1 00:00:00,800 --> 00:00:20,560 Speaker 1: Hi, everybody. Welcome to Packers Unscripted from Packers dot Com. 2 00:00:20,600 --> 00:00:23,720 Speaker 1: I am Mike Spofford, joined as always by my trust 3 00:00:23,720 --> 00:00:26,160 Speaker 1: in colleague West Hodkuits. Were coming to you here from 4 00:00:26,200 --> 00:00:30,120 Speaker 1: our studios at lambeau Field West. It is Friday, Green 5 00:00:30,160 --> 00:00:33,800 Speaker 1: Bay at Washington Sunday afternoon, FedEx Field right around the 6 00:00:33,800 --> 00:00:35,919 Speaker 1: corner here our final show of the week, and that 7 00:00:35,960 --> 00:00:39,479 Speaker 1: means keys to victory. So let's start on the offensive 8 00:00:39,520 --> 00:00:42,640 Speaker 1: side of the ball for the Green Bay Packers. What 9 00:00:42,760 --> 00:00:44,920 Speaker 1: do you think is the biggest key to pulling this 10 00:00:44,960 --> 00:00:49,760 Speaker 1: one out? Aaron Rodgers Aaron Rodgers In Aaron Rodgers, Uh. 11 00:00:49,960 --> 00:00:53,159 Speaker 1: Mike McCarthy said on Friday morning, the expectation is is 12 00:00:53,159 --> 00:00:55,760 Speaker 1: they're going to go basically the same exact regiment that 13 00:00:55,800 --> 00:00:58,160 Speaker 1: he was on last week where he didn't practice Thursday. 14 00:00:58,400 --> 00:01:00,240 Speaker 1: But it looks like at least the goal is for 15 00:01:00,280 --> 00:01:02,880 Speaker 1: him to practice on Saturday in the hopes of him 16 00:01:02,920 --> 00:01:07,200 Speaker 1: playing on Sunday. And it's really interesting. I think that 17 00:01:07,280 --> 00:01:10,080 Speaker 1: the aspect of this matchup that hasn't really been talked 18 00:01:10,120 --> 00:01:12,600 Speaker 1: a lot about yet it lost at least in the mainstream, 19 00:01:12,640 --> 00:01:14,920 Speaker 1: is that Okay, if you take away the injury, no injury. 20 00:01:15,240 --> 00:01:18,000 Speaker 1: You just don't focus on that. It's actually it's gonna 21 00:01:18,000 --> 00:01:19,720 Speaker 1: be interesting, and that the Packers offense is going to 22 00:01:19,800 --> 00:01:21,520 Speaker 1: be in for what appears to be a test against 23 00:01:21,560 --> 00:01:26,240 Speaker 1: this Washington defense regardless. Now it's a really small sample size. 24 00:01:26,280 --> 00:01:27,880 Speaker 1: I don't know how much you can read into the 25 00:01:27,959 --> 00:01:30,720 Speaker 1: where Washington's ranked right now. But the fact of the 26 00:01:30,720 --> 00:01:32,560 Speaker 1: matter is they got off to a good start and 27 00:01:32,560 --> 00:01:36,440 Speaker 1: they played well against Arizona. So where this goes from 28 00:01:36,440 --> 00:01:39,559 Speaker 1: here we'll have to see. But Aaron Rodgers did get going. 29 00:01:39,640 --> 00:01:41,960 Speaker 1: He got on the same page with Jimmy Graham last week. 30 00:01:42,480 --> 00:01:45,640 Speaker 1: Uh that there, that combination together was able to generate 31 00:01:45,680 --> 00:01:49,480 Speaker 1: some serious production. And then you have Davante Adams, Jeronimo Allison, 32 00:01:49,560 --> 00:01:52,440 Speaker 1: Randall Cobb and everything that comes with it. Packers are, 33 00:01:52,560 --> 00:01:55,520 Speaker 1: outside of Rogers himself, are really healthy on the offensive 34 00:01:55,520 --> 00:01:57,200 Speaker 1: side of the ball. And then that gives number twelve 35 00:01:57,240 --> 00:01:59,520 Speaker 1: is full assortment of weapons. Yeah, I think the most 36 00:01:59,560 --> 00:02:02,080 Speaker 1: interesting match up here, we talked about it earlier in 37 00:02:02,080 --> 00:02:04,760 Speaker 1: the week is Davante Adams against Josh Norman. I think 38 00:02:04,760 --> 00:02:07,360 Speaker 1: we're going to see that as a one on one 39 00:02:07,400 --> 00:02:11,040 Speaker 1: type matchup all throughout the afternoon. Now, Adams can certainly 40 00:02:11,040 --> 00:02:14,200 Speaker 1: win his share in that matchup. But I don't think 41 00:02:14,240 --> 00:02:17,000 Speaker 1: this is the same type of secondary as the Minnesota 42 00:02:17,080 --> 00:02:20,679 Speaker 1: Vikings have. And I think you know, the matchups here 43 00:02:20,720 --> 00:02:24,320 Speaker 1: for Jimmy Graham, for Geronimoallison, potentially Randall Cobb. I think 44 00:02:24,680 --> 00:02:28,480 Speaker 1: these are some some favorable matchups here for the Packers. Now, 45 00:02:28,840 --> 00:02:32,560 Speaker 1: DJ Swaringer, the safety for Washington, had two interceptions of 46 00:02:32,600 --> 00:02:35,160 Speaker 1: Andrew Luck. He's a guy who's he's going to be 47 00:02:35,160 --> 00:02:38,280 Speaker 1: sniffing out the football, there's no question about that. And Rogers, 48 00:02:38,320 --> 00:02:42,040 Speaker 1: I think, will you know, definitely be paying attention to 49 00:02:42,080 --> 00:02:45,000 Speaker 1: where Swearinger is out there. But I like the Packers 50 00:02:45,040 --> 00:02:48,280 Speaker 1: matchups here as far as the perimeter weapons