| 00:00:01 | Wayne ellington drops to three.
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| 00:00:02 | Minnesota is up five.
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| 00:00:03 | Later, it's love again from
three.
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| 00:00:06 | Give it to the big man.
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| 00:00:08 | He had 35-11.
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| 00:00:10 | What a night!
|
| 00:00:11 | Yeah!
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| 00:00:12 | But how many blocks did you
have, kevin?
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| 00:00:13 | >> Zero.
|
| 00:00:14 | >> None!
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| 00:00:15 | And you promised you'd have
one!
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| 00:00:17 | >> Not so good.
|
| 00:00:18 | >>> Quick check of the events
in denver before we go.
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| 00:00:23 | Heat-nuggets.
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| 00:00:24 | Dwyane wade is extra good.
|
| 00:00:25 | He's spicy.
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| 00:00:26 | This bucket and one.
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| 00:00:27 | Will get his team within
156789 what we're having here
with lebron is out with a
sprained ankle.
|
| 00:00:32 | We're seeing how the heat would
look if lebron had stayed in
cleveland or perhaps was a
knick.
|
| 00:00:38 | They're getting routed, 60-43
at the half.
|
| 00:00:42 | Two-shot set, go.
|
| 00:00:43 | >> It's midnight.
|
| 00:00:44 | Bonus five minutes of john
anderson, scott van pelt and
cam newton is headed to the
nfl.
|
| 00:00:49 | He had the 50 touchdowns
between rushing and passing, he
had the heisman and b.c.s.
|
| 00:00:54 | Title.
|
| 00:00:54 | And like jay-z said, on to the
next one.
|
| 00:00:58 | >> This decision took on, you
know, a great deal for me and
my family, and you know, after
talking to coach chizik and
coach malzahn, I think it's
best that, you know, I make
that next step in my career to
forgo my senior season and to
enter the nfl draft.
|
| 00:01:17 | It was a very hard decision for
me, a bittersweet decision,
especially after coming off of
a great season at auburn.
|
| 00:01:26 | Auburn is a place that I can
call home now.
|
| 00:01:30 | We set history this season.
|
| 00:01:32 | And winning the national
championship, not only that but
just having this spectacular
season is something that the
people of auburn can hang their
hat on with an excellent
legacy, these people and this
team will be always the
pinnacle of what auburn stand
for.
|
| 00:01:51 | I think we raised the bar for
auburn and what a way to go
out.
|
| 00:01:59 | >> Todd mcshay on earlier, he
has him late first round.
|
| 00:02:03 | He has him as a third
quarterback overall.
|
| 00:02:05 | As for mel kiper, I'm sure
those two will debate his
decision from now until april.
|
| 00:02:10 | Mel likes blaine gabbert, top
quarterback and then cam
newton, ryan mallett and jake
locker.
|
| 00:02:18 | >>> In the trash talking
rivalry between the steelers
and ravens, no player is safe,
not even tom brady who doesn't
play for either team.
|
| 00:02:28 | Terrell suggs was actually
trying to compliment ben
roethlisberger on sirius radio
this afternoon when he ended up
crushing brady, downplaying the
quarterback's three super bowl
wins by saying he's got the
tuck rule incident and the
videotaping of other team's
practices.
|
| 00:02:43 | And then the real dig came when
suggs noted in addition to
super bowls and supermodels,
brady, quote, gets to tell the
referee when to throw the flag.
|
| 00:02:53 | Preferential treatment.
|
| 00:02:54 | Let's hope they play in two
weeks.
|
| 00:02:56 | Right now it's facts with
michael smith.
|
| 00:02:59 | Ed
>>> michael smith here with the
"coors light cold hard facts,"
back to finish off a six-pack
of nfl questions with mark
schlereth and herm edwards.
