1 00:00:55,680 --> 00:00:57,120 Speaker 1: Hey, what's going on? Shiels. 2 00:00:57,160 --> 00:00:59,360 Speaker 2: This is nine to noon. I'm Paul Allen, Good morning, 3 00:01:00,400 --> 00:01:03,040 Speaker 2: Good morning, Shields. I'm Paul Allen. He's Eric North Quiz, 4 00:01:03,120 --> 00:01:06,120 Speaker 2: good morning. It is the annual Toys for Tots Drive 5 00:01:06,560 --> 00:01:10,520 Speaker 2: and the Power Trip Morning Show. Holy cal wildly successful, 6 00:01:10,600 --> 00:01:13,240 Speaker 2: highly talented. How about a loud round of applause for 7 00:01:13,280 --> 00:01:14,959 Speaker 2: them so they can hear them all all the way 8 00:01:15,000 --> 00:01:19,199 Speaker 2: over to that Farris wheel. Alrighty, alrighty. It's an honor 9 00:01:19,240 --> 00:01:24,160 Speaker 2: to be here every single year, and this is going 10 00:01:24,200 --> 00:01:28,200 Speaker 2: to be different this year in that at eleven o'clock, 11 00:01:29,720 --> 00:01:33,959 Speaker 2: yours truly has the honor of interviewing Minnesota Vikings head 12 00:01:33,959 --> 00:01:37,000 Speaker 2: coach Kevin O'Connell. Now, Kevin's not going to be here 13 00:01:37,040 --> 00:01:39,800 Speaker 2: today like last year, so his part will be virtual 14 00:01:40,200 --> 00:01:42,640 Speaker 2: and yours truly will be here and we'll get a 15 00:01:42,640 --> 00:01:45,479 Speaker 2: good twenty twenty five minute conversation with the head coach 16 00:01:45,480 --> 00:01:49,040 Speaker 2: of the Minnesota Vikings, who probably ain't feeling too good 17 00:01:49,040 --> 00:01:51,960 Speaker 2: about that four and eight start. Kind of like the announcer, 18 00:01:52,440 --> 00:01:54,760 Speaker 2: the host of Vikings fan line and the fans here 19 00:01:54,800 --> 00:01:59,160 Speaker 2: at Shiels, So not that he's listening, but maybe maybe 20 00:01:59,200 --> 00:02:03,160 Speaker 2: in symbol like fashion, let's let's give the coach of 21 00:02:03,240 --> 00:02:08,400 Speaker 2: the year allowed round of applause of positivity, because things 22 00:02:08,400 --> 00:02:11,520 Speaker 2: are quite negative right now with the Minnesota Vikings covenant. 23 00:02:11,880 --> 00:02:14,600 Speaker 2: And that's really the least we can do from afar. 24 00:02:15,040 --> 00:02:21,239 Speaker 2: But here's here's what yours truly is pondering for the 25 00:02:21,400 --> 00:02:24,560 Speaker 2: eleven o'clock hour. And I met my main man Connor 26 00:02:24,639 --> 00:02:27,320 Speaker 2: right there and chatted with him for a few minutes, 27 00:02:27,360 --> 00:02:31,160 Speaker 2: and and Connor was the genesis of this idea. If 28 00:02:31,200 --> 00:02:33,840 Speaker 2: you happen to be here, or if there happened to 29 00:02:33,880 --> 00:02:39,760 Speaker 2: be quote tots end quote here in the eleven o'clock hour, 30 00:02:40,320 --> 00:02:44,080 Speaker 2: Uh it it I'm not I'm not going to marry. 31 00:02:43,840 --> 00:02:45,640 Speaker 1: Myself to how many of these we may do. 32 00:02:46,720 --> 00:02:50,800 Speaker 2: However, I think there's a great opportunity today for some 33 00:02:51,000 --> 00:02:56,000 Speaker 2: children to ask Kevin O'Connell a question. And I know 34 00:02:56,160 --> 00:03:00,440 Speaker 2: the father that is Kevin O'Connell greatly with a preiate 35 00:03:00,480 --> 00:03:04,839 Speaker 2: it yours truly who crafts these questions every single week 36 00:03:04,880 --> 00:03:07,560 Speaker 2: for the head coach of the Minnesota Vikings. Let's be 37 00:03:07,680 --> 00:03:13,160 Speaker 2: vain opening. I would greatly appreciate it. The genuine, authentic, 38 00:03:13,360 --> 00:03:16,840 Speaker 2: child like nature of these tots who come to Shields 39 00:03:16,880 --> 00:03:21,400 Speaker 2: today for toys for tots, But i'd like to hear 40 00:03:21,480 --> 00:03:24,919 Speaker 2: the childlike approach with the head coach when it comes 41 00:03:24,919 --> 00:03:27,520 Speaker 2: to the start to this season that we've had. 42 00:03:28,040 --> 00:03:31,120 Speaker 1: So Connor, you were the genesis of that idea. 43 00:03:31,280 --> 00:03:33,000 Speaker 2: If you happen to be here at eleven oh five, 44 00:03:33,040 --> 00:03:34,960 Speaker 2: we can work on the question together, or you can 45 00:03:35,000 --> 00:03:37,680 Speaker 2: work on it with your family. You'll be first in 46 00:03:37,760 --> 00:03:41,400 Speaker 2: line and maybe a couple of other kids. You guys 47 00:03:41,440 --> 00:03:43,240 Speaker 2: back there if you're interested, if you want to talk 48 00:03:43,280 --> 00:03:45,600 Speaker 2: to Kevin O'Connell, we're gonna bring you up here. We're 49 00:03:45,600 --> 00:03:47,920 Speaker 2: gonna put some headphones on you. You're gonna talk to 50 00:03:47,960 --> 00:03:51,200 Speaker 2: the head coach of the Minnesota Vikings. Whether x's and 51 00:03:51,280 --> 00:03:55,040 Speaker 2: o's and Vikings dot Com likes it or not, that's 52 00:03:55,080 --> 00:03:58,760 Speaker 2: what we're going to do today. So anybody listening, no 53 00:03:58,880 --> 00:04:02,160 Speaker 2: guarantees if you bring your tots or your kids to 54 00:04:02,640 --> 00:04:05,720 Speaker 2: Shields that you know, if we got a bunch of them, 55 00:04:05,760 --> 00:04:08,600 Speaker 2: certainly probably not going to do ten or fifteen or so, 56 00:04:08,720 --> 00:04:10,960 Speaker 2: but definitely would love to do a few of those. 57 00:04:11,280 --> 00:04:13,280 Speaker 2: So those of you listening at f M one hundred 58 00:04:13,320 --> 00:04:15,920 Speaker 2: point three KFA and keep that in mind. It starts 59 00:04:15,920 --> 00:04:18,560 Speaker 2: at eleven o'clock. If you happen to be here, formulate 60 00:04:18,600 --> 00:04:20,839 Speaker 2: a question for the head coach of the Minnesota Vikings 61 00:04:21,160 --> 00:04:24,240 Speaker 2: and it'll be he will be talking with a tot 62 00:04:24,800 --> 00:04:29,000 Speaker 2: as we assist with the Toys for Tots push today 63 00:04:29,400 --> 00:04:33,160 Speaker 2: at Shields. Now, what goes into this? How can people help? 64 00:04:33,440 --> 00:04:34,200 Speaker 1: Well? What you do? 65 00:04:34,279 --> 00:04:36,880 Speaker 3: First of all, just buy a toy and you can 66 00:04:36,960 --> 00:04:39,279 Speaker 3: drop it off here. Big thanks. We see members of 67 00:04:39,320 --> 00:04:42,640 Speaker 3: the Marine Corps out there. But the ability to just 68 00:04:42,640 --> 00:04:45,520 Speaker 3: come and drop off an unwrapped toy help. That's what 69 00:04:45,680 --> 00:04:48,159 Speaker 3: helps those and needs is holiday. Of course, listen to 70 00:04:48,200 --> 00:04:51,520 Speaker 3: our shows KFA in and the Minnesota Vikings. Let me 71 00:04:51,520 --> 00:04:54,600 Speaker 3: see here be one of the first fifty donations each 72 00:04:54,680 --> 00:04:58,000 Speaker 3: show today. So just drop off a toy and you 73 00:04:58,040 --> 00:05:01,719 Speaker 3: secure your own kfan and unreal beanie. 74 00:05:01,279 --> 00:05:02,839 Speaker 1: Not unlike what I'm wearing right now. 75 00:05:02,920 --> 00:05:04,919 Speaker 3: This is not built for my head, my goodness, but 76 00:05:05,080 --> 00:05:08,239 Speaker 3: for normal people it's a wonderful, wonderful hat. 77 00:05:08,600 --> 00:05:10,680 Speaker 1: But again, just stop here at Shields at. 78 00:05:10,600 --> 00:05:12,600 Speaker 3: Any point throughout the day from five point thirty through 79 00:05:12,640 --> 00:05:15,359 Speaker 3: the power trip onto bumper to bumper, drop off an 80 00:05:15,440 --> 00:05:19,120 Speaker 3: unwrapped toy and help some kids, help the tots this year, 81 00:05:19,279 --> 00:05:20,120 Speaker 3: thanks one real. 82 00:05:20,120 --> 00:05:21,600 Speaker 1: And I love Shields. 83 00:05:21,920 --> 00:05:25,560 Speaker 2: Okay, I'm not here as much of late as I 84 00:05:25,600 --> 00:05:28,359 Speaker 2: have been in the past. I live like six minutes 85 00:05:28,400 --> 00:05:32,919 Speaker 2: away from here, and I love shields at really a 86 00:05:33,040 --> 00:05:37,280 Speaker 2: different level than picking up unreal garb or picking up 87 00:05:37,360 --> 00:05:41,120 Speaker 2: jerseys or even toys for tots. You see, there was 88 00:05:41,160 --> 00:05:43,800 Speaker 2: a couple of years ago at Canterbury Park where I 89 00:05:43,839 --> 00:05:47,040 Speaker 2: call races, and for those of you who have been 90 00:05:47,080 --> 00:05:51,200 Speaker 2: to Canterbury, you will watch the races on one side 91 00:05:51,240 --> 00:05:53,800 Speaker 2: of the track. Well all the way on the other 92 00:05:53,880 --> 00:05:56,280 Speaker 2: side of the track are a bunch of barns and 93 00:05:56,360 --> 00:05:59,760 Speaker 2: dorms and things like that, and that's where the horses 94 00:05:59,800 --> 00:06:03,920 Speaker 2: live during the spring and summer, and the horses are 95 00:06:04,000 --> 00:06:08,240 Speaker 2: trained by individuals. But there are people who work back 96 00:06:08,279 --> 00:06:12,720 Speaker 2: there called grooms, and they travel all around the country. 97 00:06:12,800 --> 00:06:18,760 Speaker 2: They go from Arizona to Minnesota, Oklahoma to Minnesota, Texas, Louisiana, Chicago, 98 00:06:19,320 --> 00:06:19,960 Speaker 2: Tampa Bay. 99 00:06:20,040 --> 00:06:21,520 Speaker 1: They'll come to Minnesota for the spring. 100 00:06:21,560 --> 00:06:25,680 Speaker 2: In the summer, and these grooms work seven days a week, 101 00:06:25,760 --> 00:06:28,640 Speaker 2: getting up at five thirty in the morning, generally done 102 00:06:28,720 --> 00:06:31,640 Speaker 2: about I don't know, six six thirty seven o'clock at night, 103 00:06:31,880 --> 00:06:36,080 Speaker 2: with breaks during the day these grooms have children. So 104 00:06:36,360 --> 00:06:41,119 Speaker 2: the kids are living lives that our kids or those 105 00:06:41,240 --> 00:06:46,040 Speaker 2: here we wouldn't know. And I've lived the gypsy life 106 00:06:46,040 --> 00:06:49,240 Speaker 2: of traveling around the country to call races. It ain't easy, 107 00:06:49,320 --> 00:06:52,000 Speaker 2: but I didn't do it as a kid. So I 108 00:06:52,080 --> 00:06:56,120 Speaker 2: see these families, and we see these families who are 109 00:06:56,160 --> 00:06:59,320 Speaker 2: doing the very best they can on backside USA to 110 00:06:59,480 --> 00:07:04,680 Speaker 2: raise a family, do schooling, teach, teach good ethics and 111 00:07:04,720 --> 00:07:07,279 Speaker 2: good moral ethics, and hard work and things like that, 112 00:07:07,760 --> 00:07:08,960 Speaker 2: you know, but they don't. 113 00:07:08,800 --> 00:07:09,560 Speaker 1: Really have much. 114 00:07:10,120 --> 00:07:13,600 Speaker 2: So a couple of a couple of summers ago, I 115 00:07:13,640 --> 00:07:17,960 Speaker 2: came to Shields and we had an idea where we 116 00:07:18,360 --> 00:07:21,920 Speaker 2: with our ministry at Canterbury Park in the Chaplaincy program, 117 00:07:22,320 --> 00:07:26,000 Speaker 2: we wanted to provide the tots, the kids who live 118 00:07:26,040 --> 00:07:30,119 Speaker 2: on the backside, brand new bikes. And that ain't easy 119 00:07:30,160 --> 00:07:33,240 Speaker 2: and that ain't cheap unless you work with Shields. And 120 00:07:33,360 --> 00:07:37,680 Speaker 2: this Shields and the way they opened their hearts for 121 00:07:37,760 --> 00:07:42,240 Speaker 2: those children are something I never ever will forgive. So 122 00:07:42,800 --> 00:07:45,160 Speaker 2: Shields is where we do the show every single year, 123 00:07:45,880 --> 00:07:48,280 Speaker 2: and I don't exactly know what their gift is. 124 00:07:48,440 --> 00:07:50,360 Speaker 1: I don't really care because I know they give. 125 00:07:50,680 --> 00:07:53,120 Speaker 2: I don't know what their part is in this, but 126 00:07:53,200 --> 00:07:56,880 Speaker 2: let's give Shields a round of applause for the ownership 127 00:07:56,960 --> 00:08:00,000 Speaker 2: that I've gotten to know and