1 00:00:00,400 --> 00:00:04,280 Speaker 1: You're listening to the Seahawks Insiders. Cam Chanfer comes up 2 00:00:04,320 --> 00:00:09,959 Speaker 1: and just unload n getting you ready for Seahawks football. 3 00:00:10,080 --> 00:00:17,360 Speaker 1: Every Sunday, Russell has time Fire Down, Heaven, Touchdown shah 4 00:00:17,640 --> 00:00:23,680 Speaker 1: Start powered by Seahawks dot Com. Welcome to the Seahawks 5 00:00:23,720 --> 00:00:27,800 Speaker 1: Insider Podcast. I'm Genuineler, sideline reporter for the Seahawks, along 6 00:00:27,840 --> 00:00:31,720 Speaker 1: with John Boyle from Seahawks dot Com. Howdy, Gen, how 7 00:00:31,760 --> 00:00:34,080 Speaker 1: are you? I am well, thank you, and we are 8 00:00:34,159 --> 00:00:37,159 Speaker 1: taking a look at the Seahawks matchup against the Buffalo 9 00:00:37,200 --> 00:00:40,320 Speaker 1: Bills on Monday Night Football. And we'll kind of start 10 00:00:40,360 --> 00:00:43,159 Speaker 1: with a look back at that game against the Saints, 11 00:00:43,159 --> 00:00:46,800 Speaker 1: because I think John, there are some big takeaways, certainly 12 00:00:47,640 --> 00:00:50,040 Speaker 1: whether valid or not, that have been talked about at 13 00:00:50,120 --> 00:00:55,200 Speaker 1: nauseum this week. So let's just go back to Sunday. 14 00:00:55,680 --> 00:00:58,520 Speaker 1: What were your big impressions and big takeaways from that 15 00:00:58,600 --> 00:01:01,640 Speaker 1: loss in New Orleans? Well, I think I probably start 16 00:01:01,680 --> 00:01:03,560 Speaker 1: on the offensive side of the ball and just things 17 00:01:03,600 --> 00:01:06,200 Speaker 1: have not quite been where they want them to be yet. 18 00:01:06,240 --> 00:01:08,560 Speaker 1: I Mean, they've had games where they do some really 19 00:01:08,560 --> 00:01:11,880 Speaker 1: good things, but just that consistency isn't there. Running game 20 00:01:11,959 --> 00:01:14,840 Speaker 1: is a big part of that and that affects third down. 21 00:01:14,880 --> 00:01:16,720 Speaker 1: The penalties have been a big issue of getting them 22 00:01:16,720 --> 00:01:19,360 Speaker 1: into bad down and distances, so kind of third down, 23 00:01:19,400 --> 00:01:21,480 Speaker 1: getting the running game going, and then to piggyback off 24 00:01:21,560 --> 00:01:23,760 Speaker 1: what I just said, penalties. I mean, it's hard to 25 00:01:23,760 --> 00:01:26,520 Speaker 1: win with eleven penalties on the road. It is, yeah, 26 00:01:26,640 --> 00:01:30,640 Speaker 1: especially when there's such a disparity in the penalty numbers. 27 00:01:30,680 --> 00:01:33,840 Speaker 1: And I think we know what the league has been 28 00:01:33,880 --> 00:01:36,760 Speaker 1: talking to the Seahawks about just as far as which 29 00:01:37,040 --> 00:01:39,560 Speaker 1: really were penalties which were not. I found it interesting 30 00:01:39,560 --> 00:01:42,320 Speaker 1: when Pete Carroll addressed the media this week that really 31 00:01:42,360 --> 00:01:44,560 Speaker 1: for him, you know, once the game has done, the 32 00:01:44,560 --> 00:01:47,800 Speaker 1: game is done. He's not complaining or whining about it. 33 00:01:47,840 --> 00:01:51,440 Speaker 1: But it's an information gathering process for him. He's not 34 00:01:51,480 --> 00:01:55,280 Speaker 1: going to change some of those techniques that they utilize 35 00:01:55,280 --> 00:01:58,080 Speaker 1: on defense, but just to understand where that line is 36 00:01:58,200 --> 00:02:00,760 Speaker 1: and how you can make the adjunct. They're always going 37 00:02:00,800 --> 00:02:03,080 Speaker 1: to be a physical team on defense, and they're willing 38 00:02:03,080 --> 00:02:05,240 Speaker 1: to live with some penalties there, although they're actually if 39 00:02:05,240 --> 00:02:07,560 Speaker 1: you look at their you know, pass interference, defensive hole 40 00:02:07,560 --> 00:02:11,560 Speaker 1: in numbers. Everyone assumed that when those points of emphasis 41 00:02:11,600 --> 00:02:13,320 Speaker 1: and rule changes went in that it would just kill 42 00:02:13,360 --> 00:02:15,680 Speaker 1: the Sehawks and they've been pretty good there. But you're right, 43 00:02:15,720 --> 00:02:17,360 Speaker 1: it's you know, when when he's going to the the league 44 00:02:17,360 --> 00:02:18,880 Speaker 1: it you know, it doesn't do any good whether they 45 00:02:18,880 --> 00:02:20,920 Speaker 1: say it's right or wrong after the fact, but you 46 00:02:20,960 --> 00:02:23,080 Speaker 1: can learn stuff from that. A good one earlier this 47 00:02:23,160 --> 00:02:25,160 Speaker 1: year that Pete Carroll said they wanted to talk about 48 00:02:25,240 --> 00:02:27,160 Speaker 1: was there's that game where Jermaine Curse had a bunch 49 00:02:27,200 --> 00:02:29,720 Speaker 1: of offensive pass interference and they're just you know, it 50 00:02:29,800 --> 00:02:32,200 Speaker 1: wasn't so much that Pete Carroll's mad about the calls 51 00:02:32,200 --> 00:02:33,480 Speaker 1: of He's just trying to figure out, like, look, this 52 00:02:33,520 --> 00:02:35,400 Speaker 1: guy's never had all these calls on them. Now they're 53 00:02:35,400 --> 00:02:37,680 Speaker 1: coming off site. What do we need to change how 54 00:02:37,680 --> 00:02:39,880 Speaker 1: we're coaching this? Is it something that we're missing. So 55 00:02:40,200 --> 00:02:43,280 Speaker 1: it's important to have that dialogue so you can fix 56 00:02:43,360 --> 00:02:46,640 Speaker 1: the problems if they if they're there. Yeah, and a 57 00:02:46,760 --> 00:02:49,560 Speaker 1: number of those penalties coming against the defense, those are 58 00:02:49,600 --> 00:02:52,600 Speaker 1: some big yardage penalties. But here's the number that I 59 00:02:52,639 --> 00:02:54,760 