WEBVTT - #796 Packers Unscripted: Taking on the Titans

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<v Speaker 1>Hi, everybody. Welcome to another edition of Packers Unscripted from

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<v Speaker 1>Packers dot Com. I am Mike Spoffer, joined by the

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<v Speaker 1>one and only Weston Hodkowitz. We're coming to you Hear

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<v Speaker 1>from our studios at Landbouwfield to preview Sunday's Week three matchup.

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<v Speaker 1>It will be a noon Central Time kickoff in Nashville,

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<v Speaker 1>Tennessee between the Packers and the Tennessee Titans, and we

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<v Speaker 1>will talk about the Titans at length here in a

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<v Speaker 1>bit West. But unless you have been living under a rock,

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<v Speaker 1>which is maybe I'll try that someday, live under a rock.

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<v Speaker 1>You are aware that Jordan Love has returned to practice

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<v Speaker 1>for the Green Bay Packers. He was on the practice

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<v Speaker 1>field Wednesday on a limited basis. There was absolutely no

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<v Speaker 1>clarification given whatsoever as to what limited meant. What did

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<v Speaker 1>he actually do at practice? Nobody knows except Jordan Love

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<v Speaker 1>and the players on the but it certainly lends itself

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<v Speaker 1>to belief that there is a legitimate chance Jordan Love

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<v Speaker 1>could get medical clearance by the end of this week

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<v Speaker 1>in order to play against the Titans. Maybe that happens,

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<v Speaker 1>maybe it doesn't. But regardless the fact that this early

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<v Speaker 1>after that knee injury in Brazil. Jordan Love is actually

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<v Speaker 1>back on the practice field doing something within those workouts

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<v Speaker 1>with his teammates, a huge positive sign for Green Bay.

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<v Speaker 2>You and I boarding the buses and saw pollo are

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<v Speaker 2>feeling all over the place of just as much as

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<v Speaker 2>it hurt to lose the opener, please don't let this

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<v Speaker 2>be the end of the Jordan Love story in twenty

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<v Speaker 2>twenty four. How the injury looked you saw the replays

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<v Speaker 2>of it. How demoralizing that felt, that hopelessness feeling with

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<v Speaker 2>fifteen seconds ago, that maybe something significant and happening with

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<v Speaker 2>Jordan Love. Love said it as locker. It's still one

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<v Speaker 2>of the most painful things he's ever experienced on a

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<v Speaker 2>football field. But the fact that he's able to get

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<v Speaker 2>on the practice field look as spry as he did.

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<v Speaker 2>I had a video that kind of so quote unquote

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<v Speaker 2>went viral, like all videos do in these day and age,

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<v Speaker 2>but a lot of engagement with it, you know, with

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<v Speaker 2>Jordan bouncing around, dancing around, looking like he's having a

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<v Speaker 2>good time out there, all those things are just so

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<v Speaker 2>welcomed considering how things look less than you know, two

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<v Speaker 2>weeks ago. So we'll see what this all means for Sunday.

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<v Speaker 2>And you know, Malik Willis talked to his locker as

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<v Speaker 2>well on Wednesday, and they're gonna be ready for whatever

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<v Speaker 2>scenario unfolds with this situation. But Jordan Love limited and

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<v Speaker 2>that's all we learned about what he did in practice

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<v Speaker 2>on Wednesday. He was limited, team limited limited. But the

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<v Speaker 2>fact is is that the sire relief and the the

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<v Speaker 2>the bullet that the Packers appear to have dodged with Love.

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<v Speaker 2>You just can't talk enough about just the sire relief

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<v Speaker 2>that comes with that. And then along along those lines,

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<v Speaker 2>it was something I wrote about earlier this week, the

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<v Speaker 2>fact that the Packers were able to create a game

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<v Speaker 2>plan to win without him. It just only adds to

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<v Speaker 2>the excitement of what this team could look like with him.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah. Absolutely, And so when it comes to Sunday against Tennessee,

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<v Speaker 1>Packers might have the return of Jordan Love or it

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<v Speaker 1>might be the so called revenge tour for Malik Willis

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<v Speaker 1>going up against his former team, a notion that he

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<v Speaker 1>as expected downplayed it said, Hey, he's got nothing against

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<v Speaker 1>you know how things went in Tennessee. You know it's

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<v Speaker 1>an organization that drafted him took a chance on him,

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<v Speaker 1>and Malik Willis is just is thankful for whatever opportunity

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<v Speaker 1>comes his way. So we will see what happens there.

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<v Speaker 1>What we do know is the opponent will be the

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<v Speaker 1>Tennessee Titans, and they are zero to two after a

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<v Speaker 1>couple of very frustrating losses actually by the identical score

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<v Speaker 1>of twenty four to seventeen, first to the Chicago Bears,

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<v Speaker 1>then to the New York Jets. And if there's one

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<v Speaker 1>unit that can't really shoulder a heck of a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of blame for the Titans starting zero to two, it's

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<v Speaker 1>that defense. They have allowed just four hundred and thirteen

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<v Speaker 1>yards total in two games, which leads the league. That

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<v Speaker 1>is the fewest yards allowed by any defense in the

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<v Speaker 1>NFL through the first two weeks of the season. This

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<v Speaker 1>is going to be whether it is Love or Willis

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<v Speaker 1>under center, this is going to be a very different

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<v Speaker 1>kind of challenge for the Packers offensively.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, and the impressive thing about what Tennessee has done

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<v Speaker 2>is they've done this without an interception so far. They've

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<v Speaker 2>achieved this without having like a big sack sort of thing.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, Harold Landry has three sacks, but It's not

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<v Speaker 2>like it's these name sort of guys that have been

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<v Speaker 2>accomplishing all this. They've been doing it with the sum

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<v Speaker 2>of the whole and Denard Wilson going in there, I

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<v Speaker 2>think it's been such a breadth of fresh air for

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<v Speaker 2>them not to say what Mike Vrabel did all those

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<v Speaker 2>years didn't work. They had a lot of success there too,

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<v Speaker 2>but it just it seems like the direction that this

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<v Speaker 2>thing headed with Brian Calahan taken over as the head

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<v Speaker 2>coach and in giving the reins to Wilson after everything

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<v Speaker 2>that that Baltimore Ravens did last year. Mike, you and

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<v Speaker 2>I have talked about it numerous times. I've never seen

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<v Speaker 2>a coaching staff a particular side of the ball get

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<v Speaker 2>gutted the way that the Ravens did. And we're talking

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<v Speaker 2>head coaches, we're talking defensive coordinators, We're talking about guys

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<v Speaker 2>moving up in the in the scheme of things with

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<v Speaker 2>how dominant Baltimore was during stretches last season. So now

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<v Speaker 2>Wilson comes here, he puts on his own swerve out

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<v Speaker 2>of this thing. As we were talking about with Matt

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<v Speaker 2>Lafleur on Wednesday, guy that kind of comes out of that.

