WEBVTT - #730 Packers Unscripted: Back on the road

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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 trusted colleague West and Hodkowitz. We're coming to

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<v Speaker 1>you hear from our studios at lambeau Field and the

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<v Speaker 1>Packers are getting set for a week two trip to Atlanta.

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<v Speaker 1>It will be a Sunday noon Central Time kickoff against

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<v Speaker 1>the Falcons and West. This is a Falcons team that

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<v Speaker 1>there's some excitement brewing down there, not just because they're

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<v Speaker 1>want to know. I actually did read that at one

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<v Speaker 1>to oh. This is the first time the Atlanta Falcons

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<v Speaker 1>have been above five hundred since twenty seventeen, was the

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<v Speaker 1>year after they went to the Super Bowl, So there

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<v Speaker 1>is some excitement brewing in Atlanta. They have a young

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<v Speaker 1>quarterback in Desmond Ritter. They have a young backfield duo

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<v Speaker 1>and Tyler Algier and first round draft pick b Genre Robinson.

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<v Speaker 1>They spent big in free agency to get safety Jesse

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<v Speaker 1>Bates from the Cincinnati Bengals, who made an immediate impact

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<v Speaker 1>in his first game and a major impact in his

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<v Speaker 1>first game for the Atlanta Falcons. Atlanta likes what they've

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<v Speaker 1>got going down there. And this is going to be

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<v Speaker 1>a very different and very interesting matchup for the Packers

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<v Speaker 1>compared to Week one.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, and don't look now, but you know you got

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<v Speaker 2>Patterson coming back now too, That's right. You know he

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<v Speaker 2>had the thigh injury miss last week. He was a

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<v Speaker 2>full participant on Wednesday, the three headed monster. And you

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<v Speaker 2>know what stood out to me most in that week

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<v Speaker 2>three win Week one win, excuse me getting too far

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<v Speaker 2>out of myself, was the fact that the parallels between

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<v Speaker 2>Green Bay and Atlanta and how they won those football games. Right.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, Jordan Love made a few more plays through

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<v Speaker 2>the air than Desmond Ridder did. Yeah, but they both

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<v Speaker 2>played mistake free football and in a certain amount, they

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<v Speaker 2>both kind of took it to their opposition. For Atlanta,

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<v Speaker 2>I thought one of the things that was really salient

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<v Speaker 2>point that guys talked about in the locker room was

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<v Speaker 2>the fact that, you know, this football team, the way

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<v Speaker 2>that they're built. Yes, they're in this quote unquote rebuilding mode,

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<v Speaker 2>but they've drafted a lot of these guys into their scheme.

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<v Speaker 2>And it's something that even the assistant coaches last night,

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<v Speaker 2>we're talking about on Wednesday, the fact that you know,

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<v Speaker 2>the offensive side of the ball. They have studs everywhere.

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<v Speaker 2>They've built out their offensive line. They have three good

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<v Speaker 2>running backs that they can all build off of. You know,

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<v Speaker 2>you look at the tight end situation with Kyle Pitts

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<v Speaker 2>and you know, all these weapons that they have Drake London,

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<v Speaker 2>they've kind of fortified the whole thing. They just got

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<v Speaker 2>to figure out if Desmond Ritter can be the guy

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<v Speaker 2>that drives this car. But last week, if you win

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<v Speaker 2>the turnover margin three to nothing and you kind of

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<v Speaker 2>take it to a team and control the tempo of

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<v Speaker 2>a game like they did against Carolina, that's the recipe

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<v Speaker 2>for success in the National Football League.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, you said it. With regard to the way both

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<v Speaker 1>the Packers and the Falcons won, the two teams combined

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<v Speaker 1>to go plus five yeh turnovers. The Packers won two

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<v Speaker 1>zero in the turnover battle, the Falcons won three zero

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<v Speaker 1>and Jesse Bates. That three zero was all thanks to

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<v Speaker 1>Jesse Bates. He had two interceptions, he had a forced fumble.

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<v Speaker 1>Those three turnovers led directly to Atlanta's first seventeen points

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<v Speaker 1>in the game in a game that they win twenty

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<v Speaker 1>four to ten, and they were actually losing ten to

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<v Speaker 1>seven in the third quarter when Baits got his second

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<v Speaker 1>and his third takeaway that led to ten points and

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<v Speaker 1>then the Falcons were up seventeen to ten and then

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<v Speaker 1>added a touchdown late to put it away. Reigning NFC

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<v Speaker 1>Defensive Player of the Week, they couldn't have asked more

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<v Speaker 1>in one game from the big free agent investment that

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<v Speaker 1>they made on the defensive side of the ball. And

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<v Speaker 1>Jordan Love was talking about it after practice on Wednesday,

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<v Speaker 1>that Baits, you know, he makes his plays. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>he plays what they call the post or the deep

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<v Speaker 1>center field at safety, and he makes his plays by

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<v Speaker 1>you know, reading the quarterback's eyes for a young quarterback,

