1 00:00:00,400 --> 00:00:03,760 Speaker 1: You're listening to the Seahawks Insiders. Gino, look go laying 2 00:00:03,800 --> 00:00:04,400 Speaker 1: up over the top. 3 00:00:04,440 --> 00:00:08,000 Speaker 2: Got a man out there, he's got a touchdown. 4 00:00:08,840 --> 00:00:12,840 Speaker 1: Sey Hawks getting you ready for Seahawks football every Sunday, 5 00:00:13,000 --> 00:00:14,760 Speaker 1: first and ten at the Seattle forty. 6 00:00:15,080 --> 00:00:17,760 Speaker 2: Play fake the stafford, gonna stop, gonna look. 7 00:00:17,640 --> 00:00:20,040 Speaker 1: Gets hit, goes down back in midfield. 8 00:00:20,239 --> 00:00:23,240 Speaker 2: Getting to him in the backfield is Darryl. 9 00:00:23,040 --> 00:00:26,560 Speaker 1: Taylor, presented by Delta, the official airline of the Seahawks. 10 00:00:26,840 --> 00:00:29,040 Speaker 1: Now here's your host, Jen Mueller. 11 00:00:29,520 --> 00:00:30,680 Speaker 2: It's football season. 12 00:00:31,040 --> 00:00:31,440 Speaker 1: It is. 13 00:00:31,800 --> 00:00:33,920 Speaker 2: That's what we we're calling this the start a football 14 00:00:34,200 --> 00:00:34,960 Speaker 2: capra arts. 15 00:00:34,840 --> 00:00:35,600 Speaker 1: Is football season. 16 00:00:35,800 --> 00:00:40,239 Speaker 2: Yes, exciting, it is very exciting. I hope that that 17 00:00:40,320 --> 00:00:43,479 Speaker 2: excitement carries all the way through this episode of the podcast. 18 00:00:43,920 --> 00:00:44,760 Speaker 1: I'll do my best. 19 00:00:44,800 --> 00:00:47,640 Speaker 2: I will also say, if you set too high a 20 00:00:47,680 --> 00:00:50,800 Speaker 2: bar right now, John Boyle, this is gonna be tough 21 00:00:50,880 --> 00:00:55,400 Speaker 2: come January. So just just understand that while I'm expecting 22 00:00:55,760 --> 00:00:59,120 Speaker 2: something here, we need to level set for the entire year. 23 00:00:59,240 --> 00:01:01,480 Speaker 2: Or maybe it's just for preseason. I don't know. We 24 00:01:01,480 --> 00:01:02,639 Speaker 2: can discuss that after. 25 00:01:02,440 --> 00:01:04,760 Speaker 1: Every week is a championship week on this podcast. Okay, 26 00:01:04,840 --> 00:01:06,280 Speaker 1: we give it our all every week. 27 00:01:06,880 --> 00:01:09,160 Speaker 2: That is true. It is so good to be with 28 00:01:09,200 --> 00:01:12,760 Speaker 2: you and talking real football. I know there's preseason games, 29 00:01:12,760 --> 00:01:14,840 Speaker 2: and we all love preseason games. We can't wait for 30 00:01:14,880 --> 00:01:16,360 Speaker 2: them to get here, and then the minute they're here, 31 00:01:16,840 --> 00:01:19,039 Speaker 2: we are ready for them to be done. But it 32 00:01:19,120 --> 00:01:22,360 Speaker 2: is still an exciting time for the Seahawks and John. 33 00:01:22,480 --> 00:01:25,679 Speaker 2: I think everybody wanted to see some of the newcomers 34 00:01:25,680 --> 00:01:28,240 Speaker 2: because for a second straight year, it is a huge 35 00:01:28,319 --> 00:01:31,880 Speaker 2: draft class for the Hawks. I actually am more intrigued 36 00:01:31,880 --> 00:01:34,440 Speaker 2: by the guys we drafted last year. Is that weird? 37 00:01:34,760 --> 00:01:34,840 Speaker 3: No? 38 00:01:35,160 --> 00:01:36,880 Speaker 1: I mean I think it's easy to be intrigued by 39 00:01:36,920 --> 00:01:39,720 Speaker 1: them because we saw them do it in you know, 40 00:01:39,840 --> 00:01:42,880 Speaker 1: meaningful regular season games in the playoffs. I mean, big 41 00:01:42,920 --> 00:01:46,399 Speaker 1: performance at all. I'm sorry Wreek Walling. Now he is 42 00:01:46,440 --> 00:01:47,240 Speaker 1: no longer. 43 00:01:49,680 --> 00:01:52,280 Speaker 2: Like a money jar because there's no chance I get 44 00:01:52,320 --> 00:01:53,400 Speaker 2: that right right out of the gate. 45 00:01:53,600 --> 00:01:56,440 Speaker 1: That and when I make love puns with Julian Love, I. 46 00:01:56,440 --> 00:01:59,160 Speaker 2: Should find we are not it's gonna bell at you 47 00:01:59,200 --> 00:01:59,600 Speaker 2: with things. 48 00:01:59,640 --> 00:02:01,640 Speaker 1: But yeah, I mean that last year's rookie class, that 49 00:02:01,640 --> 00:02:04,160 Speaker 1: they set the ball the bar so high. You've got 50 00:02:04,400 --> 00:02:07,040 Speaker 1: two starting tackles, a thousand yard rusher, just so many 51 00:02:07,080 --> 00:02:09,480 Speaker 1: guys contributing, and now we kind of wait and see 52 00:02:09,480 --> 00:02:11,680 Speaker 1: what they do for an encore. You know, traditionally that's 53 00:02:11,720 --> 00:02:12,840 Speaker 1: when guys make a big jump. 54 00:02:13,160 --> 00:02:16,160 Speaker 2: Yeah, well they haven't had the crazy offseason that you 55 00:02:16,280 --> 00:02:18,560 Speaker 2: have when you come into the league with draft and 56 00:02:18,600 --> 00:02:21,560 Speaker 2: Combine and meetings and training, you know, early mini camps 57 00:02:21,560 --> 00:02:24,359 Speaker 2: and extra training and things like that. I'm really excited, 58 00:02:24,360 --> 00:02:26,360 Speaker 2: and I think that the Seahawks have a great, great 59 00:02:26,400 --> 00:02:29,160 Speaker 2: foundation with those guys and they can help shepherd this 60 00:02:29,520 --> 00:02:33,160 Speaker 2: really large draft class into being productive. Although I don't 61 00:02:33,200 --> 00:02:35,519 Speaker 2: know how many of them are going to get opportunities 62 00:02:35,600 --> 00:02:38,040 Speaker 2: given what we've seen so far. I mean, we know 63 00:02:38,120 --> 00:02:40,160 Speaker 2: that there's going to be some guys that are expected 64 00:02:40,160 --> 00:02:42,640 Speaker 2: to play large roles. But it's kind of back to 65 00:02:42,720 --> 00:02:45,600 Speaker 2: Seahawks from a few years ago where most of the 66 00:02:45,680 --> 00:02:47,919 Speaker 2: starting jobs they got taken. 67 00:02:48,080 --> 00:02:49,919 Speaker 1: It's going to be competitive for those guys to get 68 00:02:49,919 --> 00:02:51,600 Speaker 1: on the field, which is what you want. You want 69 00:02:51,639 --> 00:02:53,200 Speaker 1: it to be tough for guys to come in. I mean, look, 70 00:02:53,240 --> 00:02:55,120 Speaker 1: we all expect both the first round picks to come 71 00:02:55,160 --> 00:02:58,160 Speaker 1: in and have big roles. We'll talk more about the secondary, 72 00:02:58,200 --> 00:03:01,120 Speaker 1: but where Devin Weatherspoon played is kind of a big question. 