1 00:00:06,519 --> 00:00:09,719 Speaker 1: Hi, everybody. Welcome to another edition of Packers Unscripted from 2 00:00:09,720 --> 00:00:13,280 Speaker 1: Packers dot Com. I am Mike Spafford, joined as always 3 00:00:13,280 --> 00:00:15,600 Speaker 1: by my trusted colleague West Hodkoitz. We're coming to you 4 00:00:15,680 --> 00:00:19,800 Speaker 1: here from our studios at lambeau Field to discuss weston. 5 00:00:20,560 --> 00:00:23,320 Speaker 1: A big victory for the green Bay Packers. Twenty eight 6 00:00:23,360 --> 00:00:25,880 Speaker 1: to twenty one was the final score over the Chicago 7 00:00:25,920 --> 00:00:30,479 Speaker 1: Bears at lambeau Field late on Sunday afternoon into the evening. 8 00:00:31,440 --> 00:00:34,800 Speaker 1: Turned into a real back and forth second half, and 9 00:00:35,800 --> 00:00:38,560 Speaker 1: none other than mister Keishawn Nixon had the last word 10 00:00:38,600 --> 00:00:39,120 Speaker 1: in this one. 11 00:00:39,440 --> 00:00:42,080 Speaker 2: It's an excellent way to intro it, Michael, And it 12 00:00:42,120 --> 00:00:44,120 Speaker 2: was funny. I was thinking as I was walking in 13 00:00:44,159 --> 00:00:47,680 Speaker 2: here this morning, Boy, have the networks got their money's 14 00:00:47,680 --> 00:00:50,000 Speaker 2: worth with Green Bay Packers football season? Right? 15 00:00:50,080 --> 00:00:51,159 Speaker 1: I mean there is. 16 00:00:51,280 --> 00:00:52,760 Speaker 2: I don't know if there's been a boring one in 17 00:00:52,800 --> 00:00:55,480 Speaker 2: the bunch so far, maybe the Minnesota game, but each 18 00:00:55,520 --> 00:00:57,360 Speaker 2: one of these that Green Bay has played has kind 19 00:00:57,360 --> 00:00:59,760 Speaker 2: of come down to that last drive, that last you 20 00:00:59,800 --> 00:01:03,680 Speaker 2: know play. And in Keishawn Nixon's case, obviously the story 21 00:01:03,680 --> 00:01:06,360 Speaker 2: of his game was you know, you look early on 22 00:01:06,640 --> 00:01:09,280 Speaker 2: he has the illegal hands of the face penalty. He 23 00:01:09,360 --> 00:01:13,160 Speaker 2: has the scuffle with Luther Burden where he actually has 24 00:01:13,240 --> 00:01:16,039 Speaker 2: like I'm just telling you what I'm seeing on the film, yep, 25 00:01:16,160 --> 00:01:20,319 Speaker 2: Burden puts his hand on Keishawn's throat. Keishawn reacts very 26 00:01:20,319 --> 00:01:23,039 Speaker 2: poorly to that, as I think most people would. I know, 27 00:01:23,120 --> 00:01:25,399 Speaker 2: I would. You know, we all try to be the 28 00:01:25,400 --> 00:01:29,440 Speaker 2: best human possible. But in the spirit of competition, sometimes 29 00:01:29,480 --> 00:01:34,080 Speaker 2: the the uh you know that stuff comes out bears 30 00:01:34,160 --> 00:01:35,760 Speaker 2: end up getting some points off that drive. But then 31 00:01:35,840 --> 00:01:38,119 Speaker 2: you see him in the way he rallied late, and 32 00:01:38,200 --> 00:01:41,920 Speaker 2: I thought the biggest key to his game, No pun Intended, 33 00:01:42,040 --> 00:01:45,640 Speaker 2: is the the ability to always push forward and not 34 00:01:45,760 --> 00:01:48,720 Speaker 2: let adversity set him back. I mean, I think the 35 00:01:48,800 --> 00:01:52,400 Speaker 2: two strongest attributes in Keishawn Nixon's game are his physicality 36 00:01:52,440 --> 00:01:53,880 Speaker 2: and the way he plays. I think he's one of 37 00:01:53,880 --> 00:01:57,960 Speaker 2: the best tackling cornerbacks I've covered personally. And also he 38 00:01:58,120 --> 00:02:00,760 Speaker 2: is the very definition of wiping the slate clean, forgetting 39 00:02:00,760 --> 00:02:02,600 Speaker 2: about what just happened and moving on to the next play, 40 00:02:03,200 --> 00:02:05,760 Speaker 2: and for him to play with his instincts on that 41 00:02:05,800 --> 00:02:09,400 Speaker 2: fourth and one where Evan Williams took ownership for the play, afterwards, 42 00:02:09,440 --> 00:02:11,800 Speaker 2: he said he was the one responsible for cole comet. 43 00:02:11,840 --> 00:02:13,880 Speaker 2: He lets him leak out into the end zone, a 44 00:02:13,960 --> 00:02:17,280 Speaker 2: play that the Philadelphia Eagles ran successfully against Philadelphia a 45 00:02:17,320 --> 00:02:23,000 Speaker 2: week earlier, the Chicago ran successfully a week earlier. Keyshawn 46 00:02:23,040 --> 00:02:25,920 Speaker 2: Nixon covers it up and makes an unreal play on 47 00:02:25,960 --> 00:02:28,959 Speaker 2: the ball to end another hotly contested down to the 48 00:02:29,000 --> 00:02:31,400 Speaker 2: wire game. And Michael, it's funny. For the last month, 49 00:02:31,440 --> 00:02:33,440 Speaker 2: it feels like I've been walking in here on these 50 00:02:33,480 --> 00:02:37,000 Speaker 2: Tuesdays talking about how these really were must win situations 51 00:02:37,000 --> 00:02:40,240 Speaker 2: for Green Bay and this I think takes the cake, 52 00:02:40,639 --> 00:02:43,320 Speaker 2: being able to knock off the Chicago Bears to move 53 00:02:43,320 --> 00:02:45,720 Speaker 2: into first place by half a game in the NFC North, 54 00:02:46,200 --> 00:02:48,360 Speaker 2: and again, a lot of football left to be played, 55 00:02:48,360 --> 00:02:50,280 Speaker 2: but you could tell the emotions that were involved of 56 00:02:50,320 --> 00:02:51,200 Speaker 2: being able to get this one. 57 00:02:51,280 --> 00:02:52,919 Speaker 1: Yeah, no doubt about it. It was a big one, 58 00:02:52,960 --> 00:02:55,440 Speaker 1: I think. I said after the Thanksgiving win in Detroit 59 00:02:55,560 --> 00:02:58,079 Speaker 1: that was the Packers' biggest win to date on the season, 60 00:02:58,120 --> 00:03:01,320 Speaker 1: and then this one was even bigger. Took another another 61 00:03:01,360 --> 00:03:03,560 Speaker 1: step forward, as you said, It moved the Packers back 62 00:03:03,600 --> 00:03:06,680 Speaker 1: into first place in the NFC North, a half game 63 00:03:06,760 --> 00:03:09,280 Speaker 1: ahead of Chicago, and we'll get to more about the 64 00:03:09,600 --> 00:03:13,000 Speaker 1: standings in the NFC playoff picture later on. I like 65 00:03:13,080 --> 00:03:16,400 Speaker 1: what you said, what you said about Kishan and how 66 00:03:17,040 --> 00:03:20,840 Speaker 1: he You know, the old adage with cornerbacks is it's 67 00:03:20,919 --> 00:03:23,440 Speaker 1: the It's the one position in the NFL where you 68 00:03:23,480 --> 00:03:26,480 Speaker 1: have to have the shortest memory, right, And Kishan really 69 00:03:26,520 --> 00:03:31,840 Speaker 1: embodies that. He just he doesn't he doesn't let anything. 70 00:03:31,919 --> 00:03:34,720 Speaker 1: He doesn't let anything bother him. And I'm not and 71 00:03:34,800 --> 00:03:36,600 Speaker 1: that's not really the right way to say it, because 72 00:03:36,600 --> 00:03:39,000 Speaker 1: he's a very emotional guy and you know, you see 73 00:03:39,040 --> 00:03:42,440 Speaker 1: it all out there, but he doesn't let anything that 74 00:03:42,600 --> 00:03:45,920 Speaker 1: happens change his approach to how he plays the game, 75 00:03:46,080 --> 00:03:49,800 Speaker 1: and the Packers are better for it. The personal foul 76 00:03:50,480 --> 00:03:53,320 Speaker 1: in the second quarter was really unfortunate. It was just 77 00:03:53,520 --> 00:03:57,960 Speaker 1: one of many moments where Craig Rolstad's officiating crew was 78 00:03:58,040 --> 00:04:00,680 Speaker 1: not up to the task for a very, very big 79 00:04:00,720 --> 00:04:03,640 Speaker 1: football game late in the season in the NFL. That 80 00:04:03,800 --> 00:04:06,080 Speaker 1: was disappointing. But I don't want to get into all 81 00:04:06,120 --> 00:04:09,760 Speaker 1: that because Keishawn Nixon, Keishawn Nixon made the play and 82 00:04:10,520 --> 00:04:14,840 Speaker 1: you know, we hear all the time defensive backs in particular, 83 00:04:14,960 --> 00:04:17,760 Speaker 1: they talk about how important it is to communicate out 84 00:04:17,760 --> 00:04:20,559 Speaker 1: there on the field, how important it is to play 85 00:04:20,600 --> 00:04:23,760 Speaker 1: together and to know each other. I mean, that was 86 00:04:23,800 --> 00:04:26,839 Speaker 1: the perfect example of it, because Keishawn Nixon