just where their hearts 128 00:08:00,240 --> 00:08:04,080 Speaker 2: are rooted, which plays into us being here today for 129 00:08:04,240 --> 00:08:08,760 Speaker 2: Toys for Tots. So the Shields program is of the 130 00:08:08,800 --> 00:08:14,000 Speaker 2: philanthropic variety year round. This is a standalone day for 131 00:08:14,160 --> 00:08:17,600 Speaker 2: FM one hundred point three kfam and it's an honor 132 00:08:17,640 --> 00:08:20,000 Speaker 2: for all of the shows to be here today, and 133 00:08:20,720 --> 00:08:23,000 Speaker 2: each show will have at least one member of the 134 00:08:23,000 --> 00:08:26,679 Speaker 2: Minnesota Vikings. As I was entering, I saw a wide 135 00:08:26,680 --> 00:08:29,520 Speaker 2: receiver Jaalen Naylor leaving, so he was with. 136 00:08:29,520 --> 00:08:30,640 Speaker 1: The Power Trip. TJ. 137 00:08:30,800 --> 00:08:34,640 Speaker 2: Hockinson will be here about twenty minutes from now, about 138 00:08:34,720 --> 00:08:36,040 Speaker 2: nine thirty with nine to now. 139 00:08:36,200 --> 00:08:38,240 Speaker 3: How about the fact they do the shopping sprees with 140 00:08:38,320 --> 00:08:41,040 Speaker 3: the families right after they join us as well. But 141 00:08:41,200 --> 00:08:43,880 Speaker 3: that's what Jalen was doing there, and that's what TJ 142 00:08:43,960 --> 00:08:46,120 Speaker 3: and all the players who join us today. You know, 143 00:08:46,160 --> 00:08:48,800 Speaker 3: you talk about harkening back living the gypsy life. I 144 00:08:48,920 --> 00:08:51,839 Speaker 3: used to do every year, shop with a cop at 145 00:08:51,840 --> 00:08:55,200 Speaker 3: a kmart in Mancato, humble beginnings of Nords, Yeah, and 146 00:08:55,280 --> 00:08:58,560 Speaker 3: those types of moments, those types of opportunities, whether it's Shields, 147 00:08:58,840 --> 00:09:02,760 Speaker 3: it's the Minnesota Viking. Great, the kids will remember that 148 00:09:02,920 --> 00:09:04,840 Speaker 3: just like I do forever nearly forty. 149 00:09:04,960 --> 00:09:06,680 Speaker 1: You know what thirty five is years later. 150 00:09:06,760 --> 00:09:09,360 Speaker 3: It's the ability to buy presents for your family, maybe 151 00:09:09,400 --> 00:09:10,080 Speaker 3: get a little. 152 00:09:09,840 --> 00:09:10,720 Speaker 1: Toy for yourself. 153 00:09:10,880 --> 00:09:15,200 Speaker 3: Yeah, those types of opportunities are priceless. And that's what Shields. 154 00:09:15,240 --> 00:09:17,960 Speaker 3: That's the environment that we're seeing here. So un wrap toys, 155 00:09:18,400 --> 00:09:21,120 Speaker 3: all the support that you can give. Shields gives away 156 00:09:21,360 --> 00:09:24,959 Speaker 3: ten percent of their profits annually to organizations locally here. 157 00:09:25,360 --> 00:09:27,440 Speaker 3: So Shields is all about giving. There's no that's a 158 00:09:27,440 --> 00:09:29,600 Speaker 3: lot of that's a lot of money right there. They Shields. 159 00:09:29,679 --> 00:09:31,840 Speaker 3: Ladies and gentlemen. Give them another round of applause. 160 00:09:31,880 --> 00:09:34,640 Speaker 2: How about that? Thank God, I'll LOUI you how about that? 161 00:09:35,400 --> 00:09:38,800 Speaker 2: It's so, it's the giving season. It is the giving season. 162 00:09:39,480 --> 00:09:39,840 Speaker 1: Now. 163 00:09:40,200 --> 00:09:44,240 Speaker 2: There is a minus fifteen turnover differential one liner in 164 00:09:44,320 --> 00:09:47,240 Speaker 2: there that I just can't get to right now now, 165 00:09:47,720 --> 00:09:49,400 Speaker 2: and I don't want to get to it right now. 166 00:09:49,800 --> 00:09:52,079 Speaker 2: I got to a few of them yesterday and I'll 167 00:09:52,120 --> 00:09:54,960 Speaker 2: probably get to a few more tomorrow. But it's the 168 00:09:55,000 --> 00:10:00,520 Speaker 2: giving season. There's a minus fifteen minus fifteen in the 169 00:10:00,559 --> 00:10:03,840 Speaker 2: take give anytime you're behind the New York Jets and 170 00:10:03,880 --> 00:10:07,480 Speaker 2: anything that's bad for business. The problem wait, I said, 171 00:10:07,520 --> 00:10:09,000 Speaker 2: I wasn't going to get to the one liner, and 172 00:10:09,040 --> 00:10:13,480 Speaker 2: I did so. Other than that, it's the giving season 173 00:10:13,720 --> 00:10:16,400 Speaker 2: and the giving away of the football and the minus 174 00:10:16,400 --> 00:10:20,120 Speaker 2: fifteen and the turnover differential. Your announcer is just going 175 00:10:20,200 --> 00:10:22,640 Speaker 2: to put that to the side for the season. And 176 00:10:23,800 --> 00:10:26,800 Speaker 2: when it comes to the helping that people are going 177 00:10:26,840 --> 00:10:30,160 Speaker 2: to give today, that's the a topic and order laid 178 00:10:30,200 --> 00:10:33,760 Speaker 2: it out beautifully with ways people listening can come help TJ. 179 00:10:33,920 --> 00:10:38,320 Speaker 2: Hockinson here at nine thirty. And you know when it 180 00:10:38,320 --> 00:10:41,079 Speaker 2: comes to the Washington game this weekend at noon on 181 00:10:41,160 --> 00:10:45,120 Speaker 2: kfa N, or the final five games of the season, 182 00:10:46,120 --> 00:10:52,320 Speaker 2: I wonder if TJ. Hawkinson has any suggestions as to 183 00:10:53,000 --> 00:10:55,960 Speaker 2: ways not just he can help. TJ played with his 184 00:10:56,040 --> 00:10:59,120 Speaker 2: hair on fire this last weekend. Now, when you play 185 00:10:59,160 --> 00:11:03,959 Speaker 2: a position like Jay Hawkinson plays that that because that 186 00:11:03,960 --> 00:11:09,320 Speaker 2: that role is predicated on others giving. So therefore you 187 00:11:09,360 --> 00:11:12,040 Speaker 2: can work your way open and you can do everything 188 00:11:12,120 --> 00:11:15,679 Speaker 2: ten of ten perfect, but if it's not seen, or 189 00:11:15,720 --> 00:11:19,320 Speaker 2: it's missed, or somebody is sacked, well then then that 190 00:11:19,520 --> 00:11:23,680 Speaker 2: individual piece of work goes for nought. So that that's 191 00:11:23,800 --> 00:11:28,319 Speaker 2: part of that's part of the quirky unique existence when 192 00:11:28,360 --> 00:11:33,160 Speaker 2: it comes to executing your toil the way football players 193 00:11:33,160 --> 00:11:36,920 Speaker 2: and athletes do. Because you know, like last Friday, we're 194 00:11:36,920 --> 00:11:40,240 Speaker 2: a Buffalo wild Wings Mall of America and I'm talking 195 00:11:40,280 --> 00:11:44,079 Speaker 2: about the Seattle game and then the subsequent six games 196 00:11:44,160 --> 00:11:47,520 Speaker 2: and the human nature facet that that falls into it. 197 00:11:47,960 --> 00:11:48,600 Speaker 1: I mean, the. 198 00:11:49,280 --> 00:11:52,440 Speaker 2: Last thing these players are, players who are not going 199 00:11:52,480 --> 00:11:56,080 Speaker 2: to the postseason want to deal with is some significant 200 00:11:56,200 --> 00:12:00,960 Speaker 2: injury that hampers their downtime and their off season and 201 00:12:00,960 --> 00:12:03,040 Speaker 2: they got to rehab. All right, Well, how do you 202 00:12:03,080 --> 00:12:07,600 Speaker 2: handle that in a violent game? Well, if you play 203 00:12:07,640 --> 00:12:11,599 Speaker 2: slow the opposite of playing fast, you make yourself vulnerable 204 00:12:11,880 --> 00:12:16,640 Speaker 2: two set injury. So it's part of the job, no 205 00:12:16,720 --> 00:12:20,920 Speaker 2: matter what your record is, to give every single thing 206 00:12:21,120 --> 00:12:24,920 Speaker 2: you can, not only for the exorbitant amount of money 207 00:12:25,600 --> 00:12:28,720 Speaker 2: you make, not only for the attention you get, but 208 00:12:29,000 --> 00:12:31,200 Speaker 2: for those of you who are here in front of us. Now, 209 00:12:31,800 --> 00:12:34,319 Speaker 2: those of you who listen to the games on kfan, 210 00:12:34,440 --> 00:12:37,480 Speaker 2: you watch them, you go to the games. It's incumbent 211 00:12:37,679 --> 00:12:41,680 Speaker 2: upon them in the giving season and really around the 212 00:12:41,720 --> 00:12:46,080 Speaker 2: clock during the season to give everything they have to 213 00:12:46,120 --> 00:12:49,520 Speaker 2: try to win football games. You know, I've called Minnesota 214 00:12:49,559 --> 00:12:52,040 Speaker 2: Vikings games for nearly a quarter century, and I'm just 215 00:12:52,080 --> 00:12:55,240 Speaker 2: going to be straight with you this right now, this 216 00:12:55,360 --> 00:12:58,000 Speaker 2: four game losing streak right now, and the way things 217 00:12:58,080 --> 00:13:02,200 Speaker 2: are developing, and who on whom you can count, on 218 00:13:02,320 --> 00:13:06,120 Speaker 2: whom you can't count, and on whom you want to count. 219 00:13:06,360 --> 00:13:09,880 Speaker 2: But they're young, and you just got to be patient. 220 00:13:10,640 --> 00:13:14,000 Speaker 2: That's very, very difficult when it's right in front of 221 00:13:14,000 --> 00:13:16,240 Speaker 2: you and it's not going the right way. I mean, 222 00:13:16,280 --> 00:13:18,760 Speaker 2: I'm watching Drake May last night for the New England Patriots. 223 00:13:18,760 --> 00:13:21,360 Speaker 2: All right, Drake May is going to win an MVP 224 00:13:21,480 --> 00:13:26,480 Speaker 2: Award one year. He's getting that good. But this time 225 00:13:26,640 --> 00:13:30,440 Speaker 2: last year, if we're doing toys for Tots at Shields 226 00:13:30,440 --> 00:13:35,199 Speaker 2: in Boston and weei we're frustrated with Drake May, and 227 00:13:35,320 --> 00:13:39,120 Speaker 2: we're wondering what the next season, which is this season, 228 00:13:39,200 --> 00:13:42,360 Speaker 2: is going to look like. So I'm in no way 229 00:13:42,480 --> 00:13:46,640 Speaker 2: saying JJ McCarthy will ever be as good as Drake May. 230 00:13:47,200 --> 00:13:49,840 Speaker 2: And I'm also not saying he won't be better than 231 00:13:49,920 --> 00:13:53,360 Speaker 2: Drake May. But that's the lot in life right now. 232 00:13:53,800 --> 00:13:57,240 Speaker 2: What's right in front of us. The patient's required to 233 00:13:57,360 --> 00:14:01,760 Speaker 2: follow it, the detail that is required by them to 234 00:14:01,880 --> 00:14:05,520 Speaker 2: come through with it. But that's what hit me last 235 00:14:05,600 --> 00:14:10,760 Speaker 2: night watching a second year quarterback from North Carolina who 236 00:14:11,000 --> 00:14:14,000 Speaker 2: I believe one day will be the most valuable player in. 237 00:14:14,000 --> 00:14:15,760 Speaker 1: The National Football League. 238 00:14:15,920 --> 00:14:19,480 Speaker 2: And then I thought back and look back to what 239 00:14:19,520 --> 00:14:21,080 Speaker 2: he was doing this time last. 240 00:14:20,920 --> 00:14:23,480 Speaker 1: Year or a little bit before it, and it. 241 00:14:23,400 --> 00:14:28,120 Speaker 2: Didn't look anything like I saw last night, and the 242 00:14:28,280 --> 00:14:31,760 Speaker 2: slings and arrows of the outrageous negatives. I'm sure we're 243 00:14:31,800 --> 00:14:36,000 Speaker 2: all over him and this team is feeling that right now. 244 00:14:36,840 --> 00:14:39,640 Speaker 2: But what's in front of us right now is our 245 00:14:39,760 --> 00:14:44,440 Speaker 2: current reality, but it doesn't mean it's what everything's going 246 00:14:44,480 --> 00:14:47,920 Speaker 2: to look like forever. So as tough as that is, 247 00:14:48,000 --> 00:14:51,320 Speaker 2: and I'm preaching to myself right now, I really am 248 00:14:51,840 --> 00:14:56,360 Speaker 2: as difficult as that is to see. Sometimes for those 249 00:14:56,440 --> 00:14:59,440 Speaker 2: who care, those who work with it, those who want 250 00:14:59,480 --> 00:15:03,160 Speaker 2: people with whom they work to be happy, that can 251 00:15:03,200 --> 00:15:10,160 Speaker 2: be very difficult. But keeping the overarching view is so important. 