WEBVTT - #382 Packers Unscripted: Motivations

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

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<v Speaker 1>I am Mike Spofford, sitting alongside my trusted colleague West Hodkowitz,

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<v Speaker 1>were coming to you here from our studios at lambeau

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<v Speaker 1>Field and West. Wednesday afternoon in the Packers locker room

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<v Speaker 1>was sort of Pro Bowl selection reflection day. I guess

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<v Speaker 1>you might say, both for the players who made it

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<v Speaker 1>and for the players who didn't. Um some interesting comments

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<v Speaker 1>from Aaron Rodgers. Obviously, he brought up his disappointment that

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<v Speaker 1>some players like David back, Try, Corey Lindsley, Kenny Clark,

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<v Speaker 1>Blake Martinez didn't get more recognition throughout this process. We

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<v Speaker 1>talked a lot about that on yesterday's show. But one comment,

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<v Speaker 1>if there was one comment from Rods that really stood

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<v Speaker 1>out to me. When he spoke to reporters at his

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<v Speaker 1>locker about the Pro Bowl selections, in talking about Davante

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<v Speaker 1>Adams and how much he deserved it, he then threw

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<v Speaker 1>this one at us. The beauty of his game is

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<v Speaker 1>that there's still room for improvement, and he called that

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<v Speaker 1>a potentially scary thing for defenses and a great thing

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<v Speaker 1>for the Packers offense in the future. If he's right West,

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<v Speaker 1>if he's correct about that that Adams still has room

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<v Speaker 1>to get better in his game. Boy, this could really

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<v Speaker 1>be Uh, we could really be on the verge of

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<v Speaker 1>of watching something special. Yeah. I think we are already

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<v Speaker 1>and seeing the maturation of Adams as a receiver, as

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<v Speaker 1>a playmaker and as a leader in that locker room

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<v Speaker 1>has been on full display this season. The thing that

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<v Speaker 1>I liked the most right now about Davante when you

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<v Speaker 1>look at his skill set a hundred catches, as we said, yards,

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<v Speaker 1>twelve touchdowns, chasing down numerous franchise records right now with

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<v Speaker 1>two games left in the regular season, is the fact

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<v Speaker 1>that he's never been word on confidence. Even going back

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<v Speaker 1>to two thousand, fifteen, sixteen seventeen, he has always felt

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<v Speaker 1>very confident in what he can do. But now he's

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<v Speaker 1>starting to see the fruits of those labors on the field,

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<v Speaker 1>both in the terms of what the production has been

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<v Speaker 1>and also the outside recognition and accolades. If you stack

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<v Speaker 1>that on top of the confidence he already has and

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<v Speaker 1>the tools he already has, I think that makes him

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<v Speaker 1>a very dangerous receiver in this league for years to come.

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<v Speaker 1>Rogers makes a great point Davante Adams here in a

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<v Speaker 1>week will turn twenty six years old. I believe it is. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>he is a young guy. He is a guy at

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<v Speaker 1>the peak of his powers right now in as time

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<v Speaker 1>wears on, I think, whether you know, you've seen something

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<v Speaker 1>this year, but I think these next two three seasons,

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<v Speaker 1>I think the NFL is gonna start understanding and appreciating

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<v Speaker 1>what they have in Davante Adams the receiver. Yeah, it's

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<v Speaker 1>interesting getting a little bit of a glimpse into his

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<v Speaker 1>psyche and his perspective because this year, this season that

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<v Speaker 1>he's putting up and he's not done yet with two

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<v Speaker 1>games to go, this is clearly going to set a

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<v Speaker 1>new standards toistically and it's not always about the numbers,

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<v Speaker 1>but with what he's going to finish season with this

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<v Speaker 1>this is a new standard. But yet every time that

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<v Speaker 1>we talked to him as reporters, you get into a conversation,

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<v Speaker 1>he's always very engaging with the media. You get the

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<v Speaker 1>sense that the fact that he's setting this new standard

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<v Speaker 1>that he's almost going to force himself to live up

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<v Speaker 1>to it doesn't bother him. It doesn't He's not shying

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<v Speaker 1>away from it at all. He's almost saying to himself,

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<v Speaker 1>bring it on, here we go. Yeah, And it was

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<v Speaker 1>funny because you know, he kind of took JayR Alexander

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<v Speaker 1>under his wing a little bit earlier this season. And

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<v Speaker 1>while they play different positions and aren't entirely different athletes,

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<v Speaker 1>you can see that common trait between the two of

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<v Speaker 1>them and that they're very comfortable in their own shoes.

