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Speaker 1: for everybody?

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Speaker 2: Oh good, oh my god?

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Speaker 3: Shall we begin? What up? Nine to do?

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Speaker 4: Six five one carpets plus studios, Nordo in for Pa.

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Speaker 4: For now, he's gonna join us mid stream.

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Speaker 3: How about last night in Dallas.

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Speaker 5: He's scrimmaged from the right hatch, McCarthy goes out of

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Speaker 5: the shotgun, four man rush. McCarthy floats left.

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Speaker 3: He's gonna throw one deep.

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Speaker 5: Amiston on the cover, caught it the twenty to the

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Speaker 5: ten part taken down at before or somebody got scorched.

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Speaker 5: And that's somebody is Calon Carson. It's a fifty eight

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Speaker 5: yard hit. McCarthy to Addison Hurston Cole Minnesota.

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Speaker 4: Kid was using his arm and he was using his legs.

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Speaker 5: Two in the backfield, Mason and ham corth and Cole

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Speaker 5: from the one, McCarthy under center, snap, Mason handoff. Oh no,

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Speaker 5: McCarthy keeps it beautifully and saunters into the end zone

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Speaker 5: for Vikings touchdown. J. J. McCarthy with his third rushing touchdown,

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Speaker 5: and that baked out everybody at AT and T Stadium,

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Speaker 5: including the announcer.

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Speaker 4: It's tough to sack Dak but we got him twice stack.

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Speaker 5: Back to pass, He's gonna have to float out to

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Speaker 5: Now Dak runs up the middle and bernardshed him back

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Speaker 5: at about the thirty three yard line. The tenacity of

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Speaker 5: Jonathan Bernard has forced the Dallas Cowboys into a field

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Speaker 5: goal up.

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Speaker 4: How about the conversion rate of CJ Ham second and

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Speaker 4: McCarthy puts Addison in motion of the right handoff STJ.

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Speaker 3: Ham up the middle.

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Speaker 5: Touchdown, but he saw it coming Jayham with this Perst

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Speaker 3: About minute twelve to go in the third.

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Speaker 4: Quarter, the Minnesota Vikings win in prime time two in

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Speaker 4: a row for Ko, kind of starting a trend beating

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Speaker 4: Dak in the Dallas Cowboys at Jerry World last evening

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Speaker 4: again nor to win for Pa, and he'll join about

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Speaker 4: midway through the show, looking forward to hearing from him

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Speaker 4: very late arrival back from Dallas this morning. As you

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Speaker 4: heard Ben Lieber, if you did on the Power Trap

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Speaker 4: Morning Show four fifteen ish is when he was finally

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Speaker 4: able to find himself in his own bed, and so

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Speaker 4: the host will be joining us, but starting a trend.

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Speaker 5: Now.

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Speaker 3: The Cowboys last night.

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Speaker 4: Playing for their postseason lives, and in terms of this loss,

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Speaker 4: I mean, this is nothing short of completely catastrophic. If

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Speaker 4: you're a Cowboys fan on a Monday morning, as you're

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Speaker 4: watching JJ McCarthy gritty into the end zone on the

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Speaker 4: probably didn't need the gritty.

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Speaker 3: I actually have to admit I was slightly worried as

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Speaker 4: I'm just thinking, man, the next time as a Raku

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Speaker 3: Thankfully that didn't come to pass.

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Speaker 4: But as Vikings fans here, you know, again, it's six

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Speaker 4: and eight radio, right. If you were shading the quality

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Speaker 4: of the victory last week against the woeful Commanders, right

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Speaker 4: and they got the shut out, that's cool, But I

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Speaker 4: the ball over. We like that, and they get the W.

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Speaker 4: That's cool. A shutout meets a new shutout from Seattle

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Speaker 4: of it. But it's the Commanders. What about last night?

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Speaker 4: A team that playing on the road in primetime, they

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Speaker 4: And now the Cowboys are well, they're in a similar

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Speaker 4: last night Flummox did dak enough. Their kicker went wonky.

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Speaker 4: When have you seen this from Aubrey? By the way,

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Speaker 3: Sixty helped us out.

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Speaker 4: But then JJ McCarthy plays an even better game last

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Speaker 4: the quality of a victory. We do know about Iberflus's

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Speaker 4: its way I think into Quentnin Williams hands but then

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Speaker 4: as a pro last night, part of that belief building,

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Speaker 4: and it wasn't perfect, but he's absolutely creating a new

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Speaker 3: It's the knee injury a year ago.

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Speaker 4: We just need the kid to continue playing game after

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Speaker 4: be the of course, the dominating talker, uh here at

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Speaker 4: nine to noon this morning, and you know timber Tech setlist.

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Speaker 4: There's there's another talker that is massive in this town.

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Speaker 4: Is the Minnesota Wild finding their way to a W

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Speaker 3: Hughes for the Slough for this shut in piece.

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Speaker 6: Gone, Quinn Ewes, it's more now in Minnesota, Quinn Hughes,

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Speaker 4: That news breaking this weekend, and we're gonna get the

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Speaker 4: the deal, talk about the team. Team, I believe, winners

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Speaker 4: of four in a row, one more at home against

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Speaker 4: the Capitals tomorrow, a chance to sweep the home stand

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Speaker 4: for a team. Frankly, just a couple of years ago,

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Speaker 4: they got better with Quinn Hughes. And now now we

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Speaker 4: later on in the affair. Lots of talkbacks in text today,

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Speaker 4: looking forward to those. Whether it's the free iHeartRadio app,

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Speaker 4: whether it's on the vikings you want to chat about

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Speaker 4: Quinn Hughes, that conversation certainly in play this morning and

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Speaker 4: then text messages six four six eight six brat Shawn

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Speaker 4: Brant KFA and text line we do got to get

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Speaker 4: I think since two thousand and three, three for three

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Speaker 4: in a single day. That's a beautiful thing. Beautiful thing.

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Speaker 4: Victory drive Bys. Drive by chats PA down in Dallas

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Speaker 4: last night in the locker room after the game, he

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Speaker 4: does his patented drive by conversations with players. Got some

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Speaker 4: listen to Pa in the locker room after last night's

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Speaker 4: thirty four to twenty six victory over the Cowboys.

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Speaker 5: All right, drive bys. The Vikings have won two in

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Speaker 5: here with Jalen Nayler. What's up, my man? First, first

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Speaker 5: time you've had a two touchdown game. The first one

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Speaker 7: I landed on my back right very hard and then

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Speaker 5: But you know, and then Jordan Jordan with a fifty

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Speaker 5: These drive bys just a couple of questions. Always happy

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Speaker 5: great move. I'm a guy first and foremost, but what

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Speaker 5: a night for you And just another positive step taking

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Speaker 7: So absolutely, you know he's improved every week and every practice.

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Speaker 7: So just to see that grow from him, it's it's

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Speaker 7: it's amazing. We just got to keep building on that.

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Speaker 5: God bless you, my man. Congratulations on the win. Thank you,

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Speaker 5: Pierre for sure, that's a that's Jail and Naylor. Hey, Miles,

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Speaker 5: what's going on? Congratulations? First and foremost for coming back

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Speaker 5: two hundred and fifty tickets that you're looking for, Like

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Speaker 5: where am I going to get the money for all

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Speaker 5: these tickets and everything? And you know you wanted to

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Speaker 5: come back here badly and beat the Dallas Cowboys first

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Speaker 5: and foremost. You guys did that. How you feeling great? Excited?

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Speaker 5: I get the revetue of my family face. Okay. Now, secondly,

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Speaker 5: Cord Daryl Patterson might be the best kick returner in

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Speaker 5: best in the history of Minnesota Vikings football. Now, I

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Speaker 5: I mean, seriously, you got Christmas around the corner, you

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Speaker 5: I appreciate you, Andrew, thank you, Thank you. Vikings beat

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Speaker 5: so per usual, you did a great job. How about

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Speaker 3: Phenomenal is a great word.

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Speaker 10: Yeah, that's exactly what I thought of, just seeing the

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Speaker 5: And this is no slight to Brandon Aubrey. Okay, I mean,

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Speaker 11: You know.

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Speaker 5: And lastly, here for Andrew Depaula is one hundred and

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Speaker 5: that's hard to do. Thank you.

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Speaker 10: Yeah, I didn't know it was one hundred and fifty

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Speaker 5: Now. You weren't on the field early when they fake

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Speaker 5: My man. Congratulations on the victory. Congratulations on the one

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Speaker 5: You know exactly what happened. Illinoy had to end up

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Speaker 5: We're sitting on this, you know, like you and Ronde

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Speaker 8: Yeah, it's the way Float designs and calls a game.

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Speaker 5: All right. Lastly, three games to go this season, final

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Speaker 5: Accordingly, and you do the consummate professional. God bless you,

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Speaker 5: my brother. Congratulations on the victory and we'll see you

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Speaker 5: It's not Max Fuller who did his three recently. No,

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Speaker 5: Always count on him as are you. Thank you, will

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Speaker 5: Ryan Kelly, First, Hey, I haven't watched the game back man,

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Speaker 5: and everything. So how do you think it went? Because

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Speaker 5: from afar. It looked like you played a dynamite game.

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Speaker 2: Yeah.

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Speaker 14: I mean, you know, anytime as you get old in

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Speaker 14: this league, you know the adversity. It seems like it

437
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Speaker 14: weighs about thousand pounds heavier, right, And uh, I think

438
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Speaker 14: that any chance you get to come, you come to

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Speaker 14: Dallas play Sunday football with the team, the guys that

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Speaker 14: you love since you walked in the locker room, and

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Speaker 14: you know, that's that's a good that's a good fun

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Speaker 14: defensive line.

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Speaker 5: I mean, and we just kept grinding.

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Speaker 14: Things weren't always perfect, but I thought the receivers played well,

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Speaker 14: running backs played well, tighten everybody played great. And uh,

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Speaker 14: you know you're always gonna get that play where you

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Speaker 14: wish you had it back. But I thought we just

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Speaker 14: we just was always perfect. We've just something physical. We

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Speaker 14: ran our feet, we tried hard and dood things happen

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Speaker 14: when you do that.

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Speaker 5: Ryan Kelly, how about the guy to your left. I

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Speaker 5: just shated with your longtime friend and teammate Will Fries

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Speaker 5: about Donovan Jackson. I mean, he had to basically beg

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Speaker 5: him to miss games with the wrist. Oh, you're okay,

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Speaker 5: And overall he is just so tough and so talented.

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Speaker 5: What do you think of Donovan season?

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Speaker 14: Well, I mean, naturally, I can't talk too much about

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Speaker 14: the rookie. He's doing a pretty good job. The rest

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Speaker 14: of the old line. You know, we're we're picking some slack.

