1 00:00:06,800 --> 00:00:09,879 Speaker 1: Hi, everybody. Welcome to another edition of Packers Unscripted from 2 00:00:09,960 --> 00:00:13,240 Speaker 1: Packers dot Com. I am Mike Spafford, joined by my 3 00:00:13,320 --> 00:00:16,760 Speaker 1: partner in all things Packers, Wes Hodkowitz, coming to you 4 00:00:16,800 --> 00:00:20,560 Speaker 1: here from our studios at Lambeufield, Wes. The season opener 5 00:00:20,880 --> 00:00:23,920 Speaker 1: is just about upon us. It will be the Packers 6 00:00:23,920 --> 00:00:27,080 Speaker 1: and the Lions three twenty five Central time kickoff Sunday 7 00:00:27,080 --> 00:00:32,280 Speaker 1: at lambeau Field. And every season opener has a certain 8 00:00:32,320 --> 00:00:37,200 Speaker 1: amount of excitement, a certain amount of hype, juice, vibe, 9 00:00:37,320 --> 00:00:40,880 Speaker 1: whatever you want to call it. It's been a while 10 00:00:41,240 --> 00:00:45,919 Speaker 1: since one has reached this level. Yeah, and it was 11 00:00:46,440 --> 00:00:49,240 Speaker 1: feeling like it was headed that way anyway, even before 12 00:00:49,760 --> 00:00:52,800 Speaker 1: last week's big trade. But now it feels like the 13 00:00:53,479 --> 00:00:55,920 Speaker 1: hype and the energy for this one is headed off 14 00:00:55,960 --> 00:00:56,440 Speaker 1: the charts. 15 00:00:56,760 --> 00:00:58,320 Speaker 2: So you know me, I'm mister hyperbole. 16 00:00:58,480 --> 00:01:01,080 Speaker 3: I was trying to think of some big Week one 17 00:01:01,160 --> 00:01:04,759 Speaker 3: matchups that the Green Bit Packers have had. The only 18 00:01:04,760 --> 00:01:06,360 Speaker 3: one I really could come up with in terms of 19 00:01:06,400 --> 00:01:08,600 Speaker 3: that I thought might reach this scale was the twenty 20 00:01:08,640 --> 00:01:09,520 Speaker 3: thirteen opener. 21 00:01:09,680 --> 00:01:11,720 Speaker 1: That was It's funny that you would say that, because 22 00:01:11,720 --> 00:01:14,199 Speaker 1: that was exactly the one that popped into my head, which, 23 00:01:14,440 --> 00:01:17,680 Speaker 1: for those who don't remember, that was the Packers were 24 00:01:17,720 --> 00:01:20,600 Speaker 1: coming off of the big loss in the playoffs in 25 00:01:20,680 --> 00:01:24,120 Speaker 1: San Francisco to Colin Kaepernick, and then they were opening 26 00:01:24,160 --> 00:01:28,600 Speaker 1: the following season right back in Candlestick Park, the scene 27 00:01:28,600 --> 00:01:30,880 Speaker 1: of the crime, so to speak, against the same forty 28 00:01:30,959 --> 00:01:34,440 Speaker 1: nine Ers team with Colin Kaepernick as quarterback. I agree, 29 00:01:34,520 --> 00:01:36,360 Speaker 1: that's that's the one that pops into my head in 30 00:01:36,440 --> 00:01:38,640 Speaker 1: terms of the hype leading up to an opener. 31 00:01:38,720 --> 00:01:42,640 Speaker 3: Yeah, like there was just a different vibe to it 32 00:01:42,720 --> 00:01:45,240 Speaker 3: where it was again, you never make these things out 33 00:01:45,280 --> 00:01:46,840 Speaker 3: to be too big or too small. The Packers win 34 00:01:46,920 --> 00:01:49,040 Speaker 3: this game on Sunday, I guarantee Matt Lafour is going 35 00:01:49,080 --> 00:01:51,480 Speaker 3: to that press conference podium after the game saying we 36 00:01:51,520 --> 00:01:53,240 Speaker 3: got a game to prepare for on Thursday night. 37 00:01:53,360 --> 00:01:55,680 Speaker 2: Yep, like it is. It is just one game. But 38 00:01:56,120 --> 00:01:57,120 Speaker 2: let's talk about what this. 39 00:01:57,200 --> 00:02:00,480 Speaker 3: Entire offseason has been about, right, Mike, And you've about it, 40 00:02:00,480 --> 00:02:02,520 Speaker 3: I've written about it, We've talked about it numerous times. 41 00:02:02,520 --> 00:02:04,840 Speaker 3: The Packers want to reclaim the NFC North. They need 42 00:02:04,880 --> 00:02:06,400 Speaker 3: to show out better than they did last year when 43 00:02:06,440 --> 00:02:09,920 Speaker 3: they went one in five. Now, fortunately they swept the 44 00:02:09,960 --> 00:02:14,240 Speaker 3: AFC South. They swept the NFC West and were able 45 00:02:14,280 --> 00:02:16,800 Speaker 3: to launch themselves into the playoffs, despite the fact they 46 00:02:16,800 --> 00:02:19,080 Speaker 3: only had that one win over the Bears within the division. 47 00:02:19,800 --> 00:02:22,200 Speaker 3: When you're talking about the standard bearers not only for 48 00:02:22,240 --> 00:02:24,520 Speaker 3: the North, but really the conference in general, the past 49 00:02:24,560 --> 00:02:27,440 Speaker 3: couple seasons, it's been the Detroit Lions who have had 50 00:02:27,600 --> 00:02:31,000 Speaker 3: nothing but an incline during this time that Dan Campbell 51 00:02:31,160 --> 00:02:34,120 Speaker 3: has been their head coach. Every season, there's been progress. Well, 52 00:02:34,160 --> 00:02:36,280 Speaker 3: the way their season ended last year was kind of 53 00:02:36,320 --> 00:02:38,320 Speaker 3: the first time I think that they fell short of 54 00:02:38,360 --> 00:02:41,920 Speaker 3: expectations where they didn't necessarily have that. Well, we're building 55 00:02:41,919 --> 00:02:44,560 Speaker 3: towards something next year. They still feel like their competitors, 56 00:02:44,600 --> 00:02:47,400 Speaker 3: they still feel like their top contenders, but realistically, I 57 00:02:47,400 --> 00:02:49,400 Speaker 3: think there were the number one seed in the NFC 58 00:02:49,440 --> 00:02:52,200 Speaker 3: playoffs for a reason. Well, now the Packers come back. 59 00:02:52,240 --> 00:02:54,400 Speaker 3: They have this trade with Michael Parsons. They obviously have 60 00:02:54,480 --> 00:02:56,600 Speaker 3: all these young guys in this talent they've been developing 61 00:02:56,600 --> 00:02:58,960 Speaker 3: for the last two years, and they want to prove 62 00:02:58,960 --> 00:03:00,720 Speaker 3: that they're here to play, that they are going to 63 00:03:00,720 --> 00:03:02,720 Speaker 3: be here to contend for this thing. They have big 64 00:03:02,760 --> 00:03:05,600 Speaker 3: goals this season, super Bowls, Playoffs, all of that type 65 00:03:05,639 --> 00:03:07,640 Speaker 3: of stuff, But it all starts with winning the North 66 00:03:07,720 --> 00:03:09,680 Speaker 3: in the first game that you can take is on Sunday. 67 00:03:09,800 --> 00:03:10,000 Speaker 2: Yeah. 68 00:03:10,000 --> 00:03:12,600 Speaker 1: Absolutely. I mean, if the Packers want to get back 69 00:03:12,680 --> 00:03:16,520 Speaker 1: on top of the North, which is a perch they 70 00:03:16,560 --> 00:03:21,320 Speaker 1: haven't owned since the twenty twenty one season, it starts 71 00:03:21,320 --> 00:03:24,120 Speaker 1: with this game against the Lions. The Lions are the 72 00:03:24,120 --> 00:03:26,560 Speaker 1: two time defending division champs. As you mentioned, they were 73 00:03:26,560 --> 00:03:29,760 Speaker 1: the number one seed in the NFC playoffs a year ago, 74 00:03:30,320 --> 00:03:33,440 Speaker 1: and this is just a series, a rivalry, a series 75 00:03:33,440 --> 00:03:36,120 Speaker 1: that the Packers have to turn around and get headed 76 00:03:36,160 --> 00:03:38,360 Speaker 1: in the other direction because the Lions have now won 77 00:03:38,480 --> 00:03:42,240 Speaker 1: six of the last seven against green Bay. And I 78 00:03:42,280 --> 00:03:45,280 Speaker 1: did a little research yesterday before our Three Things video 79 00:03:45,920 --> 00:03:49,080 Speaker 1: that we did with Larry. The last time the Lions 80 00:03:49,120 --> 00:03:52,080 Speaker 1: had a stretch of winning six out of seven against 81 00:03:52,080 --> 00:03:54,200 Speaker 1: green Bay, you have to go back to the early eighties. 82 00:03:54,600 --> 00:03:58,840 Speaker 1: It's been over forty years. So it's a series that 83 00:03:59,000 --> 00:04:03,280 Speaker 1: for the most parts, have had their share of success in. 84 00:04:03,400 --> 00:04:05,880 Speaker 1: But Dan Campbell and company have turned it around and 85 00:04:05,960 --> 00:04:10,200 Speaker 1: the Packers need to turn it back around the other way. 86 00:04:10,280 --> 00:04:12,840 Speaker 1: And quite frankly, in what we've heard from Matt lafora 87 00:04:12,960 --> 00:04:17,960 Speaker 1: we've heard from the players. It all begins with getting 88 00:04:18,000 --> 00:04:21,000 Speaker 1: off to a better start in these games. Because you 89 00:04:21,080 --> 00:04:23,440 Speaker 1: mentioned the one in five record in the division last year, 90 00:04:23,480 --> 00:04:25,520 Speaker 1: and we all know it was the two losses to 91 00:04:25,560 --> 00:04:30,039 Speaker 1: the Vikings, the two losses to the Lions. I looked 92 00:04:30,080 --> 00:04:32,680 Speaker 1: up those games as far as far as how they started. 