WEBVTT - #816 Packers Unscripted: Sizing up Seattle

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<v Speaker 1>Hi, everybody. Welcome to another edition of Packers Unscripted from

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<v Speaker 1>Packers dot Com. I am Mike Spofford, joined as always

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<v Speaker 1>by my trust in colleague Weston Hodquits, and I'm glad

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<v Speaker 1>you're here because when I saw your social media this morning,

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<v Speaker 1>I wasn't sure if you were going to make it.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I wasn't going to So for anybody that isn't aware,

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<v Speaker 2>isn't on Twitter, I tweeted at the Packers account like

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<v Speaker 2>any true professional does, telling them, Hey, I'm taking PTO

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<v Speaker 2>it's too cold. Tell Anna from our social team. She

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<v Speaker 2>has to step in with spoff which honestly would probably

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<v Speaker 2>improve the quality of the show.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, I don't know about that. I am glad you're

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<v Speaker 1>I'm Diana as a party star. But you aren't wrong

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<v Speaker 1>that it was extremely tempting to stay home today when

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<v Speaker 1>we woke up to the temperatures that we did. But

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<v Speaker 1>that being said, it won't be quite this cold in

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<v Speaker 1>Seattle on Sunday night, when the Packers take on the

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<v Speaker 1>Seahawks in a big NFC game with lots of playoff implications.

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<v Speaker 1>So let's dive into breaking down the Seahawks a little bit. Wes,

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<v Speaker 1>We've We've talked about various Packers opponents this season who

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<v Speaker 1>have sort of ridden a roller coaster here and there

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<v Speaker 1>through the course of the year. This one might be

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<v Speaker 1>the most dramatic roller coaster of all.

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<v Speaker 3>Seahawks.

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<v Speaker 1>They hire Mike McDonald as a new head coach to

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<v Speaker 1>take over for Pete Carroll, and they come out like gangbusters.

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<v Speaker 1>They're three and oh, and everybody's like, all right, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>the Seattle Seahawks are back, you know, et cetera, et cetera. Well,

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<v Speaker 1>then they lose five out of six, they drop to

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<v Speaker 1>four and five, and everybody's wondering just where the Seahawks

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<v Speaker 1>are headed. But then in a big NFC West Division

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<v Speaker 1>road game at San Francisco, final couple of minutes, Gino

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<v Speaker 1>Smith takes the Seahawks down the field. He scrambles with

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<v Speaker 1>I believe it was twelve seconds left for a thirteen

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<v Speaker 1>yard touchdown run to the front pylon and Seattle gets

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<v Speaker 1>a big road win at San Francisco, and that come

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<v Speaker 1>from behind victory has has catapulted them now to what

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<v Speaker 1>is a four game winning streak this which has included

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<v Speaker 1>two victories over division rival Arizona as well to put

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<v Speaker 1>Seattle in command of the NFC West with an eight

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<v Speaker 1>and five record. Whatever was going on through that month

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<v Speaker 1>and a half the middle portion of the season when

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<v Speaker 1>they lost five of six, Seattle seems to have figured

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<v Speaker 1>something out, because this is a team that is on

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<v Speaker 1>a roll.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, they definitely are mic and this is almost there

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<v Speaker 2>in so many ways, a very similar carbon copy what

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<v Speaker 2>Green Bay has done obviously in a less competitive although

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<v Speaker 2>still competitive but not a successful division. Yeah, in the

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<v Speaker 2>NFC West, where this team goes into the by and

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<v Speaker 2>there's a lot of questions there, a lot of questions

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<v Speaker 2>about Geno Smith throwing a lot of interceptions. You know,

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<v Speaker 2>their run game is not really getting anywhere. They have

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<v Speaker 2>a lot of passing yards, but they've been forced to

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<v Speaker 2>be in a lot of shootouts too, and a lot

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<v Speaker 2>of games that they kind of came up short in

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<v Speaker 2>where they're having to try. You know, it was the

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<v Speaker 2>Lions scored forty two, the Giants scored twenty nine, the

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<v Speaker 2>forty nine Ers got thirty six on him, Buffalo had

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<v Speaker 2>thirty one. Defensively, for McDonald's background, it was it was

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<v Speaker 2>a tough.

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<v Speaker 3>Go of it.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, But then they get to the bye week, they

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<v Speaker 2>edge past the forty nine ers. They don't run the

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<v Speaker 2>ball particularly well against Arizona, but they win sixteen to six.

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<v Speaker 2>They were able to get a win that they needed

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<v Speaker 2>over the Jets, and then they run the ball incredibly

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<v Speaker 2>well against the Cardinals during their rematch two games within

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<v Speaker 2>three weeks. So the biggest thing that I boiled this

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<v Speaker 2>down to is when they protect the football. I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>this team can play with anybody in the league. It's

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<v Speaker 2>just a matter of whether or not they can overcome

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<v Speaker 2>the turnover differentials. And if I may, I know I'm

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<v Speaker 2>talking a lot here, but here at the bottom ten

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<v Speaker 2>t teams in the National Football League in net differential,

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<v Speaker 2>in turnover margin, Okay, Vegas, Tennessee, Jacksonville, Cleveland, Atlanta, New

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<v Speaker 2>York Giants, Dallas, New England, Carolina, all those teams, there's

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<v Speaker 2>quite a bit of parody there in terms of commonalities.

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<v Speaker 2>And then it's Kansas City in Seattle. So it shows

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<v Speaker 2>you even though they're minus four on the season in

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<v Speaker 2>turnover differential, tied with Kansas City for twenty second in

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<v Speaker 2>that area, this team can still find ways to win

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<v Speaker 2>and they are very dangerous.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, in what I wrote about yesterday after we talked

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<v Speaker 1>with Jordan Love in the locker room of the usual

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<v Speaker 1>Wednesday post practice media scrum at his locker. You look

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<v Speaker 1>at this current four game winning streak for the Seahawks,

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<v Speaker 1>and when you look at things on the turnover side,

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<v Speaker 1>this defense has intercepted five passes during the four game streak.

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<v Speaker 1>They have eleven interceptions on the year, and five of

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<v Speaker 1>those eleven have come in the last four games, and

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<v Speaker 1>two of them one against the Cardinals and one against

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<v Speaker 1>Aaron Rodgers and the Jets. Two of them run back

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<v Speaker 1>for touchdown at huge moments, the one against the Cardinals.

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<v Speaker 1>The first one, it was a close one score game.

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<v Speaker 1>Arizona had a fourth and one at the Seattle forty

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<v Speaker 1>yard line and Kyler Murray throws a pick six and

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<v Speaker 1>complete basically was the play that decided the game. And

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<v Speaker 1>then the following week against the Jets, the Jets are

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<v Speaker 1>actually up by fourteen points. It's twenty one to seven,

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<v Speaker 1>and the Jets are headed in for more points to

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<v Speaker 1>make it a three score game in the second quarter

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<v Speaker 1>and the big defensive lineman, the Seahawks sack leader Leonard Williams,

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<v Speaker 1>the former Jet or, picks off picks off a slant

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<v Speaker 1>pass by Aaron Rodgers and ends up taking it ninety

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<v Speaker 1>two yards to the house. Completely flips that game around.

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<v Speaker 1>So instead of the Jets being up three scores, the

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<v Speaker 1>Seahawks suddenly cut it to one score and then they

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<v Speaker 1>finished the comeback in the second half and ended up

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<v Speaker 1>winning that game. What the Seahawks defense is doing with

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<v Speaker 1>the takeaways right now has been has been a real catalyst,

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<v Speaker 1>has been the real fuel in part for this four

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<v Speaker 1>game winning.

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<v Speaker 2>Streak, and it definitely has and it's because of players

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<v Speaker 2>like Williams too, who's kind of been a very consistent

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<v Speaker 2>performer throughout the course of his career in some ways

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<v Speaker 2>kind of a journeyman. It's been in a few different

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<v Speaker 2>stops now, but you look at the stats last year

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<v Speaker 2>he was okay fine, and then this year twenty quarterback

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<v Speaker 2>hits leads them in that category seven and a half sacks,

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<v Speaker 2>as you mentioned, a very impressive touchdown there as well.

