1 00:00:01,520 --> 00:00:04,960 Speaker 1: You're listening to Hawk Talk with former Seahawks wide receiver 2 00:00:05,160 --> 00:00:08,840 Speaker 1: Michael Bumpus. After ten yard line, second to day free 3 00:00:08,920 --> 00:00:11,600 Speaker 1: wide receivers now in motion. As Buppas left to write 4 00:00:11,960 --> 00:00:14,560 Speaker 1: Julius Jones a single setback Matt pumpfecks looking at the 5 00:00:14,640 --> 00:00:17,280 Speaker 1: goal line, he throws it into the end zone. Touchdown. 6 00:00:17,360 --> 00:00:21,520 Speaker 1: Say Hawks, it's Michael Bumpas with a diving catching the 7 00:00:21,640 --> 00:00:25,880 Speaker 1: end zone. Our ten yard touchdown reception for Bumpus and 8 00:00:25,920 --> 00:00:28,960 Speaker 1: the kid out of Washington State has found himself a 9 00:00:29,000 --> 00:00:34,040 Speaker 1: place on this team powered by Seahawks dot Com. What folks, 10 00:00:34,040 --> 00:00:36,840 Speaker 1: this is Michael Bumpus along with my producer Nasa Choby 11 00:00:36,840 --> 00:00:40,040 Speaker 1: and this is Hawk Talk preview addition, and guess what 12 00:00:40,840 --> 00:00:43,600 Speaker 1: round to the divisional playoffs are? I hear the Hawks 13 00:00:43,640 --> 00:00:48,000 Speaker 1: are going to the Midwest to challenge the Green Bay Packers. 14 00:00:48,080 --> 00:00:50,680 Speaker 1: But before we get into the details, we're gonna toss 15 00:00:50,680 --> 00:00:53,120 Speaker 1: it over the NAS for the injury updates. Thanks Michael. 16 00:00:53,320 --> 00:00:55,560 Speaker 1: Hoping to get some good news on the injury report 17 00:00:55,640 --> 00:00:57,640 Speaker 1: this week, Head coach Pete Carroll stepped up to the 18 00:00:57,640 --> 00:01:00,520 Speaker 1: podium gave the following injury updates on my que Patti, 19 00:01:00,840 --> 00:01:05,080 Speaker 1: Dwayne Brown, Ziggy ansa Quandre Diggs, and Malik Turner. Any 20 00:01:05,120 --> 00:01:10,080 Speaker 1: new information on Dwayne Brown and Mike Patty. Um, well 21 00:01:10,600 --> 00:01:14,880 Speaker 1: it was kind of m uh, nothing much on Mike yet. Um, 22 00:01:15,080 --> 00:01:17,920 Speaker 1: we're waiting for a second opinion on something. UM. And 23 00:01:18,120 --> 00:01:21,720 Speaker 1: Dwayne did some work yesterday and doing work again today, 24 00:01:21,800 --> 00:01:25,880 Speaker 1: So he won't practice today. But it's an encouraging sign 25 00:01:26,200 --> 00:01:28,560 Speaker 1: about him, you know, making his return, and so we'll 26 00:01:28,560 --> 00:01:31,360 Speaker 1: see what happens. We won't know un till late what 27 00:01:31,520 --> 00:01:34,959 Speaker 1: a Ziggy anza, any update there? Um, he feels better 28 00:01:35,040 --> 00:01:37,320 Speaker 1: than than the trainers thought he would be, you know, 29 00:01:37,360 --> 00:01:39,480 Speaker 1: after the episode that he had in the game. Um, 30 00:01:39,560 --> 00:01:42,560 Speaker 1: so he's you know, he's planning on working his way 31 00:01:42,600 --> 00:01:44,600 Speaker 1: back into planning. Um, we'll see how it goes during 32 00:01:44,640 --> 00:01:48,320 Speaker 1: the week out Sunday. I just talked to him today. 33 00:01:48,680 --> 00:01:50,560 Speaker 1: He feels good. He's a little bit sorry yesterday. He 34 00:01:50,560 --> 00:01:54,200 Speaker 1: feels fine. He's ready to go. Um, he's gonna practice 35 00:01:54,240 --> 00:01:57,040 Speaker 1: today and we'll see how he responds to the practice. Um. 36 00:01:57,960 --> 00:02:00,440 Speaker 1: Been touch and go to get him back, taking great 37 00:02:00,440 --> 00:02:02,080 Speaker 1: care of him to make sure that he's right. He's 38 00:02:02,200 --> 00:02:04,440 Speaker 1: anxious to get going and see what how he feels 39 00:02:04,520 --> 00:02:07,200 Speaker 1: tomorrow and so that starts today. All right, Michael, like 40 00:02:07,240 --> 00:02:10,360 Speaker 1: you said, divisional playoff week, Hawks hackers. Let's take a 41 00:02:10,360 --> 00:02:12,639 Speaker 1: look at the Packers season, right, So, everyone knows they're good. 42 00:02:12,639 --> 00:02:15,480 Speaker 1: They're number two seed in the NFC. They're the NFC 43 00:02:15,560 --> 00:02:18,600 Speaker 1: North Division champs with a thirteen and three record. But 44 00:02:18,680 --> 00:02:21,000 Speaker 1: outside of that, obviously we know what to Aaron Rodgers 45 00:02:21,040 --> 00:02:23,000 Speaker 1: and all that. But outside of that bump, looking at 46 00:02:23,000 --> 00:02:25,799 Speaker 1: their stats, they don't nothing jumps off the page at you. Yeah, 47 00:02:25,840 --> 00:02:27,840 Speaker 1: nothing really jumps off at you. There. They are an 48 00:02:27,880 --> 00:02:31,760 Speaker 1: average team in most categories and slightly above average and 49 00:02:31,760 --> 00:02:35,400 Speaker 1: the other categories. Total offense, they're number eighteen in the NFL, 50 00:02:35,480 --> 00:02:39,079 Speaker 1: total defense, the number eighteen NFL. The one stat or 51 00:02:39,200 --> 00:02:42,480 Speaker 1: column where they kind of stand out a bit is 52 00:02:42,480 --> 00:02:45,120 Speaker 1: just turnover differential, and that's mainly because of the play 53 00:02:45,160 --> 00:02:47,600 Speaker 1: of Aaron Rodgers. Yeah, he won't turn involver, he doesn't 54 00:02:47,639 --> 00:02:49,840 Speaker 1: turn involve get into our key matchups. He's only had 55 00:02:50,080 --> 00:02:53,640 Speaker 1: believe four interceptions on the season. One common thing between 56 00:02:53,680 --> 00:02:56,160 Speaker 1: the two teams is turnover differential. They're both tied for 57 00:02:56,320 --> 00:02:58,800 Speaker 1: number three in the NFL and the regular season with 58 00:02:59,000 --> 00:03:01,360 Speaker 1: plus twelve. They're taking the ball away and they're not 59 00:03:01,400 --> 00:03:03,959 Speaker 1: turning over, which makes a guy like Aaron Rodgers dangerous, 60 00:03:04,200 --> 00:03:07,760 Speaker 1: makes some dangerous and also category where we should be 61 00:03:07,800 --> 00:03:10,280 Speaker 1: able to exploit them. There are number twenty three in 62 00:03:10,360 --> 00:03:13,119 Speaker 1: rush defense. They're giving up one hundred twenty yards per game. 63 00:03:13,360 --> 00:03:15,639 Speaker 1: The Hawks are around one hundred thirty yards per game. 64 00:03:15,720 --> 00:03:20,880 Speaker 1: Even after that horrible display of seventeen yards running backs. 