1 00:00:00,400 --> 00:00:02,520 Speaker 1: You're listening to the Seahawks insiders. 2 00:00:02,640 --> 00:00:04,840 Speaker 2: Gino look growaying up over the top. Gott a man 3 00:00:04,880 --> 00:00:06,840 Speaker 2: out there, it is fuck, He's got it. 4 00:00:07,280 --> 00:00:12,800 Speaker 1: Touchdown Seyhawks getting you ready for Seahawks football every Sunday. 5 00:00:13,240 --> 00:00:17,520 Speaker 3: Hurts drops back, hastime, loads up, throws aj Brown the defense. 6 00:00:18,840 --> 00:00:20,200 Speaker 4: Doesn't you keep it sweet him? 7 00:00:20,400 --> 00:00:21,520 Speaker 5: He does? 8 00:00:22,320 --> 00:00:25,880 Speaker 1: Stay off ball Presented by Delta, the official airline of 9 00:00:25,880 --> 00:00:26,560 Speaker 1: the Seahawks. 10 00:00:26,800 --> 00:00:30,000 Speaker 2: Now here's your host. Gen Mueller tells. 11 00:00:29,720 --> 00:00:31,880 Speaker 4: It feels like it's been a while since we've been 12 00:00:31,920 --> 00:00:34,720 Speaker 4: with you. Gen Mueller alongside John Boyle, broadcasting from the 13 00:00:34,720 --> 00:00:38,680 Speaker 4: Seahawks Podcast Studio, presented by Sony, the official headphones partner 14 00:00:38,720 --> 00:00:41,720 Speaker 4: of the Seattle Seahawks. John, did you actually have a 15 00:00:41,720 --> 00:00:42,920 Speaker 4: bye week? Did you have some days? 16 00:00:43,159 --> 00:00:45,480 Speaker 5: Did had all of time off? Some good family time? 17 00:00:45,520 --> 00:00:46,600 Speaker 5: It's fun, that's good. 18 00:00:46,680 --> 00:00:48,760 Speaker 4: Yeah, through the airport with kids, three kids. 19 00:00:48,800 --> 00:00:50,760 Speaker 2: I did fly with three kids. That was less fun. 20 00:00:50,800 --> 00:00:54,400 Speaker 5: But we flew to La It was sunny and warm 21 00:00:54,440 --> 00:00:56,680 Speaker 5: and wonderful, so hm, it was good. 22 00:00:56,760 --> 00:00:59,400 Speaker 4: I took advantage of sweater sweater weather, can't even say it. 23 00:01:00,120 --> 00:01:03,680 Speaker 4: A lot of dominoes. It did come with a glass 24 00:01:03,720 --> 00:01:06,200 Speaker 4: or two of wine, of course, started getting into the 25 00:01:06,240 --> 00:01:09,959 Speaker 4: holiday spirit with a few movies, just just like tip toeing, 26 00:01:10,080 --> 00:01:15,680 Speaker 4: like on the edge. This is like the cheesy movie, 27 00:01:15,720 --> 00:01:18,160 Speaker 4: but it's just like it's it mentions Christmas, but it's 28 00:01:18,160 --> 00:01:22,240 Speaker 4: not a Christmas movie. So I'm just I'm tiptoeing towards that. 29 00:01:22,920 --> 00:01:25,160 Speaker 4: I also watched a lot of football on Sunday. That 30 00:01:25,280 --> 00:01:28,840 Speaker 4: was a great Sunday of football. I know that's right. 31 00:01:28,920 --> 00:01:30,720 Speaker 4: You were with three kids in an airport. 32 00:01:30,800 --> 00:01:31,199 Speaker 2: My bad. 33 00:01:31,319 --> 00:01:35,960 Speaker 4: Sorry, yeah, I mean it was a great Sunday football minus. 34 00:01:35,959 --> 00:01:38,880 Speaker 4: In fact, the Seahawks got no help in the standings, 35 00:01:39,280 --> 00:01:43,720 Speaker 4: which is challenging. I did learn something related to Tom 36 00:01:43,720 --> 00:01:48,680 Speaker 4: Brady and the San Francisco fans. Well, apparently he is 37 00:01:48,680 --> 00:01:52,280 Speaker 4: calling them San fran Yes, I did not know that 38 00:01:52,320 --> 00:01:53,080 Speaker 4: this is a problem. 39 00:01:53,160 --> 00:01:56,640 Speaker 5: Oh yes, I have from San Francisco. I don't yell 40 00:01:56,680 --> 00:01:56,920 Speaker 5: at me. 41 00:01:58,040 --> 00:02:00,760 Speaker 4: Okay, I don't understand what the deal is. But apparently 42 00:02:00,840 --> 00:02:02,760 Speaker 4: Tom Brady says this a lot during the broadcast. I 43 00:02:02,760 --> 00:02:05,080 Speaker 4: did hear it. And he's from the Bay Area. So 44 00:02:05,320 --> 00:02:07,360 Speaker 4: the Niners fans think that this is being. 45 00:02:07,200 --> 00:02:08,959 Speaker 2: Done on purpose to strolling them. 46 00:02:09,000 --> 00:02:11,320 Speaker 4: Just I get I don't know. I think he's got 47 00:02:11,360 --> 00:02:13,560 Speaker 4: a lot on his plate right now, folks. Okay, Also, 48 00:02:13,639 --> 00:02:15,440 Speaker 4: I say san Franz all the time. We're probably just 49 00:02:15,440 --> 00:02:15,919 Speaker 4: gonna keep it. 50 00:02:15,960 --> 00:02:16,359 Speaker 2: Don't say it. 51 00:02:16,360 --> 00:02:18,639 Speaker 5: They're you're gonna get in trouble. Although maybe all the 52 00:02:18,680 --> 00:02:20,360 Speaker 5: way maybe all the way out in Santa Clara. 53 00:02:20,400 --> 00:02:22,040 Speaker 2: They don't care. They don't. I don't know, they don't care. 54 00:02:22,120 --> 00:02:27,840 Speaker 4: I can't hear anything over the booming air, fog horned thing, whatever, 55 00:02:28,120 --> 00:02:30,200 Speaker 4: doesn't matter. I digress. You know what I was not 56 00:02:30,320 --> 00:02:32,480 Speaker 4: expecting when I got back to the facility and got 57 00:02:32,520 --> 00:02:35,359 Speaker 4: back to work this week. Some changes. Yeah, Like I 58 00:02:35,680 --> 00:02:38,560 Speaker 4: knew that we had the possibility of getting some guys 59 00:02:38,600 --> 00:02:40,720 Speaker 4: back from injury. You know, I know that this is 60 00:02:40,720 --> 00:02:43,040 Speaker 4: a different looking team than when we played the Niners 61 00:02:43,080 --> 00:02:45,920 Speaker 4: in Week six. Yeah, I did not expect to see 62 00:02:46,160 --> 00:02:46,799 Speaker 4: a couple of the. 63 00:02:46,760 --> 00:02:47,560 Speaker 2: Changes that were making. 64 00:02:47,639 --> 00:02:47,839 Speaker 3: Yeah. 65 00:02:48,000 --> 00:02:51,960 Speaker 5: Most notably, the team's leading tackler and starting linebacker, Tyrel Dotson, 66 00:02:52,240 --> 00:02:55,360 Speaker 5: was waived this week to make room, presumably for Tyree 67 00:02:55,360 --> 00:02:57,880 Speaker 5: Snight to start. They haven't flat out to Claire that, 68 00:02:57,960 --> 00:02:59,919 Speaker 5: but Mike mcnoggin made it sound like the rookie will 69 00:02:59,919 --> 00:03:00,400 Speaker 5: be getting the. 70 00:03:00,360 --> 00:03:04,280 Speaker 4: Start, and while it does seem curious because of the 71 00:03:04,400 --> 00:03:07,799 Speaker 4: number of tackles that Dodson had accumulated so far. Mike 72 00:03:07,880 --> 00:03:10,520 Speaker 4: McDonald lays out why the move was made. 73 00:03:10,840 --> 00:03:12,880 Speaker 6: Oh, well, you know, we really appreciate t Dot. I mean, 74 00:03:12,919 --> 00:03:15,720 Speaker 6: he's it's worked extremely hard, rehabbed, you know, throughout the 75 00:03:15,720 --> 00:03:18,440 Speaker 6: off season. Here use, I think is what was an 76 00:03:18,480 --> 00:03:20,320 Speaker 6: opportunity for us when we when we kind of sat 77 00:03:20,360 --> 00:03:22,080 Speaker 6: and it took a step back and realized where we 78 00:03:22,080 --> 00:03:24,400 Speaker 6: were at, it was really the best thing for us 79 00:03:24,480 --> 00:03:27,280 Speaker 6: to move forward that way, give the other guys in 80 00:03:27,320 --> 00:03:29,320 Speaker 6: the room an opportunity to step up. I help those 81 00:03:29,360 --> 00:03:32,080 Speaker 6: guys grab that opportunity by the horns and take it 82 00:03:32,120 --> 00:03:34,519 Speaker 6: and run with it. And and then it gives h 83 00:03:34,800 --> 00:03:37,360 Speaker 6: gives to relevant opportunity to you know, find another spot 84 00:03:37,400 --> 00:03:39,880 Speaker 6: somewhere else so we can finish the year strong. 