1 00:00:11,320 --> 00:00:15,920 Speaker 1: Dylanthropic fantasy portion of the Friday or Wednesday Football Feast 2 00:00:15,960 --> 00:00:19,600 Speaker 1: equation all season has been called I Hop in honor 3 00:00:19,640 --> 00:00:23,520 Speaker 1: of Paul, as in Paul Charchiam, a fantasy football, very 4 00:00:23,520 --> 00:00:28,319 Speaker 1: identifiable person with Fantasy football, but also the co host 5 00:00:28,360 --> 00:00:30,520 Speaker 1: of the Friday Football Feast for a decade and a half. 6 00:00:30,920 --> 00:00:33,520 Speaker 1: So would this be in the first year that Paul 7 00:00:34,000 --> 00:00:37,400 Speaker 1: isn't doing the feast with yours? Truly, we designated a 8 00:00:37,440 --> 00:00:39,760 Speaker 1: segment for him. We call it I Hop in Honor 9 00:00:39,800 --> 00:00:42,080 Speaker 1: of Paul. And what we do is we take a 10 00:00:42,159 --> 00:00:46,080 Speaker 1: position weekly. We do it like a regular fantasy football 11 00:00:46,159 --> 00:00:50,559 Speaker 1: touchdown scoring six for receptions and rushing touchdowns for. 12 00:00:51,040 --> 00:00:53,520 Speaker 2: Passing, actually two for safeties. 13 00:00:53,800 --> 00:00:56,960 Speaker 1: Nordo sniffed out does something from last game that absolutely 14 00:00:57,200 --> 00:01:00,360 Speaker 1: plays into the two point conversion. Two point conversion, thank 15 00:01:00,400 --> 00:01:03,720 Speaker 1: you not safety's two point conversions. And we've done it 16 00:01:03,720 --> 00:01:07,800 Speaker 1: all season and fantasycares dot org approached us within the 17 00:01:07,880 --> 00:01:11,520 Speaker 1: last month and said, we want to give fifty dollars 18 00:01:11,720 --> 00:01:14,960 Speaker 1: for every point that you guys amass to the charities 19 00:01:15,000 --> 00:01:18,840 Speaker 1: of your choices. Fantasycares dot org. Support them if you can. 20 00:01:19,040 --> 00:01:22,520 Speaker 1: They are very, very cool and very kind out of 21 00:01:22,520 --> 00:01:26,880 Speaker 1: nowhere to do that because the total right now is 22 00:01:27,360 --> 00:01:29,120 Speaker 1: eight six hundred dollars. 23 00:01:29,200 --> 00:01:30,920 Speaker 2: Wow, that's going to charities. 24 00:01:31,040 --> 00:01:33,760 Speaker 1: And then Chris Finch, coach of the Minnesota Timberwolves a 25 00:01:33,800 --> 00:01:38,600 Speaker 1: few weeks ago, opted to match whatever total I finished 26 00:01:38,640 --> 00:01:42,480 Speaker 1: with because Second Harvest Heartland is my choice and he's 27 00:01:42,520 --> 00:01:45,280 Speaker 1: on the board, so that's an additional thirty three hundred. 28 00:01:45,680 --> 00:01:48,680 Speaker 1: We're at eleven eight hundred dollars right now, ladies and 29 00:01:48,720 --> 00:01:52,520 Speaker 1: gentlemen for charity. So Second Harvest Heartland right here, feed 30 00:01:52,560 --> 00:01:56,680 Speaker 1: my starving children for Nordo and the Kyrie Jackson Foundation 31 00:01:56,800 --> 00:01:59,960 Speaker 1: for Alec Lewis and I after James Cook. 32 00:02:00,000 --> 00:02:01,600 Speaker 2: We had a couple of touchdowns last game. 33 00:02:01,760 --> 00:02:05,800 Speaker 1: I have sixty six points, Alex Lewis has sixty, Nordo 34 00:02:05,960 --> 00:02:10,600 Speaker 1: has forty six. So Fantasycares dot Org is putting up 35 00:02:10,639 --> 00:02:13,760 Speaker 1: fifty dollars per point and we still have two to go. 36 00:02:14,520 --> 00:02:17,280 Speaker 1: Fantasycares dot Org, thank you very much, and we are 37 00:02:17,320 --> 00:02:20,679 Speaker 1: on the tight ends this week. Nordo selects first his 38 00:02:20,800 --> 00:02:24,079 Speaker 1: touchdowns only it was a it was a score gami 39 00:02:24,200 --> 00:02:28,160 Speaker 1: last week as we generated four touchdowns and a two 40 00:02:28,160 --> 00:02:32,480 Speaker 1: point conversion. Young Alex a selection of Sakuon Barkley had 41 00:02:32,520 --> 00:02:35,200 Speaker 1: a touchdown and a two, so that bumped him up 42 00:02:35,200 --> 00:02:36,120 Speaker 1: to sixty points. 43 00:02:36,520 --> 00:02:40,120 Speaker 2: Nordo your tight end and why yeah, I really really. 44 00:02:39,880 --> 00:02:43,880 Speaker 3: Want to take George Kittle, but this ankle thing is 45 00:02:43,919 --> 00:02:45,720 Speaker 3: going to drive me nuts all week. 46 00:02:46,000 --> 00:02:48,079 Speaker 2: Man, he looked good the other night. He was unbelievab. 47 00:02:48,080 --> 00:02:50,160 Speaker 3: He even had two more catches for like thirty or 48 00:02:50,160 --> 00:02:54,360 Speaker 3: forty yards after he got the ankles. So with that said, however, 49 00:02:54,840 --> 00:02:59,000 Speaker 3: I'm going to take brock Bowers as he has I think. 50 00:02:59,200 --> 00:02:59,959 Speaker 2: Let me see you two. 51 00:03:00,360 --> 00:03:04,320 Speaker 3: He's got four touchdowns in his last five, four touchdowns 52 00:03:04,320 --> 00:03:04,960 Speaker 3: in his last four. 53 00:03:05,000 --> 00:03:06,799 Speaker 2: Excuse me, brock Bowers. 54 00:03:06,840 --> 00:03:09,160 Speaker 3: The team's awful genty got off a bit last week, 55 00:03:09,200 --> 00:03:11,560 Speaker 3: but Giants are hideous. We just saw them. They're at 56 00:03:11,560 --> 00:03:13,680 Speaker 3: home against against the Giants. 57 00:03:13,720 --> 00:03:14,040 Speaker 2: Love it. 58 00:03:14,240 --> 00:03:16,880 Speaker 3: Brock Bowers kind of catching some steam on the back 59 00:03:16,960 --> 00:03:17,639 Speaker 3: end of the season. 60 00:03:17,680 --> 00:03:19,720 Speaker 2: The way we loud the defense still playing here in. 61 00:03:19,720 --> 00:03:23,520 Speaker 3: Minnesota, Let's laud brock Bauers scoring a touchdown a lot 62 00:03:23,560 --> 00:03:27,080 Speaker 3: of an effectively meaningless game for an awful operation in Vegas, 63 00:03:27,400 --> 00:03:28,320 Speaker 3: Rock Bowers. 64 00:03:28,000 --> 00:03:29,840 Speaker 2: Let's get some money for feed by starving children. 65 00:03:29,919 --> 00:03:34,280 Speaker 1: Beat those starving children with Brock Bowers alec Lewis Athleticathletic 66 00:03:34,320 --> 00:03:34,720 Speaker 1: dot com. 67 00:03:34,720 --> 00:03:38,600 Speaker 4: Where do you go, Trey McBride. Yeah, the Cardinals tight end. 68 00:03:38,640 --> 00:03:42,080 Speaker 4: They're playing the Bengals. That defense is historically bad. And 69 00:03:42,200 --> 00:03:44,760 Speaker 4: Trey McBride this year has one hundred and nine catches 70 00:03:45,240 --> 00:03:47,920 Speaker 4: for one thousand, ninety eight yards and ten touchdowns. 71 00:03:48,160 --> 00:03:50,400 Speaker 2: Damn and he's bride has ten touchdowns. I mean, this 72 00:03:50,400 --> 00:03:51,280 Speaker 2: guy's unbelievable. 73 00:03:51,320 --> 00:03:56,080 Speaker 1: Cincinnati's defense, fantasy defense, well defense period against tight ends, 74 00:03:56,200 --> 00:04:01,520 Speaker 1: real bad. Fifteen touchdowns, it's five more than then. The 75 00:04:01,640 --> 00:04:04,320 Speaker 1: team that my selection is playing with. 76 00:04:04,280 --> 00:04:07,000 Speaker 4: This week will be remembered as the one in which 77 00:04:07,040 --> 00:04:09,960 Speaker 4: I overtake you and and don't give Ie hot back 78 00:04:10,000 --> 00:04:13,480 Speaker 4: for the twenty twenty five. And I have a lot 79 00:04:13,520 --> 00:04:16,320 Speaker 4: of confidence in that. But now Trey McBride, this guy is, 80 00:04:16,480 --> 00:04:20,000 Speaker 4: I mean, he's perennial underrated, perennially underrated because he plays 81 00:04:20,040 --> 00:04:22,440 Speaker 4: in Arizona for a team that's not very good and 82 00:04:22,760 --> 00:04:24,560 Speaker 4: catches passes from Jacoby Brissett. 83 00:04:24,600 --> 00:04:26,880 Speaker 3: But he wasn't the bit last year that he didn't 84 00:04:26,880 --> 00:04:29,520 Speaker 3: get the touchdowns where he had like a and forty 85 00:04:29,520 --> 00:04:33,720 Speaker 3: catches or something insane, some insane number and maybe one 86 00:04:33,760 --> 00:04:34,920 Speaker 3: touchdown the whole season. 87 00:04:34,960 --> 00:04:37,480 Speaker 4: I will say this, I remember last year when the 88 00:04:37,560 --> 00:04:40,520 Speaker 4: Vikings played the Cardinals. I think it was last year, right, 89 00:04:41,120 --> 00:04:43,599 Speaker 4: and it might have been twenty three, but I remember 90 00:04:43,680 --> 00:04:47,240 Speaker 4: Kevin O'Connell mentioned Trey McBride either before the game or after, 91 00:04:47,360 --> 00:04:49,839 Speaker 4: and Trey hadn't gotten the extension at that point, he 92 00:04:49,960 --> 00:04:52,680 Speaker 4: was gonna be a free agent. I'm thinking Kevin's tossing 93 00:04:52,720 --> 00:04:54,520 Speaker 4: that in there because he's got his eyes on a 94 00:04:54,520 --> 00:04:57,000 Speaker 4: prize right here, and that's not gonna happen because ariz 95 00:04:57,080 --> 00:04:59,440 Speaker 4: under I can't even remember. 