00:00Let's flip things over to the NFC between the Rams and the Seahawks.
00:03Of course, the Seahawks coming away.
00:05With another win over the Rams, another high-scoring game, Joe.
00:10Really, at the end of the day, as you alluded to in the opening segment, Sam Darnold quieting.
00:15The critics going for a fantastic game.
00:17They had the balance between the passing and the rushing.
00:20Obviously, we saw the Rams punch back with their own effort, with Matt Stafford doing.
00:25His normal thing at 374 and three touchdowns.
00:28But just from a top-down.
00:30What were your immediate takeaways from this game?
00:33Well, again, I just believe that.
00:35Seattle was the more physical football team.
00:37And I'll just throw this out there.
00:40You know, in the middle part of the season, the mantra and the hype surrounding.
00:45The L.A. Rams was that not only did they have an elite offense.
00:50With Matt Stafford, they had one of the top defenses in the NFC.
00:53And I think they've been completely.
00:55completely exposed now in the back end of the season.
00:58Their secondary has gotten abused.
01:00by multiple teams, including the win that they got over Detroit.
01:03I think that really.
01:05They reported that defense taking a turn for the worse.
01:08And they were exposed by Sam.
01:10Darnold in Seattle.
01:11And when you had the success early on in the first quarter of.
01:15Kenneth Walker, he was ripping off 10 and 15 yard runs that really set the.
01:20mindset for Seattle.
01:21But again, when you look at the game play out and, you know.
01:25Tom Brady, he was double talking yesterday.
01:27I love Tom Brady with the seven Super Bowls.
01:30But when Stafford and the team had the football, OK, up 13 to 10 with about a minute.
01:3540 left and timeouts in their back pocket on their own 30 yard line, he was.
01:40He was saying you don't get aggressive until the 50 yard line.
01:43That's completely false.
01:44When you have a.
01:45Superman like Matt Stafford, it wasn't you weren't up 14 or 17 points in the.
01:50First half, you were only up three.
01:52You gave the football with short to intermediate throws.
01:55They went to the flat.
01:56That was not the way to attack Seattle at that particular time.
02:00That's where they were playing.
02:01They didn't attack the team to get aggressive.
02:04And they gave Sam.
02:05Donal the football back and he made him pay with the touchdown for JSN, which.
02:10Really switched the momentum that was on McVeigh, that was on the coaching staff.
02:15And I'll just say this, a testament to Mike McDonald, I didn't think he'd be this good.
02:20With this team, but he's got a quarterback that potentially could just erase all the.
02:25Activity with a Super Bowl win and they stepped up against the win, the home win against the Rams.
02:30Certainly a great performance from Seattle as they pushed.
02:35Towards the Super Bowl, we'll of course break down all the options that they have in offense.
02:39But when it comes to.
02:40The Rams specifically, Joe, you know, I think they could quote unquote run it back next.
02:45Year with the offense at least, but the defense to me needs the most work also with.
02:50With an aging Devontae, I think they need another option in the passing game.
02:53Do you think that the defense.
02:55And at least a secondary or tertiary option should be their main focus in the offseason.
03:00Yeah, I mean, they're set at running back, right?
03:02With Blake Horman, Kyron Williams, they have.
03:05Basically four tight ends, including Davis Allen, and they're all young for the most.
03:10Yeah, they need a slot wide receiver that potentially could take the top.
03:15That's a burner.
03:16I'm not talking about just a guy that runs a 4-6 in a position.
03:20I'm not talking about just a possession type of receiver.
03:21I am talking about elite speed like Shahid, but back.
03:25Better, right?
03:25They don't utilize Shahid enough.
03:27He got 51 yards in that win against the.
03:30Rams, but a guy that can burn, maybe go a Jeremiah Smith.
03:34You want to take.
03:35Jeremiah Smith, if he's available in the draft, everybody's hyping up.
03:38Cornell Tate, if Smith.
03:40Smith is there, it would be a perfect option to go, obviously, with Puka.
03:43That's what they need.
03:45That's what they need in that offense.
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