65 00:03:22,000 --> 00:03:24,200 Speaker 1: They didn't play effort. They played a good rush defense. 66 00:03:24,240 --> 00:03:26,839 Speaker 1: But if they're somewhere where the Hawks can exploit them, 67 00:03:27,000 --> 00:03:29,200 Speaker 1: it will be with the run game. And this is 68 00:03:29,200 --> 00:03:31,760 Speaker 1: the week to get that run game going again. So 69 00:03:31,840 --> 00:03:34,400 Speaker 1: we're gonna jump into their common opponents. These guys have 70 00:03:34,480 --> 00:03:37,600 Speaker 1: played a few of the same opponents. So the Vikings 71 00:03:38,000 --> 00:03:40,760 Speaker 1: Packers won both of those games against the Vikings twenty 72 00:03:40,760 --> 00:03:43,240 Speaker 1: one to sixteen in Week two and then twenty three 73 00:03:43,320 --> 00:03:45,480 Speaker 1: to ten in Week sixteen. We all know the Hawks 74 00:03:45,480 --> 00:03:48,440 Speaker 1: beat the Vikings thirty seven to thirty in Week thirteen. 75 00:03:48,680 --> 00:03:50,920 Speaker 1: The thing that's kind of misleading to this is the 76 00:03:51,000 --> 00:03:53,240 Speaker 1: Vikings are just playing good football right now. Yeah, because 77 00:03:53,240 --> 00:03:54,960 Speaker 1: in the playoffs it doesn't matter. You throw all the 78 00:03:55,000 --> 00:03:57,880 Speaker 1: regular season numbers out the window. They're playing great football. 79 00:03:57,880 --> 00:04:01,000 Speaker 1: I don't think anyone myself included, really gave them a 80 00:04:01,000 --> 00:04:03,440 Speaker 1: shot at all to go into New Orleans beat Drew Brees, 81 00:04:03,520 --> 00:04:06,760 Speaker 1: Sean Payton, Kamara Thomas, who had one of the best 82 00:04:06,840 --> 00:04:09,040 Speaker 1: years of receivers ever had. So that they're playing good 83 00:04:09,040 --> 00:04:10,880 Speaker 1: football in this time of year, it's all about playing 84 00:04:10,880 --> 00:04:12,800 Speaker 1: good football. And also when you look at that the 85 00:04:12,840 --> 00:04:15,080 Speaker 1: game against the Seahawks is thirty seven to thirty, but 86 00:04:15,560 --> 00:04:17,880 Speaker 1: the Seahawks were in more of control of that game. Like, 87 00:04:17,880 --> 00:04:19,800 Speaker 1: I don't think that final score really indicates how close 88 00:04:19,839 --> 00:04:23,080 Speaker 1: that game was. Another common opponent the Eagles. The Packers 89 00:04:23,080 --> 00:04:25,720 Speaker 1: lost to the Eagles thirty forty twenty seven. Before you 90 00:04:25,720 --> 00:04:29,320 Speaker 1: get all crazy, let's remember Jordan Howard and Miles Sanders 91 00:04:29,320 --> 00:04:31,880 Speaker 1: were healthy that game. Combined, they rust for one hundred 92 00:04:31,880 --> 00:04:34,360 Speaker 1: and thirty nine yards. Alshon Jeffrey was healthy. It was 93 00:04:34,360 --> 00:04:37,679 Speaker 1: a different looking Eagles team when the Green Bay Packers 94 00:04:37,720 --> 00:04:39,200 Speaker 1: played them. Yeah, when you have all when they had 95 00:04:39,240 --> 00:04:41,479 Speaker 1: all their weapons, they had all the receivers. Obviously health 96 00:04:41,480 --> 00:04:43,720 Speaker 1: and Carson Wentz that definitely played into it. And it's 97 00:04:43,760 --> 00:04:45,320 Speaker 1: earlier in the year. Week four is really hard to 98 00:04:45,320 --> 00:04:47,320 Speaker 1: take a look back. The Seahawks, on the other hand, 99 00:04:47,360 --> 00:04:49,560 Speaker 1: we know they play the Eagles twice, beat them both 100 00:04:49,600 --> 00:04:51,640 Speaker 1: by a score of seventeen to nine in Week twelve 101 00:04:51,720 --> 00:04:55,159 Speaker 1: and in the Wildcard playoffs last week. Yes, another common 102 00:04:55,160 --> 00:04:57,960 Speaker 1: opponent or the Carolina Panthers. The Packers beat the Panthers 103 00:04:57,960 --> 00:05:00,560 Speaker 1: twenty four to sixteen in Week ten after a goal 104 00:05:00,560 --> 00:05:03,839 Speaker 1: line stand. The Seahawks beat the Panthers thirty to twenty 105 00:05:03,880 --> 00:05:06,839 Speaker 1: four on the road. So there's some comparison there. You know, 106 00:05:06,880 --> 00:05:09,040 Speaker 1: I would like to see what McCaffrey did against those guys. 107 00:05:09,040 --> 00:05:11,400 Speaker 1: I should have looked that up. But we know that 108 00:05:11,920 --> 00:05:15,479 Speaker 1: to beat the Panthers, you have to contain McCaffrey's you 109 00:05:15,480 --> 00:05:17,880 Speaker 1: can't let them get loose. But that guy's a baller. 110 00:05:17,920 --> 00:05:19,839 Speaker 1: The fact that they both beat these guys set that 111 00:05:19,880 --> 00:05:23,040 Speaker 1: they were able to at least contain McCaffrey for the 112 00:05:23,080 --> 00:05:25,360 Speaker 1: most part. Well, the thing about that game, it was close. 113 00:05:25,400 --> 00:05:26,960 Speaker 1: It It was in Week ten, I remember because the 114 00:05:26,960 --> 00:05:28,679 Speaker 1: Seahawks were playing on Monday night and I was actually 115 00:05:28,720 --> 00:05:30,760 Speaker 1: able to watch pretty much that whole game, and it 116 00:05:30,800 --> 00:05:33,680 Speaker 1: was snowing. It was kind of nasty weather, and it 117 00:05:33,680 --> 00:05:35,600 Speaker 1: came down to the very end of the game where 118 00:05:35,720 --> 00:05:37,680 Speaker 1: McCaffrey think it was like a fourth and one from 119 00:05:37,720 --> 00:05:39,560 Speaker 1: the goal line, and McCaffrey still had a good day. 120 00:05:39,640 --> 00:05:41,480 Speaker 1: He went for twenty carries one hundred and eight yards 121 00:05:41,480 --> 00:05:46,960 Speaker 1: and one touchdown. Receiving, he also did decently. He had 122 00:05:47,279 --> 00:05:50,320 Speaker 1: sorry six receptions thirty three yards, so he had a 123 00:05:50,360 --> 00:05:52,200 Speaker 1: good day. And it came down to literally a goal 124 00:05:52,240 --> 00:05:54,480 Speaker 1: line stand by their defense to kind of solidify that win. 125 00:05:54,520 --> 00:05:56,560 