1 00:00:01,800 --> 00:00:04,560 Speaker 1: You are listening to the huddle with Dave Wyman, Jay Keeps, 2 00:00:04,559 --> 00:00:06,880 Speaker 1: and Stacy Ross. We're getting you guys ready for the 3 00:00:06,880 --> 00:00:10,720 Speaker 1: Seahawks Week seven matchup. This one another primetime game Monday 4 00:00:10,840 --> 00:00:13,840 Speaker 1: night at home against the Saints. Seahawks finally returned to 5 00:00:13,960 --> 00:00:16,079 Speaker 1: loom In Field after a loss on the road to 6 00:00:16,120 --> 00:00:18,520 Speaker 1: the Pittsburgh Steelers. Let's spend a couple of minutes recapping 7 00:00:18,520 --> 00:00:20,880 Speaker 1: that loss, figuring out what Seattle can learn heading into 8 00:00:21,000 --> 00:00:23,479 Speaker 1: this one. Now, what you saw at least was a rally, 9 00:00:23,520 --> 00:00:26,920 Speaker 1: a second half rally. Seahawks came out quite literally hitting 10 00:00:26,920 --> 00:00:29,479 Speaker 1: the ground in the start of the third quarter. You 11 00:00:29,560 --> 00:00:32,440 Speaker 1: had a ten play, seventy five yard touchdown with just 12 00:00:32,520 --> 00:00:35,519 Speaker 1: one pass play. The others were all runs, with the 13 00:00:35,560 --> 00:00:39,880 Speaker 1: majority of those being by Alex Collins, all except for one, Dave, Jake, 14 00:00:39,920 --> 00:00:42,400 Speaker 1: and I'll start with you, Dave, But to discuss kind 15 00:00:42,440 --> 00:00:44,960 Speaker 1: of moving forward, we are expecting this to be the 16 00:00:44,960 --> 00:00:48,800 Speaker 1: Seahawks offensive strategy against the Saints Monday, right. The run game. 17 00:00:48,920 --> 00:00:51,640 Speaker 1: The run game, yea heavy run game, and we're kind 18 00:00:51,640 --> 00:00:54,680 Speaker 1: of hearing that that's something that they want to commit to. 19 00:00:54,840 --> 00:00:58,440 Speaker 1: But boy, it's you now see why they kept five 20 00:00:58,520 --> 00:01:02,960 Speaker 1: running backs and the kid looking at signing another couple 21 00:01:02,960 --> 00:01:06,440 Speaker 1: of guys. So yeah, because I thought when they kept five, 22 00:01:06,520 --> 00:01:08,440 Speaker 1: I was like, jeez, you know, that seems like a lot. 23 00:01:08,440 --> 00:01:10,319 Speaker 1: I didn't think Travis Homer was going to make the team. 24 00:01:10,360 --> 00:01:13,480 Speaker 1: But but you do get Penny back, so and what 25 00:01:13,520 --> 00:01:17,080 Speaker 1: that means is undetermined. You know, we'll see. I was 26 00:01:17,120 --> 00:01:21,039 Speaker 1: just looking at Penny's stats in college. I thought he 27 00:01:21,160 --> 00:01:23,960 Speaker 1: was really really good in college, and then I looked 28 00:01:23,959 --> 00:01:27,520 Speaker 1: at Danelle Pumphrey, the guy who was the running back 29 00:01:27,560 --> 00:01:30,280 Speaker 1: there before him, and he had like two thousand yards 30 00:01:30,280 --> 00:01:33,039 Speaker 1: more than Penny. But Penny, you know, I understand why 31 00:01:33,040 --> 00:01:34,920 Speaker 1: they took him where they did with his numbers, but 32 00:01:35,480 --> 00:01:37,720 Speaker 1: you know, he just hasn't been healthy. The thing is, 33 00:01:37,760 --> 00:01:40,960 Speaker 1: he only missed three games in college, so it wasn't 34 00:01:40,959 --> 00:01:42,720 Speaker 1: like he was coming out of college as this injury 35 00:01:42,760 --> 00:01:44,800 Speaker 1: prone guy like I always say, I would have never 36 00:01:44,880 --> 00:01:48,000 Speaker 1: drafted me. I mean I was I was hurt all 37 00:01:48,000 --> 00:01:51,120 Speaker 1: the time, and you know that tends to be the 38 00:01:51,520 --> 00:01:54,280 Speaker 1: case with people, like it's just the way that they play. 39 00:01:54,480 --> 00:01:57,640 Speaker 1: And so yeah, I you know, there was nothing to to, 40 00:01:58,120 --> 00:02:00,440 Speaker 1: you know, indicate that they he was going to be hurt. 41 00:02:01,040 --> 00:02:02,760 Speaker 1: So you know, and I was listening to you guys 42 00:02:02,800 --> 00:02:05,320 Speaker 1: talking about, you know, how they're using their draft choices 43 00:02:05,840 --> 00:02:08,280 Speaker 1: versus you know how the Saints have done it, and 44 00:02:08,760 --> 00:02:10,320 Speaker 1: you know, and I feel like we're going to talk 45 00:02:10,320 --> 00:02:12,080 Speaker 1: about this on our show. I feel like around twenty 46 00:02:12,160 --> 00:02:15,200 Speaker 1: nineteen they kind of got away from, you know, using 47 00:02:15,280 --> 00:02:17,480 Speaker 1: the young guys, putting the rookies. But last year they 48 00:02:17,520 --> 00:02:19,240 Speaker 1: sure we're good. And this year, you know, so far 49 00:02:19,320 --> 00:02:21,600 Speaker 1: two out of three have appeared. We'll see if Eskridge. 50 00:02:21,680 --> 00:02:23,680 Speaker 1: You know, I was able to to get healthy. But 51 00:02:24,160 --> 00:02:26,400 Speaker 1: I'm not even coming close to answering your question, Stacey 52 00:02:26,560 --> 00:02:28,359 Speaker 1: d No. But you know what, it's all it's all 53 00:02:28,400 --> 00:02:32,440 Speaker 1: good stuff because all of it is uh themes that 54 00:02:32,560 --> 00:02:34,840 Speaker 1: keep rearing their head throughout the season. Right, Where are 55 00:02:34,880 --> 00:02:38,200 Speaker 1: your contributions from draft picks? Where are your contributions, uh 56 00:02:38,240 --> 00:02:39,760 Speaker 1: from from running backs of the run game. If you 57 00:02:39,760 --> 00:02:42,400 Speaker 1: don't have Chris Carson, can Penny help you out? This week? 58 00:02:42,440 --> 00:02:44,720 Speaker 1: I mean that's going to be huge because Alex Collins, 59 00:02:44,720 --> 00:02:47,520 Speaker 1: while Pete Carroll has not ruled him out, was pulled 60 00:02:47,560 --> 00:02:50,200 Speaker 1: late from this game with a hip injury. We'll see 61 00:02:50,200 --> 00:02:52,960 Speaker 1: whether he's on the injury report. When that comes out today. 62 00:02:53,040 --> 00:02:55,560 Speaker 1: Yesterday was an off day for them. It obviously wouldn't 63 00:02:55,600 --> 00:02:58,639 Speaker 1: normally be, so there's still important concepts for this week. 64 00:02:58,720 --> 00:03:02,200 Speaker 1: What are you guys expecting, Penny, What are your expectations? Well, 65 00:03:02,440 --> 00:03:05,400 Speaker 1: I try not to expect anything. Yeah, and then you know, 66 00:03:05,480 --> 00:03:07,799 Speaker 1: you see, like I all, what the play that always 67 00:03:07,800 --> 00:03:11,079 Speaker 1: stands out to me the trap at Philadelphia where it's 68 00:03:11,080 --> 00:03:13,399 Speaker 1: just a little simple play up the metal boom, it's 69 00:03:13,400 --> 00:03:15,799 Speaker 1: gone for what fifty three fifty five yard? And that's 70 00:03:15,800 --> 00:03:18,680 Speaker 1: what I try to remind everybody is that, Look, you 71 00:03:18,720 --> 00:03:23,200 Speaker 1: can have your issues with Rashad Penny's availability, that is 72 00:03:23,240 --> 00:03:27,800 Speaker 1: a without question, very deserved, but when you look at 73 00:03:27,919 --> 00:03:30,320 Speaker 1: his play and what he can bring the table. If 74 00:03:30,360 --> 00:03:33,240 Speaker 1: this guy runs with confidence and you give him the 75 00:03:33,240 --> 00:03:36,240 Speaker 1: same running lanes that Alex Collins was given against the 76 00:03:36,280 --> 00:03:40,360 Speaker 1: Pittsburgh Steelers, we're not looking at twenty twenty five thirty 77 00:03:40,440 --> 00:03:43,440 Speaker 1: yard runs that Alex Collins can produce. That's no shot 78 00:03:43,320 --> 00:03:48,240 Speaker 1: at ac But Rashad Penny has that home run ability. 79 00:03:48,320 --> 00:03:51,520 Speaker 1: He has that ability to hit those creases and with 80 00:03:51,680 --> 00:03:55,440 Speaker 1: his speed to be able to make big explosive plays 81 00:03:55,440 --> 00:03:57,240 Speaker 1: out of it. And that's something that we all want 82 00:03:57,280 --> 00:04:00,240 Speaker 1: to see from Rashad Penny and see it on a 83 00:04:00,280 --> 00:04:03,119 Speaker 1: more consistent basis. I mean, his time here in Seattle, 84 00:04:03,720 --> 00:04:07,800 Speaker 1: his highest number of carries in the game Dave fifteen 85 00:04:08,200 --> 00:04:11,520 Speaker 1: and he did it once and outside of that three 86 00:04:11,560 --> 00:04:14,600 Speaker 1: times where he's run for more than ten times in 87 00:04:14,640 --> 00:04:18,600 Speaker 1: a game. And so this isn't This has not been 88 00:04:18,640 --> 00:04:22,640 Speaker 1: an illustrious career for Rashad Penny, There's no doubt, but gosh, 89 00:04:22,640 --> 00:04:25,160 Speaker 1: it's just the talent is there, and if he's available 90 00:04:25,200 --> 00:04:27,159 Speaker 1: and he's going to be one of those guys running 91 00:04:27,160 --> 00:04:29,760 Speaker 1: the football, you hope that he can flash some of that. Yeah, 92 00:04:29,800 --> 00:04:32,200 Speaker 1: that's been one of those conversations I've found myself having 93 00:04:32,200 --> 00:04:34,440 Speaker 1: with so many people. The same with CJ. Procise, but 94 00:04:34,520 --> 00:04:37,880 Speaker 1: to a greater extent Rashad Penny is. Fans understandably get 95 00:04:37,880 --> 00:04:40,360 Speaker 1: frustrated when a guy doesn't produce because they pin their 96 00:04:40,360 --> 00:04:42,359 Speaker 1: hopes on him, and then, especially a first rounder, he 97 00:04:42,400 --> 00:04:44,560 Speaker 1: doesn't go out there and do much. And even though 98 00:04:44,600 --> 00:04:48,160 Speaker 1: it's not someone's fault if they get injured, the word 99 00:04:48,160 --> 00:04:50,240 Speaker 1: bust is always going to be thrown around if there's 100 00:04:50,240 --> 00:04:52,800 Speaker 1: a first rounder that doesn't perform. And so I think 101 00:04:52,800 --> 00:04:55,360 Speaker 1: I understandably see a lot of questions about I saw 102 00:04:55,360 --> 00:04:57,280 Speaker 1: it with Procise, why is this guy on the team, 103 00:04:57,320 --> 00:04:59,320 Speaker 1: and you see it with Penny And your answer, Jake, 104 00:04:59,440 --> 00:05:02,960 Speaker 1: is exactly the at It's look, the Seahawks saw a 105 00:05:03,160 --> 00:05:06,159 Speaker 1: ceiling with this guy that we as fans, as viewers, 106 00:05:06,200 --> 00:05:09,360 Speaker 1: as reporters have not seen him on the field have yet, 107 00:05:09,400 --> 00:05:12,000 Speaker 1: but we know it's there. And that's what's so enticing 108 00:05:12,040 --> 00:05:13,800 Speaker 1: for Seattle is feeling like, well, we don't want to 109 00:05:13,800 --> 00:05:15,800 Speaker 1: give up on him just yet. He's on this rookie deal. 110 00:05:15,960 --> 00:05:18,320 Speaker 1: We've got him on the cheap right now, and right 111 00:05:18,360 --> 00:05:21,200 Speaker 1: now he's one of our healthier running backs shocking league 112 00:05:21,240 --> 00:05:22,880 Speaker 1: coming back. That like, we don't want to give up 113 00:05:22,880 --> 00:05:24,560 Speaker 1: on him yet, because the worst thing you can do 114 00:05:25,040 --> 00:05:26,880 Speaker 1: is let someone go and then they take off with 115 00:05:26,920 --> 00:05:29,839 Speaker 1: another team. Yeah, and that's always frustrating. You know, we 116 00:05:29,920 --> 00:05:35,960 Speaker 1: always talk about who's Chris Taylor the Mariners. Yeah, I mean, 117 00:05:35,960 --> 00:05:38,120 Speaker 1: you could look at Alex Collins right having having a 118 00:05:38,120 --> 00:05:40,800 Speaker 1: great season with Baltimore. He never got it going here 119 00:05:40,839 --> 00:05:44,000 Speaker 1: in the preseason. But you know I always joke that, well, 120 00:05:44,040 --> 00:05:46,039 Speaker 1: it's not really joking. I was happy to be a 121 00:05:46,080 --> 00:05:48,839 Speaker 1: second rounder, you know, I mean the first rounders. No 122 00:05:49,000 --> 00:05:51,640 Speaker 1: matter what you're you're going to get that tag and 123 00:05:51,760 --> 00:05:55,080 Speaker 1: you know you're going to have higher expectations. I think 124 00:05:55,160 --> 00:05:57,719 Speaker 1: that's interesting. I did not know that stat. By the way, 125 00:05:57,839 --> 00:06:01,159 Speaker 1: the fifteen carries. Maybe he's a rhythm gay. You know, 126 00:06:01,200 --> 00:06:03,640 Speaker 1: we always hear that about running backs that you know 127 00:06:03,680 --> 00:06:05,760 Speaker 1: they need to get into a rhythm, and so you know, 128 00:06:05,839 --> 00:06:08,920 Speaker 1: maybe if you give him twenty plus carries that he 129 00:06:09,360 --> 00:06:11,400 Speaker 1: but I mean, you see the talent there. There was 130 00:06:11,440 --> 00:06:13,520 Speaker 1: another play against Green Bay where I don't know if 131 00:06:13,520 --> 00:06:15,240 Speaker 1: it was a catch or a run, where he cut 132 00:06:15,240 --> 00:06:17,560 Speaker 1: it back and went all looped around. He end up 133 00:06:17,560 --> 00:06:20,840 Speaker 1: twisting his ankle and falling down, but because he was 134 00:06:21,000 --> 00:06:23,560 Speaker 1: like he put a move that his body couldn't handle 135 00:06:23,680 --> 00:06:25,800 Speaker 1: or something. But you know there's that You saw that 136 00:06:26,000 --> 00:06:27,839 Speaker 1: ram game. He had a good game, and I just 137 00:06:27,880 --> 00:06:30,520 Speaker 1: wonder if you get him into a rhythm. But he's 138 00:06:30,520 --> 00:06:33,160 Speaker 1: been one of those guys that because there's also talk 139 00:06:33,240 --> 00:06:36,760 Speaker 1: about Nick Chubb, you know, and what he did and 140 00:06:36,800 --> 00:06:39,760 Speaker 1: if actually if you look at Chubb's numbers in college, 141 00:06:39,800 --> 00:06:42,680 Speaker 1: they're way better than pennies. Actually yeah, but you know, 142 00:06:42,800 --> 00:06:46,440 Speaker 1: he was drafted, I think in the early second round 143 00:06:46,680 --> 00:06:49,760 Speaker 1: and once again in second round. There's not that first 144 00:06:49,839 --> 00:06:53,720 Speaker 1: round status that you know, albatross hanging around your neck. 145 00:06:53,760 --> 00:06:55,839 Speaker 1: So I feel like, yeah, I was happy to be 146 00:06:55,880 --> 00:06:58,440 Speaker 1: a second rounder, but I'm you know, I feel like 147 00:06:58,480 --> 00:07:01,200 Speaker 1: this guy has the potential to do it. But I 148 00:07:01,440 --> 00:07:04,880 Speaker 1: you know, I understand Seahawk fans being frustrated with him 149 00:07:04,960 --> 00:07:08,239 Speaker 1: and just so and especially with the whole Nick Chubb 150 00:07:08,360 --> 00:07:12,520 Speaker 1: thing sort of you know, looming. But yeah, I really 151 00:07:12,560 --> 00:07:16,200 Speaker 1: like the way that they run blocked the other day, 152 00:07:16,200 --> 00:07:18,440 Speaker 1: because we'd said going into that game, at least I 153 00:07:18,480 --> 00:07:22,400 Speaker 1: hadn't seen them offensive line wise, just blow huge holes 154 00:07:22,560 --> 00:07:26,120 Speaker 1: in the defenses. It's been more Carson getting extra yardage. 155 00:07:26,160 --> 00:07:28,640 Speaker 1: I thought Collins, you know, he really but he reads 156 00:07:28,680 --> 00:07:32,320 Speaker 1: the blocks so well, so, you know, I think he's 157 00:07:32,360 --> 00:07:35,240 Speaker 1: a little bit better than Penny in that regard. I 158 00:07:35,360 --> 00:07:37,600 Speaker 1: really like the way he reads in the middle of 159 00:07:37,600 --> 00:07:40,560 Speaker 1: the field, especially the decisions he makes and when to 160 00:07:40,640 --> 00:07:43,800 Speaker 1: make cuts is pretty special. I want to jump defensively. 161 00:07:43,840 --> 00:07:47,000 Speaker 1: While we're talking about contributions from guys that this team 162 00:07:47,080 --> 00:07:50,680 Speaker 1: has drafted, particularly young guys, You've got two draft picks. 163 00:07:50,680 --> 00:07:53,040 Speaker 1: I'm gonna get Darryl Taylor's not a rookie. I'm counting 164 00:07:53,240 --> 00:07:56,240 Speaker 1: as a rookie right now in this conversation. The good news, 165 00:07:56,280 --> 00:07:58,240 Speaker 1: obviously great news for this team is that all those 166 00:07:58,240 --> 00:08:00,440 Speaker 1: tests were clear and he might even play this weekend, 167 00:08:00,480 --> 00:08:03,840 Speaker 1: which is something after being stretchered off the field and 168 00:08:03,880 --> 00:08:06,240 Speaker 1: taken to a hospital against the Steelers. So thank goodness 169 00:08:06,280 --> 00:08:08,600 Speaker 1: he's okay. But he has four sacks for this team 170 00:08:08,640 --> 00:08:11,080 Speaker 1: has been great. And we're coming out of a game 171 00:08:11,120 --> 00:08:14,120 Speaker 1: where who wasn't talking about Trey Brown leaving this game? 172 00:08:14,160 --> 00:08:18,040 Speaker 1: You'd had so much frustrating moments, so many frustrating moments 173 00:08:18,040 --> 00:08:19,960 Speaker 1: for the defense, and this is one of the few 174 00:08:20,000 --> 00:08:22,640 Speaker 1: weeks so far this season where I've seen more people 175 00:08:22,640 --> 00:08:24,480 Speaker 1: than not heading into the game saying, well, let's see 176 00:08:24,520 --> 00:08:26,320 Speaker 1: what this guy can do. And it's not just here's 177 00:08:26,320 --> 00:08:28,160 Speaker 1: who you have left, it's I'm curious to see what 178 00:08:28,160 --> 00:08:31,080 Speaker 1: Trey Brown can do. M Yeah, And it was the 179 00:08:31,120 --> 00:08:33,360 Speaker 1: one thing about that Pete was saying about him is 180 00:08:33,360 --> 00:08:37,040 Speaker 1: that he didn't make mistakes. And I think it's interesting 181 00:08:37,520 --> 00:08:40,200 Speaker 1: you end up you had to kill a Witherspoon, who's 182 00:08:40,200 --> 00:08:43,160 Speaker 1: what six three six four? You had Trey and you're like, oh, yeah, 183 00:08:43,200 --> 00:08:45,760 Speaker 1: that'll probably be in those two guys, right, it's the 184 00:08:46,160 --> 00:08:48,679 Speaker 1: mighty mites in there, five foot nine both of them, 185 00:08:48,720 --> 00:08:51,840 Speaker 1: and both of them are extremely physical. I mean they 186 00:08:52,040 --> 00:08:54,400 Speaker 1: DJ Reid well. I remember in the playoff game against 187 00:08:54,400 --> 00:08:55,920 Speaker 1: the Rams, I brought this play up at a number 188 00:08:55,960 --> 00:08:58,520 Speaker 1: of times, but he threw everything he had into I 189 00:08:58,559 --> 00:09:01,240 Speaker 1: think it was cam Acres and act hurt his shoulder. Yeah, 190 00:09:01,240 --> 00:09:03,520 Speaker 1: on a run play. I mean a corner that will 191 00:09:03,559 --> 00:09:06,600 Speaker 1: do that. I mean usually they're just cover guys, but 192 00:09:06,760 --> 00:09:09,560 Speaker 1: both of them will will be physical. And then you know, 193 00:09:09,640 --> 00:09:12,080 Speaker 1: the thing that was most exciting about Trey Brown was 194 00:09:12,400 --> 00:09:15,119 Speaker 1: there was a catch in the flat and he closed 195 00:09:15,160 --> 00:09:17,600 Speaker 1: that distance so quickly. And you know a lot of 196 00:09:17,600 --> 00:09:19,959 Speaker 1: times we saw not to bash him but Trey because 197 00:09:19,960 --> 00:09:22,760 Speaker 1: I love Trey Flowers, but you know he would break 198 00:09:22,760 --> 00:09:24,440 Speaker 1: down and just kind of sit and wait for the guy. 199 00:09:24,480 --> 00:09:27,000 Speaker 1: You're supposed to close that gap. You're supposed to, you know, 200 00:09:27,200 --> 00:09:28,880 Speaker 1: keep your feet moving, and that's what he did. And 201 00:09:28,880 --> 00:09:31,120 Speaker 1: he got a great tackle a couple of times. So 202 00:09:31,280 --> 00:09:34,079 Speaker 1: look that guy. He looks like he can play. So 203 00:09:34,200 --> 00:09:37,440 Speaker 1: and you know, the subject of playing rookies last year, 204 00:09:37,559 --> 00:09:39,600 Speaker 1: they did a really good job with their rookies. Rookies 205 00:09:39,640 --> 00:09:43,439 Speaker 1: played a ton Damian Lewis, you know, Jordan Brooks and 206 00:09:43,440 --> 00:09:45,400 Speaker 1: and you know, if we can get Escordge back from 207 00:09:45,440 --> 00:09:49,080 Speaker 1: this this concussion. Like I said, Trey Brown looking really good, 208 00:09:49,120 --> 00:09:51,240 Speaker 1: like he's he's got a lot of confidence. The interview 209 00:09:51,320 --> 00:09:55,000 Speaker 1: afterwards too, was like after he was great, Yeah, And 210 00:09:55,040 --> 00:09:56,880 Speaker 1: after he was interviewed, I was like, does that sound 211 00:09:56,880 --> 00:09:59,240 Speaker 1: like a rookie? Yeah, it sounds like a rookie to 212 00:09:59,280 --> 00:10:02,240 Speaker 1: me now really didn't. And it's very encouraging to see 213 00:10:02,280 --> 00:10:05,240 Speaker 1: somebody like Trey Brown step up and not be as 214 00:10:05,240 --> 00:10:07,520 Speaker 1: stacy as you pointed out, in a position where you 215 00:10:07,559 --> 00:10:11,280 Speaker 1: feel like, Okay, who do we go to next? Yeah? Next? Right? 