1 00:00:00,120 --> 00:00:18,320 Speaker 1: Man. It is indeed Ravens Week, Vikings will be hosting 2 00:00:18,400 --> 00:00:22,160 Speaker 1: the Baltimore Ravens. That's a noon start, I believe on Sunday, 3 00:00:22,360 --> 00:00:25,480 Speaker 1: pregame show will begin at ten on the fan one 4 00:00:25,520 --> 00:00:28,880 Speaker 1: our addition to sermons nine until ten by week. So 5 00:00:28,920 --> 00:00:32,240 Speaker 1: I assume that means no go for football Sunday, just Sunday, 6 00:00:32,280 --> 00:00:35,240 Speaker 1: so you get the week off. Alex Lewis never gets 7 00:00:35,240 --> 00:00:38,240 Speaker 1: the week off. He joins us via the Connectico Water 8 00:00:38,320 --> 00:00:40,120 Speaker 1: Systems hotline. 9 00:00:41,920 --> 00:00:44,960 Speaker 2: Welcome back to the program. 10 00:00:45,120 --> 00:00:48,720 Speaker 1: I am curious to get your I believe the Ravens 11 00:00:48,760 --> 00:00:50,839 Speaker 1: last I saw were like two to three point favorites 12 00:00:50,880 --> 00:00:51,520 Speaker 1: somewhere in there. 13 00:00:52,360 --> 00:00:55,200 Speaker 2: Is that fair? Do you think that they are deserving of. 14 00:00:56,760 --> 00:01:00,040 Speaker 1: That that even though we know that part of these and 15 00:01:00,080 --> 00:01:02,440 Speaker 1: they struggled was you know, their quarterback was out. 16 00:01:03,600 --> 00:01:04,959 Speaker 2: I'm still not viewing them. 17 00:01:05,040 --> 00:01:10,560 Speaker 1: Maybe I'm underrating them as a great team. Vikings just 18 00:01:10,640 --> 00:01:13,399 Speaker 1: come off a very their most impressive win of the 19 00:01:13,440 --> 00:01:17,080 Speaker 1: season thus far on the road, and they are home dogs. 20 00:01:17,160 --> 00:01:17,720 Speaker 2: Is that fair? 21 00:01:19,319 --> 00:01:21,959 Speaker 3: Yeah? First, thanks for having me. It's good to be back. 22 00:01:22,080 --> 00:01:24,880 Speaker 4: I can't believe it's already this dark, and I don't 23 00:01:24,920 --> 00:01:27,720 Speaker 4: know if you've got an opinion on daylight savings and 24 00:01:27,800 --> 00:01:29,600 Speaker 4: if you do maybe, I mean, I don't know if 25 00:01:29,600 --> 00:01:31,840 Speaker 4: they're really you know, who knows. I don't want to 26 00:01:31,840 --> 00:01:34,360 Speaker 4: get anybody in trouble, but I just can't. It's unbelievable 27 00:01:34,360 --> 00:01:37,720 Speaker 4: how this happens. Anyway, To answer the much more important 28 00:01:37,840 --> 00:01:42,000 Speaker 4: question at hand, I looked actually this afternoon because I 29 00:01:42,000 --> 00:01:43,920 Speaker 4: was we were doing our preview that I do every 30 00:01:43,920 --> 00:01:48,480 Speaker 4: week with mister Krazinski, and I saw that the number 31 00:01:48,560 --> 00:01:51,760 Speaker 4: had jumped to I think four or four and a half. 32 00:01:52,520 --> 00:01:54,600 Speaker 4: It looked like from the stuff that I and then 33 00:01:54,640 --> 00:01:59,800 Speaker 4: maybe the gambling websites that I look at when I'm 34 00:01:59,800 --> 00:02:04,120 Speaker 4: not actually gambling, maybe they're false, But I mean, I really, Dan, 35 00:02:04,480 --> 00:02:05,720 Speaker 4: I do think it's fair. 36 00:02:06,600 --> 00:02:06,960 Speaker 3: I do. 37 00:02:07,120 --> 00:02:10,760 Speaker 4: Lamar's back to your point, that has I mean, when 38 00:02:10,800 --> 00:02:13,400 Speaker 4: he's been on the field for them, their offense has 39 00:02:13,480 --> 00:02:16,520 Speaker 4: been what you think the Ravens offense would be. 40 00:02:16,600 --> 00:02:19,600 Speaker 3: They've been explosive and efficient both. 41 00:02:19,360 --> 00:02:22,800 Speaker 4: On the ground and through the air, and then defensively 42 00:02:23,160 --> 00:02:27,240 Speaker 4: is really the most interesting aspect of that team, where 43 00:02:27,840 --> 00:02:30,919 Speaker 4: a couple of weeks ago they acquire this safety from 44 00:02:30,960 --> 00:02:34,280 Speaker 4: the Chargers Aloie Gilman, and what that allowed them to 45 00:02:34,320 --> 00:02:38,359 Speaker 4: do is move down Kyle Hamilton from the safety. 46 00:02:37,960 --> 00:02:40,280 Speaker 3: Spot to the nickel spot. 47 00:02:40,080 --> 00:02:43,880 Speaker 4: And that's really helped their entire defense, but specifically their 48 00:02:43,960 --> 00:02:44,760 Speaker 4: run defense. 49 00:02:44,800 --> 00:02:47,160 Speaker 3: And so they also don't have. 50 00:02:47,080 --> 00:02:49,320 Speaker 4: A player on the injury report, which I thought was 51 00:02:49,400 --> 00:02:51,880 Speaker 4: kind of a troll, but it looks. 52 00:02:51,680 --> 00:02:52,600 Speaker 3: To be reality. 53 00:02:53,080 --> 00:02:55,239 Speaker 4: And so you add all that up and while yes, 54 00:02:55,720 --> 00:02:58,720 Speaker 4: everybody here is and should be riding high off of 55 00:02:58,800 --> 00:03:02,320 Speaker 4: that win, that you know, we'll see how much that 56 00:03:02,400 --> 00:03:05,440 Speaker 4: alters the direction of the Viking season. Like I think 57 00:03:05,440 --> 00:03:08,120 Speaker 4: in this league you often get so high and so 58 00:03:08,360 --> 00:03:10,680 Speaker 4: low off of every week, and you just look at 59 00:03:10,680 --> 00:03:15,160 Speaker 4: it from a team talent and trajectory perspective. 60 00:03:15,440 --> 00:03:16,560 Speaker 3: The Ravens are. 61 00:03:16,560 --> 00:03:19,959 Speaker 4: Formidable, and anybody who isn't crediting them the way you 62 00:03:20,480 --> 00:03:22,560 Speaker 4: probably would originally credit the Ravens. 63 00:03:22,560 --> 00:03:24,200 Speaker 3: To me, that'd be a little foolish. 64 00:03:24,280 --> 00:03:26,960 Speaker 1: Do we how big an acquisition that didn't they get 65 00:03:27,000 --> 00:03:29,280 Speaker 1: an edge rusher Draymond Jones? 66 00:03:29,360 --> 00:03:31,639 Speaker 2: Is that big medium? 67 00:03:31,760 --> 00:03:33,880 Speaker 1: Because I'm assuming I think I saw cool from Harbaugh 68 00:03:34,320 --> 00:03:37,400 Speaker 1: basically saying, yeah, he's diving in man, we're getting him 69 00:03:37,440 --> 00:03:41,480 Speaker 1: right to it. So what impact should we be concerned 70 00:03:41,520 --> 00:03:42,800 Speaker 1: about him having on Sunday? 71 00:03:43,960 --> 00:03:47,040 Speaker 4: Yeah, it's actually an interesting name. A guy who came 72 00:03:47,160 --> 00:03:50,000 Speaker 4: up for me in the spring as I talked to 73 00:03:50,040 --> 00:03:51,960 Speaker 4: a lot of the Vikings people about, you know, how 74 00:03:51,960 --> 00:03:52,840 Speaker 4: they were going to spend. 75 00:03:52,720 --> 00:03:53,760 Speaker 3: Some of the money. 76 00:03:53,960 --> 00:03:56,280 Speaker 4: He was a name that did come up. He ultimately 77 00:03:56,960 --> 00:04:01,160 Speaker 4: signed with Tennessee. In the recent week, he's been much better. 78 00:04:02,040 --> 00:04:04,440 Speaker 4: Believe he's had some pretty good stack production in the 79 00:04:04,520 --> 00:04:10,240 Speaker 4: last few weeks. The Ravens defensive front is not gonna 80 00:04:10,280 --> 00:04:13,960 Speaker 4: scare you. I mean, their edge rushers are guys most 81 00:04:14,360 --> 00:04:17,600 Speaker 4: listening to the show probably have never heard of. David o'jabo, 82 00:04:17,880 --> 00:04:22,200 Speaker 4: Mike Green, you know. The interior guys have been like 83 00:04:22,520 --> 00:04:25,640 Speaker 4: a guy named John Jenkins, Travis Jones. I promise I'm 84 00:04:25,680 --> 00:04:28,080 Speaker 4: not making these names up, even though when I looked 85 00:04:28,080 --> 00:04:31,159 Speaker 4: at him, I really couldn't believe that's that's who they had. 86 00:04:31,240 --> 00:04:35,080 Speaker 4: So he definitely has more juice than a lot of 87 00:04:35,120 --> 00:04:38,040 Speaker 4: the names I just mentioned. How much will that change 88 00:04:38,080 --> 00:04:39,840 Speaker 4: the calculus of things. 