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| 00:03:09 | Let's start with you, mark,
aaron rodgers or matt ryan,
which is playing better
football?
|
| 00:03:16 | >> They're both playing great
but if you push me on this, I'm
going with aaron rodgers.
|
| 00:03:20 | The reason, when you have the
playoff schedule and when
things break down and you're
faced with the blitz, I think
aaron rodgers now is playing as
well as any quarterback in the
national football league.
|
| 00:03:28 | He can make plays not only with
his arm but also with his feet,
buying himself time.
|
| 00:03:33 | I think right now he is playing
great football, especially when
things break down.
|
| 00:03:36 | >> All right, herm.
|
| 00:03:38 | Matt ryan, the other guy, he
had a 20-17 win in the final
seconds earlier this year over
green bay.
|
| 00:03:44 | Can the packers go in the
georgia dome this time and beat
matt ryan and the falcons?
|
| 00:03:49 | >> I don't think so.
|
| 00:03:50 | I think when you look at the
atlanta falcons, they're a team
that does a lot of things
right.
|
| 00:03:54 | They don't get a lot of
notoriety and haven't been on
the stage a whole bunch but
they're a team systematically
can move the ball down the
football field and matt ryan is
a wonderful quarterback in the
fourth quarter who seems to
find a way to move his team in
position to win games.
|
| 00:04:11 | >> All right.
|
| 00:04:12 | Seahawks, double-digit
underdogs for the second
straight week.
|
| 00:04:15 | Do they go in soldier field and
upset chicago?
|
| 00:04:18 | They won there earlier this
year.
|
| 00:04:20 | >> I don't think so.
|
| 00:04:20 | Week six they played there and
gave up six sacks, tons of
pressure on jay cutler, forced
mistakes by the chicago bears
offense.
|
| 00:04:28 | This is a different offense
from a protection standpoint.
|
| 00:04:30 | They've gotten much better also
from a play calling standpoint,
for running the ball more
efficiently, taking the ball
out of jay cutler's hands,
letting him manage the game
more.
|
| 00:04:40 | He's done a great job from a
maturity standpoint of
sometimes understanding that a
punt's not a bad thing, I'll
take a sack and punt it and
rely on our defense and special
teams.
|
| 00:04:50 | I think the chicago bears are a
much better team than the one
you saw week six lose to the
seahawks.
|
| 00:04:54 | >> Also a big difference going
into chicago and soldier field
in october versus going in
january.
|
| 00:04:59 | That will do it for the "coors
"
>>> that's the end of the
facts.
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| 00:05:06 | "Nfl live "so I next
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| 00:05:17 | Captioning provided
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|
| 00:05:38 | >>> One head coaching vacancy
remaining in the nfl after the
denver broncos hire john fox to
be their head coach.
|
| 00:05:46 | Fox's contract was not renewed
in carolina after a 2-14 season.
|
| 00:05:48 | He takes over the broncos.
|
| 00:05:52 | Cleveland has found its new head
coach, it is pat shurmur.
|
| 00:05:57 | were
in philadelphia together.
|
| 00:06:05 | Shurmur is cleveland's fifth
head coach since 1989,
succeeding eric mangini let go
after just two seasons.
|
| 00:06:10 | Did you know shurmur played
linebacker, guard and center?
|
| 00:06:14 | He was an assistant coach on
andy reid's staff in
philadelphia for ten seasons
WHERE HE GROOMED donovan McNam,
and helping sam bradford enjoy a
rookie season.
|
| 00:06:34 | "
eric, the last couple of years,
your browns were competitive,
made improvements.
|
| 00:06:50 | This franchise had one playoff
appearance in 13 years, what
does pat shurmur inherit to turn
the browns into a winning
football team?
|
| 00:06:54 | >> Well I think pat is a good
hire.
|
| 00:06:56 | I interviewed him in new york
before interviewing, brian
schottenheimer, it was a
function of what system I wanted
as opposed to who the guy was.
|
| 00:07:05 | I thought he was really smar
really bright and a good coach.
|
| 00:07:08 | That was a good fit.
|
| 00:07:11 | His familiarity with tom hekert,
that will help.
