1 00:00:00,360 --> 00:00:02,960 Speaker 1: Hurts has got it, wants to throw Hurts setting up 2 00:00:02,960 --> 00:00:07,480 Speaker 1: the screen. It is complete and blown up. Miles Sanders 3 00:00:07,520 --> 00:00:10,760 Speaker 1: got it. Mountain Rodrigue was their way forth. That's a 4 00:00:10,800 --> 00:00:20,880 Speaker 1: big play by Rodrigo. Welcome to Week three of the 5 00:00:21,000 --> 00:00:24,480 Speaker 1: twenty Minute in the Huddle podcast presented by Microsoft. Detroit 6 00:00:24,520 --> 00:00:27,000 Speaker 1: Lions coming off a huge thirty six twenty seven win 7 00:00:27,120 --> 00:00:29,680 Speaker 1: over the Washington Commanders and now hit the road for 8 00:00:29,720 --> 00:00:34,559 Speaker 1: the first time hostile environment going into Minnesota. Obviously a 9 00:00:34,600 --> 00:00:38,000 Speaker 1: big game because it's the first road test, because it's 10 00:00:38,000 --> 00:00:40,120 Speaker 1: a division game, and look, the Lions are tied a 11 00:00:40,200 --> 00:00:42,400 Speaker 1: top the NFC North. All four teams in the division 12 00:00:42,440 --> 00:00:44,560 Speaker 1: are one and one, so look, it's a huge Week 13 00:00:44,640 --> 00:00:47,280 Speaker 1: three game to get to two and one, stay in 14 00:00:47,360 --> 00:00:50,360 Speaker 1: first place. And I think make a statement, you know, 15 00:00:50,400 --> 00:00:52,960 Speaker 1: to the rest of the NFL that these first two 16 00:00:53,000 --> 00:00:57,600 Speaker 1: weeks kind of you know, were what the Detroit Lions are, 17 00:00:57,720 --> 00:01:00,000 Speaker 1: which is a gritty football team, a tough football team, 18 00:01:00,200 --> 00:01:02,000 Speaker 1: a team that's going to play with you every week. 19 00:01:02,040 --> 00:01:04,440 Speaker 1: And look, when we get ready for Sunday, I think 20 00:01:04,440 --> 00:01:06,040 Speaker 1: we got to start with the news and notes, and 21 00:01:06,160 --> 00:01:07,800 Speaker 1: I think you got to start on the injury front. 22 00:01:08,200 --> 00:01:10,600 Speaker 1: M let's start with the good news. Good news is 23 00:01:10,680 --> 00:01:14,800 Speaker 1: Frank Ragnow center was back at practice you know, this week, 24 00:01:14,840 --> 00:01:16,840 Speaker 1: which which I think is a terrific sign that he's 25 00:01:16,880 --> 00:01:19,360 Speaker 1: trending toward playing again. Now, Evan Brown did a terrific 26 00:01:19,440 --> 00:01:21,399 Speaker 1: job last week in his place, and I think he's 27 00:01:21,400 --> 00:01:23,400 Speaker 1: one of the best backups in the league. But look, 28 00:01:23,440 --> 00:01:25,600 Speaker 1: Frank Ragnow is you know, a Pro Bowl. He's one 29 00:01:25,600 --> 00:01:27,560 Speaker 1: of the best centers in the league. So obviously that 30 00:01:27,600 --> 00:01:30,560 Speaker 1: would be a big boost, excuse me, for this Detroit 31 00:01:30,640 --> 00:01:32,960 Speaker 1: Lions offense to get to get you know, one of 32 00:01:33,000 --> 00:01:34,759 Speaker 1: the best centers back in the league of money where 33 00:01:34,760 --> 00:01:36,919 Speaker 1: you Ayer who missed last week with a back injury 34 00:01:36,959 --> 00:01:39,319 Speaker 1: that flared up in practice last week, he was back 35 00:01:39,319 --> 00:01:41,720 Speaker 1: on the practice field, so you know, obviously a good 36 00:01:41,760 --> 00:01:44,400 Speaker 1: sign that that he's trending in the right direction. Obviously, 37 00:01:44,440 --> 00:01:46,640 Speaker 1: when we talk about Minnesota and Justin Jefferson and all 38 00:01:46,680 --> 00:01:48,720 Speaker 1: those weapons that they have on the outside, if you 39 00:01:48,720 --> 00:01:50,960 Speaker 1: can get Amani back with jeff on the other side, 40 00:01:51,000 --> 00:01:53,880 Speaker 1: who's playing really, really well, you know, obviously, that's huge. 41 00:01:54,000 --> 00:01:57,600 Speaker 1: Fret Detroit, they're not so good. Jonah Jackson dealing with 42 00:01:57,600 --> 00:02:00,800 Speaker 1: that finger injury. Um, you know, still not back at practice. 43 00:02:01,000 --> 00:02:03,360 Speaker 1: Probably not a good sign that he's you know, play 44 00:02:03,760 --> 00:02:05,760 Speaker 1: trending toward playing Sunday. But well, obviously you have to 45 00:02:05,760 --> 00:02:07,080 Speaker 1: wait and see how the end of the week goes. 46 00:02:07,080 --> 00:02:09,400 Speaker 1: Those game designations on Friday are obviously going to be 47 00:02:09,480 --> 00:02:12,840 Speaker 1: huge with him, No Aidan Hutchinson at practice on Wednesday, 48 00:02:12,880 --> 00:02:17,400 Speaker 1: no DeAndre Swift, But I'm pretty optimistic about both guys. 49 00:02:17,400 --> 00:02:22,160 Speaker 1: Aidan Hutchinson's dealing with Charlie Horse in the thigh, I 50 00:02:22,240 --> 00:02:24,720 Speaker 1: think that would just kind of rest maintenance, get that 51 00:02:24,760 --> 00:02:26,760 Speaker 1: thing rested up. He should be ready to go at 52 00:02:26,840 --> 00:02:30,000 Speaker 1: least that's my anticipation. And then DeAndre Swift, I think 53 00:02:30,000 --> 00:02:31,880 Speaker 1: that was just a rest day to begin the week. 54 00:02:32,360 --> 00:02:35,520 Speaker 1: Dan Campbell said that he the ankle feels better than 55 00:02:35,560 --> 00:02:37,480 Speaker 1: it did at this point last week, and he obviously 56 00:02:37,480 --> 00:02:39,040 Speaker 1: played through that. You could tell he was dealing with 57 00:02:39,040 --> 00:02:41,760 Speaker 1: it in the game, but still explosive, had the great 58 00:02:41,800 --> 00:02:44,520 Speaker 1: touchdown catch and everything else. I would expect him to 59 00:02:44,560 --> 00:02:46,920 Speaker 1: play play. So that's kind of where we stand on 60 00:02:46,960 --> 00:02:49,000 Speaker 1: the injury front front. You know, I think it's a 61 00:02:49,080 --> 00:02:51,680 Speaker 1: it's a huge game. This is kind of a measuring 62 00:02:51,720 --> 00:02:54,400 Speaker 1: stick game to me, you know, going on the road 63 00:02:54,440 --> 00:02:57,040 Speaker 1: to a Minnesota team that look, they lost by three 64 00:02:57,080 --> 00:03:00,359 Speaker 1: possessions to Philadelphia. This Detroit Lion seemed lost by three points. 65 00:03:00,720 --> 00:03:03,360 Speaker 1: So you know which team shows up and obviously that 66 00:03:03,440 --> 00:03:06,680 Speaker 1: was on the road. Um for Minnesota, Detroit had Philly 67 00:03:06,760 --> 00:03:08,640 Speaker 1: at home, So you know you've got to take that 68 00:03:08,680 --> 00:03:11,880 Speaker 1: into consideration too. But um, you know, now you've got, 69 00:03:12,080 --> 00:03:15,400 Speaker 1: you know, two teams that lost two very different ways 70 00:03:15,440 --> 00:03:17,920 Speaker 1: to the same opponent, an opponent who I think it is, 71 00:03:18,080 --> 00:03:19,520 Speaker 1: you know, one of the better teams in the NFC 72 00:03:19,600 --> 00:03:20,720 Speaker 1: is going to be right there at the end of 73 00:03:20,720 --> 00:03:24,200 Speaker 1: the year in the NFC playoff pictures. So how does 74 00:03:24,240 --> 00:03:27,080 Speaker 1: Detroit handle the road? US Bank Stadium is one of 75 00:03:27,120 --> 00:03:29,600 Speaker 1: my favorite places to go just because of the atmosphere 76 00:03:29,639 --> 00:03:32,440 Speaker 1: and how loud that place gets. It's a tough place 77 00:03:32,440 --> 00:03:34,560 Speaker 1: to play. And so now Jared golf in this offense 78 00:03:34,600 --> 00:03:37,560 Speaker 1: that's been so great, scored the most offensive points in 79 00:03:37,560 --> 00:03:40,560 Speaker 1: the league through the first two weeks. Now you know 80 00:03:40,720 --> 00:03:42,920 Speaker 1: they've got to go to some of their silent count stuff. 81 00:03:42,920 --> 00:03:45,160 Speaker 1: Now they've got to deal with, you know, crowd and 82 00:03:45,320 --> 00:03:48,720 Speaker 1: in kind of an adverse environment. How do they handle that? 83 00:03:49,040 --> 00:03:51,480 Speaker 1: Can they continue to run the football? Um? You know, 84 00:03:51,480 --> 00:03:54,160 Speaker 1: one hundred ninety one yards, one hundred eighty one yards. 85 00:03:54,200 --> 00:03:56,120 Speaker 1: That's really been the story for me offensively the first 86 00:03:56,160 --> 00:03:59,560 Speaker 1: two weeks. They've controlled the game with their run game. 87 00:03:59,600 --> 00:04:02,320 Speaker 1: That's allowed Jared now to use play action. That's where 88 00:04:02,360 --> 00:04:05,440 Speaker 1: he's comfortable. Jared Gulf six touchdowns, one interception. But really 89 00:04:05,480 --> 00:04:07,640 Speaker 1: I think that all that is based off that run 90 00:04:07,720 --> 00:04:10,240 Speaker 1: game and getting that going now two weeks in a row. 91 00:04:10,320 --> 00:04:14,080 Speaker 1: Can that continue for three weeks? You know, I want 92 00:04:14,120 --> 00:04:16,520 Speaker 1: to go back a little bit on the injury front 93 00:04:16,560 --> 00:04:19,440 Speaker 1: because there is you know, one bigger injury. John Kaminski 94 00:04:20,279 --> 00:04:22,359 Speaker 1: hurt his thumb, kind of played through it in the 95 00:04:22,360 --> 00:04:25,840 Speaker 1: fourth quarter, but had surgery this week. They listed as 96 00:04:25,880 --> 00:04:27,800 Speaker 1: a wrist. It's it's kind of right around that thumb 97 00:04:27,920 --> 00:04:30,880 Speaker 1: wrist area right there. Um, he's going to be down 98 00:04:31,000 --> 00:04:33,479 Speaker 1: for you know, probably a couple of weeks. We'll see 99 00:04:33,480 --> 00:04:35,160 Speaker 1: exactly how long, but he's not certainly not going to 100 00:04:35,200 --> 00:04:37,640 Speaker 1: play Sunday, and look, that's a huge loss for Detroit. 101 00:04:37,839 --> 00:04:40,480 Speaker 1: You know, he doesn't show up I think in the 102 00:04:40,560 --> 00:04:43,200 Speaker 1: stat book as much, but look, he was leading this 103 00:04:43,240 --> 00:04:46,719 Speaker 1: team with eight quarterback pressures. His rush is what set 104 00:04:46,760 --> 00:04:49,080 Speaker 1: up one of Aidan Hutchinson sacks last week. He can 105 00:04:49,080 --> 00:04:51,279 Speaker 1: set the edge. He gives you a kind of that 106 00:04:51,360 --> 00:04:54,120 Speaker 1: pass rush from the interior, and you know that NASCAR 107 00:04:54,160 --> 00:04:56,320 Speaker 1: package when when him and Aiden come in and can 108 00:04:56,400 --> 00:04:58,359 Speaker 1: rush from the interior and they can bring some of 109 00:04:58,360 --> 00:05:00,520 Speaker 1: their you know, different edge guys. That's really been a 110 00:05:00,520 --> 00:05:02,800 Speaker 1: great package for them. And so you know, I think 111 00:05:02,839 --> 00:05:05,760 Speaker 1: that that's a big loss for Detroit. And look, someone's 112 00:05:05,760 --> 00:05:08,640 Speaker 1: gonna have to now step up. They're gonna still want 113 00:05:08,680 --> 00:05:11,040 Speaker 1: to put Aiden inside. Who do they pair him with? 114 00:05:11,120 --> 00:05:14,440 Speaker 1: Who steps up? Deal with Demetrius Taylor get his first 115 00:05:14,440 --> 00:05:16,640 Speaker 1: start this week? Will Will Austin Bryant be back in 116 00:05:16,640 --> 00:05:19,720 Speaker 1: the lineup after being a healthy scratch this week? Who 117 00:05:19,720 --> 00:05:21,640 Speaker 1: can step up and kind of fill that role until 118 00:05:21,720 --> 00:05:23,479 Speaker 1: John could get back. It's a bigger loss than I 119 00:05:23,480 --> 00:05:27,479 Speaker 1: think people think. You know, i'man rad Saint Brown to 120 00:05:27,520 --> 00:05:29,560 Speaker 1: me is obviously a huge storyline. You look at all 121 00:05:29,560 --> 00:05:33,520 Speaker 1: the press releases, the league, you know releases, and you 122 00:05:33,560 --> 00:05:36,320 Speaker 1: know he's right in every single one of those previewing 123 00:05:36,480 --> 00:05:39,719 Speaker 1: you know, this weekend's matchups obviously has eight catches in 124 00:05:39,839 --> 00:05:43,159 Speaker 1: eight straight games, going for the NFL record. And the 125 00:05:43,160 --> 00:05:45,440 Speaker 1: one thing we talked with Amanra this week and we 126 00:05:45,520 --> 00:05:48,799 Speaker 1: talked with Jared Golf and they both said it doesn't 127 00:05:48,800 --> 00:05:50,760 Speaker 1: seem forced. You know, it's a lot of catches. He 128 00:05:50,760 --> 00:05:53,280 Speaker 1: had nine catches one hundred sixteen yards a touchdown last week, 129 00:05:53,320 --> 00:05:55,640 Speaker 1: had two rushes sixty eight yards, and I think he 130 00:05:55,680 --> 00:05:58,520 Speaker 1: was targeted twelve times. But even watching the game, I 131 00:05:58,520 --> 00:06:01,400 Speaker 1: didn't feel like it was let's force the ball to 132 00:06:01,400 --> 00:06:03,560 Speaker 1: I'm en route, let's get this record, and I'm on. 133 00:06:03,680 --> 00:06:05,960 Speaker 1: Rod didn't feel that way anyway. It's just kind of 134 00:06:06,000 --> 00:06:09,960 Speaker 1: he's so good in terms of gaining separation at the 135 00:06:10,000 --> 00:06:13,279 Speaker 1: top of his route at understanding coverage, is always picking 136 00:06:13,320 --> 00:06:15,680 Speaker 1: the right way to go on those choice routes, and look, 137 00:06:15,760 --> 00:06:17,719 Speaker 1: him and Jared Golf have a really good report and 138 00:06:17,720 --> 00:06:20,240 Speaker 1: I think Jared Golf trust that young guy, you know, 139 00:06:20,240 --> 00:06:22,760 Speaker 1: maybe more than any receiver he's got right now. And so, 140 00:06:23,400 --> 00:06:25,720 Speaker 1: you know, I think it's just kind of a natural thing. 