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Speaker 14: I'm just kidding. He's impressed. You're a fellow first round pick,

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Speaker 14: you know, Yeah, I get it. You know, he's been impressive, man.

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Speaker 14: I mean, and he's had some injuries, he's battled through.

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Speaker 14: You know, we give him a hard time, but he's

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Speaker 14: a little brother, you know what I mean. And that's

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Speaker 14: whether the room is so special and he's you know,

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Speaker 14: seeing the fruits of that is how specialist room is

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Speaker 14: and it's not like this everywhere you go. I think

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Speaker 14: it's helping him in his confidence. And obviously you know

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Speaker 14: we're the first person to bust his balls and the

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Speaker 14: first person to lift him up when you know, when

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Speaker 14: he's down or when he's having a great block. So

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Speaker 14: really impressed with him, and just love this offensive line man.

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Speaker 5: Lastly, with Ryan Kelly Vikings beat the Cowboys by eight.

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Speaker 5: I mean, the third down defense was unbelievable. But the

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Speaker 5: guy to your right Will Fries. Okay, in a season

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Speaker 5: where I call it. The Minnesota Moving Company has had

477
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Speaker 5: like twenty two to twenty three different offensive line combinations.

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Speaker 5: There's all Well starting every single game coming off in

479
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Speaker 5: injury where let's just say in training camp in the preseason.

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Speaker 5: He's still working through things getting himself in shape. He's

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Speaker 5: such a wonderful guy. And you know, I'm not trying

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Speaker 5: to make him sound like a cross between Random McDaniel,

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Speaker 5: Steve Hutchinson or Marshall Gyanda. But he's had an awesome year,

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Speaker 5: hasn't he He's the best.

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Speaker 14: I don't think people understand the severity of the injury

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Speaker 14: that he had. And you know, I saw him an

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Speaker 14: Indian in twenty twenty one meets the seventh round pick,

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Speaker 14: and what he's been able to do. You know, he

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Speaker 14: was that whipping horse for the first year, right and

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Speaker 14: it was you know, you gotta do this better, do

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Speaker 14: this better. And he wears his motions on his sleeve

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Speaker 14: because he cares deeply about the guys next to him.

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Speaker 14: He cares about doing the best for them, not letting

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Speaker 14: his team down, and to do what he's done. You

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Speaker 14: know that that break was in October and he rehad

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Speaker 14: that thing, didn't have time to he didn't have an

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Speaker 14: off season to relax like. He's been go, go go

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Speaker 14: since October for over a year now. I couldn't be

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Speaker 14: more proud of him. Hasn't missed a snap. Ultimate iron Man,

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Speaker 14: one of the best guys I know, and I love

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Speaker 14: the death So okay, last.

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Speaker 5: One I promised because you're JJ McCarthy's battery mate. I mean,

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Speaker 5: you've been around the scene so much. On a day,

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Speaker 5: Philip Rivers starts for the Indianapolis Culture, former team almost

505
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Speaker 5: wins the game. He got twenty two year old JJ

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Speaker 5: McCarthy making his eighth start, and he took another positive step, didn't.

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Speaker 14: He He did, And I played with the guy who's

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Speaker 14: now forty four and playing, and I played with the

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Speaker 14: guy at twenty two, So I mean, it's crazy, right,

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Speaker 14: And I can't say about him either. I mean, the

511
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Speaker 14: the amount that's asked of him at twenty two franchise

512
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Speaker 14: quarterback and you know, interception play two not his fault.

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Speaker 14: I mean, they bring a safety blitz and just tipball, right,

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Speaker 14: But to put that aside, work through adversity, play an

515
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Speaker 14: amazing game. After that, I thought it just you know,

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Speaker 14: I don't think people understand unless you've been in the

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Speaker 14: locker room and have been around football for long enough,

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Speaker 14: just how much have courage that takes and the adversity

519
00:25:50,320 --> 00:25:52,479
Speaker 14: mounts and mounts and you just keep pushing through when

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Speaker 14: you leaning your guys next to you, and that huddle

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Speaker 14: was so special today.

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Speaker 5: Man, it is hard to replicate. You're a tough guy. Man,

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Speaker 5: great having you know the team. Congratulations on the victor.

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Speaker 5: Thanks guys, we'll talk to you. That's Ryan Kelly, Center

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Speaker 5: for the Minnesota Vikings. TJ. Quick little drive by if

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Speaker 5: you got a second, did did did? Did somebody per

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Speaker 5: chance over the course of the last couple of weeks

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Speaker 5: say to you like, hey, TJ, you need to start

529
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Speaker 5: running through guys, or TEJ, you need to start getting

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Speaker 5: these tough guy touchdowns or something. I mean, you've had

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Speaker 5: a fantastic career, but uh man, you're taking that physicality

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Speaker 5: to a new level, aren't you.

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Speaker 11: No, it's been it's been a lot of fun, you know,

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Speaker 11: I mean, just uh, you know, not taking any opportunity

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Speaker 11: for granted, and and and when I get my op

536
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Speaker 11: and uh, you know, when my numbers called him, I'm

537
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Speaker 11: just trying to make a play. And you know, it

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Speaker 11: doesn't matter what what our record is doesn't matter what

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Speaker 11: what's going on. You know, this is this is bigger

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Speaker 11: than just this year. This is bigger than us, and

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Speaker 11: that's what we're trying to prove.

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Speaker 5: Amen. And for the first time this season, the entire

543
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Speaker 5: room was active. We got TJ, we got Josh Oliver,

544
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Speaker 5: we got Ben Jurasek, we got San Antonio native Ben Simms.

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Speaker 5: I was waiting for the for the fourteen personnel like

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Speaker 5: two tight ends over here too over there, But uh

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Speaker 5: that I mean McCary that he has such trust in

548
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Speaker 5: you guys. Josh has two against Washington UB one and

549
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Speaker 5: then you know when he needed when he needed to

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Speaker 5: close this thing out, goes to Josh for eighteen, goes

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Speaker 5: to you for eighteen. He took a positive step and

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Speaker 5: that that's really the a topic with the team, isn't it.

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Speaker 11: Yeah, one hundred percent. And that's what you know we've

554
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Speaker 11: been We've been harping on j J all year.

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Speaker 5: Just just trust us. You know, you can throw it up.

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Speaker 5: Nothing BA is gonna happen.

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Speaker 11: We're gonna make sure that we're saying that, we're gonna

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Speaker 11: try to make sure is incomplete. You know, But the

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Speaker 11: best case scenario, you know, we we're gonna make the

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Speaker 11: play and we believe in that. So you know, his

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Speaker 11: poise throughout the entire year and how he's been able

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Speaker 11: to grow is truly special. And we're just like I said,

563
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Speaker 11: this is bigger than us and bigger than the season.

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Speaker 11: We're gonna continue to move forward and uh, you know,

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Speaker 11: build this culture the right way.

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Speaker 5: Likewise, for you two man, you're finishing I mean, you're

567
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Speaker 5: fantastic player, but you're really finishing well. Congradually. I appreciate it.

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Speaker 5: DJ Hockinson tied in for the Minnesota Vikings. Let's try

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Speaker 5: to finish the drive bys with a Texas native. All right.

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Speaker 5: I don't want to slow you up too much. I mean,

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Speaker 5: it's Elpaso. I mean seriously, I don't know how much

572
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Speaker 5: tickets cost you this game or anything, but every time

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Speaker 5: you touch the ball, it was loud Aaron Jones. But

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Speaker 5: you're five and zero against the Dallas Cowboys. Finally got

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Speaker 5: to win for the Vikings four with the Packers. That

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Speaker 5: was fine, wasn't it.

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Speaker 15: It was a lot of fun coming out, stacking it,

578
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Speaker 15: putting it, putting it together back to back weeks. It

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Speaker 15: was really fun and good for us to see in

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Speaker 15: this locker room as.

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Speaker 5: Well, no doubt. And lastly, here you and Jordan Mason.

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Speaker 5: You know you guys have done some damage this year.

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Speaker 5: I think Jordan has like six touchdowns. Meanwhile, we're inside

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Speaker 5: the five year CJ. Ham. I mean they got sneaky

585
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Speaker 5: with that fake field goal. You got sneakier with CJ. Ham. Yeah,

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Speaker 5: how you doing. Good to see you. H It opened

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Speaker 5: right up, uh, CJ.

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Speaker 15: And I think it was speedy. Uh kind of took

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Speaker 15: the motion that way, and those guys flew right there

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Speaker 15: with them and opened it right up for CJ.

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Speaker 5: And Uh.

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Speaker 15: I mean I think he's five five for five when

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Speaker 15: running that play in the red zone too. So Uh,

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Speaker 15: it's good to see our guy get in and he's

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Speaker 15: deserving of every touchdown he gets.

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Speaker 5: Amen, You're fantastic. Congratulations. Yes, sorry, it's good to see you.

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Speaker 5: You too. Aaron. That's Aaron Jones, el Paso, Texas native

598
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Speaker 5: went to UTEP and never's lost to the Dallas Cowboys,

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Speaker 5: which for somebody from Texas has to feel really good.

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Speaker 5: The Vikings beat the Dallas Cowboys and they've won two

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Speaker 5: in a row.

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Speaker 4: Patton to drive bys Pa in Dallas last night in

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Speaker 4: the locker room after the game, catching up with Wow

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Speaker 4: myriad players. Cool conversations for a team feeling success on

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Speaker 4: the field after a weird and disappointing season two in

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Speaker 4: a row for the Vikings, though thanks to Pa for

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Speaker 4: the drive bys. The host is going to be in Yeah,

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Speaker 4: i'd call it. Let me see an hour ish, maybe

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Speaker 4: an hour twenty from now. At some point PA is

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Speaker 4: going to jump in studio. We're gonna chat about this thing,

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Speaker 4: Manoamano in more detail.

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Speaker 3: You got the Border Battle at eleven with Cinny.

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Speaker 4: Tough loss yesterday, and then a health related issue regarding

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Speaker 4: Michaeh Parsons in this knee that's devastating to the Green

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Speaker 4: and Gold, and we will talk about that during the

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Speaker 4: Border Battle. But next Voice of the Wild on your

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Speaker 3: Massive news for the Wild over the weekend.

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Speaker 4: Quinn Hughes, now a member of your favorite hockey team,

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Speaker 4: made his debut yesterday, scored a goal in his debut,

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Speaker 4: and what a fun run that this team is on

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Speaker 4: the best blue liners in the NHL is a member

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Speaker 4: town tomorrow night at seven pm affair and I want

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Speaker 4: to get to the team at large maybe in a minute,

649
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Speaker 4: but of course the news that has captivated.

650
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Speaker 3: All of us.