Speaker 1: was really looking at for the defense. It's just the 60 00:02:54,919 --> 00:02:57,360 Speaker 1: number of plays that they've been on the field in 61 00:02:57,360 --> 00:02:59,280 Speaker 1: the last two weeks. And I know the guys after 62 00:02:59,320 --> 00:03:02,240 Speaker 1: the game said that's not an excuse, but I think 63 00:03:02,280 --> 00:03:04,639 Speaker 1: the eye test shows that there was a bit of 64 00:03:04,680 --> 00:03:07,120 Speaker 1: fatigue last week. Yeah, I mean you'd think there has 65 00:03:07,160 --> 00:03:09,400 Speaker 1: to be. That's just two much. I mean, they played 66 00:03:09,520 --> 00:03:11,880 Speaker 1: darn year three games with the Snaps in two weeks, 67 00:03:11,919 --> 00:03:14,959 Speaker 1: so it's that's really hard. Although Pete Carroll and asked 68 00:03:14,960 --> 00:03:16,760 Speaker 1: about this today, I mean he put that back on 69 00:03:16,800 --> 00:03:18,120 Speaker 1: them a little bit and he said, look, you know 70 00:03:18,200 --> 00:03:20,240 Speaker 1: that's on the defense too, because they've got to get 71 00:03:20,280 --> 00:03:23,400 Speaker 1: off the field the offense. He used a term complimentary football. 72 00:03:23,440 --> 00:03:25,720 Speaker 1: The offense can help the defense, defense can help the offense. 73 00:03:25,720 --> 00:03:28,160 Speaker 1: And there were penalties keeping the Saints on the field, 74 00:03:28,200 --> 00:03:31,239 Speaker 1: and Seahawks fans probably didn't love every call, but ultimately 75 00:03:31,520 --> 00:03:34,160 Speaker 1: you get a few more third down stops, offenses on 76 00:03:34,200 --> 00:03:36,400 Speaker 1: the field more, it's maybe a different game you stop 77 00:03:36,480 --> 00:03:38,920 Speaker 1: one of those scoring drives. So they you know, for 78 00:03:38,960 --> 00:03:40,320 Speaker 1: a lot of reasons, they want to be on the 79 00:03:40,320 --> 00:03:42,760 Speaker 1: field less because it'll help the offense, it'll keep them fresh. 80 00:03:42,800 --> 00:03:45,800 Speaker 1: But I don't think that's you know, they're getting they're 81 00:03:45,800 --> 00:03:47,680 Speaker 1: not going to use his excuse this week. Well, and 82 00:03:47,760 --> 00:03:50,600 Speaker 1: here's kind of the general feeling that I gathered after 83 00:03:50,640 --> 00:03:54,800 Speaker 1: that game, being inside the locker room is that they 84 00:03:54,840 --> 00:03:59,200 Speaker 1: weren't happy about that loss, and it's really tough when 85 00:03:59,240 --> 00:04:03,200 Speaker 1: you are one play away and perhaps six inches away 86 00:04:03,400 --> 00:04:07,320 Speaker 1: from winning the game. But it doesn't feel like they're 87 00:04:07,360 --> 00:04:10,200 Speaker 1: at a total loss, right. It feels like these are 88 00:04:10,280 --> 00:04:13,440 Speaker 1: very fixable things, that the penalties are very fixable. And John, 89 00:04:13,560 --> 00:04:15,960 Speaker 1: you and I haven't covered this team for a long time. 90 00:04:16,120 --> 00:04:18,920 Speaker 1: This is about the time of the year that everything 91 00:04:19,000 --> 00:04:24,039 Speaker 1: starts coming together. We have this dialogue every single year. 92 00:04:25,560 --> 00:04:28,000 Speaker 1: Maybe I just trust Pete too much, Yeah, and I 93 00:04:28,040 --> 00:04:30,000 Speaker 1: just trust this team, But they're starting to be that 94 00:04:30,080 --> 00:04:32,679 Speaker 1: feeling in the locker room. There was no finger pointing. 95 00:04:33,080 --> 00:04:36,040 Speaker 1: You know, the defense is frustrated, but they're not again 96 00:04:36,360 --> 00:04:39,119 Speaker 1: at a loss. It feels like we're one game away 97 00:04:39,200 --> 00:04:40,839 Speaker 1: from turning the corner. Yeah, you know, I was talking 98 00:04:40,839 --> 00:04:42,960 Speaker 1: to Justin Britt about that very thing, and he said, 99 00:04:43,000 --> 00:04:45,760 Speaker 1: you know, he wasn't like going out making a big prediction. 100 00:04:45,800 --> 00:04:47,120 Speaker 1: He said, I think we're going to see some things 101 00:04:47,120 --> 00:04:48,800 Speaker 1: in the run game this week kind of that we 102 00:04:48,839 --> 00:04:51,440 Speaker 1: can build on. And it is like, I don't want 103 00:04:51,480 --> 00:04:53,320 Speaker 1: to you can't take it for granted because the players 104 00:04:53,360 --> 00:04:56,480 Speaker 1: have to actually make it happen. But pretty much without fail, 105 00:04:56,560 --> 00:04:58,760 Speaker 1: other than twenty thirteen when they were just really darn 106 00:04:58,839 --> 00:05:01,480 Speaker 1: good all year, They've always been a team that at 107 00:05:01,520 --> 00:05:05,240 Speaker 1: some point, you know, November into December, really turn it 108 00:05:05,279 --> 00:05:08,240 Speaker 1: on and get better as the season goes on. And 109 00:05:08,560 --> 00:05:10,760 Speaker 1: they're still in first place by more than you know, 110 00:05:10,760 --> 00:05:12,680 Speaker 1: they've got that game in it. It's hard to calculate 111 00:05:12,680 --> 00:05:14,039 Speaker 1: with the tie game and a half, I guess we 112 00:05:14,120 --> 00:05:16,160 Speaker 1: call it with the tie and the buys is. It's 113 00:05:16,160 --> 00:05:18,400 Speaker 1: hard to calculate the exact sames right now, but there 114 00:05:18,720 --> 00:05:21,280 Speaker 1: they've got a bit of a cushion. They're not playing 115 00:05:21,320 --> 00:05:23,920 Speaker 1: their best football yet, and everybody in that locker room 116 00:05:23,960 --> 00:05:26,600 Speaker 1: is confident that no one's worried about the defense right now. 117 00:05:26,600 --> 00:05:28,120 Speaker 1: I mean that they didn't want to give up all 118 00:05:28,120 --> 00:05:30,239 Speaker 1: those points at the end of the game on those drives. 