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<v Speaker 1>you know Jordan Love, and last week it was a

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<v Speaker 1>rookie making his first start, Bryce Young for the Carolina

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<v Speaker 1>Panthers going up against this Falcons defense. This is a

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<v Speaker 1>game that's going to test Jordan Love's eye discipline. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>we've seen on the film how he made some throws

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<v Speaker 1>last week where you know he is he's trying to

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<v Speaker 1>look off defenders and then throw the other way. These

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<v Speaker 1>are the kinds of things that you learn in the

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<v Speaker 1>NFL when you can sit for a few years, and

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<v Speaker 1>certainly behind a quarterback like Aaron Rodgers. It's going to

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<v Speaker 1>be a test for Jordan Love in that area because

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<v Speaker 1>if he gives anything away with his eyes, Jesse Bates

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<v Speaker 1>is going to be there and to try and to

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<v Speaker 1>try to jump the pass.

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<v Speaker 2>Much better football team overall is what they're seeing this week.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, that was a great start against Chicago, but

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<v Speaker 2>I think you listed everybody on Wednesday in the locker room.

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<v Speaker 2>Nobody's resting on their laurels going into this one because

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<v Speaker 2>they understand the threat on both sides of the ball.

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<v Speaker 2>Looking at Baits, I mean, the Packers have seen him before.

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<v Speaker 2>AJ Dillon even talked about in the locker room being

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<v Speaker 2>hit by him before when they played Cincinnati. I was

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<v Speaker 2>trying to get an end zone. The kid brings it

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<v Speaker 2>on every single play and he gave them sort of

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<v Speaker 2>a veteran edge that I think this secondary really needed.

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<v Speaker 2>AJ Terrell is probably one of the better corners in

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<v Speaker 2>this league that nobody talks about. You saw some of

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know if you've checked it out, but like

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<v Speaker 2>some of the PFF stats, I mean, this guy is

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<v Speaker 2>one of the best cover corners in the league. But again,

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<v Speaker 2>kind of like the situation the Packers were in last

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<v Speaker 2>year in Miami. There's a couple of these corners that

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<v Speaker 2>if they're not flashy and they don't really put themselves

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<v Speaker 2>out there, you don't hear a lot about them. But

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<v Speaker 2>Butterrell's not a guy that you can, you know, really

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<v Speaker 2>look past. Either. Jeff Akuda could potentially be back in

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<v Speaker 2>this game. You want to talk about hungry guys that

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<v Speaker 2>have something to prove, you know, He's probably stands chief among.

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<v Speaker 1>That list redemption story if there ever was one. Yeah.

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<v Speaker 2>And then up front, I mean it's your typical Calias Campbell,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, with Grady Jared, I mean, just the guys

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<v Speaker 2>that have been hallmarks in this league of defensive excellence

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<v Speaker 2>for years.

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<v Speaker 1>Bud just like Campbell kind of established him self elsewhere.

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<v Speaker 1>Now you know, a veteran that's been brought in for

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<v Speaker 1>this Atlanta Falcons defense. As they they've put some pieces

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<v Speaker 1>you mentioned how they you know, offensively, especially in the

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<v Speaker 1>offensive line. They've drafted all these guys defensively, they've kind

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<v Speaker 1>of put things together through free agency and picking guys up,

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<v Speaker 1>and they're trying to, you know, to piece it all

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<v Speaker 1>together and see what they have.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, and that's gonna be where it all comes down

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<v Speaker 2>to and seeing what Green Bay can do and if

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<v Speaker 2>they can win in the same way as they won

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<v Speaker 2>against the Chicago Bears. But Mike, I will bring it

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<v Speaker 2>back to the beginning. You're not gonna see a Justin

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<v Speaker 2>Fields type runner this week. But it's going to be

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<v Speaker 2>about staying disciplined against this this multifaceted offense. I wish

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<v Speaker 2>I could remember which guy talked about it, but just

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<v Speaker 2>looking around and seeing first round pick, first round pick,

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<v Speaker 2>the amount of resources that they've invested on the offensive

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<v Speaker 2>side of the ball, Now that's gonna be a key

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<v Speaker 2>because even I wrote about this an insider inbox. Guys,

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<v Speaker 2>they're gonna see it here in a couple of weeks

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<v Speaker 2>with Gibbs, and they're gonna see it in this game

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<v Speaker 2>with Jan Robinson. But when these guys figure out the

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<v Speaker 2>full gamut of being a running back, they're gonna be

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<v Speaker 2>difficult to deal with and it's gonna be tough to

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<v Speaker 2>get them off the field. Green Bay needs to make

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<v Speaker 2>him look like a rookie in the areas in which

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<v Speaker 2>he's growing, and then when he has the ball in

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<v Speaker 2>his hands in space, whether it's as a pass catch

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<v Speaker 2>or a runner, hats to the ball again and making

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<v Speaker 2>sure that they get him down. Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, in that backfield you have Tyler Algier, who is

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<v Speaker 1>a thousand yard rusher, Like.

