1 00:00:02,240 --> 00:00:14,720 Speaker 1: Hi, everybody. Welcome to another edition of Packers Unscripted social 2 00:00:14,800 --> 00:00:18,160 Speaker 1: distancing Style from Packers dot Com. I am Mike Spofford, 3 00:00:18,680 --> 00:00:22,440 Speaker 1: joined as always by my partner and crime Wes Hodkowitz 4 00:00:22,480 --> 00:00:26,960 Speaker 1: and West. The Packers have reached their bye week, and 5 00:00:27,440 --> 00:00:30,080 Speaker 1: like a really good clean up hitter in baseball, there 6 00:00:30,080 --> 00:00:33,520 Speaker 1: four for four, Green Bay is four and oh after 7 00:00:33,560 --> 00:00:36,680 Speaker 1: four games and in sole possession of first place in 8 00:00:36,720 --> 00:00:41,160 Speaker 1: the NFC North one quarter of the way through the season. Yeah, 9 00:00:41,200 --> 00:00:42,760 Speaker 1: it's funny, Mike, if you go back and look at 10 00:00:42,800 --> 00:00:45,280 Speaker 1: how this has sort of played out for the Packers. Certainly, 11 00:00:45,280 --> 00:00:47,559 Speaker 1: there's been some injuries that they've had to weather and 12 00:00:48,000 --> 00:00:50,440 Speaker 1: unfortunately a few guys that they've lost for the extended 13 00:00:50,520 --> 00:00:53,559 Speaker 1: run here. But other than that, not much else has 14 00:00:53,600 --> 00:00:56,120 Speaker 1: gone wrong for the Packers during this four games start 15 00:00:56,480 --> 00:00:59,280 Speaker 1: to this season. I mean, offensively, right now, one of 16 00:00:59,280 --> 00:01:01,600 Speaker 1: the most pro left picking potent offenses in the National 17 00:01:01,600 --> 00:01:05,319 Speaker 1: Football League. Certainly, you look at this game. I I 18 00:01:05,480 --> 00:01:07,920 Speaker 1: outlined this on a tweet I had on Monday night. 19 00:01:09,600 --> 00:01:12,520 Speaker 1: You had Davante Adams week one, then it was Aaron Jones, 20 00:01:12,600 --> 00:01:14,919 Speaker 1: then it was Alan Lazard and then lo and behold 21 00:01:14,959 --> 00:01:17,480 Speaker 1: week four. It turns out to be Robert Toanyan three 22 00:01:17,520 --> 00:01:20,080 Speaker 1: touchdown catches, only the third time that that's happened since 23 00:01:21,400 --> 00:01:23,840 Speaker 1: with the Packers tight end in a single game. It's 24 00:01:23,880 --> 00:01:27,360 Speaker 1: just been one thing after another. But at the core 25 00:01:27,400 --> 00:01:29,520 Speaker 1: of this, I'll put it out there, Mike, I mean, 26 00:01:29,600 --> 00:01:33,839 Speaker 1: it's been some exceptional game calling, play calling, in game 27 00:01:33,840 --> 00:01:36,319 Speaker 1: planning from Matt la Floor and his coaching staff and 28 00:01:36,319 --> 00:01:39,200 Speaker 1: Aaron Rodgers just being brilliant. I mean, now, thirteen touchdown, 29 00:01:39,280 --> 00:01:43,559 Speaker 1: zero interceptions on pace for really, I hate to even 30 00:01:43,560 --> 00:01:45,119 Speaker 1: put it this way right now, but you know, a 31 00:01:45,160 --> 00:01:47,800 Speaker 1: career type season. I mean, he has been playing lights 32 00:01:47,800 --> 00:01:49,600 Speaker 1: out football in the first four games of the year, 33 00:01:49,600 --> 00:01:52,800 Speaker 1: and the Packers have really followed suit well. I remember 34 00:01:52,800 --> 00:01:56,480 Speaker 1: saying last week after the victory in New Orleans that 35 00:01:56,560 --> 00:01:58,560 Speaker 1: if you had told me the Packers are going to 36 00:01:58,600 --> 00:02:01,560 Speaker 1: be without Davante Adam, We're not going to rush for 37 00:02:01,600 --> 00:02:04,920 Speaker 1: a hundred yards and they were going to score thirty 38 00:02:04,920 --> 00:02:07,160 Speaker 1: seven points against the Saints and leave the Super dumb 39 00:02:07,200 --> 00:02:09,760 Speaker 1: with a victory, I would have said, I'm not quite 40 00:02:09,800 --> 00:02:12,800 Speaker 1: sure how that's going to work. Well, so what happens 41 00:02:12,880 --> 00:02:17,360 Speaker 1: this week? No Davante Adams, no Alan Lazard, no, Marcedes 42 00:02:17,440 --> 00:02:21,040 Speaker 1: Lewis either he misses the game with an injury, and 43 00:02:21,120 --> 00:02:25,840 Speaker 1: yet Aaron Rodgers throws four touchdown passes, only six incomplete passes, 44 00:02:26,480 --> 00:02:30,160 Speaker 1: and has a one forty five point seven passerrating and 45 00:02:30,200 --> 00:02:33,080 Speaker 1: you just you kind of go, how how is he 46 00:02:33,160 --> 00:02:35,600 Speaker 1: doing this? How are they doing this? It just doesn't 47 00:02:35,919 --> 00:02:39,480 Speaker 1: It doesn't fit the norm, the narrative that you think 48 00:02:40,120 --> 00:02:43,320 Speaker 1: would occur with what the Packers have been dealing with, 49 00:02:43,400 --> 00:02:47,240 Speaker 1: and yet here they are another thirty point performance easily 50 00:02:47,280 --> 00:02:49,400 Speaker 1: could have been thirty seven if you're not stopped on 51 00:02:49,440 --> 00:02:52,280 Speaker 1: fourth and gold the one and uh um, and the 52 00:02:52,320 --> 00:02:55,520 Speaker 1: Packers offense is just is just in almost in a 53 00:02:55,639 --> 00:02:58,240 Speaker 1: league of its own right now. Yeah. And it's funny too, Mike, 54 00:02:58,280 --> 00:03:00,280 Speaker 1: if you go and actually break it down on like 55 00:03:00,320 --> 00:03:03,280 Speaker 1: this the Packers in terms of just passing to the 56 00:03:03,360 --> 00:03:05,919 Speaker 1: running backs and tight ends, Rogers was a perfect twenty 57 00:03:05,960 --> 00:03:09,160 Speaker 1: for twenty in this game, three touchdown passes. Uh It's 58 00:03:09,200 --> 00:03:12,200 Speaker 1: quite remarkable the way he's been able to orchestrate this thing. 