1 00:00:01,080 --> 00:00:04,600 Speaker 1: Joining me now from London. Alec Lewis of the athletic 2 00:00:04,720 --> 00:00:08,880 Speaker 1: at Alec Underscore. Lewis via X of course co host 3 00:00:08,960 --> 00:00:12,799 Speaker 1: during the Friday football feasts at Buffalo Wild Wings locations 4 00:00:12,840 --> 00:00:16,200 Speaker 1: throughout the land, and he's always brought to you by Steves, 5 00:00:16,200 --> 00:00:20,599 Speaker 1: which maybe we just make this as Steve's Appliances Marathon segment. 6 00:00:20,600 --> 00:00:21,760 Speaker 1: How you doing over there, Alec? 7 00:00:23,440 --> 00:00:25,840 Speaker 2: Pretty good? No, No, I'm on a bus. It's raining. 8 00:00:26,680 --> 00:00:29,680 Speaker 2: Gray just left the Hanbury Manor where the Vikings are 9 00:00:29,800 --> 00:00:33,040 Speaker 2: staying and they practice third today and have a game 10 00:00:33,080 --> 00:00:35,440 Speaker 2: in a couple of days, looking forward to it. 11 00:00:36,840 --> 00:00:39,240 Speaker 1: I'm doing incredibly well. I'm pumped up. It's the feast. 12 00:00:39,280 --> 00:00:41,800 Speaker 1: I've kind of talked my way into the idea that 13 00:00:41,880 --> 00:00:45,360 Speaker 1: despite Joe Huber and Blake Brandell and justin School starting 14 00:00:45,400 --> 00:00:48,440 Speaker 1: for the Vikings offensive line, there's just no freaking way 15 00:00:49,159 --> 00:00:51,159 Speaker 1: that we're going to let the Browns beat us. This 16 00:00:51,200 --> 00:00:53,400 Speaker 1: team has only played with the lead for two total 17 00:00:53,440 --> 00:00:57,040 Speaker 1: snaps all season through four games. There's no way we're 18 00:00:57,040 --> 00:01:00,920 Speaker 1: going to roll into Tottenham and get out foxed. I Stefanski, 19 00:01:01,000 --> 00:01:04,080 Speaker 1: regardless of our health issues, where's your head at on 20 00:01:04,160 --> 00:01:07,840 Speaker 1: all of this? Am I being to Pollyanna Ish into 21 00:01:07,840 --> 00:01:08,560 Speaker 1: Sunday's game. 22 00:01:10,000 --> 00:01:12,000 Speaker 2: No, I mean, I think that's a that's a pretty 23 00:01:12,000 --> 00:01:15,200 Speaker 2: fair take. Look, this Brown's offense leaves a lot to 24 00:01:15,200 --> 00:01:19,760 Speaker 2: be desired. They've had injury issues. That tackle Dylan Gabriel 25 00:01:19,880 --> 00:01:23,640 Speaker 2: is a smaller guy who has a good army and process. 26 00:01:23,800 --> 00:01:27,759 Speaker 2: But you know, just like I do against Brian Flores, 27 00:01:27,840 --> 00:01:32,320 Speaker 2: with the amount of droppers and rushers and disguises, it's 28 00:01:32,319 --> 00:01:35,400 Speaker 2: pretty difficult. So I I like where your heads that 29 00:01:35,680 --> 00:01:40,640 Speaker 2: I do have questions obviously, like what the Vikings offensive 30 00:01:40,640 --> 00:01:44,080 Speaker 2: plan is gonna be if you don't have three offensive linemen, uh, 31 00:01:44,160 --> 00:01:46,119 Speaker 2: and you're on your you're on to your third string 32 00:01:46,200 --> 00:01:49,360 Speaker 2: left guard and your third string center and back up 33 00:01:49,440 --> 00:01:51,520 Speaker 2: right tackle and you don't want to be in third 34 00:01:51,600 --> 00:01:54,040 Speaker 2: and long and you're a hard time running. The one 35 00:01:54,160 --> 00:01:56,360 Speaker 2: is the path to move the balls Like a lot 36 00:01:56,400 --> 00:01:58,200 Speaker 2: of it's probably gonna be quick passing game. 37 00:01:58,280 --> 00:01:59,320 Speaker 1: Think some of it is going. 38 00:01:59,320 --> 00:02:03,680 Speaker 2: To be some special teams wizardery and. 39 00:02:03,680 --> 00:02:04,360 Speaker 3: Do some of that. 40 00:02:04,880 --> 00:02:07,400 Speaker 2: And I think you put yourself in a solid position 41 00:02:07,480 --> 00:02:09,560 Speaker 2: in a game that I mean the over under I 42 00:02:09,560 --> 00:02:11,880 Speaker 2: think it's like thirty five and a half, So we're talking. 43 00:02:11,960 --> 00:02:13,639 Speaker 2: I mean this is not a game that's going to 44 00:02:13,720 --> 00:02:18,440 Speaker 2: probably generate thousands of European NFL fans, but who knows, 45 00:02:18,480 --> 00:02:19,040 Speaker 2: maybe it will. 46 00:02:19,320 --> 00:02:22,000 Speaker 1: Now this is probably it feels like it'll be the 47 00:02:22,040 --> 00:02:25,400 Speaker 1: lowest scoring game of the weekend, but maybe we'll see 48 00:02:25,400 --> 00:02:27,919 Speaker 1: something different. Not a carsoning company, you think, just out 49 00:02:27,919 --> 00:02:30,520 Speaker 1: of respect in the tenure that he had here, like 50 00:02:30,600 --> 00:02:34,880 Speaker 1: if we're in a tough spot and not gone lambin 51 00:02:34,960 --> 00:02:37,280 Speaker 1: a slash would slash whatever this thing is here in 52 00:02:37,320 --> 00:02:40,560 Speaker 1: the six five one carpet studio that if we do 53 00:02:40,600 --> 00:02:42,399 Speaker 1: have an issue and we needed to know Lineman, would 54 00:02:42,400 --> 00:02:46,200 Speaker 1: would they just like, would Stefanski just let Cam Robinson 55 00:02:46,280 --> 00:02:49,040 Speaker 1: walk across the field? We get a quick uniform change, 56 00:02:49,040 --> 00:02:51,880 Speaker 1: and he'd just let us use Cam Robinson if needed. 57 00:02:53,320 --> 00:02:54,960 Speaker 2: I think that's a great question. It might have been 58 00:02:55,000 --> 00:02:59,120 Speaker 2: part of the trade package to acquire him. Where you 59 00:02:59,160 --> 00:03:02,320 Speaker 2: did you know pick swaps you got, you got sind 60 00:03:02,360 --> 00:03:05,079 Speaker 2: across the field. Yeah, it's not bad a thought. I 61 00:03:05,440 --> 00:03:07,720 Speaker 2: honestly didn't think about that. Can plug them in a guard. 62 00:03:07,760 --> 00:03:09,560 Speaker 2: People wanted that to happen this offseason. 63 00:03:09,760 --> 00:03:12,080 Speaker 1: What is throughout the week? You mentioned kind of the 64 00:03:12,160 --> 00:03:15,600 Speaker 1: dreary weather today, but what was the mood and the 65 00:03:15,680 --> 00:03:18,200 Speaker 1: vibe that you were able to capture one way or 66 00:03:18,200 --> 00:03:20,920 Speaker 1: the other from a two and two team haven't been 67 00:03:20,919 --> 00:03:23,200 Speaker 1: able to stop the run and either of their losses, 68 00:03:23,400 --> 00:03:26,200 Speaker 1: but it's still I mean, we're talking thirteen games left here. 69 00:03:26,240 --> 00:03:29,040 Speaker 1: It's where we're not right in eulogies quite yet, Just 70 00:03:29,120 --> 00:03:31,080 Speaker 1: kind of the idea of this team knowing maybe they 71 00:03:31,160 --> 00:03:34,120 Speaker 1: let one slip through their fingers, the ability to bounce 72 00:03:34,200 --> 00:03:37,880 Speaker 1: back regardless of health, Like where where where's the mentality 73 00:03:38,000 --> 00:03:39,440 Speaker 1: sitting here into the weekend. 74 00:03:41,480 --> 00:03:44,280 Speaker 2: Yeah, I think you know a lot of a lot 75 00:03:44,320 --> 00:03:47,280 Speaker 2: of this team, especially the younger guys. I think they've 76 00:03:47,400 --> 00:03:50,440 Speaker 2: enjoyed just the goofy nature of what this trip has been. 77 00:03:51,320 --> 00:03:54,160 Speaker 2: I think you got some guys probably miss their families 78 00:03:54,240 --> 00:03:58,280 Speaker 2: and probably ready to give back. But I just feel 79 00:03:58,320 --> 00:04:00,920 Speaker 2: like overall, I mean, Josh Untell said walk out of 80 00:04:00,960 --> 00:04:05,600 Speaker 2: the press conference in Dublin after the Pittsburgh lost, He's like, 81 00:04:05,600 --> 00:04:07,640 Speaker 2: I hope you guys are going to London because we're 82 00:04:07,640 --> 00:04:09,520 Speaker 2: gonna put on a better performance than that. So I 83 00:04:09,600 --> 00:04:12,440 Speaker 2: just think there is a very high level motivation right 84 00:04:12,480 --> 00:04:15,240 Speaker 2: now to get one in this spot here and go 85 00:04:15,320 --> 00:04:17,719 Speaker 2: into the bye with a little wave of momentum just 86 00:04:17,760 --> 00:04:20,159 Speaker 2: having I mean, it's like they've been in the headwind 87 00:04:20,720 --> 00:04:24,080 Speaker 2: going moving into a headwind. It feels like this entire season. 88 00:04:24,120 --> 00:04:25,640 Speaker 2: So to get to the by start to get a 89 00:04:25,640 --> 00:04:29,200 Speaker 2: lot a little healthier win this game. I do think 90 00:04:29,360 --> 00:04:33,760 Speaker 2: that that's kind of just squarely where everyone's minds are 91 00:04:34,320 --> 00:04:36,680 Speaker 2: in this game. Again, I do think it's going to 92 00:04:36,760 --> 00:04:40,599 Speaker 2: be really interesting offensively to see what if anything they 93 00:04:40,640 --> 00:04:42,919 Speaker 2: can like the easy button that they can try to 94 00:04:42,920 --> 00:04:45,360 Speaker 2: push in this game, because it's just it's hard to 95 00:04:45,400 --> 00:04:51,080 Speaker 2: find a pass. But potentially I kind of feel like 96 00:04:51,160 --> 00:04:52,520 Speaker 2: Kevin O'Connell. 