96 00:05:00,440 --> 00:05:03,279 Speaker 1: I think it was the game Cousins turned the corner 97 00:05:03,560 --> 00:05:06,640 Speaker 1: on the right edge and like and look like Fran 98 00:05:06,760 --> 00:05:07,840 Speaker 1: Tarkenton without where he. 99 00:05:07,839 --> 00:05:10,360 Speaker 2: Beat Marcus Golden for the pilot. Yeah, I mean he 100 00:05:10,760 --> 00:05:13,800 Speaker 2: took off and turned the corner. Yeah, I think it was. 101 00:05:13,880 --> 00:05:16,080 Speaker 1: I think it was Cousins in twenty three early in 102 00:05:16,120 --> 00:05:19,280 Speaker 1: the season where he put the pedal to the medal 103 00:05:19,560 --> 00:05:22,200 Speaker 1: and ran in for a touchdown and he hit the edge. 104 00:05:22,240 --> 00:05:24,360 Speaker 2: It was majestic. Click Fran the man on the fan. 105 00:05:25,080 --> 00:05:28,360 Speaker 1: I'm gonna go with Jake ferguson Dallas Cowboys tight end 106 00:05:28,440 --> 00:05:32,440 Speaker 1: simply for the reason that they're playing Washington. Human nature 107 00:05:32,480 --> 00:05:35,880 Speaker 1: gets to win two and it's absolutely dominating with members 108 00:05:35,880 --> 00:05:40,080 Speaker 1: of this Washington defense. The commanders have given up ten 109 00:05:40,120 --> 00:05:42,679 Speaker 1: tight end touchdowns this year, second most in the NFL. 110 00:05:43,120 --> 00:05:48,279 Speaker 1: I will go with Jake Ferguson for Second Harvest Heartlam, 111 00:05:48,680 --> 00:05:53,159 Speaker 1: Trey McBride for the Kyrie Jackson Foundation, brought bowers for 112 00:05:53,279 --> 00:05:57,200 Speaker 1: feed My Starting Starving Children, Fantasycares dot Org. Chris Finch, 113 00:05:57,240 --> 00:05:59,479 Speaker 1: thank you very much. Quick question here before we pause, 114 00:06:00,000 --> 00:06:01,000 Speaker 1: speaking of tight ends. 115 00:06:01,040 --> 00:06:03,520 Speaker 2: TJ. Hockinson's future here, what do you think? 116 00:06:03,920 --> 00:06:05,599 Speaker 4: Well, first of all, I'm not sure if he's going 117 00:06:05,640 --> 00:06:08,800 Speaker 4: to play tomorrow. He was DMP on Monday, in the 118 00:06:08,920 --> 00:06:12,719 Speaker 4: estimator report, DMP yesterday and the estimator report has a 119 00:06:12,720 --> 00:06:16,280 Speaker 4: shoulder injury. And it's a good question as far as 120 00:06:16,320 --> 00:06:20,560 Speaker 4: his future. His contract is pretty sizable. Believe it's the 121 00:06:20,600 --> 00:06:24,360 Speaker 4: second biggest cat number for twenty twenty six among all 122 00:06:24,400 --> 00:06:28,240 Speaker 4: tight ends, behind David and Joku. Everybody in this room 123 00:06:28,279 --> 00:06:31,839 Speaker 4: and everybody driving around listening and whether they're listening on 124 00:06:31,880 --> 00:06:35,440 Speaker 4: the iHeart app, they know that TJ. Hockinson's production does 125 00:06:35,480 --> 00:06:37,680 Speaker 4: not match being the second highest cap number. 126 00:06:37,720 --> 00:06:40,479 Speaker 2: What about Harrold fan in junior among tight ends. 127 00:06:40,480 --> 00:06:44,520 Speaker 4: So I mean, you know, whether it's a pay cut 128 00:06:44,560 --> 00:06:46,600 Speaker 4: or whether it's him just getting cut at the end 129 00:06:46,600 --> 00:06:47,480 Speaker 4: of the season. 130 00:06:47,200 --> 00:06:49,560 Speaker 2: That's probably where my mind goes with that one. 131 00:06:49,600 --> 00:06:52,560 Speaker 4: And then that would create another hole really for this 132 00:06:52,720 --> 00:06:55,919 Speaker 4: roster of what they would do at tight end, whether 133 00:06:55,920 --> 00:06:58,240 Speaker 4: it's via the draft or free agency. There are some 134 00:06:58,360 --> 00:07:00,599 Speaker 4: names out there, but you don't. 135 00:07:00,560 --> 00:07:03,120 Speaker 3: Envision maybe being favored the idea of at least I 136 00:07:03,160 --> 00:07:05,800 Speaker 3: mean pulling a lever and altering that number. 137 00:07:06,240 --> 00:07:08,600 Speaker 4: I mean potentially from a pay cut standpoint. I mean 138 00:07:08,640 --> 00:07:11,000 Speaker 4: he does, he does know the offense. 139 00:07:11,120 --> 00:07:14,080 Speaker 3: But because I just think part of the two and 140 00:07:14,120 --> 00:07:16,600 Speaker 3: a half games with JJ McCarthy, and I'm not trying 141 00:07:16,600 --> 00:07:19,520 Speaker 3: to challenge anything you're saying, I just I love seeing 142 00:07:19,600 --> 00:07:20,880 Speaker 3: TJ come on a little bit. 143 00:07:20,920 --> 00:07:23,520 Speaker 2: Now, it's not to the degree he's getting let me 144 00:07:23,600 --> 00:07:23,920 Speaker 2: have this. 145 00:07:24,280 --> 00:07:28,000 Speaker 3: Yeah, fifteen four is his base salary next year we 146 00:07:28,080 --> 00:07:29,480 Speaker 3: got signing bonuses and things. 147 00:07:29,560 --> 00:07:32,480 Speaker 2: That's big. That's a massive freaking number for TJ. 148 00:07:32,600 --> 00:07:35,200 Speaker 3: And last year we were celebrating in a Rams game 149 00:07:35,240 --> 00:07:37,760 Speaker 3: with nine sacks and we're getting ousted at a neutral 150 00:07:37,840 --> 00:07:39,040 Speaker 3: venue against the Rams. 151 00:07:39,240 --> 00:07:40,080 Speaker 2: We were celebrating. 152 00:07:40,080 --> 00:07:43,440 Speaker 3: Hey, TJ finally got a touchdown last year, so that's 153 00:07:43,480 --> 00:07:46,960 Speaker 3: it's been so diminished and just not good enough. But 154 00:07:47,000 --> 00:07:48,800 Speaker 3: I just there there was a connection there. I just 155 00:07:48,840 --> 00:07:51,160 Speaker 3: felt like we that element of our offense that we've 156 00:07:51,160 --> 00:07:53,080 Speaker 3: been begging for we kind of started to see. 157 00:07:53,400 --> 00:07:55,000 Speaker 2: So if there was like a pay cut in the mix, 158 00:07:55,040 --> 00:07:56,880 Speaker 2: like I wouldn't mind that, yeah, potentially. 159 00:07:56,920 --> 00:08:00,000 Speaker 4: I mean I would say with TJ, you're you know, 160 00:08:00,160 --> 00:08:02,320 Speaker 4: he's much more of the pass catcher than he is 161 00:08:02,360 --> 00:08:03,480 Speaker 4: the run blocker type. 162 00:08:03,520 --> 00:08:06,680 Speaker 2: But yeah, even me saying that, I mean some of. 163 00:08:06,600 --> 00:08:08,720 Speaker 4: The production this year is just a byproduct of how 164 00:08:08,800 --> 00:08:11,120 Speaker 4: much he's had to chip and help the offensive line, 165 00:08:11,160 --> 00:08:15,080 Speaker 4: given all the offensive line, all of the numbers of 166 00:08:15,080 --> 00:08:18,480 Speaker 4: offensive line combinations that they've had to use this season. 167 00:08:18,600 --> 00:08:23,000 Speaker 4: So I mean it's an interesting one for sure. He 168 00:08:23,080 --> 00:08:25,800 Speaker 4: definitely is a bigger target for a guy in Jaj 169 00:08:25,960 --> 00:08:29,200 Speaker 4: McCarthy whose ball placement is can be inconsistent. 170 00:08:29,360 --> 00:08:31,440 Speaker 2: So we'll see what happens with them. 171 00:08:31,480 --> 00:08:34,199 Speaker 4: But the cat number where it is just gives them, 172 00:08:34,720 --> 00:08:38,040 Speaker 4: you know, it's either pay cut, yeah, or there's gonna 173 00:08:38,040 --> 00:08:39,440 Speaker 4: have to be roster situation. 174 00:08:40,000 --> 00:08:43,360 Speaker 2: What's your name? Where you're from? Corey from Saint Paul, You're. 175 00:08:43,160 --> 00:08:46,400 Speaker 1: Officially a lead reporter for the nine to new radio 176 00:08:46,480 --> 00:08:51,120 Speaker 1: show because Tom Pelasero, as reported this morning, he's NFL 177 00:08:51,200 --> 00:08:54,960 Speaker 1: network dot com Tom. The Raiders are placing brock Bowers 178 00:08:55,000 --> 00:09:00,400 Speaker 1: on injury reserve to the injured reserve today, So it's great. 179 00:09:00,760 --> 00:09:03,680 Speaker 2: I guess am I allowed to pick again? Yeah? Choice 180 00:09:04,040 --> 00:09:06,599 Speaker 2: of course? Did that really happen? I know it's a 181 00:09:06,640 --> 00:09:08,480 Speaker 2: bad ALP, so let's put it up. Pick another one. 182 00:09:09,320 --> 00:09:11,880 Speaker 2: Good year hang out? Hey j Hawkinson? Oh wait, he's 183 00:09:11,880 --> 00:09:13,600 Speaker 2: not gonna play either. You know what I'm gonna take? 184 00:09:13,640 --> 00:09:15,760 Speaker 2: I'm going to I'm what about Ben Eurosex? See this 185 00:09:15,800 --> 00:09:18,439 Speaker 2: is this sucks because what about Shane Zilstraw. A charity 186 00:09:18,480 --> 00:09:20,600 Speaker 2: Minnesota Go Crazy has zero touchdown? 187 00:09:20,679 --> 00:09:22,960 Speaker 3: A charity's on the line. I could I mean I 188 00:09:23,080 --> 00:09:26,480 Speaker 3: kind of want Colston Loveland. Yeah, take Colston Lovelin. I'm 189 00:09:26,520 --> 00:09:29,440 Speaker 3: not taking Colston Loveland. What about Britton Strange? The most 190 00:09:29,520 --> 00:09:32,640 Speaker 3: underrated by J Barner. I kind of want Josh Oliver to, 191 00:09:32,920 --> 00:09:35,319 Speaker 3: uh do it hit that hit that six t D 192 00:09:35,480 --> 00:09:36,320 Speaker 3: mark he has four? 193 00:09:36,440 --> 00:09:38,120 Speaker 2: Take care about Joe Johnson. 