1 00:00:00,680 --> 00:00:14,920 Speaker 1: Hi, everybody. Welcome to another edition of Packers Unscripted from 2 00:00:14,960 --> 00:00:17,799 Speaker 1: Packers dot Com. I am Mike Spofford, joined by the 3 00:00:17,800 --> 00:00:21,279 Speaker 1: one and only Western Hodkowitz. Were coming to you here 4 00:00:21,320 --> 00:00:26,240 Speaker 1: from our new studio at lambeau Field Packers Texans West 5 00:00:26,880 --> 00:00:31,080 Speaker 1: noon Central Time, Sunday. Kickoff from down in Houston. Let's 6 00:00:31,120 --> 00:00:33,520 Speaker 1: get right to it. Keys to victory for the Green 7 00:00:33,560 --> 00:00:36,440 Speaker 1: Bay Packers. What will it take. We can start on 8 00:00:36,479 --> 00:00:39,360 Speaker 1: the offensive side of the ball to right the ship 9 00:00:39,560 --> 00:00:42,760 Speaker 1: and come back from Houston with the fifth victory of 10 00:00:42,800 --> 00:00:46,040 Speaker 1: the season. Remember who you are. That's something I've been 11 00:00:46,040 --> 00:00:48,320 Speaker 1: preaching all week long, and it goes off and sort 12 00:00:48,320 --> 00:00:50,720 Speaker 1: of dovetails from what we've heard in the locker room 13 00:00:50,800 --> 00:00:54,280 Speaker 1: this week with Aaron Rodgers, Mercedes Lewis, some of the 14 00:00:54,320 --> 00:00:56,080 Speaker 1: people that have spoken to us at the time in 15 00:00:56,120 --> 00:00:59,960 Speaker 1: which we're taping the show, knowing that, yeah, it was disappointing, 16 00:01:00,320 --> 00:01:03,080 Speaker 1: but not that it even necessarily needs to be an anomaly. 17 00:01:03,120 --> 00:01:05,720 Speaker 1: It's something you have to learn from. But this team 18 00:01:05,760 --> 00:01:08,200 Speaker 1: won four games right off the bat for a reason. 19 00:01:08,800 --> 00:01:11,080 Speaker 1: They were They put up a hundred and fifty plus 20 00:01:11,120 --> 00:01:14,080 Speaker 1: points in those first four games for a reason. And 21 00:01:14,480 --> 00:01:16,520 Speaker 1: you can't get too high and too low with this. 22 00:01:16,600 --> 00:01:18,679 Speaker 1: I mean, if you go back to those four victories, Mike, 23 00:01:18,760 --> 00:01:22,800 Speaker 1: every time in those Wednesdays and Thursday's media availability that followed, 24 00:01:23,040 --> 00:01:25,040 Speaker 1: they were very even keeled about this thing. You have 25 00:01:25,120 --> 00:01:27,880 Speaker 1: to take that same approach now because they're going up 26 00:01:27,880 --> 00:01:29,640 Speaker 1: against the Houston Texas team. As you and I have 27 00:01:29,680 --> 00:01:32,440 Speaker 1: said time and time again, maybe have the hardest strength 28 00:01:32,440 --> 00:01:34,200 Speaker 1: of schedule through the first month and a half of 29 00:01:34,200 --> 00:01:37,640 Speaker 1: the NFL season. I have playmakers on both sides of 30 00:01:37,680 --> 00:01:39,679 Speaker 1: the ball that can change the momentum and turn a 31 00:01:39,720 --> 00:01:42,520 Speaker 1: game at any moment. The Green Bay Packers have those 32 00:01:42,560 --> 00:01:45,119 Speaker 1: players too, and as difficult as it might be at 33 00:01:45,120 --> 00:01:47,000 Speaker 1: time to think about, Okay, what do we have to 34 00:01:47,040 --> 00:01:49,360 Speaker 1: do to win this game, they need to get back 35 00:01:49,360 --> 00:01:51,400 Speaker 1: into their rhythm, whether it be the play calling, the 36 00:01:51,480 --> 00:01:55,200 Speaker 1: game plan, the execution. Now it looks like Tyler Irvin 37 00:01:55,400 --> 00:01:58,400 Speaker 1: still dealing with that wrist injury. If they want to 38 00:01:58,400 --> 00:02:00,600 Speaker 1: revert to some of the motion stuff, that means Aaron 39 00:02:00,680 --> 00:02:02,160 Speaker 1: Jones is going to have to adapt to some of that. 40 00:02:02,200 --> 00:02:05,120 Speaker 1: They're gonna have to get their receivers involved. This offense 41 00:02:05,280 --> 00:02:08,640 Speaker 1: has been multiple invariant for so long, and they've been 42 00:02:08,680 --> 00:02:11,480 Speaker 1: successful doing that. They need to get those wheels moving 43 00:02:11,520 --> 00:02:14,120 Speaker 1: again here against the Texans. Yeah. I mean, we've certainly 44 00:02:14,160 --> 00:02:16,679 Speaker 1: heard the right things from the Packers thus far this week, 45 00:02:16,720 --> 00:02:19,400 Speaker 1: from the head coach and other players, as well as 46 00:02:19,440 --> 00:02:21,640 Speaker 1: far as that even keel approach, like you said, it 47 00:02:21,720 --> 00:02:24,520 Speaker 1: has worked here in Green Bay in the Matt Lafleur era. 48 00:02:25,919 --> 00:02:28,359 Speaker 1: There hasn't been a losing streak under Matt Lafleur. That's 49 00:02:28,360 --> 00:02:30,960 Speaker 1: obviously a trend the Packers want to continue. He's, uh, 50 00:02:31,200 --> 00:02:33,960 Speaker 1: you know, I'm working on doing some research on this. 51 00:02:34,440 --> 00:02:38,440 Speaker 1: There hasn't been a Packers coach, probably since Curly Lambeau 52 00:02:38,720 --> 00:02:41,120 Speaker 1: that has gone this long into his tenure as a 53 00:02:41,120 --> 00:02:43,360 Speaker 1: head coach of the Packers without a losing streak. So 54 00:02:43,400 --> 00:02:45,360 Speaker 1: there's something to be said for that in terms of 55 00:02:45,400 --> 00:02:49,000 Speaker 1: what you do is working. And I think what you 56 00:02:49,080 --> 00:02:52,320 Speaker 1: said right off the bat, remember who you are. This 57 00:02:52,440 --> 00:02:55,640 Speaker 1: offense is at its best when Aaron Jones is the 58 00:02:55,680 --> 00:02:59,120 Speaker 1: focal point and it doesn't have it, whether it's running 59 00:02:59,160 --> 00:03:02,200 Speaker 1: the ball, whether it's catching passes, maybe it's running the 60 00:03:02,280 --> 00:03:04,840 Speaker 1: jet motion stuff to open up things for other guys, 61 