1 00:00:00,360 --> 00:00:10,639 Speaker 1: Hi, everybody. Welcome to another edition of Packers Unscripted from 2 00:00:10,680 --> 00:00:14,880 Speaker 1: Packers dot Com. I am Mike Spofford. He is Wes Hodkowitz. 3 00:00:14,880 --> 00:00:18,040 Speaker 1: We're coming to you here from our studios at lambeau 4 00:00:18,079 --> 00:00:21,160 Speaker 1: Field West Packers Bears Week two. It will be at 5 00:00:21,239 --> 00:00:26,360 Speaker 1: lambeau Field Sunday night football under the lights, prime time, 6 00:00:26,600 --> 00:00:29,120 Speaker 1: and uh we we can get right to it, Keys 7 00:00:29,160 --> 00:00:31,680 Speaker 1: to victory here. Oh first, sorry, a little bit of 8 00:00:31,680 --> 00:00:34,280 Speaker 1: an injury update. Oh yeah, let's start Bearing Bay Packers. 9 00:00:34,360 --> 00:00:38,160 Speaker 1: We can start there because Alan Lazard, wide receiver who 10 00:00:38,240 --> 00:00:41,680 Speaker 1: missed Week one against the Minnesota Vikings, he was back 11 00:00:41,720 --> 00:00:44,599 Speaker 1: on the practice field Wednesday on a limited basis, so 12 00:00:44,680 --> 00:00:47,720 Speaker 1: things are trending in the right direction. He wouldn't make 13 00:00:47,720 --> 00:00:50,080 Speaker 1: any guarantees he would be out there on Sunday night, 14 00:00:50,200 --> 00:00:54,200 Speaker 1: but things are are potentially pointing that way. Other good 15 00:00:54,240 --> 00:00:58,280 Speaker 1: news in the injury department, Quay Walker Keyshawn Nixon, two 16 00:00:58,280 --> 00:01:02,120 Speaker 1: players on the defense who had left the Minnesota game 17 00:01:02,160 --> 00:01:04,920 Speaker 1: with shoulder injuries, were both back on the practice field 18 00:01:04,920 --> 00:01:08,039 Speaker 1: on Wednesday as well, So that was that was also 19 00:01:08,080 --> 00:01:11,039 Speaker 1: a positive sign. And we don't know exactly what's going 20 00:01:11,080 --> 00:01:13,480 Speaker 1: on with the offensive line. John Runyon is in the 21 00:01:13,480 --> 00:01:18,080 Speaker 1: concussion protocol. David Botr and Elton Jenkins were practicing again 22 00:01:18,240 --> 00:01:21,640 Speaker 1: on a limited basis, So we'll see what the rest 23 00:01:21,640 --> 00:01:25,960 Speaker 1: of the week brings. All of that injury news being processed, 24 00:01:27,160 --> 00:01:31,119 Speaker 1: what jumps out at you as the a number one 25 00:01:31,200 --> 00:01:34,919 Speaker 1: top of the list first priority key to victory against 26 00:01:34,959 --> 00:01:37,280 Speaker 1: the Chicago Bears on Sunday night. I'm going to tie 27 00:01:37,280 --> 00:01:41,160 Speaker 1: it into your injury updates. I think if you have 28 00:01:41,280 --> 00:01:43,800 Speaker 1: Quay Walker out there tackling the way that he tackled 29 00:01:43,800 --> 00:01:46,280 Speaker 1: in that game against Minnesota, I think you have Devandre 30 00:01:46,440 --> 00:01:51,000 Speaker 1: Campbell I like this defensive front against what the Bears 31 00:01:51,040 --> 00:01:54,200 Speaker 1: are putting forth. The reason for that is because you 32 00:01:54,240 --> 00:01:56,320 Speaker 1: need to have sideline to sideline speed and you need 33 00:01:56,360 --> 00:01:59,800 Speaker 1: to contain justin fields. I don't know how many more 34 00:01:59,800 --> 00:02:01,960 Speaker 1: time as I can say it, I've already worn out 35 00:02:02,000 --> 00:02:04,920 Speaker 1: the line. You have to be able to contain justin 36 00:02:05,000 --> 00:02:07,360 Speaker 1: fields because this Bears offense is going to go as 37 00:02:07,360 --> 00:02:11,080 Speaker 1: far as he takes them. I thought at times, you know, 38 00:02:11,200 --> 00:02:13,720 Speaker 1: seeing some of these statistics about you know, his ability 39 00:02:13,760 --> 00:02:17,560 Speaker 1: to create how many off schedule plays they run. A 40 00:02:17,600 --> 00:02:20,560 Speaker 1: lot of that is predicated on being able to contain him. 41 00:02:20,600 --> 00:02:24,080 Speaker 1: The Packers have too really good rush to contain guys 42 00:02:24,400 --> 00:02:27,480 Speaker 1: in Rashawn Garry just through his brute power and strength, 43 00:02:27,840 --> 00:02:30,640 Speaker 1: and also Preston Smith just through his acumen and the 44 00:02:30,680 --> 00:02:33,239 Speaker 1: fact that you know he's such a savvy football player. 45 00:02:33,639 --> 00:02:35,600 Speaker 1: I have a lot of confidence with those two guys 46 00:02:35,600 --> 00:02:38,160 Speaker 1: being able to keep their lanes and understand the assignment. 47 00:02:38,919 --> 00:02:41,680 Speaker 1: But really, I think about that an interior, I think 48 00:02:41,680 --> 00:02:43,720 Speaker 1: about your Kenny Clark's. Kenny had the best game of 49 00:02:43,760 --> 00:02:46,440 Speaker 1: maybe anybody in that game against the Vike Games. Clark 50 00:02:48,040 --> 00:02:50,120 Speaker 1: Clark played a whale of a game in Minnesota. For 51 00:02:50,120 --> 00:02:52,200 Speaker 1: the push that you get with Kenny, you know, Jaren 52 00:02:52,240 --> 00:02:55,040 Speaker 1: Reid knowing his assignments, Dean Dean Lawry, I just think 53 00:02:55,040 --> 00:02:57,760 Speaker 1: that's such a critical part of this thing. But seeing 54 00:02:57,840 --> 00:03:00,120 Speaker 1: Quay Walker back, not just because of the injury to 55 00:03:00,200 --> 00:03:03,560 Speaker 1: Chris Barnes, but Walker the way he played eight tackles 56 00:03:03,600 --> 00:03:06,360 Speaker 1: before he left that ballgame, Like I thought, for as 57 00:03:06,400 --> 00:03:08,720 Speaker 1: many explosives that were given up, for as many missed 58 00:03:08,720 --> 00:03:12,000 Speaker 1: opportunities as the Packers had when it came to c ball, 59 00:03:12,160 --> 00:03:15,120 Speaker 1: hit ball, get ball to the ground, Kuay Walker was 60 00:03:15,200 --> 00:03:17,239 Speaker 1: right on point. And I really liked what I saw 61 00:03:17,320 --> 00:03:19,320 Speaker 1: so far from him and Campbell being able to work 62 00:03:19,320 --> 00:03:21,680 Speaker 1: as that one to punch yeah, and certainly staying on 63 00:03:21,720 --> 00:03:24,680 Speaker 1: the defensive side of the ball. You have to believe 64 00:03:24,680 --> 00:03:27,400 Speaker 1: that this Packers defensive backfield is going to have a 65 00:03:27,400 --> 00:03:30,920 Speaker 1: bounce back kind of game. And yes, the Bears do 66 00:03:31,000 --> 00:03:35,760 Speaker 1: not have a Justin Jefferson, you know, Adam thieland combination. Um, 67 00:03:35,880 --> 00:03:38,680 Speaker 1: they don't have a Dalvin cook In in the backfield either. 