1 00:00:02,320 --> 00:00:03,880 Speaker 1: Wild fans, this is your season. 2 00:00:03,920 --> 00:00:06,880 Speaker 2: You can experience the energy, the goals, the unforgetable moments 3 00:00:06,920 --> 00:00:10,119 Speaker 2: at Grangcasino Arena. Here tickets now including the Wild Jets 4 00:00:10,200 --> 00:00:13,119 Speaker 2: January fifteenth, Wild dot Com slash tickets. Cheer on the 5 00:00:13,119 --> 00:00:15,600 Speaker 2: Wild this season Wild dot Com slash tickets. 6 00:00:15,840 --> 00:00:20,800 Speaker 1: We mentioned today is our dear friend Ben Gestling's birthday. 7 00:00:21,079 --> 00:00:24,360 Speaker 1: He's a scribe. Likewise for Dan Wheeterer, We've known for 8 00:00:24,440 --> 00:00:28,400 Speaker 1: quite some time. Dan covers the Bears for the Athletic 9 00:00:28,480 --> 00:00:31,360 Speaker 1: and the Athletic dot Com yours truly has been a 10 00:00:31,400 --> 00:00:34,840 Speaker 1: subs a subscriber since day number one and absolutely loves 11 00:00:34,880 --> 00:00:38,559 Speaker 1: the Athletic and with the Bears advancing, we figured we 12 00:00:38,600 --> 00:00:42,000 Speaker 1: do a coven of catchup here with Dan Wheeter covering 13 00:00:42,040 --> 00:00:43,960 Speaker 1: the Bears for the Athletic and here he is, Dan 14 00:00:44,040 --> 00:00:47,320 Speaker 1: Paul Allen. How you doing, my brother, Kay? I'm great, 15 00:00:47,320 --> 00:00:49,880 Speaker 1: how you been right on? But thanks for the time too, 16 00:00:50,280 --> 00:00:52,360 Speaker 1: because I just you know, we'll believe it or not. 17 00:00:52,760 --> 00:00:56,600 Speaker 1: I know how playoff weeks work, and so therefore I 18 00:00:56,680 --> 00:00:59,160 Speaker 1: know you got slings and arrows coming at you left 19 00:00:59,200 --> 00:01:01,680 Speaker 1: and right, and that's really really nice that you took 20 00:01:01,760 --> 00:01:05,280 Speaker 1: time to do this. So let's start here, Chicago. What's 21 00:01:05,319 --> 00:01:08,080 Speaker 1: the second city like? When the Bears are good? 22 00:01:10,160 --> 00:01:13,880 Speaker 3: In a word, electric, And it's been this way probably 23 00:01:13,959 --> 00:01:17,560 Speaker 3: since mid October of this season. And I know from 24 00:01:17,560 --> 00:01:20,240 Speaker 3: afar you've watched the number of different ways that this 25 00:01:20,280 --> 00:01:24,320 Speaker 3: team has found to create magic in late game situations 26 00:01:24,360 --> 00:01:27,399 Speaker 3: and create this run that they've been on. To have 27 00:01:27,480 --> 00:01:30,760 Speaker 3: these two wins in three weeks against the Packers in 28 00:01:30,800 --> 00:01:34,280 Speaker 3: the dramatic fashion that they had them in primetime at 29 00:01:34,319 --> 00:01:38,280 Speaker 3: Soldier Field under the lights by the lakefront. You can't 30 00:01:38,319 --> 00:01:41,080 Speaker 3: even describe how much energy has been in that building 31 00:01:41,400 --> 00:01:43,920 Speaker 3: for those particular wins. And this is just a town 32 00:01:44,160 --> 00:01:44,960 Speaker 3: that's starving for this. 33 00:01:45,000 --> 00:01:45,520 Speaker 1: I can tell you this. 34 00:01:45,560 --> 00:01:47,800 Speaker 3: I've been covering the league now, as you well know, 35 00:01:47,920 --> 00:01:50,760 Speaker 3: for fifteen plus years, and that was the first playoff 36 00:01:50,800 --> 00:01:53,120 Speaker 3: win I've covered for either the Vikings or the Bears. 