Packers Defense Braces For Challenges From Cowboys Offense
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00:05 We do have some options.
00:06 This is going to be a fun game.
00:07 I'm excited for this one.
00:09 I believe that Joe Barry's defense,
00:11 while it has looked a little bit better,
00:14 is still problematic.
00:15 And we'll see if Jair Alexander is able to give it a go.
00:18 And you know, there's always the thing guys,
00:20 just because a guy gets upgraded and actually says,
00:22 okay, he's going to play, he might be a shell of himself.
00:25 He might not play the full game.
00:26 There's a lot of other factors here.
00:27 The guy is injured, that we know.
00:29 So whether he actually gets out there and does anything
00:31 remains to be seen, but he's not going to be at 100% benefit
00:35 to the Dallas Cowboys offense.
00:37 And you look at that defense.
00:39 They've gone up against the last two weeks, quarterbacks,
00:42 Jaron Hall, and they have a lot of success against Justin Fields.
00:47 So that's who the Green Bay Packers defense has gone up
00:49 against and has looked a lot better.
00:52 I don't think this defense is very well suited to go up there
00:55 into Dallas and take on this Cowboys offense.
00:57 I think Dak Prescott should have a fair amount of success.
01:01 Last night, maybe because I'm sick,
01:03 maybe because I lost a bet on this game earlier this year,
01:07 I went back and re-watched the Lions-Cowboys game from week 17.
01:12 And the reason I chose that game to re-watch is because
01:15 that was the game that the Dallas Cowboys,
01:17 this great team at home, went on the road after two games
01:21 to tough defenses, Buffalo, and then I forget the second game
01:25 now that they went on the road for.
01:27 They lost those games.
01:28 They did not look very good.
01:29 Oh, Miami Dolphins.
01:30 Then they came back home and they played this game
01:33 against the Lions.
01:33 Why did they only put up 22 points?
01:35 Why didn't they score more points than that?
01:37 Why didn't they have more success?
01:38 I re-watched that game.
01:39 There were points aplenty that were left out on the field,
01:42 frankly, for both of those offenses in that game.
01:45 Dallas played these guys last year.
01:47 That was a 31-28 final score.
01:51 You're absolutely right.
01:52 Mike McCarthy needs to get this win.
01:54 This is an important win, but I'm just watching this game
01:57 for when those butt cheeks clench up and he does not make
02:01 the right call in the right time because he gets scared,
02:04 backed into a corner, doesn't know the right thing to do.
02:07 Time is ticking on the play clock.
02:08 He gets in the wrong call or he makes the wrong decision
02:12 and poof, something bad happens for the Dallas Cowboys.
02:14 That is something that's definitely in the cards
02:16 or has a potential.
02:18 Today, we'll see if it ends up happening,
02:20 but as a result of that, one of the props I took,
02:23 now this line has moved a little bit.
02:24 It's now minus 150.
02:26 I took Brandon Aubrey over one and a half field goals made.
02:29 I took it at one and a half minus 125.
02:32 It's now moved a little bit higher.
02:34 I just think you go from Brett Maher for this Cowboys
02:38 kicking game last year, which was terrible,
02:41 and like this guy in their first playoff game
02:43 made one of five extra points.
02:44 They had no confidence in this guy to actually have success.
02:47 Here, Aubrey, they love this kid.
02:50 He's making so many field goals,
02:52 giving him so many more opportunities.
02:53 I do think there's going to be some failures
02:55 where Mike McCarthy's like, "Just take the points.
02:57 Just take the points."
02:58 He ends up kicking at least two field goals.
03:00 So I like that one a lot.
03:02 I also like Jordan Love over 22 and a half completions.
03:06 He has actually gone over his completion prop
03:09 in 11 out of his last 12 games.
03:12 And in this spot,
03:14 I think he's going to have a lot of opportunities
03:16 to drop back and pass the ball.
03:17 They've moved this passing attack
03:19 from what was once a deeper down the field attack.
03:22 And I know they might be getting Christian Watson back,
03:24 but I don't think that changes the fact
03:25 that they still are probably going to be focusing
03:27 a higher percentage of their passing attempts
03:30 on high percentage targets,
03:32 shorter underneath targets
03:33 that have the ability to run after the catch.
03:36 And I think they might have a little bit of success
03:38 in doing so because what's the name of the game, guys?
03:40 It's get the ball out of his hands
03:41 so that this pressure from Dallas
03:43 in Dallas' stadium does not get after him.
03:46 And so they need to have good pass pro,
03:48 which their O-line is pretty good at pass pro,
03:50 but they still need to help their quarterback
03:51 by getting it out of his hands a lot.
03:53 So I think over 22 and a half completions is another one.
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