89 00:04:40,600 --> 00:04:44,440 Speaker 3: I'm not really sure to be, to be honest with you. 90 00:04:44,440 --> 00:04:46,320 Speaker 4: And I I think it's gonna be hard to run. 91 00:04:46,200 --> 00:04:46,960 Speaker 3: Against this team. 92 00:04:47,240 --> 00:04:50,320 Speaker 4: And I think, obviously when you have the receiving cords 93 00:04:50,360 --> 00:04:53,839 Speaker 4: that the Vikings have attacking them through the air is 94 00:04:53,839 --> 00:04:58,120 Speaker 4: gonna be a possibility so long as the quarterback you know, 95 00:04:58,480 --> 00:05:01,360 Speaker 4: is accurate and decisive with the ball. 96 00:05:01,480 --> 00:05:05,200 Speaker 1: So give us an update on injuries a specific I'm 97 00:05:05,520 --> 00:05:10,800 Speaker 1: most curious about Aaron Jones availability because we were kind 98 00:05:10,800 --> 00:05:13,520 Speaker 1: of reminded he can help, but he just has to 99 00:05:13,560 --> 00:05:15,840 Speaker 1: stay on the field, which of course has been an 100 00:05:15,880 --> 00:05:18,880 Speaker 1: issue as well. Where are we on key injuries and 101 00:05:18,880 --> 00:05:21,920 Speaker 1: who might be available Sunday and who probably won't. 102 00:05:22,920 --> 00:05:26,920 Speaker 4: Yeah, he didn't practice. Aaron Jones didn't yesterday, and then 103 00:05:27,000 --> 00:05:29,120 Speaker 4: today he was out there. Saw him a little bit 104 00:05:29,160 --> 00:05:33,040 Speaker 4: in our brief viewing period, the always. 105 00:05:32,640 --> 00:05:34,000 Speaker 3: Exciting viewing period. 106 00:05:34,080 --> 00:05:36,880 Speaker 4: He was out there stretching a little bit, and then 107 00:05:36,920 --> 00:05:40,359 Speaker 4: he was limited. On the injury report, it sounded like 108 00:05:40,400 --> 00:05:44,480 Speaker 4: it was a sprained a sea joint. Often guys tend 109 00:05:44,480 --> 00:05:47,000 Speaker 4: to be to be, especially a guy like him, like 110 00:05:47,080 --> 00:05:49,919 Speaker 4: he's gonna want to play through that. So I would 111 00:05:49,920 --> 00:05:53,320 Speaker 4: not be surprised at all if he's active on Sunday. 112 00:05:53,400 --> 00:05:55,760 Speaker 4: But yeah, I mean, the way you started the question 113 00:05:56,320 --> 00:05:58,040 Speaker 4: is really important to. 114 00:05:57,960 --> 00:06:00,919 Speaker 3: Me because I I mean a couple of weeks. 115 00:06:00,760 --> 00:06:03,599 Speaker 4: Ago when he came back against the Chargers, my editor 116 00:06:03,600 --> 00:06:05,240 Speaker 4: asked me, like, do we want to do a blurb 117 00:06:05,279 --> 00:06:08,440 Speaker 4: on this, and I, I mean, it's nothing against Aaron Jones, 118 00:06:08,480 --> 00:06:10,240 Speaker 4: but I kind of dismissed it of like, you know, 119 00:06:10,400 --> 00:06:13,760 Speaker 4: he wasn't that efficient as a runner early in the season. 120 00:06:13,880 --> 00:06:16,200 Speaker 4: How much of that was offensive line? That's an entirely 121 00:06:16,200 --> 00:06:20,080 Speaker 4: different conversation. But the way he looked on Sunday against 122 00:06:20,160 --> 00:06:24,280 Speaker 4: the Lions was like the Aaron Jones that you know 123 00:06:24,560 --> 00:06:27,040 Speaker 4: in Green Bay that I was electrifying. 124 00:06:27,040 --> 00:06:27,960 Speaker 3: I mean, he was. 125 00:06:28,279 --> 00:06:30,600 Speaker 4: It was the first offensive play the game was an 126 00:06:30,640 --> 00:06:33,760 Speaker 4: eleven yard run, and then the first third down of 127 00:06:33,800 --> 00:06:37,239 Speaker 4: the game was like a checked into a screen pass 128 00:06:37,320 --> 00:06:39,240 Speaker 4: to him and he picks up the first down and 129 00:06:39,320 --> 00:06:40,080 Speaker 4: keeps that drive. 130 00:06:40,200 --> 00:06:40,479 Speaker 3: Movie. 131 00:06:40,480 --> 00:06:43,120 Speaker 4: So I just thought he in the run game with 132 00:06:43,200 --> 00:06:46,200 Speaker 4: him specifically was so big in terms of what the 133 00:06:46,240 --> 00:06:49,440 Speaker 4: Vikings was able to we were able to do against Detroit. 134 00:06:49,520 --> 00:06:52,479 Speaker 4: And if he plays, I think that's important. How healthy, 135 00:06:52,600 --> 00:06:55,599 Speaker 4: how much is he favoring it? I mean that those 136 00:06:55,640 --> 00:07:00,680 Speaker 4: to me are important questions given just you know, cushioning 137 00:07:00,760 --> 00:07:03,839 Speaker 4: the quarterback as much as possible, like he obviously plays 138 00:07:03,839 --> 00:07:04,560 Speaker 4: a big role in that. 139 00:07:04,640 --> 00:07:07,320 Speaker 1: All right, let's get a quick pause in Alec Lewis 140 00:07:07,360 --> 00:07:08,360 Speaker 1: joining us from the athletic. 141 00:07:08,400 --> 00:07:10,360 Speaker 2: We got a lot more to ground to cover with him. 142 00:07:11,160 --> 00:07:13,800 Speaker 1: Bonus bucks, Gargie, do we have one more opportunity to 143 00:07:13,920 --> 00:07:15,200 Speaker 1: perhaps get a winner? 144 00:07:15,320 --> 00:07:17,120 Speaker 5: Fan and two men and a junk truck would love 145 00:07:17,160 --> 00:07:19,480 Speaker 5: to help you with that. This is our national cast contest. 146 00:07:19,480 --> 00:07:21,280 Speaker 5: The final keyword of the evening is bills. Go to 147 00:07:21,320 --> 00:07:33,240 Speaker 5: Cafe inn dot com enter the keyword bills. 148 00:07:35,680 --> 00:07:36,880 Speaker 2: All right, we are indeed back. 149 00:07:37,080 --> 00:07:39,760 Speaker 1: Alec Lewis covers the Vikings in the National Football League 150 00:07:39,760 --> 00:07:42,240 Speaker 1: for the athletic kind enough to join us via the 151 00:07:42,880 --> 00:07:45,600 Speaker 1: Kinetico Water Systems hotline. For part two, I want to 152 00:07:45,640 --> 00:07:48,560 Speaker 1: read you a text get your reaction to it. This 153 00:07:48,600 --> 00:07:52,200 Speaker 1: is from a regular texture named Saul on a Blaine. 154 00:07:52,680 --> 00:07:56,600 Speaker 1: He writes, this is big boy football. If we lose, 155 00:07:57,560 --> 00:08:00,000 Speaker 1: it will be Jackson running for fifty to sixty yards 156 00:08:00,240 --> 00:08:02,960 Speaker 1: mainly on third down runs to break our backs, and 157 00:08:03,000 --> 00:08:05,400 Speaker 1: the beast Henry for one hundred and twenty yards plus 158 00:08:05,800 --> 00:08:10,040 Speaker 1: with probably a couple tds. Third down defense will determine 159 00:08:10,520 --> 00:08:11,720 Speaker 1: if the Vikings win. 160 00:08:11,840 --> 00:08:12,400 Speaker 2: What do you think? 161 00:08:13,960 --> 00:08:17,080 Speaker 4: I don't think that's a bad take from mister sallin Blaine. 162 00:08:17,600 --> 00:08:18,600 Speaker 3: I mean he knows ball. 163 00:08:18,720 --> 00:08:23,200 Speaker 4: I guess I mean before you get to the third 164 00:08:23,240 --> 00:08:26,720 Speaker 4: down part, you know, you gotta stop Derrick Henry in 165 00:08:26,760 --> 00:08:30,840 Speaker 4: the run game. And the Vikings did a great job 166 00:08:31,440 --> 00:08:34,560 Speaker 4: defensively against the Lions rushing attacks Onnday. 167 00:08:35,200 --> 00:08:36,000 Speaker 3: But here's the deal. 168 00:08:36,040 --> 00:08:39,720 Speaker 4: I mean, the Ravens they play with heavy personnel. You're 169 00:08:39,760 --> 00:08:43,400 Speaker 4: gonna see two tight ends. You're gonna see three tight ends. 170 00:08:43,559 --> 00:08:46,840 Speaker 4: You're gonna see Patrick or card who I mean, I 171 00:08:46,840 --> 00:08:49,280 Speaker 4: don't know what he what the measurables are, but he 172 00:08:49,320 --> 00:08:52,040 Speaker 4: looks on film like sixty four three forty. I don't 173 00:08:52,040 --> 00:08:55,360 Speaker 4: really know, but it's really difficult. And so I mean, 174 00:08:55,480 --> 00:09:00,440 Speaker 4: I expect the Ravens to try to pluck at the 175 00:09:00,559 --> 00:09:03,720 Speaker 4: Vikings Interier defensive line and it's gonna be incoming upon 176 00:09:03,840 --> 00:09:08,360 Speaker 4: Javon Hargrave, Johnson, Allen, Jalen Redman and that crew to 177 00:09:08,520 --> 00:09:10,800 Speaker 4: hold up at the point of attack the way that 178 00:09:10,840 --> 00:09:13,840 Speaker 4: they did against the lines. And if they can do that, yeah, 179 00:09:13,920 --> 00:09:17,480 Speaker 4: you put yourself in third down situations. But to south 180 00:09:17,840 --> 00:09:20,400 Speaker 4: a suit point like the Ravens are one of the 181 00:09:20,440 --> 00:09:22,959 Speaker 4: best teams in third and long in the entire NFL. 182 00:09:23,040 --> 00:09:27,720 Speaker 4: And why it's because Lamar can make magic happen. So yeah, 183 00:09:27,800 --> 00:09:30,400 Speaker 4: can they corral them in the pocket. Can they have 184 00:09:30,600 --> 00:09:35,000 Speaker 4: the right contain from a rough perspective? And then in coverage, 185 00:09:35,320 --> 00:09:38,640 Speaker 4: can guys like Joshu Telis, can guys like Isaiah Rodgers 186 00:09:39,559 --> 00:09:43,520 Speaker 4: plaster and coverage as coaches call it like that that 187 00:09:43,720 --> 00:09:45,840 Speaker 4: it's gonna be an immense challenge. 188 00:09:45,880 --> 00:09:47,600 Speaker 3: I know that all the way around. 