1 00:00:06,880 --> 00:00:10,480 Speaker 1: Welcome to a special Thanksgiving edition between the Horns, presented 2 00:00:10,480 --> 00:00:13,640 Speaker 1: by your Southern California Twitter Dealers, proud partner of the 3 00:00:13,800 --> 00:00:16,279 Speaker 1: La Rams. I'm JB. Long, wishing all of you a 4 00:00:16,400 --> 00:00:19,680 Speaker 1: happy Thanksgiving, including my broadcast partners de Marco Farr and 5 00:00:19,800 --> 00:00:22,720 Speaker 1: Maurice Jones Drew. Getting through our week before we head 6 00:00:22,760 --> 00:00:26,800 Speaker 1: to the Midwest and lambeau Field. Gentlemen, how you doing? 7 00:00:27,280 --> 00:00:32,400 Speaker 1: Gobble gobble, preparing for the cold. That's it, That's all 8 00:00:32,440 --> 00:00:34,800 Speaker 1: I'm doing. I don't think I can't even enjoy Thanksgiving 9 00:00:34,880 --> 00:00:36,680 Speaker 1: right now. Why don't I put you guys on the 10 00:00:36,720 --> 00:00:39,919 Speaker 1: spot a little bit? How about something Rams related that 11 00:00:39,960 --> 00:00:42,640 Speaker 1: you're thankful for this week? Who wants to go first? 12 00:00:43,080 --> 00:00:47,640 Speaker 1: I'll okay, go for it. Matthew Stafford. I'm thankful for 13 00:00:47,800 --> 00:00:50,680 Speaker 1: Matthew Stafford, a quarterback for this football team, no doubt. 14 00:00:50,720 --> 00:00:54,480 Speaker 1: I think he's changed everything offensively. So that's number one. 15 00:00:55,480 --> 00:00:59,240 Speaker 1: I'm thankful for less sneed? Are you ready? Why? Yes? 16 00:00:59,360 --> 00:01:02,480 Speaker 1: Because all all the big moves that Christmas came early. 17 00:01:02,520 --> 00:01:04,960 Speaker 1: If you're a Rams fan, Von Miller, O b J. 18 00:01:05,200 --> 00:01:08,920 Speaker 1: Matthew Stafford, Sony Michelle, all the big moves to have 19 00:01:09,040 --> 00:01:13,240 Speaker 1: us in contention, So I'm thankful for less need and 20 00:01:13,520 --> 00:01:16,280 Speaker 1: those are both great. I'll just add I'm thankful that 21 00:01:16,319 --> 00:01:19,720 Speaker 1: Aaron Donald is as close to healthy as could possibly be, 22 00:01:19,840 --> 00:01:22,440 Speaker 1: and that Cooper Cup is gonna play for this trip 23 00:01:22,880 --> 00:01:25,200 Speaker 1: the Packer right because we all left last season wondering 24 00:01:25,600 --> 00:01:30,360 Speaker 1: what it might have been like. So yeah, and thankful 25 00:01:30,400 --> 00:01:33,440 Speaker 1: for so far. What a stadium and it's full. How 26 00:01:33,480 --> 00:01:38,120 Speaker 1: about that? Thankful for the fans. Our first topic, gentlemen, 27 00:01:38,160 --> 00:01:39,160 Speaker 1: was kind of how do you come out of the 28 00:01:39,200 --> 00:01:42,640 Speaker 1: bye week? What's your level of optimism about this stretch run. 29 00:01:42,680 --> 00:01:44,959 Speaker 1: It seems like you two are both feeling pretty good 30 00:01:45,000 --> 00:01:47,440 Speaker 1: about things despite the two game losing streak. I'm always 31 00:01:47,440 --> 00:01:49,960 Speaker 1: going to be optimistic, just because when Sean McVeigh is 32 00:01:50,000 --> 00:01:54,320 Speaker 1: an opportunity to really get back in self scouts, see 33 00:01:54,360 --> 00:01:57,120 Speaker 1: where they did wrong and how they can fix those 34 00:01:57,160 --> 00:01:59,280 Speaker 1: things and how they can be better. And then you 35 00:01:59,320 --> 00:02:02,000 Speaker 1: have another week with OBJ in this offense, and you 36 00:02:02,040 --> 00:02:04,920 Speaker 1: have another week with Matthew Stafford learning, and you know, 37 00:02:04,920 --> 00:02:08,040 Speaker 1: obviously Darryl Henderson and Sony Michelle and is everyone's just 38 00:02:08,040 --> 00:02:12,400 Speaker 1: getting better, the offensive line getting healthier. To me, offensively, 39 00:02:12,560 --> 00:02:15,919 Speaker 1: I'm optimistic because i don't see you going in and 40 00:02:16,320 --> 00:02:20,279 Speaker 1: playing the way you played against the Niners. Now, defensively, 41 00:02:20,520 --> 00:02:24,760 Speaker 1: I'm optimistic because you just said it, Aaron Donald's healthy 42 00:02:25,080 --> 00:02:27,600 Speaker 1: right where the Packers offensive line is banged up, they 43 00:02:27,639 --> 00:02:29,680 Speaker 1: did they left tackles not there. They love guards towards 44 00:02:29,720 --> 00:02:32,520 Speaker 1: ACL So you're gonna be going against some backups, and 45 00:02:32,600 --> 00:02:35,040 Speaker 1: obviously you want to find a way to create pressure 46 00:02:35,040 --> 00:02:38,440 Speaker 1: on Aaron Rodgers with four right and drop seven and covered. 47 00:02:38,480 --> 00:02:42,360 Speaker 1: So I'm optimistic because of health and talent is on 48 00:02:42,400 --> 00:02:45,120 Speaker 1: your side right now, and that's what's exciting to Marco. 49 00:02:45,160 --> 00:02:47,400 Speaker 1: We were talking this week. Though the Tennessee Titans and 50 00:02:47,440 --> 00:02:49,560 Speaker 1: the San Francisco forty nine Ers were down lineman too, 51 00:02:49,560 --> 00:02:52,480 Speaker 1: it didn't seem to disrupt their offense. Yeah, I'm not 52 00:02:52,520 --> 00:02:54,520 Speaker 1: gonna hang my hat on that. On a bang up 53 00:02:54,520 --> 00:02:58,640 Speaker 1: offensive line, it's good to have when you're when you're 54 00:02:58,800 --> 00:03:00,720 Speaker 1: the Rams and you're going up facing the team that's 55 00:03:00,760 --> 00:03:02,160 Speaker 1: kind of banged up on the offensive line. But that 56 00:03:02,160 --> 00:03:04,639 Speaker 1: doesn't guarantee victory. We've seen that. But you're gonna have 57 00:03:04,639 --> 00:03:07,080 Speaker 1: to play your best game. But I guess I'm a 58 00:03:07,080 --> 00:03:09,200 Speaker 1: little more confident coming out of the bye week because 59 00:03:09,280 --> 00:03:12,119 Speaker 1: at least, it's just talking about ball XS and o's 60 00:03:12,240 --> 00:03:14,959 Speaker 1: on the grass on the field, Aaron Rodgers, Green Bay. 61 00:03:15,000 --> 00:03:17,400 Speaker 1: They're good. We all know this. But this is the 62 00:03:17,440 --> 00:03:19,760 Speaker 1: only thing you're dealing with right now. You're not dealing 63 00:03:19,840 --> 00:03:22,280 Speaker 1: with the trade, You're not dealing with bringing an OBJ. 64 00:03:22,480 --> 00:03:24,839 Speaker 1: You're just talking about getting better on the football team 65 00:03:24,880 --> 00:03:27,200 Speaker 1: to go beat another good football team on the road. 66 00:03:27,600 --> 00:03:29,839 Speaker 1: And look, Sean McVay and this football team have done 67 00:03:29,880 --> 00:03:33,400 Speaker 1: great since he's been here, traveling up to play these 68 00:03:33,440 --> 00:03:36,440 Speaker 1: top teams and coming back with victories. So coming out 69 00:03:36,440 --> 00:03:38,160 Speaker 1: of the bye week, you get a chance to rest up. 70 00:03:38,400 --> 00:03:42,320 Speaker 1: You've had two weeks of I guess national TV disasters. 