1 00:00:00,840 --> 00:00:14,800 Speaker 1: Hi, everybody. Welcome to another edition of Packers Unscripted social 2 00:00:14,840 --> 00:00:18,160 Speaker 1: distancing Style from Packers dot Com. I am Mike Spofford 3 00:00:18,239 --> 00:00:22,120 Speaker 1: joint as always by the one and only Wes Hodkowits. 4 00:00:22,160 --> 00:00:26,520 Speaker 1: We are coming to you from twelve Lombardi Avenue West. 5 00:00:26,920 --> 00:00:31,159 Speaker 1: The first game of the Packers season is just a 6 00:00:31,200 --> 00:00:33,760 Speaker 1: few days away, and I want to start today's show 7 00:00:33,880 --> 00:00:37,080 Speaker 1: by tossing a phrase out at you because it's a 8 00:00:37,080 --> 00:00:40,520 Speaker 1: phrase we've heard a few different times through the off 9 00:00:40,560 --> 00:00:44,159 Speaker 1: season and again this week from Aaron Rodgers that he 10 00:00:44,200 --> 00:00:47,800 Speaker 1: thinks this Packers team, despite thirteen and three a year ago, 11 00:00:48,120 --> 00:00:50,720 Speaker 1: one game away from the Super Bowl, he believes this 12 00:00:50,760 --> 00:00:53,320 Speaker 1: Packers team is flying under the radar a little bit 13 00:00:53,360 --> 00:00:55,920 Speaker 1: as far as the national pundits are concerned. Do you 14 00:00:56,080 --> 00:00:58,800 Speaker 1: think that is the case. Well, it's funny that he 15 00:00:58,920 --> 00:01:02,760 Speaker 1: feels this way, Mike, because the Packers did win thirteen 16 00:01:02,760 --> 00:01:06,240 Speaker 1: games last year, they did make the NFC Championship game, 17 00:01:06,920 --> 00:01:10,360 Speaker 1: and they are flying underneath the radar of the National 18 00:01:10,400 --> 00:01:14,640 Speaker 1: Football League once again. The thing I love about this 19 00:01:14,800 --> 00:01:20,200 Speaker 1: analytics era of this um, you know, this proliferation of 20 00:01:20,319 --> 00:01:25,360 Speaker 1: just you know, analysis everywhere, video guy that and analytics 21 00:01:25,400 --> 00:01:30,680 Speaker 1: here talking head. There is that when you need talking points, 22 00:01:31,280 --> 00:01:34,240 Speaker 1: you typically will grab onto things that you don't understand, 23 00:01:34,240 --> 00:01:35,560 Speaker 1: and I think there are a lot of things that 24 00:01:35,600 --> 00:01:38,760 Speaker 1: people couldn't comprehend. If you didn't watch this team every 25 00:01:38,800 --> 00:01:41,880 Speaker 1: single week last year, why were they as successful as 26 00:01:41,920 --> 00:01:44,480 Speaker 1: they were? How were they able to overcome some of 27 00:01:44,520 --> 00:01:46,960 Speaker 1: the typical Well, they weren't a top ten offense or 28 00:01:47,000 --> 00:01:49,800 Speaker 1: a top ten defense, or they still made plays and 29 00:01:49,800 --> 00:01:52,960 Speaker 1: they still found ways to win. If you can't fit 30 00:01:53,040 --> 00:01:58,040 Speaker 1: all of that into a nice, tight, tiny, concise, understandable bubble, 31 00:01:58,320 --> 00:02:01,840 Speaker 1: well then everybody just disregards it. And for that reason, 32 00:02:02,040 --> 00:02:05,320 Speaker 1: I think a lot of people are again counting against 33 00:02:05,360 --> 00:02:08,679 Speaker 1: this team going into two thousand and twenty, and I 34 00:02:08,760 --> 00:02:11,480 Speaker 1: think that's unfortunate, Mike, because if you look at the 35 00:02:11,480 --> 00:02:14,040 Speaker 1: way the Packers are built in a lot of ways, 36 00:02:14,080 --> 00:02:16,639 Speaker 1: there are a much better team on paper than they 37 00:02:16,639 --> 00:02:19,840 Speaker 1: were a year ago at this time. Don't get me wrong. 38 00:02:19,880 --> 00:02:22,720 Speaker 1: Losing Brian Bulaga, that's a big loss, especially with the 39 00:02:22,800 --> 00:02:26,160 Speaker 1: questions at right tackle going into Sunday's game. They had to, 40 00:02:26,720 --> 00:02:28,919 Speaker 1: you know, shed a few parts to gain a few 41 00:02:29,520 --> 00:02:32,840 Speaker 1: and now you have the running game is more established, 42 00:02:32,880 --> 00:02:35,519 Speaker 1: you have Aaron Rodgers looking more comfortable. You have Davonte 43 00:02:35,560 --> 00:02:38,720 Speaker 1: Adams being the type of receiver that I think also 44 00:02:38,960 --> 00:02:41,800 Speaker 1: is really flying underneath the radar of the NFL. I 45 00:02:41,800 --> 00:02:44,360 Speaker 1: think it's finally starting to feel some of that that 46 00:02:44,480 --> 00:02:48,480 Speaker 1: real appreciation for his game. The Smith's Adrian Ames. The 47 00:02:48,520 --> 00:02:51,240 Speaker 1: list goes on and on. Mike, the Greenbay Packers are 48 00:02:51,240 --> 00:02:53,680 Speaker 1: a better team than they were last year at this time, 49 00:02:54,000 --> 00:02:56,280 Speaker 1: and if they can find the progress that they want 50 00:02:56,320 --> 00:02:58,640 Speaker 1: from those second and third year players, there's a reason 51 00:02:58,680 --> 00:03:01,880 Speaker 1: to believe this team is once again Super Bowl contender. Yeah, 52 00:03:02,120 --> 00:03:04,960 Speaker 1: it's interesting to me that you brought up analytics because 53 00:03:05,639 --> 00:03:10,880 Speaker 1: to me, there's To me, there's been a big analytical 54 00:03:11,000 --> 00:03:14,639 Speaker 1: narrative surrounding this Packers team, and not just the Packers, 55 00:03:14,680 --> 00:03:17,040 Speaker 1: but I think the Seahawks are another team that falls 56 00:03:17,040 --> 00:03:20,960 Speaker 1: into this category because those were the two teams last 57 00:03:21,040 --> 00:03:24,119 Speaker 1: year that won the most close games, the most one 