1 00:00:03,960 --> 00:00:07,040 Speaker 1: Hey, everybody, welcome to Between the Horns. Miles Simmons here 2 00:00:07,080 --> 00:00:11,080 Speaker 1: with DeMarco far It is October thirty first, Happy Halloween, everybody. 3 00:00:11,160 --> 00:00:14,600 Speaker 1: Hello there, Yeah, just about nine thirty am Pacific time 4 00:00:14,680 --> 00:00:17,640 Speaker 1: here in Agora Hills, California. A little earlier today. Pretty 5 00:00:17,680 --> 00:00:20,160 Speaker 1: cool though. Walking in the building, Gumby let me in. 6 00:00:20,600 --> 00:00:24,000 Speaker 1: I saw Baker Mayfield walking around. What else? There was 7 00:00:24,360 --> 00:00:26,680 Speaker 1: a superhero in the in the whole way. People are 8 00:00:26,680 --> 00:00:29,200 Speaker 1: in costumes. I've seen the jokers out there. Yeah. It 9 00:00:29,320 --> 00:00:32,000 Speaker 1: just reminded, like I have to be reminded. It is Halloween. 10 00:00:32,320 --> 00:00:34,360 Speaker 1: It is. Yeah, I know we're not in costume. If 11 00:00:34,360 --> 00:00:36,840 Speaker 1: you're just looking, if you're just listening to this rather 12 00:00:36,960 --> 00:00:39,360 Speaker 1: rather than looking at us. They asked me, what's my costume? 13 00:00:39,400 --> 00:00:42,880 Speaker 1: I said, retired football player. Okay, that works. There works. Yeah, 14 00:00:42,920 --> 00:00:45,040 Speaker 1: I guess I should be a little fatter. I'm just kidding. 15 00:00:47,720 --> 00:00:50,920 Speaker 1: All the rooms are now eight no. After they defeated 16 00:00:50,920 --> 00:00:53,120 Speaker 1: the Green Bay Packers twenty nine, twenty seven. We will 17 00:00:53,120 --> 00:00:56,600 Speaker 1: talk a lot about that, but I want to start. Yeah, right, 18 00:00:56,640 --> 00:00:59,040 Speaker 1: thank you sir, exactly. But I do want to start 19 00:00:59,080 --> 00:01:02,360 Speaker 1: with this train that the Los Angeles Rams made yesterday 20 00:01:02,400 --> 00:01:07,000 Speaker 1: at the trading deadline acquiring outside linebacker Dante Fowler, whom 21 00:01:07,000 --> 00:01:10,560 Speaker 1: were number three overall pick in the twenty fifteen draft. 22 00:01:11,360 --> 00:01:14,160 Speaker 1: Walked in on Monday right after the press conference, heading 23 00:01:14,200 --> 00:01:17,320 Speaker 1: to the coaches show, and that's when I realized something 24 00:01:17,360 --> 00:01:20,000 Speaker 1: was up about the trade deadline, outside linebackers or something. 25 00:01:20,160 --> 00:01:21,680 Speaker 1: I think I was talking to you, you were talking 26 00:01:21,680 --> 00:01:24,200 Speaker 1: about it, and then we talked to Sean McVay for 27 00:01:24,240 --> 00:01:27,160 Speaker 1: an hour, and you know, he was He's always great. 28 00:01:28,040 --> 00:01:30,399 Speaker 1: He gave us a lot, which means I think he 29 00:01:30,480 --> 00:01:33,400 Speaker 1: was trying to get us not to ask questions because 30 00:01:33,520 --> 00:01:36,120 Speaker 1: this was brewing at the same time. So it makes sense. 31 00:01:37,040 --> 00:01:39,959 Speaker 1: It's it's a good move. I've always liked Fowler on 32 00:01:40,000 --> 00:01:42,480 Speaker 1: the field. I like what he does, how he affects 33 00:01:42,480 --> 00:01:45,119 Speaker 1: the quarterback. He's he's got a natural wiggle to him. 34 00:01:45,120 --> 00:01:47,800 Speaker 1: That's what they say with pass rushers, they are born, 35 00:01:47,840 --> 00:01:49,680 Speaker 1: they aren't built. He's one of the guys that are 36 00:01:49,720 --> 00:01:52,240 Speaker 1: that are born. So that's gonna help you. I'll tell 37 00:01:52,280 --> 00:01:54,880 Speaker 1: you this. After watching his tape and then watching what 38 00:01:54,920 --> 00:01:57,120 Speaker 1: Aaron Donald did against Aaron Rodgers, I feel a whole 39 00:01:57,160 --> 00:02:00,520 Speaker 1: lot better going to New Orleans with him. Yeah. Absolutely, 40 00:02:00,960 --> 00:02:03,600 Speaker 1: I agree with you. It was interesting hearing Sean McVay 41 00:02:03,680 --> 00:02:08,360 Speaker 1: talk about just the trade deadline on Monday, because in 42 00:02:08,400 --> 00:02:11,760 Speaker 1: the press conference where I was with him, because he 43 00:02:11,880 --> 00:02:15,160 Speaker 1: really did say like, okay, yes, we're doing something, and 44 00:02:15,160 --> 00:02:18,160 Speaker 1: then people kept asking and he's like, yes, Edge Rusher 45 00:02:18,200 --> 00:02:20,520 Speaker 1: would probably be the area where we're looking. And then 46 00:02:20,639 --> 00:02:23,200 Speaker 1: somebody's like anywhere else. He's like, well problem Earily edg 47 00:02:23,240 --> 00:02:25,720 Speaker 1: Dresser and it's like you could tell I think I 48 00:02:25,760 --> 00:02:27,480 Speaker 1: agree with you that he was kind of trying to 49 00:02:27,520 --> 00:02:30,800 Speaker 1: move along there. Yeah, because it's like you, especially at 50 00:02:30,840 --> 00:02:33,280 Speaker 1: that point, you don't know really if something is or 51 00:02:33,400 --> 00:02:35,520 Speaker 1: is not going to get done, right. I mean, you 52 00:02:35,520 --> 00:02:37,320 Speaker 1: don't know where the deal is, how long they've been 53 00:02:37,360 --> 00:02:39,840 Speaker 1: talking or what have you, and you know, any wrong 54 00:02:39,880 --> 00:02:42,160 Speaker 1: word or anything that gets leaked could kill the deal. 55 00:02:42,360 --> 00:02:44,600 Speaker 1: Exactly what you're trying to do is improve the football team. 56 00:02:44,680 --> 00:02:47,400 Speaker 1: So I mean, if you're a guy asking him questions 57 00:02:47,440 --> 00:02:49,760 Speaker 1: about trade deadline deals and you're looking at this team 58 00:02:49,800 --> 00:02:51,360 Speaker 1: as a whole, and you'll say where can you make 59 00:02:51,400 --> 00:02:53,079 Speaker 1: a move to get better, it's going to be right there. 60 00:02:53,560 --> 00:02:55,320 Speaker 1: If you're not looking there, then you don't know what 61 00:02:55,320 --> 00:02:58,120 Speaker 1: you're looking at. You know, what I mean exactly. I 62 00:02:58,160 --> 00:03:00,440 Speaker 1: think that's the one. I wouldn't say a gay hole, 63 00:03:00,480 --> 00:03:04,200 Speaker 1: but that's that's the one big gaping hole in the defense, right. 64 00:03:04,240 --> 00:03:06,080 Speaker 1: And I mean, there's only so much that you can 65 00:03:06,160 --> 00:03:07,959 Speaker 1: kind of say about a team that's eight no and 66 00:03:08,120 --> 00:03:12,240 Speaker 1: is the last remaining undefeated team in football, right, Like 67 00:03:12,440 --> 00:03:14,720 Speaker 1: you're obviously doing enough to win on a week to 68 00:03:14,800 --> 00:03:18,360 Speaker 1: week basis. However, and also I think it's fair to 69 00:03:18,360 --> 00:03:20,960 Speaker 1: point out you have the NFL sack leader right now 70 00:03:21,160 --> 00:03:24,440 Speaker 1: in Aaron Donald, and he's leading the league by two, right. 71 00:03:24,520 --> 00:03:27,520 Speaker 1: Nobody else has more than eight sacks, So it's not 72 00:03:27,560 --> 00:03:30,760 Speaker 1: like you're not pressuring the quarterback. However, I think that 73 00:03:30,960 --> 00:03:35,440 Speaker 1: as you say there is a need for more edge rushing, well, 74 00:03:35,520 --> 00:03:38,960 Speaker 1: he is affecting the quarterback. He's getting pressure. I think 75 00:03:39,040 --> 00:03:41,840 Speaker 1: he has more quarterback hits. And this is funny. You 76 00:03:41,880 --> 00:03:44,320 Speaker 1: can't have outside guys that go multiple games without at 77 00:03:44,400 --> 00:03:47,640 Speaker 1: least getting a hit recorded right on the quarterback, let 78 00:03:47,680 --> 00:03:50,360 Speaker 1: alone sacks. So I think that's where you are. So 79 00:03:50,440 --> 00:03:54,880 Speaker 1: he's got seventeen quarterback hits that outpaces long Acre, Samson, 80 00:03:54,920 --> 00:03:57,800 Speaker 1: a Belcom and Franklin Myers, three guys that line up 81 00:03:57,800 --> 00:04:00,520 Speaker 1: opposite of him rushing the past, So how is he 82 00:04:00,520 --> 00:04:03,680 Speaker 1: getting there before you are? So it may be time 83 00:04:03,680 --> 00:04:06,520 Speaker 1: to make a move. But this is nothing new. We've 84 00:04:06,560 --> 00:04:10,760 Speaker 1: said this in July, right, we said this in training 85 00:04:10,760 --> 00:04:13,640 Speaker 1: camp going into the regular season. So I think they've 86 00:04:13,640 --> 00:04:15,320 Speaker 1: gone about as far as they can go with the 87 00:04:15,320 --> 00:04:17,040 Speaker 1: guys they have, and they needed to make a move 88 00:04:17,040 --> 00:04:19,000 Speaker 1: and they did. They got a pretty good guy too. Yes, yes, 89 00:04:19,040 --> 00:04:20,919 Speaker 1: And I think part of it too is a you 90 00:04:21,000 --> 00:04:24,559 Speaker 1: lost Dom Easily for the season, and that it looked 91 00:04:24,560 --> 00:04:27,039 Speaker 1: like Dom Easily really could have been productive from that 92 00:04:27,160 --> 00:04:29,440 Speaker 1: outside spot in the first couple of games. He was 93 00:04:29,520 --> 00:04:32,200 Speaker 1: drawing holds, he was getting into into the back room, 94 00:04:32,279 --> 00:04:36,560 Speaker 1: he was creating pressure. But when you don't have that guy, 95 00:04:36,839 --> 00:04:40,159 Speaker 1: and you also traded Robert Quinn, who was your most 96 00:04:40,160 --> 00:04:43,680 Speaker 1: effective edge rusher for years, that does create this kind 97 00:04:43,680 --> 00:04:46,160 Speaker 1: of hole. And I think, as you said, you've kind 98 00:04:46,160 --> 00:04:47,880 Speaker 1: of gone as far as you can go with the 99 00:04:47,920 --> 00:04:51,400 Speaker 1: guys that you already have into right with your Sampson ablecoms, 100 00:04:51,520 --> 00:04:54,680 Speaker 1: John Franklin, Myers, these Matt Longacre. No wait, it's not 101 00:04:54,760 --> 00:04:58,520 Speaker 1: that they're not effective right at other things. Fowler's just 102 00:04:58,560 --> 00:05:01,960 Speaker 1: a better pass rusher, right, and especially going against New Orleans, 103 00:05:02,160 --> 00:05:05,200 Speaker 1: you're gonna need that, right, Yeah, right exactly, And I 104 00:05:05,240 --> 00:05:07,560 Speaker 1: think that's those are the times of teams that you're 105 00:05:07,600 --> 00:05:10,040 Speaker 1: going to have to defeat, you know, if things keep 106 00:05:10,080 --> 00:05:12,120 Speaker 1: going the way they're going. And I don't need to 107 00:05:12,160 --> 00:05:14,760 Speaker 1: get Jim more on it, but you know, as you 108 00:05:14,800 --> 00:05:18,560 Speaker 1: get down the stretchy playoffs, Yeah, exactly like that. Some 109 00:05:18,600 --> 00:05:20,800 Speaker 1: people might not know what that means. If you don't know, 110 00:05:21,320 --> 00:05:23,360 Speaker 1: you don't, you don't did Lee pooh? That was funny. 111 00:05:23,360 --> 00:05:25,839 Speaker 1: That whole soundbody is funny. I love that. Yeah, trying 112 00:05:25,839 --> 00:05:29,720 Speaker 1: to win a game playoffs, but I'm with you, right, 113 00:05:29,960 --> 00:05:31,400 Speaker 1: those are the that's what you need, You need that, 114 00:05:31,560 --> 00:05:35,560 Speaker 1: no doubt. Watching Breeze, you know, attack defenses in a 115 00:05:35,640 --> 00:05:39,560 Speaker 1: similar way that Rogers just attacked you. So Sean Payton's 116 00:05:39,600 --> 00:05:43,440 Speaker 1: watching their entire offenses watching they saw what Rogers has 117 00:05:43,480 --> 00:05:45,560 Speaker 1: success with. Guess what, They're gonna come right back and 118 00:05:45,640 --> 00:05:47,800 Speaker 1: do the same things. Right, If you can't affect the 119 00:05:47,880 --> 00:05:50,040 Speaker 1: quarterback like Jared Goff, if you can't affect him in 120 00:05:50,080 --> 00:05:53,120 Speaker 1: the pocket, you've got no shot. Right with Rogers and 121 00:05:53,279 --> 00:05:56,480 Speaker 1: with Breeze especially, if you can't affect them, he will 122 00:05:56,520 --> 00:05:58,960 Speaker 1: go right down the field. He will not waste possession, 123 00:05:59,160 --> 00:06:02,000 Speaker 1: especially in that No. And so they've they've been away 124 00:06:02,440 --> 00:06:04,400 Speaker 1: for the last two weeks and they've won both of 125 00:06:04,400 --> 00:06:07,000 Speaker 1: those games. Of talking about New Orleans, but if you're 126 00:06:07,160 --> 00:06:10,080 Speaker 1: in the Superdome and you're not affecting breeze at all, 127 00:06:10,320 --> 00:06:12,800 Speaker 1: they're just gonna march right down. No. No. I keep 128 00:06:12,839 --> 00:06:15,159 Speaker 1: watching him, and I love watching all his plays together, 129 00:06:15,320 --> 00:06:18,479 Speaker 1: not by a game, just one long, continuous loop of 130 00:06:18,520 --> 00:06:20,960 Speaker 1: plays and just watching him. I think his gift is 131 00:06:21,480 --> 00:06:26,240 Speaker 1: he can play like long stretches, remarkably long stretches of 132 00:06:26,320 --> 00:06:30,280 Speaker 1: mistake free ball, good, read, good, drop good, throw on 133 00:06:30,320 --> 00:06:33,320 Speaker 1: the money right boom boom boom, boom boom. If you 134 00:06:33,360 --> 00:06:36,640 Speaker 1: don't disrupt him, he'll run you right out of the building. Exactly. 