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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 the one and only Weston Hodkowitz. We're coming to

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<v Speaker 1>you hear from our studios at lambeau Field, Wes. It's

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<v Speaker 1>almost here. Packers Bears Week one at Soldier Field in Chicago.

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<v Speaker 1>Kickoff will be three twenty five pm on Sunday afternoon

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<v Speaker 1>Central Time. And normally when we get to this part

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<v Speaker 1>of the week and it's week one heading into the

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<v Speaker 1>season opener, you like to talk about how healthy the

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<v Speaker 1>team is and how you know everybody got through training

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<v Speaker 1>camp in great shape. And well that's not the case

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<v Speaker 1>for the Green Bay Packers at one position in particular.

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<v Speaker 1>And of course I'm talking about wide receiver because at

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<v Speaker 1>the time that we are taping this, which is Thursday morning,

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<v Speaker 1>at Wednesday's practice, both Christian Watson and Romeo Dobbs were

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<v Speaker 1>out with hamstring injuries. Dontavian Wicks, the rookie fifth round

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<v Speaker 1>pick who had missed the back half of training camp

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<v Speaker 1>with a hamstring injury. He's still on the injury report

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<v Speaker 1>with that injury, but he was back practicing on a

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<v Speaker 1>limited basis. But regardless, what the Packers' receiving corps is

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<v Speaker 1>going to look like on Sunday afternoon in Chicago is

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<v Speaker 1>a bit of a question mark.

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<v Speaker 2>It is, Michael, and obviously that was a surprise for

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<v Speaker 2>a lot of folks. When we go out to practice,

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<v Speaker 2>you know that Romeo Dobbs have been missing some time

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<v Speaker 2>with the hamstring, and then you you group Watson into

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<v Speaker 2>that conversation as well. The thing, I selfishly for them,

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<v Speaker 2>even let's say they'd be able to play on Sunday,

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<v Speaker 2>I just hate that both of those guys, who had

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<v Speaker 2>such good off seasons had put their best foots forward.

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<v Speaker 2>I think Romeo has been such a consistent presence. You

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<v Speaker 2>certainly seen the dynamic deep threat that Christian Watson provides.

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<v Speaker 2>You just wanted to be able to see them get

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<v Speaker 2>out on the field full go one hundred. Let's see

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<v Speaker 2>how this all plays out. And unfortunately, even if they're

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<v Speaker 2>able to play, they're probably gonna be somewhat compromised. But

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<v Speaker 2>it's a difficult, tricky thing for the Green Bay Packers

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<v Speaker 2>right now because you have to navigate what your plan

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<v Speaker 2>is going to be and how you're gonna go about

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<v Speaker 2>handling it. The one thing. Again, this is a very

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<v Speaker 2>small silver lining, but this was Wednesday's practice. So it

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<v Speaker 2>tells you that the Green Bay Packers went into Wednesday knowing, okay,

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<v Speaker 2>Christian Watson's and they're probably not going to go today

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<v Speaker 2>for whenever it happened, probably not going to be out there.

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<v Speaker 2>So the coaching staff at least has been able to

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<v Speaker 2>adapt to that, make their adjustments and put together a

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<v Speaker 2>plan that can win here for Jordan Love and this

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<v Speaker 2>young offense.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, and as much as the Packers want to start

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<v Speaker 1>fast this season, obviously, you want to do everything you

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<v Speaker 1>can to win the game on Sunday in Chicago, this

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<v Speaker 1>issue with Watson that they have to be really careful

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<v Speaker 1>because we saw what happened last year. He was dealing

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<v Speaker 1>with a hamstring injury early in the year. Then he

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<v Speaker 1>got back into action, but then the hamstring cropped up

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<v Speaker 1>again midway through the game in London, and then he

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<v Speaker 1>was out again for a while, and then in the

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<v Speaker 1>second half of his rookie season. We obviously saw what

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<v Speaker 1>Christian Watson brings to this offense, but because of the

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<v Speaker 1>the on again, off again, you know, dealing with with

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<v Speaker 1>the hamstring issue last year, we didn't really see what

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<v Speaker 1>everybody was hoping from Christian Watson until the calendar got

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<v Speaker 1>much later in the season. So the Packers now have

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<v Speaker 1>that history, they understand what happened last year. That will

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<v Speaker 1>all be taken into account in terms of moving forward here.

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<v Speaker 1>But what this does on Sunday in Chicago is creates

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<v Speaker 1>an even brighter spotlight than was already going to be

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<v Speaker 1>on two rookies that we knew were going to be

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<v Speaker 1>significant parts of this Packers offense. With Jordan Love at

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<v Speaker 1>quarterback and I'm talking about the two second round picks

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<v Speaker 1>Jaden Reid at wide receiver more so slot receiver most likely,

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<v Speaker 1>but then also Luke Musgrave at tight end. If each

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<v Speaker 1>of those guys was expecting maybe four or five targets

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<v Speaker 1>from Jordan Love in this game, maybe double that head

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<v Speaker 1>heading into Sunday, We'll just have to see.