37 00:01:53,160 --> 00:01:57,000 Speaker 1: Oh Jack Saturday night. So was your first playoff game 38 00:01:57,320 --> 00:02:00,840 Speaker 1: that you covered? Vikings Packers at Lambeau after twenty twelve? 39 00:02:01,760 --> 00:02:04,960 Speaker 3: It sure was the Joe Web start, the surprise Joe webstart. 40 00:02:05,040 --> 00:02:06,480 Speaker 3: We all remember that, well don't yeah? 41 00:02:06,480 --> 00:02:09,200 Speaker 1: And Bill Musgrave was the offensive coordinator. They're going to 42 00:02:09,280 --> 00:02:13,799 Speaker 1: run the wildcat, the single wing and they bust down 43 00:02:13,800 --> 00:02:15,880 Speaker 1: the field with Joe Webb. They get a field goal 44 00:02:15,919 --> 00:02:17,680 Speaker 1: out of it. We don't see what they call the 45 00:02:17,680 --> 00:02:20,359 Speaker 1: blaze or the rest of the game. So at least 46 00:02:20,360 --> 00:02:22,520 Speaker 1: they gave you some good fodder from back in the 47 00:02:22,560 --> 00:02:24,919 Speaker 1: day when you covered that game and vivid memories from 48 00:02:24,919 --> 00:02:29,160 Speaker 1: twenty twelve now with your Monday story at the Athletic 49 00:02:29,240 --> 00:02:33,519 Speaker 1: Theathletic dot com. How far in the head of Matt 50 00:02:33,639 --> 00:02:38,560 Speaker 1: Lafleur is Ben Johnson who has set the storied rivalry 51 00:02:38,600 --> 00:02:41,480 Speaker 1: a blaze a blaze. 52 00:02:41,840 --> 00:02:43,720 Speaker 3: That's a great way to put it, because he did 53 00:02:43,720 --> 00:02:46,360 Speaker 3: it on day one when he was hired. He's continued to, 54 00:02:47,160 --> 00:02:49,360 Speaker 3: you know, kind of kick at that hornet's nest because 55 00:02:49,440 --> 00:02:51,720 Speaker 3: he feels like it is the right thing to do 56 00:02:51,760 --> 00:02:54,120 Speaker 3: and it's the natural thing for him to do, and 57 00:02:54,160 --> 00:02:57,880 Speaker 3: it feels like that it is revived some of that 58 00:02:58,000 --> 00:03:01,520 Speaker 3: animosity that had been missing for soul in this rivalry, 59 00:03:01,560 --> 00:03:03,400 Speaker 3: and it had been missing in large part because the 60 00:03:03,440 --> 00:03:06,880 Speaker 3: Bears weren't good and they weren't competitive. And now Saturday's 61 00:03:06,919 --> 00:03:09,880 Speaker 3: win over the Packers at Soldier Field was their third 62 00:03:09,960 --> 00:03:12,280 Speaker 3: win in the rivalry in the last three hundred and 63 00:03:12,320 --> 00:03:14,920 Speaker 3: seventy days. Prior to that, you had had to go 64 00:03:15,000 --> 00:03:18,760 Speaker 3: back to twenty thirteen to find three Bears victories over 65 00:03:18,800 --> 00:03:21,400 Speaker 3: the Packers. And so they have gotten good again, and 66 00:03:21,400 --> 00:03:24,000 Speaker 3: they have been able to land some punches against the 67 00:03:24,080 --> 00:03:26,560 Speaker 3: rivals up north, and certainly been taking some swings at 68 00:03:26,560 --> 00:03:28,560 Speaker 3: Matt Lafleur has added to the color of the whole thing. 69 00:03:29,040 --> 00:03:33,440 Speaker 1: Now, Caleb never takes sacks. The quarterback never takes sacks. 