1 00:00:02,000 --> 00:00:06,440 Speaker 1: Perhaps we use the next hour to clarify a few things, 2 00:00:07,000 --> 00:00:09,920 Speaker 1: because if nothing else, I'd like to believe that Sunday 3 00:00:09,960 --> 00:00:11,800 Speaker 1: Sermons is about clarity. 4 00:00:13,400 --> 00:00:14,160 Speaker 2: We attempt to. 5 00:00:16,079 --> 00:00:18,840 Speaker 1: Maybe look back not just on what has taken place 6 00:00:19,600 --> 00:00:23,000 Speaker 1: the day or night before or the Friday before, but 7 00:00:23,040 --> 00:00:25,360 Speaker 1: what has taken place over the course of an entire week. 8 00:00:25,520 --> 00:00:29,720 Speaker 1: A chance to reflect on analyzes that have been offered, 9 00:00:29,800 --> 00:00:33,800 Speaker 1: opinions have been offered, the opportunity, I guess, if necessary 10 00:00:33,840 --> 00:00:38,319 Speaker 1: to Sriwanga to backpedal if the belief is that we 11 00:00:38,360 --> 00:00:42,720 Speaker 1: went too far in one direction or another, and we've 12 00:00:42,720 --> 00:00:45,920 Speaker 1: been accused on this program, and I'm bumper to bumper. 13 00:00:46,000 --> 00:00:48,159 Speaker 1: By the way, I'm the host of both programs. My 14 00:00:48,280 --> 00:00:50,640 Speaker 1: name is Dan Barrero, Formering Stay in Rech newspaper the 15 00:00:50,640 --> 00:00:53,680 Speaker 1: Twin Cities. Brett Blakemore is with me for the third 16 00:00:53,760 --> 00:00:56,040 Speaker 1: consecutive day. How many days are with me? Next week? 17 00:00:56,040 --> 00:00:59,960 Speaker 1: How many days next week? Is guards the milking? Various duties? 18 00:01:00,200 --> 00:01:00,880 Speaker 1: You already have that. 19 00:01:00,880 --> 00:01:04,480 Speaker 3: Set, I've got the next couple of weeks. Uh next 20 00:01:04,520 --> 00:01:06,240 Speaker 3: week Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday? 21 00:01:06,280 --> 00:01:10,840 Speaker 2: Are you serious? What is going on? I'm not complaxit. No, 22 00:01:11,160 --> 00:01:11,880 Speaker 2: you probably love it. 23 00:01:12,360 --> 00:01:15,000 Speaker 1: You get ot for all these don't you they all 24 00:01:15,040 --> 00:01:19,880 Speaker 1: count time and a half they're not. Yeah, that's also true. 25 00:01:20,480 --> 00:01:22,520 Speaker 1: Well it must be more go for our shoots, going 26 00:01:22,520 --> 00:01:25,120 Speaker 1: to go for women's basketball. And then well, I mean, 27 00:01:25,959 --> 00:01:28,880 Speaker 1: think how how hard it is to get to Chicago. 28 00:01:29,319 --> 00:01:32,640 Speaker 1: I mean you have to leave Friday at noon for 29 00:01:32,840 --> 00:01:36,280 Speaker 1: a Saturday game at Wrigley Field, don't you for the Gophers. Yeah, 30 00:01:36,319 --> 00:01:39,600 Speaker 1: at least that's a hard It's a hard journey. Is 31 00:01:39,720 --> 00:01:46,760 Speaker 1: it treacherous? Unbelievable? Anyway, I digress the discussion, the allegation, 32 00:01:47,600 --> 00:01:51,080 Speaker 1: and by the way, it's many of you are on 33 00:01:51,120 --> 00:01:55,560 Speaker 1: my side on this thing. I don't always respond to 34 00:01:55,560 --> 00:01:57,080 Speaker 1: those who are on my side because it's not as 35 00:01:57,080 --> 00:02:01,960 Speaker 1: interesting as debating those who aren't. But it's the feeling 36 00:02:02,040 --> 00:02:09,440 Speaker 1: that you're making too much of Koc's reluctance to implement 37 00:02:10,520 --> 00:02:12,119 Speaker 1: the running game too in effect. 38 00:02:12,360 --> 00:02:13,680 Speaker 2: I guess my mistake is. 39 00:02:15,080 --> 00:02:19,600 Speaker 1: I believed it. I actually, for the last two years 40 00:02:21,440 --> 00:02:23,800 Speaker 1: we've had a very similar discussion with KOC. The first 41 00:02:23,880 --> 00:02:28,200 Speaker 1: time we've shown up a training camp and he's brought 42 00:02:28,400 --> 00:02:32,400 Speaker 1: very graciously brought gifts like you know, Foo Foo bottled water, 43 00:02:32,840 --> 00:02:36,880 Speaker 1: special bottled water, not average bottled water, and we've bonded 44 00:02:36,880 --> 00:02:40,040 Speaker 1: and had a nice conversation, and in both cases, especially 45 00:02:40,160 --> 00:02:44,720 Speaker 1: this last training camp, he very earnestly said, I have 46 00:02:44,800 --> 00:02:45,960 Speaker 1: to call a different game. 47 00:02:46,240 --> 00:02:47,520 Speaker 2: It's not even a choice anymore. 48 00:02:48,280 --> 00:02:51,960 Speaker 1: I am required to call a different game, which seemed 49 00:02:51,960 --> 00:02:55,079 Speaker 1: to imply a belief that this is the year, especially 50 00:02:55,080 --> 00:02:56,799 Speaker 1: after we went out and got a second running back, 51 00:02:57,240 --> 00:03:01,720 Speaker 1: that I'm ready to commit to. The running game, even 52 00:03:01,720 --> 00:03:06,000 Speaker 1: in a passing league, doesn't mean fifty to fifty. It 53 00:03:06,040 --> 00:03:08,640 Speaker 1: doesn't mean it has to be sixty forty. It means 54 00:03:08,639 --> 00:03:11,160 Speaker 1: you have to be smart about it and strategic about it, 55 00:03:11,200 --> 00:03:12,760 Speaker 1: and you can't run away from it. 56 00:03:12,800 --> 00:03:13,320 Speaker 2: The first time. 57 00:03:13,360 --> 00:03:18,000 Speaker 1: It doesn't seem to be going very well. And all 58 00:03:18,040 --> 00:03:23,960 Speaker 1: I've tried to do is then I listen. At some 59 00:03:24,120 --> 00:03:26,960 Speaker 1: point you go, well, what's wrong with this picture. I'm 60 00:03:26,960 --> 00:03:30,400 Speaker 1: not seeing the payoff. That's all I've attempted to do 61 00:03:30,760 --> 00:03:34,800 Speaker 1: is in that sense, to call him on what he 62 00:03:34,840 --> 00:03:37,000 Speaker 1: committed to. It has not been able to follow through 63 00:03:37,040 --> 00:03:39,720 Speaker 1: on as recently as this last game. I mentioned as 64 00:03:39,720 --> 00:03:41,920 Speaker 1: recently as Friday, But if you're not going to do 65 00:03:41,920 --> 00:03:45,880 Speaker 1: it against the Bears this week, as in now, in 66 00:03:45,960 --> 00:03:48,400 Speaker 1: just a matter of hours, you're not going to do 67 00:03:48,440 --> 00:03:54,080 Speaker 1: it because the Bears are ranked twenty ninth in the 68 00:03:54,200 --> 00:03:58,400 Speaker 1: league defensively in yards per attempt teams averaging five point 69 00:03:58,440 --> 00:04:04,200 Speaker 1: two yards an attempt. So in doing that, there is the 70 00:04:04,360 --> 00:04:09,160 Speaker 1: risk of leaving out an important piece to what is 71 00:04:09,200 --> 00:04:12,360 Speaker 1: going on with the Vikings offense and pretending that that 72 00:04:13,040 --> 00:04:18,280 Speaker 1: just running the ball more would solve everything. And in fairness, 73 00:04:19,839 --> 00:04:25,279 Speaker 1: that's oversimplified. It's not that simple. I think it would 74 00:04:25,320 --> 00:04:28,560 Speaker 1: be helpful. I think we're all looking for tools that 75 00:04:28,600 --> 00:04:31,919 Speaker 1: could help this offense and help this quarterback. And I 76 00:04:32,000 --> 00:04:36,200 Speaker 1: firmly stand by my commitment and belief that, unlike almost 77 00:04:36,200 --> 00:04:42,000 Speaker 1: every other coach from his coaching tree, he has never 78 00:04:42,920 --> 00:04:46,960 Speaker 1: gloried in including the running game the way every other 79 00:04:47,520 --> 00:04:50,720 Speaker 1: coach has come to, including who's the head coach for 80 00:04:50,760 --> 00:04:55,679 Speaker 1: the Rams McVeigh. McVeigh has come to believe in as well, 81 00:04:56,160 --> 00:05:02,600 Speaker 1: one of many who have. And yet the other piece 82 00:05:03,040 --> 00:05:08,520 Speaker 1: that to a certain extent, is beyond Koc's control, no 83 00:05:08,560 --> 00:05:12,760 Speaker 1: matter what he calls, cannot be ignored and should not 84 00:05:12,839 --> 00:05:19,240 Speaker 1: be ignored going into this game, and that is you 85 00:05:19,320 --> 00:05:25,720 Speaker 1: can't you can prepare all week your quarterback in a 86 00:05:25,760 --> 00:05:28,240 Speaker 1: way that you think is unique in a way you 87 00:05:28,279 --> 00:05:32,000 Speaker 1: think has proven to be successful as recently as a 88 00:05:32,080 --> 00:05:37,120 Speaker 1: year ago in resurrecting the career of Sam Darnold. But 89 00:05:37,200 --> 00:05:40,280 Speaker 1: in the end, no matter how well you prepare a 90 00:05:40,320 --> 00:05:43,680 Speaker 1: player or a quarterback in this case, he has to 91 00:05:43,720 --> 00:05:49,440 Speaker 1: make a certain percentage of the throws successfully and