WEBVTT - Drive Time: Dolphins Rams Week 10 Preview

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<v Speaker 1>Two on the move Darling deep speedways, Peace do hell.

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<v Speaker 2>From the Baptist Health Studios inside the Baptist Health Training Complex.

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<v Speaker 1>This is Drivetime with Travis Wingfield.

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<v Speaker 2>He's got my add hands in the playoffs. What is up,

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<v Speaker 2>Dolphans And welcome to the Drive Time Podcast. I am

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<v Speaker 2>your host, Travis Wingfield. And on today's show, it is

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<v Speaker 2>RAMS Preview Day, a big Monday night football showdown, and

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<v Speaker 2>we desperately need a win. Let's go ahead and get

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<v Speaker 2>into the matchup because I have a lot for you guys.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm excited about this football team for the first time

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<v Speaker 2>in about a month and a half. Let's go ahead

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<v Speaker 2>and jump right in. From the Baptist Health Studios inside

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<v Speaker 2>the Baptist Health Training Complex, this is the Drive Time Podcast.

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<v Speaker 2>Hey Daffy, we didn't make the Week ten picks just yet,

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<v Speaker 2>but also your boys still rolling on the picks this year.

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<v Speaker 2>I went believe it was eleven and four, pulling it

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<v Speaker 2>up right now eleven and four in week nine. That

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<v Speaker 2>brings us to one oh two and thirty six on

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<v Speaker 2>the season. And we'll have the rest of the picks

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<v Speaker 2>for you guys on tomorrow's episode, which also features an

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<v Speaker 2>extended interview with the Great Kyle Krabs, which is also

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<v Speaker 2>available for you tonight on Dolphins HQ. At least part

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<v Speaker 2>of that, we talked about a lot of stuff about

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<v Speaker 2>this Dolphins team and kind of followed on the theme

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<v Speaker 2>this week that I've had with talking about the rest

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<v Speaker 2>of this season, but also what's next down the line

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<v Speaker 2>for the Dolphins in the near future. So for the

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<v Speaker 2>picks tonight, we finally get a good Thursday night football

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<v Speaker 2>game again, which is awesome, and I'm taking the Ravens

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<v Speaker 2>over the Bengals. I just think this is the Ravens year.

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<v Speaker 2>I think they play their stinkers against lesser teams and

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<v Speaker 2>get losses that way. I think they will show up

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<v Speaker 2>in a big way and destroy a very bad Bengals

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<v Speaker 2>defense with Lamar and Joe Burrows.

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<v Speaker 1>That's the pick for Thursday Night.

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<v Speaker 2>And you kind of want the Ravens to win if

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<v Speaker 2>you still believe the Dolphins can go on a run,

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<v Speaker 2>because we need teams like the Bengals, the Steelers, the Chargers,

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<v Speaker 2>the Jets, the Broncos. At the Broncos stink, Bet Colts.

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<v Speaker 2>Colts kind of stink too. You need those teams to

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<v Speaker 2>lose games, so you can get yourself back to the

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<v Speaker 2>end of the race at ten and seven, and you

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<v Speaker 2>probably won't have our many tiebreakers because we lost a

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<v Speaker 2>lot of games against the AFC over the first half

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<v Speaker 2>of the season.

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<v Speaker 1>So there you go.

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<v Speaker 2>Let's go ahead and talk Dolphins and Rams. It's an

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<v Speaker 2>eight to fifteen kickoff. That means it's Monday night football

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<v Speaker 2>from SOFI Stadium in Los Angeles. Can the Dolphins get

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<v Speaker 2>over their primetime woes, their primetime hump, which is another

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<v Speaker 2>I guess hurdle for this team to overcome amid many

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<v Speaker 2>hurdles they have to overcome down the stretch.

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<v Speaker 1>So the Rams intro.

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<v Speaker 2>We last played these dudes when they had the quarterback

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<v Speaker 2>from the NFC's current number one seed, and we got

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<v Speaker 2>after Jared Goff that day. That's where we'll pick up

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<v Speaker 2>the changes to the Rams, because yes, they they do

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<v Speaker 2>have the same head coach dating back to twenty seventeen,

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<v Speaker 2>but they hit the current iteration of their team around

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<v Speaker 2>that twenty twenty one season, Matthew Stafford's first year. There

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<v Speaker 2>also the year they hoisted a Lombardi Trophy. And shoot,

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<v Speaker 2>the Rams are actually a great example of the segment

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<v Speaker 2>I did to close Yesterday's show in twenty seventeen eleven

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<v Speaker 2>and five in a wildcard playoff loss, twenty eighteen, thirteen

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<v Speaker 2>and three, Super Bowl loss twenty nineteen, nine and seven,

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<v Speaker 2>and missed the playoffs altogether, then a ten and six

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<v Speaker 2>divisional round loss, a twelve and five Super Bowl championship

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<v Speaker 2>after changing quarterbacks, a five and twelve year after that

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<v Speaker 2>when the quarterback misses most of the season, and then

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<v Speaker 2>last year kind of a similar start to that they

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<v Speaker 2>had to this year, but they got back, got back

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<v Speaker 2>on things and went won ten games and including or

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<v Speaker 2>lost in the wildcard round, I should say. And then

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<v Speaker 2>this year they had serious injuries across the offense, like

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<v Speaker 2>multiple offensive linemen at the same position going down, their

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<v Speaker 2>top two receivers going down. They get the playmakers back

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<v Speaker 2>the offensive line, We'll see what it looks like comes

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<v Speaker 2>Monday night. But getting those guys back, they won three

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<v Speaker 2>straight games and are now four and four, and it's

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<v Speaker 2>been a pivot in terms of their approach to team building.

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<v Speaker 2>For the Rams, they were the original F them picks team, right,

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, I think Less Sneed has a mug on

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<v Speaker 2>his desk somewhere that says F THEMN picks they didn't

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<v Speaker 2>pick in the first round from twenty seventeen to twenty

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<v Speaker 2>twenty three, via trades to go up to get Jared

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<v Speaker 2>Goff in twenty sixteen, a trade for Brandon Cooks in

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<v Speaker 2>twenty eighteen, traded out in twenty nineteen. They traded a

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<v Speaker 2>first round pick for Jayalen Ramsey in twenty twenty, and

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<v Speaker 2>I believe twenty one as well, and then twenty two

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<v Speaker 2>and twenty three they gave up those picks for Matthew

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<v Speaker 2>Stafford and now their twenty twenty four first rounder is

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<v Speaker 2>probably the front runner at the midway point for defensive

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<v Speaker 2>Rookie of the Year. And that's part of their pivot,

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<v Speaker 2>the part of the pivot for their build, and it's

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<v Speaker 2>not that far from us. They have established franchise cornerstones

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<v Speaker 2>at key parts like quarterback, two ride receivers, and really

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<v Speaker 2>three because two to Atwells a baller, they get a

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<v Speaker 2>great fit for the run scheme in Kyron Williams, and

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<v Speaker 2>they prioritize tackle play over interior play. But the real

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<v Speaker 2>difference is they pivoted the last couple of years, which

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<v Speaker 2>is an uncommon trait for Shanahan Tree offense is sinking

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<v Speaker 2>resources into the guard position in a second round draft

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<v Speaker 2>pick in Steve Avila and a massive free agent contract

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<v Speaker 2>to Jonah Jackson. Both of those guys have been down

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<v Speaker 2>most of the season and just had their practice windows

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<v Speaker 2>opened up. For what it's worth, we'll see if they

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<v Speaker 2>play Monday night. Sean mcvace, how they have a chance

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<v Speaker 2>to play in the game against Miami. The defense was,

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<v Speaker 2>in all honesty, kind of a brilliant plan where it

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<v Speaker 2>sort of was a soft rebuild on that side of

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<v Speaker 2>the football, and they just loaded up that side with

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<v Speaker 2>forty No, it wasn't forty rookies on defense, that was

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<v Speaker 2>a total number.

