1 00:00:06,320 --> 00:00:09,119 Speaker 1: Hello, and a welcome to Between the Warrens, presented by 2 00:00:09,160 --> 00:00:12,600 Speaker 1: your Southern California Toyota Dealers. I am Kirston Watson, joined 3 00:00:12,640 --> 00:00:16,960 Speaker 1: by DeMarco far Stude Jackson. It is Thanksgiving, so first 4 00:00:17,000 --> 00:00:18,960 Speaker 1: and foremost, Happy Thanksgiving, guys. 5 00:00:18,800 --> 00:00:20,800 Speaker 2: Happy Thanksgiving. The magic is here. 6 00:00:23,280 --> 00:00:25,119 Speaker 3: Back World Series champion in our miss. 7 00:00:25,160 --> 00:00:25,799 Speaker 4: This is amazing. 8 00:00:26,440 --> 00:00:28,280 Speaker 1: You know what we're gonna get into later in the show, 9 00:00:28,320 --> 00:00:30,080 Speaker 1: what we're all thankful for. But I just want to 10 00:00:30,120 --> 00:00:32,360 Speaker 1: say it's been a minute, so I am thankful to 11 00:00:32,400 --> 00:00:33,320 Speaker 1: be back with you guys. 12 00:00:33,479 --> 00:00:36,760 Speaker 2: Yes, you and the championship or are you bringing here? 13 00:00:36,960 --> 00:00:37,800 Speaker 5: Absolutely? 14 00:00:38,240 --> 00:00:42,159 Speaker 1: Yes, the dust, the hand is given, it getting heavier. 15 00:00:42,320 --> 00:00:42,680 Speaker 2: Of course. 16 00:00:42,680 --> 00:00:44,000 Speaker 5: I've got my Super Bowl ring. 17 00:00:44,360 --> 00:00:47,440 Speaker 1: Yeah, you all now, I've got two World Series rings 18 00:00:47,440 --> 00:00:49,479 Speaker 1: and I'm hoping we could keep it going. 19 00:00:49,680 --> 00:00:50,800 Speaker 5: I'm just saying. 20 00:00:50,840 --> 00:00:53,320 Speaker 2: It's going the right way. It's going the right way. 21 00:00:53,440 --> 00:00:54,840 Speaker 2: The culture feels good, right. 22 00:00:54,760 --> 00:00:57,000 Speaker 3: Yes, sir, Absolutely, No better time than a six game 23 00:00:57,040 --> 00:00:58,920 Speaker 3: win streak to bring a back to back World Series 24 00:00:59,040 --> 00:01:00,400 Speaker 3: champion on the host. 25 00:01:00,760 --> 00:01:02,760 Speaker 5: I appreciate it. Yes, it was insane. 26 00:01:03,200 --> 00:01:05,080 Speaker 2: I bet it was. I bet it's still insane. 27 00:01:05,360 --> 00:01:08,040 Speaker 5: It is still insane. Parade doesn't stuff. 28 00:01:07,760 --> 00:01:10,960 Speaker 2: You better put like a rope around Blake Snow He's everywhere, 29 00:01:11,480 --> 00:01:14,080 Speaker 2: he's on parade. I love, yes, sir. 30 00:01:14,360 --> 00:01:15,200 Speaker 5: I just love that. 31 00:01:15,280 --> 00:01:19,679 Speaker 1: Obviously he's from Seattle and he has truly embraced Los 32 00:01:19,720 --> 00:01:22,039 Speaker 1: Angeles like he has become. He's a Rams fan, he's 33 00:01:22,040 --> 00:01:24,880 Speaker 1: a Lakers fan. He's just he is leaning in and 34 00:01:24,920 --> 00:01:25,800 Speaker 1: I love that for good. 35 00:01:26,880 --> 00:01:29,560 Speaker 2: I love that championship like feel of a city right 36 00:01:29,600 --> 00:01:32,640 Speaker 2: when everybody's competing for for airtime. This is awesome. Thank 37 00:01:32,680 --> 00:01:35,080 Speaker 2: you Dodgers, Yes see you soon hold But. 38 00:01:35,040 --> 00:01:37,600 Speaker 1: You know what it feels like the Dodgers their job 39 00:01:37,720 --> 00:01:40,440 Speaker 1: is finished. Now they're passing the baton onto the Rams. 40 00:01:40,480 --> 00:01:42,520 Speaker 1: And you guys, you mentioned it's too a six game 41 00:01:42,560 --> 00:01:45,920 Speaker 1: win streak. There's so much momentum excitement. We're coming off 42 00:01:45,920 --> 00:01:49,040 Speaker 1: of Sunday Night football, a huge blot win. 43 00:01:48,920 --> 00:01:49,640 Speaker 5: Over the Buccaneers. 44 00:01:49,640 --> 00:01:50,880 Speaker 1: Can you tell me what it was like just being 45 00:01:50,920 --> 00:01:54,400 Speaker 1: in Sofi Stadium that night, because it felt insane just 46 00:01:54,480 --> 00:01:54,960 Speaker 1: watching it. 47 00:01:55,120 --> 00:01:57,560 Speaker 3: I said this on on Twitter after the game. It 48 00:01:57,880 --> 00:02:00,800 Speaker 3: legitimately felt like a playoff game with how loud it was. 49 00:02:00,880 --> 00:02:04,560 Speaker 3: Just the atmosphere, like the attendance everything, and just the 50 00:02:04,600 --> 00:02:06,800 Speaker 3: way that game started, the way that got the crowd 51 00:02:06,800 --> 00:02:09,320 Speaker 3: into it too. Between you know, just the way the 52 00:02:09,360 --> 00:02:11,680 Speaker 3: offense started out, and then obviously the fifty yard pick 53 00:02:11,720 --> 00:02:15,160 Speaker 3: six by Kobe Durant. I mean, that was just unbelievable. 54 00:02:15,639 --> 00:02:18,600 Speaker 2: Land Shark is having. They said he's having a heck 55 00:02:18,639 --> 00:02:20,000 Speaker 2: of a game. I said, he's having a heck of 56 00:02:20,040 --> 00:02:23,519 Speaker 2: a year talking about Durant, but that that environment was 57 00:02:24,200 --> 00:02:28,760 Speaker 2: bonkers gosh that it was kind of like that game 58 00:02:29,000 --> 00:02:31,880 Speaker 2: in the Coliseum, the Monday night game with with Kansas City, 59 00:02:31,919 --> 00:02:34,760 Speaker 2: but it was all just for the Rams and it 60 00:02:34,840 --> 00:02:37,920 Speaker 2: was so much fun, so loud, and they backed it up. 61 00:02:37,960 --> 00:02:41,440 Speaker 2: They went out there and absolutely dominated, just dominated the 62 00:02:41,720 --> 00:02:44,320 Speaker 2: Tampa Bay Buccaneers. So there was so much expectation and 63 00:02:44,360 --> 00:02:47,399 Speaker 2: then you live up to those expectations and the roof 64 00:02:47,440 --> 00:02:48,640 Speaker 2: almost came out. It was awesome. 65 00:02:49,120 --> 00:02:51,400 Speaker 1: You could literally hear the energy. I saw it on TV, 66 00:02:51,440 --> 00:02:53,839 Speaker 1: but you could feel the energy. You could fear said, 67 00:02:53,880 --> 00:02:55,880 Speaker 1: you can hear the MVP chans every time at the 68 00:02:55,919 --> 00:02:57,079 Speaker 1: Stafford have a touchdown. 69 00:02:57,560 --> 00:02:58,680 Speaker 5: There's obviously a. 70 00:02:58,600 --> 00:03:02,240 Speaker 1: Lot of excitement right now around the Rams. You guys 71 00:03:02,240 --> 00:03:04,520 Speaker 1: said at nine and two a top of the NFC, 72 00:03:05,520 --> 00:03:08,240 Speaker 1: how do you though block out the noise of you know, 73 00:03:08,720 --> 00:03:11,480 Speaker 1: is Matthew Stafford going to be an MVP? Is this 74 00:03:11,600 --> 00:03:13,200 Speaker 1: the team that we're going to be seeing in the 75 00:03:13,240 --> 00:03:15,760 Speaker 1: Super Bowl. There's obviously a lot of excitement right now. 76 00:03:16,360 --> 00:03:17,720 Speaker 5: Yeah, it's only week thirteen. 