135 00:06:36,640 --> 00:06:40,560 Speaker 1: They don't punt often, and if you can't affect him, 136 00:06:40,680 --> 00:06:42,960 Speaker 1: you won't see him that much. It'll be on the field, 137 00:06:43,000 --> 00:06:46,400 Speaker 1: off touchdown. Go get your gatorade, right, yeah, yes, exactly, 138 00:06:46,480 --> 00:06:48,800 Speaker 1: but that and that's exactly why you need somebody like 139 00:06:48,800 --> 00:06:51,600 Speaker 1: a Dante Fowler at this point in the season. So 140 00:06:51,680 --> 00:06:55,280 Speaker 1: he's got fourteen career sacks, and if you look at 141 00:06:55,320 --> 00:06:59,000 Speaker 1: Fowler in his history, the unfortunate thing is that he 142 00:06:59,120 --> 00:07:02,279 Speaker 1: got hurt coming out of college. I'm right in that 143 00:07:02,360 --> 00:07:06,440 Speaker 1: Jaguar's rookie minicamp back in twenty fifteen, and it was 144 00:07:06,680 --> 00:07:09,440 Speaker 1: it was a big deal bad the ACL. Yes, yeah, yeah, 145 00:07:09,480 --> 00:07:13,320 Speaker 1: big shock because and I remember discussing it at the 146 00:07:13,400 --> 00:07:17,440 Speaker 1: time with like Jeff Fisher, you know, back in Saint Louis, 147 00:07:17,440 --> 00:07:20,440 Speaker 1: this is where we were, and him saying, you know, 148 00:07:20,480 --> 00:07:23,040 Speaker 1: this is why we don't try to put too much 149 00:07:23,080 --> 00:07:27,320 Speaker 1: stress on the players early on when they just get here, 150 00:07:27,400 --> 00:07:30,400 Speaker 1: because you're not really in shape to be going full 151 00:07:30,440 --> 00:07:33,520 Speaker 1: speed after you just got drafted in May, no doubt. 152 00:07:33,640 --> 00:07:36,080 Speaker 1: And those things are always funky when they happen then, 153 00:07:36,200 --> 00:07:38,600 Speaker 1: because you know, the tempos are off and you know, 154 00:07:38,960 --> 00:07:41,559 Speaker 1: right everyone's getting acclimated and he's a rookie, he doesn't 155 00:07:41,560 --> 00:07:44,600 Speaker 1: know the NFL speed just yet. Those things do happen. 156 00:07:44,680 --> 00:07:47,480 Speaker 1: But I think the emergence of I think it's in 157 00:07:47,560 --> 00:07:50,720 Speaker 1: Guquay out there, and then they brought in Kalaias Campbell, 158 00:07:50,760 --> 00:07:55,239 Speaker 1: so there he's a starter level player that just couldn't 159 00:07:55,240 --> 00:07:57,840 Speaker 1: find room on the defense exactly. Yeah, and that's why 160 00:07:57,880 --> 00:08:00,280 Speaker 1: he's got you know, fourteen sacks in the last three 161 00:08:00,600 --> 00:08:03,920 Speaker 1: two plus seasons. I'll call it that eight sacks. I 162 00:08:04,000 --> 00:08:07,000 Speaker 1: think it was year two, Yes, eight, year two basically, 163 00:08:07,040 --> 00:08:08,880 Speaker 1: which is sort of year three, but year two because 164 00:08:08,920 --> 00:08:12,440 Speaker 1: it's the second year he played zero starts. That's amazing. 165 00:08:12,520 --> 00:08:14,320 Speaker 1: It is very good. That's a guy going to get 166 00:08:14,320 --> 00:08:16,720 Speaker 1: it with the reps that he's getting right. And it's 167 00:08:16,800 --> 00:08:19,880 Speaker 1: interesting because when you're talking about that, it means in 168 00:08:20,000 --> 00:08:23,480 Speaker 1: somebody of fourteen sacks. He is now fourth in the 169 00:08:23,560 --> 00:08:26,119 Speaker 1: career list in sacks right now on the Los Angeles 170 00:08:26,240 --> 00:08:31,000 Speaker 1: Rams roster, behind Sue Donald and Brockers. So that on 171 00:08:31,040 --> 00:08:33,679 Speaker 1: the roster, yes, I'm saying on the Rams roster right now. 172 00:08:33,720 --> 00:08:36,600 Speaker 1: Like that, I think tells you something about I don't know, 173 00:08:36,679 --> 00:08:40,920 Speaker 1: I guess the production that he's had, and also just 174 00:08:41,040 --> 00:08:42,880 Speaker 1: the way the Rams are right now in terms of 175 00:08:42,920 --> 00:08:45,520 Speaker 1: getting sacks and edge rush. Now, this is a good deal. Absolutely, 176 00:08:45,559 --> 00:08:47,760 Speaker 1: And I think you asked me when it was done. 177 00:08:47,800 --> 00:08:50,079 Speaker 1: Can he play this week? Absolutely? Yeah? Which side? Do 178 00:08:50,080 --> 00:08:52,319 Speaker 1: you want to rush from? That side or that side? Okay, 179 00:08:52,360 --> 00:08:55,880 Speaker 1: line up and go your job this week? Hunt Drew Brees, Right, yeah, 180 00:08:55,960 --> 00:08:58,760 Speaker 1: do what you were born to do. So absolutely, he's 181 00:08:58,760 --> 00:09:01,280 Speaker 1: a guy that you can plug in sap. Now. The 182 00:09:01,320 --> 00:09:04,240 Speaker 1: only thing I don't know is Kenny dooit standing up 183 00:09:04,559 --> 00:09:06,640 Speaker 1: because you are an outside linebacker. But I mean that's 184 00:09:06,720 --> 00:09:09,000 Speaker 1: that's neither here nor there. In an obvious passing down, 185 00:09:09,000 --> 00:09:11,679 Speaker 1: if you get off better with your hand down, use 186 00:09:11,720 --> 00:09:14,200 Speaker 1: that stand right. But sometimes you're gonna have to stand 187 00:09:14,240 --> 00:09:16,840 Speaker 1: up and rush right right. And we saw that though. 188 00:09:16,920 --> 00:09:19,480 Speaker 1: I mean when you're talking about Wayne Phillips defense, even 189 00:09:19,520 --> 00:09:21,720 Speaker 1: though it is the three four, a lot of times 190 00:09:21,720 --> 00:09:24,360 Speaker 1: when you have that Nickel package, it's a four man front, right, 191 00:09:24,400 --> 00:09:27,000 Speaker 1: And so I last year with Robert Quinn, for instance, 192 00:09:27,040 --> 00:09:28,800 Speaker 1: he was still putting his hand in the dirt and 193 00:09:28,920 --> 00:09:32,160 Speaker 1: saying going up, you know. So that's something that he 194 00:09:32,200 --> 00:09:34,760 Speaker 1: will have the flexibility to do that, especially when you 195 00:09:34,880 --> 00:09:36,599 Speaker 1: come in and you're only going to be practicing for 196 00:09:36,640 --> 00:09:39,280 Speaker 1: basically three days, and it's like, okay, brush the passer. 197 00:09:39,440 --> 00:09:42,120 Speaker 1: I my head started to turn a little bit when 198 00:09:42,120 --> 00:09:44,720 Speaker 1: I saw in Domican Sue lineup at the right end. Okay, 199 00:09:44,720 --> 00:09:47,480 Speaker 1: when you see your nose tackle lineup at right end, Okay, 200 00:09:47,480 --> 00:09:49,840 Speaker 1: where are your edge guys. I know he's good, I 201 00:09:49,840 --> 00:09:51,880 Speaker 1: know he's dynamic. I know he's one of the best 202 00:09:51,880 --> 00:09:54,600 Speaker 1: defensive tackles or the best defensive lineman in the game. 203 00:09:54,640 --> 00:09:57,160 Speaker 1: But if you've got to line him up at right end, 204 00:09:58,120 --> 00:10:00,760 Speaker 1: you're telling people you don't have edge rush, right, Yeah, 205 00:10:00,760 --> 00:10:03,640 Speaker 1: so that that could be an issue. So this fills 206 00:10:03,679 --> 00:10:05,720 Speaker 1: a huge need. I don't know about what you had 207 00:10:05,760 --> 00:10:08,280 Speaker 1: to give up or what that means financially down the road, 208 00:10:08,360 --> 00:10:11,920 Speaker 1: but this will pay dividends immediately Versus New Orleans, well, 209 00:10:11,920 --> 00:10:14,840 Speaker 1: we can talk about them hopefully. Yeah, the compensation for 210 00:10:14,840 --> 00:10:18,040 Speaker 1: a little bit. So right now, it is the Rams 211 00:10:18,160 --> 00:10:20,440 Speaker 1: third round pick in twenty nineteen and a fifth round 212 00:10:20,440 --> 00:10:26,200 Speaker 1: pick in twenty twenty. So basically this is designed to 213 00:10:26,400 --> 00:10:30,120 Speaker 1: be the middle pick if the Rams have three third 214 00:10:30,200 --> 00:10:32,960 Speaker 1: round picks, and so that would happen if the Rams 215 00:10:32,960 --> 00:10:36,960 Speaker 1: get to compensatory draft picks from losing Sammy Watkins and 216 00:10:37,040 --> 00:10:40,200 Speaker 1: Trumain Johnson in free agency. Wow. So you know they 217 00:10:40,240 --> 00:10:42,319 Speaker 1: always talk about how and I mean by they I 218 00:10:42,400 --> 00:10:44,920 Speaker 1: mean like less need in the guys in the front 219 00:10:44,920 --> 00:10:49,560 Speaker 1: office talk about how they understand what sort of what 220 00:10:49,600 --> 00:10:53,760 Speaker 1: that formula is for getting compensatory draft picks, and because 221 00:10:53,840 --> 00:10:56,679 Speaker 1: of that they kind of know, Okay, they can figure 222 00:10:56,720 --> 00:10:59,520 Speaker 1: out we're going to get two of these after losing 223 00:10:59,559 --> 00:11:03,160 Speaker 1: those two guys in free agency. Wow. So basically the 224 00:11:03,200 --> 00:11:06,320 Speaker 1: way the deal was written, um is that if the 225 00:11:06,400 --> 00:11:09,720 Speaker 1: Rams get a compensatory draft pick, then that goes there, 226 00:11:09,880 --> 00:11:12,360 Speaker 1: and if they get more than one then they get 227 00:11:12,400 --> 00:11:15,839 Speaker 1: then the Jaguars would get the highest of the compensatory 228 00:11:15,920 --> 00:11:20,040 Speaker 1: draft Interesting. I love it. I like what the Eagles 229 00:11:20,080 --> 00:11:22,080 Speaker 1: said when they made the trade for Golden Tape. We 230 00:11:22,120 --> 00:11:23,800 Speaker 1: are never going to take our foot off the gas 231 00:11:23,800 --> 00:11:26,160 Speaker 1: and why should you all gas no breaks? I love it. 232 00:11:26,400 --> 00:11:28,840 Speaker 1: If you're eight no right now and you're you have 233 00:11:28,880 --> 00:11:31,200 Speaker 1: a chance to really set yourself up big if you 234 00:11:31,240 --> 00:11:35,200 Speaker 1: can win this week in New Orleans, absolutely match the 235 00:11:35,240 --> 00:11:37,480 Speaker 1: gas pedal as hard as you can, right right right, 236 00:11:37,520 --> 00:11:40,000 Speaker 1: and that it does. It sets you up very well 237 00:11:40,040 --> 00:11:42,080 Speaker 1: if you go to New Orleans and then you win, 238 00:11:42,160 --> 00:11:44,959 Speaker 1: and then you would have that tie breaker over New 239 00:11:45,080 --> 00:11:47,760 Speaker 1: Orleans for playoff seating. And I just used the word 240 00:11:48,400 --> 00:11:51,240 Speaker 1: what playoffs. Yeah, it's all right, It's it's fair. I mean, 241 00:11:51,280 --> 00:11:53,240 Speaker 1: you know what, when you're eight no, like, I feel 242 00:11:53,280 --> 00:11:56,160 Speaker 1: like you've you've already guaranteed yourself at least a five 243 00:11:56,280 --> 00:11:59,120 Speaker 1: hundred season, like and I don't think any of us 244 00:11:59,200 --> 00:12:02,760 Speaker 1: see it's fair to say, Rams losing out, it's a reality. 245 00:12:02,840 --> 00:12:06,600 Speaker 1: You were you were guaranteed of a non losing season 246 00:12:06,800 --> 00:12:11,400 Speaker 1: right eight weeks in. I think it's fair to It's 247 00:12:11,440 --> 00:12:13,800 Speaker 1: just it's only because it's October, and like you know, 248 00:12:14,280 --> 00:12:17,000 Speaker 1: I know it's this is still brand new shoes for 249 00:12:17,040 --> 00:12:18,840 Speaker 1: a lot of it. It is, we're still getting used 250 00:12:18,840 --> 00:12:21,280 Speaker 1: to it. Yeah, like last year, I don't think we 251 00:12:21,360 --> 00:12:24,360 Speaker 1: started saying the P word until December or might have 252 00:12:24,360 --> 00:12:31,200 Speaker 1: had a different meeting the word playoffs right December is 253 00:12:31,240 --> 00:12:35,719 Speaker 1: what I meant by that. But yeah, I think you're right. 