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<v Speaker 1>They had twenty six.

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<v Speaker 2>Udfas last year and fourteen draft picks and a healthy

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<v Speaker 2>chunk of that was on the defensive side. And through

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<v Speaker 2>that they uncover Kobe Turner, they get Puka Nakua, and

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<v Speaker 2>they also have developed some solid role players from that

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<v Speaker 2>group as well. And that's the beauty of continuity with

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<v Speaker 2>their scheme is it's easier to identify what you need

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<v Speaker 2>and how to develop that a post to the perpetual

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<v Speaker 2>cycle of resets that we've seen so many NFL teams

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<v Speaker 2>enact over the last several years, and the Dolphins are

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<v Speaker 2>the forefront of that, right when you have systems in

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<v Speaker 2>place and continuity in place. And I know they replace

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<v Speaker 2>their defensive coordinator with Chrishula taking over for ahe Morris,

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<v Speaker 2>who've got a head coaching job this offseason. I get that,

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<v Speaker 2>but it was a similar scheme as we'll talk about

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<v Speaker 2>here as we go forward, and Morris was a continuation

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<v Speaker 2>of the stay scheme previous to that.

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<v Speaker 1>So I think there's something to that.

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<v Speaker 2>I hope that Anthony Weaver's here for a long time

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<v Speaker 2>and they develop someone under his wing to continue that,

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<v Speaker 2>because I think that you can be the best version

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<v Speaker 2>of your program when you have that continuity in terms

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<v Speaker 2>of the way you see things. Because that continuity between

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<v Speaker 2>general manager and head coach and assistant coaches, it all jives,

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<v Speaker 2>it all works together. It's the Patty's Bucks, right. The

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<v Speaker 2>money keeps going in circles, It keeps the economy going.

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<v Speaker 2>Just don't take your financial advice from Dennis Reynolds and

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<v Speaker 2>Ronald McDonald. So that's how they got here. They go

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<v Speaker 2>four and four, they're a half game back in the

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<v Speaker 2>NFC West. They're fresh off and emotional victory in overtime

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<v Speaker 2>on the road against their biggest division rivals, which if

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<v Speaker 2>you are watching the team you're playing the following week,

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<v Speaker 2>that is the exact result you want. It's typically tough

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<v Speaker 2>to come back from a game like that and get

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<v Speaker 2>back up for a game against a team across the

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<v Speaker 2>conference that doesn't really impact your standings as much as

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<v Speaker 2>a game in your division does. And it's opposite of

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<v Speaker 2>us because we just lost that exact same game on

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<v Speaker 2>the road against a tough division rival, in a game

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<v Speaker 2>that kind of could have kept our season really alive

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<v Speaker 2>at this point.

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<v Speaker 1>But we'll see what happens.

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<v Speaker 2>Even with that trend, it doesn't matter much without the

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<v Speaker 2>x's and o's. So let's go ahead and dive into

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<v Speaker 2>that Rams offense. From a schematic standpoint, you have one

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<v Speaker 2>of the best play sequencers in the NFL calling plays

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<v Speaker 2>for one of the one of the game's top players

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<v Speaker 2>at the position, especially in terms of anticipation, the way

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<v Speaker 2>he sees the field and playing ahead of schedule on

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<v Speaker 2>the defense.

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<v Speaker 1>It's still a.

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<v Speaker 2>Lot of the same principles that made him kind of

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<v Speaker 2>the first boy genius of the way of many boy

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<v Speaker 2>geniuses as coaches. Right Sean McVeigh, the sub forty head

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<v Speaker 2>coach with a fresh look at how to move the football.

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<v Speaker 2>He was eleven personnel exclusive coming into the league, but

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<v Speaker 2>that came as a result of drafting Cooper Cup because

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<v Speaker 2>the great Jordan rod Reeg from The Athletic had talked

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<v Speaker 2>about this. I believe on the Heat the Call podcast

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<v Speaker 2>if I'm not mistaken, they drafted Gerald Everett twenty five

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<v Speaker 2>picks ahead of Cooper Cup after drafting Tyler Higbee in

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<v Speaker 2>the fourth round the year prior, and the plan was

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<v Speaker 2>to be a twelve heavy based offense and the only

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<v Speaker 2>way to get their sensational rookie receiver on the field

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<v Speaker 2>was to run more eleven personnel, so they adapted accordingly,

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<v Speaker 2>and I think this defines their entire offense. They've dressed

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<v Speaker 2>up their core concepts to adjust to the personnel that

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<v Speaker 2>they have, and at this stage, the freedom of having

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<v Speaker 2>high draft picks again and a clear defined picture of

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<v Speaker 2>what they want on offense, McVeigh doesn't have to do

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<v Speaker 2>much adjusting, but rather round out the offense with the

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<v Speaker 2>pieces that he wants for it. And that's why I

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<v Speaker 2>want to find one of these great coaches. And I

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<v Speaker 2>think that aside from a five game run, or whatever

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<v Speaker 2>it was to open the year. I think that's where

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<v Speaker 2>McDaniel was and is and can be hopefully. I think

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<v Speaker 2>that we're on the right track to getting back to that,

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<v Speaker 2>and that's what I want. I want to have a

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<v Speaker 2>guy here for twenty years that can, you know, whether

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<v Speaker 2>the storms and continue to build his program. They run

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<v Speaker 2>eleven personnel this year eighty two percent of the time,

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<v Speaker 2>and again that's Coop Cooper cup Nikua and two to

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<v Speaker 2>two at will. That's what they should be playing because

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<v Speaker 2>those really good players. They run twelve personnel seventeen percent

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<v Speaker 2>of the time and then thirteen personnel zero point six

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<v Speaker 2>percent of the time, and that's like the breadth of

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<v Speaker 2>their entire offensive operation.

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<v Speaker 1>But the way they.

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<v Speaker 2>Operate damn near everything from condensed formations. I'll never forget

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<v Speaker 2>asking Brian Flores about a team that runs most of

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<v Speaker 2>their formations all into the numbers, and he was.

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<v Speaker 1>Like, didn't want to give me an answer to that.

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<v Speaker 2>Nobody has a tighter pre snap split in terms of

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<v Speaker 2>those ones to either side being in close on the

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<v Speaker 2>inside part of the numbers on the field than the

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<v Speaker 2>LA Rams. But when they've had their biggest pivot or

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<v Speaker 2>where they've had their biggest pivot I should say from

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<v Speaker 2>other Shanahan style offenses is they run a lot of

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<v Speaker 2>gap scheme. In fact, they've tilted in favor of gap,

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<v Speaker 2>albeit a small favor ninety six gap scheme to ninety

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<v Speaker 2>zone runs. And comparatively, the other teams in that tree,

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<v Speaker 2>the Dolphins, it's one ten zone to eighty two man.