77 00:03:17,840 --> 00:03:20,240 Speaker 2: Okay, I think that might be the first time ever 78 00:03:20,320 --> 00:03:24,000 Speaker 2: I've heard that chant. No, I'm dead serious, and I'm 79 00:03:24,040 --> 00:03:26,560 Speaker 2: going if Tory Holt gets in this year, that'll be 80 00:03:26,639 --> 00:03:28,839 Speaker 2: six Hall of Fame guys I've played with. I don't 81 00:03:28,840 --> 00:03:32,000 Speaker 2: think I've ever heard a stadium start chant MVP until 82 00:03:32,080 --> 00:03:34,560 Speaker 2: this past Sunday. Maybe I just forgot about it. But 83 00:03:34,920 --> 00:03:36,960 Speaker 2: how do you block it out? I mean, one you 84 00:03:37,000 --> 00:03:39,640 Speaker 2: embrace it. I think Sean McVay has and when we 85 00:03:39,680 --> 00:03:42,120 Speaker 2: went around in the locker room after the game, just 86 00:03:42,200 --> 00:03:44,160 Speaker 2: asking the guys, did you know what was at stake? 87 00:03:44,200 --> 00:03:47,160 Speaker 2: Did you know Dallas had beat Philadelphia what this win 88 00:03:47,280 --> 00:03:50,200 Speaker 2: might might have meant? And they kind of said, yeah, 89 00:03:50,240 --> 00:03:52,760 Speaker 2: they knew. So they're embracing that role and then they 90 00:03:52,800 --> 00:03:54,920 Speaker 2: went out and dominated. But how do you keep it 91 00:03:54,960 --> 00:03:58,720 Speaker 2: from being a distraction? In my opinion, just stay together 92 00:03:58,840 --> 00:04:01,880 Speaker 2: as a team, do things together, stay amongst each other. 93 00:04:02,480 --> 00:04:04,360 Speaker 2: When you get outside the doors, there's going to be 94 00:04:04,360 --> 00:04:05,880 Speaker 2: a lot of people patting you on the back and 95 00:04:05,920 --> 00:04:08,480 Speaker 2: telling you how great you are. But when you're amongst 96 00:04:08,520 --> 00:04:11,480 Speaker 2: your guys, you can remember the hard work and remember 97 00:04:11,880 --> 00:04:14,720 Speaker 2: how last season ended. That doesn't go away. So I 98 00:04:14,720 --> 00:04:18,360 Speaker 2: would say stay amongst each other and keep that ecosystem 99 00:04:18,480 --> 00:04:20,640 Speaker 2: very tight, but embrace what it is, and you should 100 00:04:20,720 --> 00:04:22,479 Speaker 2: enjoy what it is. You're the number one team in 101 00:04:22,520 --> 00:04:23,960 Speaker 2: football right now. Enjoy that. 102 00:04:24,279 --> 00:04:25,840 Speaker 3: It starts with the connection in the locker room. Mike, 103 00:04:25,880 --> 00:04:27,760 Speaker 3: you're talking about DeMarco. I think it also starts at 104 00:04:27,760 --> 00:04:30,360 Speaker 3: the top. Two is Sean McVay. My favorite thing that 105 00:04:30,400 --> 00:04:32,600 Speaker 3: he said about this was, you know, he was asked 106 00:04:32,640 --> 00:04:35,240 Speaker 3: about putting his postgame press conference after Sunday Night football, like, 107 00:04:35,640 --> 00:04:37,640 Speaker 3: you know, do you guys remember who was in first 108 00:04:37,680 --> 00:04:40,880 Speaker 3: place in Week thirteen last year? No, So still got 109 00:04:40,920 --> 00:04:42,600 Speaker 3: to be a day to day, week to week approach. 110 00:04:42,760 --> 00:04:43,680 Speaker 4: Still have to earn it. 111 00:04:44,120 --> 00:04:45,680 Speaker 3: The one of the things he always likes to say 112 00:04:45,720 --> 00:04:47,400 Speaker 3: to his humility is just a week away, a day 113 00:04:47,440 --> 00:04:50,159 Speaker 3: away in the NFL, and so still a big test 114 00:04:50,200 --> 00:04:52,880 Speaker 3: here coming up in Charlotte on Sunday against the Panthers. 115 00:04:52,960 --> 00:04:56,240 Speaker 3: But you know, keeping with that mindset and that consistency 116 00:04:56,279 --> 00:04:57,200 Speaker 3: is going to be a big piece. 117 00:04:57,360 --> 00:04:59,080 Speaker 1: It also helps when you have guys who have been 118 00:04:59,160 --> 00:05:01,200 Speaker 1: on the big stage with and understand what it takes 119 00:05:01,200 --> 00:05:02,839 Speaker 1: to win a super Bowl to get to play in 120 00:05:02,880 --> 00:05:03,400 Speaker 1: the Super Bowl. 121 00:05:03,560 --> 00:05:03,880 Speaker 4: Course. 122 00:05:04,279 --> 00:05:06,760 Speaker 2: Yes, yeah, quarterback. 123 00:05:06,839 --> 00:05:10,520 Speaker 1: Okay, so we're gonna out go to that quarterback, Matthew Stafford. 124 00:05:11,040 --> 00:05:13,120 Speaker 1: The tear that he has been on. We talked about 125 00:05:13,120 --> 00:05:16,800 Speaker 1: the MVP chance. Just how valuable in what he's doing 126 00:05:16,920 --> 00:05:19,360 Speaker 1: this year. Have you guys seen anything like this? 127 00:05:19,600 --> 00:05:22,160 Speaker 2: Okay, so I saw this on the rundown and I'm like, yeah, 128 00:05:22,920 --> 00:05:27,479 Speaker 2: I have one as a teammate Kurt Warner. I've seen 129 00:05:27,480 --> 00:05:29,560 Speaker 2: this before, but this is a different story. This is 130 00:05:29,560 --> 00:05:32,280 Speaker 2: a dude, first round pick first overall, he's been that 131 00:05:32,320 --> 00:05:35,400 Speaker 2: guy forever. So the one thing he hasn't done is 132 00:05:35,440 --> 00:05:38,039 Speaker 2: win an MVP or really just get his due for 133 00:05:38,080 --> 00:05:41,240 Speaker 2: how great he is. So I think you're getting a 134 00:05:41,240 --> 00:05:44,200 Speaker 2: glimpse of that. How valuable is he. This is hard 135 00:05:45,000 --> 00:05:47,919 Speaker 2: and not to put other teams down, but think of Houston. 136 00:05:48,360 --> 00:05:51,400 Speaker 2: That defense is lights out. If they had a QB 137 00:05:51,800 --> 00:05:55,400 Speaker 2: different season, Think Minnesota, that roster is ready to win. 138 00:05:55,880 --> 00:05:58,920 Speaker 2: If they could figure out that number one spot, they'd 139 00:05:58,960 --> 00:06:02,360 Speaker 2: be right in the mix. Having a guy like Matthew 140 00:06:02,360 --> 00:06:06,440 Speaker 2: Stafford as your quarterback makes Saturday nights sleep easier, you 141 00:06:06,440 --> 00:06:08,720 Speaker 2: know what I mean. We're all paranoid before the game. 142 00:06:08,760 --> 00:06:11,120 Speaker 2: But having a guy like that where you know, no 143 00:06:11,160 --> 00:06:13,960 Speaker 2: matter what style of game it is, you can be 144 00:06:14,000 --> 00:06:15,760 Speaker 2: in it and he can make every single throw. So 145 00:06:15,960 --> 00:06:19,880 Speaker 2: how valuable is he you? You wouldn't be near as 146 00:06:19,920 --> 00:06:21,839 Speaker 2: good without him. How about that? That's the best I 147 00:06:21,839 --> 00:06:22,480 Speaker 2: can come up with. 148 00:06:23,080 --> 00:06:25,719 Speaker 3: The next best I can come up with is the 149 00:06:25,800 --> 00:06:28,320 Speaker 3: documentary that we did on Matthew Stafford in twenty twenty 150 00:06:28,320 --> 00:06:31,200 Speaker 3: three in case people you know, really need an appreciation for, 151 00:06:31,600 --> 00:06:33,600 Speaker 3: you know, just the amount of things that he takes 152 00:06:33,640 --> 00:06:35,599 Speaker 3: on and puts on his plate to ensure that the 153 00:06:35,640 --> 00:06:38,279 Speaker 3: other ten guys around him are in a position to succeed, 154 00:06:38,720 --> 00:06:41,280 Speaker 3: and really just it's the total command and ownership of 155 00:06:41,320 --> 00:06:43,400 Speaker 3: the offense. That's the thing we keep hearing Sean McVay 156 00:06:43,400 --> 00:06:46,560 Speaker 3: talk about, like that's what's made him really valuable, just 157 00:06:46,600 --> 00:06:48,880 Speaker 3: being able to kind of, like I just said, like 158 00:06:48,880 --> 00:06:51,800 Speaker 3: put those guys in position to succeed, knowing how to 159 00:06:51,800 --> 00:06:54,480 Speaker 3: get guys in the right spots, the way he can 160 00:06:54,480 --> 00:06:56,960 Speaker 3: manipulate coverage, the amount of times I'm sure you've seen 161 00:06:57,000 --> 00:06:59,320 Speaker 3: on tape him just absolutely full of hook defenders so 162 00:06:59,320 --> 00:07:00,640 Speaker 3: that he can create a would rough. 