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<v Speaker 2>These guys they can get after it a little bit.

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<v Speaker 2>Julian Love on the back end is a safety I've

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<v Speaker 2>always had a lot of admiration for. I think is

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<v Speaker 2>sort of carried on that tradition of what's been with

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<v Speaker 2>the Seattle secondary and that defense. Kobe Bryant has the

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<v Speaker 2>other touchdown off the interception as well. So again, when

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<v Speaker 2>you look at how they're fundamentally built and structured, it's

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<v Speaker 2>a good scheme. It's a smart scheme and have guys

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<v Speaker 2>that can implement it. And certainly, even though we look

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<v Speaker 2>at their relatively pedestrian and the statistics because of some

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<v Speaker 2>of the things that happened during the first half of

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<v Speaker 2>the season, it's a team that definitely has been on

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<v Speaker 2>the come up here since the bye week.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, and when looking looking at things on the offensive side,

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<v Speaker 1>you mentioned they got their running game going last week.

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<v Speaker 1>In the rematch against Arizona, Zach Charbonay ends up rushing

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<v Speaker 1>for one hundred and I believe it was one hundred

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<v Speaker 1>and fifty yard.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, right around there he play.

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<v Speaker 1>Being a fifty one yard touchdown run where he broke free.

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<v Speaker 1>He's also been used out of the backfield as a receiver,

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<v Speaker 1>certainly a capable substitute for Kenneth Walker, the third.

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<v Speaker 2>Just ask my fantasy football team.

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<v Speaker 1>Walker has been kind of in and out of the

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<v Speaker 1>lineup with injuries. His status seems to be if he

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<v Speaker 1>yet again this week. But aside from maybe some of

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<v Speaker 1>those fits and starts in the running game. This offense

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<v Speaker 1>is built around Gino Smith as a quarterback who he's

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<v Speaker 1>put up some press of numbers. He's completing almost seventy

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<v Speaker 1>percent of his passes. But at the same time you

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<v Speaker 1>look at the fact that he's been sacked forty times

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<v Speaker 1>and he's thrown twelve interceptions. So it's sort of lived

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<v Speaker 1>by Geno, die by Gino, right. I mean, there's a

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<v Speaker 1>lot that they rely on with regard to their quarterback,

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<v Speaker 1>and if you can if you can get him uncomfortable,

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<v Speaker 1>if you can disrupt him a little bit, you might

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<v Speaker 1>be able to get the kind of mistake out of

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<v Speaker 1>him that can turn the tide in the football game.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't do one last look. I don't do some

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<v Speaker 2>of the overarching theme stories that you did. But when

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<v Speaker 2>I was going through the statistics in preparation for this

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<v Speaker 2>award winning show, one thing that really jumped off the

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<v Speaker 2>page to me. So the Packers have been one way

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<v Speaker 2>or another, they have been one of the best teams

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<v Speaker 2>of protecting their quarterback.

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<v Speaker 3>This year.

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<v Speaker 2>The quarterbacks have done the best job of being able

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<v Speaker 2>to evade sacks. Packers have had sixteen sacks this season. Okay,

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<v Speaker 2>allowed for ninety three yards. The forty sacks jump off

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<v Speaker 2>the page to you. Did you see how many yards

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<v Speaker 2>Gino Smith has lost on those forty sacks?

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<v Speaker 1>No, actually I didn't.

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<v Speaker 2>I want to make sure I get this right, So

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<v Speaker 2>I don't want to because it's it's over two hundred

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<v Speaker 2>it's two hundred and seventy two yards.

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<v Speaker 3>Oh my god, I've been lost on those forty sacks.

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<v Speaker 2>So when you're talking about negative yardage plays, that's that's

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<v Speaker 2>a lot of negative yardage that's coming.

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<v Speaker 1>That's an average of almost seven yards per sack.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, Like why he's getting deep in his hitch. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>because Gino's not the most I mean, he can run

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<v Speaker 2>a little bit, but it's like.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, you know that isn't there? There is a difference

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<v Speaker 1>between those sacks that are just one or two yards

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<v Speaker 1>behind the line of scrimmage, when the quarterback can kind

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<v Speaker 1>of scramp, yeah, try to get out of it, and

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<v Speaker 1>when you get sacked eight nine yards behind the line

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<v Speaker 1>of scrimmage. Big difference there.

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<v Speaker 3>So why do I bring all this up? Mike? Ask

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<v Speaker 3>me why I brought that all up?

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<v Speaker 2>Why did you bring this up with because last week

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<v Speaker 2>he was not sacked last week. They ran the ball

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<v Speaker 2>as well as they have all season. This is the

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<v Speaker 2>twenty seventh ranked rushing offense in the NFL. Kenneth Walker

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<v Speaker 2>was a big time investment for them. That was the

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<v Speaker 2>guy they sort of were building things around. But it

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<v Speaker 2>just seems like every time Zach Charbonau gets the opportunity,

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<v Speaker 2>he takes advantage of it. And they ran the ball

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<v Speaker 2>as well as he did all season, one hundred and

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<v Speaker 2>seventy six rushing yards, five point seven yards per carry,

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<v Speaker 2>two touchdowns on thirty one attempts. I believe that was

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<v Speaker 2>the first time they've had more rushing attempts in a

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<v Speaker 2>game this year than Gino smith Is attempted passes. He

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<v Speaker 2>was twenty four though, of thirty in that game, with

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<v Speaker 2>a touchdown in one hundred and ten passer rating, no interceptions,

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<v Speaker 2>no sacks. Balance is the point I'm trying to make. Ye,

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<v Speaker 2>It's something the Packers have been trying to get to

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<v Speaker 2>as well with Jordan Love and being able to utilize

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<v Speaker 2>the run game to sort of set things up with

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<v Speaker 2>your passing offense. Gino Smith. As we've said time in

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<v Speaker 2>time again, I don't know if there's been a better

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<v Speaker 2>story in the last decade in the National Football League

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<v Speaker 2>than Gino Smith. This is a guy that was left

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<v Speaker 2>for dead. He things didn't work out with the Jets.

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<v Speaker 2>He basically moves across MetLife Stadium. He's a backup there

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<v Speaker 2>with the Giants for a few seasons.

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<v Speaker 3>I believe he.

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<v Speaker 2>Ends up finally ending up in Seattle during COVID he

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<v Speaker 2>backs up Russell Wilson, and then I don't know if

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<v Speaker 2>you remember that, but when they made that trade with

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<v Speaker 2>Wilson and Denver, everybody's like, Okay, well, Drew Locke is

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<v Speaker 2>going to be the guy in.

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<v Speaker 1>Seattle, right right, that was the assumption.

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<v Speaker 2>Geno Smith beats him out during training camp. Yeah, and

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<v Speaker 2>everybody's sort of laughing at the Seahawks, like what are

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<v Speaker 2>you doing? This journeyman quarterback is going to be the guy.

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<v Speaker 2>In credit to first off, John Schneider, but then also

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<v Speaker 2>Pete Carroll for making that move. Yep, they stuck with

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<v Speaker 2>this guy. And yeah, there's been some some inconsistencies, there's

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<v Speaker 2>been some interceptions, but Gino Smith has proved he still

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<v Speaker 2>is the player that everybody thought he was coming out

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<v Speaker 2>in twenty thirteen. And it sometimes development takes a little

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<v Speaker 2>bit longer and in his case, obviously it's been paying

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<v Speaker 2>off really well, especially if you ask their trio receivers. Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, And I wouldn't claim to have watched a ton

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<v Speaker 1>of Seattle Seahawks football this season or even last season

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<v Speaker 1>for that matter, But during this renaissance of Gino Smith's career,

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<v Speaker 1>when I have watched the Seahawks, what I have seen

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<v Speaker 1>from Gino Smith, for better for worse is a fearless

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<v Speaker 1>quarterback one hundred percent. Well. He will push the ball

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<v Speaker 1>down the field at any time in any situation. He

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<v Speaker 1>has Jackson Smith, Jigba, he has dk Metcalf. These are

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<v Speaker 1>guys that will can and will threatened defensees down the field.