00:03:04,880 --> 00:03:07,920 Speaker 1: whatever the case might be. But when all the defensive 62 00:03:07,919 --> 00:03:12,519 Speaker 1: attention is on Aaron Jones. That's when this offense seems 63 00:03:12,560 --> 00:03:16,239 Speaker 1: to really flow and click and and and work. It's 64 00:03:16,280 --> 00:03:18,480 Speaker 1: best magic, so to speak. And I think that's what 65 00:03:18,560 --> 00:03:20,959 Speaker 1: the Packers have to get back to. That's where the 66 00:03:21,000 --> 00:03:24,280 Speaker 1: efficiency and the production is going to come from. Yeah, 67 00:03:24,320 --> 00:03:27,119 Speaker 1: and if you go back and they aren't undefeated when 68 00:03:27,120 --> 00:03:29,280 Speaker 1: Aaron Jones goes over a hundred total yards or a 69 00:03:29,320 --> 00:03:32,560 Speaker 1: hundred rushing yards, but they're pretty darn close, going back 70 00:03:32,560 --> 00:03:35,120 Speaker 1: all the way to his rookie season in two thousand seventeen. 71 00:03:35,520 --> 00:03:37,040 Speaker 1: This is the type of guy and the type of 72 00:03:37,040 --> 00:03:39,920 Speaker 1: playmaker that when he is right, everything else just seems 73 00:03:39,960 --> 00:03:42,680 Speaker 1: to go right with this offense. And you know last 74 00:03:42,680 --> 00:03:45,440 Speaker 1: week with him only having ten carries for fifteen yards, 75 00:03:45,440 --> 00:03:48,280 Speaker 1: and certainly he had the rushing touchdown and did some 76 00:03:48,280 --> 00:03:50,520 Speaker 1: good things in the passing game, but the bread and 77 00:03:50,560 --> 00:03:53,119 Speaker 1: butter of this offense is running the football and being 78 00:03:53,120 --> 00:03:55,800 Speaker 1: able to establish him early. Now, a credit goes to 79 00:03:55,880 --> 00:03:58,320 Speaker 1: Jamal Williams. He stepped up the last few weeks and 80 00:03:58,360 --> 00:04:00,480 Speaker 1: he's been the leading rusher here last week and then 81 00:04:00,480 --> 00:04:03,920 Speaker 1: a week before that was their leading receiver. But getting 82 00:04:04,000 --> 00:04:07,160 Speaker 1: Jones going and making defenses really think about what they're 83 00:04:07,200 --> 00:04:10,080 Speaker 1: doing when he's in the backfield. That's where you really 84 00:04:10,080 --> 00:04:12,760 Speaker 1: saw this offense get into its stride earlier this season. 85 00:04:13,040 --> 00:04:15,760 Speaker 1: Davante Adams is back and he, hopefully here is going 86 00:04:15,800 --> 00:04:17,680 Speaker 1: to be a week healthier. Appears like he had no 87 00:04:17,800 --> 00:04:21,200 Speaker 1: subbax whatsoever with the hamstring. You don't know exactly what 88 00:04:21,240 --> 00:04:23,120 Speaker 1: the situation is gonna be with Robert Tany, and he 89 00:04:23,200 --> 00:04:26,640 Speaker 1: missed practice on Wednesday with an ankle. But all that 90 00:04:26,720 --> 00:04:29,680 Speaker 1: being said, the more weapons that you can get kind 91 00:04:29,720 --> 00:04:32,800 Speaker 1: of working and getting that synergy back. I just think 92 00:04:32,800 --> 00:04:34,440 Speaker 1: when you look at the way they were able to 93 00:04:34,520 --> 00:04:37,680 Speaker 1: attack defenses that first month of the season, the blueprints 94 00:04:37,680 --> 00:04:39,520 Speaker 1: still very much there for Green Bay to get back 95 00:04:39,520 --> 00:04:42,200 Speaker 1: on track this Sunday. Yeah, I think the biggest question 96 00:04:42,279 --> 00:04:44,800 Speaker 1: for the Packers offensively heading into this game is what 97 00:04:44,960 --> 00:04:47,320 Speaker 1: is the offensive line going to look like? Because at 98 00:04:47,320 --> 00:04:49,800 Speaker 1: the time we're taping this, the Packers have only practiced 99 00:04:49,839 --> 00:04:53,400 Speaker 1: once that was on Wednesday. David baktr was not on 100 00:04:53,440 --> 00:04:56,720 Speaker 1: the practice field. We will see how things evolve as 101 00:04:56,760 --> 00:05:00,120 Speaker 1: the week goes along. But we saw earlier in the 102 00:05:00,160 --> 00:05:02,919 Speaker 1: season when there were injuries to the starters up front, 103 00:05:02,960 --> 00:05:05,120 Speaker 1: it wasn't just Okay, we're gonna pull one guy off 104 00:05:05,160 --> 00:05:07,680 Speaker 1: the bench and plug him into that spot. Matt la 105 00:05:07,760 --> 00:05:11,800 Speaker 1: Fleur not averse to moving guys around two different spots, 106 00:05:11,800 --> 00:05:14,479 Speaker 1: So who knows who might play left tackle and then 107 00:05:14,520 --> 00:05:16,960 Speaker 1: how what the trickle down effect of that could be 108 00:05:17,440 --> 00:05:20,000 Speaker 1: if bok T isn't able to go. Now that being said, 109 00:05:20,279 --> 00:05:23,320 Speaker 1: David Bactieri has missed only six games in his entire 110 00:05:23,480 --> 00:05:26,599 Speaker 1: NFL career, four games one year, in two games another year. 111 00:05:27,000 --> 00:05:29,000 Speaker 1: That's been it. You know, he is going to do 112 00:05:29,080 --> 00:05:32,320 Speaker 1: everything it takes to get out there. But we'll just 113 00:05:32,360 --> 00:05:34,560 Speaker 1: have to see if he is healthy enough to go 114 00:05:34,640 --> 00:05:37,320 Speaker 1: and if not, what the Packers response to that will 115 00:05:37,360 --> 00:05:40,160 Speaker 1: be with the lineup. Yeah, and you also have to remember, too, 116 00:05:40,720 --> 00:05:43,080 Speaker 1: very quietly, out of this bye week, the Packers are 117 00:05:43,200 --> 00:05:45,920 Speaker 1: entering their most daunting part of the schedule here where 118 00:05:45,960 --> 00:05:49,600 Speaker 1: you go to Houston, you come back to face Minnesota, 119 00:05:49,680 --> 00:05:52,640 Speaker 1: and then you're suddenly traveling again to San Francisco on 120 00:05:52,920 --> 00:05:55,200 Speaker 1: three days, not a short week, on a short week, 121 00:05:55,279 --> 00:05:57,120 Speaker 1: so there's a lot of football to be played here 122 00:05:57,120 --> 00:06:00,080 Speaker 1: in the next one days or so. So you you 123 00:06:00,200 --> 00:06:02,440 Speaker 1: need to see the forest through the trees a little 124 00:06:02,440 --> 00:06:03,880 Speaker 1: bit on what they need to do. Now what we'll 125 00:06:03,880 --> 00:06:06,120 Speaker 1: see exactly what this game plan shuffles out to look 126 00:06:06,160 --> 00:06:08,839 Speaker 1: like for box tr The one thing I find very 127 00:06:08,880 --> 00:06:12,560 Speaker 1: interesting with Matt lafleur Um there's there's basically two different 128 00:06:12,800 --> 00:06:15,919 Speaker 1: groups of psychology for how you handle offensive lines, and 129 00:06:15,960 --> 00:06:18,080 Speaker 1: we saw both of them during the Mike McCarthy tenure. 