,600 --> 00:31:04,480
Speaker 1: you just mentioned Cooper cup. I think, you know, we

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Speaker 1: saw the Seahawks make the change of the cornerbacks, and

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Speaker 1: I think those guys are gonna have to step up

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00:31:08,840 --> 00:31:11,200
Speaker 1: and have a good game. The past arts can help

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00:31:11,200 --> 00:31:13,959
Speaker 1: them a lot, obviously, if we see them putting Stafford

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00:31:14,080 --> 00:31:16,320
Speaker 1: under duress, that'll help the coverage. But yeah, I mean

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Speaker 1: there's a really good passing in really talented players, and

642
00:31:19,720 --> 00:31:22,160
Speaker 1: the Sis took a nice step forward with what they

643
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Speaker 1: did last week. But it's going to be a tougher

644
00:31:24,160 --> 00:31:25,640
Speaker 1: test this week and they're gonna have to be on

645
00:31:25,680 --> 00:31:28,240
Speaker 1: their game. John a couple of things about Ross. I

646
00:31:28,240 --> 00:31:30,960
Speaker 1: thought it was interesting that Pete said that that was

647
00:31:31,000 --> 00:31:34,880
Speaker 1: one of Russ's classics. He called it it was funny.

648
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Speaker 1: First of all, my observation was that it was twenty

649
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Speaker 1: thirteen speed out of Russell Wilson. The other thing was,

650
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Speaker 1: I don't know if you Yeah, I couldn't believe it,

651
00:31:45,600 --> 00:31:47,400
Speaker 1: and I know he's lost run. I was like, whoa

652
00:31:47,400 --> 00:31:50,160
Speaker 1: he found another gear? Yeah, exactly, and you know, I

653
00:31:50,680 --> 00:31:52,280
Speaker 1: don't know, I know he got a little bit lighter.

654
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Speaker 1: But the other thing is at the end of the game,

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Speaker 1: I don't know how you felt, but I was like,

656
00:31:56,560 --> 00:31:58,280
Speaker 1: only one hundred and forty nine yards. It felt like

657
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Speaker 1: a lot more than that. Well it did, but he

658
00:32:02,480 --> 00:32:04,080
Speaker 1: kind of didn't really start until the end of the

659
00:32:04,120 --> 00:32:06,440
Speaker 1: second quarter, so it was, you know, they did nothing.

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00:32:06,480 --> 00:32:09,600
Speaker 1: I mean that negative yardage through five series, so it's

661
00:32:09,640 --> 00:32:12,479
Speaker 1: hard to put up gaudy numbers when you do that.

662
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Speaker 1: And yeah, I mean, I think what impressed he Carell

663
00:32:14,560 --> 00:32:16,720
Speaker 1: so much about it is just the way he and

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00:32:16,760 --> 00:32:18,680
Speaker 1: the whole offense stuck with it. And I mean it

665
00:32:18,720 --> 00:32:21,920
Speaker 1: looks so ugly. Early they couldn't get anything going. He

666
00:32:22,000 --> 00:32:24,280
Speaker 1: got sacked. I think there's three straight it's three of

667
00:32:24,280 --> 00:32:27,080
Speaker 1: those five three three and owns ended on a sack,

668
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Speaker 1: So it's just nothing was going right. So for the

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Speaker 1: way he hung in there and the changes they were

670
00:32:32,520 --> 00:32:34,520
Speaker 1: able to make an offense and then get going and

671
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Speaker 1: put those four touchdowns on the board, it was it

672
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Speaker 1: was just really impressive. And then he said, I mean

673
00:32:39,800 --> 00:32:42,120
Speaker 1: it was kind of a throwback the way he looked

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Speaker 1: running the touchdown in and then the very next drive

675
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Speaker 1: that crazy play where he spins out of one sack,

676
00:32:48,040 --> 00:32:50,920
Speaker 1: runs away from Bosa and then just makes that ad

677
00:32:51,000 --> 00:32:53,440
Speaker 1: throw to Freddy Swayin running backwards. So yeah, it was

678
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Speaker 1: some some cool stuff from Russ and I can see

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Speaker 1: where Pete really likes that performance, not because just you know,

680
00:32:59,320 --> 00:33:02,440
Speaker 1: statistically he's been better, but just what he overcame and

681
00:33:02,800 --> 00:33:07,800
Speaker 1: the challenges that the offense face. John Alex Collins had

682
00:33:07,800 --> 00:33:11,480
Speaker 1: an incredible game this week, and honestly it was something

683
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Speaker 1: that you were surprised to see him finished the game

684
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Speaker 1: with more rushing yards than Chris Carson, but he had

685
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Speaker 1: he was a big factor in the second half. Is

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Speaker 1: he going to see more carries? Do you think in

687
00:33:23,840 --> 00:33:26,680
Speaker 1: this game? Because of that? Yeah, I mean it's a

688
00:33:26,680 --> 00:33:28,440
Speaker 1: big question. We'll have to wait and see how it

689
00:33:28,440 --> 00:33:30,800
Speaker 1: plays out, both this week and I think just going forward,

690
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Speaker 1: if if the running game gets going and Chris Carson's

691
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Speaker 1: i mean, Chris is still be the starter and if

692
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Speaker 1: he's rolling early, then maybe you don't see them. You know,

693
00:33:38,840 --> 00:33:41,240
Speaker 1: give Collins quite as many carries, but if you need

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Speaker 1: that spark, which is what they needed there. They you know,

695
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Speaker 1: decided to change all something to give Carson to break

696
00:33:46,040 --> 00:33:48,400
Speaker 1: and try something new, and it worked really well. And

697
00:33:48,520 --> 00:33:50,400
Speaker 1: we saw that very first play they hit him on

698
00:33:50,440 --> 00:33:52,480
Speaker 1: that simple short pass and get a big game out

699
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Speaker 1: of it, and he Obviously it's really good, so he's

700
00:33:55,280 --> 00:33:57,080
Speaker 1: earned it. I mean sometimes to pay him. The way

701
00:33:57,120 --> 00:33:59,760
Speaker 1: the game goes, the way the posting defenses are playing,

702
00:33:59,800 --> 00:34:02,080
Speaker 1: you there just might not be enough carries to get

703
00:34:02,120 --> 00:34:04,960
Speaker 1: both guys ten and fifteen carries a game. But I

704
00:34:05,000 --> 00:34:06,719
Speaker 1: don't know how you keep him off the field. If

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00:34:06,720 --> 00:34:09,040
Speaker 1: he keeps playing like that. You got a couple banged

706
00:34:09,120 --> 00:34:12,480
Speaker 1: up pass rushers heading into this one. What's the latest

707
00:34:12,640 --> 00:34:15,800
Speaker 1: with with Darryl Taylor, with Carlos Dunlap and Benson Mayowa

708
00:34:16,000 --> 00:34:20,040
Speaker 1: Mayoa missed last week? And also who's going to have

709
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Speaker 1: to step up if let's say none of those three

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Speaker 1: can go. It can be tough if none of them go.

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Speaker 1: I mean, Alton Robinson's a guy that has been playing

712
00:34:28,320 --> 00:34:30,359
Speaker 1: a lot more with Mayo out, so you would you'd

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Speaker 1: like to see him continue to step up. But I

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00:34:32,560 --> 00:34:34,799
Speaker 1: think you just need, you know, everybody kind of a

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Speaker 1: collective effort. If if all those guys can't go it,

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Speaker 1: I would hope we'll see at least maybe two out

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Speaker 1: of the three. And I'm guessing, you know, we hear

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Speaker 1: from Pete Carroll yesterday. He was a little bag on

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Speaker 1: all and I think with these short weeks. It's just

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Speaker 1: you just don't know how guy's gonna respond to a

721
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Speaker 1: quick turnaround. So he said they got a chance to

722
00:34:51,000 --> 00:34:54,239
Speaker 1: have just about everybody available. But I would guess when

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Speaker 1: we hear from Pete Carroll again on Wednesday, he's gonna

724
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Speaker 1: say it's probably gonna be game day on a lot

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Speaker 1: of these guys. So we'll have to wait and see,

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00:35:01,320 --> 00:35:03,200
Speaker 1: you know, hopefully again at least a couple of them

727
00:35:03,239 --> 00:35:05,000
Speaker 1: can tough it out and be out there, because it's

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Speaker 1: I mean, that's a lot to ask a defensive you're

729
00:35:07,280 --> 00:35:09,680
Speaker 1: missing three of your top pass rush guys. I thought

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Speaker 1: one of the favorite things I've heard from Pete in

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00:35:11,640 --> 00:35:14,160
Speaker 1: a long time was when somebody was trying to nail

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00:35:14,239 --> 00:35:17,600
Speaker 1: down who was responsible for the blown coverage and he said,

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Speaker 1: we didn't do it right. I'm like, hey, that's a

734
00:35:19,600 --> 00:35:22,960
Speaker 1: great answer. It doesn't, you know, incriminate anyone. But as

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Speaker 1: far as Sydney Jones goes, um, you know, I felt

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Speaker 1: like John, if if Trey had had that game, then

737
00:35:29,400 --> 00:35:33,360
Speaker 1: people would be you know, out rioting, you know, because

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00:35:33,600 --> 00:35:37,560
Speaker 1: everybody just gets all over Trey. But you know, I

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00:35:37,640 --> 00:35:40,160
Speaker 1: felt like he was okay, I mean, he was there.

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00:35:40,320 --> 00:35:43,359
Speaker 1: He was obviously he blew the one coverage, but I

741
00:35:43,400 --> 00:35:46,279
Speaker 1: mean some of the other stuff was was okay. I

742
00:35:46,280 --> 00:35:49,160
Speaker 1: feel like he's kind of on his way, ironically, because

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Speaker 1: you know, I think most people would say he had

744
00:35:50,880 --> 00:35:53,000
Speaker 1: a he had a bad game, but I like what

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00:35:53,080 --> 00:35:55,520
Speaker 1: I saw some of the some of the plays out

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Speaker 1: of Sydney Jones. Yeah, I mean, for sure, there are

747
00:35:58,520 --> 00:36:00,640
Speaker 1: some mistakes, and he you know, he was quick to

748
00:36:00,640 --> 00:36:02,359
Speaker 1: say that after the game that he needs to clean

749
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Speaker 1: some stuff up. So I mean, I think you give

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00:36:04,680 --> 00:36:05,880
Speaker 1: the guy a little bit of a benefit of the

751
00:36:05,920 --> 00:36:08,560
Speaker 1: doubt that it's the first game he's played in this defense,

752
00:36:08,560 --> 00:36:11,600
Speaker 1: that you would hope it gets better for him. But yeah,

753
00:36:11,640 --> 00:36:13,640
Speaker 1: I do like I mean, go back to Pete's comments.

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00:36:13,840 --> 00:36:16,200
Speaker 1: That's something I was just having this conversation with somebody.

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00:36:16,239 --> 00:36:18,400
Speaker 1: It's it's something I think Pete's always done well in

756
00:36:18,400 --> 00:36:20,160
Speaker 1: his career as he doesn't you know, he's gonna be

757
00:36:20,200 --> 00:36:22,560
Speaker 1: quick to praise an individual for something good, but he

758
00:36:22,640 --> 00:36:25,640
Speaker 1: will almost never single out blame on you know, it's

759
00:36:25,719 --> 00:36:28,120
Speaker 1: it's we mess that up. It's you know, we didn't

760
00:36:28,120 --> 00:36:31,319
Speaker 1: block that guy. We we we didn't get the coverage, right.

761
00:36:31,360 --> 00:36:33,680
Speaker 1: So I think he's really good at kind of taken

762
00:36:33,760 --> 00:36:36,640
Speaker 1: blame off individuals when they do make mistakes. I think

763
00:36:36,640 --> 00:36:38,880
Speaker 1: that's a really good trade for a coach. It just

764
00:36:38,960 --> 00:36:42,239
Speaker 1: kind of helps kind of endear you to players. But yeah,

765
00:36:42,280 --> 00:36:44,600
Speaker 1: I mean, go back to Sydney. If he cleans a

766
00:36:44,600 --> 00:36:46,279
Speaker 1: few things up, I think there's a lot upside there.