58 00:03:24,200 --> 00:03:27,400 Speaker 1: score games, you know, eight points are less, and all 59 00:03:27,440 --> 00:03:30,880 Speaker 1: the analytics say you can't have that type of record 60 00:03:30,919 --> 00:03:33,880 Speaker 1: in close games again. And while there is certainly a 61 00:03:33,919 --> 00:03:37,640 Speaker 1: law of averages to a funny game with a funny 62 00:03:37,680 --> 00:03:40,280 Speaker 1: shaped ball that can bounce weird ways, I get that, 63 00:03:41,440 --> 00:03:44,120 Speaker 1: but There's also something to be said in this league 64 00:03:44,160 --> 00:03:47,200 Speaker 1: for being the better team in the clutch moments when 65 00:03:47,200 --> 00:03:50,680 Speaker 1: it really matters, and I think that's what the Packers 66 00:03:50,720 --> 00:03:54,680 Speaker 1: were in twenty nineteen. You look at three of their 67 00:03:54,680 --> 00:03:59,320 Speaker 1: wins in December Washington, Chicago, Detroit, the Packers were better 68 00:03:59,360 --> 00:04:02,160 Speaker 1: than all three of those teams. They did not play 69 00:04:02,320 --> 00:04:05,840 Speaker 1: very well in either in any of those three games, 70 00:04:06,240 --> 00:04:08,560 Speaker 1: but in the fourth quarter when it mattered, when they 71 00:04:08,640 --> 00:04:11,000 Speaker 1: had to find a way to win the game, they did, 72 00:04:11,080 --> 00:04:12,880 Speaker 1: and they were the better team when it counted, And 73 00:04:12,920 --> 00:04:15,600 Speaker 1: I think that sort of became the identity of the 74 00:04:15,600 --> 00:04:19,599 Speaker 1: two thousand nineteen Packers. So I think if you're talking 75 00:04:19,640 --> 00:04:22,240 Speaker 1: about regression to the means, so to speak, with some 76 00:04:22,320 --> 00:04:24,560 Speaker 1: of these analytics, the one thing that could certainly catch 77 00:04:24,640 --> 00:04:27,440 Speaker 1: up to the Packers is the health issue. Because Green 78 00:04:27,480 --> 00:04:30,400 Speaker 1: Bay was extremely healthy last year. Did you know, other 79 00:04:30,440 --> 00:04:35,120 Speaker 1: than losing Davante Adams for four games to the turf 80 00:04:35,200 --> 00:04:38,600 Speaker 1: toe injury at mid season, there wasn't any other, you know, 81 00:04:38,839 --> 00:04:42,320 Speaker 1: really high level significant injury that the Packers had to 82 00:04:42,360 --> 00:04:44,560 Speaker 1: deal with in twenty nineteen, and they took advantage of 83 00:04:44,600 --> 00:04:47,640 Speaker 1: that certainly. But when you know, and as I said, 84 00:04:47,640 --> 00:04:49,919 Speaker 1: The Seahawks are kind of another team now. The Packers 85 00:04:49,920 --> 00:04:51,760 Speaker 1: and Seahawks bet in the playoffs, and obviously it was 86 00:04:51,800 --> 00:04:53,960 Speaker 1: a very close game of five point difference came down 87 00:04:54,000 --> 00:04:55,600 Speaker 1: to the way or so something had to give there. 88 00:04:56,080 --> 00:04:59,479 Speaker 1: But the Seahawks are another team that a lot of 89 00:04:59,480 --> 00:05:02,479 Speaker 1: the nash Old pundits are kind of discounting them a 90 00:05:02,480 --> 00:05:04,719 Speaker 1: little bit because of all the close games they won 91 00:05:05,240 --> 00:05:08,480 Speaker 1: last year, and I just I don't think that's necessarily 92 00:05:08,520 --> 00:05:11,640 Speaker 1: the right reason to to count somebody out. Now. The 93 00:05:11,640 --> 00:05:14,200 Speaker 1: Seahawks certainly are are in a tough division that NFC 94 00:05:14,279 --> 00:05:16,520 Speaker 1: West is going to be really really fun and entertaining 95 00:05:16,520 --> 00:05:19,600 Speaker 1: to watch, certainly, But when it comes to the Packers 96 00:05:19,600 --> 00:05:22,240 Speaker 1: flying under the radar, I do think they are. I 97 00:05:22,320 --> 00:05:27,160 Speaker 1: just don't necessarily agree with the reasons that are being 98 00:05:27,400 --> 00:05:29,640 Speaker 1: put out there for why they are well. And the 99 00:05:29,680 --> 00:05:32,280 Speaker 1: thing I think would have been really interesting if, as 100 00:05:32,360 --> 00:05:35,520 Speaker 1: if everyone would have been as hot on the Packers 101 00:05:36,120 --> 00:05:41,080 Speaker 1: last August as they were the Cleveland Browns. The pundits, 102 00:05:41,120 --> 00:05:43,400 Speaker 1: this is another thing they love to do. These these 103 00:05:43,440 --> 00:05:45,560 Speaker 1: analysts love to do they want They like picking out 104 00:05:45,600 --> 00:05:48,000 Speaker 1: their attractive dark horse, and they do it to the 105 00:05:48,000 --> 00:05:51,159 Speaker 1: point that they beat that dark horse to death, and 106 00:05:51,320 --> 00:05:53,880 Speaker 1: you you end up getting these stories where you know, 107 00:05:54,040 --> 00:05:56,640 Speaker 1: the Cleveland Browns don't end up being the team everybody 108 00:05:56,640 --> 00:05:59,120 Speaker 1: expects them to be, and now everybody's disappointed in them. 109 00:05:59,120 --> 00:06:00,880 Speaker 1: Everybody thinks that they're needs to be this type of 110 00:06:00,960 --> 00:06:03,520 Speaker 1: change over. The Browns were still a team that was 111 00:06:03,600 --> 00:06:05,560 Speaker 1: up and coming, but they weren't by any means, a 112 00:06:05,600 --> 00:06:07,560 Speaker 1: finished product. I think you're seeing it now with the 113 00:06:07,560 --> 00:06:10,679 Speaker 1: Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and they may have a fantastic season, 114 00:06:10,720 --> 00:06:14,039 Speaker 1: but they're competing against a really difficult New Orleans Saints 115 00:06:14,080 --> 