on the 87 00:04:26,839 --> 00:04:29,920 Speaker 1: fourth and one in the red zone, he's responsible for 88 00:04:30,040 --> 00:04:32,960 Speaker 1: DJ Moore, who's you know, kind of slicing his way 89 00:04:32,960 --> 00:04:35,920 Speaker 1: through the formation to the other side. But as Kishaan 90 00:04:36,040 --> 00:04:40,280 Speaker 1: is following him, he sees Evan Williams abandon his assignment 91 00:04:40,480 --> 00:04:43,560 Speaker 1: and go to the flat to take I believe it 92 00:04:43,600 --> 00:04:47,320 Speaker 1: was the running back who was over there. And that's 93 00:04:47,440 --> 00:04:50,520 Speaker 1: that's an issue of It's not even necessarily communication because 94 00:04:50,520 --> 00:04:53,600 Speaker 1: they're not talking to each other, but they know the defense, 95 00:04:53,680 --> 00:04:57,840 Speaker 1: they know everybody's responsibilities, and when Kishan saw that, he saw, okay, 96 00:04:57,920 --> 00:05:01,360 Speaker 1: Evan abandoned his responsibility. I gotta make sure this isn't 97 00:05:01,400 --> 00:05:05,440 Speaker 1: a touchdown, right, And it was just it was an incredibly, 98 00:05:06,120 --> 00:05:12,120 Speaker 1: incredibly intelligent heads up play by Nixon to make that 99 00:05:12,160 --> 00:05:15,480 Speaker 1: one save the game for the Packers. I think you 100 00:05:15,520 --> 00:05:18,279 Speaker 1: would agree with me on this, and Ben Johnson happened 101 00:05:18,279 --> 00:05:20,800 Speaker 1: to say so on Monday as well. But in the moment, 102 00:05:21,240 --> 00:05:23,359 Speaker 1: I think we were both watching that final drive for 103 00:05:23,400 --> 00:05:25,960 Speaker 1: the Bears, figuring Okay, if they get a touchdown, they're 104 00:05:25,960 --> 00:05:28,440 Speaker 1: going for two. Ben Johnson is playing win or loss. 105 00:05:28,839 --> 00:05:31,680 Speaker 1: Was not going to play overtime in that game, and 106 00:05:33,160 --> 00:05:35,360 Speaker 1: it was a rough second half of the Packers defense. 107 00:05:35,360 --> 00:05:39,159 Speaker 1: From the standpoint of that Bears running game was controlling 108 00:05:39,160 --> 00:05:41,479 Speaker 1: the clock, not with big runs, but with the four 109 00:05:41,520 --> 00:05:44,040 Speaker 1: and five yard runs that were moving the chains, churning 110 00:05:44,080 --> 00:05:47,400 Speaker 1: the clock, keeping that defense on the field, wearing them out. 111 00:05:47,960 --> 00:05:50,920 Speaker 1: It was a long second half for Green Bay's defense, 112 00:05:51,480 --> 00:05:52,880 Speaker 1: but they made the play when it mattered. 113 00:05:52,960 --> 00:05:55,560 Speaker 2: Yeah, I'm I can't. We're There's a huge game this 114 00:05:55,640 --> 00:05:58,360 Speaker 2: week between the Denver Broncos and the Green Bit Packers, 115 00:05:58,360 --> 00:05:59,840 Speaker 2: So I don't want to get too far ahead of 116 00:05:59,880 --> 00:06:02,120 Speaker 2: my an insider inbox I even said, I'm not going 117 00:06:02,160 --> 00:06:05,799 Speaker 2: to get ahead of myself, but I think that game 118 00:06:05,880 --> 00:06:07,520 Speaker 2: at Soldier Field in two weeks is going to be 119 00:06:07,520 --> 00:06:09,360 Speaker 2: the most challenging Green Bay's probably going to play in 120 00:06:09,360 --> 00:06:12,520 Speaker 2: the regular season. One. The Bears haven't lost at home yet. 121 00:06:12,680 --> 00:06:16,680 Speaker 2: But two, I think Ben Johnson got lost in the 122 00:06:16,720 --> 00:06:18,560 Speaker 2: sauce a little bit in this game. I think he 123 00:06:18,600 --> 00:06:20,919 Speaker 2: got way too cute with some of his play calls 124 00:06:20,920 --> 00:06:24,240 Speaker 2: when you look at where they were the most successful. 125 00:06:25,120 --> 00:06:28,720 Speaker 2: It's when they were playing tried and true NFC North football, 126 00:06:28,760 --> 00:06:34,000 Speaker 2: the Chicago Bears, running north and south, getting Caleb Williams 127 00:06:34,040 --> 00:06:36,080 Speaker 2: out of the pocket and letting him extend plays and 128 00:06:36,120 --> 00:06:39,480 Speaker 2: create big plays downfield. That's when the Chicago was at 129 00:06:39,520 --> 00:06:43,240 Speaker 2: its best. Sunday, when they started doing you know, convoluted 130 00:06:43,360 --> 00:06:45,880 Speaker 2: end to rounds to burden. When they started, you know, 131 00:06:45,920 --> 00:06:49,360 Speaker 2: trying to throw in some like kind of tricky concepts, 132 00:06:49,960 --> 00:06:53,080 Speaker 2: that's when it seemed like their drives stalled the most, 133 00:06:53,480 --> 00:06:55,919 Speaker 2: and it was particularly early on. I think there was 134 00:06:55,960 --> 00:06:57,360 Speaker 2: a couple of different things they were trying to do 135 00:06:57,440 --> 00:07:00,760 Speaker 2: that just were not working to Green Bay's benefit. I 136 00:07:00,800 --> 00:07:03,640 Speaker 2: will say this about the defense. For the most part, 137 00:07:03,720 --> 00:07:07,400 Speaker 2: they played to their keys, and particularly in that secondary, 138 00:07:07,480 --> 00:07:10,200 Speaker 2: not allowing a Jamison Williams to kind of break out 139 00:07:10,240 --> 00:07:12,200 Speaker 2: the way he did a week earlier. That sort of 140 00:07:12,240 --> 00:07:15,040 Speaker 2: kept Detroit in the game. The Packers kept everything in 141 00:07:15,040 --> 00:07:17,480 Speaker 2: front of them, and the ultimate in as much as 142 00:07:17,520 --> 00:07:20,280 Speaker 2: Evan Williams will put a lot of this on himself 143 00:07:20,280 --> 00:07:21,680 Speaker 2: in addition to the fact he might have even had 144 00:07:21,680 --> 00:07:25,080 Speaker 2: an interception or force fumble in the first quarter, Yeah, 145 00:07:25,120 --> 00:07:28,400 Speaker 2: but the fact is is that Williams. The play that 146 00:07:28,480 --> 00:07:31,120 Speaker 2: Keisham made was really important because one you're giving up 147 00:07:31,120 --> 00:07:33,600 Speaker 2: the first down even if his guy ends up coming uncovered. 148 00:07:34,320 --> 00:07:39,040 Speaker 2: But Philly got posterized on the touchdown. I think also 149 00:07:39,160 --> 00:07:39,440 Speaker 2: was to. 150 00:07:39,360 --> 00:07:41,760 Speaker 1: Commet, Yes, it was. It was about It was between 151 00:07:41,760 --> 00:07:44,600 Speaker 1: like twenty five to thirty yard touchdown, exact same play 152 00:07:44,640 --> 00:07:47,640 Speaker 1: play action roll to the left and Caleb Williams put 153 00:07:47,640 --> 00:07:50,280 Speaker 1: it out there and Comet was behind the defender and 154 00:07:51,080 --> 00:07:52,400 Speaker 1: got a long touchdown out of it. 155 00:07:52,400 --> 00:07:54,880 Speaker 2: And nobody from the Eagles covered it. This was not 156 00:07:54,960 --> 00:07:56,880 Speaker 2: that case. I think it shows you the depth of 157 00:07:56,880 --> 00:07:59,880 Speaker 2: this defense, the experience of this defense. There's plenty of 158 00:08:00,000 --> 00:08:02,560 Speaker 2: stuff to still clean up. But what you're learning about 159 00:08:02,600 --> 00:08:04,760 Speaker 2: the Packers with the way they performed laid against Detroit, 160 00:08:04,760 --> 00:08:07,400 Speaker 2: the way they performed against Chicago in this game, this 161 00:08:07,600 --> 00:08:10,800 Speaker 2: is a championship caliber defense. They're up to fifth now 162 00:08:10,840 --> 00:08:13,920 Speaker 2: again in total defense too. By the way, the Packers 163 00:08:14,080 --> 00:08:17,680 Speaker 2: have a unit that can play and win multiple different ways, 164 00:08:18,160 --> 00:08:20,360 Speaker 2: and that's why they're suddenly on a four game winning streak. 165 00:08:20,480 --> 00:08:22,800 Speaker 1: Yeah, it's interesting what you said about Ben Johnson because 166 00:08:22,840 --> 00:08:25,880 Speaker 1: I'll put it a little bit different way. I think. 