194 00:09:38,160 --> 00:09:39,959 Speaker 4: He might have gotten one of the four catches that 195 00:09:40,040 --> 00:09:41,640 Speaker 4: Jackson ball leeted last week. 196 00:09:41,640 --> 00:09:44,000 Speaker 3: Okay, this is gonna be You know what I'm gonna do, Oliver, 197 00:09:44,280 --> 00:09:46,880 Speaker 3: I'm gonna take tight end. Juwan Johnson of the New 198 00:09:47,040 --> 00:09:50,640 Speaker 3: Orleans Saints got down against the Tennessee Titans this week. 199 00:09:50,720 --> 00:09:54,480 Speaker 2: Team's red hot. Oh yeah, they've got Tyler Shuck red hot. 200 00:09:54,520 --> 00:09:56,199 Speaker 2: When's the last time they lost? I don't know. I 201 00:09:56,400 --> 00:09:57,880 Speaker 2: wont three of their last four. Thank you. 202 00:09:58,000 --> 00:10:00,280 Speaker 1: I apologize. I haven't watched the Saints a ton of late. 203 00:10:00,520 --> 00:10:04,400 Speaker 1: Juwan Johnson for feed my starving children. Watch Kittle's gonna play. 204 00:10:04,520 --> 00:10:07,040 Speaker 1: I'll tell you we got a Jaguars fan in the house. Yeah, 205 00:10:07,280 --> 00:10:09,959 Speaker 1: he knows that Britain strange. Yeah that you just passed 206 00:10:10,000 --> 00:10:12,840 Speaker 1: up on Britain strains. That was That was tough, very fair. 207 00:10:12,920 --> 00:10:15,079 Speaker 1: That'll be a mistake on my partner. Well brother, thank 208 00:10:15,120 --> 00:10:17,319 Speaker 1: you for the help there on behalf of the charity. 209 00:10:17,840 --> 00:10:20,160 Speaker 1: This is nine to noon, approaching the midway point of 210 00:10:20,160 --> 00:10:47,040 Speaker 1: the Christmas Eve Feast on kf a M breaking philanthropic 211 00:10:47,200 --> 00:10:51,400 Speaker 1: news courtesy of the Wednesday Christmas Eve Football Feast and 212 00:10:51,480 --> 00:10:52,920 Speaker 1: involved the the I Hop. 213 00:10:52,960 --> 00:10:53,720 Speaker 2: In honor of fall. 214 00:10:54,679 --> 00:10:59,280 Speaker 1: As I mentioned, Fantasycares dot Org is putting up fifty 215 00:10:59,320 --> 00:11:03,679 Speaker 1: dollars for three charities for each point we a master 216 00:11:03,800 --> 00:11:06,280 Speaker 1: in the course of the year. That number is eleven 217 00:11:07,240 --> 00:11:11,240 Speaker 1: dollars right now, thanks to a match of my points 218 00:11:11,280 --> 00:11:14,880 Speaker 1: by Chris Finch for Second Harvest HEARTLAMB, we now have 219 00:11:15,200 --> 00:11:19,800 Speaker 1: a match for Nordo and feed my starving children. This 220 00:11:19,840 --> 00:11:23,400 Speaker 1: took place between segments. It's a familiar name for those 221 00:11:23,440 --> 00:11:26,680 Speaker 1: of you who listen to nine to Noon and for more. 222 00:11:27,040 --> 00:11:28,160 Speaker 2: Here's Nordo. What do we got? 223 00:11:28,240 --> 00:11:30,760 Speaker 3: Yeah, so I have amassed twenty three hundred dollars with 224 00:11:30,880 --> 00:11:33,360 Speaker 3: my forty six points. And while we were talking through 225 00:11:33,400 --> 00:11:35,920 Speaker 3: the segment, I got a text from Matt who owns 226 00:11:36,000 --> 00:11:41,320 Speaker 3: Thousand Hills Lifetime grazed grass fed Beef and it's been 227 00:11:41,360 --> 00:11:44,120 Speaker 3: a blessing to promote them and support them and partner 228 00:11:44,160 --> 00:11:46,840 Speaker 3: with them over the last two three years now and 229 00:11:46,880 --> 00:11:51,800 Speaker 3: they're a Clearwater, Minnesota company, Nutrient dense beef for generative agriculture. 230 00:11:52,240 --> 00:11:55,880 Speaker 2: Awesome product, real sponsor bikes love it bikes bites weekdays 231 00:11:55,960 --> 00:11:56,760 Speaker 2: nine to noon. They do. 232 00:11:56,880 --> 00:11:59,920 Speaker 3: Indeed, So Matt's listening and he heard you talking about 233 00:12:00,400 --> 00:12:01,680 Speaker 3: of course Chris Finch. 234 00:12:01,760 --> 00:12:04,360 Speaker 2: Am I my second Harvest and MaTx like I'm out here. 235 00:12:04,480 --> 00:12:09,440 Speaker 3: Thanks, thanks for working today while I do chores, Merry Christmas. Oh, 236 00:12:09,640 --> 00:12:13,480 Speaker 3: thousand Hills will match your winnings to feed my starving children. 237 00:12:13,679 --> 00:12:17,520 Speaker 3: So whatever I finished up with A thousand Hills is 238 00:12:17,559 --> 00:12:19,160 Speaker 3: going to help me out, which means now we are 239 00:12:19,320 --> 00:12:22,880 Speaker 3: all Juwan Johnson New Orleans Saints tight end fans this 240 00:12:22,960 --> 00:12:24,920 Speaker 3: weekend to maybe bump. 241 00:12:24,679 --> 00:12:27,040 Speaker 2: That number up. So I love you, Matt, love everybody. 242 00:12:27,040 --> 00:12:27,680 Speaker 2: A thousand Hills. 243 00:12:27,679 --> 00:12:31,760 Speaker 1: We're at fourteen thousand, one hundred dollars for three charities. 244 00:12:32,160 --> 00:12:32,920 Speaker 2: Man, that's nice. 245 00:12:32,960 --> 00:12:36,040 Speaker 4: I remember before the season, this must have been like August, Pa, 246 00:12:36,120 --> 00:12:38,000 Speaker 4: we were sitting at the grocery store. I remember talking 247 00:12:38,040 --> 00:12:41,520 Speaker 4: about Friday football feast ideas and you came up with ihop, 248 00:12:41,600 --> 00:12:44,160 Speaker 4: like literally on the spot. I didn't understand how he 249 00:12:44,280 --> 00:12:47,560 Speaker 4: was hungry. You came up with that immediately, and we 250 00:12:47,880 --> 00:12:51,480 Speaker 4: I mean at least I did not ever foresee this 251 00:12:51,679 --> 00:12:52,920 Speaker 4: becoming something. 252 00:12:52,600 --> 00:12:55,199 Speaker 2: That would benefit like this. 253 00:12:55,360 --> 00:12:58,480 Speaker 4: It's it's actually been incredible, really and awesome to be 254 00:12:58,480 --> 00:12:59,680 Speaker 4: a part of so big. 255 00:12:59,679 --> 00:13:02,480 Speaker 3: Thanks everybody, and in terms of eye hoop and all 256 00:13:02,480 --> 00:13:06,320 Speaker 3: of that. Now, I don't forget, No, that's perfect fifteen, 257 00:13:07,559 --> 00:13:09,439 Speaker 3: that's awesome. One thing I did want to broach at 258 00:13:09,440 --> 00:13:11,560 Speaker 3: some point, I mean we're not We're not in it, 259 00:13:11,920 --> 00:13:15,680 Speaker 3: but we're still following, whether it's it's the Bears and what. 260 00:13:15,600 --> 00:13:18,559 Speaker 2: We've seen at Niners or Ravens. 261 00:13:18,679 --> 00:13:21,680 Speaker 3: What's up with Lamar versus will Jordan Love play with 262 00:13:21,720 --> 00:13:23,960 Speaker 3: the concussion? I mean the other side of this game, 263 00:13:24,000 --> 00:13:26,880 Speaker 3: Alec in terms of if we were to beat the Lions, 264 00:13:26,880 --> 00:13:30,480 Speaker 3: that assures, of course the Packers a playoff spot, but 265 00:13:30,559 --> 00:13:33,480 Speaker 3: if the Lions handle business this weekend, it's still a 266 00:13:33,800 --> 00:13:36,480 Speaker 3: Lions got to win out, Packers got to lose out, 267 00:13:36,559 --> 00:13:38,920 Speaker 3: and so there's still in a wild card race that 268 00:13:38,960 --> 00:13:40,600 Speaker 3: isn't the most interesting you've ever seen. 269 00:13:40,920 --> 00:13:42,960 Speaker 2: It affects North teams, but. 270 00:13:42,880 --> 00:13:47,120 Speaker 3: These these handicapping these games into this weekend. Here with 271 00:13:47,160 --> 00:13:50,480 Speaker 3: what you've seen out of the Packers now post injury 272 00:13:50,520 --> 00:13:53,440 Speaker 3: to Parsons now the head injury needing that game against 273 00:13:53,440 --> 00:13:56,040 Speaker 3: the Ravens, and what you've seen out of the Bears. 274 00:13:56,080 --> 00:13:58,560 Speaker 3: But they're heading to San Fran into the Bay. I 275 00:13:58,600 --> 00:14:02,200 Speaker 3: mean these games handy capping them, slash and joining them 276 00:14:02,360 --> 00:14:03,959 Speaker 3: is very difficult into the weekend. 277 00:14:04,040 --> 00:14:06,319 Speaker 4: Well yeah, I mean part of it is just the injuries, 278 00:14:06,400 --> 00:14:09,680 Speaker 4: like as Jordan Love's concussion, where's he at? Malik Willis 279 00:14:09,760 --> 00:14:13,559 Speaker 4: has a shoulder injury, where is he? Is Lamar Jackson 280 00:14:13,600 --> 00:14:15,880 Speaker 4: gonna play for the Ravens and then if not, it's 281 00:14:15,920 --> 00:14:17,880 Speaker 4: gonna be not Snoop Dogg, but Snoop Huntley. 282 00:14:18,080 --> 00:14:21,000 Speaker 2: So I mean you're talking about the Bears. 283 00:14:21,640 --> 00:14:24,880 Speaker 4: Like that game the other night, the night before the 284 00:14:24,960 --> 00:14:29,280 Speaker 4: Vikings played the Giants was just exceptional. Like I loved 285 00:14:29,320 --> 00:14:31,360 Speaker 4: watching that game just as a fan of football. 286 00:14:31,400 --> 00:14:34,440 Speaker 2: I thought Malik Willis played really well in the game. 287 00:14:34,600 --> 00:14:37,520 Speaker 4: Yeah, and then Ben Johnson and what he's been able 288 00:14:37,560 --> 00:14:41,000 Speaker 4: to do is beyond impressive. I mean, they run the 289 00:14:41,000 --> 00:14:45,240 Speaker 4: ball really well behind a great offensive line. The defense 290 00:14:45,680 --> 00:14:49,400 Speaker 4: at some point, like the turnovers just become a feature 291 00:14:49,520 --> 00:14:50,240 Speaker 4: and less just. 292 00:14:50,200 --> 00:14:51,240 Speaker 2: This variance thing. 