accurately, 92 00:05:51,520 --> 00:05:53,799 Speaker 1: or you can argue it really isn't going to matter 93 00:05:53,880 --> 00:05:57,159 Speaker 1: that much if you maybe in the over the course 94 00:05:57,200 --> 00:06:02,239 Speaker 1: of the game add ten to fifteen handoffs. And that's 95 00:06:02,320 --> 00:06:06,839 Speaker 1: the other elephant in the room that I. 96 00:06:05,480 --> 00:06:07,160 Speaker 2: I don't think we've ignored it. 97 00:06:07,240 --> 00:06:09,680 Speaker 1: I think we've been pretty hard on what the numbers 98 00:06:09,760 --> 00:06:16,000 Speaker 1: show regarding McCarthy's accuracy by every QBR standard, by every 99 00:06:16,080 --> 00:06:22,120 Speaker 1: quarterback ranking standard, at this young point in his season, 100 00:06:22,520 --> 00:06:25,640 Speaker 1: he has been worse than Christian Ponder. Does that mean 101 00:06:25,680 --> 00:06:28,920 Speaker 1: I think he's not capable of being better than Christian Ponder? No, 102 00:06:30,040 --> 00:06:35,760 Speaker 1: but the numbers are the numbers. He is historically inaccurate 103 00:06:35,920 --> 00:06:41,120 Speaker 1: so far. So if you're KOC, I can see him 104 00:06:41,160 --> 00:06:43,679 Speaker 1: in his office stewing and going, I got these chumble 105 00:06:43,720 --> 00:06:47,240 Speaker 1: owns at cafay in another places, constantly harping on the 106 00:06:47,320 --> 00:06:52,520 Speaker 1: running game I called a perfect play we had a 107 00:06:52,560 --> 00:06:55,960 Speaker 1: receiver open on that play that they wanted to be 108 00:06:56,000 --> 00:06:59,040 Speaker 1: to run on, and the ball was ten yards over 109 00:06:59,080 --> 00:07:02,080 Speaker 1: the receiver's head, or it was at his feet, or 110 00:07:02,120 --> 00:07:04,240 Speaker 1: it was thrown to a place where the other team 111 00:07:04,279 --> 00:07:09,279 Speaker 1: was able to pick it off. So that absolutely is 112 00:07:09,320 --> 00:07:13,400 Speaker 1: a significant piece of what has to get better moving forward, 113 00:07:13,480 --> 00:07:19,239 Speaker 1: regardless of how many times the Vikings run today. 114 00:07:19,480 --> 00:07:21,320 Speaker 2: You can look up the percentages if you want. 115 00:07:21,360 --> 00:07:24,360 Speaker 1: I'll give them to you a little bit later, and 116 00:07:24,400 --> 00:07:26,800 Speaker 1: they're not the last word you can text me with, well, 117 00:07:26,840 --> 00:07:29,160 Speaker 1: did you see what John Elway's percentages were when he 118 00:07:29,200 --> 00:07:30,760 Speaker 1: first got in the league, or several others. 119 00:07:30,800 --> 00:07:32,120 Speaker 2: We can play that game forever. 120 00:07:33,160 --> 00:07:35,760 Speaker 1: I'm not here to say this would be the first 121 00:07:36,440 --> 00:07:38,840 Speaker 1: phenom quarterback who started slow. 122 00:07:40,120 --> 00:07:43,000 Speaker 2: What I am saying is, if I'm in. 123 00:07:43,000 --> 00:07:46,200 Speaker 1: The here and now, it is contributing to the current 124 00:07:46,240 --> 00:07:50,840 Speaker 1: condition of your club that is in literally must win territory. 125 00:07:51,040 --> 00:07:55,240 Speaker 2: Today. The Vikings season ends, if it. 126 00:07:55,200 --> 00:07:57,360 Speaker 1: Hasn't already, and I know some people think it has 127 00:07:57,400 --> 00:08:00,880 Speaker 1: and they're actually relaxed about it moving forward. But if 128 00:08:00,880 --> 00:08:04,360 Speaker 1: you want to believe that this team wants to get 129 00:08:04,560 --> 00:08:06,680 Speaker 1: stay in the in the playoff chase or get back 130 00:08:06,680 --> 00:08:11,200 Speaker 1: in it. You beat the Bears today, not really. I 131 00:08:11,200 --> 00:08:14,400 Speaker 1: don't think shouldn't be the challenge of the century. Bears 132 00:08:14,640 --> 00:08:18,960 Speaker 1: have a very nice record, largely fashioned against weak competition. 133 00:08:20,240 --> 00:08:21,040 Speaker 2: The game is here. 134 00:08:23,040 --> 00:08:25,400 Speaker 1: There's a million reasons why the Bear the Viking should 135 00:08:25,400 --> 00:08:27,240 Speaker 1: be able to win this game. But they have to 136 00:08:27,240 --> 00:08:29,240 Speaker 1: win the game if you're going to move forward and 137 00:08:29,360 --> 00:08:33,400 Speaker 1: keep hope alive about the possibility of hanging around this 138 00:08:33,520 --> 00:08:36,480 Speaker 1: race and maybe just getting something going, because then maybe 139 00:08:36,480 --> 00:08:38,360 Speaker 1: you say, all right, well we got the two game 140 00:08:38,440 --> 00:08:41,240 Speaker 1: road trip. Maybe we split those two. Maybe maybe we 141 00:08:41,280 --> 00:08:44,800 Speaker 1: shocked the world and win them both in Green Bay 142 00:08:44,880 --> 00:08:48,240 Speaker 1: and Seattle. If you lose today, I don't think it matters, 143 00:08:48,280 --> 00:08:51,960 Speaker 1: and I think the whole thing might start unraveling more 144 00:08:51,960 --> 00:08:55,240 Speaker 1: than it already has. So yeah, it's not all about 145 00:08:55,240 --> 00:08:56,079 Speaker 1: the running game. 146 00:08:58,240 --> 00:08:58,320 Speaker 4: It. 147 00:08:59,480 --> 00:09:01,080 Speaker 2: We can argue you about. 148 00:09:00,800 --> 00:09:04,079 Speaker 1: The play, the pass play calls, whether there are more 149 00:09:04,080 --> 00:09:08,120 Speaker 1: conservative calls that would better serve this QB early in 150 00:09:08,160 --> 00:09:10,679 Speaker 1: his career, But even then you say, well, there's you 151 00:09:10,760 --> 00:09:12,800 Speaker 1: got to be accurate with those throws too, And he 152 00:09:12,920 --> 00:09:18,240 Speaker 1: has been brutal or brilliant when it comes to his 153 00:09:18,360 --> 00:09:20,520 Speaker 1: accuracy numbers. And as I said, I'll give you more 154 00:09:20,559 --> 00:09:24,000 Speaker 1: of those a little bit later. So part of this 155 00:09:24,080 --> 00:09:28,120 Speaker 1: show will be about further previewing Vikings Bears, giving you 156 00:09:28,120 --> 00:09:30,079 Speaker 1: the latest injury news. Although I think it's pretty well 157 00:09:30,120 --> 00:09:33,600 Speaker 1: resolved and established who's in and who's out. 158 00:09:33,640 --> 00:09:34,760 Speaker 2: I guess the only question. 159 00:09:34,559 --> 00:09:37,880 Speaker 1: Will be of the Bear's cornerback, whether that he has 160 00:09:37,920 --> 00:09:42,079 Speaker 1: been declared officially in or not. Johnson, who just they 161 00:09:42,240 --> 00:09:45,640 Speaker 1: just took off ir and was listed as of late 162 00:09:45,679 --> 00:09:47,720 Speaker 1: in the week as questionable for this game. 163 00:09:49,040 --> 00:09:52,439 Speaker 2: But we'll get to all of that. We will also discuss. 164 00:09:54,400 --> 00:09:59,960 Speaker 1: Your Minnesota Wild and two straight shutouts for your favorite goaltend, 165 00:10:00,520 --> 00:10:04,240 Speaker 1: a victory for the Wild against the legitimate opponent right 166 00:10:04,320 --> 00:10:06,240 Speaker 1: the record wise, the Ducks are off to a very 167 00:10:06,240 --> 00:10:10,199 Speaker 1: good start, you know, and maybe some hope, I don't know. 168 00:10:11,000 --> 00:10:15,880 Speaker 1: We'll also talk about I think the Wolves, even though 169 00:10:15,880 --> 00:10:19,040 Speaker 1: they're stubborn about not wanting to believe it, having to 170 00:10:19,080 --> 00:10:22,800 Speaker 1: come to grips with the fact that this Denver Nuggets team, 171 00:10:23,320 --> 00:10:26,199 Speaker 1: whose number they have tended to have, is not that 172 00:10:26,280 --> 00:10:32,600 Speaker 1: Denver Nuggets team. Denver is different, Denver is better, Denver 173 00:10:32,880 --> 00:10:35,400 Speaker 1: is deeper. As we told you before the season began, 174 00:10:35,440 --> 00:10:38,360 Speaker 1: they were going to be I thought they had probably 175 00:10:38,400 --> 00:10:40,920 Speaker 1: the best off season of any team in the league 176 00:10:41,040 --> 00:10:45,840 Speaker 1: in better finally supporting the best player in basketball. 177 00:10:46,559 --> 00:10:47,680 Speaker 2: And we will touch. 178 00:10:47,480 --> 00:10:53,920 Speaker 1: On the Golden Gophers appearance in Eugene, and I use 179 00:10:53,960 --> 00:10:58,960 Speaker 1: that term loosely because they barely appeared. I mean, this 180 00:10:59,120 --> 00:11:03,240 Speaker 1: was another one of those those games where you kind 181 00:11:03,240 --> 00:11:05,480 Speaker 1: of shake your head and you say, why bother, why 182 00:11:05,520 --> 00:11:09,160 Speaker 1: bother making the trip? And I hope, I really do 183 00:11:09,240 --> 00:11:12,280 Speaker 1: hope at this point even PJ Fleck, and we know 184 00:11:12,400 --> 00:11:16,320 Speaker 1: PJ is upbeat, positive guy, would have the decency to 185 00:11:16,360 --> 00:11:17,680 Speaker 1: stop saying he's got a really. 