WEBVTT - #801 Packers Unscripted: Cardinals coming to town

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<v Speaker 1>Hi, everybody. Welcome to another edition of Packers Unscripted from

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<v Speaker 1>Packers dot Com. I am Mike Spoffer, joined as always

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<v Speaker 1>by my trusted colleague Wes Honkowitz. We're coming to you

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<v Speaker 1>here from our studios at Lambeufield to preview Sunday's game

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<v Speaker 1>at Lambeoufield West. It'll be the Green Bay Packers against

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<v Speaker 1>the Arizona Cardinals. Before we dive into the Cardinals, a

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<v Speaker 1>little bit of news on the Packers side of things.

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<v Speaker 1>With practice for the week resuming on Wednesday. Romeo Dobbs

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<v Speaker 1>was at practice, back from his one game suspension from

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<v Speaker 1>last week, and Christian Watson also back at practice after

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<v Speaker 1>missing all of last week and the game with an

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<v Speaker 1>ankle injury. So the Packers possibly no guarantees as to

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<v Speaker 1>how this is all going to shake out, especially with

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<v Speaker 1>regard to Watson's ankle injury, but possibly getting the receiving

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<v Speaker 1>corps back to full strength here with the club returning

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<v Speaker 1>home to play at Lambeau.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, and obviously, as Matt Lafleur said, I mean, there's

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<v Speaker 2>both of those guys, Dobbs and Watson. I mean there's

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<v Speaker 2>such critical pieces to this Packers' offense. It's been that

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<v Speaker 2>way for two and a half years, so to have

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<v Speaker 2>both of them back, you know, and obviously the Dobbs

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<v Speaker 2>situation very serious. They went through the whole suspension over

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<v Speaker 2>the weekend. Everyone's looking forward to moving past that. You know,

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<v Speaker 2>we'll have to see at some point what Rome has

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<v Speaker 2>to say about the whole situation, right, but really quickly,

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<v Speaker 2>I just want to say, I mean, you were the

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<v Speaker 2>first one to point it out after watching practice on Wednesday.

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<v Speaker 2>The fact that we're even having this conversation about Christian

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<v Speaker 2>Watson is still somewhat jarring to me that he for

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<v Speaker 2>as nasty as that looked, as bad as that looked

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<v Speaker 2>two weeks ago, for him to potentially be back in

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<v Speaker 2>the cards for this game on Sunday, No pun intended.

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<v Speaker 2>That's it's incredible. And as he was saying, I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>there's been so many setbacks, and he said it wasn't

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<v Speaker 2>even that when he went down, he wasn't even thinking

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<v Speaker 2>so much like oh man, season ending injury. He's like, hey,

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<v Speaker 2>I just don't want to miss one more game. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, just he puts so much work in the

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<v Speaker 2>hamstrings knock on wood have been solid so far. No

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<v Speaker 2>real hiccups for the most part, and then you have

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<v Speaker 2>this really scary looking situation down the seam. So fortunately

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<v Speaker 2>he got through it. Sounds like it wasn't even like

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<v Speaker 2>the high ankle sprain variety. No break obviously, and if

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<v Speaker 2>you can get number nine back on the field, this Packers'

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<v Speaker 2>offense can really go up.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, the fact that he's back on the practice field

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<v Speaker 1>just ten days after that injury against the Vikings, I

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<v Speaker 1>don't think any of us would have predicted that based

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<v Speaker 1>on the video that we saw and how that injury

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<v Speaker 1>went down. So hopefully his recovery continues at the rapid

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<v Speaker 1>and smooth pace that it has been so far. But

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<v Speaker 1>with regard to the Cardinals, that is the opponent coming

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<v Speaker 1>to lambeau Field Sunday. It's a noon Central Time kickoff.

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<v Speaker 1>Arizona is two to three on the young season. A huge,

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<v Speaker 1>huge victory for the Cardinals last week though, on the

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<v Speaker 1>road at San Francisco Division rival in the NFC West,

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<v Speaker 1>they pull out a twenty four to twenty three triumph. Now,

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<v Speaker 1>this is coming off of back to back home losses

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<v Speaker 1>for the Cardinals against the Lions and the Washington Commanders,

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<v Speaker 1>and the second of those the Washington game was really

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<v Speaker 1>a blowout. They lost, I believe, by twenty eight points.

