1 00:00:00,840 --> 00:00:21,000 Speaker 1: Hi, everyone, Welcome to Packers Unscripted from Packers dot Com. 2 00:00:21,000 --> 00:00:23,840 Speaker 1: I am Mike Spofford. He is my partner in crime 3 00:00:23,880 --> 00:00:26,320 Speaker 1: West Hodko. It's We're coming to you here from our 4 00:00:26,360 --> 00:00:30,240 Speaker 1: studios at lambeau Field West. It's our midweek show. Normally 5 00:00:30,680 --> 00:00:33,400 Speaker 1: we dedicate this show to taking a look at the opponent. 6 00:00:34,120 --> 00:00:35,839 Speaker 1: But I want to get to that later in the 7 00:00:35,880 --> 00:00:39,720 Speaker 1: show because first off, on Tuesday evening, the NFL announced 8 00:00:40,360 --> 00:00:44,560 Speaker 1: the Pro Bowl selections, the original Pro Bowl selections for nineteen. 9 00:00:44,600 --> 00:00:46,919 Speaker 1: There will be a lot of changes to these Pro 10 00:00:47,000 --> 00:00:50,320 Speaker 1: Bowl rosters between now and when the game is played. 11 00:00:50,920 --> 00:00:54,840 Speaker 1: Two Packers make it. Aaron Rodgers Davante Adams, certainly, congratulations 12 00:00:54,880 --> 00:00:57,240 Speaker 1: in order there. I believe it's the seventh Pro Bowl 13 00:00:57,280 --> 00:01:02,240 Speaker 1: selection for Aaron Rodgers, which he second in Packer's history 14 00:01:02,280 --> 00:01:06,600 Speaker 1: behind Brett Farve. I think you had nine Pro Bowl selections, 15 00:01:06,600 --> 00:01:10,160 Speaker 1: but the first original Pro Bowl selection for wide receiver 16 00:01:10,240 --> 00:01:13,200 Speaker 1: Davante Adams. We talked about it all season long. Very 17 00:01:13,280 --> 00:01:16,160 Speaker 1: well deserving, and we're very curious to see just how 18 00:01:16,240 --> 00:01:18,480 Speaker 1: his season finishes up here with two games to go, 19 00:01:18,680 --> 00:01:22,920 Speaker 1: probably is well deserved of an original balloting Pro Bowl 20 00:01:22,959 --> 00:01:25,160 Speaker 1: selection of anybody. I can think of in recent memory 21 00:01:25,200 --> 00:01:27,920 Speaker 1: for the Green Bay Packers. Here's what I love about 22 00:01:28,000 --> 00:01:30,840 Speaker 1: Davante Adams and his selection to the Pro Bowl. I 23 00:01:30,840 --> 00:01:33,080 Speaker 1: believe I was talking to our one of our social 24 00:01:33,120 --> 00:01:36,240 Speaker 1: media gurus here, Ryan Hartwig. I believe Adams was I 25 00:01:36,240 --> 00:01:39,080 Speaker 1: want to say ninth on the Pro Bowl voting is 26 00:01:39,160 --> 00:01:42,280 Speaker 1: in the fans in that final week leading up to 27 00:01:42,360 --> 00:01:45,480 Speaker 1: the balloting, and that's good enough. It's a third fans, 28 00:01:45,560 --> 00:01:49,440 Speaker 1: third coaches, third players. But I think the fact that 29 00:01:49,480 --> 00:01:52,320 Speaker 1: he got in and on the initial ballot speaks to 30 00:01:52,440 --> 00:01:54,920 Speaker 1: what the league thought of him. It's not like there 31 00:01:54,960 --> 00:01:57,560 Speaker 1: was the ballot was just stuffed in his favor by, 32 00:01:57,680 --> 00:02:00,440 Speaker 1: you know, the the outside Packer fans. Everything the league 33 00:02:00,480 --> 00:02:04,720 Speaker 1: has caught up to the Davante Adams phenomenon and for him, 34 00:02:04,760 --> 00:02:09,400 Speaker 1: a hundred catches, hundred and fifteen yards I believe it is. 35 00:02:09,760 --> 00:02:13,280 Speaker 1: And then obviously the twelve touchdowns as impressive as a 36 00:02:13,400 --> 00:02:16,520 Speaker 1: season as I can remember, honestly, truly, when you look 37 00:02:16,560 --> 00:02:19,000 Speaker 1: at the amount of contested catches he's had on a 38 00:02:19,040 --> 00:02:22,560 Speaker 1: big plays he's had for Davante Adams, first time since 39 00:02:22,600 --> 00:02:25,400 Speaker 1: two thousand, ten and eleven, a Packers receiver gonna be 40 00:02:25,400 --> 00:02:28,880 Speaker 1: making back to back Pro Bowl appearances, but