Speaker 1: So it was a close game and our panther game. 126 00:05:56,600 --> 00:05:58,760 Speaker 1: We know final score three twenty four, but that's not 127 00:05:58,760 --> 00:06:01,360 Speaker 1: how the game went. Yeah, yeah, another common opponent with 128 00:06:01,520 --> 00:06:04,880 Speaker 1: the forty nine ers. Now, the Packers got slapped by 129 00:06:04,920 --> 00:06:08,200 Speaker 1: these guys thirty seven and eight in Week twelve, and 130 00:06:08,279 --> 00:06:10,599 Speaker 1: we all know that the San Francisco forty nine Ers 131 00:06:10,640 --> 00:06:14,400 Speaker 1: and the Seahawks split their two games, So I guess 132 00:06:14,400 --> 00:06:16,719 Speaker 1: that's kind of encouraging that they got beat up by 133 00:06:16,800 --> 00:06:18,520 Speaker 1: the forty nine ers and the Hawks were able to 134 00:06:18,560 --> 00:06:21,880 Speaker 1: hold their own against that very good defense and put 135 00:06:22,000 --> 00:06:24,080 Speaker 1: up more points in the Green Bay Packers. I listened 136 00:06:24,080 --> 00:06:26,680 Speaker 1: to Aaron Rodgers speak and he said that they just 137 00:06:26,720 --> 00:06:29,039 Speaker 1: weren't ready. He said that that trip to the West Coast, 138 00:06:29,040 --> 00:06:32,159 Speaker 1: the routine was off. Something was there. They just weren't ready, 139 00:06:32,560 --> 00:06:35,320 Speaker 1: and that's kind of opposite of how Russell Wilson would 140 00:06:35,320 --> 00:06:36,839 Speaker 1: have approached that. He would have said, hey, you know, 141 00:06:36,839 --> 00:06:39,400 Speaker 1: they got us a good game planning head YadA. Aaron 142 00:06:39,480 --> 00:06:40,960 Speaker 1: Rodgers is kind of different. He just says, hey, we 143 00:06:40,960 --> 00:06:44,640 Speaker 1: weren't ready to go. We gotta do better. So I 144 00:06:44,680 --> 00:06:48,640 Speaker 1: expect I expect Aaron Rodgers to come back this week 145 00:06:48,920 --> 00:06:51,080 Speaker 1: and bounce back. The thing that scares about Aaron Rodgers 146 00:06:51,160 --> 00:06:53,160 Speaker 1: is just the unknown. You don't know what he's gonna do. 147 00:06:53,200 --> 00:06:55,599 Speaker 1: I mean, he can off script, he's a great football player. 148 00:06:55,640 --> 00:06:57,960 Speaker 1: On script, he's a great football player. Don't get full 149 00:06:58,000 --> 00:07:00,440 Speaker 1: by these numbers, which we are gonna get into next 150 00:07:00,680 --> 00:07:03,159 Speaker 1: with our key matchups, our first matchups. Like I mentioned, 151 00:07:03,240 --> 00:07:07,320 Speaker 1: is Aaron Rodgers versus r about him? Yeah, hey, you're 152 00:07:07,320 --> 00:07:10,400 Speaker 1: gonna need every single person. Aaron Rodgers is a special dude. 153 00:07:10,680 --> 00:07:13,040 Speaker 1: Especial dude. Aaron Rodgers in this He's had an okay season. 154 00:07:13,080 --> 00:07:15,400 Speaker 1: People are knocking him because I really I don't know 155 00:07:15,400 --> 00:07:17,560 Speaker 1: why they're knocking up. Maybe his touchdown totals aren't up, 156 00:07:17,560 --> 00:07:20,200 Speaker 1: his passing percentages down a little bit, but he still 157 00:07:20,600 --> 00:07:23,640 Speaker 1: has twenty six touchdowns and four interceptions and through for 158 00:07:23,720 --> 00:07:26,640 Speaker 1: over four thousand yards. You cannot sleep on that. He 159 00:07:26,680 --> 00:07:29,200 Speaker 1: may not be making the huge plays that we're used to, 160 00:07:29,520 --> 00:07:32,600 Speaker 1: but he's been been consistent all year, and he's missing 161 00:07:32,600 --> 00:07:34,360 Speaker 1: a few pieces around him. He has one number one 162 00:07:34,400 --> 00:07:36,560 Speaker 1: receiver and a bunch of fill ins at the other 163 00:07:36,560 --> 00:07:38,920 Speaker 1: receiver spots. So I think for what he's had, what 164 00:07:39,040 --> 00:07:41,760 Speaker 1: he has as far as weapons, he's been all right 165 00:07:41,840 --> 00:07:43,600 Speaker 1: this year. I think people just look at it because 166 00:07:43,600 --> 00:07:45,800 Speaker 1: you're right. I mean, you know how good of a 167 00:07:45,880 --> 00:07:47,720 Speaker 1: quarterback you have to be that when people look at 168 00:07:47,760 --> 00:07:49,680 Speaker 1: your staff and say, hey, you got four thousand yards, 169 00:07:49,680 --> 00:07:52,320 Speaker 1: twenty six touchdowns and four interceptions, and they say you're 170 00:07:52,320 --> 00:07:54,560 Speaker 1: having not a very good year when your quarterback rating 171 00:07:54,640 --> 00:07:56,720 Speaker 1: is ninety five point four. And if you'll get his 172 00:07:56,760 --> 00:08:00,360 Speaker 1: career numbers, there's only been one other Sea in which 173 00:08:00,400 --> 00:08:03,840 Speaker 1: was in twenty eighteen where he had less than five interceptions. 174 00:08:04,040 --> 00:08:06,760 Speaker 1: So he's taking care of the football and it's not 175 00:08:06,840 --> 00:08:09,040 Speaker 1: the same. He doesn't have the same weapons he used 176 00:08:09,080 --> 00:08:10,440 Speaker 1: to have, you know what I mean, you don't have 177 00:08:10,520 --> 00:08:12,640 Speaker 1: some of the same guys with Jordy Nelson, you know, 178 00:08:12,920 --> 00:08:14,960 Speaker 1: running down the field, and you look at his completion 179 00:08:14,960 --> 00:08:17,960 Speaker 1: percentage that's dripped a little bit, but sixty two percent 180 00:08:18,320 --> 00:08:21,080 Speaker 1: he's forty. Yeah, he's not bad. And then he has 181 00:08:21,120 --> 00:08:23,720 Speaker 1: a new head coach with a new offense that mcfleur 182 00:08:23,840 --> 00:08:26,720 Speaker 1: comes from, the Shanahan type offense type deal where a 183 00:08:26,760 --> 00:08:28,640 Speaker 1: lot of plaques and a lot of going across the field. 