00:06:16,880 Speaker 1: team in that same division, and they're having to really 116 00:06:16,920 --> 00:06:20,280 Speaker 1: rebuild an entire offense now around Tom Brady. There are 117 00:06:20,400 --> 00:06:23,320 Speaker 1: question marks there, but yet nobody wants to talk about that. 118 00:06:23,360 --> 00:06:25,080 Speaker 1: They just want to talk about the fact that Tom 119 00:06:25,200 --> 00:06:28,440 Speaker 1: Terrific's there. The Buccaneers are fantastic and they're gonna have 120 00:06:28,480 --> 00:06:31,600 Speaker 1: a phenomenal season. It doesn't work like that. The Green 121 00:06:31,600 --> 00:06:34,400 Speaker 1: Bay Packers last year were a testament to the people 122 00:06:34,440 --> 00:06:36,640 Speaker 1: that do all the analysis early on and they do 123 00:06:36,680 --> 00:06:38,400 Speaker 1: their rankings and they try to figure out who the 124 00:06:38,440 --> 00:06:40,520 Speaker 1: division champions are gonna be and who's gonna make the playoffs. 125 00:06:40,600 --> 00:06:42,839 Speaker 1: You can't play that game in the National Football League 126 00:06:42,839 --> 00:06:45,200 Speaker 1: because there is so much turnover. All you have to 127 00:06:45,240 --> 00:06:47,839 Speaker 1: do is look at the playoffs scenarios from the last 128 00:06:47,839 --> 00:06:50,320 Speaker 1: ten years. There's always gonna be a Packers team. There's 129 00:06:50,320 --> 00:06:52,479 Speaker 1: always gonna be a Titans team that kind of comes 130 00:06:52,480 --> 00:06:55,240 Speaker 1: out of relative obscurity relative to where they were the 131 00:06:55,320 --> 00:07:00,159 Speaker 1: last season and really surprise people enjoy that ride, be 132 00:07:00,240 --> 00:07:03,800 Speaker 1: able to appreciate that ride, and then realistically, yeah, you 133 00:07:03,800 --> 00:07:05,800 Speaker 1: want to have all these discussions about where did the 134 00:07:05,839 --> 00:07:07,760 Speaker 1: stats bear out? You can have them until you're blue 135 00:07:07,760 --> 00:07:09,040 Speaker 1: in the face. But the fact of the matter is 136 00:07:09,080 --> 00:07:12,560 Speaker 1: there's one metric that the NFL uses to determine who 137 00:07:12,560 --> 00:07:15,840 Speaker 1: gets to go to the playoffs. It's wins. It's division titles. 138 00:07:16,280 --> 00:07:17,920 Speaker 1: The Packers did that and they won a game in 139 00:07:17,920 --> 00:07:20,120 Speaker 1: the playoffs and they got to the NFC Championship game. 140 00:07:20,840 --> 00:07:23,920 Speaker 1: Another they want to try to make that next step. Yeah, 141 00:07:24,000 --> 00:07:26,600 Speaker 1: another point to throw out there as well, because this 142 00:07:26,680 --> 00:07:29,240 Speaker 1: is a long season and we're certainly hoping that we're 143 00:07:29,240 --> 00:07:31,680 Speaker 1: going to have a full long season once again here 144 00:07:31,680 --> 00:07:35,720 Speaker 1: in the NFL. Thanksgiving last year, nobody thought the Tennessee 145 00:07:35,720 --> 00:07:38,040 Speaker 1: Titans would be one of the last four teams standing 146 00:07:38,160 --> 00:07:41,440 Speaker 1: right go back to at Thanksgiving, did anybody think the 147 00:07:41,440 --> 00:07:43,320 Speaker 1: Green Bay Packers were gonna be one of the last 148 00:07:43,320 --> 00:07:46,560 Speaker 1: four teams standing? So even with all this talk through 149 00:07:46,560 --> 00:07:50,040 Speaker 1: August and early September about where teams are, it comes 150 00:07:50,080 --> 00:07:52,360 Speaker 1: down to where are you in November and December and 151 00:07:52,400 --> 00:07:56,320 Speaker 1: heading in January? And we are so far away from 152 00:07:56,400 --> 00:07:58,840 Speaker 1: getting to that point. So, yes, it's fun to talk 153 00:07:58,840 --> 00:08:00,560 Speaker 1: about who's gonna win the divis Asi and who's going 154 00:08:00,600 --> 00:08:02,880 Speaker 1: to make the playoffs, who were the super Bowl contenders, 155 00:08:03,200 --> 00:08:07,040 Speaker 1: But quite quite frankly, it's it's a it's a discussion 156 00:08:07,160 --> 00:08:09,960 Speaker 1: that that you can't even really get serious about until 157 00:08:10,000 --> 00:08:12,440 Speaker 1: you get about ten eleven games into this thing. Well, 158 00:08:12,480 --> 00:08:14,720 Speaker 1: and what I love about Matt Lafore's perspective to Mike 159 00:08:14,840 --> 00:08:16,679 Speaker 1: is that even if the Packers were getting the proper 160 00:08:16,720 --> 00:08:18,760 Speaker 1: credit for being a thirteen and three team, for being 161 00:08:19,080 --> 00:08:21,720 Speaker 1: amongst those final four, he wouldn't want to hear about 162 00:08:21,720 --> 00:08:23,680 Speaker 1: two thousand nineteen because if you look at many of 163 00:08:23,720 --> 00:08:26,280 Speaker 1: those same examples of teams that made it to championship games, 164 00:08:26,440 --> 00:08:28,840 Speaker 1: heck that even made it to Super Bowls, that is 165 00:08:28,880 --> 00:08:31,400 Speaker 1: not an indicator we're gonna be able to just replicate 166 00:08:31,440 --> 00:08:34,800 Speaker 1: that the next season they're onto two thousand and twenty, 167 00:08:34,920 --> 00:08:37,560 Speaker 1: And for the hope and sake of my own sanity, 168 00:08:38,040 --> 00:08:40,720 Speaker 1: I hope the onlookers are too. If the Packers perform 169 00:08:40,800 --> 00:08:43,520 Speaker 1: well on Sunday, it's not because it's a fluke. It's 170 00:08:43,559 --> 00:08:46,440 Speaker 1: not because it's some statistical anomaly. It's because they were 171 00:08:46,440 --> 00:08:49,199 Speaker 1: the better football team and so far underneath