85 00:03:40,000 --> 00:03:42,040 Speaker 2: So that was the thought behind it. 86 00:03:42,320 --> 00:03:44,960 Speaker 5: Yeah, you know, going into the by Mike McDonald did say, 87 00:03:44,960 --> 00:03:46,760 Speaker 5: you know, everything's on the table. They're they're going to 88 00:03:46,800 --> 00:03:49,640 Speaker 5: evaluate everything. So the fact that maybe a young player 89 00:03:49,680 --> 00:03:53,000 Speaker 5: is gonna get bumped up over a current starter doesn't 90 00:03:53,000 --> 00:03:54,720 Speaker 5: shock me. I was a little surprised that the move 91 00:03:54,800 --> 00:03:57,360 Speaker 5: was to let him go, but as Mike McDonald said, 92 00:03:57,360 --> 00:03:59,760 Speaker 5: that does when you sometimes there's an issue with you know, 93 00:04:00,160 --> 00:04:03,280 Speaker 5: veteran starting caliber player. It's sort of a disrespect thing 94 00:04:03,320 --> 00:04:05,120 Speaker 5: of like, hey, rather than leave you on the bench here, 95 00:04:05,160 --> 00:04:06,520 Speaker 5: we're going to give you a chance to go see 96 00:04:06,560 --> 00:04:08,200 Speaker 5: if you can find a starting job elsewhere. 97 00:04:08,280 --> 00:04:10,320 Speaker 4: He was claimed by Miami, so he does get a 98 00:04:10,400 --> 00:04:13,480 Speaker 4: chance to continue the season. Meanwhile, Tyrese Knight, we saw 99 00:04:13,560 --> 00:04:16,120 Speaker 4: him early in the season. We saw him in preseason, 100 00:04:16,120 --> 00:04:19,040 Speaker 4: and Mike McDonald said, look, without those snaps, you would 101 00:04:19,080 --> 00:04:22,520 Speaker 4: not be having this conversation right now. And when you 102 00:04:22,680 --> 00:04:26,200 Speaker 4: talked to people about Night early in the year, they 103 00:04:26,240 --> 00:04:29,200 Speaker 4: were really high on him. I can't evaluate linebacker play 104 00:04:29,200 --> 00:04:32,320 Speaker 4: the way some of my colleagues can. But this is 105 00:04:32,400 --> 00:04:35,320 Speaker 4: also one of those moves where if you believe the 106 00:04:35,360 --> 00:04:39,479 Speaker 4: guys that you have drafted, if you believe in them, 107 00:04:39,480 --> 00:04:42,240 Speaker 4: this is now a chance, yeah, for them to go 108 00:04:42,360 --> 00:04:45,840 Speaker 4: out and prove. And you know, it does feel a 109 00:04:45,920 --> 00:04:50,000 Speaker 4: little bit like a philosophy we have seen here before, 110 00:04:50,279 --> 00:04:53,279 Speaker 4: Letting young guys play, cut their teeth, make their mistakes 111 00:04:53,279 --> 00:04:54,880 Speaker 4: so that by the end of the year you have 112 00:04:55,000 --> 00:04:55,679 Speaker 4: seen growth. 113 00:04:56,000 --> 00:04:56,640 Speaker 2: Yeah, for sure. 114 00:04:56,680 --> 00:04:58,640 Speaker 5: And I mean, look, the guy who filled that roster 115 00:04:58,680 --> 00:05:01,960 Speaker 5: spot when they waved him job, a guy that was 116 00:05:02,040 --> 00:05:04,480 Speaker 5: on the practice squad and most Seahawks fans knew probably 117 00:05:04,480 --> 00:05:07,000 Speaker 5: nothing about going back a few weeks and then injuries 118 00:05:07,000 --> 00:05:09,200 Speaker 5: forced him into action in Atlanta. He starts that game 119 00:05:09,720 --> 00:05:12,000 Speaker 5: and now he's played well enough that Mike McDonald said, 120 00:05:12,000 --> 00:05:14,919 Speaker 5: most likely he's still your number three corner, even with 121 00:05:15,040 --> 00:05:16,839 Speaker 5: Crey Brown back, and even with me and my approach 122 00:05:16,880 --> 00:05:19,560 Speaker 5: it healthy. So just stories like that where it's a 123 00:05:19,560 --> 00:05:21,680 Speaker 5: guy that you know he worked hard, did it on 124 00:05:21,720 --> 00:05:24,120 Speaker 5: the practice squad. You got a Kobe Bryant who was 125 00:05:24,160 --> 00:05:26,320 Speaker 5: a backup doing the job on special teams, and now 126 00:05:26,360 --> 00:05:29,640 Speaker 5: he's starting and thriving. So Mike McDonald really likes kind 127 00:05:29,640 --> 00:05:31,520 Speaker 5: of what that says about those players. 128 00:05:31,200 --> 00:05:33,479 Speaker 4: Well, and it makes good on essentially the promise every 129 00:05:33,480 --> 00:05:36,600 Speaker 4: coach yeah makes to a player if you work hard 130 00:05:36,600 --> 00:05:39,360 Speaker 4: in practice, you will get rewarded. And I don't think 131 00:05:39,400 --> 00:05:42,240 Speaker 4: we always see that play out the way we're seeing 132 00:05:42,279 --> 00:05:45,320 Speaker 4: it right now, but it does say something about keeping 133 00:05:45,360 --> 00:05:48,000 Speaker 4: your ward but also figuring out how to earn your 134 00:05:48,040 --> 00:05:51,000 Speaker 4: opportunities when maybe not all lies are on you. 135 00:05:51,520 --> 00:05:53,800 Speaker 6: We want to be a program built on development and 136 00:05:53,960 --> 00:05:57,160 Speaker 6: bring guys along and you earn your opportunities and then 137 00:05:57,200 --> 00:05:59,160 Speaker 6: we want to celebrate it when you go out there 138 00:05:59,320 --> 00:06:02,560 Speaker 6: and you show what you can do. So we've we've had, 139 00:06:02,680 --> 00:06:04,920 Speaker 6: you know, several examples of that that you've rattled off, 140 00:06:04,960 --> 00:06:07,960 Speaker 6: and uh, hopefully that's that's message the rest of the guys. 141 00:06:07,960 --> 00:06:09,560 Speaker 6: That's that's how we want to operate, and that's that's 142 00:06:09,560 --> 00:06:12,280 Speaker 6: where you earn. Everything is just to day by day 143 00:06:12,920 --> 00:06:14,800 Speaker 6: you know, in the meeting room, walk through, is how 144 00:06:14,839 --> 00:06:16,600 