1
00:00:00,120 --> 00:00:00,360
Speaker 1: Fan.

2
00:00:10,320 --> 00:00:14,680
Speaker 2: Good morning, Pa, Pete Nordo step in Kansas City. I

3
00:00:14,760 --> 00:00:17,000
Speaker 2: gotta tell you, I would really be excited to see

4
00:00:17,000 --> 00:00:19,680
Speaker 2: the Vikings go for a running back. I've been watching

5
00:00:19,720 --> 00:00:23,320
Speaker 2: some highlights of Adrian Peterson lately, and man, I would

6
00:00:23,400 --> 00:00:26,160
Speaker 2: love to see them again have a dangerous back that's

7
00:00:26,200 --> 00:00:26,880
Speaker 2: a threat.

8
00:00:26,600 --> 00:00:28,280
Speaker 3: To go eighty yards at any moment.

9
00:00:28,480 --> 00:00:30,960
Speaker 2: Now, there probably isn't anybody like ap in the draft,

10
00:00:30,960 --> 00:00:33,720
Speaker 2: and maybe there's another Dalvin Cook out there, which really

11
00:00:33,720 --> 00:00:36,440
Speaker 2: haven't had that since Dalvin was let go, So I'd

12
00:00:36,479 --> 00:00:36,960
Speaker 2: love to see.

13
00:00:36,880 --> 00:00:37,840
Speaker 4: Him go for a running back.

14
00:00:37,920 --> 00:00:44,960
Speaker 5: Thanks was that, Pa Nordo and the master persage and

15
00:00:45,120 --> 00:00:49,440
Speaker 5: good morning. Regarding positions of need or who we should

16
00:00:49,440 --> 00:00:53,080
Speaker 5: be drafting, just take the best dang player available. We

17
00:00:53,120 --> 00:00:56,280
Speaker 5: need somebody that we draft that actually plays on the team.

18
00:00:57,040 --> 00:01:02,840
Speaker 5: Anybody that's good any position, kicker, water boy, anything that's playable.

19
00:01:04,840 --> 00:01:08,600
Speaker 6: Nor It's great work with the talkbacks, And just in

20
00:01:08,640 --> 00:01:11,360
Speaker 6: case people missed an hour ago, we are doing a

21
00:01:11,440 --> 00:01:12,520
Speaker 6: talkback Tuesday.

22
00:01:12,840 --> 00:01:15,440
Speaker 4: It has a sponsor tied to it. Who is the sponsor?

23
00:01:15,520 --> 00:01:16,839
Speaker 4: What is the prize? Yeah?

24
00:01:16,920 --> 00:01:19,520
Speaker 7: Talker Tuesdays for the rest of twenty twenty six are

25
00:01:19,520 --> 00:01:22,160
Speaker 7: brought to you by Northern Fire Grilling and Barbecue Supply.

26
00:01:22,520 --> 00:01:25,600
Speaker 7: Sweet So talkbacks with the free iHeartRadio app. As you

27
00:01:25,640 --> 00:01:26,040
Speaker 7: heard there.

28
00:01:26,040 --> 00:01:28,640
Speaker 8: It's simple. You just press record, give us up to

29
00:01:28,680 --> 00:01:29,279
Speaker 8: thirty seconds.

30
00:01:29,319 --> 00:01:33,040
Speaker 7: But each Tuesday, somebody's going to win the tastiest talkback

31
00:01:33,080 --> 00:01:36,520
Speaker 7: any twenty five dollars gift card to Northern Fire that

32
00:01:36,560 --> 00:01:39,200
Speaker 7: can use it online or in store in Minnetaka. So

33
00:01:39,520 --> 00:01:42,880
Speaker 7: thank you Northern Fire, and thank you all of the talkbackers.

34
00:01:42,200 --> 00:01:43,240
Speaker 8: With some elite names.

35
00:01:43,240 --> 00:01:45,840
Speaker 7: How about Sweet Max and Egan last segment setting me

36
00:01:45,959 --> 00:01:48,520
Speaker 7: up with an idea for mister Jordan Reed.

37
00:01:48,760 --> 00:01:51,040
Speaker 8: The Rubs are on it and pumped for this draft.

38
00:01:51,160 --> 00:01:54,480
Speaker 6: Yeah and you know A, because you've been to the combine.

39
00:01:54,600 --> 00:01:58,280
Speaker 6: But b I mean you've been next to me slash

40
00:01:58,480 --> 00:02:01,800
Speaker 6: us slash the team nine to noon for a decade plus.

41
00:02:02,440 --> 00:02:05,560
Speaker 6: We don't pretend to break down all twenty two of

42
00:02:05,640 --> 00:02:08,799
Speaker 6: Oklahoma playing Trinity, and we don't pretend to.

43
00:02:08,840 --> 00:02:10,640
Speaker 4: Call uh, you know we're not.

44
00:02:10,760 --> 00:02:13,440
Speaker 6: We're not calling these elite college minds year round to

45
00:02:13,480 --> 00:02:15,880
Speaker 6: try to get this team. What we do is we

46
00:02:15,960 --> 00:02:19,360
Speaker 6: come to the combine and we use the discernment that

47
00:02:19,400 --> 00:02:23,760
Speaker 6: God gave us, and we leave with certain names to

48
00:02:23,880 --> 00:02:28,000
Speaker 6: which I slash we become become married right up to

49
00:02:28,040 --> 00:02:31,359
Speaker 6: the draft. So I mean, as of right now, safety

50
00:02:31,520 --> 00:02:37,520
Speaker 6: Oregon safety Dylan Thieneman, the Enemen safety, sounds like he'd

51
00:02:37,520 --> 00:02:40,480
Speaker 6: be great for us. Tight end Kenyon Sadiq sounds like

52
00:02:40,520 --> 00:02:43,640
Speaker 6: he'd be great for us. And our second segment guest

53
00:02:43,680 --> 00:02:46,040
Speaker 6: Emma Johnson. I mean, who doesn't want Emma Johnson in

54
00:02:46,080 --> 00:02:46,880
Speaker 6: the Minnesota Viking.

55
00:02:46,960 --> 00:02:48,320
Speaker 4: So I got three players already.

56
00:02:48,960 --> 00:02:51,799
Speaker 9: We Hunter might be a good interior pass usher. Yeah,

57
00:02:51,840 --> 00:02:53,040
Speaker 9: we got we got, we got it down.

58
00:02:53,040 --> 00:02:54,119
Speaker 4: We're done. Well, we're good.

59
00:02:54,200 --> 00:02:56,000
Speaker 8: We haven't we haven't heard his voice yet.

60
00:02:56,000 --> 00:03:00,680
Speaker 7: But somewhere Charges watching eight YouTube videos of Johnson and

61
00:03:00,760 --> 00:03:04,400
Speaker 7: we'll make him his prized pick for early Day two

62
00:03:04,400 --> 00:03:04,959
Speaker 7: for the Purple.

63
00:03:05,040 --> 00:03:05,160
Speaker 4: Right.

64
00:03:05,200 --> 00:03:07,959
Speaker 6: Well, well, Charge Chart just texted me from a rest

65
00:03:07,960 --> 00:03:10,720
Speaker 6: stop outside of Saint George, Utah. I have no idea

66
00:03:10,760 --> 00:03:13,000
Speaker 6: why he goes to rest stops in a state where

67
00:03:13,000 --> 00:03:16,200
Speaker 6: he lives, but nevertheless, he said, I'm listening to the

68
00:03:16,200 --> 00:03:18,399
Speaker 6: Combine and I wish I was there, and I heard

69
00:03:18,400 --> 00:03:20,880
Speaker 6: a lot of things about Lee Hunter. But I just

70
00:03:21,000 --> 00:03:25,240
Speaker 6: broke down film on Arizona on Arkansas defensive tackle Cameron Ball,

71
00:03:25,480 --> 00:03:28,280
Speaker 6: and I think he might be the best defensive tackle ever.

72
00:03:29,760 --> 00:03:32,560
Speaker 7: So I wanted this is kind of just a combine,

73
00:03:32,600 --> 00:03:35,280
Speaker 7: almost like a tune up, and I'm so glad that

74
00:03:35,320 --> 00:03:37,880
Speaker 7: I got I got you there in Indye. Pete is

75
00:03:38,080 --> 00:03:40,600
Speaker 7: just as we get through the combine this week and

76
00:03:40,680 --> 00:03:43,640
Speaker 7: we find some of those names that you mentioned the men,

77
00:03:43,680 --> 00:03:46,520
Speaker 7: it's em and it's a well we'll leave Indianapolis or

78
00:03:46,560 --> 00:03:49,720
Speaker 7: you will with with a bunch of ideas into April's draft.

79
00:03:50,560 --> 00:03:51,200
Speaker 4: Has to be him.

80
00:03:51,400 --> 00:03:54,400
Speaker 7: It's just him or nothing at this stage until the

81
00:03:54,400 --> 00:03:56,400
Speaker 7: next name in about an hour with Greg Passell.

82
00:03:56,720 --> 00:03:57,640
Speaker 4: Well, let's be serious.

83
00:03:57,680 --> 00:04:00,160
Speaker 6: You know how I operate, Okay, Yeah, I'm I mean

84
00:04:00,360 --> 00:04:03,320
Speaker 6: I had the Oregon ticker next to me on a

85
00:04:03,400 --> 00:04:07,560
Speaker 6: ninety minute playing flight talking about players on his team,

86
00:04:07,760 --> 00:04:11,240
Speaker 6: and are you kidding me that that's awesome that he's there?

87
00:04:11,360 --> 00:04:13,680
Speaker 4: And now we exchange numbers and you know.

88
00:04:14,240 --> 00:04:17,880
Speaker 6: Most of what we talked about was biblical stuff and theology,

89
00:04:18,160 --> 00:04:20,960
Speaker 6: but when we talked about football players against whom he played.

90
00:04:21,000 --> 00:04:24,720
Speaker 6: He's a giant Will Riker fan, absolutely giant. They've known

91
00:04:24,720 --> 00:04:27,200
Speaker 6: each other for three years. This guy is going to

92
00:04:27,240 --> 00:04:30,840
Speaker 6: be on a team next year. Atticus Sappington and what

93
00:04:30,960 --> 00:04:35,280
Speaker 6: he was saying about the safety from Oregon Dilligan Dylan Thieneman.

94
00:04:35,760 --> 00:04:38,600
Speaker 6: I mean, the guy sounds legitimately like he'd be great

95
00:04:38,640 --> 00:04:42,520
Speaker 6: in flores defense. So it's just it's too perfectly put

96
00:04:42,560 --> 00:04:46,479
Speaker 6: together by design for me to just look past what

97
00:04:46,560 --> 00:04:49,839
Speaker 6: I was told. So this is my guy. I'm ninety

98
00:04:49,880 --> 00:04:52,720
Speaker 6: two percent not changing it up to the draft. I'm

99
00:04:52,760 --> 00:04:55,200
Speaker 6: not asking anybody who they're going to take. I'm just

100
00:04:55,240 --> 00:05:00,200
Speaker 6: going to roll with my flying partner from Minneapolis to Indianapolis. Now,

101
00:05:00,160 --> 00:05:01,479
Speaker 6: what do you have up your sleeve?

102
00:05:01,720 --> 00:05:03,400
Speaker 7: Yeah, So just kind of laying it out and I'm

103
00:05:03,440 --> 00:05:07,680
Speaker 7: going to direct this towards you. Pete is into free agency,

104
00:05:07,800 --> 00:05:10,240
Speaker 7: into the draft. We know about the cap concerns. They

105
00:05:10,279 --> 00:05:12,640
Speaker 7: got levers to pull and they will do so. And

106
00:05:12,800 --> 00:05:16,240
Speaker 7: I'm not asking for the final name today, but that's

107
00:05:16,240 --> 00:05:18,280
Speaker 7: what the combines for. And as we get there, well,

108
00:05:18,320 --> 00:05:20,240
Speaker 7: we'll learn more about a ton of these guys as

109
00:05:20,279 --> 00:05:23,039
Speaker 7: we get closer to the draft. But simply enough, Pete,

110
00:05:23,120 --> 00:05:25,920
Speaker 7: kind of the idea is do we got them or

111
00:05:25,920 --> 00:05:28,600
Speaker 7: do we need them? And just looking at these position

112
00:05:28,680 --> 00:05:30,360
Speaker 7: groups and kind of the depth of them and what

113
00:05:30,440 --> 00:05:33,120
Speaker 7: you saw in twenty twenty five, you know, starting kind

114
00:05:33,120 --> 00:05:36,080
Speaker 7: of a I guess a difficult one or maybe it's

115
00:05:36,120 --> 00:05:37,680
Speaker 7: an easy one from your mindset.