130 00:06:18,480 --> 00:06:20,360 Speaker 1: Early on, it was that you want to get your 131 00:06:20,360 --> 00:06:22,919 Speaker 1: best five out There doesn't matter what position they're playing. 132 00:06:22,960 --> 00:06:25,920 Speaker 1: So if an injury happened to Brian Bulaga, you saw 133 00:06:26,000 --> 00:06:28,200 Speaker 1: t J laying bump out to right tackle a couple 134 00:06:28,240 --> 00:06:31,000 Speaker 1: of times. They had Evan Smith go into guard. Then 135 00:06:31,160 --> 00:06:33,919 Speaker 1: later on in McCarthy's tenure, they looked for more of 136 00:06:33,960 --> 00:06:36,599 Speaker 1: the one for one replacement. You know, you had a 137 00:06:36,600 --> 00:06:38,880 Speaker 1: guy go down, Well, there's Don Barclay is gonna play 138 00:06:38,960 --> 00:06:41,440 Speaker 1: right tackle now, and that's just what you're gonna ride with. 139 00:06:41,880 --> 00:06:44,040 Speaker 1: The Floor seems to be a little bit more inclined 140 00:06:44,080 --> 00:06:46,400 Speaker 1: to the former, where it's if you want to just 141 00:06:46,440 --> 00:06:49,560 Speaker 1: find your starting five, it doesn't matter what position they're 142 00:06:49,560 --> 00:06:53,040 Speaker 1: playing at. You just gotta go with it. And honestly, 143 00:06:53,040 --> 00:06:55,520 Speaker 1: it worked great in that game against Minnesota with what 144 00:06:55,560 --> 00:06:57,760 Speaker 1: Elton Jenkins was able to do when he bumped out 145 00:06:58,080 --> 00:07:00,120 Speaker 1: not only the right tackle, but he was moving on 146 00:07:00,120 --> 00:07:02,760 Speaker 1: a different side of the line of scrimmage. Uh. This 147 00:07:02,839 --> 00:07:06,320 Speaker 1: is an exceptional athlete, a really special talent, and that 148 00:07:06,400 --> 00:07:08,480 Speaker 1: gives them a little bit more versatility with what they 149 00:07:08,520 --> 00:07:11,160 Speaker 1: want to do. Rick Wagner, I take my cap off 150 00:07:11,160 --> 00:07:13,440 Speaker 1: to him. I mean, the guy had basically had gotten 151 00:07:13,480 --> 00:07:16,640 Speaker 1: no reps whatsoever in practice. I can't imagine he took 152 00:07:16,680 --> 00:07:19,800 Speaker 1: a lot of left tackle when you have David Botr healthy, 153 00:07:19,840 --> 00:07:21,760 Speaker 1: and he went in there and he held the fords. 154 00:07:21,840 --> 00:07:23,880 Speaker 1: So a lot of decisions they're going to have to 155 00:07:23,920 --> 00:07:26,080 Speaker 1: make in which direction they want to go with this thing. Yeah, 156 00:07:26,120 --> 00:07:27,920 Speaker 1: just to throw out some of the different options. If 157 00:07:27,960 --> 00:07:30,240 Speaker 1: box tr is unable to play, you could plug in 158 00:07:30,400 --> 00:07:32,920 Speaker 1: Rick Wagner, which would be sort of option too in 159 00:07:33,120 --> 00:07:35,960 Speaker 1: those scenarios you're laying out other ways you could go. 160 00:07:36,040 --> 00:07:39,720 Speaker 1: You could flip Billy Turner from right tackle over to 161 00:07:39,800 --> 00:07:42,440 Speaker 1: left tackle and have Wagner takeover at right tackle. You 162 00:07:42,440 --> 00:07:45,760 Speaker 1: could slide Elton Jenkins from left guard out to left tackle. 163 00:07:46,000 --> 00:07:49,400 Speaker 1: Then presumably that means John Runyon, the rookie comes off 164 00:07:49,400 --> 00:07:51,960 Speaker 1: the bench to play at guard. A lot of different 165 00:07:51,960 --> 00:07:54,600 Speaker 1: ways the Packers can go. What we do know is 166 00:07:55,320 --> 00:07:58,800 Speaker 1: not going to tell him. He's not interested in revealing 167 00:07:58,920 --> 00:08:02,800 Speaker 1: what the plans are if box tr is unable to play, 168 00:08:02,960 --> 00:08:05,480 Speaker 1: and so again it's a wait and see until Sunday 169 00:08:05,520 --> 00:08:08,280 Speaker 1: kind of. And Rogers mentioned to on his appearance with 170 00:08:08,320 --> 00:08:10,520 Speaker 1: the Pat McAfee show. I mean he recalled back and 171 00:08:10,680 --> 00:08:12,600 Speaker 1: that was what now three or four years ago, the 172 00:08:12,600 --> 00:08:15,440 Speaker 1: game in which they had to start five guards on 173 00:08:15,520 --> 00:08:18,800 Speaker 1: the offensive line where Lane Taylor started at left tackle, 174 00:08:19,160 --> 00:08:21,080 Speaker 1: and then I think you ended up having Justin mccraize 175 00:08:21,120 --> 00:08:24,280 Speaker 1: starting at right time tack in the late season matchup. 176 00:08:24,320 --> 00:08:26,800 Speaker 1: So they've they've dealt with all of this before the 177 00:08:27,040 --> 00:08:29,520 Speaker 1: big question that's gonna be And and just you know, 178 00:08:29,520 --> 00:08:33,080 Speaker 1: when you have a guy like box tr Um, a 179 00:08:33,120 --> 00:08:35,000 Speaker 1: lot of teams, I think people take it for granted 180 00:08:35,000 --> 00:08:36,720 Speaker 1: a little bit. In Green Bay when you had a run, 181 00:08:36,840 --> 00:08:38,400 Speaker 1: you know, we talked so much about the quarterbacks. Well, 182 00:08:38,400 --> 00:08:40,320 Speaker 1: when you have a run with Chad Clifton for a 183 00:08:40,360 --> 00:08:43,240 Speaker 1: decade and you've had this run now with box tr 184 00:08:43,440 --> 00:08:46,080 Speaker 1: coming up on a decade, you sometimes forget about the 185 00:08:46,080 --> 00:08:49,080 Speaker 1: blind spot. You sometimes forget about that left tackle position. 