767
00:36:46,320 --> 00:36:48,600
Speaker 1: I mean, he was why he was the second round pick,

768
00:36:48,640 --> 00:36:50,680
Speaker 1: and potentially even a higher pick if he'd been healthy

769
00:36:50,719 --> 00:36:52,719
Speaker 1: before the draft. John one of the big things that

770
00:36:52,760 --> 00:36:55,640
Speaker 1: we saw defensively the different changes is then playing more

771
00:36:55,719 --> 00:36:59,319
Speaker 1: dime package, right then, Yeah, having Ryan Neal out on

772
00:36:59,360 --> 00:37:02,120
Speaker 1: the field, and you know this is guy's a unique playmaker,

773
00:37:03,440 --> 00:37:06,120
Speaker 1: and they used him specifically to try and limit and

774
00:37:06,160 --> 00:37:09,440
Speaker 1: shut down George Kittle. The Rams have got a pretty

775
00:37:09,440 --> 00:37:11,719
Speaker 1: good tight end and Tyler Higbee. Do you do you

776
00:37:11,760 --> 00:37:15,040
Speaker 1: anticipate them maybe doing kind of some of the same

777
00:37:15,080 --> 00:37:16,680
Speaker 1: things that they did against the forty nine ers this

778
00:37:16,760 --> 00:37:19,959
Speaker 1: last week? I mean, I gotta think so. Pete Carroll

779
00:37:20,040 --> 00:37:21,960
Speaker 1: kind of hinted at that yesterday, and I mean, it

780
00:37:22,000 --> 00:37:23,680
Speaker 1: works so well, I don't know how you get away

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00:37:23,680 --> 00:37:26,560
Speaker 1: from it. You know, we saw it against the Vikings

782
00:37:26,600 --> 00:37:29,759
Speaker 1: and Titans, especially at Vikings game. On those third down,

783
00:37:29,840 --> 00:37:33,040
Speaker 1: obvious passing situations. They were not doing a very good

784
00:37:33,120 --> 00:37:35,239
Speaker 1: job covering guys and guys were open, So getting that

785
00:37:35,280 --> 00:37:38,239
Speaker 1: extra defensive back out there made a big difference. And

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00:37:38,360 --> 00:37:40,919
Speaker 1: I mean, Ryan, He'll played a really good game. Go back.

787
00:37:41,120 --> 00:37:44,280
Speaker 1: Three of those three of its four tackles were third

788
00:37:44,280 --> 00:37:46,759
Speaker 1: downs that either let the pun or the missfield goal.

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00:37:46,800 --> 00:37:48,719
Speaker 1: He had a pass break up on third down. I mean,

790
00:37:48,960 --> 00:37:50,480
Speaker 1: he just made a lot of really big plays on

791
00:37:50,520 --> 00:37:52,399
Speaker 1: third down. So I don't know how you don't stick

792
00:37:52,440 --> 00:37:54,160
Speaker 1: with that. I mean, you can't always do it. If

793
00:37:54,160 --> 00:37:55,959
Speaker 1: it's third and short and you got to expect the runs.

794
00:37:56,000 --> 00:37:58,000
Speaker 1: You can't always have that extra dB out there. But

795
00:37:58,320 --> 00:38:00,719
Speaker 1: I do think this might be a more permanent change

796
00:38:00,719 --> 00:38:02,640
Speaker 1: based off three results we saw the first time around.

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Speaker 1: That is the latest on your Seahawks from Seahawks dot

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Speaker 1: Com reporter John Boyle, who joins us every week on

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Speaker 1: the Huddle. Thanks John, You're welcome. Thanks for having me.

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Speaker 1: See yah all right. Seahawks pre and postgame show host

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00:38:14,040 --> 00:38:16,600
Speaker 1: Michael Bumps joins us. Next. You are listening to the

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00:38:16,640 --> 00:38:19,719
Speaker 1: Huddle with Dave Wyman, Jake Keeps, and Stacy Rost And

803
00:38:19,880 --> 00:38:21,799
Speaker 1: if you are a Seahawks fan, which all of you are.

804
00:38:21,840 --> 00:38:24,920
Speaker 1: You're also listening to the Seahawks broadcasts on the weekend

805
00:38:25,000 --> 00:38:26,640
Speaker 1: during those games. This time it's going to be on

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00:38:26,640 --> 00:38:29,120
Speaker 1: a Thursday night against the Rams, and as part of

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Speaker 1: that broadcast free game and postgame, you're hearing Michael bumpst

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00:38:32,239 --> 00:38:34,560
Speaker 1: you're in the ship of the Seahawks pre and postgame show.

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00:38:34,719 --> 00:38:37,440
Speaker 1: He's joining us now on the huddle. Hey bump what's up?

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Speaker 1: What's up? Guys? How we doing today? We are fantastic.

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Speaker 1: I mean a quick turnaround. We've barely had any time

812
00:38:43,320 --> 00:38:45,480
Speaker 1: to reflect on the win over the forty nine for

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00:38:45,600 --> 00:38:48,360
Speaker 1: the Seahawks before looking ahead to this game against the Rams.

814
00:38:48,360 --> 00:38:51,440
Speaker 1: So we've been talking about the kind of challenge that

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00:38:51,520 --> 00:38:54,719
Speaker 1: the offense presents. Can we just spend some time with

816
00:38:54,760 --> 00:38:57,120
Speaker 1: you taking a look at that first? I mean, Cooper

817
00:38:57,120 --> 00:39:00,239
Speaker 1: Cup has just been phenomenal for them this year. Yeah,

818
00:39:00,239 --> 00:39:02,080
Speaker 1: you look at the Rams. You got Cooper Cup, you

819
00:39:02,120 --> 00:39:05,120
Speaker 1: got Van Jefferson who's emerging. Now, you got Robert woods

820
00:39:05,480 --> 00:39:07,560
Speaker 1: Um and don't forget you know, running back Darrel Henderson

821
00:39:07,640 --> 00:39:10,440
Speaker 1: is still a good player as well. They're anchored by

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00:39:10,560 --> 00:39:13,279
Speaker 1: a veteran quarterback at Matthew Stafford. They took the l

823
00:39:13,400 --> 00:39:16,440
Speaker 1: last week and Stafford was brought down to reality. But

824
00:39:16,480 --> 00:39:18,759
Speaker 1: what I like about this dude, he just looks composed

825
00:39:18,840 --> 00:39:20,680
Speaker 1: in the pocket. Right. He's been in the league for

826
00:39:20,880 --> 00:39:23,560
Speaker 1: so long, there's not much he hasn't seen. And then

827
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Speaker 1: you combine that with Sean McVay calling up the plays,

828
00:39:27,280 --> 00:39:29,440
Speaker 1: dialing things down in the talent that he has around him.

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Speaker 1: I don't care what they did last week. They might

830
00:39:31,800 --> 00:39:35,320
Speaker 1: have played against an MVP candidate, actually isn't MVP candidate

831
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Speaker 1: in Cala Murray, but we know what the Rams do.

832
00:39:37,560 --> 00:39:39,920
Speaker 1: Man Russ is eight and eleven against these guys. It's

833
00:39:40,040 --> 00:39:42,640
Speaker 1: rare that he has an under five hundred percentage against

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Speaker 1: the team bump. I'm gonna go special teams. Um, First

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Speaker 1: of all, tell everybody what your first thought was when

836
00:39:49,200 --> 00:39:51,880
Speaker 1: Nick Bloor made the tackle where his helmet came off.

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00:39:52,680 --> 00:39:55,440
Speaker 1: My first thought was, I like seeing a man with

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00:39:55,560 --> 00:40:01,279
Speaker 1: a with a ball spot. Wow, the show today, it's

839
00:40:01,280 --> 00:40:03,359
Speaker 1: all up. That just means that we're still out there.

840
00:40:03,480 --> 00:40:05,839
Speaker 1: You know, we're a dying breed. All these kids got

841
00:40:05,920 --> 00:40:08,399
Speaker 1: got great hair in the league. Yeah, anyway, I thought

842
00:40:08,400 --> 00:40:11,239
Speaker 1: that was hilarious the shout out there. But um, I'll

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00:40:11,239 --> 00:40:15,080
Speaker 1: tell you, special teams was very, very key in that game.

844
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Speaker 1: And obviously it was a huge deal because they lost

845
00:40:18,000 --> 00:40:22,400
Speaker 1: their kicker. But man, that Trenton Cannon kid, I expected

846
00:40:22,440 --> 00:40:24,760
Speaker 1: to see him on the street. I mean, first he fumbles,

847
00:40:24,760 --> 00:40:27,480
Speaker 1: then he misplays the kickoff that went to the one

848
00:40:27,520 --> 00:40:31,280
Speaker 1: and bounced back somehow, and then he had a downed

849
00:40:31,360 --> 00:40:33,960
Speaker 1: punt that he could have, you know, stopped at like

850
00:40:33,960 --> 00:40:36,120
Speaker 1: the two yard line and he didn't. But I mean

851
00:40:36,160 --> 00:40:38,920
Speaker 1: the Seahawks, you know, they got some breaks with stuff

852
00:40:38,960 --> 00:40:42,280
Speaker 1: like that, but also you know, DJ with a great

853
00:40:42,320 --> 00:40:44,960
Speaker 1: return got him some good field position. And then um,

854
00:40:45,400 --> 00:40:47,840
Speaker 1: you know you saw the tackle by Nick Bollore and

855
00:40:48,120 --> 00:40:51,280
Speaker 1: that guy, I feel like he's on almost every tackle,

856
00:40:51,360 --> 00:40:54,480
Speaker 1: it seems like on special teams. Ye. Special teams is

857
00:40:54,520 --> 00:40:56,600
Speaker 1: so important, man, I mean you talk about the Cannon kid.

858
00:40:56,719 --> 00:40:58,680
Speaker 1: I believe he was number forty nine. Felt bad for

859
00:40:58,760 --> 00:41:01,440
Speaker 1: the dude, but I did, you know, because I've been there.

860
00:41:01,480 --> 00:41:03,560
Speaker 1: I've muffed a punt before, you know what I mean.

861
00:41:03,600 --> 00:41:07,000
Speaker 1: Thankfully the defense held up for me, but um, yeah,

862
00:41:07,040 --> 00:41:09,120
Speaker 1: and special teams. That changes the game, right, he changes

863
00:41:09,160 --> 00:41:11,080
Speaker 1: field position. You see the Hawks score on the short

864
00:41:11,080 --> 00:41:13,560
Speaker 1: field right there in the return game. You get things going,

865
00:41:13,680 --> 00:41:16,080
Speaker 1: you give your your offense good field position. DJ Dallas

866
00:41:16,080 --> 00:41:18,239
Speaker 1: had a nice return right there, and then with the

867
00:41:18,360 --> 00:41:21,719
Speaker 1: hit with Belore, that just changes the momentum of the

868
00:41:21,719 --> 00:41:23,759
Speaker 1: game as well. Your team is hype, you're going out there,

869
00:41:23,760 --> 00:41:26,200
Speaker 1: you're getting ready to go. And yeah, they caught some breaks. Man.

870
00:41:26,320 --> 00:41:28,760
Speaker 1: I believe the forty nine ers kicker missed two field

871
00:41:28,760 --> 00:41:30,600
Speaker 1: goals right the first one they miss he pushed to

872
00:41:30,600 --> 00:41:35,719
Speaker 1: the left. He missed another one. Um, I don't have yeah, yeah,

873
00:41:35,920 --> 00:41:37,759
Speaker 1: I mean that was that was a lucky break for

874
00:41:37,800 --> 00:41:39,799
Speaker 1: the Seahawks. Yep, extra point of field goal. But we

875
00:41:39,840 --> 00:41:41,560
Speaker 1: take advantage of that. I don't care who you are,

876
00:41:41,719 --> 00:41:44,480
Speaker 1: what level of football you play, Um, you take advantage

877
00:41:44,520 --> 00:41:47,080
Speaker 1: of opportunities like that. You can't knock the Seahawks for

878
00:41:47,120 --> 00:41:49,680
Speaker 1: doing that. But one of the things that really stood

879
00:41:49,680 --> 00:41:52,040
Speaker 1: out to me in the game was the offense. Obviously,

880
00:41:52,080 --> 00:41:55,560
Speaker 1: the way that they started was not ideal whatsoever, but

881
00:41:55,600 --> 00:41:58,720
Speaker 1: when they finally settled in, they got the play action

882
00:41:58,760 --> 00:42:01,920
Speaker 1: game going. Use Wilson was at the line of scrimmage.

