1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:28,840 Speaker 1: In nine to noon, the analyst FPI versage via X. 2 00:00:30,320 --> 00:00:33,640 Speaker 2: And the analyst joins us, now, uh, do you do 3 00:00:33,680 --> 00:00:36,839 Speaker 2: you have any YouTube I in the sky plans for 4 00:00:36,880 --> 00:00:40,159 Speaker 2: the near future, like looking back or looking forward and 5 00:00:40,240 --> 00:00:40,839 Speaker 2: good morning? 6 00:00:41,479 --> 00:00:43,840 Speaker 3: Yes, Yeah, I mean I have. I have a lot 7 00:00:43,840 --> 00:00:46,760 Speaker 3: of things that I'm going to do, whether it's going 8 00:00:46,800 --> 00:00:51,920 Speaker 3: to be here with the v N or on my own. 9 00:00:52,200 --> 00:00:55,000 Speaker 3: That's what I'm here to try to figure out. That's 10 00:00:55,040 --> 00:00:56,200 Speaker 3: my next few days. 11 00:00:56,560 --> 00:00:57,040 Speaker 4: What's up? 12 00:00:57,120 --> 00:01:01,480 Speaker 2: What's the the Vikings Entertainment NETW or the TCO Radio 13 00:01:01,520 --> 00:01:05,319 Speaker 2: studio where we normally are on Tuesdays? You're there now, 14 00:01:05,840 --> 00:01:08,600 Speaker 2: like what's that whole area? Like a day after one 15 00:01:08,680 --> 00:01:09,319 Speaker 2: last cry? 16 00:01:10,240 --> 00:01:10,640 Speaker 4: I don't know. 17 00:01:10,920 --> 00:01:13,360 Speaker 3: I kind of just walked in a few minutes ago, 18 00:01:13,480 --> 00:01:16,760 Speaker 3: and it's kind of it's interesting because once you get 19 00:01:16,760 --> 00:01:20,399 Speaker 3: behind the door somewhere, it's it's business as usual, right. 20 00:01:21,400 --> 00:01:23,399 Speaker 3: I saw the schedule for the day, and you know 21 00:01:23,440 --> 00:01:24,920 Speaker 3: when the players are going to be in and out 22 00:01:24,920 --> 00:01:25,600 Speaker 3: and that whole thing. 23 00:01:25,760 --> 00:01:25,960 Speaker 4: Yep. 24 00:01:26,520 --> 00:01:29,600 Speaker 3: But yeah, it's just it's the parking lot's full. It's 25 00:01:29,640 --> 00:01:32,600 Speaker 3: like it's kind of like a normal Monday in that regard. 26 00:01:33,080 --> 00:01:36,120 Speaker 3: So yeah, I haven't really had a chance to see 27 00:01:36,120 --> 00:01:39,160 Speaker 3: anybody yet, So I'm not a lot you can't tell, 28 00:01:39,640 --> 00:01:41,520 Speaker 3: you know, I'll head down and get a come coffee 29 00:01:41,560 --> 00:01:43,000 Speaker 3: from you know, in a minute here. 30 00:01:43,080 --> 00:01:45,600 Speaker 2: So well, the reason I ask is because after Walsh 31 00:01:45,600 --> 00:01:48,160 Speaker 2: missed that kick at the College Stadium against Seattle in 32 00:01:48,200 --> 00:01:51,040 Speaker 2: the playoffs. Now granted that's a playoff game, and it 33 00:01:51,080 --> 00:01:53,920 Speaker 2: was a very emotional way to end things. I went 34 00:01:54,000 --> 00:01:58,400 Speaker 2: to the Vikings Entertainment Network that following Monday when it 35 00:01:58,440 --> 00:02:01,160 Speaker 2: was that Winter Park and Eden Prairie and that was 36 00:02:01,200 --> 00:02:03,360 Speaker 2: the end of the twenty fifteen seasons of the game's 37 00:02:03,360 --> 00:02:06,400 Speaker 2: early twenty sixteen and I think I brought like twenty 38 00:02:06,400 --> 00:02:09,560 Speaker 2: four cupcakes in something like that. So we're all emotionally 39 00:02:09,600 --> 00:02:13,840 Speaker 2: eating and just like Walsh, this Cam Chancellor, that Captain Munterland, 40 00:02:13,880 --> 00:02:17,440 Speaker 2: this Russ that we're just talking it out. And somebody 41 00:02:17,440 --> 00:02:20,760 Speaker 2: who was new to the program, not the Vikings Entertainment 42 00:02:20,760 --> 00:02:24,119 Speaker 2: Network so to speak, but involved with it, but new 43 00:02:24,160 --> 00:02:26,560 Speaker 2: with the team, you know, just like skipped in there 44 00:02:26,600 --> 00:02:28,160 Speaker 2: and they're like, all right, we're gonna go to the 45 00:02:28,160 --> 00:02:32,040 Speaker 2: field House and have a twenty sixteen planning meeting. 46 00:02:32,600 --> 00:02:34,640 Speaker 5: And I'm like, twenty sixteen planning meeting. 47 00:02:34,680 --> 00:02:38,480 Speaker 2: Holy cow A orders were smashed like twenty four hours ago. 48 00:02:38,840 --> 00:02:40,120 Speaker 4: I always love that one. 49 00:02:40,320 --> 00:02:42,720 Speaker 2: Can't can't get I mean, can we all just like 50 00:02:42,840 --> 00:02:45,400 Speaker 2: feel the pain for a minute and then move forward. 51 00:02:45,440 --> 00:02:49,640 Speaker 2: And that individual stared darts into my soul. Never spoke 52 00:02:49,680 --> 00:02:52,480 Speaker 2: to me again. I always loved that one. Fortunately quickly 53 00:02:52,600 --> 00:02:55,080 Speaker 2: was gone, but never spoke to me again. 54 00:02:55,639 --> 00:02:59,720 Speaker 3: Yeah, no, it's I mean, that's that's the only thing 55 00:02:59,720 --> 00:03:03,359 Speaker 3: you can do right when you especially especially a season 56 00:03:03,440 --> 00:03:03,720 Speaker 3: like that. 57 00:03:03,840 --> 00:03:06,000 Speaker 4: I mean, I've been a part of a lot of them. 58 00:03:06,080 --> 00:03:09,280 Speaker 3: Ninety eight was bad, uh you know, obviously twenty fifth 59 00:03:09,360 --> 00:03:13,680 Speaker 3: that one there was was as bad as it gets. 60 00:03:13,880 --> 00:03:18,320 Speaker 3: But that's that's life. And unfortunately for Viking fans it's it's. 61 00:03:18,160 --> 00:03:20,160 Speaker 4: A little bit. We have a lot of those. 62 00:03:20,360 --> 00:03:23,200 Speaker 3: You don't have the one to go back to, right, 63 00:03:23,240 --> 00:03:25,639 Speaker 3: it'd be nice to have and somewhere in the history 64 00:03:25,720 --> 00:03:28,320 Speaker 3: have that one game, have the Super Bowl, have won Lombardy. 65 00:03:28,400 --> 00:03:32,320 Speaker 3: But yeah, it's a it's a toy, I guess, Paul. 66 00:03:32,360 --> 00:03:35,120 Speaker 3: That's part of the thing is I'm you're this this 67 00:03:35,280 --> 00:03:37,440 Speaker 3: is all a process, right, you do it every year, 68 00:03:37,960 --> 00:03:40,160 Speaker 3: and if you've been around and been through a lot 69 00:03:40,200 --> 00:03:43,200 Speaker 3: of them, then you start unpacking things, and some people 70 00:03:45,200 --> 00:03:48,360 Speaker 3: like to start digging. I mean, personally, I'll have to 71 00:03:48,400 --> 00:03:51,760 Speaker 3: start digging into the numbers right now because I want 72 00:03:51,760 --> 00:03:56,200 Speaker 3: to know what it is that we as fans need 73 00:03:56,240 --> 00:03:58,520 Speaker 3: to be concerned about, or what needs to be fixed, 74 00:03:58,520 --> 00:04:02,160 Speaker 3: what needs to be worked on, what really did go well? 75 00:04:02,840 --> 00:04:06,520 Speaker 3: And you know, kind of look look through the lens 76 00:04:06,560 --> 00:04:08,760 Speaker 3: once you start looking back on the season, look through 77 00:04:08,920 --> 00:04:10,880 Speaker 3: look at look at it through the lens of of 78 00:04:10,960 --> 00:04:14,640 Speaker 3: those things, you know, turnovers and penalties. I mean, those 79 00:04:14,640 --> 00:04:16,760 Speaker 3: are things that plagued this team early in the year. 80 00:04:16,800 --> 00:04:19,800 Speaker 3: I heard you talk, uh, you know, a little while 81 00:04:19,800 --> 00:04:21,839 Speaker 3: ago about the Bears game with Duvernet and then you 82 00:04:21,880 --> 00:04:25,440 Speaker 3: think about Pittsburgh, uh playing him in Ireland. I mean, 83 00:04:25,480 --> 00:04:28,440 Speaker 3: you win that game. It's like that. That's the thing 84 00:04:28,480 --> 00:04:31,360 Speaker 3: with those early season losses. It's like those games can 85 00:04:31,360 --> 00:04:36,080 Speaker 3: come back to haunt you. So yeah, it's. 86 00:04:36,120 --> 00:04:37,920 Speaker 4: You You've got. 87 00:04:38,279 --> 00:04:40,840 Speaker 3: Yeah, you have to be very unemotional in that regard, 88 00:04:40,920 --> 00:04:42,960 Speaker 3: look through it and say all right, this is this 89 00:04:43,000 --> 00:04:44,120 Speaker 3: is what needs to be done. 90 00:04:44,440 --> 00:04:47,400 Speaker 2: And and you know, I'm glad you mentioned some of 91 00:04:47,440 --> 00:04:51,719 Speaker 2: the harder moments you went through as a player and 92 00:04:51,720 --> 00:04:54,039 Speaker 2: and then you know some as a coach. For the 93 00:04:54,080 --> 00:04:56,719 Speaker 2: Minnesota