1 00:00:00,400 --> 00:00:10,640 Speaker 1: Hi, everybody. Welcome to another edition of Packers Unscripted from 2 00:00:10,640 --> 00:00:14,080 Speaker 1: Packers dot Com. I am Mike Spofford, joined as always 3 00:00:14,080 --> 00:00:17,000 Speaker 1: by my trusted colleague Weston Hodgo. It's keeping my distance 4 00:00:17,079 --> 00:00:19,279 Speaker 1: because I am a little bit under the weather. I 5 00:00:19,360 --> 00:00:21,720 Speaker 1: apologize for my voice. I will try to fight through 6 00:00:21,760 --> 00:00:25,680 Speaker 1: this today for the episode as best I can. Wes, 7 00:00:25,680 --> 00:00:30,160 Speaker 1: we are here to talk about Packers Bears Soldier Field Sunday. 8 00:00:30,160 --> 00:00:34,920 Speaker 1: It will be a noon Central Time kickoff. The overarching 9 00:00:35,040 --> 00:00:39,640 Speaker 1: story is the winner of this game has the most 10 00:00:39,960 --> 00:00:43,400 Speaker 1: wins of any franchise in NFL history. Those teams are 11 00:00:43,920 --> 00:00:49,360 Speaker 1: deadlocked with seven and eighty six victories if I have 12 00:00:49,479 --> 00:00:53,640 Speaker 1: the number right. The more internal story is what is 13 00:00:53,680 --> 00:00:56,560 Speaker 1: going on with the quarterbacks because the Bears are hoping 14 00:00:56,600 --> 00:00:59,520 Speaker 1: to get Justin Fields back in action after he missed 15 00:00:59,560 --> 00:01:03,240 Speaker 1: last week with a shoulder injury. Packers at this point 16 00:01:03,280 --> 00:01:07,720 Speaker 1: counting on Aaron Rodgers being able to play despite the 17 00:01:07,880 --> 00:01:11,160 Speaker 1: rib injury that is now on top of the broken 18 00:01:11,200 --> 00:01:15,920 Speaker 1: thumb that continues to heal. So very interesting quarterback storyline 19 00:01:15,959 --> 00:01:19,760 Speaker 1: here heading into Chicago on Sunday. First, and foremost incredible 20 00:01:20,120 --> 00:01:22,759 Speaker 1: that hunt for seven eight seven that both of these 21 00:01:22,800 --> 00:01:25,120 Speaker 1: teams have kind of been on here for a number 22 00:01:25,120 --> 00:01:28,160 Speaker 1: of weeks. Now. From the green Bay Packers perspective, again, 23 00:01:28,319 --> 00:01:30,720 Speaker 1: I think you tip your cap to Brat Farve. To 24 00:01:30,920 --> 00:01:34,320 Speaker 1: Aaron Rodgers, the fact that the Packers not only were 25 00:01:34,319 --> 00:01:36,200 Speaker 1: able to pull out in front of the Bears and 26 00:01:36,240 --> 00:01:38,800 Speaker 1: the all time series between the two teams, but are 27 00:01:38,880 --> 00:01:42,039 Speaker 1: now in a position to potentially overtake Chicago for all 28 00:01:42,080 --> 00:01:45,120 Speaker 1: time wins in NFL history. That's a tremendous achievement for 29 00:01:45,160 --> 00:01:48,800 Speaker 1: all the Packers teams, the quarterbacks, coaches, everybody that contributed 30 00:01:48,840 --> 00:01:50,920 Speaker 1: to that surge for green Bay considering where they were 31 00:01:50,920 --> 00:01:54,160 Speaker 1: at the eighties. Yeah, for sure, that being said, talking 32 00:01:54,200 --> 00:01:57,160 Speaker 1: about quarterbacks and two thousand and twenty two, what an 33 00:01:57,200 --> 00:01:59,880 Speaker 1: interesting decision here for both of these squads. Now for 34 00:01:59,920 --> 00:02:02,440 Speaker 1: the green Bay Packers. Aaron Rodgers, he he sliced it 35 00:02:02,480 --> 00:02:05,560 Speaker 1: down kind of like this. He's feeling better. He did 36 00:02:05,600 --> 00:02:08,560 Speaker 1: his rehab work on Wednesday. His goal is to be 37 00:02:08,639 --> 00:02:12,840 Speaker 1: ready to go on Sunday once again. The Chicago Bears, 38 00:02:12,880 --> 00:02:15,160 Speaker 1: I feel like this is such a tricky decision for 39 00:02:15,200 --> 00:02:18,720 Speaker 1: them though, because as much as you want justin fields 40 00:02:18,720 --> 00:02:20,919 Speaker 1: out there, as much as you want him playing against 41 00:02:20,960 --> 00:02:23,120 Speaker 1: the Green Bay Packers. As much as you want him 42 00:02:23,120 --> 00:02:25,480 Speaker 1: out in front of your fans to energize that base 43 00:02:25,800 --> 00:02:29,600 Speaker 1: heading into two thousand twenty three, you also do kind 44 00:02:29,600 --> 00:02:31,760 Speaker 1: of need to think about two thousand twenty three. You 45 00:02:31,840 --> 00:02:34,840 Speaker 1: don't want to make that shoulder injury any worse. And 46 00:02:34,919 --> 00:02:37,079 Speaker 1: I'm very interested to see what the week takes here. 47 00:02:37,120 --> 00:02:40,440 Speaker 1: We saw our good friend, former Green Bay Packer Tim 48 00:02:40,480 --> 00:02:43,640 Speaker 1: Boyle was signed off the practice squad from the Detroit 49 00:02:43,720 --> 00:02:48,120 Speaker 1: Lions as a potential backup because of Trevor Simeons injury. Certainly, 50 00:02:49,000 --> 00:02:51,680 Speaker 1: you know there's a lot of different moving parts right 51 00:02:51,720 --> 00:02:54,760 Speaker 1: now for the Bears, but I'll be very interested to 52 00:02:54,760 --> 00:02:57,720 Speaker 1: see what the strategy is here with that, because justin 53 00:02:57,840 --> 00:03:00,000 Speaker 1: fields Man, one thing we've learned over the last two 54 00:03:00,040 --> 00:03:03,359 Speaker 1: weeks two months. I should say they're using him the 55 00:03:03,480 --> 00:03:06,600 Speaker 1: right way, but it is a physical way of using him, 56 00:03:06,639 --> 00:03:08,320 Speaker 1: and you're going to be putting him out there for 57 00:03:08,360 --> 00:03:10,880 Speaker 1: contact if he plays the game the way he's been 58 00:03:10,880 --> 00:03:13,359 Speaker 1: playing it. Yeah, absolutely, this is This is a very 59 00:03:13,440 --> 00:03:17,480 Speaker 1: different Um Bears team from the one that the Packers 60 00:03:17,520 --> 00:03:19,840 Speaker 1: saw in Week two at lambeau Field in a lot 61 00:03:19,840 --> 00:03:22,639 Speaker 1: of different ways, starting on the offensive side of the 62 00:03:22,680 --> 00:03:26,720 Speaker 1: ball that game back in Week two the Bears. The 63 00:03:26,760 --> 00:03:30,160 Speaker 1: Bears were intent on running the football in that game, 64 00:03:30,240 --> 00:03:33,000 Speaker 1: but it wasn't about justin Fields running the football. It 65 00:03:33,040 --> 00:03:38,080 Speaker 1: was about Montgomery and Herbert pounding away. Now that backfield tandem, 66 00:03:38,200 --> 00:03:41,160 Speaker 1: give those guys some credit. They've combined for