59 00:03:12,560 --> 00:03:15,000 Speaker 1: Somebody insider inbox asked me, as I'm preparing at the 60 00:03:15,040 --> 00:03:18,720 Speaker 1: time in which we're taping this for Wednesday's edition, somebody 61 00:03:18,760 --> 00:03:20,720 Speaker 1: asked me about what has impressed me the most through 62 00:03:20,760 --> 00:03:23,960 Speaker 1: the first four games of this season, and really it 63 00:03:24,080 --> 00:03:28,880 Speaker 1: keeps coming back to the overall offensive efficiency and also Mike, 64 00:03:28,960 --> 00:03:32,240 Speaker 1: just how well they've performed in four minutes situations. Uh, 65 00:03:32,280 --> 00:03:33,680 Speaker 1: you and I can talk about how they're right now, 66 00:03:33,720 --> 00:03:36,640 Speaker 1: I think fifth in the league and third downs conversions, 67 00:03:37,080 --> 00:03:39,680 Speaker 1: but that's not just always being in good positions. It's 68 00:03:39,720 --> 00:03:42,000 Speaker 1: also picking up some third and longs too that at 69 00:03:42,040 --> 00:03:45,000 Speaker 1: times that's been a real difficulty for the Packers over 70 00:03:45,040 --> 00:03:47,480 Speaker 1: the years, going back to Mike McCarthy's time here as well. 71 00:03:48,040 --> 00:03:50,280 Speaker 1: And they're doing it and I think they might have 72 00:03:50,360 --> 00:03:53,600 Speaker 1: either one or none. Uh when you know three and 73 00:03:53,640 --> 00:03:55,960 Speaker 1: notes to this point of this season, it just seems 74 00:03:56,000 --> 00:03:58,840 Speaker 1: like every time that Aaron Rodgers lines up, there is 75 00:03:59,240 --> 00:04:01,800 Speaker 1: a feeling they're gonna be able to push the all downfield. 76 00:04:01,800 --> 00:04:04,280 Speaker 1: It was funny listening to Mount la Floor after the 77 00:04:04,280 --> 00:04:06,640 Speaker 1: game on Monday, I'd say, yeah, for as much praise 78 00:04:06,680 --> 00:04:08,160 Speaker 1: as I got a week before for the flow and 79 00:04:08,200 --> 00:04:09,760 Speaker 1: the play calling, I didn't really feel like I was 80 00:04:09,760 --> 00:04:12,400 Speaker 1: in a flow. Well that's not quite feeling like he 81 00:04:12,440 --> 00:04:14,720 Speaker 1: was in a flow. Still ended up being a really 82 00:04:14,760 --> 00:04:18,680 Speaker 1: solid offensive performance and and certainly a dominating win. I mean, 83 00:04:18,680 --> 00:04:21,640 Speaker 1: this was a defining victory. It looked like a three 84 00:04:21,720 --> 00:04:25,200 Speaker 1: and O team, even missing Davante Adams and Kenny Clark 85 00:04:25,240 --> 00:04:27,440 Speaker 1: and whatnot, still look like a three year three and 86 00:04:27,480 --> 00:04:30,159 Speaker 1: O team, you know, dismantling and deconstructing, and team that 87 00:04:30,200 --> 00:04:32,520 Speaker 1: is still yet to win this season. Yeah, I mean, 88 00:04:32,520 --> 00:04:34,839 Speaker 1: you can take your pick as far as the statistics 89 00:04:34,839 --> 00:04:37,719 Speaker 1: with Aaron Rodgers and where he is at the quarter 90 00:04:37,760 --> 00:04:41,719 Speaker 1: pole of the season. Here thirteen touchdown passes, zero interception, 91 00:04:41,880 --> 00:04:44,640 Speaker 1: zero turnovers as a whole for the Packers offense, and 92 00:04:44,640 --> 00:04:47,359 Speaker 1: as Rogers pointed out after the game, not even a 93 00:04:47,400 --> 00:04:49,800 Speaker 1: lot of close calls in terms of turnovers. I mean, 94 00:04:50,400 --> 00:04:52,320 Speaker 1: you've seen it over the years, West, you know, I mean, 95 00:04:52,600 --> 00:04:56,239 Speaker 1: a bad passes, a dropped interception. You know, quarterbacks benefit 96 00:04:56,320 --> 00:04:59,039 Speaker 1: from that all the time. Rogers hasn't really had any 97 00:04:59,080 --> 00:05:01,680 Speaker 1: of those. And on top of that, the Packers haven't 98 00:05:01,720 --> 00:05:04,160 Speaker 1: even had a fumble actually hit the ground in the 99 00:05:04,200 --> 00:05:07,320 Speaker 1: field of play because the only fumble on their on 100 00:05:07,480 --> 00:05:10,520 Speaker 1: their statistical chart is won by Aaron Jones back in 101 00:05:10,560 --> 00:05:13,120 Speaker 1: Week one in Minnesota, where the ball flew out of 102 00:05:13,120 --> 00:05:15,279 Speaker 1: bounds and never really had a chance to be recovered 103 00:05:15,279 --> 00:05:19,120 Speaker 1: by the defense anyway. So um, what the Packers are 104 00:05:19,160 --> 00:05:22,599 Speaker 1: doing here offensively, it's incredibly efficient. We talked in the 105 00:05:22,680 --> 00:05:25,000 Speaker 1: early weeks about how all the moving parts on the 106 00:05:25,000 --> 00:05:28,480 Speaker 1: offensive line the Packers weathered those storms. That group has 107 00:05:28,520 --> 00:05:31,440 Speaker 1: been playing really, really well. Now they finally had a 108 00:05:31,520 --> 00:05:35,400 Speaker 1: second straight week with the same starting five, the same 109 00:05:35,440 --> 00:05:38,400 Speaker 1: group up front, and it's and again it was the 110 00:05:38,440 --> 00:05:41,799 Speaker 1: same type of performance. And and another statistic, Aaron Rodgers 111 00:05:41,880 --> 00:05:44,840 Speaker 1: has only been sacked three times in four games, with 112 00:05:44,839 --> 00:05:47,280 Speaker 1: plenty of dropbacks, and he puts at least two of 113 00:05:47,279 --> 00:05:49,599 Speaker 1: the three sacks just on himself for not being able 114 00:05:49,640 --> 00:05:52,320 Speaker 1: to get away from pressure situations that he feels he 115 00:05:52,360 --> 00:05:55,400 Speaker 1: should escape. So um, just a lot of things really 116 00:05:55,440 --> 00:05:59,120 Speaker 1: falling into place for this Packers offense despite injuries. And 117 00:05:59,200 --> 00:06:01,360 Speaker 1: the Packers are going to have to deal long term 118 00:06:01,400 --> 00:06:04,320 Speaker 1: now without Alan Lazard for a while. It sounds like 119 00:06:04,360 --> 00:06:06,719 Speaker 1: they won't have Josiah Deguara, the rookie tight end for 120 00:06:06,720 --> 00:06:11,080 Speaker 1: a while. He has a significant knee injury. But so far, 121 00:06:11,800 --> 00:06:15,320 Speaker 1: whatever the missing pieces have been, it hasn't mattered. And 122 00:06:15,360 --> 00:06:17,479 Speaker 1: that's a credit to Aaron Rodgers, it's a credit to 123 00:06:17,560 --> 00:06:20,480 Speaker 1: all those guys, I think, particularly the guys up front 124 00:06:20,520 --> 00:06:22,839 Speaker 1: with the offensive line and the Matt Lafleur in that 125 00:06:22,880 --> 00:06:25,719 Speaker 1: offensive coaching staff for the game plans they're putting together 126 00:06:25,760 --> 00:06:27,880 Speaker 1: week after week. Yeah, And I don't want to just 127 00:06:27,880 --> 00:06:30,600 Speaker 1: sit here and point towards, you know, certain past offenses 128 00:06:30,720 --> 00:06:33,080 Speaker 1: or Packers teams and say, well, this is how much 129 00:06:33,120 --> 00:06:34,640 Speaker 1: better they are now. But you think back to two 130 00:06:34,680 --> 00:06:37,520 Speaker 1: thousand fifteen and when they lost Jordy Nelson, how much 131 00:06:37,600 --> 00:06:40,279 Speaker 1: the domino effect that that had on the entire roster, 132 00:06:40,880 --> 00:06:42,839 Speaker 1: the passing game, the way that they were able to 133 00:06:42,880 --> 00:06:45,640 Speaker 1: move the ball downfield. And this year they went two 134 00:06:45,640 --> 00:06:48,839 Speaker 1: games without Davante Adams, you had Alan Lazard step up 135 00:06:48,880 --> 00:06:51,960 Speaker 1: and then he's gone here for the foreseeable future. But 136 00:06:52,440 --> 00:06:54,720 Speaker 1: you know, we've talked time and time again, Mike about 137 00:06:54,760 --> 00:06:57,560 Speaker 1: how malleble this offense is, and I thought this game 138 00:06:57,600 --> 00:07:00,920 Speaker 1: was the ultimate testament to that. Matt Lafleur has had 139 00:07:00,960 --> 00:07:03,839 Speaker 1: that two running back package in his back pocket for 140 00:07:03,920 --> 00:07:06,640 Speaker 1: some time now. In addition to all the motioning that 141 00:07:06,680 --> 00:07:08,840 Speaker 1: they do with Tyler Irvin as a you know, kind 142 00:07:08,839 --> 00:07:11,960 Speaker 1: of a hybrid receiver. They did some plays there with 143 00:07:12,000 --> 00:07:14,200 Speaker 1: Aaron Jones and Jamal Williams in the backfield. And do 144 00:07:14,280 --> 00:07:16,920 Speaker 1: you know why, because you're making a case that those 145 00:07:16,920 --> 00:07:20,120 Speaker 1: are the two top playmakers on offense going into this game. 146 00:07:20,160 --> 00:07:21,840 Speaker 1: You know, there was a lot of consternation at the 147 00:07:21,880 --> 00:07:23,200 Speaker 1: end of the first half of a well where is 148 00:07:23,240 --> 00:07:26,960 Speaker 1: Aaron Jones and Jamal Williams had seventy seven receiving yards. 149 00:07:26,960 --> 00:07:29,240 Speaker 1: That was the most in the first half by a 150 00:07:29,280 --> 00:07:31,800 Speaker 1: Packers running back in six years. I mean, you ride 151 00:07:31,800 --> 00:07:33,960 Speaker 1: with the hot hand, and I think we're so used 152 00:07:33,960 --> 00:07:36,120 Speaker 1: to saying, well, Aaron Jones is the starter. Now you 153 00:07:36,200 --> 00:07:38,560 Speaker 1: kind of forget about what Williams brings to the table too, 154 00:07:38,640 --> 00:07:41,760 Speaker 1: coming five yards short of his first hundred yard receiving 155 00:07:41,840 --> 00:07:45,560 Speaker 1: game in this matchup, and getting back to Tanyan there too. 156 00:07:45,840 --> 00:07:48,000 Speaker 1: You know the red zones, Mike being able to push 157 00:07:48,000 --> 00:07:50,080 Speaker 1: the ball in. Now, obviously they had they came up 158 00:07:50,080 --> 00:07:52,800 Speaker 1: short on the fourth and goal earlier on, but once 159 00:07:52,840 --> 00:07:54,679 Speaker 1: they got into the red area there in the second 160 00:07:54,680 --> 00:07:57,080 Speaker 1: and third quarters, they were hard to stop. And one 161 00:07:57,120 --> 00:07:59,480 Speaker 1: of the big things when you think back to these 162 00:07:59,480 --> 00:08:02,880 Speaker 1: Packers offenses, when they are effective, when they can find 163 00:08:02,880 --> 00:08:04,560 Speaker 1: a way to get the ball, doesn't necessarily have to 164 00:08:04,560 --> 00:08:07,239 Speaker 1: be a tight end, but oftentimes it can be find 165 00:08:07,240 --> 00:08:09,080 Speaker 1: the way to pass the ball in the red area, 166 00:08:09,120 --> 00:08:12,640 Speaker 1: good things are gonna happen. Tanyan stepped up ninety receiving yards, 167 00:08:12,640 --> 00:08:16,240 Speaker 1: three touchdowns. Uh, you know, a classic performance, something that 168 00:08:16,520 --> 00:08:18,280 Speaker 1: you know, Greenby I think really is wanted to see 169 00:08:18,280 --> 00:08:20,520 Speaker 1: from the third year tight end now. And yeah, it 170 00:08:20,600 --> 00:08:24,040 Speaker 1: wasn't Adams, it wasn't Lazard it it had to be 171 00:08:24,120 --> 00:08:26,520 Speaker 1: somebody else and they found a way to make it happen. 172 00:08:27,120 --> 00:08:30,480 Speaker 1: A few interesting stats with regard to Robert Tanyan's three 173 00:08:30,520 --> 00:08:36,079 Speaker 1: touchdown performance in this game. First, he is the uh 174 00:08:36,160 --> 00:08:39,800 Speaker 1: I'm trying to remember now for certain, the third Packers 175 00:08:39,840 --> 00:08:42,760 Speaker 1: tight end in team history to have three touchdown catches 176 00:08:42,800 --> 00:08:47,400 Speaker 1: in one game, joining Keith Jackson from and jere Michael 177 00:08:47,440 --> 00:08:52,080 Speaker 1: Finley from earlier this decade. And Robert Tanyan also has 178 00:08:52,640 --> 00:08:56,080 Speaker 1: uh a touchdown catching three consecutive games, and he's the 179 00:08:56,080 --> 00:08:58,800 Speaker 1: first Packers tight end to do that since jew Michael 180 00:08:58,840 --> 00:09:01,560 Speaker 1: Finley back into two thousand twelve. And I'll throw another 181 00:09:01,559 --> 00:09:05,240 Speaker 1: one at you West. Robert Tayan now has seven touchdown 182 00:09:05,280 --> 00:09:08,959 Speaker 1: receptions from Aaron Rodgers. That ties him for the lead 183 00:09:09,679 --> 00:09:14,720 Speaker 1: amongst the undrafted players who have caught touchdown passes from 184 00:09:14,760 --> 00:09:18,400 Speaker 1: Aaron Rodgers. John kun also had seven, not including playoffs. 