|
| 00:07:19 | He has a locker room that i
think is disciplined, guys that
know how to work
and guys that will accept what
his program and, work for him
and work for his program, and i
think that, that is going to
give him a good head start.
|
| 00:07:32 | >> All right.
|
| 00:07:33 | Denver hires john fox.
|
| 00:07:34 | Mark, you know the program
obviously very well.
|
| 00:07:35 | What do you think of john fox
going to coach the broncos?
|
| 00:07:36 | >> I think he has a lot of work
to do.
|
| 00:07:38 | Ultimately, that is the biggest
thing.
|
| 00:07:43 | I think denver has been so
inundated over four years with
offensive coaches that
finally john elway gets in there
and says "guys we have to go to
"
john fox is dynamic.
|
| 00:07:53 | He's one of those guys that
players like to play for.
|
| 00:07:57 | He comes from a great defensive
background and has been a great
defensive coach in this league.
|
| 00:08:01 | >> John fox is a very good
defensive coordinator.
|
| 00:08:04 | What they need to do,
they have had older personnel
there.
|
| 00:08:06 | Gone from a 3-4, 4-3, 3-4.
|
| 00:08:08 | All kind of changes defensively.
|
| 00:08:12 | He will get that corrected.
|
| 00:08:16 | The key in my opinion for his
success in denver who is the
quarterback?
|
| 00:08:18 | Who is the quarterback?
|
| 00:08:18 | That will be the key for john
fox.
|
| 00:08:20 | He knows that.
|
| 00:08:21 | He will fix the defense.
|
| 00:08:22 | Who is going to be the
quarterback, is tim tebow the
future of this football team?
|
| 00:08:28 | Kyle orton, that's the big
decision in my opinion.
|
| 00:08:30 | >> Your team was last team to
beat the new england patriots
about to face another one of
your guy's old teams, jets in
the afc divisional playoff game
coming up.
|
| 00:08:39 | This is way back in week nine
but it feels like forever since
the patriots have lost.
|
| 00:08:44 | Take a look back, third quarter,
browns up, 17-7.
|
| 00:08:45 | colt McCoy will scramble for 16
yards and a touchdown.
|
| 00:08:48 | This is a young man thrust in
due to injuries.
|
| 00:08:55 | Supposed to red shirt this year,
but he's a spark for the browns.
|
| 00:08:56 | Puts the browns up 24-7 here.
|
| 00:08:57 | Fourth quarter.
|
| 00:08:57 | Peyton hillis, monster game.
|
| 00:08:58 | Bounce it offside.
|
| 00:09:02 | Takes the carry 35 yards for the
touchdown.
|
| 00:09:05 | Peyton hillis, 184 yards on the
ground in this game.
|
| 00:09:09 | The browns would go on to win
34-14.
|
| 00:09:12 | A gatorade shower for eric
mangini.
|
| 00:09:13 | Much happier times.
|
| 00:09:17 | It can be done,
beating the patriots that is.
|
| 00:09:23 | In week nine they ran for 230
yards and possessed the ball for
38 minutes, but all they have
done is make the patriots angry
because they have gone on to win
eight in a row.
|
| 00:09:35 | What is the key to beating the
new england patriots.
|
| 00:09:36 | What did you guys do?
|
| 00:09:37 | >> The first thing we did was
make sure we can try to keep tom
brady off the field as long as
possible.
|
| 00:09:40 | You saw where the time of
possession was.
|
| 00:09:44 | We wanted to put together long
sustained drives that ended in
points.
|
| 00:09:50 | The longer we could keep them
off the field, the less
opportunity he was going to have
to score,
which he is eventually going to
do that as good as he is.
|
| 00:09:57 | The other thing, mike, is you
can't give him pre-snap
information.
|
| 00:10:03 | And, he is going to look at
things.
|
| 00:10:05 | He is going to do everything he
can to gather information on
what the defense is doing and if
you give him the same looks, if
he knows it goes.
