1 00:00:08,000 --> 00:00:10,600 Speaker 1: Bard of goal at the nine. Here's the snat strout 2 00:00:10,680 --> 00:00:11,440 Speaker 1: pocket collapse. 3 00:00:11,480 --> 00:00:12,320 Speaker 2: It dumps it off. 4 00:00:12,160 --> 00:00:16,640 Speaker 3: Till Woody takes it across the five handed touchdown Houston 5 00:00:17,400 --> 00:00:18,000 Speaker 3: see j. 6 00:00:18,160 --> 00:00:22,160 Speaker 1: Straut Hurst of goals the five hand off day, trying 7 00:00:22,200 --> 00:00:24,160 Speaker 1: to dance between the tackles, taking. 8 00:00:23,920 --> 00:00:29,080 Speaker 3: It across duck all line touchdown Kosten five yard run 9 00:00:29,560 --> 00:00:34,760 Speaker 3: dry the ballet. Texans retake the lead on Kansas City 10 00:00:34,800 --> 00:00:40,680 Speaker 3: at Arrowhead Stadium. 11 00:00:40,840 --> 00:00:46,120 Speaker 4: Bucks, let's continue glorifying the good around the National Football 12 00:00:46,200 --> 00:00:49,239 Speaker 4: League and joining us now is one of our very favorites, 13 00:00:49,320 --> 00:00:52,120 Speaker 4: at least for yours. Surely his name is Mark Vandermere, 14 00:00:52,240 --> 00:00:55,160 Speaker 4: now used the play by play voice for the Houston Texans. 15 00:00:55,400 --> 00:00:58,080 Speaker 4: The Texans get the glorifying the good segment this week 16 00:00:58,680 --> 00:01:02,240 Speaker 4: thanks to Mark joining nine to now. And the team 17 00:01:02,280 --> 00:01:04,800 Speaker 4: is eight and five and has won five in a row. 18 00:01:05,160 --> 00:01:08,840 Speaker 4: Now the Mark, the Chiefs went on the road. I mean, 19 00:01:08,840 --> 00:01:12,800 Speaker 4: that's all about a signature victory. How good are your 20 00:01:12,840 --> 00:01:13,880 Speaker 4: Texans right now? 21 00:01:13,959 --> 00:01:20,040 Speaker 2: Vox? And what was the defense led victory at Arrowhead? 22 00:01:20,280 --> 00:01:20,320 Speaker 5: Like? 23 00:01:22,120 --> 00:01:24,920 Speaker 1: It was so good? Paul? You know that's NFL bliss 24 00:01:25,000 --> 00:01:27,840 Speaker 1: right there. You go into a place where it's been 25 00:01:27,880 --> 00:01:29,679 Speaker 1: a house of horrors. Let's be honest. You know you 26 00:01:29,720 --> 00:01:33,880 Speaker 1: won there at twenty nineteen in the regular season playoffs. 27 00:01:33,920 --> 00:01:36,039 Speaker 1: You blow a twenty four to zero lead in the 28 00:01:36,120 --> 00:01:38,680 Speaker 1: divisional round. That hurt a lot because how they won 29 00:01:38,760 --> 00:01:41,600 Speaker 1: that game. They would have been playing the Titans at 30 00:01:41,640 --> 00:01:44,800 Speaker 1: home in the AFC Championship game, but they blew it. 31 00:01:45,200 --> 00:01:47,560 Speaker 1: And I'm not going to go over all the frustrations, 32 00:01:47,680 --> 00:01:50,200 Speaker 1: but you lost in December last year there, you lost 33 00:01:50,200 --> 00:01:52,880 Speaker 1: in the division round there last year, and it's just 34 00:01:52,880 --> 00:01:55,200 Speaker 1: tough to win. We all know Patrick Mahomes is great. 35 00:01:55,520 --> 00:01:58,120 Speaker 1: We all know about Andy Reid. Chris collins Worth will 36 00:01:58,120 --> 00:02:00,920 Speaker 1: tell you all about it, how great they are. And 37 00:02:01,000 --> 00:02:03,440 Speaker 1: the Texans go in there and really beat the living 38 00:02:03,480 --> 00:02:06,600 Speaker 1: daylights out of them with their defense. They really made 39 00:02:06,680 --> 00:02:09,480 Speaker 1: life miserable, turning over Mahomes three times. They got the 40 00:02:09,480 --> 00:02:12,519 Speaker 1: two fourth down stops in the fourth quarter. Texans did 41 00:02:12,520 --> 00:02:14,679 Speaker 1: not turn the ball over, which, Paul is basically the 42 00:02:14,760 --> 00:02:17,280 Speaker 1: game plan right now for the offense. Just get it back. 43 00:02:17,480 --> 00:02:21,480 Speaker 1: I mean, just don't worry about moving the ball so 44 00:02:21,600 --> 00:02:24,600 Speaker 1: much as don't turn it over. Just don't give them 45 00:02:24,639 --> 00:02:26,400 Speaker 1: the ball in our end of the field because the 46 00:02:26,440 --> 00:02:29,280 Speaker 1: defense can take care of business and they have. That 47 00:02:29,400 --> 00:02:32,280 Speaker 1: night was magical. That run you just heard. I know 48 00:02:32,680 --> 00:02:36,160 Speaker 1: it was a very dramatic five yards run by the description, 49 00:02:36,440 --> 00:02:38,880 Speaker 1: but it felt like that because the Texans have struggled 50 00:02:38,880 --> 00:02:40,960 Speaker 1: in the red zone so much. So here they are 51 00:02:41,040 --> 00:02:42,960 Speaker 1: yet with the five game winning streak and they're hoping 52 00:02:43,000 --> 00:02:43,359 Speaker 1: for more. 53 00:02:44,120 --> 00:02:47,959 Speaker 4: Mark The Texans lost the first three this year and 54 00:02:48,240 --> 00:02:51,960 Speaker 4: I've gone eight and two cents. Do your fans lament 55 00:02:52,160 --> 00:02:55,280 Speaker 4: on that bad stretch making things a little more difficult 56 00:02:55,360 --> 00:02:56,760 Speaker 4: these days than they should be. 57 00:02:57,760 --> 00:03:00,560 Speaker 1: No question, Because one of those losses is, you know, 58 00:03:00,639 --> 00:03:03,040 Speaker 1: I understand losing at the Rams. They're a good team 59 00:03:03,240 --> 00:03:05,600 Speaker 1: and you only gave up fourteen points to them, but 60 00:03:05,600 --> 00:03:08,160 Speaker 1: you only scored nine. And then the next week you 61 00:03:08,240 --> 00:03:12,080 Speaker 1: had Tampa Bay done but on fourth and ten, Baker 62 00:03:12,160 --> 00:03:15,320 Speaker 1: Mayfield scrambles for a first down and a lot extra 63 00:03:15,720 --> 00:03:18,400 Speaker 1: and they eventually win the game. But Week three was 64 00:03:18,440 --> 00:03:21,240 Speaker 1: at Jacksonville and that was a tailor made Texans victory 65 00:03:21,240 --> 00:03:23,440 Speaker 1: that they did not get. They turned it over. The 66 00:03:23,480 --> 00:03:28,440 Speaker 1: Texans did three times in Jaguar territory and lost the game. 67 00:03:28,480 --> 00:03:30,320 Speaker 1: So there you are zero to three. So yeah, you're 68 00:03:30,320 --> 00:03:32,440 Speaker 1: always going to look back on you should have won 69 00:03:32,480 --> 00:03:35,720 Speaker 1: at least one of those, probably two, and you'd be 70 00:03:35,720 --> 00:03:38,320 Speaker 1: in a completely different situation. But you know this, Paul, 71 00:03:38,480 --> 00:03:41,000 Speaker 1: the universe changes, right Maybe you don't have a five 72 00:03:41,040 --> 00:03:43,360 Speaker 1: game winning streak now, maybe you aren't as desperate and 73 00:03:43,360 --> 00:03:45,400 Speaker 1: playing as well as you are right now. Who knows 74 00:03:45,400 --> 00:03:48,960 Speaker 1: what happens, because everything changes. It's the butterfly effect of 75 00:03:49,000 --> 00:03:52,840 Speaker 1: the NFL and life. So here we are eight and five. 76 00:03:53,000 --> 00:03:55,480 Speaker 1: I think everybody would have taken this if you said 77 00:03:55,480 --> 00:03:57,800 Speaker 1: this back in July. Would you take eight and five 78 00:03:57,840 --> 00:04:00,840 Speaker 1: at this point? Yes, I would, even though the Jags 79 00:04:00,840 --> 00:04:03,280 Speaker 1: are still in first and the Colts are tied with you. 80 00:04:03,440 --> 00:04:05,920 Speaker 1: But the Colts have other issues, so I would have 81 00:04:05,960 --> 00:04:08,880 Speaker 1: taken this going in and take my chances down the stretch. 82 00:04:08,920 --> 00:04:11,560 Speaker 4: What do you make of Philip Rivers joining the Colts, 83 00:04:11,640 --> 00:04:14,600 Speaker 4: the team with which your squad is tied in the 84 00:04:14,640 --> 00:04:15,560 Speaker 4: AFC South. 