WEBVTT - #896 Packers Unscripted: Moving forward

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

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<v Speaker 1>Packers dot Com. I am Mike Spaffer, joined by the

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<v Speaker 1>one and only Wes Hodkowitz. We're coming to you here

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<v Speaker 1>from the Potawatomy Sportsbook studio within the walls of lambeau

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<v Speaker 1>Field and West. Since our last show, there was one

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<v Speaker 1>additional padded practice out there at Nichigie Field. We also

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<v Speaker 1>heard from all of the Green Bay Packers coordinators, and

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<v Speaker 1>I want to get to all of that, but I

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<v Speaker 1>think we need to start this show with what we

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<v Speaker 1>heard from Micah Parsons. He spoke to the media after

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<v Speaker 1>Tuesday's practice for the first time since the spring, and

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<v Speaker 1>in providing the update and whatnot on his rehab, it

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<v Speaker 1>sounds like everything is going well. It sounds like somewhere

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<v Speaker 1>in that mid October, you know, range is a possibility,

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<v Speaker 1>and in terms of his return to game action, there's

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<v Speaker 1>a lot that's still up in the air about that.

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<v Speaker 1>But I know you feel the same way I do

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<v Speaker 1>after listening to him answer some questions, and I got

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<v Speaker 1>the same sense when I talked to him for my

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<v Speaker 1>yearbook cover story. For those who want to read more

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<v Speaker 1>about Parsons, pick up a pack pick up a copy

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<v Speaker 1>of the packer's yearbook. Is he has a certain resolve

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<v Speaker 1>and determination with regard to coming back from this injury

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<v Speaker 1>that I'm not sure I've heard it quite expressed the

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<v Speaker 1>way he's expressed it.

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<v Speaker 2>So you know, I'm a big pro wrestling nerd, right, Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>Obviously we always have these conversations that felt the most

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<v Speaker 2>to me, like when a pro wrestler is coming back

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<v Speaker 2>from a major injury and like is being worked back

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<v Speaker 2>into a program man. There was just this quiet intensity

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<v Speaker 2>about his media scrum and I wasn't there obviously when

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<v Speaker 2>you talk to him over the summer, but just the

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<v Speaker 2>focus that I in Insider Inbox, I call it a

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<v Speaker 2>Daniel LaRusso karate kid type focus where it's just like

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<v Speaker 2>he just seems zeroed in on what his goal is.

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<v Speaker 2>And I also love the realism that he speaks with.

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<v Speaker 2>He's like, you know, when you would suffer an injury

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<v Speaker 2>like that, you're coming back worse or you're coming back better,

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<v Speaker 2>You're not coming back the same.

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<v Speaker 3>It's going to change you at some level.

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<v Speaker 2>And as hard as this guy works, as much as

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<v Speaker 2>he pushes himself, it's like it's taking it to a

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<v Speaker 2>different level now. So I was looking at the schedule

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<v Speaker 2>as soon as you talked about, you know, Dallas being

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<v Speaker 2>realistic in week six.

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<v Speaker 3>I mean, any way you shuffle.

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<v Speaker 2>This out, you got the Bears the week before that

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<v Speaker 2>at lambeau Field. That's going to be a massive game.

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<v Speaker 2>You got Dallas on Sunday Night football could be a

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<v Speaker 2>massive game. I don't know if you'd want to have

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<v Speaker 2>a guy coming back off in ACL in Detroit in

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<v Speaker 2>week seven, but that one is obviously going to have

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<v Speaker 2>big implications. And at the end of the month, the

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<v Speaker 2>Packers close up on Thursday Night Football against the Carolina Panthers.

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<v Speaker 2>So no matter where you put number UNO on the

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<v Speaker 2>field and which week that comes, there's gonna be a

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<v Speaker 2>lot of storylines there. There's gonna be a lot of hype.

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<v Speaker 2>It's gonna come at a good time for Green Bay.

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<v Speaker 3>But man, when.

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<v Speaker 2>The question got asked about if Dallas could be a

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<v Speaker 2>realistic return date, I don't think the folks at NBC,

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<v Speaker 2>Peacock whomever, could ever draw that up better than if

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<v Speaker 2>it works out in that particular order.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, he's not making any promises, but he definitely feels,

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<v Speaker 1>as you said, the word was realistic he feels it's realistic,

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<v Speaker 1>and I thought it was also educational of Micah to

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<v Speaker 1>explain because it's been remarkable to see what Tucker Craft

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<v Speaker 1>has done coming back from his ACL, and he was

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<v Speaker 1>actually back on the practice field. Now he's not back

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<v Speaker 1>in eleven on eleven yet, but Tucker Craft was back

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<v Speaker 1>on the practice field ahead of that nine month mark

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<v Speaker 1>from his surgery that took place last November. But Parsons

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<v Speaker 1>was very clear that he should not his situation should

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<v Speaker 1>not be compared to Crafts because Craft had an ACL

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<v Speaker 1>tear and an ACL reconstruction. Micah Parsons had an ACL

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<v Speaker 1>tear with an ACL reconstruction but also a repair of

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<v Speaker 1>his meniscus. So the more complicated surgery produces an entirely

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<v Speaker 1>different rehab and recovery timeline. So as much as Craft

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<v Speaker 1>is being celebrated for what he's done and it is