216 00:10:11,280 --> 00:10:15,080 Speaker 1: There's no exaspirated SI. Yeah, no, it's it's there's an excitement, 217 00:10:15,120 --> 00:10:18,400 Speaker 1: there is an intrigue. There is legitimate legitimacy in the 218 00:10:18,400 --> 00:10:21,040 Speaker 1: way that he played, and can he build off of 219 00:10:21,040 --> 00:10:23,520 Speaker 1: that performance? That's what we're all waiting to see. We 220 00:10:23,559 --> 00:10:25,480 Speaker 1: have a fun show plan for you guys. Jordan Brooks, 221 00:10:25,480 --> 00:10:27,680 Speaker 1: speaking of Defense, is going to join us. He'll be 222 00:10:27,679 --> 00:10:29,480 Speaker 1: on at twelve forty five. First though, we're going to 223 00:10:29,559 --> 00:10:32,840 Speaker 1: take you two Seahawks headquarters, where the head coach Pete 224 00:10:32,880 --> 00:10:35,200 Speaker 1: Carroll's about to speak with reporters that's coming up next. 225 00:10:35,320 --> 00:10:37,520 Speaker 1: This is the Huddle with Dave Wyman, Jake Keeps, and 226 00:10:37,559 --> 00:10:41,720 Speaker 1: Stacy Ross, your two hour preview show every Thursday, getting 227 00:10:41,720 --> 00:10:44,680 Speaker 1: you ready for the seahawks next matchup. We are waiting 228 00:10:44,679 --> 00:10:47,120 Speaker 1: to hear from head coach Pete Carroll, but practice still 229 00:10:47,200 --> 00:10:49,640 Speaker 1: underway for just a little bit longer at Seahawks headquarters, 230 00:10:49,679 --> 00:10:51,360 Speaker 1: so we'll have a couple of minutes here and why 231 00:10:51,400 --> 00:10:54,439 Speaker 1: not preview the seahawks upcoming opponent. It's a Monday night 232 00:10:54,480 --> 00:10:57,480 Speaker 1: game against the New Orleans Saints. They are three and two, 233 00:10:57,559 --> 00:11:01,280 Speaker 1: second place in the NFC South. So what we're looking 234 00:11:01,280 --> 00:11:03,120 Speaker 1: at for this Saints team. One of the most interesting 235 00:11:03,160 --> 00:11:05,640 Speaker 1: things that stands out to me is obviously the run 236 00:11:05,679 --> 00:11:09,120 Speaker 1: defense their number two, limiting components to just seventy nine yards. 237 00:11:09,280 --> 00:11:12,000 Speaker 1: It makes for an interesting kind of battle here with 238 00:11:12,040 --> 00:11:13,719 Speaker 1: the Pete Carroll team that wants to be able to 239 00:11:13,800 --> 00:11:15,840 Speaker 1: run the ball and has run the ball I mean 240 00:11:15,960 --> 00:11:18,280 Speaker 1: Alex Collins with a hundred yards on the ground last week, 241 00:11:18,640 --> 00:11:21,800 Speaker 1: going against a Saints defense that has been able to 242 00:11:21,880 --> 00:11:25,679 Speaker 1: stop the run. I'll add, with the exception of the 243 00:11:25,720 --> 00:11:28,680 Speaker 1: Washington football team which picked up one hundred and thirty 244 00:11:28,720 --> 00:11:33,000 Speaker 1: one rushing yards against them. Yeah, and Demaro' Davis is 245 00:11:33,040 --> 00:11:35,880 Speaker 1: a guy that I've been watching for well since they 246 00:11:35,880 --> 00:11:38,200 Speaker 1: were here last time twenty nineteen. I think he was 247 00:11:38,240 --> 00:11:41,240 Speaker 1: with a bunch of different Yeah, he was teams, he 248 00:11:41,440 --> 00:11:44,000 Speaker 1: was I can't remember where with the Jets. He was 249 00:11:44,000 --> 00:11:47,680 Speaker 1: with the Jets for a little while. I played with 250 00:11:47,760 --> 00:11:51,599 Speaker 1: him my rookie year. But yeah, he bounced around a 251 00:11:51,640 --> 00:11:54,720 Speaker 1: little bit before he found his new home with the Saints. Yeah. 252 00:11:54,720 --> 00:11:57,400 Speaker 1: And we talked to Mike Triplett from ESPN down there 253 00:11:57,440 --> 00:11:59,679 Speaker 1: and he said he's basically the heartbeat of that team. 254 00:11:59,720 --> 00:12:02,800 Speaker 1: So you know, he's really good. Um, you know, you've 255 00:12:02,800 --> 00:12:06,960 Speaker 1: got Um Jenkins and Warner and you know they lost 256 00:12:07,200 --> 00:12:10,400 Speaker 1: their their edge rusher. Uh, you've got Cameron Jordan who's 257 00:12:10,480 --> 00:12:13,360 Speaker 1: really tough, you know against the run. So it's it's 258 00:12:13,440 --> 00:12:16,480 Speaker 1: legit that their run defense is so Yeah, it's too 259 00:12:16,480 --> 00:12:19,480 Speaker 1: bad that it's you know, matches up that way because 260 00:12:19,559 --> 00:12:21,920 Speaker 1: they're not terribly good against the pass. And you know, 261 00:12:21,960 --> 00:12:24,040 Speaker 1: when you have a backup quarterback, you're thinking, well, we'd 262 00:12:24,120 --> 00:12:26,680 Speaker 1: rather run the ball. But I you know, look, I 263 00:12:26,720 --> 00:12:30,679 Speaker 1: always say this, the players, they don't look at rankings. 264 00:12:31,480 --> 00:12:33,280 Speaker 1: They're not looking at oh this is the number two 265 00:12:33,360 --> 00:12:36,079 Speaker 1: run defense. I mean, at least I never did. But 266 00:12:36,160 --> 00:12:38,200 Speaker 1: what you do is you watch film and you're like, oh, 267 00:12:38,240 --> 00:12:40,520 Speaker 1: this guy's a problem or oh man, this is these 268 00:12:40,520 --> 00:12:42,800 Speaker 1: guys are tough and this regard, and then you go 269 00:12:42,840 --> 00:12:44,880 Speaker 1: in there and you're not gonna sit there and shy 270 00:12:44,920 --> 00:12:47,280 Speaker 1: away from the run game just because they're the number 271 00:12:47,280 --> 00:12:50,040 Speaker 1: two defense, right correct, So you know that I would 272 00:12:50,040 --> 00:12:52,840 Speaker 1: like to see them impose their will. And again, you know, 273 00:12:52,880 --> 00:12:55,720 Speaker 1: we didn't see a lot of you know, like like 274 00:12:55,760 --> 00:12:58,360 Speaker 1: I said, our offensive line just crushing people and they 275 00:12:58,400 --> 00:13:01,560 Speaker 1: always want to do that except for the Pittsburgh game, 276 00:13:01,679 --> 00:13:03,520 Speaker 1: you know, and that's where they really got it going. 277 00:13:03,559 --> 00:13:06,000 Speaker 1: So I'm hoping that, uh, you know, no matter who, 278 00:13:06,040 --> 00:13:09,040 Speaker 1: if you're if you're on your blocks, man on a man, 279 00:13:09,120 --> 00:13:11,560 Speaker 1: you get a running back that's making good cuts. Doesn't 280 00:13:11,600 --> 00:13:13,559 Speaker 1: matter if it's the number one run defense or the 281 00:13:13,640 --> 00:13:16,679 Speaker 1: number thirty two defense, it's gonna work. And you know, 282 00:13:16,880 --> 00:13:19,640 Speaker 1: a recent example of the Seahawks being able to run 283 00:13:19,720 --> 00:13:25,240 Speaker 1: despite a run defense's numbers was back in twenty nineteen 284 00:13:25,320 --> 00:13:28,479 Speaker 1: against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Remember in that game specifically, 285 00:13:28,559 --> 00:13:30,760 Speaker 1: they were I believe at the time, they were the 286 00:13:30,840 --> 00:13:35,000 Speaker 1: number one rushed defense and and the Seahawks end up, 287 00:13:35,280 --> 00:13:38,280 Speaker 1: you know, running for over one hundred yards in that game. Now, 288 00:13:38,360 --> 00:13:40,960 Speaker 1: Russell Wilson also throws for like four hundred yards. He 289 00:13:41,000 --> 00:13:43,160 Speaker 1: had five touchdowns in the game. They passed on him 290 00:13:43,160 --> 00:13:45,160 Speaker 1: because that was the weak point. And so Dave to 291 00:13:45,200 --> 00:13:47,280 Speaker 1: your to your point, if you have Russell will Wilson 292 00:13:47,280 --> 00:13:49,480 Speaker 1: in this game, you feel you feel pretty good about 293 00:13:49,679 --> 00:13:52,440 Speaker 1: the way that you're able to battle or be able 294 00:13:52,440 --> 00:13:56,480 Speaker 1: to counteract the differences in strengths there um. But it 295 00:13:56,559 --> 00:13:59,360 Speaker 1: does go to show that you know that part of it, 296 00:13:59,400 --> 00:14:01,800 Speaker 1: you still gotta go earn it. And it all comes 297 00:14:01,840 --> 00:14:05,240 Speaker 1: down to the team that shows up with not just 298 00:14:05,320 --> 00:14:08,720 Speaker 1: the most intensity, but the best execution. And if the 299 00:14:08,760 --> 00:14:12,000 Speaker 1: Seahawks offensive line can execute the way that they did 300 00:14:12,040 --> 00:14:15,000 Speaker 1: against the Steelers, then you're in a pretty good spot 301 00:14:15,040 --> 00:14:17,320 Speaker 1: and you're able to control the game and really really 302 00:14:17,360 --> 00:14:20,600 Speaker 1: make a game out of this. With Jamis Winston, who 303 00:14:20,680 --> 00:14:22,920 Speaker 1: is a gun slinger on the other side, who's played 304 00:14:22,960 --> 00:14:25,320 Speaker 1: well so far this year. But there's a reason why 305 00:14:25,400 --> 00:14:27,960 Speaker 1: he is last in past attempts. It's not because of 306 00:14:28,040 --> 00:14:31,480 Speaker 1: philosophy by Sean Payton. It's because Sean Payton's worried about 307 00:14:31,720 --> 00:14:33,800 Speaker 1: Jamis Winston throwing the ball too much. You know this 308 00:14:33,880 --> 00:14:35,880 Speaker 1: is related, But where do each of you, and again 309 00:14:36,000 --> 00:14:37,560 Speaker 1: Dave will start with you, where do each of you 310 00:14:37,640 --> 00:14:40,080 Speaker 1: see ways for Seattle to exploit this team? It can 311 00:14:40,080 --> 00:14:42,000 Speaker 1: be either on offense or defense for the Saints, But 312 00:14:42,040 --> 00:14:43,640 Speaker 1: where do you see moments where you think, you know what, 313 00:14:43,680 --> 00:14:47,040 Speaker 1: I don't mind that matchup. Yeah, I don't mind our 314 00:14:47,120 --> 00:14:50,160 Speaker 1: new corners against Jamis Winston. And Jake and I were 315 00:14:50,240 --> 00:14:52,240 Speaker 1: kind of talking about some of the things he does 316 00:14:52,240 --> 00:14:54,040 Speaker 1: well and some of the things that he doesn't do well. 317 00:14:54,080 --> 00:14:57,160 Speaker 1: But you know, I feel like he threw a really 318 00:14:57,640 --> 00:15:01,000 Speaker 1: terrible interception in the game against washing Rington, the Washington 319 00:15:01,040 --> 00:15:03,840 Speaker 1: football team, to a linebacker, And every time that happens, 320 00:15:03,880 --> 00:15:05,760 Speaker 1: I'm like, why couldn't that have happened for me? A 321 00:15:05,760 --> 00:15:08,120 Speaker 1: couple of times? But yeah, I mean it was just 322 00:15:08,200 --> 00:15:10,840 Speaker 1: like the linebacker was right in the middle of the field, 323 00:15:10,880 --> 00:15:13,600 Speaker 1: hold him, and he just missed him for some reason. 324 00:15:13,720 --> 00:15:16,000 Speaker 1: So and look, you know you know this, Jake, You're 325 00:15:16,040 --> 00:15:19,560 Speaker 1: you're back there. Sometimes an offensive lineman is blocking your 326 00:15:19,640 --> 00:15:23,160 Speaker 1: view of a linebacker who's twenty yards downfield, and you know, 327 00:15:23,280 --> 00:15:25,800 Speaker 1: it looks really stupid when you when you throw those, 328 00:15:25,840 --> 00:15:28,880 Speaker 1: but you know, but yeah, I just think he can. 329 00:15:29,280 --> 00:15:32,040 Speaker 1: That's the I think you can take advantage of Jamis Winston. 330 00:15:32,120 --> 00:15:34,080 Speaker 1: I think he's one of those guys. I always see 331 00:15:34,160 --> 00:15:38,480 Speaker 1: him as the The quarterbacks are always the stable guys, right, 332 00:15:38,560 --> 00:15:40,960 Speaker 1: like you know, That's why with the Geno Smith thing 333 00:15:41,040 --> 00:15:42,840 Speaker 1: him getting in a fight, I'm like, I've never heard 334 00:15:42,880 --> 00:15:45,120 Speaker 1: of a lot of a quarterback getting in a fist 335 00:15:45,120 --> 00:15:46,960 Speaker 1: fight in the locker room. That kind of was like, 336 00:15:47,680 --> 00:15:51,440 Speaker 1: you know, but you're you're a stable guy. You're kind 337 00:15:51,440 --> 00:15:53,280 Speaker 1: of like management, You're kind of like a coach on 338 00:15:53,320 --> 00:15:56,440 Speaker 1: the field. You're kind of like the adult okay on 339 00:15:56,520 --> 00:16:00,200 Speaker 1: the field, and and you know, everybody else's are the kids, 340 00:16:00,240 --> 00:16:03,400 Speaker 1: and Jamis comes off as one of the kids to me. 341 00:16:03,560 --> 00:16:06,640 Speaker 1: So I think that's one one area where you can 342 00:16:06,760 --> 00:16:09,600 Speaker 1: you can possibly take it. Yeah, I would definitely say 343 00:16:09,640 --> 00:16:11,600 Speaker 1: that as well. I think that's a great matchup. The 344 00:16:11,640 --> 00:16:13,480 Speaker 1: one thing that you do have to keep an eye 345 00:16:13,560 --> 00:16:16,840 Speaker 1: on is that they have not they have not done 346 00:16:16,880 --> 00:16:18,960 Speaker 1: a lot of things in terms of past attempts and 347 00:16:19,360 --> 00:16:23,200 Speaker 1: these big games. But Tanta Harris and Mark Marquez Callaway 348 00:16:23,240 --> 00:16:27,320 Speaker 1: are two players that you know, they're averaging seventeen and 349 00:16:27,480 --> 00:16:30,360 Speaker 1: nineteen yards per catch. I mean we're talking about big 350 00:16:30,440 --> 00:16:33,560 Speaker 1: explosive plays. So when you talk about you know, what 351 00:16:33,600 --> 00:16:35,400 Speaker 1: they want to do or what they want to avoid 352 00:16:35,400 --> 00:16:38,720 Speaker 1: here with Seattle's defense is those big explosive plays giving 353 00:16:38,720 --> 00:16:43,040 Speaker 1: those cheap plays to Jamis Winston. But the other matchup 354 00:16:43,040 --> 00:16:46,320 Speaker 1: that I don't mind is Marshawn Lattimore against DK Metcalf. 355 00:16:47,040 --> 00:16:49,400 Speaker 1: Marshawn Lattimore is a really good corner. He's one of 356 00:16:49,440 --> 00:16:52,720 Speaker 1: the best corners in the game. But you watch him 357 00:16:52,760 --> 00:16:55,200 Speaker 1: go up against some of these, you know, other receivers, 358 00:16:55,240 --> 00:16:58,120 Speaker 1: and particularly you look at the Washington football team, who 359 00:16:58,120 --> 00:17:01,120 Speaker 1: have two really good ones in Terry McLaurin and and um, 360 00:17:02,360 --> 00:17:05,240 Speaker 1: I'm blanking on the other guy's name, very very good player. 361 00:17:05,720 --> 00:17:08,639 Speaker 1: Uh that I was a big fan of UM. But 362 00:17:08,800 --> 00:17:12,400 Speaker 1: DK Metcalf to me, is just so much bigger, more 363 00:17:12,440 --> 00:17:16,480 Speaker 1: physical than any of those guys. And and Marshawn Lattimore 364 00:17:16,480 --> 00:17:19,679 Speaker 1: gave up some big completions, uh to to you know 365 00:17:19,760 --> 00:17:22,359 Speaker 1: mc lauren and Curtis Samuel's the other one I was 366 00:17:22,359 --> 00:17:24,720 Speaker 1: thinking of UM and and so I think that DK 367 00:17:24,880 --> 00:17:28,200 Speaker 1: Metcalf can continue to be that security blanket for Geno 368 00:17:28,280 --> 00:17:31,080 Speaker 1: Smith and can generate some big plays. All right, we 369 00:17:31,200 --> 00:17:33,160 Speaker 1: are going to see if Pete Carroll's going to step 370 00:17:33,240 --> 00:17:35,480 Speaker 1: up to the podium next do knock anywhere. This is 371 00:17:35,480 --> 00:17:38,600 Speaker 1: the huddle. Fortunately we have this, uh this Monday followed 372 00:17:38,680 --> 00:17:40,399 Speaker 1: the Sunday to give us a little break from the 373 00:17:40,400 --> 00:17:43,520 Speaker 1: trip that we had. And uh so, I don't know 374 00:17:43,600 --> 00:17:46,920 Speaker 1: everybody in the world, this is probably a Thursday or whatever. 375 00:17:47,000 --> 00:17:49,720 Speaker 1: This is non to Thursday does well on Wednesday's schedule, 376 00:17:49,800 --> 00:17:53,640 Speaker 1: and we're getting ready to go. We have um an 377 00:17:53,640 --> 00:17:56,920 Speaker 1: opponent coming up that um we really have a great 378 00:17:56,920 --> 00:17:59,440 Speaker 1: respect for and what what Sean's done with this team 379 00:17:59,440 --> 00:18:02,280 Speaker 1: over the year and how they played and how they 380 00:18:02,600 --> 00:18:04,320 Speaker 1: know they're playing now is a little different format with 381 00:18:04,480 --> 00:18:08,920 Speaker 1: you know, the career quarterback leaving the program and they've 382 00:18:08,960 --> 00:18:11,879 Speaker 1: turned it and they're like they've always done. They've always 383 00:18:11,920 --> 00:18:13,640 Speaker 1: used their people really well and that's what they're doing 384 00:18:13,720 --> 00:18:16,320 Speaker 1: and you can see it. And um so the styles 385 00:18:17,080 --> 00:18:19,040 Speaker 1: styles a little bit different because it's taylored to the 386 00:18:19,040 --> 00:18:21,480 Speaker 1: players that they have. But they've got a chance to 387 00:18:21,520 --> 00:18:23,200 Speaker 1: have a really good team again. They know that, and 388 00:18:23,800 --> 00:18:26,600 Speaker 1: uh really, for them, it starts on the defensive side, 389 00:18:26,600 --> 00:18:28,360 Speaker 1: they got a terrific defense and they're doing a great 390 00:18:28,440 --> 00:18:30,439 Speaker 1: job again and make it really hard on you. So 391 00:18:30,480 --> 00:18:34,119 Speaker 1: it's gonna be a tough opponent in all aspects. Who 392 00:18:34,200 --> 00:18:35,600 Speaker 1: might get a little weather in this game, I'd be 393 00:18:35,640 --> 00:18:38,640 Speaker 1: a little nasty out be a good, good hardball ball 394 00:18:38,640 --> 00:18:41,760 Speaker 1: game and we need this one. Well. They played without 395 00:18:41,840 --> 00:18:44,120 Speaker 1: Drew Brees for extended stretch a couple of years ago. 396 00:18:44,160 --> 00:18:46,439 Speaker 1: What did you take away from the way that they 397 00:18:46,520 --> 00:18:51,639 Speaker 1: played and they manage without him, Um, Sean, he understands 398 00:18:51,640 --> 00:18:53,560 Speaker 1: how to do it, you know, he gets it. He 399 00:18:53,560 --> 00:18:55,080 Speaker 1: didn't try to do something that somebody can't do. And 400 00:18:55,160 --> 00:18:57,920 Speaker 1: that's why I say they have always featured players in 401 00:18:58,320 --> 00:19:00,679 Speaker 1: what they do well. And so if he doesn't have 402 00:19:00,720 --> 00:19:02,480 Speaker 1: his career quarterback and then he's going to adjust a 403 00:19:02,520 --> 00:19:04,719 Speaker 1: little bit. And that's what they did then, and uh 404 00:19:05,040 --> 00:19:06,639 Speaker 1: and Taste did some good stuff for him, you know, 405 00:19:06,680 --> 00:19:09,400 Speaker 1: and they figured out a way to continue to be successful. 