73 00:03:01,160 --> 00:03:03,400 Speaker 1: But you know, we got, you know, a lose right 74 00:03:03,440 --> 00:03:05,600 Speaker 1: in the competition at center. I think you're gonna see 75 00:03:05,600 --> 00:03:08,200 Speaker 1: Mike Morris being in that D line rotation for sure. 76 00:03:08,240 --> 00:03:10,280 Speaker 1: So some of those guys are gonna play, but how 77 00:03:10,360 --> 00:03:11,800 Speaker 1: much you know they're gonna have to go out and 78 00:03:11,840 --> 00:03:13,960 Speaker 1: prove it and camp in these preseason games coming up. 79 00:03:14,400 --> 00:03:17,359 Speaker 2: You mentioned Devin Witherspoon. The biggest storylines I would say 80 00:03:17,360 --> 00:03:19,400 Speaker 2: are certainly on the defense. There's been a lot of 81 00:03:19,400 --> 00:03:23,320 Speaker 2: conversation about the defense, particularly this week because the pads 82 00:03:23,360 --> 00:03:26,160 Speaker 2: are on, and I think every defensive player loves that. 83 00:03:26,240 --> 00:03:28,519 Speaker 2: We know the defensive coordinator does. 84 00:03:28,800 --> 00:03:30,760 Speaker 3: And always good because I'm happy to get in pads. 85 00:03:30,760 --> 00:03:33,000 Speaker 3: I'm not a not a big fan of not being 86 00:03:33,000 --> 00:03:34,600 Speaker 3: in a pass because meat, it's not real football. I 87 00:03:34,639 --> 00:03:36,720 Speaker 3: think you guys have heard me call it underwear Olympics before, 88 00:03:37,880 --> 00:03:40,120 Speaker 3: but now it's real deal. I had a great deal yesterday. 89 00:03:40,240 --> 00:03:41,840 Speaker 3: Today we gave up some things that we did not 90 00:03:41,840 --> 00:03:44,119 Speaker 3: give up yesterday and really overall in camp. But that's good. 91 00:03:44,200 --> 00:03:45,560 Speaker 3: You know, it gives you stuff that would get on 92 00:03:45,560 --> 00:03:47,440 Speaker 3: the guys and things that you got to get corrected 93 00:03:47,480 --> 00:03:49,560 Speaker 3: and whatnot. So that I love the spirit of competition. 94 00:03:49,640 --> 00:03:50,920 Speaker 3: So there was some good some bad today. 95 00:03:51,440 --> 00:03:54,520 Speaker 1: If fans ever wonder early in camp why everyone's talking about, 96 00:03:54,760 --> 00:03:56,800 Speaker 1: you know, Jackson Smith and Jig but are Devin Withers, 97 00:03:56,840 --> 00:03:59,320 Speaker 1: who are all these skilled position guys, it's because that's 98 00:03:59,360 --> 00:04:01,840 Speaker 1: really all you can evaluate. You all get questions, how's 99 00:04:01,880 --> 00:04:04,040 Speaker 1: the new You know last year is how does Charles 100 00:04:04,040 --> 00:04:06,640 Speaker 1: Cross look? Or how did the lineman looking? I don't 101 00:04:06,680 --> 00:04:08,960 Speaker 1: know if they're not in pads for them, you know, 102 00:04:09,120 --> 00:04:12,440 Speaker 1: as Clint Hurts so eloquently put it, it's the underwear Olympics. 103 00:04:12,480 --> 00:04:14,360 Speaker 1: And now we've seen a couple of days in paths 104 00:04:14,400 --> 00:04:16,440 Speaker 1: where guys are out there hitting and they're being physical, 105 00:04:16,480 --> 00:04:19,800 Speaker 1: and it's really well where the real evaluation can begin 106 00:04:19,880 --> 00:04:20,560 Speaker 1: on those players. 107 00:04:20,640 --> 00:04:23,400 Speaker 2: So what have we learned in what they're planning to do. 108 00:04:23,520 --> 00:04:25,760 Speaker 2: Let's hold the secondary conversation because I think that's a 109 00:04:25,800 --> 00:04:29,159 Speaker 2: little bit more complicated. Up front, the conversation is around 110 00:04:29,279 --> 00:04:32,680 Speaker 2: stopping the run. I think they're set up to do that. 111 00:04:33,160 --> 00:04:35,440 Speaker 1: Yeah, I mean they're they're certainly hoping. So they made 112 00:04:35,520 --> 00:04:38,240 Speaker 1: some big changes. I mean that defensive line is really 113 00:04:38,600 --> 00:04:40,880 Speaker 1: almost completely new from last year. You look at the 114 00:04:40,880 --> 00:04:42,600 Speaker 1: guys who played most of the snaps up front are 115 00:04:42,640 --> 00:04:45,760 Speaker 1: all gone now. They brought in Draymont Jones. They brought 116 00:04:45,760 --> 00:04:48,200 Speaker 1: in Jaron Reid, who you know, instantly do a lot 117 00:04:48,240 --> 00:04:49,960 Speaker 1: of us. They've they've had him playing a lot of 118 00:04:49,960 --> 00:04:51,960 Speaker 1: nose tackle, which was not necessarily what we thought his 119 00:04:52,080 --> 00:04:54,760 Speaker 1: role would be. You know, they drafted Mike Morris. They 120 00:04:54,800 --> 00:04:56,920 Speaker 1: bring in Mario. 121 00:04:57,279 --> 00:04:59,000 Speaker 2: Sorry, Mario Edwards Junior. 122 00:04:59,120 --> 00:05:01,560 Speaker 1: They bring in Mario Edwards Junior. I almost called him 123 00:05:01,560 --> 00:05:04,920 Speaker 1: Mario Williams my fault. Oh well, well, as to take 124 00:05:04,920 --> 00:05:07,200 Speaker 1: care of that, they bring in Mario Edwards Junior. You know, 125 00:05:07,240 --> 00:05:09,920 Speaker 1: basically all new starters up front they've got. You know, 126 00:05:10,080 --> 00:05:12,120 Speaker 1: they love the edge rushers they have. They added that 127 00:05:12,160 --> 00:05:13,920 Speaker 1: group out and Derek Hall. So a lot of new 128 00:05:13,960 --> 00:05:15,880 Speaker 1: looks up front, and I think it's going to be 129 00:05:15,880 --> 00:05:17,640 Speaker 1: a group that should really help. And then look, having 130 00:05:17,640 --> 00:05:20,359 Speaker 1: Bobby Wagner back when you're talking run defense, that's a 131 00:05:20,360 --> 00:05:22,560 Speaker 1: big factor, not just because of who he is as 132 00:05:22,600 --> 00:05:26,280 Speaker 1: a football player and a playmaker, but his football IQ, 133 00:05:26,520 --> 00:05:28,520 Speaker 1: his ability to get guys where they need to be. 134 00:05:28,839 --> 00:05:30,000 Speaker 1: Nobody does it better than him. 135 00:05:30,080 --> 00:05:32,440 Speaker 2: That Yeah, there's two things that you just said that 136 00:05:32,520 --> 00:05:34,440 Speaker 2: I want to hit on. Number one, the reason you 137 00:05:34,640 --> 00:05:37,719 Speaker 2: have to fix that run defense. Last year, they allowed 138 00:05:37,720 --> 00:05:40,240 Speaker 2: four point nine yards of carry, that is twenty sixth 139 00:05:40,320 --> 00:05:43,320 Speaker 2: in the NFL, and that was more than a yard 140 00:05:43,480 --> 00:05:46,760 Speaker 2: more than they had allowed in their previous season, So 141 00:05:46,960 --> 00:05:49,800 Speaker 2: that was trending the wrong direction. Having said that, they 142 00:05:49,800 --> 00:05:51,919 Speaker 2: still managed to get forty five sacks. That is a 143 00:05:51,920 --> 00:05:54,080 Speaker 2: pretty good number. It was tied for seventh most in 144 00:05:54,160 --> 00:05:57,120 Speaker 2: the NFL. So part of that defense was working last year. 145 00:05:57,360 --> 00:05:59,400 Speaker 2: And I heard somebody talking in the last couple of 146 00:05:59,480 --> 00:06:01,800 Speaker 2: days saying, well, I know it's not that easy, you know, 147 00:06:01,880 --> 00:06:04,200 Speaker 2: to stop the run. You know, we can say it, 148 00:06:04,279 --> 00:06:07,200 Speaker 2: but it's just not that easy. Actually it is for 149 00:06:07,279 --> 00:06:10,039 Speaker 2: two things. Number one, play the system and number two, 150 00:06:10,320 --> 00:06:12,800 Speaker 2: exactly what you said with Bobby Wagner. I don't think 151 00:06:12,800 --> 00:06:15,160 Speaker 2: the Seahawks were actually playing the system last year. I 152 00:06:15,200 --> 00:06:17,520 Speaker 2: think that they were trying to make it work with 153 00:06:17,560 --> 00:06:21,360 Speaker 2: the pieces that they had, but it wasn't the ideal 154 