Speaker 6: you go about your business, type of person you are, 145 00:06:17,560 --> 00:06:19,359 Speaker 6: all that stuff. We're trying to, you know, trying to 146 00:06:19,360 --> 00:06:21,640 Speaker 6: make people grow in all aspects of their life. 147 00:06:21,920 --> 00:06:24,320 Speaker 5: As you said, Jenna, every coach you know is preaching 148 00:06:24,400 --> 00:06:26,760 Speaker 5: this that you compete, you got your practice matters, all that. 149 00:06:26,800 --> 00:06:29,479 Speaker 5: But it's not that often the NFL that you see 150 00:06:29,520 --> 00:06:31,839 Speaker 5: a lot of changes like this mid season. I do think, 151 00:06:32,000 --> 00:06:34,279 Speaker 5: you know, probably a first time coaching staff, you're going 152 00:06:34,320 --> 00:06:35,600 Speaker 5: to maybe see more of this. They're going to be 153 00:06:35,600 --> 00:06:37,599 Speaker 5: a little more flexible as they figure out what they want. 154 00:06:38,000 --> 00:06:40,799 Speaker 5: And also, as mcdonnal' said, I think there's a value 155 00:06:40,800 --> 00:06:43,520 Speaker 5: in that message. It's a it might light a fire 156 00:06:43,600 --> 00:06:45,360 Speaker 5: under the butts to some veteran guys are like, hey, 157 00:06:45,400 --> 00:06:48,360 Speaker 5: nobody's safe, but be if you're that practice squad guy, 158 00:06:48,400 --> 00:06:50,200 Speaker 5: if you're that third string guy, whatever, it is. 159 00:06:50,120 --> 00:06:51,440 Speaker 2: Like you have a real shot. 160 00:06:51,560 --> 00:06:53,880 Speaker 5: It's not just you're going through the motion and trying 161 00:06:53,920 --> 00:06:56,159 Speaker 5: to get that practice squad check. Like if you show out, 162 00:06:56,240 --> 00:06:57,839 Speaker 5: you've got a real shot turned playing time. 163 00:06:58,320 --> 00:07:00,560 Speaker 4: I also think there is leadership that has shown on 164 00:07:00,600 --> 00:07:02,279 Speaker 4: the other side of that, because how many times have 165 00:07:02,360 --> 00:07:05,920 Speaker 4: we seen examples around sports or even in business, sticking 166 00:07:05,960 --> 00:07:09,120 Speaker 4: with something that doesn't work right because it's a principal thing, right, 167 00:07:09,240 --> 00:07:11,120 Speaker 4: or because while I paid money for this, I don't 168 00:07:11,120 --> 00:07:13,200 Speaker 4: really I don't really like this, right. It could just 169 00:07:13,240 --> 00:07:14,720 Speaker 4: be something you bought for you else I don't really 170 00:07:14,760 --> 00:07:16,440 Speaker 4: like it, but I paid money for it, so I'm 171 00:07:16,480 --> 00:07:17,840 Speaker 4: just gonna suck it up and deal with it. 172 00:07:17,960 --> 00:07:18,080 Speaker 3: Right. 173 00:07:18,400 --> 00:07:23,000 Speaker 4: It actually does take something to say, look, it's not working, 174 00:07:23,400 --> 00:07:25,640 Speaker 4: we're gonna move on. And by the way, t Dot, 175 00:07:25,680 --> 00:07:28,600 Speaker 4: an awesome person, really enjoyed my conversations with them. 176 00:07:28,640 --> 00:07:29,520 Speaker 2: It's it's having them here. 177 00:07:29,560 --> 00:07:32,360 Speaker 4: It's and I know, and Mike had said, look, it 178 00:07:32,440 --> 00:07:34,600 Speaker 4: looks like we're pointing the finger at a couple of 179 00:07:34,680 --> 00:07:38,160 Speaker 4: players who are not here, because that entire line backing 180 00:07:38,240 --> 00:07:42,080 Speaker 4: room looks different. It's also to your point figuring out 181 00:07:42,320 --> 00:07:45,200 Speaker 4: who fits in the system because all of this is new. 182 00:07:45,320 --> 00:07:49,120 Speaker 5: Yeah, it's unfortunately you cannot it's just not realistic. And 183 00:07:49,120 --> 00:07:50,720 Speaker 5: it's more like football to have a new coach, just 184 00:07:50,800 --> 00:07:53,080 Speaker 5: have coming and everything just goes smooth as can be, 185 00:07:53,520 --> 00:07:55,920 Speaker 5: no bumps in their own no justice needed. So I like, 186 00:07:56,440 --> 00:07:58,720 Speaker 5: you know, it's it's hard to do these things in season, 187 00:07:58,760 --> 00:08:01,920 Speaker 5: and it can make young people criticized for it. It can 188 00:08:01,920 --> 00:08:04,320 Speaker 5: make you look bad. So I think it takes some 189 00:08:04,400 --> 00:08:07,440 Speaker 5: conviction to be like, hey, this isn't working. Even if 190 00:08:07,440 --> 00:08:09,400 Speaker 5: it even if it's kind of messy, we're going to 191 00:08:09,440 --> 00:08:09,920 Speaker 5: try to fix it. 192 00:08:10,000 --> 00:08:10,320 Speaker 2: Right now. 193 00:08:10,480 --> 00:08:13,480 Speaker 4: Yep, we are broadcasting from the Seahawks Podcast Studio, presented 194 00:08:13,480 --> 00:08:16,480 Speaker 4: by Sony, the official headphone partner of the Seattle Seahawks. 195 00:08:16,600 --> 00:08:19,560 Speaker 4: We have talked about the changes that the Seahawks have 196 00:08:19,680 --> 00:08:22,960 Speaker 4: made on defense. I am curious how far the changes 197 00:08:23,000 --> 00:08:26,160 Speaker 4: will extend on offense, and I suspect that not all 198 00:08:26,200 --> 00:08:31,240 Speaker 4: of them will be so evident, as in, how do 199 00:08:31,400 --> 00:08:34,920 Speaker 4: things get simplified, how do they get communicated? Because that 200 00:08:35,120 --> 00:08:37,040 Speaker 4: was one of the things that Mike McDonald was talking 201 00:08:37,040 --> 00:08:40,360 Speaker 4: about before they headed into the buy, particularly with the 202 00:08:40,400 --> 00:08:41,080 Speaker 4: offensive line. 203 00:08:41,200 --> 00:08:42,839 Speaker 5: Yeah, I mean, there's just there's things they know they 204 00:08:42,840 --> 00:08:45,679 Speaker 5: need to clean up, especially upfront, where it's whether it's 205 00:08:45,679 --> 00:08:49,199 Speaker 5: the penalties, the turnovers they've had that recently, the snap 206 00:08:49,240 --> 00:08:51,079 Speaker 5: issues are are just all these little things are just 207 00:08:51,160 --> 00:08:53,320 Speaker 5: keeping them from functioning at the level they want. And 208 00:08:53,600 --> 00:08:56,040 Speaker 5: the questions brought this week is they've been a very 209 00:08:56,040 --> 00:08:57,920 Speaker 5: shotgun heavy team. Do you go under center or you're 210 00:08:57,920 --> 00:08:59,400 Speaker 5: obviously not going to tell you the forty nine ers 211 00:08:59,440 --> 00:09:01,320 Speaker 5: that in the middle of the but that's something that 212 00:09:01,360 --> 00:09:03,079 Speaker 5: maybe you see more of that. They haven't done a 213 00:09:03,080 --> 00:09:04,760 Speaker 5: lot of play actions, so there's all these different things 214 00:09:04,760 --> 00:09:07,320 Speaker 5: they can get into. But whatever it is, it's, as 215 00:09:07,360 --> 00:09:10,080 Speaker 5: you said, simplifying the process to where you know, whatever 216 00:09:10,120 --> 00:09:12,000 Speaker 5: they're doing all week to get ready, it can come 217 00:09:12,000 --> 00:09:13,800 Speaker 5: out cleaner on game day. Because this offense, I mean 218 00:09:13,840 --> 00:09:16,200 Speaker 5: we've seen it. They have a ton of firepower. Gino 219 00:09:16,280 --> 00:09:18,240 Speaker 5: Smith can make every throw in the world. He's got 220 00:09:18,280 --> 00:09:20,439 Speaker 5: great weapons. But they just they get in their own 221 00:09:20,440 --> 00:09:21,040 Speaker 5: way too often. 