184 00:08:28,640 --> 00:08:31,200 Speaker 1: So maybe there's some adjustment there. I said early on 185 00:08:31,240 --> 00:08:33,480 Speaker 1: the show today that I think he's just giving the 186 00:08:33,559 --> 00:08:36,360 Speaker 1: offense a chance to Whereas when McCarthy was there towards 187 00:08:36,400 --> 00:08:38,000 Speaker 1: the end of the year, he's like, look, I'm up, 188 00:08:38,040 --> 00:08:39,959 Speaker 1: I'm going to the line of scrimmage. I'm checking out 189 00:08:39,960 --> 00:08:41,960 Speaker 1: of this. I'm running what I want to run. Whereas 190 00:08:41,960 --> 00:08:43,920 Speaker 1: now I feel like there's some more structure to this 191 00:08:44,040 --> 00:08:46,240 Speaker 1: offense and he's kind of trying to learn. Him and 192 00:08:46,320 --> 00:08:48,040 Speaker 1: mcfleur just trying to get on the same pace. So 193 00:08:48,440 --> 00:08:50,600 Speaker 1: never sleep on Aaron Rodgers. If you sleep on him, 194 00:08:51,160 --> 00:08:52,920 Speaker 1: good luck to you because he will bite you in 195 00:08:52,920 --> 00:08:56,520 Speaker 1: the butt. Another matchup Aaron Jones versus Seahawks front seven. 196 00:08:56,640 --> 00:08:59,200 Speaker 1: Jones having a breakout season in his third year. He 197 00:08:59,280 --> 00:09:02,199 Speaker 1: has over a thousand yards and sixteen rushing touchdowns and 198 00:09:02,240 --> 00:09:04,920 Speaker 1: don't forget forty nine receptions for over four yards. And 199 00:09:04,960 --> 00:09:07,560 Speaker 1: three touchdowns. This is the new wage running back. You 200 00:09:07,600 --> 00:09:09,679 Speaker 1: have to be able to catch the football. There's no 201 00:09:09,760 --> 00:09:12,760 Speaker 1: more just hand theball off gold Downhill type of guy. 202 00:09:12,920 --> 00:09:15,240 Speaker 1: You gotta have guys like Aaron Jones in the backfield. 203 00:09:15,360 --> 00:09:17,760 Speaker 1: And again, the things that things that scares me about 204 00:09:17,840 --> 00:09:20,920 Speaker 1: him is the potential. He has a big play potential. 205 00:09:20,960 --> 00:09:23,199 Speaker 1: You have to wrap this guy up. Definitely. No, he's 206 00:09:23,240 --> 00:09:26,640 Speaker 1: the numbers kind of speak for themselves. A thousand yards 207 00:09:26,679 --> 00:09:28,719 Speaker 1: and not earth shattering numbers, but the fact that he 208 00:09:28,760 --> 00:09:30,319 Speaker 1: can do both. It's not one of those where he's 209 00:09:30,320 --> 00:09:31,840 Speaker 1: got to come out on third down because he can't 210 00:09:31,840 --> 00:09:34,400 Speaker 1: catch the football. He's definitely a dangerous guy. And the 211 00:09:34,400 --> 00:09:36,480 Speaker 1: Seahawks have gone up against a lot of good running backs. 212 00:09:36,720 --> 00:09:39,240 Speaker 1: They've been pretty for the most part, they've been pretty solid. 213 00:09:39,240 --> 00:09:41,439 Speaker 1: They're statistically they're probably middle of the pack in terms 214 00:09:41,440 --> 00:09:43,880 Speaker 1: of rush defense. But he's a guy that you definitely 215 00:09:43,920 --> 00:09:46,920 Speaker 1: can't get loose early on, especially with Aaron Rodgers back there. 216 00:09:47,160 --> 00:09:49,520 Speaker 1: You gotta contain the run to kind of try your 217 00:09:49,600 --> 00:09:52,439 Speaker 1: best to make Aaron Rodgers one dimensional, Yes, sir, Next 218 00:09:52,520 --> 00:09:55,960 Speaker 1: matchup Davante Adams versus Seahawks. Second there, he's by far 219 00:09:56,600 --> 00:10:00,120 Speaker 1: the Packers leading receiver a three receptions, dang there, one 220 00:10:00,120 --> 00:10:02,719 Speaker 1: thousand yards off by three yards, and five touchdowns and 221 00:10:02,760 --> 00:10:05,920 Speaker 1: he only played in twelve games. Yeah, how explosive is this? 222 00:10:06,000 --> 00:10:09,240 Speaker 1: To twelve games and he has almost a thousand yards receiver? Yeah. 223 00:10:09,280 --> 00:10:11,320 Speaker 1: Last year I think he had over thirteen hundred yards. 224 00:10:11,320 --> 00:10:13,720 Speaker 1: Was his first one thousand yards season. In twenty sixteen 225 00:10:13,760 --> 00:10:15,719 Speaker 1: he had nine ninety seven and just missed that a 226 00:10:15,760 --> 00:10:17,920 Speaker 1: thousand yard threshold. But again he was in an offensive 227 00:10:18,000 --> 00:10:21,000 Speaker 1: Jordy Nelson, he was an offense with Gosh and Randall 228 00:10:21,000 --> 00:10:23,600 Speaker 1: Cobb is the other guy. So he's definitely he's a 229 00:10:23,640 --> 00:10:25,680 Speaker 1: guy that you're that you're scared about because he can. 230 00:10:26,360 --> 00:10:27,920 Speaker 1: He's a guy that can run past you. He's a 231 00:10:27,920 --> 00:10:30,320 Speaker 1: guy that can people. I hate when people say take 232 00:10:30,360 --> 00:10:31,880 Speaker 1: the top off the defense if you will, you know 233 00:10:31,920 --> 00:10:33,560 Speaker 1: what I'm saying. He can get by you, though, and 234 00:10:33,720 --> 00:10:35,640 Speaker 1: it's something that you got to keep him in front. 235 00:10:35,640 --> 00:10:38,199 Speaker 1: And the explosiveness to do that in twelve games, I mean, 236 00:10:38,240 --> 00:10:41,120 Speaker 1: he not quite Michael Thomas, but he was on pace 237 00:10:41,280 --> 00:10:44,200 Speaker 1: to have well over one hundred receptions in probably fifteen 238 00:10:44,240 --> 00:10:47,800 Speaker 1: hundred yards. YEA. Their next best receiver is Alam Lazard. 239 00:10:47,880 --> 00:10:50,480 Speaker 1: Sorry if I butchered your name thinking about it. Okay, 240 00:10:50,480 --> 00:10:52,400 Speaker 1: cool who has thirty five receptions for four hundred and 241 00:10:52,400 --> 00:10:54,560 Speaker 1: seven to seven yards and three touchdowns. He kind of 242 00:10:54,600 --> 00:10:56,800 Speaker 1: came out of nowhere. And I like this kid's play. 243 00:10:56,840 --> 00:10:59,400 Speaker 1: He goes up, he gets the football, he can be explosive. 244 00:10:59,440 --> 00:11:02,320 Speaker 1: He's getting to his groove. If you can limit Davonte 245 00:11:02,440 --> 00:11:05,120 Speaker 1: Adams and kind of make this kid beat you, I 246 00:11:05,160 --> 00:11:07,480 Speaker 1: think your chances go up winning this football game. The 247 00:11:07,559 --> 00:11:10,839 Speaker 1: Seahaws secondary will be tested a lot more than they 248 00:11:10,840 --> 00:11:13,320 Speaker 1: were last week. We mentioned on the podcast last week 249 00:11:13,840 --> 00:11:16,319 Speaker 1: the starting receivers for the Eagles were not on NFL 250 00:11:16,400 --> 00:11:20,960 Speaker 1: rosters right this year. Now you're dealing with potential pro bowler. 