71 00:03:42,360 --> 00:03:44,400 Speaker 1: You've got your butt handed to you by the Titans 72 00:03:44,440 --> 00:03:46,920 Speaker 1: and by the forty nine ers, So that's got a sting. 73 00:03:46,920 --> 00:03:48,240 Speaker 1: Now you've got a week off to get a little 74 00:03:48,240 --> 00:03:52,320 Speaker 1: bit more healthy, to get OBJ more into the offensive playbook, 75 00:03:52,360 --> 00:03:55,119 Speaker 1: and Von Miller more integrated into the defense. So all 76 00:03:55,160 --> 00:03:58,600 Speaker 1: that stuff's over all, the extraneous stuff is done. Now 77 00:03:58,680 --> 00:04:01,640 Speaker 1: it's just about football. So and you've had a week off, 78 00:04:01,720 --> 00:04:04,000 Speaker 1: So yeah, this should be the time where the Rams 79 00:04:04,040 --> 00:04:06,720 Speaker 1: get back to doing what they do best, playing good offense. 80 00:04:06,760 --> 00:04:09,560 Speaker 1: Throwing the ball down the field, protecting your quarterback, and 81 00:04:09,600 --> 00:04:12,040 Speaker 1: getting after the other team's quarterback with a good pass rush. 82 00:04:12,040 --> 00:04:14,520 Speaker 1: So hopefully with the rest and with I guess a 83 00:04:14,640 --> 00:04:18,080 Speaker 1: reset from this football team coaching staff on down, you'll 84 00:04:18,120 --> 00:04:20,640 Speaker 1: have a chance to play your best game versus Green Bay. 85 00:04:20,760 --> 00:04:23,000 Speaker 1: So you think that fatigue was real, not just playing 86 00:04:23,040 --> 00:04:27,200 Speaker 1: a ninth and a tenth consecutive Sunday or Monday as 87 00:04:27,200 --> 00:04:30,200 Speaker 1: the case might be, but also just a distraction of 88 00:04:30,360 --> 00:04:33,560 Speaker 1: adding new pieces and losing a heartbeat like Robert Woods. 89 00:04:33,839 --> 00:04:36,640 Speaker 1: Absolutely yeah, I mean big time. And then you add 90 00:04:36,720 --> 00:04:40,200 Speaker 1: that one of your best players. He's a true receiver 91 00:04:40,360 --> 00:04:42,560 Speaker 1: that can do so much for you. He is the thumper, 92 00:04:42,560 --> 00:04:44,960 Speaker 1: and you have to see him go down. You have 93 00:04:45,080 --> 00:04:47,680 Speaker 1: to get that news that he's out for the year. 94 00:04:47,760 --> 00:04:50,560 Speaker 1: You have to process all that while getting ready to 95 00:04:50,600 --> 00:04:52,760 Speaker 1: play the San Francisco forty nine ers, and you're also 96 00:04:52,800 --> 00:04:55,840 Speaker 1: answering questions about a guy who just got here. So look, 97 00:04:55,880 --> 00:04:58,680 Speaker 1: your focus is all over the place. The forty nine 98 00:04:58,720 --> 00:05:01,000 Speaker 1: ers focus was just on in your tail, and that's 99 00:05:01,040 --> 00:05:04,560 Speaker 1: exactly what they did. So now it's different. Everything is 100 00:05:04,600 --> 00:05:07,200 Speaker 1: settled down, there's no more moves. It's just getting ready 101 00:05:07,200 --> 00:05:10,039 Speaker 1: to play Green Bay in Lambo. So hopefully the Rams 102 00:05:10,480 --> 00:05:12,599 Speaker 1: can get back to doing what they're doing best, throw 103 00:05:12,640 --> 00:05:15,240 Speaker 1: the football and rushing the passer more reice in terms 104 00:05:15,240 --> 00:05:16,839 Speaker 1: of what's at steak, you come off the buy and 105 00:05:16,839 --> 00:05:18,760 Speaker 1: it feels like everything is in front of you. You've 106 00:05:18,800 --> 00:05:21,160 Speaker 1: already got the head to head over Tampa Bay. You're 107 00:05:21,200 --> 00:05:23,200 Speaker 1: a game back in the lost column. Knowing that you 108 00:05:23,279 --> 00:05:26,039 Speaker 1: got the Packers at their place, the Cardinals at their place. 109 00:05:26,520 --> 00:05:29,360 Speaker 1: What's at steak this week when you go to Lambo? 110 00:05:29,720 --> 00:05:32,920 Speaker 1: Everything everything, If you still want to have aspirations to 111 00:05:33,000 --> 00:05:35,720 Speaker 1: be the number one seed, everything is at stake this week, right, 112 00:05:35,720 --> 00:05:37,880 Speaker 1: and you have to win in Lambo. It's a must 113 00:05:37,920 --> 00:05:41,080 Speaker 1: win game. A lot of people talk about you know, 114 00:05:41,080 --> 00:05:42,680 Speaker 1: there's not many of those. No, this is a must 115 00:05:42,720 --> 00:05:44,040 Speaker 1: win game if you want to be able to try 116 00:05:44,040 --> 00:05:46,039 Speaker 1: to steal get that one seed, because if you beat 117 00:05:46,080 --> 00:05:48,400 Speaker 1: the Packers, is set you up for a big time 118 00:05:48,400 --> 00:05:51,479 Speaker 1: game in Arizona. To beat Arizona and then you finish 119 00:05:51,520 --> 00:05:52,839 Speaker 1: away and then you end up being the one seed 120 00:05:52,880 --> 00:05:56,240 Speaker 1: because you have the head to hit over all the 121 00:05:56,279 --> 00:05:58,160 Speaker 1: top seeds, right, and that's what you're looking for. And 122 00:05:58,200 --> 00:06:00,720 Speaker 1: so for me, when you look at kind of where 123 00:06:00,760 --> 00:06:04,480 Speaker 1: the Rams are. They put themselves in position right regards 124 00:06:04,520 --> 00:06:07,039 Speaker 1: of the two losses, regards of all the wins, they're 125 00:06:07,040 --> 00:06:09,200 