222 00:09:21,120 --> 00:09:21,600 Speaker 2: Yeah, they do. 223 00:09:21,760 --> 00:09:23,520 Speaker 4: And they got in their way back in week six 224 00:09:23,559 --> 00:09:27,160 Speaker 4: when these teams met because they had chances, including a 225 00:09:27,240 --> 00:09:29,360 Speaker 4: chance to score on the opening drive. There's an interception 226 00:09:29,400 --> 00:09:32,800 Speaker 4: at the three yard line. Suddenly momentum swings the Niners direction. 227 00:09:32,880 --> 00:09:35,400 Speaker 4: They never get it back. Seattle does pull within five 228 00:09:35,559 --> 00:09:38,239 Speaker 4: late in the game, and then it tackling becomes an issue, 229 00:09:38,400 --> 00:09:40,880 Speaker 4: and it's frustrating to go back and look at that. 230 00:09:41,040 --> 00:09:43,000 Speaker 4: I do think the team looks different on both sides 231 00:09:43,000 --> 00:09:45,800 Speaker 4: of the ball. I also think it's really hard to 232 00:09:45,840 --> 00:09:48,520 Speaker 4: look at that game and know what to expect because 233 00:09:48,559 --> 00:09:51,480 Speaker 4: both teams look really different. In week eleven. 234 00:09:52,160 --> 00:09:53,760 Speaker 6: You know, you just can't take it, you know, play 235 00:09:53,760 --> 00:09:56,840 Speaker 6: by play verbatim. But uh, that's kind of the secret. 236 00:09:56,840 --> 00:09:59,520 Speaker 6: That's a secret question, right, It's what matters, what doesn't. 237 00:10:00,000 --> 00:10:01,720 Speaker 6: How have you evolved, how do you take the next step? 238 00:10:01,720 --> 00:10:04,600 Speaker 6: How do you answer certain things? Comes down to how 239 00:10:04,640 --> 00:10:07,920 Speaker 6: well we play? Frankly, so I guess that's that really 240 00:10:08,040 --> 00:10:09,920 Speaker 6: is the secret behind it. But that's going to be 241 00:10:10,000 --> 00:10:11,319 Speaker 6: That's always the way when you're playing a team a 242 00:10:11,320 --> 00:10:14,400 Speaker 6: second time, sometimes a third time. So we'll see a 243 00:10:14,400 --> 00:10:16,520 Speaker 6: lot of these guys, so we gotta go play good. 244 00:10:16,840 --> 00:10:19,160 Speaker 5: I mean normally you'd say, oh, second time in six weeks. 245 00:10:19,200 --> 00:10:20,720 Speaker 5: You can go back and look at that film, like 246 00:10:20,960 --> 00:10:24,040 Speaker 5: probably the most important piece of their offense is Christian McCaffrey. 247 00:10:24,040 --> 00:10:26,240 Speaker 5: With all due respect to brock Purty, it's always a 248 00:10:26,280 --> 00:10:29,760 Speaker 5: quarterback in some sense, but McCaffrey's such a unique weapon 249 00:10:29,800 --> 00:10:31,400 Speaker 5: the way they use him, so for him to be 250 00:10:31,679 --> 00:10:33,800 Speaker 5: not playing a few weeks ago, now he's playing, that 251 00:10:33,840 --> 00:10:35,960 Speaker 5: makes a huge difference. We talked about this a little 252 00:10:36,000 --> 00:10:38,760 Speaker 5: bit earlier, but defensively, the Seahawks are so much different now. 253 00:10:39,040 --> 00:10:42,000 Speaker 5: Both linebackers will be different, Kobees starting, Josh Job will 254 00:10:42,040 --> 00:10:44,920 Speaker 5: be out there, new guys up front like there There. 255 00:10:44,840 --> 00:10:47,320 Speaker 4: Were also injuries in that game. Rak Wolla didn't play 256 00:10:47,320 --> 00:10:50,280 Speaker 4: in that game and Murphy didn't play in that game either. 257 00:10:50,559 --> 00:10:53,080 Speaker 5: Sawks people will feel like they're much better equipped defensively 258 00:10:53,160 --> 00:10:55,320 Speaker 5: to handle us. But forty nine ers also have some 259 00:10:55,360 --> 00:10:58,200 Speaker 5: weapons that they didn't have, including their biggest weapon. 260 00:10:58,400 --> 00:11:03,000 Speaker 4: Okay, but the Niners ranks second in the league when 261 00:11:03,000 --> 00:11:05,600 Speaker 4: it comes to total yards on offense, they're averaging just 262 00:11:05,679 --> 00:11:08,800 Speaker 4: over four hundred and twelve. It was a balanced offense. 263 00:11:08,920 --> 00:11:11,880 Speaker 4: Without Christian McCaffrey. They were racking up one hundred and 264 00:11:11,880 --> 00:11:14,040 Speaker 4: forty nine rushing yards a game, two hundred and sixty 265 00:11:14,040 --> 00:11:17,400 Speaker 4: two passing yards a game. I will point out some 266 00:11:17,480 --> 00:11:19,600 Speaker 4: of those numbers I'm not going to say skewed. I 267 00:11:19,600 --> 00:11:23,600 Speaker 4: will say that game against Seattle definitely helped the Niners numbers. 268 00:11:23,679 --> 00:11:25,640 Speaker 5: Yeah, they put up big numbers of that game and 269 00:11:25,679 --> 00:11:27,160 Speaker 5: on a lot of big plays where that was a 270 00:11:27,160 --> 00:11:30,319 Speaker 5: big talking point for the defense of like, you can 271 00:11:30,360 --> 00:11:32,520 Speaker 5: do a lot right and it doesn't really matter if 272 00:11:32,559 --> 00:11:35,320 Speaker 5: you're giving up huge touchdowns to Debo and what you know, 273 00:11:35,360 --> 00:11:38,040 Speaker 5: the other big plays I had. So that's you need 274 00:11:38,080 --> 00:11:40,680 Speaker 5: to not just be good on ninety percent of the plays. 275 00:11:40,880 --> 00:11:43,160 Speaker 5: You need to eliminate those big, huge plays that allowed 276 00:11:43,160 --> 00:11:45,000 Speaker 5: the forty nineers to put up some massive numbers in 277 00:11:45,040 --> 00:11:45,400 Speaker 5: that game. 278 00:11:45,800 --> 00:11:48,760 Speaker 4: Yeah, and when it comes to Debo and McCaffrey, they's 279 00:11:48,840 --> 00:11:52,439 Speaker 4: somewhat interchangeable because the Niners had to make do without 280 00:11:52,520 --> 00:11:54,959 Speaker 4: McCaffrey for so long. So here's kind of what you're 281 00:11:54,960 --> 00:11:58,560 Speaker 4: expecting when the twenty twenty three offensive Player of the 282 00:11:58,640 --> 00:11:59,320 Speaker 4: Year returns. 