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<v Speaker 2>And the creativity that the Packers coaching staff is gonna

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<v Speaker 2>have to come up with. It isn't when you say target,

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<v Speaker 2>it's it's not just pass targets, right, it's right end

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<v Speaker 2>to rounds, it's push passes, it's other things that they

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<v Speaker 2>can do at this offense. You know how much pony

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<v Speaker 2>are we going to see with Aaron Jones and aj

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<v Speaker 2>Dillon out of the backfield too. What I like about

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<v Speaker 2>it though, is both Reed and Musgrave were thrown into

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<v Speaker 2>the deep end right off the bat. These aren't guys

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<v Speaker 2>that just sort of crept up and kind of got

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<v Speaker 2>their way into the starting lineup like a Malik Heath

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<v Speaker 2>did during the last week of training camp. No, for

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<v Speaker 2>the most part, they've been running with the one since

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<v Speaker 2>day one of the offseason program. They understood what was

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<v Speaker 2>going to be asked of them. The thing I'm really

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<v Speaker 2>excited to watch this season, looking specifically at Luke Musgrave,

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<v Speaker 2>is the tight end in this offense in the Jordan

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<v Speaker 2>Love era. Very very small sample size with Jordan Love

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<v Speaker 2>so far, but he has a knack for finding his

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<v Speaker 2>tight ends. He had a little bit of a rapport

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<v Speaker 2>going on with Josiah Deguara before in the past. We've seen,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, Musgrave gets five receptions during the preseason during

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<v Speaker 2>his limited amount of work. The tight end is going

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<v Speaker 2>to be a focal point of the passing game here,

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<v Speaker 2>and I think having two guys with Reed and Musgrave

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<v Speaker 2>that can attack the middle of the field, especially when

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<v Speaker 2>you get Dobbs and Watson out there. It can be

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<v Speaker 2>a real catalyst for this unit because you saw the

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<v Speaker 2>stretch plays, you saw the nineteen yard touchdown in the preseason,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, coming on the crosser like Jaden Reid did.

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<v Speaker 2>They're going to challenge the eyes and the integrity of

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<v Speaker 2>opposing secondaries. And watching those two guys work off of

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<v Speaker 2>each other, I think is gonna be really exciting here

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<v Speaker 2>this first season.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, you mentioned the five reception Musgrave had in the preseason.

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<v Speaker 1>He was also targeted on some other passes as well.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, we saw Jordan Love certainly looking to him

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<v Speaker 1>when he was in there in the preseason games. If

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<v Speaker 1>Watson and or Dobbs cannot go in this game, you're

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<v Speaker 1>looking at a bigger opportunity for Samai Toure, who suddenly

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<v Speaker 1>you know, he could be the most experienced wide receiver

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<v Speaker 1>the Packers have on the field on Sunday. Heath the

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<v Speaker 1>undrafted rookie from Mississippi. You know, throw him in there

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<v Speaker 1>as well, and we'll see what happens with with don

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<v Speaker 1>Tavian Wix. He is at least practicing on a limited basis,

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<v Speaker 1>and he was running with the ones in training camp

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<v Speaker 1>at times before the hamstring injury cropped up with him.

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<v Speaker 1>But I was what was interesting to me in going

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<v Speaker 1>through kind of all the notes and the interviews and

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<v Speaker 1>everything that was going on in the locker room after

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<v Speaker 1>practice on Wednesday, and then I wrote a story on

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<v Speaker 1>our website, you know, kind of outlining what's going on

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<v Speaker 1>at the receiver position is you know, big crowd gathers

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<v Speaker 1>around Samorri Tour, a bunch of cameras, and the questions

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<v Speaker 1>are firing, and you know, we've talked about, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>the poise, the you know, calm, cool, collected, Jordan love

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<v Speaker 1>Samai Toure did not look bothered in one bit by

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<v Speaker 1>all this attention that was coming his way and what

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<v Speaker 1>might be a big opportunity for him on Sunday. To me,

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<v Speaker 1>he looks like a young man who has a lot

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<v Speaker 1>more experience then he actually got as a rookie last year.

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<v Speaker 1>He looks like he's ready for whatever comes his way up.

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<v Speaker 2>I think people forget that this guy was right along

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<v Speaker 2>with Christian Watson and Romeo Dobbs in the journey of

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<v Speaker 2>development last year. Now, he didn't get as many in

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<v Speaker 2>game opportunities as his two you know, draft classmates, but

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<v Speaker 2>he's seen some stuff over his time, and he was

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<v Speaker 2>a season college athlete. I mean you look at his

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<v Speaker 2>time at Montana, he was the go to guy, and

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<v Speaker 2>then he ends up at Nebraska. A lot of people wondering, Okay,

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<v Speaker 2>can this FCS kid do anything here? He ends up

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<v Speaker 2>being their leading receiver. I wrote in the off season,

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<v Speaker 2>I know you and I have talked about it too.