|
| 00:10:13 | And we moved guys around from
where they were, changing
linebacker spots, focused on the
skies all during the week, and
told the guys if you are not
lying you are not trying.
|
| 00:10:21 | Everybody had to do it.
|
| 00:10:23 | Nobody could be the tell there.
|
| 00:10:28 | The other thing is, going into
the second half, we had a
different plan we were going to
use.
|
| 00:10:30 | Saying, they're going to make
the adjustment based on what we
have done in the first half.
|
| 00:10:33 | Now we have got to bring
something out that is different
that he hasn't seen to this
point in the game.
|
| 00:10:37 | Let them try to figure that out.
|
| 00:10:39 | Then we can go back to the other
stuff that we used initially.
|
| 00:10:44 | >> All right.
|
| 00:10:44 | The browns and the jets were the
only teams to beat the patriots
this season.
|
| 00:10:50 | What was the key to beating new
england?
|
| 00:10:52 | >> I learned this in the meeting
talked to eric, how do you run
the ball against the three-four,
what is your basic theme?
|
| 00:10:56 | As you told me in the meetings,
you said, hey, we want to attack
the c gap.
|
| 00:11:05 | Get after the c gap.
|
| 00:11:05 | That is the weakness of the
defense.
|
| 00:11:09 | We want to push guys and use
counter the here you see it,
right here, use a little counter
action.
|
| 00:11:16 | Fullback lead counter.
|
| 00:11:17 | And you have a big beast they're
playing, running back, fullback
in hillis.
|
| 00:11:25 | A goal line defense, right?
|
| 00:11:29 | >> Goal line defense, they're
trying to stop us in this
four-minute offense.
|
| 00:11:40 | >> You popped it up right there.
|
| 00:11:42 | Jets do it differently.
|
| 00:11:43 | This is basically just a zone
play here.
|
| 00:11:44 | What you are doing is attacking
the c gap once again with a fake
bubble screen look on the edge.
|
| 00:11:46 | There is the softness of the
defense.
|
| 00:11:48 | If you are going to beat the new
england patriots.
|
| 00:11:49 | You have to be able to possess
the ball.
|
| 00:11:50 | You have to be able to keep tom
brady off of the football field.
|
| 00:11:52 | If you can do that, then you can
be successful the but to do
that, you have got to be
effective running the ball.
|
| 00:11:55 | >> A couple of defensive guys
over here in herm and eric.
|
| 00:12:01 | You both know a lot about the
match up and rivalry.
|
| 00:12:02 | Jets as you mention they want to
keep tom brady off the field.
|
| 00:12:06 | When he is on the field, herm
what is the key for jets slowing
him down?
|
| 00:12:10 | >> I think you have to
concentrate on first down.
|
| 00:12:12 | The big down is third.
|
| 00:12:13 | Really, first down is connected
to third this way.
|
| 00:12:15 | You have got to create some
negative plays where the new
england patriots are behind the
chains.
|
| 00:12:24 | In other words the train is
delayed.
|
| 00:12:25 | That offense is all about
keeping the train on schedule.
|
| 00:12:27 | You want to get the new england
patriots in third and sixes or
more.
|
| 00:12:36 | Brady has to hold the ball.
|
| 00:12:37 | Disguise your coverage.
|
| 00:12:38 | Move people around.
|
| 00:12:38 | You have the ability to do that.
|
| 00:12:39 | You also have ability to bring
pressure.
|
| 00:12:40 | He can't get the ball out of his
hand.
|
| 00:12:44 | If he does get it out and it's
long distance,
make the tackle get off the
field.
|
| 00:12:47 | Don't want to put him on the
field.
|
| 00:12:48 | You want to take the clock away
from tom brady and possessions.
|
| 00:12:50 | >> I think that is one thing the
jets do well.
|
| 00:12:51 | They create negative runs.
|
| 00:12:53 | They create a lot of negative
runs.
|
| 00:12:56 | I think that is going to be a
positive for him.