also the 41 00:02:28,919 --> 00:02:33,000 Speaker 1: fact that he was getting that respect now obviously well deserved. Yeah, 42 00:02:33,000 --> 00:02:35,200 Speaker 1: and when it comes to those statistics, and we've talked 43 00:02:35,200 --> 00:02:37,800 Speaker 1: about it a lot already, you said he's got the 44 00:02:37,840 --> 00:02:41,040 Speaker 1: hundred catches thirteen more in these last two games, he 45 00:02:41,080 --> 00:02:44,080 Speaker 1: will break Sterling Sharp's franchise record for a single season 46 00:02:44,080 --> 00:02:47,639 Speaker 1: of a hundred and twelve and with hundred and fifteen yards, 47 00:02:47,760 --> 00:02:51,840 Speaker 1: he needs two hundred and five yards to surpass Jordy 48 00:02:51,960 --> 00:02:57,000 Speaker 1: Nelson's single season Packers record of fifteen nineteen. So be 49 00:02:57,080 --> 00:03:00,480 Speaker 1: interesting to see if he can get those. And hats 50 00:03:00,480 --> 00:03:03,320 Speaker 1: off to Adams, as you said, his uh, second straight. 51 00:03:03,360 --> 00:03:05,440 Speaker 1: It'll be a second straight Pro Bowl appearance, but he 52 00:03:05,480 --> 00:03:09,320 Speaker 1: was an injury replacement last year, so he goes in 53 00:03:09,720 --> 00:03:12,720 Speaker 1: right away this time. But of course, as always with 54 00:03:13,000 --> 00:03:16,040 Speaker 1: Pro Bowl selections, you have to talk about the snubs 55 00:03:17,200 --> 00:03:21,639 Speaker 1: and um for the Green Bay Packers, it's really hard 56 00:03:21,720 --> 00:03:26,480 Speaker 1: for me to swallow that David baktr E is not 57 00:03:26,960 --> 00:03:30,960 Speaker 1: an original Pro Bowl selection here this year. And I'll 58 00:03:30,960 --> 00:03:33,399 Speaker 1: say this West, I know there are only three offensive 59 00:03:33,440 --> 00:03:37,760 Speaker 1: tackles selected in the NFC. That's how it goes. No 60 00:03:37,880 --> 00:03:40,480 Speaker 1: problem with Tyrone Smith from the Cowboys. No problem with 61 00:03:40,640 --> 00:03:44,520 Speaker 1: Ron Armstead from the New Orleans Saints. But to see 62 00:03:44,600 --> 00:03:47,680 Speaker 1: David bak Try not make it above Trent Williams from 63 00:03:47,680 --> 00:03:50,440 Speaker 1: the Washington Redskins. I just think bok Tr is a 64 00:03:50,440 --> 00:03:53,360 Speaker 1: better player. I think if you asked the vast majority 65 00:03:53,440 --> 00:03:56,520 Speaker 1: of gms and scouts around the league if they would 66 00:03:56,560 --> 00:03:59,200 Speaker 1: want David Baktieri at left tackle or Trent Williams, I 67 00:03:59,200 --> 00:04:01,120 Speaker 1: think they'd say David bok Tr And I think it's 68 00:04:01,200 --> 00:04:04,600 Speaker 1: unfortunate that that box tr didn't get it this year. 69 00:04:04,680 --> 00:04:06,839 Speaker 1: So here's the thing, Michael, and it's gonna be very 70 00:04:06,880 --> 00:04:09,640 Speaker 1: interesting what's gonna happen here in a couple of weeks 71 00:04:09,640 --> 00:04:12,760 Speaker 1: because the AP will be announcing it's All Pro team, 72 00:04:12,800 --> 00:04:16,680 Speaker 1: which picks two players at every position as it relates 73 00:04:16,680 --> 00:04:20,159 Speaker 1: to the offensive line. So you got a left tackle 74 00:04:20,240 --> 00:04:22,080 Speaker 1: that will be first team, a left tackle that will 75 00:04:22,120 --> 00:04:26,080 Speaker 1: be second team. David Bakti in the eyes of fifty 76 00:04:26,160 --> 00:04:29,000 Speaker 1: voters in the AP, guys that are following the league, 77 00:04:29,040 --> 00:04:33,240 Speaker 1: and ladies that are following the league every single week. Dave, 78 00:04:33,360 --> 00:04:35,320 Speaker 1: the last two years, I've considered him among the best 79 00:04:35,360 --> 00:04:38,680 Speaker 1: two left tackles that he's been second team All Pro 80 00:04:38,800 --> 00:04:40,960 Speaker 1: two years in a row. The fact that he cannot 81 00:04:41,000 --> 00:04:44,920 Speaker 1: be among the top three tackles in the NFC, it's 82 00:04:44,960 --> 00:04:49,120 Speaker 1: just it's incredible to me, and especially this year. I 83 00:04:49,160 --> 00:04:52,480 Speaker 1: wrote about him last Friday First Store on our website. 