WEBVTT - #723 Packers Unscripted: Two down, one to go

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

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<v Speaker 1>Packers dot Com. I am Mike Spofford, joined as always

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<v Speaker 1>by my partner in crime, Weston had Quits. We're coming

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<v Speaker 1>to you here still from different locations at Lambefield and

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<v Speaker 1>coming off of preseason game number two Saturday night against

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<v Speaker 1>the New England Patriots and Wes. The game gets called

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<v Speaker 1>with ten and a half minutes to go in the

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<v Speaker 1>fourth quarter. But thankfully we are able to report it

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<v Speaker 1>was such great news to hear on Sunday that.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah huge, I mean the fact rooky.

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<v Speaker 1>Rookie cornerback, No, that's okay, rookie cornerback Isaiah Bolden was

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<v Speaker 1>released from the hospital, traveled back to Massachusetts with the

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<v Speaker 1>Patriots and so what was a very very scary and

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<v Speaker 1>sobering situation on the field in the fourth quarter on

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<v Speaker 1>Saturday night. It sounds like everything is okay.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, And prayers to him and his family and hopefully

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<v Speaker 2>no lasting effects from that. Just one of those bang

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<v Speaker 2>bank type incidents that happened in the game of football

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<v Speaker 2>where two guys are trying to converge, you know, you

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<v Speaker 2>had Malik Heath was on the reception on that slant route,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, going for a first down. I mean, that

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<v Speaker 2>was a pivotal play there as the Packers are trying

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<v Speaker 2>to continue that series.

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<v Speaker 1>You know.

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<v Speaker 2>Unfortunately for Bolden he ends up taking a hit to

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<v Speaker 2>the head and neck area. Everything seemed like, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>from the Green Bay Packers in New England Patriots perspective, medically,

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, total professionals being able to make sure that

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<v Speaker 2>he's in the best position possible to be. Okay, he

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<v Speaker 2>stays overnight for observation on Saturday night, but then flew

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<v Speaker 2>home with the Patriots on Sunday. Like I said, hopefully

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<v Speaker 2>you're just thinking to him and that his season, in

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<v Speaker 2>his career and in his life more importantly, can continue on,

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<v Speaker 2>because that certainly is never a thing you want to

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<v Speaker 2>see on the football field.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, certainly not. And I don't think there was any

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<v Speaker 1>argument or debate as to the decision that was made

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<v Speaker 1>to suspend the game at that point. It goes down

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<v Speaker 1>as a twenty one to seventeen final score in favor

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<v Speaker 1>of the Patriots, And of course the score is not

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<v Speaker 1>the issue. I mean, in a preseason game, there's so

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<v Speaker 1>much else going on to talk about, and with regard

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<v Speaker 1>to the Packers the first team offense minus David Baktiari,

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<v Speaker 1>who was still sitting out these preseason contests to this point,

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<v Speaker 1>Jordan Love and company put up another touchdown. A bit

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<v Speaker 1>of a slow start, there was the mishap with the

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<v Speaker 1>shotgun snap early on another drive that reaches around midfield

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<v Speaker 1>but then stalls out, but then backed up inside their

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<v Speaker 1>own ten yard line. Jordan Love and company went the

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<v Speaker 1>distance and ended up putting a touchdown on the board

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<v Speaker 1>before their night was over, And that was pretty good

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<v Speaker 1>to see.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, it's exactly what you wanted to see. And to

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<v Speaker 2>be honest with you, as difficult as that was, and

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<v Speaker 2>the Josh Myers misconnection there with Jordan Love on the snap,

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<v Speaker 2>it's not great. But at the same time, it kind

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<v Speaker 2>of reminds you of you know, the times where you

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<v Speaker 2>get a shock or something. It just sort of tells

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<v Speaker 2>you don't do it that way again, right, I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>there's sort of that muscle memory that that triggers. The

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<v Speaker 2>intention was in the right place. What they were trying

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<v Speaker 2>to achieve is trying to catch the opposition for encroachment. Unfortunately,

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<v Speaker 2>the guy didn't actually jump across the line of scrimmage,

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<v Speaker 2>so they can move around and dance and do whatever

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<v Speaker 2>they want, but if they don't actually cross, it's not

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<v Speaker 2>a violation. So the Packers something they're gonna have to

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<v Speaker 2>learn from. But all that being said, that third drive,

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<v Speaker 2>as I wrote about in our insider our notes package afterwards,

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<v Speaker 2>that I thought was very impressive was that, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>that fifth series, they need to get the ball moving,

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<v Speaker 2>and they did that. I mean being able to hit

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<v Speaker 2>Romeo Dobbs in one of the more spectacular plays you're

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<v Speaker 2>gonna see, regardless of preseason or regular season. Referees originally

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<v Speaker 2>said that it was incomplete. Connor lewis up, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>the eagle eyed Connor Lewis up in the coach's box saying, hey,

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<v Speaker 2>not so fast they Matt Lafuer throws the challenge flag.