167 00:08:25,960 --> 00:08:30,480 Speaker 1: I think Ben Johnson got spooked by Kyle Manungai getting 168 00:08:30,520 --> 00:08:33,560 Speaker 1: stoned on third and one by kings Leannigbari, because if 169 00:08:33,600 --> 00:08:35,320 Speaker 1: you go back through the play by play, and I 170 00:08:35,400 --> 00:08:39,640 Speaker 1: did this for I believe it was for Monday's Insider Inbox, 171 00:08:41,000 --> 00:08:43,840 Speaker 1: the Bears had not had a handoff to a running 172 00:08:43,880 --> 00:08:49,000 Speaker 1: back gain less than three yards, going back to actually 173 00:08:49,040 --> 00:08:51,439 Speaker 1: the play on which Keishaw Nixon got the personal foul, 174 00:08:51,440 --> 00:08:53,280 Speaker 1: which was when they had stopped the running back for 175 00:08:53,400 --> 00:08:57,640 Speaker 1: a one yard gain, and I think in that moment 176 00:08:57,840 --> 00:09:01,000 Speaker 1: third and one and Johnson just, okay, you know, we've 177 00:09:01,000 --> 00:09:03,120 Speaker 1: been running straight ahead, we've been picking these up, and 178 00:09:03,160 --> 00:09:07,200 Speaker 1: then Anigbari makes the big stop there, stops Manungai for 179 00:09:07,280 --> 00:09:10,440 Speaker 1: like a half yard game, so it's fourth and fourth 180 00:09:10,520 --> 00:09:11,840 Speaker 1: and a half yard, and I think he got a 181 00:09:11,840 --> 00:09:15,040 Speaker 1: little spooked and he just he just even though they 182 00:09:15,080 --> 00:09:18,240 Speaker 1: had done so well running the ball in the traditional way, 183 00:09:18,720 --> 00:09:21,240 Speaker 1: he just didn't quite have that confidence that they were 184 00:09:21,320 --> 00:09:22,679 Speaker 1: going to get it, because, yeah, he had let the 185 00:09:22,679 --> 00:09:25,200 Speaker 1: clock run down, but he still had two timeouts left 186 00:09:25,240 --> 00:09:27,200 Speaker 1: if they get the first down there, he was perfectly 187 00:09:27,200 --> 00:09:29,679 Speaker 1: comfortable where they were with the clock and the timeouts 188 00:09:29,679 --> 00:09:34,439 Speaker 1: and the opportunity to get the touchdown. So hats off 189 00:09:34,480 --> 00:09:39,480 Speaker 1: to Anigbari because the Packers had not had as I 190 00:09:39,559 --> 00:09:42,560 Speaker 1: was just outlining a lot of run stops in that game. 191 00:09:42,760 --> 00:09:44,600 Speaker 1: You know where you really stop a running back cold, 192 00:09:44,640 --> 00:09:46,640 Speaker 1: and he did it on third and one to set 193 00:09:46,720 --> 00:09:47,520 Speaker 1: up the fourth and one. 194 00:09:47,679 --> 00:09:49,360 Speaker 2: Yeah, if I may just to throw on there too. 195 00:09:49,360 --> 00:09:52,840 Speaker 2: About because big year for Kingsley. He's in a contract year, 196 00:09:52,920 --> 00:09:55,199 Speaker 2: no doubt. It was a remarkable fine for them in 197 00:09:55,240 --> 00:09:58,280 Speaker 2: the fifth round. Excuse me three and a half years ago. 198 00:10:00,000 --> 00:10:02,840 Speaker 2: And how he's been able to affect this football team 199 00:10:02,840 --> 00:10:04,560 Speaker 2: in so many different ways. I don't think it's talked 200 00:10:04,559 --> 00:10:07,240 Speaker 2: nearly enough about. And that's on me too. This is 201 00:10:07,240 --> 00:10:09,960 Speaker 2: a guy that is a guard on their punt coverage team. 202 00:10:10,000 --> 00:10:12,720 Speaker 2: I mean he plays in multiple phases for them. In 203 00:10:12,760 --> 00:10:17,720 Speaker 2: addition to he's always been a reliable, durable, rotational edge rusher, 204 00:10:18,080 --> 00:10:19,560 Speaker 2: and I think you've seen him make a lot of 205 00:10:19,600 --> 00:10:21,560 Speaker 2: growth and a lot of strides with his run defense. 206 00:10:21,600 --> 00:10:24,920 Speaker 2: In addition to, when there's an opportunity where Micah Parsons 207 00:10:24,960 --> 00:10:27,640 Speaker 2: is penetrating and he's getting so much attention anddie, Barry 208 00:10:27,679 --> 00:10:29,319 Speaker 2: steps up and ends up getting the only sack of 209 00:10:29,360 --> 00:10:32,320 Speaker 2: this game for Green Bay. He is a very heads 210 00:10:32,360 --> 00:10:34,120 Speaker 2: up player. In addition to the fact that when the 211 00:10:34,120 --> 00:10:36,120 Speaker 2: game was on the line, there the way he slid 212 00:10:36,520 --> 00:10:41,080 Speaker 2: from the right basically defensive end position, moved across the 213 00:10:41,080 --> 00:10:43,240 Speaker 2: line and filled that gap, which I think was almost 214 00:10:43,280 --> 00:10:47,440 Speaker 2: like the right B gap. Remarkable second effort, good eyes, 215 00:10:47,480 --> 00:10:52,040 Speaker 2: and allowing himself to keep the offensive lineman's hands off him. Again, 216 00:10:52,240 --> 00:10:53,720 Speaker 2: I think you're right. I think that was probably the 217 00:10:53,760 --> 00:10:56,960 Speaker 2: most pivotal play in that game that probably didn't garner 218 00:10:57,000 --> 00:10:58,319 Speaker 2: the most headlines afterwards. 219 00:10:58,400 --> 00:11:00,600 Speaker 1: Yeah, yeah, I think so. Well, there's a lot to 220 00:11:00,600 --> 00:11:02,839 Speaker 1: talk about on the offensive side here for Green Bay 221 00:11:02,880 --> 00:11:07,240 Speaker 1: as well, because we saw yet another big time performance 222 00:11:07,280 --> 00:11:13,400 Speaker 1: from Christian Watson. I tell you what, what Jordan Love 223 00:11:13,400 --> 00:11:16,440 Speaker 1: and Christian Watson are doing together is going to make 224 00:11:16,559 --> 00:11:20,760 Speaker 1: every single opponent the rest of the way wonder whether 225 00:11:20,880 --> 00:11:25,640 Speaker 1: they really want to blitz Jordan Love, because because if 226 00:11:25,679 --> 00:11:28,520 Speaker 1: you blitz and you're compromising your coverage in the back end, 227 00:11:28,600 --> 00:11:30,240 Speaker 1: that means you got to go man to man, you 228 00:11:30,320 --> 00:11:34,000 Speaker 1: gotta single up. And Christian Watson singled up is a 229 00:11:34,040 --> 00:11:38,360 Speaker 1: mismatch in this league, and he burned CJ. Gardner, Johnson 230 00:11:38,800 --> 00:11:44,640 Speaker 1: on the slant for the second touchdown, and you know, 231 00:11:44,760 --> 00:11:47,400 Speaker 1: Jordan Love really just kind of threw one out there 232 00:11:47,480 --> 00:11:49,840 Speaker 1: toward towards the goal line on the first one because 233 00:11:50,200 --> 00:11:53,320 Speaker 1: the Bears were sending seven guys, there's only four guys, 234 00:11:53,640 --> 00:11:56,000 Speaker 1: there's only four guys in coverage. With three guys out 235 00:11:56,040 --> 00:11:58,440 Speaker 1: in the route, he knows it's a one on one, 236 00:11:58,480 --> 00:12:00,360 Speaker 1: and it's like, all right, throw it at out there 237 00:12:00,360 --> 00:12:02,360 Speaker 1: somewhere and let Christian run and go get it. I mean, 238 00:12:03,520 --> 00:12:07,320 Speaker 1: it's it's going to be interesting to see as the 239 00:12:07,360 --> 00:12:10,040 Speaker 1: Packers hit the stretch, run here and then hopefully the playoffs, 240 00:12:10,720 --> 00:12:13,280 Speaker 1: how how many times are defense is really going to 241 00:12:13,320 --> 00:12:16,040 Speaker 1: come after Jordan Love because you got to have a 242 00:12:16,040 --> 00:12:18,960 Speaker 1: plan for Christian Watson. If you're gonna blitz the quarterback. 243 00:12:18,559 --> 00:12:21,600 Speaker 2: Yeah, you absolutely do, Mike, and I love seeing the 244 00:12:21,640 --> 00:12:25,120 Speaker 2: way they're using Christian now too. I know Matt Lafleur 245 00:12:25,240 --> 00:12:27,120 Speaker 2: said on Monday, you know, you have to be cognizant 246 00:12:27,120 --> 00:12:29,520 Speaker 2: of how the defense is covering you, what the scheme is, 247 00:12:29,559 --> 00:12:31,440 Speaker 2: what the coverage is, what the assignments are going to be. 248 00:12:32,040 --> 00:12:34,240 Speaker 2: But throwing a six foot four, two hundred and eight 249 00:12:34,280 --> 00:12:37,040 Speaker 2: pound man and probably even a little heavier than that 250 00:12:37,360 --> 00:12:40,200 Speaker 2: who runs as fast as he does in the slot 251 00:12:40,559 --> 00:12:43,839 Speaker 2: creates mismatches because no disrespect to Gardner Johnson, he's having 252 00:12:43,880 --> 00:12:45,320 Speaker 2: a great year. He's had a bunch of picks for 253 00:12:45,320 --> 00:12:46,400 Speaker 2: that defense. 254 00:12:46,200 --> 00:12:48,400 Speaker 1: Including one in the first hat and putting quarter. 