883
00:42:02,120 --> 00:42:04,839
Speaker 1: I mean, is this something that you want to see

884
00:42:04,960 --> 00:42:07,759
Speaker 1: more of? Is there something else that you're seeing from

885
00:42:07,760 --> 00:42:11,759
Speaker 1: this offense that you know, the differences between when they

886
00:42:11,800 --> 00:42:14,960
Speaker 1: are starting, when they are struggling on offense versus when

887
00:42:15,000 --> 00:42:17,839
Speaker 1: they are clicking. Well, yeah, Jake, I feel like when

888
00:42:17,880 --> 00:42:20,800
Speaker 1: they are clicking on offense, obviously the run game is

889
00:42:20,800 --> 00:42:23,760
Speaker 1: a big part of that, and guys are making something

890
00:42:23,800 --> 00:42:25,360
Speaker 1: out of nothing. And the guy who did that this

891
00:42:25,400 --> 00:42:28,240
Speaker 1: week was Alice Collins. I mean that offense was struggling

892
00:42:28,280 --> 00:42:29,920
Speaker 1: until he catches that ball in the fight and he

893
00:42:29,960 --> 00:42:32,160
Speaker 1: takes his twenty eight yards right and then you get

894
00:42:32,280 --> 00:42:34,600
Speaker 1: DK Metcalf going in the quick game and then his

895
00:42:34,719 --> 00:42:36,440
Speaker 1: run after the catch. I think that's what we have

896
00:42:36,520 --> 00:42:38,480
Speaker 1: to see a lot of. If these guys are going

897
00:42:38,560 --> 00:42:40,400
Speaker 1: to rely on quick game, which I think they should,

898
00:42:40,440 --> 00:42:42,600
Speaker 1: to loosen things up, you have to get them yack

899
00:42:42,760 --> 00:42:44,239
Speaker 1: and Dk show that he can do that. We know

900
00:42:44,320 --> 00:42:46,520
Speaker 1: that Locke can do it as well. Now in the

901
00:42:46,560 --> 00:42:49,720
Speaker 1: second half, what I really appreciated was for the first

902
00:42:49,719 --> 00:42:52,440
Speaker 1: time I felt like Russell Wilson was in complete control

903
00:42:52,480 --> 00:42:55,160
Speaker 1: of the offense. Right. Shane Waldon obviously calls the plays,

904
00:42:55,160 --> 00:42:57,719
Speaker 1: he gets them lined up, They're in constant communication, but

905
00:42:57,800 --> 00:43:00,000
Speaker 1: Rush checked out at three or four consecutive plays man

906
00:43:00,160 --> 00:43:02,400
Speaker 1: and on that drive, they ended up scoring. So I

907
00:43:02,480 --> 00:43:04,600
Speaker 1: think it's it's a perfect balance, right. You gotta take

908
00:43:04,600 --> 00:43:06,759
Speaker 1: your shots downfield. You need to make something out of

909
00:43:06,800 --> 00:43:08,879
Speaker 1: nothing with these checkdowns in these quick games. But then

910
00:43:08,960 --> 00:43:11,520
Speaker 1: allow the guy that you're paying thirty five million dollars

911
00:43:11,560 --> 00:43:14,239
Speaker 1: a year to really take control of this offense and

912
00:43:14,320 --> 00:43:16,360
Speaker 1: check out the things when need be. So it was

913
00:43:16,400 --> 00:43:18,680
Speaker 1: a perfect storm in that defense, man. I mean, they

914
00:43:18,680 --> 00:43:20,600
Speaker 1: gave a lot of points, but going into the half

915
00:43:20,600 --> 00:43:22,239
Speaker 1: it was seven zero. It could have been a lot worse.

916
00:43:22,360 --> 00:43:24,360
Speaker 1: Staying on the theme of defense part of the earlier

917
00:43:24,400 --> 00:43:27,120
Speaker 1: part of our interview with you, what are some of

918
00:43:27,120 --> 00:43:29,439
Speaker 1: the things, some of the principles that this defense needs

919
00:43:29,440 --> 00:43:31,319
Speaker 1: to stick with when it comes to Stafford. He's got

920
00:43:31,320 --> 00:43:33,280
Speaker 1: a big arm. They aren't afraid to beat you. Underneath.

921
00:43:33,400 --> 00:43:35,560
Speaker 1: They don't just have Cooper cup They've got other weapons,

922
00:43:35,560 --> 00:43:38,839
Speaker 1: like you mentioned in our first question for you. So,

923
00:43:38,920 --> 00:43:41,480
Speaker 1: I mean, what's got to be a rule, a basic

924
00:43:41,560 --> 00:43:44,600
Speaker 1: rule that these Seahawks defenders, especially those defensive backs follow

925
00:43:44,680 --> 00:43:47,759
Speaker 1: against Stafford especially Wow, Well, basic rules. You don't want

926
00:43:47,760 --> 00:43:50,640
Speaker 1: to give up anything deep. You know, we mentioned Cooper Cup,

927
00:43:50,680 --> 00:43:53,640
Speaker 1: Woods and Van Jefferson. They still have Deshaun Jackson, who's

928
00:43:53,640 --> 00:43:56,560
Speaker 1: like second in NFL history with touchdowns over fifty yards, Right,

929
00:43:56,600 --> 00:43:58,880
Speaker 1: So they're gonna they're gonna stretch the field out. Um,

930
00:43:58,920 --> 00:44:02,160
Speaker 1: I think you have to constantly put pressure on Matthew Stafford.

931
00:44:02,160 --> 00:44:04,120
Speaker 1: I mentioned he's a veteran. He's seen a lot. He's

932
00:44:04,120 --> 00:44:05,520
Speaker 1: been He's been a lot of place and seen a

933
00:44:05,560 --> 00:44:07,960
Speaker 1: lot of faces, playing a lot of ball games. He

934
00:44:08,040 --> 00:44:10,440
Speaker 1: has to be able to You have to try to

935
00:44:10,440 --> 00:44:13,880
Speaker 1: confuse this guy at times and then continue to be aggressive.

936
00:44:14,120 --> 00:44:16,319
Speaker 1: We actually saw some man covers last week, and I

937
00:44:16,360 --> 00:44:18,439
Speaker 1: was so excited to see that. There's one play where

938
00:44:18,760 --> 00:44:21,200
Speaker 1: Sidney Jones gets beat going across the middle. But I'm like, Okay,

939
00:44:21,239 --> 00:44:23,399
Speaker 1: that's gonna happen when you run man. But at least

940
00:44:23,400 --> 00:44:26,040
Speaker 1: you're giving these guys different looks, something to prepare for.

941
00:44:26,160 --> 00:44:29,000
Speaker 1: When you see man, you typically see more blitz. So

942
00:44:29,160 --> 00:44:32,200
Speaker 1: just let's let's just continue to be versatile on offense

943
00:44:32,480 --> 00:44:34,439
Speaker 1: and on defense and send Jordan Brooks man. I can't

944
00:44:34,440 --> 00:44:36,400
Speaker 1: believe that was his first sack last week as a professional.

945
00:44:36,560 --> 00:44:38,320
Speaker 1: I thought, I'm like, he for sure had three or

946
00:44:38,320 --> 00:44:40,719
Speaker 1: four man keep sitting that young man. Yeah, he had

947
00:44:40,760 --> 00:44:43,080
Speaker 1: one last year that got called back because a penalty.

948
00:44:43,680 --> 00:44:45,880
Speaker 1: I remember that, but yeah, it does seem like he

949
00:44:45,880 --> 00:44:48,080
Speaker 1: he has gotten more. But what do you what do

950
00:44:48,080 --> 00:44:51,680
Speaker 1: you make of Jamal Adams his game? I mean, he's

951
00:44:51,719 --> 00:44:53,960
Speaker 1: making more plays in the past game. It seems like

952
00:44:54,000 --> 00:44:56,759
Speaker 1: bump um. But you know, we haven't seen that, you know,

953
00:44:57,000 --> 00:45:00,319
Speaker 1: behind the line of scrimmage Jamal Adams. But I feel

954
00:45:00,320 --> 00:45:03,000
Speaker 1: like he's still playing. Okay, what's your take on him? Yeah,

955
00:45:03,040 --> 00:45:05,800
Speaker 1: I think he's playing all right, and I think people

956
00:45:05,960 --> 00:45:08,239
Speaker 1: are You can be concerned because you don't see the

957
00:45:08,360 --> 00:45:12,160
Speaker 1: numbers and the sack totals and the TFLs that were

958
00:45:12,239 --> 00:45:14,200
Speaker 1: used to see him. But for what they're asking him

959
00:45:14,239 --> 00:45:15,879
Speaker 1: to do, I think he's all right. You know, he's

960
00:45:15,920 --> 00:45:18,480
Speaker 1: better in coverage this year. I mean hasn't made any

961
00:45:18,480 --> 00:45:21,759
Speaker 1: interception or anything like that, but he's still making those

962
00:45:21,800 --> 00:45:24,520
Speaker 1: big play tackles. It's just not as flashy as it

963
00:45:24,600 --> 00:45:26,879
Speaker 1: was last year. And that's probably because they don't need

964
00:45:26,960 --> 00:45:29,080
Speaker 1: him to do that this year. You know, that defensive

965
00:45:29,080 --> 00:45:31,279
Speaker 1: line is playing better to start the season than it

966
00:45:31,360 --> 00:45:33,720
Speaker 1: was last year, so she can rely on those guys.

967
00:45:33,920 --> 00:45:35,680
Speaker 1: I like where he is, but I think he's due

968
00:45:35,680 --> 00:45:38,520
Speaker 1: for a big game. You know, bump the defense is.

969
00:45:38,520 --> 00:45:42,320
Speaker 1: We talked about the differences and everything else. We highlight

970
00:45:42,400 --> 00:45:45,799
Speaker 1: the fact that Sidney Jones played and DJ Reid is

971
00:45:45,880 --> 00:45:49,160
Speaker 1: on the side that he played last year. Do you

972
00:45:49,239 --> 00:45:52,239
Speaker 1: think that that makes a big difference for this defense?

973
00:45:52,640 --> 00:45:54,920
Speaker 1: And I know Sidney Jones gave up some big plays

974
00:45:55,000 --> 00:45:57,719
Speaker 1: and it wasn't perfect out there, but there's got to

975
00:45:57,760 --> 00:46:01,239
Speaker 1: be some thought. There's gonna be some improvement, right, Yeah,

976
00:46:01,360 --> 00:46:03,520
Speaker 1: I really hope. So you know, Sidney did give up

977
00:46:03,520 --> 00:46:05,520
Speaker 1: a big play. I don't think Sydney played well enough

978
00:46:05,520 --> 00:46:08,239
Speaker 1: to people just to bury Trey Flowers. I think Pete

979
00:46:08,280 --> 00:46:10,200
Speaker 1: Carroll spoke after the game and says, look, it's still

980
00:46:10,200 --> 00:46:12,680
Speaker 1: going to be a competition, and I totally believe that.

981
00:46:12,880 --> 00:46:15,439
Speaker 1: I believe DJ did okay. I mean, the X factor

982
00:46:15,480 --> 00:46:17,239
Speaker 1: to me was Ryan neil Man. He came in at

983
00:46:17,280 --> 00:46:19,719
Speaker 1: that nickel and really changed the game. And that's all

984
00:46:19,760 --> 00:46:23,000
Speaker 1: he does is make big play. So we are seeing improvement.

985
00:46:23,040 --> 00:46:26,279
Speaker 1: We still had a busting coverage with that out and

986
00:46:26,360 --> 00:46:28,720
Speaker 1: up there when Jamal thought he had deep third helps

987
00:46:28,800 --> 00:46:32,160
Speaker 1: by with Sydney, and Sydney followed the end route. There's

988
00:46:32,160 --> 00:46:34,239
Speaker 1: still things that you have to work out, but I

989
00:46:34,320 --> 00:46:37,200
Speaker 1: saw dbs around the football when the ball is in

990
00:46:37,239 --> 00:46:39,799
Speaker 1: the air, a lot more than I have seen this year.

991
00:46:39,880 --> 00:46:41,480
Speaker 1: So that right there is letting me know that they're

992
00:46:41,520 --> 00:46:44,440
Speaker 1: recognizing route combinations and they're getting a bit more comfortable

993
00:46:44,480 --> 00:46:47,359
Speaker 1: with their responsibilities. Asking you the most important question of

994
00:46:47,400 --> 00:46:50,319
Speaker 1: the day, bump. The Seahawks are growing with Action Green.

995
00:46:50,400 --> 00:46:53,120
Speaker 1: If you guys have your Action green UNI's Action Green shirts,

996
00:46:53,120 --> 00:46:56,120
Speaker 1: make sure to wear that on Thursday to Lumanfield, Seattle.

997
00:46:56,160 --> 00:46:58,560
Speaker 1: This from Seahawks PRS four. No, when it wears all

998
00:46:58,600 --> 00:47:02,279
Speaker 1: Action Green jerseys, that's the best UNI combo. Because Jake

999
00:47:02,360 --> 00:47:05,400
Speaker 1: and I and Curtis currently fighting some in fighting happening

1000
00:47:05,440 --> 00:47:09,080
Speaker 1: here and finding I'm all for like the solid like

1001
00:47:09,080 --> 00:47:11,640
Speaker 1: the white on black on black, gray on gray, green

1002
00:47:11,680 --> 00:47:13,960
Speaker 1: on green is not not not really not my thing,

1003
00:47:14,040 --> 00:47:17,319
Speaker 1: but it is my thing because they're undefeated and I

1004
00:47:17,320 --> 00:47:20,240
Speaker 1: believe the last time they played the Rams on a Thursday.

1005
00:47:20,440 --> 00:47:23,480
Speaker 1: That's what I'll do what I need to. I'll accept

1006
00:47:23,480 --> 00:47:25,600
Speaker 1: it for the win. I'll accept it for the win.

1007
00:47:25,800 --> 00:47:28,239
Speaker 1: I'm just saying the green is no good on the

1008
00:47:28,280 --> 00:47:32,959
Speaker 1: big guys. It doesn't yea too. It's a lot of green.

1009
00:47:33,040 --> 00:47:36,000
Speaker 1: But if you're asking me what I prefer it for

1010
00:47:36,400 --> 00:47:40,480
Speaker 1: every single game or more than one time a year. No,

1011
00:47:40,640 --> 00:47:43,680
Speaker 1: absolutely not. But if we're signing up for one Thursday

1012
00:47:43,760 --> 00:47:46,400
Speaker 1: night game and we're going all in and going wild

1013
00:47:46,400 --> 00:47:49,839
Speaker 1: with Action Green, I am totally down for that. Would

1014
00:47:49,840 --> 00:47:52,879
Speaker 1: I accuse someone of having no fashion sense if they

1015
00:47:52,920 --> 00:47:57,279
Speaker 1: didn't like Action Green, No, I would not, Jake, I do.