Speaker 1: in position now to kind of maneuver. And we all 126 00:06:09,240 --> 00:06:12,919 Speaker 1: know Thanksgiving this weekend is where you start to separate 127 00:06:12,960 --> 00:06:15,599 Speaker 1: the good team from the great teams from the good teams, 128 00:06:15,760 --> 00:06:17,279 Speaker 1: and the good teams from the bad teams. This is 129 00:06:17,279 --> 00:06:19,600 Speaker 1: where they start to separate. And so you have a 130 00:06:19,640 --> 00:06:22,400 Speaker 1: tough task going up there, But if you really believe 131 00:06:22,400 --> 00:06:24,040 Speaker 1: that you're a great team, this is a must win 132 00:06:24,160 --> 00:06:25,719 Speaker 1: game for you to kind of set things up. Also, 133 00:06:25,760 --> 00:06:27,880 Speaker 1: I have to say this too, and we haven't talked 134 00:06:27,920 --> 00:06:31,920 Speaker 1: about this enough. Kenny Young trade has really affected this 135 00:06:32,040 --> 00:06:34,680 Speaker 1: defense more than we want to say. Right that energy 136 00:06:34,680 --> 00:06:37,039 Speaker 1: that he's played, with the plays that he was making 137 00:06:37,040 --> 00:06:39,719 Speaker 1: in those situations, we're not seeing those as much. We're 138 00:06:39,720 --> 00:06:42,479 Speaker 1: not seeing the middle linebackers getting sacks as much, we're 139 00:06:42,520 --> 00:06:45,039 Speaker 1: not seeing the splash plays as much. So, yes, we 140 00:06:45,040 --> 00:06:47,159 Speaker 1: did get von Miller, but we also lost a piece 141 00:06:47,480 --> 00:06:50,760 Speaker 1: that was helping this defense early in the year, Marko. 142 00:06:50,800 --> 00:06:53,120 Speaker 1: We talked with Sean McVeigh about the rookies getting that 143 00:06:53,200 --> 00:06:55,359 Speaker 1: week off and a chance to reset and prepare for 144 00:06:55,400 --> 00:06:58,000 Speaker 1: what feels like a second season for them. And there's 145 00:06:58,040 --> 00:07:01,279 Speaker 1: three of them, Ernest Jones, Robert Rochelle, Benz Chronic who 146 00:07:01,720 --> 00:07:05,960 Speaker 1: figure to feature prominently in this potential stretch run. Oh yeah, 147 00:07:06,279 --> 00:07:08,359 Speaker 1: you know what that is, right, the smallest violin on 148 00:07:08,360 --> 00:07:10,360 Speaker 1: the world plan for you as a rookie. I don't care. 149 00:07:10,600 --> 00:07:12,960 Speaker 1: Everybody's tired at this point, but yeah, it's tough. And 150 00:07:13,160 --> 00:07:15,560 Speaker 1: I was just saying this earlier, your first time going 151 00:07:15,600 --> 00:07:17,960 Speaker 1: to lambau I remember my first time there. You can 152 00:07:18,000 --> 00:07:20,320 Speaker 1: actually see the ghost of the NFL. They're all there 153 00:07:20,360 --> 00:07:23,000 Speaker 1: and they're watching you. So it's a special place to play. 154 00:07:23,360 --> 00:07:25,480 Speaker 1: And for rookies, it's going to be a shock and 155 00:07:26,240 --> 00:07:28,280 Speaker 1: the turf is going to be bad. This will probably 156 00:07:28,320 --> 00:07:30,440 Speaker 1: be one of the worst fields you've ever seen, because 157 00:07:30,760 --> 00:07:32,760 Speaker 1: you're right on the cusp of when you don't want 158 00:07:32,760 --> 00:07:34,560 Speaker 1: to go to Green Bay and play. It's going to 159 00:07:34,600 --> 00:07:36,360 Speaker 1: be cold. And I was saying this earlier. When you 160 00:07:36,400 --> 00:07:39,000 Speaker 1: come out for warm ups or when the bus finally 161 00:07:39,040 --> 00:07:41,600 Speaker 1: gets there and you see there's a tarp on the 162 00:07:41,600 --> 00:07:44,440 Speaker 1: field so they're protecting the grass and they're allowing us 163 00:07:44,440 --> 00:07:46,600 Speaker 1: to play. It's kind of weird. So weather will be 164 00:07:46,640 --> 00:07:50,120 Speaker 1: a factor. But yeah, especially Ben Scaronic, you had an 165 00:07:50,120 --> 00:07:52,679 Speaker 1: opportunity against San frand that went right through your hands. 166 00:07:53,320 --> 00:07:56,240 Speaker 1: Hopefully you'll get another one. But it's not just about 167 00:07:56,280 --> 00:07:59,320 Speaker 1: you catching touchdown passes. This team needs somebody else to 168 00:07:59,320 --> 00:08:02,200 Speaker 1: step up as you're down at receiver, and he was 169 00:08:02,240 --> 00:08:04,480 Speaker 1: the first one off the bench, so he's got to 170 00:08:04,520 --> 00:08:07,000 Speaker 1: play better. He's been great as a special teams guy, 171 00:08:07,040 --> 00:08:09,800 Speaker 1: a fill in receiver, but now you may be counted 172 00:08:09,840 --> 00:08:12,160 Speaker 1: upon to play some major snaps at receiver and you've 173 00:08:12,160 --> 00:08:14,360 Speaker 1: got to catch the ball went open, so that's gotta 174 00:08:14,360 --> 00:08:17,640 Speaker 1: be gotta be huge. Ernest Jones the same way. Now 175 00:08:17,680 --> 00:08:20,000 Speaker 1: that Aaron Jones is out of this game and AJ 176 00:08:20,120 --> 00:08:22,880 Speaker 1: Dillon is running the football, he looks like Maurice Jones 177 00:08:22,960 --> 00:08:26,960 Speaker 1: Drew supersize. That's supersize. That's what I'm saying. This is 178 00:08:26,960 --> 00:08:29,360 Speaker 1: a big deal. So at some point that hole is 179 00:08:29,400 --> 00:08:31,720 Speaker 1: gonna open up. It's gonna be you and him on 180 00:08:31,800 --> 00:08:34,920 Speaker 1: a third one and you can't go backwards. So this 181 00:08:35,000 --> 00:08:37,680 Speaker 1: is gonna be a big deal with him so special 182 00:08:37,720 --> 00:08:40,080 Speaker 1: for all these rookies, but all that's out the window. 