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<v Speaker 1>remarkable and it's great to see him back out there

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<v Speaker 1>and how great he looks, you can't just take Tuckercraft's

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<v Speaker 1>timeline and apply it to Micah Parsons and say, Okay,

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<v Speaker 1>he's going to be back. At the same time he

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<v Speaker 1>made the comment, Craft was off of crutches in four

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<v Speaker 1>weeks and already walking. Parsons was on crutches for seven

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<v Speaker 1>weeks before he was allowed to walk on his repaired knee,

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<v Speaker 1>so just wanted to put all that out there. There

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<v Speaker 1>is a story on packers dot Com. I wrote it

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<v Speaker 1>after Parsons talked with the media. There's a few more

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<v Speaker 1>details in there and whatnot, but I thought it was

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<v Speaker 1>a good point by him to just say, hey, as

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<v Speaker 1>much as he is going to push and he's going

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<v Speaker 1>to do everything he can to be back on the

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<v Speaker 1>field as soon as possible. The comparison to Tucker Kraft,

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<v Speaker 1>just because the DACL injuries, it doesn't apply.

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<v Speaker 2>So another thing that happened on Wednesday then is we

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<v Speaker 2>talk to the coordinators here in the media auditorium. We

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<v Speaker 2>almost share a wall with it on the other side

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<v Speaker 2>of this, and it was interesting listening to Jonathan gannon

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<v Speaker 2>get basically asked the same question. It was a great

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<v Speaker 2>question by Tom Silverstein Silverstein, sorry Spoon, that you are

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<v Speaker 2>preparing your football team for the upcoming season, but there's

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<v Speaker 2>nobody on that side of the ball. You're going to

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<v Speaker 2>ask to do what Micah Parsons does, So how do

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<v Speaker 2>you balance that right? And it feels to me, like

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<v Speaker 2>the more of these practices we watch, and watching Jonathan

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<v Speaker 2>Gannon work in his scheme and figuring out which pieces

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<v Speaker 2>he wants to use of this defense, it is almost

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<v Speaker 2>like they're gonna get They're gonna start this season and

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<v Speaker 2>they're gonna play the best darn football they can on

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<v Speaker 2>the defensive side of the ball. And then when Micah

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<v Speaker 2>Parsons comes back, that's the chaos agent that gets thrown

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<v Speaker 2>into all this. That's the guy that's going to go

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<v Speaker 2>out there that teams are going to have to prepare for.

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<v Speaker 2>They're going to know what they're going to be getting

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<v Speaker 2>in terms of the athlete, but maybe not necessarily in

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<v Speaker 2>terms of the player that Jonathan Gannon is going to

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<v Speaker 2>utilize within his defense.

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<v Speaker 3>That is exciting to me. And yeah, the.

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<v Speaker 2>Other aspect too, in addition to the AC on the meniscus.

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<v Speaker 2>That difference between what people refer to as the clean

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<v Speaker 2>tear versus sometimes where the other stuff happens is, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>Tucker Craft towards ACL six weeks earlier then Tucker Craft

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<v Speaker 2>then Micah Parsons did. When you get to training camp,

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<v Speaker 2>it's six weeks long. There's never a longer six weeks

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<v Speaker 2>in terms of professional football than that time span. So

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<v Speaker 2>Parsons is realistic in terms of what he needs to

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<v Speaker 2>do to get back on the field and what his

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<v Speaker 2>presence is going to mean for the Packers in the

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<v Speaker 2>second half. So as good as it's going to feel

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<v Speaker 2>as much hype as there's going to be that day

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<v Speaker 2>that he finally goes out there, that his name gets

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<v Speaker 2>you know, right off he goes through the tunnel for

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<v Speaker 2>the first time at Lambeufield, it's realistically about doing what

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<v Speaker 2>the Packers didn't do last year, and that's finishing the

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<v Speaker 2>season with number one on the field.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah. Absolutely, And we'll have this conversation I'm sure again

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<v Speaker 1>at some point in October. But when you talk about

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<v Speaker 1>Jonathan Gannon's defense and incorporating Michael Parsons and how things

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<v Speaker 1>are going to look, I think realistically we have to

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<v Speaker 1>understand that when Parsons does come back, because he's on

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<v Speaker 1>a completely different timeline from Tucker Craft and all that

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<v Speaker 1>in terms of the ramp up and the preparation and

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<v Speaker 1>everything else. It's not like Michael Parsons is going to

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<v Speaker 1>play sixty snaps in the very first game he's back.

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<v Speaker 1>There's going to be a process to this. Yeah, so

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know if it's going to be you know,

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<v Speaker 1>twenty five snaps and then maybe forty to forty five

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<v Speaker 1>and then you ramp up to you know, one hundred

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<v Speaker 1>percent participation. So even in the games, when whatever the

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<v Speaker 1>first game is that Parsons is back, you know, he's

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<v Speaker 1>he's going to be almost more like a like a

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<v Speaker 1>change up, you know, in a sense before he's actually

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<v Speaker 1>back to full full duty in terms of his number

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<v Speaker 1>of apps. So again, a lot of time here before

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<v Speaker 1>we get to that point and and want to see

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<v Speaker 1>how it plays out. But but man, I mean, he's, uh,

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<v Speaker 1>he's he's sort of resigned himself to the fact of

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<v Speaker 1>everything that he has to go through in order to

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<v Speaker 1>get back, but he's also kind of embracing it at

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<v Speaker 1>the same time. That's that's that's the sense. It's not

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<v Speaker 1>like he's happy, it's not like he's thrilled with all

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<v Speaker 1>this stuff he has to do. But yet he's like,

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<v Speaker 1>all right, I'm just I'm gonna put the work in,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm going to get after it and then everybody better

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<v Speaker 1>watch out.