186 00:08:49,280 --> 00:08:52,160 Speaker 1: It's not supposed to be that easy in this league. 187 00:08:52,160 --> 00:08:54,880 Speaker 1: But those two guys, credit to them, have have really 188 00:08:54,880 --> 00:08:56,640 Speaker 1: made it look a lot easier than it is. Yeah, 189 00:08:56,720 --> 00:08:59,320 Speaker 1: offensive coaches love to not have to worry about that 190 00:08:59,440 --> 00:09:02,240 Speaker 1: left tackle spot when they go into game planning week 191 00:09:02,280 --> 00:09:05,400 Speaker 1: after week for games. Quickly here West, before we shift 192 00:09:05,440 --> 00:09:08,680 Speaker 1: gears to the defensive side. Serious x m NFL Radio 193 00:09:08,800 --> 00:09:12,360 Speaker 1: channel is the only radio outlet dedicated to the National 194 00:09:12,360 --> 00:09:15,679 Speaker 1: Football League seven days a week, three d sixty five 195 00:09:15,760 --> 00:09:19,200 Speaker 1: days a year. And Packers fans gear up four game day, 196 00:09:19,240 --> 00:09:22,560 Speaker 1: open a Packers checking account from Associated Bank and score 197 00:09:22,559 --> 00:09:25,559 Speaker 1: a fifty dollar Packers Pro Shop gift card. Learn more 198 00:09:25,559 --> 00:09:30,240 Speaker 1: at Associated bank dot com. Backslash Packers. All Right, defensive 199 00:09:30,280 --> 00:09:33,959 Speaker 1: side of the ball. There are three things here West 200 00:09:34,080 --> 00:09:39,000 Speaker 1: that I think we're seeing a difference in this pers 201 00:09:39,080 --> 00:09:42,840 Speaker 1: defense compared to twenty nineteen, and the Packers aren't going 202 00:09:42,880 --> 00:09:44,560 Speaker 1: to be able to fix all three of these in 203 00:09:44,640 --> 00:09:47,920 Speaker 1: one week. But when we you know, I remember, just 204 00:09:47,960 --> 00:09:50,920 Speaker 1: to preface this a little bit, the years that Julius 205 00:09:50,920 --> 00:09:53,920 Speaker 1: Peppers was here, he used to talk all the time 206 00:09:53,960 --> 00:09:56,560 Speaker 1: when he would speak with the media, especially early in 207 00:09:56,559 --> 00:09:58,680 Speaker 1: the season the first half of the season, that everything 208 00:09:58,760 --> 00:10:01,280 Speaker 1: about the defense was always a work in progress. It 209 00:10:01,360 --> 00:10:04,720 Speaker 1: was it was working fixing this, adjusting that to get 210 00:10:04,760 --> 00:10:06,360 Speaker 1: to where you needed to be at the end of 211 00:10:06,360 --> 00:10:10,960 Speaker 1: the season. He always took the long view. So I say, 212 00:10:11,000 --> 00:10:13,120 Speaker 1: with these three things, I'm going to point out that 213 00:10:13,160 --> 00:10:16,960 Speaker 1: the Packers need to need to change as things go along. 214 00:10:17,320 --> 00:10:19,439 Speaker 1: It's not all going to happen at once, but this 215 00:10:19,520 --> 00:10:21,600 Speaker 1: is where they need to go. Obviously, the pass rush 216 00:10:21,679 --> 00:10:24,960 Speaker 1: needs to improve. The statistics on the pressures, the sacks 217 00:10:25,000 --> 00:10:27,360 Speaker 1: all that. It's not their same thing with the turnovers. 218 00:10:27,360 --> 00:10:29,120 Speaker 1: They need to turn the ball over where they've now 219 00:10:29,160 --> 00:10:32,400 Speaker 1: gone two straight games without one. That is uh, that's 220 00:10:32,760 --> 00:10:35,960 Speaker 1: not a sustainable formula for this defense. But the other 221 00:10:35,960 --> 00:10:37,760 Speaker 1: one I think is the big one that we haven't 222 00:10:37,760 --> 00:10:41,200 Speaker 1: really talked about yet is the defense in the red zone. 223 00:10:42,040 --> 00:10:45,600 Speaker 1: Last year, the Packers were tied for sixth in the 224 00:10:45,679 --> 00:10:48,840 Speaker 1: league and red zone defense. They allowed touchdowns only fifty 225 00:10:48,920 --> 00:10:51,360 Speaker 1: percent of the time when opponents got in the red 226 00:10:51,440 --> 00:10:54,800 Speaker 1: zone twenty four out of tied for sixth in the league. 227 00:10:54,800 --> 00:10:56,880 Speaker 1: It was one of the best red zone defenses around. 228 00:10:57,000 --> 00:10:59,760 Speaker 1: This year, Packers are twenty eight the red zone d 229 00:11:00,400 --> 00:11:05,079 Speaker 1: seventy six point five percent thirteen of seventeen times now. 230 00:11:05,120 --> 00:11:07,280 Speaker 1: Granted one of those, just like there was one last 231 00:11:07,360 --> 00:11:09,680 Speaker 1: year after turnover and the balls on the two yard line. 232 00:11:09,720 --> 00:11:12,320 Speaker 1: You don't really fault the defense for that. But over 233 00:11:12,360 --> 00:11:15,160 Speaker 1: the long haul, these are the numbers right to be 234 00:11:15,240 --> 00:11:17,199 Speaker 1: tied for six in the league and to be twenty 235 00:11:17,280 --> 00:11:19,720 Speaker 1: eight in the league in red zone defense, that's something 236 00:11:19,760 --> 00:11:22,000 Speaker 1: that's got to change because red zone stops are worth 237 00:11:22,040 --> 00:11:25,720 Speaker 1: four points, bottom line, and and the Packers defense is 238 00:11:25,760 --> 00:11:27,959 Speaker 1: not getting those red zone stops right now. Well, let's 239 00:11:28,000 --> 00:11:29,680 Speaker 1: be honest about something too. What was one of the 240 00:11:29,679 --> 00:11:31,760 Speaker 1: reasons the Packers were able to really eat out some 241 00:11:31,840 --> 00:11:33,800 Speaker 1: close victories last year. It was the fact that they 242 00:11:33,920 --> 00:11:37,080 Speaker 1: kept the opposing offense out of their end zone. So 243 00:11:37,200 --> 00:11:39,600 Speaker 1: that that is something that you definitely want to see change. 