651
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Speaker 4: You hear at late Friday that Quinn Hughes, longtimer for

652
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Speaker 4: Vancouver's headed to Minnesota in exchange for z william who

653
00:31:59,200 --> 00:32:01,080
Speaker 4: got a game winning goal I think in his debut

654
00:32:01,200 --> 00:32:04,320
Speaker 4: for the for the Canucks, but Marco Rossi, Liam Ogrin,

655
00:32:04,440 --> 00:32:08,200
Speaker 4: a first rounder, Quinn Hughes now here. Now you get

656
00:32:08,200 --> 00:32:10,959
Speaker 4: to see the debut yesterday against Boston he scores that

657
00:32:11,000 --> 00:32:14,840
Speaker 4: goal you you offered via the highlight. Just what do

658
00:32:14,880 --> 00:32:17,080
Speaker 4: you think about kind of the last seventy two hours,

659
00:32:17,320 --> 00:32:20,160
Speaker 4: the fervor and just the buzz around Saint Paul with

660
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Speaker 4: Hughes joining the squad.

661
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Speaker 16: Well, it's a lot to unpack, you know, first hearing

662
00:32:26,880 --> 00:32:29,840
Speaker 16: of the trade Friday night kind of head spinning. Can't

663
00:32:29,840 --> 00:32:33,120
Speaker 16: imagine what the players and involved thought and the rest

664
00:32:33,120 --> 00:32:35,360
Speaker 16: of the team in the organization way more important than

665
00:32:36,000 --> 00:32:38,520
Speaker 16: how I felt about it. But it took me, I

666
00:32:38,600 --> 00:32:40,840
Speaker 16: think a few hours in Ordo to kind of process

667
00:32:40,880 --> 00:32:43,600
Speaker 16: it and get over the sticker shock. Just how much

668
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Speaker 16: they gave up, and then I started to settle into

669
00:32:47,600 --> 00:32:51,080
Speaker 16: Holy smokes, they got one of the three, four, five

670
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Speaker 16: best defensemen in the world, and it might be less

671
00:32:53,280 --> 00:32:55,520
Speaker 16: than that, right like he might be one or two.

672
00:32:56,200 --> 00:33:00,880
Speaker 16: Prefer Cail mccar great, maybe there's another, I prefer more.

673
00:33:00,960 --> 00:33:04,000
Speaker 16: But after that, like Quinn Hugheston, there pretty darn near

674
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Speaker 16: the top of the list. So to acquire a player

675
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Speaker 16: that caliber, with the experience he has, with the leadership

676
00:33:10,440 --> 00:33:13,960
Speaker 16: he brings, some of the intangibles, I'm starting to kind

677
00:33:13,960 --> 00:33:16,000
Speaker 16: of find out about this kid, not just like the

678
00:33:16,040 --> 00:33:18,920
Speaker 16: eye popping stats and even the analytical numbers which are

679
00:33:18,920 --> 00:33:21,440
Speaker 16: out of the world, out of this world, but just

680
00:33:21,600 --> 00:33:23,680
Speaker 16: like how much he wants to win, what a gamer

681
00:33:23,720 --> 00:33:27,080
Speaker 16: he is, how much he wants the puck because he

682
00:33:27,160 --> 00:33:30,959
Speaker 16: wants to contribute to helping a team win, just how

683
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Speaker 16: much he wanted to be here when it was all

684
00:33:32,760 --> 00:33:34,720
Speaker 16: said and done. Is we learn more about this deal.

685
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Speaker 16: I think all those things are just really really good

686
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Speaker 16: for the organization to help him try whin a Stanley

687
00:33:41,040 --> 00:33:43,560
Speaker 16: Cup sooner rather than later. And then I think the

688
00:33:43,560 --> 00:33:45,400
Speaker 16: other part of is too, like you use that word

689
00:33:45,440 --> 00:33:50,280
Speaker 16: buzz and yesterday at Grand Casino Arena was one of

690
00:33:50,280 --> 00:33:53,360
Speaker 16: the first times, you know, not probably the first time,

691
00:33:53,400 --> 00:33:56,959
Speaker 16: but one of the first times since Marc Andre Fleury

692
00:33:57,040 --> 00:34:00,280
Speaker 16: was acquired, to be honest, where there was like a

693
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Speaker 16: palpable buzz in the arena warm ups national anthem for

694
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Speaker 16: a regular season game. And that's what he's gonna do.

695
00:34:09,520 --> 00:34:11,719
Speaker 16: He's gonna put butts in the seats, he's gonna sell jerseys,

696
00:34:12,160 --> 00:34:14,040
Speaker 16: he's gonna get people to talk about he's going to

697
00:34:14,360 --> 00:34:18,319
Speaker 16: give a highlight a night or more. It's just really

698
00:34:18,400 --> 00:34:20,560
Speaker 16: it's special to get a player this caliber in his

699
00:34:20,640 --> 00:34:23,239
Speaker 16: prime and through the organization for getting it done.

700
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Speaker 4: Yeah, and he's going to help the team win games,

701
00:34:25,719 --> 00:34:27,960
Speaker 4: and that it's kind of interesting to me. I mean,

702
00:34:28,239 --> 00:34:33,040
Speaker 4: you know, each league has their own now just nuances

703
00:34:33,120 --> 00:34:36,080
Speaker 4: to the free agent process or the time of year

704
00:34:36,120 --> 00:34:38,319
Speaker 4: when you might see trades like that, and it just

705
00:34:38,360 --> 00:34:41,799
Speaker 4: feels like, you know, you get yourself through Thanksgiving and

706
00:34:41,800 --> 00:34:44,680
Speaker 4: then through the holidays, and depending upon where you are,

707
00:34:44,719 --> 00:34:47,840
Speaker 4: you might start talking about the trade deadline and moving pieces.

708
00:34:47,880 --> 00:34:50,760
Speaker 4: Are you moving to make that push, are you moving

709
00:34:50,800 --> 00:34:54,000
Speaker 4: to create opportunities in the summertime, Depending upon where you

710
00:34:54,040 --> 00:34:56,960
Speaker 4: are in the standings, getting hit with this in just

711
00:34:57,080 --> 00:35:01,200
Speaker 4: early mid December. That's kind of what surprised because this

712
00:35:01,360 --> 00:35:02,120
Speaker 4: in a lot.

713
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Speaker 3: Of ways, and it should given the nature of it

714
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Speaker 3: or the gravity of it.

715
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Speaker 4: It really overshadows a team that has been battling through injury.

716
00:35:08,880 --> 00:35:11,279
Speaker 4: They're beating the big timers in the division. You think

717
00:35:11,280 --> 00:35:13,520
Speaker 4: about the Stars victory and what they did on Black

718
00:35:13,560 --> 00:35:16,480
Speaker 4: Friday against the Avs, Like you're seeing a team that

719
00:35:16,640 --> 00:35:19,279
Speaker 4: already is kind of ascending and finding its way into

720
00:35:19,320 --> 00:35:22,280
Speaker 4: the postseason conversation, and then this happens.

721
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Speaker 3: I mean, this was just mountainous. Man.

722
00:35:25,160 --> 00:35:28,040
Speaker 16: Yeah, they're sixteen two and three in their last twenty

723
00:35:28,080 --> 00:35:30,920
Speaker 16: one you know, I mean that's that's the act of

724
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Speaker 16: a run. And and to your point, yeah, like it's

725
00:35:34,440 --> 00:35:36,760
Speaker 16: not February where you're like, all right, teams are starting

726
00:35:36,760 --> 00:35:39,640
Speaker 16: to make moves or the trade deadline is a week away.

727
00:35:39,719 --> 00:35:42,680
Speaker 16: This is a move early enough where you know, Minnesota

728
00:35:42,680 --> 00:35:45,400
Speaker 16: gets them for fifty games of this season, all of

729
00:35:45,520 --> 00:35:48,200
Speaker 16: next season, you know, if he's healthy, and then you

730
00:35:48,280 --> 00:35:50,879
Speaker 16: have to obviously figure out the contract thing from there.

731
00:35:50,920 --> 00:35:54,360
Speaker 16: But yeah, it's the biggest trade in the NHL. The

732
00:35:54,400 --> 00:35:56,279
Speaker 16: season is not even close. I don't know there will

733
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Speaker 16: be another one that'll top it. I think about Miko

734
00:35:58,719 --> 00:36:01,560
Speaker 16: Ranton and getting traded ice last year. Both were kind

735
00:36:01,560 --> 00:36:02,880
Speaker 16: of shocking when they happened.

736
00:36:04,200 --> 00:36:04,719
Speaker 5: You know, j T.

737
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Speaker 16: Miller got moved from Vancouver last year, but we all

738
00:36:07,200 --> 00:36:08,839
Speaker 16: knew there was a rift up there at the time

739
00:36:08,880 --> 00:36:11,680
Speaker 16: and that would probably mean some sort of break up

740
00:36:11,719 --> 00:36:13,879
Speaker 16: with the Canucks and their leadership group a year ago.

741
00:36:14,000 --> 00:36:19,520
Speaker 16: But this is a huge deal for Minnesota, for the

742
00:36:19,640 --> 00:36:22,640
Speaker 16: NHL as a whole, And the timing of it was

743
00:36:22,760 --> 00:36:25,399
Speaker 16: unique because there wasn't a lot of smoke around this one.

744
00:36:26,400 --> 00:36:28,279
Speaker 16: You know, where there's smoketers fire a lot of times.

745
00:36:28,320 --> 00:36:31,040
Speaker 16: I believe if if Russo Radio is not reporting it,

746
00:36:31,160 --> 00:36:34,800
Speaker 16: you know, it was pretty well under wraps. And I

747
00:36:34,840 --> 00:36:37,759
Speaker 16: think it came together kind of quickly, which is you know,

748
00:36:37,800 --> 00:36:41,000
Speaker 16: Michael Russo said, I thought something was up, but you know,

749
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Speaker 16: the Wild warn't a team that was attached to Quinn

750
00:36:43,520 --> 00:36:46,080
Speaker 16: Hughes a week ago, two weeks ago when things started

751
00:36:46,120 --> 00:36:48,080
Speaker 16: to swirl a little bit and he was seeming unhappy

752
00:36:48,120 --> 00:36:50,080
Speaker 16: there and Vancouver looked like they'd have to move him.

753
00:36:50,120 --> 00:36:53,520
Speaker 16: So kind of crazy for a lot of factors, just

754
00:36:53,520 --> 00:36:56,120
Speaker 16: the magnitude the trade, how quick it came together and

755
00:36:56,160 --> 00:36:58,360
Speaker 16: he lands here where Again, I don't think there's a

756
00:36:58,360 --> 00:36:59,640
Speaker 16: lot of talk about it.