141 00:06:25,760 --> 00:06:28,800 Speaker 1: They see that as a great matchup for Detroit every week. 142 00:06:28,839 --> 00:06:31,080 Speaker 1: I think they go in wanting to attack it. It's 143 00:06:31,120 --> 00:06:33,800 Speaker 1: not something where they're forced feeding. It's just happening through 144 00:06:33,800 --> 00:06:35,960 Speaker 1: the you know, the flow and the course of the game, 145 00:06:36,000 --> 00:06:39,040 Speaker 1: and you know, can they make it you know, nine 146 00:06:39,120 --> 00:06:42,560 Speaker 1: straight games with eight catches, and that's just still amazing 147 00:06:42,600 --> 00:06:44,440 Speaker 1: to me. I mean, we have to remember this, this 148 00:06:44,560 --> 00:06:48,160 Speaker 1: kid is what two games into a second season. Obviously 149 00:06:48,160 --> 00:06:50,800 Speaker 1: we all know the seventeenth receiver taken and all that 150 00:06:50,880 --> 00:06:54,000 Speaker 1: kind of stuff and how that's motivated him. But boy, 151 00:06:54,040 --> 00:06:56,600 Speaker 1: I think Brad Holmes and Lions really stumbled onto something 152 00:06:56,680 --> 00:06:59,120 Speaker 1: special here. To me, when I look at him and 153 00:06:59,160 --> 00:07:01,719 Speaker 1: I watch him on the Detroit Lions have their version 154 00:07:01,760 --> 00:07:04,840 Speaker 1: of hinds Ward with with Almond Ross Saint Bernd, I 155 00:07:04,880 --> 00:07:06,920 Speaker 1: think we can say that in his second year, just 156 00:07:07,040 --> 00:07:09,560 Speaker 1: how much better is he can continue to get with 157 00:07:09,600 --> 00:07:12,280 Speaker 1: his ability to block, the toughness, the route running and 158 00:07:12,360 --> 00:07:14,560 Speaker 1: the good hands. You know, he's had a couple of drops. 159 00:07:14,560 --> 00:07:16,040 Speaker 1: I think he's got to clear that up. He'll be 160 00:07:16,040 --> 00:07:18,000 Speaker 1: the first one to say that, but you know, can 161 00:07:18,120 --> 00:07:22,080 Speaker 1: he continue on the streak and get to get to 162 00:07:22,600 --> 00:07:25,560 Speaker 1: nine straight games with eight catches? And then I talked 163 00:07:25,560 --> 00:07:27,280 Speaker 1: about a little bit to me one of the big 164 00:07:27,400 --> 00:07:29,280 Speaker 1: keys here you're going on the road. I think one, 165 00:07:29,440 --> 00:07:31,960 Speaker 1: you have to protect your golf um and I think 166 00:07:32,000 --> 00:07:35,240 Speaker 1: you do that by establishing the run and keeping going 167 00:07:35,280 --> 00:07:37,040 Speaker 1: with that. We talked about one hundred and ninety one 168 00:07:37,120 --> 00:07:40,040 Speaker 1: yards one hundred and eighty one yards. You cannot go 169 00:07:40,240 --> 00:07:44,240 Speaker 1: into that kind of environment and you know, not be 170 00:07:44,320 --> 00:07:46,960 Speaker 1: successful running the ball. Now all of a sudden, Zadarius 171 00:07:46,960 --> 00:07:49,640 Speaker 1: Smith and Danielle Hunter can pin their ears back, can 172 00:07:49,720 --> 00:07:52,880 Speaker 1: tee off a little bit, and that that noise can 173 00:07:52,920 --> 00:07:55,880 Speaker 1: really become a factor. I think a successful recipe for 174 00:07:55,960 --> 00:07:58,240 Speaker 1: Detroit to me is you go in there, continue do 175 00:07:58,360 --> 00:08:01,240 Speaker 1: what you do. You know, you play a power run game. 176 00:08:01,800 --> 00:08:05,200 Speaker 1: You quiet that crowd, you take them out of it, 177 00:08:05,840 --> 00:08:08,600 Speaker 1: You don't get behind on on the scoreboard, you protect 178 00:08:08,600 --> 00:08:11,400 Speaker 1: your defense. That's obviously a pretty good offense there with 179 00:08:11,440 --> 00:08:13,360 Speaker 1: a lot of weapons. To me, the key is really, 180 00:08:13,400 --> 00:08:15,960 Speaker 1: can they continue to get swift going and they can 181 00:08:16,000 --> 00:08:18,520 Speaker 1: continue to get Jamal Williams going, and now you can 182 00:08:18,560 --> 00:08:22,480 Speaker 1: do the play action and get Alman, Ryan DJ and TJ. Hockinson, 183 00:08:22,560 --> 00:08:24,680 Speaker 1: all those guys involved in the past game. To me, 184 00:08:24,760 --> 00:08:27,960 Speaker 1: you've got to continue to rush the ball because that'll 185 00:08:28,000 --> 00:08:31,920 Speaker 1: protect Jared Golf and keep those really talented edge rushers 186 00:08:32,040 --> 00:08:34,679 Speaker 1: off of him. That to me is really one of 187 00:08:34,720 --> 00:08:37,400 Speaker 1: the biggest keys to this game. But we're gonna talk 188 00:08:37,440 --> 00:08:40,800 Speaker 1: about keys with Mark Craig of the Minneapolis Star Tribute. 189 00:08:40,880 --> 00:08:43,559 Speaker 1: He does a great job breaking down this matchup, so 190 00:08:43,600 --> 00:08:52,720 Speaker 1: we'll have that for you next. Joining me now on 191 00:08:52,760 --> 00:08:55,160 Speaker 1: the twenty minute in the Huddle podcast is Mark Craig 192 00:08:55,200 --> 00:08:57,920 Speaker 1: of the Minneapolis Star Tribute and Mark, thanks for joining me, 193 00:08:58,000 --> 00:09:00,240 Speaker 1: my friend. How are you doing over there? Going well? 194 00:09:00,240 --> 00:09:02,480 Speaker 1: How are you doing? Tim? I'm doing all right now. 195 00:09:02,480 --> 00:09:04,439 Speaker 1: We obviously are doing a little bit better than you 196 00:09:04,480 --> 00:09:07,000 Speaker 1: this week. We're coming off obviously a big win, you know, 197 00:09:07,120 --> 00:09:10,960 Speaker 1: versus the Washington Commanders, you guys, a little bit different story. 198 00:09:11,080 --> 00:09:13,960 Speaker 1: Tough loss on Monday night. But look, hey, we know 199 00:09:14,040 --> 00:09:16,640 Speaker 1: how that goes with the Philadelphia Eagles here we lost 200 00:09:16,760 --> 00:09:19,920 Speaker 1: Week one. Just give me your your your quick analysis 201 00:09:19,920 --> 00:09:22,960 Speaker 1: of that game Monday and you know what did the 202 00:09:23,000 --> 00:09:26,440 Speaker 1: Eagles do so well defensively to to limit you know 203 00:09:26,559 --> 00:09:29,760 Speaker 1: you guys in that explosive offense you have. You know, 204 00:09:29,840 --> 00:09:34,640 Speaker 1: I obviously I picked Philadelphia to win primetime Monday night. 205 00:09:35,240 --> 00:09:38,480 Speaker 1: Um in phil Philadelphia was a tough but what was 206 00:09:38,520 --> 00:09:42,320 Speaker 1: alarming to me was the utter inability to compete with 207 00:09:42,400 --> 00:09:45,960 Speaker 1: him in the first half. The Vikings defense, you know, 208 00:09:46,440 --> 00:09:51,200 Speaker 1: had no answers that that soft shell defense, zone coverage 209 00:09:51,240 --> 00:09:54,640 Speaker 1: was a disaster, and there was no they made no changes. 210 00:09:55,160 --> 00:09:57,679 Speaker 1: What they what they did offensive or defensively, was they 211 00:09:57,679 --> 00:10:00,920 Speaker 1: shut Dalvin cookdown after you know, they assumed that they 212 00:10:00,920 --> 00:10:04,160 Speaker 1: could run the ball because you know, they you know, 213 00:10:04,200 --> 00:10:07,240 Speaker 1: the Lions were able to run the ball on Philadelphia. Well, 214 00:10:07,720 --> 00:10:10,160 Speaker 1: you know, the Vikings tested it two times, two or 215 00:10:10,160 --> 00:10:12,400 Speaker 1: three times with Dalvin Cook in the first half, Dalwin 216 00:10:12,480 --> 00:10:15,240 Speaker 1: had three carries for three yards. You know, I've been 217 00:10:15,280 --> 00:10:17,000 Speaker 1: saying this, you know, I guess as the old guy 218 00:10:17,040 --> 00:10:20,160 Speaker 1: in town, you know, uh, you know, they're still the 219 00:10:20,240 --> 00:10:22,800 Speaker 1: running the ball is still important, as Detroit's finding out. 220 00:10:22,840 --> 00:10:26,800 Speaker 1: I mean that offense right now is it looks really 221 00:10:26,880 --> 00:10:29,280 Speaker 1: good because they're physical and they and they're running the ball. 222 00:10:29,600 --> 00:10:31,520 Speaker 1: I mean, I just got done watching the first half 223 00:10:31,520 --> 00:10:34,000 Speaker 1: of Washington and man, some of those runs in the 224 00:10:34,040 --> 00:10:37,120 Speaker 1: second quarter just pounding and wrapped the middle um that's 225 00:10:37,120 --> 00:10:39,000 Speaker 1: where they got off base. And then they only had 226 00:10:39,040 --> 00:10:41,360 Speaker 1: the ball for ten minutes in twenty one place. So 227 00:10:41,679 --> 00:10:44,560 Speaker 1: once they shut they clamped the run down early, the 228 00:10:44,720 --> 00:10:47,079 Speaker 1: Vikings away from it, and then they didn't have enough 229 00:10:47,120 --> 00:10:50,720 Speaker 1: place to get going. So just a total you know, 230 00:10:50,720 --> 00:10:55,360 Speaker 1: the Lions competed with them, but the Vikings just didn't compete, 231 00:10:56,200 --> 00:10:57,640 Speaker 1: you know. I think probably part of that too is 232 00:10:57,720 --> 00:11:00,960 Speaker 1: you know, you guys got down you know quick. You know, 233 00:11:01,280 --> 00:11:02,679 Speaker 1: he had a bunch of three ounces. I think four 234 00:11:02,679 --> 00:11:05,959 Speaker 1: of your first five you know, possessions were three and 235 00:11:06,000 --> 00:11:08,520 Speaker 1: ounce and then you get behind on the scoreboard. That 236 00:11:08,559 --> 00:11:11,520 Speaker 1: takes Dalvin Cook out. But but ten touches for Dalvin Cook, 237 00:11:11,559 --> 00:11:14,880 Speaker 1: including the forecatch that that's just not enough. In my opinion. 238 00:11:15,240 --> 00:11:17,280 Speaker 1: Part of that was probably being behind. But how much 239 00:11:17,280 --> 00:11:19,600 Speaker 1: do they have to rectify that this week and get 240 00:11:19,679 --> 00:11:22,600 Speaker 1: Dalvin involved early and keep him involved if they want 241 00:11:22,600 --> 00:11:25,840 Speaker 1: success at home against Detroit. Well, I think it's the key. 242 00:11:25,880 --> 00:11:29,200 Speaker 1: I mean, you know, the gritty and Jefferson is the 243 00:11:29,480 --> 00:11:32,160 Speaker 1: is the hot thing. But to me, it doesn't work 244 00:11:32,200 --> 00:11:36,440 Speaker 1: without Dalvin. You know, you can if you take Dalvin 245 00:11:36,440 --> 00:11:40,040 Speaker 1: out of the game, everything kind of collapses because Kirk 246 00:11:40,160 --> 00:11:42,400 Speaker 1: is not the kind of quarterback that's gonna throw a 247 00:11:42,440 --> 00:11:45,640 Speaker 1: team on his back. Kirk is a Kirk's a fascinating 248 00:11:45,679 --> 00:11:47,640 Speaker 1: guy to cover because Kirk sort of like is the 249 00:11:47,960 --> 00:11:52,120 Speaker 1: the country right now? Fifty percent heye him, fifty percent 250 00:11:52,240 --> 00:11:55,280 Speaker 1: love it and nobody everyone's dug in and there is 251 00:11:55,320 --> 00:11:58,160 Speaker 1: no you know, if you write something good about Kirk, 252 00:11:58,200 --> 00:12:00,840 Speaker 1: you got fifty percent coming after you write something bad 253 00:12:00,840 --> 00:12:03,240 Speaker 1: about Kirk. The other fifty percent is coming after you. 254 00:12:04,120 --> 00:12:06,720 Speaker 1: Kirk is a very good quarterback. Where Kirk is not 255 00:12:06,800 --> 00:12:09,719 Speaker 1: a throw you know, if your left tackles out and 256 00:12:09,800 --> 00:12:13,080 Speaker 1: your center's out, like you know, an Aaron Rodgers throws 257 00:12:13,080 --> 00:12:15,120 Speaker 1: a team on his back and can make everything work. 258 00:12:16,040 --> 00:12:18,200 Speaker 1: He needs a running game. He needs Dalvin to be 259 00:12:18,240 --> 00:12:20,800 Speaker 1: in rhythm and then everything kind of flows off of that. 260 00:12:21,080 --> 00:12:23,320 Speaker 1: You know, Dalvin wasn't the star in Week one, but 261 00:12:23,640 --> 00:12:26,320 Speaker 1: on first down, even when they were, it was still 262 00:12:26,320 --> 00:12:30,280 Speaker 1: a game with the Packers, they were balanced and Dalvin 263 00:12:30,320 --> 00:12:33,000 Speaker 1: was getting his touches and then that just opened up 264 00:12:33,800 --> 00:12:36,640 Speaker 1: Jefferson who was just wide open on so many occasions. 265 00:12:37,679 --> 00:12:40,520 Speaker 1: So yeah, Dalvin, it's it's it's critical I think for 266 00:12:40,640 --> 00:12:43,960 Speaker 1: Dalvin to be involved at Dalvin to be in rhythm 267 00:12:44,000 --> 00:12:46,760 Speaker 1: for everything else to keep to click. You know, I 268 00:12:46,760 --> 00:12:49,560 Speaker 1: think Kirk Cousins and Jared Golf are pretty similar in 269 00:12:49,600 --> 00:12:51,559 Speaker 1: that way. You know, they're they're kind of system guys 270 00:12:51,600 --> 00:12:54,520 Speaker 1: you want to run, you do play action off that, 271 00:12:55,040 --> 00:12:57,760 Speaker 1: um keep on schedule. They're not guys that create a 272 00:12:57,800 --> 00:13:02,559 Speaker 1: lot of plays, you know, outside of design, So how 273 00:13:02,559 --> 00:13:05,920 Speaker 1: important Obviously this week Aidan Hutchinson coming off three sacks, 274 00:13:06,000 --> 00:13:08,760 Speaker 1: Charles Harris with with a huge sack. You guys have 275 00:13:08,840 --> 00:13:12,360 Speaker 1: a terrific you know, pass rushing tandem over there. Detroit's 276 00:13:12,360 --> 00:13:14,840 Speaker 1: trying to build one here too. Just how important is 277 00:13:15,040 --> 00:13:18,120 Speaker 1: protecting Kirk keeping him on schedule for that offense to 278 00:13:18,200 --> 00:13:20,560 Speaker 1: kind of you know, stay in rhythm and keep going 279 00:13:20,600 --> 00:13:24,200 Speaker 1: as well. Yeah, and it's not only you know, it's 280 00:13:24,240 --> 00:13:26,160 Speaker 1: not only Aidan Hutchinson, but at the Kirk. You know, 281 00:13:26,160 --> 00:13:28,320 Speaker 1: the winners pressure up the middle, and the Vikings weakness 282 00:13:28,320 --> 00:13:31,240 Speaker 1: on the offensive line right now is at center, and 283 00:13:31,280 --> 00:13:34,320 Speaker 1: they got a rookie right guard, so um, you know, 284 00:13:34,559 --> 00:13:36,440 Speaker 1: they stay in the past, not this year, but they've 285 00:13:36,440 --> 00:13:39,400 Speaker 1: struggled with like a Kenny Clark or or a Team Hicks, 286 00:13:39,400 --> 00:13:44,160 Speaker 1: those huge, monster defensive tackles. I can put pressure up 287 00:13:44,200 --> 00:13:46,040 Speaker 1: the middle because the