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<v Speaker 1>They're very comfortable with the expectations that come along with

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<v Speaker 1>the game of football, and you know they excel in

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<v Speaker 1>those pressures. So I think when you look at Adams

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<v Speaker 1>right now, you know he knew right from the get go,

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<v Speaker 1>Jordy Nelson's gone. You know, he's gonna have to be

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<v Speaker 1>the face of this this offense. Uh And as soon

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<v Speaker 1>as he lost Randall Cobb and and Gerontoy Allison, that

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<v Speaker 1>didn't change his focus at all. He just challenged himself

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<v Speaker 1>to step up even more. When he's working with young

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<v Speaker 1>receivers most of the season Mike fourteen games now, Davante

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<v Speaker 1>Adams has been getting the majority of the attention from defenses,

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<v Speaker 1>especially more recently here in the last month and a half,

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<v Speaker 1>and he's still found ways to be productive. He's still

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<v Speaker 1>found ways to make plays in a credit to Joe

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<v Speaker 1>Philbin in the offensive coaches. I know it's been a

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<v Speaker 1>tough year, but their ability to also scheme him up

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<v Speaker 1>a little bit too and make sure that you can

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<v Speaker 1>find ways to get the ball in his hands even

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<v Speaker 1>when he is getting double coverage, even when he is

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<v Speaker 1>getting cloud coverage. It's impressive, and it's impressive to see

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<v Speaker 1>that Adams has really executed on that. I'm if if

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<v Speaker 1>he ends up breaking the receptions record, that's the eye.

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<v Speaker 1>That's the stat I have my eye on because it

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<v Speaker 1>shows utter complete consistency and that's so difficult to achieve

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<v Speaker 1>in this game. Yeah, it's funny. I don't play fantasy football.

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<v Speaker 1>I haven't played fantasy football for only some years. I

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<v Speaker 1>happened to catch something on Twitter the other day that

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<v Speaker 1>said something about of all the skill position players in

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<v Speaker 1>the NFL, there's only one guy who has scored at

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<v Speaker 1>least fifteen Fantasy points every single week, and it's Davante

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<v Speaker 1>Apps and it partly I don't know exactly what that means,

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<v Speaker 1>but it speaks to your point about consistency, because the

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<v Speaker 1>guy has produced every single week, win or lose. He

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<v Speaker 1>needs thirteen catches to surpass Sterling Sharp's three franchise record

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<v Speaker 1>of one hundred and twelve receptions, which actually was an

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<v Speaker 1>NFL record NFL single season. Yeah Sharp, if you don't

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<v Speaker 1>remember this, three Sterling Sharp set the NFL single season

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<v Speaker 1>reception record in back to back years. In two, he

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<v Speaker 1>broke Art Monks record with a hundred eight. Art Monk

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<v Speaker 1>had either one oh five or one oh six, and

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<v Speaker 1>then in three, Sharp broke his own NFL record with

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<v Speaker 1>a hundred and twelve. Now, since then, other guys have

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<v Speaker 1>and in the one twenties and even one thirty, I

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<v Speaker 1>think I don't even know what the record is now.

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<v Speaker 1>But when Sharp set that franchise record of one twelve,

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<v Speaker 1>that was actually the second consecutive year that he had

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<v Speaker 1>set the NFL record for single season receptions. So Marvin

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<v Speaker 1>Harrison on the Colts, Yeah, so you go, and that

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<v Speaker 1>was that would have been nineteen years after I'm sorry,

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<v Speaker 1>nine years after Sharp in Yeah. It's it's incredible to

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<v Speaker 1>see where the league has gone here, because if Davante

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<v Speaker 1>ends up breaking the record, then he'll be tied with

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<v Speaker 1>Pierre Garson and Rod Smith for in NFL history. Now,

