WEBVTT - #805 Packers Unscripted: Jaunt to Jacksonville

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

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

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<v Speaker 1>by my trusted colleague Weston Hankoitz. We're coming to you

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<v Speaker 1>here from our studios at Lambeufield to preview this Sunday's

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<v Speaker 1>matchup West. It will be the Packers and the Jaguars

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<v Speaker 1>from Jacksonville. It's a noon Central Time kickoff. And looking

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<v Speaker 1>at this Jacksonville team, it's been I guess you'd just

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<v Speaker 1>say a strange season in a lot of ways for them.

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<v Speaker 1>They start out the year zero to four, but three

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<v Speaker 1>of those losses in that four game losing streak where

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<v Speaker 1>by five points or less. They lost by three to Miami,

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<v Speaker 1>by five to Cleveland, by four to Houston. So they

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<v Speaker 1>are zero and four out of the things are not

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<v Speaker 1>going well. But since then now they've gone two and

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<v Speaker 1>one with victories over the Colts and the Patriots, a

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<v Speaker 1>loss to the Chicago Bears in between. They've played their

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<v Speaker 1>last two games in London, so they were in London

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<v Speaker 1>for an extended period of time. Now they're coming back

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<v Speaker 1>home to Jacksonville to face the Packers, and they feel

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<v Speaker 1>like they've got some things going in the right direction,

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<v Speaker 1>but they still have a ways to go, obviously to

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<v Speaker 1>get to where they want to be. And I'm sure

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<v Speaker 1>that Jacksonville is looking at this game against the Packers

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<v Speaker 1>as a potential turning point to their season if they

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<v Speaker 1>can chalk up a win.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, it's a get back game in a lot of ways.

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<v Speaker 2>And end Listen, Mike, I'm gonna sit here with you.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm gonna be real. I mean, there are some offensive

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<v Speaker 2>threats that I think the Packers have to be very

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<v Speaker 2>cognizant of in this matchup. Defensively, Jacksonville's kind of been

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<v Speaker 2>a train wreck for most of the season. They are

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<v Speaker 2>two and five for a reason. The New England Patriots

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<v Speaker 2>potentially could be the worst team in the National Football League.

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<v Speaker 2>What they did to them last week, especially being in

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<v Speaker 2>that second week in London, I anticipated that. I expected it.

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<v Speaker 2>The Trevor Lawrence has looked a lot better in these

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<v Speaker 2>last three four weeks. I think Tank Bigsby potentially gives

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<v Speaker 2>them an every down running back that they could potentially

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<v Speaker 2>ride in. Brian Thompson, Brian Thomas, excuse me, very dynamic.

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<v Speaker 2>Evan Ingram is back offensively A lot a lot there

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<v Speaker 2>for the Jaguars, depending on what happens defensively, It's hard

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<v Speaker 2>to find a lot of statistics that really jump off

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<v Speaker 2>the page. Positive in their fashion, in their manner, trebon

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<v Speaker 2>Walker's off to a good start. They do have some

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<v Speaker 2>playmakers there, but as a collective, they've really struggled. So

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<v Speaker 2>you're absolutely right. They were close in some of these losses.

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<v Speaker 2>They also just got completely blown out of the water

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<v Speaker 2>by Buffalo.

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<v Speaker 1>They really stand by the Bears in London quite frankly.

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<v Speaker 2>That's what I was going to say. I mean the Bears,

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<v Speaker 2>they took it to them. Yeah, they really struggled to

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<v Speaker 2>get things going against Chicago. So the Green mit Packers

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<v Speaker 2>is they have to take this team extremely serious. You

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<v Speaker 2>have to not look past them. But as much as

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<v Speaker 2>it's good to point out, and I think that's a

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<v Speaker 2>good message for the Florida mention this team, they could

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<v Speaker 2>easily be five and two when they're two and five,

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<v Speaker 2>the Jaguars are two and five, and while they are

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<v Speaker 2>coming off a win that if you flip that game

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<v Speaker 2>with the Bears, it would feel a lot differently too.

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<v Speaker 2>I Mean, there was a lot of conversations after that

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<v Speaker 2>lost to Chicago about exactly which direction that team may go.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 2>Absolutely, they responded appropriately. But at the same time, Packers

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<v Speaker 2>have won three games against the AFC South. I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>this is not the time to let one go. Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>Absolutely, you're looking to sweep that AFC division here. If

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<v Speaker 1>you're Green Bay looking at some of the numbers, Trevor Lawrence,

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<v Speaker 1>the former number one overall pick out of Clemson. He

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<v Speaker 1>has a ninety two point three passer rating this year,

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<v Speaker 1>which is not bad. But I think everybody has seen

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<v Speaker 1>Trevor Lawrence play better at other times in his career

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<v Speaker 1>than he's playing this year. The one real positive for

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<v Speaker 1>him is that he's only thrown three interceptions this shit year.

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<v Speaker 1>He has been protecting the football maybe better than he

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<v Speaker 1>has at other points.

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<v Speaker 2>I think he was fourth or fifteen interceptions last season. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>So I mean for what he's been able to do

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<v Speaker 2>protecting it has been very critical.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah. You mentioned Tank Bigsby, the running back, and I

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<v Speaker 1>just have to say, I think this is the first

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<v Speaker 1>time in Packers' history that they are playing an opponent

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<v Speaker 1>with someone whose first name is Tank two weeks in

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<v Speaker 1>a row.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, it has to be throw that out there. I'd

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<v Speaker 2>have to ask cliff about the nineteen twenties. Maybe I

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<v Speaker 2>could see a tank callaway or something.

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<v Speaker 1>Like Minneapolis Marines or something had a couple of tanks

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<v Speaker 1>on their team. But Bigsby six point two yards per carry,

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<v Speaker 1>that's nothing to sneeze at with the workload that he's

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<v Speaker 1>been giving been given. Excuse me. And then Brian Thomas Junior,

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<v Speaker 1>the rookie wide receiver. I'm really stumbling over my words today.

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<v Speaker 1>Out of LSU, he's averaging seventeen point one yards per catch.