252 00:15:10,440 --> 00:15:12,320 Speaker 2: And then you just got to grow, and you got 253 00:15:12,320 --> 00:15:15,040 Speaker 2: to mature, and you got to hope. What's happening with 254 00:15:15,120 --> 00:15:19,000 Speaker 2: Drake May and the New England Patriots now which wasn't 255 00:15:19,000 --> 00:15:21,320 Speaker 2: the case last year. That's why they got the schedule 256 00:15:21,360 --> 00:15:25,680 Speaker 2: they got that. We are embarking on that not only 257 00:15:25,720 --> 00:15:28,600 Speaker 2: through the final five games this year, but into the 258 00:15:28,640 --> 00:15:29,960 Speaker 2: twenty twenty sixth season. 259 00:15:31,240 --> 00:15:31,600 Speaker 1: Amen. 260 00:15:33,040 --> 00:15:35,680 Speaker 3: You know at eleven o'clock when we have Kevin O'Connell on, 261 00:15:35,720 --> 00:15:37,600 Speaker 3: I think it's going to be great. Speaking of giving 262 00:15:37,640 --> 00:15:40,120 Speaker 3: that we may have, whether it's Connor or another young person. 263 00:15:40,280 --> 00:15:41,480 Speaker 1: Ask a question to the. 264 00:15:41,440 --> 00:15:43,200 Speaker 2: Coach, Connor getting a lot of run on the old 265 00:15:43,280 --> 00:15:43,880 Speaker 2: nine to nooner. 266 00:15:44,000 --> 00:15:47,240 Speaker 3: Well, and rightly so, because at some point we got 267 00:15:47,280 --> 00:15:50,240 Speaker 3: to remember this starts as as a kid's game. Now 268 00:15:50,280 --> 00:15:52,200 Speaker 3: there's a lot of money in this business and a 269 00:15:52,240 --> 00:15:54,360 Speaker 3: lot of jerseys are being sold and. 270 00:15:54,480 --> 00:15:55,640 Speaker 1: Jobs are on the line. 271 00:15:55,680 --> 00:15:58,920 Speaker 3: Of course, this has been among the heavier stretches of 272 00:15:59,000 --> 00:16:01,840 Speaker 3: Vikings football in terms of a season that I can 273 00:16:01,880 --> 00:16:04,360 Speaker 3: really remember in the last two decades, in terms of 274 00:16:04,400 --> 00:16:07,240 Speaker 3: the combination of what we expected, what we thought, what 275 00:16:07,360 --> 00:16:08,400 Speaker 3: we were excited for. 276 00:16:08,560 --> 00:16:10,760 Speaker 2: Let me take it a step farther, and I'm not 277 00:16:10,800 --> 00:16:13,280 Speaker 2: going to do it today. I didn't even bring the 278 00:16:13,280 --> 00:16:16,600 Speaker 2: little posted notes that I put together yesterday. It's not 279 00:16:16,840 --> 00:16:20,920 Speaker 2: just a couple of decades, Okay, Today's not the day 280 00:16:21,160 --> 00:16:22,480 Speaker 2: to dive into that minutia. 281 00:16:22,600 --> 00:16:26,840 Speaker 1: That's my opinion. It's historical. 282 00:16:27,360 --> 00:16:32,400 Speaker 2: I mean we're sitting on some historically bad things. Yes, 283 00:16:32,440 --> 00:16:35,680 Speaker 2: we are involving the Minnesota Vikings offense. And the man 284 00:16:35,720 --> 00:16:38,080 Speaker 2: who joins us today at eleven o'clock is the one 285 00:16:38,080 --> 00:16:42,440 Speaker 2: who crafts that. So as much as as much as 286 00:16:42,520 --> 00:16:45,240 Speaker 2: people may bet on it, as much as may people 287 00:16:45,520 --> 00:16:48,440 Speaker 2: people may rely on it from a fantasy perspective or 288 00:16:48,480 --> 00:16:51,720 Speaker 2: a distraction factor, like little Connor and I'm talking to 289 00:16:51,760 --> 00:16:53,400 Speaker 2: him over there and we're talking about the team. 290 00:16:53,480 --> 00:16:56,600 Speaker 1: Connor, how old are you eight? Right? 291 00:16:57,080 --> 00:17:02,520 Speaker 2: And when I said to him, I said this hurts, 292 00:17:02,560 --> 00:17:06,320 Speaker 2: doesn't it? His face changed and the eight year old 293 00:17:06,320 --> 00:17:09,199 Speaker 2: looked at me and said, yeah, this hurts badly. So 294 00:17:09,359 --> 00:17:11,040 Speaker 2: there's that perspective in it. 295 00:17:11,320 --> 00:17:11,600 Speaker 1: Now. 296 00:17:11,800 --> 00:17:15,520 Speaker 2: That's an eight year old child hoping for the team 297 00:17:15,600 --> 00:17:18,280 Speaker 2: to win and pulling for it every single day of 298 00:17:18,320 --> 00:17:22,920 Speaker 2: the week. Well, think about the one who orchestrates it 299 00:17:23,600 --> 00:17:28,959 Speaker 2: and runs it and can't say everything he wants to 300 00:17:29,040 --> 00:17:31,600 Speaker 2: say to like like I could set up here in 301 00:17:31,640 --> 00:17:35,480 Speaker 2: this microphone as as the announcer put palms to the sky, 302 00:17:35,520 --> 00:17:38,040 Speaker 2: and I can open a vein and I can say yeah, yeah, 303 00:17:38,040 --> 00:17:41,239 Speaker 2: this hurts. Whether you think it's trite, stupid, or get 304 00:17:41,280 --> 00:17:43,639 Speaker 2: a hobby pall or whatever, I'm being honest with you. 305 00:17:43,720 --> 00:17:44,240 Speaker 1: This hurts. 306 00:17:45,040 --> 00:17:47,600 Speaker 2: He's not going to say that, and that's just how 307 00:17:47,640 --> 00:17:50,679 Speaker 2: it works in this image conscious world that is the 308 00:17:50,760 --> 00:17:54,760 Speaker 2: National Football League. But that's our eleven o'clock guest today, 309 00:17:55,280 --> 00:17:57,720 Speaker 2: And I don't know to the degree that he's hurting. 310 00:17:57,800 --> 00:18:00,159 Speaker 2: I don't know to the degree that he's frustrated. I'm 311 00:18:00,160 --> 00:18:02,240 Speaker 2: gonna ask him about how taxing it is on him 312 00:18:02,280 --> 00:18:04,639 Speaker 2: and the staff and the players, and how things are 313 00:18:04,680 --> 00:18:07,280 Speaker 2: handled with players and coaches when they're hurting and when 314 00:18:07,320 --> 00:18:12,480 Speaker 2: they're frustrated. But do know, with all the social media 315 00:18:12,560 --> 00:18:15,679 Speaker 2: posts and all the things that are said, and I 316 00:18:15,800 --> 00:18:18,520 Speaker 2: get to whom much is given, much is expected, I 317 00:18:18,640 --> 00:18:23,919 Speaker 2: understand that. But this, the eleven o'clock guest today, is 318 00:18:23,960 --> 00:18:28,639 Speaker 2: somebody that I would imagine is bewildered and perplexed. But 319 00:18:29,000 --> 00:18:31,119 Speaker 2: I clipped on Nordo because he said a couple of 320 00:18:31,119 --> 00:18:33,160 Speaker 2: decades and I'm gonna lay it more out tomorrow nine 321 00:18:33,200 --> 00:18:35,560 Speaker 2: to noon. Now we're going back to sixty one here 322 00:18:35,560 --> 00:18:36,040 Speaker 2: with some things. 323 00:18:36,119 --> 00:18:37,560 Speaker 1: I don't have to go back to frand the man 324 00:18:37,640 --> 00:18:39,480 Speaker 1: on the fan or not. We're not there. 325 00:18:40,160 --> 00:18:44,960 Speaker 2: We're not there norm but it it's getting there, okay. 326 00:18:45,040 --> 00:18:48,920 Speaker 2: And the eleven o'clock guest knows it is and can't 327 00:18:48,920 --> 00:18:49,879 Speaker 2: be happy about it. 328 00:18:50,160 --> 00:18:52,080 Speaker 1: And I'll be curious to see what he has to 329 00:18:52,119 --> 00:18:52,840 Speaker 1: say about all that. 330 00:18:52,880 --> 00:18:55,520 Speaker 3: And good morning, good morning, Well how all of you 331 00:18:55,600 --> 00:18:57,439 Speaker 3: here is Vikings fans like this is kind of like 332 00:18:57,480 --> 00:19:00,280 Speaker 3: a seasonal escape, and we love the hoop squad and 333 00:19:00,640 --> 00:19:03,560 Speaker 3: state of hockey, you know that tandem between the pipes 334 00:19:03,640 --> 00:19:05,320 Speaker 3: right now for the wild We love that, But this 335 00:19:05,400 --> 00:19:08,600 Speaker 3: is the seasonal escape. There's a reason, just even from 336 00:19:08,640 --> 00:19:11,400 Speaker 3: a schedule standpoint, to build up. You're working the nine 337 00:19:11,400 --> 00:19:13,359 Speaker 3: to five or the nine to noon like we do, 338 00:19:13,520 --> 00:19:15,919 Speaker 3: blessed as we are, and it all leads up, it 339 00:19:15,920 --> 00:19:19,159 Speaker 3: builds up, culminates in one of these seventeen regular season games. 340 00:19:19,960 --> 00:19:21,440 Speaker 1: Our favorite team's only won four of them. 341 00:19:21,680 --> 00:19:25,080 Speaker 3: That's disastrous on many levels as just a fan, as 342 00:19:25,119 --> 00:19:26,560 Speaker 3: somebody that loves this team. 343 00:19:26,640 --> 00:19:29,400 Speaker 1: But you continue now through five games. 344 00:19:29,440 --> 00:19:31,720 Speaker 3: Once we a little splash of the cold water and 345 00:19:31,720 --> 00:19:33,879 Speaker 3: we realize, hey, it's holiday season. I still get up 346 00:19:33,880 --> 00:19:35,920 Speaker 3: every morning. That's pretty sweet. I got people around me 347 00:19:35,960 --> 00:19:39,000 Speaker 3: in my life. I dig that too. Favorite football team's 348 00:19:39,040 --> 00:19:42,200 Speaker 3: absolutely disastrous and hideous right now, Okay, they got a 349 00:19:42,320 --> 00:19:45,320 Speaker 3: chance to change that. There's five games left and it'll 350 00:19:45,320 --> 00:19:47,399 Speaker 3: be the conversation around. I know it's different. We're not 351 00:19:47,480 --> 00:19:50,760 Speaker 3: talking about playoffs. We're not talking about MVP candidates like 352 00:19:50,840 --> 00:19:53,479 Speaker 3: Drake May. We're talking about finding a QB that has 353 00:19:53,520 --> 00:19:57,080 Speaker 3: a freaking pulse. We're talking about Dallas Turner who has 354 00:19:57,160 --> 00:19:59,800 Speaker 3: sacks and three straight games. First round draft pick, gave 355 00:19:59,880 --> 00:20:02,119 Speaker 3: up some equity to get him, and now a year 356 00:20:02,160 --> 00:20:04,000 Speaker 3: and a half later, we're waiting in the twenty two 357 00:20:04,080 --> 00:20:06,760 Speaker 3: year old, the baby kid, the pass rusher from Bama 358 00:20:07,080 --> 00:20:08,440 Speaker 3: starting to show out a little bit. 359 00:20:08,520 --> 00:20:11,440 Speaker 2: And see those two that he just mentioned as as 360 00:20:11,560 --> 00:20:15,399 Speaker 2: the professional, the professional lot in life God has given 361 00:20:15,440 --> 00:20:18,920 Speaker 2: them and what they do for a living. NFL players, 362 00:20:19,400 --> 00:20:23,840 Speaker 2: they're tots within their game. At twenty two years of age, 363 00:20:23,960 --> 00:20:27,680 Speaker 2: you are amongst the youngest players in a game where 364 00:20:28,080 --> 00:20:30,560 Speaker 2: I'm starting on the Washington Commanders. Now why am I 365 00:20:30,600 --> 00:20:32,760 Speaker 2: starting so early in the week Because I don't want 366 00:20:32,760 --> 00:20:35,520 Speaker 2: to freaking think about it on Saturday, That's why. And 367 00:20:35,560 --> 00:20:37,240 Speaker 2: I'm gonna call it on Sunday. I'm gonna give you 368 00:20:37,240 --> 00:20:39,480 Speaker 2: everything I have. I don't want to think about it 369 00:20:39,520 --> 00:20:41,240 Speaker 2: all week, so I'm gonna get it done early in 370 00:20:41,280 --> 00:20:44,159 Speaker 2: the week. So by doing that with the game calling 371 00:20:44,200 --> 00:20:50,640 Speaker 2: depth chart, Bobby Wagner fifteenth year, I mean, they's. 372 00:20:48,960 --> 00:20:49,960 Speaker 1: Been so good for so long. 373 00:20:50,000 --> 00:20:53,040 Speaker 2: You've got Wagner, Deebo Samuel's been around for a while. 374 00:20:53,720 --> 00:20:58,840 Speaker 2: That their punter, tress Way is a lifetime Washington football player. 375 00:20:59,480 --> 00:21:03,520 Speaker 2: He was there before Kevin O'Connell got there in twenty seventeen, 376 00:21:04,040 --> 00:21:07,600 Speaker 2: during Kevin O'Connell's run with Washington, and he's still there. 377 00:21:07,680 --> 00:21:09,360 Speaker 1: So he's been there for all three logos. 378 00:21:09,440 --> 00:21:13,639 Speaker 3: So from the Skins the WTF slash FT Skins now 379 00:21:13,680 --> 00:21:14,800 Speaker 3: the Commander. 380 00:21:14,440 --> 00:21:21,760 Speaker 2: Skins though, but for that, they're not tots. Okay, those 381 00:21:21,800 --> 00:21:24,320 Speaker 2: are the veterans, the adults in the room, the two 382 00:21:24,400 --> 00:21:27,880 Speaker 2: he mentioned, JJ McCarthy and Dallas Turner. 