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<v Speaker 2>Ends up being a huge pivotal play, but more importantly

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<v Speaker 2>than just Dobbs, because everybody knows what Romeo can do,

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<v Speaker 2>and I think he's been again just a con distant

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<v Speaker 2>star for them since he got drafted. Here. Jayden Reid

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<v Speaker 2>I thought had a huge moment because that showed his

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<v Speaker 2>value in the slot in what he potentially can bring

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<v Speaker 2>to this Packers' offense. I was super impressed by him

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<v Speaker 2>and being able to snatch that ball coming across on

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<v Speaker 2>that through route from Jordan Love. They end up scoring

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<v Speaker 2>the touchdown nineteen yards and the Packers end up finishing

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<v Speaker 2>that drive on a high note. From what it sounds

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<v Speaker 2>like for Matt Lafleur, this will not be it for

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<v Speaker 2>Jordan Love that he will probably be back out there

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<v Speaker 2>with the first team offense against the Seahawks. But regardless,

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<v Speaker 2>one hundred and thirty passer rating, I thought a really

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<v Speaker 2>positive sign for him with his growth and where this

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<v Speaker 2>Packers offense wants to go.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, there was so much to like about that touchdown

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<v Speaker 1>play to Jayden Reid. I mean, first off, you have

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<v Speaker 1>aj Dillon transitioning in an instant from carrying out a

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<v Speaker 1>play action fake to having to pick up the Patriots blitzer,

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<v Speaker 1>and not only does he pick him up, but he

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<v Speaker 1>basically just buries him into the lambeau Field turf and

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<v Speaker 1>the pass protection held up. You know, really, for the

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<v Speaker 1>bulk of of Jordan Love's stint out there in each

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<v Speaker 1>of these first two preseason games, the pass protection, even

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<v Speaker 1>without David Bacciari, has been pretty darn good. But then

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<v Speaker 1>the velocity that Love is able to put on the throw.

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<v Speaker 1>The fact that Reid snatches it with his hands out

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<v Speaker 1>of the air and then still has the body control

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<v Speaker 1>to turn and cut inside the pylon to get it

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<v Speaker 1>into the end zone for the touchdown. Just a lot

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<v Speaker 1>to like on that touchdown play, as you said. Matt

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<v Speaker 1>Lafleuur confirmed on Sunday that Jordan Love will play the

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<v Speaker 1>number one offense will play in the preseason finale against Seattle.

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<v Speaker 1>Didn't say how long. Again, the expectation, I guess based

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<v Speaker 1>on the first couple of games, it will probably be

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<v Speaker 1>a couple series. It will probably depend on how things

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<v Speaker 1>are going. I mean, if they take the field at

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<v Speaker 1>the twenty five yard line goes seventy five yards for

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<v Speaker 1>a touchdown on the first drive, then Matt Lafleur may

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<v Speaker 1>go all right, hey, we're good, Like let's get out

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<v Speaker 1>of here. So that maybe would be the ideal situation.

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<v Speaker 1>But the other thing too, with regard to the the

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<v Speaker 1>first teamers that played, I thought, you know, the Packers

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<v Speaker 1>number one defense was put in a tough spot with

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<v Speaker 1>after the fumbled snap and the Patriots take over in

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<v Speaker 1>the red zone, then they're able to finish that drive

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<v Speaker 1>and get a touchdown. Then after that, you know, really,

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<v Speaker 1>other than maybe the one play where Ramondre Stevenson busted

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<v Speaker 1>a run, you know, for twenty plus yards, there was

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<v Speaker 1>a run that leaked out there. I thought the Packers

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<v Speaker 1>starters and and the twos that you know were maybe

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<v Speaker 1>subbing in some of the the twos that were subbing

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<v Speaker 1>in early in the game. I thought the Packers defense

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<v Speaker 1>held up pretty well to Mac Jones and that Patriots offense,

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<v Speaker 1>And certainly the star on the defensive side was Kingsley

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<v Speaker 1>and a bare who the second year edge rusher, fifth

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<v Speaker 1>round draft pick out of South Carolina last year. He

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<v Speaker 1>ends up with two sacks. One of those he strips

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<v Speaker 1>the ball from Mac Joness, it recovers it himself and

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<v Speaker 1>actually then that set up a scoring drive for the offense.