183 00:08:40,240 --> 00:08:43,120 Speaker 1: You're now a veteran in the National Football League. JB. 184 00:08:43,320 --> 00:08:45,199 Speaker 1: Let me say this real quick. I remember my rookie 185 00:08:45,280 --> 00:08:48,120 Speaker 1: year and getting around this time. You know, we played 186 00:08:48,120 --> 00:08:50,320 Speaker 1: bowl games in December, things like that, But you have 187 00:08:50,480 --> 00:08:52,800 Speaker 1: that three or four weeks before the Bull game. I 188 00:08:52,880 --> 00:08:57,920 Speaker 1: remember going to bed every night at like six pm, exhausted, 189 00:08:58,679 --> 00:09:01,080 Speaker 1: waking up at six am to go to practice and 190 00:09:01,120 --> 00:09:03,320 Speaker 1: like given everything I had, and then going to bed 191 00:09:03,320 --> 00:09:06,120 Speaker 1: at five thirty. Like, you're exhausted at this point as 192 00:09:06,120 --> 00:09:09,200 Speaker 1: a rookie because you've been training. Yeah, mentally too, right, 193 00:09:09,200 --> 00:09:11,680 Speaker 1: but I think you've been training. You've been working out 194 00:09:11,760 --> 00:09:14,680 Speaker 1: for a full year at this point, playing football and 195 00:09:14,720 --> 00:09:17,199 Speaker 1: working out. So yeah, this by week came at a 196 00:09:17,240 --> 00:09:19,040 Speaker 1: crucial time for the Rams if you're expecting some of 197 00:09:19,080 --> 00:09:21,800 Speaker 1: these young guys go out there and make plays. DeMarco, 198 00:09:21,880 --> 00:09:24,079 Speaker 1: let's dig into the defensive game plan a little bit 199 00:09:24,080 --> 00:09:26,400 Speaker 1: more with respect to Green Bay. I actually see kind 200 00:09:26,400 --> 00:09:29,440 Speaker 1: of a through line from last year's playoff loss to 201 00:09:29,520 --> 00:09:31,760 Speaker 1: the Monday night defeat at San Francisco to now the 202 00:09:31,800 --> 00:09:34,480 Speaker 1: rematch with the Packers. Here's what I mean. Both teams 203 00:09:34,520 --> 00:09:37,000 Speaker 1: hammered away with their running game right, limiting the Rams 204 00:09:37,040 --> 00:09:41,760 Speaker 1: offensive opportunities. Selectively made big plays with their passing game 205 00:09:42,120 --> 00:09:44,520 Speaker 1: and just chewed up a ton o'clock. I mean a 206 00:09:44,520 --> 00:09:46,600 Speaker 1: ton o'clock. That seems to be the blueprint now for 207 00:09:46,679 --> 00:09:49,600 Speaker 1: taking down the Rams. Are the Packers capable of that 208 00:09:49,679 --> 00:09:51,439 Speaker 1: with Dylan like you alluded to? And what can the 209 00:09:51,520 --> 00:09:54,120 Speaker 1: Rams do to combat it? And here's another element too, 210 00:09:55,000 --> 00:09:58,240 Speaker 1: It doesn't feel like Aaron Donald's had that signature performance yet. Right, 211 00:09:58,240 --> 00:10:01,720 Speaker 1: He's like the number one defensive tackle, He's truly elite, 212 00:10:01,720 --> 00:10:05,520 Speaker 1: but he hasn't had that dominant takeover performance yet. I 213 00:10:05,559 --> 00:10:08,280 Speaker 1: think in large part because the time score down in 214 00:10:08,360 --> 00:10:11,880 Speaker 1: distance haven't created as many opportunities as we would have liked. 215 00:10:11,920 --> 00:10:15,080 Speaker 1: In the last and let me let me throw in 216 00:10:15,120 --> 00:10:17,920 Speaker 1: what is the offense doing against Joe Berry's defense in 217 00:10:17,960 --> 00:10:19,760 Speaker 1: Green Bay. If you're turning the ball over and putting 218 00:10:19,760 --> 00:10:22,679 Speaker 1: the defense in bad situations, that lends yourself to getting 219 00:10:22,679 --> 00:10:24,760 Speaker 1: pounded on the ground like the Rams have been. That's 220 00:10:24,760 --> 00:10:27,760 Speaker 1: what's been happening. But if the offense plays clean and 221 00:10:27,840 --> 00:10:29,480 Speaker 1: you have a chance to go out there as a 222 00:10:29,559 --> 00:10:32,560 Speaker 1: defense and defend seventy five yards versus thirty, then I 223 00:10:32,559 --> 00:10:34,319 Speaker 1: think you'll have a chance to stop the run, earn 224 00:10:34,360 --> 00:10:35,719 Speaker 1: the right to rush of the passer, and then you'll 225 00:10:35,720 --> 00:10:38,160 Speaker 1: start to see some of those glimer numbers that Miles 226 00:10:38,160 --> 00:10:40,480 Speaker 1: Garrett is getting in Cleveland right now from Aaron Donald. 227 00:10:40,520 --> 00:10:42,600 Speaker 1: But right now, they're doing the dirty work. I mean, 228 00:10:42,600 --> 00:10:44,720 Speaker 1: they're doing all they can. I mean they're barely giving 229 00:10:44,760 --> 00:10:46,400 Speaker 1: up one hundred yard I mean more than one hundred 230 00:10:46,440 --> 00:10:48,720 Speaker 1: yards per game. I mean there, it's yeoman's work they're 231 00:10:48,720 --> 00:10:52,959 Speaker 1: doing almost it's around four yards of carry. That's pretty 232 00:10:53,000 --> 00:10:54,679 Speaker 1: good for a team that's been turning the ball over 233 00:10:54,679 --> 00:10:56,920 Speaker 1: the last couple of weeks. But it's got to be better. 234 00:10:57,120 --> 00:10:58,960 Speaker 1: What I'm looking for out of this defense, out of 235 00:10:58,960 --> 00:11:03,120 Speaker 1: Aaron Donald in company is an excellent day defending the run. 236 00:11:03,280 --> 00:11:06,800 Speaker 1: I mean, absolutely stop it, turn it back, and then 237 00:11:07,120 --> 00:11:09,720 Speaker 1: forced Green Bay to beat you throwing the football. Now 238 00:11:09,760 --> 00:11:12,800 Speaker 1: it's tougher. This is not Jimmy Garoppolo. This is Aaron Rodgers. 239 00:11:12,800 --> 00:11:14,600 Speaker 1: He can beat you a thousand different ways. But at 240 00:11:14,679 --> 00:11:17,520 Speaker 1: least if you take away the run game, you'll actually 241 00:11:17,520 --> 00:11:19,920 Speaker 1: have a chance defensively to do what you do best, 242 00:11:20,160 --> 00:11:24,240 Speaker 1: get after the passer. That's what you're built to do. Maurice, 243 00:11:24,240 --> 00:11:26,319 Speaker 1: how much Davante Adams, Jalen Ramsey, are we going to 244 00:11:26,400 --> 00:11:29,679 Speaker 1: see it should be one hundred percent. I think this 245 00:11:29,760 --> 00:11:32,400 Speaker 1: is you know, I understand the star position of the 246 00:11:32,480 --> 00:11:35,640 Speaker 1: defense and having him in the nickel, but very similar 247 00:11:35,679 --> 00:11:38,800 Speaker 1: to last week or last game. You have to put 248 00:11:38,880 --> 00:11:41,480 Speaker 1: him on their best player, right, and obviously the Niners 249 00:11:41,520 --> 00:11:44,640 Speaker 1: was