93 00:04:33,160 --> 00:04:35,960 Speaker 1: The two games against Minnesota started twenty eight to nothing 94 00:04:36,040 --> 00:04:38,839 Speaker 1: and twenty to three. The two games against the Lions 95 00:04:38,839 --> 00:04:41,839 Speaker 1: started twenty four to three and ten to zero. Now 96 00:04:41,880 --> 00:04:47,120 Speaker 1: that's a collective, a collective seventy six point deficit in 97 00:04:47,160 --> 00:04:49,599 Speaker 1: those four games. And the Packers ended up losing those 98 00:04:49,640 --> 00:04:54,680 Speaker 1: four games by a combined seventeen points. So it's not 99 00:04:54,960 --> 00:04:57,680 Speaker 1: rocket science here to figure out how the Packers are 100 00:04:57,680 --> 00:05:01,560 Speaker 1: going to give themselves a better chance to win against 101 00:05:01,600 --> 00:05:04,320 Speaker 1: the Detroit Lions. And you know, starting with this game 102 00:05:04,360 --> 00:05:07,799 Speaker 1: on Sunday, the Packers can't win the NFC North on Sunday. 103 00:05:08,120 --> 00:05:11,480 Speaker 1: But when you've got the champs, the reigning division champs, 104 00:05:11,520 --> 00:05:15,440 Speaker 1: coming to your place in Week one, you make your 105 00:05:15,680 --> 00:05:18,839 Speaker 1: path to a division title a lot harder if you 106 00:05:18,920 --> 00:05:21,080 Speaker 1: don't win this game, because you're only going to get 107 00:05:21,120 --> 00:05:22,840 Speaker 1: those Lions one more time, and it's going to be 108 00:05:22,880 --> 00:05:26,560 Speaker 1: in their place on Thanksgiving. So this is a this 109 00:05:26,640 --> 00:05:28,520 Speaker 1: is a tone setter type of game for green Back. 110 00:05:28,600 --> 00:05:29,960 Speaker 3: Yeah. I was listening to one of the interviews that 111 00:05:30,000 --> 00:05:33,600 Speaker 3: Pete Prisco, longtime NFL beat writer, was doing. I believe 112 00:05:33,640 --> 00:05:35,720 Speaker 3: it was with Barstool, and you know, he right now 113 00:05:35,760 --> 00:05:38,480 Speaker 3: has the Packers as his super Bowl contender's super Bowl 114 00:05:38,480 --> 00:05:41,960 Speaker 3: representative from the NFC, and he said that he felt 115 00:05:41,960 --> 00:05:45,040 Speaker 3: that way before even the trade of Michael Parsons. That's 116 00:05:45,040 --> 00:05:46,720 Speaker 3: how strongly he felt about what he saw from them 117 00:05:46,720 --> 00:05:48,160 Speaker 3: this summer and what he thought is all out there 118 00:05:48,200 --> 00:05:50,920 Speaker 3: for him. But as he was talking about I think 119 00:05:50,960 --> 00:05:53,760 Speaker 3: a lot of people have been discussing this offseason, it's 120 00:05:53,800 --> 00:05:57,320 Speaker 3: this idea that you know, Green Bay has had all 121 00:05:57,360 --> 00:05:59,919 Speaker 3: these young guys that have been young for the past 122 00:06:00,040 --> 00:06:03,960 Speaker 3: two years and now they have all that experience behind them. 123 00:06:04,000 --> 00:06:07,719 Speaker 3: So we'll get the actual NFL superlatives probably after this 124 00:06:07,920 --> 00:06:10,599 Speaker 3: weekend in terms of the youngest teams. How the NFL 125 00:06:10,640 --> 00:06:13,720 Speaker 3: collects all that data and presents it after the Week 126 00:06:13,760 --> 00:06:16,400 Speaker 3: one games are played. But there's a very good chance 127 00:06:16,480 --> 00:06:17,840 Speaker 3: Green Bay is going to be the youngest team in 128 00:06:17,839 --> 00:06:20,359 Speaker 3: the NFL again this year. But they have all this 129 00:06:20,480 --> 00:06:23,480 Speaker 3: totality of experience from the last two three seasons depending 130 00:06:23,520 --> 00:06:25,680 Speaker 3: on when they got in with the draft class. And 131 00:06:25,839 --> 00:06:29,760 Speaker 3: I just feel like this division, to bring it back 132 00:06:29,800 --> 00:06:33,640 Speaker 3: to what Prisco said is it is an absolute gauntlet. 133 00:06:33,720 --> 00:06:36,080 Speaker 3: It is a meat grinder, and if you're looking for 134 00:06:36,120 --> 00:06:39,840 Speaker 3: a potential Super Bowl representative, this is I think where 135 00:06:39,839 --> 00:06:43,120 Speaker 3: it starts in the NFC, just based on what Detroit 136 00:06:43,160 --> 00:06:45,440 Speaker 3: has coming back, what Green Bay has this season, the 137 00:06:45,480 --> 00:06:48,719 Speaker 3: fact that Chicago is still a lot of unknowns they 138 00:06:48,720 --> 00:06:51,039 Speaker 3: are with Ben Johnson taking that ship over and some 139 00:06:51,120 --> 00:06:53,080 Speaker 3: of the additions that they've had, they feel like they'll 140 00:06:53,080 --> 00:06:55,719 Speaker 3: put a better foot forward this year. And Minnesota was 141 00:06:55,720 --> 00:06:57,480 Speaker 3: the team that I wrote off last season and they 142 00:06:57,520 --> 00:07:02,800 Speaker 3: proved me wrong immeasurably. So for the Packers to be 143 00:07:02,839 --> 00:07:05,000 Speaker 3: able to prevail in this thing and to be able 144 00:07:05,040 --> 00:07:07,800 Speaker 3: to take care of business within its own division, it's 145 00:07:07,839 --> 00:07:11,360 Speaker 3: important for their own playoff abspirations. But the other aspect 146 00:07:11,400 --> 00:07:13,800 Speaker 3: of it is too. You don't know how many losses 147 00:07:13,840 --> 00:07:15,640 Speaker 3: the Lions are really going to pick up this season. 148 00:07:15,680 --> 00:07:18,400 Speaker 3: You don't know how many losses the Minnesota Vikings are 149 00:07:18,440 --> 00:07:21,200 Speaker 3: going to pick up this season. This is your opportunity 150 00:07:21,240 --> 00:07:22,640 Speaker 3: to hand them one of those. 151 00:07:22,920 --> 00:07:23,120 Speaker 1: Right. 152 00:07:23,360 --> 00:07:25,880 Speaker 3: When you look at the records in the North last year, Mike, 153 00:07:25,920 --> 00:07:29,760 Speaker 3: it is remarkable how few times the division lost in 154 00:07:29,800 --> 00:07:32,679 Speaker 3: the regular season. Obviously the postseason was a much different story. 155 00:07:33,040 --> 00:07:36,000 Speaker 3: But the Packers, they swept the AFC South. I'm pretty 156 00:07:36,000 --> 00:07:38,200 Speaker 3: sure what was there, like maybe two wins that the 157 00:07:38,240 --> 00:07:40,480 Speaker 3: celt actually might have had against the division against the 158 00:07:40,520 --> 00:07:41,240 Speaker 3: North last year. 159 00:07:41,160 --> 00:07:42,920 Speaker 1: It was either one or two across. Yeah, it was 160 00:07:42,960 --> 00:07:44,000 Speaker 1: either one or two. That's all. 161 00:07:44,120 --> 00:07:44,760 Speaker 2: That's all it was. 162 00:07:44,840 --> 00:07:46,360 Speaker 3: So basically, the point I'm trying to bring back with 163 00:07:46,400 --> 00:07:47,880 Speaker 3: all that is, if Green Bay wants to live up 164 00:07:47,920 --> 00:07:50,880 Speaker 3: to the expectations of being a legitimate contender, it starts 165 00:07:50,880 --> 00:07:51,200 Speaker 3: at home. 166 00:07:51,360 --> 00:07:53,920 Speaker 1: Yeah a yeah, one hundred percent. Well, let's talk about 167 00:07:53,920 --> 00:07:56,400 Speaker 1: these Lions a little bit, because they were a fifteen 168 00:07:56,440 --> 00:07:58,600 Speaker 1: to two team last year, number one seed in the playoffs, 169 00:07:58,640 --> 00:08:03,200 Speaker 1: a disappointing home playoff loss to Washington after that first 170 00:08:03,280 --> 00:08:07,000 Speaker 1: round by But there are a lot of changes to 171 00:08:07,080 --> 00:08:09,240 Speaker 1: actually talk about with the Lions, and it starts on 172 00:08:09,280 --> 00:08:12,080 Speaker 1: the coaching staff. Two new coordinators, John Morton on the 173 00:08:12,120 --> 00:08:14,680 Speaker 1: offensive side taking over for Ben Johnson, who's now the 174 00:08:14,680 --> 00:08:18,840 Speaker 1: head coach