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<v Speaker 2>Greg Williams sort of tree that aggression, you know, wanting

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<v Speaker 2>to get after it, but also very calculated and what

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<v Speaker 2>they've been able to accomplish. So the first two weeks

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<v Speaker 2>and I watched basically all of that Bears game. If

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<v Speaker 2>the Titans could have just played defense the entire time

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<v Speaker 2>and not had to worry about the other two phases,

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<v Speaker 2>they come out of there with a victor.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, they would have beaten the Bear and might have

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<v Speaker 1>beaten him handily they had. I mean, was that game

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<v Speaker 1>was seventeen nothing?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah? Yeah, you know, I mean the Bears scored twenty

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<v Speaker 2>four on answer to win it.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, they let that one get away, I mean, bottom line.

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<v Speaker 1>And you know the first two games, both of these

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<v Speaker 1>games the Titans have lost. They have gotten off to

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<v Speaker 1>fast starts. They have built double digit leads. I believe

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<v Speaker 1>in both contests. They have outscored their opponents twenty seven

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<v Speaker 1>to ten in the first half. Yeah, first halves of

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<v Speaker 1>these first two games. You mentioned Landry has the three sacks.

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<v Speaker 1>You have, you have Jeffrey Simmons in the middle of

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<v Speaker 1>that defensive line. He's now paired with is it Tovandre?

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<v Speaker 1>And I get the first name correctly to and Andre Sweat.

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<v Speaker 1>So this is, as Larry Mccaerroan likes to say, this

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<v Speaker 1>is a salty group up front. But where the Titans

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<v Speaker 1>have had trouble is the mistakes on offense and the

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<v Speaker 1>mistakes on special teams. They've had a punt blocked in

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<v Speaker 1>each of their first two games. One of those was

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<v Speaker 1>returned for a touchdown by the Bears by former packer

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<v Speaker 1>Jonathan Owens. Actually, yeah, the other one I can't remember

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<v Speaker 1>for sure if it's set up a field goal or

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<v Speaker 1>a touchdown for the Jets, but led to points for

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<v Speaker 1>the Jets. So two block punts in the first two weeks,

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<v Speaker 1>and then on the offensive side with quarterback will Levis,

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<v Speaker 1>it's just it's been the turnovers. He's turned the ball

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<v Speaker 1>over five times himself, multiple interceptions, multiple lost fumbles, and

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<v Speaker 1>really the plays that have been the killers and that

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<v Speaker 1>have generated so much attention is where Willis has turned

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<v Speaker 1>the ball. I'm sorry, Levis has turned the ball over

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<v Speaker 1>trying to be a superhero.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, he's under.

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<v Speaker 1>Pressure and instead of instead of just taking a sack

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<v Speaker 1>and you know, living to play another play, he's trying

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<v Speaker 1>to do something miraculous. And against the Bears, it led

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<v Speaker 1>to a wacky shovel pass out toward the sideline that

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<v Speaker 1>was returned for a pick six by Tiger Stevenson against

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<v Speaker 1>the Jets. They were in the red zone, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>in position to score points, and he tries a you know,

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<v Speaker 1>a shovel thing to a running back off to the

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<v Speaker 1>side while he's getting sacked, and the ball ends up

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<v Speaker 1>kind of rolling and bouncing on the ground and the

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<v Speaker 1>Jets recover and the Titans don't get any points out

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<v Speaker 1>of that drive. And you know, Brian Callahan has not

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<v Speaker 1>minced any words in terms of how he feels about

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<v Speaker 1>his quarterback's lack of protection of the football. So that's

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<v Speaker 1>that's the area that the Titans are really focused on here,

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<v Speaker 1>is is getting Levis to play more within himself, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>let the offense do the work. He has been sacked

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<v Speaker 1>seven times. They have issues up front, and that's certainly

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<v Speaker 1>something I'm sure the Packers are looking at here going

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<v Speaker 1>into this game. But but Tony Pollard, Calvin Ridley, these

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<v Speaker 1>guys have weapons. You know, Levis has weapons around him,

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<v Speaker 1>and it's one of those things that you figure it's

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<v Speaker 1>probably just a matter of time before they can start

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<v Speaker 1>to put it together. A little bit more consistently. Hopefully

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<v Speaker 1>the Packers can keep them on that you know, up

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<v Speaker 1>and down inconsistent level for at least another week here.

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<v Speaker 2>The Titans, especially, and I watched the game. As I

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<v Speaker 2>mentioned too, they remind me so much of the Bears offensively,

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<v Speaker 2>where it's like they got all these weapons and a

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<v Speaker 2>young quarterback in an offensive line that's really struggling so far.

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<v Speaker 2>So when you look at the amount of pressure, the

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<v Speaker 2>amount of hits that he's taken, in the amount of takeaways,

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<v Speaker 2>it seems to lend itself very well to what the

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<v Speaker 2>Packers have been doing well defensively through the first two

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<v Speaker 2>weeks of the season. But as Xavier McKinney was discussing

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<v Speaker 2>at his locker on Wednesday, there are so many things

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<v Speaker 2>that give you pause as far as the threats in

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<v Speaker 2>which the Titans can hurt you. Kelvin Ridley has gotten

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<v Speaker 2>his career back on track and he got rewarded for

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<v Speaker 2>it this past offseason. I thought last week against the

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<v Speaker 2>Jets really showed that he is still every bit of

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<v Speaker 2>a dynamic receiver that he was earlier in his career.

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<v Speaker 2>They have Tyler Boyd who's been a consistent performer for years.

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<v Speaker 2>DeAndre Hopkins. You know a guy in Treylon Berk said,

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<v Speaker 2>you and I were talking, what was a potential Packers

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<v Speaker 2>pick three years ago?

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<v Speaker 1>He was ended up being a mid a mid first

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<v Speaker 1>round pick if I correct.

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<v Speaker 2>And then Tony Pollard goes there and while there are

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<v Speaker 2>these questions about ty J. Spears and whether or not

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<v Speaker 2>he's going to be available for this one, not practicing

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<v Speaker 2>due to an ankle on Wednesday, Pollard showed last year

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<v Speaker 2>with Dallas, I mean he is a bellcow back if

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<v Speaker 2>you allow him to be, and they've been feeding him,

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<v Speaker 2>so the number one thing they have to clean up.