00:06:22,000 --> 00:06:24,440 Speaker 2: for what they wanted to be running scheme wise. As 155 00:06:24,480 --> 00:06:26,200 Speaker 2: we take a look at what this D line now 156 00:06:26,240 --> 00:06:29,160 Speaker 2: looks like. And to your point about Bobby, he has 157 00:06:29,200 --> 00:06:31,240 Speaker 2: seen so much football. You're not going to fool that guy. 158 00:06:31,320 --> 00:06:33,880 Speaker 1: You're just not. Yeah, and they's something to be said too, 159 00:06:34,000 --> 00:06:36,400 Speaker 1: just for I mean how much they changed last year defensively, 160 00:06:36,480 --> 00:06:38,599 Speaker 1: that takes some time to adjust to. You wish it didn't, 161 00:06:38,600 --> 00:06:40,919 Speaker 1: but it does. And they didn't necessarily have all the 162 00:06:40,920 --> 00:06:43,120 Speaker 1: person I think that's why we saw so much change 163 00:06:43,160 --> 00:06:45,600 Speaker 1: up front. You know, you go from one system you're 164 00:06:45,600 --> 00:06:48,039 Speaker 1: new on, and you can't overhaul the entire line in 165 00:06:48,080 --> 00:06:50,360 Speaker 1: one off season necessarily, so you're going to have some 166 00:06:50,400 --> 00:06:52,440 Speaker 1: guys that maybe don't fit quite as well with what 167 00:06:52,440 --> 00:06:55,320 Speaker 1: you're trying to do. John Schneier talked about that this 168 00:06:55,440 --> 00:06:57,719 Speaker 1: offseason with you know, he went back to when he 169 00:06:57,760 --> 00:06:59,320 Speaker 1: was in Green Bay and they switched to a three 170 00:06:59,400 --> 00:07:01,440 Speaker 1: foward Don Capers, and he said, took a few years 171 00:07:01,440 --> 00:07:03,640 Speaker 1: to get, you know, get the right outside linebackers in there, 172 00:07:03,720 --> 00:07:05,600 Speaker 1: get the right guys up front. And I think that 173 00:07:05,680 --> 00:07:07,479 Speaker 1: was what they did a lot of this offseason, trying 174 00:07:07,520 --> 00:07:09,320 Speaker 1: to find guys that will fit that system better. 175 00:07:09,520 --> 00:07:11,720 Speaker 2: And you have a defensive coordinator who was in his 176 00:07:11,800 --> 00:07:14,000 Speaker 2: second year instead of his first year. And I love 177 00:07:14,040 --> 00:07:15,840 Speaker 2: Clint Hurt and I think he did a great job 178 00:07:15,920 --> 00:07:18,360 Speaker 2: last year, but even he knows that there is room 179 00:07:18,440 --> 00:07:19,800 Speaker 2: to improve and get better. 180 00:07:20,040 --> 00:07:22,920 Speaker 3: Yeah, I mean, obviously things slowed down with the more experience, 181 00:07:22,960 --> 00:07:25,280 Speaker 3: like being in this role kind of know what to expect, 182 00:07:25,720 --> 00:07:28,440 Speaker 3: you know, the anticipation of certain things and whatnot has 183 00:07:28,480 --> 00:07:31,560 Speaker 3: been really really good and obviously just of where we 184 00:07:31,640 --> 00:07:33,360 Speaker 3: need to go with our package and the calls and 185 00:07:33,440 --> 00:07:35,880 Speaker 3: utilizing personnel a better because the first year is a 186 00:07:35,880 --> 00:07:37,960 Speaker 3: world when you're putting stuff together and things you're taking out, 187 00:07:37,960 --> 00:07:40,880 Speaker 3: things you're adding none. You know, really this offseason was about, okay, 188 00:07:40,920 --> 00:07:44,160 Speaker 3: where are we going to simplify, execute better and obviously accentuate. 189 00:07:44,320 --> 00:07:46,520 Speaker 3: You know, your guys are gonna make plays, So that 190 00:07:46,600 --> 00:07:48,760 Speaker 3: part's been has been slowed down when you first get 191 00:07:48,760 --> 00:07:50,760 Speaker 3: into it. Obviously learning experience. For me, there was a 192 00:07:50,760 --> 00:07:52,800 Speaker 3: lot going on, you know, first time around, so a 193 00:07:52,880 --> 00:07:54,720 Speaker 3: lot of different this year offseason, the second. 194 00:07:54,520 --> 00:07:57,280 Speaker 2: Offseason well, and there was so much transition last year. 195 00:07:57,360 --> 00:08:00,040 Speaker 2: You mentioned the scheme and the pieces you did. You 196 00:08:00,040 --> 00:08:02,880 Speaker 2: didn't have Bobby Wagner, you were trying to groom new leaders, 197 00:08:02,880 --> 00:08:04,800 Speaker 2: you were trying to get to know who you had. 198 00:08:05,080 --> 00:08:08,560 Speaker 2: Now you know that uchinen Uosu is a huge factor, 199 00:08:08,800 --> 00:08:11,520 Speaker 2: as they have rewarded him and he has not only 200 00:08:11,560 --> 00:08:14,600 Speaker 2: provided just that rush off the edge with some leadership 201 00:08:14,640 --> 00:08:15,640 Speaker 2: that's needed in that room. 202 00:08:16,200 --> 00:08:21,000 Speaker 3: Consistent, physical, do his job, great leader in your bodies 203 00:08:21,040 --> 00:08:22,120 Speaker 3: every day that you want to look for, and a 204 00:08:22,120 --> 00:08:25,440 Speaker 3: guy to be a saw leader, competitive, tough, physical, could 205 00:08:25,440 --> 00:08:26,920 Speaker 3: do all the tricks of the trade of the job 206 00:08:27,280 --> 00:08:29,280 Speaker 3: and help bring other people along with them. 207 00:08:30,320 --> 00:08:33,240 Speaker 1: I really love the Nuos who signing, not just you know, 208 00:08:33,320 --> 00:08:35,280 Speaker 1: adding him last year, but bringing him back on this 209 00:08:35,320 --> 00:08:37,600 Speaker 1: three year extension. You know, free agency is always a 210 00:08:37,600 --> 00:08:39,280 Speaker 1: bit of a risk. You don't know for sure how 211 00:08:39,400 --> 00:08:42,000 Speaker 1: guy's gonna fit. And I remember when he got here 212 00:08:42,000 --> 00:08:44,240 Speaker 1: that first day he signed, he talked about he thought 213 00:08:44,240 --> 00:08:46,200 Speaker 1: this was a good place to sort of unlock his 214 00:08:46,200 --> 00:08:48,600 Speaker 1: full potentially. He didn't think he'd quite gotten that chance 215 00:08:48,920 --> 00:08:51,640 Speaker 1: down in LA And all of a sudden he comes 216 00:08:51,640 --> 00:08:54,720 Speaker 1: in here and has just been an awesome player more 217 00:08:54,800 --> 00:08:57,360 Speaker 1: I think, more leadership than they didn't. He was a 218 00:08:57,400 --> 00:08:59,040 Speaker 1: young guy. They just didn't know for sure what he 219 00:08:59,040 --> 00:09:01,880 Speaker 1: would bring in that and he was a leader. He 220 00:09:02,040 --> 00:09:04,599 Speaker 1: was probably the best guy overall at both playing the 221 00:09:04,679 --> 00:09:07,240 Speaker 1: run and getting after the quarterback. And they're expecting big 222 00:09:07,240 --> 00:09:09,360 Speaker 1: things out of him. Although they hope maybe a little 223 00:09:09,440 --> 00:09:12,200 Speaker 1: less time on the field, they maybe over overdid it 224 00:09:12,240 --> 00:09:14,200 Speaker 1: on his playing time because it's so hard to get 225 00:09:14,280 --> 00:09:16,439 Speaker 1: him off the field. But maybe that's where adding to 226 00:09:16,480 --> 00:09:18,800 Speaker 1: Derek Hall, you can you can spread that rotation out 227 00:09:18,800 --> 00:09:19,960 Speaker 1: little bit and keep guys fresh. 