one thousand, 67 00:03:41,160 --> 00:03:45,200 Speaker 1: two d and twenty three rushing yards in twelve games 68 00:03:46,280 --> 00:03:51,120 Speaker 1: with seven touchdowns. But what we've seen since Week two, 69 00:03:51,280 --> 00:03:53,560 Speaker 1: I guess I would say, you know, maybe as as 70 00:03:53,640 --> 00:03:57,520 Speaker 1: the season got into like mid October and beyond, we've 71 00:03:57,520 --> 00:04:01,320 Speaker 1: seen justin Fields take over this Bears offense in terms 72 00:04:01,360 --> 00:04:05,960 Speaker 1: of his decision making and not only the improvised running, 73 00:04:06,000 --> 00:04:10,240 Speaker 1: but then also the um the schemed running plays for 74 00:04:10,360 --> 00:04:14,120 Speaker 1: the quarterback. And he leads all NFL quarterbacks in rushing 75 00:04:14,160 --> 00:04:17,679 Speaker 1: yards with eight hundred and thirty four, also has seven 76 00:04:17,760 --> 00:04:21,960 Speaker 1: rushing touchdowns. So that whole combination, the two running backs 77 00:04:21,960 --> 00:04:25,279 Speaker 1: and the quarterback, this is the number one rushing offense 78 00:04:25,839 --> 00:04:28,840 Speaker 1: in the NFL. And of course it's the way this 79 00:04:28,920 --> 00:04:31,479 Speaker 1: league works. Right west, the Packers are coming off of 80 00:04:31,520 --> 00:04:35,120 Speaker 1: allowing three hundred and sixty three rushing yards, where the 81 00:04:35,120 --> 00:04:38,600 Speaker 1: Philadelphia Eagles running backs and their quarterbacks piled up a 82 00:04:38,640 --> 00:04:40,840 Speaker 1: bunch of rushing yards. So who's next down the list, 83 00:04:40,920 --> 00:04:44,480 Speaker 1: the number one rushing offense in the league if Justin 84 00:04:44,600 --> 00:04:47,080 Speaker 1: Fields plays. And again, at this point, all we know 85 00:04:47,160 --> 00:04:49,159 Speaker 1: at the time we're taping this is that Fields was 86 00:04:49,200 --> 00:04:52,839 Speaker 1: a limited participant in Wednesday's practice for the Bears. We 87 00:04:52,880 --> 00:04:55,560 Speaker 1: don't really know what the rest of the week holds there. 88 00:04:55,600 --> 00:05:00,440 Speaker 1: But um, but Justin Fields, the way the way he 89 00:05:00,560 --> 00:05:05,000 Speaker 1: runs the ball, he is I'm not sure of exactly 90 00:05:05,080 --> 00:05:08,560 Speaker 1: the right adjectives. He is. He is slippery, he is elusive, 91 00:05:08,640 --> 00:05:12,279 Speaker 1: he is dangerous. Um just asked the Miami Dolphins, who 92 00:05:12,600 --> 00:05:14,320 Speaker 1: have one of the best records in the a f C, 93 00:05:14,880 --> 00:05:19,040 Speaker 1: and Justin Fields almost single handedly beat the Miami Dolphins 94 00:05:19,080 --> 00:05:22,640 Speaker 1: down South earlier this season. And he's decisive. That's the 95 00:05:22,720 --> 00:05:25,440 Speaker 1: other aspect to this too. Yeah, there's no no hesitation 96 00:05:25,680 --> 00:05:28,200 Speaker 1: what he's doing out Sometimes when you get these young quarterbacks, 97 00:05:28,200 --> 00:05:30,400 Speaker 1: it's because they can't figure out what they want to do. 98 00:05:30,920 --> 00:05:32,960 Speaker 1: Are they throwing? Are they running? Do they want to 99 00:05:33,040 --> 00:05:36,320 Speaker 1: run and then throw? Justin Fields when he does something, 100 00:05:36,360 --> 00:05:38,760 Speaker 1: he commits to it, and that's the biggest difference I've 101 00:05:38,760 --> 00:05:41,599 Speaker 1: seen watching him over the last month. Compared to even 102 00:05:41,600 --> 00:05:43,839 Speaker 1: where where the he was at in Week two against 103 00:05:43,839 --> 00:05:47,279 Speaker 1: Green Bay. Now the fascinating part of this thing for 104 00:05:47,320 --> 00:05:49,640 Speaker 1: the Green Bay Packers, and I do not cover the 105 00:05:49,720 --> 00:05:53,880 Speaker 1: Chicago Bears. Maybe the statistics are available, maybe someone's already 106 00:05:53,920 --> 00:05:56,880 Speaker 1: looked into it, but you're right, Bears are the number 107 00:05:56,920 --> 00:05:59,600 Speaker 1: one ranked rushing offense of the National Football League. They 108 00:05:59,640 --> 00:06:04,080 Speaker 1: are dead last in passing offense. Though we're talking about 109 00:06:04,080 --> 00:06:06,920 Speaker 1: throwbacks and and things like that inside or inbox this week. 110 00:06:07,320 --> 00:06:09,240 Speaker 1: The Bears are a throwback right now. I think they're 111 00:06:09,240 --> 00:06:12,039 Speaker 1: out rushing their past game by about fifty or sixty 112 00:06:12,120 --> 00:06:15,480 Speaker 1: yards right now a game. It's because of this dimension 113 00:06:15,480 --> 00:06:19,159 Speaker 1: that they've added with fields. But he's comfortable in that setting. 114 00:06:19,200 --> 00:06:23,240 Speaker 1: He's effective in that setting. And also I think with 115 00:06:23,240 --> 00:06:26,760 Speaker 1: Havin Juice, Herbert get more immersed in this offense. He's 116 00:06:26,839 --> 00:06:29,000 Speaker 1: kind of been this running back that's sort of always 117 00:06:29,000 --> 00:06:30,799 Speaker 1: been there that it seems like the last few years, 118 00:06:31,279 --> 00:06:33,440 Speaker 1: but it was really only the break the glass in 119 00:06:33,480 --> 00:06:36,960 Speaker 1: case of emergency that something happens with David Montgomery. They're 120 00:06:37,080 --> 00:06:40,640 Speaker 1: using them more in tandem this season or more specifically 121 00:06:40,640 --> 00:06:42,680 Speaker 1: the second half of the year, and I think that's 122 00:06:42,680 --> 00:06:45,440 Speaker 1: worked out very well for them. Now this has all 123 00:06:45,520 --> 00:06:48,000 Speaker 1: come at a cost to you know, Darnel Mooney stats. 