Deebo Samuel who's been having an amazing season. You 250 00:11:44,720 --> 00:11:46,320 Speaker 1: have to find a way to shut him down. And 251 00:11:46,360 --> 00:11:49,000 Speaker 1: so for me, last time they played, I want to say, 252 00:11:49,160 --> 00:11:51,520 Speaker 1: Davantae Adams had four catches for forty nine yards and 253 00:11:51,559 --> 00:11:56,000 Speaker 1: a touchdown. That's that's lockdown. That's lockdown. Now he got 254 00:11:56,040 --> 00:11:58,040 Speaker 1: some plays because Davante Adams is one of the best 255 00:11:58,080 --> 00:12:01,319 Speaker 1: receivers in the National Football League. And it's okay, but 256 00:12:01,520 --> 00:12:03,880 Speaker 1: I need to make sure that we force Aaron Rodgers 257 00:12:03,960 --> 00:12:07,160 Speaker 1: have to throw to the others, right, and Robert Tonyan's 258 00:12:07,200 --> 00:12:09,760 Speaker 1: not there, so he's you gotta throw it to the 259 00:12:09,760 --> 00:12:11,840 Speaker 1: other guys, right, you gotta throw it to Mercedes Lewis, 260 00:12:11,840 --> 00:12:13,960 Speaker 1: you gotta throw it to I don't know if Alan 261 00:12:14,000 --> 00:12:15,560 Speaker 1: Lazard is playing, or you have to throw it to 262 00:12:15,920 --> 00:12:17,720 Speaker 1: Randall Cobb. Force him to throw it to the others 263 00:12:17,760 --> 00:12:20,040 Speaker 1: and force others to beat you. And if you do that, 264 00:12:20,240 --> 00:12:21,680 Speaker 1: you stop the running. You can do that, you have 265 00:12:21,679 --> 00:12:24,800 Speaker 1: a great chance defensively to really put your offense in 266 00:12:24,800 --> 00:12:28,800 Speaker 1: position to make some plays receivers. Valdez Scandling is the 267 00:12:28,880 --> 00:12:30,959 Speaker 1: other guy. But yeah, you know what, and I'll say 268 00:12:30,960 --> 00:12:34,160 Speaker 1: this and this this may be blasphemy right now, but 269 00:12:34,200 --> 00:12:37,480 Speaker 1: I'll say it. If you can't get Jalen Ramsey over 270 00:12:37,520 --> 00:12:39,839 Speaker 1: the top of Davante Adams ninety percent of the time 271 00:12:39,880 --> 00:12:41,800 Speaker 1: because your scheme won't allow it, then you need to 272 00:12:41,840 --> 00:12:45,520 Speaker 1: change the scheme, especially this week, because you know Aaron Rodgers, 273 00:12:45,800 --> 00:12:48,000 Speaker 1: he's the guy that goes beyond just x's and o's. 274 00:12:48,280 --> 00:12:51,040 Speaker 1: He's picking on people. So if he finds the guy 275 00:12:51,080 --> 00:12:53,160 Speaker 1: on the field that has scared written on the back 276 00:12:53,200 --> 00:12:56,000 Speaker 1: of his jersey, guess where he's going. So that's not 277 00:12:56,080 --> 00:12:58,400 Speaker 1: gonna be Jalen Ramsey. That's gonna be somebody else, and 278 00:12:58,400 --> 00:13:00,400 Speaker 1: he's gonna make Hey doing it. But the one thing 279 00:13:00,440 --> 00:13:02,880 Speaker 1: you can't do is let Davontae Adams get loose on 280 00:13:02,920 --> 00:13:06,360 Speaker 1: anybody else. Your best chance against that is number five, 281 00:13:06,720 --> 00:13:09,960 Speaker 1: keep him on him. A little bit different in that 282 00:13:10,000 --> 00:13:12,360 Speaker 1: the Niners did well to move Deebo Samuel's around in 283 00:13:12,360 --> 00:13:15,120 Speaker 1: a way that you know Davante Adams just doesn't within 284 00:13:15,160 --> 00:13:18,559 Speaker 1: this Packers scheme. Hopefully having Dante Dion back will give 285 00:13:18,559 --> 00:13:21,319 Speaker 1: them another tool in their secondary. And I think it's 286 00:13:21,320 --> 00:13:24,120 Speaker 1: been a long time since Week five when Darius Williams 287 00:13:24,160 --> 00:13:27,199 Speaker 1: was hurt in that Thursday night game against Seattle. I 288 00:13:27,240 --> 00:13:29,880 Speaker 1: hope he as much as anyone, benefits from the extra 289 00:13:30,000 --> 00:13:32,640 Speaker 1: week of healing because the Rams really need him. I 290 00:13:32,679 --> 00:13:35,760 Speaker 1: think opposite Jonan to return to his all pro form 291 00:13:35,880 --> 00:13:38,480 Speaker 1: that he captured last season, that to me is going 292 00:13:38,520 --> 00:13:41,040 Speaker 1: to be one of the biggest keys down the stretch here. 293 00:13:41,760 --> 00:13:45,200 Speaker 1: And Moe, you know this right. Every yardue gain as 294 00:13:45,200 --> 00:13:47,680 Speaker 1: a running back is more money in your pocket. Every 295 00:13:47,679 --> 00:13:49,640 Speaker 1: sack you get as a defensive lineman is more money 296 00:13:49,640 --> 00:13:53,160 Speaker 1: in your pocket. Same with corners, every pick, every past defense, 297 00:13:53,200 --> 00:13:56,720 Speaker 1: you're making more money. Well it works the opposite way too. 298 00:13:57,320 --> 00:13:59,559 Speaker 1: The plays you give up, the more money you're looming. 299 00:13:59,640 --> 00:14:01,640 Speaker 1: So if you want to get back to Max's value, 300 00:14:01,679 --> 00:14:03,520 Speaker 1: if you're if you're Darius Williams, you got to go 301 00:14:03,720 --> 00:14:05,640 Speaker 1: back and play like that Darius Williams we saw a 302 00:14:05,720 --> 00:14:07,920 Speaker 1: year ago. I really do you need to come back 303 00:14:07,920 --> 00:14:10,040 Speaker 1: and be that guy with that sort of confidence, and 304 00:14:10,080 --> 00:14:12,800 Speaker 1: you need it this week for a Rams victory, because, 305 00:14:13,120 --> 00:14:15,600 Speaker 1: like I said, Aaron Rodgers is great at picking out 306 00:14:15,640 --> 00:14:18,760 Speaker 1: his marks and going at that same guy right on 307 00:14:18,800 --> 00:14:20,640 Speaker 1: the offensive side of Maurice. I want to get to 308 00:14:20,920 --> 00:14:24,120 Speaker 1: Obj and what reasonable expectations are for really his first 309 00:14:24,200 --> 00:14:27,040 Speaker 1: full game in a Rams uniform. But to take a 310 00:14:27,080 --> 00:14:30,360 Speaker 1: step back, I hear the conversation about, like, who have 311 00:14:30,440 --> 00:14:32,560 Speaker 1: you beaten in the caliber of competition, and the Rams 312 00:14:32,560 --> 