68 00:03:38,760 --> 00:03:41,400 Speaker 1: That's taking nothing away from Montgomery and Herbert, who are 69 00:03:41,640 --> 00:03:45,320 Speaker 1: quality NFL running backs. Darnell Mooney is potentially still a 70 00:03:45,440 --> 00:03:47,880 Speaker 1: rising star at receiver in this league. But those guys 71 00:03:47,880 --> 00:03:52,440 Speaker 1: are not on the level of the Vikings perimeter weapons. 72 00:03:52,840 --> 00:03:56,000 Speaker 1: And this this secondary for Green Bay. We talked about 73 00:03:56,000 --> 00:03:59,040 Speaker 1: it that that main five that plays in the nickel, 74 00:03:59,760 --> 00:04:03,400 Speaker 1: it's an experience group. It's a talented group. It's also 75 00:04:03,440 --> 00:04:07,000 Speaker 1: a prideful group. And they know that the way they 76 00:04:07,040 --> 00:04:09,839 Speaker 1: played last Sunday in Minnesota is not who they are. 77 00:04:10,120 --> 00:04:14,360 Speaker 1: And they they're not you know, they're not talking about it, 78 00:04:14,440 --> 00:04:18,200 Speaker 1: woofing about it whatever this week in the locker room, 79 00:04:18,279 --> 00:04:20,719 Speaker 1: but you know, in their own minds, they're like, all right, 80 00:04:20,839 --> 00:04:23,720 Speaker 1: let's we gotta be who we are and take care 81 00:04:23,800 --> 00:04:28,000 Speaker 1: of business here. That's the that's the group, the personnel group, 82 00:04:28,040 --> 00:04:29,920 Speaker 1: the position group for the packers that you look to 83 00:04:30,000 --> 00:04:32,200 Speaker 1: really bounce back in the biggest way. This was a 84 00:04:32,240 --> 00:04:35,400 Speaker 1: seminal moment for me. Just now. You don't even realize this, 85 00:04:35,960 --> 00:04:38,160 Speaker 1: but wolfing is now a thing that I think I'm 86 00:04:38,160 --> 00:04:40,120 Speaker 1: going to work in my vernacular for the rest of 87 00:04:40,120 --> 00:04:42,080 Speaker 1: my life from this bit MO day moving forward. I 88 00:04:42,120 --> 00:04:43,680 Speaker 1: just want to make sure that you're aware of that. 89 00:04:44,440 --> 00:04:47,960 Speaker 1: But you're absolutely right, Mike, because what I took away 90 00:04:47,960 --> 00:04:50,640 Speaker 1: from the postgame locker room you were at almost said 91 00:04:50,640 --> 00:04:53,680 Speaker 1: Mike McCarthy. You were at Matt Lafleur's press conference with 92 00:04:53,720 --> 00:04:56,479 Speaker 1: Aaron Rodgers. I was in the locker room and listening 93 00:04:56,480 --> 00:05:00,840 Speaker 1: to Resul Douglas Gire, Alexander and Eric Stowe all addressed 94 00:05:00,839 --> 00:05:02,880 Speaker 1: the media afterwards, and even some of those guys talking 95 00:05:02,920 --> 00:05:08,000 Speaker 1: on Wednesday. Nobody was defensive, nobody was unsure of themselves. 96 00:05:08,320 --> 00:05:11,120 Speaker 1: There was almost this this kind of like approach that 97 00:05:11,320 --> 00:05:13,920 Speaker 1: it was round one of a boxing match and they 98 00:05:13,960 --> 00:05:16,320 Speaker 1: got knocked down. You know, it's a ten eight round 99 00:05:16,360 --> 00:05:19,200 Speaker 1: for the opponent. They they owned it, but they're gonna 100 00:05:19,240 --> 00:05:20,880 Speaker 1: be able to work their way back, and that's going 101 00:05:20,920 --> 00:05:24,280 Speaker 1: to be critical because, as Jerry Gray said, you have 102 00:05:24,360 --> 00:05:26,679 Speaker 1: to make the corrections because you're gonna see that number 103 00:05:26,720 --> 00:05:30,400 Speaker 1: eighteen again in the purple uniform or white uniform later 104 00:05:30,440 --> 00:05:33,159 Speaker 1: this season. They're gonna have to deal with Justin Jefferson again. 105 00:05:33,160 --> 00:05:35,600 Speaker 1: But you can't do anything about that week too. You 106 00:05:35,640 --> 00:05:38,119 Speaker 1: have to worry about the weapons that the Chicago Bears present. 107 00:05:38,320 --> 00:05:40,039 Speaker 1: And I'll tell you what, Mike, while they don't have 108 00:05:40,080 --> 00:05:42,279 Speaker 1: a Jefferson, you can even make the case they don't 109 00:05:42,279 --> 00:05:45,520 Speaker 1: have an Adam feeling, they do have guys that are 110 00:05:45,600 --> 00:05:48,719 Speaker 1: pretty gritty, and that was kind of my main takeaway 111 00:05:48,720 --> 00:05:51,719 Speaker 1: from that game with the Bears. You know, Dante Pettis 112 00:05:51,800 --> 00:05:54,360 Speaker 1: being able to have the fifty one yard score or 113 00:05:54,440 --> 00:05:57,120 Speaker 1: the fifty one yard completion. You look at the score 114 00:05:57,200 --> 00:06:01,400 Speaker 1: that Econemius st. Brown had the those were heavy plays 115 00:06:01,440 --> 00:06:03,400 Speaker 1: and a lot of that was generated off of the 116 00:06:03,440 --> 00:06:07,080 Speaker 1: creativity of fields. So you can't worry about the vikings. 117 00:06:07,120 --> 00:06:08,960 Speaker 1: You have to turn your attention to this Bears team 118 00:06:08,960 --> 00:06:11,800 Speaker 1: because again they're gonna be riding high coming off of 119 00:06:11,800 --> 00:06:14,080 Speaker 1: this win and win that very few people expected over 120 00:06:14,080 --> 00:06:17,040 Speaker 1: the San Francisco forty Niners. But the circumstances this game 121 00:06:17,080 --> 00:06:18,800 Speaker 1: are gonna be much different. You're gonna have a crowd 122 00:06:18,800 --> 00:06:20,520 Speaker 1: in there for the first time at lambeau Field in 123 00:06:20,560 --> 00:06:23,479 Speaker 1: a regular season setting. We remember what that atmosphere was 124 00:06:23,520 --> 00:06:26,840 Speaker 1: like for the preseason game that they had here. Team 125 00:06:26,880 --> 00:06:28,680 Speaker 1: they're going to be energized. The Packers are going to 126 00:06:28,760 --> 00:06:30,880 Speaker 1: have that wind in their sales in These cornerbacks need 127 00:06:30,920 --> 00:06:32,560 Speaker 1: to play up to their potential because when you look 128 00:06:32,560 --> 00:06:34,280 Speaker 1: at what they did during training camp, which you look 129 00:06:34,320 --> 00:06:37,080 Speaker 1: at what they did against the New Orleans Saints and 130 00:06:37,120 --> 00:06:41,000 Speaker 1: those practices, they were dominating, suffocating, and they found ways 131 00:06:41,000 --> 00:06:42,560 Speaker 1: to take away the football, and that's what they have 132 00:06:42,600 --> 00:06:44,680 Speaker 1: to do on Sunday. Yeah. Well, on the offensive side 133 00:06:44,680 --> 00:06:47,760 Speaker 1: of the ball, we talked already with regard to the 134 00:06:47,839 --> 00:06:50,800 Speaker 1: running backs and and the Packers getting them more involved. 