85 00:04:17,279 --> 00:04:20,800 Speaker 1: My first thought was Dan Marina was unavailable. Really, we're 86 00:04:20,800 --> 00:04:24,440 Speaker 1: going to do Philip Rivers? Okay, Now, look, it could 87 00:04:24,880 --> 00:04:26,719 Speaker 1: work a little bit. I hope it works for at 88 00:04:26,800 --> 00:04:29,480 Speaker 1: least one game, because they're going to play the Jaguars, 89 00:04:29,520 --> 00:04:31,640 Speaker 1: and if they knock them off and the Texans went out, 90 00:04:31,720 --> 00:04:35,360 Speaker 1: then the Texans get the division. But first things first, 91 00:04:35,560 --> 00:04:38,960 Speaker 1: they got to play Seattle. I Like everybody else, I'm 92 00:04:38,960 --> 00:04:42,320 Speaker 1: an NFL fan. I want to see it because it's interesting. 93 00:04:42,800 --> 00:04:45,360 Speaker 1: I don't want it to work well because it's the 94 00:04:45,400 --> 00:04:48,360 Speaker 1: Colts and they are our sworn enemy in this division. 95 00:04:48,400 --> 00:04:51,400 Speaker 1: I mean, they're the all time Texans nemesis. But it 96 00:04:51,520 --> 00:04:54,080 Speaker 1: is fascinating, right, and he's a great guy to have 97 00:04:54,200 --> 00:04:56,599 Speaker 1: up there at the podium talking about it. It's just 98 00:04:56,640 --> 00:04:59,960 Speaker 1: a great story. And the Colts, Paul, how did they 99 00:05:00,000 --> 00:05:02,719 Speaker 1: they do this? I mean, they knew that Daniel Jones 100 00:05:02,839 --> 00:05:06,120 Speaker 1: leg was a ticking time bomb, and they knew Riley 101 00:05:06,160 --> 00:05:08,760 Speaker 1: Leonards in their building. They knew that that's probably not 102 00:05:08,839 --> 00:05:11,240 Speaker 1: the best option as a backup. You have to have 103 00:05:11,279 --> 00:05:12,920 Speaker 1: a good backup quarterback in this league. 104 00:05:12,960 --> 00:05:13,280 Speaker 5: You know that. 105 00:05:13,360 --> 00:05:16,039 Speaker 1: Everybody knows that, and they didn't, and here they are 106 00:05:16,120 --> 00:05:17,120 Speaker 1: signing Philip Rivers. 107 00:05:17,440 --> 00:05:21,760 Speaker 4: Speaking of quarterbacks, Mark has CJ. Stroud caught fire? 108 00:05:23,480 --> 00:05:25,600 Speaker 1: No, he has not caught fire, but he's made some 109 00:05:25,640 --> 00:05:28,800 Speaker 1: really nice throws. And in that game the third quarter, 110 00:05:29,440 --> 00:05:31,520 Speaker 1: Chris Jones started to take things over. You know, he's 111 00:05:31,520 --> 00:05:35,760 Speaker 1: an absolute monster, a terror on the defensive line, and 112 00:05:36,000 --> 00:05:38,440 Speaker 1: he was really tough to deal with, and I credit 113 00:05:38,560 --> 00:05:40,680 Speaker 1: him with most of their struggles in the fourth quarter 114 00:05:40,720 --> 00:05:43,000 Speaker 1: when they went three and a half four consecutive times. 115 00:05:43,400 --> 00:05:46,400 Speaker 1: And obviously CJ's numbers don't look good, but when you 116 00:05:46,440 --> 00:05:49,640 Speaker 1: look at the quarterback comparison from Sunday night, both quarterbacks 117 00:05:49,640 --> 00:05:52,680 Speaker 1: were sub fifty percent. But Stroud did not turn the 118 00:05:52,720 --> 00:05:55,000 Speaker 1: ball over, no fumbles, no picks, and that was the 119 00:05:55,000 --> 00:05:57,200 Speaker 1: difference in the game. The Texans were able to take 120 00:05:57,200 --> 00:05:59,880 Speaker 1: the ball away and obviously had the two fourth down stops, 121 00:06:00,080 --> 00:06:01,880 Speaker 1: and we can question whether Red should have gone for 122 00:06:01,920 --> 00:06:04,320 Speaker 1: it on the first one in particular, but it happened 123 00:06:04,520 --> 00:06:06,640 Speaker 1: and CJ did not turn it over, and he made 124 00:06:06,720 --> 00:06:10,400 Speaker 1: a big throw, a huge throw to Nico Collins along 125 00:06:10,440 --> 00:06:12,040 Speaker 1: the way in the first half, and a big one 126 00:06:12,040 --> 00:06:14,400 Speaker 1: to Higgins in that short touchdown drive that got them 127 00:06:14,400 --> 00:06:17,320 Speaker 1: the lead that was capped by that Dari Goodbill while run. 128 00:06:17,400 --> 00:06:19,840 Speaker 1: So I think CJ is doing fine second game back 129 00:06:19,880 --> 00:06:22,680 Speaker 1: from the concussion absence, and he's just got to keep 130 00:06:22,760 --> 00:06:25,520 Speaker 1: leveling up here on his way to the postseason. 131 00:06:25,839 --> 00:06:28,479 Speaker 4: We are glorifying the good in the NFL, and the 132 00:06:28,520 --> 00:06:31,680 Speaker 4: Houston Texans get center stage this week. This is Mark 133 00:06:31,800 --> 00:06:35,400 Speaker 4: Bendermere now their longtime play by play voice. And you 134 00:06:35,440 --> 00:06:37,880 Speaker 4: know Nordo, the producer of the show all season, has 135 00:06:37,920 --> 00:06:39,880 Speaker 4: been saying for most of the season, Houston has the 136 00:06:39,880 --> 00:06:43,080 Speaker 4: best defense in the NFL, best defense in the NFL. Statistically, 137 00:06:43,640 --> 00:06:46,440 Speaker 4: that would be accurate, but I hadn't watched the Texans 138 00:06:46,440 --> 00:06:48,839 Speaker 4: play a lot until recently, and I've seen a couple 139 00:06:48,920 --> 00:06:52,599 Speaker 4: of games, and he's absolutely rights. It is the best 140 00:06:52,600 --> 00:06:56,280 Speaker 4: defense going in twenty twenty five. And I can tell 141 00:06:56,279 --> 00:06:59,480 Speaker 4: from a far mark that they just loved Daniil Hunter 142 00:06:59,600 --> 00:06:59,960 Speaker 4: down there. 143 00:07:00,080 --> 00:07:00,599 Speaker 2: Don't bet. 144 00:07:01,960 --> 00:07:04,719 Speaker 1: Absolutely love Danil Hunter. I mean, how can you not? 145 00:07:04,960 --> 00:07:06,919 Speaker 1: And don't you think because you had him for longer 146 00:07:06,920 --> 00:07:09,160 Speaker 1: than we've had him that he does not get the 147 00:07:09,160 --> 00:07:12,320 Speaker 1: credit he deserves for being as great as he is. 148 00:07:12,840 --> 00:07:16,520 Speaker 1: I think he's third in sacks since he entered the league, 149 00:07:16,840 --> 00:07:19,840 Speaker 1: behind Miles Garrett and TJ. Watt. That's got to still 150 00:07:19,880 --> 00:07:21,480 Speaker 1: hold up because that was the case about a week 151 00:07:21,480 --> 00:07:24,800 Speaker 1: and a half ago. So that's amazing stuff right there. 152 00:07:25,120 --> 00:07:28,160 Speaker 1: But he doesn't get discussed sometimes with the great pass 153 00:07:28,240 --> 00:07:31,240 Speaker 1: rushers because you know, he's not a flashy guy. At 154 00:07:31,280 --> 00:07:33,560 Speaker 1: the podium, you get a microphone in front of him. 155 00:07:33,640 --> 00:07:36,440 Speaker 1: I mean, there was a recent postgame locker room celebration 156 00:07:36,640 --> 00:07:39,040 Speaker 1: speech and coach wanted him to say something. He said 157 00:07:39,080 --> 00:07:42,560 Speaker 1: something like, thanks, guys, I'm really fired up. But on 158 00:07:42,600 --> 00:07:46,200 Speaker 1: the field he's an absolute Tasmanian devil. And I think 159 00:07:46,240 --> 00:07:49,040 Speaker 1: what's happening with him and Will Anderson Junior is that 160 00:07:49,440 --> 00:07:52,280 Speaker 1: they are setting the edge so well right now and 161 00:07:52,360 --> 00:07:56,280 Speaker 1: they're not going for sacks. It's let's play in concert 162 00:07:56,520 --> 00:07:59,760 Speaker 1: up front. Everybody, stay in your lane, do your job, 163 00:08:00,240 --> 00:08:03,040 Speaker 1: and the sacks will come. Don't worry about the sacks. 164 00:08:03,200 --> 00:08:05,840 Speaker 1: Nobody freelanced, Nobody trying to fly up field and come 165 00:08:05,880 --> 00:08:08,440 Speaker 1: back and bend back to the quarterback. Let's just crush 166 00:08:08,520 --> 00:08:11,480 Speaker 1: the pocket and take it from there. That's really working 167 00:08:11,520 --> 00:08:13,840 Speaker 1: well for them the last couple of games. Not a 168 00:08:13,880 --> 00:08:17,080 Speaker 1: lot of sacks against Daniel Jones and against Patrick Mahomes, 169 00:08:17,160 --> 00:08:20,320 Speaker 1: but you're looking at success because they're forcing bad throws 170 00:08:20,360 --> 00:08:22,400 Speaker 1: in completions. They get off the field. 