00:14:34,240 Speaker 1: to put up some really good numbers against some really 313 00:14:34,280 --> 00:14:37,480 Speaker 1: bad teams and defenses. But big picture, this is still 314 00:14:37,520 --> 00:14:40,320 Speaker 1: a top ten offense. It's top ten overall, it's top 315 00:14:40,360 --> 00:14:42,880 Speaker 1: ten passing, It's top ten with the running game, which 316 00:14:42,880 --> 00:14:44,760 Speaker 1: I know the fan base wants to utilize a little 317 00:14:44,760 --> 00:14:48,280 Speaker 1: bit more. Now that you have lost Woods and added OBJ. 318 00:14:48,480 --> 00:14:50,520 Speaker 1: How do you think it looks and what are fair 319 00:14:50,560 --> 00:14:54,520 Speaker 1: expectations in terms of mastery of the route tree, playbook, etc. 320 00:14:54,960 --> 00:14:57,720 Speaker 1: Working with Matthew Stafford for the new receiver. Really it's 321 00:14:57,760 --> 00:15:00,800 Speaker 1: it's you should see a more expanded playbook. Obviously for OBJ, 322 00:15:00,920 --> 00:15:02,720 Speaker 1: I think you'll see a lot of it. But at 323 00:15:02,720 --> 00:15:03,960 Speaker 1: the end of the day, I think the fan base 324 00:15:04,040 --> 00:15:05,440 Speaker 1: is right. You have to run the ball. You just 325 00:15:05,440 --> 00:15:07,680 Speaker 1: can't drop back and throw the ball seventy times a game, 326 00:15:07,720 --> 00:15:10,840 Speaker 1: you have to run the ball. While running the ball, 327 00:15:10,920 --> 00:15:12,320 Speaker 1: I think it's going to open up the play action 328 00:15:12,320 --> 00:15:15,400 Speaker 1: pass where you're gonna see the talent that OBJ has, 329 00:15:15,440 --> 00:15:18,360 Speaker 1: a talent that we've seen from Cooper Cup and Matthew Stafford. 330 00:15:18,360 --> 00:15:20,600 Speaker 1: But it all it's all predicated off of can you 331 00:15:20,640 --> 00:15:22,520 Speaker 1: start getting four to five yards to carry in the 332 00:15:22,560 --> 00:15:25,280 Speaker 1: first quarter and keep this run game going. You have 333 00:15:25,360 --> 00:15:28,320 Speaker 1: three running backs up, you need to utilize all three 334 00:15:28,360 --> 00:15:30,760 Speaker 1: of them and get that outside zone going. Because when 335 00:15:30,760 --> 00:15:35,280 Speaker 1: the Rams were really rolling offensively, especially against the Buccaneers, 336 00:15:35,920 --> 00:15:38,160 Speaker 1: they were running the ball will and they were able 337 00:15:38,200 --> 00:15:40,680 Speaker 1: to use that play action pass. And so I think 338 00:15:40,720 --> 00:15:42,960 Speaker 1: sometimes you want to use play action pass and you 339 00:15:43,040 --> 00:15:45,480 Speaker 1: forget to run the ball a little bit to take 340 00:15:45,520 --> 00:15:47,680 Speaker 1: those shots. But if you can run the ball, you'll see, 341 00:15:48,000 --> 00:15:50,240 Speaker 1: you know, the route running of Obj. You'll start to 342 00:15:50,240 --> 00:15:54,360 Speaker 1: see how his why he is considered one of the 343 00:15:54,400 --> 00:15:56,320 Speaker 1: best in the game, even having what two or three 344 00:15:56,360 --> 00:16:00,520 Speaker 1: down years, right, And then to be honest, a couple 345 00:16:00,560 --> 00:16:02,160 Speaker 1: I just want to see the Rams drop back and 346 00:16:02,160 --> 00:16:05,040 Speaker 1: do it three steps slant right. That's where that's where 347 00:16:05,080 --> 00:16:09,840 Speaker 1: he's been. If you're talking about O'Dell. That's where he's 348 00:16:09,840 --> 00:16:11,720 Speaker 1: been at his best. Right at three steps slant, He'll 349 00:16:11,720 --> 00:16:13,760 Speaker 1: take that thing to the house. That's an easy play call. 350 00:16:13,800 --> 00:16:16,360 Speaker 1: That's that's a long handoff. So you may want to 351 00:16:16,360 --> 00:16:17,960 Speaker 1: add that in the playbook as well because he has 352 00:16:17,960 --> 00:16:19,960 Speaker 1: that ability to do that. You know, it's easy to 353 00:16:20,000 --> 00:16:21,640 Speaker 1: say for us, we're not getting hit, but I mean 354 00:16:21,680 --> 00:16:23,880 Speaker 1: that's the Robert Woods effect. He was the guy that 355 00:16:23,880 --> 00:16:25,960 Speaker 1: would go in there and make those catches. So somebody's 356 00:16:26,000 --> 00:16:28,560 Speaker 1: got to replicate that toughness that receiver. I'll tell you 357 00:16:28,640 --> 00:16:30,280 Speaker 1: a couple of things I'd like to see that we 358 00:16:30,320 --> 00:16:33,680 Speaker 1: haven't seen for a while. First drive touchdown, the Rams 359 00:16:33,720 --> 00:16:35,400 Speaker 1: came out of the gate hot. They were scoring first. 360 00:16:35,400 --> 00:16:37,240 Speaker 1: They were putting the pressure on the defense. Now think 361 00:16:37,240 --> 00:16:39,400 Speaker 1: about Arizona. You drove it deep and you came up, 362 00:16:39,440 --> 00:16:41,160 Speaker 1: came away with the field goal. So it's three nothing. 363 00:16:41,480 --> 00:16:44,760 Speaker 1: So Arizona's next touchdown puts you behind. Same thing with 364 00:16:44,840 --> 00:16:47,880 Speaker 1: the trot. If you punch that in, it's ten seven 365 00:16:47,920 --> 00:16:50,160 Speaker 1: not ten three. Maybe Dan Campbell rethinks a few of 366 00:16:50,160 --> 00:16:53,440 Speaker 1: those decisions and changes things, But the last two weeks 367 00:16:53,440 --> 00:16:56,320 Speaker 1: has not happened. It's actually been a disaster on some 368 00:16:56,400 --> 00:16:58,400 Speaker 1: of your first drives. But what you need to do 369 00:16:58,440 --> 00:17:01,200 Speaker 1: against Aaron Rodgers is definitely either match him or go 370 00:17:01,280 --> 00:17:03,560 Speaker 1: down and put pressure on him. If you're playing from 371 00:17:03,560 --> 00:17:07,360 Speaker 1: behind in Green Bay, that's gonna be tough. DeMarco Sean 372 00:17:07,440 --> 00:17:11,159 Speaker 1: McVay kind of boiled down to some self inflicted mistakes, drops, penalties, 373 00:17:11,200 --> 00:17:13,960 Speaker 1: and especially turnovers. He pointed out that when they're even 374 00:17:14,040 --> 00:17:17,240 Speaker 1: or plus in the