1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:06,800 Speaker 1: Yeah, that's a Wild Wednesday here on KFN, and we're 2 00:00:06,840 --> 00:00:09,080 Speaker 1: taking your talkbacks for tickets all day long. 3 00:00:09,680 --> 00:00:11,520 Speaker 2: Use the talkback feature on the iHeartRadio. 4 00:00:11,560 --> 00:00:14,400 Speaker 1: Have to tell us your all time favorite Wild moment, 5 00:00:14,480 --> 00:00:16,840 Speaker 1: whether it's a game winning goal or your first time 6 00:00:16,880 --> 00:00:19,640 Speaker 1: seeing them in person. Send us your talkbacks all day 7 00:00:19,680 --> 00:00:21,800 Speaker 1: for your chance to score tickets to tomorrow's game against 8 00:00:21,800 --> 00:00:25,639 Speaker 1: the Pittsburgh Penguins. Full info at kfan dot com. Keyword contests, 9 00:00:25,720 --> 00:00:27,560 Speaker 1: rock rank, rock Rank. 10 00:00:28,800 --> 00:00:30,640 Speaker 3: I always enjoy rock rank. 11 00:00:32,520 --> 00:00:34,640 Speaker 2: The actual segment or just the open. 12 00:00:34,560 --> 00:00:40,080 Speaker 3: Both okay, but mostly the open. A couple thirteen fourteen past? Uh? 13 00:00:40,320 --> 00:00:41,320 Speaker 3: Time now for five? 14 00:00:41,960 --> 00:00:42,240 Speaker 4: Three? 15 00:00:42,840 --> 00:00:44,400 Speaker 2: Four time? 16 00:00:44,600 --> 00:00:45,680 Speaker 3: Now four? 17 00:00:48,159 --> 00:00:52,199 Speaker 2: Five questions? Well, actually three, but five sounds like more 18 00:00:52,240 --> 00:00:55,520 Speaker 2: than four. Maybe we should change your. 19 00:00:55,440 --> 00:01:00,720 Speaker 3: Number one six seven questions six seven. 20 00:01:00,480 --> 00:01:03,760 Speaker 2: I look at the state of the state of hockey. 21 00:01:06,640 --> 00:01:06,800 Speaker 4: Man. 22 00:01:14,840 --> 00:01:15,840 Speaker 2: The Wild of lost. 23 00:01:15,640 --> 00:01:18,360 Speaker 1: Four in rows seven of their past eight. After losing 24 00:01:18,400 --> 00:01:20,520 Speaker 1: four to three in overtime to the Winnipeg Jets last 25 00:01:20,600 --> 00:01:23,440 Speaker 1: night at Grand Casino Arena, the Wild have just nine 26 00:01:23,480 --> 00:01:26,240 Speaker 1: points through eleven games. They're fewest since they had eight 27 00:01:26,319 --> 00:01:30,240 Speaker 1: after beginning four and seven and twenty nineteen. Common as 28 00:01:30,280 --> 00:01:32,560 Speaker 1: a time yet for Wild fans to panic. 29 00:01:32,720 --> 00:01:35,000 Speaker 3: Oh sure, I would have panned a long time ago. 30 00:01:35,120 --> 00:01:37,440 Speaker 3: What I don't understand, though, Let me see if I 31 00:01:37,480 --> 00:01:42,640 Speaker 3: can find this. I saw this in a Sarah McLellan story. 32 00:01:42,680 --> 00:01:48,640 Speaker 3: I think it was Sarah's. I should have highlighted this. 33 00:01:49,120 --> 00:01:53,160 Speaker 3: It has to do with your favorite player, Carell caprice Of. 34 00:01:53,400 --> 00:02:03,280 Speaker 3: It says, did Cariilla have another bad pass or. 35 00:02:05,240 --> 00:02:06,640 Speaker 2: He turned the puck over and overtime? 36 00:02:07,040 --> 00:02:07,280 Speaker 4: Yeah? 37 00:02:07,400 --> 00:02:10,919 Speaker 1: They gave the possession to Winnipeg and they eventually scored. 38 00:02:11,000 --> 00:02:11,480 Speaker 4: Yeah. 39 00:02:11,560 --> 00:02:15,640 Speaker 3: Yeah, they turned the puck over and overtime after winning 40 00:02:15,639 --> 00:02:19,560 Speaker 3: the opening draw, with Capriceos pass floating into Winnipeg possession 41 00:02:20,160 --> 00:02:28,720 Speaker 3: and Kyle Connor scoring seconds later. And I thought I 42 00:02:28,760 --> 00:02:30,679 Speaker 3: saw a quote from the coach where he said, you 43 00:02:30,880 --> 00:02:34,840 Speaker 3: have to talk to him about that. What's wrong with 44 00:02:34,919 --> 00:02:35,880 Speaker 3: capriceof Can it be? 45 00:02:37,400 --> 00:02:39,399 Speaker 1: I'm not ready to say there's something wrong with him. 46 00:02:40,360 --> 00:02:43,600 Speaker 1: And this is still a relatively small sample here of 47 00:02:44,440 --> 00:02:47,040 Speaker 1: some bad turnovers, right, I mean, I was talking about 48 00:02:47,040 --> 00:02:50,440 Speaker 1: Bold these bad turnovers a week or two ago, just 49 00:02:50,480 --> 00:02:52,519 Speaker 1: that his weren't leading directly to goals. It just happens 50 00:02:52,520 --> 00:02:55,560 Speaker 1: that Caprieso's leading directly to goals. I also had the 51 00:02:55,560 --> 00:02:58,120 Speaker 1: overtime one. Well, he's also good enough to be on 52 00:02:58,160 --> 00:03:01,160 Speaker 1: the ice in overtime, right, so you know your your 53 00:03:01,160 --> 00:03:03,680 Speaker 1: fourth liners aren't out in those situations, so it's easy 54 00:03:03,680 --> 00:03:07,080 Speaker 1: to attack a pre stuff. Here's what I would say. 55 00:03:07,639 --> 00:03:10,320 Speaker 1: What my guess is just coming from someone who's played 56 00:03:10,320 --> 00:03:16,720 Speaker 1: hockey for a while. Sometimes you're on teams that ernest 57 00:03:16,800 --> 00:03:20,400 Speaker 1: skilled and arnest talented, and then you feel like you 58 00:03:20,520 --> 00:03:24,120 Speaker 1: have to do more. So right like, you feel you 59 00:03:24,160 --> 00:03:26,840 Speaker 1: feel like you're the one who has to produce offense. Sure, 60 00:03:27,240 --> 00:03:30,080 Speaker 1: so instead of maybe making the safe play here, making 61 00:03:30,120 --> 00:03:32,239 Speaker 1: sure you can keep the game going and you've got 62 00:03:32,240 --> 00:03:35,000 Speaker 1: your you know your team's gonna be able to pick 63 00:03:35,000 --> 00:03:38,480 Speaker 1: you up at some point, it's possible. He feels like, 64 00:03:38,720 --> 00:03:40,680 Speaker 1: I've got to be doing everything for this team. So 65 00:03:41,560 --> 00:03:43,440 Speaker 1: am I gonna take a little risk here? Because I 66 00:03:43,480 --> 00:03:45,880 Speaker 1: feel like if I don't, we're not gonna we won't 67 00:03:45,880 --> 00:03:46,720 Speaker 1: score and we won't win. 68 00:03:47,200 --> 00:03:48,440 Speaker 2: I think that might be part of this. 69 00:03:50,920 --> 00:03:53,120 Speaker 1: I don't expect it to be a long term problem, 70 00:03:53,160 --> 00:03:55,800 Speaker 1: but given given the current state of the team and 71 00:03:55,800 --> 00:03:57,160 Speaker 1: that he's done this two games in a row, I 72 00:03:57,160 --> 00:04:00,720 Speaker 1: get I get what there's some concern he's the last 73 00:04:00,760 --> 00:04:02,800 Speaker 1: player I'm concerned with. But I think he's just probably 74 00:04:02,800 --> 00:04:04,760 Speaker 1: trying to do too much because he doesn't have confidence 75 00:04:04,800 --> 00:04:06,000 Speaker 1: in his teammates to be able to do it. 76 00:04:06,040 --> 00:04:09,080 Speaker 3: Here's what heines said of I see a guy that's 77 00:04:09,160 --> 00:04:12,080 Speaker 3: highly competitive and wants to win and wants to be 78 00:04:12,120 --> 00:04:14,840 Speaker 3: a difference maker. I think there's certain aspects of his 79 00:04:14,960 --> 00:04:17,520 Speaker 3: game that I need to talk to him about. It's 80 00:04:17,560 --> 00:04:19,960 Speaker 3: not for lack of effort or lack of care. I 81 00:04:20,000 --> 00:04:23,520 Speaker 3: just think there's sometimes where you have to have some 82 00:04:23,560 --> 00:04:26,760 Speaker 3: better decisions, and you're thinking maybe those decisions he's taking 83 00:04:26,800 --> 00:04:31,440 Speaker 3: more chances and trying to do more than he might 84 00:04:31,480 --> 00:04:34,760 Speaker 3: even be capable of or or should have to shoulder 85 00:04:35,240 --> 00:04:37,800 Speaker 3: because there's really not a lot of help on the club. 86 00:04:38,320 --> 00:04:40,320 Speaker 2: But Yourn doesn't trust others to be able to do it. 87 00:04:40,320 --> 00:04:46,080 Speaker 1: Okay, so this is just my guess, right, I've just 88 00:04:46,520 --> 00:04:48,800 Speaker 1: I've just played on teams like this where you don't 89 00:04:48,800 --> 00:04:50,400 Speaker 1: trust other people. So then you go, all right, well, 90 00:04:50,400 --> 00:04:53,000 Speaker 1: I'm gonna try instead of moving the pock here, I've 91 00:04:53,000 --> 00:04:54,279 Speaker 1: got to carry it myself. 92 00:04:54,640 --> 00:04:56,280 Speaker 3: That's how I feel about the show that you try 93 00:04:56,320 --> 00:04:58,160 Speaker 3: to do. I feel like I have to shoulder more 94 00:04:58,160 --> 00:05:01,520 Speaker 3: of the responsibility Kyo, thank you. 95 00:05:02,640 --> 00:05:03,560 Speaker 2: So that's just going to be. 96 00:05:03,600 --> 00:05:06,760 Speaker 1: My guess is he's now seen a ten game sample 97 00:05:06,839 --> 00:05:09,880 Speaker 1: size of well, not much else is going to produce 98 00:05:09,880 --> 00:05:12,880 Speaker 1: often other than me. I got to do everything. 99 00:05:13,040 --> 00:05:15,159 Speaker 3: So for you must have felt that way during slow 100 00:05:15,200 --> 00:05:17,360 Speaker 3: pitch softball, because. 