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<v Speaker 2>The Niners is crazy tilted one forty five zone to

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<v Speaker 2>fifty one man scheme runs, the Packers one thirty nine

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<v Speaker 2>to one oh five in favor of zone. In fact,

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<v Speaker 2>all these teams are in favor of zone one oh

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<v Speaker 2>seven to seventy two for the Vikings and then eighty

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<v Speaker 2>nine to eighty two for the Bengals, which is funny,

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<v Speaker 2>that's that close because he is a Shannon, or rather

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<v Speaker 2>a McVeigh offshoot from the Rams tree, not so much

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<v Speaker 2>the the Shanahan tree from the Washington days. Right, it's

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<v Speaker 2>all cyclical. The money keeps moving in circles, in circles,

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<v Speaker 2>Patty's Bucks. Get these shafty tens out of my street

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<v Speaker 2>in front of Patty's Pub. In fact, and this is

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<v Speaker 2>a bit of conjecture, but I think it would be

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<v Speaker 2>more heavily tilted for the Rams if they were just healthier.

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<v Speaker 2>Like I said earlier, they invested high resources into Steve Avila,

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<v Speaker 2>who I freaking love his game from TCU. Jonah Jackson

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<v Speaker 2>thought he was a big overpay and Kevin Dottson Inside

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<v Speaker 2>a player they traded for last year and gave a

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<v Speaker 2>contract extension too because he played well enough to get that.

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<v Speaker 2>And those guys, if you can bind for thirteen miss

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<v Speaker 2>games this year, and the backups at those positions have

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<v Speaker 2>also missed games. So you see him like practice squad guys,

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<v Speaker 2>street free agents player for this Frams offensive line, and

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<v Speaker 2>of course we draw them when we are at our

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<v Speaker 2>most banged up. If we could have gotten some of

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<v Speaker 2>these teams at different at various points of the season,

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<v Speaker 2>and if we had you know, lost tu for a

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<v Speaker 2>more difficult stretch run of the season, like if we

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<v Speaker 2>lost two of for like Cardinals, Bills, Rams and Raiders

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<v Speaker 2>and went one on three in that stretch and then

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<v Speaker 2>wiped the floor with the Seahawks, Titans and Colts. Sometimes

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<v Speaker 2>it just comes down to luck and when you have

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<v Speaker 2>guys available versus when you don't, who you play and

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<v Speaker 2>when you play them. So that's my frustration they're gonna

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<v Speaker 2>get Joe Noteboom back at right tackle. I imagine he

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<v Speaker 2>slots into that position because Rob Havenstein will miss the

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<v Speaker 2>game according to Sean McVay. So if they don't get

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<v Speaker 2>a Villa and Jackson back, you could be talking about

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<v Speaker 2>a line that is still down four of the original

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<v Speaker 2>five opening day starters or at least two of them.

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<v Speaker 2>And either way, they're going to have to kind of

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<v Speaker 2>build continuity in the fly because they're going to be

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<v Speaker 2>a new offensive line combination almost no matter what happens

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<v Speaker 2>throughout the course of practice this week.

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<v Speaker 1>How do you attack it?

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<v Speaker 2>The best way to shut this run game down is

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<v Speaker 2>to put relentless pressure on the edge. In every single

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<v Speaker 2>sense of the way attack. They're nasty splits. And it's

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<v Speaker 2>not oh again, you got a big old nasty so

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<v Speaker 2>and so from eastbound and down. I'm talking about nasty splits,

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<v Speaker 2>meaning your alignment is tight to the tight end, like

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<v Speaker 2>a receiver who lines up one gap off the tight end.

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<v Speaker 1>That's a nasty split.

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<v Speaker 2>When you bunch in tight to the formation, that is

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<v Speaker 2>what is termed a nasty split. I know it sounds weird.

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<v Speaker 2>Sometimes football terms are weird, but that's what it's called

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<v Speaker 2>and then condensed formations. You have to attack it with physicality. Basically,

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<v Speaker 2>you need to play on their side of the line

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<v Speaker 2>of scrimmage and don't allow them to get up field

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<v Speaker 2>and your outside shoulder and hook you back inside and

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<v Speaker 2>win the edge. And you have to pressure the bootlegs

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<v Speaker 2>in the misdirection game with that same upfield pressure. So

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<v Speaker 2>you need to basically create a wall on the outside

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<v Speaker 2>of the tackle box that the defensive that the defensive

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<v Speaker 2>end can kind of play up and down and turn

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<v Speaker 2>things back inside into your linebackers into a beef of

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<v Speaker 2>your defensive line. Think about how Ogbah pursued that Josh

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<v Speaker 2>Allen quarterback sweep last week where he attacked upfield with

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<v Speaker 2>width and strung that thing out and got the tackle

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<v Speaker 2>on it. Wish we could have done that to Kyler

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<v Speaker 2>Murray and won that football game, But I digress. You'll

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<v Speaker 2>have that on Stafford too, And the best part is

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<v Speaker 2>you can actually get Stafford to the ground sometimes opposed

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<v Speaker 2>to Alan and Murray, who are just two of the

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<v Speaker 2>hardest quarterbacks to sack in this league, and for completely

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<v Speaker 2>different reasons, like it's hilarious, how it's you know, Murray

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<v Speaker 2>kind of has that like where he runs away from

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<v Speaker 2>you and Josh Allen's just like big strong boy can't

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<v Speaker 2>bring me down. And so spoiler, one of our keys

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<v Speaker 2>will be generate pressure with four and that that doesn't

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<v Speaker 2>mean never blitzing as we've seen. But you know, Weaver

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<v Speaker 2>does a good job with sim pressures and bringing just four,

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<v Speaker 2>but doing it from those sim pressure looks where I

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<v Speaker 2>can have six in the rush count and I can

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<v Speaker 2>back two off of one side and force a left

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<v Speaker 2>tackle to have no work and overload one side with

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<v Speaker 2>pressure and replace that with my zones on the back

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<v Speaker 2>end and coverage, and you have the same coverage principles

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<v Speaker 2>and hopefully a similar confused protection scheme despite sending two

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<v Speaker 2>less rushers.

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<v Speaker 1>That's the idea.

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<v Speaker 2>I think the Seahawks kind of gave you a blueprint,

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<v Speaker 2>which is fitting, isn't it, because they got Mike McDonald

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<v Speaker 2>there and then us in consecutive weeks. It's two pillars

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<v Speaker 2>of the former Ravens defense the last couple of years,

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<v Speaker 2>which was the best defense in the league at shutting

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<v Speaker 2>down these Shanahan based offenses.

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<v Speaker 1>And you know, one of the.

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<v Speaker 2>Best traits of those defenses is the ability to run

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<v Speaker 2>different fronts, And I'm reading the Seahawks postgame dispatch from

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<v Speaker 2>some of my favorite Seahawks writers about how they were

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<v Speaker 2>able to limit the rams to thirteen points offensively in regulation,

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<v Speaker 2>and it was a major adjustment to more bear tight

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<v Speaker 2>and double eagle fronts, and without getting two in depth

0:15:03.240 --> 0:15:05.920
<v Speaker 2>on that, it essentially gets five men down on the

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<v Speaker 2>line of scrimmage in various ways. A bear front will

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<v Speaker 2>have a two to a zero and a two technique

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<v Speaker 2>that is going to be head up over the guard,

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<v Speaker 2>center and guard.

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<v Speaker 1>It's a very I mean, we have a tight front,

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<v Speaker 1>but it's called bear. It's very tight.

