1 00:00:07,800 --> 00:00:10,880 Speaker 1: Aaron Rodgers might have needed a little extra plant medicine 2 00:00:10,920 --> 00:00:13,119 Speaker 1: after getting knocked around by the Broncos in the rain. 3 00:00:13,240 --> 00:00:16,279 Speaker 1: Last Sunday comes from Slack. He's forty years old. Here 4 00:00:16,280 --> 00:00:19,840 Speaker 1: the latest on what's hurting the four time NFL MVP 5 00:00:20,000 --> 00:00:22,880 Speaker 1: as the Jets get set to take on the unbeaten 6 00:00:22,960 --> 00:00:26,840 Speaker 1: Vikings in London. It's a tom on Tuesday, and sure 7 00:00:26,960 --> 00:00:29,920 Speaker 1: sounds like another week of justin fields for the Steelers. 8 00:00:29,960 --> 00:00:34,240 Speaker 1: But if the participation is our guide, perhaps some changes 9 00:00:34,240 --> 00:00:37,440 Speaker 1: of foot in Pittsburgh's Russell Wilson ramps up. We'll tell 10 00:00:37,479 --> 00:00:41,160 Speaker 1: you the latest. And what a game Monday night in Detroit. 11 00:00:41,640 --> 00:00:47,200 Speaker 1: What a start for tonight's guest. Can anyone silence Aiden Hutchinson? 12 00:00:47,680 --> 00:00:49,880 Speaker 1: Well maybe Ian if he asks the dumb enough question 13 00:00:50,240 --> 00:00:53,760 Speaker 1: we don't want to be traded. Welcome inside with the 14 00:00:53,880 --> 00:01:00,240 Speaker 1: insiders alongside Ian Rappaport, Judy Battista, and Mike garafalo I, 15 00:01:00,680 --> 00:01:05,320 Speaker 1: Tom Peliicero. Four weeks of the NFL schedule in the books, 16 00:01:05,400 --> 00:01:09,000 Speaker 1: just two unbeaten teams left, just one winless team left. 17 00:01:09,120 --> 00:01:12,560 Speaker 1: Everybody else in that meady middle. And we've got so 18 00:01:12,760 --> 00:01:16,440 Speaker 1: much news for you on this show. It all starts 19 00:01:16,440 --> 00:01:20,160 Speaker 1: out in Las Vegas, where well, it's been an interesting 20 00:01:20,319 --> 00:01:23,920 Speaker 1: forty eight hours or so, from a victory for the 21 00:01:24,000 --> 00:01:29,000 Speaker 1: Raiders on the field to some weirdness involving social media, 22 00:01:29,760 --> 00:01:33,759 Speaker 1: an interview, some back and forth, and ultimately a discussion 23 00:01:33,920 --> 00:01:37,320 Speaker 1: that yielded what Ian and Mike reported earlier today, which 24 00:01:37,360 --> 00:01:40,520 Speaker 1: is that Devanta Adams has informed the Raiders he prefers 25 00:01:40,880 --> 00:01:43,000 Speaker 1: to be traded. Ian tell me more. 26 00:01:43,600 --> 00:01:46,319 Speaker 2: Vant Adams is a nice guy. My understanding is that 27 00:01:46,520 --> 00:01:49,400 Speaker 2: was his specific language, and he preferred to be traded. 28 00:01:49,880 --> 00:01:52,080 Speaker 2: So let's get to where we stand. Of course, this 29 00:01:52,120 --> 00:01:54,720 Speaker 2: has been months and months of speculation. We know plenty 30 00:01:54,720 --> 00:01:58,320 Speaker 2: of teams called the Raiders trying to trade for DeVonta Adams. 31 00:01:58,320 --> 00:02:00,920 Speaker 2: It was always met with a null. Not into it, 32 00:02:01,000 --> 00:02:03,480 Speaker 2: not into it. The Raiders are trying to win. They're 33 00:02:03,480 --> 00:02:05,720 Speaker 2: trying to win now. And of course Devanta Adams has 34 00:02:05,800 --> 00:02:08,960 Speaker 2: wanted ever since the Raiders very famously traded for him 35 00:02:08,960 --> 00:02:11,200 Speaker 2: for the Green Bay Packers, he has wanted to be 36 00:02:11,360 --> 00:02:14,560 Speaker 2: a member of the Las Vegas Raiders. My understanding, and 37 00:02:14,639 --> 00:02:16,720 Speaker 2: again this is something I reported with a good friend 38 00:02:16,800 --> 00:02:21,079 Speaker 2: Garafolo over there, is that yesterday this all changed. This 39 00:02:21,160 --> 00:02:24,400 Speaker 2: is when Devontae Adams informed the Raiders they do that 40 00:02:24,440 --> 00:02:26,640 Speaker 2: he would prefer to be elsewhere, no doubt. It has 41 00:02:26,680 --> 00:02:30,480 Speaker 2: been a tumultuous season for Devanta. Adams got injured his 42 00:02:30,520 --> 00:02:33,760 Speaker 2: hamstring late in the week. It was the accidental or 43 00:02:33,800 --> 00:02:37,240 Speaker 2: whatever like from Antonio Pearce on the Instagram post. I'm 44 00:02:37,240 --> 00:02:39,520 Speaker 2: sure that did not go over great. And this is 45 00:02:39,520 --> 00:02:43,880 Speaker 2: where we stand. Devanta Adams, still nursing a hamstring, still 46 00:02:44,040 --> 00:02:46,959 Speaker 2: would prefer to be somewhere else And there's going to 47 00:02:47,000 --> 00:02:49,600 Speaker 2: be a legitimate and very real market, and of course 48 00:02:49,720 --> 00:02:51,880 Speaker 2: we're going to speculate on potentially where he could go. 49 00:02:52,360 --> 00:02:54,920 Speaker 2: It starts, but certainly does not end with the New 50 00:02:55,000 --> 00:02:57,560 Speaker 2: York Jets and his old friend Aaron Rodgers. This is 51 00:02:57,600 --> 00:02:59,919 Speaker 2: something until it happens, or until we are for sure 52 00:03:00,120 --> 00:03:02,320 Speaker 2: doesn't have it going to be a massive topic in 53 00:03:02,360 --> 00:03:04,760 Speaker 2: Las Vegas and all over the NFL and. 54 00:03:04,760 --> 00:03:07,600 Speaker 3: Ian It sounds like something that Rogers has talked about, 55 00:03:07,800 --> 00:03:10,519 Speaker 3: you know, for months on end as a possibility. He 56 00:03:10,520 --> 00:03:13,160 Speaker 3: would love to have that reunion as well. But it's 57 00:03:13,160 --> 00:03:15,640 Speaker 3: been a weird couple of days for the Raiders and 58 00:03:15,800 --> 00:03:19,320 Speaker 3: for Devonte Adams. It started with that practice on Thursday, 59 00:03:19,360 --> 00:03:21,920 Speaker 3: where apparently on one of the final plays of practice 60 00:03:22,400 --> 00:03:25,760 Speaker 3: he pulled up lame out of nowhere, and then didn't practice. 61 00:03:25,360 --> 00:03:27,560 Speaker 4: On Friday and was ruled out. 62 00:03:28,320 --> 00:03:31,200 Speaker 3: And then they had this team victory on Sunday, and 63 00:03:31,200 --> 00:03:33,639 Speaker 3: everybody was feeling really good about it because with all 64 00:03:33,639 --> 00:03:36,160 Speaker 3: the injuries they were experiencing, a lot of folks said, well, 65 00:03:36,280 --> 00:03:38,200 Speaker 3: Raiders got no shot in this game. They wind up winning, 66 00:03:38,440 --> 00:03:40,280 Speaker 3: and then they're met with this on Monday, with that 67 00:03:40,360 --> 00:03:42,680 Speaker 3: phrasing that you talked about with Davante Adams saying that 68 00:03:42,960 --> 00:03:46,880 Speaker 3: he prefers to be traded. Nothing is imminit ian as 69 00:03:46,880 --> 00:03:50,040 Speaker 3: you as you indicated, as we've been told, but this 70 00:03:50,160 --> 00:03:53,600 Speaker 3: certainly lays the groundwork for these sides going their separate ways. 71 00:03:53,600 --> 00:03:55,480 Speaker 3: And I don't know that we're going to see Davante 72 00:03:55,520 --> 00:03:57,200 Speaker 3: Adams back on the field with the. 73 00:03:57,240 --> 00:03:59,560 Speaker 1: Raiders at this point, and we're a couple of weeks. 74 00:03:59,400 --> 00:04:02,040 Speaker 3: From the trading line, So how long does that go on? 75 00:04:02,560 --> 00:04:05,000 Speaker 3: How aggressive are team's willing to be. There's a financial 76 00:04:05,000 --> 00:04:08,360 Speaker 3: component of this, obviously, with his contract that's got to 77 00:04:08,400 --> 00:04:10,080 Speaker 3: work for whatever team that he goes to or the 78 00:04:10,120 --> 00:04:12,400 Speaker 3: Raiders willing to eat salary. There's a lot of questions 79 00:04:12,520 --> 00:04:13,600 Speaker 3: and a lot of things. 80 00:04:13,360 --> 00:04:14,600 Speaker 4: To work through on this one. 81 00:04:14,680 --> 00:04:16,080 Speaker 3: But if you're asking me if we're going to see 82 00:04:16,080 --> 00:04:19,360 Speaker 3: DeVante Adams play for the Raiders ever again, I would 83 00:04:19,480 --> 00:04:19,800 Speaker 3: lean no. 84 00:04:20,080 --> 00:04:20,800 Speaker 4: As of right now. 85 00:04:22,040 --> 00:04:24,679 Speaker 5: I would say all eyes now turn to the teams 86 00:04:24,680 --> 00:04:27,159 Speaker 5: that could possibly reach out and try to make a 87 00:04:27,200 --> 00:04:30,560 Speaker 5: trade for Davonte Adams. First among equals the New York Jets. 88 00:04:30,680 --> 00:04:33,440 Speaker 5: We spent the entire offseason wondering if the New York 89 00:04:33,520 --> 00:04:36,360 Speaker 5: Jets were going to swing a trade for Defonte Adams, 90 00:04:36,400 --> 00:04:37,040 Speaker 5: and here it is. 91 00:04:36,960 --> 00:04:37,599 Speaker 6: In front of them. 92 00:04:38,200 --> 00:04:41,200 Speaker 5: You would expect that Aaron Rodgers would give the front 93 00:04:41,240 --> 00:04:43,640 Speaker 5: office a nudge to at least pick up the phone, 94 00:04:43,800 --> 00:04:47,000 Speaker 5: especially with the offense sputtering as it has out of 95 00:04:47,000 --> 00:04:47,320 Speaker 5: the gate. 96 00:04:47,360 --> 00:04:47,520 Speaker 6: Here. 97 00:04:47,640 --> 00:04:50,360 Speaker 5: This would be a plug and play wide receiver who 98 00:04:50,480 --> 00:04:55,080 Speaker 5: obviously Rogers has tremendous chemistry and a great relationship with 99 00:04:55,240 --> 00:04:57,200 Speaker 5: that could certainly turbo charge that offense. 100 00:04:57,480 --> 00:04:59,120 Speaker 6: The Jets, you would assume, would. 