of the Chicago Bears, and Kelvin Sheppard taking 175 00:08:18,840 --> 00:08:21,360 Speaker 1: over his defensive coordinator for Aaron Glenn, who's now the 176 00:08:21,360 --> 00:08:25,920 Speaker 1: head coach with the New York Jets. Now there are 177 00:08:25,920 --> 00:08:28,120 Speaker 1: a lot of questions about, Okay, so just how much 178 00:08:28,200 --> 00:08:31,040 Speaker 1: is going to change offensively defensively with the Lions with 179 00:08:31,080 --> 00:08:34,640 Speaker 1: having two new coordinators in And while I believe both 180 00:08:34,679 --> 00:08:37,160 Speaker 1: of those new coordinators are going to put their own 181 00:08:37,360 --> 00:08:41,800 Speaker 1: stamp on things, Dan Campbell did not go outside the 182 00:08:41,880 --> 00:08:44,959 Speaker 1: organization to bring in new coordinators. These are guys who 183 00:08:44,960 --> 00:08:49,920 Speaker 1: are on the staff. John Morton, you know, worked under 184 00:08:49,960 --> 00:08:53,400 Speaker 1: Ben Johnson, and Kelvin Sheppard worked under Aaron Glenn. So 185 00:08:54,800 --> 00:08:57,800 Speaker 1: this is still They're still going to be running essentially 186 00:08:57,840 --> 00:09:01,840 Speaker 1: the same system, and we just have to see exactly, 187 00:09:02,720 --> 00:09:05,640 Speaker 1: you know, what sort of tweaks and signatures that that 188 00:09:05,679 --> 00:09:08,400 Speaker 1: these new coordinators are gonna put are gonna put on it. 189 00:09:08,440 --> 00:09:15,280 Speaker 1: But that's really been the sort of lingering storyline. Question 190 00:09:15,440 --> 00:09:18,960 Speaker 1: mark unknown out there with regard to the Lions coming 191 00:09:19,000 --> 00:09:22,000 Speaker 1: off of that fifteen and two season is how as 192 00:09:22,040 --> 00:09:26,880 Speaker 1: a team collectively will they move forward with two new coordinators. 193 00:09:26,920 --> 00:09:28,840 Speaker 1: For the guys who got the head coaching jobs in 194 00:09:28,840 --> 00:09:29,600 Speaker 1: the off season. 195 00:09:29,400 --> 00:09:31,839 Speaker 3: Well, for a couple of things are one. John Morton. 196 00:09:31,840 --> 00:09:33,559 Speaker 3: I didn't really realize this until I was kind of 197 00:09:33,600 --> 00:09:35,400 Speaker 3: digging through some of the info. I didn't realize he 198 00:09:35,440 --> 00:09:37,040 Speaker 3: was in Green Bay for a very brief amount of 199 00:09:37,080 --> 00:09:37,760 Speaker 3: time as a player. 200 00:09:37,800 --> 00:09:39,800 Speaker 2: Oh I didn't in nineteen ninety three. Oh wow. 201 00:09:40,000 --> 00:09:42,120 Speaker 3: Yeah, So there are some ties there, and the fact 202 00:09:42,160 --> 00:09:44,000 Speaker 3: that like all these guys, he seems to be just 203 00:09:44,080 --> 00:09:47,360 Speaker 3: another like kind of I wouldn't call him like a 204 00:09:47,400 --> 00:09:49,640 Speaker 3: member of the Shanahan tree. Obviously he was in San 205 00:09:49,640 --> 00:09:52,480 Speaker 3: Francisco before that, during the Harbaugh era. But it's just 206 00:09:52,520 --> 00:09:54,640 Speaker 3: it's it's it's always interesting to me when you see 207 00:09:54,640 --> 00:09:57,960 Speaker 3: these guys that pop up and they always have connections. 208 00:09:57,960 --> 00:10:00,760 Speaker 3: When you think about these successful runs that teams have had, 209 00:10:02,120 --> 00:10:04,160 Speaker 3: it's not a coincidence that these guys end up in 210 00:10:04,200 --> 00:10:07,200 Speaker 3: these spots and for Morton to work his way up 211 00:10:07,240 --> 00:10:09,199 Speaker 3: and obviously he's been a mainstay in Detroit over I 212 00:10:09,200 --> 00:10:11,200 Speaker 3: believe it was ended up being two different tenures with him, 213 00:10:12,040 --> 00:10:14,079 Speaker 3: if I remember that, Yeah, because he was with Denver 214 00:10:14,120 --> 00:10:16,800 Speaker 3: the last two seasons for him to be taking the 215 00:10:16,840 --> 00:10:19,480 Speaker 3: ship over here. But if you look at their coaching staff, 216 00:10:19,559 --> 00:10:21,079 Speaker 3: so much of it is the same. Mark Burnell, is 217 00:10:21,120 --> 00:10:23,959 Speaker 3: still the quarterbacks coach. I mean, like there's so many names, 218 00:10:24,000 --> 00:10:26,960 Speaker 3: and when you kind of like that transitionary period that 219 00:10:27,000 --> 00:10:30,479 Speaker 3: Green Bay was in when teams started plucking their assistance, 220 00:10:30,520 --> 00:10:33,880 Speaker 3: you know, after the NFC championship runs. You build from within, 221 00:10:33,960 --> 00:10:36,400 Speaker 3: you develop your roster within, you develop your coaching staff 222 00:10:36,440 --> 00:10:39,280 Speaker 3: from within. I feel like that's where Detroit feels like, 223 00:10:39,360 --> 00:10:41,240 Speaker 3: that's where they are right now. It's the same mission 224 00:10:41,280 --> 00:10:43,400 Speaker 3: with some different generals in the front of the line. 225 00:10:43,520 --> 00:10:46,040 Speaker 3: So what I'm curious to see though, is when you 226 00:10:46,080 --> 00:10:48,760 Speaker 3: have somebody like Campbell, who's that CEO head coach is 227 00:10:48,880 --> 00:10:51,400 Speaker 3: the is the guy that sets the vision right and 228 00:10:51,520 --> 00:10:54,880 Speaker 3: leaves the play calling to the coordinators. Seeing what that 229 00:10:54,920 --> 00:10:57,599 Speaker 3: transition is like when you don't have known commodities. You 230 00:10:57,679 --> 00:10:59,559 Speaker 3: might lose your offensive play caller, but you still have 231 00:10:59,600 --> 00:11:01,800 Speaker 3: the defense coordinator. You might have the defensive coordinator, but 232 00:11:01,800 --> 00:11:03,760 Speaker 3: then you have a shift with maybe the offensive coordinator 233 00:11:03,760 --> 00:11:06,360 Speaker 3: in the play calling spot. This is a complete reset 234 00:11:06,400 --> 00:11:09,439 Speaker 3: of the chessboard here for the Lions. So seeing exactly 235 00:11:09,480 --> 00:11:12,480 Speaker 3: how that is going to look in addition to what 236 00:11:12,880 --> 00:11:14,680 Speaker 3: you know, if the execution can still be there, because 237 00:11:14,679 --> 00:11:16,600 Speaker 3: we know these seasons are never the same year to year. 238 00:11:17,640 --> 00:11:20,319 Speaker 3: That to me, when you talk about unscoted looks when 239 00:11:20,320 --> 00:11:22,960 Speaker 3: you talk about things that are like unknown going into 240 00:11:22,960 --> 00:11:26,640 Speaker 3: an opener, that shoots Detroit into a different stratosphere for 241 00:11:27,000 --> 00:11:28,920 Speaker 3: what could be positive or negative reasons. 242 00:11:29,040 --> 00:11:33,000 Speaker 1: Yeah, and there are some some personnel changes to talk 243 00:11:33,000 --> 00:11:36,959 Speaker 1: about too. First off, on the offensive line, longtime center 244 00:11:36,960 --> 00:11:42,600 Speaker 1: Frank Ragnow retired in the offseason and veteran guard Kevin 245 00:11:42,679 --> 00:11:45,400 Speaker 1: Zeitler left as a free agent to go to Tennessee. 246 00:11:45,960 --> 00:11:49,120 Speaker 1: They've been replaced by Graham Glasgow, who was a guard 247 00:11:49,120 --> 00:11:51,720 Speaker 1: and is now moving over to center to take Ragnow's spot. 248 00:11:52,160 --> 00:11:54,520 Speaker 1: And then they spent a second round draft pick on 249 00:11:54,600 --> 00:11:57,480 Speaker 1: Tate Ratledge, who is going to slide in as a 250 00:11:57,800 --> 00:12:02,760 Speaker 1: starting guard in that spot. And then, of course, on 251 00:12:02,800 --> 00:12:08,199 Speaker 1: the defensive side, the big change is that Aiden Hutchinson 252 00:12:08,240 --> 00:12:10,880 Speaker 1: is back. He only played five games last season broke 253 00:12:10,960 --> 00:12:14,240 Speaker 1: his leg. I believe had seven and a half sacks 254 00:12:14,280 --> 00:12:15,920 Speaker 1: in the first five games of the season. I mean 255 00:12:15,960 --> 00:12:18,200 Speaker 1: he was on his way potentially to being the defensive 256 00:12:18,200 --> 00:12:22,400 Speaker 1: player of the Year in the NFL and missed the 257 00:12:22,400 --> 00:12:25,560 Speaker 1: rest of the year. He is back, and I wrote 258 00:12:25,559 --> 00:12:27,680 Speaker 1: a story on Packers dot Com think I think it's 259 00:12:27,720 --> 00:12:31,160 Speaker 1: just very interesting how this all unfolded. That Hutchinson is 260 00:12:31,200 --> 00:12:34,480 Speaker 1: now is back for the Lions as obviously a premier 261 00:12:34,559 --> 00:12:36,720 Speaker 1: edge rusher, and then the Packers have added a premier 262 00:12:36,840 --> 00:12:39,920 Speaker 1: edge rusher in Micah Parsons to change the look of 263 00:12:39,920 --> 00:12:44,439 Speaker 1: their defense as well. So just those two things alone 264 00:12:45,040 --> 00:12:48,360 Speaker 1: make this matchup potentially so much different than it was 265 00:12:48,400 --> 00:12:50,040 Speaker 1: in the two meetings in twenty twenty four. 266 00:12:50,160 --> 00:12:53,880 Speaker 3: Yeah, with unequivocally, I mean, still some bad luck for Detroit. 