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<v Speaker 2>Why it a thousand yard season? I think I've ever heard. Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>Absolutely, And he was just a rookie last year doing that,

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<v Speaker 1>so he's a second year running back. Then they spend

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<v Speaker 1>the number eight overall pick in the draft on Bijon

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<v Speaker 1>Robinson and just the highlights from week one and Matt

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<v Speaker 1>Lafleur talked about it too. He makes guys miss, He's

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<v Speaker 1>tough to tackle, and you know, it's one of those

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<v Speaker 1>things that much like we talked about with Justin Fields

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<v Speaker 1>last week, you have to have everybody rallying to the

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<v Speaker 1>ball when he's got it because there is a good

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<v Speaker 1>chance he's gonna make the first guy miss, and you

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<v Speaker 1>have to have other guys there to help clean it

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<v Speaker 1>up so that a mistackle doesn't rupture into a big play.

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<v Speaker 1>A mistackle just means maybe a couple of extra yards.

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<v Speaker 1>Those are the things that will that'll make the difference

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<v Speaker 1>in this game. And it's interesting because as much as

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<v Speaker 1>Jordan Love posted one hundred and twenty three passer rating,

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<v Speaker 1>Desmond Ritter posted one hundred and eleven passer rating, and

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<v Speaker 1>those were the two highest passer ratings in the NFL

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<v Speaker 1>in Week one. I think this game is going to

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<v Speaker 1>come down to the to the ground games for both teams.

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<v Speaker 1>With what with what the Falcons want to do, and

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<v Speaker 1>as you mentioned, getting Cordrell Patterson back from injury, if

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<v Speaker 1>you can call a you know, six four, two and

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<v Speaker 1>twenty pound guy a change up running back, but that's

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<v Speaker 1>what he is, That's what he is in this offense

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<v Speaker 1>because of because of how the style of runner that

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<v Speaker 1>those those other guys are. And then with the Packers,

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<v Speaker 1>we'll see what happens with Aaron Jones. He missed practice

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<v Speaker 1>on Wednesday with the hamstring, and and you know the

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<v Speaker 1>Packers that elevated Patrick Taylor from the practice squad to

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<v Speaker 1>be the number three running back in the game last week.

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<v Speaker 1>But I think there's gonna be a lot on both

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<v Speaker 1>sides that that's going to be predicated on the running

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<v Speaker 1>game here. And I'm not saying that the Packers necessarily

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<v Speaker 1>have to outrush the Falcons in order to win this game,

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<v Speaker 1>but when you see that the Carolina Panthers rushed for

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<v Speaker 1>one hundred and fifty four yards against the Falcons. You

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<v Speaker 1>got to be you have to find a way to

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<v Speaker 1>do some of the things that they did in terms

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<v Speaker 1>of the way they move the ball, but then obviously

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<v Speaker 1>protect the football because the turnovers is what killed Carolina.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, and that's where Bryce Young got into trouble at

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<v Speaker 2>that game, obviously the fumble as well. Corterill Patterson. I

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<v Speaker 2>have so much respect for this guy. The fact that

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<v Speaker 2>he's in now, what year eleven in the National Football League.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, we saw him in Minnesota. We saw how

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<v Speaker 2>dynamic of a kickoff returner it could be, but he

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<v Speaker 2>couldn't find his footing as a receiver. He resurfaces, he

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<v Speaker 2>bounces around, he gets to Atlanta, and they kind of

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<v Speaker 2>opened up Pandora's box a little bit. And now if

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<v Speaker 2>they call it the joker position, whatever they're referring to

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<v Speaker 2>him as now, I think with Robinson there, with Elgier

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<v Speaker 2>did last year, that only makes him more dangerous. And

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<v Speaker 2>again I was taken aback when I saw that injury port.

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<v Speaker 2>I was like, Okay, he's back at practice. It's like,

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<v Speaker 2>oh no, he's a full participant. It's like, okay, well

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<v Speaker 2>that's a little bit of a game changer here. So Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>but at the end of the day, as I wrote

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<v Speaker 2>in our Insider Inbox column, it's going to come down

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<v Speaker 2>to that turnover margin in which team breaks the other

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<v Speaker 2>team's sort of streak here to start the season. You know,

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<v Speaker 2>it's making Ridder make mistakes. Ridder got to play a

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<v Speaker 2>very basic football game against Carolina thanks to the takeaways,

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<v Speaker 2>thanks to his weapons that he had around him. Making

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<v Speaker 2>sure that you can actually make him be more of

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<v Speaker 2>a passer, make him try to make plays beyond ten

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<v Speaker 2>yards downfield. And from Green Bay's perspective, it's taking all

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<v Speaker 2>the things they did well against Chicago and trying to

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<v Speaker 2>elevate them now against the Felcons team that feels like

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<v Speaker 2>it has a lot to prove this season. Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>Absolutely, Oh, I want to get to a few more

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<v Speaker 1>all right. So we talked about the turnovers, We talked

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<v Speaker 1>about the ground game for both teams, anything else that

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<v Speaker 1>stands out to you that you would put on the

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<v Speaker 1>list of the keys to victory for Green Bay.