1016
00:47:57,600 --> 00:48:02,000
Speaker 1: I haven't you got action green sweatshirt and a Seahawks shirt.

1017
00:48:02,080 --> 00:48:05,440
Speaker 1: You gotta go full Action Green day. I'll wear a

1018
00:48:05,480 --> 00:48:07,560
Speaker 1: green hat. I'll go here, you go, there, you go

1019
00:48:07,600 --> 00:48:13,000
Speaker 1: by stay. Somebody could cover you. Yeah, exactly, somebody that

1020
00:48:13,080 --> 00:48:16,400
Speaker 1: takes fashion risks you would. I just figured you would appreciate.

1021
00:48:16,520 --> 00:48:18,120
Speaker 1: All right, Well, bomb bab be with you. I'll find

1022
00:48:18,160 --> 00:48:20,600
Speaker 1: some kind of Action Green and commit to it. I'm

1023
00:48:20,640 --> 00:48:22,680
Speaker 1: just the smallest piece. I'll just do like a bracelet.

1024
00:48:22,719 --> 00:48:24,840
Speaker 1: I don't know. I'll find something. I'll find something. Should

1025
00:48:24,840 --> 00:48:28,319
Speaker 1: we Should we bring it up to Nick Bloor. I'm

1026
00:48:28,360 --> 00:48:30,799
Speaker 1: too scared. You're thinking, Oh no, I think I think

1027
00:48:31,040 --> 00:48:33,960
Speaker 1: he's got to be an eighties baby with that ball

1028
00:48:34,000 --> 00:48:38,239
Speaker 1: spozzible thinking, Dave do it all right? He is Seahawks Green.

1029
00:48:38,280 --> 00:48:41,399
Speaker 1: Postgame show host Michael Bumpez, Thanks bump. All guys, take care.

1030
00:48:41,800 --> 00:48:44,600
Speaker 1: All right, well, speaking of Nick Blore, he'll be joining

1031
00:48:44,680 --> 00:48:47,520
Speaker 1: us coming up later this hour, as will Cedric Boyhe

1032
00:48:47,560 --> 00:48:49,400
Speaker 1: Before that, though, it is the voice of the Seahawks,

1033
00:48:49,440 --> 00:48:52,279
Speaker 1: Steve Rabel, joining us next on the huddle. All right,

1034
00:48:52,400 --> 00:48:54,560
Speaker 1: we are going to be joined here by the voice

1035
00:48:54,600 --> 00:48:57,640
Speaker 1: of the Seahawks, Steve Rabel. Dave, I always have to

1036
00:48:57,680 --> 00:49:00,120
Speaker 1: ask if you're okay with Rabes joining us here. I mean,

1037
00:49:00,160 --> 00:49:03,640
Speaker 1: you're gonna have to see him very shortly here. Yeah,

1038
00:49:03,640 --> 00:49:06,919
Speaker 1: it's a bit much, but you know, I'll get through it. Oh, well,

1039
00:49:06,920 --> 00:49:08,880
Speaker 1: that's very that's very good of you, Dave. Thanks so

1040
00:49:08,960 --> 00:49:11,200
Speaker 1: much joining us now. Speak of the Devil is the

1041
00:49:11,280 --> 00:49:13,520
Speaker 1: voice of the seas Steve Rabel. Rabes, how are you?

1042
00:49:14,120 --> 00:49:16,399
Speaker 1: I missed the first part of that. What's Dave complaining about?

1043
00:49:16,560 --> 00:49:19,440
Speaker 1: Oh no, nothing, Raves. He just said he's so excited

1044
00:49:19,440 --> 00:49:22,520
Speaker 1: to have you here. He's thrilled to see you sooner

1045
00:49:22,560 --> 00:49:27,960
Speaker 1: than her. Oat. That's exactly right. I still I'm not

1046
00:49:28,000 --> 00:49:35,919
Speaker 1: allowed to look Rabel in the eye or even say hello. Looked.

1047
00:49:36,120 --> 00:49:38,280
Speaker 1: There was that story about the owner of the Washington

1048
00:49:38,320 --> 00:49:42,000
Speaker 1: football team, Daniel Snyder, that somebody addressed him in the hallway,

1049
00:49:42,200 --> 00:49:44,840
Speaker 1: and then his assistant came and said, don't ever address

1050
00:49:45,160 --> 00:49:47,200
Speaker 1: mister Snyder. I've never heard this story. So like a

1051
00:49:47,280 --> 00:49:50,879
Speaker 1: random employee at the Washington football team said hello, yep

1052
00:49:51,120 --> 00:49:53,319
Speaker 1: in morning and someone told him not to do that.

1053
00:49:53,320 --> 00:49:55,879
Speaker 1: While that's kind of the treatment I get from Rabel, Oh,

1054
00:49:55,920 --> 00:49:59,160
Speaker 1: that doesn't surprise me at all. Rightfully, So though, I mean, Dave,

1055
00:49:59,320 --> 00:50:01,920
Speaker 1: this is the voice of the Seahawks. He's the best

1056
00:50:02,320 --> 00:50:04,960
Speaker 1: respect you could do the whole thing by himself, be honest,

1057
00:50:04,960 --> 00:50:09,200
Speaker 1: though hardly hardly. All right, that's enough, All right, Raves,

1058
00:50:09,239 --> 00:50:11,400
Speaker 1: We're hoping you can help us preview this Thursday night

1059
00:50:11,440 --> 00:50:13,800
Speaker 1: matchup between the Seahawks and the Rams. It seems like

1060
00:50:13,880 --> 00:50:16,440
Speaker 1: Sean McVay has gotten the better of this team more

1061
00:50:16,480 --> 00:50:18,200
Speaker 1: often than not in the past couple of years. But

1062
00:50:18,280 --> 00:50:21,480
Speaker 1: the Seahawks did win their last regular season matchup. So

1063
00:50:21,520 --> 00:50:25,640
Speaker 1: what's got to go right for Seattle this time around? Oh? Well,

1064
00:50:26,239 --> 00:50:27,920
Speaker 1: you know, I have to First of all, you have

1065
00:50:27,920 --> 00:50:30,000
Speaker 1: to build on what you did this last week to

1066
00:50:30,000 --> 00:50:32,920
Speaker 1: win the game against the Niners. And uh, you know,

1067
00:50:33,040 --> 00:50:35,839
Speaker 1: short of getting Matthew Stafford out of the game, which

1068
00:50:35,880 --> 00:50:38,600
Speaker 1: would be certainly helpful. But I don't expect that to

1069
00:50:38,640 --> 00:50:40,920
Speaker 1: be the case. But then again, we didn't expect Jimmy

1070
00:50:40,960 --> 00:50:44,160
Speaker 1: Garoppolo to drop out at halftime and not come back

1071
00:50:44,200 --> 00:50:47,680
Speaker 1: in the game. So considering all the weapons that the

1072
00:50:47,760 --> 00:50:51,279
Speaker 1: Rams have, the way they utilize those weapons, and I think,

1073
00:50:51,320 --> 00:50:53,760
Speaker 1: as I've heard you guys discussing the last couple of days,

1074
00:50:53,760 --> 00:50:57,319
Speaker 1: how absolutely pedestrian their defense seems to be. Right now,

1075
00:50:58,480 --> 00:51:00,840
Speaker 1: one of the very first things I would think is

1076
00:51:00,600 --> 00:51:02,719
Speaker 1: this is gonna be one of those games where you

1077
00:51:02,800 --> 00:51:06,799
Speaker 1: better be ready to outscore them. And I like, you know,

1078
00:51:06,880 --> 00:51:08,680
Speaker 1: I like our chances. I like the way our offense

1079
00:51:08,760 --> 00:51:12,680
Speaker 1: kind of came to after what five three and outs

1080
00:51:12,880 --> 00:51:16,480
Speaker 1: to start the game against San Francisco and then really

1081
00:51:16,520 --> 00:51:18,640
Speaker 1: got going, picked up some big plays, but more than that,

1082
00:51:18,840 --> 00:51:23,120
Speaker 1: sustained some drives. Russ was just his always phenomenal self,

1083
00:51:23,760 --> 00:51:25,840
Speaker 1: and the defense played, you know, played well enough to

1084
00:51:26,000 --> 00:51:30,760
Speaker 1: certainly make some big plays, intercepted path slow down the Niners,

1085
00:51:30,760 --> 00:51:33,239
Speaker 1: even though they had obviously a rookie quarterback who helped

1086
00:51:33,239 --> 00:51:35,880
Speaker 1: slow things down themselves. But I just think this is

1087
00:51:35,880 --> 00:51:37,600
Speaker 1: going to be kind of one of those games where

1088
00:51:37,920 --> 00:51:40,399
Speaker 1: it's going to come down to the end. I've heard

1089
00:51:40,440 --> 00:51:43,480
Speaker 1: some talk about comparing this one to that twenty nineteen

1090
00:51:43,560 --> 00:51:47,000
Speaker 1: game that went down to the last what eleven seconds

1091
00:51:47,040 --> 00:51:50,480
Speaker 1: and the Rams miss a field goal. But Russ was

1092
00:51:50,520 --> 00:51:53,799
Speaker 1: spectacular in that game, and I think, you know, we're

1093
00:51:53,840 --> 00:51:56,359
Speaker 1: gonna have to continue along those lines. One other thing

1094
00:51:56,360 --> 00:51:59,240
Speaker 1: I'd say is we're gonna have to get Chris Carson rolling,

1095
00:51:59,560 --> 00:52:01,600
Speaker 1: and that's gonna start up front. That's not gonna start

1096
00:52:01,640 --> 00:52:04,360
Speaker 1: with Chris. That's gonna start up front. Hey, Rabs. I

1097
00:52:04,360 --> 00:52:06,880
Speaker 1: thought one of the most I think the most excited

1098
00:52:06,920 --> 00:52:09,680
Speaker 1: you and I got was when during the broadcast was

1099
00:52:09,760 --> 00:52:13,480
Speaker 1: Russ running for the touchdown, and I think we both

1100
00:52:13,520 --> 00:52:16,640
Speaker 1: were surprised. Man, it was yeah, like I said in

1101
00:52:16,640 --> 00:52:20,120
Speaker 1: the broadcasts, like the twenty thirteen Russell Wilson and then

1102
00:52:20,440 --> 00:52:22,080
Speaker 1: you know at the end of the at the end

1103
00:52:22,080 --> 00:52:23,759
Speaker 1: of the game, I felt like, oh, you only had

1104
00:52:23,760 --> 00:52:26,000
Speaker 1: one hundred and forty nine yards. I mean, you mentioned

1105
00:52:26,000 --> 00:52:28,719
Speaker 1: the five three and outs, But it was it was

1106
00:52:28,800 --> 00:52:32,000
Speaker 1: kind of an interesting game from Russ, it was, and

1107
00:52:32,840 --> 00:52:34,920
Speaker 1: he I think it was one of those two that

1108
00:52:35,640 --> 00:52:38,080
Speaker 1: you know, deep down in the deepest recesses of that

1109
00:52:38,160 --> 00:52:41,680
Speaker 1: very complex brain of his, uh, he thought, there's no

1110
00:52:41,719 --> 00:52:43,640
Speaker 1: way I'm losing three in a row, it's just not

1111
00:52:43,680 --> 00:52:46,759
Speaker 1: going to happen. It hasn't happened in his decade quarterbacking

1112
00:52:47,440 --> 00:52:50,080
Speaker 1: the Seahawks. I think I read somewhere where it hadn't

1113
00:52:50,120 --> 00:52:53,120
Speaker 1: happened since he was a sophomore at like NC State

1114
00:52:53,200 --> 00:52:54,960
Speaker 1: or something, that he'd lost three games in a row,

1115
00:52:55,080 --> 00:52:57,719
Speaker 1: so that that sort of thing just doesn't compute with

1116
00:52:57,800 --> 00:52:59,719
Speaker 1: Russ and he's going to find a way to make

1117
00:52:59,719 --> 00:53:03,440
Speaker 1: those plays. I remember him specifically as we watch that

1118
00:53:03,520 --> 00:53:06,200
Speaker 1: run develop and all of a sudden, there's the pylon.

1119
00:53:06,960 --> 00:53:10,080
Speaker 1: You know, I just didn't kind of sense that right

1120
00:53:10,120 --> 00:53:12,960
Speaker 1: away that he was that close to scoring. And here

1121
00:53:13,000 --> 00:53:16,399
Speaker 1: he goes just running away from everybody, diving past one

1122
00:53:16,400 --> 00:53:19,160
Speaker 1: of the defenders to get into the end zone. You

1123
00:53:19,239 --> 00:53:21,399
Speaker 1: just were not going to keep him out, and then

1124
00:53:21,400 --> 00:53:23,480
Speaker 1: you were not going to slow him down. Just a

1125
00:53:23,480 --> 00:53:25,840
Speaker 1: few plays later, we get the ball back after a

1126
00:53:25,880 --> 00:53:29,040
Speaker 1: fumbled kickoff, and he somehow spins out of all of

1127
00:53:29,120 --> 00:53:32,160
Speaker 1: that mess of defense and rolls back to his right

1128
00:53:32,160 --> 00:53:34,279
Speaker 1: side and find swaying in the front corner of the

1129
00:53:34,360 --> 00:53:37,160
Speaker 1: end zone with a perfect dart. So you know, this

1130
00:53:37,760 --> 00:53:41,240
Speaker 1: game beat said it so many times here since Sunday

1131
00:53:41,280 --> 00:53:44,360
Speaker 1: that one of the one of his favorite games of Russ.