406 00:19:09,440 --> 00:19:10,800 Speaker 1: And then you can count on them to do that. 407 00:19:11,240 --> 00:19:12,840 Speaker 1: Play to get to Jamison Winston when he was at 408 00:19:12,880 --> 00:19:16,080 Speaker 1: Tampa Bay, how different does he look in this offense? 409 00:19:16,080 --> 00:19:20,360 Speaker 1: And now having teen years with Sean Payton to tutor him. Yeah, 410 00:19:20,400 --> 00:19:22,560 Speaker 1: well he's you know the QB rating we got one 411 00:19:22,640 --> 00:19:25,480 Speaker 1: hundred and eight, you know, and in a compliment to 412 00:19:25,600 --> 00:19:29,720 Speaker 1: the running game that they're really featuring. Um, he's playing 413 00:19:29,760 --> 00:19:33,320 Speaker 1: really well. He's making some huge plays and they're using 414 00:19:33,359 --> 00:19:35,320 Speaker 1: his his ability to get the ball down the field 415 00:19:35,400 --> 00:19:37,320 Speaker 1: really well and compliment with with the running game, and 416 00:19:39,119 --> 00:19:41,520 Speaker 1: he's fitting in. Well, you know, it's not exactly the 417 00:19:41,560 --> 00:19:45,760 Speaker 1: same as when it was Withdrew, but he's just Sean 418 00:19:45,880 --> 00:19:47,320 Speaker 1: is such a good ball coach that he figures it 419 00:19:47,359 --> 00:19:49,000 Speaker 1: out how to you know, make make the guests come 420 00:19:49,040 --> 00:19:50,719 Speaker 1: to life and get the most out of him. So 421 00:19:50,920 --> 00:19:53,320 Speaker 1: that's what it looks like it's happening. Where is the 422 00:19:53,320 --> 00:19:55,320 Speaker 1: point that you can attack that offense because they're not 423 00:19:55,359 --> 00:19:57,600 Speaker 1: really going for the explosive plays, they're not proving it 424 00:19:57,680 --> 00:20:02,040 Speaker 1: as much. Where is that got quite pretty? Yeah, honestly, 425 00:20:02,080 --> 00:20:04,800 Speaker 1: I don't see it that way. Um, they're they're really 426 00:20:04,880 --> 00:20:06,960 Speaker 1: running the football, but they are going for explosive place 427 00:20:06,960 --> 00:20:08,840 Speaker 1: and that they've hit some bombs. I mean they've bombed 428 00:20:08,840 --> 00:20:11,920 Speaker 1: people and uh, they've been striking from long ways out. 429 00:20:12,400 --> 00:20:14,679 Speaker 1: They're just not doing it as much and not relying 430 00:20:14,720 --> 00:20:17,160 Speaker 1: on moving the ball that in that fashion and so, 431 00:20:17,640 --> 00:20:20,320 Speaker 1: um it's a it's a good solid offense. It's difficult 432 00:20:20,359 --> 00:20:24,280 Speaker 1: and explosive still so and whenever you know Alvin Kamara's 433 00:20:24,320 --> 00:20:26,959 Speaker 1: back there, you have you have a team almost mean, 434 00:20:27,119 --> 00:20:29,439 Speaker 1: he's he does so much for their offense and the 435 00:20:29,520 --> 00:20:32,040 Speaker 1: run game won, but in the throwing game as well, 436 00:20:32,119 --> 00:20:35,560 Speaker 1: and uh so you know he's the focal point and 437 00:20:35,800 --> 00:20:38,920 Speaker 1: as he was before you know when even when Drew 438 00:20:39,000 --> 00:20:41,520 Speaker 1: was there, but um, Alvin really gives him a lot 439 00:20:41,520 --> 00:20:44,719 Speaker 1: of stuff. And and he's a fantastic player, the heaviest 440 00:20:44,720 --> 00:20:49,000 Speaker 1: world of his career so far. You got to tackle him. 441 00:20:49,160 --> 00:20:51,920 Speaker 1: You got to tackle him. You know, he's uh he's 442 00:20:52,000 --> 00:20:55,920 Speaker 1: really elusive quickness wise, but he's even maybe more impressive 443 00:20:56,040 --> 00:20:58,200 Speaker 1: in his power that he has when he runs. He's 444 00:20:58,240 --> 00:21:01,720 Speaker 1: got great, great legs and great you know, great ability 445 00:21:01,760 --> 00:21:03,880 Speaker 1: to bust tackles and you have to be really good 446 00:21:03,880 --> 00:21:05,280 Speaker 1: at it. And you got a team tackle him to 447 00:21:05,280 --> 00:21:09,480 Speaker 1: get him down. Um so, and he's getting football time 448 00:21:09,480 --> 00:21:11,080 Speaker 1: so that you know, you know that's where it's going. 449 00:21:11,240 --> 00:21:13,000 Speaker 1: And so the challenge is really obvious. You know, you 450 00:21:13,000 --> 00:21:16,200 Speaker 1: got to slow him down. The challenge of their run defense. 451 00:21:17,359 --> 00:21:22,080 Speaker 1: They're really disciplined they're really strict, um with how they play. 452 00:21:22,440 --> 00:21:26,760 Speaker 1: They multiple fronts um to try to keep you off balance. 453 00:21:27,080 --> 00:21:29,760 Speaker 1: But but fundamentally they're really good and they guys up 454 00:21:29,760 --> 00:21:32,000 Speaker 1: front just continue to set the edge and play really 455 00:21:32,480 --> 00:21:35,160 Speaker 1: uh consistent ball, which is always the key to good 456 00:21:35,200 --> 00:21:37,400 Speaker 1: run defense is playing a really consistent technique and they're 457 00:21:37,400 --> 00:21:40,520 Speaker 1: really good at it. Um they're really well coached and 458 00:21:41,440 --> 00:21:44,680 Speaker 1: um they're they're just they're hard to do with. POSI 459 00:21:44,720 --> 00:21:46,960 Speaker 1: can corp for the Saints that suffered a lot of injuries. 460 00:21:47,440 --> 00:21:51,440 Speaker 1: We yet they are still getting back. I guess making 461 00:21:51,520 --> 00:21:54,920 Speaker 1: propers who is making a place for them? Well, I 462 00:21:55,040 --> 00:21:57,560 Speaker 1: mean it just depends. They've got guys. Deanta Harris has 463 00:21:57,920 --> 00:22:00,439 Speaker 1: been really exciting player for them, and he's they're returner 464 00:22:00,480 --> 00:22:04,000 Speaker 1: as well, dual returner. Also, uh he caught a bomb 465 00:22:04,080 --> 00:22:07,280 Speaker 1: last week and uh Callaway has done a nice job 466 00:22:07,280 --> 00:22:10,479 Speaker 1: for him. Um yeah, Juwan is doing a nice job 467 00:22:10,520 --> 00:22:12,280 Speaker 1: at tight end to as a receiver, you know, and 468 00:22:13,040 --> 00:22:16,560 Speaker 1: with Troveling. Both those guys get stuff done. But it 469 00:22:16,680 --> 00:22:19,040 Speaker 1: goes back to album Kamara. You know he's got the 470 00:22:19,080 --> 00:22:22,639 Speaker 1: ball in a variety of ways. Um. You know, you 471 00:22:22,640 --> 00:22:26,879 Speaker 1: guys might remember back when when Sean got Reggie Bush. 472 00:22:27,040 --> 00:22:28,960 Speaker 1: You know, Reggie caught a hundred passes of his rookie 473 00:22:29,000 --> 00:22:31,359 Speaker 1: year or second year whenever. That was just moving him 474 00:22:31,400 --> 00:22:34,360 Speaker 1: all over the place and making him a total threat. Um, 475 00:22:34,520 --> 00:22:36,680 Speaker 1: and you try to defense. Well, that's you know, they 476 00:22:36,720 --> 00:22:38,960 Speaker 1: have all of that in their background. Sean has forgotten 477 00:22:38,960 --> 00:22:41,719 Speaker 1: to play, you know, so he's got a wide variety 478 00:22:41,720 --> 00:22:43,040 Speaker 1: of things that they go to and to mix it 479 00:22:43,040 --> 00:22:45,520 Speaker 1: around and make all those guys, um, you know where 480 00:22:45,560 --> 00:22:48,120 Speaker 1: they're not leaning on one player, it's the whole crew 481 00:22:48,160 --> 00:22:53,320 Speaker 1: that that's effective. So really good. How was Alex Collins, Um, 482 00:22:53,720 --> 00:22:56,240 Speaker 1: he's going he's in practice today. Um, so that's a 483 00:22:56,240 --> 00:22:58,679 Speaker 1: good sign. He went to walk through the day with okay. Um, 484 00:22:58,680 --> 00:23:01,879 Speaker 1: Really all number of guys that were got banged a 485 00:23:01,880 --> 00:23:03,879 Speaker 1: little bit in the game, we're able to go to 486 00:23:03,920 --> 00:23:05,119 Speaker 1: walk through to day and we'll see what we can 487 00:23:05,160 --> 00:23:07,160 Speaker 1: get in a a limited fashion from them from practice today. 488 00:23:07,200 --> 00:23:14,840 Speaker 1: But really encouraging in that regard. Yes, of all these 489 00:23:14,840 --> 00:23:16,679 Speaker 1: guys got to go see what happens when they practice 490 00:23:16,680 --> 00:23:18,360 Speaker 1: and see how it feels and all that you know afterwards. 491 00:23:18,400 --> 00:23:22,400 Speaker 1: So but really positive signs. Darryll Taylor, Um, won't get 492 00:23:22,480 --> 00:23:24,359 Speaker 1: much action today, but he feels really good. He's got 493 00:23:24,440 --> 00:23:26,280 Speaker 1: a stiff neck, is what he came out with. So 494 00:23:26,280 --> 00:23:28,560 Speaker 1: it's like, you know, after all of that that we 495 00:23:28,600 --> 00:23:30,560 Speaker 1: went through to protect him and all, it's like he 496 00:23:30,640 --> 00:23:32,439 Speaker 1: slept bad on his neck, you know, and he's got 497 00:23:32,600 --> 00:23:34,960 Speaker 1: he's got a stiff neck. So he really feels like 498 00:23:35,000 --> 00:23:37,080 Speaker 1: he's playing. He doesn't have any doubts that he can play. 499 00:23:37,160 --> 00:23:41,359 Speaker 1: So we'll hold out hope that that's the case. Um, 500 00:23:41,600 --> 00:23:43,280 Speaker 1: he's going to get a little bit of work today. Yeah, 501 00:23:43,280 --> 00:23:45,680 Speaker 1: he's bouncing back a little bit head of schedule from 502 00:23:45,680 --> 00:23:47,760 Speaker 1: what they thought, and so he'll get some snaps today 503 00:23:47,760 --> 00:23:52,040 Speaker 1: and practice and we'll see what that means and what 504 00:23:52,160 --> 00:23:54,119 Speaker 1: you saw from trade round. How many options do you 505 00:23:54,200 --> 00:23:56,800 Speaker 1: have on Trade's gonna get a lot of reps. We're sitting, 506 00:23:57,359 --> 00:23:59,520 Speaker 1: you know, being a little slowed down and would have 507 00:23:59,520 --> 00:24:01,680 Speaker 1: a very kind mfortable about about him playing. And so 508 00:24:01,920 --> 00:24:05,440 Speaker 1: he's gonna playing the game for sure. Good stops against 509 00:24:05,440 --> 00:24:07,840 Speaker 1: the Pittsburgh is that because you've changed things a little 510 00:24:07,840 --> 00:24:10,320 Speaker 1: bit where they're starting to pick up what you thought 511 00:24:10,359 --> 00:24:12,760 Speaker 1: they would as they progressed. I think we're picking up 512 00:24:12,760 --> 00:24:15,959 Speaker 1: in general. I think just in general, there are some 513 00:24:16,080 --> 00:24:18,119 Speaker 1: crucial stops in that game. You're right late in the 514 00:24:18,119 --> 00:24:19,760 Speaker 1: game when we had to have it, the guys came 515 00:24:19,840 --> 00:24:23,720 Speaker 1: through like like you're counting on and hoping and uh, um, 516 00:24:24,000 --> 00:24:26,040 Speaker 1: there's you know, the guys are feeling comfortable with what 517 00:24:26,080 --> 00:24:29,840 Speaker 1: they're asked, what's asked of them, and uh and we're 518 00:24:29,840 --> 00:24:31,920 Speaker 1: helping them a little bit. You know, we didn't continue 519 00:24:31,920 --> 00:24:34,280 Speaker 1: to adapt to things that are that are showing. Um, 520 00:24:34,320 --> 00:24:36,600 Speaker 1: so I just think we're just getting better. Piggybacking up 521 00:24:36,640 --> 00:24:38,720 Speaker 1: with kids head about bile of loss and emphasis on 522 00:24:38,840 --> 00:24:41,240 Speaker 1: helping the quarterback function at a high level with the 523 00:24:41,320 --> 00:24:44,040 Speaker 1: guy at the geno beyond running the ball well and 524 00:24:44,080 --> 00:24:47,160 Speaker 1: obviously playing eat mints. In what ways can you help 525 00:24:47,280 --> 00:24:49,639 Speaker 1: geno function at ale? Yeah, Well, the ways that you 526 00:24:50,880 --> 00:24:53,159 Speaker 1: in the most general way to say is, you know, 527 00:24:53,160 --> 00:24:55,160 Speaker 1: you give them stuff that he's good at and stuff 528 00:24:55,160 --> 00:24:56,399 Speaker 1: that he's had a lot of turns out a lot 529 00:24:56,440 --> 00:24:57,960 Speaker 1: of reps. You don't you don't ask him to do 530 00:24:58,040 --> 00:25:00,000 Speaker 1: brand new things every week. You know, you give them 531 00:25:00,560 --> 00:25:03,640 Speaker 1: where he can bank on his backlog of preparation and 532 00:25:03,680 --> 00:25:05,320 Speaker 1: so that they can function at a high level and 533 00:25:05,320 --> 00:25:07,840 Speaker 1: you out to execute in that manner that that was 534 00:25:07,880 --> 00:25:10,639 Speaker 1: always that's always been the way and so uh, you 535 00:25:10,640 --> 00:25:12,720 Speaker 1: know where you might you know, a coach can get 536 00:25:12,720 --> 00:25:14,439 Speaker 1: all try to get real creative and draw this up 537 00:25:14,440 --> 00:25:16,320 Speaker 1: and draw that up. That's not what a guy's probably 538 00:25:16,320 --> 00:25:18,280 Speaker 1: going to function really well doing. You know, you want 539 00:25:18,280 --> 00:25:20,520 Speaker 1: stuff that you can keep coming back to. It's really 540 00:25:20,520 --> 00:25:22,640 Speaker 1: solid and sound, that he can function at a high 541 00:25:22,720 --> 00:25:24,480 Speaker 1: level regardless of what he's seeing and he has the 542 00:25:24,560 --> 00:25:28,520 Speaker 1: right answers for the problems and so um, it really 543 00:25:28,520 --> 00:25:31,280 Speaker 1: gets back to things that they can execute really well 544 00:25:31,320 --> 00:25:34,320 Speaker 1: and can you know, be held accountable before understand it 545 00:25:34,400 --> 00:25:36,399 Speaker 1: doesn't matter what coverage it is or what the situation is. 546 00:25:36,440 --> 00:25:38,040 Speaker 1: They can they can function with it. And that's that's 547 00:25:38,080 --> 00:25:39,680 Speaker 1: what you're trying to create. And you know you have 548 00:25:39,800 --> 00:25:41,360 Speaker 1: to do one thing well and then you do two 549 00:25:41,400 --> 00:25:44,320 Speaker 1: things well. And what coach said was the more things 550 00:25:44,359 --> 00:25:45,920 Speaker 1: you can do well, the harder yard of defense. And 551 00:25:46,200 --> 00:25:49,560 Speaker 1: that's so you know, it just depends how far we get. 552 00:25:49,960 --> 00:25:52,920 Speaker 1: But that's what you're trying to accomplish. Contact with them 553 00:25:52,960 --> 00:25:55,560 Speaker 1: to still is game important info gathering to see in 554 00:25:55,600 --> 00:25:58,200 Speaker 1: a full game what Gino is good at, what he's 555 00:25:58,240 --> 00:26:00,680 Speaker 1: not so good at. Yeah, it was, it's it's great 556 00:26:00,680 --> 00:26:02,119 Speaker 1: to get him out there fun. We finally get a 557 00:26:02,200 --> 00:26:03,719 Speaker 1: chance to really see him have to go in and 558 00:26:03,880 --> 00:26:06,199 Speaker 1: back out and answer the problems and adjuster in the 559 00:26:06,240 --> 00:26:09,280 Speaker 1: game and and utilize the package and utilize the tempos 560 00:26:09,280 --> 00:26:12,480 Speaker 1: and all of that. It's it was. It was a 561 00:26:12,640 --> 00:26:15,920 Speaker 1: great opportunity for us, and and the way we worked it. 562 00:26:16,320 --> 00:26:18,760 Speaker 1: He was ready to finish this game with the win. 563 00:26:18,800 --> 00:26:20,320 Speaker 1: You know, here we go, We're gonna go finish with 564 00:26:20,320 --> 00:26:22,639 Speaker 1: the last drive and win a football game. So, uh 565 00:26:23,080 --> 00:26:24,879 Speaker 1: A lot of that worked out well. Just unfortunately we 566 00:26:24,920 --> 00:26:28,439 Speaker 1: lose the ball, but it helps us moving forward for sure. 567 00:26:28,920 --> 00:26:30,919 Speaker 1: You claimed Jacob e sent off Waivers work and he 568 00:26:30,920 --> 00:26:33,600 Speaker 1: fit into things right now. I's gonna see he's a 569 00:26:33,800 --> 00:26:36,800 Speaker 1: very talented player. We thought that will you know, a 570 00:26:36,840 --> 00:26:39,320 Speaker 1: long time ago, and here he is available to us. 571 00:26:39,359 --> 00:26:41,119 Speaker 1: We thought we had a spot on the roster that 572 00:26:41,119 --> 00:26:43,919 Speaker 1: we could do it, so we jumped on it. And uh, 573 00:26:44,080 --> 00:26:46,159 Speaker 1: I happened to watch him a lot in preseason and 574 00:26:46,280 --> 00:26:49,680 Speaker 1: just because I was watching Nicholson and uh, um, he 575 00:26:49,720 --> 00:26:52,520 Speaker 1: was impressive. And he's you know, he wasn't the top 576 00:26:52,520 --> 00:26:54,560 Speaker 1: player in the country for no reason, you know, he was. 577 00:26:54,880 --> 00:26:56,960 Speaker 1: He's He's a real talent, So we'll see what happens. 578 00:26:56,960 --> 00:26:58,920 Speaker 1: I don't know how that fits together right now. Um, 579 00:26:59,000 --> 00:27:00,600 Speaker 1: we're not going to try to him in the play 580 00:27:00,600 --> 00:27:04,320 Speaker 1: in this weekend, and and Geno's our quarterback, but we'll 581 00:27:04,359 --> 00:27:06,720 Speaker 1: see what happens to see how it goes. It's really 582 00:27:06,720 --> 00:27:09,159 Speaker 1: just it's just taking a shout at a competitive opportunity 583 00:27:09,200 --> 00:27:10,680 Speaker 1: and going forward. And I though John did a great 584 00:27:10,720 --> 00:27:14,359 Speaker 1: job and getting that done. Jamal Adams conveyed to you 585 00:27:14,440 --> 00:27:17,520 Speaker 1: what he thinks needs to happen for here to deliver. Put. 586 00:27:17,600 --> 00:27:20,280 Speaker 1: He's like he did La last year. We talk all 587 00:27:20,280 --> 00:27:27,359 Speaker 1: the time. The answer, the answer to your question is no, No, 588 00:27:28,200 --> 00:27:29,520 Speaker 1: we talk all the time, so we were on the 589 00:27:29,560 --> 00:27:34,280 Speaker 1: same page. That's any frustration or depressing with him, Um, 590 00:27:34,320 --> 00:27:36,639 Speaker 1: I don't think any more than any any other player. 591 00:27:37,200 --> 00:27:41,600 Speaker 1: You know. He's he's a tightly wound, high strong guy, 592 00:27:41,640 --> 00:27:43,000 Speaker 1: you know, and he wants things to happen, and he 593 00:27:43,040 --> 00:27:45,360 Speaker 1: wants to make it happen, and uh, you know he's 594 00:27:45,480 --> 00:27:47,840 Speaker 1: he's just as disappointed when the thing doesn't happen the 595 00:27:47,840 --> 00:27:50,040 Speaker 1: way it's it's supposed to where we wanted to is 596 00:27:50,119 --> 00:27:51,879 Speaker 1: is anybody else is? And He's gonna do everything he 597 00:27:51,880 --> 00:27:53,359 Speaker 1: can in his power to make it work. He's a 598 00:27:53,359 --> 00:27:56,240 Speaker 1: great competitor. He's a truly a great competitor. It really 599 00:27:56,280 --> 00:27:59,080 Speaker 1: matters to him how you do things and how he 600 00:27:59,240 --> 00:28:01,879 Speaker 1: how he is his stuff, and how he can be 601 00:28:01,880 --> 00:28:03,960 Speaker 1: held accountable for the club and all that he's he's 602 00:28:04,080 --> 00:28:06,359 Speaker 1: he's got his head in the right place. You gotta obvious. 