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<v Speaker 2>I want to expand a little bit more on Aaron

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<v Speaker 2>Jones because at this time in which we're taping this

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<v Speaker 2>before practice on Thursday, we're not sure what's going to

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<v Speaker 2>happen there. He did not go on Wednesday. Yeah, but Mike,

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<v Speaker 2>he touched the ball eleven times last week and he

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<v Speaker 2>produced one hundred and twenty seven yards. Ninety seven of

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<v Speaker 2>those came in I think it was ninety seven was

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<v Speaker 2>a one O. Three came in the third quarter. Basically

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<v Speaker 2>two series against the Bears last Sunday, he made.

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<v Speaker 1>The two biggest plays of the game offensively, the throwback

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<v Speaker 1>the throwback screen for fifty plus yards and then obviously

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<v Speaker 1>was the receiver on the choice route on fourth and

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<v Speaker 1>three that not only turned into a huge conversion but

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<v Speaker 1>a huge thirty five yard touchdown. Those are the two

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<v Speaker 1>biggest plays of the game offensively.

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<v Speaker 2>They really were Mike, and that was without one of

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<v Speaker 2>the top playmakers and Christian Watson. So let's see how

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<v Speaker 2>this week goes now Watson also not practicing yet. Are

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<v Speaker 2>they going to have one? Could they have either, may

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<v Speaker 2>not have both? Everything kind of changes on its access

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<v Speaker 2>based on that. Now, Matt Lafleura, the coaching staff probably

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<v Speaker 2>has a decent idea of what their availability is going

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<v Speaker 2>to be. At this point, they'll be able to make

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<v Speaker 2>a game plan work no matter what. But if you

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<v Speaker 2>don't have him, then it goes back to aj Dillon,

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<v Speaker 2>it goes back to a guy like Emmanuel Wilson, possibly

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<v Speaker 2>Patrick Taylor who came up last week. It becomes who's

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<v Speaker 2>the next man up there that can help them make plays?

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<v Speaker 2>And from a receiving perspective, Mike, you know you and

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<v Speaker 2>I talked right before the show began. The Packers had

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<v Speaker 2>the youngest team in the National Football League in Week one,

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<v Speaker 2>twenty five point one to three average years age. Just

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<v Speaker 2>a remarkable shift obviously in one year's time. Well, you

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<v Speaker 2>want to use that youth, you want to use that

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<v Speaker 2>that upside, I mean, and Jayden Reid showed you that,

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<v Speaker 2>Luke Musgrave, did you realize that stat that I think

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<v Speaker 2>Josh Blank from the NFL put out Luke Musgrave's fifty

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<v Speaker 2>yards relatively modest, you know output in that game. Fifty

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<v Speaker 2>yards was the most receiving yards by a rookie tight

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<v Speaker 2>end in four years. C J. Hockinson, who had like

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<v Speaker 2>one hundred and twenty one yards is his debut in Detroit,

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<v Speaker 2>but fifty yards just give you a reminder that's uncommon

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<v Speaker 2>for rookies to be able to contribute in that way. Now,

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<v Speaker 2>obviously a chunk of that yardage came off of that

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<v Speaker 2>broken play on Chicago's behalf, but you have to make

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<v Speaker 2>the plays that are out there, and the Packers are

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<v Speaker 2>going to have to rely on those guys. If Aaron

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<v Speaker 2>Jones is available, fantastic. I would be surprised if he's

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<v Speaker 2>playing thirty snaps or thirty you know, touches. But you

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<v Speaker 2>have to prepare like you have a team that is

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<v Speaker 2>built to excel in different ways. And I think as

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<v Speaker 2>good as that game plan was for the Chicago Bears,

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<v Speaker 2>packers aren't have to come up with something potentially completely

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<v Speaker 2>opposite now for Atlanta.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, and the other thing that I that I think

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<v Speaker 1>I want to touch on here too, and it's just

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<v Speaker 1>it's a repeat of what I brought up last week defensively,

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<v Speaker 1>and it comes down to the tackling. And we talked

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<v Speaker 1>about it so much with Justin Fields, and yes it

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<v Speaker 1>was it was frustrating that Fields escaped so many sacks

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<v Speaker 1>and all this kind of stuff. Right, But but that's

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<v Speaker 1>what he does. I mean that, that's that's what that's

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<v Speaker 1>what makes him the dynamic player that he is. And

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<v Speaker 1>and it's it's not easy to bring him down. It's

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<v Speaker 1>not he's easy to sack him. And as I said before,

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<v Speaker 1>now you have a guy like Bijon Robinson who is

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<v Speaker 1>extremely quick and shifty at breaking tackles. And if Corduoll

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<v Speaker 1>Patterson is in the mix, that's a power guy that

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<v Speaker 1>is tough to that is tough to bring down with

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<v Speaker 1>one player. And and there are going there are going

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<v Speaker 1>to be mistackles. It happens. You know, the guys on

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<v Speaker 1>the offensive side of the ball are paid not to

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<v Speaker 1>get tackle. That's part of the game, right. But I

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<v Speaker 1>think that you know the differences. Does a mistackle become

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<v Speaker 1>an explosive play or or do you have the guys

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<v Speaker 1>there to still limit the damage when somebody misses the tackle.

