1 00:00:03,880 --> 00:00:06,600 Speaker 1: Welcome into the Two Minute Warning, presented by three M, 2 00:00:06,720 --> 00:00:09,440 Speaker 1: the official science partner of the Minnesota Vikings. 3 00:00:09,760 --> 00:00:12,320 Speaker 2: I'm your host Tatum Everett from the Vikings Entertainment. 4 00:00:11,840 --> 00:00:14,480 Speaker 1: Network, and your Vikes are coming off a huge thirty 5 00:00:14,560 --> 00:00:17,480 Speaker 1: one to zero victory over the Commanders last week. Now 6 00:00:17,520 --> 00:00:19,279 Speaker 1: they head to the lone Star State to take on 7 00:00:19,440 --> 00:00:23,640 Speaker 1: quarterback Dak Prescott and the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday Night football. 8 00:00:24,160 --> 00:00:26,040 Speaker 2: Dallas's high powered offense. 9 00:00:25,760 --> 00:00:28,520 Speaker 1: Is putting up the most yards and points in the 10 00:00:28,640 --> 00:00:29,280 Speaker 1: NFL this. 11 00:00:29,280 --> 00:00:32,400 Speaker 2: Season, but defensively they have been vulnerable. 12 00:00:32,720 --> 00:00:36,319 Speaker 1: Dallas's defense giving up ninety three points combined in their 13 00:00:36,400 --> 00:00:39,280 Speaker 1: last three games and the second most points overall in 14 00:00:39,360 --> 00:00:43,280 Speaker 1: twenty twenty five. This looks to be a high scoring affairs. 15 00:00:43,360 --> 00:00:45,760 Speaker 1: The big question is which team will be able to 16 00:00:45,760 --> 00:00:49,440 Speaker 1: capitalize on their chances early and often. Head coach Kevin 17 00:00:49,479 --> 00:00:51,920 Speaker 1: O'Connell spoke to the media this week about the challenges 18 00:00:52,000 --> 00:00:55,480 Speaker 1: posed by this Cowboys team and the opportunities available heading 19 00:00:55,480 --> 00:00:56,720 Speaker 1: in a Sunday night All right. 20 00:00:56,720 --> 00:00:57,920 Speaker 3: Quick injury rundown. 21 00:00:57,960 --> 00:01:01,600 Speaker 4: We'll just have two players questionable, Ty Chandler still in 22 00:01:01,640 --> 00:01:02,720 Speaker 4: his ramp up period. 23 00:01:02,760 --> 00:01:03,560 Speaker 3: Ad another good week. 24 00:01:03,600 --> 00:01:06,160 Speaker 4: We'll kind of get together as a group and determine 25 00:01:06,200 --> 00:01:09,360 Speaker 4: his status for tomorrow, but he'll go in questionable and 26 00:01:09,400 --> 00:01:12,800 Speaker 4: then Christian Dersall got a limited practice in today and 27 00:01:13,040 --> 00:01:15,000 Speaker 4: we'll see how he feels coming off of today, but 28 00:01:15,040 --> 00:01:18,959 Speaker 4: other than that, won't have any other designations for the game. 29 00:01:19,440 --> 00:01:20,880 Speaker 3: Excited for this opportunity. 30 00:01:21,360 --> 00:01:24,080 Speaker 4: Looking to our team to consistency has been the word 31 00:01:24,440 --> 00:01:27,880 Speaker 4: that we've talked about. Have not stacked two performances together 32 00:01:28,360 --> 00:01:31,960 Speaker 4: completely as a team yet this year, And obviously. 33 00:01:31,959 --> 00:01:33,160 Speaker 3: Another good week of practice. 34 00:01:33,160 --> 00:01:35,520 Speaker 4: Our guys are in a great mindset and we're gonna 35 00:01:35,520 --> 00:01:39,120 Speaker 4: need it going down there Sunday Night football Dallas Cowboys, 36 00:01:39,640 --> 00:01:42,600 Speaker 4: you know, with obviously them being a very talented team. 37 00:01:42,640 --> 00:01:45,480 Speaker 4: Well coach shot he does a great job fluse on 38 00:01:45,520 --> 00:01:47,880 Speaker 4: the defensive side. So got our hands full and we 39 00:01:47,920 --> 00:01:50,320 Speaker 4: need to play well and need to stack a couple 40 00:01:50,360 --> 00:01:51,960 Speaker 4: of weeks here together. 41 00:01:52,480 --> 00:01:54,600 Speaker 5: Kevin, it sounds like Jordan Datison is fine for the game, 42 00:01:54,640 --> 00:01:56,120 Speaker 5: which is what happened with that Achilles. 43 00:01:56,800 --> 00:02:00,320 Speaker 4: Nothing really happened, just you know the product of kind 44 00:02:00,360 --> 00:02:03,920 Speaker 4: of normal December football kind of soreness, and he's just 45 00:02:04,160 --> 00:02:06,560 Speaker 4: been limited a little bit here and there, but won't 46 00:02:06,560 --> 00:02:07,840 Speaker 4: have a designation. 47 00:02:07,400 --> 00:02:10,239 Speaker 3: For the game. What if you respect level for Dak 48 00:02:11,000 --> 00:02:11,519 Speaker 3: oh Ton. 49 00:02:11,840 --> 00:02:14,040 Speaker 4: I mean, I think you know it leads the league 50 00:02:14,040 --> 00:02:17,919 Speaker 4: in passing. You see him will that team to to wins. 51 00:02:17,960 --> 00:02:19,960 Speaker 4: Obviously they've got a lot of talent around him on 52 00:02:20,000 --> 00:02:23,800 Speaker 4: that offense, but just you know, his makeup is the 53 00:02:23,840 --> 00:02:26,840 Speaker 4: way he leads, the way he you know, you there 54 00:02:26,919 --> 00:02:28,720 Speaker 4: is a sense of belief that they're going to go 55 00:02:28,760 --> 00:02:30,960 Speaker 4: out there and win every game because of how he 56 00:02:31,000 --> 00:02:33,520 Speaker 4: operates in the standard he's set not only for himself, 57 00:02:33,560 --> 00:02:35,440 Speaker 4: but that he sets for that. 58 00:02:35,400 --> 00:02:37,639 Speaker 3: Team and and and others follow. 59 00:02:38,040 --> 00:02:42,560 Speaker 4: So I couldn't respect Dak Prescott anymore as a person 60 00:02:42,639 --> 00:02:45,680 Speaker 4: and more importantly, you know, just as a quarterback in 61 00:02:45,680 --> 00:02:47,400 Speaker 4: this league for a really long time. 62 00:02:47,480 --> 00:02:49,840 Speaker 3: Came to the league as a fourth round pick. Did 63 00:02:49,880 --> 00:02:50,760 Speaker 3: love him coming. 