254 00:12:35,760 --> 00:12:37,440 Speaker 1: You know, when you have a chance to mash on 255 00:12:37,520 --> 00:12:40,240 Speaker 1: the gas pedal and then get a guy that can 256 00:12:40,240 --> 00:12:44,120 Speaker 1: come in and help you in an area where you've lacked. Yeah, yeah, 257 00:12:44,200 --> 00:12:46,040 Speaker 1: that's what you want to do At this point. I 258 00:12:46,400 --> 00:12:48,760 Speaker 1: just think of John Sullivan. I think of Andrew Whitworth. 259 00:12:49,080 --> 00:12:51,840 Speaker 1: You know, how much do they have left in terms 260 00:12:51,880 --> 00:12:55,720 Speaker 1: of years? Why? Wait, this is the best opportunity, the 261 00:12:55,720 --> 00:12:59,199 Speaker 1: best chance you have of becoming a champion, right, you 262 00:12:59,240 --> 00:13:01,840 Speaker 1: should pull out all all the stops, right right, right right? Um? 263 00:13:02,000 --> 00:13:05,480 Speaker 1: And what's interesting though, too, just based going back to 264 00:13:05,520 --> 00:13:09,319 Speaker 1: the sort of the compensation aspect of the conversation Dante 265 00:13:09,360 --> 00:13:12,760 Speaker 1: Fowler is going to be an unrestricted free agent after 266 00:13:12,840 --> 00:13:16,040 Speaker 1: this season, so it's sort of like you're dealing with 267 00:13:16,080 --> 00:13:20,000 Speaker 1: a rental, but it's also kind of an eight game 268 00:13:20,280 --> 00:13:23,760 Speaker 1: plus try out for maybe this guy can help you 269 00:13:23,960 --> 00:13:26,240 Speaker 1: down the road. What's the downside here for the Rams? 270 00:13:26,240 --> 00:13:28,000 Speaker 1: I don't know. He's got eight games to prove that, 271 00:13:29,840 --> 00:13:31,480 Speaker 1: eight games to prove to the rest of the league 272 00:13:31,480 --> 00:13:33,520 Speaker 1: that he's worth a lot of money. Great for you, 273 00:13:34,000 --> 00:13:36,920 Speaker 1: great for him, for us, great for everybody. It's extremely mode, 274 00:13:36,960 --> 00:13:39,560 Speaker 1: Absolutely yes, especially right now. I mean he's he's a 275 00:13:39,559 --> 00:13:42,560 Speaker 1: guy that only has two sacks this season, and you 276 00:13:42,600 --> 00:13:45,560 Speaker 1: know they've they've come in good situations and as going 277 00:13:45,600 --> 00:13:48,680 Speaker 1: back and watching them, but I think that he knows 278 00:13:48,720 --> 00:13:50,040 Speaker 1: he's got a lot to prove. And I read a 279 00:13:50,040 --> 00:13:52,080 Speaker 1: couple of stories out of Jacksonville where he was saying 280 00:13:52,120 --> 00:13:53,880 Speaker 1: coming into this year, he's he knows he's got a 281 00:13:53,880 --> 00:13:56,040 Speaker 1: lot to prove, no doubt he's got two. Now, Miles, 282 00:13:56,440 --> 00:13:57,959 Speaker 1: you want to make a bat he finishes with eight? 283 00:14:00,559 --> 00:14:02,360 Speaker 1: Can we set that as the over under? Because bet 284 00:14:02,400 --> 00:14:04,640 Speaker 1: your iPhone he finishes with eight. First of all, you 285 00:14:04,679 --> 00:14:06,520 Speaker 1: know I am not betting. I bet your iPhone he 286 00:14:06,559 --> 00:14:09,800 Speaker 1: finishes you know I'm not better. Well, counter offer, how 287 00:14:09,840 --> 00:14:12,960 Speaker 1: about ten if he gets ten? If he gets ten, 288 00:14:13,880 --> 00:14:15,959 Speaker 1: if he finishes with ten sacks by the end of 289 00:14:16,000 --> 00:14:18,240 Speaker 1: the regular season, you give me the phone. No, oh 290 00:14:18,280 --> 00:14:20,640 Speaker 1: my gosh, I can't give up my phone. Come on, man, 291 00:14:20,680 --> 00:14:23,120 Speaker 1: I just got that. If he gets that's what's what's 292 00:14:23,160 --> 00:14:26,200 Speaker 1: Donald gonna get? What's everyone else gonna get? More possessions? 293 00:14:26,280 --> 00:14:29,160 Speaker 1: Is that for Todd Gurley and Jared Goff? Right right? 294 00:14:29,240 --> 00:14:31,800 Speaker 1: You're talking about, like you said, the P word end 295 00:14:31,840 --> 00:14:33,720 Speaker 1: beyond bet your phone on it? Come on, I'm not 296 00:14:33,840 --> 00:14:36,960 Speaker 1: betting my phone. I can't wait. He's so attached to 297 00:14:37,040 --> 00:14:39,240 Speaker 1: that phone. I am very attached to the phone. It 298 00:14:39,280 --> 00:14:41,800 Speaker 1: was about you, wasn't it what that movie Herb was 299 00:14:41,800 --> 00:14:44,640 Speaker 1: about you. I've never seen the movie. You need to 300 00:14:44,720 --> 00:14:49,400 Speaker 1: it's you. Yeah, I can't. Probably could be based on 301 00:14:49,440 --> 00:14:54,320 Speaker 1: my dating life. But I'm not betting that because I 302 00:14:54,360 --> 00:14:57,240 Speaker 1: agree with you. You You can't bet something if you agree. Okay, 303 00:14:57,280 --> 00:14:59,840 Speaker 1: fair enough, fair enough, Like I think eight to ten 304 00:15:00,040 --> 00:15:02,480 Speaker 1: Sachs is a real Like finishing with that on the 305 00:15:02,480 --> 00:15:06,200 Speaker 1: season is realistic. For somebody like Dante Fowler, that should 306 00:15:06,240 --> 00:15:09,280 Speaker 1: be his goal. He's got gas and there's there's one 307 00:15:09,320 --> 00:15:12,360 Speaker 1: on one opportunities out there, right, That's that's what I mean. 308 00:15:12,560 --> 00:15:15,800 Speaker 1: And he's not blocked. You know, he's not blocked by Campbell, 309 00:15:15,840 --> 00:15:19,160 Speaker 1: He's not blocked by guys that are going to get it. 310 00:15:19,240 --> 00:15:21,680 Speaker 1: So you're gonna have opportunities for him to rush the 311 00:15:21,720 --> 00:15:24,640 Speaker 1: pass or one on one right, and he can win, right, 312 00:15:24,760 --> 00:15:26,760 Speaker 1: And that's that's what you need. I think. You know, 313 00:15:26,880 --> 00:15:30,800 Speaker 1: it's not that guys like samson A Become John Franklin Myers, 314 00:15:30,840 --> 00:15:33,640 Speaker 1: Matt Longacres. I'm like, they're bad players. They're really not. 315 00:15:33,680 --> 00:15:36,320 Speaker 1: I'm going to play huge roles down the road. Especially yeah, 316 00:15:36,440 --> 00:15:39,880 Speaker 1: especially you know, you're younger guys, and I Matt Longacre 317 00:15:39,960 --> 00:15:42,200 Speaker 1: is still a younger guy too. But I mean guys 318 00:15:42,240 --> 00:15:44,880 Speaker 1: like rookie John Franklin Myers, you know, samson A Become 319 00:15:44,960 --> 00:15:47,720 Speaker 1: is still only in his second year, so there is time, 320 00:15:47,760 --> 00:15:52,720 Speaker 1: I think for them to really grow into more productive players. Right. 321 00:15:53,120 --> 00:15:57,760 Speaker 1: But I just think from a pure past rushing skill standpoint, 322 00:15:58,200 --> 00:16:01,480 Speaker 1: you got better with Dante Foul significantly better. I would 323 00:16:01,480 --> 00:16:03,400 Speaker 1: tell them the same thing, Hey, look this guy can 324 00:16:03,400 --> 00:16:05,960 Speaker 1: help us, right, But on first and ten, guess who's 325 00:16:05,960 --> 00:16:09,400 Speaker 1: going to be out there you. You and long Acre, Yeah, yeah, 326 00:16:09,480 --> 00:16:11,920 Speaker 1: you're you're going to be major parts of this defense. 327 00:16:11,960 --> 00:16:14,320 Speaker 1: But he can help us on third down. He can 328 00:16:14,360 --> 00:16:16,080 Speaker 1: help us get the quarterback on the ground, which is 329 00:16:16,080 --> 00:16:19,520 Speaker 1: what everybody in a RAMS uniform should want, yes, regardless 330 00:16:19,520 --> 00:16:21,360 Speaker 1: of who gets there, right. And that goes back to 331 00:16:21,400 --> 00:16:23,720 Speaker 1: the we not me factor, you know, And that's just 332 00:16:23,880 --> 00:16:27,080 Speaker 1: that's what Sean McVay preaches. It's what everybody has bought into. 333 00:16:27,600 --> 00:16:30,480 Speaker 1: And I think you know it's that you know, it's 334 00:16:30,480 --> 00:16:35,160 Speaker 1: like when we had our crew here with ramsby to 335 00:16:35,240 --> 00:16:38,080 Speaker 1: go to Aaron Donald and for that behind the Grind episode, right, 336 00:16:38,400 --> 00:16:40,520 Speaker 1: and they asked, Aaron, you know, what do you think 337 00:16:40,560 --> 00:16:42,680 Speaker 1: of Sue coming in? And he said, you know, I 338 00:16:42,720 --> 00:16:47,240 Speaker 1: had a conversation with Sean McVay and basically I told McVeagh, look, 339 00:16:47,280 --> 00:16:49,080 Speaker 1: if this guy can come in and help us, bring 340 00:16:49,160 --> 00:16:53,240 Speaker 1: him in, Man's right exactly. So it's to me, it's 341 00:16:53,280 --> 00:16:55,720 Speaker 1: the same kind of deal. No, Now, you see, this 342 00:16:55,760 --> 00:16:58,400 Speaker 1: team can use a guy like Dante Fowler went up. 343 00:16:58,760 --> 00:17:02,040 Speaker 1: My favorite thing is you don't celebrate when you get 344 00:17:02,040 --> 00:17:05,240 Speaker 1: the sack. You celebrate when the Rams do, yeah, or 345 00:17:05,280 --> 00:17:07,639 Speaker 1: when the backup tailback comes in who rips off a 346 00:17:07,680 --> 00:17:09,840 Speaker 1: long run. Just make sure you touch hands with the 347 00:17:09,880 --> 00:17:12,359 Speaker 1: starter when he comes back, because it's all about moving 348 00:17:12,359 --> 00:17:16,000 Speaker 1: the football, not who's moving it, right, yeah, right, right right. Um. 349 00:17:16,119 --> 00:17:19,400 Speaker 1: But there is sort of an interesting downside of this trade, 350 00:17:19,840 --> 00:17:22,760 Speaker 1: and you brought up the veteran guys on the offensive line, 351 00:17:23,000 --> 00:17:26,200 Speaker 1: and I think I don't know how exactly it plays 352 00:17:26,240 --> 00:17:28,480 Speaker 1: into it because we haven't added to have a conversation 353 00:17:28,480 --> 00:17:30,880 Speaker 1: with Sean McVeigh or less neat since the trade went down. 354 00:17:31,320 --> 00:17:34,560 Speaker 1: But Jamal Brown was waived. Wow, And I was very 355 00:17:34,560 --> 00:17:38,480 Speaker 1: surprised by that. I'm not gonna really jaman, Wow. Didn't 356 00:17:38,520 --> 00:17:40,520 Speaker 1: see that coming. I didn't either. Yeah, that was a 357 00:17:40,920 --> 00:17:43,520 Speaker 1: that was a huge shock. I thought they had plans, 358 00:17:43,600 --> 00:17:46,480 Speaker 1: but who knows. This is this is a business. It 359 00:17:46,560 --> 00:17:48,920 Speaker 1: is a business, and the NFL stands for not for long, 360 00:17:49,040 --> 00:17:51,520 Speaker 1: not for long. So absolutely so I don't know. Um, 361 00:17:51,800 --> 00:17:53,840 Speaker 1: I wish him the best. I hope he finds his 362 00:17:53,920 --> 00:17:56,639 Speaker 1: way back here. You never know. I don't know, but 363 00:17:56,760 --> 00:18:00,400 Speaker 1: I mean that's that was a shocking move. Yeah. And actually, 364 00:18:00,440 --> 00:18:04,280 Speaker 1: because there's just not that much veteran depth on the 365 00:18:04,359 --> 00:18:08,040 Speaker 1: offensive line currently on the fifty three man roster, you know, 366 00:18:08,280 --> 00:18:11,240 Speaker 1: so and just last week, maybe two weeks ago, I 367 00:18:11,280 --> 00:18:13,760 Speaker 1: can't remember exactly when it was, but Sean mcvagh called 368 00:18:13,840 --> 00:18:18,200 Speaker 1: Jamon Brown a starting caliber player. So to me, if 369 00:18:18,240 --> 00:18:20,680 Speaker 1: you have that kind of guy who's on your bench, 370 00:18:20,720 --> 00:18:23,040 Speaker 1: that's a luxury. And I think they saw it as 371 00:18:23,080 --> 00:18:26,840 Speaker 1: a luxury at least to this point. But now, I mean, 372 00:18:26,920 --> 00:18:31,359 Speaker 1: on your fifty three you've got two other linemen and 373 00:18:31,440 --> 00:18:34,679 Speaker 1: their rookies. So Brian Allen, Joe Nopeowin, you'd better be 374 00:18:34,720 --> 00:18:38,000 Speaker 1: ready to play every single week. Absolutely, you have to 375 00:18:38,000 --> 00:18:41,160 Speaker 1: be up. But I remember when Jamon Brown went down 376 00:18:41,240 --> 00:18:44,400 Speaker 1: or was suspended and you had to start Austin Blythe 377 00:18:44,400 --> 00:18:46,600 Speaker 1: and people were worried about starting Blythe and then all 378 00:18:46,640 --> 00:18:49,120 Speaker 1: of a sudden, this guy is. He looks like he's 379 00:18:49,119 --> 00:18:52,439 Speaker 1: been there for a hundred years exactly. So who's to 380 00:18:52,480 --> 00:18:54,119 Speaker 1: say that the next guy can't do it if it 381 00:18:54,160 --> 00:18:56,800 Speaker 1: is Joseph Nopo, if you have to slide Alan in 382 00:18:56,880 --> 00:19:00,000 Speaker 1: and Blythe over, so who knows. I think they proved 383 00:19:00,000 --> 00:19:03,199 Speaker 1: even along the offensive line. They've been cross trained and 384 00:19:03,240 --> 00:19:06,800 Speaker 1: they're prepared for just about any contingency right and in 385 00:19:06,920 --> 00:19:10,320 Speaker 1: Aaron Kromer I think has earned the amount of you know, 386 00:19:10,560 --> 00:19:13,360 Speaker 1: latitude or whatever you want to call it, that he 387 00:19:13,520 --> 00:19:16,200 Speaker 1: has earned. You know what, I'm saying that I messed 388 00:19:16,200 --> 00:19:18,120 Speaker 1: that up. I'm saying that, but you know what I mean, 389 00:19:18,240 --> 00:19:21,840 Speaker 1: like Aaron Kromer, you you deserve the trust Yaron Kromer 390 00:19:21,880 --> 00:19:23,640 Speaker 1: to be able to do whatever it is you're gonna. 