WEBVTT - #356 Packers Unscripted: Opportunity is knocking

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<v Speaker 1>Hi everyone, Welcome to Packers Unscripted from Packers dot Com.

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<v Speaker 1>I am Mike Spofford, joined as always by my trusted

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<v Speaker 1>colleague West Hodkowitz. Were coming to you here from our

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<v Speaker 1>studios at lambeau Field. West were another day closer to

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<v Speaker 1>Packers Dolphins Back at home. Packers have a home game

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<v Speaker 1>for the only time in the month of November. Here

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<v Speaker 1>day stretch. By the way, this is the only home game. Wow,

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<v Speaker 1>all right, well, Central Time kickoff on Sunday afternoon at

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<v Speaker 1>lambeau Field. Gonna be a little chilly, sounds like mid

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<v Speaker 1>thirties and uh a Florida team coming up here to

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<v Speaker 1>lambeau Field. So the Packers need to use that to

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<v Speaker 1>their advantage. But where I wanted to start today's show

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<v Speaker 1>is talking about a young defensive player who, quite frankly,

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<v Speaker 1>West has the opportunity of his career in some respects

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<v Speaker 1>right now. And I'm talking about second year safety Josh Jones,

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<v Speaker 1>a second round pick out of North Carolina State a

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<v Speaker 1>year ago. In the last couple of weeks, the Packers

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<v Speaker 1>have traded ha Clinton Dix, they have released Germaine Whitehead.

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<v Speaker 1>Josh Jones is going to be getting a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>snaps and if he wants to prove that he can

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<v Speaker 1>be a regular, a fixture in this Mike Petton defense

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<v Speaker 1>for the rest of this season and perhaps going forward,

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<v Speaker 1>now's his chance. This is all he wanted, Mike. It

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<v Speaker 1>was really interesting listen to him talk at his locker

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<v Speaker 1>on Wednesday, actually spoke for aboute fifteen minutes with reporters,

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<v Speaker 1>just kind of overlaying what this last you know, two

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<v Speaker 1>months has been like for him. You gotta remember, Mike,

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<v Speaker 1>this is a guy that came in as a second

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<v Speaker 1>round pick, ran a four four, had you know, just

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<v Speaker 1>sky high expectations, and then played a lot as a rookie,

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<v Speaker 1>played over seven d defensive snaps, started seven games, played

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<v Speaker 1>in all sixteen. Then he ends up having an ankle

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<v Speaker 1>injury at the end of training camp, miss is the

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<v Speaker 1>first three games of this season, and when he gets back,

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<v Speaker 1>he's on special teams. Actually it only played six defensive

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<v Speaker 1>snaps in his first four games prior to the Patriots.

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<v Speaker 1>So I don't want to portrayed as like a fomo,

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<v Speaker 1>like a feeling of missing out thing with all these

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<v Speaker 1>young defensive backs, but to a certain extent, he was

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<v Speaker 1>really champing at the bit to get that opportunity to

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<v Speaker 1>get out there and show again why the Packers drafted

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<v Speaker 1>him in the element he can add to his defense.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, he really wasn't going to get into, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>all the personnel stuff and what's led to get him

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<v Speaker 1>to this point. But he said there was a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of anticipation. There was a lot of excitement going into

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<v Speaker 1>that game Sunday because he knew he was gonna have

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<v Speaker 1>some kind of role. I think the unexpected aspect of

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<v Speaker 1>it is is how big that role ended up being.