center is not as big or 288 00:13:46,040 --> 00:13:49,040 Speaker 1: as stout as he should be. But yeah, like Aiden, 289 00:13:49,120 --> 00:13:52,800 Speaker 1: I just watched the first half and Hutchinson looks, you know, 290 00:13:52,840 --> 00:13:54,760 Speaker 1: a guy like that you just knew was gonna you know, 291 00:13:55,040 --> 00:13:58,520 Speaker 1: obviously he's only two games in, but that that transfers 292 00:13:58,520 --> 00:14:01,400 Speaker 1: to the NFL you know immediately, I think, you know, 293 00:14:01,760 --> 00:14:03,719 Speaker 1: one of those top pass rushers like that, as long 294 00:14:03,760 --> 00:14:06,400 Speaker 1: as they stay healthy. Yeah, and he's he's a guy 295 00:14:06,400 --> 00:14:09,240 Speaker 1: that's not also not going to stop. At least one 296 00:14:09,280 --> 00:14:11,920 Speaker 1: of his sacks was you know, he just kept going 297 00:14:12,000 --> 00:14:15,480 Speaker 1: and he kind of ran into the quarterback. So uh yeah, 298 00:14:15,520 --> 00:14:18,760 Speaker 1: that's a that's a guy that could wreck the game. 299 00:14:19,080 --> 00:14:20,880 Speaker 1: You know, a lot of times when I picked games, 300 00:14:20,880 --> 00:14:23,440 Speaker 1: it's it's based on where it's at. You know, the 301 00:14:23,520 --> 00:14:27,320 Speaker 1: Vikings had no pass rush last week in part because 302 00:14:27,360 --> 00:14:30,040 Speaker 1: they don't you know, us Bank Stadium really helps this team, 303 00:14:30,080 --> 00:14:32,840 Speaker 1: and it has you know, going back to the Metrodome 304 00:14:32,920 --> 00:14:36,080 Speaker 1: and when the crowd gets going and they got their 305 00:14:36,080 --> 00:14:39,480 Speaker 1: pass rushers going, which they typically find a way, they 306 00:14:39,520 --> 00:14:42,560 Speaker 1: always have some good pass rushers, it's a totally different 307 00:14:42,600 --> 00:14:44,920 Speaker 1: game than when they go on the road. So yeah, 308 00:14:45,240 --> 00:14:48,120 Speaker 1: I think it'll be um if the lines you know 309 00:14:48,280 --> 00:14:52,240 Speaker 1: are whenever the Vikings and lines meet next uh if 310 00:14:52,280 --> 00:14:55,680 Speaker 1: the if their lines are successful, and that'll be a 311 00:14:55,720 --> 00:14:58,600 Speaker 1: big deal in Detroit, a bigger deal in Detroit. I 312 00:14:58,600 --> 00:15:00,720 Speaker 1: don't think it'll be a big as big a deal here, 313 00:15:00,720 --> 00:15:03,000 Speaker 1: but they still got a block the guy. You know, 314 00:15:03,040 --> 00:15:06,000 Speaker 1: we're so used to to Mike Zimmer obviously, and and 315 00:15:06,040 --> 00:15:07,920 Speaker 1: that kind of that that that you know, double a 316 00:15:08,160 --> 00:15:11,160 Speaker 1: gap blitz scheme. And I'm just curious, how are things 317 00:15:11,240 --> 00:15:14,160 Speaker 1: different under Kevin O'Connell obviously the head coach, and then 318 00:15:14,320 --> 00:15:18,320 Speaker 1: Ed Dantell. Defensively, what can Lions fans expect from that defense? 319 00:15:18,440 --> 00:15:20,760 Speaker 1: Is it? Is it a huge scheme shift? Do they 320 00:15:20,800 --> 00:15:23,840 Speaker 1: do a lot of similar things? Just how's that defense different? 321 00:15:23,880 --> 00:15:27,840 Speaker 1: What can Detroit expect from Minnesota Sunday? I think the 322 00:15:27,880 --> 00:15:31,080 Speaker 1: defense is completely different. It's UM, you know, as as 323 00:15:31,120 --> 00:15:33,880 Speaker 1: you as you know being through a lot of coaches 324 00:15:34,120 --> 00:15:41,600 Speaker 1: coaching changes, UM teams typically go from UM completely different. 325 00:15:41,600 --> 00:15:43,920 Speaker 1: When you fire, you fire one guy, the next guy 326 00:15:44,000 --> 00:15:46,480 Speaker 1: comes in as completely different. And that's the case here. 327 00:15:46,520 --> 00:15:49,320 Speaker 1: You know what Zimmer was the krusty old defensive guy. 328 00:15:49,840 --> 00:15:52,240 Speaker 1: You know that was kind of barked at his players, 329 00:15:52,320 --> 00:15:56,560 Speaker 1: kind of a throwback UM, more of a gritty defense. Uh. 330 00:15:57,600 --> 00:16:00,400 Speaker 1: And now Kevin O'Connell is completely obviously it's episode of 331 00:16:00,400 --> 00:16:02,000 Speaker 1: Detroit too. So you have two kind of like two 332 00:16:02,000 --> 00:16:04,800 Speaker 1: different cultures right now. You got one the hard knocks, 333 00:16:04,880 --> 00:16:08,280 Speaker 1: you know, old guy, older guy, old school guy. We're 334 00:16:08,320 --> 00:16:10,320 Speaker 1: going to toughen up this team, and the other guy 335 00:16:10,720 --> 00:16:14,320 Speaker 1: is more of the you know, we're resting players, we're 336 00:16:14,360 --> 00:16:16,440 Speaker 1: not going to play in the preseason. We're not gonna hit, 337 00:16:16,520 --> 00:16:19,000 Speaker 1: We're gonna you know a lot of they talk about 338 00:16:19,000 --> 00:16:22,840 Speaker 1: a lot of work above the shoulders. So you know, 339 00:16:22,880 --> 00:16:25,960 Speaker 1: the lines right now look like a really tough, physical 340 00:16:26,000 --> 00:16:29,560 Speaker 1: team and the Vikings, um, you know, I'm not saying 341 00:16:29,560 --> 00:16:31,640 Speaker 1: that the Vikings don't look tough, but I'm saying that 342 00:16:31,640 --> 00:16:34,760 Speaker 1: that they're in week one. Everything that they told us about, 343 00:16:34,840 --> 00:16:37,400 Speaker 1: you know, kind of like easing into this season came 344 00:16:37,440 --> 00:16:41,120 Speaker 1: off perfect because they they dominated the Packers, went on 345 00:16:41,160 --> 00:16:43,040 Speaker 1: the road, it was a different story. So now this 346 00:16:43,080 --> 00:16:44,680 Speaker 1: we're gonna find out a lot about this team because 347 00:16:44,680 --> 00:16:48,800 Speaker 1: they're coming home after getting completely whipped and facing a 348 00:16:48,840 --> 00:16:51,080 Speaker 1: team that's a tough, you know, punch in the nose 349 00:16:51,160 --> 00:16:54,600 Speaker 1: type of team. Can can they handle that? But defensively 350 00:16:54,600 --> 00:16:57,400 Speaker 1: it's a three to four compared to Zimmers, you know, 351 00:16:57,600 --> 00:17:02,360 Speaker 1: four to three very much almost all zones sitting back, 352 00:17:02,520 --> 00:17:05,240 Speaker 1: highs on the quarterback and all that stuff works when 353 00:17:05,240 --> 00:17:08,239 Speaker 1: you're front four. Like in Chicago when Donna Tell and 354 00:17:08,280 --> 00:17:12,080 Speaker 1: Fangio were there and you know, they basically won Coach 355 00:17:12,080 --> 00:17:14,280 Speaker 1: of the Year for Matt Tegey because that defense was 356 00:17:14,320 --> 00:17:18,520 Speaker 1: so dominant. Thirty six turn takeaways. You can do that 357 00:17:18,560 --> 00:17:20,440 Speaker 1: on that front. Four is kN have it, but one 358 00:17:20,480 --> 00:17:23,719 Speaker 1: that they're not getting there. It's there's so many holes 359 00:17:23,760 --> 00:17:26,040 Speaker 1: that the quarterback probably doesn't know where to look first. 360 00:17:26,040 --> 00:17:28,240 Speaker 1: Because if you look at jail and Hurts, that was 361 00:17:28,280 --> 00:17:32,000 Speaker 1: a career game for him just because everything was open, 362 00:17:32,119 --> 00:17:35,679 Speaker 1: including his ability to run and the running backs ability 363 00:17:35,680 --> 00:17:38,880 Speaker 1: to run. Mark, I got a couple of a couple 364 00:17:38,920 --> 00:17:40,760 Speaker 1: more for you again. I'm talking to Mark Craig, the 365 00:17:41,359 --> 00:17:45,080 Speaker 1: Minnesota Vikings beat writer for the Minneapolis Star Tribune. I'm 366 00:17:45,080 --> 00:17:48,800 Speaker 1: just curious what are Vikings players and coaches talking about 367 00:17:49,160 --> 00:17:51,439 Speaker 1: with this Detroit team. You know, you mentioned at the 368 00:17:51,480 --> 00:17:53,880 Speaker 1: hard knocks and kind of that grit that they want, 369 00:17:53,920 --> 00:17:56,720 Speaker 1: that that tough mentality, be a tough, physical football team. 370 00:17:56,880 --> 00:17:59,480 Speaker 1: We're talking with coaches, were talking with players this week. 371 00:17:59,480 --> 00:18:02,080 Speaker 1: I'm just curious what do they expect from this game 372 00:18:02,119 --> 00:18:06,480 Speaker 1: on Sunday. Exactly what you're saying is that you know, 373 00:18:06,480 --> 00:18:09,440 Speaker 1: there they there's you know, and sometimes you take it 374 00:18:09,560 --> 00:18:11,600 Speaker 1: with a grand salt, but I think in this case, 375 00:18:11,760 --> 00:18:14,800 Speaker 1: you know because you're you're never here. At least it's 376 00:18:14,840 --> 00:18:17,040 Speaker 1: been a lot many many years before you went into 377 00:18:17,040 --> 00:18:19,199 Speaker 1: a locker room and someone put any bulletin board. These 378 00:18:19,200 --> 00:18:22,040 Speaker 1: guys are so polished about not saying anything to tick 379 00:18:22,080 --> 00:18:25,000 Speaker 1: anyone off. But I think it's just sincere in that 380 00:18:25,119 --> 00:18:27,280 Speaker 1: they you know, there's a respect for what they're what's 381 00:18:27,320 --> 00:18:30,280 Speaker 1: being built. Um, A lot of that respect might go 382 00:18:30,359 --> 00:18:33,359 Speaker 1: back to you all that. Um that game in Detroit 383 00:18:33,480 --> 00:18:37,040 Speaker 1: last year helped get Mike Zimmer fired. Um, you know, 384 00:18:37,080 --> 00:18:39,159 Speaker 1: and I could I saw that one cut me. I 385 00:18:39,200 --> 00:18:41,479 Speaker 1: was I picked the Alliance to win it because and 386 00:18:41,840 --> 00:18:44,480 Speaker 1: I said, just just feels wrong right now. This is 387 00:18:44,520 --> 00:18:47,360 Speaker 1: a bad match because Allions. I think there was a lot, 388 00:18:47,520 --> 00:18:49,320 Speaker 1: a lot of close games, and I said, this team 389 00:18:49,400 --> 00:18:51,600 Speaker 1: is not ready for to go on the road and 390 00:18:51,880 --> 00:18:54,280 Speaker 1: deal with this team. Um, and they almost lost, you know, 391 00:18:54,320 --> 00:18:57,560 Speaker 1: they almost lost at US Bank Stadium when Lions come 392 00:18:57,560 --> 00:18:59,439 Speaker 1: out of nowhere, you know, and Cousins had to lead 393 00:18:59,520 --> 00:19:01,960 Speaker 1: them down and score. But a lot of that is 394 00:19:01,960 --> 00:19:04,119 Speaker 1: the grittiess a lot of talk about Ben Johnson and 395 00:19:04,200 --> 00:19:07,879 Speaker 1: what's going on with the offense. You know, it'll be 396 00:19:08,280 --> 00:19:11,560 Speaker 1: to me, it's gonna be interesting to watch because they 397 00:19:11,600 --> 00:19:13,040 Speaker 1: can do so many things, and they can do more 398 00:19:13,160 --> 00:19:17,679 Speaker 1: things now than a typical Lions team. But can Jared 399 00:19:17,720 --> 00:19:21,800 Speaker 1: Goff handle the noise and chaos and probably some pressure 400 00:19:22,240 --> 00:19:25,720 Speaker 1: on the road. You know, Yeah, we'll see about that 401 00:19:26,480 --> 00:19:29,040 Speaker 1: and that'll be key. Because Detroit's obviously first two games 402 00:19:29,040 --> 00:19:31,680 Speaker 1: were at Ford Field, friendly invited. But now you've got 403 00:19:31,680 --> 00:19:34,280 Speaker 1: to go to the Silent counts, things change a little bit. 404 00:19:34,600 --> 00:19:36,600 Speaker 1: That atmosphere in Minnesota is one of the best in 405 00:19:36,640 --> 00:19:38,760 Speaker 1: the league. It's one of my favorite places to go. 406 00:19:39,119 --> 00:19:42,000 Speaker 1: I'm just curious, Mark Craig, when you look at this matchup, 407 00:19:42,080 --> 00:19:44,080 Speaker 1: what are you you know, what's maybe one or two 408 00:19:44,119 --> 00:19:46,959 Speaker 1: of your key matchups in this game? The Vikings come 409 00:19:47,000 --> 00:19:51,040 Speaker 1: away with a win if what happens, if they rushed 410 00:19:51,080 --> 00:19:54,200 Speaker 1: the passer like they did against Aaron Rodgers in Week one, 411 00:19:54,720 --> 00:19:57,400 Speaker 1: that to me is the number one key. I think 412 00:19:57,880 --> 00:20:03,119 Speaker 1: obviously they start off on defense. Um, you know, if 413 00:20:03,160 --> 00:20:05,119 Speaker 1: you win the toss, you defer, you put the Lions 414 00:20:05,119 --> 00:20:07,159 Speaker 1: out there. Even though that that that defense and that 415 00:20:07,280 --> 00:20:10,679 Speaker 1: offense is you know, scoring a you know, more points 416 00:20:10,680 --> 00:20:15,280 Speaker 1: than in my lifetime of watching Detroit Lions. But if 417 00:20:15,280 --> 00:20:16,840 Speaker 1: you can get on top of them with that pass 418 00:20:16,920 --> 00:20:19,960 Speaker 1: rush and set the tone that way, and then that 419 00:20:20,080 --> 00:20:22,800 Speaker 1: kind of gives you some room to breathe with getting 420 00:20:22,840 --> 00:20:26,399 Speaker 1: Dalvin involved. But so I'd say two things. One, you know, 421 00:20:26,520 --> 00:20:30,280 Speaker 1: getting after golf with the pass rush, very bottom running 422 00:20:30,280 --> 00:20:33,320 Speaker 1: like you did Jail and Hurts go after him, and 423 00:20:33,359 --> 00:20:36,720 Speaker 1: then you're not starting in the whole offensively, and you 424 00:20:36,760 --> 00:20:39,320 Speaker 1: get Dalvin going, and then that just opens up and 425 00:20:39,359 --> 00:20:41,919 Speaker 1: then they're grittying all over the place. But if they 426 00:20:41,960 --> 00:20:44,560 Speaker 1: can't do that, then it's gonna be you know, there's 427 00:20:44,560 --> 00:20:47,280 Speaker 1: gonna be a lot of people. We're way too early 428 00:20:47,320 --> 00:20:50,399 Speaker 1: to be saying fire O'Connell or anything like that, but 429 00:20:50,640 --> 00:20:53,840 Speaker 1: it's gonna be like whoa, you know, something's not right here. 430 00:20:53,920 --> 00:20:56,720 Speaker 1: This is gonna take a little bit longer than we thought. Well, 