84 00:04:52,480 --> 00:04:54,760 Speaker 1: When you factor in what he's played through to make 85 00:04:54,839 --> 00:04:58,840 Speaker 1: four teen starts, what he's done, and how he's diversified 86 00:04:58,880 --> 00:05:01,360 Speaker 1: his game not just the best pass blocker in the 87 00:05:01,440 --> 00:05:04,640 Speaker 1: league anymore, has become a really effective run blocker, especially 88 00:05:04,640 --> 00:05:07,800 Speaker 1: in space, not easy for a three twenty pound guy 89 00:05:07,839 --> 00:05:10,800 Speaker 1: to do. And now for him in this season with 90 00:05:10,800 --> 00:05:13,120 Speaker 1: Aaron Rodgers dealing with with what he dealt with with 91 00:05:13,120 --> 00:05:15,800 Speaker 1: the knee injury, having to, you know, raise his game 92 00:05:15,839 --> 00:05:18,560 Speaker 1: even more. One of the biggest travesties I think I've 93 00:05:18,600 --> 00:05:20,880 Speaker 1: seen during my time on the beat. And it took 94 00:05:20,920 --> 00:05:22,600 Speaker 1: a while for Josh Sitton to get there, it took 95 00:05:22,640 --> 00:05:25,080 Speaker 1: a while for t J. Lang to get there. But 96 00:05:25,200 --> 00:05:28,679 Speaker 1: the fact, Michael, that we now in my eighth season 97 00:05:28,800 --> 00:05:33,120 Speaker 1: covering the team here, the fact that the only I 98 00:05:33,120 --> 00:05:35,160 Speaker 1: shouldn't say only because Sitton eventually got in, but the 99 00:05:35,200 --> 00:05:38,480 Speaker 1: fact that you have you have bok tr In, Corey 100 00:05:38,520 --> 00:05:40,840 Speaker 1: Lindsley have yet to be voted into a Pro Bowl, 101 00:05:42,240 --> 00:05:44,360 Speaker 1: but Jeff Saturday was in two thousand and twelve, of 102 00:05:44,440 --> 00:05:46,640 Speaker 1: the same week in which he was bench for Evan Smith. 103 00:05:47,520 --> 00:05:49,440 Speaker 1: I'm not saying that tells you everything you need to 104 00:05:49,440 --> 00:05:51,960 Speaker 1: know about the Pro Bowl, but it's just it's tough 105 00:05:52,040 --> 00:05:56,880 Speaker 1: because it's written to contracts with language, with bonuses and 106 00:05:56,920 --> 00:06:00,400 Speaker 1: things of that nature. It's unfortunate that box Are again 107 00:06:00,480 --> 00:06:02,400 Speaker 1: is on the outside looking in, and Lindsley for that 108 00:06:02,440 --> 00:06:04,240 Speaker 1: matter as well. Yeah, and I don't want to over 109 00:06:04,320 --> 00:06:06,680 Speaker 1: analyze it here too much, but you mentioned it guys 110 00:06:06,760 --> 00:06:10,000 Speaker 1: like sitting and laying how they eventually in time got 111 00:06:10,080 --> 00:06:13,360 Speaker 1: the Pro Bowl recognition, and it's almost, you know, with 112 00:06:13,440 --> 00:06:18,880 Speaker 1: botr getting his initial second team All Pro selection in ten, 113 00:06:20,200 --> 00:06:22,960 Speaker 1: then you think, okay, the Pro Bowl stuff is definitely 114 00:06:22,960 --> 00:06:25,680 Speaker 1: going to start to come after that. Well, now, the 115 00:06:25,760 --> 00:06:28,400 Speaker 1: last two years the Packers have been out of the playoffs, 116 00:06:28,600 --> 00:06:31,880 Speaker 1: you know, and I'm sure that that factors. Whether it's 117 00:06:32,000 --> 00:06:34,280 Speaker 1: whether right or wrong, I don't know, and I don't 118 00:06:34,279 --> 00:06:36,840 Speaker 1: know all the machinations that go into all this Pro 119 00:06:36,920 --> 00:06:39,760 Speaker 1: Bowl voting, but you just wonder in some respects if 120 00:06:39,800 --> 00:06:41,400 Speaker 1: if that has hurt him that when he kind of 121 00:06:41,440 --> 00:06:44,359 Speaker 1: became his time. Now the Packers suddenly are not a 122 