WEBVTT - #327 Packers Unscripted: Adjustments coming

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<v Speaker 1>Hi, everybody. Welcome to Packers Unscripted from Packers dot Com.

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<v Speaker 1>I am Mike Spofford. He is the one and only

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<v Speaker 1>West hod Kuitz. We're coming to you here from our

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<v Speaker 1>studios at lambeau Field and West one day closer to

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<v Speaker 1>the Packers Week three matchup in Washington, the nation's capital.

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<v Speaker 1>It is a noon Central time kickoff at FedEx Field,

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<v Speaker 1>and the Packers are going to be getting a player

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<v Speaker 1>back on their active roster this week for this game.

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<v Speaker 1>And I'm talking about second year running back Aaron Jones,

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<v Speaker 1>one of the three running backs drafted in by Green

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<v Speaker 1>Bay and um, as we've talked about a lot, he's

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<v Speaker 1>a young guy who brings a different explosive to mentioned.

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<v Speaker 1>You might say to the Packers running game Jamal Williams

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<v Speaker 1>time Montgomery, they've done a fantastic job I think the

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<v Speaker 1>first two weeks of the season, particularly in past protection.

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<v Speaker 1>I highlighted some of those in my what you might

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<v Speaker 1>have Missed segment this week on the website, so if

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<v Speaker 1>you missed it, check it out. But um, but Aaron Jones,

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<v Speaker 1>this is uh, this is not only another option for

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<v Speaker 1>the Packers in the backfield, but the potential game breaker

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<v Speaker 1>type of guy, don't you think, Yeah, Mike, And and

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<v Speaker 1>there's some incredible statistics about him and in the times

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<v Speaker 1>in which he played last year. And you know, I

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<v Speaker 1>was looking at a couple of things, and I mean

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<v Speaker 1>just the productivity when he was on the field when

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<v Speaker 1>he did get touches um even in a game. I

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<v Speaker 1>think it was what Tampa Bay, correct me if I'm

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<v Speaker 1>wrong there where you only had that one carry for

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<v Speaker 1>yards in overtime. Yeah, the twenty yard touchdown in overtime,

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<v Speaker 1>first time he touched the ball all day long, right,

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<v Speaker 1>And it's things like that where Jamal Williams got going

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<v Speaker 1>in that game as well. I wrote about this an

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<v Speaker 1>inbox for Wednesday and that or for Thursday, excuse me,

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<v Speaker 1>and at all three of those guys when they have

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<v Speaker 1>them all healthy, and that hasn't always happened so far,

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<v Speaker 1>but that's when this backfield has at its best. You're right,

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<v Speaker 1>Jamal Williams time Montgomery have been phenomenal in past protection.

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<v Speaker 1>I asked Aaron Rodgers about that, and he mentioned how

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<v Speaker 1>Williams the game tape that he put together just fantastic

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<v Speaker 1>as far as from a teaching element. In that game

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<v Speaker 1>against the Vikings, but Aaron Jones does bring a different dimension.

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<v Speaker 1>He's an explosive football player. He's a guy that if

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<v Speaker 1>you give him an inch, he's going to take a yard.

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<v Speaker 1>And he the way he really came on at the

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<v Speaker 1>end of midway through last season and seeing him really

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<v Speaker 1>flourish when he did get the opportunities, and then also

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<v Speaker 1>the fact that you know, he dealt with that hamstring

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<v Speaker 1>injury and training camp where he didn't really get a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of shots until the end of it. But I

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<v Speaker 1>thought that Kansas City game in specific really showed you

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<v Speaker 1>that Aaron Jones is still the player that we saw

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<v Speaker 1>last season. Yeah, you mentioned the hamstring injury he dealt

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<v Speaker 1>with in training camp. I think that's the reason in

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of ways that Jones is going to have

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<v Speaker 1>to earn his snaps. He's going to have to kind

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<v Speaker 1>of steal that playing time back from Montgomery and Williams,

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<v Speaker 1>just strictly from a preparation standpoint in terms of that

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<v Speaker 1>making that jump from year one to year two, particularly

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<v Speaker 1>in past protection, which is the toughest thing for a

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<v Speaker 1>young running back coming into the NFL from college to learn.

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<v Speaker 1>He missed a lot of valuable preparation time Let's be honest.