186 00:11:17,520 --> 00:11:19,560 Speaker 2: Good football team, because. 187 00:11:19,320 --> 00:11:25,880 Speaker 1: He can say it, but saying it doesn't transform it 188 00:11:25,920 --> 00:11:29,839 Speaker 1: into reality. He does not have a really good football team. 189 00:11:30,120 --> 00:11:32,400 Speaker 1: He has a middle of the road football team. It's 190 00:11:32,440 --> 00:11:34,920 Speaker 1: all he has. So so I'm hoping at some point 191 00:11:34,960 --> 00:11:36,640 Speaker 1: even he will have the decency to say, I'm not 192 00:11:36,679 --> 00:11:38,920 Speaker 1: expecting to hammer his team, but I'm hoping you have 193 00:11:38,920 --> 00:11:41,600 Speaker 1: the decency to stop saying we got a really good 194 00:11:41,600 --> 00:11:42,200 Speaker 1: football team. 195 00:11:42,240 --> 00:11:42,560 Speaker 2: You don't. 196 00:11:44,600 --> 00:11:52,040 Speaker 1: You don't go on the road and lose by thirteen, 197 00:11:52,200 --> 00:11:57,040 Speaker 1: thirty nine, thirty eight and twenty nine and classify yourself 198 00:11:57,040 --> 00:11:59,000 Speaker 1: as a really good for I mean, you can classify yourself. 199 00:11:59,000 --> 00:12:01,040 Speaker 1: But nobody's cann take you serre. They're gonna laugh at you. 200 00:12:02,360 --> 00:12:05,680 Speaker 1: So I'm hoping that if nothing to me, that would 201 00:12:05,679 --> 00:12:08,160 Speaker 1: be mission accomplished going to Eugenie. If you come out 202 00:12:08,160 --> 00:12:09,880 Speaker 1: of that and say, okay, I'm done with that, I'll 203 00:12:09,920 --> 00:12:13,120 Speaker 1: find other ways to try to pet my team up 204 00:12:13,160 --> 00:12:15,240 Speaker 1: with two games left to go and all that. But 205 00:12:15,400 --> 00:12:19,960 Speaker 1: I hope that's the end of that nonsense, because people 206 00:12:20,040 --> 00:12:24,719 Speaker 1: can see with their own eyes that's not a really 207 00:12:24,720 --> 00:12:30,320 Speaker 1: good football team. It's a pretty flawed football team. And 208 00:12:31,520 --> 00:12:34,840 Speaker 1: I know it's because we don't have Phil Knight. I 209 00:12:34,920 --> 00:12:38,439 Speaker 1: know it's because we don't have Mark Cuban in the 210 00:12:38,520 --> 00:12:42,120 Speaker 1: latter case. That's another bit of myth making that excuse 211 00:12:42,200 --> 00:12:45,319 Speaker 1: makers here and elsewhere continue to perpetuate. 212 00:12:46,600 --> 00:12:47,400 Speaker 2: I've already told the. 213 00:12:47,320 --> 00:12:49,880 Speaker 1: Story how many times Mark Cuban has given a lot 214 00:12:49,920 --> 00:12:52,720 Speaker 1: of money to the university or to Indiana University, to 215 00:12:52,800 --> 00:12:58,680 Speaker 1: his university, his alma mater. This was after this the 216 00:12:58,720 --> 00:13:02,640 Speaker 1: Indiana success began. Signette was the first time the first 217 00:13:02,640 --> 00:13:05,760 Speaker 1: time that Cuban had spent any money on the football 218 00:13:05,800 --> 00:13:08,959 Speaker 1: program itself. So you can hide behind me, well, they 219 00:13:08,960 --> 00:13:13,160 Speaker 1: got Mark Cuban when in fact, the train had already 220 00:13:13,240 --> 00:13:16,360 Speaker 1: left the station in a significant way. Is he helping 221 00:13:16,400 --> 00:13:21,680 Speaker 1: and enhancing? Yes, but it becomes this easy game of 222 00:13:22,240 --> 00:13:23,920 Speaker 1: not their fault. They don't have they don't have a 223 00:13:23,960 --> 00:13:26,000 Speaker 1: big they're not a fat cat. Well you're supposed to do. 224 00:13:26,440 --> 00:13:27,640 Speaker 2: How can you? How can you make it work? 225 00:13:27,679 --> 00:13:30,600 Speaker 1: I mean the only reason in he has head back 226 00:13:30,640 --> 00:13:32,120 Speaker 1: to back great seasons is Mark Cuban. 227 00:13:32,559 --> 00:13:36,079 Speaker 2: That's it. It's a it's a wonderful. 228 00:13:37,200 --> 00:13:41,079 Speaker 1: Myth to perpetuate because then it makes you feel like, well, 229 00:13:41,080 --> 00:13:44,040 Speaker 1: there's it's nobody's fault here. It can't be anybody's fault here. 230 00:13:44,080 --> 00:13:47,720 Speaker 1: It's just about the fat cats. No other explanation could 231 00:13:47,720 --> 00:13:50,480 Speaker 1: be could be made. Look it up on what even 232 00:13:50,520 --> 00:13:53,800 Speaker 1: Mark Cuban has said he gave five million dollars to 233 00:13:53,840 --> 00:13:57,360 Speaker 1: the rugby program before he did anything for football. 234 00:13:58,480 --> 00:13:59,559 Speaker 2: And some other things. 235 00:13:59,800 --> 00:14:02,280 Speaker 1: Uh, he has spent money on at the university as well. 236 00:14:02,320 --> 00:14:06,079 Speaker 1: All right, let's take a pause here and we'll get 237 00:14:06,080 --> 00:14:08,200 Speaker 1: to some texts. The branch on Brian cafean text line 238 00:14:08,240 --> 00:14:12,000 Speaker 1: is open at six four six eighty six. Of course, 239 00:14:12,040 --> 00:14:16,760 Speaker 1: don't forget the Vikings football Sunday program will begin at 240 00:14:16,800 --> 00:14:17,880 Speaker 1: what time ten o'clock? 241 00:14:17,960 --> 00:14:20,880 Speaker 2: Top of the hour, and so we will. 242 00:14:20,640 --> 00:14:23,520 Speaker 1: Mix and match the rest of the way on a 243 00:14:23,600 --> 00:14:26,160 Speaker 1: very crisp Sunday morning here in the Twin cities of 244 00:14:26,160 --> 00:14:27,480 Speaker 1: Minneapolis and Saint Paul. 245 00:14:29,320 --> 00:14:31,360 Speaker 2: Sunday Sermons brought to you by JT. R. Roofing. 246 00:14:44,640 --> 00:14:47,280 Speaker 1: Lots of texts coming into the bratch on Brian Cafean 247 00:14:47,360 --> 00:14:50,400 Speaker 1: text line, I love it on a Sunday morning, bright 248 00:14:50,480 --> 00:14:52,440 Speaker 1: eyed and bushy tailed. 249 00:14:53,840 --> 00:14:56,120 Speaker 2: I do wish I'm a purist. You know that. 250 00:14:57,800 --> 00:15:00,720 Speaker 1: This is a beautiful day for outdoor football. I mean, 251 00:15:00,760 --> 00:15:03,440 Speaker 1: I know that bridge has been crossed and there's no 252 00:15:03,640 --> 00:15:07,200 Speaker 1: looking back and all that stuff. But man, oh man, 253 00:15:07,240 --> 00:15:10,960 Speaker 1: this is uh beautiful, wouldn't it. I mean, it's not like, 254 00:15:12,680 --> 00:15:16,560 Speaker 1: you know, it's chili. What's the current temp? About thirty 255 00:15:16,600 --> 00:15:22,320 Speaker 1: five forty give her thirty seven, thirty seven and going 256 00:15:22,440 --> 00:15:26,080 Speaker 1: up to what today like forty five forty four? Okay, 257 00:15:26,120 --> 00:15:29,480 Speaker 1: So I mean again, that's it's football weather. It's football weather. 258 00:15:29,640 --> 00:15:31,440 Speaker 1: But but I'm saying it's it's not like you know, 259 00:15:31,520 --> 00:15:37,680 Speaker 1: windchill minus thirty weather either. Man oh man. The text 260 00:15:37,680 --> 00:15:44,080 Speaker 1: are coming in fast, Dan. It's sound this is from 261 00:15:44,120 --> 00:15:50,960 Speaker 1: Clayton out of Rochester. It sounds like JJ has A 262 00:15:51,200 --> 00:15:53,760 Speaker 1: is having a sore throwing hand and he has no 263 00:15:53,840 --> 00:15:55,880 Speaker 1: running game. Koc is trying to slay the bear with 264 00:15:55,920 --> 00:16:01,560 Speaker 1: a pellet gun. His hand's fine, I thought, or is 265 00:16:01,560 --> 00:16:02,160 Speaker 1: that just a bit? 266 00:16:03,520 --> 00:16:03,880 Speaker 2: We'll see? 267 00:16:03,920 --> 00:16:07,520 Speaker 1: I guess we'll find out that would be pellet gun material. 