♪ ♪ HQ SPOTLIGHT ♪ ♪ >> Jenny: ALL EYES WERE ON AARON RODGERS, IN THIS MONDAY NIGHT GAME, THE NINERS, THEY SPOILED AARON RODGERS RETURN TAKING DOWN THE JETS 32-19 ON MONDAY NIGHT, AARON RODGERS FIRST GAME IN NEARLY A YEAR, THROWING FIDUCIARY 167 -- FOR 167 YARDS ONE TOUCHDOWN AND ONE PICK, SAN FRANCISCO DOING THEIR PART TO KEEP A-ROD AWAY FROM THE WIN COLUMN, 6-8, TIED FOR THE SECOND MOST LOSSES AGAINST ANY TEAM. AND, ANOTHER TEAM THAT'S ... FALLING SHORT IN THAT GAME, THE TENNESSEE TITANS, BLEW A THREE-SCORE LEAD TO LOSE IT 24-17 AT BOULDER FIELD, THE BEARS WITH THE GAME-CLINCHING SCORE A PICK SIX FROM WILL LEVIS, LEVIS FINISHING 19 FOR 22, 127 YARDS A TOUCHDOWN I-- AND TWO INT'S. NEW YORK JETS TENNESSEE TITANS MATCH UP, WE HAVE A GAME KICKING OFF AT 1 P.M. EASTERN ON CBS! ♪ ♪ AND, WE HAVE CHARLES DAVIS WITH US NOW, ALONG WITH THE OTHER NFL ANALYSTS, BRYANT MCFADDEN, WE GOT TO SEE AARON RODGERS FOR MORE THAN FOUR SNAPS, YEAH, WE WANT TO SEE HIM HEALTHY FOR SURE, THE DEFENDING CHAMPS, SPOILED HIS RETURN. 32-19 WIN, AARON RODGERS THREW ONE TOUCHDOWN, WHAT DO YOU THINK WAS HOLDING HIM BACK, CHARLES? >> Charles: I THINK THAT A LOT OF IT WAS, THEIR INABILITY TO GET THE GROUND-GAME GOING, THAT'S PART IT. AS B-MAC WILL TELL YOU IN TODAY'S FOOTBALL, PRE-SEASON OFTEN IS THE FIRST MONTH OF THE SEASON. BECAUSE NO ONE PLAYS. THEY HAVE NOT PLAYED OR PUT THE TIME IN TOGETHER, YOU KNOW, UNDER LIVE ACTION. SO, PART OF THAT IS TRYING TO FIGURE THE WHOLE THING OUT, YES YOU CAN WORK WITH THE RECEIVERS DURING THE PRACTICE, AND AFTER PRACTICE, AND YES YOU CAN DO THE STUFF IN THE SUMMER, BUT WHEN YOU HAVE RUSHERS BEARING DOWN ON YOU, PEOPLE HAVE TO PICK UP ASSIGNMENTS OR ADJUST ON THE FLY, IT TOOK THEM A WHILE TO GET GOING, THE THIRD DRIVE SHOWED WHAT'S CAPABLE. HE, GARRETT WILSON, THE CONNECTION WILL BE LETHAL THIS YEAR, LAZARD IS BOUNCE-BACK, REASSUMED HIS ROLE AS A GUY WHO KNOWS WHAT AARON RODGERS WANTS TO DO. YOU SAW AT TIMES THERE WAS ROUGH STUFF GOING ON, BUT THE THING THAT THEY TOLD ME, BEAM BETTER -- B-MAC. BILLIONAIRE THE BETTER BE CAREFUL, AARON RODGERS STUNG SOMEONE WEAK FOR THE TOUCHDOWN, THE MIND IS ACTIVE AND STILL FIRING ... I AM NOT WORRIED ABOUT THE ARM; BUT, YES, FIRST GAME OUT THERE, IT MAY MAKE A WHILE, BUT THE PROBLEMS FOR THE JETS AS YOU KNOW, THEY CAN'T WAIT TOO LONG, THEY GOTTA GET GOING, THE FANS WANTED THEM TO SHOW UP BETTER AGAINST THE DEFENDING NFC CHAMPS. >> Jenny: YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT THE CONNECTION YOU SAW BETWEEN THOSE TWO, BREAK DOWN THE PLAY YOU SAW MONDAY NIGHT >> I LOVE THE FACT THAT THE TV CREW HAD THE NUMBER, RIGHT B-MAC WITH? THIS IS HOW HE DID IT SO OFTEN. HARD COUNT WITH AARON RODGERS, GETS HIM THE DRAW OFF-SIDE, THE PLAY IS STILL ALIVE, IT'S A FREE PLAY, HE WILL FIND THAT RECEIVER GOING DEEP AT THAT TIME, AND PUT IT UP THERE AND GIVE THEM A CHANCE! >> Charles: HE KNOWS EXACTLY WHERE THE OPTIONS ARE, IT'S ALL BAKED INTO THE PLAY, IF I DRAW HIM OFF-SIDE, YOU GUYS KEEP GOING. AND, THE 18TH TIME ... IN HIS CAREER, HE SCORED A TOUCHDOWN ON A FREE-PLAY? THIS GUY KNOWS WHAT HE'S DOING AND CONTINUES TO DO IT, I DON'T CARE IF HE'S 40 80, 150, AARON RODGERS CAN STILL DO THAT. >> Jenny: 18 MISSED TACKLED IN WEEK ONE, HOW DO THEY SHORE UP THE DEFENSE? >> BMac: STARTING WITH THE GUYS THAT PUT THEIR HANDS IN THE DIRT: THEY GOTTA PLAY BETTER AND BE TOUGH. THEY WERE NOT TOUGH AT ALL AGAINST THE FRAN FRANCIE, AND IT'S -- SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS AND, IT'S SAFE TO SAY THEY GOT BULLIED. >> THEY GOT TO THE SECOND LEVEL SO FAST, ALLOWING THE RUNNING BACK OF JORDAN MASON TO HAVE A FIELD DAY. AGAINST THE TENNESSEE TITANS, YOU WON'T SEE THE SAME IMPACT, OFFENSIVE LINE-WISE, BECAUSE SAN FRANCISCO HAS SOME OF THE BEST OFFENSES WITH A LOT OF CONTINUITY ON THE OFFENSIVE LINE BUT, YOU BETTER BELIEVE THEY WILL SEE A LOT OF DOWNHILL RUNNING, 49ERS, AGAINST THE JETS, YOU KNOW, ONE THING I KNOW ABOUT THE NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE, YOU PUT IT OUT THERE ON FILM, IF IT'S BAD TEAM, EMBRACE IT AND BE PREPARED TO SEE IT EVERY WEEK UNTIL YOU GET IT RIGHT. SO, SOME OF THE SAME THINGS WE SAW FROM SAN FRANCISCO IN THE RUNNING GAME, THE JETS WILL SEE FROM THE TENNESSEE TITANS, SO YOU GOTTA PLAY TOUGHER AT THE POINT OF ATTACK, AND WHEN IT COMES TO TACKLING, YOU GOTTA WANT TO GET THE MAN DOWN, YOU CAN'T BE A WILLING PARTICIPANT, YOU HAVE TO WANT TO STICK YOUR HEAD INTO THE FAN, THAT'S THE NAME OF THE GAME WHEN YOU PLAY UP AGAINST THE DOWNHILL OFFENSES, THEY LIKE TO COME DOWNHILL ON THE TEETH OF THE DEFENSE. THEY WERE IN A SCRIMMAGE, YOU DON'T HAVE TO GET HIM DOWN, YOU TAG HIM OFF AND LET HIM GO, NO, THIS IS REAL FOOTBALL, IT'S YOUR JOB TO FIND A WAY TO GET THE CARRIER DOWN BY ANY MEANS NECESSARY. >> Jenny: CHARLES, WHAT DID YOU SEE? >> Charles: YOU SUMMED IT UP, B-MAC, QUINTQUINTON QUINTON WILLIAMS AND THE FORMER FIRST ROUND PICK, B-MAC I AM SEEING THAT THEY