171 00:08:22,560 --> 00:08:23,400 Speaker 2: Time for two more. 172 00:08:23,720 --> 00:08:28,480 Speaker 4: Former Gophers offensive lineman Arianta Ersari has started all thirteen 173 00:08:28,560 --> 00:08:31,800 Speaker 4: for the Texans, and at the important left tackle spot. 174 00:08:32,320 --> 00:08:34,920 Speaker 4: How was the second round rookie handled business? 175 00:08:36,679 --> 00:08:39,280 Speaker 1: This is another thing that doesn't get discussed enough, and 176 00:08:39,280 --> 00:08:41,840 Speaker 1: I think because the Texans offense is not exactly setting 177 00:08:41,840 --> 00:08:44,320 Speaker 1: the world on fire, but erth three has held it down. 178 00:08:44,360 --> 00:08:46,120 Speaker 1: You know, they got rid of Laramie Tunzel in the 179 00:08:46,120 --> 00:08:49,960 Speaker 1: offseason and that was a controversial move and it took 180 00:08:50,000 --> 00:08:51,920 Speaker 1: a while. But erthree is a rookie, you know, And 181 00:08:52,200 --> 00:08:54,680 Speaker 1: I've told the story before. I once asked Dwayne Brown 182 00:08:54,720 --> 00:08:56,600 Speaker 1: about playing left tackle. He said it took him three 183 00:08:56,640 --> 00:08:58,320 Speaker 1: or four years to figure it out and he became 184 00:08:58,360 --> 00:09:00,320 Speaker 1: one of the better ones in the NFL. And I 185 00:09:00,320 --> 00:09:03,360 Speaker 1: think with Ursery, he's catching on. I think they found 186 00:09:03,360 --> 00:09:06,520 Speaker 1: their guy. Second round draft choice. Yes, he is the 187 00:09:06,559 --> 00:09:08,360 Speaker 1: man to hold it down at left tackle, so at 188 00:09:08,400 --> 00:09:11,400 Speaker 1: least they got that one squared away. They're running Trent 189 00:09:11,520 --> 00:09:14,480 Speaker 1: Brown right now right tackle, and I'm just holding out 190 00:09:14,520 --> 00:09:17,400 Speaker 1: hope that he can stay upright because he's effective. But 191 00:09:17,520 --> 00:09:20,679 Speaker 1: you know, he's not exactly a young man anymore in 192 00:09:20,679 --> 00:09:23,319 Speaker 1: this league. So we'll see how it goes with the Olona. 193 00:09:23,400 --> 00:09:25,320 Speaker 1: They have their best five out there right now in 194 00:09:25,360 --> 00:09:27,559 Speaker 1: the spots where they have them. But it's got to 195 00:09:27,600 --> 00:09:30,360 Speaker 1: hold up because four games is a lot of games. 196 00:09:30,400 --> 00:09:32,040 Speaker 1: You know, you have four games to go. You got 197 00:09:32,040 --> 00:09:34,440 Speaker 1: to finish strong, get to the postseason and see what 198 00:09:34,520 --> 00:09:35,240 Speaker 1: happens there. 199 00:09:36,280 --> 00:09:39,320 Speaker 4: Mark, you mentioned Larrymy Tunsel, Well, we just had Washington. 200 00:09:39,440 --> 00:09:42,000 Speaker 4: So when I'm putting together the game calling depth chart, yeah, 201 00:09:42,080 --> 00:09:45,880 Speaker 4: I was flabbergasted to learn after having nineteen penalties with 202 00:09:45,960 --> 00:09:50,560 Speaker 4: the Texans last year, including six to one game against 203 00:09:50,600 --> 00:09:54,800 Speaker 4: the Minnesota Vikings, Laramie Tunzel only has five penalties this 204 00:09:54,960 --> 00:09:59,120 Speaker 4: year and he had zero Sunday gas mask guy has 205 00:09:59,120 --> 00:10:00,400 Speaker 4: turned off the gas mask. 206 00:10:02,200 --> 00:10:04,400 Speaker 1: Well, good for him. I'm happy for him. You know, 207 00:10:04,480 --> 00:10:07,000 Speaker 1: it's not going well in Washington overall, as you know, 208 00:10:07,600 --> 00:10:10,240 Speaker 1: But yeah, I think it's worked out well for both 209 00:10:10,280 --> 00:10:13,000 Speaker 1: parties here. You know, they got Laramie, good for them. 210 00:10:13,240 --> 00:10:15,760 Speaker 1: But the Texans got picks and I think they found 211 00:10:15,800 --> 00:10:17,840 Speaker 1: their left tackle. So you know, that's one of those 212 00:10:17,840 --> 00:10:21,120 Speaker 1: things where it's not exactly Stafford and Golf, but it's 213 00:10:21,120 --> 00:10:23,240 Speaker 1: one of those trade trades that could work out for 214 00:10:23,280 --> 00:10:23,880 Speaker 1: both teams. 215 00:10:23,960 --> 00:10:29,559 Speaker 4: Lastly, brother glorifying the good Texans, Mark VanderMeer Box, do 216 00:10:29,559 --> 00:10:31,400 Speaker 4: do you think the Texans are going to win the division? 217 00:10:31,559 --> 00:10:34,520 Speaker 4: Jacksonville leads by your game and has the Jets at 218 00:10:34,600 --> 00:10:38,160 Speaker 4: Denver at Indy and the Titans at home to close. 219 00:10:39,200 --> 00:10:43,480 Speaker 1: It's a great question because Jacksonville's toughest game is at Denver, 220 00:10:43,600 --> 00:10:45,640 Speaker 1: and it's a lot to ask the Texans to win 221 00:10:45,679 --> 00:10:48,120 Speaker 1: out because it's the NFL and everybody's gunning for you. 222 00:10:48,200 --> 00:10:49,960 Speaker 1: Now they're going to be the hunted and all of that. 223 00:10:50,520 --> 00:10:55,040 Speaker 1: But Jacksonville has really impressed me. We took their souls, 224 00:10:55,120 --> 00:10:58,200 Speaker 1: we thought, with that come from behind win down nineteen, 225 00:10:58,240 --> 00:11:01,480 Speaker 1: beating them at NRG Stadium with Davis Mills. But since 226 00:11:01,480 --> 00:11:04,640 Speaker 1: then they've reeled off four consecutive games, including a blowout 227 00:11:04,679 --> 00:11:08,839 Speaker 1: win over the Chargers, who looked pretty good. So I 228 00:11:08,880 --> 00:11:10,959 Speaker 1: don't know what to make of Jacksonville right now. I 229 00:11:11,000 --> 00:11:13,760 Speaker 1: don't trust Trevor Lawrence if I'm a Jags fan, but 230 00:11:13,840 --> 00:11:15,680 Speaker 1: I think Liam Cone knows what he's doing and maybe 231 00:11:15,679 --> 00:11:18,160 Speaker 1: he's getting the best out of him. Finally, because it's 232 00:11:18,200 --> 00:11:21,080 Speaker 1: only been this year, so late in the year, maybe 233 00:11:21,080 --> 00:11:23,120 Speaker 1: they're peaking at the right time. I think it's gonna 234 00:11:23,120 --> 00:11:24,680 Speaker 1: be tough to win the division, Paul. I think the 235 00:11:24,720 --> 00:11:26,800 Speaker 1: Texans get in as a wild card, but I'm here 236 00:11:26,920 --> 00:11:30,880 Speaker 1: for the division possibility because there's always a chance for 237 00:11:30,920 --> 00:11:31,960 Speaker 1: the Jags to meltdown. 238 00:11:32,000 --> 00:11:34,640 Speaker 4: Lee, you know, we'll be calling you in the postseason. 239 00:11:34,720 --> 00:11:37,040 Speaker 4: God bless you and your family and thanks a lot, Mark, 240 00:11:37,040 --> 00:11:37,600 Speaker 4: have a good day. 241 00:11:38,480 --> 00:11:39,840 Speaker 1: Thanks Paul, always a pleasure. 