against Washington 51 00:02:48,720 --> 00:02:51,919 Speaker 1: secondary and the fact that the Packers offensive line has 52 00:02:51,960 --> 00:02:54,280 Speaker 1: had a pretty good test the first two weeks in 53 00:02:54,400 --> 00:02:57,079 Speaker 1: terms of the pass rush on the defensive fronts they've 54 00:02:57,080 --> 00:02:59,480 Speaker 1: had to face in their own division against the Bears 55 00:02:59,480 --> 00:03:02,000 Speaker 1: and the Vike. I think this sets up pretty well 56 00:03:02,080 --> 00:03:04,640 Speaker 1: for you know, as long as Rodgers is no worse 57 00:03:04,720 --> 00:03:07,240 Speaker 1: for wear compared to last week. I think this sets 58 00:03:07,280 --> 00:03:09,399 Speaker 1: up well for the Packers offense to get rolling, even 59 00:03:09,400 --> 00:03:11,680 Speaker 1: though it's always tougher on the Road. Yeah. I don't 60 00:03:11,680 --> 00:03:14,400 Speaker 1: know if I can say that the Vikings have the 61 00:03:14,440 --> 00:03:16,639 Speaker 1: top safety combo in the NFL. I don't even want 62 00:03:16,639 --> 00:03:19,520 Speaker 1: to have that debate. But I do believe Harrison Smith 63 00:03:19,560 --> 00:03:23,280 Speaker 1: and Andrews and Dajo compliment probably the defense as well 64 00:03:23,320 --> 00:03:26,000 Speaker 1: as any tandem in the league. And that was one 65 00:03:26,000 --> 00:03:27,280 Speaker 1: thing that I think you had to take an account 66 00:03:27,280 --> 00:03:29,120 Speaker 1: when you're looking at Xavier Roads, when you're looking at 67 00:03:29,320 --> 00:03:31,640 Speaker 1: Trey Waynes and and you know Mike Hughes and what 68 00:03:31,680 --> 00:03:34,800 Speaker 1: they are doing with the Vikings, then you push it 69 00:03:34,800 --> 00:03:37,640 Speaker 1: forward here to Washington. Josh Norman is one of the 70 00:03:37,680 --> 00:03:40,160 Speaker 1: elite cornerbacks in this league. I still believe it, even 71 00:03:40,160 --> 00:03:42,720 Speaker 1: though he hasn't had an interception now in over a year, 72 00:03:43,200 --> 00:03:46,880 Speaker 1: but he still has that shutdown tight mentality. I just 73 00:03:46,920 --> 00:03:50,120 Speaker 1: don't know if Washington really compliments him the same way 74 00:03:50,480 --> 00:03:54,320 Speaker 1: that Mike zimmer Defense compliments Xavier Rhads. Does that make sense? 75 00:03:54,680 --> 00:03:56,680 Speaker 1: I hear what I hear what you're saying. So it 76 00:03:56,800 --> 00:03:59,280 Speaker 1: is gonna be interesting to see with the footwork that 77 00:03:59,360 --> 00:04:02,320 Speaker 1: Davante him possesses in some of the different concepts and 78 00:04:02,320 --> 00:04:05,240 Speaker 1: and fundamentals that he stresses in his games, what the 79 00:04:05,240 --> 00:04:08,400 Speaker 1: potential over the top ability is if he can you know, 80 00:04:08,440 --> 00:04:11,400 Speaker 1: get some separation from Josh Norman right off the line, 81 00:04:11,440 --> 00:04:13,320 Speaker 1: it's gonn be a great little chess match to watch. 82 00:04:14,080 --> 00:04:17,320 Speaker 1: And also seeing what Washington do in the trenches, trying 83 00:04:17,320 --> 00:04:19,000 Speaker 1: to get a little bit more traction. The Packers have 84 00:04:19,120 --> 00:04:22,599 Speaker 1: had really two big tough tests with that offensive line 85 00:04:22,600 --> 00:04:25,240 Speaker 1: with Chicago and Khalil Mac coming in. You saw what 86 00:04:25,400 --> 00:04:28,320 Speaker 1: Mac did last week, uh, and the challenge that he's 87 00:04:28,320 --> 00:04:31,400 Speaker 1: going to present for offenses every single week this season. 88 00:04:31,880 --> 00:04:33,960 Speaker 1: And then Minnesota and what they can do in the 89 00:04:33,960 --> 00:04:36,240 Speaker 1: generate the power that they can generate in the middle. 90 00:04:37,240 --> 00:04:40,320 Speaker 1: It My initial feeling is that Washington is not going 91 00:04:40,360 --> 00:04:42,840 Speaker 1: to be able to do that as well or you know, 92 00:04:43,320 --> 00:04:45,400 Speaker 1: as far as what we've seen in these first two games. 93 00:04:45,839 --> 00:04:47,960 Speaker 1: So seeing how the Packers contract that and maybe being 94 00:04:47,960 --> 00:04:49,599 Speaker 1: able to give Aaron Rodgers a little bit more time 95 00:04:49,640 --> 00:04:53,880 Speaker 1: to work those perimeter weapons. Yeah, there's always that um 96 00:04:54,040 --> 00:04:56,640 Speaker 1: initial feeling out process. You might say, when a team 97 00:04:56,680 --> 00:04:59,000 Speaker 1: goes on the road for the first time. You know, 98 00:04:59,040 --> 00:05:01,480 Speaker 1: the crowd noise gets loud on those third downs when 99 00:05:01,520 --> 00:05:04,520 Speaker 1: you're on offense. Packers have a veteran offensive line that's 100 00:05:04,560 --> 00:05:07,640 Speaker 1: been you know in plenty of situations to uh to 101 00:05:07,720 --> 00:05:10,120 Speaker 1: hopefully handle that and not make it look like a 102 