|
| 00:12:58 | And they have got cornerbacks
they can go up and play
man-to-man coverage.
|
| 00:13:02 | They can do things with their
blitz package and their coverage
package that not a lot of teams
can do.
|
| 00:13:05 | I think that will help them too.
|
| 00:13:06 | >> I always look at this as a
rhythmic offense.
|
| 00:13:09 | They're a spread offense, man
the they want to pull different
personnel groupings.
|
| 00:13:14 | They want to spread you thin.
|
| 00:13:17 | Throw the football.
|
| 00:13:18 | If you tackle well, then you can
stay as herm said, keep them
off schedule, keep them behind
the chains.
|
| 00:13:28 | And you get in third down and
seven plus situations,
you can bring blitz.
|
| 00:13:34 | Make tom brady dump it off.
|
| 00:13:35 | You hope that is the theory the
you hope the blitz gets there.
|
| 00:13:36 | Rally, make a tackle.
|
| 00:13:37 | Get off the football field.
|
| 00:13:37 | >> They're incredibly patient.
|
| 00:13:38 | Incredibly patient.
|
| 00:13:40 | And he's going to find what
weakness is.
|
| 00:13:45 | If he can look -- well, bill and
tom, if tom can look and see
where the weakness is off that
defense and know is he going to
go to it, it creates problems,
because, you're trying to stop
one thing.
|
| 00:13:59 | He knows what it is.
|
| 00:14:00 | He goes with it.
|
| 00:14:00 | Against us, he ran the same run
six times in a row.
|
| 00:14:02 | We didn't even have a chance to
breathe.
|
| 00:14:03 | And they were just chopping it
down the field because he'll
exploit it once he has got it.
|
| 00:14:05 | >> That says something about the
mindset of the new england
patriots.
|
| 00:14:11 | Generally in a football game,
eric knows this, he has been a
head coach, you sit there with
your offensive coordinator.
|
| 00:14:17 | You have just run a big play.
|
| 00:14:18 | Then all of a sudden you never
get back to the play until third
quarter.
|
| 00:14:20 | Well you made ten yards on that.
|
| 00:14:21 | What happened?
|
| 00:14:21 | New england patriots are not
that way.
|
| 00:14:24 | When they see you a little bit
weak in an area,
they will attack until you fix
it.
|
| 00:14:28 | If you think they're not coming
back, they're coming back.
|
| 00:14:32 | >> You know what I've always
said about the great coaches?
|
| 00:14:35 | I've played for a bunch of great
coaches, and against a bunch of
great coachers.
|
| 00:14:39 | The great ones are play
repeaters.
|
| 00:14:40 | When something works.
|
| 00:14:41 | We are not going to go away from
it.
|
| 00:14:42 | We are going to continue to
pound down your gullet until you
stop us.
|
| 00:14:45 | That, to me, especially as an
offensive guy,
when I can be in that system
and when we can do that,
boy you can see it deflate a
defense.
|
| 00:14:52 | >> Eric, let me ask you about
the jets' offense.
|
| 00:14:54 | The last time the two teams
played, sanchez has had as many
receptions as points.
|
| 00:15:04 | What can allow them to be
successful this time around you
hired brian schottenheimer in
new york.
|
| 00:15:07 | >> I hired brian.
|
| 00:15:07 | He ran the same system we faced
in san francisco.
|
| 00:15:09 | There was shifting, things you
had to adjust to.
|
| 00:15:11 | New england and the defense i
ran in cleveland, it is rule
based.
|
| 00:15:16 | And if you line up in initial
formation you have 11 calls you
have to make, the team shifts.
|
| 00:15:24 | There is 11 more calls that have
to be made, then you have a
motion, 11 more calls that have
to be made.
|
| 00:15:30 | >> A lot of thinking.
|
| 00:15:31 | >> You're talking 33
communications that take place
within one play.
|
| 00:15:35 | Now you have got a young
defensive group.