189 00:09:47,600 --> 00:09:50,440 Speaker 4: And their offensive coordinator, Todd Munkin is one of my 190 00:09:50,480 --> 00:09:52,680 Speaker 4: favorites in the NFL, one of the most underrated in 191 00:09:52,679 --> 00:09:58,119 Speaker 4: my opinion, he was crucial in Georgia winning the national championship. 192 00:09:58,440 --> 00:10:01,680 Speaker 4: At national championships that they've one. He does a great job, 193 00:10:01,760 --> 00:10:05,080 Speaker 4: so really really tough challenge, Tougher than Detroit was by 194 00:10:05,160 --> 00:10:06,040 Speaker 4: far in my opinion. 195 00:10:06,280 --> 00:10:13,080 Speaker 1: How does the quarterback whisperer manage to maintain the JJ 196 00:10:13,200 --> 00:10:17,680 Speaker 1: McCarthy highs that we saw last week and smooth out 197 00:10:17,720 --> 00:10:19,640 Speaker 1: and sort of minimize the lows? 198 00:10:19,720 --> 00:10:20,400 Speaker 2: What's the plan? 199 00:10:22,520 --> 00:10:26,640 Speaker 4: Yeah, it's a great question. I mean, it's why I 200 00:10:26,840 --> 00:10:29,840 Speaker 4: was as passionate talking about Aaron Jones a minute ago 201 00:10:29,920 --> 00:10:34,040 Speaker 4: as I was like, I really do. I always felt 202 00:10:34,120 --> 00:10:36,480 Speaker 4: like for this season to go the way they wanted 203 00:10:36,559 --> 00:10:39,640 Speaker 4: to go, for JJ to develop the way that they 204 00:10:39,679 --> 00:10:42,559 Speaker 4: wanted him develop, to develop over the course of the season, 205 00:10:43,200 --> 00:10:46,560 Speaker 4: running the football officially on early downs was going to 206 00:10:46,600 --> 00:10:50,400 Speaker 4: be crucial because relying on JJ to operate quick game, 207 00:10:50,880 --> 00:10:53,760 Speaker 4: I'm not sure if that's the most advantageous spot to 208 00:10:53,800 --> 00:10:56,800 Speaker 4: put him in this early in his career. And so 209 00:10:56,960 --> 00:11:00,920 Speaker 4: for me, it is it's run game on early downs. 210 00:11:01,240 --> 00:11:05,000 Speaker 4: It's extension of the run game via the screens, which 211 00:11:05,160 --> 00:11:10,040 Speaker 4: they executed really well on Sunday against the Lions. And 212 00:11:10,080 --> 00:11:13,600 Speaker 4: then you know, when there is the drive, when there 213 00:11:13,600 --> 00:11:17,400 Speaker 4: are the drop back pass situations. For me, it's it's 214 00:11:17,440 --> 00:11:21,000 Speaker 4: are there runaways towards the sideline that make it pretty 215 00:11:21,000 --> 00:11:24,560 Speaker 4: easy for not easy, but easier for Jaj McCarthy to 216 00:11:24,640 --> 00:11:28,880 Speaker 4: decipher who's open and where and and all. 217 00:11:28,760 --> 00:11:29,480 Speaker 3: Of those things. 218 00:11:29,480 --> 00:11:32,719 Speaker 4: Like I'll say this, Dan, I have felt like when 219 00:11:32,760 --> 00:11:37,320 Speaker 4: their backs have been against the wall for the most part, 220 00:11:37,320 --> 00:11:41,440 Speaker 4: specifically this season, they have had, you know, their best 221 00:11:41,480 --> 00:11:45,360 Speaker 4: game plans offensively, the Browns game for me, that was 222 00:11:45,400 --> 00:11:48,560 Speaker 4: a great plan, and then the Lions game this past 223 00:11:48,600 --> 00:11:51,720 Speaker 4: weekend was a great plan. And if if, if, it, if, 224 00:11:51,800 --> 00:11:54,240 Speaker 4: if the design does not ride to a certain level 225 00:11:54,679 --> 00:11:57,560 Speaker 4: on Sunday, it's going to be difficult. 226 00:11:57,600 --> 00:11:58,760 Speaker 3: It just it just is. 227 00:11:59,080 --> 00:12:02,600 Speaker 1: The what's your best. I mean, I don't want to 228 00:12:02,840 --> 00:12:05,480 Speaker 1: break down too much more about the Lions game because 229 00:12:05,480 --> 00:12:08,280 Speaker 1: it is in the rear view mirror, but in terms 230 00:12:08,320 --> 00:12:10,880 Speaker 1: of the x's and o's, because I know you study 231 00:12:10,920 --> 00:12:14,959 Speaker 1: this stuff pretty closely, how do we explain the team's 232 00:12:15,000 --> 00:12:19,959 Speaker 1: ability to basically Newter Gibbs. I mean they they that's 233 00:12:20,000 --> 00:12:24,040 Speaker 1: as close to taking a really skilled offensive player out 234 00:12:24,120 --> 00:12:26,800 Speaker 1: of a game as I've seen in some times. So 235 00:12:27,480 --> 00:12:28,480 Speaker 1: how the hell did we do that? 236 00:12:29,800 --> 00:12:31,200 Speaker 3: Yeah, the plan was phenomenal. 237 00:12:31,640 --> 00:12:34,520 Speaker 4: It was like grind Floor is with the fastball that 238 00:12:34,760 --> 00:12:38,160 Speaker 4: I think, you know when when people here locally and 239 00:12:38,200 --> 00:12:42,480 Speaker 4: even nationally, and whether it's like the hipster NFL community 240 00:12:42,840 --> 00:12:46,280 Speaker 4: or people on TV like Daniel Orlowski craising grind floor 241 00:12:46,480 --> 00:12:49,559 Speaker 4: is part of the reason that is the case is 242 00:12:50,240 --> 00:12:52,720 Speaker 4: the type of kind of plan that he put together 243 00:12:52,760 --> 00:12:54,120 Speaker 4: for that game, and so much of. 244 00:12:54,160 --> 00:12:57,400 Speaker 3: What they did I guess to be succinc with it 245 00:12:57,920 --> 00:13:00,760 Speaker 3: was they, I mean made. 246 00:13:00,640 --> 00:13:05,040 Speaker 4: Jamiir Gibs and the interior that Detroit Lions offensive line 247 00:13:05,600 --> 00:13:10,320 Speaker 4: have to sort through blitzers from all angles. And why 248 00:13:10,480 --> 00:13:14,120 Speaker 4: they were able to do that was because they had 249 00:13:14,160 --> 00:13:17,719 Speaker 4: Andrew van Gyekle back. And when you can drop the 250 00:13:17,880 --> 00:13:21,240 Speaker 4: edge rushers and Jonathan Gernard and are Van Geekle and 251 00:13:21,360 --> 00:13:24,959 Speaker 4: they are as capable in space as Andrew Van Ginkle 252 00:13:25,040 --> 00:13:27,480 Speaker 4: really is. To take away some of the short throws, 253 00:13:28,520 --> 00:13:31,080 Speaker 4: it makes Jared Golf pause. And then if you're blitzing 254 00:13:31,160 --> 00:13:34,199 Speaker 4: off ball linebackers, it's a lot for a running back 255 00:13:34,240 --> 00:13:37,640 Speaker 4: to sort through. And then, I mean, beyond crediting Brian Flores, 256 00:13:38,000 --> 00:13:41,120 Speaker 4: like I think you also really have to praise the 257 00:13:41,320 --> 00:13:45,520 Speaker 4: linebacker play, and that's Blake Cashman, who I thought was 258 00:13:45,720 --> 00:13:49,520 Speaker 4: had just a really really good game. And then Eric Wilson, 259 00:13:49,600 --> 00:13:52,360 Speaker 4: who has been a revelation, I mean of all of 260 00:13:52,480 --> 00:13:55,400 Speaker 4: the you know, we the staff has earned a lot 261 00:13:55,440 --> 00:13:58,720 Speaker 4: of praise over the years for like astute offseason signings 262 00:13:58,800 --> 00:14:01,600 Speaker 4: and free agency, but there is no way in heck, 263 00:14:02,360 --> 00:14:04,880 Speaker 4: I know this for a fact. Internally, they thought they 264 00:14:05,400 --> 00:14:09,480 Speaker 4: envision Eric Wilson having nineteen pressures through nine games, which 265 00:14:09,559 --> 00:14:12,160 Speaker 4: is the most of the entire team besides Jonathan Grenard. 266 00:14:12,280 --> 00:14:15,079 Speaker 4: He's just he's been really really good for them, and 267 00:14:15,160 --> 00:14:17,520 Speaker 4: he was really good on Sunday when they needed him 268 00:14:17,520 --> 00:14:19,200 Speaker 4: to be at his best. 269 00:14:19,800 --> 00:14:21,960 Speaker 1: Do you have a is your prediction in can you 270 00:14:22,000 --> 00:14:25,200 Speaker 1: give us a sneak peek, the fun deal you do 271 00:14:25,280 --> 00:14:26,440 Speaker 1: with Johnny every week. 272 00:14:26,640 --> 00:14:29,360 Speaker 2: Do we know who Alex Lewis is going to pick? 273 00:14:31,400 --> 00:14:36,520 Speaker 4: I'm ter Yeah, yeah, yes, I picked the Ravens by 274 00:14:36,560 --> 00:14:39,680 Speaker 4: a touchdown, and that's not gonna curry favor, probably from 275 00:14:39,720 --> 00:14:42,720 Speaker 4: the people listening to this who are really hyped coming 276 00:14:42,760 --> 00:14:43,640 Speaker 4: off of last week. 277 00:14:43,840 --> 00:14:44,280 Speaker 3: I just. 278 00:14:45,760 --> 00:14:49,200 Speaker 4: I do not take this Ravens team lightly, given the 279 00:14:49,360 --> 00:14:53,200 Speaker 4: health and having Lamar Jackson and understanding what he can 280 00:14:53,320 --> 00:14:57,800 Speaker 4: do evading players in the pocket, and then I just 281 00:14:58,160 --> 00:15:01,920 Speaker 4: I really want to see if this defense can prove 282 00:15:02,040 --> 00:15:07,880 Speaker 4: it against an experienced offensive line unit that will play 283 00:15:07,960 --> 00:15:11,200 Speaker 4: with heavy personnel like I going into the Lions game, 284 00:15:11,280 --> 00:15:14,800 Speaker 4: and again not to belabor it, I was not that 285 00:15:15,000 --> 00:15:18,240 Speaker 4: impressed with their interior offensive line on film. And what 286 00:15:18,360 --> 00:15:21,440 Speaker 4: do I know, I'm just an amateur watching it, but 287 00:15:21,600 --> 00:15:26,760 Speaker 4: I thought that really young interior was pretty unimpressive. Not 288 00:15:26,960 --> 00:15:30,520 Speaker 4: that this Raven's interior offensive line is phenomenal, but their center, 289 00:15:30,640 --> 00:15:33,840 Speaker 4: Tyler Linnenbaum is pretty good and Derrick Henry. 