757
00:36:59,680 --> 00:37:01,800
Speaker 4: And now you know, in some ways, I mean, hockey's

758
00:37:01,800 --> 00:37:03,839
Speaker 4: different than other sports, like in the NBA, we might

759
00:37:03,880 --> 00:37:06,919
Speaker 4: talk about like a big three. You think about how

760
00:37:07,040 --> 00:37:09,800
Speaker 4: you know, you get a good quarterback and elite defensive player,

761
00:37:09,840 --> 00:37:12,600
Speaker 4: you can play that game in football. But you kind

762
00:37:12,600 --> 00:37:14,880
Speaker 4: of got your big three right now. I mean, you know,

763
00:37:14,920 --> 00:37:16,759
Speaker 4: capriz Off, we know about him. I think he just

764
00:37:16,880 --> 00:37:19,759
Speaker 4: entered second and wild history now with two hundred and

765
00:37:19,800 --> 00:37:23,120
Speaker 4: five goals. He's tied with Miko took Koivu by the way,

766
00:37:23,160 --> 00:37:25,799
Speaker 4: over a thousand games to get there. Capriz Off three

767
00:37:25,840 --> 00:37:28,920
Speaker 4: in change, I believe, but he's just fourteen or so

768
00:37:29,000 --> 00:37:31,960
Speaker 4: behind uh Gabrick. But then this season that Matt Boldy

769
00:37:32,239 --> 00:37:34,880
Speaker 4: is having as well, just in the biggest of moments

770
00:37:34,920 --> 00:37:37,080
Speaker 4: as well. You know, some people were thinking, if you're

771
00:37:37,080 --> 00:37:38,880
Speaker 4: going to make a move, go find a center, But

772
00:37:39,200 --> 00:37:41,719
Speaker 4: why don't you go find a blue liner that impacts

773
00:37:41,760 --> 00:37:44,560
Speaker 4: every single phase of the freaking game. And you got

774
00:37:44,600 --> 00:37:46,719
Speaker 4: capriz Off and Boldie roll and you kind of got

775
00:37:46,760 --> 00:37:48,480
Speaker 4: a big three.

776
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Speaker 16: Yeah, you really do. I don't think Matt Boldie gets

777
00:37:51,520 --> 00:37:56,759
Speaker 16: talked about enough he might be the Wild's best player. Like,

778
00:37:57,320 --> 00:37:59,279
Speaker 16: I don't think there's anything wrong with saying that, and

779
00:37:59,640 --> 00:38:02,439
Speaker 16: that's not a knock on ninety seven. He's highest paid

780
00:38:02,440 --> 00:38:05,120
Speaker 16: player in the league. He performs like at most nights,

781
00:38:05,960 --> 00:38:08,880
Speaker 16: Matt Boldi's just as good. And you look at the

782
00:38:08,960 --> 00:38:11,320
Speaker 16: numbers this year and they're basically even in points and goals,

783
00:38:11,400 --> 00:38:14,440
Speaker 16: and and with the way Bold he's played defensively, his

784
00:38:14,560 --> 00:38:17,880
Speaker 16: impact on the game physically, his reach, his ability to

785
00:38:17,960 --> 00:38:22,560
Speaker 16: kill penalties. He's dynamic offensively, he thinks the game, he

786
00:38:22,600 --> 00:38:24,960
Speaker 16: competes his butt off, and he is as good of

787
00:38:24,960 --> 00:38:26,480
Speaker 16: a two hundred foot player as there is in the

788
00:38:26,600 --> 00:38:30,160
Speaker 16: NHL right now. I'm not at all afraid to say that.

789
00:38:30,320 --> 00:38:34,160
Speaker 16: So it's really special what the Wild have all of

790
00:38:34,200 --> 00:38:37,560
Speaker 16: a sudden built now they're not even close to healthy.

791
00:38:37,760 --> 00:38:40,640
Speaker 16: So when all the pieces are hopefully healthy at some point,

792
00:38:40,800 --> 00:38:43,600
Speaker 16: like maybe at some point they'll get their full lineup

793
00:38:43,600 --> 00:38:46,440
Speaker 16: together this year, and for whatever reason, it feels like

794
00:38:46,440 --> 00:38:48,719
Speaker 16: one of those years where they've now played thirty three

795
00:38:48,760 --> 00:38:51,960
Speaker 16: games and haven't had their opening night lineup together, not once.

796
00:38:53,840 --> 00:38:55,920
Speaker 16: So they're you know, you hope they get healthy. You

797
00:38:55,960 --> 00:38:58,480
Speaker 16: hope they've figured out chemistry wise, who plays with who

798
00:38:58,840 --> 00:39:00,560
Speaker 16: still have a lot of time to do that. You

799
00:39:00,680 --> 00:39:02,600
Speaker 16: obviously hope for good health and hope they keep it

800
00:39:02,640 --> 00:39:04,440
Speaker 16: going and get in the Stanley Cup playoffs because it's

801
00:39:04,920 --> 00:39:06,640
Speaker 16: it's still a lot of runway to go in the

802
00:39:06,680 --> 00:39:09,920
Speaker 16: regular season. But they're playing great, and I think right

803
00:39:09,960 --> 00:39:12,440
Speaker 16: now the sky's the limit for what this team can

804
00:39:12,520 --> 00:39:14,879
Speaker 16: eventually become once they get all the pieces in there

805
00:39:14,880 --> 00:39:16,000
Speaker 16: and start to figure things out.

806
00:39:16,360 --> 00:39:18,160
Speaker 4: See, this is kind of fun because it's you know,

807
00:39:18,200 --> 00:39:21,160
Speaker 4: goaltending as important as it is, I mean, it's you know,

808
00:39:21,360 --> 00:39:25,120
Speaker 4: getting the opportunity to get five or six minutes almost

809
00:39:25,200 --> 00:39:27,759
Speaker 4: actually eight or nine minutes into the conversation with you,

810
00:39:28,120 --> 00:39:31,319
Speaker 4: I haven't even mentioned Valstat and Gus Buss and the

811
00:39:31,400 --> 00:39:34,840
Speaker 4: season that those guys are having certainly a massive part

812
00:39:35,160 --> 00:39:38,840
Speaker 4: of that. That's sixteen and two and two mentioned that

813
00:39:38,880 --> 00:39:41,040
Speaker 4: you had earlier about their last twenty games and just

814
00:39:41,120 --> 00:39:43,440
Speaker 4: really how stable and and formidable they've been.

815
00:39:44,920 --> 00:39:47,640
Speaker 16: Yeah, it's it's kind of gone hand in hand with

816
00:39:47,880 --> 00:39:50,719
Speaker 16: the solid defensive play. And you know, I've talked to

817
00:39:52,000 --> 00:39:54,120
Speaker 16: some of the coaches about this the last few days.

818
00:39:54,239 --> 00:39:56,520
Speaker 16: Is like not so much chicken or the egg, but

819
00:39:56,640 --> 00:40:00,400
Speaker 16: like it's amazing how much better the goaltending. It seems

820
00:40:00,440 --> 00:40:02,840
Speaker 16: to be numbers wise and just to the eye test.

821
00:40:03,800 --> 00:40:06,440
Speaker 16: But at the same time, the team's just playing better defensively,

822
00:40:06,920 --> 00:40:09,000
Speaker 16: and obviously those two things help each other out. They're

823
00:40:09,040 --> 00:40:11,000
Speaker 16: getting the save when they need it, they're getting the

824
00:40:11,040 --> 00:40:13,920
Speaker 16: big save, they're getting the routine saved, but they're getting

825
00:40:13,960 --> 00:40:17,440
Speaker 16: sticks and lanes. There's been less oddman rushes, there's been

826
00:40:17,520 --> 00:40:21,000
Speaker 16: less egregious turnovers. I mean, just think about Caprice Off alone,

827
00:40:21,000 --> 00:40:22,960
Speaker 16: how many pucks he was turning over in October that

828
00:40:23,000 --> 00:40:25,680
Speaker 16: were like almost eye popping in the wrong way where

829
00:40:25,680 --> 00:40:27,600
Speaker 16: you're going, gosh, what's going on with him? Like this

830
00:40:27,840 --> 00:40:30,960
Speaker 16: just isn't his style. Everybody's kind of settled in Nordo,

831
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Speaker 16: like they're all doing their job. They all believe in

832
00:40:33,600 --> 00:40:35,479
Speaker 16: what they can do. They know they're a good team.

833
00:40:35,560 --> 00:40:39,160
Speaker 16: They've been there before in the regular season and had success,

834
00:40:39,680 --> 00:40:44,120
Speaker 16: and it just seems like they've relaxed. They're confident their game,

835
00:40:44,200 --> 00:40:47,959
Speaker 16: their structures there, their rush defense has been outstanding. Again,

836
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Speaker 16: not a lot of odd man against and boy, yes

837
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Speaker 16: revolts that what a revelation he's been. I mean, you know,

838
00:40:54,680 --> 00:40:57,120
Speaker 16: to have Marc Andre Fleury walk away, and there was

839
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Speaker 16: a big opportunity for the kid coming off a rough

840
00:40:59,560 --> 00:41:01,439
Speaker 16: year lash you're in the American League and his time

841
00:41:01,480 --> 00:41:04,160
Speaker 16: in Minnesota, he was injured a lot. He's now leashing

842
00:41:04,200 --> 00:41:06,920
Speaker 16: the NHL and goals against in say percentage, and that

843
00:41:07,000 --> 00:41:09,880
Speaker 16: has put some a little bit of like pressure on

844
00:41:09,960 --> 00:41:13,759
Speaker 16: Gustafson to be as good. And we've seen when Gustison

845
00:41:13,920 --> 00:41:18,200
Speaker 16: feels the need or the pressure or the urgency to

846
00:41:18,320 --> 00:41:21,839
Speaker 16: make sure his game's in order, he's way better. I

847
00:41:21,840 --> 00:41:23,880
Speaker 16: think he can get a little lax at times if

848
00:41:23,920 --> 00:41:25,680
Speaker 16: you just give him the net every night and there's

849
00:41:25,719 --> 00:41:28,520
Speaker 16: not a guy pushing him. I think the numbers would

850
00:41:28,560 --> 00:41:31,480
Speaker 16: even bear that out. But right now he knows that

851
00:41:31,520 --> 00:41:34,120
Speaker 16: if he doesn't play well, Balstad's gonna get a runner

852
00:41:34,160 --> 00:41:35,680
Speaker 16: three or four games in a row. And the two

853
00:41:35,719 --> 00:41:38,799
Speaker 16: guys have a healthy competition going a good relationship. And

854
00:41:38,840 --> 00:41:41,200
Speaker 16: you got to give Freddy Shabbat the wild goaltend and

855
00:41:41,239 --> 00:41:43,800
Speaker 16: coach a lot of credit. If they have an off start,

856
00:41:43,880 --> 00:41:46,160
Speaker 16: if they have a rough stretch, they get a little

857
00:41:46,200 --> 00:41:48,120
Speaker 16: practice time. The other guy might get the net for

858
00:41:48,160 --> 00:41:50,000
Speaker 16: a game or two, and then all of a sudden

859
00:41:50,040 --> 00:41:52,120
Speaker 16: it's like both guys are locked back in. It's great.