124 00:06:48,000 --> 00:06:50,120 Speaker 1: After his breakout year, he hasn't had that type of 125 00:06:50,120 --> 00:06:53,039 Speaker 1: season again, Cole commet probably from a lot of people 126 00:06:53,080 --> 00:06:54,919 Speaker 1: that were hoping he'd be a big fantasy stud. This 127 00:06:55,000 --> 00:06:58,960 Speaker 1: year hasn't quite reached that level. But the Chicago Bears 128 00:06:59,000 --> 00:07:01,159 Speaker 1: were looking to win games, they were looking to be 129 00:07:01,200 --> 00:07:03,640 Speaker 1: more effective, they were looking for something to hang their 130 00:07:03,640 --> 00:07:06,560 Speaker 1: hat on in Over these last few weeks, even if 131 00:07:06,600 --> 00:07:09,440 Speaker 1: the winds haven't always been there, I think they definitely 132 00:07:09,480 --> 00:07:12,520 Speaker 1: have found their identity underneath their young quarterback. Yeah, the winds, 133 00:07:12,600 --> 00:07:14,480 Speaker 1: the winds haven't been there, but you look at their 134 00:07:14,480 --> 00:07:16,600 Speaker 1: game by game there's I mean, they've you know, they 135 00:07:16,680 --> 00:07:19,280 Speaker 1: lost by three points to the Falcons, they lost one 136 00:07:19,320 --> 00:07:21,720 Speaker 1: point to the Lions. They you know, yeah, they they 137 00:07:21,800 --> 00:07:24,000 Speaker 1: ended up getting blown out by the Cowboys. They had 138 00:07:24,000 --> 00:07:27,640 Speaker 1: one comeback and then the Cowboys pulled away. Yeah, but three, 139 00:07:27,840 --> 00:07:31,560 Speaker 1: you know, three or four of Chicago's recent losses have 140 00:07:31,640 --> 00:07:34,559 Speaker 1: been one score games and and sometimes even a field 141 00:07:34,560 --> 00:07:38,760 Speaker 1: goal or less. So excuse me. They've definitely been in 142 00:07:38,800 --> 00:07:41,920 Speaker 1: a lot of games personnel wise. You mentioned Darnell Mooney, 143 00:07:41,920 --> 00:07:45,480 Speaker 1: at wide receiver. He's now on injured reserve. UM. Chase 144 00:07:45,520 --> 00:07:48,560 Speaker 1: Claypool was a wide receiver the Bears picked up via 145 00:07:48,680 --> 00:07:53,840 Speaker 1: trade and other personnel changes. More significant ones in a 146 00:07:53,920 --> 00:07:55,880 Speaker 1: lot of ways have occurred on the defensive side of 147 00:07:55,880 --> 00:07:58,480 Speaker 1: the ball in terms of what the Packers saw back 148 00:07:58,480 --> 00:08:00,960 Speaker 1: in Week two. Because Robert Quick in the pass rusher, 149 00:08:01,040 --> 00:08:05,080 Speaker 1: Roquan Smith the star inside linebacker. Both of those guys 150 00:08:05,120 --> 00:08:08,600 Speaker 1: have been traded and now star safety Eddie Jackson has 151 00:08:08,720 --> 00:08:10,760 Speaker 1: landed on injured reserve and he is out for the 152 00:08:10,800 --> 00:08:17,280 Speaker 1: rest of the year. Chicago's biggest problem during the five 153 00:08:17,360 --> 00:08:19,960 Speaker 1: game losing streak that has that has dropped them to 154 00:08:20,080 --> 00:08:24,080 Speaker 1: three and nine on the year is the defense. The 155 00:08:24,080 --> 00:08:28,000 Speaker 1: fewest points they have allowed in this five game losing 156 00:08:28,040 --> 00:08:30,680 Speaker 1: streak is twenty seven. All the other games have been 157 00:08:31,080 --> 00:08:34,480 Speaker 1: thirty or more. UM. This is a defense that is 158 00:08:34,520 --> 00:08:36,760 Speaker 1: that is struggling flat out west And when you look, 159 00:08:36,800 --> 00:08:40,160 Speaker 1: when you look at the Packers, and yes, Aaron Rodgers 160 00:08:40,200 --> 00:08:43,520 Speaker 1: is going to be managing some pain, managing his injuries. 161 00:08:44,240 --> 00:08:46,520 Speaker 1: But we've you know, we're seeing this big emergence of 162 00:08:46,600 --> 00:08:50,240 Speaker 1: Christian Watson. Romeo Dobbs was back at practice on Wednesday, 163 00:08:50,280 --> 00:08:53,360 Speaker 1: so potentially, after missing the last three games from his 164 00:08:53,440 --> 00:08:56,240 Speaker 1: injury and ankle injury in Detroit, Romeo Dobbs might get 165 00:08:56,240 --> 00:08:58,720 Speaker 1: back on the field for the Packers. You look at 166 00:08:58,760 --> 00:09:01,320 Speaker 1: Green Bay's offense the last three games, and I know 167 00:09:01,360 --> 00:09:03,400 Speaker 1: the Packers have only won one of those three. They 168 00:09:03,440 --> 00:09:06,720 Speaker 1: lost to both both Tennessee and Philadelphia. But in the 169 00:09:06,800 --> 00:09:10,560 Speaker 1: last three games, the Packers offensively have really only had 170 00:09:10,600 --> 00:09:12,839 Speaker 1: like one bad quarter, and it was the fourth quarter 171 00:09:12,880 --> 00:09:15,920 Speaker 1: against Tennessee, which was crucial and cost them a chance 172 00:09:15,960 --> 00:09:18,760 Speaker 1: to win that game. But they scored twenty eight points 173 00:09:18,760 --> 00:09:21,960 Speaker 1: in regulation against the Cowboys, added a field goal in overtime. 174 00:09:22,200 --> 00:09:24,640 Speaker 1: You had seventeen points in the first three quarters against 175 00:09:24,679 --> 00:09:27,560 Speaker 1: a pretty good Tennessee Titans defense, but then the fourth 176 00:09:27,640 --> 00:09:31,920 Speaker 1: quarter things kind of crumbled on you offensively. Then between 177 00:09:32,040 --> 00:09:34,520 Speaker 1: Aaron Rodgers and Jordan's Love, you put up thirty three 178 00:09:34,520 --> 00:09:38,440 Speaker 1: points against Philadelphia against a pretty darn good defense that 179 00:09:38,960 --> 00:09:42,200 Speaker 1: you know that's uh leading the number one seed in 180 00:09:42,240 --> 00:09:45,720 Speaker 1: the NFC right now. So Packers have had one bad 181 00:09:45,800 --> 00:09:48,600 Speaker 1: quarter in the last three weeks, and now they're heading 182 00:09:48,640 --> 00:09:51,680 Speaker 1: into facing a defense that that's really trying to find 183 00:09:51,760 --> 00:09:54,640 Speaker 1: itself and really struggling Packers have to keep doing what 184 00:09:54,720 --> 00:09:58,280 Speaker 1: they've been doing offensively, and it's weird is this is 185 00:09:58,280 --> 00:10:00,880 Speaker 1: going to sound that there are still positives on the 186 00:10:00,920 --> 00:10:03,280 Speaker 1: defensive side that Green Bay is gonna need to hang 187 00:10:03,360 --> 00:10:06,359 Speaker 1: his hat And I'll get to that in a moment. Offensively, 188 00:10:06,880 --> 00:10:10,400 Speaker 1: this is a huge opportunity. There are some great stories 189 00:10:10,640 --> 00:10:15,040 Speaker 1: with the Bears defense. Certainly Jack Sandborn, the Lake Zurich native, 190 00:10:15,200 --> 00:10:20,560 Speaker 1: the undrafted free agent, former Wisconsin Badger. He's been one 191 00:10:20,600 --> 00:10:23,640 Speaker 1: of these guys that's emerged for them. They've had before 192 00:10:23,720 --> 00:10:26,320 Speaker 1: the liszt Frank injury. Eddie Jackson had sort of a 193 00:10:26,360 --> 00:10:29,440 Speaker 1: resurgent year for them. Unfortunately now they lost him as well. 194 00:10:30,760 --> 00:10:35,320 Speaker 1: But they have been highly ineffective at pressuring the quarterback 195 00:10:35,400 --> 00:10:39,840 Speaker 1: even before the trade of Robert Quinn. Quinn, as we've seen, 196 00:10:39,840 --> 00:10:42,360 Speaker 1: has been kind of a streaky pass rushing throughout his career, 197 00:10:42,920 --> 00:10:45,800 Speaker 1: eighteen sacks. Last year he had one through I think 198 00:10:45,800 --> 00:10:47,920 Speaker 1: it was whatever it was, six or seven games and 199 00:10:48,000 --> 00:10:51,400 Speaker 1: to the point in which they traded him, sixteen sacks 200 00:10:51,720 --> 00:10:57,400 Speaker 1: right now for the Chicago Bears, conversely, they've allowed forty one. 201 00:10:58,480 --> 00:11:02,640 Speaker 1: Justin fields has eaten forty of those. When you have 202 00:11:02,760 --> 00:11:08,119 Speaker 1: a minus in the sack differential, not saying it's like turnovers, 203 00:11:08,120 --> 00:11:10,040 Speaker 1: not saying it's like time of possession or any other 204 00:11:10,120 --> 00:11:13,720 Speaker 1: stats you want to use, but that is a jarring figure. 