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<v Speaker 2>And when you look at him physically, I mean, the

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<v Speaker 2>guy is just he looks like he could step on

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<v Speaker 2>the field today and play. I mean, I don't think

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<v Speaker 2>the football conditioning there obviously will still be a transition there.

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<v Speaker 2>But I mean, this guy has put himself in every

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<v Speaker 2>possible position to be ready once he does get back

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<v Speaker 2>on the field, once he does get cleared, and then

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<v Speaker 2>in the meantime, I mean, just watching how he interacts

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<v Speaker 2>with this football team has been really fun to see,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, I mean when he's on the sideline in

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<v Speaker 2>those team practices later on, how he's interacting with Baron

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<v Speaker 2>Surrell and Colin Oliver and the young guys and just

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<v Speaker 2>being able to have that impact on him too. It's

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<v Speaker 2>so different in that when you look back to his

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<v Speaker 2>time in Dallas, he was the young guy on kind

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<v Speaker 2>of a veteran defense on kind of a veteran team. Right,

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<v Speaker 2>he had Trayvon Diggs, but there were so many guys

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<v Speaker 2>that it was like you were kind of adding him

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<v Speaker 2>into that mix. Whereas now the Packers have so many

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<v Speaker 2>young edge rushers, guys that are twenty two, twenty three,

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<v Speaker 2>twenty four years old. How he's embraced that side of

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<v Speaker 2>it too has been fun to watch. So I made

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<v Speaker 2>a comment there was you know, Micah was biking down

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<v Speaker 2>to practice.

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<v Speaker 3>I don't know if you've got a chance to see

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<v Speaker 3>that video.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, there was three sisters I think that he was

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<v Speaker 2>going down with, and they were all kind of, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>kind of yelling at and fighting with each other about

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<v Speaker 2>you know, riding bikes and who's gonna ride who's and

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<v Speaker 2>you know, Mike is just trying to kind of keep

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<v Speaker 2>the peace a little bit. But I made a comment

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<v Speaker 2>there that I was like, I mean, green Bay needed

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<v Speaker 2>this guy. The Packers needed him on their defense, but

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<v Speaker 2>I think green Bay needed this guy. I think he

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<v Speaker 2>is a superstar that has embraced this community. He's embraced

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<v Speaker 2>his role on this team and what it means for everybody.

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<v Speaker 2>I just the guy wasn't drafted here, but it feels

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<v Speaker 2>like he was meant to play here. And the more

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<v Speaker 2>and more we see him out there, the more and

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<v Speaker 2>more I'm convinced to that.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, I agree with you wholeheartedly there. Well, second padded

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<v Speaker 1>practice was on Tuesday, and I'll just throw it out

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<v Speaker 1>as an open ended question to you, like what jumped

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<v Speaker 1>out at you? What do you think's worth talking about here?

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<v Speaker 3>Baron Surrell.

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<v Speaker 2>Thing was so cool to watch because okay, before we

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<v Speaker 2>even get to that interception, so it was our first

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<v Speaker 2>one on one.

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<v Speaker 3>So as we often talk.

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<v Speaker 2>About with three things and some of our other content,

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<v Speaker 2>you're watching receivers and defensive backs kind of you know,

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<v Speaker 2>do their one on one work.

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<v Speaker 3>I'm always down.

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<v Speaker 2>Watching offensive line defensive line since twenty twelve when I

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<v Speaker 2>began covering this team. It's the most fun I have

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<v Speaker 2>at practice is watching those drills because there is no

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<v Speaker 2>fluff there. And I agree with what Matt Lafleur says

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<v Speaker 2>it all you take with a grain of salt. Just

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<v Speaker 2>because someone does something in one on one doesn't mean

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<v Speaker 2>it's going to translate to line work. But in my experience,

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<v Speaker 2>that's where you find out, Hey, Greg van Roten, this

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<v Speaker 2>guy actually has something to him, right, Hey Lucas Patch,

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<v Speaker 2>this guy's battling.

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<v Speaker 3>Right. The guys that are sort of the unsung.

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<v Speaker 2>Heroes, Lane Taylor, Lane Taylor, Oh my god, Lane Taylor's

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<v Speaker 2>reps when he went as a guard I mean, Skake On,

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<v Speaker 2>Kenny Clark and those dudes in Latroit Guy On and yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>I mean.

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<v Speaker 3>It tells you something about the player, no doubt.

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<v Speaker 2>So anyway, there's a lot of different things to discuss

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<v Speaker 2>with that, But what I was impressed by is Baron

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<v Speaker 2>Serrell only took two reps at least that's what I

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<v Speaker 2>had him charted for. One was against Darien Kinnard at

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<v Speaker 2>right tackle and one of them was against Jordan Morgan

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<v Speaker 2>at left tackle. Morgan set the tone for the practice.