116
00:05:38,080 --> 00:05:40,000
Speaker 8: Do we got them or do we need them?

117
00:05:40,080 --> 00:05:42,960
Speaker 7: When it comes to the linebacker spots, both Eric Wilson

118
00:05:43,040 --> 00:05:46,599
Speaker 7: and Ivan Pace one restricted in pace but a UF

119
00:05:46,960 --> 00:05:50,800
Speaker 7: unrestricted opportunity for mister Wilson, both coming up from a

120
00:05:50,839 --> 00:05:53,359
Speaker 7: linebacking corps. When you look at men in the middle,

121
00:05:53,400 --> 00:05:56,320
Speaker 7: we know about cash Man, but as of our as

122
00:05:56,320 --> 00:05:59,200
Speaker 7: far as our roster goes, the other two are potentially

123
00:05:59,240 --> 00:06:00,839
Speaker 7: open to going to other teams.

124
00:06:00,880 --> 00:06:03,039
Speaker 8: Pete, do we got him or do we need him?

125
00:06:03,400 --> 00:06:06,440
Speaker 7: In terms of either securing Eric Wilson or paying attention

126
00:06:06,520 --> 00:06:09,200
Speaker 7: to some inside linebackers in the draft.

127
00:06:09,400 --> 00:06:11,880
Speaker 3: I think here's the thing.

128
00:06:12,080 --> 00:06:16,000
Speaker 9: Eric Wilson was a much bigger part of what this

129
00:06:16,200 --> 00:06:20,080
Speaker 9: defense was about then I even remember it went back

130
00:06:20,160 --> 00:06:23,400
Speaker 9: watched watch most of the season. Eric Wilson was a

131
00:06:23,440 --> 00:06:26,000
Speaker 9: huge playmaker, and if he wasn't the guy making the play,

132
00:06:26,040 --> 00:06:29,000
Speaker 9: he was letting guys around him make the play. And

133
00:06:29,120 --> 00:06:33,080
Speaker 9: to the he was so effective and so versatile to

134
00:06:33,120 --> 00:06:36,480
Speaker 9: the point where Josh Mattelis became less of a featured

135
00:06:36,520 --> 00:06:39,800
Speaker 9: and yet Josh was nicked up, but Mattelis became kind

136
00:06:39,800 --> 00:06:43,760
Speaker 9: of less of a featured person in this whole or

137
00:06:43,800 --> 00:06:46,400
Speaker 9: you know, in this whole thing. When we were you know,

138
00:06:46,560 --> 00:06:50,360
Speaker 9: when we were down a couple outside linebackers, Man Ginkle

139
00:06:50,440 --> 00:06:52,320
Speaker 9: for a while, Grenard later in the season, it was

140
00:06:52,400 --> 00:06:54,600
Speaker 9: Eric Wilson that would walk out and play outside linebacker.

141
00:06:54,640 --> 00:06:59,880
Speaker 3: He was moving all over the place. His productivity was enormous.

142
00:07:00,360 --> 00:07:03,080
Speaker 9: To get that level of productivity out of him again

143
00:07:03,560 --> 00:07:06,320
Speaker 9: would be fantastic. Can you do it? You know, is

144
00:07:06,320 --> 00:07:09,280
Speaker 9: again thirty one years old, he's playing as a free agent.

145
00:07:09,320 --> 00:07:12,320
Speaker 9: There's a lot of motivation there. Can you sign him

146
00:07:12,320 --> 00:07:14,520
Speaker 9: for two years, three years and get that kind of

147
00:07:14,520 --> 00:07:16,040
Speaker 9: production out of him for the next two or three

148
00:07:16,120 --> 00:07:18,800
Speaker 9: years that I don't know. The guy certainly on the

149
00:07:18,840 --> 00:07:21,080
Speaker 9: hoof looks like it because he's is in good as

150
00:07:21,080 --> 00:07:26,000
Speaker 9: shape as anybody I've seen wearing a purple jersey. If not,

151
00:07:26,680 --> 00:07:31,000
Speaker 9: we need that guy, right, I think we definitely need

152
00:07:31,040 --> 00:07:31,800
Speaker 9: that position.

153
00:07:32,040 --> 00:07:32,679
Speaker 3: Ivan Pace.

154
00:07:34,080 --> 00:07:38,360
Speaker 9: He's a good run defender, good interior blitzer, but he's faded.

155
00:07:39,040 --> 00:07:41,480
Speaker 9: You know, these young guys then they come in, you

156
00:07:41,600 --> 00:07:43,320
Speaker 9: make a mark and a lot of times I'm not

157
00:07:43,360 --> 00:07:45,640
Speaker 9: saying this is a case with Ivan Pace, but he

158
00:07:45,720 --> 00:07:49,640
Speaker 9: comes from obscurity as an undrafted guy to becoming a starter,

159
00:07:50,400 --> 00:07:53,080
Speaker 9: and it's such a huge leap, and it's such an

160
00:07:53,080 --> 00:07:57,640
Speaker 9: accomplishment that sometimes they think that's it. Well, you just

161
00:07:57,840 --> 00:07:59,119
Speaker 9: all you did was get on the field.

162
00:07:59,120 --> 00:07:59,800
Speaker 10: That's a huge leap.

163
00:08:00,080 --> 00:08:01,640
Speaker 9: Not taking that away from him, but you still have

164
00:08:01,720 --> 00:08:04,200
Speaker 9: to continue to get better. You still have to continue

165
00:08:04,240 --> 00:08:07,520
Speaker 9: to become a better football player day in and day out.

166
00:08:07,560 --> 00:08:11,600
Speaker 9: And so for Ivan Pace, the advancement from college to

167
00:08:11,680 --> 00:08:14,760
Speaker 9: his rookie year or second year, that was a huge leap.

168
00:08:14,840 --> 00:08:19,360
Speaker 9: But now he's kind of he's plateaued. And I think

169
00:08:19,440 --> 00:08:22,520
Speaker 9: Eric Wilson came in and showed everybody and especially showed

170
00:08:22,520 --> 00:08:25,560
Speaker 9: this defense what what what's possible at that spot and

171
00:08:25,600 --> 00:08:30,160
Speaker 9: what's needed there. So in free agency that would be

172
00:08:30,200 --> 00:08:31,920
Speaker 9: as that would be a place that you're looking for.

173
00:08:32,720 --> 00:08:36,000
Speaker 9: Uh But that he he kind of changed his defense

174
00:08:36,440 --> 00:08:39,720
Speaker 9: in that regard where that linebacker spot was a little

175
00:08:39,760 --> 00:08:42,959
Speaker 9: bit more featured, moved around a little bit more, rushed

176
00:08:43,000 --> 00:08:46,080
Speaker 9: the passer a little bit more. Uh So Eric Wilson

177
00:08:46,200 --> 00:08:48,360
Speaker 9: was was a huge I think it just I can't

178
00:08:48,480 --> 00:08:50,440
Speaker 9: I guess I can't say enough how much he was,

179
00:08:50,559 --> 00:08:53,000
Speaker 9: how important he really was for his defense last year.

180
00:08:53,160 --> 00:08:55,520
Speaker 7: Yeah, he's tremendous and he has to be a priority,

181
00:08:55,559 --> 00:08:57,439
Speaker 7: I hope from from our favorite team.

182
00:08:57,360 --> 00:09:00,200
Speaker 9: Either him or somebody like him. And that's the thing is,

183
00:09:00,200 --> 00:09:03,040
Speaker 9: if you don't get another Eric Wilson, then where else

184
00:09:03,080 --> 00:09:05,079
Speaker 9: can you find that? Where else can you find that spot?

185
00:09:05,080 --> 00:09:07,360
Speaker 9: And that's where safety, you know you could use that.

186
00:09:07,440 --> 00:09:09,400
Speaker 9: You have a safety that may be able to get

187
00:09:09,440 --> 00:09:12,520
Speaker 9: after the passer a little bit. You know, you know

188
00:09:12,559 --> 00:09:15,640
Speaker 9: that are are more of an inside outside linebacker type guy.

189
00:09:15,679 --> 00:09:19,079
Speaker 9: I mean that productivity needs to be replaced.

190
00:09:19,600 --> 00:09:21,120
Speaker 8: Do we got him or do we need him?

191
00:09:21,520 --> 00:09:24,760
Speaker 7: This one's a little difficult for me, gentlemen, because I

192
00:09:24,840 --> 00:09:29,160
Speaker 7: love Ryan Kelly, but I'm also just very uneasy about

193
00:09:29,160 --> 00:09:32,080
Speaker 7: the idea of rolling back into twenty twenty six with

194
00:09:32,160 --> 00:09:36,560
Speaker 7: somebody that showed some serious issues regarding concussions and just

195
00:09:36,640 --> 00:09:39,280
Speaker 7: playing that out in terms of what the depth behind

196
00:09:39,320 --> 00:09:41,760
Speaker 7: him then looks like you got Jurgons, you got brand Dell,

197
00:09:41,840 --> 00:09:45,320
Speaker 7: a couple of guys that were forced into spots with

198
00:09:45,440 --> 00:09:48,680
Speaker 7: mixed results certainly throughout twenty twenty five. If the Vikings

199
00:09:48,720 --> 00:09:51,200
Speaker 7: move on from him, I believe if they were to

200
00:09:51,240 --> 00:09:53,400
Speaker 7: release him, they'll save about eight million dollars.

201
00:09:53,440 --> 00:09:54,520
Speaker 8: This is per spot rack.

202
00:09:54,800 --> 00:09:57,960
Speaker 7: They would save about eight million dollars in cap space

203
00:09:58,280 --> 00:10:01,360
Speaker 7: in twenty twenty six if they did indeed decide to

204
00:10:01,360 --> 00:10:04,280
Speaker 7: move on from him. But our starting center in twenty

205
00:10:04,280 --> 00:10:07,040
Speaker 7: twenty six, do we got him or do we need him?

206
00:10:07,800 --> 00:10:09,440
Speaker 3: I think we need him?

207
00:10:09,760 --> 00:10:10,079
Speaker 1: You know.

208
00:10:10,160 --> 00:10:13,040
Speaker 9: You you take a look at the number of games

209
00:10:13,040 --> 00:10:15,840
Speaker 9: that he missed and you have to project that going

210
00:10:15,840 --> 00:10:18,600
Speaker 9: forward because he's not getting any younger, right, so you

211
00:10:18,640 --> 00:10:21,040
Speaker 9: have to seriously go, okay, eight million dollars a year

212
00:10:21,480 --> 00:10:23,880
Speaker 9: for a guy that we might have half the season.

213
00:10:24,280 --> 00:10:26,480
Speaker 9: And then you take a look at the at the

214
00:10:26,520 --> 00:10:29,839
Speaker 9: free agents, the top free agents. Tyler Tyler Linderbaum's out there,

215
00:10:30,040 --> 00:10:31,319
Speaker 9: but I don't know if you can afford him or

216
00:10:31,320 --> 00:10:32,480
Speaker 9: if you want to pay him as much as he's

217
00:10:32,480 --> 00:10:36,800
Speaker 9: probably gonna get Buffalo Connor McGovern, Kate May's from Carolina,

218
00:10:36,960 --> 00:10:40,640
Speaker 9: Luke Fortner from New Orleans. So you have there are

219
00:10:40,679 --> 00:10:43,400
Speaker 9: some free agent possibilities out there that maybe if you

220
00:10:43,400 --> 00:10:47,840
Speaker 9: could swap that contract and find another veteran. The other thing,

221
00:10:48,280 --> 00:10:50,440
Speaker 9: and Ben Leeber and I talked about this this morning,

222
00:10:50,559 --> 00:10:54,360
Speaker 9: was just when you're drafting eighteen, you have four picks

223
00:10:54,400 --> 00:10:56,400
Speaker 9: in the top one hundred, you can probably get yourself

224
00:10:56,400 --> 00:10:57,040
Speaker 9: a good center.

225
00:10:57,280 --> 00:10:57,439
Speaker 4: Now.