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<v Speaker 1>And Gino Smith isn't afraid to test his arm and

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<v Speaker 1>to test a defense with uh with trying to push

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<v Speaker 1>the ball for those explosive plays. And yeah he does.

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<v Speaker 1>He does throw his share of interceptions. And that's partly

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<v Speaker 1>where the sacks come from too, because the deep developing

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<v Speaker 1>you know, downfield routes you gotta have, you gotta have time,

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<v Speaker 1>you have to take a full seven step drop, and

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<v Speaker 1>if those routes can't develop, if you can't get protected,

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<v Speaker 1>then then that's where the sacks happen. But this this dude,

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<v Speaker 1>this dude's a fearless quarterback. He's and maybe it's just

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<v Speaker 1>because of everything he went through earlier in his career

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<v Speaker 1>that he just decided, well, if I get another chance,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm just gonna let it rip. Yeah, you know, And

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<v Speaker 1>and it's provided a fair on a success for the

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<v Speaker 1>Seattle Seahawks, for a team that you know, wasn't really

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<v Speaker 1>sure where it was going in terms of who's the

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<v Speaker 1>next franchise quarterback going to be after Russell Wilson, Gino

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<v Speaker 1>Smith has stepped in and won his share football game.

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<v Speaker 2>The whole idea, I think was basically, we got to

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<v Speaker 2>get rid of this contract, We got to go in

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<v Speaker 2>a different direction. It wasn't they were struggling, they were

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<v Speaker 2>missing playoffs with Russell, and then they make this change,

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<v Speaker 2>and I thought in a lot of ways, it breathes

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<v Speaker 2>new life into this organization, being able to sort and

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<v Speaker 2>it's a guy that you know, players have seemingly really

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<v Speaker 2>rallied around during his time here. You mentioned JSN obviously

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<v Speaker 2>DK Metcalf. I think Tyler Lockett has done some good

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<v Speaker 2>things this year. He's been kind of up and down

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<v Speaker 2>throughout the course of his career. They have the weapons

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<v Speaker 2>that you need to be able to move the football.

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<v Speaker 2>So the challenge for Green Bay is one seeing exactly

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<v Speaker 2>who's going to be out there on Sunday. We saw

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<v Speaker 2>on Wednesday's practice Jyr Alexander was a full participant. We'll

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<v Speaker 2>see if you can continue to hit those markers to

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<v Speaker 2>potentially be out there, that would be huge for them,

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<v Speaker 2>especially with how banged up they are right now on

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<v Speaker 2>the back end, which also affects their depth and the

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<v Speaker 2>slot for the nickel. So, you know, a guy like

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<v Speaker 2>Jaiere would be a great time to have him back.

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<v Speaker 2>I thought Keyshawn Nixon for everything the Packers have asked

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<v Speaker 2>him to do as of late. I thought he had

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<v Speaker 2>one of his better performances in Detroit as well. But

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<v Speaker 2>just figuring out how to contain that plethora of weapons

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<v Speaker 2>is going to be just absolutely critical for Green Bay's

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<v Speaker 2>defense and going into a place that historically has been

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<v Speaker 2>very difficult to play in. They're three and four there

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<v Speaker 2>this year.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, they've lost four home games this year, so yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>they've only lost once on the road, but they've lost

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<v Speaker 1>four times at home, which is not a typical Seattle record.

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<v Speaker 2>No, I mean, they typically that has historically been one

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<v Speaker 2>of the tougher places to play. But the thing that

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<v Speaker 2>Green Bay's biggest challenge is it's going to be trying

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<v Speaker 2>to kit Seahattle to fall back into some of those

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<v Speaker 2>bad habits earlier the season and find ways to take

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<v Speaker 2>advantage of it.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, before we get to our Keys to Victory, we

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<v Speaker 1>should update where things are with the Packers on the

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<v Speaker 1>health front, because on balance, it's been some pretty good

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<v Speaker 1>news this week. Both Romeo Dobbs and Evan Williams, the

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<v Speaker 1>receiver and the rookie safety. They are back in practice

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<v Speaker 1>though as of right now, as of the taping of

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<v Speaker 1>this show, they are still in the concussion protocol. They

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<v Speaker 1>have not been fully cleared yet from the concussion protocol,

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<v Speaker 1>but they are practicing and Romeo Dobbs was a full

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<v Speaker 1>participant in Wednesday's practice, so that's definitely definitely worth noting.

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<v Speaker 1>As you said, JayR Alexander is actually not even on

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<v Speaker 1>the injury report because he was a full participant. Did

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<v Speaker 1>the Packers actually list him?

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<v Speaker 3>They did?

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<v Speaker 2>Oh, he is what happens as Mike saying, when Matt

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<v Speaker 2>Lafleur goes up there, he will list the guys who

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<v Speaker 2>are limited or the guys that were DMPs. It is

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<v Speaker 2>not rare for them to still have guys who are

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<v Speaker 2>full participation but are still listed with whatever injury that

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<v Speaker 2>they might still be getting treatment for. But the fact

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<v Speaker 2>that to your point, when MATTL. Fluer went up at

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<v Speaker 2>the podium on Wednesday, the first thing I think Jason

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<v Speaker 2>Wilde said is you.

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<v Speaker 3>Didn say JayR.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, you didn't mention JayR because Jay finally was a

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<v Speaker 1>full guy. Yeah. So Alexander, Alexander is a full participant

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<v Speaker 1>in practice. We'll see where things go with that. Another cornerback,

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<v Speaker 1>Corey Ballantine, is back in practice after missing the game

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<v Speaker 1>in Detroit and then tight end Luke Musgrave being designated

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<v Speaker 1>to return from injured reserve. He has had a long layoff,

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<v Speaker 1>a very very complicated or I guess I should say

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<v Speaker 1>significant ankle injury from early in the season that required surgery.

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<v Speaker 1>But he is now back at practice, so he's been

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<v Speaker 1>designated to return from injured perserve. I would not expect

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<v Speaker 1>him at all to be playing in Seattle after this

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<v Speaker 1>long of a layoff, but the ramp up now with

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<v Speaker 1>Musgrave is starting to where the Packers can hopefully get

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<v Speaker 1>him back. The one guy on the fifty three man

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<v Speaker 1>roster not practicing on Wednesday was nickelback Javon Bullard, the

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<v Speaker 1>rookie out of Georgia. So if he's not able to

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<v Speaker 1>come back this week, and Matt Lafleur had said I

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<v Speaker 1>believe it was on Monday, he said they're considering Bullard

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<v Speaker 1>week to week with his ankle injury from late in

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<v Speaker 1>the Detroit game. So there's going to be some gonna

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<v Speaker 1>probably have to be some shifting around in the secondary

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<v Speaker 1>if if Bullard can't go this week. But as I said,

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<v Speaker 1>on balance, the health news is looking pretty good for

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<v Speaker 1>Green Bay here as the stretch run approaches.

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<v Speaker 2>In the name you, there's a lot of names to mention,

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<v Speaker 2>so I'm not faulting you for this. Oh yes, and

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<v Speaker 2>and edgerd Cooper is And that's where I was going

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<v Speaker 2>to take this thing. Edger and Cooper being back at

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<v Speaker 2>practice is a big thing. One of the aspects of

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<v Speaker 2>Insider Inbox I really concentrated on this earlier this week

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<v Speaker 2>was somebody had asked me, you know, basically, out of

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<v Speaker 2>this this rookie class, you know, who have you enjoyed

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<v Speaker 2>or who's been the biggest surprise, whatever you want to

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<v Speaker 2>call it, And I said, I don't think you can

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<v Speaker 2>necessarily label a surprise because if you and I were

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<v Speaker 2>standing in here, sitting in here with Larry Mccaer and

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<v Speaker 2>doing our draft preview show, and I remember saying, I

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<v Speaker 2>was like this guy from Texas A and M. And again,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm no scout, I'm nobody. But that's just how excited

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<v Speaker 2>I was about edgren Crooper. We see him have eight

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<v Speaker 2>sacks his senior year there, his last year in college,

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<v Speaker 2>and now you're watching him play within this defense. Edrin

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<v Speaker 2>Cooper is more than his listed position. The Packers have

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<v Speaker 2>depth at inside linebacker. Edgren Cooper is proving to me

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<v Speaker 2>he's a legitimate defensive weapon. The way that they can

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<v Speaker 2>blitz him, the way he can play coverage. We've seen

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<v Speaker 2>him being able to trail guys down the seam as well.