101 00:04:58,839 --> 00:05:01,559 Speaker 5: Not be alone in their interests, though there are plenty 102 00:05:01,560 --> 00:05:04,280 Speaker 5: of teams that need receivers. We know the Kansas City 103 00:05:04,360 --> 00:05:07,280 Speaker 5: Chiefs are in dire need of a receiver. It's kind 104 00:05:07,279 --> 00:05:09,480 Speaker 5: of hard to imagine that the Raiders would trade him 105 00:05:09,480 --> 00:05:13,000 Speaker 5: within the division, especially to the Chiefs. But you know 106 00:05:13,120 --> 00:05:17,960 Speaker 5: who knows. Washington Commanders could use him. The Pittsburgh Steelers 107 00:05:18,000 --> 00:05:21,400 Speaker 5: could use him. The Baltimore Ravens could use him. I'm 108 00:05:21,400 --> 00:05:25,040 Speaker 5: sure I'm missing somebody, maybe the Dallas Cowbold. So there 109 00:05:25,080 --> 00:05:27,520 Speaker 5: would certainly be a market for him. It's going to 110 00:05:27,560 --> 00:05:30,000 Speaker 5: be interesting to see how quickly this develops, or maybe 111 00:05:30,200 --> 00:05:32,240 Speaker 5: rather how slowly it develops. We've still got a ways 112 00:05:32,240 --> 00:05:35,360 Speaker 5: to go before the trade deadline, so there's a little 113 00:05:35,360 --> 00:05:37,520 Speaker 5: bit of runway for teams to figure out how they 114 00:05:37,520 --> 00:05:38,000 Speaker 5: would do this. 115 00:05:38,600 --> 00:05:41,120 Speaker 1: I remember the Jets picked up an extra third round 116 00:05:41,120 --> 00:05:44,080 Speaker 1: pick in last year's draft during this year's draft, so 117 00:05:44,200 --> 00:05:46,680 Speaker 1: a little bit of extra capital that potentially they could 118 00:05:46,800 --> 00:05:50,960 Speaker 1: use to try to work toward a Devonte Adams deal. Meanwhile, 119 00:05:51,000 --> 00:05:53,760 Speaker 1: the Jets also have a quarterback right now who not 120 00:05:53,880 --> 00:05:56,440 Speaker 1: just probably would love to reunite with a future Hall 121 00:05:56,480 --> 00:05:59,360 Speaker 1: of Famer, but also is a little bit banged up. 122 00:05:59,600 --> 00:06:02,680 Speaker 1: He was on the Pat McAfee show earlier today, and 123 00:06:02,720 --> 00:06:05,240 Speaker 1: here's what he had to say about how he's feeling 124 00:06:05,320 --> 00:06:08,239 Speaker 1: a couple of days after what happened on Sunday. Actually, 125 00:06:08,279 --> 00:06:10,160 Speaker 1: we don't have the sound here, but in essence, he 126 00:06:10,200 --> 00:06:12,640 Speaker 1: said that his knee was a little bit swollen and 127 00:06:12,720 --> 00:06:15,440 Speaker 1: he was banged up coming off of that game mic, 128 00:06:15,520 --> 00:06:18,400 Speaker 1: which again I mean, I wake up sometimes, I'm a 129 00:06:18,400 --> 00:06:20,800 Speaker 1: man in my forties. I'll have things hurting in the 130 00:06:20,839 --> 00:06:23,480 Speaker 1: morning that I didn't even know I had. This is 131 00:06:23,520 --> 00:06:25,480 Speaker 1: a guy who's trying to play at a hot football 132 00:06:25,480 --> 00:06:27,359 Speaker 1: at a high level. We've seen flashes of it so 133 00:06:27,480 --> 00:06:29,599 Speaker 1: far here, but probably not a shock that when he 134 00:06:29,600 --> 00:06:31,279 Speaker 1: gets hit like he did the other day, he's going 135 00:06:31,320 --> 00:06:33,440 Speaker 1: to be feeling it a couple days later. Yeah, I 136 00:06:33,440 --> 00:06:35,120 Speaker 1: mean the last couple of games. 137 00:06:35,240 --> 00:06:37,479 Speaker 3: Honestly, when you see him move, you say, that doesn't 138 00:06:37,520 --> 00:06:40,560 Speaker 3: look like a forty year old quarterback coming off in achilles. 139 00:06:40,640 --> 00:06:40,839 Speaker 7: Tear. 140 00:06:41,080 --> 00:06:42,000 Speaker 4: Boy, he's been surprised. 141 00:06:42,000 --> 00:06:45,080 Speaker 3: He's actually averaging eleven yards rushing per game, which is 142 00:06:45,080 --> 00:06:48,920 Speaker 3: his highest number since twenty nineteen. And then right before 143 00:06:48,960 --> 00:06:52,120 Speaker 3: that moment on the bench there he was walking toward 144 00:06:52,160 --> 00:06:53,760 Speaker 3: the bench, we were down on the field watching him, 145 00:06:53,760 --> 00:06:55,640 Speaker 3: and I was like, Okay, now he looks every bit 146 00:06:56,360 --> 00:06:58,640 Speaker 3: of the forty years that he has been on this earth, 147 00:06:58,720 --> 00:07:03,040 Speaker 3: So and keeping him up right and stopping those situations 148 00:07:03,560 --> 00:07:05,360 Speaker 3: is going to be paramount for the Jets. It's why 149 00:07:05,360 --> 00:07:09,360 Speaker 3: they put those resources into the offensive line. Unfortunately, they 150 00:07:09,360 --> 00:07:12,680 Speaker 3: lost Morgan Moses, but they've got Olaf Fashionu who has 151 00:07:12,720 --> 00:07:14,880 Speaker 3: been or who did a nice job the other day, 152 00:07:15,440 --> 00:07:18,080 Speaker 3: and Tyron Smith as well. So the hope is that 153 00:07:18,120 --> 00:07:20,320 Speaker 3: you could still protect them and these instances will be 154 00:07:20,640 --> 00:07:24,240 Speaker 3: few and far between, but these are those. I heard 155 00:07:24,280 --> 00:07:26,240 Speaker 3: Rogers in an interview at some point over the last 156 00:07:26,280 --> 00:07:28,080 Speaker 3: couple of months talk about the Achilles tar. He says, 157 00:07:28,080 --> 00:07:30,240 Speaker 3: you know, there's those bumps along the way and you 158 00:07:30,280 --> 00:07:32,520 Speaker 3: feel them and you're like, Okay, maybe that's not that bad. 159 00:07:32,600 --> 00:07:34,640 Speaker 3: That's what it sort of looked like to me, versus 160 00:07:34,840 --> 00:07:37,920 Speaker 3: the Achilles hair, where he knew immediately something serious was 161 00:07:37,960 --> 00:07:40,640 Speaker 3: going on there. So with the Jets, you hope Aaron 162 00:07:40,680 --> 00:07:43,680 Speaker 3: Rodgers can not be as sore as swollen like this 163 00:07:44,320 --> 00:07:45,360 Speaker 3: throughout the course of the season. 164 00:07:45,960 --> 00:07:48,840 Speaker 1: Aaron Rodgers, of course, followed Brett farving Green Bay, the 165 00:07:48,840 --> 00:07:51,800 Speaker 1: most durable quarterback of all time. I was covering the 166 00:07:51,880 --> 00:07:55,680 Speaker 1: Vikings in Farre's final season in twenty ten, and again, 167 00:07:55,720 --> 00:07:57,600 Speaker 1: a guy who never missed the game was knocked out 168 00:07:57,600 --> 00:07:59,080 Speaker 1: of a game in New England where he took a 169 00:07:59,160 --> 00:08:01,680 Speaker 1: hit to his chin. He's bleeding everywhere. He was knocked 170 00:08:01,680 --> 00:08:04,440 Speaker 1: out of another game in December, was ruled out, but 171 00:08:04,480 --> 00:08:07,200 Speaker 1: then they activated him on game day and he started 172 00:08:07,240 --> 00:08:09,240 Speaker 1: against the Bears. Took a hit from Corey Wooton that 173 00:08:09,320 --> 00:08:12,280 Speaker 1: ended up ending his career with a concussion. All of 174 00:08:12,280 --> 00:08:14,160 Speaker 1: which is to say Rogers has done a good job 175 00:08:14,200 --> 00:08:17,760 Speaker 1: of protecting himself so far. This season's we got thirteen 176 00:08:17,760 --> 00:08:19,680 Speaker 1: games and they hope more to go for the New 177 00:08:19,760 --> 00:08:22,560 Speaker 1: York Jets. That's going to have to continue here because 178 00:08:22,880 --> 00:08:24,600 Speaker 1: the older you get, the more some of those things 179 00:08:24,640 --> 00:08:27,840 Speaker 1: start to add up on you. Russell Wilson learned that 180 00:08:28,160 --> 00:08:30,440 Speaker 1: when he went through the conditioning test and injured his 181 00:08:30,520 --> 00:08:33,160 Speaker 1: calf at the start of training camp here. That's led 182 00:08:33,240 --> 00:08:36,400 Speaker 1: us to four weeks of justin fields out of the gate. 183 00:08:36,600 --> 00:08:40,400 Speaker 1: Mike Tomlin as he has every Tuesday this season addressed 184 00:08:40,400 --> 00:08:43,719 Speaker 1: in his quarterback situation, and maybe there's a little wig 185 00:08:43,720 --> 00:08:44,680 Speaker 1: over him this time around. 186 00:08:45,400 --> 00:08:49,440 Speaker 8: I've speculated about some things I've seen from him. There's 187 00:08:49,440 --> 00:08:53,360 Speaker 8: some components of his football and competitive personality that are 188 00:08:53,360 --> 00:08:56,080 Speaker 8: really likable, and I talked about him last week, But 189 00:08:56,559 --> 00:08:58,640 Speaker 8: I just think when you're in those moments and you 190 00:08:58,679 --> 00:09:01,720 Speaker 8: get an opportunity to show you are. In those moments, 191 00:09:01,760 --> 00:09:04,439 Speaker 8: they're less speculation, and so some things that I was 192 00:09:04,480 --> 00:09:09,439 Speaker 8: speculating about somewhat last week, about his steady demeanor, about 193 00:09:09,440 --> 00:09:14,040 Speaker 8: his competes and so forth, just got solidified and verified 194 00:09:14,640 --> 00:09:16,559 Speaker 8: with the challenges that we faced last week. 195 00:09:17,200 --> 00:09:19,679 Speaker 1: First loss for the Steelers this season. Mike Tomlin speaking 196 00:09:19,679 --> 00:09:22,560 Speaker 1: about Justin Fields, they're saying he liked what he showed 197 00:09:22,640 --> 00:09:25,440 Speaker 1: Judy in the face of some adversity. Tomlin also said 198 00:09:25,720 --> 00:09:27,880 Speaker 1: they're going to give a little bit more to Russell 199 00:09:27,920 --> 00:09:30,680 Speaker 1: Wilson through the course of this week. It's clear from 200 00:09:30,720 --> 00:09:32,960 Speaker 1: medical perspective, I mean, Russ would have played in Week 201 00:09:33,000 --> 00:09:35,480 Speaker 1: one if they'd have led him here. But he's getting closer. 202 00:09:35,679 --> 00:09:37,760 Speaker 1: Maybe he'll get a full practice for the first time 203 00:09:37,840 --> 00:09:40,560 Speaker 1: in a month here, and at that point we'll see 204 00:09:40,600 --> 00:09:43,400 Speaker 1: whether it's week five or week six or beyond, exactly 205 00:09:43,440 --> 00:09:44,920 Speaker 1: what they decided to do with that position. 206 00:09:45,600 --> 00:09:49,080 Speaker 5: Right for this week versus the Dallas Cowboys, it seems 207 00:09:49,080 --> 00:09:51,520 Speaker 5: clear that it is going to be Justin Fields. They 208 00:09:51,520 --> 00:09:54,160 Speaker 5: are preparing for Justin Fields to be the starter, but 209 00:09:54,240 --> 00:09:56,520 Speaker 5: as you said, they are going to be ramping up 210 00:09:56,600 --> 00:10:00,160 Speaker 5: Russ more and more, but there was more wiggle room 211 00:10:00,520 --> 00:10:03,240 Speaker 5: with Mike Tomlin today. He was as if there was 212 00:10:03,240 --> 00:10:06,120 Speaker 5: the potential for just sticking with the hot hand. So, 213 00:10:06,280 --> 00:10:09,240 Speaker 5: once Russ is ready to go and fully healthy and 214 00:10:09,280 --> 00:10:12,080 Speaker 5: can play, if Justin Fields is still the hot hand, 215 00:10:12,080 --> 00:10:13,960 Speaker 5: would he just stick with the hot hand? And he 216 00:10:14,520 --> 00:10:17,080 Speaker 5: allowed that there was the potential for that to be 217 00:10:17,200 --> 00:10:20,559 Speaker 5: the case. He said they weren't quite there yet, but 218 00:10:20,600 --> 00:10:24,640 Speaker 5: that could become the case. So he also indicated that 219 00:10:25,520 --> 00:10:29,600 Speaker 5: Justin Field's play could also impact how they bring Russ back. 220 00:10:29,679 --> 00:10:34,040 Speaker 5: So clearly things are shifting a little bit. He's still 221 00:10:34,160 --> 00:10:38,439 Speaker 5: not ready to declare Justin Fields the starter going forward, 222 00:10:38,800 --> 00:10:41,200 Speaker 5: but that I thought opened the door just a little 223 00:10:41,240 --> 00:10:43,720 Speaker 5: bit more to the idea that if Justin Fields is 224 00:10:43,760 --> 00:10:46,400 Speaker 5: still playing like this, you know they are not going 225 00:10:46,440 --> 00:10:48,800 Speaker 5: to bring Russ back onto the field. 