226
00:10:57,480 --> 00:10:59,440
Speaker 9: Ben brought up the point of having a rookie center

227
00:10:59,480 --> 00:11:03,640
Speaker 9: with a younger quarterback if that's a good matchup, you know.

228
00:11:03,679 --> 00:11:06,160
Speaker 9: But then again, that's why it says coach, you have

229
00:11:06,240 --> 00:11:08,160
Speaker 9: coaches out there, you have twenty five of them. They

230
00:11:08,160 --> 00:11:09,840
Speaker 9: need to get these guys ready to go and ready

231
00:11:09,840 --> 00:11:15,240
Speaker 9: to play. But consistency not just at the center position,

232
00:11:15,320 --> 00:11:17,600
Speaker 9: but at the quarterback position, I mean those at the

233
00:11:17,760 --> 00:11:21,560
Speaker 9: at the tackle position. I mean, how many different variations

234
00:11:21,559 --> 00:11:24,160
Speaker 9: of our offensive line did we see in and out

235
00:11:24,440 --> 00:11:27,199
Speaker 9: all throughout the season. I mean that's those are things

236
00:11:27,240 --> 00:11:32,160
Speaker 9: that have to be addressed. And yeah, unfortunately, uh, you know,

237
00:11:32,240 --> 00:11:34,040
Speaker 9: for his health and for the for the you know,

238
00:11:34,160 --> 00:11:36,320
Speaker 9: for his long term health. Uh, there's a lot of

239
00:11:36,360 --> 00:11:40,240
Speaker 9: there's a it's a very serious thing. This isn't you know,

240
00:11:40,280 --> 00:11:42,000
Speaker 9: he's got a bad foot and he's gonna play until

241
00:11:42,120 --> 00:11:44,000
Speaker 9: you know he's done. This is this is something more

242
00:11:44,080 --> 00:11:47,120
Speaker 9: bigger than that. So yeah, you definitely need a plan

243
00:11:47,200 --> 00:11:50,480
Speaker 9: at center now, whether Jurgens or Brandell, maybe with a

244
00:11:50,480 --> 00:11:53,360
Speaker 9: whole entire training camp at that position and getting a

245
00:11:53,360 --> 00:11:55,800
Speaker 9: lot of snaps if they can get to the point

246
00:11:55,840 --> 00:11:58,120
Speaker 9: where they maybe can handle half of a schedule.

247
00:11:59,280 --> 00:12:01,640
Speaker 3: You know, we'll see, Hey, Pete, what one more for

248
00:12:01,679 --> 00:12:01,920
Speaker 3: you here?

249
00:12:01,960 --> 00:12:04,360
Speaker 7: While you were cleaning up that gallon of coffee that

250
00:12:04,440 --> 00:12:05,480
Speaker 7: you spilled.

251
00:12:05,440 --> 00:12:09,280
Speaker 3: I didn't spill it. It was no, it was curly heres.

252
00:12:09,600 --> 00:12:11,559
Speaker 9: Herris decided to pick up a sign and that look

253
00:12:11,600 --> 00:12:13,640
Speaker 9: what was on it, and just it was like the

254
00:12:13,640 --> 00:12:15,920
Speaker 9: exce on Beldies. I mean it was just stuff. So

255
00:12:15,920 --> 00:12:18,680
Speaker 9: it was absolutely not me. Okay, it was curly.

256
00:12:18,800 --> 00:12:20,920
Speaker 7: Well, while you were helping us, by the way, while

257
00:12:20,920 --> 00:12:23,760
Speaker 7: you were helping with the cleanup of that, yes, I

258
00:12:23,880 --> 00:12:27,560
Speaker 7: was playing some talkbacks Talker Tuesday, Northern Fire and what

259
00:12:27,559 --> 00:12:29,360
Speaker 7: do you like into the draft and the Rubes are

260
00:12:29,520 --> 00:12:32,520
Speaker 7: heavy on running back, and I'll admit that has not

261
00:12:32,559 --> 00:12:35,240
Speaker 7: been something that I've spent a lot of my mental

262
00:12:35,360 --> 00:12:38,640
Speaker 7: space kind of looking down the road for in terms

263
00:12:38,720 --> 00:12:41,640
Speaker 7: of you know, Jeremiah Love probably gone, et cetera. PA

264
00:12:41,760 --> 00:12:44,280
Speaker 7: had that great segment with Emma Johnson and and we've

265
00:12:44,360 --> 00:12:46,960
Speaker 7: kind of, you know, mixed that back into the conversation throughout.

266
00:12:47,040 --> 00:12:51,040
Speaker 7: But you have you have Jordan Mason. I thought, very

267
00:12:51,080 --> 00:12:53,840
Speaker 7: productive almost You just wish you could have gotten maybe

268
00:12:54,160 --> 00:12:55,480
Speaker 7: more opportunities for him.

269
00:12:55,720 --> 00:12:57,640
Speaker 3: I think we got out of Jordan Mason what we expected.

270
00:12:57,800 --> 00:13:01,280
Speaker 7: Yeah, and and Aaron Jones sadly only available for twelve games.

271
00:13:01,320 --> 00:13:03,840
Speaker 7: We love Aaron Jones and the versatility of what he

272
00:13:03,880 --> 00:13:07,520
Speaker 7: can do, but certainly at thirty one years old, a

273
00:13:07,520 --> 00:13:10,240
Speaker 7: little bit spend year. I think, you know, final year

274
00:13:10,280 --> 00:13:12,840
Speaker 7: of his deal coming up, is running back something that

275
00:13:13,200 --> 00:13:16,080
Speaker 7: you're keeping on the list as you prepare things for

276
00:13:16,160 --> 00:13:18,559
Speaker 7: the draft. Is that truly an option for the Purple

277
00:13:18,600 --> 00:13:20,880
Speaker 7: and is it potentially a good option?

278
00:13:22,160 --> 00:13:25,800
Speaker 3: Yes? We absolutely absolutely.

279
00:13:25,800 --> 00:13:28,079
Speaker 9: You know, you don't know, Ty Chandler has had plenty

280
00:13:28,080 --> 00:13:31,000
Speaker 9: of opportunities. This hasn't really you know, carved out, curved

281
00:13:31,040 --> 00:13:32,000
Speaker 9: himself out a niche.

282
00:13:32,320 --> 00:13:36,000
Speaker 3: Niche if you will, I'm a niche.

283
00:13:36,040 --> 00:13:38,520
Speaker 9: So this is so I mean nor in that regard,

284
00:13:39,840 --> 00:13:42,280
Speaker 9: you're looking at the free agents. And again, when you

285
00:13:42,280 --> 00:13:44,880
Speaker 9: look at free agency, of course everybody wants everybody wants

286
00:13:44,880 --> 00:13:46,600
Speaker 9: Bryce Hall. You want you want all the great ones,

287
00:13:46,720 --> 00:13:48,280
Speaker 9: or you want the number one and number two, but

288
00:13:48,320 --> 00:13:49,520
Speaker 9: you can't pay all that kind of money.

289
00:13:49,600 --> 00:13:51,640
Speaker 4: Brace Hall's a free agent, Yeah totally.

290
00:13:51,960 --> 00:13:55,960
Speaker 9: But what I'm saying is a guy like Kenneth Gainwell,

291
00:13:56,600 --> 00:13:59,600
Speaker 9: who we saw play for the Pittsburgh Steelers. We saw

292
00:13:59,679 --> 00:14:04,319
Speaker 9: him and he I mean, he's a third down type

293
00:14:04,320 --> 00:14:06,960
Speaker 9: of a back. He flexed out in the slot forty

294
00:14:07,120 --> 00:14:09,960
Speaker 9: or fifty times I think last year, played wildcat sometimes

295
00:14:09,960 --> 00:14:13,360
Speaker 9: at quarterback, third down back. At thirty three receptions, two

296
00:14:13,440 --> 00:14:17,120
Speaker 9: hundred and fifty three yards, sixteen first downs as a receiver.

297
00:14:18,320 --> 00:14:20,400
Speaker 9: That's the kind of you know, so a free agent

298
00:14:20,560 --> 00:14:25,040
Speaker 9: like him might be. And if you can't get a game,

299
00:14:25,120 --> 00:14:28,320
Speaker 9: well then yes, absolutely in the draft you're gonna have to.

300
00:14:28,800 --> 00:14:31,600
Speaker 9: You need to find someone who's a difference maker at

301
00:14:31,600 --> 00:14:34,800
Speaker 9: that position. And that's the running game in and of itself.

302
00:14:36,080 --> 00:14:39,320
Speaker 9: If there's one area of this offense that hasn't been

303
00:14:39,480 --> 00:14:42,800
Speaker 9: really consistent, it's necessary. It's just a scheme. What's our identity?

304
00:14:43,080 --> 00:14:44,800
Speaker 9: What are we trying to do in the running game?

305
00:14:46,000 --> 00:14:47,920
Speaker 9: And so they don't need a running back to fit

306
00:14:48,000 --> 00:14:50,520
Speaker 9: whatever it is that they're going to do. Uh But

307
00:14:50,880 --> 00:14:53,280
Speaker 9: you know, I mean when you see C. J. Hamm

308
00:14:53,320 --> 00:14:57,280
Speaker 9: in for protection on third down, that's a big deal, right,

309
00:14:56,920 --> 00:14:59,640
Speaker 9: you know, you those are holes that need to be filled.

310
00:15:00,000 --> 00:15:03,920
Speaker 9: You need to find someone who can protect and take

311
00:15:03,960 --> 00:15:06,400
Speaker 9: a linebacker down the middle on a third down situation.

312
00:15:06,480 --> 00:15:07,800
Speaker 9: And you also need a guy, and you know with

313
00:15:07,920 --> 00:15:10,320
Speaker 9: Kevin O'Connell, you see it as part of his DNAs.

314
00:15:10,320 --> 00:15:11,920
Speaker 9: You get that running back one on one with a

315
00:15:11,960 --> 00:15:14,760
Speaker 9: mismatch a linebacker, somebody in space, run a wheel route,

316
00:15:14,800 --> 00:15:18,720
Speaker 9: do all those different things. He knows how to put

317
00:15:18,800 --> 00:15:21,120
Speaker 9: that person in a position to succeed. So someone like

318
00:15:21,120 --> 00:15:23,720
Speaker 9: a Gainwall, in my opinion, would be would be a

319
00:15:23,760 --> 00:15:24,240
Speaker 9: great fit.

320
00:15:24,360 --> 00:15:27,080
Speaker 4: All right, Thank you, Nordo, and we will chat with

321
00:15:27,120 --> 00:15:27,560
Speaker 4: you later.

322
00:15:27,880 --> 00:15:31,080
Speaker 6: Coming up for the rest of today's Combine show from

323
00:15:31,080 --> 00:15:35,360
Speaker 6: Indianapolis and the Convention Center, you can expect about twenty

324
00:15:35,400 --> 00:15:39,360
Speaker 6: minutes from now Field Yates from ESPN Draft Analyst at

325
00:15:39,400 --> 00:15:42,960
Speaker 6: about eleven o'clock central, Greg Cosel from NFL Films.

326
00:15:43,160 --> 00:15:45,480
Speaker 4: That's an elite football mind. He will be on site.

327
00:15:46,080 --> 00:15:49,760
Speaker 6: Then Leslie Fraser, former Vikings head coach and defensive coordinator,

328
00:15:50,120 --> 00:15:53,840
Speaker 6: current assistant head coach for the Seattle Seahawks. He will

329
00:15:53,920 --> 00:15:56,720
Speaker 6: join in the final segment of the radio show. Keep

330
00:15:56,760 --> 00:15:58,760
Speaker 6: this in mind if you're looking for something to which

331
00:15:58,800 --> 00:16:02,040
Speaker 6: you can listen tomorrow. Kevin O'Connell will be on the

332
00:16:02,120 --> 00:16:05,440
Speaker 6: nine to noon show tomorrow. Likewise for acting general manager

333
00:16:05,560 --> 00:16:07,800
Speaker 6: Rob Razinski Atlanta Falcons.

334
00:16:07,800 --> 00:16:11,440
Speaker 4: Head coach Kevin Stefanski. He'll be on the show tomorrow.