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<v Speaker 1>That hamstring injury kept him out of a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>padded practices during training camp. He missed the first two

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<v Speaker 1>preseason games, was just kind of getting back into things

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<v Speaker 1>in the third preseason game. In the fourth one in

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<v Speaker 1>Kansas City, he showed us that same Aaron Jones that

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<v Speaker 1>we saw as a rookie when the ball was in

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<v Speaker 1>his hands. But then now it's also going to be

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<v Speaker 1>picking up those blitzes and doing all those other things

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<v Speaker 1>that go into being a three down back. He's going

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<v Speaker 1>to have to earn it because Time Montgomery and Jamal

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<v Speaker 1>Williams haven't done anything necessary to necessarily to lose the

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<v Speaker 1>playing time that they have earned. Yeah, and it came

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<v Speaker 1>up an inbox too. When I was going through some

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<v Speaker 1>of the questions, somebody mentioned, you know, everyone talks about

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<v Speaker 1>Aaron Jones, what about Time Montgomery getting more opportunit these

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<v Speaker 1>in Montgomery's averaging five point five yards a clip right

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<v Speaker 1>now as a rusher and then obviously what he offers

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<v Speaker 1>as a pass catcher. Um. The downside to having all

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<v Speaker 1>three of those guys available as you can't get all

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<v Speaker 1>three of them on the field at the same time.

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<v Speaker 1>So there's gonna be some juggling the packers are going

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<v Speaker 1>to have to do. But I just like the home

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<v Speaker 1>run threat that that Aaron Jones provides, especially in early

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<v Speaker 1>down situations. He's the kind of guy that can take

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<v Speaker 1>those third and sevens and make him third and fives

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<v Speaker 1>or third and fours. Uh, and you know, shorten things

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<v Speaker 1>up for an offense. So uh. The the other aspect

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<v Speaker 1>of this too. You make some great points in terms

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<v Speaker 1>of the time you missed in training camp. But for

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<v Speaker 1>my liking, if there's any position and I'm not saying

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<v Speaker 1>it's good to miss time and training camp, but if

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<v Speaker 1>there's any position where I think it's a little bit

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<v Speaker 1>more forgiving, it is running back because a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>this thing is mental. Is you said it is the

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<v Speaker 1>pass pro It is being able to get those fundamentals down.

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<v Speaker 1>But how many times might have we seen guys around

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<v Speaker 1>the league? I mean, I think lady On Bell last

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<v Speaker 1>year is probably the best example of it. Not have

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<v Speaker 1>any reps during training camp and then really hit the

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<v Speaker 1>ground running wins once week one comes around. Now, Bells

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<v Speaker 1>at a different stage in his career than Aaron Jones is,

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<v Speaker 1>but I think it's an opportunity for him like when

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<v Speaker 1>he does get in there to really be able to

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<v Speaker 1>get back on that bicycle and keep that momentum going

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<v Speaker 1>that he was able to develop last season. Yeah, I

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<v Speaker 1>think the only reason I'm being somewhat cautious in terms

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<v Speaker 1>of maybe what the expectation should be for him playing

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<v Speaker 1>time wise coming right back is that past protection is

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<v Speaker 1>always such an important part of it. But Aaron Rodgers

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<v Speaker 1>is also not the fully mobile Aaron Rodgers that we've seen,

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<v Speaker 1>so that also has to factor into the coach's decisions

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<v Speaker 1>in terms of, you know, certain play packages and the

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<v Speaker 1>playing time and who needs to be on the field

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<v Speaker 1>in certain instances. So we'll just have to see how

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<v Speaker 1>it unfolds. But I like the fact that Aaron Jones

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<v Speaker 1>is coming back. I felt, you know, once we saw

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<v Speaker 1>him quite frankly in the Dallas game last year, which

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<v Speaker 1>was Aaron Rodgers you know, last really memorable game obviously

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<v Speaker 1>of and what he did in that game. I've been

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<v Speaker 1>waiting to see Aaron Rodgers and Aaron Jones and you

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<v Speaker 1>know the impact that he can have in terms of

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<v Speaker 1>how defenses have to react to him along with everything

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<v Speaker 1>Aaron Rodgers can do, and quite frankly, we just haven't

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<v Speaker 1>seen that yet, No exactly. And it is interesting though,

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<v Speaker 1>because you know, we always talk about a bit being

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<v Speaker 1>a numbers game, and we can focus on those three

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<v Speaker 1>running backs. The Packers also did keep Darius Jackson here too.