226 00:10:49,640 --> 00:10:52,520 Speaker 1: I mentioned yesterday on the YouTube edition of The Insiders, 227 00:10:52,559 --> 00:10:54,880 Speaker 1: which you can find six pm Eastern Time every Monday. 228 00:10:54,960 --> 00:10:58,920 Speaker 1: Of course the podcast always available as well. I still 229 00:10:59,080 --> 00:11:02,600 Speaker 1: anticipated so point here we're going to see Russell Wilson 230 00:11:02,640 --> 00:11:05,480 Speaker 1: because of the way that Mike Tomlin had committed to 231 00:11:05,559 --> 00:11:08,240 Speaker 1: him coming out of camp before he aggravated that Calf 232 00:11:08,320 --> 00:11:10,439 Speaker 1: once again because the belief that Mike Tomlin has in 233 00:11:10,520 --> 00:11:12,480 Speaker 1: his people and how much he wants to see it through. 234 00:11:13,120 --> 00:11:15,240 Speaker 1: We might be getting closer to that. But again, as 235 00:11:15,280 --> 00:11:17,800 Speaker 1: long as Justin Fields continues to show what Mike Commlin's 236 00:11:17,800 --> 00:11:21,720 Speaker 1: talking about there, he's staving off that possibility as we 237 00:11:21,760 --> 00:11:24,800 Speaker 1: continue to roll forward in this season. Same thing for 238 00:11:24,960 --> 00:11:27,480 Speaker 1: Will Levis, although an injury might get in the way 239 00:11:27,640 --> 00:11:31,560 Speaker 1: for him. Banged up his shoulder on this Superman routine, 240 00:11:31,600 --> 00:11:33,800 Speaker 1: which might have been a first down. Brian Callahan said today, 241 00:11:33,800 --> 00:11:35,559 Speaker 1: if he got a better look at it, he probably 242 00:11:35,600 --> 00:11:38,880 Speaker 1: would have challenged this. Levice came off saying I think 243 00:11:38,960 --> 00:11:42,400 Speaker 1: I hurt my shoulder. Ian That indeed is the case. 244 00:11:42,440 --> 00:11:44,520 Speaker 1: So as much as we hear Callahan saying he's still 245 00:11:44,520 --> 00:11:48,200 Speaker 1: the number one quarterback, that shoulder might mean somebody else's 246 00:11:48,320 --> 00:11:49,280 Speaker 1: under center this week. 247 00:11:49,720 --> 00:11:52,040 Speaker 2: Yeah, and there's still undergoing test, still trying to figure 248 00:11:52,040 --> 00:11:55,200 Speaker 2: out how serious this injury. It didn't sound overly serious, 249 00:11:55,240 --> 00:11:57,439 Speaker 2: but that doesn't necessarily mean that he's going to be 250 00:11:57,480 --> 00:11:59,080 Speaker 2: able to play. It's not next week as they would 251 00:11:59,080 --> 00:12:01,360 Speaker 2: buy it, but the following we're still trying to figure 252 00:12:01,400 --> 00:12:03,840 Speaker 2: out when Will Levis is going to be one hundred 253 00:12:03,880 --> 00:12:06,880 Speaker 2: percent and on the field. But they were very clear. 254 00:12:06,920 --> 00:12:09,480 Speaker 2: Brian Callahan was clear last night and again today that 255 00:12:09,559 --> 00:12:12,520 Speaker 2: Will Levis is his starter one hundred percent. It was 256 00:12:12,559 --> 00:12:15,800 Speaker 2: really fascinating last night what was going on. One Levis 257 00:12:15,840 --> 00:12:18,440 Speaker 2: had his helmet on, an indication he wanted to go 258 00:12:18,520 --> 00:12:20,920 Speaker 2: in to the coaching staff and the medical staff. We 259 00:12:20,960 --> 00:12:23,640 Speaker 2: are not risking this at all. Plus, when a guy 260 00:12:23,720 --> 00:12:25,920 Speaker 2: is out there not one hundred percent, you're not going 261 00:12:26,000 --> 00:12:28,520 Speaker 2: to see one hundred percent of his performance is going 262 00:12:28,559 --> 00:12:31,440 Speaker 2: to be less. And then you do wonder was part 263 00:12:31,520 --> 00:12:33,679 Speaker 2: of it, Like, you know what, maybe if we see 264 00:12:33,679 --> 00:12:36,680 Speaker 2: Mason Rudolf, who's totally fine. Maybe if you see Mason 265 00:12:36,760 --> 00:12:39,679 Speaker 2: Rudolph like that'd be interesting. Maybe they just wanted to 266 00:12:39,720 --> 00:12:42,280 Speaker 2: see it. All of that happened last night with the 267 00:12:42,320 --> 00:12:44,400 Speaker 2: Titans running it, running the heck out of the ball 268 00:12:44,440 --> 00:12:46,720 Speaker 2: and looking really good in the run game, not making 269 00:12:46,760 --> 00:12:49,280 Speaker 2: a ton of mistakes, and getting their first win. We 270 00:12:49,360 --> 00:12:51,640 Speaker 2: will see how this goes from here. Yes, it is 271 00:12:51,679 --> 00:12:54,720 Speaker 2: clear that Levis is their starter when healthy. It's not 272 00:12:55,000 --> 00:12:56,600 Speaker 2: absolutely clear when that's. 273 00:12:56,480 --> 00:12:56,800 Speaker 4: Going to be. 274 00:12:57,520 --> 00:12:59,520 Speaker 1: Thank you for the fact check. Ian, I almost forgot. 275 00:12:59,520 --> 00:13:01,360 Speaker 1: We are in to the first week of uys in 276 00:13:01,440 --> 00:13:04,680 Speaker 1: Week five. Stick around for more fantasy information throughout the 277 00:13:04,679 --> 00:13:06,800 Speaker 1: course of this week. But remember, if you got players 278 00:13:06,840 --> 00:13:10,800 Speaker 1: on the Titans, Eagles, the Chargers, or the Lions, those 279 00:13:10,800 --> 00:13:12,720 Speaker 1: guys need to get to your bench and we'll find 280 00:13:13,120 --> 00:13:17,439 Speaker 1: before Thursday. Some other news from around the NFL, specifically 281 00:13:17,720 --> 00:13:21,720 Speaker 1: regarding the Buffalo Bills and the longtime standout pass rusher 282 00:13:21,880 --> 00:13:25,280 Speaker 1: Von Miller. The NFL announced today von Miller is being 283 00:13:25,280 --> 00:13:30,200 Speaker 1: suspended four games without pay for violating the NFL's Personal 284 00:13:30,240 --> 00:13:33,760 Speaker 1: Conduct Policy. Miller will be eligible for reinstatement on October 285 00:13:33,800 --> 00:13:38,120 Speaker 1: twenty eighth, following the Bills Week eight game against the 286 00:13:38,280 --> 00:13:42,920 Speaker 1: Seattle Seahawks. The Jets will be jetting to London in 287 00:13:43,000 --> 00:13:45,640 Speaker 1: the coming days here to take on the Vikings, and 288 00:13:45,679 --> 00:13:48,079 Speaker 1: they hope playing a lot better than they did this 289 00:13:48,200 --> 00:13:51,839 Speaker 1: past weekend. How does Aaron Rodgers and company get this 290 00:13:51,920 --> 00:13:55,320 Speaker 1: thing on track consistently? Nobody better to talk about that 291 00:13:55,360 --> 00:13:58,000 Speaker 1: than our Brian Baldinger and Mark Ross. They're with us 292 00:13:58,040 --> 00:14:01,359 Speaker 1: next on The Insiders. 293 00:14:00,080 --> 00:14:01,200 Speaker 6: Sunday Morning Football. 294 00:14:01,240 --> 00:14:05,160 Speaker 5: Finally, this Sunday, Live from London at nine thirty am Eastern, 295 00:14:05,320 --> 00:14:08,720 Speaker 5: exclusively on NFL Network, Aaron Rodgers and the Jets take 296 00:14:08,760 --> 00:14:12,720 Speaker 5: on Justin Jefferson and the Vikings at Tottenham Hotspur in London. 297 00:14:13,040 --> 00:14:14,400 Speaker 6: Rye Shine, make some tea. 298 00:14:14,840 --> 00:14:17,560 Speaker 5: Watch the Jets versus the Vikings on NFL Network and 299 00:14:17,640 --> 00:14:21,560 Speaker 5: streaming on NFL Plus. Subscription is required for NFL Plus. 300 00:14:21,760 --> 00:14:24,280 Speaker 5: And before they left for London, Kyle Brandt had a 301 00:14:24,360 --> 00:14:28,000 Speaker 5: chance to chat with Aaron Rodgers. Here's a little taste 302 00:14:28,080 --> 00:14:29,520 Speaker 5: of what they talked about. 303 00:14:30,480 --> 00:14:33,400 Speaker 9: What do you like about still rocking and still playing 304 00:14:33,400 --> 00:14:34,360 Speaker 9: football in your forties? 305 00:14:34,360 --> 00:14:37,320 Speaker 10: Like the football part of it, just fighting against father time? 306 00:14:37,440 --> 00:14:39,960 Speaker 10: You know, I think there's something beautiful about that. Now 307 00:14:40,120 --> 00:14:42,880 Speaker 10: changes the way you prefer for sure. In my twenties, 308 00:14:43,360 --> 00:14:45,920 Speaker 10: I could eat a bag of Starburst jellybeans and a 309 00:14:45,920 --> 00:14:48,120 Speaker 10: couple of cheese versers from five guys and ever think 310 00:14:48,160 --> 00:14:49,680 Speaker 10: twice about it. Now you've got to be a little 311 00:14:49,720 --> 00:14:52,760 Speaker 10: bit smarter about what's going in and how you spending time. 312 00:14:53,040 --> 00:14:55,160 Speaker 10: But I love that the chance to beat back by 313 00:14:55,240 --> 00:14:57,480 Speaker 10: the time and continue on this and play the way I. 314 00:14:57,480 --> 00:14:57,880 Speaker 11: Want to play. 315 00:14:58,040 --> 00:14:58,960 Speaker 1: How's that fight going? 316 00:14:59,240 --> 00:15:00,440 Speaker 10: It's a stale maame right now? 317 00:15:00,480 --> 00:15:00,680 Speaker 7: Really? 318 00:15:00,720 --> 00:15:02,480 Speaker 11: Yeah? 319 00:15:02,600 --> 00:15:04,480 Speaker 5: You can hear the rest of that interview early on 320 00:15:04,480 --> 00:15:06,560 Speaker 5: Sunday morning before the game. I look forward to it, 321 00:15:06,600 --> 00:15:08,720 Speaker 5: and now I look forward to talking to Brian Baldinger 322 00:15:09,080 --> 00:15:12,840 Speaker 5: and Mark Ross about this matchup. Baldi, you were very 323 00:15:12,880 --> 00:15:16,640 Speaker 5: active on social media today breaking down the Jets foibles 324 00:15:16,680 --> 00:15:20,200 Speaker 5: coming at a Sunday's loss to the Broncos, especially on 325 00:15:20,280 --> 00:15:21,520 Speaker 5: the offensive side of the ball. 326 00:15:21,920 --> 00:15:24,400 Speaker 6: What did you see that was happening on Sunday. 327 00:15:24,640 --> 00:15:27,160 Speaker 12: Well, Judy, I was there announcing the game for National Radio, 328 00:15:27,200 --> 00:15:29,800 Speaker 12: and anything sloppier than the weather was the Jets offense. 