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<v Speaker 1>And that's the thing to watch defensively, because Matt Lafleuris

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<v Speaker 1>has has talked all preseason long, through the preseason games,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, the play style and the aggressiveness on defense,

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<v Speaker 1>and the aggressiveness is not just about it's not just

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<v Speaker 1>about getting in guys' faces, you know, on the perimeter

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<v Speaker 1>at the line of scrimmage to play bump and run,

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<v Speaker 1>and you know, it's not just about blitzing or whatever.

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<v Speaker 1>It's about the pursuit. It's about the way guys go

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<v Speaker 1>after the ball carrier collectively. And if the Packers can

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<v Speaker 1>continue that kind of play style, that's how when there

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<v Speaker 1>is a mistackle, it doesn't end up becoming a big

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<v Speaker 1>backbreaking play. And if the Packers defense can continue that

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<v Speaker 1>style and limit the mistackles and you know, take advantage

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<v Speaker 1>of the opportunities that are there to get those guys

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<v Speaker 1>on the ground, then I think you turn it over

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<v Speaker 1>to Desmond Ritter and can this young quarterback beat your

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<v Speaker 1>young quarterback? And that might be what the game comes

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<v Speaker 1>down to in the fourth.

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<v Speaker 2>Quart I absolutely love the physicality with which the Packers

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<v Speaker 2>defense played against Chicago, because you're right, it is about

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<v Speaker 2>the ball carry, but let's not even look at the

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<v Speaker 2>ball carry. Let's look at where the ball is going.

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<v Speaker 2>You think about that end zone play, that red zone

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<v Speaker 2>play where I mean the Bears kind of telegraph what

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<v Speaker 2>they were trying to do with Cole Comet. Comet goes

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<v Speaker 2>to the end zone basically, you know, initiates the contact

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<v Speaker 2>with Rasoul Douglas, and Douglas doesn't back down, He stays

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<v Speaker 2>right with him, he ends up block. You know, having

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<v Speaker 2>a pass disruption there sort of neutralizes the only real

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<v Speaker 2>threat that the Bears had towards the Green Bay end

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<v Speaker 2>zone that entire game, until, of course, the mop up

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<v Speaker 2>duty late. You have to be able to do that,

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<v Speaker 2>and you know, with jyr Alexander, Rasoul Douglas and Darnell Savage,

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<v Speaker 2>I thought I had a heck of a game that

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<v Speaker 2>probably didn't draw a lot of headlines. But I mean

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<v Speaker 2>ten to eleven tackles and a TfL for negative seven yards.

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<v Speaker 2>I said it to you in the press box, Mike,

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<v Speaker 2>a negative seven yard TfL off a screen on first

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<v Speaker 2>down is as good as a sack. Yeah, it doesn't

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<v Speaker 2>get that little one next to your name on the

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<v Speaker 2>sack column, but that's a huge play. And the Packers

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<v Speaker 2>had defenders that were routinely making those plays against Chicago.

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<v Speaker 2>They have to keep them coming against the Falcons.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah. Absolutely. The I think the other thing that will

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<v Speaker 1>be interesting here because this is this is such an

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<v Speaker 1>intriguing matchup and last week's game, you know, with the

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<v Speaker 1>big plays by Aaron Jones and then the pick six

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<v Speaker 1>by kway Walker. You know, the Packers turn this turn

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<v Speaker 1>turn that game into a runaway if this one, if

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<v Speaker 1>this one comes down to you know, late in the

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<v Speaker 1>fourth quarter, you've got two very young quarterbacks trying to

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<v Speaker 1>feel their way which one is going to be able

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<v Speaker 1>to execute, to make the plays, to to do the

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<v Speaker 1>things in a you know, whether it's in a in

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<v Speaker 1>a four minute offense situation or a two minute drill

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<v Speaker 1>type of situation in order to get something done. The

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<v Speaker 1>other thing that I think will be really intriguing to

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<v Speaker 1>watch in this game is Rashaan Gary. He only played

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<v Speaker 1>twelve snaps against the Bears. Ten of those were pass

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<v Speaker 1>rush snaps, and statistically, he was credited with seven quarterback

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<v Speaker 1>pressures in ten snaps. Now, of course, you know when

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<v Speaker 1>wind wise, you know, conditioning wise, you're not getting tired

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<v Speaker 1>at all because you're only playing twelve snaps over the

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<v Speaker 1>course of a game, you know, you're your your percentage

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<v Speaker 1>you know likely will be higher. But seven pressures in

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<v Speaker 1>in ten pass rush snaps, like that's insane. And I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>we'll see, we'll see where exactly where Shaun Gary's you know,

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<v Speaker 1>quote unquote pitch count will be now in his second

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<v Speaker 1>game back, and how the Packers want to handle that.

