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Speaker 1: Jay Morrison joins us at this time every single week. And look, there he is. I can see him right now. FanglesTalk.com. In the press box. Hold on, Mo.
00:00:11
Speaker 2: I just lost your audio.
00:00:13
Speaker 1: Oh, boy. Oh, no. Taryn, Taryn, are we okay? You know, as we often say, At NASA Ground Control, we had astronauts go as far into outer space as human beings have ever gone this year. And we found a way to communicate with those astronauts when they circled the moon. And yet we have a hard time sometimes connecting with folks who are like eight miles away. Is Jay there now?
00:00:38
Speaker 2: I am now. I hear you. I was trying to use a microphone for some better audio, but it wasn't working.
00:00:45
Speaker 1: You were fine. Are you in the press box right now?
00:00:48
Speaker 2: I am in the press box. I would just like to say hello.
00:00:56
Speaker 1: Very good. That's very well done.
00:00:58
Speaker 2: That wasn't too obscene.
00:01:00
Speaker 1: No, it was terrific. What is this Jonathan Allen thing on the injury report? Is this like a nothing burger, something I should worry about?
00:01:08
Speaker 2: It's different than what we've seen in previous weeks. He's been limited with rest on Thursdays. This was different. This was a DNP yesterday, a DNP today. He has a designation this time. Zach said it was more about load management. So I don't think it's serious. But the fact that he didn't practice yesterday or today, I think could limit him some on Sunday.
00:01:37
Speaker 1: How does not having Andre Yoshavas affect the offense?
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Speaker 2: In many ways, I think it won't be... to the casual observer may not cause he doesn't catch a lot of passes, but he's really good in run blocking and really willing and sticking his nose in there and does a lot of the dirty work. And so now you're going to be relying on, you know, guys, Dante Moore is not that big. So how much is he going to, or not Dante Myers, how much is he going to give you as a run blocker? Colby young is a big strapping guy, the rookie, but I, I, I wonder how much with them we're going to see. I almost think that they're going to call up Tanner Hudson from the practice squad, and this is going to be a lot of Mike Gasicki in the slot, maybe a lot of 12 personnel with Drew Sample and Eric All, and they go into Pittsburgh and try to do some old-school smash-mouth football. It's funny because Andre doesn't have a lot of production, but I do think it's going to affect the way that they have to use this offense.
00:02:41
Speaker 1: Who's going to be helping out Orlando Browns?
00:02:45
Speaker 2: Well, Drew Sample would be one. I really liked what I saw when they would put Samaje over there, and then he would get a chip on the defensive end, and then he would go out into a route. And so, you know, if you have Sample over there, I think he's more of a true kind of double team on the edge with him and Orlando. But Samaje, if he can just get that little chip and slow the guy down enough, and then he goes out, he's a really good receiver. He's good with the ball in his hands. That play where Burrow– Went through 80 progressions and then finally found Samaje for a 16-yard gain. That was open for a touchdown. Had Joe seen him right away, he chipped the defensive end, leaked out. There was nobody on that side of the field. So I think there's some creative stuff they can do with using either one of those guys.
00:03:30
Speaker 1: If they're, you know, we've spent the last two weeks talking effusively about how good the defense has been. And what I loved about last week was they won a field position game. They won a game where the defense kind of had to carry the offense for a while, which is something they haven't been able to do. If there is a crack at all in the defense, a reason for worry, what is it?
00:03:52
Speaker 2: I don't know. I mean, maybe if, if injuries become an issue, um, you know, BJ Hills down to right now, he hasn't practiced this week, but you feel good. I mean, TJ Slayton has looked really good and Chris Jenkins has come on, uh, just the depth they have there. Um, I would be concerned too. I, I, I still kind of worry about, um, cornerback depth and if, if something, if, if, Jalen Davis struggles and they put Dax back in to this inside and the slot, you know, it was Takario Davis ready. I, the way the starters are constructed right now, I don't, I don't know that there is a major concern. They have given up some yards, you know, both games, Tampa and, and Pittsburgh, but they've come up with stops when they need them. And, you know, former defensive coordinator Lou Anarumo always said, it's about points, not yards. And, They've gotten turnovers. They've gotten sacks. Aaron Rodgers is a statue back there. I think they're going to get more sacks this week. So I don't know that there's anything you can pinpoint right now that is a concern. They're just playing so well.