329 00:15:30,520 --> 00:15:33,040 Speaker 12: And so you know, you can point to the penalties 330 00:15:33,040 --> 00:15:35,480 Speaker 12: and the pre staff penalties fourth and one at the 331 00:15:35,480 --> 00:15:38,800 Speaker 12: one with the chance to score another you know, illegal 332 00:15:39,120 --> 00:15:42,400 Speaker 12: motion penalty by the offense. But really the timing in 333 00:15:42,440 --> 00:15:45,960 Speaker 12: the passing game is just mysterious. I mean, you're in 334 00:15:46,000 --> 00:15:48,160 Speaker 12: the drive to go win the game. You're down ten 335 00:15:48,200 --> 00:15:50,360 Speaker 12: to nine, you're going to go win the game, and 336 00:15:50,880 --> 00:15:53,440 Speaker 12: you know Aaron Rodgers is expecting receivers to be in 337 00:15:53,480 --> 00:15:55,960 Speaker 12: a certain spot and they're not there. And you can 338 00:15:55,960 --> 00:15:59,640 Speaker 12: see the frustration on his face when Garrett Wilson isn't 339 00:15:59,680 --> 00:16:02,920 Speaker 12: curl around the you know the curl hook and defender 340 00:16:03,000 --> 00:16:06,360 Speaker 12: right there, or when Xavier Gibson isn't converting a go 341 00:16:06,520 --> 00:16:09,120 Speaker 12: route to a back shoulder fade route for a first down, 342 00:16:09,760 --> 00:16:12,560 Speaker 12: or I don't know, when Tyler Conklin is coming across 343 00:16:12,600 --> 00:16:15,320 Speaker 12: the formation and the ball is bouncing into the turf. 344 00:16:15,560 --> 00:16:16,760 Speaker 4: I mean, these are things that you. 345 00:16:16,760 --> 00:16:20,400 Speaker 12: Don't normally see in any Aaron Rodgers offense, and it 346 00:16:20,520 --> 00:16:23,720 Speaker 12: is his offense, and so these guys have to get 347 00:16:23,720 --> 00:16:25,920 Speaker 12: on his page, not the same page. You have to 348 00:16:25,920 --> 00:16:29,400 Speaker 12: get on Aaron Rodgers page, because that's where it's expecting 349 00:16:29,400 --> 00:16:32,320 Speaker 12: these guys to be. He's making these calls, he's making 350 00:16:32,640 --> 00:16:35,920 Speaker 12: these checks at the line of scrimmage, anticipating that his 351 00:16:36,000 --> 00:16:37,880 Speaker 12: receivers are going to be where he wants them to be. 352 00:16:38,480 --> 00:16:41,440 Speaker 12: And to see that happen Week four, Judy and Mark, 353 00:16:42,000 --> 00:16:45,240 Speaker 12: it really I kind of wonder like what they're doing 354 00:16:45,240 --> 00:16:48,400 Speaker 12: in practice right now when those things go awry in 355 00:16:48,480 --> 00:16:51,040 Speaker 12: a game where you need those plays to win the game. 356 00:16:52,160 --> 00:16:55,280 Speaker 5: Mark, on the other side, there's really not much to 357 00:16:55,400 --> 00:16:58,080 Speaker 5: not like about the Minnesota Vikings right now. They're four 358 00:16:58,080 --> 00:17:01,120 Speaker 5: and zho, one of only two Underfel the teams remaining. 359 00:17:01,680 --> 00:17:03,440 Speaker 5: What do you like about what you're seeing on both 360 00:17:03,480 --> 00:17:04,800 Speaker 5: sides of the ball with the Vikings? 361 00:17:05,359 --> 00:17:08,320 Speaker 13: Yeah, as you said, Judy, it's all going well for them, 362 00:17:08,359 --> 00:17:11,520 Speaker 13: and what's not too like? And I was at Minnesota 363 00:17:11,560 --> 00:17:13,280 Speaker 13: during training camp and I got a chance to sit 364 00:17:13,320 --> 00:17:16,520 Speaker 13: down with head coach Kevin O'Connell and GM Quasy, Adolpho 365 00:17:16,640 --> 00:17:20,919 Speaker 13: men mensa Princeton represent and they had total confidence in 366 00:17:20,960 --> 00:17:21,560 Speaker 13: Sam Donald. 367 00:17:21,640 --> 00:17:22,240 Speaker 4: Let's start with that. 368 00:17:22,400 --> 00:17:23,760 Speaker 1: The Minnesota huge surprise. 369 00:17:23,840 --> 00:17:26,639 Speaker 13: Sam Donald maybe the biggest surprise in the NFL, and 370 00:17:26,720 --> 00:17:29,240 Speaker 13: they had huge confidence in him. Of course, all the 371 00:17:29,320 --> 00:17:33,440 Speaker 13: talk was about rookie JJ McCarthy, but they had huge confidence. 372 00:17:33,440 --> 00:17:35,879 Speaker 13: But training camp is usually the season of hope. But 373 00:17:36,080 --> 00:17:41,199 Speaker 13: so far Sam Donald has proved their confidence percent And 374 00:17:41,760 --> 00:17:44,280 Speaker 13: in that game, in the about four minutes left in 375 00:17:44,280 --> 00:17:47,160 Speaker 13: that game, when Kevin O'Connell had Sam Donald dropped back 376 00:17:47,160 --> 00:17:50,680 Speaker 13: to throw on that huge third and twelve and he delivered. 377 00:17:50,720 --> 00:17:53,359 Speaker 13: That showed me that coach O'Connell, yes, I've got one 378 00:17:53,440 --> 00:17:55,919 Speaker 13: hundred percent confidence in him. And then on first and 379 00:17:55,960 --> 00:17:58,960 Speaker 13: ten they came back and threw again and he hit 380 00:17:59,080 --> 00:18:02,399 Speaker 13: Jordan Addison on his huge eighteen yard game. After he 381 00:18:02,480 --> 00:18:05,040 Speaker 13: had the two turnovers, I thought for sure they were 382 00:18:05,080 --> 00:18:06,800 Speaker 13: just going to play it safe and ride it out. 383 00:18:06,840 --> 00:18:09,760 Speaker 13: So that confidence that they have in Sam Donald herbiate 384 00:18:09,840 --> 00:18:13,200 Speaker 13: throughout the whole team. We've seen how well the defense 385 00:18:13,240 --> 00:18:16,240 Speaker 13: can play. For the most part three and a half quarters. 386 00:18:16,560 --> 00:18:18,720 Speaker 13: Green Bay came back furiously in the second half and 387 00:18:18,840 --> 00:18:21,000 Speaker 13: kind of got them so on both sides of the 388 00:18:21,040 --> 00:18:24,000 Speaker 13: ball where they have playmakers on offense with Jefferson and 389 00:18:24,040 --> 00:18:29,560 Speaker 13: addisid and Sam Donald and Aaron Jones offensive lines playing well. 390 00:18:29,680 --> 00:18:32,399 Speaker 13: The defense has shown they can take over games, and 391 00:18:32,480 --> 00:18:35,439 Speaker 13: they're playing with confidence and they're well coached. So when 392 00:18:35,520 --> 00:18:38,359 Speaker 13: you look at the Vikings right now, it's not a fluke. 393 00:18:38,440 --> 00:18:40,880 Speaker 13: This is real. And when they look at the landscape 394 00:18:41,000 --> 00:18:43,520 Speaker 13: of the NFC, I think their toughest competition is in 395 00:18:43,560 --> 00:18:45,520 Speaker 13: their own division air with Detroit. We saw what they 396 00:18:45,520 --> 00:18:47,879 Speaker 13: could do last night. Green Bay they want toe to 397 00:18:47,880 --> 00:18:50,320 Speaker 13: toe with them if they get healthy. A lot of 398 00:18:50,400 --> 00:18:52,240 Speaker 13: questions in Sam Fran, a lot of questions with those 399 00:18:52,320 --> 00:18:54,879 Speaker 13: NFC East teams. So I think this is legit and 400 00:18:54,920 --> 00:18:58,879 Speaker 13: built to stay. Baldy and Judy heck of a performance. 401 00:18:59,080 --> 00:19:02,560 Speaker 5: Considering this to be a transition year for the Minnesota Vikings, 402 00:19:03,080 --> 00:19:05,800 Speaker 5: how impressive have they been. Let's take a look at 403 00:19:05,840 --> 00:19:08,480 Speaker 5: the new power rankings. I don't think this is going 404 00:19:08,480 --> 00:19:11,000 Speaker 5: to be a surprise to too many people, the Minnesota 405 00:19:11,080 --> 00:19:13,920 Speaker 5: Vikings have bounced at the Chiefs out of the number 406 00:19:13,960 --> 00:19:17,240 Speaker 5: one spot, jumped them. The Vikings are now number one 407 00:19:17,640 --> 00:19:21,119 Speaker 5: in the Week five Power rankings, Chiefs number two, and 408 00:19:21,160 --> 00:19:23,920 Speaker 5: actually look who's number three, The Detroit Lions. And when 409 00:19:23,960 --> 00:19:27,280 Speaker 5: we return on the Insiders, the star of the Lions 410 00:19:27,400 --> 00:19:29,840 Speaker 5: or one of the reasons why the Lions are where 411 00:19:29,880 --> 00:19:33,480 Speaker 5: they are, that guy Aiden Hutchinson will join the Insiders 412 00:19:33,520 --> 00:19:34,200 Speaker 5: when we return. 413 00:19:37,920 --> 00:19:39,320 Speaker 7: How man, it feels good to win again. 414 00:19:41,280 --> 00:19:42,640 Speaker 11: Man, we're talking about one week. 415 00:19:42,720 --> 00:19:45,320 Speaker 7: Man, all in for one to get us to Three'll 416 00:19:45,359 --> 00:19:47,240 Speaker 7: stay the best thing we're doing right now. And then 417 00:19:47,240 --> 00:19:50,720 Speaker 7: this game was so evident we took the ball. Man, 418 00:19:50,760 --> 00:19:53,560 Speaker 7: we didn't quite get going offensively. Defense, you come out 419 00:19:53,560 --> 00:19:55,240 Speaker 7: and stick it to Americ get it right back. And 420 00:19:55,280 --> 00:19:56,760 Speaker 7: now all of a sudden we're up like we wanted 421 00:19:56,760 --> 00:19:58,879 Speaker 7: to start the game, and it just went back and 422 00:19:58,920 --> 00:20:01,560 Speaker 7: forth that way really did man, offense, we needed to 423 00:20:01,560 --> 00:20:03,920 Speaker 7: you stepped up defense when we needed it. We needed 424 00:20:03,960 --> 00:20:06,240 Speaker 7: to stop her. You come up with a huge play. 425 00:20:06,440 --> 00:20:07,720 Speaker 7: Good teams compliment each other. 426 00:20:07,760 --> 00:20:09,160 Speaker 11: Man, I'm proud of you. That's a good win. 427 00:20:09,480 --> 00:20:11,600 Speaker 7: That's a damn good win. We're back to fore man, 428 00:20:11,800 --> 00:20:13,840 Speaker 7: and you don't worry about what anybody else is doing. 429 00:20:14,280 --> 00:20:17,160 Speaker 7: You don't look across there, who won how much? Who 430 00:20:17,160 --> 00:20:19,080 Speaker 7: are they playing that bag? You just win the one 431 00:20:19,160 --> 00:20:21,639 Speaker 7: front and then you just start lining them up and 432 00:20:21,720 --> 00:20:22,840 Speaker 7: knocking the next one off. 433 00:20:22,880 --> 00:20:23,480 Speaker 4: That's what you do. 434 00:20:24,320 --> 00:20:27,360 Speaker 2: And you can just hear the emotion in Dan Campbell's voice. 435 00:20:27,400 --> 00:20:31,199 Speaker 2: And why not after a dramatic, impressive win like that 436 00:20:31,320 --> 00:20:33,200 Speaker 2: with the entire country watching, and one of the huge 437 00:20:33,200 --> 00:20:37,040 Speaker 2: reasons for that win, it's this guy, Aiden Hutchinson. A 438 00:20:37,200 --> 00:20:40,960 Speaker 2: career high ten pressures on fifty four pass rush snaps 439 00:20:41,000 --> 00:20:44,719 Speaker 2: acording to next Gen Snats. It actually it actually seemed 440 00:20:44,760 --> 00:20:49,080 Speaker 2: like more twenty five pressures on the season, the most 441 00:20:49,119 --> 00:20:53,080 Speaker 2: in the NFL. Again, it seems like more. Somehow, this 442 00:20:53,160 --> 00:20:55,800 Speaker 2: dude is all over the place on the field. It's 443 00:20:55,840 --> 00:20:59,320 Speaker 2: also literally right here on the insiders joining me Ian 444 00:20:59,440 --> 00:21:05,040 Speaker 2: Rappaport Baldy. That is Lions star pass rusher Aiden Hutchinson. 