860
00:41:52,360 --> 00:41:54,080
Speaker 16: It's a great problem to have two number ones.

861
00:41:54,520 --> 00:41:56,120
Speaker 3: Yeah, time for a couple of more.

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Speaker 4: Absolutely, Joe Joe o'donald, Voice of the Minnesota while joining

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Speaker 4: US nine to noon Wild hosting the Capitals tomorrow night

864
00:42:03,719 --> 00:42:06,520
Speaker 4: seven pm ish puck drop right here on the fan,

865
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Speaker 4: and as part of that, of course that's the fourth

866
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Speaker 4: of a four game homestand so let's just go ahead

867
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Speaker 4: and sweep these things against the Caps tomorrow. But with

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00:42:16,120 --> 00:42:19,480
Speaker 4: that said, like the lift that this is given the team, Jove,

869
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Speaker 4: if you think about it, I mean, with the run

870
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Speaker 4: that they've been on, just the positivity going in the

871
00:42:24,320 --> 00:42:27,080
Speaker 4: right way, sustaining injuries. I need Joe Hanson back, by

872
00:42:27,080 --> 00:42:29,440
Speaker 4: the way, I think with eleven goals, that's like the

873
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Speaker 4: most he's scored in any season as a member of

874
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Speaker 4: the Wild and we're still in early December, and the

875
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Speaker 4: way he's been running with that line, so I need

876
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Speaker 4: him healthy in a beat here. But sustaining those injuries

877
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Speaker 4: and winning games. You're still looking up at the Stars

878
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Speaker 4: and the Avalanche, and with the playoff process and how

879
00:42:45,880 --> 00:42:49,800
Speaker 4: the seating is set, you know that one of three

880
00:42:50,600 --> 00:42:53,200
Speaker 4: high end Central teams is going to be out of

881
00:42:53,239 --> 00:42:55,239
Speaker 4: the mix, and it just it almost feels like a

882
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Speaker 4: crime with the way the playoff seating is set up,

883
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Speaker 4: with the way the av Stars and Wild are going.

884
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Speaker 3: But this lift kind of gives.

885
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Speaker 4: You a little different perspective as to potentially what's to

886
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Speaker 4: come for our team in that mix come postseason time.

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Speaker 16: It's a great point, Randell. The Wild or fourth in

888
00:43:11,840 --> 00:43:13,480
Speaker 16: the Western Conference, their third.

889
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Speaker 5: In their division.

890
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Speaker 16: I mean, it's it's that simple. They are in a

891
00:43:18,520 --> 00:43:21,880
Speaker 16: division and unfortunately this year is again proving to be

892
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Speaker 16: a beast. You know. I know, Utah and Saint Louis

893
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Speaker 16: and Nashville are kind of down. Chicago has been better

894
00:43:28,560 --> 00:43:31,120
Speaker 16: than expected, but still they've got a long way to go.

895
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Speaker 16: But Colorado and Dallas they're absolute wagons, and you know,

896
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Speaker 16: the while I've seen that firsthand. Now they've been able

897
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Speaker 16: to beat both of those teams this year, which has

898
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Speaker 16: been tough for them recently, and I think they'd be

899
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Speaker 16: up for the challenge should they get them in April

900
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Speaker 16: or early May and and have a crack at them again.

901
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Speaker 16: You got to get there. You got to be healthy

902
00:43:50,920 --> 00:43:53,520
Speaker 16: enough and playing a good brand of hockey when you

903
00:43:53,560 --> 00:43:57,080
Speaker 16: do get there. But they've closed the gap, that's for sure.

904
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Speaker 16: Whether it's just their belief in closing the gap in

905
00:43:59,719 --> 00:44:02,320
Speaker 16: turn as a as a as a veteran core group,

906
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Speaker 16: where now the addition of a Quinn hughes you know,

907
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Speaker 16: Volstead being a potential goaltender you could use in the

908
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Speaker 16: playoffs with the way he's played and how he seemed

909
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Speaker 16: to lock in at times. And you know another guy

910
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Speaker 16: that's really stepped up Nordo has been Daniel a year

911
00:44:17,520 --> 00:44:23,640
Speaker 16: off from healthy scratch and fourth liner to healthy scratch

912
00:44:23,680 --> 00:44:27,399
Speaker 16: and fourth liner to now the number one center right now.

913
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Speaker 16: And I know they weren't completely healthy with Rossi out

914
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Speaker 16: now being traded, but he's getting better. It feels like

915
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Speaker 16: every game. And you know when I when I talked

916
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Speaker 16: to some folks when he first came over North America,

917
00:44:39,280 --> 00:44:42,960
Speaker 16: they were like, he's defensively responsible. This was coming from Russia,

918
00:44:43,000 --> 00:44:45,759
Speaker 16: Like there was no doubt from wild brass that I

919
00:44:45,840 --> 00:44:48,400
Speaker 16: talked to that he would be good away from the

920
00:44:48,440 --> 00:44:51,160
Speaker 16: park and defending, and so you could trust them. But

921
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Speaker 16: now his offensive game is coming up. Like just go

922
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Speaker 16: look at the first period that give and go with

923
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Speaker 16: Quinn using the neutral zone. It was it turned out

924
00:44:58,120 --> 00:45:00,719
Speaker 16: to be a nothing play, but like he's going to

925
00:45:00,760 --> 00:45:03,239
Speaker 16: the net, he's getting scoring chances, he's starting to find

926
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Speaker 16: the score sheet a little more. He's making plays like

927
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Speaker 16: he is. If he continues on this trajectory, he's going

928
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Speaker 16: to be a really really nice, kind of like sneaky

929
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Speaker 16: fine for the while down the stretch. And I would

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Speaker 16: say almost like an in season acquisition or addition, because

931
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Speaker 16: his confidence seems to be growing. So I really like

932
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Speaker 16: the way that things are starting to come together for

933
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Speaker 16: this team. But you're right about Marcus Johanson, Like he's

934
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Speaker 16: got ten goals in eleven each of the last two years.

935
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Speaker 16: He's on pace for sixty points, which should be a

936
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Speaker 16: career high. And that was sort of like a weird

937
00:45:34,480 --> 00:45:38,279
Speaker 16: almost non contact something in the corner there, like he

938
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Speaker 16: didn't get hit hard and it took him a few

939
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Speaker 16: seconds and then it was like his right leg just

940
00:45:42,880 --> 00:45:45,600
Speaker 16: kind of was not there, you know, like he wasn't

941
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Speaker 16: put a lot of pressure on it. Don't have any

942
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Speaker 16: update on him, but hopefully it's nothing too long, because

943
00:45:51,120 --> 00:45:53,520
Speaker 16: again they're already banged up and he's been outstanding.

944
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Speaker 3: You've been outstanding.

945
00:45:55,239 --> 00:45:57,840
Speaker 4: I appreciate you joining me one last bit though, before

946
00:45:57,840 --> 00:46:01,359
Speaker 4: I go on, behalf of all Viking fans and really

947
00:46:01,400 --> 00:46:03,759
Speaker 4: the team. I mean, they didn't they didn't think about this.

948
00:46:04,800 --> 00:46:08,360
Speaker 4: You're welcome that there will be no drama down the stretch.

949
00:46:08,520 --> 00:46:12,800
Speaker 4: Vikings handled the Cowboys last night, all last gasping breaths

950
00:46:13,200 --> 00:46:16,680
Speaker 4: of their potential defense against you guys winning back to

951
00:46:16,719 --> 00:46:17,720
Speaker 4: back division titles.

952
00:46:17,719 --> 00:46:19,480
Speaker 3: It's over, so you've won the East.

953
00:46:21,000 --> 00:46:24,680
Speaker 16: Boy. I appreciate that. I did watch a lot of

954
00:46:24,719 --> 00:46:26,839
Speaker 16: the game when I got home from Wild Bruins with

955
00:46:26,960 --> 00:46:31,520
Speaker 16: a you know, sort of a ghost skull mentality because

956
00:46:31,560 --> 00:46:33,480
Speaker 16: I knew what was at stake, and that doesn't happen

957
00:46:33,520 --> 00:46:36,480
Speaker 16: often for me, as you're aware. So thank you to

958
00:46:36,560 --> 00:46:40,239
Speaker 16: the Vikings. Hey, they look good, and anytime Dallas has

959
00:46:40,280 --> 00:46:43,680
Speaker 16: an embarrassing loss of national television makes me smile.

960
00:46:44,360 --> 00:46:44,880
Speaker 3: I love it.

961
00:46:45,360 --> 00:46:48,000
Speaker 4: Thanks, thanks for giving me time, and we'll listen to

962
00:46:48,040 --> 00:46:49,040
Speaker 4: you on the call tomorrow night.

963
00:46:49,080 --> 00:46:49,440
Speaker 3: My friend.

964
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Speaker 16: All right, thanks, buddy ticker, Thank you.

965
00:46:52,120 --> 00:46:55,800
Speaker 4: That's Joe Donald, voice of the Minnesota Wild, also Avid

966
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Speaker 4: Birds fan as he is from.

967
00:46:58,080 --> 00:47:00,919
Speaker 3: From Philadelphia, but.

968
00:47:00,080 --> 00:47:02,640
Speaker 4: But he is terrific alongside Tom Reid and then the

969
00:47:02,640 --> 00:47:05,959
Speaker 4: Minnesota Wild radio broadcast. Getting to call Quinn Hughes's first

970
00:47:05,960 --> 00:47:08,560
Speaker 4: goal as a member of the Wild and we're going

971
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Speaker 4: to jump back into hockey, I believe either about twenty

972
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Speaker 4: minutes from now, because I got some questions I want

973
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Speaker 4: to Pepper Brett with. But certainly over the course of

974
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Speaker 4: the show and the week, whether it is head coach

975
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Speaker 4: John Hines is going to be in the mix. Russo

976
00:47:22,440 --> 00:47:25,719
Speaker 4: doing some Olympic related duties this morning, but he's going

977
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Speaker 4: to be with me on Wednesday. We're gonna cover this

978
00:47:28,680 --> 00:47:32,239
Speaker 4: thing and again capitals here tomorrow night at seven pm ish,

979
00:47:32,280 --> 00:47:34,680
Speaker 4: puck drop right here on the fan. Let's go two

980
00:47:34,719 --> 00:47:36,960
Speaker 4: for two with Hughes. Why not, let's get greedy about

981
00:47:36,960 --> 00:47:40,120
Speaker 4: it a while this team did they get better and

982
00:47:40,200 --> 00:47:42,719
Speaker 4: the GM taking big swings, no doubt about that.