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<v Speaker 1>He played the fifth most snaps on defense. After the

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<v Speaker 1>injury to Kentroll Bryce and the fact that you know,

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<v Speaker 1>Jermaine white had also got ejected. Yeah, and Kentroll Bryce

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<v Speaker 1>was back on the practice field on Wednesday on a

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<v Speaker 1>limited basis, so signs pointing to potentially that that injury

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<v Speaker 1>not um being all too serious. But getting back to

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<v Speaker 1>Josh Jones for a second, this is just my observations

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<v Speaker 1>from what I've seen. He know, and I think he

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<v Speaker 1>knows this, but he needs to be a more disciplined

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<v Speaker 1>football player. And what I mean by that, I'm not

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<v Speaker 1>talking about discipline in the Germaine Whitehead extracurricular after the

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<v Speaker 1>play since. But we've seen in the first season and

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<v Speaker 1>a half of his career, with a lot of snaps

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<v Speaker 1>that he's had on special teams, he's had a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of penalties called, and some of the penalties, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>frankly being somewhat inexcusable because it is just a lack

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<v Speaker 1>of focus or a lack of discipline that's led to

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<v Speaker 1>those penalties, and those kinds of things can make it

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<v Speaker 1>hard for a coaching staff to trust you necessarily. So

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<v Speaker 1>with everything that's gone on this season, now he has

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<v Speaker 1>to just it's almost as though he's starting fresh right now,

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<v Speaker 1>doesn't it seem like, Yeah, it does seem like this

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<v Speaker 1>is a chance to kind of turn the page a

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<v Speaker 1>little bit. He did address that at his locker on Wednesday,

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<v Speaker 1>the fact that he got a full start penalty on

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<v Speaker 1>the opening kickoff off side of yeah uh, and he

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<v Speaker 1>actually said he's like, yeah, it was my bad. It's inexcusable.

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<v Speaker 1>But he just chalked it up to that's how much

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<v Speaker 1>excitement he had that he he just needed to get going.

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<v Speaker 1>He wanted to get going. He was ready to play

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<v Speaker 1>some football, and as it turned out, with playing as

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<v Speaker 1>many snaps as he saw in defensive special teams. It

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<v Speaker 1>ended up being that kind of day. But the thing

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<v Speaker 1>I did like, and you pointed out what you might

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<v Speaker 1>have missed. I mentioned it in the story I wrote

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<v Speaker 1>on packers dot Com that that play he made on

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<v Speaker 1>the goal line. I really liked it for a number

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<v Speaker 1>of reasons. One, it was critical in the game. It

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<v Speaker 1>was the first downplay of the four down stand that

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<v Speaker 1>they had second sorry uh. And the fact that you know,

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<v Speaker 1>he had to dive inside Nick Perry, got inside James

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<v Speaker 1>Devil and I should say with corter All Patterson to

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<v Speaker 1>be able to get into the backfield to make that play.

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<v Speaker 1>Everybody kind of had their man on the offensive line

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<v Speaker 1>for the New England Patriots. He had to be the

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<v Speaker 1>unaccounted defender and he stepped up to that made a nice,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, pretty much textbook leg tackle on Patterson that

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<v Speaker 1>helps set up the four downs. We talked so much

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<v Speaker 1>about his big playability we saw last year some of

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<v Speaker 1>the things he did against Cincinnati and Cleveland, but it's

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<v Speaker 1>plays like that where you're just fulfilling your assignment that

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<v Speaker 1>are really going to help him stay on the field. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>one of the things I liked about that play the

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<v Speaker 1>second down the second and goal play. When I went

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<v Speaker 1>back and looked at it, was just seeing how disappointed

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<v Speaker 1>he was when it was initially ruled a touchdown because

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<v Speaker 1>he knew he had made a good play, he had

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<v Speaker 1>done exactly what was supposed to do. He thought he

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<v Speaker 1>got Patterson short of the goal line, and then they

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<v Speaker 1>signaled touchdown. Anyway, as we know, the replay reverse that

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<v Speaker 1>and the ball was still inside the one yard line.