255 00:12:48,640 --> 00:12:51,400 Speaker 2: Yeah, but him and a lot of a lot of 256 00:12:51,400 --> 00:12:54,680 Speaker 2: slot corners. They aren't typically four four guys for three guys. 257 00:12:54,840 --> 00:12:56,920 Speaker 2: They typically are more of the safety varieties in the 258 00:12:56,920 --> 00:12:59,400 Speaker 2: four to six. And the Packers got a matchup they 259 00:12:59,559 --> 00:13:02,680 Speaker 2: like there, and he went to work, and it was 260 00:13:02,760 --> 00:13:07,280 Speaker 2: so fascinating to listen to matt Lefleure talk about him 261 00:13:07,280 --> 00:13:09,760 Speaker 2: and Jordan Love talk about him, and certainly the other receivers. 262 00:13:09,800 --> 00:13:12,120 Speaker 2: You know, we were chatting with Jayden Reid about it 263 00:13:12,160 --> 00:13:17,040 Speaker 2: afterwards a game too, the route tree and how Christian 264 00:13:17,040 --> 00:13:19,120 Speaker 2: has expanded his game. He didn't just come back a 265 00:13:19,120 --> 00:13:22,200 Speaker 2: healthy receiver. He didn't just come fit back fast as ever, 266 00:13:22,600 --> 00:13:27,160 Speaker 2: he looks confident and complete. This is the guy that 267 00:13:27,200 --> 00:13:28,520 Speaker 2: I think a lot of people looked at in the 268 00:13:28,520 --> 00:13:31,120 Speaker 2: twenty twenty two draft as a potential first round pick, 269 00:13:31,440 --> 00:13:35,840 Speaker 2: a really raw tooled but talented young man, and he 270 00:13:36,000 --> 00:13:39,320 Speaker 2: is grabbing that opportunity. The fact that he has done 271 00:13:39,360 --> 00:13:42,040 Speaker 2: all this without an offseason program, without a training camp. 272 00:13:42,040 --> 00:13:44,360 Speaker 2: He's almost had five hundred receiving yards already on the season. 273 00:13:44,640 --> 00:13:47,760 Speaker 2: Depending on the metric you use, he now starts to 274 00:13:47,840 --> 00:13:51,079 Speaker 2: qualify for some of those receiving categories. Eighteen point one 275 00:13:51,120 --> 00:13:55,120 Speaker 2: yards per catch. That is the second most productive receiver 276 00:13:55,240 --> 00:13:58,040 Speaker 2: right now in terms of average yards per reception the NFL, 277 00:13:58,120 --> 00:14:02,240 Speaker 2: only to Alec Pierce from Indianapolis. Christian Watson has it 278 00:14:02,280 --> 00:14:04,640 Speaker 2: all together right now, and he just keeps getting better 279 00:14:04,679 --> 00:14:07,839 Speaker 2: and better and better. And the guys afterwards joking about, 280 00:14:07,840 --> 00:14:11,240 Speaker 2: you know, the gazelle that he's become. When you are 281 00:14:11,280 --> 00:14:14,880 Speaker 2: that big and that talented and that fast, defenses have 282 00:14:14,960 --> 00:14:17,000 Speaker 2: to take into account what you bring to the table. 283 00:14:17,200 --> 00:14:19,880 Speaker 2: The Packers lost Tucker Craft. There is no making up 284 00:14:19,880 --> 00:14:22,080 Speaker 2: for that the rest of the way. But getting Christian 285 00:14:22,080 --> 00:14:24,840 Speaker 2: Watson back, getting Jayden Reid back in this game, you 286 00:14:24,960 --> 00:14:28,720 Speaker 2: started to see them sort of rediscover their identity. And 287 00:14:29,360 --> 00:14:31,960 Speaker 2: it's funny, as much as time moves forward and you evolve, 288 00:14:32,480 --> 00:14:35,000 Speaker 2: there's those players that have led you to this point 289 00:14:35,360 --> 00:14:36,440 Speaker 2: that are now stepping up. 290 00:14:37,040 --> 00:14:39,640 Speaker 1: Yeah, you mentioned that Packers getting Jayden Reid back his 291 00:14:39,680 --> 00:14:42,560 Speaker 1: first appearance since week two, He gets a handful of touches, 292 00:14:43,400 --> 00:14:46,920 Speaker 1: got a couple of handoffs, also some pass receptions fifty 293 00:14:46,960 --> 00:14:50,080 Speaker 1: plus yards for him, including a big catch that kind 294 00:14:50,120 --> 00:14:52,240 Speaker 1: of jump started what turned out to be the game 295 00:14:52,240 --> 00:14:56,320 Speaker 1: winning drive there in the fourth quarter. And obviously then 296 00:14:56,400 --> 00:15:01,720 Speaker 1: you got Bell Bell bo Melton, excuse me, showing up 297 00:15:03,040 --> 00:15:06,640 Speaker 1: catching a forty five yard touchdown pass kind of out 298 00:15:06,680 --> 00:15:10,200 Speaker 1: of nowhere, quite frankly. And uh, and it was right 299 00:15:10,240 --> 00:15:11,800 Speaker 1: at the end of the first half, the last the 300 00:15:11,880 --> 00:15:13,880 Speaker 1: last minute of the first half allowed the Packers to 301 00:15:13,880 --> 00:15:16,800 Speaker 1: take a fourteen to three lead. And you gotta love, 302 00:15:17,840 --> 00:15:21,200 Speaker 1: you love the way this team reacts, rallies around a 303 00:15:21,200 --> 00:15:23,320 Speaker 1: guy like bow Melton. You love the way you love 304 00:15:23,360 --> 00:15:26,360 Speaker 1: what Matt Lafleur said about bow Melton on on Monday 305 00:15:26,400 --> 00:15:30,720 Speaker 1: at the podium just uh, just what he means, what 306 00:15:30,760 --> 00:15:35,200 Speaker 1: he means to the team from a spirit standpoint, this 307 00:15:35,240 --> 00:15:38,400 Speaker 1: guy is uh, you know, the the whole like you know, 308 00:15:38,560 --> 00:15:42,440 Speaker 1: glue guy. Type of term gets gets overused, but it 309 00:15:42,480 --> 00:15:45,240 Speaker 1: really does apply to a guy like bow Melton. And uh. 310 00:15:45,280 --> 00:15:47,600 Speaker 1: And to see him make a big play like that 311 00:15:47,800 --> 00:15:49,640 Speaker 1: in a big game, that was really cool. 312 00:15:49,680 --> 00:15:51,880 Speaker 2: It was it was incredible to watch. And you and 313 00:15:51,880 --> 00:15:53,240 Speaker 2: I are in the locker room. You see it all 314 00:15:53,240 --> 00:15:55,880 Speaker 2: the time. Uh, this is a guy that will he 315 00:15:56,040 --> 00:15:58,320 Speaker 2: is friends with everybody in that locker room. Yeah. You know, 316 00:15:58,400 --> 00:16:01,320 Speaker 2: sometimes the way these NFL teams go, when there's fifty 317 00:16:01,320 --> 00:16:04,840 Speaker 2: three guys on an active roster, sixty nine seventy with 318 00:16:04,960 --> 00:16:06,920 Speaker 2: the practice squad, and then you added another maybe five 319 00:16:06,960 --> 00:16:09,720 Speaker 2: six guys on injured reserve, it's really easy to not 320 00:16:09,760 --> 00:16:12,200 Speaker 2: be able to connect with anybody. I think I've at 321 00:16:12,320 --> 00:16:15,520 Speaker 2: this season alone, I think I've pretty much seen bo 322 00:16:15,640 --> 00:16:17,960 Speaker 2: at everybody's locker throa at the course of here, interacting 323 00:16:18,000 --> 00:16:20,400 Speaker 2: with every player in that locker room. In the fact 324 00:16:20,440 --> 00:16:22,520 Speaker 2: that he has now become a three phase player, I 325 00:16:22,520 --> 00:16:26,440 Speaker 2: think sort of his apropos, but at the end of 326 00:16:26,440 --> 00:16:28,480 Speaker 2: the day, he said it in numerous times. He is 327 00:16:28,520 --> 00:16:32,000 Speaker 2: a receiver by trade. That is how he made his mark. 328 00:16:32,160 --> 00:16:33,360 Speaker 2: You know, when you look at what he did at 329 00:16:33,440 --> 00:16:35,760 Speaker 2: Rutgers and becoming a seventh round pick for the Seattle 330 00:16:35,760 --> 00:16:38,680 Speaker 2: Seahawks a number of years ago. He is a really fast, 331 00:16:38,720 --> 00:16:43,720 Speaker 2: really talented football player, really solid flyer on punt coverage 332 00:16:43,960 --> 00:16:47,520 Speaker 2: and has the bandwidth, has the football IQ to be 333 00:16:47,560 --> 00:16:50,120 Speaker 2: able to handle. Also learning these assignments at cornerback at 334 00:16:50,120 --> 00:16:53,840 Speaker 2: a pinch. But Christian Watson said it after the game. 335 00:16:53,960 --> 00:16:58,080 Speaker 2: It was actually completely different conversation from Bow. I wish 336 00:16:58,080 --> 00:17:00,040 Speaker 2: I had been able to ask Bow about it. He 337 00:17:00,240 --> 00:17:03,000 Speaker 2: ran the same play on back to back plays Green 338 00:17:03,040 --> 00:17:07,399 Speaker 2: Bay did the first one. They Christian Watson's running the 339 00:17:07,400 --> 00:17:10,240 Speaker 2: same concept downfield, that street route across the middle of 340 00:17:10,280 --> 00:17:12,280 Speaker 2: the field and the ball ended