00:06:44,400 --> 00:06:48,000 Speaker 1: postseason team, whereas Ron Smith from the Dallas Cowboys they're 123 00:06:48,000 --> 00:06:50,839 Speaker 1: headed to the playoffs this year. The UM, as I said, 124 00:06:50,880 --> 00:06:53,280 Speaker 1: Toron Armstead from the New Orleans Saints, they're headed to 125 00:06:53,320 --> 00:06:57,920 Speaker 1: the playoffs. That's where to me when I yeah, that's 126 00:06:57,960 --> 00:06:59,400 Speaker 1: that's why when I look at it, I'm like, how 127 00:06:59,400 --> 00:07:02,040 Speaker 1: does David Fiery not make it ahead of Trent Williams. 128 00:07:02,160 --> 00:07:04,800 Speaker 1: I'm sorry, I just I don't get that. Now on 129 00:07:04,839 --> 00:07:07,280 Speaker 1: the defensive side, and you mentioned Corey Lindsley as well, 130 00:07:07,320 --> 00:07:10,520 Speaker 1: Now there are only two centers. Lindley played better than 131 00:07:10,520 --> 00:07:13,360 Speaker 1: Alex Mack this year, though unequivocally Alex Mack is a 132 00:07:13,560 --> 00:07:16,600 Speaker 1: is a really good center in this league. Well, you know, 133 00:07:16,680 --> 00:07:18,840 Speaker 1: a perennial Pro Bowl type player. But I think if 134 00:07:18,840 --> 00:07:21,360 Speaker 1: you look at the some of the issues that the 135 00:07:21,360 --> 00:07:23,120 Speaker 1: Falcons have had over the course of this season, the 136 00:07:23,120 --> 00:07:24,960 Speaker 1: fact that the run games had the issues they've had, 137 00:07:25,360 --> 00:07:28,640 Speaker 1: I thought that to me was kind of a travesty, 138 00:07:28,720 --> 00:07:31,840 Speaker 1: but it is what it is. Yeah, So Lindsley unfortunately 139 00:07:31,920 --> 00:07:38,520 Speaker 1: doesn't make it. UM he is an alternate or astern yet, 140 00:07:38,560 --> 00:07:41,400 Speaker 1: so it's going to take a couple of substitutions for 141 00:07:41,440 --> 00:07:44,520 Speaker 1: them to get to get the phone call. But so 142 00:07:44,600 --> 00:07:47,800 Speaker 1: Lindsley and bok tr are alternates. Another alternate is Kenny 143 00:07:47,840 --> 00:07:51,239 Speaker 1: Clark on the defensive side. Now Here as much respect 144 00:07:51,240 --> 00:07:53,040 Speaker 1: as I have for Clark and the season that he 145 00:07:53,120 --> 00:07:58,320 Speaker 1: has had three interior defensive linemen selected for the NFC, 146 00:07:58,480 --> 00:08:01,400 Speaker 1: Aaron Donald from the Rams, let Your Cox from the Eagles, 147 00:08:01,440 --> 00:08:04,000 Speaker 1: and a Chem Hicks from the Bears. I have a 148 00:08:04,000 --> 00:08:05,520 Speaker 1: heck of a lot of respect for the year that 149 00:08:05,600 --> 00:08:08,080 Speaker 1: Kenny Clark has put together, but it be pretty hard 150 00:08:08,120 --> 00:08:10,400 Speaker 1: to make an argument to leave off one of those 151 00:08:10,440 --> 00:08:13,040 Speaker 1: three that did get picked. This one made sense. The 152 00:08:13,120 --> 00:08:16,080 Speaker 1: offensive line I thought was, you know, a travesty of justice. 153 00:08:16,120 --> 00:08:19,160 Speaker 1: But Kenny Clark is twenty three years old. You look 154 00:08:19,160 --> 00:08:21,000 Speaker 1: at this season, basically, I think it comes down to 155 00:08:21,080 --> 00:08:24,239 Speaker 1: him or Hicks. They both played really well, but Hicks. 156 00:08:24,240 --> 00:08:26,360 Speaker 1: You when you look at it, their numbers are almost identical. 