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  • that to me is the most interesting game of the entire NFL weekend.

  • And Bart Scott, my linebacker friend.

  • I've been waiting all week long to get your thoughts on this because I made the point earlier this week that the one thing Green Bay has struggled all year long to do the one thing that could be their biggest Achilles heel is the one thing they could prove to the world they can do this Sunday if they bottle up Derrick Henry, I'm not suggesting they have to hold him to 26 yards, but if they can contain Derrick Henry that not only do I think they win this game, but I think Green Bay becomes the clear cut team to beat in the NFC.

  • Bart Scott, what do you think?

  • Now we've seen teams along the lines, get some liquid courage.

  • I can remember the Indianapolis coach that really couldn't stop the run, and then they got into the playoffs.

  • They played out of their mind, but I just don't know if this Green Bay team has what it takes.

  • They struggle against the run, and I don't think they have fundamentally what it takes or the play at inside linebacker.

  • They got all the weapons you want.

  • They have two great pass rushers.

  • They have a young draft pick and, uh, Gary, they have a block down on corner.

  • Maybe the best corner in the game right now is that year.

  • Alexander Darnell Savage.

  • But they don't have that heartbeat.

  • And my team, you understand how important that heartbeat is?

  • You had David Harris at the middle making coming down, coming down and making big guys running games have to pay the price.

  • I don't know if they have that.

  • If you don't have that, they don't have a heart.

  • They don't have a soul.

  • You gotta have a heart if you're gonna have an outstanding defense.

  • Now I know this kills Mike Patton because he's had Ray Lewis at the middle.

  • He's had David Harris.

  • He's had that guy that was willing to step on the train tracks when a train is coming by.

  • I don't know if Christian Cursi has it in him, but we're gonna find out.

  • What do you think might see the packers?

  • Their ability to stop the run?

  • Is it the Achilles heel?

  • Is it ultimately what keeps them out of the Super Bowl.

  • Yes, it is.

  • And yes, it is.

  • And let's look at this game through the lens of Mike Vrabel.

  • He knows his vulnerability.

  • That is a poorest Tennessee defense.

  • It's a poorest Tennessee secondary.

  • This is going back to the Hey, and we could run the ball four yards, arm or running again.

  • That's one less time that pass the ball.

  • And Rogers, if you get watching this game because it is their Achilles heel and if you can't get off the field defensively, it doesn't matter how great Aaron Rodgers is.

  • He's gonna be watching the game like we are.

  • So I like Tennessee.

  • And that is the biggest concern about Green Bay not getting to the Super Bowl.

  • Their inability to get off the field, especially against the run.

  • Well, I think there are a lot of us who watch the sport have appreciated how great a player he has been for such a long time.

  • That would like to see Aaron Rodgers, especially after the way the organization handled their draft of last season.

  • Carry this team and get back to that place.

  • Bart Scott.

  • I see you shaking your head.

  • Do you think you can do it.

  • Aaron Rodgers, who might be the M V p of the league this year?

  • Can he take this team to the Super Bowl of this season?

  • I think he I think he can.

  • But styles make fights.

  • He's gonna have to avoid a team with a great running game, and he's gonna have to play out of his mind.

  • I thought they should have even, maybe looked at a guy like Kenny Stills.

  • Maybe just add another threat down the field.

  • And I think that they really let Aaron Rodgers down, in my opinion at the front office, not really making sure that they build for him in the future, all right?

  • And so they do play a game with a team with a great running game this weekend.

  • So let's make the official pics if we can on this game, which we look forward to on Sunday night and I am taking the Packers, you heard it as I did it in the piece there.

  • I think they win a very close game.

  • I don't know that it means they shut down Derrick Henry, but I do think they find a way to win Bart Scott, who wins Packers Titans Well, after talking about soul and heart, how can I not pick the Tennessee Titans after I just disrespected the entire secondary of Green Bay?

  • What do you think, Ted about?

  • I gotta break the time going with my former teammate Bart Scott.

  • Sorry, Greeny, but too much Derrick Henry Green making.

  • I'll go with the Titans.

  • All right, listen, I have no problem with that whatsoever.

  • As I've said many times this year, mine is that rare genius that will not be fully appreciated until long after my time.

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that to me is the most interesting game of the entire NFL weekend.

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