up going over to 341 00:17:12,640 --> 00:17:16,000 Speaker 2: Luke Musgrave and was incomplete. Well you know these rules, 342 00:17:16,040 --> 00:17:18,920 Speaker 2: when a guy runs thirty forty yards, they come out, 343 00:17:19,560 --> 00:17:22,159 Speaker 2: you're gassed. They don't bring you back to line of 344 00:17:22,160 --> 00:17:24,600 Speaker 2: scrimmage and set up a new play. So Bo was 345 00:17:24,640 --> 00:17:27,399 Speaker 2: the one responsible for spelling Christian Watson. That's why he's 346 00:17:27,440 --> 00:17:29,720 Speaker 2: even in that position to begin with. And he laughed 347 00:17:29,760 --> 00:17:32,200 Speaker 2: afterwards because something that's been happening here in these last 348 00:17:32,240 --> 00:17:35,199 Speaker 2: two games was people are forgetting to cover him. He 349 00:17:35,240 --> 00:17:38,240 Speaker 2: almost had a touchdown against Detroit, but Jordan wasn't able 350 00:17:38,240 --> 00:17:40,879 Speaker 2: to fire the ball, And they're quite right this one. 351 00:17:41,520 --> 00:17:43,879 Speaker 2: Bow was almost standing in the end zone. Yeah, And 352 00:17:43,920 --> 00:17:45,840 Speaker 2: I'd asked him about that afterwards, like, I mean, what 353 00:17:45,920 --> 00:17:47,440 Speaker 2: is going through your mind there? I mean his time 354 00:17:47,480 --> 00:17:50,320 Speaker 2: stands still a little bit, and really he was just 355 00:17:50,359 --> 00:17:53,919 Speaker 2: in awe of the ball that Jordan threw, that he 356 00:17:54,040 --> 00:17:56,639 Speaker 2: led him that far and Brisker had to cover that 357 00:17:56,720 --> 00:18:00,400 Speaker 2: much territory that it ends up being a touchdown. It's 358 00:18:00,440 --> 00:18:03,920 Speaker 2: one play, and obviously I think Bow only had nine 359 00:18:03,960 --> 00:18:06,640 Speaker 2: offensive plays in the game. But seeing how that sideline 360 00:18:06,680 --> 00:18:08,920 Speaker 2: responded to Matt Lafour even said, you have to be 361 00:18:09,000 --> 00:18:11,440 Speaker 2: careful that not people don't come onto the field they're 362 00:18:11,480 --> 00:18:15,080 Speaker 2: that excited about when Bow Melt makes a play. My 363 00:18:15,160 --> 00:18:18,280 Speaker 2: good friend, your good friend, Joe Reuter was celebrating with 364 00:18:18,359 --> 00:18:19,960 Speaker 2: him on the sideline, one of the football tech guys. 365 00:18:20,000 --> 00:18:22,360 Speaker 2: I mean, people love this dude. Yeah, And I think 366 00:18:22,400 --> 00:18:24,359 Speaker 2: when you look at how Green Bay was sort of 367 00:18:24,400 --> 00:18:27,639 Speaker 2: going to halftime at fourteen to three, it's plays like 368 00:18:27,680 --> 00:18:30,119 Speaker 2: that that I think lift a little bit more energy 369 00:18:30,160 --> 00:18:32,560 Speaker 2: out of everybody, especially on a cold evening at Lambeufield. 370 00:18:32,640 --> 00:18:34,320 Speaker 1: Yeah. Well, a couple other things I want to hit 371 00:18:34,359 --> 00:18:38,560 Speaker 1: on offensively. One was the performance by Jordan Love. And 372 00:18:38,640 --> 00:18:40,760 Speaker 1: for those who are who like to get into the 373 00:18:40,840 --> 00:18:43,960 Speaker 1: statistical nerdy stuff like I do, I've got a story 374 00:18:44,080 --> 00:18:46,240 Speaker 1: on packers dot Com. It's kind of my crazy what 375 00:18:46,280 --> 00:18:49,600 Speaker 1: I call my crazy stat column, and I focus specifically 376 00:18:49,640 --> 00:18:53,280 Speaker 1: on Love for this one because this was the first 377 00:18:53,280 --> 00:18:56,760 Speaker 1: game in Jordan Love's career where he posted a passer 378 00:18:56,840 --> 00:19:00,600 Speaker 1: rating above one hundred and twenty, but through an interception, 379 00:19:01,080 --> 00:19:04,200 Speaker 1: and that's very difficult to do because interceptions really hurt 380 00:19:04,240 --> 00:19:07,280 Speaker 1: you in the passer rating formula. But the fact that 381 00:19:07,680 --> 00:19:09,719 Speaker 1: he still had a passer rating of one hundred and 382 00:19:09,720 --> 00:19:12,920 Speaker 1: twenty with an interception on the ledger in that game 383 00:19:13,400 --> 00:19:17,199 Speaker 1: just tells you how efficient and how explosive Green Bay's 384 00:19:17,280 --> 00:19:19,679 Speaker 1: passing game is, because that's what passer rating is. It's 385 00:19:19,720 --> 00:19:23,000 Speaker 1: about being efficient, it's about being productive, and you get 386 00:19:23,000 --> 00:19:25,880 Speaker 1: a lot of credit for big plays because yards per completion, 387 00:19:26,040 --> 00:19:30,919 Speaker 1: yards per attempt, all that stuff factors in. And again 388 00:19:31,240 --> 00:19:34,040 Speaker 1: we've talked about it many times before, but Jordan Love 389 00:19:34,119 --> 00:19:38,719 Speaker 1: displayed what is probably his best trait as an NFL quarterback, 390 00:19:38,760 --> 00:19:42,560 Speaker 1: which is the ability to shake off a mistake made, 391 00:19:42,600 --> 00:19:44,760 Speaker 1: a bad throw, a bad decision, whatever you want to 392 00:19:44,800 --> 00:19:47,680 Speaker 1: call it. For the interception that ended the Packers first 393 00:19:47,760 --> 00:19:50,439 Speaker 1: drive right after a sack had put them in you know, 394 00:19:50,760 --> 00:19:54,119 Speaker 1: third and a gazillion, So he tries to force one 395 00:19:54,119 --> 00:19:56,320 Speaker 1: down the field. It doesn't work. The Bears get the interception. 396 00:19:56,440 --> 00:20:00,480 Speaker 1: Credit to the Packers defense. They didn't allow that turnover 397 00:20:00,800 --> 00:20:03,240 Speaker 1: to result in any points for Chicago kept the game 398 00:20:03,359 --> 00:20:06,560 Speaker 1: zero zero. But Love just completely shook it off and 399 00:20:06,600 --> 00:20:08,840 Speaker 1: bounced back and played his game the rest of the way. 400 00:20:08,880 --> 00:20:11,840 Speaker 1: And I was really impressed there. And then you also 401 00:20:11,880 --> 00:20:15,879 Speaker 1: got to tip your hat to Josh Jacobs. The more 402 00:20:15,920 --> 00:20:21,400 Speaker 1: you watch this guy, the more you just you love 403 00:20:21,520 --> 00:20:25,000 Speaker 1: the way he just sticks his nose in there and 404 00:20:25,160 --> 00:20:27,640 Speaker 1: is not going to be denied in big moments, right, 405 00:20:27,720 --> 00:20:30,520 Speaker 1: I mean, and I know there was a lot about 406 00:20:30,560 --> 00:20:34,679 Speaker 1: the whole fourth and one against Philadelphia in that Monday 407 00:20:34,760 --> 00:20:37,280 Speaker 1: night game that blew up on the Packers and all that, 408 00:20:37,320 --> 00:20:41,600 Speaker 1: But man, I tell you need if you need a 409 00:20:41,720 --> 00:20:43,800 Speaker 1: yard or two in the middle of the field, you 410 00:20:43,840 --> 00:20:46,200 Speaker 1: need a yard or two at the goal line. All 411 00:20:46,240 --> 00:20:48,160 Speaker 1: trust Number eight, all day, any day. 412 00:20:48,320 --> 00:20:52,159 Speaker 2: Never seen anybody like him. He now leads I think again, 413 00:20:52,240 --> 00:20:54,800 Speaker 2: I think he led the category last year too. Leads 414 00:20:54,800 --> 00:20:57,320 Speaker 2: the NFL and touchdown scored inside the five yard line 415 00:20:57,320 --> 00:20:58,359 Speaker 2: he has eight now, which I. 416 00:20:58,320 --> 00:21:00,000 Speaker 1: Think is eight of his twelve, eight of his twelve. 