244 00:11:39,800 --> 00:11:41,960 Speaker 1: You Know, Pressures I've always kind of been a little 245 00:11:41,960 --> 00:11:44,840 Speaker 1: bit lukewarm with because again I've seen it time and 246 00:11:44,880 --> 00:11:47,560 Speaker 1: time again. Didn't matter if it was during the heyday 247 00:11:47,600 --> 00:11:51,120 Speaker 1: with Dom Capers, in the middle of Caper's tenure, even 248 00:11:51,160 --> 00:11:53,920 Speaker 1: now with Petton. Is that, you know, numbers can look 249 00:11:53,960 --> 00:11:55,839 Speaker 1: like one thing and then all it takes is a 250 00:11:55,920 --> 00:11:58,360 Speaker 1: three sack performance from you know, Pressett Smith and then 251 00:11:58,440 --> 00:12:00,360 Speaker 1: numbers start to get thrown on their head a little bit. 252 00:12:01,120 --> 00:12:02,960 Speaker 1: But the big thing that gets to go back to 253 00:12:03,000 --> 00:12:05,400 Speaker 1: the red zone is that's a more consistent stat over 254 00:12:05,440 --> 00:12:07,760 Speaker 1: the course of a season. That really tells you the 255 00:12:07,800 --> 00:12:10,400 Speaker 1: true story of a defense. And you know, there's so 256 00:12:10,400 --> 00:12:12,560 Speaker 1: many things I think now, Mike, you got to take 257 00:12:12,559 --> 00:12:14,640 Speaker 1: with a grain of salt. Total defense isn't what it 258 00:12:14,720 --> 00:12:16,679 Speaker 1: used to be. Um you know when you look at 259 00:12:16,720 --> 00:12:18,880 Speaker 1: just yardage as a measurement, But you also can't look 260 00:12:18,880 --> 00:12:21,959 Speaker 1: strictly at you know, points either, because a pick six 261 00:12:22,040 --> 00:12:25,000 Speaker 1: that counts is against the defense as well. But red 262 00:12:25,080 --> 00:12:27,120 Speaker 1: zone defense is one area where I think all your 263 00:12:27,200 --> 00:12:29,720 Speaker 1: chips are down and you have you know, it's your 264 00:12:29,760 --> 00:12:32,280 Speaker 1: guys versus their guys, and you have the advantage of 265 00:12:32,320 --> 00:12:35,160 Speaker 1: a shortened field. Green Bay was exceptional in that area 266 00:12:35,240 --> 00:12:37,160 Speaker 1: last year, not only just from the standpoint that they 267 00:12:37,160 --> 00:12:39,080 Speaker 1: held teams out of the end zone. They could pressure 268 00:12:39,120 --> 00:12:41,120 Speaker 1: the quarterback from that part of the field, they could 269 00:12:41,120 --> 00:12:43,000 Speaker 1: turn over the football from that part of the part 270 00:12:43,000 --> 00:12:46,040 Speaker 1: of the field. So without knowing what the messages to 271 00:12:46,160 --> 00:12:49,440 Speaker 1: Mike Petton that you you list out all the different options, 272 00:12:49,480 --> 00:12:52,000 Speaker 1: that's what looks like number one to me. That's primary 273 00:12:52,000 --> 00:12:54,600 Speaker 1: option a is trying to find a way to shore 274 00:12:54,640 --> 00:12:57,280 Speaker 1: that side of things up, because there is nothing more 275 00:12:57,320 --> 00:13:00,440 Speaker 1: demoralizing you watch any NFL game on any given week. 276 00:13:00,440 --> 00:13:02,520 Speaker 1: It was when an offense can go sixty or seventy 277 00:13:02,600 --> 00:13:05,559 Speaker 1: yards and then they stall out at a fifteen yard line. 278 00:13:05,880 --> 00:13:07,840 Speaker 1: That's a tough thing to bounce back from. Make you 279 00:13:07,920 --> 00:13:10,200 Speaker 1: think a little bit about the points that you left 280 00:13:10,240 --> 00:13:12,280 Speaker 1: on the board. Yeah, I mean you and I talked 281 00:13:12,280 --> 00:13:14,120 Speaker 1: about it all the time. West. The way this league 282 00:13:14,200 --> 00:13:17,000 Speaker 1: is built. This league is built on offense. It's built 283 00:13:17,040 --> 00:13:20,080 Speaker 1: on explosive plays. Defenses are gonna get gashed for twenty 284 00:13:20,120 --> 00:13:23,319 Speaker 1: yard plays and twenty five yard place. It happens across 285 00:13:23,400 --> 00:13:28,560 Speaker 1: the board to every team every week. The differences. Can 286 00:13:28,640 --> 00:13:32,520 Speaker 1: you recover from that explosive play within that same possession 287 00:13:32,760 --> 00:13:35,040 Speaker 1: to potentially hold a team to a field goal, or 288 00:13:35,040 --> 00:13:37,960 Speaker 1: even after an explosive play early on, can you get 289 00:13:37,960 --> 00:13:40,720 Speaker 1: the stop at midfield? Yes, maybe they're gonna punt you 290 00:13:40,760 --> 00:13:43,720 Speaker 1: back to the five yard line, but they're punting and 291 00:13:43,840 --> 00:13:46,520 Speaker 1: they're not getting any points because you recovered from that 292 00:13:46,600 --> 00:13:51,000 Speaker 1: explosive play. We saw the Packers defense last year recover 293 00:13:51,160 --> 00:13:54,240 Speaker 1: very quickly from explosive plays and we're not seeing that 294 00:13:54,320 --> 00:13:57,000 Speaker 1: this year, and that speaks a lot to the red 295 00:13:57,080 --> 00:13:59,840 Speaker 1: zone statistics that we're seeing. Yeah, the bizarre thing is, 296 00:14:00,120 --> 00:14:01,920 Speaker 1: and again this is where I have to imagine that Petton, 297 00:14:02,000 --> 00:14:03,439 Speaker 1: you know, kind of you know, scratching his head a 298 00:14:03,480 --> 00:14:06,120 Speaker 1: little bit. Is they kind of have made offenses go 299 00:14:06,240 --> 00:14:08,640 Speaker 1: the long way. Now you talk about explosives. That's anything 300 00:14:08,640 --> 00:14:11,800 Speaker 1: over yards, no doubt about it. But it's sort of 301 00:14:11,840 --> 00:14:13,920 Speaker 1: been