101 00:05:17,600 --> 00:05:19,400 Speaker 2: Then I made that mistake. I made no mistake by 102 00:05:19,480 --> 00:05:20,400 Speaker 2: hitting the ball over the fence. 103 00:05:23,600 --> 00:05:28,200 Speaker 1: Question number two, Vikings, let's win this game. 104 00:05:31,000 --> 00:05:33,560 Speaker 5: It's now time to take an in depth look at 105 00:05:33,560 --> 00:05:37,040 Speaker 5: the state of the skull. 106 00:05:38,320 --> 00:05:42,440 Speaker 1: ESPN dot com had a NFL trade deadline column today 107 00:05:43,360 --> 00:05:48,000 Speaker 1: and for who the Vikings could target, they said Falcons 108 00:05:48,040 --> 00:05:51,440 Speaker 1: quarterback Kirk Cousins. They wrote, it's too obvious to ignore. 109 00:05:51,480 --> 00:05:53,719 Speaker 1: The Vikings are expected to get McCarthy back this week, 110 00:05:54,040 --> 00:05:56,320 Speaker 1: but he struggled when he played this season twenty three 111 00:05:56,320 --> 00:05:59,840 Speaker 1: point two QBR. The Carson Wentz backup experiment was largely 112 00:05:59,839 --> 00:06:02,440 Speaker 1: a failure, and this team has too much potential to 113 00:06:02,480 --> 00:06:05,279 Speaker 1: waste the season. So my question for you common, would 114 00:06:05,320 --> 00:06:08,799 Speaker 1: you like the Purple to acquire Kirk Cousin. 115 00:06:09,720 --> 00:06:12,640 Speaker 3: You know, look, here's what I'll say. I get what 116 00:06:12,680 --> 00:06:14,760 Speaker 3: they're saying about potential of the team, and look, I 117 00:06:14,880 --> 00:06:18,960 Speaker 3: was the guy that as of last two three weeks, 118 00:06:19,680 --> 00:06:22,120 Speaker 3: I said, well, you you know, we had text messengers 119 00:06:22,160 --> 00:06:25,799 Speaker 3: saying this team's going nowhere. The writing's on the wall. 120 00:06:25,920 --> 00:06:28,080 Speaker 3: Let's play McCarthy so we can see what we have. 121 00:06:29,279 --> 00:06:32,359 Speaker 3: I said, I object, your honor. This team was built 122 00:06:32,360 --> 00:06:36,839 Speaker 3: to win now. They've invested a lot of money and 123 00:06:37,520 --> 00:06:40,800 Speaker 3: it's too early in the season to give up on it. When, 124 00:06:40,880 --> 00:06:45,280 Speaker 3: especially when Wentz first started playing, the Bikings were one 125 00:06:45,279 --> 00:06:47,240 Speaker 3: and one, I think, you know, they were in the 126 00:06:47,240 --> 00:06:49,680 Speaker 3: thicke of things, and Wentz went two and one in 127 00:06:49,680 --> 00:06:53,320 Speaker 3: his first three games. But the way I look at 128 00:06:53,320 --> 00:06:56,880 Speaker 3: it now is with the rest of the defense is awful. 129 00:06:57,080 --> 00:07:00,480 Speaker 3: I mean literally, they've they've been awful. I can't say 130 00:07:00,520 --> 00:07:02,400 Speaker 3: it any other way. I know there's probably metrics, like, 131 00:07:02,560 --> 00:07:05,360 Speaker 3: for instance, they lost, they gave up twenty eight points 132 00:07:05,400 --> 00:07:07,640 Speaker 3: to the Eagles. One of those was a pick six, 133 00:07:07,680 --> 00:07:12,640 Speaker 3: I believe. But nevertheless, the defense can't stop the run. 134 00:07:12,920 --> 00:07:15,880 Speaker 3: They're giving up huge chunks of yard. They're just not 135 00:07:16,000 --> 00:07:19,720 Speaker 3: as as electrifying as they were the past couple of years, 136 00:07:19,720 --> 00:07:23,120 Speaker 3: and maybe that can change. Maybe there's extenuating circumstances. Watching 137 00:07:23,160 --> 00:07:24,960 Speaker 3: the All twenty two wide that I have not seen 138 00:07:24,960 --> 00:07:27,520 Speaker 3: that I don't know. Also, they don't have a running game. 139 00:07:27,560 --> 00:07:32,000 Speaker 3: The offensive line is in tatters. So I feel like 140 00:07:33,160 --> 00:07:36,440 Speaker 3: I'm now coming around at this point, now that we've 141 00:07:36,560 --> 00:07:39,520 Speaker 3: seen and again at three and four, I guess you're 142 00:07:39,560 --> 00:07:42,280 Speaker 3: not out of it. But McCarthy is the future of 143 00:07:42,320 --> 00:07:44,720 Speaker 3: the club, or releast you do need to find out 144 00:07:44,800 --> 00:07:47,920 Speaker 3: if he is. I don't mind bringing in another quarterback. 145 00:07:47,960 --> 00:07:49,680 Speaker 3: I just I've had enough of Kirk Cousins. I just 146 00:07:49,720 --> 00:07:51,200 Speaker 3: don't think Kirk Cousins is that good. 147 00:07:51,280 --> 00:07:52,880 Speaker 2: He's what has he's shown in the last year and 148 00:07:52,920 --> 00:07:53,559 Speaker 2: a half nothing. 149 00:07:53,880 --> 00:07:54,160 Speaker 3: Nothing. 150 00:07:54,240 --> 00:07:55,880 Speaker 2: I don't know if he's any better than Max Brosmer 151 00:07:55,880 --> 00:07:56,360 Speaker 2: at this point. 152 00:07:56,440 --> 00:07:59,640 Speaker 3: He just played last week for the Falcons and he 153 00:07:59,800 --> 00:08:02,040 Speaker 3: was mediocre at best. I watched part of the game 154 00:08:02,080 --> 00:08:05,520 Speaker 3: Douce and I Deuce was watching because he had off 155 00:08:05,720 --> 00:08:09,640 Speaker 3: spread splational station so he wanted to watch it. Cousins 156 00:08:09,720 --> 00:08:11,800 Speaker 3: was just, I, you know, it's like, so, no, I 157 00:08:12,320 --> 00:08:15,720 Speaker 3: don't mind going after another quarterback. But the idea of Cousins, 158 00:08:15,720 --> 00:08:18,480 Speaker 3: plus he makes a boatload of money. I understand when 159 00:08:18,520 --> 00:08:20,480 Speaker 3: you make trades a lot of time, the team that's 160 00:08:20,560 --> 00:08:23,520 Speaker 3: unloading that player will will will pay a lot of 161 00:08:23,560 --> 00:08:27,120 Speaker 3: the salary. But I just I have no interest in 162 00:08:27,720 --> 00:08:30,000 Speaker 3: the days of Kirk Cousins are over, and I just 163 00:08:30,440 --> 00:08:33,200 Speaker 3: I don't think he would if he came in here 164 00:08:33,280 --> 00:08:36,560 Speaker 3: right now, And even if the offensive line became healthy 165 00:08:36,600 --> 00:08:39,600 Speaker 3: the defense played better. I just Cousins isn't the guy 166 00:08:39,720 --> 00:08:41,760 Speaker 3: I'd rather sers. I'd rather go with Max Bros. I'm 167 00:08:41,760 --> 00:08:44,679 Speaker 3: with you, I'd rather go with Wentz. Really, to be. 168 00:08:44,600 --> 00:08:46,040 Speaker 2: Honest, I'd rather go with Wolford. 169 00:08:46,440 --> 00:08:51,800 Speaker 3: Yeah, ill exactly that far. And that's it for today's 170 00:08:52,040 --> 00:08:56,600 Speaker 3: edition of five questions, Well, actually three questions, but five 171 00:08:56,760 --> 00:08:58,560 Speaker 3: sounds like more than four. What time do you want 172 00:08:58,600 --> 00:09:00,000 Speaker 3: to do? The head coach to me, What time is 173 00:09:00,280 --> 00:09:00,520 Speaker 3: I say? 174 00:09:00,559 --> 00:09:00,760 Speaker 4: We do? 175 00:09:00,840 --> 00:09:00,960 Speaker 6: Now? 176 00:09:01,080 --> 00:09:02,959 Speaker 2: After the segment, let's take a break. 177 00:09:03,000 --> 00:09:04,680 Speaker 3: Come back, we'll hear from the head coach of the 178 00:09:04,760 --> 00:09:07,280 Speaker 3: soon to be Big Game World champion Minnesota Vikings. But 179 00:09:07,400 --> 00:09:08,920 Speaker 3: right now, by the way, that was five three four. 180 00:09:08,960 --> 00:09:11,280 Speaker 3: You's heard the close tennabee as a keyword. 181 00:09:11,280 --> 00:09:13,000 Speaker 1: Force the Fan and two men in a junk truck 182 00:09:13,000 --> 00:09:14,400 Speaker 1: want to give you a shot to win Bonus bucks 183 00:09:14,440 --> 00:09:17,000 Speaker 1: with their National Cash Contest. 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I are head 201 00:10:12,840 --> 00:10:15,760 Speaker 3: coaches soon to be Big Game World Champion in Minnesota Vikings. 202 00:10:16,200 --> 00:10:19,360 Speaker 3: Kevin O'Connell with his midweek news conference. 