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<v Speaker 1>He was the guy that they claimed off. I should

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<v Speaker 1>say they end up signing from the practice squad of

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<v Speaker 1>the Dallas Cowboys during Week one. Uh And I think

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<v Speaker 1>there were some people thinking, Okay, well, Aaron's when Aaron

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<v Speaker 1>Jones is back, we'll see what happens with Jackson. Packers

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<v Speaker 1>thought enough of him to have him involved as well.

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<v Speaker 1>I thought he did some good things on special teams.

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<v Speaker 1>So it's a deep group. There's a lot of options

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<v Speaker 1>there in the fortunate thing as far as the Packers

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<v Speaker 1>and in taking this next step with Jones, there's a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of flexibility and how they want to approach it. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>Sticking on the topic of young players and development, the

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<v Speaker 1>Packers two rookie cornerbacks Jiar Alexander Josh Jackson. We've talked

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<v Speaker 1>a lot Abottom already. They're certainly off to a great

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<v Speaker 1>start in their NFL careers, but their responsibilities might crank

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<v Speaker 1>up just a bit this week because it sounds like

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<v Speaker 1>second year cornerback Kevin King is not going to be

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<v Speaker 1>available with that groin injury. So they've gotten a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of playing time already and they may be getting even more. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>and then the other thing too. At the time which

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<v Speaker 1>we're taking this, Packers said yet to practice on Thursday,

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<v Speaker 1>but Devon House also popped up on the injury part

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<v Speaker 1>with a biceps injury. He was estimated as a limited Wednesday,

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<v Speaker 1>so he was actually the first guy up originally when

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<v Speaker 1>King went out, and then as the game went on,

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<v Speaker 1>they started to use Alexander out there as well. The

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<v Speaker 1>nice thing for the packers here is I mean, if

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<v Speaker 1>there is a silver lining to it, because I don't

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<v Speaker 1>think you can just replace King and what he provide

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<v Speaker 1>ds as a shutdown guy outside. But Alexander and Josh

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<v Speaker 1>Jackson both have had experience. Joe wo Jr. Did a

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<v Speaker 1>phenomenal job throughout training camp of rotating those guys inside

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<v Speaker 1>and outside to give them some looks. And Alexander feels

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<v Speaker 1>just as comfortable outside as as I think a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of people who project him as a nickel slot cornerback.

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<v Speaker 1>And he was even asked a little bit. Actually he

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<v Speaker 1>wasn't even asked about it. He brought it up on

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<v Speaker 1>his own accord on Wednesday, saying that people say I'm short,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm not sure I'm average sized. Uh. And and you

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<v Speaker 1>know he has that chip on his shoulder. He admits

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<v Speaker 1>he carries that chip on his shoulder and he wants

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<v Speaker 1>to go up against those six three six four receivers

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<v Speaker 1>to show that with his athleticism and the way he

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<v Speaker 1>attacks the game, he can cover those type of players.

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<v Speaker 1>He has that kind of swagger and that confidence. In

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<v Speaker 1>Josh Jackson, I mean, he made a living off of

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<v Speaker 1>that in the Big Ten with eight interceptions a year ago.

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<v Speaker 1>So depending on what the availability is for House and

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<v Speaker 1>if if, if King truly isn't able to go in

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<v Speaker 1>this game, they're gonna be leaning on those two young cornerbacks,

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<v Speaker 1>and especially even more so now that they ended up

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<v Speaker 1>letting go of Deonte Burton. So they have five corners

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<v Speaker 1>on the roster and potentially one if not too might

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<v Speaker 1>not be in the playbook for Sunday. Yeah. Well, as

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<v Speaker 1>I had mentioned earlier in the week, I think one

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<v Speaker 1>of the things that was that was lost somewhat in

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<v Speaker 1>all the controversy over Clay Matthews the roughing the pastor

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<v Speaker 1>that wiped out Alexander's interception was just how difficult to

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<v Speaker 1>play that was that he made to catch that ball.

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<v Speaker 1>As I mentioned, it was kind of an over the

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<v Speaker 1>shoulder Willie Mays type of catch, and he made it

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<v Speaker 1>look awfully easy. I mean, there are a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>times cornerbacks are in that situation and you know they

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<v Speaker 1>haven't necessarily been you know, that center fielder type tracking

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<v Speaker 1>a fly ball, and it's not easy to do, and

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<v Speaker 1>he made it look pretty easy. Um. I thought that

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<v Speaker 1>was a really impressive play on his part and then

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<v Speaker 1>he's a pretty entertaining guy with reporters around his locker.