157 00:08:26,440 --> 00:08:29,360 Speaker 1: Hicks has a couple more forced fumbles. So I mean 158 00:08:29,640 --> 00:08:33,040 Speaker 1: I understand that you look, you know, Fletcher Cox and 159 00:08:33,040 --> 00:08:36,440 Speaker 1: and uh, Aaron Donald, They're they're in another tier right now. Yeah, 160 00:08:36,440 --> 00:08:38,560 Speaker 1: there are people talking about Aaron Donald being in the 161 00:08:38,640 --> 00:08:42,079 Speaker 1: league m v P conversation, although now that the Rams 162 00:08:42,080 --> 00:08:44,000 Speaker 1: have lost a couple of games, that's calmed down a 163 00:08:44,000 --> 00:08:45,920 Speaker 1: little bit. But it's incredible the fact that he has 164 00:08:45,960 --> 00:08:49,360 Speaker 1: fourteen sacks at that position, that's insane. But but yeah, 165 00:08:49,440 --> 00:08:51,520 Speaker 1: Kenny Clark is a young guy though, and it's a 166 00:08:51,559 --> 00:08:54,480 Speaker 1: position that I think, you know, also with the offensive line, 167 00:08:54,600 --> 00:08:56,880 Speaker 1: when you get more towards your mid to late twenties, 168 00:08:56,920 --> 00:08:59,360 Speaker 1: that's where you're really coming into your prime at those physical, 169 00:09:00,240 --> 00:09:02,880 Speaker 1: powerful position. So Kenny Clark, there's a lot of upside 170 00:09:02,920 --> 00:09:05,240 Speaker 1: there for him. The one thing that's unfortunate, we'll have 171 00:09:05,280 --> 00:09:07,320 Speaker 1: to see how everything shuffles out with the elbow injury. 172 00:09:07,559 --> 00:09:10,320 Speaker 1: It's very possible some of those defensive linemen are going 173 00:09:10,360 --> 00:09:13,200 Speaker 1: to drop off here if one of them makes the playoffs. 174 00:09:13,480 --> 00:09:16,400 Speaker 1: Everyone who makes the Super Bowl, uh, you know, you know, 175 00:09:16,440 --> 00:09:19,400 Speaker 1: with all those different possibilities, But you know, then it 176 00:09:19,440 --> 00:09:21,560 Speaker 1: becomes a question of whether or not Clark can actually 177 00:09:21,559 --> 00:09:23,080 Speaker 1: play in the game with the elbow. All things will 178 00:09:23,080 --> 00:09:25,440 Speaker 1: have to figure out. But it was at least nice 179 00:09:25,480 --> 00:09:27,760 Speaker 1: to see his name added to the alternates, to see 180 00:09:27,840 --> 00:09:31,640 Speaker 1: him finally starting to maybe break that that glass ceiling. 181 00:09:32,080 --> 00:09:35,120 Speaker 1: You gotta start somewhere absolutely all right, Well, what's the 182 00:09:35,120 --> 00:09:39,520 Speaker 1: powerful noise canceling technology that helps NFL coaches block out 183 00:09:39,600 --> 00:09:42,400 Speaker 1: eighty thou screaming fans can get you closer to the 184 00:09:42,520 --> 00:09:46,200 Speaker 1: music you love? 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Okay, 193 00:10:10,960 --> 00:10:12,880 Speaker 1: actually running a little short on time, but we do 194 00:10:12,960 --> 00:10:15,080 Speaker 1: need to talk about the New York Jets here and 195 00:10:15,240 --> 00:10:19,560 Speaker 1: it starts with quarterback Sam Donald, number one first round 196 00:10:20,000 --> 00:10:23,480 Speaker 1: draft pick for the Jets this year. I guess you'd 197 00:10:23,480 --> 00:10:26,319 Speaker 1: say having a typical rookie season for a high draft 198 00:10:26,320 --> 00:10:29,199 Speaker 1: pick who's thrown into the fire some games where he's 199 00:10:29,200 --> 00:10:31,439 Speaker 1: shown a lot of promise. And yes, this is the 200 00:10:31,480 --> 00:10:33,640 Speaker 1: guy in the future, and then some games where you go, boy, 201 00:10:33,880 --> 00:10:36,040 Speaker 1: he is still a rookie. And it's kind of just 202 00:10:36,080 --> 00:10:37,800 Speaker 1: what the Jets have been dealing with. It sounds like 203 00:10:37,800 --> 00:10:39,679 Speaker 1: they're going to be moving on from their head coach 204 00:10:39,679 --> 00:10:43,319 Speaker 1: in the off season. Some the New York media throwing 205 00:10:43,360 --> 00:10:45,640 Speaker 1: Mike McCarthy's name into the mix that the Jets should 206 00:10:45,640 --> 00:10:47,720 Speaker 1: be giving him a call to see what he could 207 00:10:47,720 --> 00:10:51,080 Speaker 1: do with Sam Donald and developing him for the future there. 