1 00:00:00,840 --> 00:00:20,919 Speaker 1: Hi, everybody. Welcome to Packers Unscripted from Packers dot Com. 2 00:00:20,920 --> 00:00:23,880 Speaker 1: I am Mike Spofford. He is my partner in crime 3 00:00:23,960 --> 00:00:26,480 Speaker 1: West had Kuwitz were coming to you here from our 4 00:00:26,520 --> 00:00:29,600 Speaker 1: studios at lambeau Field and West. It's almost your Packers 5 00:00:29,720 --> 00:00:34,559 Speaker 1: Vikings slated for noon Sunday kickoff at lambeau Field. It 6 00:00:34,680 --> 00:00:36,960 Speaker 1: is Friday, our final show of the week and that 7 00:00:37,040 --> 00:00:41,080 Speaker 1: means keys to victory. So we can start on the 8 00:00:41,120 --> 00:00:43,919 Speaker 1: offensive side, the defensive side, whatever direction you want to go. 9 00:00:44,120 --> 00:00:47,920 Speaker 1: But where do you think the Packers need to succeed 10 00:00:48,520 --> 00:00:51,480 Speaker 1: to come out victorious here on Sunday afternoon. Very easy 11 00:00:51,520 --> 00:00:54,000 Speaker 1: answer to this, Mike. You cannot let the Minnesota Vikings 12 00:00:54,080 --> 00:00:56,520 Speaker 1: rush for a hundred and seventy two yards. It's going 13 00:00:56,560 --> 00:00:58,680 Speaker 1: to be the biggest thing. And I know that's gonna 14 00:00:58,680 --> 00:01:00,800 Speaker 1: sound somewhat like a joke, but at the same time, 15 00:01:00,880 --> 00:01:04,600 Speaker 1: there is some relevance to that. The Atlanta Falcons. It 16 00:01:04,680 --> 00:01:06,360 Speaker 1: was one of the rare things that you see in 17 00:01:06,400 --> 00:01:09,400 Speaker 1: this game in two thousand nineteen where the run game 18 00:01:09,480 --> 00:01:12,040 Speaker 1: completely dictates the tempo of the entire football game. And 19 00:01:12,080 --> 00:01:14,600 Speaker 1: as you illustrated earlier this week on our shows, other 20 00:01:14,640 --> 00:01:17,000 Speaker 1: things happened. There were takeaways, there were the situations that 21 00:01:17,080 --> 00:01:19,959 Speaker 1: unfolded that allowed Minnesota to win in the way in 22 00:01:20,080 --> 00:01:23,000 Speaker 1: which they did, But ultimately it came down to the 23 00:01:23,040 --> 00:01:25,479 Speaker 1: fact that they just ran rough shot all over them 24 00:01:25,640 --> 00:01:28,400 Speaker 1: on the ground all day. You and I have both 25 00:01:28,440 --> 00:01:32,160 Speaker 1: talked about different aspects of this run defense from last week. Obviously, 26 00:01:32,200 --> 00:01:34,199 Speaker 1: I had the story on packers dot Com talking about 27 00:01:34,200 --> 00:01:36,479 Speaker 1: how the Packers went with more of an unconventional three 28 00:01:37,600 --> 00:01:41,640 Speaker 1: three five. Look got that right this time with going 29 00:01:41,680 --> 00:01:43,920 Speaker 1: with the five man front, throwing one true inside linebacker 30 00:01:43,920 --> 00:01:46,240 Speaker 1: and then just a bunch of you know, defensive backs, 31 00:01:46,240 --> 00:01:48,560 Speaker 1: and they asked them to tackle and they did. As 32 00:01:48,560 --> 00:01:51,120 Speaker 1: you also illustrated one of your stories, b J. Goodson 33 00:01:51,200 --> 00:01:53,920 Speaker 1: now gets involved in this defense. It sounds for talking 34 00:01:53,960 --> 00:01:56,400 Speaker 1: to Matt Lafleur and also Mike Petton, that he could 35 00:01:56,480 --> 00:01:58,440 Speaker 1: very well have a role in this defense, particularly in 36 00:01:58,440 --> 00:02:02,400 Speaker 1: the early down situations against Minnesota. So whatever concept the 37 00:02:02,400 --> 00:02:06,320 Speaker 1: Packers run with here containing Delvin Cook, to me is 38 00:02:06,360 --> 00:02:10,200 Speaker 1: the primary primary objective because even though Kirk Cousins is 39 00:02:10,240 --> 00:02:13,400 Speaker 1: an All World quarterback, you know, he's a franchise quarterback, 40 00:02:13,480 --> 00:02:15,680 Speaker 1: all those different things, and they have an outside weapons. 41 00:02:16,080 --> 00:02:19,360 Speaker 1: If you allow Delvin Cook to start dictating what you 42 00:02:19,440 --> 00:02:22,280 Speaker 1: have to do defensively, it's going to be a rough afternoon. Yeah, 43 00:02:22,280 --> 00:02:24,600 Speaker 1: And I say exactly the same thing as far as 44 00:02:24,600 --> 00:02:26,760 Speaker 1: a key to victory on the defensive side of the ball. 45 00:02:26,960 --> 00:02:29,400 Speaker 1: And I'm gonna say it this way based on the 46 00:02:29,480 --> 00:02:32,920 Speaker 1: evidence from Week one against the Atlanta Falcons. And obviously 47 00:02:32,960 --> 00:02:36,799 Speaker 1: that's a small sample size, but this Vikings offensive line 48 00:02:37,280 --> 00:02:39,520 Speaker 1: is a better run blocking offensive line than a pass 49 00:02:39,560 --> 00:02:44,120 Speaker 1: parking one. So it sounds kind of crazy to say 50 00:02:44,160 --> 00:02:47,959 Speaker 1: that you actually want to turn the ball over to 51 00:02:48,080 --> 00:02:50,639 Speaker 1: Kirk Cousins when he came into lambeau Field last year 52 00:02:50,639 --> 00:02:53,079 Speaker 1: and through for four yards and a bunch of touchdowns, 53 00:02:53,120 --> 00:02:55,440 Speaker 1: you know, especially late in the game and all that. 54 00:02:55,880 --> 00:02:59,680 Speaker 1: But frankly, you know, Mike Zimmer is putting together the 55 00:02:59,720 --> 00:03:02,160 Speaker 1: type the offense that he wants to play. He's fought 56 00:03:02,160 --> 00:03:04,760 Speaker 1: with his offensive coordinators in the past about not running 57 00:03:04,760 --> 00:03:06,760 Speaker 1: the ball enough. He wants to run the ball and 58 00:03:06,760 --> 00:03:09,640 Speaker 1: play defense. So if you're gonna beat this Minnesota