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<v Speaker 2>He has succeeded at every level of football he's played,

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<v Speaker 2>regardless of what people have thought about it. But what

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<v Speaker 2>you were over in the Milie Heath huddle too. What

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<v Speaker 2>stands out to me the most, and it goes back

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<v Speaker 2>to something Samori said when I asked him about the

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<v Speaker 2>collective you know group and how they've kind of grown

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<v Speaker 2>together here is whatever the outside perception is of their inexperience,

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<v Speaker 2>there isn't that expectation and theo they look at. Maybe

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<v Speaker 2>it's because they all were pretty much star college focal

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<v Speaker 2>points for their respective teams.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, they've been the guy. They've been the guy, just

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<v Speaker 1>not at this level.

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<v Speaker 2>You think Malik Heath is getting nervous about having to

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<v Speaker 2>play on Sunday, I mean, listen to Malik Heath talk.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, this is a guy that has done it

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<v Speaker 2>at every level. Four star recruit you know, was that

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<v Speaker 2>Mississippi old miss Mississippi State. He's ready for it. He's

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<v Speaker 2>had you remember talking to him during the final week

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<v Speaker 2>of camp saying he's talked to Elton Jenkins and Preston

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<v Speaker 2>Smith about, you know, coming to this league and what

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<v Speaker 2>it takes to succeed. All these guys are ready for it.

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<v Speaker 2>The biggest challenge is going to be what they're seeing

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<v Speaker 2>lined up across from them. When you see you know,

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<v Speaker 2>Johnson and these other defensive backs and Eddie Jackson hovering

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<v Speaker 2>over the back end. Yeah, that's going to be the

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<v Speaker 2>challenge winning those opportunities. But in terms of that atmosphere

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<v Speaker 2>at Chicago inside Soldier Field, I don't think these guys

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<v Speaker 2>are wavering at all. Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>When I think back to SAMAI two Ray's rookie season,

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<v Speaker 1>I think of two plays I think of that. I

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<v Speaker 1>think of that touchdown catch in Buffalo which actually occurred

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<v Speaker 1>right in the end zone that was in front of us.

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<v Speaker 1>Well one we get to see, yeah, where the press

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<v Speaker 1>box was in Buffalo, that that was right below us there.

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<v Speaker 1>And then the fourth down catch in Detroit that that

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<v Speaker 1>kept the Packers, you know alive for what they were

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<v Speaker 1>hoping was going to be a game winning scoring drive

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<v Speaker 1>there at the end, he's you know, he's had he

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<v Speaker 1>you know, didn't have many, but he had some big

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<v Speaker 1>moments as as a rookie, and I think he's a

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<v Speaker 1>young man who will step up to the challenge. I

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<v Speaker 1>want to get to our keys to victory, as we

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<v Speaker 1>like to do at the end of the week, but

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<v Speaker 2>occasionally we get free lunches. It's a real big boom,

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<v Speaker 2>you know. For me. Yeah, I used to when I

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<v Speaker 2>worked in the newspaper, used to get pizza on election night.

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<v Speaker 2>But it's neat on Fridays, we get free lunches every

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<v Speaker 2>once in a while. Mike, you've worked here now for

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<v Speaker 2>fifteen years. Has there been a greater advindition?

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<v Speaker 1>Actually? But who's who's counting?

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<v Speaker 2>Who's counting? Right?

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah?

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<v Speaker 2>I think in pension terms, it's like, well, as long

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<v Speaker 2>as you hit the pension.

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<v Speaker 1>You're get to fifteen years. We're good, right, But.

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<v Speaker 2>In all your time working here, has there been a

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<v Speaker 1>Hey, I'll take it any I'll take it any time

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<v Speaker 1>they can come. They don't just have to come on Fridays.

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<v Speaker 1>They can come any day an they want ask me.

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<v Speaker 2>But and again this is not on the script. I

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<v Speaker 2>just want to say this. I want to give them

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<v Speaker 2>they're just like, oh, let's put all these subs together,

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<v Speaker 2>just shove them out the door. Best catered sub on

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<v Speaker 2>on the side.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, I know, I know on the side. That's that's

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<v Speaker 1>that's huge, that's huge for you. Wes. You don't you

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<v Speaker 1>like to take care of that yourself?

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<v Speaker 2>Like, do you like to eat a sandwich that's been

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<v Speaker 2>sitting in Mayo for two and a half days.

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<v Speaker 1>No, no, I would agree.

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<v Speaker 2>Can you tell him ready for a week one? Let's

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<v Speaker 2>talk to keys victory?