335
00:16:11,440 --> 00:16:16,760
Speaker 6: As will former Minnesota Vikings quarterback Jeff George. Jeff George

336
00:16:16,760 --> 00:16:19,600
Speaker 6: and I reunited over the last month month and change,

337
00:16:19,960 --> 00:16:23,760
Speaker 6: and he lives in Indianapolis and he's out of town

338
00:16:23,800 --> 00:16:25,880
Speaker 6: a lot, but he's gonna be in town for nine

339
00:16:25,920 --> 00:16:28,200
Speaker 6: to noon on Wednesday, and he's gonna come into the

340
00:16:28,240 --> 00:16:32,840
Speaker 6: convention Center once we get him credentialed and share some

341
00:16:32,840 --> 00:16:36,480
Speaker 6: some wonderful stories with Jeff George, an unbelievably cool guy.

342
00:16:36,520 --> 00:16:37,000
Speaker 4: And guest.

343
00:16:37,520 --> 00:16:41,600
Speaker 6: That'll be tomorrow when we return to the combine, we're

344
00:16:41,600 --> 00:16:44,040
Speaker 6: gonna chat with Craig Peters from Vikings dot com.

345
00:16:44,080 --> 00:16:44,720
Speaker 4: Don't leave in.

346
00:17:02,800 --> 00:17:04,200
Speaker 10: Pa Urs, it's normal.

347
00:17:04,720 --> 00:17:07,520
Speaker 11: Kyle Fromasani here excited for the draft. I think the

348
00:17:07,640 --> 00:17:10,240
Speaker 11: Vikings should take a look at center since Kelly with

349
00:17:10,280 --> 00:17:12,160
Speaker 11: the health concerns.

350
00:17:12,240 --> 00:17:14,200
Speaker 10: Jake Slaughter out of Florida.

351
00:17:14,400 --> 00:17:17,520
Speaker 11: Love the name, but he's also a b six' four

352
00:17:17,640 --> 00:17:20,719
Speaker 11: guys got great pass. BLOCKING i know you don't want

353
00:17:20,720 --> 00:17:23,440
Speaker 11: a young center and a young, quarterback but, hey if

354
00:17:23,440 --> 00:17:26,840
Speaker 11: we Got Joe, burrow more Likely Kirk cousin as long

355
00:17:26,840 --> 00:17:29,520
Speaker 11: as he has that sweaty butt CHEEKS i Think kirk

356
00:17:29,560 --> 00:17:30,919
Speaker 11: will do fine and handed it up from.

357
00:17:31,000 --> 00:17:36,920
Speaker 6: Him Jake, Slaughter, okay we'll take.

358
00:17:36,960 --> 00:17:37,720
Speaker 4: Him thank you for the.

359
00:17:37,760 --> 00:17:42,439
Speaker 6: Talkback very conscientious listeners today with those. Talkbacks and we

360
00:17:42,520 --> 00:17:46,879
Speaker 6: also Thank Craig, peters the senior, editor a senior editor

361
00:17:46,920 --> 00:17:50,639
Speaker 6: With vikings dot. Com The combine trip is annual for.

362
00:17:50,760 --> 00:17:53,240
Speaker 6: Him you'll be able to read and follow his work

363
00:17:53,280 --> 00:17:56,040
Speaker 6: At vikings dot com and he's here with us Before

364
00:17:56,440 --> 00:18:00,600
Speaker 6: Field yates FROM espn joins thanks for joining the show

365
00:18:00,880 --> 00:18:06,520
Speaker 6: And indianapolis tell us Why indianapolis always will be very

366
00:18:06,560 --> 00:18:07,240
Speaker 6: special for.

367
00:18:07,280 --> 00:18:09,400
Speaker 12: You, well thanks so much for having. Me it's great

368
00:18:09,440 --> 00:18:12,359
Speaker 12: to be. Back a long time. Ago WHEN i was

369
00:18:12,359 --> 00:18:15,800
Speaker 12: a young cub you can volunteer on THE nflpr staff

370
00:18:15,800 --> 00:18:19,480
Speaker 12: and come to The Super bowl and helped, transcribe helped media,

371
00:18:19,520 --> 00:18:22,000
Speaker 12: logistics all this and all. That very first ONE i

372
00:18:22,000 --> 00:18:24,320
Speaker 12: got to do was the one that was hosted By

373
00:18:24,320 --> 00:18:26,000
Speaker 12: Indianapolis Giants.

374
00:18:26,080 --> 00:18:28,919
Speaker 10: Patriots great, game just electric.

375
00:18:29,000 --> 00:18:31,760
Speaker 12: Finish the caveat for that deal was you kind of

376
00:18:31,800 --> 00:18:34,359
Speaker 12: had to figure out lodging on your. Own and So

377
00:18:34,440 --> 00:18:36,280
Speaker 12: i'm In tennessee at the time And i'm, like, WELL

378
00:18:36,400 --> 00:18:38,919
Speaker 12: i mean that transportation's, easy that's a quick drive right

379
00:18:39,119 --> 00:18:41,760
Speaker 12: up sixty five and one of a close friends was,

380
00:18:41,800 --> 00:18:43,359
Speaker 12: like you can just stay with my aunt and.

381
00:18:43,400 --> 00:18:44,800
Speaker 10: Uncle, WOW i never met these.

382
00:18:44,640 --> 00:18:45,679
Speaker 4: People are for how?

383
00:18:45,800 --> 00:18:47,760
Speaker 10: Long like eight nine?

384
00:18:47,800 --> 00:18:51,120
Speaker 4: Days? Yeah you stay well people you don't. Know, yes

385
00:18:51,400 --> 00:18:52,680
Speaker 4: and he got out alive.

386
00:18:52,680 --> 00:18:53,960
Speaker 10: And they're still great dear.

387
00:18:54,040 --> 00:18:54,440
Speaker 4: Friends.

388
00:18:54,600 --> 00:18:58,399
Speaker 12: Wow you, know like what fifteen sixteen years, later you,

389
00:18:58,440 --> 00:19:02,359
Speaker 12: know like just people that fundamentally change your. Life you,

390
00:19:02,359 --> 00:19:05,119
Speaker 12: know the the dad and the daughter of that family

391
00:19:05,160 --> 00:19:08,400
Speaker 12: actually came to The Vikings Colts sunday night.

392
00:19:08,440 --> 00:19:10,760
Speaker 10: Game, wow we had at Us Bank. Stadium that was so.

393
00:19:10,840 --> 00:19:13,199
Speaker 3: Special you know that one? Turnout, yeah that was.

394
00:19:13,240 --> 00:19:15,880
Speaker 12: Good it was electric thirty three zip that, one, no, no,

395
00:19:15,880 --> 00:19:18,439
Speaker 12: no the one Where jamie Rdall son of The.

396
00:19:18,440 --> 00:19:23,199
Speaker 10: Yellow horn and then started the nine game Win. Street so, Yeah.

397
00:19:22,840 --> 00:19:25,800
Speaker 6: Well with With, craig you Know Craig craig is not

398
00:19:25,880 --> 00:19:28,639
Speaker 6: of the betting, variety doesn't matter to him Elect But

399
00:19:28,640 --> 00:19:30,440
Speaker 6: i'm gonna lay out and over under right now and

400
00:19:30,480 --> 00:19:31,399
Speaker 6: see which way you go with.

401
00:19:31,480 --> 00:19:36,200
Speaker 4: It over under with The so we have eighteen combine.

402
00:19:35,640 --> 00:19:40,520
Speaker 6: Segments, okay over two, days and we are we are

403
00:19:40,640 --> 00:19:43,919
Speaker 6: four into. It the over under on the amount of

404
00:19:43,960 --> 00:19:48,800
Speaker 6: Times Pete bursag violently hits his knee on the leg

405
00:19:48,880 --> 00:19:49,159
Speaker 6: of this.

406
00:19:49,280 --> 00:19:50,960
Speaker 4: Table i'm gonna.

407
00:19:50,760 --> 00:19:52,720
Speaker 6: Lay the over under at five and a, half we're

408
00:19:52,720 --> 00:19:54,560
Speaker 6: already at. Three which way do you?

409
00:19:54,600 --> 00:19:54,760
Speaker 4: Go?

410
00:19:54,880 --> 00:19:56,720
Speaker 10: Oh, yeah you got to go over at this? Point

411
00:19:56,840 --> 00:19:58,840
Speaker 10: why do you like doing? This this is like three per?

412
00:19:58,920 --> 00:20:02,440
Speaker 10: Hour right? Now we got some next gin on this

413
00:20:02,720 --> 00:20:05,000
Speaker 10: or all, right we were gonna have to.

414
00:20:05,080 --> 00:20:08,240
Speaker 12: Some context handing staff members who made the trip To. Indy,

415
00:20:08,480 --> 00:20:12,240
Speaker 12: yeah it's a little. Tape, YEAH i feel bad for

416
00:20:12,320 --> 00:20:15,240
Speaker 12: him BECAUSE i really do have a degree of, empathy you,

417
00:20:15,280 --> 00:20:15,760
Speaker 12: know Like.

418
00:20:16,320 --> 00:20:16,800
Speaker 10: I've done that.

419
00:20:16,840 --> 00:20:20,040
Speaker 12: Before but as he pointed, out it gives a little

420
00:20:20,080 --> 00:20:23,800
Speaker 12: more than the press box surroundings when we're a little

421
00:20:23,840 --> 00:20:26,160
Speaker 12: little shoehorned into some of the tighter radio.

422
00:20:26,200 --> 00:20:29,280
Speaker 4: Boosts oh that's, Right oh that's.

423
00:20:29,359 --> 00:20:33,040
Speaker 6: Right craig assumed the role on road games this, year

424
00:20:33,160 --> 00:20:35,840
Speaker 6: or most of, them being what we call the numbers

425
00:20:35,840 --> 00:20:38,560
Speaker 6: got where he points to the numbers after each play

426
00:20:38,600 --> 00:20:42,080
Speaker 6: and he does stats for THE kfa And Minnesota, vikings

427
00:20:42,119 --> 00:20:45,159
Speaker 6: vast never expanding audio. Network how did that go for

428
00:20:45,280 --> 00:20:50,399
Speaker 6: you last? Year and eventually you weren't. Nervous eventually you

429
00:20:50,440 --> 00:20:52,040
Speaker 6: felt like you settled in, right.

430
00:20:52,080 --> 00:20:54,560
Speaker 12: You, know one of the THINGS i got to do last.

431
00:20:54,600 --> 00:20:57,080
Speaker 12: Year first of, all it is a tremendous. Honor so

432
00:20:57,720 --> 00:20:59,879
Speaker 12: you're very, grateful and you know how many people in

433
00:20:59,920 --> 00:21:02,120
Speaker 12: the world would love to be sitting in that, seat,

434
00:21:02,240 --> 00:21:03,560
Speaker 12: Right so there's a lot of.

435
00:21:03,560 --> 00:21:05,840
Speaker 3: Gratitude, Right i've been doing it for twenty. Years it's.

436
00:21:05,880 --> 00:21:10,840
Speaker 12: Overrated well to, me it's still fresh and, young, Right,

437
00:21:10,920 --> 00:21:12,439
Speaker 12: like so it's just fresh and.

438
00:21:12,480 --> 00:21:14,400
Speaker 4: Young when you miss The addison.

439
00:21:14,320 --> 00:21:17,760
Speaker 3: Yeah oh, yeah so so yeah that was.

440
00:21:17,840 --> 00:21:21,760
Speaker 12: Bad, yeah the mental meth involved when you crossed the.

441
00:21:21,800 --> 00:21:22,159
Speaker 4: Fifty.

442
00:21:22,359 --> 00:21:25,800
Speaker 12: Yeah and then some games it feels like ninety percent

443
00:21:25,840 --> 00:21:28,119
Speaker 12: of the. GAME i feel Like seattle was just between

444
00:21:28,160 --> 00:21:30,600
Speaker 12: the forties for so, long And i'm, like all, right.

445
00:21:30,600 --> 00:21:32,840
Speaker 3: Carry, this do this subtract here and.

446
00:21:32,960 --> 00:21:35,520
Speaker 6: There one of my Favorite Creg peters moments from doing

447
00:21:35,720 --> 00:21:38,119
Speaker 6: pointing at the yardage numbers and stats was when we

448
00:21:38,119 --> 00:21:41,679
Speaker 6: were At seattle And Brosemer Throat turney joked the Fourth oh,

449
00:21:41,800 --> 00:21:45,400
Speaker 6: god he was so upset that it was a pick

450
00:21:45,480 --> 00:21:48,000
Speaker 6: six by the other team going the wrong. WAY i

451
00:21:48,040 --> 00:21:50,119
Speaker 6: looked at him for like a yardage, thing and his

452
00:21:50,200 --> 00:21:53,120
Speaker 6: face was just rad because he didn't have he didn't

453
00:21:53,160 --> 00:21:55,439
Speaker 6: have the, number but he was mad at the play he.