|
| 00:15:36 | You can create some
opportunities if you can play
fast and have effective shifts
and motions and that was brian's
background.
|
| 00:15:43 | And we had trouble with them, so
that's why I wanted to bring him
to new york.
|
| 00:15:45 | >> Beside all that, jets have a
lot of history going against
them.
|
| 00:15:50 | This is the sixth time that the
patriots have erbed a first
round bye since the current
playoff format was adopted in
'90st, AND IN EACH OF THE
Previous five instances they
would only reach the super bowl
that is not going to happen this
week.
|
| 00:16:10 | Lawrence taylor will receive six
years probation, but no jail
time after he pleaded guilty to
misdemeanor charges of sexual
misconduct and patronizing a
prostitute.
|
| 00:16:14 | Taylor was arrested in may for
having sex with a 16-year-old
prostitute.
|
| 00:16:16 | Taylor pleaded not guilty to
third degree rape, patronizing a
prostitute, sexual abuse,
endangering a child and had been
reluctant to strike a plea deal
for months.
|
| 00:16:26 | >>> Coming up, a second showdown
in the second city on sunday.
|
| 00:16:31 | What must chicago do to keep
them from coming into soldier
field and winning for a second
time?
|
| 00:16:36 | Buckle your chinstrap for the
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| 00:19:21 | >> The civil rights movement is
everything we are standing on
today, I think.
|
| 00:19:29 | And it's still not finished.
|
| 00:19:32 | He still gives us a dream to
strive for and gotry to
accomplish.
|
| 00:19:42 | He was a great example not only
for african-americans but
americans in general.
|
| 00:19:44 | For all of us to strive for
rights, equality and justice.
|
| 00:19:55 | >>> The seahawks go for another
improbable playoff win sunday in
chicago.
|
| 00:19:59 | Seattle had trouble running the
ball for much of the season but
has rushed for 141 and 150 yards
in the last two games.
|
| 00:20:07 | The bears lost to the seahawks
in week six at soldier field as
chicago went for 0-12 in third
down conversions.
|
| 00:20:15 | Rachel nichols always in the
coldest of climates.
|
| 00:20:17 | What do bears, julius peppers
and the gang, what are they
saying about what the defense
has to do to beat the seahawks
and get to the nfc championship
game?
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| 00:20:28 | >> They're saying they have to
be more aggressive this time.
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| 00:20:34 | >> Rob marinelli used that
expression, you can't steal
second with your foot on first.
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| 00:20:38 | That's what he has been telling
his guys this week.
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| 00:20:40 | They're going to have to go
after matt hasselbeck, more
aggressive going after the
rushers.
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| 00:20:42 | There has been discussion this
week about this sense of
responsibility that this
defensive unit has.
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| 00:20:47 | Michael, you know they spent a
lot of cash on this unit in the
off-season.
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| 00:20:49 | Keeping core guys, going out and
getting a guy like julius
peppers.
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| 00:20:55 | And I asked, tommy harris, brian
urlacher today, how much do you
guys feel you have to go lead
the team to a super bowl game
now after everything they spent
on you?
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| 00:21:02 | >> We know that we have to.
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| 00:21:04 | That is the biggest thing that
we are focusing on.
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| 00:21:12 | But when you keep core guys, pay
a lot of guys a lot of money,
it's a business also.
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| 00:21:19 | You don't have that much time to
play together.
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| 00:21:20 | So we know that the window
closes very fast.
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| 00:21:21 | And we have to take advantage of
our opportunities.
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| 00:21:24 | >> Talent-wise, this defense is
up there.
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| 00:21:27 | Look at pat, lance, tommy.
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| 00:21:29 | Our corners are good.
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| 00:21:31 | Playing good at linebacker.
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| 00:21:32 | We rotate a lot of guys.
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| 00:21:32 | We are deep.
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| 00:21:33 | Most places we are pretty deep.
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| 00:21:37 | This is up there with one of the
best defenses I've played on.