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<v Speaker 2>You really pack in those those gaps inside, and then

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<v Speaker 2>the edges are walked down off the edge of the

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<v Speaker 2>line of scrimmage where tight goes zero technique, double two

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<v Speaker 2>eye technique even tighter, and then double four eye techniques,

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<v Speaker 2>which is inside the shoulder of the tackle. So you're

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<v Speaker 2>playing basically five guys to four gaps on the interior

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<v Speaker 2>run game. And then double eagle just moves those edges

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<v Speaker 2>back outside the tackle to get you into the sea

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<v Speaker 2>gaps on either side. And that's the only real difference

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<v Speaker 2>between double eagle and bear. So either way it's putting

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<v Speaker 2>your beef upfront on the offense on the defensive line.

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<v Speaker 1>And what does it do.

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<v Speaker 2>It allows you to get a hat in every gap

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<v Speaker 2>against man's scheme and makes doubles and catching climbs tougher

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<v Speaker 2>to sift through for their zone schemes. But it does

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<v Speaker 2>open up some more of the edge and the running game.

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<v Speaker 2>But I think that's the play because of their run

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<v Speaker 2>scheme being more inside zone and duo based, which are

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<v Speaker 2>similar types of running. It looks similar on tape if

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<v Speaker 2>you don't know what to look for, and they do

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<v Speaker 2>have the ability to get their wide runs from those

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<v Speaker 2>inside zone and duo looks, as well as run the

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<v Speaker 2>toss runs where they toss it to the back and

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<v Speaker 2>he winds that track and then winds it back inside

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<v Speaker 2>to sell the outside location and take the track back inside.

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<v Speaker 1>Are you confused yet? I hope you are.

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<v Speaker 2>Let's keep it rolling on the other side here, picking

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<v Speaker 2>up with the Big Three versus the Rams offense, and

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<v Speaker 2>then we'll turn the page and talk about the Rams

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<v Speaker 2>defense against Tua and the Dolphins offense. That's all next

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<v Speaker 2>Drive Time podcast, your host, Travis Wingfield. Brought to you

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<v Speaker 2>by I donation. We went pretty in depth there on

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<v Speaker 2>the scheme and how to attack it. So these portions

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<v Speaker 2>will be shorter, and the Big Three starts with playing

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<v Speaker 2>big upfront with emphasis on gap control. And I think

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<v Speaker 2>this is the type of offense that you hire in

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<v Speaker 2>Anthony Weaver four. And by that I'm I mean his

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<v Speaker 2>ability to adjust with multiplicity upfront. I think we're gonna

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<v Speaker 2>get Zach Seeler back this week, and I think you

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<v Speaker 2>could make a case that his absence the last two

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<v Speaker 2>weeks might have been worth the one and three point

0:17:10.320 --> 0:17:13.800
<v Speaker 2>losses that you endured, but nothing we can do about

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<v Speaker 2>that now.

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<v Speaker 1>And returning in this game.

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<v Speaker 2>I think gives you what you need to be able

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<v Speaker 2>to control things enough upfront to get enough stops. And

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<v Speaker 2>I guess I should just clarify I was told that

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<v Speaker 2>he will play, so hopefully that is the case. It's

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<v Speaker 2>tough to forecast this without knowing who will play against Seattle.

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<v Speaker 2>It was Alaric Jackson, Justin de Dick d Ditch, Sorry,

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<v Speaker 2>Bo Limmer, Kevin Dotson, and Rob Havenstein. Now Havenstein's gonna

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<v Speaker 2>miss the game. According to McVeigh and Joe Noteboom jumps

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<v Speaker 2>back in at right tackle, which is where he was

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<v Speaker 2>going to start the year. They have had Warren McLendon

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<v Speaker 2>in that spot, but he's not. He's not really doing

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<v Speaker 2>the job so to speak. On opening day it was

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<v Speaker 2>note Boom at left tackle, a Villa jack Jonah Jackson, Dotson, McClendon,

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<v Speaker 2>and Havnstein was out then too, so he's missed some

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<v Speaker 2>time all year long.

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<v Speaker 1>Now.

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<v Speaker 2>Jackson has never played center at this level, so I

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<v Speaker 2>think if he does return for the rookie Limmer, who

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<v Speaker 2>has played well, I think it's fair to think there

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<v Speaker 2>could be some growing pains to get things sorted out

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<v Speaker 2>against your rush games, to get your protections against those

0:18:11.280 --> 0:18:13.639
<v Speaker 2>four man sim pressures, and maybe even the center and

0:18:13.680 --> 0:18:16.040
<v Speaker 2>quarterback exchange. Maybe somebody else can lose a damn quarterback

0:18:16.080 --> 0:18:18.800
<v Speaker 2>center exchange besides us for once and do it against us.

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<v Speaker 2>So rather than trying to decide for the matchups I

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<v Speaker 2>like the most, I think this is the key. You're

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<v Speaker 2>going to likely have a new combination of offensive linemen.

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<v Speaker 2>In fact, you definitely will because Noboom hasn't played right

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<v Speaker 2>tackle this year, and we get we have veterans that

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<v Speaker 2>execute rush games, stunts and slants and twists so well

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<v Speaker 2>to the point that I think it's a great matchup

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<v Speaker 2>for both Zach and kalais inside and then off the edge.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, I think we saw chops speed show up

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<v Speaker 2>a few times, but it was his speed to power

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<v Speaker 2>that gave Dion Dawkins the most problems. I don't think

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<v Speaker 2>Alaric jackson Is can be bothered by that, though, because

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<v Speaker 2>he has been really good in the running game, and

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<v Speaker 2>he seems to have a pretty good understanding for how

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<v Speaker 2>guys want to set him up in pass rush, and

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<v Speaker 2>I just don't think CHOP's there yet to get a

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<v Speaker 2>guy like him exposed. It is a fun matchup. I

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<v Speaker 2>think the keys here are playing a line that looks

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<v Speaker 2>like some version of Seiler, Campbell, Ogba and Bowser with shoot.

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<v Speaker 1>I guess.

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<v Speaker 2>I guess Chop pass to factor in there somewhere, because

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<v Speaker 2>who else is it going to be?

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, Quintin.

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<v Speaker 2>Bell, no, uh, Duke Riley like you, You're you're digging

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<v Speaker 2>into that part of your edge edge depth here.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 2>I think you want to go big, big pieces, and

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<v Speaker 2>maybe you sacrifice some in the individual pass rush flexibility.

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<v Speaker 2>But Seeler and Campbell can play off the those are

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<v Speaker 2>all edge players, so I don't really know exactly what

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<v Speaker 2>it looks like. But I think all those guys have

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<v Speaker 2>to play a lot in this game. I think you

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<v Speaker 2>have to get knocked back and reset the line of

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<v Speaker 2>scrimmage and force the back to bubble and change tracks,

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<v Speaker 2>because if you put pressure on the perimeter of the

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<v Speaker 2>pocket and the quarterback stays inside, you can get some

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<v Speaker 2>pass rush that way, just by basically hemming him in

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<v Speaker 2>and not letting him do all the you know, the shortstop,

0:19:51.680 --> 0:19:53.480
<v Speaker 2>drop the arm, angle and the elbow and throw those

0:19:53.520 --> 0:19:55.680
<v Speaker 2>balls off the side of his hip like a freaking

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<v Speaker 2>gun slinger. He is so impressive and so tough to stop.