Vikings 59 00:03:09,639 --> 00:03:11,840 Speaker 1: team that is really starting to take the shape that 60 00:03:11,919 --> 00:03:14,239 Speaker 1: Mike Zimmer wants, you're gonna have to get them out 61 00:03:14,240 --> 00:03:17,120 Speaker 1: of what they want to do. And that's not to 62 00:03:17,160 --> 00:03:20,360 Speaker 1: say that Kirk Cousins and Stefon Diggs and Kyle Rudolph 63 00:03:20,360 --> 00:03:22,520 Speaker 1: and Adam thieland are going to be an easy group 64 00:03:22,560 --> 00:03:25,519 Speaker 1: to stop if you turn the game over to them. 65 00:03:25,560 --> 00:03:28,800 Speaker 1: But I'm with you, Wes. You cannot let Dalvin Cook 66 00:03:28,960 --> 00:03:31,880 Speaker 1: dictate how this game goes and uh and if that 67 00:03:31,960 --> 00:03:34,840 Speaker 1: starts happening at lambeau Field, the Packers are going to 68 00:03:34,920 --> 00:03:37,800 Speaker 1: have to adjust whether whether you're gonna try Raven Green 69 00:03:37,920 --> 00:03:40,520 Speaker 1: next to Blake Martinez as an inside linebacker, or go 70 00:03:40,600 --> 00:03:42,520 Speaker 1: with the new guy b J. Goodson, or work Tie 71 00:03:42,560 --> 00:03:45,160 Speaker 1: Summers in there. Whatever you're gonna do, you've got to 72 00:03:45,160 --> 00:03:48,080 Speaker 1: find a way to not let Dalvin Cook dictate things. 73 00:03:48,160 --> 00:03:51,720 Speaker 1: And then the Packers defense settles in. Use the pressure 74 00:03:51,760 --> 00:03:54,600 Speaker 1: that the steady pressure you got on Mitch Drabinsky, get 75 00:03:54,640 --> 00:03:57,000 Speaker 1: after the quarterback in that way and see if you 76 00:03:57,040 --> 00:03:59,240 Speaker 1: can come out Victoria. Yeah. And the other thing is 77 00:03:59,240 --> 00:04:00,880 Speaker 1: this the way to look at it as well, is 78 00:04:00,920 --> 00:04:03,160 Speaker 1: that you know Jerry Alexander and Kevin King and the 79 00:04:03,520 --> 00:04:06,080 Speaker 1: resources that they have in the secondary. I think in 80 00:04:06,120 --> 00:04:08,200 Speaker 1: some regard you have to trust them to be able 81 00:04:08,240 --> 00:04:11,000 Speaker 1: to handle feeling and to handle digs and that's easier 82 00:04:11,040 --> 00:04:14,520 Speaker 1: said than done. I totally understand that. But you go 83 00:04:14,560 --> 00:04:16,599 Speaker 1: back to another thing you're mentioned earlier this week, and 84 00:04:16,600 --> 00:04:18,800 Speaker 1: that you know, the way Kevin King was playing before 85 00:04:18,839 --> 00:04:21,560 Speaker 1: that lower body injury crept up on him against Minnesota 86 00:04:21,680 --> 00:04:25,560 Speaker 1: last year, the different permutations of this defensive core that 87 00:04:25,600 --> 00:04:28,040 Speaker 1: you can use, particularly at that second and third level. 88 00:04:29,120 --> 00:04:30,880 Speaker 1: This is gonna be a big test for those guys 89 00:04:30,920 --> 00:04:33,520 Speaker 1: up front. So whatever that secondary can do to lessen 90 00:04:33,600 --> 00:04:36,640 Speaker 1: that load, uh and take away that dimension the Vikings 91 00:04:36,640 --> 00:04:40,320 Speaker 1: offense is going to really be beneficial. And to close 92 00:04:40,360 --> 00:04:42,600 Speaker 1: this all out, the other thing I wrote an insider 93 00:04:42,680 --> 00:04:45,000 Speaker 1: inbox this week is you know, a fan had asked 94 00:04:45,040 --> 00:04:49,240 Speaker 1: and it was a pertinent question about Okay, what you know, 95 00:04:49,279 --> 00:04:51,400 Speaker 1: what do the packers still have left to show? You know, 96 00:04:51,440 --> 00:04:53,960 Speaker 1: given some of their offensive things that happened to Chicago? 97 00:04:54,000 --> 00:04:55,440 Speaker 1: I mean, is there going to be different things that 98 00:04:55,440 --> 00:04:58,200 Speaker 1: they didn't get too? Different concept, different scheme. You know 99 00:04:58,320 --> 00:05:00,600 Speaker 1: that they're gonna be able to unveil as non scouted 100 00:05:00,640 --> 00:05:04,359 Speaker 1: look and I said, that's totally plausible. But also the 101 00:05:04,360 --> 00:05:06,480 Speaker 1: Minnesota Vikings are going to be in a very similar 102 00:05:06,520 --> 00:05:09,560 Speaker 1: situation with their packs exactly with only ten pass attempts 103 00:05:09,600 --> 00:05:12,040 Speaker 1: on film from week one. I was talking to Tremont 104 00:05:12,120 --> 00:05:14,719 Speaker 1: Williams about this in the locker room yesterday after practice. 105 00:05:15,000 --> 00:05:17,240 Speaker 1: They don't have a lot to go on in terms 106 00:05:17,240 --> 00:05:21,080 Speaker 1: of the twenty nineteen Vikings passing game because Cousins only 107 00:05:21,120 --> 00:05:24,400 Speaker 1: attempted ten passes against the Falcons. Yeah, and Preston Smith, now, 108 00:05:24,400 --> 00:05:26,720 Speaker 1: who's in his fifth NFL season, he said he can't 109 00:05:26,760 --> 00:05:30,000 Speaker 1: really remember going into a game after a quarterback had 110 00:05:30,000 --> 00:05:33,960 Speaker 1: only thrown ten times. So this is gonna be a 111 00:05:34,040 --> 00:05:36,600 Speaker 1: real chess match, I think in that way, seeing exactly 112 00:05:36,600 --> 00:05:39,440 Speaker 1: how the Packers pass game matches up with what on 113 00:05:39,480 --> 00:05:42,040 Speaker 1: the opposite side of the ball, you know Minnesota wants 114 00:05:42,080 --> 00:05:44,040 Speaker 1: to do, and and who's going to win that battle. 