97 00:04:52,000 --> 00:04:52,800 Speaker 1: Has this game. 98 00:04:54,320 --> 00:04:56,440 Speaker 2: He will be as dialed in to make sure they 99 00:04:56,480 --> 00:04:58,640 Speaker 2: win this game as he's been probably at some time, 100 00:04:58,720 --> 00:05:02,400 Speaker 2: because if you lose it, the vibes going back become 101 00:05:02,560 --> 00:05:04,280 Speaker 2: quite quite difficult. 102 00:05:04,680 --> 00:05:06,880 Speaker 1: So I'm going to I'm going to play back some 103 00:05:06,920 --> 00:05:10,240 Speaker 1: of some of Kevin O'Connell's press conference a little later 104 00:05:10,279 --> 00:05:12,200 Speaker 1: on this morning, but you were there. He spoke to 105 00:05:12,200 --> 00:05:16,000 Speaker 1: the media this morning or technically earlier this afternoon London time, 106 00:05:16,120 --> 00:05:19,520 Speaker 1: but I think he mentioned maybe CJ. Ham is going 107 00:05:19,560 --> 00:05:22,160 Speaker 1: to be questionable into this game, and for a guy 108 00:05:22,200 --> 00:05:25,640 Speaker 1: that's played roughly a third even less than that really 109 00:05:25,680 --> 00:05:29,920 Speaker 1: of snaps, you know in the offense under O'Connell, is 110 00:05:29,920 --> 00:05:31,800 Speaker 1: is that part of you know, it's like, I wonder 111 00:05:31,839 --> 00:05:34,039 Speaker 1: what this offense is going to look like, I'm with 112 00:05:34,080 --> 00:05:36,839 Speaker 1: you in lockstep there, Like does getting a guy like 113 00:05:36,960 --> 00:05:41,640 Speaker 1: CJ hamback help, whether it's protection schemes and just kind 114 00:05:41,640 --> 00:05:44,640 Speaker 1: of how he could potentially be used to keep Carson 115 00:05:44,680 --> 00:05:45,479 Speaker 1: Wentz upright. 116 00:05:46,960 --> 00:05:49,919 Speaker 2: Yeah, he's questionable and I would not be surprised at 117 00:05:49,960 --> 00:05:52,080 Speaker 2: all if he plays in this game. He's practiced all 118 00:05:52,160 --> 00:05:56,000 Speaker 2: week coming back from a little knee thing that happened 119 00:05:56,000 --> 00:06:00,520 Speaker 2: in camp. But yeah, there's no question brow a protection standpoint, 120 00:06:00,839 --> 00:06:04,280 Speaker 2: whether he's aligning at fullback and he's chipping on the 121 00:06:04,279 --> 00:06:06,560 Speaker 2: interior the X tier on the way out, or whether 122 00:06:06,600 --> 00:06:09,320 Speaker 2: he's in like a wing position next to the attack 123 00:06:09,480 --> 00:06:10,960 Speaker 2: or next to tight end and he can just. 124 00:06:10,880 --> 00:06:12,360 Speaker 4: Get a nudge on Miles Garrett. 125 00:06:12,360 --> 00:06:17,000 Speaker 2: I mean, look this, this this Brown's defensive front. Miles 126 00:06:17,000 --> 00:06:18,960 Speaker 2: Garrett will get all of the pub and he should 127 00:06:19,000 --> 00:06:21,960 Speaker 2: because he's a special, special player. But they they signed 128 00:06:21,960 --> 00:06:25,160 Speaker 2: this spring a guy Malik Collins who's kind of been 129 00:06:25,200 --> 00:06:27,600 Speaker 2: a journeyman and he had the highest pass r US 130 00:06:27,680 --> 00:06:30,800 Speaker 2: win rate among any interior defender in the NFL, he 131 00:06:30,839 --> 00:06:33,440 Speaker 2: can be a problem. What they do a lot with 132 00:06:33,560 --> 00:06:36,920 Speaker 2: these interior guys, they'll stunt them, and so you'll see 133 00:06:37,080 --> 00:06:40,640 Speaker 2: Malink Collins taking out Mason Graham's matchup and Mason Graham 134 00:06:40,680 --> 00:06:45,120 Speaker 2: looping over. And so I think any possible way that 135 00:06:45,200 --> 00:06:49,080 Speaker 2: you can just enhance your protection, you got to you got. 136 00:06:48,920 --> 00:06:49,680 Speaker 4: To push that button. 137 00:06:49,680 --> 00:06:51,400 Speaker 2: You've got to try to do that. I definitely think 138 00:06:51,440 --> 00:06:53,880 Speaker 2: c J ham has proven with the way they've used 139 00:06:53,880 --> 00:06:56,000 Speaker 2: them last couple of years that that is an avenue. 140 00:06:56,720 --> 00:07:01,119 Speaker 2: So definitely a nice spot for him to be back. 141 00:07:01,160 --> 00:07:03,200 Speaker 2: And then I think like if the game goes how 142 00:07:03,240 --> 00:07:05,800 Speaker 2: it feels like it's going to go, any type of 143 00:07:06,040 --> 00:07:09,120 Speaker 2: separation that the receivers can create early in the down 144 00:07:09,200 --> 00:07:11,920 Speaker 2: feels like it could be huge. And then Carson Wentzon's 145 00:07:11,920 --> 00:07:14,160 Speaker 2: decidesive this and actually the hit then guy and I 146 00:07:14,160 --> 00:07:17,320 Speaker 2: will also say this, I mean as little as they can, 147 00:07:18,000 --> 00:07:20,400 Speaker 2: I mean as much as they can prevent Carson Wentz 148 00:07:20,440 --> 00:07:22,680 Speaker 2: from getting hit in this game, it's going to be critical. 149 00:07:23,360 --> 00:07:26,320 Speaker 2: You saw how much of a beating he took last weekend, 150 00:07:26,400 --> 00:07:29,760 Speaker 2: and I just you just wonder how sustainable any type 151 00:07:29,760 --> 00:07:33,200 Speaker 2: of extreme punishment on him in the pocket, and you 152 00:07:33,320 --> 00:07:36,000 Speaker 2: just wonder how much he can absorb given what he 153 00:07:36,040 --> 00:07:37,480 Speaker 2: already absorbed last weekend. 154 00:07:37,880 --> 00:07:39,760 Speaker 1: Yeah, you know, you mentioned the leak a lot of 155 00:07:39,800 --> 00:07:42,600 Speaker 1: size across that defensive front there, and I was kind 156 00:07:42,600 --> 00:07:44,480 Speaker 1: of laughing, you know, you know how my guy is 157 00:07:44,560 --> 00:07:47,000 Speaker 1: like pa a couple of times a seak he mentioned, 158 00:07:47,360 --> 00:07:49,600 Speaker 1: you know, kind of digging into the Browns, like, really, 159 00:07:49,600 --> 00:07:51,640 Speaker 1: haven't heard a lot about Mason Graham. You know, I 160 00:07:51,720 --> 00:07:53,720 Speaker 1: wonder what's up with the I wonder what's up with 161 00:07:53,760 --> 00:07:57,200 Speaker 1: the Michigan rookie, highly touted, highly drafted. Just haven't really 162 00:07:57,240 --> 00:07:59,560 Speaker 1: through four heard much about Mason Graham. And then I'm 163 00:07:59,560 --> 00:08:03,640 Speaker 1: thinking to myself, well, okay, enter the equation. Joe Huber 164 00:08:04,160 --> 00:08:07,720 Speaker 1: and Blake Brandell taking your first snaps at center. I 165 00:08:07,760 --> 00:08:11,200 Speaker 1: hope we continue to not hear about Mason Graham. But Malik, 166 00:08:11,560 --> 00:08:14,320 Speaker 1: I'm glad you mentioned him as well, because that that 167 00:08:14,520 --> 00:08:16,880 Speaker 1: is going to be the a topic into this weekend. 168 00:08:16,920 --> 00:08:19,640 Speaker 1: And it's just, you know, it's it's fun, it's it's 169 00:08:19,800 --> 00:08:23,120 Speaker 1: awful in terms of you want your preferred players out there, 170 00:08:23,200 --> 00:08:25,840 Speaker 1: your health issues be damned. It's just it's it's been 171 00:08:25,880 --> 00:08:29,240 Speaker 1: a frustrating slog in some respects that everyone's kind of feeling. 172 00:08:29,320 --> 00:08:32,120 Speaker 1: But in the end, like, what an opportunity for those 173 00:08:32,160 --> 00:08:35,400 Speaker 1: guys against this front with a lot of reps in practice. 174 00:08:35,440 --> 00:08:37,800 Speaker 1: You just hope you see something special from one of 175 00:08:37,800 --> 00:08:43,640 Speaker 1: those guys to stand up against these Browns. 176 00:08:41,640 --> 00:08:44,320 Speaker 2: No question. And then the other aspect that I've mentioned 177 00:08:44,400 --> 00:08:47,800 Speaker 2: here is the Browns have been the best at contacting 178 00:08:47,880 --> 00:08:51,760 Speaker 2: running backs behind the line of scrimmage in the NFL. Like, 179 00:08:51,800 --> 00:08:55,160 Speaker 2: I think the number is sixty two runs against the 180 00:08:55,160 --> 00:08:58,360 Speaker 2: Browns they contact the opposing running back behind the line 181 00:08:58,400 --> 00:09:01,240 Speaker 2: of scrimmers. That's the most of any NFL team through 182 00:09:01,240 --> 00:09:04,960 Speaker 2: four weeks since twenty seventeen. Part of that is because 183 00:09:05,000 --> 00:09:09,440 Speaker 2: their linebacking core is very, very good. They drafted this 184 00:09:09,679 --> 00:09:13,880 Speaker 2: UCLA rookie Carson Swettinger, who's probably one of the most 185 00:09:13,960 --> 00:09:17,400 Speaker 2: underrated rookies drafted and producing right now in the NFL. 186 00:09:17,440 --> 00:09:19,959 Speaker 2: And then Devin Bush is all over the place, Grant 187 00:09:20,040 --> 00:09:23,600 Speaker 2: Dealt with the safety will run and hit, So yeah, 188 00:09:23,640 --> 00:09:26,680 Speaker 2: I mean it's it's all hands on deck, and I'd say, yeah, 189 00:09:27,120 --> 00:09:30,800 Speaker 2: Joe Huber and Blake Brandell, who's never played center in 190 00:09:30,880 --> 00:09:34,199 Speaker 2: a game, he said those guys at their work cutoff 191 00:09:34,240 --> 00:09:35,680 Speaker 2: for him, and if they can get the work done, 192 00:09:35,800 --> 00:09:37,000 Speaker 2: they should be celebrated. 