64 00:02:50,520 --> 00:02:53,359 Speaker 4: Out, but he's proved a lot of people right as 65 00:02:53,360 --> 00:02:55,880 Speaker 4: far as the type of player in person that he. 66 00:02:55,919 --> 00:02:59,680 Speaker 6: Is and how much how much different is their defense 67 00:02:59,720 --> 00:03:01,240 Speaker 6: with winning Williams. 68 00:03:00,960 --> 00:03:04,440 Speaker 4: Yeah, it's different. I mean, he's incredibly impactful. They already 69 00:03:04,440 --> 00:03:07,280 Speaker 4: had a really solid into your front with some impact 70 00:03:07,360 --> 00:03:10,600 Speaker 4: guys in there that we know well, and then they 71 00:03:10,600 --> 00:03:13,240 Speaker 4: add him to it gives them great depth. But it 72 00:03:13,280 --> 00:03:16,480 Speaker 4: allows them to put a grouping on the field where 73 00:03:16,680 --> 00:03:19,960 Speaker 4: where they're you know, there's there's not a lot of uh, 74 00:03:20,200 --> 00:03:22,119 Speaker 4: there's not a lot of doubt on what they're attempting 75 00:03:22,160 --> 00:03:23,800 Speaker 4: to do. You know, get five to one on ones, 76 00:03:23,840 --> 00:03:25,360 Speaker 4: disrupt the run game like crazy. 77 00:03:25,360 --> 00:03:26,919 Speaker 3: You've seen it his ability. 78 00:03:26,960 --> 00:03:29,320 Speaker 4: I know, we we get carried away a lot with 79 00:03:29,639 --> 00:03:34,200 Speaker 4: the overall statistics for a season, but teams change, they evolved, 80 00:03:34,240 --> 00:03:36,560 Speaker 4: They maybe add a player like that throughout the season, 81 00:03:37,040 --> 00:03:41,000 Speaker 4: and regardless of what the big picture numbers, maybe the 82 00:03:41,080 --> 00:03:43,720 Speaker 4: current film might tell a totally different story. And that's 83 00:03:43,760 --> 00:03:46,440 Speaker 4: what his addition has kind of meant for. I think 84 00:03:46,440 --> 00:03:51,600 Speaker 4: this team and and how they're playing with him in there, Kevin, when. 85 00:03:52,000 --> 00:03:54,120 Speaker 3: Their kicker can make it from sixty five? 86 00:03:54,320 --> 00:03:56,880 Speaker 7: Yeah, how does that change the dynamic for how you 87 00:03:56,920 --> 00:03:57,280 Speaker 7: manage it? 88 00:03:57,320 --> 00:03:57,480 Speaker 3: Yeah? 89 00:03:57,480 --> 00:03:59,640 Speaker 4: I think you got to you got to understand that 90 00:04:00,200 --> 00:04:02,920 Speaker 4: situational football could be different. You know, how you handle 91 00:04:02,960 --> 00:04:05,880 Speaker 4: the end of the first half could be different because 92 00:04:06,080 --> 00:04:09,480 Speaker 4: between the dynamic kickoff and and maybe one of the 93 00:04:09,480 --> 00:04:12,320 Speaker 4: best returners in our league, and then the fact that 94 00:04:12,360 --> 00:04:15,080 Speaker 4: they're a player to even if you handle that play well, 95 00:04:15,480 --> 00:04:18,000 Speaker 4: there are one or two you know, Dack completions from 96 00:04:18,640 --> 00:04:21,000 Speaker 4: giving him a swing at it, and you almost. 97 00:04:20,800 --> 00:04:21,800 Speaker 3: Have to look like it. 98 00:04:21,800 --> 00:04:25,000 Speaker 4: It look like any time left on the clock, he's 99 00:04:25,040 --> 00:04:26,000 Speaker 4: going to get a swing at it. 100 00:04:26,320 --> 00:04:27,160 Speaker 3: If you think about it. 101 00:04:27,240 --> 00:04:29,800 Speaker 4: You know, a great returner and a kicker that can 102 00:04:30,440 --> 00:04:32,719 Speaker 4: you know, kick it from you know, probably outside the 103 00:04:32,720 --> 00:04:35,360 Speaker 4: building and have a chance to make it. You know, 104 00:04:35,400 --> 00:04:38,600 Speaker 4: you've you've got to either decide can we execute maybe 105 00:04:38,640 --> 00:04:40,680 Speaker 4: a unique kind of kick, you know, to try to 106 00:04:40,680 --> 00:04:43,280 Speaker 4: see if you can, which Will's done a few times 107 00:04:43,279 --> 00:04:45,400 Speaker 4: this year where we've you know, forced the touch back 108 00:04:45,440 --> 00:04:48,760 Speaker 4: to the twenty and because he can you know, either 109 00:04:49,040 --> 00:04:51,920 Speaker 4: hit a certain kind of kick or try to play 110 00:04:51,960 --> 00:04:53,720 Speaker 4: the game with the returner of where he's going to 111 00:04:53,800 --> 00:04:56,480 Speaker 4: kick it. You got to try some things, but more 112 00:04:56,720 --> 00:04:59,279 Speaker 4: likely you've got to cover down and make sure that 113 00:04:59,360 --> 00:05:01,320 Speaker 4: you can turn it into a momentum play for you 114 00:05:01,400 --> 00:05:04,279 Speaker 4: where if you can get that returner down you know, 115 00:05:04,320 --> 00:05:07,480 Speaker 4: anywhere inside the thirty five, that's a it's a win 116 00:05:07,560 --> 00:05:08,520 Speaker 4: for that group. 117 00:05:08,360 --> 00:05:09,040 Speaker 3: On that D and D. 118 00:05:09,120 --> 00:05:10,600 Speaker 4: And now the defense has got to go out there 119 00:05:10,640 --> 00:05:13,200 Speaker 4: and make sure there's no let up because, like I said, 120 00:05:13,240 --> 00:05:15,560 Speaker 4: one completion that doesn't even have to be a chunk 121 00:05:15,600 --> 00:05:18,320 Speaker 4: play and he's probably taking a swing at one. 122 00:05:19,240 --> 00:05:22,200 Speaker 1: The Vikings offense accounted for one hundred and sixty two 123 00:05:22,279 --> 00:05:25,640 Speaker 1: yards on the ground Sunday, and the offensive line was humming. 124 00:05:26,040 --> 00:05:29,120 Speaker 1: Vikings guard Will Fries was encouraged by their ability to 125 00:05:29,160 --> 00:05:32,560 Speaker 1: sustain long drives against the Commanders, and they hope to 126 00:05:32,600 --> 00:05:35,520 Speaker 1: repeat their previous performance down in Dallas. 