251 00:11:21,120 --> 00:11:23,520 Speaker 1: If Davonte Adams played the full season, he might be 252 00:11:23,559 --> 00:11:25,840 Speaker 1: a Pro bowler. And and a kid in Lazard who's 253 00:11:25,840 --> 00:11:27,760 Speaker 1: who's coming around as well. So they got to be 254 00:11:27,760 --> 00:11:29,440 Speaker 1: on point this week for sure. And the thing about 255 00:11:29,480 --> 00:11:33,120 Speaker 1: Lazard too is he um he is their version again, 256 00:11:33,280 --> 00:11:35,400 Speaker 1: hear me out when I say this, their version of 257 00:11:35,480 --> 00:11:38,160 Speaker 1: DK Metcalf. He is. He didn't put up the he 258 00:11:38,520 --> 00:11:40,960 Speaker 1: his stat line is what I thought DK was gonna 259 00:11:41,000 --> 00:11:43,040 Speaker 1: put up this year. Obviously, DK blew that out of 260 00:11:43,040 --> 00:11:45,200 Speaker 1: the water, but mainly just because he's six five two 261 00:11:45,280 --> 00:11:47,199 Speaker 1: twenty seven, they're gonna throw him up. He's gonna go 262 00:11:47,200 --> 00:11:49,160 Speaker 1: get the football. He made a couple really big catches 263 00:11:49,200 --> 00:11:51,920 Speaker 1: against the Lions and the last week in regular seasons, 264 00:11:51,960 --> 00:11:54,880 Speaker 1: so he's definitely a big play guy. And yeah, Shaquille Griffin, 265 00:11:54,920 --> 00:11:58,320 Speaker 1: Trey Flowers, Quandre Diggs, Bradley McDougall definitely have their hands 266 00:11:58,360 --> 00:11:59,760 Speaker 1: full this week, got their hands full of the next. 267 00:12:00,280 --> 00:12:03,120 Speaker 1: We're gonna go Travis Homer and mars Shawn Lynch versus 268 00:12:03,120 --> 00:12:06,920 Speaker 1: the Packers front seven. The Seahawks struggled against the Eagles 269 00:12:07,000 --> 00:12:09,240 Speaker 1: last week. They were third best in the NFL in 270 00:12:09,240 --> 00:12:11,800 Speaker 1: the rush defense, averaging about ninety but to put up 271 00:12:11,880 --> 00:12:14,600 Speaker 1: nineteen yards is a disappointment. But luckily they had Russell 272 00:12:14,600 --> 00:12:16,920 Speaker 1: Wilson and kind of saved the day there. So this 273 00:12:17,000 --> 00:12:19,240 Speaker 1: is the first time all season they were shut out. Yeah, 274 00:12:19,280 --> 00:12:21,200 Speaker 1: I don't expect that to happen two games in a row. 275 00:12:21,240 --> 00:12:22,840 Speaker 1: This has to be a bounce back game as far 276 00:12:22,840 --> 00:12:26,120 Speaker 1: as rushing is evolved, No, absolutely. I think the biggest 277 00:12:26,160 --> 00:12:28,520 Speaker 1: deal was Fletcher Cox. I think I heard you talk 278 00:12:28,520 --> 00:12:30,360 Speaker 1: about that with Pete and Pete said that. I mean literally, 279 00:12:30,400 --> 00:12:33,920 Speaker 1: Fletcher Cox was just a game wrecker up in the middle. 280 00:12:33,960 --> 00:12:35,520 Speaker 1: And I think this week will have a good game 281 00:12:35,520 --> 00:12:37,720 Speaker 1: plan against the Packers. And like you said, yeah, there's 282 00:12:37,760 --> 00:12:39,480 Speaker 1: no I mean, Pete carrolloks at the box score. He's 283 00:12:39,559 --> 00:12:42,240 Speaker 1: that is completely against anything that they want to do. 284 00:12:43,000 --> 00:12:44,880 Speaker 1: And you mentioned it's the only time when we played 285 00:12:44,880 --> 00:12:46,560 Speaker 1: the Bucks, we played all these other teams that had 286 00:12:46,640 --> 00:12:49,240 Speaker 1: top tier rushing defenses, we were able to go over 287 00:12:49,240 --> 00:12:51,640 Speaker 1: one hundred yards. So I don't I can't see any 288 00:12:52,080 --> 00:12:54,360 Speaker 1: scenario where that happens two weeks in a row. Yeah, 289 00:12:54,400 --> 00:12:56,480 Speaker 1: I don't see that happened, especially knowing that the Packers 290 00:12:56,480 --> 00:12:58,160 Speaker 1: give up one hundred and twenty yards on the ground 291 00:12:58,240 --> 00:13:01,000 Speaker 1: per game. That rings twenty three NFL. You have to 292 00:13:01,080 --> 00:13:04,160 Speaker 1: capitalize on this opportunity that the Hawks have in front 293 00:13:04,200 --> 00:13:07,480 Speaker 1: of him. Next matchup, DK metcalf Ande, Tyler Lockett versus 294 00:13:07,520 --> 00:13:11,280 Speaker 1: Kevin King. Now, look this guy up fourth in the league, 295 00:13:11,320 --> 00:13:13,360 Speaker 1: third in the league, and interceptions with five or six 296 00:13:13,800 --> 00:13:17,280 Speaker 1: super explosive he has great hips. DK's coming off his 297 00:13:17,360 --> 00:13:20,079 Speaker 1: best game as a professional. I'm just gonna go out 298 00:13:20,080 --> 00:13:21,959 Speaker 1: there and say that Kevin King is licking his chops 299 00:13:21,960 --> 00:13:23,559 Speaker 1: and was like, Hey, I want to go up against 300 00:13:23,600 --> 00:13:25,720 Speaker 1: this rookie and see Willie's really made up. And on 301 00:13:25,760 --> 00:13:28,880 Speaker 1: the flip side, I think DK is so confident. He's like, look, 302 00:13:29,000 --> 00:13:31,040 Speaker 1: you put anyone in front of me right now, I'm 303 00:13:31,040 --> 00:13:33,320 Speaker 1: gonna take their lunch money. So I'm excited to see 304 00:13:33,320 --> 00:13:36,040 Speaker 1: this matchup. Oh, this is probably one of the not 305 00:13:36,120 --> 00:13:39,160 Speaker 1: necessarily the most important matchup of the weekend, but probably 306 00:13:39,160 --> 00:13:40,960 Speaker 1: the most exciting for me personally. You look at you 307 00:13:40,960 --> 00:13:44,040 Speaker 1: look at Kevin King shout out at University Washington stand out. 308 00:13:44,320 --> 00:13:47,520 Speaker 1: He's six three, two hundred pounds, he's long. You mentioned 309 00:13:47,520 --> 00:13:50,920 Speaker 1: the five interceptions, he's got fifteen pass breakups, and DK 310 00:13:51,120 --> 00:13:53,160 Speaker 1: coming off the best game off his season, and you 311 00:13:53,200 --> 00:13:55,600 Speaker 1: look at that matchup. The size Versisi's lanky. But if 312 00:13:55,640 --> 00:13:58,600 Speaker 1: you're DK, DK just lined think about the last couple 313 00:13:58,600 --> 00:14:00,959 Speaker 1: of weeks he was lining up against at Peterson. It's 314 00:14:00,960 --> 00:14:03,319 Speaker 1: one of the best cover corners in the game, Richard Sherman. 