119 00:05:30,279 --> 00:05:32,440 Speaker 1: But the defense is playing great this season, and once 120 00:05:32,440 --> 00:05:35,000 Speaker 1: the offense just gets that run game going a little bit, 121 00:05:35,120 --> 00:05:36,880 Speaker 1: cleans up some of the penalties, I think I think 122 00:05:36,920 --> 00:05:39,000 Speaker 1: we're going to see some really good things down the stretch. 123 00:05:39,080 --> 00:05:41,760 Speaker 1: Even in twenty thirteen when they were winning all those games, 124 00:05:41,760 --> 00:05:43,880 Speaker 1: they still had close games, and they still had games 125 00:05:43,920 --> 00:05:45,400 Speaker 1: where you would kind of shake your head and go, 126 00:05:45,520 --> 00:05:47,880 Speaker 1: what in the world is going on? Yeah, I wish 127 00:05:47,960 --> 00:05:50,000 Speaker 1: I could remember who to give credit to, but I 128 00:05:50,040 --> 00:05:52,760 Speaker 1: saw this on Twitter after the Saints game. Actually, somebody 129 00:05:52,760 --> 00:05:56,160 Speaker 1: pointed out super Bowl forty eight was both the best 130 00:05:56,160 --> 00:05:58,680 Speaker 1: thing for the Seahawks and the worst thing for expectations, 131 00:05:58,680 --> 00:06:02,440 Speaker 1: because if that's your great memory the Seahawks, of them 132 00:06:02,520 --> 00:06:08,080 Speaker 1: just destroying a historically great offense, it creates kind of 133 00:06:08,080 --> 00:06:10,359 Speaker 1: some unrealistic expectations. As you said, you go back to 134 00:06:10,400 --> 00:06:13,760 Speaker 1: that season, they were in a lot of really tight games, 135 00:06:13,760 --> 00:06:15,159 Speaker 1: and some of those were teams you think, oh, they 136 00:06:15,200 --> 00:06:16,760 Speaker 1: should blow this team out, and they didn't, and they 137 00:06:16,800 --> 00:06:19,840 Speaker 1: still found ways to win. And again, they're in a 138 00:06:19,880 --> 00:06:21,479 Speaker 1: pretty good place right now. Well, and I think the 139 00:06:21,600 --> 00:06:24,000 Speaker 1: end of every season, and Pete talked about this, he 140 00:06:24,080 --> 00:06:28,000 Speaker 1: doesn't necessarily know what to make of it outside of 141 00:06:28,040 --> 00:06:30,360 Speaker 1: his team just finished. As well. If you go back 142 00:06:30,360 --> 00:06:34,760 Speaker 1: to two twelve, when Russell was a rookie and they 143 00:06:34,760 --> 00:06:37,000 Speaker 1: were still trying to get things going. They played the 144 00:06:37,080 --> 00:06:39,560 Speaker 1: Bills that year in Toronto, it was a blowout. If 145 00:06:39,600 --> 00:06:41,839 Speaker 1: you look at some of those games from middle of 146 00:06:41,880 --> 00:06:44,680 Speaker 1: November on and the same thing. You go back and 147 00:06:44,680 --> 00:06:46,880 Speaker 1: you look at this year after year. It just sets 148 00:06:46,920 --> 00:06:49,440 Speaker 1: your expectations to be so high that they're always going 149 00:06:49,480 --> 00:06:52,440 Speaker 1: to start the same way they finish. Yeah, when we 150 00:06:52,480 --> 00:06:55,040 Speaker 1: talk about that run game, let's get into this a 151 00:06:55,040 --> 00:06:59,000 Speaker 1: little bit more. The Seahawks offense ranks twenty third total 152 00:06:59,080 --> 00:07:02,040 Speaker 1: with three hundred nine yards a game. They are twenty 153 00:07:02,120 --> 00:07:06,039 Speaker 1: ninth in points per game at eighteen point seven. And 154 00:07:06,080 --> 00:07:09,640 Speaker 1: the Seahawks have scored one offensive touchdown or less in 155 00:07:09,800 --> 00:07:12,960 Speaker 1: four of the seven games this season. And we've talked 156 00:07:13,000 --> 00:07:15,560 Speaker 1: about the amount of yards that Russell has not been 157 00:07:15,640 --> 00:07:17,760 Speaker 1: able to rush for it. Here's the other thing that 158 00:07:17,800 --> 00:07:21,400 Speaker 1: has happened two straight weeks to the Seahawks offense. They 159 00:07:21,440 --> 00:07:25,520 Speaker 1: have not run enough plays in the first half to 160 00:07:25,560 --> 00:07:27,720 Speaker 1: get a good sense of where they need to make 161 00:07:27,720 --> 00:07:30,080 Speaker 1: the adjustments in the second half. And Pete has noted 162 00:07:30,120 --> 00:07:32,080 Speaker 1: this both weeks in a row. You know, I think 163 00:07:32,080 --> 00:07:35,480 Speaker 1: it was fourteen plays thirteen or fourteen plays against Arizona. 164 00:07:35,520 --> 00:07:38,600 Speaker 1: I think you were up at fifteen plays. Yeah, I 165 00:07:38,640 --> 00:07:41,000 Speaker 1: think it's like nineteen plays or something. Either way, you're 166 00:07:41,080 --> 00:07:43,520 Speaker 1: running less than twenty. And Pete has said both times, 167 00:07:43,520 --> 00:07:45,720 Speaker 1: what are you supposed to make adjustments off to? That 168 00:07:45,720 --> 00:07:48,040 Speaker 1: means that the third quarter is a total restart. How 169 00:07:48,120 --> 00:07:52,400 Speaker 1: much of the first half is impacting just what they're 170 00:07:52,440 --> 00:07:53,960 Speaker 1: able to do in the game. It's definitely a part 171 00:07:54,000 --> 00:07:56,560 Speaker 1: of it because this is a coaching staff that you know, 172 00:07:56,600 --> 00:07:58,840 Speaker 1: Tom Cable and Darryl Bevill they've adjusted well. I mean, 173 00:07:58,880 --> 00:08:00,840 Speaker 1: you can go back and look at orkly. They've usually 174 00:08:00,880 --> 00:08:04,040 Speaker 1: been a team that you know, they'll if they come 175 00:08:04,080 --> 00:08:06,240 Speaker 1: out of the gate slowly, they'll get some things figured out, 176 00:08:06,280 --> 00:08:08,400 Speaker 1: and they'll make those third quarter adjustments and come out 177 00:08:08,400 --> 00:08:10,800 Speaker 1: playing a lot better. And they just you don't have 178 00:08:10,920 --> 00:08:13,440 Speaker 1: enough information. Whether it's two weeks ago, you know, they 179 00:08:13,480 --> 00:08:15,520 Speaker 1: just kept going three and out, couldn't get first downs. 