WEBVTT - Preparing for the Packers | Episode 48

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to the Command Center Podcast. I'm Julie Donaldson. All

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<v Speaker 1>sites are said on welcoming Aaron Rodgers and the Green

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<v Speaker 1>Bay Packers to FedEx Field for Week seven matchup. London

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<v Speaker 1>Fletcher and Santana Moss joined me to break down the

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<v Speaker 1>Packers and the Commander's offense under quarterback Taylor Heimakings. Look.

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<v Speaker 1>Taylor being familiar with the offense that Scott Turner runs

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<v Speaker 1>is one of the main reasons he was brought here

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<v Speaker 1>to begin with as an emergency COVID quarterback, not realizing

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<v Speaker 1>he'd take over pretty much all of last season in

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<v Speaker 1>the Snap's gonna be the first game he starts since

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<v Speaker 1>the end of last season against the Giants. Look, you

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<v Speaker 1>already heard that he uses his legs when the play

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<v Speaker 1>breaks down. He's not afraid to go. He throws a

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<v Speaker 1>little bit with his hair on fire. But what would

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<v Speaker 1>you say are the greatest strengths that he has, London, Well,

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<v Speaker 1>just that the ability to extend plays and put pressure

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<v Speaker 1>on defense with his mobility, his ability to make off

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<v Speaker 1>schedule plays, and also you'll be able to add the

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<v Speaker 1>element of the zone rewear or some design quarterback run

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<v Speaker 1>and it's going to open up the offense from that standpoint,

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<v Speaker 1>more movement passes, more bootlegs, things like that. I think

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<v Speaker 1>also maybe you'll see Scott Turner go a little bit

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<v Speaker 1>more to the quick short short passing games, some of

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<v Speaker 1>the intervarior rowsing and go play action and take his

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<v Speaker 1>shots down the field with what the Packers have to

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<v Speaker 1>try to stop stop our running game. And you know,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, one of the things that was, you know

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<v Speaker 1>that that was clear that what coach stood out and

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<v Speaker 1>said that stood out to me that coach said was,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, his pamiliarity, you know with the system. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>he's been the system long enough, so they have a

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<v Speaker 1>chance of saying, okay, we can gauge off what he

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<v Speaker 1>did will and what he didn't do well. So and

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<v Speaker 1>as any player that's putting this situation again, I'm sure

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<v Speaker 1>Teller as a veteran, knows that, hey, this is what

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<v Speaker 1>I need to correct from last year or the years previously.

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<v Speaker 1>That's gonna you know, bring my game to another level.

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<v Speaker 1>So I'm just looking forward to this guy now showing

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<v Speaker 1>his team what he's learned from himself in year three,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, running his offense and another thing that we

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<v Speaker 1>need to touch on when he was a starter. A

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<v Speaker 1>year ago, we didn't have the type of talent that

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<v Speaker 1>we haven't skilled position. We didn't have a Jahan Dotson,

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<v Speaker 1>we didn't have a Brian Robertson. We didn't we didn't

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<v Speaker 1>utilize Antonio Gibson in the matter that we can use

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<v Speaker 1>utilize him now and health healthy either, So there will

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<v Speaker 1>be more playmakers at his disposal, where last year was

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<v Speaker 1>really the Terry mcclarin and the j. D mckittick show

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<v Speaker 1>from from the standpoint of who you're going to get

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<v Speaker 1>to the ball too. So now that he has more options, Santana,

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<v Speaker 1>that's a good thing. Is there a way it could

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<v Speaker 1>be something or maybe it's it's too Do they have

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<v Speaker 1>to adjust maybe a little bit so it doesn't become

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<v Speaker 1>too much. It's a great question, But I think this

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<v Speaker 1>is going to rely on solely on the coordinator making

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<v Speaker 1>sure that he put these guys in a great situation.

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<v Speaker 1>I think, um, that's something that we've been harping on,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, des far in the season, when he comes

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<v Speaker 1>to seeing that favorable matchup, seeing that that we can

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<v Speaker 1>make those adjustments throughout the game. When you want to

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<v Speaker 1>get a guy matched up on someone who you know,

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<v Speaker 1>we can take advantage of um when you have a

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<v Speaker 1>guy that's more familiar with your offense. Let's see if this,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, plays a role on how successful this offense

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<v Speaker 1>can go, just knowing that you're a little more comfortable

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<v Speaker 1>with the quarterback. All right, Look, they had familiarity going

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<v Speaker 1>up against the Packers last season. A little bit different

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<v Speaker 1>this year though. Aaron Rodgers and this Packers team is

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<v Speaker 1>not the same team that we saw last year in London.