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<v Speaker 1>So big night for kings Leyannigbari. Because while there's all

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<v Speaker 1>kinds of hope, of course that Rashan Gary will be

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<v Speaker 1>back for week one, there's no guarantee how much he's

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<v Speaker 1>going to play necessarily right off the bat, and you can,

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<v Speaker 1>just as you always say defensively, you can never have

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<v Speaker 1>enough cover corners. You can never have enough edge rushers either.

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<v Speaker 1>And if kings Leyannigbari is making those year two strides

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<v Speaker 1>that you really like to see that could go a

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<v Speaker 1>long way for this Packers defense in twenty twenty three.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I think you covered all of it. I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>you look at the way that Nbarr's played from day

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<v Speaker 2>one to where he's at now. This is a guy

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<v Speaker 2>that I thought, you know, outside of that forty time

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<v Speaker 2>there wasn't a lot to take fault with with him

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<v Speaker 2>coming out of South Carolina. He was an impressive physical

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<v Speaker 2>specimen and a productive, consistent pass rusher for him, you know, yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>it's important. He's going to be a guy they're going

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<v Speaker 2>to look to. But what I was more impressed with

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<v Speaker 2>in this game was the play style aspect of things

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<v Speaker 2>and what Matt Lafleur has talked about time and time

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<v Speaker 2>again right now, right where it's it's going to be

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<v Speaker 2>an idea of guys being aggressive, being at the point

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<v Speaker 2>of attack, and I think that's translated to every level

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<v Speaker 2>of the defense so far. And I'm personally really interested

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<v Speaker 2>to see if they can carry that through into the

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<v Speaker 2>regular season now because some years, Mike, you cover preseason

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<v Speaker 2>games and it ends up being a lot of just

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<v Speaker 2>four man rush and guys just trying to beat their man,

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<v Speaker 2>almost like an extension of like a one on one

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<v Speaker 2>type period. It hasn't been like that in this camp. So,

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<v Speaker 2>whether it's in Igbari, whether it's a guy like Colby

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<v Speaker 2>Wooden or Carl Brooks who had two more quarterback hits

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<v Speaker 2>in this game, all the big names that we talked

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<v Speaker 2>about all summer, they're there, with Kenny Clark and you know,

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<v Speaker 2>hopefully at some point you know seeing Gary Outen team periods,

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<v Speaker 2>but Preston Smith. But it's these young guys that are

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<v Speaker 2>going to be the ones that really build out the

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<v Speaker 2>restless defense. And on a night where the Packers did

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<v Speaker 2>not allow a quarterback hit on either Jordan Love or

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<v Speaker 2>Sean Clifford, they were able to get plenty of pressure

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<v Speaker 2>on the Patriots side of things. I think that's a

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<v Speaker 2>good sign for the future.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, absolutely, And I think you up a good point

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<v Speaker 1>about the young defensive linemen. Certainly Colby Wooden and Carl Brooks.

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<v Speaker 1>We haven't seen them, you know, go against somebody else's

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<v Speaker 1>first unit, first string necessarily, but the opportunities that those

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<v Speaker 1>guys have been given a fourth round pick and a

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<v Speaker 1>sixth round pick as rookies, the Packers know they're going

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<v Speaker 1>to be counting on them to be the next man

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<v Speaker 1>up on those defensive line. You have to like what

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<v Speaker 1>you see. They've they've gotten penetration in the backfield. They've

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<v Speaker 1>been impactful both against the run and with regard to

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<v Speaker 1>the pass rush. You can't ask too much more from

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<v Speaker 1>a couple of young defensive linemen who are trying to

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<v Speaker 1>find their way, but pretty soon they're going to be

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<v Speaker 1>thrown into the fire and they're going to be asked

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<v Speaker 1>to hold their own and produce for this Packers defense.