163 00:07:00,560 --> 00:07:03,719 Speaker 2: Him if by playing I would, because you can't embarrass 164 00:07:03,760 --> 00:07:06,159 Speaker 2: my secondary like that. Maybe you guys go this way. No, 165 00:07:06,160 --> 00:07:09,360 Speaker 2: I'd have to hit you. Yeah, I'm bad legally or illegal. 166 00:07:09,440 --> 00:07:11,920 Speaker 2: It's just wrong what he's doing. But he's terrific. I 167 00:07:11,920 --> 00:07:13,960 Speaker 2: was trying to come up with a comparison for the Dodgers. 168 00:07:14,520 --> 00:07:18,320 Speaker 2: It might be Almamoto. He's just that absolute assassin. I 169 00:07:18,360 --> 00:07:20,960 Speaker 2: would love to say I would love to say Otani, 170 00:07:21,280 --> 00:07:25,600 Speaker 2: but Stafford doesn't play safety. That's a whole different deal. 171 00:07:25,880 --> 00:07:28,720 Speaker 1: But just how I think that, just quickly, the easy 172 00:07:28,760 --> 00:07:31,280 Speaker 1: comparison is a Clayton Kershaw because they grew up with 173 00:07:31,320 --> 00:07:33,400 Speaker 1: each other. And honestly, what Clayton Kershaw did for the 174 00:07:33,440 --> 00:07:36,720 Speaker 1: Dodgers this year and getting them even to position to 175 00:07:37,360 --> 00:07:39,440 Speaker 1: win I almost. 176 00:07:39,160 --> 00:07:40,280 Speaker 5: Called it the NFC West. 177 00:07:41,920 --> 00:07:42,960 Speaker 2: Yeah, to win the. 178 00:07:43,000 --> 00:07:45,320 Speaker 1: Nl West and then to go on and be in 179 00:07:45,320 --> 00:07:47,960 Speaker 1: a position to obviously come out of in relief out 180 00:07:48,000 --> 00:07:52,200 Speaker 1: of the bullpen. But obviously there's that natural compare comparison 181 00:07:52,320 --> 00:07:54,560 Speaker 1: because of these are two players who are truly the 182 00:07:54,600 --> 00:07:57,520 Speaker 1: greatest we have seen in their respective sports. But when 183 00:07:57,520 --> 00:08:00,760 Speaker 1: you look at what he's doing specifically for the Rams 184 00:08:00,920 --> 00:08:03,800 Speaker 1: this year, I do think it's a Yoshino yam moto 185 00:08:03,880 --> 00:08:06,920 Speaker 1: and he is showing up for his team and putting 186 00:08:07,160 --> 00:08:08,960 Speaker 1: I mean, obviously it's a little bit different picture of 187 00:08:09,000 --> 00:08:11,720 Speaker 1: versus quarterback, but putting the team in a position to 188 00:08:11,800 --> 00:08:13,000 Speaker 1: win day in and day out. 189 00:08:13,080 --> 00:08:15,920 Speaker 2: Almost the same that fade he threw to DeVante is 190 00:08:16,000 --> 00:08:19,920 Speaker 2: a strike. The places he puts the ball, that's an 191 00:08:19,960 --> 00:08:22,680 Speaker 2: absolute strike, and it's like, whoa. Not only are you 192 00:08:22,800 --> 00:08:26,640 Speaker 2: like yay, it demoralizes them same thing. Yeah, I mean 193 00:08:26,960 --> 00:08:30,840 Speaker 2: the one connection I would have with Kershaw and Matthew Stafford, 194 00:08:31,040 --> 00:08:34,480 Speaker 2: it's so funny when they walk into the building, it's 195 00:08:34,559 --> 00:08:37,920 Speaker 2: like all of the nonsense just stops, Like you don't 196 00:08:37,920 --> 00:08:41,280 Speaker 2: want to see him or have him see you acting 197 00:08:41,360 --> 00:08:44,960 Speaker 2: up when he's in this mode. So those two guys connect. 198 00:08:45,000 --> 00:08:49,000 Speaker 2: But having your leader be all in and keeping the 199 00:08:49,040 --> 00:08:51,760 Speaker 2: main thing, the main thing. You know how much of 200 00:08:51,800 --> 00:08:54,360 Speaker 2: a blessing that is for a coach that you don't 201 00:08:54,360 --> 00:08:57,280 Speaker 2: have to do that part of it. Your guy is 202 00:08:57,320 --> 00:08:59,600 Speaker 2: doing it for you. That's yeah, he's invaluable. 203 00:09:00,600 --> 00:09:03,640 Speaker 1: A coach or manager manager can do their job leading 204 00:09:03,640 --> 00:09:05,800 Speaker 1: the team because you have the players in the locker room, 205 00:09:05,840 --> 00:09:08,000 Speaker 1: in the clubhouse who are truly setting the standard behind 206 00:09:08,040 --> 00:09:09,080 Speaker 1: the tone. 207 00:09:09,240 --> 00:09:13,400 Speaker 2: Ask me that dumb question, go ahead, I like my job. 208 00:09:13,480 --> 00:09:18,920 Speaker 1: I'm not respectfully, I don't want to do that you 209 00:09:19,000 --> 00:09:21,319 Speaker 1: mentioned just with the offense. Don't want to Adams obviously 210 00:09:21,360 --> 00:09:23,959 Speaker 1: he's been in the league for twelve years, but he's 211 00:09:24,000 --> 00:09:26,719 Speaker 1: talked about how this is the most fun he is 212 00:09:26,760 --> 00:09:29,240 Speaker 1: having right now. What is a comment like that just 213 00:09:29,280 --> 00:09:32,240 Speaker 1: say when you look at what he's doing in his 214 00:09:32,320 --> 00:09:35,800 Speaker 1: own right about how the dynamic between him and Matthew Stafford, 215 00:09:35,800 --> 00:09:37,720 Speaker 1: what they've been able to do offense with this group. 216 00:09:37,840 --> 00:09:39,199 Speaker 1: What does it just say when he's saying he's having 217 00:09:39,240 --> 00:09:39,920 Speaker 1: the most fun right. 218 00:09:39,800 --> 00:09:42,360 Speaker 2: Now, I'm dying to know, because I have an answer 219 00:09:42,440 --> 00:09:42,920 Speaker 2: for Go ahead. 220 00:09:43,400 --> 00:09:46,040 Speaker 3: I just think about he had that was like two 221 00:09:46,080 --> 00:09:48,120 Speaker 3: weeks ago. He had you know, one catch went for 222 00:09:48,120 --> 00:09:51,160 Speaker 3: a touchdown. It was thousands of his career. But you know, 223 00:09:51,280 --> 00:09:54,000 Speaker 3: even as you know, maybe frustrated or disappointed as he 224 00:09:54,120 --> 00:09:56,600 Speaker 3: was with the way he played, he still came into 225 00:09:56,640 --> 00:09:59,000 Speaker 3: the postgame press conference with a smile on his face 226 00:09:59,120 --> 00:10:01,760 Speaker 3: and was, you know, obviously happy that the team won, 227 00:10:01,960 --> 00:10:04,920 Speaker 3: but it's it's really moments like that, and just the 228 00:10:04,960 --> 00:10:08,120 Speaker 3: way that he's celebrating with other guys when when they 229 00:10:08,120 --> 00:10:10,800 Speaker 3: score a touchdown and when they get their opportunities, and 230 00:10:10,840 --> 00:10:13,240 Speaker 3: even just the interactions that I see with him with 231 00:10:13,240 --> 00:10:14,320 Speaker 3: with teammates. 