431 00:20:56,720 --> 00:20:59,280 Speaker 1: Market should be a great matchup. I'm really interested to 432 00:20:59,320 --> 00:21:02,440 Speaker 1: see how Troy handles the road. Interested to see if 433 00:21:02,480 --> 00:21:05,200 Speaker 1: there's kind of an identity that forms with with Minnesota 434 00:21:05,240 --> 00:21:08,520 Speaker 1: after two you know, very different kind of performances. Thanks 435 00:21:08,520 --> 00:21:10,560 Speaker 1: for joining me, you're one of the best. I really 436 00:21:10,600 --> 00:21:12,760 Speaker 1: appreciate you. Great stuff today and I'll make sure I 437 00:21:12,760 --> 00:21:15,440 Speaker 1: stop buying the press box and say hello, thanks Mark, Yeah, 438 00:21:15,560 --> 00:21:26,480 Speaker 1: please do it. Thanks tim Every week I've got key 439 00:21:26,520 --> 00:21:30,040 Speaker 1: matchups for you. They are presented by bet MGM and 440 00:21:30,240 --> 00:21:32,800 Speaker 1: and here the five for me this week. I'm gonna 441 00:21:32,800 --> 00:21:36,480 Speaker 1: start with upfront, Taylor Decker Detroit Lions left tackle versus 442 00:21:36,520 --> 00:21:38,320 Speaker 1: Danielle Hunter, who I think is one of the better 443 00:21:38,800 --> 00:21:41,600 Speaker 1: UM edge rushers in the league. Explosive guy, and these 444 00:21:41,640 --> 00:21:44,080 Speaker 1: two obviously when you played a division opponent, they know 445 00:21:44,200 --> 00:21:47,359 Speaker 1: each other very well. Um So to me, that's always 446 00:21:47,600 --> 00:21:50,720 Speaker 1: a key matchup with tackles and edge guys in division matchups, 447 00:21:50,720 --> 00:21:53,280 Speaker 1: you face them so often. There's nothing you know, Taylor 448 00:21:53,320 --> 00:21:56,160 Speaker 1: Decker is going to do that that Daniel Daniel hasn't 449 00:21:56,280 --> 00:21:58,840 Speaker 1: um seen, and there's nothing Daniels too that that that 450 00:21:58,920 --> 00:22:01,200 Speaker 1: Taylor hasn't seen. But look when you look at hunter 451 00:22:01,320 --> 00:22:04,680 Speaker 1: ten career games versus Alliance. In those ten games, twelve sacks, 452 00:22:04,960 --> 00:22:07,800 Speaker 1: two fumble recoveries, took one of those fumbles back for 453 00:22:07,840 --> 00:22:11,240 Speaker 1: a touchdown. You know he's been really good in those matchups. 454 00:22:11,280 --> 00:22:13,119 Speaker 1: And it's such a good matchup to me because you 455 00:22:13,160 --> 00:22:15,439 Speaker 1: look at the way Taylor Decker has played the first 456 00:22:15,440 --> 00:22:20,320 Speaker 1: two weeks of the season, two hurries, no sacks in 457 00:22:20,359 --> 00:22:23,080 Speaker 1: two games. He's been really good. You know, in Penney 458 00:22:23,119 --> 00:22:25,040 Speaker 1: Soul on the other side, he's going to face the 459 00:22:25,119 --> 00:22:27,880 Speaker 1: Darius Smith and I kind of battled between myself which 460 00:22:27,920 --> 00:22:30,840 Speaker 1: one was the bigger matchup. But to me, Daniel Hunters 461 00:22:31,000 --> 00:22:34,240 Speaker 1: the more explosive player, and Taylor's just been playing so 462 00:22:34,320 --> 00:22:37,280 Speaker 1: well both in pass protection and in the run game 463 00:22:37,560 --> 00:22:40,320 Speaker 1: that that to me is a huge matchup on the road, 464 00:22:40,720 --> 00:22:43,800 Speaker 1: hostile environment, you can't let those two edge guys kind 465 00:22:43,800 --> 00:22:46,080 Speaker 1: of get going. I think that's a matchup that's terrific 466 00:22:46,119 --> 00:22:48,479 Speaker 1: for Detroit. With Taylor Decker and Penny Soul playing as 467 00:22:48,480 --> 00:22:51,639 Speaker 1: well as they have, they've got to continue that. You know. 468 00:22:51,680 --> 00:22:53,440 Speaker 1: The second one for me is, you know, when you 469 00:22:53,480 --> 00:22:55,320 Speaker 1: talk about the Minnesota Vikings, right, you have to talk 470 00:22:55,359 --> 00:22:59,639 Speaker 1: about Justin Jefferson, their terrific wide receiver, and you know, 471 00:23:00,080 --> 00:23:02,760 Speaker 1: how much will be he be with Jeff Okuda, how 472 00:23:02,800 --> 00:23:05,560 Speaker 1: much will be he be with Amani Orarawa, who we expect, 473 00:23:05,840 --> 00:23:09,160 Speaker 1: you know, to play Sunday after return into practice after 474 00:23:09,200 --> 00:23:11,520 Speaker 1: missing last week with a back injury. But when I 475 00:23:11,520 --> 00:23:13,199 Speaker 1: look at this one, and when I look at at 476 00:23:13,240 --> 00:23:16,560 Speaker 1: Jeff Okuda, particularly when he's matched up and the Lions, 477 00:23:16,680 --> 00:23:19,240 Speaker 1: you know, just play sides. I don't expect them to, 478 00:23:19,760 --> 00:23:23,920 Speaker 1: you know, travel Okuda Romani with Jefferson. I think they 479 00:23:24,000 --> 00:23:26,080 Speaker 1: really like the way both those guys are playing, and 480 00:23:26,080 --> 00:23:28,480 Speaker 1: they like keeping them to a side. So they're both 481 00:23:28,520 --> 00:23:31,120 Speaker 1: going to see probably justin Jefferson, but when jeff Okuda 482 00:23:31,160 --> 00:23:33,600 Speaker 1: sees him in particular, I thought he's had a terrific 483 00:23:33,960 --> 00:23:37,399 Speaker 1: start to his season. He's allowed sixty three passing yards 484 00:23:37,400 --> 00:23:39,439 Speaker 1: in his coverage in two games, thirty one and a 485 00:23:39,440 --> 00:23:42,399 Speaker 1: half per game. I'll take that. He's got fifteen tackles 486 00:23:42,480 --> 00:23:43,879 Speaker 1: gain for you to mix it up in the in 487 00:23:43,920 --> 00:23:46,159 Speaker 1: the run game, he's been very physical there and he's 488 00:23:46,160 --> 00:23:47,920 Speaker 1: got his hand on the ball. With the past defense. 489 00:23:50,000 --> 00:23:52,760 Speaker 1: Jefferson is a little bit scary to me this week 490 00:23:52,840 --> 00:23:55,720 Speaker 1: because he was held in check last week. And when 491 00:23:55,760 --> 00:23:57,680 Speaker 1: you talk about great players, when we talk about all 492 00:23:57,760 --> 00:24:00,600 Speaker 1: pro players, I think it's really hard to hold those 493 00:24:00,640 --> 00:24:03,480 Speaker 1: guys down two weeks in a row. I almost would 494 00:24:03,520 --> 00:24:06,560 Speaker 1: have rather, you know, he gone for two hundred yards 495 00:24:06,600 --> 00:24:09,879 Speaker 1: and a touchdown last week instead of you know, I 496 00:24:09,960 --> 00:24:12,520 Speaker 1: think he had, you know, sixty some yards. It was 497 00:24:12,880 --> 00:24:16,600 Speaker 1: quite a bit under one hundred, no touchdowns, two interceptions, 498 00:24:16,760 --> 00:24:20,199 Speaker 1: when when throwing his way for kirk Cousins, so you 499 00:24:20,240 --> 00:24:22,639 Speaker 1: know he's gonna want to obviously get things rolling again 500 00:24:22,800 --> 00:24:26,560 Speaker 1: at home. You know, Detroit's job number one obviously is 501 00:24:26,600 --> 00:24:29,520 Speaker 1: to stop the run. You know, put kirk Cousins in 502 00:24:29,600 --> 00:24:32,400 Speaker 1: situations where he's got to throw where now Aidan Hutchinson 503 00:24:32,400 --> 00:24:34,600 Speaker 1: and those guys can get after him and maybe make 504 00:24:34,600 --> 00:24:37,399 Speaker 1: a mistake for Jeff Okuda and Amani or Wire to 505 00:24:37,480 --> 00:24:41,080 Speaker 1: take advantage of. But Jeffalkuda and Justin Jefferson, to me 506 00:24:41,200 --> 00:24:44,440 Speaker 1: is a big matchup because you know, obviously Jefferson's looking 507 00:24:44,440 --> 00:24:47,399 Speaker 1: to get right and jeff is looking to continue a 508 00:24:47,680 --> 00:24:49,960 Speaker 1: third straight game playing pretty well all right. The third 509 00:24:50,000 --> 00:24:53,080 Speaker 1: key matchup for me, DeAndre Swift Lions running back has 510 00:24:53,080 --> 00:24:55,560 Speaker 1: been so good the first two weeks of this season. 511 00:24:55,600 --> 00:24:58,639 Speaker 1: Twenty carries two hundred yards. He's also caught five balls 512 00:24:58,720 --> 00:25:01,439 Speaker 1: for sixty two yards, and obviously that that that crazy 513 00:25:01,480 --> 00:25:03,200 Speaker 1: touchdown where he went from the seat of his pants 514 00:25:03,200 --> 00:25:06,680 Speaker 1: to the end zone last week against Eric Kendricks, who 515 00:25:06,680 --> 00:25:09,040 Speaker 1: I think is one of the better linebackers in this league. 516 00:25:09,040 --> 00:25:11,359 Speaker 1: And to me, it's simple. Look Detroit's rush for one 517 00:25:11,400 --> 00:25:13,719 Speaker 1: hundred and ninety one yards one hundred eighty one yards 518 00:25:13,800 --> 00:25:16,520 Speaker 1: in their two games, and the recipe for success for 519 00:25:16,560 --> 00:25:19,600 Speaker 1: them offensively is to keep that going. And it's gonna 520 00:25:19,640 --> 00:25:22,879 Speaker 1: be Eric kendricks job and the rest of that Minnesota defense, 521 00:25:22,880 --> 00:25:25,080 Speaker 1: which is a very different looking defense. You know, we're 522 00:25:25,119 --> 00:25:27,439 Speaker 1: so used to you know, the Mike Zimmer, the the 523 00:25:27,720 --> 00:25:30,159 Speaker 1: you know, double a gap blitz. Look, now this is 524 00:25:30,200 --> 00:25:33,879 Speaker 1: a three four there in Minnesota now, So it's a 525 00:25:33,920 --> 00:25:36,560 Speaker 1: different look under their new defensive coordinator and their new 526 00:25:36,600 --> 00:25:39,080 Speaker 1: head coach. So it's gonna be a little unfamiliar to 527 00:25:39,119 --> 00:25:42,640 Speaker 1: Lions fans probably watching this. But Eric Kendricks is still 528 00:25:42,720 --> 00:25:44,320 Speaker 1: one of the better ones in the business. Look, he's 529 00:25:44,359 --> 00:25:47,800 Speaker 1: averaging eight tackles per game against the Lions over his 530 00:25:47,960 --> 00:25:51,000 Speaker 1: last ten over his last ten games, with three sacks, 531 00:25:51,080 --> 00:25:54,199 Speaker 1: two interceptions. So he's a difference maker for them, and 532 00:25:54,400 --> 00:25:56,240 Speaker 1: it's gonna be you know, I think a lot on him. 533 00:25:56,400 --> 00:25:59,240 Speaker 1: When DeAndre Swift tries to get into space, tries to 534 00:25:59,280 --> 00:26:01,160 Speaker 1: become a bigger part of the passing game, which Ben 535 00:26:01,240 --> 00:26:04,000 Speaker 1: Johnson has said he wants Swift to be, it's gonna 536 00:26:04,040 --> 00:26:06,080 Speaker 1: be you know, Kendricks that that's going to be the 537 00:26:06,080 --> 00:26:09,119 Speaker 1: one there, you know, task with with trying to stop DeAndre. 538 00:26:09,280 --> 00:26:11,479 Speaker 1: So to me, can the Lions kind of match that 539 00:26:11,600 --> 00:26:14,520 Speaker 1: up and get those two, you know, in space together 540 00:26:14,840 --> 00:26:17,840 Speaker 1: and can swift make Kendricks miss and and you know 541 00:26:17,880 --> 00:26:20,040 Speaker 1: have some of those big plays and can they continue 542 00:26:20,080 --> 00:26:22,800 Speaker 1: to run on Kendricks in this defense? A huge matchup 543 00:26:22,800 --> 00:26:25,639 Speaker 1: for me. Number four, I'm gonna go with Charles Harris 544 00:26:25,880 --> 00:26:30,000 Speaker 1: talented Lions defensive end versus Christian dar Saw their young 545 00:26:30,119 --> 00:26:32,840 Speaker 1: left tackle. Um. You look at Darisaw through the first 546 00:26:32,880 --> 00:26:35,440 Speaker 1: two weeks, He's been really really good for them. Four hurries, 547 00:26:35,520 --> 00:26:38,639 Speaker 1: no sacks, a lot like we talked about with Taylor Decker, Um, 548 00:26:38,720 --> 00:26:41,240 Speaker 1: you know, really nothing going his way in terms of 549 00:26:41,480 --> 00:26:44,200 Speaker 1: pass rushers lined up across him. It's been the same 550 00:26:44,359 --> 00:26:47,879 Speaker 1: way with Darrishaw through two weeks. Um. And you know, 551 00:26:48,400 --> 00:26:50,880 Speaker 1: I do Charles Harris on this one and not Aidan 552 00:26:50,960 --> 00:26:53,680 Speaker 1: Hutchinson because there's interesting stat that that came out this week. 553 00:26:53,680 --> 00:26:57,240 Speaker 1: Aidan Hutchinson and Nick Bosa have been the two defensive 554 00:26:57,359 --> 00:26:59,359 Speaker 1: ends in the NFL double team the most and I 555 00:26:59,400 --> 00:27:02,520 Speaker 1: would expect that to continue, especially when hutch moves inside 556 00:27:02,720 --> 00:27:05,160 Speaker 1: and they have the ability to kind of double him 557 00:27:05,160 --> 00:27:07,800 Speaker 1: with a center guard. Combo. To me, I think Charles 558 00:27:07,800 --> 00:27:09,399 Speaker 1: Harris is going to get a lot of one on 559 00:27:09,480 --> 00:27:12,359 Speaker 1: one coverage. I think the Minnesota Vikings trust dar Saw. 560 00:27:12,680 --> 00:27:15,439 Speaker 1: I think you know, we saw the impact Charles can 561 00:27:15,560 --> 00:27:19,800 Speaker 1: have on a game last week with you know, the strip, 562 00:27:19,880 --> 00:27:22,359 Speaker 1: sack and fumble and it went out of the end 563 00:27:22,440 --> 00:27:24,639 Speaker 1: zone and the line's got a safety. And to me, 564 00:27:24,760 --> 00:27:26,600 Speaker 1: that was the huge point in the game. Right the 565 00:27:26,640 --> 00:27:28,920 Speaker 1: offense stalls fourth and goal at the three yard length, 566 00:27:28,960 --> 00:27:31,879 Speaker 1: they don't get it. Defense comes on the field, steps in, 567 00:27:32,040 --> 00:27:35,360 Speaker 1: Charles makes the huge play, gets the sack, gets the safety, 568 00:27:35,640 --> 00:27:39,679 Speaker 1: Detroit kicks the kickoff right and Cliff Raymond returns at 569 00:27:39,720 --> 00:27:41,960 Speaker 1: fifty two yards and then boom, you get the touchdown 570 00:27:42,040 --> 00:27:44,720 Speaker 1: off of that. A huge sequence to me, started by 571 00:27:44,840 --> 00:27:47,440 Speaker 1: Charles Harrison, that defense. And look, he led the team 572 00:27:47,480 --> 00:27:49,400 Speaker 1: in sacks