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<v Speaker 1>He is the big play guy. You mentioned. They get

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<v Speaker 1>Evan Ingram back from injury, and that's a tight end

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<v Speaker 1>who likes to stretch the field and provides another weapon

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<v Speaker 1>certainly on offense there. But those are the numbers that

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<v Speaker 1>stick out to me, just the yards per carry for Bigsby,

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<v Speaker 1>the yards per catch for Thomas. Defensively, Treron Walker another

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<v Speaker 1>number one overall pick that the Jaguars have. He's got

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<v Speaker 1>six sacks this season. He really is the star and

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<v Speaker 1>the heart and soul of that defense. But a couple

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<v Speaker 1>of a couple of defensive statistics that will tell you

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<v Speaker 1>how much they are struggling. One is that opponents are

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<v Speaker 1>converting forty five percent of the time on third down.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm not sure exactly where that ranks because I didn't

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<v Speaker 1>have time to look that up before we turn the

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<v Speaker 1>cameras on, but forty five percent allowing third down conversions

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<v Speaker 1>is terrible. Twenty sixth, twenty sixth, it's not good. The

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<v Speaker 1>other is that the defense has only taken the ball

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<v Speaker 1>away three times all season in seven games. They have

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<v Speaker 1>one interception, they have two fumble recovery. This is not

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<v Speaker 1>a defense that has done much to help the offense

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<v Speaker 1>at all, and I mentioned this on our three Things

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<v Speaker 1>video yesterday. Now, the Jaguars offensively don't give it away

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<v Speaker 1>a bunch. As I mentioned, Lawrence just has the three interception.

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<v Speaker 1>I believe they only have four loss fumbles. So seven

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<v Speaker 1>giveaways in seven games. That's pretty darn good. But they

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<v Speaker 1>only have three takeaways in seven games. If you're the Packers,

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<v Speaker 1>you're coming off of this, You're coming off of a

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<v Speaker 1>three giveaway game of your own. Where there needs to

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<v Speaker 1>be that added emphasis again on protecting the ball. It

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<v Speaker 1>really becomes paramount in this game because you can't you

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<v Speaker 1>can't turn the ball over to the Jaguars and sort

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<v Speaker 1>of let them break profile, right, because if this defense

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<v Speaker 1>for Jacksonville suddenly breaks profile, their team will look a

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<v Speaker 1>lot different and they put themselves in a much better

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<v Speaker 1>position to knock you all.

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<v Speaker 2>Very strange statistics defensively, because the other thing is, yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>they've really struggled on third downs, but they're six against

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<v Speaker 2>the run so far this season, and in yards per

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<v Speaker 2>game and even in yards per play is seventh at

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<v Speaker 2>four point one point five. Passing defense thirty first total

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<v Speaker 2>yards twenty seventh. They are the worst team in the

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<v Speaker 2>NFL in goal to go. They're the only team that

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<v Speaker 2>has yet to prevent a team from scoring a touchdown

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<v Speaker 2>once they enter the red zone, opponents converting at one

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<v Speaker 2>hundred percent clip in goal to go in red zone.

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<v Speaker 2>They're also thirty second seventy eight point two six. So

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<v Speaker 2>making sure I get those statistics right, it's been a grind. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>Now tough to dress it up a little bit for

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<v Speaker 2>the Jaguars offensively, I think they're doing some really good things.

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<v Speaker 2>I think the switch to Bigsby Travis Etn really had

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<v Speaker 2>struggled earlier this season. I know this because Travis Etn

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<v Speaker 2>was my RB two on my fantasy league and now

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<v Speaker 2>it's Tank Bigsby. Hashtag analysis. But Bigsby he has that

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<v Speaker 2>big run and he has that six point two yards

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<v Speaker 2>per clip. But last week he showed he could just

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<v Speaker 2>be a bellcow for them and carry the ball twenty

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<v Speaker 2>six times for one hundred and nineteen yards with nothing

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<v Speaker 2>longer than fourteen per carry, along with the two touchdowns.

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<v Speaker 2>Again using the caveat that New England has really struggled

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<v Speaker 2>in basically every phase this year. It was the Patriots,

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<v Speaker 2>but you still have to have something to hang your

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<v Speaker 2>hat on. When you talk about I think Trevor Lawrence

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<v Speaker 2>and the difference that he's made the last few weeks,

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<v Speaker 2>it's I think it's the fact that he hasn't had

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<v Speaker 2>to be Superman as often. I think he only threw

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<v Speaker 2>the ball maybe twenty or twenty one times in that

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<v Speaker 2>game against New England. The other thing is to Michael,

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<v Speaker 2>the receivers have to pick him up. You've seen there's

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<v Speaker 2>been low light after lowlight of receivers dropping passes in

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<v Speaker 2>the end zone that he has put on the money

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<v Speaker 2>and guys are just not making plays for him. And

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<v Speaker 2>it's guys that have made plays. Christian Kirk had a

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<v Speaker 2>lot of success with him last season. I mean, you

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<v Speaker 2>look at Gabe Davis, a guy that I've always been

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<v Speaker 2>very high on a down seialed threat. It isn't just

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<v Speaker 2>the Brian Thomas show. I mean, they have guys they

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<v Speaker 2>can turn to, but it just hasn't been working out

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<v Speaker 2>for them this season. So they definitely got that win

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<v Speaker 2>and they're gonna be feeling better about themselves. But I

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<v Speaker 2>think the green Bay Packers, this is a game where

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<v Speaker 2>if you turn, if you take the ball away, if

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<v Speaker 2>you can get back on that train here and you

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<v Speaker 2>can convert that into points, I think that sets up

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<v Speaker 2>Green Bay for a victory. Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>A couple of other A couple of other things to

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<v Speaker 1>point out. One is that last week Jacksonville had a

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<v Speaker 1>punt return the link to the field ninety six yards

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<v Speaker 1>for a touchdown. That was kind of the play really

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<v Speaker 1>that broke New England's back as the Jaguars were coming

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<v Speaker 1>back from an early ten to nothing deficit. I think

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<v Speaker 1>they scored like twenty five straight points before New England

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<v Speaker 1>scored again. And within that run of twenty five straight

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<v Speaker 1>points was a ninety six yard punt return for a touchdown.