228 00:09:20,040 --> 00:09:22,400 Speaker 2: Yo, Jenna was on the field for seventy eight percent 229 00:09:22,440 --> 00:09:25,000 Speaker 2: of the snaps. I have a feeling they would like 230 00:09:25,040 --> 00:09:26,560 Speaker 2: that closer to sixties. 231 00:09:27,040 --> 00:09:30,559 Speaker 1: Yeah, mid sixties maybe. I think when you're deep up there, 232 00:09:30,559 --> 00:09:31,600 Speaker 1: that's kind of where you want it. 233 00:09:31,760 --> 00:09:34,199 Speaker 2: Yeah, So we'll see how that plays out again. I 234 00:09:34,800 --> 00:09:36,880 Speaker 2: like what we're seeing up front. I do think it's 235 00:09:36,920 --> 00:09:40,360 Speaker 2: different when you look at body size and type. Jaren 236 00:09:40,400 --> 00:09:43,120 Speaker 2: Reid is about twenty five to thirty pounds lighter than 237 00:09:43,200 --> 00:09:44,199 Speaker 2: al Woods play. 238 00:09:44,280 --> 00:09:46,079 Speaker 1: As Pete Carroll said when someone asked him about you 239 00:09:46,080 --> 00:09:48,200 Speaker 1: know him compared to al Woods, he said, well, everybody's 240 00:09:48,240 --> 00:09:50,800 Speaker 1: smaller than ol Woods, so it's not fair to make 241 00:09:50,800 --> 00:09:52,040 Speaker 1: that comparison that. 242 00:09:52,440 --> 00:09:54,719 Speaker 2: That is true, but it does kind of give you 243 00:09:54,760 --> 00:09:56,400 Speaker 2: an idea of the Hawks are playing a little bit 244 00:09:56,480 --> 00:09:58,719 Speaker 2: lighter upfront. Okay, let's get to the back end of 245 00:09:58,760 --> 00:10:00,440 Speaker 2: that defense because I think that's where people have the 246 00:10:00,440 --> 00:10:03,320 Speaker 2: most questions, and quite honestly, that's where my questions are 247 00:10:03,360 --> 00:10:05,680 Speaker 2: because we have not seen Rike Wollen on the field. 248 00:10:05,880 --> 00:10:08,360 Speaker 2: He had a little bit of a knee procedure done 249 00:10:08,640 --> 00:10:12,080 Speaker 2: during mini camp, and the understanding was we would see 250 00:10:12,120 --> 00:10:14,000 Speaker 2: him back on the field for training camp. I just 251 00:10:14,000 --> 00:10:17,520 Speaker 2: haven't laid eyes on him yet, so that has opened 252 00:10:17,520 --> 00:10:18,319 Speaker 2: some doors. 253 00:10:18,040 --> 00:10:20,960 Speaker 1: Maybe, yeah, I mean, really, we've seen guys step up 254 00:10:21,040 --> 00:10:23,880 Speaker 1: to the opportunity, which you know, really goes back to 255 00:10:23,960 --> 00:10:25,920 Speaker 1: last year. You look at who the starting cornerbacks were 256 00:10:25,960 --> 00:10:28,600 Speaker 1: in camp and then opportunity rose Mike Jackson and Rik 257 00:10:28,640 --> 00:10:31,160 Speaker 1: Wall and both stepped up, took over starting jobs and 258 00:10:31,200 --> 00:10:34,040 Speaker 1: never let him go. Now you've got Woll and the 259 00:10:34,120 --> 00:10:37,080 Speaker 1: expectation is he'll be back soon. It wasn't a major injury. 260 00:10:37,360 --> 00:10:39,000 Speaker 1: You know, he's running, doing a lot of stuff, so 261 00:10:39,000 --> 00:10:40,960 Speaker 1: I think we'll see him back soon. But in the meantime, 262 00:10:41,240 --> 00:10:43,360 Speaker 1: you've seen Mike Jackson move over from the left side 263 00:10:43,360 --> 00:10:45,960 Speaker 1: to the right side and just continue off what he 264 00:10:46,000 --> 00:10:48,080 Speaker 1: did all last year just been phenomenal. And then Trey 265 00:10:48,080 --> 00:10:50,040 Speaker 1: Brown's a guy I think maybe fans forgot about it 266 00:10:50,040 --> 00:10:52,040 Speaker 1: a little bit. He won that starting job as a 267 00:10:52,120 --> 00:10:54,920 Speaker 1: rookie and then he got hurt tele attend and really 268 00:10:54,960 --> 00:10:57,199 Speaker 1: serious injury that he did make it back last season, 269 00:10:57,240 --> 00:10:59,280 Speaker 1: but you know, I was talking about that and it 270 00:10:59,679 --> 00:11:01,360 Speaker 1: just he wasn't all the way back. He didn't feel 271 00:11:01,440 --> 00:11:03,640 Speaker 1: quite right, and now he does and he's playing really well. 272 00:11:03,679 --> 00:11:07,240 Speaker 1: So I think, you know, when you take cornerback number five, overall, 273 00:11:07,240 --> 00:11:09,480 Speaker 1: everyone assumes he's going to have a role. And I 274 00:11:09,520 --> 00:11:11,400 Speaker 1: still think he will, but I think a lot of 275 00:11:11,400 --> 00:11:14,480 Speaker 1: fans just assumed he's your starting left cornerback, reached your 276 00:11:14,480 --> 00:11:17,600 Speaker 1: starting right cornerback. Boom done. And Mike Jackson's basically spent 277 00:11:17,640 --> 00:11:19,640 Speaker 1: all of off season workouts and OTAs and all that 278 00:11:19,720 --> 00:11:21,840 Speaker 1: just being like, wait a minute, guys, I'm still here. 279 00:11:21,880 --> 00:11:23,360 Speaker 1: And he's been phenomenal. 280 00:11:23,440 --> 00:11:25,959 Speaker 2: I remember talking about him last year. He had backed 281 00:11:26,000 --> 00:11:28,680 Speaker 2: up a number of Pro Bowlers and had learned different 282 00:11:28,679 --> 00:11:30,920 Speaker 2: things from them along the way, and his Pete Carroll 283 00:11:31,000 --> 00:11:33,839 Speaker 2: noted exactly what you said, that work in the off 284 00:11:33,880 --> 00:11:35,000 Speaker 2: season is showing up. 285 00:11:35,080 --> 00:11:38,000 Speaker 4: He's exceeded expectations and he's continued to do that. And 286 00:11:38,640 --> 00:11:40,560 Speaker 4: with this season that he played last year, with his 287 00:11:40,600 --> 00:11:42,719 Speaker 4: off season that he had, and already in camp, he's 288 00:11:42,720 --> 00:11:44,679 Speaker 4: already made a statement even going against DK and they've 289 00:11:44,720 --> 00:11:46,679 Speaker 4: been battling out there, you know, and we couldn't ask 290 00:11:46,679 --> 00:11:48,720 Speaker 4: for anything more on that, and his attitude is good. 291 00:11:48,760 --> 00:11:49,840 Speaker 4: You know, he's a big kid. You know, he' two 292 00:11:49,880 --> 00:11:51,760 Speaker 4: hundred and sixteen pound corner. You know, there's not many 293 00:11:51,760 --> 00:11:54,280 Speaker 4: guys like that. And he's really fast too, And they's 294 00:11:54,320 --> 00:11:56,560 Speaker 4: taken great pride in this technique, in the scheme and 295 00:11:56,600 --> 00:11:59,960 Speaker 4: all of that. So he's not giving it up for anybody. 296 00:12:00,120 --> 00:12:02,000 Speaker 4: He's battling to be the guys they're starting. 