290 00:15:33,680 --> 00:15:34,440 Speaker 3: Is just a load. 291 00:15:34,600 --> 00:15:37,160 Speaker 4: So proving that for two weeks in a row that 292 00:15:37,240 --> 00:15:41,400 Speaker 4: they can stop the run and then limiting Lamar Jackson, 293 00:15:41,560 --> 00:15:44,720 Speaker 4: another mobile quarterback which has given them trouble, like until 294 00:15:44,760 --> 00:15:46,200 Speaker 4: they proved that to me this weekend. 295 00:15:46,400 --> 00:15:48,800 Speaker 3: I just I'm going with the Ravens. 296 00:15:49,360 --> 00:15:51,560 Speaker 1: You know, there's one other item I wanted to run 297 00:15:51,640 --> 00:15:53,360 Speaker 1: by you. This is not a story you're covering, so 298 00:15:53,360 --> 00:15:55,440 Speaker 1: I don't want to hit it with you cold. But 299 00:15:55,560 --> 00:15:57,560 Speaker 1: you do pay attention to things, and we have not 300 00:15:58,200 --> 00:16:00,480 Speaker 1: talked about it yet. I'm looking at the Dall Morning 301 00:16:00,560 --> 00:16:04,400 Speaker 1: News version of the story the tragic story regarding mar 302 00:16:04,760 --> 00:16:08,960 Speaker 1: mar should say Marshawn Neeland, the Dallas Cowboys defensive end, 303 00:16:09,560 --> 00:16:13,960 Speaker 1: and what they're reporting is that, according to authorities, he 304 00:16:14,080 --> 00:16:18,240 Speaker 1: died by suicide near the team's facility following a police 305 00:16:18,360 --> 00:16:22,840 Speaker 1: chase in Frisco. He was a twenty four years old. 306 00:16:23,000 --> 00:16:25,080 Speaker 1: I don't know if we know more details about what 307 00:16:25,560 --> 00:16:29,000 Speaker 1: I think the chase they were attempting. The authorities are 308 00:16:29,000 --> 00:16:31,880 Speaker 1: saying that they were attempting to stop a vehicle for 309 00:16:31,960 --> 00:16:35,360 Speaker 1: a traffic violation in the northbound lanes of the Dallas 310 00:16:35,480 --> 00:16:40,480 Speaker 1: North Tollway and the driver refused to stop. According to police, 311 00:16:40,920 --> 00:16:43,560 Speaker 1: then they lose sight at some point of the vehicle 312 00:16:44,200 --> 00:16:48,640 Speaker 1: and then Plano, Texas officers responded about eleven thirty pm 313 00:16:48,720 --> 00:16:53,360 Speaker 1: to a welfare concern at Neiland's luxury apartment complex in 314 00:16:53,520 --> 00:16:57,800 Speaker 1: the six thousand block of Columbus Avenue, but no one 315 00:16:58,000 --> 00:17:01,240 Speaker 1: was home and it kind of went on from there. 316 00:17:02,280 --> 00:17:05,120 Speaker 1: It sounds like a horrific story. Do we know yet 317 00:17:05,240 --> 00:17:06,200 Speaker 1: anything more about it? 318 00:17:08,200 --> 00:17:12,000 Speaker 4: Not that I know of, and I it's I got 319 00:17:12,040 --> 00:17:16,399 Speaker 4: a text about it, uh from from somebody this morning 320 00:17:16,760 --> 00:17:19,120 Speaker 4: and it was I mean, it's it's one of those 321 00:17:19,160 --> 00:17:21,639 Speaker 4: things in my mind when I saw it, and it's not. 322 00:17:21,880 --> 00:17:25,000 Speaker 4: I mean, obviously these situations are all, you know, unique, 323 00:17:25,600 --> 00:17:27,720 Speaker 4: but like my mind just went to the Kyrie Jackson 324 00:17:27,840 --> 00:17:28,600 Speaker 4: situation and. 325 00:17:28,720 --> 00:17:34,040 Speaker 3: How how how I felt at you know, how rattled 326 00:17:34,160 --> 00:17:39,320 Speaker 3: really after hearing that news double summers ago. But no, 327 00:17:39,600 --> 00:17:41,960 Speaker 3: I don't. I don't know any more detail than that. 328 00:17:42,160 --> 00:17:45,680 Speaker 3: I do. I mean, this guy, he he came on 329 00:17:46,040 --> 00:17:46,680 Speaker 3: a top. 330 00:17:46,560 --> 00:17:51,760 Speaker 4: Thirty visit to the Vikings before the draft. You know, 331 00:17:51,960 --> 00:17:55,000 Speaker 4: if I'm not mistaken, it was the twenty twenty four draft. 332 00:17:55,320 --> 00:17:59,000 Speaker 4: He was, like, I mean, a versatile edge rusher type player. 333 00:17:59,160 --> 00:18:02,480 Speaker 4: I actually at the Senior Bowl and MOBILE believe I 334 00:18:02,640 --> 00:18:08,040 Speaker 4: spoke to him like the February before that draft. But no, 335 00:18:08,240 --> 00:18:10,040 Speaker 4: don't have any more details than that. I do know 336 00:18:10,119 --> 00:18:13,400 Speaker 4: Brian Flora today and Matt Daniels, the Special Teams coordinator, 337 00:18:13,440 --> 00:18:17,760 Speaker 4: began their press conferences with just like I mean, with 338 00:18:17,920 --> 00:18:21,439 Speaker 4: condolences and pretty heartfelt words both for. 339 00:18:21,840 --> 00:18:24,960 Speaker 3: His family and the Cowboys organization. 340 00:18:25,160 --> 00:18:28,800 Speaker 4: But anytime I mean, and I mean we all know this, 341 00:18:29,119 --> 00:18:33,560 Speaker 4: but you see news like that flash twenty four years old. 342 00:18:34,040 --> 00:18:38,000 Speaker 3: Kid in the NFL, I mean, it just just gutted. 343 00:18:38,119 --> 00:18:39,440 Speaker 3: It's just every single time. 344 00:18:39,640 --> 00:18:43,119 Speaker 2: So yeah, brutal the Dallas one of News. 345 00:18:43,280 --> 00:18:48,040 Speaker 1: Also, they obtained an audio recording that includes Nland's girlfriend, 346 00:18:48,080 --> 00:18:51,040 Speaker 1: who was not identified by authorities, apparently telling police that 347 00:18:51,119 --> 00:18:53,240 Speaker 1: he was armed, that neland was armed, had a history 348 00:18:53,280 --> 00:18:56,320 Speaker 1: of mental illness, and would quote end it all. And 349 00:18:56,400 --> 00:18:59,760 Speaker 1: then minutes before midnight, police said in the recording that 350 00:18:59,760 --> 00:19:01,800 Speaker 1: they were on the phone with the NFL when they 351 00:19:01,920 --> 00:19:06,280 Speaker 1: learned Neiland had already texted his family goodbye. Just it's 352 00:19:06,359 --> 00:19:09,440 Speaker 1: just a heartbreaking story all the way around. Troopers later 353 00:19:09,560 --> 00:19:12,200 Speaker 1: finding his vehicle damage and an abandoned on the southbound 354 00:19:12,280 --> 00:19:15,400 Speaker 1: lane lane of the Dallas North Tollway, at which point 355 00:19:15,480 --> 00:19:21,080 Speaker 1: then the police used police dogs and drones to find Neilan, 356 00:19:21,200 --> 00:19:23,760 Speaker 1: apparently dead of a self inflicted gunshot wound. 357 00:19:23,760 --> 00:19:26,200 Speaker 2: About one thirty am. Brutal, brutal story. 358 00:19:26,880 --> 00:19:29,760 Speaker 1: We appreciate the time on everything as always on short 359 00:19:29,840 --> 00:19:31,680 Speaker 1: notice and we will be in touch as always. 360 00:19:31,720 --> 00:19:35,840 Speaker 3: Thanks Alec anytime, Dan, thank you, thanks for having me. 361 00:19:35,960 --> 00:19:37,520 Speaker 3: You guys have a great night you as well. 362 00:19:37,680 --> 00:19:40,920 Speaker 1: Alec Lewis covers the vikings of the National Football League 363 00:19:41,400 --> 00:19:43,120 Speaker 1: for the four I was about to say the start 364 00:19:43,119 --> 00:19:48,600 Speaker 1: tribune for the Athletic and Theathletic Dot Com as well. 365 00:19:49,359 --> 00:19:51,440 Speaker 1: We're going to try to get to some inbox stuff 366 00:19:51,480 --> 00:19:54,200 Speaker 1: if we can. There's a couple other issues we might address. 367 00:19:54,720 --> 00:19:59,119 Speaker 1: We're out at six o'clock today for Minnesota Wild Hockey 368 00:19:59,800 --> 00:20:02,119 Speaker 1: right here on the Fans. We talked with Russo earlier, 369 00:20:02,160 --> 00:20:04,720 Speaker 1: though Russo is not at this game. He's covering other stuff. 370 00:20:05,160 --> 00:20:08,119 Speaker 1: But the Wild back in action tonight six o'clock right 371 00:20:08,160 --> 00:20:09,600 Speaker 1: here on the flagship. 