391 00:19:23,720 --> 00:19:27,680 Speaker 1: I'm starting to hate him because because he's good. Yeah, yeah, yeah, 392 00:19:27,720 --> 00:19:30,320 Speaker 1: all good offensive line coaches. You know, they go one 393 00:19:30,359 --> 00:19:34,520 Speaker 1: place when they die, can't know the other place because 394 00:19:34,520 --> 00:19:37,439 Speaker 1: they're evil. They're means. They stop us from doing what 395 00:19:37,480 --> 00:19:39,760 Speaker 1: we want to do. They're they're good at what they do. 396 00:19:39,800 --> 00:19:44,280 Speaker 1: And I was talking to him before, but I was 397 00:19:44,280 --> 00:19:47,159 Speaker 1: talking about talking to him right before they played San 398 00:19:47,200 --> 00:19:50,359 Speaker 1: Francisco and I was talking about Buckner and just asking 399 00:19:50,440 --> 00:19:51,879 Speaker 1: him about you know, hey, how do you block a 400 00:19:51,920 --> 00:19:53,679 Speaker 1: guy that's so big and all his moves? And he 401 00:19:53,720 --> 00:19:56,840 Speaker 1: showed me what he taught them. I can't show you, yes, 402 00:19:56,920 --> 00:19:58,800 Speaker 1: because you just don't have one more. But he did 403 00:19:58,800 --> 00:20:01,440 Speaker 1: it to me, and I got so I'm like that, 404 00:20:01,800 --> 00:20:04,160 Speaker 1: that's not fair, man, you know that's wow. I hate 405 00:20:04,200 --> 00:20:06,320 Speaker 1: you for that. Yeah, but this is what you're teaching, Yes, 406 00:20:06,400 --> 00:20:08,520 Speaker 1: this is how you keep him away from the quarterback, 407 00:20:08,520 --> 00:20:10,560 Speaker 1: and sure enough, how many times did you say his 408 00:20:10,640 --> 00:20:12,920 Speaker 1: name in that game? Not very many at all. Great coach, 409 00:20:13,040 --> 00:20:15,320 Speaker 1: he gets the most out of the guys he has upfront. 410 00:20:15,359 --> 00:20:17,760 Speaker 1: So if you have to lose a jaman or you 411 00:20:17,800 --> 00:20:20,760 Speaker 1: have to start a rookie, complete confidence. Yeah, And I 412 00:20:20,800 --> 00:20:22,840 Speaker 1: think you know. Also, the Rams do have guys on 413 00:20:22,880 --> 00:20:27,159 Speaker 1: their practice squad, Aaron Neary Bohm, who was a starter 414 00:20:27,240 --> 00:20:30,040 Speaker 1: for Arizona at some point, So it's not like there's 415 00:20:30,440 --> 00:20:33,399 Speaker 1: there's a complete dearth of offensive linement on the roster 416 00:20:34,800 --> 00:20:36,800 Speaker 1: in the building. I guess I should say because of 417 00:20:36,840 --> 00:20:39,600 Speaker 1: the practice squad, But on your fifty three, I mean 418 00:20:39,640 --> 00:20:42,640 Speaker 1: that that's significant. And I think you know, when you've 419 00:20:42,640 --> 00:20:46,480 Speaker 1: extended your top two draft picks of the twenty fifteen 420 00:20:46,560 --> 00:20:49,800 Speaker 1: draft in Todd Gurley and Rob Havenstein, you didn't, necessarily, 421 00:20:50,160 --> 00:20:54,800 Speaker 1: I guess, expect that it would happen with um with 422 00:20:54,920 --> 00:20:57,760 Speaker 1: Jamon Brown, right, But I don't think you expected him 423 00:20:57,800 --> 00:21:00,239 Speaker 1: to get cut At this point in the season. You've 424 00:21:00,280 --> 00:21:02,440 Speaker 1: still got eight games lefting. You don't know what can happen. 425 00:21:02,440 --> 00:21:03,880 Speaker 1: On the other I could go all the way back 426 00:21:03,880 --> 00:21:06,520 Speaker 1: to a camp ago, not this camp, but the camp 427 00:21:06,600 --> 00:21:09,439 Speaker 1: last year or the year before, and you and I 428 00:21:09,520 --> 00:21:11,600 Speaker 1: were looking at Havenstein and Brown and saying, if you 429 00:21:11,600 --> 00:21:13,560 Speaker 1: only had to sign one, which which one would be? 430 00:21:14,000 --> 00:21:15,639 Speaker 1: And I think maybe at that point you might have 431 00:21:15,640 --> 00:21:18,200 Speaker 1: said Jamal Brown. Right, But then that shows you how 432 00:21:18,280 --> 00:21:22,080 Speaker 1: much Rob Havenstein has improved and how much how important 433 00:21:22,119 --> 00:21:25,000 Speaker 1: he is to the offense having a really good right 434 00:21:25,080 --> 00:21:27,840 Speaker 1: tackle and a really good left tackle. Yes for the 435 00:21:27,880 --> 00:21:30,600 Speaker 1: offense you want to run so and the emergence of 436 00:21:30,600 --> 00:21:33,639 Speaker 1: Austin blythe and like you said, Jamal Brown with the suspension, 437 00:21:34,040 --> 00:21:36,320 Speaker 1: you open the door. Yeah. Yeah, so sometimes you don't 438 00:21:36,320 --> 00:21:39,440 Speaker 1: get that back right, It is true. And that's the thing, 439 00:21:39,480 --> 00:21:42,280 Speaker 1: you know, you if you had said in mid June 440 00:21:42,320 --> 00:21:44,720 Speaker 1: as the Rams are finishing their mini camp, boy, Jamal 441 00:21:44,760 --> 00:21:48,920 Speaker 1: Brown's gonna get cut in that performer November, because that's 442 00:21:48,960 --> 00:21:50,960 Speaker 1: before we even knew about the suspension, you know, I 443 00:21:50,960 --> 00:21:53,840 Speaker 1: would have waited for the punchline. Yeah, what's the joke? Really? Yeah, 444 00:21:53,880 --> 00:21:56,760 Speaker 1: they just wouldn't have made any sense. But yeah, you know, 445 00:21:57,000 --> 00:21:59,159 Speaker 1: a guy like Jamon and I'll say this, you just 446 00:21:59,200 --> 00:22:02,000 Speaker 1: wish him the best because he was always good to me. 447 00:22:02,160 --> 00:22:04,760 Speaker 1: And you know what, I will definitely missing locker room. 448 00:22:04,800 --> 00:22:10,439 Speaker 1: He'll hook on and I hope it's not in the division. Yeah, yeah, 449 00:22:10,240 --> 00:22:13,880 Speaker 1: yea up on the AC then, yeah, exactly, you definitely 450 00:22:14,000 --> 00:22:18,040 Speaker 1: definitely would want that. Another interesting factor about this trade 451 00:22:18,080 --> 00:22:20,760 Speaker 1: to get Fowler is it just adds another first round 452 00:22:20,840 --> 00:22:23,399 Speaker 1: pick to that defense. You look at that front seven, 453 00:22:23,520 --> 00:22:27,720 Speaker 1: You've got four excuse me now, five first round former 454 00:22:27,720 --> 00:22:31,159 Speaker 1: first round picks in the front seven. Donald Brockers, now Fowler. 455 00:22:31,200 --> 00:22:33,479 Speaker 1: Who am I missing? Mark barn Oh Mark Baron. That's right. 456 00:22:33,600 --> 00:22:36,399 Speaker 1: Oh yeah, see yeah, the football will eat, but college 457 00:22:36,400 --> 00:22:39,040 Speaker 1: football will eat. Yes, yeah, all on one defense, right, 458 00:22:39,200 --> 00:22:42,240 Speaker 1: that's nice. Yeah, it is gone. And then also you've 459 00:22:42,280 --> 00:22:44,879 Speaker 1: now got three of the top eighteen picks in the 460 00:22:44,960 --> 00:22:49,080 Speaker 1: twenty fifteen draft on your roster in Fowler, Todd Gurley 461 00:22:49,080 --> 00:22:51,440 Speaker 1: at number ten, and then Marcus Peters was number eighteen. Wow. 462 00:22:51,600 --> 00:22:54,600 Speaker 1: Sometimes it just all falls in your lap. Yeah, it does, 463 00:22:54,720 --> 00:22:56,960 Speaker 1: it does, absolutely, But let's keep it there as we 464 00:22:57,280 --> 00:22:59,560 Speaker 1: go to our look back with the Green Bay Packers. 465 00:22:59,560 --> 00:23:01,320 Speaker 1: And yes, there were a lot of things that the 466 00:23:01,400 --> 00:23:04,680 Speaker 1: Rams did very well, but I think Marcus Peters has 467 00:23:04,720 --> 00:23:08,680 Speaker 1: become once again a point of conversation after the way 468 00:23:08,920 --> 00:23:11,560 Speaker 1: some of the things went in that Green Bay game 469 00:23:11,560 --> 00:23:15,640 Speaker 1: and I'm thinking specifically about that one third nine pass 470 00:23:15,680 --> 00:23:19,800 Speaker 1: that Aaron Rodgers completed down the fields to Davante Adams. Yeah, 471 00:23:20,440 --> 00:23:22,760 Speaker 1: some issues in coverage. You'd have to be in the 472 00:23:22,840 --> 00:23:25,280 Speaker 1: room or know what the call was to, you know 473 00:23:25,440 --> 00:23:28,879 Speaker 1: who made a mistake here y there. But yes, the 474 00:23:29,000 --> 00:23:32,119 Speaker 1: problem is the ball kept getting out. That's a rush issue. 475 00:23:32,200 --> 00:23:34,600 Speaker 1: I think you might have solved that. And then once 476 00:23:34,640 --> 00:23:37,080 Speaker 1: it's in the air, it seems like those balls are 477 00:23:37,119 --> 00:23:40,200 Speaker 1: being completed down the field. So usually you blame the 478 00:23:40,200 --> 00:23:42,520 Speaker 1: guy closest to the receiver when he catches it, right, 479 00:23:42,880 --> 00:23:45,080 Speaker 1: it happened to be Marcus Peters a few times. Troy 480 00:23:45,160 --> 00:23:47,760 Speaker 1: Hill also got beat two yes on some big plays, 481 00:23:47,800 --> 00:23:50,840 Speaker 1: So you could say it's them, or you could say 482 00:23:50,880 --> 00:23:52,880 Speaker 1: it was the quarterback or a little bit of both. 483 00:23:52,960 --> 00:23:55,040 Speaker 1: I think it was a little bit of both. I 484 00:23:55,080 --> 00:23:57,680 Speaker 1: think the issue is when you're playing guys like C. J. Bethard, 485 00:23:57,760 --> 00:24:00,840 Speaker 1: no disrespect. He's not going to show you what your 486 00:24:00,840 --> 00:24:04,439 Speaker 1: flaws are. Rogers will oh yeah, and so will Breeze. 487 00:24:04,520 --> 00:24:07,160 Speaker 1: Yes yeah, he's gonna show you exactly what you're doing 488 00:24:07,200 --> 00:24:11,480 Speaker 1: wrong and what you're giving away pre snap right, So 489 00:24:12,119 --> 00:24:15,880 Speaker 1: they will help you get better, so you got by Rogers. 490 00:24:16,440 --> 00:24:20,960 Speaker 1: Hopefully that will refocus the group to go after Breeze, right, 491 00:24:21,040 --> 00:24:23,720 Speaker 1: because if you make the same mistakes, Breeze is gonna 492 00:24:23,920 --> 00:24:26,520 Speaker 1: do even worse to you, right right, right, And and 493 00:24:26,600 --> 00:24:29,560 Speaker 1: that's the thing right now. It's just it's interesting looking 494 00:24:29,600 --> 00:24:32,080 Speaker 1: at this secondary and then you know, I'm getting tweets 495 00:24:32,160 --> 00:24:35,040 Speaker 1: like why are they benched? These guys gotta get benched. 