293 00:14:51,400 --> 00:14:54,600 Speaker 4: I view the Bears kind of like the twenty twenty 294 00:14:54,640 --> 00:14:58,480 Speaker 4: two Vikings, except their quarterback has a little more like 295 00:14:58,680 --> 00:15:02,960 Speaker 4: ceiling to them, and then their defensive coordinator and the 296 00:15:03,000 --> 00:15:07,760 Speaker 4: adaptability on defense gives them a much probably higher probability 297 00:15:07,760 --> 00:15:10,560 Speaker 4: of chance and a one off sample, but it'll be 298 00:15:10,600 --> 00:15:13,920 Speaker 4: interesting to see who wins these games this weekend. And again, 299 00:15:14,080 --> 00:15:16,680 Speaker 4: like just to go back to the Packers, defensive coordinator 300 00:15:16,760 --> 00:15:20,240 Speaker 4: Jeff Hafley's really good and so they've been able to 301 00:15:20,280 --> 00:15:23,880 Speaker 4: work even without Michael Parsons and then Malik Willis stepping in, 302 00:15:24,720 --> 00:15:27,640 Speaker 4: and the seamless nature with which that offense has been 303 00:15:27,680 --> 00:15:30,400 Speaker 4: able to run without Jordan Love and Spurts the last 304 00:15:30,440 --> 00:15:31,520 Speaker 4: couple of years. 305 00:15:31,160 --> 00:15:33,040 Speaker 2: It kind of blows you away a little bit. 306 00:15:33,080 --> 00:15:35,560 Speaker 3: The way we were talking about culture and coaching in 307 00:15:35,600 --> 00:15:38,640 Speaker 3: the NFL. Would you see you know, Ben Johnson. We 308 00:15:38,640 --> 00:15:40,600 Speaker 3: can look at it and say, wow, that's a loss 309 00:15:40,680 --> 00:15:44,120 Speaker 3: on Detroit side, But do you believe in Ben Johnson 310 00:15:44,160 --> 00:15:46,960 Speaker 3: as not a twenty twenty two Not that that was 311 00:15:47,000 --> 00:15:50,040 Speaker 3: a flash in the pan per se, but it was circumstantially, 312 00:15:50,400 --> 00:15:53,160 Speaker 3: you know, every ball bouncing in favor of the Purple 313 00:15:53,240 --> 00:15:55,560 Speaker 3: We felt that in twenty twenty two, loved it and 314 00:15:55,600 --> 00:15:59,000 Speaker 3: then we add well the Giants at home wild Guard weekend, 315 00:15:59,000 --> 00:16:01,360 Speaker 3: it didn't work out the Tell Boys. But now this 316 00:16:01,440 --> 00:16:05,560 Speaker 3: time around, whether it's level of faith in the quarterback 317 00:16:05,600 --> 00:16:09,280 Speaker 3: and what he's been able to do, establishing really Chicago 318 00:16:09,360 --> 00:16:12,080 Speaker 3: Lands version of the Detroit running attack with the two 319 00:16:12,120 --> 00:16:15,480 Speaker 3: headed beast, you know, trusting in Ben Johnson, believing that 320 00:16:15,480 --> 00:16:18,440 Speaker 3: this small sample size is actually just the story of 321 00:16:18,520 --> 00:16:19,880 Speaker 3: stability and what's to come. 322 00:16:19,920 --> 00:16:21,520 Speaker 2: Do you are are you there yet. With him? 323 00:16:22,400 --> 00:16:27,320 Speaker 4: Yeah, with Ben Johnson, I have the utmost respect for him. 324 00:16:27,640 --> 00:16:29,720 Speaker 4: One of the things that doesn't get enough credit is 325 00:16:29,760 --> 00:16:34,000 Speaker 4: his ability to adapt in game offensively and play the 326 00:16:34,120 --> 00:16:35,560 Speaker 4: chess match within the game. 327 00:16:36,080 --> 00:16:38,600 Speaker 2: He is as good as anybody with that. 328 00:16:38,880 --> 00:16:41,720 Speaker 4: And then he I mean, he installs the run game 329 00:16:42,080 --> 00:16:44,440 Speaker 4: like he is the coach standing in front of the 330 00:16:44,520 --> 00:16:47,120 Speaker 4: room in a week two week basis, in front of 331 00:16:47,120 --> 00:16:51,160 Speaker 4: the Bears offense and installing the run game with passion 332 00:16:51,720 --> 00:16:55,680 Speaker 4: and with intent and with priority. And you see that 333 00:16:55,760 --> 00:16:58,400 Speaker 4: in the way they play. They value the run game. 334 00:16:58,840 --> 00:17:01,280 Speaker 4: It is something that they really hang their hat on. 335 00:17:01,640 --> 00:17:04,480 Speaker 4: And then Caleb Williams, it feels like Ben has really 336 00:17:04,520 --> 00:17:06,960 Speaker 4: pushed him to a certain place where he has become 337 00:17:07,000 --> 00:17:10,280 Speaker 4: more consistent. So yeah, I'm a buyer of the Bears 338 00:17:10,280 --> 00:17:12,919 Speaker 4: for sure, A believer in the Bears for sure. Do 339 00:17:13,000 --> 00:17:14,640 Speaker 4: I think they can win the Super Bowl this year? 340 00:17:14,800 --> 00:17:16,760 Speaker 2: Not at all. Do I think they can win multiple 341 00:17:16,760 --> 00:17:17,520 Speaker 2: playoff games? 342 00:17:17,880 --> 00:17:17,960 Speaker 5: No? 343 00:17:18,400 --> 00:17:20,720 Speaker 4: But do I think and believe in Ben Johnson and 344 00:17:20,760 --> 00:17:23,040 Speaker 4: the culture he will build within this division for a 345 00:17:23,080 --> 00:17:23,639 Speaker 4: long time. 346 00:17:23,920 --> 00:17:24,840 Speaker 2: Absolutely, I do. 347 00:17:25,480 --> 00:17:27,160 Speaker 3: I was here, I was listening to the Power Trap 348 00:17:27,200 --> 00:17:29,160 Speaker 3: Morning show today and I think it was Pella Sero 349 00:17:29,280 --> 00:17:32,280 Speaker 3: talking about it a bit like pa We've mentioned just 350 00:17:32,359 --> 00:17:34,760 Speaker 3: kind of chip chair and chance and it feels like 351 00:17:34,840 --> 00:17:37,000 Speaker 3: that year. And that's what hurts his Vikings fans is 352 00:17:37,000 --> 00:17:39,520 Speaker 3: we're not part of that, the chip chair and chance 353 00:17:39,560 --> 00:17:42,760 Speaker 3: opportunity in the postseason. But when you think about similarly 354 00:17:42,840 --> 00:17:45,919 Speaker 3: to going to a neutral field with fourteen wins and 355 00:17:45,960 --> 00:17:48,679 Speaker 3: playing the Rams a year ago, one of these teams, 356 00:17:48,680 --> 00:17:50,960 Speaker 3: I mean, even the second seeded bears themselves, if it 357 00:17:50,960 --> 00:17:53,359 Speaker 3: plays out the way it currently is sitting in the standings, 358 00:17:53,720 --> 00:17:57,840 Speaker 3: they're gonna have to go potentially at some point to 359 00:17:57,920 --> 00:18:01,160 Speaker 3: an NFC West team. I mean, right now, the Panthers 360 00:18:01,200 --> 00:18:04,320 Speaker 3: would be hosting the Niners. What a freaking kick in 361 00:18:04,359 --> 00:18:07,199 Speaker 3: the pants to be hosting a playoff game after that 362 00:18:07,240 --> 00:18:10,280 Speaker 3: grind to get through and oh your reward is the Niners. 363 00:18:10,400 --> 00:18:10,640 Speaker 2: Yeah. 364 00:18:10,840 --> 00:18:13,840 Speaker 3: Just the muddy nature of this postseason, specifically in the 365 00:18:13,920 --> 00:18:16,320 Speaker 3: NFC is just it's super fascinating and fun. 366 00:18:16,600 --> 00:18:17,720 Speaker 2: I think it's fascinating. 367 00:18:17,880 --> 00:18:24,320 Speaker 1: The audible nature of the complaining about teams with twelve, 368 00:18:24,400 --> 00:18:27,040 Speaker 1: thirteen to fourteen wins having to go on the road. 369 00:18:27,119 --> 00:18:30,080 Speaker 1: Round number one just popped up last couple of years. 370 00:18:30,400 --> 00:18:33,520 Speaker 1: Everybody seemed to be awfully cool with it until their 371 00:18:33,600 --> 00:18:35,640 Speaker 1: team was the one that had to go on the road. 372 00:18:36,560 --> 00:18:39,399 Speaker 1: I think the Niners are going to win the NFC West, 373 00:18:39,480 --> 00:18:41,879 Speaker 1: and I think that's going to be that's going to 374 00:18:41,960 --> 00:18:44,760 Speaker 1: be very intriguing because Seattle's going to bring a good 375 00:18:44,800 --> 00:18:46,920 Speaker 1: team on the road. The Rams are going to bring 376 00:18:46,960 --> 00:18:50,840 Speaker 1: a good team on the road. Philadelphia Division champions, They're 377 00:18:50,840 --> 00:18:52,960 Speaker 1: gonna have a home playoff game. They're going to have 378 00:18:52,960 --> 00:18:56,280 Speaker 1: to win three consecutive. Pity the fool who thinks they can't, 379 00:18:56,720 --> 00:19:01,199 Speaker 1: because they can. And the NFC North, you know, it 380 00:19:01,480 --> 00:19:04,400 Speaker 1: ended the season and for a large part of the season. Yeah, 381 00:19:04,440 --> 00:19:05,960 Speaker 1: I think it was fair to look at it as 382 00:19:06,000 --> 00:19:09,919 Speaker 1: the best division in the NFL. It might be, but 383 00:19:10,359 --> 00:19:13,199 Speaker 1: I mean that NFC West, man, It's I don't know 384 00:19:13,200 --> 00:19:15,520 Speaker 1: if the NFC North is the best division in the NFL. 385 00:19:15,560 --> 00:19:16,040 Speaker 2: You know what I mean? 386 00:19:16,240 --> 00:19:18,240 Speaker 4: No, I mean, I'm not sure, but I will say 387 00:19:18,280 --> 00:19:21,680 Speaker 4: like these teams in this division are are hardened with 388 00:19:21,800 --> 00:19:24,680 Speaker 4: the competition that they face on a week to week basis, 389 00:19:24,720 --> 00:19:28,160 Speaker 4: Like the I mean the specific to the Packers and Bears, 390 00:19:28,440 --> 00:19:31,800 Speaker 4: like the leverage moments in the games they've played. That 391 00:19:31,880 --> 00:19:34,560 Speaker 4: stuff