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<v Speaker 2>He has all the tools, and I think Green Bay

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<v Speaker 2>has really missed him. Not to say the other inside

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<v Speaker 2>linebackers haven't stepped up. I thought Kay Walker played some

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<v Speaker 2>really good football. Obviously, isaamh McDuffie, what he did against

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<v Speaker 2>Miami commendable, but Edrin Cooper is just a different type

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<v Speaker 2>of football player In some ways. It almost reminds me

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<v Speaker 2>of that Clay Matthews type effect, where this guy not

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<v Speaker 2>that he's rushing off the edge, but you can just

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<v Speaker 2>utilize him in so many different ways. That would be

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<v Speaker 2>absolutely huge if they could get him back for Seattle.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, you're right. Cooper has missed the last three games

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<v Speaker 1>with a hamstring injury. I believe he injured the hamstring

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<v Speaker 1>in Chicago in practice.

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<v Speaker 3>He heard it, that's right.

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<v Speaker 1>It was after the Chicago Yeah, it was. That's when

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<v Speaker 1>practice the following week. He's missed the last three games.

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<v Speaker 1>And I agree with what you said about Cooper in

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<v Speaker 1>terms of uh.

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<v Speaker 3>I I look at it.

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<v Speaker 1>I look at a guy like Cooper because because with

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<v Speaker 1>his injuries and being in and out of the lineup,

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<v Speaker 1>he hasn't become a full time player yet as a

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<v Speaker 1>rookie second round draft pick. But what he is and

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<v Speaker 1>hopefully what he can be for the Packers and for

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<v Speaker 1>defensive coordinator Jeff Haffley down the stretch is a chess piece. Yes,

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<v Speaker 1>offensively because you can use him in certain roles you mentioned,

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<v Speaker 1>whether it's whether it's as a blitzer, whether it's sort

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<v Speaker 1>of as that that Tampa two linebacker. Who can you

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<v Speaker 1>know who can cover the middle of the field. He's

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<v Speaker 1>got different roles that he can play, and he becomes

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<v Speaker 1>a he becomes a potential chess piece for for Halflee

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<v Speaker 1>in terms of how the Packers want to throw some

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<v Speaker 1>change ups and do some different things defensively over the

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<v Speaker 1>course of a game from start to filing.

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<v Speaker 2>And you don't know when he's going to be out there.

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<v Speaker 2>That's the neat thing about being able to use him

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<v Speaker 2>as a rookie. There's going to be a time here

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<v Speaker 2>in the next couple seasons, maybe next year, where he's

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<v Speaker 2>going to be an every down player.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, but right now that's coming at some point.

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<v Speaker 2>Opposing offenses, even on third downs, you don't know necessarily

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<v Speaker 2>if you're going to see him or not. But when

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<v Speaker 2>he's out there, man, he makes a difference. I also

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<v Speaker 2>just want to quickly mention about Luke Musgrave before we

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<v Speaker 2>transition over to previewing next week. This upcoming week of games,

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<v Speaker 2>I had a funny moment with Musgrave where I was

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<v Speaker 2>asking him during our little group scrum when he's talking

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<v Speaker 2>to the media on Wednesday about him playing through the

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<v Speaker 2>ankle injury, because, as it turns out, that badly turned

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<v Speaker 2>ankle that he had happened like at the beginning of

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<v Speaker 2>the Minnesota game, and yet he finished out the rest

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<v Speaker 2>of the game. He played twenty five snaps. And I

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<v Speaker 2>had said to him, I was like, is that just

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<v Speaker 2>adrenaline carrying you through? And he said, well, it was

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<v Speaker 2>like the most Luke Musgrave comment ever. He's like, well,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, Payne really isn't a huge thing for me,

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<v Speaker 2>Like that doesn't really bother me. And if you think back, well, yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>he had the lacerated spleen that he played through against

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<v Speaker 2>kidney charger kidney last year, ascerated kid kidney last year,

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<v Speaker 2>and like the things that this guy has gone through.

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<v Speaker 2>What the issue was for him though, is there was

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<v Speaker 2>too much instability because of the tendon that he injured

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<v Speaker 2>the ankle. He probably could have found a way to

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<v Speaker 2>deal with the pain, but it was just he wasn't

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<v Speaker 2>going to be he wasn't gonna be able to build

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<v Speaker 2>his base off of it. Yeah, that's why doctor Robert

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<v Speaker 2>Anderson end up performing the surgery. He misses, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>the last two and a half months. But you get

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<v Speaker 2>him back down the stretch here and he said he's

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<v Speaker 2>open to whatever role they have for him if it's

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<v Speaker 2>a limited role. He understands Ben Simm's been playing all year. Obviously,

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<v Speaker 2>Tuckerkraft has been one of the best tight ends in

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<v Speaker 2>the league this year, but even being able to sprinkle

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<v Speaker 2>him into the offense here down the stretch with what

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<v Speaker 2>he can provide in the middle of the field, I

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<v Speaker 2>think that could be another chess piece as well.

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<v Speaker 3>That could also open up some.

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<v Speaker 2>Opportunities for Jaden Reid, you know, in some of those

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<v Speaker 2>slot packages and crossers.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, it's going to be interesting to see how this

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<v Speaker 1>evolves now down the stretch, these last four regular season

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<v Speaker 1>games and then hopefully into the playoffs, and just how

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<v Speaker 1>how the Packers end up reincorporating some of these guys

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<v Speaker 1>who have been been injured and on the shelf, so

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<v Speaker 1>to speak, as they hopefully get healthy and get back

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<v Speaker 1>real quickly, we talked a lot with regard to the

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<v Speaker 1>Seahawks in this upcoming matchup. What is at the top

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<v Speaker 1>of your list in terms of the key to victory

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<v Speaker 1>for green Bay.

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<v Speaker 3>I'll tell you this, Mike.

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<v Speaker 2>I feel like the green Bay Packers run defense has

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<v Speaker 2>really come on. And I don't want to keep parrotting myself,

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<v Speaker 2>but I mean the fact that green Bay in these

0:22:49.880 --> 0:22:53.320
<v Speaker 2>last three games have allowed three points zero yards per carry.

0:22:53.800 --> 0:22:56.840
<v Speaker 2>You're going up against a run offense that has struggled

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<v Speaker 2>this season. Again, charbonad that fifty one yard touchdown, that

0:22:59.600 --> 0:23:01.040
<v Speaker 2>wasn't just the big play in that game. That's their

0:23:01.080 --> 0:23:04.359
<v Speaker 2>longest run of the season to this point. If you

0:23:04.440 --> 0:23:07.080
<v Speaker 2>can take away the run, whether it's Walker, whether it's Charbonnay,

0:23:07.119 --> 0:23:09.240
<v Speaker 2>whether it's Shawn Alexander out there, if you can take

0:23:09.320 --> 0:23:12.640
<v Speaker 2>that away and put this thing in Gino Smith's hands.