205 00:11:13,880 --> 00:11:17,559 Speaker 1: That's significant because if you're not getting to the quarterback, 206 00:11:17,760 --> 00:11:20,200 Speaker 1: you've got to make sure you're protecting yours and the 207 00:11:20,240 --> 00:11:22,640 Speaker 1: Bears just haven't been able to win that equation this year. 208 00:11:23,080 --> 00:11:25,079 Speaker 1: I think a lot of that is from the standpoint 209 00:11:25,120 --> 00:11:27,960 Speaker 1: that it is a really young defense. Aaron Rodgers was 210 00:11:28,000 --> 00:11:30,640 Speaker 1: talking about that on Wednesday. There's a lot of new 211 00:11:30,720 --> 00:11:33,880 Speaker 1: faces there as far as the Packers are concerned, though, 212 00:11:34,320 --> 00:11:38,760 Speaker 1: thirty three points last week against Philadelphia, being able to 213 00:11:38,840 --> 00:11:42,360 Speaker 1: have three straight games now with Christian Watson scoring at 214 00:11:42,400 --> 00:11:46,200 Speaker 1: least one touchdown, the NFL Offensive Rookie of the Month 215 00:11:46,280 --> 00:11:51,280 Speaker 1: for November after a terrific stretch of games. Hats off 216 00:11:51,280 --> 00:11:54,280 Speaker 1: to Watson for that. Just as a quick sidebar, first 217 00:11:54,600 --> 00:11:58,240 Speaker 1: Packers rookie to win that award in nine years, first 218 00:11:58,320 --> 00:12:02,320 Speaker 1: offensive offensive when that Damerius Randall also got it in fifteen, 219 00:12:02,640 --> 00:12:05,160 Speaker 1: but the first one since Eddie Lacy, first first offensive, 220 00:12:05,520 --> 00:12:08,520 Speaker 1: first offensive rookie since Eddie Lacy and then Sam Kangato 221 00:12:08,600 --> 00:12:13,000 Speaker 1: before that, but all that being said Green Bay, I 222 00:12:13,080 --> 00:12:15,280 Speaker 1: look at Aaron Jones in this game. I look at 223 00:12:15,320 --> 00:12:17,880 Speaker 1: A J. Dillon. I look at this as an opportunity. 224 00:12:18,000 --> 00:12:20,120 Speaker 1: You know, we don't know whether or not Romeo Dobbs 225 00:12:20,120 --> 00:12:22,800 Speaker 1: will be back or not. He was able to practice 226 00:12:22,840 --> 00:12:25,760 Speaker 1: on Wednesday, appears to be making strides with his ankle injury. 227 00:12:25,800 --> 00:12:29,400 Speaker 1: But the stars are a line there for the Packers 228 00:12:29,400 --> 00:12:32,880 Speaker 1: pieces offensively and in this on all different sides of it. 229 00:12:32,920 --> 00:12:34,880 Speaker 1: You don't even have to add in the storyline with 230 00:12:34,960 --> 00:12:37,560 Speaker 1: Rogers and the Bears at Soldier Field. This is the 231 00:12:37,559 --> 00:12:39,720 Speaker 1: type of game the Green Bay Packers, no matter how 232 00:12:39,760 --> 00:12:42,559 Speaker 1: this season has gone, should expect to win. Yeah, you 233 00:12:42,640 --> 00:12:45,720 Speaker 1: absolutely expect to win this one. And you have to 234 00:12:45,720 --> 00:12:48,959 Speaker 1: win this one. I you know, we like to get 235 00:12:49,000 --> 00:12:51,160 Speaker 1: into our keys to victory. I think I already said it. 236 00:12:51,200 --> 00:12:53,360 Speaker 1: As far as the Packers offense, I think it's I 237 00:12:53,400 --> 00:12:55,600 Speaker 1: think it's just continue to do what you're doing. Because 238 00:12:55,600 --> 00:12:58,840 Speaker 1: you're facing a defensive unit that is struggling. Your offense 239 00:12:58,920 --> 00:13:01,280 Speaker 1: is starting to find itself. I thought the combination of 240 00:13:01,440 --> 00:13:04,600 Speaker 1: run and pass last week against Philly, what Aaron Jones 241 00:13:04,640 --> 00:13:09,040 Speaker 1: and a J. Dillon were doing, what Christian Watson Randall 242 00:13:09,080 --> 00:13:11,920 Speaker 1: Cobb and company were doing in the passing game. I 243 00:13:11,960 --> 00:13:14,400 Speaker 1: really liked the I really like the balance in the 244 00:13:14,400 --> 00:13:16,680 Speaker 1: back and forth there. Hopefully the Packers can keep that 245 00:13:16,760 --> 00:13:20,880 Speaker 1: going defensively. To me, this game comes down to one thing, 246 00:13:21,600 --> 00:13:25,560 Speaker 1: and it's make Justin Fields throw the football now. And 247 00:13:25,600 --> 00:13:27,720 Speaker 1: I say that not as some sort of a rip 248 00:13:27,760 --> 00:13:30,440 Speaker 1: on the guy that that he can't throw or that 249 00:13:30,480 --> 00:13:32,000 Speaker 1: he can't move the ball through the air. But you 250 00:13:32,040 --> 00:13:34,439 Speaker 1: said it West. These guys are ranked last in the 251 00:13:34,520 --> 00:13:37,920 Speaker 1: league offense, their first in the league in rushing offense. 252 00:13:37,920 --> 00:13:40,280 Speaker 1: And whether they're gonna whether they're gonna run the ball 253 00:13:40,280 --> 00:13:42,520 Speaker 1: with Fields or with those two those two backs who 254 00:13:42,559 --> 00:13:46,319 Speaker 1: have been so productive for them during the season, you 255 00:13:46,360 --> 00:13:48,640 Speaker 1: have to make the Chicago Bears throw the football because 256 00:13:48,679 --> 00:13:53,040 Speaker 1: if you don't, if you if you don't, they they 257 00:13:53,040 --> 00:13:55,880 Speaker 1: are going to. They are going to use that rushing 258 00:13:55,880 --> 00:14:00,440 Speaker 1: offensive their's to wear you down. I mean, trust me, 259 00:14:00,480 --> 00:14:03,319 Speaker 1: they they have. They have gone over every inch of 260 00:14:03,440 --> 00:14:06,120 Speaker 1: videotape of that game in Philadelphia, of the all the 261 00:14:06,160 --> 00:14:09,160 Speaker 1: tackles that the Packers missed, where the holes were with 262 00:14:09,400 --> 00:14:11,840 Speaker 1: you know how Jalen Hurts was able to get out 263 00:14:11,880 --> 00:14:16,520 Speaker 1: so many times and run Miles Sanders and and Kenneth Gainwell, 264 00:14:16,559 --> 00:14:18,800 Speaker 1: and what those guys are doing running between the tackles. 