mapa floor 172 00:08:49,760 --> 00:08:52,480 Speaker 1: in eighteen games or whatever it is underneath him at 173 00:08:52,480 --> 00:08:55,000 Speaker 1: this point, more often than not, the Packers have been 174 00:08:55,040 --> 00:08:59,240 Speaker 1: the more prepared and better producing football team on the field. Well, 175 00:08:59,320 --> 00:09:01,920 Speaker 1: that is a big Week one matchup coming up here 176 00:09:01,960 --> 00:09:04,840 Speaker 1: with the Packers traveling to Minneapolis to take on the Vikings, 177 00:09:04,840 --> 00:09:06,920 Speaker 1: a big NFC North battle. I want to get to 178 00:09:07,000 --> 00:09:10,480 Speaker 1: some keys to victory here. But a little sponsor Business West, 179 00:09:10,520 --> 00:09:15,079 Speaker 1: our first sponsor business on Packers unscripted of gear up 180 00:09:15,120 --> 00:09:18,559 Speaker 1: four game day folks, open a Packers checking account from 181 00:09:18,559 --> 00:09:22,120 Speaker 1: Associated Bank and score a fifty dollar Packers Pro Shop 182 00:09:22,200 --> 00:09:26,440 Speaker 1: gift card. Learn more at Associated bank dot com. Backslash 183 00:09:26,600 --> 00:09:31,280 Speaker 1: Packers Okay Week one noon Central time kickoff at us 184 00:09:31,360 --> 00:09:33,720 Speaker 1: Bank Stadium. It's the Packers and the Vikings. A little 185 00:09:33,760 --> 00:09:37,239 Speaker 1: bit of news that we found out yesterday. The Vikings 186 00:09:37,400 --> 00:09:39,280 Speaker 1: and we had talked on our last show about all 187 00:09:39,320 --> 00:09:42,240 Speaker 1: the changes that are going on with some of their 188 00:09:42,280 --> 00:09:45,800 Speaker 1: personnel on defense, they will be without pro Bowl pass 189 00:09:45,880 --> 00:09:48,680 Speaker 1: rusher Daniel Hunter, fourteen and a half sacks each of 190 00:09:48,720 --> 00:09:50,679 Speaker 1: the last couple of years. This is the guy who 191 00:09:50,720 --> 00:09:53,600 Speaker 1: has five and a half career sacks against the Green 192 00:09:53,640 --> 00:09:56,880 Speaker 1: Bay Packers. He was placed on injury preserve by the Vikings. 193 00:09:56,920 --> 00:09:59,680 Speaker 1: He's going to be out at least three weeks. Had 194 00:10:00,000 --> 00:10:02,120 Speaker 1: been dealing with an injury throughout training camp, and the 195 00:10:02,200 --> 00:10:04,960 Speaker 1: Vikings have just decided he will not be ready to 196 00:10:05,000 --> 00:10:07,920 Speaker 1: play in the early going here in and with the 197 00:10:07,920 --> 00:10:11,960 Speaker 1: Packers having obviously their own injury question at right tackle 198 00:10:12,040 --> 00:10:15,040 Speaker 1: on on one of the edges. Um, you know, something 199 00:10:15,040 --> 00:10:18,120 Speaker 1: to watch here to see just what matchup ends up 200 00:10:18,160 --> 00:10:21,280 Speaker 1: actually taking place on the field Sunday afternoon. You know 201 00:10:21,400 --> 00:10:23,000 Speaker 1: it's funny too, Mike. It makes a lot, I mean 202 00:10:23,040 --> 00:10:25,320 Speaker 1: a lot of reasons why them trading for Unique made 203 00:10:25,360 --> 00:10:27,880 Speaker 1: a lot of a lot of sense for them. But boy, 204 00:10:27,920 --> 00:10:30,200 Speaker 1: that's another one. Now. The fact that Hunter dealing with 205 00:10:30,200 --> 00:10:32,120 Speaker 1: what he was dealing with probably shed some light on 206 00:10:32,200 --> 00:10:34,480 Speaker 1: why they were so proactive and trying to go out 207 00:10:34,559 --> 00:10:38,760 Speaker 1: in adding another pass rusher during training camp. It was funny. 208 00:10:38,960 --> 00:10:42,160 Speaker 1: I don't think Matt Arvin, our wonderful producer, can bring 209 00:10:42,240 --> 00:10:45,560 Speaker 1: up the video on top of us. But the reaction 210 00:10:45,760 --> 00:10:48,560 Speaker 1: that Aaron Rodgers had when Bill Hubert, because it literally 211 00:10:48,600 --> 00:10:52,839 Speaker 1: happened seconds before Rogers spoke to the media on Wednesday. 212 00:10:53,440 --> 00:10:56,040 Speaker 1: So Bill, who was the first reporter to to ask 213 00:10:56,080 --> 00:10:58,559 Speaker 1: a question in the zoom session, used his opportunity to 214 00:10:58,600 --> 00:11:01,640 Speaker 1: ask Rogers about that, and there is this pause in 215 00:11:01,760 --> 00:11:06,000 Speaker 1: thousand yard gaze, uh in Aaron Rodgers expression the moment 216 00:11:06,040 --> 00:11:08,600 Speaker 1: that Bill mentioned that he was going on injured reserve. 217 00:11:08,679 --> 00:11:10,920 Speaker 1: Not that Rogers is necessarily happy about it, but it's 218 00:11:10,920 --> 00:11:15,120 Speaker 1: shocking the people. I think that in Minnesota earlier in 219 00:11:15,160 --> 00:11:16,920 Speaker 1: the day, they were maybe the day before, they were 220 00:11:16,920 --> 00:11:20,520 Speaker 1: talking to Hunter about Eric Kendricks and if Eric Kendricks 221 00:11:20,559 --> 00:11:23,280 Speaker 1: would be playing in this game, and him mentioning, you know, yeah, 222 00:11:23,360 --> 00:11:26,640 Speaker 1: that's a guy you can't replace. Nobody thought that Danil 223 00:11:26,720 --> 00:11:28,960 Speaker 1: Hunter was just going to be completely not only you know, 224 00:11:29,160 --> 00:11:31,440 Speaker 1: you know, questionable for this game, that's fine, but like 225 00:11:31,559 --> 00:11:34,840 Speaker 1: just completely out of the equation for the Vikings. It's 226 00:11:34,880 --> 00:11:37,160 Speaker 1: that stuff that happens when there's no preseason, when there's 227 00:11:37,160 --> 00:11:39,120 Speaker 1: no eyes on anybody, and you really kind of had 228 00:11:39,160 --> 00:11:41,319 Speaker 1: this cloak of darkness that I keep talking about throughout 229 00:11:41,320 --> 00:11:44,600 Speaker 1: the league. He's not in there, So that changes thing. 