372 00:20:11,840 --> 00:20:15,240 Speaker 5: Show RAP is presented by American Pressure commercial grade pressure 373 00:20:15,320 --> 00:20:16,720 Speaker 5: washers since nineteen seventy five. 374 00:20:16,840 --> 00:20:19,120 Speaker 2: It's the Bumper to Bumper Show RAP. 375 00:20:20,080 --> 00:20:22,640 Speaker 1: We go straight into a Wild Hockey at six. There's 376 00:20:22,640 --> 00:20:24,520 Speaker 1: any vikings programming today first. 377 00:20:24,920 --> 00:20:27,119 Speaker 2: Today, because the game starts at six, we go right 378 00:20:27,160 --> 00:20:30,399 Speaker 2: into it. That's what I thought. Yeah, Carolina Carolina the opponent. 379 00:20:30,840 --> 00:20:36,600 Speaker 1: And Russo says, a little pluck your opponent too, So 380 00:20:36,680 --> 00:20:39,239 Speaker 1: maybe you can get a little better idea that if 381 00:20:39,320 --> 00:20:43,600 Speaker 1: there's a real surge going on, we've technically won two 382 00:20:43,640 --> 00:20:46,800 Speaker 1: in a row. Correct for Boudreau and Mike Yo and 383 00:20:46,960 --> 00:20:48,960 Speaker 1: for several others as well. There's no question about that. 384 00:20:50,000 --> 00:20:53,919 Speaker 1: All right, we're gonna get to some inbox items mentioned. 385 00:20:54,040 --> 00:20:58,920 Speaker 1: I'll mention now that we were joined by Russo at 386 00:20:58,960 --> 00:21:02,840 Speaker 1: four If you miss it, that'll be podcastable later. Alec 387 00:21:02,960 --> 00:21:05,440 Speaker 1: Lewis joined at five o'clock as well. We kind of 388 00:21:05,480 --> 00:21:08,879 Speaker 1: got a cameo appearance from John Breen who listened happened 389 00:21:08,880 --> 00:21:10,760 Speaker 1: to be listening while I was talking about going to 390 00:21:10,800 --> 00:21:13,439 Speaker 1: the Prince Musical last night, so we gave him an 391 00:21:13,480 --> 00:21:17,480 Speaker 1: opportunity to get in some of his critique and insight. 392 00:21:18,240 --> 00:21:21,639 Speaker 1: He's not as optimistic as I am that the thing 393 00:21:21,720 --> 00:21:24,520 Speaker 1: can be properly tweaked enough. 394 00:21:25,280 --> 00:21:27,360 Speaker 2: He wants more, his point being high. 395 00:21:27,200 --> 00:21:29,359 Speaker 1: Standards if it's something Prince related, even though Prince has 396 00:21:29,400 --> 00:21:32,280 Speaker 1: anything to do with this, that that's part of his 397 00:21:32,440 --> 00:21:35,560 Speaker 1: job as a critic, and the text we have are 398 00:21:35,560 --> 00:21:38,119 Speaker 1: all over the map. Some people went did not like it, 399 00:21:38,200 --> 00:21:40,479 Speaker 1: at all. Some people thought it was the best production 400 00:21:40,600 --> 00:21:43,120 Speaker 1: of all time, so it kind of ran the gamut. 401 00:21:44,080 --> 00:21:47,600 Speaker 1: As we are, we're known to see that from time 402 00:21:47,640 --> 00:21:51,560 Speaker 1: to time here, like everything else, apparently a very polarizing subject. 403 00:21:51,600 --> 00:21:54,440 Speaker 2: All right, I got some inbox items. It's time for 404 00:21:54,600 --> 00:21:58,240 Speaker 2: a doctor d and sinbox. 405 00:22:03,560 --> 00:22:07,240 Speaker 5: Every Thursday, usually for thirty You can still submit. Many 406 00:22:07,320 --> 00:22:12,880 Speaker 5: people have JG at k fa N dot com. Dear 407 00:22:12,920 --> 00:22:18,359 Speaker 5: doctor Dan, do you know a good private investigator? Do 408 00:22:18,440 --> 00:22:20,560 Speaker 5: you ever need to find someone or something and need 409 00:22:20,600 --> 00:22:23,960 Speaker 5: a PI. I'm asking because my friends and I are 410 00:22:24,000 --> 00:22:25,800 Speaker 5: searching for something and we have not been able to 411 00:22:25,880 --> 00:22:28,040 Speaker 5: find it. We know we need it, we like to 412 00:22:28,080 --> 00:22:30,159 Speaker 5: talk about how to find it, but we haven't come 413 00:22:30,240 --> 00:22:33,639 Speaker 5: close to actually finding it yet. So maybe someone like 414 00:22:33,760 --> 00:22:36,159 Speaker 5: Rockford or Magnum p I could track it down for us. 415 00:22:36,520 --> 00:22:39,960 Speaker 5: Maybe you've heard of it, doctor Dan. It's something called defense. 416 00:22:40,680 --> 00:22:47,720 Speaker 5: Oh C finch eighty three points second half, Yeah, forty 417 00:22:47,720 --> 00:22:49,639 Speaker 5: and forty three or forty three and forty. 418 00:22:49,520 --> 00:22:52,960 Speaker 1: Eighty three points in the second half that ballgame. I 419 00:22:53,080 --> 00:22:54,640 Speaker 1: don't even know what to say. And by the way, 420 00:22:54,680 --> 00:22:58,320 Speaker 1: your guy Edwards was like minus twenty seven. Yeah, at 421 00:22:58,359 --> 00:22:59,920 Speaker 1: the time he was on the court with the worst 422 00:23:00,000 --> 00:23:01,480 Speaker 1: time at all. And I know that, you know, first 423 00:23:01,520 --> 00:23:04,760 Speaker 1: game back, blah blah blah, takes time, all that kind 424 00:23:04,800 --> 00:23:05,720 Speaker 1: of good stuff as well. 425 00:23:06,240 --> 00:23:09,720 Speaker 2: I do not because I was at the THEATA, I 426 00:23:09,800 --> 00:23:12,359 Speaker 2: did not get to see any or all of it. 427 00:23:12,480 --> 00:23:14,520 Speaker 1: But what is being described to me in terms of 428 00:23:14,560 --> 00:23:19,760 Speaker 1: the defensive performance is troubling. I've learned not to overreact 429 00:23:19,800 --> 00:23:21,760 Speaker 1: to any one game because we've seen this team come 430 00:23:21,800 --> 00:23:24,320 Speaker 1: out of the gate a little slow and eventually figure 431 00:23:24,359 --> 00:23:26,960 Speaker 1: some stuff out. I just I don't know, I don't 432 00:23:27,000 --> 00:23:29,240 Speaker 1: have I don't like what I'm seeing from a number 433 00:23:29,280 --> 00:23:32,040 Speaker 1: of players right now, I know, and that includes nods 434 00:23:32,080 --> 00:23:34,840 Speaker 1: by the way, I don't I don't see consistency from him. 435 00:23:34,960 --> 00:23:37,760 Speaker 1: I see some moments, but not so much. I feel 436 00:23:37,960 --> 00:23:40,440 Speaker 1: I feel like Julius Randall has been our most consistent player, 437 00:23:40,480 --> 00:23:46,040 Speaker 1: at least offensively, but defensively. You know, for all the 438 00:23:46,400 --> 00:23:48,399 Speaker 1: vowing and talk about this is what we've got to 439 00:23:48,520 --> 00:23:51,640 Speaker 1: you know, got to be. We're not close to being 440 00:23:51,680 --> 00:23:54,160 Speaker 1: a shutdown defensive team, and we're probably not good enough 441 00:23:54,200 --> 00:23:56,200 Speaker 1: offensively to say, well, we're just gonna hang our hat 442 00:23:56,920 --> 00:24:00,639 Speaker 1: on offense too. So it is the rub and you know, 443 00:24:01,240 --> 00:24:05,040 Speaker 1: some of the The analytics of it are the defense 444 00:24:05,160 --> 00:24:07,840 Speaker 1: is horrible when Rudy's out of the game, but the 445 00:24:07,920 --> 00:24:09,960 Speaker 1: defense is not very good and Rudy's in the game, 446 00:24:10,680 --> 00:24:12,399 Speaker 1: so you know, it's the old can't live with him, 447 00:24:12,480 --> 00:24:14,040 Speaker 1: can't live without him kind. 448 00:24:13,920 --> 00:24:14,280 Speaker 2: Of a thing. 449 00:24:14,920 --> 00:24:19,600 Speaker 1: So I don't know where it goes, but I don't 450 00:24:21,200 --> 00:24:24,280 Speaker 1: and I'm willing to wait, but I don't see a 451 00:24:24,320 --> 00:24:27,320 Speaker 1: lot of stuff to grab onto. And again, I know 452 00:24:27,560 --> 00:24:29,399 Speaker 1: in the locker room players have to say what they 453 00:24:29,480 --> 00:24:32,280 Speaker 1: have to say, but when the Vincenzos, you know, does. 454 00:24:32,160 --> 00:24:33,560 Speaker 2: The old where what was it where? 455 00:24:33,560 --> 00:24:37,320 Speaker 1: A sometimes team? Whatever's quote was, yeah, bothers he's not wrong. 