115 00:05:44,640 --> 00:05:46,560 Speaker 1: But again getting back to my original point, I think 116 00:05:46,600 --> 00:05:48,680 Speaker 1: it starts up front. I think it starts with shutting 117 00:05:48,680 --> 00:05:52,040 Speaker 1: down Dalvin Cook and being able to really show that 118 00:05:52,240 --> 00:05:54,240 Speaker 1: you know, we're not going to allow you to run 119 00:05:54,279 --> 00:05:56,440 Speaker 1: over us the way that Atlanta did. Yeah, and then 120 00:05:56,760 --> 00:05:59,799 Speaker 1: you mentioned having kind of that trust in Jaire Alexander 121 00:05:59,839 --> 00:06:02,240 Speaker 1: and Hevin King. If week one is any indication of 122 00:06:02,279 --> 00:06:04,480 Speaker 1: what the Packers can do in terms of getting pressure 123 00:06:04,520 --> 00:06:07,799 Speaker 1: on the quarterback. You trust if you're if you're putting 124 00:06:07,839 --> 00:06:11,039 Speaker 1: the Vikings into passing situations, you're trusting that you're going 125 00:06:11,080 --> 00:06:13,400 Speaker 1: to continue to get that steady pressure and not let 126 00:06:13,440 --> 00:06:15,479 Speaker 1: Kirk Cousins sit back there. Yes, and then the other 127 00:06:15,520 --> 00:06:17,799 Speaker 1: thing that I like, and again it's only one sample size. 128 00:06:17,839 --> 00:06:20,120 Speaker 1: I totally get that we're gonna and that there's gonna 129 00:06:20,120 --> 00:06:22,760 Speaker 1: be fifteen more weeks for this defensive prove itself. But 130 00:06:22,880 --> 00:06:24,919 Speaker 1: the one thing that I really took away from that 131 00:06:24,960 --> 00:06:27,880 Speaker 1: game against Chicago is that these guys can rush and 132 00:06:27,920 --> 00:06:30,920 Speaker 1: get after the quarterback without forsaking their assignments. I mean, 133 00:06:30,920 --> 00:06:32,800 Speaker 1: there were so many times in the past it seemed 134 00:06:32,839 --> 00:06:35,840 Speaker 1: like guys with jet rush, interior alignment with jet rush. 135 00:06:35,920 --> 00:06:38,800 Speaker 1: But then a gap comes open, an opportunity, you know, 136 00:06:38,839 --> 00:06:41,359 Speaker 1: presents itself the way they were able to suffocate that 137 00:06:41,440 --> 00:06:44,120 Speaker 1: pocket with Mitchell Trubisky in it, and now this week 138 00:06:44,160 --> 00:06:46,960 Speaker 1: you've got a quarterback that is probably less mobile than Rubinsky. 139 00:06:47,480 --> 00:06:49,839 Speaker 1: They need to keep that pressure going. So, whether that's 140 00:06:49,880 --> 00:06:52,280 Speaker 1: the Smith's, whether that's some of the blitz stuff that 141 00:06:52,480 --> 00:06:55,400 Speaker 1: you know, Mike Hama said, Mike Zimmer, Mike Petton has 142 00:06:55,440 --> 00:06:58,479 Speaker 1: been wanting to incorporate Dean Lowry, Kenny Clark. It's a 143 00:06:58,520 --> 00:07:01,159 Speaker 1: full boat approach to the way in which you have 144 00:07:01,240 --> 00:07:03,960 Speaker 1: to actually attack this this Vikings passage. And when you're 145 00:07:03,960 --> 00:07:07,640 Speaker 1: talking about that jetting up the field and abdicating other assignments, 146 00:07:07,680 --> 00:07:10,120 Speaker 1: that's when you're vulnerable to the screens and the draws 147 00:07:10,160 --> 00:07:13,360 Speaker 1: and and the Vikings. For what they have done offensively 148 00:07:13,400 --> 00:07:15,360 Speaker 1: against the Packers in recent years, they always seem to 149 00:07:15,440 --> 00:07:17,680 Speaker 1: hit him on a screen pass for a big play 150 00:07:17,720 --> 00:07:20,440 Speaker 1: because guys are too anxious to get after the quarterback. 151 00:07:20,480 --> 00:07:22,880 Speaker 1: And that's something with this new defensive front, some of 152 00:07:22,920 --> 00:07:25,360 Speaker 1: the new pieces here, maybe that changes. And as much 153 00:07:25,360 --> 00:07:27,200 Speaker 1: as you and I can talk about the sack totals 154 00:07:27,240 --> 00:07:29,760 Speaker 1: the quarterback hits, the pressures that Darius Smith had ten 155 00:07:29,840 --> 00:07:32,200 Speaker 1: or whatever, let's the thing that is not going to 156 00:07:32,280 --> 00:07:34,200 Speaker 1: be as gaudy or not as flashy that people want 157 00:07:34,200 --> 00:07:36,520 Speaker 1: to talk about as if Packers just played really fundamentally 158 00:07:36,520 --> 00:07:40,000 Speaker 1: sound football against the Chicago Bears and then the results 159 00:07:40,000 --> 00:07:41,920 Speaker 1: were what they were after that. Yeah, well, on the 160 00:07:41,960 --> 00:07:44,360 Speaker 1: offensive side of the ball. As far as a key 161 00:07:44,400 --> 00:07:47,480 Speaker 1: to victory, I kind of look at this as a 162 00:07:47,480 --> 00:07:51,040 Speaker 1: almost a reverse chain reaction because for me, It starts 163 00:07:51,080 --> 00:07:53,920 Speaker 1: with being able to convert on third down, because, as 164 00:07:53,920 --> 00:07:56,680 Speaker 1: we talked about, two for twelve not good enough, Well, 165 00:07:56,680 --> 00:07:58,920 Speaker 1: how do you convert more on third down? Well, don't 166 00:07:58,920 --> 00:08:00,920 Speaker 1: get in ten plus quite so much, because six of 167 00:08:00,920 --> 00:08:03,480 Speaker 1: those twelve were ten plus. Well, how do you avoid 168 00:08:03,960 --> 00:08:07,080 Speaker 1: getting into ten plus by running the football well on 169 00:08:07,200 --> 00:08:11,040 Speaker 1: first and second down? So that chain reaction takes us 170 00:08:11,080 --> 00:08:14,640 Speaker 1: back to this Packers running game needs to get going 171 00:08:14,680 --> 00:08:19,560 Speaker 1: and needs to produce more than it did against the Bears. Unequivocally. Uh. 172 00:08:19,600 --> 00:08:21,840 Speaker 1: And that was something that Nathaniel Hackett was sort of 173 00:08:21,840 --> 00:08:24,680 Speaker 1: talking about when he came to the podium on Thursday, discussing, 174 00:08:25,640 --> 00:08:27,160 Speaker 1: you know, kind of some of the issues they had 175 00:08:27,240 --> 00:08:28,920 Speaker 1: right off the bat trying to run the football. He 176 00:08:28,960 --> 00:08:31,360 Speaker 1: mentioned it. The question was asked if he felt like, 177 00:08:31,400 --> 00:08:34,160 Speaker 1: if they were able to maybe do make some of 178 00:08:34,160 --> 00:08:36,040 Speaker 1: the headway that they did in the second half right 179 00:08:36,080 --> 00:08:38,120 Speaker 1: off the bat, how much of a difference it would 180 00:08:38,120 --> 00:08:39,679 Speaker 1: have made throughout the course of the game, And he 181 00:08:39,720 --> 00:08:42,880 Speaker 1: agreed it would have been a significant one. They did, 182 00:08:42,960 --> 00:08:44,719 Speaker 1: they were able to carve out those yards. I think, 183 00:08:44,760 --> 00:08:46,959 Speaker 1: you know, Aaron Jones finished with thirty nine rushing yards. 