383 00:21:28,160 --> 00:21:29,960 Speaker 1: Those are tots. 384 00:21:29,720 --> 00:21:34,440 Speaker 2: As we go in this emotional, violent world of the 385 00:21:34,520 --> 00:21:39,160 Speaker 2: National Football League, this people pleasing world of the National 386 00:21:39,200 --> 00:21:42,880 Speaker 2: Football League, and you know, human nature gets to win 387 00:21:42,960 --> 00:21:45,159 Speaker 2: two as you may have heard me say a thousand times, 388 00:21:45,160 --> 00:21:47,240 Speaker 2: which means they may try to keep their phone over 389 00:21:47,320 --> 00:21:49,480 Speaker 2: here and not look at it. Now look at social 390 00:21:49,600 --> 00:21:53,480 Speaker 2: media not look at family members from around the country saying, dog, 391 00:21:54,000 --> 00:21:56,000 Speaker 2: did you see what so and so said about you 392 00:21:56,080 --> 00:21:58,919 Speaker 2: on X Dog? Did you see that picture of the 393 00:21:58,960 --> 00:22:02,480 Speaker 2: clown knows somebody put on you on Instagram? Now I 394 00:22:02,520 --> 00:22:05,359 Speaker 2: didn't see it. I really didn't want to hear about it. Now, okay, 395 00:22:05,400 --> 00:22:07,879 Speaker 2: I'll look. I mean those are hits. Those are human 396 00:22:07,960 --> 00:22:10,720 Speaker 2: nature hits right there. They ain't easy to take. Yes, 397 00:22:11,000 --> 00:22:13,439 Speaker 2: to whom much is given, much is expected, and they 398 00:22:13,480 --> 00:22:14,479 Speaker 2: will push through it. 399 00:22:14,960 --> 00:22:16,960 Speaker 1: But Nordo mentions Dallas. 400 00:22:16,560 --> 00:22:21,919 Speaker 2: Turner, Dallas Turner this time last year was nothing close 401 00:22:21,960 --> 00:22:24,320 Speaker 2: to the Dallas Turner at age twenty two that he 402 00:22:24,400 --> 00:22:28,159 Speaker 2: is right now. Drake May this time last year nothing 403 00:22:28,280 --> 00:22:31,840 Speaker 2: close to the Drake May he is right now. Hopefully 404 00:22:31,880 --> 00:22:34,040 Speaker 2: the same thing with JJ McCarthy and good morning. 405 00:22:34,320 --> 00:22:34,560 Speaker 1: Yeah. 406 00:22:34,600 --> 00:22:37,760 Speaker 3: And so it's not about like lecturing people, whether whether 407 00:22:37,800 --> 00:22:39,800 Speaker 3: it's on fan line or just nie to do and 408 00:22:39,960 --> 00:22:43,480 Speaker 3: you know you hear it. It's I hate this team 409 00:22:44,000 --> 00:22:46,040 Speaker 3: or I want this person out of the mix. And 410 00:22:46,080 --> 00:22:48,520 Speaker 3: we're already looking ahead to the twenty twenty sixth draft. 411 00:22:48,880 --> 00:22:51,400 Speaker 3: I would just say, you know, the patient's as bad 412 00:22:51,440 --> 00:22:52,040 Speaker 3: as it's bad. 413 00:22:52,760 --> 00:22:53,720 Speaker 1: You have to in some. 414 00:22:53,640 --> 00:22:56,560 Speaker 3: Ways have belief that JJ McCarthy isn't the worst person 415 00:22:56,560 --> 00:22:58,919 Speaker 3: that's ever played the sport of football, that at some 416 00:22:58,960 --> 00:23:01,160 Speaker 3: point he will remember, Okay, that's a receiver. 417 00:23:01,359 --> 00:23:02,919 Speaker 1: I throw it like this and they catch it. 418 00:23:03,400 --> 00:23:05,720 Speaker 3: Catching it has been an issue of its own right 419 00:23:06,240 --> 00:23:09,240 Speaker 3: in recent weeks as well. Continue to support the team 420 00:23:09,280 --> 00:23:11,840 Speaker 3: and love the team to find those morsels in terms 421 00:23:11,920 --> 00:23:14,679 Speaker 3: of things that we can have momentum into the off season. 422 00:23:14,960 --> 00:23:17,040 Speaker 3: If you want to spend the entire offseason. I know 423 00:23:17,080 --> 00:23:19,520 Speaker 3: sometimes we can get negative when it gets cold, but 424 00:23:19,560 --> 00:23:21,359 Speaker 3: if you want to spend the whole offseason just talking 425 00:23:21,400 --> 00:23:23,560 Speaker 3: about who needs to go and this is bad and 426 00:23:23,600 --> 00:23:26,600 Speaker 3: this is worse, that's fine, and again free to do it. 427 00:23:26,600 --> 00:23:29,399 Speaker 3: It's not about controlling how people view this thing. I 428 00:23:29,480 --> 00:23:31,639 Speaker 3: just think that over the last five games, if we 429 00:23:31,640 --> 00:23:35,080 Speaker 3: can go into the off season with some nuggets of 430 00:23:35,280 --> 00:23:38,760 Speaker 3: optimism into twenty twenty six. I mean, teams year to 431 00:23:38,840 --> 00:23:41,280 Speaker 3: year so much change. Things can be very very different, 432 00:23:41,359 --> 00:23:44,000 Speaker 3: very very quickly. That's a point of emphasis for twenty 433 00:23:44,000 --> 00:23:46,359 Speaker 3: six as well. But in some ways, like some of 434 00:23:46,400 --> 00:23:49,680 Speaker 3: these young cats, if they can find momentum and find 435 00:23:49,720 --> 00:23:53,119 Speaker 3: a platform to reach from into the off season, that 436 00:23:53,280 --> 00:23:54,959 Speaker 3: is something I think we should be rooting for as 437 00:23:55,040 --> 00:23:57,320 Speaker 3: Vikings fans if you're interested in doing so. 438 00:23:57,560 --> 00:24:01,360 Speaker 2: And I love the perspective Nordoja laid out because we're 439 00:24:01,640 --> 00:24:05,400 Speaker 2: we're not This is not the finger wagging covenant. We're 440 00:24:05,400 --> 00:24:07,960 Speaker 2: not going to try to manipulate your minds and tell 441 00:24:07,960 --> 00:24:11,640 Speaker 2: you how to think. We are blessed with the opportunity 442 00:24:11,800 --> 00:24:15,320 Speaker 2: to share with people how we think and we feel. 443 00:24:15,560 --> 00:24:18,160 Speaker 1: I just want the team to win games when they're 444 00:24:18,200 --> 00:24:19,000 Speaker 1: up about. 445 00:24:18,800 --> 00:24:21,560 Speaker 2: We just start with scoring a touchdown, Yeah, scoring points. 446 00:24:21,640 --> 00:24:24,600 Speaker 2: I mean just we haven't scored a touchdown in eight 447 00:24:24,640 --> 00:24:27,880 Speaker 2: quarters and again when you listen to nine to noon tomorrow, 448 00:24:28,400 --> 00:24:32,359 Speaker 2: off that and some other things. If this continues, the 449 00:24:32,520 --> 00:24:36,879 Speaker 2: twenty twenty five Minnesota Vikings will go down historically with 450 00:24:37,080 --> 00:24:40,679 Speaker 2: some of the worst situations in the history of this 451 00:24:40,720 --> 00:24:45,080 Speaker 2: football team. Nobody associated with this team, and that includes fans, 452 00:24:45,119 --> 00:24:48,560 Speaker 2: wants to be involved with that. So uh, that's that's 453 00:24:48,640 --> 00:24:50,840 Speaker 2: the preach. And I love al Noordo laid out the 454 00:24:50,920 --> 00:24:54,399 Speaker 2: perspective of it because like late August, we're at the 455 00:24:54,400 --> 00:24:57,200 Speaker 2: State there doing shows stuff like that. You know, schools 456 00:24:57,240 --> 00:25:00,679 Speaker 2: on the horizon for Nordo's kids. Season change. Just things 457 00:25:00,720 --> 00:25:03,280 Speaker 2: like that one thing we will say, either on the 458 00:25:03,320 --> 00:25:05,720 Speaker 2: microphone or off the microphone, is we're not in the 459 00:25:05,920 --> 00:25:10,320 Speaker 2: wishing away summer business because Minnesota Vikings football in the 460 00:25:10,440 --> 00:25:13,320 Speaker 2: NFL is on the horizon. But this is from a 461 00:25:13,320 --> 00:25:16,159 Speaker 2: distraction factor standpoint. Famly, well, my kids are done with 462 00:25:16,240 --> 00:25:19,800 Speaker 2: camps late July. Oh, we get into the wishing away 463 00:25:19,840 --> 00:25:23,480 Speaker 2: summer business. We need those girls at school quickly, I understand. 464 00:25:24,200 --> 00:25:27,679 Speaker 2: But when it comes to wishing away a football season, 465 00:25:27,880 --> 00:25:32,639 Speaker 2: a wishing away the fun that goes, generally speaking with 466 00:25:32,840 --> 00:25:38,240 Speaker 2: everything with which we're associated as play callers, hosts of 467 00:25:38,320 --> 00:25:43,560 Speaker 2: fanline fans, people who work for the team, everybody, you're 468 00:25:43,560 --> 00:25:47,120 Speaker 2: not supposed to want to wish it away. But when 469 00:25:47,160 --> 00:25:51,760 Speaker 2: things get so grimy and so dirty, and they're without explanation, 470 00:25:52,200 --> 00:25:54,520 Speaker 2: quite honestly, to a certain extent, for people like us, 471 00:25:54,600 --> 00:25:57,760 Speaker 2: where we're not in the meeting rooms, we're not hearing 472 00:25:58,320 --> 00:26:02,239 Speaker 2: the ten of ten of exactly what's going wrong, it 473 00:26:02,280 --> 00:26:06,240 Speaker 2: gets difficult. But wishing it away is something nine to 474 00:26:06,280 --> 00:26:09,840 Speaker 2: Noon prefers not to do, and honestly, I can't ever 475 00:26:09,880 --> 00:26:13,159 Speaker 2: see us doing that. The best news of today is 476 00:26:13,320 --> 00:26:18,040 Speaker 2: we are using our god given platform for others, and 477 00:26:18,240 --> 00:26:23,440 Speaker 2: that platform originates at Shields and Eden Prairie and we're 478 00:26:23,440 --> 00:26:25,760 Speaker 2: gonna help some kids today and that's what FM one 479 00:26:25,840 --> 00:26:28,560 Speaker 2: hundred point three KFA in does when we're here. If 480 00:26:28,600 --> 00:26:31,240 Speaker 2: you missed it earlier, once again, for those of you 481 00:26:31,320 --> 00:26:34,119 Speaker 2: listening heading over to Shields, TJ Hokinson tied end for 482 00:26:34,160 --> 00:26:36,480 Speaker 2: the team should be here soon. But if you want 483 00:26:36,480 --> 00:26:38,520 Speaker 2: to help, this is the best. 484 00:26:38,359 --> 00:26:39,720 Speaker 1: Route to do it. And here's Nordo. 485 00:26:39,920 --> 00:26:42,359 Speaker 3: Yeah, all you got to do thanks to Unreal, thanks 486 00:26:42,359 --> 00:26:46,120 Speaker 3: to the Vikings, thanks to Shields. Simply enough, just come 487 00:26:46,160 --> 00:26:48,840 Speaker 3: hang out, buy it on wrap toy, drop it in 488 00:26:48,840 --> 00:26:49,800 Speaker 3: the basket next. 489 00:26:49,600 --> 00:26:50,159 Speaker 1: To the Marines. 490 00:26:50,200 --> 00:26:52,760 Speaker 3: I believe they're right behind this wall in front of us. 491 00:26:53,280 --> 00:26:56,000 Speaker 3: And that's how you can give. We have Vikings guests 492 00:26:56,040 --> 00:26:59,320 Speaker 3: all day. First fifty donations each show today whether it's 493 00:26:59,359 --> 00:27:01,639 Speaker 3: common and noon, im pretty bumper. Starting at three, the 494 00:27:01,680 --> 00:27:03,800 Speaker 3: first fifty donations are going to get a KFA n 495 00:27:03,920 --> 00:27:08,120 Speaker 3: slash Unreal beanie. So again thanks to Shields for providing 496 00:27:08,119 --> 00:27:11,199 Speaker 3: the spot today where tots are going to get toys. 497 00:27:11,240 --> 00:27:14,080 Speaker 3: We have shopping sprees with the players themselves who choose 498 00:27:14,119 --> 00:27:14,639 Speaker 3: to show up. 499 00:27:15,119 --> 00:27:16,399 Speaker 1: Really awesome day here at Shields. 500 00:27:16,440 --> 00:27:19,439 Speaker 2: It's beautiful and we thank you very much for giving 501 00:27:19,760 --> 00:27:22,520 Speaker 2: if and or when you do. He's Eric Nordquist on 502 00:27:22,640 --> 00:27:26,000 Speaker 2: Paul Allen. That's engineering extraordinaire. Jared Wells over there, Nick 503 00:27:26,040 --> 00:27:29,000 Speaker 2: Madden in the Street team second to none, and Shields 504 00:27:29,000 --> 00:27:32,360 Speaker 2: from the bottom of our and my heart, we love 505 00:27:32,400 --> 00:27:33,840 Speaker 2: you and thank you very much. 506 00:27:34,080 --> 00:27:34,320 Speaker 1: TJ. 507 00:27:34,440 --> 00:28:32,600 Speaker 2: Howkinson should be here soon. Thanks for listening. Hey, what's 508 00:28:32,640 --> 00:28:35,040 Speaker 2: going on, Shields. This is nine to noon. I'm Paul Allen. 