00:05:10,160 --> 00:05:12,279 Speaker 1: first road game of the season I guess is what 103 00:05:12,320 --> 00:05:14,800 Speaker 1: I'm saying. Yeah, totally and it'll be interesting too. As 104 00:05:14,839 --> 00:05:17,360 Speaker 1: you mentioned earlier this week, but the problems that they've 105 00:05:17,360 --> 00:05:21,720 Speaker 1: had Washington has had filling FedEx Field, if this could 106 00:05:21,760 --> 00:05:25,719 Speaker 1: potentially be a Packers type pseudo home game, only time 107 00:05:25,760 --> 00:05:28,599 Speaker 1: will tell, But I think the one thing the fact 108 00:05:28,640 --> 00:05:32,039 Speaker 1: that they were twenty thousand empty last week um now 109 00:05:32,120 --> 00:05:34,120 Speaker 1: hosting the Packers, that will be in a very interesting 110 00:05:34,160 --> 00:05:36,719 Speaker 1: aspect of this matchup to see if you know you 111 00:05:36,760 --> 00:05:39,400 Speaker 1: can get some of the lambeau Field East going at 112 00:05:39,640 --> 00:05:42,320 Speaker 1: FedEx Field on Sunday. Yeah, definitely something to watch as 113 00:05:42,360 --> 00:05:46,239 Speaker 1: we arrive there late Sunday morning and take our seats 114 00:05:46,480 --> 00:05:48,760 Speaker 1: in the press box as the fans start filing in 115 00:05:49,240 --> 00:05:51,360 Speaker 1: switching to the defensive side of the ball. As far 116 00:05:51,400 --> 00:05:53,599 Speaker 1: as keys to victory here west, I mentioned it in 117 00:05:53,640 --> 00:05:57,599 Speaker 1: our final Thoughts video, and I know two games not 118 00:05:57,720 --> 00:06:00,240 Speaker 1: the greatest sample size to go off of so far 119 00:06:00,279 --> 00:06:03,240 Speaker 1: in terms of just where this Packers defense is, but 120 00:06:04,279 --> 00:06:07,960 Speaker 1: it seems that when the when this defense has limited 121 00:06:07,960 --> 00:06:10,920 Speaker 1: the explosive plays. They've been pretty darn good and they've 122 00:06:10,920 --> 00:06:12,640 Speaker 1: held a lot of They've they've held the Bears and 123 00:06:12,640 --> 00:06:16,400 Speaker 1: the Vikings to field goals. It seems the big chunk 124 00:06:16,440 --> 00:06:19,560 Speaker 1: plays are the ones that end up leading to the touchdowns. 125 00:06:19,560 --> 00:06:22,480 Speaker 1: And I really think, um, you know, you throw out 126 00:06:22,520 --> 00:06:25,680 Speaker 1: all the roughing, the pass or controversy and everything else aside. 127 00:06:26,120 --> 00:06:30,719 Speaker 1: If this Packers defense can prevent the big gash type 128 00:06:30,720 --> 00:06:33,560 Speaker 1: plays from happening, I like their chances in this game. 129 00:06:33,640 --> 00:06:36,919 Speaker 1: I do too. And you know, Washington, they're kind of 130 00:06:36,960 --> 00:06:39,919 Speaker 1: in an interesting spot right now. They signed Adrian Peterson 131 00:06:40,000 --> 00:06:43,400 Speaker 1: late obviously after to the the injury. I believe that 132 00:06:43,440 --> 00:06:45,279 Speaker 1: was guys that ended up going down right at the 133 00:06:45,320 --> 00:06:48,279 Speaker 1: beginning of camp. There their rookie running back. Yeah, the 134 00:06:48,360 --> 00:06:50,520 Speaker 1: l s U L s U running back right, Yeah, 135 00:06:50,640 --> 00:06:52,760 Speaker 1: and uh, you know now they signed Michael Floyd and 136 00:06:52,800 --> 00:06:56,640 Speaker 1: as I messed up on yesterday's showed Brashad Perriman also 137 00:06:57,120 --> 00:06:59,040 Speaker 1: joining those ranks. So what are you going to see? 138 00:06:59,040 --> 00:07:01,080 Speaker 1: What are the concepts going to be? They do have 139 00:07:01,200 --> 00:07:04,080 Speaker 1: weapons you have to account for. We talked about with 140 00:07:04,200 --> 00:07:06,320 Speaker 1: Jordan Reed. One of the best tight ends in the league, 141 00:07:06,640 --> 00:07:09,080 Speaker 1: Jamison Crowder had a really good season two years ago, 142 00:07:09,120 --> 00:07:11,280 Speaker 1: but hasn't really been that same type of player. And 143 00:07:11,600 --> 00:07:13,480 Speaker 1: you know, the jury is still out on Josh doxon 144 00:07:14,280 --> 00:07:16,679 Speaker 1: the biggest question I have here and I talked about 145 00:07:16,680 --> 00:07:19,560 Speaker 1: this in that same Final Thoughts video Mike Packers. I 146 00:07:19,600 --> 00:07:21,080 Speaker 1: don't know if you remember that three years ago. I 147 00:07:21,120 --> 00:07:23,480 Speaker 1: believe was also Week three against Kansas City or maybe 148 00:07:23,520 --> 00:07:27,320 Speaker 1: Week two. They got out of the gate on Alex 149 00:07:27,360 --> 00:07:30,400 Speaker 1: Smith seven sacks in that game. It ended up being 150 00:07:30,440 --> 00:07:32,760 Speaker 1: closer in the box score than you would have thought 151 00:07:33,400 --> 00:07:35,800 Speaker 1: due to some you know, plays that they made late, 152 00:07:35,840 --> 00:07:39,679 Speaker 1: but they just they really dominated and controlled the tempo 153 