1132
00:53:44,400 --> 00:53:47,440
Speaker 1: Maybe not the best game statistically, but one of his

1133
00:53:47,520 --> 00:53:50,120
Speaker 1: favorite games that Russ has played. Because everything that Russ

1134
00:53:50,200 --> 00:53:52,799
Speaker 1: does right was brought into this football game this win,

1135
00:53:53,000 --> 00:53:54,720
Speaker 1: and he's going to need it again this week against

1136
00:53:54,760 --> 00:53:57,960
Speaker 1: the Rams. He certainly is. And the one thing rage

1137
00:53:58,040 --> 00:54:00,719
Speaker 1: that this team has yet to do is a full

1138
00:54:00,920 --> 00:54:04,839
Speaker 1: sixty minutes of football. I mean both offensively and defensively.

1139
00:54:05,200 --> 00:54:07,000
Speaker 1: But I want to focus on the defense here for

1140
00:54:07,040 --> 00:54:10,279
Speaker 1: a second, just because I believe they have such a

1141
00:54:10,400 --> 00:54:13,520
Speaker 1: unique matchup against matt Stafford. This is something that is

1142
00:54:13,600 --> 00:54:16,920
Speaker 1: new to the rivalry. Aaron Donald's been here, Jalen Ramsey's

1143
00:54:16,960 --> 00:54:19,600
Speaker 1: been here. Now you add Matthew Stafford to the equation.

1144
00:54:20,000 --> 00:54:22,400
Speaker 1: What's the one thing that you are worried about when

1145
00:54:22,480 --> 00:54:26,680
Speaker 1: it comes to facing this new offense? Giving him too

1146
00:54:26,760 --> 00:54:28,919
Speaker 1: much time to stand back in there and throw. He's

1147
00:54:28,920 --> 00:54:31,560
Speaker 1: been sacked. I think he's number three in the league

1148
00:54:31,680 --> 00:54:35,120
Speaker 1: and being sacked. So they just don't let him get

1149
00:54:35,160 --> 00:54:38,640
Speaker 1: hit back there very often. And that offensive line has

1150
00:54:38,680 --> 00:54:40,640
Speaker 1: been together for every game. How many changes on the

1151
00:54:40,680 --> 00:54:43,560
Speaker 1: offensive front of the Hawks had already in four games,

1152
00:54:43,800 --> 00:54:45,960
Speaker 1: the Rams have started the same four, and I remember

1153
00:54:46,000 --> 00:54:48,280
Speaker 1: the year they went to the Super Bowl. I believe

1154
00:54:48,880 --> 00:54:52,960
Speaker 1: their starting offensive line played together those five guys all season,

1155
00:54:53,200 --> 00:54:56,080
Speaker 1: which is just unheard of. But it means that you

1156
00:54:56,160 --> 00:54:58,320
Speaker 1: have that continuity up front in front of your quarterback.

1157
00:54:58,680 --> 00:55:01,799
Speaker 1: If Matthew Stafford can stand back there and just pick

1158
00:55:01,840 --> 00:55:05,120
Speaker 1: and choose, then it will be a pickupart kind of day.

1159
00:55:05,280 --> 00:55:08,080
Speaker 1: And it will be hoove the Seahawks to get in

1160
00:55:08,120 --> 00:55:10,600
Speaker 1: that track meet and they're gonna have to, you know,

1161
00:55:10,719 --> 00:55:12,719
Speaker 1: match him score for score if we can't get him

1162
00:55:12,719 --> 00:55:16,360
Speaker 1: off the field. They do. They run so much counter action,

1163
00:55:16,440 --> 00:55:20,200
Speaker 1: They run so much eye candy at you with movement

1164
00:55:20,280 --> 00:55:24,319
Speaker 1: and fly sweep action and all the rest, and then

1165
00:55:24,719 --> 00:55:27,239
Speaker 1: deliver the ball on timing two guys like Cooper Cup

1166
00:55:27,239 --> 00:55:29,759
Speaker 1: who come in and out of their breaks. I don't

1167
00:55:29,760 --> 00:55:31,279
Speaker 1: think you would let these guys leave the line of

1168
00:55:31,280 --> 00:55:33,359
Speaker 1: scrimmage without getting a hand on him. And that's just me.

1169
00:55:33,800 --> 00:55:35,759
Speaker 1: Seats are gonna drop back. They're gonna place some zone

1170
00:55:35,800 --> 00:55:38,239
Speaker 1: at times, too. But you know, Cooper Cup isn't the

1171
00:55:38,280 --> 00:55:41,360
Speaker 1: biggest guy. Yeah he's got great feet, but get somebody

1172
00:55:41,440 --> 00:55:43,799
Speaker 1: up there at times, mix it up. Put a hand

1173
00:55:43,880 --> 00:55:46,360
Speaker 1: on him, grab him at the line of scrimmage, break

1174
00:55:46,440 --> 00:55:50,080
Speaker 1: up that timing a little otherwise he's gonna catch nine

1175
00:55:50,160 --> 00:55:52,920
Speaker 1: or ten passes for one hundred and some yards and

1176
00:55:52,960 --> 00:55:56,400
Speaker 1: a couple of touchdowns from his slot. He's that good.

1177
00:55:56,480 --> 00:55:59,480
Speaker 1: So I think that's the real key for the Seahawks Defensively,

1178
00:55:59,520 --> 00:56:02,920
Speaker 1: They're gonna have to step it up another notch to

1179
00:56:03,000 --> 00:56:05,279
Speaker 1: play these guys this week. Kind of staying on that

1180
00:56:05,480 --> 00:56:07,800
Speaker 1: theme right there, Looking defensively, they have a couple of

1181
00:56:08,120 --> 00:56:10,719
Speaker 1: injured pass rushers heading into this one. We talked with

1182
00:56:10,800 --> 00:56:13,080
Speaker 1: John Boyle who said he can see maybe two or

1183
00:56:13,120 --> 00:56:15,760
Speaker 1: three of those guys hopefully showing up between Benson Mayowa,

1184
00:56:15,840 --> 00:56:19,160
Speaker 1: Carlos Dunlap, and Darryl Taylor, but all three on the

1185
00:56:19,160 --> 00:56:21,879
Speaker 1: injury report heading into the game. So again we'll find

1186
00:56:21,920 --> 00:56:25,000
Speaker 1: out later this week. But who are you personally kind

1187
00:56:25,000 --> 00:56:26,719
Speaker 1: of hoping that we see a bit more of with

1188
00:56:26,760 --> 00:56:31,200
Speaker 1: that defensive front, especially the defensive line, because man, for me, Raves,

1189
00:56:31,280 --> 00:56:34,160
Speaker 1: I thought Carlos Dunlap had such an amazing half to

1190
00:56:34,200 --> 00:56:36,840
Speaker 1: the season with Seattle, such a great training camp, and

1191
00:56:36,840 --> 00:56:40,200
Speaker 1: I've been a bit surprised by the quiet start. Yeah,

1192
00:56:40,360 --> 00:56:42,920
Speaker 1: and I don't get a chance to look at the

1193
00:56:42,960 --> 00:56:45,879
Speaker 1: game films nearly as much as some people do. Dave

1194
00:56:46,080 --> 00:56:49,000
Speaker 1: looks at the games pretty consistently, and we don't know

1195
00:56:49,760 --> 00:56:52,799
Speaker 1: kind of what they're asking of him from time to

1196
00:56:52,880 --> 00:56:56,880
Speaker 1: time as well, mostly though I would guess because of

1197
00:56:56,960 --> 00:56:58,600
Speaker 1: who he is and what he's done in the past,

1198
00:56:58,800 --> 00:57:00,880
Speaker 1: they're asking him to put pressure on the quarterback, and

1199
00:57:02,239 --> 00:57:04,040
Speaker 1: you know, that's been kind of a few and far

1200
00:57:04,120 --> 00:57:07,720
Speaker 1: between so far this season. We were really getting excited

1201
00:57:07,719 --> 00:57:13,200
Speaker 1: about Alton Robinson showing well early Pizza that I want

1202
00:57:13,200 --> 00:57:15,719
Speaker 1: to see him more because he is He's done well,

1203
00:57:15,760 --> 00:57:17,680
Speaker 1: and then this last week it seemed like he he

1204
00:57:17,800 --> 00:57:20,320
Speaker 1: kind of overran plays a few times, got pinned inside

1205
00:57:20,320 --> 00:57:23,520
Speaker 1: a couple of times, gave up the edge, and not

1206
00:57:23,680 --> 00:57:27,320
Speaker 1: exactly what you know, you would hope that he would do.

1207
00:57:27,440 --> 00:57:30,640
Speaker 1: And still, you know, the Niners, they were the team

1208
00:57:30,760 --> 00:57:32,760
Speaker 1: got rid of the football. Jimmy Garoppolo got rid of

1209
00:57:32,840 --> 00:57:36,280
Speaker 1: it faster than any quarterback in the league, so it

1210
00:57:36,320 --> 00:57:38,200
Speaker 1: was tough for them to get that kind of pressure.

1211
00:57:38,240 --> 00:57:40,440
Speaker 1: And I kind of have a feeling that it's going

1212
00:57:40,520 --> 00:57:42,520
Speaker 1: to be the same way with Stafford this week. He's

1213
00:57:42,520 --> 00:57:44,680
Speaker 1: going to get the ball out of his hands. So

1214
00:57:45,240 --> 00:57:47,480
Speaker 1: what's the next step for all. Any of those guys

1215
00:57:47,480 --> 00:57:51,240
Speaker 1: on the front line, Robinson, Dunlap, any of those guys,

1216
00:57:51,440 --> 00:57:54,600
Speaker 1: get your hands up. They knocked at least one pass down,

1217
00:57:54,640 --> 00:57:57,360
Speaker 1: They redirected a couple just by. You know you're not

1218
00:57:57,400 --> 00:57:59,800
Speaker 1: going to get there, so get your hands up and

1219
00:58:00,000 --> 00:58:02,040
Speaker 1: take it a little more difficult for Stafford to find

1220
00:58:02,080 --> 00:58:05,080
Speaker 1: that open guy. And help your guys in the back end,

1221
00:58:05,160 --> 00:58:08,640
Speaker 1: help your secondary, help those linebackers who were dropping underneath

1222
00:58:08,680 --> 00:58:12,040
Speaker 1: in coverage. Even if it's just a little bit so again,

1223
00:58:12,560 --> 00:58:16,080
Speaker 1: it'll be a whole team effort defensively, I think, and

1224
00:58:18,040 --> 00:58:19,680
Speaker 1: I'd like to see a little more of that if

1225
00:58:19,680 --> 00:58:21,720
Speaker 1: I could. He's the voice of the Seahawks play by

1226
00:58:21,720 --> 00:58:25,080
Speaker 1: play man Steve Rabel. Thanks Rapes, Okay, kids, thank you,

1227
00:58:25,200 --> 00:58:27,680
Speaker 1: have a good one, all right. Closing out this final

1228
00:58:27,720 --> 00:58:30,240
Speaker 1: half hour of the huddle with back to back player interviews,

1229
00:58:30,440 --> 00:58:32,760
Speaker 1: Cedric Boyhey and Nick Bollore are going to join us next.

1230
00:58:32,800 --> 00:58:35,680
Speaker 1: Don't go anywhere. This is the huddle with Dave Wyman,

1231
00:58:35,800 --> 00:58:39,520
Speaker 1: Jay Keeps, and Stacy Ross practice wrapping up here for

1232
00:58:39,720 --> 00:58:41,640
Speaker 1: the Seattle Seahawks are going to be joined in just

1233
00:58:41,880 --> 00:58:46,360
Speaker 1: one minute by Cedric Wayhey and by Nick Bellore. Dave,

1234
00:58:46,400 --> 00:58:50,280
Speaker 1: I'm gonna make you ask Nick about the bald spot.

1235
00:58:50,320 --> 00:58:52,640
Speaker 1: I'm too afraid to do it. I've had I've taken

1236
00:58:52,720 --> 00:58:55,480
Speaker 1: some chances on things like that. On our show, we

1237
00:58:55,560 --> 00:58:59,000
Speaker 1: have the famous Tai France comment where I said that

1238
00:58:59,080 --> 00:59:03,480
Speaker 1: he looked twelve in his picture and got silence. He

1239
00:59:03,520 --> 00:59:06,040
Speaker 1: does look young, baby face? What did I want out

1240
00:59:06,040 --> 00:59:07,800
Speaker 1: of him? Though? I don't know why I would say that,

1241
00:59:07,840 --> 00:59:10,000
Speaker 1: but you know, this could go. It could go. It's

1242
00:59:10,120 --> 00:59:12,360
Speaker 1: risky to go one of two ways. It was funny

1243
00:59:12,400 --> 00:59:15,160
Speaker 1: the way Bump said it. Here's the thing. I'm going

1244
00:59:15,200 --> 00:59:18,240
Speaker 1: to start the interview with a compliment, right, We're gonna

1245
00:59:18,280 --> 00:59:19,760
Speaker 1: just kind of butter them up a little, and then

1246
00:59:19,800 --> 00:59:22,000
Speaker 1: you're gonna come in with with the joke about them.