297 00:12:02,520 --> 00:12:05,319 Speaker 1: Yeah, I mean he's just been I remember thinking just 298 00:12:05,360 --> 00:12:07,160 Speaker 1: based off what we saw from him last year. I mean, 299 00:12:07,160 --> 00:12:09,720 Speaker 1: you remember that Sidney Jones at the time he comes 300 00:12:09,760 --> 00:12:10,959 Speaker 1: back from an injury, and I think a lot of 301 00:12:11,040 --> 00:12:13,000 Speaker 1: us thought, Okay, Sidney Jones is going to take his 302 00:12:13,080 --> 00:12:15,640 Speaker 1: job back. Nope, Mike Jackson hel him off. Trey Brown 303 00:12:15,679 --> 00:12:17,520 Speaker 1: gets back, same thing, we think, Okay, it's only a 304 00:12:17,559 --> 00:12:19,680 Speaker 1: matter of time. Mike Jackson held him off, and Pete 305 00:12:19,679 --> 00:12:22,360 Speaker 1: Carroll talked about it last year. He loved that competitor 306 00:12:22,400 --> 00:12:24,840 Speaker 1: in him. And then as soon as they draft cornerback 307 00:12:24,880 --> 00:12:27,120 Speaker 1: number five, one of the first thoughts I had is, Okay, 308 00:12:27,120 --> 00:12:28,880 Speaker 1: that's just going to fire Mike Jackson up more. And 309 00:12:29,320 --> 00:12:32,720 Speaker 1: he's backed it up with a phenomenal offseason workouts and 310 00:12:32,840 --> 00:12:35,320 Speaker 1: phenomenal camp. So I don't know how you don't have 311 00:12:35,400 --> 00:12:36,880 Speaker 1: him on the field right now. We'll see how it 312 00:12:36,920 --> 00:12:38,640 Speaker 1: all shakes out. But that's I think a big factor 313 00:12:38,760 --> 00:12:42,199 Speaker 1: why we're seeing Witherspoon in the Nickel spot right now 314 00:12:42,240 --> 00:12:44,040 Speaker 1: is because they're looking at different ways to get their 315 00:12:44,040 --> 00:12:45,000 Speaker 1: best players on the field. 316 00:12:45,080 --> 00:12:48,560 Speaker 2: I would also say, after watching Mike Jack play, he 317 00:12:48,720 --> 00:12:52,319 Speaker 2: is stout. Yeah, I mean he's and he's not a 318 00:12:52,360 --> 00:12:55,800 Speaker 2: big corner, but he's stout, if that makes sense, which 319 00:12:55,840 --> 00:12:57,840 Speaker 2: means at the point of attack or when he's going 320 00:12:57,880 --> 00:13:00,200 Speaker 2: to make a tackle. I mean he he makes some 321 00:13:00,240 --> 00:13:04,080 Speaker 2: good shore handed tackles, yeah, which is important. And you 322 00:13:04,160 --> 00:13:05,640 Speaker 2: go back to that same thing that we said about 323 00:13:05,640 --> 00:13:08,520 Speaker 2: Bobby Wagner of having seen a lot of football, you 324 00:13:08,679 --> 00:13:11,000 Speaker 2: have to have some of that, right. I love a 325 00:13:11,040 --> 00:13:14,400 Speaker 2: playmaker like Reek, but we did see especially early in 326 00:13:14,400 --> 00:13:16,079 Speaker 2: the season, and we knew that there was going to 327 00:13:16,120 --> 00:13:20,160 Speaker 2: be growing pains. Right until you actually see that, you 328 00:13:20,200 --> 00:13:23,200 Speaker 2: can get fooled a little easier than you might like 329 00:13:23,360 --> 00:13:26,440 Speaker 2: in those early games. So you put Devin Witherspoon at 330 00:13:26,440 --> 00:13:28,800 Speaker 2: a different spot, you like Mike Jack kind of start 331 00:13:28,840 --> 00:13:32,000 Speaker 2: the season. As it looks right now, we're trying to 332 00:13:32,000 --> 00:13:34,040 Speaker 2: figure this out, and then you just kind of see 333 00:13:34,040 --> 00:13:36,480 Speaker 2: what you have in a playmaker in Devon because it 334 00:13:36,600 --> 00:13:39,360 Speaker 2: is clear that he brings some energy and excitement to 335 00:13:39,360 --> 00:13:40,360 Speaker 2: the field, a. 336 00:13:40,440 --> 00:13:43,520 Speaker 3: Lover spirit and the energy that he brings playing this game. 337 00:13:43,880 --> 00:13:46,080 Speaker 3: It's infectious, you know, with their young kid. That's just 338 00:13:46,120 --> 00:13:48,200 Speaker 3: how he is all the time. There's something that everybody 339 00:13:48,200 --> 00:13:49,600 Speaker 3: else will build off of. But he had a heck 340 00:13:49,640 --> 00:13:51,920 Speaker 3: of a day, super competitive, he's gonna tackle, he'll get 341 00:13:51,920 --> 00:13:53,120 Speaker 3: it fits and obviously we know what he can do 342 00:13:53,160 --> 00:13:54,880 Speaker 3: as a cover guy. So really impressively. 343 00:13:55,400 --> 00:13:57,880 Speaker 1: That quote came after the second day in pads, which 344 00:13:57,920 --> 00:14:00,760 Speaker 1: was probably Weatherspoon's best practice so far. He had to 345 00:14:00,760 --> 00:14:03,680 Speaker 1: plan on the sideline. For fans have been out here generally, 346 00:14:03,720 --> 00:14:05,439 Speaker 1: you know, things get a little more physical and pads on, 347 00:14:05,559 --> 00:14:07,679 Speaker 1: but they're not actually tackling. And he had a plan 348 00:14:07,679 --> 00:14:09,559 Speaker 1: on the sideline where esk or jadd nice little catch 349 00:14:09,559 --> 00:14:11,439 Speaker 1: and run and whether Shoon just hit some on the sideline, 350 00:14:11,559 --> 00:14:13,520 Speaker 1: they both go to the ground on the sideline, get 351 00:14:13,600 --> 00:14:15,480 Speaker 1: up john at each other, not like you know, it's 352 00:14:15,480 --> 00:14:18,400 Speaker 1: nothing like nasty and you know, nothing close to a 353 00:14:18,400 --> 00:14:20,280 Speaker 1: fight or anything, but just they were in each other's face. 354 00:14:20,680 --> 00:14:22,240 Speaker 1: John all the way back to the huddle, I think 355 00:14:22,280 --> 00:14:23,640 Speaker 1: having fun with it, and he had a couple of 356 00:14:23,680 --> 00:14:27,280 Speaker 1: those in that practice where he's just a fiery, energetic dude, 357 00:14:27,320 --> 00:14:28,880 Speaker 1: and I think that will bring a lot to this 358 00:14:28,960 --> 00:14:30,360 Speaker 1: defense wherever you play him. 359 00:14:30,680 --> 00:14:33,120 Speaker 2: And that's a lot of pent up energy for defensive 360 00:14:33,120 --> 00:14:35,160 Speaker 2: players who haven't been able to hit anybody for six 361 00:14:35,200 --> 00:14:38,120 Speaker 2: and a half months. I mean, my gosh, you mentioned 362 00:14:38,200 --> 00:14:42,920 Speaker 2: DS Gridge. That is going to be an interesting position. 363 00:14:42,960 --> 00:14:44,520 Speaker 2: I don't want to say battle, but it's going to 364 00:14:44,560 --> 00:14:46,400 Speaker 2: be interesting to see what they do because as we 365 00:14:46,440 --> 00:14:48,840 Speaker 2: flip things over to the offensive side, there's not a 366 00:14:48,880 --> 00:14:52,080 Speaker 2: lot of question marks. I don't think. I think everything 367 00:14:52,120 --> 00:14:54,880 Speaker 2: is pretty much decided. And I think the Hawks went 368 00:14:54,920 --> 00:14:58,280 Speaker 2: out and drafted their number three wide receiver and then 369 00:14:58,280 --> 00:15:01,320 Speaker 2: you mentioned DS coriage name and I'm like, oh, yeah, 370 00:15:01,440 --> 00:15:03,080 Speaker 2: I mean I don't. 371 00:15:03,320 --> 00:15:06,400 Speaker 1: I don't know. It's interesting because to your point, you 372 00:15:06,400 --> 00:15:08,240 Speaker 1: go out and draft a receiver in Jackson Smith did 373 00:15:08,240 --> 00:15:11,000 Speaker 1: and jig By twentieth overall, and you kind of assuming 374 00:15:11,040 --> 00:15:13,280 Speaker 1: they've never drafted a receiver that high since Pete John 375 00:15:13,280 --> 00:15:15,680 Speaker 1: have been here. You're thinking, Okay, he's the number three guy. 376 00:15:15,840 --> 00:15:17,880 Speaker 1: And look, he's looked every bit of that out there. 