Vikings. But you know for the half decade you 94 00:04:56,760 --> 00:05:00,320 Speaker 2: were on the team. Oh you mean like Arizona Zona 95 00:05:00,279 --> 00:05:02,240 Speaker 2: as a coach, I mean that stuck your twenty grand 96 00:05:02,960 --> 00:05:06,600 Speaker 2: But nevertheless, let's look at the five years that you 97 00:05:06,640 --> 00:05:08,800 Speaker 2: were on the team and you played four Pete. Pete 98 00:05:08,839 --> 00:05:11,360 Speaker 2: had a season ending injury in ninety nine, but he's 99 00:05:11,360 --> 00:05:14,279 Speaker 2: still on the team because I'm totally negative that the 100 00:05:14,320 --> 00:05:17,000 Speaker 2: Minnesota Vikings don't get a playoff game to sweat, even 101 00:05:17,000 --> 00:05:20,839 Speaker 2: wild card weekend. Those are just so much fun to 102 00:05:21,040 --> 00:05:23,520 Speaker 2: prep for and the fans love them, and I know 103 00:05:23,600 --> 00:05:26,760 Speaker 2: Pete loves them. But the reason I bring this up 104 00:05:26,880 --> 00:05:30,400 Speaker 2: is because Pete Bursich in those five years he was 105 00:05:30,440 --> 00:05:32,560 Speaker 2: with the Vikings. During that time, the team went to 106 00:05:32,640 --> 00:05:35,320 Speaker 2: the playoffs four of his five years and played in 107 00:05:35,520 --> 00:05:39,360 Speaker 2: nine playoff games over the five years you were on 108 00:05:39,400 --> 00:05:42,159 Speaker 2: the squad, including two NFC title games. 109 00:05:42,440 --> 00:05:46,080 Speaker 3: I mean, yeah, four from ninety four to two thousand. Paul, 110 00:05:46,120 --> 00:05:48,880 Speaker 3: when I was here, Yeah, whether it's a practice squad 111 00:05:48,960 --> 00:05:50,839 Speaker 3: for a year and then I r for another. 112 00:05:50,720 --> 00:05:52,240 Speaker 5: Year, I didn't put ninety four in there. 113 00:05:52,440 --> 00:05:54,880 Speaker 3: Yeah we missed. I missed the playoffs one time. We 114 00:05:54,920 --> 00:05:57,800 Speaker 3: had one season one, five, eight, Yeah, yeah, that's it. 115 00:05:57,880 --> 00:06:00,359 Speaker 2: Well, making the playoffs was all you knew, man, I 116 00:06:00,360 --> 00:06:03,440 Speaker 2: mean that was all you knew for a half decade, 117 00:06:03,480 --> 00:06:06,120 Speaker 2: and so that I mean, that's like like for you 118 00:06:06,480 --> 00:06:09,120 Speaker 2: as an analyst or formerly as a coach or as 119 00:06:09,120 --> 00:06:11,279 Speaker 2: a player, I mean, you know what that feels like 120 00:06:11,360 --> 00:06:15,839 Speaker 2: right now, not getting close but no cigar terrorism, so close, 121 00:06:15,920 --> 00:06:18,800 Speaker 2: so far away, however you want to parse it. Not 122 00:06:18,800 --> 00:06:22,520 Speaker 2: not playing even next weekend sucks. 123 00:06:22,240 --> 00:06:26,560 Speaker 3: Yeah, no, it does. It's it's it's it's amazing. You're 124 00:06:26,600 --> 00:06:30,800 Speaker 3: going one hundred miles an hour, full go, and then 125 00:06:30,839 --> 00:06:34,360 Speaker 3: it's full stop. Right clock goes down to zero, blow 126 00:06:34,400 --> 00:06:36,400 Speaker 3: a whistle, done, Season's over. 127 00:06:36,520 --> 00:06:38,520 Speaker 4: That's it. Yeah, And you know. 128 00:06:38,520 --> 00:06:43,240 Speaker 3: This as a player, this marks the beginning of the 129 00:06:43,279 --> 00:06:45,920 Speaker 3: greatest thing about being a professional football player. And that's 130 00:06:46,000 --> 00:06:49,599 Speaker 3: four months of having you do nothing, you know, and 131 00:06:49,760 --> 00:06:52,359 Speaker 3: as a coach you just have to sweat through Black 132 00:06:52,400 --> 00:06:56,120 Speaker 3: Monday and hopefully get the contract in place, and if 133 00:06:56,160 --> 00:06:59,240 Speaker 3: you do, then things slow down and it's actually like 134 00:06:59,279 --> 00:07:02,000 Speaker 3: a normal job where you show up to work and 135 00:07:02,120 --> 00:07:04,160 Speaker 3: go nine to five and you're you know, you're kind 136 00:07:04,160 --> 00:07:06,640 Speaker 3: of done. You plan for the combine, You start planning 137 00:07:06,680 --> 00:07:09,080 Speaker 3: for you know all the things that you have to 138 00:07:09,080 --> 00:07:10,080 Speaker 3: do this offseason. 139 00:07:10,200 --> 00:07:14,400 Speaker 4: So it's yeah, it's it's yeah. 140 00:07:14,600 --> 00:07:16,560 Speaker 3: The ups and downs are you know, they're all part 141 00:07:16,560 --> 00:07:18,680 Speaker 3: of it and you have to learn you have to 142 00:07:18,760 --> 00:07:20,720 Speaker 3: learn to deal with them, right. You have to learn 143 00:07:20,760 --> 00:07:22,880 Speaker 3: to to not let it kill you. You have to, but 144 00:07:23,000 --> 00:07:24,720 Speaker 3: you have to let it motivate you. So you still 145 00:07:24,760 --> 00:07:27,960 Speaker 3: have to feel it because that's what that's what you need. 146 00:07:28,040 --> 00:07:29,720 Speaker 4: You need that that that push. 147 00:07:31,200 --> 00:07:33,520 Speaker 3: Yeah, I don't know, Paul, the hot I think the 148 00:07:34,120 --> 00:07:36,520 Speaker 3: worst part is this is the last time this group 149 00:07:36,600 --> 00:07:39,400 Speaker 3: of guys will be together today when they meet and 150 00:07:39,920 --> 00:07:42,800 Speaker 3: you know, the guys will have the meeting, they'll walk 151 00:07:42,840 --> 00:07:44,800 Speaker 3: out and it might be the last time you see 152 00:07:44,800 --> 00:07:48,720 Speaker 3: these guys for ten, fifteen, twenty years. Right, But when 153 00:07:48,720 --> 00:07:52,880 Speaker 3: you're twenty seven, twenty five something, you don't you don't 154 00:07:52,880 --> 00:07:56,080 Speaker 3: think that way, you know what I mean, You don't 155 00:07:56,080 --> 00:07:58,240 Speaker 3: think of man, I better take this moment in a 156 00:07:58,280 --> 00:08:00,720 Speaker 3: little bit, you know. It's That's what was kind of 157 00:08:00,760 --> 00:08:04,400 Speaker 3: rare about yesterday with the opportunities to do what they 158 00:08:04,440 --> 00:08:07,560 Speaker 3: did with Harrison Smith and with CJ. Ham, is that 159 00:08:07,680 --> 00:08:10,360 Speaker 3: you actually did take some time to recognize in a 160 00:08:10,480 --> 00:08:16,239 Speaker 3: game while everything's going on that two of these cornerstones 161 00:08:16,280 --> 00:08:18,520 Speaker 3: of who the Vikings as a franchise want to be 162 00:08:19,640 --> 00:08:25,560 Speaker 3: are probably departing. And so that was pretty surreal, pretty fantastic, 163 00:08:25,600 --> 00:08:28,560 Speaker 3: and credit to the franchise for doing that. 164 00:08:29,080 --> 00:08:33,480 Speaker 6: The analyst as a coach when it is time to 165 00:08:33,520 --> 00:08:36,240 Speaker 6: turn the page. For most teams in the NFL today 166 00:08:36,360 --> 00:08:40,880 Speaker 6: and beyond, how contentious is it early among just the 167 00:08:40,920 --> 00:08:43,760 Speaker 6: coaches and those as they kind of pull this thing apart. 168 00:08:43,800 --> 00:08:45,760 Speaker 6: You mentioned digging into the numbers. Well, there's going to 169 00:08:45,840 --> 00:08:48,000 Speaker 6: be meetings over the next so many weeks year after 170 00:08:48,040 --> 00:08:50,840 Speaker 6: exit interviews and such with the players where it's like, Okay, 171 00:08:50,920 --> 00:08:53,360 Speaker 6: where did we go wrong? And the coach himself has 172 00:08:53,400 --> 00:08:56,040 Speaker 6: talked about I need to dig into the processes and 173 00:08:56,080 --> 00:08:58,360 Speaker 6: how that needs to be better, how I need to 174 00:08:58,360 --> 00:09:01,280 Speaker 6: be better. Is it ever content just within the group? 175 00:09:01,400 --> 00:09:04,480 Speaker 6: And if it is, how quickly can you get over that? 176 00:09:04,520 --> 00:09:06,680 Speaker 6: How quickly do you need to get over that to 177 00:09:06,679 --> 00:09:09,320 Speaker 6: to be productive in the offseason and put it back together? 178 00:09:09,840 --> 00:09:11,920 Speaker 3: No, No, I'm gonna this is the way I'm gonna 179 00:09:11,920 --> 00:09:15,000 Speaker 3: answer this. The problem is when you work with people 180 00:09:15,040 --> 00:09:18,360 Speaker 3: who don't stay in their lane, and you could probably 181 00:09:18,360 --> 00:09:21,160 Speaker 3: I mean everybody could probably say that, right. That's when 182 00:09:21,200 --> 00:09:25,000 Speaker 3: meetings become contentious is when you have somebody or in 183 00:09:25,080 --> 00:09:28,600 Speaker 3: the group that wants to throw over, you know, overarching things. 