456 00:24:38,080 --> 00:24:40,160 Speaker 1: But I'm almost tired of hearing that stuff too, because 457 00:24:40,200 --> 00:24:42,240 Speaker 1: I don't even know, because it makes it sound literally 458 00:24:42,440 --> 00:24:45,680 Speaker 1: like it's all will and I'm not. I think some 459 00:24:45,800 --> 00:24:50,119 Speaker 1: of it also is, you know, do we have we 460 00:24:50,200 --> 00:24:54,359 Speaker 1: don't have all the same parts Defensively, I don't think 461 00:24:55,240 --> 00:24:57,639 Speaker 1: any of the young players we have in the rotation 462 00:24:57,760 --> 00:24:59,320 Speaker 1: now or that we're at least mess it well, at 463 00:24:59,400 --> 00:25:02,080 Speaker 1: least to them. Two of the three are not great 464 00:25:02,160 --> 00:25:06,520 Speaker 1: defenders at all. So part of what concerns me is, well, 465 00:25:06,600 --> 00:25:08,800 Speaker 1: can we even though we wanted to turn it on. 466 00:25:08,960 --> 00:25:13,040 Speaker 1: Is it Is it just about effort or is there 467 00:25:13,080 --> 00:25:15,800 Speaker 1: an indication here that we've got some other issues from 468 00:25:15,840 --> 00:25:18,800 Speaker 1: an EXUS and O standpoint. Defensively, So what the long 469 00:25:18,920 --> 00:25:21,520 Speaker 1: term answer is, I don't know. I'm hoping it's not 470 00:25:21,680 --> 00:25:23,560 Speaker 1: Jah Morant, as we talked about earlier in the show. 471 00:25:24,280 --> 00:25:26,400 Speaker 1: But that name is going to any place where there's 472 00:25:26,480 --> 00:25:29,679 Speaker 1: questions at point guard, that's going to come up, right. 473 00:25:29,760 --> 00:25:32,720 Speaker 1: You're hearing it in every market in which there's a 474 00:25:32,840 --> 00:25:35,600 Speaker 1: desire to help that position or just a desire to 475 00:25:35,640 --> 00:25:38,280 Speaker 1: bring in obviously a very explosive player. 476 00:25:39,080 --> 00:25:41,640 Speaker 2: When he's healthy and when he's committed to the bit. 477 00:25:43,119 --> 00:25:47,000 Speaker 1: But you're you're asking for an awful lot of faith, 478 00:25:47,119 --> 00:25:49,720 Speaker 1: good faith that the light bulb is going to go 479 00:25:49,760 --> 00:25:52,320 Speaker 1: off someplace else and at what expense. So right now 480 00:25:52,400 --> 00:25:53,960 Speaker 1: we're kind of in a holding pattern, and I guess 481 00:25:54,000 --> 00:25:56,959 Speaker 1: you just sort of wait to see if something will congeal. Right, 482 00:25:57,040 --> 00:25:59,520 Speaker 1: we'll have a stretch where you go, okay that now 483 00:25:59,680 --> 00:26:02,159 Speaker 1: they're figuring some things out, they're figuring out some roles, 484 00:26:02,520 --> 00:26:04,200 Speaker 1: because I think part of it, don't you think. 485 00:26:04,119 --> 00:26:04,920 Speaker 2: Is we're not sure. 486 00:26:05,840 --> 00:26:07,800 Speaker 1: We're not even sure among the young players who we 487 00:26:07,920 --> 00:26:10,359 Speaker 1: want to play and how often we want to play them, 488 00:26:10,400 --> 00:26:11,679 Speaker 1: and we're kind of waiting for one of the one 489 00:26:11,800 --> 00:26:13,400 Speaker 1: or two of those two emerge. 490 00:26:14,200 --> 00:26:14,919 Speaker 2: It's kind of like. 491 00:26:17,320 --> 00:26:20,440 Speaker 5: Nikiel was an important part because you knew that's true 492 00:26:20,480 --> 00:26:21,760 Speaker 5: what he was going to give you. He was and 493 00:26:21,840 --> 00:26:24,480 Speaker 5: we knew this. This isn't breaking any news. But they're 494 00:26:24,520 --> 00:26:26,520 Speaker 5: having a hard time finding who's going to fill the 495 00:26:26,640 --> 00:26:31,359 Speaker 5: Nikil role. I feel like because nobody's really stepped into it. 496 00:26:31,440 --> 00:26:33,320 Speaker 1: I mean it was viewed as well, you can't bring 497 00:26:33,400 --> 00:26:35,879 Speaker 1: everybody back, and he had to be the most expendable, and. 498 00:26:35,880 --> 00:26:37,440 Speaker 2: He was, and he got paid big money to go 499 00:26:37,480 --> 00:26:38,000 Speaker 2: to Atlanta. 500 00:26:38,080 --> 00:26:40,479 Speaker 1: But he did serve a pretty important role for them 501 00:26:40,560 --> 00:26:42,280 Speaker 1: that has not yet been fulfilled. 502 00:26:42,840 --> 00:26:44,800 Speaker 4: He's time for doctor. 503 00:26:46,040 --> 00:26:46,440 Speaker 2: Box. 504 00:26:52,560 --> 00:26:54,119 Speaker 5: Dear Doctor Dan. I heard you on the radio a 505 00:26:54,160 --> 00:26:57,159 Speaker 5: couple of weeks ago with my old rival G Mason. 506 00:26:57,240 --> 00:26:59,440 Speaker 5: I beat him seven out of ten times, by the way, 507 00:26:59,600 --> 00:27:00,800 Speaker 5: not sure it's a rivalry. 508 00:27:00,920 --> 00:27:01,160 Speaker 2: Wow. 509 00:27:01,280 --> 00:27:03,520 Speaker 5: He said I'd answer his call and come on your show, 510 00:27:03,600 --> 00:27:05,320 Speaker 5: but he wouldn't do it because he wants his own 511 00:27:05,359 --> 00:27:06,160 Speaker 5: time on the radio. 512 00:27:06,600 --> 00:27:06,719 Speaker 3: Well. 513 00:27:06,800 --> 00:27:10,760 Speaker 5: G Mason forgets since now he is in Fargo much 514 00:27:10,800 --> 00:27:12,560 Speaker 5: of the time. And can't come in studio enough that 515 00:27:12,680 --> 00:27:16,080 Speaker 5: my tenure is ad If you recall I started the 516 00:27:16,200 --> 00:27:19,560 Speaker 5: invasion of Lakeville, North, I e Madison two point zero, 517 00:27:20,000 --> 00:27:22,440 Speaker 5: had you w beat the chili out of g Mason's replacement, 518 00:27:22,520 --> 00:27:25,040 Speaker 5: Tee Brewster in football, and Hell I told coach b 519 00:27:25,200 --> 00:27:27,480 Speaker 5: Ryan to have his kids practice diving off the Williams 520 00:27:27,520 --> 00:27:29,960 Speaker 5: Arena floor. All this to say is I have plenty 521 00:27:29,960 --> 00:27:32,520 Speaker 5: of ties to Minnesota, and if Jay Guard ever did 522 00:27:32,600 --> 00:27:36,080 Speaker 5: get my number and called, I'd answer, especially this time 523 00:27:36,160 --> 00:27:38,399 Speaker 5: of year, because I have to continue to defend El 524 00:27:38,480 --> 00:27:41,159 Speaker 5: Fickle and the Wisconsin football team from Wisconsin fans to 525 00:27:41,200 --> 00:27:45,080 Speaker 5: anyone who will listen. Lastly, doctor Dan, I too never 526 00:27:45,200 --> 00:27:48,080 Speaker 5: got the invite to the Churchill Room at his former 527 00:27:48,200 --> 00:27:50,920 Speaker 5: palatial estate. We could probably just talk about that for 528 00:27:51,000 --> 00:27:53,359 Speaker 5: an hour. I'm ready to come on any time. B 529 00:27:53,760 --> 00:27:56,200 Speaker 5: Alvarez Man, b Alvarez. 530 00:27:56,760 --> 00:28:00,800 Speaker 1: Yeah, I'm still disappointed that Geon did not want to 531 00:28:00,840 --> 00:28:04,240 Speaker 1: help us out there, but there's a part of me 532 00:28:04,640 --> 00:28:07,560 Speaker 1: that hopes see I think what we should now do 533 00:28:07,960 --> 00:28:12,919 Speaker 1: is if you gather any momentum to actually get him 534 00:28:12,920 --> 00:28:15,080 Speaker 1: out getting him on the show, I now think we 535 00:28:15,160 --> 00:28:19,000 Speaker 1: should purposefully not have him on with Mace. 536 00:28:19,520 --> 00:28:21,480 Speaker 2: Now, the rub might be that's. 537 00:28:21,400 --> 00:28:23,880 Speaker 1: The only possible way we get him in the first place, 538 00:28:23,920 --> 00:28:25,200 Speaker 1: where he says, why do I want to be on 539 00:28:25,280 --> 00:28:27,520 Speaker 1: with this jamoke from Minneapolis? 540 00:28:27,640 --> 00:28:28,280 Speaker 2: What do I care? 541 00:28:28,800 --> 00:28:31,560 Speaker 1: So? I don't know how that follows. By the way, 542 00:28:32,200 --> 00:28:35,440 Speaker 1: you got a pen. I do write down these numbers, Okay, 543 00:28:35,920 --> 00:28:47,400 Speaker 1: hang on, got paper? Fourteen, ten, ten, zero, zero and seven. Okay, 544 00:28:48,680 --> 00:28:55,640 Speaker 1: Barry Alvarez's favorite football program, Wisconsin Badgers point totals starting 545 00:28:55,760 --> 00:28:58,280 Speaker 1: with the thirty eight to fourteen loss to Alabama. 546 00:28:59,040 --> 00:29:03,840 Speaker 5: That's that's not very good. They announced today. The athletic 547 00:29:03,920 --> 00:29:06,560 Speaker 5: director announced today Luke Fickel will be back for year four. 548 00:29:08,160 --> 00:29:10,000 Speaker 2: I think you kind of got to, don't you. I 549 00:29:10,120 --> 00:29:10,800 Speaker 2: agree totally. 550 00:29:11,040 --> 00:29:12,760 Speaker 1: I know you got to give them one more shot 551 00:29:12,840 --> 00:29:16,320 Speaker 1: at finding a QB, don't you. Yes, Unless I'm not 552 00:29:16,440 --> 00:29:18,480 Speaker 1: saying that's all the problem. But that's a big part 553 00:29:18,520 --> 00:29:19,000 Speaker 1: of it, isn't it. 554 00:29:19,040 --> 00:29:21,960 Speaker 5: It's been for multiple years, they've had quarterback issues, injuries. 555 00:29:22,280 --> 00:29:24,680 Speaker 2: I think you got to give them one more I 556 00:29:24,840 --> 00:29:27,240 Speaker 2: know it's it's ugly. I mean, there's no defending it. 557 00:29:27,360 --> 00:29:27,720 Speaker 4: I get it. 558 00:29:27,760 --> 00:29:30,760 Speaker 5: It's hard, especially there, and they don't have toldless money. 