turnover battle, they're undefeated. When they 375 00:17:17,280 --> 00:17:20,440 Speaker 1: lose it, especially these last couple of games, they're winless, 376 00:17:21,359 --> 00:17:24,200 Speaker 1: and I think with respect to his quarterback in particular, 377 00:17:24,359 --> 00:17:28,040 Speaker 1: you look at those foremost recent interceptions, the ones against Tennessee, 378 00:17:28,080 --> 00:17:29,760 Speaker 1: we know what those were all about. The ones against 379 00:17:29,760 --> 00:17:33,000 Speaker 1: San Francisco he attributed to miscommunication and then Tyler Higbee 380 00:17:33,040 --> 00:17:36,320 Speaker 1: with just a bizarre bobble. Is there more to it 381 00:17:36,400 --> 00:17:38,040 Speaker 1: than that or is it really hey, this is an 382 00:17:38,040 --> 00:17:41,280 Speaker 1: elite offense that just had some bad luck. Well, yes, 383 00:17:41,320 --> 00:17:43,480 Speaker 1: and no, the Higbie one. I mean you would say, 384 00:17:43,520 --> 00:17:45,520 Speaker 1: Tyler or catch it, that's all you would say. And 385 00:17:45,600 --> 00:17:49,160 Speaker 1: he's earned enough credit that he will most of the time. 386 00:17:49,760 --> 00:17:52,320 Speaker 1: But what the thing that Sean McVay does as a coach, 387 00:17:52,359 --> 00:17:54,880 Speaker 1: we like he always takes the heat for his players, 388 00:17:54,880 --> 00:17:57,560 Speaker 1: and Matthew Stafford is exactly like him. He'll take the 389 00:17:57,600 --> 00:18:00,600 Speaker 1: heat for what's going on in front of him. Some 390 00:18:00,640 --> 00:18:03,360 Speaker 1: of the things that really bother you, like some penalties 391 00:18:03,400 --> 00:18:06,440 Speaker 1: you cannot abide by. If you're a wide receiver, you 392 00:18:06,720 --> 00:18:09,600 Speaker 1: cannot fall start. Really, you're the guy farthest away from 393 00:18:09,600 --> 00:18:12,400 Speaker 1: the football that cannot happen. That's inexcusable. And if you're 394 00:18:12,400 --> 00:18:15,560 Speaker 1: a center, you can't fall start. You're the guy that 395 00:18:15,600 --> 00:18:17,840 Speaker 1: barks out the cadence right before you break the huddle 396 00:18:17,880 --> 00:18:20,280 Speaker 1: with the quarterback. So you can't have Brian Allen with 397 00:18:20,320 --> 00:18:22,720 Speaker 1: two fall starts a center that tells me there's something 398 00:18:22,760 --> 00:18:24,600 Speaker 1: going wrong up front. And if you look at the 399 00:18:24,640 --> 00:18:27,720 Speaker 1: last two weeks, at times the offensive line has been 400 00:18:27,720 --> 00:18:31,520 Speaker 1: flat run over. So there's been issues with protection. Matthew 401 00:18:31,560 --> 00:18:35,359 Speaker 1: Stafford is human. You can feel it. You'll start seeing 402 00:18:35,359 --> 00:18:37,520 Speaker 1: ghosts and rushing throws. Now, I don't think they had 403 00:18:37,560 --> 00:18:40,240 Speaker 1: any thing to do with picks, but maybe you miss 404 00:18:40,280 --> 00:18:42,640 Speaker 1: some wide open guys that would have cut it down 405 00:18:42,680 --> 00:18:46,080 Speaker 1: to a second and short or a third and short 406 00:18:46,200 --> 00:18:48,080 Speaker 1: versus the opposite third and long where they can get 407 00:18:48,119 --> 00:18:52,199 Speaker 1: after you. So better protection upfront, better communication upfront, or 408 00:18:52,200 --> 00:18:54,879 Speaker 1: get back to communicating like you were on upfront, and 409 00:18:54,920 --> 00:18:56,720 Speaker 1: then you'll have a chance to move the football down 410 00:18:56,760 --> 00:18:58,720 Speaker 1: the field, and if you don't turn it over, you'll 411 00:18:58,720 --> 00:19:01,880 Speaker 1: have a chance for more rush attempt. So I think 412 00:19:01,920 --> 00:19:04,200 Speaker 1: everything that everybody's been clamoring for kind of comes out 413 00:19:04,200 --> 00:19:07,520 Speaker 1: of that offensive line spot settle that down. Everything flows 414 00:19:07,560 --> 00:19:10,040 Speaker 1: from there. Maury's last thing, and that's with respect to 415 00:19:10,040 --> 00:19:12,240 Speaker 1: the running backs. If and when the Rams do run it, 416 00:19:12,320 --> 00:19:14,959 Speaker 1: whether or not they commit to it in a trailing position, 417 00:19:15,000 --> 00:19:16,800 Speaker 1: that's for another discussion. But if they are in more 418 00:19:16,840 --> 00:19:19,480 Speaker 1: favorable game situations and can close it out with the run, 419 00:19:20,240 --> 00:19:23,080 Speaker 1: they need Sonny Michelle and Henderson to squeeze out a 420 00:19:23,080 --> 00:19:25,120 Speaker 1: bit more than they have been over the last month 421 00:19:25,200 --> 00:19:28,280 Speaker 1: or so. Oh, you're exactly right. I think Darryl Henderson 422 00:19:28,600 --> 00:19:30,280 Speaker 1: has done a great job throughout the course of the 423 00:19:30,320 --> 00:19:33,720 Speaker 1: season of hitting the right holes, reading, making the right reads, 424 00:19:34,320 --> 00:19:37,320 Speaker 1: fighting for those yards. I think Sony Michelle has done 425 00:19:37,359 --> 00:19:39,560 Speaker 1: in spurts right and a lot of that is coming 426 00:19:39,600 --> 00:19:42,240 Speaker 1: in again. A new guy comes in right before the 427 00:19:42,240 --> 00:19:45,360 Speaker 1: season starts, you got to kind of get him going. Yes, 428 00:19:45,359 --> 00:19:46,840 Speaker 1: he's been a couple of weeks, but you know it 429 00:19:46,840 --> 00:19:49,280 Speaker 1: takes time. They get that chemistry with that offensive line. 430 00:19:49,320 --> 00:19:51,800 Speaker 1: You have to understand, Darryl Henderson was here what for 431 00:19:51,840 --> 00:19:54,840 Speaker 1: Threes's third year, but the same offensive line getting those 432 00:19:54,840 --> 00:19:57,520 Speaker 1: reps understanding how they're blocking. So it takes time. But 433 00:19:57,560 --> 00:19:59,800 Speaker 1: this is the other thing. You have to be a more. 434 00:20:00,000 --> 00:20:02,520 Speaker 1: You have to be the toughness and the physicality of 435 00:20:02,520 --> 00:20:05,080 Speaker 1: the offenses. A running back, right, no matter what is 436 00:20:05,119 --> 00:20:07,800 Speaker 1: going on, you have to be the guy that sets 437 00:20:07,800 --> 00:20:11,199 Speaker 1: the tone. If you look at that Niners game, what 438 00:20:11,400 --> 00:20:14,680 Speaker 1: is it fifty one, I forget his name, Algier, right 439 00:20:14,880 --> 00:20:18,480 Speaker 1: for the Niners and Fred Warner, they set the tone early. 