193 00:09:38,200 --> 00:09:40,800 Speaker 1: Yeah, you know when when we do the feasts Alec 194 00:09:42,040 --> 00:09:43,760 Speaker 1: and got a. We gotta work on the name for 195 00:09:43,800 --> 00:09:46,360 Speaker 1: this bid doctor doc. It just doesn't hit me. But 196 00:09:46,360 --> 00:09:48,800 Speaker 1: but you send this creative enough. No I don't. I 197 00:09:48,800 --> 00:09:51,200 Speaker 1: don't really like it. It is alliterative, which fits with 198 00:09:51,280 --> 00:09:53,640 Speaker 1: the fan culture, but still it's it's kind of an 199 00:09:53,640 --> 00:09:55,560 Speaker 1: awful name. We'll fix it. We got the bye week, 200 00:09:55,640 --> 00:09:58,000 Speaker 1: just like anybody else. During the bye week, we get healthier, 201 00:09:58,040 --> 00:10:01,000 Speaker 1: we get better. Uh, how do how do we run 202 00:10:01,040 --> 00:10:03,440 Speaker 1: against this team you mentioned? I think the number is 203 00:10:03,480 --> 00:10:06,400 Speaker 1: it's like sixty You broke up, so I'm talking to 204 00:10:06,400 --> 00:10:08,880 Speaker 1: the listening audience here. It's like sixty some percent of 205 00:10:08,960 --> 00:10:13,160 Speaker 1: rushing attempts is it's that they're contacted before the line 206 00:10:13,200 --> 00:10:16,680 Speaker 1: of scrimmage. That's that's a problem. But simultaneously, when you 207 00:10:16,720 --> 00:10:21,520 Speaker 1: talk about protecting Carson Wentz and just the sustaining of 208 00:10:21,559 --> 00:10:24,920 Speaker 1: the beating and limiting or mitigating the beating, we need 209 00:10:24,960 --> 00:10:26,840 Speaker 1: to get Mason rolling and we need him to be 210 00:10:26,880 --> 00:10:30,000 Speaker 1: more efficient than he was against the Steelers. Is have 211 00:10:30,120 --> 00:10:32,040 Speaker 1: you seen anything if you were going to put that 212 00:10:32,160 --> 00:10:36,400 Speaker 1: doctor doc together that says, you know, the commitment by 213 00:10:36,440 --> 00:10:40,720 Speaker 1: O'Connell plus X might lead to some sort of effective 214 00:10:40,800 --> 00:10:41,760 Speaker 1: running on Sunday. 215 00:10:43,520 --> 00:10:46,880 Speaker 2: Yeah. The two potential avenues that I'd probably go with 216 00:10:47,000 --> 00:10:51,720 Speaker 2: that are either a like this Brown front is so 217 00:10:51,920 --> 00:10:54,480 Speaker 2: attacking and they try to get a field so fast 218 00:10:54,559 --> 00:10:57,480 Speaker 2: that anything that can attacked the edges, whether it's like 219 00:10:57,559 --> 00:11:01,200 Speaker 2: pin and pull stuff or jet sweeps stuff, to try 220 00:11:01,240 --> 00:11:03,520 Speaker 2: to just quickly get the bomb the edges. That that 221 00:11:03,600 --> 00:11:06,480 Speaker 2: may be an avenue. And then the other one would 222 00:11:06,520 --> 00:11:10,520 Speaker 2: potentially be you know, last week on a fourth and one, 223 00:11:11,000 --> 00:11:14,000 Speaker 2: they went unbalanced with Christian Garris on the right side, 224 00:11:14,080 --> 00:11:16,480 Speaker 2: and you kind of wonder like it was something the 225 00:11:16,520 --> 00:11:19,520 Speaker 2: Steelers would you know, it was the move the Steelers 226 00:11:19,720 --> 00:11:22,480 Speaker 2: pool many times last week of going on balance, adding 227 00:11:22,520 --> 00:11:26,000 Speaker 2: an extra offensive lineman. Maybe you know, you throw in 228 00:11:26,640 --> 00:11:29,920 Speaker 2: Henry Bird or Sir Walter Rouse or somebody had to, 229 00:11:30,040 --> 00:11:32,200 Speaker 2: you know, pair them with Josh Oliver and you have 230 00:11:32,240 --> 00:11:32,720 Speaker 2: a little. 231 00:11:32,559 --> 00:11:35,640 Speaker 4: Fun out here in London with some unbalanced looks in 232 00:11:35,679 --> 00:11:36,240 Speaker 4: the run game. 233 00:11:36,320 --> 00:11:39,800 Speaker 2: But no, I do the run be. 234 00:11:43,440 --> 00:11:47,040 Speaker 1: We're talking to Alex Lewis of the Athletic Alex Underscore 235 00:11:47,200 --> 00:11:50,360 Speaker 1: Lewis via x and it's all part of the the 236 00:11:50,480 --> 00:11:56,440 Speaker 1: Steves Appliances dot Com Steve's Appliances dot Com. The marathon segment. 237 00:11:56,920 --> 00:12:00,360 Speaker 1: Now from from the Opportunity, I saw this again, such 238 00:12:00,400 --> 00:12:02,360 Speaker 1: such a focus on health, but it plays into the 239 00:12:02,400 --> 00:12:04,440 Speaker 1: game as significant as it's been on the Viking side. 240 00:12:04,480 --> 00:12:07,600 Speaker 1: I saw something with Greg Newsom that talented Brown's corner. 241 00:12:08,040 --> 00:12:10,960 Speaker 1: He's kind of an iffy potentially to play on Sunday. 242 00:12:11,000 --> 00:12:13,880 Speaker 1: Have you sniffed around anything in terms of the Brown 243 00:12:14,000 --> 00:12:16,000 Speaker 1: side of things. You mentioned the old line, but Greg 244 00:12:16,040 --> 00:12:19,080 Speaker 1: Newsom popping up as an iffy for Sunday's kind of 245 00:12:19,080 --> 00:12:21,720 Speaker 1: big news if you're thinking about Carson slinging it around 246 00:12:21,760 --> 00:12:22,320 Speaker 1: the gym. 247 00:12:23,480 --> 00:12:26,560 Speaker 2: Yeah, no question. They you know, besides Greg Newsom, they 248 00:12:26,559 --> 00:12:30,240 Speaker 2: have Denzel Ward, who's been at great corner in the NFL, 249 00:12:30,280 --> 00:12:34,920 Speaker 2: and then their nickel corner Miles Harden is interesting. It's 250 00:12:35,000 --> 00:12:38,560 Speaker 2: like a third year pro. He's a light later round pick, 251 00:12:38,640 --> 00:12:40,560 Speaker 2: but he can play a little bit of man coverage. 252 00:12:40,640 --> 00:12:42,920 Speaker 2: But if they don't have Greg Newsom, then I mean 253 00:12:42,920 --> 00:12:46,600 Speaker 2: the corner depth in Cleveland is I mean, it's a. 254 00:12:46,600 --> 00:12:47,520 Speaker 4: Question for sure. 255 00:12:47,600 --> 00:12:48,800 Speaker 5: So again, that is a. 256 00:12:48,760 --> 00:12:51,600 Speaker 2: Spot where you'd hope that Jordan Adison could get off 257 00:12:51,640 --> 00:12:54,840 Speaker 2: press coverage or use some maybe stacks of budgets to 258 00:12:54,840 --> 00:12:57,920 Speaker 2: get those guys some clean routes early in the down. 259 00:12:58,440 --> 00:13:00,559 Speaker 2: I do think that's a possibility. 260 00:13:00,120 --> 00:13:02,520 Speaker 1: When you look back at Sunday's game, the return of 261 00:13:02,640 --> 00:13:05,920 Speaker 1: Jordan Addison, I mean the stat sheet, she'll surely pulls 262 00:13:05,920 --> 00:13:07,880 Speaker 1: it up and Carson goes for three point fifty. We 263 00:13:07,960 --> 00:13:11,840 Speaker 1: get that Addison's let's outrun Peyton Wilson next time if 264 00:13:11,880 --> 00:13:14,240 Speaker 1: there is a next time sort of thing. But just 265 00:13:14,320 --> 00:13:18,559 Speaker 1: at a base level, did it look like into totality 266 00:13:18,640 --> 00:13:21,000 Speaker 1: looking back at the game from your eyes, did you 267 00:13:21,080 --> 00:13:24,280 Speaker 1: see some things kind of open up where you know, 268 00:13:24,400 --> 00:13:26,760 Speaker 1: in a game of negatives, you'll lose the game, but 269 00:13:27,000 --> 00:13:29,240 Speaker 1: there's a positive aspect of it. And you can feel 270 00:13:29,320 --> 00:13:32,360 Speaker 1: the combination of Jefferson and Addison being back is going 271 00:13:32,440 --> 00:13:35,000 Speaker 1: to be something that whether it's Carson or when JJ 272 00:13:35,120 --> 00:13:38,199 Speaker 1: McCarthy returns from from the ankle, that they got something 273 00:13:38,200 --> 00:13:40,600 Speaker 1: to work with there, and and Addison just is kind 274 00:13:40,600 --> 00:13:42,840 Speaker 1: of picking up where he left off in camp prior 275 00:13:42,880 --> 00:13:43,640 Speaker 1: to the suspension. 