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| 00:21:43 | Talent-wise and athletically we
are up there.
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| 00:21:47 | >> They talk about three phases
of the game.
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| 00:21:49 | On this team may be more so than
other.
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| 00:21:50 | Not just the defense and
offense.
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| 00:21:51 | But also the special teams when
you talk about devon hester.
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| 00:21:53 | Interesting, pete carroll said
yesterday they're going to kick
to him.
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| 00:21:55 | They are going to punt to him.
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| 00:21:56 | He said they can't afford not
to.
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| 00:21:57 | Devon and I have talked about
that over the last couple weeks
he says he understands.
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| 00:22:05 | He says teams just give up too
much field position if they kick
out of bounds to kick away from
him.
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| 00:22:10 | That's really getting to be too
much of a head start for bears'
offense especially this time of
year.
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| 00:22:15 | That being said, when we talked
to him today about what pete
carroll said, he said, you know,
now that I know I have the green
light.
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| 00:22:27 | So he is getting ready for it,
guys.
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| 00:22:28 | >> Rachel, they would rather
give up field position.
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| 00:22:29 | Six points, give up field
position.
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| 00:22:30 | Thank you much, rachel.
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| 00:22:31 | >> Thanks.
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| 00:22:31 | >> All right, divisional
playoffs get under way saturday.
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| 00:22:33 | Get all pregame analysis from
chris berman and company, sunday
"nfl countdown" saturday at
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| 00:22:40 | Then catch all the postgame nall
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sunday's games on nfl prime time
at midnight easter.
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| 00:22:52 | >>> Baltimore hasn't gotten the
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| 00:22:55 | How do the ravens contain
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| 00:25:38 | >>>
>>> ravens and steelers meet
saturday at heinz field.
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| 00:25:45 | Each winning on the other's home
turf.
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| 00:25:48 | Fast forward to the fourth
quarter.
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| 00:25:49 | Ravens, 14-10.
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| 00:25:53 | Joe flacco meets houshmandzadeh
in the back of the end zone.
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| 00:25:57 | Watch him keep the toes down.
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| 00:25:57 | Ravens go on to win.
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| 00:25:59 | 17-14.
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| 00:25:59 | And absent in the offense.
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| 00:26:00 | His first big play of the
season.
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| 00:26:01 | Go back to week 13.
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| 00:26:02 | Again, fast forward to the
fourth quarter.
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| 00:26:04 | All these games come down to the
fourth quarter.
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| 00:26:07 | Steelers down 10-6.
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| 00:26:07 | Troy polamalu, makes his
presence s known.
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| 00:26:12 | Joe flacco forcing a fumble that
would be recovered by
lamar woodley.
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| 00:26:18 | Steelers win 13-10.
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| 00:26:20 | From hard-hitting defense to
ground and pound philosophies,
ravens/steelers are similar in
so many respects.
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| 00:26:24 | That can be seen in what they do
on offense.
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| 00:26:25 | Both teams rank near the top of
the league this season.
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| 00:26:27 | Their reliance on the running
game.
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| 00:26:28 | Both teams rarely beat
themselves ranking near the top
of the league in fewest
turnovers.
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| 00:26:37 | Eric, you spent the last two
seasons having to deal with
baltimore and pittsburgh twice a
year.
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| 00:26:42 | What's going to be the key to
this ravens/steelers match-up?
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| 00:26:45 | >> The most difficult thing
about defending the steelers is
big ben.
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| 00:26:47 | And when he is able to generate
those broken plays where he gets
out of the pocket, usually
broken plays lead to big plays.
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| 00:26:53 | And their guys are better at the
broken plays than you can
practice for.
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| 00:27:00 | There's so much of them a game
where he generates something,
their receivers adjust to it,
get open and that leads to huge
plays.
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| 00:27:09 | He can make all the throws when
he is moving around.
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| 00:27:10 | They have got to be able to keep
him in the pocket.