265 00:14:19,240 --> 00:14:21,240 Speaker 1: They have dissected all of that, and they are going 266 00:14:21,280 --> 00:14:24,240 Speaker 1: to come at the Packers with everything they've got with 267 00:14:24,320 --> 00:14:26,560 Speaker 1: their running game, and the Packers are going to have 268 00:14:26,640 --> 00:14:29,920 Speaker 1: to make justin Fields throw the football to to be 269 00:14:29,960 --> 00:14:32,240 Speaker 1: able to be able to have a good day defensively. 270 00:14:32,280 --> 00:14:35,400 Speaker 1: And it's an excellent point you raised, because you're right 271 00:14:35,440 --> 00:14:37,480 Speaker 1: and how you approach Fields and in not trying to 272 00:14:37,520 --> 00:14:40,240 Speaker 1: disrespect any other aspects of his game. But I've heard 273 00:14:40,320 --> 00:14:43,320 Speaker 1: so many times from you. I mean, the things you 274 00:14:43,320 --> 00:14:45,920 Speaker 1: can do on a grill, right, you we've talked about, 275 00:14:45,960 --> 00:14:48,560 Speaker 1: you know, your steaks, your chicken, things like that. I've 276 00:14:48,600 --> 00:14:51,800 Speaker 1: never heard you break about your risotto. Just because you 277 00:14:51,800 --> 00:14:54,200 Speaker 1: know you're you're a world class chef, doesn't mean you've 278 00:14:54,280 --> 00:14:57,960 Speaker 1: mastered every single dish here, Right, That's how this goes. 279 00:14:58,000 --> 00:15:00,400 Speaker 1: You like that? You like that, That's how this goes 280 00:15:00,440 --> 00:15:02,400 Speaker 1: with Fields. You want to take him out of his 281 00:15:02,440 --> 00:15:06,920 Speaker 1: comfort zone here, because the blueprint for victory is so clear. 282 00:15:07,000 --> 00:15:09,920 Speaker 1: They've seen it two or three times now against this 283 00:15:10,000 --> 00:15:13,120 Speaker 1: young man. Matt Lafleur still has yet to lose to 284 00:15:13,320 --> 00:15:17,160 Speaker 1: the Chicago Bears became the head coach. So the other 285 00:15:17,200 --> 00:15:21,120 Speaker 1: aspect of this for me is one of the early 286 00:15:21,200 --> 00:15:24,960 Speaker 1: tipping points that sort of signaled some potential turbulent waters 287 00:15:25,000 --> 00:15:27,880 Speaker 1: for the Packers. Run defense kind of started against Chicago 288 00:15:28,240 --> 00:15:30,520 Speaker 1: because David Montgomery had one of his best games of 289 00:15:30,600 --> 00:15:33,800 Speaker 1: the season in Week two. If I look for a 290 00:15:33,840 --> 00:15:36,600 Speaker 1: defensive key to victory in this thing, it's going to 291 00:15:36,600 --> 00:15:39,080 Speaker 1: be making sure you do not let him and Juice 292 00:15:39,080 --> 00:15:43,000 Speaker 1: Herbert get going in the run game. Because as volatile 293 00:15:43,640 --> 00:15:47,640 Speaker 1: as Jalen Hurts was, as volatile as fields can be, 294 00:15:48,720 --> 00:15:52,800 Speaker 1: it was as you mentioned, Miles Sanders having a hundred 295 00:15:52,840 --> 00:15:56,720 Speaker 1: yard rushing day. It's what Herbert in Montgomery could do 296 00:15:56,760 --> 00:15:59,680 Speaker 1: in this game to be the number one ranked rushing 297 00:15:59,680 --> 00:16:01,480 Speaker 1: off it in the league. It's not just because you 298 00:16:01,520 --> 00:16:03,480 Speaker 1: have a scrambling quarterback. You have to have some good 299 00:16:03,480 --> 00:16:05,960 Speaker 1: backs that are helping them out as well. That's what 300 00:16:06,080 --> 00:16:08,600 Speaker 1: the Bears have. And you have to imagine a guy 301 00:16:08,640 --> 00:16:11,840 Speaker 1: like Luke Getsy that has as much experience in this system, 302 00:16:11,880 --> 00:16:15,640 Speaker 1: many different versions of it here in Green Bay. You 303 00:16:15,720 --> 00:16:17,920 Speaker 1: know he's going to have his pencil going this week 304 00:16:18,000 --> 00:16:20,800 Speaker 1: trying to come up with some ideas, some thoughts, some theories, 305 00:16:21,320 --> 00:16:24,080 Speaker 1: because this is still a young coaching staff, It's still 306 00:16:24,080 --> 00:16:26,280 Speaker 1: a coaching staff that feels like they have the right 307 00:16:26,320 --> 00:16:29,360 Speaker 1: pieces in place to guide themselves into the future. Where 308 00:16:29,360 --> 00:16:31,600 Speaker 1: the Detroit Lions were at at the end of last 309 00:16:31,640 --> 00:16:34,640 Speaker 1: season in terms of how they felt about their football team, 310 00:16:34,680 --> 00:16:37,760 Speaker 1: that's kind of the area that the Bears are kind 311 00:16:37,800 --> 00:16:41,920 Speaker 1: of gravitating towards right now. So from my perspective, I 312 00:16:42,000 --> 00:16:44,040 Speaker 1: think it really starts with that ground game and making 313 00:16:44,040 --> 00:16:47,040 Speaker 1: sure that the Packers defensively shore up some of the 314 00:16:47,080 --> 00:16:50,040 Speaker 1: things that they were lacking last week in Philly. Yeah. Well, 315 00:16:50,040 --> 00:16:52,200 Speaker 1: and you mentioned the fact that Justin Fields has been 316 00:16:52,200 --> 00:16:55,120 Speaker 1: sacked forty times this year. I honestly hope the Packers 317 00:16:55,160 --> 00:16:57,600 Speaker 1: don't even pay attention to that number because because this 318 00:16:57,640 --> 00:16:59,840 Speaker 1: game is not going to come down to how many 319 00:17:00,000 --> 00:17:02,640 Speaker 1: times you can sack Justin Fields. You know, the Packers 320 00:17:02,680 --> 00:17:05,840 Speaker 1: got off to such a bad start against Philadelphia because 321 00:17:06,200 --> 00:17:10,160 Speaker 1: they were a little bit too over zealous, over aggressive 322 00:17:10,200 --> 00:17:13,240 Speaker 1: early on with trying to rush Justin Fields. They thought 323 00:17:13,280 --> 00:17:17,439 Speaker 1: with with having with having a spy um I'm sorry, 324 00:17:17,480 --> 00:17:20,600 Speaker 1: with with Jalen Hurts last week, they thought with having 325 00:17:20,640 --> 00:17:23,639 Speaker 1: a spy that they could that they could contain his scrambling. Well, 326 00:17:23,840 --> 