184 00:08:47,120 --> 00:08:49,000 Speaker 1: That might not seem like a lot when you look 185 00:08:49,040 --> 00:08:51,079 Speaker 1: on the outside looking in, But when you look at 186 00:08:51,120 --> 00:08:54,440 Speaker 1: that first quarter, the negative twelve yards or wherever they started, 187 00:08:55,000 --> 00:08:59,040 Speaker 1: it was progress. So I still stick to what I 188 00:08:59,120 --> 00:09:01,480 Speaker 1: said before the Chicago game because the job is not 189 00:09:01,480 --> 00:09:03,280 Speaker 1: gonna get any easier. This is still a really good 190 00:09:03,360 --> 00:09:06,520 Speaker 1: run defense. It's a great defense in general. So it's 191 00:09:06,559 --> 00:09:09,119 Speaker 1: gonna be about making sure that you can get opportunities 192 00:09:09,120 --> 00:09:11,240 Speaker 1: where Aaron Jones touches the ball and he has open 193 00:09:11,280 --> 00:09:13,400 Speaker 1: field in front of him, whether that's as a pass, 194 00:09:13,480 --> 00:09:15,080 Speaker 1: whether that's as a run. I thought some of the 195 00:09:15,120 --> 00:09:17,400 Speaker 1: concepts they did in the second half, some of the 196 00:09:17,679 --> 00:09:20,360 Speaker 1: ways in which you know Jones was able to set 197 00:09:20,400 --> 00:09:23,120 Speaker 1: up runs and hit his cutbacks, that's where you want 198 00:09:23,160 --> 00:09:25,680 Speaker 1: to get to. And then certainly incorporating Jamal Williams into 199 00:09:25,679 --> 00:09:28,599 Speaker 1: that plan as well, because is Aaron Rodgers said, and 200 00:09:28,640 --> 00:09:31,920 Speaker 1: I mentioned it when yesterday or whatever. With the conversation 201 00:09:31,920 --> 00:09:34,560 Speaker 1: you have with John Coon, they're gonna see some really 202 00:09:34,600 --> 00:09:37,880 Speaker 1: good defenses in this NFC North. So I don't want 203 00:09:37,920 --> 00:09:39,800 Speaker 1: to sit here and say, well, okay, well Denver's next 204 00:09:39,800 --> 00:09:42,040 Speaker 1: week or Philadelphia is a week after that. Note you 205 00:09:42,080 --> 00:09:44,160 Speaker 1: want to be able to get it done now and 206 00:09:44,200 --> 00:09:47,120 Speaker 1: make your life easier against Minnesota, especially starting at the 207 00:09:47,120 --> 00:09:48,920 Speaker 1: season at home here. Yeah, well, when you look back 208 00:09:48,960 --> 00:09:51,480 Speaker 1: at Week one in the Packers running game, Aaron Jones 209 00:09:51,520 --> 00:09:53,640 Speaker 1: in the second half, he did have I believe it 210 00:09:53,720 --> 00:09:56,440 Speaker 1: was four carries in the second half that went for 211 00:09:56,520 --> 00:10:00,520 Speaker 1: five six plus yards. You'd obviously like to see some 212 00:10:00,600 --> 00:10:02,880 Speaker 1: of those earlier in the game so you don't end 213 00:10:02,960 --> 00:10:04,960 Speaker 1: up with a first quarter like the Packers had at 214 00:10:05,000 --> 00:10:09,120 Speaker 1: Soldier Field. But it's an illustration of how important it 215 00:10:09,200 --> 00:10:11,560 Speaker 1: is to still and if your defense is keeping you 216 00:10:11,600 --> 00:10:13,640 Speaker 1: in the game, you still need to stick with the 217 00:10:13,760 --> 00:10:17,079 Speaker 1: run and keep trying to pound it in there because eventually, yes, 218 00:10:17,160 --> 00:10:19,520 Speaker 1: some of those runs you're gonna get six yards, you're 219 00:10:19,520 --> 00:10:22,320 Speaker 1: gonna get five yards, and you're gonna put yourself in 220 00:10:22,320 --> 00:10:24,880 Speaker 1: the right down and distant situation to let Aaron Rodgers 221 00:10:24,920 --> 00:10:27,640 Speaker 1: go to work exactly. And and you know, we've always 222 00:10:27,679 --> 00:10:30,280 Speaker 1: discussed this. You go back to two thousand fourteen during 223 00:10:30,480 --> 00:10:33,160 Speaker 1: the prime and Vettie Lacey's career. You go back to 224 00:10:33,280 --> 00:10:36,199 Speaker 1: you know, Ryan Grant. When the running game is there 225 00:10:36,200 --> 00:10:39,720 Speaker 1: and keeping defense is honest, that's when things really truly, 226 00:10:40,240 --> 00:10:43,240 Speaker 1: you know, hit maximum function. Here for the offense, it's 227 00:10:43,240 --> 00:10:45,920 Speaker 1: when Aaron Rodgers can really pick a part of defense. 