180 00:08:16,040 --> 00:08:18,480 Speaker 1: This time, it was a combination of the penalties putting 181 00:08:18,480 --> 00:08:20,240 Speaker 1: them behind the six and having a punt, and then 182 00:08:20,520 --> 00:08:23,200 Speaker 1: as great as a defensive touchdown is, it's you know, 183 00:08:23,240 --> 00:08:25,920 Speaker 1: it's potentially game changing play. The downside of that is 184 00:08:26,280 --> 00:08:30,080 Speaker 1: your offense isn't on the field, right, That's exactly right. 185 00:08:30,080 --> 00:08:32,319 Speaker 1: And when the offense was on the field to come 186 00:08:32,360 --> 00:08:34,720 Speaker 1: out to start the third quarter, when they had those 187 00:08:34,760 --> 00:08:39,360 Speaker 1: seven straight runs, it didn't have the same impact on 188 00:08:39,400 --> 00:08:41,400 Speaker 1: the defensive side because the defense was already fresh from 189 00:08:41,400 --> 00:08:45,000 Speaker 1: me drive you on the middle of the second quarter. Yeah, exactly. 190 00:08:45,080 --> 00:08:47,360 Speaker 1: So when the Seahawks did come out and they found 191 00:08:47,360 --> 00:08:49,280 Speaker 1: success running the ball and they drove the field and 192 00:08:49,320 --> 00:08:50,960 Speaker 1: they only get a field goal on that one, But 193 00:08:52,080 --> 00:08:55,560 Speaker 1: why didn't we see more play calling like that where 194 00:08:55,559 --> 00:08:58,199 Speaker 1: it was run, run, run, run, runt. You know, sometimes 195 00:08:58,240 --> 00:09:00,439 Speaker 1: it's just what the defense is showing you. I mean, 196 00:09:00,440 --> 00:09:03,520 Speaker 1: you're not gonna just stubbornly handed off with a loaded box. 197 00:09:03,559 --> 00:09:05,640 Speaker 1: And some of it was again to go back to 198 00:09:05,679 --> 00:09:08,800 Speaker 1: the penalties. If you look at those limited chances they had, 199 00:09:08,840 --> 00:09:11,960 Speaker 1: there were so many second, third, and long and you know, 200 00:09:12,559 --> 00:09:14,920 Speaker 1: if everyone wants to complain that they're not handing the 201 00:09:14,920 --> 00:09:16,720 Speaker 1: ball off enough and not right enough, but if they 202 00:09:16,760 --> 00:09:18,599 Speaker 1: hand the ballf on second twenty, people are going to 203 00:09:18,640 --> 00:09:21,040 Speaker 1: be pretty upset about that too. So it you know, 204 00:09:21,679 --> 00:09:24,400 Speaker 1: they have every intention to be pretty balanced still. I 205 00:09:24,440 --> 00:09:26,520 Speaker 1: mean that doesn't mean it's gonna be fifty fifty every game, 206 00:09:26,600 --> 00:09:28,640 Speaker 1: but they do want to run the ball. It's just 207 00:09:28,960 --> 00:09:31,240 Speaker 1: been some odd situations these last couple of weeks where 208 00:09:31,240 --> 00:09:35,120 Speaker 1: it hasn't really worked out. Would a CJ prosise show 209 00:09:35,440 --> 00:09:38,160 Speaker 1: you as far as how he could handle not just 210 00:09:38,200 --> 00:09:40,960 Speaker 1: being the third down back, but actually being a runner 211 00:09:41,360 --> 00:09:43,360 Speaker 1: out of the backfield. Yeah, you know, he looked good 212 00:09:43,400 --> 00:09:45,960 Speaker 1: just as a you know, normal running back, carrying the ball, 213 00:09:46,120 --> 00:09:49,000 Speaker 1: running between the tackles. And that was something I think 214 00:09:49,000 --> 00:09:51,040 Speaker 1: all of us wondered how good he was at because 215 00:09:51,480 --> 00:09:53,439 Speaker 1: you know, I personally didn't watch a lot of Notre Dame, 216 00:09:53,480 --> 00:09:54,800 Speaker 1: so I don't have a lot of history of them. 217 00:09:54,840 --> 00:09:57,600 Speaker 1: But you just hear converted receiver to running back, you 218 00:09:57,679 --> 00:09:59,200 Speaker 1: kind of wonder if he's going to be physical and 219 00:09:59,200 --> 00:10:01,319 Speaker 1: how he's gonna play. But he looked good, especially for 220 00:10:01,320 --> 00:10:02,839 Speaker 1: a guy who you know, as Pete Carroll said, this 221 00:10:02,960 --> 00:10:05,280 Speaker 1: is really kind of his second preseason game in terms 222 00:10:05,280 --> 00:10:08,120 Speaker 1: of workload. He's been practicing, but he hasn't had that physical, 223 00:10:08,200 --> 00:10:12,040 Speaker 1: getting tackled kind of play, So it's really encouraging. Just 224 00:10:12,200 --> 00:10:14,520 Speaker 1: I mean, what he did was impressive just the numbers, 225 00:10:14,559 --> 00:10:17,440 Speaker 1: but when you consider how little he's played, that's a 226 00:10:17,480 --> 00:10:19,920 Speaker 1: pretty good sign. Well, and I do think that that's 227 00:10:19,920 --> 00:10:22,240 Speaker 1: a good point. He has been practicing, so at least 228 00:10:22,240 --> 00:10:24,400 Speaker 1: the install has been there. He hasn't been able to 229 00:10:24,400 --> 00:10:26,800 Speaker 1: follow through with all of that physicality, but he hasn't 230 00:10:26,880 --> 00:10:29,000 Speaker 1: missed time. Yeah, I mean he's getting he's getting the 231 00:10:29,080 --> 00:10:32,160 Speaker 1: running around. His legs are under him. He knows the plays, 232 00:10:32,200 --> 00:10:35,319 Speaker 1: he knows the playbook. It's just for that position. It's 233 00:10:35,320 --> 00:10:37,000 Speaker 1: one of those where you need the physical part. You 234 00:10:37,080 --> 00:10:39,120 Speaker 1: need to get tackled, you need to run through tackles, 235 00:10:39,160 --> 00:10:40,840 Speaker 1: you need to be able to take care of the 236 00:10:40,840 --> 00:10:42,680 Speaker 1: ball when you're getting hit. So that was the big 237 00:10:42,760 --> 00:10:45,280 Speaker 1: difference for him that he needs to get right. The 238 00:10:45,360 --> 00:10:47,760 Speaker 1: other thing that has come up quite a bit in 239 00:10:47,800 --> 00:10:50,640 Speaker 1: the conversations with Pete the last two weeks is the 240 00:10:50,760 --> 00:10:53,920 Speaker 1: number of explosive plays. And last year the Seahawks were 241 00:10:53,960 --> 00:10:56,920 Speaker 1: averaging about eight and a half explosive plays a game. 242 00:10:57,800 --> 00:11:00,800 Speaker 1: Explosive plays as the Seahawks to find them our passes 243 00:11:00,840 --> 00:11:04,160 Speaker 1: of sixteen or more yards, runs of twelve or more yards. 