496 00:24:35,040 --> 00:24:37,280 Speaker 1: It's like, Okay, well, who are you going to put 497 00:24:37,280 --> 00:24:39,680 Speaker 1: out there? Right? You know what I'm saying, Like, there's 498 00:24:39,920 --> 00:24:41,959 Speaker 1: it's not like you could just all of a sudden 499 00:24:41,960 --> 00:24:45,000 Speaker 1: get a really good player magically on your roster in 500 00:24:45,000 --> 00:24:47,160 Speaker 1: the middle of a game. That's just not what's going 501 00:24:47,200 --> 00:24:50,400 Speaker 1: to happen. So I think you, hey, you gotta be realistic, 502 00:24:50,760 --> 00:24:55,160 Speaker 1: be rimstoid. No, And so, yes, there are definitely ways 503 00:24:55,160 --> 00:24:58,439 Speaker 1: to improve, but they have been able to overcome certain 504 00:24:58,480 --> 00:25:01,080 Speaker 1: things because when the defense needs to tighten up, and 505 00:25:01,119 --> 00:25:03,119 Speaker 1: it's really been in the fourth quarter, they've been able 506 00:25:03,160 --> 00:25:06,320 Speaker 1: to do that by and large this season at least 507 00:25:06,320 --> 00:25:10,520 Speaker 1: to get to aid No. Right, So yeah, I think, yes, 508 00:25:10,800 --> 00:25:14,399 Speaker 1: there is definitely room for improvement, and yes, it makes 509 00:25:14,680 --> 00:25:18,240 Speaker 1: things look bad sometimes, right, but I think what you're 510 00:25:18,240 --> 00:25:20,439 Speaker 1: saying also is true, we don't know what the call is, 511 00:25:20,840 --> 00:25:23,600 Speaker 1: absolutely not. And when you don't know what the call is, 512 00:25:23,640 --> 00:25:26,600 Speaker 1: it's really kind of difficult to be able to criticize 513 00:25:26,840 --> 00:25:31,439 Speaker 1: certain things, especially to me on defense. Like and because 514 00:25:31,440 --> 00:25:33,720 Speaker 1: he's cut, I guess I will be able to use 515 00:25:33,880 --> 00:25:37,280 Speaker 1: his name. But like last year UM Tennessee game, Jamon 516 00:25:37,400 --> 00:25:41,000 Speaker 1: Brown takes a step in the wrong direction, ends up, 517 00:25:41,040 --> 00:25:44,359 Speaker 1: the ball gets popped out of whoever was running it. 518 00:25:44,440 --> 00:25:47,159 Speaker 1: I think it was Todd Gurley and Jarrell Casey, you know, 519 00:25:47,480 --> 00:25:50,000 Speaker 1: scorts it out and then boomed the Tennessee Titans get 520 00:25:50,000 --> 00:25:53,840 Speaker 1: a defensive touchdown. You know that Jamal Brown stepped the 521 00:25:53,880 --> 00:25:58,800 Speaker 1: wrong way because literally everybody else was stepping right. And yes, 522 00:25:59,520 --> 00:26:03,000 Speaker 1: you know what I'm saying. So like there you can say, 523 00:26:03,040 --> 00:26:05,919 Speaker 1: all right, that is a clear mistake by X player 524 00:26:06,440 --> 00:26:10,199 Speaker 1: on defense. Because things get chaotic and because you're always 525 00:26:10,200 --> 00:26:13,320 Speaker 1: reacting to things, I think it's much harder to be 526 00:26:13,400 --> 00:26:16,800 Speaker 1: able to say, all right, this is what is exactly 527 00:26:16,800 --> 00:26:20,000 Speaker 1: what happened. That is wrong, right, you know what I mean? Right, 528 00:26:20,080 --> 00:26:23,080 Speaker 1: And I'm not and I am making excuses, but that 529 00:26:23,119 --> 00:26:26,440 Speaker 1: doesn't necessarily excuse when somebody does make a mistake. Well, However, 530 00:26:26,600 --> 00:26:31,040 Speaker 1: it's harder to tell right alignment, assignment and adjustment. That's defense, right, 531 00:26:31,119 --> 00:26:33,320 Speaker 1: So one of the three there was a foul up. 532 00:26:33,680 --> 00:26:36,360 Speaker 1: We just don't know which right right, right, who right? 533 00:26:36,400 --> 00:26:39,000 Speaker 1: But right when the ball gets out and gets behind 534 00:26:39,040 --> 00:26:42,640 Speaker 1: the defense, it can't be just one guy. It's it's 535 00:26:42,760 --> 00:26:44,960 Speaker 1: all eleven on the field. Because remember on one of 536 00:26:44,960 --> 00:26:48,360 Speaker 1: those players, I believe the touchdown that Rodgers through or no, no, 537 00:26:48,400 --> 00:26:50,400 Speaker 1: the third like the one you're talking about, Yeah, there 538 00:26:50,480 --> 00:26:52,520 Speaker 1: was pressure on the play. It was actually there was 539 00:26:52,560 --> 00:26:55,160 Speaker 1: a sack, a miss sack on the play, yes, So 540 00:26:55,240 --> 00:26:57,480 Speaker 1: you had an opportunity to kill the play in the 541 00:26:57,520 --> 00:27:00,520 Speaker 1: backfield and you missed. So it's not just one guy, 542 00:27:01,320 --> 00:27:04,439 Speaker 1: it's an entire defense that had the breakdown exactly. It 543 00:27:04,440 --> 00:27:07,280 Speaker 1: takes all eleven, no doubt. And you know that's something 544 00:27:07,280 --> 00:27:09,280 Speaker 1: that coaches say all the time, but they say it 545 00:27:09,280 --> 00:27:12,520 Speaker 1: because it's absolutely true. You can't just think, oh, well, 546 00:27:12,640 --> 00:27:15,280 Speaker 1: it's that guy's fault, that's it. Like, it's not that 547 00:27:15,440 --> 00:27:18,200 Speaker 1: simple A lot of the time. Well, just the things 548 00:27:18,240 --> 00:27:22,399 Speaker 1: that get me are the miscommunications when you after the play, 549 00:27:22,800 --> 00:27:24,840 Speaker 1: it seems like he was uncovered or there was a 550 00:27:24,880 --> 00:27:27,199 Speaker 1: bust in coverage, and as soon as you get the 551 00:27:27,200 --> 00:27:28,760 Speaker 1: guy on the on the ground or when the play 552 00:27:28,840 --> 00:27:31,280 Speaker 1: is dead, you have three or four guys pointing at 553 00:27:31,320 --> 00:27:33,359 Speaker 1: each other. I thought you had him, I thought you 554 00:27:33,359 --> 00:27:35,240 Speaker 1: had No, you got to be here. No, that's stuff 555 00:27:35,240 --> 00:27:37,960 Speaker 1: that should happen pre snet. So that stuff needs to 556 00:27:37,960 --> 00:27:40,240 Speaker 1: be better. Now that's when I look at Marcus Peters 557 00:27:40,240 --> 00:27:43,919 Speaker 1: and say, hey, you are the best corner on the 558 00:27:43,960 --> 00:27:47,040 Speaker 1: field to supposed to be. Yes, you are one of 559 00:27:47,080 --> 00:27:51,119 Speaker 1: the best players on the field, so I kind of 560 00:27:51,160 --> 00:27:53,800 Speaker 1: look to you for the communication part to the rest 561 00:27:53,840 --> 00:27:56,760 Speaker 1: of the defense. Sure, so that stuff could improve, right, Yes, 562 00:27:56,880 --> 00:27:59,280 Speaker 1: And that's that I think is something that they're definitely 563 00:27:59,280 --> 00:28:01,639 Speaker 1: going to have to work on this week. Is going 564 00:28:01,680 --> 00:28:03,840 Speaker 1: to where they're going, right, you know, And I'll look 565 00:28:03,840 --> 00:28:07,280 Speaker 1: at I'll look at LaMarcus, Joinner, John Johnson, all those guys. 566 00:28:08,000 --> 00:28:10,520 Speaker 1: You have complete confidence in your secondary and your safeties 567 00:28:10,560 --> 00:28:13,600 Speaker 1: to get guys lined up. So it's not just one guy, right, 568 00:28:13,720 --> 00:28:16,880 Speaker 1: it's an entire defense. Yes, right, right, right? All right? Um, 569 00:28:16,960 --> 00:28:18,960 Speaker 1: more on the positive aspects of the game. And I 570 00:28:18,960 --> 00:28:22,400 Speaker 1: didn't want to go there. Um you brought up Remique Wilson. 571 00:28:22,480 --> 00:28:26,200 Speaker 1: Thank you Wilson, what a play in a big time 572 00:28:26,240 --> 00:28:30,600 Speaker 1: situation in order to get that ball back, because well, 573 00:28:31,119 --> 00:28:34,320 Speaker 1: you know, when you give Aaron Rodgers that much time 574 00:28:35,320 --> 00:28:41,240 Speaker 1: and you're he's only down by two, you're almost like, hey, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. 575 00:28:41,280 --> 00:28:45,280 Speaker 1: That was That was the best Hollywood ending of all 576 00:28:45,320 --> 00:28:50,840 Speaker 1: time for us, because if he takes a knee, we've 577 00:28:50,880 --> 00:28:53,080 Speaker 1: seen this guy come back and you would have had 578 00:28:53,480 --> 00:28:55,640 Speaker 1: what two oh seven plus the time out to a 579 00:28:55,760 --> 00:28:58,120 Speaker 1: five two five plus the time out. I mean, that's 580 00:28:58,120 --> 00:29:00,920 Speaker 1: an eternity for him. He only needs seconds to get 581 00:29:00,960 --> 00:29:03,040 Speaker 1: down the field and right, all he needed was a 582 00:29:03,040 --> 00:29:06,880 Speaker 1: field goal. So the play that Remique Wilson made was 583 00:29:06,960 --> 00:29:10,800 Speaker 1: hockey esque. Do you ever watch hockey barely Okay, when 584 00:29:10,800 --> 00:29:12,800 Speaker 1: you see a guy that's not a goalie slide in 585 00:29:13,240 --> 00:29:16,280 Speaker 1: and take a slapshot off the chest to save it, 586 00:29:16,480 --> 00:29:18,760 Speaker 1: you know, to save the game for the team. I mean, 587 00:29:18,880 --> 00:29:22,440 Speaker 1: that's that's taken one for the team. That's what he did. Yeah, 588 00:29:22,520 --> 00:29:24,600 Speaker 1: going down there and just I mean throwing your body 589 00:29:24,640 --> 00:29:26,160 Speaker 1: in there and making a play, getting the ball out 590 00:29:26,200 --> 00:29:28,440 Speaker 1: and then recovery. Right, that's a big play. It was 591 00:29:28,480 --> 00:29:30,600 Speaker 1: a huge play, and it was it was a really 592 00:29:30,600 --> 00:29:34,400 Speaker 1: consequential play. I think special teams We talk about it 593 00:29:34,480 --> 00:29:37,440 Speaker 1: a lot, especially on this program, but special teams is 594 00:29:37,480 --> 00:29:40,560 Speaker 1: such a difference maker on the LA RAMS. I mean, 595 00:29:40,680 --> 00:29:44,080 Speaker 1: whenn't you have a guy like John Fossil who schemes 596 00:29:44,080 --> 00:29:49,000 Speaker 1: things up every single week so incredibly well. It makes 597 00:29:49,040 --> 00:29:51,160 Speaker 1: it that much easier for both the offense and the 598 00:29:51,200 --> 00:29:52,719 Speaker 1: defense in order to get things done. You know, I'm 599 00:29:52,720 --> 00:29:54,840 Speaker 1: glad you said that. It's not just scheming up stuff. 600 00:29:54,880 --> 00:29:57,600 Speaker 1: I mean what he does is he reps the fundamentals. 601 00:29:58,040 --> 00:30:00,480 Speaker 1: They are letter perfect and almost everything I do and 602 00:30:00,520 --> 00:30:03,920 Speaker 1: just base punt, base kickoff, base returns. Now, he's got 603 00:30:03,960 --> 00:30:06,120 Speaker 1: tricks up his sleeve and they're prepared for that. Whenever 604 00:30:06,160 --> 00:30:08,600 Speaker 1: you call a fake punt, Johnny Hecker's ready there, ready. 605 00:30:08,640 --> 00:30:11,400 Speaker 1: But all the other stuff outside of the block punt 606 00:30:11,400 --> 00:30:14,200 Speaker 1: a couple of weeks ago, let her perfect snap to 607 00:30:14,480 --> 00:30:17,760 Speaker 1: hold to kick, snap the punt, it's off cover, right, 608 00:30:17,960 --> 00:30:21,080 Speaker 1: that's the stuff you work on in practice. It's not 609 00:30:21,200 --> 00:30:24,520 Speaker 1: just a period off for the football team when you're 610 00:30:24,520 --> 00:30:27,400 Speaker 1: out there practicing special teams. This is a part of offense, 611 00:30:27,440 --> 00:30:29,920 Speaker 1: defense and now teams. Right. He gets the most out 612 00:30:29,960 --> 00:30:32,560 Speaker 1: of his guys, just like Sean mcvado. So it's not 613 00:30:32,600 --> 00:30:35,959 Speaker 1: just the schemes. It's the attention, the detail, yes, and 614 00:30:36,080 --> 00:30:39,440 Speaker 1: knowing what takes them away also, right, yeah, he's really 615 00:30:39,440 --> 00:30:42,080 Speaker 1: good at it, right, right, And that's why you get 616 00:30:42,120 --> 00:30:44,800 Speaker 1: a play like this in such a big time situation 617 00:30:44,920 --> 00:30:48,120 Speaker 1: and that the Rams can take advantage of and really 618 00:30:48,160 --> 00:30:51,440 Speaker 1: then run out the clock and literally run out the 619 00:30:51,480 --> 00:30:54,720 Speaker 1: clock as Todd Gurley went down in order to basically 620 00:30:55,000 --> 00:30:58,800 Speaker 1: they call it a Rolex situation. I heard that, Yeah, yeah, yeah, 621 00:30:58,840 --> 00:31:01,200 Speaker 1: why are you making that face? It just made me laugh. 622 00:31:01,240 --> 00:31:04,320 Speaker 1: I just love word association in football. Um, because I 623 00:31:04,360 --> 00:31:07,080 Speaker 1: heard Rolex, I'm like, how does that? Rolex? I don't 624 00:31:07,080 --> 00:31:09,719 Speaker 1: get it? And then time is more important than the points. 