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<v Speaker 1>the d thirteen receptions, it just shows you. But Yeah, no,

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<v Speaker 1>it's still a great thing for him. And to get

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<v Speaker 1>back to your fantasy football question, if you if you're

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<v Speaker 1>in a PPR league points per reception, you have a

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<v Speaker 1>hundred receptions and twelve touchdowns, you don't doesn't get much

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<v Speaker 1>better than that. Aunte Adams has been a real dream

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<v Speaker 1>in that way. And then also nine touchdowns in twelve

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<v Speaker 1>games this year. We talked all year long about his

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<v Speaker 1>streak of having touchdowns on the road. Um, it's incredible,

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<v Speaker 1>and especially with some of the issues the Packers have

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<v Speaker 1>had scoring the football this year, that Davante Adams has

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<v Speaker 1>been that good. Yeah. Well, the other franchise record he's

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<v Speaker 1>closing in on is his former teammate Jordy Nelson in

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<v Speaker 1>had one thousand, five hundred nineteen receiving yards. Davante Adams

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<v Speaker 1>right now at thirteen fifteen, which means he needs two

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<v Speaker 1>oh five to get to fifteen twenty and break his

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<v Speaker 1>former teammates record. Do you think he gets that one? Well?

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<v Speaker 1>I do. If if if he gets an opportunity here

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<v Speaker 1>with Aaron Rodgers the next two games, I think there's

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<v Speaker 1>a good possibility he does it. I think all he

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<v Speaker 1>needs one or two big plays. You know and and

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<v Speaker 1>that two hundred yards in two games can definitely happen.

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<v Speaker 1>And you know, if Rogers didn't really say this part

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<v Speaker 1>of it out front, because he said, when we're gonna

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<v Speaker 1>talk about this in a minute, all the reasons that

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<v Speaker 1>he wants to play against the Jets, he wants to

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<v Speaker 1>finish the season, you know, to be a leader, to

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<v Speaker 1>be their first teammates. But you have to imagine there's

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<v Speaker 1>also a part of Aaron Rodgers that appreciates what Davante

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<v Speaker 1>Adams did for him this year and trying to help

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<v Speaker 1>him break that record with you. And this is a

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<v Speaker 1>Davante Adams had a real special season. And if you

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<v Speaker 1>know where he came from, what he's persevered through. He

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<v Speaker 1>had an Instagram post I believe it was last night

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<v Speaker 1>or the night before. I know you're big on Instagram, uh,

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<v Speaker 1>where he basically said, and I'm gonna end up messing

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<v Speaker 1>this up probably, but from you know, counted out to

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<v Speaker 1>count it on. And you know, when you think about that,

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<v Speaker 1>it is really good. When you think of two thousand

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<v Speaker 1>fifteen Packers, how difficult that season was, losing Jordy Nelson.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, the way to the world appears to be

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<v Speaker 1>on this kid's shoulders, and it's really not. He comes

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<v Speaker 1>back the next year and he does what he does,

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<v Speaker 1>and he makes sure that he improves the way that

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<v Speaker 1>he feels like he can improve. And now I mean

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<v Speaker 1>he is I mean, he's the offensive m VP for

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<v Speaker 1>this team this year. It's just everything that he's gotten

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<v Speaker 1>right now through fifteen games. Fourteen games. I don't think

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<v Speaker 1>you could find anybody who says he doesn't deserve it. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>no doubt about it. Um. Quickly though, Packers fans, stop

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<v Speaker 1>in at your local Quick Trip and pick up your

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<v Speaker 1>Packers cup today. Get nine cent refills on your Cafe

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<v Speaker 1>Cruba coffee all season long, Wes you had mentioned. We

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<v Speaker 1>also heard from Aaron Rodgers on Wednesday, his reasons mostly

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<v Speaker 1>revolving around leadership and those types of topics as far

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<v Speaker 1>as why he wants to play out the season these

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<v Speaker 1>last two games even though the Packers don't have a

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<v Speaker 1>shot at the playoffs. We heard from David Baktiari, who

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<v Speaker 1>answered the same questions about the Pro Bowl snub again,