559 00:29:30,880 --> 00:29:33,840 Speaker 5: I think his buyout's thirty million something like that. Twenty 560 00:29:33,920 --> 00:29:34,520 Speaker 5: to thirty million. 561 00:29:34,680 --> 00:29:37,600 Speaker 2: They're not They're not a procrast rich right now. Well, 562 00:29:37,640 --> 00:29:39,240 Speaker 2: they they've never really been there. 563 00:29:39,360 --> 00:29:42,160 Speaker 5: Even when Barry was there, they didn't they didn't always 564 00:29:42,200 --> 00:29:45,120 Speaker 5: spend on assistance. That's part of the reason why Bielama left. Yeah, 565 00:29:45,240 --> 00:29:48,479 Speaker 5: facility like Barry kind of built it. They went all 566 00:29:48,560 --> 00:29:52,160 Speaker 5: in with his stuff, got it rolling and then but 567 00:29:52,280 --> 00:29:54,800 Speaker 5: they they haven't gone crazy in the arms race like 568 00:29:54,880 --> 00:29:56,680 Speaker 5: some other places, and now they're paying for it a 569 00:29:56,720 --> 00:29:57,080 Speaker 5: little bit. 570 00:29:57,280 --> 00:29:58,200 Speaker 2: You when you screw up. 571 00:29:58,360 --> 00:30:01,160 Speaker 1: So did you see the quote from the ad boy, 572 00:30:01,240 --> 00:30:05,280 Speaker 1: he speaks the language. Chancellor and I are aligned. Are 573 00:30:05,320 --> 00:30:08,920 Speaker 1: aligned on significantly elevating investment in our program. Yeah, to 574 00:30:08,960 --> 00:30:10,800 Speaker 1: compete the highest level, more money for players. 575 00:30:10,920 --> 00:30:11,480 Speaker 2: Aligned. 576 00:30:11,840 --> 00:30:14,480 Speaker 1: We're willing to make an investment in infrastructure and staff. 577 00:30:14,520 --> 00:30:17,760 Speaker 1: So we see how that how that goes. They only 578 00:30:17,840 --> 00:30:20,760 Speaker 1: lost to Oregon by fourteen. They played really well at Oregon. 579 00:30:20,800 --> 00:30:23,560 Speaker 1: I wonder if that means Oregon is not quite as 580 00:30:23,640 --> 00:30:27,080 Speaker 1: great as we thought, which opens the door maybe to 581 00:30:27,160 --> 00:30:31,640 Speaker 1: Iowa beating them or just Wisconsin, as you mentioned, does 582 00:30:31,720 --> 00:30:34,080 Speaker 1: have a decent defense. The defense has been consistent all 583 00:30:34,120 --> 00:30:36,960 Speaker 1: the year, pretty solid pretty salty and hasn't had a 584 00:30:37,040 --> 00:30:41,480 Speaker 1: ton to work with with the offense, as you mentioned, Sorry. 585 00:30:41,240 --> 00:30:41,680 Speaker 2: What's next? 586 00:30:44,520 --> 00:30:44,920 Speaker 4: Box? 587 00:30:51,080 --> 00:30:51,680 Speaker 2: Due, Doctor Dan? 588 00:30:51,760 --> 00:30:54,400 Speaker 5: There are so many ways to express ourselves, perhaps too many. 589 00:30:55,200 --> 00:30:59,200 Speaker 5: We often use words, sometimes music, how about body language 590 00:30:59,240 --> 00:31:02,520 Speaker 5: or facial depressions? And it has been said that a 591 00:31:02,600 --> 00:31:05,520 Speaker 5: picture is worth a thousand words. But doctor Dan, what 592 00:31:05,600 --> 00:31:08,000 Speaker 5: if we just simplified things for everyone? What if we 593 00:31:08,080 --> 00:31:10,880 Speaker 5: did away with these more antiquated methods of communication and 594 00:31:11,000 --> 00:31:14,040 Speaker 5: instead just use some random numbers. And if you feel 595 00:31:14,080 --> 00:31:16,600 Speaker 5: like we are living in an n bargetzi snls get 596 00:31:16,600 --> 00:31:20,160 Speaker 5: about numbers, you may be correct. Oh well, six, seven, sincerely, 597 00:31:20,280 --> 00:31:21,960 Speaker 5: your favorite quarterback's alter ego? 598 00:31:22,440 --> 00:31:25,239 Speaker 2: Nine? What you had to pick this one? 599 00:31:25,240 --> 00:31:25,480 Speaker 1: Didn't? 600 00:31:25,640 --> 00:31:27,680 Speaker 2: It's a good one, is very well written. Is well written? 601 00:31:27,800 --> 00:31:31,320 Speaker 2: That's from nine? That is from nine. Do I abbreviate nine? 602 00:31:31,320 --> 00:31:33,880 Speaker 2: I don't think I can. You need two words? It's nine? 603 00:31:34,280 --> 00:31:36,160 Speaker 1: Yeah, it'd have to be nine. That's the way it'll 604 00:31:36,200 --> 00:31:39,840 Speaker 1: have to be. I guess n nine for number nine. 605 00:31:41,160 --> 00:31:45,400 Speaker 1: I'm trying to Doctor's trying to remember the number of 606 00:31:47,880 --> 00:31:53,920 Speaker 1: Minnesota based professional athletes who have referred to themselves either 607 00:31:54,080 --> 00:31:59,000 Speaker 1: third person or as another entity Herschel did it for sure. Yeah, 608 00:31:59,440 --> 00:32:01,800 Speaker 1: Hershel you to refer to himself in the third person 609 00:32:02,760 --> 00:32:06,000 Speaker 1: back in the day. But I'll be honest, I don't 610 00:32:06,040 --> 00:32:09,040 Speaker 1: remember many other athletes that have done that. 611 00:32:09,160 --> 00:32:09,280 Speaker 3: Now. 612 00:32:09,360 --> 00:32:12,720 Speaker 2: This is a variation on that a little bit. It's 613 00:32:12,840 --> 00:32:18,000 Speaker 2: based on the number. And like I said, I. 614 00:32:21,520 --> 00:32:23,320 Speaker 1: I'd just like to see this thing play out a 615 00:32:23,400 --> 00:32:25,760 Speaker 1: little bit before. Now he's saying it, so you have 616 00:32:25,880 --> 00:32:27,800 Speaker 1: to quote him. I don't know if he was prompted 617 00:32:27,840 --> 00:32:30,400 Speaker 1: into it, but I blame the Jackals a little bit. 618 00:32:30,400 --> 00:32:32,040 Speaker 1: I should have asked Alec about. 619 00:32:31,800 --> 00:32:34,680 Speaker 5: This, that they lose themselves in JJ McCarthy's eyes, though 620 00:32:34,800 --> 00:32:37,080 Speaker 5: they have about the process all his stuff. 621 00:32:37,240 --> 00:32:38,200 Speaker 2: Yes, they've lost it. 622 00:32:38,320 --> 00:32:40,840 Speaker 1: There's too much about that and it's making it easy. 623 00:32:41,080 --> 00:32:42,600 Speaker 1: And in his mind, I'm sure he's saying, well, I'm 624 00:32:42,640 --> 00:32:44,680 Speaker 1: just trying to cooperate. I'm trying to give you angles. 625 00:32:45,360 --> 00:32:47,160 Speaker 1: I'm not trying to be full of myself. I'm not 626 00:32:47,240 --> 00:32:49,280 Speaker 1: trying to turn myself into a legend before I have 627 00:32:49,440 --> 00:32:52,360 Speaker 1: been one. But it's all part of it. I mean, 628 00:32:52,840 --> 00:32:55,040 Speaker 1: what was the big bit last week before the game, 629 00:32:55,920 --> 00:32:57,640 Speaker 1: A shot by the way that would not have been 630 00:32:57,680 --> 00:32:59,720 Speaker 1: shown if the Vikings had lost, and he had struggled. 631 00:33:00,240 --> 00:33:02,400 Speaker 1: When he's on the on the bench by himself, no 632 00:33:02,480 --> 00:33:08,560 Speaker 1: one else around him, contemplating, genuflecting, meditating, meditating, Yeah, whatever 633 00:33:08,680 --> 00:33:08,920 Speaker 1: it is. 634 00:33:09,040 --> 00:33:12,360 Speaker 2: It's like, Okay, that's that's great, that's wonderful. 635 00:33:12,520 --> 00:33:16,960 Speaker 1: But doctor Dan would just like to see us get 636 00:33:16,960 --> 00:33:20,040 Speaker 1: a little further along on this process before we anoint 637 00:33:20,520 --> 00:33:24,640 Speaker 1: and we turn a flesh and blood quarterback into this 638 00:33:24,840 --> 00:33:32,720 Speaker 1: sort of larger than life, unprecedented quarterback character. I just, 639 00:33:32,880 --> 00:33:34,800 Speaker 1: like I said, I I've been around too many great 640 00:33:34,840 --> 00:33:37,640 Speaker 1: quarterbacks who I really do believe would roll their eyes 641 00:33:37,680 --> 00:33:39,760 Speaker 1: at some of this stuff and say, let's go play, kid, 642 00:33:39,920 --> 00:33:42,040 Speaker 1: Let's come on, man, just go play, and we get it. 643 00:33:42,520 --> 00:33:43,960 Speaker 1: You gotta be a little different when you're on the 644 00:33:44,000 --> 00:33:48,960 Speaker 1: field because the field's insane. There's there's nothing civilized about 645 00:33:49,400 --> 00:33:52,640 Speaker 1: the whole deal. But I just I don't I'm not 646 00:33:52,760 --> 00:33:55,960 Speaker 1: convinced that that makes him all that unique uh much, 647 00:33:56,080 --> 00:33:57,600 Speaker 1: you know, compared to lots of other people. 648 00:33:57,640 --> 00:33:58,160 Speaker 2: But we'll see. 649 00:33:58,240 --> 00:34:00,480 Speaker 1: Maybe I'll look back on it. This is the beginning, 650 00:34:00,560 --> 00:34:02,680 Speaker 1: in the beginning, and I'll say, you know that this 651 00:34:02,880 --> 00:34:04,360 Speaker 1: was uniquely him because. 