242 00:11:40,480 --> 00:11:43,320 Speaker 4: That's Mark Vandermere, long time played by play voice for 243 00:11:43,400 --> 00:11:46,960 Speaker 4: the Houston Texans nine to noon, glorifying the good that 244 00:11:47,080 --> 00:11:49,400 Speaker 4: is in the NFL, and the Houston Texans are eight 245 00:11:49,440 --> 00:11:53,640 Speaker 4: and five. Now I ended the penultimate, which is the 246 00:11:53,679 --> 00:11:56,840 Speaker 4: next segment Joe Smith from the Athletic and Theathletic dot Com. 247 00:11:57,600 --> 00:12:00,920 Speaker 4: There he put a tweet out involving the Wild that 248 00:12:01,679 --> 00:12:04,439 Speaker 4: has a bit of intrigue and surprise to yours truly, 249 00:12:04,520 --> 00:12:07,280 Speaker 4: and we'll begin with that when he joins with the 250 00:12:07,320 --> 00:12:08,240 Speaker 4: Stars in town. 251 00:12:08,280 --> 00:12:15,720 Speaker 2: And that's now, Thank you, Saint Paul. 252 00:12:24,120 --> 00:12:27,640 Speaker 4: Wild and Stars tonight seven o'clock on k f A 253 00:12:27,800 --> 00:12:31,160 Speaker 4: N It's time to drop the pot. And joining us 254 00:12:31,200 --> 00:12:34,079 Speaker 4: now is Joe Smith with the Athletic the Athletic dot 255 00:12:34,120 --> 00:12:37,880 Speaker 4: Com covers the Wild for the Athletic the Athletic dot 256 00:12:37,920 --> 00:12:40,680 Speaker 4: Com and you can follow him via x at Joe 257 00:12:40,679 --> 00:12:44,320 Speaker 4: Smith n h L. And as as I said after 258 00:12:44,400 --> 00:12:49,160 Speaker 4: the after the last segment into the penultimate, what what 259 00:12:49,240 --> 00:12:51,720 Speaker 4: I what I find I don't want to say surprising. 260 00:12:51,440 --> 00:12:53,080 Speaker 2: And then Joe knows more about it than me. 261 00:12:53,200 --> 00:12:56,680 Speaker 4: But Gustafsen gets the gets the net tonight, so that 262 00:12:56,760 --> 00:13:01,360 Speaker 4: means too consecutive for bus. Uh what do you think about, Joe? 263 00:13:01,640 --> 00:13:04,880 Speaker 4: Were you surprised by it? And good morning, Good morning 264 00:13:04,880 --> 00:13:05,240 Speaker 4: to you two. 265 00:13:05,280 --> 00:13:06,160 Speaker 1: Always great to be on. 266 00:13:06,360 --> 00:13:08,280 Speaker 5: Yeah, it was the first time I think in fifteen 267 00:13:09,200 --> 00:13:11,400 Speaker 5: games that they didn't do the rotation. I think part 268 00:13:11,400 --> 00:13:13,800 Speaker 5: of it, John Hines said this morning was the schedule. 269 00:13:13,880 --> 00:13:17,520 Speaker 5: They had a couple off days after the long trip, 270 00:13:17,559 --> 00:13:21,160 Speaker 5: and Gustuson played well in Seattle on Monday and that win, 271 00:13:21,280 --> 00:13:22,800 Speaker 5: and so they go with him, and they have a 272 00:13:22,880 --> 00:13:25,240 Speaker 5: back to back this weekend. So the both good games 273 00:13:25,240 --> 00:13:27,760 Speaker 5: this weekend, and they figured to get Walstad a couple 274 00:13:27,800 --> 00:13:30,880 Speaker 5: of skates or more live practices before going. 275 00:13:30,679 --> 00:13:32,440 Speaker 1: Back in after a long layoff. 276 00:13:32,520 --> 00:13:35,040 Speaker 5: So you know, Gusa said, came in the year as 277 00:13:35,040 --> 00:13:37,960 Speaker 5: the number one goalie, and obviously walst that played so 278 00:13:38,040 --> 00:13:40,240 Speaker 5: well that it earned himself a spot in. 279 00:13:40,200 --> 00:13:41,640 Speaker 1: A back and forth rotation. 280 00:13:42,200 --> 00:13:44,000 Speaker 5: But I think Hinzan mentioned he wouldn't do that all 281 00:13:44,080 --> 00:13:46,719 Speaker 5: year long, back and forth every game, But I think 282 00:13:46,720 --> 00:13:49,120 Speaker 5: it was more so the part of the scheduling situation 283 00:13:49,200 --> 00:13:50,040 Speaker 5: this week that led to that. 284 00:13:50,160 --> 00:13:51,640 Speaker 1: But I was sad about a. 285 00:13:51,600 --> 00:13:53,520 Speaker 5: Who's in goal with a very tough matchup for the 286 00:13:53,520 --> 00:13:55,720 Speaker 5: well tonight with the team that they had a lot 287 00:13:55,720 --> 00:13:57,400 Speaker 5: of success with in the last couple of years. 288 00:13:57,280 --> 00:13:57,680 Speaker 2: No doubt. 289 00:13:57,760 --> 00:14:00,719 Speaker 4: And we'll get more into that momentarily. But at Joe 290 00:14:00,800 --> 00:14:04,080 Speaker 4: Smith NHL of this most recent tweet that I read 291 00:14:04,120 --> 00:14:08,319 Speaker 4: before we went to break bus. Gustafsen starts tonight and 292 00:14:08,520 --> 00:14:12,960 Speaker 4: and John Hines intimated this yesterday nine to noon. Joe Dagger, 293 00:14:13,040 --> 00:14:17,680 Speaker 4: Zip Zucarello and Middleton both more than just day to day, 294 00:14:18,000 --> 00:14:22,120 Speaker 4: Heine said today Felino and Hinnestroza haven't started skating yet. 295 00:14:22,520 --> 00:14:25,160 Speaker 2: No timeline for ROSSI So I. 296 00:14:25,120 --> 00:14:29,760 Speaker 4: Mean with with with Zuki and Midzi and no matter 297 00:14:29,960 --> 00:14:33,040 Speaker 4: the goaltender, it's it's a tall task beating a team 298 00:14:33,040 --> 00:14:36,040 Speaker 4: you haven't beaten a regulation for two plus years. I 299 00:14:36,080 --> 00:14:39,200 Speaker 4: believe they're eleven one and four on the road. I 300 00:14:39,240 --> 00:14:41,640 Speaker 4: watched the third period the other night of their victory 301 00:14:41,640 --> 00:14:44,200 Speaker 4: over Winnipeg, and I mean they were just all about 302 00:14:44,280 --> 00:14:47,160 Speaker 4: tenacity on the penalty kill and protecting the front of 303 00:14:47,200 --> 00:14:48,160 Speaker 4: the net and everything. 304 00:14:48,560 --> 00:14:48,720 Speaker 5: Uh. 305 00:14:48,720 --> 00:14:52,920 Speaker 2: These stars are very very good, right they are. 306 00:14:53,160 --> 00:14:55,280 Speaker 5: It's interesting too, the best teams of the league are 307 00:14:55,680 --> 00:14:57,520 Speaker 5: right in the division for the while the right with 308 00:14:57,600 --> 00:14:58,840 Speaker 5: Colorado and Dallas. 309 00:14:58,840 --> 00:14:59,800 Speaker 1: And Colorado is. 310 00:14:59,760 --> 00:15:02,200 Speaker 5: Like they're just so fast. They're just so fast and 311 00:15:02,280 --> 00:15:05,480 Speaker 5: so skilled. There's like another level to some certain teams. 312 00:15:05,800 --> 00:15:08,160 Speaker 5: I think Dallas is morelands just clinical, right, Like they're 313 00:15:08,200 --> 00:15:10,320 Speaker 5: so smart, they're so disciplined. 314 00:15:10,400 --> 00:15:11,760 Speaker 1: They have a lot of really good. 315 00:15:11,800 --> 00:15:13,760 Speaker 5: Players in their team. Of course they have the firepower 316 00:15:14,440 --> 00:15:16,320 Speaker 5: as well, but they're just so well coached and so 317 00:15:17,600 --> 00:15:21,200 Speaker 5: clinical and what they do, and they have anger in 318 00:15:21,320 --> 00:15:22,720 Speaker 5: that who I think is eight oh one to three 319 00:15:22,800 --> 00:15:25,880 Speaker 5: is his career against Minnesota while too local kids, so 320 00:15:25,880 --> 00:15:27,480 Speaker 5: they have they check all the boxes to what you 321 00:15:27,520 --> 00:15:29,240 Speaker 5: want in the team, and I think it'll be a 322 00:15:29,240 --> 00:15:31,040 Speaker 5: great challenge I think for the Wild this season to 323 00:15:31,080 --> 00:15:33,040 Speaker 5: have two of the best teams in the league right 324 00:15:33,080 --> 00:15:34,760 Speaker 5: in their division face them all the time. That will 325 00:15:34,800 --> 00:15:37,440 Speaker 5: prepare them in theory for the playoffs and the problemsiony 326 00:15:37,520 --> 00:15:39,040 Speaker 5: to play one of them in the first round if 327 00:15:39,040 --> 00:15:40,560 Speaker 5: you get there now. 328 00:15:41,040 --> 00:15:45,360 Speaker 4: As a side note here, quickly Joe wrote about skiing immortality, 329 00:15:45,680 --> 00:15:49,320 Speaker 4: Lindsey Vaughn's final Olympic quest, starting with a heavy heart 330 00:15:49,360 --> 00:15:50,280 Speaker 4: and clear inspiration. 331 00:15:50,360 --> 00:15:53,000 Speaker 2: That's the headline for those who missed it. 332 00:15:53,080 --> 00:15:55,920 Speaker 4: What's going on with Lindsay and and what did you 333 00:15:56,040 --> 00:15:58,640 Speaker 4: enjoy about writing that fantastic story? 334 00:16:00,000 --> 00:16:02,800 Speaker 5: Well, thank you, Yeah, like obviously went into it. This 335 00:16:02,840 --> 00:16:05,400 Speaker 5: is her her comeback. She had retired for five years 336 00:16:05,440 --> 00:16:07,680 Speaker 5: and made her come out for a final season here 337 00:16:07,760 --> 00:16:10,960 Speaker 5: after partial need replacement to go for one last Olympics 338 00:16:10,960 --> 00:16:15,760 Speaker 5: in Cortina in February, which which is a mark one itself. 