509 00:28:35,119 --> 00:28:38,920 Speaker 2: Good morning, Good morning, Shields. I'm Paul Allen. He's Eric 510 00:28:38,960 --> 00:28:41,760 Speaker 2: north Quiz, Good morning. It is the annual Toys for 511 00:28:41,840 --> 00:28:45,680 Speaker 2: Tot's Drive and the Power Trip morning show. Holy cow, 512 00:28:45,800 --> 00:28:49,000 Speaker 2: wildly successful, highly talented. How about a loud round of 513 00:28:49,040 --> 00:28:51,040 Speaker 2: applause for them so they can hear them all all 514 00:28:51,040 --> 00:28:52,400 Speaker 2: the way over to that Ferris wheel. 515 00:28:53,120 --> 00:28:54,440 Speaker 1: Alrighty, alrighty. 516 00:28:54,960 --> 00:28:57,800 Speaker 2: It's an honor to be here every single year, and 517 00:28:58,480 --> 00:29:01,560 Speaker 2: we this this is going to be different this year 518 00:29:01,760 --> 00:29:07,760 Speaker 2: in that at eleven o'clock, yours truly has the honor 519 00:29:08,200 --> 00:29:12,560 Speaker 2: of interviewing Minnesota Vikings head coach Kevin O'Connell. Now, Kevin's 520 00:29:12,600 --> 00:29:14,800 Speaker 2: not going to be here today like last year, so 521 00:29:14,880 --> 00:29:18,040 Speaker 2: his part will be virtual and yours truly will be 522 00:29:18,120 --> 00:29:20,240 Speaker 2: here and we'll get a good twenty twenty five minute 523 00:29:20,240 --> 00:29:23,760 Speaker 2: conversation with the head coach of the Minnesota Vikings, who 524 00:29:23,920 --> 00:29:26,280 Speaker 2: probably are feeling too good about that four and eight 525 00:29:26,360 --> 00:29:29,720 Speaker 2: star kind of like the announcer, the host of Vikings 526 00:29:29,760 --> 00:29:32,600 Speaker 2: fan line and the fans here at Shiel So not 527 00:29:32,720 --> 00:29:38,240 Speaker 2: that he's listening, but maybe maybe in symbolic fashion, let's 528 00:29:38,400 --> 00:29:41,520 Speaker 2: let's give the coach of the year a loud round 529 00:29:41,520 --> 00:29:46,040 Speaker 2: of applause of positivity, because things are quite negative right 530 00:29:46,080 --> 00:29:49,560 Speaker 2: now with the Minnesota Vikings covenant. And that's really the 531 00:29:49,640 --> 00:29:53,920 Speaker 2: least we can do from afar. But here's here's what 532 00:29:54,520 --> 00:29:59,360 Speaker 2: yours truly is pondering for the eleven o'clock hour. And 533 00:29:59,400 --> 00:30:02,560 Speaker 2: I met my a man Connor right there and chatted 534 00:30:02,600 --> 00:30:05,080 Speaker 2: with him for a few minutes. And Connor was the 535 00:30:05,200 --> 00:30:08,720 Speaker 2: genesis of this idea. If you happen to be here, 536 00:30:09,080 --> 00:30:13,800 Speaker 2: or if there happened to be quote tots end quote 537 00:30:13,840 --> 00:30:19,440 Speaker 2: here in the eleven o'clock hour, it I'm not I'm 538 00:30:19,440 --> 00:30:21,440 Speaker 2: not going to marry myself to how many of these 539 00:30:21,480 --> 00:30:26,080 Speaker 2: we may do. However, I think there's a great opportunity 540 00:30:26,120 --> 00:30:30,840 Speaker 2: today for some children to ask Kevin O'Connell a question, 541 00:30:31,560 --> 00:30:35,840 Speaker 2: and I know the father that is Kevin O'Connell greatly 542 00:30:35,880 --> 00:30:40,560 Speaker 2: would appreciate it. Yours truly, who crafts these questions every 543 00:30:40,600 --> 00:30:43,040 Speaker 2: single week for the head coach of the Minnesota Vikings. 544 00:30:43,520 --> 00:30:48,480 Speaker 2: Let's be vain opening. I would greatly appreciate it. The genuine, 545 00:30:48,760 --> 00:30:53,200 Speaker 2: authentic childlike nature of these tots who come to Shields 546 00:30:53,200 --> 00:30:57,720 Speaker 2: today for toys for tots, But I'd like to hear 547 00:30:57,800 --> 00:31:01,240 Speaker 2: the childlike approach with the head coach when it comes 548 00:31:01,280 --> 00:31:05,720 Speaker 2: to the start to this season that we've had. So Connor, 549 00:31:05,840 --> 00:31:08,200 Speaker 2: you were the genesis of that idea. If you happen 550 00:31:08,240 --> 00:31:09,840 Speaker 2: to be here at eleven oh five, we can work 551 00:31:09,880 --> 00:31:11,680 Speaker 2: on the question together, or you can work on it 552 00:31:11,680 --> 00:31:15,320 Speaker 2: with your family. You'll be first in line and maybe 553 00:31:15,320 --> 00:31:18,280 Speaker 2: a couple of other kids. You guys back there, if 554 00:31:18,280 --> 00:31:20,400 Speaker 2: you're interested, if you want to talk to Kevin O'Connell, 555 00:31:20,400 --> 00:31:22,280 Speaker 2: we're going to bring you up here. We're gonna put 556 00:31:22,320 --> 00:31:24,360 Speaker 2: some headphones on you. You're going to talk to the 557 00:31:24,360 --> 00:31:28,000 Speaker 2: head coach of the Minnesota Vikings. Whether x's and o's 558 00:31:28,040 --> 00:31:31,560 Speaker 2: and Vikings dot Com likes it or not, that's what 559 00:31:31,600 --> 00:31:35,800 Speaker 2: we're going to do. Today, So anybody listening, no guarantees 560 00:31:35,880 --> 00:31:39,440 Speaker 2: if you bring your tots or your kids to Shields 561 00:31:39,480 --> 00:31:42,040 Speaker 2: that that you know, if we got a bunch of them, 562 00:31:42,080 --> 00:31:44,920 Speaker 2: certainly probably not going to do ten or fifteen or so, 563 00:31:45,040 --> 00:31:47,280 Speaker 2: but definitely would love to do a few of those. 564 00:31:47,600 --> 00:31:49,840 Speaker 2: So those of you listening at FM one hundred point 565 00:31:49,840 --> 00:31:52,360 Speaker 2: three KFA and keep that in mind. It starts at 566 00:31:52,360 --> 00:31:54,960 Speaker 2: eleven o'clock. If you happen to be here, formulate a 567 00:31:55,040 --> 00:31:57,640 Speaker 2: question for the head coach of the Minnesota Vikings and 568 00:31:58,120 --> 00:32:01,479 Speaker 2: it'll be he will be talking with a tot as 569 00:32:01,560 --> 00:32:07,080 Speaker 2: we assist with the Toys for Tots push today at Shields. Now, 570 00:32:07,800 --> 00:32:09,480 Speaker 2: what goes into this? How can people help? 571 00:32:09,760 --> 00:32:10,520 Speaker 1: Well, what you do? 572 00:32:10,640 --> 00:32:13,200 Speaker 3: First of all, just buy a toy and you can 573 00:32:13,280 --> 00:32:15,600 Speaker 3: drop it off here. Big thanks. We see members of 574 00:32:15,640 --> 00:32:18,960 Speaker 3: the Marine Corps out there. But the ability to just 575 00:32:19,000 --> 00:32:21,840 Speaker 3: come and drop off an unwrapped toy help. That's what 576 00:32:22,000 --> 00:32:24,480 Speaker 3: helps those and needs is holiday. Of course, listen to 577 00:32:24,520 --> 00:32:28,080 Speaker 3: our shows Kfan and the Minnesota Vikings. Let me see 578 00:32:28,120 --> 00:32:31,760 Speaker 3: here be one of the first fifty donations each show today. 579 00:32:32,320 --> 00:32:34,959 Speaker 3: So just drop off a toy and you secure your 580 00:32:35,000 --> 00:32:38,720 Speaker 3: own Kfan and unreal Beanie not unlike what I'm wearing 581 00:32:38,800 --> 00:32:41,160 Speaker 3: right now. This is not built for my head, my goodness, 582 00:32:41,160 --> 00:32:45,360 Speaker 3: but for normal people it's a wonderful, wonderful hat. But again, 583 00:32:45,520 --> 00:32:47,720 Speaker 3: just stop here at Shields at any point throughout the 584 00:32:47,800 --> 00:32:49,880 Speaker 3: day from five point thirty through the power trip onto 585 00:32:49,880 --> 00:32:53,200 Speaker 3: bumper to bumper, drop off an unwrapped toy and help 586 00:32:53,240 --> 00:32:56,040 Speaker 3: some kids. Help the tots this year. Thank you one 587 00:32:56,120 --> 00:32:57,920 Speaker 3: real And I love Shields. 588 00:32:58,280 --> 00:33:01,840 Speaker 2: Okay, I'm not here as much of late as I 589 00:33:01,920 --> 00:33:04,680 Speaker 2: have been in the past. I live like six minutes 590 00:33:04,720 --> 00:33:09,240 Speaker 2: away from here, and I love Shields at really a 591 00:33:09,360 --> 00:33:13,600 Speaker 2: different level than picking up unreal garb or picking up 592 00:33:13,680 --> 00:33:17,440 Speaker 2: jerseys or even toys for touch. You see, there was 593 00:33:17,480 --> 00:33:20,120 Speaker 2: a couple of years ago at Canterbury Park where I 594 00:33:20,200 --> 00:33:23,400 Speaker 2: call races, And for those of you who have been 595 00:33:23,400 --> 00:33:27,560 Speaker 2: to Canterbury, you will watch the races on one side 596 00:33:27,560 --> 00:33:30,120 Speaker 2: of the track, well all the way on the other 597 00:33:30,200 --> 00:33:32,600 Speaker 2: side of the track are a bunch of barns and 598 00:33:32,680 --> 00:33:36,120 Speaker 2: dorms and things like that, and that's where the horses 599 00:33:36,200 --> 00:33:40,280 Speaker 2: live during the spring and summer, and the horses are 600 00:33:40,320 --> 00:33:44,600 Speaker 2: trained by individuals. But there are people who work back 601 00:33:44,600 --> 00:33:49,040 Speaker 2: there called grooms and they travel all around the country. 602 00:33:48,880 --> 00:33:50,920 Speaker 1: They go from Arizona. 603 00:33:50,360 --> 00:33:56,280 Speaker 2: To Minnesota, Oklahoma to Minnesota, Texas, Louisiana, Chicago, Tampa Bay, 604 00:33:56,360 --> 00:33:56,840 Speaker 2: they'll come. 605 00:33:56,760 --> 00:33:57,880 Speaker 1: To Minnesota for the spring. 606 00:33:57,880 --> 00:34:02,000 Speaker 2: In the summer, and these growoms work seven days a week, 607 00:34:02,080 --> 00:34:05,000 Speaker 2: getting up at five thirty in the morning, generally done 608 00:34:05,040 --> 00:34:07,960 Speaker 2: about I don't know, six six thirty seven o'clock at night, 609 00:34:08,239 --> 00:34:12,399 Speaker 2: with breaks during the day. These grooms have children, so 610 00:34:12,680 --> 00:34:17,440 Speaker 2: the kids are living lives that our kids or those 611 00:34:17,560 --> 00:34:22,319 Speaker 2: here we wouldn't know. And I've lived the gypsy life 612 00:34:22,360 --> 00:34:25,560 Speaker 2: of traveling around the country to call races. It ain't easy, 613 00:34:25,680 --> 00:34:28,319 Speaker 2: but I didn't do it as a kid. So I 614 00:34:28,400 --> 00:34:32,480 Speaker 2: see these families, and we see these families who are 615 00:34:32,480 --> 00:34:35,640 Speaker 2: doing the very best they can on backside USA to 616 00:34:35,840 --> 00:34:41,000 Speaker 2: raise a family, do schooling, teach, teach good ethics and 617 00:34:41,040 --> 00:34:43,640 Speaker 2: good moral ethics, and hard work and things like that, 618 00:34:44,120 --> 00:34:45,360 Speaker 2: you know, but they don't. 619 00:34:45,120 --> 00:34:45,920 Speaker 1: Really have much. 620 00:34:46,440 --> 00:34:49,920 Speaker 2: So a couple of a couple of summers ago, I 621 00:34:50,000 --> 00:34:54,279 Speaker 2: came to Shields and we had an idea where we 622 00:34:54,719 --> 00:34:58,239 Speaker 2: with our ministry at Canterbury Park in the Chaplaincy program, 623 00:34:58,640 --> 00:35:02,319 Speaker 2: we wanted to provide the tots, the kids who live 624 00:35:02,360 --> 00:35:06,440 Speaker 2: on the backside brand new bikes, and that ain't easy 625 00:35:06,480 --> 00:35:09,600 Speaker 2: and that ain't cheap unless you work with Shields. And 626 00:35:09,680 --> 00:35:14,000 Speaker 2: this Shields and the way they opened their hearts for 627 00:35:14,080 --> 00:35:18,600 Speaker 2: those children are something I never ever will forgive. So 628 00:35:19,120 --> 00:35:21,480 Speaker 2: Shields is where we do the show every single year. 629 00:35:22,200 --> 00:35:24,840 Speaker 2: And I don't exactly know what their give is. I 630 00:35:24,880 --> 00:35:27,359 Speaker 2: don't really care because I know they give. I don't 631 00:35:27,400 --> 00:35:29,920 Speaker 2: know what their part is in this, but let's give 632 00:35:29,960 --> 00:35:33,600 Speaker 2: Shields a round of applause for the ownership that I've 633 00:35:33,640 --> 00:35:37,160 Speaker 2: gotten to know and just where their hearts are rooted, 634 00:35:37,360 --> 00:35:41,520 Speaker 2: which plays into us being here today for Toys for Tots. 635 00:35:41,840 --> 00:35:47,840 Speaker 2: So the Shields program is of the philanthropic variety year round. 