232 00:10:13,840 --> 00:10:15,280 Speaker 4: And coaches around this building. 233 00:10:15,320 --> 00:10:17,440 Speaker 3: I mean, you know, yes, you'll he'll sit with the 234 00:10:17,440 --> 00:10:19,880 Speaker 3: wide receivers too, but he interacts with you know, like 235 00:10:20,240 --> 00:10:23,120 Speaker 3: they mentioned, like the defensive line, with specialists like you know, 236 00:10:23,160 --> 00:10:25,680 Speaker 3: he he enjoys just being around everybody in this building. 237 00:10:25,720 --> 00:10:28,320 Speaker 3: And I think that's probably the most telling thing. In 238 00:10:28,320 --> 00:10:29,840 Speaker 3: addition to the other example. 239 00:10:30,320 --> 00:10:32,839 Speaker 2: I was thinking, it's he's home and he has a 240 00:10:32,840 --> 00:10:36,160 Speaker 2: great quarterback. Finally he has what he dreamed about. I 241 00:10:36,160 --> 00:10:39,200 Speaker 2: mean as a kid, like uh, he can show you 242 00:10:39,520 --> 00:10:41,200 Speaker 2: what he can do, and he's got a guy that 243 00:10:41,280 --> 00:10:43,840 Speaker 2: get him the football and he's right here in the sun. 244 00:10:43,920 --> 00:10:47,000 Speaker 2: So he's always been good. If you give him someone 245 00:10:47,040 --> 00:10:50,320 Speaker 2: that can help him, you know, you know, I guess 246 00:10:50,520 --> 00:10:53,320 Speaker 2: paint the picture, he's going to be absolutely dominant. When 247 00:10:53,360 --> 00:10:56,320 Speaker 2: that guy's not there, every receiver struggles. So I think 248 00:10:56,880 --> 00:10:59,840 Speaker 2: he's having the time of his life. Because when you 249 00:11:00,240 --> 00:11:02,319 Speaker 2: up thinking about this game, you always think about doing 250 00:11:02,360 --> 00:11:05,280 Speaker 2: it where you live. And basically he's doing that and 251 00:11:05,320 --> 00:11:07,160 Speaker 2: he's got a team that actually has a chance to 252 00:11:07,160 --> 00:11:09,679 Speaker 2: be great. So yeah, why wouldn't you have fun right now? 253 00:11:09,720 --> 00:11:12,599 Speaker 2: If you're not having fun, there's something wrong with you. Yeah, yeah, exactly, 254 00:11:12,800 --> 00:11:13,480 Speaker 2: it's very fair. 255 00:11:13,520 --> 00:11:16,040 Speaker 1: But what has made him so unguardable? Just in the 256 00:11:16,040 --> 00:11:19,920 Speaker 1: red zone? What are you seeing on the field that 257 00:11:20,040 --> 00:11:21,679 Speaker 1: is standing out to you right now? With just his 258 00:11:21,760 --> 00:11:22,840 Speaker 1: performance this season? 259 00:11:23,280 --> 00:11:25,199 Speaker 2: Okay, so I have to say this, and I think 260 00:11:25,280 --> 00:11:27,880 Speaker 2: JB said it on the broadcast that this is the 261 00:11:27,920 --> 00:11:30,599 Speaker 2: most drops he's had in a season, I think, or 262 00:11:30,640 --> 00:11:33,280 Speaker 2: something something close to it. But that's not even the case. 263 00:11:33,920 --> 00:11:37,880 Speaker 2: It's his hands, his route running. And the first time 264 00:11:37,920 --> 00:11:40,120 Speaker 2: we met him and got to know DeVante like what 265 00:11:40,280 --> 00:11:42,240 Speaker 2: is it about you? And he said, I'm actually a 266 00:11:42,240 --> 00:11:45,440 Speaker 2: point guard. I'm a basketball player. When you see that stuff, 267 00:11:45,559 --> 00:11:47,760 Speaker 2: especially the red zone quick stuff that is a guy 268 00:11:47,800 --> 00:11:50,079 Speaker 2: crossing you over, he just doesn't have to dribble, which 269 00:11:50,120 --> 00:11:51,960 Speaker 2: ain't fair, you know what I mean, And then the 270 00:11:52,000 --> 00:11:55,199 Speaker 2: ball's right there. It's almost unstoppable. So it's a guy 271 00:11:55,200 --> 00:11:57,280 Speaker 2: that works hard at his craft. He's got the body 272 00:11:57,320 --> 00:11:59,840 Speaker 2: for it. He's I still think he's in his as 273 00:12:00,000 --> 00:12:02,760 Speaker 2: athletic prime, and he's got an offense and a quarterback 274 00:12:02,800 --> 00:12:05,040 Speaker 2: that can just absolutely deliver when he needs it. So 275 00:12:05,880 --> 00:12:07,840 Speaker 2: that to me is what makes him special. 276 00:12:08,080 --> 00:12:10,240 Speaker 3: Still separating at an elite level. And I also think 277 00:12:10,240 --> 00:12:12,840 Speaker 3: too you mentioned the hands, the late hands especially, like 278 00:12:13,160 --> 00:12:15,400 Speaker 3: can you imagine how frustrated would you be as a corner. 279 00:12:15,440 --> 00:12:17,240 Speaker 3: Forget the one that he beat on that twenty four 280 00:12:17,320 --> 00:12:20,240 Speaker 3: yard go ball for a touchdown, but like thinking you 281 00:12:20,280 --> 00:12:23,520 Speaker 3: have him covered and then he just goes yeah and 282 00:12:23,559 --> 00:12:25,280 Speaker 3: it's a touchdown, you know, and. 283 00:12:25,240 --> 00:12:27,680 Speaker 2: He look Okay, there's a part of this is the NFL, 284 00:12:27,760 --> 00:12:30,360 Speaker 2: so you get away with things. His push offf is 285 00:12:30,400 --> 00:12:33,320 Speaker 2: so quick you can't even see it. I'm dead serious. 286 00:12:33,360 --> 00:12:35,280 Speaker 2: I mean you have to respect that as a defender. 287 00:12:35,400 --> 00:12:37,839 Speaker 2: Damn that was quick. Even the official couldn't see that. 288 00:12:37,840 --> 00:12:41,040 Speaker 2: That's how that separation occurs. But only the best can 289 00:12:41,080 --> 00:12:42,040 Speaker 2: do that type of stuff. 290 00:12:42,280 --> 00:12:43,679 Speaker 5: So we've hit a lot on the offense. 291 00:12:43,720 --> 00:12:46,440 Speaker 1: I think we need to dive into the defense because 292 00:12:46,559 --> 00:12:48,559 Speaker 1: this is we're seeing it on both sides of the ball, 293 00:12:48,600 --> 00:12:50,880 Speaker 1: and what has made this team so great when you 294 00:12:50,920 --> 00:12:53,160 Speaker 1: look at the dominating performs of the defense put up 295 00:12:53,200 --> 00:12:56,240 Speaker 1: on Sunday night against the Buccaneers. One hundred and ninety 296 00:12:56,280 --> 00:12:58,720 Speaker 1: three total yards allowed, seventy pass yards allowed. 297 00:12:59,240 --> 00:13:01,960 Speaker 5: What are you? I mean, that's impressive. 298 00:13:02,040 --> 00:13:04,520 Speaker 1: It was performance in front of Aaron Donald. What kind 299 00:13:04,520 --> 00:13:07,040 Speaker 1: of stood out to you just about the defensive side 300 00:13:07,120 --> 00:13:09,360 Speaker 1: of this game and this team specifically in week twelve. 