230 00:11:44,720 --> 00:11:49,320 Speaker 1: The different secondary, the different cornerbacks for the Vikings change things, 231 00:11:49,320 --> 00:11:51,280 Speaker 1: and it's going to lead to some more questions than 232 00:11:51,360 --> 00:11:53,800 Speaker 1: we've grown accustomed to with this Mike Zimmer defense going 233 00:11:53,800 --> 00:11:56,440 Speaker 1: into this game. Yeah, I think when we if we 234 00:11:56,520 --> 00:12:00,120 Speaker 1: look at keys to victory here for the Packers, if 235 00:12:00,160 --> 00:12:04,000 Speaker 1: you start on the offensive side of the ball, even 236 00:12:04,040 --> 00:12:07,080 Speaker 1: without Hunter, this is still a heck of a Vikings defense. 237 00:12:07,120 --> 00:12:10,400 Speaker 1: And there are questions about these young rookie cornerbacks stepping 238 00:12:10,440 --> 00:12:13,600 Speaker 1: into significant roles and all that, but you're gonna have 239 00:12:13,840 --> 00:12:16,440 Speaker 1: Unique and Ghakway on one side as a pass rusher. 240 00:12:16,480 --> 00:12:18,720 Speaker 1: You've still got Eric Kendricks and Anthony Barr in the 241 00:12:18,720 --> 00:12:21,120 Speaker 1: middle of that defense. And then the back middle, so 242 00:12:21,200 --> 00:12:24,640 Speaker 1: to speak, is Anthony Harrison Harrison Smith, and you know 243 00:12:24,760 --> 00:12:27,960 Speaker 1: Harrison Smith will line up anywhere and everywhere I think 244 00:12:28,000 --> 00:12:30,360 Speaker 1: offensively for the Packers. And this is what we saw, 245 00:12:31,240 --> 00:12:33,720 Speaker 1: I would say, in the second half of that Week 246 00:12:33,800 --> 00:12:37,200 Speaker 1: sixteen game last year. The Packers control the line of 247 00:12:37,240 --> 00:12:40,440 Speaker 1: scrimmage in that game because they were avoiding the negative plays. 248 00:12:40,480 --> 00:12:42,760 Speaker 1: As Matt Lafleur likes to say, you can't get behind 249 00:12:42,800 --> 00:12:45,959 Speaker 1: the sticks against a defense like this. You stay in 250 00:12:46,040 --> 00:12:49,120 Speaker 1: manageable down and distances. You avoid the penalties, you avoid 251 00:12:49,160 --> 00:12:51,880 Speaker 1: the sacks, the tackles for loss against the run, you 252 00:12:51,880 --> 00:12:55,840 Speaker 1: avoid those negative plays. And this Packers offense with Aaron 253 00:12:55,920 --> 00:12:58,839 Speaker 1: Rodgers can really do its thing. And I think offensively, 254 00:12:59,120 --> 00:13:01,360 Speaker 1: whether you want to do it trying to pound the 255 00:13:01,360 --> 00:13:03,720 Speaker 1: ball and play action or do the short passing game 256 00:13:03,800 --> 00:13:06,240 Speaker 1: test those rookie corners, I'm not sure how the Package 257 00:13:06,280 --> 00:13:08,920 Speaker 1: are going to go about it. But if they avoid 258 00:13:08,960 --> 00:13:11,880 Speaker 1: those negative plays and the penalties that that put them 259 00:13:11,880 --> 00:13:15,400 Speaker 1: in rough down and distant situations, I like their chances 260 00:13:15,440 --> 00:13:17,960 Speaker 1: offensively to to have a have a good day. Yeah, 261 00:13:18,000 --> 00:13:19,720 Speaker 1: when we're gonna talk about Delvin Cook here in the 262 00:13:19,720 --> 00:13:22,679 Speaker 1: second when we talk about defensive keys to victory. But 263 00:13:22,960 --> 00:13:25,480 Speaker 1: one thing that was underrated in that first series last 264 00:13:25,559 --> 00:13:28,240 Speaker 1: year was the fact that when Cook was in that game, 265 00:13:28,640 --> 00:13:31,439 Speaker 1: it was different. Right. What did the Green Bay Packers 266 00:13:31,480 --> 00:13:34,840 Speaker 1: benefit from in those two games? Aaron Jones. Jones came 267 00:13:34,960 --> 00:13:38,560 Speaker 1: up big. He was dynamic, he was successful. The Packers 268 00:13:38,559 --> 00:13:40,800 Speaker 1: were able to get their running game going. I think 269 00:13:40,840 --> 00:13:42,760 Speaker 1: that's gonna be a big key in this game, and honestly, 270 00:13:42,800 --> 00:13:44,760 Speaker 1: it's gonna be a big key for the season, allowing 271 00:13:44,760 --> 00:13:46,880 Speaker 1: that running game to set up what they want to 272 00:13:46,920 --> 00:13:49,960 Speaker 1: do with their past, with their misdirection, with making defensive 273 00:13:49,960 --> 00:13:52,640 Speaker 1: coordinators scratch their heads a little bit. We didn't talk 274 00:13:52,679 --> 00:13:54,840 Speaker 1: a lot about Aaron Jones this camp because a lot 275 00:13:54,920 --> 00:13:59,080 Speaker 1: of the eyes were on Hey J Dillon's thighs uh 276 00:13:59,120 --> 00:14:02,360 Speaker 1: and and also, you know Jamal Williams getting so much 277 00:14:02,440 --> 00:14:05,320 Speaker 1: due credit as well for Aaron Rodgers. But I said 278 00:14:05,320 --> 00:14:06,880 Speaker 1: this a couple of weeks ago, Mike. It was a 279 00:14:06,960 --> 00:14:09,319 Speaker 1: very small snippet that I put in an insider inbox. 280 00:14:09,320 --> 00:14:13,120 Speaker 1: But I thought Aaron Jones had a really quietly successful camp. 281 00:14:13,160 --> 00:14:16,079 Speaker 1: I thought he looked sharp. I thought he looked decisive. 