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<v Speaker 1>So that's something Rich Bassachi and crew. They need to

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<v Speaker 1>be on their p's and q's with that kind of

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<v Speaker 1>a threat. Also, statistically, I noticed in the first quarter

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<v Speaker 1>the Jaguars have been outscored forty one to twenty and

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<v Speaker 1>in the fourth quarter they've been outscored sixty nine to

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<v Speaker 1>thirty three. So first order, last quarter, the opponents have

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<v Speaker 1>more than double their point total through the first seven games.

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<v Speaker 1>This is not a team that starts games well. This

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<v Speaker 1>is not a team that finishes games well. And it's

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<v Speaker 1>one of the games where I look at it again,

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<v Speaker 1>I talked about sort of don't let them break profile

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<v Speaker 1>on defense and start taking the ball away. You want

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<v Speaker 1>the Jaguars to just be the Jaguars right, to keep

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<v Speaker 1>them where they are. And that's where really this game

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<v Speaker 1>And we'll get into maybe some more specific keys to

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<v Speaker 1>victory in a moment, but this is where this is

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<v Speaker 1>the kind of game that this is a lot more

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<v Speaker 1>about the Green Bay Packers and what the Packers do

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<v Speaker 1>and how they're going to execute on their end, much

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<v Speaker 1>more so than it's about anything that the Jaguars are.

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<v Speaker 2>One hundred percent. I mean, you've heard Tucker Kraft talk

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<v Speaker 2>numerous times this year about the Packers versus the Packers

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<v Speaker 2>and not hurting themselves and I think that's something that's

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<v Speaker 2>really held true. Last week was actually indication where Green

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<v Speaker 2>Bay did hurt itself a lot of ways, but it

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<v Speaker 2>didn't come back to cost them in the win column.

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<v Speaker 2>And one of the big reasons for that is complimentary

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<v Speaker 2>football wise, they did Picky's chie each other up in

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<v Speaker 2>one issue in one phase, didn't cause another phase to lapse.

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<v Speaker 2>And I think that's going to be very critical in

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<v Speaker 2>a game like this against Jacksonville because again the Jaguars

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<v Speaker 2>are home and they are going to have a little

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<v Speaker 2>bit more positive vibes behind them after that went against

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<v Speaker 2>New England, but it's been a grind for them throughout

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<v Speaker 2>the course of this year. I'm very interested to see

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<v Speaker 2>what the Parker Washington thing, what becomes of that, because

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<v Speaker 2>I think it was Devin Devernay was actually the one

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<v Speaker 2>that was the punt returner for them. Now he's on

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<v Speaker 2>injured reserve. Washington has only had I think three punt returns.

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<v Speaker 2>He's only been back there five times, and then he

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<v Speaker 2>ends up cranking that big return. So things like that

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<v Speaker 2>changed the complexion of a ballgame. And as you said,

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<v Speaker 2>that sort of through the door shut on the Patriots.

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<v Speaker 2>But overall, the number one point You've been driving home

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<v Speaker 2>all week, the fact that they have not taken the

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<v Speaker 2>ball away much defensively. If you are able to protect

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<v Speaker 2>the football and find a way to get some opportunities

0:11:59.800 --> 0:12:02.280
<v Speaker 2>on the other end of things, I think it works

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<v Speaker 2>out in the Packers favor.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, And that's the biggest key to victory that jumps

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<v Speaker 1>out to me in this one for the Packers, primarily

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<v Speaker 1>because Green Bay is coming off of a three giveaway

0:12:12.679 --> 0:12:17.200
<v Speaker 1>game that almost cost you a game. That line of

0:12:17.200 --> 0:12:19.640
<v Speaker 1>scrimmage wise, you felt you were in control of the

0:12:19.679 --> 0:12:22.880
<v Speaker 1>game against the Texans for quite a bit, but because

0:12:22.920 --> 0:12:28.400
<v Speaker 1>of the giveaways, you almost cough that one up at home.

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<v Speaker 1>This game is about protecting the football you have to make.

0:12:32.440 --> 0:12:34.760
<v Speaker 1>You have to do what you do on offense, protect

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<v Speaker 1>the ball and make a Jaguars defense that hasn't stopped

0:12:38.559 --> 0:12:41.000
<v Speaker 1>teams on third down as you mentioned, that hasn't stopped

0:12:41.000 --> 0:12:43.000
<v Speaker 1>teams in the red zone, or hasn't stopped teams in

0:12:43.080 --> 0:12:45.640
<v Speaker 1>goal to go. You have to put yourself in those

0:12:45.679 --> 0:12:48.320
<v Speaker 1>situations as an offense for the Packers, and if you

0:12:48.320 --> 0:12:49.920
<v Speaker 1>protect the football, you ought to be able to put

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<v Speaker 1>up enough points to win the game.

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<v Speaker 2>It's a weird situation though, because Josh heinz Allen is

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<v Speaker 2>there as well. He's a former first round pick for them.

0:12:57.920 --> 0:12:59.640
<v Speaker 2>He had seventeen and a half sacks last year. He

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<v Speaker 2>only has two this year, but he actually has more

0:13:01.400 --> 0:13:05.000
<v Speaker 2>quarterback hits than Walker does. So I mean they have

0:13:05.080 --> 0:13:08.080
<v Speaker 2>guys that get after the quarterback. Aaron Armstead Eric Armstead

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<v Speaker 2>excuse me, is also there. I mean, they have names

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<v Speaker 2>that you would expect to be able to pressure and

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<v Speaker 2>generate positive opportunities. It just has not worked out for

0:13:16.920 --> 0:13:19.800
<v Speaker 2>them to this point, whatever that combination may be. Before

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<v Speaker 2>we started the show, I was praising Tyson Campbell is

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<v Speaker 2>a guy I thought has come in the league and

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<v Speaker 2>been a very capable guy for them on the perimeter

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<v Speaker 2>since drafting him in the second round back in twenty

0:13:30.440 --> 0:13:33.320
<v Speaker 2>twenty one. So Green Bay has to figure out what

0:13:33.360 --> 0:13:35.480
<v Speaker 2>it needs to do in this matchup to be able

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<v Speaker 2>to find that victory. But the fact of the matter

0:13:38.040 --> 0:13:40.560
<v Speaker 2>is these games are never easy. And one of the

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<v Speaker 2>things I was sort of reminiscing about this week is

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<v Speaker 2>I believe this is the fourth time I'm covering a

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<v Speaker 2>Jaguars game and the Packers have never blown them out.