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<v Speaker 1>But when you look at the video of it, his

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<v Speaker 1>dejection almost as he's walking off the field after, like, oh,

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<v Speaker 1>I thought, I just you know, it's like we had

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<v Speaker 1>that and you know, then it didn't go the Packers

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<v Speaker 1>way initially. So a passionate player, I think there's no

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<v Speaker 1>question about that. I think you know, you mentioned it

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<v Speaker 1>with the play on the opening kickoff. It's it's about

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<v Speaker 1>containing that passion and using it in the right way

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<v Speaker 1>and not using it in an undisciplined way that can

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<v Speaker 1>lead to some silly flags. Yeah. No, I mean that's

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<v Speaker 1>what you have to be able to do to avoid

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<v Speaker 1>that kind of stuff. And the thing that I did,

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<v Speaker 1>we were talking to him about it's going to be

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<v Speaker 1>interesting now, is that okay? So, as you said, Bryce

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<v Speaker 1>actually did practice on Wednesday, Tremont Williams is playing Sums

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<v Speaker 1>safety uh Ibraheim Campbell that the Packers actually claimed off waivers. Now,

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<v Speaker 1>he's gonna need time to get up to speed with stuff,

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<v Speaker 1>But he actually does have a connection to Petton. He

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<v Speaker 1>was drafted there during drafted to Cleveland during Petton's second year.

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<v Speaker 1>Is the head coach there, so he has familiarity with

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<v Speaker 1>him as well. Whatever the case may be. Josh Jones

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<v Speaker 1>feels really confident he can find a role in this

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<v Speaker 1>defense and really thriving it. If it needs to be

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<v Speaker 1>a deep safety. Fine if it ends up being the

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<v Speaker 1>in the box rope because there's no more Germaine Whitehead.

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<v Speaker 1>He's cool with that slock cornerback whatever. He just wants

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<v Speaker 1>to play, and I think getting those fifty one defensive

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<v Speaker 1>snaps and getting that comfort familiarity with Tremont Williams even

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<v Speaker 1>said it he was a calming presence and helped relax

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<v Speaker 1>him back. They're working with him just based on his

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<v Speaker 1>knowledge in what he knew and just being able to

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<v Speaker 1>assume that control. Yeah, he feels like there's a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of potential despite what they've lost in that back end,

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<v Speaker 1>to be able to build something you're going forward. Alrighty, well,

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<v Speaker 1>I'll remember Packers fans, stop in at your local Quick Trip,

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<v Speaker 1>pick up your Packers cup today and get eighty nine

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<v Speaker 1>cent refills on your Cafe Cruba coffee all season long,

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<v Speaker 1>Cafe Cruba Coffee. That's that's a mouthful that I have

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<v Speaker 1>to work on. That. Have to smooth that one out

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<v Speaker 1>here as we as we move along. But another young guy,

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<v Speaker 1>think West, and we've already talked about him a lot already.

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<v Speaker 1>But I did a little bit of statistical research, you

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<v Speaker 1>might say, on rookie receiver Marquez Valdez scantling. Did you

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<v Speaker 1>got it right? You got it right. I'm just saying

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<v Speaker 1>that that was a big thing this week. Yeah, it

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<v Speaker 1>was Mark Quez. Yeah, because he hears his name. He

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<v Speaker 1>hears his name pronounced Marquez all the time, and he says, no,

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<v Speaker 1>it's Marquez. Got to hit that heavy cue. Yes, it's

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<v Speaker 1>the cue, it's the queu. Okay, now, I used I

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<v Speaker 1>started to get worried for a second that I messed

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<v Speaker 1>it up, because that's the last thing I want to

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<v Speaker 1>do to this young man. But um, but statistically West,

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<v Speaker 1>he has three fifty eight yards receiving through eight games,

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<v Speaker 1>and since eight games in a sixteen game season makes

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<v Speaker 1>the math easy if you project that out, he's on

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<v Speaker 1>pace for over seven hundred yards receiving. Here's an interesting

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<v Speaker 1>little fact for you. Only three rookie receivers and Packers

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<v Speaker 1>history have had more than seven hundred yards receiving as rookies.

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<v Speaker 1>If you want to try Sterling Sharp. Sterling Sharp is one.

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<v Speaker 1>James Jones, Nope, James Jones was just under seven hundred. No,

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<v Speaker 1>he was also just under seven hundred Nope. Arnett James Lofton.