267 00:12:54,040 --> 00:12:58,240 Speaker 3: I mean, Levi owns Zurique ended up tearing his ACL 268 00:12:58,240 --> 00:13:00,960 Speaker 3: in the offseason, so the second around pick a year ago, 269 00:13:01,240 --> 00:13:03,920 Speaker 3: still are not going to have him available. But to 270 00:13:03,960 --> 00:13:07,360 Speaker 3: have a guy like Hutchinson back is that is the 271 00:13:07,440 --> 00:13:10,880 Speaker 3: game changing addition for this defense. I give Aaron Glenn 272 00:13:10,880 --> 00:13:13,440 Speaker 3: a lot of credit. I mean, they were still incredibly competitive, 273 00:13:13,520 --> 00:13:16,640 Speaker 3: more than I expected them to be after Hutchinson was 274 00:13:16,679 --> 00:13:19,120 Speaker 3: injured last year. Obviously, there were those narratives out of hey, 275 00:13:19,160 --> 00:13:21,000 Speaker 3: if potentially they make a Super Bowl run, could he 276 00:13:21,080 --> 00:13:24,600 Speaker 3: be back out there for him? But again, there's only 277 00:13:24,600 --> 00:13:26,480 Speaker 3: so many were talked so much in the past week 278 00:13:26,480 --> 00:13:29,360 Speaker 3: about Michael Parsons. There's only so many game wreckers out there, 279 00:13:30,000 --> 00:13:31,920 Speaker 3: Hutchinson is one of them, and he's done it at 280 00:13:31,920 --> 00:13:34,800 Speaker 3: such a quick pace. I mean, that's another aspect of 281 00:13:34,800 --> 00:13:36,960 Speaker 3: this thing that has just been so intriguing to me, 282 00:13:37,080 --> 00:13:39,439 Speaker 3: is that you have these guys coming into the league now, 283 00:13:39,640 --> 00:13:44,080 Speaker 3: highly touted, credentialed college football players who just jump in 284 00:13:44,120 --> 00:13:46,840 Speaker 3: and look like they immediately belong in the NFL. And 285 00:13:47,240 --> 00:13:49,280 Speaker 3: I mean, there's a reason why Hutchinson had everything in 286 00:13:49,320 --> 00:13:52,720 Speaker 3: the momentum and the narratives behind him. Seeing how this 287 00:13:52,800 --> 00:13:55,120 Speaker 3: defense changes with him on the field, as you outline 288 00:13:55,120 --> 00:13:57,000 Speaker 3: in your story with what's happening with the Packers with 289 00:13:57,040 --> 00:14:00,760 Speaker 3: Parsons is definitely probably the number one headline in terms 290 00:14:00,760 --> 00:14:03,600 Speaker 3: of how you're going to see this game play out 291 00:14:03,679 --> 00:14:06,240 Speaker 3: relative to how last year's contests were playing. 292 00:14:06,360 --> 00:14:09,440 Speaker 1: Yeah, and it's easy to forget because the Packers lost 293 00:14:09,440 --> 00:14:11,400 Speaker 1: both games to the Lions last year when the Lions 294 00:14:11,440 --> 00:14:14,440 Speaker 1: did not have Hutchinson for either game, It's easy to 295 00:14:14,440 --> 00:14:18,760 Speaker 1: forget just how impactful Hutchinson was the previous two years 296 00:14:18,800 --> 00:14:21,240 Speaker 1: against Green Bay. You go back to look at his 297 00:14:21,360 --> 00:14:23,240 Speaker 1: rookieyear in twenty twenty two and then the games in 298 00:14:23,280 --> 00:14:27,520 Speaker 1: twenty twenty three. In twenty two, the game at Ford field. 299 00:14:27,560 --> 00:14:29,920 Speaker 1: He had the interception in the end zone when on 300 00:14:30,040 --> 00:14:32,080 Speaker 1: the fourth and goal when Aaron Rodgers was trying to 301 00:14:32,120 --> 00:14:36,560 Speaker 1: hit David Baktiari on a tackle eligible play. The second 302 00:14:36,600 --> 00:14:40,480 Speaker 1: meeting in twenty twenty two was the regular season finale 303 00:14:40,600 --> 00:14:43,440 Speaker 1: when the Lions knocked the Packers out of the playoff picture, 304 00:14:44,000 --> 00:14:47,800 Speaker 1: and Hutchinson in that game had two sacks, both on 305 00:14:47,920 --> 00:14:50,920 Speaker 1: third down, both in the red zone area or close 306 00:14:51,000 --> 00:14:52,920 Speaker 1: to the red zone that forced the Packers to kick 307 00:14:52,920 --> 00:14:55,160 Speaker 1: field goals when they were on their way to scoring drives. 308 00:14:55,360 --> 00:14:57,480 Speaker 1: And then you look at the first game in twenty 309 00:14:57,560 --> 00:15:00,840 Speaker 1: twenty three, which, if you recall the the Packers the 310 00:15:00,880 --> 00:15:07,720 Speaker 1: Packers excuse me, the Packers started that game if I 311 00:15:07,800 --> 00:15:11,760 Speaker 1: recall correctly, with a quick turnover, but then on the 312 00:15:11,800 --> 00:15:14,960 Speaker 1: second offensive play, Hutchinson comes in and sacks Jordan Love 313 00:15:14,960 --> 00:15:16,880 Speaker 1: and the Packers essentially go three and out and have 314 00:15:16,920 --> 00:15:20,280 Speaker 1: to kick a field goal when when it was looking like, 315 00:15:20,600 --> 00:15:21,920 Speaker 1: you know, they were gonna get off to a much 316 00:15:21,960 --> 00:15:24,240 Speaker 1: better start in that game. So the only time the 317 00:15:24,280 --> 00:15:28,080 Speaker 1: Packers have really contained Hutchinson or limited his impact was 318 00:15:28,120 --> 00:15:31,240 Speaker 1: in that Thanksgiving game in twenty twenty three, when the 319 00:15:31,240 --> 00:15:33,760 Speaker 1: Packers went and it went into Ford Field and won 320 00:15:33,800 --> 00:15:36,880 Speaker 1: that game. So this is the guy who's had He's 321 00:15:36,920 --> 00:15:39,400 Speaker 1: had his share of success against green Bay, and with 322 00:15:39,520 --> 00:15:42,520 Speaker 1: all that time he missed last year, you know he is. 323 00:15:42,840 --> 00:15:46,520 Speaker 1: He's absolutely itching to get out there, hit people, make 324 00:15:46,560 --> 00:15:49,360 Speaker 1: an impact and be the player that he was before 325 00:15:49,400 --> 00:15:49,800 Speaker 1: he got. 326 00:15:49,680 --> 00:15:51,240 Speaker 3: Hurt with Yeah, I mean when you bring up the 327 00:15:51,240 --> 00:15:53,520 Speaker 3: stats here, the guy has three and a half sacks 328 00:15:53,520 --> 00:15:57,600 Speaker 3: and four games against green Bay, six quarterback hits, ten tackles. 329 00:15:57,640 --> 00:15:59,720 Speaker 3: I mean he's been in four of those tackles for 330 00:15:59,760 --> 00:16:02,040 Speaker 3: a lot. So I mean this is a guy that 331 00:16:02,360 --> 00:16:04,600 Speaker 3: has been and found ways in the interception I forget 332 00:16:04,600 --> 00:16:06,160 Speaker 3: about that. I mean the guy has found ways to 333 00:16:06,160 --> 00:16:06,880 Speaker 3: make an impact. 334 00:16:07,000 --> 00:16:08,400 Speaker 2: Yeah. And the other thing too. 335 00:16:08,440 --> 00:16:10,720 Speaker 3: It'll be interesting to track as it relates to Detroit. 336 00:16:10,720 --> 00:16:14,240 Speaker 3: Marcus Davenport's back too, who was supposed to be a 337 00:16:14,280 --> 00:16:16,320 Speaker 3: big signing for them last year but got injured right 338 00:16:16,320 --> 00:16:19,000 Speaker 3: away only played in two games. They worked out a 339 00:16:19,040 --> 00:16:20,720 Speaker 3: deal with him in March for him to come back. 340 00:16:21,560 --> 00:16:25,120 Speaker 3: So even though you know the Ozerique thing hasn't worked 341 00:16:25,160 --> 00:16:28,280 Speaker 3: out for them so far due to injury, another pass 342 00:16:28,360 --> 00:16:29,920 Speaker 3: rusher to for green Bay to account for. 343 00:16:30,120 --> 00:16:32,000 Speaker 1: Yeah, Well, there are a lot of other players to 344 00:16:32,040 --> 00:16:34,480 Speaker 1: talk about here with the Lions, whether you're talking about 345 00:16:34,520 --> 00:16:36,960 Speaker 1: a safety like Kirby Joseph or Aceiver like I'm on 346 00:16:37,080 --> 00:16:39,320 Speaker 1: Ross Saint Brown, the two headed monster in the backfield. 