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<v Speaker 2>That I can recall, even I wrote this an insider

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<v Speaker 2>inbox in twenty twelve, when the Jaguars are off to

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<v Speaker 2>a terrible start, and I believe trying to remember if

0:13:57.200 --> 0:13:59.080
<v Speaker 2>that was Blaine Gabbard still, if they had already made

0:13:59.080 --> 0:14:02.760
<v Speaker 2>the switch to Chad Henny. In twenty twelve, the Packers

0:14:02.760 --> 0:14:05.360
<v Speaker 2>were like sixteen and a half point favorites at lambeau Field.

0:14:06.080 --> 0:14:08.000
<v Speaker 2>Green Bay was off to like a five and three start.

0:14:08.160 --> 0:14:10.920
<v Speaker 2>Obviously they had the issue with the fail Mary, but

0:14:11.000 --> 0:14:12.680
<v Speaker 2>the Jaguars had one win to that point, and they

0:14:12.720 --> 0:14:15.240
<v Speaker 2>gave him a run for their money. Yeah, the twenty

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<v Speaker 2>sixteen game I think was a little bit more decisive,

0:14:17.320 --> 0:14:19.320
<v Speaker 2>but then even the twenty twenty game, or excuse me,

0:14:19.720 --> 0:14:22.120
<v Speaker 2>the twenty twenty game was more decisive the twenty sixteen

0:14:22.240 --> 0:14:25.040
<v Speaker 2>game when you and I went down to Jacksonville and

0:14:25.080 --> 0:14:27.280
<v Speaker 2>it was ninety five degrees out for the opener. Yeah,

0:14:27.400 --> 0:14:30.200
<v Speaker 2>a game that was a knockdown, drag out battle that

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<v Speaker 2>I think came right down to the final whistle pretty much.

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<v Speaker 2>And then the Jaguars ended up getting on a pretty

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<v Speaker 2>rough start the rest of the way. So you expect

0:14:37.200 --> 0:14:39.360
<v Speaker 2>a tough matchup, but the Green Bit Packers have won

0:14:39.400 --> 0:14:40.920
<v Speaker 2>three in a row here, and as we've talked about

0:14:41.000 --> 0:14:43.520
<v Speaker 2>numerous times now, to be in a position to potentially

0:14:43.600 --> 0:14:46.480
<v Speaker 2>sweep the AFC South. When you get those those non

0:14:46.480 --> 0:14:49.560
<v Speaker 2>conference victories in your back pocket, those are sometimes the

0:14:49.560 --> 0:14:51.480
<v Speaker 2>currency that can kind of propel you with not only

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<v Speaker 2>the playoffs, but if you get there the postseason seedings

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<v Speaker 2>as well.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, what are you anticipating in terms of the crowd

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<v Speaker 1>for this one. We've seen Packers fan take over Nashville, Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>takeover LA. This this could be another, you know, another

0:15:06.680 --> 0:15:10.160
<v Speaker 1>home game on the road for Green Bay because traditionally,

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<v Speaker 1>anytime the Packers are playing in Florida, whether it's Tampa

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<v Speaker 1>or Miami or Jacksonville, whatever, the fans generally show it.

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<v Speaker 2>And if you looked at the price of tickets at all,

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<v Speaker 2>I mean it's pretty cheap, Okay, I mean, so if

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<v Speaker 2>you're a Packer fan in that part of the country,

0:15:23.760 --> 0:15:26.480
<v Speaker 2>you can compare to what people have paid in LA

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<v Speaker 2>and some of these other venues.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, the ticket prices in LA were kind of crazy.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, it's pretty economical even Nashville. Like kind of think

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<v Speaker 2>as you you had seen, I expect a Packers type

0:15:36.600 --> 0:15:38.560
<v Speaker 2>crowd to be perfectly honest with you. I mean, Jaguars

0:15:38.560 --> 0:15:41.480
<v Speaker 2>do have a fan base, and they were very coming

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<v Speaker 2>off of last year. I think there was a lot

0:15:42.880 --> 0:15:45.120
<v Speaker 2>of positive optimism. I mean, they gave Trevor Lawrence that

0:15:45.160 --> 0:15:47.160
<v Speaker 2>extension for a reason. I mean they they felt like

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<v Speaker 2>they were on the next step.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, it's it's it's interesting what's happened because two years ago,

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<v Speaker 1>two years ago, Doug Peterson comes in and things seem

0:15:57.520 --> 0:15:59.760
<v Speaker 1>to really be getting on the right track with Trevor Lawrence,

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<v Speaker 1>they make the playoffs, they have that monster comeback in

0:16:02.680 --> 0:16:06.320
<v Speaker 1>the playoff game against the Chargers, right to win a

0:16:06.320 --> 0:16:10.480
<v Speaker 1>playoff game. Last year, they you know, midway through the year,

0:16:10.520 --> 0:16:12.600
<v Speaker 1>they look like they're on their way to winning the

0:16:12.640 --> 0:16:15.360
<v Speaker 1>AFC South and getting back to the playoffs. And I

0:16:15.360 --> 0:16:17.640
<v Speaker 1>forget if it was whatever they lost, you know, six

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<v Speaker 1>of their last seven or whatever is they they just

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<v Speaker 1>it was five five of their last six. They just

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<v Speaker 1>completely fell apart in the last month and a half