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<v Speaker 1>They go into San Francisco. They it's a back and

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<v Speaker 1>forth game early on, but then the forty nine Ers

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<v Speaker 1>block a field goal, return it for a touchdown late

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<v Speaker 1>in the first half, and the forty nine Ers are

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<v Speaker 1>up twenty three to ten. At halftime. They're up two scores,

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<v Speaker 1>but the Cardinals defense comes out and pitches a second

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<v Speaker 1>half shutout. The offense gets two touchdowns out. I guess

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<v Speaker 1>I should say a touchdown. I believe it was a

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<v Speaker 1>couple of field goals. They pull out a twenty four

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<v Speaker 1>to twenty three win over a division rival. That's the

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<v Speaker 1>type of victory, quite frankly, West that can be a

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<v Speaker 1>season turner, a season changer for a team that was

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<v Speaker 1>one and three and going on the road to San Francisco.

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<v Speaker 1>They come out of that with a win. They're two

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<v Speaker 1>and three, and this is a team that, quite frankly,

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<v Speaker 1>is going to be riding pretty high coming into Lambo.

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<v Speaker 2>They got walloped by Washington Commanders team that has sort

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<v Speaker 2>of been walloping everybody to this point, especially on the

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<v Speaker 2>offensive side of things. But if you look at the

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<v Speaker 2>rest of their schedule, Michael, they lost by six at Buffalo.

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<v Speaker 2>They lost a narrow game to the Detroit Lions. I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>this has been a crew that has been in every

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<v Speaker 2>type of matchup so far outside of just the revenge

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<v Speaker 2>game or whatever you want to call it with Washington

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<v Speaker 2>and everything that happened there. But the fact is, and

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<v Speaker 2>Matt Lafuer touchdown, I mean, you have a guy in

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<v Speaker 2>Kyler Murray I think is playing back to his potential again.

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<v Speaker 2>There was a couple of years there. Injuries played obviously

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<v Speaker 2>a huge part into that, but it just it wasn't

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<v Speaker 2>the offensive rookie of the year type guy he was

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<v Speaker 2>his first two seasons and how he got things started

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<v Speaker 2>when Tom Clements was his position coach. Now the train

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<v Speaker 2>seemed to be back on the tracks, and he has

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<v Speaker 2>some really unique weapons to work with. I mean, you

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<v Speaker 2>look at Trey McBride, how he emerged last year, a

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<v Speaker 2>guy that actually helped save my fantasy team last season

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<v Speaker 2>at the tight end position. I know that's something you

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<v Speaker 2>care a lot about. But then even you know there's

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<v Speaker 2>so much focus on you know, Marvin Harrison Junior, and

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<v Speaker 2>there is there rightly should be. I mean, as Matt

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<v Speaker 2>Lafore mentioned this is a budding star in this league.

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<v Speaker 2>Guy that's gonna be a factor for years to come.

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<v Speaker 2>But you know, Michael Wilson is off to a good

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<v Speaker 2>start too, who is a third round pick for them

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<v Speaker 2>last year. They've built this roster back up. They've kind

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<v Speaker 2>of gone through a rebuilding phase while still having a

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<v Speaker 2>franchise quarterback. And I think you're seeing Kyler Murray use

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<v Speaker 2>all those weapons in addition to the fact that at

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<v Speaker 2>any given time he can take off and be a

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<v Speaker 2>real threat with his legs too. Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, we've talked about how this Packers offense has

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<v Speaker 1>certainly been among the league leaders in explosive plays and whatnot.

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<v Speaker 1>This Cardinals offense with Kyler Murray with Marvin Harrison Junior,

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<v Speaker 1>is explosive in its own right. I mean, Harrison is

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<v Speaker 1>averaging sixteen point four yards per catch, which is a

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<v Speaker 1>pretty big number. He also has four touchdown receptions. Kyler

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<v Speaker 1>Murray has thrown seven touchdown passes. Four of them have

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<v Speaker 1>gone to the rookie Harrison Murray himself. Whether it's via

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<v Speaker 1>scrambling or the designed running plays, the zone read those

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<v Speaker 1>kinds of things. He's averaging ten point seven yards per rush.

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<v Speaker 1>Which is why their team average rushing the ball is

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<v Speaker 1>five and a half per carry. He is a big

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<v Speaker 1>factor in that. Taking nothing away from James Connor, who

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<v Speaker 1>I believe is a very underrated running back in this league.

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<v Speaker 1>He's a classic power back and he can really give

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<v Speaker 1>you problems. But Murray is the guy you're so focused

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<v Speaker 1>on here because all you have to do is look

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<v Speaker 1>at the highlights from last week against the Niners. He

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<v Speaker 1>runs a simple zone read play, pulls the ball, keeps himself,

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<v Speaker 1>takes it to the right, and by the time he

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<v Speaker 1>got to the forty yard line, he was sticking his

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<v Speaker 1>arm up in the air. No one he was going

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<v Speaker 1>to score fifty yard touchdown and he knew it at

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<v Speaker 1>the forty yard line nobody was going to catch him. Right.

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<v Speaker 2>So this.