244 00:11:04,400 --> 00:11:07,559 Speaker 1: They had five such plays on Sunday, And I believe 245 00:11:07,640 --> 00:11:09,760 Speaker 1: just kind of been thinking back over the game. A 246 00:11:09,800 --> 00:11:12,040 Speaker 1: lot of those in two minute drill back up against 247 00:11:12,040 --> 00:11:15,079 Speaker 1: the wall. You know you've got to score. Why are 248 00:11:15,120 --> 00:11:18,520 Speaker 1: they effective then and not at will and let's say 249 00:11:18,559 --> 00:11:21,600 Speaker 1: the second or third quarter of a game. That's a 250 00:11:21,640 --> 00:11:23,640 Speaker 1: great question and one you know, I think if they 251 00:11:23,640 --> 00:11:26,839 Speaker 1: could answer better, they would. Russell Wilson a couple times 252 00:11:26,840 --> 00:11:29,360 Speaker 1: been asked about this, and he's kind of talked about 253 00:11:29,400 --> 00:11:31,640 Speaker 1: the sense of urgency and ideally you want that sense 254 00:11:31,640 --> 00:11:33,960 Speaker 1: of urgency to be there every time. But you know, 255 00:11:34,040 --> 00:11:36,000 Speaker 1: I think the plus side of that is they're a 256 00:11:36,040 --> 00:11:38,240 Speaker 1: really good team with that pressure on them to perform, 257 00:11:38,360 --> 00:11:40,280 Speaker 1: but you need to be able to do it for 258 00:11:40,280 --> 00:11:42,880 Speaker 1: four quarters or at least more often than they have been. 259 00:11:43,559 --> 00:11:45,760 Speaker 1: Sometimes there are situations where you know, the type of 260 00:11:45,800 --> 00:11:48,280 Speaker 1: defense teams playing lends itself to given up some more 261 00:11:48,280 --> 00:11:50,040 Speaker 1: play things like that. But to go back to the 262 00:11:50,040 --> 00:11:52,480 Speaker 1: easelosive that's a huge deal to Pete Carroll both sides 263 00:11:52,480 --> 00:11:54,440 Speaker 1: of the ball, stopping the big play and having them. 264 00:11:54,440 --> 00:11:57,000 Speaker 1: And they've been good on that defensive league game, but 265 00:11:57,040 --> 00:11:59,720 Speaker 1: they haven't just gotten those big and some of that 266 00:11:59,760 --> 00:12:03,360 Speaker 1: come not just with the running game, getting the explosive runs, 267 00:12:03,400 --> 00:12:06,120 Speaker 1: but setting up the explosive passes. When teams have to, 268 00:12:06,240 --> 00:12:08,080 Speaker 1: you know, they respect the play action more and they've 269 00:12:08,080 --> 00:12:09,599 Speaker 1: got to load the box more. And now all of 270 00:12:09,640 --> 00:12:11,920 Speaker 1: a sudden, even when you know going back last year, 271 00:12:11,920 --> 00:12:13,440 Speaker 1: they want to get rid of the ball quickly, which 272 00:12:13,440 --> 00:12:15,400 Speaker 1: some people would say, you're throwing it quick. You can't 273 00:12:15,400 --> 00:12:17,320 Speaker 1: throw down fields, you can't get the explosives they were 274 00:12:17,320 --> 00:12:19,880 Speaker 1: throwing down field last year, even when they were focused 275 00:12:19,880 --> 00:12:22,200 Speaker 1: on being quicker. But I think the difference now is 276 00:12:22,280 --> 00:12:25,199 Speaker 1: that the lack of running threat has slowed that down 277 00:12:25,200 --> 00:12:28,960 Speaker 1: a little bit. Yeah, so when you take a look 278 00:12:28,960 --> 00:12:34,040 Speaker 1: at this week's game, I don't know. We keep asking 279 00:12:34,040 --> 00:12:36,520 Speaker 1: the question about the run game. Do they commit to 280 00:12:36,520 --> 00:12:38,080 Speaker 1: it more or is it a matter of seeing what 281 00:12:38,160 --> 00:12:41,600 Speaker 1: the Bills defense gives them, because this Bills defense, it's 282 00:12:41,600 --> 00:12:43,480 Speaker 1: a tough one. Yeah. I mean they're gonna bring I 283 00:12:43,760 --> 00:12:46,680 Speaker 1: think Pete Carroll said they are the most successful blitzing 284 00:12:46,760 --> 00:12:48,840 Speaker 1: team in terms of the pressures and sacks and all that. 285 00:12:48,960 --> 00:12:50,960 Speaker 1: They've got the league leader in sacks, So they're gonna 286 00:12:50,960 --> 00:12:53,400 Speaker 1: bring a lot of pressure. Sometimes you can run against that. 287 00:12:53,440 --> 00:12:55,120 Speaker 1: If you time that up right, you see it coming 288 00:12:55,160 --> 00:12:57,200 Speaker 1: and you hit a run on that, it can it 289 00:12:57,280 --> 00:12:59,320 Speaker 1: can leave you a lot of room to go. I 290 00:12:59,400 --> 00:13:01,600 Speaker 1: do think it'll be more. They're gonna try to do both, 291 00:13:01,640 --> 00:13:04,040 Speaker 1: and if they get enough plays in the first half, 292 00:13:04,080 --> 00:13:06,520 Speaker 1: that'll be big, just to get some balance in there. 