603 00:28:06,359 --> 00:28:08,639 Speaker 1: They asked him to rush Moore the other day. Is 604 00:28:08,640 --> 00:28:10,440 Speaker 1: he is he getting closed? Is it looking how you 605 00:28:10,480 --> 00:28:11,920 Speaker 1: want to close? For the most part, getting you know, 606 00:28:11,920 --> 00:28:13,200 Speaker 1: he's got to get We gotta get him free. We 607 00:28:13,320 --> 00:28:14,639 Speaker 1: get him in there when he get some shots, you know, 608 00:28:14,680 --> 00:28:17,919 Speaker 1: and didn't get at He made the quarterback rush a 609 00:28:17,920 --> 00:28:20,400 Speaker 1: few times, and uh, they know where. They know he's 610 00:28:20,400 --> 00:28:22,040 Speaker 1: out there, and that's part of the factory, you know. 611 00:28:22,280 --> 00:28:24,400 Speaker 1: They also know he's out there, you know, so they're 612 00:28:24,440 --> 00:28:26,720 Speaker 1: looking for him too, which is fine, all right. That 613 00:28:26,840 --> 00:28:30,600 Speaker 1: was Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll speaking with reporters. Uh No, 614 00:28:30,600 --> 00:28:32,719 Speaker 1: normally he do that every single Wednesday, but a bit 615 00:28:32,760 --> 00:28:34,719 Speaker 1: of an off day here for this team because they 616 00:28:34,760 --> 00:28:38,200 Speaker 1: have a primetime Monday night game. Speaking of, we're gonna 617 00:28:38,200 --> 00:28:41,920 Speaker 1: see Jordan Brooks in this one. He's had a good 618 00:28:41,960 --> 00:28:43,840 Speaker 1: start to the season. It hasn't been the start to 619 00:28:43,880 --> 00:28:46,080 Speaker 1: the season that this team has wanted, but he's been 620 00:28:46,080 --> 00:28:48,480 Speaker 1: a fascinating player to watch, former first round pick for 621 00:28:48,480 --> 00:28:51,600 Speaker 1: this team, and he will join us next on the huddle. 622 00:28:51,720 --> 00:28:54,080 Speaker 1: This is the huddle with Dave Wyman, Jay Keeps, and 623 00:28:54,120 --> 00:28:57,960 Speaker 1: Stacy Ross. Joining us right now is linebacker Jordan Brooks. Jordan, 624 00:28:58,000 --> 00:29:03,120 Speaker 1: how's it going. It's going good. Happy to be up 625 00:29:03,160 --> 00:29:05,880 Speaker 1: here talking to you guys. Well, we're happy to have you. 626 00:29:06,000 --> 00:29:09,200 Speaker 1: I mean, there's there's some good stuff to talk about, 627 00:29:09,280 --> 00:29:12,720 Speaker 1: some some troubling stuff to talk about. So we know 628 00:29:12,800 --> 00:29:14,640 Speaker 1: you can't tell us everything. We're hoping we can glean 629 00:29:14,720 --> 00:29:17,080 Speaker 1: just a bit more insight though. You guys have a 630 00:29:17,120 --> 00:29:19,920 Speaker 1: big game, a big Monday night game coming up against 631 00:29:19,920 --> 00:29:23,240 Speaker 1: the Saints. I'll start with just kind of the obvious question, 632 00:29:23,360 --> 00:29:25,760 Speaker 1: which is how is your second season felt. I mean, 633 00:29:25,800 --> 00:29:28,360 Speaker 1: this is going to be another primetime game, You're at 634 00:29:28,400 --> 00:29:31,000 Speaker 1: Looming Field, fans are back. How are you personally feeling 635 00:29:31,000 --> 00:29:35,640 Speaker 1: about your year so far? It's been a little safey, 636 00:29:35,880 --> 00:29:38,400 Speaker 1: you know, just how the seasons kind of started for 637 00:29:38,480 --> 00:29:42,600 Speaker 1: us as a whole, and so obviously, you know, player 638 00:29:42,640 --> 00:29:44,640 Speaker 1: that wants to hold it self accountable. Feel like it's 639 00:29:44,640 --> 00:29:47,040 Speaker 1: a lot more players that I could have done better, 640 00:29:47,240 --> 00:29:48,920 Speaker 1: you know, to help us get in position and win. 641 00:29:49,480 --> 00:29:52,920 Speaker 1: And so that's what the goal is moving forward. It's 642 00:29:52,960 --> 00:29:55,400 Speaker 1: just how can we improve this week? What can we 643 00:29:55,520 --> 00:29:59,120 Speaker 1: learn from the mistakes of last game and improve this 644 00:29:59,160 --> 00:30:03,320 Speaker 1: week into help us win a game? And Jordan, can 645 00:30:03,360 --> 00:30:06,560 Speaker 1: you help us as as you go through you know 646 00:30:06,600 --> 00:30:09,040 Speaker 1: the focus of an athlete. You know here on sports 647 00:30:09,120 --> 00:30:12,480 Speaker 1: radio and fans, you know, you have this situation where 648 00:30:12,640 --> 00:30:15,080 Speaker 1: you know, we get to sit here and talk through 649 00:30:15,280 --> 00:30:18,560 Speaker 1: everything and be mad or or talk about the game's 650 00:30:18,600 --> 00:30:22,400 Speaker 1: past and and and continue to you know, talk through 651 00:30:22,440 --> 00:30:24,720 Speaker 1: a lot of those things, the good, bad and whatever. 652 00:30:25,080 --> 00:30:27,320 Speaker 1: But for you guys, you guys have a job to do. 653 00:30:27,360 --> 00:30:30,120 Speaker 1: You guys have to quickly learn and move forward and 654 00:30:30,160 --> 00:30:33,640 Speaker 1: move on and flush it um and and prepare to 655 00:30:33,680 --> 00:30:35,760 Speaker 1: have you know that your best game yet weekend and 656 00:30:35,800 --> 00:30:39,160 Speaker 1: week out. You know what has been the mentality of 657 00:30:39,200 --> 00:30:41,720 Speaker 1: this team? How have you guys been able to do that? 658 00:30:42,560 --> 00:30:46,040 Speaker 1: Um so that you personally and you know your group 659 00:30:47,000 --> 00:30:51,400 Speaker 1: is ready to go each and every single week. Dud 660 00:30:51,400 --> 00:30:54,640 Speaker 1: would just keep going forward and uh and not stay 661 00:30:54,680 --> 00:30:57,120 Speaker 1: on the loss too long. I think it would be 662 00:30:57,160 --> 00:30:58,840 Speaker 1: a lot worse if we felt like we didn't have 663 00:30:58,880 --> 00:31:01,600 Speaker 1: the guys to win. But when you look around the 664 00:31:01,680 --> 00:31:03,880 Speaker 1: locker room, we got everybody to ever eat. It's just 665 00:31:03,880 --> 00:31:07,440 Speaker 1: about putting the pieces together and just finishing these games. 666 00:31:07,840 --> 00:31:11,520 Speaker 1: And so I don't think anybody's in a panic, even 667 00:31:11,560 --> 00:31:13,400 Speaker 1: though the record is not what we would like it 668 00:31:13,480 --> 00:31:16,160 Speaker 1: to be at this point. But we're just moving forward 669 00:31:16,320 --> 00:31:19,720 Speaker 1: and continue to practice hard study in our meetings, get 670 00:31:19,760 --> 00:31:23,160 Speaker 1: together outside of the facility and try to get it 671 00:31:23,240 --> 00:31:26,560 Speaker 1: right and you know, hopefully make the run here soon. 672 00:31:27,240 --> 00:31:32,479 Speaker 1: You know, Jordan's I understand completely that that mentality and 673 00:31:32,640 --> 00:31:34,880 Speaker 1: understanding that, and I think that's a huge thing that 674 00:31:34,880 --> 00:31:37,560 Speaker 1: you said that you believe that you guys have the 675 00:31:37,720 --> 00:31:40,239 Speaker 1: right guys in this building. That you guys believe in 676 00:31:40,280 --> 00:31:42,120 Speaker 1: each other, and that's such a big part of it. 677 00:31:42,200 --> 00:31:46,040 Speaker 1: And as you're going through struggles defensively, and it's easy 678 00:31:46,080 --> 00:31:49,600 Speaker 1: to point the finger at one another four different issues, 679 00:31:50,080 --> 00:31:52,280 Speaker 1: but what has your group been like in terms of 680 00:31:52,320 --> 00:31:55,720 Speaker 1: coming together to handle through that. It hasn't been perfect, 681 00:31:56,080 --> 00:31:58,920 Speaker 1: but that you guys have you know, been striving to 682 00:31:58,960 --> 00:32:01,360 Speaker 1: get better and to get to the level of play 683 00:32:01,400 --> 00:32:03,200 Speaker 1: that you guys are more than capable of. And oh, 684 00:32:03,320 --> 00:32:05,640 Speaker 1: by the way, the second half of that Pittsburgh game, 685 00:32:05,720 --> 00:32:09,880 Speaker 1: you guys played pretty darn good. Yeah, And I think 686 00:32:09,880 --> 00:32:13,640 Speaker 1: the thing that we've been doing is is communicatable. That 687 00:32:13,800 --> 00:32:15,600 Speaker 1: was an issue in the first couple of games. Just 688 00:32:15,760 --> 00:32:18,280 Speaker 1: guys kind of just you know, we just weren't communicate. 689 00:32:18,360 --> 00:32:21,000 Speaker 1: Nobody's on the same page. And so Kenny spect to 690 00:32:21,040 --> 00:32:23,760 Speaker 1: be a great defensive if you can't play as one. 691 00:32:24,080 --> 00:32:27,000 Speaker 1: And so that's something that we've been working on in practice. 692 00:32:28,400 --> 00:32:32,120 Speaker 1: Darren walked throughs all day, you know, communicating and talking 693 00:32:32,160 --> 00:32:36,200 Speaker 1: to one another. Safety is talking to LB's, LB's talking 694 00:32:36,200 --> 00:32:38,800 Speaker 1: to the D line and we all on the same page. 695 00:32:39,440 --> 00:32:41,920 Speaker 1: And I think it kind of came together for us 696 00:32:41,920 --> 00:32:44,560 Speaker 1: in the second half of the Pittsburgh game. And so 697 00:32:44,720 --> 00:32:46,440 Speaker 1: we just want to take that momentum is we have 698 00:32:46,560 --> 00:32:51,960 Speaker 1: defensively and keep it rolling into this next game. Hey, Jordan, 699 00:32:52,320 --> 00:32:55,800 Speaker 1: you guys, uh, you play the same position group, but 700 00:32:55,800 --> 00:32:58,200 Speaker 1: but might have some different meetings here. But you and 701 00:32:58,280 --> 00:33:03,000 Speaker 1: Darryl Taylor, obviously we're consecutive picks for the Seahawks back 702 00:33:03,000 --> 00:33:05,479 Speaker 1: in twenty twenty. I know he missed his first season, 703 00:33:05,600 --> 00:33:08,040 Speaker 1: but you guys are both showing up on the stat 704 00:33:08,080 --> 00:33:10,680 Speaker 1: sheet for the Seahawks and UH and having some really 705 00:33:10,680 --> 00:33:13,160 Speaker 1: solid moments this year. And I know you're young players 706 00:33:13,160 --> 00:33:15,280 Speaker 1: and you're going to feel that there's always a learning curve, 707 00:33:15,360 --> 00:33:17,920 Speaker 1: but I think it's exciting for fans to see some 708 00:33:18,000 --> 00:33:21,720 Speaker 1: returns on a Seahawks draft class, especially defensively. What's your 709 00:33:21,880 --> 00:33:24,280 Speaker 1: relationship like with Taylor? Do you guys ever have this 710 00:33:24,320 --> 00:33:27,840 Speaker 1: feeling of like, hey, let's let's you know, try to 711 00:33:27,920 --> 00:33:30,080 Speaker 1: bring some life, you know, into the team. Do you 712 00:33:30,440 --> 00:33:32,600 Speaker 1: Is there a sense of responsibility or anything like that 713 00:33:32,600 --> 00:33:36,320 Speaker 1: that you guys feel. Yeah, I mean we we've had 714 00:33:36,320 --> 00:33:39,520 Speaker 1: a conversations, you know, obviously knowing that they brought us 715 00:33:39,560 --> 00:33:41,719 Speaker 1: here for a reason and that we're young in our 716 00:33:41,760 --> 00:33:46,360 Speaker 1: careers and that that we can make an impact now, 717 00:33:46,720 --> 00:33:49,120 Speaker 1: you know. And so I tell DT all the time 718 00:33:49,160 --> 00:33:51,880 Speaker 1: and keep going. I'm proud of him. You know, he 719 00:33:51,960 --> 00:33:54,880 Speaker 1: had a roughers year, didn't get to play, had to 720 00:33:54,920 --> 00:33:57,840 Speaker 1: sit and watch and to see what he's doing now, 721 00:33:58,160 --> 00:34:01,000 Speaker 1: you know, getting sex and say games. I just don't 722 00:34:01,120 --> 00:34:03,680 Speaker 1: keep going, man, because I see that. It inspires me 723 00:34:03,760 --> 00:34:06,160 Speaker 1: to go harder, you know, because we came in together 724 00:34:06,240 --> 00:34:09,239 Speaker 1: and so uh, I think that's really what it is 725 00:34:09,440 --> 00:34:12,000 Speaker 1: just keep going forward, keep moving forward, and how can 726 00:34:12,480 --> 00:34:15,840 Speaker 1: we make an impact and uh for our defense and 727 00:34:15,960 --> 00:34:21,440 Speaker 1: ultimate for our team. Has speaking of nicknames, has Bobby 728 00:34:21,600 --> 00:34:23,960 Speaker 1: finally stopped calling you rook or is that still happening? 729 00:34:27,000 --> 00:34:30,400 Speaker 1: We got to week eight, so I think, what maybe 730 00:34:30,440 --> 00:34:34,040 Speaker 1: one more week or two? Okay, okay that pretty soon 731 00:34:34,080 --> 00:34:36,839 Speaker 1: you're gonna be Jordan one day, Jordan one day. Yeah, 732 00:34:37,760 --> 00:34:39,640 Speaker 1: there we go, it'll be It'll be a great day. Man. 733 00:34:39,719 --> 00:34:41,440 Speaker 1: I say, if you get a pick or something, if 734 00:34:41,480 --> 00:34:43,239 Speaker 1: it's this week, I don't care if it's week seven. 735 00:34:43,280 --> 00:34:45,120 Speaker 1: If you make a huge play, I think you deserve 736 00:34:45,200 --> 00:34:49,640 Speaker 1: to be called Jordan not rooking this one. Absolutely absolutely 737 00:34:49,760 --> 00:34:51,960 Speaker 1: we'll get that picked this week. Yeah, there we go. 738 00:34:52,040 --> 00:34:55,839 Speaker 1: I'll call about my name real soon. Yeah, Jordan, you 739 00:34:55,880 --> 00:34:58,239 Speaker 1: play a really hard position in this scheme. I I 740 00:34:58,760 --> 00:35:02,920 Speaker 1: I practiced against it, uh for multiple years. I know 741 00:35:03,000 --> 00:35:07,640 Speaker 1: exactly the responsibility that you have in that scheme. How 742 00:35:07,719 --> 00:35:11,040 Speaker 1: much of a challenge has it been to play that 743 00:35:11,239 --> 00:35:15,160 Speaker 1: knowing that also offenses are going to attack that spot 744 00:35:15,560 --> 00:35:19,640 Speaker 1: not just one time, but multiple times in a given game. 745 00:35:19,960 --> 00:35:21,560 Speaker 1: And it has nothing to do with you. It just 746 00:35:21,600 --> 00:35:23,680 Speaker 1: has to do with the scheme itself. What kind of 747 00:35:23,680 --> 00:35:30,239 Speaker 1: responsibility do you feel in that role? It's a lot, um, 748 00:35:30,280 --> 00:35:32,800 Speaker 1: It is definitely a lot. Playing the will linebacker in 749 00:35:32,840 --> 00:35:35,440 Speaker 1: this scheme has to do a lot and uh and 750 00:35:35,520 --> 00:35:41,160 Speaker 1: past coverage and so it's about mastering every call, um 751 00:35:41,800 --> 00:35:45,120 Speaker 1: and slowing it down and say this play, all right, 752 00:35:45,160 --> 00:35:47,319 Speaker 1: we got this call. I got this responsibility to do 753 00:35:47,360 --> 00:35:49,560 Speaker 1: it and then move on to the next play and 754 00:35:49,760 --> 00:35:51,680 Speaker 1: not let the moment get too big or not let 755 00:35:51,960 --> 00:35:55,279 Speaker 1: you know, the calls overwhelming and uh and settling into 756 00:35:55,360 --> 00:35:58,840 Speaker 1: it and knowing that and the certain coverage. This is 757 00:35:58,840 --> 00:36:01,839 Speaker 1: what teams want to heck. And so it's about having 758 00:36:01,840 --> 00:36:04,800 Speaker 1: your head on a swell for one and obviously watching 759 00:36:04,880 --> 00:36:08,040 Speaker 1: film and continue to uh to game or knowledge of 760 00:36:08,080 --> 00:36:13,120 Speaker 1: the game and um and uh in mastering that position. Yeah, Jordan, 761 00:36:13,280 --> 00:36:15,880 Speaker 1: I see it every week, man, I see that continual 762 00:36:15,960 --> 00:36:18,920 Speaker 1: growth in that and and you know, the like I 763 00:36:18,960 --> 00:36:21,520 Speaker 1: said before, the responsibility is tremendous, and I think a 764 00:36:21,520 --> 00:36:25,560 Speaker 1: lot of people don't really understand fully. But um, you know, uh, 765 00:36:26,200 --> 00:36:28,800 Speaker 1: the other thing that your task with as well is okay, 766 00:36:28,840 --> 00:36:31,880 Speaker 1: So yes, you've got great responsibility and pass coverage, but 767 00:36:31,920 --> 00:36:34,560 Speaker 1: also in the run game too, like you're you've got 768 00:36:34,560 --> 00:36:36,480 Speaker 1: to be a factor, and and I love the way 769 00:36:36,480 --> 00:36:39,399 Speaker 1: that you play downhill, you play aggressive, you meet guys 770 00:36:39,440 --> 00:36:42,040 Speaker 1: at the line of scrimmage. You know, how how much 771 00:36:42,080 --> 00:36:44,200 Speaker 1: of a how much of that part of the game. 772 00:36:44,280 --> 00:36:46,959 Speaker 1: Do you like the physical element of the run game? 773 00:36:49,440 --> 00:36:51,640 Speaker 1: You said, do? I like, yeah, yeah, do you do 774 00:36:51,640 --> 00:36:54,000 Speaker 1: you like that physical element of the run game coming 775 00:36:54,080 --> 00:36:59,440 Speaker 1: downhill and uh in meeting people at the line of scrimmage? Yeah? Absolutely. 776 00:36:59,520 --> 00:37:01,400 Speaker 1: I mean if you go back to college, that was 777 00:37:01,520 --> 00:37:05,560 Speaker 1: pretty much my game. And so the run game, that's 778 00:37:05,600 --> 00:37:08,840 Speaker 1: something that's always as any linebacker would love, you know, 779 00:37:09,360 --> 00:37:11,279 Speaker 1: they just run the ball the whole game. I love it. 780 00:37:12,040 --> 00:37:17,960 Speaker 1: So it's definitely a probably my favorite part of the 781 00:37:17,960 --> 00:37:19,920 Speaker 1: game is you know, getting in the run fits and 782 00:37:20,000 --> 00:37:22,520 Speaker 1: getting downhill and being guys in a line of scrimmage 783 00:37:22,600 --> 00:37:24,719 Speaker 1: or behind a lot of scrimmage. And the one thing 784 00:37:24,760 --> 00:37:26,919 Speaker 1: I like about the Saint coming up is that they're 785 00:37:26,960 --> 00:37:29,600 Speaker 1: really a run first team. You know, they like to 786 00:37:30,560 --> 00:37:32,960 Speaker 1: run the ball and get Jamie's going off of the 787 00:37:33,040 --> 00:37:35,520 Speaker 1: play action and all those different type of deals, and 788 00:37:35,560 --> 00:37:37,640 Speaker 1: so it's gonna be a good challenge. They got a 789 00:37:37,680 --> 00:37:40,400 Speaker 1: good running back and so I'm excited for the opportunity 790 00:37:40,480 --> 00:37:44,000 Speaker 1: to go out there and improve this week and can 791 00:37:44,040 --> 00:37:46,640 Speaker 1: continue to get better. Man. That's awesome to hear. And Jake, 792 00:37:46,880 --> 00:37:49,160 Speaker 1: like Jordan said, I don't know a single linebacker that's 793 00:37:49,200 --> 00:37:51,600 Speaker 1: gonna tell you no, I don't like hitting people. I 794 00:37:51,680 --> 00:37:54,439 Speaker 1: don't like making tackles. I think everyone's gonna be like, yeah, 795 00:37:54,440 --> 00:37:58,880 Speaker 1: I love it. It feels great. All right. He is 796 00:37:58,960 --> 00:38:03,160 Speaker 1: Seahawks linebacker Jordan Brooks. It's it's been exciting to watch it. 797 00:38:03,239 --> 00:38:05,120 Speaker 1: I know that this isn't the start to the season 798 00:38:05,160 --> 00:38:08,000 Speaker 1: that you guys want, but man, there's so much, so 799 00:38:08,080 --> 00:38:11,640 Speaker 1: much excitement and expectations, which I know are big and 800 00:38:11,920 --> 00:38:14,120 Speaker 1: sometimes feel unfair, but I think there's also some some 801 00:38:14,160 --> 00:38:16,799 Speaker 1: pride that goes with that, for for you and Darryl 802 00:38:16,840 --> 00:38:18,800 Speaker 1: Taylor in this class, and it's gonna be fun to 803 00:38:18,800 --> 00:38:21,640 Speaker 1: watch you guys. Man, So have fun out there this Monday. Yes, 804 00:38:21,800 --> 00:38:23,799 Speaker 1: thank you, thank you for having me. All Right, this 805 00:38:23,840 --> 00:38:26,560 Speaker 1: is the huddle with Dave Wyman, Jay Keeps and Stacy Ross. 806 00:38:26,920 --> 00:38:28,600 Speaker 1: We are going to go in the trenches next. Don't 807 00:38:28,640 --> 00:38:32,000 Speaker 1: go anywhere you are listening to the Huddle with Dave Wyman. 