WEBVTT - #367 Packers Unscripted: Cardinals coming to town

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<v Speaker 1>Hi, everybody. Welcome to Packers Unscripted from Packers dot Com.

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<v Speaker 1>I am Mike Spofford, joined alongside the one and only

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<v Speaker 1>west Hodcowits were coming to you here from our studios

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<v Speaker 1>at lambeau Field West this Sunday noon Central time kickoff

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<v Speaker 1>at lambo Field Noon. Say it again, brother w Alright?

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<v Speaker 1>Noon Central time kickoff Sunday at lambeau Field The Packers

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<v Speaker 1>against the Arizona Cardinals. It is our midweek show and

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<v Speaker 1>that means we break down the opponent a little bit.

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<v Speaker 1>And the first season under new head coach Steve Wilks

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<v Speaker 1>in Arizona not going according to plan. The Cardinals are

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<v Speaker 1>two and nine. You brought it up on yesterday's show

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<v Speaker 1>that offensively, their their rankings are at the bottom in

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<v Speaker 1>basically every major category. This is a team that is

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<v Speaker 1>struggling to score points, you know. And here's the thing, Like,

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<v Speaker 1>I can't sit here and tell you that I've watched

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of Arizona Cardinals football this year, and certainly

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<v Speaker 1>we've seen with a young rookie quarterback how difficult that

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<v Speaker 1>can be. Obviously, the Sam Bradford experiment did not work there.

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<v Speaker 1>But I'll be honest when I was just bringing up

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<v Speaker 1>the the depth chart, the statistics for the Cardinals, the

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<v Speaker 1>players that are on this roster. I am somewhat surprised

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<v Speaker 1>it's two and nine. Um, certainly, you know Josh Rosen

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<v Speaker 1>going through the the rookie kind of ups and downs,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, swings that you sort of feel early on

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<v Speaker 1>David Johnson, it's been difficult for them getting him going

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<v Speaker 1>this year. Um, he's had some games, but he's also

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<v Speaker 1>been a non factor. And others. Larry Fitzgerald is there,

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<v Speaker 1>Christian Kirk, there are pieces. Defensively, there's still the same

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<v Speaker 1>playmakers that the Packers face three years ago. When you

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<v Speaker 1>look at Um, you know Buchanan, Patrick Peterson, Buddha Baker,

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<v Speaker 1>former teammate of Kevin King, is in that defense, and

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<v Speaker 1>Chandler Jones is one of the best pass rushers in

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<v Speaker 1>the NFL. Be that as it may, it's not led

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<v Speaker 1>to wins this season, and they're coming into this game

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<v Speaker 1>after really taking a big shellacking at the hands of

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<v Speaker 1>the Chargers. Yeah, I mean that's the one everybody's looking

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<v Speaker 1>at right now. And you know there's stories out there,

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<v Speaker 1>the Cardinals already quitting on their first year coach and

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<v Speaker 1>all that and that kind of thing can happen when

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<v Speaker 1>you're having a season like this, and then, as you said,

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<v Speaker 1>you get you get it handed to you pretty good

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<v Speaker 1>by a team like the Charges. But you mentioned David Johnson.

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<v Speaker 1>For as much as you say they haven't really gotten

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<v Speaker 1>him going, this guy still has a thousand yards over

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<v Speaker 1>a thousand yards from scrimmage right now, combining the rushing

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<v Speaker 1>and receiving. He's got eight total touchdowns. Definitely the focal

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<v Speaker 1>point of their offense. And I agree with us. I'm

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<v Speaker 1>not saying I saw the Cardinals as a playoff team,

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<v Speaker 1>but I didn't see this because even early in the year,

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<v Speaker 1>I believe it was Week three, I watched an extensive

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<v Speaker 1>highlights package of their game against the Chicago Bears out

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<v Speaker 1>in Arizona, which the Bears early won. Probed it out fourteen.