127 00:05:35,600 --> 00:05:37,680 Speaker 7: It's a lot of fun and anytime that you can 128 00:05:38,000 --> 00:05:39,960 Speaker 7: move the ball like that in the run game, you know, 129 00:05:40,000 --> 00:05:42,479 Speaker 7: or it helps out up the whole offense. So, you know, 130 00:05:42,520 --> 00:05:44,000 Speaker 7: for us to continue to have success, you know, we've 131 00:05:44,000 --> 00:05:45,200 Speaker 7: got to keep their on game going. We'll be able 132 00:05:45,240 --> 00:05:48,359 Speaker 7: to lean on defensive lines in front seven. So you 133 00:05:48,360 --> 00:05:50,120 Speaker 7: know it's important that we take advantage of the re 134 00:05:50,160 --> 00:05:51,960 Speaker 7: ups from practice and you know, make them go in 135 00:05:51,960 --> 00:05:52,800 Speaker 7: the game when they're called. 136 00:05:53,000 --> 00:05:56,920 Speaker 5: Do you think that helps McCarthy get comfortable too, obviously 137 00:05:56,960 --> 00:05:57,880 Speaker 5: to being able to run the ball. 138 00:05:57,880 --> 00:05:59,279 Speaker 3: Could you sense that at all last week? 139 00:05:59,360 --> 00:05:59,520 Speaker 8: Yeah? 140 00:05:59,560 --> 00:05:59,919 Speaker 3: I think so. 141 00:06:00,000 --> 00:06:01,880 Speaker 7: Oh, you know, as a as a guy, as a quarterback, 142 00:06:01,880 --> 00:06:03,200 Speaker 7: I'm sure he wants, you know, sing the ball over 143 00:06:03,200 --> 00:06:05,919 Speaker 7: the place. That's fun for quarterbacks, but you know, I 144 00:06:05,920 --> 00:06:08,320 Speaker 7: think for you know, the whole team, for us, it's 145 00:06:08,320 --> 00:06:10,720 Speaker 7: fun to run block, so you know, uh, I think 146 00:06:10,760 --> 00:06:12,400 Speaker 7: it all kind of marries together and you know, I 147 00:06:12,400 --> 00:06:14,039 Speaker 7: think it helps him out. Uh, you know in the 148 00:06:14,120 --> 00:06:15,359 Speaker 7: in the long run, you ever. 149 00:06:15,200 --> 00:06:17,839 Speaker 5: Been part of a nineteen play drive that goes twelve 150 00:06:17,880 --> 00:06:18,520 Speaker 5: minutes like that? 151 00:06:18,640 --> 00:06:20,920 Speaker 3: I mean, that's yeah, that was that was That was 152 00:06:20,920 --> 00:06:21,599 Speaker 3: a heck of a drive. 153 00:06:21,640 --> 00:06:25,000 Speaker 7: It was a lot of fun, yet pretty tiring towards 154 00:06:25,040 --> 00:06:28,000 Speaker 7: the end there like oh yeah, I'm sure, I'm sure. 155 00:06:28,160 --> 00:06:29,720 Speaker 7: But you know that's a that's a that's a good 156 00:06:29,760 --> 00:06:31,120 Speaker 7: drive for us to build off off, you know, to 157 00:06:31,640 --> 00:06:34,200 Speaker 7: prove ourselves and maybe if a run doesn't go or 158 00:06:35,000 --> 00:06:37,040 Speaker 7: or you know, not necessarily a positive play happens, you know, 159 00:06:37,120 --> 00:06:38,440 Speaker 7: you know, we can step back up to the line 160 00:06:38,440 --> 00:06:40,560 Speaker 7: and continue to drive and got to go. And you know, 161 00:06:40,680 --> 00:06:42,440 Speaker 7: JJ did a great job making some stuff happen on 162 00:06:42,520 --> 00:06:45,039 Speaker 7: third down, and all our receivers, you know, credit to 163 00:06:45,080 --> 00:06:47,960 Speaker 7: them for you know, getting us, uh you know, moving 164 00:06:48,000 --> 00:06:49,360 Speaker 7: down the line and get us you know some supposed 165 00:06:49,400 --> 00:06:51,400 Speaker 7: places we needed it. So it was a whole a 166 00:06:51,440 --> 00:06:53,240 Speaker 7: whole group effort and everyone, you know, that's what we 167 00:06:53,320 --> 00:06:55,040 Speaker 7: need to continue to build. All eleven guys doing their 168 00:06:55,080 --> 00:06:57,159 Speaker 7: job at the same time and be able to you know, 169 00:06:57,279 --> 00:06:58,800 Speaker 7: like I said before, marry the run in the past 170 00:06:58,800 --> 00:07:00,960 Speaker 7: game and that's how you you know, have an efficient 171 00:07:01,040 --> 00:07:02,480 Speaker 7: offense and you know we're able to you know, score 172 00:07:02,480 --> 00:07:03,080 Speaker 7: some good points. 173 00:07:03,480 --> 00:07:06,400 Speaker 5: H Dallas. I know Michael Parsons obviously not there anymore, 174 00:07:06,440 --> 00:07:09,000 Speaker 5: but that that pass rush, that d line is that 175 00:07:09,080 --> 00:07:10,080 Speaker 5: whole just as good. 176 00:07:10,400 --> 00:07:13,640 Speaker 7: Yeah, they have an extremely talented and uh you know 177 00:07:13,680 --> 00:07:14,320 Speaker 7: defensive line. 178 00:07:14,320 --> 00:07:16,040 Speaker 3: It to be a challenge for us this week. 179 00:07:16,080 --> 00:07:18,280 Speaker 7: You know, we have to really be on our fundamentals 180 00:07:18,280 --> 00:07:20,720 Speaker 7: and technique and uh, you know, play hard, play through 181 00:07:20,720 --> 00:07:23,160 Speaker 7: the whistle. You know, they're like I said, they're a 182 00:07:23,240 --> 00:07:25,080 Speaker 7: really good front of a lot of good players, and 183 00:07:25,240 --> 00:07:27,360 Speaker 7: you know we'd be need to need to be on 184 00:07:27,400 --> 00:07:30,080 Speaker 7: our you know p's and q's and all that stuff 185 00:07:30,080 --> 00:07:30,400 Speaker 7: this week. 186 00:07:30,480 --> 00:07:32,760 Speaker 5: If you could take one thing, I know Dallas and 187 00:07:32,840 --> 00:07:34,840 Speaker 5: the Commanders are two different football teams, but if you 188 00:07:34,840 --> 00:07:37,880 Speaker 5: could take something from last week and reapply it this 189 00:07:37,960 --> 00:07:39,520 Speaker 5: week for the offense, what would that be? 190 00:07:39,600 --> 00:07:42,040 Speaker 7: You know, I think it's just a mentality of you know, 191 00:07:42,200 --> 00:07:45,720 Speaker 7: not being denied and you know, really holding on those details, 192 00:07:45,720 --> 00:07:48,720 Speaker 7: you know, kind of like I was saying before, when 193 00:07:48,760 --> 00:07:50,560 Speaker 7: we're you know detailed that all eleven guys are doing 194 00:07:50,560 --> 00:07:51,680 Speaker 7: their job. You know a lot of good things can 195 00:07:51,680 --> 00:07:54,760 Speaker 7: happen on offense, So you know, it's that extra focus. 