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<v Speaker 1>James Lofton is too. And the guy at the very

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<v Speaker 1>top of the list has put up a huge number

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<v Speaker 1>that perhaps no rookie will ever touch. No Billy Houghton,

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<v Speaker 1>we would have been here for three more episodes, and

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<v Speaker 1>I was trying to get Holton had over twelve hundred

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<v Speaker 1>yards in nineteen fifty two as a rookie receiver. He's

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<v Speaker 1>the one at the top of that list. James Lofton

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<v Speaker 1>and Sterling Sharp, both with right around eight hundred yards

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<v Speaker 1>give or take. Those are the only three in Packer's

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<v Speaker 1>history to have rookie seasons of more than seven hundred

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<v Speaker 1>yards receiving. And when you look at the fact that

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<v Speaker 1>actually three hundred and fifty five I believe of Valdes Scantling,

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<v Speaker 1>Street and in fifty eight yards have been in the

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<v Speaker 1>last five games. Because he hardly played the first three

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<v Speaker 1>games of the season. He's on pace for for really

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<v Speaker 1>quite a rookie season. Here Geronimo Allison's on injured reserve um. Again,

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<v Speaker 1>the the opportunity will be there. It will be interesting

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<v Speaker 1>to see just where this rookie season for him ranks

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<v Speaker 1>when it's all said and done. So you wrote a story, obviously,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm Packers dot Com. My favorite quote, probably, honestly, Mike,

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<v Speaker 1>my favorite quote from MVS this entire year was the

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<v Speaker 1>fifth round pick. You gotta remember out of South Florida.

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<v Speaker 1>I could are less about where I got drafted. I couldn't,

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<v Speaker 1>but you know what I mean, Um, I'm in the store.

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<v Speaker 1>That's all that matters. I love that phrase. I love

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<v Speaker 1>that mentality because if you go back, Mike, we talked

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<v Speaker 1>about it right from the get go, and the Packers

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<v Speaker 1>coaches I mentioned this to Valda Scantling looked like the

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<v Speaker 1>rookie that was always kind of there is a number four,

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<v Speaker 1>so to speak, right from the beginning, and I think

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<v Speaker 1>if you would have just lined up all, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>just put all the rookies on the field, not just

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<v Speaker 1>the receivers, and said, okay, tell us where all these guys.

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<v Speaker 1>Which round they got taken. I mean, obviously you'd probably

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<v Speaker 1>still think JayR Alexander was first round just based on

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<v Speaker 1>how he carries himself. But Valdis Scantling looks like a

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<v Speaker 1>second or third round. He looks like a guy that

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<v Speaker 1>just came in with expectations and has just been living

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<v Speaker 1>up to them. You don't really understand that this is

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<v Speaker 1>a guy taken sort of during that Siberia of Day

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<v Speaker 1>three where it's just kind of like, oh, come on already,

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<v Speaker 1>let's get to the next round. No. I mean, this

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<v Speaker 1>ended up being a really critical draft pick for the Packers,

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<v Speaker 1>and you know, I think Davante Adams was talking about

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<v Speaker 1>it as locker on Wednesday as well. Nobody really acted

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<v Speaker 1>that these rookies were gonna have to come in and

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<v Speaker 1>play as much as they had. I think everybody knows

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<v Speaker 1>how things happen in Green Bay. At some point you're

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<v Speaker 1>gonna be called upon. But they felt pretty good about

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<v Speaker 1>how things looked with having Randall Cobb, having Jimmy Graham

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<v Speaker 1>and in Geronimo Allison and the heck the middle of

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<v Speaker 1>training camp we were talking about Jake Kumero. Well then

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<v Speaker 1>here comes MVS, here comes Equanimia st Brown, and both

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<v Speaker 1>of those guys have really been rising to the occasion. Uh,

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<v Speaker 1>and they're gonna need him, Mike. We talked about it

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<v Speaker 1>earlier this week. Allison is not coming back anytime soon.