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<v Speaker 1>That was actually the game that the Cardinals bench Sam

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<v Speaker 1>Bradford in the middle of it, and they still had

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<v Speaker 1>a chance to win the game, but they bench Bradford

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<v Speaker 1>in the middle of it, went to Rose in the rookie,

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<v Speaker 1>basically threw him into the fire with the game on

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<v Speaker 1>the line. He made a couple of mistakes and the

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<v Speaker 1>Bears were able to escape with a two point victory.

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<v Speaker 1>But I thought then even in week three, okay, this

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<v Speaker 1>this Cardinals team will be okay. But then it just

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<v Speaker 1>hasn't hasn't really come together for him, and um, you

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<v Speaker 1>know they'll be coming in here lambeau Field obviously a

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<v Speaker 1>Southern team, a Dome team, warm weather team. It you know,

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<v Speaker 1>probably be pretty chilly at lambeau Field on Monday. The

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<v Speaker 1>kind of game really where if you're the Packers, you

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<v Speaker 1>jump on him, you jump on him early and make

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<v Speaker 1>them think about the cold and how they just want

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<v Speaker 1>to go back home. Yeah. Absolutely, and especially coming on

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<v Speaker 1>a three game losing streake war those losses to the Raiders,

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<v Speaker 1>who have had their own issues this year. Looking specifically

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<v Speaker 1>at David Johnson, as I said, you know, they've had

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<v Speaker 1>a hard time game going, they've been more dedicated to it.

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<v Speaker 1>It seems like though since they made a change in

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<v Speaker 1>offensive coordinator Mike coy was let go mid October, I

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<v Speaker 1>believe Bryant Byron Leftwitch now is the offensive quarter of

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<v Speaker 1>that's the acting offensive coordinator. Um. When you look at

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<v Speaker 1>David Johnson's utilization carries for hundred thirty seven yards that

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<v Speaker 1>was against Oakland, seventeen carries for sixty three last week

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<v Speaker 1>against the Chargers, which obviously when you're that far behind,

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<v Speaker 1>it's gonna be tough to get the run game going.

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<v Speaker 1>Still dedicated themselves to it. It just seems like their

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<v Speaker 1>goal now going forward, especially with having a rookie quarterback,

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<v Speaker 1>try to get the ball in Johnson's hands if you

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<v Speaker 1>can twenty times a game, maybe twenty five times a game,

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<v Speaker 1>whether it's the as a pass catcher as you mentioned earlier,

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<v Speaker 1>as a runner, that's the dimension he added before that.

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<v Speaker 1>I believe there was that risk injury that that held

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<v Speaker 1>him out last year. UM a dynamic football player and

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<v Speaker 1>their primary playmaker. So from the Packers perspective, bottling him

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<v Speaker 1>up is going to be a big emphasis. Yeah, And

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<v Speaker 1>I just want to point this out as well. I

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<v Speaker 1>know Larry Fitzgerald, as he's now in his fifteenth season,

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<v Speaker 1>he's not who he was. But I made this point

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<v Speaker 1>in our Insider inbox com I think anybody coming to

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<v Speaker 1>lambou Field on Sun Day needs to take a moment

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<v Speaker 1>and just appreciate the chance to see a surefire first

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<v Speaker 1>ballot Hall of Famer making what is almost certainly going

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<v Speaker 1>to be his final appearance at lambeau Field. I've said

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<v Speaker 1>it before, West, there are certain guys when you get

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<v Speaker 1>to see them in person, watching from the press box,

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<v Speaker 1>that just stand out anytime the ball is in their hands.