377 00:15:17,880 --> 00:15:20,560 Speaker 1: He's been phenomenal. He looks very much like he's ready 378 00:15:20,600 --> 00:15:22,600 Speaker 1: to be a big contributor. But at the same time, 379 00:15:22,640 --> 00:15:24,600 Speaker 1: d Skridge is finally looking like the guy they were 380 00:15:24,600 --> 00:15:26,160 Speaker 1: hoping to get when they drafted him a couple of 381 00:15:26,240 --> 00:15:29,040 Speaker 1: years ago in the second round, where he's just unfortunately 382 00:15:29,040 --> 00:15:30,520 Speaker 1: he's been hurt so much he hasn't been able to 383 00:15:30,560 --> 00:15:33,000 Speaker 1: show it. But he's looked great out there. He's so 384 00:15:33,160 --> 00:15:36,320 Speaker 1: fast and explosive. I mean, you just if he can 385 00:15:36,440 --> 00:15:38,560 Speaker 1: have a healthy stretch here, I think he's going to 386 00:15:38,640 --> 00:15:40,160 Speaker 1: find a way to contribute to this offense. 387 00:15:40,280 --> 00:15:42,480 Speaker 2: I will point out those two are very different wide 388 00:15:42,440 --> 00:15:45,280 Speaker 2: receivers and one of the reasons they drafted D. S. 389 00:15:45,320 --> 00:15:48,280 Speaker 2: Gridge was because of the system Shane I almost called 390 00:15:48,320 --> 00:15:52,080 Speaker 2: him Shane Smith because of the system that Shane Waldron 391 00:15:52,520 --> 00:15:55,640 Speaker 2: was bringing in from LA. You envisioned d on some 392 00:15:55,680 --> 00:15:58,280 Speaker 2: of those screenplays or some of those fly scapes, and 393 00:15:58,280 --> 00:16:00,640 Speaker 2: we just haven't seen a lot of that. Jackson Smith 394 00:16:00,680 --> 00:16:03,040 Speaker 2: and jib but should be working probably a little bit 395 00:16:03,040 --> 00:16:05,000 Speaker 2: more out of the slot, which I love because I 396 00:16:05,040 --> 00:16:07,600 Speaker 2: don't need to see Tyler Lockett getting those tough yards 397 00:16:07,640 --> 00:16:10,200 Speaker 2: on the inside. I just don't he can. I'd like 398 00:16:10,240 --> 00:16:12,680 Speaker 2: to save his body for the big touches in the 399 00:16:12,760 --> 00:16:14,640 Speaker 2: end zone, you know what I mean. For sure, that's 400 00:16:14,640 --> 00:16:17,800 Speaker 2: what I've got on that one, but two different wide receivers. 401 00:16:18,080 --> 00:16:20,520 Speaker 2: I do think that spot is pretty much settled. And 402 00:16:20,560 --> 00:16:22,560 Speaker 2: I know that Pete Carroll loves what he's seen from 403 00:16:22,560 --> 00:16:23,240 Speaker 2: that rookie. 404 00:16:23,440 --> 00:16:28,560 Speaker 4: He's really a gifted athlete, you know, the timing, hand eye, 405 00:16:28,800 --> 00:16:33,400 Speaker 4: body control, extraordinary natural quickness. He makes things look really 406 00:16:33,440 --> 00:16:36,200 Speaker 4: easy and I can't imagine they're not being part of 407 00:16:36,240 --> 00:16:38,800 Speaker 4: the mix, you know, right from the beginning. It's just 408 00:16:38,920 --> 00:16:41,080 Speaker 4: it just comes too easy for him. So we're looking. 409 00:16:41,360 --> 00:16:42,880 Speaker 4: We're looking for the spots that we can put him 410 00:16:42,920 --> 00:16:44,280 Speaker 4: in and how to move him around and see how 411 00:16:44,320 --> 00:16:46,440 Speaker 4: much he can handle. But there's nothing to hold him back. 412 00:16:46,960 --> 00:16:49,320 Speaker 2: Well, he is certainly going to make Geno's life easier. 413 00:16:49,320 --> 00:16:51,440 Speaker 2: And before we get to what we've seen from the 414 00:16:51,440 --> 00:16:56,240 Speaker 2: Seahawks quarterback, our fantasy insider Scott Engel offers this strategy 415 00:16:56,560 --> 00:16:58,160 Speaker 2: for drafting your QB. 416 00:16:58,400 --> 00:17:01,400 Speaker 5: God are the days when fantasy football analysts used to 417 00:17:01,440 --> 00:17:03,520 Speaker 5: tell you to wait on a quarterback because you can't 418 00:17:03,560 --> 00:17:07,800 Speaker 5: do it anymore. The latest average draft physician reports indicate 419 00:17:07,880 --> 00:17:10,800 Speaker 5: that the top three fantasy quarterbacks are going in the 420 00:17:10,840 --> 00:17:13,880 Speaker 5: first two rounds and the top seven are going within 421 00:17:13,920 --> 00:17:17,840 Speaker 5: the first four rounds. And if you want to take 422 00:17:17,960 --> 00:17:21,240 Speaker 5: a leap for one of those top three fantasy quarterbacks 423 00:17:21,240 --> 00:17:25,280 Speaker 5: that include Patrick Mahomes, Josh Allen, and Jalen Hurts, it's 424 00:17:25,359 --> 00:17:29,760 Speaker 5: worth it to do so. Last season, those three quarterbacks 425 00:17:29,840 --> 00:17:32,919 Speaker 5: average over twenty four fantasy points per game, and no 426 00:17:33,040 --> 00:17:36,240 Speaker 5: other players at the position averaged over twenty one point seven. 427 00:17:36,800 --> 00:17:39,919 Speaker 5: If you want to stay within that top seven and 428 00:17:40,040 --> 00:17:46,240 Speaker 5: also go for Joe Burrow, Lamar Jackson, Justin Field, Justin Herberts, 429 00:17:46,240 --> 00:17:50,120 Speaker 5: that also makes sense. Last season, only six quarterbacks who 430 00:17:50,119 --> 00:17:54,280 Speaker 5: started regularly averaged over twenty fantasy points per game, and 431 00:17:54,359 --> 00:17:57,879 Speaker 5: the seventh highest scoring player at the position who played 432 00:17:57,920 --> 00:18:03,000 Speaker 5: regularly scored just over eighteen points per game. Fantasy Wise, 433 00:18:03,359 --> 00:18:06,359 Speaker 5: Jackson is going to generally go within the top five. 434 00:18:06,440 --> 00:18:10,280 Speaker 5: He averaged twenty point three fantasy points per game last season, 435 00:18:10,560 --> 00:18:12,960 Speaker 5: and he's now set to work with the best receiving 436 00:18:13,040 --> 00:18:16,720 Speaker 5: crew of his career. But Justin Field is somebody that 437 00:18:16,800 --> 00:18:21,280 Speaker 5: I love for upside within that top five at fantasy quarterback. 438 00:18:21,359 --> 00:18:25,639 Speaker 5: Last year, he ranked seventh in the NFL with forty 439 00:18:25,640 --> 00:18:29,840 Speaker 5: three rushing yards. No quarterback came close to that last year, 440 00:18:30,119 --> 00:18:32,480 Speaker 5: and then we're going to continue to let him lose 441 00:18:32,480 --> 00:18:35,720 Speaker 5: as a rusher this year, while his receiving crew has 442 00:18:35,760 --> 00:18:39,400 Speaker 5: also improved. Just outside that top seven, there are other 443 00:18:39,480 --> 00:18:43,399 Speaker 5: comfortable starters you look at Trevor Lawrence. He finished as 444 00:18:43,480 --> 00:18:46,800 Speaker 5: fantasy QB eight last year. I have him ranked as 445 00:18:46,920 --> 00:18:50,399 Speaker 5: eighth as he can continue to rise this year. Also, 446 00:18:50,760 --> 00:18:53,840 Speaker 5: I have Daniel Jones inside my top ten as he 447 00:18:53,920 --> 00:18:57,480 Speaker 5: rushed for seven hundred plus yards last year and seven 448 00:18:57,600 --> 00:19:00,760 Speaker 5: touchdowns on his way to a QB and nine finished 449 00:19:01,040 --> 00:19:03,920 Speaker 5: also average inside the top