203 00:10:19,080 --> 00:10:22,240 Speaker 6: Going to have a critical stretch eight, you know, eight 204 00:10:22,320 --> 00:10:25,240 Speaker 6: straight weeks where we'll have Sunday games, allowing our team 205 00:10:25,240 --> 00:10:28,880 Speaker 6: to have you know, full good weeks of preparation and 206 00:10:30,080 --> 00:10:32,360 Speaker 6: obviously an NFC North game on the road. We want 207 00:10:32,400 --> 00:10:34,120 Speaker 6: to know this year in the NFC North, we've got 208 00:10:34,160 --> 00:10:37,400 Speaker 6: to try to compete like crazy in a really you know, 209 00:10:37,520 --> 00:10:41,360 Speaker 6: really talented division. A tough place to go play Dan, 210 00:10:41,559 --> 00:10:43,280 Speaker 6: you know, Dan Campbell one of the best head coach 211 00:10:43,280 --> 00:10:45,000 Speaker 6: in the NFL getting his team ready to play. So 212 00:10:45,040 --> 00:10:47,720 Speaker 6: it's going to be a challenge coming off of a 213 00:10:47,720 --> 00:10:51,520 Speaker 6: little extra time, continuing to uh, you know, get some 214 00:10:51,600 --> 00:10:54,959 Speaker 6: guys you know, recovered and rested and looking forward to 215 00:10:55,000 --> 00:10:57,920 Speaker 6: getting on the practice field today. As you guys saw, 216 00:10:57,960 --> 00:11:01,120 Speaker 6: we did put Carson wentz On in reserve and signed 217 00:11:01,160 --> 00:11:05,640 Speaker 6: John Woolford to the practice squad. You know, Carson is 218 00:11:05,760 --> 00:11:08,760 Speaker 6: just h He's been, you know, everything we had hoped 219 00:11:08,800 --> 00:11:13,560 Speaker 6: and more when he arrived from a veteran experience guy 220 00:11:13,600 --> 00:11:16,520 Speaker 6: that uh, you know, clearly loves football, loves everything about 221 00:11:16,640 --> 00:11:19,960 Speaker 6: you know what, he's what he's joined here in Minnesota 222 00:11:20,000 --> 00:11:23,480 Speaker 6: and and it's been fun coaching Carson. Can't say enough 223 00:11:23,480 --> 00:11:26,440 Speaker 6: about his just desire to compete and play and try 224 00:11:26,440 --> 00:11:30,360 Speaker 6: to take advantage of the opportunity that he had to 225 00:11:30,360 --> 00:11:31,120 Speaker 6: to help us win. 226 00:11:31,160 --> 00:11:33,640 Speaker 4: And he he did that twice and and played. 227 00:11:33,960 --> 00:11:37,000 Speaker 6: Some really good football through it for us throughout with 228 00:11:37,080 --> 00:11:40,280 Speaker 6: so many things happening to our team and being kind 229 00:11:40,280 --> 00:11:42,720 Speaker 6: of a steady force during that time. 230 00:11:42,960 --> 00:11:45,200 Speaker 4: Just want to commend him for that. 231 00:11:45,360 --> 00:11:47,880 Speaker 6: And you know, he's gonna get fixed up, also have 232 00:11:48,480 --> 00:11:51,320 Speaker 6: his his baby girl, and and still be around our 233 00:11:51,360 --> 00:11:54,280 Speaker 6: quarterback room and and be around our young guys in 234 00:11:54,320 --> 00:11:57,480 Speaker 6: that room, you know, as a as a real uh 235 00:11:58,080 --> 00:12:01,560 Speaker 6: foundational piece in that room with all his experiences to 236 00:12:01,640 --> 00:12:05,560 Speaker 6: go along with it. But JJ McCarthy, will you know, 237 00:12:05,600 --> 00:12:08,840 Speaker 6: have a full week of preparation. He's in a really 238 00:12:08,840 --> 00:12:11,480 Speaker 6: good place from a health standpoint and has been really 239 00:12:12,120 --> 00:12:15,080 Speaker 6: He's made multiple comments to me about just you know, 240 00:12:15,120 --> 00:12:18,200 Speaker 6: the the throughout the rehab of being able to watch 241 00:12:18,240 --> 00:12:21,520 Speaker 6: Carson play the position, play it as a new player 242 00:12:21,520 --> 00:12:24,199 Speaker 6: in our offense and see see ways he was able 243 00:12:24,280 --> 00:12:28,480 Speaker 6: to distribute the football, get the ball out of his hands, completions, 244 00:12:28,520 --> 00:12:31,200 Speaker 6: and and the positive that effect that had on the 245 00:12:31,240 --> 00:12:34,120 Speaker 6: offense in every capacity. 246 00:12:34,200 --> 00:12:35,960 Speaker 4: So excited about getting. 247 00:12:35,760 --> 00:12:38,840 Speaker 6: On the field, got some other guys working their way 248 00:12:38,880 --> 00:12:41,000 Speaker 6: back as well, and feel good about you know, where 249 00:12:41,000 --> 00:12:42,520 Speaker 6: our team's going to be at to go attack this 250 00:12:42,559 --> 00:12:45,360 Speaker 6: week of practice opening up to you guys, and. 251 00:12:45,440 --> 00:12:47,520 Speaker 3: When you talk to Carson about it, can you offer 252 00:12:47,559 --> 00:12:50,000 Speaker 3: some insight and just decisions that were made are happening 253 00:12:50,000 --> 00:12:52,520 Speaker 3: in the second half Thursday about whether it leaving in 254 00:12:52,640 --> 00:12:53,559 Speaker 3: or whether you're pulling out of. 255 00:12:53,440 --> 00:12:55,920 Speaker 6: The Yeah, I think you know, it goes it goes 256 00:12:55,960 --> 00:12:58,559 Speaker 6: back to the starting point of you know, when he 257 00:12:58,640 --> 00:13:02,600 Speaker 6: first kind of sustained injury against Cleveland, able to come 258 00:13:02,640 --> 00:13:05,280 Speaker 6: back in the game and finish that game, and and 259 00:13:05,320 --> 00:13:07,800 Speaker 6: then we were able to kind of determine with further 260 00:13:07,840 --> 00:13:09,680 Speaker 6: testing that is you know, he had a torn laborm 261 00:13:09,679 --> 00:13:13,240 Speaker 6: and his non throwing kind of left shoulder, and and uh, 262 00:13:13,640 --> 00:13:16,880 Speaker 6: you know our medical team, you know, which you know, 263 00:13:17,040 --> 00:13:20,640 Speaker 6: between our training staff and doctors here locally, which I 264 00:13:20,960 --> 00:13:22,959 Speaker 6: believe is the best in the National Football League, but 265 00:13:23,000 --> 00:13:27,040 Speaker 6: then also consulting you know, the top the top people 266 00:13:27,080 --> 00:13:31,600 Speaker 6: and in their fields orthopedic surgeon wise, and uh, you know, 267 00:13:31,640 --> 00:13:33,880 Speaker 6: it was determined that if Carson wanted to give it 268 00:13:33,920 --> 00:13:36,240 Speaker 6: a go, he could, and it would be more of 269 00:13:36,280 --> 00:13:39,240 Speaker 6: a kind of a pain tolerance thing. But he was 270 00:13:39,240 --> 00:13:42,040 Speaker 6: able to, you know, get a strength and feel like 271 00:13:42,080 --> 00:13:44,040 Speaker 6: he was capable of going in and playing. He had 272 00:13:44,040 --> 00:13:48,160 Speaker 6: some really good practices and and we felt, we felt 273 00:13:48,640 --> 00:13:51,280 Speaker 6: encouraged by giving you know, Carson the opportunity to kind 274 00:13:51,280 --> 00:13:54,199 Speaker 6: of make the call and then commit to it. And uh, 275 00:13:54,240 --> 00:13:56,840 Speaker 6: and he did that, and just the competitiveness and the 276 00:13:56,880 --> 00:13:59,800 Speaker 6: ability to you know what he showed his teammates and 277 00:13:59,800 --> 00:14:02,240 Speaker 6: and and you know a lot of things about loving 278 00:14:02,280 --> 00:14:05,160 Speaker 6: football and competing and trying to you know, leave it 279 00:14:05,200 --> 00:14:08,040 Speaker 6: all out there for your team. You know, as a coach, 280 00:14:08,120 --> 00:14:10,880 Speaker 6: you want to give players the opportunity to do that, 281 00:14:10,960 --> 00:14:14,960 Speaker 6: but always after, you know, you consult with with the 282 00:14:15,000 --> 00:14:18,440 Speaker 6: medical staff, and that consultation has to start begin and 283 00:14:18,480 --> 00:14:20,520 Speaker 6: start with the player and the medical staff. And as 284 00:14:20,520 --> 00:14:22,960 Speaker 6: a coach, you you have to allow that to happen 285 00:14:23,080 --> 00:14:25,760 Speaker 6: before you're a part of the conversations at all. And 286 00:14:25,760 --> 00:14:29,160 Speaker 6: then the conversations are purely, you know, in what's in 287 00:14:29,200 --> 00:14:31,480 Speaker 6: the best interests of the player. And at that point, 288 00:14:32,160 --> 00:14:33,960 Speaker 6: Carson thought what was in the best interest in him 289 00:14:34,000 --> 00:14:36,240 Speaker 6: was getting to play football and quarterback for the Minnesota 290 00:14:36,320 --> 00:14:39,880 Speaker 6: Vikings and felt you know, equipped and capable to do that. 291 00:14:40,440 --> 00:14:42,040 Speaker 4: In regards to the second half. 292 00:14:41,880 --> 00:14:44,440 Speaker 6: You know, it was one of those things where after 293 00:14:44,680 --> 00:14:48,360 Speaker 6: you know, every drive, you know, you can visually see 294 00:14:48,400 --> 00:14:50,640 Speaker 6: that that you know, he took some hits and was 295 00:14:50,800 --> 00:14:54,880 Speaker 6: it was in pain and making sure you know, before 296 00:14:54,880 --> 00:14:57,560 Speaker 6: we put him back on the field that really the 297 00:14:57,560 --> 00:15:00,360 Speaker 6: the dynamic had not changed. It was just circumstance is 298 00:15:00,880 --> 00:15:03,560 Speaker 6: of you know, him kind of managing it, and then 299 00:15:03,600 --> 00:15:05,240 Speaker 6: when the time came to take him out of the game, 300 00:15:05,240 --> 00:15:08,400 Speaker 6: it was a football, football decision and wanted to make 301 00:15:08,440 --> 00:15:10,960 Speaker 6: sure that you know, we we did right by him 302 00:15:11,000 --> 00:15:14,360 Speaker 6: there late in the game when it was kind of 303 00:15:14,360 --> 00:15:17,720 Speaker 6: out of reach. But the way we operate where we 304 00:15:17,760 --> 00:15:19,680 Speaker 6: believe we're out of reach might be a little different 305 00:15:19,880 --> 00:15:23,080 Speaker 6: than than how folks watching the game might believe it 306 00:15:23,120 --> 00:15:25,120 Speaker 6: to be. And and you know, we've had some games 307 00:15:25,160 --> 00:15:27,360 Speaker 6: we're thank goodness we had that mindset because we found 308 00:15:27,360 --> 00:15:28,400 Speaker 6: a way to win some of those. 