276 00:13:45,200 --> 00:13:45,520 Speaker 5: Yeah. 277 00:13:45,559 --> 00:13:49,040 Speaker 2: Absolutely, I mean I've said this probably you heard me 278 00:13:49,120 --> 00:13:51,360 Speaker 2: say it, but Wes Phillips said that Jordan has the 279 00:13:51,400 --> 00:13:55,880 Speaker 2: best training camp performance of any Vikings offensive player, and 280 00:13:55,920 --> 00:13:58,040 Speaker 2: it really, I mean, it did feel like other than 281 00:13:58,080 --> 00:14:01,640 Speaker 2: the little stumble on the long pass, you know, it 282 00:14:01,679 --> 00:14:04,680 Speaker 2: felt like he kind of picked up where he left off. 283 00:14:04,720 --> 00:14:07,760 Speaker 2: And I definitely think if you can protect long enough 284 00:14:07,800 --> 00:14:09,880 Speaker 2: to get him the ball down the field, he can 285 00:14:09,920 --> 00:14:11,960 Speaker 2: be dynamic and really impact the game. 286 00:14:12,000 --> 00:14:13,199 Speaker 4: It's really like. 287 00:14:13,440 --> 00:14:15,240 Speaker 2: You know, we talk so much about the line and 288 00:14:15,320 --> 00:14:19,640 Speaker 2: protection because it allows everything else to kind of flow, 289 00:14:19,680 --> 00:14:22,680 Speaker 2: and if you don't have it, then talking about Jordan Addison, 290 00:14:22,720 --> 00:14:25,400 Speaker 2: I mean you're really just talking about quick passes, screens, 291 00:14:25,880 --> 00:14:29,200 Speaker 2: that type of usage, which again just expect a lot 292 00:14:29,240 --> 00:14:30,480 Speaker 2: on Sunday. Yeah. 293 00:14:30,520 --> 00:14:33,560 Speaker 1: Absolutely, And as far as as far as the Browns 294 00:14:33,560 --> 00:14:36,120 Speaker 1: are concerned, you know, I don't know how much work 295 00:14:36,160 --> 00:14:39,640 Speaker 1: that you you ever put into Dylan Gabriel, but the 296 00:14:39,680 --> 00:14:42,200 Speaker 1: south paw and you know, we like to joke about 297 00:14:42,200 --> 00:14:44,440 Speaker 1: the ball spinning differently, how on earth can you catch 298 00:14:44,440 --> 00:14:47,680 Speaker 1: a ball from from a left handed QB. But but 299 00:14:47,760 --> 00:14:51,640 Speaker 1: to that end, just Dylan Gabriel, you know, certainly different 300 00:14:51,680 --> 00:14:54,200 Speaker 1: from a Joe Flacco if you're just watching film, the 301 00:14:54,240 --> 00:14:58,360 Speaker 1: more stoic statue esque Flaco versus the young cat much smaller, 302 00:14:58,400 --> 00:15:02,000 Speaker 1: but maybe some design. You know what, what do we 303 00:15:02,040 --> 00:15:06,040 Speaker 1: anticipate from from a Dylan Gabriel standpoint, just at a 304 00:15:06,080 --> 00:15:09,440 Speaker 1: base level as he makes his first start against Brian Flores. 305 00:15:11,160 --> 00:15:13,640 Speaker 2: Yeah, I told Pa I was upset that he couldn't 306 00:15:13,640 --> 00:15:15,680 Speaker 2: get to see Joe flacka on London. I know that's 307 00:15:15,720 --> 00:15:19,360 Speaker 2: been a career, you know, something he's wanted to get 308 00:15:19,360 --> 00:15:21,440 Speaker 2: accomplished over the course of his career, with how much 309 00:15:21,480 --> 00:15:24,960 Speaker 2: he loved Joe Flacco. But Dun Gabriel is a He's 310 00:15:25,000 --> 00:15:28,040 Speaker 2: a smaller guy. He's got some velocity in the arm, 311 00:15:28,160 --> 00:15:32,000 Speaker 2: he's athletic, and he processes the field pretty well. But 312 00:15:32,080 --> 00:15:35,320 Speaker 2: I think, I mean again, this defense and what he's 313 00:15:35,360 --> 00:15:39,480 Speaker 2: going to see is unlike anything he's probably ever experienced, 314 00:15:39,520 --> 00:15:42,080 Speaker 2: even though at Oregon he did play against Ohio State 315 00:15:42,120 --> 00:15:45,120 Speaker 2: and Penn State and he was at Oklahoma before so 316 00:15:45,880 --> 00:15:48,600 Speaker 2: talented thrower the football, but he was picked where he 317 00:15:48,760 --> 00:15:52,280 Speaker 2: was for a reason. And you really got the feeling 318 00:15:52,320 --> 00:15:54,240 Speaker 2: talking to Brian Flora's out of here that it's for 319 00:15:54,320 --> 00:15:56,800 Speaker 2: them just so much. They're viewing it like, look, we 320 00:15:56,880 --> 00:15:58,920 Speaker 2: got to stop Quinn shot Jackkins, we got to stop 321 00:15:58,960 --> 00:16:02,480 Speaker 2: the run game, Browns will use unbalanced formation, so making 322 00:16:02,520 --> 00:16:05,360 Speaker 2: sure that they're on their p's and q's there is critical. 323 00:16:05,720 --> 00:16:06,520 Speaker 1: And then you. 324 00:16:06,400 --> 00:16:09,360 Speaker 2: Know, you force the opposing quarterback in the long downs 325 00:16:09,400 --> 00:16:12,760 Speaker 2: and distances, and when the Vikings defense had had done 326 00:16:12,840 --> 00:16:15,920 Speaker 2: that this season, I believe opposing teams are like two 327 00:16:15,960 --> 00:16:18,600 Speaker 2: for twenty something from third and long this year against 328 00:16:18,600 --> 00:16:23,160 Speaker 2: the Viking, So that's it feels like the game plan 329 00:16:23,280 --> 00:16:26,160 Speaker 2: is do everything they can to stop Quinn Shawn Junkins 330 00:16:26,480 --> 00:16:28,840 Speaker 2: and then make life very hard for Dylan Gabriel. 331 00:16:29,120 --> 00:16:32,320 Speaker 1: Yeah, it's a two for twenty six. I believe teams 332 00:16:32,360 --> 00:16:36,480 Speaker 1: are on third and six or longer against Flores. And 333 00:16:37,200 --> 00:16:38,960 Speaker 1: one thing that's kind of popped up a couple of 334 00:16:38,960 --> 00:16:42,840 Speaker 1: times this week. You're you've probably enjoyed or endured this 335 00:16:42,960 --> 00:16:46,800 Speaker 1: via social media, et cetera. But team loses in Pittsburgh 336 00:16:46,920 --> 00:16:49,640 Speaker 1: and everyone's down on the GM again because of the 337 00:16:49,720 --> 00:16:52,200 Speaker 1: drafting and the coaches play calling. I mean, just all 338 00:16:52,240 --> 00:16:54,440 Speaker 1: those things that happen in the loss. We see it. 339 00:16:54,480 --> 00:16:57,000 Speaker 1: But in the same sense, you know, we can't undo things, 340 00:16:57,040 --> 00:16:58,880 Speaker 1: We can't go back in time. We got to move 341 00:16:58,880 --> 00:17:02,000 Speaker 1: forward and face the Browns. But from your eyes from 342 00:17:02,280 --> 00:17:06,000 Speaker 1: what you've seen and analyzed, you know, replacing effectively a 343 00:17:06,080 --> 00:17:10,399 Speaker 1: Jonathan Bullard and a Harrison Phillips with a Jonathan Allen 344 00:17:10,520 --> 00:17:13,560 Speaker 1: and a Javon Hargrave, you feel so much better about 345 00:17:13,920 --> 00:17:17,120 Speaker 1: the pressure you're getting in a pass rush situation from 346 00:17:17,160 --> 00:17:20,280 Speaker 1: the middle of our defensive front. Super excited about it. 347 00:17:20,320 --> 00:17:24,000 Speaker 1: They've both been mostly productive. But in the end, did 348 00:17:24,000 --> 00:17:26,800 Speaker 1: we lose anything in stopping the run at a base 349 00:17:26,880 --> 00:17:30,360 Speaker 1: level by jettison ing Phillips and Bullard. 350 00:17:32,000 --> 00:17:34,400 Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean I think you know this, Biden's team 351 00:17:34,440 --> 00:17:37,520 Speaker 2: feels like stopping the run game is so much about, 352 00:17:37,640 --> 00:17:40,600 Speaker 2: you know, techniques, fundamentals. Brian Flores said the other day, 353 00:17:40,640 --> 00:17:43,600 Speaker 2: He's like, none of this is sexy and it's it's boring, 354 00:17:43,760 --> 00:17:45,679 Speaker 2: but like that is what it takes to stop the 355 00:17:45,760 --> 00:17:49,160 Speaker 2: run consistently and effectively. I do think, if anything, these 356 00:17:49,160 --> 00:17:52,560 Speaker 2: first four games give you an appreciation for the job 357 00:17:52,640 --> 00:17:55,680 Speaker 2: that Harrison Phillips and Jonathan Bullard did stop in the run. 358 00:17:55,720 --> 00:17:58,960 Speaker 2: It never talked about, it was it was always very 359 00:17:59,000 --> 00:17:59,480 Speaker 2: low key. 360 00:17:59,600 --> 00:18:03,000 Speaker 4: But I mean, look, these these two guys in particular, 361 00:18:03,280 --> 00:18:07,120 Speaker 4: and Javon Hargrave and Jonathan Allen, they are pass rush 362 00:18:07,400 --> 00:18:10,159 Speaker 4: first interior defenders and so you kind of I mean 363 00:18:10,200 --> 00:18:12,760 Speaker 4: you're given a little to get a little, uh or. 364 00:18:12,760 --> 00:18:14,440 Speaker 2: Given a little to get a lot. I think that's 365 00:18:14,600 --> 00:18:17,680 Speaker 2: kind of been the idea. And and I mean I 366 00:18:17,720 --> 00:18:20,680 Speaker 2: would say, you know, if I'm Cleveland and I'm approaching 367 00:18:20,720 --> 00:18:23,359 Speaker 2: this game, I'm trying to load up offensive linemen and 368 00:18:23,440 --> 00:18:25,480 Speaker 2: run it right at them as much as I possibly 369 00:18:25,520 --> 00:18:28,760 Speaker 2: can and then prove that the Vikings can stop them. 370 00:18:28,760 --> 00:18:32,280 Speaker 2: And so that will be an opportunity for the Vikings 371 00:18:32,280 --> 00:18:35,360 Speaker 2: to do that. I thought initially, you know, John Robinson 372 00:18:35,440 --> 00:18:36,000 Speaker 2: is gonna. 