417 00:21:00,760 --> 00:21:04,879 Speaker 2: And you know I'm gonna start there because we focus 418 00:21:04,960 --> 00:21:06,760 Speaker 2: so much on the twenty one yard run. And I'll 419 00:21:06,760 --> 00:21:09,520 Speaker 2: get to that in a second. But that two yard 420 00:21:09,600 --> 00:21:11,800 Speaker 2: touchdown off a draw, I mean that's a third down play. 421 00:21:12,080 --> 00:21:13,720 Speaker 2: I mean there was a lot of big third down 422 00:21:13,760 --> 00:21:15,720 Speaker 2: plays that he made in this game that if Josh 423 00:21:15,840 --> 00:21:19,680 Speaker 2: Jacobs doesn't make the play, the Packers have some difficult 424 00:21:19,760 --> 00:21:22,879 Speaker 2: questions to answer on fourth down yep, And what are 425 00:21:22,920 --> 00:21:24,760 Speaker 2: they gonna do? Are you you know, if Jacobs doesn't 426 00:21:24,760 --> 00:21:26,040 Speaker 2: get in the ends on there? Are you kicking a 427 00:21:26,040 --> 00:21:27,760 Speaker 2: field goal to take a lead? That would be like 428 00:21:27,840 --> 00:21:29,720 Speaker 2: twenty two yards? I mean like it's those type of 429 00:21:29,760 --> 00:21:34,440 Speaker 2: decisions that would be on Matt Lafleur's plate. And Jacobs 430 00:21:34,480 --> 00:21:39,399 Speaker 2: erases that right the third and two carry for twenty 431 00:21:39,440 --> 00:21:44,600 Speaker 2: one yards. I'm sure there was a Houdini run that 432 00:21:44,840 --> 00:21:47,680 Speaker 2: Aaron Jones had during his time that I am forgetting, 433 00:21:48,920 --> 00:21:50,600 Speaker 2: But I don't know if I've seen a better run 434 00:21:50,600 --> 00:21:53,480 Speaker 2: than that my fourteen years covering the team. Yeah, there 435 00:21:53,520 --> 00:21:57,720 Speaker 2: are four Bears players pretty much all there to make 436 00:21:57,760 --> 00:22:02,040 Speaker 2: the play. It's a toss right that turns into a cutback. 437 00:22:02,480 --> 00:22:04,240 Speaker 2: You don't see that every day, even if there aren't 438 00:22:04,240 --> 00:22:08,080 Speaker 2: blockers there, even if there aren't defenders there. But Josh 439 00:22:08,520 --> 00:22:11,680 Speaker 2: just part of the seas Man two bears on each side. 440 00:22:11,680 --> 00:22:13,639 Speaker 2: Almost it was like a comedy routine. It was like 441 00:22:13,840 --> 00:22:15,840 Speaker 2: it was like a cartoon, the way they're colliding into 442 00:22:15,880 --> 00:22:17,960 Speaker 2: each other and he gets through it. 443 00:22:17,560 --> 00:22:19,680 Speaker 1: It was like it was like this cloud of smoke 444 00:22:19,720 --> 00:22:22,159 Speaker 1: and all of a sudden he emerges. He emerges, and 445 00:22:22,160 --> 00:22:24,760 Speaker 1: then he's in the open field and you know, was 446 00:22:24,760 --> 00:22:26,359 Speaker 1: almost looking like he was going to take at the 447 00:22:26,400 --> 00:22:28,960 Speaker 1: distance and score, ends up getting you know, inside the 448 00:22:29,000 --> 00:22:31,080 Speaker 1: ten to set up first and goal. But yeah, I 449 00:22:31,119 --> 00:22:34,080 Speaker 1: mean I asked Matt Lafleur about it after the game. 450 00:22:34,720 --> 00:22:38,359 Speaker 1: Jason Wilde followed up on Monday Monday's press conference, like 451 00:22:38,400 --> 00:22:40,480 Speaker 1: how did he do that? And the answer is still like, 452 00:22:41,280 --> 00:22:44,120 Speaker 1: we don't know. Like you you look at you look 453 00:22:44,160 --> 00:22:46,159 Speaker 1: at it on film and it's it's really hard to 454 00:22:46,200 --> 00:22:49,240 Speaker 1: tell exactly how that happened, how he got through there. 455 00:22:49,240 --> 00:22:51,000 Speaker 1: And I agree with you, I said in the live 456 00:22:51,040 --> 00:22:53,160 Speaker 1: blog at the time, I thought it was I thought 457 00:22:53,200 --> 00:22:56,240 Speaker 1: it was the best run I've ever seen Josh Jacobs make. 458 00:22:56,480 --> 00:22:59,240 Speaker 1: All things considered the circumstances, you know, what was what 459 00:22:59,320 --> 00:23:01,960 Speaker 1: was on the line, what what the Packers needed in 460 00:23:02,000 --> 00:23:05,080 Speaker 1: that moment, just a just a big time play, and 461 00:23:05,080 --> 00:23:07,040 Speaker 1: it was great to see him finish it off. As 462 00:23:07,080 --> 00:23:08,840 Speaker 1: you said, at the goal line. It was third and 463 00:23:08,920 --> 00:23:12,000 Speaker 1: goal and Jordan Love actually checked to the run because 464 00:23:12,000 --> 00:23:14,000 Speaker 1: they had called a pass play. Didn't like to look 465 00:23:14,040 --> 00:23:16,480 Speaker 1: for the pass. And it must be nice when you 466 00:23:16,520 --> 00:23:18,200 Speaker 1: just say, oh, we don't like the look for the past, 467 00:23:18,200 --> 00:23:19,840 Speaker 1: all right, we're just gonna give it to number eight 468 00:23:19,880 --> 00:23:21,640 Speaker 1: and he's and he's gonna get the job done. That's 469 00:23:21,680 --> 00:23:24,200 Speaker 1: it's kind of that that's as big a compliment as 470 00:23:24,200 --> 00:23:26,640 Speaker 1: you can give to any offensive weapon you've got. 471 00:23:26,560 --> 00:23:29,400 Speaker 2: Trust I mean no trust man. And you know it's 472 00:23:29,440 --> 00:23:32,320 Speaker 2: funny too because like I don't want to say that 473 00:23:32,359 --> 00:23:34,960 Speaker 2: Aaron Jones wasn't meant for the offense. He definitely was. 474 00:23:35,040 --> 00:23:37,199 Speaker 2: But like Aaron Jones is like a fifth round find, right, 475 00:23:37,240 --> 00:23:39,320 Speaker 2: Like he was like originally projected as like the scat 476 00:23:39,359 --> 00:23:41,679 Speaker 2: back that ended up becoming a Pro Bowl player for 477 00:23:41,720 --> 00:23:45,680 Speaker 2: Green Bay. But but I'm going all the way back 478 00:23:45,680 --> 00:23:47,560 Speaker 2: to twenty twelve when I first started covering the team. 479 00:23:47,600 --> 00:23:50,080 Speaker 2: Obviously you got the Ryan Grant earon Grant came in 480 00:23:50,119 --> 00:23:53,520 Speaker 2: on a trade. But it's just like this running back 481 00:23:54,280 --> 00:23:58,560 Speaker 2: is Taylor made for what Matt Lafleur wants to do offensively. 482 00:23:59,520 --> 00:24:01,639 Speaker 2: This is you. You needed this type of back. And 483 00:24:02,040 --> 00:24:04,080 Speaker 2: you know, as much as we've always looked back on 484 00:24:05,160 --> 00:24:08,360 Speaker 2: that off season of twenty twenty four and Xavier McKinney, 485 00:24:08,359 --> 00:24:10,199 Speaker 2: they had to make a change, right. They needed to 486 00:24:10,200 --> 00:24:13,040 Speaker 2: improve their safety position. They were a they were in 487 00:24:13,160 --> 00:24:16,600 Speaker 2: dire straits at the safety position. They need to renovate it, right, yep. 488 00:24:17,200 --> 00:24:20,240 Speaker 2: But Josh was just like, Okay, well, Aaron's going We're 489 00:24:20,280 --> 00:24:23,560 Speaker 2: bringing in Josh Jacobs. But it's like, it's almost like 490 00:24:23,560 --> 00:24:25,880 Speaker 2: it caught me so much by surprise that they actually 491 00:24:25,920 --> 00:24:28,800 Speaker 2: signed Josh Jacobs that I never really fully computed in 492 00:24:28,840 --> 00:24:32,320 Speaker 2: my head. Okay, this is this is the guy, Like 493 00:24:32,400 --> 00:24:34,399 Speaker 2: this is not He's He's an all time, he's a 494 00:24:34,440 --> 00:24:37,439 Speaker 2: rushing champion already is an all Pro. But I'm just saying, like, no, 495 00:24:37,600 --> 00:24:39,880 Speaker 2: this is the missing piece for what Matt Lafleur wants 496 00:24:39,920 --> 00:24:41,960 Speaker 2: to build. And at that point, he's twenty six years old. 497 00:24:43,160 --> 00:24:46,560 Speaker 2: It's wild. It's wild to watch him run because even 498 00:24:46,560 --> 00:24:49,560 Speaker 2: if it's not there, he finds it. 499 00:24:49,680 --> 00:24:52,919 Speaker 1: Yeah. I mean, I knew who Josh Jacobs was at Alabama. 