347 00:16:39,880 --> 00:16:43,080 Speaker 1: Maybe we'll get to those when we discuss keys to victory. 348 00:16:43,200 --> 00:16:46,000 Speaker 1: But I want to take a break and pay some bills, 349 00:16:46,000 --> 00:16:48,160 Speaker 1: and so we will hear a word from our sponsors. 350 00:16:48,760 --> 00:16:52,560 Speaker 1: Serious XM NFL Radio delivers hard hitting analysis and up 351 00:16:52,640 --> 00:16:55,600 Speaker 1: to the minute NFL news that true football fanatics need. 352 00:16:55,760 --> 00:16:59,680 Speaker 1: Twenty four to seven, three sixty five. 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All right, Wes, it's time 361 00:17:30,280 --> 00:17:33,280 Speaker 1: as we preview this season opener against the Lions again 362 00:17:33,359 --> 00:17:36,879 Speaker 1: Sunday three, twenty five Central kickoff at lambeau Field. The 363 00:17:36,920 --> 00:17:40,400 Speaker 1: game is on CBS. Keys to victory for green Bay 364 00:17:40,400 --> 00:17:42,520 Speaker 1: there are a lot of them. You can't just focus 365 00:17:42,520 --> 00:17:45,320 Speaker 1: on one thing and do that well in order to 366 00:17:45,359 --> 00:17:47,120 Speaker 1: win a game like this. But what's at the top 367 00:17:47,119 --> 00:17:48,000 Speaker 1: of the list for you. 368 00:17:48,119 --> 00:17:52,000 Speaker 3: The first fourth down between the forty and from the 369 00:17:52,040 --> 00:17:55,560 Speaker 3: minus forty end pretty much when I said this an 370 00:17:55,560 --> 00:17:58,960 Speaker 3: insider inbox, if you go back to when green Bay 371 00:17:59,000 --> 00:18:02,480 Speaker 3: has had success in specifically when they've beaten Dan Campbell's 372 00:18:02,720 --> 00:18:05,720 Speaker 3: the two occasions that they've beaten Dan Campbell's Lions, it's 373 00:18:05,760 --> 00:18:09,760 Speaker 3: been when they've used Detroit's over aggression against them, and that, 374 00:18:10,160 --> 00:18:12,560 Speaker 3: as Evan Williams and a couple guys were talking about 375 00:18:12,560 --> 00:18:15,360 Speaker 3: in the locker room on Wednesday, that is going to 376 00:18:15,400 --> 00:18:18,040 Speaker 3: be the huge litmus test for green Bay because if 377 00:18:18,040 --> 00:18:21,480 Speaker 3: they decide two different variables of this one, if they're 378 00:18:21,520 --> 00:18:23,080 Speaker 3: in third and eight, there's a good chance you're still 379 00:18:23,080 --> 00:18:24,800 Speaker 3: going to see them run the ball with David Montgomery 380 00:18:24,840 --> 00:18:26,560 Speaker 3: or Jamior Gibbs and see if they can get to 381 00:18:26,600 --> 00:18:28,880 Speaker 3: fourth and short and potentially be able to do something 382 00:18:28,920 --> 00:18:29,199 Speaker 3: off that. 383 00:18:30,080 --> 00:18:32,639 Speaker 2: Or two, if they decide. 384 00:18:32,280 --> 00:18:35,199 Speaker 3: To go forward on fourth down wherever the ball is, 385 00:18:36,119 --> 00:18:39,080 Speaker 3: whatever the yardage is, Green Bay making sure that they're 386 00:18:39,160 --> 00:18:42,639 Speaker 3: up to that challenge, because if they get that first conversion, 387 00:18:43,320 --> 00:18:46,480 Speaker 3: it only feeds the beast. With Dan Campbell, it's only 388 00:18:46,520 --> 00:18:49,640 Speaker 3: going to make him more bold. And that's where much 389 00:18:49,720 --> 00:18:52,280 Speaker 3: like what's happened with really the Philadelphia Eagles, when you 390 00:18:52,280 --> 00:18:54,280 Speaker 3: look at the success that they've had in recent years, 391 00:18:54,800 --> 00:18:56,639 Speaker 3: it's when you keep the gas pedal down and you 392 00:18:56,680 --> 00:18:59,439 Speaker 3: accept the risk and you try to formulate some points 393 00:18:59,440 --> 00:19:02,639 Speaker 3: off of it that those teams have separated themselves. So 394 00:19:03,800 --> 00:19:07,359 Speaker 3: the normal things are all in play, turnovers, protecting the football, 395 00:19:07,520 --> 00:19:10,679 Speaker 3: first downs, fast starts, all that type of stuff. But 396 00:19:10,840 --> 00:19:12,880 Speaker 3: to me, when it comes trying to find a way 397 00:19:12,880 --> 00:19:17,120 Speaker 3: to solve the Detroit Lions, it goes by defanging Dan 398 00:19:17,200 --> 00:19:19,040 Speaker 3: Campbell and some of the moves he makes as the 399 00:19:19,040 --> 00:19:19,480 Speaker 3: head coach. 400 00:19:19,600 --> 00:19:23,640 Speaker 1: Yeah, I mean defensively, he just he makes you take 401 00:19:23,720 --> 00:19:26,920 Speaker 1: such a different perspective on everything because anytime the Detroit 402 00:19:26,960 --> 00:19:31,119 Speaker 1: Lions are in third and five to eight, which is 403 00:19:31,160 --> 00:19:35,280 Speaker 1: a ninety five percent passing proposition against any other team 404 00:19:35,760 --> 00:19:39,080 Speaker 1: out there, and then as a defensive coordinator, you're like, okay, 405 00:19:39,119 --> 00:19:40,760 Speaker 1: like what kind of pressure do I want to dial 406 00:19:40,840 --> 00:19:42,640 Speaker 1: up here this and that. When it's third and five 407 00:19:42,680 --> 00:19:44,240 Speaker 1: to eight, you have to be ready for them to 408 00:19:44,320 --> 00:19:47,160 Speaker 1: run the ball, because if they can get to fourth 409 00:19:47,240 --> 00:19:51,000 Speaker 1: and three or less, yep, there's a really good chance 410 00:19:51,160 --> 00:19:53,160 Speaker 1: as long as the field position is where they want 411 00:19:53,200 --> 00:19:55,280 Speaker 1: it to be. There's a really good chance on fourth 412 00:19:55,280 --> 00:19:58,679 Speaker 1: and three or less that Dan Campbell's going to go 413 00:19:58,720 --> 00:20:03,399 Speaker 1: for it. So to me, it puts it puts that 414 00:20:03,520 --> 00:20:08,720 Speaker 1: much more of an onus on your your essentially your 415 00:20:08,840 --> 00:20:12,560 Speaker 1: straight up defense, your four man rush that is also 416 00:20:13,240 --> 00:20:16,359 Speaker 1: you know, your standard front seven to stop the run 417 00:20:17,040 --> 00:20:19,400 Speaker 1: has to be able to perform well because in those 418 00:20:19,440 --> 00:20:22,560 Speaker 1: third and five to eights, Jared Goff might drop back 419 00:20:22,600 --> 00:20:25,080 Speaker 1: to pass, which means your standard four has got to 420 00:20:25,080 --> 00:20:27,159 Speaker 1: get there and has got to pressure him, or they 421 00:20:27,240 --> 00:20:29,160 Speaker 1: might run the ball and you've got to stop them 422 00:20:29,560 --> 00:20:32,080 Speaker 1: and make it fourth and five or more to make 423 00:20:32,119 --> 00:20:34,640 Speaker 1: sure that they punt the ball. You can't you can't 424 00:20:34,680 --> 00:20:37,440 Speaker 1: be dialing up all kinds of creative stuff on third 425 00:20:37,560 --> 00:20:40,960 Speaker 1: mediums because because then they'll catch you out of position 426 00:20:41,160 --> 00:20:43,679 Speaker 1: and they'll get exactly what they want because they're going 427 00:20:43,720 --> 00:20:46,480 Speaker 1: to run a play that that is unconventional for that 428 00:20:46,600 --> 00:20:48,919 Speaker 1: down and distance. So I agree with you there. I 429 00:20:48,920 --> 00:20:50,639 Speaker 1: think that's a I think that's a big part of 430 00:20:50,680 --> 00:20:52,159 Speaker 1: this the other one for me, and it kind of 431 00:20:52,160 --> 00:20:54,359 Speaker 1: goes hand in hand with it in a sense. But 432 00:20:55,680 --> 00:20:58,399 Speaker 1: with the Packers adding Parsons to the mix and you 433 00:20:58,480 --> 00:21:02,879 Speaker 1: lose Kenny Clark, the transition that the Packers have to 434 00:21:02,920 --> 00:21:05,440 Speaker 1: make with regard to their run defense at this stage, 435 00:21:06,080 --> 00:21:09,119 Speaker 1: and they've got Jamier Gibbs and David Montgomery and you know, 436 00:21:09,200 --> 00:21:12,040 Speaker 1: a new offensive coordinator in John Morton. I expect him 437 00:21:12,080 --> 00:21:16,520 Speaker 1: to challenge the Packers run defense. He's going to bring 438 00:21:16,560 --> 00:21:18,439 Speaker 1: those two running backs at him