373 00:18:35,800 --> 00:18:36,760 Speaker 4: Do what he's gonna do. 374 00:18:37,040 --> 00:18:37,200 Speaker 1: Uh. 375 00:18:37,240 --> 00:18:41,000 Speaker 2: The more worrisome outing was last week for me against Pittsburgh. 376 00:18:41,000 --> 00:18:43,760 Speaker 2: But yeah, it'll be interesting to see if they can 377 00:18:44,640 --> 00:18:47,720 Speaker 2: step up and stop the Browns. Uh and a and 378 00:18:47,760 --> 00:18:49,960 Speaker 2: a rookie running back and clinch at Dufkins and Brian 379 00:18:50,040 --> 00:18:53,280 Speaker 2: Flores was was pretty high on and talking about the 380 00:18:53,280 --> 00:18:53,720 Speaker 2: other day. 381 00:18:54,320 --> 00:18:56,199 Speaker 1: Just uh, just time for a couple more. I'll let 382 00:18:56,240 --> 00:18:58,800 Speaker 1: you get on to enjoy the afternoon slash evening in 383 00:18:58,920 --> 00:19:02,639 Speaker 1: London Town, specifically with the special teams. I mean, just 384 00:19:02,680 --> 00:19:04,399 Speaker 1: as weird as things have been in the way that 385 00:19:04,440 --> 00:19:07,120 Speaker 1: we've been talking this out, you know, health and all 386 00:19:07,160 --> 00:19:10,400 Speaker 1: of that to the side. The special teams kickers been perfect. 387 00:19:10,480 --> 00:19:14,919 Speaker 1: We dig that. I think there's something wrong with the 388 00:19:14,960 --> 00:19:17,359 Speaker 1: special teams at a base level that I just can't 389 00:19:17,359 --> 00:19:19,159 Speaker 1: put my finger on. I don't know if it's the 390 00:19:19,200 --> 00:19:22,879 Speaker 1: availability of bodies, if it is coaching and technique and 391 00:19:22,920 --> 00:19:26,199 Speaker 1: all of those things. I don't know. But Miles Price 392 00:19:26,440 --> 00:19:30,880 Speaker 1: has been kind of an uplifting part of that conversation, 393 00:19:31,040 --> 00:19:34,040 Speaker 1: certainly a positive in totality with some of his returns 394 00:19:34,040 --> 00:19:36,920 Speaker 1: and putting the team in a good spot. Is special 395 00:19:37,000 --> 00:19:40,640 Speaker 1: teams potentially something that is a feather in the cap 396 00:19:40,760 --> 00:19:43,600 Speaker 1: and a game changer in favor of the Purple on 397 00:19:43,680 --> 00:19:44,800 Speaker 1: Sunday at Tottenham. 398 00:19:46,119 --> 00:19:48,080 Speaker 2: I'm glad you brought it up, because I do think 399 00:19:48,119 --> 00:19:50,400 Speaker 2: it has the potential to just sway the game one 400 00:19:50,400 --> 00:19:55,159 Speaker 2: way or another. Any muffed part, return, muffed kick, you know, 401 00:19:55,359 --> 00:19:57,919 Speaker 2: missed field goal, like I you know, with what this 402 00:19:58,080 --> 00:20:02,840 Speaker 2: score might potentially be on Sunday morning there over in 403 00:20:02,880 --> 00:20:06,840 Speaker 2: the States. You know, it just feels like those plays 404 00:20:06,880 --> 00:20:09,879 Speaker 2: in that phase are magnified. And I would agree with you. 405 00:20:09,920 --> 00:20:12,080 Speaker 2: Like Will Riker has been great this year. He's been 406 00:20:12,280 --> 00:20:15,160 Speaker 2: probably one of the most consistent players on the team. Honestly, 407 00:20:15,600 --> 00:20:18,960 Speaker 2: Ryan Wright has had some incidents where you know, you're like, 408 00:20:19,040 --> 00:20:20,840 Speaker 2: all right, that's what you need from Ryan Wright, and 409 00:20:20,840 --> 00:20:22,760 Speaker 2: then he's had some instances where it's like, all right, 410 00:20:22,840 --> 00:20:25,639 Speaker 2: that's Ryan right, and then Miles Price I feel like 411 00:20:25,680 --> 00:20:29,400 Speaker 2: has done a pretty good job back there in his role. 412 00:20:29,960 --> 00:20:32,119 Speaker 5: But there's no question, like you know, this is the 413 00:20:32,160 --> 00:20:35,760 Speaker 5: type of game that magnifies any mistakes you make in 414 00:20:35,760 --> 00:20:38,800 Speaker 5: that area because of you know, just the muddiness that 415 00:20:38,840 --> 00:20:40,560 Speaker 5: it probably is going to be. 416 00:20:41,720 --> 00:20:46,200 Speaker 1: Now into the week, there was the idea that JJ 417 00:20:46,320 --> 00:20:49,480 Speaker 1: McCarthy he might be getting some reps, he might practice. 418 00:20:49,520 --> 00:20:51,640 Speaker 1: That kind of lends to the optimism that the kid 419 00:20:51,720 --> 00:20:54,679 Speaker 1: QB might be able to have a full week of 420 00:20:54,760 --> 00:20:58,399 Speaker 1: practice post buy. I'm not interested in looking ahead two weeks, 421 00:20:58,440 --> 00:21:02,320 Speaker 1: but was there anything that was like disappointing about his 422 00:21:02,400 --> 00:21:04,760 Speaker 1: inability to get on the field this week? It was just, 423 00:21:04,800 --> 00:21:07,200 Speaker 1: I mean, a miss, I'm worried about Van Ginkel, I'm 424 00:21:07,200 --> 00:21:10,040 Speaker 1: worried about the old lines. So JJ McCarthy, to be honest, 425 00:21:10,040 --> 00:21:12,240 Speaker 1: in reality, I want him to get healthy. But I 426 00:21:12,280 --> 00:21:15,440 Speaker 1: wasn't necessarily I never planned on him playing this game. 427 00:21:15,520 --> 00:21:18,680 Speaker 1: But any nuggets or morsels that you've been able to 428 00:21:19,640 --> 00:21:22,000 Speaker 1: scrap up here in terms of just the kid QB 429 00:21:22,280 --> 00:21:24,000 Speaker 1: and his recovery from the ankle. 430 00:21:25,480 --> 00:21:25,520 Speaker 6: No. 431 00:21:25,640 --> 00:21:27,680 Speaker 2: I mean, we saw him after practice the other day. 432 00:21:27,720 --> 00:21:30,439 Speaker 2: He was in great spirits and talked to us and 433 00:21:30,520 --> 00:21:34,320 Speaker 2: fist bumped and all that and his usual like energetic self, 434 00:21:34,359 --> 00:21:37,879 Speaker 2: which was great to see given obviously the road that 435 00:21:37,920 --> 00:21:41,520 Speaker 2: it's been. But I you know, Kevin O'Connell said today, 436 00:21:42,000 --> 00:21:44,560 Speaker 2: had the rain not been what it was and maybe 437 00:21:44,600 --> 00:21:49,439 Speaker 2: the field situation, you know, being a little different, he 438 00:21:49,520 --> 00:21:52,320 Speaker 2: might have gotten in some work today and some individual stuff. 439 00:21:52,480 --> 00:21:54,840 Speaker 2: And so I mean, really like it felt like when 440 00:21:54,880 --> 00:21:58,760 Speaker 2: Kevin O'Connell talked on Tuesday to some of the media 441 00:21:58,760 --> 00:22:03,400 Speaker 2: out here, he insinuated that it might be possible this week, 442 00:22:03,440 --> 00:22:05,680 Speaker 2: But you didn't ever feel like, at least I didn't 443 00:22:05,720 --> 00:22:09,480 Speaker 2: that it was like an absolute guarantee. And it just 444 00:22:09,520 --> 00:22:12,639 Speaker 2: feels like they're taking this very much date day by 445 00:22:12,800 --> 00:22:16,520 Speaker 2: day and we'll see what happens after the bye week. 446 00:22:16,520 --> 00:22:18,240 Speaker 2: I mean, it feels like, with. 447 00:22:18,240 --> 00:22:20,280 Speaker 4: The way that Kevin O'Connell's talked about this. 448 00:22:21,000 --> 00:22:23,919 Speaker 2: He needs a full week of practice to be playing 449 00:22:23,920 --> 00:22:27,119 Speaker 2: in the game. So I am curious as we return 450 00:22:27,200 --> 00:22:30,080 Speaker 2: from the bye week and the head of the Eagles game. 451 00:22:30,720 --> 00:22:33,800 Speaker 2: Will he be practicing fully every single day that week? 452 00:22:33,840 --> 00:22:35,760 Speaker 2: And if he does not, will he play in that game? 453 00:22:35,840 --> 00:22:38,639 Speaker 2: Like that is where my mind will go when I 454 00:22:38,720 --> 00:22:44,000 Speaker 2: turn return hopefully at some point from this ten day trip. 455 00:22:46,280 --> 00:22:48,600 Speaker 1: Last thing for you, Alec, I guess kind of down 456 00:22:48,600 --> 00:22:52,400 Speaker 1: that down that road. There's no complaints in what we do. 457 00:22:52,640 --> 00:22:56,080 Speaker 1: Unique opportunities and it's it's an absolute blast being able 458 00:22:56,119 --> 00:22:59,040 Speaker 1: to cover pro sports teams and in your particular case, 459 00:22:59,080 --> 00:23:01,359 Speaker 1: your connection to the Vice Kings. You got to be 460 00:23:01,400 --> 00:23:03,520 Speaker 1: ready to go home, though, right, I mean ten days 461 00:23:03,560 --> 00:23:04,600 Speaker 1: over there? Are you kidding me? 462 00:23:05,840 --> 00:23:08,439 Speaker 2: Just well what people people don't people don't know, they 463 00:23:08,440 --> 00:23:10,639 Speaker 2: don't care. I mean we're on this bus and I 464 00:23:10,640 --> 00:23:12,720 Speaker 2: mean you got to go twenty one miles from the 465 00:23:12,800 --> 00:23:15,439 Speaker 2: Vikings Hotel into downtown London, and I mean and that 466 00:23:15,520 --> 00:23:18,680 Speaker 2: takes two hours. You do that