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<v Speaker 1>Felt this scantling is off to a really good start,

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<v Speaker 1>had five really good contests. Packers need another five from him,

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<v Speaker 1>now they need another eight. One of the things I

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<v Speaker 1>realized in talking with him with some other reporters at

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<v Speaker 1>his locker on Wednesday after practice is just how confident

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<v Speaker 1>he is. We talked about the confidence of Jaire Alexander

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<v Speaker 1>and how he kind of wears that externally. The thing

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<v Speaker 1>I figured out in a sense talking with MVS is

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<v Speaker 1>that he's just as confident a player, but he kind

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<v Speaker 1>of kept it inside a little bit. He knew he

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<v Speaker 1>was walking into a situation. One of three rookie draft

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<v Speaker 1>picks at his position, Geronimo Allison was the guy starting

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<v Speaker 1>in the offseason program as the number three receiver, and

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<v Speaker 1>a job that Alison did not give up. Did not

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<v Speaker 1>really let anybody challenge him for it. Unfortunately, injuries have

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<v Speaker 1>have derailed his third NFL season, but he absolutely never

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<v Speaker 1>doubted what he could do in this league. And he

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<v Speaker 1>and he he doesn't come across, as you know, crossing

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<v Speaker 1>that line too arrogance, so to speak. He's just really

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<v Speaker 1>confident in what he can do. And I loved his

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<v Speaker 1>answer when he when he was asked, well, when did

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<v Speaker 1>you know you had earned the trust of Aaron Rodgers,

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<v Speaker 1>And he said when he started throwing me the ball.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, but in a sense that that's really how

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<v Speaker 1>simple it is. And we've seen over the years West

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<v Speaker 1>rookies it can be difficult to make a huge impact

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<v Speaker 1>as a rookie in this offense with Aaron Rodgers as

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<v Speaker 1>a quarterback. Now. Part of that is because the Packers

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<v Speaker 1>have been pretty well stocked at wide receiver over the years,

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<v Speaker 1>so they haven't had to ask a lot of rookies.

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<v Speaker 1>But when you look at it from a statistical standpoint,

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<v Speaker 1>Davante Adams with four dred and forty six yards that's

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<v Speaker 1>the most receiving yards of any rookie in the Aaron

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<v Speaker 1>Rodgers quarterbacking era. And Valdes Scantling is less than a

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<v Speaker 1>hundred yards from already jumping over that. And it's just

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<v Speaker 1>it's very difficult in this league, not just Green Bay,

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<v Speaker 1>for a for a rookie receiver to come in and

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<v Speaker 1>have those type of seasons. The cornerbacks are too good,

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<v Speaker 1>the schemes are too you know, complicated. It's tough to

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<v Speaker 1>be able to go and do it. What I like

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<v Speaker 1>about Valda Scantling is he has certainly the physical makeup,

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<v Speaker 1>but it's just some of those little things, as I've

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<v Speaker 1>reiterated a few times now, his footwork, some of the

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<v Speaker 1>stuff he does off the line of scrimmage, how he

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<v Speaker 1>gains separation as he gets down the field. It isn't

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<v Speaker 1>just all about his speed. It's not all about the

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<v Speaker 1>four three seven. It's about the other things he does.

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<v Speaker 1>And to get back to a point you made a

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<v Speaker 1>couple of minutes ago that I really like about him,

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<v Speaker 1>and as it relates to confidence and you know, jo

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<v Speaker 1>your Alexander to take you inside the locker room a

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<v Speaker 1>little bit. I mean he's walking around, he has the swagger.

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<v Speaker 1>He comes off the practice field, he has his headphones on.