184 00:09:28,600 --> 00:09:32,120 Speaker 3: When you have a position coach that's complaining about how 185 00:09:32,200 --> 00:09:34,960 Speaker 3: you travel or how team meetings are, right, you know, 186 00:09:35,920 --> 00:09:40,760 Speaker 3: that's when things get contentious because in this world, if 187 00:09:40,800 --> 00:09:46,040 Speaker 3: you're a coach, your job is very very siloed. You 188 00:09:46,120 --> 00:09:50,560 Speaker 3: do this, you do that, the coordinator does this, and 189 00:09:50,600 --> 00:09:53,760 Speaker 3: the head coaches you have. You have your responsibilities, and 190 00:09:53,800 --> 00:09:58,400 Speaker 3: if you stay in your lane, then everything is okay. 191 00:09:58,400 --> 00:10:00,600 Speaker 3: It's painful you go through it, but but it's not 192 00:10:00,679 --> 00:10:02,960 Speaker 3: it doesn't become a problem. When it becomes a problem 193 00:10:03,080 --> 00:10:07,760 Speaker 3: is when a defensive coach is in a staff meeting 194 00:10:07,800 --> 00:10:09,880 Speaker 3: and he fires out about, hey, we got to quit 195 00:10:09,920 --> 00:10:11,959 Speaker 3: turning the ball over right, we gotta we got to 196 00:10:12,000 --> 00:10:13,679 Speaker 3: run the ball more, we got to do this more. 197 00:10:14,200 --> 00:10:16,520 Speaker 3: It may be a valid point. He may be right, 198 00:10:16,920 --> 00:10:20,960 Speaker 3: but it's not your job. It's the offensive coordinator's job 199 00:10:20,960 --> 00:10:23,600 Speaker 3: and then coaches job to deal with the game on 200 00:10:23,800 --> 00:10:27,400 Speaker 3: the team on that level. Right, So when somebody just 201 00:10:27,480 --> 00:10:31,240 Speaker 3: pops off and says something, yeah, guys, you know, they 202 00:10:31,240 --> 00:10:33,200 Speaker 3: want to fight, they want to argue they want to fight. 203 00:10:33,280 --> 00:10:35,120 Speaker 3: It's just how it, you know, And maybe I don't 204 00:10:35,120 --> 00:10:38,480 Speaker 3: know if it's that way anymore. I would assume it's 205 00:10:38,480 --> 00:10:41,559 Speaker 3: a little bit less. But man, it can get ugly. 206 00:10:41,600 --> 00:10:44,839 Speaker 3: It can get very ugly. Oh go ahead, yeah, yeah, 207 00:10:44,880 --> 00:10:46,280 Speaker 3: I'm just saying you have to be careful of that. 208 00:10:46,720 --> 00:10:51,000 Speaker 2: Pete Bursar's courtesy of Sue Cup Manufacturing and Sue Cup 209 00:10:51,040 --> 00:10:53,720 Speaker 2: dot Com. Sue Cup thank you for the season long 210 00:10:53,800 --> 00:10:55,640 Speaker 2: sponsorship of the analysts. 211 00:10:56,160 --> 00:10:58,200 Speaker 6: We were talking about it earlier because as part of 212 00:10:58,240 --> 00:11:01,880 Speaker 6: that process putting this thing back together, there are two 213 00:11:02,000 --> 00:11:04,439 Speaker 6: camps it feels like in the fan base right now 214 00:11:04,440 --> 00:11:07,640 Speaker 6: where it's burned the whole thing down. Or we were 215 00:11:07,960 --> 00:11:10,600 Speaker 6: moments away you mentioned Duvernet. We talked about it, and 216 00:11:10,720 --> 00:11:13,640 Speaker 6: just those those winning in Dublin, you can you can 217 00:11:13,679 --> 00:11:15,920 Speaker 6: pick apart the season and play that game where if 218 00:11:15,960 --> 00:11:18,640 Speaker 6: this one thing is different than maybe we are playing 219 00:11:18,720 --> 00:11:22,920 Speaker 6: this next Saturday or Sunday. As coaches, it's consolation season 220 00:11:23,000 --> 00:11:26,760 Speaker 6: for fans. How quickly does that get completely Heisman stiff 221 00:11:26,840 --> 00:11:29,600 Speaker 6: armed out of the way, as you have to be 222 00:11:29,760 --> 00:11:33,240 Speaker 6: as honest as humanly possible that you aren't in the 223 00:11:33,360 --> 00:11:36,120 Speaker 6: dance and that this does need to be markedly better 224 00:11:36,400 --> 00:11:37,280 Speaker 6: the next time around. 225 00:11:37,640 --> 00:11:38,079 Speaker 4: It does. 226 00:11:38,120 --> 00:11:41,920 Speaker 3: We're guys, we're a quarterback away. I mean, that's what 227 00:11:41,960 --> 00:11:44,640 Speaker 3: it is. And I've talked to enough people who've been 228 00:11:44,679 --> 00:11:47,480 Speaker 3: around the sport a long time and whose opinions I 229 00:11:47,600 --> 00:11:48,319 Speaker 3: will listen to. 230 00:11:48,360 --> 00:11:52,200 Speaker 2: And respect, who look at this roster. Well, how is 231 00:11:52,240 --> 00:11:54,200 Speaker 2: Dixon Edwards. I haven't seen him in forever. 232 00:11:56,040 --> 00:11:56,559 Speaker 4: He's good. 233 00:11:57,559 --> 00:12:02,400 Speaker 3: But yeah, you're you're you're you're a quarterback away from 234 00:12:02,440 --> 00:12:03,440 Speaker 3: being a playoff team. 235 00:12:04,520 --> 00:12:07,480 Speaker 2: There's okay, hold on, That's how it is. 236 00:12:07,480 --> 00:12:10,880 Speaker 5: But explain that because they have they have a quarterback. 237 00:12:11,120 --> 00:12:15,920 Speaker 3: We played three different quarterbacks this year, Paul right, And 238 00:12:15,920 --> 00:12:17,880 Speaker 3: and again this is talking about this is what I 239 00:12:17,880 --> 00:12:19,480 Speaker 3: mean by when you when you have to look at 240 00:12:19,520 --> 00:12:22,040 Speaker 3: things the hard way, and you talked about, uh, the 241 00:12:22,120 --> 00:12:24,439 Speaker 3: you know, the odds of of JJ being the starter 242 00:12:24,520 --> 00:12:28,320 Speaker 3: and everything, which is which I don't disagree with. It's yeah, 243 00:12:28,360 --> 00:12:30,600 Speaker 3: he's probably favorite, he is favored to be the quarterback 244 00:12:30,600 --> 00:12:33,520 Speaker 3: here next year. But you have to have a plan B, 245 00:12:33,720 --> 00:12:37,160 Speaker 3: and a damn good plan B. Because of the evidence. 246 00:12:37,200 --> 00:12:39,319 Speaker 3: The kid's been here for thirty five games and he 247 00:12:39,480 --> 00:12:42,960 Speaker 3: started and completed eight of them. 248 00:12:43,080 --> 00:12:48,480 Speaker 5: It just right it just it's it's those are facts, right. 249 00:12:48,559 --> 00:12:51,160 Speaker 3: Can you know, Well, if he has a great offseason, 250 00:12:51,200 --> 00:12:52,880 Speaker 3: maybe maybe he'll never get hurt again. 251 00:12:52,880 --> 00:12:53,920 Speaker 5: That's possibility. 252 00:12:54,400 --> 00:12:57,000 Speaker 3: But right now, from the evidence and from everything that 253 00:12:57,040 --> 00:12:59,560 Speaker 3: we have to look at, and with him with the 254 00:12:59,600 --> 00:13:02,400 Speaker 3: wanton to run over corners as he's going out of bounds, 255 00:13:04,720 --> 00:13:07,560 Speaker 3: is Zach that is this trend going to continue? You 256 00:13:07,840 --> 00:13:11,360 Speaker 3: have to plan for that. You can't ignore it and 257 00:13:11,400 --> 00:13:13,040 Speaker 3: be like, he'll be fine next year. So we can 258 00:13:13,080 --> 00:13:15,520 Speaker 3: go in with an undrafted rookie free agent as a backup, 259 00:13:15,760 --> 00:13:16,400 Speaker 3: and no. 260 00:13:16,360 --> 00:13:17,200 Speaker 4: You'll be right back. 261 00:13:17,559 --> 00:13:20,680 Speaker 3: You'll you'll be five games into it, and then you'll 262 00:13:20,720 --> 00:13:23,680 Speaker 3: have a Philadelphia Eagles team or someone like that on 263 00:13:23,720 --> 00:13:26,480 Speaker 3: the schedule, the Rams or the forty nine ers, and 264 00:13:26,520 --> 00:13:29,800 Speaker 3: you need a win and you you have to. 265 00:13:29,840 --> 00:13:31,960 Speaker 4: Have a backup plane. 266 00:13:33,000 --> 00:13:36,120 Speaker 2: So that's got But they but see what I'm saying, 267 00:13:36,120 --> 00:13:38,400 Speaker 2: But they did with Carson Wentz and then he got 268 00:13:38,400 --> 00:13:42,160 Speaker 2: too hurt. And I mean it's like, so I understand 269 00:13:42,200 --> 00:13:44,160 Speaker 2: what you're saying, But the way I'm looking at it 270 00:13:44,240 --> 00:13:46,080 Speaker 2: right now, with the way you're laying it out, is 271 00:13:46,320 --> 00:13:49,440 Speaker 2: I can't say whether mistakes were made or it was 272 00:13:49,520 --> 00:13:54,480 Speaker 2: perfectly planned. But maybe they thought, Okay, it's a cinch. 