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<v Speaker 1>Is a dangerous individual quarterbacking, I believe, a dangerous offense.

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<v Speaker 2>If I may also interject with James Connor, why I

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<v Speaker 2>love him so much as he's just to me, he's

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<v Speaker 2>the throwback, right, He's almost kind of reminds me like

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<v Speaker 2>of the Edgar Bennett, you know, Dorsey Levins type back. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>this year, I think as long as carry's like twenty

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<v Speaker 2>two yards, but he's so dang consistent and you know,

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<v Speaker 2>other than you know, some setbacks that he was able

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<v Speaker 2>to work past early in his career and a health perspective.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, this guy has been just steady as they go, consistent,

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<v Speaker 2>and when you look at at Kyler Murray and where

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<v Speaker 2>he's been successful in the past, it's when he's had

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<v Speaker 2>a running back that he can play off of and

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<v Speaker 2>somebody that can kind of compliment his strengths too as

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<v Speaker 2>a runner. And it kind of goes back to what

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<v Speaker 2>we saw in week one where when you had Jalen

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<v Speaker 2>Hurts in the contrast there with a Saquon Barkley type. So, yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>packers have to be aware of all of it. But

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<v Speaker 2>one of the questions I took from Insider Inbox this

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<v Speaker 2>week because people were asking, like, Okay, well, does this

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<v Speaker 2>mean we're gonna have to get back to the really

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<v Speaker 2>conservative pass rush approach and not letting him escape. That

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<v Speaker 2>is true, you can't let him run over you, but

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<v Speaker 2>Kyler Murray, despite not being the world's tallest quarterback, can

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<v Speaker 2>also really thread you apart from the pocket. Yeah, he's

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<v Speaker 2>a very versatile and dynamic player, and I think that's

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<v Speaker 2>why this is a huge supreme test for them, and

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<v Speaker 2>also why when the draft came around last year, it

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<v Speaker 2>was one of the most obvious things that if Marvin

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<v Speaker 2>Harrison Junior was there for the Cardinals, that they were

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<v Speaker 2>going to take him because that was sort of the

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<v Speaker 2>big play target this offense was really looking for. Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>Well again, on the defensive side for this team, you're

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<v Speaker 1>not talking about a whole lot of household names though.

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<v Speaker 1>Buddha Baker, the safety, is the guy that everybody talks about.

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<v Speaker 2>Blackle's already. By the way, how many fifty two? Wow,

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<v Speaker 2>that's ten tackles a game, brought.

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<v Speaker 1>Ten tackles a game for five games. This defense. It's

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<v Speaker 1>really interesting West because, as we've mentioned a couple times,

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<v Speaker 1>they got blown out at home by Washington. The Commanders

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<v Speaker 1>put up forty two points in that game. But the

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<v Speaker 1>Cardinals come back the following week and not only was

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<v Speaker 1>it a second half shutout against the San Francisco forty

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<v Speaker 1>nine ers on the road, but the forty nine ers

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<v Speaker 1>scored one of their scored seven of their points off

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<v Speaker 1>a blocked field goal. Arizona's defense gave up only sixteen

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<v Speaker 1>points to the San Francisco forty nine ers. That is

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<v Speaker 1>something to pay attention to again, that is that that's

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<v Speaker 1>the type of thing that can that can change a

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<v Speaker 1>team season, that can that can get things going in

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<v Speaker 1>the right direction. So even though you know, I believe

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<v Speaker 1>their leading SAT guy has three sacks, you know nothing

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<v Speaker 1>Dennis Gardeck is that that's the name Gotch a.

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<v Speaker 2>Former college free agent I think like six years ago.

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<v Speaker 1>So yeah, obviously not again, like I say, not a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of household names on this defense, but this is

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<v Speaker 1>a unit that's starting to get things together and they

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<v Speaker 1>were able to pull out the victory against the forty

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<v Speaker 1>nine ers Life last week by getting takeaways on San

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<v Speaker 1>Francisco's final two possessions. The Niners were in position to

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<v Speaker 1>put that game away in down inside the red zone

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<v Speaker 1>inside the ten yard line, and the Cardinals force to fumble,

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<v Speaker 1>recovered it and then we're able to score the go

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<v Speaker 1>ahead points. And then they got a deflection and interception

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<v Speaker 1>of Brock Purty on San Francisco's final drive. So two

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<v Speaker 1>takeaways on the last two drives, they get a big

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<v Speaker 1>road victory. Packers on balance have done a pretty good

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<v Speaker 1>job protecting the football this year. You definitely need to

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<v Speaker 1>continue that against these guys on Sun.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, and also on the other side of things, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>Zavier McKinney trying to get six in a row off

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<v Speaker 2>of Kyler Murray, who's only thrown two picks. Yeah, through

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<v Speaker 2>the first five games. So yeah. I mean, we could

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<v Speaker 2>sit up here every week and talk about how turnovers

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<v Speaker 2>are going to be a huge factor in the game.