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<v Speaker 1>Uh you know, he's saying hi to everybody. He's just

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<v Speaker 1>he's so extroverted, right, Valdis Scantling just comes in, he

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<v Speaker 1>sits in his locker, the old Jeff Janice locker. I

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<v Speaker 1>probably should have said that right at the end of

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<v Speaker 1>the receiver's row. He's on his phone, he's taken his time,

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<v Speaker 1>he's always there and he's just been that way since

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<v Speaker 1>the beginning. And if he comes up, he's cordial, he'll

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<v Speaker 1>talk to you. But it's just it's not like it's

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<v Speaker 1>it's extravagant or boisterous. It's just who he is. And

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<v Speaker 1>I really respect that. I think that's allowed him to

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<v Speaker 1>have a lot of success. The other underrated part of

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<v Speaker 1>his game is and I remember doing a story on

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<v Speaker 1>him back in the early I think it was towards

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<v Speaker 1>the end of O t A S actually about how

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<v Speaker 1>he was lining up in a lot of different spots,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, on the boundary in the slot and what

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<v Speaker 1>I and the underrated part of his game is his

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<v Speaker 1>intelligence and how quickly he's picked everything up in this offense.

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<v Speaker 1>And Davante Adams said yesterday when he was asked about him,

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<v Speaker 1>said that was one of the things that stood out

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<v Speaker 1>from day one is that this is a smart dude,

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<v Speaker 1>and he's used he's used that intelligence to his advantage

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<v Speaker 1>to to be versatile right from the get go. And

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<v Speaker 1>then you combine six plus pounds four three speed, and then,

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<v Speaker 1>as I said, the confidence that he attributes to kind

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<v Speaker 1>of coming up on the rough side of St. Petersburg, Florida,

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<v Speaker 1>but a market that produces a lot of high caliber

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<v Speaker 1>football talent. He felt coming out of there. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>things didn't go the way he wanted at NC States,

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<v Speaker 1>so then he transferred to South Florida. That might have

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<v Speaker 1>created you know, some of the draft day weight, so

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<v Speaker 1>to speak, for him all the way to the fifth round.

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<v Speaker 1>But as you said, the quote that you pointed out,

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<v Speaker 1>he doesn't care about where he got drafted. Now he's

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<v Speaker 1>in the door and he's making an impact on this team.

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<v Speaker 1>And everybody's players path is different once they get the NFL.

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<v Speaker 1>Some guys, you know, it took Jordy Nelson three years

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<v Speaker 1>to get going. That's just the way it goes sometimes.

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<v Speaker 1>But what I like about Veldi Scandlings, he follows a

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<v Speaker 1>very similar path. When you look at Corey Linsley, when

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<v Speaker 1>you look at Brian Blog at Davante Adams. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>these young guys, Aaron Jones last year, I get thrown

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<v Speaker 1>in early and really can thrive. It's it's tough and

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<v Speaker 1>it's not easy to do, but if you're able to

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<v Speaker 1>do it, there's a really good opportunity for you to

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<v Speaker 1>have success in this offense moving forward and in the NFL.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah all right, um, well, quickly West, before we run

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<v Speaker 1>mentioned the injury update with regards to Kentroll, Bryce, Brian

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<v Speaker 1>Bolaga back on the practice field on Wednesday, A good

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<v Speaker 1>sign for the Packers offensive line, and I'm Blake Martinez

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<v Speaker 1>back on the practice field too. I was surprised with that,

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<v Speaker 1>considering they were talking about the swelling I saw him

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<v Speaker 1>walking through the locker room. It's like you wouldn't know

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<v Speaker 1>anything that happened. And you look at the replay of

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<v Speaker 1>that ankle Injurne, it just it kind of makes you cringe.

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<v Speaker 1>But but yeah, Blake seems to be all right. But

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<v Speaker 1>to your point with Bolaga two, he's played through a

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<v Speaker 1>lot through with the course his career. I don't think

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<v Speaker 1>he gets enough credit for his toughness and what he's

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<v Speaker 1>been able to play through and play at a high

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<v Speaker 1>level with. But he'd be a huge addition for them

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<v Speaker 1>go into this game against Miami. If you can have

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<v Speaker 1>the two book end tackles available, yeah, absolutely, Well with that,

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