228 00:10:45,960 --> 00:10:48,320 Speaker 1: So I think we've seen shadows of it, you know, 229 00:10:48,360 --> 00:10:51,720 Speaker 1: shades of it with Aaron Jones when he can get going. Certainly, 230 00:10:51,720 --> 00:10:53,440 Speaker 1: you go back to that game that Jamal Williams had 231 00:10:53,480 --> 00:10:55,959 Speaker 1: last year against the Jets. He played a big role 232 00:10:56,000 --> 00:10:57,600 Speaker 1: in that come back and being able to mount the 233 00:10:57,600 --> 00:11:01,160 Speaker 1: momentum that they did. They've had those moments. It's I 234 00:11:01,160 --> 00:11:02,880 Speaker 1: think the key now and I think over the course 235 00:11:02,880 --> 00:11:05,000 Speaker 1: of the season they're going to have moments again, but 236 00:11:05,120 --> 00:11:08,760 Speaker 1: doing it against the top echelon of the league that's 237 00:11:08,760 --> 00:11:10,600 Speaker 1: going to be the biggest key for this season, not 238 00:11:10,640 --> 00:11:12,719 Speaker 1: only this game. And I just feel like this is 239 00:11:12,760 --> 00:11:15,080 Speaker 1: one that you want to get started with. Yeah, all right, Well, 240 00:11:15,800 --> 00:11:19,360 Speaker 1: we'd be remiss if we exited this week without talking 241 00:11:19,400 --> 00:11:23,240 Speaker 1: about the celebration that's going to happen at halftime of 242 00:11:23,320 --> 00:11:26,400 Speaker 1: Sunday's game against the Vikings. And I'm talking about a 243 00:11:26,440 --> 00:11:29,640 Speaker 1: tribute to the late bart Star who passed away earlier 244 00:11:29,679 --> 00:11:32,240 Speaker 1: this year. I know on shows earlier this year we talked, 245 00:11:32,320 --> 00:11:36,280 Speaker 1: we gave some reflections on on Mr Starr. The Packers 246 00:11:36,840 --> 00:11:40,839 Speaker 1: wearing a number fifteen decal on the back of their 247 00:11:40,840 --> 00:11:44,240 Speaker 1: helmets all season long this year in h in memory 248 00:11:44,280 --> 00:11:48,959 Speaker 1: of of Star, just a tremendous individual. I'm I'm really 249 00:11:48,960 --> 00:11:51,480 Speaker 1: excited just to just to see the tribute and to 250 00:11:51,520 --> 00:11:54,640 Speaker 1: be able to do something like this in front of 251 00:11:54,679 --> 00:11:56,680 Speaker 1: the eighty thousand fans that are going to come to 252 00:11:56,760 --> 00:11:58,839 Speaker 1: lambeau Field because you and I, Wes, We've been at 253 00:11:58,840 --> 00:12:02,920 Speaker 1: plenty of games over the years that when Bart Star 254 00:12:03,520 --> 00:12:05,360 Speaker 1: was able to come out of the tunnel, whether it 255 00:12:05,400 --> 00:12:07,760 Speaker 1: was on Alumni weekend like this one is, or whether 256 00:12:07,760 --> 00:12:12,000 Speaker 1: it was for Brett Farve's number retirement, his number being 257 00:12:12,000 --> 00:12:14,439 Speaker 1: added to the facade of lambeau Field on that rainy 258 00:12:14,480 --> 00:12:18,199 Speaker 1: Thanksgiving night, whatever time. Any time that Bart Star has 259 00:12:18,200 --> 00:12:20,720 Speaker 1: come out of that tunnel, the cheers from the lambeau 260 00:12:20,760 --> 00:12:24,079 Speaker 1: Field fans have really been something else. And uh and 261 00:12:24,160 --> 00:12:26,679 Speaker 1: I'm you know, I'm excited to see, uh, you know, 262 00:12:27,400 --> 00:12:30,520 Speaker 1: the fans get to enjoy kind of one last moment 263 00:12:30,920 --> 00:12:33,200 Speaker 1: in memory of Bart. I'm gonna do a little bit 264 00:12:33,200 --> 00:12:35,240 Speaker 1: of a story time here with Wes Hodquits. I hope 265 00:12:35,280 --> 00:12:37,600 Speaker 1: that's okay. Absolutely, it is probably a little bit off 266 00:12:37,600 --> 00:12:43,120 Speaker 1: the rails, but ah to me and You're right. The 267 00:12:43,160 --> 00:12:46,120 Speaker 1: crowd is always just completely went wild for bart Star. 268 00:12:46,240 --> 00:12:48,600 Speaker 1: You want to ramp up a crowd, get bart Star 269 00:12:48,679 --> 00:12:50,160 Speaker 1: out there, they'll be with you. There was a reason 270 00:12:50,200 --> 00:12:52,200 Speaker 1: why Brett Farve wanted him back with him in two 271 00:12:52,200 --> 00:12:55,480 Speaker 1: thousand fifteen, right, I mean just the relationship, the history. 272 00:12:56,040 --> 00:12:58,040 Speaker 1: But this is what always stood out to me about 273 00:12:58,080 --> 00:13:00,920 Speaker 1: bart Star. And it goes act and not even I'm 274 00:13:00,960 --> 00:13:03,480 Speaker 1: not even talking about the alumni weekends or him coming 275 00:13:03,480 --> 00:13:05,600 Speaker 1: back and holding a flag and you know, we'rabbing people up. 276 00:13:06,080 --> 00:13:08,600 Speaker 1: It was when you'd come back to lambeau Field, like 277 00:13:08,720 --> 00:13:11,679 Speaker 1: in a media standpoint. I remember there was instances where 278 00:13:11,679 --> 00:13:13,080 Speaker 1: he'd come back and it would be part of a 279 00:13:13,600 --> 00:13:16,600 Speaker 1: you know, a promotion or some kind of like you know, 280 00:13:16,720 --> 00:13:19,280 Speaker 1: just just a small thing that maybe people didn't even 281 00:13:19,320 --> 00:13:21,559 Speaker 1: know that he was there for. And where I want 282 00:13:21,559 --> 00:13:23,920 Speaker 1: to tie this back to is I'm lucky to still 283 00:13:23,960 --> 00:13:26,439 Speaker 1: have one of my grandparents alive, a wonderful woman who 284 00:13:26,440 --> 00:13:30,520 Speaker 1: I'm love very very much. When Starr would come back, 285 00:13:30,760 --> 00:13:33,560 Speaker 1: I remember talking to Mike vander Moss about this. It 286 00:13:33,640 --> 00:13:36,080 Speaker 1: was almost sort of like your grandparents sort of coming over, 287 00:13:36,600 --> 00:13:39,720 Speaker 1: you know, when you're eight nine years old, and just 288 00:13:39,840 --> 00:13:42,320 Speaker 1: that feeling that you would get when they're there and 289 00:13:42,320 --> 00:13:46,000 Speaker 1: they're hanging out, you know, you know, you're telling stories, 290 00:13:46,160 --> 00:13:48,280 Speaker 1: maybe playing some ball with you or something like that. 291 00:13:49,559 --> 00:13:52,040 Speaker 1: I always got a very similar feel whenever Bart Star 292 00:13:52,200 --> 00:13:55,000 Speaker 1: was in the building. And it's hard to explain. I 293 00:13:55,040 --> 00:13:56,720 Speaker 1: don't even know if I'm doing a good job of it, 294 00:13:56,760 --> 00:13:59,880 Speaker 1: but there was just this feeling that everything was right 295 00:14:00,000 --> 00:14:03,240 Speaker 1: in the world. And he did that. He carried that 296 00:14:03,320 --> 00:14:07,040 Speaker 1: torch for this organization for so long. So many generations 297 00:14:07,080 --> 00:14:10,600 Speaker 1: have been affected by him, impacted by him, and when 298 00:14:10,600 --> 00:14:12,480 Speaker 1: you look at the impact that him and his wife 299 00:14:12,559 --> 00:14:15,800 Speaker 1: Cherry made, Bart Jr. Everybody at the Bard Star Foundation. 