0:23:12.760 --> 0:23:14.479
<v Speaker 2>Not to say that Gino still can't throw for four

0:23:14.560 --> 0:23:17.520
<v Speaker 2>hundred yards, but you saw last week what happens when

0:23:17.520 --> 0:23:19.840
<v Speaker 2>they are balanced on offense and how that can dictate

0:23:19.880 --> 0:23:23.119
<v Speaker 2>the game. They overpowered the Arizona Cardinals, a team that

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<v Speaker 2>three weeks ago was leading that division and was looking

0:23:26.040 --> 0:23:29.320
<v Speaker 2>like a world beater itself. They have been able to

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<v Speaker 2>take this thing back in the NFC West and what

0:23:32.160 --> 0:23:34.960
<v Speaker 2>has been a wide open division all season long. Yep,

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<v Speaker 2>they got off to a slow start, they rallied. I

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<v Speaker 2>think the run offense has had a big reason to

0:23:38.880 --> 0:23:41.439
<v Speaker 2>do for that. If you can take that away, be

0:23:41.480 --> 0:23:44.040
<v Speaker 2>able to get off Gino Smith, get some sex, get

0:23:44.040 --> 0:23:47.000
<v Speaker 2>some turnovers, I think that's your paths to victory. Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>And I think this one because I think the Packers

0:23:49.960 --> 0:23:53.600
<v Speaker 1>are going to do just fine against the run with

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<v Speaker 1>Seattle based on what they've done the last three weeks

0:23:56.600 --> 0:24:00.439
<v Speaker 1>against Christian McCaffrey, against Devon A. Chann and Raheem Moster,

0:24:00.960 --> 0:24:04.720
<v Speaker 1>and against David Montgomery and Jamier Gibbs. I think against

0:24:04.720 --> 0:24:08.320
<v Speaker 1>some pretty darn good, dangerous running backs in this league,

0:24:08.359 --> 0:24:11.600
<v Speaker 1>the Packers have have done pretty well against the run.

0:24:12.359 --> 0:24:14.560
<v Speaker 1>So to me, this game just comes down to how

0:24:14.640 --> 0:24:17.880
<v Speaker 1>much can you disrupt Gino Smith? And you can. You

0:24:17.960 --> 0:24:22.040
<v Speaker 1>just cannot let him get comfortable, because if he gets

0:24:22.040 --> 0:24:24.959
<v Speaker 1>into a groove and he gets confident and he wants

0:24:25.000 --> 0:24:28.439
<v Speaker 1>and he's feeling really good about challenging you down the field,

0:24:29.320 --> 0:24:34.159
<v Speaker 1>he becomes a really, really dangerous quarterback I think, and

0:24:34.200 --> 0:24:36.880
<v Speaker 1>I don't mean to ignore everything on the offensive side

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<v Speaker 1>of the ball. For Green Bay, You're gonna have to

0:24:39.600 --> 0:24:41.840
<v Speaker 1>deal with the crowd noise. This is gonna be you know,

0:24:41.920 --> 0:24:45.480
<v Speaker 1>it's gonna be a raucous environment. The Packers have talked

0:24:45.480 --> 0:24:47.879
<v Speaker 1>about how they thought maybe the Lions were getting a

0:24:47.920 --> 0:24:50.600
<v Speaker 1>little bit of a jump on the silent count last

0:24:50.680 --> 0:24:53.439
<v Speaker 1>Thursday at Ford Field, so they might make some adjustments

0:24:53.440 --> 0:24:55.399
<v Speaker 1>with regard to that to help out the offense a

0:24:55.440 --> 0:24:59.240
<v Speaker 1>little bit, particularly the offensive line. As far as getting

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<v Speaker 1>off at the snap, I think I think the Packers

0:25:01.920 --> 0:25:05.480
<v Speaker 1>offensively are going to be fine as long as they

0:25:05.520 --> 0:25:09.000
<v Speaker 1>can break this interception streak that the Seahawks defense is on,

0:25:09.080 --> 0:25:11.400
<v Speaker 1>as long as Jordan Love can keep his own interception

0:25:11.520 --> 0:25:14.239
<v Speaker 1>free streak going. So for me, the focus is just

0:25:14.320 --> 0:25:18.400
<v Speaker 1>on don't let Gino Smith get comfortable, disrupt him and

0:25:19.320 --> 0:25:22.720
<v Speaker 1>create the mistake or two throughout the course of the

0:25:22.760 --> 0:25:24.639
<v Speaker 1>game that could keep the momentum on your side.

0:25:24.840 --> 0:25:26.840
<v Speaker 2>Green Bay just and again this probably goes back to

0:25:26.880 --> 0:25:28.919
<v Speaker 2>some of the silent calls, but they just run the

0:25:28.920 --> 0:25:32.560
<v Speaker 2>ball better too, I mean, create holes for Josh Jacobs.

0:25:32.560 --> 0:25:34.720
<v Speaker 2>I mean it is available there for him with the title,

0:25:34.760 --> 0:25:37.320
<v Speaker 2>the way that this guy is running right now. Not

0:25:38.160 --> 0:25:39.960
<v Speaker 2>to say it needs to be one hundred and fifty

0:25:40.000 --> 0:25:42.000
<v Speaker 2>yards again every game or anything like that, but like

0:25:43.000 --> 0:25:45.760
<v Speaker 2>you know, if Josh Jacobs has one hundred yard game too,

0:25:45.960 --> 0:25:48.880
<v Speaker 2>I mean the way that that can control the atmosphere

0:25:48.880 --> 0:25:51.119
<v Speaker 2>and the tempo of a football game and allow Jordan

0:25:51.200 --> 0:25:53.159
<v Speaker 2>Love to be in situations where he doesn't feel like

0:25:53.160 --> 0:25:54.679
<v Speaker 2>he has to gun it as much in third and

0:25:54.760 --> 0:25:59.080
<v Speaker 2>long or some of those type of incidents. There is

0:25:59.119 --> 0:26:02.840
<v Speaker 2>an inundation and there is an infinite amount of different

0:26:02.920 --> 0:26:05.520
<v Speaker 2>variables that could play into the Green Bay Packers winning

0:26:05.600 --> 0:26:06.720
<v Speaker 2>or losing this football game.

0:26:06.720 --> 0:26:09.240
<v Speaker 3>But at the end of the day, the more that you.

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<v Speaker 2>Control the pace of this thing in that environment, protect

0:26:12.320 --> 0:26:16.399
<v Speaker 2>the football, and take away the football, you come up

0:26:16.440 --> 0:26:17.280
<v Speaker 2>on the plus side of that.

0:26:17.320 --> 0:26:18.680
<v Speaker 3>I think the Packers are going to be okay.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, And I think there was I think there was

0:26:21.080 --> 0:26:23.520
<v Speaker 1>a little bit of a lesson learned as far as

0:26:23.560 --> 0:26:26.199
<v Speaker 1>the Packers offense. Going back to that Detroit game that

0:26:26.440 --> 0:26:29.439
<v Speaker 1>we saw early in the game the Lions were the

0:26:29.480 --> 0:26:31.520
<v Speaker 1>Lions were selling out to stop the run. They were

0:26:31.560 --> 0:26:33.800
<v Speaker 1>not going to let Josh Jacobs establish what he wanted

0:26:33.840 --> 0:26:36.840
<v Speaker 1>to establish. But then what happened when the Packers got

0:26:36.880 --> 0:26:40.400
<v Speaker 1>down ten to nothing, the first touchdown drive, the first

0:26:40.440 --> 0:26:42.560
<v Speaker 1>scoring drive the Packers put together. What did they do?

0:26:42.600 --> 0:26:45.520
<v Speaker 1>They pounded the ball at a team that was determined

0:26:45.520 --> 0:26:48.480
<v Speaker 1>to stop the run, and they got the run going anyway.

0:26:48.680 --> 0:26:51.520
<v Speaker 1>And I think that's something that's something you can hang

0:26:51.560 --> 0:26:53.359
<v Speaker 1>your hat on a little bit to say, all right,

0:26:53.440 --> 0:26:55.560
<v Speaker 1>you know, just because we were down ten to nothing

0:26:56.040 --> 0:26:57.760
<v Speaker 1>and they, you know, and they were selling out to

0:26:57.760 --> 0:26:59.800
<v Speaker 1>stop the run, that doesn't mean you just don't run

0:26:59.840 --> 0:27:01.639
<v Speaker 1>the football you still, I mean. And it was the

0:27:01.680 --> 0:27:04.320
<v Speaker 1>combination of running backs, Jacob's being the leader, of course,

0:27:04.800 --> 0:27:07.600
<v Speaker 1>but Emmanuel Wilson Chris Brooks were worked into that as well.

0:27:07.640 --> 0:27:10.199
<v Speaker 1>And that first touchdown drive against Detroit that got the

0:27:10.240 --> 0:27:13.439
<v Speaker 1>Packers back into things was almost entirely on the ground.