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<v Speaker 1>He was actually asked towards the end of his group

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<v Speaker 1>interview on Wednesday about the touchdown pass at the end

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<v Speaker 1>of the fourth quarter where he was guarding Adam thieland

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<v Speaker 1>kentro o' bryce was the safety trying to come over

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<v Speaker 1>the top kind of a convergent. So three guys and

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<v Speaker 1>feeling makes this diving catch right by the pylon for

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<v Speaker 1>a touchdown, and he's kind of looking, yeah, that play

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<v Speaker 1>doesn't ring a bell. I don't really remember it. And

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<v Speaker 1>then obviously he's joking about cornerbacks needing to have a

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<v Speaker 1>short term memory in this league. So but trust me,

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<v Speaker 1>he's looked at the film. If there's anything that he

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<v Speaker 1>feels he could ever should have done differently, he's filed

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<v Speaker 1>that away in in his memory. Bad. This is why

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<v Speaker 1>I've said this before, Mike. I think there's two types

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<v Speaker 1>of confidence. There's the stuff that just builds you up

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<v Speaker 1>for the sake of building you up, and then there's

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<v Speaker 1>the true I have of confidence that if you run

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<v Speaker 1>that play back, I'm gonna make it, you know, nine

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<v Speaker 1>times out of ten. And maybe that's the one that

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<v Speaker 1>they got me on your Alexander has that And I

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<v Speaker 1>wrote an inbox Thursday. I don't know if I can

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<v Speaker 1>think of anybody, and maybe if you can, please jump

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<v Speaker 1>right in. But I don't know if I can think

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<v Speaker 1>of anyone, at least during my time on the beat,

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<v Speaker 1>a rookie that's coming and been more comfortable in his

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<v Speaker 1>own skin than Alexander. I think if I were to

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<v Speaker 1>say one, and I'll just jump in here for a second,

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<v Speaker 1>if I were to say one might be Greg Jennings

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<v Speaker 1>in two thousand We had when when when he came

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<v Speaker 1>in as a rookie in two thousand six, and the

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<v Speaker 1>way he was running routes on the practice field, catching

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<v Speaker 1>passes from Brett fav and Aaron Rodgers for that matter.

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<v Speaker 1>At that time, you just looked at and go, boy,

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<v Speaker 1>this guy really belongs. And then he stood at his

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<v Speaker 1>locker and answered questions in front of the media like

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<v Speaker 1>he was a five six year veteran. It was pretty impressive.

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<v Speaker 1>How he came on the scene, obviously had a very

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<v Speaker 1>productive and he was coming from Western Michigan to you know.

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<v Speaker 1>But then but but that's the thing, though, The confidence

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<v Speaker 1>can go so far, and I think it's big for

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<v Speaker 1>those skill position players or on defense the positions that

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<v Speaker 1>are defending those skill guys. And Alexander, I just I

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<v Speaker 1>love the way. There's a fine line there. I get

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<v Speaker 1>that between confidence, swagger and arrogance, but I just I

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<v Speaker 1>think he really straddles that well. And I think in

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<v Speaker 1>the long term that's gonna make him a better football player.

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<v Speaker 1>That's gonna make him an elite cornerback if his skills

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<v Speaker 1>meet up with the development that the Packers and vision

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<v Speaker 1>he can have at that position. Because you have to

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<v Speaker 1>have a short memory. It is a cliche, but you

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<v Speaker 1>cannot let those things bog you down. You have to

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<v Speaker 1>go out there an attack to play the same way

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<v Speaker 1>you can ask Trumont Williams that you can ask ha

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<v Speaker 1>Clinton Dicks. Any veteran defensive back in this league has

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<v Speaker 1>to be able to wipe the slate clean and take

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<v Speaker 1>that next step forward. Yeah, And I think we saw

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<v Speaker 1>that in what I remember a really impressive sequence in

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<v Speaker 1>the preseason game in Oakland. And I don't like to

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<v Speaker 1>put too much into into preseason action, you know that,

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<v Speaker 1>but when it comes to rookies and guys trying to

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<v Speaker 1>feel their way, these things can matter at that game

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<v Speaker 1>in Oakland, the very first play, Derek Carr chucks it

