Wed, 16 Jan 2008|
The best in the business, Ron Jaworski from ESPN and NFL Films, joins D and C to break down the AFC Championship
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As we get credit watch the patriots chargers chill out Sunday for the AFC championship game in Foxborough we set ourselves in the office yesterday. All would be most like to talk to as we look forward to this football game. And the chance that cried the human cry it was unanimous it would be Ron Jaworski in my estimation. Beat most knowledgeable football analyst in the big ESPN stable and by the wagered by a wide margin we always loved hearing jaws breakdown of the big games that morning Ron Jaworski how aria.
Good morning it is great to be with these guys -- thank you very much of those ops that is very large. But that you don't like giving the main reason why I have so much knowledge. I'd look at detective took the opportunity to look at coaching -- it might help set an adult films. And break down as they say all the players know that is the eye in the sky I don't.
Did you if you watch the coaches tape I suspect jaws of every single patriot games this year and out of sight of that question for you. If Sammy get defensive coordinator Ted control called you today and said listen jaws I -- you look at the tape. Help me out here man give me some suggestions as to how I might begin to approach the doing the patriots to give us a fighting chance what do you do.
Well I think there have been number one thing I would do it and the turmoil would choose -- offensive perspective. Balance on -- I also think you have ever -- skirts and I think what hurt Jacksonville last week as the agent. They lack -- balanced they did not bring enough pressure on to operate. -- quarterback in history get a belt is playing at a level like Tom Brady's playing right now. However you can never read Tom Brady or any great quarterback or any quarterback for that matter. Find his rhythm on his temple and let them get called purple in the pocket. -- jaguars a lot better about it 228 for 28 -- to drop ball negate. So that you must integrate some pressure on operate with it so I -- get walked a little bit. And then changeup with what you actually good shot well there's three man rush drop eight McRoberts try to just cable. Aren't -- rhythm that's easier said than done.
jaws of all the things that Tom Brady does well and they are many in your estimation. What is his most impressive talent as a quarterback in the NFL.
Well we're never -- on -- truck you know. Absolutely incredible level. But it had to -- there's one thing I've been most impressed about -- great. It is manipulative and manipulation of the coverage over he -- where he wants to go the football team alter his receivers dark. But he can look golf -- partly to Eaton won't repeat that didn't help his receivers get open. That to actually get very few quarterbacks out.
I think is innocent because say it was a great years spectacularly I think the word for Brady in 7 -- is flawless mean. There's no flocked to his game right now which makes me wonder if you're San Diego obviously people say I'll come get -- pressure rush him. But he's as good at that as he has its back against no rush like he did against Jacksonville is not.
Actually right there you know you don't and then there's actually stepped direct chart the salt -- all of my staff -- built during the regular season no quarterback was blitzed. More than Tom Brady. It was pledged more than any quarterback the National Football League which is quite surprising most people wouldn't realize there. However the ticket they believe it awful lot of time and -- to try to make plate so they were aggressive with Tom Brady now here's the caveat to that. As quarterback critic of which were the highest the National Football League so clearly can be handled by its very well.
So what happens Sunday I mean they will obviously with Merriman and Phillips you're going to come get him come Adam a certain amount of time how often do you think they they blitz him and and how can they expect to be more effective than all the other teams who blitzed them.
Well what I thought religiously in watching to beat the colts last last week against San Diego that broke the -- out yesterday and it was interesting the colts had no problem -- Shaun Phillips or Shawne Merriman. They did not keep a back in the chipped it did not keep the titan in the block they really felt that their tackles could handle that as for the most part they did Shawne Merriman. Wasn't visible in the football game except that worked out they repeat don't you go adopt -- pressure on Peyton -- bat. It was really invisible that she the last two drives in the colts had people open for whatever reason Peyton Manning didn't look in the area the receiver broke open. There was a little bit of pressure want army govern the football I think for the most part Payton left a couple scoring opportunities on the field late in the game or the colts will be coming to knowing what.
It just how do you predict San Diego will use pro Marty vilify moss will will they give him -- they try to. Put Croat party on him by himself and try to take him out of the game and then have Welker beat the -- would think probably that's the playoff.