135 00:06:50,920 --> 00:06:53,159 Speaker 1: Matt Lafleur, Aaron Rodgers have touched on it. I don't 136 00:06:53,200 --> 00:06:55,680 Speaker 1: want to to beat that topic to death. I am 137 00:06:55,760 --> 00:06:58,920 Speaker 1: interested though. If Alan Lazard is able to come back 138 00:06:59,240 --> 00:07:03,400 Speaker 1: and make his two debut, and if Robert Tunyan, who 139 00:07:03,480 --> 00:07:06,719 Speaker 1: we believe might have been on a snap count with 140 00:07:06,839 --> 00:07:09,280 Speaker 1: his first game back from that's our suspicion. That's our 141 00:07:09,480 --> 00:07:13,360 Speaker 1: that's our Yeah, we we suspect the old clue goes 142 00:07:14,280 --> 00:07:17,360 Speaker 1: um that he might have been on a rep count 143 00:07:17,600 --> 00:07:21,320 Speaker 1: and perhaps if that increases and he has more opportunities 144 00:07:21,320 --> 00:07:25,160 Speaker 1: to get involved with maybe Lazard. Coming back with the 145 00:07:25,200 --> 00:07:28,280 Speaker 1: fact that Romeo Dobbs and Christian Watson will no longer 146 00:07:28,320 --> 00:07:31,440 Speaker 1: be playing their first game in the NFL. UM, they'll 147 00:07:31,480 --> 00:07:34,240 Speaker 1: also be back home, you know, with the crowd behind them, 148 00:07:34,240 --> 00:07:36,840 Speaker 1: all of that, um, all of that kind of stuff. 149 00:07:36,840 --> 00:07:39,280 Speaker 1: I I you know, I just have to believe we're 150 00:07:39,280 --> 00:07:42,400 Speaker 1: going to see not just because the Bears defense is 151 00:07:42,400 --> 00:07:44,480 Speaker 1: different from the Vikings defense. I think we're going to 152 00:07:44,520 --> 00:07:47,560 Speaker 1: see a very very different Green Bay Packers offense than 153 00:07:47,600 --> 00:07:51,880 Speaker 1: the one we saw in a very difficult place to 154 00:07:51,920 --> 00:07:55,000 Speaker 1: play last Sunday. Do you ever cover hockey? Yeah, you 155 00:07:55,080 --> 00:07:58,480 Speaker 1: said what Green Bay could potentially do it again, It's 156 00:07:58,560 --> 00:08:01,160 Speaker 1: it's kind of predicated on number third team being available. 157 00:08:01,200 --> 00:08:03,680 Speaker 1: But I like the line changes that Green Bay can 158 00:08:03,680 --> 00:08:06,240 Speaker 1: potentially utilize. You saw a little bit of them in 159 00:08:06,280 --> 00:08:08,600 Speaker 1: that game against the Vikings. I mean, at forty one 160 00:08:08,640 --> 00:08:12,760 Speaker 1: offensive snaps. Sammy Watkins was the most active offensive perimeter 161 00:08:12,800 --> 00:08:15,240 Speaker 1: playmaker for Green Bay. You go back to the days 162 00:08:15,240 --> 00:08:17,440 Speaker 1: of Davante Adams. I mean he was playing maybe three 163 00:08:17,520 --> 00:08:20,120 Speaker 1: or four snaps he was taken off the field. I 164 00:08:20,200 --> 00:08:22,720 Speaker 1: like the idea that Green Bay has all these this 165 00:08:22,880 --> 00:08:25,840 Speaker 1: this different mesh of receiving talent that can be used 166 00:08:25,840 --> 00:08:27,800 Speaker 1: in a multitude of ways. You can have your Randall 167 00:08:27,840 --> 00:08:30,280 Speaker 1: Cobs that are just there quickly to catch a pass 168 00:08:30,320 --> 00:08:31,920 Speaker 1: and get you a first down on a third and 169 00:08:32,000 --> 00:08:34,800 Speaker 1: five right up the middle, because there's that that synergy 170 00:08:34,840 --> 00:08:37,080 Speaker 1: there with Aaron Rodgers. I like that you have the 171 00:08:37,120 --> 00:08:40,319 Speaker 1: deep threat with with um Christian Watson because as much 172 00:08:40,320 --> 00:08:42,559 Speaker 1: as we've talked about the drop this week, I think 173 00:08:42,600 --> 00:08:45,160 Speaker 1: the long term thing here for Watson, if he can 174 00:08:45,280 --> 00:08:47,959 Speaker 1: really put that in the past, is the fact that 175 00:08:48,200 --> 00:08:50,679 Speaker 1: he was going up against an all Pro type cornerback 176 00:08:50,720 --> 00:08:52,679 Speaker 1: on his first NFL snaps and he beat him off 177 00:08:52,679 --> 00:08:55,080 Speaker 1: the line of scrimmage by three and a half yards. 178 00:08:55,120 --> 00:08:58,800 Speaker 1: His talent, his skill, and his natural gifts are as advertised. 179 00:08:58,840 --> 00:09:00,040 Speaker 1: You and I have seen it a little bit. It 180 00:09:00,160 --> 00:09:02,280 Speaker 1: just based on the knee injury and camp when he 181 00:09:02,320 --> 00:09:05,280 Speaker 1: did come back, I thought that really shined. But at 182 00:09:05,280 --> 00:09:07,560 Speaker 1: the same time, you need to be able to work 183 00:09:07,559 --> 00:09:10,600 Speaker 1: with that and learn from the past mistakes. Romeo Dobbs. 184 00:09:10,640 --> 00:09:12,319 Speaker 1: The list goes on and on, and the amount of 185 00:09:12,360 --> 00:09:15,080 Speaker 1: Packers receiving talent that they have, and I think that 186 00:09:15,160 --> 00:09:17,600 Speaker 1: can be a big, big asset for them in this game. 187 00:09:17,880 --> 00:09:20,840 Speaker 1: Eddie Jackson had the interception last week. Jalen Johnson I 188 00:09:20,840 --> 00:09:22,959 Speaker 1: think is an up and coming cornerback in this league. 189 00:09:23,280 --> 00:09:25,440 Speaker 1: But the Green Bay Packers need to kind of keep 190 00:09:25,480 --> 00:09:27,440 Speaker 1: their foot on the gas, so to speak. And as 191 00:09:27,480 --> 00:09:29,360 Speaker 1: Matt Lafleur said this week, a lot of that is 192 00:09:29,360 --> 00:09:31,680 Speaker 1: going to be predicated on the backfield, to getting more 193 00:09:31,720 --> 00:09:34,680 Speaker 1: touches for Aaron Jones and a J. Dillon. This is 194 00:09:34,720 --> 00:09:38,400 Speaker 1: not the two thousanders anymore. This is not an offense 195 00:09:38,400 --> 00:09:40,960 Speaker 1: that's going to run through one specific all pro It's 196 00:09:40,960 --> 00:09:43,400 Speaker 1: going to be versatile. And having Lazard back with all 197 00:09:43,400 --> 00:09:45,640 Speaker 1: the different ways that you can use him, I just 198 00:09:45,679 --> 00:09:48,000 Speaker 1: think again, it opens up that cookbook just a little 199 00:09:48,000 --> 00:09:50,880 Speaker 1: bit wider with some interesting recipes for this offense. Yeah, 200 00:09:50,880 --> 00:09:53,800 Speaker 1: you mentioned Eddie Jackson, the safety for the Bears. Uh, 201 00:09:53,880 --> 00:09:56,200 Speaker 1: playmaking kind of guy. You definitely have to be aware 202 00:09:56,240 --> 00:09:57,959 Speaker 1: of him. And I'll go back to what I said 203 00:09:58,080 --> 00:09:59,920 Speaker 1: at the beginning of the week and Insider in b 204 00:10:00,120 --> 00:10:03,160 Speaker 1: X when somebody asked me about the keys against the Bears, 205 00:10:03,160 --> 00:10:05,680 Speaker 1: and you have to get a hat on ro Quan Smith. 