WEBVTT - #521 Packers Unscripted: They're back, to preview the draft

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<v Speaker 1>Hi, everyone, Welcome to a social distancing episode of Packers

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<v Speaker 1>Unscripted from Packers dot Com. I am Mike Spofford, joined

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<v Speaker 1>as always by my trusted colleague West hod Kwitz. We're

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<v Speaker 1>restarting Packers Unscripted here from our homes during the COVID

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<v Speaker 1>nineteen pandemic, doing the best we can with the technology

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<v Speaker 1>that is available. West, and my friend, how is your

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<v Speaker 1>weekend and how are you well? I'm doing good, Mike.

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<v Speaker 1>I like how we're slowly but surely evolving with our backgrounds.

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<v Speaker 1>I still have some work to do. I got to

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<v Speaker 1>remove the board games over here, and obviously you have

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<v Speaker 1>that nice bookshelf in the background. We're all adapting, we're

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<v Speaker 1>all adjusting, and we're all healthy, so that's the most

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<v Speaker 1>important thing. Yeah. I just happen to have to move

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<v Speaker 1>into another room from where I've been for some other

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<v Speaker 1>videos because my wife also has video conferencing and things

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<v Speaker 1>to do, and we've been sharing a home office. So

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<v Speaker 1>we're making do here as best we can as we

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<v Speaker 1>restart Unscripted over this weekend. Next week, we're gonna be

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<v Speaker 1>doing a series of episodes previewing the draft and in

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<v Speaker 1>doing so, looking at the Packers roster position by position

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<v Speaker 1>where how the positions are shaping up heading into the draft.

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<v Speaker 1>There's also a written series on the website going position

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<v Speaker 1>by position if you want to check that out as well.

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<v Speaker 1>We will follow that along here during our unscripted episodes today,

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<v Speaker 1>we're going to touch on the quarterbacks and the running backs.

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<v Speaker 1>We'll start there. So, Wes, I'm just gonna throw this

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<v Speaker 1>at you. There's Aaron Rodgers, Tim Boyle, and Manny Wilkins

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<v Speaker 1>right now in the Packers quarterback room and whenever they

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<v Speaker 1>actually reconvene in a room, as we like to say,

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of people wondering what exactly the Packers are

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<v Speaker 1>going to do at quarterback, if anything, in the draft.

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<v Speaker 1>Do you see that quarterback room changing in the draft

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<v Speaker 1>after the draft, and if so, how high a pick

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<v Speaker 1>do you think Green Bay might use at that position. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>I definitely think it's within the realm of possibilities that

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<v Speaker 1>the Packers draft a quarterback this year. It will have

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<v Speaker 1>been five years now since they drafted Brett Huntley, so

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<v Speaker 1>there is time to do that. The only thing that

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<v Speaker 1>I keep coming back to those the people that are

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<v Speaker 1>talking about a quarterback at number thirty now while Brian

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<v Speaker 1>Goodacuin's has left all of his options on the table

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<v Speaker 1>and has made sure to mention numerous times that no

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<v Speaker 1>matter what happens, they're going to play the board as

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<v Speaker 1>it as it stands. But the other way I look

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<v Speaker 1>at it, too, kind of goes back to how I

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<v Speaker 1>approach quarantining life, and that is with milk, Mike, I'm

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<v Speaker 1>sure you eat cereal. I eat cereal. My son drinks milk.

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<v Speaker 1>You can only buy so much milk and actually consume

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<v Speaker 1>all the milk. Sometimes it'll just end up spoiling on

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<v Speaker 1>you if you don't get to it in time. I

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<v Speaker 1>don't know if I necessaries necessarily see the point in

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<v Speaker 1>drafting a quarterback Aaron Rodgers successor this year, this early.