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<v Speaker 2>The biggest moment of Sunday's press conference, you know, Matt

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<v Speaker 2>Lafleur talked for almost a half an hour, but one

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<v Speaker 2>of the big lines I thought that was very important

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<v Speaker 2>there was when he was talking about Carl Brooks and

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<v Speaker 2>he said, you know, he's doing a lot of good things,

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<v Speaker 2>but we're gonna need him to do that in the

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<v Speaker 2>regular season too. And in that moment, I thought to myself,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm like, we're talking about a sixth round pick here,

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<v Speaker 2>We're talking about a guy that was drafted in the

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<v Speaker 2>two hundreds. That isn't always the way you speak about

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<v Speaker 2>a rookie. Sixth round pick. It shows you, at least

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<v Speaker 2>in his case, that is, there's a lot more to

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<v Speaker 2>this guy. There's a lot of meat to that bone,

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<v Speaker 2>and I think that's probably the thing the Packers are

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<v Speaker 2>most excited about right now. Last year there was a

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<v Speaker 2>lot of work to do in the defensive front. It

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<v Speaker 2>wasn't on one specific player, but they made a lot

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<v Speaker 2>of alterations to this group. And I feel like when

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<v Speaker 2>you add a wooden when you add a guy like

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<v Speaker 2>Kyle Brooks or Carl Brooks excuse me, and you have

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<v Speaker 2>a guy like Jonathan Ford, who I think has also

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<v Speaker 2>taken some strides as a pass ru you know, as

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<v Speaker 2>a run stuffer, that room has built out really well

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<v Speaker 2>for them. We've talked about a time and time again,

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<v Speaker 2>but you know, there were learnable teachable moments in this game.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, Carrington Valentine, I think, you know, in some

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<v Speaker 2>ways saw some of the changes in the NFL that

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<v Speaker 2>he's going to have to adapt to. Certainly, the Packers

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<v Speaker 2>are still figuring out what's going to happen at safety,

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<v Speaker 2>but as it relates to that defensive front, during a

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<v Speaker 2>time in which they went without Rashan Gary and are

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<v Speaker 2>moving on from you know, Dean Lowry and Jaron Reid.

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<v Speaker 2>I feel like this training camp and specifically these preseason

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<v Speaker 2>games have given us a lot of answers to questions

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<v Speaker 2>that we're lingering into the summer.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, and and quickly before we shift back to the offense,

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<v Speaker 1>you mentioned it too with regard to safety, the Packers

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<v Speaker 1>still figuring things out there because as much as we've

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<v Speaker 1>talked about, you know, Jonathan Owens was with ones and

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<v Speaker 1>to various more then back to Owens, well, it was

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<v Speaker 1>back to Rudy Ford as the starting safety in the

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<v Speaker 1>game on Saturday night. So we'll see upcoming here in

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<v Speaker 1>the preseason finale Saturday afternoon at Lambeufield against the Seahawks.

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<v Speaker 1>Just just how this, how this shakes out and where

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<v Speaker 1>the where the Packers decide to go with really what

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<v Speaker 1>has been the only the only starting position on the

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<v Speaker 1>defense that's been up for grabs.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I mean, and that's where I'm going to be

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<v Speaker 2>looking to see, you know, kind of who grabs it, right,

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<v Speaker 2>because we've seen time and time again where it's been

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<v Speaker 2>so close here and you've had Jonathan Owens get opportunities,

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<v Speaker 2>You've had you know, Darnell Savage working with all these

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<v Speaker 2>different types of safety, but who's going to be the

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<v Speaker 2>one that holds onto that job in the long term.

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<v Speaker 2>I think the door is even open now to a

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<v Speaker 2>guy like Anthony Johnson as a rookie, seventh round pick

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<v Speaker 2>who has had some good practices. I think first and foremost,

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<v Speaker 2>you're probably still looking at special teams with him and

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<v Speaker 2>some of the things that Matt Lafleur has complimented him on.

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<v Speaker 2>But when you're the only safety drafted in a thirteen

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<v Speaker 2>player draft class after you don't resign, you know, Adrian Amos,

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<v Speaker 2>that creates natural questions for Okay, what is this guy's

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<v Speaker 2>potential ceiling? Where could this thing go? For him? And

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<v Speaker 2>for me, it really is going to come down to

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<v Speaker 2>who fills out that five you know, nickel and that

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<v Speaker 2>sixth dime because that is pivotal and this is a

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<v Speaker 2>passing first league. You know, Darnold Savage is going to

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<v Speaker 2>be the shot caller back there now, He's going to

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<v Speaker 2>be the guy that's going to be helping direct traffic.