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<v Speaker 2>They always are. But again, I think from when listening

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<v Speaker 2>to Jordan Love talk about it and some of the

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<v Speaker 2>maybe the mental errors, maybe some of the things he

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<v Speaker 2>got downgraded on from that game last week, correcting those

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<v Speaker 2>and being able to get on in a run like

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<v Speaker 2>he did at the second half of last season where

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<v Speaker 2>he had one interception over his last six regular season games,

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<v Speaker 2>whatever it was, that's going to be really critical in

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<v Speaker 2>this one. The Cardinals in a lot of ways are

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<v Speaker 2>going to kind of threaten you. They aren't going to

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<v Speaker 2>give you as many versatile looks as what Minnesota did,

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<v Speaker 2>but in terms of their playmakers, it's going to come

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<v Speaker 2>from everywhere. The other thing to keep in mind too,

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<v Speaker 2>I wrote about this week with Max and bow Melton,

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<v Speaker 2>the two brothers playing each other now in this game.

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<v Speaker 2>Max's snaps had been rising steadily over the last month,

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<v Speaker 2>in his first season, second round pick. He much like

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<v Speaker 2>Eddrian Cooper with the Packers, getting kind of integrated and

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<v Speaker 2>comfortable with this defense. Max has been doing the same

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<v Speaker 2>thing with the Cardinals as well. So thirty two snaps

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<v Speaker 2>last week for him played half the snaps. Very interesting

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<v Speaker 2>to see what those subpackages look like. Is he's kind

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<v Speaker 2>of been rising up that depth chart as well.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, absolutely, And I want to ask you about that

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<v Speaker 1>the Melton brothers story that is on Packers dot com.

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<v Speaker 1>It just went up shortly before we turned the cameras

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<v Speaker 1>on here this morning. Max Melton Bo Melton Bo is

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<v Speaker 1>the older brother of the two, both draft picks and

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<v Speaker 1>now going to be playing against one another on the

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<v Speaker 1>same field, possibly lining up across from one another. Right

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<v Speaker 1>one's cornerback, one's a receiver. Just tell the audience kind

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<v Speaker 1>of what was your favorite part of putting this piece together,

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<v Speaker 1>and do be sure to check it out on our website.

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<v Speaker 2>So many cool parts about this. I think the neatest

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<v Speaker 2>thing was the fact that both of his parents, Bo

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<v Speaker 2>and Max's parents they went to Rutgers and as it

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<v Speaker 2>coincidentally turned out, his dad, Gary Senior, ended up playing

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<v Speaker 2>for Greg Ciano two and Schiano is just at a

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<v Speaker 2>graduate assistant there now he's in his second tenure as

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<v Speaker 2>their head coach. His mom was a you know, a

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<v Speaker 2>basketball player for a very successful Rutgers women's basketball program

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<v Speaker 2>during her time there. And the thing I loved most

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<v Speaker 2>about it was the fact that they embraced those roots,

0:12:57.120 --> 0:12:59.800
<v Speaker 2>both Max and bo did. It took their own process

0:12:59.840 --> 0:13:01.880
<v Speaker 2>to end up going to Rutgers, but they accepted that.

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<v Speaker 2>And Bo again didn't commit to Rutgers when they were

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<v Speaker 2>at the peak of their powers with Shiano. I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>they were coming off a four win season in which

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<v Speaker 2>Kyle Flood got fired and then the first year as

0:13:11.240 --> 0:13:13.320
<v Speaker 2>Bo is a senior in high school, they win two

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<v Speaker 2>games with Chris ash But yet he stayed true to

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<v Speaker 2>that program, stayed true to himself, even wrote a letter

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<v Speaker 2>to his parents when he made the decision to commit

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<v Speaker 2>to Rutgers, telling him I'm going to Rutgers for you guys.

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<v Speaker 2>I want to continue our family's legacy. And then Max

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<v Speaker 2>ended up doing the same exact thing. So, seeing the

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<v Speaker 2>tight knit nature of their family, three brothers that all

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<v Speaker 2>went and played Division one football, their oldest brother, Gary

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<v Speaker 2>Paul Junior, he ended up going to Delaware State. They're

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<v Speaker 2>all going to be in attendance. Gary Senior and their

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<v Speaker 2>mom also got these really cool custom made jerseys. They

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<v Speaker 2>didn't want to do the thing where you just slice

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<v Speaker 2>the jersey in half and sew it. They did a

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<v Speaker 2>thing where they kind of like hemmed it where it's

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<v Speaker 2>they split two jerseys, but one is Bo's number eighty

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<v Speaker 2>on the back and the other one is Max's number sixteen.