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<v Speaker 1>The situation that I've tried to lay out you also

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<v Speaker 1>pinpointed in your story as well, is that Roger's situation

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<v Speaker 1>is so different from what the Packers went through with

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<v Speaker 1>Brett Farve because he says time and time again he

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<v Speaker 1>wants to play into his forties. He looks at a

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<v Speaker 1>guy like Tom Brady with admiration of what he's been

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<v Speaker 1>able to do in the latter half, in this final

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<v Speaker 1>stage at his career, and Rogers. The way that he

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<v Speaker 1>trains and takes care of himself, there's no reason to

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<v Speaker 1>believe that he's not going to be doing this for

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<v Speaker 1>another four five six years, barring injury. That being said,

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<v Speaker 1>I think the Packers have a lot of issue not issues,

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<v Speaker 1>but a lot of areas where they could address in

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<v Speaker 1>this first round, and that number thirty pick is very valuable, Mike.

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<v Speaker 1>A lot of other people have talked about Aaron Rodgers.

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<v Speaker 1>They took him in two thousand five and they didn't

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<v Speaker 1>really need him, but the thing was that he was

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<v Speaker 1>the only guy left on their board with the first

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<v Speaker 1>round great at that point, and they also didn't have

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<v Speaker 1>the fifth year option. So if there is a quarterback available,

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<v Speaker 1>maybe that's where you see another team draft up, trade

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<v Speaker 1>up to get that pick. Those are all the things

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<v Speaker 1>kind of going through my mind right now is the

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<v Speaker 1>Packers have to make a really big decision. Are on

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<v Speaker 1>the next Yeah, I'm with you there too. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>we've seen lot of mock drafts that have the Packers

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<v Speaker 1>taking a quarterback at number thirty, whether it be Jordan's

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<v Speaker 1>Love from Utah, stage Jacobieson from Washington. Those are a

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<v Speaker 1>couple of guys that some of the draft knicks have

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<v Speaker 1>going to Green Bay at number thirty. But I'm with

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<v Speaker 1>you with Rogers having four years left on his contract,

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<v Speaker 1>with him being very clear about how long he wants

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<v Speaker 1>to play, and the fact that the Packers just got

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<v Speaker 1>to an NFC Championship game a year ago. Rogers is

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<v Speaker 1>not talking retirement at all. I just don't see necessarily

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<v Speaker 1>the investment in that quarterback of the future right now.

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<v Speaker 1>And I've said this inn inbox before as well. When

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<v Speaker 1>if you do it now and Rogers is still going

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<v Speaker 1>to play for three or four or maybe five more years,

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<v Speaker 1>you have to make a decision on a second contract

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<v Speaker 1>with that quarterback of the future before you've even seen

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<v Speaker 1>him play. And so I don't understand that timeline really

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<v Speaker 1>working for the Packers in that respect. And the other

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<v Speaker 1>thing too, I've said this all along. I think that,

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<v Speaker 1>as you mentioned, if a quarterback, one of the top

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<v Speaker 1>first round quarterbacks, falls to Green Bay at number thirty,

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<v Speaker 1>I think that pick becomes potentially really valuable as a

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<v Speaker 1>trade piece for Brian Goodacons he can trade back maybe

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<v Speaker 1>it's five or six or eight or ten spots still

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<v Speaker 1>get a really good player at the top of the

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<v Speaker 1>second round and recoup another draft pick to be able

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<v Speaker 1>to use to address some of those other areas on

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<v Speaker 1>the roster that we're gonna be talking about here as

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<v Speaker 1>the week goes along. Now that being said, a mid

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<v Speaker 1>round or late round draft pick on a quarterback to

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<v Speaker 1>add some competition for those backup spots with Tim Boyle

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<v Speaker 1>and Manny Wilkins. I could totally see the Packers doing

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<v Speaker 1>that with goodacoons coming into this draft with end picks,

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<v Speaker 1>including five of them in the final two rounds, bringing

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<v Speaker 1>another quarterback and uh and having a full fledged competition

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<v Speaker 1>for that number two job. I could definitely see that happening. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>and and there's so many times I meant I made

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<v Speaker 1>this argument and Insider inbox last month. You look around

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<v Speaker 1>the NFL right now at these teams with quarterbacks, established

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<v Speaker 1>quarterbacks over thirty five years old. How many of them

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<v Speaker 1>have a handpoint successor you know, successor her a parent

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<v Speaker 1>at this point? They don't um Right now, the Los

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<v Speaker 1>Angeles Chargers look like they're going to be moving into

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<v Speaker 1>the season next year with Tyrod Taylor as their starting

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<v Speaker 1>quarterback after he was a backup in a veteran that

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<v Speaker 1>they signed last year. They don't really have that in Pittsburgh.