twice a day, four hours, 467 00:23:18,920 --> 00:23:21,399 Speaker 2: four days this week. That's sixteen hours on a bus. 468 00:23:21,440 --> 00:23:23,880 Speaker 2: I mean, it is it is you know, you got, 469 00:23:24,040 --> 00:23:26,040 Speaker 2: you got, This is this is why you sign up 470 00:23:26,040 --> 00:23:29,040 Speaker 2: for journalism readier. But now it's been a glass have 471 00:23:29,160 --> 00:23:30,840 Speaker 2: had a lot of fun, been cool to see these 472 00:23:30,840 --> 00:23:34,200 Speaker 2: places and beyond grateful for it. But yeah, I mean 473 00:23:34,280 --> 00:23:37,119 Speaker 2: Dylan Gabriel Carson Wins. We'll get through with that and 474 00:23:37,160 --> 00:23:39,520 Speaker 2: then you know, run all back and bust them out. 475 00:23:40,080 --> 00:23:42,720 Speaker 2: Call me real, real happy to do that. 476 00:23:42,720 --> 00:23:46,040 Speaker 1: That's awesome man, Thanks for giving me time while while 477 00:23:46,080 --> 00:23:48,720 Speaker 1: you sit on that bus and just try to find 478 00:23:48,760 --> 00:23:53,320 Speaker 1: your way back into London. Great work. As always, We'll 479 00:23:53,359 --> 00:23:55,479 Speaker 1: catch up with you and follow you on Sunday and 480 00:23:55,480 --> 00:23:57,080 Speaker 1: then we'll see you back in town next week. 481 00:23:58,280 --> 00:24:00,760 Speaker 2: Thanks Norda. I've never been excited. It's excited to get 482 00:24:00,800 --> 00:24:02,560 Speaker 2: back to Buffalo wil Wings Coon Rappings. 483 00:24:02,600 --> 00:24:03,360 Speaker 3: I will see you soon. 484 00:24:03,760 --> 00:24:08,240 Speaker 1: Absolutely. That's Alec Lewis of the Athletic at Alec Underscore 485 00:24:08,359 --> 00:24:12,480 Speaker 1: Lewis via X covers the Minnesota vikings for the Athletic 486 00:24:12,960 --> 00:24:16,520 Speaker 1: and we'll be following his stuff from Tottenham on Sunday 487 00:24:16,960 --> 00:24:21,320 Speaker 1: Sunday morning. That's the Steves Appliances Marathon segment brought to 488 00:24:21,359 --> 00:24:24,160 Speaker 1: you by Steve Steves actually brings you Alec Lewis at 489 00:24:24,200 --> 00:24:26,920 Speaker 1: to the Friday feast at Buffalo Wild Wings. Whether it's 490 00:24:26,960 --> 00:24:30,560 Speaker 1: Coon Rapids, it's Monticello, it's chan Hassen, it's Egan at 491 00:24:30,560 --> 00:24:35,240 Speaker 1: Station nineteen wherever we are. Thank you Steves Steve's Appliances 492 00:24:35,560 --> 00:24:38,920 Speaker 1: dot com. PA have the chance to chat with Vikings 493 00:24:38,920 --> 00:24:43,200 Speaker 1: wide receivers coach Keenan McCardell. 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Hope 505 00:25:19,800 --> 00:25:23,760 Speaker 1: I'm wrong. If so, I'll eat crow on fan line 506 00:25:24,119 --> 00:25:28,600 Speaker 1: it's Ryan and Michigan. I know what you're feeling. Ryan, 507 00:25:28,800 --> 00:25:32,560 Speaker 1: I get it, And over the course of the first 508 00:25:32,640 --> 00:25:35,280 Speaker 1: ninety minutes of the show, I can tell you I've 509 00:25:35,320 --> 00:25:39,720 Speaker 1: become convinced the Vikings are going to win this game. Now. 510 00:25:40,600 --> 00:25:42,560 Speaker 1: I mean, you listen to If all of you listen 511 00:25:42,640 --> 00:25:47,160 Speaker 1: to nine to Noon, you know well, it's more about 512 00:25:47,160 --> 00:25:51,800 Speaker 1: having fun than anything I'm wrong all the time. I'm 513 00:25:51,800 --> 00:25:54,760 Speaker 1: wrong every day. If we got a sponsor for the 514 00:25:54,800 --> 00:26:00,520 Speaker 1: Covenant cleanup provided by XYZ actual Company, it would be 515 00:26:00,560 --> 00:26:06,159 Speaker 1: the most valuable sponsorship on the entire station because we 516 00:26:06,200 --> 00:26:07,440 Speaker 1: are wrong every single day. 517 00:26:07,920 --> 00:26:08,359 Speaker 3: I get it. 518 00:26:09,440 --> 00:26:13,840 Speaker 1: This just feels like Vikings are going to win, but 519 00:26:13,920 --> 00:26:16,440 Speaker 1: it's going to be maybe the worst game you've ever 520 00:26:16,480 --> 00:26:21,760 Speaker 1: watched in fifteen years, or at least. I harken back 521 00:26:21,800 --> 00:26:28,160 Speaker 1: talking with Alex Lewis last segment. I remember twenty twenty three, 522 00:26:28,359 --> 00:26:32,480 Speaker 1: Vikings in Las Vegas kind of got hooked in with 523 00:26:32,000 --> 00:26:35,159 Speaker 1: the with the Power Trip. They did a couple shows 524 00:26:35,200 --> 00:26:39,840 Speaker 1: in Las Vegas at Buffalo Wild Wings. We actually did 525 00:26:39,840 --> 00:26:43,800 Speaker 1: a Friday feast of Buffalo Wild Wings. And similar to 526 00:26:43,840 --> 00:26:47,119 Speaker 1: the idea of spending ten days across the pond, five 527 00:26:47,200 --> 00:26:51,080 Speaker 1: days in Las Vegas feels like ten days across the pond. 528 00:26:51,680 --> 00:26:56,600 Speaker 1: And we're all just ready to go home. And I 529 00:26:56,640 --> 00:27:00,479 Speaker 1: believe the team, Gosh, just middland around five hundred at 530 00:27:00,480 --> 00:27:02,560 Speaker 1: this point. It's a non playoff team, right, We're playing 531 00:27:02,560 --> 00:27:03,080 Speaker 1: with Dobbs. 532 00:27:03,080 --> 00:27:03,520 Speaker 3: We got the. 533 00:27:03,480 --> 00:27:08,920 Speaker 1: Achilles situation, with the Achilles situation with Kirk, and you're 534 00:27:08,960 --> 00:27:11,520 Speaker 1: just trying to figure out if you can really win 535 00:27:11,680 --> 00:27:17,240 Speaker 1: games with Josh Dobbs and maybe find your way into 536 00:27:18,119 --> 00:27:24,159 Speaker 1: a playoff spot. You had the Dobbs magic at the Falcons. 537 00:27:24,760 --> 00:27:28,880 Speaker 1: You got a good half out of him. Against the Saints, 538 00:27:29,880 --> 00:27:34,360 Speaker 1: it took Jameis Winston. Bless Jameis Winston, Love Jameis Winston, 539 00:27:34,680 --> 00:27:37,280 Speaker 1: as he single handedly gave the game back to us 540 00:27:37,320 --> 00:27:41,120 Speaker 1: with two just brutal interceptions. Then you lose in primetime, 541 00:27:42,840 --> 00:27:45,960 Speaker 1: as was that Makai Blackman that refused to jump on 542 00:27:46,000 --> 00:27:48,800 Speaker 1: the Courtland Sutton pass in the end zone by Russ. 543 00:27:49,600 --> 00:27:54,159 Speaker 1: You lose at Denver in primetime. You lost. Oh how 544 00:27:54,200 --> 00:27:59,359 Speaker 1: about the brutal ten twelve to ten Bears victory over 545 00:27:59,400 --> 00:28:03,040 Speaker 1: the Viking on a Monday night game at US Bank Stadium. 546 00:28:03,760 --> 00:28:07,680 Speaker 1: DJ Moore over the middle late. How ugly was that? 547 00:28:10,160 --> 00:28:13,760 Speaker 1: But all of that was topped by the everybody just 548 00:28:13,840 --> 00:28:17,200 Speaker 1: wants to freaking go home, Go beat the Raiders, Please 549 00:28:17,840 --> 00:28:20,399 Speaker 1: go beat the Raiders. And if I remember correctly, you 550 00:28:20,440 --> 00:28:23,480 Speaker 1: know we got Dobbs in the mix. I think the 551 00:28:23,560 --> 00:28:29,879 Speaker 1: Vikings would go back to mister Mullins. The following week, 552 00:28:30,440 --> 00:28:34,760 Speaker 1: we playing Aid and O'Connell that game, Yeah, yeah, we 553 00:28:34,880 --> 00:28:37,080 Speaker 1: nearly lost to Aidan O'Connell. I think it took like 554 00:28:37,119 --> 00:28:41,160 Speaker 1: a late Hunter Renfro fumble in the red zone or 555 00:28:41,200 --> 00:28:44,560 Speaker 1: near the red zone. You get the one field goal 556 00:28:44,840 --> 00:28:47,200 Speaker 1: in that mix a three to nothing game. You're so 557 00:28:47,400 --> 00:28:51,600 Speaker 1: pumped that Justin Jefferson returns I think from the hamstring. 558 00:28:51,640 --> 00:28:53,960 Speaker 1: I mean, think about twenty twenty three. Oh my goodness, 559 00:28:54,160 --> 00:28:57,240 Speaker 1: memory Lane. Maybe this is cathartic to help us feel 560 00:28:57,240 --> 00:29:02,680 Speaker 1: better about our current situation. But you get the you 561 00:29:02,720 --> 00:29:05,800 Speaker 1: get just Justin Jefferson back, only for him. I believe 562 00:29:05,800 --> 00:29:10,640 Speaker 1: he went to the hospital. Dobbs in those hospital balls. Right. 563 00:29:11,200 --> 00:29:14,560 Speaker 1: That was the worst game that we as Vikings fans 564 00:29:14,600 --> 00:29:17,960 Speaker 1: have watched in many many years. That actually was a victory. 