636 00:35:48,440 --> 00:35:51,479 Speaker 2: This is a standalone day for FM one hundred point 637 00:35:51,520 --> 00:35:54,480 Speaker 2: three KFAM and it's an honor for all of the 638 00:35:54,520 --> 00:35:58,000 Speaker 2: shows to be here today, and each show will have 639 00:35:58,160 --> 00:36:01,200 Speaker 2: at least one member of the Minnesota Vike Kings. As 640 00:36:01,239 --> 00:36:04,520 Speaker 2: I was entering, I saw Wide Receiver, Jail and Naylor leaving, 641 00:36:05,120 --> 00:36:06,600 Speaker 2: so he was with the Power Trip. 642 00:36:06,640 --> 00:36:06,960 Speaker 1: TJ. 643 00:36:07,120 --> 00:36:10,959 Speaker 2: Hockinson will be here about twenty minutes from now, about 644 00:36:11,040 --> 00:36:12,359 Speaker 2: nine thirty with nine to New. 645 00:36:12,520 --> 00:36:14,560 Speaker 3: How about the fact they do the shopping spreeze with 646 00:36:14,640 --> 00:36:17,279 Speaker 3: the families right after they join us as well. But 647 00:36:17,520 --> 00:36:20,200 Speaker 3: that's what Jalen was doing there, and that's what TJ 648 00:36:20,320 --> 00:36:22,440 Speaker 3: and all the players who join us today. You know, 649 00:36:22,520 --> 00:36:24,880 Speaker 3: you talk about herketing back, living the gypsy life I 650 00:36:25,239 --> 00:36:28,160 Speaker 3: used to do every year, shop with a cop at 651 00:36:28,160 --> 00:36:31,040 Speaker 3: a kmart in Mankato, humble beginnings of nords. 652 00:36:31,160 --> 00:36:32,000 Speaker 1: Yeah, and those. 653 00:36:31,800 --> 00:36:34,880 Speaker 3: Types of moments, those types of opportunities, whether it's Shields, 654 00:36:35,160 --> 00:36:39,040 Speaker 3: it's the Minnesota Vikings. Great, the kids will remember that 655 00:36:39,239 --> 00:36:41,640 Speaker 3: just like I do forever nearly forty. You know what 656 00:36:41,719 --> 00:36:44,080 Speaker 3: thirty five is years later, it's the ability to buy 657 00:36:44,120 --> 00:36:47,040 Speaker 3: presents for your family, maybe get a little toy for yourself. 658 00:36:47,960 --> 00:36:51,520 Speaker 3: Those types of opportunities are priceless. And that's what Shields. 659 00:36:51,560 --> 00:36:54,280 Speaker 3: That's the environment that we're seeing here. So up wrapped toys, 660 00:36:54,719 --> 00:36:57,439 Speaker 3: all the support that you can give. Shields gives away 661 00:36:57,680 --> 00:37:01,560 Speaker 3: ten percent of their profits annually to organizations locally HEREO. 662 00:37:01,680 --> 00:37:03,759 Speaker 3: So Shields is all about giving. There's no that's a 663 00:37:03,760 --> 00:37:05,120 Speaker 3: lot of that's a lot of money right there. 664 00:37:05,120 --> 00:37:05,960 Speaker 1: They Shields. 665 00:37:06,000 --> 00:37:08,279 Speaker 2: Ladies and gentlemen, give them another round of applause. How 666 00:37:08,320 --> 00:37:11,879 Speaker 2: about that praise God, I'll Louis, how about that it's 667 00:37:12,360 --> 00:37:13,600 Speaker 2: so it's the giving season. 668 00:37:13,880 --> 00:37:16,160 Speaker 1: It is the giving season. Now. 669 00:37:16,520 --> 00:37:20,560 Speaker 2: There is a minus fifteen turnover differential one liner in 670 00:37:20,640 --> 00:37:23,560 Speaker 2: there that I just can't get to right now now, 671 00:37:24,040 --> 00:37:25,760 Speaker 2: and I don't want to get to it right now. 672 00:37:26,120 --> 00:37:28,439 Speaker 2: I got to a few of them yesterday and I'll 673 00:37:28,440 --> 00:37:30,280 Speaker 2: probably get to a few more tomorrow. 674 00:37:30,800 --> 00:37:32,160 Speaker 1: But it's the giving season. 675 00:37:32,360 --> 00:37:37,439 Speaker 2: There's a minus fifteen minus fifteen in the take give 676 00:37:38,000 --> 00:37:41,279 Speaker 2: anytime you're behind the New York Jets and anything that's 677 00:37:41,320 --> 00:37:44,160 Speaker 2: bad for business. The problem wait, I said, I wasn't 678 00:37:44,160 --> 00:37:46,560 Speaker 2: going to get to the one liner, and I did so. 679 00:37:46,800 --> 00:37:51,000 Speaker 2: Other than that, it's the giving season and the giving 680 00:37:51,040 --> 00:37:53,400 Speaker 2: away of the football and the minus fifteen and the 681 00:37:53,400 --> 00:37:56,839 Speaker 2: turnover differential. H your announcer is just going to put 682 00:37:56,840 --> 00:38:00,440 Speaker 2: that to the side for the season. And when it 683 00:38:00,440 --> 00:38:03,239 Speaker 2: comes to the helping that that people are going to 684 00:38:03,280 --> 00:38:06,480 Speaker 2: give today, that's the a topic and in order laid 685 00:38:06,520 --> 00:38:09,759 Speaker 2: it out beautifully with ways people listening can come help. 686 00:38:09,840 --> 00:38:10,080 Speaker 1: TJ. 687 00:38:10,239 --> 00:38:14,200 Speaker 2: Hockinson here at nine thirty and and you know when 688 00:38:14,239 --> 00:38:16,920 Speaker 2: it when it comes to the Washington game this weekend 689 00:38:16,920 --> 00:38:20,319 Speaker 2: at noon on KFA N or the the final five 690 00:38:20,360 --> 00:38:21,480 Speaker 2: games of the season. 691 00:38:22,440 --> 00:38:24,560 Speaker 1: I wonder if if TJ. 692 00:38:24,760 --> 00:38:30,759 Speaker 2: Howkinson has any suggestions as to ways not just he 693 00:38:30,800 --> 00:38:33,319 Speaker 2: can help. TJ played with his hair on fire this 694 00:38:33,400 --> 00:38:36,479 Speaker 2: last weekend. Now, when you play a position like TJ. 695 00:38:36,640 --> 00:38:42,200 Speaker 2: Hawkinson plays, that that pause, that that role is predicated 696 00:38:42,400 --> 00:38:46,480 Speaker 2: on others giving. So therefore you can work your way 697 00:38:46,520 --> 00:38:49,440 Speaker 2: open and you can do everything ten of ten perfect. 698 00:38:50,080 --> 00:38:53,480 Speaker 2: But if it's not seen, or it's missed, or somebody 699 00:38:53,600 --> 00:38:57,360 Speaker 2: is sacked, well then then that individual. 700 00:38:56,680 --> 00:38:58,280 Speaker 1: Piece of work goes for nought. 701 00:38:58,800 --> 00:39:02,640 Speaker 2: So that that's part of that's part of the quirky 702 00:39:02,880 --> 00:39:07,880 Speaker 2: unique existence when it comes to executing your toil the 703 00:39:08,280 --> 00:39:12,400 Speaker 2: way football players and athletes do. Because you know, like 704 00:39:12,480 --> 00:39:14,960 Speaker 2: last Friday, we're a Buffalo Wild Wings Mall of America, 705 00:39:15,600 --> 00:39:19,000 Speaker 2: and I'm talking about the Seattle game and then the 706 00:39:19,040 --> 00:39:23,440 Speaker 2: subsequent six games and the human nature facet that falls 707 00:39:23,440 --> 00:39:27,759 Speaker 2: into it. I mean, the last thing these players are 708 00:39:27,800 --> 00:39:29,840 Speaker 2: players who are not going to the postseason want to 709 00:39:29,880 --> 00:39:36,200 Speaker 2: deal with is some significant injury that hampers their downtime 710 00:39:36,239 --> 00:39:39,000 Speaker 2: and their off season and they got to rehab. All right, Well, 711 00:39:39,040 --> 00:39:41,759 Speaker 2: how do you handle that in a violent game? Well, you, 712 00:39:43,040 --> 00:39:46,400 Speaker 2: if you play slow the opposite of playing fast, you 713 00:39:46,480 --> 00:39:47,920 Speaker 2: make yourself vulnerable. 714 00:39:48,200 --> 00:39:49,200 Speaker 1: Two set injury. 715 00:39:49,800 --> 00:39:54,040 Speaker 2: So it's part of the job, no matter what your 716 00:39:54,120 --> 00:39:58,399 Speaker 2: record is, to give every single thing you can, not 717 00:39:58,440 --> 00:40:02,319 Speaker 2: only for the exorbit an amount of money you make, 718 00:40:02,480 --> 00:40:05,719 Speaker 2: not only for the attention you get, but for those 719 00:40:05,760 --> 00:40:07,520 Speaker 2: of you who are here in front of us now, 720 00:40:08,120 --> 00:40:10,680 Speaker 2: those of you who listen to the games on Kfan, 721 00:40:10,760 --> 00:40:13,799 Speaker 2: you watch them, you go to the games. It's incumbent 722 00:40:14,040 --> 00:40:18,000 Speaker 2: upon them in the giving season and really around the 723 00:40:18,040 --> 00:40:22,400 Speaker 2: clock during the season to give everything they have to 724 00:40:22,440 --> 00:40:25,840 Speaker 2: try to win football games. You know, I've called Minnesota 725 00:40:25,920 --> 00:40:28,360 Speaker 2: Vikings games for nearly a quarter century. And I'm just 726 00:40:28,400 --> 00:40:31,640 Speaker 2: going to be straight with you this right now, this 727 00:40:31,719 --> 00:40:34,359 Speaker 2: four game losing streak right now, and the way things 728 00:40:34,400 --> 00:40:38,520 Speaker 2: are developing, and who on whom you can count, on 729 00:40:38,680 --> 00:40:42,440 Speaker 2: whom you can't count, and on whom you want to count. 730 00:40:42,680 --> 00:40:46,240 Speaker 2: But they're young, and you just got to be patient. 731 00:40:46,960 --> 00:40:50,319 Speaker 2: That's very, very difficult when it's right in front of 732 00:40:50,320 --> 00:40:52,560 Speaker 2: you and it's not going the right way. I mean, 733 00:40:52,600 --> 00:40:55,080 Speaker 2: I'm watching Drake May last night for the New England Patriots. 734 00:40:55,120 --> 00:40:57,680 Speaker 2: All right, Drake May is going to win an MVP 735 00:40:57,800 --> 00:41:02,800 Speaker 2: award one year. He's getting that good. But this time 736 00:41:02,960 --> 00:41:06,760 Speaker 2: last year, if we're doing Toys for Tots at Shields 737 00:41:06,760 --> 00:41:11,520 Speaker 2: in Boston, and weei were frustrated with Drake May, and 738 00:41:11,640 --> 00:41:15,440 Speaker 2: we're wondering what the next season, which is this season, 739 00:41:15,520 --> 00:41:18,680 Speaker 2: is going to look like. So I'm in no way 740 00:41:18,800 --> 00:41:22,960 Speaker 2: saying JJ McCarthy will ever be as good as Drake May. 741 00:41:23,520 --> 00:41:26,160 Speaker 2: And I'm also not saying he won't be better than 742 00:41:26,239 --> 00:41:29,680 Speaker 2: Drake May. But that's the lot in life right now, 743 00:41:30,160 --> 00:41:33,560 Speaker 2: what's right in front of us, the patients required to 744 00:41:33,719 --> 00:41:38,120 Speaker 2: follow it, the detail that is required by them to 745 00:41:38,239 --> 00:41:41,839 Speaker 2: come through with it. But that's what hit me last 746 00:41:41,920 --> 00:41:47,080 Speaker 2: night watching a second year quarterback from North Carolina who 747 00:41:47,320 --> 00:41:50,200 Speaker 2: I believe one day will be the most valuable player 748 00:41:50,239 --> 00:41:53,800 Speaker 2: in the National Football League. And then I thought back 749 00:41:54,080 --> 00:41:56,839 Speaker 2: and looked back to what he was doing this time 750 00:41:56,920 --> 00:41:59,640 Speaker 2: last year or a little bit before it, and it 751 00:41:59,680 --> 00:42:04,440 Speaker 2: didn't look anything like I saw last night, and the 752 00:42:04,600 --> 00:42:08,080 Speaker 2: slings and arrows of the outrageous negatives. I'm sure we're 753 00:42:08,120 --> 00:42:12,360 Speaker 2: all over him and this team is feeling that right now. 754 00:42:13,160 --> 00:42:15,959 Speaker 2: But what's in front of us right now is our 755 00:42:16,120 --> 00:42:20,759 Speaker 2: current reality. But it doesn't mean it's what everything's going 756 00:42:20,800 --> 00:42:24,239 Speaker 2: to look like forever. So as tough as that is, 757 00:42:24,320 --> 00:42:27,640 Speaker 2: and I'm preaching to myself right now, I really am 758 00:42:28,160 --> 00:42:32,719 Speaker 2: as difficult as that is to see. Sometimes for those 759 00:42:32,760 --> 00:42:35,760 Speaker 2: who care, those who work with it, those who want 760 00:42:35,800 --> 00:42:39,480 Speaker 2: people with whom they work to be happy, that can 761 00:42:39,520 --> 00:42:46,440 Speaker 2: be very difficult. But keeping the overarching view is so important. 