339 00:16:15,800 --> 00:16:17,400 Speaker 5: And I went to kind of do an early origin 340 00:16:17,560 --> 00:16:19,720 Speaker 5: story initially because she skid at buck Hill down the 341 00:16:19,760 --> 00:16:22,560 Speaker 5: road here between cities and that was repormative years and 342 00:16:22,600 --> 00:16:25,080 Speaker 5: skiing and and the coach that she had or the 343 00:16:25,080 --> 00:16:28,760 Speaker 5: original one that I believed in her, Eric Styler, at 344 00:16:28,840 --> 00:16:31,800 Speaker 5: age ninety nine in August. So she came down to 345 00:16:31,840 --> 00:16:34,320 Speaker 5: do the eulogy for him in September, and so I 346 00:16:34,320 --> 00:16:36,640 Speaker 5: talked to her just about you know, the origins and 347 00:16:36,680 --> 00:16:39,600 Speaker 5: obviously the comeback and what drives her and the inspiration 348 00:16:39,760 --> 00:16:42,720 Speaker 5: for everything that's going on, and so really interesting, right 349 00:16:42,760 --> 00:16:44,640 Speaker 5: one of my first four rays into kind of you 350 00:16:44,880 --> 00:16:47,480 Speaker 5: major skiing story and for the Olympics, but with a 351 00:16:47,480 --> 00:16:49,040 Speaker 5: lot of fun to write to learn about her through 352 00:16:49,040 --> 00:16:52,600 Speaker 5: her friends, her family and and some peers in skiing, 353 00:16:52,680 --> 00:16:55,840 Speaker 5: so definitely will be interested to see how how she 354 00:16:55,880 --> 00:16:58,800 Speaker 5: pulls off this one song in February, but it's definitely 355 00:16:58,800 --> 00:16:59,880 Speaker 5: fun to do. 356 00:16:59,560 --> 00:17:04,080 Speaker 4: Do you have a role with the Olympics via the Athletic. 357 00:17:05,359 --> 00:17:05,479 Speaker 1: Uh? 358 00:17:05,840 --> 00:17:09,640 Speaker 5: Not this one, unfortunately. I know Collie Macrusso is going 359 00:17:09,680 --> 00:17:11,679 Speaker 5: to cover the men and some of the women's games 360 00:17:11,680 --> 00:17:13,760 Speaker 5: there too, so I do most see kind of some 361 00:17:13,800 --> 00:17:16,800 Speaker 5: previews stuff. We have a collection of writers either for 362 00:17:16,880 --> 00:17:21,159 Speaker 5: hockey and for other sports going. But yeah, that's I 363 00:17:21,160 --> 00:17:26,480 Speaker 5: won't be going to Milan myself in February, so definitely 364 00:17:26,480 --> 00:17:28,440 Speaker 5: be involved in previous stuff as well. 365 00:17:28,520 --> 00:17:28,680 Speaker 2: Well. 366 00:17:28,720 --> 00:17:31,080 Speaker 4: The reason I bring it up is because you know, 367 00:17:31,200 --> 00:17:33,280 Speaker 4: I wanted to ask you and forgot to. 368 00:17:33,280 --> 00:17:36,160 Speaker 2: Text it to you. Did did Russo Radio make you. 369 00:17:36,160 --> 00:17:39,760 Speaker 4: Cover the entire nine day nine days of the Western 370 00:17:39,800 --> 00:17:42,560 Speaker 4: Canada Seattle Swing? I mean, doesn't he know you have 371 00:17:42,600 --> 00:17:43,480 Speaker 4: a young child? 372 00:17:45,119 --> 00:17:46,919 Speaker 5: The kid grew up before my before a while I 373 00:17:46,920 --> 00:17:48,920 Speaker 5: was going through FaceTime over like nine days. 374 00:17:49,000 --> 00:17:49,560 Speaker 1: Yeah. 375 00:17:50,040 --> 00:17:53,200 Speaker 5: I did pick actually the Western Canada trip myself. We 376 00:17:53,440 --> 00:17:57,679 Speaker 5: did the preseason draft of our draft our our road trips. 377 00:17:57,720 --> 00:17:59,600 Speaker 5: So you can't blame that fully on him. I didn't 378 00:17:59,600 --> 00:18:01,840 Speaker 5: anticipate him being in Edmonton this whole week when I 379 00:18:01,880 --> 00:18:04,400 Speaker 5: got back right for the rival researches for the women, 380 00:18:04,480 --> 00:18:07,080 Speaker 5: So it became a longer stretch. But yeah, road trips 381 00:18:07,080 --> 00:18:08,680 Speaker 5: feel a lot longer when you have a year and 382 00:18:08,720 --> 00:18:10,760 Speaker 5: a half your kid at home, for sure. 383 00:18:11,119 --> 00:18:16,280 Speaker 4: What so sans Zooki and mid Zi and and just 384 00:18:16,320 --> 00:18:19,000 Speaker 4: everything else going into this game this evening, And I 385 00:18:19,000 --> 00:18:21,679 Speaker 4: know Sagan's out for the year for Dallas, but still 386 00:18:22,119 --> 00:18:25,760 Speaker 4: Robertson Niskan and Ranton's out of his mind good right now? 387 00:18:26,119 --> 00:18:28,560 Speaker 2: And so on, what do you expect tonight? 388 00:18:28,720 --> 00:18:31,640 Speaker 4: Like, like into the game, covering the game, the beauty 389 00:18:31,680 --> 00:18:37,960 Speaker 4: of the reality, TV, radio, audio or athletic is exactly 390 00:18:38,040 --> 00:18:38,560 Speaker 4: that is. 391 00:18:38,640 --> 00:18:39,239 Speaker 2: You don't know. 392 00:18:39,480 --> 00:18:41,480 Speaker 4: You may think you know what to expect, but something 393 00:18:41,520 --> 00:18:44,399 Speaker 4: completely different can take place. But as of now, what 394 00:18:44,440 --> 00:18:45,480 Speaker 4: do you expect about tonight? 395 00:18:46,600 --> 00:18:48,360 Speaker 5: Well, I mean I think it's it'll be a really 396 00:18:48,359 --> 00:18:50,440 Speaker 5: tough matchup right, And it's usually the first tame after 397 00:18:50,440 --> 00:18:52,800 Speaker 5: a long road trip is a struggle for a lot 398 00:18:52,800 --> 00:18:56,280 Speaker 5: of teams coming back that way. But I think that's 399 00:18:56,280 --> 00:18:57,879 Speaker 5: the beauty, like you said, of every day, like it 400 00:18:57,920 --> 00:19:00,480 Speaker 5: could be a great goalie performance like USA sidik them down. 401 00:19:00,600 --> 00:19:02,560 Speaker 5: You could have guys that have been stepping up, like 402 00:19:02,560 --> 00:19:05,439 Speaker 5: You're off, have a big game, or Parasenko kind of 403 00:19:05,760 --> 00:19:08,520 Speaker 5: get out a roative kind of blue at the start 404 00:19:08,600 --> 00:19:11,439 Speaker 5: the season. Uh play in the first line with with 405 00:19:11,840 --> 00:19:15,800 Speaker 5: eure Off and Priesauce. So clearly, you know, delt to 406 00:19:15,880 --> 00:19:17,560 Speaker 5: be the favorite in terms of how they've been playing 407 00:19:17,760 --> 00:19:19,560 Speaker 5: in what they do. But I think the world would 408 00:19:20,119 --> 00:19:22,879 Speaker 5: have you know, the last month or so, they've been 409 00:19:22,880 --> 00:19:24,800 Speaker 5: playing for the most part the game. They could give 410 00:19:25,320 --> 00:19:27,160 Speaker 5: Colorado's face like they did a couple of weeks ago, 411 00:19:27,240 --> 00:19:30,000 Speaker 5: and they can win against Dallas too, So it's could 412 00:19:30,080 --> 00:19:31,760 Speaker 5: go it could be six to one the other way, 413 00:19:31,840 --> 00:19:33,919 Speaker 5: or it could be a two to one well victory too. 414 00:19:33,960 --> 00:19:36,200 Speaker 5: The heck no, that's that's why I'm showing up tonight 415 00:19:36,240 --> 00:19:36,639 Speaker 5: at seven. 