185 00:09:18,400 --> 00:09:21,960 Speaker 1: Will see maybe Robert Tanyan has some playoff touchdown receptions 186 00:09:21,960 --> 00:09:23,560 Speaker 1: in his future as well. We don't want to get 187 00:09:23,600 --> 00:09:27,080 Speaker 1: ahead of ourselves. But that being said, um before we 188 00:09:27,120 --> 00:09:29,880 Speaker 1: shift gears to the defense, a little bit of sponsor business. 189 00:09:30,080 --> 00:09:34,640 Speaker 1: Serious x M NFL Radio channel is the only radio 190 00:09:34,720 --> 00:09:37,880 Speaker 1: outlet dedicated to the National Football League seven days a week, 191 00:09:38,400 --> 00:09:43,000 Speaker 1: three d sixty five days a year. Okay, West defensive 192 00:09:43,000 --> 00:09:46,480 Speaker 1: side of the ball. I'm writing about this this week 193 00:09:46,559 --> 00:09:49,800 Speaker 1: for our website. This Packers defense has gone through its 194 00:09:49,880 --> 00:09:52,360 Speaker 1: ups and downs through the first four games. I think 195 00:09:53,600 --> 00:09:56,400 Speaker 1: there wasn't it wasn't the pinnacle. It wasn't the perfect 196 00:09:56,400 --> 00:09:59,000 Speaker 1: performance by any means against the Atlanta Falcons. But I 197 00:09:59,040 --> 00:10:03,320 Speaker 1: think we saw a much steadier defensive performance on Monday 198 00:10:03,440 --> 00:10:06,200 Speaker 1: Night than we had seen previously. You start out with 199 00:10:06,240 --> 00:10:08,560 Speaker 1: a couple of three and ounce. You don't allow the 200 00:10:08,600 --> 00:10:11,920 Speaker 1: Falcons into the end zone until the second half. You 201 00:10:11,920 --> 00:10:14,440 Speaker 1: you have a big stand in the red zone after 202 00:10:14,480 --> 00:10:17,040 Speaker 1: a long drive to hold the Falcons to a field goal. 203 00:10:17,600 --> 00:10:20,240 Speaker 1: You stop at potential touchdown drive towards the end that 204 00:10:20,280 --> 00:10:22,079 Speaker 1: would have made it a one score game late in 205 00:10:22,120 --> 00:10:25,079 Speaker 1: the fourth quarter. Those types of pieces, those are the 206 00:10:25,559 --> 00:10:28,840 Speaker 1: elements that we saw from what was a much steadier 207 00:10:28,920 --> 00:10:32,720 Speaker 1: defense for the Packers in nineteen I think Monday Night's 208 00:10:32,760 --> 00:10:37,439 Speaker 1: performances starting to get this defense to point in that direction. Well, 209 00:10:37,440 --> 00:10:39,719 Speaker 1: there were two things I really liked about this performance. One, 210 00:10:39,760 --> 00:10:41,559 Speaker 1: they came out right away and got three three and 211 00:10:41,600 --> 00:10:44,400 Speaker 1: out's in the first half. That that kind of allowed 212 00:10:44,440 --> 00:10:46,560 Speaker 1: them to get on this run. And then you know, 213 00:10:46,600 --> 00:10:49,160 Speaker 1: the offense to start finding itself and you know, finished 214 00:10:49,200 --> 00:10:52,400 Speaker 1: really strong with those two Robertsonian touchdowns in the second quarter. 215 00:10:52,760 --> 00:10:55,080 Speaker 1: That was really good. But it was also the way 216 00:10:55,120 --> 00:10:56,920 Speaker 1: they finished in the second half. I mean, Mike, they 217 00:10:56,920 --> 00:10:58,640 Speaker 1: had a lot of things that started working against and 218 00:10:58,760 --> 00:11:01,160 Speaker 1: now certainly you look around the Atlanta side of things, 219 00:11:01,160 --> 00:11:02,920 Speaker 1: they weren't able to finish the game with you know, 220 00:11:02,960 --> 00:11:06,240 Speaker 1: Julio Jones, but Kevin King goes out with the quad injury, 221 00:11:07,040 --> 00:11:09,960 Speaker 1: Shannon Sullivan goes out with the concussion he gets diagnosed 222 00:11:09,960 --> 00:11:12,520 Speaker 1: with that's your number two and number three cornerback. So 223 00:11:12,559 --> 00:11:15,280 Speaker 1: they had to get really creative there. You saw Raven 224 00:11:15,320 --> 00:11:17,520 Speaker 1: Green get used in the slot, Will Redmond came in 225 00:11:17,520 --> 00:11:21,120 Speaker 1: the dime package basically had four defensive backs I'm sorry, 226 00:11:21,160 --> 00:11:24,920 Speaker 1: four safeties and its defensive backfield out of the six Jr. 227 00:11:24,920 --> 00:11:28,080 Speaker 1: Alexander put together a strong performance. They were able to 228 00:11:28,160 --> 00:11:31,000 Speaker 1: maneuver their positions there in the secondary, and I think 229 00:11:31,040 --> 00:11:33,280 Speaker 1: you're seeing a unit that's getting more comfortable playing with 230 00:11:33,320 --> 00:11:35,440 Speaker 1: itself outside of what you would consider maybe the quote 231 00:11:35,480 --> 00:11:38,800 Speaker 1: unquote starting eleven. So that was a huge positive. But 232 00:11:38,840 --> 00:11:41,000 Speaker 1: at the end of the day, you go back to 233 00:11:41,040 --> 00:11:46,199 Speaker 1: your playmakers and Zadarius Smith. He he owned this ball game, 234 00:11:46,559 --> 00:11:49,559 Speaker 1: especially in the second half. I mean, three sacks. You're 235 00:11:49,559 --> 00:11:52,840 Speaker 1: gonna write about it on packers dot com with with 236 00:11:52,920 --> 00:11:55,280 Speaker 1: your what um you know what you might have missed. 237 00:11:56,000 --> 00:11:58,920 Speaker 1: He's affecting plays even when he isn't getting at the quarterback. 