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<v Speaker 2>Number two in my Big three is attacking the point

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<v Speaker 2>of attack against the eligibles off the edge. We can

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<v Speaker 2>keep this brief because I touched down it already, but

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<v Speaker 2>I think you have to play wide from this spot

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<v Speaker 2>and trust the interior can win one on ones and

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<v Speaker 2>hold the point of attack against doubles to free up

0:20:13.600 --> 0:20:16.080
<v Speaker 2>those linebackers to run and hit. But I really I

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<v Speaker 2>look really strong here at Ogba and Bowser with important

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<v Speaker 2>roles to kind of play into the tackle, reset them

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<v Speaker 2>a step or two, keep that outside arm free, and

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<v Speaker 2>just help funnel things back inside funnel to your help,

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<v Speaker 2>Hopefully we tackle better this week at safety and everywhere

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<v Speaker 2>in general, but mostly at safety. I think if you

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<v Speaker 2>play with a combination of Brooks and then longer Walker,

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<v Speaker 2>I think it might be more Walker this week because

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<v Speaker 2>he's more suited to do this B gap to B

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<v Speaker 2>gap stuff where you occasionally mug them up and show

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<v Speaker 2>pressure and drop guys into coverage. And either way Walker

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<v Speaker 2>and d Long it's not one of their game, Jordan

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<v Speaker 2>Brooks more so. But the ability to get to the

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<v Speaker 2>sideline for a guy like Jordan Brooks as well as

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<v Speaker 2>play that interior gap pressure is a big deal. And

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<v Speaker 2>if you can do that and win there and create

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<v Speaker 2>some situations where you get them behind the it makes

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<v Speaker 2>them have more true drop back passes, and that's where

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<v Speaker 2>they really struggle. Like the pass block efficiency scores on

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<v Speaker 2>true drop backs for them are all well below league average,

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<v Speaker 2>So starters and backups let go after him.

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<v Speaker 1>That way.

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<v Speaker 2>If you get in third and Long, I think you

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<v Speaker 2>can win this game pretty handily. The issue here is

0:21:16.720 --> 0:21:19.000
<v Speaker 2>the screen game and the quick outside game, whether that's

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<v Speaker 2>to the running back of the receivers, and they'll get

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<v Speaker 2>Puka on some carries and screens as well, not to

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<v Speaker 2>mention two to at Well, And that's where I think

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<v Speaker 2>that Brooks has just this really tough task to sort

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<v Speaker 2>of sort through the false keys they throw at him,

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<v Speaker 2>but also be able to maintain that presence inside while

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<v Speaker 2>getting to the perimeter when they do bring Atwell or

0:21:38.040 --> 0:21:40.679
<v Speaker 2>Nakua around or they swing it to Williams in the

0:21:40.720 --> 0:21:43.640
<v Speaker 2>passing game. I could see that putting more on Walker's

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<v Speaker 2>plate too, given his ability in those B gap to

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<v Speaker 2>B gap roles to play more of a downhill physical presence.

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<v Speaker 2>My third thing is just to get pressure with four.

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<v Speaker 2>You might have noticed we haven't really mentioned the passing

0:21:53.920 --> 0:21:57.760
<v Speaker 2>game Stafford and those receivers or or cornerbacks, which kind

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<v Speaker 2>of is the marquee matchup on this side of the ball.

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<v Speaker 2>But I still in the trenches because their whole scheme

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<v Speaker 2>is built off that running game, just like it is here.

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<v Speaker 2>And why they really turn things around last year was

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<v Speaker 2>discovering Kyron Williams's ability to do multiple things. And they prefer,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, upfront and in the run game to tee

0:22:12.840 --> 0:22:15.040
<v Speaker 2>up the passing game. And that's why they went heavy

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<v Speaker 2>in the offseason after some big time offensive line a

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<v Speaker 2>free agency and Jonah Jackson with the Estepa Villa pick

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<v Speaker 2>two years ago. We'll see about Cater's availability, but I

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<v Speaker 2>think regardless of it being him or Cam Smith, I

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<v Speaker 2>think you still put Jalen Ramsey inside a lot, especially

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<v Speaker 2>inside the numbers and in tight to those you know,

0:22:33.680 --> 0:22:37.880
<v Speaker 2>nasty splits we talked about. They often don't even run

0:22:37.920 --> 0:22:41.000
<v Speaker 2>receivers wide of the numbers. But I just want Ramsey

0:22:41.000 --> 0:22:43.760
<v Speaker 2>to be involved as both like the naked boot blitzer

0:22:43.760 --> 0:22:45.760
<v Speaker 2>when they want to pull Stafford back against the flow

0:22:45.760 --> 0:22:47.920
<v Speaker 2>of the play off that backside as much as we

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<v Speaker 2>possibly can and extend that track backwards, because I don't

0:22:50.600 --> 0:22:53.359
<v Speaker 2>think that he can win that track the way Anthony

0:22:53.440 --> 0:22:56.400
<v Speaker 2>Richardson did, the way Kyler Murray did, the way Josh

0:22:56.440 --> 0:22:59.680
<v Speaker 2>Allen often does, and just be a factor against the

0:22:59.720 --> 0:23:01.520
<v Speaker 2>run well, because you have to have him go knock

0:23:01.520 --> 0:23:04.000
<v Speaker 2>out a Colby Parkinson or a Cooper Cup in the

0:23:04.000 --> 0:23:06.600
<v Speaker 2>blocking game, and they love to use that rap block.

0:23:06.640 --> 0:23:09.320
<v Speaker 2>They love, love, love it, Like think about Julian Hill

0:23:09.480 --> 0:23:12.159
<v Speaker 2>coming across the formation in motion and picking off the

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<v Speaker 2>outside linebacker.

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<v Speaker 1>The physicality. They run that stuff more than we do.

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<v Speaker 1>They love it.

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<v Speaker 2>I think the receiver's ability to block is a big strength,

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<v Speaker 2>and I think we can really help disrupt that. And

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<v Speaker 2>then after all of that, there's the passing game to

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<v Speaker 2>contend with. It probably comes down to you really need

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<v Speaker 2>Ramsey and Fuller to just play a really good football

0:23:29.600 --> 0:23:32.720
<v Speaker 2>game against really good receivers. But the best way you

0:23:32.760 --> 0:23:35.200
<v Speaker 2>can help them is to cause those issues up front

0:23:35.240 --> 0:23:38.280
<v Speaker 2>with their lack of game experience. Together on the offensive line,

0:23:38.640 --> 0:23:41.960
<v Speaker 2>game them to death with those different rush fronts, sim

0:23:42.000 --> 0:23:44.399
<v Speaker 2>pressure them to death and force their protection to have

0:23:45.000 --> 0:23:48.400
<v Speaker 2>guys blocking air. Make it so Joe Noteboom doesn't get

0:23:48.400 --> 0:23:51.080
<v Speaker 2>communicated with his right guard and he's blocking nobody, and

0:23:51.119 --> 0:23:52.600
<v Speaker 2>we have four on three on the other side of

0:23:52.600 --> 0:23:55.480
<v Speaker 2>the offensive line, and for Stafford to throw into trail

0:23:55.560 --> 0:23:57.600
<v Speaker 2>tech and funnels. As I do think this is a

0:23:57.600 --> 0:24:00.600
<v Speaker 2>game where you could play more man coverage to force

0:24:00.760 --> 0:24:03.280
<v Speaker 2>Stafford to hold the ball longer and not pick apart

0:24:03.359 --> 0:24:06.919
<v Speaker 2>your zone coverages. Stafford's mobility is one of his best trades,

0:24:06.920 --> 0:24:08.520
<v Speaker 2>but he's not going to run for big games, so

0:24:08.640 --> 0:24:10.840
<v Speaker 2>you can play for man coverage. He wants to create

0:24:10.880 --> 0:24:14.480
<v Speaker 2>to throw, which makes plastering all so difficult as well.