454
00:21:55,520 --> 00:21:57,960
Speaker 3: Had he had plenty of. Time we had enough. Time

455
00:21:58,359 --> 00:22:00,439
Speaker 3: we have it on video standing.

456
00:22:00,520 --> 00:22:03,360
Speaker 9: UP i had enough time to stand, up walk, over sit,

457
00:22:03,440 --> 00:22:05,080
Speaker 9: down and then put my head on the desk before

458
00:22:05,080 --> 00:22:06,919
Speaker 9: he got his got himself into the end. Zone so

459
00:22:06,960 --> 00:22:09,720
Speaker 9: we had About, yeah but that would be seconds of.

460
00:22:09,800 --> 00:22:11,880
Speaker 6: Torch but that should be good for you because when

461
00:22:11,880 --> 00:22:13,919
Speaker 6: you were a linebackers coach for The vikings AND o,

462
00:22:14,000 --> 00:22:18,600
Speaker 6: two you remember The Shawn Seawn alexander screen touchdown in

463
00:22:18,640 --> 00:22:21,640
Speaker 6: the first, Half red McCombs calling the play going stop,

464
00:22:21,720 --> 00:22:22,560
Speaker 6: him stop, him stopping.

465
00:22:22,600 --> 00:22:24,840
Speaker 4: Him it's on the safety, shaves no, Touchdown.

466
00:22:24,920 --> 00:22:28,400
Speaker 6: Seattle that screen To Shawn alexander took about a minute

467
00:22:28,400 --> 00:22:28,520
Speaker 6: and a.

468
00:22:28,520 --> 00:22:31,800
Speaker 9: Half and that WAS i believe that was the game

469
00:22:31,880 --> 00:22:35,240
Speaker 9: that our headsets went out up the coaches up in the,

470
00:22:35,240 --> 00:22:37,480
Speaker 9: booth and so for the pretty much the second half

471
00:22:37,480 --> 00:22:39,480
Speaker 9: of the football course they. Did we just had to

472
00:22:39,520 --> 00:22:42,280
Speaker 9: sit up there and, watch and we just Knew mike

473
00:22:42,440 --> 00:22:43,679
Speaker 9: Was mike was still yelling at.

474
00:22:43,760 --> 00:22:45,440
Speaker 3: US i only think we need the headphones to hear.

475
00:22:45,480 --> 00:22:49,840
Speaker 9: It hear them is less than that's that's even worse see,

476
00:22:49,840 --> 00:22:53,200
Speaker 9: things and you can't do anything because every the heads

477
00:22:53,240 --> 00:22:54,320
Speaker 9: of the headphones were completely.

478
00:22:54,320 --> 00:22:54,760
Speaker 4: Shut all.

479
00:22:54,800 --> 00:22:57,280
Speaker 12: Right, well one of the odd jives ahead in college

480
00:22:57,320 --> 00:23:00,840
Speaker 12: was intermural rething basketball, games and they are pretty intense

481
00:23:00,960 --> 00:23:03,920
Speaker 12: and the hardest call to make was like the tip

482
00:23:03,960 --> 00:23:06,359
Speaker 12: out of, bounds, Right you're, like, OH i don't you, Know,

483
00:23:06,600 --> 00:23:09,280
Speaker 12: like let's just pick. One so when you have a tip,

484
00:23:09,440 --> 00:23:13,760
Speaker 12: interception thing that's not really the play Is caddy wampus

485
00:23:13,800 --> 00:23:16,399
Speaker 12: from the get go, right, yeah and so LIKE i

486
00:23:16,920 --> 00:23:19,280
Speaker 12: didn't see the yard right, away And i'm, like where's

487
00:23:19,320 --> 00:23:21,520
Speaker 12: the where did he catch this?

488
00:23:21,560 --> 00:23:23,720
Speaker 4: Ball And i'm, like and that's going against.

489
00:23:23,800 --> 00:23:26,879
Speaker 12: Us and the fact that you guys still talk to

490
00:23:26,920 --> 00:23:29,920
Speaker 12: me even after, that, man is an exemple of your.

491
00:23:29,920 --> 00:23:31,760
Speaker 4: Grace so we got a couple of clothes.

492
00:23:31,760 --> 00:23:35,200
Speaker 6: Here Rob, razinski the acting general, manager is going to

493
00:23:35,240 --> 00:23:38,240
Speaker 6: be on the radio show. Tomorrow we all Know rob really,

494
00:23:38,240 --> 00:23:43,000
Speaker 6: Well rob's very excited about this. Opportunity what? Job what

495
00:23:43,040 --> 00:23:45,159
Speaker 6: do you know About? Rob and what do you like

496
00:23:45,200 --> 00:23:46,280
Speaker 6: about what's happening right?

497
00:23:46,280 --> 00:23:48,800
Speaker 12: Now, WELL i know That i've had the pleasure of

498
00:23:48,840 --> 00:23:52,359
Speaker 12: working With rob in the organization for about half of his,

499
00:23:52,440 --> 00:23:55,280
Speaker 12: tenure AND i know the people that predated me spoke

500
00:23:55,400 --> 00:23:59,440
Speaker 12: highly of. HIM i know that interactions That i've had

501
00:23:59,480 --> 00:24:02,600
Speaker 12: with him been, amazing starting in twenty fourteen WHEN i

502
00:24:02,680 --> 00:24:07,480
Speaker 12: joined The. Vikings and it's just he has a sincere

503
00:24:07,640 --> 00:24:13,080
Speaker 12: passion for The vikings organization and for. People one of

504
00:24:13,160 --> 00:24:16,560
Speaker 12: the things in sitting with the interviews that The Skull

505
00:24:16,640 --> 00:24:19,480
Speaker 12: stories did with the feature On Jared, allen you, know

506
00:24:19,560 --> 00:24:23,359
Speaker 12: as In rob's office for that, interview and he's just

507
00:24:23,400 --> 00:24:24,480
Speaker 12: a tremendous.

508
00:24:24,000 --> 00:24:27,840
Speaker 10: Believer in, people, right and just a reaffirmer of.

509
00:24:27,920 --> 00:24:31,760
Speaker 12: People AND i think that those qualities will be really

510
00:24:31,800 --> 00:24:38,000
Speaker 12: helpful in this in his effort to provide continuity during

511
00:24:38,800 --> 00:24:39,520
Speaker 12: a time of a big.

512
00:24:39,600 --> 00:24:39,879
Speaker 10: Change.

513
00:24:40,000 --> 00:24:43,760
Speaker 12: Right so it's so he kept his twenty seventh year

514
00:24:43,800 --> 00:24:46,760
Speaker 12: with the. Organization last season thirty third in THE. Nfl

515
00:24:47,240 --> 00:24:51,200
Speaker 12: so there's nothing pretty much at this point he hasn't

516
00:24:51,240 --> 00:24:53,440
Speaker 12: been around for and been exposed, to, Right.

517
00:24:53,359 --> 00:24:55,399
Speaker 9: Yeah and he's kind of been a victim of his

518
00:24:55,480 --> 00:24:58,879
Speaker 9: own success in the regard to the capital because that's

519
00:24:58,920 --> 00:25:02,400
Speaker 9: what he's known, for, right he's The, Capologist but there's

520
00:25:02,480 --> 00:25:05,960
Speaker 9: so much more that he, does although he's known for, that,

521
00:25:06,200 --> 00:25:08,359
Speaker 9: yeah but that's not his only role and that's not

522
00:25:08,560 --> 00:25:10,400
Speaker 9: all that he, does perfectly.

523
00:25:09,960 --> 00:25:13,200
Speaker 12: Stated and and you, know just just seeing the job

524
00:25:13,280 --> 00:25:16,199
Speaker 12: that he did at THE, uh at the LECTERN uh

525
00:25:16,359 --> 00:25:18,560
Speaker 12: during the funeral Of Paul, wigan he was he was

526
00:25:18,600 --> 00:25:20,160
Speaker 12: invited to speak and he delivered.

527
00:25:20,200 --> 00:25:22,920
Speaker 10: It just a, beautiful beautiful.

528
00:25:22,960 --> 00:25:25,800
Speaker 12: Remarks this splend of, humor this splend of impact of

529
00:25:26,280 --> 00:25:29,359
Speaker 12: someone who was with the organization for forty. SEASONS i,

530
00:25:29,400 --> 00:25:32,439
Speaker 12: mean that is not everyone can can make that kind of.

531
00:25:32,480 --> 00:25:35,960
Speaker 12: Impact and and For rob to be here and appreciate

532
00:25:36,119 --> 00:25:40,040
Speaker 12: every every, step every opportunity with With Coach wig and a.

533
00:25:40,040 --> 00:25:42,080
Speaker 10: Lot of people still called him coach because that's where

534
00:25:42,080 --> 00:25:42,560
Speaker 10: he started with the.

535
00:25:42,640 --> 00:25:46,240
Speaker 12: Organization but between that and THEN, Uh i'll also point

536
00:25:46,240 --> 00:25:49,480
Speaker 12: out that he also was selected by staff like including

537
00:25:49,520 --> 00:25:53,359
Speaker 12: the business, side for The Dennis Ryan Vikings Values award last.

538
00:25:53,400 --> 00:25:56,960
Speaker 12: Year and and that's that's an example of the relationship

539
00:25:57,200 --> 00:26:00,639
Speaker 12: elements that. Are they are so important to. Him anyone

540
00:26:00,680 --> 00:26:04,640
Speaker 12: in the organization will be uplifted by this By. Rob

541
00:26:05,400 --> 00:26:08,480
Speaker 12: and it's it's it's just kind of innate in nature

542
00:26:08,520 --> 00:26:10,840
Speaker 12: of who he, is and it's it's so.

543
00:26:11,000 --> 00:26:14,000
Speaker 4: Appreciated, yeah no, Doubt and you'll hear him tomorrow nine to.

544
00:26:14,040 --> 00:26:15,840
Speaker 4: Noon all, right a, minute you get it.

545
00:26:15,880 --> 00:26:20,760
Speaker 6: All and as senior editor For vikings Dot, com at

546
00:26:21,000 --> 00:26:23,639
Speaker 6: the Website vikings dot com with what you're putting together

547
00:26:23,960 --> 00:26:26,399
Speaker 6: or some Things Tatum effett is doing here like This

548
00:26:26,600 --> 00:26:30,480
Speaker 6: Daniel JEREMIAH Nfl network. INTERVIEW i just saw what what

549
00:26:30,480 --> 00:26:32,159
Speaker 6: can people expect when they go to your?

550
00:26:32,200 --> 00:26:34,800
Speaker 12: Site, well, yeah thanks so. Much, well first of, all

551
00:26:34,800 --> 00:26:36,320
Speaker 12: as you, know we Have Lindsay young and we Have

552
00:26:36,400 --> 00:26:39,800
Speaker 12: Rob clivefields as our editorial team as, well and so

553
00:26:39,880 --> 00:26:43,520
Speaker 12: we're gonna be consolidating some of these, interviews make them,

554
00:26:43,560 --> 00:26:47,040
Speaker 12: thematic group them, together get some get some real good

555
00:26:47,080 --> 00:26:50,480
Speaker 12: talking points as The vikings are heading into free agency

556
00:26:50,520 --> 00:26:53,840
Speaker 12: in the draft Mic Draft tracker number three came out

557
00:26:54,119 --> 00:26:56,960
Speaker 12: or we're every two weeks of those taking taking the

558
00:26:57,080 --> 00:26:58,840
Speaker 12: round up some of the names that you guys have

559
00:26:59,000 --> 00:27:03,199
Speaker 12: mentioned or free quin there in the latest. Edition so you,

560
00:27:03,240 --> 00:27:05,840
Speaker 12: know a lot a lot of people are projecting defensive

561
00:27:05,880 --> 00:27:07,960
Speaker 12: back on the on the first round side of. Things

562
00:27:07,960 --> 00:27:11,879
Speaker 12: so we're definitely gonna be uh interested in watching that

563
00:27:11,880 --> 00:27:15,200
Speaker 12: that cluster of players here In indie and kind of follow,

564
00:27:15,240 --> 00:27:17,280
Speaker 12: along you, know it's it's the off. Season kind of

565
00:27:17,320 --> 00:27:20,679
Speaker 12: moves quicker than anyone ever. Thinks we go boom boom,

566
00:27:20,720 --> 00:27:23,800
Speaker 12: boom and you get excited about free agency coming, up

567
00:27:23,840 --> 00:27:26,560
Speaker 12: and then there's a nice window to introduce those New. Vikings,

568
00:27:27,119 --> 00:27:29,480
Speaker 12: uh the coaching staff is going to have some new,

569
00:27:29,480 --> 00:27:33,159
Speaker 12: faces so we'll work on introducing those as, well and

570
00:27:33,240 --> 00:27:34,840
Speaker 12: just just really the whole team building.