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<v Speaker 1>They certainly rotated all those guys defensively, upfront, defensive lineman,

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<v Speaker 1>the edge rushers. There was a big time rotation going

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<v Speaker 1>on even before you know, the the the late in

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<v Speaker 1>the game, when when the when things were out of

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<v Speaker 1>reach for Chicago. But but I mean, if you know,

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<v Speaker 1>if Rashaun Gary goes from playing say twelve snaps to

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<v Speaker 1>thirty snaps, how big of an impact might he have

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<v Speaker 1>on on this football game? With the way he looked

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<v Speaker 1>coming back in Week one, It's it's kind of scary

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<v Speaker 1>to think about.

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<v Speaker 2>It is the only I will say. And again this

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<v Speaker 2>is just to keep expectations modest. They're going into Mercedes

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<v Speaker 2>Benz Stadium, They're gonna deal with the artificial turf. I

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<v Speaker 2>would be I would be surprised if it goes above

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<v Speaker 2>twenty this week. Yet I could see that being the

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<v Speaker 2>case when they get back to Green Bay finally on

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<v Speaker 2>their own their own Turf's good point. But that being said, Mike,

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<v Speaker 2>I don't recall anybody who did more with fewer snaps

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<v Speaker 2>than what Rashan Gary did. And I was so happy

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<v Speaker 2>to see the NFL actually gave him credit for that

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<v Speaker 2>pass deflection when they readjusted their statistics on WEDNESDA.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah you got Yeah, you got credit because.

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<v Speaker 2>He deserved it.

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<v Speaker 1>He broke up that pass. Yeah, he broke up the play.

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<v Speaker 2>And the fact is is that for a guy to

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<v Speaker 2>come out and accept the role that he's been given

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<v Speaker 2>with the understanding of hey, Rashan, we got to get

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<v Speaker 2>through seventeen games. You know, we want you to get

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<v Speaker 2>paid like everybody else we want we want to see

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<v Speaker 2>the big picture here. Though, because I wrote about it

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<v Speaker 2>last week, Mike, this defense is different when Rashan Gary

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<v Speaker 2>is out there. There's a swagger about it. There's a confidence.

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<v Speaker 2>And one thing that Matt Lafleur touchdown that you also

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<v Speaker 2>did too a couple of minutes ago, and it was

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<v Speaker 2>something I asked Jason Rebervich, the Packers outside linebackers coach

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<v Speaker 2>passed for a specialist on Thursday or Wednesday. Excuse me,

0:20:08.480 --> 0:20:11.840
<v Speaker 2>the rotation that they had. Yeah, Preston Smith played about

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<v Speaker 2>fifty percent of the defensive snaps. That's never happened, at

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<v Speaker 2>least when he's healthy.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, he's been up in the more eighty percent range

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<v Speaker 1>in most games since since he's been here with Green Bay.

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<v Speaker 2>And they're willing to live with some of the mistakes

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<v Speaker 2>that come with that. Lucas Vennis isn't going to play

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<v Speaker 2>completely clean football, but you saw what he can add

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<v Speaker 2>with his speed and his athleticism. You saw with Justin Hollins,

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<v Speaker 2>the veteran savviness. You touched on it, you know, with

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<v Speaker 2>what you might have missed. I mean things that these

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<v Speaker 2>guys do. To have four pass rushers all have over

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<v Speaker 2>twenty five snaps, and we're not even talking about Rashaan Gary.

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<v Speaker 2>That's what gives me a lot of excitement here about

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<v Speaker 2>what they can do. Last week, Justin Field's tough guy

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<v Speaker 2>to bring down. Very interested to see if you know,

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<v Speaker 2>guys like DeVante Wyatt and Rashaun Gary can get separation

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<v Speaker 2>from their man and go up against a guy like

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<v Speaker 2>Desmond Ritter, what they could possibly do with those opportunities.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, it's going to be It's definitely going to be

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<v Speaker 1>interesting to watch. A couple other things to touch on

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<v Speaker 1>before we go. First off, I want to get your

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<v Speaker 1>thoughts on a couple of other Week two games, but

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<v Speaker 1>I'd be remiss because I've mentioned it so many times

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<v Speaker 1>in Insider Inbox. One of the things that really excites

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<v Speaker 1>me about this game is I went to the Atlanta

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<v Speaker 1>Falcons website this week and they changed like their background

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<v Speaker 1>to like the red helmets. They're going to be wearing

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<v Speaker 1>the red helmets, I think on Sunday, like the ones

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<v Speaker 1>from my childhood. I absolutely love that helmet. I really

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<v Speaker 1>wish the Falcons had never gone away from it in

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<v Speaker 1>the first place. It's like that red helmet with the

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<v Speaker 1>black bird on it. I just I always, I always

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<v Speaker 1>love that as a kid, and I'm actually going to

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<v Speaker 1>get to see it live and in person here in

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<v Speaker 1>Atlanta on Sunday. I'm fired up, am ready.