301 00:13:09,480 --> 00:13:13,680 Speaker 2: I bet that was weird. I'm serious with Aaron watching, 302 00:13:14,800 --> 00:13:16,960 Speaker 2: you might want to play your best game. That's Achilles 303 00:13:17,040 --> 00:13:18,920 Speaker 2: up there, bro. You might want to play good to day. 304 00:13:19,600 --> 00:13:21,559 Speaker 5: But they felt that that I think, I hope. 305 00:13:21,400 --> 00:13:24,040 Speaker 2: So, I mean, it's right there. It's the challenge. I 306 00:13:24,080 --> 00:13:27,240 Speaker 2: used to get fired up, and they're long gone, but 307 00:13:27,400 --> 00:13:29,839 Speaker 2: I would see the fearsome forceome and I would get 308 00:13:29,880 --> 00:13:31,719 Speaker 2: charged up. You know, I feel like they're watching me. 309 00:13:31,800 --> 00:13:35,280 Speaker 2: But this guy's right literally right there. But I thought 310 00:13:35,320 --> 00:13:39,400 Speaker 2: the defense took another step, just absolutely figuring out what 311 00:13:39,440 --> 00:13:41,480 Speaker 2: Tampa Bay was trying to do that day and then 312 00:13:41,520 --> 00:13:44,720 Speaker 2: slowly take it apart bit by bit. I love the approach. 313 00:13:44,800 --> 00:13:48,640 Speaker 2: They're going to attack without giving up explosives. That is hard. 314 00:13:49,080 --> 00:13:52,040 Speaker 2: It's not impossible, but it's very very hard to achieve. 315 00:13:52,640 --> 00:13:54,840 Speaker 2: All eleven have to be on the same page, and 316 00:13:54,920 --> 00:13:56,560 Speaker 2: you have to play for each other. There can't be 317 00:13:56,600 --> 00:13:59,200 Speaker 2: an ego, and that's what I see when they play. 318 00:13:59,280 --> 00:14:01,400 Speaker 2: It doesn't seem like it matters who makes the play 319 00:14:01,440 --> 00:14:03,720 Speaker 2: as long as the play is made mark of a 320 00:14:03,760 --> 00:14:04,320 Speaker 2: good defense. 321 00:14:04,360 --> 00:14:07,199 Speaker 3: To me, I just love the pass rush, especially seeing 322 00:14:07,280 --> 00:14:10,440 Speaker 3: Kobe and Turner and Jared Verus each get two sacks. 323 00:14:10,840 --> 00:14:13,240 Speaker 3: It reminded me a lot, at least the way they 324 00:14:13,240 --> 00:14:16,760 Speaker 3: were rushing the quarterback of what Houston did to Buffalo 325 00:14:16,840 --> 00:14:18,880 Speaker 3: on Monday Night Football a couple weeks ago, where I 326 00:14:18,880 --> 00:14:20,720 Speaker 3: think it was Will Anderson or Deal Hunter for the 327 00:14:20,760 --> 00:14:23,840 Speaker 3: Texans defense exactly. They were talking about not necessarily not 328 00:14:23,880 --> 00:14:26,680 Speaker 3: over pursuing and trying to maintain that integrity and then 329 00:14:26,720 --> 00:14:29,800 Speaker 3: coming back upfield to take down Josh Allen. That's what 330 00:14:29,840 --> 00:14:31,120 Speaker 3: I felt like I was seeing a little bit at 331 00:14:31,200 --> 00:14:33,600 Speaker 3: least with Verse, maybe on his first or second sack. 332 00:14:33,720 --> 00:14:36,840 Speaker 3: One of them. It was when he bowl rushed Tristan Wurfs. 333 00:14:36,840 --> 00:14:39,960 Speaker 3: He you know, beats Worfs and then he climbs back 334 00:14:40,040 --> 00:14:41,720 Speaker 3: up to take down Baker for the sack. 335 00:14:41,880 --> 00:14:43,640 Speaker 4: So that was what stood out the most to me. 336 00:14:44,240 --> 00:14:47,360 Speaker 2: The Dodgers don't have a Jared Verse. We tried maybe 337 00:14:47,400 --> 00:14:51,360 Speaker 2: a bigger version of KK Maybe yeah, that plays you know, 338 00:14:51,400 --> 00:14:54,320 Speaker 2: the entire year. But just the way he's playing, the 339 00:14:54,360 --> 00:14:56,760 Speaker 2: way they're playing is so dominant the guy. And we've 340 00:14:56,800 --> 00:14:58,800 Speaker 2: talked a lot about the front and Nate Lanman and 341 00:14:58,880 --> 00:15:01,320 Speaker 2: Omar space too. I have to give Emmanuel Forbes a 342 00:15:01,400 --> 00:15:05,480 Speaker 2: lot of credit. Yes, wow, as he really just assumed 343 00:15:05,480 --> 00:15:08,560 Speaker 2: that role and taking an opportunity and just run with it. 344 00:15:08,920 --> 00:15:11,040 Speaker 2: And I had to be reminded. So there was a 345 00:15:11,040 --> 00:15:12,960 Speaker 2: play he made where he goes around the receiver and 346 00:15:13,000 --> 00:15:15,000 Speaker 2: knocks the ball down, just the cleanest one of the 347 00:15:15,000 --> 00:15:18,200 Speaker 2: cleanest pass breakups you'll over see. I'm like, wow, that 348 00:15:18,320 --> 00:15:21,120 Speaker 2: was awesome. Remember he was the first round pick. Oh yeah, 349 00:15:21,120 --> 00:15:24,560 Speaker 2: I'm supposed to that's normal for him. So but that's 350 00:15:24,600 --> 00:15:27,200 Speaker 2: what he gets to do. He found a spot. Now 351 00:15:27,200 --> 00:15:29,160 Speaker 2: you get to go play and he's making plays. 352 00:15:29,280 --> 00:15:31,160 Speaker 1: You mentioned Emmanuel Forbes. What's kind of sad to you? 353 00:15:31,240 --> 00:15:32,760 Speaker 1: Do you just about his growth this season? 354 00:15:32,800 --> 00:15:32,960 Speaker 2: Then? 355 00:15:33,160 --> 00:15:35,000 Speaker 3: Yeah, I think it's just I mean I've seen a 356 00:15:35,000 --> 00:15:39,000 Speaker 3: couple of analysts say this, and just the way he's 357 00:15:39,080 --> 00:15:41,640 Speaker 3: using his length and athleticism and his speed, like basically 358 00:15:41,680 --> 00:15:43,440 Speaker 3: all the things that made him a first round pick. 359 00:15:43,800 --> 00:15:45,400 Speaker 3: He's starting to put that on tape, and now he's 360 00:15:45,400 --> 00:15:48,680 Speaker 3: playing with the confidence that maybe he didn't have, you know, 361 00:15:48,720 --> 00:15:50,840 Speaker 3: toward the end of his time with Washington. So just 362 00:15:50,840 --> 00:15:54,440 Speaker 3: seeing that confidence rebuilt and seeing him play to you know, 363 00:15:54,520 --> 00:15:56,280 Speaker 3: the level of player, the caliber a player that the 364 00:15:56,360 --> 00:15:58,920 Speaker 3: Rams believed he could be, I think has been the 365 00:15:58,960 --> 00:16:01,120 Speaker 3: most impressive thing to me, especially with the way that 366 00:16:02,040 --> 00:16:03,320 Speaker 3: you know, Aubrey Pleasant has worked with. 367 00:16:03,360 --> 00:16:06,240 Speaker 2: Him another DBS has come through and regained his confidence. 368 00:16:06,280 --> 00:16:10,080 Speaker 2: I wonder how that happens, the rebuild. Yeah, it's coaching, right. 369 00:16:10,000 --> 00:16:12,440 Speaker 4: Yep, exactly. Yeah, I love that. 370 00:16:12,720 --> 00:16:14,640 Speaker 1: You know, we have been very lucky to see some 371 00:16:14,840 --> 00:16:19,440 Speaker 1: like really great nicknames in sports. So I mean, I 372 00:16:19,440 --> 00:16:21,440 Speaker 1: guess it's like, isn't one this one isn't as cool, 373 00:16:21,440 --> 00:16:25,760 Speaker 1: but like Shoheo tani issually like the Unicorn of just baseball, 374 00:16:25,960 --> 00:16:27,640 Speaker 1: probably in anything he would want to do. 375 00:16:28,160 --> 00:16:32,240 Speaker 5: But for the Rams, yeah, we've got a kicker thicker 376 00:16:32,440 --> 00:16:37,040 Speaker 5: kicker that is phenomenal name. It's phenomenal. But tell me, 377 00:16:37,080 --> 00:16:38,560 Speaker 5: have you seen enough? Are you? 378 00:16:39,080 --> 00:16:41,640 Speaker 1: I mean, he was obviously phenomenal on Saturday night Football? 