416 00:19:36,840 --> 00:19:40,160 Speaker 6: Hey Joe, It's it's Nordo here, and you know part 417 00:19:40,200 --> 00:19:42,240 Speaker 6: of that stretch in which they've been playing really good 418 00:19:42,240 --> 00:19:45,120 Speaker 6: hockey and they're they're handling Colorado at home as fun 419 00:19:45,160 --> 00:19:47,240 Speaker 6: as that was on Black Friday, Like just one thing 420 00:19:47,280 --> 00:19:50,840 Speaker 6: as an outsider, like I'm noticing Marcus Joe Hansson maybe 421 00:19:50,880 --> 00:19:53,480 Speaker 6: playing some of the best hockey that he's played in 422 00:19:53,560 --> 00:19:56,040 Speaker 6: a wild sweater and you can tell me if I'm wrong, 423 00:19:56,080 --> 00:19:57,920 Speaker 6: but that's that's how I've seen it. Is there anything 424 00:19:57,960 --> 00:20:01,199 Speaker 6: in particular that's just looked right with him or the 425 00:20:01,240 --> 00:20:03,600 Speaker 6: pieces around him that have allowed him to have some 426 00:20:03,640 --> 00:20:04,920 Speaker 6: success here is thus far? 427 00:20:06,280 --> 00:20:08,639 Speaker 5: Yeah, I mean, I know he cool off offensively recently 428 00:20:08,720 --> 00:20:10,439 Speaker 5: until that goal the other night, but overall he's been 429 00:20:10,440 --> 00:20:12,800 Speaker 5: a really consistent two way player and I think gets 430 00:20:12,840 --> 00:20:14,760 Speaker 5: a lot of it's been that line recently with Joe 431 00:20:14,880 --> 00:20:16,840 Speaker 5: Rix and Maclaer. What about today in the athletic and 432 00:20:17,119 --> 00:20:19,680 Speaker 5: in Matt Bowldie, who's been probably the best player all year. 433 00:20:19,720 --> 00:20:22,040 Speaker 5: It's just really good as a as a shutdown line 434 00:20:22,040 --> 00:20:24,760 Speaker 5: and also offensive line. But Johansson just came to this 435 00:20:24,840 --> 00:20:26,639 Speaker 5: year kind of like, you know, he didn't know I 436 00:20:26,640 --> 00:20:28,480 Speaker 5: could be last year or not, but he just entered 437 00:20:28,520 --> 00:20:31,240 Speaker 5: it on the eight hearn Dove dollar contract and was 438 00:20:31,240 --> 00:20:33,280 Speaker 5: willing to play any role possible and all of a 439 00:20:33,280 --> 00:20:36,080 Speaker 5: sudden was trusted to that top six because of injuries 440 00:20:36,119 --> 00:20:37,840 Speaker 5: and maybe young guys have being ready yet. 441 00:20:37,840 --> 00:20:38,320 Speaker 1: And he's been. 442 00:20:38,320 --> 00:20:40,760 Speaker 5: Terrific all year and really shows where he could be 443 00:20:40,800 --> 00:20:43,480 Speaker 5: a guy that can maybe resigned eventually here for another year. 444 00:20:43,560 --> 00:20:47,800 Speaker 5: But but yeah, he's playing sound all around solid two 445 00:20:47,840 --> 00:20:49,800 Speaker 5: way Swedish hockey with what's the way they call it, 446 00:20:49,800 --> 00:20:52,640 Speaker 5: and he's really been a pleasant surprise when they needed 447 00:20:52,720 --> 00:20:54,520 Speaker 5: him after the rough of the season. 448 00:20:54,800 --> 00:20:56,440 Speaker 2: How did how do you evaluate then? 449 00:20:56,680 --> 00:20:58,679 Speaker 6: I mean there's probably the obvious answer is you just 450 00:20:58,680 --> 00:21:01,440 Speaker 6: see production. But his picture once in a while, if 451 00:21:01,480 --> 00:21:04,520 Speaker 6: if I'm if I'm third third line ham and Egger 452 00:21:04,600 --> 00:21:08,160 Speaker 6: type guy, you know, uh, lunch pale and a hard 453 00:21:08,200 --> 00:21:10,400 Speaker 6: hack going to work, and it's like, hey, you get 454 00:21:10,440 --> 00:21:12,600 Speaker 6: to be on a line with Boldie, Hey you get 455 00:21:12,640 --> 00:21:15,280 Speaker 6: to be on a line with with Capriz offense, and 456 00:21:15,320 --> 00:21:17,159 Speaker 6: then and then maybe you just see that. 457 00:21:17,119 --> 00:21:19,440 Speaker 2: Natural point production increase. 458 00:21:19,520 --> 00:21:23,639 Speaker 6: It's just you know, being next to stars begets probably 459 00:21:24,040 --> 00:21:26,440 Speaker 6: the positive results on the ice, just and just wonder 460 00:21:26,520 --> 00:21:28,400 Speaker 6: how that that kind of thing's evaluated. 461 00:21:29,680 --> 00:21:31,840 Speaker 5: Well, it's tough like some guys like for example that 462 00:21:31,920 --> 00:21:33,600 Speaker 5: ya cop trend In right, Like he hasn't had a 463 00:21:33,600 --> 00:21:35,920 Speaker 5: lot of it's a production, but he's noticeable. You watch 464 00:21:35,960 --> 00:21:37,439 Speaker 5: him in the ice and nine hits the other night 465 00:21:37,520 --> 00:21:39,800 Speaker 5: he had it. You know, you could tell every shift 466 00:21:39,840 --> 00:21:41,800 Speaker 5: that that gun play, they were an offensive zone and 467 00:21:41,800 --> 00:21:44,439 Speaker 5: they were creating pressure and they were creata momentum and 468 00:21:44,480 --> 00:21:47,600 Speaker 5: so even if you're not producing offensively, you can still 469 00:21:47,640 --> 00:21:49,159 Speaker 5: make an impact. You could still be a guy that 470 00:21:49,240 --> 00:21:52,280 Speaker 5: really affects the game. And so I think in Johanson 471 00:21:52,320 --> 00:21:54,639 Speaker 5: is a different guy because he has been productive, mostly 472 00:21:54,680 --> 00:21:59,200 Speaker 5: offensively in his entire career in different stops. So I think, 473 00:21:59,359 --> 00:22:01,600 Speaker 5: you know, with him, he's a guy who's so smart. 474 00:22:01,640 --> 00:22:03,720 Speaker 5: He can play with the top end players like the Bowldies, 475 00:22:03,720 --> 00:22:06,720 Speaker 5: and he can also be reliable and play a third 476 00:22:06,720 --> 00:22:08,240 Speaker 5: line role if you want to play him down the 477 00:22:08,280 --> 00:22:11,000 Speaker 5: further down the lineup. So I think him and Eric 478 00:22:11,040 --> 00:22:13,280 Speaker 5: Sinak can bold be this spit so well, how they 479 00:22:13,280 --> 00:22:15,639 Speaker 5: think the game, how well they can kind of pressure 480 00:22:15,680 --> 00:22:18,120 Speaker 5: offensively and just skate. They all enter the zone really 481 00:22:18,160 --> 00:22:21,640 Speaker 5: well too, So that's why they've kind of sucked together 482 00:22:21,680 --> 00:22:23,520 Speaker 5: even with all the injuries. They wist to cut that 483 00:22:23,560 --> 00:22:25,800 Speaker 5: line together because it's been so effective. 484 00:22:26,320 --> 00:22:29,720 Speaker 4: Now, lastly, the Star's power play best in show. I 485 00:22:29,720 --> 00:22:32,760 Speaker 4: mean by far more power play goals than anybody else 486 00:22:32,800 --> 00:22:36,520 Speaker 4: in the NHL. Outside of the power play, what makes 487 00:22:36,560 --> 00:22:37,680 Speaker 4: the Stars so good? 488 00:22:37,800 --> 00:22:40,520 Speaker 1: Joe, Yeah, like I. 489 00:22:40,440 --> 00:22:43,080 Speaker 5: Said, I think I said earlier, Like you know, like 490 00:22:43,160 --> 00:22:45,080 Speaker 5: they're not the fastest team in the NHL, but they 491 00:22:45,119 --> 00:22:48,320 Speaker 5: just they're so well coached and then they're so they 492 00:22:48,359 --> 00:22:50,840 Speaker 5: played it North South game really well, like they see 493 00:22:50,840 --> 00:22:51,760 Speaker 5: f the ice really well. 494 00:22:52,520 --> 00:22:53,800 Speaker 1: And they have so many guys. 495 00:22:53,600 --> 00:22:55,040 Speaker 5: On the line that can really hurt you. Right, They're 496 00:22:55,040 --> 00:22:56,880 Speaker 5: not just one line you can worry about or one 497 00:22:56,920 --> 00:22:59,320 Speaker 5: player that stands out. They have all these lines can 498 00:22:59,359 --> 00:23:01,600 Speaker 5: really be effective and hurts you. So I think this 499 00:23:01,720 --> 00:23:05,520 Speaker 5: is a really balanced the team. They can play physical 500 00:23:05,600 --> 00:23:08,399 Speaker 5: you want to play physical. They can have skill if 501 00:23:08,400 --> 00:23:09,000 Speaker 5: you want to play. 502 00:23:08,840 --> 00:23:09,400 Speaker 1: A skill game. 503 00:23:09,520 --> 00:23:12,399 Speaker 5: So, and they have really good goaltending, which is the 504 00:23:12,400 --> 00:23:14,800 Speaker 5: wild of Shew this year. They reason why Wild a 505 00:23:14,840 --> 00:23:16,680 Speaker 5: good team a lot of times because they have really 506 00:23:16,720 --> 00:23:18,840 Speaker 5: good goaltending, So a lot of they have all the 507 00:23:18,880 --> 00:23:21,000 Speaker 5: components to a really good team and that's why, having 508 00:23:21,000 --> 00:23:22,240 Speaker 5: said even so effective. 