last year was seven and a half. He's 573 00:27:49,440 --> 00:27:51,760 Speaker 1: off to a good start. I think some of the focus, 574 00:27:51,880 --> 00:27:55,120 Speaker 1: especially after last week and Aidan Hutchinson programs, is kind 575 00:27:55,119 --> 00:27:58,120 Speaker 1: of shifting maybe toward that way. And I think Charles 576 00:27:58,160 --> 00:27:59,840 Speaker 1: Harris is going to have a lot of opportunities for 577 00:28:00,160 --> 00:28:02,879 Speaker 1: one on one matchups. It's a young tackle. He's played 578 00:28:02,920 --> 00:28:05,480 Speaker 1: pretty well, um, but he's got it certainly a unique 579 00:28:05,560 --> 00:28:08,040 Speaker 1: challenge this week in Charles Harris. Can he impact the 580 00:28:08,080 --> 00:28:11,159 Speaker 1: game like he did last week? Final matchup for me, 581 00:28:11,560 --> 00:28:13,800 Speaker 1: and we talked about it in the News and Notes, 582 00:28:13,880 --> 00:28:16,200 Speaker 1: But to me, I'm on Ross Saint Brown. First, you 583 00:28:16,240 --> 00:28:19,560 Speaker 1: know their nickel cornerback Chan and Sullivan. Um, obviously I'm 584 00:28:19,600 --> 00:28:23,160 Speaker 1: on Ross Saint Brown is going for his ninth straight game, um, 585 00:28:23,560 --> 00:28:28,240 Speaker 1: you know with with eight plus catches and um when 586 00:28:28,320 --> 00:28:30,560 Speaker 1: we talked to you know both of them. Like it's 587 00:28:30,600 --> 00:28:32,840 Speaker 1: I mentioned in the News and notes, it's not forced, 588 00:28:32,840 --> 00:28:35,280 Speaker 1: it's kind of natural. It's just him getting open and 589 00:28:35,320 --> 00:28:37,560 Speaker 1: I expect that to continue. When I look at Sullivan 590 00:28:37,600 --> 00:28:40,040 Speaker 1: and I looked at his first two games, He's been 591 00:28:40,080 --> 00:28:44,240 Speaker 1: targeted ten times. He's allowed nine catches, ninety nine yards, 592 00:28:44,320 --> 00:28:47,520 Speaker 1: no touchdowns, which is obviously good. Um, but he's got 593 00:28:47,560 --> 00:28:50,000 Speaker 1: certainly a unique matchup this week with with I'm on 594 00:28:50,160 --> 00:28:53,000 Speaker 1: Ross Saint Brown and his ability to not only run 595 00:28:53,080 --> 00:28:56,480 Speaker 1: the football, um, you know, but but find the open 596 00:28:56,560 --> 00:28:59,480 Speaker 1: space in the middle, can run after the catch, something 597 00:28:59,480 --> 00:29:02,360 Speaker 1: he's really try to improve on. So look, Channon Sullivan's 598 00:29:02,360 --> 00:29:05,080 Speaker 1: got his hands full with aman Ron Saint Brown. Can 599 00:29:05,240 --> 00:29:08,080 Speaker 1: Saint Brown keep it up and and and you know, 600 00:29:08,200 --> 00:29:10,760 Speaker 1: get a ninth straight game with eight plus catches, that 601 00:29:10,800 --> 00:29:13,520 Speaker 1: would be quite the record. Um, he already owns the 602 00:29:13,560 --> 00:29:16,120 Speaker 1: record of of you know, six straight games with a 603 00:29:16,160 --> 00:29:18,320 Speaker 1: touchdown and eight catches. Can he now get into the 604 00:29:18,320 --> 00:29:21,760 Speaker 1: record book here? So those are my five matchups presented 605 00:29:21,800 --> 00:29:24,640 Speaker 1: by bet MGM. We'll be back with a couple of players. 606 00:29:32,960 --> 00:29:35,040 Speaker 1: Welcome back to the Twentyman in the Huddle podcast. I 607 00:29:35,120 --> 00:29:38,640 Speaker 1: am joined by veteran Michael Brockers. He's been on the 608 00:29:38,720 --> 00:29:41,480 Speaker 1: pod before and he was so good I wanted him 609 00:29:41,480 --> 00:29:45,400 Speaker 1: back on key matchup this week. You know, obviously you 610 00:29:45,440 --> 00:29:48,040 Speaker 1: guys are feeling good after the win against the Commanders 611 00:29:48,400 --> 00:29:52,640 Speaker 1: last week, bounceback's performance after you know week one. Um, 612 00:29:53,040 --> 00:29:55,880 Speaker 1: just just how big was that win for you guys? 613 00:29:56,120 --> 00:29:58,680 Speaker 1: One getting it as early as you did. Obviously we 614 00:29:58,760 --> 00:30:01,080 Speaker 1: know it came so late last week, but then just 615 00:30:01,120 --> 00:30:03,840 Speaker 1: to have that bounce back, have that good feeling win 616 00:30:04,000 --> 00:30:06,760 Speaker 1: at home. It's tough to say a week two games 617 00:30:07,200 --> 00:30:08,680 Speaker 1: is a huge win, but it kind of seemed that 618 00:30:08,720 --> 00:30:10,560 Speaker 1: way for you guys, didn't it it? Did it? Did? 619 00:30:10,680 --> 00:30:13,720 Speaker 1: I mean? I mean personally for me, I wanted that 620 00:30:13,840 --> 00:30:16,880 Speaker 1: Eagles game so bad, Like I literally cried after the 621 00:30:16,920 --> 00:30:19,320 Speaker 1: game a little bit, just because I wanted it so bad. 622 00:30:19,360 --> 00:30:21,760 Speaker 1: I knew that was a top opponent. I knew if 623 00:30:21,760 --> 00:30:24,440 Speaker 1: we beat them like it was, it was, we're gonna 624 00:30:24,480 --> 00:30:27,040 Speaker 1: put the world on you know, on notice. And it 625 00:30:27,080 --> 00:30:29,440 Speaker 1: didn't happen, but you know, we we were able to 626 00:30:29,440 --> 00:30:30,880 Speaker 1: come back the next week. And that's a good thing 627 00:30:30,880 --> 00:30:32,960 Speaker 1: about the NFL. Man, you get to show each and 628 00:30:32,960 --> 00:30:34,760 Speaker 1: every you know, week, you know while you get to 629 00:30:34,800 --> 00:30:37,520 Speaker 1: come back and show the world who you are. So, um, 630 00:30:37,640 --> 00:30:42,080 Speaker 1: that was our whole mindset. The commanders, the commanders, it does, 631 00:30:42,160 --> 00:30:44,480 Speaker 1: it does. So yeah, that was a whole mindset that 632 00:30:44,520 --> 00:30:47,280 Speaker 1: whole week, you know, preparing for Washington. It was just, man, 633 00:30:47,400 --> 00:30:49,520 Speaker 1: let's make sure we're on our details. Let's not shoot 634 00:30:49,520 --> 00:30:52,920 Speaker 1: ourselves in the foot, let's make sure we execute, we're talking, 635 00:30:52,960 --> 00:30:56,440 Speaker 1: we're communicating. And we just took that into practice. Practice 636 00:30:56,560 --> 00:30:59,400 Speaker 1: was up tempo all week, and we just put it 637 00:30:59,600 --> 00:31:02,280 Speaker 1: upon ourself that you know, um, if we wanted to 638 00:31:02,280 --> 00:31:03,840 Speaker 1: win this game, we were gonna have to do those 639 00:31:03,840 --> 00:31:06,600 Speaker 1: things and execute. So that's what we did in practice, 640 00:31:06,600 --> 00:31:08,120 Speaker 1: and it showed out in again. You know, one of 641 00:31:08,160 --> 00:31:10,440 Speaker 1: the things that showed up to me at least, especially 642 00:31:10,480 --> 00:31:12,400 Speaker 1: when you talk about your unit of the defensive line, 643 00:31:12,480 --> 00:31:14,719 Speaker 1: was the ability to finish. You know, I thought you 644 00:31:14,720 --> 00:31:18,040 Speaker 1: guys rushed Jalen Hurts week one really well, and obviously 645 00:31:18,040 --> 00:31:20,480 Speaker 1: he's a dynamic athlete and he can do so much, 646 00:31:20,520 --> 00:31:23,880 Speaker 1: but you just couldn't quite finish. You were a grab away, 647 00:31:24,120 --> 00:31:27,560 Speaker 1: a hand away, and just he was just elusive enough. 648 00:31:27,920 --> 00:31:30,360 Speaker 1: And the fact that you get Carson Wentz not the 649 00:31:30,400 --> 00:31:31,959 Speaker 1: same kind of athlete, but still a guy who can 650 00:31:32,000 --> 00:31:34,680 Speaker 1: move a little bit. He showed that. But you guys finished. 651 00:31:35,200 --> 00:31:37,360 Speaker 1: It was five six sacks. I think you guys are 652 00:31:37,400 --> 00:31:39,520 Speaker 1: second in the league after two weeks and pressures, but 653 00:31:39,520 --> 00:31:42,360 Speaker 1: but the finishing part was the huge part last week. 654 00:31:42,640 --> 00:31:47,280 Speaker 1: Do you agree was the big takeaway for your unit 655 00:31:47,400 --> 00:31:50,320 Speaker 1: week two? Um, definitely we put it. You know, defensive 656 00:31:50,360 --> 00:31:53,000 Speaker 1: line wise, we said, if we're going to win this game, 657 00:31:53,040 --> 00:31:54,400 Speaker 1: it was gonna be because of us. You know, we're 658 00:31:54,400 --> 00:31:56,520 Speaker 1: gonna stop their run game if they wanted to run 659 00:31:56,520 --> 00:31:58,080 Speaker 1: a ball, were gonna stop their run game. And then 660 00:31:58,120 --> 00:32:00,160 Speaker 1: secondly we were gonna get up to the passage and 661 00:32:00,200 --> 00:32:02,400 Speaker 1: we executed them, you know, all cylinders. You know, we 662 00:32:02,400 --> 00:32:05,320 Speaker 1: stopped the run game, make them one dimensional. Definitely in 663 00:32:05,320 --> 00:32:07,640 Speaker 1: the first half, made them one dimensional. And then when 664 00:32:07,680 --> 00:32:09,800 Speaker 1: you know, when they came to passing long long down 665 00:32:09,800 --> 00:32:12,959 Speaker 1: the distance third and long, second and long, we went 666 00:32:13,040 --> 00:32:14,800 Speaker 1: after him. You know, we went after the quarterback and 667 00:32:14,920 --> 00:32:17,000 Speaker 1: we actually brought him down. So I know that's when 668 00:32:17,000 --> 00:32:18,880 Speaker 1: it comes to finish and it you know, when when 669 00:32:18,880 --> 00:32:21,600 Speaker 1: you have great athletes back there and you know they 670 00:32:21,600 --> 00:32:24,560 Speaker 1: see man man coverage, they usually get out. So, I 671 00:32:24,560 --> 00:32:26,440 Speaker 1: mean we were able to get the quarterback down and 672 00:32:26,480 --> 00:32:28,760 Speaker 1: that was a good thing. Charles makes a huge play 673 00:32:28,920 --> 00:32:31,640 Speaker 1: with with with the strip sack and the safety and 674 00:32:31,640 --> 00:32:35,120 Speaker 1: a Hutchingson gets his sacks. You guys do your thing 675 00:32:35,520 --> 00:32:38,480 Speaker 1: on the interior. Really stuff in that run game. Um, 676 00:32:39,200 --> 00:32:40,959 Speaker 1: is that what you guys talk about when you talk 677 00:32:41,000 --> 00:32:43,880 Speaker 1: about a team effort up front a team game? And 678 00:32:44,160 --> 00:32:46,000 Speaker 1: how big was that for hutch to get those three 679 00:32:46,080 --> 00:32:47,760 Speaker 1: kind of out of the way, let him settle in 680 00:32:48,120 --> 00:32:49,880 Speaker 1: and kind of now he can just get rolling. It's 681 00:32:49,920 --> 00:32:52,000 Speaker 1: funny you say that because I told him in the game, 682 00:32:52,080 --> 00:32:54,080 Speaker 1: I said, bro, if you get a sack, we're gonna 683 00:32:54,080 --> 00:32:57,920 Speaker 1: blow the roof off. And literally the next play or 684 00:32:57,920 --> 00:33:00,160 Speaker 1: the next third down, he got a sack. In the 685 00:33:00,240 --> 00:33:03,320 Speaker 1: crowd went crazy. But I mean, yeah, I mean that's 686 00:33:03,320 --> 00:33:06,080 Speaker 1: what what what our whole model was that week was 687 00:33:06,640 --> 00:33:08,760 Speaker 1: put the pressure on the d line, Put the pressure 688 00:33:08,760 --> 00:33:10,640 Speaker 1: on this because we can we can handle it. You know, 689 00:33:10,680 --> 00:33:13,120 Speaker 1: the way we work, the way we practice, we don't 690 00:33:13,120 --> 00:33:15,320 Speaker 1: mind that pressure, you know. And we went out and showed, 691 00:33:15,440 --> 00:33:17,239 Speaker 1: you know that we can stop the run, you know, 692 00:33:17,320 --> 00:33:19,320 Speaker 1: with a with a light box or with you know, 693 00:33:19,400 --> 00:33:21,960 Speaker 1: with three down line or whatever. And you know when 694 00:33:21,960 --> 00:33:23,880 Speaker 1: they played into our hands on third and long, we 695 00:33:24,480 --> 00:33:27,480 Speaker 1: won those situations. So we're happy about that. I loved 696 00:33:27,480 --> 00:33:30,280 Speaker 1: how the stadium sink. The Billy g in there and 697 00:33:30,320 --> 00:33:33,040 Speaker 1: that place was rolling. Yeah, that's what is it like 698 00:33:33,160 --> 00:33:35,960 Speaker 1: being down there when that crowd is like that, when 699 00:33:36,000 --> 00:33:37,960 Speaker 1: your defense is playing as well as you guys played 700 00:33:38,040 --> 00:33:40,239 Speaker 1: in the first half. I mean, you guys dominated right 701 00:33:40,320 --> 00:33:42,520 Speaker 1: back and you took it to them, and that place 702 00:33:42,680 --> 00:33:46,440 Speaker 1: is roaring and you're getting Aidan Hutchinson slapping his lag 703 00:33:46,480 --> 00:33:49,160 Speaker 1: and Billy Jean's going, I mean, just how fun is 704 00:33:49,160 --> 00:33:50,800 Speaker 1: it to be down on that field playing in that 705 00:33:50,840 --> 00:33:54,280 Speaker 1: kind It's it's crazy because you know, the first game, 706 00:33:54,360 --> 00:33:56,680 Speaker 1: the first game, everybody shows out, you know, they're showing 707 00:33:56,680 --> 00:33:59,160 Speaker 1: their support and you know honestly as a player, you know, 708 00:33:59,200 --> 00:34:01,840 Speaker 1: the first game, I'm like, Okay, if we can if 709 00:34:01,840 --> 00:34:05,240 Speaker 1: we can win this game, it'll be like this all season. 710 00:34:05,280 --> 00:34:08,319 Speaker 1: But we lost, so we so I'm thinking, uh, you 711 00:34:08,360 --> 00:34:10,600 Speaker 1: know the second week, you know, we're at home game. 712 00:34:10,640 --> 00:34:13,359 Speaker 1: We just lost our first game. Yeah, no, nobody's gonna 713 00:34:13,360 --> 00:34:15,880 Speaker 1: show up. They showed out. Fifty seven thousand, right, showed 714 00:34:16,160 --> 00:34:19,359 Speaker 1: up and showed out. Was very loud. I'm glad that. 715 00:34:19,440 --> 00:34:22,279 Speaker 1: You know, the fans here understand situations. Third and long. 716 00:34:22,400 --> 00:34:25,960 Speaker 1: They get loud, they get you know, they get get rocking. 