00:00And we saw Kenneth Walker play a ton more in the NFC championship.
00:04Do you think that that could lead potentially to some increase in some usage in the passing game going into Sunday night?
00:11A hundred percent. Yeah. And you've seen that be evident the last two games.
00:15And as much as it's unfortunate to lose a player like Zach Charbonnet in the backfield,
00:20it's a direct benefit to a guy like Kenneth Walker, who's certainly increasing his stats with the increased volume.
00:26I mean, this is a guy who's going to struggle when he's stagnant, when it's stop and go, stop and go in the backfield
00:31and had the chance to talk with some former running backs about that.
00:34And they completely agreed. I mean, once you get into that rhythm, that's where you can really thrive.
00:38And we've seen that from Kenneth Walker, not only on the ground when he got three rushing touchdowns against the 49ers,
00:44but in the air, he hauled in all three targets that he had for about 29 receiving yards,
00:48followed that up with another great performance against the Rams, especially in the passing game,
00:52caught all four targets for about 49 receiving yards. And you've seen that pretty volatile in that kind of manner
00:59throughout the regular season with him. But again, that's because you're paired alongside Charbonnet now without him.
01:03And because of the philosophy we expect to see from this New England defense, bringing a lot of pressure,
01:08taking Darnold out of the comfort zone. So going to the safe, secure check down with Walker,
01:13all of that equates to him having another big impact in that facet of the game.
01:17And at 20 and a half for his receiving yards, I think we're getting a really good look there.
01:21And I'm certainly going to buy low on that mark. I know it tilted up a little bit to 23 and a half,
01:26came back down. If you still get anywhere from about 20 and a half to 22 and a half,
01:30I think that's a viable look.
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