0:16:26.120 --> 0:16:29.880
<v Speaker 1>of the season, let a playoff berth get away. And

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<v Speaker 1>then they come out this year and start zero to four. So,

0:16:33.480 --> 0:16:35.520
<v Speaker 1>you know, carrying over from the one season to the

0:16:35.560 --> 0:16:37.960
<v Speaker 1>next that they had, they lost nine out of ten

0:16:38.040 --> 0:16:41.440
<v Speaker 1>games to a team that for a year and a half,

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<v Speaker 1>more than a year and a half, looked like a

0:16:44.080 --> 0:16:47.560
<v Speaker 1>playoff team and was a playoff caliber team suddenly loses

0:16:47.640 --> 0:16:50.040
<v Speaker 1>nine out of ten and here they are, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>reaching close to the midway point of twenty twenty four

0:16:52.520 --> 0:16:54.320
<v Speaker 1>and trying to figure out where they're going. It's just

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<v Speaker 1>been it's been bizarre.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah. And then their one win was a twenty six

0:16:57.840 --> 0:17:00.400
<v Speaker 2>nothing shutout of the Panthers. I mean, and I think

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<v Speaker 2>that was after the Packers had played the Panthers, yeah,

0:17:03.400 --> 0:17:06.120
<v Speaker 2>in Carolina. So yeah, there's a lot going on there.

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<v Speaker 2>But again, and I know you'll probably after the we

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<v Speaker 2>get through everything, probably ask me more about the keys

0:17:11.800 --> 0:17:14.280
<v Speaker 2>of victory and this thing. But stopping Bigs by stopping

0:17:14.359 --> 0:17:17.359
<v Speaker 2>ETN and then limiting the explosive plays. I mean, you

0:17:17.440 --> 0:17:19.760
<v Speaker 2>do those three things, I think the takeaways and the

0:17:19.760 --> 0:17:23.280
<v Speaker 2>turnover opportunities will come. And also this is another game

0:17:23.320 --> 0:17:26.840
<v Speaker 2>too where Packers have had to be so cerebral with

0:17:26.880 --> 0:17:29.919
<v Speaker 2>how they've rushed these quarterbacks, these scrambling type quarterbacks. And

0:17:30.000 --> 0:17:33.000
<v Speaker 2>not that you know, Lawrence is a statue back there.

0:17:33.040 --> 0:17:34.639
<v Speaker 2>I mean, he has a thirty three yard run this

0:17:34.720 --> 0:17:37.280
<v Speaker 2>year too, but this is one where I think more

0:17:37.320 --> 0:17:39.679
<v Speaker 2>traditionally the Packers could get after him, and you know,

0:17:39.760 --> 0:17:42.080
<v Speaker 2>devonte Y could potentially be back in the cards for

0:17:42.119 --> 0:17:45.080
<v Speaker 2>them this weekend. That helps the defensive front. You have

0:17:45.119 --> 0:17:47.520
<v Speaker 2>a number of different guys that could potentially be involved

0:17:47.560 --> 0:17:50.400
<v Speaker 2>in that equation. But at the end of the day,

0:17:50.400 --> 0:17:51.600
<v Speaker 2>you got to take care of business and this is

0:17:51.720 --> 0:17:53.040
<v Speaker 2>going to be one of the big challenges here for

0:17:53.080 --> 0:17:55.800
<v Speaker 2>Green Bay before you get back to Lambellfield and have

0:17:55.880 --> 0:17:58.200
<v Speaker 2>that last one against the Lions before the bye week.

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<v Speaker 1>tonight Thursday Night that Packers fans will have their eye

0:18:33.840 --> 0:18:37.199
<v Speaker 1>on Minnesota on the short week. Hopping on the plane

0:18:37.240 --> 0:18:39.480
<v Speaker 1>to go out to the West Coast to take on

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<v Speaker 1>the Rams. The Rams reportedly getting Cooper Cup back as

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<v Speaker 1>a big time weapon for Matthew Stafford and the Vikings

0:18:49.640 --> 0:18:51.560
<v Speaker 1>coming off of their first loss of the year, that

0:18:51.680 --> 0:18:55.520
<v Speaker 1>down to the wire defeat to the Detroit Lions last

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<v Speaker 1>week at home for them. Kind of an interesting one here.

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<v Speaker 1>And you've got much as you know, as we've talked

0:19:02.800 --> 0:19:05.439
<v Speaker 1>about before with the Rams and Sean McVay, now you

0:19:05.480 --> 0:19:09.760
<v Speaker 1>have the Sean McVay Kevin O'Connell head coaching matchup right

0:19:10.000 --> 0:19:10.960
<v Speaker 1>in this one as well.

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<v Speaker 2>This is the other thing that's funny that there's a

0:19:13.119 --> 0:19:16.560
<v Speaker 2>possibility here that Cup is back. But then Jordan Whitington,

0:19:16.680 --> 0:19:18.320
<v Speaker 2>who is the guy that was sort of the main

0:19:18.359 --> 0:19:20.440
<v Speaker 2>go to guy in the game against Green Bay, he's

0:19:20.480 --> 0:19:23.520
<v Speaker 2>now out. FUCA is still questionable. I mean like they

0:19:23.520 --> 0:19:26.199
<v Speaker 2>haven't gotten any healthier. It really seems like since the

0:19:26.200 --> 0:19:28.400
<v Speaker 2>Packers saw him a few weeks ago. Now that being said,

0:19:28.440 --> 0:19:30.360
<v Speaker 2>Blake Cashman is out for the Vikings, so I mean

0:19:30.359 --> 0:19:32.080
<v Speaker 2>that's a huge loss for them. I feel like he's

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<v Speaker 2>been one of the best, you know, free agent signings

0:19:34.680 --> 0:19:36.800
<v Speaker 2>we've seen in the league. And how he's coming there

0:19:36.800 --> 0:19:38.520
<v Speaker 2>and sort of made an impact, made a huge impact

0:19:38.560 --> 0:19:39.720
<v Speaker 2>in that game against Green Bay.