293 00:13:07,280 --> 00:13:09,720 Speaker 1: But I don't think it's gonna be come out and 294 00:13:09,760 --> 00:13:12,000 Speaker 1: hand it off eight straight times to send a message 295 00:13:12,040 --> 00:13:13,640 Speaker 1: in the first quarter. If they do, great, it'd be 296 00:13:13,679 --> 00:13:15,400 Speaker 1: fun because if you do at eight straight times, that 297 00:13:15,400 --> 00:13:18,080 Speaker 1: means you're getting some first dance. Well. And I wonder too, 298 00:13:18,160 --> 00:13:21,120 Speaker 1: if maybe you back off that run game or attempting 299 00:13:21,160 --> 00:13:22,800 Speaker 1: to get that run game going just a little bit, 300 00:13:22,960 --> 00:13:27,000 Speaker 1: knowing that Gronkowski had a lot of success against this 301 00:13:27,080 --> 00:13:29,720 Speaker 1: Bill's defense last week, and so I wonder if there's 302 00:13:29,720 --> 00:13:32,040 Speaker 1: some opportunity for Jimmy Gray. Yeah, there could be. I mean, 303 00:13:32,040 --> 00:13:34,520 Speaker 1: that's it's a good secondary, but it's not a very 304 00:13:34,520 --> 00:13:36,760 Speaker 1: big secondary. They don't have a lot of big, you know, 305 00:13:36,880 --> 00:13:41,480 Speaker 1: lanky Richard Sherman, Deshaun Shad type dbs. So if if 306 00:13:41,520 --> 00:13:43,560 Speaker 1: you can get a matchup of I mean, that's the 307 00:13:43,600 --> 00:13:46,679 Speaker 1: beauty of a player like Jimmy grahmm Er Gronkowski. If 308 00:13:46,720 --> 00:13:49,000 Speaker 1: a six foot guy's covering him, even if he's playing 309 00:13:49,000 --> 00:13:50,480 Speaker 1: the best coverage in the world, if you put that 310 00:13:50,480 --> 00:13:52,920 Speaker 1: ball in the right place, six six is gonna win 311 00:13:52,960 --> 00:13:57,560 Speaker 1: a lot. Yeah, you talk about the defense for the Bills, 312 00:13:57,679 --> 00:14:02,199 Speaker 1: You're gonna have two defensive players of the Month on 313 00:14:02,240 --> 00:14:06,760 Speaker 1: the field. Pass rushers. Yeah, You've got Lorenzo Alexander two 314 00:14:06,760 --> 00:14:09,439 Speaker 1: plus thirty pass rushers coming into their own it's good 315 00:14:09,480 --> 00:14:12,040 Speaker 1: to see for them. Yes, there is no age discrimination. 316 00:14:12,480 --> 00:14:14,520 Speaker 1: I say older, being older than both of them by 317 00:14:14,559 --> 00:14:17,320 Speaker 1: football stand I'm significantly older than both of them actually, 318 00:14:17,360 --> 00:14:19,960 Speaker 1: But yeah, Lorenzo Alexander for the Bills. He is the 319 00:14:20,000 --> 00:14:24,400 Speaker 1: AFC Defensive Player of the Month. Cliff April, yea, Cliff, 320 00:14:24,760 --> 00:14:27,000 Speaker 1: it's good to see for he's been He's been so 321 00:14:27,040 --> 00:14:29,320 Speaker 1: good for so long and to be kind of having 322 00:14:29,640 --> 00:14:33,560 Speaker 1: the year that gets in this recognition. Seven and a 323 00:14:33,600 --> 00:14:36,560 Speaker 1: half sacks ranks third in the league, Alexander being one 324 00:14:36,560 --> 00:14:39,400 Speaker 1: of the guys ahead of him with nine. Um. Yeah, 325 00:14:39,440 --> 00:14:41,720 Speaker 1: I mean Cliff has been a big part of this defense. 326 00:14:41,760 --> 00:14:44,120 Speaker 1: I think he's been all overshadowed by what the guys 327 00:14:44,120 --> 00:14:48,000 Speaker 1: in the secondary do by his fellow defensive end Michael Bennett, 328 00:14:48,000 --> 00:14:50,040 Speaker 1: who has been so great. But yeah, just just see 329 00:14:50,080 --> 00:14:52,400 Speaker 1: Cliff performing the way he is and getting the recognition 330 00:14:52,520 --> 00:14:55,280 Speaker 1: is pretty cool. Well, he's getting the recognition nationally. We 331 00:14:55,520 --> 00:14:58,600 Speaker 1: know how good Cliff April in this defense is here 332 00:14:58,680 --> 00:15:02,360 Speaker 1: in the Northwest, and this is not lost on Rex 333 00:15:02,480 --> 00:15:05,680 Speaker 1: Ryan as to how good this Seahawks defense is. No. 334 00:15:05,840 --> 00:15:09,840 Speaker 1: I mean Rex Ryan, he grew up living in the 335 00:15:09,840 --> 00:15:12,000 Speaker 1: house of one of the great defensive coaches in the game, 336 00:15:12,120 --> 00:15:14,920 Speaker 1: so he knows defense and he can appreciate. He talked 337 00:15:14,960 --> 00:15:17,560 Speaker 1: on a conference call at the media today just about 338 00:15:17,600 --> 00:15:20,800 Speaker 1: how impressive what Pete Carroll's built is. Just how well 339 00:15:20,840 --> 00:15:22,800 Speaker 1: they play at all the levels. It is interesting. One 340 00:15:22,840 --> 00:15:25,080 Speaker 1: of the things he said is how fortunate he felt 341 00:15:25,080 --> 00:15:27,000 Speaker 1: like they were that Michael Bennett was not going to 342 00:15:27,040 --> 00:15:29,520 Speaker 1: be available, because he called Michael Bennett one of the 343 00:15:29,520 --> 00:15:33,000 Speaker 1: best players in the NFL, regardless of positions. So yeah, 344 00:15:33,000 --> 00:15:35,000 Speaker 1: that's that's one guy. I mean, I think around the 345 00:15:35,040 --> 00:15:37,800 Speaker 1: league this defense is very respected. But Rex Ryan certainly 346 00:15:38,240 --> 00:15:40,280 Speaker 1: knows it's a tough test to come here and play 347 00:15:40,320 --> 00:15:43,080 Speaker 1: them well. And so Frank Clark last week got the 348 00:15:43,080 --> 00:15:47,640 Speaker 1: snaps from Michael Bennett, who underwent successful knee surgery on Wednesday. 