808 00:38:32,200 --> 00:38:34,719 Speaker 1: Jake Keeps and Stacy Ross. We are going to go 809 00:38:34,800 --> 00:38:37,839 Speaker 1: in the trenches with Ray Roberts, who joins us right now? 810 00:38:37,880 --> 00:38:40,960 Speaker 1: What's up? Bray? You guys are many. I'm just I'm 811 00:38:41,000 --> 00:38:44,279 Speaker 1: just in your world trying to find space to operate. Well, 812 00:38:44,360 --> 00:38:47,279 Speaker 1: we we're glad that you're here. Find space. You're the 813 00:38:47,320 --> 00:38:53,400 Speaker 1: one that's moving everybody out of the way. Ray. I 814 00:38:53,440 --> 00:38:56,480 Speaker 1: actually I thought that this would be um not just 815 00:38:56,680 --> 00:38:58,359 Speaker 1: every day is a good day to have you on. 816 00:38:58,480 --> 00:39:01,000 Speaker 1: But man, I know that you love talking about the 817 00:39:01,000 --> 00:39:04,279 Speaker 1: offensive line and getting involved with the run game. Would 818 00:39:04,280 --> 00:39:05,759 Speaker 1: you make of how the Seahawks came out in the 819 00:39:05,760 --> 00:39:08,279 Speaker 1: third quarter against the Steelers? Yeah, it was I was 820 00:39:08,320 --> 00:39:11,040 Speaker 1: excited they did you know when we did our halftime 821 00:39:11,040 --> 00:39:14,440 Speaker 1: show on the pregame with our pregame postgame crew, you know, 822 00:39:15,000 --> 00:39:17,480 Speaker 1: I didn't even realize that we had only carried the 823 00:39:17,520 --> 00:39:20,160 Speaker 1: ball four times, and those four rushes came in the 824 00:39:20,160 --> 00:39:22,360 Speaker 1: first quarter. And so there were some things in the 825 00:39:22,400 --> 00:39:24,839 Speaker 1: second quarter that may have take you out of the 826 00:39:24,920 --> 00:39:27,040 Speaker 1: opportunity to run because there were some penalties and a 827 00:39:27,040 --> 00:39:28,600 Speaker 1: couple of sacks that kind of put you behind the 828 00:39:28,680 --> 00:39:32,240 Speaker 1: chains a little bit. But Alex Collins was averaging almost 829 00:39:32,239 --> 00:39:34,960 Speaker 1: five yards to carry at halftime and uh. And so 830 00:39:35,000 --> 00:39:37,920 Speaker 1: then the frustrating thing was, uh, you know last year 831 00:39:37,960 --> 00:39:40,160 Speaker 1: there were times where Chris Carson was averaging almost six 832 00:39:40,200 --> 00:39:42,480 Speaker 1: year outs to carry at halftime and then never you know, 833 00:39:42,560 --> 00:39:44,560 Speaker 1: didn't maybe touch the ball five or six times the 834 00:39:44,600 --> 00:39:46,520 Speaker 1: rest of the game. So it was really good to 835 00:39:46,560 --> 00:39:49,520 Speaker 1: see them come out and recognize that they had some 836 00:39:49,640 --> 00:39:52,120 Speaker 1: value and that and that you know that with that 837 00:39:52,200 --> 00:39:54,040 Speaker 1: part of the game. And they ended up running the 838 00:39:54,040 --> 00:39:55,879 Speaker 1: ball like seven out of eight times or eight out 839 00:39:55,880 --> 00:39:59,000 Speaker 1: of nine times and scoring a touchdown. And you know, 840 00:39:59,120 --> 00:40:01,799 Speaker 1: one thing I tried to beat too is that I 841 00:40:01,840 --> 00:40:04,279 Speaker 1: don't think people, and I say this all the time, 842 00:40:05,120 --> 00:40:09,160 Speaker 1: how the mindset of an offensive lineman, what the mindset is. 843 00:40:09,280 --> 00:40:11,840 Speaker 1: And people just think that it's just big dudes running 844 00:40:11,840 --> 00:40:14,319 Speaker 1: into big dudes and every all the focus is on 845 00:40:14,719 --> 00:40:16,560 Speaker 1: the guide that's throwing the ball and the dudes that 846 00:40:16,640 --> 00:40:19,040 Speaker 1: are catching it, and uh, and so you get caught 847 00:40:19,080 --> 00:40:21,920 Speaker 1: up into their rhythm and they're you know, timing and 848 00:40:21,960 --> 00:40:23,920 Speaker 1: all that kind of stuff in their mindset. But you 849 00:40:23,960 --> 00:40:27,120 Speaker 1: don't consider the mindset of offensive lineman. And you can 850 00:40:27,520 --> 00:40:30,040 Speaker 1: by running the ball, whether it's three yards in a 851 00:40:30,080 --> 00:40:32,200 Speaker 1: cloud of dust, or you're having six yards to carry. 852 00:40:32,840 --> 00:40:36,040 Speaker 1: H you're giving me tools in my box, in my 853 00:40:36,120 --> 00:40:40,239 Speaker 1: toolbox to be better at what I do, because otherwise 854 00:40:40,239 --> 00:40:42,880 Speaker 1: it drop back and throw it forty times. You're making 855 00:40:42,880 --> 00:40:45,680 Speaker 1: me super one dimensional. And it's really the game plan. 856 00:40:45,760 --> 00:40:48,239 Speaker 1: It's really easy to game plan for a person when 857 00:40:48,280 --> 00:40:50,560 Speaker 1: there's only one thing that they're going to be bringing 858 00:40:50,560 --> 00:40:53,319 Speaker 1: that me. And so I thought it was important for 859 00:40:53,560 --> 00:40:55,200 Speaker 1: the mindset, and I think it was probably like an 860 00:40:55,200 --> 00:40:58,680 Speaker 1: important step just for that offensive line in general. Yeah. 861 00:40:58,719 --> 00:41:01,200 Speaker 1: I remember listening to you guys on the pregame show 862 00:41:01,200 --> 00:41:03,799 Speaker 1: a couple of weeks ago Ray where Brandon Staley, the 863 00:41:03,800 --> 00:41:06,160 Speaker 1: head coach of the Chargers, talked about, you know, you 864 00:41:06,360 --> 00:41:10,200 Speaker 1: forced a defense to play blocks, You force them, you know, 865 00:41:10,280 --> 00:41:13,080 Speaker 1: to have to tackle um. So, yeah, that I think 866 00:41:13,400 --> 00:41:16,560 Speaker 1: it's the mindset is important. M I wanted to ask 867 00:41:16,560 --> 00:41:19,680 Speaker 1: you about Rashad Penny, what you see from him. I mean, 868 00:41:19,719 --> 00:41:22,960 Speaker 1: he's one of those, uh kind of lightning rod players 869 00:41:23,160 --> 00:41:25,440 Speaker 1: where you know you've seen some some good stuff from 870 00:41:25,560 --> 00:41:27,840 Speaker 1: him and then you know he just has never really 871 00:41:27,880 --> 00:41:30,319 Speaker 1: gotten going. What's your your level of confidence? What have 872 00:41:30,360 --> 00:41:33,960 Speaker 1: you seen from Rashade Penny? Well, I think I think 873 00:41:34,000 --> 00:41:38,399 Speaker 1: when he's healthy and obviously and when he is, he's 874 00:41:38,480 --> 00:41:41,120 Speaker 1: really sure of what the value is that he brings 875 00:41:41,160 --> 00:41:44,040 Speaker 1: to the team. I think early in his career he wanted, 876 00:41:44,160 --> 00:41:47,320 Speaker 1: you know, people wanted him to be this big, fast 877 00:41:47,440 --> 00:41:51,399 Speaker 1: running back, but run like Chris Carson, and that's that's 878 00:41:51,440 --> 00:41:53,640 Speaker 1: not that's not who he is. He's not a dude 879 00:41:53,680 --> 00:41:56,080 Speaker 1: that's gonna move the pow when he hits it. He's 880 00:41:56,120 --> 00:41:58,520 Speaker 1: not a guy that's gonna, uh, you know, see a 881 00:41:58,600 --> 00:42:03,600 Speaker 1: two inch crease and then explode through it for fifteen yards. 882 00:42:03,360 --> 00:42:06,040 Speaker 1: He's he's a big dude, and he can do that, 883 00:42:06,280 --> 00:42:08,120 Speaker 1: but that's not what he does. He's more of a 884 00:42:08,480 --> 00:42:10,600 Speaker 1: you know, like a want to bounce it to the outside, 885 00:42:10,600 --> 00:42:12,959 Speaker 1: get him out in space like that type of dude 886 00:42:13,000 --> 00:42:16,160 Speaker 1: to use his athleticism and his quickness and his speed. Uh. 887 00:42:16,200 --> 00:42:18,200 Speaker 1: And so in the times when I've seen him be 888 00:42:18,280 --> 00:42:22,320 Speaker 1: successful is when he's played like that. And so I think, 889 00:42:22,400 --> 00:42:26,040 Speaker 1: you know, when whenever he's back, you can't expect him 890 00:42:26,080 --> 00:42:29,120 Speaker 1: to be Chris Carson. You have to let him be 891 00:42:30,719 --> 00:42:33,480 Speaker 1: Rashard Penny and then put him in situations to be 892 00:42:33,520 --> 00:42:36,600 Speaker 1: successful doing that. It reminds me of Roles when he 893 00:42:36,719 --> 00:42:40,400 Speaker 1: was playing, and everybody wanted him to be Marshawn Lynch, 894 00:42:40,760 --> 00:42:42,839 Speaker 1: and the dude just wasn't built to be Marshawn Lynch. 895 00:42:42,920 --> 00:42:44,960 Speaker 1: There's only one person built to be Marshaw Lynch, and 896 00:42:44,960 --> 00:42:48,560 Speaker 1: that's Marshawn Lynch. And uh and uh and Thomas Rawles 897 00:42:48,880 --> 00:42:51,239 Speaker 1: was not him and as a as a result of it, 898 00:42:51,640 --> 00:42:53,920 Speaker 1: his career didn't last long because his body couldn't hold 899 00:42:54,000 --> 00:42:56,480 Speaker 1: up to it and he could never quite find that 900 00:42:56,560 --> 00:42:59,359 Speaker 1: thing that Marshawn has. But I'm sure he had other 901 00:42:59,400 --> 00:43:01,800 Speaker 1: skill set that would have been valuable to the team 902 00:43:02,040 --> 00:43:05,640 Speaker 1: had to exploit it. Ray heard you on earlier this 903 00:43:05,680 --> 00:43:09,280 Speaker 1: week on our airwaves talking about, you know, the offensive 904 00:43:09,320 --> 00:43:12,839 Speaker 1: line not playing together in the preseason and how you 905 00:43:12,840 --> 00:43:15,399 Speaker 1: know it might have manifested itself in the early part 906 00:43:15,400 --> 00:43:17,520 Speaker 1: of this season. I have to one hundred percent agree 907 00:43:17,520 --> 00:43:21,360 Speaker 1: when you talk about the transition about Damien Lewis playing 908 00:43:21,440 --> 00:43:24,520 Speaker 1: left guard, Gabe Jackson now is fit in new He's 909 00:43:24,520 --> 00:43:26,560 Speaker 1: a new player, a great player, but a new player 910 00:43:26,600 --> 00:43:31,480 Speaker 1: at right guard. You look at Kyle Kyle Fuller who's 911 00:43:31,520 --> 00:43:35,480 Speaker 1: now your center and him getting full time work. What 912 00:43:35,560 --> 00:43:37,680 Speaker 1: did you see from this group in the second half 913 00:43:37,719 --> 00:43:40,480 Speaker 1: of the Steelers game. I mean, what I saw was 914 00:43:40,640 --> 00:43:44,200 Speaker 1: a bunch of combo blocks working out very well together. 915 00:43:44,680 --> 00:43:46,319 Speaker 1: Do you think that they have kind of found their 916 00:43:46,400 --> 00:43:49,960 Speaker 1: chemistry here, Ray or was it just the box number 917 00:43:50,040 --> 00:43:52,719 Speaker 1: that they were facing versus the Steelers that played out 918 00:43:52,719 --> 00:43:57,520 Speaker 1: favorably to them? Well, I certainly hope they did, Jake, 919 00:43:57,640 --> 00:44:01,319 Speaker 1: because to me that for this offensive line, everything you 920 00:44:01,440 --> 00:44:06,120 Speaker 1: just said has been the problem because they didn't have 921 00:44:06,160 --> 00:44:09,200 Speaker 1: those reps together, not even in practice, because Dwayne Brown 922 00:44:09,280 --> 00:44:12,239 Speaker 1: wasn't practicing, and then and then even Brendon Shell last 923 00:44:12,320 --> 00:44:14,400 Speaker 1: year missed a lot of time. So it's almost like 924 00:44:14,680 --> 00:44:16,920 Speaker 1: he's kind of reintroducing himself to the defensive line. He 925 00:44:16,960 --> 00:44:19,319 Speaker 1: missed time in the preseason practices, you know, and so 926 00:44:19,440 --> 00:44:22,720 Speaker 1: there's a lot of reps of around chemistry and working 927 00:44:22,760 --> 00:44:26,279 Speaker 1: beside each other that they missed because the choice to 928 00:44:26,400 --> 00:44:28,439 Speaker 1: not play them in the games. And then a lot 929 00:44:28,440 --> 00:44:30,359 Speaker 1: of you know, a lot of the piece has not 930 00:44:30,400 --> 00:44:32,960 Speaker 1: been present doing training Cancil. Now they're trying to work 931 00:44:32,960 --> 00:44:35,960 Speaker 1: those things out, and it seems as if in the 932 00:44:36,080 --> 00:44:40,239 Speaker 1: second half some of those things started clicking. You know, 933 00:44:40,360 --> 00:44:43,000 Speaker 1: the UK at the push that the guard in the center, 934 00:44:43,280 --> 00:44:44,840 Speaker 1: the two guards in the center were getting in the 935 00:44:44,920 --> 00:44:47,840 Speaker 1: middle of the offensive line. That's what meets the zone 936 00:44:47,840 --> 00:44:51,200 Speaker 1: blocking scheme go is when you can get pushed in 937 00:44:51,280 --> 00:44:53,400 Speaker 1: the middle. Up until this point, they weren't getting a 938 00:44:53,400 --> 00:44:54,880 Speaker 1: whole lot of push. There was a lot of stelle 939 00:44:54,880 --> 00:44:57,080 Speaker 1: meeting at the line of scrimmage, which means that then 940 00:44:57,200 --> 00:44:59,120 Speaker 1: guys aren't getting up to the next level. In the 941 00:44:59,200 --> 00:45:02,040 Speaker 1: second half you saw push and then cal Fuller was 942 00:45:02,040 --> 00:45:04,000 Speaker 1: doing a great job getting up to the next level. 943 00:45:04,080 --> 00:45:06,160 Speaker 1: One of the things I liked about Jeve Jackson and 944 00:45:06,200 --> 00:45:08,920 Speaker 1: watching this film was that he was great at setting 945 00:45:09,200 --> 00:45:11,479 Speaker 1: the double team and then sliding up to the next 946 00:45:11,560 --> 00:45:16,040 Speaker 1: level with you know, with the leverage so that the 947 00:45:16,120 --> 00:45:18,840 Speaker 1: play to be successful. Hadn't seen any of that until 948 00:45:18,840 --> 00:45:21,399 Speaker 1: the second half of that of this game, And so 949 00:45:21,760 --> 00:45:25,319 Speaker 1: I'm hoping that that was a light bulb moment for 950 00:45:25,440 --> 00:45:28,560 Speaker 1: this offensive line because I get tired of the talk 951 00:45:28,560 --> 00:45:30,520 Speaker 1: of like, oh man, we need to invest in the 952 00:45:30,560 --> 00:45:33,160 Speaker 1: offensive line, and look at this, this team's offensive line, 953 00:45:33,200 --> 00:45:35,640 Speaker 1: and that team has elite talent, and we don't. You 954 00:45:35,719 --> 00:45:38,680 Speaker 1: have three players on this offensive line that have Pro 955 00:45:38,760 --> 00:45:42,200 Speaker 1: Bowl potential. You have you know, the Damien Lewis who 956 00:45:42,280 --> 00:45:44,320 Speaker 1: was who had a very good rookie year, and you 957 00:45:44,360 --> 00:45:46,880 Speaker 1: were expecting great things from in this year. You have 958 00:45:47,000 --> 00:45:50,200 Speaker 1: Game who came with a really great reputation from from 959 00:45:50,200 --> 00:45:52,560 Speaker 1: the Raiders and having played, you know, really good football 960 00:45:52,560 --> 00:45:54,439 Speaker 1: down there, and then obviously have Dwayne Brown, who's probably 961 00:45:54,480 --> 00:45:56,680 Speaker 1: a future Hall of Famer. And so there are three 962 00:45:56,760 --> 00:46:00,279 Speaker 1: dudes that are Pro Bowl cowboy players on this offensive line. 963 00:46:00,280 --> 00:46:02,279 Speaker 1: But they hadn't been planned like that, and I think 964 00:46:02,280 --> 00:46:04,200 Speaker 1: a lot of it is because of all the misreps 965 00:46:04,200 --> 00:46:08,040 Speaker 1: in the preseason. Ray there is no secret as to 966 00:46:08,080 --> 00:46:10,160 Speaker 1: what these Seahawks are going to do on Monday. It 967 00:46:10,239 --> 00:46:13,319 Speaker 1: has been a big proclamation from Pete Carroll that they 968 00:46:13,320 --> 00:46:15,600 Speaker 1: are going to run the football. This is who they're 969 00:46:15,640 --> 00:46:19,000 Speaker 1: going to be, and it's going to be no secret 970 00:46:19,040 --> 00:46:21,280 Speaker 1: to the New Orleans Saints, who have a good front seven. 971 00:46:21,800 --> 00:46:24,920 Speaker 1: My question to you is you mentioned those three guys. 972 00:46:24,960 --> 00:46:27,920 Speaker 1: You mentioned that the caliber and the talent that this 973 00:46:27,960 --> 00:46:31,399 Speaker 1: group has. Can they be that group? Can they be 974 00:46:31,520 --> 00:46:33,800 Speaker 1: that group where they are so dominant, so good that 975 00:46:33,880 --> 00:46:36,560 Speaker 1: doesn't doesn't matter what everybody else in the building knows 976 00:46:36,840 --> 00:46:39,239 Speaker 1: what's coming, that they can still move the pile and 977 00:46:39,239 --> 00:46:41,080 Speaker 1: get it done, because that's that's what it's gonna take 978 00:46:41,080 --> 00:46:44,680 Speaker 1: on Monday. Ray, Absolutely, And I'll just put it to 979 00:46:44,719 --> 00:46:47,520 Speaker 1: you this way, Jake. Like you saying it like that, dude, 980 00:46:47,560 --> 00:46:49,960 Speaker 1: I wish I could go shoot up right now, like 981 00:46:49,960 --> 00:46:52,799 Speaker 1: like I guarantee you that's in the offensive line rule. 982 00:46:52,880 --> 00:46:54,520 Speaker 1: Like I just stood up so I could tell you this, 983 00:46:54,760 --> 00:46:57,040 Speaker 1: and nobody's even game in my apartment but me. But 984 00:46:57,239 --> 00:47:00,560 Speaker 1: I'm telling you that those dudes in the the line 985 00:47:00,600 --> 00:47:04,160 Speaker 1: room regardings bring that shit on. We want that, like 986 00:47:04,360 --> 00:47:07,120 Speaker 1: challenge us, put it on our shoulders to be that. 987 00:47:07,600 --> 00:47:10,600 Speaker 1: And having sanned all of that, Jake, some of the 988 00:47:10,640 --> 00:47:13,800 Speaker 1: problem with the conversation around Pete Carol and his offense 989 00:47:13,840 --> 00:47:16,680 Speaker 1: here is that it's neither one or the other, Like, oh, 990 00:47:16,719 --> 00:47:19,319 Speaker 1: he just wants to run the ball, We just want 991 00:47:19,360 --> 00:47:22,799 Speaker 1: to pass the ball. The secret in the soft is 992 00:47:22,800 --> 00:47:26,319 Speaker 1: finding the synergy of both of them. So neither one 993 00:47:26,360 --> 00:47:28,520 Speaker 1: of them in and of itself is going to survive 994 00:47:28,560 --> 00:47:31,319 Speaker 1: and take this team anywhere. So the thing that they 995 00:47:31,360 --> 00:47:34,080 Speaker 1: have to do is find the synergy. Not to I don't. 996 00:47:34,120 --> 00:47:36,160 Speaker 1: And the reason I use synergy because we use balance. 997 00:47:36,239 --> 00:47:38,320 Speaker 1: People think, oh, it has to be twenty five runs 998 00:47:38,320 --> 00:47:40,880 Speaker 1: and twenty five passes synergy just means that we have 999 00:47:40,960 --> 00:47:44,719 Speaker 1: to find the combination that works so that this offense works. 1000 00:47:44,719 --> 00:47:47,320 Speaker 1: So if it means running twenty five times in passage 1001 00:47:47,320 --> 00:47:49,960 Speaker 1: twenty five times, then maybe that's it. If it means 1002 00:47:50,200 --> 00:47:53,280 Speaker 1: running it fifteen times, so we're acting fifteen yards to carry, 1003 00:47:53,320 --> 00:47:55,600 Speaker 1: but we're using playoffs and pass and we're putting all 1004 00:47:55,640 --> 00:47:57,360 Speaker 1: these other things and the quarterback is hot and we 1005 00:47:57,400 --> 00:47:59,800 Speaker 1: throw it forty times. The nest the synergy, But you 1006 00:48:00,040 --> 00:48:02,640 Speaker 1: cannot have an offense where it's just like we're gonna 1007 00:48:02,680 --> 00:48:04,839 Speaker 1: just drop back and throw it forty times a game 1008 00:48:05,040 --> 00:48:10,200 Speaker 1: and win. This is that there's even Patrick Mahomes two 1009 00:48:10,280 --> 00:48:12,520 Speaker 1: years ago wanted to draft a running back. They called 1010 00:48:12,560 --> 00:48:13,840 Speaker 1: him and said who do you want to take? He 1011 00:48:13,880 --> 00:48:16,520 Speaker 1: wanted to running back that they drafted. He didn't. He 1012 00:48:16,520 --> 00:48:19,080 Speaker 1: didn't ask for another receiver. He asked for a running back. 1013 00:48:19,520 --> 00:48:22,640 Speaker 1: And so running the foot, running the football is part 1014 00:48:22,719 --> 00:48:25,560 Speaker 1: of the offense. Throwing the football part of the offense. 