500 00:24:53,000 --> 00:24:56,840 Speaker 1: I knew who he was with the Raiders, admired his game, 501 00:24:56,960 --> 00:25:01,080 Speaker 1: admired his stats and his production. There there's a different 502 00:25:01,160 --> 00:25:05,280 Speaker 1: admiration you get for Josh Jacobs when you watch him 503 00:25:05,600 --> 00:25:08,040 Speaker 1: week after week and when when you get to know 504 00:25:08,160 --> 00:25:10,560 Speaker 1: him and you talk to him. You know, all the 505 00:25:10,600 --> 00:25:13,520 Speaker 1: interviews we've done over these two seasons he's been with 506 00:25:13,600 --> 00:25:17,000 Speaker 1: Green Bay, there's a there's an appreciation level for the 507 00:25:17,040 --> 00:25:22,960 Speaker 1: professional running back that he is that that's just something 508 00:25:23,000 --> 00:25:25,800 Speaker 1: different and and I hope, I hope he can keep 509 00:25:25,840 --> 00:25:28,040 Speaker 1: it rolling here in Green Bay for a few more 510 00:25:28,119 --> 00:25:28,880 Speaker 1: years to come. 511 00:25:28,800 --> 00:25:30,440 Speaker 2: Before we roll it over to looking at the rest 512 00:25:30,440 --> 00:25:32,360 Speaker 2: of league. I just want to make one more attempt, 513 00:25:32,720 --> 00:25:35,440 Speaker 2: one more comment I should say on Jordan Love because 514 00:25:35,480 --> 00:25:37,520 Speaker 2: I in addition to what you said about kind of 515 00:25:37,520 --> 00:25:40,280 Speaker 2: Ben Johnson explaining some things you want to talk about 516 00:25:40,320 --> 00:25:42,960 Speaker 2: when this conversation. I know the question was asked of 517 00:25:43,000 --> 00:25:45,800 Speaker 2: Matt Lafleur on Monday if Jordan should be in the 518 00:25:46,080 --> 00:25:49,840 Speaker 2: MVP conversation, right, I think definitely needs to be in 519 00:25:49,840 --> 00:25:51,440 Speaker 2: the Pro Bowl conversation. I mean, this is the guy 520 00:25:51,440 --> 00:25:53,040 Speaker 2: that I think already should have been there. I really 521 00:25:53,040 --> 00:25:54,720 Speaker 2: hope that that works out for him this year because 522 00:25:54,720 --> 00:25:56,959 Speaker 2: I think the league needs to start appreciating what this 523 00:25:57,000 --> 00:25:59,560 Speaker 2: young man is doing. But you want to talk about 524 00:25:59,600 --> 00:26:02,919 Speaker 2: ultimate signs of respect. Ben Jonson saying on Monday, one 525 00:26:02,960 --> 00:26:04,879 Speaker 2: of the things that facked in their mind with running 526 00:26:04,880 --> 00:26:07,040 Speaker 2: that clockdown was they didn't want to give the ball 527 00:26:07,080 --> 00:26:07,680 Speaker 2: back to Jordan. 528 00:26:07,800 --> 00:26:11,119 Speaker 1: Ye, he didn't. He didn't have he didn't have a 529 00:26:11,119 --> 00:26:12,879 Speaker 1: whole lot of faith that his defense was going to 530 00:26:12,920 --> 00:26:14,879 Speaker 1: stop Jordan Love with the game on the line, if 531 00:26:14,880 --> 00:26:17,159 Speaker 1: there was if there was any time left there, and 532 00:26:17,520 --> 00:26:19,200 Speaker 1: he had made the decision, Yeah, they were going to 533 00:26:19,280 --> 00:26:20,919 Speaker 1: run the clock down, and they were going to go 534 00:26:21,000 --> 00:26:23,280 Speaker 1: for two. They were gonna they were going to go 535 00:26:23,320 --> 00:26:28,480 Speaker 1: for the win there. And uh yeah, because to Chicago's credit, 536 00:26:29,160 --> 00:26:31,800 Speaker 1: they got a pair of three and outs defensively in 537 00:26:31,840 --> 00:26:34,040 Speaker 1: the second half, the Packers offense became a little bit 538 00:26:34,040 --> 00:26:37,560 Speaker 1: of feast or famine there, and that those those two 539 00:26:37,680 --> 00:26:40,480 Speaker 1: three and outs certainly contributed to Green Bay's defense getting 540 00:26:40,520 --> 00:26:43,080 Speaker 1: worn down as as the second half went along. So 541 00:26:43,119 --> 00:26:47,280 Speaker 1: that was a factor there. But even with that, his defense, 542 00:26:47,359 --> 00:26:49,280 Speaker 1: his defense had gotten two three and outs in the 543 00:26:49,320 --> 00:26:52,440 Speaker 1: second half. But the other two possessions were both touchdowns 544 00:26:53,000 --> 00:26:58,680 Speaker 1: and relatively easy drives for touchdowns, where where the Packers 545 00:26:58,680 --> 00:27:01,280 Speaker 1: weren't put in any you know, third and sevens or 546 00:27:01,280 --> 00:27:04,600 Speaker 1: any really really big time opportunities for the defense to 547 00:27:04,600 --> 00:27:07,000 Speaker 1: get off the field. And that's what Ben Johnson was 548 00:27:07,000 --> 00:27:10,080 Speaker 1: feeling as he was calling that final drive for his offense. 549 00:27:10,200 --> 00:27:12,959 Speaker 2: Pretty remarkable. I mean, for Jordan to be viewed like 550 00:27:12,960 --> 00:27:16,320 Speaker 2: that by a coach that hasn't his team off to 551 00:27:16,440 --> 00:27:20,040 Speaker 2: nine wins. I tell you what, man, it's just it's 552 00:27:20,080 --> 00:27:23,520 Speaker 2: wild and and anything can happen in the National Football League. 553 00:27:23,600 --> 00:27:25,600 Speaker 2: This kind of goes into the next segment here talking 554 00:27:25,640 --> 00:27:29,040 Speaker 2: about the other teams and stuff. But Jalen hurts through 555 00:27:29,080 --> 00:27:30,800 Speaker 2: four interceptions. 556 00:27:30,320 --> 00:27:31,360 Speaker 1: On Monday Monday Night. 557 00:27:31,520 --> 00:27:35,240 Speaker 2: Yeah, Jordan has four this season. Anything can happen four 558 00:27:35,240 --> 00:27:37,359 Speaker 2: weeks ago in the regular season. But you know, for 559 00:27:37,440 --> 00:27:39,920 Speaker 2: so many people that wanted to dog him and get 560 00:27:39,920 --> 00:27:42,520 Speaker 2: on him about the way he's throwing the ball and 561 00:27:42,640 --> 00:27:45,679 Speaker 2: is he is he being smart with the football? I 562 00:27:45,720 --> 00:27:47,879 Speaker 2: hope you're taking a minute to appreciate what you're seeing 563 00:27:47,880 --> 00:27:52,600 Speaker 2: this season. Yeah, because Caleb Williams young quarterback that's making mistakes, 564 00:27:53,160 --> 00:27:57,560 Speaker 2: but he's at a place where there has been such 565 00:27:57,680 --> 00:27:59,160 Speaker 2: I don't want to I don't want to I want 566 00:27:59,160 --> 00:28:00,959 Speaker 2: to be careful with how I say, but there's been 567 00:28:01,000 --> 00:28:03,639 Speaker 2: inconsistency at the quarterback position for the Bears for a 568 00:28:03,760 --> 00:28:08,159 Speaker 2: very long time. Yes, and that allows and then Caleb Williams, 569 00:28:08,240 --> 00:28:10,080 Speaker 2: you know, a little bit of latitude with fans and 570 00:28:10,200 --> 00:28:12,520 Speaker 2: a little bit of latitude with the front office because 571 00:28:13,160 --> 00:28:15,840 Speaker 2: they're not used to have an elite quarterback play. 572 00:28:15,960 --> 00:28:16,680 Speaker 1: That's well said. 573 00:28:17,280 --> 00:28:20,480 Speaker 2: The Packers have had Brett fav Aaron Rodgers, and somehow, 574 00:28:20,920 --> 00:28:24,520 Speaker 2: by the grace of God, they got Jordan Love I mean, 575 00:28:25,400 --> 00:28:26,800 Speaker 2: and in my opinion, we're talking about one of the 576 00:28:26,840 --> 00:28:28,720 Speaker 2: top five quarterbacks in the National Football League right now. 577 00:28:28,800 --> 00:28:31,199 Speaker 1: Yeah, I could couldn't agree with you more. 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Anything 597 00:29:39,400 --> 00:29:43,040 Speaker 1: could happen down the stretch, but the Packers have put 598 00:29:43,080 --> 00:29:47,320 Speaker 1: themselves in the right position here with four games to go, 599 00:29:47,680 --> 00:29:49,960 Speaker 1: and I know we'll be talking on our next show preview. 600 00:29:50,000 --> 00:29:52,360 Speaker 1: In this big matchup with Denver and eleven win team 601 00:29:52,480 --> 00:29:54,040 Speaker 1: out West, you got to go on the road to 602 00:29:54,080 --> 00:29:57,360 Speaker 1: their place, you know. With the road trip to Chicago 603 00:29:57,440 --> 00:30:01,200 Speaker 1: looming the following week and all that. The NFC picture 604 00:30:01,200 --> 00:30:05,400 Speaker 1: as a whole. Seven teams in the NFC right now, 605 00:30:05,440 --> 00:30:08,560 Speaker 1: Wes have either eight, nine or ten wins, and in 606 00:30:08,600 --> 00:30:11,120 Speaker 1: some ways you would go, oh, well, that's cool, there's 607 00:30:11,120 --> 00:30:15,840 Speaker 1: seven playoff spots right Well not exactly, because there is 608 00:30:15,880 --> 00:30:18,760 Speaker 1: not a team in the NFC South that has eight 609 00:30:18,840 --> 00:30:21,680 Speaker 1: nine or ten wins right now. That's between Carolina and 610 00:30:21,720 --> 00:30:24,320 Speaker 1: Tampa Bay. They're both seven and six with four games 611 00:30:24,360 --> 00:30:28,320 Speaker 1: to go. So one of these seven teams that has 612 00:30:29,440 --> 00:30:31,800 Speaker 1: eight nine or ten wins in the NFC is gonna 613 00:30:31,840 --> 00:30:36,200 Speaker 1: get left out. And there's a lot of it's a 614 00:30:36,200 --> 00:30:38,400 Speaker 1: lot of fighting, it's a lot of jockeying for a position. 