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<v Speaker 1>but but he also said um. He also said he

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<v Speaker 1>would like to finish out the season as well because

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<v Speaker 1>he's like, hey, I'm a professional football player. My contracts

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<v Speaker 1>says they're sixteen regular season games. The contract doesn't say

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<v Speaker 1>you play until you're eliminated from playoff can tension. There's

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<v Speaker 1>something certainly admirable about that. And then Brian Bulag at

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<v Speaker 1>the other book end, the other tackle on the Packers

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<v Speaker 1>offensive line, he's addressed this as well, and not only

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<v Speaker 1>did he echo some of the things that Rogers and

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<v Speaker 1>Baker he said, but it goes a little bit deeper

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<v Speaker 1>and a little bit more personal with bolog as far

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<v Speaker 1>as his motivations as to why he wants to finish

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<v Speaker 1>out these last two games. Why don't you give us

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<v Speaker 1>the recap on that Wednesday's locker room was really interesting

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<v Speaker 1>to me in this way because I looked at Rogers,

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<v Speaker 1>Box tr and Bolog almost as like the football trinity

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<v Speaker 1>in terms of you want to ask players why they're

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<v Speaker 1>playing out the season. I thought, between those three guys,

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<v Speaker 1>you've got a really clear picture in portrait of what

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<v Speaker 1>this game means to these guys and and why there

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<v Speaker 1>is that motivation even when you're out of playoff contention

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<v Speaker 1>to finish this thing out. With Rogers its leadership, how

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<v Speaker 1>can he ask people to rally for him if he's

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<v Speaker 1>not willing to rally for them down the stretch during

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<v Speaker 1>the most adverse situations. Now, again, last year was a

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<v Speaker 1>different story. He had the collar when it was still healing.

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<v Speaker 1>There was a big danger there if he aggravates that,

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<v Speaker 1>what that could have did to his off season. So

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<v Speaker 1>it made sense for them to shut him down this year. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>he tweaked his growing muscle. Yes, he's been dealing with

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<v Speaker 1>the knee, but those, you know, the knee specifically, are

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<v Speaker 1>things that he's been able to play through. He wants

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<v Speaker 1>to be out there, David bat as long as that

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<v Speaker 1>quarterback is on the field, he's gonna be there, wanting

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<v Speaker 1>to block his blindside for him. He's had to deal

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<v Speaker 1>with his own knee injuries, lower body issues throughout the

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<v Speaker 1>course of the the season. Has started all four teen games.

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<v Speaker 1>As he said, the contract that he signed, it didn't

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<v Speaker 1>say play until you're eliminated from the playoffs. It said

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<v Speaker 1>play for sixteen games if your body allows you to

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<v Speaker 1>do so. David baktis hell bent on doing that. Lastly,

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<v Speaker 1>Brian Blaga, this was the one that I thought was

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<v Speaker 1>the most eye opening because he really blog in general.

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<v Speaker 1>I've said this before, he's been amazing this year in

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<v Speaker 1>terms of really letting the media, in letting people into

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<v Speaker 1>his thought process and what this year has been like

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<v Speaker 1>for him, trying to come back after tearing his a

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<v Speaker 1>c L last November, getting back on the field a

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<v Speaker 1>couple of days, I of ten months, which was incredibly impressive,

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<v Speaker 1>and that's why it is so motivating for him to

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<v Speaker 1>want to get back out there. He tore his MCL

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<v Speaker 1>two weeks ago, as he said, you know, against that

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<v Speaker 1>game against Arizona. The doctors told him two weeks you

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<v Speaker 1>got to set this thing out. The two weeks past,

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<v Speaker 1>he was back on the practice field Wednesday. He feels

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<v Speaker 1>good to go, and he said, it's about his wife

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<v Speaker 1>that that sat there for three weeks post stop doing

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<v Speaker 1>everything in their household because he couldn't move. It's for

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<v Speaker 1>the PT staff, the Packers training staff that helped him

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<v Speaker 1>get to this point, that put in all the hours

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<v Speaker 1>to get him back on the field for Week one,

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<v Speaker 1>and this being his second second rehab of his professional

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<v Speaker 1>football career as well. And as I wrote in the story,