309 00:15:29,240 --> 00:15:31,680 Speaker 4: And that's just the belief that the guys have. 310 00:15:31,720 --> 00:15:34,120 Speaker 6: And when you got a guy like that that's committed 311 00:15:34,160 --> 00:15:37,200 Speaker 6: to play through something as long as the medical staff 312 00:15:37,200 --> 00:15:41,360 Speaker 6: doesn't give me any new information to that, you know, 313 00:15:41,400 --> 00:15:44,000 Speaker 6: that's kind of how that took place, when it. 314 00:15:43,920 --> 00:15:45,880 Speaker 7: Comes to letting him play in the second half and 315 00:15:45,960 --> 00:15:47,760 Speaker 7: whatnot of him telling you he's good to go. 316 00:15:48,040 --> 00:15:49,720 Speaker 8: But there ever a thought in your mind where it's like, 317 00:15:49,800 --> 00:15:51,600 Speaker 8: maybe I should protect this guy and pull him out 318 00:15:51,640 --> 00:15:53,120 Speaker 8: because he's taken a beating here. 319 00:15:53,640 --> 00:15:56,800 Speaker 6: Yeah, I think you know the once again, like there 320 00:15:56,840 --> 00:15:59,280 Speaker 6: you're always there is a level as the coach where 321 00:15:59,280 --> 00:16:02,840 Speaker 6: you're responsible. As much as I care for these players 322 00:16:02,840 --> 00:16:05,600 Speaker 6: and the relationships that I've built with these players, that's 323 00:16:05,600 --> 00:16:10,240 Speaker 6: always there for sure. But at the same time, I 324 00:16:10,280 --> 00:16:13,280 Speaker 6: think it's you know, if the medical staff is giving 325 00:16:13,280 --> 00:16:16,480 Speaker 6: you information and the player is giving you information to 326 00:16:16,600 --> 00:16:20,320 Speaker 6: kind of confirm that, you know, it's it becomes a 327 00:16:20,320 --> 00:16:23,880 Speaker 6: football decision at that point to go along with what's 328 00:16:23,920 --> 00:16:26,320 Speaker 6: in the best interests of the health of the player 329 00:16:26,360 --> 00:16:29,320 Speaker 6: and when he's deemed to be Really we went into 330 00:16:29,320 --> 00:16:31,440 Speaker 6: this thing knowing it was kind of a pain tolerance 331 00:16:31,920 --> 00:16:34,360 Speaker 6: situation and and and he would be able to play 332 00:16:34,400 --> 00:16:38,040 Speaker 6: through it and not make it worse until he inevitably 333 00:16:38,080 --> 00:16:40,280 Speaker 6: had to, you know, make the decision that that we 334 00:16:40,360 --> 00:16:43,600 Speaker 6: met and talked about to get the surgery. You have 335 00:16:43,640 --> 00:16:46,440 Speaker 6: an obligation also to the player to let them, you know, 336 00:16:46,560 --> 00:16:48,920 Speaker 6: compete and see it through to a certain point where 337 00:16:48,920 --> 00:16:51,080 Speaker 6: then you have to be smart as a head coach 338 00:16:51,120 --> 00:16:52,240 Speaker 6: and do what's best for the player. 339 00:16:52,360 --> 00:16:54,760 Speaker 7: So independent of where the game's at or you know, 340 00:16:54,800 --> 00:16:57,000 Speaker 7: whether you're close or still in it or not, like 341 00:16:57,040 --> 00:16:59,800 Speaker 7: what's in your mind, and maybe it's different for every coach, 342 00:16:59,840 --> 00:17:02,840 Speaker 7: but in your mind, like what's the level that independent 343 00:17:02,880 --> 00:17:04,800 Speaker 7: of all those things, if a guy is in pain 344 00:17:05,280 --> 00:17:07,240 Speaker 7: you take them out just for that reason. 345 00:17:07,600 --> 00:17:11,920 Speaker 6: Yeah, I think, uh, there's there's an absolute level there 346 00:17:11,960 --> 00:17:14,960 Speaker 6: and I think you have to make that decision. And 347 00:17:15,200 --> 00:17:19,440 Speaker 6: ultimately that's that's not a decision you make solely Kevin 348 00:17:19,480 --> 00:17:22,600 Speaker 6: on your own. It comes with a lot more you know, 349 00:17:22,720 --> 00:17:25,800 Speaker 6: people from a lot more people with expertise and and 350 00:17:25,840 --> 00:17:28,439 Speaker 6: can then ultimately, you know, when you ask a player 351 00:17:29,119 --> 00:17:30,879 Speaker 6: like can you still go? 352 00:17:31,119 --> 00:17:33,760 Speaker 4: Is it? Is? It? Is it? Can you go out 353 00:17:33,760 --> 00:17:34,160 Speaker 4: there and play? 354 00:17:34,200 --> 00:17:36,840 Speaker 6: And they said, absolutely nothing's changed, It's just you know, 355 00:17:36,920 --> 00:17:38,000 Speaker 6: I can, I can still go. 356 00:17:38,160 --> 00:17:39,720 Speaker 4: You you then have to make. 357 00:17:39,560 --> 00:17:41,960 Speaker 6: The decision, you know, as the head coach, and that's 358 00:17:42,000 --> 00:17:42,960 Speaker 6: my responsibility. 359 00:17:43,640 --> 00:17:45,359 Speaker 7: You're seeing him like, I don't know how much you 360 00:17:45,359 --> 00:17:47,280 Speaker 7: can see from the side. He referenced that people on 361 00:17:47,320 --> 00:17:49,840 Speaker 7: the sidelines can't always see what the TV copy shows, 362 00:17:49,880 --> 00:17:52,720 Speaker 7: but seeing the expressions on his face. 363 00:17:52,600 --> 00:17:55,119 Speaker 6: No, I mean that's you know, I know that the 364 00:17:55,160 --> 00:17:58,479 Speaker 6: TV copies, especially in those games where there's quite they 365 00:17:58,480 --> 00:18:01,720 Speaker 6: can they see everything. You know, you're trying to you know, 366 00:18:01,800 --> 00:18:03,400 Speaker 6: you're trying to see it as much as you can. 367 00:18:03,440 --> 00:18:06,239 Speaker 6: And then really it comes down to the dialogue with 368 00:18:06,320 --> 00:18:09,239 Speaker 6: the player and you know, after the medical staff's had 369 00:18:09,240 --> 00:18:11,919 Speaker 6: a chance to check in with him as well, So 370 00:18:12,320 --> 00:18:16,439 Speaker 6: as visible as it is to everybody, I understand that. 371 00:18:16,520 --> 00:18:19,680 Speaker 6: But no, you don't always get the you know, sometimes 372 00:18:19,680 --> 00:18:22,440 Speaker 6: you do, sometimes you don't. Sometimes you know, there might 373 00:18:22,480 --> 00:18:25,560 Speaker 6: be conversation with the official going on, There might be 374 00:18:25,600 --> 00:18:28,320 Speaker 6: conversation with the Special Teams unit, you know, regarding the 375 00:18:28,400 --> 00:18:32,840 Speaker 6: pont possible fakes, things like that. That things come up 376 00:18:32,880 --> 00:18:36,479 Speaker 6: where you just can't be in pure observation mode, especially 377 00:18:36,480 --> 00:18:38,720 Speaker 6: the way that my role here is as the head 378 00:18:38,720 --> 00:18:42,040 Speaker 6: coach and the play caller and having direct dialogue with 379 00:18:42,119 --> 00:18:43,680 Speaker 6: Flow and Matt Daniels as well. 380 00:18:43,720 --> 00:18:45,040 Speaker 4: So I'd love to be able to say that I 381 00:18:45,080 --> 00:18:45,640 Speaker 4: see it all. 382 00:18:46,000 --> 00:18:49,920 Speaker 6: That's where you fall back on, you know, the great 383 00:18:49,920 --> 00:18:51,920 Speaker 6: staff that we do have, and you try to make 384 00:18:51,960 --> 00:18:55,000 Speaker 6: the best decision with all the information that you do have, 385 00:18:55,080 --> 00:18:58,960 Speaker 6: with the most important information being especially with a veteran 386 00:18:59,000 --> 00:19:01,680 Speaker 6: player who's been through, you know, quite a few things 387 00:19:01,720 --> 00:19:04,160 Speaker 6: in his career and has a total understanding of exactly, 388 00:19:04,560 --> 00:19:07,199 Speaker 6: you know, where his body's at and the commitment he 389 00:19:07,240 --> 00:19:10,840 Speaker 6: made to play. You lean into that conversation you know 390 00:19:10,920 --> 00:19:13,800 Speaker 6: as much as you do what the doctors are telling you. 391 00:19:14,359 --> 00:19:18,119 Speaker 5: Football decision piece of this with the player doing the 392 00:19:18,119 --> 00:19:20,360 Speaker 5: best interests of the player. How do you make that 393 00:19:20,520 --> 00:19:23,560 Speaker 5: determination of when it's reached a point from a football 394 00:19:23,600 --> 00:19:26,560 Speaker 5: perspective that hey, there's there's no more to be gained 395 00:19:26,600 --> 00:19:28,280 Speaker 5: from this and it's time to make them move. 396 00:19:28,680 --> 00:19:28,880 Speaker 4: Yeah. 397 00:19:28,920 --> 00:19:32,240 Speaker 6: I think that's where probably the line might be different 398 00:19:32,320 --> 00:19:35,760 Speaker 6: for for for some folks compared to either the guy 399 00:19:35,800 --> 00:19:39,399 Speaker 6: competing on the field or you know, the team, you know, 400 00:19:39,680 --> 00:19:42,560 Speaker 6: that line might be different. But uh, there's absolutely a 401 00:19:43,800 --> 00:19:46,520 Speaker 6: time for that, Ben, And you know, I know that, 402 00:19:46,600 --> 00:19:48,440 Speaker 6: and I think you guys know that. I know that, 403 00:19:49,640 --> 00:19:52,680 Speaker 6: I think you know in this and you know this circumstance. 