208 00:10:51,120 --> 00:10:53,800 Speaker 1: But that's a story for another day. Right now, it 209 00:10:53,920 --> 00:10:57,040 Speaker 1: is going to be Donald against the Packers on Sunday 210 00:10:57,200 --> 00:10:59,319 Speaker 1: in New Jersey. Yeah, Donald's numbers are not going to 211 00:10:59,440 --> 00:11:01,960 Speaker 1: impress when you look at them on the surface. He 212 00:11:02,000 --> 00:11:04,040 Speaker 1: obviously had an injury as well there that he missed 213 00:11:04,080 --> 00:11:07,400 Speaker 1: some time with. But he's kind of coming off one 214 00:11:07,400 --> 00:11:09,880 Speaker 1: of his better games of the season against Houston last 215 00:11:09,920 --> 00:11:13,839 Speaker 1: week twenty four or thirty eight, no interceptions, two fifty 216 00:11:13,920 --> 00:11:17,160 Speaker 1: three yards, two touchdowns, and there is some scrambling ability 217 00:11:17,200 --> 00:11:20,160 Speaker 1: there with him as well, though not as uh, you know, 218 00:11:20,440 --> 00:11:22,719 Speaker 1: prevalent as you see with maybe at Josh Allen. It's 219 00:11:22,840 --> 00:11:25,040 Speaker 1: very strange schedule for the Packers this season that they 220 00:11:25,120 --> 00:11:27,839 Speaker 1: ended up matching up with all these rookie quarterbacks, um, 221 00:11:27,880 --> 00:11:29,880 Speaker 1: you know, three of the top four that were taken 222 00:11:29,880 --> 00:11:33,559 Speaker 1: in this draft minus Baker Mayfield. So the big thing 223 00:11:33,600 --> 00:11:35,319 Speaker 1: for me with this matchup, Mike, I mean, when you're 224 00:11:35,320 --> 00:11:38,160 Speaker 1: looking at Keys the victory, things will will cone in 225 00:11:38,160 --> 00:11:42,840 Speaker 1: on later this week. Sam Donald has found Robbie Anderson 226 00:11:42,840 --> 00:11:45,280 Speaker 1: in this offense. Last year, Robby Anderson became the best 227 00:11:45,320 --> 00:11:47,280 Speaker 1: friend of Josh McCown and what ended up being a 228 00:11:47,280 --> 00:11:50,959 Speaker 1: pretty surprising season for the Jets, and he almost tipped 229 00:11:51,000 --> 00:11:54,199 Speaker 1: the thousand yards. Receiving had really been quiet most of 230 00:11:54,200 --> 00:11:57,440 Speaker 1: the year, but these last two games, specifically, Donald's been 231 00:11:57,440 --> 00:11:59,920 Speaker 1: connecting with him. So that's a matchup the Packers are 232 00:12:00,000 --> 00:12:03,200 Speaker 1: and have to make sure they're aware of because Anderson's 233 00:12:03,200 --> 00:12:06,200 Speaker 1: an explosive threat. I think you look at him, but 234 00:12:06,280 --> 00:12:09,360 Speaker 1: he has the potential to be a perennial receiver just 235 00:12:09,440 --> 00:12:11,679 Speaker 1: with how much he can take a top off a defense. 236 00:12:11,720 --> 00:12:14,960 Speaker 1: So for me, it starts there. They've had some issues 237 00:12:14,960 --> 00:12:18,079 Speaker 1: with their backfield. Isaiah Crowwell has been placed on injured reserve. 238 00:12:18,120 --> 00:12:21,360 Speaker 1: They still have Blah Powell um, but it's been more 239 00:12:21,400 --> 00:12:24,080 Speaker 1: of a work you know, work in progress for them offensively, 240 00:12:24,640 --> 00:12:26,640 Speaker 1: Big thing for me, like a lot of these matchups 241 00:12:26,640 --> 00:12:28,600 Speaker 1: with these rookie quarterbacks, you have to get after Donald, 242 00:12:28,640 --> 00:12:31,000 Speaker 1: you have to pressure him, you have to make them uncomfortable. Yeah, 243 00:12:31,040 --> 00:12:33,520 Speaker 1: and I think when you bring up Robby Anderson, he 244 00:12:33,640 --> 00:12:37,400 Speaker 1: is the one guy that adds some explosiveness to this Jett. 245 00:12:37,920 --> 00:12:40,280 Speaker 1: I think that's the one that's the biggest thing that 246 00:12:40,440 --> 00:12:43,720 Speaker 1: this Jet's offense is lacking, and Anderson is the one 247 00:12:43,760 --> 00:12:47,400 Speaker 1: guy who brings that to the table. Now, if the Packers, 248 00:12:47,920 --> 00:12:50,040 Speaker 1: obviously they're not in the playoff funt. If they were 249 00:12:50,080 --> 00:12:52,600 Speaker 1: still in the playoff funt, obviously everybody was looking at 250 00:12:52,600 --> 00:12:54,720 Speaker 1: if the Packers google to Chicago and beat the Bears, 251 00:12:54,720 --> 00:12:56,880 Speaker 1: You've got the Jets and the Lions the last two games. 