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<v Speaker 1>deep to Amari Cooper and you know, Cooper out jumps

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<v Speaker 1>Alexander deep down the middle, big play. Alexander just he

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<v Speaker 1>gets up and shakes it off. He's already got the

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<v Speaker 1>mentality of hey, sometimes these guys are gonna make plays.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm not gonna be able to stop everything. The next

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<v Speaker 1>is either the next series or the series. After Oakland

0:12:47.320 --> 0:12:50.040
<v Speaker 1>is driving for a touchdown, Car tries to go deep

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<v Speaker 1>over the middle to a different receiver and Alexander just

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<v Speaker 1>jumps up and makes the pick by the goal line,

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<v Speaker 1>and you're kind of like, wow, I mean, you talk

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<v Speaker 1>about being able to shake off a potentially difficult moment

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<v Speaker 1>for a young guy, giving up a big play on

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<v Speaker 1>the first play of the game. It didn't phase him

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<v Speaker 1>at all, and we we continue to see that with him,

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<v Speaker 1>and I think to a certain extent, we've seen it

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<v Speaker 1>with Jackson as well. He just doesn't talk about it

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<v Speaker 1>as much because he's a different personality type. But these

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<v Speaker 1>guys are really starting to understand and feel like they belong.

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<v Speaker 1>They've had that confidence from the beginning, and the more

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<v Speaker 1>they continue to play and do their thing, and learn

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<v Speaker 1>what goes on in this league. I think the more

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<v Speaker 1>confident they become. The thing I love about Jackson is

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<v Speaker 1>he basically has the same mindset, except it's more with

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<v Speaker 1>an introverted yeah sort of personality. Like you can go

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<v Speaker 1>to Josh Jackson and talked about things, and he's uber

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<v Speaker 1>confident about what he can do and and and he

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<v Speaker 1>answers questions. I think, really, well, it's just that he

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<v Speaker 1>isn't as demonstrative or just isn't it quite as charismatic

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<v Speaker 1>as I think Alexander carries himself with. But at the

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<v Speaker 1>end of the day, you see the parallels in their games,

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<v Speaker 1>and I think why they've actually clicked personality wise, uh

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<v Speaker 1>during these first you know, five six months that they've

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<v Speaker 1>been together in Green Bay and why I think the

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<v Speaker 1>Packers in the long term feel really good at about

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<v Speaker 1>that position, especially if they can get Kevin King pass

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<v Speaker 1>some of these injuries that he's been dealing with. Yeah, well,

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<v Speaker 1>we'll see how that unfolds at at that position, because

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<v Speaker 1>in the coming weeks here the Packers are will certainly

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<v Speaker 1>continue to adjust with whatever gets thrown their way. One

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<v Speaker 1>other topic I want to get to today West before

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<v Speaker 1>we go and that's uh some of the thoughts from

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<v Speaker 1>Aaron Rodgers at his locker on Wednesday. Now, he talked

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<v Speaker 1>a lot about the toughness aspect of things, both from

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<v Speaker 1>an injury standpoint and with regards to these roughing the

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<v Speaker 1>passer calls. And I don't want to revisit all the

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<v Speaker 1>stuff with Matthews and the roughing the passer if anybody

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<v Speaker 1>wants to go back to our Monday and Tuesday shows,

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<v Speaker 1>I think we exhausted that topic for now. But with

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<v Speaker 1>regards to Rogers and his knee injury, something that's going

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<v Speaker 1>to be interesting to watch here because he didn't exactly say,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, well, I feel much better this Wednesday than

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<v Speaker 1>I did last Wednesday. At this time, he's in some

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<v Speaker 1>ways still waiting to see if if continuing to play

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<v Speaker 1>on this knee, if it's potentially going to get worse

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<v Speaker 1>and he's going to have more to deal with, or

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<v Speaker 1>if it is going to heal up a little bit

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<v Speaker 1>and get better. Now, as we talked about, he had

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<v Speaker 1>way more mobility in the Vikings game than we thought

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<v Speaker 1>that he would going going into it. But then it

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<v Speaker 1>looks like now that's something to watch on a week

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<v Speaker 1>to week basis here because there's really there's no blueprint

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<v Speaker 1>exactly for how this knee injury, whatever strange thing it is,

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<v Speaker 1>is going to react to what Rogers does with it

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<v Speaker 1>on the field. So something to keep an eye on

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<v Speaker 1>once again starting Sunday in Washington. Yeah, and and and

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<v Speaker 1>Rogers didn't want to get too much into the rehab

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<v Speaker 1>and the plan. The one thing that I think everyone's

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<v Speaker 1>sort of on the same page about is they basically

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<v Speaker 1>are keeping the same script as last week Thursday's practice,

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<v Speaker 1>sitting out of that again being in the rehab group,

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<v Speaker 1>will see what his availability is and if you could

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<v Speaker 1>potentially do work again on Saturday like he did last week.