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<v Speaker 1>Certainly New England is going through right now in the

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<v Speaker 1>post Tom Brady era, so it's not that uncommon, and

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<v Speaker 1>it's almost a real strong luxury to be able to

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<v Speaker 1>have a guy that you feel is going to be

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<v Speaker 1>the next person to take the reins at the quarterback position.

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<v Speaker 1>All that being said, so many times, Mike, I go

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<v Speaker 1>back to what Ron Wolf did. He had a really

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<v Speaker 1>nice plethora of quarterbacks coming through Green Bay during that time.

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<v Speaker 1>None of them were Day one or Day two what

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<v Speaker 1>would be Day one or Day two picks. They were

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<v Speaker 1>all fourth rounders, fifth rounders, six rounders, and they had

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<v Speaker 1>opportunity and they took advantage of it. That's what I'm

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<v Speaker 1>looking forward to. Maybe find somebody that can push Tim Boyle,

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<v Speaker 1>can push Manny Wilkins, but not necessarily lock yourself into

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<v Speaker 1>having to make sure that this guy's on the roster

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<v Speaker 1>and is the next guy. Yeah, and I'll make one

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<v Speaker 1>last point on this to the other approach to go

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<v Speaker 1>about it. When you look at this at the succession plan,

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<v Speaker 1>so to speak, maybe you just wait until Rogers is done,

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<v Speaker 1>you invest what you need to in the quarterback of

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<v Speaker 1>the future, and then you try to do what the

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<v Speaker 1>Seahawks did with Russell Wilson, what the Chiefs did with

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<v Speaker 1>Patrick Mahomes, which is to win a Super Bowl on

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<v Speaker 1>with a quarterback on a rookie contract because you can

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<v Speaker 1>spend a lot of money salary cap wise elsewhere on

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<v Speaker 1>the roster to build yourself up and make that run.

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<v Speaker 1>So that's the approach that a lot of other teams

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<v Speaker 1>have have taken as well. So with that, um, should

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<v Speaker 1>we move on to running backs? Yeah, let's move on

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<v Speaker 1>to running backs. I'm excited to talk about this. Okay, Well,

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<v Speaker 1>here's the interesting thing with the Packers at running back west.

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<v Speaker 1>When you do what Brian Goodakoints did in the draft

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<v Speaker 1>I'm sorry, what Ted Thompson did in the draft a

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<v Speaker 1>few years ago, and you stockpile at one position. Well,

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<v Speaker 1>here now the Packers are with Aaron Rodgers or Aaron

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<v Speaker 1>Jones excuse me, and Jamal Williams as you're one two

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<v Speaker 1>punch in the backfield. But they're both entering their contract

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<v Speaker 1>year at the same time because they were drafted in

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<v Speaker 1>the same year. So the running back position, the Packers

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<v Speaker 1>definitely have to look to the future here and I

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<v Speaker 1>think make some plans for where this position is going

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<v Speaker 1>to go. Because as much as Jones and Williams are

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<v Speaker 1>best friends, they're a great one to punch. They've been really,

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<v Speaker 1>really close personally since the day they arrived in Green Bay.