1247
00:59:22,480 --> 00:59:24,160
Speaker 1: I'm not doing. I'm going to pass it off to you.

1248
00:59:24,560 --> 00:59:26,880
Speaker 1: See the point guard, you're gonna shoot, this is not

1249
00:59:26,880 --> 00:59:29,640
Speaker 1: gonna happens leading me down. Yeah, she wants this to

1250
00:59:29,680 --> 00:59:31,840
Speaker 1: happen so bad. You know what she is, Jake. She

1251
00:59:32,080 --> 00:59:35,840
Speaker 1: is a quarterback that's throwing me into a big like

1252
00:59:35,880 --> 00:59:38,840
Speaker 1: a hospital ball. Yeah, she's throwing me a hospital ball,

1253
00:59:38,960 --> 00:59:42,200
Speaker 1: throwing high that's two big yeah, yep, That's what I

1254
00:59:42,200 --> 00:59:45,080
Speaker 1: always you know tell quarterbacks is do you not want

1255
00:59:45,120 --> 00:59:47,760
Speaker 1: to have any friends? Like? You can't you can't hang guys. Look,

1256
00:59:47,800 --> 00:59:50,760
Speaker 1: I want that first down. I want that big first down. Okay, yeah,

1257
00:59:50,800 --> 00:59:54,160
Speaker 1: and you've done at any expense. I did do that

1258
00:59:54,200 --> 00:59:57,080
Speaker 1: to Casey Williams in high school our sophomore year. I

1259
00:59:57,200 --> 00:59:59,680
Speaker 1: a hard time. H yeah, still to this day, like

1260
00:59:59,680 --> 01:00:01,640
Speaker 1: he got can cussed and got knocked out, but he

1261
01:00:01,680 --> 01:00:03,960
Speaker 1: caught the ball in two minute drive. We were trying

1262
01:00:03,960 --> 01:00:06,040
Speaker 1: to score win the game, and we did. We won

1263
01:00:06,080 --> 01:00:08,920
Speaker 1: forty two thirty five. But Jerry Fogerson we ended up

1264
01:00:08,960 --> 01:00:12,240
Speaker 1: going to U dub literally like almost decapitated him. One

1265
01:00:12,240 --> 01:00:14,000
Speaker 1: of the still one of the greatest catches I've ever seen.

1266
01:00:14,080 --> 01:00:15,960
Speaker 1: Who's the best player you ever played against in a

1267
01:00:16,000 --> 01:00:18,600
Speaker 1: game in high school that ended up going to the league.

1268
01:00:18,600 --> 01:00:20,480
Speaker 1: So let's say of NFL players or people guys that

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01:00:20,560 --> 01:00:22,520
Speaker 1: might recognize he could have played in college. I mean,

1270
01:00:22,840 --> 01:00:25,320
Speaker 1: I don't know, that's a really good question. I'm gonna

1271
01:00:25,320 --> 01:00:27,480
Speaker 1: have to think about the Cash just was really but

1272
01:00:27,520 --> 01:00:30,520
Speaker 1: at the time, so cashus marsh was. He was at

1273
01:00:30,560 --> 01:00:33,360
Speaker 1: Oaks Christian They from California. They came up and played

1274
01:00:33,400 --> 01:00:36,240
Speaker 1: us only the time one of two games he lost.

1275
01:00:36,240 --> 01:00:38,800
Speaker 1: He told me so. Cashus Marsh is two hundred and

1276
01:00:38,840 --> 01:00:41,520
Speaker 1: fifty pounds now. At the time in high school he

1277
01:00:41,640 --> 01:00:45,040
Speaker 1: was three ten. That's right. He was one of the

1278
01:00:45,040 --> 01:00:49,280
Speaker 1: top defensive tackles in the country. Yeah, he was a monster,

1279
01:00:49,440 --> 01:00:54,000
Speaker 1: absolute monster. We could barely block him, but yeah, he was.

1280
01:00:54,160 --> 01:00:56,360
Speaker 1: He was a very different guy. Who's one of the

1281
01:00:56,400 --> 01:00:58,640
Speaker 1: better offensive players you ever faced when you were with

1282
01:00:58,640 --> 01:01:01,960
Speaker 1: the Seahawks or in Sanders Barry Sanders, Oh, yeah, that'll

1283
01:01:02,000 --> 01:01:04,320
Speaker 1: get Yeah, that'll do it. That's an easy one. Did

1284
01:01:04,320 --> 01:01:06,880
Speaker 1: you play against Bo Jackson two? Yeah? Yeah, you played

1285
01:01:06,880 --> 01:01:10,600
Speaker 1: against Bo Jackson and Barry Sanders. Yeah. I'll say this,

1286
01:01:10,880 --> 01:01:14,320
Speaker 1: I for whatever reason, I didn't have a problem with

1287
01:01:14,360 --> 01:01:18,280
Speaker 1: Bo Jackson. I have a I have a picture as

1288
01:01:18,320 --> 01:01:20,800
Speaker 1: somebody took from like the three hundred level where I'm

1289
01:01:20,880 --> 01:01:23,920
Speaker 1: we're both diving over the pile at the on the

1290
01:01:23,960 --> 01:01:28,640
Speaker 1: goal line, and I actually stopped him. Yeah. But Barry Sanders,

1291
01:01:29,480 --> 01:01:32,360
Speaker 1: like you just kind of closed your eyes and guessed,

1292
01:01:32,720 --> 01:01:35,000
Speaker 1: I mean, if he if he's gonna go right or left,

1293
01:01:35,280 --> 01:01:38,200
Speaker 1: you're better off. Just like, don't trust your eyes. Yeah,

1294
01:01:38,320 --> 01:01:40,720
Speaker 1: just who was one of the better players you've ever

1295
01:01:40,760 --> 01:01:43,000
Speaker 1: seen on a field, offense or defense. Just one of

1296
01:01:43,040 --> 01:01:45,040
Speaker 1: the best players you watched with your eyes when you thought,

1297
01:01:45,080 --> 01:01:47,840
Speaker 1: I can't believe I'm seeing that. Yeah, I don't know

1298
01:01:48,200 --> 01:01:51,360
Speaker 1: Dion Sanders certainly when he picked off a pass and

1299
01:01:51,400 --> 01:01:53,320
Speaker 1: I was down on the other end, you know of

1300
01:01:53,400 --> 01:01:55,960
Speaker 1: like the thirty it's thirty to thirty on the sidelines,

1301
01:01:56,240 --> 01:01:57,800
Speaker 1: and I was kind of down there by myself, just

1302
01:01:57,880 --> 01:02:00,880
Speaker 1: kind of watching, and he ran right past me and

1303
01:02:00,960 --> 01:02:04,840
Speaker 1: like he took a step once every six yards. It

1304
01:02:04,960 --> 01:02:06,920
Speaker 1: was like watching a deer, you know, and you'd see

1305
01:02:06,960 --> 01:02:09,120
Speaker 1: a deer bounding out of your yard and it just

1306
01:02:09,160 --> 01:02:12,600
Speaker 1: like jumps a six foot fence. Yeah, that was that

1307
01:02:12,640 --> 01:02:15,800
Speaker 1: was pretty impressive. You know, Tim Brown, if anybody remembers him, yeah,

1308
01:02:15,880 --> 01:02:18,200
Speaker 1: heck yeah. He was such a good football players from

1309
01:02:18,240 --> 01:02:22,160
Speaker 1: Notre Dame. He's a receiver who played for the Raiders,

1310
01:02:22,680 --> 01:02:24,480
Speaker 1: so yeah, he was played a long time. He was

1311
01:02:24,520 --> 01:02:28,280
Speaker 1: another guy. But yeah, Dion was pretty That was the

1312
01:02:28,320 --> 01:02:31,360
Speaker 1: funniest thing was that as he was, you know, prancing

1313
01:02:31,400 --> 01:02:34,400
Speaker 1: past me like a deer. Dave Craig was like, you

1314
01:02:34,440 --> 01:02:36,080
Speaker 1: know when you're a little kid and you were like,

1315
01:02:36,160 --> 01:02:38,440
Speaker 1: hey mom, Dad, watch how fast I can run. And

1316
01:02:38,480 --> 01:02:43,080
Speaker 1: you make your arms go really exaggerated, and Dave was

1317
01:02:43,120 --> 01:02:47,160
Speaker 1: just like chewing up the ground like about the size

1318
01:02:47,160 --> 01:02:50,440
Speaker 1: of a quarter. It would be, you know, the surface

1319
01:02:50,480 --> 01:02:54,960
Speaker 1: area of Dion's feet hitting the ground. And for Dave

1320
01:02:55,000 --> 01:02:58,160
Speaker 1: it looked like he was wearing like snow shoes or something.

1321
01:02:58,360 --> 01:03:01,800
Speaker 1: It's just but I mean, least he tried. But but

1322
01:03:02,040 --> 01:03:04,360
Speaker 1: and I don't even think Dave got picked off by him.

1323
01:03:04,400 --> 01:03:07,000
Speaker 1: It was he got picked off and whoever it was,

1324
01:03:07,080 --> 01:03:10,000
Speaker 1: pitched it to Dion and he just took it for

1325
01:03:10,040 --> 01:03:12,120
Speaker 1: like eighty yards. There are players like that though, where

1326
01:03:12,120 --> 01:03:14,600
Speaker 1: you hear about. I remember hearing an interview with Pete

1327
01:03:14,600 --> 01:03:17,160
Speaker 1: Carroll who was asked a similar question, and he said

1328
01:03:17,160 --> 01:03:20,200
Speaker 1: that Lawrence Taylor and Randy Moss two of just the

1329
01:03:20,240 --> 01:03:23,440
Speaker 1: most physically impressive people he'd ever seen play in his life.

1330
01:03:23,480 --> 01:03:26,000
Speaker 1: That I think he spent some time talking about Moss

1331
01:03:26,040 --> 01:03:28,400
Speaker 1: just when you saw him play, it was just something

1332
01:03:28,440 --> 01:03:31,440
Speaker 1: else to see it in person, obviously from the sideline

1333
01:03:31,560 --> 01:03:34,840
Speaker 1: versus just on TV. You know who's another guy, Bruce Matthews.

1334
01:03:35,200 --> 01:03:39,680
Speaker 1: He was an All Pro at center, guard and tackle,

1335
01:03:40,240 --> 01:03:43,600
Speaker 1: and he was just in a Jake Matthew's dad, and

1336
01:03:44,600 --> 01:03:46,920
Speaker 1: what a great football player like you just couldn't. Like

1337
01:03:47,000 --> 01:03:50,640
Speaker 1: some guys you could, You could hit him really hard

1338
01:03:51,040 --> 01:03:53,760
Speaker 1: and then set him up with a slip move and everything.

1339
01:03:53,800 --> 01:03:55,480
Speaker 1: It was just none of that with him. He was

1340
01:03:55,520 --> 01:03:59,560
Speaker 1: just always balanced, always in control. Like if I close

1341
01:03:59,640 --> 01:04:02,920
Speaker 1: my eyes, I can see me turning and him standing

1342
01:04:02,960 --> 01:04:05,880
Speaker 1: there and like ready, Like I was, like, I got

1343
01:04:05,880 --> 01:04:08,240
Speaker 1: no chance, Yeah, I got no chance of getting past it.

1344
01:04:08,360 --> 01:04:11,040
Speaker 1: The cool the coolest thing for me was, honestly every

1345
01:04:11,080 --> 01:04:13,600
Speaker 1: day in practice going up against the legion of Boom,

1346
01:04:13,640 --> 01:04:16,880
Speaker 1: going up against Sherman and Earl and Cam and all

1347
01:04:16,920 --> 01:04:19,600
Speaker 1: those guys. Did you ever burn him? Been it? H Yeah?

1348
01:04:19,640 --> 01:04:23,640
Speaker 1: A couple times it happened. It happened very rarely, But

1349
01:04:23,720 --> 01:04:25,400
Speaker 1: that was honestly one of the things that when you

1350
01:04:25,440 --> 01:04:28,000
Speaker 1: have that opportunity to get their respect, and it was

1351
01:04:28,040 --> 01:04:30,360
Speaker 1: really cool going up against those guys. All right, Well,

1352
01:04:30,400 --> 01:04:34,320
Speaker 1: joining us now is Cedric, a boyhe uh with Seattle Seahawks,

1353
01:04:34,400 --> 01:04:37,520
Speaker 1: and Cedric we were just talking about Dave and Jake

1354
01:04:37,680 --> 01:04:41,040
Speaker 1: both played, I obviously did not about some of the

1355
01:04:41,080 --> 01:04:43,800
Speaker 1: most just physically impressive players they've ever seen. Is there

1356
01:04:43,840 --> 01:04:45,680
Speaker 1: anyone that immediately comes to mind? It could have been

1357
01:04:45,680 --> 01:04:47,600
Speaker 1: an old teammate, It could have been someone you've played

1358
01:04:47,640 --> 01:04:50,960
Speaker 1: across where you thought, man, this guy's something else in person.