571
00:27:34,840 --> 00:27:37,080
Speaker 10: Process it's exciting. Times you're.

572
00:27:37,160 --> 00:27:38,280
Speaker 4: Fantastic bless your.

573
00:27:38,280 --> 00:27:41,520
Speaker 6: Brother thank. You Greg peters With vikings Dot. Com when we,

574
00:27:41,560 --> 00:27:45,280
Speaker 6: Return Field yates with THE espn on THE Nfl draft

575
00:27:45,280 --> 00:27:47,440
Speaker 6: and more from The Indianapolis Scouting.

576
00:27:47,480 --> 00:27:48,679
Speaker 4: Combine this is nine to.

577
00:27:48,720 --> 00:28:15,919
Speaker 6: No back to the twenty twenty SIX Nfl Scouting combine

578
00:28:15,960 --> 00:28:19,159
Speaker 6: With Pete. Persich I'm Paul Allen Field yates is a

579
00:28:19,240 --> 00:28:23,840
Speaker 6: draft analyst FOR. Espn following bax At Field. Yates andy's

580
00:28:23,920 --> 00:28:26,320
Speaker 6: nice enough to join us now before he gets to the. Combine,

581
00:28:26,359 --> 00:28:29,160
Speaker 6: Field welcome to the radio. Show and how are things

582
00:28:29,160 --> 00:28:29,719
Speaker 6: for you and your?

583
00:28:29,720 --> 00:28:33,880
Speaker 13: Family thanks for Great thanks for having me on right

584
00:28:33,920 --> 00:28:34,280
Speaker 13: on my.

585
00:28:34,240 --> 00:28:38,080
Speaker 6: Brother this draft coming, up you're you're far down the

586
00:28:38,120 --> 00:28:41,840
Speaker 6: road on. It we had your counterpart and, Cohort Jordan

587
00:28:41,920 --> 00:28:43,280
Speaker 6: reid on the show about an hour.

588
00:28:43,400 --> 00:28:46,360
Speaker 4: Ago when do you.

589
00:28:46,320 --> 00:28:51,840
Speaker 6: Guys start compiling or film watching or getting the scheme

590
00:28:52,000 --> 00:28:54,280
Speaker 6: from background information and stuff like.

591
00:28:54,320 --> 00:28:56,600
Speaker 4: THAT i, mean this is a year round, thing, Right.

592
00:28:57,560 --> 00:28:59,840
Speaker 13: Yeah the twenty twenty seven draft prapp is almost on,

593
00:29:00,040 --> 00:29:00,840
Speaker 13: away at least on my.

594
00:29:01,080 --> 00:29:02,600
Speaker 1: End you, know the.

595
00:29:02,560 --> 00:29:06,000
Speaker 13: Reality is that you could probably spend every day from

596
00:29:06,080 --> 00:29:08,720
Speaker 13: the end of the twenty twenty SIX Nfl draft getting

597
00:29:08,720 --> 00:29:11,920
Speaker 13: ready for the twenty twenty SEVEN Nfl draft and maybe

598
00:29:11,960 --> 00:29:14,320
Speaker 13: not be ready for everything by the time the draft

599
00:29:14,400 --> 00:29:18,520
Speaker 13: arrives In, WASHINGTON tc Next. APRIL i kind of equate

600
00:29:18,560 --> 00:29:20,840
Speaker 13: it in some ways to like studying for. IT i

601
00:29:20,920 --> 00:29:23,480
Speaker 13: never took one of these, tests but studying for THE

602
00:29:23,600 --> 00:29:27,080
Speaker 13: mcat or the lsat one of those higher level educational.

603
00:29:27,120 --> 00:29:28,560
Speaker 1: Degrees, right there's.

604
00:29:28,360 --> 00:29:31,880
Speaker 13: Probably no such thing as too much, Preparation but you,

605
00:29:31,920 --> 00:29:34,320
Speaker 13: know the wheels are spinning, usually you know the beginning

606
00:29:34,360 --> 00:29:36,479
Speaker 13: portion Of, may but the pressure is a lot different

607
00:29:36,520 --> 00:29:39,680
Speaker 13: And may you're just sort of looking at names and

608
00:29:40,600 --> 00:29:43,560
Speaker 13: sort of seeing the potential in. Players but then the

609
00:29:43,560 --> 00:29:46,959
Speaker 13: season actually. Begins and that's notable this year because there

610
00:29:46,960 --> 00:29:49,360
Speaker 13: were lots of quarterbacks that had the potentials to be

611
00:29:49,360 --> 00:29:52,440
Speaker 13: pretty notable contributors to the twenty twenty SIX Nfl draft.

612
00:29:52,440 --> 00:29:55,200
Speaker 13: Class in the case of some of, them like players

613
00:29:55,200 --> 00:29:58,120
Speaker 13: such As Lenora sellers And Art, manning they've gone back

614
00:29:58,160 --> 00:30:00,920
Speaker 13: to school for one more, season and of others Like

615
00:30:01,000 --> 00:30:04,360
Speaker 13: Drew aller And kate Klub nick And Carson. Beck they

616
00:30:04,400 --> 00:30:06,640
Speaker 13: are in this year's, draft they just aren't expected to

617
00:30:06,680 --> 00:30:09,320
Speaker 13: go nearly as high as they probably hoped for a

618
00:30:09,440 --> 00:30:09,920
Speaker 13: year or.

619
00:30:09,880 --> 00:30:10,560
Speaker 1: Even two years.

620
00:30:10,560 --> 00:30:15,160
Speaker 6: AGO a field with the transfer portal and. Nil you,

621
00:30:15,200 --> 00:30:17,480
Speaker 6: know it's we're looking at some of these players who

622
00:30:17,560 --> 00:30:20,200
Speaker 6: five years, ago six years ago started At, maryland then

623
00:30:20,240 --> 00:30:22,440
Speaker 6: they go To Florida, state then they end up In Virginia.

624
00:30:22,560 --> 00:30:26,880
Speaker 6: Tech does that make what you do more? Difficult and

625
00:30:27,480 --> 00:30:30,800
Speaker 6: how do you think it segues to THE? Nfl because,

626
00:30:31,000 --> 00:30:33,560
Speaker 6: like like If i'm a, coach a general, manager or

627
00:30:33,600 --> 00:30:38,240
Speaker 6: a personnel, Person i'm definitely looking, Into, okay why did

628
00:30:38,280 --> 00:30:38,720
Speaker 6: you keep?

629
00:30:38,880 --> 00:30:39,760
Speaker 4: Jumping is there a?

630
00:30:39,800 --> 00:30:44,800
Speaker 13: Problem AND i think that that's a fair question to,

631
00:30:44,840 --> 00:30:46,760
Speaker 13: ask is you, know is there a reason behind what

632
00:30:46,880 --> 00:30:49,560
Speaker 13: was the motivation behind all of these. Jumps one THING

633
00:30:49,560 --> 00:30:51,360
Speaker 13: i would, note, though IS i think scouts are getting

634
00:30:51,360 --> 00:30:53,320
Speaker 13: more and more used to. This this is the reality

635
00:30:53,440 --> 00:30:56,280
Speaker 13: that in a lot of, cases decisions are pretty. Straightforward

636
00:30:56,320 --> 00:30:58,880
Speaker 13: you go somewhere and somebody else offers you the opportunity

637
00:30:58,960 --> 00:31:00,360
Speaker 13: to make more money the year.

638
00:31:00,440 --> 00:31:01,960
Speaker 1: Later and for some of these.

639
00:31:02,000 --> 00:31:04,240
Speaker 13: Players you, know depending on your, background this is life

640
00:31:04,320 --> 00:31:07,280
Speaker 13: altering not just for, you but for your, family potentially

641
00:31:07,320 --> 00:31:09,920
Speaker 13: generations of family if you use this money. Correctly SO

642
00:31:09,960 --> 00:31:12,320
Speaker 13: i think it's kind of becoming more and more of the.

643
00:31:12,400 --> 00:31:14,480
Speaker 13: Norm AND i would say as far as how it

644
00:31:14,560 --> 00:31:17,200
Speaker 13: changes the scouting process for, me it's kind of. Twofold

645
00:31:17,840 --> 00:31:20,440
Speaker 13: one is that there are more players who kind of

646
00:31:20,440 --> 00:31:24,520
Speaker 13: arise out of, nowhere because another path for players to

647
00:31:24,560 --> 00:31:27,080
Speaker 13: continue to transfer is that they just don't end up

648
00:31:27,120 --> 00:31:29,160
Speaker 13: in the right, spot the right, system the right, scheme

649
00:31:29,240 --> 00:31:32,040
Speaker 13: the right, fit whatever it might, be and they start

650
00:31:32,080 --> 00:31:35,080
Speaker 13: to thrive they're in their their later portions of their,

651
00:31:35,120 --> 00:31:38,840
Speaker 13: career their final. Seasons even there's a, Kid Kevin, colman

652
00:31:38,920 --> 00:31:41,800
Speaker 13: wide receiver From missouri this year who really good player

653
00:31:41,880 --> 00:31:43,880
Speaker 13: is going to go somewhere On day three and this

654
00:31:44,000 --> 00:31:46,040
Speaker 13: was kind of this breakout. Season it took him til

655
00:31:46,360 --> 00:31:48,880
Speaker 13: that fourth year for him to get, there but you,

656
00:31:48,920 --> 00:31:50,840
Speaker 13: know now he's looking looking like a pretty darn.

657
00:31:50,600 --> 00:31:52,760
Speaker 1: Good player at THE nfl.

658
00:31:52,880 --> 00:31:55,280
Speaker 13: Level and then the other THING i would say is

659
00:31:55,400 --> 00:31:58,240
Speaker 13: that you, know you do see guys who just sort

660
00:31:58,240 --> 00:32:01,760
Speaker 13: of fit into particular. Schemes so it changes the process

661
00:32:01,800 --> 00:32:03,840
Speaker 13: a little. Bit but the truth is that you're kind

662
00:32:03,840 --> 00:32:06,560
Speaker 13: of doing your best to keep tabs on players every single,

663
00:32:07,000 --> 00:32:10,360
Speaker 13: month every single, season regardless of whether they've stayed at

664
00:32:10,400 --> 00:32:12,640
Speaker 13: the same school and play within the same system or,

665
00:32:12,680 --> 00:32:15,000
Speaker 13: not throughout the entirety of their college career.

666
00:32:16,160 --> 00:32:20,880
Speaker 9: Field how important is The combine? STILL i mean compared

667
00:32:20,920 --> 00:32:23,000
Speaker 9: to let's, say ten years, Ago is it every bit

668
00:32:23,040 --> 00:32:26,120
Speaker 9: as important as it used to? Be or is there

669
00:32:26,600 --> 00:32:28,560
Speaker 9: more to it? NOW i Mean i'm talking And i'm

670
00:32:28,560 --> 00:32:31,560
Speaker 9: talking about these two or three days that these athletes

671
00:32:31,880 --> 00:32:35,000
Speaker 9: spend here to answer, questions to run, forties to do

672
00:32:35,000 --> 00:32:38,200
Speaker 9: THOSE i, mean do the numbers still matter as much

673
00:32:38,240 --> 00:32:38,800
Speaker 9: as they used?

674
00:32:38,840 --> 00:32:41,680
Speaker 13: To, well there are definitely ways in which they do,

675
00:32:41,800 --> 00:32:43,720
Speaker 13: matter and there are ways in which some people would

676
00:32:43,720 --> 00:32:45,480
Speaker 13: say the event is a little bit, different. RIGHT I

677
00:32:45,480 --> 00:32:47,920
Speaker 13: mean that's reflected in the fact, that you, KNOW i

678
00:32:47,920 --> 00:32:50,040
Speaker 13: don't know if there was a, time you, know twenty

679
00:32:50,120 --> 00:32:53,840
Speaker 13: years ago when a team ever considered not going to The.