315 00:14:03,400 --> 00:14:06,959 Speaker 1: So he is he's gone up against the best cornerbacks back. 316 00:14:07,000 --> 00:14:08,920 Speaker 1: Even when we played the Ravens, I mean they got good. 317 00:14:09,080 --> 00:14:11,680 Speaker 1: So he has seen the best defensive backs the NFL 318 00:14:11,720 --> 00:14:13,480 Speaker 1: has to offer. So I think he's he's gonna be 319 00:14:13,480 --> 00:14:15,080 Speaker 1: ready to go and it's gonna be fun matchup between 320 00:14:15,080 --> 00:14:17,040 Speaker 1: the two. Yeah, there's no reason for this young man 321 00:14:17,200 --> 00:14:19,760 Speaker 1: not to be confident. And let's not sleep on Tyler Lockett. 322 00:14:19,800 --> 00:14:21,960 Speaker 1: He started off this season super hot, got injured, thing, 323 00:14:21,960 --> 00:14:24,680 Speaker 1: got ill, and he's kind of working his way back 324 00:14:24,680 --> 00:14:26,960 Speaker 1: and last week he had a decent game. I think 325 00:14:26,960 --> 00:14:29,120 Speaker 1: that if they want to focus on DK Metcap, they 326 00:14:29,120 --> 00:14:31,160 Speaker 1: want to keep a corner over there, bring the safety 327 00:14:31,200 --> 00:14:33,000 Speaker 1: over for some help. That middle of the field is 328 00:14:33,000 --> 00:14:35,280 Speaker 1: gonna be wide open again for Tyler Lockett to really 329 00:14:35,480 --> 00:14:39,120 Speaker 1: get himself back on track. Yeah, And honestly, Tyler Lockett 330 00:14:39,200 --> 00:14:42,240 Speaker 1: success early on his help DK Metcap. Yes, that made 331 00:14:42,280 --> 00:14:45,200 Speaker 1: so now you're putting defenses in a pickle. He's okay. 332 00:14:45,240 --> 00:14:47,160 Speaker 1: We've put a lot of emphasis early in the year 333 00:14:47,160 --> 00:14:49,160 Speaker 1: and Tyler. And if we do that to DK, now 334 00:14:49,200 --> 00:14:51,360 Speaker 1: you're putting Tyler in one on one situations on a 335 00:14:51,400 --> 00:14:53,480 Speaker 1: deep crossing route and if you can protect, that's a 336 00:14:53,600 --> 00:14:55,960 Speaker 1: nightmare in a secondary. Pick your poison, and don't forget 337 00:14:56,040 --> 00:14:59,320 Speaker 1: hey DMO coming off the bench, I got by forget 338 00:14:59,360 --> 00:15:01,520 Speaker 1: about DMO. So now we're gonna look at the divisional 339 00:15:02,040 --> 00:15:05,960 Speaker 1: round matchups in this playoffs, we're gonna make our picks again. 340 00:15:06,040 --> 00:15:07,240 Speaker 1: Is that what we're gonna do? They we gonna make 341 00:15:07,280 --> 00:15:09,120 Speaker 1: our picks again, all right? So here we go. First 342 00:15:09,120 --> 00:15:15,200 Speaker 1: matchup Vikings First, the Niners. I think the Bikings are 343 00:15:15,200 --> 00:15:17,440 Speaker 1: hot right now. They are, man and I think they're 344 00:15:17,480 --> 00:15:21,200 Speaker 1: gonna sneak one buy San fran Man. They are playing 345 00:15:21,200 --> 00:15:23,480 Speaker 1: good football right now. And I and you were the 346 00:15:23,720 --> 00:15:26,880 Speaker 1: risky guy last week. You picked the Titans who prevailed 347 00:15:27,200 --> 00:15:31,640 Speaker 1: um Man. It is just really hard for me. They've 348 00:15:31,680 --> 00:15:34,120 Speaker 1: had two weeks, they have a two weeks off, and 349 00:15:34,160 --> 00:15:36,280 Speaker 1: they have a full week to prepare for the Vikings 350 00:15:36,320 --> 00:15:38,800 Speaker 1: coming up. And it's really hard for me to pick 351 00:15:38,840 --> 00:15:40,760 Speaker 1: against the forty nine ers just the way they have 352 00:15:40,880 --> 00:15:43,520 Speaker 1: been playing. But hey, sometimes when when you got the 353 00:15:43,520 --> 00:15:45,320 Speaker 1: hot hand and you're rolling. They just played last week, 354 00:15:45,360 --> 00:15:47,320 Speaker 1: they didn't have a week off, there's no let down there. 355 00:15:47,520 --> 00:15:51,160 Speaker 1: It'll be a really good chess match. But I'm leaning 356 00:15:51,400 --> 00:15:53,800 Speaker 1: I don't want to because I would love a scenario 357 00:15:53,840 --> 00:15:56,400 Speaker 1: where the NFC Championship game could be at Century Linked Field, 358 00:15:56,440 --> 00:15:58,280 Speaker 1: But I'm i gotta go with the Niners in that 359 00:15:58,280 --> 00:16:00,080 Speaker 1: match up. I think that's what's kind of influencing. I 360 00:16:00,120 --> 00:16:02,760 Speaker 1: picked two knowing that the Vikings win and the Nighters win, 361 00:16:03,240 --> 00:16:05,440 Speaker 1: the conference championship is at the house. Sorry, it's the 362 00:16:05,480 --> 00:16:09,080 Speaker 1: next matchup. Tennessee first, Baltimore. I'm gonna let you go first. 363 00:16:09,560 --> 00:16:13,040 Speaker 1: It's Tennessee's playing hot right now, but it's Baltimore. Yeah, 364 00:16:13,280 --> 00:16:15,600 Speaker 1: and I think I don't think it's gonna be that close. 365 00:16:15,760 --> 00:16:18,040 Speaker 1: I think they win by at least two scores. Just 366 00:16:18,200 --> 00:16:19,960 Speaker 1: what they're able to do and the fact that they've 367 00:16:19,960 --> 00:16:23,200 Speaker 1: been sitting waiting around game planning. They had a couple 368 00:16:23,240 --> 00:16:25,440 Speaker 1: weeks off to get some of those guys injured guys healthy. 