matters once you get into the playoffs. And I 392 00:19:34,640 --> 00:19:37,199 Speaker 4: will say, I mean, the Packers are really interesting to me, 393 00:19:37,240 --> 00:19:39,800 Speaker 4: and they have been all year. Not having Micah to 394 00:19:39,880 --> 00:19:43,199 Speaker 4: me limits their ceiling. But I've told you guys before, 395 00:19:43,240 --> 00:19:46,119 Speaker 4: like I think Jordan Love's really good. Their offense is 396 00:19:46,520 --> 00:19:49,160 Speaker 4: really well schemed. So I will be you guys said 397 00:19:49,160 --> 00:19:51,400 Speaker 4: it's fascinating. I will be just very curious to see 398 00:19:51,400 --> 00:19:52,160 Speaker 4: how it plays out. 399 00:19:52,240 --> 00:19:54,840 Speaker 1: The talker from there, and I think it's a fair 400 00:19:54,920 --> 00:19:59,439 Speaker 1: talker is despite losing Michael Parsons and despite the injury 401 00:19:59,480 --> 00:20:03,800 Speaker 1: to Jordan Love, the way they lost at Denver, and 402 00:20:04,080 --> 00:20:06,520 Speaker 1: Denver's a good team, quality team, and then the way 403 00:20:06,520 --> 00:20:10,679 Speaker 1: they just lost Bear's quality team. If the Packers don't 404 00:20:10,720 --> 00:20:15,119 Speaker 1: win a playoff game this year, I wonder, however, management 405 00:20:15,160 --> 00:20:19,479 Speaker 1: is structured there as a team that's owned by the fans. 406 00:20:19,520 --> 00:20:21,240 Speaker 1: I just wonder, you know what they're going to think 407 00:20:21,240 --> 00:20:22,000 Speaker 1: of Matt Lafleur. 408 00:20:22,200 --> 00:20:25,359 Speaker 3: Yeah, it's in just all the wins and the sustained success. 409 00:20:25,480 --> 00:20:27,520 Speaker 3: But then you run into the roadblock. I think that's 410 00:20:27,560 --> 00:20:29,199 Speaker 3: why I would have to bend the knee to the 411 00:20:29,320 --> 00:20:32,199 Speaker 3: NFC West. When you talk about who the best division 412 00:20:32,240 --> 00:20:34,920 Speaker 3: in football, and specifically in the National Football Conference. 413 00:20:35,240 --> 00:20:37,560 Speaker 2: Is the getting over the hump as good as the 414 00:20:37,600 --> 00:20:38,240 Speaker 2: Lions were. 415 00:20:38,280 --> 00:20:40,760 Speaker 3: Lions fans going from bags over their heads to thinking 416 00:20:40,800 --> 00:20:44,240 Speaker 3: about bye weeks. In the playoffs, they get absolutely waxed 417 00:20:44,320 --> 00:20:47,000 Speaker 3: at home in front of their favorite fan base by 418 00:20:47,000 --> 00:20:50,280 Speaker 3: the Commanders, and you have the Viking situation sadly the 419 00:20:50,320 --> 00:20:53,000 Speaker 3: way it plays out against the Rams getting over the hump. 420 00:20:53,080 --> 00:20:53,959 Speaker 2: Mcvay's done it. 421 00:20:54,200 --> 00:20:56,879 Speaker 3: Shanahan needs to find that trophy, but he's done it 422 00:20:56,920 --> 00:21:00,320 Speaker 3: in terms of getting to Super Bowls and now new 423 00:21:00,440 --> 00:21:03,960 Speaker 3: new regime, new culture, new era in Seattle. I just 424 00:21:03,960 --> 00:21:06,800 Speaker 3: think the West at this particular moment. The North might 425 00:21:06,840 --> 00:21:09,520 Speaker 3: be more competitive top to bottom, but I think the 426 00:21:09,560 --> 00:21:12,320 Speaker 3: West might be the best division in the bit. 427 00:21:12,480 --> 00:21:14,240 Speaker 2: Well, laflort not to cut you off. 428 00:21:14,280 --> 00:21:18,399 Speaker 4: The laflor thing is, I mean, if you let go 429 00:21:18,520 --> 00:21:21,399 Speaker 4: of that guy, I mean you better be finding someone 430 00:21:21,560 --> 00:21:23,400 Speaker 4: special because and and. 431 00:21:23,280 --> 00:21:25,439 Speaker 3: Look, well that's always the argument though, like I've heard it. 432 00:21:25,480 --> 00:21:27,040 Speaker 3: You know in the college football team. We'll talk with 433 00:21:27,080 --> 00:21:29,280 Speaker 3: Tanner at eleven. It's like, if you're gonna fire somebody 434 00:21:29,400 --> 00:21:32,639 Speaker 3: or PJ moves on, who you're gonna get if you 435 00:21:32,680 --> 00:21:34,680 Speaker 3: get rid of laflora as good as he is who 436 00:21:34,720 --> 00:21:37,239 Speaker 3: you're gonna get. Yeah, and and and I wonder how 437 00:21:37,320 --> 00:21:39,560 Speaker 3: much that paralyzes people from making. 438 00:21:39,400 --> 00:21:41,440 Speaker 2: Even if it was the right decision, not saying. 439 00:21:41,240 --> 00:21:43,560 Speaker 3: They should fire Laflora, I just wonder how that plays 440 00:21:43,560 --> 00:21:45,360 Speaker 3: into their mindset when they make that decision. 441 00:21:45,480 --> 00:21:48,960 Speaker 4: And he's obviously Matt is an interesting personality, and he's 442 00:21:49,119 --> 00:21:52,520 Speaker 4: very fiery, and I mean he carries himself with a 443 00:21:52,560 --> 00:21:55,960 Speaker 4: certain amount of like air to him. Without question, I'm 444 00:21:56,000 --> 00:21:59,480 Speaker 4: saying that in a very Minnesota nice way, but I 445 00:21:59,520 --> 00:22:03,040 Speaker 4: mean as an offensive like the development of Jordan Love, 446 00:22:03,480 --> 00:22:06,560 Speaker 4: what they do in the run game, you know so 447 00:22:06,680 --> 00:22:09,119 Speaker 4: many young players. That team should be good for a 448 00:22:09,200 --> 00:22:11,840 Speaker 4: long time with where they are right now. And and 449 00:22:12,240 --> 00:22:14,239 Speaker 4: I mean he's had a big role in building that. 450 00:22:14,440 --> 00:22:18,000 Speaker 4: So that's just kind of how I view it. 451 00:22:18,240 --> 00:22:18,840 Speaker 2: But we'll see. 452 00:22:18,880 --> 00:22:21,720 Speaker 4: I mean, it is a new president. I believe in 453 00:22:22,640 --> 00:22:24,960 Speaker 4: ed policy, I believe his name. So it'll be interesting 454 00:22:25,000 --> 00:22:25,840 Speaker 4: to follow from AFAR. 455 00:22:26,000 --> 00:22:28,879 Speaker 1: Minnesota Wild coach John Hines joins the feast when we 456 00:22:28,920 --> 00:22:31,760 Speaker 1: return to Buffalo Wild Wings Roseville on k f. 457 00:22:31,720 --> 00:22:32,080 Speaker 6: A N. 458 00:22:34,680 --> 00:22:56,400 Speaker 1: Fan Buffalo Wild Wings Roseville on the Christmas. 459 00:22:56,040 --> 00:23:00,480 Speaker 2: Seed for checking Feast. Can we get a witness in. 460 00:23:00,520 --> 00:23:05,000 Speaker 5: A raucous round of applause for Minnesota Wild coach John Hines, 461 00:23:05,040 --> 00:23:08,800 Speaker 5: who's joining us now via the phone lines. Coach Hines, 462 00:23:09,280 --> 00:23:12,280 Speaker 5: It's Paul Allen Alex Lewis from the Athletic nor to 463 00:23:12,440 --> 00:23:16,760 Speaker 5: the producer, and welcome to the Wednesday four checking feast. 464 00:23:17,040 --> 00:23:19,360 Speaker 1: Merry Christmas to you and your family. To Coach Hines, 465 00:23:19,400 --> 00:23:29,520 Speaker 1: how are you heinze B three. 466 00:23:29,359 --> 00:23:38,120 Speaker 2: Two five winds four JJ, Coach Hines, Sam, what's going on? Brother? 467 00:23:40,640 --> 00:23:45,600 Speaker 2: All right? We will have coaches here momentarily. The physically. 468 00:23:45,760 --> 00:23:48,280 Speaker 1: Yesterday, your boy's body broke down a little bit about 469 00:23:48,280 --> 00:23:48,840 Speaker 1: ten o'clock. 470 00:23:48,880 --> 00:23:50,240 Speaker 2: So I slept from. 471 00:23:50,280 --> 00:23:55,440 Speaker 1: Noon until five and then like eight thirty until five 472 00:23:55,480 --> 00:23:56,000 Speaker 1: in the morning. 473 00:23:56,080 --> 00:23:59,520 Speaker 4: How did you sleep that much overnight after sleeping five 474 00:23:59,600 --> 00:24:00,640 Speaker 4: hours during the day, and. 475 00:24:00,600 --> 00:24:02,240 Speaker 2: Explained it because I'm not an apple man. I'm not 476 00:24:02,280 --> 00:24:05,359 Speaker 2: an apple I've never heard that'd be like I needed it. 477 00:24:06,359 --> 00:24:07,000 Speaker 2: Nordo saw it. 478 00:24:07,080 --> 00:24:10,080 Speaker 1: Yesterday your boy's body fell at part I mean that 479 00:24:10,080 --> 00:24:12,680 Speaker 1: that eleven hours on buses and planes on Saturday. 480 00:24:13,040 --> 00:24:14,800 Speaker 2: I mean I think it had a lingering effect. 481 00:24:14,800 --> 00:24:17,000 Speaker 4: Well, I mean for you to be playing through playing 482 00:24:17,080 --> 00:24:18,200 Speaker 4: hurt this late in the season. 483 00:24:18,240 --> 00:24:19,200 Speaker 2: I wanted to be there for. 484 00:24:19,160 --> 00:24:22,480 Speaker 1: The Finch and Quasi interviews yesterday at t CEO Studio. 485 00:24:23,320 --> 00:24:26,480 Speaker 1: That was it, and so therefore I knew the Wild 486 00:24:26,560 --> 00:24:29,120 Speaker 1: War was playing, but I didn't watch the game because 487 00:24:29,160 --> 00:24:32,840 Speaker 1: I was knocked out. But they they, well, why don't 488 00:24:32,840 --> 00:24:34,840 Speaker 1: you dollars what happened? You watched it for a coach 489 00:24:34,920 --> 00:24:35,600 Speaker 1: eines Intel. 490 00:24:35,720 --> 00:24:37,320 Speaker 2: Yeah, I turned it on the third period. 