like death by a thousand cuts here where it 302 00:14:13,920 --> 00:14:16,560 Speaker 1: hasn't necessarily just been like a sixty yard run that 303 00:14:16,640 --> 00:14:19,120 Speaker 1: was allowed or a seventy five yard pass right off 304 00:14:19,160 --> 00:14:21,480 Speaker 1: the first play, but they haven't been able to either 305 00:14:21,520 --> 00:14:23,520 Speaker 1: a find the stop when they needed or that big 306 00:14:23,560 --> 00:14:26,160 Speaker 1: takeaway when they needed. Three takeaways right now through these 307 00:14:26,200 --> 00:14:29,320 Speaker 1: first five games, they come in bunches, is what they say. 308 00:14:29,360 --> 00:14:31,720 Speaker 1: And it's something that gets reiterated time and time again, 309 00:14:31,720 --> 00:14:33,600 Speaker 1: and just when you're about to talk about how that's 310 00:14:33,600 --> 00:14:36,600 Speaker 1: a cliche, it always seems to happen. So you wonder 311 00:14:36,640 --> 00:14:38,440 Speaker 1: if it can be this week or the week after 312 00:14:38,440 --> 00:14:41,440 Speaker 1: against Minnesota, whatever that is. I think once you just 313 00:14:41,520 --> 00:14:44,280 Speaker 1: kind of get some of those big turnover type plays again, 314 00:14:44,520 --> 00:14:47,080 Speaker 1: just think about what the safety did for green Bay's 315 00:14:47,120 --> 00:14:50,880 Speaker 1: defense in Minnesota, or the Shandon Sullivan pick six, those 316 00:14:50,920 --> 00:14:52,840 Speaker 1: things really can get in your head a little bit 317 00:14:52,840 --> 00:14:55,080 Speaker 1: and make you think, Okay, this is how we get 318 00:14:55,080 --> 00:14:58,920 Speaker 1: back to dominating. Yeah. Absolutely, well, it's a it's a 319 00:14:58,920 --> 00:15:01,320 Speaker 1: bounce back week on both sides. The ball in a 320 00:15:01,360 --> 00:15:03,640 Speaker 1: lot of fashions for the Green Bay Packers and they 321 00:15:03,640 --> 00:15:05,720 Speaker 1: need to they need to get that done. Take care 322 00:15:05,720 --> 00:15:08,040 Speaker 1: of business down in Houston on Sunday. There are a 323 00:15:08,120 --> 00:15:11,960 Speaker 1: whole bunch of really really interesting games in Week seven 324 00:15:12,000 --> 00:15:14,000 Speaker 1: here in the NFL West. I'm gonna rattle off a 325 00:15:14,040 --> 00:15:16,520 Speaker 1: bunch of them to you and I'll let you start 326 00:15:16,520 --> 00:15:20,080 Speaker 1: wherever you want to. But Pittsburgh at Tennessee, a battle 327 00:15:20,120 --> 00:15:23,080 Speaker 1: of unbeatens in the a f C, Seattle at Arizona, 328 00:15:23,160 --> 00:15:26,120 Speaker 1: big matchup in the a f C West, Chicago at 329 00:15:26,160 --> 00:15:28,840 Speaker 1: the L A. Rams on Monday Night Football, a game 330 00:15:28,880 --> 00:15:31,760 Speaker 1: that Packers fans certainly will have their eye on. And 331 00:15:31,800 --> 00:15:36,000 Speaker 1: then a couple of really intriguing cross conference games. San 332 00:15:36,040 --> 00:15:39,720 Speaker 1: Francisco is at New England after San Francisco kind of 333 00:15:39,760 --> 00:15:41,760 Speaker 1: seems to have righted the ship with the win over 334 00:15:41,800 --> 00:15:44,000 Speaker 1: the Rams last week. That a game that not a 335 00:15:44,000 --> 00:15:46,840 Speaker 1: lot of people expected them to win with the way 336 00:15:46,880 --> 00:15:49,480 Speaker 1: their season was going. And then Tampa Bay, the team 337 00:15:49,520 --> 00:15:52,000 Speaker 1: that just beat Green Bay and is flying high right now. 338 00:15:52,160 --> 00:15:55,000 Speaker 1: At the Las Vegas Raiders, the team that not that 339 00:15:55,120 --> 00:15:58,240 Speaker 1: long ago just handed the Kansas City Chiefs they're only 340 00:15:58,320 --> 00:16:00,600 Speaker 1: loss of the season. So I'll throw all that out 341 00:16:00,600 --> 00:16:02,680 Speaker 1: there for you can start wherever you want to. Well, 342 00:16:02,720 --> 00:16:05,120 Speaker 1: and just before I do, I mean, you can talk 343 00:16:05,160 --> 00:16:07,480 Speaker 1: about matchups further down the charts too. I mean, you've 344 00:16:07,480 --> 00:16:10,200 Speaker 1: got the NFC East teams playing each other this week, 345 00:16:10,440 --> 00:16:13,760 Speaker 1: somebody trying to you know, gain some stability in that division. 346 00:16:14,120 --> 00:16:17,240 Speaker 1: And then the Panthers are traveling to New Orleans. That's 347 00:16:17,240 --> 00:16:21,560 Speaker 1: a marquee matchup right now, and in Teddy Bridgewater obviously 348 00:16:21,560 --> 00:16:23,760 Speaker 1: going to face the team that kind of helped him, 349 00:16:23,800 --> 00:16:26,600 Speaker 1: you know, resuscitate his NFL career. But the game I 350 00:16:26,680 --> 00:16:29,200 Speaker 1: have to go to just because as long as we're 351 00:16:29,240 --> 00:16:32,760 Speaker 1: talking about one loss or no losses as Chicago, uh, 352 00:16:32,840 --> 00:16:34,760 Speaker 1: they're taking on again back in the day when we 353 00:16:34,800 --> 00:16:36,400 Speaker 1: did this five days a week, we'll be talking about 354 00:16:36,400 --> 00:16:38,960 Speaker 1: this next Monday. But because of this is our our 355 00:16:39,040 --> 00:16:42,000 Speaker 1: last show until then. This is the this is the 356 00:16:42,040 --> 00:16:45,080 Speaker 1: real barometer here for the Bears. And I've said it 357 00:16:45,160 --> 00:16:47,600 Speaker 1: time and time again I will keep saying it. A 358 00:16:47,640 --> 00:16:50,040 Speaker 1: team wins five games in the National Football League and 359 00:16:50,040 --> 00:16:53,000 Speaker 1: its first six, that's a big deal. I don't want 360 00:16:53,000 --> 00:16:55,640 Speaker 1: to hear about, oh, they're not legit, or they've done 361 00:16:55,680 --> 00:16:58,960 Speaker 1: this or that or this. They won five games. When 362 00:16:58,960 --> 