1015 00:48:25,840 --> 00:48:28,400 Speaker 1: But throwing the football isn't the office, and running the 1016 00:48:28,440 --> 00:48:31,319 Speaker 1: book football isn't the offense. That's a combination of the two. 1017 00:48:32,080 --> 00:48:36,200 Speaker 1: He is Ray Robert's former Seahawking current NFL analyst, on 1018 00:48:36,200 --> 00:48:38,839 Speaker 1: the Seahawks pre and postgame short show, so make sure 1019 00:48:38,840 --> 00:48:41,040 Speaker 1: you tune in to hear him on Monday night. Ray, 1020 00:48:41,120 --> 00:48:44,600 Speaker 1: enjoy your weekend. I'm gonna try to because how Jake 1021 00:48:44,719 --> 00:48:47,200 Speaker 1: got me so fired up? But I think I'm gonna 1022 00:48:47,200 --> 00:48:49,400 Speaker 1: give it. You know, I have some pretty big pillows 1023 00:48:49,440 --> 00:48:51,400 Speaker 1: on my couch and I might just set up my 1024 00:48:51,440 --> 00:48:54,560 Speaker 1: own like seven man block and slid and take some reps. 1025 00:48:54,600 --> 00:48:56,800 Speaker 1: So if y'all there, we go. If y'all hear that, 1026 00:48:56,880 --> 00:48:58,640 Speaker 1: I'm in the hospital at the end of the day. 1027 00:48:58,719 --> 00:49:02,080 Speaker 1: Didn't know that that weekend, I'm worried about the drywall 1028 00:49:02,160 --> 00:49:06,560 Speaker 1: and race getting fired up. Let's go. All right, Ray, 1029 00:49:06,640 --> 00:49:09,920 Speaker 1: good talking to you, man. Thanks Ray. All right, guys too, 1030 00:49:10,640 --> 00:49:12,480 Speaker 1: what are the seat What are the keys to a 1031 00:49:12,560 --> 00:49:15,239 Speaker 1: Seahawks win against the Saints on Monday Night? We'll ask 1032 00:49:15,239 --> 00:49:17,600 Speaker 1: the voice of the Seahawks himself, Steve Rabel. Next on 1033 00:49:17,600 --> 00:49:21,520 Speaker 1: the Huddle, you don't watch The Bachelorette, Wyman, No, not 1034 00:49:21,640 --> 00:49:27,080 Speaker 1: your type of show, not anymore used to. This is 1035 00:49:27,120 --> 00:49:29,960 Speaker 1: The Huddle with Dave Wyman, Jay Keeps and Stacy Ross. 1036 00:49:30,120 --> 00:49:32,560 Speaker 1: Is your two hour preview show getting you ready for 1037 00:49:32,600 --> 00:49:35,040 Speaker 1: the Monday night week seven game between the Seahawks and 1038 00:49:35,120 --> 00:49:37,600 Speaker 1: the Saints. Joining us now. The voice of the Seahawks, 1039 00:49:37,600 --> 00:49:41,640 Speaker 1: Steve Rabel rabes, what's up, hi, guys, how you doing. 1040 00:49:42,040 --> 00:49:44,600 Speaker 1: We're good. I mean, it's it's gonna be a fascinating 1041 00:49:44,640 --> 00:49:47,839 Speaker 1: one for Seattle. You have a number two ranked run 1042 00:49:47,920 --> 00:49:50,359 Speaker 1: defense against a team that really wants to run the ball. 1043 00:49:50,360 --> 00:49:53,080 Speaker 1: We're going to see who wins that battle. You've got 1044 00:49:53,440 --> 00:49:55,839 Speaker 1: a defense that's susceptible to the past, and you can 1045 00:49:55,880 --> 00:49:57,839 Speaker 1: see what Gino does. I mean, there's all kinds of 1046 00:49:57,880 --> 00:50:01,360 Speaker 1: fascinating conversations, and that means there's all kinds of keys. 1047 00:50:01,400 --> 00:50:03,600 Speaker 1: So I'm going to start kind of with what would 1048 00:50:03,640 --> 00:50:05,799 Speaker 1: normally be our final question, But what's one of the 1049 00:50:05,800 --> 00:50:09,520 Speaker 1: big keys to the game for you for the Seahawks. Gosh, 1050 00:50:09,520 --> 00:50:12,680 Speaker 1: there's there's so many and and you know, you can 1051 00:50:12,680 --> 00:50:15,080 Speaker 1: get down to real specifics, and I know Dave and 1052 00:50:15,080 --> 00:50:17,400 Speaker 1: I will talk about this come come Monday evening in 1053 00:50:17,440 --> 00:50:21,279 Speaker 1: the in the booth leading into the game. Uh, you know, 1054 00:50:21,320 --> 00:50:23,160 Speaker 1: and there are something that are pretty obvious. I mean, 1055 00:50:23,719 --> 00:50:25,799 Speaker 1: a guy like Alvin Kamara, I mean he can he 1056 00:50:25,840 --> 00:50:28,880 Speaker 1: can beat you so many ways. Uh, and so every 1057 00:50:28,880 --> 00:50:31,160 Speaker 1: defense that Pete Carroll has ever coached goes into the 1058 00:50:31,200 --> 00:50:32,840 Speaker 1: game saying, we have to stop the run. But in 1059 00:50:32,880 --> 00:50:35,200 Speaker 1: the case of Alvin Kamara, you got to stop the run. 1060 00:50:35,200 --> 00:50:37,120 Speaker 1: You got to stop the swing pass, you got to 1061 00:50:37,120 --> 00:50:39,160 Speaker 1: stop the wheel. We're out up the sidelines with this 1062 00:50:39,200 --> 00:50:42,120 Speaker 1: guy because he can catch the ball and run. I mean, 1063 00:50:42,200 --> 00:50:45,000 Speaker 1: he's just he's kind of a one man wrecking crew 1064 00:50:45,040 --> 00:50:48,960 Speaker 1: in that way. I think what ultimately you're going to 1065 00:50:49,040 --> 00:50:51,719 Speaker 1: have to consider on Monday night is, ay, it's going 1066 00:50:51,760 --> 00:50:53,680 Speaker 1: to be a lousy night weatherwise, it looks like we're 1067 00:50:53,719 --> 00:50:56,799 Speaker 1: gonna have wind and rain. U you have to make 1068 00:50:56,840 --> 00:51:01,279 Speaker 1: sure going in that you're obviously sound on your assignments, 1069 00:51:02,200 --> 00:51:05,080 Speaker 1: and then avoid the you know, avoid the big mistakes. 1070 00:51:05,680 --> 00:51:08,120 Speaker 1: Sometimes it's a team that makes the fewest mistakes as 1071 00:51:08,120 --> 00:51:11,320 Speaker 1: opposed to make the biggest plays. If you can avoid mistakes, 1072 00:51:11,400 --> 00:51:14,280 Speaker 1: like if you're Geno Smith, ball is going to be wet, 1073 00:51:14,280 --> 00:51:17,520 Speaker 1: Be careful where you're throwing it. Don't throw into a crowd. 1074 00:51:17,680 --> 00:51:20,400 Speaker 1: Don't think you can foresaid ball in there on a wet, 1075 00:51:20,640 --> 00:51:23,719 Speaker 1: you know, wet, breezy night. Be safe with the football. 1076 00:51:24,080 --> 00:51:27,359 Speaker 1: Don't give them an opportunity. This team has what nine 1077 00:51:27,400 --> 00:51:30,520 Speaker 1: interceptions already. The Saints to this season, so they're they're 1078 00:51:30,560 --> 00:51:33,000 Speaker 1: pretty good at taking the ball away. I'd one of 1079 00:51:33,040 --> 00:51:34,799 Speaker 1: the things I'd go in saying is we have to 1080 00:51:34,840 --> 00:51:38,719 Speaker 1: minimize those mistakes and then you know, for our part 1081 00:51:38,840 --> 00:51:41,560 Speaker 1: on defense, go out there and make things happen. Take 1082 00:51:41,600 --> 00:51:44,759 Speaker 1: that ball away. Hey, Steve, how did you feel? You know, 1083 00:51:44,800 --> 00:51:48,000 Speaker 1: It's funny last week or this entire week, we've been 1084 00:51:48,000 --> 00:51:51,400 Speaker 1: talking about the Steelers game, and I just I felt 1085 00:51:51,400 --> 00:51:53,440 Speaker 1: like they took a couple of steps forward. I mean, 1086 00:51:53,480 --> 00:51:55,680 Speaker 1: I know they're two and four. Obviously when they lose, 1087 00:51:55,719 --> 00:51:58,120 Speaker 1: it's not a good thing. But I felt like, you know, 1088 00:51:58,239 --> 00:52:01,000 Speaker 1: running the ball, I thought, you know, you know, he 1089 00:52:01,160 --> 00:52:04,520 Speaker 1: made a throw over the linebacker and underneath the safety. 1090 00:52:04,960 --> 00:52:08,000 Speaker 1: You saw the touchdown throw to DK Metcalf. I feel 1091 00:52:08,040 --> 00:52:10,279 Speaker 1: like he kind of proved that he can go out 1092 00:52:10,280 --> 00:52:13,440 Speaker 1: and win games for you. I felt kind of positive 1093 00:52:13,600 --> 00:52:16,440 Speaker 1: coming out of that loss, which was kind of strange. Well, 1094 00:52:16,600 --> 00:52:19,960 Speaker 1: and I agree David, and I felt positive too because 1095 00:52:19,960 --> 00:52:23,880 Speaker 1: it wasn't all on Gino's shoulders, even though after the 1096 00:52:23,920 --> 00:52:26,319 Speaker 1: game he took all of the blame on himself. He said, 1097 00:52:26,360 --> 00:52:28,360 Speaker 1: I've got to do better. I lost the game. I 1098 00:52:28,400 --> 00:52:31,200 Speaker 1: can't let that happen. Well, no you didn't, Gino. Yes, 1099 00:52:31,239 --> 00:52:33,399 Speaker 1: you fumbled the ball at the end, trying to make 1100 00:52:33,400 --> 00:52:38,520 Speaker 1: a play under pressure in overtime and against a guy who, 1101 00:52:38,680 --> 00:52:40,360 Speaker 1: in all likelihood is going to be right there at 1102 00:52:40,360 --> 00:52:43,160 Speaker 1: the end of the season when they talk about defensive 1103 00:52:43,160 --> 00:52:47,320 Speaker 1: players of the year, if we never see what again, 1104 00:52:47,520 --> 00:52:51,120 Speaker 1: either one of them, any of the watch, yeah, you 1105 00:52:51,160 --> 00:52:55,080 Speaker 1: know it'll be too soon. But you know, they did 1106 00:52:55,160 --> 00:52:58,279 Speaker 1: make progress. I think the fact that they came out 1107 00:52:58,280 --> 00:53:02,120 Speaker 1: in the second half knowing that Pete said in the 1108 00:53:02,160 --> 00:53:04,840 Speaker 1: locker room at halftime, we have got to run the football. 1109 00:53:04,880 --> 00:53:06,960 Speaker 1: We got to take some pressure off of Gino. He's 1110 00:53:07,000 --> 00:53:10,040 Speaker 1: getting sacked. We gotta we gotta get back to what 1111 00:53:10,080 --> 00:53:13,160 Speaker 1: we do. And they did, and I think that was 1112 00:53:13,200 --> 00:53:16,600 Speaker 1: a really big, a really big improvement by this team. 1113 00:53:16,640 --> 00:53:19,239 Speaker 1: The offensive line fired off the line of scrimmage, They 1114 00:53:19,320 --> 00:53:23,200 Speaker 1: opened big holes. Alex Collins was just terrific. And I think, 1115 00:53:23,280 --> 00:53:25,520 Speaker 1: you know, you you build on that, you keep looking 1116 00:53:25,960 --> 00:53:28,880 Speaker 1: into this coming week. You look at Monday night and 1117 00:53:28,960 --> 00:53:33,839 Speaker 1: see a Rams or a Saints team that's that's tough defensively. 1118 00:53:34,000 --> 00:53:36,080 Speaker 1: I mean, just a couple of years ago we were 1119 00:53:36,080 --> 00:53:39,640 Speaker 1: talking about them with Drew Brees. Now all of a sudden, 1120 00:53:39,760 --> 00:53:43,200 Speaker 1: it's it's a defensive built kind of kind of team. 1121 00:53:43,280 --> 00:53:46,839 Speaker 1: So I think that's that's something we learned from from 1122 00:53:47,239 --> 00:53:49,879 Speaker 1: these guys the Seahawks, so that they can do those 1123 00:53:49,920 --> 00:53:51,920 Speaker 1: sorts of things when they put their mind to it, 1124 00:53:52,080 --> 00:53:54,440 Speaker 1: they've got the physical ability to do it. And on 1125 00:53:54,480 --> 00:53:55,640 Speaker 1: the other side of the ball, I thought they did 1126 00:53:55,680 --> 00:53:58,000 Speaker 1: a pretty good job against Nagi Harris. There's a guy 1127 00:53:58,040 --> 00:54:00,680 Speaker 1: who's like a load to star and I thought they 1128 00:54:00,680 --> 00:54:03,200 Speaker 1: did a pretty good job defensively in holding him down 1129 00:54:03,239 --> 00:54:07,800 Speaker 1: as well Rapes. There's it can't go understated how big 1130 00:54:07,840 --> 00:54:11,080 Speaker 1: this game is in terms of the outcome for the 1131 00:54:11,120 --> 00:54:13,680 Speaker 1: rest of the season. I can't believe we're talking about 1132 00:54:13,719 --> 00:54:18,440 Speaker 1: that at this point of the season. You know, going 1133 00:54:18,560 --> 00:54:20,839 Speaker 1: one and two during the stretch was not the goal 1134 00:54:20,960 --> 00:54:23,360 Speaker 1: two and one, three and oz. That was more of 1135 00:54:23,400 --> 00:54:26,440 Speaker 1: the conversation if they how do you think that the 1136 00:54:26,480 --> 00:54:30,400 Speaker 1: players and everybody in that building feel that sense of 1137 00:54:30,560 --> 00:54:33,399 Speaker 1: urgency in terms of this how important this Monday night 1138 00:54:33,440 --> 00:54:36,440 Speaker 1: game is. I don't think there's any way they can't 1139 00:54:36,640 --> 00:54:41,520 Speaker 1: feel that sense of urgency. But then again, you have to, 1140 00:54:41,680 --> 00:54:43,239 Speaker 1: and that's part of being a pro. You were a 1141 00:54:43,280 --> 00:54:47,279 Speaker 1: pro day was a pro. Stacy's a pro. You understand 1142 00:54:47,360 --> 00:54:53,239 Speaker 1: that you're You're very welcome. You understand that you have 1143 00:54:53,320 --> 00:54:56,000 Speaker 1: to put that behind you at that at that point 1144 00:54:56,120 --> 00:54:58,759 Speaker 1: you had your tell the truth Monday. You look back 1145 00:54:58,800 --> 00:55:01,480 Speaker 1: at the video. Those guys, I'm sure saw saw the 1146 00:55:01,520 --> 00:55:04,359 Speaker 1: game on the plane coming back from Pittsburgh and saw 1147 00:55:04,400 --> 00:55:06,880 Speaker 1: how close they were to beating a you know, a 1148 00:55:06,880 --> 00:55:10,160 Speaker 1: pretty good team. More importantly than how good the Steelers are. 1149 00:55:10,480 --> 00:55:13,680 Speaker 1: Just beating them there at home would have been just 1150 00:55:13,840 --> 00:55:16,560 Speaker 1: a terrific feather in their cap. All that said, they 1151 00:55:16,560 --> 00:55:19,600 Speaker 1: didn't do it. So you you, I don't think you 1152 00:55:19,600 --> 00:55:21,560 Speaker 1: can help but feel that kind of pressure of where 1153 00:55:21,600 --> 00:55:24,600 Speaker 1: your record is and knowing that you know, the further 1154 00:55:24,719 --> 00:55:28,600 Speaker 1: down that road you go by losing football games, the 1155 00:55:28,719 --> 00:55:30,440 Speaker 1: tougher it's going to be in the second half of 1156 00:55:30,440 --> 00:55:34,040 Speaker 1: the season, where you you know where you you know 1157 00:55:34,080 --> 00:55:36,840 Speaker 1: have gotten in the past, where you've done really well, 1158 00:55:37,040 --> 00:55:39,200 Speaker 1: and where Pete preaches you know you can't win it 1159 00:55:39,200 --> 00:55:40,920 Speaker 1: in the first or second or third quarters, but you 1160 00:55:40,920 --> 00:55:42,919 Speaker 1: win it in the fourth quarter. You may just put 1161 00:55:42,920 --> 00:55:44,879 Speaker 1: yourself out of the running if you're if you're not 1162 00:55:46,480 --> 00:55:48,080 Speaker 1: making the plays you need to make now and win 1163 00:55:48,080 --> 00:55:50,560 Speaker 1: football games. So yeah, they feel the pressure, I think, 1164 00:55:50,600 --> 00:55:53,759 Speaker 1: but hey, if anybody can get them focused on one 1165 00:55:53,800 --> 00:55:55,719 Speaker 1: game at a time, it's the guy who preaches it 1166 00:55:55,760 --> 00:55:58,640 Speaker 1: every single day, and that's Pete. Hey, one final question here, 1167 00:55:58,719 --> 00:56:00,120 Speaker 1: I know that we have a lot to do. I 1168 00:56:00,120 --> 00:56:01,719 Speaker 1: sucked with this team, and not a lot of it 1169 00:56:01,800 --> 00:56:03,319 Speaker 1: is good right now. So if you do have to 1170 00:56:03,360 --> 00:56:05,640 Speaker 1: pick something that's been good or maybe just a pleasant 1171 00:56:05,640 --> 00:56:08,359 Speaker 1: surprise for you, is there a player or a theme 1172 00:56:08,440 --> 00:56:12,120 Speaker 1: that that that's been well. On the offensive side, I 1173 00:56:12,160 --> 00:56:15,759 Speaker 1: think Gino has proven to everybody that if not that 1174 00:56:15,960 --> 00:56:20,880 Speaker 1: one half played where Russ got hurt, or the entire 1175 00:56:20,920 --> 00:56:23,800 Speaker 1: game against Pittsburgh, you know, under a lot of pressure, 1176 00:56:23,800 --> 00:56:26,000 Speaker 1: what sacked five times, still it was able to get 1177 00:56:26,040 --> 00:56:29,600 Speaker 1: some passes off, played played well, had you know, had 1178 00:56:29,600 --> 00:56:33,600 Speaker 1: a good showing that way. Um that on the offensive side. 1179 00:56:33,840 --> 00:56:36,600 Speaker 1: On the defensive side, I'm kind of excited now to 1180 00:56:36,680 --> 00:56:39,360 Speaker 1: see Trey Brown. I mean I almost jumped out of 1181 00:56:39,360 --> 00:56:42,719 Speaker 1: my shoes on that play where he came up as 1182 00:56:42,760 --> 00:56:46,000 Speaker 1: a cornerback, and you know, quite frankly, we haven't seen 1183 00:56:46,080 --> 00:56:48,720 Speaker 1: much of that this season where he just he knew 1184 00:56:48,719 --> 00:56:50,440 Speaker 1: exactly what he had to do come up and make 1185 00:56:50,480 --> 00:56:53,120 Speaker 1: that tackle behind the line of scrimmage and keep Johnson. 1186 00:56:53,120 --> 00:56:55,920 Speaker 1: I think it was Dante Johnson from from getting a 1187 00:56:56,000 --> 00:56:59,399 Speaker 1: first down. I mean, it was as good a play 1188 00:56:59,440 --> 00:57:02,200 Speaker 1: as as I've seen out of our cornerbacks in a while. Yeah. 1189 00:57:02,239 --> 00:57:04,760 Speaker 1: I was there and I thought the Seahawks had scored 1190 00:57:04,880 --> 00:57:09,120 Speaker 1: or something. The way you described that play. Yeah, yeah, 1191 00:57:09,160 --> 00:57:11,799 Speaker 1: you know, Hey, you can thank goodness for small favors, right, 1192 00:57:12,040 --> 00:57:15,520 Speaker 1: You look for those little things sometimes, and that at 1193 00:57:15,520 --> 00:57:17,600 Speaker 1: that moment in the game was a really big thing. 1194 00:57:18,000 --> 00:57:19,760 Speaker 1: So I expect we're going to see a lot more 1195 00:57:19,800 --> 00:57:21,480 Speaker 1: than Pete said as much. He said he's earned the 1196 00:57:21,560 --> 00:57:26,480 Speaker 1: right to play and get get his snaps, and you know, 1197 00:57:26,720 --> 00:57:29,360 Speaker 1: it may not be all that long before he's really 1198 00:57:29,360 --> 00:57:32,960 Speaker 1: comfortable with having a young rookie starting out there at cornerback. 1199 00:57:33,560 --> 00:57:36,080 Speaker 1: If he feels like this guy can make plays, he'll 1200 00:57:36,080 --> 00:57:37,880 Speaker 1: put him out there. Well. I can't wait to see 1201 00:57:37,880 --> 00:57:39,880 Speaker 1: if he if he's able to get a pick this season, 1202 00:57:39,920 --> 00:57:41,360 Speaker 1: and if that's the case, I can't wait to hear 1203 00:57:41,400 --> 00:57:44,360 Speaker 1: your call on it. I'm excited about that personally. He 1204 00:57:44,480 --> 00:57:48,280 Speaker 1: is the voice of the Seahawks, Steve Rabel, Thanks so much, Rapes. Yeah, 1205 00:57:48,360 --> 00:57:50,320 Speaker 1: I'm able to come on glued if that happens. I 1206 00:57:50,400 --> 00:57:53,400 Speaker 1: can't wait. I can't wait. All right, what's making the 1207 00:57:53,480 --> 00:57:55,960 Speaker 1: Saints tick right now? What do they do well? And 1208 00:57:56,040 --> 00:57:57,959 Speaker 1: what are their weaknesses? We're going to take a step 1209 00:57:58,000 --> 00:58:00,720 Speaker 1: across enemy lines with John desha z Or, a reporter 1210 00:58:01,040 --> 00:58:03,720 Speaker 1: for the New Orleans Saints. Next, Welcome back to the 1211 00:58:03,800 --> 00:58:06,840 Speaker 1: huddle with Dave Wyman, Jay Keeps, and Stacy Ross. Here 1212 00:58:06,840 --> 00:58:09,360 Speaker 1: to help us take a step over enemy lines and 1213 00:58:09,360 --> 00:58:11,840 Speaker 1: give us an opponent preview is John de Chazier, a 1214 00:58:11,840 --> 00:58:14,440 Speaker 1: reporter for the New Orleans Saints. Hey, John, how are you? 1215 00:58:15,640 --> 00:58:19,200 Speaker 1: I'm great. How you guys doing. We're fantastic, John. Look, 1216 00:58:19,240 --> 00:58:21,400 Speaker 1: I'm starting this on a bit of a hostile tone, 1217 00:58:21,680 --> 00:58:24,920 Speaker 1: but there's no hostility intended with it, which is to 1218 00:58:25,000 --> 00:58:26,880 Speaker 1: say that when I was looking at kind of my 1219 00:58:26,920 --> 00:58:30,880 Speaker 1: own preseason rankings of where I saw things falling, I 1220 00:58:31,000 --> 00:58:33,360 Speaker 1: did not see the New Orleans Saints as a team 1221 00:58:34,000 --> 00:58:35,600 Speaker 1: that was going to have a better record than the 1222 00:58:35,600 --> 00:58:38,840 Speaker 1: Seahawks this early into the season. But I also didn't 1223 00:58:38,840 --> 00:58:42,240 Speaker 1: anticipate what was happening for Seattle. And part of that, John, 1224 00:58:42,360 --> 00:58:44,640 Speaker 1: is because I thought that this New Orleans Saints team 1225 00:58:44,720 --> 00:58:47,640 Speaker 1: had a big degree of variants. It could either work 1226 00:58:47,680 --> 00:58:49,800 Speaker 1: out well because they had a lot of stars, or 1227 00:58:49,840 --> 00:58:52,640 Speaker 1: it could completely collapse without Drew Brees. Right now, they're 1228 00:58:52,640 --> 00:58:54,920 Speaker 1: sitting at three and two second in the NFC South. 