300 00:14:18,640 --> 00:14:20,560 Speaker 1: I said it earlier the spring. I mean, that's that's 301 00:14:20,560 --> 00:14:25,800 Speaker 1: a legacy. That's something that passed your lifetime, will continue 302 00:14:25,800 --> 00:14:31,040 Speaker 1: to resonate with generations to come. Fathers and well, you know, 303 00:14:31,120 --> 00:14:34,520 Speaker 1: mothers will talk to their children about what he meant 304 00:14:34,920 --> 00:14:39,240 Speaker 1: in what he represented, and I think that's really special. Yeah. 305 00:14:39,480 --> 00:14:42,120 Speaker 1: I can't say it any better than that, So appreciate 306 00:14:42,160 --> 00:14:44,400 Speaker 1: your thoughts there before we go here. At the end 307 00:14:44,440 --> 00:14:48,560 Speaker 1: of the week, West other games Week two in the NFL, 308 00:14:48,600 --> 00:14:50,800 Speaker 1: if you start in the NFC North, the only division 309 00:14:50,840 --> 00:14:54,160 Speaker 1: game is Packers and Vikings, but the Bears on the 310 00:14:54,280 --> 00:14:58,640 Speaker 1: road at Denver and the Lions at home against the Chargers, 311 00:14:58,680 --> 00:15:02,000 Speaker 1: both trying to avoid and two. Well, I guess for 312 00:15:02,000 --> 00:15:03,920 Speaker 1: the Lions it wouldn't be O and two because they're 313 00:15:04,120 --> 00:15:07,480 Speaker 1: O O and one, but both teams trying to avoid 314 00:15:07,520 --> 00:15:10,040 Speaker 1: going winless through the first two weeks of this season. 315 00:15:10,080 --> 00:15:12,880 Speaker 1: It's weird in this, this whole gamut of the NFL, 316 00:15:13,000 --> 00:15:16,360 Speaker 1: how it just always seems like if a coach leaves 317 00:15:16,360 --> 00:15:18,920 Speaker 1: and gets another head coaching job somewhere else, they always 318 00:15:19,000 --> 00:15:21,560 Speaker 1: end up playing that team the next year, right Like 319 00:15:21,680 --> 00:15:25,200 Speaker 1: Vic Fangio was sort of the innovator, helped renovate that defense. 320 00:15:25,280 --> 00:15:27,200 Speaker 1: And this is an a f C NFC matchup that 321 00:15:27,240 --> 00:15:30,240 Speaker 1: only happens once every four years, but it happens the 322 00:15:30,320 --> 00:15:33,800 Speaker 1: first year that Fangio leaves Chicago and goes to be 323 00:15:33,840 --> 00:15:35,440 Speaker 1: the head coach of the Brand. And I'm sure it's 324 00:15:35,480 --> 00:15:38,160 Speaker 1: no surprise whatsoever that it just so happened that this 325 00:15:38,240 --> 00:15:40,240 Speaker 1: got scheduled for Week two, But the fact that this 326 00:15:40,360 --> 00:15:42,440 Speaker 1: ended up being on the two thousand nineteen slate, I 327 00:15:42,440 --> 00:15:45,320 Speaker 1: think is really funny that you have Vic Fangio now 328 00:15:45,760 --> 00:15:48,880 Speaker 1: after everything he did last year with with those defensive 329 00:15:48,880 --> 00:15:52,160 Speaker 1: players in you know, Khalil Mack, and now he's going 330 00:15:52,200 --> 00:15:54,760 Speaker 1: to be talking to his offensive coordinator, you know, discussing 331 00:15:54,760 --> 00:15:57,800 Speaker 1: how you need to you know, attack these guys, basically 332 00:15:58,280 --> 00:16:01,800 Speaker 1: fighting a mirror of yourself. And certainly Matt Nage is 333 00:16:01,800 --> 00:16:04,000 Speaker 1: gonna have a great vantage point on on what Fangio 334 00:16:04,120 --> 00:16:06,680 Speaker 1: does with his defense in in you know Denver. So 335 00:16:06,720 --> 00:16:09,280 Speaker 1: that's gonna be a great matchup to watch. Uh, certainly 336 00:16:09,320 --> 00:16:11,200 Speaker 1: to oh and one teams. I mean one of those 337 00:16:11,240 --> 00:16:12,800 Speaker 1: is gonna be Owen too. I think I always talk 338 00:16:12,840 --> 00:16:15,400 Speaker 1: about that this time of year, but um, I know 339 00:16:15,680 --> 00:16:17,960 Speaker 1: Denver's going through slight rebuild. But the fact that they 340 00:16:18,000 --> 00:16:20,720 Speaker 1: traded for Joe Flacco tells you that I should say something. 341 00:16:20,760 --> 00:16:23,160 Speaker 1: Whatever it was signed Joe Flacco tells you that they 342 00:16:23,160 --> 00:16:25,280 Speaker 1: still feel like they can contend this year. So that's 343 00:16:25,280 --> 00:16:27,440 Speaker 1: gonna be one to follow to see exactly how all 344 00:16:27,480 --> 00:16:30,880 Speaker 1: those pieces fall into place. As far as the Lions, 345 00:16:30,920 --> 00:16:32,840 Speaker 1: even though they're at home, I think they have their 346 00:16:32,840 --> 00:16:36,240 Speaker 1: work cut out for them. Uh, just based on you know, 347 00:16:36,240 --> 00:16:38,280 Speaker 1: the charges in Philip Rivers have been up and down 348 00:16:38,320 --> 00:16:40,000 Speaker 1: over the years, but it just seems like they found 349 00:16:40,040 --> 00:16:43,280 Speaker 1: their rhythm again based on what happened last year, and 350 00:16:43,360 --> 00:16:45,320 Speaker 1: that's gonna be a tough out for the Lions. Yeah. 351 00:16:45,360 --> 00:16:47,360 