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<v Speaker 2>And it was another thing that McKinney touched on for

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<v Speaker 2>everything that's gone wrong for the Titans the first two weeks,

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<v Speaker 2>much like the Packers are doing, they're doing their own research,

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<v Speaker 2>they're doing their own review, They're trying to make their

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<v Speaker 2>own corrections to make sure that you can avoid that

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<v Speaker 2>going into this matchup with Green Bay. From the Packers' perspective,

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<v Speaker 2>it is about generating pressure though, and if Lovice does

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<v Speaker 2>give you an opportunity taking the football away. Five interceptions

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<v Speaker 2>through the first two games of the season, seven all

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<v Speaker 2>of last year combined. The Packers are feeling themselves a

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<v Speaker 2>little bit in that regard the confidence, the swagger is

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<v Speaker 2>there that if the ball is in the air, the

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<v Speaker 2>secondary is going to make a play.

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<v Speaker 2>six minute mark. Before we got the read in.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, and usually the show's over by that, so yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>we did. We went pretty long on Tuesday. Yeah, just

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<v Speaker 1>a lot to talk about there was there was from

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<v Speaker 1>that game, but yes, I did remember, and we ended

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<v Speaker 1>up having kind of an extra long show on Tuesday there. Well,

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<v Speaker 1>you just brought it up, Wes. With regard to pressure

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<v Speaker 1>defensively for the Packers, I think we both would agree

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<v Speaker 1>that that will be one of the keys to victory here.

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<v Speaker 1>And you know that Packers defensive front is waiting for

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<v Speaker 1>an opportunity like this to get in a little bit

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<v Speaker 1>more of that pin your ears back mode, or at

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<v Speaker 1>least when it gets to say third and seven or

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<v Speaker 1>third nine or something like that, right, because the plan

0:12:31.840 --> 0:12:35.199
<v Speaker 1>has been, you know, to rush to contain Jalen Hurts

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<v Speaker 1>and Anthony Richardson, not necessarily rush to sack them. As

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<v Speaker 1>a result, the Packers have just three sacks through the

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<v Speaker 1>first two games of the season, which ranks toward the

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<v Speaker 1>bottom of the league. But that's been partly the result

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<v Speaker 1>of the plan, and I would say plan wise, that

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<v Speaker 1>has worked pretty well when you look at the fact

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<v Speaker 1>that those two quarterbacks, as I said on our last show,

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<v Speaker 1>they combined for only seventy rushing yards through the first

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<v Speaker 1>two games. In at fifty of those seventy rushing yards

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<v Speaker 1>were in the fourth quarter, So in the first three

0:13:04.160 --> 0:13:07.160
<v Speaker 1>quarters of those of the first two games, the Packers

0:13:07.240 --> 0:13:10.520
<v Speaker 1>pass rush plan worked very very well. This will be

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<v Speaker 1>a little bit different. Will Levis does have eight carries

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<v Speaker 1>for seventy four yards on the season, most of those

0:13:17.559 --> 0:13:21.120
<v Speaker 1>being of the scramble variety, so he will take off

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<v Speaker 1>and run. He can take off and run. What I

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<v Speaker 1>caution against in this game is because of everything we

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<v Speaker 1>just previously talked about with will Levis, where the message

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<v Speaker 1>is trying to be pounded into him, don't force the ball,

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<v Speaker 1>don't try to be a hero, only take what's there.

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<v Speaker 1>He may be more inclined than he's ever been before

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<v Speaker 1>to take off and run with the ball if he's

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<v Speaker 1>not seeing what he wants to see when he's in

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<v Speaker 1>the pocket. I think the Packers need to be cognizant

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<v Speaker 1>of that as much as they want to get after

0:13:50.080 --> 0:13:53.679
<v Speaker 1>him and employ a more traditional pass rush plan against

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<v Speaker 1>a quarterback as opposed to the first two weeks. You

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<v Speaker 1>have to kind of be aware of just the situation

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<v Speaker 1>and will Levis is in and how these first couple

0:14:02.280 --> 0:14:04.880
<v Speaker 1>of games have gone for him, because if he thinks

0:14:04.880 --> 0:14:06.600
<v Speaker 1>he has a chance to get the first down with

0:14:06.640 --> 0:14:09.199
<v Speaker 1>his legs, he's gonna take it instead of putting the

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<v Speaker 1>ball in harm's way.

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<v Speaker 2>The consequences are not as drastic for the Green Bay

0:14:13.920 --> 0:14:16.760
<v Speaker 2>Packers if will Levis gets out into the open field,

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<v Speaker 2>as let's say, Jalen Hurts, we saw that ourselves with

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<v Speaker 2>our own eyes in Philadelphia two years ago. Absolutely, but

0:14:21.640 --> 0:14:24.440
<v Speaker 2>the danger is still omnipresent. And I think the big

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<v Speaker 2>lesson that if I'm Jason Rebervich and Jeff Hafflin I'm

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<v Speaker 2>talking to these guys this week is hey, listen, we

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<v Speaker 2>achieved our goals in the first two games of the season,

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<v Speaker 2>and there are a lot of selflessness that went along

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<v Speaker 2>with that. A lot of team mindset played into that.

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<v Speaker 2>But that doesn't mean now is the time to forsake

0:14:41.600 --> 0:14:44.400
<v Speaker 2>your rush lanes or to let your gaps go. You

0:14:44.520 --> 0:14:46.920
<v Speaker 2>still have to rush with a plan. It can't just

0:14:46.960 --> 0:14:48.920
<v Speaker 2>all be going back with your ears here thinking you're

0:14:48.920 --> 0:14:51.480
<v Speaker 2>just gonna be going after a statue. That's not the case.

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<v Speaker 2>So what my message would be, as well as we've

0:14:54.840 --> 0:14:57.760
<v Speaker 2>performed the last two weeks. This is the plan we're implementing.

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<v Speaker 2>This is how we want to go about doing it.

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<v Speaker 2>Stick to that in the rest will work itself out.

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<v Speaker 2>Because here's the thing, Michael, You're right, Will Levis is

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<v Speaker 2>going to be thinking at the beginning of this game,

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<v Speaker 2>all right, clean slight, no turnovers, let's play good football.

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<v Speaker 2>But as the punches and the kicks and everything happens

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<v Speaker 2>throughout the course of the first half and into the

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<v Speaker 2>third quarter and you get into winning time if it

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<v Speaker 2>comes down to it, that's where you start going back

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<v Speaker 2>on what your preset function is. That's where the things

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<v Speaker 2>can lapse a little bit, and that's where the Packers

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<v Speaker 2>have to get to. So, yeah, the first quarter has

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<v Speaker 2>worked out great for so far for the Packers this season.