369 00:16:25,800 --> 00:16:28,280 Speaker 1: Mark Ingram was banged up, so he hasn't been practicing, 370 00:16:28,400 --> 00:16:30,440 Speaker 1: but I think he's getting ready to go this week. 371 00:16:30,880 --> 00:16:33,560 Speaker 1: Lamar is a so damn special man watching him play, 372 00:16:33,600 --> 00:16:36,560 Speaker 1: I honestly think this is fourteen to seventy point win 373 00:16:36,640 --> 00:16:38,920 Speaker 1: for the Ravens. Okay, I'm gonna go with the Ravens 374 00:16:38,920 --> 00:16:41,920 Speaker 1: as well. And I heard Ryan Clark say on ESPN, 375 00:16:41,960 --> 00:16:43,960 Speaker 1: I think said this is gonna be the fastest game 376 00:16:43,960 --> 00:16:46,640 Speaker 1: in NFL history, the way these two teams could run 377 00:16:46,680 --> 00:16:49,320 Speaker 1: the football. That clock is gonna be ticking and ticking, 378 00:16:49,400 --> 00:16:52,240 Speaker 1: so it should be fun to watch. I am excited 379 00:16:52,280 --> 00:16:55,320 Speaker 1: for the Tennessee Titans franchise as a whole. They haven't 380 00:16:55,320 --> 00:16:57,360 Speaker 1: had a lot of success in a while, so to 381 00:16:57,400 --> 00:17:00,720 Speaker 1: see them get the upset in Foxboro, take on Tom Brady, 382 00:17:00,760 --> 00:17:04,080 Speaker 1: have a chance to take take down probably the NFL's MVP. 383 00:17:04,720 --> 00:17:07,400 Speaker 1: I'm excited for that franchise if they can. If they 384 00:17:07,800 --> 00:17:10,320 Speaker 1: they win that game, just throw every through everything out. Man, 385 00:17:10,320 --> 00:17:12,400 Speaker 1: it's a playoffs and even though I think it's gonna 386 00:17:12,400 --> 00:17:15,360 Speaker 1: be a blowout, that's why they're playing the games Mans. 387 00:17:16,600 --> 00:17:20,600 Speaker 1: Next matchup the Texans verse the Chiefs. It's hard for 388 00:17:20,640 --> 00:17:23,159 Speaker 1: me to go against a healthy Mahomes right now. I 389 00:17:23,200 --> 00:17:26,760 Speaker 1: know Deshaun Watson is playing well. They got JJ Watt back, 390 00:17:26,800 --> 00:17:29,320 Speaker 1: who's still one of the league's top sack leaders, and 391 00:17:29,440 --> 00:17:31,639 Speaker 1: he missed like three or four game. He missed a 392 00:17:31,680 --> 00:17:33,440 Speaker 1: lot of games. It was just three or four, my guy, 393 00:17:33,480 --> 00:17:36,000 Speaker 1: he missed like he missed seven or eight for sure, 394 00:17:36,240 --> 00:17:37,959 Speaker 1: and he's still one of the one of the top 395 00:17:38,040 --> 00:17:40,120 Speaker 1: sack leaders, at least top third in the league. I'm 396 00:17:40,160 --> 00:17:42,719 Speaker 1: gonna go with the Kansas City Chiefs and a healthy 397 00:17:42,800 --> 00:17:46,639 Speaker 1: Patrick Mahomes. I think that this offense is really explosive, 398 00:17:47,240 --> 00:17:49,600 Speaker 1: and I think if it comes down to a shootout, 399 00:17:50,480 --> 00:17:52,280 Speaker 1: it could be a shootout. If it comes down to 400 00:17:52,320 --> 00:17:56,520 Speaker 1: a shootout, I'm gonna go with maybe the best quarterback 401 00:17:56,520 --> 00:17:58,960 Speaker 1: in the NFL right now as far as throwing the 402 00:17:58,960 --> 00:18:01,000 Speaker 1: ball down the field and make those big plays. And 403 00:18:01,119 --> 00:18:04,560 Speaker 1: Patrick Mahomes Yeah, so J. J. Watt hadn't played since 404 00:18:05,440 --> 00:18:09,800 Speaker 1: October twenty seven, so he played in seven games this year. Yeah, 405 00:18:09,800 --> 00:18:11,680 Speaker 1: all that being said, I love DeShawn Watson. I loved 406 00:18:11,680 --> 00:18:14,120 Speaker 1: what they did to come back and when that came 407 00:18:14,160 --> 00:18:18,560 Speaker 1: at home. But Patrick Mahomes, man, Patrick Mahomes, McCoy, Frank Clark, 408 00:18:18,600 --> 00:18:21,159 Speaker 1: all the guys that got over there, any Reid, I 409 00:18:21,240 --> 00:18:23,320 Speaker 1: just especially, I think they win the coaching matchup. I 410 00:18:23,320 --> 00:18:25,840 Speaker 1: think they have more talented guys as good as Shaun 411 00:18:25,880 --> 00:18:29,240 Speaker 1: Watson is. I think the Chiefs win by by around 412 00:18:29,280 --> 00:18:32,639 Speaker 1: ten points. From which final matchup Hawks versus Green Bay. 413 00:18:32,800 --> 00:18:34,280 Speaker 1: You already know where I'm going with this, and we 414 00:18:34,280 --> 00:18:35,719 Speaker 1: don't even need to We need to go through that. 415 00:18:35,720 --> 00:18:37,879 Speaker 1: We got confidence in our Hawks, for sure, sir. The 416 00:18:37,880 --> 00:18:40,600 Speaker 1: good guys win that one, all right? Their path to victory? 417 00:18:40,640 --> 00:18:43,200 Speaker 1: How are the Hawks going to go on the road 418 00:18:43,320 --> 00:18:46,439 Speaker 1: in Green Bay in January and pull off a win. 419 00:18:46,760 --> 00:18:48,879 Speaker 1: This is how they do it. Find a way to 420 00:18:49,080 --> 00:18:54,359 Speaker 1: run the ball. Simple nineteen yards not enough, don't need 421 00:18:54,440 --> 00:18:56,919 Speaker 1: to rush for two fifty or anything crazy like that. 422 00:18:57,000 --> 00:18:59,200 Speaker 1: Around one thirty one fifty, I feel like it they'll 423 00:18:59,240 --> 00:19:01,960 Speaker 1: be good to go. Thankfully, they have a Travis Homer 424 00:19:02,240 --> 00:19:04,040 Speaker 1: and a mars Shawn Lynch in a backfield, and I 425 00:19:04,040 --> 00:19:07,040 Speaker 1: think this game, Sean hiber is gonna do a great 426 00:19:07,119 --> 00:19:09,520 Speaker 1: job of putting them in position to succeed. I think 427 00:19:09,560 --> 00:19:11,399 Speaker 1: now they know that Travis Homer is not going to 428 00:19:11,440 --> 00:19:13,760 Speaker 1: be the guy to go downhill in the A gap. 429 00:19:13,920 --> 00:19:15,879 Speaker 1: Use his speed, get him out on the edges. We 430 00:19:15,920 --> 00:19:17,879 Speaker 1: need those short yardags. Give it to twenty four and 431 00:19:17,960 --> 00:19:19,520 Speaker 1: let them run. Yeah no, And like you said, yeah, 432 00:19:19,520 --> 00:19:21,160 Speaker 1: you don't need anything crazy. They just need to stay 433 00:19:21,160 --> 00:19:23,520 Speaker 1: balanced and they need these stay They can't get behind 434 00:19:23,520 --> 00:19:25,399 Speaker 1: the sticks. That's it's an. I didn't put it on 435 00:19:25,400 --> 00:19:28,399 Speaker 1: the sheet, but they got to stay. They can't be 436 00:19:28,480 --> 00:19:32,160 Speaker 1: in first in fifteen, second and twenty and last week 437 00:19:32,280 --> 00:19:36,400 Speaker 1: was they were unbelievable. They're all third. Everyone was thirty ten, 438 00:19:36,440 --> 00:19:39,280 Speaker 1: third and eleven, third and fifteen. But I don't know, 439 00:19:39,280 --> 00:19:41,720 Speaker 1: if you can sustain that success two weeks in a row, 440 00:19:42,080 --> 00:19:43,439 Speaker 1: you need you