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<v Speaker 2>I should say eighty on the front, Max's sixteen on

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<v Speaker 2>the back, and they flip that and they'll both wear

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<v Speaker 2>those jerseys for the game. So very special family, very

0:14:05.880 --> 0:14:08.760
<v Speaker 2>hard working family. And the fact that, as as Gary

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<v Speaker 2>Senior said, they could have never envisioned a scenario in

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<v Speaker 2>which their kids were playing in the National Football League,

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<v Speaker 2>let alone both of them at the same time. We'll

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<v Speaker 2>have to see their Their older brother is keeping his

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<v Speaker 2>fingers crossed that they're gonna end up lining up against

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<v Speaker 2>each other. He said, I didn't put this in the story,

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<v Speaker 2>but he's like, hey, if they want to tell Max, hey,

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<v Speaker 2>when when your brother's on the field, you just follow

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<v Speaker 2>him wherever he goes. He would love that they both

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<v Speaker 2>also play special teams, so it will be curious That's.

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<v Speaker 1>What I was going to ask. Is there a chance

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<v Speaker 1>with maybe with Bo being a flyer on the punt team,

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<v Speaker 1>and then would Max potentially line up across from him

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<v Speaker 1>as the you know, as the blocker of the flyer

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<v Speaker 1>on the outside on punt play.

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<v Speaker 2>So if you go off the film, they actually line

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<v Speaker 2>up typically on opposite side.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh okay.

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<v Speaker 2>So Bo didn't want to get into the strategy or

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<v Speaker 2>the scheme of this, but is there a chance that

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<v Speaker 2>rich Bassacia or the staff over at the Cardinals would

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<v Speaker 2>maybe flip them over to give them some jammer and

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<v Speaker 2>flyer opportunities against each other potentially, But more than anything,

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<v Speaker 2>both of those guys and Bo had had a great

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<v Speaker 2>quote in the story too, saying that when his brother

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<v Speaker 2>went to Rutgers, that was enough for him. If it

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<v Speaker 2>would have all ended there for both of them, or

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<v Speaker 2>at least for Bo, he would have been happy the

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<v Speaker 2>fact that he got to play one year high school

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<v Speaker 2>ball with his younger brother two years because of COVID

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<v Speaker 2>with them at Rutgers. He would have been totally satisfied

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<v Speaker 2>the fact that they were with each other on draft

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<v Speaker 2>night for both of the times that they got picked

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<v Speaker 2>and bow in the seventh round and twenty twenty two.

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<v Speaker 2>Max obviously is the forty third pick. This past April,

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<v Speaker 2>they knew right away that this game was on the horizon.

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<v Speaker 2>They knew the Packers and Cardinals were going to play

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<v Speaker 2>each other. So to be able to carry their family's

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<v Speaker 2>name into that, there's a huge sense of pride that

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<v Speaker 2>goes along with that. In addition to the fact, I

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<v Speaker 2>think there's going to be a lot of Milton family

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<v Speaker 2>members bawling up in the stands watching their two sons

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<v Speaker 2>and watching those two kids go at it.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, if they do line up across from one another,

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<v Speaker 1>whether it be on a punt or perhaps on a

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<v Speaker 1>Packers offensive play from scrimmage, that would make a family

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<v Speaker 1>photo for the ages, right, I mean that would that

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<v Speaker 1>would be that would be an all timer, right.

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<v Speaker 2>Gary said, that's all he wants. He'll be balling, he'll

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<v Speaker 2>be crying everything he gets that we were I was

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<v Speaker 2>sitting there with Bill Rabier at Bo's locker, just kind

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<v Speaker 2>of following up with him on on Wednesday, and we

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<v Speaker 2>so we got the dig brothers. We're the only ones

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<v Speaker 2>that I could think of. I don't know if there's

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<v Speaker 2>any other, but it's it's not exactly something you can

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<v Speaker 2>just ask Elias, like, Okay, what brothers played against each

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<v Speaker 2>other in terms of the contrasting positions offensive lineman, defensive linement,

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<v Speaker 2>what have you? I came up with Stefan and Trayvon Diggs,

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<v Speaker 2>But I mean otherwise I can't think of early any.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, that's that's the only one that really.

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<v Speaker 2>You have the mccordy's, you have the Kelsey's, you have

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<v Speaker 2>all these people, but.

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<v Speaker 1>You have the various kickers. You know, yeah, there have

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<v Speaker 1>been you know, brothers of kickers on different teams. But

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<v Speaker 1>but yeah, in terms of actually lining up, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>on at competing positions on the field at the same time,

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<v Speaker 1>it's incredibly rare.