282 00:14:16,200 --> 00:14:18,440 Speaker 1: I thought like the wide zone scheme was starting to 283 00:14:18,520 --> 00:14:21,440 Speaker 1: fit him a little bit better. And here's the other 284 00:14:21,480 --> 00:14:25,560 Speaker 1: option too. They wanted to expand the repertoire of these receivers, 285 00:14:25,560 --> 00:14:28,000 Speaker 1: of these running backs with the receiving aspect of the game. 286 00:14:28,200 --> 00:14:30,880 Speaker 1: Jamal Williams took that to heart. Aaron Jones already has 287 00:14:30,960 --> 00:14:32,720 Speaker 1: definitely been taking that to heart. That was an area 288 00:14:32,760 --> 00:14:36,720 Speaker 1: he emphasized last year going into the season. There were 289 00:14:36,760 --> 00:14:39,080 Speaker 1: we can talk about the receivers and MVS had a 290 00:14:39,080 --> 00:14:42,680 Speaker 1: great offseason, had a great camp. Uh, certainly Davante Adams 291 00:14:42,680 --> 00:14:44,920 Speaker 1: one of the best in the league at the receiver position. 292 00:14:45,000 --> 00:14:47,400 Speaker 1: But the Packers have put a lot of horses, a 293 00:14:47,440 --> 00:14:50,160 Speaker 1: lot of firepower behind their running game, and this would 294 00:14:50,160 --> 00:14:51,680 Speaker 1: be like the kind of game I think that that 295 00:14:51,720 --> 00:14:54,720 Speaker 1: could really shine for them. Yeah. Well, shifting to the 296 00:14:54,760 --> 00:14:58,280 Speaker 1: defensive side, you already said it, Dalvin Cook. I think 297 00:14:58,320 --> 00:15:00,920 Speaker 1: he's the whole key to this game and for Vikings 298 00:15:00,960 --> 00:15:05,280 Speaker 1: offense versus Packers defense, because you look at obviously he 299 00:15:05,400 --> 00:15:07,880 Speaker 1: wasn't in there in Week sixteen, the game that decided 300 00:15:07,920 --> 00:15:10,960 Speaker 1: the NFC North last December. You look at the way 301 00:15:11,000 --> 00:15:13,200 Speaker 1: the Packers end of the season in San Francisco, with 302 00:15:13,240 --> 00:15:16,240 Speaker 1: all the struggles trying to stop the run. The Vikings 303 00:15:16,240 --> 00:15:19,640 Speaker 1: have cooked back. You know that, Mike Zimmer, Gary Kubiak, 304 00:15:19,760 --> 00:15:21,440 Speaker 1: they want to run the ball. They are going to 305 00:15:21,480 --> 00:15:26,240 Speaker 1: test that Packers run defense something fierce. I think on Sunday. 306 00:15:26,400 --> 00:15:28,600 Speaker 1: And I'm not saying you have to hold Dalvin Cook 307 00:15:28,680 --> 00:15:31,200 Speaker 1: to you know, thirteen carries for forty yards or some 308 00:15:31,360 --> 00:15:34,520 Speaker 1: like herculean effort. But you can't let Dalvin Cook be 309 00:15:34,560 --> 00:15:38,120 Speaker 1: the guy who's dictating the pace of every possession for 310 00:15:38,160 --> 00:15:41,360 Speaker 1: the Minnesota Vikings and therefore dictating the pace of the 311 00:15:41,480 --> 00:15:44,600 Speaker 1: entire game. The Packers have to contain him in some 312 00:15:44,680 --> 00:15:47,040 Speaker 1: form or fashion. And that's not to say it will 313 00:15:47,080 --> 00:15:49,200 Speaker 1: be easy if it gets turned over to, you know, 314 00:15:49,320 --> 00:15:51,680 Speaker 1: dealing with Adam Theeland and Kyle Rudolph and will see 315 00:15:51,680 --> 00:15:55,720 Speaker 1: what Justin Jefferson, the rookie wide receiver provides for Kirk Cousins. 316 00:15:55,720 --> 00:15:58,560 Speaker 1: But it all starts with Dalvin Cook for the Minnesota Vikings. 317 00:15:58,560 --> 00:16:01,000 Speaker 1: In my opinion, yeah, and all Mary your your key 318 00:16:01,040 --> 00:16:02,920 Speaker 1: to victory With what I wanted to say, and it's 319 00:16:02,960 --> 00:16:05,520 Speaker 1: a it's something I've been really hitting home all week long. 320 00:16:05,600 --> 00:16:08,680 Speaker 1: To me, it's two aspects to the same question. It's 321 00:16:08,720 --> 00:16:11,080 Speaker 1: containing Delvin Cook and insider in box. I said that 322 00:16:11,080 --> 00:16:12,880 Speaker 1: would be underneath the hundred yards. I think would be 323 00:16:12,920 --> 00:16:15,120 Speaker 1: a really good day, or at least make him work 324 00:16:15,160 --> 00:16:19,000 Speaker 1: for those carries cares. Obviously, Madison is a guy too 325 00:16:19,000 --> 00:16:20,600 Speaker 1: that you need to be cognizant of. They have good 326 00:16:20,680 --> 00:16:23,880 Speaker 1: running backs. It's not just Cook, but he's going to 327 00:16:23,960 --> 00:16:25,560 Speaker 1: be the guy that the Vikings are gonna want to 328 00:16:25,560 --> 00:16:28,480 Speaker 1: shove down Green Bays throat because he had success last 329 00:16:28,560 --> 00:16:30,840 Speaker 1: year in that week to matchup a hundred fifty yards 330 00:16:30,880 --> 00:16:33,240 Speaker 1: or whatever it came to. He was dynamic, and when 331 00:16:33,280 --> 00:16:36,120 Speaker 1: they didn't have him, when Madison was dealing with his stuff, 332 00:16:36,680 --> 00:16:39,000 Speaker 1: their running game was different. And why was it when 333 00:16:39,000 --> 00:16:42,200 Speaker 1: what was the byproduct of that? Kirk Cousins was different. 334 00:16:42,240 --> 00:16:45,720 Speaker 1: This passing game was different. So my two pronged answer 335 00:16:45,720 --> 00:16:49,360 Speaker 1: to this is containing Cook but then pressuring Kirk Cousins. 336 00:16:49,720 --> 00:16:53,440 Speaker 1: So Darius Smith had arguably his best game in that 337 00:16:53,480 --> 00:16:56,600 Speaker 1: matchup against the Vikings. I know Mike Smith would disagree 338 00:16:56,600 --> 00:16:58,840 Speaker 1: with me on that because he really liked those nineteen 339 00:16:58,880 --> 00:17:03,440 Speaker 1: pressures or whatever uh Smith had against Oakland or the 340 00:17:03,480 --> 00:17:06,480 Speaker 1: Panthers or whoever that was last season. But that being said, 341 00:17:07,280 --> 00:17:10,800 Speaker 1: you could see what Sadarius Smith was taking out of 342 00:17:10,840 --> 00:17:14,359 Speaker 1: those Vikings offensive linemen last year, three and a half sacks. 