268 00:16:11,440 --> 00:16:13,040 Speaker 1: This is from Rich and far Ago. It doesn't matter 269 00:16:13,040 --> 00:16:16,400 Speaker 1: if someone agreesy or not. This obsessed take is getting 270 00:16:16,400 --> 00:16:21,920 Speaker 1: really bad. You may need an intervention, Jim and Saint Paul, Dan, 271 00:16:22,000 --> 00:16:24,360 Speaker 1: you aren't spending too much time talking about the lack 272 00:16:24,400 --> 00:16:27,400 Speaker 1: of running game or running plays from Koc. He truly 273 00:16:27,400 --> 00:16:29,480 Speaker 1: doesn't believe that getting from a first and fifteen to 274 00:16:29,520 --> 00:16:32,360 Speaker 1: a second eleven is a worthwhile play, which is flat 275 00:16:32,360 --> 00:16:35,960 Speaker 1: out insane. Keep up the noise, maybe he will hear 276 00:16:36,000 --> 00:16:40,640 Speaker 1: it at some point. Flim flam Dan, you've asked Cooc 277 00:16:40,760 --> 00:16:42,360 Speaker 1: to run the ball three camps in a row. I 278 00:16:42,360 --> 00:16:46,560 Speaker 1: stopped believing him when Jaren Hall made his NFL debut 279 00:16:46,680 --> 00:16:50,160 Speaker 1: up fourteen points at Lambeau under five minutes left, and 280 00:16:50,200 --> 00:16:53,040 Speaker 1: he had Hall slinging it backed up against his own 281 00:16:53,200 --> 00:16:58,280 Speaker 1: endz his rationalization. The postgame presser wanted to see what 282 00:16:58,320 --> 00:17:02,560 Speaker 1: the kids got. Knowing Kirk had the achillinges. That's what 283 00:17:02,640 --> 00:17:05,879 Speaker 1: the next week of practice was for run three times 284 00:17:05,880 --> 00:17:09,680 Speaker 1: in punt. It's called damage control. I have additional specific 285 00:17:09,720 --> 00:17:11,920 Speaker 1: examples if you need to rip. Remember the third and 286 00:17:12,000 --> 00:17:14,720 Speaker 1: one when Hockinson went under center and pitched it to 287 00:17:14,800 --> 00:17:20,440 Speaker 1: our sixth quarterback, Pastronaut almost got his head taken off. 288 00:17:20,960 --> 00:17:24,240 Speaker 1: Just trust a normal run play. Well, in all honesty, 289 00:17:24,320 --> 00:17:29,320 Speaker 1: that's that was the litmus test. I can still remember 290 00:17:29,680 --> 00:17:34,040 Speaker 1: Seaffert reminding us that the Pastronaut year, it didn't matter 291 00:17:34,080 --> 00:17:39,280 Speaker 1: what quarterback we put in, we still had the number 292 00:17:39,320 --> 00:17:42,399 Speaker 1: one downfield passing rate in the entire National Football League. 293 00:17:42,680 --> 00:17:44,560 Speaker 1: That is really all you need to know about where 294 00:17:44,640 --> 00:17:49,000 Speaker 1: Koc's sensibilities are and mindset is that that's what he 295 00:17:49,040 --> 00:17:52,679 Speaker 1: wants to do, period, and he has convinced himself that 296 00:17:52,720 --> 00:17:55,000 Speaker 1: he's so good at it it doesn't matter who the 297 00:17:55,080 --> 00:17:59,000 Speaker 1: quarterback is. But in all honesty, maybe what i'd like 298 00:17:59,080 --> 00:18:06,840 Speaker 1: to think what convince is at least right now, the 299 00:18:06,880 --> 00:18:12,280 Speaker 1: accuracy numbers from its current quarterback make that a very 300 00:18:12,400 --> 00:18:16,920 Speaker 1: very dangerous proposition, I guess would be the best way 301 00:18:16,960 --> 00:18:18,440 Speaker 1: for me to put it. Let me see if I 302 00:18:18,480 --> 00:18:21,960 Speaker 1: can find on the fly here the numbers I'm looking for, 303 00:18:22,119 --> 00:18:25,639 Speaker 1: as folks keep as we like to stay in the 304 00:18:25,680 --> 00:18:29,000 Speaker 1: business texting, I know what I'm looking for. 305 00:18:29,040 --> 00:18:29,840 Speaker 2: Give me a second. 306 00:18:30,760 --> 00:18:32,840 Speaker 1: By the way, A pregame show, of course, as always, 307 00:18:32,880 --> 00:18:35,840 Speaker 1: will start at ten o'clock. 308 00:18:37,040 --> 00:18:40,480 Speaker 2: Right here on the fan. We call it Vikings Football Sunday. 309 00:18:41,040 --> 00:18:43,119 Speaker 3: I've got something while you're looking for that right ahead, 310 00:18:43,680 --> 00:18:47,040 Speaker 3: remember yes or no Friday, we were talking about the 311 00:18:47,119 --> 00:18:51,080 Speaker 3: old Tice clip, the Yasa of the media round it. 312 00:18:51,160 --> 00:18:54,000 Speaker 2: I have it. Okay, it's for the opposite reason though, Okay. 313 00:18:54,040 --> 00:18:56,280 Speaker 4: We didn't lose because of a play calm. We didn't 314 00:18:56,320 --> 00:18:58,600 Speaker 4: lose because we chose to run the ball. We didn't 315 00:18:58,800 --> 00:19:02,240 Speaker 4: lose because of anything. We don't lose because of the zebras. 316 00:19:02,240 --> 00:19:05,640 Speaker 4: We lost because we didn't make one more play. If 317 00:19:05,640 --> 00:19:08,200 Speaker 4: we made one more play, including the last played the game, 318 00:19:09,320 --> 00:19:10,080 Speaker 4: we win the game. 319 00:19:10,640 --> 00:19:11,679 Speaker 2: But we didn't win the game. 320 00:19:11,560 --> 00:19:14,080 Speaker 4: Because why because we chose to run the ball and 321 00:19:14,080 --> 00:19:16,320 Speaker 4: not throwed because some Yahoo wanted me to throw the 322 00:19:16,359 --> 00:19:19,840 Speaker 4: Heffen ball. We lost because we didn't make one more play. 323 00:19:20,320 --> 00:19:22,679 Speaker 2: So in this case, it was throw the ball, Tice. 324 00:19:22,760 --> 00:19:27,120 Speaker 2: What are you doing? What are you afraid of? Throw it? Which, 325 00:19:27,160 --> 00:19:28,879 Speaker 2: as I said, were you on with me today. 326 00:19:29,080 --> 00:19:34,160 Speaker 1: I mentioned that Orlovsky it's a great opposition to what's 327 00:19:34,200 --> 00:19:37,840 Speaker 1: going on here, because his complaint about your offense was 328 00:19:39,680 --> 00:19:41,800 Speaker 1: that head coach has got to stop running the ball 329 00:19:41,800 --> 00:19:46,680 Speaker 1: in second and ten. I'm yellings begging Kose to run 330 00:19:46,720 --> 00:19:49,040 Speaker 1: it on second and ten or even third and one, 331 00:19:50,080 --> 00:19:52,520 Speaker 1: and there it's got to throw the ball more So, 332 00:19:52,640 --> 00:19:53,159 Speaker 1: it's interesting. 333 00:19:53,160 --> 00:19:56,119 Speaker 2: I'd love to trade. Well, yeah, I'm open to it. 334 00:19:56,160 --> 00:19:59,160 Speaker 2: You consider it. Well, air raid offense, Let love cook. 335 00:19:59,200 --> 00:20:00,560 Speaker 2: I'm ine. 336 00:20:01,760 --> 00:20:04,960 Speaker 1: The wise old are owl Mark Craig Vikings Thought of 337 00:20:05,000 --> 00:20:08,800 Speaker 1: the week. How bad is JJ McCarthy's fifty three point 338 00:20:08,800 --> 00:20:13,240 Speaker 1: seven completion percentage? Well, it's worse than Christian Ponder's rookie 339 00:20:13,280 --> 00:20:16,760 Speaker 1: season fifty four point three and twenty eleven. It's worse 340 00:20:16,800 --> 00:20:19,600 Speaker 1: than Tavares Jackson's rookie year fifty eight point. 341 00:20:19,480 --> 00:20:20,480 Speaker 2: Zero in two thousand and six. 342 00:20:21,240 --> 00:20:23,159 Speaker 1: And if McCarthy continues at this rate, it would be 343 00:20:23,200 --> 00:20:26,280 Speaker 1: the worst completion percentage by a Viking starter since rich 344 00:20:26,359 --> 00:20:29,720 Speaker 1: Gannon completed fifty two point one percent in nineteen ninety 345 00:20:30,520 --> 00:20:33,359 Speaker 1: two years ago. McCarthy led major college football and completion 346 00:20:33,400 --> 00:20:34,760 Speaker 1: percentage sety two point three. 347 00:20:34,920 --> 00:20:36,120 Speaker 2: This is ridiculous. 348 00:20:36,280 --> 00:20:36,719 Speaker 1: Fix it. 349 00:20:37,400 --> 00:20:38,360 Speaker 2: It's just factual. 350 00:20:38,680 --> 00:20:43,320 Speaker 1: Doesn't mean it can't get better, but it's just absolutely. 351 00:20:44,640 --> 00:20:45,399 Speaker 2: Part of the story. 352 00:20:45,480 --> 00:20:47,520 Speaker 1: Now, there are some people, and I've said this before, 353 00:20:49,240 --> 00:20:53,760 Speaker 1: who I'm not saying they're openly rooting for the Vikings 354 00:20:53,760 --> 00:20:56,800 Speaker 1: to lose today, but they're almost at a point where 355 00:20:56,800 --> 00:21:01,200 Speaker 1: they're going, let's just stop pretending that you know, this 356 00:21:01,320 --> 00:21:04,520 Speaker 1: plan is workable, even though we spend a lot of 357 00:21:04,520 --> 00:21:06,600 Speaker 1: money at a couple number of key positions and we're 358 00:21:06,640 --> 00:21:10,239 Speaker 1: actually an old that's again the great contradiction of what 359 00:21:11,320 --> 00:21:14,240 Speaker 1: the needle that the Vikings and koc are trying to 360 00:21:14,280 --> 00:21:16,280 Speaker 1: thread here. It's one of the oldest teams in the league, 361 00:21:17,960 --> 00:21:20,159 Speaker 1: which seemed to indicate, well, you want to get what 362 00:21:20,240 --> 00:21:24,399 Speaker 1: you can from those guys now, but you're gonna have 363 00:21:24,520 --> 00:21:27,680 Speaker 1: to have them accept the ups and downs, suffer the 364 00:21:27,720 --> 00:21:31,080 Speaker 1: slings and arrows of being a young quarterback in this league, 365 00:21:31,119 --> 00:21:34,320 Speaker 1: even if you're you're talented, right that it's it's kind 366 00:21:34,320 --> 00:21:35,680 Speaker 1: of a contradiction, But there are a lot of people 367 00:21:35,680 --> 00:21:39,760 Speaker 1: who said, we can relax. If they're not really in it, 368 00:21:40,240 --> 00:21:43,880 Speaker 1: then it's just you turn the season over to doing 369 00:21:43,920 --> 00:21:46,080 Speaker 1: whatever you just you throw them out there and then 370 00:21:46,119 --> 00:21:48,240 Speaker 1: maybe you do throw the ball fifty two times a game. 371 00:21:48,359 --> 00:21:50,640 Speaker 1: You just may you have him make as many throws 372 00:21:50,680 --> 00:21:54,760 Speaker 1: as possible, because it's not sort of like the Patriots 373 00:21:54,840 --> 00:21:57,760 Speaker 1: last year, it doesn't really matter whether you win or 374 00:21:57,760 --> 00:22:01,760 Speaker 1: lose the game, as counterintuitive as that sounds. In the 375 00:22:02,000 --> 00:22:13,000 Speaker 1: National Football League, where else are we doing early Thanksgiving 376 00:22:13,080 --> 00:22:17,040 Speaker 1: vibes today? This is Jordan and Northeast vibes can't be ruined. 