ten and points per game, 450 00:19:04,320 --> 00:19:08,040 Speaker 5: and his receiving crew has improved. You'll also find within 451 00:19:08,119 --> 00:19:12,040 Speaker 5: my top twelve Dak Prescott to a tongue of viola, 452 00:19:12,320 --> 00:19:15,760 Speaker 5: who has one of the best receiving crews in the 453 00:19:15,880 --> 00:19:18,720 Speaker 5: NFL and can finish inside the top five this year. 454 00:19:19,200 --> 00:19:22,480 Speaker 5: To Shawn Watson. Last time he saw him play a 455 00:19:22,520 --> 00:19:26,040 Speaker 5: full season as a starter, he was a top five 456 00:19:26,119 --> 00:19:30,600 Speaker 5: fantasy quarterback and just outside that top twelve range, Anthony 457 00:19:30,680 --> 00:19:33,680 Speaker 5: Richardson has a ton of upside as a rusher as 458 00:19:33,720 --> 00:19:36,880 Speaker 5: a rookie for the Indianapolis Colts, and of course we 459 00:19:37,000 --> 00:19:40,480 Speaker 5: cannot forget about Gino Smith. Last season, he finished his 460 00:19:40,520 --> 00:19:43,680 Speaker 5: Fantasy quarterback five and was one of the top waiver 461 00:19:43,760 --> 00:19:47,440 Speaker 5: wire pickups early in the season. His thirty touchdown passes 462 00:19:47,440 --> 00:19:51,520 Speaker 5: were fourth best in the NFL and according to Playerprofile 463 00:19:51,520 --> 00:19:54,040 Speaker 5: a larger dot com, he also ranked third and deep 464 00:19:54,080 --> 00:19:58,080 Speaker 5: ball accuracy rating and fifth and deep ball completion percentage 465 00:19:58,200 --> 00:20:01,119 Speaker 5: and this year he could have He's the best receiving 466 00:20:01,200 --> 00:20:04,720 Speaker 5: trio in the National Football League. When you add exciting 467 00:20:04,800 --> 00:20:08,720 Speaker 5: rookie Jackson Smith jigba to an outstanding duel that already 468 00:20:08,720 --> 00:20:13,280 Speaker 5: includes DK Metcalf and Tyler Lockett. Gino Smith is instantly 469 00:20:13,480 --> 00:20:17,359 Speaker 5: and automatically a high end fantasy quarterback two coming into 470 00:20:17,400 --> 00:20:20,120 Speaker 5: this year, and he could be a fantasy quarterback one 471 00:20:20,160 --> 00:20:23,320 Speaker 5: again this season. He's in a range of comfortable starters 472 00:20:23,320 --> 00:20:27,959 Speaker 5: that also include Aaron Rodgers also Kirk Cousins. Then, if 473 00:20:27,960 --> 00:20:31,000 Speaker 5: you're looking for value, Russell Wilson could have a bounce 474 00:20:31,080 --> 00:20:34,080 Speaker 5: back season this year. As Sean Payton takes over for 475 00:20:34,160 --> 00:20:37,760 Speaker 5: the Denver Broncos, Jordan Love could be a sleeper as 476 00:20:37,800 --> 00:20:40,560 Speaker 5: the Green Bay Packers have cleared the way for him 477 00:20:40,600 --> 00:20:44,400 Speaker 5: to be a regular starter. Also, Matthew Stafford will be healthy, 478 00:20:44,680 --> 00:20:46,960 Speaker 5: and Kyler Murray you can get in the late rounds 479 00:20:46,960 --> 00:20:50,200 Speaker 5: and he can be a QB one again when he returns. 480 00:20:50,440 --> 00:20:53,160 Speaker 5: You also have to keep those deeper quarterbacks in mind 481 00:20:53,200 --> 00:20:57,120 Speaker 5: too if you're playing now in a super flex league. 482 00:20:57,200 --> 00:21:00,199 Speaker 5: A lot more fantasy football players are taking to the 483 00:21:00,240 --> 00:21:03,719 Speaker 5: superflex format where you can start a quarterback as a 484 00:21:03,760 --> 00:21:07,080 Speaker 5: second starter, and in those leagues. Ideally I like to 485 00:21:07,080 --> 00:21:09,919 Speaker 5: get two quarterbacks in the first four rounds, but some 486 00:21:10,160 --> 00:21:13,320 Speaker 5: fantasy players like to dominate the position in a super 487 00:21:13,359 --> 00:21:16,560 Speaker 5: flex draft and get two quarterbacks in the first two rounds. 488 00:21:16,840 --> 00:21:20,000 Speaker 5: We'll be back with more fantasy advice next week here 489 00:21:20,240 --> 00:21:22,919 Speaker 5: and also make sure to go to Seahawks dot com. 490 00:21:23,040 --> 00:21:25,440 Speaker 5: Go to the news page click on the Fantasy Insider 491 00:21:25,520 --> 00:21:29,199 Speaker 5: tab for all my preseason articles. Check me out at 492 00:21:29,200 --> 00:21:32,359 Speaker 5: the game day dot com and also on social media 493 00:21:32,440 --> 00:21:35,600 Speaker 5: at Scottie the King. Back to you, Jen. 494 00:21:35,480 --> 00:21:38,240 Speaker 2: And John, Thank you, Scott. Back to what we have 495 00:21:38,359 --> 00:21:42,199 Speaker 2: seen from Geno Smith at camp. John. 496 00:21:42,359 --> 00:21:45,439 Speaker 1: Yeah, you know it's interesting because it's so different. You 497 00:21:45,520 --> 00:21:48,239 Speaker 1: go back to last year. He's the guy who's in 498 00:21:48,280 --> 00:21:51,040 Speaker 1: here competing at some widem competition. A lot of people 499 00:21:51,080 --> 00:21:53,040 Speaker 1: thought Drew Locke was ultimately give me the starter and 500 00:21:53,080 --> 00:21:55,840 Speaker 1: Gino Smith just never let go of that job. Now 501 00:21:55,840 --> 00:21:58,320 Speaker 1: he comes in, he's a pro bowler, he led the 502 00:21:58,400 --> 00:22:01,400 Speaker 1: NFL in completion percentage. He's the ap comeback player there. 503 00:22:01,400 --> 00:22:03,240 Speaker 1: I mean, he is the guy. Now he just got 504 00:22:03,240 --> 00:22:05,800 Speaker 1: a new contract and you know yet you ask him, 505 00:22:05,880 --> 00:22:08,280 Speaker 1: he says, you know, everything's still the same. He sells 506 00:22:08,320 --> 00:22:10,919 Speaker 1: everything to prove. But there is a difference just in 507 00:22:11,000 --> 00:22:12,880 Speaker 1: terms of a the preparation is going to be better 508 00:22:12,920 --> 00:22:15,520 Speaker 1: because he gets those extra options. But be it, you know, 509 00:22:15,560 --> 00:22:18,400 Speaker 1: from a leadership from I mean, he was always confidence, 510 00:22:18,480 --> 00:22:20,119 Speaker 1: but I think it just sort of bleeds into the 511 00:22:20,119 --> 00:22:22,400 Speaker 1: whole team of like they know he's the guy, he's 512 00:22:22,440 --> 00:22:24,360 Speaker 1: our guy. We've seen him do it, and he's got 513 00:22:24,400 --> 00:22:27,320 Speaker 1: a bigger leadership role because he's that number one quarterback. 514 00:22:27,400 --> 00:22:29,760 Speaker 2: He also gets more reps with the once exactly last 515 00:22:29,800 --> 00:22:31,800 Speaker 2: year they were splitting them so that they could evaluate. 516 00:22:31,960 --> 00:22:33,520 Speaker 1: Yeah, well, it kind of cracks me up. A lot 517 00:22:33,560 --> 00:22:35,480 Speaker 1: of people. You hear this argument like, oh, it's a fluke. 518 00:22:35,560 --> 00:22:37,720 Speaker 1: Can he do it again? It's like he did that 519 00:22:37,800 --> 00:22:40,399 Speaker 1: with split reps in training camp and not having been 520 00:22:40,440 --> 00:22:42,680 Speaker 1: a starter for eight years, so like now he's coming 521 00:22:42,720 --> 00:22:45,159 Speaker 1: back another year in this offense, a full year of 522 00:22:45,200 --> 00:22:47,359 Speaker 1: starting under his belt and a full training camp is 523 00:22:47,359 --> 00:22:49,520 Speaker 1: a number one guy, Like, there's every reason for him 524 00:22:49,520 --> 00:22:50,040 Speaker 1: to be better. 