283 00:11:59,640 --> 00:12:02,240 Speaker 6: Well, I mean, you know, you have last year's tape 284 00:12:02,280 --> 00:12:03,720 Speaker 6: and then all the things they've done off of it, 285 00:12:03,760 --> 00:12:05,360 Speaker 6: and then you have kind of a one game sample, 286 00:12:05,720 --> 00:12:07,360 Speaker 6: and they were doing a lot of the things that 287 00:12:07,400 --> 00:12:09,760 Speaker 6: they do with McCaffrey. Now, albeit it might have been 288 00:12:09,800 --> 00:12:12,400 Speaker 6: with Debo or with the running backs that they had 289 00:12:12,440 --> 00:12:14,760 Speaker 6: out there, so it's kind of hard to gauge like 290 00:12:14,840 --> 00:12:16,719 Speaker 6: percentage of how much they're going to change. But you 291 00:12:16,800 --> 00:12:19,760 Speaker 6: talk about interchangeable parts and guys that can do multiple things, 292 00:12:20,040 --> 00:12:22,719 Speaker 6: I think you're probably more likely to get Christian and 293 00:12:23,280 --> 00:12:26,000 Speaker 6: funk your spots that he normally you know, they didn't 294 00:12:26,000 --> 00:12:27,480 Speaker 6: do with the other running backs or really any other 295 00:12:27,559 --> 00:12:29,400 Speaker 6: running back in the league. So those are things you 296 00:12:29,440 --> 00:12:32,640 Speaker 6: have to account for on really any situation so that 297 00:12:32,679 --> 00:12:34,360 Speaker 6: they do a great job. But everybody kind of knows 298 00:12:34,360 --> 00:12:36,840 Speaker 6: all the different spots and the time they don't lose 299 00:12:36,880 --> 00:12:39,160 Speaker 6: timing or anything like that. So that's what you're looking at. 300 00:12:39,440 --> 00:12:42,560 Speaker 5: That interchangeable parts thing that Mike mcdall mentioned is huge, 301 00:12:42,559 --> 00:12:43,840 Speaker 5: and you touched on this as well, Jim. 302 00:12:43,840 --> 00:12:45,160 Speaker 2: It's like most teams if. 303 00:12:45,080 --> 00:12:47,560 Speaker 5: They put a receiver in the backfield, you kind of 304 00:12:47,600 --> 00:12:49,640 Speaker 5: know one of a few things will happen and he's 305 00:12:49,720 --> 00:12:51,720 Speaker 5: limited what he can do back there. Same thing with 306 00:12:51,760 --> 00:12:53,680 Speaker 5: you split a receiver out wide, he maybe has a 307 00:12:53,720 --> 00:12:58,000 Speaker 5: limited route for you. McCaffrey is an NFL caliber receiver 308 00:12:58,720 --> 00:13:01,000 Speaker 5: when he lines up out there, can do a ton 309 00:13:01,040 --> 00:13:02,599 Speaker 5: in the backfield as a runner. 310 00:13:02,360 --> 00:13:04,840 Speaker 2: So it's like they're legit threats wherever you put them. 311 00:13:04,880 --> 00:13:06,440 Speaker 5: And when you have those two guys out there together, 312 00:13:06,520 --> 00:13:08,000 Speaker 5: it really changes that offense. 313 00:13:08,160 --> 00:13:10,160 Speaker 4: I was really hoping he was going to show signs 314 00:13:10,160 --> 00:13:11,280 Speaker 4: of rust last week. 315 00:13:11,679 --> 00:13:12,800 Speaker 2: Yeah he didn't. 316 00:13:13,679 --> 00:13:14,120 Speaker 1: He didn't. 317 00:13:14,200 --> 00:13:16,520 Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean, yeah, he didn't be a problem. 318 00:13:16,960 --> 00:13:19,040 Speaker 4: It's going to be a problem. But look the explosive 319 00:13:19,080 --> 00:13:21,040 Speaker 4: plays that we talked about, that is something that San 320 00:13:21,080 --> 00:13:23,600 Speaker 4: Francisco has excelled at, not just this year, but actually 321 00:13:23,600 --> 00:13:25,480 Speaker 4: going back a few years. But if you look at 322 00:13:25,559 --> 00:13:29,520 Speaker 4: just their numbers this year, seventy one big plays that 323 00:13:29,760 --> 00:13:32,000 Speaker 4: is a rush of ten or more yards or a 324 00:13:32,040 --> 00:13:34,880 Speaker 4: reception of twenty or more. They've had thirty six runs 325 00:13:34,880 --> 00:13:37,880 Speaker 4: like that, thirty five receptions. So you were going to 326 00:13:37,920 --> 00:13:39,840 Speaker 4: have to figure out a way to stop those big plays. 327 00:13:39,960 --> 00:13:42,440 Speaker 4: And for Mike McDonald, if you actually want to break 328 00:13:42,480 --> 00:13:45,040 Speaker 4: this game, like you can mention all sorts of things, 329 00:13:45,960 --> 00:13:48,840 Speaker 4: it comes down to what you do on first down. 330 00:13:49,280 --> 00:13:51,600 Speaker 6: Yeah, this game is going to come down to a 331 00:13:51,679 --> 00:13:53,120 Speaker 6: large part of It's going to come down to how 332 00:13:53,120 --> 00:13:56,360 Speaker 6: well each team plays on first down. And they obviously 333 00:13:56,400 --> 00:13:57,240 Speaker 6: they do a great job. 334 00:13:57,400 --> 00:13:57,880 Speaker 2: I think we. 335 00:13:57,840 --> 00:14:00,000 Speaker 6: Played it well in certain aspects in the first game 336 00:14:00,040 --> 00:14:02,320 Speaker 6: obviously gave us some explosives on first down two, So 337 00:14:02,920 --> 00:14:05,040 Speaker 6: trying to eliminate those types of things, putting ourselves in 338 00:14:05,120 --> 00:14:09,360 Speaker 6: better position really just executing as a whole is better. 339 00:14:09,400 --> 00:14:11,760 Speaker 6: And of course as coaches, we're trying to design and 340 00:14:11,800 --> 00:14:14,120 Speaker 6: put ourselves in better situations, so we feel like we 341 00:14:14,160 --> 00:14:17,280 Speaker 6: have the upper hand of those in those situations as well. 342 00:14:17,280 --> 00:14:18,440 Speaker 6: So it's kind of a team effort. 343 00:14:19,320 --> 00:14:21,880 Speaker 5: And the reason that first down obviously is so important 344 00:14:21,880 --> 00:14:25,040 Speaker 5: that Mike McDonald's talking about is the Seahawks have sometimes 345 00:14:25,040 --> 00:14:27,560 Speaker 5: struggled on early downs, whether it's you know, an effective 346 00:14:27,960 --> 00:14:31,840 Speaker 5: run game, penalties, sacks, whatever they've been facing. I believe 347 00:14:31,840 --> 00:14:35,680 Speaker 5: it's the longest down third third to yardage to go, 348 00:14:35,920 --> 00:14:37,080 Speaker 5: third down, yardage to go? 349 00:14:37,280 --> 00:14:40,280 Speaker 4: Did you want to like get that again, John, come 350 00:14:40,360 --> 00:14:42,600 Speaker 4: to the Seahawks having problems. 351 00:14:42,120 --> 00:14:44,080 Speaker 2: With long third downs? 