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<v Speaker 2>They've gotten takeaways, they've gotten stops. If you have the opportunities,

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<v Speaker 2>get them but don't chase them. Is going to be

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<v Speaker 2>the biggest thing here, because on paper, I think the

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<v Speaker 2>way the Packers have performed on scale, this would be

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<v Speaker 2>a game I would expect the Packers to go in

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<v Speaker 2>and win, regardless of who is starting at quarterback. But

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<v Speaker 2>you have to earn it. You have to play smart

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<v Speaker 2>in order to achieve it.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, you want to be able to keep that turnover

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<v Speaker 1>train going, not just the Packers' defensive turnover train, but

0:15:57.920 --> 0:16:02.200
<v Speaker 1>that offensive turnover train of the Titans, because if you

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<v Speaker 1>can get another takeaway early in this game, yea, you

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<v Speaker 1>put an opponent like the Titans into like, oh here

0:16:08.920 --> 0:16:11.040
<v Speaker 1>we go again mood, Like you know, we haven't gotten

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<v Speaker 1>these things fixed, you know, and this is just gonna

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<v Speaker 1>be just like these other games with the mistakes. And

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<v Speaker 1>if you can force that kind of a mistake early on,

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<v Speaker 1>I think it could go a long way offensively, whether

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<v Speaker 1>it's Love or Willis at quarterback for the Packers. Obviously,

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<v Speaker 1>you'd like to be able. You'd like to be able

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<v Speaker 1>to run the ball like the Packers did against the

0:16:32.720 --> 0:16:34.640
<v Speaker 1>Colts every single week in this league. You'd be a

0:16:34.720 --> 0:16:38.320
<v Speaker 1>very very difficult team to beat. That's not realistic, you know,

0:16:38.440 --> 0:16:41.160
<v Speaker 1>fifty plus carries, you know, two hundred and sixty plus

0:16:41.240 --> 0:16:44.680
<v Speaker 1>rushing yards is not realistic. But if you can get

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<v Speaker 1>enough going on the ground and that really gets your

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<v Speaker 1>play action game going. I mean, I've said it many times,

0:16:51.280 --> 0:16:53.280
<v Speaker 1>Jordan Love was at the peak of his powers in

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<v Speaker 1>the second half of last season. It was when Aaron

0:16:56.400 --> 0:16:59.040
<v Speaker 1>Jones was running the ball really well and the play

0:16:59.080 --> 0:17:03.360
<v Speaker 1>action pass was just open. Stuff was open for Jordan Love.

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<v Speaker 1>So whether it's Love or Willis at quarterback, I think

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<v Speaker 1>the play action game, the play action game is huge

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<v Speaker 1>here against a defense that has had a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>success shutting teams down in the first couple of weeks. Obviously,

0:17:16.840 --> 0:17:19.400
<v Speaker 1>you have to protect the ball. The Packers have done

0:17:19.400 --> 0:17:21.760
<v Speaker 1>a pretty decent job of that. Josh Jacobs has put

0:17:21.800 --> 0:17:23.399
<v Speaker 1>the ball on the ground once in each of the

0:17:23.400 --> 0:17:28.080
<v Speaker 1>first two games, so the the you know, ball security,

0:17:28.119 --> 0:17:32.200
<v Speaker 1>the attention to the ball security there is necessary for him.

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<v Speaker 1>But I think offensively this comes down to the play

0:17:36.320 --> 0:17:38.040
<v Speaker 1>action game for Green Bay.

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<v Speaker 2>Really quickly before and I agree with you on that.

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<v Speaker 2>I love listening to Ben Sermons. We talked to him

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<v Speaker 2>on Wednesday night. I mentioned this here as soon as

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<v Speaker 2>I came back. He always learned something those Brent Ben Simmons,

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<v Speaker 2>the Packers running back his news conferences. Absolutely, because we

0:17:48.880 --> 0:17:50.960
<v Speaker 2>got into the discussion towards the end of his presser,

0:17:50.960 --> 0:17:53.000
<v Speaker 2>remout just exactly what's going on with Jacobs and the

0:17:53.000 --> 0:17:55.200
<v Speaker 2>analogy he used, and maybe he's spit that it's at

0:17:55.280 --> 0:17:57.040
<v Speaker 2>us before and I haven't thought much about it, but

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<v Speaker 2>it was the jaguar analogy, where if jaguar, when he's

0:18:00.359 --> 0:18:03.080
<v Speaker 2>running as fast as they are, they use their tail

0:18:03.200 --> 0:18:06.439
<v Speaker 2>basically to keep their balance when they're cutting fast. With

0:18:06.600 --> 0:18:10.480
<v Speaker 2>running backs, when a guy is moving quickly, that's where

0:18:10.480 --> 0:18:13.520
<v Speaker 2>the arms go up because naturally, without thinking about it,

0:18:13.560 --> 0:18:15.760
<v Speaker 2>that's how your body is responding to make sure that

0:18:15.800 --> 0:18:20.040
<v Speaker 2>you stay balanced. The job of the NFL running backs

0:18:20.040 --> 0:18:23.280
<v Speaker 2>coach and the NFL runner is to still keep that

0:18:23.359 --> 0:18:26.480
<v Speaker 2>ball in tight when those things happen. What you're seeing

0:18:26.480 --> 0:18:30.320
<v Speaker 2>with the Josh Jacobs fumble so far, both of them

0:18:30.320 --> 0:18:32.440
<v Speaker 2>pretty much have been when he's trying to change direction

0:18:32.960 --> 0:18:34.880
<v Speaker 2>and allowing the ball to get away from his body.

0:18:35.600 --> 0:18:37.680
<v Speaker 2>Sermons feels like that's correctable. It's something they want to

0:18:37.720 --> 0:18:40.160
<v Speaker 2>work on with him. But again, it's just something very

0:18:40.240 --> 0:18:42.000
<v Speaker 2>unique to the way he runs. It's also what makes

0:18:42.040 --> 0:18:44.280
<v Speaker 2>him a brilliant running back. It got the Packers so

0:18:44.400 --> 0:18:48.879
<v Speaker 2>many yards over expectation in that game against the Colts,

0:18:48.920 --> 0:18:50.600
<v Speaker 2>and so you tip your half to him on that regard.

0:18:51.000 --> 0:18:53.040
<v Speaker 2>I think this game has won in two different capacities.