206 00:10:06,280 --> 00:10:10,000 Speaker 1: You know, whatever sorts of running plays, whether you're gonna 207 00:10:10,000 --> 00:10:12,400 Speaker 1: go inside zone, outside zone, if you're going to run 208 00:10:12,400 --> 00:10:16,280 Speaker 1: the reverses, the jet sweeps, whatever it might be. Whoever 209 00:10:16,440 --> 00:10:19,199 Speaker 1: is headed to the second level off of the offensive line, 210 00:10:19,200 --> 00:10:21,240 Speaker 1: off of the combo blocks, you've got to be able 211 00:10:21,280 --> 00:10:23,760 Speaker 1: to beat fifty eight to the spot, so to speak. Right, 212 00:10:23,760 --> 00:10:26,760 Speaker 1: You've got to get a hat on that guy because, um, 213 00:10:26,800 --> 00:10:29,440 Speaker 1: because he's a guy who's just he's capable of wrecking 214 00:10:29,480 --> 00:10:32,000 Speaker 1: so much of what you want to do offensively. This 215 00:10:32,080 --> 00:10:35,160 Speaker 1: is not the same Bears front that we've seen in 216 00:10:35,240 --> 00:10:37,880 Speaker 1: recent years with Khalil Mack and a Keem Hicks and 217 00:10:37,920 --> 00:10:40,360 Speaker 1: guys like that up front. But ro Kuwan Smith is 218 00:10:40,400 --> 00:10:43,560 Speaker 1: still there just behind the line of scrimmage, and uh, 219 00:10:43,600 --> 00:10:46,400 Speaker 1: and he's he's a guy. He's a guy. You just 220 00:10:46,640 --> 00:10:49,560 Speaker 1: you have to be able to block him and he's 221 00:10:49,559 --> 00:10:52,160 Speaker 1: going to make his tackles at the defense is designed 222 00:10:52,160 --> 00:10:54,880 Speaker 1: to do that. But you can't let him be an 223 00:10:54,920 --> 00:10:57,280 Speaker 1: impact player, I guess, is what I'm saying. Yeah, And 224 00:10:57,320 --> 00:10:59,480 Speaker 1: I really like, you know, for for as much as 225 00:10:59,760 --> 00:11:01,840 Speaker 1: you know green Bay. Last week we talked about the 226 00:11:01,880 --> 00:11:05,280 Speaker 1: push on the goal line. You know, there were some 227 00:11:05,320 --> 00:11:07,600 Speaker 1: issues there with the past protection, but I really liked 228 00:11:07,640 --> 00:11:10,320 Speaker 1: this offensive line and the athleticism and how that's kind 229 00:11:10,320 --> 00:11:13,040 Speaker 1: of shown up at the second level. Josh Myers did 230 00:11:13,080 --> 00:11:15,040 Speaker 1: that a little bit in the preseason. You saw, I mean, 231 00:11:15,080 --> 00:11:17,200 Speaker 1: you see some of these intangibles that these guys have. 232 00:11:17,280 --> 00:11:20,440 Speaker 1: The Packers have the athleticism there to really thrive on 233 00:11:20,480 --> 00:11:23,000 Speaker 1: that side of the ball. But it's a difference between 234 00:11:23,040 --> 00:11:25,080 Speaker 1: that and really getting a hat on a hat and 235 00:11:25,080 --> 00:11:28,280 Speaker 1: and Roquan makes it very difficult for offensive linemen to 236 00:11:28,320 --> 00:11:30,800 Speaker 1: achieve that. But that being said, you look at six 237 00:11:30,880 --> 00:11:33,160 Speaker 1: point two six point three yards per carry for Aaron 238 00:11:33,240 --> 00:11:35,880 Speaker 1: Jones and a j Dillon last week. Green Bay needs 239 00:11:35,920 --> 00:11:38,200 Speaker 1: to repeat that recipe and maybe throw a little bit 240 00:11:38,240 --> 00:11:40,600 Speaker 1: more in there too, UH to be able to get 241 00:11:40,640 --> 00:11:44,520 Speaker 1: into more favorable situations, because realistically, the only time where 242 00:11:44,520 --> 00:11:46,640 Speaker 1: Green Bay started to fall behind in some of these 243 00:11:46,679 --> 00:11:49,360 Speaker 1: these downs was when there was an incompletion or a 244 00:11:49,360 --> 00:11:52,720 Speaker 1: sack on first down. UH. When they ran the ball, 245 00:11:52,800 --> 00:11:54,640 Speaker 1: for the most part, they weren't getting stuff for second 246 00:11:54,679 --> 00:11:56,840 Speaker 1: and nine or second and eight. They were able to 247 00:11:56,840 --> 00:11:59,680 Speaker 1: get into some second and six, you know, second and 248 00:11:59,720 --> 00:12:03,319 Speaker 1: five situations. You want to see that replicated because if 249 00:12:03,320 --> 00:12:06,040 Speaker 1: a guy like Rokwan gets going, and especially you know 250 00:12:06,080 --> 00:12:08,040 Speaker 1: with Robert Quinn, if he's able to you know, pin 251 00:12:08,120 --> 00:12:10,560 Speaker 1: his ears back a little bit, that's a self fulfilling 252 00:12:10,600 --> 00:12:14,000 Speaker 1: prophecy for any defense. So, uh, that's gonna be probably 253 00:12:14,040 --> 00:12:16,560 Speaker 1: the big intangible in this game is what does Green 254 00:12:16,600 --> 00:12:19,520 Speaker 1: Bay do upfront early on to really set the tone 255 00:12:19,559 --> 00:12:21,760 Speaker 1: in that matchup. Yeah, when you look at when you 256 00:12:21,800 --> 00:12:24,440 Speaker 1: look at the twenty nine yard run by Aaron Jones 257 00:12:24,520 --> 00:12:26,600 Speaker 1: last week, I had it in my clips on Zach 258 00:12:26,679 --> 00:12:29,240 Speaker 1: Tom Larry did a great Rock report on it as 259 00:12:29,280 --> 00:12:31,640 Speaker 1: well for anybody who wants to check it out. The 260 00:12:31,720 --> 00:12:35,360 Speaker 1: key to springing that run was Marcedes Lewis taken out 261 00:12:35,480 --> 00:12:38,240 Speaker 1: Eric Kendricks, you know, and and Eric you know, Roquan 262 00:12:38,320 --> 00:12:41,200 Speaker 1: smith Is is sort of like the Eric Kendricks you 263 00:12:41,200 --> 00:12:46,880 Speaker 1: know of um of this Bears defense. So that's ah, 264 00:12:46,960 --> 00:12:49,679 Speaker 1: that's where you get a hat on that guy. That's 265 00:12:49,720 --> 00:12:52,040 Speaker 1: where you can turn the three and four yard runs 266 00:12:52,040 --> 00:12:55,400 Speaker 1: into the potentially explosive ones. On the special team side 267 00:12:55,440 --> 00:12:58,240 Speaker 1: of things. Um. I thought it was a solid debut 268 00:12:58,400 --> 00:13:01,800 Speaker 1: for Rich Bisacci's units. Matt Lafleur talked about a little 269 00:13:01,800 --> 00:13:04,720 Speaker 1: bit too leaky in the punt protection. Uh, there were 270 00:13:04,760 --> 00:13:06,960 Speaker 1: a few punts that were a little too close for 271 00:13:07,000 --> 00:13:09,680 Speaker 1: comfort in terms of getting blocked. But I think that's 272 00:13:09,720 --> 00:13:14,199 Speaker 1: something that type of attacking mentality from opponents is something 273 00:13:14,200 --> 00:13:16,280 Speaker 1: the Packers are just gonna have to get used to. 274 00:13:17,120 --> 00:13:19,679 Speaker 1: Um because of what was put on film last year 275 00:13:19,679 --> 00:13:21,520 Speaker 1: and the block punt in the playoff game and everything. 