983
00:47:43,239 --> 00:47:44,279
Speaker 3: So now it's got to work out.

984
00:47:44,360 --> 00:47:47,319
Speaker 4: But a lot of time to have that conversation when

985
00:47:47,320 --> 00:47:50,759
Speaker 4: we return some texting talkbacks from you and we'll jump

986
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Speaker 4: into the final hour or the middle hour. Excuse me

987
00:47:53,520 --> 00:47:56,759
Speaker 4: as we continue breaking down not just the Vikings Quinn

988
00:47:56,840 --> 00:47:59,640
Speaker 4: Hughes related convo and in the text message machine some

989
00:47:59,719 --> 00:48:02,080
Speaker 4: talk to get to as well. It's Nordo went for

990
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Speaker 4: pa for now before he jumps in studio right here

991
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Speaker 4: on the fan.

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Speaker 5: You we're out, Pa Nordal.

998
00:48:36,640 --> 00:48:38,439
Speaker 18: Probably a lot of crow for a lot of people

999
00:48:38,480 --> 00:48:40,360
Speaker 18: to eat, including myself on the head coach.

1000
00:48:41,400 --> 00:48:42,279
Speaker 5: I really wanted to.

1001
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Speaker 18: See how he kept this team together and if he

1002
00:48:44,560 --> 00:48:46,960
Speaker 18: can keep this team together night, I think he clearly

1003
00:48:47,040 --> 00:48:51,960
Speaker 18: has so hats off to Kevin O'Connell and hopefully down

1004
00:48:52,000 --> 00:48:54,160
Speaker 18: the stretch we see more of this from JJ McCarthy.

1005
00:48:54,200 --> 00:48:56,239
Speaker 18: I really liked that he let him go last night.

1006
00:48:56,560 --> 00:48:59,560
Speaker 18: Hopefully we see that the rest of the season, and

1007
00:49:00,120 --> 00:49:01,759
Speaker 18: you know, with an offseason, this could be a pretty

1008
00:49:01,760 --> 00:49:02,919
Speaker 18: good football team next year.

1009
00:49:04,239 --> 00:49:05,800
Speaker 4: It was kind of letting him go last night. You

1010
00:49:05,800 --> 00:49:07,000
Speaker 4: could almost say.

1011
00:49:06,960 --> 00:49:08,200
Speaker 2: Now he's free.

1012
00:49:11,320 --> 00:49:17,120
Speaker 3: Party, free ball, something to that effect.

1013
00:49:17,680 --> 00:49:20,200
Speaker 4: Yeah, it's uh, this this this long saga.

1014
00:49:20,440 --> 00:49:20,640
Speaker 5: Man.

1015
00:49:20,719 --> 00:49:24,080
Speaker 4: Thank you for the talkbacks. Talkbacks free iHeartRadio app. You

1016
00:49:24,120 --> 00:49:25,919
Speaker 4: just hit the microphone, give us up to your best

1017
00:49:25,960 --> 00:49:29,680
Speaker 4: thirty seconds, whether it's fan line with Ron and Ron

1018
00:49:29,760 --> 00:49:31,920
Speaker 4: Johnson and certainly notine to noon here on a daily

1019
00:49:31,960 --> 00:49:36,160
Speaker 4: basis with Pa. It's it's been a journey of trying

1020
00:49:36,160 --> 00:49:39,600
Speaker 4: to decide. Like you know, as I was saying earlier

1021
00:49:39,640 --> 00:49:40,920
Speaker 4: in the season, I just kind of felt like, I

1022
00:49:40,920 --> 00:49:43,000
Speaker 4: wonder if the if the headset's a little too busy,

1023
00:49:43,160 --> 00:49:44,239
Speaker 4: you know, I wonder how much.

1024
00:49:44,280 --> 00:49:47,160
Speaker 3: And you know that the balance is between, well.

1025
00:49:47,040 --> 00:49:51,040
Speaker 4: We gotta we we gotta mold the offense or create

1026
00:49:51,360 --> 00:49:53,640
Speaker 4: a scheme. We got to create an offense that the

1027
00:49:53,719 --> 00:49:58,160
Speaker 4: quarterback that's palatable to him and to accentuate the things

1028
00:49:58,200 --> 00:50:02,200
Speaker 4: he does best. But then in the same sense, well,

1029
00:50:02,200 --> 00:50:04,560
Speaker 4: we need the QB to play at an NFL level.

1030
00:50:05,160 --> 00:50:07,400
Speaker 4: And so what's that balance and where we're spending so

1031
00:50:07,520 --> 00:50:10,960
Speaker 4: much time on platform and arm angles and the mechanical

1032
00:50:11,000 --> 00:50:13,400
Speaker 4: side of things, which are not insignificant.

1033
00:50:13,440 --> 00:50:16,160
Speaker 3: It's not that they aren't a factor. They certainly are.

1034
00:50:17,520 --> 00:50:19,560
Speaker 4: Maybe not something we need to be talking about in

1035
00:50:19,719 --> 00:50:23,200
Speaker 4: November of the season, but all the same, it was

1036
00:50:23,239 --> 00:50:26,120
Speaker 4: a talker just what a freaking journey and now just

1037
00:50:26,200 --> 00:50:29,520
Speaker 4: the last two games, and you know, Kevin O'Connell during

1038
00:50:29,560 --> 00:50:34,359
Speaker 4: his presser last night, kind of I think you could

1039
00:50:34,400 --> 00:50:37,799
Speaker 4: tell where leading into the Commander's game, there was a

1040
00:50:37,840 --> 00:50:42,560
Speaker 4: conversation around simplicity or simplifying the offense, and then I

1041
00:50:42,640 --> 00:50:47,239
Speaker 4: think over the course of multiple mentions of that and

1042
00:50:47,320 --> 00:50:49,960
Speaker 4: how those of us that watched the team and love

1043
00:50:50,040 --> 00:50:53,120
Speaker 4: the team, the roofs that we are, combined with those

1044
00:50:53,160 --> 00:50:56,279
Speaker 4: that cover the team professionally, you kind of latch on

1045
00:50:56,440 --> 00:51:02,279
Speaker 4: to that word simplify or simplification in any various synonym,

1046
00:51:02,840 --> 00:51:05,640
Speaker 4: and you think, well, what does that mean. Why didn't

1047
00:51:05,640 --> 00:51:08,280
Speaker 4: you do that before? Sound I mean, that's sounds simple,

1048
00:51:08,440 --> 00:51:12,200
Speaker 4: simplify it. How are we watering it down? Is his

1049
00:51:12,239 --> 00:51:15,400
Speaker 4: training wheels? What are we doing so to the point

1050
00:51:15,400 --> 00:51:18,239
Speaker 4: where I think he then last week was kind of

1051
00:51:18,280 --> 00:51:21,480
Speaker 4: trying to stray away or just move on from that

1052
00:51:21,719 --> 00:51:26,360
Speaker 4: idea set that these guys are running the same routes,

1053
00:51:26,440 --> 00:51:28,960
Speaker 4: these are the same concepts and things we've been teaching,

1054
00:51:29,000 --> 00:51:32,560
Speaker 4: and it's it's within our it's within our arsenal and

1055
00:51:32,680 --> 00:51:36,640
Speaker 4: has been. But maybe there's just a little bit different

1056
00:51:37,600 --> 00:51:41,960
Speaker 4: responsibilities pre snap. Maybe instead of six answers to a play,

1057
00:51:42,400 --> 00:51:45,439
Speaker 4: maybe there's two, and so just kind of muddling through

1058
00:51:45,520 --> 00:51:47,359
Speaker 4: all of that. But in the end, you know, all

1059
00:51:47,480 --> 00:51:52,200
Speaker 4: jokes aside freeball and parodies aside letting it go, it

1060
00:51:52,239 --> 00:51:54,759
Speaker 4: does feel like that. There does feel like a free

1061
00:51:54,800 --> 00:51:57,200
Speaker 4: Yer aspect. But to the press conferences I was mentioning

1062
00:51:57,239 --> 00:52:00,319
Speaker 4: with the head coach is he has kind kind of

1063
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Speaker 4: whether intentional or otherwise, he's kind of strayed away from

1064
00:52:04,239 --> 00:52:07,839
Speaker 4: what he's done as much as he said, well, it's

1065
00:52:07,880 --> 00:52:11,360
Speaker 4: more reps, it's more time on task kids. Making his

1066
00:52:11,480 --> 00:52:16,360
Speaker 4: eighth start, and so the patients required with that, combined

1067
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Speaker 4: with the lack of rhythm due to injuries and various

1068
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Speaker 4: things that have kept him from having that time on

1069
00:52:22,800 --> 00:52:26,680
Speaker 4: task has played into these growth moments. So you know,

1070
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Speaker 4: and by the way, just from a base standpoint, talking

1071
00:52:31,040 --> 00:52:33,319
Speaker 4: again about this last nighte UP fan line, you have

1072
00:52:33,400 --> 00:52:35,839
Speaker 4: to tip your hat in a vacuum in that game

1073
00:52:35,920 --> 00:52:40,319
Speaker 4: last night to what Kevin O'Connell put together offensively to

1074
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Speaker 4: get JJ in spots to succeed and taking advantage and

1075
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Speaker 4: feasting on the Cowboys, and that porous defense specifically on

1076
00:52:47,719 --> 00:52:51,359
Speaker 4: first downs not great, they were effectively. I think there

1077
00:52:51,400 --> 00:52:54,080
Speaker 4: were two of nine on third down hate that still

1078
00:52:54,080 --> 00:52:55,880
Speaker 4: one of the worst third down teams in the NFL.

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00:52:55,920 --> 00:53:00,799
Speaker 4: I think they're thirty first and technically two of six,

1080
00:53:00,840 --> 00:53:04,719
Speaker 4: as they converted three fourth downs, including the fake of

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00:53:04,760 --> 00:53:07,239
Speaker 4: all fakes ever to fake, and the gritty into the

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00:53:07,320 --> 00:53:10,560
Speaker 4: end zone with JJ to tie the game at fourteen

1083
00:53:10,800 --> 00:53:13,239
Speaker 4: in the in the second quarter. Man, I'm glad they

1084
00:53:13,239 --> 00:53:16,640
Speaker 4: won that game. I mean, he's grittying into the end

1085
00:53:16,760 --> 00:53:19,320
Speaker 4: zone and then Dak and the Cowboys just proceed to

1086
00:53:19,320 --> 00:53:22,399
Speaker 4: blow him out by three scores. It's a different conversation today,

1087
00:53:22,440 --> 00:53:25,600
Speaker 4: thankfully it's not, but those growth moments and creating a

1088
00:53:25,640 --> 00:53:29,640
Speaker 4: new standard, you know, eating crow like this is such

1089
00:53:29,640 --> 00:53:31,399
Speaker 4: a reactionary week to week thing.