680
00:32:54,040 --> 00:32:56,680
Speaker 13: Combine but you've got teams that now don't even bother

681
00:32:56,840 --> 00:32:58,640
Speaker 13: showing up at THE gm and the head coach, level

682
00:32:59,120 --> 00:33:02,240
Speaker 13: and that's totally, fine. RIGHT I, mean THE rams have

683
00:33:02,360 --> 00:33:04,960
Speaker 13: been no less successful recently because of the fact that

684
00:33:05,000 --> 00:33:07,680
Speaker 13: they have not had their head coach at the combine OR.

685
00:33:07,640 --> 00:33:09,840
Speaker 1: I think in some cases even THEIR. Gm let's need

686
00:33:09,920 --> 00:33:12,760
Speaker 1: same deal to The jaguars now And Liam cohen And James.

687
00:33:12,800 --> 00:33:15,840
Speaker 13: Gladstone BUT i still think the core of the event

688
00:33:15,960 --> 00:33:19,360
Speaker 13: is a couple of the. Tentacles, obviously the highweight, speed

689
00:33:19,760 --> 00:33:22,440
Speaker 13: that stuff is not just relevant for this, year but

690
00:33:22,480 --> 00:33:25,280
Speaker 13: it's a good data point to compare, against you, know

691
00:33:25,520 --> 00:33:28,600
Speaker 13: fifty years of data that we. Have so if you're

692
00:33:28,640 --> 00:33:31,400
Speaker 13: a wide receiver who runs a four three, five we

693
00:33:31,520 --> 00:33:34,360
Speaker 13: know because we've had thousands of receivers over the years

694
00:33:34,440 --> 00:33:37,000
Speaker 13: run that forty yard dash at an excellent. Time if

695
00:33:37,000 --> 00:33:40,920
Speaker 13: you're a wide receiver that runs four six, two we

696
00:33:40,960 --> 00:33:43,240
Speaker 13: can point at data and says that over the past

697
00:33:43,640 --> 00:33:46,560
Speaker 13: fifty years x number of receivers at four six or

698
00:33:46,600 --> 00:33:49,800
Speaker 13: above have really panned out in THE. Nfl so there

699
00:33:49,880 --> 00:33:52,000
Speaker 13: is value. There and the medical side of it is

700
00:33:52,080 --> 00:33:55,240
Speaker 13: so important as. Well it's one of the one opportunity

701
00:33:55,320 --> 00:33:59,640
Speaker 13: for THE nfl teams to get the you, know the medical.

702
00:33:59,640 --> 00:34:04,840
Speaker 13: Information it's consistent across every prospect and in some in

703
00:34:04,960 --> 00:34:06,800
Speaker 13: available because you, know there are other leagues like THE

704
00:34:06,880 --> 00:34:11,000
Speaker 13: nba where prospects are not required to release all their medical,

705
00:34:11,000 --> 00:34:13,760
Speaker 13: informations and there are CERTAIN nba teams that are playing

706
00:34:13,760 --> 00:34:14,600
Speaker 13: with a you.

707
00:34:14,520 --> 00:34:15,000
Speaker 1: Know stack.

708
00:34:15,120 --> 00:34:17,600
Speaker 13: Deck and then finally the. Interviews they're so, important you,

709
00:34:17,640 --> 00:34:19,439
Speaker 13: know it's an opportunity to be a player and learn

710
00:34:19,640 --> 00:34:21,920
Speaker 13: a little bit how that about how that player is,

711
00:34:22,000 --> 00:34:26,239
Speaker 13: wired what motivates, him what his football character. Is and

712
00:34:26,280 --> 00:34:29,480
Speaker 13: that's something that shouldn't in the case of every prospect

713
00:34:29,600 --> 00:34:32,360
Speaker 13: supersede the. Tape the tape should always be the, baseline

714
00:34:32,719 --> 00:34:35,440
Speaker 13: so it can be a contributing factor to the evaluation

715
00:34:35,600 --> 00:34:38,080
Speaker 13: and can make you feel more confident or in some

716
00:34:38,160 --> 00:34:41,600
Speaker 13: cases less confident that your football evaluation matches with what

717
00:34:41,680 --> 00:34:43,640
Speaker 13: you expect that player to be like on a day

718
00:34:43,640 --> 00:34:45,120
Speaker 13: and in day out basis that he's in your.

719
00:34:45,120 --> 00:34:52,280
Speaker 6: Building tell us about offensive Tackle Monroe. FREELING i believe

720
00:34:52,320 --> 00:34:55,640
Speaker 6: you played At georgia six seven three fifteen And field,

721
00:34:55,680 --> 00:34:58,160
Speaker 6: tweeted BUT i THINK i saw this ON tv that

722
00:34:58,239 --> 00:35:01,719
Speaker 6: he doesn't have extensive. Experience but correct me If i'm wrong.

723
00:35:01,760 --> 00:35:05,359
Speaker 6: Here This Monroe feeling is your hot as you, say

724
00:35:05,400 --> 00:35:08,440
Speaker 6: he has the highest upside of any offensive tackle in the.

725
00:35:08,480 --> 00:35:11,440
Speaker 4: Class what do you, Mean, YEAH.

726
00:35:11,400 --> 00:35:13,600
Speaker 13: I do believe, that AND i think if you look

727
00:35:13,640 --> 00:35:15,799
Speaker 13: at some of the offensive tackles who are coming out

728
00:35:15,920 --> 00:35:19,520
Speaker 13: in this Year's straft. CLASS Pc mauignola for, example out

729
00:35:19,560 --> 00:35:24,360
Speaker 13: Of university Of miami And spencerfano From university Of. Utah

730
00:35:24,800 --> 00:35:27,840
Speaker 13: Teammate Caleb lomu and some of the other players that

731
00:35:27,920 --> 00:35:31,160
Speaker 13: are going to go really high at offensive, tackles some

732
00:35:31,239 --> 00:35:34,759
Speaker 13: of them have less than ideal measurables and maybe not

733
00:35:34,880 --> 00:35:39,200
Speaker 13: as premier of athletes As, monroe feeling is who measurables

734
00:35:39,239 --> 00:35:41,720
Speaker 13: are not the only thing that. Matters but he's six foot,

735
00:35:41,760 --> 00:35:45,919
Speaker 13: seven three hundred and fifteen, Pounds he's got thirty five inch.

736
00:35:46,200 --> 00:35:49,560
Speaker 13: Arms he's just an outstanding athletes.

737
00:35:49,120 --> 00:35:50,719
Speaker 1: With great size as.

738
00:35:50,800 --> 00:35:53,000
Speaker 13: WELL i mean By kese fans know very well what

739
00:35:53,040 --> 00:35:55,279
Speaker 13: it's like to, have you, know a player that can

740
00:35:55,320 --> 00:35:57,239
Speaker 13: be one of the best at his position in THE.

741
00:35:57,320 --> 00:36:00,560
Speaker 13: Nfl playing left Facul Christian darisa on part of what

742
00:36:00,560 --> 00:36:03,759
Speaker 13: Makes christians so, great and he is this exceptional athlete as.

743
00:36:03,800 --> 00:36:07,840
Speaker 13: Well so With, monroe he is basically a year a

744
00:36:07,880 --> 00:36:10,400
Speaker 13: full year starter for one season with a handful of.

745
00:36:10,400 --> 00:36:13,959
Speaker 13: Stars in the second season At, georgia it sometimes does show.

746
00:36:14,040 --> 00:36:15,920
Speaker 13: Up there are areas in which he still looks like

747
00:36:16,000 --> 00:36:18,480
Speaker 13: he needs some more. Experience but you, know part of the.

748
00:36:18,520 --> 00:36:21,560
Speaker 13: Draft to, me the reality of it is that you're

749
00:36:21,600 --> 00:36:25,600
Speaker 13: not taking these players with the sole intent to Win week.

750
00:36:25,719 --> 00:36:29,120
Speaker 13: One with these players on your, roster, right the goal

751
00:36:29,239 --> 00:36:31,880
Speaker 13: is to develop players over. Time they can be longtime

752
00:36:31,960 --> 00:36:34,759
Speaker 13: pillars of your. Franchise AND i think they've been real

753
00:36:34,840 --> 00:36:37,959
Speaker 13: feeling then the right team with the right offensive line

754
00:36:37,960 --> 00:36:40,000
Speaker 13: coach and a team that's willing to be patient because

755
00:36:40,000 --> 00:36:41,919
Speaker 13: it might take him some. Time he's a third year

756
00:36:41,960 --> 00:36:45,440
Speaker 13: player in. College he is going to be a player

757
00:36:45,480 --> 00:36:49,520
Speaker 13: that can develop into an, excellent excellent left tackle if

758
00:36:49,520 --> 00:36:52,400
Speaker 13: he kind of has the right path and track ahead of.

759
00:36:52,480 --> 00:36:56,799
Speaker 9: Him another guy that we've heard a lot, about talk

760
00:36:56,800 --> 00:36:58,680
Speaker 9: a lot. About when you get your thoughts On Dylan

761
00:36:58,719 --> 00:37:02,520
Speaker 9: finnamon safety From, oregon seems like we're going down The

762
00:37:02,520 --> 00:37:04,560
Speaker 9: oregon path quite a bit here. Today SO i didn't

763
00:37:04,560 --> 00:37:08,560
Speaker 9: know you give us your insights on. Him so that's.

764
00:37:08,360 --> 00:37:10,520
Speaker 13: Another reality of all these. TRANSFERS a lot of these

765
00:37:10,560 --> 00:37:12,960
Speaker 13: guys end up at some of the similar schools or

766
00:37:13,160 --> 00:37:16,879
Speaker 13: have some exposure at these. Schools But Dylan cinmon is an,

767
00:37:16,880 --> 00:37:20,840
Speaker 13: exceptional exceptional. Athlete he began his college career At purdue

768
00:37:21,200 --> 00:37:22,120
Speaker 13: played there for two.

769
00:37:22,160 --> 00:37:23,880
Speaker 1: Seasons his brothers also.

770
00:37:23,600 --> 00:37:27,560
Speaker 13: Football players At, purdue and his. Friend his true freshman,

771
00:37:27,600 --> 00:37:31,200
Speaker 13: Season dylan had six. Interceptions he looked LIKE i, mean

772
00:37:31,239 --> 00:37:33,080
Speaker 13: he was trying to become one of the.

773
00:37:33,000 --> 00:37:34,280
Speaker 1: Best players In purdue's.

774
00:37:34,640 --> 00:37:36,960
Speaker 13: History and that's not hyperbole based off of how he

775
00:37:37,080 --> 00:37:40,680
Speaker 13: performed during his true freshman season he ended up At

776
00:37:40,760 --> 00:37:44,200
Speaker 13: oregon this past, year he had a pair of. Interceptions

777
00:37:44,280 --> 00:37:47,200
Speaker 13: he is extremely. Versatile he can be a free. Safety

778
00:37:47,239 --> 00:37:49,279
Speaker 13: he can cover in this line a little. Bit you've

779
00:37:49,320 --> 00:37:52,080
Speaker 13: heard some of Those nickel opportunities here For. Dylan he

780
00:37:52,280 --> 00:37:55,880
Speaker 13: a hyper charged, athlete got good, signs not blow you away.

781
00:37:55,960 --> 00:37:58,440
Speaker 13: SIDE i do think some of the open field tackling

782
00:37:58,480 --> 00:38:00,880
Speaker 13: has to be cleaned up For, dylan but he is

783
00:38:00,920 --> 00:38:03,800
Speaker 13: going to fare extremely well in the athletic.

784
00:38:03,480 --> 00:38:04,880
Speaker 1: Testing portion of the.