00:17:26,840 Speaker 1: what happened in the first quarter. Jalen Hurts rushes for 327 00:17:26,880 --> 00:17:30,280 Speaker 1: over a hundred yards and the Eagles have two quick 328 00:17:30,320 --> 00:17:33,680 Speaker 1: touchdowns on the board right or early in the ballgame. Now, 329 00:17:33,720 --> 00:17:36,600 Speaker 1: the rest of the Packers definitely adjusted from there because 330 00:17:36,640 --> 00:17:39,600 Speaker 1: the rest of the game, Jalen Hurts only had roughly 331 00:17:39,680 --> 00:17:41,800 Speaker 1: fifty yards rushing. And if you had said, Okay, Jalen 332 00:17:41,840 --> 00:17:43,680 Speaker 1: Hurts is only gonna rush for fifty yards from the 333 00:17:43,720 --> 00:17:46,840 Speaker 1: second through the fourth quarter, you take that. But it 334 00:17:46,880 --> 00:17:48,879 Speaker 1: was but it was a bad start in the first quarter, 335 00:17:48,920 --> 00:17:52,720 Speaker 1: and the and the Packers can't afford to get into 336 00:17:52,760 --> 00:17:58,119 Speaker 1: that over zealous, over aggressive mode going after Justin Fields because, um, 337 00:17:58,160 --> 00:18:00,399 Speaker 1: you know, as I said, they will have watched everything 338 00:18:00,400 --> 00:18:02,280 Speaker 1: with regard to Philadelphia. They're going to try to take 339 00:18:02,280 --> 00:18:05,919 Speaker 1: advantage of every of every breakdown that the Packers had 340 00:18:05,960 --> 00:18:10,040 Speaker 1: in that game and get them into those situations again. Um. 341 00:18:10,080 --> 00:18:11,880 Speaker 1: So to me, it's like, at the end of this game, 342 00:18:11,920 --> 00:18:14,200 Speaker 1: I'm not going to be looking at how many times 343 00:18:14,200 --> 00:18:16,919 Speaker 1: did Justin Fields get sacked. I'm gonna be looking at 344 00:18:16,960 --> 00:18:19,919 Speaker 1: how many how many pass attempts does justin fields have 345 00:18:20,000 --> 00:18:22,240 Speaker 1: because if that number is high enough, I think the 346 00:18:22,240 --> 00:18:24,720 Speaker 1: Packers win the football game. If that number is too low, 347 00:18:25,240 --> 00:18:27,480 Speaker 1: that means they're running the ball too well and the 348 00:18:27,520 --> 00:18:29,399 Speaker 1: Packers are gonna have their hands full. And if he 349 00:18:29,400 --> 00:18:31,360 Speaker 1: has to throw a lout, what else does that tell you? 350 00:18:31,680 --> 00:18:33,720 Speaker 1: It tells you the Packers are playing with the lead. 351 00:18:34,119 --> 00:18:37,040 Speaker 1: And that's been one thing absent that week to game 352 00:18:37,080 --> 00:18:39,399 Speaker 1: against the Bears, Green Bay has not really had the 353 00:18:39,440 --> 00:18:41,800 Speaker 1: benefit of at this point in the season. The other 354 00:18:41,880 --> 00:18:43,879 Speaker 1: name to keep an eye on is going to be 355 00:18:43,960 --> 00:18:47,000 Speaker 1: Devondre Campbell too. In this equation, Yes, Screen Bay has 356 00:18:47,040 --> 00:18:51,080 Speaker 1: not had their full allotment of inside linebackers available really 357 00:18:51,119 --> 00:18:54,040 Speaker 1: all season, so there's a lot of things he can 358 00:18:54,040 --> 00:18:56,080 Speaker 1: do there. Chris Barnes I think has made some nice 359 00:18:56,080 --> 00:18:58,840 Speaker 1: plays this season. But when you talk about being able 360 00:18:58,880 --> 00:19:02,080 Speaker 1: to spy her, you know, hurts and those type of quarterbacks, 361 00:19:02,320 --> 00:19:05,120 Speaker 1: I know that probably isn't the word that Devandre loves 362 00:19:05,160 --> 00:19:07,440 Speaker 1: to hear, but it is something he's very proficient at 363 00:19:07,520 --> 00:19:10,119 Speaker 1: and they definitely have missed him in those situations and 364 00:19:10,160 --> 00:19:13,280 Speaker 1: could really be extremely valuable. He was limited on Wednesday, 365 00:19:13,560 --> 00:19:16,720 Speaker 1: returned to practice last Friday. If he's available on Sunday. 366 00:19:16,760 --> 00:19:19,359 Speaker 1: Another guy that can help in that assignment. Yeah, that changes, 367 00:19:19,480 --> 00:19:21,880 Speaker 1: That changes the equation in terms of how the Packers 368 00:19:21,960 --> 00:19:25,119 Speaker 1: match up and and schematically, maybe we'll go about things 369 00:19:25,480 --> 00:19:28,320 Speaker 1: against Chicago. So a little bit of sponsor business here. 370 00:19:28,320 --> 00:19:31,520 Speaker 1: West Serious x M. NFL Radio delivers hard hitting analysis 371 00:19:31,560 --> 00:19:34,120 Speaker 1: and up to the minute NFL news that true football 372 00:19:34,160 --> 00:19:38,280 Speaker 1: fanatics need. Seven three and at Cousin Subs, we have 373 00:19:38,320 --> 00:19:41,040 Speaker 1: something for everyone like our Wisconsin Cheese Kurts, mac and cheese, 374 00:19:41,040 --> 00:19:44,199 Speaker 1: golden fries, and creamy shakes, all paired with your favorite 375 00:19:44,240 --> 00:19:48,199 Speaker 1: sub or sub in a bowl. Cousin Subs fifty years 376 00:19:48,240 --> 00:19:53,240 Speaker 1: of better. Alright, Week thirteen in the NFL, a really 377 00:19:53,280 --> 00:19:57,960 Speaker 1: really interesting slate of games actually starting Thursday night, UM 378 00:19:58,440 --> 00:20:00,640 Speaker 1: Thursday night football Big game in the a FC East 379 00:20:00,640 --> 00:20:04,560 Speaker 1: Buffalo is that New England. But the ones that the 380 00:20:04,600 --> 00:20:07,520 Speaker 1: ones that really jump out at me. There's a trio 381 00:20:07,920 --> 00:20:11,879 Speaker 1: of a f C versus NFC games on the slate 382 00:20:11,960 --> 00:20:16,320 Speaker 1: this week that I think all have a an elevated 383 00:20:16,400 --> 00:20:18,919 Speaker 1: level of intrigue. And I'm talking about the Jets playing 384 00:20:18,960 --> 00:20:25,160 Speaker 1: at Minnesota, Tennessee is playing at Philadelphia, and Miami perhaps 385 00:20:25,880 --> 00:20:28,880 Speaker 1: maybe the most explosive offense in the NFL right now 386 00:20:29,000 --> 00:20:32,040 Speaker 1: is at San Francisco, going against the team playing probably 387 00:20:32,080 --> 00:20:35,160 Speaker 1: the best defense in the NFL right now. Those three 388 00:20:35,280 --> 00:20:40,600 Speaker 1: cross conference games Jets, Vikings, Titans, Eagles, Dolphins, Niners, those 389 00:20:40,640 --> 00:20:43,880 Speaker 1: are all really really interesting. Less it's extremely interesting from 390 00:20:43,920 --> 00:20:46,280 Speaker 1: the Miami standpoint of