0:24:14.840 --> 0:24:17.880
<v Speaker 2>Tough task this week man I didn't even mention DeMarcus Robinson,

0:24:18.320 --> 0:24:21.160
<v Speaker 2>who caught the game winning touchdown on Sunday. Tyler Johnson

0:24:21.160 --> 0:24:22.480
<v Speaker 2>made the big play when they were backed up in

0:24:22.520 --> 0:24:24.400
<v Speaker 2>overtime on a ball that could have been picked off

0:24:24.560 --> 0:24:27.560
<v Speaker 2>Colby Parkinson's a nice f piece for them, and old

0:24:27.600 --> 0:24:29.960
<v Speaker 2>friend Hunter Long kind of plays the durham smythe role

0:24:30.000 --> 0:24:31.880
<v Speaker 2>and plays it kind of similarly.

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<v Speaker 1>It's a really good offense.

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<v Speaker 2>Man. Let's go ahead and conclude with this. I don't

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<v Speaker 2>like our chances on this side of the ball. I

0:24:37.520 --> 0:24:39.720
<v Speaker 2>like the idea, the concept of going big and heavy

0:24:39.800 --> 0:24:42.560
<v Speaker 2>upfront to try to create some situations where you can

0:24:42.600 --> 0:24:44.800
<v Speaker 2>get stops based upon stopping their running game, and then

0:24:44.800 --> 0:24:48.159
<v Speaker 2>hopefully they have miscues and protection or offensive penalties that

0:24:48.200 --> 0:24:50.159
<v Speaker 2>get them behind the chains and force them two punt.

0:24:50.480 --> 0:24:52.360
<v Speaker 2>But I think the only way we hold them under

0:24:52.359 --> 0:24:54.800
<v Speaker 2>twenty eight points is if they enact those self inflicted

0:24:54.800 --> 0:24:58.679
<v Speaker 2>wounds to put themselves in subpar drop back situations that

0:24:58.720 --> 0:25:01.159
<v Speaker 2>they just can't handle. But I think they'll score plenty.

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<v Speaker 2>Can we do enough on offense? We'll talk about that

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<v Speaker 2>next to Draft Time podcast, your host Travis Wingfield, brought

0:25:06.560 --> 0:25:13.200
<v Speaker 2>to you by Auto Nation. We've covered the Rams offense

0:25:13.240 --> 0:25:15.680
<v Speaker 2>against the Miami Dolphins defense. Let's go ahead and do

0:25:15.720 --> 0:25:20.000
<v Speaker 2>an entire segment here on the Rams defense against two

0:25:20.119 --> 0:25:22.359
<v Speaker 2>and the Dolphins offense. I didn't even get into the

0:25:22.359 --> 0:25:23.920
<v Speaker 2>scheme and how to attack it here because I just

0:25:24.000 --> 0:25:26.760
<v Speaker 2>think that the three big points are plenty enough to

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<v Speaker 2>cover this here. And number one is to play connected

0:25:29.760 --> 0:25:32.840
<v Speaker 2>on the offensive line, because I watched the Seahawks tape

0:25:32.840 --> 0:25:35.600
<v Speaker 2>and their O line has struggled all year long. Help

0:25:35.880 --> 0:25:38.520
<v Speaker 2>cut our tape against them and you'll see that rush

0:25:38.560 --> 0:25:41.440
<v Speaker 2>games just breaking things down for them on a consistent basis.

0:25:41.680 --> 0:25:44.600
<v Speaker 2>But regardless, that is a staple for the Rams offense.

0:25:44.640 --> 0:25:47.120
<v Speaker 2>They love to spread things out in pass rush situations

0:25:47.359 --> 0:25:49.480
<v Speaker 2>and then operate their games and hope to break your

0:25:49.520 --> 0:25:51.960
<v Speaker 2>seals in protection. That's why I think you have to

0:25:52.000 --> 0:25:54.560
<v Speaker 2>play connected on the offensive line, and luckily for us,

0:25:54.600 --> 0:25:57.600
<v Speaker 2>Aaron Brewer has. And this might be a little bit hyperbolic.

0:25:57.840 --> 0:25:59.679
<v Speaker 2>I'm sure there's been one out there somewhere, but I

0:25:59.680 --> 0:26:02.680
<v Speaker 2>cannot recall a single time where he busted a game

0:26:02.680 --> 0:26:04.359
<v Speaker 2>pick up on the film Slade is this year. He

0:26:04.440 --> 0:26:07.920
<v Speaker 2>is so active, he's always finding work, and that continuity

0:26:07.960 --> 0:26:10.280
<v Speaker 2>we've developed pays off in a game like this, I

0:26:10.280 --> 0:26:12.679
<v Speaker 2>think we have the experience at the key spots to

0:26:12.720 --> 0:26:15.760
<v Speaker 2>handle their best pass rushers in one on one situations.

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<v Speaker 2>Jared Vers is awesome, but buddy, you get to Ron

0:26:18.680 --> 0:26:21.440
<v Speaker 2>Armstead this week. Young Blood Byron Young has length, but

0:26:21.480 --> 0:26:23.960
<v Speaker 2>I don't think has the quickness to get Austin Jackson

0:26:24.240 --> 0:26:27.920
<v Speaker 2>in the area where he has struggled, which is set over,

0:26:27.960 --> 0:26:32.480
<v Speaker 2>set upfield, stab cross step, sorry, stab upfield, cross step

0:26:32.520 --> 0:26:34.840
<v Speaker 2>over back inside and force him to redirect and he

0:26:34.920 --> 0:26:36.600
<v Speaker 2>can kind of get back on his heels that way.

0:26:36.840 --> 0:26:39.560
<v Speaker 2>I like both of our tackles to be able to

0:26:39.600 --> 0:26:42.800
<v Speaker 2>handle protection slide ISOs where they draw the edge one

0:26:42.800 --> 0:26:44.840
<v Speaker 2>on one, and that will allow us to really clamp

0:26:44.880 --> 0:26:48.800
<v Speaker 2>inside against a pretty good interior with Kobe Turner and

0:26:48.880 --> 0:26:52.000
<v Speaker 2>with Braden Fisk the other rookie they're inside that played

0:26:52.040 --> 0:26:55.000
<v Speaker 2>with Jared Vers last year. But I think those guys

0:26:55.000 --> 0:26:57.760
<v Speaker 2>are all playing one on two since you might get

0:26:57.800 --> 0:27:00.440
<v Speaker 2>the ops against either Liam or Rob Jones here and there,

0:27:00.440 --> 0:27:02.439
<v Speaker 2>but you're gonna wind up getting help from my favorite

0:27:02.480 --> 0:27:05.040
<v Speaker 2>center of the entire AFC, as Brewer just tends to

0:27:05.080 --> 0:27:07.280
<v Speaker 2>find himself a rack of ribs and put those rushers