762 00:42:46,760 --> 00:42:48,640 Speaker 2: And then you just got to grow and you got 763 00:42:48,680 --> 00:42:51,360 Speaker 2: to mature, and you got to hope. What's happening with 764 00:42:51,440 --> 00:42:55,319 Speaker 2: Drake May and the New England Patriots now, which wasn't 765 00:42:55,360 --> 00:42:56,239 Speaker 2: the case last year. 766 00:42:56,280 --> 00:42:57,919 Speaker 1: That's why they got the schedule they. 767 00:42:57,840 --> 00:43:01,960 Speaker 2: Got that we are in bark on that not only 768 00:43:02,040 --> 00:43:04,880 Speaker 2: through the final five games this year but into the 769 00:43:04,960 --> 00:43:06,280 Speaker 2: twenty twenty sixth season. 770 00:43:07,560 --> 00:43:11,399 Speaker 3: Amen, you know at eleven o'clock when we have Kevin 771 00:43:11,440 --> 00:43:13,480 Speaker 3: O'Connell on, I think it's going to be great. Speaking 772 00:43:13,520 --> 00:43:15,520 Speaker 3: of giving that we may have, whether it's Connor or 773 00:43:15,520 --> 00:43:16,480 Speaker 3: another young person. 774 00:43:16,600 --> 00:43:18,880 Speaker 2: Ask a question to the coach Connor getting a lot 775 00:43:18,920 --> 00:43:20,200 Speaker 2: of run on the old nine to nooner. 776 00:43:20,320 --> 00:43:23,560 Speaker 3: Well, and rightly so, because at some point we got 777 00:43:23,600 --> 00:43:25,799 Speaker 3: to remember this starts as a kid's game. 778 00:43:26,360 --> 00:43:27,200 Speaker 1: Now there's a lot. 779 00:43:27,040 --> 00:43:29,240 Speaker 3: Of money in this business and a lot of jerseys 780 00:43:29,280 --> 00:43:32,480 Speaker 3: are being sold and jobs are on the line. Of course, 781 00:43:33,120 --> 00:43:36,160 Speaker 3: this has been among the heavier stretches of Vikings football 782 00:43:36,200 --> 00:43:38,800 Speaker 3: in terms of a season that I can really remember 783 00:43:38,840 --> 00:43:41,400 Speaker 3: in the last two decades, in terms of the combination 784 00:43:41,520 --> 00:43:43,920 Speaker 3: of what we expected, what we thought, what we were 785 00:43:43,960 --> 00:43:44,760 Speaker 3: excited for. 786 00:43:44,880 --> 00:43:47,080 Speaker 2: Let me take it a step farther, and I'm not 787 00:43:47,120 --> 00:43:49,600 Speaker 2: going to do it today. I didn't even bring the 788 00:43:49,640 --> 00:43:52,920 Speaker 2: little posted notes that I put together yesterday. It's not 789 00:43:53,160 --> 00:43:57,240 Speaker 2: just a couple of decades. Okay, Today's not the day 790 00:43:57,480 --> 00:43:58,760 Speaker 2: to dive into that minutia. 791 00:43:58,960 --> 00:44:03,160 Speaker 1: That's my opinion. It's historical. 792 00:44:03,680 --> 00:44:08,719 Speaker 2: I mean, we're sitting on some historically bad things. Yes, 793 00:44:08,760 --> 00:44:12,000 Speaker 2: we are involving the Minnesota Vikings offense. And the man 794 00:44:12,040 --> 00:44:14,359 Speaker 2: who joins us today at eleven o'clock is the one 795 00:44:14,400 --> 00:44:18,839 Speaker 2: who crafts that So as much as as much as 796 00:44:18,840 --> 00:44:21,560 Speaker 2: people may bet on it, as much as may people 797 00:44:21,840 --> 00:44:24,799 Speaker 2: people may rely on it from a fantasy perspective or 798 00:44:24,840 --> 00:44:28,040 Speaker 2: a distraction factor. Like little Connor and I'm talking to 799 00:44:28,120 --> 00:44:29,759 Speaker 2: him over there, and we're talking about the team. 800 00:44:29,840 --> 00:44:32,919 Speaker 1: Connor, how old are you eight? Right? 801 00:44:33,400 --> 00:44:38,840 Speaker 2: And when I said to him, I said this hurts, 802 00:44:38,880 --> 00:44:42,640 Speaker 2: doesn't it? His face changed and the eight year old 803 00:44:42,640 --> 00:44:44,640 Speaker 2: looked at me and said, yeah, this hurts badly. 804 00:44:45,440 --> 00:44:47,359 Speaker 1: So there's that perspective in it. 805 00:44:47,640 --> 00:44:51,560 Speaker 2: Now, that's an eight year old child hoping for the 806 00:44:51,600 --> 00:44:54,520 Speaker 2: team to win and pulling for it every single day 807 00:44:54,520 --> 00:44:59,080 Speaker 2: of the week. Well, think about the one who orchestrates 808 00:44:59,080 --> 00:45:05,120 Speaker 2: it and runs it and can't say everything he wants 809 00:45:05,160 --> 00:45:07,839 Speaker 2: to say to like, like I could set up here 810 00:45:07,840 --> 00:45:11,480 Speaker 2: on this microphone as as the announcer put palms to 811 00:45:11,480 --> 00:45:13,400 Speaker 2: the sky, and I can open a vein and I 812 00:45:13,440 --> 00:45:16,640 Speaker 2: can say, yeah, yeah, this hurts. Whether you think it's trite, 813 00:45:16,680 --> 00:45:19,439 Speaker 2: stupid or get a hobby, Paul or whatever, I'm being 814 00:45:19,440 --> 00:45:22,359 Speaker 2: honest with you, this hurts. He's not going to say that, 815 00:45:22,800 --> 00:45:26,160 Speaker 2: And that's just how it works in this image conscious 816 00:45:26,239 --> 00:45:29,680 Speaker 2: world that is the National Football League. But that's our 817 00:45:29,719 --> 00:45:32,759 Speaker 2: eleven o'clock guest today, And I don't know to the 818 00:45:32,800 --> 00:45:35,240 Speaker 2: degree that he's hurting. I don't know to the degree 819 00:45:35,280 --> 00:45:37,520 Speaker 2: that he's frustrated. I'm going to ask him about how 820 00:45:37,560 --> 00:45:39,239 Speaker 2: taxing it is on him and the staff and the 821 00:45:39,280 --> 00:45:42,400 Speaker 2: players and how things are handled with players and coaches 822 00:45:42,400 --> 00:45:45,680 Speaker 2: when they're hurting and when they're frustrated. But do know, 823 00:45:47,080 --> 00:45:50,480 Speaker 2: with all the social media posts and all the things 824 00:45:50,520 --> 00:45:53,640 Speaker 2: that are said, and I get to whom much is given, 825 00:45:53,760 --> 00:45:58,000 Speaker 2: much is expected. I understand that, but this, the eleven 826 00:45:58,000 --> 00:46:02,520 Speaker 2: o'clock guest today is somebody that I would imagine is 827 00:46:02,560 --> 00:46:06,719 Speaker 2: bewildered and perplexed. But I clipped on Nordo because he 828 00:46:06,800 --> 00:46:08,480 Speaker 2: said a couple of decades and I'm gonna lay it 829 00:46:08,560 --> 00:46:11,080 Speaker 2: more out tomorrow nine to noon. Now we're going back 830 00:46:11,080 --> 00:46:12,359 Speaker 2: to sixty one here with some things. 831 00:46:12,440 --> 00:46:13,919 Speaker 1: I don't have to go back to Fran the man 832 00:46:13,960 --> 00:46:14,680 Speaker 1: on the fan. 833 00:46:14,600 --> 00:46:19,920 Speaker 2: Or we're not there. We're not there norm but it's 834 00:46:20,000 --> 00:46:23,719 Speaker 2: getting there, okay. And the eleven o'clock guest knows it 835 00:46:23,760 --> 00:46:27,320 Speaker 2: is and can't be happy about it. And I'll be 836 00:46:27,360 --> 00:46:29,160 Speaker 2: curious to see what he has to say about all that. 837 00:46:29,200 --> 00:46:30,640 Speaker 2: And good morning, good morning, Well. 838 00:46:30,880 --> 00:46:33,279 Speaker 3: How all of you here is Vikings fans like this 839 00:46:33,320 --> 00:46:35,640 Speaker 3: is kind of like a seasonal escape, and we love 840 00:46:35,680 --> 00:46:38,640 Speaker 3: the hoop squad and state of hockey, you know that 841 00:46:38,760 --> 00:46:40,920 Speaker 3: tandem between the pipes right now for the wild We 842 00:46:41,000 --> 00:46:43,759 Speaker 3: love that. But this is the seasonal escape, right there's 843 00:46:43,760 --> 00:46:46,799 Speaker 3: a reason just even from a schedule standpoint, the build up, 844 00:46:46,840 --> 00:46:48,840 Speaker 3: you're working the nine to five or the nine to 845 00:46:48,920 --> 00:46:51,319 Speaker 3: noon like we do, blessed as we are, and it 846 00:46:51,400 --> 00:46:53,680 Speaker 3: all leads up, it builds up culminates in one of 847 00:46:53,680 --> 00:46:55,480 Speaker 3: these seventeen regular season games. 848 00:46:56,280 --> 00:46:57,719 Speaker 1: Our favorite team's only won four of them. 849 00:46:57,800 --> 00:47:01,400 Speaker 3: That's disastrous on many levels as just a fan, as 850 00:47:01,440 --> 00:47:04,879 Speaker 3: somebody that loves this team. But you continue now through 851 00:47:04,920 --> 00:47:07,640 Speaker 3: five games, once we a little splash of the cold 852 00:47:07,680 --> 00:47:09,879 Speaker 3: water and we realize, hey, it's holiday season. I still 853 00:47:09,880 --> 00:47:11,839 Speaker 3: get up every morning. That's pretty sweet. I got people 854 00:47:11,880 --> 00:47:13,520 Speaker 3: around me in my life. I dig that too. 855 00:47:13,719 --> 00:47:14,279 Speaker 1: Perspective. 856 00:47:14,360 --> 00:47:18,120 Speaker 3: Favorite football team's absolutely disastrous and hideous right now, Okay, 857 00:47:18,160 --> 00:47:20,799 Speaker 3: they got a chance to change that. There's five games left, 858 00:47:21,200 --> 00:47:23,480 Speaker 3: and it'll be the conversation around I know it's different. 859 00:47:23,480 --> 00:47:24,760 Speaker 1: We're not talking about playoffs. 860 00:47:24,760 --> 00:47:28,319 Speaker 3: We're not talking about MVP candidates like Drake May. We're 861 00:47:28,320 --> 00:47:31,000 Speaker 3: talking about finding a QB that has a freaking pulse. Yeah, 862 00:47:31,040 --> 00:47:34,160 Speaker 3: we're talking about Dallas Turner who has sacks and three 863 00:47:34,200 --> 00:47:36,920 Speaker 3: straight games. First round draft pick, gave up some equity 864 00:47:36,960 --> 00:47:39,120 Speaker 3: to get them, and now a year and a half later, 865 00:47:39,160 --> 00:47:41,680 Speaker 3: we're waiting in the twenty two year old, the baby kid, 866 00:47:41,719 --> 00:47:44,360 Speaker 3: the pass rusher from Bama starting to show out a 867 00:47:44,360 --> 00:47:44,759 Speaker 3: little bit. 868 00:47:44,840 --> 00:47:47,799 Speaker 2: And see those two that he just mentioned as as 869 00:47:47,880 --> 00:47:51,720 Speaker 2: the professional, the professional lot in life God has given 870 00:47:51,760 --> 00:47:55,240 Speaker 2: them and what they do for a living. NFL players, 871 00:47:55,719 --> 00:48:00,000 Speaker 2: they're tots within their game. At twenty two years of age, 872 00:48:00,280 --> 00:48:04,000 Speaker 2: you are amongst the youngest players in a game where 873 00:48:04,440 --> 00:48:06,880 Speaker 2: I'm starting on the Washington Commanders. Now, why am I 874 00:48:06,920 --> 00:48:09,120 Speaker 2: starting so early in the week Because I don't want 875 00:48:09,120 --> 00:48:11,880 Speaker 2: to freaking think about it on Saturday, That's why. And 876 00:48:11,880 --> 00:48:13,560 Speaker 2: I'm gonna call it on Sunday. I'm gonna give you 877 00:48:13,560 --> 00:48:15,799 Speaker 2: everything I have. I don't want to think about it 878 00:48:15,840 --> 00:48:17,560 Speaker 2: all week, so I'm gonna get it done early in 879 00:48:17,600 --> 00:48:20,480 Speaker 2: the week. So by doing that with the game calling 880 00:48:20,520 --> 00:48:26,960 Speaker 2: depth chart, Bobby Wagner fifteenth year, I mean, they's. 881 00:48:25,280 --> 00:48:26,279 Speaker 1: Been so good for so long. 882 00:48:26,320 --> 00:48:29,400 Speaker 2: You've got Wagner, Deebo Samuel's been around for a while. 883 00:48:30,040 --> 00:48:35,200 Speaker 2: That their punter, tress Way is a lifetime Washington football player. 884 00:48:35,840 --> 00:48:37,840 Speaker 1: He was there before. 885 00:48:37,480 --> 00:48:41,600 Speaker 2: Kevin O'Connell got there in twenty seventeen during Kevin O'Connell's 886 00:48:41,640 --> 00:48:43,919 Speaker 2: run with Washington, and he's still there. 887 00:48:44,000 --> 00:48:45,680 Speaker 1: So he's been there for all three logos. 