273 00:13:54,880 --> 00:13:58,360 Speaker 2: Nick Mullins will be the backup to JJ McCarthy, all right, 274 00:13:58,400 --> 00:14:01,520 Speaker 2: and he's a fine backup. Well then he leaves to Jacksonville. 275 00:14:01,880 --> 00:14:04,600 Speaker 2: All right, Well, we put so much time into Daniel Jones. 276 00:14:04,800 --> 00:14:07,120 Speaker 2: Of course he'll come back here. We're going to pay 277 00:14:07,920 --> 00:14:10,920 Speaker 2: as much, if not more than anybody. Well he leaves 278 00:14:11,000 --> 00:14:14,480 Speaker 2: because he recognizes Anthony Richards and SML to him and 279 00:14:14,520 --> 00:14:18,560 Speaker 2: he can start in Indianapolis. So there, and with Darnold 280 00:14:18,559 --> 00:14:21,280 Speaker 2: with the quarterback tag and whatever that costs or the 281 00:14:21,800 --> 00:14:24,040 Speaker 2: three year deal or whatever. I'm still out on that. 282 00:14:24,080 --> 00:14:26,200 Speaker 2: And just yes, I know what happened the other night. 283 00:14:26,560 --> 00:14:29,840 Speaker 2: So that's personally speaking us my opinion. But if there 284 00:14:29,840 --> 00:14:34,360 Speaker 2: were bad calculations made on what we know we're going 285 00:14:34,440 --> 00:14:36,800 Speaker 2: to get and then under the cover of darkness you 286 00:14:36,800 --> 00:14:38,600 Speaker 2: don't get it, well that has to be fixed. 287 00:14:39,000 --> 00:14:40,400 Speaker 4: Well yeah, and that's okay. 288 00:14:40,440 --> 00:14:43,320 Speaker 3: So regardless of where you stand on all these topics 289 00:14:43,400 --> 00:14:46,680 Speaker 3: and what we think of these things, that's the process. Yeah, 290 00:14:46,920 --> 00:14:50,400 Speaker 3: that is what goes on. Now that that's the you 291 00:14:50,400 --> 00:14:54,320 Speaker 3: talk about the quote unquote difficult conversations. What's difficult is 292 00:14:54,400 --> 00:14:58,240 Speaker 3: being honest about that and to look back and say, Okay, 293 00:14:58,240 --> 00:15:00,200 Speaker 3: at this stage of the going, you know, go going 294 00:15:00,240 --> 00:15:03,720 Speaker 3: into the season, you know we had eight you know 295 00:15:03,760 --> 00:15:06,600 Speaker 3: we had quarterbacks A, B, and C. Well you bring 296 00:15:06,640 --> 00:15:08,920 Speaker 3: you mentioned Carson Wentz. We didn't you know, Carson Wentz 297 00:15:09,000 --> 00:15:13,560 Speaker 3: wasn't doing anything until the season started, right, So. 298 00:15:13,480 --> 00:15:14,560 Speaker 4: How did that happen? Right? 299 00:15:14,600 --> 00:15:16,680 Speaker 3: Well, we may made a mistake on who we thought 300 00:15:16,760 --> 00:15:19,240 Speaker 3: our backups were going to be. Okay, why did we 301 00:15:19,280 --> 00:15:21,200 Speaker 3: make that mistake? What did we see in him that 302 00:15:21,280 --> 00:15:23,840 Speaker 3: really wasn't there? What did we miss? 303 00:15:24,880 --> 00:15:25,160 Speaker 4: Right? 304 00:15:25,240 --> 00:15:29,200 Speaker 3: And then you adjust your process to make sure that 305 00:15:29,360 --> 00:15:33,560 Speaker 3: doesn't happen again. And but I guess that's fair, you 306 00:15:33,600 --> 00:15:36,760 Speaker 3: see what I mean. Yeah, So that's that's the learning 307 00:15:36,800 --> 00:15:39,520 Speaker 3: part of it going forward. And you better figure that 308 00:15:39,600 --> 00:15:42,640 Speaker 3: out because you are in the exact same spot. And 309 00:15:42,640 --> 00:15:45,840 Speaker 3: this is why I'm so I'm stuck on it, because 310 00:15:45,840 --> 00:15:49,080 Speaker 3: you're right in that same spot now again. You need 311 00:15:49,120 --> 00:15:52,880 Speaker 3: a backup quarterback and you better find one. And you 312 00:15:52,920 --> 00:15:55,160 Speaker 3: can't make the same mistakes that you did last year. 313 00:15:55,280 --> 00:15:58,520 Speaker 3: I'm not saying you made horrific mistakes or you know whatever, 314 00:15:59,120 --> 00:16:01,760 Speaker 3: but you didn't get that guy. You got Sam Donald 315 00:16:01,760 --> 00:16:03,800 Speaker 3: two years ago. You need to do that, you need 316 00:16:03,840 --> 00:16:05,840 Speaker 3: to replicate that again. So you did it right, and 317 00:16:05,840 --> 00:16:08,960 Speaker 3: then it didn't go well, what happened? Who did you 318 00:16:09,040 --> 00:16:12,120 Speaker 3: listen to maybe that you shouldn't have or what did 319 00:16:12,160 --> 00:16:14,760 Speaker 3: you see in this quarterback that that really wasn't there 320 00:16:16,080 --> 00:16:20,320 Speaker 3: the whole thing, And that's how that's how you move 321 00:16:20,360 --> 00:16:23,160 Speaker 3: on and you have to. I mean, obviously you got 322 00:16:23,240 --> 00:16:24,760 Speaker 3: you had a lot of things to close up here 323 00:16:24,840 --> 00:16:27,080 Speaker 3: first with everybody, but then in the coming weeks that's 324 00:16:27,080 --> 00:16:28,040 Speaker 3: what you do, all right. 325 00:16:28,120 --> 00:16:31,400 Speaker 2: Lastly, Dallas Turner had a nice second half of the season, 326 00:16:32,080 --> 00:16:35,600 Speaker 2: four forced fumbles, which tied for first in the NFL. 327 00:16:35,840 --> 00:16:39,000 Speaker 2: I think he finished with like seven sacks. I would 328 00:16:39,000 --> 00:16:45,000 Speaker 2: imagine you're expecting even bigger next year. But like Dallas 329 00:16:45,240 --> 00:16:48,040 Speaker 2: in the totality of the season, I mean, when Gernard 330 00:16:48,040 --> 00:16:49,080 Speaker 2: and Van Ginkle were. 331 00:16:48,920 --> 00:16:50,720 Speaker 5: Playing, you know, so he's a backup. 332 00:16:50,720 --> 00:16:54,640 Speaker 2: He's playing half the game Max, whether Eric Wilson returns 333 00:16:54,920 --> 00:16:57,480 Speaker 2: or not. Off the season, he just had there could 334 00:16:57,520 --> 00:17:00,200 Speaker 2: be an inside opening there for Dallas to play with 335 00:17:00,280 --> 00:17:04,320 Speaker 2: Jonathan and or Van Ginkle. But that's down the road conversation. 336 00:17:04,800 --> 00:17:08,520 Speaker 2: When it comes to your trained eye seeing the ins 337 00:17:08,560 --> 00:17:11,919 Speaker 2: and outs of Dallas Turner this year, but finishing really 338 00:17:12,400 --> 00:17:16,080 Speaker 2: really well at age twenty two. He turns twenty three 339 00:17:16,119 --> 00:17:17,960 Speaker 2: here coming up in a few months. What do you 340 00:17:18,000 --> 00:17:21,359 Speaker 2: expect next year? A lot more right? 341 00:17:21,480 --> 00:17:23,919 Speaker 3: I mean, he finishes the season with eight sacks I 342 00:17:24,000 --> 00:17:27,760 Speaker 3: put him. I mean, I'm saying this guy, this kid 343 00:17:28,080 --> 00:17:33,080 Speaker 3: should be ten next year or more right, somewhere somewhere 344 00:17:33,119 --> 00:17:37,280 Speaker 3: in that area. I still go back to what Brian 345 00:17:37,320 --> 00:17:39,639 Speaker 3: Flores said about him a few weeks ago when he 346 00:17:39,680 --> 00:17:42,000 Speaker 3: said he's doing the little things right. So the big 347 00:17:42,000 --> 00:17:44,680 Speaker 3: things are happening and the big plays are being made. 348 00:17:45,440 --> 00:17:48,920 Speaker 3: It takes a long He's playing the most difficult position 349 00:17:49,160 --> 00:17:53,280 Speaker 3: in this defense. Jonathan Gernard and Andrew Van Ginkle. They 350 00:17:53,320 --> 00:17:56,320 Speaker 3: don't grow on trees. These guys can rush, they can 351 00:17:56,359 --> 00:17:59,120 Speaker 3: stop the run, they can hold the edge, they can 352 00:17:59,200 --> 00:18:01,600 Speaker 3: read pattern is when they're dropping in zone and we're 353 00:18:01,640 --> 00:18:05,160 Speaker 3: short underneath the fenders. They can make tackles in space. 354 00:18:05,600 --> 00:18:09,800 Speaker 3: They can chase running backs down. These guys they don't. 355 00:18:10,200 --> 00:18:12,560 Speaker 3: I'm saying they're very rare, and they had three of 356 00:18:12,600 --> 00:18:16,680 Speaker 3: them is absolutely fantastic. I think Dallas Turner it took 357 00:18:16,760 --> 00:18:19,919 Speaker 3: him a while. What he's doing now as a position player, 358 00:18:20,440 --> 00:18:24,000 Speaker 3: is completely alien to what he did in college. Right, 359 00:18:24,320 --> 00:18:26,879 Speaker 3: He wasn't even on the field for three downs in 360 00:18:26,920 --> 00:18:29,639 Speaker 3: college at Alabama. He was kind of he was a 361 00:18:29,680 --> 00:18:32,920 Speaker 3: weak side, kind of a defensive end, but wasn't He 362 00:18:33,280 --> 00:18:36,000 Speaker 3: didn't play every play. He wasn't down there for a second. 