625 00:31:09,960 --> 00:31:13,320 Speaker 1: Got it makes sense now, Rolex, That's something every player 626 00:31:13,360 --> 00:31:15,760 Speaker 1: can remember. Yes, get it when he says, Rolex, you 627 00:31:15,800 --> 00:31:18,360 Speaker 1: know the you know the situation. Yes, But I said, 628 00:31:18,440 --> 00:31:20,720 Speaker 1: you've seen that before. Oh yeah, you saw Tod do 629 00:31:20,760 --> 00:31:22,640 Speaker 1: that in Arizona exactly. I was just gonna bring it 630 00:31:22,720 --> 00:31:26,720 Speaker 1: up play Arizona back in twenty fifteen. That was basically 631 00:31:27,280 --> 00:31:29,080 Speaker 1: it was his first start, and it was really the 632 00:31:29,120 --> 00:31:31,960 Speaker 1: first game where we were like, oh that's why you 633 00:31:32,080 --> 00:31:35,360 Speaker 1: drafted Todd gur Where the dreads were going, they were lateral. Yeah, yeah, 634 00:31:35,360 --> 00:31:37,080 Speaker 1: because he was Yeah, he was rolling out that game. 635 00:31:37,160 --> 00:31:40,560 Speaker 1: Yeah yeah, it was great. Um, and that he did 636 00:31:40,560 --> 00:31:42,800 Speaker 1: basically the exact same thing I wrote about it this week. Really, 637 00:31:42,880 --> 00:31:44,840 Speaker 1: you know, he took a hand off to the left 638 00:31:45,760 --> 00:31:47,760 Speaker 1: and he went down. I think he had a thirty 639 00:31:47,840 --> 00:31:50,160 Speaker 1: yard run. He had basically a few more yards to 640 00:31:50,160 --> 00:31:51,760 Speaker 1: get to the end zone, and he just went down. 641 00:31:52,080 --> 00:31:55,040 Speaker 1: He ended the game. Yes, yes, Rams had a two 642 00:31:55,080 --> 00:31:56,680 Speaker 1: point lead in that situation too. I think it was 643 00:31:56,720 --> 00:32:00,360 Speaker 1: twenty twenty two, so it's exactly the same kind of deal. 644 00:32:01,120 --> 00:32:04,120 Speaker 1: And I don't know if that had been coached as 645 00:32:04,200 --> 00:32:08,320 Speaker 1: much as it was in this particular situation back then. 646 00:32:08,880 --> 00:32:11,320 Speaker 1: But even Jared Goff was like, you know, Todd is 647 00:32:11,360 --> 00:32:13,520 Speaker 1: such a smart player that he probably would have done 648 00:32:13,560 --> 00:32:15,600 Speaker 1: it anyway, even if we hadn't been like in the huddle, 649 00:32:15,600 --> 00:32:17,280 Speaker 1: all right, this is Rolex. You know, we gotta go 650 00:32:17,320 --> 00:32:22,080 Speaker 1: down whatever. Yeah, yeah, don't score here. Um. Smart, yes, unselfish, 651 00:32:22,160 --> 00:32:25,880 Speaker 1: no doubt. I'm not sure if most guys would would 652 00:32:26,760 --> 00:32:29,840 Speaker 1: have the wherewithal to to It's the end zone. This 653 00:32:29,880 --> 00:32:33,120 Speaker 1: is what you're really trying to get and score the 654 00:32:33,240 --> 00:32:35,120 Speaker 1: entire game, and there it is. I don't think they 655 00:32:35,120 --> 00:32:37,520 Speaker 1: would have the wherewithal to pull up. I really don't really. 656 00:32:37,560 --> 00:32:39,800 Speaker 1: I think most guys would cross the goal line and 657 00:32:39,920 --> 00:32:43,440 Speaker 1: score because they think that's the most important thing. It's not, right. 658 00:32:44,160 --> 00:32:47,160 Speaker 1: I think the most important thing is ending the game. Yes, 659 00:32:47,200 --> 00:32:50,240 Speaker 1: this is your opportunity, and make sure Rogers doesn't have it, 660 00:32:50,600 --> 00:32:53,600 Speaker 1: never has a chance, because like, you never know what 661 00:32:53,760 --> 00:32:55,760 Speaker 1: he can do if he gets the ball back. I'm 662 00:32:55,800 --> 00:32:59,560 Speaker 1: not even sure if most coaches would coach that. Really. Yeah, 663 00:32:59,640 --> 00:33:03,920 Speaker 1: I'm I'm dead serious. That's bad. It would happen more often, 664 00:33:05,200 --> 00:33:10,440 Speaker 1: but it's I mean, but I don't know, man, because well, 665 00:33:10,480 --> 00:33:12,760 Speaker 1: I mean there, I will put it this way, right, 666 00:33:14,520 --> 00:33:16,880 Speaker 1: It wasn't that much of a wild thing to me. 667 00:33:16,920 --> 00:33:19,200 Speaker 1: It's what I expected for a lot of other people. 668 00:33:19,240 --> 00:33:22,400 Speaker 1: It was a wow moment, I know, right, right, because 669 00:33:22,880 --> 00:33:26,600 Speaker 1: you don't see it that often. I guess some people 670 00:33:26,600 --> 00:33:29,440 Speaker 1: are playing checkers. There are some guys that are playing chess. 671 00:33:30,280 --> 00:33:33,280 Speaker 1: When you see chess, you're wow, that was amazing. Yeah, 672 00:33:33,360 --> 00:33:36,400 Speaker 1: let's go back and coach that. Yes, yeah, well, but 673 00:33:36,480 --> 00:33:39,320 Speaker 1: I mean, I'll put it this way. There are usually 674 00:33:39,480 --> 00:33:42,800 Speaker 1: like six or seven coaching jobs open in the NFL 675 00:33:43,120 --> 00:33:46,960 Speaker 1: every year, right, and maybe it's because of what you 676 00:33:47,080 --> 00:33:51,040 Speaker 1: just said. You don't. You don't. Chambay always talks about 677 00:33:51,400 --> 00:33:54,280 Speaker 1: being situational masters. You know, you go to the facility 678 00:33:54,280 --> 00:33:56,400 Speaker 1: to see it on the walls. You know, you have 679 00:33:56,440 --> 00:33:59,840 Speaker 1: to be situational masters and what that that's that's what 680 00:34:00,080 --> 00:34:04,000 Speaker 1: that means. You have to know in that particular situation, 681 00:34:04,320 --> 00:34:07,360 Speaker 1: you can end the game or you can get into 682 00:34:07,360 --> 00:34:09,600 Speaker 1: the box and then they get the ball back and 683 00:34:09,640 --> 00:34:12,799 Speaker 1: then the game's not over right, So that's a situation, 684 00:34:12,880 --> 00:34:16,320 Speaker 1: and they mastered that. True. Now, how many other teams 685 00:34:16,400 --> 00:34:20,120 Speaker 1: and coaches would actually call a toss crack in that situation, 686 00:34:21,160 --> 00:34:24,920 Speaker 1: I don't know. I bet I bet they'd be throwing. Really, 687 00:34:25,480 --> 00:34:27,880 Speaker 1: that's what I'm saying, right, I bet they would be throwing. 688 00:34:27,960 --> 00:34:29,800 Speaker 1: But I feel like trust their line in their running 689 00:34:29,800 --> 00:34:32,040 Speaker 1: back in that situation. Outside of the Ram, I feel 690 00:34:32,080 --> 00:34:34,879 Speaker 1: like the Rams don't necessarily run toss crack all that much, 691 00:34:35,239 --> 00:34:37,919 Speaker 1: So that's part of it. They when they do, they 692 00:34:38,000 --> 00:34:40,239 Speaker 1: get that kind of yardage out of it, and they 693 00:34:40,320 --> 00:34:43,239 Speaker 1: usually run it. I feel like in those situations where 694 00:34:43,719 --> 00:34:45,920 Speaker 1: it's all right, we know we need to get like 695 00:34:46,480 --> 00:34:50,720 Speaker 1: eight to ten and we're gonna run this now, and 696 00:34:50,960 --> 00:34:53,120 Speaker 1: we're just gonna I don't know, we're gonna try to 697 00:34:53,200 --> 00:34:54,960 Speaker 1: end it, you know what I mean. That's when I 698 00:34:55,000 --> 00:34:57,239 Speaker 1: feel like they run toss crack and you know, I 699 00:34:57,280 --> 00:34:59,120 Speaker 1: don't have that data in front of me, but that's 700 00:34:59,200 --> 00:35:01,520 Speaker 1: what goes through mind. If you blow that up, that's 701 00:35:01,520 --> 00:35:05,759 Speaker 1: a guaranteed loss, right right, If they guess right, it's 702 00:35:05,760 --> 00:35:09,239 Speaker 1: a guaranteed loss. And that could be bad, yes, But 703 00:35:09,680 --> 00:35:13,480 Speaker 1: to have the guts and the confidence in your guys 704 00:35:13,520 --> 00:35:15,480 Speaker 1: to call that play and then to have it pop, 705 00:35:15,520 --> 00:35:18,280 Speaker 1: and then to have your guy that's carrying it understand 706 00:35:18,280 --> 00:35:21,600 Speaker 1: the situation all at the same time, that's great coaching. Well, 707 00:35:21,640 --> 00:35:24,560 Speaker 1: you know what it also is it's a team that 708 00:35:25,120 --> 00:35:28,640 Speaker 1: is under the same offensive system, you know, for a 709 00:35:28,800 --> 00:35:32,640 Speaker 1: multiple years. That's what that shows me because like you said, 710 00:35:32,640 --> 00:35:34,279 Speaker 1: you know, you have the confidence and the belief in 711 00:35:34,360 --> 00:35:37,560 Speaker 1: order to get the play off and get it right, 712 00:35:38,040 --> 00:35:41,200 Speaker 1: and then you also have the situational awareness in order 713 00:35:41,280 --> 00:35:43,720 Speaker 1: to go down when you go down right like that's 714 00:35:43,960 --> 00:35:46,759 Speaker 1: there's a lot of things that are happening there and 715 00:35:46,800 --> 00:35:49,880 Speaker 1: because they all get they get them all, it just signal. 716 00:35:49,880 --> 00:35:52,279 Speaker 1: It's amazing. You go back to there was a one, 717 00:35:52,320 --> 00:35:54,920 Speaker 1: it was a third and sixth play where Todd busted 718 00:35:54,960 --> 00:35:58,080 Speaker 1: along run the first again. I mean, I thought that 719 00:35:58,360 --> 00:36:01,480 Speaker 1: the Packers had them surrounded. It's a third and six. 720 00:36:02,280 --> 00:36:04,719 Speaker 1: You can't throw it again, so you're gonna have to 721 00:36:04,800 --> 00:36:07,040 Speaker 1: run it here and go conservative and hope, hope you 722 00:36:07,080 --> 00:36:09,600 Speaker 1: pop one, and sure enough he does, Yes, they do. 723 00:36:09,920 --> 00:36:11,439 Speaker 1: It was a good I thought it was a really 724 00:36:11,440 --> 00:36:14,920 Speaker 1: good call against that blitz that came from Green Bay 725 00:36:14,960 --> 00:36:18,040 Speaker 1: because they just didn't have anybody in order to try 726 00:36:18,080 --> 00:36:21,560 Speaker 1: to stop Grilly in those situations. Right, So good blocking 727 00:36:21,640 --> 00:36:25,360 Speaker 1: up front and just great running by Todd again. Yes, yeah, 728 00:36:25,400 --> 00:36:28,200 Speaker 1: Why do you think that the Packers pass rush was 729 00:36:28,239 --> 00:36:30,440 Speaker 1: as effective as it was in that game? To me, 730 00:36:30,480 --> 00:36:32,919 Speaker 1: they look just they look like the fresher team. Now 731 00:36:33,120 --> 00:36:34,839 Speaker 1: I hate to do this to Miles. This is where 732 00:36:34,840 --> 00:36:38,360 Speaker 1: he scratches his head. This reminded me of old UFC days, 733 00:36:38,400 --> 00:36:40,120 Speaker 1: way back like one, two and three, when it was 734 00:36:40,200 --> 00:36:43,239 Speaker 1: tournament style, so one guy would have to fight three 735 00:36:43,280 --> 00:36:45,520 Speaker 1: times in the night to win the tournament. Nice. So 736 00:36:45,719 --> 00:36:49,719 Speaker 1: sometimes you fight guy one, Guy two, Guy three, get 737 00:36:49,719 --> 00:36:51,959 Speaker 1: to the final and then the guy you're gonna fight 738 00:36:52,200 --> 00:36:54,720 Speaker 1: drops out and they bring in a fresh opponent opponent 739 00:36:54,760 --> 00:36:57,600 Speaker 1: for the championship, right, Why would they do that? That's 740 00:36:57,600 --> 00:37:00,000 Speaker 1: not fair. They fixed it after that because I think 741 00:37:00,160 --> 00:37:02,840 Speaker 1: one replacement guy actually won the belt with one fight, 742 00:37:02,920 --> 00:37:05,640 Speaker 1: so we have to change right, right, But that's what 743 00:37:05,680 --> 00:37:08,560 Speaker 1: it looked like. It looked like they were the freshier team, 744 00:37:08,640 --> 00:37:11,279 Speaker 1: so which makes sense. They were coming off the by 745 00:37:11,360 --> 00:37:13,960 Speaker 1: they had two weeks to scheme up against the Rams offense. 746 00:37:14,040 --> 00:37:16,319 Speaker 1: Like it to me, it stands to reason that they 747 00:37:16,360 --> 00:37:18,520 Speaker 1: should be the fresher team, right, and it was. They 748 00:37:18,520 --> 00:37:20,800 Speaker 1: were fresher early and they were getting to their technique 749 00:37:20,800 --> 00:37:23,719 Speaker 1: faster than the Rams early. Now, it started to even 750 00:37:23,760 --> 00:37:26,839 Speaker 1: out towards the middle of the second quarter and then 751 00:37:27,680 --> 00:37:31,400 Speaker 1: it was an evenly matched game from there. But early 752 00:37:31,480 --> 00:37:33,920 Speaker 1: on the pressure looked to me like they were just 753 00:37:33,960 --> 00:37:36,439 Speaker 1: winning their blocks. They were winning their one on ones. 754 00:37:36,440 --> 00:37:38,560 Speaker 1: They were getting guys home and getting pressure on the quarterback. 