276 00:13:21,559 --> 00:13:24,439 Speaker 1: Teams are gonna come after Green Bay in that regard 277 00:13:24,480 --> 00:13:26,880 Speaker 1: and see uh and see if the Packers can hold 278 00:13:26,960 --> 00:13:29,440 Speaker 1: up on the return side of things. I thought there 279 00:13:29,520 --> 00:13:32,079 Speaker 1: was the one punt return where a Mari Rodgers might 280 00:13:32,080 --> 00:13:34,760 Speaker 1: have had a lane down the sideline maybe called for 281 00:13:34,800 --> 00:13:37,760 Speaker 1: the fair catch a little bit too early there. That 282 00:13:37,840 --> 00:13:41,000 Speaker 1: was that was an opportunity, But the sure hands were 283 00:13:41,000 --> 00:13:43,680 Speaker 1: definitely there. There were no no issues in terms of 284 00:13:44,400 --> 00:13:46,920 Speaker 1: in terms of potential turnovers or worries in that regard. 285 00:13:47,040 --> 00:13:49,960 Speaker 1: So a solid effort there. But um, but certainly some 286 00:13:50,200 --> 00:13:54,200 Speaker 1: ways that you can see this special Teams unit moving forward. Yeah, 287 00:13:54,200 --> 00:13:56,600 Speaker 1: I just like seeing a Mari get north and south. 288 00:13:56,640 --> 00:13:58,880 Speaker 1: There was you know too much, no kind of indecisiveness 289 00:13:59,000 --> 00:14:00,360 Speaker 1: last year. I think that was one of things that 290 00:14:00,400 --> 00:14:02,080 Speaker 1: really kind of hurt him down the stretch. And also 291 00:14:02,120 --> 00:14:03,760 Speaker 1: just the way he's fielding the ball he's fielding and 292 00:14:03,800 --> 00:14:06,839 Speaker 1: a lot cleaner uh in year two. Uh. This is 293 00:14:06,880 --> 00:14:09,320 Speaker 1: an interesting matchup though with the with the Bears, because 294 00:14:09,600 --> 00:14:11,400 Speaker 1: you know, for so many years here you kind of 295 00:14:11,440 --> 00:14:12,959 Speaker 1: had to worry not not that you don't have to 296 00:14:12,960 --> 00:14:15,560 Speaker 1: worry about Pettis here, but you know, jacchem Grant and 297 00:14:15,600 --> 00:14:18,000 Speaker 1: obviously the Devin Hester years, there was always kind of 298 00:14:18,040 --> 00:14:20,960 Speaker 1: this this fear a little bit associated with you know 299 00:14:21,000 --> 00:14:24,240 Speaker 1: what you know, uh, the amount of playmakers that you 300 00:14:24,280 --> 00:14:26,800 Speaker 1: could potentially see on that unit. You still have to 301 00:14:27,000 --> 00:14:29,200 Speaker 1: be on your p's and ques. But I thought one 302 00:14:29,240 --> 00:14:31,320 Speaker 1: of the big tests that Green Bay passed last week 303 00:14:31,440 --> 00:14:34,480 Speaker 1: was just being able to survive those returners. I thought 304 00:14:34,560 --> 00:14:36,680 Speaker 1: Pat O'Donnell, even though maybe there was some you know 305 00:14:36,720 --> 00:14:39,720 Speaker 1: a little bit of leakiness with the protection pedal donnald 306 00:14:39,720 --> 00:14:41,920 Speaker 1: I thought punted really well in the situation. I thought 307 00:14:41,960 --> 00:14:45,160 Speaker 1: O'Donnell had a great game. All things considered. You can't 308 00:14:45,160 --> 00:14:47,800 Speaker 1: really give them much quarter because of what Reagor could 309 00:14:47,840 --> 00:14:51,000 Speaker 1: potentially do, which Green Bay has seen firsthand three years ago. 310 00:14:51,200 --> 00:14:54,360 Speaker 1: So being able to neutralize that I thought was a 311 00:14:54,400 --> 00:14:57,200 Speaker 1: solid building block for them. You know, Mason Crosby a 312 00:14:57,200 --> 00:15:00,360 Speaker 1: few extra points, but still getting back into his own rhythm, 313 00:15:00,360 --> 00:15:05,080 Speaker 1: getting back into his whole pregame process, his second consecutive 314 00:15:05,120 --> 00:15:08,680 Speaker 1: start in the NFL, or consecutive game played. All those 315 00:15:08,720 --> 00:15:11,040 Speaker 1: things are gonna matter because I'll tell you what you 316 00:15:11,080 --> 00:15:13,640 Speaker 1: mentioned Keishaw Nixon early on. How important is it not 317 00:15:13,720 --> 00:15:15,720 Speaker 1: only is him as the dime cornerback, but him still 318 00:15:15,760 --> 00:15:20,000 Speaker 1: being available now as a gunner. Rudy Ford was fantastic. 319 00:15:20,440 --> 00:15:22,920 Speaker 1: I thought in that game as a gunner, Green Bay 320 00:15:22,960 --> 00:15:25,560 Speaker 1: has some vets there now, and and being able to 321 00:15:25,600 --> 00:15:28,600 Speaker 1: see those young guys rally around those veterans as opposed 322 00:15:28,640 --> 00:15:29,960 Speaker 1: to last year. I think a lot of times it 323 00:15:30,040 --> 00:15:31,680 Speaker 1: was guys just looking at each other trying to figure 324 00:15:31,720 --> 00:15:34,200 Speaker 1: out who's gonna like lead this group, who's gonna step up. 325 00:15:34,840 --> 00:15:36,320 Speaker 1: I think over the course of the year, Mike, you're 326 00:15:36,320 --> 00:15:39,200 Speaker 1: gonna see that show up. Yeah. Well, I want to 327 00:15:39,200 --> 00:15:41,960 Speaker 1: get to a couple of interesting statistics to throw your 328 00:15:41,960 --> 00:15:45,160 Speaker 1: way West, But first some sponsor business Serious x M 329 00:15:45,240 --> 00:15:48,120 Speaker 1: NFL Radio delivers hard hitting analysis and up to the 330 00:15:48,160 --> 00:15:53,000 Speaker 1: minute NFL news that true football fanatics need seven three six, 331 00:15:53,400 --> 00:15:55,640 Speaker 1: And at Cousin Subs, we have something for everyone like 332 00:15:55,680 --> 00:15:58,520 Speaker 1: our Wisconsin Cheese Currents, mac and Cheese, golden fries, and 333 00:15:58,520 --> 00:16:01,720 Speaker 1: creamy shakes, all aired with your favorite sub or sub 334 00:16:01,720 --> 00:16:06,480 Speaker 1: in a bowl. Cousins Subs fifty years of better. All right. 335 00:16:06,560 --> 00:16:10,280 Speaker 1: Two stats for you West. First, the Green Bay Packers 336 00:16:10,320 --> 00:16:14,760 Speaker 1: have won fourteen of their last fifteen home openers going 337 00:16:14,800 --> 00:16:18,320 Speaker 1: back to two thousand and seven. Since two thousand and seven, 338 00:16:18,360 --> 00:16:22,280 Speaker 1: the only home opener the Packers have lost was the 339 00:16:22,480 --> 00:16:25,560 Speaker 1: Week one contest. It actually was a season opener against 340 00:16:25,600 --> 00:16:28,080 Speaker 1: the San Francisco forty and Iiners in two thousand and twelve, 341 00:16:28,200 --> 00:16:31,840 Speaker 1: so this is the type of game that the Packers 342 00:16:32,320 --> 00:16:34,640 Speaker 1: normally win. And the other thing I came across this 343 00:16:34,680 --> 00:16:37,120 Speaker 1: week it was really interesting and I'm gonna be writing 344 00:16:37,120 --> 00:16:39,080 Speaker 1: a little more about this in my one Last Look 345 00:16:39,080 --> 00:16:42,520 Speaker 1: column which will post on the website on Saturday. But 346 00:16:42,600 --> 00:16:47,360 Speaker 1: I didn't realize in two thousand eighteen, when Matt Naggy 347 00:16:47,520 --> 00:16:51,960 Speaker 1: brought the Chicago Bears UH to lambeau Field for the 348 00:16:52,000 --> 00:16:55,120 Speaker 1: first time for him as a head coach that when 349 00:16:55,160 --> 00:16:57,680 Speaker 1: the Packers came back from that twenty point deficit with 350 00:16:57,720 --> 00:16:59,920 Speaker 1: Aaron Rodgers being injured coming back out of the lock 351 00:17:00,120 --> 00:17:03,000 Speaker 1: room and all of that. The Packers winning that game 352 00:17:03,080 --> 00:17:07,359 Speaker 1: actually broke a streak of and I'm bringing this up 353 00:17:07,359 --> 00:17:11,400 Speaker 1: because Matt Eberflus is coaching his first Packers Bears game 354 00:17:11,440 --> 00:17:15,880 Speaker 1: at lambeau Field. The two thousand eighteen twenty point comeback 355 00:17:15,880 --> 00:17:19,119 Speaker 1: against Matt Naggi's Bears actually broke a streak of four 356 00:17:19,200 --> 00:17:24,439 Speaker 1: consecutive Bears coaches head coaches who had won their first 357 00:17:24,600 --> 00:17:27,560 Speaker 1: Packers Bears game at lambeau It was really strange. I 358 00:17:27,600 --> 00:17:30,240 Speaker 1: went back and looked at Dick Geron going back to 359 00:17:31,600 --> 00:17:35,720 Speaker 1: love Smith in two thousand four, and then also Mark 360 00:17:35,760 --> 00:17:39,440 Speaker 1: Trustman and John Fox. They all won their first Packers 361 00:17:39,440 --> 00:17:42,120 Speaker 1: Bears game at lambeau Field, and Matt Nagy was really 362 00:17:42,200 --> 00:17:45,160 Speaker 1: darn close to making it five and row as as 363 00:17:45,240 --> 00:17:48,640 Speaker 1: Eberflus comes in for his first Packers Bears game at Lamba, 364 00:17:48,720 --> 00:17:50,320 Speaker 1: I just thought it was interesting. I'll have more on 365 00:17:50,400 --> 00:17:52,400 Speaker 1: it in my column, but but just one of those 366 00:17:52,840 --> 00:17:55,760 Speaker 1: weird stats that you don't think would be even possible. Yeah, 367 00:17:55,800 --> 00:17:57,920 Speaker 1: and in this rivalry with the Bears, I mean, this 368 00:17:57,920 --> 00:17:59,880 Speaker 1: will be the seventeenth straight You're these two teams are 369 00:18:00,000 --> 00:18:03,080 Speaker 1: in prime time. Um, these are the type of things 370 00:18:03,119 --> 00:18:07,240 Speaker 1: that I'll always forever remember Lovey Smith taking the podium 371 00:18:07,240 --> 00:18:09,000 Speaker 1: for the first time as their head coach and that 372 00:18:09,119 --> 00:18:11,920 Speaker 1: my number one goal is to beat the Packers. And 373 00:18:11,920 --> 00:18:13,600 Speaker 1: and I'll be honest with you, Mike, over all the 374 00:18:13,680 --> 00:18:16,560 Speaker 1: rhetoric that I've heard for years and how excited fans get, 375 00:18:16,680 --> 00:18:18,960 Speaker 1: you know, if their team beat Screen Bay within the division, 376 00:18:19,440 --> 00:18:22,480 Speaker 1: that's always been the number one thing. Because I think 377 00:18:23,440 --> 00:18:26,840 Speaker 1: Love's comments spoke on two different levels. Because one, obviously, 378 00:18:26,840 --> 00:18:30,320 Speaker 1: there is the rivalry. There's a reason why we're continually tracking, Hey, 379 00:18:30,359 --> 00:18:32,760 Speaker 1: which team has more Pro Football Hall of Famers, which 380 00:18:32,800 --> 00:18:35,439 Speaker 1: team is up on the regular season career you know, 381 00:18:35,560 --> 00:18:39,360 Speaker 1: wins total. But it also was the statement that love 382 00:18:39,400 --> 00:18:41,359 Speaker 1: You was making that day, where in order if you're 383 00:18:41,400 --> 00:18:43,639 Speaker 1: going to become a perennial contender here in the NFC, 384 00:18:43,720 --> 00:18:45,800 Speaker 1: you need to get past Screen Bay. You need to 385 00:18:45,800 --> 00:18:48,760 Speaker 1: get past Aaron Rodgers, Brett Farve, everybody that they've had 386 00:18:48,920 --> 00:18:51,159 Speaker 1: thrown at this division, in the NFC Central and all 387 00:18:51,200 --> 00:18:54,720 Speaker 1: these years. And as Rogers touched on last week, teams 388 00:18:54,760 --> 00:18:57,359 Speaker 1: just haven't been able to regularly do it. Uh. You 389 00:18:57,400 --> 00:18:59,879 Speaker 1: know that the comment last year's Soldier Field that Go 390 00:19:00,080 --> 00:19:02,880 Speaker 1: is this said, I won't I won't elaborate anymore on it, 391 00:19:02,960 --> 00:19:07,320 Speaker 1: but regardless, these are the type of matchups that teams 392 00:19:07,359 --> 00:19:09,000 Speaker 1: wake up for, and it's the type of things that 393 00:19:09,080 --> 00:19:11,479 Speaker 1: head coaches when they chart out their season, when they 394 00:19:11,520 --> 00:19:14,959 Speaker 1: take over an NFC Division, an NFC North team, you 395 00:19:15,000 --> 00:19:16,800 Speaker 1: know what the task is going to be. You know 396 00:19:16,880 --> 00:19:18,800 Speaker 1: what you're ultimately gonna have to deal with. There was 397 00:19:18,800 --> 00:19:21,720 Speaker 1: a reason why the Minnesota Vikings hired Mike Zimmer back 398 00:19:21,720 --> 00:19:24,480 Speaker 1: in two thousand fourteen. The Vikings need to do a 399 00:19:24,480 --> 00:19:27,560 Speaker 1: better job against Aaron Rodgers, and Zimmer had some success 400 00:19:27,560 --> 00:19:30,520 Speaker 1: against him in Cincinnati. It's those type of lessons that 401 00:19:30,560 --> 00:19:33,919 Speaker 1: get passed on and for my money, seeing how eiber 402 00:19:33,920 --> 00:19:37,760 Speaker 1: Flus handles this moment, especially with the Bears having a 403 00:19:37,840 --> 00:19:40,240 Speaker 1: chance to go to up in the division, knocked down 404 00:19:40,280 --> 00:19:43,240 Speaker 1: the Packers of Pedestal. As far as week to go 405 00:19:43,440 --> 00:19:46,600 Speaker 1: is and Aaron Jones touchdown on on Monday, it's not 406 00:19:46,680 --> 00:19:48,600 Speaker 1: a must win. I will never say a must win 407 00:19:48,680 --> 00:19:52,640 Speaker 1: before December, but it is. There's a lot of implications 408 00:19:52,680 --> 00:19:54,840 Speaker 1: in this matchup and and certainly I'm I know that 409 00:19:54,840 --> 00:19:58,080 Speaker 1: that Bear's locker room is aware of it. There are 410 00:19:58,119 --> 00:20:02,000 Speaker 1: some interesting things to keep an eye on around week two. Um, 411 00:20:02,040 --> 00:20:04,560 Speaker 1: with the Packers not playing until Sunday night, we'll actually 412 00:20:04,560 --> 00:20:07,080 Speaker 1: have a chance to maybe watch some some noon games 413 00:20:07,080 --> 00:20:10,200 Speaker 1: from the comfort of our living room couches. Um. Well, 414 00:20:10,240 --> 00:20:14,439 Speaker 1: first off, tonight after we're taping this episode, the Thursday 415 00:20:14,520 --> 00:20:17,520 Speaker 1: night game Chargers at Chiefs. It doesn't get much better 416 00:20:17,520 --> 00:20:21,919 Speaker 1: than that. As far as Justin Herbert against Patrick Mahomes. 