377 00:22:17,080 --> 00:22:19,960 Speaker 1: Thirty four to ten, good guys. Naylor scores and JJ 378 00:22:20,119 --> 00:22:24,520 Speaker 1: rushes for another touchdown thirty four to ten. So he 379 00:22:24,640 --> 00:22:28,760 Speaker 1: has it a runaway kind of a ballgame, which would 380 00:22:28,800 --> 00:22:35,960 Speaker 1: be very interesting. Where else are we? Oh, I got 381 00:22:35,960 --> 00:22:38,800 Speaker 1: a good Oh, let me, let's take care. I'll hold 382 00:22:38,840 --> 00:22:41,760 Speaker 1: on to it. It's it's related to the to the 383 00:22:41,760 --> 00:22:44,760 Speaker 1: Mark Cuban business. But the text are coming in so 384 00:22:44,840 --> 00:22:46,359 Speaker 1: quickly it's almost hard to keep. 385 00:22:46,280 --> 00:22:46,720 Speaker 2: Up with them. 386 00:22:47,000 --> 00:22:50,520 Speaker 1: I do want to touch on Puck. 387 00:22:51,640 --> 00:22:54,080 Speaker 2: Were you at the game? I was not. Were you 388 00:22:54,119 --> 00:22:55,560 Speaker 2: watching the game? I was watching it. 389 00:22:55,840 --> 00:22:58,400 Speaker 1: I need your opinion on that. I got to see 390 00:22:58,440 --> 00:23:00,320 Speaker 1: a little of that. I had some ara, but then 391 00:23:00,359 --> 00:23:03,560 Speaker 1: I did see a little bit more of the Wolves loss. 392 00:23:03,560 --> 00:23:05,240 Speaker 1: Because those games I think were almost like back to 393 00:23:05,280 --> 00:23:07,080 Speaker 1: back or they overlapped. I guess because I think the 394 00:23:07,080 --> 00:23:09,920 Speaker 1: wild game started at five and then the Wolves were 395 00:23:11,320 --> 00:23:14,439 Speaker 1: just passed seven. But we've got some more I do. 396 00:23:14,560 --> 00:23:17,119 Speaker 1: There is more vikings to cover, and there's some golden 397 00:23:17,160 --> 00:23:20,080 Speaker 1: golfer stuff to get to as as well. So we're 398 00:23:20,080 --> 00:23:22,639 Speaker 1: gonna try to squeeze in a bunch in our final 399 00:23:22,720 --> 00:23:26,439 Speaker 1: thirty minutes. The Bradshawn Brian cafe and text line is 400 00:23:26,440 --> 00:23:27,600 Speaker 1: on fire today. 401 00:23:28,000 --> 00:23:30,600 Speaker 2: It's almost endless. How many. 402 00:23:32,359 --> 00:23:33,960 Speaker 1: Last night Elk River put up three out of ninety 403 00:23:34,000 --> 00:23:35,879 Speaker 1: yards in the state semi final game was zero passing 404 00:23:35,960 --> 00:23:36,720 Speaker 1: yards and an I and T. 405 00:23:37,440 --> 00:23:38,600 Speaker 2: So it could be worse. 406 00:23:40,000 --> 00:23:42,280 Speaker 1: You have a university misoi of football just needs a 407 00:23:42,280 --> 00:23:45,600 Speaker 1: sports management course. That's a callback to That's an old 408 00:23:45,640 --> 00:23:51,320 Speaker 1: Sid Hartman joke. Good morning Dan. Any chance we see 409 00:23:51,320 --> 00:23:54,560 Speaker 1: the future Hall of Famer Max Brozmer today? Well, yeah, 410 00:23:54,600 --> 00:23:58,280 Speaker 1: there always is via injury. Maybe his hand will be worse, 411 00:23:58,320 --> 00:24:01,600 Speaker 1: Maybe on a through his handle hit a helmet again, 412 00:24:01,640 --> 00:24:04,000 Speaker 1: a bear helmet, and this time it'll be worse and 413 00:24:04,000 --> 00:24:07,760 Speaker 1: they'll we'll see Brosmer. There's a lot of people ready 414 00:24:07,760 --> 00:24:11,000 Speaker 1: for that. Hello, I'm a Gopher fan but also an 415 00:24:11,000 --> 00:24:12,920 Speaker 1: objective one. This might be the worst six and four 416 00:24:12,960 --> 00:24:16,000 Speaker 1: team I've ever seen. They should have lost home games 417 00:24:16,040 --> 00:24:18,480 Speaker 1: to Rutgers, Purduing, Michigan State, all who are lousy teams 418 00:24:18,480 --> 00:24:20,600 Speaker 1: with one to two total big ten wins between them. 419 00:24:20,600 --> 00:24:22,960 Speaker 1: Hopefully they can prove me wrong in the next two games. 420 00:24:22,960 --> 00:24:27,440 Speaker 1: But that's Rick from Columbia. There are some sensible Gopher 421 00:24:27,480 --> 00:24:31,800 Speaker 1: fans Columbia Heights, I should say go for fans out there, 422 00:24:31,800 --> 00:24:36,120 Speaker 1: which is good to say. Vikings will lose this game today. 423 00:24:36,200 --> 00:24:38,080 Speaker 1: KOC will be in pass mode all day, defense will 424 00:24:38,080 --> 00:24:40,200 Speaker 1: continue to be exposed in their middle of the field coverage. 425 00:24:40,760 --> 00:24:44,040 Speaker 1: By half, the Vikings will be down double digits. This 426 00:24:44,080 --> 00:24:49,320 Speaker 1: is from lost all Hope fan. Wow, that's it does 427 00:24:49,720 --> 00:24:50,760 Speaker 1: track well again. 428 00:24:51,200 --> 00:24:52,920 Speaker 2: You go back to the first time these teams played. 429 00:24:52,960 --> 00:24:56,280 Speaker 1: The Bears were dominating the Vikings and they were on 430 00:24:56,320 --> 00:24:58,720 Speaker 1: their way to probably the touchdown was going to clinch 431 00:24:58,720 --> 00:25:02,040 Speaker 1: the victory. They got to keep penalty called against them. 432 00:25:02,280 --> 00:25:04,719 Speaker 1: That drove them back and kind of changed the entire game. 433 00:25:04,920 --> 00:25:08,959 Speaker 1: Then the Vikings had the big fourth quarter, so there 434 00:25:09,000 --> 00:25:10,919 Speaker 1: will be I think a big revenge factor for the 435 00:25:10,920 --> 00:25:14,000 Speaker 1: Bears feeling that they gave that game away. But that 436 00:25:14,040 --> 00:25:16,879 Speaker 1: doesn't guarantee they're going to play well enough to win today. 437 00:25:16,960 --> 00:25:20,000 Speaker 1: And when it comes to desperation, if you care about 438 00:25:20,000 --> 00:25:23,919 Speaker 1: the desperation factor, there's no question that the Vikings are 439 00:25:23,960 --> 00:25:26,800 Speaker 1: the more desperate team. The question is whether you're good 440 00:25:26,880 --> 00:25:29,520 Speaker 1: enough to do something with your desperation. 441 00:25:29,720 --> 00:25:32,040 Speaker 2: That's the open question. 442 00:25:32,119 --> 00:25:36,240 Speaker 1: But I think in my view, the Bears are not 443 00:25:36,280 --> 00:25:39,400 Speaker 1: as good as the Ravens, despite record differences, and they're 444 00:25:39,440 --> 00:25:40,919 Speaker 1: not as good as who do we get killed by 445 00:25:40,920 --> 00:25:43,240 Speaker 1: the week before the Detroit game? 446 00:25:43,280 --> 00:25:43,800 Speaker 2: The Chargers. 447 00:25:44,119 --> 00:25:46,160 Speaker 1: They're certainly not as good as the Lions, and they're 448 00:25:46,160 --> 00:25:48,080 Speaker 1: not as good as the Chargers as well. That's one 449 00:25:48,080 --> 00:25:51,159 Speaker 1: of the advantages that the Vikings have today. All Right, 450 00:25:51,200 --> 00:25:55,480 Speaker 1: one more break, a mishmash a potpourri until ten right 451 00:25:55,520 --> 00:26:26,600 Speaker 1: here in the All right, your Minnesota while get another 452 00:26:26,800 --> 00:26:32,560 Speaker 1: shutout performance from your guy walst At Was he brilliant? 453 00:26:32,720 --> 00:26:33,320 Speaker 2: Was he was it? 454 00:26:33,440 --> 00:26:38,560 Speaker 1: A virtuoso goaltending performance. Was a great defense in front 455 00:26:38,600 --> 00:26:41,960 Speaker 1: of him? Inept offense? A little of everything? What did 456 00:26:42,000 --> 00:26:42,479 Speaker 1: you observe? 