352 00:14:45,040 --> 00:14:47,280 Speaker 4: There you go, that's the way to say it. 353 00:14:47,440 --> 00:14:50,760 Speaker 5: In fact, the longest in the league. So when you're 354 00:14:50,800 --> 00:14:52,760 Speaker 5: doing that, it's really hard to convert forty nine ers. 355 00:14:52,800 --> 00:14:55,000 Speaker 5: I meanwhile, are one of the best first down teams 356 00:14:55,040 --> 00:14:57,440 Speaker 5: in the league, So you create situations where you might 357 00:14:57,480 --> 00:14:58,920 Speaker 5: not even be getting a third down, or if you are, 358 00:14:58,960 --> 00:14:59,720 Speaker 5: it's third and short. 359 00:15:00,120 --> 00:15:01,600 Speaker 2: It's just a huge difference. 360 00:15:01,600 --> 00:15:03,320 Speaker 5: And that goes back to when we're talking about the 361 00:15:03,320 --> 00:15:06,360 Speaker 5: Seahawks defense all year long, Like when it's been good, 362 00:15:06,680 --> 00:15:09,200 Speaker 5: it's when you're stopping the run. You're good on early downs, 363 00:15:09,280 --> 00:15:11,160 Speaker 5: and that's when you can get the pass rush going, 364 00:15:11,200 --> 00:15:13,440 Speaker 5: you can start disguising things, and you can get the turnout. 365 00:15:13,480 --> 00:15:16,240 Speaker 5: All that's come when the Seahawks are forcing teams into 366 00:15:16,320 --> 00:15:17,440 Speaker 5: third and long situations. 367 00:15:18,640 --> 00:15:20,920 Speaker 4: San Francisco is one of the best in the league's 368 00:15:20,920 --> 00:15:23,240 Speaker 4: on first down. They actually are the second best in 369 00:15:23,280 --> 00:15:26,720 Speaker 4: the league. They're averaging over seven yards of play on 370 00:15:26,800 --> 00:15:27,280 Speaker 4: first down. 371 00:15:27,360 --> 00:15:28,000 Speaker 2: That seems good. 372 00:15:28,240 --> 00:15:32,160 Speaker 4: That seems ridiculous. Baltimore is at seven point two forty 373 00:15:32,240 --> 00:15:36,560 Speaker 4: nine Ers are at seven oh five. You were never 374 00:15:36,640 --> 00:15:39,000 Speaker 4: facing a third and long in that scenario unless you 375 00:15:39,040 --> 00:15:42,400 Speaker 4: have a penalty. I mean, that's that is pretty significant. 376 00:15:42,680 --> 00:15:42,880 Speaker 1: It is. 377 00:15:43,280 --> 00:15:46,200 Speaker 4: And also that starts to play into time of possession too. 378 00:15:46,320 --> 00:15:48,760 Speaker 4: I mean, that's one of those things where you've got 379 00:15:48,800 --> 00:15:51,520 Speaker 4: to give yourself some chances to make plays because in 380 00:15:51,560 --> 00:15:54,520 Speaker 4: the previous matchup, Seattle didn't run the ball very much, 381 00:15:54,960 --> 00:15:57,000 Speaker 4: and it made it really hard on them because you 382 00:15:57,040 --> 00:15:59,680 Speaker 4: didn't have that many options and a guy like Nick 383 00:15:59,720 --> 00:16:02,520 Speaker 4: Bosa can tee off on you dealing with the hit 384 00:16:02,560 --> 00:16:07,200 Speaker 4: pointer though he is he didn't eat he's listed. Yeah, 385 00:16:07,280 --> 00:16:08,600 Speaker 4: I mean I think that that's going to be more 386 00:16:08,640 --> 00:16:11,480 Speaker 4: of a game time decision. I don't wish injury on anybody, 387 00:16:11,520 --> 00:16:13,280 Speaker 4: but I do want to make sure that he is 388 00:16:13,320 --> 00:16:14,600 Speaker 4: one hundred percent. 389 00:16:14,920 --> 00:16:15,920 Speaker 2: Takes care of himself. 390 00:16:15,960 --> 00:16:16,080 Speaker 6: Right. 391 00:16:16,240 --> 00:16:20,120 Speaker 4: You need to take care of your body absolutely well 392 00:16:20,120 --> 00:16:23,120 Speaker 4: this NFL season. Feel every play, every hit, every moment 393 00:16:23,200 --> 00:16:27,240 Speaker 4: with a Sony one thousand x M five noise canceling headphones. 394 00:16:27,440 --> 00:16:29,960 Speaker 4: It is the official headphones of the Seattle Seahawks. With 395 00:16:30,040 --> 00:16:33,280 Speaker 4: premium noise cancelation, you're in the zone, no distractions, just 396 00:16:33,360 --> 00:16:35,920 Speaker 4: pure football. Whether you are in your living room or 397 00:16:35,920 --> 00:16:38,120 Speaker 4: on the go, you will never miss a beat with 398 00:16:38,200 --> 00:16:41,120 Speaker 4: Sony headphones. Those can be helpful. Like I mentioned, there's 399 00:16:41,120 --> 00:16:44,760 Speaker 4: a loud foghorn in San Francisco this week, so I 400 00:16:44,800 --> 00:16:49,040 Speaker 4: will be enjoying some noise canceling headphones. Meanwhile, Oh, Scott 401 00:16:49,040 --> 00:16:51,880 Speaker 4: Engel is dialed in on what is happening on the 402 00:16:51,920 --> 00:16:55,280 Speaker 4: fantasy side of things, because John, from my understanding, we're 403 00:16:55,320 --> 00:16:57,600 Speaker 4: starting to get down to the nitty gritty. 404 00:16:57,360 --> 00:17:01,280 Speaker 3: Weak eleven and Fantasy football, the playoff getting closer, and 405 00:17:01,320 --> 00:17:04,800 Speaker 3: we get you ready with some winning lineup tips. We 406 00:17:05,000 --> 00:17:09,280 Speaker 3: start a quarterback with Jared Goff for the rebound performance 407 00:17:09,359 --> 00:17:13,719 Speaker 3: against the Jacksonville Jaguars, who ranked thirtieth in Fantasy points 408 00:17:13,720 --> 00:17:17,280 Speaker 3: per game, and passing the yards allowed to quarterbacks at 409 00:17:17,359 --> 00:17:20,600 Speaker 3: running back JK. Dobbins against the Cincinnati Bengals. Goun to 410 00:17:20,640 --> 00:17:24,360 Speaker 3: be very important for the Chargers to control the clock 411 00:17:24,960 --> 00:17:27,639 Speaker 3: and control the ball with their running game against that 412 00:17:27,760 --> 00:17:32,040 Speaker 3: powerful Bengals offense. Also, if you're looking for a streamer 413 00:17:32,560 --> 00:17:36,200 Speaker 3: Audric estimate, the rookie now the lead running back for 414 00:17:36,280 --> 00:17:40,159 Speaker 3: the Denver Broncos against the Atlanta Falcons, Sean Payton not 415 00:17:40,240 --> 00:17:43,880 Speaker 3: afraid to go with his younger players to win games. 416 00:17:44,240 --> 00:17:47,600 Speaker 3: And wide receiver Jamison Williams also of the Lions and 417 00:17:47,680 --> 00:17:51,879 Speaker 3: that matchups against the Jacksonville Jaguars. And another upside play, 418 00:17:52,280 --> 00:17:55,480 Speaker 3: Tank Dell of the Houston Texans in the Battle of 419 00:17:55,600 --> 00:17:59,879 Speaker 3: Texas against the Dallas Cowboys. And from the Seahawks. Of course, 420 00:18:00,480 --> 00:18:04,280 Speaker 3: Jackson Smith and the JIGBA. With DK Metcalf trending to 421 00:18:04,400 --> 00:18:06,800 Speaker 3: return this week, he's going to command a lot of 422 00:18:06,840 --> 00:18:10,760 Speaker 3: defensive attention. As always and that will help Jackson Smith 423 00:18:10,800 --> 00:18:15,760 Speaker 3: the Jigba get open often to roll up those PPR catches. 