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<v Speaker 2>Him and Lucas Vans opened it with the three Packers

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<v Speaker 2>have been doing this last few years. The first two

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<v Speaker 2>people that go up for one on ones, they do

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<v Speaker 2>three reps, almost like a best of three sort of.

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<v Speaker 2>And Morgan held his own against on paper, the Packer's

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<v Speaker 2>best pass rusher right now, without Micah Parsons available on

0:11:43.160 --> 0:11:47.760
<v Speaker 2>Lucas Fans. So here comes Baron Surrell and is able

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<v Speaker 2>to beat later in the drill, able to beat Morgan

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<v Speaker 2>with his speed. Earlier in the drill he's going up

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<v Speaker 2>against Kinnard and he's finally able to use his bull rush.

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<v Speaker 2>That's something that Matt lafuur' talk about when they're not

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<v Speaker 2>in pads. He doesn't want to see it one on ones.

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<v Speaker 2>You can bust that out again, yeah, and he looked goot,

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<v Speaker 2>he looked great doing it. So he has all that

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<v Speaker 2>in his back pocket. Then we get to the team

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<v Speaker 2>period later in practice, and Sorell's been the one that's

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<v Speaker 2>been rotating in the most opposite vaness with the one defense.

0:12:15.120 --> 0:12:18.360
<v Speaker 2>He sniffs out this screen pass and takes it sixty

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<v Speaker 2>yards to the house. And this is not a Jordan

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<v Speaker 2>love thing where he's been throwing picks left and right.

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<v Speaker 2>I think that was his second one at camp.

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<v Speaker 1>YEP number two.

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<v Speaker 2>And for Sorel to make that play and then as

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<v Speaker 2>he talked about in the locker room afterwards, He's like,

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<v Speaker 2>I no one was catching me. He's like, I know

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<v Speaker 2>that's going to show up in the film room. I

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<v Speaker 2>was like, I gotta keep my knees high. I gotta

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<v Speaker 2>get to that end zone. And he did it. And

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<v Speaker 2>Sorell is the ultimate example of the guy that you

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<v Speaker 2>see come in, just the kid with big pause that

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<v Speaker 2>you can see what he's going to be once he

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<v Speaker 2>gets in the weight room, once you have him in

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<v Speaker 2>the system. And I mean he came back a grown man,

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<v Speaker 2>and just watching him work in the tenacity with which

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<v Speaker 2>he practices everything you would expect out of the dude

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<v Speaker 2>that showed up in Green Bay, Wisconsin and got picked

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<v Speaker 2>in the fourth round and walked across the stage.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, I don't want to take anything away from Baron

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<v Speaker 1>Surrell here, because I like, how can you not like

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<v Speaker 1>what you've seen of him out on the practice field,

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<v Speaker 1>and the interception was a very dynamic play in eleven

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<v Speaker 1>on eleven. But I just want to throw this out

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<v Speaker 1>there because I just wonder, and these are not the

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<v Speaker 1>things that we get told, but I just wonder if

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<v Speaker 1>it was part of things earlier in practice, the Packers

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<v Speaker 1>had executed that throwback screen to Josh Jacobs and it

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<v Speaker 1>ruptured for a big play. Jacob Munk got a big

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<v Speaker 1>block on the outside, couple other guys through blocks, boom.

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<v Speaker 1>I wonder did Jonathan Gannon tell Matt Lafleur call another

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<v Speaker 1>screen later in practice, because I need to see if

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<v Speaker 1>my defensive guys learn something from the one you burned

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<v Speaker 1>us on earlier, you know, And I don't know. I'm

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<v Speaker 1>not saying that that happened, but I wonder because the

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<v Speaker 1>next time they ran the screen, and we're talking about

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<v Speaker 1>forty five minutes later.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, it was.

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<v Speaker 1>This isn't like bards a back or anything. This there

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<v Speaker 1>was a lot of time in between. But then when

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<v Speaker 1>they tried to run a throwback screen to Jacobs again,

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<v Speaker 1>like Baron Surrell was right there, the defense had it

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<v Speaker 1>completely had it completely sniffed out, and uh and Sorel

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<v Speaker 1>was able to make the play. Those are the things

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<v Speaker 1>that I that, you know, I always kind of wonder about.

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<v Speaker 1>But again, it's not like they're gonna tell us exactly

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<v Speaker 1>how they're how they're calling things in practice. With regard

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<v Speaker 1>to one on ones, I always find it. One of

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<v Speaker 1>the things I find so interesting is that you know,

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<v Speaker 1>as you mentioned, we divide and conquer. I go watch

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<v Speaker 1>the pass catchers against the pass defenders one on one.

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<v Speaker 1>You watch the lineman with the pass blocking and pass rushing.

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<v Speaker 1>The one that you watch is sort of slanted towards

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<v Speaker 1>the defense, right, because when there's nobody else out there

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<v Speaker 1>and it's just one on one, the pass rusher can't

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<v Speaker 1>isn't going to bump into anybody else, so there isn't

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<v Speaker 1>the other traffic, you know, to help the offensive lineman. Right.