1090
00:53:31,440 --> 00:53:33,000
Speaker 3: That's why the NFL is what it is.

1091
00:53:33,040 --> 00:53:37,200
Speaker 4: We see a game and it's a high or it's

1092
00:53:37,520 --> 00:53:39,880
Speaker 4: an immense low, and then the next week can be

1093
00:53:39,960 --> 00:53:42,880
Speaker 4: so different, and the short term memory. It feels like

1094
00:53:42,880 --> 00:53:45,759
Speaker 4: we all have the attention spans of fruitflies today where

1095
00:53:45,760 --> 00:53:48,359
Speaker 4: I'm just thinking, Okay, this is the most recent thing

1096
00:53:48,440 --> 00:53:51,160
Speaker 4: I saw, so therefore this is the only thing that

1097
00:53:51,200 --> 00:53:53,960
Speaker 4: it can be, and then the next week it's quite different.

1098
00:53:54,120 --> 00:53:56,760
Speaker 4: And you know, truth, as in any case in life,

1099
00:53:56,920 --> 00:54:00,080
Speaker 4: lies somewhere in the middle between those two extremes, but

1100
00:54:00,360 --> 00:54:04,120
Speaker 4: certainly a hat tip to the coach and a hat

1101
00:54:04,120 --> 00:54:07,040
Speaker 4: tip to the quarterback for taking advantage of these reps

1102
00:54:07,040 --> 00:54:09,840
Speaker 4: in time on task. And what that leads to now

1103
00:54:10,000 --> 00:54:13,800
Speaker 4: is go do it again. So it's fun to see,

1104
00:54:13,880 --> 00:54:17,360
Speaker 4: but go do it again. And that's what that's what

1105
00:54:17,400 --> 00:54:20,840
Speaker 4: we want to find ourselves in that situation moving forward.

1106
00:54:20,920 --> 00:54:24,120
Speaker 3: Is that new standard and that new floor for the kid?

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Speaker 5: QB.

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Speaker 12: Hey, no, No, even though we won last night, I think

1109
00:54:28,160 --> 00:54:30,600
Speaker 12: we need to point out that the special teams continues

1110
00:54:30,600 --> 00:54:33,279
Speaker 12: to struggle. We were just giving up way too many

1111
00:54:33,360 --> 00:54:36,319
Speaker 12: yards on those kick returns last night. I'm starting to

1112
00:54:36,360 --> 00:54:38,879
Speaker 12: wonder if Matt Daniels is going to have a job

1113
00:54:38,960 --> 00:54:42,520
Speaker 12: here next season. I'd love to hear your thoughts on this.

1114
00:54:42,719 --> 00:54:45,480
Speaker 3: Thanks, yeah, thanks for the talkback.

1115
00:54:45,520 --> 00:54:48,160
Speaker 4: I don't necessarily have thoughts on whether or not he'll

1116
00:54:48,200 --> 00:54:48,640
Speaker 4: be here.

1117
00:54:48,840 --> 00:54:51,759
Speaker 3: I do have thoughts on the idea that six and

1118
00:54:51,800 --> 00:54:52,520
Speaker 3: eight radio.

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00:54:52,800 --> 00:54:55,399
Speaker 4: Not only is that bad from a wanting to play

1120
00:54:55,400 --> 00:54:59,080
Speaker 4: in the playoffs and have success in January standpoint, that's

1121
00:54:59,160 --> 00:55:03,320
Speaker 4: usually leading to maybe some tough times and potential change

1122
00:55:03,320 --> 00:55:06,000
Speaker 4: in the offseason. As we see from a year to year,

1123
00:55:06,120 --> 00:55:09,080
Speaker 4: the special teams have had immense struggles this year. Now

1124
00:55:09,160 --> 00:55:12,839
Speaker 4: Cavante Turpin and you know that he I mean, man

1125
00:55:12,960 --> 00:55:13,560
Speaker 4: is he fast?

1126
00:55:13,840 --> 00:55:14,280
Speaker 3: Wow?

1127
00:55:14,800 --> 00:55:18,120
Speaker 4: And I just in some ways with the tackling issues

1128
00:55:18,280 --> 00:55:21,000
Speaker 4: that our defense has has persisted. I mean, how about

1129
00:55:21,000 --> 00:55:23,120
Speaker 4: how about some tackles once in a while, how about

1130
00:55:23,160 --> 00:55:27,000
Speaker 4: not missing tackles? How about and Jamonte Williams and he

1131
00:55:27,160 --> 00:55:29,640
Speaker 4: I think he hurt his shoulder and so he certainly

1132
00:55:29,719 --> 00:55:31,640
Speaker 4: wasn't of effective. I think he saw more of Malik

1133
00:55:31,760 --> 00:55:34,600
Speaker 4: Davis later stages of that game, which mattered I think

1134
00:55:34,640 --> 00:55:37,839
Speaker 4: as part of this w But to to that end,

1135
00:55:38,160 --> 00:55:40,960
Speaker 4: just the tackling has been an issue all season. We

1136
00:55:41,080 --> 00:55:43,520
Speaker 4: have been a little leaky in certain spots special teams.

1137
00:55:43,520 --> 00:55:46,320
Speaker 4: The penalties earlier in the season have been kind of negated,

1138
00:55:46,320 --> 00:55:49,680
Speaker 4: but then we're seeing turnovers. It's it's a wonky and

1139
00:55:49,800 --> 00:55:53,400
Speaker 4: unpredictable group. And and really the only consistency has been

1140
00:55:53,520 --> 00:55:57,200
Speaker 4: is Ryan right, terrific season from the punter. And then

1141
00:55:57,360 --> 00:56:00,520
Speaker 4: and then what what Riker continues to do on an

1142
00:56:00,560 --> 00:56:03,920
Speaker 4: on a week by week basis is super impressive. So

1143
00:56:04,280 --> 00:56:07,120
Speaker 4: I know where your head's at there and I again,

1144
00:56:07,440 --> 00:56:11,040
Speaker 4: awful season four years into the bit. There is potential

1145
00:56:11,080 --> 00:56:15,120
Speaker 4: for change this offseason. I just I'm just personally not

1146
00:56:15,200 --> 00:56:18,280
Speaker 4: interested in speculating on that at this point.

1147
00:56:19,280 --> 00:56:20,439
Speaker 3: Text messages as well.

1148
00:56:20,480 --> 00:56:23,200
Speaker 4: By the way, six four six eighty six Brad Shawn

1149
00:56:23,280 --> 00:56:27,600
Speaker 4: Bryant kfan text line, I see this.

1150
00:56:27,640 --> 00:56:29,040
Speaker 3: Steven de Luthy just sent this in.

1151
00:56:29,080 --> 00:56:32,160
Speaker 4: Actually, McCarthy's growth and success is linked to the offensive

1152
00:56:32,200 --> 00:56:34,359
Speaker 4: line doing its job. This is one of a couple

1153
00:56:34,440 --> 00:56:37,480
Speaker 4: talkers I want to get into in pas here because

1154
00:56:38,160 --> 00:56:41,360
Speaker 4: six and a radio. Okay kid, QB. That's an a

1155
00:56:41,480 --> 00:56:44,359
Speaker 4: topic into the off season, but if you think about it,

1156
00:56:44,840 --> 00:56:47,120
Speaker 4: let's talk about the offensive line for a moment. I

1157
00:56:47,360 --> 00:56:50,879
Speaker 4: am loving what I've seen from Will Fryes specifically over

1158
00:56:50,920 --> 00:56:54,120
Speaker 4: the last month. But we're at a spot right now,

1159
00:56:54,520 --> 00:56:59,200
Speaker 4: specifically at the tackle spots, where is it time over

1160
00:56:59,239 --> 00:57:05,200
Speaker 4: the final three to consider mister DARRISAW love you, That's

1161
00:57:05,200 --> 00:57:07,480
Speaker 4: why we paid you. And when you're on the field,

1162
00:57:07,800 --> 00:57:13,720
Speaker 4: you're incredibly high end. However, this week to week Wednesday, Thursday,

1163
00:57:13,760 --> 00:57:17,880
Speaker 4: do not participate, Friday limited Sunday morning, we're out on

1164
00:57:17,920 --> 00:57:20,200
Speaker 4: the field and we're just crossing our fingers. You're going

1165
00:57:20,240 --> 00:57:22,120
Speaker 4: to be able to give it a go, and then

1166
00:57:22,160 --> 00:57:26,400
Speaker 4: you can't and you don't play. Maybe we just say

1167
00:57:27,360 --> 00:57:30,280
Speaker 4: let's chill on this, let's get you healthy, Let's have

1168
00:57:30,360 --> 00:57:34,439
Speaker 4: a super fancy free off season of just making sure

1169
00:57:34,560 --> 00:57:37,840
Speaker 4: you are a thousand percent in your case, mister darisaw,

1170
00:57:37,920 --> 00:57:41,000
Speaker 4: not just one hundred percent, but one thousand percent. And

1171
00:57:41,400 --> 00:57:44,840
Speaker 4: then you heard Brian O'Neal leaving with an ankle. Blake Brandell.

1172
00:57:44,920 --> 00:57:47,240
Speaker 4: I think the only spoty hasn't played yet this season,

1173
00:57:47,280 --> 00:57:48,440
Speaker 4: and someone can fact check me.

1174
00:57:48,840 --> 00:57:50,920
Speaker 3: I think it's right guard. I think we've seen him

1175
00:57:50,920 --> 00:57:51,240
Speaker 3: at CENTA.

1176
00:57:51,240 --> 00:57:53,160
Speaker 4: We've seen him on the left side with with Donovan

1177
00:57:53,280 --> 00:57:56,720
Speaker 4: Jackson having a couple of Nixon bruises thus far in

1178
00:57:56,800 --> 00:58:01,040
Speaker 4: his rookie campaign, left tackle at times. Justin School, by

1179
00:58:01,040 --> 00:58:03,439
Speaker 4: the way, I thought, had a heck of a game.

1180
00:58:03,520 --> 00:58:07,280
Speaker 4: Now the pass rush from the Dallas Cowboys is it's

1181
00:58:07,360 --> 00:58:10,240
Speaker 4: not exactly Miles garrett on book ending that thing, but

1182
00:58:10,800 --> 00:58:13,880
Speaker 4: it was enough to the point where I thought Justin

1183
00:58:13,920 --> 00:58:17,840
Speaker 4: School played terrifically. Last night I mentioned and praised Will

1184
00:58:17,880 --> 00:58:20,560
Speaker 4: Fries and just his evolution over the course of season.