717 00:34:26,080 --> 00:34:28,879 Speaker 1: So you know, when you're making sacks and defensively we're 718 00:34:28,920 --> 00:34:32,640 Speaker 1: making plays. It is crazy to play in that atmosphere. 719 00:34:32,680 --> 00:34:34,520 Speaker 1: And then you you've seen it, you know it was 720 00:34:34,560 --> 00:34:37,279 Speaker 1: crazy for the offense to play, you know, and the 721 00:34:37,760 --> 00:34:39,839 Speaker 1: opponent offense, you know, they had like three or four 722 00:34:39,960 --> 00:34:42,279 Speaker 1: fall starts just just from not being able to hear 723 00:34:42,320 --> 00:34:44,120 Speaker 1: or the layed games. That's what I excuse me, the 724 00:34:44,200 --> 00:34:45,840 Speaker 1: lad games, just from not being able to hear the 725 00:34:45,880 --> 00:34:49,400 Speaker 1: snap count. So when our crowd is rocking and rowing, 726 00:34:49,760 --> 00:34:52,480 Speaker 1: it's crazy. And then now you go to a different environment. 727 00:34:52,640 --> 00:34:54,600 Speaker 1: Now you go on the road for the first time 728 00:34:54,600 --> 00:34:57,799 Speaker 1: and that's a pretty ruckous atmosphere there with the whole 729 00:34:57,800 --> 00:35:00,640 Speaker 1: school thing. They get going on and can get loud 730 00:35:00,640 --> 00:35:03,960 Speaker 1: there if they get going. How different is it defensively 731 00:35:04,000 --> 00:35:06,080 Speaker 1: when you're now on the road and when you guys 732 00:35:06,080 --> 00:35:08,560 Speaker 1: can communicate to each other? And I know Aaron Glenn 733 00:35:08,719 --> 00:35:11,560 Speaker 1: and even Dan talked about some of the communication issues 734 00:35:11,560 --> 00:35:13,799 Speaker 1: maybe on the back end of the defense a little bit. 735 00:35:14,080 --> 00:35:16,400 Speaker 1: Just how much does that get cleared up when you 736 00:35:16,400 --> 00:35:18,600 Speaker 1: guys now go on the road. Obviously you know they're 737 00:35:18,640 --> 00:35:20,440 Speaker 1: smart fans in Minnesota, they're going to be quite for 738 00:35:20,520 --> 00:35:23,640 Speaker 1: Kirk Cousins that offense. Now you guys can communicate. What's 739 00:35:23,680 --> 00:35:26,440 Speaker 1: the biggest difference between playing at home defensively and on 740 00:35:26,480 --> 00:35:28,680 Speaker 1: the road where now you guys can hear each other. 741 00:35:28,719 --> 00:35:31,359 Speaker 1: It's a communication that much better on the road. Oh, 742 00:35:31,400 --> 00:35:33,640 Speaker 1: it is, But everybody's locked in. I mean, you're going 743 00:35:33,640 --> 00:35:37,040 Speaker 1: into enemy territory, so everybody's locked in. If you know, 744 00:35:37,120 --> 00:35:39,560 Speaker 1: it's like, you know everybody's against you at that point. 745 00:35:39,600 --> 00:35:41,839 Speaker 1: You know, all you got is the guys who are 746 00:35:41,840 --> 00:35:44,200 Speaker 1: in the same jersey and the same helmet, and you 747 00:35:44,440 --> 00:35:48,360 Speaker 1: you feel that demeanor. It's like, man, there's nobody in 748 00:35:48,120 --> 00:35:50,520 Speaker 1: this in this stadium, that's forest, you know, so as 749 00:35:50,560 --> 00:35:53,400 Speaker 1: everybody's against us, So let's lock in. Let's you know, 750 00:35:53,480 --> 00:35:55,120 Speaker 1: hone in on what we have to do to come 751 00:35:55,160 --> 00:35:57,279 Speaker 1: out of here with a victory. And that's usually the 752 00:35:57,320 --> 00:36:01,120 Speaker 1: mindset that you go into, you know, opponents home stadium 753 00:36:01,160 --> 00:36:03,400 Speaker 1: and you're like, okay, it's out, time to lock in, 754 00:36:03,480 --> 00:36:05,359 Speaker 1: let's roll. Well, you guys are gonna have to lock 755 00:36:05,440 --> 00:36:09,160 Speaker 1: in and get rolling because Dalvin Cook obviously, you know, 756 00:36:09,200 --> 00:36:12,920 Speaker 1: one of the more talented kind of dual threatbacks, Justin 757 00:36:13,000 --> 00:36:16,040 Speaker 1: Jefferson and the start he's had. I think Kurk Cousins 758 00:36:16,080 --> 00:36:19,400 Speaker 1: is underrated for the kind of quarterback he is. He 759 00:36:19,560 --> 00:36:20,920 Speaker 1: gets the ball out of his hands. You look at 760 00:36:21,000 --> 00:36:23,440 Speaker 1: him statistically, he's you know, one of the better passer 761 00:36:23,560 --> 00:36:27,120 Speaker 1: rating guys every year. Just what's the biggest challenge and 762 00:36:27,600 --> 00:36:30,319 Speaker 1: kind of what's the big point of emphasis this week 763 00:36:30,400 --> 00:36:33,040 Speaker 1: going in there and facing that offense, making sure we're 764 00:36:33,800 --> 00:36:36,759 Speaker 1: key in on all our assignments. You know, they do 765 00:36:36,800 --> 00:36:39,560 Speaker 1: a good job at hod and uh Justin Jeffson, you 766 00:36:39,560 --> 00:36:41,279 Speaker 1: know in the slot. You know they have put him 767 00:36:41,280 --> 00:36:44,000 Speaker 1: in the backfield, move him out. Little things like that. 768 00:36:44,040 --> 00:36:46,360 Speaker 1: We have to be keen to Um, you know who's 769 00:36:46,360 --> 00:36:49,400 Speaker 1: in the backfield. You know, is he at home? Is 770 00:36:49,400 --> 00:36:52,000 Speaker 1: he in a gun? So little things like that, you know, 771 00:36:52,040 --> 00:36:54,680 Speaker 1: as a defense you have to be keyed into and 772 00:36:55,080 --> 00:36:56,800 Speaker 1: in it to tell you you know what they're about 773 00:36:56,840 --> 00:36:59,720 Speaker 1: to do. So the biggest thing for us is making sure, 774 00:36:59,719 --> 00:37:03,239 Speaker 1: like like we said earlier, communicate, um and execute. I 775 00:37:03,280 --> 00:37:05,960 Speaker 1: think those are our biggest things that we need to do, 776 00:37:06,080 --> 00:37:08,040 Speaker 1: and that's we need to do these every week. Yeah, 777 00:37:08,120 --> 00:37:10,640 Speaker 1: one guy I want to ask you about, um, John Kaminski. 778 00:37:10,840 --> 00:37:12,960 Speaker 1: You know, a guy who's played really well for you 779 00:37:13,000 --> 00:37:14,759 Speaker 1: guys in the first two weeks of the season I 780 00:37:14,760 --> 00:37:16,680 Speaker 1: think led you guys in pressures. But that's kind of 781 00:37:16,719 --> 00:37:19,520 Speaker 1: under the radar, you know, but you know, setting up 782 00:37:19,520 --> 00:37:21,800 Speaker 1: guys for sex. I think Aiden's second sack was was 783 00:37:21,840 --> 00:37:25,160 Speaker 1: pretty much all John and Aiden finished it up obviously 784 00:37:25,280 --> 00:37:27,680 Speaker 1: dealing with the kind of the thumb risk injury probably 785 00:37:27,680 --> 00:37:29,400 Speaker 1: not going to go this week. How big of a 786 00:37:29,480 --> 00:37:32,480 Speaker 1: loss is that? And who do you expect expect? Maybe 787 00:37:32,480 --> 00:37:34,520 Speaker 1: who's a name you want to give guys there, one 788 00:37:34,560 --> 00:37:36,480 Speaker 1: of the young guys, if it's Austin, Bryan or Julian 789 00:37:36,560 --> 00:37:38,680 Speaker 1: that that maybe needs to step into that spot and 790 00:37:39,080 --> 00:37:42,080 Speaker 1: kind of fill that role. UM. I mean it sucks 791 00:37:42,080 --> 00:37:43,920 Speaker 1: to really lose a guy like that because you know, 792 00:37:44,000 --> 00:37:47,040 Speaker 1: commission coming in and Kaminsky, but we all called him 793 00:37:47,080 --> 00:37:51,799 Speaker 1: to miss the commission. But you know when he got here, 794 00:37:51,840 --> 00:37:53,560 Speaker 1: you know, he was kind of unknown, nobody kind of 795 00:37:53,600 --> 00:37:55,440 Speaker 1: knew him, but everybody wanted him. I knew. I've seen 796 00:37:55,480 --> 00:37:56,839 Speaker 1: it on a waiver a while we're at an article. 797 00:37:56,880 --> 00:38:01,120 Speaker 1: Everybody wanted him eighteen to play them, you know, so 798 00:38:01,480 --> 00:38:04,760 Speaker 1: you know, knowing that, and you know, I'm really waiting 799 00:38:04,800 --> 00:38:06,479 Speaker 1: to see, like what what does he have to offer? 800 00:38:06,520 --> 00:38:09,000 Speaker 1: And this is a guy who's always he's always on 801 00:38:09,040 --> 00:38:11,600 Speaker 1: his keys. He always knows what to do. Um, and 802 00:38:11,600 --> 00:38:14,240 Speaker 1: he's coming in and he's gonna he's gonna come forceful. 803 00:38:14,320 --> 00:38:16,439 Speaker 1: You know, he's builling. He has a great bull rush, 804 00:38:16,480 --> 00:38:18,440 Speaker 1: you can get under your path, stuff like that. So 805 00:38:18,480 --> 00:38:22,840 Speaker 1: when you lose a guy like that, UM, it's it's cliche, 806 00:38:22,880 --> 00:38:24,920 Speaker 1: but it's the next man of mentality. You know, you 807 00:38:25,040 --> 00:38:27,640 Speaker 1: we have a b we have Julian. Uh, those guys 808 00:38:27,640 --> 00:38:30,560 Speaker 1: that you mentioned before who've been in this this defense before, 809 00:38:30,960 --> 00:38:33,319 Speaker 1: knows what they have to do. It's just their time 810 00:38:33,360 --> 00:38:36,080 Speaker 1: to step up. So usually you know in this situation 811 00:38:36,520 --> 00:38:39,960 Speaker 1: is next man up, praying for Kemiski and you know 812 00:38:40,080 --> 00:38:43,200 Speaker 1: in the speedy recovery. But definitely we we gotta go 813 00:38:43,320 --> 00:38:46,319 Speaker 1: with who we have this week. New offense, new head coach, 814 00:38:46,440 --> 00:38:49,640 Speaker 1: new offensive coordinator, new offense, Kevin O'Connell bringing some stuff 815 00:38:49,680 --> 00:38:52,120 Speaker 1: from Washington. Obviously spend some time with the Rams too. 816 00:38:52,520 --> 00:38:54,759 Speaker 1: You threw on that tape you're starting to prepare for 817 00:38:54,840 --> 00:38:57,960 Speaker 1: that offense. What jumped out at you right away? Um, 818 00:38:58,000 --> 00:39:00,719 Speaker 1: just the different sets that they give you. It's it's 819 00:39:00,800 --> 00:39:04,000 Speaker 1: not one um look that they give you where it's 820 00:39:04,000 --> 00:39:06,719 Speaker 1: like you know they have that identity that's them. You know, 821 00:39:06,760 --> 00:39:08,719 Speaker 1: they can do so much. You know, they can do 822 00:39:08,760 --> 00:39:10,600 Speaker 1: a lot of stuff out of eleven. They can do 823 00:39:10,640 --> 00:39:13,920 Speaker 1: a lot of stuff out of twelve. So um, and 824 00:39:13,960 --> 00:39:15,880 Speaker 1: when when you have a team that's good at what 825 00:39:15,920 --> 00:39:18,000 Speaker 1: they do, it's it's dangerous. You know, they can get 826 00:39:18,040 --> 00:39:19,919 Speaker 1: in the backfield back at home and the eleven person 827 00:39:19,960 --> 00:39:22,160 Speaker 1: they'll run the ball. They can get in that same 828 00:39:22,239 --> 00:39:27,319 Speaker 1: look and play action boots. So um, the different varieties 829 00:39:27,360 --> 00:39:29,880 Speaker 1: of you know, offensive play. They got people swap in 830 00:39:29,920 --> 00:39:33,160 Speaker 1: motion and back and forth. So uh, your eyes, they 831 00:39:33,200 --> 00:39:35,560 Speaker 1: play with your eyes a lot you know, with their offense. 832 00:39:35,640 --> 00:39:38,120 Speaker 1: So that's why I said, we have to definitely be 833 00:39:38,239 --> 00:39:41,799 Speaker 1: keen to to know who's swapping, who's where. You know, 834 00:39:42,000 --> 00:39:44,440 Speaker 1: if eighteen is in a slid, is he at one? 835 00:39:44,800 --> 00:39:46,319 Speaker 1: You know, stuff like that, So we have to be 836 00:39:46,520 --> 00:39:49,480 Speaker 1: Keenan last one from me, I know you've got meetings, 837 00:39:49,480 --> 00:39:51,400 Speaker 1: you got a busy day still going on. We appreciate 838 00:39:51,440 --> 00:39:56,879 Speaker 1: your appreciate you having me on. Um. Aaron Glenn called 839 00:39:56,920 --> 00:39:59,960 Speaker 1: this a measuring stick game. I know it's early, it's 840 00:40:00,040 --> 00:40:02,439 Speaker 1: week three, right, and you're coming off a win, but 841 00:40:02,440 --> 00:40:04,839 Speaker 1: but two hit the road for the first time. How 842 00:40:04,840 --> 00:40:07,160 Speaker 1: do you, guys as players view view it? Two? Is 843 00:40:07,560 --> 00:40:09,920 Speaker 1: this a measuring stick type game? You guys won three 844 00:40:09,960 --> 00:40:12,239 Speaker 1: games last year, right, obviously not as many as you 845 00:40:12,239 --> 00:40:14,200 Speaker 1: guys want, but you played so much better the second 846 00:40:14,200 --> 00:40:16,320 Speaker 1: half of the year. Now you've got that win earlier, 847 00:40:16,960 --> 00:40:20,440 Speaker 1: go on the road NFC North opponent, Right, That next 848 00:40:20,480 --> 00:40:22,279 Speaker 1: step is kind of winning some of these games, right, 849 00:40:22,640 --> 00:40:25,520 Speaker 1: going on the road and beating a pretty good team. 850 00:40:25,640 --> 00:40:27,840 Speaker 1: Do you guys as players view this as a measuring 851 00:40:27,840 --> 00:40:29,560 Speaker 1: stick game as well? Or do you do you not 852 00:40:29,640 --> 00:40:33,239 Speaker 1: have that mentality? Um, I not a measuring stick, but 853 00:40:33,280 --> 00:40:35,799 Speaker 1: we all know this is a divisional game, you know 854 00:40:35,880 --> 00:40:38,439 Speaker 1: the you know, as I say these count as two, yeah, 855 00:40:38,480 --> 00:40:41,160 Speaker 1: you know these divisional games that they're serious. You know, 856 00:40:41,440 --> 00:40:44,479 Speaker 1: it's almost like a more upbeat tempo when you're playing 857 00:40:44,480 --> 00:40:47,600 Speaker 1: at division opponents because these are somebody you kind of know. 858 00:40:48,000 --> 00:40:50,239 Speaker 1: You played them last year twice. Now you're playing them 859 00:40:50,239 --> 00:40:52,040 Speaker 1: this year. You're gonna have to play him twice, so 860 00:40:52,120 --> 00:40:55,600 Speaker 1: you kind of feel like you know these guys. But 861 00:40:55,960 --> 00:40:58,239 Speaker 1: like you said earlier, you know, this is a different coach, 862 00:40:58,400 --> 00:41:01,719 Speaker 1: different offense, different schemes. So I think that's what's making 863 00:41:01,800 --> 00:41:04,439 Speaker 1: us kind of like lock in a little bit more 864 00:41:04,520 --> 00:41:07,000 Speaker 1: where it's like, Okay, we have to know what we're doing. 