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<v Speaker 1>It's probably not realistic from a salary cap perspective to

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<v Speaker 1>keep both guys beyond this year. Maybe it could happen.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know. It just doesn't seem likely. So planning

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<v Speaker 1>for the future at the running back position, I definitely

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<v Speaker 1>think that's on the table in this Drafford Green Bay. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>because it's so rare that you actually get two running

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<v Speaker 1>backs that even go into a fourth season together. At

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<v Speaker 1>some point, you know, you don't draft guys typically this

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<v Speaker 1>same year. They end up being kind of, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>helved off a little bit in terms of when they

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<v Speaker 1>enter the league. And then here they are now and

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<v Speaker 1>going into year four and both of them are established players.

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<v Speaker 1>I firmly believe, and I've said it to you a

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<v Speaker 1>numerous amount of times, I think Jamal Williams could be

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<v Speaker 1>a thousand yard rusher in this offense. I think he

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<v Speaker 1>could be a thousand yard running back in the NFL.

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<v Speaker 1>And I imagine he wants to get that opportunity. At

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<v Speaker 1>some point, Aaron Jones became the prominent playmaker I think

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<v Speaker 1>everybody thought he could be last year in this offense

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<v Speaker 1>and multifaceted. It's not just as a running back. It's

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<v Speaker 1>not as a scatback. It's as a receiver, it's a

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<v Speaker 1>as a power guy in the middle of the field

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<v Speaker 1>when he needs to Aaron Jones, I look at this

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<v Speaker 1>year that he's entering now in two thousand nine or

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<v Speaker 1>two thousand twenty, excuse me, h, I look at this

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<v Speaker 1>as an opportunity for him to not only show that

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<v Speaker 1>last year wasn't you know, in operation or anything like that,

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<v Speaker 1>that that was something that he actually can do angeibly

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<v Speaker 1>every single season. But I think it's also an opportunity

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<v Speaker 1>for to show that, you know what, I'm one of

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<v Speaker 1>the best running backs in the National Football League. At

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<v Speaker 1>this point. Those two guys together in tandem, I think

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<v Speaker 1>they're one of the top one two punches they have

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<v Speaker 1>right now in the NFL. But all that being said,

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<v Speaker 1>you also have to keep an eye on the future.

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<v Speaker 1>And while I still don't think number thirty is gonna

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<v Speaker 1>be Jonathan Taylor or something like that, it makes sense,

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<v Speaker 1>you know where they found Jamal Williams in the fourth round,

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<v Speaker 1>Aaron Jones in the fifth round. You go back a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of years James Starts. For as much as people

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<v Speaker 1>kind of ragged on him about the injuries, he was

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<v Speaker 1>a heck of a find in the sixth round. Those

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<v Speaker 1>type of players are out there and they're ready to

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<v Speaker 1>make impacts. So when you have Dexter Williams Tyler Irvin

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<v Speaker 1>obviously coming back, there's depth there, but maybe you find

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<v Speaker 1>another prospect to bring into that to also have in

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<v Speaker 1>the backshelf. Now, depending on what happens with Jones and

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<v Speaker 1>Williams over the next year. Yeah, as you mentioned, the

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<v Speaker 1>Packers brought back Tyler Irvin at running back. He's sort

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<v Speaker 1>of that change the pace I guess I call it

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<v Speaker 1>a niche role in the offense. They're gonna be certain plays,

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<v Speaker 1>certain packages that we saw where Matt Lafleur likes to

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<v Speaker 1>use him in certain situations. He's also obviously the primary

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<v Speaker 1>return man on special teams on the roster right now.

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<v Speaker 1>Dexter Williams, drafted in the sixth round last year out

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<v Speaker 1>of Notre Aim was inactive on game day for the

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<v Speaker 1>better part of his rookie season. I think we saw

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<v Speaker 1>West things like catching the ball out of the backfield

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<v Speaker 1>the past protection those things are works in progress. With

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<v Speaker 1>Dexter Williams, I don't know if the Packers are necessarily

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<v Speaker 1>going to feel like he can just step in and

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<v Speaker 1>be the number two guy right away if either Aaron

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<v Speaker 1>Jones or Jamal Williams were to miss time with injury,

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<v Speaker 1>so so, as I said, planning for the future at

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<v Speaker 1>that position, to see where this goes. I think with

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<v Speaker 1>Aaron Jones and trying to get a new contract after

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<v Speaker 1>this year, we all know that's not going to come cheap.