404 00:19:53,400 --> 00:19:56,360 Speaker 6: You know, we've we managed you know, the injury with 405 00:19:56,720 --> 00:20:01,680 Speaker 6: you know, as much communication as possible, as much information 406 00:20:01,800 --> 00:20:04,240 Speaker 6: gathering as possible, as much dialogue with the player to 407 00:20:04,320 --> 00:20:07,919 Speaker 6: make sure that everybody knew exactly, you know, what the 408 00:20:07,960 --> 00:20:11,840 Speaker 6: situation was. And and uh, you know, he had played 409 00:20:11,840 --> 00:20:14,439 Speaker 6: in a game against the Eagles and and kind of 410 00:20:15,000 --> 00:20:17,800 Speaker 6: you know, played the whole game and really had no no, 411 00:20:17,800 --> 00:20:21,119 Speaker 6: no significant issues. So it was a circumstance of he 412 00:20:21,119 --> 00:20:23,240 Speaker 6: took some hits in that game as well, and and 413 00:20:23,359 --> 00:20:26,879 Speaker 6: might have had some similar reactions like a lot of 414 00:20:26,880 --> 00:20:28,720 Speaker 6: guys do when they take some of those hits. That's 415 00:20:28,800 --> 00:20:31,760 Speaker 6: you know, part of playing the quarterback position. And unfortunately, 416 00:20:31,800 --> 00:20:34,080 Speaker 6: with some of the circumstances we've had with our offense, 417 00:20:34,200 --> 00:20:37,480 Speaker 6: that's you know, become far too normal and we've got 418 00:20:37,480 --> 00:20:40,200 Speaker 6: to continue to work to rectify those things and also 419 00:20:40,640 --> 00:20:42,800 Speaker 6: you know, get as healthy as we can at certain spots. 420 00:20:42,840 --> 00:20:47,120 Speaker 6: So definitely something that that you know, from a standpoint 421 00:20:47,160 --> 00:20:51,960 Speaker 6: of managing injuries. I feel very good about our protocols, 422 00:20:51,960 --> 00:20:54,880 Speaker 6: our people in place, and I you know, I think 423 00:20:54,920 --> 00:20:57,120 Speaker 6: over the time that I've been the head coach here, 424 00:20:57,160 --> 00:20:59,960 Speaker 6: I think that's you know, stood sit up pretty you know, 425 00:21:00,280 --> 00:21:01,240 Speaker 6: stood up pretty. 426 00:21:00,960 --> 00:21:02,760 Speaker 2: Well with with JJ. 427 00:21:03,080 --> 00:21:05,199 Speaker 8: Just to be clear, is there anything left that you 428 00:21:05,240 --> 00:21:07,600 Speaker 8: need to see from physically in practice or he's as 429 00:21:07,640 --> 00:21:12,720 Speaker 8: of now, he's just going back to Thursday night knowing 430 00:21:12,760 --> 00:21:16,000 Speaker 8: Carson situation and knowing that you don't want to put 431 00:21:16,080 --> 00:21:19,600 Speaker 8: an ass and sub optimal spots. Is there ever onto 432 00:21:19,680 --> 00:21:22,880 Speaker 8: adding another quarterback who might be more capable in that position. 433 00:21:24,920 --> 00:21:27,840 Speaker 6: There's always you know, we're always going to try to 434 00:21:27,880 --> 00:21:31,760 Speaker 6: make sure that we can realistically do whatever we can. 435 00:21:31,840 --> 00:21:34,800 Speaker 6: But I think the unique factor of you know, we 436 00:21:35,040 --> 00:21:37,840 Speaker 6: are are playing left to go to Los Angeles on Wednesday, 437 00:21:38,359 --> 00:21:40,480 Speaker 6: you know, about one o'clock, two o'clock, whatever it is. 438 00:21:40,520 --> 00:21:43,760 Speaker 6: So you're really talking about trying to uh gauge the 439 00:21:43,800 --> 00:21:46,560 Speaker 6: information on where JJ was at we worked him out 440 00:21:46,560 --> 00:21:49,760 Speaker 6: Tuesday morning. You start to see the timeline of of 441 00:21:50,119 --> 00:21:53,720 Speaker 6: once again, that's that's that's much more than just you know, 442 00:21:53,760 --> 00:21:56,159 Speaker 6: adding somebody here locally that can just drive, you know, 443 00:21:56,240 --> 00:21:58,000 Speaker 6: hop in the car and get here in a few minutes. 444 00:21:58,040 --> 00:22:01,119 Speaker 6: It's you know, bringing people in physical you know. And 445 00:22:01,160 --> 00:22:04,919 Speaker 6: then that's not even talking about some of the you know, 446 00:22:05,000 --> 00:22:07,600 Speaker 6: the installation and the teaching that needs to take place 447 00:22:08,359 --> 00:22:12,160 Speaker 6: to have that that person here and ready to contribute 448 00:22:12,200 --> 00:22:15,000 Speaker 6: where they can protect themselves just by being able to 449 00:22:15,000 --> 00:22:18,000 Speaker 6: do their jobs. And and I think it's a valid question, 450 00:22:18,040 --> 00:22:20,879 Speaker 6: Alec I do I just you know, under those circumstances, 451 00:22:20,920 --> 00:22:23,359 Speaker 6: I think we uh, you know, we tried to handle 452 00:22:23,359 --> 00:22:24,240 Speaker 6: it the best way we could. 453 00:22:25,920 --> 00:22:28,280 Speaker 9: What did you take away or learn from him about 454 00:22:28,400 --> 00:22:31,199 Speaker 9: those first two games in the subsequent time now, and 455 00:22:31,600 --> 00:22:34,480 Speaker 9: do you have to adjust your play caller mindset at 456 00:22:34,520 --> 00:22:36,840 Speaker 9: all to more fit him as opposed to what might 457 00:22:36,880 --> 00:22:39,919 Speaker 9: be the optimal play you know, with a veteran quarterback. 458 00:22:39,560 --> 00:22:41,480 Speaker 6: Coming yeah, I think it's I think that's a it's 459 00:22:41,520 --> 00:22:44,320 Speaker 6: a great point starting out first part of your question. 460 00:22:44,440 --> 00:22:47,879 Speaker 6: I think what we learned in the Chicago game was, 461 00:22:48,359 --> 00:22:50,680 Speaker 6: you know, he was able to overcome you know, when 462 00:22:50,760 --> 00:22:53,280 Speaker 6: our team was able to overcome a slower start than 463 00:22:53,320 --> 00:22:56,080 Speaker 6: what we hoped for the season. But then, you know, 464 00:22:56,320 --> 00:22:59,520 Speaker 6: going back and watching that game, and you know why, 465 00:22:59,560 --> 00:23:02,639 Speaker 6: I watch it with JJ recently, just looking at some 466 00:23:02,760 --> 00:23:06,960 Speaker 6: of the principles of how he played and when you know, 467 00:23:07,040 --> 00:23:09,000 Speaker 6: the moments in the second half where we were able 468 00:23:09,000 --> 00:23:11,000 Speaker 6: to I think we generated one hundred and seventy yards 469 00:23:11,000 --> 00:23:13,440 Speaker 6: in the final seventeen minutes of the game. He had 470 00:23:13,440 --> 00:23:15,880 Speaker 6: a ton to do with that, just by simply being 471 00:23:15,920 --> 00:23:18,879 Speaker 6: efficient with his feet and being accurate because of that, 472 00:23:19,040 --> 00:23:22,080 Speaker 6: and you know, reading progressions and putting the ball in 473 00:23:22,080 --> 00:23:24,080 Speaker 6: play and throwing completions, and then we were able to 474 00:23:24,119 --> 00:23:26,639 Speaker 6: run the ball as well, and it kind of married 475 00:23:26,680 --> 00:23:29,600 Speaker 6: all together. I do think there was, you know, some 476 00:23:29,760 --> 00:23:32,919 Speaker 6: unique circumstances with that second game. I've said that before 477 00:23:33,680 --> 00:23:37,359 Speaker 6: against Atlanta from his family, circumstances of being blessed with 478 00:23:37,400 --> 00:23:40,560 Speaker 6: a child that week and missing some practice time. 479 00:23:41,000 --> 00:23:42,480 Speaker 4: As a matter of fact, almost. 480 00:23:42,119 --> 00:23:45,760 Speaker 6: All of it besides that Friday practice, which, as you 481 00:23:45,800 --> 00:23:49,800 Speaker 6: guys know, is just not the significant amount of preparation 482 00:23:49,960 --> 00:23:52,520 Speaker 6: time that you're looking for for a young quarterback to 483 00:23:52,560 --> 00:23:55,960 Speaker 6: then go out and take that practice preparation to the game. 484 00:23:56,480 --> 00:23:58,520 Speaker 6: And then on top of that, the injury happened, which 485 00:23:58,680 --> 00:24:01,280 Speaker 6: you know, could have had a little bit more impact 486 00:24:01,320 --> 00:24:05,560 Speaker 6: on his lower body mechanics than had he not sustained 487 00:24:05,600 --> 00:24:07,880 Speaker 6: that that injury. As far as a consistency and doing 488 00:24:07,920 --> 00:24:10,760 Speaker 6: it the same way every time, he's had some time 489 00:24:10,800 --> 00:24:13,280 Speaker 6: to obviously get back on the practice field and spend 490 00:24:13,280 --> 00:24:15,560 Speaker 6: a lot of time with Josh and myself and and 491 00:24:15,840 --> 00:24:18,560 Speaker 6: our guys, you know, during practice after practice, he's worked 492 00:24:18,560 --> 00:24:20,920 Speaker 6: at it, and now we get to kind of continue, 493 00:24:21,800 --> 00:24:24,520 Speaker 6: hopefully the progression that we kind of started the season 494 00:24:24,560 --> 00:24:27,000 Speaker 6: on of going out there. Is it going to be perfect? No, 495 00:24:27,160 --> 00:24:29,119 Speaker 6: And it doesn't have to be. It just needs to 496 00:24:29,160 --> 00:24:33,760 Speaker 6: be clear and obvious that to me that he's got 497 00:24:33,800 --> 00:24:37,639 Speaker 6: a good grasp on doing his job technique fundamentals, progressions, 498 00:24:38,320 --> 00:24:40,199 Speaker 6: and I believe in his talent and his ability that 499 00:24:40,200 --> 00:24:42,040 Speaker 6: that will show up. And then in regards to your 500 00:24:42,080 --> 00:24:45,600 Speaker 6: second question, our second part of the question, I think 501 00:24:45,640 --> 00:24:49,879 Speaker 6: you're always trying to match what the player you know, 502 00:24:50,000 --> 00:24:51,760 Speaker 6: can go out there and accede with what do they 503 00:24:51,760 --> 00:24:54,119 Speaker 6: do well not only the quarterback but our whole group, 504 00:24:55,080 --> 00:24:56,920 Speaker 6: and ultimately figure out the best way to try to 505 00:24:56,960 --> 00:24:59,720 Speaker 6: then attack what you're getting from a defensive standpoint, to 506 00:24:59,720 --> 00:25:01,639 Speaker 6: try to put your players in a good situation, and 507 00:25:01,680 --> 00:25:05,600 Speaker 6: that may be different from Carson to JJ based upon 508 00:25:05,840 --> 00:25:07,639 Speaker 6: you know, their ability to execute some things. 