0:27:13.960 --> 0:27:16.040
<v Speaker 1>So I think that's something that will be interesting to

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<v Speaker 1>watch going forward. It is worth clarifying Wes, even though

0:27:20.600 --> 0:27:22.240
<v Speaker 1>it is so highly unlikely.

0:27:22.520 --> 0:27:23.280
<v Speaker 3>But there is a.

0:27:23.280 --> 0:27:27.280
<v Speaker 1>Scenario I'll be watching tonight by which the Packers can

0:27:27.480 --> 0:27:32.520
<v Speaker 1>actually clinch a playoff spot this week, and it involves

0:27:32.600 --> 0:27:35.440
<v Speaker 1>three things happening One would be a win at Seattle,

0:27:36.000 --> 0:27:39.800
<v Speaker 1>Another would be the Raiders defeating the Falcons on Monday

0:27:39.880 --> 0:27:42.720
<v Speaker 1>Night Football. And then the third piece, which is the

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<v Speaker 1>most unlikely, is that the forty nine Ers and the

0:27:45.640 --> 0:27:49.639
<v Speaker 1>Rams would tie on Thursday Night Football, which would be tonight,

0:27:51.400 --> 0:27:56.800
<v Speaker 1>So not likely to happen, but it does illustrate how

0:27:56.840 --> 0:28:00.760
<v Speaker 1>close the Packers are at this point two locking up

0:28:00.760 --> 0:28:03.200
<v Speaker 1>their playoff spot. They're on the edge. It's almost there,

0:28:03.359 --> 0:28:05.359
<v Speaker 1>but the Packers have some business take care.

0:28:05.400 --> 0:28:07.440
<v Speaker 2>The cynic and me wants to say what was more

0:28:07.560 --> 0:28:10.119
<v Speaker 2>unlikely that the Rams and forty nine Ers playing to

0:28:10.200 --> 0:28:13.040
<v Speaker 2>attire the Raiders feeding the Falcons right now?

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<v Speaker 1>And see, I think just about anybody could be Yeah,

0:28:16.840 --> 0:28:19.159
<v Speaker 1>that's fair right now. That I mean the way they've played,

0:28:19.160 --> 0:28:21.679
<v Speaker 1>the way they've played their last two games against the

0:28:22.040 --> 0:28:23.200
<v Speaker 1>Chargers and the Vikings.

0:28:23.800 --> 0:28:25.879
<v Speaker 2>Yeah, and Kirk Cousins has been on a run here,

0:28:25.920 --> 0:28:28.399
<v Speaker 2>basically been like the opposite of Geno Smith and some

0:28:28.480 --> 0:28:30.720
<v Speaker 2>of these teams since the buy. But be that as

0:28:30.720 --> 0:28:32.879
<v Speaker 2>it may. Yeah, I mean, let's be honest, Mike. And

0:28:32.960 --> 0:28:34.800
<v Speaker 2>one of the points I made it inside our inbox

0:28:35.000 --> 0:28:37.520
<v Speaker 2>was it's great to have a winning season. The Packers

0:28:37.520 --> 0:28:40.480
<v Speaker 2>have achieved that. Now nine wins is not enough. You

0:28:40.600 --> 0:28:43.120
<v Speaker 2>have to keep pushing. You have to keep pounding and

0:28:43.200 --> 0:28:45.160
<v Speaker 2>then just see where the rest of the dominoes fall.

0:28:45.440 --> 0:28:47.720
<v Speaker 2>Last year was about trying to sneak in. This year

0:28:47.760 --> 0:28:51.000
<v Speaker 2>is about positioning, and green Bay needs to defend its

0:28:51.040 --> 0:28:53.360
<v Speaker 2>position that it's in right now, the advantage that it holds.

0:28:53.360 --> 0:28:55.840
<v Speaker 2>Maybe not in the NFC North, but in the conference.

0:28:55.880 --> 0:28:57.680
<v Speaker 2>There's a lot of teams in this conference that would

0:28:57.680 --> 0:28:59.680
<v Speaker 2>do anything to be nine to four at this point.

0:29:00.280 --> 0:29:02.720
<v Speaker 2>Green Bay has to be able to maximize that and

0:29:03.360 --> 0:29:06.280
<v Speaker 2>figure out what happens there. Clinch this spot. May not

0:29:06.360 --> 0:29:09.520
<v Speaker 2>happen this weekend, likely won't, but clinch the spot here,

0:29:10.160 --> 0:29:13.400
<v Speaker 2>get your ticket punched into January.

0:29:13.520 --> 0:29:15.360
<v Speaker 3>Yeah, and then from there then you.

0:29:15.320 --> 0:29:17.720
<v Speaker 2>Can start to figure out all these other variables that

0:29:17.760 --> 0:29:18.760
<v Speaker 2>you want to figure out. Yeah.

0:29:18.800 --> 0:29:21.080
<v Speaker 1>And for those wondering, Okay, so if the forty nine

0:29:21.160 --> 0:29:23.360
<v Speaker 1>ers and the Rams aren't gonna tie, like, what's the

0:29:23.360 --> 0:29:25.800
<v Speaker 1>best result there for green Bay? The best result would

0:29:25.840 --> 0:29:27.720
<v Speaker 1>be for the forty nine ers to win that game

0:29:27.760 --> 0:29:32.040
<v Speaker 1>to get the Rams a seventh loss. So if you don't,

0:29:32.080 --> 0:29:33.960
<v Speaker 1>if you don't want to sit there and try to

0:29:34.040 --> 0:29:36.400
<v Speaker 1>root for a tie, root for the forty nine ers

0:29:37.360 --> 0:29:40.880
<v Speaker 1>to beat the Rams. Two other games that have an

0:29:40.920 --> 0:29:43.720
<v Speaker 1>impact that will have an impact on the Packers playoff pickture.

0:29:43.800 --> 0:29:46.880
<v Speaker 1>Chicago is at Minnesota on Monday Night football. We have

0:29:46.920 --> 0:29:48.880
<v Speaker 1>one of these Monday night doubleheader things. I'll let you

0:29:48.960 --> 0:29:49.800
<v Speaker 1>talk about that if.

0:29:49.680 --> 0:29:50.400
<v Speaker 3>You thank you.

0:29:50.680 --> 0:29:53.800
<v Speaker 1>The other one is Washington is at New Orleans. So

0:29:54.080 --> 0:29:56.520
<v Speaker 1>Washington is the team right now in the seventh spot

0:29:56.560 --> 0:29:59.720
<v Speaker 1>in the NFC. New Orleans is the team that is

0:29:59.760 --> 0:30:02.720
<v Speaker 1>come to lambeau Field next week to play the Green

0:30:02.760 --> 0:30:06.080
<v Speaker 1>Bay Packers on Monday Night football. So those two games

0:30:06.080 --> 0:30:10.920
<v Speaker 1>also will have an impact on the playoff picture as

0:30:10.960 --> 0:30:14.280
<v Speaker 1>it relates to the Packers in the NFC bear Down.

0:30:16.440 --> 0:30:18.840
<v Speaker 3>If there was ever a time where the Chicago Bears can.

0:30:18.960 --> 0:30:22.960
<v Speaker 1>Hope, hopefully, hopefully it's not a repeat of three hundred

0:30:22.960 --> 0:30:25.720
<v Speaker 1>and nineteen yards to four at halftime, that would maybe

0:30:26.160 --> 0:30:27.720
<v Speaker 1>that would that'd be nice.