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<v Speaker 2>I think it's one on the ground. I think what

0:18:55.240 --> 0:18:57.359
<v Speaker 2>Josh Jacob's dealing with a back injury. Yet, we'll have

0:18:57.359 --> 0:18:59.840
<v Speaker 2>to see where he's at. Emmanuel Wilson Sermons says he

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<v Speaker 2>feels like he's ready for a bigger role, if that's

0:19:02.280 --> 0:19:04.359
<v Speaker 2>what's called upon now that Marshawn Lloyd has gone to

0:19:04.359 --> 0:19:07.960
<v Speaker 2>injured reserve with the ankle. But conversely, Tony Pollard is

0:19:08.000 --> 0:19:09.320
<v Speaker 2>the kind of guy that could give you a lot

0:19:09.359 --> 0:19:11.240
<v Speaker 2>of headaches, especially with the way the Packers and the

0:19:11.280 --> 0:19:13.800
<v Speaker 2>yards that they're giving up per carry right now, because

0:19:13.840 --> 0:19:17.080
<v Speaker 2>he's a plotting kind of back. He's up to one

0:19:17.200 --> 0:19:18.879
<v Speaker 2>hundred and forty four rushing yards on the year, but

0:19:18.920 --> 0:19:21.280
<v Speaker 2>only along right now of twenty six. He's a guy

0:19:21.320 --> 0:19:23.320
<v Speaker 2>that's going to continually try to wear you down. The

0:19:23.320 --> 0:19:25.920
<v Speaker 2>Packers have to curb against that. The other thing where

0:19:25.920 --> 0:19:28.520
<v Speaker 2>Green Bay needs to come through here is protecting the football.

0:19:28.800 --> 0:19:31.520
<v Speaker 2>Tennessee's defense has done so many things well here so

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<v Speaker 2>far except taking away the football. They have one takeaway

0:19:35.160 --> 0:19:37.240
<v Speaker 2>so far this season, tied for twenty fourth in the league.

0:19:37.400 --> 0:19:39.840
<v Speaker 2>Only two other teams have zero so far this year.

0:19:39.840 --> 0:19:42.440
<v Speaker 2>They have one interception. I believe it is no one

0:19:42.480 --> 0:19:46.480
<v Speaker 2>fumble recovery is what it is. No interception So whether

0:19:46.520 --> 0:19:50.080
<v Speaker 2>it's Love, whether it's Malik Willis, regardless of who's carrying

0:19:50.080 --> 0:19:52.000
<v Speaker 2>the football, the Packers need to make sure that thing

0:19:52.040 --> 0:19:54.840
<v Speaker 2>does not get over to the Tennessee Titans because both

0:19:54.880 --> 0:19:57.199
<v Speaker 2>of these games the first two weeks for Tennessee have

0:19:57.320 --> 0:20:00.080
<v Speaker 2>been lost by the turnover margin and the points have

0:20:00.160 --> 0:20:01.080
<v Speaker 2>been generated off them.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, I totally agree with you there. And the other

0:20:03.320 --> 0:20:06.960
<v Speaker 1>thing I will add is I mentioned the block punts

0:20:07.000 --> 0:20:10.800
<v Speaker 1>that Tennessee has has struggled with on special teams. This

0:20:10.840 --> 0:20:14.000
<v Speaker 1>is the kind of game where you have to win

0:20:14.080 --> 0:20:16.879
<v Speaker 1>the special team's battle in some form or fashion. And

0:20:16.920 --> 0:20:18.800
<v Speaker 1>I'm not saying the Packers need to get need to

0:20:18.840 --> 0:20:22.119
<v Speaker 1>block another punt by Tennessee, but when a special team's

0:20:22.160 --> 0:20:25.440
<v Speaker 1>unit is struggling the way tennessees is, you can't let

0:20:25.520 --> 0:20:28.400
<v Speaker 1>them get the upper hand on you. In a matchup

0:20:28.520 --> 0:20:31.320
<v Speaker 1>like this, the Packers need to win the special team's battle,

0:20:31.320 --> 0:20:34.399
<v Speaker 1>whether that's Brayden Narvis and having you know, a perfect

0:20:34.480 --> 0:20:36.720
<v Speaker 1>day kicking instead of having the one miss that he's had,

0:20:37.480 --> 0:20:40.399
<v Speaker 1>Daniel Wheelan continuing to do what he's done with with

0:20:40.560 --> 0:20:43.760
<v Speaker 1>pinning opponents inside the twenty yard line with his punts.

0:20:44.680 --> 0:20:47.960
<v Speaker 1>You know, maybe it's it's Keyshawn Nixon or Jaden Reid,

0:20:48.160 --> 0:20:51.080
<v Speaker 1>you know, kickoff return, punt return, you know, making something happen.

0:20:51.440 --> 0:20:54.479
<v Speaker 1>The Packers need to win that phase because they are

0:20:54.520 --> 0:20:57.600
<v Speaker 1>going up against a unit that is struggling and trying

0:20:57.640 --> 0:21:00.880
<v Speaker 1>to fix a bunch of things. So so you got

0:21:00.880 --> 0:21:02.760
<v Speaker 1>to come out ahead there in the in the field

0:21:02.760 --> 0:21:03.520
<v Speaker 1>position battle.

0:21:03.720 --> 0:21:06.520
<v Speaker 2>We know there's no gambling in Bushwood, So let's just

0:21:06.640 --> 0:21:11.160
<v Speaker 2>you know, handshake on this. Yeah, NFL, no gambling happening here.

0:21:12.520 --> 0:21:15.040
<v Speaker 2>What week do you think Keishaw Nixon's finally gonna have

0:21:15.080 --> 0:21:18.760
<v Speaker 2>a real returnable, Like he might return one, but at

0:21:18.760 --> 0:21:22.600
<v Speaker 2>what point, let's say, within three yards of the goal line,

0:21:23.359 --> 0:21:24.560
<v Speaker 2>into the into the end zone.

0:21:24.960 --> 0:21:29.160
<v Speaker 1>Yeah, maybe maybe Thanksgiving Night against Miami or something like that.

0:21:29.280 --> 0:21:31.639
<v Speaker 1>Like I mean yeah, I mean, he's not gonna get.

0:21:32.040 --> 0:21:34.680
<v Speaker 1>He's not gonna get He's not gonna get the opportunities

0:21:34.720 --> 0:21:36.800
<v Speaker 1>unless the kicker just completely mishits.

0:21:37.200 --> 0:21:39.560
<v Speaker 2>I can't wait for the Packers unscripted when we break

0:21:39.560 --> 0:21:41.359
<v Speaker 2>down this new kickoff at the end of the season.

0:21:41.760 --> 0:21:45.359
<v Speaker 2>We made all these changes, all these structural changes. It's like, Hey,

0:21:45.640 --> 0:21:48.320
<v Speaker 2>I'm going to completely renovate my house and I'm not

0:21:48.359 --> 0:21:52.720
<v Speaker 2>gonna live in it. I am gonna redo the cabinets

0:21:52.760 --> 0:21:54.800
<v Speaker 2>and all the appliances and everything like that, and I'm

0:21:54.800 --> 0:21:56.359
<v Speaker 2>gonna go lay, I'm gonna go sit in the garage

0:21:56.400 --> 0:21:57.840
<v Speaker 2>for six months.