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<v Speaker 1>All right, Keys to victory? Young man? Where does I'll

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<v Speaker 1>let you decide where you want to start. If you

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<v Speaker 1>want to start on the offensive side of the defensive

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<v Speaker 1>side for the Packers, what is forefront in your mind

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<v Speaker 1>as a key to victory for the Packers on Sunday afternoon?

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<v Speaker 2>Defense? Defense, defense, defense, It really is. I mean, you

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<v Speaker 2>go back to the first game of Matt Lafleur's time

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<v Speaker 2>here and he always talks about how this season kind

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<v Speaker 2>of reminds him of that. Well, how did that season start?

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<v Speaker 2>It didn't start with Aaron Rodgers throwing for four hundred

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<v Speaker 2>yards and five touchdown, right. It was a knockdown, drag

0:11:38.440 --> 0:11:41.679
<v Speaker 2>out war at Soldier Field between those two teams. And

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<v Speaker 2>that's why I think it's ultimately going to take Packers

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<v Speaker 2>certainly want to score more than ten points, but I

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<v Speaker 2>think it's going to come down to this scheme. This

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<v Speaker 2>defense in neutralizing justin Field's the best that they may

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<v Speaker 2>Packers have actually had quite a bit of success against

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<v Speaker 2>fields Joe Berry's had some really smart game plans for

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<v Speaker 2>how they've defended him. But you know that Lukeetzi and

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<v Speaker 2>the coaches over on Chicago side, they're looking at Justin

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<v Speaker 2>Fields now, year three. What can we do with this

0:12:07.440 --> 0:12:10.400
<v Speaker 2>kid that we couldn't do three and sixty five days ago.

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<v Speaker 2>What areas of his game has he grown in that

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<v Speaker 2>we can make him a viable threat against this defense? Certainly,

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<v Speaker 2>rushing to contain, I think is such an integral part

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<v Speaker 2>of this. You can't get greedy, you can't get out

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<v Speaker 2>of your gaps, because the thing is the kid's not

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<v Speaker 2>just fast, he's explosive too. He's not easy to take down. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>that's going to be the ultimate challenge for Green Bay.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah. To me, this as a week one game, and

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<v Speaker 1>with everything that's been discussed with regards to the Packers defense,

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<v Speaker 1>this sets up as a as a really interesting challenge

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<v Speaker 1>because we've heard so much. We've talked so much about

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<v Speaker 1>the Packers defense having a more aggressive mentality, Right, that's

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<v Speaker 1>what we've heard from the players, That's what we've heard

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<v Speaker 1>from Joe Barry. But yet in this one, this one

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<v Speaker 1>is going against a quarterback like Justin Fields. This is

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<v Speaker 1>you know, if I can still call somebody like this

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<v Speaker 1>a non traditional quarterback in the NFL. When you rush

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<v Speaker 1>for one thousand yards in the n exactly eleven hundred

0:13:09.080 --> 0:13:12.200
<v Speaker 1>yard rusher for a quarterback, that's still that's still non traditional.

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<v Speaker 1>That's unusual. This this is a This isn't about aggression.

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<v Speaker 1>This is about discipline. This this game, this game is

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<v Speaker 1>going to be about the discipline of the rush lanes

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<v Speaker 1>being able to contain him in the pocket. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>just just look at the game last year, and it

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<v Speaker 1>was in December. It was when Justin Fields was starting,

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<v Speaker 1>even though the Bears weren't getting wins. You look at

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<v Speaker 1>Justin fields statistics. Statistically the second half of last year,

0:13:37.520 --> 0:13:39.760
<v Speaker 1>he was way better than he was in the first half.

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<v Speaker 1>Things were starting to come around for him and Luke

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<v Speaker 1>Getzi's offense and all this what happened early in the game,

0:13:46.040 --> 0:13:48.679
<v Speaker 1>he gets loose for a fifty plus yard touchdown run.

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<v Speaker 1>Later in the game, when the Packers made him throw

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<v Speaker 1>the football, he threw two interceptions in the fourth quarter.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, and I'm not saying Justin Fields isn't better,

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<v Speaker 1>things aren't going to change, but that was just last December.

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<v Speaker 1>You go into this game. That's the formula for beating

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<v Speaker 1>these guys. You at least have to make Justin Fields

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<v Speaker 1>prove that he can beat you with his arm before

0:14:10.440 --> 0:14:12.960
<v Speaker 1>you let him beat you with his legs. And in

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<v Speaker 1>order to do that, it's all about discipline. The guys

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<v Speaker 1>up front, whether it's Preston Smith, Kenny Clark, or Sean Gary,

0:14:19.240 --> 0:14:22.240
<v Speaker 1>Lucas Fanas, whoever it is. They can't be worried about,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, how many sacks they're going to be talking

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<v Speaker 1>about with reporters like after the game. What they have

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<v Speaker 1>to be concerned about is how many rushing yards are

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<v Speaker 1>they going to be talking about that Justin Fields ends