525 00:22:50,240 --> 00:22:53,000 Speaker 2: He also spent the off season traveling around to spend 526 00:22:53,000 --> 00:22:53,960 Speaker 2: time with his. 527 00:22:53,920 --> 00:22:56,399 Speaker 1: Offensive teammates, like individually. 528 00:22:55,920 --> 00:22:58,760 Speaker 2: Individually, kind of wherever they were. I found that out 529 00:22:59,040 --> 00:23:00,840 Speaker 2: when I was doing an interview with him at T 530 00:23:01,000 --> 00:23:03,280 Speaker 2: Mobile Park before he threw out the first pitch for 531 00:23:03,320 --> 00:23:06,399 Speaker 2: the Mariners game, which is awesome and I love seeing 532 00:23:06,600 --> 00:23:09,159 Speaker 2: my sports world's collide. You know when I don't like 533 00:23:09,200 --> 00:23:12,080 Speaker 2: seeing them collide is when the Mariners have a third 534 00:23:12,160 --> 00:23:14,960 Speaker 2: baseman that's called Geno and the Seahawks have a quarterback 535 00:23:15,000 --> 00:23:17,960 Speaker 2: that's called Geno. And I have inadvertently called the third 536 00:23:17,960 --> 00:23:21,760 Speaker 2: baseman a quarterback any number of times. So now they're 537 00:23:21,800 --> 00:23:22,840 Speaker 2: just Geno's in my book. 538 00:23:22,880 --> 00:23:25,000 Speaker 1: So if I everge it first names. 539 00:23:25,000 --> 00:23:27,840 Speaker 2: The first name basis that is all we need on 540 00:23:27,840 --> 00:23:30,960 Speaker 2: that front. Yeah, it's a little bit embarrassing when that happens, 541 00:23:31,000 --> 00:23:33,760 Speaker 2: and I hope fans understand. I love both genos and 542 00:23:33,840 --> 00:23:37,400 Speaker 2: both are great at playmaking. I also think year two 543 00:23:37,560 --> 00:23:41,000 Speaker 2: in Shane Waldron's system makes a difference, and I think 544 00:23:41,080 --> 00:23:45,320 Speaker 2: that everybody has settled in in a different way this 545 00:23:45,440 --> 00:23:48,320 Speaker 2: year compared to last. It's not just Gino, it's DK, 546 00:23:48,640 --> 00:23:51,960 Speaker 2: it's Tyler, it's Ken Walker knowing that he's the starter. 547 00:23:52,280 --> 00:23:56,080 Speaker 2: From week one, Rashad Penny ripped off some great games 548 00:23:56,119 --> 00:23:58,879 Speaker 2: before he was hurt and then came over, and Ken 549 00:23:58,960 --> 00:24:01,280 Speaker 2: came in and still rushed for over a thousand yards. 550 00:24:01,280 --> 00:24:03,879 Speaker 2: But I think all of that together it just points 551 00:24:03,880 --> 00:24:04,720 Speaker 2: to good signs for Gina. 552 00:24:04,800 --> 00:24:07,080 Speaker 1: Yeah, I mean offensively, as you said earlier, there's not 553 00:24:07,160 --> 00:24:09,000 Speaker 1: a lot of questions. I mean, there's a good battle 554 00:24:09,000 --> 00:24:11,320 Speaker 1: going on at centers kind of the one seemingly open 555 00:24:11,640 --> 00:24:14,760 Speaker 1: starting job right now. But the continuity is great. The 556 00:24:14,760 --> 00:24:18,159 Speaker 1: pieces they've added, you know, Charbonnet and Jackson Smith and 557 00:24:18,240 --> 00:24:20,840 Speaker 1: Jigba most notably You're I just think there's a ton 558 00:24:20,880 --> 00:24:22,840 Speaker 1: of fire paower there that's going to really help Gino 559 00:24:22,880 --> 00:24:24,320 Speaker 1: Smith's job be that much easier. 560 00:24:24,480 --> 00:24:26,680 Speaker 2: Jackson said he was excited for the mock game because 561 00:24:26,720 --> 00:24:30,160 Speaker 2: he wants to play at Lumenfield. He wants to get 562 00:24:30,200 --> 00:24:33,640 Speaker 2: a taste of what the twelves are like on game day. 563 00:24:33,960 --> 00:24:36,080 Speaker 2: I know, sometimes we kind of overlook the mock game 564 00:24:36,200 --> 00:24:39,520 Speaker 2: just a little bit because it's we see these guys 565 00:24:39,560 --> 00:24:42,280 Speaker 2: go against each other in practice every day. 566 00:24:42,359 --> 00:24:42,520 Speaker 1: Right. 567 00:24:43,080 --> 00:24:46,720 Speaker 2: Is there anything that intrigues you though about how things 568 00:24:46,760 --> 00:24:49,200 Speaker 2: work mock game versus anything else. 569 00:24:49,400 --> 00:24:51,120 Speaker 1: Yeah, I mean it's just it's a little more game 570 00:24:51,240 --> 00:24:53,560 Speaker 1: like for the players in terms of the situations. You 571 00:24:53,600 --> 00:24:56,080 Speaker 1: don't have this scripted practice where it's just going through 572 00:24:56,080 --> 00:24:58,440 Speaker 1: these sessions. It's you know, they played out much more 573 00:24:58,480 --> 00:25:00,600 Speaker 1: like a scrim engine. I think what he really likes 574 00:25:00,600 --> 00:25:02,320 Speaker 1: about is they treat it like a game day in 575 00:25:02,400 --> 00:25:05,480 Speaker 1: terms of players leaving from the hotel on buses and 576 00:25:05,520 --> 00:25:07,520 Speaker 1: they you know, they go through the stadium the same 577 00:25:07,560 --> 00:25:10,480 Speaker 1: way they're for the new guys, they're experiencing being in 578 00:25:10,520 --> 00:25:12,480 Speaker 1: that locker room. So it's just it's the same thing 579 00:25:12,520 --> 00:25:15,360 Speaker 1: the preseasons games do for them. It just helps them 580 00:25:15,359 --> 00:25:18,320 Speaker 1: get ready, so nothing's gonna feel new and weird. When 581 00:25:18,320 --> 00:25:20,040 Speaker 1: they get to the game's account, they'll they'll feel like 582 00:25:20,040 --> 00:25:22,280 Speaker 1: they've been through it, and it is fun for the fans, 583 00:25:22,400 --> 00:25:24,119 Speaker 1: it is, yeah, I mean it is more you know, 584 00:25:24,160 --> 00:25:27,399 Speaker 1: it's much more real football looking action than a practice 585 00:25:27,400 --> 00:25:29,360 Speaker 1: out here. Is they do get a little more physical 586 00:25:29,359 --> 00:25:31,600 Speaker 1: tackling wise, it's still not you know, they're not gonna 587 00:25:31,600 --> 00:25:32,879 Speaker 1: be out there trying to blow each other up with 588 00:25:33,000 --> 00:25:35,480 Speaker 1: huge hits. But we'll see more tackling. We'll see you know, 589 00:25:35,640 --> 00:25:37,960 Speaker 1: just again, it looks more like football than anything we'll 590 00:25:37,960 --> 00:25:38,840 Speaker 1: have seen up to that point. 591 00:25:38,880 --> 00:25:40,760 Speaker 2: I was gonna say, it's going to feel like football. 592 00:25:40,800 --> 00:25:42,600 Speaker 2: It means that we're getting closer to Week one. 593 00:25:42,960 --> 00:25:44,200 Speaker 1: Yes, it's exciting. 594 00:25:44,400 --> 00:25:46,520 Speaker 2: That's how we started the podcast. That's how we're gonna 595 00:25:46,560 --> 00:25:50,280 Speaker 2: end it. Yes, thanks for joining us this time. We 596 00:25:50,320 --> 00:25:52,360 Speaker 2: are going to be back on a much more regular 597 00:25:52,400 --> 00:26:09,160 Speaker 2: basis all throughout the season on the Seahawks Insiders podcast.