417 00:20:22,280 --> 00:20:26,920 Speaker 1: You know, an a f C West showdown at at 418 00:20:27,000 --> 00:20:29,000 Speaker 1: Arrowhead in Kansas City. That should be a fun one. 419 00:20:29,080 --> 00:20:31,200 Speaker 1: Do you like how they scheduled that for week two 420 00:20:31,280 --> 00:20:33,600 Speaker 1: as well? Like that didn't end up in like week eleven, 421 00:20:33,640 --> 00:20:35,640 Speaker 1: where hey, maybe you end up getting the second string 422 00:20:35,680 --> 00:20:38,399 Speaker 1: quarterback against the fourth string running back or something like that. 423 00:20:38,440 --> 00:20:40,520 Speaker 1: But like you know, teams not wanting to put out 424 00:20:40,560 --> 00:20:42,719 Speaker 1: their talent on a on a quick turnaround. Now you're 425 00:20:42,720 --> 00:20:45,159 Speaker 1: getting that right in week two. And you get it 426 00:20:45,200 --> 00:20:48,400 Speaker 1: when you know Justin Herbert's star is about is as 427 00:20:48,480 --> 00:20:50,119 Speaker 1: big as it's getting. I mean, did you see that 428 00:20:50,160 --> 00:20:52,080 Speaker 1: throw he had last week? That that that one that 429 00:20:52,119 --> 00:20:54,400 Speaker 1: he had down the scene where it was like there's 430 00:20:54,440 --> 00:20:57,640 Speaker 1: basically triple coverage there and there's one spot like literally 431 00:20:57,680 --> 00:21:00,159 Speaker 1: like six inches that he can throw that football. He 432 00:21:00,240 --> 00:21:02,840 Speaker 1: nailed it like twenty five yards downfield. Yeah, he's a 433 00:21:02,920 --> 00:21:05,200 Speaker 1: talented young man. Yeah. It's gonna be uh, it's it's 434 00:21:05,200 --> 00:21:07,000 Speaker 1: gonna be fun to watch some of those a f 435 00:21:07,080 --> 00:21:10,640 Speaker 1: C matchups when we get a chance this year. On Sunday, 436 00:21:10,800 --> 00:21:15,040 Speaker 1: Washington is at Detroit in the NFC North. Interesting thing there, 437 00:21:15,119 --> 00:21:18,679 Speaker 1: I heard that Detroit is actually favored by the odds 438 00:21:18,720 --> 00:21:20,679 Speaker 1: makers in that game. It's the first time in like 439 00:21:20,760 --> 00:21:23,680 Speaker 1: a season and a half that Detroit has actually been 440 00:21:23,720 --> 00:21:27,359 Speaker 1: favored to winning something like twenty four games they've gone 441 00:21:27,359 --> 00:21:31,720 Speaker 1: with with being the underdog games in a row. So 442 00:21:31,960 --> 00:21:35,880 Speaker 1: um so, the Lions actually favored to win at home, 443 00:21:35,920 --> 00:21:38,400 Speaker 1: playing at Ford Field for second week in a row 444 00:21:38,480 --> 00:21:42,200 Speaker 1: after the shootout with Philadelphia last week. Tampa Bay at 445 00:21:42,240 --> 00:21:45,119 Speaker 1: New Orleans. For whatever reason, the New Orleans Saints have 446 00:21:45,320 --> 00:21:49,000 Speaker 1: just had Tampa Bay's number um over the last couple 447 00:21:49,040 --> 00:21:50,760 Speaker 1: of years, so I think that's an interesting one to 448 00:21:50,840 --> 00:21:53,680 Speaker 1: keep an eye on. Seattle at San Francisco the forty 449 00:21:53,680 --> 00:21:57,080 Speaker 1: and is coming off a very disappointing loss at Soldier 450 00:21:57,160 --> 00:22:02,720 Speaker 1: Field and Seattle coming off of a tremendously uplifting wind 451 00:22:02,800 --> 00:22:05,800 Speaker 1: for them Week one Monday Night Football, the whole Russell 452 00:22:05,800 --> 00:22:08,880 Speaker 1: Wilson returned to Seattle and the Seahawks came out on top. 453 00:22:08,960 --> 00:22:11,399 Speaker 1: So that's an interesting one. In the in the a 454 00:22:11,520 --> 00:22:15,359 Speaker 1: f C West and Cincinnati at Dallas, Joe Burrow four 455 00:22:15,400 --> 00:22:18,080 Speaker 1: interceptions for the Bengals in Week one and they lose 456 00:22:18,400 --> 00:22:22,159 Speaker 1: a weird whole kicking thing in overtime um to the 457 00:22:22,160 --> 00:22:25,080 Speaker 1: Pittsburgh Steelers and and the Dallas Cowboys having to deal 458 00:22:25,200 --> 00:22:27,920 Speaker 1: with the absence of Dak Prescott. Now, so I threw 459 00:22:27,960 --> 00:22:30,320 Speaker 1: a lot of games at you, any comments on any 460 00:22:30,359 --> 00:22:32,320 Speaker 1: of those, this one I want to just add this 461 00:22:32,359 --> 00:22:33,760 Speaker 1: one too, and maybe you're gonna get to it in 462 00:22:33,760 --> 00:22:37,640 Speaker 1: a second. But also Minnesota at Philly, yeah's gone to night. Yeah, 463 00:22:37,880 --> 00:22:39,480 Speaker 1: I'll let we can touch on that in a second, 464 00:22:39,480 --> 00:22:42,639 Speaker 1: because to me, that's probably the most fascinating game because 465 00:22:43,080 --> 00:22:46,320 Speaker 1: you go from Minnesota's defense facing Aaron Rodgers to the 466 00:22:46,400 --> 00:22:51,080 Speaker 1: Jalen Hurts offense, which is very talented, very dynamic, but 467 00:22:51,160 --> 00:22:53,240 Speaker 1: there is sort of a throw the grass up in 468 00:22:53,240 --> 00:22:54,680 Speaker 1: the air and see which way the way it takes 469 00:22:55,000 --> 00:22:57,280 Speaker 1: the element to it. But but as far as this 470 00:22:57,320 --> 00:23:00,040 Speaker 1: weekend is concerned, I'm I'm really interested. It's not to 471 00:23:00,160 --> 00:23:02,520 Speaker 1: be a game. I'm sure it's in the DC area, 472 00:23:02,560 --> 00:23:04,320 Speaker 1: and I'm sure it's in the Detroit area, but I 473 00:23:04,359 --> 00:23:07,280 Speaker 1: really am interested to see that Lions game because you remember, 474 00:23:08,160 --> 00:23:09,800 Speaker 1: I didn't know that stat that you just threw at 475 00:23:09,800 --> 00:23:13,280 Speaker 1: me about the row of being underdogs. But Detroit lost 476 00:23:13,560 --> 00:23:17,199 Speaker 1: Washington one, and yet Detroit is the favorite team in 477 00:23:17,240 --> 00:23:19,960 Speaker 1: this matchup because of how well they played against the Eagles, 478 00:23:20,520 --> 00:23:23,399 Speaker 1: with everybody kind of getting behind the Eagles now thinking 479 00:23:23,440 --> 00:23:25,560 Speaker 1: that they're gonna be one of the top contenders this year. 480 00:23:25,600 --> 00:23:27,359 Speaker 1: So it was kind of an interesting let miss test 481 00:23:27,760 --> 00:23:30,359 Speaker 1: and Mike, I've said it so many times, if if 482 00:23:30,880 --> 00:23:34,880 Speaker 1: DeAndre Swift is healthy, Detroit's offense is just so much different, 483 00:23:35,400 --> 00:23:37,600 Speaker 1: and that they've had they've struggled to just get him 484 00:23:37,600 --> 