0:30:27.920 --> 0:30:31.680
<v Speaker 2>I'm really worried for the Chicago Bears here. We'll see

0:30:31.880 --> 0:30:37.840
<v Speaker 2>any given doubleheader on a Monday night. But Minnesota looked

0:30:38.880 --> 0:30:44.800
<v Speaker 2>dominant last week in the Kirk Cousins Bowl, and Chicago

0:30:44.920 --> 0:30:49.000
<v Speaker 2>is reeling right now. So hey, again, you never know

0:30:49.040 --> 0:30:51.400
<v Speaker 2>what could happen. Certainly, the Packers, everybody in the state

0:30:51.440 --> 0:30:54.120
<v Speaker 2>of Wisconsin, big Bears fans, there's really no detriment at

0:30:54.120 --> 0:30:55.560
<v Speaker 2>all to the Bears winning that game. You want to

0:30:55.600 --> 0:30:58.320
<v Speaker 2>see that come out the Raiders game. As much as

0:30:58.320 --> 0:31:01.040
<v Speaker 2>I was trying to make a funny there earlier. This

0:31:01.200 --> 0:31:05.120
<v Speaker 2>is very interesting because Atlanta was the team this year

0:31:05.200 --> 0:31:08.760
<v Speaker 2>that sort of was like, Okay, we want to try

0:31:08.800 --> 0:31:11.560
<v Speaker 2>to win this year. And I've said this time and

0:31:11.560 --> 0:31:13.880
<v Speaker 2>time again, Mike, if you're building your roster at the

0:31:13.960 --> 0:31:17.120
<v Speaker 2>end of July and into August, like with veteran players

0:31:17.120 --> 0:31:19.440
<v Speaker 2>that were still in the market, I don't think that's

0:31:19.480 --> 0:31:21.760
<v Speaker 2>historically been a great key to success. That's sort of

0:31:21.760 --> 0:31:24.720
<v Speaker 2>the dream team model, and very rarely does it work out.

0:31:24.720 --> 0:31:26.720
<v Speaker 2>And I think Atlanta has been solely figuring that out.

0:31:26.760 --> 0:31:30.880
<v Speaker 2>I mean these Michael Pennix images of him on the

0:31:30.880 --> 0:31:33.600
<v Speaker 2>sideline watching this team play, watching this offense play, I

0:31:33.600 --> 0:31:35.480
<v Speaker 2>mean it's difficult. I mean he has the helmet on,

0:31:35.560 --> 0:31:39.360
<v Speaker 2>he's sitting there. It's like the car's waiting. Just when

0:31:39.400 --> 0:31:41.080
<v Speaker 2>do you want to finally see what it has to

0:31:41.120 --> 0:31:44.480
<v Speaker 2>offer you. It may not be this season, but if

0:31:44.520 --> 0:31:45.800
<v Speaker 2>the Raiders do find.

0:31:45.640 --> 0:31:46.680
<v Speaker 3>A way to win that game.

0:31:47.160 --> 0:31:51.280
<v Speaker 2>Not only it is Atlanta's wild card hopes take a significant,

0:31:51.800 --> 0:31:55.360
<v Speaker 2>significant setback there. It's going to get harder and harder

0:31:55.400 --> 0:31:57.160
<v Speaker 2>to keep pace with Tampa Bay in that division.

0:31:57.240 --> 0:32:02.719
<v Speaker 1>Yeah, absolutely, Tampa Bay. Tampa Bay is possibly in, you know,

0:32:03.120 --> 0:32:05.120
<v Speaker 1>in a spot where they could they could you know,

0:32:05.240 --> 0:32:07.400
<v Speaker 1>get a little bit more of a stranglehold on that

0:32:07.560 --> 0:32:09.760
<v Speaker 1>NFC South and try to get try to get the

0:32:09.800 --> 0:32:13.600
<v Speaker 1>division championship. There. Two big games to talk about real

0:32:13.680 --> 0:32:18.000
<v Speaker 1>quickly before we go. Two matchups in the NFL this

0:32:18.080 --> 0:32:22.000
<v Speaker 1>week that that feature all the teams with double digit

0:32:22.040 --> 0:32:27.680
<v Speaker 1>victories at this stage. Buffalo is at Detroit and Pittsburgh

0:32:27.800 --> 0:32:31.360
<v Speaker 1>is at Philadelphia the Battle of Pennsylvania. So and both

0:32:31.400 --> 0:32:33.520
<v Speaker 1>of those games I believe are in the three twenty

0:32:33.560 --> 0:32:36.280
<v Speaker 1>five time slot. So we'll be kind of watching those

0:32:36.320 --> 0:32:38.600
<v Speaker 1>wrap up in the press box in Seattle as we're

0:32:38.600 --> 0:32:41.720
<v Speaker 1>getting ready for the Packers and the Seahawks to kick off.

0:32:41.720 --> 0:32:44.480
<v Speaker 1>But just your thoughts on on where things go here

0:32:44.520 --> 0:32:47.680
<v Speaker 1>with with Bill's Lions and Steelers Eagles.

0:32:47.960 --> 0:32:49.440
<v Speaker 3>Bill's got to get one back here.

0:32:49.520 --> 0:32:50.040
<v Speaker 1>Yeah, they do.

0:32:50.400 --> 0:32:53.239
<v Speaker 2>And because not that, I mean, we know they're going

0:32:53.280 --> 0:32:55.240
<v Speaker 2>to be in the playoffs. We've won the division once

0:32:55.280 --> 0:32:56.680
<v Speaker 2>again for what was it the fifth straight year?

0:32:56.760 --> 0:32:59.640
<v Speaker 1>Yeah, I believe it's five straight AFC East titles for Buffalo.

0:32:59.640 --> 0:33:01.480
<v Speaker 2>Now, this is a team that wants to win a

0:33:01.520 --> 0:33:03.680
<v Speaker 2>Super Bowl, and I think in many ways needs to

0:33:03.680 --> 0:33:06.120
<v Speaker 2>win a Super Bowl. They've been sort of circling the

0:33:06.160 --> 0:33:07.960
<v Speaker 2>wagons here for a number of years, but just haven't

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<v Speaker 2>been able to finish the job.

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<v Speaker 3>Well, now you're going to take.

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<v Speaker 2>On one of the true juggernauts of the NFL so

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<v Speaker 2>and you have to go into their place to do it.

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<v Speaker 2>So that is going to be an ultimate litmus test

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<v Speaker 2>for Josh Allen, big test for that defense, seeing if

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<v Speaker 2>they can meet that challenge.

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<v Speaker 1>That Detroit's very especially the way Buffalo's defense struggled against

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<v Speaker 1>the Yeah, Matthew Stafford and Puka Nakua, those guys last week.

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<v Speaker 1>That I mean, maybe that's the wake up call, so

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<v Speaker 1>to speak, that the Buffalo defense needed. I'll be very

0:33:33.360 --> 0:33:37.800
<v Speaker 1>interested to see how that defense responds against the Lions

0:33:37.840 --> 0:33:39.280
<v Speaker 1>after what happened to him last week.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 2>So, I mean, again, the Bills can come up there

0:33:41.360 --> 0:33:43.480
<v Speaker 2>get one back. That certainly would be a beneficial to

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<v Speaker 2>Green Bay. I am really interested to watch Pittsburgh. We

0:33:48.080 --> 0:33:50.200
<v Speaker 2>won't really get that big of an opportunity to see

0:33:50.240 --> 0:33:53.920
<v Speaker 2>the game, but Steelers have been one of the most

0:33:54.040 --> 0:33:58.160
<v Speaker 2>impressive teams in terms of relative to what their expectations

0:33:58.160 --> 0:33:59.920
<v Speaker 2>were this year, and if they were the Cleveland Brown,

0:34:00.120 --> 0:34:02.840
<v Speaker 2>I feel like Mike Tomlin be the favorite for Coach of.