865 00:41:07,160 --> 00:41:08,839 Speaker 1: This is a new scheme. It's not the same thing 866 00:41:08,920 --> 00:41:11,880 Speaker 1: we played last week. This is a whole new new monster. 867 00:41:12,000 --> 00:41:16,360 Speaker 1: So definitely, like I say, locking into our keys, communicating, 868 00:41:16,520 --> 00:41:18,360 Speaker 1: and I think we'll be just fun. You guys, go 869 00:41:18,400 --> 00:41:20,120 Speaker 1: on the road and get a win, go to two 870 00:41:20,120 --> 00:41:22,120 Speaker 1: on one. Can you even imagine what that Ford field 871 00:41:22,200 --> 00:41:25,440 Speaker 1: is going to be? Like? Yeah, oh my gosh, I 872 00:41:25,480 --> 00:41:27,799 Speaker 1: don't even want to think about it because I can 873 00:41:27,840 --> 00:41:31,680 Speaker 1: get forward thinking a little bit. So let's week by week, 874 00:41:32,080 --> 00:41:36,279 Speaker 1: you know, Minnesota first and then we'll focus on the 875 00:41:36,320 --> 00:41:38,239 Speaker 1: week next week. Well, good luck to you. I hope 876 00:41:38,280 --> 00:41:40,120 Speaker 1: you guys play well, come away with the victory. It 877 00:41:40,160 --> 00:41:41,880 Speaker 1: should be a good one and fun one to watch. 878 00:41:41,960 --> 00:41:53,200 Speaker 1: He is Michael Brockers. We'll be back all right. Welcome 879 00:41:53,200 --> 00:41:54,920 Speaker 1: back to the twenty in the Huddle podcast. And one 880 00:41:54,920 --> 00:41:56,879 Speaker 1: of the things I've always wanted to do with this 881 00:41:56,920 --> 00:42:00,319 Speaker 1: podcast is be able to introduce some players maybe fans 882 00:42:00,360 --> 00:42:02,720 Speaker 1: aren't familiar with, right, some of the new guys here, 883 00:42:02,760 --> 00:42:05,120 Speaker 1: some of the young guys. And so I've got defensive 884 00:42:05,160 --> 00:42:08,240 Speaker 1: tackle Demetrius Taylor joining me this week. Welcome to the podcast. 885 00:42:08,239 --> 00:42:10,480 Speaker 1: Thanks for taking the time. You're trying to fit me 886 00:42:10,560 --> 00:42:14,920 Speaker 1: in here before between meetings and stuff, so I appreciate it. Well, 887 00:42:14,920 --> 00:42:17,960 Speaker 1: you got to start with your alma mater, because you know, 888 00:42:19,040 --> 00:42:22,359 Speaker 1: you're you're, you know, two star guy out of high school, right, 889 00:42:22,520 --> 00:42:24,720 Speaker 1: and then recruited by Idaho and some of these others. 890 00:42:24,760 --> 00:42:27,239 Speaker 1: You end up at Appalachian State where you become that's 891 00:42:27,239 --> 00:42:29,120 Speaker 1: a sun Belt there, right, Yeah, you become one of 892 00:42:29,160 --> 00:42:31,600 Speaker 1: the best defensive linemen in the in the in the 893 00:42:31,600 --> 00:42:34,560 Speaker 1: Sun Belt. And now you look at your team going 894 00:42:34,640 --> 00:42:37,120 Speaker 1: into Texas, a and m beating them and then the 895 00:42:37,440 --> 00:42:40,520 Speaker 1: hail Mary last week. I mean, how lit is app 896 00:42:40,560 --> 00:42:43,640 Speaker 1: state right now? Man? Hey? Hey riding and how right now? 897 00:42:44,360 --> 00:42:46,359 Speaker 1: But knowing, knowing the coaching staff and stuff, they won't 898 00:42:46,440 --> 00:42:47,920 Speaker 1: let them get too high. It gets too low about 899 00:42:47,960 --> 00:42:50,680 Speaker 1: stuff like that. Put those be in Texas A and 900 00:42:50,680 --> 00:42:52,840 Speaker 1: them on the road. That's tough. It's not it's not 901 00:42:52,920 --> 00:42:54,640 Speaker 1: something everybody can do, you know what I'm saying. So 902 00:42:54,760 --> 00:42:56,520 Speaker 1: I'm just you know, kudos to those guys, I know 903 00:42:56,520 --> 00:43:00,239 Speaker 1: how already work man. They just hard workers man, and 904 00:43:00,320 --> 00:43:02,080 Speaker 1: they got a chip on their shoulder every time they played, 905 00:43:02,080 --> 00:43:04,680 Speaker 1: just because we never never got respect, even though if 906 00:43:04,680 --> 00:43:07,160 Speaker 1: we beat beat whoever or take whoever the over time, 907 00:43:07,200 --> 00:43:08,960 Speaker 1: we never got respect. So those guys playing with a 908 00:43:09,000 --> 00:43:10,799 Speaker 1: chip on their shoulder, you know, get guys that come 909 00:43:10,880 --> 00:43:13,560 Speaker 1: from you know, the smaller schools like that that maybe 910 00:43:13,640 --> 00:43:15,680 Speaker 1: don't get the respect to some of the power flies. 911 00:43:16,040 --> 00:43:17,640 Speaker 1: I mean yourself and clue. You guys come in to 912 00:43:17,719 --> 00:43:19,319 Speaker 1: the legal a little bit chip or your shoulder, right 913 00:43:19,480 --> 00:43:23,040 Speaker 1: because you were always kind of considered that underdog. Yeah, 914 00:43:23,440 --> 00:43:26,080 Speaker 1: just a we always have a chip on our shoulder 915 00:43:26,160 --> 00:43:29,040 Speaker 1: just because of how people view us. You know what 916 00:43:29,040 --> 00:43:30,800 Speaker 1: I'm saying like, just because you come from a smaller 917 00:43:30,840 --> 00:43:33,239 Speaker 1: school doesn't mean you're playing less or compensation. Football is 918 00:43:33,280 --> 00:43:36,799 Speaker 1: football regardless where you go. So just to come in 919 00:43:36,840 --> 00:43:41,399 Speaker 1: and show show these guys or whoever you playing forward, 920 00:43:41,440 --> 00:43:43,680 Speaker 1: just to show them like man, I could play ball wherever, 921 00:43:44,000 --> 00:43:46,200 Speaker 1: any level. It just means a lot. It means more 922 00:43:46,239 --> 00:43:48,920 Speaker 1: to us, you know. Yeah, so and talk about that journey. 923 00:43:48,960 --> 00:43:50,960 Speaker 1: You know obviously mentioned you know two start guy out 924 00:43:51,000 --> 00:43:52,560 Speaker 1: of high school, but you go to app State, you 925 00:43:52,640 --> 00:43:56,680 Speaker 1: ball out. There was the expectation that you would, you know, 926 00:43:57,120 --> 00:44:01,520 Speaker 1: maybe get drafted or your thoughts going in obviously went undrafted, 927 00:44:01,560 --> 00:44:04,719 Speaker 1: signed here and then all you do, Demetrius is every 928 00:44:04,760 --> 00:44:06,480 Speaker 1: time you get an opportunity to make a play, you 929 00:44:06,480 --> 00:44:08,520 Speaker 1: make a play and you earn a spot on a 930 00:44:08,520 --> 00:44:10,200 Speaker 1: fifty three man ross. I want to take you back, 931 00:44:10,480 --> 00:44:13,160 Speaker 1: take you know, fans back to the draft first, because 932 00:44:13,160 --> 00:44:16,080 Speaker 1: what were those days, Like, what were your expectations going 933 00:44:16,080 --> 00:44:18,800 Speaker 1: in and when it didn't fall that you were picked? 934 00:44:18,960 --> 00:44:24,200 Speaker 1: How did how how did it end up with the Lions? Um? Honestly, 935 00:44:24,400 --> 00:44:27,920 Speaker 1: just my expectations, you know, like everybody's expectations is to 936 00:44:27,960 --> 00:44:30,960 Speaker 1: get drafted just because they're holing themselves like and I'm 937 00:44:31,000 --> 00:44:33,479 Speaker 1: holler myself and I did a lot of good things 938 00:44:33,480 --> 00:44:35,600 Speaker 1: in college. You gotta got a lot of stats and 939 00:44:35,760 --> 00:44:39,080 Speaker 1: no stuff like that if you look at that. But um, obviously, 940 00:44:39,200 --> 00:44:41,120 Speaker 1: uh not getting drafted wasn't the worst thing from me. 941 00:44:41,160 --> 00:44:43,719 Speaker 1: I know, it's we get an opportunity somewhere. Um and 942 00:44:43,920 --> 00:44:46,400 Speaker 1: uh just happened to be at the Lions. I had 943 00:44:46,400 --> 00:44:49,480 Speaker 1: a good conversations with a guy who were scouted me. 944 00:44:49,520 --> 00:44:53,120 Speaker 1: I'm about to say recruit, but scouted me. Um. And 945 00:44:53,480 --> 00:44:56,400 Speaker 1: like five minutes after they drafted a Chase, which I 946 00:44:56,400 --> 00:44:58,680 Speaker 1: think was the last pick. You know, they called me 947 00:44:58,719 --> 00:45:02,080 Speaker 1: exactly what I'm trying to do. I'm coming just you know, 948 00:45:02,160 --> 00:45:05,080 Speaker 1: let me know what I gotta do. So I ended 949 00:45:05,160 --> 00:45:10,520 Speaker 1: up sign it here and robbed the like may May twelve. 950 00:45:10,760 --> 00:45:15,160 Speaker 1: You know, just got things rolling. So just like that 951 00:45:15,160 --> 00:45:17,239 Speaker 1: whole that the whole couple of days. It was like 952 00:45:17,680 --> 00:45:20,920 Speaker 1: those three days was just like, you know, stressful because 953 00:45:22,440 --> 00:45:24,960 Speaker 1: obviously you gotta keep your phone clear and clear, and 954 00:45:25,080 --> 00:45:27,880 Speaker 1: you got always people calling you from like different numbers. 955 00:45:27,880 --> 00:45:30,040 Speaker 1: You don't know whose calling you, so you answer it 956 00:45:30,120 --> 00:45:32,200 Speaker 1: might be your friend or something like breast out calling 957 00:45:32,280 --> 00:45:36,080 Speaker 1: and trying to make sure this has to go out. 958 00:45:36,160 --> 00:45:39,600 Speaker 1: Everyone everyone was on, everything was on to not disturb something, 959 00:45:39,640 --> 00:45:42,319 Speaker 1: you know, my phone calls and stuff. But just being 960 00:45:42,320 --> 00:45:45,160 Speaker 1: able to get an opportunity to play here means a lot. 961 00:45:45,239 --> 00:45:48,640 Speaker 1: So just just being able to have opportunity and did 962 00:45:48,680 --> 00:45:51,759 Speaker 1: that fuel you even more? Because I mean, like we we, 963 00:45:51,880 --> 00:45:53,319 Speaker 1: like I talked about at the beginning, you were one 964 00:45:53,360 --> 00:45:55,080 Speaker 1: of the guys I thought in training camps that just 965 00:45:55,160 --> 00:45:57,520 Speaker 1: every time you got an opportunity, like I swear it 966 00:45:57,520 --> 00:46:00,440 Speaker 1: in my notepad every single day I watched all two 967 00:46:00,480 --> 00:46:02,279 Speaker 1: and a half hours of every practice. I think every 968 00:46:02,360 --> 00:46:04,759 Speaker 1: day I wrote sixty two down at least one time 969 00:46:04,880 --> 00:46:09,080 Speaker 1: for making a play in the backfield. And just that 970 00:46:09,239 --> 00:46:12,480 Speaker 1: drive of not being drafted and what was that that 971 00:46:12,560 --> 00:46:15,040 Speaker 1: really pushed you to to to to have the kind 972 00:46:15,080 --> 00:46:17,000 Speaker 1: of camp that you did and earn a spot on 973 00:46:17,080 --> 00:46:21,560 Speaker 1: this fifty three men? Ronster just me being me, really 974 00:46:21,640 --> 00:46:24,120 Speaker 1: just I ain't I ain't come in with a chip 975 00:46:24,160 --> 00:46:26,600 Speaker 1: of my shortest and I thinking I should have been 976 00:46:27,320 --> 00:46:30,080 Speaker 1: drafted or when I was just grateful for the opportunity 977 00:46:30,600 --> 00:46:33,880 Speaker 1: and I was just willing to learn, you know what 978 00:46:33,880 --> 00:46:36,200 Speaker 1: I'm saying, because I've mode they moved me inside. I 979 00:46:36,239 --> 00:46:38,880 Speaker 1: haven't played I haven't played nose tackle or d tackle 980 00:46:39,719 --> 00:46:44,239 Speaker 1: since no forever I've been in So just me being 981 00:46:44,239 --> 00:46:46,480 Speaker 1: able to being willing to learn a new position. They 982 00:46:46,560 --> 00:46:49,520 Speaker 1: come in and just worked. Um, that's that's what I 983 00:46:49,560 --> 00:46:51,400 Speaker 1: was pushing me, just trying to learn something new every day. 984 00:46:51,400 --> 00:46:53,680 Speaker 1: And once I got that down, just on to the next. 985 00:46:53,719 --> 00:46:57,600 Speaker 1: And then that uh kind of got me making plays 986 00:46:57,640 --> 00:46:59,600 Speaker 1: and stuff like once I started doing the technique and 987 00:46:59,719 --> 00:47:01,759 Speaker 1: learning what I had to do, and I was just 988 00:47:01,920 --> 00:47:04,719 Speaker 1: more confident and my confidence group from the time I 989 00:47:04,800 --> 00:47:06,680 Speaker 1: got here. It's a camping and when I got any 990 00:47:06,719 --> 00:47:08,560 Speaker 1: camp getting passed, that was just like that's why I 991 00:47:08,640 --> 00:47:11,200 Speaker 1: wanted because now I could be physical, you know what 992 00:47:11,239 --> 00:47:14,040 Speaker 1: I'm saying, So be you be me. So you know, 993 00:47:14,120 --> 00:47:16,440 Speaker 1: I know a couple of years ago, obviously there was 994 00:47:16,560 --> 00:47:19,759 Speaker 1: a kind of lows and highs in your life. You know, 995 00:47:19,800 --> 00:47:22,640 Speaker 1: you lost your mother to um, you know, heart failure. 996 00:47:22,800 --> 00:47:24,560 Speaker 1: You know, I know where you're at with there. My 997 00:47:24,680 --> 00:47:27,400 Speaker 1: dad passed away of a heart attack in twenty fifteen, 998 00:47:27,520 --> 00:47:29,879 Speaker 1: so you know, I've been there. Obviously a tough time. 999 00:47:29,920 --> 00:47:32,480 Speaker 1: But then was it a couple of months later the 1000 00:47:32,600 --> 00:47:35,560 Speaker 1: birth of your twin boys, and yeah, just take me 1001 00:47:35,640 --> 00:47:37,960 Speaker 1: back to that kind of portion of of of of 1002 00:47:38,080 --> 00:47:40,399 Speaker 1: your life. You're obviously at the end of app state. 1003 00:47:40,520 --> 00:47:42,880 Speaker 1: You know, it's a huge time and what an emotional 1004 00:47:43,000 --> 00:47:46,239 Speaker 1: roller coaster there, right, So essentially I was going into 1005 00:47:46,360 --> 00:47:49,800 Speaker 1: my last year, uh no playing for our state and 1006 00:47:49,840 --> 00:47:55,200 Speaker 1: then COVID hit. So I remember mom dropped She dropped 1007 00:47:55,200 --> 00:47:58,360 Speaker 1: me up back to the airport in March because no 1008 00:47:58,560 --> 00:48:01,000 Speaker 1: spring breaking and no, I wasna it was going to school. 