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<v Speaker 2>There aren't a lot of things that actually show our

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<v Speaker 2>generational differences, but this is one of them. Because You're

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<v Speaker 2>absolutely right, it's a sweet look. But for me, I

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<v Speaker 2>was a Michael Vick kid. Yeah, So like when I

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<v Speaker 2>think of the Falcons. I think of just jet black,

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<v Speaker 2>those black uniforms with a little you know, red tint,

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<v Speaker 2>because that was Michael Vick running all over everybody for

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<v Speaker 2>a few years. So I'm always I'm partial to that.

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<v Speaker 2>But that being said, it is a good look, and

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<v Speaker 2>obviously it's it's always neat when you get the alternate uniforms,

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<v Speaker 2>whether it's Green Bay or the opposing team. We add

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<v Speaker 2>a different, little little extra flair to a matchup.

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<v Speaker 1>Is always yeah, a little more, a little more spice,

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<v Speaker 1>a little more visual to what's going on. Week two,

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<v Speaker 1>I think a big game a lot of a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of NFL fans in general, but certainly Packers fans will

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<v Speaker 1>be paying attention to the Thursday night matchup. The Minnesota

0:22:34.000 --> 0:22:37.040
<v Speaker 1>Vikings have an awfully tough task. They lose at home

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<v Speaker 1>in Week one to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, a game

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<v Speaker 1>that everybody expected them to win, they did not, And

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<v Speaker 1>now they have the quick turnaround on the road at Philadelphia,

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<v Speaker 1>playing the defending NFC champions in a primetime matchup and

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<v Speaker 1>the Vikings trying to avoid an zero to two start.

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<v Speaker 1>And then the flip side of it is the Detroit Lions.

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<v Speaker 1>They're back at home now in week two, they're playing

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<v Speaker 1>a Seattle team that lost at home in Week one

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<v Speaker 1>and the Detroit Lions. While Seattle's looking to avoid zero

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<v Speaker 1>to two, the Detroit Lions much like the Packers looking

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<v Speaker 1>to start two and oh, and I think just you'd

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<v Speaker 1>be really interesting to see where everything is in the

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<v Speaker 1>NFC North after two games here.

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<v Speaker 2>So last week we had the Bears loss against Green Bay,

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<v Speaker 2>and then you had the Giants kind of getting just

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<v Speaker 2>ran out of the building against.

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<v Speaker 1>The Dallas Cowboys, putting it mildly, putting it mildly.

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<v Speaker 2>But if it wouldn't have been for that, just speaking

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<v Speaker 2>strictly on the field, not the Aaron Rodgers thing, and

0:23:37.920 --> 0:23:41.600
<v Speaker 2>the Jets actually winning that game, the Seattle Seahawks completely

0:23:41.720 --> 0:23:45.440
<v Speaker 2>lay an egg against the La Rams at home at home.

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<v Speaker 2>And now you got a team that a lot of

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<v Speaker 2>people was expecting to be playoff contender top of that division.

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<v Speaker 2>Now they got questions to answer right off the bat.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, a lot of folks were thinking that Seattle is

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<v Speaker 1>really the only team in the NFC West that was

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<v Speaker 1>going to challenged the San Francisco forty nine ers for

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<v Speaker 1>that division title. And they lose a division game at

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<v Speaker 1>home in Week one two, a Rams team that was

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<v Speaker 1>miles away from the playoffs last ye Yeah.

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<v Speaker 2>And again it was close early on, but it did

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<v Speaker 2>not end that way. And then for the Philadelphia Eagles,

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<v Speaker 2>one reason I'm excited to watch this game at the

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<v Speaker 2>time in which we're taping this tonight is because of

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<v Speaker 2>Jaalen Carter and the fact that this young man. I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>there's a lot going on there. We know what happened

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<v Speaker 2>with the draft and everything, but he's a wrecking ball

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<v Speaker 2>and that was already a really tough, physical Philadelphia Eagles defense.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm excited to see what he does against a Minnesota

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<v Speaker 2>interior offensive line that hasn't been perennially known as one

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<v Speaker 2>of the best in the National Football League.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, and the Vikings are dealing with injuries up front.