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<v Speaker 1>And there are two guys, for me, aside from Packers players,

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<v Speaker 1>two guys that I have seen come into lambeau Field

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<v Speaker 1>over the years that have really jumped out to me

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<v Speaker 1>that way. One is Adrian Peterson and the other is

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<v Speaker 1>Larry Fitzgerald. I've I've been impressed with this guy's career

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<v Speaker 1>from from start to finish. And I know those playoff

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<v Speaker 1>losses for the Packers in OH nine in Arizona and

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<v Speaker 1>in fifteen in Arizona, both games, and he played a

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<v Speaker 1>huge part in both of those in in breaking the

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<v Speaker 1>Packers heart so to speak. But but man, you can't,

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<v Speaker 1>you can't lack any respect for this guy because he

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<v Speaker 1>he is absolutely consummate professional and for the put up

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<v Speaker 1>the numbers that he has second all time in the

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<v Speaker 1>NFL in receiving yards, seventh all time in the NFL

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<v Speaker 1>in touchdown receptions, and he had a Hall of Fame

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<v Speaker 1>quarterback for exactly one third of his career. Had Kurt

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<v Speaker 1>Warner for five years other than that. Other than that,

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<v Speaker 1>he hasn't had any superstar quarterbacks and look at what

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<v Speaker 1>this guy's does and think about that realistically, Kurt Warner

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<v Speaker 1>was there for five seasons. He was really his starting

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<v Speaker 1>quarterback honestly for what three of them because they did

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<v Speaker 1>that strange platoon thing with Matthew and then they finally

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<v Speaker 1>went to Warner and then they've had they had their

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<v Speaker 1>most success. I think that organization has really, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>had the last thirty years at that point. So, UM,

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<v Speaker 1>it's gonna be really interesting to see him come into

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<v Speaker 1>lambeau Field one more time. As you mentioned, Mike, let's

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<v Speaker 1>see now he is thirty five years old. UM. An

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<v Speaker 1>incredible career that he's had. Him what stands out to

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<v Speaker 1>me the most when you think back to that season,

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<v Speaker 1>this is a guy I think, if you're going to

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<v Speaker 1>succeed in the NFL past your thirty one, thirty second,

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<v Speaker 1>thirty third birthday, at that position where you're taking on

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<v Speaker 1>the JayR. Alexander's of the world, these young bucks that

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<v Speaker 1>that are so just at their athletic prime, I really

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<v Speaker 1>think you have to be able to reinvent yourself. Larry

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<v Speaker 1>Fitzgerald did that probably three times throughout the course of

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<v Speaker 1>his career. That latest one in fifteen, and he had

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<v Speaker 1>that three that stretch of three thousand yard seasons from

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<v Speaker 1>fifteen to seventeen. I believe it was an incredible thing

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<v Speaker 1>for him to be able to. He was a big

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<v Speaker 1>play receiver early on, he became more of a possession receiver.

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<v Speaker 1>And the thing I will always remember the most in

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<v Speaker 1>terms of just the most fun I think as a

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<v Speaker 1>as a kid that I enjoyed watching football was when

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<v Speaker 1>you had him and Kwan bolden Um. You know, almost

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<v Speaker 1>like a mini Greatest Show on turf going there for

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<v Speaker 1>a while down in Arizona. With what they can do

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<v Speaker 1>with their passing game, especially, you know, once you know

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<v Speaker 1>Carson Palmer got into that offense, it's been really exciting

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<v Speaker 1>to watch. Certainly they've had some issues, but he's still

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<v Speaker 1>a really shifty player. He's has three touchdowns in the

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<v Speaker 1>last three weeks. If you get him inside the red zone.

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<v Speaker 1>He's really savvy in that area and something Packers legitimately

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<v Speaker 1>they are gonna have to take. And you know, keep

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<v Speaker 1>in mind, Yeah, and you talk to any folks back

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<v Speaker 1>in Pittsburgh, they will say that he should have won

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<v Speaker 1>the Heisman Trophy his last year in college. They're still

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<v Speaker 1>bitter in in the city of Pittsburgh about about that one,

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<v Speaker 1>the the old pitt Panther and uh um, the great

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<v Speaker 1>defensive side of the ball for the Arizona Cardinals, the

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<v Speaker 1>statistics are pretty stark west in terms of yardage allowed.