252 00:12:57,240 --> 00:12:59,480 Speaker 1: The Packers could win those games and maybe sneak into 253 00:12:59,480 --> 00:13:02,960 Speaker 1: the playoffs. But regardless of the Packers situation here, you 254 00:13:03,000 --> 00:13:06,560 Speaker 1: look at that game last week, the Jets against the Texans. 255 00:13:06,600 --> 00:13:08,840 Speaker 1: This game was not going to be a gimme for 256 00:13:08,880 --> 00:13:13,840 Speaker 1: the Packers by any stretch of imagination because Houston, one 257 00:13:13,840 --> 00:13:16,120 Speaker 1: of the hottest, one of the best teams in the 258 00:13:16,160 --> 00:13:19,840 Speaker 1: a f C, had a two score lead, multi score 259 00:13:19,920 --> 00:13:22,560 Speaker 1: lead on the Jets. Donald brought the Jets back, got 260 00:13:22,600 --> 00:13:25,000 Speaker 1: him into the lead in the fourth quarter, and then 261 00:13:25,000 --> 00:13:26,960 Speaker 1: the Texans had to rally at the end for a 262 00:13:26,960 --> 00:13:29,800 Speaker 1: couple of scores in order to win that game. I 263 00:13:29,840 --> 00:13:32,000 Speaker 1: think that one surprised a lot of people, but again, 264 00:13:32,040 --> 00:13:34,240 Speaker 1: it was another one of those performances where you look 265 00:13:34,240 --> 00:13:36,559 Speaker 1: at Sam Donald and go, that's why they drafted him 266 00:13:36,559 --> 00:13:39,559 Speaker 1: where they did. That's why this guy is the quarterback 267 00:13:39,600 --> 00:13:42,400 Speaker 1: of the future, and he's certainly capable of that on 268 00:13:42,720 --> 00:13:45,440 Speaker 1: any given day. And the Packers defense is going to 269 00:13:45,480 --> 00:13:47,640 Speaker 1: be have to be on its p's and ques as 270 00:13:47,640 --> 00:13:50,040 Speaker 1: they say, because this kid's got talent. Yeah, And I 271 00:13:50,080 --> 00:13:51,920 Speaker 1: think if you know, Matt Arvin up in the control 272 00:13:52,000 --> 00:13:54,480 Speaker 1: room went back to our some of our pre draft, 273 00:13:54,920 --> 00:13:58,200 Speaker 1: uh you know, discussions on unscripted. I actually had Donald 274 00:13:58,240 --> 00:14:00,320 Speaker 1: for a long time as my top quarter back in 275 00:14:00,360 --> 00:14:02,680 Speaker 1: that draft. I thought he would fit well there with 276 00:14:02,720 --> 00:14:04,720 Speaker 1: Cleveland in the direction they wanted to, and there were 277 00:14:04,760 --> 00:14:07,480 Speaker 1: other draft analysts that did think he might go number one. 278 00:14:07,600 --> 00:14:10,600 Speaker 1: But certainly John Dorsey knows a lot more than I do. 279 00:14:10,679 --> 00:14:13,480 Speaker 1: Baker Mayfields turned out just fine there in Cleveland, but 280 00:14:13,600 --> 00:14:15,640 Speaker 1: they still feel really good about this kid and what 281 00:14:15,679 --> 00:14:18,120 Speaker 1: he's going to be able to do in the long term. Uh, 282 00:14:18,200 --> 00:14:20,120 Speaker 1: it's just it's been a challenging year on a number 283 00:14:20,120 --> 00:14:21,760 Speaker 1: of fronts for them. I mean, they they've had to 284 00:14:21,840 --> 00:14:25,480 Speaker 1: go through a number of different maschinations of this roster. Again, 285 00:14:25,480 --> 00:14:28,120 Speaker 1: like McGuire now has been their leading rusher. He carried 286 00:14:28,160 --> 00:14:31,240 Speaker 1: the ball eighteen times last week. You lose Darren Lee 287 00:14:31,360 --> 00:14:34,520 Speaker 1: to the suspension. Um, you know, you have Jamal Adams, 288 00:14:34,520 --> 00:14:36,680 Speaker 1: There's some talent there on the defensive side of the ball, 289 00:14:36,720 --> 00:14:38,920 Speaker 1: But overall, I think it's just been kind of a 290 00:14:38,960 --> 00:14:41,640 Speaker 1: dearth of playmakers for them, and the result has been 291 00:14:41,680 --> 00:14:44,280 Speaker 1: what it's been. Yeah, it seems like I didn't take 292 00:14:44,320 --> 00:14:46,960 Speaker 1: too close a look at their defensive statistics, but a 293 00:14:47,080 --> 00:14:51,360 Speaker 1: defense that seems to have struggled, particularly later in the seasons. 