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<v Speaker 3>The Year right now.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 2>But Philadelphia on the other side of this thing, is

0:34:07.440 --> 0:34:09.880
<v Speaker 2>also thinking, Okay, we did not peak at the end

0:34:09.880 --> 0:34:13.239
<v Speaker 2>of last season. We did falter down the stretch. I

0:34:13.239 --> 0:34:15.000
<v Speaker 2>think that's a big game for both of these teams

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<v Speaker 2>again with the idea of momentum in mind and seeing

0:34:17.760 --> 0:34:20.520
<v Speaker 2>who can impose the will on their other fellow Pennsylvanian.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, and you know how I always like to talk about,

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<v Speaker 1>as I just did with regard to Buffalo's defense, I

0:34:25.960 --> 0:34:27.799
<v Speaker 1>like to talk about, Okay, how is a team going

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<v Speaker 1>to respond to what just happened? Philadelphia last week went

0:34:32.360 --> 0:34:36.319
<v Speaker 1>to Carolina and got taken into the fourth quorder by

0:34:36.360 --> 0:34:39.600
<v Speaker 1>a Carolina team that is definitely improving, but a Carolina

0:34:39.680 --> 0:34:41.680
<v Speaker 1>team that is out of it and not really going

0:34:41.719 --> 0:34:44.520
<v Speaker 1>anywhere this year. They needed a touchdown in the fourth

0:34:44.600 --> 0:34:47.840
<v Speaker 1>quarter to be able to pull that game out. So

0:34:48.640 --> 0:34:51.680
<v Speaker 1>was that just a bump in the road for Philadelphia

0:34:51.719 --> 0:34:55.759
<v Speaker 1>that they survived after playing, you know, so strong for

0:34:55.840 --> 0:34:57.920
<v Speaker 1>a couple of months there where they were looking as

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<v Speaker 1>good as anybody in the league and with Saquon Barkley

0:35:00.560 --> 0:35:06.400
<v Speaker 1>and Jalen Hurts and that whole offensive juggernaut or is

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<v Speaker 1>you know, is there something to you know, have the

0:35:09.200 --> 0:35:11.839
<v Speaker 1>Are the Eagles potentially starting to lose something like they

0:35:11.840 --> 0:35:13.839
<v Speaker 1>did last year and they aren't going to be able

0:35:13.880 --> 0:35:16.680
<v Speaker 1>to finish as strong as they want to. Last last

0:35:16.680 --> 0:35:19.160
<v Speaker 1>week's game, they survived it, they got the win. But

0:35:19.280 --> 0:35:22.280
<v Speaker 1>now they've got a major test in the Pittsburgh Steelers

0:35:22.320 --> 0:35:25.680
<v Speaker 1>and how do they how do they react respond to

0:35:25.719 --> 0:35:26.959
<v Speaker 1>what happened to them last week?

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<v Speaker 2>Well, and it's all about playoff positioning for them and

0:35:30.000 --> 0:35:31.759
<v Speaker 2>being able to build this thing up so you have

0:35:31.800 --> 0:35:33.759
<v Speaker 2>some confidence. I don't know if I ever remember a

0:35:33.760 --> 0:35:36.440
<v Speaker 2>team entering the playoffs that had less momentum than the

0:35:36.440 --> 0:35:38.839
<v Speaker 2>Eagles did last year. Oh that was yeah, And that

0:35:39.000 --> 0:35:41.799
<v Speaker 2>was they were as much of a team could be,

0:35:41.880 --> 0:35:44.759
<v Speaker 2>as far as a dead man walking entering the postseason

0:35:44.760 --> 0:35:47.600
<v Speaker 2>play as I think I've seen in years. I mean,

0:35:47.600 --> 0:35:49.760
<v Speaker 2>they lost the division and then they kind of lost

0:35:49.800 --> 0:35:52.800
<v Speaker 2>their grip on everything, and they just sort of skirted

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<v Speaker 2>by based on what they did the first twelve weeks

0:35:54.840 --> 0:35:58.520
<v Speaker 2>and and they were dispatched relatively early and with ease.

0:35:58.640 --> 0:36:01.279
<v Speaker 2>So yeah, again it's gonna be it's gonna be huge here.

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<v Speaker 2>And then the other side of it that the Eagles

0:36:02.560 --> 0:36:04.239
<v Speaker 2>have to think about, much like what Green Bay was

0:36:04.280 --> 0:36:05.840
<v Speaker 2>in last week when we were looking at the NFC

0:36:05.880 --> 0:36:08.000
<v Speaker 2>North Race, the Eagles would still love to get that

0:36:08.040 --> 0:36:11.440
<v Speaker 2>first round by as well, and they're one game behind Detroit.

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<v Speaker 1>Right if I mean, that's the thing. If the if

0:36:13.239 --> 0:36:16.760
<v Speaker 1>the Eagles win and if the Lions lose at home

0:36:17.040 --> 0:36:19.840
<v Speaker 1>to Buffalo, then suddenly, you know, the Eagles and the

0:36:19.880 --> 0:36:22.600
<v Speaker 1>Lions are tied for the top spot in the NFC.

0:36:22.800 --> 0:36:25.000
<v Speaker 1>But then if it goes the other way, if it

0:36:25.040 --> 0:36:27.680
<v Speaker 1>goes the other way, then suddenly the Eagles are two

0:36:27.719 --> 0:36:30.440
<v Speaker 1>games back. If they lose and the Lions win, the

0:36:30.520 --> 0:36:33.160
<v Speaker 1>Eagles are two games back of the top spot with

0:36:33.239 --> 0:36:35.759
<v Speaker 1>only three games to play, and they probably don't have

0:36:35.880 --> 0:36:38.560
<v Speaker 1>any realistic shot at getting the first rounds. Why there's

0:36:38.560 --> 0:36:39.560
<v Speaker 1>there's a ton on the Lion.

0:36:39.680 --> 0:36:42.040
<v Speaker 2>Yeah, it's it's a really high stakes match up there

0:36:42.080 --> 0:36:44.200
<v Speaker 2>for for both of those teams in their in their

0:36:44.200 --> 0:36:47.319
<v Speaker 2>respective divisions, and to be honest with you, as much

0:36:47.320 --> 0:36:49.640
<v Speaker 2>as we made a couple funnies about the Rams and

0:36:49.680 --> 0:36:53.080
<v Speaker 2>the forty nine ers, yeah, both of those teams, depending

0:36:53.080 --> 0:36:55.960
<v Speaker 2>on what the circumstances are, could find themselves clawing themselves

0:36:55.960 --> 0:36:59.600
<v Speaker 2>into a wild card spot. But ultimately they have to

0:36:59.640 --> 0:37:02.280
<v Speaker 2>try to heat pace here with Seattle, yeah, in trying

0:37:02.280 --> 0:37:05.439
<v Speaker 2>to get that NFC West championship, and that I think

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<v Speaker 2>it's really an interesting week, Mike. You got the Thursday

0:37:07.840 --> 0:37:10.239
<v Speaker 2>night game, you got the two big three twenty five

0:37:10.280 --> 0:37:13.400
<v Speaker 2>games on Sunday. Obviously the Sunday Night football game has

0:37:13.400 --> 0:37:15.200
<v Speaker 2>a lot of consequences with it. But other than that,

0:37:15.239 --> 0:37:16.840
<v Speaker 2>there isn't a whole lot going on this week in

0:37:16.840 --> 0:37:19.720
<v Speaker 2>the NFL unless you're really into the whole like Kansas

0:37:19.760 --> 0:37:22.680
<v Speaker 2>City Jameis Winston thing. But I mean, yeah, there isn't

0:37:22.760 --> 0:37:23.640
<v Speaker 2>much to really point to.

0:37:23.760 --> 0:37:27.399
<v Speaker 1>Yeah, those the big games at you know, starting at

0:37:27.400 --> 0:37:30.480
<v Speaker 1>three twenty five Central time on Sunday, those couple of

0:37:30.480 --> 0:37:33.240
<v Speaker 1>big games and culminating with Packers and Seahawks on Sunday

0:37:33.320 --> 0:37:35.400
<v Speaker 1>Night Football, that should be a pretty good stretch of

0:37:35.520 --> 0:37:37.120
<v Speaker 1>NFL action. But yeah, outside of that.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh and then if yeah, the Chargers could take our

0:37:39.200 --> 0:37:41.920
<v Speaker 2>business against Tampa too, I mean again, teams trying to

0:37:41.920 --> 0:37:43.800
<v Speaker 2>get their seventh loss that would help in the NFC.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, yeah, absolutely Well, folks, the countdown to the twenty

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<v Speaker 1>I'm sure to follow all of our coverage of the

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<v Speaker 1>team and everything from Sunday nights big game in Seattle.

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<v Speaker 1>all for you on Packers dot com. For Wes, I'm Mike.

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