1229 00:58:55,000 --> 00:58:58,880 Speaker 1: What's been working out for them? Well, first, I'm completely 1230 00:58:58,920 --> 00:59:01,080 Speaker 1: offended of the next thing will here will be the 1231 00:59:01,080 --> 00:59:07,280 Speaker 1: dial tone. Really what's worked out with what's worked out 1232 00:59:07,840 --> 00:59:10,880 Speaker 1: is the defense. They had a pretty good defense last year, 1233 00:59:11,280 --> 00:59:13,080 Speaker 1: and I think those guys knew they needed to step 1234 00:59:13,120 --> 00:59:15,720 Speaker 1: it up a notch this year, and they've done so now. 1235 00:59:15,720 --> 00:59:18,000 Speaker 1: And the two losses you can't tell. Obviously, I'm gave 1236 00:59:18,080 --> 00:59:20,800 Speaker 1: up four hundred passing yards to Daniel Jones and the 1237 00:59:20,840 --> 00:59:24,360 Speaker 1: Giants and didn't do very well against Sam Darnell and Carolina. 1238 00:59:24,440 --> 00:59:27,520 Speaker 1: But really, for the most part, the defense has been 1239 00:59:28,360 --> 00:59:31,480 Speaker 1: the lynchpin for this team. It carried the team really 1240 00:59:32,000 --> 00:59:34,280 Speaker 1: a couple of times the previous two seasons. A couple 1241 00:59:34,320 --> 00:59:37,520 Speaker 1: of seasons ago, Drew Breese got injured four five game stretch, 1242 00:59:37,640 --> 00:59:40,040 Speaker 1: Teddy Bridgewater went five and oh as the quarterback, but 1243 00:59:40,080 --> 00:59:43,560 Speaker 1: the defense led the way then and then last year 1244 00:59:43,720 --> 00:59:47,000 Speaker 1: Drew Brees got hurt missed four games. Taysom Hill started 1245 00:59:47,000 --> 00:59:48,840 Speaker 1: when he was three and one, but the defense led 1246 00:59:48,880 --> 00:59:52,080 Speaker 1: the way then. So they've been building this this way 1247 00:59:52,160 --> 00:59:55,040 Speaker 1: really since that twenty seventeen draft. A lot of people 1248 00:59:55,040 --> 00:59:58,280 Speaker 1: put a lot of instances on album Kamarath. I'm out 1249 00:59:58,320 --> 01:00:01,080 Speaker 1: of that draft and rightfully so. But their first pick 1250 01:00:01,280 --> 01:00:05,000 Speaker 1: was Marshall Lattimore at the cornerback, another pick high Marcus 1251 01:00:05,000 --> 01:00:08,880 Speaker 1: Williams the safety. So they've really done some things defensively 1252 01:00:08,920 --> 01:00:12,040 Speaker 1: to try to bolster this team and get it better. So, 1253 01:00:12,320 --> 01:00:14,600 Speaker 1: you know, because I think obviously they knew what they 1254 01:00:14,720 --> 01:00:16,560 Speaker 1: was going to come when there would not be true 1255 01:00:16,560 --> 01:00:19,440 Speaker 1: breed and you couldn't depend on, you know, those twenty 1256 01:00:19,440 --> 01:00:22,120 Speaker 1: eight to thirty five point games, you would have to 1257 01:00:22,160 --> 01:00:25,440 Speaker 1: be able to defend better, and I think they prepared 1258 01:00:25,520 --> 01:00:27,760 Speaker 1: well for that day. So, you know, they've been pretty 1259 01:00:27,760 --> 01:00:30,880 Speaker 1: conservative offensively and then they've just kind of relied on 1260 01:00:30,880 --> 01:00:33,600 Speaker 1: the defense and it's been a pretty good recipe for 1261 01:00:33,640 --> 01:00:35,680 Speaker 1: them so far. Now I think there's going to be 1262 01:00:35,680 --> 01:00:38,000 Speaker 1: a little bit more loosening of the offense as Jameis 1263 01:00:38,040 --> 01:00:41,160 Speaker 1: Winston gets a little bit more attuned to what he 1264 01:00:41,280 --> 01:00:43,480 Speaker 1: can and can't do in this offense. But for the 1265 01:00:43,520 --> 01:00:45,680 Speaker 1: most part, this team knew. I think coming into the 1266 01:00:45,720 --> 01:00:47,880 Speaker 1: season it was going to be led by the defense, 1267 01:00:47,920 --> 01:00:50,640 Speaker 1: and so far it has been. Now, John, I wanted 1268 01:00:50,680 --> 01:00:52,600 Speaker 1: to go a little bit more on Jameis Winston in 1269 01:00:52,680 --> 01:00:55,400 Speaker 1: this offense, and you mentioned that maybe getting loosened up. 1270 01:00:55,560 --> 01:00:58,600 Speaker 1: I mean, since he has earned potentially the trust of 1271 01:00:58,600 --> 01:01:02,360 Speaker 1: Sean Payton going twelve touch downs three receptions, how is 1272 01:01:02,440 --> 01:01:06,439 Speaker 1: he looked to you guys so far this season and 1273 01:01:07,040 --> 01:01:11,440 Speaker 1: doing it without two key starters, two key pass catchers. 1274 01:01:11,680 --> 01:01:14,440 Speaker 1: Are those guys set to come back? And Michael Thomas 1275 01:01:14,480 --> 01:01:18,880 Speaker 1: and trey Quan Smith, Well, trey Quon comes off the 1276 01:01:18,920 --> 01:01:21,880 Speaker 1: IR so he's going to begin practicing, so he'll be 1277 01:01:21,920 --> 01:01:24,320 Speaker 1: back before Michael Thomas. No word yet on Michael Thomas. 1278 01:01:24,320 --> 01:01:26,880 Speaker 1: But but the biggest thing with James jamis is we've 1279 01:01:26,880 --> 01:01:31,240 Speaker 1: seen the decision making be altered to be different than pass. Yes, 1280 01:01:31,320 --> 01:01:33,680 Speaker 1: he doesn't it doesn't feel like he needs to play 1281 01:01:33,720 --> 01:01:37,280 Speaker 1: hero ball, so he'll throw it away. He might take 1282 01:01:37,280 --> 01:01:40,440 Speaker 1: a sack. He's shown some mobility in the pocket, I 1283 01:01:40,440 --> 01:01:42,160 Speaker 1: think a little bit more. You know, we saw it 1284 01:01:42,160 --> 01:01:44,200 Speaker 1: in tap I guess and maybe it was one of 1285 01:01:44,200 --> 01:01:45,920 Speaker 1: those things that you kind of lose track of. But 1286 01:01:45,960 --> 01:01:47,720 Speaker 1: he's been a little bit more mobile than we thought. 1287 01:01:47,720 --> 01:01:50,919 Speaker 1: But really is the decision making. I'm now, Look, he's 1288 01:01:50,920 --> 01:01:53,480 Speaker 1: gotten away with a couple that might have been otherwise 1289 01:01:53,520 --> 01:01:55,840 Speaker 1: picks that turned out to be touchdowns. I mean, he'll 1290 01:01:55,880 --> 01:02:00,520 Speaker 1: marry touchdown. He threw a couple to Mark Quiz Halloway 1291 01:02:00,560 --> 01:02:04,880 Speaker 1: that might otherwise have been interceptions, or one two Juwan 1292 01:02:05,560 --> 01:02:09,280 Speaker 1: Johnson that otherwise might not have been, you know, the 1293 01:02:10,320 --> 01:02:12,640 Speaker 1: best decision in the world. You know, you get away 1294 01:02:12,640 --> 01:02:14,520 Speaker 1: with some of those, But he also had a couple 1295 01:02:14,600 --> 01:02:16,760 Speaker 1: of decisions that went against him to go for those 1296 01:02:16,800 --> 01:02:20,400 Speaker 1: three interceptions. But for the most part, his decision making 1297 01:02:20,760 --> 01:02:23,560 Speaker 1: has been solid across the board, and that's the main thing. 1298 01:02:24,040 --> 01:02:26,920 Speaker 1: I think he understands better having sat behind Drew Brees 1299 01:02:27,000 --> 01:02:30,440 Speaker 1: that sometimes the best play is nothing. To take that 1300 01:02:30,480 --> 01:02:32,680 Speaker 1: sack and put your defense back out there and see 1301 01:02:32,680 --> 01:02:34,360 Speaker 1: if they'll get the ball back for you. Order to 1302 01:02:34,360 --> 01:02:37,480 Speaker 1: throw it away and instead of being you know, having 1303 01:02:37,520 --> 01:02:39,920 Speaker 1: an interception, go to third and ten and see if 1304 01:02:39,920 --> 01:02:42,120 Speaker 1: you can cont collect the yards on third down. Life. 1305 01:02:42,160 --> 01:02:45,800 Speaker 1: But I think he's understanding better as he's growing in 1306 01:02:45,880 --> 01:02:49,520 Speaker 1: this offense. It's okay to throw it away, It's okay 1307 01:02:49,560 --> 01:02:52,680 Speaker 1: to take a sack. You just don't want to turn over. 1308 01:02:52,920 --> 01:02:56,680 Speaker 1: And that's the main thing. Hey, John, the here we're 1309 01:02:56,680 --> 01:02:59,200 Speaker 1: anticipating that the big matchup we're looking at as Pete 1310 01:02:59,200 --> 01:03:01,840 Speaker 1: Carroll's desire to really pound the rock and really run 1311 01:03:01,880 --> 01:03:04,040 Speaker 1: the ball in this one against the Saints number two 1312 01:03:04,080 --> 01:03:07,000 Speaker 1: overall rushing defense. Who have been some key figures in 1313 01:03:07,040 --> 01:03:10,800 Speaker 1: that running defense well, mainly has been the Mario Davis 1314 01:03:10,840 --> 01:03:14,080 Speaker 1: the linebacker, Pete Werner, the rookie linebacker. They've had some 1315 01:03:14,080 --> 01:03:16,720 Speaker 1: pretty good play at defensive tackle because they've really had 1316 01:03:16,760 --> 01:03:19,560 Speaker 1: to have some guys step at that defensive tackle without 1317 01:03:19,640 --> 01:03:23,080 Speaker 1: david On Yamada, who arguably is the best defensive lineman 1318 01:03:23,160 --> 01:03:26,720 Speaker 1: on this team. But you know Peyton, Peyton Turner, the 1319 01:03:26,800 --> 01:03:30,000 Speaker 1: rookie Marcus Davenports who might be coming back off ir 1320 01:03:30,080 --> 01:03:33,000 Speaker 1: this week. They've had some guys who really played the 1321 01:03:33,160 --> 01:03:35,880 Speaker 1: run well. And basically that's what the Safe want to do. 1322 01:03:35,960 --> 01:03:37,680 Speaker 1: They want to make you one dimensionable. They want to 1323 01:03:37,720 --> 01:03:40,400 Speaker 1: make you have to throw it so that they can 1324 01:03:40,600 --> 01:03:44,560 Speaker 1: anticipate a little bit better. They can unleash the pass rushing. 1325 01:03:44,600 --> 01:03:47,360 Speaker 1: Even though they only have eight sacks, it's the hits 1326 01:03:47,400 --> 01:03:50,080 Speaker 1: on the quarterback it's the hurrying of the quarterback. It's 1327 01:03:50,080 --> 01:03:52,880 Speaker 1: the getting him office marks that has led to them 1328 01:03:52,960 --> 01:03:56,640 Speaker 1: creating the turnovers more so than the quarterback sacks. So 1329 01:03:56,720 --> 01:03:58,680 Speaker 1: and you know, trust me, they'll trade after sacks for 1330 01:03:58,720 --> 01:04:00,640 Speaker 1: the turnovers every day of the week. And that's what 1331 01:04:00,640 --> 01:04:03,160 Speaker 1: they've been able to do. But it all begins with 1332 01:04:03,240 --> 01:04:06,160 Speaker 1: making you one dimensional. They have been able to play 1333 01:04:06,240 --> 01:04:08,760 Speaker 1: the run well really for the last I guess three 1334 01:04:08,880 --> 01:04:11,040 Speaker 1: four years. They've probably been in the top two or 1335 01:04:11,080 --> 01:04:14,200 Speaker 1: three in run defense. And that's really the key to 1336 01:04:14,280 --> 01:04:16,560 Speaker 1: what they want to do. And the teams that beat them, 1337 01:04:17,440 --> 01:04:19,720 Speaker 1: or the teams that give them trouble are the teams 1338 01:04:19,720 --> 01:04:22,360 Speaker 1: that have been able to run it. Carolina with Christian 1339 01:04:22,440 --> 01:04:25,640 Speaker 1: McCaffrey and then the Giants had, say, Kwon Barkley who 1340 01:04:25,680 --> 01:04:27,320 Speaker 1: was able to get loose a little bit late in 1341 01:04:27,360 --> 01:04:29,400 Speaker 1: that game. So if you can run the ball against 1342 01:04:29,440 --> 01:04:31,880 Speaker 1: any NFL team, of course you can have success. But 1343 01:04:32,320 --> 01:04:35,160 Speaker 1: you know, the Saints really rely on stopping that run, 1344 01:04:35,560 --> 01:04:38,240 Speaker 1: making you one dimensional, and then really making up for 1345 01:04:38,280 --> 01:04:41,000 Speaker 1: it in the past game. They don't necessarily mind so much, 1346 01:04:41,240 --> 01:04:43,200 Speaker 1: you know, giving up the yards. It's the points and 1347 01:04:43,360 --> 01:04:45,400 Speaker 1: especially when they get to the red zone. They want 1348 01:04:45,400 --> 01:04:47,320 Speaker 1: to be able to flow you down there and force 1349 01:04:47,440 --> 01:04:50,680 Speaker 1: field goals if they can't get turnovers out of you, John, 1350 01:04:50,720 --> 01:04:55,360 Speaker 1: everybody focuses on the stars. Everybody focuses on you know, hey, 1351 01:04:55,400 --> 01:04:57,440 Speaker 1: here are the big names for the team. Here are 1352 01:04:57,480 --> 01:05:01,120 Speaker 1: your clear difference makers. Is there anyone heading into this 1353 01:05:01,160 --> 01:05:04,040 Speaker 1: matchup that we should be talking about that doesn't get 1354 01:05:04,040 --> 01:05:10,080 Speaker 1: the notoriety from everybody else nationally? Well, it's the things. 1355 01:05:10,120 --> 01:05:11,640 Speaker 1: I mean. They've got a couple of receivers who they 1356 01:05:11,760 --> 01:05:13,840 Speaker 1: kind of under the radar, one being Callaway, he's got 1357 01:05:13,880 --> 01:05:16,720 Speaker 1: three touchdowns and he's come on a bit of late. 1358 01:05:17,520 --> 01:05:20,120 Speaker 1: They've got a young tight end, a guy Juan Johnson, 1359 01:05:20,160 --> 01:05:22,040 Speaker 1: he's got three touchdowns. He's probably only got you know, 1360 01:05:22,040 --> 01:05:24,600 Speaker 1: six seven catches total and three of them have been touchdowns. 1361 01:05:24,880 --> 01:05:27,080 Speaker 1: And those guys are kind of flown under the radar. 1362 01:05:27,160 --> 01:05:29,160 Speaker 1: And really, you know a lot of that is because 1363 01:05:29,960 --> 01:05:32,880 Speaker 1: the Saints defense has really set this offense up in 1364 01:05:32,960 --> 01:05:36,200 Speaker 1: a good space Offensively, They've given up some short fields 1365 01:05:36,240 --> 01:05:38,520 Speaker 1: and the Saints that are really cashed in in the 1366 01:05:38,520 --> 01:05:40,680 Speaker 1: red zone. That thirteen or fourteen in the red zone, 1367 01:05:40,680 --> 01:05:43,640 Speaker 1: which I can't remember a time covering the Saints even 1368 01:05:43,680 --> 01:05:46,240 Speaker 1: when Drew Brees was at his best where this team 1369 01:05:46,280 --> 01:05:48,400 Speaker 1: went a stretch where they were thirteen or fourteen in 1370 01:05:48,440 --> 01:05:51,320 Speaker 1: the red zone. So that's really been the key to 1371 01:05:51,360 --> 01:05:53,080 Speaker 1: what they're doing, and they've been able to do it 1372 01:05:53,080 --> 01:05:55,720 Speaker 1: with those two guys because those two guys have pretty 1373 01:05:55,720 --> 01:05:57,440 Speaker 1: good hops on them. You know, sometimes you can just 1374 01:05:57,480 --> 01:05:59,280 Speaker 1: throw a jump ball, which is you know what Jamis 1375 01:05:59,320 --> 01:06:01,440 Speaker 1: has done a couple and then come up with touchdowns 1376 01:06:01,480 --> 01:06:03,320 Speaker 1: for him. So I would say, you know, if you 1377 01:06:03,400 --> 01:06:05,920 Speaker 1: if you want to look at any guys, maybe Marquis 1378 01:06:05,960 --> 01:06:08,360 Speaker 1: Callaway who seems to be who seems to be rounding 1379 01:06:08,400 --> 01:06:11,200 Speaker 1: into it, Maybe Juwan Johnson who seems to be rounding 1380 01:06:11,240 --> 01:06:14,400 Speaker 1: into it. And another guy who Seattle fans might be 1381 01:06:14,440 --> 01:06:17,440 Speaker 1: a little bit more familiar with, Deante Harris, who's the receiver. 1382 01:06:17,520 --> 01:06:19,200 Speaker 1: He had a punt return for a touchdown against the 1383 01:06:19,200 --> 01:06:22,800 Speaker 1: Seahawks a couple of years ago. He's really coming on 1384 01:06:22,960 --> 01:06:26,560 Speaker 1: as a receiver in this offense, especially as a deep threat. 1385 01:06:26,680 --> 01:06:29,640 Speaker 1: Now he he had a hamstring issue against Washington. You know, 1386 01:06:29,680 --> 01:06:31,240 Speaker 1: they head to buy a week, so we'll see whether 1387 01:06:31,320 --> 01:06:33,280 Speaker 1: or not he's able to play. But if he's able 1388 01:06:33,320 --> 01:06:37,000 Speaker 1: to play, he makes this He makes this offense different 1389 01:06:37,160 --> 01:06:41,560 Speaker 1: because he immediately stretches the field. You cannot press him 1390 01:06:41,800 --> 01:06:44,200 Speaker 1: because if you press him and you miss, he's gonna 1391 01:06:44,240 --> 01:06:46,280 Speaker 1: go and he's gonna go the whole distance. So he's 1392 01:06:46,280 --> 01:06:49,200 Speaker 1: one of those guys who can really kind of paint 1393 01:06:49,240 --> 01:06:51,680 Speaker 1: the defense a little bit and stretch it. All right, 1394 01:06:51,720 --> 01:06:54,160 Speaker 1: we only have, you know, maybe a minute left, but 1395 01:06:54,240 --> 01:06:56,040 Speaker 1: I just want to squeeze in one thing so that 1396 01:06:56,080 --> 01:06:59,400 Speaker 1: we can move the conversation forward on our end defensively, 1397 01:06:59,720 --> 01:07:02,440 Speaker 1: which is, if there is one thing that Jameis Winston 1398 01:07:02,680 --> 01:07:05,400 Speaker 1: is susceptible to, or if there is a weakness or two, 1399 01:07:05,440 --> 01:07:09,400 Speaker 1: Seattle's defense can try to exploit what is it. Well, 1400 01:07:09,480 --> 01:07:12,480 Speaker 1: he's like every other quarterback. Hurry him, hit him, hit him, 1401 01:07:12,560 --> 01:07:14,880 Speaker 1: hurry him and get him off his marks. And then 1402 01:07:14,960 --> 01:07:16,920 Speaker 1: if you get him harried a little bit. You know, 1403 01:07:17,040 --> 01:07:20,160 Speaker 1: he didn't have success against Carolina. Carolina came with some 1404 01:07:20,240 --> 01:07:23,400 Speaker 1: blitzes that the Saints weren't prepared for, hadn't seen and 1405 01:07:23,440 --> 01:07:26,640 Speaker 1: didn't adjust to, and so it made life miserable for 1406 01:07:26,800 --> 01:07:30,840 Speaker 1: Jamis that day. And the offensive line is missing, you know, 1407 01:07:31,440 --> 01:07:33,800 Speaker 1: two of the starters or for the last game. So 1408 01:07:34,200 --> 01:07:35,960 Speaker 1: we'll see if any of those guys are able to 1409 01:07:36,000 --> 01:07:38,000 Speaker 1: come back. But he's like every other quarterback. If you 1410 01:07:38,080 --> 01:07:40,040 Speaker 1: can get the pass rush to him, if you can 1411 01:07:40,080 --> 01:07:43,280 Speaker 1: pressure him, you know, because he's seen enough now to 1412 01:07:43,320 --> 01:07:46,080 Speaker 1: where I don't know necessarily that you can confuse him, 1413 01:07:46,080 --> 01:07:48,880 Speaker 1: and he's confident enough to throw it away or to 1414 01:07:48,960 --> 01:07:51,560 Speaker 1: take the sack if he doesn't see what he wants 1415 01:07:51,600 --> 01:07:54,440 Speaker 1: to see. So I don't think he's so apt to 1416 01:07:54,480 --> 01:07:57,000 Speaker 1: take those chances. But if you get a lead on him, 1417 01:07:57,040 --> 01:07:58,760 Speaker 1: and if you get the rush on him, then of 1418 01:07:58,800 --> 01:08:00,320 Speaker 1: course he's going to have to take a few more 1419 01:08:00,400 --> 01:08:02,400 Speaker 1: chances and come have to be a little bit more risky. 