Speaker 1: I think that is gonna be a tough, tough home 352 00:16:47,400 --> 00:16:50,600 Speaker 1: game for Detroit. And obviously those two a f C 353 00:16:50,800 --> 00:16:53,600 Speaker 1: West teams are teams that the Packers are going to 354 00:16:53,640 --> 00:16:56,200 Speaker 1: see later in the season. Denver obviously coming up right 355 00:16:56,240 --> 00:16:58,840 Speaker 1: away for green Bay. The rest of the slate in 356 00:16:58,920 --> 00:17:02,680 Speaker 1: Week two, we all know where it starts. It's New 357 00:17:02,840 --> 00:17:06,160 Speaker 1: Orleans at the Los Angeles Rams, the rematch of the 358 00:17:06,240 --> 00:17:10,720 Speaker 1: controversial NFC Championship game from a year ago. Different location 359 00:17:11,119 --> 00:17:12,959 Speaker 1: be out in l A this time instead of at 360 00:17:12,960 --> 00:17:16,320 Speaker 1: the Superdome in New Orleans, but both teams want to 361 00:17:16,359 --> 00:17:20,480 Speaker 1: know and expected to be contenders once again, and this 362 00:17:20,560 --> 00:17:23,800 Speaker 1: is the big rematch from last January. Yeah, I mean 363 00:17:24,080 --> 00:17:26,560 Speaker 1: it's funny. I actually thought this would dominate headlines a 364 00:17:26,600 --> 00:17:28,399 Speaker 1: little bit more this week. It doesn't really seems like 365 00:17:28,400 --> 00:17:30,479 Speaker 1: it has. Yeah, it seems like it's been quiet as 366 00:17:30,520 --> 00:17:33,199 Speaker 1: far as the national media attention on this game. And 367 00:17:33,240 --> 00:17:35,400 Speaker 1: maybe it's just because it's too early in the season 368 00:17:35,520 --> 00:17:39,040 Speaker 1: for for the storylines to just I just thought, like, 369 00:17:39,119 --> 00:17:41,640 Speaker 1: you know, it being you know how last year ended 370 00:17:41,640 --> 00:17:43,680 Speaker 1: in the controversy with that play. I mean they made 371 00:17:43,680 --> 00:17:46,760 Speaker 1: a rule basically based on that play. Yeah, they they 372 00:17:46,880 --> 00:17:50,720 Speaker 1: change the change the replay review system based on one 373 00:17:50,760 --> 00:17:52,680 Speaker 1: play in a playoff game. Yeah, But I mean it's 374 00:17:52,720 --> 00:17:55,560 Speaker 1: just it's it's really interesting to watch and to see 375 00:17:55,600 --> 00:17:59,080 Speaker 1: exactly what the Rams you know can do this year 376 00:17:59,119 --> 00:18:02,680 Speaker 1: at the Rams remind me of that title contender right 377 00:18:02,880 --> 00:18:08,080 Speaker 1: that has this you know, incredible, miraculous run and gets 378 00:18:08,119 --> 00:18:11,119 Speaker 1: the shot you know at the champion and then just 379 00:18:11,160 --> 00:18:14,520 Speaker 1: gets completely flatlined in the first round. And seeing how 380 00:18:14,560 --> 00:18:17,320 Speaker 1: they build themselves back up here with a young team 381 00:18:17,359 --> 00:18:20,440 Speaker 1: for the most part of young core. Uh, that's gonna 382 00:18:20,440 --> 00:18:22,200 Speaker 1: be my number, you know, one of my top three 383 00:18:22,240 --> 00:18:25,119 Speaker 1: things to watch this season as far as the Saints 384 00:18:25,160 --> 00:18:27,280 Speaker 1: are concerned. You always know what you're getting with them. 385 00:18:28,119 --> 00:18:30,159 Speaker 1: That is as steady as a program as there is 386 00:18:30,320 --> 00:18:33,480 Speaker 1: right now in the NFL. You know where their strengths are, 387 00:18:34,000 --> 00:18:37,480 Speaker 1: you know where their relative weaknesses are. And seeing exactly 388 00:18:37,560 --> 00:18:39,639 Speaker 1: where those two things meet and if they can make 389 00:18:39,680 --> 00:18:43,400 Speaker 1: another run here ten years after their last championship. It's 390 00:18:43,400 --> 00:18:46,800 Speaker 1: gonna be fun to watch and just seeing the ramifications 391 00:18:46,800 --> 00:18:50,040 Speaker 1: and implications for this conference A lot is going to 392 00:18:50,119 --> 00:18:51,920 Speaker 1: be decided in the NFC West this year. I think 393 00:18:51,920 --> 00:18:54,159 Speaker 1: the NFC North is strong, the NFC West is strong. 394 00:18:54,800 --> 00:18:57,000 Speaker 1: I could very well see that being the two divisions 395 00:18:57,000 --> 00:18:58,800 Speaker 1: that are vying for those wild card spots at the 396 00:18:58,920 --> 00:19:01,359 Speaker 1: end of the season. So games like this, especially with 397 00:19:01,400 --> 00:19:03,320 Speaker 1: the Saints pulling off the wind that they did last week, 398 00:19:03,400 --> 00:19:04,919 Speaker 1: has a lot of you know, a lot on the 399 00:19:04,960 --> 00:19:07,040 Speaker 1: line with it. Yeah, it could be uh, we'll see, 400 00:19:07,080 --> 00:19:09,399 Speaker 1: you never know in September football in the NFL, but 401 00:19:09,440 --> 00:19:11,439 Speaker 1: it could be a pretty high scoring game if the 402 00:19:11,480 --> 00:19:14,520 Speaker 1: weather is good in l a and everything between those 403 00:19:14,520 --> 00:19:17,160 Speaker 1: two offense. A couple of other NFC games I've got 404 00:19:17,160 --> 00:19:20,840 Speaker 1: my eye on West, mostly involving the NFC East because 405 00:19:20,920 --> 00:19:25,080 Speaker 1: Dallas is playing at Washington and then Philadelphia is playing 406 00:19:25,280 --> 00:19:29,560 Speaker 1: in the NFC South at Atlanta. But the Dallas Washington 407 00:19:29,600 --> 00:19:32,679 Speaker 1: game I bring it up just because Dallas started with 408 00:19:32,720 --> 00:19:36,360 Speaker 1: a division win last week over the Giants and now 409 00:19:36,400 --> 00:19:39,880 Speaker 1: they're going on the road to d C to play Washington. 