349 00:15:48,240 --> 00:15:51,720 Speaker 1: Optimistic timetable two to three weeks if all goes well, 350 00:15:51,760 --> 00:15:53,640 Speaker 1: if they get a little bit lucky. So that means 351 00:15:53,680 --> 00:15:55,840 Speaker 1: that Frank Clark is going to get some more snaps 352 00:15:55,880 --> 00:15:58,120 Speaker 1: in the coming weeks. And in listening to Pete Carroll 353 00:15:58,160 --> 00:16:00,440 Speaker 1: this week, he said, you know, if Frank had been 354 00:16:00,760 --> 00:16:04,000 Speaker 1: a little cleaner on the technique, he would have had 355 00:16:04,040 --> 00:16:05,880 Speaker 1: a great game. He had a good game but there's 356 00:16:05,960 --> 00:16:07,600 Speaker 1: room for him to have a great game. And in 357 00:16:07,720 --> 00:16:10,360 Speaker 1: talking to Frank in the locker room, he said, you know, 358 00:16:10,520 --> 00:16:13,200 Speaker 1: it is a totally different position, and you are not 359 00:16:13,360 --> 00:16:16,360 Speaker 1: just the role player coming off the bench and making 360 00:16:16,440 --> 00:16:18,680 Speaker 1: one play. You have to set guys up differently. You 361 00:16:18,760 --> 00:16:20,960 Speaker 1: have to approach the game differently. What did you take 362 00:16:21,000 --> 00:16:23,440 Speaker 1: away from Frank, Yeah, I mean he looks solid out there. 363 00:16:23,520 --> 00:16:25,560 Speaker 1: But one of the things you can't really know if 364 00:16:25,560 --> 00:16:27,200 Speaker 1: you're not in those means in the game plan is 365 00:16:27,240 --> 00:16:30,760 Speaker 1: every responsibility on every play, because sometimes what a defensive 366 00:16:30,800 --> 00:16:32,760 Speaker 1: lineman has to do on any given play, especially in 367 00:16:32,840 --> 00:16:35,440 Speaker 1: run defense, doesn't show up unless you miss it. And 368 00:16:35,480 --> 00:16:37,720 Speaker 1: now somebody's out for a big game. And that's Pete 369 00:16:37,760 --> 00:16:39,520 Speaker 1: Carroll when he talks about he takes a lot of 370 00:16:39,520 --> 00:16:41,560 Speaker 1: pride in their run defense and the discipline it takes, 371 00:16:41,560 --> 00:16:43,920 Speaker 1: because it takes one guy being a place to turn 372 00:16:44,280 --> 00:16:47,640 Speaker 1: a stuffed run into a big game. So I think, 373 00:16:48,200 --> 00:16:50,440 Speaker 1: ultimately you love to have Michael Bennett, but ultimately this 374 00:16:50,440 --> 00:16:52,560 Speaker 1: could be really good for Frank Clark to get this 375 00:16:52,600 --> 00:16:55,320 Speaker 1: experience of having to play almost every down and play 376 00:16:55,360 --> 00:16:57,720 Speaker 1: these different responsibilities, and it's it's only going to make 377 00:16:57,760 --> 00:16:59,720 Speaker 1: him better down the road, and it'll probably make him 378 00:16:59,760 --> 00:17:01,320 Speaker 1: better than this week, just having been through it and 379 00:17:01,400 --> 00:17:03,920 Speaker 1: learning from the mistakes. He did make it well, and 380 00:17:03,920 --> 00:17:07,400 Speaker 1: we will see what happens if Lashawn McCoy is in 381 00:17:07,440 --> 00:17:10,359 Speaker 1: the game for the Bills, and hamstring injury kept him 382 00:17:10,400 --> 00:17:12,560 Speaker 1: out last week, but he is sixth in the NFL 383 00:17:12,640 --> 00:17:15,520 Speaker 1: and rushing yards, second in yards per attempt. He is 384 00:17:15,600 --> 00:17:20,439 Speaker 1: forty four yards away from reaching eleven thousand yards from 385 00:17:20,520 --> 00:17:23,560 Speaker 1: scrimmage during the course of his career, and he is 386 00:17:23,600 --> 00:17:26,600 Speaker 1: going to pose a challenge even if he's slightly hampered 387 00:17:26,600 --> 00:17:29,320 Speaker 1: by the hamstring. He's still a tough guy. Yeah, I 388 00:17:29,320 --> 00:17:31,359 Speaker 1: mean one of the most elusive players in the NFL. 389 00:17:31,440 --> 00:17:33,879 Speaker 1: I you know, there's some players around the league, regardless 390 00:17:33,920 --> 00:17:36,320 Speaker 1: of what teams you pay attention to, what teams you 391 00:17:36,440 --> 00:17:39,159 Speaker 1: root for, they're just fun to watch, and that to 392 00:17:39,240 --> 00:17:41,719 Speaker 1: me is McCoy. I mean, he's just such a specially 393 00:17:41,760 --> 00:17:45,600 Speaker 1: unique talent and you know, the sax fans probably wouldn't 394 00:17:45,600 --> 00:17:47,159 Speaker 1: mind him get another week off, but if he does 395 00:17:47,240 --> 00:17:49,000 Speaker 1: get to play, it's a treat to watch him and 396 00:17:49,080 --> 00:17:51,240 Speaker 1: it'll be fun to watch one of the best run 397 00:17:51,280 --> 00:17:55,119 Speaker 1: defenses try to contain him, even without McCoy, the Bills 398 00:17:55,200 --> 00:17:58,960 Speaker 1: have three backs that are over two hundred yards rushing. 399 00:17:59,040 --> 00:18:01,520 Speaker 1: He leads the way, but the quarterback is up there 400 00:18:01,560 --> 00:18:04,080 Speaker 1: at over three hundred yards rushing. I shouldn't say backs, 401 00:18:04,080 --> 00:18:08,000 Speaker 1: because well, that was quarterback, you know. Compare that to 402 00:18:08,000 --> 00:18:10,160 Speaker 1: the Seahawks, where they've obviously struggled to get the run 403 00:18:10,240 --> 00:18:12,120 Speaker 1: game going. This is going to be a big theme, 404 00:18:12,480 --> 00:18:15,080 Speaker 1: partly because of injuries that have taken away wide receiver 405 00:18:15,200 --> 00:18:17,080 Speaker 1: options for the Bills. But they're going to try to 406 00:18:17,160 --> 00:18:19,800 Speaker 1: run the ball regardless, oh for sure. And you bring 407 00:18:19,880 --> 00:18:22,120 Speaker 1: up the quarterback. It's kind of a timely conversation because 408 00:18:22,119 --> 00:18:26,119 Speaker 1: we've been there's been so much of talking around here 409 00:18:26,760 --> 00:18:28,600 Speaker 1: why isn't the run game working? And part of it 410 00:18:28,600 --> 00:18:31,560 Speaker 1: has been Russell Wilson's limitations. And when Russell Wilson is 411 00:18:31,640 --> 00:18:35,240 Speaker 1: running at his best, we've seen him affect the entire 412 00:18:35,320 --> 00:18:37,920 Speaker 1: running game, whether he's carrying the ball or just making 413 00:18:37,920 --> 00:18:40,600 Speaker 1: the defense account for him. And that's exactly