1420 01:08:02,480 --> 01:08:05,480 Speaker 1: And that's when any quarterback and give in trouble. John, 1421 01:08:05,760 --> 01:08:08,960 Speaker 1: We really appreciate the time, man. I know Stacy offended 1422 01:08:09,000 --> 01:08:11,680 Speaker 1: you early on, and I thank you for hanging in 1423 01:08:11,720 --> 01:08:14,439 Speaker 1: there with us act better. So I gave you no 1424 01:08:14,520 --> 01:08:18,040 Speaker 1: Southern hospitality. You appreciate it, John, But she did give 1425 01:08:18,080 --> 01:08:20,040 Speaker 1: me notice, she did give me no difference I did. 1426 01:08:20,320 --> 01:08:24,479 Speaker 1: I did you know? I was honest with you? All right? 1427 01:08:24,479 --> 01:08:27,840 Speaker 1: He is John Duchaesier, New Orleans Saints dot com. You 1428 01:08:27,880 --> 01:08:29,599 Speaker 1: can go read his work ahead of this one so 1429 01:08:29,640 --> 01:08:32,760 Speaker 1: that you can prepare yourself for Monday night's opponent. Thanks 1430 01:08:32,760 --> 01:08:35,000 Speaker 1: so much, John, Hey, thank you guys for having me. 1431 01:08:35,000 --> 01:08:37,559 Speaker 1: I appreciate it. All right, that was your opponent preview. 1432 01:08:37,600 --> 01:08:39,120 Speaker 1: Now we're going to take one final look at the 1433 01:08:39,160 --> 01:08:42,439 Speaker 1: Seahawks ahead of this prime time matchup. Seahawks dot Com 1434 01:08:42,439 --> 01:08:45,080 Speaker 1: reporter John Boyle joins us to give us the latest. 1435 01:08:45,200 --> 01:08:47,479 Speaker 1: Then we all share our final thoughts heading into a 1436 01:08:47,560 --> 01:08:50,280 Speaker 1: huge Week seven game that's next on the huddle. This 1437 01:08:50,360 --> 01:08:52,759 Speaker 1: is the Huddle with Dave Wyman, Jay Keeps, and Stacy 1438 01:08:52,840 --> 01:08:55,679 Speaker 1: Ross to getting you guys ready for the Seahawks primetime matchup, 1439 01:08:55,680 --> 01:08:58,680 Speaker 1: a Monday night game between the Seahawks and Saints, this 1440 01:08:58,720 --> 01:09:01,360 Speaker 1: one at Loomanfield. Us right now to give us one 1441 01:09:01,400 --> 01:09:03,960 Speaker 1: final look at this team. It's Seahawks dot com reporter 1442 01:09:04,200 --> 01:09:07,760 Speaker 1: John Boyle. John, how are you? I'm great, Stacy, how 1443 01:09:07,840 --> 01:09:10,680 Speaker 1: you doing fantastic? We're glad that you could join us 1444 01:09:10,680 --> 01:09:12,160 Speaker 1: as we kind of wrap things up and take a 1445 01:09:12,160 --> 01:09:15,080 Speaker 1: final look at this team just from the outside looking in. 1446 01:09:15,240 --> 01:09:17,160 Speaker 1: What's going to be a major key for the Seahawks 1447 01:09:17,160 --> 01:09:20,120 Speaker 1: and this one, John, You know, I think a big 1448 01:09:20,160 --> 01:09:22,200 Speaker 1: thing when you look at the way the Saints played 1449 01:09:22,240 --> 01:09:26,120 Speaker 1: defense is just functioning while on offense and not turning 1450 01:09:26,160 --> 01:09:28,160 Speaker 1: the ball over as a big part of it. We've seen, 1451 01:09:28,680 --> 01:09:30,679 Speaker 1: you know, the Saints take the ball away a ton 1452 01:09:30,800 --> 01:09:32,720 Speaker 1: that Shocks have been good at taking the care of 1453 01:09:32,760 --> 01:09:35,920 Speaker 1: the ball in general, but they've been had, unfortunately a 1454 01:09:35,920 --> 01:09:38,800 Speaker 1: couple costs of turnovers Layton games. So I said, just 1455 01:09:38,840 --> 01:09:41,200 Speaker 1: being clean on offense against a really good defense to 1456 01:09:41,240 --> 01:09:43,720 Speaker 1: be a great first step. Hey, John, what do you 1457 01:09:43,760 --> 01:09:45,559 Speaker 1: what are your expectations and what do you think the 1458 01:09:45,640 --> 01:09:50,360 Speaker 1: expectations are in the building for Rashad Penny. I mean, 1459 01:09:50,400 --> 01:09:53,000 Speaker 1: I think everybody's eager to finally get him going. It's 1460 01:09:53,080 --> 01:09:54,920 Speaker 1: it's been a really unfortunate a couple of years for 1461 01:09:55,040 --> 01:09:57,439 Speaker 1: him with all the injuries, and you know, it's it's 1462 01:09:57,920 --> 01:09:59,479 Speaker 1: sad for him that you know that he was a 1463 01:09:59,520 --> 01:10:02,240 Speaker 1: guy they afted in no small part because his injury 1464 01:10:02,280 --> 01:10:04,719 Speaker 1: history was so clean, and yeah, you know, John Shier 1465 01:10:04,760 --> 01:10:06,840 Speaker 1: always said he had one of the best medical grades 1466 01:10:06,880 --> 01:10:09,400 Speaker 1: they've ever put on a player, and he gets the NFL. 1467 01:10:09,479 --> 01:10:11,519 Speaker 1: It's just been one thing after another for him. So 1468 01:10:12,040 --> 01:10:14,519 Speaker 1: this would be just the perfect time for him to 1469 01:10:14,640 --> 01:10:16,519 Speaker 1: kind of come out and maybe look like the player 1470 01:10:16,560 --> 01:10:19,000 Speaker 1: he was starting to become. Right before that ACL injury 1471 01:10:19,000 --> 01:10:21,160 Speaker 1: a couple of years ago. You know, it sounds like 1472 01:10:21,200 --> 01:10:23,720 Speaker 1: all Alex Collins is making his way back this week 1473 01:10:23,720 --> 01:10:25,479 Speaker 1: and it has a shot to play. But if he 1474 01:10:25,640 --> 01:10:27,639 Speaker 1: is banged up, or if you just want to change 1475 01:10:27,680 --> 01:10:29,880 Speaker 1: things up a little bit and get a different look 1476 01:10:29,920 --> 01:10:32,679 Speaker 1: having having Penny available in full speed, I'd be a 1477 01:10:32,680 --> 01:10:34,360 Speaker 1: big deal for this offense if he can get going. 1478 01:10:34,479 --> 01:10:36,560 Speaker 1: But that's also a really tough team to run. It 1479 01:10:36,600 --> 01:10:39,080 Speaker 1: gets so we'll see how that looks. John, we needed 1480 01:10:39,080 --> 01:10:42,000 Speaker 1: definitive answer right now. Is Trey Brown the starter for 1481 01:10:42,040 --> 01:10:44,840 Speaker 1: this Monday night game? No, no dancing around at John. 1482 01:10:45,160 --> 01:10:48,360 Speaker 1: We know you know, John, I do not know, but 1483 01:10:48,360 --> 01:10:50,240 Speaker 1: I'm gonna say yes, he has a starter. A couple 1484 01:10:50,280 --> 01:10:52,200 Speaker 1: of reasons. First of which, he played really well. He 1485 01:10:52,280 --> 01:10:54,880 Speaker 1: looked good out there. And secondly, I mean, I know 1486 01:10:54,920 --> 01:10:56,960 Speaker 1: Pete Carrolls would say Sidney Jones is gonna do a 1487 01:10:57,000 --> 01:10:59,360 Speaker 1: little bit of work from practice. But if there's a 1488 01:10:59,360 --> 01:11:01,800 Speaker 1: competition there and it's close, and one guy banged up 1489 01:11:01,800 --> 01:11:04,200 Speaker 1: and limited getting limited reps and the other guy's healthy, 1490 01:11:04,360 --> 01:11:07,000 Speaker 1: that that might be the deciding factor. I mean, Pete 1491 01:11:07,000 --> 01:11:09,120 Speaker 1: carroll wouldn't say who's starting today, but he said, he's 1492 01:11:09,160 --> 01:11:11,800 Speaker 1: definitely playing, and you know, in general, that's not a 1493 01:11:11,840 --> 01:11:14,000 Speaker 1: position to grotate guys. I know they did last week 1494 01:11:14,040 --> 01:11:16,519 Speaker 1: to get Trey Brown some looks, but normally that's in 1495 01:11:16,600 --> 01:11:19,920 Speaker 1: every down position. So Pete Carroll's telling us today Trey 1496 01:11:19,920 --> 01:11:22,080 Speaker 1: Brown is for sure playing that to me and the 1497 01:11:22,240 --> 01:11:24,920 Speaker 1: hint that there's a good chance he's starting. Reporters spoke 1498 01:11:25,000 --> 01:11:28,280 Speaker 1: with Pete Carroll and Bobby Wagner today. Now for listeners, 1499 01:11:28,280 --> 01:11:29,960 Speaker 1: we aired Pete Carroll, so you guys heard it. We 1500 01:11:29,960 --> 01:11:31,680 Speaker 1: didn't air Bobby Wagner, but you can find it at 1501 01:11:31,680 --> 01:11:34,720 Speaker 1: Seahawks dot com. Bobby kind of made a comparison to 1502 01:11:34,760 --> 01:11:37,160 Speaker 1: the twenty fifteen season, John, I know that you were 1503 01:11:37,200 --> 01:11:40,439 Speaker 1: listening to both of these. What did he mean by that? Yeah, 1504 01:11:40,640 --> 01:11:43,080 Speaker 1: somebody brought that up. That was last time. They were 1505 01:11:43,080 --> 01:11:45,960 Speaker 1: two and four of the twenty fifteen season. In that 1506 01:11:46,120 --> 01:11:48,200 Speaker 1: the year that Cam chance are held out, they started 1507 01:11:48,200 --> 01:11:50,800 Speaker 1: to own to bounce back with a couple of wins 1508 01:11:50,800 --> 01:11:52,559 Speaker 1: and lost two in a row, and they were two 1509 01:11:52,640 --> 01:11:54,519 Speaker 1: and four, and as Bobby Wagner say, that kind of 1510 01:11:54,520 --> 01:11:56,800 Speaker 1: felt like now or everyone's writing that team off and 1511 01:11:56,960 --> 01:11:59,519 Speaker 1: they were no good and you know, they managed their 1512 01:12:00,080 --> 01:12:02,840 Speaker 1: rally and get it going, and he thinks this team 1513 01:12:02,840 --> 01:12:04,639 Speaker 1: can do that too. I mean, obviously the biggest challenges 1514 01:12:04,920 --> 01:12:07,240 Speaker 1: they got to start that process about Russell Wilson. I mean, 1515 01:12:07,240 --> 01:12:09,439 Speaker 1: hopefully he's not out too long, but we know it's 1516 01:12:09,439 --> 01:12:11,639 Speaker 1: at least two more games, so they're gonna find ways 1517 01:12:11,640 --> 01:12:14,360 Speaker 1: to win without their starting quarterback. But yeah, I think 1518 01:12:14,360 --> 01:12:16,080 Speaker 1: the belief is still there a lot more so in 1519 01:12:16,200 --> 01:12:18,040 Speaker 1: that locker room than maybe a lot of people on 1520 01:12:18,040 --> 01:12:20,639 Speaker 1: the outside watching. And you know, they feel like they've 1521 01:12:20,680 --> 01:12:22,840 Speaker 1: started to turn a corner on defense with some things 1522 01:12:22,880 --> 01:12:25,759 Speaker 1: they did against Pittsburgh and they've they've got some confidence 1523 01:12:25,800 --> 01:12:28,040 Speaker 1: that maybe they can get a couple home wins here 1524 01:12:28,040 --> 01:12:30,040 Speaker 1: and going to the buy with a five hundred record 1525 01:12:30,080 --> 01:12:34,080 Speaker 1: feeling a lot better about things, John, And that's that's 1526 01:12:34,080 --> 01:12:37,720 Speaker 1: off obviously something that you look at with that opportunity 1527 01:12:37,760 --> 01:12:39,720 Speaker 1: that's in front of them. I mean, gosh, it's such 1528 01:12:39,720 --> 01:12:43,080 Speaker 1: an important mark for them. And I also don't find 1529 01:12:43,080 --> 01:12:47,080 Speaker 1: it surprising to see that at this stage with Gino 1530 01:12:47,160 --> 01:12:49,000 Speaker 1: Smith being the quarterback and the way that you watch 1531 01:12:49,080 --> 01:12:51,920 Speaker 1: the second half, I mean, Pete Carroll being pretty declarative 1532 01:12:52,000 --> 01:12:54,479 Speaker 1: about who they want to be offensively in terms of 1533 01:12:54,520 --> 01:12:57,479 Speaker 1: running the football, They've got quite the challenge that they'll 1534 01:12:57,920 --> 01:13:00,679 Speaker 1: that they'll face with the Saints defense in that regard. 1535 01:13:01,960 --> 01:13:05,120 Speaker 1: You know, what is the level of expectation that you 1536 01:13:05,200 --> 01:13:08,840 Speaker 1: have for the way that this offense is going to 1537 01:13:09,080 --> 01:13:12,639 Speaker 1: approach Monday night? Is that more just conversation from Pete 1538 01:13:12,640 --> 01:13:14,720 Speaker 1: Carroll in terms of we want to run it more 1539 01:13:14,760 --> 01:13:16,559 Speaker 1: and be more balanced like we've heard in the past, 1540 01:13:16,680 --> 01:13:18,280 Speaker 1: or do you think that that means we want to 1541 01:13:18,320 --> 01:13:21,720 Speaker 1: be pretty run heavy. Yeah, we'll see. I mean, I 1542 01:13:22,040 --> 01:13:23,600 Speaker 1: think they love what they saw this sely in the 1543 01:13:23,600 --> 01:13:25,160 Speaker 1: second half. And if you can do that and it 1544 01:13:25,200 --> 01:13:28,720 Speaker 1: takes some pressure off of Gino Smith, that's great. But 1545 01:13:28,760 --> 01:13:30,920 Speaker 1: we are also talking about the number two run defense 1546 01:13:31,000 --> 01:13:33,760 Speaker 1: in the NFL that Sins are allowing just under eighty 1547 01:13:33,800 --> 01:13:36,160 Speaker 1: rushing yards to games. So you know, you want to 1548 01:13:36,160 --> 01:13:37,559 Speaker 1: be all the round the ball, but you also don't 1549 01:13:37,560 --> 01:13:39,639 Speaker 1: want to be, you know, looking at third and ten 1550 01:13:39,720 --> 01:13:42,000 Speaker 1: every time because you get stuff to blind scrimmage. So 1551 01:13:42,840 --> 01:13:44,760 Speaker 1: you know they're gonna have to do it smart. But yeah, 1552 01:13:44,760 --> 01:13:47,000 Speaker 1: they definitely know that if they can run the ball, 1553 01:13:47,040 --> 01:13:49,560 Speaker 1: set some things up and just make things easier, and 1554 01:13:49,640 --> 01:13:51,519 Speaker 1: Gino Smith they're going to try to do that, and 1555 01:13:51,600 --> 01:13:54,519 Speaker 1: Pete Carroll talked about, you know, this isn't just hey, 1556 01:13:54,600 --> 01:13:56,240 Speaker 1: we need to run the ball because it worked for 1557 01:13:56,280 --> 01:13:58,839 Speaker 1: half a game. It's that was really kind of what 1558 01:13:58,840 --> 01:14:01,559 Speaker 1: what he wants this offense to look like, especially with 1559 01:14:01,760 --> 01:14:04,240 Speaker 1: Russell Wilson out. So they're gonna try it, but Saints 1560 01:14:04,240 --> 01:14:07,040 Speaker 1: are stopping it. So they're gonna have to have other 1561 01:14:07,120 --> 01:14:09,519 Speaker 1: plans too if they can't run the ball. And John 1562 01:14:09,640 --> 01:14:12,360 Speaker 1: it seems like there's it's a small sample size. And 1563 01:14:12,760 --> 01:14:15,559 Speaker 1: you know, in the very first game, Dwayne Eskridge gets 1564 01:14:15,600 --> 01:14:19,000 Speaker 1: in and carries and look, hopefully he'll be back. And 1565 01:14:19,120 --> 01:14:22,759 Speaker 1: now Trey Brown's plan. And then last year they really 1566 01:14:22,800 --> 01:14:26,719 Speaker 1: had a youth movement. I mean, every every rookie pretty 1567 01:14:26,800 --> 01:14:31,040 Speaker 1: much played except for Darryl Taylor, you know, so uh 1568 01:14:31,120 --> 01:14:35,000 Speaker 1: and you know, significant contributions. I feel like in twenty nineteen, 1569 01:14:35,000 --> 01:14:36,960 Speaker 1: you guys we're talking about this a little bit. Jake 1570 01:14:37,000 --> 01:14:38,760 Speaker 1: and Stacy, they kind of got away from that, Like 1571 01:14:38,960 --> 01:14:43,120 Speaker 1: they didn't seem to trust Marquise Blair his rookie year. Uh, 1572 01:14:43,240 --> 01:14:45,200 Speaker 1: DC is really the guy that was out there the most. 1573 01:14:45,240 --> 01:14:48,360 Speaker 1: You didn't see Cody Barton and Ugo, Maudi and you 1574 01:14:48,400 --> 01:14:50,720 Speaker 1: know much Travis Homer or anything like that. Do you 1575 01:14:50,800 --> 01:14:53,760 Speaker 1: feel like that's kind of a trend that that they're 1576 01:14:53,760 --> 01:14:57,120 Speaker 1: getting back to their ways of you know, playing the 1577 01:14:57,160 --> 01:15:00,200 Speaker 1: young guys. Yeah, I do, and I hang you soon. Yeah, 1578 01:15:00,240 --> 01:15:01,760 Speaker 1: I think they really like a lot of these guys 1579 01:15:01,760 --> 01:15:03,719 Speaker 1: they've drafted over the last two years, needing that twenty 1580 01:15:03,800 --> 01:15:05,800 Speaker 1: nineteen class. You know, as you mentioned, those guys didn't 1581 01:15:05,800 --> 01:15:07,800 Speaker 1: all get on the field right away, but they're starting 1582 01:15:07,800 --> 01:15:09,760 Speaker 1: to get a lot of contributions out of them now 1583 01:15:09,800 --> 01:15:11,960 Speaker 1: and they like a lot of that group. And look, 1584 01:15:12,040 --> 01:15:13,800 Speaker 1: some of that is you drafted guys you like, and 1585 01:15:13,840 --> 01:15:15,560 Speaker 1: you like them, but it's also the reality of the 1586 01:15:15,680 --> 01:15:18,160 Speaker 1: NFL of you you need those young guys all to play, 1587 01:15:18,280 --> 01:15:20,800 Speaker 1: especially when you have, you know, some of the highest 1588 01:15:20,800 --> 01:15:23,000 Speaker 1: paid guys in the league at their respective positions, and 1589 01:15:23,479 --> 01:15:26,320 Speaker 1: Russell Wilson, Bobby Wagner, Jamaal Adams and those types of 1590 01:15:26,520 --> 01:15:28,519 Speaker 1: that's kind of how the NFL works. If you're going 1591 01:15:28,560 --> 01:15:30,880 Speaker 1: to have some stars who are rightly paid at the 1592 01:15:30,880 --> 01:15:33,920 Speaker 1: top of their position groups, you need some young guys 1593 01:15:33,920 --> 01:15:36,320 Speaker 1: to step up and kind of be those bargain type 1594 01:15:36,320 --> 01:15:39,040 Speaker 1: players who make plays for it. But again that's I think, 1595 01:15:39,320 --> 01:15:40,800 Speaker 1: you know, as we look back on this in a 1596 01:15:40,800 --> 01:15:43,280 Speaker 1: couple of years, that twenty twenty class, and granted this 1597 01:15:43,720 --> 01:15:45,479 Speaker 1: year's as small, that they liked the guys they got, 1598 01:15:45,640 --> 01:15:47,720 Speaker 1: especially last year, I think that's gonna go down to 1599 01:15:47,720 --> 01:15:49,519 Speaker 1: the class that really helps his team for a number 1600 01:15:49,520 --> 01:15:52,920 Speaker 1: of years. He is Seahawks dot Com reporter John Boyle. 1601 01:15:53,000 --> 01:15:54,439 Speaker 1: Make sure you check out his work by the way, 1602 01:15:54,439 --> 01:15:56,720 Speaker 1: at Seahawks dot Com. He's got tons of updates on 1603 01:15:56,800 --> 01:15:59,240 Speaker 1: this team regularly, and I know that you all want 1604 01:15:59,240 --> 01:16:01,799 Speaker 1: to stay posted that. He also joins us every Thursday 1605 01:16:01,800 --> 01:16:03,360 Speaker 1: for The Huddle. John, It's been fun talking to you. 1606 01:16:04,439 --> 01:16:07,320 Speaker 1: It's been great talking to you guys always. Bye John. 1607 01:16:07,920 --> 01:16:10,800 Speaker 1: All right, that will do it for today's edition of 1608 01:16:10,840 --> 01:16:13,000 Speaker 1: the Huddle. This week's edition of the Huddle, it's a 1609 01:16:13,040 --> 01:16:16,920 Speaker 1: big one, you guys, Primetime Monday Night football, Seahawks verse 1610 01:16:17,000 --> 01:16:19,320 Speaker 1: Saints at louman Field. I know we're all eager to 1611 01:16:19,400 --> 01:16:22,080 Speaker 1: watch a couple different guys in this game. For Shad Penny, 1612 01:16:22,200 --> 01:16:24,680 Speaker 1: Trey Brown. We talked with Jordan Brooks earlier. If you 1613 01:16:24,760 --> 01:16:27,360 Speaker 1: missed any of that, you can also always listen back 1614 01:16:27,439 --> 01:16:31,280 Speaker 1: to it at seventeenth Sports. Dot com. So for Dave Woman, 1615 01:16:31,360 --> 01:16:33,439 Speaker 1: for Jake Keeps. I'm Stacy Ross. This has been the 1616 01:16:33,520 --> 01:16:33,840 Speaker 1: huddle