now the Packers have to kind 391 00:20:46,280 --> 00:20:49,199 Speaker 1: of start paying attention to them. Obviously, the coaches have 392 00:20:49,320 --> 00:20:52,000 Speaker 1: their you know, their plans in place already. It's not 393 00:20:52,040 --> 00:20:53,480 Speaker 1: like they're just gonna go in cold here in a 394 00:20:53,480 --> 00:20:56,880 Speaker 1: couple of weeks. But now the Dolphins game in Christmas 395 00:20:56,880 --> 00:20:59,960 Speaker 1: is actually right around the corner and going up again 396 00:21:00,040 --> 00:21:02,919 Speaker 1: San Francisco. That's a very interesting opponent in terms of 397 00:21:02,960 --> 00:21:06,560 Speaker 1: the contrast there that the styles and the similarities on 398 00:21:06,640 --> 00:21:08,560 Speaker 1: both sides of the ball. It's gonna be fascinating to 399 00:21:08,560 --> 00:21:12,240 Speaker 1: watch that. I also really look at that Jets game too, 400 00:21:12,440 --> 00:21:14,719 Speaker 1: you know, the Mike White thing. I made a lot 401 00:21:14,760 --> 00:21:17,560 Speaker 1: of jokes about it, Mike, but the real thing that 402 00:21:17,720 --> 00:21:20,480 Speaker 1: is probably the biggest takeaway from the Jets season so far, 403 00:21:20,480 --> 00:21:22,719 Speaker 1: and Garrett Wilson has kind of talked about this and 404 00:21:23,359 --> 00:21:25,960 Speaker 1: not so many words. They really have only been a 405 00:21:26,040 --> 00:21:28,879 Speaker 1: quarterback away in a lot of regards. I mean, certainly 406 00:21:28,920 --> 00:21:31,399 Speaker 1: they've taken have been extremely banged up in their backfield, 407 00:21:31,440 --> 00:21:34,800 Speaker 1: but they had the perimeter weapons and they have the defense. 408 00:21:34,880 --> 00:21:38,000 Speaker 1: They just haven't been able to get the quarterback play 409 00:21:38,000 --> 00:21:41,119 Speaker 1: to where it was at last week was an uplifting performance. 410 00:21:41,160 --> 00:21:43,359 Speaker 1: And now they're going to be going into you know, 411 00:21:43,520 --> 00:21:46,600 Speaker 1: US Bank Stadium very interested to see how they respond 412 00:21:46,640 --> 00:21:49,160 Speaker 1: in that one. And certainly the Vikings, you know, trying 413 00:21:49,160 --> 00:21:52,600 Speaker 1: to build their own momentum um in the Eagles, let's 414 00:21:52,640 --> 00:21:54,640 Speaker 1: just say this as well. I mean their run defense 415 00:21:54,760 --> 00:21:57,159 Speaker 1: it's going to be tested now against Derrick Henry. So 416 00:21:58,000 --> 00:22:00,919 Speaker 1: it's and and this Philadelphia rush offense that just put 417 00:22:01,040 --> 00:22:04,879 Speaker 1: up three going up against the Tennessee rush defense that 418 00:22:04,920 --> 00:22:08,160 Speaker 1: completely shut down the Packers running game, and uh and 419 00:22:08,320 --> 00:22:10,600 Speaker 1: really gave the Packers fits trying to run the football 420 00:22:10,600 --> 00:22:12,520 Speaker 1: in that Thursday night game at Lambeau. And then not 421 00:22:12,600 --> 00:22:14,879 Speaker 1: that there is any bearing on the NFC situation, but 422 00:22:14,920 --> 00:22:17,240 Speaker 1: the Bengals have come back to life and they have 423 00:22:17,280 --> 00:22:19,880 Speaker 1: a good opponent now against Kansas City at home. So yeah, 424 00:22:20,080 --> 00:22:21,840 Speaker 1: I look at this is sort of the measuring stick 425 00:22:21,880 --> 00:22:23,679 Speaker 1: week right now in the NFL. I think there's a 426 00:22:23,680 --> 00:22:25,960 Speaker 1: lot of playoff contenders. There's teams like, you know, the 427 00:22:26,040 --> 00:22:28,280 Speaker 1: Chargers that have to try to keep themselves alive here 428 00:22:28,280 --> 00:22:30,880 Speaker 1: with a potentially another win and trying to play catch 429 00:22:30,960 --> 00:22:34,120 Speaker 1: up there with the Chiefs. So a very intriguing slate 430 00:22:34,160 --> 00:22:37,480 Speaker 1: of games, and of course Giants Commanders probably the one 431 00:22:37,520 --> 00:22:40,360 Speaker 1: that has the biggest implication that was for the Packers hopes. Yeah, 432 00:22:40,400 --> 00:22:41,600 Speaker 1: that that was the next one I was going to 433 00:22:41,720 --> 00:22:46,280 Speaker 1: mention because because you look at um, even taking you know, 434 00:22:46,359 --> 00:22:48,840 Speaker 1: whatever implications that might have for the Packers out of 435 00:22:48,880 --> 00:22:52,000 Speaker 1: the equation. You look at the schedule, the down the 436 00:22:52,040 --> 00:22:55,800 Speaker 1: stretch schedule for Washington and the Giants and and the Cowboys, 437 00:22:55,840 --> 00:22:58,800 Speaker 1: these teams in the NFC East, and how how often 438 00:22:58,880 --> 00:23:02,560 Speaker 1: between now and that second weekend in January when the 439 00:23:02,600 --> 00:23:05,640 Speaker 1: regular season wraps up, how often they are playing each 440 00:23:05,680 --> 00:23:08,320 Speaker 1: other and and and banging around against each other. It's 441 00:23:08,320 --> 00:23:11,119 Speaker 1: gonna be you know, the Eagles are obviously in the 442 00:23:11,200 --> 00:23:13,360 Speaker 1: catbird seat, sitting there at ten and one. They've they've 443 00:23:13,400 --> 00:23:15,800 Speaker 1: gotten this far with just one loss. There the team 444 00:23:15,840 --> 00:23:18,720 Speaker 1: that everybody is chasing in that division. But um, those 445 00:23:18,720 --> 00:23:20,680 Speaker 1: other teams are gonna be are gonna be kind of 446 00:23:20,720 --> 00:23:22,639 Speaker 1: beating up on each other here down the stretch, and 447 00:23:22,680 --> 00:23:25,000 Speaker 1: it's gonna be it's gonna be interesting to see who 448 00:23:25,240 --> 00:23:28,800 Speaker 1: who emerges when you you get into a run of 449 00:23:28,800 --> 00:23:31,720 Speaker 1: of all these division games where you're playing you know, 450 00:23:31,800 --> 00:23:34,199 Speaker 1: opponents that know you and you know them, and you know, 451 00:23:34,240 --> 00:23:37,400 Speaker 1: you get into these grinded out battles. Is that something 452 00:23:37,400 --> 00:23:40,359 Speaker 1: that can that can you know, be the catalyst for 453 00:23:40,400 --> 00:23:42,840 Speaker 1: a run for somebody if they if they get it going, 454 00:23:43,280 --> 00:23:45,640 Speaker 1: really get it going against the teams in their own division, 455 00:23:45,640 --> 00:23:47,720 Speaker 1: then you know, does does that propel them into the 456 00:23:47,720 --> 00:23:50,600 Speaker 1: playoffs or are they all just gonna be beating each 457 00:23:50,640 --> 00:23:52,200 Speaker 1: other up so much that it's a win here and 458 00:23:52,240 --> 00:23:53,880 Speaker 1: a loss there, and a win here and a loss 459 00:23:53,920 --> 00:23:56,359 Speaker 1: there and then and nobody really has a whole lot 460 00:23:56,400 --> 00:23:59,240 Speaker 1: of momentum. Whoever from that division makes it into the 461 00:23:59,280 --> 00:24:00,879 Speaker 1: post in the same thing can be said out in 462 00:24:00,920 --> 00:24:03,680 Speaker 1: the West to right where Seattle is at as good 463 00:24:03,720 --> 00:24:06,320 Speaker 1: as the story was with Gino Smith and it's still incredible. 