509 00:23:22,560 --> 00:23:25,280 Speaker 4: Enjoy the game tonight, and thanks for jumping in on 510 00:23:25,320 --> 00:23:27,640 Speaker 4: the nine to new radio show and we'll chat soon. 511 00:23:27,680 --> 00:23:30,639 Speaker 5: Thank you, Joe sounds great time, guys, Take care see you. 512 00:23:30,680 --> 00:23:35,320 Speaker 4: But that's Joe Smith Athleticathletic dot Com at Joe Smith NHL. 513 00:23:36,040 --> 00:23:39,600 Speaker 4: Uh this this one, this one tonight's rather ballyhood as 514 00:23:39,640 --> 00:23:42,960 Speaker 4: we go with December hockey. Now, you know the Minnesota 515 00:23:43,000 --> 00:23:48,560 Speaker 4: Wild a bit ham Strong down Zukerrello and Middleton uh 516 00:23:48,880 --> 00:23:53,399 Speaker 4: and Gus Boss getting the net in back to back games. 517 00:23:53,640 --> 00:23:58,000 Speaker 4: Russo Radio tweets that it's the first time in fifteen 518 00:23:58,040 --> 00:24:02,200 Speaker 4: games that this has happened. And Dallas comes in eleven 519 00:24:02,320 --> 00:24:04,800 Speaker 4: one and four on the road, and like Nordo brought 520 00:24:04,880 --> 00:24:08,639 Speaker 4: up yesterday, you know it's it's there's a lineup of 521 00:24:08,680 --> 00:24:13,760 Speaker 4: accomplishment here that needs to be handled for Dans if 522 00:24:13,760 --> 00:24:15,960 Speaker 4: you care about that, or or or people around the 523 00:24:16,040 --> 00:24:21,440 Speaker 4: league to maybe take you as seriously as possible. And 524 00:24:21,680 --> 00:24:24,040 Speaker 4: the day after Thanksgiving, well before that, they beat the 525 00:24:24,119 --> 00:24:25,399 Speaker 4: Las Vegas Golden Knights. 526 00:24:25,840 --> 00:24:26,840 Speaker 2: Doesn't happen a lot. 527 00:24:27,280 --> 00:24:30,960 Speaker 4: They beat Colorado the day after Thanksgiving in a shootout, 528 00:24:31,040 --> 00:24:33,000 Speaker 4: but they beat him and got two and the last 529 00:24:33,040 --> 00:24:37,159 Speaker 4: two Volsteads stopped, of course, McKennon and mccarr. 530 00:24:37,840 --> 00:24:39,600 Speaker 2: And then you go to Winnipeg. 531 00:24:40,240 --> 00:24:45,480 Speaker 4: You hadn't beaten Winnipeg in in regulation in a long time, 532 00:24:46,000 --> 00:24:47,879 Speaker 4: went up there and handled Alibach. 533 00:24:48,800 --> 00:24:50,560 Speaker 2: Next is the Dallas Stars. 534 00:24:51,320 --> 00:24:55,480 Speaker 4: The Minnesota Wild has not beaten the Stars in right 535 00:24:55,520 --> 00:24:58,400 Speaker 4: around two and a half years in regulation. No regulation 536 00:24:58,520 --> 00:25:00,879 Speaker 4: victories over the team with the Star and the sweater 537 00:25:01,440 --> 00:25:04,520 Speaker 4: in two two and a half years, so that's a 538 00:25:04,520 --> 00:25:08,040 Speaker 4: good one. Tonight on Kfan, puck drop right around seven o'clock, 539 00:25:08,119 --> 00:25:11,320 Speaker 4: Joe o'donald and Tom Reid, Kevin Faulness by their side. 540 00:25:11,800 --> 00:25:17,320 Speaker 4: It's eleven forty and we're back after the lapp. We 541 00:25:17,359 --> 00:25:20,880 Speaker 4: can't wait for tomorrow because it's Buffalo Wild Wings Plymouth 542 00:25:20,920 --> 00:25:23,040 Speaker 4: for the Friday football. 543 00:25:27,160 --> 00:25:29,200 Speaker 2: On Kfan with that. 544 00:25:29,240 --> 00:25:32,040 Speaker 4: Guy Nordo and this guy coming up here, Alex Lewis 545 00:25:32,040 --> 00:25:35,280 Speaker 4: from the Athletic and we'll talk about Jefferson and Addison 546 00:25:35,480 --> 00:25:40,000 Speaker 4: and Cashman and Dallas Turner and Dak and Javonte Williams 547 00:25:40,040 --> 00:25:43,600 Speaker 4: and George Pickens and oh yeah the quarterback last game 548 00:25:43,640 --> 00:25:45,639 Speaker 4: who got a victory and went to freeballing. 549 00:25:57,040 --> 00:25:58,200 Speaker 2: It's a long. 550 00:25:58,560 --> 00:26:05,920 Speaker 1: Year talking about our mangles, the leg whips and the 551 00:26:05,960 --> 00:26:07,240 Speaker 1: fastballs too. 552 00:26:08,400 --> 00:26:13,320 Speaker 2: He's a young kid. I hope he turns out like Elway. 553 00:26:14,160 --> 00:26:18,560 Speaker 6: I've lost count to those that he overthrew. 554 00:26:20,440 --> 00:26:23,240 Speaker 4: Party to throw it over the middle and it's intercepted 555 00:26:23,320 --> 00:26:25,000 Speaker 4: by Iam Duffy. 556 00:26:25,480 --> 00:26:32,959 Speaker 6: Neurological paths. The power of completions with pitch and catch 557 00:26:33,960 --> 00:26:35,720 Speaker 6: doesn't have to be this hard. 558 00:26:36,640 --> 00:26:41,880 Speaker 2: But he's a young kid. You gotta keep to patience. 559 00:26:42,520 --> 00:26:48,080 Speaker 2: Even Cados like just go spinning around the yard. Now 560 00:26:48,119 --> 00:26:55,960 Speaker 2: he's free free poor little talk. 561 00:26:59,240 --> 00:26:59,840 Speaker 7: Yeah he's. 562 00:27:04,520 --> 00:27:05,160 Speaker 2: He's free. 563 00:27:08,640 --> 00:27:11,639 Speaker 7: Jayj McCarty, Now he's pre. 564 00:27:16,280 --> 00:27:22,120 Speaker 2: Free ball Jay jamacarty. Well yeah. 565 00:27:22,200 --> 00:27:24,800 Speaker 4: Joining us now is Alec Lewis with the Athletic and 566 00:27:24,880 --> 00:27:27,040 Speaker 4: the Athletic dot Com and the business. At times we 567 00:27:27,160 --> 00:27:29,720 Speaker 4: call him Young Alec. He's a valued member of the 568 00:27:29,840 --> 00:27:33,440 Speaker 4: new version of the Friday Football Feast, which tomorrow was 569 00:27:33,480 --> 00:27:37,520 Speaker 4: at Buffalo Wild Wings Plymouth, and Alec joins us. Now 570 00:27:38,080 --> 00:27:43,840 Speaker 4: the pure progression stuff all over at Alec underscore Lewis. 571 00:27:44,280 --> 00:27:45,640 Speaker 2: Is it is? It? 572 00:27:45,680 --> 00:27:50,280 Speaker 4: Is it exhausting or tedious, like putting together the screenshots 573 00:27:50,320 --> 00:27:52,159 Speaker 4: and hoping people read them and good. 574 00:27:52,080 --> 00:27:55,760 Speaker 7: Morning, good morning, And that was the I had not 575 00:27:55,880 --> 00:27:57,800 Speaker 7: heard that song. I don't know if you just if 576 00:27:57,840 --> 00:28:01,120 Speaker 7: Nordo just recorded that for today, maybe that's been out there, 577 00:28:01,160 --> 00:28:04,760 Speaker 7: but I have not heard the mixtape on my own, 578 00:28:04,960 --> 00:28:07,480 Speaker 7: so that that was exceptional. I mean that really made 579 00:28:07,560 --> 00:28:10,159 Speaker 7: my morning, to be honest. But the pure progression stuff, 580 00:28:10,800 --> 00:28:13,280 Speaker 7: like it's been a lot and like you really have 581 00:28:13,440 --> 00:28:16,480 Speaker 7: it's kind of a close circuit. Probably either some people 582 00:28:16,640 --> 00:28:19,600 Speaker 7: listening have some idea or some have no idea, but 583 00:28:19,680 --> 00:28:22,680 Speaker 7: I've enjoyed it because it's been learning about the game. 584 00:28:22,880 --> 00:28:25,680 Speaker 7: And when I covered baseball, there was a culture of 585 00:28:25,760 --> 00:28:27,719 Speaker 7: like we're going to teach you about the game, and 586 00:28:27,760 --> 00:28:29,159 Speaker 7: then football it's less like that. 587 00:28:29,200 --> 00:28:30,040 Speaker 1: So I've enjoyed it. 588 00:28:30,080 --> 00:28:30,600 Speaker 2: I really have. 589 00:28:30,760 --> 00:28:34,199 Speaker 4: Actually it is inside baseball stuff with football. That's a 590 00:28:34,359 --> 00:28:38,120 Speaker 4: beautiful way to put it. Liber kind of verbally explained 591 00:28:38,160 --> 00:28:41,400 Speaker 4: it earlier, and and it's you know, I mean it's 592 00:28:41,600 --> 00:28:44,400 Speaker 4: it's difficult to read at times and understand it and 593 00:28:44,480 --> 00:28:47,240 Speaker 4: listen to it in press conferences, but it does matter. 