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<v Speaker 1>And as you mentioned with Jamal Williams, he may be

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<v Speaker 1>looking for an opportunity where he's not second fiddle, so

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<v Speaker 1>to speak, and he gets a chance to be more

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<v Speaker 1>of a feature back somewhere. Jonathan Taylor from Wisconsin, you

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<v Speaker 1>mentioned him, He's one of these first or second round

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<v Speaker 1>running backs that's being talked about out there. I'll glance

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<v Speaker 1>at my list here quickly. Also DeAndre Swift from Georgia,

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<v Speaker 1>J K. Dobbins from Ohio State, a couple of other

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<v Speaker 1>guys mentioned that if the Packers are going to go

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<v Speaker 1>running back in the first round or maybe the second round,

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<v Speaker 1>those are the guys that that could be available, could

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<v Speaker 1>be on the board there. And then I've also seen

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<v Speaker 1>uh some you know, mock drafts in in the second

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<v Speaker 1>round or beyond linking the Packers to cam Acres from

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<v Speaker 1>Florida State or maybe Zach Moss from Utah. As you mentioned,

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<v Speaker 1>I think there are always the you know, when you

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<v Speaker 1>look at the fact that Jamal Williams was a fourth

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<v Speaker 1>round pick, Aaron Jones was a fifth round pick. You

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<v Speaker 1>mentioned James Starks being a sixth round pick. Those kind

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<v Speaker 1>of picks don't always work out, but when they do,

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<v Speaker 1>they really really help you because because the Packers have

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<v Speaker 1>found a lot of production at the running back position

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<v Speaker 1>over the last few years, and they did not have

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<v Speaker 1>to spend what you would consider a premium draft pick

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<v Speaker 1>in order to get that production. Yeah, it's just funny

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<v Speaker 1>when you go back and look at it. Over the

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<v Speaker 1>years Packers of actually going back to two thousand, you

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<v Speaker 1>know ten, they've had success finding running backs and finding

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<v Speaker 1>different types of running backs to fit these offenses. Certainly,

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<v Speaker 1>when they invested the second rounder with Eddie Lacy, he

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<v Speaker 1>paid them off for that. I mean, he was a

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<v Speaker 1>big part of those two teams. In two thousand, thirteen

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<v Speaker 1>and fourteen and the success that they had on the

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<v Speaker 1>ground and really revitalizing the running game. And I think

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<v Speaker 1>you've seen a very similar impact with Aaron Jones, Jamal

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<v Speaker 1>Williams and what they've done since two thousand seventeen. So

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<v Speaker 1>it is gonna be interesting, though, because there are gonna

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<v Speaker 1>be guys up there that could tempt packers. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>you look at Swift. Swift is one of my favorite

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<v Speaker 1>guys in this draft class. He's just a little, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>brick house with you know, five ft eight two d

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<v Speaker 1>and twelve pounds. I mean, he brings everything you want

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<v Speaker 1>and like a power type back, especially with the low

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<v Speaker 1>center of gravity. He could be available. He could be interesting.

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<v Speaker 1>And certainly, Jonathan Taylor is a guy that Wisconsin sports

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<v Speaker 1>sports fans are really familiar with uh and had a

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<v Speaker 1>prolific career with the Badgers, and I think no matter

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<v Speaker 1>where it ends up, he's gonna make some teams running

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<v Speaker 1>game a lot better. For me though, when I look

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<v Speaker 1>at Green Bay, there's just you know, there's so many

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<v Speaker 1>positions we're gonna get to talking about them in the

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<v Speaker 1>next few days that I think can making an address

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<v Speaker 1>and immediate need out that you always draft for that.