363 00:18:36,040 --> 00:18:38,480 Speaker 3: He wasn't on the field for a second or third down, right. 364 00:18:38,520 --> 00:18:42,359 Speaker 3: They So there was a lot of football learning that 365 00:18:42,440 --> 00:18:44,280 Speaker 3: needed to be done, not just by the position, but 366 00:18:44,320 --> 00:18:47,239 Speaker 3: of the game itself. And he's managed to do all that. 367 00:18:47,760 --> 00:18:51,800 Speaker 3: And I'm very, very impressed with what he's been able 368 00:18:51,840 --> 00:18:54,760 Speaker 3: to do in his athleticism is starting to show more 369 00:18:54,800 --> 00:18:58,000 Speaker 3: because he's not reading things, he's not taking that fraction 370 00:18:58,119 --> 00:19:00,640 Speaker 3: of a second to digest what's happening in front of him. 371 00:19:00,640 --> 00:19:03,600 Speaker 3: Oh okay, tackles down the back is my way. That 372 00:19:03,680 --> 00:19:05,680 Speaker 3: means this and this is you know, it's it's all. 373 00:19:05,720 --> 00:19:09,320 Speaker 3: It's becoming more instinctive and you're seeing it. And so 374 00:19:09,520 --> 00:19:14,480 Speaker 3: I think the sky is the limit he if Flores stays, yeah, 375 00:19:14,560 --> 00:19:16,720 Speaker 3: I put him. I put him at an eight or ten, 376 00:19:16,800 --> 00:19:19,280 Speaker 3: I mean double digit type of SAX season next year. 377 00:19:19,280 --> 00:19:21,120 Speaker 4: I really believe that because the. 378 00:19:21,119 --> 00:19:25,600 Speaker 3: Kid is immensely talented and it's starting to show more 379 00:19:25,640 --> 00:19:27,960 Speaker 3: and Mark we the you know, the sack that he 380 00:19:28,080 --> 00:19:31,400 Speaker 3: had yesterday when he just absolutely, you know, absolutely ran 381 00:19:31,480 --> 00:19:35,680 Speaker 3: around the offensive tackle. It's like that's been we haven't 382 00:19:35,760 --> 00:19:37,960 Speaker 3: you know, we that that speed's been there, but it 383 00:19:37,960 --> 00:19:42,040 Speaker 3: hasn't necessarily shown. But because of the surety uh and 384 00:19:42,080 --> 00:19:45,000 Speaker 3: his fundamentals and his techniques and everything getting all everything 385 00:19:45,040 --> 00:19:48,600 Speaker 3: being in line, man, that athletic system is starting to show, 386 00:19:49,160 --> 00:19:50,520 Speaker 3: and it's fantastic. 387 00:19:50,720 --> 00:19:54,600 Speaker 2: Alrighty the analyst, my man, thanks for everything this year. 388 00:19:54,720 --> 00:19:57,480 Speaker 2: Thank you, Sue Cup Manufacturing and Sue Cup dot Com. 389 00:19:57,520 --> 00:19:59,800 Speaker 2: Great job as usual, and we'll stay in touch all right, 390 00:20:00,280 --> 00:20:02,120 Speaker 2: all right, see Paul, thank you. 391 00:20:02,400 --> 00:20:02,760 Speaker 4: Thank you. 392 00:20:02,840 --> 00:20:07,440 Speaker 2: Peep Ursua, channelist for the Vikings Audio Network. Another one 393 00:20:07,720 --> 00:20:12,240 Speaker 2: as the head coaching carousel goes, another one recently has 394 00:20:12,320 --> 00:20:16,520 Speaker 2: bitten the dust. We'll share who that was and get 395 00:20:16,520 --> 00:20:20,160 Speaker 2: into some more, including Ben Leeber with a very emotional 396 00:20:20,280 --> 00:20:23,320 Speaker 2: chat with Harrison Smith in the locker room following the game. 397 00:20:23,359 --> 00:20:33,080 Speaker 2: We're going to play that back, shorty, KFA. All right, 398 00:20:33,359 --> 00:20:39,720 Speaker 2: NFL wide, there are head coach openings that we knew 399 00:20:39,760 --> 00:20:42,919 Speaker 2: of into the weekend in Tennessee and with the New 400 00:20:43,000 --> 00:20:50,680 Speaker 2: York Giants. Yeah, the Atlanta Falcons yesterday fired coach Raheem Morris. 401 00:20:50,800 --> 00:20:52,920 Speaker 7: And their GM font knows out too. 402 00:20:53,240 --> 00:20:57,520 Speaker 2: The Cleveland Browns, it was announced this morning, have moved 403 00:20:57,560 --> 00:21:02,640 Speaker 2: on from Kevin Stefanski, a former Vikings offensive coordinator, and 404 00:21:03,760 --> 00:21:07,000 Speaker 2: the boondoggle that was Pete Carroll with the Las Vegas 405 00:21:07,040 --> 00:21:11,159 Speaker 2: Raiders has come to a conclusion, finding it was it 406 00:21:11,200 --> 00:21:13,919 Speaker 2: was moderately surprising when he took that job in the 407 00:21:13,960 --> 00:21:18,359 Speaker 2: first place, but nevertheless, they finished three and fourteen and 408 00:21:18,800 --> 00:21:22,160 Speaker 2: Mark Davis and the Davis family, Tom Brady by their side, 409 00:21:22,640 --> 00:21:27,040 Speaker 2: they have fired Pete Carroll a and finding out like 410 00:21:27,400 --> 00:21:30,320 Speaker 2: longevity of coaches deals and what they make is really tough. 411 00:21:30,760 --> 00:21:35,880 Speaker 2: But nevertheless, from what I have found a report from 412 00:21:36,080 --> 00:21:38,879 Speaker 2: I think it's it's a newspaper called The Sun. I 413 00:21:38,920 --> 00:21:41,159 Speaker 2: don't know if it's the Las Vegas based paper or whatever, 414 00:21:41,680 --> 00:21:46,000 Speaker 2: but supposedly Carol got a three year, forty five million 415 00:21:46,119 --> 00:21:52,240 Speaker 2: dollar deal, which means I mean, I mean they're they're 416 00:21:52,280 --> 00:21:55,399 Speaker 2: on the hook for thirty million dollars, Holy cow. And 417 00:21:55,440 --> 00:21:57,919 Speaker 2: that team is one of the least profitable teams in 418 00:21:57,920 --> 00:22:01,600 Speaker 2: the National Football League. And Ben Lieber put me on 419 00:22:01,640 --> 00:22:05,399 Speaker 2: this years ago. The owners, the David Mark Davis, and 420 00:22:05,440 --> 00:22:08,960 Speaker 2: then the owners of the Chargers, maybe the previous owners. 421 00:22:08,640 --> 00:22:10,359 Speaker 5: The Spanos family, right. 422 00:22:10,200 --> 00:22:13,720 Speaker 2: They're cash poor, would be putting it the wrong way, 423 00:22:13,920 --> 00:22:16,040 Speaker 2: but you know, they just that they're not in the 424 00:22:16,080 --> 00:22:19,360 Speaker 2: same league as some of the other owners. So I mean, 425 00:22:19,480 --> 00:22:23,440 Speaker 2: like paying off somebody thirty million dollars, Holy cow. But 426 00:22:23,720 --> 00:22:28,359 Speaker 2: does that tie into Brian Flores and his inclusion with 427 00:22:28,400 --> 00:22:32,439 Speaker 2: the Minnesota Vikings. That bears conversation later, because now we 428 00:22:32,520 --> 00:22:34,639 Speaker 2: want to take you back to the locker room yesterday 429 00:22:34,960 --> 00:22:38,600 Speaker 2: and Ben leeber chatting with Harrison Smith where it looks 430 00:22:38,640 --> 00:22:42,080 Speaker 2: like Harrison's two to five to retire. Ben and Harrison 431 00:22:42,119 --> 00:22:44,480 Speaker 2: are quite close every time they get together and have 432 00:22:44,520 --> 00:22:46,520 Speaker 2: an interview like this man, it's fantastic. 433 00:22:47,240 --> 00:22:48,360 Speaker 5: This one was ten to ten. 434 00:22:48,920 --> 00:22:51,080 Speaker 8: I were down here with the men of the hour, 435 00:22:51,280 --> 00:22:53,879 Speaker 8: and the man of the year really is Harrison Smith. Harry, 436 00:22:54,720 --> 00:22:56,399 Speaker 8: can you just take us? I know this is probably 437 00:22:56,400 --> 00:22:58,200 Speaker 8: a tough question because emotionally, I'm sure you're all over 438 00:22:58,240 --> 00:22:59,840 Speaker 8: the place, but like from the second that you got 439 00:22:59,840 --> 00:23:01,680 Speaker 8: your announced at the start of the game to the 440 00:23:01,840 --> 00:23:04,240 Speaker 8: very end when you're in your interview and half the 441 00:23:04,280 --> 00:23:06,720 Speaker 8: team's waiting for you, Like what were the emotions, like 442 00:23:06,800 --> 00:23:08,439 Speaker 8: from start to finish, I'm. 443 00:23:08,320 --> 00:23:10,240 Speaker 9: Just trying to hold it together, to be honest. It's ah, 444 00:23:10,760 --> 00:23:16,000 Speaker 9: it means a lot. All the friendships and relationships and 445 00:23:16,640 --> 00:23:21,719 Speaker 9: ups and downs and just every everything that goes into it. 446 00:23:23,359 --> 00:23:26,640 Speaker 9: You can sometimes forget along the journey and you see 447 00:23:26,680 --> 00:23:29,080 Speaker 9: it at the end and it's it's pretty special. 