I think they'll take the same approach at Jacksonville took last week you know Rasheed -- is probably the best quarterback got and -- They did not did not match up against Ricky Martin -- the second best quarter and back deck -- up for the sake people looked up or linebacker underneath you get double and Randy Moss and they took -- a simple about. The second or third receiver in in the offenses set. I think that's the best years -- great corner rather put a lot of great. Wide receiver could be the wide receiver always going to win that one on one match up. In today's NFL with a -- touch rule after odd yards to the offense has the advantage of getting that double. I think you have to get those two players the backcourt and -- safety. And take your best corner and put my two -- three.
adding to Ted controls defensive coordinator headaches this week would be the be -- the the the running game last week large morally rushing for -- want to do it's like one more thing he's got to worry about now right.
Optic reports that's really what it is you know do you -- I've asked to go didn't blitz dump Brady to what I -- leaves six in the box set in the box and try to defend the pass and invite the run. Jacksonville invited Iran an -- Laurence Maroney had a good game running the football by the what you see is really the balance of the patriots offense they -- every dimension. You walk is an alternate -- team you can't focus on one player. You can't pull someone actually thought that if they could -- Hewitt so many ways I don't say this we don't talk about skilled players the patriots. Their offensive line is magnificent I think people -- yet. Gold has more pop.
It was so what would you do just what would you do -- comes out of this your Cottrell -- turner. What do you do Sunday.
I think critics. I think originally on the but take my chances and I'm going to come after Tom Brady -- the try to make him a little bit uncomfortable in the pocket now let's say -- at risk and reward style of play. I don't think we Tom Brady is playing right now you want to manipulate culprit level pocketed you have all they'd back Derek what you said most mysteries of I think somehow some way. You've got the break him out a little bit you got a it toppling a little radically he's human like any other quarterback. He does not like did it either so I think he take you can't just I think that gives an eagle their best chance to -- be offered to the patriots.
Iran George is a former quarterback in after all the years you been breaking down film since you have retired. Have you ever looked at an offensive line and the quarterbacks weapons like moss Stallworth Welker Watson and -- instead. -- I would elect a little of that I was.
I look at it everywhere in celebrate my guys could you go to W just haven't saw watched one that authentic and I guess that it does -- every dimension. It's impossible to -- yeah you might be able slow down. -- I looked -- did you opt to have. You have moss and Stallworth as the deep threat -- walker. The possession receiver Benjamin Watson -- possession receiver -- near the running backs are the back to have a ball well the best -- again. Or won't catch the ball out of the backfield bigger role on the power running it straight based blocking. They can run the -- because their tackles and their guards are athletic as well as their center but he could -- you know -- beat tiger -- pull the trigger Tom Brady so when you look at. The patriots want dimension be stopped personal and you can't stop all.
just this year we've seen Plaxico Burress not practiced but play for the giants. And recently we've San Antonio Gates not be able to practice and try to play in the game let's ticket to the quarterback position. How how difficult is it for a quarterback like Philip Rivers to not practice but to them play and play effectively Sunday.
It's difficult but fortunately it -- San Diego charger fan though it is late in the season they've been practicing for so long. Many of the things aren't the rain in the quarterback -- wide receivers. I don't see it as Betsy it's going to be probably -- cannot practiced that you result of the plate he will play in the game. And really has grown up at the quarterback over the past couple weeks and you know clearly you know that the resurgence of the charged to play out to be directly attribute to play it Philip Rivers.
On a scale of one to 1010 being the 85 bears and and one being duke. Where would you place the patriot deep and it's the 78 this team we're looking at now how good is this patriot defense.
How -- that -- got that probably in the middle -- I it is it is not it. But deep veteran Ed Ed got Dominic they -- look at the tape of the deepened yesterday. I was very disappointed and I am sure it's been a very rough week for the patriots beat -- just weeks. They're pretty incredible amount of -- mental mistakes in total lack of discipline. Which is almost totally uncharacteristic Bill Belichick coached deep threat to team so why should this week has been a rough week for the beat that to god it was not. Symptomatic of the way they played throughout the -- allotment to there's a lot of gap discipline break out they play better in.
So if Brady puts up thirty years 35. In San Diego -- with -- in the obviously you know mentally.
Look at it now Patten -- I'll I'll I'll make it that simple -- you have to beat Portugal will immediately go to the patriots.
Because -- Manning as you know prove before an idea as three touchdowns -- for a five I mean the had a couple tipped. And San Diego Williams went right stay right -- them told at all and they do that in Foxboro this week.