196 00:07:54,800 --> 00:07:57,520 Speaker 7: It's you know a lot of things that haven't necessarily 197 00:07:57,520 --> 00:07:59,160 Speaker 7: gone our way this year, but you know it's time 198 00:07:59,200 --> 00:08:01,680 Speaker 7: to kind of build off of that, be consistent and 199 00:08:01,720 --> 00:08:04,000 Speaker 7: the you know, start building off that game last week. 200 00:08:05,360 --> 00:08:08,440 Speaker 1: Vikings wide receiver Justin Jefferson is only one hundred and 201 00:08:08,560 --> 00:08:12,040 Speaker 1: ninety yards away from his sixth straight one thousand yard 202 00:08:12,120 --> 00:08:16,240 Speaker 1: season with four games remaining. That is a very attainable goal, 203 00:08:16,360 --> 00:08:20,120 Speaker 1: especially the ability to pad those numbers again, say Dallas secondary, 204 00:08:20,280 --> 00:08:22,000 Speaker 1: that's been a liability this season. 205 00:08:22,520 --> 00:08:23,840 Speaker 2: Jet spoke to the media. 206 00:08:23,560 --> 00:08:25,840 Speaker 1: About playing in prime time and how this team can 207 00:08:25,840 --> 00:08:27,480 Speaker 1: take advantage of the opportunity. 208 00:08:27,680 --> 00:08:30,680 Speaker 9: No, I always always love the big time moments and 209 00:08:30,720 --> 00:08:34,480 Speaker 9: love those big time, prime time games. You know, it's 210 00:08:34,559 --> 00:08:37,600 Speaker 9: just history wise, you know, we just haven't been good 211 00:08:37,640 --> 00:08:40,240 Speaker 9: on those type of games, and you know we haven't 212 00:08:40,280 --> 00:08:42,520 Speaker 9: shown up the way we have we should have shown up. 213 00:08:42,600 --> 00:08:45,320 Speaker 9: So it's just time for things to change, you know, 214 00:08:45,440 --> 00:08:48,760 Speaker 9: Tom for us to go out there with that mentality 215 00:08:48,800 --> 00:08:50,520 Speaker 9: to go out there and just kill it no. 216 00:08:50,480 --> 00:08:52,080 Speaker 3: Matter the play. That's called. 217 00:08:52,120 --> 00:08:55,199 Speaker 9: No matter what's going on throughout the game, as soon 218 00:08:55,240 --> 00:08:57,839 Speaker 9: as the play gets called, go executed at the most. 219 00:08:57,960 --> 00:09:00,640 Speaker 3: And just not wait for a play, Go make a play. 220 00:09:00,960 --> 00:09:01,120 Speaker 9: Uh. 221 00:09:01,160 --> 00:09:02,400 Speaker 3: So I feel like that's. 222 00:09:02,240 --> 00:09:05,880 Speaker 9: The biggest thing that's that's uh you know talked about. 223 00:09:06,120 --> 00:09:08,400 Speaker 9: Uh And it's just all about just us sticking together 224 00:09:08,440 --> 00:09:10,880 Speaker 9: as a team and not really listening to the outside 225 00:09:10,880 --> 00:09:12,280 Speaker 9: noise and just playing our own ball. 226 00:09:13,080 --> 00:09:15,240 Speaker 3: What do you think you've learned about yourself this year? 227 00:09:16,280 --> 00:09:16,559 Speaker 9: Uh? 228 00:09:16,600 --> 00:09:17,280 Speaker 3: Being patient? 229 00:09:17,600 --> 00:09:19,720 Speaker 9: Uh, you know, having to learn how to be patient 230 00:09:19,760 --> 00:09:23,520 Speaker 9: and overcome the adversity of having a new quarterback, having 231 00:09:23,880 --> 00:09:26,720 Speaker 9: uh to to learn some new things and uh, you know, 232 00:09:26,760 --> 00:09:28,640 Speaker 9: it's it's tough, you know, because. 233 00:09:28,520 --> 00:09:29,160 Speaker 3: You want to win. 234 00:09:29,240 --> 00:09:31,679 Speaker 9: You want to be a big part of the offense 235 00:09:31,720 --> 00:09:34,840 Speaker 9: and big part of uh you know, just having all 236 00:09:34,880 --> 00:09:37,360 Speaker 9: of the yards and everything. But uh, sometimes you gotta 237 00:09:38,080 --> 00:09:41,319 Speaker 9: sacrifice that for to be a leader, to be uh 238 00:09:41,440 --> 00:09:44,400 Speaker 9: you know, a person that has that good energy uh 239 00:09:44,520 --> 00:09:48,240 Speaker 9: throughout the week even though things aren't the best. So uh, 240 00:09:48,480 --> 00:09:50,320 Speaker 9: you know, I'll say patience is definitely one of the 241 00:09:50,320 --> 00:09:51,720 Speaker 9: things that I have to learn this year. 242 00:09:52,480 --> 00:09:55,280 Speaker 10: That some people just throw out the term leadership a lot. 243 00:09:55,480 --> 00:09:57,760 Speaker 10: What what's the hard part that you learned of leadership. 244 00:09:57,760 --> 00:09:59,520 Speaker 10: But some of the girls are kind of coaching too. 245 00:09:59,559 --> 00:10:02,079 Speaker 10: But you're a player, You're still a peer. What was 246 00:10:02,120 --> 00:10:05,160 Speaker 10: the hardest thing that people don't see about that term leadership? 