379 00:16:42,200 --> 00:16:45,520 Speaker 1: Have you seen enough from him? Just interesting second half 380 00:16:45,520 --> 00:16:48,840 Speaker 1: of the season where you know, the schedule looks really good, 381 00:16:48,840 --> 00:16:51,080 Speaker 1: but obviously the games are getting more and more important 382 00:16:51,120 --> 00:16:52,360 Speaker 1: as we get to the playoffs. 383 00:16:52,520 --> 00:16:56,720 Speaker 2: I think that part of the game made that game complete. 384 00:16:57,680 --> 00:17:02,440 Speaker 2: Offense dominated, defense dominated. We all held our breath until 385 00:17:02,440 --> 00:17:05,240 Speaker 2: it went through the uprights, and it looked pretty good. 386 00:17:05,240 --> 00:17:08,920 Speaker 2: The whole operation looked pretty good, not just him, the 387 00:17:09,040 --> 00:17:11,879 Speaker 2: entire thing. So that was a step in the right direction. 388 00:17:13,359 --> 00:17:15,800 Speaker 2: Have I seen enough? Okay, let's move to Carolina and 389 00:17:15,800 --> 00:17:17,960 Speaker 2: see what happens there. Okay, that's where you're at. I 390 00:17:17,960 --> 00:17:20,600 Speaker 2: guess is that fair? You know, until this whole thing 391 00:17:20,680 --> 00:17:22,480 Speaker 2: is settled, then it's not settled well. 392 00:17:22,480 --> 00:17:25,200 Speaker 3: And the offense has just been executing at such ridiculously 393 00:17:25,240 --> 00:17:27,760 Speaker 3: high level in the red zone that they really haven't 394 00:17:27,840 --> 00:17:32,280 Speaker 3: needed him much really until last week. So you know, 395 00:17:32,480 --> 00:17:35,439 Speaker 3: as long as that efficiency continues, they may not have 396 00:17:35,520 --> 00:17:37,879 Speaker 3: too many opportunities to see. But I mean, for what 397 00:17:37,960 --> 00:17:40,480 Speaker 3: he showed Sunday, I mean, that was certainly a step 398 00:17:40,520 --> 00:17:41,240 Speaker 3: in the right direction. 399 00:17:41,440 --> 00:17:43,879 Speaker 4: But we'll see. 400 00:17:44,000 --> 00:17:46,760 Speaker 1: Yeah, all right, So you mentioned moving ahead two week 401 00:17:46,880 --> 00:17:50,640 Speaker 1: thirteen up against the Panthers in North Carolina and Charlotte. 402 00:17:52,080 --> 00:17:53,879 Speaker 1: This is going to be a matchup of two number 403 00:17:53,920 --> 00:17:57,600 Speaker 1: one overall picks. You've got Matthew Stafford, Bryce Young. For Bryce, 404 00:17:57,600 --> 00:18:01,040 Speaker 1: he's had kind of an up and down season. What 405 00:18:01,119 --> 00:18:03,359 Speaker 1: have you been seeing from him though this year? That 406 00:18:03,400 --> 00:18:07,359 Speaker 1: could pose a challenge to the defense. And how do 407 00:18:07,400 --> 00:18:09,239 Speaker 1: you kind of want to see the defense really get 408 00:18:09,280 --> 00:18:10,240 Speaker 1: to him early in this one? 409 00:18:11,119 --> 00:18:14,280 Speaker 2: Same as last week, and it's the one I guess 410 00:18:14,320 --> 00:18:19,720 Speaker 2: Achilles heel of this defense. He's mobile quarterbacks that jump 411 00:18:19,760 --> 00:18:22,200 Speaker 2: out the window when you've got him at third nine 412 00:18:22,320 --> 00:18:24,840 Speaker 2: or whatever, and this is a favorable down for you, 413 00:18:25,080 --> 00:18:28,080 Speaker 2: and he scrambles and picks up the first down. Those 414 00:18:28,200 --> 00:18:31,160 Speaker 2: things tend to wear you out the longer they go. 415 00:18:31,280 --> 00:18:33,879 Speaker 2: So he's got a problem. But the cool thing is, 416 00:18:34,000 --> 00:18:36,480 Speaker 2: I think there's going to be some carryover from Tampa's 417 00:18:36,520 --> 00:18:40,200 Speaker 2: offense to this. It's orpo stuff. I think that's where 418 00:18:40,240 --> 00:18:42,440 Speaker 2: he's at his best. That little fake get the ball 419 00:18:42,480 --> 00:18:45,480 Speaker 2: out fast. If you shut that down, you've got a 420 00:18:45,640 --> 00:18:48,160 Speaker 2: chance to make him hold it and then get after him. 421 00:18:48,359 --> 00:18:50,600 Speaker 2: But that's been the game plan against everybody like that. 422 00:18:50,840 --> 00:18:53,159 Speaker 2: The thing is you actually have to make sure you 423 00:18:53,240 --> 00:18:55,639 Speaker 2: keep him in the pocket. Easier said than done. I 424 00:18:55,640 --> 00:18:57,560 Speaker 2: think Caroline is better than you think. I think San 425 00:18:57,560 --> 00:19:00,280 Speaker 2: Francisco is better than you think. So this is to 426 00:19:00,320 --> 00:19:04,040 Speaker 2: be a stiff, a tough matchup for the Rams in Carolina. Yeah. 427 00:19:04,160 --> 00:19:06,520 Speaker 3: Yeah, it's out of structure playmaking that worries me too, 428 00:19:06,560 --> 00:19:09,720 Speaker 3: because for games like he had Monday night, there's still 429 00:19:09,760 --> 00:19:11,639 Speaker 3: been games where he's gone for what like over three 430 00:19:11,720 --> 00:19:14,040 Speaker 3: hundred and fifty yards and through or three touchdowns. I mean, 431 00:19:14,080 --> 00:19:18,320 Speaker 3: he's he's shown, you know, some flashes of somebody that's 432 00:19:18,440 --> 00:19:20,520 Speaker 3: you know, grown and developed. But like you mentioned, there 433 00:19:20,520 --> 00:19:23,000 Speaker 3: have still been those ups and downs. But he's shown 434 00:19:23,119 --> 00:19:26,240 Speaker 3: enough that there's still, like you said, just enough to 435 00:19:26,280 --> 00:19:28,560 Speaker 3: be you know, concerned and like you know, really be 436 00:19:28,600 --> 00:19:29,320 Speaker 3: on your p's and keys. 437 00:19:29,400 --> 00:19:32,040 Speaker 2: I respect their running backs too, they're good. Is it 438 00:19:32,080 --> 00:19:36,720 Speaker 2: Cuba or Chubba Cuba? Cuba Cuba? Yep, Cuba Bubbard just 439 00:19:36,720 --> 00:19:38,400 Speaker 2: making sure yep, Okay, there's. 440 00:19:40,760 --> 00:19:42,600 Speaker 1: Look, it's not going to be easy one on either 441 00:19:42,640 --> 00:19:44,919 Speaker 1: side of the ball when you look at even for 442 00:19:44,960 --> 00:19:48,840 Speaker 1: the Panthers defense and that game against the forty nine ers, 443 00:19:48,840 --> 00:19:51,199 Speaker 1: they had three interceptions in the first half and Week twelve, 444 00:19:51,440 --> 00:19:54,040 Speaker 1: So what's got to be the key for Matthew Stafford 445 00:19:54,040 --> 00:19:56,040 Speaker 1: in the offense just knowing they're going to be going 446 00:19:56,119 --> 00:19:59,680 Speaker 1: up against a tougher defense looking obviously Matthew will limit interceptions, 447 00:19:59,680 --> 00:20:01,600 Speaker 1: but just kind of what do you want to see there? 