1009 00:48:01,080 --> 00:48:04,640 Speaker 1: So the spring break for a week and then that's 1010 00:48:04,640 --> 00:48:06,600 Speaker 1: when they shut the country down with the COVID and 1011 00:48:06,600 --> 00:48:09,080 Speaker 1: stuff on on. So as last time I see your 1012 00:48:09,160 --> 00:48:13,880 Speaker 1: mom in person. Fast forward to April twelve. It was 1013 00:48:13,960 --> 00:48:16,800 Speaker 1: Easter Sunday. I remember because I was cooking. You know, 1014 00:48:16,920 --> 00:48:19,040 Speaker 1: I always called my mom and she me tips and stuff. 1015 00:48:19,080 --> 00:48:20,839 Speaker 1: So that's why that's why I learned to cook from 1016 00:48:21,400 --> 00:48:25,200 Speaker 1: And no, she went't answering the phone, and then I 1017 00:48:25,200 --> 00:48:27,280 Speaker 1: ain't think none of it. Just you know, she pregnused 1018 00:48:27,320 --> 00:48:30,279 Speaker 1: to call my brother called me and you know, like 1019 00:48:30,400 --> 00:48:31,920 Speaker 1: freaking out. It's like, you know, what's going on, and 1020 00:48:32,040 --> 00:48:34,960 Speaker 1: they's like Mommy waking up. And I just like kind 1021 00:48:34,960 --> 00:48:36,920 Speaker 1: of went from there, like twenty minutes later, he pronounced 1022 00:48:36,920 --> 00:48:41,840 Speaker 1: your dead. She had congestion, heart failure stuff like that. 1023 00:48:42,000 --> 00:48:44,520 Speaker 1: It wasn't like it was something expected. It just kind 1024 00:48:44,560 --> 00:48:49,239 Speaker 1: of happened like at a wild time. So I lost her. 1025 00:48:50,360 --> 00:48:53,799 Speaker 1: And then like two months later, Um, I had my kids, 1026 00:48:53,920 --> 00:48:57,080 Speaker 1: my twin boys acing there. So that was kind of 1027 00:48:57,160 --> 00:48:59,120 Speaker 1: like a I wasn't one. Kind of it was a 1028 00:48:59,239 --> 00:49:02,520 Speaker 1: rough fast because I really wasn't able to agree because 1029 00:49:02,600 --> 00:49:05,000 Speaker 1: I still was trying to finish school and finish my 1030 00:49:05,040 --> 00:49:08,160 Speaker 1: classes a semester, and then obviously I had like to 1031 00:49:08,239 --> 00:49:10,040 Speaker 1: be a father, you know, a Brandon falling. You know 1032 00:49:10,280 --> 00:49:12,600 Speaker 1: that that could be stressful to anybody not sure what's 1033 00:49:12,640 --> 00:49:18,279 Speaker 1: going on. So um, kind of just she was she 1034 00:49:18,680 --> 00:49:21,920 Speaker 1: sounds like you guys were pretty close. Yeah. Man, that 1035 00:49:22,040 --> 00:49:24,960 Speaker 1: was my best friends. My homie like talked her about everything. 1036 00:49:25,080 --> 00:49:27,759 Speaker 1: She helped me, like, she helped me learn when I 1037 00:49:27,760 --> 00:49:29,719 Speaker 1: need to learn to be man. So that that was 1038 00:49:29,800 --> 00:49:31,719 Speaker 1: just like kind of my best friend. How much was 1039 00:49:31,800 --> 00:49:35,520 Speaker 1: she motivation in your path too? You know she was 1040 00:49:35,640 --> 00:49:37,840 Speaker 1: seas she was like getting to where you are today, 1041 00:49:38,280 --> 00:49:41,400 Speaker 1: that my last season, you know, your last season and 1042 00:49:41,680 --> 00:49:43,400 Speaker 1: at that state, you know, having the season that you 1043 00:49:43,520 --> 00:49:45,359 Speaker 1: did and then you know obviously doing what you did, 1044 00:49:45,640 --> 00:49:47,480 Speaker 1: you know to make the team here. Just how much 1045 00:49:47,520 --> 00:49:50,000 Speaker 1: of motivation was she during that whole time? Man, she 1046 00:49:50,560 --> 00:49:52,600 Speaker 1: is always like she she's on my mom like every 1047 00:49:52,680 --> 00:49:55,520 Speaker 1: day just because like she didn't get me. She didn't 1048 00:49:55,560 --> 00:49:57,960 Speaker 1: get to see me do a lot of things like, um, 1049 00:49:58,600 --> 00:50:01,040 Speaker 1: she didn't see a grandkid. She didn't and see me 1050 00:50:01,120 --> 00:50:04,680 Speaker 1: graduate college and obviously you didn't see me be at 1051 00:50:04,760 --> 00:50:07,719 Speaker 1: this place now. So it motivates me every day just 1052 00:50:07,920 --> 00:50:11,120 Speaker 1: like just knowing. I feel like she's just watching me. 1053 00:50:11,280 --> 00:50:13,680 Speaker 1: She's been watching over me ever since, Like you know, 1054 00:50:13,800 --> 00:50:16,719 Speaker 1: she's passing this journey. I've continued his journey for like, 1055 00:50:17,440 --> 00:50:19,160 Speaker 1: her biggest thing was just me getting a degree, so 1056 00:50:19,320 --> 00:50:21,759 Speaker 1: she didn't really care if I went pro. Now she 1057 00:50:21,800 --> 00:50:24,040 Speaker 1: doesn't wanted to get a degree. So you get the degree, Yeah, 1058 00:50:24,040 --> 00:50:27,719 Speaker 1: I got the degree. What'd you get your degree in communications? Oh? Nice? Yeah? 1059 00:50:28,280 --> 00:50:30,839 Speaker 1: But then you go obviously that's a low. I've been there, 1060 00:50:30,840 --> 00:50:33,000 Speaker 1: I know it. But then you go to that high 1061 00:50:33,840 --> 00:50:37,920 Speaker 1: of your twin boys. So how how his parents had 1062 00:50:38,000 --> 00:50:41,560 Speaker 1: been going? Your boys are too? Now you got some personality? Yeah, 1063 00:50:42,000 --> 00:50:47,120 Speaker 1: big kids, big kids kids. Man, Um, it's been it's 1064 00:50:47,160 --> 00:50:50,200 Speaker 1: been good man, I've obviously been some challenges with like 1065 00:50:51,160 --> 00:50:54,120 Speaker 1: just understanding what a baby needs and stuff like that, 1066 00:50:54,239 --> 00:50:57,560 Speaker 1: and then obviously playing football because you know, football takes 1067 00:50:57,600 --> 00:50:59,600 Speaker 1: a book for your time, especially like I was in 1068 00:50:59,640 --> 00:51:02,680 Speaker 1: school when I first had him, so that in football 1069 00:51:02,760 --> 00:51:04,120 Speaker 1: is taking like a bark of your time. But she 1070 00:51:04,200 --> 00:51:06,319 Speaker 1: got to go back home, be on paranmode and help 1071 00:51:06,360 --> 00:51:10,880 Speaker 1: out with you know, diaper changes, baths, heating, like feeding 1072 00:51:11,120 --> 00:51:14,000 Speaker 1: all that. So it was challenging, but like once you 1073 00:51:14,040 --> 00:51:16,080 Speaker 1: get the hangover, it's it's been pretty cool. And then 1074 00:51:16,160 --> 00:51:18,320 Speaker 1: just watching them growing into their own little pressionalities and 1075 00:51:18,400 --> 00:51:20,040 Speaker 1: stuff like that, it's just been it's been fun. So 1076 00:51:20,120 --> 00:51:22,279 Speaker 1: they learn learned something new every day. Not he talking 1077 00:51:22,320 --> 00:51:25,919 Speaker 1: in sentences. Yeah, so they won't stop talking. They won't 1078 00:51:25,960 --> 00:51:28,400 Speaker 1: stop talking. Well, just wait till they become fifteen like 1079 00:51:28,520 --> 00:51:30,319 Speaker 1: mine and go to high school for the first time 1080 00:51:30,400 --> 00:51:32,880 Speaker 1: that it goes quick. I want to jump back to 1081 00:51:32,920 --> 00:51:36,560 Speaker 1: football real quick. Um, you know, the first two weeks 1082 00:51:37,560 --> 00:51:39,839 Speaker 1: it's a deep defensive line green and you're still kind 1083 00:51:39,840 --> 00:51:42,560 Speaker 1: of fighting to kind of find that place there is 1084 00:51:42,640 --> 00:51:44,279 Speaker 1: that the next hurdle for you, is that the kind 1085 00:51:44,280 --> 00:51:46,279 Speaker 1: of the next step you see, it is just you 1086 00:51:46,360 --> 00:51:48,319 Speaker 1: know showing them that that you're a guy that can 1087 00:51:48,480 --> 00:51:52,359 Speaker 1: that can be in there consistently and can be a playmaker. Yeah, 1088 00:51:52,440 --> 00:51:55,080 Speaker 1: that's that's my next step. Obviously, the first I was 1089 00:51:55,120 --> 00:51:57,000 Speaker 1: just to make the team. I got that over with, 1090 00:51:57,200 --> 00:51:59,000 Speaker 1: and now I was just like proving to these guys 1091 00:51:59,080 --> 00:52:01,759 Speaker 1: that I can play and you can I could be 1092 00:52:01,760 --> 00:52:05,200 Speaker 1: a start in this league. That's that's my mentality, um, 1093 00:52:05,560 --> 00:52:07,800 Speaker 1: because a flight. Once I get the opportunity, I'm just 1094 00:52:08,040 --> 00:52:10,080 Speaker 1: I'm not gonna go back to where I'm right now. 1095 00:52:10,920 --> 00:52:13,920 Speaker 1: I'm still mean, I'm supportive, I'm happy for everybody that's 1096 00:52:13,960 --> 00:52:15,600 Speaker 1: doing this stuff, but like when it's my turn, it's 1097 00:52:15,680 --> 00:52:17,880 Speaker 1: my turn. And that's just the way I'm seeing it 1098 00:52:18,000 --> 00:52:20,479 Speaker 1: right now. I'm a playmaker. I know Dan Campbell, Todd 1099 00:52:20,520 --> 00:52:23,080 Speaker 1: washed those guys. They treat everybody like their starter in 1100 00:52:23,239 --> 00:52:25,359 Speaker 1: those rooms. And you have to be prepared because it's 1101 00:52:25,400 --> 00:52:27,920 Speaker 1: not a matter of you know, if an injury is 1102 00:52:27,920 --> 00:52:30,680 Speaker 1: gonna happen, it's winning. Everybody on that fifty three men 1103 00:52:30,800 --> 00:52:32,840 Speaker 1: roster's gonna step in at some point. So as you 1104 00:52:33,000 --> 00:52:36,040 Speaker 1: prepare for Minnesota and this offense, what's jumped out to 1105 00:52:36,160 --> 00:52:40,040 Speaker 1: you about about you know how good you know they 1106 00:52:40,080 --> 00:52:42,279 Speaker 1: can be and how difficult the task is this week. 1107 00:52:42,400 --> 00:52:45,320 Speaker 1: How good they can be is depending upon the quarterback. 1108 00:52:45,440 --> 00:52:47,960 Speaker 1: You know, Um, if he's no good, if he's on, 1109 00:52:48,080 --> 00:52:51,239 Speaker 1: he's on. If he's if he's trash, he's trash. That's 1110 00:52:51,360 --> 00:52:53,920 Speaker 1: that's how it is. But I'm up front, like Flack, 1111 00:52:53,960 --> 00:52:58,319 Speaker 1: we're better, like like, um, we're just watching some cut 1112 00:52:58,400 --> 00:53:00,400 Speaker 1: ups today and I feel like we can after these 1113 00:53:00,480 --> 00:53:03,520 Speaker 1: guys like really really good. So they got a defensive 1114 00:53:03,560 --> 00:53:05,760 Speaker 1: plan for what we're gonna do is like to attack 1115 00:53:05,840 --> 00:53:08,279 Speaker 1: him and stuff like that. So but they're gonna be 1116 00:53:08,280 --> 00:53:09,839 Speaker 1: a good you know they have they have great skill 1117 00:53:09,920 --> 00:53:13,640 Speaker 1: guys like with Elon Justin Jefferson, Um cook, you know 1118 00:53:13,760 --> 00:53:15,800 Speaker 1: he gets going and you know it's just gonna be 1119 00:53:15,800 --> 00:53:17,759 Speaker 1: a long day because you thinking about stopping runnings. You 1120 00:53:17,800 --> 00:53:19,880 Speaker 1: got a play action, Yeah, you got two receivers you 1121 00:53:19,960 --> 00:53:21,920 Speaker 1: could throw to. Plus they got to speak with seventeen 1122 00:53:21,920 --> 00:53:24,000 Speaker 1: and everybody. But it could be a good offense. But 1123 00:53:24,120 --> 00:53:26,080 Speaker 1: like I said, bro, if we get to the quarterback earlier, 1124 00:53:26,560 --> 00:53:28,279 Speaker 1: somebody a long day for him. Is that the number 1125 00:53:28,280 --> 00:53:30,279 Speaker 1: one thing you think is pressure is to stop them. 1126 00:53:30,280 --> 00:53:33,840 Speaker 1: What's the number one thing in Demetrius Taylor's mind that 1127 00:53:34,000 --> 00:53:36,640 Speaker 1: that Detroit walks out of Minnesota two and one tie 1128 00:53:36,680 --> 00:53:40,799 Speaker 1: the top the NFC North. If you guys do what defensively, 1129 00:53:41,560 --> 00:53:45,759 Speaker 1: I feel like if we um honestly, I feel like 1130 00:53:45,800 --> 00:53:47,719 Speaker 1: we stopped the run, like they're gonna try to put 1131 00:53:47,800 --> 00:53:49,680 Speaker 1: more emphasis on the run this week. If we stop 1132 00:53:49,840 --> 00:53:52,600 Speaker 1: the run and make them one dimensional, we walk out 1133 00:53:52,640 --> 00:53:54,600 Speaker 1: with a win. Because, like I said, if you we're 1134 00:53:54,600 --> 00:53:56,359 Speaker 1: gonna were gonna get to the quarterback we got guys, 1135 00:53:56,400 --> 00:53:59,320 Speaker 1: it gets the quarterback. So I don't think it'll be 1136 00:53:59,440 --> 00:54:02,400 Speaker 1: like an issue stopping the ray and then making them 1137 00:54:02,440 --> 00:54:05,160 Speaker 1: one dimensional. Yeah, it'll be fine. Well, thanks for joining me, 1138 00:54:05,280 --> 00:54:07,560 Speaker 1: Demitrius Side. I really appreciate it. I know fans are 1139 00:54:07,600 --> 00:54:09,480 Speaker 1: gonna love your story. We can't wait for you to 1140 00:54:09,520 --> 00:54:11,640 Speaker 1: get out there because, like we said in training camp, 1141 00:54:11,680 --> 00:54:14,000 Speaker 1: every time you've got an opportunity, you made a play, 1142 00:54:14,120 --> 00:54:16,439 Speaker 1: and so we're looking forward to it. Thanks for joining 1143 00:54:16,480 --> 00:54:28,440 Speaker 1: me so much problem good stuff there from Michael Brocker's 1144 00:54:28,440 --> 00:54:31,759 Speaker 1: and Dimitrius Taylor and Mark Craig of the Minneapolis Star 1145 00:54:31,840 --> 00:54:35,200 Speaker 1: Tribute and Sunday will be fun. PGA Clark and me 1146 00:54:35,400 --> 00:54:38,319 Speaker 1: will be in Minneapolis and we'll break it all down 1147 00:54:38,600 --> 00:54:41,480 Speaker 1: post game, and hopefully we're talking about a Detroit Lions 1148 00:54:41,520 --> 00:54:44,200 Speaker 1: win and a two and one first place Detroit Lions 1149 00:54:44,239 --> 00:54:44,960 Speaker 1: come Sunday night,