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<v Speaker 1>They're ranked fairly high in terms of clamping down on

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<v Speaker 1>teams passing games, but that's in part because this is

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<v Speaker 1>a defense that hasn't been able to stop the run,

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<v Speaker 1>one of the worst run defenses in the league. Be

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<v Speaker 1>interesting to see how the Packers go about is here,

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<v Speaker 1>because as much as Green Bay wants to find that

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<v Speaker 1>rhythm and the third down conversions and everything with the

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<v Speaker 1>Packers passing game, the statistics tell you that this this

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<v Speaker 1>ought to be a game for Aaron Jones and Jamal

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<v Speaker 1>Williams to get the ball in their hands a lot. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>it really really does, Mike. I mean when you look

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<v Speaker 1>at where the Cardinals have been at this point of

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<v Speaker 1>the season, certainly being dashed for a lot of yards offensively,

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<v Speaker 1>but especially against the run, it's been a it's been

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<v Speaker 1>a big thing for them, trying to, you know, find

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<v Speaker 1>ways to get stops. They still have a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>playmakers in this defense. I said to this to you

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<v Speaker 1>as we were coming into the studio, if you look

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<v Speaker 1>at the name type players, Um, now certainly you don't

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<v Speaker 1>you know, Class Campbell, those type of players are gone.

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<v Speaker 1>But when you talk about you know, you're Patrick Peterson's

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<v Speaker 1>your Buchanans, Um, you know one of you know, Chandler Jones,

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<v Speaker 1>one of my favorite players in the league. Just an

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<v Speaker 1>exciting pass rusher. Um. They have guys that can get

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<v Speaker 1>after the quarterback and take the ball away. It's just

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<v Speaker 1>been it just seems to me like that that middle phase,

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<v Speaker 1>the consistent phases where they've been lacking King this year,

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<v Speaker 1>just trying to find some of those road greater type

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<v Speaker 1>defensive linemen, linebackers, guys that can bottle up the run.

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<v Speaker 1>Because in that regard, it doesn't really matter if you

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<v Speaker 1>have Patrick Peterson on the perimeter or something. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>Buddha Baker what he can do as a as a

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<v Speaker 1>multidimensional safety defensive back. If you can't stop the run there,

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<v Speaker 1>it's gonna put you in a bad spot. Yeah, and

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<v Speaker 1>you mentioned Chandler Jones. And if there's a matchup here

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<v Speaker 1>Packers offense versus Cardinals defense, that maybe is the one

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<v Speaker 1>to watch. It is Chandler Jones. He's got eleven sacks

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<v Speaker 1>this year. And we'll see as the week goes on

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<v Speaker 1>what the word is with David Baker and the knee

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<v Speaker 1>injury or injuries he's potentially dealing with, and what his

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<v Speaker 1>availability will be for Sunday. So that's definitely something to

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<v Speaker 1>keep an eye on heading towards Sunday. Yeah, it is.

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<v Speaker 1>And that's gonna be a paramount thing for the Packers

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<v Speaker 1>and James Camp in this offensive line depending on who's

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<v Speaker 1>available there. Again, something will get a better idea of

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<v Speaker 1>after watch some of the practices this week with everything

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<v Speaker 1>that David Botier has been dealing with to this point

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<v Speaker 1>of the season. But Chandler Jones has been really impressive

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<v Speaker 1>to me for a number of reasons. One, I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>he comes from an athletic family. You know, his brother's

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<v Speaker 1>a UFC champion. His older brother, Arthur was, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>a defensive lineman in this league for very for many years. Um,

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<v Speaker 1>just an athletic bloodline. And and he's sort of, you

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<v Speaker 1>know as the baby of that family, uh, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>kind of been the stud and and you saw him

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<v Speaker 1>have some success early on with the Patriots. Patriots obviously

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<v Speaker 1>made a decision there that they were going to move

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<v Speaker 1>on from him and turned into a tremendous pickup. I

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<v Speaker 1>believe it was for a second round draft pick. I

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<v Speaker 1>want to say, I think it was a second round

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<v Speaker 1>draft picks that the Cardinals were able to acquire him.