need to be able to run the 441 00:19:43,440 --> 00:19:45,480 Speaker 1: ball just to stay balanced. Like I said, even if 442 00:19:45,480 --> 00:19:47,520 Speaker 1: they run for seventy five or eighty yards, that's gonna 443 00:19:47,520 --> 00:19:49,840 Speaker 1: be enough toward those deep playaffs and routes. Those deep 444 00:19:49,880 --> 00:19:53,480 Speaker 1: crosses will be open another path to victory. Russell Wilson 445 00:19:53,480 --> 00:19:55,280 Speaker 1: needs the ball out just like he's been doing. He 446 00:19:55,359 --> 00:19:58,200 Speaker 1: needs to have another performance like he did last week 447 00:19:58,240 --> 00:20:01,280 Speaker 1: through fover three hundred yards. Has made the plays when 448 00:20:01,280 --> 00:20:03,520 Speaker 1: they needed to be made. You talk about third down, 449 00:20:03,680 --> 00:20:06,200 Speaker 1: I'm gonna say more than about sixty percent of those 450 00:20:06,200 --> 00:20:10,000 Speaker 1: third downs were off for Russell Wilson's arms or his legs. 451 00:20:10,040 --> 00:20:12,000 Speaker 1: He had a big third and I think twelve run 452 00:20:12,000 --> 00:20:14,600 Speaker 1: where he picked up fifteen yards. I mean, he's elevating 453 00:20:14,640 --> 00:20:16,360 Speaker 1: his play. There was a moment in the season where 454 00:20:16,600 --> 00:20:18,520 Speaker 1: he kind of stalled a bit, and stalling doesn't mean 455 00:20:18,600 --> 00:20:20,719 Speaker 1: he played bad. It just means he wasn't playing at 456 00:20:20,720 --> 00:20:22,719 Speaker 1: the same rate that he was early in the season. 457 00:20:23,000 --> 00:20:25,600 Speaker 1: Now it seems like he's getting healthier again. He's got 458 00:20:25,640 --> 00:20:28,360 Speaker 1: that postseason swag. This guy has to come up big 459 00:20:28,400 --> 00:20:32,040 Speaker 1: for him. Yeah, No, Russell Wilson. I mean, especially to 460 00:20:32,080 --> 00:20:35,320 Speaker 1: win a divisional game on the road, Russell Wilson needs 461 00:20:35,359 --> 00:20:38,040 Speaker 1: to have Does he need to throw for another three 462 00:20:38,160 --> 00:20:40,360 Speaker 1: hundred yards? I don't know, but I honestly to win 463 00:20:40,400 --> 00:20:42,000 Speaker 1: this game, I think they're gonna need to score around 464 00:20:42,000 --> 00:20:43,600 Speaker 1: twenty eight points. So he's gonna have to have a 465 00:20:43,680 --> 00:20:46,080 Speaker 1: Russell Wilson type game for sure. Russell Wilson type game. 466 00:20:46,119 --> 00:20:48,480 Speaker 1: Another path to victory. They got to stop the big plays. 467 00:20:48,520 --> 00:20:51,840 Speaker 1: He's got Aaron Rodgers, Davante Adams, Aaron Jones. They're all 468 00:20:51,920 --> 00:20:54,800 Speaker 1: capable of going nuts and making big plays. Aaron Rodgers 469 00:20:54,840 --> 00:20:57,639 Speaker 1: gonna make the awkward throw. He's smart, He's a savvy veteran. 470 00:20:57,680 --> 00:21:00,399 Speaker 1: He's been there, done that. He's not afraid of any situation. No, 471 00:21:00,480 --> 00:21:03,280 Speaker 1: and you mentioned the awkward throws when the Seahawks played 472 00:21:03,280 --> 00:21:05,280 Speaker 1: the Packers last year. This is a really good example. 473 00:21:05,359 --> 00:21:07,600 Speaker 1: But it was on Thursday Night football. It was early 474 00:21:07,640 --> 00:21:09,920 Speaker 1: in the game. He like rolls who was right, and 475 00:21:09,920 --> 00:21:11,520 Speaker 1: it looks like he just flipped his wrist and he 476 00:21:11,560 --> 00:21:13,880 Speaker 1: threw it sixty yards in the air to some tight 477 00:21:13,960 --> 00:21:15,919 Speaker 1: end I've never even heard of. Just because he can 478 00:21:16,000 --> 00:21:18,399 Speaker 1: keep a play going to it his arm angles and 479 00:21:18,440 --> 00:21:21,240 Speaker 1: his ability to keep plays going and make big plays 480 00:21:21,280 --> 00:21:23,919 Speaker 1: down the fields, which you gotta stop. Yep. And just 481 00:21:24,040 --> 00:21:26,160 Speaker 1: like last week, the Hawks gotta go on the road 482 00:21:26,200 --> 00:21:28,800 Speaker 1: and do what they do. Be road warriors eight one 483 00:21:28,920 --> 00:21:32,520 Speaker 1: this season, continue the tradition of winning on the road. 484 00:21:32,560 --> 00:21:34,640 Speaker 1: Winning on the road has put them in this position. 485 00:21:34,920 --> 00:21:36,560 Speaker 1: Didn't do a good job of taking care of home, 486 00:21:36,720 --> 00:21:38,479 Speaker 1: but flip that with a lot of road wins. You're 487 00:21:38,520 --> 00:21:40,560 Speaker 1: in the divisional round of the playoffs with a chance 488 00:21:40,760 --> 00:21:43,360 Speaker 1: to make it to the conference championship if you can 489 00:21:43,400 --> 00:21:45,840 Speaker 1: do something that hasn't been done in this franchise in 490 00:21:45,840 --> 00:21:48,240 Speaker 1: a very long time, which is get a divisional round 491 00:21:48,240 --> 00:21:49,920 Speaker 1: win on the road. For sure, it hasn't been done 492 00:21:49,960 --> 00:21:53,520 Speaker 1: since nineteen eighty three, and it'll be a huge, huge thing. 493 00:21:53,520 --> 00:21:55,760 Speaker 1: But the cool thing about about this week is is 494 00:21:56,119 --> 00:21:58,560 Speaker 1: all those other divisional playoff losses don't matter this week. 495 00:21:58,720 --> 00:22:01,720 Speaker 1: It's a completely different team. It is a new year. 496 00:22:01,840 --> 00:22:04,479 Speaker 1: So do something that you haven't done before, win on 497 00:22:04,520 --> 00:22:06,480 Speaker 1: the road. Un let's keep playing. This is too fun. 498 00:22:06,520 --> 00:22:09,560 Speaker 1: We again have this or this uh excitement and now 499 00:22:09,840 --> 00:22:12,680 Speaker 1: not now win this game and you are one game 500 00:22:12,720 --> 00:22:17,480 Speaker 1: away from the Super Bowl. That's if folks. Michael Bumps 501 00:22:17,560 --> 00:22:21,520 Speaker 1: nassage showby divisional round. The Hawks are going to green Bay. 502 00:22:21,880 --> 00:22:25,040 Speaker 1: Hopefully they come back winners. We'll see what happens. It's 503 00:22:25,080 --> 00:22:42,600 Speaker 1: been real. Have a good one.