343 00:17:14,720 --> 00:17:18,320 Speaker 1: They were demoralized, they were beaten, they were mentally exhausted 344 00:17:18,320 --> 00:17:20,360 Speaker 1: by the end of that game. And because of that, 345 00:17:20,640 --> 00:17:24,840 Speaker 1: Kirk Cousins had a really long afternoon. If you contain cook, 346 00:17:24,920 --> 00:17:27,879 Speaker 1: if you allow them to not get off the ground 347 00:17:27,880 --> 00:17:32,200 Speaker 1: with that running game, then the game changes for Kirk Cousins. 348 00:17:32,240 --> 00:17:34,359 Speaker 1: When he's able to manage it, when he's able to 349 00:17:34,400 --> 00:17:36,680 Speaker 1: work the sidelines, when he's able to get his guys 350 00:17:36,720 --> 00:17:40,040 Speaker 1: going underneath off the play action, that's when things get 351 00:17:40,080 --> 00:17:44,800 Speaker 1: really difficult against Minnesota's offense. That's where it starts from me. Alright, Well, 352 00:17:44,800 --> 00:17:46,760 Speaker 1: one other thing before we go here West, Let's just 353 00:17:46,800 --> 00:17:49,720 Speaker 1: take a quick look around at some other key games 354 00:17:49,760 --> 00:17:53,080 Speaker 1: to keep an eye on Week one in the NFL. Obviously, 355 00:17:53,119 --> 00:17:56,080 Speaker 1: as we are taping this, the kickoff opener Thursday night 356 00:17:56,200 --> 00:17:59,760 Speaker 1: between the Chiefs and the Texans has not taken place yet, 357 00:17:59,800 --> 00:18:03,280 Speaker 1: but by the time um Sunday rolls around, we will 358 00:18:03,280 --> 00:18:06,200 Speaker 1: know if the Kansas City Chiefs have started their title 359 00:18:06,240 --> 00:18:08,680 Speaker 1: defense with a victory. But it's a big week in 360 00:18:08,720 --> 00:18:12,000 Speaker 1: the NFC North Minnesota and Green Bay obviously, but Chicago 361 00:18:12,080 --> 00:18:15,000 Speaker 1: also traveling to Detroit, so all the NFC North teams 362 00:18:15,240 --> 00:18:17,400 Speaker 1: are playing against each other. I think, you know all 363 00:18:17,480 --> 00:18:20,080 Speaker 1: the talk in Chicago about who's gonna play quarterback, and 364 00:18:20,119 --> 00:18:23,600 Speaker 1: they're going with Trubisky right now, and and Folds is 365 00:18:23,800 --> 00:18:26,960 Speaker 1: the backup and we'll see how long um that actually 366 00:18:27,040 --> 00:18:29,560 Speaker 1: is the case. But a lot of other really interesting 367 00:18:29,600 --> 00:18:31,800 Speaker 1: games in the NFC. I'll throw these out there and 368 00:18:31,880 --> 00:18:34,200 Speaker 1: let you talk about which ones interest you the most. 369 00:18:34,640 --> 00:18:38,880 Speaker 1: Seattle is at Atlanta, an interesting cross divisional matchup there, 370 00:18:38,960 --> 00:18:42,680 Speaker 1: big one in the NFC West, San Francisco hosting Arizona. 371 00:18:43,000 --> 00:18:46,720 Speaker 1: I think Arizona very tough division obviously in the NFC West, 372 00:18:46,760 --> 00:18:49,919 Speaker 1: but I think Arizona with Kyler Murray the way Lamar 373 00:18:50,000 --> 00:18:52,679 Speaker 1: Jackson kind of took the league by storm in year two. 374 00:18:53,000 --> 00:18:55,440 Speaker 1: You never know, maybe Kyler Murray is that type of guy. 375 00:18:55,440 --> 00:19:00,600 Speaker 1: In Dallas is at the Rams, Mike McCarthy's first game 376 00:19:00,680 --> 00:19:03,400 Speaker 1: as head coach of the Dallas Cowboys on the road 377 00:19:03,440 --> 00:19:06,320 Speaker 1: out in l A. And then of course New Orleans 378 00:19:06,720 --> 00:19:09,520 Speaker 1: at Tampa Bay. Big matchup in the NFC South, Drew 379 00:19:09,560 --> 00:19:13,480 Speaker 1: Brees versus Tom Brady making his debut for the Tampa 380 00:19:13,520 --> 00:19:16,399 Speaker 1: Bay Buccaneer. There's so many good matchups, Mike. I mean, 381 00:19:16,440 --> 00:19:19,120 Speaker 1: whoever was putting these schedules together, I mean the week one, 382 00:19:19,200 --> 00:19:21,679 Speaker 1: they it was power packed with how they approached this. 383 00:19:22,040 --> 00:19:23,919 Speaker 1: Somebody even pointed out inside or inbox, I mean this 384 00:19:23,960 --> 00:19:26,399 Speaker 1: is gonna be an incredible matchup between the Saints and 385 00:19:26,400 --> 00:19:28,679 Speaker 1: Buccaneers for so many reasons, but also the fact that 386 00:19:28,960 --> 00:19:31,360 Speaker 1: the two starting quarterbacks are like a combined forty five 387 00:19:31,440 --> 00:19:33,960 Speaker 1: years or eighty five years old. Excuse me, uh that 388 00:19:34,040 --> 00:19:37,040 Speaker 1: there's just there's so much experience on that field. I 389 00:19:37,080 --> 00:19:40,000 Speaker 1: would it's not the most attractive matchup. But I do 390 00:19:40,040 --> 00:19:42,359 Speaker 1: want to actually touch on that Cardinals game quick because 391 00:19:42,560 --> 00:19:45,800 Speaker 1: DeAndre Hopkins goes and gets his extension after they acquired him, 392 00:19:46,040 --> 00:19:49,520 Speaker 1: Larry Fitzgerald, back Christian Kirk, the way that they have 393 00:19:49,600 --> 00:19:52,119 Speaker 1: built that offense now not only for Kyler Murray, but 394 00:19:52,160 --> 00:19:54,280 Speaker 1: then also you know, when you when you look at 395 00:19:54,280 --> 00:19:57,120 Speaker 1: the way that they're structured and what they're trying to achieve, 396 00:19:57,280 --> 00:20:00,000 Speaker 1: their uh, they just they can be a really dynamic 397 00:20:00,080 --> 00:20:02,280 Speaker 1: team and they still have you know, you look at 398 00:20:02,280 --> 00:20:05,720 Speaker 1: their defense and Chandler Jones and the pieces are there. 