457 00:26:45,520 --> 00:26:49,280 Speaker 3: Just I observed the lights out goalie who is confident 458 00:26:49,320 --> 00:26:52,679 Speaker 3: as ever. It goes to show that you can't just 459 00:26:52,720 --> 00:26:55,560 Speaker 3: blame you know, in years past as well. Have you 460 00:26:55,600 --> 00:26:58,600 Speaker 3: seen his numbers down in Iowa at all? Yes, you 461 00:26:58,680 --> 00:27:00,800 Speaker 3: can't trust him up here. It's like, well, that team 462 00:27:00,880 --> 00:27:03,080 Speaker 3: is not very good and hasn't made the AHL playoffs 463 00:27:03,119 --> 00:27:06,080 Speaker 3: in a long time. So you give the guy a chance, 464 00:27:06,119 --> 00:27:09,600 Speaker 3: and he's flourishing. He's the first rookie and Wild history 465 00:27:09,640 --> 00:27:13,240 Speaker 3: Tocord two straight shutouts, so six straight periods if not 466 00:27:13,359 --> 00:27:18,520 Speaker 3: more of goalless, no goals given up hockey. So the 467 00:27:18,560 --> 00:27:21,800 Speaker 3: guy is very, very good, very confident, very smooth. I 468 00:27:21,840 --> 00:27:24,880 Speaker 3: love goaltenders who I was never a big I love 469 00:27:24,960 --> 00:27:27,400 Speaker 3: stay Lock as a human, but just stylistically, I never 470 00:27:27,440 --> 00:27:30,719 Speaker 3: really enjoyed that style, and he's just so cool as 471 00:27:30,760 --> 00:27:32,560 Speaker 3: a qcumber back there, never really flustered. 472 00:27:32,600 --> 00:27:33,560 Speaker 2: I loved it. Here's the. 473 00:27:35,440 --> 00:27:42,000 Speaker 1: Trend that I think is the most essential in explaining 474 00:27:42,119 --> 00:27:48,840 Speaker 1: the upturn recently from Minnesota Wild points allowed going starting 475 00:27:48,880 --> 00:27:57,040 Speaker 1: with last night yesterday's game, zero two goals allowed. 476 00:27:57,119 --> 00:28:05,840 Speaker 2: Zero two zero two four two and two. 477 00:28:07,280 --> 00:28:10,480 Speaker 1: You're gonna give And by the way, this team, over 478 00:28:10,520 --> 00:28:13,520 Speaker 1: the course of the whole season, certainly heading into that stretch, 479 00:28:13,680 --> 00:28:15,520 Speaker 1: was towards the very bottom of the league might have 480 00:28:15,560 --> 00:28:17,680 Speaker 1: been the worst. When it comes to goals against, which 481 00:28:17,680 --> 00:28:21,120 Speaker 1: of course is a shared stat that can be more 482 00:28:21,160 --> 00:28:25,679 Speaker 1: than about the goaltender. But to me, once again, this 483 00:28:25,800 --> 00:28:28,200 Speaker 1: doesn't mean we're on our way to the third round 484 00:28:28,200 --> 00:28:32,160 Speaker 1: of the playoffs. But you know how this team is built, 485 00:28:33,119 --> 00:28:36,000 Speaker 1: you're gonna always have to play to your strengths or 486 00:28:36,119 --> 00:28:41,680 Speaker 1: play give what's the best way in hockey, especially if 487 00:28:41,680 --> 00:28:46,080 Speaker 1: you're not blessed with extraordinary depth of offensive talent. 488 00:28:46,520 --> 00:28:47,640 Speaker 2: Line to line. 489 00:28:48,960 --> 00:28:51,800 Speaker 1: It's low scoring, it's not giving up much, it's not 490 00:28:52,040 --> 00:28:55,280 Speaker 1: breaking down much where we're gonna have to get five 491 00:28:55,320 --> 00:28:58,640 Speaker 1: goals to win this game. It's to limit the opposition 492 00:28:58,760 --> 00:29:01,960 Speaker 1: to zero, one or two, and then even if your 493 00:29:01,960 --> 00:29:06,200 Speaker 1: offense is not purring, you're in the ballgame. Jacques Lamaire 494 00:29:06,440 --> 00:29:11,120 Speaker 1: taught me this, the great Jacques Lamire, the master of 495 00:29:11,160 --> 00:29:13,080 Speaker 1: that style of play. And I'm not saying we're playing 496 00:29:13,080 --> 00:29:16,480 Speaker 1: that style, but what I am saying is that's the 497 00:29:16,520 --> 00:29:18,239 Speaker 1: trend I see. That's better because if you go back 498 00:29:18,280 --> 00:29:22,520 Speaker 1: a little bit further in terms of goals against, it's 499 00:29:22,560 --> 00:29:31,120 Speaker 1: frightening four four six, six, four five, five seven. So 500 00:29:31,360 --> 00:29:34,520 Speaker 1: that's to me, what we're seeing now. Is it sustainable? 501 00:29:35,680 --> 00:29:36,400 Speaker 2: Is it? 502 00:29:36,640 --> 00:29:40,840 Speaker 1: What's it about this game isn't hockey. I don't think 503 00:29:40,880 --> 00:29:43,960 Speaker 1: it's complicated in that. If you're not blessed with extraordinary, 504 00:29:43,960 --> 00:29:47,560 Speaker 1: as I said, explosive offensive talent across the board, then 505 00:29:48,760 --> 00:29:52,200 Speaker 1: the fundamentals apply, and to me, the fundamentals start. You 506 00:29:52,200 --> 00:29:54,240 Speaker 1: could say it in any sport it's too but certainly 507 00:29:54,240 --> 00:29:58,280 Speaker 1: in hockey with legitimate defense or limiting the number of 508 00:29:58,640 --> 00:29:59,760 Speaker 1: scores by the other team. 509 00:30:00,080 --> 00:30:02,640 Speaker 2: That's not rocket science. But that's still true, isn't it. 510 00:30:02,800 --> 00:30:05,520 Speaker 3: The Wild have explosive offensive talent, but they don't have 511 00:30:05,840 --> 00:30:08,440 Speaker 3: explosive offensive talent all the way across the way across 512 00:30:08,640 --> 00:30:11,720 Speaker 3: exactly a good note and a bad note at the 513 00:30:11,720 --> 00:30:13,960 Speaker 3: same time as the special teams, because the penalty kill 514 00:30:14,080 --> 00:30:17,200 Speaker 3: is markedly improved. Now there's still twenty six in the NHL, 515 00:30:17,240 --> 00:30:20,480 Speaker 3: which is not great, but they were historically bad even 516 00:30:20,520 --> 00:30:22,120 Speaker 3: a month ago. So the fact that they moved those 517 00:30:22,160 --> 00:30:25,040 Speaker 3: spots up it's now up to seventy three, that's good 518 00:30:25,120 --> 00:30:26,959 Speaker 3: part of it. But the power play, I mean, they 519 00:30:27,000 --> 00:30:29,120 Speaker 3: had all the chances in the world last night to 520 00:30:29,160 --> 00:30:31,360 Speaker 3: put that game to bed by like middle of the 521 00:30:31,400 --> 00:30:33,440 Speaker 3: second period, with all the power plays they had, and 522 00:30:33,480 --> 00:30:36,200 Speaker 3: they just for whatever reason, whether it was the Ducks 523 00:30:36,440 --> 00:30:40,600 Speaker 3: aggressive style, which I thoroughly enjoy of aggressive penalty killing 524 00:30:40,600 --> 00:30:43,840 Speaker 3: where they're trying to score goals, or if it's just 525 00:30:43,880 --> 00:30:46,000 Speaker 3: the Wilds inability to get in the zone and have 526 00:30:46,080 --> 00:30:49,920 Speaker 3: zone entries. Either way, the power play for some reason 527 00:30:50,000 --> 00:30:51,880 Speaker 3: or another, no matter what unit was out there was 528 00:30:51,880 --> 00:30:53,719 Speaker 3: really struggling last night, and they could have had that 529 00:30:53,800 --> 00:30:56,400 Speaker 3: game done well before they did the empty netter. 530 00:30:56,680 --> 00:30:59,440 Speaker 1: The Minnesota Timberwolves have a lot of work to do 531 00:31:00,120 --> 00:31:04,560 Speaker 1: in my view, to attain status that they've kind of 532 00:31:04,600 --> 00:31:07,200 Speaker 1: taken for granted. They've taken for granted that they're a 533 00:31:07,280 --> 00:31:12,080 Speaker 1: team built to beat and to play with the Denver Nuggets, 534 00:31:12,080 --> 00:31:16,760 Speaker 1: and they've proven that regular season and postseason. But this 535 00:31:16,880 --> 00:31:21,479 Speaker 1: is definitely a different Denver team as we predicted before 536 00:31:21,640 --> 00:31:26,640 Speaker 1: the season began. Denver improves to ten to two with 537 00:31:26,680 --> 00:31:28,360 Speaker 1: a one to twenty three to one to twelve victory 538 00:31:28,400 --> 00:31:33,920 Speaker 1: over the Wolves at home last night. Joker with an 539 00:31:34,120 --> 00:31:38,680 Speaker 1: ordinary triple double. I don't think he was as dominant 540 00:31:38,720 --> 00:31:40,440 Speaker 1: as he's been, but then in the fourth quarter when 541 00:31:40,440 --> 00:31:44,200 Speaker 1: it mattered, he was a maestro with the ball, scoring 542 00:31:44,320 --> 00:31:47,840 Speaker 1: and distributing. He finishes with twenty seven to twelve and eleven. 