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<v Speaker 1>The one that I watch is heavily slanted toward the

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<v Speaker 1>offense because with no other coverage players out there and

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<v Speaker 1>it's just one on one and the receiver has the

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<v Speaker 1>entire field to work with. Now, there's a certain route

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<v Speaker 1>that's been called that he's supposed to run, but essentially

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<v Speaker 1>there's you know, there's no one else out there, so

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<v Speaker 1>it's it's slanted toward the offense. So I always take

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<v Speaker 1>particular note if a defensive back has a really good

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<v Speaker 1>day in the one on ones, because the drill is

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<v Speaker 1>kind of working against him and he's you know, he's

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<v Speaker 1>kind of up against it, which is why it really

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<v Speaker 1>jumped out that three reps Brandon Cisa against Savion Williams.

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<v Speaker 1>CSA won all three of them, and there's a story

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<v Speaker 1>up on packers dot com this morning I wrote about

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<v Speaker 1>about Cisa and how his training camp is going, and

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<v Speaker 1>not to say that it has been absolutely flawless. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>we saw Christian Watson get a step on him on

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<v Speaker 1>a shallow cross and eleven on eleven, and Christian Watson

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<v Speaker 1>can do that to a lot of defensive backs. But

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<v Speaker 1>Brandon seesay every day that you're out there on the

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<v Speaker 1>practice field, whether it's the one on ones, whether it's

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<v Speaker 1>something in team, you see something that just tells you

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<v Speaker 1>that he's he's proving every day that he belongs at

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<v Speaker 1>this level. And for a guy who wasn't a first

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<v Speaker 1>round pick, now we talk about him as a first

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<v Speaker 1>round pick because he was the Packers' first pick. But

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<v Speaker 1>for a guy who was not a first round pick,

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<v Speaker 1>the impact that he is making, the impression that he

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<v Speaker 1>is making early on is hard to ignore.

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<v Speaker 2>And that's the part of it too, is that I think,

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<v Speaker 2>and I've made this case so often when talking about

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<v Speaker 2>the Packers receivers, because you know, you get the national

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<v Speaker 2>media that gets on the Green Bay about, well, the

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<v Speaker 2>first round picks have n't produced a lot of pro bowlers,

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<v Speaker 2>all pros, all these you know, different accolades and platitudes.

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<v Speaker 2>And then you look at the second round with what

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<v Speaker 2>they've had with Jordan Nelson, DeVante Adams, you know, when

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<v Speaker 2>you think about even the offensive lineman, you know, and

0:16:53.320 --> 0:16:56.400
<v Speaker 2>Elton Jenkins coming out of that. And then obviously I've

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<v Speaker 2>talked a lot about Casey Hayward in the past too

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<v Speaker 2>and getting him in the second round and what that

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<v Speaker 2>meant for the fence in twenty twelve, there's a very

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<v Speaker 2>good chance that when you take a guy in the

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<v Speaker 2>second round, you're looking at a guy that's gonna be

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<v Speaker 2>a franchise pillar for you. Maybe not with the same

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<v Speaker 2>type of name value in Cachet, but those are critical

0:17:13.600 --> 0:17:17.200
<v Speaker 2>those top seventy five picks are critical for the construct

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<v Speaker 2>of your football team, and the Packers took that very seriously.

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<v Speaker 2>And I remember going through the draft process and you

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<v Speaker 2>and I are kind of like projecting, Okay, who's going

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<v Speaker 2>to potentially be there for Green Bay when they finally

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<v Speaker 2>pick in the second round. And Cisa was a name

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<v Speaker 2>that flew under the radar for me. But once they

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<v Speaker 2>drafted him, and you looked at his age twenty years old,

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<v Speaker 2>when you looked at his skill set, when you looked

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<v Speaker 2>at his size, and you look at his speed.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, he just turned twenty one last month, I believe

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<v Speaker 1>it was July third.

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<v Speaker 2>And it's just like, there's so many different things that

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<v Speaker 2>make him a Packer's person. So in addition to the

0:17:51.440 --> 0:17:53.840
<v Speaker 2>fact that Mattlin Fulord praised him for just the professional

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<v Speaker 2>that he's been since he came in the building, and

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<v Speaker 2>that's not something you often see about the twenty twenty

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<v Speaker 2>one year old. So yeah, there's just a lot to

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<v Speaker 2>like about him. And unfortunately, you know, Carington Valentine dealing

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<v Speaker 2>with this hamstring injury the last few days.

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<v Speaker 3>It's afforded s say some.

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<v Speaker 2>Reps, and he was playing in that role on that

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<v Speaker 2>first practice too, when Keishawn Nixon was taking a breather

0:18:12.440 --> 0:18:15.240
<v Speaker 2>there with the hamstring. So this guy's got a lot

0:18:15.240 --> 0:18:17.080
<v Speaker 2>of snaps. And we talked about in the spring, we're

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<v Speaker 2>talking about in the summer now. I mean the amount

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<v Speaker 2>of playing time with the number one units that the Packers'

0:18:21.720 --> 0:18:25.680
<v Speaker 2>draft picks have been receiving that is going to at

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<v Speaker 2>some point pay huge dividends for them this year. Whether

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<v Speaker 2>it's week one, whether it's week fifteen, You're gonna need

0:18:31.680 --> 0:18:33.320
<v Speaker 2>those guys to be able to go out there and

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<v Speaker 2>hold their.