509 00:25:09,000 --> 00:25:11,919 Speaker 9: To go back now, because that Falcons game has come 510 00:25:12,000 --> 00:25:15,320 Speaker 9: up a lot mispracticed, is there part of your regrets 511 00:25:15,320 --> 00:25:17,960 Speaker 9: playing him that that week against the Falcons? 512 00:25:18,440 --> 00:25:21,440 Speaker 6: You know, it's it's one of those things where we 513 00:25:21,520 --> 00:25:25,199 Speaker 6: know now that you know the the a lot of 514 00:25:25,240 --> 00:25:27,639 Speaker 6: the things we're talking about, it's you know, we know 515 00:25:27,760 --> 00:25:31,000 Speaker 6: now or after the fact or things like that. I 516 00:25:31,040 --> 00:25:33,040 Speaker 6: did feel like when we got him back here on 517 00:25:33,040 --> 00:25:35,360 Speaker 6: that Friday, I did feel like he had a lot 518 00:25:35,359 --> 00:25:36,760 Speaker 6: of juice and he had a he had a pretty 519 00:25:36,760 --> 00:25:39,520 Speaker 6: good day that day. But that, you know, transitioning to 520 00:25:39,600 --> 00:25:42,800 Speaker 6: every phase of a game plan for a game plan 521 00:25:42,800 --> 00:25:45,280 Speaker 6: against a good defense, and Atlanta's turned out to be 522 00:25:45,320 --> 00:25:49,399 Speaker 6: a pretty darn good one defensively. I don't regret in 523 00:25:49,440 --> 00:25:51,640 Speaker 6: any way doing that because he was also coming off 524 00:25:51,680 --> 00:25:54,200 Speaker 6: of you know, I believe he was the NFC Offensive 525 00:25:54,200 --> 00:25:56,920 Speaker 6: Player of the Week, and then he was healthy, and 526 00:25:57,000 --> 00:25:58,879 Speaker 6: it's hard to take that guy off the field at 527 00:25:58,880 --> 00:26:01,800 Speaker 6: that point where we had, you know, six days earlier, 528 00:26:01,840 --> 00:26:04,159 Speaker 6: seeing him kind of carry the momentum of the end 529 00:26:04,200 --> 00:26:06,760 Speaker 6: of that game into the locker room where you know, 530 00:26:06,800 --> 00:26:08,920 Speaker 6: it was a pretty significant moment for a young player 531 00:26:08,920 --> 00:26:09,919 Speaker 6: in his first start. 532 00:26:10,359 --> 00:26:13,280 Speaker 2: J having the athleticism be part of his game. 533 00:26:13,359 --> 00:26:15,840 Speaker 5: How difficult is that to balance knowing when to use 534 00:26:15,880 --> 00:26:17,120 Speaker 5: that but also knowing when he needs to. 535 00:26:17,040 --> 00:26:18,960 Speaker 2: Get the ball out quickly to avoid some of the sacks. 536 00:26:19,040 --> 00:26:19,560 Speaker 4: Yea, I think. 537 00:26:19,480 --> 00:26:22,359 Speaker 6: It's you know, it's part of what young player. We 538 00:26:22,400 --> 00:26:24,399 Speaker 6: can talk about it as much as possible, and then 539 00:26:24,440 --> 00:26:26,920 Speaker 6: you're in that moment. You know, whether it's a third down, 540 00:26:27,520 --> 00:26:29,680 Speaker 6: first down, second down in the red zone, a chance 541 00:26:29,720 --> 00:26:34,119 Speaker 6: to score only you know, the player, he just needs reps, 542 00:26:34,720 --> 00:26:37,800 Speaker 6: He just needs time of you know, the repetition that 543 00:26:37,840 --> 00:26:40,720 Speaker 6: you can't get, you know, with a VR headset on, 544 00:26:40,880 --> 00:26:44,480 Speaker 6: you can't get answers to those questions necessarily wearing a 545 00:26:44,480 --> 00:26:46,760 Speaker 6: red jersey on the practice field. You know, I think 546 00:26:46,800 --> 00:26:49,600 Speaker 6: he understands it, and he knows how valuable he is 547 00:26:49,640 --> 00:26:53,280 Speaker 6: to our team and the reps for him and continual 548 00:26:53,359 --> 00:26:56,560 Speaker 6: reps for him and the value of that. So we've 549 00:26:56,600 --> 00:26:58,920 Speaker 6: talked about it, and I think it is part of 550 00:26:58,960 --> 00:27:01,280 Speaker 6: his game, though I think it's underrated part of his game, 551 00:27:01,680 --> 00:27:06,080 Speaker 6: But that mindset of protecting myself within the sequence of 552 00:27:06,119 --> 00:27:08,760 Speaker 6: the down, where you know we can not only be 553 00:27:08,800 --> 00:27:11,000 Speaker 6: in position for the next down, but we maintained the 554 00:27:11,000 --> 00:27:13,600 Speaker 6: ability for him to keep playing quarterback is is critical. 555 00:27:14,359 --> 00:27:18,199 Speaker 8: Back this week and going forward, yes, and watching the 556 00:27:18,240 --> 00:27:21,919 Speaker 8: Bears game with him recently, what was the impetus for that? 557 00:27:22,040 --> 00:27:23,960 Speaker 4: And then what did you take from him? 558 00:27:24,119 --> 00:27:26,080 Speaker 6: It wasn't just it wasn't just the Bears gam It 559 00:27:26,160 --> 00:27:28,200 Speaker 6: was also the Atlanta game and kind of going back 560 00:27:28,200 --> 00:27:31,600 Speaker 6: because I think visually there's some things there that you know, 561 00:27:31,880 --> 00:27:35,080 Speaker 6: are kind of I think visual sometimes is the best 562 00:27:35,080 --> 00:27:37,480 Speaker 6: form of teaching when a guy can see themselves doing 563 00:27:37,520 --> 00:27:41,119 Speaker 6: it and then see the you know, the difference between 564 00:27:41,119 --> 00:27:43,160 Speaker 6: the two and then and then you figure out the why. 565 00:27:43,440 --> 00:27:45,439 Speaker 6: And I think there's a lot of circumstances, as we 566 00:27:45,520 --> 00:27:49,080 Speaker 6: kind of just talked about with maybe the root causes 567 00:27:49,119 --> 00:27:52,239 Speaker 6: of the inconsistency from one game to the next, But 568 00:27:52,280 --> 00:27:55,760 Speaker 6: then you most importantly talk about the how we're going 569 00:27:55,800 --> 00:27:57,040 Speaker 6: to fix it and how we're going to do some 570 00:27:57,119 --> 00:27:59,760 Speaker 6: things to make sure that we can get you in 571 00:27:59,760 --> 00:28:03,399 Speaker 6: a real them and get you playing with great you know, 572 00:28:03,480 --> 00:28:05,760 Speaker 6: base body balanced position. I know I've used that term 573 00:28:05,800 --> 00:28:07,640 Speaker 6: a thousand times with you, but it's real and it's 574 00:28:07,640 --> 00:28:11,840 Speaker 6: a real thing to uh consistently play the position, and 575 00:28:11,880 --> 00:28:13,439 Speaker 6: there's ways to wrap it and drill it. And then 576 00:28:13,480 --> 00:28:17,000 Speaker 6: you got to bring those things to each play regardless 577 00:28:17,040 --> 00:28:19,240 Speaker 6: of how the previous play went, how the next play 578 00:28:19,320 --> 00:28:22,280 Speaker 6: is going to go. You gotta those things that you 579 00:28:22,320 --> 00:28:25,640 Speaker 6: can control from a do your job standpoint yourself at 580 00:28:25,640 --> 00:28:29,920 Speaker 6: an NFL level, you know, is what JJ's continuously working 581 00:28:30,000 --> 00:28:31,840 Speaker 6: to to make sure that he does. And when he 582 00:28:31,880 --> 00:28:34,960 Speaker 6: does that, there's been some really good visual evidence of 583 00:28:35,560 --> 00:28:37,200 Speaker 6: you know, him playing quarterback. 584 00:28:37,040 --> 00:28:40,480 Speaker 8: Time for two more questions, Guy Josh Oliver's outlook coming off. 585 00:28:40,400 --> 00:28:43,640 Speaker 6: The other night. Yeah, I'm glad you asked he you know, 586 00:28:43,680 --> 00:28:47,320 Speaker 6: he's got a kind of a foot sprain where you 587 00:28:47,360 --> 00:28:49,600 Speaker 6: know he'll he'll likely not you know, have a chance 588 00:28:49,640 --> 00:28:52,520 Speaker 6: to participate this week and ultimately we'll be able to 589 00:28:52,520 --> 00:28:56,040 Speaker 6: probably reevaluate him next week. But the good news is 590 00:28:56,120 --> 00:28:59,120 Speaker 6: you know where you know X rays and everything where 591 00:28:59,160 --> 00:29:01,560 Speaker 6: it came back to a point where you know, we 592 00:29:01,600 --> 00:29:05,240 Speaker 6: avoided kind of that longer term injury with Josh, and 593 00:29:05,280 --> 00:29:08,240 Speaker 6: I know he's really excited about that. But as with 594 00:29:08,440 --> 00:29:11,360 Speaker 6: you know, his injury and all the other injuries, you know, 595 00:29:11,440 --> 00:29:13,960 Speaker 6: this year that'll be you know something that you know, 596 00:29:14,000 --> 00:29:16,560 Speaker 6: he'll be working on his rehab as hard as possible 597 00:29:16,600 --> 00:29:19,120 Speaker 6: to get back when he when he's able to give 598 00:29:19,120 --> 00:29:21,200 Speaker 6: it a go and and he feels like he can 599 00:29:21,360 --> 00:29:25,480 Speaker 6: make that return, He'll be huge to be back in there. 