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<v Speaker 1>up within this game, because I think that's the entire

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<v Speaker 1>key for Chicago to get a win.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, And if you think of the preseason, Mike, obviously

0:14:39.920 --> 0:14:41.480
<v Speaker 2>you ever take all of it with a grain of salt,

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<v Speaker 2>But think about the steady pass rush that the Packers

0:14:44.200 --> 0:14:46.320
<v Speaker 2>ended up having throughout the preseason, right, they had some

0:14:46.360 --> 0:14:48.640
<v Speaker 2>pretty good pressure on the opposing quarterback. I think they

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<v Speaker 2>might have had two sacks. I think Kingsley aene Bari's

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<v Speaker 2>two sacks in that one game where all they had

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<v Speaker 2>for the button. Yeah, Yeah, Brenton Cox made this roster

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<v Speaker 2>based on how we pressure the quarterback, how he collapse

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<v Speaker 2>the pocket. That's the big one here. You know there's

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<v Speaker 2>gonna be opportunities to get sacks, There's gonna be opportunities

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<v Speaker 2>to make your money. Absolutely, but this is one of

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<v Speaker 2>those where it takes a group, absolutely team oriented thought

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<v Speaker 2>process in order to succeed against a dangerous quarterback like this, Because, honestly,

0:15:15.280 --> 0:15:17.360
<v Speaker 2>Mike line up the rest of it. I don't know

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<v Speaker 2>how they'll defend Chicago. But Dj Moore really super talented receiver,

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<v Speaker 2>legitimate number one lined up against joy R Alexander. I

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<v Speaker 2>feel okay about that, right. Chase Claypool lined up against

0:15:29.160 --> 0:15:31.840
<v Speaker 2>Rasul Dougley's you feel fine about it. Darnell Mooney, big

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<v Speaker 2>matchup inside against Keyshawn Nixon, Devondre Campbell going up against

0:15:36.000 --> 0:15:38.640
<v Speaker 2>Cole Comet. There's a lot to like in terms of

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<v Speaker 2>how Green Bay matches up defensively. I agree, But where

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<v Speaker 2>is the question mark? It's at that quarterback position. It's

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<v Speaker 2>the one that is normally not accounted for. Are you

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<v Speaker 2>spying him? Are you watching your edges? What is the plan?

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<v Speaker 2>The packers have a plan. Very curious to see how

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<v Speaker 2>they can go about executing him.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, and the other key defensively in this game for

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<v Speaker 1>the Packers, and it's always the biggest wild card and

0:15:59.720 --> 0:16:02.800
<v Speaker 1>weak one for any defense, Right, it's tackling. And it's

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<v Speaker 1>not just about tackling justin fields when you know when

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<v Speaker 1>he decides to take off and run and all that

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<v Speaker 1>kind of stuff. But this Bears offense, they like to

0:16:11.360 --> 0:16:14.000
<v Speaker 1>throw the ball horizontally. They like to do bubble screens,

0:16:14.040 --> 0:16:17.760
<v Speaker 1>they like to throw traditional screens. They like to you know,

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<v Speaker 1>throw the checkdowns to the running backs, those guys who

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<v Speaker 1>get the ball in some open space. The Packers have

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<v Speaker 1>to be able to make the tackle, don't let the miss,

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<v Speaker 1>don't let misstackles, then rupture into the big plays because

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<v Speaker 1>that's what that's what the Bears are counting on. That's

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<v Speaker 1>the Chicago Bears' biggest highlight from the preseason was a

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<v Speaker 1>bubble screen that DJ Moore took eighty yards or whatever

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<v Speaker 1>to the house. Right, you have to be able to

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<v Speaker 1>make tackles on these guys because they are counting on

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<v Speaker 1>their short, simple plays at some point rupturing into a

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<v Speaker 1>big one that's going to shift the momentum and get

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<v Speaker 1>and get things on their side, and tackling is a

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<v Speaker 1>huge wildcard in Week one. Now, the Packers obviously, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>played their starters at least a few series here, and

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<v Speaker 1>they're in the preseason, so they're going into this Week

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<v Speaker 1>one a little bit differently than they have in previous ones,

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<v Speaker 1>but still sixty seventy seventy five plays whatever. It's going

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<v Speaker 1>to be, first game of the season, all the tackles

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<v Speaker 1>that have to be made. You never quite know what

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<v Speaker 1>you have defensively until you're forced to make those plays.

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<v Speaker 2>When you said all those words there, when you talked

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<v Speaker 2>about the screens, that word I thought of a different word. Space. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>it's all about space. And Luke Getzi is a disciple

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<v Speaker 2>of both Mike McCarthy and Matt Lafleur. He had to

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<v Speaker 2>taste the both worlds, and I think what you've seen

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<v Speaker 2>with him is understanding who his quarterback is. That's obviously

0:17:38.440 --> 0:17:40.679
<v Speaker 2>the starting point, but where you build out the offense

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<v Speaker 2>from the rest of it, there are a lot of parallels.