1359
01:04:53,320 --> 01:04:56,440
Speaker 1: Miles Garrett, I don't. I went to college with him

1360
01:04:56,520 --> 01:05:01,000
Speaker 1: for year, so he's been that way since day can Yeah. Wow,

1361
01:05:01,640 --> 01:05:04,040
Speaker 1: hey Cedric, you know, for a big guy, the one

1362
01:05:04,080 --> 01:05:06,960
Speaker 1: thing I noticed with you is like you move around

1363
01:05:07,040 --> 01:05:09,360
Speaker 1: the field like a smaller guy. I mean, you're a

1364
01:05:09,400 --> 01:05:12,320
Speaker 1: big guy, but you have really good feet. What are

1365
01:05:12,320 --> 01:05:14,080
Speaker 1: the some of the kind of the things that you

1366
01:05:14,120 --> 01:05:16,520
Speaker 1: work on in the offseason to have such good feet.

1367
01:05:18,200 --> 01:05:21,120
Speaker 1: I think some of it is genetics. I've always been

1368
01:05:21,160 --> 01:05:24,560
Speaker 1: a good athlete, yeah, um, and then just just staying

1369
01:05:24,560 --> 01:05:27,560
Speaker 1: on it, like doing a lot of ideality work, um,

1370
01:05:28,200 --> 01:05:31,480
Speaker 1: speed work, and I mean, I'll be honest, I'll say

1371
01:05:31,520 --> 01:05:35,120
Speaker 1: most of it part genetics. Yeah, just yeah, you were

1372
01:05:35,160 --> 01:05:37,880
Speaker 1: just you're a like a five foot ten hundred and

1373
01:05:37,960 --> 01:05:42,080
Speaker 1: ninety pound guy in a in a bigger body. Yeah.

1374
01:05:42,200 --> 01:05:43,760
Speaker 1: I think I think I think I was meant to

1375
01:05:43,800 --> 01:05:46,600
Speaker 1: be a skill guy, got big, meant to be a

1376
01:05:46,640 --> 01:05:48,760
Speaker 1: tiny special team. Were you ever a skill guy like

1377
01:05:48,840 --> 01:05:53,880
Speaker 1: in like Pop Warner or anything. No, always always guy, Cedric.

1378
01:05:53,960 --> 01:05:56,120
Speaker 1: This was your first game back after being on the

1379
01:05:56,160 --> 01:05:59,120
Speaker 1: i R for a significant amount of time. What was

1380
01:05:59,160 --> 01:06:00,800
Speaker 1: it like to be able to get back out on

1381
01:06:00,840 --> 01:06:03,520
Speaker 1: the field, and how do you feel moving forward heading

1382
01:06:03,560 --> 01:06:05,160
Speaker 1: in this next week now that you've got that under

1383
01:06:05,160 --> 01:06:09,280
Speaker 1: your belt. Yeah, it was a restoration. I don't think

1384
01:06:09,320 --> 01:06:13,040
Speaker 1: I ever did something where I've been practiced about two

1385
01:06:13,040 --> 01:06:15,280
Speaker 1: months and I haven't been pads on yet. And then

1386
01:06:15,320 --> 01:06:17,439
Speaker 1: the first time having pads on was the game. So

1387
01:06:18,040 --> 01:06:20,200
Speaker 1: that first first drive, you know, you get used to

1388
01:06:20,200 --> 01:06:23,320
Speaker 1: it because the speed is just different. So I think

1389
01:06:23,360 --> 01:06:26,320
Speaker 1: once once that first drive ended, and then I calmed

1390
01:06:26,360 --> 01:06:29,400
Speaker 1: down and it felt just like go normal again, and

1391
01:06:29,400 --> 01:06:31,840
Speaker 1: they felt good to be out there. What went right

1392
01:06:31,920 --> 01:06:34,040
Speaker 1: in the second half? I mean not just for you

1393
01:06:34,120 --> 01:06:36,840
Speaker 1: obviously adapting you mentioned your first time kind of returning

1394
01:06:36,840 --> 01:06:39,160
Speaker 1: to work in pads, but just for the offense as

1395
01:06:39,160 --> 01:06:41,000
Speaker 1: a whole. You guys had a slow start and all

1396
01:06:41,000 --> 01:06:43,200
Speaker 1: of a sudden you were like firing on all cylinders

1397
01:06:43,200 --> 01:06:46,680
Speaker 1: starting in the third quarter. Yeah, just that first quarter

1398
01:06:46,680 --> 01:06:48,360
Speaker 1: of May is it can't get worse than that, you

1399
01:06:48,360 --> 01:06:50,440
Speaker 1: know what I'm saying. So the only way, the only

1400
01:06:50,480 --> 01:06:53,720
Speaker 1: way to move forward to just to keep going and

1401
01:06:54,040 --> 01:06:55,840
Speaker 1: you play as bad as you can play one quarter

1402
01:06:55,880 --> 01:06:58,800
Speaker 1: and then third quarter you saw we just got comfortable

1403
01:06:58,840 --> 01:07:03,160
Speaker 1: and we just playing more ball our ball. It Cedric,

1404
01:07:03,320 --> 01:07:05,680
Speaker 1: you played both sides, right, I don't know have you

1405
01:07:05,760 --> 01:07:08,080
Speaker 1: played any guard? Just tell us, you know as far

1406
01:07:08,080 --> 01:07:11,280
Speaker 1: as well, just left and right tackle. How difficult is

1407
01:07:11,320 --> 01:07:15,880
Speaker 1: it making that transition from one to the other for you? Yeah,

1408
01:07:15,880 --> 01:07:17,800
Speaker 1: I'm just this guy who's I'm more comfortable with the

1409
01:07:17,880 --> 01:07:21,080
Speaker 1: right side. Um, I always have been. But as y'all

1410
01:07:21,080 --> 01:07:24,160
Speaker 1: know that earlier, I'm a good athlete, so people try

1411
01:07:24,160 --> 01:07:26,640
Speaker 1: to put me on the left side, and uh, it's

1412
01:07:26,680 --> 01:07:30,920
Speaker 1: just different. I mean, I'm a really right hand dominant person. Um,

1413
01:07:31,080 --> 01:07:35,400
Speaker 1: so I'm more comfortable on the right side. Uh. Some guys,

1414
01:07:35,440 --> 01:07:38,680
Speaker 1: some guys who are like really good at ambidextious, it

1415
01:07:38,760 --> 01:07:41,520
Speaker 1: might not be as difficult. But I'm just I'm just

1416
01:07:41,560 --> 01:07:44,720
Speaker 1: a very right hand like leg and dominant person. So

1417
01:07:44,840 --> 01:07:47,520
Speaker 1: just it's comfortable. I mean, but if if, if you

1418
01:07:47,560 --> 01:07:50,400
Speaker 1: have to make the switch, something you got to give

1419
01:07:50,400 --> 01:07:53,800
Speaker 1: out of reps, and uh, yeah, because reps is what

1420
01:07:53,920 --> 01:07:56,919
Speaker 1: gets you comfortable at that position if you switch. Yeah,

1421
01:07:56,920 --> 01:07:59,720
Speaker 1: that's interesting because Pete, I remember during the preseason he said, yeah,

1422
01:07:59,760 --> 01:08:02,840
Speaker 1: I should have listened to Cedric, you know, because you

1423
01:08:02,880 --> 01:08:06,120
Speaker 1: said you really were much more of a right tackle

1424
01:08:06,160 --> 01:08:07,880
Speaker 1: and they were trying to you probably get that a

1425
01:08:07,880 --> 01:08:09,720
Speaker 1: lot because you're so athletic, they want to put you

1426
01:08:09,760 --> 01:08:12,760
Speaker 1: at left tackle. Exact. Let me, it's been my whole career.

1427
01:08:13,760 --> 01:08:16,400
Speaker 1: So finally this year he talked to means like all,

1428
01:08:16,760 --> 01:08:19,200
Speaker 1: we're gonna stick you at a right and then let

1429
01:08:19,240 --> 01:08:22,880
Speaker 1: you compete. And unfortunately I got hurt, but grad to

1430
01:08:22,920 --> 01:08:25,839
Speaker 1: be back out there. Good deal. That's exactly right. And Cedric,

1431
01:08:25,880 --> 01:08:27,840
Speaker 1: you're back healthy now. You got out there last week

1432
01:08:27,840 --> 01:08:29,519
Speaker 1: and you're going to get out there again on a

1433
01:08:29,560 --> 01:08:32,519
Speaker 1: short turnaround. So good luck this Thursday and have fun

1434
01:08:32,560 --> 01:08:35,680
Speaker 1: out there. I appreciate sall. Thank you, all right, thank you.

1435
01:08:35,720 --> 01:08:38,759
Speaker 1: That was Cedric Bayhee. We're gonna be joined by special

1436
01:08:38,760 --> 01:08:44,240
Speaker 1: teamer linebacker slash everything really Nick Belore. He joins us

1437
01:08:44,280 --> 01:08:47,880
Speaker 1: next on the huddle. You are listening to the huddle

1438
01:08:47,920 --> 01:08:50,960
Speaker 1: with Dave Wyman, Jay Keeps and Stacy Ross closing things

1439
01:08:50,960 --> 01:08:55,559
Speaker 1: out here with Nick Belore, your special team's ace. Nick,

1440
01:08:55,600 --> 01:08:59,400
Speaker 1: how's it going good? Thanks for having me, guys. Of course,

1441
01:09:00,120 --> 01:09:03,080
Speaker 1: we were just talking about a fantastic day by special

1442
01:09:03,080 --> 01:09:06,280
Speaker 1: teams as a whole against San Francisco, and Nick, I

1443
01:09:06,280 --> 01:09:09,080
Speaker 1: gotta know you're obviously a leader on this team. After

1444
01:09:09,200 --> 01:09:12,400
Speaker 1: John Ratigan got that fumble recovery for Seattle, did he

1445
01:09:12,439 --> 01:09:15,000
Speaker 1: come up to you and say, Nick, thank you everything

1446
01:09:15,040 --> 01:09:19,240
Speaker 1: I know I learned from you. Um, you know he didn't.

1447
01:09:19,960 --> 01:09:24,360
Speaker 1: I should find him for that because really, first of all, yeah,

1448
01:09:24,000 --> 01:09:27,120
Speaker 1: if I'm in a dog pile with him, he should

1449
01:09:27,280 --> 01:09:29,120
Speaker 1: give the right of way to me to get the

1450
01:09:29,120 --> 01:09:32,200
Speaker 1: ball and get the the you know, the praise as

1451
01:09:32,360 --> 01:09:35,920
Speaker 1: captain of the special teams. So you know, we'll address

1452
01:09:36,000 --> 01:09:39,000
Speaker 1: that internally. But you know, it was good to see

1453
01:09:39,040 --> 01:09:41,200
Speaker 1: him get the ball regardless. Hey, you ever steal a

1454
01:09:41,200 --> 01:09:45,959
Speaker 1: ball at the bottom of a pile? Steal it away? Specialty?

1455
01:09:46,040 --> 01:09:50,200
Speaker 1: But but but old young Johnny there, Yeah, twenty two

1456
01:09:50,240 --> 01:09:54,679
Speaker 1: year old Joe. Yeah, I know it's uh, you know it.

1457
01:09:55,400 --> 01:09:57,559
Speaker 1: I hate to see that happen, but I'm glad it

1458
01:09:57,640 --> 01:09:59,240
Speaker 1: was just a guy on our team. But yeah, that's

1459
01:09:59,320 --> 01:10:02,080
Speaker 1: usually a uh, one of my specialties. But I wasn't

1460
01:10:02,080 --> 01:10:03,960
Speaker 1: able to get to that one. I don't want to

1461
01:10:03,960 --> 01:10:06,240
Speaker 1: reveal any secrets here from you, But like, what is

1462
01:10:06,240 --> 01:10:09,080
Speaker 1: the tactic? Is it like pinching the skin? Is it

1463
01:10:09,120 --> 01:10:11,760
Speaker 1: like are you playing dirty? We're talking about taking it

1464
01:10:11,800 --> 01:10:14,200
Speaker 1: from your opponent, not your own guys. Yeah, yeah, what's

1465
01:10:14,240 --> 01:10:17,719
Speaker 1: stopping you from doing that? Yeah? Yeah, I mean sometimes

1466
01:10:17,760 --> 01:10:21,920
Speaker 1: you're not quite sure which you know, digit or whatever

1467
01:10:22,320 --> 01:10:24,800
Speaker 1: belongs to which team or whatever in the pile, so

1468
01:10:24,960 --> 01:10:27,599
Speaker 1: you're just kind of grabbing for whatever is there. Um,

1469
01:10:28,520 --> 01:10:31,559
Speaker 1: but yeah, you nail that. I can't really divulish too

1470
01:10:31,560 --> 01:10:35,160
Speaker 1: many secrets on that, but not exactly the most fun

1471
01:10:35,280 --> 01:10:38,000
Speaker 1: for for most of the guys down there. Well. And

1472
01:10:38,120 --> 01:10:41,679
Speaker 1: also I don't know if it's uh for your personal history,

1473
01:10:41,720 --> 01:10:43,760
Speaker 1: but for mine. I don't think I've ever seen a

1474
01:10:43,800 --> 01:10:46,559
Speaker 1: play where two guys hit and both of their helmets.