0:21:57.560 --> 0:22:02.200
<v Speaker 1>Like yeah, this is what though, right, Yeah, they tried,

0:22:02.320 --> 0:22:06.920
<v Speaker 1>they tried something. They tried something that essentially it isn't

0:22:08.160 --> 0:22:10.440
<v Speaker 1>it had. It's not any worse than all the touchbacks

0:22:10.800 --> 0:22:12.920
<v Speaker 1>watching for the last couple of years. Just now the

0:22:12.920 --> 0:22:15.200
<v Speaker 1>touchbacks are you know, the ball is on the thirty yard.

0:22:15.240 --> 0:22:18.439
<v Speaker 1>The one thing, the one thing I'll say where you know,

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, those five yards can make a difference at

0:22:20.920 --> 0:22:23.240
<v Speaker 1>any point, the one thing I'll say. And it sort

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<v Speaker 1>of hit me watching the Monday Night game this past

0:22:27.400 --> 0:22:29.920
<v Speaker 1>Monday night, after the Eagles kicked the field goal against

0:22:29.920 --> 0:22:32.280
<v Speaker 1>the Falcons to go up six, and then they kicked

0:22:32.280 --> 0:22:34.520
<v Speaker 1>the ball off into the end zone, and you know,

0:22:34.600 --> 0:22:36.639
<v Speaker 1>and the Falcons had plenty of time because of the

0:22:37.000 --> 0:22:40.440
<v Speaker 1>drop third down pass and all that. But when you're

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<v Speaker 1>you know, you've you've got a last ditch two minute

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<v Speaker 1>drive and you're starting on the thirty matters and instead

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<v Speaker 1>of the twenty five, it's sort of it's sort of like, oh,

0:22:48.760 --> 0:22:53.280
<v Speaker 1>you know, and Obviously, as Matt Lafleur had said in Brazil,

0:22:54.560 --> 0:22:57.800
<v Speaker 1>it wasn't communicated to Nixon to not take that last

0:22:57.840 --> 0:22:59.959
<v Speaker 1>kickoff out of the end zone. He lost about five

0:23:00.000 --> 0:23:02.960
<v Speaker 1>five seconds and about fifteen yards where the Packers could

0:23:03.000 --> 0:23:05.240
<v Speaker 1>have been able to start that final drive on the

0:23:05.240 --> 0:23:06.920
<v Speaker 1>thirty yard line where they were just trying to get

0:23:06.920 --> 0:23:13.000
<v Speaker 1>into hail Mary position, you know. And and conversely, you know,

0:23:13.160 --> 0:23:16.080
<v Speaker 1>Daniel Wheelan pinning the Colts on the five yard line

0:23:16.160 --> 0:23:19.320
<v Speaker 1>on that final drive last week, where they did get

0:23:19.359 --> 0:23:23.240
<v Speaker 1>out into, you know, very close to the hail Mary position.

0:23:23.720 --> 0:23:25.960
<v Speaker 1>If they're if that punt is a touchback on the

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<v Speaker 1>twenty instead of on the five, that final drive perhaps looks,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, looks different there as well. But before we go,

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<v Speaker 1>a quick glance at some other key games that we'll

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<v Speaker 1>be keeping our eyes on in Week three. I think

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<v Speaker 1>the biggest one is a pair of two and oh teams.

0:23:41.720 --> 0:23:44.719
<v Speaker 1>Houston is at Minnesota. Minnesota the only two and oh

0:23:44.800 --> 0:23:49.400
<v Speaker 1>team in the NFC North so far. Houston c J. Stroud,

0:23:50.320 --> 0:23:53.840
<v Speaker 1>the second year quarterback, that offense well, and that defense

0:23:53.920 --> 0:23:57.560
<v Speaker 1>quite frankly, they're you know, they've other than those long

0:23:57.640 --> 0:24:00.200
<v Speaker 1>passes they gave up to Anthony Richardson in Week one,

0:24:00.240 --> 0:24:03.600
<v Speaker 1>Houston's defense has you know, been been pretty tough. Obviously,

0:24:04.119 --> 0:24:07.479
<v Speaker 1>Chicago Bears, you know, their offensive line, as you know,

0:24:07.600 --> 0:24:10.760
<v Speaker 1>has had its struggles and the Texans took advantage of that.

0:24:10.840 --> 0:24:13.520
<v Speaker 1>But a really interesting one at US Bank with two

0:24:13.560 --> 0:24:14.840
<v Speaker 1>two and zero teams in Week three.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, and again Minnesota the way they've been performing so far,

0:24:18.920 --> 0:24:21.080
<v Speaker 2>and you can see the locker room videos how excited

0:24:21.119 --> 0:24:23.840
<v Speaker 2>they are, and I credited Kevin O'Connell a lot of

0:24:23.840 --> 0:24:26.720
<v Speaker 2>that earlier this week, seeing the adjustment is going to

0:24:26.760 --> 0:24:28.399
<v Speaker 2>be important. There was a lot of fervor and there

0:24:28.480 --> 0:24:30.560
<v Speaker 2>was a lot of hype behind Josh Dobbs last year too,

0:24:30.560 --> 0:24:32.399
<v Speaker 2>and they started to turn things around, seeing if they

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<v Speaker 2>can maintain this. It sounds like from what I understood

0:24:35.119 --> 0:24:37.159
<v Speaker 2>that Aaron Jones might already be a little banged up

0:24:37.160 --> 0:24:39.119
<v Speaker 2>already with a hip. I don't think it's anything that's

0:24:39.119 --> 0:24:41.359
<v Speaker 2>going to keep him out, but I mean again, he's

0:24:41.520 --> 0:24:44.400
<v Speaker 2>he's the guy in that backfield and they need weapons

0:24:44.520 --> 0:24:47.920
<v Speaker 2>right now. So the thing I'm most interested to see though,

0:24:48.000 --> 0:24:52.840
<v Speaker 2>is how the Vikings offense just excuse me, that Vikings

0:24:52.840 --> 0:24:57.000
<v Speaker 2>defense handles the CJ Strout effect, because there's something about

0:24:57.000 --> 0:25:00.760
<v Speaker 2>that offense right now, man, where I just think it's

0:25:00.760 --> 0:25:03.720
<v Speaker 2>one of the more exciting units in football. It looks

0:25:03.800 --> 0:25:07.280
<v Speaker 2>like the Joe Mixon thing has been a tremendous signing

0:25:07.280 --> 0:25:09.399
<v Speaker 2>for them. I questioned that at first. I just wondered,

0:25:09.440 --> 0:25:11.399
<v Speaker 2>if you know where Mixing was going with his career,

0:25:11.400 --> 0:25:14.840
<v Speaker 2>if maybe this was getting towards the end. But they

0:25:14.880 --> 0:25:17.520
<v Speaker 2>got everything they need to put points up against you,

0:25:17.600 --> 0:25:21.600
<v Speaker 2>and it'll be a good little track meet over at Minneapolis.