00:23:39,560 Speaker 1: on the field, but when he's there, I thought last 485 00:23:39,560 --> 00:23:42,320 Speaker 1: week you really saw how dynamic he can be. Uh. 486 00:23:42,359 --> 00:23:46,120 Speaker 1: And then realistically, the New Orleans Saints, I mean, Tom 487 00:23:46,160 --> 00:23:49,359 Speaker 1: Brady and the Buccaneers did everything they had to do 488 00:23:49,400 --> 00:23:52,040 Speaker 1: to win that game. But I thought it also kind 489 00:23:52,040 --> 00:23:54,000 Speaker 1: of showed the way that Tampa's probably gonna have to 490 00:23:54,000 --> 00:23:56,000 Speaker 1: win this year, which is a lot of Leonard for 491 00:23:56,119 --> 00:24:00,560 Speaker 1: net in good defense. The Saints are going stress them 492 00:24:00,600 --> 00:24:03,240 Speaker 1: a little bit. They're gonna do some you know some. 493 00:24:03,880 --> 00:24:06,000 Speaker 1: You know, Michael Thomas came back and had a good 494 00:24:06,000 --> 00:24:08,880 Speaker 1: game last week. You know, Taysom Hill's still carrying the football. 495 00:24:08,920 --> 00:24:10,960 Speaker 1: There is a lot that they're gonna throw at that 496 00:24:11,000 --> 00:24:13,600 Speaker 1: Bucks defense. I think that's gonna be a barn burn 497 00:24:13,680 --> 00:24:15,960 Speaker 1: until the very end. Yeah. Well, you you mentioned on 498 00:24:16,040 --> 00:24:18,879 Speaker 1: Monday night. It's actually a Monday Night doubleheader this week 499 00:24:18,920 --> 00:24:22,479 Speaker 1: and a f C matchup Tennessee at Buffalo, two teams 500 00:24:22,560 --> 00:24:25,679 Speaker 1: that that made the playoffs a year ago, So an 501 00:24:25,760 --> 00:24:27,960 Speaker 1: interesting one there. And then, as you said, I think 502 00:24:28,000 --> 00:24:32,119 Speaker 1: the most the most intriguing game maybe on the entire 503 00:24:32,440 --> 00:24:35,200 Speaker 1: week to slate right up there with the Chargers Chiefs 504 00:24:35,200 --> 00:24:38,880 Speaker 1: on Thursday night is Minnesota at Philadelphia. Both of those 505 00:24:38,920 --> 00:24:42,159 Speaker 1: teams want to know. The Eagles were sort of the 506 00:24:42,280 --> 00:24:45,479 Speaker 1: last team to get into the playoffs last year and 507 00:24:45,520 --> 00:24:48,920 Speaker 1: then they got bumped out right away. They're kind of 508 00:24:49,040 --> 00:24:51,720 Speaker 1: especially with the Dak Prescott injury, they're kind of being 509 00:24:51,800 --> 00:24:54,240 Speaker 1: peg now. Is the clear favorite in the in the 510 00:24:54,320 --> 00:24:57,000 Speaker 1: NFC East and a chance to for them to really 511 00:24:57,000 --> 00:25:00,280 Speaker 1: put an early stranglehold on that division in Summer X 512 00:25:00,320 --> 00:25:02,840 Speaker 1: because of because of the length of time that Prescott 513 00:25:02,880 --> 00:25:06,679 Speaker 1: could be out for the Cowboys. And then the Minnesota Vikings. 514 00:25:06,680 --> 00:25:08,920 Speaker 1: Can they build on what they did against the Green 515 00:25:08,920 --> 00:25:13,399 Speaker 1: Bay Packers. But now Kevin O'Connell takes that show on 516 00:25:13,480 --> 00:25:17,639 Speaker 1: the road in primetime Philadelphia, that fan base not an 517 00:25:17,640 --> 00:25:21,280 Speaker 1: easy place to go play really intriguing Monday night game. 518 00:25:21,480 --> 00:25:26,640 Speaker 1: Vikings Eagles completely flipping the script offensively, defensively, and atmosphere 519 00:25:26,680 --> 00:25:30,080 Speaker 1: wise from what they had last Sunday. Uh, you know, 520 00:25:30,160 --> 00:25:32,960 Speaker 1: going back over that game with Detroit, I mean, we're 521 00:25:32,960 --> 00:25:35,480 Speaker 1: gonna learn so much about both of those teams coming 522 00:25:35,560 --> 00:25:38,480 Speaker 1: up here. You know, are the Eagle are the are 523 00:25:38,480 --> 00:25:40,240 Speaker 1: the lines better than people gave him credit for? The 524 00:25:40,280 --> 00:25:43,480 Speaker 1: Eagles not as good as everybody thought either way. I 525 00:25:43,640 --> 00:25:46,119 Speaker 1: just thought that Jalen hurts. The way he runs this 526 00:25:46,240 --> 00:25:49,880 Speaker 1: offense and the way that they're building this thing around 527 00:25:49,960 --> 00:25:54,000 Speaker 1: him now it fits. Um. I couldn't tell you anything 528 00:25:54,040 --> 00:25:56,520 Speaker 1: about their run game. I think forty eight different people 529 00:25:56,560 --> 00:25:59,919 Speaker 1: are involved in their backfield right now. But that being said, 530 00:26:00,280 --> 00:26:02,560 Speaker 1: they have a formula that works, and for her, it's 531 00:26:02,600 --> 00:26:06,160 Speaker 1: it's looking for opportunities to get out in the open 532 00:26:06,200 --> 00:26:10,240 Speaker 1: field and also using that that footwork and that allusiveness 533 00:26:10,280 --> 00:26:13,240 Speaker 1: to potentially open things up for their receivers as it goes. 534 00:26:13,320 --> 00:26:17,159 Speaker 1: In terms of entertaining football teams to watch. On that 535 00:26:17,240 --> 00:26:19,680 Speaker 1: power rankings, the Eagles might be at the very top 536 00:26:19,800 --> 00:26:23,080 Speaker 1: right now. The Minnesota Vikings defensively, I think we're gonna 537 00:26:23,160 --> 00:26:24,920 Speaker 1: learn a lot about them because Hurts is going to 538 00:26:25,000 --> 00:26:26,760 Speaker 1: stress them in a lot of different ways that they 539 00:26:26,760 --> 00:26:29,879 Speaker 1: didn't see with Green Bay. So that aspect of it, 540 00:26:29,960 --> 00:26:32,640 Speaker 1: I think is going to keep me glue to the television. Yeah, absolutely, 541 00:26:32,680 --> 00:26:35,119 Speaker 1: it should be. It'll be a whale of a Monday 542 00:26:35,240 --> 00:26:38,119 Speaker 1: night doubleheader and there's quite a bit of overlap, so 543 00:26:38,200 --> 00:26:40,960 Speaker 1: maybe you know, flipping channels back and forth to you know, 544 00:26:41,080 --> 00:26:43,280 Speaker 1: the commercials are long enough. You can do that quite 545 00:26:43,280 --> 00:26:46,760 Speaker 1: a bit with NFL teams these days. With that, I'd 546 00:26:46,760 --> 00:26:48,879 Speaker 1: better get off the air. We call it a wrap. 547 00:26:48,960 --> 00:26:52,119 Speaker 1: On this edition of Packers Unscripted, be sure to follow 548 00:26:52,160 --> 00:26:54,239 Speaker 1: all of our coverage of the team. We will have 549 00:26:54,359 --> 00:26:57,200 Speaker 1: everything from Sunday Night's big game at Lambe Field against 550 00:26:57,240 --> 00:26:59,880 Speaker 1: the Bears for you on packers dot com. For West, 551 00:27:00,000 --> 00:27:02,520 Speaker 1: I'm Mike. Thanks for tuning in, everybody. Let's see you 552 00:27:02,520 --> 00:27:02,920 Speaker 1: next time.