294 00:14:51,400 --> 00:14:54,160 Speaker 1: On average. Uh, this second half of the year, they've 295 00:14:54,160 --> 00:14:56,880 Speaker 1: been giving up you know, in that twenty seven twenty 296 00:14:56,920 --> 00:14:59,640 Speaker 1: eight points per game range, which certainly makes it tough 297 00:15:00,040 --> 00:15:02,120 Speaker 1: on a rookie quarterback. What stands out to you about 298 00:15:02,120 --> 00:15:05,080 Speaker 1: their Teachermaine Johnson. Uh, they you know, they ponied up 299 00:15:05,120 --> 00:15:07,440 Speaker 1: the cash to get him this offseason. A lot of 300 00:15:07,440 --> 00:15:10,440 Speaker 1: people he became a very popular Uh. You know guy 301 00:15:10,480 --> 00:15:12,960 Speaker 1: in this league and in terms of free agents and considered, 302 00:15:13,160 --> 00:15:15,360 Speaker 1: you know, of a pretty deep class of cornerbacks. Was 303 00:15:15,400 --> 00:15:18,760 Speaker 1: considered one of the top ones there with the Rams 304 00:15:18,760 --> 00:15:21,680 Speaker 1: for a long time right before going Yeah, for six years. 305 00:15:22,040 --> 00:15:24,440 Speaker 1: Uh three interceptions in the last three games, two of 306 00:15:24,480 --> 00:15:28,000 Speaker 1: which came against Buffalo in that victory that they had 307 00:15:28,040 --> 00:15:30,160 Speaker 1: over the Bills. So a guy that I think will 308 00:15:30,200 --> 00:15:32,080 Speaker 1: be interesting to see him match up probably a little 309 00:15:32,120 --> 00:15:35,120 Speaker 1: bit with uh Davante Adams, but I mean Jamal Adams. 310 00:15:35,160 --> 00:15:36,920 Speaker 1: They finally looks like they you know, after a couple 311 00:15:36,960 --> 00:15:39,360 Speaker 1: of swings at the plate and missing, they did finally 312 00:15:39,400 --> 00:15:42,360 Speaker 1: get their safety the future. Ninety four tackles on the year, 313 00:15:42,400 --> 00:15:45,160 Speaker 1: three and a half sacks, one interception, twelve passes defense 314 00:15:45,280 --> 00:15:47,760 Speaker 1: in three fource fumbles. So a guy is is from 315 00:15:47,800 --> 00:15:50,000 Speaker 1: that strong safety position that can make plays all over 316 00:15:50,040 --> 00:15:52,120 Speaker 1: the field, and you're gonna see him probably make an 317 00:15:52,120 --> 00:15:54,400 Speaker 1: impact against the run as well. So another guy that 318 00:15:54,440 --> 00:15:56,520 Speaker 1: the Packers are gonna have to account for. Yeah, Adams, 319 00:15:56,520 --> 00:15:59,239 Speaker 1: a high draft pick out of l s U which 320 00:15:59,440 --> 00:16:01,560 Speaker 1: they as they like to say in the SEC D 321 00:16:01,720 --> 00:16:05,480 Speaker 1: b U uh the the Louisiana State Tigers crank out 322 00:16:05,480 --> 00:16:07,840 Speaker 1: a lot of defensive backs. But we'll get to more 323 00:16:07,920 --> 00:16:10,480 Speaker 1: on the Jets with our last couple of shows this week. 324 00:16:10,480 --> 00:16:12,280 Speaker 1: But we do have to go for right now, so 325 00:16:12,520 --> 00:16:14,960 Speaker 1: we'll call it a wrap on this edition of Packers Unscripted. 326 00:16:15,000 --> 00:16:16,760 Speaker 1: Be sure to follow all of our coverage of the 327 00:16:16,760 --> 00:16:19,640 Speaker 1: team on Packers dot com on Twitter, He's at west 328 00:16:19,680 --> 00:16:22,400 Speaker 1: Hot I'm at Mike Spofford at Packers for the team account. 329 00:16:22,400 --> 00:16:24,680 Speaker 1: Thanks for tuning in, everybody, See you next time.