0:25:21.680 --> 0:25:24.840
<v Speaker 1>Yeah, I think so too. Philadelphia is at New Orleans

0:25:24.880 --> 0:25:27.920
<v Speaker 1>interesting there because can the Saints playing at home get

0:25:27.960 --> 0:25:32.000
<v Speaker 1>to three and zero and attract even more attention? Whereas

0:25:32.119 --> 0:25:35.280
<v Speaker 1>Ken the Philadelphia Eagles on a short week going on

0:25:35.320 --> 0:25:38.200
<v Speaker 1>the road, bounce back from coughing that one up at

0:25:38.240 --> 0:25:41.439
<v Speaker 1>home to the Falcons on Monday night, with that with

0:25:41.560 --> 0:25:43.280
<v Speaker 1>that last minute drive by Kirk Cousins.

0:25:43.359 --> 0:25:45.720
<v Speaker 2>Did you see that stat on Derek Carr as far

0:25:45.760 --> 0:25:49.400
<v Speaker 2>as the number of scoring drives he started the season with, Yeah,

0:25:49.440 --> 0:25:50.880
<v Speaker 2>it's like fifteen straight spots.

0:25:51.040 --> 0:25:53.040
<v Speaker 1>It's yeah, it's something crazy.

0:25:52.800 --> 0:25:54.360
<v Speaker 2>Like the next closest is like eight.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah. Lynn Kubiak, the the new offensive coordinator for the

0:25:58.240 --> 0:26:00.960
<v Speaker 1>new Orleans Saints. He's already been talked about as a

0:26:01.000 --> 0:26:04.679
<v Speaker 1>head coaching candidate after after two weeks of the Saints

0:26:04.680 --> 0:26:07.639
<v Speaker 1>putting up whatever forty plus into their first two games

0:26:08.000 --> 0:26:08.680
<v Speaker 1>this season.

0:26:08.760 --> 0:26:12.440
<v Speaker 2>Tomara looking like a be still a laves there. I mean,

0:26:12.440 --> 0:26:14.479
<v Speaker 2>there's yeah, there's a lot to like. But yeah, that's

0:26:14.480 --> 0:26:16.280
<v Speaker 2>a huge turnaround for Philly because they're coming off a

0:26:16.320 --> 0:26:17.280
<v Speaker 2>demoralizing loss.

0:26:18.200 --> 0:26:19.919
<v Speaker 1>Yeah, and it's it's a short week and then they

0:26:19.960 --> 0:26:21.720
<v Speaker 1>have they play on Monday night at home, they have

0:26:21.760 --> 0:26:23.880
<v Speaker 1>to jump on a plane on Saturday go on the road.

0:26:24.280 --> 0:26:28.480
<v Speaker 1>Those are those are challenging situations. Baltimore, the Ravens trying

0:26:28.520 --> 0:26:32.600
<v Speaker 1>to avoid zero to three going into Dallas to play

0:26:32.880 --> 0:26:37.360
<v Speaker 1>the Cowboys. And it's interesting West because when we were

0:26:37.400 --> 0:26:39.520
<v Speaker 1>talking last year, the Packers were in the wild Card

0:26:39.600 --> 0:26:41.720
<v Speaker 1>round going down to Dallas and everything was, you know,

0:26:41.760 --> 0:26:44.200
<v Speaker 1>the Cowboys had, however long of a home winning streak,

0:26:44.240 --> 0:26:47.520
<v Speaker 1>it was et cetera, et cetera. Well, now, combining the

0:26:47.560 --> 0:26:50.879
<v Speaker 1>wild Card game last January with the Cowboys home opener

0:26:51.000 --> 0:26:53.600
<v Speaker 1>last week, they not only have lost their last two

0:26:53.600 --> 0:26:57.240
<v Speaker 1>home games, they have gotten blown out at home in

0:26:57.320 --> 0:26:59.720
<v Speaker 1>their last two games in Dallas, and they are at

0:26:59.760 --> 0:27:02.720
<v Speaker 1>home again facing a Ravens team that that's kind of

0:27:02.800 --> 0:27:05.560
<v Speaker 1>up against it because I know there's a seventh playoff spot.

0:27:05.640 --> 0:27:10.680
<v Speaker 1>I know there's there's the seventeen games now instead of sixteen.

0:27:10.760 --> 0:27:13.760
<v Speaker 1>But zero to three, man, that's a big that's a

0:27:13.760 --> 0:27:16.479
<v Speaker 1>big hole that John Harbaugh and company are trying to

0:27:16.520 --> 0:27:17.480
<v Speaker 1>avoid absolutely.

0:27:17.480 --> 0:27:19.480
<v Speaker 2>And again, as I talked about on Tuesday, show the

0:27:19.520 --> 0:27:21.439
<v Speaker 2>margin for victory in this league and the margin for

0:27:21.560 --> 0:27:23.440
<v Speaker 2>error is so small and narrow. And just look at

0:27:23.440 --> 0:27:26.000
<v Speaker 2>Baltimore to see a good example that people are going

0:27:26.040 --> 0:27:27.520
<v Speaker 2>to make this out to be about Mike McCarthy. To

0:27:27.560 --> 0:27:29.359
<v Speaker 2>some extent, it will because he's the guy that ultimately

0:27:29.440 --> 0:27:31.560
<v Speaker 2>hires as coaches, but the Mike Zimmer defense here. This

0:27:31.600 --> 0:27:34.320
<v Speaker 2>is a huge, huge test for Yeah, big time because

0:27:34.320 --> 0:27:37.960
<v Speaker 2>of what they accomplished last year, you know, for them

0:27:38.000 --> 0:27:42.560
<v Speaker 2>to be able to make this transition this year with

0:27:42.600 --> 0:27:45.120
<v Speaker 2>the expectations that they have and having their their top

0:27:45.200 --> 0:27:47.639
<v Speaker 2>cornerbacks back at least in theory we're going to have

0:27:47.680 --> 0:27:51.080
<v Speaker 2>them back, they they have to be able to respond

0:27:51.080 --> 0:27:55.200
<v Speaker 2>here against Lamar Jackson in this Baltimore offense, very very

0:27:55.200 --> 0:27:57.560
<v Speaker 2>intriguing matchup to see exactly how that plays out.