543 00:31:47,880 --> 00:31:50,880 Speaker 1: We know he's good, He's always good, and the Wolves 544 00:31:50,920 --> 00:31:54,760 Speaker 1: have been able to withstand that. Why, largely because his 545 00:31:54,800 --> 00:31:58,800 Speaker 1: supporting cast has tended to be Certainly was last year flawed, 546 00:32:00,080 --> 00:32:03,960 Speaker 1: yet there was no backup center. There weren't enough supporting 547 00:32:04,040 --> 00:32:07,320 Speaker 1: cast members that could be counted on when Joker was 548 00:32:07,360 --> 00:32:14,320 Speaker 1: off the floor. Yesterday, Denver actually increased their leads, had 549 00:32:14,360 --> 00:32:18,600 Speaker 1: advantages in both the first and second half when Joker 550 00:32:19,280 --> 00:32:27,680 Speaker 1: went to the bench two starters out. Let's remember that too, 551 00:32:28,080 --> 00:32:32,080 Speaker 1: Denver was down two starters Christian Braun ankle sprain, Cam 552 00:32:32,160 --> 00:32:37,160 Speaker 1: Johnson biceps strain. By the way, Brons supposed to be 553 00:32:37,160 --> 00:32:40,240 Speaker 1: out at least six weeks. Didn't matter because Denver's got 554 00:32:40,960 --> 00:32:46,720 Speaker 1: legitimate depth. How deep are they at this point? Well, again, 555 00:32:46,840 --> 00:32:49,320 Speaker 1: if you check out the box score from this game, 556 00:32:50,920 --> 00:32:55,400 Speaker 1: Aaron Gordon's a starter obviously and becoming a ridiculously affected 557 00:32:55,480 --> 00:32:58,400 Speaker 1: three point shooter. He had four for six yesterday twenty 558 00:32:58,400 --> 00:33:04,600 Speaker 1: three points. Tim Hardaway Junior New Edition twenty three points. 559 00:33:05,240 --> 00:33:12,640 Speaker 1: Peyton Watson twelve points. Valanchunis is the backup now to Joker, 560 00:33:13,960 --> 00:33:18,120 Speaker 1: only six points but effective. In other words, they finally 561 00:33:18,120 --> 00:33:21,400 Speaker 1: have a legitimate backup Bruce Brown is back. 562 00:33:22,320 --> 00:33:23,880 Speaker 2: He got them seven points. 563 00:33:24,320 --> 00:33:27,880 Speaker 1: So again, this is so generally so two of these 564 00:33:27,880 --> 00:33:33,800 Speaker 1: guys wouldn't be starting that we're starting, and that speaks 565 00:33:33,800 --> 00:33:35,320 Speaker 1: to the depth of this club. 566 00:33:35,360 --> 00:33:37,480 Speaker 2: That's why they are are different. 567 00:33:37,960 --> 00:33:39,560 Speaker 1: I know the Wolves are going to you know, just 568 00:33:39,600 --> 00:33:42,040 Speaker 1: write it off to Anthony had a bad shooting nine 569 00:33:42,080 --> 00:33:44,960 Speaker 1: he was eight for twenty three. That conveniently leaves out 570 00:33:44,960 --> 00:33:47,280 Speaker 1: he got to the free throw line a game high 571 00:33:47,320 --> 00:33:53,560 Speaker 1: twelve times and was ten for twelve. The fact is, 572 00:33:53,600 --> 00:33:56,080 Speaker 1: in the fourth quarter, with when the game was close, 573 00:33:56,760 --> 00:34:02,040 Speaker 1: one team executed its offense offense, I guess it would 574 00:34:02,040 --> 00:34:05,400 Speaker 1: be offense offensively much better than the other team did. 575 00:34:05,960 --> 00:34:09,160 Speaker 1: That's not just about I don't think just about shooting, 576 00:34:09,440 --> 00:34:10,960 Speaker 1: To be quite honest with you, I think it's a 577 00:34:11,000 --> 00:34:14,720 Speaker 1: little bit more complicated than that. Nasried had a brilliant 578 00:34:14,760 --> 00:34:18,520 Speaker 1: first half, fouled trouble, ended up with nineteen points, and 579 00:34:18,600 --> 00:34:21,719 Speaker 1: ultimately did file out. Doesn't mean the Wolves are a 580 00:34:21,760 --> 00:34:25,480 Speaker 1: bad team, but it means Denver is a cut above 581 00:34:25,520 --> 00:34:29,880 Speaker 1: what they've been and to boot, they have the best 582 00:34:29,920 --> 00:34:33,400 Speaker 1: still the guy who's the best player in basketball in Joker. 583 00:34:34,000 --> 00:34:38,080 Speaker 1: That's the reality that the Wolves are going to have 584 00:34:38,120 --> 00:34:39,920 Speaker 1: to deal with here in terms of moving forward, in 585 00:34:39,960 --> 00:34:44,560 Speaker 1: terms of what they want to be. Joker played thirty 586 00:34:44,600 --> 00:34:46,719 Speaker 1: seven minutes, which I think is actually high for him 587 00:34:47,440 --> 00:34:51,560 Speaker 1: this year. Gordon's plus minus was plus thirty three for 588 00:34:51,600 --> 00:34:56,120 Speaker 1: the record, but a very good performance there. There's not 589 00:34:56,239 --> 00:35:02,399 Speaker 1: a lot more to say regarding the Gofer Friday Night 590 00:35:02,440 --> 00:35:05,640 Speaker 1: game right here on the fan. I think the final 591 00:35:05,760 --> 00:35:10,400 Speaker 1: was thirty two to thirteen. I don't believe Oregon, with 592 00:35:10,440 --> 00:35:18,440 Speaker 1: their starters ever punted in the game. We've played four 593 00:35:18,480 --> 00:35:21,839 Speaker 1: games in the road. We've lost them all. We've been 594 00:35:21,840 --> 00:35:23,960 Speaker 1: in competitive. We've been competitive in one of the four, 595 00:35:24,000 --> 00:35:26,680 Speaker 1: and that was to cal a very mediocre middle of 596 00:35:26,719 --> 00:35:33,720 Speaker 1: the road at best team. We've lost by that game 597 00:35:34,000 --> 00:35:40,319 Speaker 1: double digits, even though it wasn't a Route thirteen. Since then, 598 00:35:40,560 --> 00:35:44,719 Speaker 1: we've lost to Ohio State, Iowa, and to Oregon by 599 00:35:44,760 --> 00:35:48,480 Speaker 1: thirty nine, thirty eight, and twenty nine. And you can 600 00:35:48,480 --> 00:35:50,440 Speaker 1: again play the blue Blood game if you'd like, if 601 00:35:50,440 --> 00:35:55,640 Speaker 1: it makes you feel better. Nil, they've got everything, we 602 00:35:55,719 --> 00:36:00,640 Speaker 1: have nothing, but you. No one's full by that. Ort 603 00:36:00,640 --> 00:36:04,000 Speaker 1: know one should be fooled by that straw man argument, 604 00:36:04,760 --> 00:36:09,600 Speaker 1: because everybody knows those to be factual points. Long term. 605 00:36:10,400 --> 00:36:15,960 Speaker 1: None of that explains not even being remotely competitive, So 606 00:36:16,080 --> 00:36:20,520 Speaker 1: stop pretending that the argument is about what's just unfair. 607 00:36:21,760 --> 00:36:24,880 Speaker 1: It's always been unfair. It's unfair now, perhaps in a 608 00:36:24,920 --> 00:36:33,399 Speaker 1: different way. But none of that explains not even participating 609 00:36:34,040 --> 00:36:40,839 Speaker 1: from the beginning of that game, not even competing quarterbacks 610 00:36:40,840 --> 00:36:45,200 Speaker 1: in those four games twenty three for twenty seven, three 611 00:36:45,320 --> 00:36:48,919 Speaker 1: twenty six, twelve for nineteen one thirty five, you could 612 00:36:48,920 --> 00:36:51,640 Speaker 1: tell that's the Iowa game, twenty four for thirty eight, 613 00:36:51,719 --> 00:36:55,560 Speaker 1: two seventy nine, twenty seven for thirty that was Oregon. 614 00:36:55,640 --> 00:36:56,560 Speaker 2: Three h six. 615 00:36:57,880 --> 00:37:05,720 Speaker 1: Touchdowns, eight ECUs hues, nine combined touchdowns, zero interceptions, one thousand, 616 00:37:06,320 --> 00:37:09,080 Speaker 1: forty six yards. So go ahead, you just make it 617 00:37:09,080 --> 00:37:13,080 Speaker 1: about nil, make it about all that. None of that 618 00:37:13,160 --> 00:37:18,520 Speaker 1: explains not ever joining the battle in three of those 619 00:37:18,520 --> 00:37:22,200 Speaker 1: four games. Is that really where we are in year nine? 620 00:37:23,160 --> 00:37:25,439 Speaker 1: Just got to write it off as well. It's Phil 621 00:37:25,520 --> 00:37:30,480 Speaker 1: Knight close circuit by the way to two one eight. Guy, 622 00:37:30,600 --> 00:37:32,960 Speaker 1: you revel in the Cuban connection more than we ever 623 00:37:33,000 --> 00:37:37,600 Speaker 1: did or will do you complete dufus As I wrote 624 00:37:37,640 --> 00:37:39,759 Speaker 1: back to him, I. 625 00:37:39,640 --> 00:37:40,880 Speaker 2: Hope you're not this moronic. 