445 00:21:05,480 --> 00:21:08,000 Speaker 2: Hutch Man. It has been it has been a wild 446 00:21:08,280 --> 00:21:11,879 Speaker 2: four games for you. You're clearly in the zone during 447 00:21:11,920 --> 00:21:16,680 Speaker 2: that emotional, emotional win last night. What was that experience 448 00:21:16,840 --> 00:21:19,040 Speaker 2: like for you as a team, And then just you 449 00:21:19,160 --> 00:21:21,160 Speaker 2: personally kind of having that effect that you had. 450 00:21:21,960 --> 00:21:25,000 Speaker 11: Yeah, you know, this game against Seattle, over the past 451 00:21:25,040 --> 00:21:28,119 Speaker 11: three years now, it has always turned into a shootout, 452 00:21:28,200 --> 00:21:31,959 Speaker 11: you know, and and in the past years, you know, 453 00:21:32,000 --> 00:21:34,480 Speaker 11: we didn't finish and when we lost the game. So 454 00:21:34,520 --> 00:21:37,600 Speaker 11: I think this year, when that adversary started kicking in, 455 00:21:38,119 --> 00:21:41,600 Speaker 11: our biggest focus was just just finish and finish the game. 456 00:21:41,680 --> 00:21:44,080 Speaker 11: And we got to get a stop when it's most important. 457 00:21:44,440 --> 00:21:45,880 Speaker 11: And that's what we did at the end of the game. 458 00:21:45,960 --> 00:21:48,720 Speaker 11: And so I'm proud of the boys. I'm proud of 459 00:21:48,720 --> 00:21:52,040 Speaker 11: how we played on the Dallas. 460 00:21:52,680 --> 00:21:55,760 Speaker 12: You know, part of the reason why they become shootouts. 461 00:21:56,200 --> 00:21:58,520 Speaker 12: If your offense jumps into these big leads, you're up 462 00:21:58,560 --> 00:22:02,000 Speaker 12: twenty one to seven scores, they really have no choice 463 00:22:02,119 --> 00:22:04,159 Speaker 12: but to just air it out, throw it, put it 464 00:22:04,200 --> 00:22:08,040 Speaker 12: in Geno Smith's hands. But regardless of just last night, Hutch, 465 00:22:08,520 --> 00:22:10,879 Speaker 12: I mean, all your games come down to the fourth quarter. 466 00:22:11,200 --> 00:22:11,639 Speaker 4: They just do. 467 00:22:11,760 --> 00:22:15,200 Speaker 12: I mean, starting in overtime Week one, whether it's going 468 00:22:15,320 --> 00:22:18,040 Speaker 12: up against Tampa, these games come down to the fourth 469 00:22:18,119 --> 00:22:20,879 Speaker 12: quarter and who has the jews, like coach just said, 470 00:22:21,040 --> 00:22:23,480 Speaker 12: who can make that big stop in the fourth quarter 471 00:22:23,520 --> 00:22:24,040 Speaker 12: when you need it. 472 00:22:24,119 --> 00:22:24,359 Speaker 2: Most. 473 00:22:24,600 --> 00:22:28,000 Speaker 12: That's what I feel like that that's your time, your 474 00:22:28,240 --> 00:22:30,200 Speaker 12: that's the time for hutch to come alive right there. 475 00:22:30,720 --> 00:22:33,600 Speaker 11: Yeah, yeah, And I think this year I've embraced that 476 00:22:33,760 --> 00:22:37,200 Speaker 11: role more than I ever have, you know, I am 477 00:22:37,680 --> 00:22:40,320 Speaker 11: you know, when it's that crunch time and when everyone's saying, hey, 478 00:22:40,359 --> 00:22:42,359 Speaker 11: we need to play, someone's going to make a play. 479 00:22:42,760 --> 00:22:46,960 Speaker 11: I really I embrace it, and I I want to 480 00:22:47,000 --> 00:22:49,840 Speaker 11: be in that position, you know where maybe in the 481 00:22:49,880 --> 00:22:52,320 Speaker 11: past I didn't want to, but but this year the 482 00:22:52,359 --> 00:22:55,760 Speaker 11: way I deal with expectation and pressure. Let's bring it 483 00:22:55,760 --> 00:22:56,840 Speaker 11: on that you. 484 00:22:56,800 --> 00:22:59,000 Speaker 2: Were awesome last night. As we said, I really had 485 00:22:59,000 --> 00:23:01,920 Speaker 2: been that way through the balance of the season. Got 486 00:23:01,920 --> 00:23:08,080 Speaker 2: a game ball last night, which is cool. However, let's 487 00:23:08,119 --> 00:23:09,960 Speaker 2: just let Dan Campbell tell him. Then we'll come back 488 00:23:10,000 --> 00:23:10,639 Speaker 2: and talk about it. 489 00:23:11,400 --> 00:23:13,399 Speaker 7: I just gave the game ball to somebody else, so 490 00:23:13,440 --> 00:23:17,040 Speaker 7: I feel awful right now. Well, I knew he played 491 00:23:17,040 --> 00:23:19,000 Speaker 7: a heck of a game. I did not realize he 492 00:23:19,119 --> 00:23:22,120 Speaker 7: was perfect. I did not know he was literally eighteen 493 00:23:22,200 --> 00:23:25,439 Speaker 7: for eighteen I mean that, But I knew he played 494 00:23:25,480 --> 00:23:26,840 Speaker 7: really well. You could feel it. 495 00:23:27,240 --> 00:23:29,280 Speaker 4: Never never, I don't think I've ever done it. 496 00:23:29,520 --> 00:23:31,160 Speaker 10: I knew I did in the first half last week, 497 00:23:31,240 --> 00:23:33,000 Speaker 10: so I was aware of it then and I was 498 00:23:33,040 --> 00:23:35,040 Speaker 10: kind of aware of it today. About the middle of 499 00:23:35,040 --> 00:23:36,760 Speaker 10: the third quarter, I was like, I couldn't think of one, 500 00:23:36,800 --> 00:23:38,920 Speaker 10: but then I threw the one out of bounds I 501 00:23:38,960 --> 00:23:39,320 Speaker 10: ended up. 502 00:23:39,240 --> 00:23:42,240 Speaker 2: Being offensive pass interference, and I was like, does that count? 503 00:23:42,280 --> 00:23:44,360 Speaker 4: I couldn't. I didn't know if that count. I didn't 504 00:23:44,359 --> 00:23:46,840 Speaker 4: know if that counted or not. But yeah, it's a 505 00:23:46,880 --> 00:23:48,520 Speaker 4: good day, all right. 506 00:23:48,600 --> 00:23:51,720 Speaker 2: So your quarterback was perfect. You got the game ball, 507 00:23:51,760 --> 00:23:53,959 Speaker 2: but your quarterback was perfect. What did you think of 508 00:23:54,040 --> 00:23:55,680 Speaker 2: Jared's performance last night? 509 00:23:56,280 --> 00:23:58,680 Speaker 11: I think it's pretty self explanatory, and he was lights out, 510 00:23:58,800 --> 00:24:02,280 Speaker 11: you know, And to have your quarterback playing like that, 511 00:24:02,320 --> 00:24:04,640 Speaker 11: you're only going to have success. And as a defense, 512 00:24:04,640 --> 00:24:06,920 Speaker 11: when your quarterback and your offense is playing like that, 513 00:24:07,040 --> 00:24:09,240 Speaker 11: it just gets you fired up because guess what, you 514 00:24:09,320 --> 00:24:12,360 Speaker 11: know that you have more opportunities to rush that passer, 515 00:24:12,520 --> 00:24:15,800 Speaker 11: you know, and that is uh, that's that's that's what 516 00:24:15,880 --> 00:24:19,000 Speaker 11: you want as an edge rusher. And so big props 517 00:24:19,040 --> 00:24:24,680 Speaker 11: to Jared and the whole offense really O line, running backs, receivers, 518 00:24:25,160 --> 00:24:27,800 Speaker 11: everybody was making plays and so it was just, honestly, 519 00:24:27,880 --> 00:24:30,520 Speaker 11: I was just sitting back and watching them, and it 520 00:24:30,560 --> 00:24:32,280 Speaker 11: was it was it was fun much. 521 00:24:32,359 --> 00:24:35,800 Speaker 12: It feels like these fourth quarter, these games, especially at 522 00:24:35,800 --> 00:24:39,040 Speaker 12: home right now, like the fans. I don't know, I've 523 00:24:39,040 --> 00:24:41,160 Speaker 12: been going to Ford Field for a long long time 524 00:24:42,040 --> 00:24:46,040 Speaker 12: to announce games, Hutch, but the crowd is really feeding 525 00:24:46,160 --> 00:24:49,320 Speaker 12: off of your team every phase of it. They come 526 00:24:49,359 --> 00:24:52,800 Speaker 12: alive when they need it. On defense, they celebrate the offense. 527 00:24:52,880 --> 00:24:56,360 Speaker 12: I feel like the crowd and it's such a Lion's 528 00:24:56,400 --> 00:24:57,520 Speaker 12: home field right now. 529 00:24:57,560 --> 00:24:58,879 Speaker 2: Can do you feel that? 530 00:24:59,000 --> 00:25:00,000 Speaker 4: And does it help you? 531 00:25:00,640 --> 00:25:03,240 Speaker 11: I mean definitely. I mean I can really say on 532 00:25:03,359 --> 00:25:06,560 Speaker 11: every first series of every game, it is like a 533 00:25:06,640 --> 00:25:10,080 Speaker 11: deafening first second, and third down, like you should be 534 00:25:10,119 --> 00:25:12,320 Speaker 11: go like three and out on that first series because 535 00:25:12,359 --> 00:25:15,959 Speaker 11: it is so loud. You can't hear what's going on. 536 00:25:16,200 --> 00:25:18,400 Speaker 11: I try to, I'm screaming at to de tackle this 537 00:25:18,520 --> 00:25:20,800 Speaker 11: or that, the linebackers. You can't hear anything. It kind 538 00:25:20,800 --> 00:25:23,439 Speaker 11: of screws up our communication. But it screws up the 539 00:25:23,480 --> 00:25:26,480 Speaker 11: offense too, you know, and it really just adds that pressure. 540 00:25:26,600 --> 00:25:32,879 Speaker 11: So yeah, it's it's it's such an advantage, such an advantage, 541 00:25:32,920 --> 00:25:37,240 Speaker 11: and I love our fans and they're so invested and 542 00:25:37,280 --> 00:25:39,960 Speaker 11: it's so fun playing at home. I can't wait every 543 00:25:39,960 --> 00:25:42,520 Speaker 11: time I get an opportunity to uh to play at 544 00:25:42,560 --> 00:25:43,680 Speaker 11: home in a primetime game. 545 00:25:44,720 --> 00:25:47,600 Speaker 2: Switching gears a little bit. You are currently working with 546 00:25:47,960 --> 00:25:50,160 Speaker 2: State Farm. I want to hear what you are doing 547 00:25:50,200 --> 00:25:53,720 Speaker 2: with them, and is there is there a ballet. I 548 00:25:53,760 --> 00:25:55,679 Speaker 2: don't explain to me what's going on. 549 00:25:56,600 --> 00:25:59,080 Speaker 11: Yeah, you know, I had a great collab with State 550 00:25:59,160 --> 00:26:04,359 Speaker 11: Farm that that aired last night actually, and uh, really, 551 00:26:04,400 --> 00:26:06,280 Speaker 11: what they're trying to do is they're trying to put 552 00:26:06,280 --> 00:26:11,520 Speaker 11: a spotlight on unexpected bundling with Home and Auto, and 553 00:26:11,560 --> 00:26:14,280 Speaker 11: then they wanted to collab with me, and I'm a 554 00:26:14,320 --> 00:26:18,359 Speaker 11: guy who bundles dancing and football. You know, I'll do 555 00:26:18,400 --> 00:26:20,639 Speaker 11: a spin move to get a sack. I'll get a 556 00:26:20,680 --> 00:26:23,080 Speaker 11: sack and then I'll run off the field and maybe 557 00:26:23,200 --> 00:26:26,240 Speaker 11: hitted a stanky leg or some other kind of dances 558 00:26:26,359 --> 00:26:28,800 Speaker 11: on my own. And so yeah, it was. It was 559 00:26:28,840 --> 00:26:32,960 Speaker 11: a great partnership, great collaboration. And I did a little 560 00:26:33,000 --> 00:26:36,199 Speaker 11: hip hop growing up, but never really went into the ballet. 