491 00:24:37,640 --> 00:24:40,760 Speaker 4: It was two two at the time, and I mean 492 00:24:41,040 --> 00:24:43,280 Speaker 4: it was I had been watching the Wolves and I 493 00:24:43,320 --> 00:24:46,320 Speaker 4: wasn't really doing much last night besides watching Vikings Lions 494 00:24:46,400 --> 00:24:49,359 Speaker 4: film just to prepare for Thursday's game, and then. 495 00:24:49,200 --> 00:24:50,640 Speaker 2: It obviously switches over. 496 00:24:50,920 --> 00:24:53,959 Speaker 4: I switched over for the Wolves looking at the Wild 497 00:24:54,080 --> 00:24:56,520 Speaker 4: and and it was you know, there was an early 498 00:24:56,640 --> 00:24:59,960 Speaker 4: power play in the third period that the Wild could 499 00:25:00,080 --> 00:25:02,399 Speaker 4: and capitalize on and then for there that led to 500 00:25:02,440 --> 00:25:05,639 Speaker 4: overtime and and I believe it was Stamcost who punched 501 00:25:05,680 --> 00:25:06,480 Speaker 4: it in at the end. 502 00:25:06,520 --> 00:25:09,600 Speaker 2: But I I, uh, yeah, I enjoyed watching them. They're 503 00:25:09,640 --> 00:25:10,240 Speaker 2: fun to watch. 504 00:25:10,359 --> 00:25:12,159 Speaker 3: Yeah, they are fun to watch, and I thought there 505 00:25:12,160 --> 00:25:14,280 Speaker 3: were periods where they were dominating the game, but you 506 00:25:14,280 --> 00:25:16,080 Speaker 3: you mentioned the power play, and that was where they 507 00:25:16,119 --> 00:25:18,520 Speaker 3: kind of got nipped back. Into the first period there 508 00:25:19,040 --> 00:25:21,399 Speaker 3: with two power play goals for the Preds. 509 00:25:21,040 --> 00:25:23,640 Speaker 2: And and the Central Division collisions as they are. 510 00:25:23,760 --> 00:25:26,159 Speaker 3: You've spent so much time focusing on the Stars and 511 00:25:26,200 --> 00:25:28,840 Speaker 3: Aves Preds are game, and that's that's when you want 512 00:25:28,840 --> 00:25:31,119 Speaker 3: two points in certainly, And when we talked to the 513 00:25:31,119 --> 00:25:33,320 Speaker 3: head coach, if we're able to, we'll uh, you know, 514 00:25:33,359 --> 00:25:35,879 Speaker 3: he'll he'll yeah. Of course he watched those two points. 515 00:25:35,920 --> 00:25:38,400 Speaker 3: But Heinze, oh yeah, hey. 516 00:25:38,240 --> 00:25:41,760 Speaker 6: Coach going, I'm here. How you guys doing. 517 00:25:42,160 --> 00:25:46,679 Speaker 1: Hold on, ladies and gentlemen at the Wednesday four checking 518 00:25:46,720 --> 00:25:49,520 Speaker 1: feast at Buffalo Wild Wings Roseville, can we get a 519 00:25:49,560 --> 00:25:52,320 Speaker 1: witness in a racus roundup applause for Minnesota wild head 520 00:25:52,320 --> 00:25:56,720 Speaker 1: coach Sean Hines. Uh Man, we got fifty points at 521 00:25:56,720 --> 00:25:59,399 Speaker 1: the holiday break and that's the most in the history 522 00:25:59,440 --> 00:26:02,320 Speaker 1: of the franchise at this stage. That's the uh that 523 00:26:02,359 --> 00:26:05,520 Speaker 1: would be the rose colored look at it. Coaches, though 524 00:26:05,560 --> 00:26:09,359 Speaker 1: they rarely smell said roses. So Heinze still is probably 525 00:26:09,359 --> 00:26:11,159 Speaker 1: thinking about last night a little bit, or maybe that 526 00:26:11,280 --> 00:26:14,760 Speaker 1: Colorado game. So we are here to share some Christmas 527 00:26:14,840 --> 00:26:16,800 Speaker 1: cheer with one of our favorite coaches. 528 00:26:17,080 --> 00:26:19,320 Speaker 2: How about a roundup applause? Ladies and gentlemen. 529 00:26:19,320 --> 00:26:22,720 Speaker 1: Make them feel good with Christmas tomorrow, coach onmes. Merry 530 00:26:22,800 --> 00:26:25,439 Speaker 1: Christmas to you, brother, you and your family. God bless you. 531 00:26:25,520 --> 00:26:28,680 Speaker 1: Thank you for joining nine to noon on a weekly basis. 532 00:26:29,000 --> 00:26:31,400 Speaker 1: And uh and now that you guys get some downtime, 533 00:26:31,480 --> 00:26:32,879 Speaker 1: what do you do with the downtime? 534 00:26:34,680 --> 00:26:37,520 Speaker 6: Yeah? Thanks P. I appreciate the uh, all all the 535 00:26:37,560 --> 00:26:39,639 Speaker 6: support there and always fun coming on with you guys 536 00:26:40,840 --> 00:26:43,960 Speaker 6: every week. I would say, you know what it's it's 537 00:26:44,000 --> 00:26:46,480 Speaker 6: it's really a quiet time. Today is obviously we have 538 00:26:46,520 --> 00:26:50,680 Speaker 6: three days off, so just finishing up a couple of 539 00:26:50,720 --> 00:26:53,320 Speaker 6: things video wise and things like that this morning and 540 00:26:53,359 --> 00:26:55,480 Speaker 6: then kind of put it to bed for you know, 541 00:26:55,600 --> 00:27:01,679 Speaker 6: put this afternoon tonight tomorrow, kind of get away from 542 00:27:01,680 --> 00:27:04,119 Speaker 6: a little bit. Just just stay at home with my family, 543 00:27:04,200 --> 00:27:07,679 Speaker 6: enjoy Christmas in some downtime, and then kind of rerack 544 00:27:07,720 --> 00:27:10,600 Speaker 6: a little bit on the twenty sixth of some preparations, 545 00:27:10,640 --> 00:27:12,480 Speaker 6: and then we're back at it for a big fourteen 546 00:27:12,560 --> 00:27:13,879 Speaker 6: day road trip on the twenty seventh. 547 00:27:14,400 --> 00:27:17,560 Speaker 1: All Right, the next voice you'll hear at these football 548 00:27:17,600 --> 00:27:21,440 Speaker 1: slash four checking feast, we have me Nordo, the producer 549 00:27:21,640 --> 00:27:25,679 Speaker 1: with whom you chat weekly Also, a man named Alec 550 00:27:25,800 --> 00:27:28,560 Speaker 1: Lewis covers the Minnesota Vikings writes about the NFL for 551 00:27:28,600 --> 00:27:33,000 Speaker 1: the Athletic The Athletic dot Com. He moved here from Aniston, Alabama, 552 00:27:33,040 --> 00:27:36,800 Speaker 1: within the last five years and really never had followed 553 00:27:36,800 --> 00:27:38,960 Speaker 1: hockey a lit so then he moves into the state 554 00:27:39,000 --> 00:27:41,760 Speaker 1: of hockey and he's like, I better learn something about this. 555 00:27:42,240 --> 00:27:46,200 Speaker 1: He has become the biggest Matt Boldi fan you will 556 00:27:46,280 --> 00:27:50,159 Speaker 1: ever find. He leads the Anniston, Alabama charge of the 557 00:27:50,200 --> 00:27:54,199 Speaker 1: Matt Boldi Fan Club. They have branches in Birmingham and 558 00:27:54,359 --> 00:27:59,040 Speaker 1: also spreading into Mississippi and Louisiana and Oklahoma. Alex is 559 00:27:59,080 --> 00:28:00,560 Speaker 1: super excited to chat with you. 560 00:28:00,680 --> 00:28:04,199 Speaker 4: Ale Yeah, coaches, thanks for being here. First off, I 561 00:28:04,240 --> 00:28:06,840 Speaker 4: hope Russo and Joe Smith take it easy on you. 562 00:28:07,080 --> 00:28:10,480 Speaker 4: Those guys are dogged. I do want to ask with 563 00:28:10,640 --> 00:28:15,760 Speaker 4: Matt Boldie obviously what I'd just be curious from your perspective, 564 00:28:15,960 --> 00:28:18,400 Speaker 4: what is most special about him? 565 00:28:18,440 --> 00:28:23,720 Speaker 2: In your eyes? Boldie, you're talking about yes, ye. 566 00:28:24,880 --> 00:28:28,040 Speaker 6: Yeah, he's you know what bolds is, uh. He's a 567 00:28:28,119 --> 00:28:35,360 Speaker 6: He's a really talented, athletically gifted UH player. And what 568 00:28:35,480 --> 00:28:39,440 Speaker 6: makes him specialists he's got he really has a combination 569 00:28:39,520 --> 00:28:43,880 Speaker 6: of great physical attributes, but he also has great hockey sense, 570 00:28:44,080 --> 00:28:47,000 Speaker 6: you know, like you have that in any any sport. 571 00:28:47,080 --> 00:28:50,240 Speaker 6: Awareness reads intuition to be able to play the game. 572 00:28:51,520 --> 00:28:53,600 Speaker 6: That's what Bolts has and what you know, what he's 573 00:28:53,600 --> 00:28:57,160 Speaker 6: done is he's really built himself into a very consistent, 574 00:28:57,240 --> 00:29:00,240 Speaker 6: reliable player. He plays to his strengths with which is 575 00:29:00,280 --> 00:29:04,920 Speaker 6: a power forward game that has high end skill. He's 576 00:29:04,920 --> 00:29:08,920 Speaker 6: extremely competitive. So when you get that combination of someone 577 00:29:08,920 --> 00:29:11,840 Speaker 6: that that is you know, has the physical attributes that 578 00:29:11,920 --> 00:29:16,640 Speaker 6: he has combined with a work ethic and a dedication 579 00:29:16,800 --> 00:29:20,000 Speaker 6: to the game and a competitive spirit every night, you 580 00:29:20,000 --> 00:29:21,440 Speaker 6: know you have a good chance to become a real 581 00:29:21,440 --> 00:29:22,080 Speaker 6: elite player. 