1185
00:58:21,080 --> 00:58:23,840
Speaker 4: The I mean just myriad free agents that we bring in, right,

1186
00:58:23,920 --> 00:58:26,120
Speaker 4: I mean, whether it was just I think three games

1187
00:58:26,120 --> 00:58:27,919
Speaker 4: a year ago for Javon.

1188
00:58:27,640 --> 00:58:30,280
Speaker 3: Hargrave, who was also injured last night.

1189
00:58:30,680 --> 00:58:33,840
Speaker 4: You know, just kind of protecting maybe the health of

1190
00:58:33,920 --> 00:58:36,000
Speaker 4: some of these guys down the stretch. Bringing that back

1191
00:58:36,040 --> 00:58:38,400
Speaker 4: to the O line, whether it's O'Neil in this ankle

1192
00:58:38,480 --> 00:58:41,320
Speaker 4: or darisol, let's just figure out what's up with the knee. Weird,

1193
00:58:41,400 --> 00:58:44,640
Speaker 4: weird twenty five, twenty twenty five for him, and just

1194
00:58:44,680 --> 00:58:47,440
Speaker 4: make sure that everything's all good into the offseason. I

1195
00:58:47,480 --> 00:58:51,160
Speaker 4: just wonder if this is the time, but I'll ask

1196
00:58:51,160 --> 00:58:53,360
Speaker 4: PA that we'll continue to talk about that over the

1197
00:58:53,360 --> 00:58:55,520
Speaker 4: course of the week in terms of just preserving health

1198
00:58:55,520 --> 00:58:58,960
Speaker 4: into the offseason. One last text and then we'll pause,

1199
00:58:59,000 --> 00:59:01,440
Speaker 4: and I promise we'll we'll jump back into these as well.

1200
00:59:01,520 --> 00:59:03,840
Speaker 3: Love the text and talkbacks, specifically on a.

1201
00:59:03,760 --> 00:59:07,600
Speaker 4: Monday morning after a primetime game, because truncated fan line.

1202
00:59:08,120 --> 00:59:10,120
Speaker 4: Many of you are already met. You're not calling in,

1203
00:59:10,160 --> 00:59:12,400
Speaker 4: that's all good, But on a Monday morning, this is

1204
00:59:12,400 --> 00:59:16,440
Speaker 4: where we talk it out. Nordoh, what is your opinion

1205
00:59:16,480 --> 00:59:19,840
Speaker 4: of Jefferson not getting the targets? Why does it take

1206
00:59:19,880 --> 00:59:24,560
Speaker 4: them so long to get him involved in games?

1207
00:59:26,080 --> 00:59:26,400
Speaker 3: Well?

1208
00:59:28,400 --> 00:59:29,040
Speaker 5: That is.

1209
00:59:30,640 --> 00:59:33,960
Speaker 4: Well, I mean, other than just questioning the quarterback in general,

1210
00:59:34,040 --> 00:59:36,280
Speaker 4: that's the biggest question on this team. And I was

1211
00:59:36,320 --> 00:59:38,680
Speaker 4: listening to him last night and just he was talking,

1212
00:59:38,920 --> 00:59:42,600
Speaker 4: I can't remember the exact quote, paraphrasing, I'm proud of

1213
00:59:42,600 --> 00:59:48,520
Speaker 4: myself for not showing my emotion and getting frustrated, and

1214
00:59:48,560 --> 00:59:50,320
Speaker 4: that just kind of just kind of amused, just kind

1215
00:59:50,320 --> 00:59:53,120
Speaker 4: of like, I'm proud of myself for showing my leadership.

1216
00:59:53,560 --> 00:59:56,480
Speaker 3: No, that's good, and it's good by the way, the frustration.

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00:59:56,560 --> 00:59:58,800
Speaker 4: I mean last night, he finally gets a touchdown and

1218
00:59:58,840 --> 01:00:01,560
Speaker 4: we have a formation pedal. I think Mason needed to

1219
01:00:01,560 --> 01:00:04,880
Speaker 4: be a foot off the line. He was covering Josh Oliver.

1220
01:00:04,960 --> 01:00:07,480
Speaker 4: He finally got his first touchdown in a month and

1221
01:00:07,480 --> 01:00:10,080
Speaker 4: a half, and there's a freaking formation penalty.

1222
01:00:10,360 --> 01:00:13,959
Speaker 3: But then later in the game, JJ albeit.

1223
01:00:13,680 --> 01:00:18,080
Speaker 4: It's a fastball, fastball that you should catch, goes right

1224
01:00:18,120 --> 01:00:21,840
Speaker 4: through Jefferson's arms back left of the end zone. I

1225
01:00:21,880 --> 01:00:25,760
Speaker 4: believe for an incomplete what a ride for him in

1226
01:00:25,800 --> 01:00:27,960
Speaker 4: twenty twenty five again, six and a radio. I mean,

1227
01:00:28,000 --> 01:00:30,440
Speaker 4: we could do a segment on just we could do

1228
01:00:30,960 --> 01:00:33,720
Speaker 4: nine segments on nine different players who have had in

1229
01:00:33,760 --> 01:00:37,880
Speaker 4: some ways the most frustrating or inexplicable seasons of their

1230
01:00:37,920 --> 01:00:41,840
Speaker 4: careers in twenty twenty five with the purple Jefferson's no different.

1231
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Speaker 4: I think one hundred and sixty eight yards short of

1232
01:00:45,160 --> 01:00:49,320
Speaker 4: a thousand yards. He has held it in that emotion

1233
01:00:49,480 --> 01:00:52,600
Speaker 4: that he was talking about and such. But in the end,

1234
01:00:53,360 --> 01:00:56,480
Speaker 4: there's this weird dynamic with this offense where and we

1235
01:00:56,560 --> 01:00:59,680
Speaker 4: saw it, whether it's JJ trying to force it to Jefferson,

1236
01:01:00,400 --> 01:01:02,400
Speaker 4: or you even see a few plays, like there was

1237
01:01:02,400 --> 01:01:04,960
Speaker 4: a couple of quick slant opportunities last night, one that

1238
01:01:05,000 --> 01:01:08,600
Speaker 4: he took advantage of, sadly just one of his two catches,

1239
01:01:09,000 --> 01:01:12,200
Speaker 4: or twenty two yards I think thirty seven yards in

1240
01:01:12,240 --> 01:01:14,680
Speaker 4: his last three games. Not good enough for Number eighteen,

1241
01:01:14,840 --> 01:01:18,240
Speaker 4: not good enough for us as fans, right, but there's

1242
01:01:18,280 --> 01:01:23,280
Speaker 4: a dynamic here where the quarterback is growing by making

1243
01:01:23,320 --> 01:01:26,400
Speaker 4: the right decisions in the spot. He's processing. This guy's

1244
01:01:26,440 --> 01:01:29,360
Speaker 4: open and I'm finding him. Those are things that we

1245
01:01:29,400 --> 01:01:36,160
Speaker 4: are applauding. However, the issue is Number eighteen is drawing

1246
01:01:36,280 --> 01:01:38,800
Speaker 4: such at tension and coverage that makes some of those

1247
01:01:38,800 --> 01:01:46,720
Speaker 4: opportunities open and easy and correct and hittable. So in

1248
01:01:46,800 --> 01:01:50,640
Speaker 4: some way we're seeing two things happen right now, JJ's

1249
01:01:50,680 --> 01:01:54,760
Speaker 4: making plays and or excuse me, Jefferson's making plays and

1250
01:01:54,800 --> 01:01:59,680
Speaker 4: the QB's finding Naylor, Jefferson's making plays, the QB's finding

1251
01:02:00,000 --> 01:02:05,360
Speaker 4: Wutkinson or Oliver or Addison right. And then the other

1252
01:02:05,480 --> 01:02:07,919
Speaker 4: end of it is specifically near the end zone, we're

1253
01:02:07,920 --> 01:02:12,320
Speaker 4: seeing the quarterback trying to force it to Jefferson and

1254
01:02:12,400 --> 01:02:14,520
Speaker 4: in some pretty uncomfortable and really just.

1255
01:02:16,000 --> 01:02:17,360
Speaker 3: Unproductive areas.

1256
01:02:17,680 --> 01:02:20,480
Speaker 4: And and and these are these are not high percentage throws,

1257
01:02:20,560 --> 01:02:23,280
Speaker 4: even for a guy of Jefferson's caliber, So why is

1258
01:02:23,320 --> 01:02:25,840
Speaker 4: he not getting the targets? I think there's a there's

1259
01:02:25,840 --> 01:02:28,640
Speaker 4: an element of play here, where as part of the

1260
01:02:28,720 --> 01:02:33,680
Speaker 4: QB's development, the Star wide receiver is is making the

1261
01:02:33,760 --> 01:02:39,000
Speaker 4: easy ones available for others the QB, whether it's layering,

1262
01:02:39,120 --> 01:02:42,520
Speaker 4: it's processing, it's understanding the play. Do we need to

1263
01:02:42,640 --> 01:02:45,040
Speaker 4: do we need to get eighteen running some different routes.

1264
01:02:46,000 --> 01:02:48,960
Speaker 4: Those are all part of the conversation. And it's and

1265
01:02:49,000 --> 01:02:51,520
Speaker 4: it's a mind boggling one again, other than the development

1266
01:02:51,560 --> 01:02:54,600
Speaker 4: of the QB. How can't we get how can we

1267
01:02:54,640 --> 01:02:57,960
Speaker 4: get J. J. Jefferson involved? Is really topic number two.

1268
01:02:58,000 --> 01:03:00,600
Speaker 4: It feels like as we as we wind the thing down,

1269
01:03:00,640 --> 01:03:02,360
Speaker 4: so thank you for the talkbacks and text We're going

1270
01:03:02,440 --> 01:03:05,080
Speaker 4: to continue with more, but we might go NFL wide.

1271
01:03:05,200 --> 01:03:08,920
Speaker 4: Next segment, Weird Day playoffs are forming in terms of

1272
01:03:08,960 --> 01:03:13,040
Speaker 4: the positioning and the matchups. Some cool games yesterday. We're

1273
01:03:13,080 --> 01:03:16,280
Speaker 4: going to continue that with kind of an NFL do

1274
01:03:16,440 --> 01:03:19,360
Speaker 4: nord segment. Around the corner, it's Nordo went for Pa

1275
01:03:19,760 --> 01:03:20,240
Speaker 4: for now.

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Speaker 5: On the fan