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<v Speaker 1>some people were wondering a lot of skeptics were wondering

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<v Speaker 1>whether or not he'd be ready for Week one. He

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<v Speaker 1>did him one better. He was ready for that preseason finale,

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<v Speaker 1>was able to get some work against Kansas City before

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<v Speaker 1>going into the regular season. He's battled through a lot

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<v Speaker 1>this season. I think to Brian Bulaga, and I don't

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<v Speaker 1>want to put words in his mouth, but I have

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<v Speaker 1>to imagine this has to be one of them gratifying

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<v Speaker 1>years he's had. He started twelve games, He's overcome a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of doubters, and the fact of the matter is

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<v Speaker 1>the Packers need him right now. Jason Spriggs is in

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<v Speaker 1>the concussion protocol. Yeah, that was a new injury that

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<v Speaker 1>that cropped up that that we weren't aware of until

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<v Speaker 1>Spriggs was not on the practice field Wednesday. So if

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<v Speaker 1>you're not going to have the guy that had been

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<v Speaker 1>subbing in for Volaga, then you have to start wondering

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<v Speaker 1>what's going to happen there. Well, Bolag is back in there.

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<v Speaker 1>He wants to play. I just think those guys know

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<v Speaker 1>what the franchise quarterback means to this team. It's their

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<v Speaker 1>job to protect them and they want to be out

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<v Speaker 1>there regardless of what the wind Lost column says. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>I u um I couldn't have been more impressed, frankly

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<v Speaker 1>with the comments from guys like bok tr and bolog

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<v Speaker 1>and what they said with regards to Um. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>at the heart of it West, they were basically expressing

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<v Speaker 1>what it means to them to be a professional football player.

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<v Speaker 1>And and I couldn't have more respect for how they're

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<v Speaker 1>going about it. The other thing I will say with

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<v Speaker 1>regards to this game, in particular against the Jets, the

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<v Speaker 1>last road trips, the last road trip of the Packers

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<v Speaker 1>are o and seven on the road. I think there's

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<v Speaker 1>something and maybe I'm way off base here, I don't know,

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<v Speaker 1>but I think there's something about when you talk about

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<v Speaker 1>the transition of young players from the college game to

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<v Speaker 1>the NFL, and we've seen the Packers get some significant

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<v Speaker 1>contributions from rookies Jr. Alexander, Josh Jackson, Marquis Velde, Scanling,

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<v Speaker 1>Equanimius st. Brown. You know, this rookie draft class that looks,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, showing a lot of promise here for the Packers.

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<v Speaker 1>There's something to be said for going on the road

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<v Speaker 1>and winning a game in your rookie year so that

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<v Speaker 1>you're not coming back your second year in the NFL

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<v Speaker 1>and then you start getting on airplanes and getting going

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<v Speaker 1>boy this didn't go so well last year. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>I I think there's something to going to New Jersey

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<v Speaker 1>and winning this game for those young guys in the

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<v Speaker 1>locker room to to experience, as Aaron Rodgers said, experienced

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<v Speaker 1>the postgame locker room, the bus ride, the flight home,

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<v Speaker 1>and be able to process everything that it took to

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<v Speaker 1>go on the road in the NFL and get a victory. Now,

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<v Speaker 1>maybe that doesn't rank up there as high as some

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<v Speaker 1>other reasons to play this game to win, but I

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<v Speaker 1>think for the near future of this of this Packers

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<v Speaker 1>team and how it's currently constructed, I think it could

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<v Speaker 1>mean something. I think it means a lot. I think

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<v Speaker 1>you look at JR, Alexander and even Mike. You could

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<v Speaker 1>look at the rookie class from last year that hasn't

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<v Speaker 1>tasted a win on the road since that game in Cleveland,

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<v Speaker 1>the overtime game against the Browns, So there is almost

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<v Speaker 1>I want to call it a cleansing, but I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>you want to pick up a road victory. You want

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<v Speaker 1>to know what it's like to get on that plane

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<v Speaker 1>after a game with the taste of a victory in

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<v Speaker 1>your mouth. So um, yeah, it's it's a big challenge.