0:19:39.840 --> 0:19:40.040
<v Speaker 1>Yep.

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<v Speaker 2>But seems like Aaron Jones has moved past the hamstring injury,

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<v Speaker 2>so you still have him available. Yeah. Another one of

0:19:47.800 --> 0:19:50.720
<v Speaker 2>these that I think as long as the NFC North

0:19:51.400 --> 0:19:54.720
<v Speaker 2>keeps winning these matchups, in these games, you're going to

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<v Speaker 2>continually be trying to see exactly what other teams are

0:19:57.200 --> 0:19:59.800
<v Speaker 2>able to do against them. From the Rams perspective, though,

0:19:59.800 --> 0:20:02.000
<v Speaker 2>you can can't lose much more ground. No, it's going

0:20:02.080 --> 0:20:04.119
<v Speaker 2>to be kind of a forgiving division. It looks like

0:20:04.160 --> 0:20:06.000
<v Speaker 2>this year for them, with all the issues at San

0:20:06.000 --> 0:20:08.520
<v Speaker 2>Francisco's weathered and the fact that I don't think the

0:20:08.560 --> 0:20:11.680
<v Speaker 2>Seahawks are a world beater, but you're still two and

0:20:11.720 --> 0:20:13.919
<v Speaker 2>five and in trying to claim some more of those

0:20:14.000 --> 0:20:16.960
<v Speaker 2>victories here to build up some momentum. You have to

0:20:17.000 --> 0:20:19.720
<v Speaker 2>do it because the injuries aren't going away, and if

0:20:19.720 --> 0:20:22.360
<v Speaker 2>you lose enough of these games, your playoff hopes will

0:20:22.359 --> 0:20:23.320
<v Speaker 2>be out the window. Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>Absolutely, a few other games on Sunday that stick out

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<v Speaker 1>to me. I'll just rattle them off and let you

0:20:31.240 --> 0:20:35.719
<v Speaker 1>comment as you please. Chicago at Washington. Now there are

0:20:35.800 --> 0:20:38.840
<v Speaker 1>questions as to whether Jaden Daniels, who has a rib injury,

0:20:38.920 --> 0:20:41.040
<v Speaker 1>the quarterback for Washington, is he going to be able

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<v Speaker 1>to play?

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<v Speaker 2>Is he not?

0:20:42.000 --> 0:20:45.560
<v Speaker 1>Obviously there's been a lot of anticipation for the two

0:20:45.600 --> 0:20:50.159
<v Speaker 1>rookie quarterbacks, Jade and Daniels against Caleb Williams, and certainly

0:20:50.160 --> 0:20:52.280
<v Speaker 1>nobody had on their bingo card at the beginning of

0:20:52.320 --> 0:20:55.280
<v Speaker 1>the season that Chicago and Washington would be flexed into

0:20:55.280 --> 0:21:01.920
<v Speaker 1>the three twenty five national television slot. But there they are.

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<v Speaker 1>Buffalo at Seattle strikes me as a very interesting cross

0:21:05.920 --> 0:21:09.880
<v Speaker 1>conference game AFC versus NFC. Seattle snapped that three game

0:21:09.920 --> 0:21:12.040
<v Speaker 1>losing streak last week, they got back on the winning

0:21:12.080 --> 0:21:15.080
<v Speaker 1>track on the road in Atlanta with a pretty convincing

0:21:15.480 --> 0:21:21.639
<v Speaker 1>victory there, and Buffalo still, you know, looking like a

0:21:21.760 --> 0:21:24.640
<v Speaker 1>very formidable team, but now having to make the long

0:21:24.920 --> 0:21:27.160
<v Speaker 1>road trip out there and then the Sunday night game,

0:21:27.520 --> 0:21:31.520
<v Speaker 1>which hopefully will be home coming back on the plane.

0:21:31.560 --> 0:21:34.359
<v Speaker 1>I don't know, maybe we'll miss the first half, but

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<v Speaker 1>a chance to maybe watch it from our couches after

0:21:37.160 --> 0:21:40.119
<v Speaker 1>we get back from Jacksonville. Dallas at San Francisco, do

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<v Speaker 1>I have to you don't want to watch Dallas in

0:21:42.880 --> 0:21:43.600
<v Speaker 1>San Francisco.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, be okay, if out of San Francisco has

0:21:46.040 --> 0:21:47.560
<v Speaker 2>some players on the field, sure.

0:21:47.440 --> 0:21:50.240
<v Speaker 1>It brings back I guess even just seeing those two

0:21:50.320 --> 0:21:52.800
<v Speaker 1>helmets on the field it bring it brings back the

0:21:53.320 --> 0:21:57.199
<v Speaker 1>college memories for me, those early nineties, you know, Dallas

0:21:57.200 --> 0:22:00.680
<v Speaker 1>at San Francisco playoff games, those those of stuck with me.

0:22:00.640 --> 0:22:03.080
<v Speaker 2>My snark aside. It's a huge game for both of

0:22:03.160 --> 0:22:06.320
<v Speaker 2>these teams. Hellas got absolutely clobbered before their bye week.

0:22:06.359 --> 0:22:08.760
<v Speaker 2>They come back. Now, you saw the statistics how good

0:22:08.840 --> 0:22:11.800
<v Speaker 2>Dak Prescott has been after the bye week, seeing if

0:22:11.800 --> 0:22:14.159
<v Speaker 2>he can keep that going. But my goodness, man, it

0:22:14.240 --> 0:22:16.800
<v Speaker 2>seems like every single week the forty nine ers lose

0:22:16.840 --> 0:22:20.480
<v Speaker 2>somebody else. You know, Kittle's still hurt, Ayyuk is injured, Like.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, they lost Ayuk for the season. Now over after

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<v Speaker 1>all of that, Yeah.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, So I mean this is this is gut check

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<v Speaker 2>time for them, sitting at three and four. I think

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<v Speaker 2>the other one too, Atlanta and Tampa Bay, somebody in

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<v Speaker 2>the NFC South trying to that's a quite.