424 00:18:16,280 --> 00:18:19,359 Speaker 3: For more fantasy analysis from me, go to seahawks dot 425 00:18:19,400 --> 00:18:24,120 Speaker 3: com news page, Fantasy and Cider tab, and also at 426 00:18:24,200 --> 00:18:27,600 Speaker 3: Rhodobowler dot com you can check out my latest player rankings. 427 00:18:27,880 --> 00:18:30,480 Speaker 3: Back to you, Jen and John for this big Week 428 00:18:30,520 --> 00:18:34,240 Speaker 3: eleven matchup against the San Francisco forty nine ers. 429 00:18:34,680 --> 00:18:37,560 Speaker 4: Thank you, Scott. How happy do you think fantasy owners 430 00:18:37,560 --> 00:18:39,160 Speaker 4: are with Jackson Smith and Jigba right now? 431 00:18:39,280 --> 00:18:42,720 Speaker 2: I mean, if they started him last week, they're thrilled. Well, 432 00:18:42,760 --> 00:18:43,159 Speaker 2: you would have. 433 00:18:43,240 --> 00:18:44,399 Speaker 4: I would have thought you would. 434 00:18:44,520 --> 00:18:48,080 Speaker 5: With you didn't, you're kicking yourself. But man, that was 435 00:18:48,080 --> 00:18:50,199 Speaker 5: fun to watch it. You know, obviously you hate to 436 00:18:50,240 --> 00:18:53,040 Speaker 5: lose any game, but a very fun silver lining now 437 00:18:53,080 --> 00:18:56,000 Speaker 5: that one was watching Jackson Smith and Jigba have one 438 00:18:56,040 --> 00:18:58,080 Speaker 5: of the best receiving games in Seahawks history. 439 00:18:58,080 --> 00:18:59,320 Speaker 2: That wasn't just a career high. 440 00:18:59,320 --> 00:19:02,720 Speaker 5: He's largeent and Lockett is the only players in franchise 441 00:19:02,800 --> 00:19:04,520 Speaker 5: history with one hundred and eighty or more yards and 442 00:19:04,560 --> 00:19:05,680 Speaker 5: two touchdowns in the game. 443 00:19:06,200 --> 00:19:08,840 Speaker 2: And it could have been massive. He had too long. 444 00:19:08,920 --> 00:19:10,560 Speaker 5: I think it was seventy eight yards worth of catches 445 00:19:10,600 --> 00:19:13,840 Speaker 5: taken back by penalties, So I mean that was really 446 00:19:13,840 --> 00:19:16,920 Speaker 5: cool to see by far the most he's been used 447 00:19:16,920 --> 00:19:18,600 Speaker 5: as a downfield threat, which I'm sure some of that 448 00:19:18,680 --> 00:19:21,120 Speaker 5: was DK Metcalf not being out there, but really cool 449 00:19:21,160 --> 00:19:22,680 Speaker 5: to see that part of his game accentuated. 450 00:19:22,840 --> 00:19:24,640 Speaker 4: I thought it was cool to hear DK talking about 451 00:19:24,680 --> 00:19:26,320 Speaker 4: him this week too. It's like, look, we know he 452 00:19:26,320 --> 00:19:27,760 Speaker 4: can make those plays. I mean you and I have 453 00:19:27,800 --> 00:19:31,199 Speaker 4: seen him make those plays in practice. But now that 454 00:19:31,320 --> 00:19:34,040 Speaker 4: you have had that experience and you know what he 455 00:19:34,080 --> 00:19:36,280 Speaker 4: can do, and you've seen him do it on game day. 456 00:19:36,440 --> 00:19:38,280 Speaker 5: And you put it on tape for opponents of like, yep, 457 00:19:38,440 --> 00:19:41,280 Speaker 5: this is a legit threat now, and you have DK Metcalf, who, 458 00:19:41,720 --> 00:19:43,879 Speaker 5: to borrow a term that we've heard from Mike mcdondery's 459 00:19:43,880 --> 00:19:45,119 Speaker 5: only force multiplier. 460 00:19:45,200 --> 00:19:47,400 Speaker 2: Like when you have I do like that term, I do. Yeah, 461 00:19:47,560 --> 00:19:48,960 Speaker 2: that's what force multiplayer? 462 00:19:49,119 --> 00:19:50,440 Speaker 4: Yes, sorry not to interrupt. 463 00:19:50,119 --> 00:19:53,159 Speaker 5: Hers, no, but when you have that, what DK Metcalf 464 00:19:53,280 --> 00:19:56,399 Speaker 5: is like he affects not just who's covered him, but 465 00:19:56,640 --> 00:20:00,679 Speaker 5: how they shift coverages to him. How you know, heavy 466 00:20:00,680 --> 00:20:02,560 Speaker 5: boxes if they can do that against roaring game. So 467 00:20:02,560 --> 00:20:04,639 Speaker 5: I mean, you affect so much with a guy you 468 00:20:04,640 --> 00:20:05,960 Speaker 5: can make off it. Now, if all of a sudden 469 00:20:06,000 --> 00:20:08,600 Speaker 5: you're looking at last week's tape and saying, like, shoot, 470 00:20:08,600 --> 00:20:11,400 Speaker 5: we gotta really worry about Jackson Smith and Jigba going 471 00:20:11,400 --> 00:20:13,960 Speaker 5: downfield too. It's and Tyler Lockett's been that his whole 472 00:20:14,000 --> 00:20:16,199 Speaker 5: career since you know, you're showing teams that they got 473 00:20:16,200 --> 00:20:17,000 Speaker 5: a lot to contend with. 474 00:20:17,640 --> 00:20:19,720 Speaker 4: I love seeing that. You know what else I love seeing? 475 00:20:19,840 --> 00:20:22,560 Speaker 4: And I gave this sideline report during the game. It 476 00:20:22,640 --> 00:20:26,280 Speaker 4: is not uncommon for Gino Smith to call the offense together. 477 00:20:26,400 --> 00:20:29,679 Speaker 4: Yeah right, like that that happens on occasion. It doesn't 478 00:20:29,680 --> 00:20:31,879 Speaker 4: necessarily mean the game is going bad. There's just like 479 00:20:31,920 --> 00:20:34,240 Speaker 4: a single message, right that he wants to get out. 480 00:20:34,720 --> 00:20:38,400 Speaker 4: So he does that last game second half, and it's 481 00:20:38,480 --> 00:20:41,240 Speaker 4: Ken Walker who takes over the huddle. Really and I 482 00:20:41,480 --> 00:20:45,280 Speaker 4: just sat there in almost stunned silence. Now, you know 483 00:20:45,640 --> 00:20:48,840 Speaker 4: that Ken would much prefer to have his play speak 484 00:20:48,920 --> 00:20:51,719 Speaker 4: for itself, and he is so soft spoken, like sometimes 485 00:20:51,760 --> 00:20:54,679 Speaker 4: I can't even hear him in our postgame interviews. It 486 00:20:54,880 --> 00:20:59,400 Speaker 4: was so cool to watch him just like, yeah, give 487 00:20:59,400 --> 00:21:00,320 Speaker 4: the message. 488 00:21:00,640 --> 00:21:01,280 Speaker 2: It was awesome. 489 00:21:01,359 --> 00:21:01,560 Speaker 1: Yeah. 490 00:21:01,600 --> 00:21:04,920 Speaker 2: No, that's definitely not his usual personality. 