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<v Speaker 1>And he's been so consistent eleven twelve sacks of season

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<v Speaker 1>since he's gotten to Arizona. A guy the Packers are

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<v Speaker 1>going to have to keep in mind and really, uh

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<v Speaker 1>you know, put their clamps on depending on what that's

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<v Speaker 1>gonna be like, is is box tr available as Lane

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<v Speaker 1>Taylor available? What kind of shuffling has to occur if

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<v Speaker 1>you want or both of those guys are missing or limited?

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<v Speaker 1>So we'll we'll have to see. But um, but yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>he's gonna be a focal point for sure. Yeah, alright,

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<v Speaker 1>Bay Packers. Okay, I want to go back to Arizona's

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<v Speaker 1>offense for one second, because they're at this rookie quarterback

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<v Speaker 1>and Josh Rosen. We've talked for the last several weeks,

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<v Speaker 1>almost till we're blue in the face in a sense,

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<v Speaker 1>about how if there's one element that is missing with

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<v Speaker 1>this Packers defense. As much as I think this defense

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<v Speaker 1>has turned a corner this year, I think this defense

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<v Speaker 1>has kept the Packers in games and given them a

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<v Speaker 1>chance to win some of these games. The missing pieces, turnovers,

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<v Speaker 1>they haven't they haven't happened. But you go back to

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<v Speaker 1>the last rookie quarterback who came into lambeau Field, that

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<v Speaker 1>being Josh Allen of the Buffalo Bills. The Packers defense

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<v Speaker 1>had its best turnover game of the season. I believe

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<v Speaker 1>there four was it three or four that day against Buffalo?

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<v Speaker 1>Total total turnovers, I think it was four. Um. So

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<v Speaker 1>with a rookie quarterback Rosen has I believe eleven interceptions

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<v Speaker 1>this year, I'm not sure how many fumbles lost. Okay,

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<v Speaker 1>so thirteen total turnovers from a rookie quarterback who didn't

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<v Speaker 1>uh didn't take over the starting job until Week four.

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<v Speaker 1>So um, if the Packers defense is going to try

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<v Speaker 1>to generate some momentum here in the turnover department, a

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<v Speaker 1>rookie quarterback coming into lambeau Field is exactly the recipe

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<v Speaker 1>you're looking for. Yeah, and Mike, you mentioned the eleven interceptions,

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<v Speaker 1>the two fumbles. The bigger stat for him right now

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<v Speaker 1>is last five games. Eleven of his turnovers have come

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<v Speaker 1>in those five games. So the last two weeks specifically,

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<v Speaker 1>only a hundred two one passing yards for him along

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<v Speaker 1>with three interceptions to three touchdowns. So, uh, yeah, this

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<v Speaker 1>is gonna be a big thing for the Packers. You

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<v Speaker 1>have to be able to take away the football. Um,

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<v Speaker 1>not not just this week, It's it's something we talked

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<v Speaker 1>about every week. There's a big emphasis on it. But

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<v Speaker 1>there's something about getting it started, isn't that. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>when it comes to whether whether you're talking sacks or turnovers,

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<v Speaker 1>it's like you have to get it started to then

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<v Speaker 1>try to get on one of those roles, get that

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<v Speaker 1>momentum going in in that particular direction. And the Packers

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<v Speaker 1>need to do this well. Any streaks starts with one, right,

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<v Speaker 1>So I mean that's what they're gonna be looking for

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<v Speaker 1>in this matchup. The big thing with rosen uh and

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<v Speaker 1>I do think he has upside and I don't fault