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<v Speaker 2>It's a much different offense than what Green Bay runs,

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<v Speaker 2>but the overall simplification, if you bring it all down

0:17:47.960 --> 0:17:50.359
<v Speaker 2>to it, it comes down to making guys get the

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<v Speaker 2>ball in their hands and allow them to make plays.

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<v Speaker 2>I think that's why DJ Moore so excited about this opportunity.

0:17:55.280 --> 0:17:57.240
<v Speaker 2>It's going to put him in a position to make plays.

0:17:57.440 --> 0:17:59.480
<v Speaker 2>Chase Claypool did not get off to a strong start

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<v Speaker 2>last year, seeing how he rebounds from that. Darnell Mooney

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<v Speaker 2>took a step back last year from his breakout year

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<v Speaker 2>of the year before, seeing how he responds to that

0:18:06.440 --> 0:18:09.200
<v Speaker 2>as well. And Juice Herbert now being the featured guy

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<v Speaker 2>in the backfield with no more David Montgomery, even though

0:18:12.680 --> 0:18:15.000
<v Speaker 2>they were without him several times because of injuries, still

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<v Speaker 2>he's the guy back there. Now, what does he do

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<v Speaker 2>with that opportunity. I just feel like for as much

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<v Speaker 2>expectation as there is on this Bears team, because honestly,

0:18:22.760 --> 0:18:24.480
<v Speaker 2>you've got to get off the basement floor. If with

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<v Speaker 2>that fan base, there still are a lot of question

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<v Speaker 2>marks and how it all ultimately comes together. But those

0:18:30.000 --> 0:18:32.680
<v Speaker 2>type of playmakers, that type of athleticism, you get them

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<v Speaker 2>up in the space, it's easy for us to say,

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<v Speaker 2>go tackle them, Yeah, but it's not always that simple.

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<v Speaker 2>That's why hats to the ball matter, and that's why

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<v Speaker 2>integrity matters.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, and you said it hats to the ball because

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<v Speaker 1>it can't just be on one guy to have to

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<v Speaker 1>make those tackles all the time. It has to be

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<v Speaker 1>multiple guys getting to the ball so that if a

0:18:50.359 --> 0:18:53.280
<v Speaker 1>tackle is slipped, there's somebody right there to help clean

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<v Speaker 1>it up. That's what good defenses do, and that's what

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<v Speaker 1>That's what we saw the Packers working on the way

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<v Speaker 1>they ran drills, the way they did things in warm

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<v Speaker 1>ups and everything else throughout the pre throughout training camp,

0:19:04.040 --> 0:19:06.720
<v Speaker 1>in the preseason. That's how they did things. So now

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<v Speaker 1>it has to it has to translate into this game.

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<v Speaker 1>In Week one, on the offensive side for Green Bay,

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<v Speaker 1>we talked about the injuries, the uncertainty at wide receiver.

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<v Speaker 1>It certainly shifts the the focus perhaps even you know,

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<v Speaker 1>more so than it would have been already, on how

0:19:28.400 --> 0:19:30.400
<v Speaker 1>the Packers are going to be able to run the football.

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<v Speaker 1>With Aaron Jones with AJ Dillon, you know you've set

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<v Speaker 1>up before yourself. Those two running backs can you know,

0:19:36.840 --> 0:19:41.280
<v Speaker 1>can be a new quarterback's best friend, right, And the

0:19:41.320 --> 0:19:44.359
<v Speaker 1>Packers like what they have up front with their offensive line.

0:19:45.200 --> 0:19:47.639
<v Speaker 1>They you know, we know that Matt Lafleur likes to

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<v Speaker 1>do a lot of misdirection in the running game and

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<v Speaker 1>then run play action off of that misdirection stuff. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>I mean all all those kinds of things. But the

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<v Speaker 1>only way that that stuff works is if you can

0:20:01.160 --> 0:20:04.800
<v Speaker 1>line up and run the ball consistently and efficiently, because

0:20:04.800 --> 0:20:07.919
<v Speaker 1>then everything else works off of that. And given the Packers'

0:20:07.960 --> 0:20:11.160
<v Speaker 1>situation at wide receiver going into this game, perhaps it's

0:20:11.200 --> 0:20:15.560
<v Speaker 1>even more paramount that this ground game establish what it

0:20:15.600 --> 0:20:16.200
<v Speaker 1>needs to be.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm so excited for this offensive line in this game.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, being able to see David Bakhtiari Nelton Jenkins

0:20:21.680 --> 0:20:23.439
<v Speaker 2>back together. We saw it at the end of last season.