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<v Speaker 1>The only part of this that I think kind of

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<v Speaker 1>got blown out of proportion as he was asked if

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<v Speaker 1>he's concerned at all that the knee injuries could get

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<v Speaker 1>worse throughout the course of the season, and he said yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>and that kind of got started being push notifications for

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<v Speaker 1>different media outlets and that I really didn't like that

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<v Speaker 1>because to me, he was just answering the question, Well,

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<v Speaker 1>certainly there's a concern it's gonna get worse. If if

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<v Speaker 1>you were at playing racquetball and you hurt your hand

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<v Speaker 1>like you did last year. Aren't you concerned the next

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<v Speaker 1>day later that hey, maybe something will happen that I'll

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<v Speaker 1>get worse. Yeah, that's a natural thing. I don't think

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<v Speaker 1>Rogers was I think the way it was presented is

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<v Speaker 1>that there's a there's a concern there. I think the

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<v Speaker 1>concern is just what the concern is. It's not anything

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<v Speaker 1>over and above that. But to your original point, you're right,

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<v Speaker 1>this is the Packers are kind of everyone's in the

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<v Speaker 1>same boat here in terms of trying to understand, Okay,

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<v Speaker 1>if he plays on this, what is it going to

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<v Speaker 1>mean for Buffalo? What is it going to mean for Detroit?

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<v Speaker 1>And we just have to wait and see. And the

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<v Speaker 1>biggest thing is Mike McCarthy said on Thursday morning, is

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<v Speaker 1>that it comes down to the communication with Rogers, Dr.

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<v Speaker 1>Pat Mackenzie in the training staff. You can't just have

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<v Speaker 1>one player walk into there with an injury, walk into

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<v Speaker 1>the training room with an injury. The doctors tell him

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<v Speaker 1>what to do and he goes back into the locker room,

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<v Speaker 1>and that's the plan. There has to be a back

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<v Speaker 1>and forth. Rogers has been working with Mackenzie for fourteen

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<v Speaker 1>years now. Those two have such a big report, and

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<v Speaker 1>ultimately that's gonna be what's gonna really tell the Packers

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<v Speaker 1>and tell Rogers what he's gonna be able to do.

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<v Speaker 1>Having that back and forth, Yeah, and I think we

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<v Speaker 1>have to We have to also realize that for the

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<v Speaker 1>sake of Aaron Rodgers left knee, the first full game

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<v Speaker 1>after the injury, playing an overtime and all those extra

0:17:35.840 --> 0:17:40.000
<v Speaker 1>snaps didn't didn't necessarily help things. So um, okay, let's

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<v Speaker 1>just make it a sixty minute game instead of a

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<v Speaker 1>seventy minute one on Sunday. How about that? Yeah, exactly,

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<v Speaker 1>And I think that's gonna be the big thing is

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<v Speaker 1>to see how this plays out. Certainly, we didn't see

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<v Speaker 1>him on practice in the practice element yet because he

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<v Speaker 1>the only time he did was on Saturday, so it's

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<v Speaker 1>so hard to say what he's doing, how he looks.

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<v Speaker 1>But I'll say this, as far as the guys that

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<v Speaker 1>were there, the teammates, the coaches, every and he was

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<v Speaker 1>sold on what Aaron Rodgers did on Saturday, and there

0:18:02.920 --> 0:18:05.119
<v Speaker 1>was a confidence that if he did play, he was

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<v Speaker 1>going to be able to play well in that game Sunday.

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<v Speaker 1>It's week to week, it's day to day, it's not

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<v Speaker 1>a great, amazing headline, but it's the truth right now,

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<v Speaker 1>in the reality for the Packers as they pressed forward

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<v Speaker 1>through September. All right, Well, with that, we will call

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<v Speaker 1>it a wrap on this edition of Packers Unscripted. Be

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