755 00:37:38,560 --> 00:37:41,200 Speaker 1: But once you match their tempo, then you started to 756 00:37:41,239 --> 00:37:44,480 Speaker 1: blunt that attack a little bit, right, Yeah, And it's 757 00:37:44,520 --> 00:37:47,360 Speaker 1: just a little bit different to me when you're seeing 758 00:37:47,400 --> 00:37:49,799 Speaker 1: the Rams kind of struggle and pass protection like they 759 00:37:49,880 --> 00:37:51,920 Speaker 1: kind of have in the last few weeks, you know, 760 00:37:52,120 --> 00:37:54,359 Speaker 1: And it's not like these guys or slouches that they're 761 00:37:54,400 --> 00:37:57,920 Speaker 1: going up against, so you're you're gonna have to correct 762 00:37:57,960 --> 00:37:59,680 Speaker 1: that at some point, you know what I mean. You 763 00:37:59,719 --> 00:38:01,920 Speaker 1: can't just keep getting pressure up the middle and golf's 764 00:38:01,920 --> 00:38:03,359 Speaker 1: face because that's going to ruin a lot of things. 765 00:38:03,719 --> 00:38:07,560 Speaker 1: Look well, I think that's them coming off a bye 766 00:38:07,640 --> 00:38:09,759 Speaker 1: and we'll see what happens in New Orleans. But I 767 00:38:10,040 --> 00:38:14,760 Speaker 1: still have every confidence in Andrew Worth, Roger Staffeld, Austin 768 00:38:14,840 --> 00:38:18,319 Speaker 1: Blythe Havenstein, John Sullivan. I mean I still have and 769 00:38:18,360 --> 00:38:21,319 Speaker 1: I'm sure they do too, Yes, and they'll be looking 770 00:38:21,360 --> 00:38:24,880 Speaker 1: for some get back. But Green Bay's defense played a 771 00:38:24,880 --> 00:38:27,799 Speaker 1: whole lot better than people gave them credit for, and 772 00:38:27,960 --> 00:38:30,040 Speaker 1: I think that was the difference. I would agree with 773 00:38:30,040 --> 00:38:32,560 Speaker 1: you there. But still, you know, Todd Gurley was able 774 00:38:32,600 --> 00:38:34,759 Speaker 1: to get over a hundred yards on the ground. You 775 00:38:34,880 --> 00:38:38,720 Speaker 1: had good games by Robert Woods, who's just mister consistent, 776 00:38:38,800 --> 00:38:42,239 Speaker 1: mister reliable. Brandon Cooks had a decent game too, So 777 00:38:42,520 --> 00:38:45,239 Speaker 1: it's not like the Rams offense wasn't doing anything. You know, 778 00:38:45,280 --> 00:38:48,000 Speaker 1: they were able to move the ball effectively, and you 779 00:38:48,120 --> 00:38:50,919 Speaker 1: played clean, You stayed away from turnovers, and as long 780 00:38:50,960 --> 00:38:52,839 Speaker 1: as you're doing that, you're really going to give yourself 781 00:38:52,840 --> 00:38:54,440 Speaker 1: a chance to win. That's really going to help you 782 00:38:54,520 --> 00:38:58,840 Speaker 1: this week versus New Orleans exactly. Can't give Breeze extra possessions, 783 00:38:59,120 --> 00:39:01,160 Speaker 1: no period, end of story. And you have to take 784 00:39:01,200 --> 00:39:03,480 Speaker 1: the ball away. Yes, I know everybody preaches it. You 785 00:39:03,520 --> 00:39:05,480 Speaker 1: want it, it's it's on the wish list. Okay, let's 786 00:39:05,480 --> 00:39:08,239 Speaker 1: get some takeaways. No, it's it's imperative. You have to 787 00:39:08,280 --> 00:39:11,000 Speaker 1: steal possessions from Breese. Yes, yeah, no question. As we 788 00:39:11,000 --> 00:39:13,880 Speaker 1: begin our look ahead to the New Orleans Saints, Um, 789 00:39:13,880 --> 00:39:16,840 Speaker 1: where would you put Drew Brees and sort of the 790 00:39:16,880 --> 00:39:20,000 Speaker 1: pantheon of quarter the greatest, like the greatest list? Yeah? 791 00:39:20,080 --> 00:39:22,520 Speaker 1: Oh geez, really we're gonna do this? I know, isn't that? 792 00:39:22,640 --> 00:39:26,120 Speaker 1: I mean, it's cheap sports talk radio. I feel like 793 00:39:26,160 --> 00:39:30,640 Speaker 1: I'm never mind. I feel like it's after the Atara. 794 00:39:30,840 --> 00:39:33,600 Speaker 1: We have nothing to talk about. No, but let's the 795 00:39:33,640 --> 00:39:37,000 Speaker 1: greatest quarterbacks of all right? Even better, Hey, let's do 796 00:39:37,000 --> 00:39:39,600 Speaker 1: amount rushmore of the greatest rams of all time? Right right, 797 00:39:39,600 --> 00:39:42,719 Speaker 1: there's only four. I'm not trying to do that. But 798 00:39:42,760 --> 00:39:45,880 Speaker 1: like I think sometimes Drew Brees doesn't get the credit 799 00:39:45,920 --> 00:39:49,480 Speaker 1: that he deserves. You know, there what he has done 800 00:39:49,640 --> 00:39:51,640 Speaker 1: in this league and what he continues to do in 801 00:39:51,680 --> 00:39:55,400 Speaker 1: this league. Um, you know, just thinking about him and 802 00:39:55,480 --> 00:39:59,120 Speaker 1: how he plays. Um. And this is where I think. 803 00:39:59,160 --> 00:40:02,600 Speaker 1: I was on the radio and we were talking about 804 00:40:02,600 --> 00:40:06,920 Speaker 1: Sean McVay and and Sean Payton together. Sean Payton and 805 00:40:06,960 --> 00:40:10,080 Speaker 1: Breezes are where McVay and Goff want to be exactly. 806 00:40:10,200 --> 00:40:12,160 Speaker 1: I'm glad you said that because I wanted to bring 807 00:40:12,200 --> 00:40:14,960 Speaker 1: that up. They share the same brain. Um, they're on 808 00:40:15,000 --> 00:40:18,040 Speaker 1: the same page. I would doubt I would bet that 809 00:40:18,280 --> 00:40:22,600 Speaker 1: Breeze doesn't get graded like every player gets graded per game, right, Yeah, 810 00:40:22,640 --> 00:40:26,719 Speaker 1: I mean why it's gonna be ninety five game, you know. 811 00:40:26,880 --> 00:40:30,640 Speaker 1: So it's it's different with them. Um, he hardly, if 812 00:40:30,680 --> 00:40:34,800 Speaker 1: ever makes a mistake. You know, he's rarely ever wrong 813 00:40:35,040 --> 00:40:37,120 Speaker 1: with where he's going with the ball. Now he's a 814 00:40:37,120 --> 00:40:39,080 Speaker 1: football player, things can happen. He can get tipped, he 815 00:40:39,080 --> 00:40:40,720 Speaker 1: can get hit, he can get moved off the spot 816 00:40:40,760 --> 00:40:44,400 Speaker 1: and the player is disrupted. But if you don't I 817 00:40:44,400 --> 00:40:47,120 Speaker 1: don't think he even sees a defense. I don't even 818 00:40:47,120 --> 00:40:49,399 Speaker 1: think he sees you. I think he's just playing pitch 819 00:40:49,440 --> 00:40:52,839 Speaker 1: and catch. Okay, d are you saying that because he's 820 00:40:52,840 --> 00:40:55,279 Speaker 1: so good he doesn't need to like read it or 821 00:40:55,320 --> 00:40:57,359 Speaker 1: are you saying that because he's short, Like, no, No, 822 00:40:57,440 --> 00:41:00,640 Speaker 1: it's just like they'll never get to me because I 823 00:41:00,719 --> 00:41:02,720 Speaker 1: know where I'm going with the football, and he knows 824 00:41:03,000 --> 00:41:05,759 Speaker 1: where I'm going with the ball. Receiver knows, so I 825 00:41:05,760 --> 00:41:08,200 Speaker 1: don't worry about you. I don't even see you. Funny. 826 00:41:08,239 --> 00:41:10,600 Speaker 1: I was watching them play Tampa Bay and their defense 827 00:41:10,680 --> 00:41:13,640 Speaker 1: got fitz Magic early. Yes, they're better than that, but 828 00:41:14,080 --> 00:41:16,239 Speaker 1: Fitz just gave it to him a little, right. It 829 00:41:16,239 --> 00:41:19,080 Speaker 1: took me twenty five thirty plays to realize Jerald McCoy 830 00:41:19,120 --> 00:41:22,760 Speaker 1: was in the game. He was a non factor because 831 00:41:22,800 --> 00:41:24,880 Speaker 1: Breeze was Snap, get the ball out, Snap, get the 832 00:41:24,880 --> 00:41:27,560 Speaker 1: ball out, Snap, get the ball out. If you can't 833 00:41:27,600 --> 00:41:30,600 Speaker 1: disrupt him or disrupt them, or dislodge the football or 834 00:41:30,719 --> 00:41:32,799 Speaker 1: find some way to shake up that offense, he's not 835 00:41:32,840 --> 00:41:35,440 Speaker 1: gonna miss. He is cy Young caliber. He's going to 836 00:41:35,480 --> 00:41:38,480 Speaker 1: paint the Blacks all night well, and that's that's why, Hey, 837 00:41:38,520 --> 00:41:40,799 Speaker 1: you need a guy like Dante Fowler. But like I 838 00:41:40,840 --> 00:41:43,239 Speaker 1: think that's going to be the issue. Right, you have 839 00:41:43,400 --> 00:41:45,880 Speaker 1: to first be able to stop the run, and you 840 00:41:45,960 --> 00:41:49,439 Speaker 1: have to get them into third in seven or more situations. 841 00:41:49,560 --> 00:41:52,080 Speaker 1: Even though he's so great at getting the ball out 842 00:41:52,120 --> 00:41:54,640 Speaker 1: that quickly. And that's obviously going to be the strategy 843 00:41:54,680 --> 00:41:56,640 Speaker 1: this week because you've got a guy in Aaron Donald 844 00:41:56,680 --> 00:41:59,560 Speaker 1: who can get into the backfield like that, but you've 845 00:41:59,600 --> 00:42:01,719 Speaker 1: got an gate it somehow he's gonna be That's how 846 00:42:01,760 --> 00:42:04,560 Speaker 1: they That's how they did it against Jerald McCoy. That 847 00:42:04,560 --> 00:42:07,000 Speaker 1: that's probably how you're gonna have the same strategy against 848 00:42:07,040 --> 00:42:09,520 Speaker 1: the guy like Aaron allald no and stopping the run. Um. 849 00:42:09,520 --> 00:42:12,479 Speaker 1: It's funny with Kamara and my phone. When I type 850 00:42:12,520 --> 00:42:16,520 Speaker 1: it in, it comes up Camaro and I'm like, fair 851 00:42:16,880 --> 00:42:20,160 Speaker 1: right right? The guy can fly? Yeah, he is. He's 852 00:42:20,200 --> 00:42:22,560 Speaker 1: a nightmare in the red zone. I mean he is scary. 853 00:42:22,600 --> 00:42:26,279 Speaker 1: He is scary. He's beyond Halloween in the red zone. 854 00:42:26,280 --> 00:42:30,120 Speaker 1: But he's kind of like trout fishing bare handed, trout 855 00:42:30,200 --> 00:42:34,279 Speaker 1: fishing bear imagine going trout fishing bear handed. You have 856 00:42:34,360 --> 00:42:36,279 Speaker 1: to catch a fish with your bare hands in a 857 00:42:36,320 --> 00:42:38,960 Speaker 1: moving like flopping around. Is that where you're saying, No, 858 00:42:39,080 --> 00:42:42,120 Speaker 1: it's just you don't know where to get It's gonna dart. 859 00:42:42,239 --> 00:42:45,160 Speaker 1: He's just that tough. Here's the thing I notice. When 860 00:42:45,200 --> 00:42:48,319 Speaker 1: you do make plays against him, you have to have 861 00:42:48,400 --> 00:42:51,680 Speaker 1: your your great play or your technique or whatever you 862 00:42:51,760 --> 00:42:54,440 Speaker 1: do best, do it before he touches the ball. So 863 00:42:54,480 --> 00:42:56,680 Speaker 1: you have to be in your area or make the 864 00:42:56,719 --> 00:42:59,200 Speaker 1: play before he touches it. If you think you can 865 00:42:59,239 --> 00:43:03,520 Speaker 1: have mayup speed or I can play this block a 866 00:43:03,560 --> 00:43:05,839 Speaker 1: little thick and then get off and make the play, 867 00:43:05,880 --> 00:43:07,919 Speaker 1: He's going to be by you, right If you wait 868 00:43:08,000 --> 00:43:10,759 Speaker 1: to get to your technique until after the touch, he's gone, 869 00:43:10,960 --> 00:43:12,919 Speaker 1: right yeah. And if he gets you in space, he's 870 00:43:12,920 --> 00:43:17,239 Speaker 1: going to embarrass you. That's just how he plays. Embrace it, 871 00:43:17,400 --> 00:43:20,759 Speaker 1: understand it, and play team football, cast a wide net 872 00:43:21,120 --> 00:43:23,040 Speaker 1: and then come up and drill him. The Rams actually 873 00:43:23,040 --> 00:43:27,040 Speaker 1: did a pretty decent job against their running attack last 874 00:43:27,120 --> 00:43:29,440 Speaker 1: year if you remember that game to Marco, but with 875 00:43:29,520 --> 00:43:32,480 Speaker 1: the exception of the seventy four yard touchdown run that 876 00:43:32,560 --> 00:43:36,680 Speaker 1: camera had earlier in the game untouched. Yes, right, I 877 00:43:36,680 --> 00:43:39,160 Speaker 1: can remember you were in right by me, yes, exactly so. 878 00:43:39,200 --> 00:43:40,520 Speaker 1: But if you look at his numbers, and I have 879 00:43:40,560 --> 00:43:43,000 