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<v Speaker 2>But having that unification there, in my opinion, pound for pound,

0:20:27.680 --> 0:20:30.920
<v Speaker 2>the best left side in the game right now. I'm

0:20:31.920 --> 0:20:34.080
<v Speaker 2>over the moon about what the possibilities can be. You

0:20:34.119 --> 0:20:35.480
<v Speaker 2>have to go out and earn it. You have to win.

0:20:35.720 --> 0:20:37.040
<v Speaker 2>You have to be able to run the ball when

0:20:37.080 --> 0:20:38.560
<v Speaker 2>they know that you're going to be running the ball.

0:20:38.920 --> 0:20:42.439
<v Speaker 2>But being dominant in the trenches I think is going

0:20:42.520 --> 0:20:45.240
<v Speaker 2>to be important in this game. Give Aaron Jones and

0:20:45.320 --> 0:20:47.560
<v Speaker 2>ag Dillon those opportunities. I thought aj Dillon ran the

0:20:47.600 --> 0:20:50.360
<v Speaker 2>ball really well in the preseason. He even talked about

0:20:50.359 --> 0:20:52.160
<v Speaker 2>it yesterday in the locker room when we were in there.

0:20:52.240 --> 0:20:54.800
<v Speaker 2>You know, he probably got more preseason reps this year

0:20:54.800 --> 0:20:58.480
<v Speaker 2>than he's gotten maybe ever, thinking that twenty twenty there

0:20:58.600 --> 0:21:00.920
<v Speaker 2>was no preseason right rookie season when he might have

0:21:01.000 --> 0:21:03.119
<v Speaker 2>been more in line for something like that. So he

0:21:03.200 --> 0:21:04.960
<v Speaker 2>feels like that was actually good to kind of get

0:21:04.960 --> 0:21:06.399
<v Speaker 2>that wear and tear on him a little bit and

0:21:06.400 --> 0:21:08.000
<v Speaker 2>feeling good right now, but being able to at least

0:21:08.040 --> 0:21:08.960
<v Speaker 2>get some of those bumps in.

0:21:09.160 --> 0:21:11.760
<v Speaker 1>Yeah, he ran the ball hard, but let's be honest, Mike.

0:21:11.840 --> 0:21:15.040
<v Speaker 2>We can talk misdirection, we can talk concepts, we can

0:21:15.080 --> 0:21:17.520
<v Speaker 2>talk scheme, whatever you want to do. There's two things

0:21:17.560 --> 0:21:20.880
<v Speaker 2>that this boils down to for the Packers offense, protecting

0:21:20.880 --> 0:21:26.520
<v Speaker 2>the football and penalties. Matt Lafleur's teams excel in both areas.

0:21:27.000 --> 0:21:30.040
<v Speaker 2>When they win football games, they win the turnover margin,

0:21:30.080 --> 0:21:34.400
<v Speaker 2>they play clean football, staying out of unfavorable situations. That's

0:21:34.440 --> 0:21:36.600
<v Speaker 2>going to be allow you to keep running the ball right,

0:21:37.000 --> 0:21:38.720
<v Speaker 2>making sure that you don't give up the ball, and

0:21:39.160 --> 0:21:42.680
<v Speaker 2>in favorable situations for your defense. Those are all gonna

0:21:42.680 --> 0:21:44.000
<v Speaker 2>be the keys to this thing. And I feel like

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<v Speaker 2>if Jordan Love in this scheme they can go in there.

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<v Speaker 2>This is going to sound really bad, but punting is

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<v Speaker 2>not always the worst thing. And I just feel like

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<v Speaker 2>if Green Bay can control the field, position, control the

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<v Speaker 2>pace of this game, they are the more talented team.

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<v Speaker 2>It's just making sure you eliminate as many mistakes as possible.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, well, you mentioned the twenty nineteen opener, Matt Lafleur's

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<v Speaker 1>first game as head coach. That was at Soldier Field

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<v Speaker 1>and was that defensive slugfest. Ten to three was the

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<v Speaker 1>final score. The Packers did just find protecting the football

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<v Speaker 1>in that game, but that entire game they were behind

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<v Speaker 1>the sticks offensively. It was whether it was you know,

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<v Speaker 1>penalties or negative yardage plays or whatever. And that's what

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<v Speaker 1>you have to stay away from because they only scored

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<v Speaker 1>ten points in that game because of a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>self inflicted stuff that just they put themselves in positions

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<v Speaker 1>that were really really hard to convert, but the defense

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<v Speaker 1>held up its end to be able to get that win.