and say, you know, 439 00:21:18,480 --> 00:21:20,640 Speaker 1: here we come. You got to you gotta stop us. 440 00:21:20,720 --> 00:21:24,520 Speaker 1: And otherwise, if they don't, then all of the passing 441 00:21:24,680 --> 00:21:27,080 Speaker 1: for Jared Goff will be off of play action. There 442 00:21:27,119 --> 00:21:29,760 Speaker 1: won't be any straight dropback, there won't be any necessarily 443 00:21:29,800 --> 00:21:35,119 Speaker 1: predictable passing situations. And and then you know, the Lions 444 00:21:35,160 --> 00:21:36,199 Speaker 1: have you right where they want you. 445 00:21:36,320 --> 00:21:39,320 Speaker 3: Yeah, And let's just be honest about this, because all 446 00:21:39,359 --> 00:21:40,960 Speaker 3: the credit in the world of golf, he's become a 447 00:21:40,960 --> 00:21:43,520 Speaker 3: tremendous quarterback, one of the best quarterbacks in the NFL and. 448 00:21:43,520 --> 00:21:44,440 Speaker 2: Definitely the NFC. 449 00:21:45,119 --> 00:21:48,320 Speaker 3: But it is about always setting up the run with 450 00:21:48,400 --> 00:21:51,639 Speaker 3: him right. When he had success in LA, that was 451 00:21:51,680 --> 00:21:55,480 Speaker 3: about the run and having that compliment. And when he 452 00:21:55,760 --> 00:21:58,840 Speaker 3: is going in the run game is right. This guy 453 00:21:59,080 --> 00:22:01,920 Speaker 3: barely misses throw right. I mean, especially with what they 454 00:22:01,960 --> 00:22:04,120 Speaker 3: asked him to do with some of the short area concepts. 455 00:22:04,119 --> 00:22:07,640 Speaker 3: I mean, the Detroit Lions are a professional football team 456 00:22:07,760 --> 00:22:11,160 Speaker 3: at moving the football yard after yard, first down after 457 00:22:11,200 --> 00:22:13,159 Speaker 3: first down, and then if we get an explosive here, 458 00:22:13,200 --> 00:22:16,879 Speaker 3: and they're fantastic, but it's ultimately a game of measurements 459 00:22:16,880 --> 00:22:19,679 Speaker 3: with them. And when you have Montgomery and Gibbs, and 460 00:22:19,960 --> 00:22:22,679 Speaker 3: I said this last year, I got a lot of 461 00:22:22,680 --> 00:22:25,800 Speaker 3: respect for what Detroit did because I was wrong about it. 462 00:22:25,960 --> 00:22:28,560 Speaker 3: I thought they made a cataclysmic error when they moved 463 00:22:28,560 --> 00:22:32,840 Speaker 3: on from Jamal Williams to sign David Montgomery from Chicago 464 00:22:32,960 --> 00:22:34,919 Speaker 3: after all the injuries he had, and he still had 465 00:22:34,920 --> 00:22:37,960 Speaker 3: a few injuries with the Lions, but ultimately he has 466 00:22:38,320 --> 00:22:41,680 Speaker 3: blossomed even more. He's become even more of a dangerous 467 00:22:41,760 --> 00:22:45,520 Speaker 3: power running back in his style perfectly compliments what Gibbs does. 468 00:22:45,960 --> 00:22:48,960 Speaker 3: So for them to have that one two punch in addition, 469 00:22:49,040 --> 00:22:50,800 Speaker 3: then to have an amen ra move in the chains 470 00:22:50,840 --> 00:22:53,679 Speaker 3: and Sam Laporta, you know, becoming a big impact right 471 00:22:53,720 --> 00:22:56,440 Speaker 3: away for this offense. In a lot of ways, there's 472 00:22:56,440 --> 00:22:58,600 Speaker 3: a mirror matchup between what Green Bay wants to do 473 00:22:58,720 --> 00:23:02,120 Speaker 3: and what Right wants to do, and seeing that separation 474 00:23:02,200 --> 00:23:04,240 Speaker 3: is ultimately going to probably determine who ends up winning 475 00:23:04,280 --> 00:23:04,600 Speaker 3: this game. 476 00:23:04,680 --> 00:23:06,439 Speaker 1: Yeah, and you mentioned the move to the move to 477 00:23:06,480 --> 00:23:09,240 Speaker 1: Montgomery at running back. They raised a lot of eyebrows 478 00:23:09,320 --> 00:23:11,760 Speaker 1: with the very very high draft pick they used on 479 00:23:11,840 --> 00:23:15,080 Speaker 1: Jamier Gibbs. When that draft happened, everybody was wondering, boy, what, 480 00:23:15,359 --> 00:23:18,159 Speaker 1: like what are the Lions doing? Then when you watch 481 00:23:18,440 --> 00:23:21,800 Speaker 1: what they're doing offensively, like, oh, yeah, that's why they 482 00:23:21,840 --> 00:23:24,760 Speaker 1: spent you know, essentially a top ten pick on a 483 00:23:24,840 --> 00:23:27,040 Speaker 1: running back that nobody thought was going to be drafted, 484 00:23:27,600 --> 00:23:29,320 Speaker 1: was going to be drafted that high. They have. They 485 00:23:29,359 --> 00:23:33,440 Speaker 1: have a two headed monster in that backfield with gibbson Montgomery, 486 00:23:33,480 --> 00:23:35,800 Speaker 1: and it might be it might be the best the 487 00:23:35,800 --> 00:23:37,639 Speaker 1: best one to two punch running back wise in the 488 00:23:37,760 --> 00:23:38,280 Speaker 1: entire league. 489 00:23:38,359 --> 00:23:41,200 Speaker 3: Definitely, I think in terms of chemistry between them and 490 00:23:41,240 --> 00:23:43,240 Speaker 3: the other aspect too. I don't want to misquote my camera. 491 00:23:43,320 --> 00:23:44,880 Speaker 3: If it was gamble or if it was actually Brad 492 00:23:44,880 --> 00:23:46,679 Speaker 3: Holmes that set up. I mean, like when there was 493 00:23:46,680 --> 00:23:49,000 Speaker 3: all that consternation about you know, b Jhon Robinson, they 494 00:23:49,000 --> 00:23:50,280 Speaker 3: were saying, well, if we would have been picking there, 495 00:23:50,320 --> 00:23:52,680 Speaker 3: we'd have taken Gibbs there too. They were that sold 496 00:23:52,720 --> 00:23:54,399 Speaker 3: on this guy, kind of like Jack Gamble as well 497 00:23:54,440 --> 00:23:56,040 Speaker 3: at linebacker a few picks after him. 498 00:23:56,480 --> 00:23:57,119 Speaker 2: These were their. 499 00:23:56,960 --> 00:23:59,159 Speaker 3: Guys, And dude, I'm telling you, you and I have 500 00:23:59,200 --> 00:24:01,760 Speaker 3: talked about it. One of my big probably almost cliches 501 00:24:01,760 --> 00:24:03,439 Speaker 3: at this point. If you're looking at teams that have 502 00:24:03,480 --> 00:24:05,119 Speaker 3: been really good in the National Football League over the 503 00:24:05,160 --> 00:24:07,199 Speaker 3: last few years, chances are they've drafted really well. And 504 00:24:07,240 --> 00:24:09,159 Speaker 3: while all the credit in the world goes to Campbell 505 00:24:09,200 --> 00:24:11,120 Speaker 3: for what they built in the culture that he's instilled 506 00:24:11,119 --> 00:24:13,320 Speaker 3: in that locker room, Brad Holmes is really knocked it 507 00:24:13,359 --> 00:24:14,960 Speaker 3: out of the park here the last two three years, 508 00:24:15,400 --> 00:24:17,280 Speaker 3: and it has you know, Detroit in the driver's seat 509 00:24:17,320 --> 00:24:17,600 Speaker 3: right now. 510 00:24:17,680 --> 00:24:20,280 Speaker 1: Yeah, no question about it. Well, let's take a look 511 00:24:20,320 --> 00:24:22,960 Speaker 1: around the rest of the league as far as Week 512 00:24:23,040 --> 00:24:25,960 Speaker 1: one goes, and some big ones right off the bat. 513 00:24:26,000 --> 00:24:29,920 Speaker 1: Thursday Night Football is Dallas at Philadelphia. Friday Night Football 514 00:24:30,040 --> 00:24:33,280 Speaker 1: is Kansas City against the Chargers in sal Paulo, Brazil. 515 00:24:34,400 --> 00:24:37,840 Speaker 1: Let's hope the field in sal Polo at Arena Corinthians 516 00:24:37,920 --> 00:24:39,560 Speaker 1: is in a little bit better shape than the one 517 00:24:39,640 --> 00:24:42,520 Speaker 1: the Packers and Eagles played on on this particular Friday 518 00:24:43,600 --> 00:24:47,639 Speaker 1: a year ago. But those two openers Thursday night Friday night, 519 00:24:47,720 --> 00:24:48,600 Speaker 1: you got any thoughts there? 520 00:24:48,720 --> 00:24:51,639 Speaker 3: Did you see the videos of the Kansas City and 521 00:24:51,720 --> 00:24:53,639 Speaker 3: the Chiefs like going through the airport. It's like it 522 00:24:53,680 --> 00:24:56,199 Speaker 3: was everything we were doing last year at Second Carbon Coffee, 523 00:24:56,520 --> 00:24:58,720 Speaker 3: just sub out the Packers for the Chiefs roster. Like, 524 00:24:58,760 --> 00:25:02,280 Speaker 3: it was hilarious watching same routine, different colors of the fans, 525 00:25:02,359 --> 00:25:04,520 Speaker 3: you know, with what they're aware in, but otherwise it's 526 00:25:04,560 --> 00:25:07,919 Speaker 3: all the same. Uh okay, First and foremost, Dallas and Philly. 