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<v Speaker 1>Their center Garrett Bradbury's already been ruled out for this game,

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<v Speaker 1>and then at tackle Christian Darrisaw it sounds like he's

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<v Speaker 1>been listed as questionable I think with his injury. So

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<v Speaker 1>the Vikings might be down two starters on the offensive

0:24:56.760 --> 0:24:59.199
<v Speaker 1>line on a short week on the road against a

0:24:59.200 --> 0:25:02.440
<v Speaker 1>team like philadelph and they're trying to avoid starting h

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<v Speaker 1>to two. It's a huge, huge task in front of

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<v Speaker 1>the Minnesota Vikings Thursday night to get a win and

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<v Speaker 1>get in the win column in twenty twenty three.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah. And then obviously for Philadelphia's standpoint, Jalen Hurts going

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<v Speaker 2>back into that stadium, I mean, there's gonna be a

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<v Speaker 2>lot of positive vibes. I know they came up short,

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<v Speaker 2>but they still got high expectations for this year. That

0:25:21.240 --> 0:25:23.720
<v Speaker 2>Eagles fan base is gonna be revan ready to go.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah. I know we don't talk too much about AFC

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<v Speaker 1>games a lot, but I just want to say I

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<v Speaker 1>think the game of the week in the NFL this

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<v Speaker 1>week is one that we're not gonna be able to

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<v Speaker 1>watch because it's gonna be going on at the same

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<v Speaker 1>time as Packers Falcons. But Kansas City at Jacksonville, my friend,

0:25:39.320 --> 0:25:43.520
<v Speaker 1>the Chiefs. They start out OH to one Jacksonville, who

0:25:43.800 --> 0:25:46.800
<v Speaker 1>was eliminated from the playoffs by the Chiefs last year,

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<v Speaker 1>and you know, they've got Trevor Lawrence and Doug Peterson's

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<v Speaker 1>got everything going in the right direction in Jacksonville, and

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<v Speaker 1>Kansas City has to go down there to try to

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<v Speaker 1>avoid an OH and to start for the defending champs.

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<v Speaker 1>I think that's gonna be a really intrigue game. I'm

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<v Speaker 1>definitely going to catch the highlights of that one when

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<v Speaker 1>I have a chance, maybe on the plane on the

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<v Speaker 1>way back from Atlanta.

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<v Speaker 2>We gotta go, we gotta get, gotta get move in here.

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<v Speaker 2>But I want to ask you this quick, because you

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<v Speaker 2>knew him a little bit. Was there ever a team

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<v Speaker 2>we talked about being a quarterback away where I was

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<v Speaker 2>talking earlier about being like Christian McCaffrey away with like

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<v Speaker 2>the San Francisco forty nine ers. Yeah, was there ever

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<v Speaker 2>a team that you think was more of a coach

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<v Speaker 2>away just in terms of getting the ship righted than

0:26:22.600 --> 0:26:25.400
<v Speaker 2>Jacksonville was with Doug Peterson because we talked so much

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<v Speaker 2>about him with Trevor Lawrence, right, and Lawrence is starting

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<v Speaker 2>to realize his potential underneath the learning tree of Doug Peterson.

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<v Speaker 2>But just the way that that team has played for

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<v Speaker 2>the last year and a half. Now, they're competitive, and

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<v Speaker 2>when they go up against a team like Kansas City,

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<v Speaker 2>the defending Super Bowl champion, they're going to be focused

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<v Speaker 2>more on the fact that, yeah, they lost last week.

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<v Speaker 2>They're gonna be disappointed and they're gonna come out hungry

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<v Speaker 2>in guns of blazon. Doug Peterson. I just you cannot

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<v Speaker 2>say enough of what that guy has done there and

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<v Speaker 2>just changing that culture, and very quickly they went from

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<v Speaker 2>a laughing stock in the National Football League within the

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<v Speaker 2>last what four hundred days to be in a team

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<v Speaker 2>now that nobody wants to mess with.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, and a team that came back from what was

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<v Speaker 1>a twenty seven to nothing in a playoff game. I

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<v Speaker 1>mean that that team, I'm telling you, they absolutely believe

0:27:08.920 --> 0:27:11.320
<v Speaker 1>they are going to win every single game. And when

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<v Speaker 1>you come back in a playoff game from twenty seven

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<v Speaker 1>to nothing, it doesn't matter what the score at halftime is,

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<v Speaker 1>They're gonna come out and believe that they're going to

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<v Speaker 1>beat you. That is the culture that Doug Peterson has

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<v Speaker 1>instilled there, and they have the quarterback that gives everybody

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<v Speaker 1>the belief that it's not just a bunch of happy talk.

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<v Speaker 2>So well, by the way, Kelvin Ridley too, is still

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<v Speaker 2>a pretty darn good receiver.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah yeah, he can. He can play.

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<v Speaker 2>Thankfully, the Packers don't have to see him this weekend.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah yeah, he's not in Atlanta anymore. So Packers have

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<v Speaker 1>certainly other guys that they have to deal with and

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<v Speaker 1>it'll be fun to watch on Sunday. So with that,

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<v Speaker 1>we'll call it a rap on this edition of Packers Unscript,

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<v Speaker 1>but be sure to follow all of our coverage of

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<v Speaker 1>the team and we will have everything for you from

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<v Speaker 1>Atlanta on Sunday for the Week two matchup. It's all

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<v Speaker 1>there on packers dot com for Wes, I'm Mike, thank

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<v Speaker 1>you for tune and everybody, we will see you next time.

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<v Speaker 1>M HM.