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<v Speaker 1>So you know, Matt Lafleur knows all about that experience

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<v Speaker 1>in in a week one game at Soldier Field, and

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<v Speaker 1>that's what they'll be looking to avoid. For me, the

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<v Speaker 1>I'm I'm curious to see just you know, you mentioned

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<v Speaker 1>it earlier, what's known as the Pony package, which is

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<v Speaker 1>when both aj Dillon and Aaron Jones are on the

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<v Speaker 1>field together with the situation now at wide receiver, what

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<v Speaker 1>might we see in the in the creative realm from

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<v Speaker 1>Matt lafleur from offensive coordinator Adam Stenovich with regard to

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<v Speaker 1>the running backs and how they're used in this game.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, I guess color me curious as to as

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<v Speaker 1>to maybe what, you know, what might be you know,

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<v Speaker 1>pulled out of that grab bag as they get ready

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<v Speaker 1>to play on Sunday, just in case they need something

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<v Speaker 1>for a little change up or something for a little

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<v Speaker 1>spark or whatever. Offensively, if there is something like that

0:23:30.840 --> 0:23:32.440
<v Speaker 1>that they're going to go to, I think it's gonna

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<v Speaker 1>involve one of the running backs.

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<v Speaker 2>Do you see what Atlanta's doing down right, what they're

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<v Speaker 2>doing this year? No, so they're calling Corterell Patterson a

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<v Speaker 2>joker now in b Jhon Robinson's the starting running back. Okay, so,

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<v Speaker 2>but they're given it's almost kind of a takeoff Pony

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<v Speaker 2>a little bit, but using it more as like the

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<v Speaker 2>base personnel on a depth chart, so to speak. I

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<v Speaker 2>feel like, that's one of the things that Green Bay

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<v Speaker 2>really can to do. You know I want to see

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<v Speaker 2>more of this year is let's get as creative as

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<v Speaker 2>possible with Aaron Jones. Let's get him catching passes, Let's

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<v Speaker 2>get him out of the backfield, let's get him on

0:24:01.480 --> 0:24:04.000
<v Speaker 2>bubble screens, Let's do all that stuff. And have you

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<v Speaker 2>know AJ Dillon as your prototypical starting running back. Sure,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm really excited to see what those two guys can

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<v Speaker 2>do off each other. There's gonna be some pre pre

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<v Speaker 2>snap action motion, you know, with Red or with Jones,

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<v Speaker 2>and being able just to challenge the eyes of a

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<v Speaker 2>defense I think is going to be really important because ultimately,

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<v Speaker 2>that's what it comes down to. Yes, you want to

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<v Speaker 2>get your best eleven players on the field, but it's

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<v Speaker 2>how can we use two hundred and eight pound five

0:24:26.560 --> 0:24:30.200
<v Speaker 2>foot nine Aaron Jones in six foot whatever, two hundred

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<v Speaker 2>and forty seven pound AJ Dillon. How can we use

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<v Speaker 2>this to kind of confuse a defense and give them

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<v Speaker 2>multiple looks and not sure what they're going to see

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<v Speaker 2>on any given play. That's what I think ultimately can

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<v Speaker 2>be the biggest thing because whether or not Dobbs and

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<v Speaker 2>Watson played in this game. It still comes back to

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<v Speaker 2>your veteran leadership and the big thing I've been hitting

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<v Speaker 2>on Mike day after day. You're probably getting sick of

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<v Speaker 2>me saying it is the Packers have veteran experience where

0:24:54.280 --> 0:24:56.720
<v Speaker 2>they need it most in the backfield and on the

0:24:56.760 --> 0:24:59.359
<v Speaker 2>offensive line, and I'm really excited to see what they

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<v Speaker 2>can do with it. Like this could really be a

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<v Speaker 2>Krem Da La Crem type season for Aaron Jones, just

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<v Speaker 2>if he stays healthy. Just open the box of tricks. Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>And I did a little bit of research in the offseason,

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<v Speaker 1>and if I'm remembering my own statistics right, I believe

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<v Speaker 1>it's only been five or six times in the Packers'

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<v Speaker 1>last thirty some games that Boktiari and Jenkins have lined

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<v Speaker 1>up side by side, like just a half dozen times

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<v Speaker 1>out basically out of the last two seasons. Yeah, you know,

0:25:23.680 --> 0:25:28.040
<v Speaker 1>thirty three, thirty four games, whatever it's been. And the

0:25:28.080 --> 0:25:30.600
<v Speaker 1>fact that week one, that's what we're going to see

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<v Speaker 1>and you hope that you're going to see that on

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<v Speaker 1>a weekly basis, that's gonna be big for.

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<v Speaker 2>This off Tip of the cap to Aaron Rodgers and

0:25:36.960 --> 0:25:39.119
<v Speaker 2>Christian Watson all the guys at the end of last season.

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<v Speaker 2>But I don't think it's a coincidence that that's how

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<v Speaker 2>Green Bay got on the run late in the season,

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<v Speaker 2>that Boktiari and Jenkins were mostly solidified in those two spots.

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<v Speaker 1>All right, Well, with that, we will call it a

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<v Speaker 1>rap on this edition of Packers Unscripted. Be sure to

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<v Speaker 1>of our coverage of Sunday's Week one season opener from Chicago.

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<v Speaker 1>We will have it all for you on Packers dot

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