582 00:29:23,160 --> 00:29:24,480 Speaker 2: Hey, coach, now that now. 583 00:29:24,320 --> 00:29:27,680 Speaker 3: That we're nearly three weeks into having Quinn Hughes as 584 00:29:27,680 --> 00:29:29,200 Speaker 3: a part of this or a couple of weeks as 585 00:29:29,280 --> 00:29:32,000 Speaker 3: part of having Quinn Hughes involved, are there things that 586 00:29:32,040 --> 00:29:35,920 Speaker 3: you're starting to learn about your squad, learn about this roster, 587 00:29:36,040 --> 00:29:38,920 Speaker 3: how they work together, how they mix together. Now that 588 00:29:39,000 --> 00:29:41,800 Speaker 3: you you have added another high end or into the mix. 589 00:29:41,840 --> 00:29:43,840 Speaker 2: We know he changes games, but have. 590 00:29:43,880 --> 00:29:45,760 Speaker 3: You have you seen anything over the last couple of 591 00:29:45,760 --> 00:29:49,240 Speaker 3: weeks in terms of how you're how you're perceiving some 592 00:29:49,280 --> 00:29:50,440 Speaker 3: of the other guys in the mix. 593 00:29:52,640 --> 00:29:54,680 Speaker 6: Yeah, I think that if you know, anytime you make 594 00:29:54,720 --> 00:29:57,920 Speaker 6: a trader, add a player of of Quinn's significance to 595 00:29:57,960 --> 00:30:00,920 Speaker 6: your roster, there's always going to be some there's always 596 00:30:00,960 --> 00:30:03,920 Speaker 6: going to be some effects and some change because you're 597 00:30:03,920 --> 00:30:06,000 Speaker 6: adding you know, one of the top two defensemen in 598 00:30:06,040 --> 00:30:08,920 Speaker 6: the league to your team, So roles and responsibilities are 599 00:30:08,920 --> 00:30:11,400 Speaker 6: going to change. What I will say is that Quinn's 600 00:30:11,480 --> 00:30:16,760 Speaker 6: really fit in the personality, fit and what he brings 601 00:30:16,840 --> 00:30:19,920 Speaker 6: on and off the ice has fit really well with 602 00:30:19,960 --> 00:30:22,960 Speaker 6: our team. Sometimes that's not always the case, but he's 603 00:30:22,960 --> 00:30:25,000 Speaker 6: fit really well with our group. I think from a 604 00:30:25,000 --> 00:30:29,040 Speaker 6: team chemistry standpoint and from an on ice standpoint, what 605 00:30:29,160 --> 00:30:32,200 Speaker 6: I'm starting to see now, not just with Quinn, but 606 00:30:32,320 --> 00:30:36,440 Speaker 6: that we're healthy, is that now there's roles and responsibilities 607 00:30:36,520 --> 00:30:42,040 Speaker 6: have shifted, ice time has shifted, and now it's you know, 608 00:30:42,080 --> 00:30:44,160 Speaker 6: we've got to get through that too. Is okay, we 609 00:30:44,320 --> 00:30:47,240 Speaker 6: have a healthy team right now, we have a deep 610 00:30:47,280 --> 00:30:49,640 Speaker 6: team right now. Well, now there needs to be some 611 00:30:49,640 --> 00:30:52,560 Speaker 6: self sacrifice and how do we man how do we 612 00:30:52,640 --> 00:30:57,120 Speaker 6: get the right roles and responsibilities and ice times to 613 00:30:57,200 --> 00:31:00,720 Speaker 6: where everybody has an ability to contribute and we're a 614 00:31:00,760 --> 00:31:03,720 Speaker 6: well oiled machine. I think that's sputtered a little bit. 615 00:31:03,640 --> 00:31:07,880 Speaker 2: The last two games, John, When you make a move 616 00:31:08,000 --> 00:31:11,280 Speaker 2: for a player of the galliber of Hughes, is it 617 00:31:11,320 --> 00:31:14,680 Speaker 2: an indicator within the room that guys, you know, if 618 00:31:14,680 --> 00:31:16,840 Speaker 2: you didn't think that we were ten to ten serius, 619 00:31:16,920 --> 00:31:20,080 Speaker 2: we are And like, how does it open eyes of 620 00:31:20,200 --> 00:31:23,640 Speaker 2: others within the team within the room when you bring 621 00:31:23,680 --> 00:31:24,400 Speaker 2: somebody like that. 622 00:31:24,440 --> 00:31:28,800 Speaker 6: In, Well, it certainly sends the message to your team 623 00:31:28,880 --> 00:31:32,480 Speaker 6: that the organization believes in you and trying to give 624 00:31:32,560 --> 00:31:37,440 Speaker 6: us the best opportunity to be an extremely competitive team 625 00:31:37,800 --> 00:31:41,160 Speaker 6: in the regular scene season in the playoffs. So that's 626 00:31:41,200 --> 00:31:43,960 Speaker 6: always an invigorating experience when you have that, because you're 627 00:31:43,960 --> 00:31:46,640 Speaker 6: adding a player that certainly makes your team better and 628 00:31:47,880 --> 00:31:51,640 Speaker 6: deeper and stronger. But what comes along with that is 629 00:31:51,760 --> 00:31:55,680 Speaker 6: now things start to shift where there may be guys 630 00:31:55,680 --> 00:31:57,280 Speaker 6: that run the power play that are not on the 631 00:31:57,280 --> 00:31:57,760 Speaker 6: power play. 632 00:31:57,800 --> 00:31:57,920 Speaker 5: Now. 633 00:31:57,960 --> 00:31:59,480 Speaker 6: There may be guys that are used to playing in 634 00:31:59,480 --> 00:32:01,600 Speaker 6: the top four minutes, but now they're playing in the 635 00:32:01,600 --> 00:32:04,400 Speaker 6: five to six pair, you know, So you now it 636 00:32:04,480 --> 00:32:08,080 Speaker 6: starts to come to you've added a player of significance 637 00:32:08,120 --> 00:32:10,680 Speaker 6: to your team. It's made you deeper and stronger. But 638 00:32:10,800 --> 00:32:13,640 Speaker 6: now we've got to find and and and the players 639 00:32:13,720 --> 00:32:19,040 Speaker 6: have to be willing and accepting to play certain types 640 00:32:19,080 --> 00:32:21,200 Speaker 6: of roles for the benefit of the team. 641 00:32:22,240 --> 00:32:24,240 Speaker 3: You know, I didn't want to talk about, you know, 642 00:32:24,320 --> 00:32:26,160 Speaker 3: health and things, but you you did bring it up. 643 00:32:26,160 --> 00:32:26,440 Speaker 2: Coach. 644 00:32:27,000 --> 00:32:29,360 Speaker 3: It was just kind of fun to see Marcus Johansson back, 645 00:32:29,400 --> 00:32:32,880 Speaker 3: and we got Bogosian, we got Middleton. You mentioned a coach, 646 00:32:32,920 --> 00:32:36,080 Speaker 3: I mean, and those are parts of sadly too frequent, 647 00:32:36,400 --> 00:32:39,640 Speaker 3: a number of conversations that we have about your squad 648 00:32:39,720 --> 00:32:42,680 Speaker 3: and just getting guys on the ice and being available 649 00:32:42,720 --> 00:32:44,440 Speaker 3: and such. It was just kind of funny, you know, 650 00:32:44,480 --> 00:32:47,239 Speaker 3: Johansson gets an assist last night, like just having all 651 00:32:47,280 --> 00:32:49,400 Speaker 3: these guys. Look at the choices you have now from 652 00:32:49,400 --> 00:32:52,800 Speaker 3: a roster standpoint, coach, Oh, yeah. 653 00:32:52,600 --> 00:32:54,280 Speaker 6: It's so good. I mean, it's so nice to have 654 00:32:54,360 --> 00:32:57,880 Speaker 6: those guys back. And you know, I think the camerascry 655 00:32:57,960 --> 00:33:01,080 Speaker 6: within the team is very good. You know, when you 656 00:33:01,200 --> 00:33:03,400 Speaker 6: have guys that have been been out for a long 657 00:33:03,440 --> 00:33:05,680 Speaker 6: period of times, you know, it's nice to have those 658 00:33:05,680 --> 00:33:08,720 Speaker 6: guys back. And as you said, I think the options 659 00:33:09,640 --> 00:33:12,720 Speaker 6: that you have you feel comfortable being behind the bench 660 00:33:12,760 --> 00:33:17,200 Speaker 6: with that group, because I think everyone's you know, everyone's uh, 661 00:33:18,400 --> 00:33:20,360 Speaker 6: I think playing pretty solid right now. And that gives 662 00:33:20,400 --> 00:33:23,560 Speaker 6: us the ability to play guys in different situations and 663 00:33:23,560 --> 00:33:25,240 Speaker 6: and kind of roll it out a little bit. And 664 00:33:25,680 --> 00:33:28,000 Speaker 6: we're gonna need that, you know, especially coming out of 665 00:33:28,040 --> 00:33:29,880 Speaker 6: the break. It's gonna be you know, we're gonna come 666 00:33:29,880 --> 00:33:31,280 Speaker 6: on the break and play Winnipeg and then we're on 667 00:33:31,320 --> 00:33:33,880 Speaker 6: a fourteen day road trip with quite a bit of hockey. 668 00:33:33,960 --> 00:33:36,680 Speaker 6: So it's nice that as of now, we're look like 669 00:33:36,680 --> 00:33:38,760 Speaker 6: we're coming into that with a with a full group. 670 00:33:39,360 --> 00:33:41,760 Speaker 1: John Hines, coach of the Minnesota Wild, on the four 671 00:33:41,880 --> 00:33:44,960 Speaker 1: checking piece, All right, Alan, go ahead, coach? 672 00:33:44,960 --> 00:33:48,080 Speaker 4: Ons, are you're talking about, you know, assessing the amount 673 00:33:48,080 --> 00:33:51,440 Speaker 4: of ice time and trying to allocate, you know, the 674 00:33:51,560 --> 00:33:55,080 Speaker 4: correct amount in terms of you know, when you're including 675 00:33:55,080 --> 00:33:56,640 Speaker 4: a player like this and the ruster, Like, what is 676 00:33:56,680 --> 00:34:00,800 Speaker 4: the process for you guys as a coaching staff to 677 00:34:00,840 --> 00:34:05,400 Speaker 4: try to discern how much you're allocating and and like 678 00:34:05,480 --> 00:34:08,000 Speaker 4: what does the evaluation look like in trying to make 679 00:34:08,040 --> 00:34:09,799 Speaker 4: those decisions from your standpoint? 