410 00:19:40,000 --> 00:19:42,639 Speaker 1: If you win the much same situation the Packers are in, 411 00:19:42,960 --> 00:19:44,959 Speaker 1: if you win your first two games of the season, 412 00:19:45,040 --> 00:19:47,639 Speaker 1: both against division opponents, and you start too and oh 413 00:19:48,040 --> 00:19:50,280 Speaker 1: and you've got those two pelts on the wall, so 414 00:19:50,320 --> 00:19:53,480 Speaker 1: to speak, from your own division, that makes everybody start 415 00:19:53,520 --> 00:19:55,919 Speaker 1: to take notice right away. And with regards to the 416 00:19:55,920 --> 00:20:00,640 Speaker 1: Eagles at the Falcons. The Eagles with a strong come 417 00:20:00,680 --> 00:20:04,359 Speaker 1: back at home after falling behind Washington last week. They 418 00:20:04,480 --> 00:20:09,040 Speaker 1: come back and win Atlanta trying to recover from what 419 00:20:09,080 --> 00:20:11,320 Speaker 1: really was a debacle of a week one for them 420 00:20:11,400 --> 00:20:14,800 Speaker 1: in Minnesota. And a Falcons team that a lot of 421 00:20:14,800 --> 00:20:16,920 Speaker 1: people are wondering are they ever going to get back 422 00:20:16,920 --> 00:20:19,240 Speaker 1: to where they were in when they were on the 423 00:20:19,320 --> 00:20:22,159 Speaker 1: virgin of winning the Super Bowl. Suddenly they've got a 424 00:20:22,280 --> 00:20:25,960 Speaker 1: really good Philadelphia team coming into Atlanta and the Falcons 425 00:20:26,000 --> 00:20:28,200 Speaker 1: trying to avoid Owen two. So this is season four 426 00:20:28,320 --> 00:20:30,880 Speaker 1: the show that we've been doing, right, So we've worked 427 00:20:30,880 --> 00:20:33,119 Speaker 1: into it so far, and we've been doing the breaking 428 00:20:33,119 --> 00:20:34,720 Speaker 1: down the games, looking at a little bit of a 429 00:20:34,760 --> 00:20:36,960 Speaker 1: preview going into the Sunday games for the last you know, 430 00:20:37,000 --> 00:20:40,720 Speaker 1: however many episodes I'm sure Marvin knows upstairs. Is it 431 00:20:40,760 --> 00:20:42,919 Speaker 1: just weird like the Atlanta Falcons always have the hardest 432 00:20:42,960 --> 00:20:45,440 Speaker 1: schedule in the NFL. It never seems like and I'm 433 00:20:45,480 --> 00:20:47,320 Speaker 1: not making excuses for them. They didn't play well last 434 00:20:47,359 --> 00:20:49,479 Speaker 1: week and they got their butts handed to him for it. 435 00:20:49,720 --> 00:20:51,840 Speaker 1: But it just always seems like, hey, they didn't have 436 00:20:51,920 --> 00:20:54,560 Speaker 1: the you know, the two thousand sixteen Cleveland Brown's coming 437 00:20:54,600 --> 00:20:57,040 Speaker 1: up the next week. It's like they always have to 438 00:20:57,119 --> 00:21:00,040 Speaker 1: be back on their A game. The Philadelphia Eagles and 439 00:21:00,119 --> 00:21:02,200 Speaker 1: we can talk. You're absolutely right about the Dallas Cowboys. 440 00:21:02,240 --> 00:21:03,879 Speaker 1: I think there's a lot of momentum right now. I mean, 441 00:21:03,920 --> 00:21:08,760 Speaker 1: if they get dak Press Box press Press Scott's contract 442 00:21:08,840 --> 00:21:11,520 Speaker 1: done here in the next couple of weeks, I think 443 00:21:11,560 --> 00:21:13,480 Speaker 1: that's gonna be like, if they actually get that done 444 00:21:13,560 --> 00:21:16,240 Speaker 1: during the season, they're gonna be floating on Cloud eleven. 445 00:21:16,880 --> 00:21:19,240 Speaker 1: I mean, it's just because of just you saw just 446 00:21:19,320 --> 00:21:21,439 Speaker 1: the way they played with with Zeke being back on 447 00:21:21,520 --> 00:21:23,639 Speaker 1: the field, and I watched that whole game. It just 448 00:21:23,640 --> 00:21:25,800 Speaker 1: seemed like they had a real incredible energy about them 449 00:21:25,800 --> 00:21:28,680 Speaker 1: on both sides of the ball. So for the Eagles perspective, 450 00:21:28,720 --> 00:21:32,480 Speaker 1: they have to keep up with that. So if you're Philadelphia, 451 00:21:32,480 --> 00:21:34,280 Speaker 1: if you're Doug Peterson, I think you gotta go in 452 00:21:34,320 --> 00:21:35,760 Speaker 1: there and you gotta put on the film of what 453 00:21:35,760 --> 00:21:38,760 Speaker 1: happened last week the Falcons and you say, Jordan Howard 454 00:21:39,280 --> 00:21:41,360 Speaker 1: Darren Sproles, whoever you want to throw at them, We're 455 00:21:41,359 --> 00:21:43,920 Speaker 1: gonna run it down their throat until you can prove differently. 456 00:21:44,640 --> 00:21:46,840 Speaker 1: Because that's when you put that on film. You hear 457 00:21:46,840 --> 00:21:49,520 Speaker 1: it time and time again. You know that's where teams 458 00:21:49,520 --> 00:21:51,400 Speaker 1: are really going to try to hit you. Yeah, definitely, 459 00:21:51,400 --> 00:21:53,680 Speaker 1: And that's another opponent. Packers are going to see the 460 00:21:53,720 --> 00:21:56,760 Speaker 1: Philadelphia Eagles at Lambeuf Field in a primetime game before 461 00:21:56,960 --> 00:21:59,600 Speaker 1: September out. And you know, I was just talking about 462 00:21:59,600 --> 00:22:02,720 Speaker 1: the NFC West, then obviously North, the whole NFC this year. Man, 463 00:22:02,720 --> 00:22:04,879 Speaker 1: this is a strong conference. Yeah, there's gonna be a 464 00:22:04,880 --> 00:22:07,119 Speaker 1: lot of you know, a lot of games here that 465 00:22:07,160 --> 00:22:09,320 Speaker 1: are decided earlier the season. They're going to ultimately be 466 00:22:09,359 --> 00:22:11,359 Speaker 1: in the difference between playoffs and not playoffs for a 467 00:22:11,359 --> 00:22:13,479 Speaker 1: lot of teams. Yeah, no question about it. 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