561 00:26:36,400 --> 00:26:39,720 Speaker 11: So this was foreign territory. But man, it was fun 562 00:26:39,760 --> 00:26:42,520 Speaker 11: making the commercial and I had a great experience. 563 00:26:43,200 --> 00:26:44,840 Speaker 1: Hudge, what's more difficult? 564 00:26:44,920 --> 00:26:48,160 Speaker 12: Sack and a quarterback are nailing these lines with Jake 565 00:26:48,160 --> 00:26:52,080 Speaker 12: from State Farm. Which one puts put which one puts 566 00:26:52,080 --> 00:26:53,080 Speaker 12: more pressure on yat? 567 00:26:54,520 --> 00:26:57,359 Speaker 11: It's it's the lines, man, it really, I mean, do 568 00:26:57,359 --> 00:26:59,840 Speaker 11: you do take after take as you're taking a just 569 00:27:00,119 --> 00:27:03,800 Speaker 11: this is just that they want everything right. But no, 570 00:27:04,000 --> 00:27:06,239 Speaker 11: it's it's good. I got to freestyle a little bit 571 00:27:06,320 --> 00:27:08,640 Speaker 11: and wanted me to do you know, these little spin 572 00:27:08,800 --> 00:27:12,040 Speaker 11: moves onto the little bar and stuff, and it was 573 00:27:12,080 --> 00:27:13,600 Speaker 11: it was great. It was so much fun. 574 00:27:14,280 --> 00:27:16,680 Speaker 2: You know how, I have a nine year old place 575 00:27:16,760 --> 00:27:19,760 Speaker 2: flag football absolutely loves it. I'm actually gonna head out 576 00:27:19,800 --> 00:27:22,600 Speaker 2: to go see him in a second. You kind of 577 00:27:22,680 --> 00:27:25,359 Speaker 2: ruined things for a lot of kids, because kids around 578 00:27:25,400 --> 00:27:29,600 Speaker 2: the country now where one eye EyeBlack, whether they're indoors 579 00:27:29,680 --> 00:27:33,159 Speaker 2: or not. How do you feel about that? And I 580 00:27:33,320 --> 00:27:36,040 Speaker 2: know you see little kids wearing the one eye, I 581 00:27:36,040 --> 00:27:37,960 Speaker 2: mean that is that just surreal for you? 582 00:27:38,520 --> 00:27:41,280 Speaker 11: It's so so it's a perfect word to describe it. 583 00:27:41,359 --> 00:27:43,760 Speaker 11: You know, it's a sometimes I started doing my senior 584 00:27:43,840 --> 00:27:46,480 Speaker 11: year at Michigan and it really just I mean I 585 00:27:46,520 --> 00:27:49,280 Speaker 11: used to watch all these Vikings TV shows and it's 586 00:27:49,359 --> 00:27:51,919 Speaker 11: just when you got that war paint on it's just 587 00:27:52,440 --> 00:27:54,760 Speaker 11: you kind of embody it, you know, And that's how 588 00:27:54,800 --> 00:27:56,919 Speaker 11: I feel when I put that little stripe on. So 589 00:27:56,960 --> 00:28:00,760 Speaker 11: when I see all these little kids like wearing the 590 00:28:00,800 --> 00:28:04,160 Speaker 11: EyeBlack and it's it's it's really just a big statement 591 00:28:04,240 --> 00:28:05,760 Speaker 11: for me, and I feel like it's just one of 592 00:28:05,760 --> 00:28:09,040 Speaker 11: my just trademarks. It's always through the eye and it's 593 00:28:09,080 --> 00:28:11,240 Speaker 11: just I'm you're ready for war out there, you. 594 00:28:11,200 --> 00:28:14,240 Speaker 2: Know, love it, love it well. It has been awesome 595 00:28:14,280 --> 00:28:17,360 Speaker 2: watching you play through these four games. Keep it up 596 00:28:17,440 --> 00:28:20,960 Speaker 2: for sure. A Defensive Player of the Year candidate, Hutch 597 00:28:21,119 --> 00:28:23,720 Speaker 2: Thank you very much for joining the Insiders. We appreciate. 598 00:28:24,000 --> 00:28:26,040 Speaker 2: Hopefully we'll get you on again. This was awesome man. 599 00:28:26,600 --> 00:28:27,760 Speaker 4: Thanks guys, you have a go. 600 00:28:27,640 --> 00:28:32,640 Speaker 2: On all right. Sam Darnold one of the surprise stories, 601 00:28:32,680 --> 00:28:35,639 Speaker 2: potential comeback player of the year or maybe even more 602 00:28:35,840 --> 00:28:39,840 Speaker 2: for the Minnesota Vikings. That is a division leading team. 603 00:28:39,840 --> 00:28:43,920 Speaker 2: But what concerns do this does this team and other 604 00:28:44,000 --> 00:28:44,959 Speaker 2: division leaders have? 605 00:28:45,360 --> 00:28:45,760 Speaker 6: I don't know. 606 00:28:45,880 --> 00:28:50,200 Speaker 2: Maybe something we'll talk about coming up next on the Insiders. 607 00:28:55,440 --> 00:28:57,400 Speaker 4: I said, you learn a lot about yourself. 608 00:28:57,440 --> 00:28:59,560 Speaker 14: We continue to learn that we got a rum one 609 00:29:00,080 --> 00:29:04,000 Speaker 14: quarterback position when we needed to play I thought about 610 00:29:04,200 --> 00:29:06,760 Speaker 14: him going out and making it leaning into a guy 611 00:29:06,800 --> 00:29:09,200 Speaker 14: that all he's done is do the right work. 612 00:29:09,280 --> 00:29:12,120 Speaker 4: Is it off every single day. I'm so freaking proud 613 00:29:12,120 --> 00:29:12,280 Speaker 4: of you. 614 00:29:12,280 --> 00:29:22,600 Speaker 2: Sam, Kevin O'Connell knows. He knows that It's Sunday Morning 615 00:29:22,760 --> 00:29:26,160 Speaker 2: Football Live from London, nine to thirty Eastern, exclusively on 616 00:29:26,320 --> 00:29:29,480 Speaker 2: NFL Network. Aaron Rodgers and the Jets take on Justin 617 00:29:29,560 --> 00:29:33,080 Speaker 2: Jefferson and the Vikings at Toddenham Hotspur Stadium in London. 618 00:29:33,520 --> 00:29:37,320 Speaker 2: Rise Shine and Wats Jets versus Vikings on NFL Network 619 00:29:37,560 --> 00:29:41,680 Speaker 2: and streaming on NFL Plus. Subscription required for NFL Plus. 620 00:29:42,200 --> 00:29:46,360 Speaker 2: Speaking of London, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell was in Los 621 00:29:46,400 --> 00:29:50,200 Speaker 2: Angeles today visiting Good Morning Football, where he talked about 622 00:29:50,200 --> 00:29:51,840 Speaker 2: all of the international games. 623 00:29:52,440 --> 00:29:55,240 Speaker 15: My perspective goes back to the nineties and being in both. 624 00:29:55,440 --> 00:29:57,080 Speaker 15: You know, when we went to Japan and we went 625 00:29:57,120 --> 00:30:00,400 Speaker 15: to Berlin and what you saw was fan that really 626 00:30:00,440 --> 00:30:03,760 Speaker 15: didn't understand the game. Now you go over to London 627 00:30:03,840 --> 00:30:05,800 Speaker 15: and it's you know, you have a hard time telling 628 00:30:05,840 --> 00:30:07,480 Speaker 15: you whether you're in London or whether you're in the 629 00:30:07,480 --> 00:30:10,360 Speaker 15: Middle Land, or you know, it's just the fans there 630 00:30:10,440 --> 00:30:13,480 Speaker 15: are sophisticated, They understand the game, they appreciate the game, 631 00:30:13,960 --> 00:30:16,760 Speaker 15: and for me, that's what I think gives us so 632 00:30:16,880 --> 00:30:21,200 Speaker 15: much confidence that our game can be a global game. 633 00:30:21,600 --> 00:30:23,440 Speaker 15: And when we were down in Brazil a few weeks ago, 634 00:30:23,520 --> 00:30:25,880 Speaker 15: it was just it was the same thing, you know, 635 00:30:26,200 --> 00:30:30,520 Speaker 15: just a lot of enthusiasm, excitement over the game, and 636 00:30:30,560 --> 00:30:34,160 Speaker 15: I believe great potential. So we'll be back there. I'm 637 00:30:34,160 --> 00:30:36,840 Speaker 15: sure we're going to continue to grow. I think we'll 638 00:30:36,920 --> 00:30:39,320 Speaker 15: end up going to sixteen games at some point in time. 639 00:30:39,600 --> 00:30:42,240 Speaker 15: The owners have already authorized us to go to eight, 640 00:30:42,840 --> 00:30:45,880 Speaker 15: but I'm confident, particularly if we can do the restructuring 641 00:30:45,920 --> 00:30:47,760 Speaker 15: of the season, that we would get to sixteen. 642 00:30:47,800 --> 00:30:50,720 Speaker 2: At this point, sixteen internationally gives maybe I'll get to 643 00:30:50,720 --> 00:30:53,680 Speaker 2: go to one. Here are the NFC division leaders. I 644 00:30:53,720 --> 00:30:56,280 Speaker 2: would say a little surprise maybe at the top of 645 00:30:56,480 --> 00:30:58,920 Speaker 2: our good friend Kevin O'Connell firing up the team after 646 00:30:58,960 --> 00:31:03,400 Speaker 2: another big win on Sunday. All right, so let's dig 647 00:31:03,440 --> 00:31:06,440 Speaker 2: into the four to O Vikings and some other key 648 00:31:06,480 --> 00:31:11,720 Speaker 2: division leaders. It is time for Tuesday Takeaways presented by Chipotle, 649 00:31:12,080 --> 00:31:14,520 Speaker 2: great sponsor. I love Chipotle. Let's bring in our good 650 00:31:14,560 --> 00:31:19,520 Speaker 2: friend Jeffrey Chideo, whose first read article always can be read, 651 00:31:19,640 --> 00:31:22,680 Speaker 2: seen or whatever on NFL dot com slash first Read. 652 00:31:22,880 --> 00:31:25,200 Speaker 2: All right, Jeffrey, let's dig in to some of the 653 00:31:25,480 --> 00:31:30,160 Speaker 2: division leaders. Talk to me about the Vikings. What concerns 654 00:31:30,400 --> 00:31:30,920 Speaker 2: may they have? 655 00:31:31,680 --> 00:31:33,640 Speaker 9: Well, it's tough for me to get on the Vikings 656 00:31:33,640 --> 00:31:36,440 Speaker 9: because I've been taking some victory laps about predicting them 657 00:31:36,440 --> 00:31:38,760 Speaker 9: to be a playoff team, and I like their chances 658 00:31:38,800 --> 00:31:41,600 Speaker 9: for that. But right now, the cornerback position is still 659 00:31:41,600 --> 00:31:44,000 Speaker 9: a concern for me. They had a horrible death in 660 00:31:44,040 --> 00:31:47,880 Speaker 9: the offseason with a Rooky and Kyrie Jackson lost Makai Blackman, 661 00:31:48,120 --> 00:31:50,240 Speaker 9: who an acl Andrey, a guy who might have started 662 00:31:50,240 --> 00:31:50,600 Speaker 9: for them. 663 00:31:50,840 --> 00:31:52,520 Speaker 4: They're relying on, you. 664 00:31:52,440 --> 00:31:56,320 Speaker 9: Know, Shaquille Griffin, Stefan Gilmour, Barry Murphy Jr. You saw 665 00:31:56,360 --> 00:31:58,480 Speaker 9: the way the Green Bay package attacked them, and so 666 00:31:58,520 --> 00:32:00,040 Speaker 9: I'm not so sure this group of. 667 00:32:00,080 --> 00:32:01,840 Speaker 4: Journeyman guys can get it done. 668 00:32:01,960 --> 00:32:04,320 Speaker 9: But I love the way Brian Flores has been scheming 669 00:32:04,320 --> 00:32:07,520 Speaker 9: this up, getting great pressure, taking pressure off them. 670 00:32:07,840 --> 00:32:10,240 Speaker 4: They can keep that going, keep those cornerbacks safe. 671 00:32:10,400 --> 00:32:13,200 Speaker 2: They should be, okay, oh Man, One way to keep 672 00:32:13,280 --> 00:32:16,720 Speaker 2: corners healthy and able is to just harass the quarterback 673 00:32:16,760 --> 00:32:18,520 Speaker 2: and get him to throw up and maybe they catch it. 674 00:32:19,520 --> 00:32:23,000 Speaker 2: Let's stay with the NFC. Talk to me about the Commanders. 