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| 00:27:13 | I'd say on the flip side of
that, in dealing with the
steelers linebackers, baltimore
will do a good job running the
ball, getting some play action,
and then being able to throw
down the field with double moves
or two-man routes on
pittsburgh's corner.
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| 00:27:30 | So I think big plays are going
to shape this game.
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| 00:27:32 | >> I agree with eric.
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| 00:27:33 | There will be big plays involved
in the game.
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| 00:27:34 | A game when you think about it
too.
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| 00:27:35 | Besides the big plays.
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| 00:27:37 | This is a game if you are a
football player for the ravens
or for the steelers, you're
going to the equipment room and
you're telling the equipment guy
this is a two -- two chinstrap
game.
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| 00:27:49 | In other words you got to buckle
it up.
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| 00:27:50 | This is going to be a hard,
physical football game.
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| 00:27:52 | There is going to be some fur
flying.
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| 00:27:55 | Here's another thing, if you're
timid, if you're a timid person
and don't like violence, don't
watch it.
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| 00:28:00 | That's going to be this kind of
game.
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| 00:28:01 | Here again, the big plays, the
steelers have in their
possession, mike wallace.
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| 00:28:05 | He's a guy that can run vertical
and that can be a problem for
the ravens.
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| 00:28:09 | >> Yeah, absolutely can.
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| 00:28:10 | Mike wallace one of the big play
players, make things over the
top.
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| 00:28:17 | He is great at those things.
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| 00:28:18 | You're right, herm.
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| 00:28:19 | Feint of heart need not apply.
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| 00:28:20 | Stand too close to the
television you may come away
with a bloody nose if you are
watching close.
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| 00:28:22 | He is one of the guys that makes
it over the top.
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| 00:28:29 | I'll tell you the other guy I'm
looking at, the other match-up
on the other side of the
football, terrell suggs.
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| 00:28:37 | I look at suggs.
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| 00:28:38 | He is playing at such a high
level.
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| 00:28:39 | I am telling you he has a great
match up.
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| 00:28:40 | Because the offensive lean of
the pittsburgh steelers, in
particular the left tackle has
struggled, it's one of those
situations where if you are the
ravens,
you are like we have a great
match-up.
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| 00:28:58 | Third down and long.
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| 00:28:59 | Now one thing to have a great
match up.
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| 00:29:00 | Another thing to beat your guy
clean and get your hands on big
ben, big ben.
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| 00:29:01 | And then bring him down to the
ground.
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| 00:29:03 | Six foot, 275.
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| 00:29:03 | He is huge.
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| 00:29:05 | >> That is the problem.
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| 00:29:06 | Can you tackle big ben?
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| 00:29:06 | Always the problem with ben.
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| 00:29:07 | You know that.
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| 00:29:14 | You faced him, I faced him.
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| 00:29:20 | You feel look you are sitting on
the side.
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| 00:29:21 | We got it.
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| 00:29:21 | Oh, no we don't.
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| 00:29:22 | Throws one down the rail.
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| 00:29:23 | He beats you.
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| 00:29:24 | >> A lot of times we talk about
the quarterbacks.
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| 00:29:25 | Both guys will have a big
impact.
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| 00:29:27 | Other side.
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| 00:29:28 | Quarterback.
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| 00:29:29 | Defense.
|
| 00:29:29 | Troy polamalu, they put their
stamp on the game as well.
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| 00:29:31 | How do you neutralize the big
play safeties as an offense?
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| 00:29:33 | >> It is hard to do.
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| 00:29:34 | Colt learned that.
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| 00:29:34 | Did a great job through the
course of the season.
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| 00:29:36 | He hadn't faced troy or ed in
the first to times we played
them.
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| 00:29:41 | The first time he played them.
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| 00:29:42 | And their ability, their
instincts are amazing.
|
| 00:29:48 | I had rodney harrison,
and there were times I was
coaching him to be in a certain
spot.
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| 00:29:54 | He would be some where es.
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| 00:29:55 | I said rodney what are you
doing?
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