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<v Speaker 2>And Gary Junior had said too, He's like, that's the

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<v Speaker 2>cool thing about is like, my brothers play the antithesis

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<v Speaker 2>of each other as far as their positions are concerned.

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<v Speaker 2>So while you know Travis Kelsey and Jason Kelsey's talks

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<v Speaker 2>about well, I just cheer for the offense, Vicky's gonna

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<v Speaker 2>have some decisions to make and how things are going

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<v Speaker 2>to play out on Sunday.

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<v Speaker 1>There you go, Well, I want to get to our

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<v Speaker 1>I forgot to mention when we were talking about their offense,

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<v Speaker 1>they have lost one of their starting offensive linemen, Andez

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<v Speaker 1>is out for the season.

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<v Speaker 2>Do you know who he was? Do you know who

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<v Speaker 2>Will Hernandez is?

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<v Speaker 1>I vaguely recall he was Aaron Jones's guard at that

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<v Speaker 1>Texas at UTEPS. I knew there was something in the

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<v Speaker 1>back of my mind that I knew something about Will

0:17:53.760 --> 0:17:57.080
<v Speaker 1>Hernandez and and you've got it, that's the one. So

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<v Speaker 1>the Cardinals will be plugging in a new guard in

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<v Speaker 1>this game, so we'll see how perhaps that impacts their

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<v Speaker 1>offensive line. But keys to victory what jumps out at

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<v Speaker 1>you the top of your list for this one? For

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<v Speaker 1>the Packers to leave lambeau Field Sunday afternoon at four

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<v Speaker 1>and two.

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<v Speaker 2>Packers got to run the football. Arizona is another team

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<v Speaker 2>here that has kind of struggled to stop the run

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<v Speaker 2>so far this season, twenty eighth in rushing yards, I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>twentieth in yards per carry, but.

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<v Speaker 1>I think it's about one hundred and fifty a game, yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>around there that they're allowing.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, it's actually yeah, so yeah. I mean, I think

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<v Speaker 2>you got to get Josh Shacobs established in this thing,

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<v Speaker 2>and they kind of trying to find some hard yards

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<v Speaker 2>last week. They eventually got them, But I mean, I

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<v Speaker 2>think that's going to be a big thing being able

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<v Speaker 2>to let me put it this way, the better that

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<v Speaker 2>you run the football, I think, the less chances that

0:18:46.280 --> 0:18:48.400
<v Speaker 2>Jordan Love has to take with throwing the ball. That's

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<v Speaker 2>sort of been the last year and a half kind

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<v Speaker 2>of the standard. It feels like when that's a good

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<v Speaker 2>way to put all Jordan protects the ball, well, so

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<v Speaker 2>you want to do that. And then also the fact

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<v Speaker 2>is they have not been good on third down. And

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<v Speaker 2>if you think about it in terms of I'm speaking

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<v Speaker 2>of the defense of Arizona Cardinals, it makes sense because

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<v Speaker 2>when you're giving up yards like that, you're getting into

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<v Speaker 2>more favorable second and medium, third and short situations, and

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<v Speaker 2>I steel like that's one area where the Packers again

0:19:14.160 --> 0:19:16.000
<v Speaker 2>needed to do better. Last week. They had to go

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<v Speaker 2>a bulk of that game without a third down conversion.

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<v Speaker 2>This one, I think got to come out really set

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<v Speaker 2>that early.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, and I agree. I agree with you one hundred percent.

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<v Speaker 1>With regard to the running game. You know, the Packers

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<v Speaker 1>were facing the worst rush defense in the league last

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<v Speaker 1>week in the Rams, but the Rams kind of loaded

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<v Speaker 1>up to stop the run. They didn't play, they didn't

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<v Speaker 1>play two safeties back. They didn't play I mean Matt

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<v Speaker 1>Lafleur estimated they played maybe ten snaps of two shell

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<v Speaker 1>They were bringing extra safety down. They were not going

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<v Speaker 1>to let the Packers run the ball the way some

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<v Speaker 1>other opponents had run the ball against them. And unfortunately

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<v Speaker 1>then it it took a while. It really kind of

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<v Speaker 1>took probably that last drive of the first half quite frankly,

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<v Speaker 1>before Jordan Love found his rhythm and got things going

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<v Speaker 1>in the passing game. If the Cardinals are going to

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<v Speaker 1>load up to stop the run, I don't know if

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<v Speaker 1>they will, but the Packers need to find that efficiency

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<v Speaker 1>in the passing game early, because you don't just run

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<v Speaker 1>the ball to run it into a brick wall. If

0:20:06.760 --> 0:20:09.120
<v Speaker 1>a team is loaded up, if they're playing single high

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<v Speaker 1>safety and it's lots of one on ones on the outside,