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<v Speaker 1>Own Yeah, no doubt about it. Well, a couple other

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<v Speaker 1>you talked a little bit about what we heard from

0:19:10.520 --> 0:19:15.919
<v Speaker 1>Jonathan gannon anything else. When we had that media session

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<v Speaker 1>with the coordinators, cam Acord put on, put on, put

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<v Speaker 1>on quite a show. And and just if you haven't

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<v Speaker 1>seen it, folks, you know, go to the video on

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<v Speaker 1>Packers dot com of Special Teams coordinator cam Acord's news conference,

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<v Speaker 1>because when I use the word educational with Micah Parsons,

0:19:36.280 --> 0:19:39.119
<v Speaker 1>mister Acord was being very educational up in front of

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<v Speaker 1>the room, and uh, but it's but it's beneficial to

0:19:43.440 --> 0:19:47.080
<v Speaker 1>all of us, and it's a reminder of how much

0:19:47.200 --> 0:19:51.919
<v Speaker 1>every little, small detailed matters at this level, because, as

0:19:51.960 --> 0:19:53.960
<v Speaker 1>I always like to say, this is not the same

0:19:54.040 --> 0:19:56.720
<v Speaker 1>game that we all played in the backyard. Yes, this

0:19:56.720 --> 0:19:59.920
<v Speaker 1>this is a different game when it's played at this level,

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<v Speaker 1>and every single detail matters, it really does.

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<v Speaker 2>And obviously if we got end up getting an impromptu

0:20:05.800 --> 0:20:08.920
<v Speaker 2>demonstration from Achord on just the different things that go

0:20:08.960 --> 0:20:12.159
<v Speaker 2>into holding a football and what was very interesting to me.

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<v Speaker 2>I posted the video on my Instagram video and Lucas

0:20:14.840 --> 0:20:18.040
<v Speaker 2>Haversk actually sent me a message afterwards talking about it.

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<v Speaker 2>And as Lucas explained it, that's actually an ideology that

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<v Speaker 2>was sort of passed down from Nick Folk, the long

0:20:23.960 --> 0:20:28.879
<v Speaker 2>time NFL kicker also spent time with Achord in New England.

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<v Speaker 2>And when you're dealing with harsher conditions and harsher climates,

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<v Speaker 2>the trajectory of the ball, as Lucas was kind of

0:20:36.119 --> 0:20:38.240
<v Speaker 2>explained to me, I mean, obviously you're not kicking a kickball.

0:20:38.480 --> 0:20:40.880
<v Speaker 2>This thing's an egg and you got to make sure

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<v Speaker 2>that you are kicking it to give yourself the best

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<v Speaker 2>shot in terms of the trajectory of it and where

0:20:45.280 --> 0:20:47.120
<v Speaker 2>that thing is leaning, and what it's going to mean

0:20:47.119 --> 0:20:49.399
<v Speaker 2>with the win, with the cold, all those type of things.

0:20:49.440 --> 0:20:53.520
<v Speaker 2>So Acord has been so interesting in terms of being

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<v Speaker 2>not just innovative with some of these things that he's

0:20:56.280 --> 0:20:58.040
<v Speaker 2>been doing in practice, but then coming to the podium

0:20:58.080 --> 0:21:00.960
<v Speaker 2>and explaining the why behind them. And if he's doing

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<v Speaker 2>that with the media, Mike, you can't imagine what he

0:21:03.520 --> 0:21:05.359
<v Speaker 2>must be doing with players behind the scenes. Is he

0:21:05.480 --> 0:21:08.359
<v Speaker 2>reiterated again, there is not a drill, There is not

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<v Speaker 2>a period. There is not anything they're going to do

0:21:10.440 --> 0:21:12.159
<v Speaker 2>in practice that he's not going to ask them to

0:21:12.200 --> 0:21:15.199
<v Speaker 2>do in a game. That is the critical thing for

0:21:15.280 --> 0:21:17.359
<v Speaker 2>Green Bay right now, as they're implementing a new scheme,

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<v Speaker 2>as they're learning a new special teams unit, and they're

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<v Speaker 2>taking some of the things they've done with their personnel

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<v Speaker 2>and trying to make it go to the next level.

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<v Speaker 2>Still a lot of work to do. I mean, Trey Smack,

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<v Speaker 2>we've seen what the stats are at these practices, He's

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<v Speaker 2>still trying to get a handle on exactly what it's

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<v Speaker 2>like kicking over at Nischki. And then we will see

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<v Speaker 2>it eventually in a stadium here, maybe as early as

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<v Speaker 2>Family Night on Friday Night. That's where Green Bay ultimately

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<v Speaker 2>needs to get to. You need to put the thing

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<v Speaker 2>between the uprights. But Acort at least taken some time

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<v Speaker 2>there to explain what he's looking for. What are the

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<v Speaker 2>big check marks that he wants to see from not

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<v Speaker 2>only Smack, but holder Daniel Wheelan cal Adamitas, who's been

0:21:54.720 --> 0:21:57.840
<v Speaker 2>the long snapper. All these things kind of attached to

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<v Speaker 2>one another in some shape or form. That ultimately, when

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<v Speaker 2>when you're talking about teaching the game of football. As

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<v Speaker 2>much as I know, I think CBS Sports and some

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<v Speaker 2>other people picked up on it makes good for you know,

0:22:09.800 --> 0:22:12.040
<v Speaker 2>a cool highlight video, but that's also the stuff that