615 00:30:38,960 --> 00:30:42,160 Speaker 1: Just with the results from this past weekend, the Packers 616 00:30:42,240 --> 00:30:45,200 Speaker 1: jumped from number six in the NFC all the way 617 00:30:45,240 --> 00:30:47,880 Speaker 1: up to number two. The Bears went from number one 618 00:30:47,960 --> 00:30:51,920 Speaker 1: all the way down to number seven. And that's it's 619 00:30:51,960 --> 00:30:54,760 Speaker 1: not an illustration necessarily of one team or another. It's 620 00:30:54,760 --> 00:30:58,160 Speaker 1: an illustration of just how bunched up and crowded everything is, 621 00:30:58,200 --> 00:31:01,760 Speaker 1: and how how just a couple of results going this 622 00:31:01,840 --> 00:31:06,080 Speaker 1: way or that way can completely turn everything like topsy turvy. Right. 623 00:31:06,200 --> 00:31:10,120 Speaker 1: So it's you know, and with four games left to go, 624 00:31:10,200 --> 00:31:12,920 Speaker 1: I mean this, it's it's uh, we're deep into the 625 00:31:12,960 --> 00:31:15,720 Speaker 1: season here, but yet it's still there's still a long 626 00:31:15,760 --> 00:31:18,160 Speaker 1: way to go to sort out exactly what this playoff 627 00:31:18,160 --> 00:31:19,000 Speaker 1: picture is going to look like. 628 00:31:19,120 --> 00:31:20,800 Speaker 2: Yeah, because as good as the NFC North has been, 629 00:31:20,840 --> 00:31:22,960 Speaker 2: the NFC West has been just as good, if not better. 630 00:31:23,240 --> 00:31:23,480 Speaker 1: Yep. 631 00:31:23,600 --> 00:31:25,760 Speaker 2: I mean San Francisco Seattle have been two of the 632 00:31:25,800 --> 00:31:28,000 Speaker 2: more consistent teams. What forty nine ers have done this 633 00:31:28,080 --> 00:31:31,240 Speaker 2: year despite losing Brock Purty for six games or whatever 634 00:31:31,240 --> 00:31:31,760 Speaker 2: it ended up. 635 00:31:31,720 --> 00:31:35,040 Speaker 1: Being, and then losing Bosa, losing Warner on defense, I mean, yeah, 636 00:31:35,240 --> 00:31:37,520 Speaker 1: the injuries that they have had and where the forty 637 00:31:37,560 --> 00:31:41,800 Speaker 1: nine ers are, That's that's been one of the untold 638 00:31:41,960 --> 00:31:44,920 Speaker 1: stories on the national scene in the NFL is what 639 00:31:45,040 --> 00:31:47,080 Speaker 1: Kyle Shanahan has done with the forty nine ers. 640 00:31:47,120 --> 00:31:49,080 Speaker 2: And I'm telling you right now, I mean the Detroit 641 00:31:49,120 --> 00:31:51,000 Speaker 2: Lions are absolutely a playoff team. 642 00:31:51,360 --> 00:31:53,920 Speaker 1: The way it's a dangerous squad man, the way they. 643 00:31:53,800 --> 00:31:56,560 Speaker 2: Bounce back from that lost to Green Bay and really 644 00:31:56,640 --> 00:31:59,120 Speaker 2: handed it to the Dallas Cowboys. 645 00:31:58,680 --> 00:31:59,840 Speaker 1: The forty four points. 646 00:32:00,200 --> 00:32:02,960 Speaker 2: The only reason that game was even close was because 647 00:32:02,960 --> 00:32:07,480 Speaker 2: of Dak Prescott and also Brandon Aubrey. But Dak Prescott 648 00:32:07,520 --> 00:32:09,360 Speaker 2: did what Dak Prescott does and he gave his team 649 00:32:09,400 --> 00:32:12,040 Speaker 2: a chance. But ultimately that defense could not keep up 650 00:32:12,040 --> 00:32:15,640 Speaker 2: with Detroit. But Detroit sitting in that they're without a 651 00:32:15,680 --> 00:32:20,120 Speaker 2: chair right now. Right, So okay, the dom Capers, let's 652 00:32:20,160 --> 00:32:23,040 Speaker 2: start with the positives, right. If Green Bay takes care 653 00:32:23,040 --> 00:32:25,400 Speaker 2: of business, the rest of the NFC is going to 654 00:32:25,440 --> 00:32:27,560 Speaker 2: beaten up on itself here in the next four weeks. Yeah, 655 00:32:27,560 --> 00:32:29,960 Speaker 2: there's a lot of cross pollination here between what the 656 00:32:31,160 --> 00:32:34,040 Speaker 2: NFC West has to play each other and then also 657 00:32:34,560 --> 00:32:37,880 Speaker 2: Detroit Chicago having some tough matchups with them as well. 658 00:32:38,680 --> 00:32:42,640 Speaker 2: The Packers just have to focus on one these interconference 659 00:32:42,680 --> 00:32:46,640 Speaker 2: games they haven't played yet, but then that game against Chicago, 660 00:32:46,760 --> 00:32:49,719 Speaker 2: the game against Minnesota. The Packers are in a position 661 00:32:49,760 --> 00:32:52,320 Speaker 2: that if they can keep winning, I think the rest 662 00:32:52,320 --> 00:32:54,200 Speaker 2: of the laundry is going to get sorted out itself. 663 00:32:54,800 --> 00:32:59,240 Speaker 2: But the stakes each week only get higher. Yeah. 664 00:32:59,280 --> 00:33:02,000 Speaker 1: Absolutely, I mean, what what can happen to you? What 665 00:33:02,080 --> 00:33:04,160 Speaker 1: can happen to you with one loss at this stage 666 00:33:04,200 --> 00:33:06,040 Speaker 1: if you let a game get away. I mean, it's 667 00:33:06,080 --> 00:33:08,160 Speaker 1: it's sort of what happened to Detroit they lose to 668 00:33:08,200 --> 00:33:10,360 Speaker 1: the Packers on Thanksgiving. Now it's what happened to the 669 00:33:10,360 --> 00:33:14,520 Speaker 1: Bears they lose to the Packers at Lambeau field, and 670 00:33:14,800 --> 00:33:18,200 Speaker 1: now the Packers can't let themselves be that team, you know. 671 00:33:18,720 --> 00:33:20,920 Speaker 1: And yeah, it's a huge challenge going out to Denver. 672 00:33:20,960 --> 00:33:24,000 Speaker 1: And we'll talk about that one preview that one on 673 00:33:24,040 --> 00:33:26,120 Speaker 1: our next show. I mean, as big as these games 674 00:33:26,160 --> 00:33:30,920 Speaker 1: are with the Bears, this this this matchup with the Broncos, 675 00:33:31,000 --> 00:33:33,239 Speaker 1: you're talking a nine win team against an eleven win 676 00:33:33,320 --> 00:33:35,880 Speaker 1: team in the middle of December. Yeah, you know, from 677 00:33:36,000 --> 00:33:38,840 Speaker 1: from the from the two different conferences. I mean, the 678 00:33:38,920 --> 00:33:42,920 Speaker 1: games just keep getting bigger and tougher for Green Bay 679 00:33:42,960 --> 00:33:44,920 Speaker 1: as as this stretcher un rolls along. 680 00:33:45,000 --> 00:33:48,040 Speaker 2: I'm sure there's probably as happens every year, but I 681 00:33:48,080 --> 00:33:49,840 Speaker 2: just don't notice it. But the fact that you have 682 00:33:49,880 --> 00:33:52,400 Speaker 2: the top seeded team, a team that's completing for competing 683 00:33:52,400 --> 00:33:54,400 Speaker 2: for the buy and the AFC taking on the second 684 00:33:54,440 --> 00:33:56,440 Speaker 2: seeded team right now in the NFC, this late in 685 00:33:56,440 --> 00:34:00,280 Speaker 2: the season, Yeah, very unique, if nothing else in Green 686 00:34:00,320 --> 00:34:04,040 Speaker 2: Bay's perspective. But at the same time, the Broncos are 687 00:34:04,040 --> 00:34:05,640 Speaker 2: writing a ten game losing streak and. 688 00:34:05,640 --> 00:34:07,160 Speaker 1: They've had ten game winning streak. 689 00:34:07,360 --> 00:34:11,600 Speaker 2: Ten game winning streak. Wow, all right, needs and the 690 00:34:11,600 --> 00:34:14,719 Speaker 2: Broncos are writing a ten game winning streak in much 691 00:34:14,800 --> 00:34:17,000 Speaker 2: like Green Bay and up until last week, much like 692 00:34:17,400 --> 00:34:19,439 Speaker 2: the Bears have had to kind of pull a rabbit 693 00:34:19,440 --> 00:34:20,680 Speaker 2: out of their hat in the fourth quarter a couple 694 00:34:20,719 --> 00:34:23,640 Speaker 2: of times to get there. It's gonna be fantastic. 695 00:34:23,160 --> 00:34:24,960 Speaker 1: To watch, Yeah it is. It's gonna be a good one, 696 00:34:25,000 --> 00:34:27,680 Speaker 1: and we will get to all of that previewing Sunday's 697 00:34:27,680 --> 00:34:30,239 Speaker 1: trip to Denver on our next show, but for now 698 00:34:30,280 --> 00:34:31,759 Speaker 1: we're gonna call it a rap on this edition of 699 00:34:31,800 --> 00:34:34,319 Speaker 1: Packers Unscript. You'd be sure to follow all of our 700 00:34:34,360 --> 00:34:39,120 Speaker 1: coverage of the team, all sorts of great stuff, photos, videos, articles, 701 00:34:39,160 --> 00:34:41,960 Speaker 1: everything for you on packers dot com. For Wes, i'mke. 702 00:34:42,000 --> 00:34:44,600 Speaker 1: Thank you for tuning in everybody. We will see you 703 00:34:44,640 --> 00:34:45,200 Speaker 1: next time.