70 00:03:33,440 --> 00:03:36,600 Speaker 1: I mean, he was sacked one time in the weekend's game. 71 00:03:37,080 --> 00:03:40,960 Speaker 1: And sure they absolutely helped with the middle of the line. 72 00:03:41,080 --> 00:03:44,720 Speaker 1: I mean, the Tuney addition is immortality like. But Caleb 73 00:03:44,840 --> 00:03:48,320 Speaker 1: deserves credit here too, in my opinion, How have they 74 00:03:48,360 --> 00:03:53,200 Speaker 1: accomplished so much so quickly with Caleb Williams and preventing 75 00:03:53,240 --> 00:03:55,840 Speaker 1: those sacks? Dan Well, what's. 76 00:03:55,720 --> 00:03:58,520 Speaker 3: Amazing, Pa is that he took sixty eight sacks as 77 00:03:58,520 --> 00:04:00,800 Speaker 3: a rookie and that total came down to twenty four 78 00:04:01,000 --> 00:04:04,280 Speaker 3: in year two. I mean, that is a ridiculous decrease 79 00:04:04,920 --> 00:04:06,800 Speaker 3: in the amount of times that you're winding up on 80 00:04:06,840 --> 00:04:11,080 Speaker 3: the ground without questions. Stabilizing the interior of that offensive 81 00:04:11,080 --> 00:04:14,120 Speaker 3: line provided comfort for the quarterback. It provided him in 82 00:04:14,280 --> 00:04:17,360 Speaker 3: understanding that he was going to be well protected on 83 00:04:17,440 --> 00:04:20,360 Speaker 3: most plays. And then Caleb's just got a really great feel. 84 00:04:20,839 --> 00:04:23,279 Speaker 3: I know you've experienced it live and in person, where 85 00:04:23,560 --> 00:04:26,200 Speaker 3: you think he's dead to write, and a split second 86 00:04:26,200 --> 00:04:28,479 Speaker 3: before he's about to get hit, he finds a way 87 00:04:28,839 --> 00:04:31,200 Speaker 3: to dodge that initial hit and then has such great 88 00:04:31,200 --> 00:04:33,880 Speaker 3: athleticism to escape and get out on the move, and 89 00:04:34,160 --> 00:04:36,160 Speaker 3: he's faster than a lot of guys think. And the 90 00:04:36,240 --> 00:04:39,320 Speaker 3: next thing you know, he's creating a scramble and throw opportunity. Now, 91 00:04:39,640 --> 00:04:42,520 Speaker 3: early on in the season, they weren't connecting on a 92 00:04:42,520 --> 00:04:44,719 Speaker 3: lot of the scramble and throw opportunities. It was scramble 93 00:04:44,760 --> 00:04:48,120 Speaker 3: and incomplete. Now, as we saw in legendary fashion on 94 00:04:48,160 --> 00:04:51,440 Speaker 3: Saturday Night on fourth and eight, it's scramble throw hit, 95 00:04:51,480 --> 00:04:54,000 Speaker 3: a huge play that changes the season, that changes the 96 00:04:54,040 --> 00:04:56,240 Speaker 3: way everybody looks at your team and your quarterback. And 97 00:04:56,240 --> 00:04:58,680 Speaker 3: so this is a huge step in the development of 98 00:04:58,680 --> 00:04:59,400 Speaker 3: this young quarterback. 99 00:04:59,440 --> 00:05:02,520 Speaker 1: You're elite up on mind. Hopefully you appreciate this comparison, 100 00:05:02,560 --> 00:05:06,599 Speaker 1: this analogy. When the Bears beat the Vikings at US 101 00:05:06,640 --> 00:05:08,960 Speaker 1: Bank Stadium, the game where a Duvernet had that nice 102 00:05:09,000 --> 00:05:12,680 Speaker 1: kick return to basically end the Viking season. It's I 103 00:05:12,760 --> 00:05:16,279 Speaker 1: found myself with calling the game with Versus. I found 104 00:05:16,279 --> 00:05:20,160 Speaker 1: myself referencing Caleb Williams being like, this is I'm not 105 00:05:20,200 --> 00:05:23,560 Speaker 1: trying to be hyperbolic here, He's the toughest guy to 106 00:05:23,600 --> 00:05:26,800 Speaker 1: bring down since Ben Roethlisberger. I mean, it's off what 107 00:05:26,880 --> 00:05:30,080 Speaker 1: you just said. I mean he's slippery, yes, but he's 108 00:05:30,120 --> 00:05:34,200 Speaker 1: just so country strong that I think he's the toughest 109 00:05:34,200 --> 00:05:36,320 Speaker 1: guy to bring down. Sin's big Ben, what do you think? 