00:17:01,640 Speaker 1: we get down to weeks event teen and we're talking 363 00:17:01,640 --> 00:17:05,560 Speaker 1: about division titles, in playoff appearances and all that other stuff, 364 00:17:06,040 --> 00:17:08,680 Speaker 1: we're not really talking about strength of schedule at all. 365 00:17:08,760 --> 00:17:10,920 Speaker 1: Maybe it'll come into play with the seventh spot now 366 00:17:10,960 --> 00:17:14,080 Speaker 1: with wins and losses and whatnot, but that's it's not 367 00:17:14,119 --> 00:17:17,320 Speaker 1: a it's not a hey, how attractive were your wins 368 00:17:17,359 --> 00:17:19,679 Speaker 1: to get into the playoffs? No, it was did you 369 00:17:19,720 --> 00:17:22,520 Speaker 1: win the games or did you not? And for the Bears, 370 00:17:22,560 --> 00:17:25,919 Speaker 1: I mean Nick Foles settling in here, seems to have 371 00:17:25,960 --> 00:17:29,240 Speaker 1: a good grasp of what Matt Nagy wants to do offensively. 372 00:17:29,960 --> 00:17:31,760 Speaker 1: It's a big test for them now going on the 373 00:17:31,800 --> 00:17:33,639 Speaker 1: road scene. If they can knock off the Rams. Yea. 374 00:17:33,720 --> 00:17:35,840 Speaker 1: And for those who are thinking, okay, this is where 375 00:17:35,840 --> 00:17:37,639 Speaker 1: the Bears are going to get there, come up and 376 00:17:37,680 --> 00:17:39,880 Speaker 1: so to speak, and you know the Rams are gonna 377 00:17:39,960 --> 00:17:43,280 Speaker 1: expose the Bears for who they are. It's exactly what 378 00:17:43,440 --> 00:17:45,959 Speaker 1: a lot of people thought two years ago. Remember that 379 00:17:46,000 --> 00:17:48,480 Speaker 1: primetime game the Rams went in to Soldier Field and 380 00:17:48,520 --> 00:17:52,359 Speaker 1: that Chicago Bears defense completely stifled them, and then the 381 00:17:52,400 --> 00:17:54,880 Speaker 1: Bears were on their way to a division championship in 382 00:17:54,880 --> 00:17:59,200 Speaker 1: in the NFC North. So UM certainly, uh certainly wanted 383 00:17:59,200 --> 00:18:03,399 Speaker 1: to watch their see battle at Arizona. Seahawks undefeated in 384 00:18:03,440 --> 00:18:07,680 Speaker 1: the NFC West and Arizona coming off of the big 385 00:18:07,800 --> 00:18:10,680 Speaker 1: Monday night victory down in Dallas. It's a short week 386 00:18:10,720 --> 00:18:13,280 Speaker 1: for Arizona, so that makes it tough to be preparing 387 00:18:13,320 --> 00:18:15,679 Speaker 1: for a team like the Seahawks. I gotta get your 388 00:18:15,680 --> 00:18:17,840 Speaker 1: thoughts though on the unbeaten in the a f C 389 00:18:18,080 --> 00:18:22,520 Speaker 1: Pittsburgh at Tennessee. Guy, you got anybody you like in 390 00:18:22,560 --> 00:18:25,560 Speaker 1: this one? It's the It's gonna sound weird because Pittsburgh's 391 00:18:25,560 --> 00:18:27,960 Speaker 1: probably been one of the most consistently performing teams in 392 00:18:27,960 --> 00:18:30,760 Speaker 1: the NFL the last two decades. But this to me 393 00:18:31,000 --> 00:18:34,240 Speaker 1: kind of represents the New Guard a little bit. You know, 394 00:18:34,280 --> 00:18:37,240 Speaker 1: you had Kansas City, you have Baltimore. Certainly those teams 395 00:18:37,240 --> 00:18:39,639 Speaker 1: are still up there. New England has always been up 396 00:18:39,680 --> 00:18:42,200 Speaker 1: in this thing. But Pittsburgh and Tennessee are the two 397 00:18:42,240 --> 00:18:43,879 Speaker 1: teams that have kind of been wait in the wings 398 00:18:43,920 --> 00:18:46,600 Speaker 1: a little bit. Now. The Titans got some publicity last 399 00:18:46,600 --> 00:18:49,080 Speaker 1: season with with the run that they got on and 400 00:18:49,200 --> 00:18:53,600 Speaker 1: seeing what Derrick Henry can do against that defense is 401 00:18:53,640 --> 00:18:56,320 Speaker 1: going to be just a huge test, and I think 402 00:18:56,320 --> 00:18:58,159 Speaker 1: it's going to tell you a lot about both teams. 403 00:18:58,640 --> 00:19:01,000 Speaker 1: Pittsburgh kind of has this Steve Kurt and kind of 404 00:19:01,040 --> 00:19:04,160 Speaker 1: feel to it right now that that's they have Ben Roethlisberger. 405 00:19:04,200 --> 00:19:07,120 Speaker 1: You know the recipe for success offensively, but how far 406 00:19:07,200 --> 00:19:09,480 Speaker 1: can this defense take them? Could this be the team 407 00:19:09,520 --> 00:19:12,040 Speaker 1: that finally gets Mike Tomlin back to a Super Bowl? 408 00:19:12,520 --> 00:19:14,840 Speaker 1: But then you got Mike Rabel, who I think very 409 00:19:14,920 --> 00:19:17,439 Speaker 1: quickly is showing that he is probably one of the 410 00:19:17,440 --> 00:19:19,920 Speaker 1: more underrated coaches in the National Football League, not only 411 00:19:19,960 --> 00:19:22,880 Speaker 1: just because of the the penalty tricks and all that, 412 00:19:22,920 --> 00:19:25,520 Speaker 1: but legitimately the what he has gotten out of this 413 00:19:25,560 --> 00:19:28,719 Speaker 1: Tennessee team when he got it out of them, no question, 414 00:19:28,760 --> 00:19:31,359 Speaker 1: now they're a serious contender. Well, look you look at 415 00:19:31,400 --> 00:19:33,840 Speaker 1: what's going on with Tennessee. I can't remember exactly how 416 00:19:33,840 --> 00:19:36,119 Speaker 1: the regular season for them ended last season, but I 417 00:19:36,119 --> 00:19:39,760 Speaker 1: believe they won in Week seventeen to get into the playoffs, 418 00:19:40,000 --> 00:19:42,960 Speaker 1: then they won two road games in the playoffs before 419 00:19:43,000 --> 00:19:45,520 Speaker 1: losing in the a f C Championship. And now they're 420 00:19:45,560 --> 00:19:48,200 Speaker 1: five and oh well, you know what, They've won eight 421 00:19:48,240 --> 00:19:50,480 Speaker 1: of their last nine games to go eight and one 422 00:19:50,520 --> 00:19:54,480 Speaker 1: in any stretch of NFL football, especially with some of 423 00:19:54,480 --> 00:19:57,240 Speaker 1: the stakes that they were playing for last year in January. 