238 00:11:59,000 --> 00:12:01,000 Speaker 1: Though he finished is the game with the team high 239 00:12:01,040 --> 00:12:03,440 Speaker 1: eight tackles. Do you understand how difficult that is to 240 00:12:03,480 --> 00:12:07,600 Speaker 1: finish the game with to lead your defense and tackles 241 00:12:07,600 --> 00:12:10,160 Speaker 1: if you're an outside rusher. I mean, this is what 242 00:12:10,240 --> 00:12:13,360 Speaker 1: this guy's bringing to the table. Five quarterback hits, four 243 00:12:13,360 --> 00:12:15,720 Speaker 1: tackles for a loss, and a partridge in a pear tree. 244 00:12:16,200 --> 00:12:19,440 Speaker 1: This is this is really incredible stuff that he's putting together. 245 00:12:19,520 --> 00:12:22,520 Speaker 1: Five sacks Mike through the first four games. That's tied 246 00:12:22,559 --> 00:12:25,520 Speaker 1: with Miles Garrett for the most in the NFL. The Packers, 247 00:12:25,640 --> 00:12:28,160 Speaker 1: we were all wondering the conversation was going into this year. Okay, 248 00:12:28,240 --> 00:12:31,360 Speaker 1: Zadarius Smith is no longer an unknown commodity. This guy 249 00:12:31,840 --> 00:12:33,480 Speaker 1: is gonna have people. You know, he's gonna be in 250 00:12:33,480 --> 00:12:35,400 Speaker 1: the crosstairs. People are gonna be gunning for him. And 251 00:12:35,400 --> 00:12:37,360 Speaker 1: it really hasn't mattered. I mean, there's a couple of 252 00:12:37,360 --> 00:12:39,360 Speaker 1: penalties that I'm sure that Mike Petton and Mike Smith 253 00:12:39,400 --> 00:12:41,920 Speaker 1: want to clean up. But other than that, man Darius 254 00:12:41,920 --> 00:12:44,720 Speaker 1: Smith is the real deal. Yeah. And Matt Lafleur even 255 00:12:44,760 --> 00:12:47,600 Speaker 1: said it on Tuesday when he spoke with reporters that 256 00:12:47,840 --> 00:12:50,640 Speaker 1: you know, Zadarius Smith is such a leader on the defense. 257 00:12:50,679 --> 00:12:53,800 Speaker 1: He's he's got that personality, he's got that energy, everything 258 00:12:53,840 --> 00:12:56,839 Speaker 1: he brings. For this Packers defense to be playing at 259 00:12:56,840 --> 00:12:59,720 Speaker 1: its best, Zadarius Smith needs to be that leader, needs 260 00:12:59,760 --> 00:13:02,400 Speaker 1: to be that got, that all pro type guy at 261 00:13:02,440 --> 00:13:04,520 Speaker 1: the top of his game. And la Fleur said, hey, 262 00:13:04,559 --> 00:13:06,720 Speaker 1: you know, he's been battling through some stuff just like 263 00:13:06,800 --> 00:13:09,920 Speaker 1: everybody does. He hasn't necessarily been a d percent healthy 264 00:13:09,960 --> 00:13:12,200 Speaker 1: since the start of the season, so the bye week 265 00:13:12,320 --> 00:13:14,280 Speaker 1: potentially is going to do him some good as well 266 00:13:14,320 --> 00:13:16,960 Speaker 1: as several of those other guys that you mentioned. Uh, 267 00:13:17,000 --> 00:13:19,199 Speaker 1: you know that the Packers are dealing with injury wise, 268 00:13:19,240 --> 00:13:22,120 Speaker 1: and hopefully they get Kenny Clark back as well now 269 00:13:22,160 --> 00:13:25,440 Speaker 1: that he's he's missed three straight games. But um, but yeah, 270 00:13:25,720 --> 00:13:28,160 Speaker 1: the defense just had a different feel to it. It 271 00:13:28,240 --> 00:13:32,280 Speaker 1: just does have a different different aura about it. When 272 00:13:32,360 --> 00:13:37,000 Speaker 1: Sadarius Smith is dodging blockers and dominating the way that 273 00:13:37,080 --> 00:13:39,440 Speaker 1: he was. And I'll throw this in as well, because 274 00:13:39,840 --> 00:13:42,559 Speaker 1: you know, we saw some big plays earlier in the season, 275 00:13:42,760 --> 00:13:46,600 Speaker 1: Alexander getting the sack safety in Minnesota, Sullivan getting the 276 00:13:46,640 --> 00:13:49,360 Speaker 1: pick six against the Lions, and Zadarius with the big 277 00:13:49,400 --> 00:13:52,560 Speaker 1: force fumble you know on Taysom Hill down New Orleans, 278 00:13:52,960 --> 00:13:54,960 Speaker 1: that play in the end zone late in the fourth 279 00:13:55,040 --> 00:13:57,600 Speaker 1: quarter by Adrian Amos to knock that ball away at 280 00:13:57,600 --> 00:14:00,480 Speaker 1: the last second from Calvin Ridley and prevent that touchdown 281 00:14:00,840 --> 00:14:03,400 Speaker 1: on fourth and ten from about the twenty five yard line. 282 00:14:03,920 --> 00:14:06,439 Speaker 1: That's not necessarily going to make all the big highlight 283 00:14:06,480 --> 00:14:08,040 Speaker 1: reels at the end of the end of the season. 284 00:14:08,240 --> 00:14:10,520 Speaker 1: But that was a whale of a play by the 285 00:14:10,520 --> 00:14:13,400 Speaker 1: Packers veteran safety and as I said before, that prevented 286 00:14:13,440 --> 00:14:16,920 Speaker 1: it from becoming a one score game really for the 287 00:14:16,960 --> 00:14:19,480 Speaker 1: first time since the early stages of the ball game. Yeah, 288 00:14:19,480 --> 00:14:21,640 Speaker 1: I mean it basically slammed the door on you know, 289 00:14:21,640 --> 00:14:24,000 Speaker 1: the Falcons and being able to mount any type of comeback. 290 00:14:24,080 --> 00:14:26,120 Speaker 1: And you know, certainly they were going through a lot 291 00:14:26,160 --> 00:14:28,600 Speaker 1: of things and mentally just trying to push through what 292 00:14:28,640 --> 00:14:31,320 Speaker 1: they've had to go through here with some really demoralizing losses. 