652 00:34:04,200 --> 00:34:05,560 Speaker 2: I don't remember. 653 00:34:06,680 --> 00:34:10,520 Speaker 1: Any legendary quarterback referring to himself as a number. I 654 00:34:10,840 --> 00:34:14,120 Speaker 1: don't now, maybe I'm wrong. Did Barber call himself remember four? No, 655 00:34:14,239 --> 00:34:17,319 Speaker 1: everybody else did though, exactly. Yeah, that's the beauty. Yeah, 656 00:34:17,440 --> 00:34:19,200 Speaker 1: they did it for him. He didn't have to do 657 00:34:19,280 --> 00:34:19,680 Speaker 1: it right. 658 00:34:20,520 --> 00:34:23,360 Speaker 5: If you recall, doctor Dan and Jay Guard are aligned 659 00:34:23,400 --> 00:34:25,920 Speaker 5: and giving yourself a nickname, and that was part of 660 00:34:26,040 --> 00:34:30,440 Speaker 5: my problem with Jay McKinnon, Jeric McKinnon back in the day. 661 00:34:30,520 --> 00:34:32,719 Speaker 2: Oh yeah, yeah, everyone wanted to call him Jet, and 662 00:34:32,760 --> 00:34:34,279 Speaker 2: I'm like why he said, Well, that's what he said. 663 00:34:34,320 --> 00:34:36,839 Speaker 2: His nickname is. You can't do that. That doesn't work 664 00:34:36,880 --> 00:34:38,959 Speaker 2: that way. And also he's got to play better. 665 00:34:39,360 --> 00:34:40,960 Speaker 5: And then of course he goes to the chief and 666 00:34:41,040 --> 00:34:44,880 Speaker 5: he was valuable, valuable, he was helpful, helpful. 667 00:34:45,000 --> 00:34:47,640 Speaker 1: Well, of course that helps. Everybody's helpful. If you mahomes 668 00:34:47,719 --> 00:34:48,240 Speaker 1: is your quarter. 669 00:34:48,239 --> 00:34:49,960 Speaker 5: Correct, It's kind of like the Andrew Wiggins going to 670 00:34:50,000 --> 00:34:53,640 Speaker 5: Golden State. Yeah, that's what he's and you got t 671 00:34:53,840 --> 00:34:56,600 Speaker 5: Kelsey and all that. Like, did Brady ever refer to him? 672 00:34:56,800 --> 00:34:58,880 Speaker 2: Was he twelve? He was ever call himself twelve? I 673 00:34:58,920 --> 00:35:02,279 Speaker 2: don't think so. I don't think so. The Michigan guy too, 674 00:35:02,360 --> 00:35:04,160 Speaker 2: I just I'd wait a little while on. 675 00:35:04,280 --> 00:35:07,480 Speaker 1: Not did we find any stories did he refer to 676 00:35:07,520 --> 00:35:11,399 Speaker 1: himself at as nine at University of Michigan. I haven't looked, 677 00:35:11,960 --> 00:35:14,399 Speaker 1: but maybe somebody will find it. Probably no question. Why 678 00:35:14,400 --> 00:35:16,200 Speaker 1: wouldn't he have FAC's. 679 00:35:18,520 --> 00:35:26,800 Speaker 5: Boss, Dear doctor Dan, We're ready to inform you that, 680 00:35:26,880 --> 00:35:29,520 Speaker 5: in honor of his twenty minutes reminiscent about our rich 681 00:35:29,600 --> 00:35:33,800 Speaker 5: history in great detail on one hundred thousand watt major 682 00:35:33,880 --> 00:35:37,680 Speaker 5: market primetime radio, your show sparks only by your question 683 00:35:37,760 --> 00:35:40,400 Speaker 5: about his favorite number. We are proud to announce that 684 00:35:40,400 --> 00:35:43,560 Speaker 5: we are inducting m Russo into our hollowed Hall of Fame. 685 00:35:43,960 --> 00:35:46,440 Speaker 5: In addition, we have petitioned the Canadian government to give 686 00:35:46,480 --> 00:35:47,520 Speaker 5: him full citizenship. 687 00:35:47,840 --> 00:35:51,920 Speaker 1: Sincerely, m expos Well, what we learned earlier, if you 688 00:35:51,960 --> 00:35:56,200 Speaker 1: weren't listening to the program, is that Russo Radio grew 689 00:35:56,320 --> 00:36:00,160 Speaker 1: up being a huge Montreal Expos fan and who the 690 00:36:00,160 --> 00:36:04,160 Speaker 1: player wallet Tim Walla wall He basically, I mean it 691 00:36:04,280 --> 00:36:05,200 Speaker 1: sounds like obsessed. 692 00:36:05,600 --> 00:36:07,840 Speaker 2: He wouldn't leave Tim Wallack alone. 693 00:36:08,520 --> 00:36:12,600 Speaker 1: There's such a point that, like six years between meetings, 694 00:36:13,400 --> 00:36:15,880 Speaker 1: when he tried to reintroduce himself and tell a story, 695 00:36:16,040 --> 00:36:18,239 Speaker 1: Wallack says, yeah, I remember you telling me that story 696 00:36:18,280 --> 00:36:19,000 Speaker 1: six years ago. 697 00:36:19,040 --> 00:36:21,759 Speaker 5: That's so good, which is too good. It's okay to 698 00:36:21,800 --> 00:36:24,640 Speaker 5: be a roobe sometimes it is, and that's it. 699 00:36:24,760 --> 00:36:27,080 Speaker 2: That's the beauty of it. And it's it's kind of random. 700 00:36:27,440 --> 00:36:30,480 Speaker 1: Although he kind of explained why was the uh the 701 00:36:30,760 --> 00:36:33,520 Speaker 1: Montreal Expos even you know, pined about the possibility that 702 00:36:33,920 --> 00:36:38,120 Speaker 1: they might never have left at all, you know, from 703 00:36:38,160 --> 00:36:42,440 Speaker 1: back in the day. But alas history marched on, you 704 00:36:42,520 --> 00:36:45,759 Speaker 1: are you're probably too old to remember. Lagra or wrongs right, 705 00:36:45,880 --> 00:36:49,800 Speaker 1: Rusty Stop that was the nickname. Remember him, big left 706 00:36:49,840 --> 00:36:54,840 Speaker 1: handed slugger, played first base, strapping. He he was he 707 00:36:55,320 --> 00:36:56,960 Speaker 1: I want to say he was at least six four 708 00:36:57,080 --> 00:37:02,200 Speaker 1: sixt five, huge guy h and a very good slugger. 709 00:37:02,640 --> 00:37:06,280 Speaker 1: He also had some very successful times as I recall 710 00:37:06,320 --> 00:37:08,840 Speaker 1: it with the New York Mets as well, Rusty Stobb 711 00:37:08,880 --> 00:37:11,920 Speaker 1: as the first guy think of from Montreal Expos. 712 00:37:12,360 --> 00:37:14,640 Speaker 5: We are out in ninety seconds. So that will conclude 713 00:37:14,640 --> 00:37:19,000 Speaker 5: Doctor Dan's inbox. Brady called himself TB twelve. Oh, he 714 00:37:19,080 --> 00:37:20,800 Speaker 5: has a company trademarked it. 715 00:37:21,120 --> 00:37:25,480 Speaker 1: Yeah, he sells products and a when trademark that probably 716 00:37:25,719 --> 00:37:27,920 Speaker 1: after Super Bowl five that he had. 717 00:37:28,760 --> 00:37:34,680 Speaker 2: That's that's what you're asking, Uh, did you name Larry Mondello? 718 00:37:34,760 --> 00:37:36,520 Speaker 2: Guy thinks he's got you in a box? 719 00:37:36,960 --> 00:37:40,160 Speaker 1: So did you not name yourself the Tasteless box of 720 00:37:40,239 --> 00:37:42,359 Speaker 1: mashed potatoes aka T Bomb? 721 00:37:42,600 --> 00:37:45,399 Speaker 5: No, Unfortunately I did not give myself that nickname. I'm 722 00:37:45,400 --> 00:37:47,160 Speaker 5: not sure I would have picked that one. I wouldn't 723 00:37:47,160 --> 00:37:48,640 Speaker 5: have been at the top. It was a texter to 724 00:37:48,680 --> 00:37:52,680 Speaker 5: that very same inbox or an email on Bryant Cafe 725 00:37:52,719 --> 00:37:53,319 Speaker 5: and text line. 726 00:37:53,320 --> 00:37:56,359 Speaker 2: Those are the days, there's no question about that. All right. 727 00:37:56,480 --> 00:38:00,520 Speaker 1: We are out early today for Minnesota while hockey. Where 728 00:38:00,520 --> 00:38:01,360 Speaker 1: are we playing Carolina? 729 00:38:01,880 --> 00:38:06,319 Speaker 2: Carolina? Carolina? I'm sure Carolina on my on my mind 730 00:38:06,400 --> 00:38:08,160 Speaker 2: in the open? Is he that trite? 731 00:38:08,440 --> 00:38:09,800 Speaker 3: Yeah? He is. 732 00:38:10,120 --> 00:38:13,440 Speaker 1: Seriously, he had a really good ques the anniversary. Are 733 00:38:13,440 --> 00:38:15,400 Speaker 1: we running out of people to bring back for the anniversary? 734 00:38:15,440 --> 00:38:19,080 Speaker 5: But I would argue we are already out. No disrespect 735 00:38:19,120 --> 00:38:25,640 Speaker 5: to Stefan Veyue, no no shade, no shade to yuh. 736 00:38:26,200 --> 00:38:26,920 Speaker 2: You might be right. 737 00:38:27,320 --> 00:38:30,040 Speaker 1: Tomorrow's Friday, so it'll be the Friday Football Beast on 738 00:38:30,160 --> 00:38:33,040 Speaker 1: the fan. Any shot at getting bonus Salisbury or. 739 00:38:33,320 --> 00:38:35,160 Speaker 2: I did throw that out? Too many texted me earlier. 740 00:38:35,160 --> 00:38:36,759 Speaker 2: I have not heard back. That's fair enough. 741 00:38:37,280 --> 00:38:43,040 Speaker 1: The regulars Gerby, Ben Gestling and Lavelle e Neil the third, 742 00:38:43,080 --> 00:38:44,359 Speaker 1: Thanks for watching, thanks for listening. 743 00:38:44,400 --> 00:38:45,120 Speaker 2: We'll talk to you tomorrow. 744 00:38:45,200 --> 00:38:45,359 Speaker 4: Three