594 00:28:47,280 --> 00:28:49,880 Speaker 4: I mean it does matter for the maturation of this quarterback. 595 00:28:49,960 --> 00:28:51,440 Speaker 1: Right Yeah. 596 00:28:51,480 --> 00:28:54,520 Speaker 7: But I'll say this like, I mean pure progression. It's 597 00:28:54,560 --> 00:28:57,200 Speaker 7: not like the Vikings are doing something that others aren't, 598 00:28:57,240 --> 00:29:01,480 Speaker 7: like Pyle Shanahan, that's it's pure progression Sean McVeigh. Like 599 00:29:01,560 --> 00:29:03,920 Speaker 7: even with Matthew Stafford, they do a lot of pure 600 00:29:03,920 --> 00:29:07,240 Speaker 7: progression stuff. So it's really like for me, it's more 601 00:29:07,320 --> 00:29:09,440 Speaker 7: just learning about how the game is taught in the 602 00:29:09,560 --> 00:29:12,440 Speaker 7: NFL right now, and it's less really an application of 603 00:29:12,560 --> 00:29:16,280 Speaker 7: like in this with JJ McCarthy, it's something crazy different 604 00:29:16,320 --> 00:29:19,920 Speaker 7: that they're trying with him, like his development is a lot. 605 00:29:20,080 --> 00:29:22,440 Speaker 7: I mean, it's it's the process that a lot of 606 00:29:22,440 --> 00:29:24,880 Speaker 7: guys go through around the league and a lot of systems. 607 00:29:24,880 --> 00:29:27,040 Speaker 7: That's just part of it. And I think with JJ 608 00:29:27,240 --> 00:29:30,560 Speaker 7: the progression is less about peer progression than on Sunday 609 00:29:30,600 --> 00:29:33,040 Speaker 7: he was accurate with the football and that is the 610 00:29:33,160 --> 00:29:36,480 Speaker 7: utmost important thing. And will be Sunday night against the 611 00:29:36,600 --> 00:29:39,200 Speaker 7: Dallas Cowboys at AT and T Stadium. 612 00:29:38,840 --> 00:29:42,600 Speaker 4: Amen and at Buffalo wild Wings Plymouth tomorrow for the 613 00:29:42,600 --> 00:29:45,520 Speaker 4: Friday football feast. Covin and Court will be back in session. 614 00:29:46,640 --> 00:29:47,480 Speaker 2: Hell are you doing? 615 00:29:48,000 --> 00:29:51,720 Speaker 4: Does has the prosecutor secured anything on which you are 616 00:29:51,760 --> 00:29:52,680 Speaker 4: working for? 617 00:29:52,800 --> 00:29:54,880 Speaker 2: Both sepis to stand trial tomorrow. 618 00:29:55,000 --> 00:29:56,880 Speaker 6: Yeah, it'd be unfair for him to be forced to 619 00:29:56,920 --> 00:29:59,760 Speaker 6: defend himself now as this is the discovery period, so 620 00:30:00,240 --> 00:30:03,480 Speaker 6: charges will be filed. But there's a quote at a 621 00:30:03,520 --> 00:30:06,920 Speaker 6: time like this in regard to Jordan Addison, a quote 622 00:30:06,920 --> 00:30:10,080 Speaker 6: from Alec Lewis when the Vikings are staring down some 623 00:30:10,240 --> 00:30:14,960 Speaker 6: serious roster reworking. It prompts a question is paying him 624 00:30:15,240 --> 00:30:17,360 Speaker 6: as in Jordan Addison A no brainer? 625 00:30:18,000 --> 00:30:20,160 Speaker 2: So we have defamation here. 626 00:30:19,920 --> 00:30:23,280 Speaker 6: We have subtle libelous content with the implication that the 627 00:30:23,360 --> 00:30:27,120 Speaker 6: roster needs any reworking, and then the other sec the 628 00:30:27,160 --> 00:30:30,400 Speaker 6: securities in Exchange Commission. They're kind of worried about some 629 00:30:30,480 --> 00:30:35,040 Speaker 6: market manipulation impacting the potential contract value of Jordan Addison. 630 00:30:35,080 --> 00:30:37,800 Speaker 6: So there's a lot to get into. Of course, in 631 00:30:37,840 --> 00:30:40,160 Speaker 6: our system of justice, Alec will have a right to 632 00:30:40,200 --> 00:30:43,640 Speaker 6: defend himself tomorrow and we will let a jury of 633 00:30:43,640 --> 00:30:45,120 Speaker 6: his peers decide his fate. 634 00:30:46,240 --> 00:30:47,560 Speaker 1: Yeah, I'll be kind of nervous. 635 00:30:48,760 --> 00:30:52,520 Speaker 7: What Nordo I mean can find specifically from the Twitter 636 00:30:52,600 --> 00:30:55,280 Speaker 7: of last Sunday, and I was being pretty harsh on 637 00:30:55,320 --> 00:30:57,560 Speaker 7: the commanders. I know some people weren't happy. 638 00:30:57,800 --> 00:31:02,400 Speaker 4: Nice, you're implicating yourself before coming it right, Okay. 639 00:31:02,760 --> 00:31:05,160 Speaker 2: As as your nervous, I'm nervous as your. 640 00:31:05,000 --> 00:31:09,680 Speaker 4: Father, John Barrister Raised has told you, don't say anything 641 00:31:09,880 --> 00:31:13,240 Speaker 4: until required to say something, So we can't. 642 00:31:13,280 --> 00:31:14,600 Speaker 2: Amendment exists for a reason. 643 00:31:14,840 --> 00:31:16,880 Speaker 4: We can't wait to see you and your extended family 644 00:31:16,920 --> 00:31:19,680 Speaker 4: tomorrow and that'll be a buffalo wild wings Plymouth. 645 00:31:19,680 --> 00:31:21,240 Speaker 2: Thanks, thank you, Alix. Have a good day. 646 00:31:22,120 --> 00:31:24,960 Speaker 7: Yeah, so you see you probably later, looking forward to it. 647 00:31:25,000 --> 00:31:27,040 Speaker 7: Plymouth is one of my favorite places in the world, 648 00:31:27,080 --> 00:31:28,040 Speaker 7: so looking forward to it. 649 00:31:29,200 --> 00:31:32,040 Speaker 4: That's the Friday football Feast Tomorrow, nine to noon coming 650 00:31:32,160 --> 00:31:35,760 Speaker 4: says that about each location the best he's winning favor 651 00:31:35,840 --> 00:31:38,720 Speaker 4: for profit on the FAM this week it's Plymouth. Nice 652 00:31:38,760 --> 00:31:41,960 Speaker 4: job with free balling and everything else. And I'm Paul Allen, 653 00:31:42,080 --> 00:31:44,360 Speaker 4: thank you very much for listening to nine to Noon today, 654 00:31:44,560 --> 00:31:47,440 Speaker 4: Feast tomorrow, Buffalo Wild Wings Plymouth. But first we put 655 00:31:47,440 --> 00:31:48,240 Speaker 4: a wrap on the show. 656 00:31:51,320 --> 00:31:54,080 Speaker 2: That's a great set up, Bob, time for two more 657 00:31:55,400 --> 00:31:57,840 Speaker 2: good stuff. The game is over. 658 00:31:59,400 --> 00:32:01,760 Speaker 6: So I did a little ditty on some free ball 659 00:32:01,880 --> 00:32:04,200 Speaker 6: and sadly America's got talent. 660 00:32:03,960 --> 00:32:06,320 Speaker 2: Ain't calling, But it's just our way of. 661 00:32:06,320 --> 00:32:09,000 Speaker 6: Finding a bit of hilarity a weird year with some 662 00:32:09,120 --> 00:32:12,760 Speaker 6: throwaway parodies. But dude, well JJ, just spin it. And 663 00:32:12,880 --> 00:32:14,480 Speaker 6: what are your thoughts Sunday night? 664 00:32:14,600 --> 00:32:16,800 Speaker 2: If we win it? Are you pumped that the KIDQB 665 00:32:17,000 --> 00:32:19,440 Speaker 2: is growing and he might stick? Or are you pissed 666 00:32:19,440 --> 00:32:20,680 Speaker 2: that it impacts. 667 00:32:20,320 --> 00:32:24,040 Speaker 6: The draft pick at the Wild tonight skating among the stars, 668 00:32:24,200 --> 00:32:26,959 Speaker 6: get to Saint Paul early and avoid the lines of cars. 669 00:32:27,080 --> 00:32:28,920 Speaker 2: Not much of a better, but if you care. 670 00:32:29,000 --> 00:32:31,800 Speaker 6: Feels like if the Wild win, it's an underwhelming affair 671 00:32:32,320 --> 00:32:33,120 Speaker 6: and it's tomorrow. 672 00:32:33,200 --> 00:32:33,600 Speaker 2: You heard it? 673 00:32:33,800 --> 00:32:36,280 Speaker 6: Plymouth b Dubs whether you like it's saucy or you 674 00:32:36,320 --> 00:32:38,520 Speaker 6: dig the dry rubs, Ours come in the form it 675 00:32:38,600 --> 00:32:41,760 Speaker 6: takes and travel for Miles Greenway, I Hot for Charity 676 00:32:41,800 --> 00:32:42,800 Speaker 6: and Alec on Trial 677 00:32:46,320 --> 00:32:49,600 Speaker 3: Podcast Today's Paul Allen's Show, or listen back to Previus 678 00:32:49,640 --> 00:32:53,360 Speaker 3: show and interview Psycho into the iHeartRadio app or kfan 679 00:32:53,480 --> 00:32:54,160 Speaker 3: dot com