what Tyrod 414 00:18:40,720 --> 00:18:44,840 Speaker 1: Taylor does well. And the injuries that I alluded to 415 00:18:45,000 --> 00:18:49,359 Speaker 1: on offense for the Bills, eight players have been affected 416 00:18:49,400 --> 00:18:53,520 Speaker 1: by injuries, three of whom were injured last week during 417 00:18:53,560 --> 00:18:58,080 Speaker 1: the game, and at halftime it was their fullback who 418 00:18:58,160 --> 00:18:59,920 Speaker 1: was the team's leading receiver. I don't know if you 419 00:19:00,119 --> 00:19:03,000 Speaker 1: realize that I did not. Generally that's not great, right 420 00:19:03,040 --> 00:19:05,560 Speaker 1: that that does not indicate that your offense is going 421 00:19:05,640 --> 00:19:08,920 Speaker 1: the direction you would like, which maybe one reason that 422 00:19:09,000 --> 00:19:11,880 Speaker 1: Percy Harvin is back with the Bills. Yeah, and that's 423 00:19:11,880 --> 00:19:13,800 Speaker 1: another thing Rex Ryan talked about. I don't you know, 424 00:19:13,800 --> 00:19:15,960 Speaker 1: people are gonna want to look at this is Oh, 425 00:19:16,000 --> 00:19:17,800 Speaker 1: it's a chance to come play his former team. I 426 00:19:17,840 --> 00:19:20,560 Speaker 1: really think it's just the injuries. And that's where um 427 00:19:20,840 --> 00:19:22,399 Speaker 1: Rex Ryan said. They were, you know, meeting with some 428 00:19:22,400 --> 00:19:24,879 Speaker 1: personnel guys looking at options, whether it was a trade 429 00:19:24,960 --> 00:19:27,040 Speaker 1: or who's out there to be signed, and somebody just 430 00:19:27,119 --> 00:19:29,720 Speaker 1: threwout the name. Anybody talked to Percy is he you 431 00:19:29,760 --> 00:19:33,320 Speaker 1: know interested? And they called him and felt good, felt 432 00:19:33,359 --> 00:19:35,919 Speaker 1: you know, like he get rested. He's basically been out 433 00:19:35,960 --> 00:19:38,040 Speaker 1: a year with injuries, so you know, it's gonna be 434 00:19:38,040 --> 00:19:41,399 Speaker 1: interesting to see. It's hard to imagine anybody with that 435 00:19:41,520 --> 00:19:43,399 Speaker 1: long of a layoff making big impact. But then you 436 00:19:43,440 --> 00:19:44,920 Speaker 1: go back and think of the time he was here, 437 00:19:45,359 --> 00:19:47,760 Speaker 1: how often he was hurt and out of the practices, 438 00:19:47,840 --> 00:19:50,320 Speaker 1: and then he'd get back and limited playing time and 439 00:19:50,359 --> 00:19:52,080 Speaker 1: make an impact. So he's the kind of guy if 440 00:19:52,359 --> 00:19:54,120 Speaker 1: if he touched the ball five times in the game, 441 00:19:54,160 --> 00:19:56,480 Speaker 1: he could still make an impact well. And he knows 442 00:19:56,560 --> 00:20:00,560 Speaker 1: that system so that helps. And yeah, he's still fast 443 00:20:00,800 --> 00:20:04,160 Speaker 1: and you can't really coach me. So I think if 444 00:20:04,160 --> 00:20:06,480 Speaker 1: he gets in, the Seahawks are certainly going to be 445 00:20:06,480 --> 00:20:09,680 Speaker 1: aware of where he is on the field. And lastly, John, 446 00:20:09,920 --> 00:20:14,160 Speaker 1: I think the Seahawks are aware of a bigger stage. 447 00:20:14,280 --> 00:20:17,560 Speaker 1: I know that every game is a championship opportunity, but 448 00:20:17,680 --> 00:20:21,120 Speaker 1: you cannot overlook the number on Monday Night. And people 449 00:20:21,160 --> 00:20:23,560 Speaker 1: always try to get that ip because it's such a 450 00:20:23,560 --> 00:20:26,400 Speaker 1: big message here is treat every game the same. Every 451 00:20:26,400 --> 00:20:30,679 Speaker 1: week's a championship opportunity. And yet it's I mean, fifteen 452 00:20:30,760 --> 00:20:32,760 Speaker 1: three and one in primetime at ten in a row 453 00:20:32,840 --> 00:20:35,960 Speaker 1: on Monday Night. Is that right? It's it's pretty and 454 00:20:36,040 --> 00:20:37,840 Speaker 1: part of that has just they've been good in that time, 455 00:20:37,880 --> 00:20:40,640 Speaker 1: so their winning percentage is high in general, but it's 456 00:20:40,840 --> 00:20:43,600 Speaker 1: not those numbers overall. And I mean maybe there's like 457 00:20:43,640 --> 00:20:46,320 Speaker 1: an opposite effect and it's the other team's treating it 458 00:20:46,359 --> 00:20:48,520 Speaker 1: bigger than it is, and there I don't I don't know. 459 00:20:48,600 --> 00:20:50,439 Speaker 1: No one can give a good answer. Players don't know, 460 00:20:50,560 --> 00:20:52,720 Speaker 1: coaches don't know. But let's hope it continues. Well, I 461 00:20:52,720 --> 00:20:54,840 Speaker 1: was going to say, either way, I like that that trend. 462 00:20:55,000 --> 00:20:57,639 Speaker 1: I like the Seahawks finishing strong, whether it's in a 463 00:20:57,760 --> 00:21:00,200 Speaker 1: game or in the season. I like them rise to 464 00:21:00,280 --> 00:21:03,200 Speaker 1: the challenge of primetime, and I like kind of where 465 00:21:03,200 --> 00:21:05,800 Speaker 1: all these numbers point to on Monday. Sure, I feel 466 00:21:05,800 --> 00:21:07,520 Speaker 1: good about this. I'm going to be able to relax 467 00:21:07,520 --> 00:21:11,000 Speaker 1: and watch some football on Sunday, feeling like we can 468 00:21:11,040 --> 00:21:14,440 Speaker 1: take care business on Monday. I like it. And if 469 00:21:14,560 --> 00:21:18,720 Speaker 1: you get tired of watching football on Sunday, although who would, 470 00:21:18,800 --> 00:21:21,800 Speaker 1: and you miss John and I on Sunday because you're 471 00:21:21,800 --> 00:21:23,280 Speaker 1: not going to hear from us, then you'll hear from 472 00:21:23,359 --> 00:21:25,119 Speaker 1: us on Monday. I tell you what. 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