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<v Speaker 2>makes us smarter in terms of understanding what they're doing

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<v Speaker 2>out there and why they're doing.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, and he even mentioned yeah exactly, and he even mentioned,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, when you bring a new long snapper into

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<v Speaker 1>the mix, and he didn't say necessarily this specifically with Adamitis,

0:22:25.960 --> 0:22:30.400
<v Speaker 1>but but there can be adjustments where a long snapper

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<v Speaker 1>is used to snapping into the holder's chest, but then

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<v Speaker 1>maybe he comes to a new team and they want

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<v Speaker 1>it snapped over the spot of the hold, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>So then the long snapper might be making an adjustment

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<v Speaker 1>based on what he's used to from elsewhere that he's

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<v Speaker 1>been and all that, you know, and all that is

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<v Speaker 1>before you get to you know, the hold and the

0:22:49.760 --> 0:22:51.800
<v Speaker 1>lean of the ball and everything that he was that

0:22:51.840 --> 0:22:55.480
<v Speaker 1>he was demonstrating in front of us there. So again,

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<v Speaker 1>just very enlightening in terms of just everything that goes

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<v Speaker 1>into something that is very easy to take for granted.

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<v Speaker 2>And also I really like the follow up too on

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<v Speaker 2>the tennis ball drill. We talked about that in the spring.

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<v Speaker 2>How on punt returns, you know, they're doing this thing

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<v Speaker 2>now where the guys get to the spot, they throw

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<v Speaker 2>up the tennis ball and then they catch the ball

0:23:13.960 --> 0:23:15.920
<v Speaker 2>the football, and then they catch the tennis ball is

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<v Speaker 2>acor to illustrate, he's like, he doesn't really care whether

0:23:18.119 --> 0:23:20.040
<v Speaker 2>or not they catch the tennis ball after they catch

0:23:20.080 --> 0:23:22.600
<v Speaker 2>the football, that's the primary goal. But the reason you

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<v Speaker 2>do the tennis ball thing is to basically line yourself

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<v Speaker 2>up for where you're going to receive the punt. And

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<v Speaker 2>if you end up throwing that thing up and it

0:23:28.720 --> 0:23:31.399
<v Speaker 2>doesn't land anywhere to where you are when you're catching it,

0:23:31.760 --> 0:23:34.280
<v Speaker 2>that tells you there's something in misalignment there. Yeah. Again,

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<v Speaker 2>small things that we just sit there and go, oh,

0:23:36.840 --> 0:23:39.960
<v Speaker 2>that's kind of interesting, but understanding what they're actually looking

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<v Speaker 2>for in that particular drill.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, Because how do you make the cleanest catch and

0:23:44.920 --> 0:23:48.639
<v Speaker 1>give yourself the best opportunity to get yardage going forward?

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<v Speaker 1>It's to have your body in position to catch the

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<v Speaker 1>ball as quickly as possible. You don't drift, you don't wait,

0:23:55.840 --> 0:23:57.560
<v Speaker 1>you don't try to catch it on the run unless

0:23:57.560 --> 0:24:01.960
<v Speaker 1>obviously you're moving forward. And the tennis ball drill is

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<v Speaker 1>is what tells a returner did I get there in time?

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<v Speaker 1>Because if he throws the tennis ball up, catches it,

0:24:07.880 --> 0:24:10.480
<v Speaker 1>and the ball comes down right in that spot, then

0:24:10.520 --> 0:24:12.280
<v Speaker 1>he knows that he was there. But if he throws

0:24:12.280 --> 0:24:13.919
<v Speaker 1>the tennis ball up and then has to drift to

0:24:13.960 --> 0:24:16.440
<v Speaker 1>catch the punt and the tennis ball lands over there,

0:24:17.040 --> 0:24:20.840
<v Speaker 1>he didn't get there as soon as he needed to write. So, yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>fascinating stuff. Last thing before we go. Family Night is

0:24:24.160 --> 0:24:31.800
<v Speaker 1>up next Friday Night at lambeau Field. The I don't

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<v Speaker 1>know if it's been every single year, but gambling remains

0:24:36.520 --> 0:24:41.879
<v Speaker 1>illegal at Bushwood. But you can almost bet on Family

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<v Speaker 1>Night that there will be a young defensive back who

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<v Speaker 1>makes a tremendous interception, maybe even multiple interceptions. It seems

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<v Speaker 1>like that happens on Family Night more often than not,

0:24:55.680 --> 0:24:58.960
<v Speaker 1>where somebody in a crowded defensive backfield, a young guy

0:24:58.960 --> 0:25:01.520
<v Speaker 1>that hasn't been talked about whole lot, starts to make

0:25:01.560 --> 0:25:04.680
<v Speaker 1>his case to make the roster. Right. I just wonder again,

0:25:04.760 --> 0:25:07.040
<v Speaker 1>because there are a lot of defensive backs taking reps

0:25:07.080 --> 0:25:10.879
<v Speaker 1>out there. I wonder if we're going to see something

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<v Speaker 1>like that again on Friday.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, I'm sure we will.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, it's funny we were talking with Tremont Williams

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<v Speaker 2>about this, right, because I mean that's how Tremon.