00:07:39,680 --> 00:07:42,480 Speaker 1: of that game. They did it in the trenches. They 154 00:07:42,520 --> 00:07:44,120 Speaker 1: need to do it again in this game. I know 155 00:07:44,200 --> 00:07:46,400 Speaker 1: it's been sort of hit and miss the time for 156 00:07:46,400 --> 00:07:48,960 Speaker 1: the past rush and certainly Clay Matthews looking to get 157 00:07:49,000 --> 00:07:51,600 Speaker 1: that first sack of the season. This is gonna be 158 00:07:51,600 --> 00:07:54,440 Speaker 1: a really good opportunity, in my opinion, for them to 159 00:07:54,520 --> 00:07:56,600 Speaker 1: really set the tone because even though they have one 160 00:07:56,600 --> 00:07:58,840 Speaker 1: of the top left tackles in the game, Washington does, 161 00:07:59,280 --> 00:08:02,440 Speaker 1: they've had six tess in the past against that front. Yeah, 162 00:08:02,440 --> 00:08:04,560 Speaker 1: and I know a lot of attention this week has 163 00:08:04,600 --> 00:08:07,360 Speaker 1: been on how the Packers are going to match up 164 00:08:07,400 --> 00:08:10,160 Speaker 1: with Chris Thompson, the running back who he's sort of 165 00:08:10,200 --> 00:08:13,320 Speaker 1: the compliment to Adrian Peterson as far as rushing the ball, 166 00:08:13,360 --> 00:08:17,160 Speaker 1: but he's Washington's leading receiver right now. Nineteen catches for 167 00:08:17,200 --> 00:08:19,600 Speaker 1: a hundred fifty five yards for the first two games. 168 00:08:20,040 --> 00:08:22,600 Speaker 1: But that being said, I've said all week I think 169 00:08:22,600 --> 00:08:25,840 Speaker 1: the toughest matchup here is Jordan Read that tight end. 170 00:08:25,880 --> 00:08:29,160 Speaker 1: And I say that in part because of Alex Smith's history. 171 00:08:29,280 --> 00:08:31,640 Speaker 1: When he was in San Francisco, he had Vernon Davis. 172 00:08:31,680 --> 00:08:34,440 Speaker 1: When he was in Kansas City, he had Travis Kelsey. 173 00:08:34,480 --> 00:08:38,160 Speaker 1: He had big time playmakers a tight end who were 174 00:08:38,200 --> 00:08:42,400 Speaker 1: not just security blankets, but guys who could gash a defense. 175 00:08:42,480 --> 00:08:44,960 Speaker 1: And I think he wants Jordan Read to be that 176 00:08:45,040 --> 00:08:47,720 Speaker 1: same guy in Washington. That I think is a tough 177 00:08:47,760 --> 00:08:50,200 Speaker 1: matchup for the Packers. I'm not sure, you know, do 178 00:08:50,240 --> 00:08:52,719 Speaker 1: you do you play that with a safety? With a linebacker? 179 00:08:52,800 --> 00:08:54,720 Speaker 1: Do you bracket? You know? I don't know. That's for 180 00:08:54,800 --> 00:08:57,280 Speaker 1: Mike Petton to figure out. And I'm not saying that 181 00:08:57,360 --> 00:08:59,719 Speaker 1: the Packers necessarily are going to pick one strategy and 182 00:09:00,160 --> 00:09:02,000 Speaker 1: with it. This is one of those guys where you 183 00:09:02,080 --> 00:09:04,120 Speaker 1: mix up the coverage is a little bit don't let 184 00:09:04,120 --> 00:09:07,560 Speaker 1: the quarterback know exactly what we're doing on that primary 185 00:09:07,600 --> 00:09:10,360 Speaker 1: target every single snap. So I think that's a big 186 00:09:10,360 --> 00:09:12,960 Speaker 1: matchup in this game. And if the Packers can you know, 187 00:09:13,120 --> 00:09:16,600 Speaker 1: keep Jordan Reid contained under control a little bit, you know, 188 00:09:16,640 --> 00:09:19,319 Speaker 1: I like the defensive chances of of keeping this game 189 00:09:19,400 --> 00:09:21,000 Speaker 1: under control. Yea, when they saw him in that game 190 00:09:21,040 --> 00:09:23,800 Speaker 1: in two thousand sixteen, five catches for seventy nine yards 191 00:09:23,800 --> 00:09:25,319 Speaker 1: for him, The biggest thing in that game was actually 192 00:09:25,400 --> 00:09:27,760 Speaker 1: just the pr Garcon touchdown that that really kind of 193 00:09:27,760 --> 00:09:29,920 Speaker 1: burned them. Yeah, he's a guy that they're gonna have 194 00:09:29,960 --> 00:09:31,480 Speaker 1: to make a decision on it. And it's also gonna 195 00:09:31,480 --> 00:09:34,440 Speaker 1: be dependent on how the Packers want to handle these packages. 196 00:09:34,480 --> 00:09:37,680 Speaker 1: I mean, you got it looks like by all accounts, 197 00:09:37,760 --> 00:09:40,280 Speaker 1: Kevin King's not gonna play in this game. So does 198 00:09:40,320 --> 00:09:43,480 Speaker 1: that mean that Jaire Alexander seeing him? Could Josh Jackson 199 00:09:43,480 --> 00:09:45,920 Speaker 1: be seeing him? Josh Jones is coming back? You have, 200 00:09:46,200 --> 00:09:48,840 Speaker 1: you know, Jermaine Whitehead. There are a lot of ways 201 00:09:48,840 --> 00:09:50,920 Speaker 1: for the Packers to defend him, and based on what 202 00:09:51,040 --> 00:09:54,000 Speaker 1: Petton has done so far with his scheme, you really 203 00:09:54,040 --> 00:09:56,960 Speaker 1: don't know what they're going to be throwing at Washington 204 