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<v Speaker 1>Is a big That is a big game in the

0:22:35.840 --> 0:22:38.920
<v Speaker 1>NFC South with both of those team teams coming off

0:22:39.000 --> 0:22:44.239
<v Speaker 1>of home losses. Yes, that, you know, games that they

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<v Speaker 1>were certainly hoping to win, playing at home in some

0:22:46.920 --> 0:22:49.879
<v Speaker 1>big matchups, but they both took a defeat. And and

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<v Speaker 1>somebody needs to take control of that NFC South.

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<v Speaker 2>And with uh Chicago and Washington again, if if Daniels

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<v Speaker 2>can play in this thing, I think the reports were

0:22:58.760 --> 0:23:00.479
<v Speaker 2>he's weak to weak, but if he he can go.

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<v Speaker 2>Although we saw what that meant with Dan Davian Wicks.

0:23:03.119 --> 0:23:04.399
<v Speaker 2>He was week to week two and he was out

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<v Speaker 2>there on Sunday catching thirty yard touchdown passes, right, but Daniels,

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<v Speaker 2>I mean this guy, dude. He has been just such

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<v Speaker 2>an enigmatic force in the NFL this season, and Chicago's

0:23:14.840 --> 0:23:18.200
<v Speaker 2>defense is legit. If that would matchup is there, it'd

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<v Speaker 2>be really interesting to watch that. As much as people

0:23:19.960 --> 0:23:24.000
<v Speaker 2>will make it about Williams and Daniels, seeing how Daniels

0:23:24.000 --> 0:23:26.520
<v Speaker 2>handles that Chicago defense, I think is really interesting to

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<v Speaker 2>me if it would work out that way. But certainly

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<v Speaker 2>Washington man, nobody saw this coming, like with Dallas coming

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<v Speaker 2>off the season that they did, Philadelphia still being a

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<v Speaker 2>team that has some pop behind them after the Super

0:23:38.280 --> 0:23:41.160
<v Speaker 2>Bowl two years ago, and here are the Washington Commanders

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<v Speaker 2>just flying into this thing.

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<v Speaker 1>The one thing I'll say about Washington, not quarterback related,

0:23:47.240 --> 0:23:50.280
<v Speaker 1>we have seen we have seen over the years, whether

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<v Speaker 1>it's whether it's as a coordinator or as a head coach,

0:23:54.200 --> 0:23:58.040
<v Speaker 1>wherever dan Quinn goes, he makes an immediate impact on

0:23:58.160 --> 0:24:01.679
<v Speaker 1>a de defense. A defense under dan Quinn starts to

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<v Speaker 1>play significantly better right away. Now, there are times, I

0:24:05.600 --> 0:24:08.680
<v Speaker 1>mean in Dallas he wasn't able to sustain it. Certainly

0:24:08.680 --> 0:24:12.159
<v Speaker 1>in Seattle they sustained it for a long time, and

0:24:12.240 --> 0:24:15.080
<v Speaker 1>I don't really you know, in Atlanta they didn't quite

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<v Speaker 1>really sustain it there either because they became much more

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<v Speaker 1>dependent on Matt Ryan and Julio Johnson and all that.

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<v Speaker 1>But dan Quinn's track record is when he goes somewhere

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<v Speaker 1>that he makes an immediate impact on the defense. And

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<v Speaker 1>I think the combination of that with Jayden Daniels being this,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, eye opening rookie quarterback, it's completely changed the

0:24:35.000 --> 0:24:35.960
<v Speaker 1>outlook in Washington.

0:24:35.960 --> 0:24:38.760
<v Speaker 2>And I just love the construct of their entire offense too.

0:24:38.800 --> 0:24:40.920
<v Speaker 2>I mean, now, again it changes if Marcus Mariota is

0:24:40.960 --> 0:24:43.520
<v Speaker 2>the quarterback. But you know, Austin Eckler being the guy

0:24:43.560 --> 0:24:46.159
<v Speaker 2>that's complimenting Robinson now and the fact that you have

0:24:46.280 --> 0:24:49.320
<v Speaker 2>I think Terry McLaurin the Pandora's box has really been

0:24:49.359 --> 0:24:51.439
<v Speaker 2>opened with him now in terms of this isn't just

0:24:51.920 --> 0:24:54.240
<v Speaker 2>you know, kind of a smallish receiver that makes possession plays.

0:24:54.240 --> 0:24:55.720
<v Speaker 2>Now he's a big play guy if he has a

0:24:55.800 --> 0:24:58.560
<v Speaker 2>quarterback that can get him the ball, and just a

0:24:58.560 --> 0:25:01.240
<v Speaker 2>lot of different avenues that they have to generate offense.

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<v Speaker 2>In addition to the fact that, yeah, their defense has

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<v Speaker 2>made a complete turnaround here this season. Yeah, as long

0:25:05.600 --> 0:25:07.120
<v Speaker 2>as they're not playing this Sin sadibangles.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, that was that was the one. That was the

0:25:09.920 --> 0:25:12.239
<v Speaker 1>one game there that you were kind of scratching your

0:25:12.280 --> 0:25:14.960
<v Speaker 1>head with what was going on. Defensive defense was optional

0:25:15.000 --> 0:25:17.440
<v Speaker 1>for both teams. Yeah, both both teams in that game.

0:25:17.480 --> 0:25:19.520
<v Speaker 1>That one, That one got a little out of hand.

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<v Speaker 1>But yeah, I think an interesting slate of games in

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<v Speaker 1>uh in Week eight in the NFL and looking ahead

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<v Speaker 2>Have you decided if you're going to sleep here or

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<v Speaker 2>not those three days? I don't know.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, I mean I might good. Aybe Yeah, wellybe e

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<v Speaker 1>latable Naras Studio here, we'll just we'll set up like

0:25:59.119 --> 0:26:02.320
<v Speaker 1>we have showers, Lambeau. Yeah we do. We got a lot. Yeah,

0:26:02.320 --> 0:26:03.920
<v Speaker 1>we got a locker room that we could do.

0:26:03.960 --> 0:26:04.920
<v Speaker 2>You have a locker in there?