565 00:29:19,200 --> 00:29:24,160 Speaker 1: We've probably seen many worse losses Philly title game for one. 566 00:29:25,760 --> 00:29:27,960 Speaker 1: That's what this game feels like. It's going to be, 567 00:29:28,640 --> 00:29:30,600 Speaker 1: not not to that detriment. I don't know if we 568 00:29:30,600 --> 00:29:33,680 Speaker 1: can match what happened in Las Vegas two years ago, 569 00:29:34,200 --> 00:29:35,880 Speaker 1: but it is going to be that kind of slog 570 00:29:35,920 --> 00:29:38,320 Speaker 1: fest where you're just you're begging to find an open 571 00:29:38,440 --> 00:29:42,080 Speaker 1: an open lane for Jordan Mason. You're you're begging to 572 00:29:42,200 --> 00:29:45,560 Speaker 1: find that third down conversion to a Jefferson, You're still 573 00:29:45,600 --> 00:29:48,160 Speaker 1: wondering what's up with TJ. Hawkinson all of those things, 574 00:29:48,160 --> 00:29:51,240 Speaker 1: but your defense and flores do what you need them 575 00:29:51,280 --> 00:29:55,080 Speaker 1: to do against Dylan Gabriel Judkins makes you worried a 576 00:29:55,080 --> 00:29:59,640 Speaker 1: couple different times. Miles Garrett, good luck to Carson trying 577 00:29:59,640 --> 00:30:02,959 Speaker 1: to survive for sixty minutes. And you win because of 578 00:30:04,080 --> 00:30:07,840 Speaker 1: field position, game via the plus sized punter. You win 579 00:30:07,960 --> 00:30:10,920 Speaker 1: via field position, because Miles Price breaks off a couple 580 00:30:10,920 --> 00:30:14,000 Speaker 1: of nice punt returns. You win on the foot of 581 00:30:14,040 --> 00:30:16,760 Speaker 1: a Will Riker. That's just kind of where this game 582 00:30:16,880 --> 00:30:20,479 Speaker 1: feels like it is going at this point. But to 583 00:30:20,520 --> 00:30:24,440 Speaker 1: that end, the breakdown, to the build up, the reason 584 00:30:24,480 --> 00:30:27,720 Speaker 1: I've included a couple times in the show is now 585 00:30:27,720 --> 00:30:31,080 Speaker 1: that Addison's back, if we can continue to get healthy, 586 00:30:31,120 --> 00:30:33,800 Speaker 1: this thing with Jefferson and Addison is as good as 587 00:30:33,800 --> 00:30:36,760 Speaker 1: it gets in the NFL. And the man behind most 588 00:30:36,760 --> 00:30:40,600 Speaker 1: of that, his name is Keenan McCardell, Vikings wide receivers coach, 589 00:30:40,960 --> 00:30:43,200 Speaker 1: and PA got the chance to sit down and chat 590 00:30:43,200 --> 00:30:47,240 Speaker 1: with him earlier today and well take it away, Pa. 591 00:30:47,200 --> 00:30:49,760 Speaker 7: Friday was raining field came up a little more slippery 592 00:30:49,840 --> 00:30:55,280 Speaker 7: than Wednesday and Thursday, so maybe you can settle a 593 00:30:55,320 --> 00:30:58,720 Speaker 7: conversation that people have had forever. When it's rainy and 594 00:30:58,760 --> 00:31:01,480 Speaker 7: a field comes up wet, what does a favor receivers 595 00:31:01,640 --> 00:31:02,720 Speaker 7: or dbs. 596 00:31:02,320 --> 00:31:04,840 Speaker 8: Their favors or receivers Because we know where we're going, 597 00:31:05,000 --> 00:31:07,560 Speaker 8: so I you know today was it would have been 598 00:31:07,560 --> 00:31:09,760 Speaker 8: a fun game day because we know where we're going. 599 00:31:09,800 --> 00:31:12,000 Speaker 8: They got to they got a guess on where we're going, 600 00:31:12,080 --> 00:31:14,600 Speaker 8: so it would have favored the receivers in a big way. 601 00:31:15,040 --> 00:31:18,360 Speaker 7: Now, now, Keenan had a seventeen year National Football League 602 00:31:18,400 --> 00:31:21,680 Speaker 7: career also a Super Bowl winner of course, wide receivers 603 00:31:21,680 --> 00:31:24,840 Speaker 7: coach for the Minnesota Vikings. And you played thirty seven 604 00:31:24,920 --> 00:31:29,360 Speaker 7: games with Cleveland after Washington drafted you, and that started 605 00:31:29,440 --> 00:31:32,000 Speaker 7: in your second year. So with the Browns did that 606 00:31:32,080 --> 00:31:33,360 Speaker 7: kind of jump start your career? 607 00:31:33,640 --> 00:31:34,280 Speaker 3: It really did. 608 00:31:34,320 --> 00:31:37,640 Speaker 8: You know, I got a great opportunity in Cleveland, showed 609 00:31:37,680 --> 00:31:40,440 Speaker 8: my talents and I took advantage of it. You know, 610 00:31:40,880 --> 00:31:46,000 Speaker 8: Coach Belichick gave me a great opportunity, had some great 611 00:31:46,040 --> 00:31:48,560 Speaker 8: coaches over there that gave me an opportunity that believed 612 00:31:48,560 --> 00:31:50,520 Speaker 8: in me, and you know, I just took it and 613 00:31:50,600 --> 00:31:52,840 Speaker 8: ran with it. I mean I kind of tell my guys, 614 00:31:53,160 --> 00:31:56,479 Speaker 8: anytime you get an opportunity to play, you gotta take 615 00:31:56,480 --> 00:31:57,080 Speaker 8: advantage of it. 616 00:31:57,120 --> 00:31:58,280 Speaker 3: And that's what I did in Cleveland. 617 00:31:58,400 --> 00:32:00,480 Speaker 7: Yeah, you know, we've talked about this before, but a 618 00:32:00,520 --> 00:32:03,600 Speaker 7: decade and a half plus in the NFL twelfth round, 619 00:32:03,600 --> 00:32:07,240 Speaker 7: pick don't play for Washington, end up in Cleveland. It's 620 00:32:07,280 --> 00:32:10,160 Speaker 7: slow to start there, but then it takes off. Multiple 621 00:32:10,200 --> 00:32:12,600 Speaker 7: teams won a Super Bowl. I mean you've seen it 622 00:32:12,640 --> 00:32:14,400 Speaker 7: from a one up to a nine, you know what 623 00:32:14,440 --> 00:32:14,880 Speaker 7: I mean. 624 00:32:14,960 --> 00:32:17,200 Speaker 3: Yes, I have, and it's you know, it's fun. 625 00:32:17,200 --> 00:32:17,360 Speaker 1: You know. 626 00:32:17,600 --> 00:32:21,040 Speaker 8: I tell guys, your your journey will always change in 627 00:32:21,040 --> 00:32:23,200 Speaker 8: this league, and it's up to you how you want 628 00:32:23,200 --> 00:32:25,880 Speaker 8: your journey to change. You know, your career to change. 629 00:32:26,480 --> 00:32:28,680 Speaker 8: And each each year is a new year, and you 630 00:32:28,760 --> 00:32:30,480 Speaker 8: got to make sure you go out and put the 631 00:32:30,520 --> 00:32:34,560 Speaker 8: work in and and if you keep putting the work in, you'll. 632 00:32:34,360 --> 00:32:35,400 Speaker 3: Get rewarded at the end. 633 00:32:35,800 --> 00:32:39,200 Speaker 7: Keenan, what the Dog Pound where Cleveland plays home games. Now, 634 00:32:39,280 --> 00:32:41,080 Speaker 7: you know it's a different stadium when you played there, 635 00:32:41,080 --> 00:32:44,280 Speaker 7: But nevertheless, the dog Pound and home games of Cleveland, 636 00:32:44,320 --> 00:32:44,960 Speaker 7: what were they like? 637 00:32:45,760 --> 00:32:46,760 Speaker 3: Oh? Great fans? 638 00:32:47,200 --> 00:32:50,280 Speaker 8: Uh for for us, for the Browns are great fans, 639 00:32:50,320 --> 00:32:54,480 Speaker 8: but for the visiting team. It was a bad time, 640 00:32:54,600 --> 00:32:57,880 Speaker 8: you know, a couple of batteries being thrown, some snowballs. 641 00:32:58,400 --> 00:33:02,200 Speaker 8: No it, you know, but it's of being the tradition 642 00:33:02,320 --> 00:33:04,840 Speaker 8: of the dog Pound making it hard on the on 643 00:33:04,880 --> 00:33:07,840 Speaker 8: the opposing team, and uh, you know, I had my 644 00:33:07,920 --> 00:33:09,320 Speaker 8: I have some great times in Cleveland. 645 00:33:09,520 --> 00:33:11,920 Speaker 7: Now now it's a little windy here in London at 646 00:33:11,960 --> 00:33:15,920 Speaker 7: this moment, but the wind off Lake Erie. Do you 647 00:33:15,960 --> 00:33:19,040 Speaker 7: remember games where like what was what were the worst 648 00:33:19,040 --> 00:33:20,480 Speaker 7: conditions that you would have there? 649 00:33:20,840 --> 00:33:21,040 Speaker 3: Oh? 650 00:33:21,120 --> 00:33:25,040 Speaker 8: Man, we've had a snow game where the fields the 651 00:33:25,080 --> 00:33:28,200 Speaker 8: phil is all snowy, kind of like their game against 652 00:33:28,840 --> 00:33:33,160 Speaker 8: Pittsburgh Stillers Steelers last year. I remember those those times 653 00:33:33,200 --> 00:33:36,240 Speaker 8: down there. Uh you know you talk about win. I 654 00:33:36,240 --> 00:33:38,440 Speaker 8: mean I've been in some of the windy is games 655 00:33:38,480 --> 00:33:41,880 Speaker 8: around down there, and I mean catching the football and 656 00:33:41,920 --> 00:33:44,680 Speaker 8: throwing the football was hard, you know, and more saving. 657 00:33:44,760 --> 00:33:46,520 Speaker 3: So we you know, we just you know, you. 658 00:33:46,520 --> 00:33:48,800 Speaker 8: Got used to it because you're practicing it so long, 659 00:33:48,920 --> 00:33:51,960 Speaker 8: but the visiting team didn't get used to it. 660 00:33:52,480 --> 00:33:55,840 Speaker 7: Vikings wide receivers coach Keenan McCardell is our guest. After 661 00:33:56,040 --> 00:33:58,960 Speaker 7: the Friday practice, a final practice during the course of 662 00:33:58,960 --> 00:34:01,280 Speaker 7: the week, up to the Browns game. Speaking of the 663 00:34:01,280 --> 00:34:03,640 Speaker 7: Browns and their defense, how do you expect them to 664 00:34:03,680 --> 00:34:05,320 Speaker 7: defend Justin Jefferson. 