00:09:57,040 --> 00:09:58,720 Speaker 1: in this matchup. I you know, really don't know if 205 00:09:58,760 --> 00:10:01,319 Speaker 1: we're going to see another dB heavy scheme. Are we 206 00:10:01,360 --> 00:10:03,800 Speaker 1: gonna see a lot of of those concepts used? Do 207 00:10:03,840 --> 00:10:05,760 Speaker 1: you do you pack it in again and maybe go 208 00:10:05,840 --> 00:10:08,520 Speaker 1: with more of a sub base defense, you know, where 209 00:10:08,520 --> 00:10:11,400 Speaker 1: you have Mohammed Wilkerson playing that end and now you 210 00:10:11,440 --> 00:10:14,160 Speaker 1: have an extra cornerback in there to defend a lot 211 00:10:14,160 --> 00:10:15,640 Speaker 1: of decisions they are going to have to make. But 212 00:10:15,800 --> 00:10:18,160 Speaker 1: certainly getting back to the crux of it, when you 213 00:10:18,200 --> 00:10:20,600 Speaker 1: look at Alex Smith's history with tight ends in the 214 00:10:20,640 --> 00:10:23,280 Speaker 1: way he plays this game, that's gonna have to be 215 00:10:23,320 --> 00:10:25,680 Speaker 1: a focal point for the Packers to come on victorious. Yeah, 216 00:10:25,679 --> 00:10:29,360 Speaker 1: I think so for sure. Well, our last show of 217 00:10:29,400 --> 00:10:31,320 Speaker 1: the week, we also like to take a look around 218 00:10:31,840 --> 00:10:34,360 Speaker 1: the league at what else is going on in Week three, 219 00:10:34,440 --> 00:10:36,280 Speaker 1: and we might as well start with what happened on 220 00:10:36,320 --> 00:10:39,959 Speaker 1: Thursday night in Cleveland. Was six hundred and thirty five 221 00:10:40,040 --> 00:10:44,240 Speaker 1: days between victories for the Cleveland Browns, but they get 222 00:10:44,280 --> 00:10:47,160 Speaker 1: off the schneide, so to speak, their first victory since 223 00:10:47,280 --> 00:10:51,480 Speaker 1: Christmas time of a comeback victory by their new quarterback 224 00:10:51,520 --> 00:10:54,959 Speaker 1: Baker Mayfield, who's thrust into the game when Torodd Taylor 225 00:10:55,280 --> 00:10:58,560 Speaker 1: goes out with a concussion, rallies the Browns from I 226 00:10:58,600 --> 00:11:01,040 Speaker 1: believe it was fourteen zero in the second quarter at 227 00:11:01,160 --> 00:11:03,840 Speaker 1: right point there. So um, hats off to the Browns 228 00:11:03,840 --> 00:11:06,520 Speaker 1: and John Dorsey, Elliot Wolf, Alonso high Smith, all those 229 00:11:06,559 --> 00:11:09,560 Speaker 1: personnel folks used to be here in Green Bay. Looks 230 00:11:09,600 --> 00:11:11,680 Speaker 1: like they're turning things around in a tough place. Yeah, 231 00:11:11,679 --> 00:11:13,880 Speaker 1: and it's funny too. I tweeted this after the game. 232 00:11:14,600 --> 00:11:18,640 Speaker 1: John Dorsey, man, he knows quarterbacks with what Patrick Mahomes 233 00:11:18,760 --> 00:11:21,120 Speaker 1: doing right now, and no questions the city and a 234 00:11:21,200 --> 00:11:24,040 Speaker 1: big decision that they had to make with you know, 235 00:11:24,160 --> 00:11:27,440 Speaker 1: really what a lot of people felt for first, you know, 236 00:11:27,520 --> 00:11:29,800 Speaker 1: top ten type quarterbacks on the board, which one do 237 00:11:29,880 --> 00:11:32,880 Speaker 1: you want leading your franchise? And it seemed like it 238 00:11:32,960 --> 00:11:34,760 Speaker 1: wasn't that big of a decision for them. They wanted 239 00:11:34,760 --> 00:11:38,440 Speaker 1: Baker Mayfield and watching him play the biggest thing micause 240 00:11:38,440 --> 00:11:40,960 Speaker 1: I'm watching him and he goes in, like you mentioned, 241 00:11:40,960 --> 00:11:43,560 Speaker 1: the game's fourteen to nothing. They get points on his 242 00:11:43,600 --> 00:11:45,959 Speaker 1: first series in a field goal, and then he has 243 00:11:46,040 --> 00:11:48,360 Speaker 1: to score touchdowns the rest of the way, and he 244 00:11:48,440 --> 00:11:52,760 Speaker 1: does it. He plays with tempo, tempo tempo making plays, 245 00:11:52,840 --> 00:11:55,960 Speaker 1: not holding onto the ball too long, being daring with 246 00:11:56,000 --> 00:11:58,880 Speaker 1: where he's putting the ball, his accuracy, his arm strength. 247 00:11:59,360 --> 00:12:01,120 Speaker 1: That was every thing that I wanted to see from 248 00:12:01,120 --> 00:12:03,120 Speaker 1: Baker Mayfield. Now they got to make a decision on 249 00:12:03,200 --> 00:12:04,920 Speaker 1: which direction they want to go and what's the best 250 00:12:04,960 --> 00:12:08,640 Speaker 1: for his development and their team. But seeing the Dog 251 00:12:08,720 --> 00:12:12,480 Speaker 1: Pound actually have that kind of energy again, the football 252 00:12:12,559 --> 00:12:15,120 Speaker 1: is better when the Cleveland Browns are better. Nobody wants 253 00:12:15,120 --> 00:12:17,800 Speaker 1: to see teams that are win sixteen, one and fifteen. 254 00:12:18,040 --> 00:12:20,960 Speaker 1: They want to see competitive football the a f C North. 