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<v Speaker 1>that's an invitation to throw the football, and you have

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<v Speaker 1>to find completions. You have to find consistency and efficiency

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<v Speaker 1>in that regard. The other thing for me that this

0:20:20.200 --> 0:20:23.480
<v Speaker 1>game comes down to is simply the explosive plays. I

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<v Speaker 1>think the Packers are gonna have their chances to make some,

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<v Speaker 1>as they have every week so far this season against

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<v Speaker 1>this particular defense. But this is about limiting the explosive

0:20:33.240 --> 0:20:35.359
<v Speaker 1>plays that the Cardinals might be able to make. Whether

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<v Speaker 1>it's Kyler Murray on the zone read or on a

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<v Speaker 1>scramble where he's buying time and extending the play, or

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<v Speaker 1>Marvin Harrison Junior doing things down the field. You have

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<v Speaker 1>to limit the explosive plays. You have to really make

0:20:47.440 --> 0:20:51.000
<v Speaker 1>the Cardinals earn everything they're gonna get, make them go

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<v Speaker 1>the long way to score and perhaps then a mistake

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<v Speaker 1>happens along the way and they don't get the point

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<v Speaker 1>production they're looking for. If the Cardinals, if the Cardinals start,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, hitting the Packers with explosives. This could turn

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<v Speaker 1>into a rough day for the defense.

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<v Speaker 2>P Fie. I think it's also a really important game with

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<v Speaker 2>Xavier McKinney and whatever they decide to do at the

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<v Speaker 2>other safety position, if that ends up being Evan Williams again,

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<v Speaker 2>or you know, Alexander comes back, what the domino effect

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<v Speaker 2>of that is on the rest of the secondary. But

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<v Speaker 2>specifically looking at Xavier, he was mentioning last week with

0:21:21.440 --> 0:21:23.960
<v Speaker 2>Matthew Stafford looking him off, that was about the most

0:21:24.000 --> 0:21:26.359
<v Speaker 2>that that's happened to him so far this season. People

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<v Speaker 2>just don't want to go with the ball with where

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<v Speaker 2>he is right now. And I feel like when you

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<v Speaker 2>look at Marvin Harrison Junior in the big place, he

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<v Speaker 2>making and he can do it after the catch too.

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<v Speaker 2>But the benefit of having someone like x back there

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<v Speaker 2>is that that's what challenges the quarterback when in terms

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<v Speaker 2>of wanting to threaten the top of a secondary, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>the ceiling of a secondary, and every single time that

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<v Speaker 2>ball has aired out, just with his quickness, with his

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<v Speaker 2>instincts and just his football iqback there, it seems like

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<v Speaker 2>Xavier always puts himself in a position to make a

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<v Speaker 2>play on that if not intercepting it breaking it up

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<v Speaker 2>like he did late in that game last week as well.

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<v Speaker 2>So this is a great game to have a player

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<v Speaker 2>like Zabra McKinney on the back end. But at the

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<v Speaker 2>same time, if you do rupture, if Marvin Harrison Junior

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<v Speaker 2>does get one on you, I think the big key

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<v Speaker 2>is looking at some of these games these last few weeks,

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<v Speaker 2>is you can't let them do it again. You have

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<v Speaker 2>to be able to rebound from that, because otherwise it

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<v Speaker 2>can be a really long afternoon for your defense.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, for sure. Looking around the rest of the league.

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<v Speaker 1>At week six, quickly before we go the NFC North

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<v Speaker 1>leaders the Minnesota Vikings at five and oh they are

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<v Speaker 1>on their bye week. The Detroit Lions are back from

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<v Speaker 1>there by they are three to one. They head to

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<v Speaker 1>Dallas to take on the Cowboys. Dallas coming off of

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<v Speaker 1>a very gritty, hard fought, bad weather, late night victory

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<v Speaker 1>at Pittsburgh with the late touchdown there. And I'll just

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<v Speaker 1>say this, it would not surprise me in the slightest

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<v Speaker 1>if the Detroit Lions go back into Dallas and run

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<v Speaker 1>another tackle eligible play by the goal line right possible.

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<v Speaker 1>Dan camp is gonna is gonna put that in and

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<v Speaker 1>and uh and they're gonna do They're gonna do it again.

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<v Speaker 1>Maybe not. I don't know.

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<v Speaker 2>Dan Campbell's you just had to say he's gonna option

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<v Speaker 2>out the quarterback and he'll have the offensive one and

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<v Speaker 2>take the snap this time as well. There we go,

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<v Speaker 2>riverboat Dan.

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<v Speaker 1>A couple other A couple other interesting games though. Actually

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<v Speaker 1>Thursday night football San Francisco is at Seattle. Suddenly the

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<v Speaker 1>Seahawks had started three and oh, they're now three and two.