440 00:20:18,920 --> 00:20:22,320 Speaker 1: I mean they were smashing people in that game, and 441 00:20:22,359 --> 00:20:24,560 Speaker 1: you kind of started to see the Rams running backs 442 00:20:24,840 --> 00:20:27,399 Speaker 1: not run through as much, right, not lower their shoulders 443 00:20:27,400 --> 00:20:28,960 Speaker 1: and run, and they've kind of given up. I think 444 00:20:29,160 --> 00:20:31,080 Speaker 1: Henderson did that a couple of times late in the game. 445 00:20:31,400 --> 00:20:33,639 Speaker 1: You can't do that. You have to be again, you 446 00:20:33,680 --> 00:20:36,080 Speaker 1: have to go on with the mindset understanding that this 447 00:20:36,640 --> 00:20:39,760 Speaker 1: physician is only built for a few, not many. Few 448 00:20:39,840 --> 00:20:41,880 Speaker 1: want to do it right, and it does. You don't 449 00:20:41,920 --> 00:20:44,480 Speaker 1: last long and that's part of the deal. But you 450 00:20:44,600 --> 00:20:47,000 Speaker 1: have to be the physicality of this offense. Right, You 451 00:20:47,080 --> 00:20:50,080 Speaker 1: in the offensive line running and so you want to 452 00:20:50,080 --> 00:20:51,320 Speaker 1: and what I mean by that is you have to 453 00:20:51,320 --> 00:20:54,040 Speaker 1: fall forward. You can't get hit in your head turn 454 00:20:54,280 --> 00:20:56,240 Speaker 1: and you run sideways, you go backwards. You have to 455 00:20:56,280 --> 00:20:58,640 Speaker 1: all continue to fall forward because that takes the will 456 00:20:58,640 --> 00:21:01,640 Speaker 1: of the defense. So running game, yes, they're gonna run 457 00:21:01,680 --> 00:21:04,159 Speaker 1: the ball, but you have to again, you have to 458 00:21:04,200 --> 00:21:06,560 Speaker 1: be that physicality that Sean McBay is looking forward. Right. 459 00:21:06,600 --> 00:21:08,879 Speaker 1: Even though we may not think the Rams are physical 460 00:21:08,920 --> 00:21:11,159 Speaker 1: because they're out in eleven personnel and all this stuff. 461 00:21:11,680 --> 00:21:13,960 Speaker 1: But if the physicality comes from the running back and 462 00:21:13,960 --> 00:21:16,000 Speaker 1: the running style and the way you run, I think 463 00:21:16,000 --> 00:21:18,239 Speaker 1: if the Rams can do that, that's what you know. 464 00:21:18,480 --> 00:21:20,800 Speaker 1: That'll change a lot of things. So not only is 465 00:21:20,800 --> 00:21:22,760 Speaker 1: it on the offensive line DeMarco, it's also on the 466 00:21:22,800 --> 00:21:25,560 Speaker 1: running backs of finishing their runs right. And if you 467 00:21:25,600 --> 00:21:28,639 Speaker 1: finish those runs, you're good to go. I was just 468 00:21:28,680 --> 00:21:31,000 Speaker 1: thinking that's funny on the offense. Sometimes when you talk 469 00:21:31,040 --> 00:21:34,760 Speaker 1: about toughness, you talk about receiver and that's rare, you 470 00:21:34,800 --> 00:21:36,919 Speaker 1: know what I mean. Usually when you talk about toughness 471 00:21:36,960 --> 00:21:38,920 Speaker 1: a tough football team, it's either old line or running 472 00:21:38,920 --> 00:21:41,280 Speaker 1: back here. It's talking about how tough the receivers are 473 00:21:41,359 --> 00:21:42,960 Speaker 1: kicking out safeties. You know what I mean. It's a 474 00:21:43,000 --> 00:21:47,240 Speaker 1: little bit different. Yeah, all right, last item of business. 475 00:21:47,359 --> 00:21:50,040 Speaker 1: We've got three hours up to Green Bay from Chicago 476 00:21:50,080 --> 00:21:52,280 Speaker 1: and three hours back after the game. Who's going to 477 00:21:52,480 --> 00:21:56,160 Speaker 1: take charge of audiobooks? Podcasts? Playlist? Sing along as what's 478 00:21:56,160 --> 00:21:59,240 Speaker 1: the plan? JB? You know I like to ride in silence, 479 00:22:00,600 --> 00:22:05,439 Speaker 1: so I got three kids, man, silence is always silence 480 00:22:05,520 --> 00:22:13,120 Speaker 1: sometimes is the best mark. I'm catching up on Marvel movies, man, No, JB. 481 00:22:13,359 --> 00:22:15,840 Speaker 1: Let's be honest to the fans. DeMarco is gonna be 482 00:22:15,880 --> 00:22:18,160 Speaker 1: sleep by the time the parking lot, so he could 483 00:22:18,160 --> 00:22:23,360 Speaker 1: be in the back. Yes, there's blocks for the mark over. Exactly, 484 00:22:23,400 --> 00:22:26,080 Speaker 1: I'll be I'll be with you, either I'll be driving 485 00:22:26,160 --> 00:22:27,800 Speaker 1: or I'll be in the front seat and we can 486 00:22:27,880 --> 00:22:31,120 Speaker 1: have our daily come our weekly conversations. I'll be looking 487 00:22:31,160 --> 00:22:34,320 Speaker 1: in the rear view buck. Is DeMarco still back there? Exactly? 488 00:22:35,480 --> 00:22:37,600 Speaker 1: I was in Houston that DeMarco was sleeping before we 489 00:22:37,640 --> 00:22:39,320 Speaker 1: got out of the parking lot. He was like already 490 00:22:39,359 --> 00:22:41,880 Speaker 1: like getting comfortable. I was like, dude, we haven't even 491 00:22:43,119 --> 00:22:49,880 Speaker 1: fourth quarter. Man, Love you guys, Happy Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving? Yeah, 492 00:22:49,880 --> 00:22:52,240 Speaker 1: I love you too, man, See you guys later. Thanks 493 00:22:52,240 --> 00:22:54,840 Speaker 1: for tuning in this week Between the Horns presented by 494 00:22:54,840 --> 00:22:57,840 Speaker 1: your Southern California toy dealer's proud partner of the l A. Rams. 495 00:22:58,080 --> 00:23:01,400 Speaker 1: Thanks to MJD and DeMarco far Adam broun Stein, Joey Hirsch, 496 00:23:01,480 --> 00:23:03,600 Speaker 1: everyone involved in this program. 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