255 00:12:21,240 --> 00:12:23,280 Speaker 1: I'm not saying they're contender yet, they still have a 256 00:12:23,280 --> 00:12:26,520 Speaker 1: long way to go, but there is life in Cleveland. Yeah. Well, 257 00:12:26,559 --> 00:12:29,120 Speaker 1: you mentioned the conviction they had in Baker Mayfield, and 258 00:12:29,120 --> 00:12:32,640 Speaker 1: that was certainly illustrated in the draft because sitting at 259 00:12:32,640 --> 00:12:35,440 Speaker 1: the number one pick and with those four quarterbacks everybody 260 00:12:35,480 --> 00:12:38,240 Speaker 1: was talking about in the first round, John Dorsey certainly 261 00:12:38,240 --> 00:12:41,439 Speaker 1: could have sold that first round pick to another team, 262 00:12:41,480 --> 00:12:43,760 Speaker 1: moved back to number three or number four and still 263 00:12:43,800 --> 00:12:47,680 Speaker 1: gotten one of those top quarterbacks. One of those was 264 00:12:47,720 --> 00:12:50,880 Speaker 1: the opponent last night in Sam Donald of the New 265 00:12:50,960 --> 00:12:54,920 Speaker 1: York Jets. But Obviously, Dorsey had the courage of his 266 00:12:55,000 --> 00:12:57,760 Speaker 1: convictions that Baker Mayfield was this guy. He wasn't going 267 00:12:57,800 --> 00:13:00,080 Speaker 1: to take any chances. He stayed at number one, and 268 00:13:00,120 --> 00:13:02,720 Speaker 1: he took him. And we'll see how it unfolds, but 269 00:13:02,760 --> 00:13:05,800 Speaker 1: it looks like it could be a great, great decision 270 00:13:05,800 --> 00:13:07,720 Speaker 1: by the Cleveland and to jump in there to the 271 00:13:07,800 --> 00:13:12,400 Speaker 1: previous administration did do that. They traded back and they 272 00:13:12,440 --> 00:13:17,040 Speaker 1: lost out on Carson Wentz and Jared Goff. Sometimes, if 273 00:13:17,080 --> 00:13:20,320 Speaker 1: you got the guy, you like the guy, you draft 274 00:13:20,360 --> 00:13:22,839 Speaker 1: the guy, take the guy, and uh, you know now, now, 275 00:13:23,160 --> 00:13:25,880 Speaker 1: at least for one week, the Cleveland Browns have a 276 00:13:25,920 --> 00:13:28,880 Speaker 1: lot to cheer for. Yeah, well, elsewhere around the NFC North. 277 00:13:29,360 --> 00:13:32,760 Speaker 1: In Week three West, a struggling Buffalo team travels to 278 00:13:33,280 --> 00:13:36,640 Speaker 1: Minneapolis to take on the Vikings. The Chicago Bears, coming 279 00:13:36,640 --> 00:13:39,280 Speaker 1: off of their big Monday Night win over Seattle, they 280 00:13:39,320 --> 00:13:44,080 Speaker 1: travel to a struggling Arizona team and then the Detroit Lions, 281 00:13:44,160 --> 00:13:46,520 Speaker 1: looking to get their first win of the year. They're 282 00:13:46,600 --> 00:13:49,719 Speaker 1: in primetime on Sunday Night Football, but Matt Patricia going 283 00:13:49,800 --> 00:13:53,480 Speaker 1: up against his old squad, the New England Patriots. Some 284 00:13:53,600 --> 00:13:58,160 Speaker 1: interesting matchups here. But if if Buffalo and Arizona can't, 285 00:13:58,240 --> 00:14:01,080 Speaker 1: you know, get their stuff gured out, so to speak. 286 00:14:01,160 --> 00:14:02,880 Speaker 1: You know, you have to look for the Vikings and 287 00:14:02,920 --> 00:14:05,920 Speaker 1: the Bears to both chalk up victories, which means, for 288 00:14:06,000 --> 00:14:09,079 Speaker 1: the packer's sake, you have to beat the Redskins or 289 00:14:09,120 --> 00:14:10,840 Speaker 1: you're suddenly going to be in third place in your 290 00:14:10,840 --> 00:14:12,880 Speaker 1: own division. Yeah, it's gonna be tough for you from 291 00:14:12,960 --> 00:14:16,000 Speaker 1: that perspective. And yeah, right now, Lions are in a 292 00:14:16,040 --> 00:14:18,080 Speaker 1: tough spot. And now they're going to be taken on 293 00:14:18,080 --> 00:14:19,680 Speaker 1: one of the top teams in the league and a 294 00:14:19,720 --> 00:14:23,480 Speaker 1: coach that knows smacked Patricia's defense better than anybody. So 295 00:14:23,520 --> 00:14:26,360 Speaker 1: that's gonna be a tough task. I think that the 296 00:14:26,520 --> 00:14:30,840 Speaker 1: knowledge part, I think it favors the Patriots over over 297 00:14:30,920 --> 00:14:33,480 Speaker 1: favoring the Lions. So it's just a little into something 298 00:14:33,560 --> 00:14:37,080 Speaker 1: like this. Yeah, And from the perspective of the Bears, 299 00:14:37,400 --> 00:14:39,000 Speaker 1: that's why I said that game last week was so 300 00:14:39,040 --> 00:14:42,000 Speaker 1: important against Seattle, Mike, because not only did it keep 301 00:14:42,040 --> 00:14:44,160 Speaker 1: them out of the O and to start. Now, Okay, 302 00:14:44,240 --> 00:14:46,600 Speaker 1: this is an opportunity with Arizona really looking like a 303 00:14:46,600 --> 00:14:48,840 Speaker 1: team that could be going through a rough campaign, depending 304 00:14:48,840 --> 00:14:51,320 Speaker 1: on when they want to give Josh Rosen a shot 305 