399 00:20:05,760 --> 00:20:07,800 Speaker 1: I'm not saying it's a complete puzzle yet, but I 400 00:20:07,840 --> 00:20:09,760 Speaker 1: think the Cardinals are going to give a lot of 401 00:20:09,760 --> 00:20:13,320 Speaker 1: people in that division problems this year in San Francisco 402 00:20:13,359 --> 00:20:15,840 Speaker 1: forty Niners. Man, that's a good test for their defense 403 00:20:15,960 --> 00:20:18,560 Speaker 1: right out of the gate. Again, there's a lot of 404 00:20:18,560 --> 00:20:21,399 Speaker 1: compelling matchups. But that's one that secretly, if you're like 405 00:20:21,480 --> 00:20:23,440 Speaker 1: kind of picking like a quiet one that you're sort 406 00:20:23,480 --> 00:20:25,840 Speaker 1: of looking at, seeing what kind of litmus test that 407 00:20:25,920 --> 00:20:27,280 Speaker 1: is for both of those teams out of the gate, 408 00:20:27,359 --> 00:20:29,320 Speaker 1: is something I might be paying attention to. Yeah, and 409 00:20:29,320 --> 00:20:32,000 Speaker 1: everybody's gonna be wondering what the forty niners that whole 410 00:20:32,040 --> 00:20:35,080 Speaker 1: Super Bowl hangover effect. You know, when you're the team 411 00:20:35,119 --> 00:20:36,720 Speaker 1: that goes to the Super Bowl and you lose, and 412 00:20:36,760 --> 00:20:38,560 Speaker 1: certainly it was a really tough loss. They had the 413 00:20:38,640 --> 00:20:41,119 Speaker 1: lead in the fourth quarter and they let it get away. 414 00:20:41,160 --> 00:20:43,800 Speaker 1: And we've seen over the years teams that have gone 415 00:20:43,840 --> 00:20:45,600 Speaker 1: to the Super Bowl and gotten beat. There are a 416 00:20:45,640 --> 00:20:48,439 Speaker 1: lot of times that team not only doesn't live up 417 00:20:48,480 --> 00:20:50,080 Speaker 1: to it the next year, but they don't even make 418 00:20:50,080 --> 00:20:53,200 Speaker 1: the postseason because the other teams in their division take 419 00:20:53,320 --> 00:20:57,480 Speaker 1: steps forward. San Francisco forty seven years ago. Yeah exactly, 420 00:20:57,480 --> 00:21:00,199 Speaker 1: I mean that that's you know, so I do think, uh, 421 00:21:00,200 --> 00:21:03,399 Speaker 1: there there's some great matchups here. You don't always like 422 00:21:03,520 --> 00:21:06,280 Speaker 1: to see all these great division games right away because 423 00:21:06,359 --> 00:21:08,200 Speaker 1: you know you only have six of them and whatnot, 424 00:21:08,240 --> 00:21:10,560 Speaker 1: but you know what, it sure makes for a makes 425 00:21:10,600 --> 00:21:13,840 Speaker 1: for a compelling week one here as we get kicked off. Yeah, 426 00:21:13,840 --> 00:21:15,520 Speaker 1: and you know we were talking about the teams that 427 00:21:15,560 --> 00:21:17,880 Speaker 1: have been kind of seen his offseason Darling's the Detroit 428 00:21:17,960 --> 00:21:20,040 Speaker 1: Lions are one of them. So I mean, this is 429 00:21:20,040 --> 00:21:21,919 Speaker 1: a team at the Chicago Bears that they have some 430 00:21:22,000 --> 00:21:26,200 Speaker 1: legitimate questions on both sides of the ball. Defensively obviously 431 00:21:26,240 --> 00:21:27,879 Speaker 1: a little bit more sure handed there. But if the 432 00:21:27,920 --> 00:21:29,800 Speaker 1: Lions can come out and make a statement like that 433 00:21:29,880 --> 00:21:33,240 Speaker 1: week one, I think myself in particular, that'd be a 434 00:21:33,280 --> 00:21:35,080 Speaker 1: huge wake up call for me. Is you know people 435 00:21:35,080 --> 00:21:37,560 Speaker 1: have been boarding that hype train in the last few months. Yeah, well, 436 00:21:37,560 --> 00:21:40,480 Speaker 1: they're getting their quarterback back, Matthew Stafford. You know when 437 00:21:40,480 --> 00:21:43,840 Speaker 1: he he left the Lions with an injury last season 438 00:21:43,880 --> 00:21:46,399 Speaker 1: and then they were not the same, not anything close 439 00:21:46,440 --> 00:21:48,560 Speaker 1: to the same. And he'd been playing at a pretty 440 00:21:48,640 --> 00:21:51,480 Speaker 1: darn good high level when he did get hurt. And 441 00:21:51,520 --> 00:21:54,520 Speaker 1: the Packers just can't quit. Adrian Peterson, he just always 442 00:21:54,520 --> 00:21:56,760 Speaker 1: finds a way to work his way back onto the schedule, 443 00:21:56,760 --> 00:21:59,280 Speaker 1: always always going to face him. You know, it's it 444 00:21:59,320 --> 00:22:01,199 Speaker 1: will be will be ten years from now we'll be 445 00:22:01,280 --> 00:22:04,159 Speaker 1: talking about the Packers facing Adrian Peterson again. I was 446 00:22:04,160 --> 00:22:06,480 Speaker 1: gonna say the year is two thousand and thirty. Adrian 447 00:22:06,520 --> 00:22:08,639 Speaker 1: Peterson is forty five years old, and he's still you know, 448 00:22:08,720 --> 00:22:11,200 Speaker 1: picking up some reps for the Chicago Bears and putting 449 00:22:11,240 --> 00:22:14,080 Speaker 1: up seventy yards. Yeah, who knows. All right, well, it 450 00:22:14,119 --> 00:22:16,800 Speaker 1: should be a fun week one in the NFL. We 451 00:22:16,840 --> 00:22:19,920 Speaker 1: are glad it is finally here, and certainly thank you 452 00:22:20,200 --> 00:22:23,320 Speaker 1: for tuning into our show. We will be back next 453 00:22:23,359 --> 00:22:26,840 Speaker 1: week for WES. I am Mike. Take care, We will 454 00:22:27,040 --> 00:22:27,800 Speaker 1: see you next time.