293 00:14:32,080 --> 00:14:33,920 Speaker 1: You know, Matt Lafleur said it all a week long. 294 00:14:33,960 --> 00:14:35,680 Speaker 1: He felt like they were going to get the falcons best, 295 00:14:35,800 --> 00:14:37,640 Speaker 1: best effort in a lot of ways. I think they did. 296 00:14:38,080 --> 00:14:40,200 Speaker 1: It's just that Atlanta has really been hit hard by 297 00:14:40,240 --> 00:14:42,560 Speaker 1: the injury bug. Then you look at that's that the 298 00:14:42,600 --> 00:14:44,640 Speaker 1: way they finished this game though, and in a credit 299 00:14:44,680 --> 00:14:46,280 Speaker 1: to Adrian Amos, I mean, those are the type of 300 00:14:46,280 --> 00:14:49,360 Speaker 1: plays that if you're not just giving that little extra ounce, 301 00:14:49,800 --> 00:14:52,040 Speaker 1: maybe that ball gets through, maybe that does become a 302 00:14:52,080 --> 00:14:55,320 Speaker 1: touchdown reception. But it really shows the veteran presence that 303 00:14:55,320 --> 00:14:57,720 Speaker 1: he provides back there, and and if you listen to 304 00:14:57,720 --> 00:15:00,280 Speaker 1: the way that those guys responded to that play after words, 305 00:15:00,400 --> 00:15:02,360 Speaker 1: you would have thought he intercepted it. I mean, guys 306 00:15:02,400 --> 00:15:04,800 Speaker 1: were just jacked up, they were excited. It was the 307 00:15:04,840 --> 00:15:07,440 Speaker 1: type of exclamation point that I think they really wanted 308 00:15:07,480 --> 00:15:10,080 Speaker 1: to put on this performance because we've seen them come 309 00:15:10,120 --> 00:15:12,320 Speaker 1: down the stretch where they've been you know, well ahead. 310 00:15:12,840 --> 00:15:16,119 Speaker 1: The decision is not in really jeopardy at all whatsoever. 311 00:15:16,640 --> 00:15:19,120 Speaker 1: The wind is in the bag, so to speak. But 312 00:15:19,200 --> 00:15:20,720 Speaker 1: you know, you give up some passes here and you 313 00:15:20,720 --> 00:15:22,520 Speaker 1: give up some yards there in those garbage things that 314 00:15:22,560 --> 00:15:24,600 Speaker 1: really hurts you in the rankings. Green Bay for the 315 00:15:24,640 --> 00:15:26,560 Speaker 1: most part, didn't do that here. They kept a foot 316 00:15:26,560 --> 00:15:28,600 Speaker 1: on the gas pedal and despite some of the pieces 317 00:15:28,600 --> 00:15:32,120 Speaker 1: that they were missing defensively, again, I think they've really 318 00:15:32,160 --> 00:15:34,520 Speaker 1: learned to play without them and in you know, finding 319 00:15:34,520 --> 00:15:37,600 Speaker 1: a way to develop that chemistry, even if there's some 320 00:15:37,640 --> 00:15:40,120 Speaker 1: new guys that are in the mix. Yeah. Well, as 321 00:15:40,160 --> 00:15:41,960 Speaker 1: I mentioned at the top of the show, the Packers 322 00:15:41,960 --> 00:15:43,760 Speaker 1: are four and oh and in first place all by 323 00:15:43,800 --> 00:15:45,760 Speaker 1: themselves in the NFC North. I want to talk a 324 00:15:45,800 --> 00:15:48,680 Speaker 1: little bit more about that in just a second, but 325 00:15:48,880 --> 00:15:51,760 Speaker 1: gear up for game day, folks. Open a Packers checking 326 00:15:51,760 --> 00:15:55,520 Speaker 1: account from Associated Bank and score a fifty dollar Packers 327 00:15:55,560 --> 00:15:59,320 Speaker 1: Pro Shop gift card. Learn more at Associated bank dot com. 328 00:15:59,400 --> 00:16:04,680 Speaker 1: Backslat Packers. All right, well, the Chicago Bears took their 329 00:16:04,760 --> 00:16:09,560 Speaker 1: first loss of the season on the chin the Indianapolis Colts. 330 00:16:09,960 --> 00:16:12,720 Speaker 1: All to talk about the Bears changing quarterbacks and Nick Foles, 331 00:16:12,760 --> 00:16:15,040 Speaker 1: and I do think the Bears have the better quarterback 332 00:16:15,080 --> 00:16:17,160 Speaker 1: playing right now. But I tell you what, and the 333 00:16:17,160 --> 00:16:20,440 Speaker 1: Packers are going to see this Indianapolis Colts team at 334 00:16:20,520 --> 00:16:22,720 Speaker 1: Lucas Oil Stadium in about a month and a half. 335 00:16:23,040 --> 00:16:26,520 Speaker 1: That Colts defense is legit West. They they shut down 336 00:16:26,560 --> 00:16:30,400 Speaker 1: the Minnesota Vikings earlier, they completely bottled up the Chicago Bears. 337 00:16:31,120 --> 00:16:34,000 Speaker 1: The Colts and Philip Rivers kind of a new lease 338 00:16:34,040 --> 00:16:37,480 Speaker 1: on life there in Indianapolis after after some rough times. 339 00:16:37,920 --> 00:16:42,120 Speaker 1: And um that that victory by Indianapolis has the Packers 340 00:16:42,160 --> 00:16:44,440 Speaker 1: four no and one of only I'm sorry, I have 341 00:16:44,640 --> 00:16:47,720 Speaker 1: the Packers in first place stopping the Bears from getting 342 00:16:47,720 --> 00:16:49,800 Speaker 1: to fourn O. And the Packers are one of only 343 00:16:49,880 --> 00:16:52,880 Speaker 1: two teams in the NFC at four and oh along 344 00:16:52,920 --> 00:16:56,280 Speaker 1: with the Seattle Seahawks. Yeah, I mean, first off, when 345 00:16:56,320 --> 00:16:58,120 Speaker 1: you talk about the Colts, I mean the exciting thing 346 00:16:58,160 --> 00:17:01,400 Speaker 1: about Indianapolis is I can't tell you how often if 347 00:17:01,440 --> 00:17:03,680 Speaker 1: you go back to Philip Rivers run with the Chargers, 348 00:17:04,080 --> 00:17:10,000 Speaker 1: they really had a really strong, impenetrable defense. And it's early, 349 00:17:10,400 --> 00:17:12,600 Speaker 1: but I mean the numbers that the Colts are putting 350 00:17:12,680 --> 00:17:14,480 Speaker 1: up now in contrast to the rest of the National 351 00:17:14,480 --> 00:17:17,040 Speaker 1: Football League, it's gonna be tough to knock him out 352 00:17:17,040 --> 00:17:18,520 Speaker 1: of that spot here for a while. They're gonna need 353 00:17:18,520 --> 00:17:21,280 Speaker 1: to have some pretty big performances against them in order. 