DON'T HAVE THE ZERO-TECHNIQUE ONE-TECHNIQUE, LIKE A D.J. READER, THAT EATS THINGS UP TO HELP THEM WITH THE RUN-DEFENSE. IT WILL BE INTERESTING TO SEE, BECAUSE I KNOW KEN LAW'S ADDED 30 POINTS, HE HAS A BAD KNEE, INTERESTING, BUT HE BECOMES AND MAYBE DEVELOPS INTO THE SPACE EATER THEY NEED, BECAUSE THOSE LINEBACKERS, THEY ARE GETTING OCCUPIED, CJ MOSLEY, STEPS UP, QUINCY WILLIAMS STEPS UP TO PLAY, AND WHEN YOU WATCHED IT, THE OFFENSIVE LINE GETS TO THE SECOND LEVEL EASILY, WHEN YOU HAVE THAT AS AN ISSUE AND GUYS LIKE YOU AND ME COME FROM 10-15 YARDS AND MAKING PLAY AFTER PLAY, THAT'S NOT GOOD FOR THE RUN DEFENSE, SO, I WOULD BE INTERESTED TO SEE WHAT CHANGES THEY MAKE, AND GET PEOPLE UPFRONT TO GET A STEAL-- STALEMATE, SO THEY CAN'T JUST TAKE OFF RUNNING. >> BMac: ANYTIME YOU SEE A CORNER OR SAFETY, RUBBING THE SHOULDER, THAT MEANS, HE'S TAKEN SOME TACKLES. [ LAUGHTER ] >> Charles: NOT ONLY THAT, SHAKING YOUR HEAD, LOOKING AT THE GUYS UPFRONT, LIKE "YO". >> Jenny: GET IT TOGETHER, YO. THE JETS WILL TAKE ON THE TITANS, SUNDAY 1 P.M. ON CBS, AND SPEAKING OF TENNESSEE, WILL LEVIS, A PICK SIX COST THE TITANS A LOSS TO CHICAGO, 24-17; AND HE DROPPED TO HIS KNEES WITH HIS HAND ON THE HELMET, BUT APPARENTLY ... HE DIDN'T LOSE SLEEP OVER IT, TAKE A LISTEN. >> [ SOUNDBITE ]: I DIDN'T LOSE SLEEP, SUNDAY NIGHT, I KNEW WITH THAT I AM A GOOD QUARTERBACK IN THIS LEAGUE, THERE ARE THINGS TO GET BETTER ON, BUT WATCHING THE TAPE, I HAVE THE CONFIDENCE AND I KNOW THAT IT'S A FLUKE PLAY I COULD LEARN FROM, SO, UM, YEAH, I STILL HAVE ALL OF THE CONFIDENCE IN THE WORLD ABOUT THIS TEAM AND I WILL COME TO WORK EVERY DAY, REGARDLESS OF WHAT HAPPENS. >> Jenny: HE DIDN'T LOSE SLEEP, HE CALLED IT A BONEHEAD PLAY. B-MAC WHAT DID YOU SEE FROM HIM? >> BMac: ROOKIE MISTAKE, AND WILL LEVIS, YOU ARE NOT A ROOKIE ANYMORE, IT'S YOUR JOB TO LEAD BY EXAMPLE, YOUR JOB TO LEAD LIKE A VET. THAT'S WHAT THEY EXPECT OF YOU. AND, THEY HAVE DONE A PHENOMENAL JOB STOCKPILING THE TALENT TO IMPROVE THE OFFENSE TO WHAT WE SAW A YEAR AGO, FROM THE PERSONAL SIDE OF THINGS, WILL LEVIS, THEY ARE TELLING YOU, WE HAVE GIVEN YOU TOYS TO PLAY WITH, GO OUT AND HAVE FUN, BUT, WHILE YOU ARE HAVING FUN, DON'T BREAK ANY OF THESE TOYS. WHAT I MEAN WHEN I SAY "DON'T BREAK ANYTHING", YOU CAN'T HAVE THE TURNOVERS THAT SURFACED IN THE BEARS' GAME. IT'S ONE THING FOR YOUR SPECIAL TEAMS. ... TO ALLOW A TOUCHDOWN. IT'S ANOTHER THING FOR YOUR QUARTERBACK TO ALLOW A TOUCHDOWN! TAKE THE