All on adult leagues so in fact you know what why what was different looking to distribute game against the colts are feeling that I didn't know the school art. -- the culture when the game by 21 point eight great. A bit team not dealers said a moment ago literally gave up only a couple plays on the field. But Payton played terrific in football camp. There were two interception bowl -- and all of the wide receiver or back one wide receiver there was -- Mark Harrison. Early begin work political goal scorer a bit games fourteen and also until river's at the plate back it was great depth don't I'd. They are actually operation ever --
Giles we -- we ask you how you thought the the chargers deep and attack the patriots offense traverse settlement a -- a little unfair question because we don't really know the status of rivers -- LT or gates but assuming -- to play to some level effectiveness how would you go about attacking his defense that you just described as. Suspect not not exactly thought could be.
A lot of -- they -- probably going to act they're going to run the football note that the combination of the San Diego Chargers it would didn't. -- writing to the left side there opted to wind. -- left about two times more than run to right so I told you watch it gave -- seat -- he going to let I ratio of two to one. And they are effective at running the football project we -- the edges I think it is great ball -- area all the patriots deep threat that there is no doubt in my mind. And San Diego's game plan is going to be to run the football of course you'll think that will do is keep the game close at all and football doesn't. Must get explosive late you must -- football. And that's an area you know that -- Have to improve upon they did well last week against Indianapolis Colts stormed football they're going to -- To throw football so I think -- do you want to -- want to run football and I think people social limited success. At this point good point you need explosive plays so I didn't see the running game and they and the play action passing -- follow.
I was I was very surprised how good rivers was under pressure on the road away in great touch in Indianapolis. About you jaws I mean you obviously look closer with with -- more expert I was Philip Rivers a surprise -- Sunday.
Absolutely -- I thought immediately get near halftime the Tennessee game I I don't want to look at that tape early that gave -- was trying very fast very quick. Seeing the field looked weary also distracted apples like what happened this guy he looks like a pretty. He looks calm you know doing these two under achiever he's driving it ships are always planning what it was more. Pocket well all going to -- CR didn't. We're back I actually in the second -- Tennessee and actually I called -- rams now. Quarterback go to San Diego that -- message what what -- difference and it just seemed to -- all. Philip Rivers light went on that they want to be in the deal that it was not an option it just -- apple playoff game get deep near better than it has -- right. -- at -- always just require and it -- really that I think go -- but he became let go quarterback Kerry over the next week. At the -- before he was outstanding get to Indianapolis as well.
Just I suspect the river's right need being the one that is brain is more problematic than it if it were his left.
Any need the problem -- entered into a problem.
It's ethnic of intangibles oh what do you make of the chargers flying from say any of the Indy in the San Diego San Diego to New England does all that travel make any difference or dusty -- doesn't make any difference.
Aybar in the regular season guys are I think get dependent you to wear you down. I picked up -- the chargers are on the right now I think they would play -- and Russia right -- doubt creep out they look -- that. They are in the -- game. Going up the lost and play good you know the world champion and a -- the two time world -- is particularly -- great I think they are very excited about that opportunity. I think they would play anywhere right now.
predicted a great game. Do you feel the same thing same way about the NFC championship game just.
Not really all it -- you know what -- perspective you know great big clearly is that dominant football team. But there's something about the New York giant strike out as a commodity credit all right pretty much like the Pittsburgh Steelers are a few years ago going on the road. You know not -- he'll look at it is going to be a dominant football people postings that finds a way to win you know right now. They they believe in themselves -- New York Giants believe that they can win the football game. People outside your locker believed that but they do an -- carry -- along like I don't but the area took victory at Lambeau.
Iran publisher really full of me my sense -- you really enjoy your job since you retired from the game.
You can name it I can't play after -- I got the second best -- America do. I have actually not you know I I'd I'd made some investment Baltimore's owner operator club in golf a lot of business but after our our football. You know that would that was going to be wild going to do basically -- probably a little bit regulars upbeat talk about the game -- a game. These -- over a cult film it the opportunity audio they'll match -- show and it really drew from Eric pick as a player. Whatever the biggest strongly about it out stop at all -- everybody to get an edge in. I'd -- the same spot broadcaster doctor yeah critical that adult films were employed in the driveway right now it ought to take then try to get a it's like you're some. It's like that that other people can't get.
Well Ron Jaworski like do and we sort of like listening to you watch do we really appreciate your insight -- take some timeout to talk to us.
Oh out wrap up the deal thanks jobs -- guys Ron Jaworski was doesn't know
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