527 00:25:07,960 --> 00:25:10,680 Speaker 3: I love this matchup on so many levels. And now 528 00:25:10,720 --> 00:25:13,760 Speaker 3: there's these reports out on Thursday morning that hey, Philly 529 00:25:13,840 --> 00:25:15,280 Speaker 3: was trying to potentially trade. 530 00:25:15,000 --> 00:25:18,240 Speaker 2: For Micah Parsons in the right season. Yeah, the Dallas 531 00:25:18,359 --> 00:25:19,160 Speaker 2: wasn't having it. 532 00:25:19,480 --> 00:25:21,480 Speaker 3: Now you got Kenny Clark saying he's gonna play in 533 00:25:21,480 --> 00:25:24,960 Speaker 3: this game for you know, the Cowboys right away. Obviously 534 00:25:25,160 --> 00:25:29,119 Speaker 3: all the NFC East rivalry woven into that. It's probably 535 00:25:29,119 --> 00:25:31,000 Speaker 3: the most excited I've been for a Thursday night matchup. 536 00:25:31,000 --> 00:25:34,040 Speaker 3: I think it'd be amazing if, after everything Dallas has 537 00:25:34,080 --> 00:25:36,280 Speaker 3: been through and all this conversation for last week, if 538 00:25:36,280 --> 00:25:38,080 Speaker 3: they would actually find a way to topple the defending 539 00:25:38,119 --> 00:25:41,080 Speaker 3: Super Bowl champions some way, somehow at the Philadelpiayah, at 540 00:25:41,080 --> 00:25:43,399 Speaker 3: the Link of all places. You couldn't draw it up 541 00:25:43,400 --> 00:25:45,399 Speaker 3: any better. But you know, I'm guessing the Eagles will 542 00:25:45,400 --> 00:25:46,360 Speaker 3: be heavily favored there. 543 00:25:46,720 --> 00:25:46,840 Speaker 1: Uh. 544 00:25:47,600 --> 00:25:49,920 Speaker 3: I really am excited to see what the Chargers do 545 00:25:50,080 --> 00:25:54,240 Speaker 3: this season, because I don't they are not built the 546 00:25:54,320 --> 00:25:56,960 Speaker 3: same way that Harbaugh's forty nine Ers teams were built, 547 00:25:56,960 --> 00:25:59,920 Speaker 3: where you know, he had a promising year early on, 548 00:26:00,320 --> 00:26:03,199 Speaker 3: but you know, it was you know, is what it was, 549 00:26:03,440 --> 00:26:07,560 Speaker 3: and then they just everything shifted. Defense got really solid, 550 00:26:07,600 --> 00:26:09,600 Speaker 3: Kaepernick turned out to be a really good quarterback for 551 00:26:09,640 --> 00:26:12,399 Speaker 3: them for a couple of years, and they just became 552 00:26:12,920 --> 00:26:15,240 Speaker 3: an enigma within the NFC. 553 00:26:15,760 --> 00:26:18,080 Speaker 2: I don't get those vibes from the Chargers. 554 00:26:18,320 --> 00:26:20,919 Speaker 3: I think, I mean, always been a Justin Herbert believer, 555 00:26:21,000 --> 00:26:23,879 Speaker 3: but I don't know if he's like just suddenly gonna 556 00:26:23,880 --> 00:26:25,680 Speaker 3: like pop off as like one of the top quarterbacks 557 00:26:25,720 --> 00:26:28,800 Speaker 3: in the game. But at the same time, Kansas City 558 00:26:28,840 --> 00:26:31,520 Speaker 3: has some real questions now too after what happened in 559 00:26:31,520 --> 00:26:34,760 Speaker 3: the Super Bowl with an aging roster. Yeah, a very 560 00:26:34,800 --> 00:26:37,840 Speaker 3: interesting juxtaposition with how that game is orientated. 561 00:26:37,960 --> 00:26:45,360 Speaker 1: Yeah, with both teams coming off of massive postseason disappointments. 562 00:26:45,400 --> 00:26:47,560 Speaker 1: The Chiefs obviously got all the way to the Super Bowl, 563 00:26:47,640 --> 00:26:50,359 Speaker 1: but then we're not competitive against the Eagles in their 564 00:26:50,440 --> 00:26:53,159 Speaker 1: quest to win three in a row. And then the 565 00:26:53,240 --> 00:26:57,680 Speaker 1: Chargers with Harbaugh getting that organization back on the right 566 00:26:57,720 --> 00:27:00,919 Speaker 1: track and getting them back into the postseason. But you know, 567 00:27:01,000 --> 00:27:03,960 Speaker 1: frankly kind of fell flat on their face in Houston 568 00:27:04,240 --> 00:27:07,560 Speaker 1: in losing to the Texans there. So that's a that's 569 00:27:07,560 --> 00:27:11,879 Speaker 1: a team with a seasoned playoff coach and a quarterback 570 00:27:11,920 --> 00:27:14,240 Speaker 1: that they certainly believe in as their guy the future 571 00:27:14,280 --> 00:27:17,040 Speaker 1: where they're they're trying to take that next step. Some 572 00:27:17,160 --> 00:27:19,720 Speaker 1: other games to look at as far as Week one, 573 00:27:19,840 --> 00:27:24,200 Speaker 1: Pittsburgh is at the Jets. Steelers quarterback Aaron Rodgers going 574 00:27:24,240 --> 00:27:27,879 Speaker 1: against his former team, the Jets. And if you had 575 00:27:27,920 --> 00:27:29,720 Speaker 1: told me three years ago that I was going to 576 00:27:29,800 --> 00:27:34,240 Speaker 1: utter that line, Steelers quarterback Aaron Rodgers going against his 577 00:27:34,359 --> 00:27:37,959 Speaker 1: former team, the Jets, I would have said, what bizarro world. 578 00:27:38,119 --> 00:27:41,160 Speaker 1: Are we are we in? But that is where we are. 579 00:27:41,320 --> 00:27:45,159 Speaker 2: I would have said what happened to Denver? Yeah. 580 00:27:45,200 --> 00:27:48,160 Speaker 1: And two other games on Sunday that are very interesting 581 00:27:48,240 --> 00:27:51,520 Speaker 1: in the fact that they pit teams that were in 582 00:27:51,560 --> 00:27:55,200 Speaker 1: the playoffs last year and they are facing each other 583 00:27:55,240 --> 00:27:58,000 Speaker 1: in Week one. Houston is at the Rams, so you 584 00:27:58,040 --> 00:28:00,800 Speaker 1: have an AFC versus NFC matchup two teams that were 585 00:28:00,800 --> 00:28:03,440 Speaker 1: in the postseason a year ago, and then a playoff 586 00:28:03,480 --> 00:28:08,240 Speaker 1: rematch Baltimore at Buffalo. Those two teams have squared off, 587 00:28:08,280 --> 00:28:11,600 Speaker 1: of course in the postseason. And then Week one ends 588 00:28:11,640 --> 00:28:15,880 Speaker 1: with Monday Night Football and the NFC North Minnesota at Chicago. 589 00:28:15,920 --> 00:28:18,480 Speaker 1: So everybody in the NFC North playing a division game 590 00:28:18,520 --> 00:28:20,359 Speaker 1: here in Week one, but I threw a lot of 591 00:28:20,359 --> 00:28:22,120 Speaker 1: games at your West. So I'll let you talk about 592 00:28:22,119 --> 00:28:23,080 Speaker 1: whichever ones you want to. 593 00:28:23,320 --> 00:28:26,080 Speaker 3: Well, I mean, let's let's talk about Minnesota and in Chicago. 594 00:28:26,080 --> 00:28:28,400 Speaker 3: But I will say this, I mean Baltimore and Buffalo. 595 00:28:28,600 --> 00:28:32,600 Speaker 3: I don't know, and you you know more football history 596 00:28:32,600 --> 00:28:35,679 Speaker 3: than I do. Can you think of two teams in 597 00:28:35,720 --> 00:28:39,080 Speaker 3: the same conference that have been just perennial contenders the 598 00:28:39,120 --> 00:28:41,560 Speaker 3: way that the Ravens had been with Lamar Jackson in 599 00:28:41,600 --> 00:28:44,440 Speaker 3: Buffalo has been with Josh Allen, but yet neither team 600 00:28:44,440 --> 00:28:46,320 Speaker 3: has been able to get to that next step to 601 00:28:46,320 --> 00:28:46,840 Speaker 3: the super Bowl. 602 00:28:46,920 --> 00:28:49,320 Speaker 1: Yeah, neither team has made it to a super Bowl, 603 00:28:49,400 --> 00:28:50,160 Speaker 1: let alone one one. 604 00:28:50,200 --> 00:28:52,200 Speaker 2: But yeah, Jim Kelly and Dan Marino on that. But 605 00:28:52,240 --> 00:28:54,680 Speaker 2: you know it was already after you know, Buffalo did 606 00:28:54,720 --> 00:28:55,240 Speaker 2: what they did. 607 00:28:55,640 --> 00:28:58,400 Speaker 1: Yeah, but and Dan Marino did get to a superper 608 00:28:58,440 --> 00:29:00,360 Speaker 1: BWL his his second season and the league and then 609 00:29:00,360 --> 00:29:03,640 Speaker 1: he didn't get back again. But you're right, you're talking 610 00:29:03,640 --> 00:29:09,840 Speaker 1: about perennial contenders who have never in for different reasons, 611 00:29:09,880 --> 00:29:13,880 Speaker 1: but neither one has made it past the AFC Championship Game. 612 00:29:13,960 --> 00:29:18,080 Speaker 3: They're chasing the same goal and their position to achieve it, 613 00:29:18,440 --> 00:29:20,440 Speaker 3: but they haven't gotten there yet. So it's funny that 614 00:29:20,880 --> 00:29:23,880 Speaker 3: Baltimore in Buffalo. It just feels like a continuation of 615 00:29:23,960 --> 00:29:27,240 Speaker 3: last year. Yeh. In a lot of ways, Minnesota Chicago's huge, 616 00:29:27,280 --> 00:29:29,120 Speaker 3: and I mean, honestly, let's talk about it. I mean, 617 00:29:29,120 --> 00:29:32,120 Speaker 3: this is the Ben Johnson Show with the Bears, and 618 00:29:32,640 --> 00:29:35,760 Speaker 3: this man has put a lot on his plate and 619 00:29:35,840 --> 00:29:37,960 Speaker 3: a lot of expectations on his shoulders. With some of 620 00:29:37,960 --> 00:29:39,920 Speaker 3: the bravado, with some of the things of that nature. 