247 00:10:05,400 --> 00:10:07,360 Speaker 9: Yeah, the hardest thing about being a leader is being 248 00:10:07,360 --> 00:10:09,920 Speaker 9: a leader when you're losing, or being a leader when 249 00:10:10,320 --> 00:10:14,000 Speaker 9: uh things aren't going well. Uh to continue on having 250 00:10:14,000 --> 00:10:17,480 Speaker 9: that leadership, continue on being that vocal person and having 251 00:10:17,480 --> 00:10:21,600 Speaker 9: the get energy around, having you know, getting everybody motivated 252 00:10:21,640 --> 00:10:23,319 Speaker 9: to continue on, uh. 253 00:10:23,200 --> 00:10:24,800 Speaker 3: To the next week and the next week and the 254 00:10:24,840 --> 00:10:25,280 Speaker 3: next week. 255 00:10:25,600 --> 00:10:28,320 Speaker 9: Uh So, you know, just especially with this type of season, 256 00:10:28,760 --> 00:10:31,400 Speaker 9: having five wins and not really going the way we 257 00:10:31,440 --> 00:10:34,520 Speaker 9: wanted to go, still being that leader on the sidelines, 258 00:10:34,600 --> 00:10:37,520 Speaker 9: not really you know, uh you know, exploding or showing 259 00:10:37,559 --> 00:10:40,400 Speaker 9: my emotions and uh, you know, just doing things I 260 00:10:40,400 --> 00:10:43,960 Speaker 9: feel like typical receivers do nowadays. Uh, you know, just 261 00:10:44,559 --> 00:10:48,559 Speaker 9: understanding the circumstances, understanding uh my role on this team, 262 00:10:48,600 --> 00:10:51,840 Speaker 9: and uh just going out there and uh with that 263 00:10:52,200 --> 00:10:54,600 Speaker 9: you know, smile on my face still and uh just 264 00:10:54,960 --> 00:10:56,960 Speaker 9: trying to make a play and being that being that 265 00:10:57,040 --> 00:10:57,760 Speaker 9: leader for us. 266 00:10:57,840 --> 00:10:59,880 Speaker 10: Because you're gonna really a rob Row type of me 267 00:11:00,320 --> 00:11:02,440 Speaker 10: to begin with right. So it's hard to do that 268 00:11:02,480 --> 00:11:05,040 Speaker 10: in a losing season, so that must be difficult. 269 00:11:05,240 --> 00:11:08,199 Speaker 9: Yeah, it is difficult, but uh you know, just understanding 270 00:11:08,200 --> 00:11:11,360 Speaker 9: my position and understanding that, uh you know, my words 271 00:11:11,360 --> 00:11:13,160 Speaker 9: can go a long way, and uh you know, so 272 00:11:13,280 --> 00:11:15,199 Speaker 9: some people, uh you know, take my. 273 00:11:15,160 --> 00:11:17,160 Speaker 3: Words a little more seriously than others. 274 00:11:17,160 --> 00:11:20,680 Speaker 9: So uh it's just all about just letting everybody know that, 275 00:11:20,960 --> 00:11:23,439 Speaker 9: you know, I'm still involved, I'm still locked in into 276 00:11:23,480 --> 00:11:24,920 Speaker 9: this season, and I still want to win. 277 00:11:25,240 --> 00:11:26,040 Speaker 3: Uh So it's just. 278 00:11:25,960 --> 00:11:28,520 Speaker 9: Coming out here every single week, coming to practice, every 279 00:11:28,559 --> 00:11:30,920 Speaker 9: single play, just doing what I need to do to 280 00:11:30,920 --> 00:11:32,480 Speaker 9: to get open and create that separation. 281 00:11:32,880 --> 00:11:34,440 Speaker 3: Uh so people can see. 282 00:11:34,200 --> 00:11:37,720 Speaker 9: That I'm working hard and I'm practicing to my fullest potential, 283 00:11:37,800 --> 00:11:40,160 Speaker 9: so we can you know, win on Sundays and uh 284 00:11:40,160 --> 00:11:42,880 Speaker 9: so we can have those good looks for JJ typically 285 00:11:43,000 --> 00:11:46,080 Speaker 9: be prepared to make those thows. Uh So it's just 286 00:11:46,120 --> 00:11:48,400 Speaker 9: all about just coming to work every single day. Uh 287 00:11:48,559 --> 00:11:50,760 Speaker 9: not really you know, looking at the record, not really 288 00:11:51,280 --> 00:11:54,120 Speaker 9: listening to to what everybody else has to say. Just 289 00:11:54,160 --> 00:11:56,760 Speaker 9: come here, get our job done, and uh you know, 290 00:11:56,960 --> 00:11:58,319 Speaker 9: look forward to Sunday to to. 291 00:11:58,360 --> 00:12:01,800 Speaker 1: Win more to I'm on the two minute warning we 292 00:12:01,880 --> 00:12:05,760 Speaker 1: will hear from offensive coordinator Wes Phillips and quarterback JJ 293 00:12:05,880 --> 00:12:09,599 Speaker 1: McCarthy about how they think they did against the Commanders 294 00:12:09,640 --> 00:12:12,920 Speaker 1: and what they hope to do against Dallas. 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Welcome back into the two minute Warning. 308 00:12:51,840 --> 00:12:52,439 Speaker 2: I'm your host. 309 00:12:52,440 --> 00:12:56,280 Speaker 1: Tatum Everett from the Vikings Entertainment Network Minnesota travels down 310 00:12:56,280 --> 00:12:59,040 Speaker 1: to Dallas to face the six six and one Cowboys. 311 00:12:59,440 --> 00:13:01,359 Speaker 2: Following a shut out the week before. 312 00:13:01,120 --> 00:13:04,320 Speaker 1: The Vikings regain their footing and posted thirty one points 313 00:13:04,559 --> 00:13:08,720 Speaker 1: in Sunday's win over Washington. The Vikings offense now looks 314 00:13:08,720 --> 00:13:12,079 Speaker 1: to continue their late season maturation against the Dallas defense, 315 00:13:12,080 --> 00:13:14,640 Speaker 1: who currently gives up an average of two hundred and 316 00:13:14,720 --> 00:13:17,840 Speaker 1: fifty five yards through the air, which is dead last 317 00:13:17,840 --> 00:13:18,600 Speaker 1: in the NFL. 318 00:13:19,000 --> 00:13:21,199 Speaker 2: Offensive coordinator West Phillips spoke. 319 00:13:20,960 --> 00:13:23,720 Speaker 1: This week about the positive steps this team took and 320 00:13:23,760 --> 00:13:26,760 Speaker 1: how they look to improve even more on Sunday. 321 00:13:27,080 --> 00:13:29,040 Speaker 11: The plan is going to change from week to week 322 00:13:29,160 --> 00:13:32,280 Speaker 11: based on what you know, what we're seeing from the defense. 