354 00:17:21,320 --> 00:17:23,000 Speaker 1: I think they're giving up like two or thirty six 355 00:17:23,040 --> 00:17:25,320 Speaker 1: yards a game right now. I mean, and there's only 356 00:17:25,359 --> 00:17:28,280 Speaker 1: maybe five teams that are keeping on defenses or offenses 357 00:17:28,359 --> 00:17:32,080 Speaker 1: underneath three right now. So it's a really strong, formidable 358 00:17:32,119 --> 00:17:34,919 Speaker 1: group that the Colts have assembled. And certainly, uh Philip 359 00:17:35,040 --> 00:17:37,560 Speaker 1: Rivers has shown over the years, I mean, exactly what 360 00:17:37,600 --> 00:17:40,120 Speaker 1: he can do when he's given you know, not necessarily 361 00:17:40,119 --> 00:17:41,800 Speaker 1: having to play from behind, that he's able to control 362 00:17:41,800 --> 00:17:44,520 Speaker 1: the game. A little bit more from the Bears perspective, 363 00:17:44,560 --> 00:17:47,000 Speaker 1: it was probably the performance you did not want to see. 364 00:17:47,640 --> 00:17:50,080 Speaker 1: You make that move to folds. I think that that 365 00:17:50,200 --> 00:17:51,720 Speaker 1: was going to be something where if they could have 366 00:17:51,760 --> 00:17:53,720 Speaker 1: gotten off on the right foot, then then you feel 367 00:17:53,760 --> 00:17:56,480 Speaker 1: more confident about where this offense is headed. Instead, you 368 00:17:56,520 --> 00:18:00,040 Speaker 1: start to get into this little area where you're not 369 00:18:00,119 --> 00:18:03,040 Speaker 1: too quite certain who your quarterback is, You're not too 370 00:18:03,080 --> 00:18:06,200 Speaker 1: certain what the direction of your offense is going to be. Uh. 371 00:18:06,200 --> 00:18:08,800 Speaker 1: In that way, it was dis concerning for the Bears. 372 00:18:08,840 --> 00:18:11,159 Speaker 1: The nice thing though for them is it appears like 373 00:18:11,200 --> 00:18:13,560 Speaker 1: they're gonna press forward the folds here. They're gonna stick 374 00:18:13,600 --> 00:18:15,920 Speaker 1: to their guns. And if he ends up being the guy, 375 00:18:15,960 --> 00:18:18,000 Speaker 1: I think that that's the right move. You can't be 376 00:18:18,080 --> 00:18:19,920 Speaker 1: doing this thing where you're going in and out every 377 00:18:19,920 --> 00:18:21,880 Speaker 1: single week with a different quarterback. You've got to give 378 00:18:21,880 --> 00:18:23,680 Speaker 1: the other ten guys on the offensive side of the 379 00:18:23,760 --> 00:18:26,160 Speaker 1: ball in understanding who the leader is going to be 380 00:18:26,440 --> 00:18:28,120 Speaker 1: in Fols has shown in the past that he can 381 00:18:28,119 --> 00:18:30,800 Speaker 1: be that guy. It's just tough for them right now, 382 00:18:30,840 --> 00:18:34,679 Speaker 1: considering how well he played in a relief appearance for them, 383 00:18:34,720 --> 00:18:36,520 Speaker 1: that they weren't able to get that same kind of 384 00:18:36,560 --> 00:18:39,040 Speaker 1: strong start on the back end of it. Yeah, no 385 00:18:39,160 --> 00:18:40,760 Speaker 1: question about it. I think there are a lot of 386 00:18:41,320 --> 00:18:43,920 Speaker 1: a lot of uncertainty just as to where things are 387 00:18:43,960 --> 00:18:47,199 Speaker 1: headed in in Chicago on offense right now. Yeah, and 388 00:18:47,200 --> 00:18:48,919 Speaker 1: to throw something else in there too. It isn't just 389 00:18:48,960 --> 00:18:50,640 Speaker 1: all on the quarterback. There were a lot of years 390 00:18:50,640 --> 00:18:52,520 Speaker 1: between if it was Matt Forte or you know, they 391 00:18:52,520 --> 00:18:54,399 Speaker 1: had a running back, they had a running game that 392 00:18:54,440 --> 00:18:56,800 Speaker 1: they were really well established with. You know, as much 393 00:18:56,840 --> 00:18:59,280 Speaker 1: as we talk about Trabisky here the last two three years, 394 00:18:59,440 --> 00:19:01,840 Speaker 1: they just have not had a consistent running presence. And 395 00:19:01,880 --> 00:19:05,119 Speaker 1: if you don't have that, especially for that type of quarterback, 396 00:19:05,720 --> 00:19:07,520 Speaker 1: it's going to make life a little bit more difficult. 397 00:19:07,560 --> 00:19:09,400 Speaker 1: And every time Mike you can look at the Bear 398 00:19:09,560 --> 00:19:11,720 Speaker 1: stats and it happens time and time again. I'll look 399 00:19:11,720 --> 00:19:13,320 Speaker 1: at him in the middle of the third quarter and 400 00:19:13,359 --> 00:19:15,800 Speaker 1: they're leading rusher is David Montgomery with eight carriers for 401 00:19:15,880 --> 00:19:18,159 Speaker 1: eighteen yards or something. You have to be able to 402 00:19:18,160 --> 00:19:20,240 Speaker 1: get back going if you're really going to truly be 403 00:19:20,680 --> 00:19:23,639 Speaker 1: I think the offense that Mattneggie wants them to be. Yeah, well, 404 00:19:23,680 --> 00:19:26,159 Speaker 1: the times that Mitch Drubisky did play well, he was 405 00:19:26,359 --> 00:19:28,960 Speaker 1: a lot of times the leading rusher for the Bears. 406 00:19:29,000 --> 00:19:31,160 Speaker 1: A lot of scrambling running around. He's a guy who 407 00:19:31,160 --> 00:19:33,480 Speaker 1: can get out of the pocket and he's been able 408 00:19:33,520 --> 00:19:35,679 Speaker 1: to move the chains that way. Nick Foles not that 409 00:19:35,720 --> 00:19:38,720 Speaker 1: type of quarterback, and you need to have more efficiency 410 00:19:38,720 --> 00:19:40,560 Speaker 1: in the in the passing game because you're not gonna 411 00:19:40,600 --> 00:19:44,080 Speaker 1: have those scramble plays to necessarily bail you out quickly. 412 00:19:44,119 --> 00:19:47,760 Speaker 1: Before we go, Both the Minnesota Vikings and Detroit Lions 413 00:19:47,840 --> 00:19:50,840 Speaker 1: are one in three at the bottom of the NFC North. 414 00:19:51,160 --> 00:19:53,800 Speaker 1: Just curious your thoughts on where things are. The Vikings 415 00:19:53,840 --> 00:19:56,640 Speaker 1: avoiding oh and four by winning on the route at Houston, 416 00:19:56,880 --> 00:19:59,920 Speaker 1: and then Houston's head coach Bill O'Brien gets fired after 417 00:20:00,040 --> 00:20:02,920 Speaker 1: that game. The Detroit Lions, they just keep riding that 418 00:20:03,040 --> 00:20:05,919 Speaker 1: roller coaster West. They jump up fourteen nothing on the Saints, 419 00:20:05,920 --> 00:20:09,120 Speaker 1: they give up five straight touchdowns and they're down ten, 420 00:20:09,400 --> 00:20:11,399 Speaker 1: and then they make a late rally but lose thirty 421 00:20:11,400 --> 00:20:14,320 Speaker 1: five to twenty nine. It's hard to It's hard to 422 00:20:14,359 --> 00:20:16,960 Speaker 1: know what to make of of what's going on in Detroit. 