680 00:34:11,640 --> 00:34:14,920 Speaker 6: Yeah, I think probably one is really what is the 681 00:34:15,000 --> 00:34:22,040 Speaker 6: right the preferable amount of ice time per player for 682 00:34:22,120 --> 00:34:25,479 Speaker 6: a role in situation. That's number one, and then I think, 683 00:34:25,719 --> 00:34:27,960 Speaker 6: you know, it goes into Now. I do think that 684 00:34:28,000 --> 00:34:30,799 Speaker 6: every game is different. Sometimes the circumstances of a game 685 00:34:30,840 --> 00:34:33,680 Speaker 6: may dictate that that is going to change, and that's 686 00:34:33,840 --> 00:34:39,719 Speaker 6: just you know, in game situation that is gained by 687 00:34:39,719 --> 00:34:41,680 Speaker 6: game that you may have to alter kind of what 688 00:34:41,680 --> 00:34:43,880 Speaker 6: your plan is depending on what the situation is. You're 689 00:34:43,960 --> 00:34:47,120 Speaker 6: up the game, you're down, you're chasing the lead. There's 690 00:34:47,160 --> 00:34:49,120 Speaker 6: lots of special teams, you know, there's lots of things 691 00:34:49,160 --> 00:34:53,439 Speaker 6: that come into someone's ice time being varied based on situations, 692 00:34:53,480 --> 00:34:57,720 Speaker 6: But ideally it's it's having guys that have roles and responsibilities, 693 00:34:57,760 --> 00:34:59,800 Speaker 6: whether they're five on five ice time or are you 694 00:34:59,800 --> 00:35:02,400 Speaker 6: going using a power play a penny kill, what's going 695 00:35:02,440 --> 00:35:04,560 Speaker 6: to happen three on three and four and four? And 696 00:35:04,600 --> 00:35:06,799 Speaker 6: then from there you kind of have your assessments of 697 00:35:06,800 --> 00:35:08,719 Speaker 6: what you're going to do in each game. Sometimes it 698 00:35:08,760 --> 00:35:11,600 Speaker 6: plays out like you want. Other times, like I said, 699 00:35:11,600 --> 00:35:15,000 Speaker 6: the circumstances dictate that some of those things may change. 700 00:35:15,640 --> 00:35:18,680 Speaker 1: Coach feud to close here when when when you mentioned 701 00:35:18,719 --> 00:35:22,120 Speaker 1: off last night? Uh, clearly frustrated that some of the 702 00:35:22,120 --> 00:35:25,400 Speaker 1: guys passed up on primo shots, you know, prime shots. 703 00:35:25,880 --> 00:35:28,680 Speaker 1: Why would that be, Like, it's not why did you 704 00:35:28,760 --> 00:35:32,280 Speaker 1: say what you said? Why why would people consistently pass 705 00:35:32,320 --> 00:35:33,200 Speaker 1: on prime shots? 706 00:35:36,360 --> 00:35:39,120 Speaker 6: Uh? Sometimes it's just looking for a prettier play, or 707 00:35:39,400 --> 00:35:43,640 Speaker 6: you know they feel like you know, sometimes you get 708 00:35:43,680 --> 00:35:46,160 Speaker 6: into mode where you like, I thought we had no 709 00:35:46,320 --> 00:35:49,600 Speaker 6: there's some games where you know that's the play, but 710 00:35:50,200 --> 00:35:52,320 Speaker 6: there was some times last night where we were walking 711 00:35:52,400 --> 00:35:57,120 Speaker 6: right down in the slot, untouched, undefended, and passed the 712 00:35:57,160 --> 00:36:00,880 Speaker 6: pluck to covered players or plays that were outside the 713 00:36:00,920 --> 00:36:05,319 Speaker 6: scoring area. So to me, that's just the game is 714 00:36:05,360 --> 00:36:07,160 Speaker 6: trying to be a little bit too fancy. I think 715 00:36:07,160 --> 00:36:10,960 Speaker 6: that like in every game, everybody, every sport, you have 716 00:36:11,040 --> 00:36:13,239 Speaker 6: to take what the games give, what the game gives you. 717 00:36:13,800 --> 00:36:15,680 Speaker 6: Some games, there's no time in space, you don't have 718 00:36:15,719 --> 00:36:18,960 Speaker 6: those looks, the pass play might be there. But other games, 719 00:36:18,960 --> 00:36:20,759 Speaker 6: when you have those looks or the other team has 720 00:36:20,760 --> 00:36:23,480 Speaker 6: a breakdown, you know, I felt like we could have 721 00:36:23,560 --> 00:36:26,520 Speaker 6: capitalized on some of those, some of those opportunities last 722 00:36:26,560 --> 00:36:27,359 Speaker 6: night more than we did. 723 00:36:27,840 --> 00:36:32,080 Speaker 1: Hey, allowing five power play goals the last ten gills 724 00:36:32,520 --> 00:36:35,520 Speaker 1: is is there a common thread in there that obviously 725 00:36:35,560 --> 00:36:36,480 Speaker 1: you want eliminated. 726 00:36:39,120 --> 00:36:43,560 Speaker 6: Yeah, our attention to detail needs to be better, you know, 727 00:36:43,600 --> 00:36:47,959 Speaker 6: on on some of the plays where we get into 728 00:36:47,960 --> 00:36:50,439 Speaker 6: these little funks with the penalty kill, at times where 729 00:36:50,440 --> 00:36:53,799 Speaker 6: we're on point and the details are strong and we're 730 00:36:53,800 --> 00:36:56,480 Speaker 6: aggressive and we're on our toes, and then you know, 731 00:36:56,600 --> 00:36:59,319 Speaker 6: I felt the last two games the details weren't as 732 00:36:59,680 --> 00:37:02,000 Speaker 6: as they need to be, and they need to be 733 00:37:02,040 --> 00:37:04,040 Speaker 6: on the penalty kill. You're playing against five best players 734 00:37:04,080 --> 00:37:06,520 Speaker 6: on the other team. So if you're loose and your 735 00:37:06,520 --> 00:37:09,760 Speaker 6: details aren't good and you don't get a big save, 736 00:37:10,200 --> 00:37:11,759 Speaker 6: lots of times that winds up in the back of 737 00:37:11,760 --> 00:37:13,400 Speaker 6: the next So that'll be our focus going on to 738 00:37:13,440 --> 00:37:16,719 Speaker 6: this road trip is getting back to giving ourselves the 739 00:37:16,760 --> 00:37:18,920 Speaker 6: best chance on the penalty kill and getting that thing 740 00:37:18,960 --> 00:37:19,440 Speaker 6: tightened up. 741 00:37:19,840 --> 00:37:23,399 Speaker 1: Seven game roadie, I'll begin Saturday at Winnipeg last one. 742 00:37:23,640 --> 00:37:25,799 Speaker 3: Yeah, it's kind of a cheesy question, coach, but I'm 743 00:37:25,800 --> 00:37:28,960 Speaker 3: getting ready to watch my favorite hoops team in primetime tomorrow. 744 00:37:29,080 --> 00:37:31,480 Speaker 3: I got my favorite football team going at three thirty. 745 00:37:31,520 --> 00:37:33,440 Speaker 3: I love my team, so I'm going to watch them. 746 00:37:33,800 --> 00:37:36,040 Speaker 3: In a way though as a coach that he's in 747 00:37:36,080 --> 00:37:40,040 Speaker 3: a league that produces entertainment for US fans. Is there 748 00:37:40,040 --> 00:37:43,279 Speaker 3: a level of just appreciation that the NHL has held 749 00:37:43,360 --> 00:37:47,160 Speaker 3: so tough to a specific Christmas break that you guys 750 00:37:47,200 --> 00:37:49,759 Speaker 3: will get the opportunity to sit down with your respective 751 00:37:49,800 --> 00:37:52,600 Speaker 3: families supposedly kind of geared down as much as a 752 00:37:52,680 --> 00:37:55,440 Speaker 3: coach can, and then re up as you get into 753 00:37:55,480 --> 00:37:56,040 Speaker 3: the road trip. 754 00:37:58,280 --> 00:38:00,520 Speaker 6: Yeah, it is nice. I mean, youn't get a lot 755 00:38:00,560 --> 00:38:02,840 Speaker 6: of uh, you don't get a lot of opportunity to 756 00:38:03,880 --> 00:38:05,759 Speaker 6: have kind of a two or three day break other 757 00:38:05,760 --> 00:38:08,759 Speaker 6: than the All Star break, So it is nice to have, 758 00:38:09,280 --> 00:38:13,960 Speaker 6: you know, particularly today and tomorrow off you just have Christmas, 759 00:38:14,000 --> 00:38:16,439 Speaker 6: even Christmas Day and whatever it is is to spend 760 00:38:16,480 --> 00:38:18,560 Speaker 6: some time with family. And I think sometimes it's nice 761 00:38:18,680 --> 00:38:20,839 Speaker 6: that you have an opportunity on a holiday because people 762 00:38:20,920 --> 00:38:23,560 Speaker 6: aren't working. There is in school, so if you want 763 00:38:23,560 --> 00:38:26,000 Speaker 6: to spend time with family and friends, everyone's usually available. 764 00:38:26,040 --> 00:38:29,600 Speaker 6: So you know, from our standpoint, you know, we certainly 765 00:38:29,600 --> 00:38:32,080 Speaker 6: appreciate that. But I would say on the other side 766 00:38:32,120 --> 00:38:35,160 Speaker 6: of it, I'm with you. I'll be watching I'll be 767 00:38:35,200 --> 00:38:37,359 Speaker 6: watching the Vikings tomorrow and lots of football and thank 768 00:38:37,400 --> 00:38:39,040 Speaker 6: god they're playing because it's some entertainment. 769 00:38:40,600 --> 00:38:43,080 Speaker 1: Appreciate you man. Merry Christmas to you and your family, 770 00:38:43,360 --> 00:38:45,480 Speaker 1: and we'll chat with you next week after you start 771 00:38:45,480 --> 00:38:46,359 Speaker 1: that long road trip. 772 00:38:46,400 --> 00:38:49,440 Speaker 6: Okay, all right, thanks for having you guys, have a 773 00:38:49,440 --> 00:38:49,960 Speaker 6: great Christmas. 774 00:38:49,960 --> 00:38:54,040 Speaker 1: Stuck you ye Bless John Hines. Ladies and gentlemen, John Hines. 775 00:38:54,120 --> 00:38:58,879 Speaker 1: Hin's the coach of the Minnesota Wild. Into the final hour, 776 00:38:59,120 --> 00:39:01,040 Speaker 1: we're gonna spend some time. I'm with a dear friend 777 00:39:01,080 --> 00:39:05,319 Speaker 1: of mine and former Golden Gophers quarterback Tanner Morgan, who 778 00:39:05,360 --> 00:39:07,200 Speaker 1: is here at Buffalo Wild Wings, Roseville. 779 00:39:07,280 --> 00:39:09,920 Speaker 2: Tanner Time is around the corner on K A. N.