665 00:34:06,560 --> 00:34:10,400 Speaker 8: You know, it's I think it's a possible. You know, 666 00:34:10,440 --> 00:34:12,520 Speaker 8: they're gonna double him, but it's possible they can play 667 00:34:12,560 --> 00:34:15,440 Speaker 8: a man to man because of all the other weapons 668 00:34:15,440 --> 00:34:15,960 Speaker 8: we have, you. 669 00:34:15,920 --> 00:34:17,880 Speaker 3: Know, for running the ball really well. 670 00:34:17,960 --> 00:34:21,520 Speaker 8: You know, you got Jordan coming back, Speedy's playing well, 671 00:34:21,600 --> 00:34:24,000 Speaker 8: Adam's playing well. So you know it's gonna be a 672 00:34:24,000 --> 00:34:27,200 Speaker 8: hard time to just say I'm gonna double Jets and 673 00:34:27,239 --> 00:34:30,080 Speaker 8: lead these other guys open and then probably putting eight 674 00:34:30,080 --> 00:34:32,839 Speaker 8: men in the box and and Jordan running the ball. 675 00:34:32,920 --> 00:34:35,319 Speaker 8: You know, you know, you put seven min in the 676 00:34:35,320 --> 00:34:37,160 Speaker 8: box and then Jordan gets to run the ball, but 677 00:34:37,280 --> 00:34:39,960 Speaker 8: you put eight men in the box. You know, it's 678 00:34:40,000 --> 00:34:43,000 Speaker 8: a challenge outside. So you know, it's it's gonna be 679 00:34:43,000 --> 00:34:45,400 Speaker 8: an interesting game. You know, I'm looking forward to it. 680 00:34:45,560 --> 00:34:48,360 Speaker 3: You know. You know, Coach Schwartz is a good is 681 00:34:48,360 --> 00:34:49,120 Speaker 3: a really good. 682 00:34:48,960 --> 00:34:52,200 Speaker 8: Defensive coordinator, and I know he has a plan, so 683 00:34:52,480 --> 00:34:53,680 Speaker 8: we just got to be ready for it. 684 00:34:53,960 --> 00:34:56,600 Speaker 7: You mentioned the name Jordan Addison, and you know I 685 00:34:56,600 --> 00:34:59,640 Speaker 7: can argue of all the players and the joint practices 686 00:35:00,239 --> 00:35:03,440 Speaker 7: New England that he was the best of every single player. 687 00:35:03,480 --> 00:35:04,720 Speaker 1: He had so much pop. 688 00:35:05,280 --> 00:35:07,719 Speaker 7: And you know then he returns in the Steelers game, 689 00:35:07,719 --> 00:35:10,359 Speaker 7: we get the eighty one watching the practices this week 690 00:35:10,800 --> 00:35:14,240 Speaker 7: he's he's been absolutely I mean, Jordan has really dialed 691 00:35:14,280 --> 00:35:15,200 Speaker 7: in right now, isn't he? 692 00:35:15,320 --> 00:35:15,799 Speaker 3: Yes, he is. 693 00:35:15,840 --> 00:35:18,319 Speaker 8: I mean he came in in training camp, dowed in. 694 00:35:18,760 --> 00:35:21,239 Speaker 8: You know, he had the vacation as we call it, 695 00:35:21,280 --> 00:35:23,840 Speaker 8: for three games and came back he was still doubting, 696 00:35:23,960 --> 00:35:26,920 Speaker 8: you know, and that's because of how he. 697 00:35:27,000 --> 00:35:28,640 Speaker 3: Practiced it during training camp. 698 00:35:28,680 --> 00:35:31,520 Speaker 8: I mean, his training camp helped him come back in 699 00:35:31,800 --> 00:35:32,880 Speaker 8: and be on top. 700 00:35:32,719 --> 00:35:33,200 Speaker 3: Of his game. 701 00:35:33,520 --> 00:35:35,359 Speaker 7: Dude, do you think maybe, and this is a better 702 00:35:35,440 --> 00:35:37,279 Speaker 7: question for him, but just you know, kind of being 703 00:35:37,680 --> 00:35:40,160 Speaker 7: you know, a surrogate dad or uncle to these guys 704 00:35:40,200 --> 00:35:42,960 Speaker 7: plus their coach. Do you know those three games that 705 00:35:42,960 --> 00:35:44,960 Speaker 7: he that he had to be away, do you think 706 00:35:44,960 --> 00:35:46,879 Speaker 7: maybe it was a little eye opening to him, like, Wow, 707 00:35:46,960 --> 00:35:48,920 Speaker 7: holy cow, my guys are playing in here and I'm 708 00:35:48,920 --> 00:35:49,279 Speaker 7: missing it. 709 00:35:49,480 --> 00:35:51,640 Speaker 8: That's what you miss, you know, you miss doing what 710 00:35:51,680 --> 00:35:54,120 Speaker 8: you do you've been doing all your life, and then 711 00:35:54,160 --> 00:35:56,360 Speaker 8: when when it's taken away from you, you kind of 712 00:35:56,360 --> 00:35:58,480 Speaker 8: get a wake up call just to see, you know, 713 00:35:58,640 --> 00:36:02,280 Speaker 8: like I need to make sure I'm on the right path, 714 00:36:02,440 --> 00:36:04,960 Speaker 8: so I go down the wrong path. So, you know, 715 00:36:05,200 --> 00:36:07,080 Speaker 8: it was a little eye opening for him, and I 716 00:36:07,200 --> 00:36:07,680 Speaker 8: enjoyed that. 717 00:36:07,920 --> 00:36:08,319 Speaker 3: Last year. 718 00:36:08,360 --> 00:36:10,680 Speaker 7: It's getting Wendy and Randy on this practice field. Jail 719 00:36:10,719 --> 00:36:13,799 Speaker 7: and Naylor conversely, was up and down in training camp 720 00:36:13,800 --> 00:36:16,600 Speaker 7: and then the Patriots joined Erchis Andrews's arm or whatever. 721 00:36:16,800 --> 00:36:19,239 Speaker 7: He was dropping some passes during training camp. Then we 722 00:36:19,280 --> 00:36:22,440 Speaker 7: start the regular season, talk about being on point. Holy 723 00:36:22,520 --> 00:36:24,680 Speaker 7: col Jail and Naylor has dialed in, isn't. 724 00:36:24,520 --> 00:36:25,840 Speaker 3: He He's died in. 725 00:36:26,560 --> 00:36:29,919 Speaker 8: I'm loving it because it's just the maturation of him. 726 00:36:29,960 --> 00:36:33,160 Speaker 8: You know, his growth process right now has been unbelievable. 727 00:36:33,200 --> 00:36:35,279 Speaker 3: I think he's enjoying it. 728 00:36:35,840 --> 00:36:40,200 Speaker 8: And when you enjoy your time to play, it makes 729 00:36:40,200 --> 00:36:41,160 Speaker 8: the game a lot easier. 730 00:36:41,160 --> 00:36:42,200 Speaker 3: It comes to you easier. 731 00:36:42,200 --> 00:36:44,840 Speaker 8: And I think he's having fun out there, and it's 732 00:36:44,920 --> 00:36:47,480 Speaker 8: great for office because you get another whipping and. 733 00:36:47,600 --> 00:36:49,680 Speaker 1: Last one game and the rookie type Alton. 734 00:36:49,760 --> 00:36:51,880 Speaker 7: You know, I've had some conversations with him after games, 735 00:36:51,920 --> 00:36:55,440 Speaker 7: including preseason and regular season, and okay, he's a drafted 736 00:36:55,440 --> 00:36:58,360 Speaker 7: wide receiver. He wants to play fifty sixty seventy plays 737 00:36:58,360 --> 00:37:01,160 Speaker 7: a game, but he understands a lot in life now 738 00:37:01,520 --> 00:37:03,680 Speaker 7: used to be the best gunner in the NFL and 739 00:37:03,800 --> 00:37:06,560 Speaker 7: to help this team how they need me. The reason 740 00:37:06,600 --> 00:37:08,880 Speaker 7: I bring it up is because you know, better than anybody, 741 00:37:09,080 --> 00:37:11,200 Speaker 7: not everybody buys into it that way. 742 00:37:11,200 --> 00:37:12,080 Speaker 3: And not everybody. 743 00:37:12,080 --> 00:37:15,239 Speaker 8: I mean, he's a true team player, and you know, 744 00:37:15,560 --> 00:37:18,560 Speaker 8: doing the evaluation process, you know, we talked about it 745 00:37:19,320 --> 00:37:21,600 Speaker 8: that that person coming in should have a trait, but 746 00:37:21,680 --> 00:37:24,960 Speaker 8: it also should be a true team player that can 747 00:37:25,040 --> 00:37:27,560 Speaker 8: play on special teams, help the team out in any 748 00:37:27,560 --> 00:37:29,040 Speaker 8: way that he can until he. 749 00:37:29,040 --> 00:37:31,680 Speaker 3: Gets his opportunity to help us in as a receiver. 750 00:37:31,840 --> 00:37:35,080 Speaker 8: So you know, looking at Tye, looking at all this film, 751 00:37:35,120 --> 00:37:38,000 Speaker 8: how good he was as a gunner, kick kickoff return guy, 752 00:37:38,520 --> 00:37:41,280 Speaker 8: you know, he fit the model that we wanted. And 753 00:37:41,560 --> 00:37:44,279 Speaker 8: I think, you know, he's showing people that he's a 754 00:37:44,280 --> 00:37:47,680 Speaker 8: pretty damn good gunner. So I enjoy watching go out 755 00:37:47,719 --> 00:37:48,760 Speaker 8: and make plays. 756 00:37:48,560 --> 00:37:52,000 Speaker 1: As wide receivers. Coach Keenan McCardell in London with PA 757 00:37:52,320 --> 00:37:55,960 Speaker 1: earlier today and we're gonna pause now come back shortly. 758 00:37:56,000 --> 00:37:58,400 Speaker 1: Some text messages to jump into. But top of the 759 00:37:58,480 --> 00:38:01,759 Speaker 1: hour eleven ish all chart hit is going to join 760 00:38:01,840 --> 00:38:04,279 Speaker 1: me from the Utah Bunker and we're going to break 761 00:38:04,320 --> 00:38:07,480 Speaker 1: down some fantasy and reality as we get closer to 762 00:38:07,520 --> 00:38:09,640 Speaker 1: the final hour of a Friday Feast nor to Win 763 00:38:09,719 --> 00:38:11,200 Speaker 1: for PA nine to noon on the Fan