323 00:13:32,600 --> 00:13:37,600 Speaker 11: So you know, I know a lot's been been talked about, 324 00:13:38,240 --> 00:13:43,199 Speaker 11: but whether it's runs or passes, fronts, coverages, there's new 325 00:13:43,280 --> 00:13:47,720 Speaker 11: challenges every week in this league and different structures of 326 00:13:47,960 --> 00:13:50,960 Speaker 11: defense that is presented to you, and you have to, 327 00:13:51,760 --> 00:13:53,400 Speaker 11: you know, the best thing we can do for him 328 00:13:53,559 --> 00:13:57,760 Speaker 11: is try to put together a plan that you know, 329 00:13:57,840 --> 00:14:00,559 Speaker 11: gets gets guys open. Gets number one. Want to open 330 00:14:00,720 --> 00:14:04,520 Speaker 11: more often than not. Is ideal, not always going to happen, 331 00:14:04,559 --> 00:14:07,679 Speaker 11: but uh, but you know, you're trying to find ways 332 00:14:07,720 --> 00:14:10,600 Speaker 11: to attack the defense and at the same time do 333 00:14:10,720 --> 00:14:12,160 Speaker 11: things our guys do well. 334 00:14:12,600 --> 00:14:15,280 Speaker 6: When you love your game playing with a quarterback at 335 00:14:15,360 --> 00:14:18,400 Speaker 6: JJ's status for first year doing this, how much of 336 00:14:18,400 --> 00:14:20,400 Speaker 6: a learning curve is there? For you guys as coaches 337 00:14:20,440 --> 00:14:23,200 Speaker 6: about what he likes, how to coach him, how to 338 00:14:23,200 --> 00:14:24,040 Speaker 6: work with them in the game. 339 00:14:24,120 --> 00:14:28,400 Speaker 11: Lining, Yeah, I think, uh, I think you got to 340 00:14:28,440 --> 00:14:32,160 Speaker 11: be careful with what what they like. I mean, you 341 00:14:32,240 --> 00:14:35,240 Speaker 11: obviously don't want to call plays or put plays in 342 00:14:35,280 --> 00:14:38,640 Speaker 11: that they don't like. But sometimes there's just a level 343 00:14:38,680 --> 00:14:43,400 Speaker 11: of a young quarterback doesn't always maybe see it see 344 00:14:43,440 --> 00:14:47,320 Speaker 11: it the way we see it. And generally there's some discussions, 345 00:14:47,560 --> 00:14:50,520 Speaker 11: you know, about certain plays where hey, and it's not like, hey, 346 00:14:50,600 --> 00:14:52,560 Speaker 11: I don't like this, it's hey, what are what are 347 00:14:52,600 --> 00:14:55,080 Speaker 11: you seeing here? And that's the question you'll get from him, 348 00:14:55,400 --> 00:14:58,120 Speaker 11: what what are we thinking? Is is happening on this 349 00:14:58,680 --> 00:15:01,680 Speaker 11: on this scheme? You know, and then once it's explained, 350 00:15:01,720 --> 00:15:04,680 Speaker 11: you you know, oftentimes, you know, Kevin might pull up 351 00:15:04,720 --> 00:15:07,560 Speaker 11: some clips say hey, this is this is what we're 352 00:15:07,600 --> 00:15:11,200 Speaker 11: seeing in this coverage. You see that and generally, generally, 353 00:15:11,320 --> 00:15:14,440 Speaker 11: you know, the quarterbacks in this league they understand those 354 00:15:14,480 --> 00:15:18,080 Speaker 11: types of things. But uh, but yeah, we're you know, 355 00:15:18,160 --> 00:15:20,720 Speaker 11: our job is to try to try to put in 356 00:15:20,800 --> 00:15:24,880 Speaker 11: plays that our players can execute. So you know, if 357 00:15:24,880 --> 00:15:28,160 Speaker 11: there's something we feel I feel like, uh, you know, 358 00:15:28,200 --> 00:15:30,920 Speaker 11: it's just not quite there yet with any player at 359 00:15:30,960 --> 00:15:35,160 Speaker 11: any position or you know, then then we'll try to 360 00:15:35,200 --> 00:15:37,880 Speaker 11: stay away from those things or or try to coach 361 00:15:37,920 --> 00:15:40,120 Speaker 11: it hard during the week and and and if we 362 00:15:40,200 --> 00:15:43,400 Speaker 11: really like something, and and uh give them the why 363 00:15:43,480 --> 00:15:46,640 Speaker 11: and make sure they understand why it's in. What do 364 00:15:46,680 --> 00:15:53,200 Speaker 11: you think of Dallas's defense and what they're They move 365 00:15:53,240 --> 00:15:56,200 Speaker 11: a lot up front, They play hard, extremely hard. They've 366 00:15:56,200 --> 00:15:59,920 Speaker 11: got a lot of good athletes, a lot of former 367 00:16:00,240 --> 00:16:03,440 Speaker 11: first round picks. And you know, obviously adding qu Quinn 368 00:16:03,520 --> 00:16:07,680 Speaker 11: Williams with Kenny Clark inside, two really good players on 369 00:16:07,720 --> 00:16:13,680 Speaker 11: the inside. But their edge guys, you know, have played 370 00:16:13,920 --> 00:16:16,880 Speaker 11: very hard as well. I'm fifty four and forty one 371 00:16:16,920 --> 00:16:19,240 Speaker 11: are guys that don't get a lot of play extremely 372 00:16:19,280 --> 00:16:23,760 Speaker 11: hard along with you know, the more name guys Fowlers 373 00:16:23,800 --> 00:16:27,040 Speaker 11: and Clowney's and they got a lot, They got a 374 00:16:27,080 --> 00:16:29,800 Speaker 11: lot of talent over there. The linebackers are very athletic. 375 00:16:31,520 --> 00:16:36,600 Speaker 11: Hooker at safety has been been a good player in 376 00:16:36,600 --> 00:16:39,000 Speaker 11: this league for a long time. You know, Diggs will 377 00:16:39,000 --> 00:16:42,680 Speaker 11: see see where he's at as far as you know, 378 00:16:42,720 --> 00:16:47,160 Speaker 11: being able to play this week. But Bland has obviously 379 00:16:47,200 --> 00:16:51,960 Speaker 11: been great ball skills. You know, he's kind of a 380 00:16:52,040 --> 00:16:55,120 Speaker 11: dangerous guy out there playing that field corner to try 381 00:16:55,120 --> 00:16:58,440 Speaker 11: to throw some balls out there on him. So yeah, 382 00:16:58,480 --> 00:17:02,000 Speaker 11: it's good. It's a good defense. I always said, you know, 383 00:17:02,040 --> 00:17:04,760 Speaker 11: when when Flus was here, I got a lot of 384 00:17:04,760 --> 00:17:09,320 Speaker 11: respect for him as a coordinator and scheme wise and 385 00:17:10,200 --> 00:17:13,280 Speaker 11: how they attack the football, you know, the whole the 386 00:17:13,320 --> 00:17:16,560 Speaker 11: whole system that he's run and it's and you know, 387 00:17:16,720 --> 00:17:19,280 Speaker 11: to his credit, he's a good coach. He's he's doing 388 00:17:19,320 --> 00:17:21,959 Speaker 11: some different things there with those players, and then he 389 00:17:22,000 --> 00:17:24,680 Speaker 11: did in Chicago with the group he had there. 