00:14:52,160 --> 00:14:57,200 Speaker 1: at quarterback. The they're there for the taking. So for 306 00:14:57,200 --> 00:15:00,680 Speaker 1: for Mitchell Robinski, for that defense, something to go off 307 00:15:00,680 --> 00:15:02,960 Speaker 1: of and and try to build off of. And yeah, 308 00:15:03,080 --> 00:15:05,720 Speaker 1: the Buffalo Bills, man, they are in a dark place 309 00:15:05,800 --> 00:15:09,000 Speaker 1: right now, and the Minnesota Vikings are going to be 310 00:15:09,040 --> 00:15:10,960 Speaker 1: coming back. And for whatever you want to make out 311 00:15:10,960 --> 00:15:13,320 Speaker 1: of that ending against the Packers, offensively, they were able 312 00:15:13,360 --> 00:15:15,560 Speaker 1: to build some momentum and now they're taking on a 313 00:15:15,600 --> 00:15:19,200 Speaker 1: Bills team that's pretty downtrodden. Yeah, and amazing how quickly 314 00:15:19,240 --> 00:15:21,479 Speaker 1: things can turn in this league. With the Bills celebrating 315 00:15:21,560 --> 00:15:24,840 Speaker 1: last December their first playoff appearance in seventeen years, and 316 00:15:24,880 --> 00:15:27,960 Speaker 1: how dramatically it happened and everything, and now it's just 317 00:15:28,080 --> 00:15:31,080 Speaker 1: it looks like they're starting over, trying to find their 318 00:15:31,080 --> 00:15:34,280 Speaker 1: way again. So um, a couple other interesting matchups to 319 00:15:34,320 --> 00:15:37,160 Speaker 1: talk about in the NFC before we go west. One 320 00:15:37,240 --> 00:15:41,800 Speaker 1: in the NFC, South New Orleans is at Atlanta Sints watch. Yeah, 321 00:15:41,920 --> 00:15:44,360 Speaker 1: well this is this is two teams that are both 322 00:15:44,400 --> 00:15:47,240 Speaker 1: looking to avoid starting one and two after three games 323 00:15:47,240 --> 00:15:49,880 Speaker 1: because the Falcons lost you know that tough one. You know, 324 00:15:49,920 --> 00:15:53,760 Speaker 1: they go to uh Philadelphia for the kickoff game. Against 325 00:15:53,760 --> 00:15:55,600 Speaker 1: the Super Bowl champs. That's a tough spot to be 326 00:15:55,680 --> 00:15:57,920 Speaker 1: in for anybody to be in. They lose that one. 327 00:15:57,960 --> 00:16:00,160 Speaker 1: So the Falcons are one on one the Saints or 328 00:16:00,160 --> 00:16:03,080 Speaker 1: one on one having escaped against the Browns last week, 329 00:16:03,160 --> 00:16:05,040 Speaker 1: or they would be coming into this game oh and two. 330 00:16:05,440 --> 00:16:07,560 Speaker 1: Bottom line is one of these teams, one of these 331 00:16:08,040 --> 00:16:11,200 Speaker 1: uh purported contenders in the NFC South, is going to 332 00:16:11,280 --> 00:16:13,000 Speaker 1: be one and two after three weeks. I made this 333 00:16:13,080 --> 00:16:14,640 Speaker 1: joke with my dad a couple of days ago, because 334 00:16:14,640 --> 00:16:15,800 Speaker 1: you know, a lot of people will put up the 335 00:16:15,800 --> 00:16:18,960 Speaker 1: schedule their team every year, like on the refrigerator. We 336 00:16:18,960 --> 00:16:20,720 Speaker 1: we always do it. We got like the magnet schedules 337 00:16:20,720 --> 00:16:22,720 Speaker 1: to send out to fans. Yeah, I'm envisioning a bunch 338 00:16:22,760 --> 00:16:25,360 Speaker 1: of really truly die hard Packer fans having the Packer 339 00:16:25,440 --> 00:16:27,840 Speaker 1: schedule and having the same schedule directly next to it 340 00:16:28,080 --> 00:16:30,480 Speaker 1: and trying to see what's up there. Yeah. This has 341 00:16:30,520 --> 00:16:32,680 Speaker 1: been a tough start for New Orleans. And what's weird 342 00:16:32,800 --> 00:16:37,000 Speaker 1: is I don't want to say it's quintessential vintage Saints, 343 00:16:37,000 --> 00:16:40,160 Speaker 1: but in some ways it is. The offense is producing. 344 00:16:40,200 --> 00:16:43,360 Speaker 1: Michael Thomas is gonna catch two passes this year, Elvin 345 00:16:43,400 --> 00:16:46,280 Speaker 1: Kamara looks like he's gonna be a real star in 346 00:16:46,280 --> 00:16:49,040 Speaker 1: this league. But defensively, they got punched in the mouth 347 00:16:49,080 --> 00:16:51,480 Speaker 1: in Week one and then had their troubles with Cleveland 348 00:16:51,560 --> 00:16:54,680 Speaker 1: week too. So it's the big test, and you know, 349 00:16:54,720 --> 00:16:57,280 Speaker 1: going into that stadium and that venue, and and certainly 350 00:16:57,280 --> 00:17:00,520 Speaker 1: the battles back and forth with they've had with Atlanta, 351 00:17:01,840 --> 00:17:04,439 Speaker 1: it's gonna be one that's gonna have big implications for 352 00:17:04,480 --> 00:17:07,680 Speaker 1: that division and obviously that this entire conference. Yeah, another 353 00:17:07,720 --> 00:17:11,760 Speaker 1: one in the NFC that involves two teams looking to 354 00:17:11,840 --> 00:17:15,840 Speaker 1: get back into the playoff picture, so to speak, after 355 00:17:16,080 --> 00:17:19,600 Speaker 