448 00:20:02,440 --> 00:20:05,120 Speaker 2: You know, I'd like to see Kyen Williams and Blake 449 00:20:05,160 --> 00:20:08,359 Speaker 2: Korum take more of a role in this. If you 450 00:20:08,400 --> 00:20:11,080 Speaker 2: want to really protect Matthew Stafford, go ahead and run 451 00:20:11,119 --> 00:20:13,119 Speaker 2: the football. Run the daylights out of the ball and 452 00:20:13,200 --> 00:20:15,720 Speaker 2: let him throw behind that. I don't think you'd have 453 00:20:15,720 --> 00:20:18,240 Speaker 2: a chance, especially if you wear them down and give 454 00:20:18,320 --> 00:20:20,920 Speaker 2: him a bunch of reps and a bunch of looks 455 00:20:20,960 --> 00:20:23,440 Speaker 2: at your secondary to figure out what's going on. Then 456 00:20:23,720 --> 00:20:27,120 Speaker 2: he'll make you pay. So running the football, O line 457 00:20:27,320 --> 00:20:30,199 Speaker 2: got to be important. The tight end contribution keep that 458 00:20:30,320 --> 00:20:35,040 Speaker 2: up as well, and not just catching blocking. Kolpe Parkinson 459 00:20:35,160 --> 00:20:38,040 Speaker 2: is huge. I mean, that is a big, big dude. 460 00:20:38,040 --> 00:20:40,159 Speaker 2: I was told to call him a California redwood, and 461 00:20:40,200 --> 00:20:42,680 Speaker 2: I'm like, that actually makes sense. You look like a tree. 462 00:20:42,720 --> 00:20:47,520 Speaker 2: So that part, that contribution and no pre snap penalties 463 00:20:48,040 --> 00:20:51,359 Speaker 2: help Matthew Stafford by staying ahead of the chains. I 464 00:20:51,400 --> 00:20:53,760 Speaker 2: don't think there's a defense out there that could, you know, 465 00:20:54,200 --> 00:20:57,480 Speaker 2: I guess, shut you down. They can give you problems, 466 00:20:57,600 --> 00:20:59,919 Speaker 2: but the more looks and the more he's protected the 467 00:21:00,080 --> 00:21:00,879 Speaker 2: or he's going to get to you. 468 00:21:01,080 --> 00:21:02,600 Speaker 3: Is it strange if I say more of the same 469 00:21:02,640 --> 00:21:04,760 Speaker 3: from Matthew Just the way he's played the last six games. 470 00:21:04,800 --> 00:21:06,560 Speaker 3: I mean, he hasn't really had a ton of turnover 471 00:21:06,600 --> 00:21:10,080 Speaker 3: worthy throws. Like he's striking the right balance right now 472 00:21:10,119 --> 00:21:13,359 Speaker 3: of being aggressive but also being smart and taking what 473 00:21:13,359 --> 00:21:16,720 Speaker 3: the defense gives him. And also, like we talked about earlier, manipulation, 474 00:21:16,800 --> 00:21:20,080 Speaker 3: manipulating the coverages when something isn't there to make something happen. 475 00:21:20,160 --> 00:21:23,760 Speaker 3: But like that decision making has been so on the 476 00:21:23,800 --> 00:21:26,040 Speaker 3: mark the last six games that I don't know that 477 00:21:26,040 --> 00:21:29,040 Speaker 3: there's much like for him specifically that he needs to change. 478 00:21:29,040 --> 00:21:31,359 Speaker 3: I think it's, like you said, just more on the 479 00:21:31,400 --> 00:21:34,640 Speaker 3: guys around him to allow him to continue to do that. 480 00:21:34,600 --> 00:21:36,960 Speaker 2: And shout out to play calling. They've caught some guys 481 00:21:36,960 --> 00:21:39,280 Speaker 2: flat footed, like wooh that was that's mean? Yeah, some 482 00:21:39,280 --> 00:21:40,879 Speaker 2: of those tight end screens that get the one that 483 00:21:41,000 --> 00:21:43,800 Speaker 2: got Parkinson to the one oh nasty. 484 00:21:43,480 --> 00:21:46,680 Speaker 4: Yeah, or Puka inserting in the sea gap I told 485 00:21:46,720 --> 00:21:47,359 Speaker 4: you I had rough. 486 00:21:48,600 --> 00:21:50,760 Speaker 1: Wait now you get to add another weapon to to that. Well, 487 00:21:50,800 --> 00:21:53,120 Speaker 1: should be back in the mix on Sunday. Just how 488 00:21:53,119 --> 00:21:54,879 Speaker 1: does he make the offense more dynamics too. 489 00:21:54,920 --> 00:21:55,440 Speaker 5: We'll start with. 490 00:21:55,400 --> 00:21:59,240 Speaker 3: You you better back up, Yeah, yeah, yeah, I would say, 491 00:21:59,320 --> 00:22:01,440 Speaker 3: just you know that that third level of the defense 492 00:22:01,520 --> 00:22:04,920 Speaker 3: now has another element to worry about for this offense. 493 00:22:05,480 --> 00:22:08,720 Speaker 3: And what you know excites me or I'm curious to see, 494 00:22:08,760 --> 00:22:11,720 Speaker 3: is we think about all the thirteen personnel short yardage 495 00:22:11,720 --> 00:22:15,760 Speaker 3: stuff that we've done with DeVante, you know in the 496 00:22:15,920 --> 00:22:17,639 Speaker 3: you know, short area of the red zone. What about 497 00:22:18,400 --> 00:22:21,040 Speaker 3: you know, doing that with to two potentially like is 498 00:22:21,080 --> 00:22:24,360 Speaker 3: that something that you could potentially see where maybe he's 499 00:22:24,400 --> 00:22:27,680 Speaker 3: that receiver instead not in that specific area, but you know, 500 00:22:27,720 --> 00:22:29,800 Speaker 3: I don't know, maybe it's like a short yardage play. 501 00:22:29,840 --> 00:22:32,840 Speaker 3: But suddenly like they're you know, with you know, three 502 00:22:32,880 --> 00:22:35,760 Speaker 3: tight ends out there, they're chucking it downfield over everybody 503 00:22:35,840 --> 00:22:39,160 Speaker 3: said to too, like yeah, it's uh, it's like Sean 504 00:22:39,240 --> 00:22:41,480 Speaker 3: McVay said, you know, the the offensive staff has done 505 00:22:41,520 --> 00:22:45,320 Speaker 3: a good job of you know, using the putting the 506 00:22:45,320 --> 00:22:47,639 Speaker 3: personnel and then the available players on the field in 507 00:22:47,680 --> 00:22:50,480 Speaker 3: a position to succeed. And now that they get to 508 00:22:50,480 --> 00:22:53,160 Speaker 3: two back this this is kind of the next next 509 00:22:53,160 --> 00:22:55,520 Speaker 3: thing for them or the next challenge and continuing that. 510 00:22:55,520 --> 00:22:59,280 Speaker 2: Every way possible that you can get speed on the field, 511 00:22:59,560 --> 00:23:02,520 Speaker 2: use that, use him. It's a it's an added dimension. 