464 00:24:06,480 --> 00:24:09,800 Speaker 1: Seattle beyond the quarterback had flaws this season. I think 465 00:24:09,800 --> 00:24:11,720 Speaker 1: the season has sort of started to reveal there was 466 00:24:11,760 --> 00:24:14,119 Speaker 1: more where he had a team like San Francisco that 467 00:24:14,160 --> 00:24:16,320 Speaker 1: maybe a little bit more was expected, even though there 468 00:24:16,359 --> 00:24:19,320 Speaker 1: was the quarterback controversy. Uh, and they've sort of pulled 469 00:24:19,320 --> 00:24:22,200 Speaker 1: back up in that race. I said it last week 470 00:24:22,280 --> 00:24:24,320 Speaker 1: or two weeks ago, and I don't like to pair 471 00:24:24,400 --> 00:24:27,000 Speaker 1: it myself, but I think it begs repeating. This was 472 00:24:27,040 --> 00:24:28,760 Speaker 1: the stretch where we're going to learn the most about 473 00:24:28,760 --> 00:24:31,840 Speaker 1: the Giants because the Giants had a very favorable slate. 474 00:24:31,920 --> 00:24:34,119 Speaker 1: The way everything worked out, even coming off of London, 475 00:24:34,160 --> 00:24:37,159 Speaker 1: as I mentioned before the week nine by everything worked 476 00:24:37,160 --> 00:24:39,639 Speaker 1: out well for them. While they finally started getting injured, 477 00:24:39,680 --> 00:24:42,680 Speaker 1: they started facing winning teams. Now this is where they're 478 00:24:42,680 --> 00:24:44,600 Speaker 1: going to decide whether or not they're a playoff team. 479 00:24:45,040 --> 00:24:48,040 Speaker 1: The Packers, by virtue of being in this you know 480 00:24:48,160 --> 00:24:52,439 Speaker 1: slump here, these winter duldrums, late fall duldrums, you just 481 00:24:52,480 --> 00:24:54,480 Speaker 1: got to try to beat the Bears and see how 482 00:24:54,480 --> 00:24:58,439 Speaker 1: the rest falls. Because there are so many different ways 483 00:24:58,520 --> 00:25:01,879 Speaker 1: the NFC East is going to shake out that I 484 00:25:01,920 --> 00:25:04,200 Speaker 1: think even those teams in that division, all you really 485 00:25:04,200 --> 00:25:05,800 Speaker 1: truly can do is play the game in front of 486 00:25:05,880 --> 00:25:08,919 Speaker 1: you because there's so many interconnected matchups that are going 487 00:25:08,960 --> 00:25:11,159 Speaker 1: to happen over the next six weeks. Yeah, certainly from 488 00:25:11,200 --> 00:25:13,560 Speaker 1: the package point of view, you know you've got you know, 489 00:25:13,640 --> 00:25:15,840 Speaker 1: you've got the Dolphins and the Vikings, two teams that 490 00:25:15,880 --> 00:25:17,879 Speaker 1: look like they're headed to the playoffs. Those teams are 491 00:25:17,920 --> 00:25:20,840 Speaker 1: down the road. But this week and then after the bye, 492 00:25:20,920 --> 00:25:23,200 Speaker 1: you're playing the Bears and the Rams, two teams that 493 00:25:23,280 --> 00:25:27,359 Speaker 1: are under five, not playing all that well overall. And 494 00:25:27,400 --> 00:25:29,440 Speaker 1: if you're Green Bay, you're like, hey, you know, get 495 00:25:29,440 --> 00:25:31,600 Speaker 1: a couple of wins and then see and see where 496 00:25:31,600 --> 00:25:35,080 Speaker 1: you're at heading into heading into the Christmas trip to Miami. 497 00:25:35,160 --> 00:25:37,640 Speaker 1: That's that's really all it boils down to right now. Yeah, 498 00:25:37,720 --> 00:25:40,680 Speaker 1: And and for Green Bay it's that it's that idea 499 00:25:40,840 --> 00:25:44,600 Speaker 1: and we'll see which direction this thing goes. Um. You know, 500 00:25:44,720 --> 00:25:47,600 Speaker 1: certainly there's that sliver of hope. But it's the same 501 00:25:47,600 --> 00:25:50,199 Speaker 1: reason why Aaron Rodgers is pressing to play. It's the 502 00:25:50,240 --> 00:25:52,760 Speaker 1: same reason why the Packers haven't given up on themselves. 503 00:25:52,760 --> 00:25:54,960 Speaker 1: And I'll tell you this too. You know, this thing 504 00:25:55,040 --> 00:25:57,639 Speaker 1: isn't built for one season. I know everyone's always like, oh, 505 00:25:57,680 --> 00:25:59,800 Speaker 1: the all in thing. Now, it's not built for one season. 506 00:26:00,359 --> 00:26:04,080 Speaker 1: Packers still want to contend for championships. Whatever happens with 507 00:26:04,160 --> 00:26:07,400 Speaker 1: this postseason race. You still don't want to build up 508 00:26:07,440 --> 00:26:12,640 Speaker 1: momentum now going into this January, because if you don't 509 00:26:12,680 --> 00:26:14,840 Speaker 1: have that coming out of a season, you look at 510 00:26:14,880 --> 00:26:17,480 Speaker 1: where teams can head and the kind of the direction 511 00:26:17,560 --> 00:26:20,600 Speaker 1: things have faced. Uh, this team, I still say is 512 00:26:20,600 --> 00:26:23,080 Speaker 1: better than its four and eight record indicates, but the 513 00:26:23,119 --> 00:26:26,280 Speaker 1: Packers only have five more chances now to prove that. Yeah. 514 00:26:26,320 --> 00:26:28,879 Speaker 1: Absolutely well with that, we will call it a wrap 515 00:26:28,880 --> 00:26:32,560 Speaker 1: on this edition of Packers Unscripted. Thank you for putting 516 00:26:32,600 --> 00:26:34,760 Speaker 1: up with my voice. I apologize for that over the 517 00:26:34,840 --> 00:26:38,199 Speaker 1: last twenty five or so minutes. But be sure to 518 00:26:38,240 --> 00:26:40,600 Speaker 1: follow all of our coverage of the team on Packers 519 00:26:40,640 --> 00:26:43,119 Speaker 1: dot Com. All kinds of great content for you on 520 00:26:43,160 --> 00:26:45,199 Speaker 1: the website for Wes, I am Mike. Thank you for 521 00:26:45,240 --> 00:26:47,240 Speaker 1: tuning in everybody. We'll see you next time.