00:04:57
Speaker 1: Are you jumping on my cash as hell for defensive rookie of the year bandwagon? I like it.
00:05:04
Speaker 2: He has been just really remarkable. So many times these rookies come in and they just kind of use them in sub packages sparingly, let them get their dip their toes and get in get their feet wet in the league and they're using him on all downs. And he is, he is whipping veteran tackles in this league. And it looked like he had a sack last week and they, they changed it to Cedric Johnson. I think he's going to get one here pretty soon. And I don't know that the volume will be there to get him defensive rookie of the year, just because there's so many other pass rushers here, but he's going to be turning these pressures into sacks very soon.
00:05:41
Speaker 1: So what do you do? Just hang out in the press box and do radio shows? Like, did you go up there especially for me? How's this work?
00:05:47
Speaker 2: Yeah, I came up here especially for you. I don't want to do it in the media room because there's other people working in there. So I wanted to respect the other people in the room. And I used to go into like a little stairwell and talk to you on the phone. But like Verizon, for some reason, no longer works in this stadium. And I like doing StreamYard anyhow. I like seeing it.
00:06:05
Speaker 1: I could tell you from the standpoint of somebody who sits in Section 346, Verizon at that stadium is a shaky proposition at best. Well, I appreciate it, and I'm sure your colleagues on the beat appreciate you being considerate. We'll see you next week, man. Thanks so much.
00:06:20
Speaker 2: All right.
00:06:20
Speaker 1: Sounds good. Thanks, Mo.
Speaker 1: Jay Morrison joins us at this time every single week. And look, there he is. I can see him right now. FanglesTalk.com. In the press box. Hold on, Mo.
00:00:11
Speaker 2: I just lost your audio.
00:00:13
Speaker 1: Oh, boy. Oh, no. Taryn, Taryn, are we okay? You know, as we often say, At NASA Ground Control, we had astronauts go as far into outer space as human beings have ever gone this year. And we found a way to communicate with those astronauts when they circled the moon. And yet we have a hard time sometimes connecting with folks who are like eight miles away. Is Jay there now?
00:00:38
Speaker 2: I am now. I hear you. I was trying to use a microphone for some better audio, but it wasn't working.
00:00:45
Speaker 1: You were fine. Are you in the press box right now?
00:00:48
Speaker 2: I am in the press box. I would just like to say hello.
00:00:56
Speaker 1: Very good. That's very well done.
00:00:58
Speaker 2: That wasn't too obscene.
00:01:00
Speaker 1: No, it was terrific. What is this Jonathan Allen thing on the injury report? Is this like a nothing burger, something I should worry about?
00:01:08
Speaker 2: It's different than what we've seen in previous weeks. He's been limited with rest on Thursdays. This was different. This was a DNP yesterday, a DNP today. He has a designation this time. Zach said it was more about load management. So I don't think it's serious. But the fact that he didn't practice yesterday or today, I think could limit him some on Sunday.
00:01:37
Speaker 1: How does not having Andre Yoshavas affect the offense?
00:01:44
Speaker 2: In many ways, I think it won't be... to the casual observer may not cause he doesn't catch a lot of passes, but he's really good in run blocking and really willing and sticking his nose in there and does a lot of the dirty work. And so now you're going to be relying on, you know, guys, Dante Moore is not that big. So how much is he going to, or not Dante Myers, how much is he going to give you as a run blocker? Colby young is a big strapping guy, the rookie, but I, I, I wonder how much with them we're going to see. I almost think that they're going to call up Tanner Hudson from the practice squad, and this is going to be a lot of Mike Gasicki in the slot, maybe a lot of 12 personnel with Drew Sample and Eric All, and they go into Pittsburgh and try to do some old-school smash-mouth football. It's funny because Andre doesn't have a lot of production, but I do think it's going to affect the way that they have to use this offense.