512 00:23:02,640 --> 00:23:04,359 Speaker 2: There's so much on tape right now that you have 513 00:23:04,400 --> 00:23:07,160 Speaker 2: to worry about as a defense, and you haven't seen 514 00:23:07,240 --> 00:23:09,000 Speaker 2: him for a while, and then they're going to insert 515 00:23:09,080 --> 00:23:13,159 Speaker 2: him into the group at different positions. So if you 516 00:23:13,240 --> 00:23:15,040 Speaker 2: think you got him, I think we can line up here, 517 00:23:15,080 --> 00:23:17,120 Speaker 2: we can go man there. Nope, you don't have enough 518 00:23:17,119 --> 00:23:19,360 Speaker 2: for that. And then the balls beyond you. So when 519 00:23:19,400 --> 00:23:22,040 Speaker 2: you have a guy like him, a speedster that Matthew 520 00:23:22,040 --> 00:23:25,000 Speaker 2: Stafford likes to throw to, he's gonna find him at 521 00:23:25,000 --> 00:23:26,400 Speaker 2: some point. So it's good to have him back. 522 00:23:26,640 --> 00:23:27,520 Speaker 5: It's gonna be huge. 523 00:23:27,520 --> 00:23:29,640 Speaker 1: And I'm sure he's thinking, well, just with the being Thanksgiving, 524 00:23:29,680 --> 00:23:31,240 Speaker 1: it's going to be able to get back out there 525 00:23:32,200 --> 00:23:35,280 Speaker 1: with that. What are we thankful for this year? Other 526 00:23:35,400 --> 00:23:37,800 Speaker 1: than Matthew Stafford? The rams? 527 00:23:37,840 --> 00:23:40,040 Speaker 5: You know, what are what are you thankful for this year? 528 00:23:40,080 --> 00:23:40,840 Speaker 5: For Thanksgiving? 529 00:23:41,960 --> 00:23:50,000 Speaker 2: The mute button on roadblocks? I'm thankful for family, for friends, 530 00:23:50,000 --> 00:23:55,160 Speaker 2: for health, great folks to be around. Yeah, just just yeah, 531 00:23:55,280 --> 00:23:58,520 Speaker 2: just all the blessings. It's it's been a lot, you know, 532 00:23:58,600 --> 00:24:02,000 Speaker 2: in Kelly. So it's it's It's nice to to be 533 00:24:02,040 --> 00:24:04,080 Speaker 2: at this point talking about positive stuff. 534 00:24:04,400 --> 00:24:08,840 Speaker 4: Yes, family, friends, health, work, job. 535 00:24:09,760 --> 00:24:11,359 Speaker 5: Okay, now we can include the rams. 536 00:24:11,400 --> 00:24:15,480 Speaker 3: So yeah, I was gonna say, and yes, a year later, 537 00:24:15,560 --> 00:24:17,600 Speaker 3: I am still thankful for Kevin Dotson, but I wanted 538 00:24:17,640 --> 00:24:19,680 Speaker 3: to rearrange those things just a little bit. 539 00:24:20,080 --> 00:24:24,320 Speaker 2: Yes, Uh, you mean from this team. Okay, that's all right. Well, 540 00:24:24,359 --> 00:24:29,040 Speaker 2: I mean we talked Nate Landman. How about that. I'm 541 00:24:29,040 --> 00:24:32,159 Speaker 2: thankful for Nate Landman. I'm thankful that everybody, uh just 542 00:24:32,800 --> 00:24:35,879 Speaker 2: didn't know how good he can be. Again, like Emmanuel Forbes, 543 00:24:35,880 --> 00:24:38,479 Speaker 2: you step into a role and you just absolutely kill it. 544 00:24:38,520 --> 00:24:42,080 Speaker 2: So uh, the Landman punch has been awesome. So thankful 545 00:24:42,119 --> 00:24:44,280 Speaker 2: for that. From a football perspective. 546 00:24:44,119 --> 00:24:47,000 Speaker 3: I'm thankful for just the general atmosphere and environment in 547 00:24:47,040 --> 00:24:50,359 Speaker 3: this building. I love that because to borrow from you know, 548 00:24:50,400 --> 00:24:52,240 Speaker 3: when DeVante's talking about this is the most funny he 549 00:24:52,280 --> 00:24:54,439 Speaker 3: is having in his career. Landman said that when he 550 00:24:54,560 --> 00:24:59,240 Speaker 3: was talking about, you know, signing his extension Monday. You know, 551 00:24:59,400 --> 00:25:01,920 Speaker 3: just seeing how much fun these guys have coming to work, 552 00:25:02,000 --> 00:25:05,280 Speaker 3: like Sean McVay talks about, and the way they celebrate 553 00:25:05,320 --> 00:25:07,359 Speaker 3: each other's success like that makes it fun for me 554 00:25:07,400 --> 00:25:11,280 Speaker 3: to come to work, honestly, and it's cool to see 555 00:25:11,520 --> 00:25:13,679 Speaker 3: to see how that shows up on game day and 556 00:25:13,760 --> 00:25:16,760 Speaker 3: just makes things exciting. I mean winning helps too, of course, 557 00:25:16,840 --> 00:25:19,560 Speaker 3: but you know, that attitude and that mindset and the 558 00:25:19,720 --> 00:25:23,280 Speaker 3: camaraderie is something that I'm really thankful for just because 559 00:25:23,320 --> 00:25:25,440 Speaker 3: of how special it is to witness and see come 560 00:25:25,480 --> 00:25:26,040 Speaker 3: to life. 561 00:25:26,320 --> 00:25:29,000 Speaker 1: I've got a fun one for you guys. Thankful for 562 00:25:29,080 --> 00:25:32,440 Speaker 1: a championship mindset. We are so lucky that we get 563 00:25:32,480 --> 00:25:37,040 Speaker 1: to be surrounded by individuals who want the highest level 564 00:25:37,160 --> 00:25:40,400 Speaker 1: of success. And when you're surrounded by that, you want 565 00:25:40,440 --> 00:25:43,800 Speaker 1: it as well. So whether it's here being a part 566 00:25:43,800 --> 00:25:45,720 Speaker 1: of the ramily or being here in the RAMS house, 567 00:25:45,800 --> 00:25:47,840 Speaker 1: I can feel the energy. I see what you guys 568 00:25:47,840 --> 00:25:49,639 Speaker 1: are doing day in and day out. We're seeing it 569 00:25:49,960 --> 00:25:52,200 Speaker 1: how the players perform on the field. But it takes 570 00:25:52,240 --> 00:25:55,720 Speaker 1: from everyone around us to build a championship team and 571 00:25:55,760 --> 00:25:59,240 Speaker 1: a championship mindset. We've had success in the past. The 572 00:25:59,280 --> 00:26:03,359 Speaker 1: hope is that more war comes winning what hopefully two 573 00:26:03,600 --> 00:26:07,200 Speaker 1: within a five year span. That that's how the talks 574 00:26:07,240 --> 00:26:09,879 Speaker 1: of dynasties come. And how lucky are we to be 575 00:26:09,960 --> 00:26:11,600 Speaker 1: a part of this and it's. 576 00:26:11,440 --> 00:26:12,120 Speaker 5: Not just here. 577 00:26:12,320 --> 00:26:14,720 Speaker 1: We get it with different organizations. We get it here 578 00:26:14,760 --> 00:26:18,600 Speaker 1: in Los Angeles. We've experienced pain in the city, especially 579 00:26:18,600 --> 00:26:21,000 Speaker 1: earlier this year, and how we've all come together to 580 00:26:21,040 --> 00:26:24,280 Speaker 1: rebuild that is the championship mindset and that energy. So 581 00:26:24,320 --> 00:26:26,280 Speaker 1: I think it's a good way to end. 582 00:26:26,320 --> 00:26:27,480 Speaker 2: That's a. 583 00:26:29,040 --> 00:26:31,639 Speaker 5: Well. That will do it, Mike Drop, that'll do it. 584 00:26:31,680 --> 00:26:34,479 Speaker 1: From all of us here between the horns presented by 585 00:26:34,520 --> 00:26:38,639 Speaker 1: your Southern California Toyota Dealers, I am Kirsten Watson, DeMarco 586 00:26:38,760 --> 00:26:42,199 Speaker 1: far Stu Jackson. We hope you are joining us on 587 00:26:42,320 --> 00:26:45,840 Speaker 1: Sunday for Week thirteen at ten am Pacific against the 588 00:26:45,960 --> 00:26:49,360 Speaker 1: Rams against the Carolina Panthers. It's gonna be a fun one. 589 00:26:49,400 --> 00:26:52,119 Speaker 1: There's so much more on the line and hopefully this 590 00:26:52,160 --> 00:26:54,240 Speaker 1: team will continue to find their way at top of 591 00:26:54,359 --> 00:26:56,919 Speaker 1: the NFC. So from all of us to you, we 592 00:26:57,000 --> 00:26:59,399 Speaker 1: wish you a very, very happy Thanksgiving. 593 00:27:04,840 --> 00:27:06,480 Speaker 4: Remember the