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<v Speaker 1>The forty nine Ers, the defending obviously NFC champions Super

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<v Speaker 1>Bowl participants last year. They are two and three, looking

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<v Speaker 1>to avoid going to UH to two and four. Very

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<v Speaker 1>interesting game on on Thursday night the Chicago Bears looking

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<v Speaker 1>to get to four and two. They have the Jacksonville

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<v Speaker 1>Jaguars in London early on Sunday morning. Your thoughts on

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<v Speaker 1>any of those games?

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<v Speaker 2>Did forty nine ers run this thing? Two ways? They

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<v Speaker 2>either make it, they threaten the World Championship, they threaten

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<v Speaker 2>a Super Bowl, or everyone just gets hurt the same year.

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<v Speaker 2>Like it's the weirdest thing. It's like some teams rebuild

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<v Speaker 2>the like the nine have to unfortunately like heal like

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<v Speaker 2>it's just again, I was saying to my buddy this

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<v Speaker 2>morning on my Jake Moody got hurt. Yeah, Like it's

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<v Speaker 2>like like.

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<v Speaker 1>When you tell me I had to sign a kicker.

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<v Speaker 2>Now, when you talk about like bad luck and misfortune,

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, I understand people always perseverate on the Packers

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<v Speaker 2>and what their injury situation is looking Like I tell

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<v Speaker 2>you what, every three years or so, the forty nine

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<v Speaker 2>ers just get hit with all of it and and

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<v Speaker 2>we'll have to see how they respond. They'd done okay

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<v Speaker 2>up until you know, these last few weeks, but it's

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<v Speaker 2>a lot to take onto the ship Washington. Doing the

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<v Speaker 2>short trip to Baltimore is my probably game of the week.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm just so excited to see how, you know, Daniels

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<v Speaker 2>and everything he's accomplishing so far. Baltimore has kind of

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<v Speaker 2>battled itself back as well.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, that was an zero to two start for the Ravens,

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<v Speaker 1>and they've gotten things rolling in the right direction.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah. So I think Daniel's going up against that crew

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<v Speaker 2>is going to be really really interesting to watch and

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<v Speaker 2>seeing if he can continue the street. Because I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>right now, at this point in time, I think we

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<v Speaker 2>all would agree we're looking at the offense, a player,

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<v Speaker 2>a rookie the year at this point.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, especially one week after Joe Burrow just threw five

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<v Speaker 1>touchdown passes against that Ravens defense, and now that Ravens

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<v Speaker 1>defense has to deal with Jayden Daniels.

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<v Speaker 2>Yea Ravens, that's been a Yeah. They took a lot

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<v Speaker 2>of hits with their personnel, a lot of hits with

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<v Speaker 2>their coaching staff, and it's been a harder road ahead

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<v Speaker 2>this year. Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>I think so Monday Night Football as well. Two teams

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<v Speaker 1>in the AFC East that are about as desperate for

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<v Speaker 1>a victory as it gets. The Buffalo Bills coming off

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<v Speaker 1>of losing at the Horn a fifty nine yard field

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<v Speaker 1>goal by the Houston Texans and of the walk off variety.

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<v Speaker 1>So the Bills lose a crusher there. And then the Jets,

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<v Speaker 1>of course, now having changed head coaches, changed offensive play callers,

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<v Speaker 1>all kinds of chaos and turmoil at with regard to

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<v Speaker 1>the Jets, and they're playing at home on Monday Night

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<v Speaker 1>Football against the division arrival.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah. And I mean two weeks ago I was talking

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<v Speaker 2>about how Buffalo was the team to me that was

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<v Speaker 2>right at the top of the heat of this league,

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<v Speaker 2>just based on how much everybody had counted them out

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<v Speaker 2>based and how many people had what they had to

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<v Speaker 2>say about Josh Allen and yeah, unfortunately you lose a

0:26:04.320 --> 0:26:06.119
<v Speaker 2>couple tight ones and this is where you sit when

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<v Speaker 2>you're at three and two. So yeah, it'll be a

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<v Speaker 2>big challenge for them. Very interesting to see how the

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<v Speaker 2>Jets respond. You know, there's those things go one of

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<v Speaker 2>two ways. Either you rally after coach gets fired in

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<v Speaker 2>that next week, or sometimes you get walloped.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, exactly. Either either there's a there's a galvanizing that

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<v Speaker 1>goes on, or there's more of a more of a

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<v Speaker 1>splintering and falling. Yeah, that's it goes on, and everybody's

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<v Speaker 1>going to be watching the Jets, uh to see what

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<v Speaker 1>happens there. So with that we'll call it a rap

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<v Speaker 1>for Wes, I am Mike, thank you for tuning in. Everybody.

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