0:27:57.760 --> 0:27:59.840
<v Speaker 1>Last one to get a quick thought on. Much like

0:28:00.160 --> 0:28:04.600
<v Speaker 1>Houston and Minnesota, where that's an NFC North rival playing

0:28:04.640 --> 0:28:06.639
<v Speaker 1>a team the Packers are going to see later in

0:28:06.680 --> 0:28:09.520
<v Speaker 1>the season, the Detroit Lions are going on the road

0:28:09.560 --> 0:28:12.040
<v Speaker 1>to play Arizona. Yep, that is a team that the

0:28:12.080 --> 0:28:15.080
<v Speaker 1>Packers will face later this season as well. The Lions

0:28:15.080 --> 0:28:17.680
<v Speaker 1>trying to bounce back from the home loss to the Buccaneers.

0:28:18.000 --> 0:28:21.640
<v Speaker 1>The Cardinals they fell in Week one, looked awfully good

0:28:21.880 --> 0:28:26.480
<v Speaker 1>in Week two, and the Cardinals seeing if they can

0:28:26.600 --> 0:28:29.520
<v Speaker 1>really get something going with Kyler Murray. And as you

0:28:29.560 --> 0:28:31.719
<v Speaker 1>mentioned on our last show, Marvin Harrison Junior.

0:28:31.800 --> 0:28:33.520
<v Speaker 2>I have a lot of respect for Kyler Murray, so

0:28:33.520 --> 0:28:35.159
<v Speaker 2>I don't want this to come off as a diss

0:28:35.320 --> 0:28:38.040
<v Speaker 2>but I love all this conversation right now about him

0:28:38.080 --> 0:28:40.000
<v Speaker 2>and how he's playing and what the difference has been

0:28:40.040 --> 0:28:42.360
<v Speaker 2>with him. And I keep telling people over and over again,

0:28:42.760 --> 0:28:45.360
<v Speaker 2>I mean, he was really good his first two years when.

0:28:45.160 --> 0:28:47.800
<v Speaker 1>Tom Clemons was his position, going yeah, I.

0:28:47.720 --> 0:28:49.280
<v Speaker 2>Just want to throw that out there, but he is

0:28:49.320 --> 0:28:51.440
<v Speaker 2>a supernaturally talented guy. It seems like he has some

0:28:51.480 --> 0:28:55.880
<v Speaker 2>great synergy already with Marvin Harrison Junior. Exciting offense again

0:28:55.960 --> 0:28:58.760
<v Speaker 2>another exciting offense in the situation the game they play.

0:28:59.120 --> 0:29:02.560
<v Speaker 2>Seeing this class between the way the Lions like to

0:29:02.560 --> 0:29:04.840
<v Speaker 2>do things and what potentially is there for the Cardinals.

0:29:04.960 --> 0:29:07.000
<v Speaker 2>I think that's gonna be something that'll be uh. We

0:29:07.040 --> 0:29:08.200
<v Speaker 2>won't be able to watch it, but they'll be fun

0:29:08.240 --> 0:29:09.240
<v Speaker 2>for a lot of people to check out.

0:29:09.400 --> 0:29:12.120
<v Speaker 1>Yeah, we'll be uh, I guess trying to would By

0:29:12.120 --> 0:29:13.920
<v Speaker 1>the time we get on the plane, I suppose we'll

0:29:13.960 --> 0:29:16.360
<v Speaker 1>be checking, uh, checking the score, see if we can

0:29:16.360 --> 0:29:19.320
<v Speaker 1>catch some highlights maybe on between Detroit and Arizona.

0:29:19.760 --> 0:29:22.479
<v Speaker 2>But I got one more thing. I love the other

0:29:22.520 --> 0:29:24.120
<v Speaker 2>thing about the Nasprobolack. I did not want to see

0:29:24.120 --> 0:29:26.959
<v Speaker 2>TWOA get hurt. But you know, we all including myself,

0:29:27.040 --> 0:29:30.240
<v Speaker 2>kind of wrote the the you know, the obituary here

0:29:30.240 --> 0:29:32.480
<v Speaker 2>on the Buffalo Bills. And now they are in a

0:29:32.480 --> 0:29:34.440
<v Speaker 2>position to go three and oh here going up against

0:29:34.440 --> 0:29:37.680
<v Speaker 2>the O and two Jacksonville Jaguars amidst all their changes,

0:29:37.720 --> 0:29:40.200
<v Speaker 2>amidst all the questions about Josh Allen and if he's

0:29:40.240 --> 0:29:45.800
<v Speaker 2>overrated or whatever else. Death taxes Buffalo Bills in the

0:29:45.800 --> 0:29:49.520
<v Speaker 2>the AFC East. Now, I just feel like that team

0:29:50.080 --> 0:29:53.240
<v Speaker 2>and what they've built. There's been some guys that have

0:29:53.320 --> 0:29:55.360
<v Speaker 2>come and gone. But in this post, Tom Brady era,

0:29:55.400 --> 0:29:56.719
<v Speaker 2>I think you got to give a lot of respect

0:29:56.720 --> 0:29:58.280
<v Speaker 2>to Sean McDermott for what they've built there.

0:29:58.480 --> 0:30:00.520
<v Speaker 1>Absolutely, and I'll throw this out as well because we

0:30:00.520 --> 0:30:03.840
<v Speaker 1>were just talking about the Cardinals Week one. The Cardinals

0:30:03.880 --> 0:30:06.640
<v Speaker 1>had a seventeen to three lead in Buffalo US over

0:30:06.680 --> 0:30:09.640
<v Speaker 1>the Bills. They let that get away, and the Bills

0:30:09.640 --> 0:30:12.440
<v Speaker 1>have shown that, you know, they're looking like a team

0:30:12.440 --> 0:30:17.240
<v Speaker 1>that remains a contender. But the Arizona Cardinals, I mean,

0:30:17.240 --> 0:30:19.600
<v Speaker 1>that's about as long a flight as it gets, you know,

0:30:19.640 --> 0:30:22.280
<v Speaker 1>in this league if you're not playing internationally, to go

0:30:22.360 --> 0:30:25.000
<v Speaker 1>from Phoenix all the way to Buffalo and they jumped

0:30:25.040 --> 0:30:27.840
<v Speaker 1>all over those guys and Arizona let that one get away.

0:30:27.880 --> 0:30:31.040
<v Speaker 1>I'm really interested to see what Arizona does at home against.

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<v Speaker 2>The fun Weekend Is games. Absolutely, it's gonna be cool

0:30:33.160 --> 0:30:33.520
<v Speaker 2>to watch.

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<v Speaker 1>With that, we'll call it a rap on this edition

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<v Speaker 1>of Packers Unscripted. Be sure to follow all of our

0:30:39.000 --> 0:30:42.320
<v Speaker 1>coverage of the team and everything from Sunday's game in Nashville.

0:30:42.400 --> 0:30:44.040
<v Speaker 1>West and I will both be there. We will have

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<v Speaker 1>it all for you on Packers dot com for Westside Mike,

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<v Speaker 1>thank you for tuning in. Everybody, We will see you

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<v Speaker 1>next time.