0:26:05.640 --> 0:26:06.240
<v Speaker 1>I don't know.

0:26:06.280 --> 0:26:08.120
<v Speaker 2>Okay, well if you need to use mine, but yeah,

0:26:08.240 --> 0:26:10.679
<v Speaker 2>you know, I'm sure I could. I got shampoo, I'm sure.

0:26:10.520 --> 0:26:13.679
<v Speaker 1>I could get one. Yeah, what a.

0:26:13.680 --> 0:26:14.320
<v Speaker 2>Way to in the show?

0:26:14.800 --> 0:26:16.800
<v Speaker 1>Yeah, we always and we get to this and then

0:26:16.840 --> 0:26:19.639
<v Speaker 1>we start talking about this thing that's gonna happen in

0:26:19.720 --> 0:26:22.960
<v Speaker 1>six months, and yeah, it's it's gonna be historic. It's

0:26:23.000 --> 0:26:24.680
<v Speaker 1>gonna be one of a kind. But we're trying to

0:26:24.720 --> 0:26:27.280
<v Speaker 1>figure out just how to do our jobs amidst all

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<v Speaker 1>the chaos.

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<v Speaker 2>Week eight already, buddy, Can you believe that?

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<v Speaker 1>I know, I know when you when you look at

0:26:32.240 --> 0:26:36.160
<v Speaker 1>it as far as preseason and regular season twenty games,

0:26:37.440 --> 0:26:40.560
<v Speaker 1>it were halfway there. Oh, hey, ten ten games of

0:26:40.640 --> 0:26:42.280
<v Speaker 1>ten games out of twenty year in the books.

0:26:42.280 --> 0:26:43.560
<v Speaker 2>Hopefully it feels like it.

0:26:43.640 --> 0:26:46.560
<v Speaker 1>Because you know, we're hoping to maybe have some playoffs,

0:26:46.680 --> 0:26:47.439
<v Speaker 1>you know at the end of the.

0:26:47.440 --> 0:26:50.480
<v Speaker 2>One hundred percent mentally, man, I am just like I'm

0:26:50.520 --> 0:26:53.679
<v Speaker 2>the coyote in the desert, like dragging myself to this

0:26:53.760 --> 0:26:56.240
<v Speaker 2>bye week. Like it was like I think whatever I

0:26:56.280 --> 0:26:58.439
<v Speaker 2>had left was it like the bow Melton story, then

0:26:58.480 --> 0:27:01.400
<v Speaker 2>the stuff I did last last week, And now I'm

0:27:01.440 --> 0:27:04.680
<v Speaker 2>just like just slightly clawing my way to that. Yeah

0:27:04.760 --> 0:27:05.120
<v Speaker 2>that buy.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, I mean, and we've actually benefited from a lot

0:27:08.680 --> 0:27:12.320
<v Speaker 1>of like noon games. Yeah, did you imagine this, this

0:27:12.320 --> 0:27:14.840
<v Speaker 1>this stretch that we've got coming up with like four

0:27:14.960 --> 0:27:16.840
<v Speaker 1>night games in a row or whatever, It's going to

0:27:16.880 --> 0:27:19.920
<v Speaker 1>be like I might even have to have some coffee

0:27:20.000 --> 0:27:21.760
<v Speaker 1>right here to get through packers unscripted.

0:27:21.760 --> 0:27:24.800
<v Speaker 2>Way, wouldn't that be somethinker We could do a well

0:27:24.800 --> 0:27:26.000
<v Speaker 2>we couldn't do this because I don't think I can

0:27:26.040 --> 0:27:28.680
<v Speaker 2>drink alcoholic work, but it would be like you you

0:27:28.720 --> 0:27:32.479
<v Speaker 2>have a coffee and I have an ipa, and then

0:27:32.520 --> 0:27:35.680
<v Speaker 2>it's like freaky Fridays that we just switch it up

0:27:36.000 --> 0:27:37.960
<v Speaker 2>and see which one of us gets through at first. Yeah,

0:27:37.960 --> 0:27:39.560
<v Speaker 2>there there you go, there we go.

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<v Speaker 1>All right, Well, we may we may just have to

0:27:41.560 --> 0:27:44.080
<v Speaker 1>try that. Desperate times could call for desperate measures.

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<v Speaker 2>Hey, I want to close on this because we'll never

0:27:45.640 --> 0:27:47.479
<v Speaker 2>have another chance to talk about this either. Remember how

0:27:47.520 --> 0:27:50.600
<v Speaker 2>I was kind of ripping on the double Monday night

0:27:50.600 --> 0:27:52.960
<v Speaker 2>football game. Yeah, last week, did you see what the

0:27:53.080 --> 0:27:55.879
<v Speaker 2>ratings were for that ESPN Plus game for Arizona.

0:27:56.040 --> 0:27:58.280
<v Speaker 1>I mean there was like hardly anybody who watched it.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean hardly anybody could watch.

0:28:00.359 --> 0:28:03.080
<v Speaker 2>My dad, so I have like ESPN Plus, I can

0:28:03.119 --> 0:28:04.879
<v Speaker 2>do all that stuff. But he asked my dad. I'm like, hey,

0:28:04.920 --> 0:28:07.359
<v Speaker 2>you watching He's like, no, I don't watch that stuff

0:28:07.400 --> 0:28:10.600
<v Speaker 2>on the internet. I'm like, oh yeah, fair play. It's

0:28:10.600 --> 0:28:12.520
<v Speaker 2>easy enough when it's right on the television. He doesn't

0:28:12.560 --> 0:28:14.360
<v Speaker 2>need to go on the internet to watch any other football.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh well, all right, what a great ending to the show.

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<v Speaker 1>Fantastic with that, we'll call it a wrap on this

0:28:21.760 --> 0:28:24.679
<v Speaker 1>edition of Packers Unscripted. Be sure to follow all of

0:28:24.680 --> 0:28:27.760
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0:28:27.800 --> 0:28:30.320
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<v Speaker 1>it all for you on Packers dot Com for Wesiam Mike.

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