423 00:20:17,400 --> 00:20:21,000 Speaker 1: Both Minnesota and Detroit heading it well. Detroit will be 424 00:20:21,000 --> 00:20:23,359 Speaker 1: on the by just like the Packers, but their next game, 425 00:20:23,760 --> 00:20:28,200 Speaker 1: and Minnesota now playing Seattle this upcoming week. Both those teams, 426 00:20:28,240 --> 00:20:32,320 Speaker 1: Minnesota and Detroit trying to avoid one and four um 427 00:20:32,359 --> 00:20:35,400 Speaker 1: after their next contest. Yeah, and everybody knows how difficult 428 00:20:35,400 --> 00:20:37,280 Speaker 1: it is to make a playoff run after starting one 429 00:20:37,280 --> 00:20:39,639 Speaker 1: and four. And I said it last week, Mike, I 430 00:20:39,640 --> 00:20:41,800 Speaker 1: will echo myself again. I mean Detroit is just in 431 00:20:41,840 --> 00:20:44,560 Speaker 1: a position right now where I just don't know if 432 00:20:44,600 --> 00:20:46,359 Speaker 1: there's a there's a lot of guys on that team 433 00:20:46,359 --> 00:20:48,119 Speaker 1: that at the NFL level just don't know how to 434 00:20:48,160 --> 00:20:50,879 Speaker 1: win games. And I know that sounds like a somewhat 435 00:20:50,880 --> 00:20:52,680 Speaker 1: of a cliche, but it's true. I mean, you've got 436 00:20:52,680 --> 00:20:54,200 Speaker 1: to know how to be able to pull these things out, 437 00:20:54,240 --> 00:20:56,080 Speaker 1: or at least how to protect it. And they're just 438 00:20:56,119 --> 00:20:58,320 Speaker 1: working through so many different little issues right now. I 439 00:20:58,320 --> 00:21:00,760 Speaker 1: think that that's been something that's really pulled them back 440 00:21:00,800 --> 00:21:02,959 Speaker 1: here in the beginning half of this season. And obviously 441 00:21:02,960 --> 00:21:06,320 Speaker 1: how they finished for the Vikings, that's what they had 442 00:21:06,359 --> 00:21:08,120 Speaker 1: to do. I mean, it was one of those games. 443 00:21:08,200 --> 00:21:09,639 Speaker 1: I'm not sure what the move would have been if 444 00:21:09,640 --> 00:21:12,199 Speaker 1: they would have been owen four, but you had to 445 00:21:12,200 --> 00:21:14,800 Speaker 1: be able to pick up that victory. Yes, the the 446 00:21:14,800 --> 00:21:16,880 Speaker 1: Hexans had played some tough teams, but like I said 447 00:21:16,960 --> 00:21:18,840 Speaker 1: last week to Mike, I mean, when you're owing three, 448 00:21:18,840 --> 00:21:21,040 Speaker 1: you're owing three, and you've got to find a way 449 00:21:21,080 --> 00:21:23,840 Speaker 1: to get your your momentum back, your mojo back, Uh, 450 00:21:23,920 --> 00:21:25,919 Speaker 1: they were able to do that with it. But again, 451 00:21:26,359 --> 00:21:28,320 Speaker 1: when you fall into that early hole, you have to 452 00:21:28,400 --> 00:21:31,120 Speaker 1: keep climbing to pull yourself out. They grabbed the first run, 453 00:21:31,240 --> 00:21:33,679 Speaker 1: can they get the second? That that's gonna be the 454 00:21:33,680 --> 00:21:36,359 Speaker 1: big challenge for them moving forward, because you know that 455 00:21:36,600 --> 00:21:38,560 Speaker 1: the one thing is that I think we're starting to 456 00:21:38,640 --> 00:21:40,640 Speaker 1: learn a little bit. It's gonna have to be an 457 00:21:40,640 --> 00:21:43,760 Speaker 1: offensively driven team this year for Minnesota if they're going 458 00:21:43,800 --> 00:21:46,400 Speaker 1: to be successful, if they're going to make a playoff run. 459 00:21:46,680 --> 00:21:49,119 Speaker 1: It's not going to be this traditional Mike Zimmer type 460 00:21:49,160 --> 00:21:51,919 Speaker 1: Vikings squad where okay, the defense is gonna give you 461 00:21:51,960 --> 00:21:54,159 Speaker 1: a little bit of a you know, a birdie on 462 00:21:54,200 --> 00:21:55,920 Speaker 1: the whole, you know, how how do you come back 463 00:21:55,960 --> 00:21:59,240 Speaker 1: after it and finish out your round? So that that's 464 00:21:59,240 --> 00:22:02,000 Speaker 1: gonna be the biggest challenge offensively Can they be that? 465 00:22:02,160 --> 00:22:04,360 Speaker 1: Can you have that as the driver's seat right now 466 00:22:04,400 --> 00:22:06,480 Speaker 1: for them? And right now they're one in three? I 467 00:22:06,520 --> 00:22:08,959 Speaker 1: think you know, it's shown that what the formula they 468 00:22:09,000 --> 00:22:10,919 Speaker 1: have right now is not working. Where can they adjust 469 00:22:10,960 --> 00:22:13,320 Speaker 1: to it moving forward? Yeah? Well, with the Packers on 470 00:22:13,359 --> 00:22:17,160 Speaker 1: there by next weekend, Vikings and Seahawks is the primetime 471 00:22:17,240 --> 00:22:20,080 Speaker 1: Sunday night football matchup, so a lot of Packers fans 472 00:22:20,280 --> 00:22:22,679 Speaker 1: will have their eye on that, but for now we 473 00:22:22,760 --> 00:22:24,720 Speaker 1: will call it a wrap on this edition of Packers 474 00:22:24,720 --> 00:22:26,800 Speaker 1: on Script. To be sure to follow all of our 475 00:22:26,800 --> 00:22:28,879 Speaker 1: coverage of the team on Packers dot com. It is 476 00:22:28,920 --> 00:22:31,120 Speaker 1: the bye week, but we will have plenty of content, 477 00:22:31,440 --> 00:22:34,560 Speaker 1: lots of stories and videos and whatnot for you to 478 00:22:34,800 --> 00:22:37,720 Speaker 1: check out. So for Wes, I am Mike, thank you 479 00:22:37,760 --> 00:22:39,960 Speaker 1: for tuning everybody. See you next time.