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01:10:46,840 --> 01:10:49,559
Speaker 1: I mean, you you blew your helmet off and his

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01:10:49,720 --> 01:10:51,720
Speaker 1: helmet off. That was a That was a heck of

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01:10:51,760 --> 01:10:55,439
Speaker 1: a of a feat right there. Nick. Yeah, I wish

1478
01:10:55,479 --> 01:10:58,599
Speaker 1: I could say I could remember the play now. It's

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01:10:58,680 --> 01:11:03,120
Speaker 1: fun to Um. Yeah, I don't know that I've had

1480
01:11:03,200 --> 01:11:06,080
Speaker 1: that happen or seen it happen before either, but um,

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01:11:06,920 --> 01:11:09,320
Speaker 1: you know, I was just glad that my head wasn't

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01:11:09,400 --> 01:11:13,559
Speaker 1: in the helmet. We were both we were both fine,

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01:11:13,680 --> 01:11:18,360
Speaker 1: So that was you know, it's fun to get in

1484
01:11:18,400 --> 01:11:21,240
Speaker 1: big plays like that and sometimes your helmet pops off.

1485
01:11:21,280 --> 01:11:25,800
Speaker 1: It revealed my bald spot to the world. The young

1486
01:11:25,840 --> 01:11:28,160
Speaker 1: guys got a good laugh out of that in the meeting,

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01:11:28,400 --> 01:11:35,519
Speaker 1: But I'll try to address that this offseason. I think Nick, uh,

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01:11:36,240 --> 01:11:38,559
Speaker 1: you know, one of the things that I've loved about

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01:11:38,600 --> 01:11:41,639
Speaker 1: you is you're somebody that is willing to do whatever

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01:11:41,680 --> 01:11:44,200
Speaker 1: it takes to help the team, uh to to get

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01:11:44,240 --> 01:11:47,200
Speaker 1: yourself on the field. But really, you know, you you've

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01:11:47,200 --> 01:11:50,240
Speaker 1: taken this onus and this responsibility of being the Special

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01:11:50,280 --> 01:11:52,960
Speaker 1: team's captain, and really, when you're out there, it's not

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01:11:53,000 --> 01:11:54,840
Speaker 1: just doing your job, but you're out there to make

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01:11:54,840 --> 01:11:58,920
Speaker 1: a statement. And I love the way that you play

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01:11:58,960 --> 01:12:00,760
Speaker 1: and when you make a hit and when you get

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01:12:00,840 --> 01:12:04,000
Speaker 1: up and let everybody know about it. I mean, how

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01:12:04,479 --> 01:12:07,040
Speaker 1: how big of a factor can that be for your

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01:12:07,080 --> 01:12:09,920
Speaker 1: team that maybe things are struggling or maybe things are

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01:12:10,120 --> 01:12:12,760
Speaker 1: going awry, but the special teams does carry a big

1501
01:12:12,800 --> 01:12:15,439
Speaker 1: factor in the momentum of a game or a big

1502
01:12:15,479 --> 01:12:20,960
Speaker 1: play on special teams can can sway some momentum. Yeah,

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01:12:20,960 --> 01:12:23,800
Speaker 1: I think it starts, um you know, from how we

1504
01:12:23,960 --> 01:12:27,120
Speaker 1: view special teams as an organization, and I think you know,

1505
01:12:27,760 --> 01:12:31,000
Speaker 1: there's a big premium put on it, and um, you know,

1506
01:12:31,040 --> 01:12:32,960
Speaker 1: I think in the past, you think about just making

1507
01:12:32,960 --> 01:12:35,640
Speaker 1: your plays and and getting off the field and the

1508
01:12:35,680 --> 01:12:38,040
Speaker 1: offense and defense are out there. But you know, I

1509
01:12:38,080 --> 01:12:41,439
Speaker 1: think here we take pride in, you know, setting the

1510
01:12:41,520 --> 01:12:44,639
Speaker 1: tone because you know, you're the first play of the game,

1511
01:12:44,880 --> 01:12:47,800
Speaker 1: regardless if it's you know, kickoff or kickoff return. And

1512
01:12:48,600 --> 01:12:50,880
Speaker 1: since we do place that you know, own us on

1513
01:12:50,960 --> 01:12:53,439
Speaker 1: the special teams making impact plays, I think it's always

1514
01:12:53,479 --> 01:12:57,040
Speaker 1: good to um you know, have those in the game,

1515
01:12:57,080 --> 01:12:59,320
Speaker 1: and you see it in our offensive defense. You know,

1516
01:12:59,360 --> 01:13:01,240
Speaker 1: if we make a play out there, everyone on the

1517
01:13:01,240 --> 01:13:03,880
Speaker 1: sideline is excited, and you know, I think it inspires

1518
01:13:03,920 --> 01:13:06,479
Speaker 1: us to play harder and hopefully, you know, we can

1519
01:13:06,520 --> 01:13:09,040
Speaker 1: spark something on offense or defense by you know, a

1520
01:13:09,040 --> 01:13:11,720
Speaker 1: big return or a big hit on kickoffer or pun

1521
01:13:11,840 --> 01:13:14,880
Speaker 1: or what have you. Hey, Nick, really random question, but

1522
01:13:15,040 --> 01:13:17,720
Speaker 1: um Pete Carroll has talked about kind of once in

1523
01:13:17,800 --> 01:13:20,519
Speaker 1: a while popping into a position group meeting, like a

1524
01:13:20,600 --> 01:13:22,960
Speaker 1: dB meeting or whatever. Does he ever pop into a

1525
01:13:22,960 --> 01:13:29,240
Speaker 1: special teams meeting? Um, you know, I believe he does it.

1526
01:13:29,800 --> 01:13:33,680
Speaker 1: We meet special teams wise in the big auditorium, so

1527
01:13:33,720 --> 01:13:37,360
Speaker 1: sometimes it's kind of hard, yeah, to see who's back there.

1528
01:13:37,400 --> 01:13:40,200
Speaker 1: But every once in a while, you'll you'll definitely, definitely

1529
01:13:40,200 --> 01:13:43,760
Speaker 1: on Mondays after games, you'll hear you know, coach back

1530
01:13:43,800 --> 01:13:48,040
Speaker 1: there giving praise to you know, uh whatever, you know,

1531
01:13:48,120 --> 01:13:51,160
Speaker 1: good plays on film. So I think that's huge because

1532
01:13:51,200 --> 01:13:56,120
Speaker 1: you know, it encourages everyone to the guys know that,

1533
01:13:56,240 --> 01:13:58,360
Speaker 1: you know, we are an integral part of this team.

1534
01:13:58,439 --> 01:14:00,760
Speaker 1: But to have it reaffirmed by the head coach, I

1535
01:14:00,760 --> 01:14:04,240
Speaker 1: think is huge. Hey, Nick, you had what the third

1536
01:14:04,280 --> 01:14:07,120
Speaker 1: most tackle or second most tackles in the NFL and

1537
01:14:07,160 --> 01:14:10,240
Speaker 1: special teams last year, made the Pro Bowl. It seems

1538
01:14:10,280 --> 01:14:14,120
Speaker 1: like every tackle you're in on how many? How many

1539
01:14:14,120 --> 01:14:20,000
Speaker 1: do you have so far this year? Um, there's always discrepancies. Uh,

1540
01:14:20,160 --> 01:14:23,800
Speaker 1: you know, coaches though, we we kind of vote on

1541
01:14:23,800 --> 01:14:26,439
Speaker 1: on ones in the in the meeting rooms if you know,

1542
01:14:26,479 --> 01:14:28,400
Speaker 1: a guy got this or that. But you know, I

1543
01:14:28,400 --> 01:14:30,479
Speaker 1: think it's just been fun this year because anytime he

1544
01:14:30,560 --> 01:14:33,080
Speaker 1: got you know, I mean, we have multiple guys with

1545
01:14:33,640 --> 01:14:36,759
Speaker 1: a bunch of tackles on special teams, you know, namely

1546
01:14:36,880 --> 01:14:38,720
Speaker 1: you know, Cody Barton. So it's like me and him

1547
01:14:38,720 --> 01:14:42,200
Speaker 1: are kind of competing every play and I know if

1548
01:14:42,240 --> 01:14:44,040
Speaker 1: I don't get there, he's going to be there, and

1549
01:14:44,240 --> 01:14:46,960
Speaker 1: or it's gonna be Ryan Neal or Penny hard or

1550
01:14:47,200 --> 01:14:50,400
Speaker 1: or DJ Dallas or Travis Homer, on and on and on.

1551
01:14:50,479 --> 01:14:55,120
Speaker 1: So I think the um, you know, the competition within

1552
01:14:55,160 --> 01:14:58,040
Speaker 1: the group of guys that are actually playing is huge because, um,

1553
01:14:58,760 --> 01:15:01,120
Speaker 1: you know, if you've got guys are motivated to get

1554
01:15:01,120 --> 01:15:03,400
Speaker 1: the play, I think ultimately it leads to better special

1555
01:15:03,439 --> 01:15:05,880
Speaker 1: teams play, and I think that's what has kind of

1556
01:15:05,880 --> 01:15:09,280
Speaker 1: been created. So you try to get him when you can.

1557
01:15:09,760 --> 01:15:12,680
Speaker 1: All right, he is Nick Bellore. Nick, thanks so much

1558
01:15:12,720 --> 01:15:14,840
Speaker 1: for joining us. Best of luck in your conversation with

1559
01:15:15,479 --> 01:15:17,439
Speaker 1: young John Radigan, letting him know who he's got to

1560
01:15:17,439 --> 01:15:21,000
Speaker 1: make sure to thank for that fumble. Yes, I'll be

1561
01:15:21,280 --> 01:15:23,479
Speaker 1: having a order with them. Thanks for having yes, please do.

1562
01:15:23,600 --> 01:15:25,360
Speaker 1: Thanks so much, Thanks, Nick. I have a good one.

1563
01:15:25,520 --> 01:15:27,760
Speaker 1: All right, final minute here, wrapping things up on the

1564
01:15:27,840 --> 01:15:30,840
Speaker 1: huddle with Dave Wyman, Jay Keeps and Stacy Ross. We'll

1565
01:15:30,840 --> 01:15:33,160
Speaker 1: just end with really really quick. The first thing that

1566
01:15:33,200 --> 01:15:34,960
Speaker 1: comes to mind a key for the game for Seattle

1567
01:15:35,000 --> 01:15:39,240
Speaker 1: in this one coverage Again, improvement in past coverage, I

1568
01:15:39,280 --> 01:15:41,720
Speaker 1: think is something that you know, if you look at

1569
01:15:41,720 --> 01:15:45,360
Speaker 1: the defense has probably been the biggest problem. How about you, Jake,

1570
01:15:45,800 --> 01:15:48,880
Speaker 1: I really point when I'm looking at the offensive perspective, Dave,

1571
01:15:48,960 --> 01:15:52,000
Speaker 1: I agree with you, honestly. I mean, the defense side

1572
01:15:52,000 --> 01:15:53,479
Speaker 1: of the ball is going to be such a big factor.

1573
01:15:53,520 --> 01:15:56,120
Speaker 1: But when it comes to the offense, getting the running

1574
01:15:56,160 --> 01:16:00,400
Speaker 1: game established, being able to effectively run the football, and hey,

1575
01:16:00,680 --> 01:16:03,680
Speaker 1: having a rusher run for over one hundred yards for

1576
01:16:03,720 --> 01:16:05,960
Speaker 1: the first time since twenty nineteen, I think would be

1577
01:16:06,000 --> 01:16:08,840
Speaker 1: a good start. But I also believe getting back to

1578
01:16:08,960 --> 01:16:11,840
Speaker 1: what they did against San Francisco, get on the ball,

1579
01:16:12,200 --> 01:16:15,439
Speaker 1: pressure the defense, let Russell Wilson Shane Waldron call the

1580
01:16:15,520 --> 01:16:17,680
Speaker 1: plays from the Lani scrimmage. I think that that was

1581
01:16:18,400 --> 01:16:21,439
Speaker 1: a great thing that they have moving forward, and I

1582
01:16:21,479 --> 01:16:23,240
Speaker 1: hope they do a little bit more of that against

1583
01:16:23,240 --> 01:16:25,280
Speaker 1: the Rams. We'll go three for three with coverage being

1584
01:16:25,320 --> 01:16:28,439
Speaker 1: that number one, and I'll add on turnovers. The Cardinals

1585
01:16:28,439 --> 01:16:31,160
Speaker 1: capitalized on both of them, capitalized on a fumble and

1586
01:16:31,200 --> 01:16:33,960
Speaker 1: an interception from the Rams with two touchdowns. So let's

1587
01:16:34,000 --> 01:16:36,000
Speaker 1: hope the Seahawks and get that done this time around.

1588
01:16:36,200 --> 01:16:38,519
Speaker 1: This has been in the Huddle with Dave Wyman, Jay Keeps,

1589
01:16:38,560 --> 01:16:40,360
Speaker 1: and Stacy Ross. Thanks so much for listening.