SAC. OR JUST THROW THE FOOTBALL AWAY! YOU CANNOT PROVIDE TURNOVERS, BECAUSE TURNOVERS GIVES THE OTHER TEAM, MOMENTUM, AND IT GIVES THEM THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE GREAT FIELD POSITION TO SCORE. AND THAT WAS THE ISSUE ... FOR TENNESSEE. AND, THAT'S WHAT LED TO THEM LOSING THAT BALLGAME. FOR WILL LEVIS, BE SMARTER WITH THE FOOTBALL, IT'S OKAY, PUNTING IS OKAY, AND I WOULD LOVE TO SEE, CHARLES, WILL LEVIS BE MORE ACCURATE, AND HE COMPLETED UNDER 60 PERCENT OF HIS PASSES IN SUNDAY'S BALLGAME. THAT'S NOT GOOD FOOTBALL. BUT, LUCKILY ENOUGH FOR HIM, HE'S DEFENSE, THEY WERE PLAYING LIGHTS OUT. BUT YOU CAN KEEP THE FOOTBALL OUT OF THE OTHER TEAM'S HANDS YOU ARE IN A POSITION, AND YOU WILL SEE WHAT HE HAS IN STORE FOR THE JETS, DEFENSIVELY FOR THE JETS THEY WILL BE LICKING THEIR CHOPS AT AN OPPORTUNITY TO GET BACK ON THE GRASS, COMPARED TO WHAT THEY DIDN'T DO MONDAY NIGHT AGAINST SAN FRANCISCO. >> Charles: YOU TALKED ABOUT WILL LEVIS THROWING THE FOOTBALL, LAST YEAR HE WAS A BOMBER, AVERAGING 12 YARDS A COMPLETION, BRIAN CALAHAN, IS TRYING TO REIGN IS IN, WHERE EVERYTHING'S NOT DOWNFIELD ALL THE TIME, IT'S OKAY TO HIT DOUBLES AND SINGLES, YOU DON'T HAVE TO PLAY THE LONG BALL ALL THE TIME, HE'S ADJUSTING TO THAT. AND THE SECOND THING IS, BRIAN CALAHAN TALKED ABOUT IT IN THE POST-GAME PRESS CONFERENCE, AND SPOKE TO LEVIS AND SAID, WE ARE PLAYING WELL ON THE DEFENSE, THIS IS HIPPOCRATIC OATH: FIRST DO NO HARM, TAKE CARE OF THE BALL, DEFENSE IS DOING CAN WELL, WE ARE IN GOOD SHAPE. THE BEST QUARTERBACKS IN THE LEAGUE UNDERSTAND SITUATIONS AND PLAY TO IT. WE TALKED ABOUT MAHOMES IN THE OFF-SEASON, HE ASCENDED TO THE APEX LEVEL LAST YEAR AND THE YEAR BEFORE, UNDERSTOOD WHAT WAS AROUND HIM, SITUATIONS, TIMING. AND, LAST BUT NOT LEAST, I THINK B-MAC AA LEADER IN THE LOCKER ROOM, YOU SHOULD SIT DOWN WITH WILL AT LUNCH, IF WE ARE PLAYING THAT WILL ON THE OTHER SIDE, TRUST WHAT YOU SEE, TRUST US ON THAT SIDE, YOU DON'T HAVE TO MAKE AN EXTRA-PLAY AT THAT POINT, WE HAVE GOT YOU. BUT DON'T PUT US IN A POSITION WHERE WE CAN'T GET YOU ... AND I THINK THAT'S A LESSON THAT WILL LEVIS IS LEARNING THIS WEEK. >> Jenny: LEARNING IT, CAN'T WAY TO SEE IT PLAYING OUT. B-MAC, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME, GETTING US PREPPED AND READY FOR WEEK TWO IN THE NFL. WE HIGHLIGHT THAT GAME ONE MORE THYME, JETS -- TIME. JETS FACING OFF AGAINST THE TITANS, AND RAIDERS PLAYING AGAINST THE RAVENS, BROWNS/JAGSN