00:02:41
Speaker 1: Who's going to be helping out Orlando Browns?
00:02:45
Speaker 2: Well, Drew Sample would be one. I really liked what I saw when they would put Samaje over there, and then he would get a chip on the defensive end, and then he would go out into a route. And so, you know, if you have Sample over there, I think he's more of a true kind of double team on the edge with him and Orlando. But Samaje, if he can just get that little chip and slow the guy down enough, and then he goes out, he's a really good receiver. He's good with the ball in his hands. That play where Burrow– Went through 80 progressions and then finally found Samaje for a 16-yard gain. That was open for a touchdown. Had Joe seen him right away, he chipped the defensive end, leaked out. There was nobody on that side of the field. So I think there's some creative stuff they can do with using either one of those guys.
00:03:30
Speaker 1: If they're, you know, we've spent the last two weeks talking effusively about how good the defense has been. And what I loved about last week was they won a field position game. They won a game where the defense kind of had to carry the offense for a while, which is something they haven't been able to do. If there is a crack at all in the defense, a reason for worry, what is it?
00:03:52
Speaker 2: I don't know. I mean, maybe if, if injuries become an issue, um, you know, BJ Hills down to right now, he hasn't practiced this week, but you feel good. I mean, TJ Slayton has looked really good and Chris Jenkins has come on, uh, just the depth they have there. Um, I would be concerned too. I, I, I still kind of worry about, um, cornerback depth and if, if something, if, if, Jalen Davis struggles and they put Dax back in to this inside and the slot, you know, it was Takario Davis ready. I, the way the starters are constructed right now, I don't, I don't know that there is a major concern. They have given up some yards, you know, both games, Tampa and, and Pittsburgh, but they've come up with stops when they need them. And, you know, former defensive coordinator Lou Anarumo always said, it's about points, not yards. And, They've gotten turnovers. They've gotten sacks. Aaron Rodgers is a statue back there. I think they're going to get more sacks this week. So I don't know that there's anything you can pinpoint right now that is a concern. They're just playing so well.
00:04:57
Speaker 1: Are you jumping on my cash as hell for defensive rookie of the year bandwagon? I like it.
00:05:04
Speaker 2: He has been just really remarkable. So many times these rookies come in and they just kind of use them in sub packages sparingly, let them get their dip their toes and get in get their feet wet in the league and they're using him on all downs. And he is, he is whipping veteran tackles in this league. And it looked like he had a sack last week and they, they changed it to Cedric Johnson. I think he's going to get one here pretty soon. And I don't know that the volume will be there to get him defensive rookie of the year, just because there's so many other pass rushers here, but he's going to be turning these pressures into sacks very soon.
00:05:41
Speaker 1: So what do you do? Just hang out in the press box and do radio shows? Like, did you go up there especially for me? How's this work?
00:05:47
Speaker 2: Yeah, I came up here especially for you. I don't want to do it in the media room because there's other people working in there. So I wanted to respect the other people in the room. And I used to go into like a little stairwell and talk to you on the phone. But like Verizon, for some reason, no longer works in this stadium. And I like doing StreamYard anyhow. I like seeing it.
00:06:05
Speaker 1: I could tell you from the standpoint of somebody who sits in Section 346, Verizon at that stadium is a shaky proposition at best. Well, I appreciate it, and I'm sure your colleagues on the beat appreciate you being considerate. We'll see you next week, man. Thanks so much.
00:06:20
Speaker 2: All right.
00:06:20
Speaker 1: Sounds good. Thanks, Mo.