Speaker 1: the game book from last year, you know, other than that, 880 00:43:43,120 --> 00:43:46,000 Speaker 1: he only had I think thirteen yards if I'm doing 881 00:43:46,040 --> 00:43:48,760 Speaker 1: this right on four carries, and he also had Ingram 882 00:43:48,800 --> 00:43:52,360 Speaker 1: have eleven carries for thirty one yards. So that's a 883 00:43:52,400 --> 00:43:55,160 Speaker 1: pretty decent job. You have to be able to replicate 884 00:43:55,280 --> 00:43:59,120 Speaker 1: that and avoid that long run where he's going in untouched, 885 00:43:59,440 --> 00:44:03,800 Speaker 1: right you. Unfortunately, in football, you can't remove a seventy 886 00:44:03,840 --> 00:44:06,279 Speaker 1: six yard run. I know you can. I know. It's 887 00:44:06,400 --> 00:44:08,279 Speaker 1: it's sort of the same as like the Leonard four 888 00:44:08,280 --> 00:44:11,640 Speaker 1: net run that happened with the Jacksonville Jaguars. They have 889 00:44:11,680 --> 00:44:13,880 Speaker 1: a great day, right right, but you can't take you 890 00:44:13,920 --> 00:44:16,640 Speaker 1: can't take it away, right. So that's the thing. I mean, 891 00:44:16,640 --> 00:44:19,359 Speaker 1: if he's if he's getting to the hole faster than 892 00:44:19,400 --> 00:44:21,440 Speaker 1: you are, you've got no chances. Yeah, you've already lost. 893 00:44:21,480 --> 00:44:23,960 Speaker 1: You've already lost it, right yol. And it's gonna be 894 00:44:24,000 --> 00:44:27,160 Speaker 1: tougher to beat them in that dome. That dome is 895 00:44:27,239 --> 00:44:31,160 Speaker 1: notoriously play difficult for opponents to come into, and because 896 00:44:31,280 --> 00:44:33,359 Speaker 1: it's because they love their Saints down in New Orleans, 897 00:44:33,400 --> 00:44:36,160 Speaker 1: they make it really, really loud. It's a cavernous place 898 00:44:36,680 --> 00:44:38,560 Speaker 1: and it's tough to win down there. It's a tremendous 899 00:44:38,560 --> 00:44:41,759 Speaker 1: home field advantage. Yeah, Yeah, it's loud, and they have 900 00:44:41,840 --> 00:44:46,240 Speaker 1: an ultra aggressive coach. It just feeds into that crowd noise, 901 00:44:46,320 --> 00:44:49,160 Speaker 1: so you kind of have a feeling of what it 902 00:44:49,200 --> 00:44:53,520 Speaker 1: felt like in like ancient Rome when you came out 903 00:44:53,520 --> 00:44:56,200 Speaker 1: of the opposite side of the gladiators, like, Okay, I'm 904 00:44:56,239 --> 00:44:59,120 Speaker 1: not really here to win. I'm yeah right right right, 905 00:44:59,160 --> 00:45:01,759 Speaker 1: you guys are here to watch. Should be like bleed right, 906 00:45:01,840 --> 00:45:04,919 Speaker 1: That's what it feels like. Yeah, But the one thing 907 00:45:04,960 --> 00:45:07,920 Speaker 1: that at least Jared Goff has is the benefit of experience. 908 00:45:08,160 --> 00:45:10,239 Speaker 1: This is interesting that this is now the third year 909 00:45:10,280 --> 00:45:11,560 Speaker 1: in a row that you're going to be playing the 910 00:45:11,560 --> 00:45:14,279 Speaker 1: New Orleans Saints. And you know, obviously the Rams and 911 00:45:14,320 --> 00:45:16,760 Speaker 1: the Saints used to be division rivals. That's no longer 912 00:45:16,760 --> 00:45:20,640 Speaker 1: the case since realignment. But Jared Goff went down there 913 00:45:20,640 --> 00:45:23,759 Speaker 1: in a second start back in twenty sixteen. They played 914 00:45:23,760 --> 00:45:25,520 Speaker 1: well in the first half, and then they made some 915 00:45:25,560 --> 00:45:28,440 Speaker 1: adjustments and then things got personal between Greg Williams and 916 00:45:28,840 --> 00:45:31,040 Speaker 1: that the interim head coach of the Cleveland browns Now 917 00:45:31,280 --> 00:45:35,040 Speaker 1: and also Sean Payton, and things really happened in that 918 00:45:35,120 --> 00:45:38,680 Speaker 1: second half. But I think at least you've gone into 919 00:45:38,719 --> 00:45:41,279 Speaker 1: that dome and you've been there before, and now that 920 00:45:41,320 --> 00:45:45,240 Speaker 1: there are much higher expectations, that probably helps you going 921 00:45:45,320 --> 00:45:48,280 Speaker 1: down there to play. Yeah, you know, I mean before 922 00:45:48,360 --> 00:45:50,840 Speaker 1: this home game versus Green Bay, which took on a 923 00:45:50,880 --> 00:45:53,880 Speaker 1: life of its own, its own world of drama. Remember 924 00:45:54,160 --> 00:45:58,959 Speaker 1: they just came off a three game road roadstent whatever. 925 00:45:59,080 --> 00:46:01,440 Speaker 1: Now three games in a row the road. So playing 926 00:46:01,480 --> 00:46:04,640 Speaker 1: on the road, no shock? Um, playing in hostile environments? 927 00:46:04,719 --> 00:46:08,319 Speaker 1: Okay check. So I'm not saying you can take the 928 00:46:08,320 --> 00:46:11,600 Speaker 1: crowd out or it's not intimidating, But I mean, I 929 00:46:11,640 --> 00:46:13,920 Speaker 1: think the Rams, this current RAMS group is used to 930 00:46:13,920 --> 00:46:16,120 Speaker 1: being on the road. She used to going silent count 931 00:46:16,640 --> 00:46:19,279 Speaker 1: that's for sure, especially after last game two. Um. The 932 00:46:19,320 --> 00:46:22,640 Speaker 1: one factor that the RAMS will have that is a 933 00:46:22,760 --> 00:46:25,680 Speaker 1: big positive is that Cooper Cup is expected to play 934 00:46:25,280 --> 00:46:29,440 Speaker 1: yea game absolutely yes, yeah, and that that's huge again 935 00:46:29,480 --> 00:46:32,800 Speaker 1: looking at last year's game, Cup, Yeah, eight receptions for 936 00:46:32,840 --> 00:46:35,360 Speaker 1: one hundred and sixteen yards. Why are you laughing? I 937 00:46:35,400 --> 00:46:40,600 Speaker 1: just if I I don't know what that means. Roll 938 00:46:40,640 --> 00:46:42,840 Speaker 1: the window down right, even though no one has a 939 00:46:42,880 --> 00:46:45,360 Speaker 1: crank anymore. Okay, but this is the universal signal for 940 00:46:45,440 --> 00:46:47,960 Speaker 1: roll the window down right. I need to talk to you. Yeah, 941 00:46:48,040 --> 00:46:50,839 Speaker 1: I guess so right. You can't do that. You can't 942 00:46:50,880 --> 00:46:52,919 Speaker 1: push the button. It doesn't make sense. I think Ellen 943 00:46:53,000 --> 00:46:55,319 Speaker 1: DeGeneres did this, but it means roll the window down. 944 00:46:55,360 --> 00:46:58,240 Speaker 1: So way back in the day when you did have 945 00:46:58,239 --> 00:47:00,279 Speaker 1: have to wind the window down when that hand will 946 00:47:00,320 --> 00:47:04,160 Speaker 1: broke and you had to, it just made your life. 947 00:47:04,239 --> 00:47:06,480 Speaker 1: That made your life that much. I just kind of 948 00:47:06,480 --> 00:47:09,560 Speaker 1: equate Cooper Cup with Okay, you gotta crank now. It 949 00:47:09,600 --> 00:47:12,319 Speaker 1: just makes everything. He makes your life easier, you know 950 00:47:12,360 --> 00:47:14,680 Speaker 1: what I would I would say, it's more or less 951 00:47:14,760 --> 00:47:18,480 Speaker 1: like you have power windows, but you have an auto button, right, okay, 952 00:47:18,520 --> 00:47:21,080 Speaker 1: and so the auto button makes it go down like 953 00:47:21,200 --> 00:47:23,240 Speaker 1: much smoother. You only have to push it once. He's modern, 954 00:47:23,280 --> 00:47:25,760 Speaker 1: he's I know. Yeah, So it's like when the auto 955 00:47:25,760 --> 00:47:30,080 Speaker 1: button on your power windows, but you gotta like hold 956 00:47:30,080 --> 00:47:33,120 Speaker 1: it down the entire time either way if the window 957 00:47:33,200 --> 00:47:37,080 Speaker 1: is malfunctioning your life as hell, Right, I wouldn't say 958 00:47:37,080 --> 00:47:39,879 Speaker 1: that the last couple weeks have been hell without Cooper Cup. 959 00:47:41,040 --> 00:47:43,879 Speaker 1: It's been more difficult than it would be with him. 960 00:47:43,880 --> 00:47:46,920 Speaker 1: In Yeah, absolutely, he makes things a whole lot easier. 961 00:47:46,960 --> 00:47:50,400 Speaker 1: And I would I would say, asked Jared Goff that question, 962 00:47:50,480 --> 00:47:52,879 Speaker 1: how much easier is it for him when he's got 963 00:47:52,920 --> 00:47:55,040 Speaker 1: Cup out there with him? I think it's much easier, 964 00:47:55,120 --> 00:47:57,120 Speaker 1: That's what I'm especially you know, if he's not in 965 00:47:57,160 --> 00:47:59,000 Speaker 1: a press if we got him in a non press 966 00:47:59,040 --> 00:48:02,120 Speaker 1: conference setting, right, it doesn't. And I don't think that 967 00:48:02,320 --> 00:48:04,560 Speaker 1: what we're trying to do here is disparage anybody like 968 00:48:04,640 --> 00:48:07,919 Speaker 1: Josh Reynolds because it's not or Nick Williams. But there's 969 00:48:07,920 --> 00:48:10,200 Speaker 1: a reason why Nick Williams was available to the Rams 970 00:48:10,200 --> 00:48:13,319 Speaker 1: in the middle of the season, Right, Yeah, do we 971 00:48:13,400 --> 00:48:15,840 Speaker 1: if we're praising a guy that deserves praise, are we 972 00:48:15,920 --> 00:48:18,680 Speaker 1: knocking other people? I don't know. I think some peyond that. Now. 973 00:48:18,800 --> 00:48:20,359 Speaker 1: I would hope that we are, but I think some 974 00:48:20,400 --> 00:48:22,439 Speaker 1: people maybe try to seem to take it that way. 975 00:48:22,600 --> 00:48:25,040 Speaker 1: Well then, and I don't think that that's fair. But yeah, 976 00:48:25,239 --> 00:48:27,880 Speaker 1: it's you're getting Cooper cut back, right, that's always a 977 00:48:27,920 --> 00:48:31,360 Speaker 1: good thing. Exactly. The guys five touchdowns already this season. 978 00:48:31,400 --> 00:48:33,640 Speaker 1: He is clearly a significant part of the offense, not 979 00:48:33,760 --> 00:48:36,719 Speaker 1: just in terms of what he does in the passing game, 980 00:48:36,760 --> 00:48:39,080 Speaker 1: but what he does in the run game that probably 981 00:48:39,120 --> 00:48:42,680 Speaker 1: gets unnoticed by a lot of people. He's great, exactly. Yes, 982 00:48:42,760 --> 00:48:44,759 Speaker 1: you can roll the window down much easier. If your 983 00:48:44,800 --> 00:48:47,120 Speaker 1: windows broken, you can't go through a drive through. Sucks 984 00:48:47,120 --> 00:48:48,600 Speaker 1: going through a drive through, right, You got to open 985 00:48:48,640 --> 00:48:50,359 Speaker 1: the door, you've got to open the door, or going 986 00:48:50,360 --> 00:48:52,919 Speaker 1: through a drive through. No, it stinks. I'm sure people 987 00:48:53,040 --> 00:48:56,040 Speaker 1: have it sucks, it really does. It just makes your 988 00:48:56,040 --> 00:48:58,279 Speaker 1: life hell when your windows broken. So let's not have 989 00:48:58,320 --> 00:49:00,960 Speaker 1: our lives hell with Cooper cut back. Think about that 990 00:49:01,000 --> 00:49:03,160 Speaker 1: as you're rolling the window down today, say thank you 991 00:49:03,160 --> 00:49:09,239 Speaker 1: Cooper Coup. All right, everybody, I think we're gonna we're 992 00:49:09,239 --> 00:49:11,560 Speaker 1: gonna take this to the end. Nice. Yes, I think 993 00:49:11,560 --> 00:49:14,120 Speaker 1: that was a good place to cut this off. Rams 994 00:49:14,160 --> 00:49:17,279 Speaker 1: Saints This Sunday one, twenty five Pacific. That got that 995 00:49:17,280 --> 00:49:20,400 Speaker 1: one in the late window. That game will be on Fox. 996 00:49:20,560 --> 00:49:23,320 Speaker 1: It'll be fun. First two day trip of the year. DeMarco. 997 00:49:23,520 --> 00:49:26,959 Speaker 1: I'm looking forward to this one. Nice. Another matchup GOFF 998 00:49:27,239 --> 00:49:31,319 Speaker 1: versus Elite. Yep. Yeah. You keep beating these guys or 999 00:49:31,360 --> 00:49:35,879 Speaker 1: a number of these guys, eventually you'll be elite. Yep, yeah, yep. 1000 00:49:35,920 --> 00:49:37,680 Speaker 1: You're gonna be up there all right, DeMarco and I 1001 00:49:37,719 --> 00:49:40,200 Speaker 1: will see you from the sidelines at the Mercedes been 1002 00:49:40,400 --> 00:49:43,919 Speaker 1: Superdome at about twelve forty twelve forty five Pacific time 1003 00:49:44,200 --> 00:49:52,040 Speaker 1: four RAMS pregame live until then. Enjoy the game, everybody,