448 00:23:29,880 --> 00:23:30,080 Speaker 4: You know. 449 00:23:30,119 --> 00:23:30,640 Speaker 5: What's it mean? 450 00:23:30,720 --> 00:23:32,480 Speaker 8: I know that you know, we we do play this 451 00:23:32,560 --> 00:23:35,399 Speaker 8: game for the respect of teammates and peers, and you know, 452 00:23:35,480 --> 00:23:38,919 Speaker 8: to have the Packers players come over and dap you 453 00:23:39,000 --> 00:23:42,400 Speaker 8: up as well, like above everything else as far as 454 00:23:42,560 --> 00:23:45,680 Speaker 8: media and fans, Like, what's it mean to have sort 455 00:23:45,680 --> 00:23:48,720 Speaker 8: of this love and adoration from even the opposing players? 456 00:23:49,200 --> 00:23:50,960 Speaker 5: Yeah, that's it's. 457 00:23:52,320 --> 00:23:54,480 Speaker 9: Like you said, like that kind of means the most 458 00:23:54,520 --> 00:23:57,560 Speaker 9: to me because I've always played the game for the game. 459 00:24:00,280 --> 00:24:04,840 Speaker 9: So when the teams you compete against the most have 460 00:24:04,960 --> 00:24:07,879 Speaker 9: respect for you, it means you did something right, you know. 461 00:24:07,920 --> 00:24:09,359 Speaker 5: I know you still have a lot to think about it. 462 00:24:09,359 --> 00:24:11,600 Speaker 8: I mean, I don't know if him is really willing 463 00:24:11,640 --> 00:24:14,280 Speaker 8: to close the door on anything just yet, as you're 464 00:24:14,359 --> 00:24:15,720 Speaker 8: kind of agreeing with me with that. 465 00:24:15,880 --> 00:24:18,000 Speaker 5: So like you went through this a little bit last year. 466 00:24:18,760 --> 00:24:20,399 Speaker 8: Can you take us through the process of what the 467 00:24:20,400 --> 00:24:22,520 Speaker 8: next maybe a couple of days, a couple of weeks, 468 00:24:22,680 --> 00:24:24,879 Speaker 8: maybe the months look like before you make maybe make 469 00:24:24,920 --> 00:24:25,720 Speaker 8: a final decision. 470 00:24:26,240 --> 00:24:28,800 Speaker 9: Yeah, it's it's kind of different every year. I would 471 00:24:28,840 --> 00:24:32,960 Speaker 9: say days is not long enough. But you know, I 472 00:24:33,000 --> 00:24:35,520 Speaker 9: think when you kind of get send off a send 473 00:24:35,520 --> 00:24:37,840 Speaker 9: off like this, like might man, I don't really have 474 00:24:37,880 --> 00:24:38,600 Speaker 9: a choice now. 475 00:24:38,640 --> 00:24:43,040 Speaker 5: It's like, you know, so I don't. 476 00:24:43,040 --> 00:24:45,919 Speaker 9: I don't want to say anything really yet, but you know, 477 00:24:46,160 --> 00:24:54,720 Speaker 9: obviously leaning leaning towards you know, that potentially being it. Yeah, 478 00:24:54,760 --> 00:24:56,680 Speaker 9: but I'm not I'm not willing to say anything too 479 00:24:58,280 --> 00:25:01,720 Speaker 9: too definitive at the time, but you know that's obviously 480 00:25:01,720 --> 00:25:05,720 Speaker 9: where yeah, you know, things are kind of it's kind 481 00:25:05,720 --> 00:25:07,439 Speaker 9: of where I'm at and kind of where I started 482 00:25:07,480 --> 00:25:12,840 Speaker 9: going into the season and wish it would have gone, 483 00:25:14,240 --> 00:25:17,719 Speaker 9: you know, just just a little bit differently, just so 484 00:25:17,760 --> 00:25:20,440 Speaker 9: we could keep playing because I think we were kind 485 00:25:20,440 --> 00:25:23,560 Speaker 9: of starting to figure some things out late in the year. 486 00:25:24,640 --> 00:25:26,840 Speaker 9: I think that's kind of the one thing that that 487 00:25:26,960 --> 00:25:29,480 Speaker 9: sings a little bit. But at the same time, like 488 00:25:30,560 --> 00:25:32,920 Speaker 9: I don't think like if there's an option to play 489 00:25:32,920 --> 00:25:34,040 Speaker 9: like I don't, it's not. 490 00:25:34,119 --> 00:25:35,000 Speaker 5: Really in. 491 00:25:36,680 --> 00:25:39,359 Speaker 9: Like most guys nature that I've even talked to that 492 00:25:39,720 --> 00:25:42,440 Speaker 9: are are forty five fifty retired, Like I could still 493 00:25:42,440 --> 00:25:43,680 Speaker 9: give you a couple of reps. 494 00:25:44,040 --> 00:25:47,680 Speaker 5: Like, So it's just it's, yeah, it's interesting. 495 00:25:48,160 --> 00:25:51,960 Speaker 8: Have you talked to Kendricks Kendricks, Yeah, Have you talked 496 00:25:51,960 --> 00:25:55,000 Speaker 8: to Eric Hendricks about about his situation? You know he 497 00:25:55,160 --> 00:25:57,840 Speaker 8: was He's out there, you know, posting about his cars 498 00:25:57,880 --> 00:25:59,960 Speaker 8: and his life and still don't workouts that you see, 499 00:26:00,320 --> 00:26:03,040 Speaker 8: and now he's starting linebacker for the forty nine ers 500 00:26:03,080 --> 00:26:05,879 Speaker 8: going to the playoffs. Like you feel like that's maybe 501 00:26:05,880 --> 00:26:07,360 Speaker 8: a possibility for you next year. 502 00:26:07,880 --> 00:26:10,080 Speaker 9: I'm not gonna rule anything out. 503 00:26:10,320 --> 00:26:11,080 Speaker 4: I think. 504 00:26:12,560 --> 00:26:15,320 Speaker 9: That era of guys that I was with, you know, 505 00:26:16,520 --> 00:26:21,000 Speaker 9: Eric being being one of them, obviously, there is a 506 00:26:21,000 --> 00:26:22,720 Speaker 9: lot of a lot of guys that knew ball and 507 00:26:23,520 --> 00:26:26,400 Speaker 9: know how to play, and like he could, he can 508 00:26:26,440 --> 00:26:28,520 Speaker 9: still do it, you know, even when he's working on 509 00:26:28,560 --> 00:26:28,960 Speaker 9: his cars. 510 00:26:29,000 --> 00:26:30,560 Speaker 5: I know he's like I wish I was out there. 511 00:26:30,880 --> 00:26:36,000 Speaker 5: So yeah, there's it's just it's it's tough. 512 00:26:36,160 --> 00:26:39,639 Speaker 9: It's tough to it's tough to It's tough for any 513 00:26:40,080 --> 00:26:42,480 Speaker 9: for any athlete, Guys who come out of college and 514 00:26:42,480 --> 00:26:44,639 Speaker 9: think they're gonna make it and hold on for a 515 00:26:44,640 --> 00:26:48,200 Speaker 9: couple of years just working out. You got Andrew d'paula. 516 00:26:48,800 --> 00:26:50,439 Speaker 9: He was working out for like three years, working at 517 00:26:50,480 --> 00:26:54,840 Speaker 9: best Buy. Ye no like, no shot, no chance, and 518 00:26:54,880 --> 00:26:56,760 Speaker 9: then all of a sudden he's here, like thirty eight 519 00:26:56,840 --> 00:27:01,080 Speaker 9: years old, three time pro bowler. It's you know, it's 520 00:27:01,080 --> 00:27:05,359 Speaker 9: just like kind of a kid's mindset. But there's something 521 00:27:05,400 --> 00:27:12,240 Speaker 9: about this game that there's just the people who play 522 00:27:12,240 --> 00:27:16,600 Speaker 9: it have so much drive. It's it's hard to not 523 00:27:16,680 --> 00:27:19,320 Speaker 9: give up on it, but like to maybe let it 524 00:27:19,359 --> 00:27:22,800 Speaker 9: go and focus it on something else, which is a 525 00:27:22,800 --> 00:27:23,560 Speaker 9: good thing as well. 526 00:27:23,720 --> 00:27:24,600 Speaker 5: So we'll see. 527 00:27:25,280 --> 00:27:27,280 Speaker 8: You know, you're you mentioned the kids part of it, 528 00:27:27,320 --> 00:27:30,280 Speaker 8: and you played this game with this this childlike enthusiasm 529 00:27:30,359 --> 00:27:33,040 Speaker 8: out there, and now you have a family of your own, 530 00:27:33,440 --> 00:27:36,560 Speaker 8: and if this is it, if this is the final 531 00:27:36,680 --> 00:27:39,320 Speaker 8: chapter and this is your career as your kids get 532 00:27:39,320 --> 00:27:41,800 Speaker 8: older and they're kind of learning what daddy did and 533 00:27:41,800 --> 00:27:44,280 Speaker 8: what he you know, what he's known for. Like what 534 00:27:44,320 --> 00:27:45,680 Speaker 8: do you what do you hope that they take away 535 00:27:45,680 --> 00:27:56,320 Speaker 8: from your career? I know it's I know it's difficult. 536 00:27:56,840 --> 00:27:58,240 Speaker 5: You know, it's funny. 537 00:27:58,240 --> 00:28:01,280 Speaker 8: I'll share this little anecdote with myself. 