621 00:29:40,400 --> 00:29:44,360 Speaker 3: And now he's taking on a Minnesota team that as 622 00:29:44,560 --> 00:29:48,200 Speaker 3: many question marks as they had last year, it's doubled 623 00:29:48,480 --> 00:29:51,800 Speaker 3: now with the JJ McCarthy thing. So what kind of 624 00:29:51,840 --> 00:29:53,640 Speaker 3: team is Minnesota going to be this year? I offer 625 00:29:53,720 --> 00:29:55,320 Speaker 3: no predictions. I picked them to be fourth in the 626 00:29:55,400 --> 00:29:57,800 Speaker 3: NFC North last year. I'm not giving any predictions this 627 00:29:57,840 --> 00:30:00,520 Speaker 3: year with the Vikings, but this is going to be 628 00:30:00,520 --> 00:30:02,640 Speaker 3: a tone center, either the Vikings showing that we're still 629 00:30:02,640 --> 00:30:05,520 Speaker 3: here to play, or the Chicago Bears starting off one 630 00:30:05,520 --> 00:30:07,360 Speaker 3: to oh and the Ben Johnson ara is showing that, hey, 631 00:30:07,880 --> 00:30:09,360 Speaker 3: we can be part of this thing too. Yeah. 632 00:30:09,400 --> 00:30:12,080 Speaker 1: Well, the Bears felt they got their franchise quarterback a 633 00:30:12,160 --> 00:30:14,840 Speaker 1: year ago when they drafted Caleb Williams. Now they feel 634 00:30:14,880 --> 00:30:18,560 Speaker 1: they have the head coach who is going to elevate 635 00:30:18,640 --> 00:30:23,200 Speaker 1: Caleb Williams to that franchise quarterback status in terms of performance, 636 00:30:23,320 --> 00:30:25,920 Speaker 1: and the Bears are trying to move forward there. I'll 637 00:30:25,960 --> 00:30:27,920 Speaker 1: say this with regard to the NFC North, when you 638 00:30:27,960 --> 00:30:30,880 Speaker 1: look at the fact that the Packers have brought in 639 00:30:30,960 --> 00:30:33,480 Speaker 1: Micah Parsons, I'm talking about the big changes to teams 640 00:30:33,480 --> 00:30:36,160 Speaker 1: in the NFC North. The Packers bringing in Parsons, the 641 00:30:36,160 --> 00:30:38,600 Speaker 1: Bears having Ben Johnson take over as head coach, the 642 00:30:38,680 --> 00:30:43,440 Speaker 1: Lions with two new coordinators, and the Vikings starting with 643 00:30:43,640 --> 00:30:46,720 Speaker 1: a quarterback in JJ McCarthy who has yet to take 644 00:30:46,760 --> 00:30:50,320 Speaker 1: a snap in an NFL regular season game. The biggest 645 00:30:50,400 --> 00:30:54,480 Speaker 1: unknown to me of all of those changes to the 646 00:30:54,640 --> 00:30:58,520 Speaker 1: NFC North teams is McCarthy as the quarterback of the Vikings. 647 00:30:59,320 --> 00:31:02,800 Speaker 1: There's no way to know have any idea how how 648 00:31:02,800 --> 00:31:06,480 Speaker 1: this is going to go. And it's fascinating in that regard. 649 00:31:07,080 --> 00:31:11,800 Speaker 1: Kevin O'Connell showed what he can do bringing in a 650 00:31:11,840 --> 00:31:15,120 Speaker 1: brand new quarterback into his system. Working with that guy, 651 00:31:15,280 --> 00:31:18,240 Speaker 1: Sam Darnold, you know, ends up having a tremendous year 652 00:31:18,280 --> 00:31:20,840 Speaker 1: before things got off the rails. Really in their final 653 00:31:20,840 --> 00:31:23,280 Speaker 1: two games, the regular season finale, in the playoff game, 654 00:31:23,320 --> 00:31:27,680 Speaker 1: things didn't go well. But can Kevin O'Connell do that 655 00:31:27,800 --> 00:31:30,480 Speaker 1: now with a quarterback who's never played in the NFL before, 656 00:31:30,480 --> 00:31:33,840 Speaker 1: And that's what everybody's waiting to see. And uh and 657 00:31:34,400 --> 00:31:35,480 Speaker 1: you know who knows this. 658 00:31:35,480 --> 00:31:38,120 Speaker 2: Guy's legitimate though? Man, Yeah, talked about it. I mean, 659 00:31:38,160 --> 00:31:39,280 Speaker 2: this guy can coach. 660 00:31:39,200 --> 00:31:41,240 Speaker 1: No, no, no doubt about it. I'm I'm I'm not 661 00:31:41,680 --> 00:31:44,239 Speaker 1: I'm not questioning that. I'm just saying it's it. There 662 00:31:44,240 --> 00:31:47,920 Speaker 1: are similarities to last year, but yet it's different when 663 00:31:48,680 --> 00:31:51,600 Speaker 1: it's very different when a guy has not actually played 664 00:31:51,640 --> 00:31:54,600 Speaker 1: before it. And that's and that's who you're putting into 665 00:31:55,440 --> 00:31:58,680 Speaker 1: essentially a star studded lineup. When you got Aaron Jones 666 00:31:58,720 --> 00:32:01,520 Speaker 1: at running back and Justin Jeff out wide receiver and TJ. 667 00:32:01,600 --> 00:32:04,240 Speaker 1: Hockinson tight end, all these guys that are going to 668 00:32:04,280 --> 00:32:07,080 Speaker 1: be around him, can JJ McCarthy run that ship? 669 00:32:07,160 --> 00:32:09,840 Speaker 3: And the point I'm trying to make is if you 670 00:32:09,920 --> 00:32:12,600 Speaker 3: look at the curveballs that he's been thrown, oh my god, 671 00:32:12,600 --> 00:32:15,600 Speaker 3: when you go back two years ago to Josh Dobbs 672 00:32:15,640 --> 00:32:18,160 Speaker 3: having to win games for them and this menagerie of 673 00:32:18,240 --> 00:32:20,120 Speaker 3: quarterbacks they had to trot out there too. 674 00:32:20,560 --> 00:32:21,000 Speaker 2: Last year. 675 00:32:21,000 --> 00:32:23,320 Speaker 3: One of the big reasons I wrote them off was well, 676 00:32:23,400 --> 00:32:26,080 Speaker 3: McCarthy went down. Sam Bradford was a good one year, 677 00:32:26,120 --> 00:32:27,920 Speaker 3: ten million dollars signing, but this guy's not going to 678 00:32:27,960 --> 00:32:29,880 Speaker 3: be able to get them anywhere. And then look at 679 00:32:29,880 --> 00:32:32,160 Speaker 3: the contract that Sam Bradford earned himself. This off SE's 680 00:32:32,160 --> 00:32:35,560 Speaker 3: AA Donald, Sorry Sam Donald. Sam Bradford didn't work out 681 00:32:35,600 --> 00:32:39,280 Speaker 3: for them. Sam Donald did yeah, correct, but no, but 682 00:32:39,360 --> 00:32:41,880 Speaker 3: I mean, like Donald was a really quick, one year, 683 00:32:41,960 --> 00:32:44,480 Speaker 3: ten million dollar contract, he was an insurance policy that 684 00:32:44,720 --> 00:32:47,040 Speaker 3: ended up having to be exercised for them. Yeah, and 685 00:32:47,160 --> 00:32:49,520 Speaker 3: then sure enough they end up having the success they did. 686 00:32:49,880 --> 00:32:52,560 Speaker 3: But if O'Connell can do this again. 687 00:32:52,760 --> 00:32:55,040 Speaker 2: Holy cow. Yeah, that's a way to build a legacy 688 00:32:55,040 --> 00:32:55,960 Speaker 2: in the NFL early on. 689 00:32:56,160 --> 00:32:59,440 Speaker 1: Yeah, absolutely well. It should be a wild and Willie 690 00:32:59,520 --> 00:33:01,640 Speaker 1: Week one and a lot of eyeballs will be on 691 00:33:01,760 --> 00:33:05,160 Speaker 1: Lambeufield Sunday afternoon for the Packers and the Lions. It's 692 00:33:05,200 --> 00:33:07,160 Speaker 1: a great way to start the season. We are thrilled 693 00:33:07,200 --> 00:33:09,440 Speaker 1: that it is here and we will sign off for 694 00:33:09,560 --> 00:33:13,000 Speaker 1: now on this edition of Packers Unscripted. Be sure to 695 00:33:13,040 --> 00:33:15,440 Speaker 1: follow all of our coverage of the big Week one 696 00:33:15,560 --> 00:33:18,160 Speaker 1: game Green Bay and Detroit. We'll have it all for 697 00:33:18,320 --> 00:33:20,840 Speaker 1: you on Packers dot com for Westside Mike. Thank you 698 00:33:20,960 --> 00:33:23,600 Speaker 1: for tuning in everybody. We will see you next time.