390 00:17:26,160 --> 00:17:29,120 Speaker 1: One of the key performances last week included the three 391 00:17:29,240 --> 00:17:33,680 Speaker 1: touchdown pass performance by quarterback JJ McCarthy. Going into the game, 392 00:17:33,760 --> 00:17:35,960 Speaker 1: there was a lot of talk about adjusting the game 393 00:17:35,960 --> 00:17:38,960 Speaker 1: plan to speed up the offense, and the adjustments seemed 394 00:17:38,960 --> 00:17:42,640 Speaker 1: to result in those three receiving scores for tight ends. 395 00:17:42,720 --> 00:17:44,840 Speaker 2: Josh Oliver and TJ. Hockinson. 396 00:17:45,440 --> 00:17:48,480 Speaker 1: JJ spoke on Wednesday about how the Vikings offense can 397 00:17:48,560 --> 00:17:51,359 Speaker 1: continue to build on that success and why game to 398 00:17:51,440 --> 00:17:53,160 Speaker 1: game consistency is key. 399 00:17:53,640 --> 00:17:55,440 Speaker 12: The boys and I were coming off a great win, 400 00:17:55,560 --> 00:17:57,239 Speaker 12: but you know, there's a lot of things that we 401 00:17:57,280 --> 00:17:58,840 Speaker 12: need to fix, a lot of the ways we can 402 00:17:58,880 --> 00:18:01,480 Speaker 12: get better and continue to grow as an offense, defense 403 00:18:01,520 --> 00:18:04,760 Speaker 12: and special teams. And we're excited to attack these this 404 00:18:04,800 --> 00:18:06,800 Speaker 12: film and get ready for tomorrow to get better. 405 00:18:06,880 --> 00:18:08,080 Speaker 3: Do you build on? 406 00:18:08,320 --> 00:18:10,159 Speaker 13: What do you take from last week's game that you 407 00:18:10,200 --> 00:18:11,320 Speaker 13: want to keep going forward? 408 00:18:12,200 --> 00:18:12,280 Speaker 3: Now? 409 00:18:12,359 --> 00:18:14,240 Speaker 12: I feel like, you know, there was a point in 410 00:18:14,240 --> 00:18:16,000 Speaker 12: the game where the defense took the ball away and 411 00:18:16,000 --> 00:18:18,760 Speaker 12: we weren't weren't able to capitalize, you know, going three 412 00:18:18,800 --> 00:18:20,639 Speaker 12: and out. There is something that you know sits with 413 00:18:20,720 --> 00:18:24,160 Speaker 12: us as an offense, me personally, and just making sure 414 00:18:24,200 --> 00:18:27,000 Speaker 12: we capitalize on those turnovers because that changes the momentum 415 00:18:27,040 --> 00:18:27,720 Speaker 12: of the entire game. 416 00:18:28,240 --> 00:18:31,280 Speaker 13: What does Dallas's defense looked like? Obviously, you know they 417 00:18:31,359 --> 00:18:33,440 Speaker 13: made the trade before the year for Parsons, and they'd 418 00:18:33,440 --> 00:18:36,040 Speaker 13: done some different things gave them a lot to the trade. 419 00:18:36,119 --> 00:18:37,960 Speaker 13: When you see them, what do you see an athletic 420 00:18:38,160 --> 00:18:38,800 Speaker 13: gamble a lot? 421 00:18:38,840 --> 00:18:41,560 Speaker 12: What do they do from an overall scheme standpoint? You know, 422 00:18:41,680 --> 00:18:43,960 Speaker 12: ibra Flus has been doing this for a while. Tremendous 423 00:18:43,960 --> 00:18:45,800 Speaker 12: respect for him and the way he calls his game, 424 00:18:46,240 --> 00:18:48,880 Speaker 12: calls the game and you know coaches those players, but obviously, 425 00:18:49,200 --> 00:18:51,000 Speaker 12: you know, really good in the interior, you know, with 426 00:18:51,040 --> 00:18:53,639 Speaker 12: those two guys up front, those two additions, it's going 427 00:18:53,720 --> 00:18:55,240 Speaker 12: to be, you know, a test for us up front. 428 00:18:55,280 --> 00:18:58,000 Speaker 12: You know, they got you know, maybe Trayvon back. The 429 00:18:58,000 --> 00:19:01,600 Speaker 12: linebackers are extremely athletic, extremely physical, and uh, you know, 430 00:19:01,640 --> 00:19:03,040 Speaker 12: we're gonna have a work cut out for us. So 431 00:19:03,080 --> 00:19:04,639 Speaker 12: we just got to continue to work and you know, 432 00:19:04,720 --> 00:19:07,000 Speaker 12: execute this game plan and see where we end up 433 00:19:07,000 --> 00:19:07,480 Speaker 12: Sunday night. 434 00:19:07,840 --> 00:19:10,280 Speaker 13: Me much for playing that big, grandiose stadium and all 435 00:19:10,320 --> 00:19:12,520 Speaker 13: that goes with the you know, Cowboy Nation and the 436 00:19:12,560 --> 00:19:13,160 Speaker 13: Cowboy aura. 437 00:19:13,880 --> 00:19:14,440 Speaker 12: It's amazing. 438 00:19:14,440 --> 00:19:15,000 Speaker 3: It's an honor. 439 00:19:15,040 --> 00:19:17,520 Speaker 12: You know, it's every kid's dream growing up watching NFL 440 00:19:17,560 --> 00:19:20,120 Speaker 12: football to play in that stadium. I've been fortunate enough 441 00:19:20,160 --> 00:19:22,360 Speaker 12: to play there twice for seven on seven and then 442 00:19:22,440 --> 00:19:24,880 Speaker 12: practice there when I was at IMG Academy and we're 443 00:19:24,880 --> 00:19:27,680 Speaker 12: playing Dunkinville that weekend. So it's a tremendous stadium. And 444 00:19:27,760 --> 00:19:28,720 Speaker 12: can't wait to get back there. 