888 00:48:45,760 --> 00:48:49,719 Speaker 3: So from the Skins, the WTF slash FT Skins though 889 00:48:49,840 --> 00:48:53,000 Speaker 3: now the Commander Skins though he he. 890 00:48:54,719 --> 00:48:58,880 Speaker 2: But for that, they're not tots. Okay, those are the veterans, 891 00:48:58,920 --> 00:49:02,320 Speaker 2: the adults in the room, the two he mentioned, JJ 892 00:49:02,440 --> 00:49:07,120 Speaker 2: McCarthy and Dallas Turner, those are tots. As we go 893 00:49:07,520 --> 00:49:12,080 Speaker 2: in this emotional, violent world of the National Football League, 894 00:49:12,520 --> 00:49:17,080 Speaker 2: this people pleasing world of the National Football League, and 895 00:49:17,400 --> 00:49:19,799 Speaker 2: you know, human nature gets to win two, as you 896 00:49:19,800 --> 00:49:22,000 Speaker 2: may have heard me say a thousand times, which means 897 00:49:22,040 --> 00:49:24,279 Speaker 2: they may try to keep their phone over here and 898 00:49:24,320 --> 00:49:26,560 Speaker 2: not look at it now, look at social media, not 899 00:49:26,680 --> 00:49:29,800 Speaker 2: look at family members from around the country saying, dog, 900 00:49:30,320 --> 00:49:32,319 Speaker 2: did you see what so and so said about you 901 00:49:32,440 --> 00:49:35,239 Speaker 2: on x Dog? Did you see that picture of the 902 00:49:35,280 --> 00:49:38,840 Speaker 2: clown knows somebody put on you on Instagram? Now I 903 00:49:38,840 --> 00:49:41,680 Speaker 2: didn't see it. I really didn't want to hear about it. Okay, 904 00:49:41,760 --> 00:49:44,200 Speaker 2: I'll look. I mean those are hits. Those are human 905 00:49:44,320 --> 00:49:47,040 Speaker 2: nature hits right there. They ain't easy to take. Yes 906 00:49:47,320 --> 00:49:49,799 Speaker 2: to whom much is given, much is expected, and they 907 00:49:49,800 --> 00:49:50,799 Speaker 2: will push through it. 908 00:49:51,280 --> 00:49:53,240 Speaker 1: But Nordo mentions Dallas Turner. 909 00:49:53,960 --> 00:49:58,400 Speaker 2: Dallas Turner this time last year was nothing close to 910 00:49:58,480 --> 00:49:59,719 Speaker 2: the Dallas Turner at age. 911 00:49:59,760 --> 00:50:01,359 Speaker 1: Twe that he is right now. 912 00:50:02,120 --> 00:50:05,360 Speaker 2: Drake May this time last year nothing close to the 913 00:50:05,440 --> 00:50:08,719 Speaker 2: Drake May he is right now hopefully the same thing 914 00:50:08,760 --> 00:50:10,360 Speaker 2: with JJ McCarthy in Good Morning. 915 00:50:10,640 --> 00:50:13,560 Speaker 3: Yeah, and so it's it's not about like lecturing people, 916 00:50:13,560 --> 00:50:16,160 Speaker 3: whether whether it's on fan line or just nig to doone. 917 00:50:16,280 --> 00:50:17,000 Speaker 1: You know, you hear it. 918 00:50:17,000 --> 00:50:21,360 Speaker 3: It's I hate this team or I want this person 919 00:50:21,400 --> 00:50:23,520 Speaker 3: out of the mix. And we're already looking ahead to 920 00:50:23,560 --> 00:50:26,520 Speaker 3: the twenty twenty sixth draft. I would just say, you know, 921 00:50:26,680 --> 00:50:29,600 Speaker 3: the patient's as bad as it's bad. You have to 922 00:50:29,680 --> 00:50:32,279 Speaker 3: in some ways have belief that JJ McCarthy isn't the 923 00:50:32,320 --> 00:50:34,920 Speaker 3: worst person that's ever played the sport of football, that 924 00:50:35,000 --> 00:50:37,480 Speaker 3: at some point he will remember, Okay, that's a receiver. 925 00:50:37,680 --> 00:50:39,279 Speaker 1: I throw it like this and they catch it. 926 00:50:39,719 --> 00:50:42,080 Speaker 3: Catching it has been an issue of its own right 927 00:50:42,560 --> 00:50:45,560 Speaker 3: in recent weeks as well. Continue to support the team 928 00:50:45,600 --> 00:50:48,200 Speaker 3: and love the team to find those morsels in terms 929 00:50:48,239 --> 00:50:51,040 Speaker 3: of things that we can have momentum into the offseason. 930 00:50:51,280 --> 00:50:53,360 Speaker 3: If you want to spend the entire offseason. I know 931 00:50:53,440 --> 00:50:55,800 Speaker 3: sometimes we can get negative when it gets cold, but 932 00:50:55,880 --> 00:50:57,720 Speaker 3: if you want to spend the whole offseason just talking 933 00:50:57,719 --> 00:50:59,920 Speaker 3: about who needs to go and this is bad, this, 934 00:51:00,000 --> 00:51:02,960 Speaker 3: this is worse, that's fine, and again free to do it. 935 00:51:02,960 --> 00:51:05,160 Speaker 3: It's not about controlling how people view this thing. 936 00:51:05,320 --> 00:51:05,520 Speaker 1: Yep. 937 00:51:05,640 --> 00:51:07,879 Speaker 3: I just think that over the last five games, if 938 00:51:07,880 --> 00:51:10,239 Speaker 3: we can go into the off season with some with 939 00:51:10,320 --> 00:51:14,040 Speaker 3: some nuggets of optimism into twenty twenty six. I mean, 940 00:51:14,080 --> 00:51:16,759 Speaker 3: teams year to year so much change, things can be 941 00:51:16,880 --> 00:51:19,440 Speaker 3: very very different, very very quickly. That's a point of 942 00:51:19,440 --> 00:51:22,280 Speaker 3: emphasis for twenty six as well. But but in some ways, 943 00:51:22,320 --> 00:51:24,760 Speaker 3: like some of these young cats, if they can find 944 00:51:24,800 --> 00:51:28,359 Speaker 3: momentum and find a platform to reach from into the 945 00:51:28,360 --> 00:51:30,719 Speaker 3: off season, that is something I think we should be 946 00:51:30,760 --> 00:51:33,640 Speaker 3: rooting for as Vikings fans, if you're interested in doing so. 947 00:51:33,880 --> 00:51:36,919 Speaker 2: And now I love the perspective Nordo just laid out 948 00:51:37,040 --> 00:51:41,200 Speaker 2: because we're noting. This is not the finger wagging covenant. 949 00:51:41,520 --> 00:51:44,000 Speaker 2: We're not going to try to manipulate your minds and 950 00:51:44,040 --> 00:51:47,160 Speaker 2: tell you how to think. We are blessed with the 951 00:51:47,200 --> 00:51:51,640 Speaker 2: opportunity to share with people how we think and we feel. 952 00:51:51,880 --> 00:51:54,160 Speaker 3: I just want the team to win games an eye 953 00:51:54,160 --> 00:51:55,280 Speaker 3: when they're up about. 954 00:51:55,080 --> 00:51:57,920 Speaker 1: We just start with scoring a touchdown? Yeah, scoring points? 955 00:51:57,960 --> 00:52:00,680 Speaker 2: I mean justlt we have a score or to touchdown 956 00:52:00,680 --> 00:52:03,399 Speaker 2: in eight quarters and again when you listen to nine 957 00:52:03,400 --> 00:52:07,120 Speaker 2: to noon tomorrow, off that and some other things. If 958 00:52:07,120 --> 00:52:11,040 Speaker 2: this continues the twenty twenty five Minnesota Vikings will go 959 00:52:11,160 --> 00:52:16,440 Speaker 2: down historically with some of the worst situations in the 960 00:52:16,480 --> 00:52:20,479 Speaker 2: history of this football team. Nobody associated with this team, 961 00:52:20,480 --> 00:52:22,480 Speaker 2: and that includes fans, wants to be involved with that. 962 00:52:23,160 --> 00:52:26,919 Speaker 2: So that's the preach, and I love Al Noordo laid 963 00:52:26,920 --> 00:52:30,520 Speaker 2: out the perspective of it because like late August, we're 964 00:52:30,520 --> 00:52:33,080 Speaker 2: at the State Fair doing shows stuff like that. You know, 965 00:52:33,120 --> 00:52:37,000 Speaker 2: schools on the horizon for Nordo's kids. Season changes, things 966 00:52:37,040 --> 00:52:39,640 Speaker 2: like that. One thing we will say, either on the 967 00:52:39,640 --> 00:52:42,040 Speaker 2: microphone or off the microphone, is we're not in the 968 00:52:42,239 --> 00:52:46,680 Speaker 2: wishing away summer business because Minnesota Vikings football in the 969 00:52:46,760 --> 00:52:50,160 Speaker 2: NFL's on the horizon. But this is from a distraction 970 00:52:50,320 --> 00:52:54,800 Speaker 2: factor standpoint. Fall my kids are done with camps late July. Oh, 971 00:52:54,880 --> 00:52:57,439 Speaker 2: we get into the wishing away summer business. We need 972 00:52:57,440 --> 00:53:01,080 Speaker 2: those girls at school quickly, I understand. But when it 973 00:53:01,120 --> 00:53:05,920 Speaker 2: comes to wishing away a football season, wishing away the 974 00:53:06,040 --> 00:53:11,319 Speaker 2: fun that goes generally speaking with everything with which we're 975 00:53:11,320 --> 00:53:17,200 Speaker 2: associated as play callers, hosts of fanline, fans, people who 976 00:53:17,280 --> 00:53:20,799 Speaker 2: work for the team, everybody, You're not supposed to want 977 00:53:20,800 --> 00:53:24,960 Speaker 2: to wish it away. But when things get so grimy 978 00:53:25,000 --> 00:53:29,279 Speaker 2: and so dirty, and they're without explanation, quite honestly, to 979 00:53:29,320 --> 00:53:31,480 Speaker 2: a certain extent. For people like us, where we're not 980 00:53:31,680 --> 00:53:35,200 Speaker 2: in the meeting rooms, we're not hearing the ten of 981 00:53:35,200 --> 00:53:39,680 Speaker 2: ten of exactly what's going wrong. It gets difficult, but 982 00:53:40,000 --> 00:53:43,880 Speaker 2: wishing it away is something nine to noon prefers not 983 00:53:44,000 --> 00:53:47,120 Speaker 2: to do, and honestly, I can't ever see us doing that. 984 00:53:47,840 --> 00:53:51,239 Speaker 2: The best news of today is we are using our 985 00:53:51,360 --> 00:53:57,200 Speaker 2: god given platform for others, and that platform originates at 986 00:53:57,280 --> 00:54:00,560 Speaker 2: Shields and Eden Prairie and we're gonna up some kids 987 00:54:00,600 --> 00:54:03,520 Speaker 2: today and that's what FM one hundred point three kfan 988 00:54:03,560 --> 00:54:06,880 Speaker 2: does when we're here. If you missed it earlier, once again, 989 00:54:07,040 --> 00:54:09,000 Speaker 2: for those of you listening, heading over to Shields. 990 00:54:09,040 --> 00:54:09,320 Speaker 1: TJ. 991 00:54:09,440 --> 00:54:11,640 Speaker 2: Hockinson tight end for the team should be here soon. 992 00:54:12,200 --> 00:54:14,640 Speaker 2: But if you want to help, this is the best 993 00:54:14,719 --> 00:54:15,359 Speaker 2: route to do it. 994 00:54:15,400 --> 00:54:16,040 Speaker 1: And here's Nordo. 995 00:54:16,239 --> 00:54:18,640 Speaker 3: Yeah, all you got to do, thanks to Unreal, thanks 996 00:54:18,680 --> 00:54:22,439 Speaker 3: to the Vikings, thanks to Shields, simply enough, just come 997 00:54:22,480 --> 00:54:25,279 Speaker 3: hang out, buy it unwrapped toy, drop it in the 998 00:54:25,280 --> 00:54:27,960 Speaker 3: basket next to the Marines. I believe they're right behind 999 00:54:27,960 --> 00:54:30,799 Speaker 3: this wall in front of us. And that's how you 1000 00:54:30,840 --> 00:54:33,320 Speaker 3: can give. We have Vikings guests all day. First fifty 1001 00:54:33,360 --> 00:54:36,480 Speaker 3: donations each show today, whether it's Common and noon, Bumper 1002 00:54:36,520 --> 00:54:39,239 Speaker 3: to Bumper. Starting three, the first fifty donations are going 1003 00:54:39,280 --> 00:54:42,759 Speaker 3: to get a kfan slash Unreal beanie. So again thanks 1004 00:54:42,760 --> 00:54:46,560 Speaker 3: to Shields for providing the spot today where tots are 1005 00:54:46,560 --> 00:54:49,080 Speaker 3: going to get toys. We have shopping sprees with the 1006 00:54:49,120 --> 00:54:51,000 Speaker 3: players themselves to choose to show up. 1007 00:54:51,440 --> 00:54:54,320 Speaker 2: Really awesome day here at Shields. It's beautiful and we 1008 00:54:54,440 --> 00:54:56,959 Speaker 2: thank you very much for giving. If and or when 1009 00:54:57,000 --> 00:55:00,880 Speaker 2: you do. He's Eric Nordquist on Paul Allen, that's her extraordinaire. 1010 00:55:01,000 --> 00:55:03,399 Speaker 2: Jared Wells over there, Nick Madden in the Street team 1011 00:55:03,480 --> 00:55:06,520 Speaker 2: second to none, and Shields from the bottom of our 1012 00:55:06,719 --> 00:55:10,160 Speaker 2: and my heart, we love you and thank you very much. 1013 00:55:10,400 --> 00:55:12,680 Speaker 1: TJ. Howkinson should be here soon. Thanks for listening.