424 00:19:57,320 --> 00:20:00,840 Speaker 1: That's impressive. That's really really good work this ten Ce team. 425 00:20:00,960 --> 00:20:03,000 Speaker 1: I know I had mentioned it. I think in our 426 00:20:03,080 --> 00:20:06,600 Speaker 1: one of our preview shows we did with Larry during 427 00:20:06,680 --> 00:20:09,840 Speaker 1: training camp, we were talking about, okay, aside from the obvious, 428 00:20:09,880 --> 00:20:11,680 Speaker 1: like what's the game you're looking forward to on the 429 00:20:11,720 --> 00:20:15,399 Speaker 1: Packers schedule? I said, the Tennessee Titans, you know, coming 430 00:20:15,440 --> 00:20:18,760 Speaker 1: to lambeau Field around Christmas time in weeks seventeen. And 431 00:20:18,800 --> 00:20:20,840 Speaker 1: I know that's a long way off, but I have 432 00:20:20,840 --> 00:20:23,000 Speaker 1: a feeling we're gonna we're gonna be talking about that, 433 00:20:23,080 --> 00:20:25,520 Speaker 1: and then nationally that is going to be talked about. 434 00:20:25,600 --> 00:20:28,199 Speaker 1: Is potentially a really really big game in the NFL 435 00:20:28,280 --> 00:20:29,760 Speaker 1: late in the season, and you could be end up 436 00:20:29,760 --> 00:20:31,560 Speaker 1: talking about the hardest of pall and Green Bay is 437 00:20:31,560 --> 00:20:34,440 Speaker 1: gonna face all season potential time depending on where their 438 00:20:34,440 --> 00:20:37,800 Speaker 1: season goes. The thing I love about Tennessee, though, is 439 00:20:37,840 --> 00:20:40,879 Speaker 1: that they've done it slowly. It's been gradual. It hasn't 440 00:20:40,920 --> 00:20:43,520 Speaker 1: been one player here, one player there. It's been drafting 441 00:20:43,600 --> 00:20:47,240 Speaker 1: smart and finding good pieces in free agency. Certainly don't 442 00:20:47,280 --> 00:20:49,119 Speaker 1: look like a flash in the pan. Thin is what 443 00:20:49,160 --> 00:20:50,879 Speaker 1: you're saying. And the thing is is that when you 444 00:20:50,960 --> 00:20:54,320 Speaker 1: do it that way, the Ted Thompson type model, that's 445 00:20:54,359 --> 00:20:56,400 Speaker 1: what ensures that you're not going to be a flash 446 00:20:56,440 --> 00:20:58,600 Speaker 1: of the pan. You're gonna stay in this thing. And 447 00:20:58,680 --> 00:21:01,760 Speaker 1: let's give credit where credit is do. It is very 448 00:21:01,880 --> 00:21:04,480 Speaker 1: rare that you can see a quarterback sort of just 449 00:21:04,800 --> 00:21:08,480 Speaker 1: rise again after not necessarily floundering, but you know, it 450 00:21:08,640 --> 00:21:11,400 Speaker 1: really not working out in Miami. And here is Ryan 451 00:21:11,400 --> 00:21:15,600 Speaker 1: Tannehill with a stable, consistent running game, in a vision, 452 00:21:15,680 --> 00:21:18,960 Speaker 1: in a scheme, with that offense that you can tell 453 00:21:19,119 --> 00:21:22,880 Speaker 1: when you watch him how comfortable he is navigating this thing. 454 00:21:23,600 --> 00:21:26,959 Speaker 1: That Tennessee team, man, they're they're they're gonna be there 455 00:21:27,000 --> 00:21:29,000 Speaker 1: for a while. The one big question I will throw 456 00:21:29,000 --> 00:21:30,800 Speaker 1: out there that I think it will be important for 457 00:21:30,840 --> 00:21:33,360 Speaker 1: Tennessee because we were just talking about whether the Packers 458 00:21:33,400 --> 00:21:36,560 Speaker 1: have to deal with David bak Try and potentially missing 459 00:21:36,560 --> 00:21:39,720 Speaker 1: a game. The Titans have lost their left tackle Taylor 460 00:21:39,800 --> 00:21:42,439 Speaker 1: Lewin for the season, and that's going to be a 461 00:21:42,480 --> 00:21:45,000 Speaker 1: big adjustment they have to make, particularly in the running 462 00:21:45,000 --> 00:21:47,760 Speaker 1: game with what with what Derrick Henry does on that offense. 463 00:21:47,840 --> 00:21:50,920 Speaker 1: But a big test for Mike Vrabel, both in terms 464 00:21:51,000 --> 00:21:53,200 Speaker 1: of his own team and the opponent. He's got this. Yeah, 465 00:21:53,240 --> 00:21:54,960 Speaker 1: and you're right, I mean a guy like Lewin and 466 00:21:55,000 --> 00:21:57,040 Speaker 1: the way he came on over the last year and 467 00:21:57,040 --> 00:21:59,680 Speaker 1: really solidified himself as one of the top young tackles 468 00:21:59,680 --> 00:22:02,879 Speaker 1: in this league, that that one won't be easily replaced. 469 00:22:02,880 --> 00:22:04,960 Speaker 1: But again, it goes back to what you originally said, 470 00:22:04,960 --> 00:22:06,879 Speaker 1: I mean week seven. There's weeks where you and I 471 00:22:06,880 --> 00:22:08,280 Speaker 1: will sit here and we'll be like, yeah, there's really 472 00:22:08,280 --> 00:22:10,439 Speaker 1: not that much on the schedule. It's to take your 473 00:22:10,480 --> 00:22:12,080 Speaker 1: pick this week. I think, no matter where you are 474 00:22:12,119 --> 00:22:14,920 Speaker 1: in the country, whatever games show up on Fox or CBS, 475 00:22:14,960 --> 00:22:17,000 Speaker 1: you're gonna be pleased. Yeah, no question about it. All 476 00:22:17,080 --> 00:22:19,040 Speaker 1: Right with that, we'll call it a wrap on this 477 00:22:19,160 --> 00:22:21,480 Speaker 1: edition of Packers Unscript and be sure to follow all 478 00:22:21,480 --> 00:22:24,280 Speaker 1: of our coverage of the team, including everything going on 479 00:22:24,359 --> 00:22:28,040 Speaker 1: in Sunday's game down in Houston on Packers dot com 480 00:22:28,240 --> 00:22:30,960 Speaker 1: for West I Am Mike, Thank you for tuning everybody, 481 00:22:31,440 --> 00:22:32,120 Speaker 1: See you next time.