600 00:29:25,880 --> 00:29:27,040 Speaker 4: Thank you, There you go. 601 00:29:28,480 --> 00:29:29,960 Speaker 3: That's the head coach of the soon to be Big 602 00:29:29,960 --> 00:29:33,640 Speaker 3: Game World champion Minnesota Vikings Tennaby. I would say that 603 00:29:35,240 --> 00:29:38,880 Speaker 3: text message I received during the news conference basically sums 604 00:29:38,880 --> 00:29:45,160 Speaker 3: everything up as as this the ones Max feeling fuller like, 605 00:29:45,440 --> 00:29:48,680 Speaker 3: youthful cheer and glow of Chaos's voice is now long gone. 606 00:29:49,520 --> 00:29:52,320 Speaker 3: Instead he is sunk to the sullen, sad tones we 607 00:29:52,360 --> 00:29:55,800 Speaker 3: so often hear from Tennabee. Chaos is becoming the new 608 00:29:55,840 --> 00:29:57,040 Speaker 3: tenna Bee sad. 609 00:29:57,120 --> 00:29:59,200 Speaker 2: Really, I always love that I can relate. 610 00:29:59,320 --> 00:30:01,800 Speaker 3: You can relate, Yeah, those sad, sullen tones when you 611 00:30:01,840 --> 00:30:03,840 Speaker 3: realize the predicament you have gotten yourself. 612 00:30:03,560 --> 00:30:05,719 Speaker 2: Into for seventeen years. 613 00:30:05,800 --> 00:30:06,080 Speaker 4: Yeah. 614 00:30:06,240 --> 00:30:07,600 Speaker 3: Is it seventeen years or twenty years? 615 00:30:07,840 --> 00:30:09,760 Speaker 2: It's twenty We've been twenty years. 616 00:30:09,840 --> 00:30:12,920 Speaker 3: Yeah, sad predictament and there's no escape from it. No, 617 00:30:13,200 --> 00:30:16,040 Speaker 3: it's like a death sentence and there you are. And 618 00:30:16,120 --> 00:30:18,960 Speaker 3: so he's got the sad, sullen tones that we so 619 00:30:19,080 --> 00:30:25,560 Speaker 3: often hear from Tennebe. Do you know who Warren Sharp is? Yes, 620 00:30:25,840 --> 00:30:32,240 Speaker 3: he's uh at Sharp Football Sharp, Brazer Shark. He writes, 621 00:30:33,360 --> 00:30:36,960 Speaker 3: the Bitings have played the number one easiest schedule this year. 622 00:30:37,440 --> 00:30:39,520 Speaker 3: They play the number one hardest schedule the rest of 623 00:30:39,560 --> 00:30:40,040 Speaker 3: the season. 624 00:30:41,240 --> 00:30:42,120 Speaker 2: Yeah, I've mentioned that. 625 00:30:42,200 --> 00:30:47,320 Speaker 3: Yeah, through eight weeks there are only three wins versus Browning, 626 00:30:47,880 --> 00:30:51,560 Speaker 3: Gabriel and Caleb Williams. They still have the Packers twice, 627 00:30:51,720 --> 00:30:55,160 Speaker 3: Lions twice, Seahawks, Ravens, Cowboys, Commanders, et cetera. 628 00:30:55,680 --> 00:30:57,520 Speaker 1: Not only that, but if you look past this year 629 00:30:57,520 --> 00:30:58,800 Speaker 1: in look long term, they also have one of the 630 00:30:58,840 --> 00:31:00,200 Speaker 1: oldest rosters. 631 00:31:00,080 --> 00:31:05,800 Speaker 3: Do Indeed, I'm not even sure the coach was real 632 00:31:05,920 --> 00:31:09,840 Speaker 3: convinced with his answers regarding how they handled the one situation. 633 00:31:11,440 --> 00:31:13,040 Speaker 3: He sounded like, well, I got to say it this 634 00:31:13,040 --> 00:31:14,920 Speaker 3: way because I don't want to take any responsibility to 635 00:31:14,920 --> 00:31:17,240 Speaker 3: act like we've done anything wrong. So I'll just keep 636 00:31:17,400 --> 00:31:20,840 Speaker 3: saying it. But I don't think he necessarily. I don't 637 00:31:20,880 --> 00:31:22,800 Speaker 3: think it'll happen again. But this way, you know, it 638 00:31:22,800 --> 00:31:25,120 Speaker 3: goes back to Tennby, I'll say it this way. I 639 00:31:25,200 --> 00:31:28,640 Speaker 3: brought up the analogy with Roseen yesterday with a thriller 640 00:31:28,680 --> 00:31:33,520 Speaker 3: in Manila, Joe Fraser Muhammad Ali fourteen rounds toe to toe. 641 00:31:33,680 --> 00:31:35,760 Speaker 3: Both said it was the closest they ever felt to death, 642 00:31:36,280 --> 00:31:38,640 Speaker 3: and Joe wanted to go out for the fourteenth round. 643 00:31:38,640 --> 00:31:40,000 Speaker 3: I mean, the championship is on the line with a 644 00:31:40,000 --> 00:31:47,200 Speaker 3: close fight, and Eddie Futch, who was Joe Fraser's cornerman, 645 00:31:47,280 --> 00:31:51,080 Speaker 3: said you've had enough. I'm gonna put you on ice. 646 00:31:51,840 --> 00:31:55,520 Speaker 3: And that's what I mean. It happens in fighting all 647 00:31:55,560 --> 00:31:59,120 Speaker 3: that every fighter wants to continue to play right, they 648 00:31:59,640 --> 00:32:01,800 Speaker 3: to fight. Rarely does a fighter go I've had enough. 649 00:32:02,880 --> 00:32:07,040 Speaker 3: I mean the light Scott Land do he thought Larry 650 00:32:07,040 --> 00:32:09,120 Speaker 3: Holds of the heavyweight championship, but the world as I 651 00:32:09,320 --> 00:32:14,000 Speaker 3: was swollen, shot, referee stopped the fight. Ring doctor referee stop. 652 00:32:14,040 --> 00:32:18,040 Speaker 3: I think it was a ring doctor and they asked 653 00:32:18,080 --> 00:32:20,400 Speaker 3: got afterwards you said you were annoyed that they stopped 654 00:32:20,400 --> 00:32:22,280 Speaker 3: the fight. The doctor said you could have lost your eye, 655 00:32:22,280 --> 00:32:23,600 Speaker 3: and he said, what's an eye? And when you've given 656 00:32:23,640 --> 00:32:27,120 Speaker 3: your heart? Would have kept fight? Wentz isn't gonna call it. 657 00:32:27,440 --> 00:32:29,400 Speaker 3: Wentz isn't gonna leave the game on their own, so 658 00:32:29,440 --> 00:32:32,280 Speaker 3: you have to you do have to. And I just 659 00:32:32,360 --> 00:32:35,960 Speaker 3: think it was just it was easier to keep Wentz 660 00:32:36,000 --> 00:32:38,600 Speaker 3: in there than you know, because they they they're not 661 00:32:38,600 --> 00:32:40,640 Speaker 3: gonna put McCarthy in there at that point, and I 662 00:32:40,800 --> 00:32:42,840 Speaker 3: didn't even want to put brozmer But I think the 663 00:32:42,880 --> 00:32:45,440 Speaker 3: coach alluded to it during that news conference about you know, 664 00:32:45,920 --> 00:32:47,640 Speaker 3: still having a chance to win, Brozman, would he have 665 00:32:47,640 --> 00:32:49,240 Speaker 3: given you a better chance to win? I mean, just 666 00:32:49,280 --> 00:32:52,720 Speaker 3: because I just did. I think it was pretty hard 667 00:32:52,800 --> 00:32:55,280 Speaker 3: for Wentz to ignore that pain. And he wasn't very 668 00:32:55,320 --> 00:32:58,840 Speaker 3: effective either. But it's water under the bridge. It'll it'll all, 669 00:32:59,280 --> 00:33:02,760 Speaker 3: It'll all pass us now. But yeah, a number of 670 00:33:02,800 --> 00:33:05,440 Speaker 3: people a weight in with the same thing, including this 671 00:33:05,480 --> 00:33:08,520 Speaker 3: way I said the answer regarding went to pull Carson 672 00:33:08,560 --> 00:33:12,080 Speaker 3: I was the most chao clueless response I've ever heard. 673 00:33:12,480 --> 00:33:15,320 Speaker 3: Another one said, the ball decision, how about a human decision? 674 00:33:15,360 --> 00:33:18,040 Speaker 3: The guy was getting killed out there, and there are 675 00:33:18,080 --> 00:33:21,520 Speaker 3: others that felt the same way. 676 00:33:21,560 --> 00:33:22,600 Speaker 2: We'll break, We'll come back. 677 00:33:22,920 --> 00:33:26,840 Speaker 3: We're close circuit the stations all along the common Man 678 00:33:26,960 --> 00:33:30,600 Speaker 3: Radio network where we're straddling a quarter hour. 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He says, I think you let that 693 00:34:09,360 --> 00:34:12,920 Speaker 3: blame shift in an abrogation of responsibility as a human 694 00:34:12,920 --> 00:34:15,640 Speaker 3: and coach go on plenty long could have cut it 695 00:34:15,680 --> 00:34:18,600 Speaker 3: off well before you did. I'm a doc who's been 696 00:34:18,600 --> 00:34:22,040 Speaker 3: on the sidelines with respect. The medical staff was wrong 697 00:34:22,080 --> 00:34:24,480 Speaker 3: and the coach was wrong. The obligation was not to 698 00:34:24,560 --> 00:34:28,759 Speaker 3: let the player decide as a competitor. The judgment questions 699 00:34:28,800 --> 00:34:31,799 Speaker 3: of this group were just compounded, and I tend to 700 00:34:31,840 --> 00:34:35,360 Speaker 3: agree with that it's not up to the player. And 701 00:34:35,440 --> 00:34:36,920 Speaker 3: in this one, I think really. 