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<v Speaker 1>But if there isn't one guy that maybe is a

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<v Speaker 1>top ten pick that falls to you, you know where

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<v Speaker 1>you find comparable players. I see it as a luxury

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<v Speaker 1>position right now. But that being said, it doesn't mean

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<v Speaker 1>that at some point during those three days you can't

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<v Speaker 1>find a guy to make that room better. Yeah, I

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<v Speaker 1>agree with you. I think I think running back is

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<v Speaker 1>a is a position that's on the priority list for

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<v Speaker 1>the Packers, but not necessarily in the first round, unless

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<v Speaker 1>you know, you compare it to the Aaron Rodgers situation

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<v Speaker 1>of two thousand and five, unless one of these running

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<v Speaker 1>backs is just far and away the best player in

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<v Speaker 1>the draft and at the time that the Packers are

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<v Speaker 1>on the clock at thirty. Otherwise, I'm with you. Some

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<v Speaker 1>of these positions will be talking about as our preview

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<v Speaker 1>episodes continue. I think those are gonna be a little

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<v Speaker 1>bit higher on the priority list for the Packers. So

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<v Speaker 1>any final thoughts here on these couple of spots West

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<v Speaker 1>before we sign off, I'd be remiss. I have to

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<v Speaker 1>throw one more shutout for Ashwabinon's own. James Morgan, we

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<v Speaker 1>were talking about quarterbacks. You were asking about mid round guys,

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<v Speaker 1>potentially the guy the f i U quarterback Um certainly

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<v Speaker 1>has has done nothing but to improve his draft stock

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<v Speaker 1>over the past month two months, and especially during a

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<v Speaker 1>time Mike, if you look at a lot of these boards,

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of these pundits divorce have pretty much stayed

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<v Speaker 1>the same. There's no big pro days to wow anybody

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<v Speaker 1>or or any kind of things that are leaking out

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<v Speaker 1>that are making people look at Oh, this guy is

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<v Speaker 1>getting twenty five pre draft visit. So a guy like

0:15:26.480 --> 0:15:29.320
<v Speaker 1>Morgan doing the kind of steady escalation that he's had,

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<v Speaker 1>I think speaks a lot to his arm talent, a

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<v Speaker 1>lot to his ability, and if you talk to him,

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<v Speaker 1>he's a guy that knows how to carry himself, he

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<v Speaker 1>knows how to lead. And if you look at his

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<v Speaker 1>last season at f i U, I know, statistically it

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<v Speaker 1>wasn't as impressive as the previous here, but he also

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<v Speaker 1>battled through a lot of injuries to to stay on

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<v Speaker 1>the field for them, And I think watching his story unfold,

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<v Speaker 1>whether it would be Green Bay or otherwise, it's gonna

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<v Speaker 1>be really interesting because Green Bay not known as a

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<v Speaker 1>big area for developing NFL talent, especially at the quarterback position,

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<v Speaker 1>and here's a guy like James Morgan try to become

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<v Speaker 1>the first Green Bay Metro alumnus to be able to

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<v Speaker 1>get draft in the NFL in three decades. Yeah, I

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<v Speaker 1>think there will be a lot of folks in the

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<v Speaker 1>Green Bay area watching the draft, will be paying attention

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<v Speaker 1>to James Morgan and his story and where he ends

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<v Speaker 1>where he ends up because for a guy who is

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<v Speaker 1>not at a Power five conference, he's a quarterback who's

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<v Speaker 1>certainly getting a lot of attention his his story will

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<v Speaker 1>be fun to watch. So with that, we will sign

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<v Speaker 1>off on this edition of Packers Unscripted. We will continue

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<v Speaker 1>this draft preview series right now. We're looking at this

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<v Speaker 1>week next week Monday, Wednesday Friday kind of being our

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<v Speaker 1>our schedule if all goes well from a technology standpoint,

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<v Speaker 1>so we will do the best we can there For now,

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<v Speaker 1>for West, I am Mike. Thank you for tuning in everybody.

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<v Speaker 1>We will see you next time.