445 00:19:29,840 --> 00:19:32,800 Speaker 7: Having that type of game you did Sunday, like, confidence wise, 446 00:19:32,840 --> 00:19:34,639 Speaker 7: how does that kind of spring board you until the 447 00:19:34,720 --> 00:19:35,240 Speaker 7: next week. 448 00:19:36,480 --> 00:19:38,399 Speaker 12: That's something I expect every week, you know, to go 449 00:19:38,440 --> 00:19:40,080 Speaker 12: out there and execute it at a high level. But 450 00:19:40,440 --> 00:19:43,040 Speaker 12: you know, it's about being consistent, you know, that's the 451 00:19:43,040 --> 00:19:46,040 Speaker 12: true measure of performance is consistency and making sure we 452 00:19:46,040 --> 00:19:48,159 Speaker 12: could do it over and over again. And we know 453 00:19:48,240 --> 00:19:50,119 Speaker 12: it as an offense, your only as successful as your 454 00:19:50,160 --> 00:19:52,800 Speaker 12: last successful act. So every single drive, every single play, 455 00:19:52,880 --> 00:19:54,359 Speaker 12: we just got to focus on that next one and 456 00:19:54,400 --> 00:19:54,919 Speaker 12: execute that. 457 00:19:56,400 --> 00:19:58,680 Speaker 1: One of the veteran leaders for the Vikings defense is 458 00:19:58,720 --> 00:20:01,480 Speaker 1: a linebacker, Eric Wilson, and who's made his presence known 459 00:20:01,520 --> 00:20:04,720 Speaker 1: with the five and a half sacks, three forced fumbles, 460 00:20:04,840 --> 00:20:07,400 Speaker 1: and it's currently second on the team with ninety one 461 00:20:07,480 --> 00:20:10,360 Speaker 1: tackles on the season. He spoke in the locker room 462 00:20:10,359 --> 00:20:14,040 Speaker 1: this week about the threat post by Dallas's offensive weapons 463 00:20:14,320 --> 00:20:17,080 Speaker 1: and how important forcing turnovers in this game will be. 464 00:20:17,520 --> 00:20:21,760 Speaker 8: Turnovers are huge for us, So it's definitely like a 465 00:20:21,800 --> 00:20:24,680 Speaker 8: feeling that you keep itching for because it makes such 466 00:20:24,680 --> 00:20:25,080 Speaker 8: a difference. 467 00:20:25,119 --> 00:20:27,679 Speaker 3: Man, it hypes us up. It really keeps momentums. Of 468 00:20:27,920 --> 00:20:28,840 Speaker 3: of course, there. 469 00:20:28,880 --> 00:20:31,800 Speaker 5: That twelve minute drive that the offense had last week. 470 00:20:31,920 --> 00:20:34,639 Speaker 5: Junior person, yet well you don't see that ever, Like 471 00:20:34,680 --> 00:20:35,880 Speaker 5: what was that kind of Like. 472 00:20:36,000 --> 00:20:36,720 Speaker 3: Yeah, I mean it's cool. 473 00:20:36,760 --> 00:20:39,840 Speaker 8: It's cool to see them, you know, roling moving the 474 00:20:39,880 --> 00:20:42,640 Speaker 8: ball like they did, you know, taking time off the clock, 475 00:20:42,680 --> 00:20:44,760 Speaker 8: And I mean it gives us a rest, so you know, 476 00:20:44,760 --> 00:20:45,680 Speaker 8: we're fresh when we go. 477 00:20:45,640 --> 00:20:46,160 Speaker 3: Back out there. 478 00:20:46,160 --> 00:20:48,240 Speaker 8: But then for them to go down there, all those 479 00:20:48,480 --> 00:20:51,440 Speaker 8: all those yards, you know, all that time and then 480 00:20:51,480 --> 00:20:52,640 Speaker 8: put some points on the board. 481 00:20:52,640 --> 00:20:53,440 Speaker 3: It's huge. 482 00:20:53,800 --> 00:20:57,520 Speaker 5: Dallas offensively, I mean just that quick glance, they're the 483 00:20:57,560 --> 00:20:59,520 Speaker 5: top offense or whatever in the league. 484 00:20:59,560 --> 00:21:01,880 Speaker 3: Like, what do you what makes them so good? Yeah, 485 00:21:01,920 --> 00:21:03,800 Speaker 3: you know they move the ball around a lot. 486 00:21:04,359 --> 00:21:07,520 Speaker 8: I think they're like topping yards, topping this, stopping that. 487 00:21:07,720 --> 00:21:10,320 Speaker 3: So, uh, you gotta be ready for anything. 488 00:21:10,480 --> 00:21:13,359 Speaker 8: You know, they do a good job rushing the ball, 489 00:21:13,480 --> 00:21:15,120 Speaker 8: running back, you know, he runs hard. 490 00:21:15,320 --> 00:21:17,600 Speaker 3: All the whole line is good. They got receivers and 491 00:21:17,640 --> 00:21:18,480 Speaker 3: they got Dax. 492 00:21:18,359 --> 00:21:20,840 Speaker 8: So I mean you got to be kind of well 493 00:21:20,920 --> 00:21:24,120 Speaker 8: rounded on defense, making sure you're you know, you're ready 494 00:21:24,160 --> 00:21:26,439 Speaker 8: for for them. You got to be aware, you know 495 00:21:26,480 --> 00:21:28,760 Speaker 8: where people are, and uh, we got to play team 496 00:21:28,800 --> 00:21:30,040 Speaker 8: defense first and foremost. 497 00:21:30,520 --> 00:21:33,119 Speaker 5: Dallas is obviously a different team than the Commanders. But 498 00:21:33,200 --> 00:21:35,440 Speaker 5: what if you could pick something to take from last 499 00:21:35,440 --> 00:21:37,320 Speaker 5: week defensively to this week? 500 00:21:37,320 --> 00:21:38,720 Speaker 3: What would that be for you? Guys? 501 00:21:39,200 --> 00:21:43,160 Speaker 8: Let's play together, play together, man, play physical ball, don't 502 00:21:43,160 --> 00:21:45,879 Speaker 8: take a playoff. I think when we play together and 503 00:21:45,960 --> 00:21:48,399 Speaker 8: everybody's playing, you know, with their hair on fire. You 504 00:21:48,400 --> 00:21:50,840 Speaker 8: know we're a great defense. So just a matter of stacking, 505 00:21:51,040 --> 00:21:54,040 Speaker 8: matter of being consistent, the. 506 00:21:54,000 --> 00:21:57,080 Speaker 1: Stars at Night will be big and bright down in Dallas. 507 00:21:57,119 --> 00:22:00,520 Speaker 1: A Sunday Night's game will be primetime over on NBC. 508 00:22:01,040 --> 00:22:04,400 Speaker 1: As always, Mike Tarico, Chris Collinsworth, and Melissa Stark will 509 00:22:04,440 --> 00:22:07,320 Speaker 1: have the game call as kickoff is scheduled for seven 510 00:22:07,320 --> 00:22:11,120 Speaker 1: to twenty Central Time. 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