785
00:38:04,960 --> 00:38:07,480
Speaker 13: Combine he should just have a good week overall In,

786
00:38:07,480 --> 00:38:10,080
Speaker 13: indianapolis AND i think that probably one of the reasons

787
00:38:10,120 --> 00:38:12,680
Speaker 13: Why dylan's been mentioned with The vikings, is of, course

788
00:38:12,760 --> 00:38:16,120
Speaker 13: the looming retirement we, believe or at least the uncertain

789
00:38:16,160 --> 00:38:19,080
Speaker 13: future Of Harrison, smash who is just an exceptional has

790
00:38:19,120 --> 00:38:21,560
Speaker 13: an exceptional player for The vikings for so, long and

791
00:38:21,640 --> 00:38:24,040
Speaker 13: some of the things that we saw From HARRISON i

792
00:38:24,040 --> 00:38:27,000
Speaker 13: think also stand out For. Dylan so not a perfect

793
00:38:27,040 --> 00:38:29,360
Speaker 13: one to one, comparison but there are some ways in

794
00:38:29,360 --> 00:38:31,600
Speaker 13: which those two players had.

795
00:38:31,600 --> 00:38:33,840
Speaker 1: Some similarities and that's probably one of the reasons Why.

796
00:38:33,719 --> 00:38:36,320
Speaker 13: Minnesota seems like a relatively prime spot for.

797
00:38:36,400 --> 00:38:39,960
Speaker 6: Them All, righty just a couple more For, Field, yates

798
00:38:40,080 --> 00:38:45,080
Speaker 6: draft analyst FOR, Espn so Either mesh free agency or

799
00:38:45,120 --> 00:38:48,480
Speaker 6: the draft with The Vikings, Field, however you want eighteenth

800
00:38:48,560 --> 00:38:52,319
Speaker 6: pick to start things currently over the, cap but that

801
00:38:52,360 --> 00:38:55,120
Speaker 6: can be. Fixed how can you make The vikings better

802
00:38:55,280 --> 00:38:56,200
Speaker 6: into twenty twenty?

803
00:38:56,239 --> 00:38:59,799
Speaker 13: Six, WELL i think the most important thing is having

804
00:38:59,800 --> 00:39:02,359
Speaker 13: some sort of quarterback, plan whatever that. Is AND i

805
00:39:02,440 --> 00:39:04,759
Speaker 13: would say THAT i defer To kevin O'Connell when it

806
00:39:04,800 --> 00:39:08,640
Speaker 13: comes to quarterback expertise and Brilliant and so he feels

807
00:39:08,640 --> 00:39:11,200
Speaker 13: as though the best pass forward for The vikings is

808
00:39:11,280 --> 00:39:15,520
Speaker 13: to DEVELOP jj, McCarthy, further give him a full shot

809
00:39:15,560 --> 00:39:18,120
Speaker 13: to be the guy this, year hope that he stays,

810
00:39:18,160 --> 00:39:21,279
Speaker 13: healthy he has full faith and confidence IN, jj THEN

811
00:39:21,320 --> 00:39:23,759
Speaker 13: i would say that's my. Plan if he feels as

812
00:39:23,800 --> 00:39:26,040
Speaker 13: though the best course of action is to bring a

813
00:39:26,160 --> 00:39:30,040
Speaker 13: veteran quarterback in that could CHALLENGE jj not being handed the,

814
00:39:30,160 --> 00:39:31,920
Speaker 13: job CHALLENGE jj for the.

815
00:39:32,000 --> 00:39:33,359
Speaker 1: Job if that.

816
00:39:33,400 --> 00:39:36,640
Speaker 13: Veteran winded he begins a season as the starting, quarterback

817
00:39:36,840 --> 00:39:39,680
Speaker 13: THEN i would do. That and so you, KNOW i

818
00:39:39,719 --> 00:39:42,759
Speaker 13: tend to lean towards the more likely task bringing in

819
00:39:42,800 --> 00:39:45,680
Speaker 13: some level of veteran. Competition but they do need to do,

820
00:39:45,760 --> 00:39:48,160
Speaker 13: that AND i think last year was probably a reminder

821
00:39:48,640 --> 00:39:51,200
Speaker 13: or at least a, suggestion like they need to get

822
00:39:51,239 --> 00:39:54,279
Speaker 13: younger on. DEFENSE i believe as well some pieces on

823
00:39:54,360 --> 00:39:57,680
Speaker 13: defense that really shined last year, obviously and some young

824
00:39:57,719 --> 00:40:00,440
Speaker 13: guys that are making some real, Trides Dallas turner amongst,

825
00:40:00,480 --> 00:40:01,560
Speaker 13: Them Jalen redford of the.

826
00:40:01,520 --> 00:40:03,400
Speaker 1: Middle red in the.

827
00:40:03,400 --> 00:40:05,120
Speaker 13: Middle BUT i just think there are a couple of

828
00:40:05,120 --> 00:40:09,320
Speaker 13: pieces that they're probably away on defense in the youth category.

829
00:40:08,920 --> 00:40:11,120
Speaker 1: That would go a long way to make, them.

830
00:40:11,120 --> 00:40:13,080
Speaker 13: You, KNOW i think a team that can get right

831
00:40:13,120 --> 00:40:14,920
Speaker 13: back into that playoff. NEXT i, mean the fact that

832
00:40:14,920 --> 00:40:15,759
Speaker 13: they finished that.

833
00:40:15,719 --> 00:40:18,040
Speaker 1: They did last year is a good sign of a strong.

834
00:40:18,120 --> 00:40:21,640
Speaker 13: Culture they could have, easily you, know sort of basically said, one, two,

835
00:40:21,719 --> 00:40:24,800
Speaker 13: Three cabo and and and planned for you, know five

836
00:40:24,840 --> 00:40:27,719
Speaker 13: and twelve finish and had a top ten overall.

837
00:40:27,440 --> 00:40:29,480
Speaker 1: Fake or something like. That but you, know the way they.

838
00:40:29,320 --> 00:40:31,319
Speaker 13: Finished strong last, YEAR i think is a sign of

839
00:40:31,320 --> 00:40:33,880
Speaker 13: the team that has an excellent head coach that establishes

840
00:40:33,880 --> 00:40:36,200
Speaker 13: the culture day in and day, out that leads me

841
00:40:36,239 --> 00:40:38,319
Speaker 13: to believe that we're going to, have you, know a

842
00:40:38,360 --> 00:40:39,040
Speaker 13: bounce back.

843
00:40:38,920 --> 00:40:40,520
Speaker 1: Season where nine to eight.

844
00:40:40,440 --> 00:40:42,719
Speaker 13: Is is a good year For, minnesota BUT i think

845
00:40:42,760 --> 00:40:45,319
Speaker 13: that a couple of years prior maybe closer to what

846
00:40:45,320 --> 00:40:47,000
Speaker 13: they expect season in and season.

847
00:40:47,040 --> 00:40:52,160
Speaker 9: Out and, lastly for, Field Eric wilson huge impact for

848
00:40:52,200 --> 00:40:56,120
Speaker 9: The vikings defense last. Year give me your take on

849
00:40:56,160 --> 00:40:59,319
Speaker 9: the linebackers this, season and not necessarily the guys that

850
00:40:59,440 --> 00:41:01,880
Speaker 9: you know are coverage. Guys i'm on guys that can

851
00:41:01,920 --> 00:41:04,719
Speaker 9: blitz and get after the quarterback and stop the. Run

852
00:41:04,760 --> 00:41:08,080
Speaker 9: who's your who tops your list this?

853
00:41:08,200 --> 00:41:08,560
Speaker 3: Season?

854
00:41:09,760 --> 00:41:10,480
Speaker 1: Yeah? Good good?

855
00:41:10,520 --> 00:41:13,359
Speaker 13: Draft lass for linebackers in, general there's five THAT i

856
00:41:13,360 --> 00:41:15,840
Speaker 13: think have a real shot to go in the top seventy.

857
00:41:15,880 --> 00:41:18,279
Speaker 13: Five you, KNOW i think that there is a pretty.

858
00:41:18,040 --> 00:41:19,240
Speaker 1: Strong case that BOTH.

859
00:41:19,440 --> 00:41:22,640
Speaker 13: Cj allen From georgia and of Course Sunny styles From

860
00:41:22,640 --> 00:41:26,080
Speaker 13: Ohio state go in the first round of this UPCOMING nfl.

861
00:41:26,200 --> 00:41:30,120
Speaker 13: Draft styles a former safety turned linebacker and just an,

862
00:41:30,160 --> 00:41:33,279
Speaker 13: excellent excellent. Player C. J, allen a third year player At.

863
00:41:33,320 --> 00:41:37,720
Speaker 13: GEORGIA a great quarterback for that, defense extremely, smart excellent.

864
00:41:37,760 --> 00:41:40,759
Speaker 13: Athlete just he is a very high. Floor BUT i

865
00:41:40,840 --> 00:41:43,120
Speaker 13: also think high ceiling prospect will go in the first.

866
00:41:43,200 --> 00:41:45,279
Speaker 13: Round but agat THAT i think might, be you, know

867
00:41:45,320 --> 00:41:47,719
Speaker 13: the second round or maybe even early third. Round THAT

868
00:41:47,760 --> 00:41:49,600
Speaker 13: i think is pretty intriguing that it's more of that

869
00:41:49,640 --> 00:41:52,520
Speaker 13: old school thumping. Role would be a guy Like Josiah,

870
00:41:52,600 --> 00:41:56,200
Speaker 13: trotter who is the son of Former eagles Linebacker Jeremiah

871
00:41:56,239 --> 00:41:58,560
Speaker 13: trotter and the younger, brother of course Of eagles.

872
00:41:58,280 --> 00:41:59,520
Speaker 1: Current Linebacker Jeremiah.

873
00:41:59,520 --> 00:42:03,920
Speaker 13: Trutter and you're the Younger Jeremiah, trotter who was drafted

874
00:42:03,920 --> 00:42:06,440
Speaker 13: a couple of seasons to go out Of. Clemson was this,

875
00:42:06,640 --> 00:42:09,919
Speaker 13: fluid sort of weak sidelinebacker who does his best work

876
00:42:09,960 --> 00:42:14,200
Speaker 13: in space and some past. Coverage Josiah, Trotter, missouri the younger.

877
00:42:14,239 --> 00:42:16,080
Speaker 1: Brother he must have.

878
00:42:16,160 --> 00:42:18,360
Speaker 13: Gotten pushed around by his older brother a lot as

879
00:42:18,400 --> 00:42:21,200
Speaker 13: a kid because of a tough. Dude he is not

880
00:42:21,320 --> 00:42:25,360
Speaker 13: afraid to initiate contact and take on offensive linemen and

881
00:42:25,520 --> 00:42:28,600
Speaker 13: do some dirty work and make a bunch of tackles

882
00:42:28,600 --> 00:42:29,000
Speaker 13: along the.

883
00:42:29,040 --> 00:42:30,799
Speaker 1: Way so he would be the name of a.

884
00:42:30,719 --> 00:42:33,160
Speaker 13: Guy THAT i think has some old school natured.

885
00:42:32,920 --> 00:42:35,480
Speaker 4: Him and with that Field Yates.

886
00:42:35,560 --> 00:42:39,120
Speaker 6: Vax he recently Tweeted Sunny, styles who he just mentioned

887
00:42:39,600 --> 00:42:42,440
Speaker 6: amazingly missed just two tackles in twenty twenty, five and

888
00:42:42,480 --> 00:42:44,200
Speaker 6: he was involved in a lot of tackles all the

889
00:42:44,320 --> 00:42:45,880
Speaker 6: cow you are.

890
00:42:45,760 --> 00:42:48,040
Speaker 13: Seventeen, four so it was a Big it was a

891
00:42:48,040 --> 00:42:49,520
Speaker 13: big bounce back here For sonny in that.

892
00:42:49,600 --> 00:42:53,360
Speaker 6: Categy you are so good at what you do man ON, TV,

893
00:42:54,160 --> 00:42:57,080
Speaker 6: espn dot, com radio and. Everything thank you for being so.

894
00:42:57,160 --> 00:42:59,480
Speaker 6: Gracious have a wonderful. Day maybe we'll see you out.

895
00:42:59,520 --> 00:43:02,360
Speaker 13: Here, okay that's, great, guys looking forward to.

896
00:43:02,360 --> 00:43:02,600
Speaker 1: It take.

897
00:43:02,640 --> 00:43:07,960
Speaker 6: Care Thanks Bud BIELDIGHT Cspn draft Analyst Greg cosell is

898
00:43:07,960 --> 00:43:11,120
Speaker 6: coming up next from The Indianapolis Scouting. Combine he's the

899
00:43:11,200 --> 00:43:15,919
Speaker 6: executive producer and analyst FOR Nfl. Matchup we'll talk free

900
00:43:15,960 --> 00:43:18,319
Speaker 6: agency and draft With Greg cosell after the