675 00:32:23,040 --> 00:32:26,200 Speaker 2: I would say probably the surprise team of the NFL 676 00:32:26,320 --> 00:32:28,040 Speaker 2: not named the Minnesota Vikings. 677 00:32:28,720 --> 00:32:30,920 Speaker 9: Well, so much buzz about Jay and Daniels, and he's 678 00:32:30,920 --> 00:32:33,520 Speaker 9: a great player, having a great rookie season, but that 679 00:32:33,600 --> 00:32:37,040 Speaker 9: defense has been horrible so far. They gave up thirty 680 00:32:37,040 --> 00:32:39,960 Speaker 9: seven points to the Bucks, thirty three to the Cincinnati 681 00:32:40,000 --> 00:32:41,720 Speaker 9: in that game that the Bengals could have won if 682 00:32:41,800 --> 00:32:44,280 Speaker 9: Daniels had made so many big plays, and I just. 683 00:32:44,240 --> 00:32:46,600 Speaker 4: Don't know if they're going to be able to fix this. 684 00:32:46,800 --> 00:32:48,320 Speaker 9: It's spent a lot of money, brought on a lot 685 00:32:48,320 --> 00:32:51,400 Speaker 9: of veteran guys like Frankie Luvu and Bobby Wagner and 686 00:32:51,480 --> 00:32:53,840 Speaker 9: Jeremy Chin, but it hasn't taken off yet under a 687 00:32:53,880 --> 00:32:57,160 Speaker 9: coach and Dan Quinn who's pretty good at coordinating defenses. 688 00:32:57,280 --> 00:32:59,840 Speaker 9: So my concern here is when the Eagles start getting 689 00:32:59,840 --> 00:33:02,520 Speaker 9: go like AJ Brown and Devonte Smith healthy, and the 690 00:33:02,600 --> 00:33:05,000 Speaker 9: Cowboys come in with Dak Prescott, they can score points 691 00:33:05,000 --> 00:33:08,000 Speaker 9: that that defense may force Jane Daniels to keep making 692 00:33:08,000 --> 00:33:10,600 Speaker 9: a lot of plays in scoring points, keep this team winning. 693 00:33:11,320 --> 00:33:13,880 Speaker 2: Oh, that's gonna be on Jayden Daniels, especially the way 694 00:33:13,920 --> 00:33:17,040 Speaker 2: he has started. All right, let's flip it around. Let's 695 00:33:17,080 --> 00:33:20,400 Speaker 2: look at the AFC Division leaders. You're gonna see it 696 00:33:20,480 --> 00:33:23,640 Speaker 2: right boom right there. Obviously, Chiefs at Thorno really a 697 00:33:23,640 --> 00:33:29,280 Speaker 2: ton of injury concerns, Texans, Steelers, Bills right there as well. 698 00:33:29,720 --> 00:33:33,720 Speaker 2: So let's talk about the Houston Texans, Jeffrey, what concerns 699 00:33:34,880 --> 00:33:36,560 Speaker 2: do Demico Ryans teams have? 700 00:33:37,360 --> 00:33:39,680 Speaker 9: Well, I was waiting and I'm sure Debiko Ryan Stiels 701 00:33:39,680 --> 00:33:42,960 Speaker 9: this way for more offensive explosiveness. So far, this team 702 00:33:42,960 --> 00:33:45,680 Speaker 9: has averaging twenty points a game. There's seventeenth in the 703 00:33:45,720 --> 00:33:47,880 Speaker 9: league in that category. And when you think about what 704 00:33:47,920 --> 00:33:50,800 Speaker 9: they have with CJ. Stroud and Joe Mixon and Stefan 705 00:33:50,920 --> 00:33:52,880 Speaker 9: des and Nico Collins, you thought they were going to 706 00:33:52,960 --> 00:33:54,480 Speaker 9: come out of the gates on fire. 707 00:33:54,840 --> 00:33:56,520 Speaker 4: It had happened for a few reasons. 708 00:33:56,760 --> 00:33:58,800 Speaker 9: One, Mixon has been banged up for the last couple 709 00:33:58,760 --> 00:34:00,360 Speaker 9: of weeks with an ankle injury. 710 00:34:00,640 --> 00:34:02,200 Speaker 4: But penalties have been killing this team. 711 00:34:02,280 --> 00:34:04,920 Speaker 9: They've had twenty three penalties over the last couple of 712 00:34:04,960 --> 00:34:08,320 Speaker 9: games alone. And so getting back to being more consistent 713 00:34:08,360 --> 00:34:10,560 Speaker 9: offensively is going to be big for this team, and 714 00:34:10,760 --> 00:34:13,000 Speaker 9: Stroud knew there was going to be more eyes on him, 715 00:34:13,160 --> 00:34:16,600 Speaker 9: more adjustments defensively. You're seeing the impact of that now. 716 00:34:17,120 --> 00:34:20,359 Speaker 2: Well mentioned, the Chiefs mentioned the injury concerns, obviously rare, 717 00:34:20,360 --> 00:34:23,240 Speaker 2: she Wrights being the latest is now where you're going 718 00:34:23,360 --> 00:34:25,400 Speaker 2: on the Chiefs' biggest concern. 719 00:34:26,200 --> 00:34:29,800 Speaker 9: Low hanging fruit here when you lose your best wide receiver, 720 00:34:30,239 --> 00:34:32,640 Speaker 9: your second best wide receiver hasn't played it all this year, 721 00:34:32,640 --> 00:34:35,160 Speaker 9: and Marky's Hollywood Brown because he's banged up, and you're 722 00:34:35,200 --> 00:34:38,600 Speaker 9: starting running back Isaiah Picheck was also out with a 723 00:34:38,680 --> 00:34:39,279 Speaker 9: broken leg. 724 00:34:39,600 --> 00:34:40,879 Speaker 4: That doesn't bode well for you. 725 00:34:41,080 --> 00:34:43,719 Speaker 9: And really what's even more concerning is that Patrick Mahomes 726 00:34:44,040 --> 00:34:45,960 Speaker 9: is off to his worst start of his career. He's 727 00:34:45,960 --> 00:34:48,560 Speaker 9: just not playing really good football. And so I don't 728 00:34:48,600 --> 00:34:50,799 Speaker 9: know where they get the weapons from. They're going to 729 00:34:50,800 --> 00:34:53,080 Speaker 9: ask a lot of Travis Kelce who's about to be 730 00:34:53,120 --> 00:34:55,880 Speaker 9: thirty five years old, a lot of rookie Xavier Worthy, 731 00:34:56,040 --> 00:34:58,840 Speaker 9: they brought in Kareem Hunt, a lot of It's a 732 00:34:58,880 --> 00:35:00,319 Speaker 9: mixed bags right now the city. 733 00:35:00,360 --> 00:35:01,960 Speaker 4: So I'm not sure why it's gonna turn out. Don't 734 00:35:02,000 --> 00:35:04,920 Speaker 4: win games but it will be ugly win games. 735 00:35:04,920 --> 00:35:07,480 Speaker 2: You wonder if they bring in someone to help them. Obviously, 736 00:35:07,520 --> 00:35:10,760 Speaker 2: all eyes on General manager Brett Beach and his personal staff. 737 00:35:10,760 --> 00:35:13,600 Speaker 2: The Chiefs have done it before. We will see Jeffrey. 738 00:35:13,920 --> 00:35:16,440 Speaker 2: Thank you as always, and of course, as is the 739 00:35:16,480 --> 00:35:19,200 Speaker 2: case every week, you can read jeff Chidias Arctic on 740 00:35:19,360 --> 00:35:24,760 Speaker 2: NFL dot com slash first read this coming Thursday, which 741 00:35:24,920 --> 00:35:27,200 Speaker 2: really is just two days from now. I'm pretty sure 742 00:35:27,239 --> 00:35:29,719 Speaker 2: I think today is Tuesday. We are gonna see one 743 00:35:29,719 --> 00:35:33,040 Speaker 2: of the funner teams in the NFL. Actually two of 744 00:35:33,040 --> 00:35:36,400 Speaker 2: the more fun teams the NFL. Baker Mayfield Kirk Cousins 745 00:35:36,800 --> 00:35:40,880 Speaker 2: gonna dot our TV streams and streaming devices this Thursday. 746 00:35:41,080 --> 00:35:44,840 Speaker 2: Let's get a full breakdown text thanks to net Gen Stats. 747 00:35:45,200 --> 00:35:50,200 Speaker 1: Thursday Night Football on Prime features in NFC South Battle. 748 00:35:50,239 --> 00:35:52,959 Speaker 1: It's Baker Mayfield and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers against Kirk 749 00:35:53,000 --> 00:35:56,560 Speaker 1: Cousins and the Atlanta Falcons this Thursday. It's just two 750 00:35:56,600 --> 00:35:59,800 Speaker 1: days away, eight to fifteen pm Eastern Time only on 751 00:36:00,080 --> 00:36:04,200 Speaker 1: Prime Video. Welcome back to the Insiders. Tom Pelisero, joined 752 00:36:04,200 --> 00:36:07,320 Speaker 1: now by Sam Schwarzstein Prime Video on Thursday Night Football's 753 00:36:07,360 --> 00:36:11,680 Speaker 1: analytics expert, He used Next Gen Stats to help us 754 00:36:11,719 --> 00:36:14,839 Speaker 1: break down this matchup. Sam, we know the Baker Mayfield. 755 00:36:15,000 --> 00:36:16,759 Speaker 1: When he got the Tampa last year, he was one 756 00:36:16,760 --> 00:36:19,600 Speaker 1: of the breakthrough players in that season. They gave him 757 00:36:19,600 --> 00:36:23,120 Speaker 1: the big contract, also gave him a new coordinator. What differences, 758 00:36:23,160 --> 00:36:25,840 Speaker 1: if any, are you seeing with Baker Mayfield now running 759 00:36:25,840 --> 00:36:27,440 Speaker 1: that offense under Liam Cohen. 760 00:36:27,800 --> 00:36:30,279 Speaker 16: Yeah, he's completely shifted from that first guy we saw 761 00:36:30,280 --> 00:36:32,640 Speaker 16: in Cleveland. And he can look specifically at his time 762 00:36:32,680 --> 00:36:35,759 Speaker 16: to throw and then his usage of flat routes. He's 763 00:36:35,800 --> 00:36:38,440 Speaker 16: the third fastest quarterback getting the ball out of his hands. 764 00:36:38,760 --> 00:36:42,000 Speaker 16: That's because Liam Cohen, the play caller, is giving him 765 00:36:42,000 --> 00:36:44,720 Speaker 16: all the answers before he even takes a snap, reading 766 00:36:44,760 --> 00:36:47,520 Speaker 16: the blitz, getting the ball out to his answer. He's 767 00:36:47,560 --> 00:36:49,560 Speaker 16: then able to then go push the ball a little 768 00:36:49,560 --> 00:36:52,800 Speaker 16: bit further down the field to Chris Mike to Mike Evans, 769 00:36:53,160 --> 00:36:55,399 Speaker 16: and then the big key when there's not a good 770 00:36:55,400 --> 00:36:57,680 Speaker 16: place to go with the ball not easy, find the 771 00:36:57,760 --> 00:37:00,560 Speaker 16: flat route. That's where he often finds We're shot. He 772 00:37:00,640 --> 00:37:03,400 Speaker 16: has all the tools before the snap, let's his playmakers 773 00:37:03,400 --> 00:37:04,000 Speaker 16: make the play with. 774 00:37:03,920 --> 00:37:04,720 Speaker 4: The ball in their hands. 