0:27:07.280 --> 0:27:09.879
<v Speaker 2>on their backside. I think we can play another clean

0:27:09.880 --> 0:27:12.840
<v Speaker 2>pass protection game in the sense in that sense, which

0:27:12.840 --> 0:27:16.399
<v Speaker 2>typically leads to high offensive totals. They also love to

0:27:16.520 --> 0:27:19.760
<v Speaker 2>kick Verse inside as a nosebacker to try to maximize confusion,

0:27:20.080 --> 0:27:22.560
<v Speaker 2>and I'm curious if they'll do that in rundowns too,

0:27:22.600 --> 0:27:24.560
<v Speaker 2>because that is the best way I take away Brewer's

0:27:24.600 --> 0:27:27.080
<v Speaker 2>best Trait just cover him up with a zero technique

0:27:27.119 --> 0:27:30.159
<v Speaker 2>and try to remove his athletic ability. But that creates

0:27:30.240 --> 0:27:32.720
<v Speaker 2>vulnerabilities off the edge, which we can exploit as well

0:27:33.000 --> 0:27:35.760
<v Speaker 2>with really good outside zone runners in both Raheem Moster

0:27:35.880 --> 0:27:38.960
<v Speaker 2>and Debon h Chan and quite frankly Jalen Wright as well.

0:27:39.119 --> 0:27:42.720
<v Speaker 2>So watch for the runway shortening quickset by Tron Armstead.

0:27:43.040 --> 0:27:45.439
<v Speaker 2>It's his best move, and I think it thwarts what

0:27:45.520 --> 0:27:48.760
<v Speaker 2>Jared Vers does best by rushing from that wide nine

0:27:48.800 --> 0:27:51.760
<v Speaker 2>alignment where he can utilize space to get you leaning

0:27:51.840 --> 0:27:54.439
<v Speaker 2>and then use the combination of his quickness, his power

0:27:54.480 --> 0:27:57.439
<v Speaker 2>and his pass rush arsenal because he's so polished to

0:27:57.960 --> 0:28:00.280
<v Speaker 2>get you off balance and use that against you. But

0:28:00.320 --> 0:28:02.800
<v Speaker 2>to Ron Armstead so good at shortening that runway and

0:28:02.880 --> 0:28:04.800
<v Speaker 2>forcing you to win in a foam booth against him,

0:28:04.800 --> 0:28:06.840
<v Speaker 2>which he's tough to do that against. I just want

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<v Speaker 2>to mention one other player real quick. Michael Hoyt stood

0:28:09.320 --> 0:28:11.440
<v Speaker 2>out on tape watching these guys. He plays with good

0:28:11.480 --> 0:28:14.000
<v Speaker 2>pace and recognition to take away angles off the edge

0:28:14.200 --> 0:28:16.119
<v Speaker 2>both in the run and pass game. I think it's

0:28:16.160 --> 0:28:18.160
<v Speaker 2>important for the tight ends to be physical with him,

0:28:18.480 --> 0:28:20.480
<v Speaker 2>and quite frankly, I hate that matchup of him on

0:28:20.560 --> 0:28:23.600
<v Speaker 2>durham smyth Number two is to incorporate motions in similar

0:28:23.640 --> 0:28:25.679
<v Speaker 2>fashion for both the run in the pass game. We

0:28:25.840 --> 0:28:28.240
<v Speaker 2>know this is a high volume motion offense, and I

0:28:28.240 --> 0:28:31.080
<v Speaker 2>think you lean even heavier into that this week with

0:28:31.160 --> 0:28:33.600
<v Speaker 2>how they want to play, They're going to use the

0:28:33.600 --> 0:28:37.520
<v Speaker 2>blueprint of pass iterations of the Brandon Staley Raheem Morris

0:28:37.560 --> 0:28:40.560
<v Speaker 2>to now Chris Shula defense, who does enough of the

0:28:40.600 --> 0:28:43.720
<v Speaker 2>same principles for this defense to look similar to pass coordinators,

0:28:43.840 --> 0:28:46.760
<v Speaker 2>and that means pressing up trying to disrupt timing on

0:28:46.800 --> 0:28:48.880
<v Speaker 2>the perimeter. But you can really mess with that with

0:28:48.920 --> 0:28:52.000
<v Speaker 2>your motion game, especially if you can get your run

0:28:52.000 --> 0:28:54.680
<v Speaker 2>and pass looks off the same motion looks. I think

0:28:54.720 --> 0:28:58.320
<v Speaker 2>you can invite their wide spacing inside and incorporate your

0:28:58.360 --> 0:29:01.400
<v Speaker 2>athletic ability up front to a tack that second level

0:29:01.680 --> 0:29:04.360
<v Speaker 2>and get you know the bang and bend back lanes

0:29:04.360 --> 0:29:06.560
<v Speaker 2>where you stretch it out wide and then you bang

0:29:06.560 --> 0:29:08.320
<v Speaker 2>it up off the sea gap or bend it back

0:29:08.360 --> 0:29:11.000
<v Speaker 2>into the the you know, the opposite a gap and

0:29:11.080 --> 0:29:13.640
<v Speaker 2>create that overflow and then go back against the grain

0:29:14.480 --> 0:29:17.600
<v Speaker 2>on the inside run game, while also keeping their rushers thinking,

0:29:18.040 --> 0:29:21.440
<v Speaker 2>you know, thinking opposed to playing fast and upfield to

0:29:21.520 --> 0:29:23.840
<v Speaker 2>generate a good deal of those immediate throws where they

0:29:23.880 --> 0:29:26.200
<v Speaker 2>just can't get after the quarterback. I actually think you

0:29:26.320 --> 0:29:29.240
<v Speaker 2>kind of have an opportunity for a converse game script

0:29:29.320 --> 0:29:32.240
<v Speaker 2>from last week where we ran and through short game

0:29:32.280 --> 0:29:34.720
<v Speaker 2>to open up the intermedia and deep passing game. I

0:29:34.760 --> 0:29:37.040
<v Speaker 2>believe all of Tua's twenty plus yard throws came in

0:29:37.080 --> 0:29:39.240
<v Speaker 2>the second half of that game, if I'm not mistaken. I

0:29:39.240 --> 0:29:40.960
<v Speaker 2>think you can soften them up with some of those

0:29:41.000 --> 0:29:43.880
<v Speaker 2>hook throws, some of those digs and glances as they

0:29:43.880 --> 0:29:46.360
<v Speaker 2>try to run sim pressures and cover the hooks with

0:29:46.520 --> 0:29:49.000
<v Speaker 2>backers who were mugged up and already at a disadvantage

0:29:49.120 --> 0:29:51.960
<v Speaker 2>to get their depth in those positions. I mentioned Michael Hoyt.