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<v Speaker 1>They've struggled, They've lost two straight games. What's going on?

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<v Speaker 1>And knowing that Aaron Rodgers toil has the ability to

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<v Speaker 1>be Aaron Rodgers, and they have two very legitimate running

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<v Speaker 1>backs as well, what a big thing is he doesn't

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<v Speaker 1>have Davante Adams, and he's really without three of his

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<v Speaker 1>top receivers from a year ago, and that's there's been

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<v Speaker 1>an adjustment. He's playing with a lot of a lot

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<v Speaker 1>younger guys, and those receivers also haven't been healthy and

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<v Speaker 1>the offensive lot hasn't played up to his standard. And

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<v Speaker 1>you can almost see where see Eric's frustration with the

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<v Speaker 1>receivers and also with the protection at time. So he

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<v Speaker 1>has he has a lot on his played as the

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<v Speaker 1>quarterback with the Packers. And then if you want to,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, talk about their defense. Their defense has supposed

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<v Speaker 1>to been, you know, this defense similar to us. They

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<v Speaker 1>have I believe three more than three first round picks

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<v Speaker 1>on that defense, and they just haven't been playing up

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<v Speaker 1>to that standard. We can talk about the office of

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<v Speaker 1>line not playing well too. So it's a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>stuff going on other than Aaron Rodgers and him knowing

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<v Speaker 1>that system. Plus, we are celebrating ninety years of Washington's

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<v Speaker 1>greatest We welcome back Super Bowl champs and Washington legends

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<v Speaker 1>for alumni weekend. It is also our homecoming weekend. Of course,

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<v Speaker 1>we're gonna have about one hundred and thirty alumni coming

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<v Speaker 1>out to this game. Like that is a large number.

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<v Speaker 1>We are going big for ninety. It's so important London

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<v Speaker 1>to say, like, while we're celebrating today, we play the

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<v Speaker 1>game for today. We honor, rerespect, and we appreciate those

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<v Speaker 1>that we played it, especially, you know, given where we

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<v Speaker 1>are as the franchise in terms of the name change

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<v Speaker 1>and making sure we still tap into our past. And

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<v Speaker 1>then the former players, and I loved representative Burgundy and

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<v Speaker 1>gold to players who played before me, and that was

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<v Speaker 1>something that I took great pride in and I'm sure

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<v Speaker 1>you did two Tina when you played here, definitely took

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<v Speaker 1>great pride in those guys that came before us. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm I still talk to those guys and look at

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<v Speaker 1>them and all just knowing that they got a chance

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<v Speaker 1>to experience championship and some of the stories that I've

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<v Speaker 1>heard from him. But it's great to have this weekend

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<v Speaker 1>because you always look forward to hear some of those

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<v Speaker 1>stories again and just seeing a lot of those faces

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<v Speaker 1>that you once watch play. When you have the alumni

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<v Speaker 1>that come out out to practice, and this is something

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<v Speaker 1>head coach Ron Rivera has kind of encouraged each week

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<v Speaker 1>they have like an honorary captain. Some of that comes

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<v Speaker 1>out and kind of talks with the guys like as

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<v Speaker 1>a player, how important was that to you and what

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<v Speaker 1>do you kind of get from that or you you know,

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<v Speaker 1>do you are you receptive to it or you tuned

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<v Speaker 1>into it? Absolutely. I'm a historian of the game. I

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<v Speaker 1>study the past players, and you know, anytime you get

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<v Speaker 1>a guy that that's coming and speaking to you, when

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<v Speaker 1>you get to hear his story and you know, it's

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<v Speaker 1>great for that guy too, to know that he's not forgotten.

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<v Speaker 1>So I definitely took a took a great pride of

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<v Speaker 1>being able to hear those guys, you know, to share

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<v Speaker 1>their stories and talk to us. Yeah, I always thought

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<v Speaker 1>it was just great to have those guys around, you know.

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<v Speaker 1>It always lifts me up in practice just seeing especially

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<v Speaker 1>you know, seeing Gary Clark week in and week out.

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<v Speaker 1>Now now you know nowadays, but when he used to

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<v Speaker 1>come around, it gave me that kind of like, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>I want to put on for Gary, show him that

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<v Speaker 1>I can, you know, we're out then and did some

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<v Speaker 1>the things that him and those guys monk did you know,

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<v Speaker 1>and send us or whatever. But it always was just

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<v Speaker 1>great just to see those guys around because I was

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<v Speaker 1>familiar with that coming from college, saw the great from

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<v Speaker 1>the University of Miami, always in our locker room, always

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<v Speaker 1>on the field. So and just lift you up as

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