491 00:21:04,960 --> 00:21:07,000 Speaker 4: It is not his personality, but I hope that that's 492 00:21:07,000 --> 00:21:08,760 Speaker 4: what we're seeing more and I hope that we're seeing 493 00:21:08,760 --> 00:21:10,440 Speaker 4: more of him in this game. 494 00:21:10,640 --> 00:21:12,760 Speaker 2: Yeah. Yeah, they I mean they tried in the last 495 00:21:12,800 --> 00:21:13,440 Speaker 2: game to get him go. 496 00:21:13,800 --> 00:21:15,080 Speaker 5: They didn't put up a lot of numbers, but I 497 00:21:15,080 --> 00:21:17,800 Speaker 5: think it was thirty three rush attempts as a team. 498 00:21:18,080 --> 00:21:20,080 Speaker 5: That's you know, again, the production wasn't I still there, 499 00:21:20,119 --> 00:21:22,080 Speaker 5: but it was encouraging to see them go that route 500 00:21:22,119 --> 00:21:25,280 Speaker 5: and try to get that going, because, as you referenced earlier, 501 00:21:25,280 --> 00:21:27,200 Speaker 5: there's been some stretches of season where the run game 502 00:21:27,200 --> 00:21:28,920 Speaker 5: has just been pretty non existent. 503 00:21:29,359 --> 00:21:32,000 Speaker 4: Yeah, and they managed just fifty two rushing yards against 504 00:21:32,000 --> 00:21:34,520 Speaker 4: the Niners in the previous matchup. As we've already mentioned, 505 00:21:34,680 --> 00:21:37,439 Speaker 4: that does not lead to a very balanced attack. We 506 00:21:37,520 --> 00:21:40,120 Speaker 4: are almost out of time for today, but first let's 507 00:21:40,160 --> 00:21:42,720 Speaker 4: pause for a word from our presenting sponsor. 508 00:21:43,119 --> 00:21:45,359 Speaker 2: Statistically, the world is losing color. 509 00:21:45,760 --> 00:21:49,600 Speaker 1: Just consider all white kitchens, beige baby nurseries, a sea 510 00:21:49,640 --> 00:21:52,679 Speaker 1: of gray cars. 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Official Airline of 517 00:22:12,720 --> 00:22:14,040 Speaker 1: the Seattle Seahawks. 518 00:22:14,240 --> 00:22:17,159 Speaker 4: Jen Mueller and John Boyle broadcasting from the Seahawks Podcast Studio, 519 00:22:17,160 --> 00:22:21,440 Speaker 4: presented by Sony, the official headphones partner of the Seattle Seahawks. 520 00:22:22,000 --> 00:22:23,440 Speaker 4: Do you have a couple of things you need to 521 00:22:23,440 --> 00:22:24,920 Speaker 4: see the Seahawks do this week for a win? 522 00:22:25,359 --> 00:22:26,959 Speaker 5: I mean, can I just copy the head coach and 523 00:22:26,960 --> 00:22:29,040 Speaker 5: say first down, win on first down? 524 00:22:29,119 --> 00:22:31,760 Speaker 4: I mean, he's not wrong laying that out for it, right, 525 00:22:31,960 --> 00:22:32,680 Speaker 4: He's not wrong. 526 00:22:32,760 --> 00:22:35,840 Speaker 5: Yeah, Like, don't let them get those big chunks on 527 00:22:35,920 --> 00:22:38,040 Speaker 5: first down that allow their offense can come in and 528 00:22:38,080 --> 00:22:42,120 Speaker 5: conversely be more efficient offensively on first down and create 529 00:22:42,160 --> 00:22:44,960 Speaker 5: some of those I mean, I think I've said this 530 00:22:45,000 --> 00:22:47,359 Speaker 5: every week, but just like offensively get the turners out 531 00:22:47,400 --> 00:22:50,199 Speaker 5: of there. That's been and I'm not gonna say like 532 00:22:50,359 --> 00:22:52,080 Speaker 5: Gino Smith because I know a lot of these are 533 00:22:52,080 --> 00:22:54,400 Speaker 5: tied to his name with the interceptions, but as we've covered, 534 00:22:54,400 --> 00:22:57,240 Speaker 5: I mean there's been tip balls, bad routes, bad protection, 535 00:22:57,280 --> 00:22:58,440 Speaker 5: there's been miscommunication. 536 00:22:59,200 --> 00:23:00,680 Speaker 2: There's a whole bad routes. 537 00:23:00,720 --> 00:23:03,760 Speaker 5: There's been a couple miscommunications on routes, as DK Metcalf 538 00:23:03,800 --> 00:23:05,879 Speaker 5: you know, owned up to in the previous forty nine 539 00:23:05,960 --> 00:23:08,280 Speaker 5: Ers game. But I just feel like this offense is 540 00:23:08,880 --> 00:23:11,800 Speaker 5: too good to be consistently stopped if they're not getting 541 00:23:11,800 --> 00:23:13,639 Speaker 5: in their own way, so quit giving the ball up. 542 00:23:14,040 --> 00:23:16,040 Speaker 4: Well, here's what I would like to see. I would 543 00:23:16,119 --> 00:23:18,159 Speaker 4: like to see a few explosive plays from the offense 544 00:23:18,160 --> 00:23:20,320 Speaker 4: because we know that this team is capable of it. 545 00:23:20,400 --> 00:23:22,720 Speaker 4: We also know that the Niners defense has held opponents 546 00:23:23,000 --> 00:23:26,399 Speaker 4: to twenty six plays of twenty or more yards this season. 547 00:23:26,400 --> 00:23:28,720 Speaker 4: That's tied for the fewest third fewest to excuse me, 548 00:23:28,800 --> 00:23:31,840 Speaker 4: in the NFL. So just use those guys downfield, just 549 00:23:31,840 --> 00:23:33,920 Speaker 4: like we've seen for every other game. Just get a 550 00:23:33,960 --> 00:23:37,000 Speaker 4: few more explosives on there. I would also say keep 551 00:23:37,040 --> 00:23:40,560 Speaker 4: San Francisco off the board for their opening drive. We 552 00:23:40,720 --> 00:23:43,080 Speaker 4: know what happened in the last matchup where they take 553 00:23:43,119 --> 00:23:46,359 Speaker 4: that turnover, they convert three points. But San Francisco is 554 00:23:46,359 --> 00:23:49,000 Speaker 4: three and one when scoring on their opening drive this 555 00:23:49,080 --> 00:23:52,720 Speaker 4: season and all time under Shanahan forty four and fifteen. 556 00:23:53,119 --> 00:23:55,360 Speaker 4: Like there is something. When they grab that lead, they 557 00:23:55,359 --> 00:23:57,800 Speaker 4: are not going to give it back to you. So defense, 558 00:23:57,840 --> 00:24:01,560 Speaker 4: get the stop, offense get a couple of explosive plays, 559 00:24:02,119 --> 00:24:04,600 Speaker 4: and I think I'll go with Yeah, your first ounce. 560 00:24:05,000 --> 00:24:06,240 Speaker 4: That sounds like a winning game plan. 561 00:24:07,600 --> 00:24:07,800 Speaker 2: Great. 562 00:24:08,000 --> 00:24:11,920 Speaker 4: You sound less excited about this than I am. You know, Okay, 563 00:24:12,119 --> 00:24:15,160 Speaker 4: I've had more coffee than John had. Probably Okay, Well, 564 00:24:15,200 --> 00:24:17,520 Speaker 4: on that note, since John is tired of me, I 565 00:24:17,520 --> 00:24:18,160 Speaker 4: can only. 566 00:24:18,000 --> 00:24:19,440 Speaker 2: Assume that you are too. 567 00:24:19,520 --> 00:24:21,160 Speaker 4: But you are going to hear from us again next 568 00:24:21,200 --> 00:24:30,760 Speaker 4: week with the brand new edition of the Seahawks Insiders podcast.