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<v Speaker 2>But at the end of the day, it is what

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<v Speaker 2>it is. You have to see who's going to step up.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, well, I want to get to a couple other

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<v Speaker 1>and you mentioned in the secondary, the Packers are figuring

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<v Speaker 1>out starting safety, what exactly is the nickel and the

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<v Speaker 1>dime going to look like moving forward, and that secondary

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<v Speaker 1>is still, you know, waiting on Eric Stokes getting back

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<v Speaker 1>and being activated off the pup list. He has not

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<v Speaker 1>practiced as of yet, but we know that that you

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<v Speaker 1>know that day is coming where he's going to be

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<v Speaker 1>activated in one form or another, whether it's before the

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<v Speaker 1>end of training camp or at some point during the

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<v Speaker 1>regular season. On the offensive side, the competition for the

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<v Speaker 1>number three running back spot and for the depth spots

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<v Speaker 1>at wide receiver still seems as wide open and undecided

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<v Speaker 1>as they could be at this stage. There's a lot

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<v Speaker 1>going on. There are a lot of guys, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>Emmanuel Wilson, Patrick Taylor at running back and then at receiver,

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<v Speaker 1>whether you're talking Grant Dubo's or Malie Heath or Somori Toure.

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<v Speaker 1>A lot of action going on that the personnel department

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<v Speaker 1>is paying attention to, and these young players are not

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<v Speaker 1>making it easy on them, which is a good thing

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<v Speaker 1>for the Packers in the long run.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, and I think it's gonna be one of the

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<v Speaker 2>more difficult cuts that the Packers are going to have

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<v Speaker 2>to work through here in a week's time. I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>it's crazy that we're already at that point that you're

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<v Speaker 2>you know, it seems like training camp goes on forever,

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<v Speaker 2>and then suddenly it's staring you right in the face

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<v Speaker 2>that we're looking at a fifty three man roster. I

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<v Speaker 2>think it's going to be really intriguing to see who

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<v Speaker 2>all emerges at those positions where we talked about the depth,

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<v Speaker 2>because it's easy enough to say, okay, well, this player

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<v Speaker 2>earned it or this player deserves it, but then you

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<v Speaker 2>also do have to consider the special teams piece to it.

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<v Speaker 2>A guy like Patrick Taylor ranks really high in the

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<v Speaker 2>special teams regard. Packers are hurting for tight ends in

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<v Speaker 2>this game, Mike, and they unfortunately lost another one with

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<v Speaker 2>Henry Pearson who's a full back but naturally a tight end.

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<v Speaker 2>So what happens? I mean, you're seeing guys like Patrick

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<v Speaker 2>Taylor playing as an up blocker now on the kickoff

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<v Speaker 2>return team. Usually don't see running backs do that sort

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<v Speaker 2>of thing, but he has the size and sort of

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<v Speaker 2>the acumen to handle it. Packers really value that. I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>Tyler Goodson I thought looked really impressive during the offseason program,

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<v Speaker 2>but then he gets a shoulder injury. And then you

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<v Speaker 2>have Emmanuel Wilson, who is a really natural runner, but

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<v Speaker 2>is he going to be able to play the other

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<v Speaker 2>phases which maybe necessarily he hadn't done a lot in college.

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<v Speaker 2>Those are the big things that Packers are going to

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<v Speaker 2>have to look for here in this next week. This

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<v Speaker 2>final preseason game is gonna be really intriguing to watch though,

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<v Speaker 2>because you're going to see the starters play a little bit.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm guessing Sean Clifford will get some more reps, but

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<v Speaker 2>Matt Lafour even said it on Sunday he wanted to

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<v Speaker 2>get Alex macgoose some reps at those threes until unfortunately

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<v Speaker 2>that injury happened with Bolden. So there are you know,

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<v Speaker 2>ninety one players on this roster if you conclude Kenneth

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<v Speaker 2>o'demegu and having that exemption. So trying to figure out

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<v Speaker 2>that fifty three and then the sixteen man practice squad

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<v Speaker 2>beyond that is going to be a real challenge, which,

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<v Speaker 2>as you've said time and time again, is something that

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<v Speaker 2>I'm sure Brian Goodacunts and his scouts really do want

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<v Speaker 2>because you want to be stuck with some difficult decisions

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<v Speaker 2>right now.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, And I think it'll be fun to see in

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<v Speaker 1>this preseason finale if Sean Clifford can go three for

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<v Speaker 1>three in two minute drills. He's two for two at

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<v Speaker 1>the end of the first half, a touchdown and a

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<v Speaker 1>field goal. Let's see if he can get some more

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<v Speaker 1>points there. But with that we will call it a

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<v Speaker 1>rap on this edition of Packers Unscripted. Be sure to

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<v Speaker 1>follow all of our coverage of the final week of

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<v Speaker 1>training camp leading up to the preseason finale on Saturday

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<v Speaker 1>afternoon at Lambellfield against the Seattle Seahawks. We will have

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<v Speaker 1>it all for you on Packers Dot com for wes

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<v Speaker 1>I am Mike, thank you for tuning in. Everybody, We

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<v Speaker 1>will see you next time.