538 00:28:01,560 --> 00:28:03,040 Speaker 5: My my kids didn't. 539 00:28:03,200 --> 00:28:06,919 Speaker 8: My oldest, my daughter didn't know I played football until 540 00:28:06,960 --> 00:28:11,560 Speaker 8: she was in first grade, and uh, her her classmates 541 00:28:11,600 --> 00:28:13,280 Speaker 8: actually brought it up to her and she's like, my 542 00:28:13,359 --> 00:28:16,080 Speaker 8: dad did what? And she came home from school and 543 00:28:16,119 --> 00:28:18,080 Speaker 8: she asked, She's like, what did you did? You actually 544 00:28:18,119 --> 00:28:20,480 Speaker 8: play like football? And so I had to explain to 545 00:28:20,520 --> 00:28:22,040 Speaker 8: her what it meant. And you know, for her first grader, 546 00:28:22,160 --> 00:28:24,560 Speaker 8: she still didn't really understand. But you know, it was 547 00:28:24,880 --> 00:28:27,240 Speaker 8: it was a fun moment and actually something that I 548 00:28:27,240 --> 00:28:30,040 Speaker 8: think worked out the way I wanted to that. I 549 00:28:30,080 --> 00:28:32,520 Speaker 8: didn't want her to know me as just a football player. 550 00:28:33,960 --> 00:28:35,560 Speaker 8: So is that something you feel like is going to 551 00:28:35,640 --> 00:28:37,200 Speaker 8: be uh maybe in the cards for you as you 552 00:28:37,400 --> 00:28:38,960 Speaker 8: as your kids sort of learn who you are. 553 00:28:39,440 --> 00:28:41,440 Speaker 5: Yeah, that's the same sentiment. 554 00:28:43,200 --> 00:28:45,840 Speaker 9: My my son's too, and he's he's already he already 555 00:28:45,840 --> 00:28:48,840 Speaker 9: knows the school chant and if he sees football on TV, 556 00:28:48,920 --> 00:28:53,280 Speaker 9: he says, data, it's. 557 00:28:54,800 --> 00:28:55,800 Speaker 5: The football and the. 558 00:28:57,600 --> 00:29:01,080 Speaker 9: Fandom and uh, you know, all the supporting everything is great, 559 00:29:01,800 --> 00:29:03,760 Speaker 9: But I think it's the work that I want my 560 00:29:03,840 --> 00:29:04,680 Speaker 9: kids to know about. 561 00:29:05,520 --> 00:29:09,320 Speaker 8: Yeah, well, you were a consummate pro. You always showed 562 00:29:09,360 --> 00:29:11,520 Speaker 8: us the love and respect for the game and the 563 00:29:11,560 --> 00:29:13,400 Speaker 8: way that you approach the game and the way you played. 564 00:29:13,440 --> 00:29:16,040 Speaker 8: So I know we were talking about this last year 565 00:29:16,080 --> 00:29:18,360 Speaker 8: in the same situation, but you know, I appreciate the 566 00:29:18,400 --> 00:29:19,880 Speaker 8: man that you are and the player that you are. 567 00:29:19,960 --> 00:29:20,120 Speaker 4: Man. 568 00:29:20,280 --> 00:29:25,320 Speaker 2: Thank you, likewise, thank you A plus A plus, not 569 00:29:25,480 --> 00:29:29,080 Speaker 2: your labor A plus. Harry the hit Man Parker Fox 570 00:29:29,160 --> 00:29:31,840 Speaker 2: joins each and every Monday's here now quick Twitch on 571 00:29:32,040 --> 00:29:32,920 Speaker 2: what you just heard. 572 00:29:33,040 --> 00:29:34,920 Speaker 10: Oh my goodness, I mean I got the chill sitting 573 00:29:34,920 --> 00:29:37,680 Speaker 10: here first time listening to that and just the emotions 574 00:29:37,680 --> 00:29:41,360 Speaker 10: spilling out of Harris's and just talking about his family 575 00:29:41,400 --> 00:29:44,280 Speaker 10: and how it just shows you how much bigger it 576 00:29:44,320 --> 00:29:47,240 Speaker 10: is than just football, right, and how these guys have 577 00:29:47,360 --> 00:29:49,280 Speaker 10: lives and so many of us just look at them 578 00:29:49,320 --> 00:29:53,120 Speaker 10: as football players and basketball players and these athletes, and 579 00:29:53,160 --> 00:29:55,360 Speaker 10: you can just hear the emotion coming out of him 580 00:29:55,360 --> 00:29:58,400 Speaker 10: and unable to answer a question like that's how emotional 581 00:29:58,440 --> 00:30:01,320 Speaker 10: he is about it. And credit to Ben right there 582 00:30:01,360 --> 00:30:03,840 Speaker 10: too of kind of deflecting it and telling about his 583 00:30:03,880 --> 00:30:04,400 Speaker 10: own story. 584 00:30:04,400 --> 00:30:05,280 Speaker 5: But you can tell. 585 00:30:05,120 --> 00:30:07,720 Speaker 10: Harrison Smith he loves his team, he loves the state, 586 00:30:07,760 --> 00:30:10,640 Speaker 10: and there's a reason why Minnesota fans really. 587 00:30:10,440 --> 00:30:12,480 Speaker 2: Backed him the way they did. It's a Monday, Pete 588 00:30:12,520 --> 00:30:14,600 Speaker 2: Fox to stop by, We'll be right back. 589 00:30:16,960 --> 00:30:19,160 Speaker 6: News Denord Night to Noon, brought to you by the 590 00:30:19,280 --> 00:30:23,200 Speaker 6: Casino at Canterbury Parkcanterbury Park dot com Poker, blackjack and 591 00:30:23,280 --> 00:30:26,480 Speaker 6: table games all year round, and we all patiently wait 592 00:30:26,520 --> 00:30:29,840 Speaker 6: for another awesome live racing season to kick off in 593 00:30:29,880 --> 00:30:32,560 Speaker 6: the spring, but events throughout the year and the first 594 00:30:32,600 --> 00:30:36,440 Speaker 6: place to start go to Canterbury Park dot com. Minnesota 595 00:30:36,480 --> 00:30:39,840 Speaker 6: Wild have found points in each of their five road 596 00:30:39,840 --> 00:30:42,840 Speaker 6: games as part of this seven game two week ish 597 00:30:42,960 --> 00:30:43,560 Speaker 6: road trip. 598 00:30:44,160 --> 00:30:45,719 Speaker 7: Sadly, two of them have coming losses. 599 00:30:45,760 --> 00:30:48,000 Speaker 6: They can't figure out the Sharks they lose in a 600 00:30:48,040 --> 00:30:50,880 Speaker 6: shootout a few days ago New Year's Eve, i should say, 601 00:30:50,920 --> 00:30:52,959 Speaker 6: and then the Kings the other night on Saturday they 602 00:30:53,000 --> 00:30:55,320 Speaker 6: lose five to four in a shootout, and they are 603 00:30:55,360 --> 00:30:56,960 Speaker 6: at the Kings again tonight. 604 00:30:56,960 --> 00:30:57,880 Speaker 7: You're going to get to hear that. 605 00:30:57,960 --> 00:31:00,480 Speaker 6: It's a late one West Coast puck drop though nine 606 00:31:00,480 --> 00:31:03,080 Speaker 6: to thirty pm ish. You'll get to hear mister O'Donnell 607 00:31:03,120 --> 00:31:06,120 Speaker 6: and mister Reid on the call for your favorite hockey 608 00:31:06,120 --> 00:31:07,240 Speaker 6: team at the Kings. 609 00:31:07,520 --> 00:31:08,440 Speaker 7: A little doubleheader. 610 00:31:08,480 --> 00:31:10,080 Speaker 6: I guess there were two in a row, I should 611 00:31:10,080 --> 00:31:11,720 Speaker 6: say against against those Kings. 612 00:31:12,000 --> 00:31:14,720 Speaker 2: Yeah, they back at it tonight, the the with the 613 00:31:14,840 --> 00:31:19,640 Speaker 2: with the La Kings. Yeah, Kevin Fiala is still super 614 00:31:19,920 --> 00:31:22,719 Speaker 2: super fast, Holy cal The the La Kings are a 615 00:31:22,800 --> 00:31:23,560 Speaker 2: fast squad. 616 00:31:24,160 --> 00:31:24,440 Speaker 5: Uh. 617 00:31:24,480 --> 00:31:28,200 Speaker 2: And the Wild has done good work against the Pacific 618 00:31:28,360 --> 00:31:32,360 Speaker 2: all season. Saved the other night against the Kings, but 619 00:31:32,400 --> 00:31:35,800 Speaker 2: they did get a point. And that Shark, that Sharks, uh, 620 00:31:36,080 --> 00:31:39,080 Speaker 2: the the Sharks loss the other night. It's kind of 621 00:31:39,120 --> 00:31:42,000 Speaker 2: like you can take the first two shootout related losses 622 00:31:42,040 --> 00:31:43,960 Speaker 2: and look at those and you see kind of the 623 00:31:44,000 --> 00:31:49,760 Speaker 2: same thing here. Celebrini's unbelievable. MacLean, Celebrini is unfreaking believable. 624 00:31:49,920 --> 00:31:52,320 Speaker 2: I know this is the state of hockey, so everybody 625 00:31:52,360 --> 00:31:54,920 Speaker 2: knows it. Holy cow. Is he fun to watch? 626 00:31:55,200 --> 00:31:56,080 Speaker 4: Yeah? He is, indeed. 627 00:31:56,120 --> 00:31:58,920 Speaker 6: It's just it's interesting sometimes where we're talking about, Wow, 628 00:31:59,000 --> 00:32:01,120 Speaker 6: the Wild couldn't be eat some of the big timers 629 00:32:01,160 --> 00:32:04,240 Speaker 6: in the conference, and this year they're handling business there. 630 00:32:04,240 --> 00:32:06,440 Speaker 6: But they're just you know, the Sharks have been tricky. 