0:25:17.359 --> 0:25:18.080
<v Speaker 3>Way back when.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, kind of got himself noticed, and the amount of

0:25:20.760 --> 0:25:22.639
<v Speaker 2>dbs that were kind of trying to make the roster,

0:25:22.680 --> 0:25:24.800
<v Speaker 2>and many of whom actually ended up making the roster

0:25:26.119 --> 0:25:28.480
<v Speaker 2>by finding ways to kind of ball out and show out,

0:25:28.520 --> 0:25:30.160
<v Speaker 2>and that's the best way to do it. On Family

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<v Speaker 2>and Night, you got sixty thousand, sixty thousand plus people

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<v Speaker 2>sitting in the stands. You got that first vibe of

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<v Speaker 2>what it's like to be in an NFL game, an

0:25:37.280 --> 0:25:40.200
<v Speaker 2>NFL game setting, And actually, I personally think it probably

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<v Speaker 2>takes on even more importance this year because you only

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<v Speaker 2>have one preseason game at home this season, and the Packers'

0:25:45.119 --> 0:25:47.359
<v Speaker 2>first regular season game isn't until you're already two games

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<v Speaker 2>into the twenty twenty six campaign, so Packers actually won't

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<v Speaker 2>have very many opportunities other than their walkthroughs to get

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<v Speaker 2>in there and feel what it's like to be in

0:25:56.600 --> 0:25:59.479
<v Speaker 2>that stadium. So who that person's going to be, I mean,

0:25:59.520 --> 0:26:02.359
<v Speaker 2>your guess is as good as mine, but there always

0:26:02.400 --> 0:26:05.080
<v Speaker 2>is somebody that makes a big play, and I just

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<v Speaker 2>think it's.

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<v Speaker 3>Such a cool family night.

0:26:07.480 --> 0:26:10.679
<v Speaker 2>The average fan won't understand this anymore because you just

0:26:10.760 --> 0:26:12.360
<v Speaker 2>you don't spend them all of time and that's totally fine.

0:26:12.359 --> 0:26:13.040
<v Speaker 3>People have lives.

0:26:13.080 --> 0:26:16.080
<v Speaker 2>But when we spend so much time out at practice

0:26:16.160 --> 0:26:18.159
<v Speaker 2>and you see the shift that the Packers make with

0:26:18.240 --> 0:26:21.040
<v Speaker 2>their their practice format when they go to family Night,

0:26:21.359 --> 0:26:23.800
<v Speaker 2>the long distance throw as the quarterbacks will do, trying

0:26:23.800 --> 0:26:26.040
<v Speaker 2>to hit the net from fifty plus yards, that's always

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<v Speaker 2>a favorite. Those are things we don't see at it

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<v Speaker 2>every day practice, and I think it's always cool the

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<v Speaker 2>way they lined it up. They obviously will do the

0:26:33.280 --> 0:26:35.920
<v Speaker 2>kicking thing near the end of it. Just always stuff

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<v Speaker 2>to kind of not only entertain people, not only learn

0:26:38.840 --> 0:26:41.040
<v Speaker 2>something about the football team, but also put their guys

0:26:41.080 --> 0:26:44.200
<v Speaker 2>in situations where, okay, these are the plays you're gonna

0:26:44.240 --> 0:26:47.399
<v Speaker 2>have to make to win games in this stadium and

0:26:47.440 --> 0:26:49.119
<v Speaker 2>sort of simulating that the best you can.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, well it'll be. It's always kind of that first

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<v Speaker 1>milestone of training camp is you get to Family Night,

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<v Speaker 1>because then once you get out the backside of family

0:26:58.280 --> 0:27:01.320
<v Speaker 1>and Night, then it's like you're in to the week

0:27:01.359 --> 0:27:03.920
<v Speaker 1>by week getting ready for the preseason games. And then

0:27:03.960 --> 0:27:06.159
<v Speaker 1>with each preseason game that goes by, you're getting that

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<v Speaker 1>much closer to the roster reduction and then getting ready

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<v Speaker 1>for Week one.

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<v Speaker 3>So it's the playoffs, yeah, and the combine and.

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<v Speaker 1>Then you're at the owner soon and then the draft

0:27:16.280 --> 0:27:19.120
<v Speaker 1>is right around the corner after that. But but no, yeah,

0:27:19.200 --> 0:27:21.879
<v Speaker 1>family night, Family Knight's always it's it's for me.

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<v Speaker 3>It's always the.

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<v Speaker 1>First milestone of training camp. Yeah, and then everything everything

0:27:25.680 --> 0:27:26.440
<v Speaker 1>moves on from there.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, it's just right, I think, because it's the first

0:27:28.520 --> 0:27:30.080
<v Speaker 3>time you do feel like you start you start to

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<v Speaker 3>get back into a weekly schedule.

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<v Speaker 2>Although this year it's gonna be even weirder though, because

0:27:33.000 --> 0:27:33.760
<v Speaker 2>we're playing on Thursday.

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<v Speaker 1>But yeah, generally we're getting on a plane on Wednesday

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<v Speaker 1>to go to Pittsburgh for a Thursday preseason game.

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<v Speaker 3>So that's something you do routine.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah. Yeah, we never know what day of the week

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<v Speaker 1>it is. In August Thursday, Yeah, don't ask with that.

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<v Speaker 1>We'll call it a wrap on this edition of Packers Unscripted.

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<v Speaker 1>Be sure to follow all of our coverage of training

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