0:29:52.000 --> 0:29:53.920
<v Speaker 2>He does some of the same stuff that Ernest Jones

0:29:53.920 --> 0:29:55.960
<v Speaker 2>did for them last year, where he would rush the

0:29:56.040 --> 0:29:58.680
<v Speaker 2>edge but also play like an off ball linebacker position,

0:29:59.000 --> 0:30:02.120
<v Speaker 2>and their nickel and their nickel packages to kind of

0:30:02.120 --> 0:30:04.520
<v Speaker 2>look like Andrew Van Ginkle in some senses. But I

0:30:04.600 --> 0:30:06.440
<v Speaker 2>think this is a game where you can push the

0:30:06.440 --> 0:30:09.840
<v Speaker 2>shell back just with the presence of Reek and Waddle

0:30:10.040 --> 0:30:12.680
<v Speaker 2>and hit some of those longer developing crossing routes. Go

0:30:12.760 --> 0:30:14.840
<v Speaker 2>look at Smith and Jigbun the Seahawks game doing that

0:30:14.920 --> 0:30:17.080
<v Speaker 2>last week, and then if they adjust, get back to

0:30:17.160 --> 0:30:20.960
<v Speaker 2>more of the perimeter attacking and processing through that lifted

0:30:20.960 --> 0:30:23.560
<v Speaker 2>coverage the way Tua did against Buffalo. I do think

0:30:23.640 --> 0:30:26.280
<v Speaker 2>this is where we see ten and seventeen get back

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<v Speaker 2>into the box score in a big way.

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<v Speaker 1>And I'll tell you why here in one second.

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<v Speaker 2>And our third key is to execute in the red zone,

0:30:33.080 --> 0:30:34.960
<v Speaker 2>just because I think this will be an offensive battle.

0:30:35.160 --> 0:30:37.720
<v Speaker 2>If we can trade threes for sevens, well that's pretty

0:30:37.720 --> 0:30:41.840
<v Speaker 2>self explanatory. We've been awesome on offense since Tua came back.

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<v Speaker 2>But there are you know, three plays and sequences you

0:30:45.560 --> 0:30:47.400
<v Speaker 2>can point to and say that's where they could have

0:30:47.440 --> 0:30:50.600
<v Speaker 2>gotten more. The obvious one is the fumble last week,

0:30:50.720 --> 0:30:54.000
<v Speaker 2>So red zone execution and ball security, but I don't

0:30:54.040 --> 0:30:57.440
<v Speaker 2>think we have to. I don't think we can have

0:30:57.560 --> 0:30:59.760
<v Speaker 2>drives go into the plus side of the field with

0:30:59.840 --> 0:31:02.479
<v Speaker 2>that points like that fumble, and I don't think we

0:31:02.520 --> 0:31:05.240
<v Speaker 2>can penetrate the red zone and come up with less

0:31:05.240 --> 0:31:07.160
<v Speaker 2>than seven like we've done a couple of times the

0:31:07.240 --> 0:31:09.160
<v Speaker 2>last couple of weeks. And that's the next play here.

0:31:09.360 --> 0:31:11.920
<v Speaker 2>The third and one stuff on Raheem Moster last week

0:31:11.960 --> 0:31:15.200
<v Speaker 2>on that offset up back dive that was just don't

0:31:15.280 --> 0:31:17.400
<v Speaker 2>like it. But the other run game stuff on third

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<v Speaker 2>down work. So just having a feel for what's working

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<v Speaker 2>and go with it in those critical spots, as vague

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<v Speaker 2>as that might sound. The other one being the end

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<v Speaker 2>of the first half sequence against the Cardinals. I've covered

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<v Speaker 2>it in you know, a million times here, the second

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<v Speaker 2>down run to the third down fade. Just hated that

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<v Speaker 2>whole sequence. So finding ways to turn those three point

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<v Speaker 2>situations into seven point situations. And you know, I know

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<v Speaker 2>this incorporates the down weeks of offense, but our fifty

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<v Speaker 2>percent red zone conversion rate right now is twenty seventh

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<v Speaker 2>in the NFL, and that's the same conversion rate their

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<v Speaker 2>defense Allows, which is good for tenth best in the NFL,

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<v Speaker 2>and the guys you can go after on that back end.

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<v Speaker 2>They just traded Trey White, who was playing a lot

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<v Speaker 2>for them, but you could tell it wasn't working. So

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<v Speaker 2>Kobe Durant, Darius Williams or the starting corps and the perimeter.

0:32:00.840 --> 0:32:04.400
<v Speaker 2>Akella Witherspoon plays inside. Then Quinton Lake and Cameron curl

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<v Speaker 2>are both best suited to play down low, but they

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<v Speaker 2>do bring a Cameron Kitchen sometime to play in the post.

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<v Speaker 2>I just think they're young, inexperience and can kind of

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<v Speaker 2>have some bust on that back end, and the Seahawks

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<v Speaker 2>did some deep shots against that as a result of that.

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<v Speaker 2>Quite frankly, I don't think fairly highly of their back

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<v Speaker 2>six at all, and that's why I focus so much

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<v Speaker 2>on the guys up front, Tchroy Reider and Christian rose

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<v Speaker 2>Boom or linebackers I think you can go after. I

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<v Speaker 2>feel the same way about both safeties and kind of

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<v Speaker 2>the cornerbacks for that matter as well, especially when you

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<v Speaker 2>have Tyreek Hill and Jalen Waddle. I think Darius Williams

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<v Speaker 2>is slowing down at this point of his career. I

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<v Speaker 2>think Kobe Durant doesn't move that well. In fact, both

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<v Speaker 2>of them are below the forty percent tile threshold in

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<v Speaker 2>the short shuttle, which spells lack of change of direction.

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<v Speaker 2>They do have pretty good long speed, but I'll take

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<v Speaker 2>Tyreek and Jalen against anybody's long speed. I just don't

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<v Speaker 2>think they're gonna be able to handle switches and motion

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<v Speaker 2>pre snap that Well. What's at stake? Well, are you

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<v Speaker 2>looking to enjoy Offhins football from now to Thanksgiving? Because

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<v Speaker 2>you haven't got a chance to really enjoy it the

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<v Speaker 2>last two months. Really, But if you win this game,

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<v Speaker 2>you're gonna win three in a row and then you'll

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<v Speaker 2>have a chance to get over five hundred on Turkey Day.

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<v Speaker 2>Lose this one, you have to win the final eight

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<v Speaker 2>games to have a shot, and that seems even more

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<v Speaker 2>unlikely than winning eight of nine, seems like. So yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, no big deal, just the entire season and again,

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<v Speaker 2>off a tough loss, them off a huge overtime win.

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<v Speaker 2>This is just a spot that you have to win

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<v Speaker 2>in That's how it goes my range of outcomes. I

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<v Speaker 2>think it'll be a close game either way. I'm a

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<v Speaker 2>little bit worried about primetime because we always kind of

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<v Speaker 2>shrink in those spots, but we'll see nothing to lose

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<v Speaker 2>this week's maybe they go in a different direction.

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<v Speaker 1>I think it's close.

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<v Speaker 2>I think the skim, the skims, the schemes, and the

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<v Speaker 2>team's coaches are similar enough to where it keeps it

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<v Speaker 2>close through familiarity. I think it's gonna be tight late,

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<v Speaker 2>and I think the last team with the football will

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<v Speaker 2>win the game. I think it's gonna be thirty one

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<v Speaker 2>twenty seven, with like three minutes left, Tua gets the

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<v Speaker 2>football back and takes us down for the win. Thirty

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<v Speaker 2>four thirty one. Keys to victory play connected on the

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<v Speaker 2>offensive line. Do not let them win with the rush games.

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<v Speaker 2>That's how they beat you. Number two you have to

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<v Speaker 2>get pressure on Stafford with your four man rushes. And

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<v Speaker 2>number three you must reset the line of scrimmage and

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<v Speaker 2>set the hardest edges so hard you've ever set in

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<v Speaker 2>your entire life. That's it for my time tomorrow. Kyle

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