626 00:37:42,880 --> 00:37:45,759 Speaker 1: The only time I challenge anybody to find a time 627 00:37:45,800 --> 00:37:48,560 Speaker 1: we've talked about Mark Cuban on this show in an 628 00:37:48,560 --> 00:37:52,560 Speaker 1: Indiana university or football sense, other than when it's brought 629 00:37:52,560 --> 00:37:56,960 Speaker 1: to my attention that either a fan or a media 630 00:37:57,040 --> 00:38:01,840 Speaker 1: member has invoked the name of Mark Q. Cuban to 631 00:38:01,920 --> 00:38:04,000 Speaker 1: basically say, can't be mad at the Gophers. They don't 632 00:38:04,040 --> 00:38:09,920 Speaker 1: have a Mark Cuban. Happens almost every day. Happened again today, 633 00:38:11,680 --> 00:38:13,359 Speaker 1: That's the only time you hear me bring it up. 634 00:38:13,600 --> 00:38:17,400 Speaker 1: And I was texting with with Rick Bosch. He's amused 635 00:38:17,440 --> 00:38:19,799 Speaker 1: by this whole thing too, because he also knows that 636 00:38:21,400 --> 00:38:23,880 Speaker 1: just in this past year is the first time that 637 00:38:23,920 --> 00:38:27,840 Speaker 1: Mark Cuban has ever ever given a buck to the 638 00:38:27,880 --> 00:38:31,080 Speaker 1: football program. I mentioned he's given a bunch of money 639 00:38:31,120 --> 00:38:33,760 Speaker 1: to rugby and a couple of others. He's definitely spent money, 640 00:38:33,760 --> 00:38:36,479 Speaker 1: but it's been at any nuniversity. Is all the monor, 641 00:38:36,520 --> 00:38:41,160 Speaker 1: but it's generally been more academic stuff than it's been 642 00:38:42,080 --> 00:38:47,080 Speaker 1: anything else. Let me see if I get the exact Uh, yeah, 643 00:38:46,239 --> 00:38:52,200 Speaker 1: it's so. Again, if it's easier to finesse what hasn't 644 00:38:52,239 --> 00:38:54,920 Speaker 1: happened here and what this year is not even close 645 00:38:54,920 --> 00:38:59,439 Speaker 1: to happening in a season in which we've shown great 646 00:38:59,440 --> 00:39:03,000 Speaker 1: ability to from behind Layton games against terrible teams better 647 00:39:03,040 --> 00:39:07,400 Speaker 1: than losing those games. We've got victories by three, seven, eighteen, 648 00:39:07,440 --> 00:39:12,480 Speaker 1: and three in the Big Ten. Knock yourselves out. The 649 00:39:12,480 --> 00:39:15,040 Speaker 1: one you know thorough victory was the Nebraska game, and 650 00:39:15,080 --> 00:39:17,800 Speaker 1: we gave all proper credit for the way they outplayed 651 00:39:17,840 --> 00:39:23,399 Speaker 1: and out coached in that game. But it's becoming this 652 00:39:23,440 --> 00:39:27,960 Speaker 1: sort of national almost what's the word I'm looking for here, 653 00:39:28,320 --> 00:39:31,960 Speaker 1: It's a cliche. Got to have a bag man, got 654 00:39:31,960 --> 00:39:35,399 Speaker 1: to have a legal bagman, Mark Cuban. Mark Cuban changed 655 00:39:35,440 --> 00:39:41,440 Speaker 1: everything in Indiana. It's just not factual. You could argue, 656 00:39:41,440 --> 00:39:42,960 Speaker 1: if you want to be the cynic, that Mark Cuban 657 00:39:43,040 --> 00:39:47,080 Speaker 1: jumped on the bandwagon that had already been long started 658 00:39:48,440 --> 00:39:52,240 Speaker 1: by Signetti, by whatever concoction he's come. 659 00:39:52,160 --> 00:39:53,680 Speaker 2: Up with, whatever. 660 00:39:55,120 --> 00:39:58,279 Speaker 1: Stu he's brewed up, that's been as successful as it has. 661 00:39:58,320 --> 00:40:00,520 Speaker 1: It's mysterious because nobody really can get to handle on 662 00:40:01,040 --> 00:40:03,080 Speaker 1: why he's doing what he's doing at a place where 663 00:40:03,080 --> 00:40:04,719 Speaker 1: you're not supposed to be able to do it, and 664 00:40:04,760 --> 00:40:09,439 Speaker 1: they've had no money to do it. They've had less 665 00:40:09,440 --> 00:40:14,560 Speaker 1: money than here to do it. Historically, with worst facilities 666 00:40:15,040 --> 00:40:19,359 Speaker 1: until again more recently. So knock yourselves out again if 667 00:40:19,360 --> 00:40:21,040 Speaker 1: that's what you want to go with. And but stop 668 00:40:21,080 --> 00:40:25,239 Speaker 1: pretending that we're constantly hey, I use got cuban. No, 669 00:40:25,640 --> 00:40:28,600 Speaker 1: I bring it up with an eye roll because I 670 00:40:28,680 --> 00:40:32,200 Speaker 1: keep hearing it, and it's i'm i'm I. It's happening 671 00:40:32,200 --> 00:40:33,680 Speaker 1: more and more often because its one of those things 672 00:40:33,680 --> 00:40:35,439 Speaker 1: you just hear over and over again, and then people 673 00:40:35,480 --> 00:40:38,839 Speaker 1: start believing it just because it's becomes a popular thing 674 00:40:38,920 --> 00:40:39,279 Speaker 1: to say. 675 00:40:40,480 --> 00:40:41,839 Speaker 2: Who do your packers play this week? 676 00:40:42,239 --> 00:40:46,759 Speaker 3: Get the Giants in New York noonkick trap game, so 677 00:40:46,880 --> 00:40:49,680 Speaker 3: must win CAFs what it is and they're starting Jamis. 678 00:40:49,760 --> 00:40:51,600 Speaker 3: They're starting Jamos new coach. 679 00:40:52,040 --> 00:40:54,080 Speaker 1: Yeah, well that sometimes you get a little bit of 680 00:40:54,160 --> 00:40:57,880 Speaker 1: juice from that little adrenaline. Jamis, as we've said before, 681 00:40:57,920 --> 00:41:00,560 Speaker 1: can throw five touchdowns and five picks and same game. 682 00:41:01,520 --> 00:41:02,879 Speaker 2: Are you ball? Howking? Are you good? 683 00:41:02,880 --> 00:41:05,680 Speaker 1: Interceptions the well they were last season, Yeah they were 684 00:41:05,719 --> 00:41:07,439 Speaker 1: not so much this year. So much this year they're 685 00:41:07,480 --> 00:41:09,960 Speaker 1: still a really good defense. So do you agree with Thorlowsky? 686 00:41:10,040 --> 00:41:12,360 Speaker 1: You want to see you want to unleash the beast 687 00:41:12,400 --> 00:41:13,920 Speaker 1: the quarterback just let them sling it. 688 00:41:14,040 --> 00:41:16,839 Speaker 2: Allegedly it's a real windy day today, oh in New York. 689 00:41:16,920 --> 00:41:17,839 Speaker 2: That might answer that. 690 00:41:17,880 --> 00:41:19,959 Speaker 3: And also the Giants are one of the worst rush 691 00:41:20,040 --> 00:41:22,960 Speaker 3: defenses in the league, if not the worst. So I'd 692 00:41:23,040 --> 00:41:25,640 Speaker 3: like to just see the old line block a little 693 00:41:25,640 --> 00:41:27,799 Speaker 3: bit better than they have all season, which is not 694 00:41:27,840 --> 00:41:28,680 Speaker 3: a high bar to clear. 695 00:41:29,160 --> 00:41:31,520 Speaker 1: No, well, well with no a lot more. I think 696 00:41:31,560 --> 00:41:33,840 Speaker 1: about the division. What if the Packers, what if you 697 00:41:33,880 --> 00:41:39,239 Speaker 1: lose again? Panic and the Vikings lose again? Funny game 698 00:41:39,280 --> 00:41:42,040 Speaker 1: that Years are the second place team in the division? 699 00:41:42,080 --> 00:41:44,000 Speaker 2: Is that would that be? What it would be? What's 700 00:41:44,040 --> 00:41:46,880 Speaker 2: your current record? Off the top of my hand, you 701 00:41:46,960 --> 00:41:48,960 Speaker 2: got to tie? You know? That kind of screws up everything. 702 00:41:48,960 --> 00:41:52,040 Speaker 2: I hate that. Yeah, it does make everything confusing. 703 00:41:52,320 --> 00:41:54,760 Speaker 1: Are you five two and one? No, you have three losses? 704 00:41:54,760 --> 00:41:57,040 Speaker 1: Now they have three, so they're five to three and one, 705 00:41:57,080 --> 00:41:58,719 Speaker 1: five to three and one. So if you lose, you 706 00:41:58,840 --> 00:42:00,960 Speaker 1: be five to four and one. Theirs would be seven 707 00:42:00,960 --> 00:42:01,439 Speaker 1: and three. 708 00:42:03,120 --> 00:42:05,239 Speaker 3: Right right now, the Bears are ahead of the pack 709 00:42:05,560 --> 00:42:08,440 Speaker 3: in the sixth seeders. 710 00:42:07,880 --> 00:42:12,480 Speaker 1: They are what's our seed? Oh wait, how far how 711 00:42:12,520 --> 00:42:14,600 Speaker 1: far down the list you have to go? They would 712 00:42:14,600 --> 00:42:17,840 Speaker 1: be the tenth seed, which is that's not in the playoffs. 713 00:42:17,880 --> 00:42:22,440 Speaker 1: Right now unless they extended. What if we see Brozmer today, 714 00:42:24,280 --> 00:42:26,440 Speaker 1: ratings would be through the roof. It was Brosmer at 715 00:42:26,480 --> 00:42:28,759 Speaker 1: least locally. What if he was terrible then what do 716 00:42:28,760 --> 00:42:30,480 Speaker 1: you then? Where do you go? At that point? 717 00:42:31,080 --> 00:42:32,000 Speaker 2: Then? I don't know what you do. 718 00:42:32,520 --> 00:42:36,120 Speaker 1: Vikings Football Sunday is indeed on tap. Thank you for texting, 719 00:42:36,760 --> 00:42:39,240 Speaker 1: Thank you for stopping by to chat with us today, 720 00:42:39,800 --> 00:42:45,040 Speaker 1: and remember we'll be back for Bumper to Bumper tomorrow. 721 00:42:45,680 --> 00:42:49,320 Speaker 1: Vikings talking points among other things, beginning at three o'clock 722 00:42:50,000 --> 00:43:03,080 Speaker 1: right here on the Fani. We'll talk then