1: both missing the postseason in and I'm talking about Dallas 356 00:17:19,680 --> 00:17:24,280 Speaker 1: traveling out to Seattle. I'll say this West. If Dallas 357 00:17:24,320 --> 00:17:26,240 Speaker 1: goes out there and wins this game in the Seattle 358 00:17:26,280 --> 00:17:29,360 Speaker 1: Seahawks start oh and three, it's, uh, you know, we're 359 00:17:29,359 --> 00:17:32,840 Speaker 1: going to be hearing the death knell bells, so to speak, 360 00:17:32,880 --> 00:17:35,440 Speaker 1: which will be way too early, because with thirteen games 361 00:17:35,520 --> 00:17:38,440 Speaker 1: to go, any team can turn it around. But boy, 362 00:17:38,520 --> 00:17:41,840 Speaker 1: if you're if you're Seattle, you absolutely cannot start oh 363 00:17:41,960 --> 00:17:45,639 Speaker 1: and three, especially with a home game here against Dallas. 364 00:17:45,680 --> 00:17:50,360 Speaker 1: No division in professional football in two thousand eighteen shows 365 00:17:50,400 --> 00:17:53,680 Speaker 1: you how things change year to year, week to week. 366 00:17:54,080 --> 00:17:57,879 Speaker 1: You go back to four or five, six years ago, Seattle, 367 00:17:58,800 --> 00:18:02,840 Speaker 1: San Francisco, Arizona was trying to chase them, and in 368 00:18:02,960 --> 00:18:05,199 Speaker 1: the Rams were just the you know, kind of the 369 00:18:05,200 --> 00:18:07,000 Speaker 1: horse at the end of it, just getting beaten week 370 00:18:07,040 --> 00:18:09,879 Speaker 1: after week. And then it flips and now you have 371 00:18:09,960 --> 00:18:12,880 Speaker 1: the Rams are coming on. Now, the Cardinals are falling. 372 00:18:13,359 --> 00:18:16,200 Speaker 1: The forty Niners fell and now they're back on the rise. 373 00:18:16,880 --> 00:18:20,880 Speaker 1: And up until this year, the steady presence has been 374 00:18:20,880 --> 00:18:23,680 Speaker 1: the Seahawks through the highs and lows. They've always sort 375 00:18:23,680 --> 00:18:25,840 Speaker 1: of been steadied. John Snyder kind of built that same 376 00:18:25,880 --> 00:18:28,600 Speaker 1: sort of Green Bay Packers, Ted Thompson year after year, 377 00:18:28,640 --> 00:18:30,240 Speaker 1: give your team a chance to be in the playoffs 378 00:18:30,280 --> 00:18:33,000 Speaker 1: and win a Super Bowl. This year might challenge that. 379 00:18:33,200 --> 00:18:35,320 Speaker 1: We have a lot of questions in the backfield. The 380 00:18:35,400 --> 00:18:38,960 Speaker 1: defense isn't what it was. This is a huge game 381 00:18:39,000 --> 00:18:41,640 Speaker 1: for them and they gotta if nothing else, they gotta 382 00:18:41,800 --> 00:18:43,840 Speaker 1: show once again that Century Link is a place to 383 00:18:43,840 --> 00:18:47,080 Speaker 1: be feared in the NFL. And then for the Cowboys perspective, 384 00:18:47,160 --> 00:18:49,240 Speaker 1: Dak Prescott has this is his team now, him and 385 00:18:49,320 --> 00:18:51,160 Speaker 1: Zeke Elliott, this is their team. It's a new era 386 00:18:51,240 --> 00:18:54,240 Speaker 1: for the Cowboys. They stumbled last year. Can they pick 387 00:18:54,280 --> 00:18:56,479 Speaker 1: themselves back up in two thousand eighteen. Yeah. And with 388 00:18:56,520 --> 00:18:59,520 Speaker 1: regards to the Seahawks, this is their third straight game 389 00:18:59,640 --> 00:19:02,280 Speaker 1: opening the season. They haven't played any of those division 390 00:19:02,320 --> 00:19:05,800 Speaker 1: opponents yet, like you're talking about, so now, that can 391 00:19:05,840 --> 00:19:07,720 Speaker 1: be a good thing or a bad thing. But I 392 00:19:07,760 --> 00:19:10,160 Speaker 1: think if they start oh and three and then they're 393 00:19:10,160 --> 00:19:12,840 Speaker 1: still looking at having to play the forty Niners twice 394 00:19:12,880 --> 00:19:16,480 Speaker 1: and the Rams twice, boy, that that could really put 395 00:19:16,640 --> 00:19:18,840 Speaker 1: the Pete Carroll and company in a tough spot. And 396 00:19:18,840 --> 00:19:20,640 Speaker 1: I don't want to make it out like San Francisco 397 00:19:20,680 --> 00:19:21,920 Speaker 1: is the team to beat in the NFL, but they 398 00:19:21,960 --> 00:19:23,840 Speaker 1: just seem to me right now, the way that they're built, 399 00:19:23,880 --> 00:19:25,720 Speaker 1: they can beat anybody young in any given week, and 400 00:19:25,760 --> 00:19:28,040 Speaker 1: they potentially could lose anybody. They're just in that kind 401 00:19:28,080 --> 00:19:31,480 Speaker 1: of stratosphere right now, so there aren't many gimmes out 402 00:19:31,480 --> 00:19:34,520 Speaker 1: there on a schedule. This is where the Seattle Seahawks 403 00:19:34,560 --> 00:19:37,360 Speaker 1: need to make some hay. Yeah. Absolutely. With that, we're 404 00:19:37,359 --> 00:19:39,000 Speaker 1: going to call it a wrap on this edition of 405 00:19:39,000 --> 00:19:41,639 Speaker 1: Packers Unscripted. 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