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<v Speaker 1>the Cardinals at all for going the direction they did

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<v Speaker 1>and pushing him into lineup, especially with some of the

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<v Speaker 1>salary considerations that were at hand with Sam Bradford, compensatory

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<v Speaker 1>questions that were at hand with Sam Bradford. And if

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<v Speaker 1>they've got rid of them at a certain point, they'd

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<v Speaker 1>be able to keep you know, their equation and formula

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<v Speaker 1>to potentially help them in the compensed story process they're

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<v Speaker 1>building for the future. Now. So this is the guy

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<v Speaker 1>you dedicate yourself to, an ultra confident individual, guy that

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<v Speaker 1>obviously has some connections with Aaron Rodgers based on you know,

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<v Speaker 1>where they both went to cal Um But the bigger

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<v Speaker 1>thing and play here for the Packers, as you mentioned, Mike,

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<v Speaker 1>is they've allowed just too many guys, too many quarterbacks

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<v Speaker 1>to get into a comfort zone. Kirk Cousins is as

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<v Speaker 1>as difficult as that start was for the Vikings. He

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<v Speaker 1>got into a zone. Um Golf in the second half

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<v Speaker 1>got in the zone. Tom Brady stayed in his own.

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<v Speaker 1>So they the more sacks, the more pressure, the more

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<v Speaker 1>hits you get, the more it's gonna take any quarterback

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<v Speaker 1>off his game. But when you look at a young

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<v Speaker 1>rookie quarterback, much like Josh Allen in that game against Buffalo,

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<v Speaker 1>that's where you really make them start thinking and question

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<v Speaker 1>themselves because there isn't that experience, there's not that backstory

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<v Speaker 1>to maybe mentally persevered through that as much. The thing

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<v Speaker 1>I'm gonna be looking for, Mike, much like that Week

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<v Speaker 1>four game against Buffalo. If Josh Rosen hits me in

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<v Speaker 1>the calf with a pastor in pregame warmups, we might

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<v Speaker 1>know this is gonna be a long day for the Cardinals. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>we may have to set up our pregame periscope Facebook

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<v Speaker 1>Live in a different spot just to make sure you

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<v Speaker 1>don't get you don't get drilled. Well, I mean, if

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<v Speaker 1>I get drilled, that might mean a good day for

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<v Speaker 1>the Packers. I mean, you go back and you say

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<v Speaker 1>you're willing to make the sacrifice, is what you're saying.

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<v Speaker 1>It's been what now nine weeks. I mean, my my

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<v Speaker 1>calf is compertly healed, so we're we're good from that perspective.

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<v Speaker 1>But all kidding aside, I mean that this is the

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<v Speaker 1>biggest thing, and is if you allow him to get comfortable.

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<v Speaker 1>Cause the thing is Mike. We saw it with Carson Palmer.

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<v Speaker 1>We saw it when Kurt Warner was the quarterback. If

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<v Speaker 1>you get Larry Fitzgerald comfortable, they have some weapons there

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<v Speaker 1>that can hurt you, specifically David Johnson if they get

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<v Speaker 1>him going as a passer. But if you can get

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<v Speaker 1>some pressure going early on and make things uncomfortable for Rosen,

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<v Speaker 1>that's where you might not have, uh, you know, a

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<v Speaker 1>quarterback that can maybe rise to that occasion like some

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<v Speaker 1>of those other veterans have. Ye, we'll see. The Packers

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<v Speaker 1>need to win out and it starts with winning one game,

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<v Speaker 1>which starts on Sunday against the Arizona Cardinals. So with that,

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<v Speaker 1>we're going to call it a wrap on this edition

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<v Speaker 1>of Packers Unscripted. Be sure to follow all of our

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<v Speaker 1>He's at West hot I'm at Mike Spofford at Packers

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<v Speaker 1>for the team mccau. Thanks for tuning in, everybody. We'll

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<v Speaker 1>see you next time.