775 00:37:05,600 --> 00:37:07,920 Speaker 1: The Falcons. It's been a little bumpy for them on 776 00:37:08,000 --> 00:37:10,040 Speaker 1: offense so far. Probably not a surprise when you got 777 00:37:10,080 --> 00:37:12,799 Speaker 1: a thirty six year old quarterback coming off a torn 778 00:37:12,840 --> 00:37:15,279 Speaker 1: achilles and the first time play call here. What has 779 00:37:15,440 --> 00:37:17,880 Speaker 1: stood out to you the wone we've seen so far 780 00:37:17,920 --> 00:37:18,680 Speaker 1: from the Falcons. 781 00:37:19,000 --> 00:37:22,160 Speaker 16: Yeah, everyone who's watched the Falcons game knows Bjehn Robinson 782 00:37:22,360 --> 00:37:24,960 Speaker 16: is a really fun player to watch. The problem is 783 00:37:25,000 --> 00:37:27,600 Speaker 16: in the running game, you haven't seen the production there. 784 00:37:28,080 --> 00:37:30,640 Speaker 16: They often run to the weak side and the tackles 785 00:37:30,680 --> 00:37:32,799 Speaker 16: have him getting in the movement they're supposed to and 786 00:37:32,800 --> 00:37:35,040 Speaker 16: it gets hit in the backfield far too often. But 787 00:37:35,120 --> 00:37:38,480 Speaker 16: where he shines, he's almost twice as productive with catching 788 00:37:38,520 --> 00:37:41,400 Speaker 16: the ball. His EPA per target is nearly double, and 789 00:37:41,440 --> 00:37:42,040 Speaker 16: you're able. 790 00:37:41,840 --> 00:37:44,600 Speaker 1: To see what he's able to do in the open field. 791 00:37:45,000 --> 00:37:47,879 Speaker 16: That's where you want Bjehn Robinson going up against dB 792 00:37:47,960 --> 00:37:50,560 Speaker 16: as one on one making guys miss. If they can 793 00:37:50,600 --> 00:37:53,200 Speaker 16: do that against this Todd Bowles defense, they're gonna have 794 00:37:53,360 --> 00:37:54,919 Speaker 16: a lot of production out of him. 795 00:37:55,400 --> 00:37:59,120 Speaker 1: The Thursday Night Football with the next genstatsy, it looks 796 00:37:59,120 --> 00:38:01,120 Speaker 1: a little bit different. There's a lot of things that 797 00:38:01,160 --> 00:38:03,479 Speaker 1: people might not be familiar with. I've checked it out 798 00:38:03,760 --> 00:38:07,680 Speaker 1: it's a really interesting different look at the game. Tell 799 00:38:07,680 --> 00:38:09,480 Speaker 1: me about one of the things we might see this 800 00:38:09,520 --> 00:38:10,560 Speaker 1: week to keep an eye on. 801 00:38:11,000 --> 00:38:12,840 Speaker 16: You know, when the schedule comes out, everyone wants to 802 00:38:12,840 --> 00:38:15,440 Speaker 16: circle a game they're excited for. Well, myself and the 803 00:38:15,440 --> 00:38:19,280 Speaker 16: Defensive Alerts AI model, which identifies key players of interest 804 00:38:19,280 --> 00:38:20,000 Speaker 16: that might blitz. 805 00:38:20,239 --> 00:38:21,040 Speaker 4: This was the game. 806 00:38:21,239 --> 00:38:23,000 Speaker 16: You talk to anyone around the league when you're talking 807 00:38:23,000 --> 00:38:24,920 Speaker 16: about blitzes, Todd Bowles is the. 808 00:38:24,960 --> 00:38:26,200 Speaker 4: Number one guy they come up with. 809 00:38:26,360 --> 00:38:28,200 Speaker 16: It's because these guys blitz at a high rate. 810 00:38:28,320 --> 00:38:29,920 Speaker 2: But they run a lot of zone blitzes. 811 00:38:30,040 --> 00:38:32,600 Speaker 16: I mean they'll drop extra players out and add in 812 00:38:32,719 --> 00:38:37,000 Speaker 16: players like Lavonte David into the pass rush. It's not 813 00:38:37,120 --> 00:38:39,239 Speaker 16: just that they're able to get those guys you add in, 814 00:38:39,480 --> 00:38:42,759 Speaker 16: but our defensive Alerts model is going to highlight these 815 00:38:42,840 --> 00:38:45,480 Speaker 16: key players, so you know before the snap trying to 816 00:38:45,520 --> 00:38:47,719 Speaker 16: process the game with a quarterback on the other side, 817 00:38:47,920 --> 00:38:50,720 Speaker 16: you see Jimmy Lake. They also bring a lot of blitz, 818 00:38:50,840 --> 00:38:53,120 Speaker 16: which has led to big plays like this Troy Anderson 819 00:38:53,160 --> 00:38:55,600 Speaker 16: picked six. A lot of players will be hit lit 820 00:38:55,680 --> 00:38:58,520 Speaker 16: up with that red ORB indicating pre snap. But the 821 00:38:58,560 --> 00:39:00,360 Speaker 16: models work in the same way with the quarterback is 822 00:39:00,520 --> 00:39:02,319 Speaker 16: trying to figure out what these defense are trying to do. 823 00:39:02,880 --> 00:39:06,360 Speaker 1: You can watch Sam every week on Thursday Night Football's 824 00:39:06,480 --> 00:39:10,719 Speaker 1: Prime Vision with next Gen Stats, Alternate stream. Tomorrow Night's 825 00:39:10,719 --> 00:39:13,960 Speaker 1: coverage Bucks at Falcons on Prime Video, and NFL Plus 826 00:39:14,000 --> 00:39:17,480 Speaker 1: begins at seven pm Eastern with t NF Tonight. Thank 827 00:39:17,520 --> 00:39:20,640 Speaker 1: you very much, Sam. We will talk to you next Tuesday. 828 00:39:20,840 --> 00:39:23,960 Speaker 1: Coming up after this a guy who's been around for 829 00:39:24,160 --> 00:39:27,799 Speaker 1: well longer than anybody else in the NFL. Every member 830 00:39:27,880 --> 00:39:30,960 Speaker 1: of the two thousand and four NFL Draft class is 831 00:39:31,080 --> 00:39:33,879 Speaker 1: out of the league, but this guy who went undrafted 832 00:39:34,280 --> 00:39:37,600 Speaker 1: is back. We will explain right after this on The Insiders. 833 00:39:37,880 --> 00:39:41,360 Speaker 1: Want more insiders, You are in luck. You can find 834 00:39:41,440 --> 00:39:44,960 Speaker 1: us five days a week across a variety of platforms. Monday, 835 00:39:45,000 --> 00:39:46,960 Speaker 1: we got a YouTube show that post at six pm 836 00:39:47,000 --> 00:39:49,960 Speaker 1: Eastern time. Thursdays we're on YouTube as well as the 837 00:39:50,040 --> 00:39:54,600 Speaker 1: NFL Channel on fast streaming platforms. Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, NFL 838 00:39:54,640 --> 00:39:58,759 Speaker 1: Network and NFL Plus seven pm Eastern Time with all 839 00:39:58,840 --> 00:40:02,560 Speaker 1: the news that fits, maybe a little bit more. The 840 00:40:02,680 --> 00:40:05,640 Speaker 1: NFL Family is providing eight million dollars to support communities 841 00:40:05,640 --> 00:40:09,080 Speaker 1: affected by Hurricane Heleen, led by individual contributions from clubs 842 00:40:09,080 --> 00:40:13,040 Speaker 1: and ownership groups from the Atlanta Falcons, Carolina Panthers, Houston Texans, 843 00:40:13,080 --> 00:40:17,319 Speaker 1: Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and NFL Foundation. The donations will deliver 844 00:40:17,400 --> 00:40:21,720 Speaker 1: critical resources and support to those affected by the storm. 845 00:40:22,560 --> 00:40:25,719 Speaker 1: Kind of vote for the Pepsi zero Sugar Rookie of 846 00:40:25,800 --> 00:40:27,760 Speaker 1: the Week, you can do so at NFL dot com 847 00:40:27,800 --> 00:40:30,719 Speaker 1: slash Rookies. Here's the nominees. You got a pretty good list. 848 00:40:31,200 --> 00:40:34,440 Speaker 1: Jade Daniels. I think he is still throwing for touchdowns 849 00:40:34,520 --> 00:40:37,800 Speaker 1: right now. Of course, Malik Neighbors another freaky type of 850 00:40:37,840 --> 00:40:41,280 Speaker 1: a performance. How an Xavier League get the last pick 851 00:40:41,360 --> 00:40:43,719 Speaker 1: in the first round. Big day for him, seventy six 852 00:40:43,719 --> 00:40:47,200 Speaker 1: scrimmage yards and his first NFL touchdown again. Go to 853 00:40:47,360 --> 00:40:50,960 Speaker 1: NFL dot com slash rookies to cast your vote. Some 854 00:40:51,040 --> 00:40:53,160 Speaker 1: of the guys on that list are twenty twenty one 855 00:40:53,280 --> 00:40:57,959 Speaker 1: years old. This guy is forty two. Jason Peters, who 856 00:40:58,040 --> 00:41:00,560 Speaker 1: is drafted when I was twenty three years old and 857 00:41:00,600 --> 00:41:03,680 Speaker 1: he was pretty close, is coming back for his twenty 858 00:41:03,840 --> 00:41:08,400 Speaker 1: first NFL season, signing today with the Seahawks practice squad. 859 00:41:08,840 --> 00:41:10,799 Speaker 1: I radled off the list of the guys who were 860 00:41:10,880 --> 00:41:13,480 Speaker 1: drafted in two thousand and four It's like Eli Manning 861 00:41:13,800 --> 00:41:16,960 Speaker 1: and Ben Roethlisberger. Philip Rivers, Jared Allen was in that 862 00:41:17,080 --> 00:41:20,920 Speaker 1: draft class. Peters wasn't drafted, played tight end his first year. 863 00:41:20,960 --> 00:41:25,080 Speaker 1: Switched offensive line worked out pretty well for some players 864 00:41:25,120 --> 00:41:29,680 Speaker 1: coming off the Pop Slash NFI slash other lists. This 865 00:41:29,719 --> 00:41:31,400 Speaker 1: week is the first week that you were ELGI. If 866 00:41:31,400 --> 00:41:35,200 Speaker 1: you're put on at the start of the season, Judy, 867 00:41:35,239 --> 00:41:36,840 Speaker 1: what jumps out at you on this list? 868 00:41:37,280 --> 00:41:40,520 Speaker 5: Odell Beckham Junior is what jumps out at me. I'm 869 00:41:40,600 --> 00:41:43,240 Speaker 5: very happy about Nick Chubb, but Odell Beckham to finally 870 00:41:43,239 --> 00:41:46,160 Speaker 5: see him potentially on the field. It feels like he's 871 00:41:46,160 --> 00:41:48,320 Speaker 5: been off the field for so long. Be happy to 872 00:41:48,360 --> 00:41:49,040 Speaker 5: see him back. 873 00:41:49,000 --> 00:41:49,239 Speaker 4: Do you? 874 00:41:50,200 --> 00:41:52,319 Speaker 2: Nick chub Man, I mean, one of the most well 875 00:41:52,400 --> 00:41:55,440 Speaker 2: liked teammates around, someone who works insanely hard, and that 876 00:41:55,560 --> 00:41:58,719 Speaker 2: injury last year was so bad they stopped showing it 877 00:41:58,760 --> 00:42:00,759 Speaker 2: on TV. I think so many people wondered, would this 878 00:42:00,840 --> 00:42:04,480 Speaker 2: be it? Love seeing Nick Chubb return to practice this week? 879 00:42:04,680 --> 00:42:08,920 Speaker 4: Very very cool by Edwards Hilaire. I mean, ye, running 880 00:42:08,920 --> 00:42:10,920 Speaker 4: back problems. Which Chiefs running back? Am I going to 881 00:42:10,960 --> 00:42:11,279 Speaker 4: pick up? 882 00:42:11,280 --> 00:42:11,440 Speaker 11: And you? 883 00:42:11,880 --> 00:42:13,239 Speaker 4: I don't know, It's gonna be like a. 884 00:42:15,280 --> 00:42:20,919 Speaker 1: Sing you back here tomorrow. Thanks everybody for watching. Later