702 00:34:38,160 --> 00:34:38,640 Speaker 4: Sort of. 703 00:34:40,480 --> 00:34:44,000 Speaker 3: Sums it up pretty well because this is what I 704 00:34:44,080 --> 00:34:48,080 Speaker 3: believe it says. Koc talked in circles about WinCE. He 705 00:34:48,160 --> 00:34:50,160 Speaker 3: knows he messed up, and I think he does know 706 00:34:50,280 --> 00:34:52,000 Speaker 3: that they should not have left. I mean he did 707 00:34:52,040 --> 00:34:54,560 Speaker 3: the old Well, they asked him, well, couldn't you see 708 00:34:54,600 --> 00:34:57,520 Speaker 3: him on the field, grimaim, no, no, you know, I'm 709 00:34:57,520 --> 00:34:59,719 Speaker 3: talking to an official, or I can't really see what's 710 00:34:59,719 --> 00:35:03,520 Speaker 3: going on on. He basically said the medical staff said 711 00:35:03,520 --> 00:35:05,200 Speaker 3: he was fine. When said he is fine, so why 712 00:35:05,239 --> 00:35:08,880 Speaker 3: I went with it. So he took no responsibility in 713 00:35:08,880 --> 00:35:09,920 Speaker 3: any way, shape or form. 714 00:35:10,320 --> 00:35:12,319 Speaker 1: I also felt like he was directly talking to me 715 00:35:13,320 --> 00:35:17,120 Speaker 1: when he talked about oh the people saying yeah, ripping 716 00:35:17,160 --> 00:35:20,200 Speaker 1: him for leaving him into long saying well, we've had 717 00:35:20,200 --> 00:35:23,160 Speaker 1: many times in the past where you know, the fans 718 00:35:23,160 --> 00:35:24,600 Speaker 1: and media might have thought we were out of it, 719 00:35:24,640 --> 00:35:27,200 Speaker 1: but we came back and won those games. Yeah, you 720 00:35:27,200 --> 00:35:30,200 Speaker 1: were down twenty one in the fourth quarter, and when 721 00:35:30,239 --> 00:35:31,799 Speaker 1: Wentz was out there, you were showing no. 722 00:35:31,800 --> 00:35:34,480 Speaker 2: Signs of mounting a comeback. 723 00:35:34,600 --> 00:35:35,240 Speaker 3: That is correct. 724 00:35:35,400 --> 00:35:38,440 Speaker 2: It was over pizza engineering. 725 00:35:38,480 --> 00:35:40,680 Speaker 3: Guy has been a long time listener to the common 726 00:35:40,719 --> 00:35:44,319 Speaker 3: Man program and he he uh we text and talk 727 00:35:44,400 --> 00:35:47,040 Speaker 3: more than most people know. He he will email me 728 00:35:47,080 --> 00:35:49,799 Speaker 3: and as always, if you email comment at common at 729 00:35:49,840 --> 00:35:52,520 Speaker 3: campan dot com, he will respond to you. He's a 730 00:35:52,560 --> 00:36:02,040 Speaker 3: big Wisconsin sports fan, h Box, Brewers and Packers. I 731 00:36:02,040 --> 00:36:05,360 Speaker 3: think Badgers as well, he says, Calm, I'm not watching 732 00:36:05,360 --> 00:36:08,360 Speaker 3: the World Series this year and I may never again. 733 00:36:09,640 --> 00:36:14,040 Speaker 3: He says, the only way to really follow baseball anymore 734 00:36:14,040 --> 00:36:16,600 Speaker 3: is to separate the season, which a small market built 735 00:36:16,600 --> 00:36:19,000 Speaker 3: from players they developed, most of whom they drafted but 736 00:36:19,040 --> 00:36:21,880 Speaker 3: certainly were not stars before minewalk A brought them in, 737 00:36:22,120 --> 00:36:24,799 Speaker 3: can still be the best team in baseball from the 738 00:36:24,840 --> 00:36:29,640 Speaker 3: postseason they easily won the regular season, where it takes 739 00:36:29,640 --> 00:36:31,960 Speaker 3: a whole team. You can't just rotate your three cy 740 00:36:32,080 --> 00:36:35,319 Speaker 3: young starters for any given series, taking advantage of the 741 00:36:35,360 --> 00:36:37,720 Speaker 3: days off, which you can do. That is true because 742 00:36:37,719 --> 00:36:39,960 Speaker 3: the way it works, it's you're not playing six days 743 00:36:40,000 --> 00:36:42,600 Speaker 3: a week, you're playing a game or two, you're taking 744 00:36:42,640 --> 00:36:45,000 Speaker 3: time off, so you can just go with your So 745 00:36:45,080 --> 00:36:47,879 Speaker 3: I agree with them. There says a small market team 746 00:36:48,040 --> 00:36:50,440 Speaker 3: can't really do that. Ever, They were the highest scoring 747 00:36:50,440 --> 00:36:53,000 Speaker 3: team in the regular now he's starting brewers. They were 748 00:36:53,000 --> 00:36:55,200 Speaker 3: the highest scoring team in the regular season, easily the 749 00:36:55,200 --> 00:36:57,680 Speaker 3: best team from the All Star break on except for 750 00:36:57,719 --> 00:36:59,719 Speaker 3: the two weeks where they rested players instead of trying 751 00:36:59,719 --> 00:37:02,440 Speaker 3: to win games, and finished with the best record in MLB. 752 00:37:03,080 --> 00:37:05,480 Speaker 3: The three pitchers they faced just made one hundred and 753 00:37:05,480 --> 00:37:09,520 Speaker 3: eighteen million dollars. Just three starters, two cy young pitchers, 754 00:37:09,560 --> 00:37:13,239 Speaker 3: and Otani Billi Walk's payroll was one hundred and twenty 755 00:37:13,280 --> 00:37:16,760 Speaker 3: two million. The entire team, and one of their starting pitchers, 756 00:37:16,800 --> 00:37:18,759 Speaker 3: Would rough who returned from a season and a half 757 00:37:18,800 --> 00:37:21,000 Speaker 3: surgery break and was eight and one in the second half, 758 00:37:21,000 --> 00:37:23,399 Speaker 3: was unavailable and replaced by a minor league call ups. 759 00:37:23,840 --> 00:37:24,200 Speaker 4: They were the. 760 00:37:24,200 --> 00:37:27,160 Speaker 3: Highest scoring team during the season against normal pitching, even 761 00:37:27,200 --> 00:37:30,160 Speaker 3: six and overs The Dodgers, who funny couldn't set up 762 00:37:30,160 --> 00:37:32,759 Speaker 3: three cy young pitchers in a row twice during the 763 00:37:32,760 --> 00:37:36,359 Speaker 3: regular season, So that's it. Playoffs are cooked against teams 764 00:37:36,360 --> 00:37:40,480 Speaker 3: without expensive stars. The regular season isn't really so it 765 00:37:40,719 --> 00:37:43,000 Speaker 3: still could be fun watching baseball all summer, but I'm 766 00:37:43,000 --> 00:37:46,640 Speaker 3: probably not watching postseason ever again. And I understand his 767 00:37:47,280 --> 00:37:52,560 Speaker 3: he's bitter. He he he had emailed me earlier he 768 00:37:52,560 --> 00:37:54,120 Speaker 3: thought the Brewers are going to win the whole thing 769 00:37:54,640 --> 00:37:56,600 Speaker 3: because they are a very good team. They could win 770 00:37:56,719 --> 00:37:58,840 Speaker 3: hitting the ball along, they could play small ball, do 771 00:37:58,920 --> 00:38:02,320 Speaker 3: a lot of things. But I will say Toronto isn't 772 00:38:03,400 --> 00:38:05,799 Speaker 3: I'm in a lot of trouble right now. They're that 773 00:38:05,920 --> 00:38:07,600 Speaker 3: series is tied at two games a piece, and they 774 00:38:07,600 --> 00:38:09,839 Speaker 3: can just as easily have won that Game three. I mean, 775 00:38:09,840 --> 00:38:12,720 Speaker 3: they had runners in scoring position a couple of different 776 00:38:12,760 --> 00:38:16,600 Speaker 3: times late in that game. So I understand, he me. 777 00:38:16,719 --> 00:38:19,200 Speaker 3: He makes some salient points, if that's the right word. 778 00:38:20,960 --> 00:38:23,239 Speaker 3: It doesn't mean you can't win. They beat Otani last 779 00:38:23,320 --> 00:38:25,880 Speaker 3: night when you got a guy like Guerrero hitting a 780 00:38:25,880 --> 00:38:29,239 Speaker 3: home run, I mean, they beat Otani last night. He's 781 00:38:29,320 --> 00:38:31,960 Speaker 3: not unbeatable. I know he's really good, and I know, look, 782 00:38:32,800 --> 00:38:35,320 Speaker 3: well they're really he's not a fit here in Minnesota. 783 00:38:35,360 --> 00:38:39,359 Speaker 3: I get that that's already established. But you can win 784 00:38:39,400 --> 00:38:41,839 Speaker 3: that series is tied a two games apiece. There were 785 00:38:41,840 --> 00:38:45,760 Speaker 3: those that after Game three basically said, well, now Dodgers 786 00:38:45,800 --> 00:38:48,239 Speaker 3: will just win the next two games and wrap things up. 787 00:38:48,480 --> 00:38:51,000 Speaker 3: They're a really good team. They're stacked, they've got a 788 00:38:51,120 --> 00:38:54,399 Speaker 3: really expensive roster. I get all that, but and they 789 00:38:54,400 --> 00:38:57,120 Speaker 3: could very well end up winning the Fall Classic, or 790 00:38:57,160 --> 00:38:58,360 Speaker 3: they could win the next two in a row and 791 00:38:58,400 --> 00:39:01,640 Speaker 3: win four games to two. Certainly as possible. But I'll 792 00:39:01,680 --> 00:39:04,440 Speaker 3: take my chance with the Blue Jays. That's a gutty team, 793 00:39:04,480 --> 00:39:06,399 Speaker 3: and uh it goes to show you that you don't 794 00:39:06,440 --> 00:39:07,400 Speaker 3: have to have the biggest. 795 00:39:07,160 --> 00:39:08,320 Speaker 4: Payroll and you can compete. 796 00:39:08,760 --> 00:39:11,960 Speaker 3: Well, we'll break, we'll come back. We'll welcome the legendary 797 00:39:11,960 --> 00:39:18,360 Speaker 3: Mark Rosen, the next common ND program on the team.