631 00:32:06,480 --> 00:32:09,320 Speaker 6: They got them earlier when there were more injury related issues, 632 00:32:09,360 --> 00:32:11,840 Speaker 6: got them again on New Year's Eve. Couldn't find the 633 00:32:11,960 --> 00:32:14,080 Speaker 6: w there, but they still get the point. Two more 634 00:32:14,160 --> 00:32:15,360 Speaker 6: road games before they come. 635 00:32:15,200 --> 00:32:18,200 Speaker 2: Home this weekend, and one of them is against your 636 00:32:18,240 --> 00:32:22,320 Speaker 2: Seattle Kraken and after the game, so the Wild leave 637 00:32:22,560 --> 00:32:25,280 Speaker 2: after the game and they fly to Seattle, even though 638 00:32:25,320 --> 00:32:27,720 Speaker 2: they don't play Seattle for a couple of days. So 639 00:32:28,160 --> 00:32:36,760 Speaker 2: emerging budding television analytical three two Emerging hockey analytical star 640 00:32:37,400 --> 00:32:40,840 Speaker 2: Alex Staylock, former Wild goalie. He's going to join nine 641 00:32:40,880 --> 00:32:43,200 Speaker 2: to noon tomorrow in the eleven o'clock hour at some point. 642 00:32:43,320 --> 00:32:45,200 Speaker 7: Oh, that's going to be sweet. Now to the Howl, 643 00:32:45,280 --> 00:32:46,080 Speaker 7: you know what's sweet about. 644 00:32:46,080 --> 00:32:48,320 Speaker 6: The Howl went in three of four on the road, 645 00:32:48,440 --> 00:32:52,360 Speaker 6: despite that tough loss at Atlanta and naw, hey we 646 00:32:52,440 --> 00:32:54,800 Speaker 6: got to see naw that was New Year's Eve as well. 647 00:32:55,560 --> 00:32:58,720 Speaker 6: Back to back dubs at Miami and then just a 648 00:32:58,760 --> 00:33:01,320 Speaker 6: throttling of the Washington Wizards. And the Wizards have had 649 00:33:01,360 --> 00:33:04,920 Speaker 6: an awful year and they they're rolling with McCollum and Middleton, 650 00:33:05,520 --> 00:33:08,280 Speaker 6: who are names that you would have loved four or 651 00:33:08,280 --> 00:33:10,640 Speaker 6: five years ago. But they're a little long in the tooth, 652 00:33:10,760 --> 00:33:12,880 Speaker 6: might you say, in an underman group. They find the 653 00:33:13,040 --> 00:33:17,160 Speaker 6: w there won by twenty six points. Speaking of Miami, 654 00:33:17,560 --> 00:33:19,760 Speaker 6: tomorrow night, they come home for two. 655 00:33:19,920 --> 00:33:22,440 Speaker 7: They'll host Miami tomorrow night, and then. 656 00:33:22,360 --> 00:33:25,560 Speaker 6: On Thursday they begin a little home and home action 657 00:33:25,760 --> 00:33:29,520 Speaker 6: Thursday night hosting Cleveland at Saturday night at Cleveland. 658 00:33:29,720 --> 00:33:31,680 Speaker 7: A couple of fun ones on the way for the Howl. 659 00:33:31,720 --> 00:33:33,080 Speaker 5: We got Pea Fox around here. 660 00:33:33,360 --> 00:33:35,560 Speaker 2: In the next segment when we go along with pe Fox, 661 00:33:35,600 --> 00:33:36,440 Speaker 2: we'll talk about. 662 00:33:36,200 --> 00:33:40,120 Speaker 6: The Howl absolutely and then NFL shaping up. We have 663 00:33:40,200 --> 00:33:44,600 Speaker 6: all the matchups. The regular season finale last night was fun. 664 00:33:44,600 --> 00:33:47,960 Speaker 6: It was back and forth, Lamar Jackson finding his way 665 00:33:47,960 --> 00:33:49,760 Speaker 6: into the end zone to take the lead. Oh wait, 666 00:33:50,680 --> 00:33:53,000 Speaker 6: Aaron Rodgers has something to say about it. They take 667 00:33:53,000 --> 00:33:57,720 Speaker 6: the lead, but then Boswell misses the extra point. Awesome 668 00:33:57,880 --> 00:34:02,280 Speaker 6: fourth down completion from Lamar Jackson to Isaiah Likely puts 669 00:34:02,280 --> 00:34:03,800 Speaker 6: them in field goal position. 670 00:34:04,400 --> 00:34:06,600 Speaker 7: I will start with the winners call. 671 00:34:08,800 --> 00:34:15,400 Speaker 5: Here's the boot by Loop and that kick is Loop 672 00:34:15,560 --> 00:34:18,839 Speaker 5: Pston and you're Pittsburgh. 673 00:34:18,400 --> 00:34:22,640 Speaker 11: Steelers are hec North chimpions. 674 00:34:24,400 --> 00:34:28,520 Speaker 6: A missed extra point by Boswell, Baltimore finds their way 675 00:34:28,520 --> 00:34:31,440 Speaker 6: into field goal territory, so the kick will not be 676 00:34:31,560 --> 00:34:34,400 Speaker 6: for the tie, it will be for the win. Here's 677 00:34:34,680 --> 00:34:38,680 Speaker 6: the right Jerry Sandusky and Ravens Radio as they watched 678 00:34:38,719 --> 00:34:39,759 Speaker 6: Loops kick. 679 00:34:39,880 --> 00:34:43,600 Speaker 11: Tyler Loop from forty four yards sees it on the line. 680 00:34:43,680 --> 00:34:45,640 Speaker 4: Loops kick is on the way. 681 00:34:45,360 --> 00:34:48,720 Speaker 5: It is, It is no good. 682 00:34:49,880 --> 00:34:52,280 Speaker 4: He pushed it wide to the right. 683 00:34:53,680 --> 00:34:59,080 Speaker 11: Time has expired and not since Billy come to one 684 00:34:59,239 --> 00:35:00,719 Speaker 11: wide left in the. 685 00:35:00,719 --> 00:35:03,279 Speaker 7: AFC Championship game were to bring that up. 686 00:35:03,320 --> 00:35:07,120 Speaker 11: Has the Ravens season ended with such a gut wrenching 687 00:35:07,239 --> 00:35:12,200 Speaker 11: thud as a missfield goal and the season is over 688 00:35:12,360 --> 00:35:13,719 Speaker 11: for the Ravens. 689 00:35:14,520 --> 00:35:18,080 Speaker 5: After Mitchell gives them the dou Verney moment. 690 00:35:18,520 --> 00:35:19,840 Speaker 7: Yeah, it was a great kick return. 691 00:35:19,960 --> 00:35:20,600 Speaker 4: They had the. 692 00:35:20,600 --> 00:35:24,360 Speaker 2: Duverney kick return moment, and they're gonna win the game. 693 00:35:24,600 --> 00:35:27,799 Speaker 2: Yeah until that. Yeah, and then the dollar rookie, man, 694 00:35:27,880 --> 00:35:29,880 Speaker 2: I feel bad for it. No, that's that's an awful spot. 695 00:35:30,120 --> 00:35:32,680 Speaker 2: We've seen it even as Vikings fans. How does a 696 00:35:32,760 --> 00:35:36,080 Speaker 2: kicker recover from that? Yeah, And that's a difficult road 697 00:35:36,120 --> 00:35:39,719 Speaker 2: ahead for Loop. Broncos the one seed, so they got 698 00:35:39,719 --> 00:35:43,680 Speaker 2: the buy two seed Patriots hosting the Chargers, Jacksonville hosting 699 00:35:43,719 --> 00:35:45,960 Speaker 2: the six seed Bills, and then it will be the 700 00:35:46,000 --> 00:35:48,520 Speaker 2: Steelers in the four spot after they get that win 701 00:35:48,640 --> 00:35:51,400 Speaker 2: last night hosting the Texans, and then on the NFC side, 702 00:35:51,600 --> 00:35:54,960 Speaker 2: Seattle with the buye the Bears maintained the two spot. 703 00:35:55,040 --> 00:35:57,840 Speaker 2: They lose to the Kiddies Week eighteen, but the Eagles 704 00:35:57,880 --> 00:36:00,799 Speaker 2: Tanner McKee they lost to the Command, so Bears keep 705 00:36:00,840 --> 00:36:01,400 Speaker 2: the two spot. 706 00:36:01,440 --> 00:36:04,400 Speaker 6: They host Green Bay on Saturday night. Eagles in the 707 00:36:04,440 --> 00:36:07,200 Speaker 6: three spot hosting the Niners. That should be an interesting one. 708 00:36:07,320 --> 00:36:10,400 Speaker 6: Panthers in the four spot hosting the Rams, and that 709 00:36:10,600 --> 00:36:14,040 Speaker 6: rounds out the final official playoff schedule as it kicks 710 00:36:14,040 --> 00:36:18,880 Speaker 6: off a Super wild Card weekend starting this weekend that Saturday. Now, 711 00:36:18,920 --> 00:36:21,879 Speaker 6: the Rams are the biggest favorite, and they're a road team. 712 00:36:21,960 --> 00:36:26,200 Speaker 6: They're favored by ten points at Charlotte against the Carolina Panthers, 713 00:36:26,200 --> 00:36:28,959 Speaker 6: who beat them that Sunday. The Vikings were getting shut 714 00:36:28,960 --> 00:36:31,600 Speaker 6: out by the Seattle Seahawks. Interesting, but they've limped their 715 00:36:31,600 --> 00:36:34,040 Speaker 6: way to the postseason. Man, I mean they even lost. 716 00:36:34,040 --> 00:36:36,600 Speaker 6: They had the opportunity to take it themselves against the 717 00:36:36,640 --> 00:36:40,440 Speaker 6: Bucks on Saturday. They lose that game, and the offense 718 00:36:40,560 --> 00:36:43,239 Speaker 6: just frankly hasn't been good enough. And if Dowdell can't 719 00:36:43,239 --> 00:36:45,440 Speaker 6: get going, they got to thrive on their defense and 720 00:36:45,480 --> 00:36:48,600 Speaker 6: they're just not working for them. But then the Falcons 721 00:36:48,640 --> 00:36:51,920 Speaker 6: b jeon Robinson and the Falcons beating the Saints yesterday 722 00:36:52,320 --> 00:36:54,719 Speaker 6: and putting a giant L on the Bucks. That's news 723 00:36:54,719 --> 00:36:57,440 Speaker 6: De Nord, brought to you by the casino at Canterbury 724 00:36:57,480 --> 00:36:58,320 Speaker 6: Park dot com. 725 00:36:58,360 --> 00:36:59,799 Speaker 5: This is nine to noon