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<v Speaker 1>And I think you look at the way the season

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<v Speaker 1>has gone for for Todd Bowles and the Jets, and

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<v Speaker 1>you know the writing is on the wall in a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of ways right now for them. So it really

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<v Speaker 1>is going to come down to what team wants this more,

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<v Speaker 1>who wants to dig deeper? And I think there is

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<v Speaker 1>I wrote it an inbox this week. I think there

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<v Speaker 1>are a lot of young, hungry guys in this lineup,

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<v Speaker 1>some that have played, some who haven't, that want to

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<v Speaker 1>get out there. They want to show what they can offer,

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<v Speaker 1>and they want to win football games. I mean, at

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<v Speaker 1>the end of the day, it's about winning football games.

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<v Speaker 1>David Batari said it too. This year has been tough

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<v Speaker 1>because you know, you can talk about accolades and snubs

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<v Speaker 1>and things like that, but he's like, my my goals,

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<v Speaker 1>I want to win a Super Bowl. When he got

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<v Speaker 1>drafted in two thousand thirteen, he felt like he was

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<v Speaker 1>close to being able to win a Super Bowl right

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<v Speaker 1>off the bat. And this is a guy that came

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<v Speaker 1>from a one win program at Colorado the year before.

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<v Speaker 1>He wanted to win. That is the thing that pushes

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<v Speaker 1>everybody the most. Yes you and I get paychecks, Yes

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<v Speaker 1>we're able to support our families. But if we write

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<v Speaker 1>crappy stories or we have a terrible episode of unscripted,

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<v Speaker 1>it doesn't feel that good. So I mean, from their perspective,

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<v Speaker 1>yeah you can. You can lose these next two games.

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<v Speaker 1>Doesn't change anything. No, your fate is still sealed. But again,

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<v Speaker 1>as I mentioned last week after the win over the Falcons,

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<v Speaker 1>you win these games, you finally get on a winning

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<v Speaker 1>streak to end the season. Then you go into the

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<v Speaker 1>off season with a little bit more hop in your step. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>I agree with you. And uh, last chance for the

0:17:14.480 --> 0:17:18.320
<v Speaker 1>Packers on the road is at the Big tin Can

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<v Speaker 1>and East Rutherford. As I like to say, it's a

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<v Speaker 1>it's maybe the most nondescript of the newer stadiums in

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<v Speaker 1>the NFL. Are driving through New Jersey and then here's

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<v Speaker 1>this big gray metal structure that kind of climbs out

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<v Speaker 1>of the trees and here and bring your binoculars because

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<v Speaker 1>that Russ box we're way up there. Oh I got them.

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<v Speaker 1>And it's fun too, because the thing that's great is

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<v Speaker 1>it's like, Okay, you look at the diagrams right now

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<v Speaker 1>for l A. Uh, you know, we were just in Minneapolis,

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<v Speaker 1>and how that stadium looks and even even Chicago to

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<v Speaker 1>some regard, all those soldier fields been there forever and

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<v Speaker 1>it's form. Yeah, they sort of dropped something strange in

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<v Speaker 1>the midst of a war memorial. But you still got

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<v Speaker 1>this carry on, you still got the skylight, the atmosphere.

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<v Speaker 1>It's so funny. I've only been to New York once

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<v Speaker 1>and it was for that two thousand thirteen game that

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<v Speaker 1>Scott Tolzine started, and I remember pulling up to the

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<v Speaker 1>stadium and being like, I'm in like New York, New

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<v Speaker 1>Jersey and this is this is the stadium right like

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<v Speaker 1>like somewhere along the line some architects signed off on

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<v Speaker 1>this thing, was like, yeah, we got it. So with

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<v Speaker 1>all due respect to them, it just it is interesting

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<v Speaker 1>when you think a Yankee Stadium and all these different venues,

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<v Speaker 1>Madison Square, Garden. So it'll be funny. I'm excited to

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<v Speaker 1>get out there, all right. Yeah, Well we will see

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<v Speaker 1>what happens, and for now we will call it a

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<v Speaker 1>wrap on this edition of Packer's Unscripted. Be sure to

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<v Speaker 1>tuning in everybody, We'll see you next time.