110 00:05:37,600 --> 00:05:38,240 Speaker 1: Very sturdy? 111 00:05:38,360 --> 00:05:40,240 Speaker 3: Very sturdy, and you're not going to bring him down 112 00:05:40,360 --> 00:05:42,640 Speaker 3: with just a glancing blow, Like you're going to have 113 00:05:42,680 --> 00:05:45,320 Speaker 3: to earn your takedown to Caleb Williams. And it's been 114 00:05:45,320 --> 00:05:48,960 Speaker 3: impressive to watch, and so look like there's a long 115 00:05:49,000 --> 00:05:51,800 Speaker 3: way to go to reach the top tier of quarterback 116 00:05:51,839 --> 00:05:54,240 Speaker 3: playing this league. And what I tell people all the 117 00:05:54,279 --> 00:05:57,640 Speaker 3: time is, you know, these seasons, these flash seasons are 118 00:05:57,680 --> 00:06:01,520 Speaker 3: really impressive, but there's a psychological stamina required to repeat 119 00:06:01,520 --> 00:06:03,599 Speaker 3: it to be able to sustain the success you've had. 120 00:06:03,800 --> 00:06:05,560 Speaker 3: He's got the right coach working with him right now, 121 00:06:05,800 --> 00:06:07,400 Speaker 3: and the bond that they've been able to create over 122 00:06:07,400 --> 00:06:10,599 Speaker 3: the last five months has been really impressive. There's a 123 00:06:10,600 --> 00:06:12,360 Speaker 3: long way to go here, and I think everybody in 124 00:06:12,400 --> 00:06:14,720 Speaker 3: this city and in that building have to realize that 125 00:06:14,800 --> 00:06:17,800 Speaker 3: this you can never exhale in this league. Otherwise the 126 00:06:17,800 --> 00:06:19,800 Speaker 3: next thing you know, you know, you're six and eleven 127 00:06:19,839 --> 00:06:21,480 Speaker 3: on the outside of the playoffs, looking in and trying 128 00:06:21,480 --> 00:06:23,000 Speaker 3: to figure out where it all went wrong. And so 129 00:06:23,240 --> 00:06:25,799 Speaker 3: it's going to be really interesting to see what steps 130 00:06:25,839 --> 00:06:28,279 Speaker 3: they try to take in twenty twenty six. Whenever this 131 00:06:28,320 --> 00:06:29,960 Speaker 3: twenty twenty five run ends. 132 00:06:30,000 --> 00:06:32,920 Speaker 1: Dan Wiederer used to cover the Minnesota Vikings in this 133 00:06:33,000 --> 00:06:35,960 Speaker 1: market covers the Chicago Bears now for the Athletic and 134 00:06:36,000 --> 00:06:39,600 Speaker 1: the Athletic dot Com. What do you think of Montez Sweat? 135 00:06:39,640 --> 00:06:42,960 Speaker 1: I mean, sometimes he looks super easy to stop and 136 00:06:43,080 --> 00:06:47,320 Speaker 1: other times he's a menacing presence, really. 137 00:06:47,160 --> 00:06:50,080 Speaker 3: Nice game on Saturday night. If the Bears could get 138 00:06:50,080 --> 00:06:52,359 Speaker 3: that on a more regular basis, they would be getting 139 00:06:52,360 --> 00:06:55,440 Speaker 3: the return on investment in the contract that they deserve, 140 00:06:55,640 --> 00:06:57,600 Speaker 3: you know, for the investment that they made in him 141 00:06:57,600 --> 00:06:59,680 Speaker 3: after trading for him a couple of years ago, and 142 00:06:59,720 --> 00:07:03,120 Speaker 3: give him an extension. Really good player, You want to 143 00:07:03,160 --> 00:07:05,520 Speaker 3: see him take that next step to becoming great, because 144 00:07:05,560 --> 00:07:08,279 Speaker 3: that's going to be what ultimately unlocks new worlds for you. 145 00:07:08,320 --> 00:07:10,840 Speaker 3: When you can get a pass rush more effective than 146 00:07:10,880 --> 00:07:12,440 Speaker 3: this one has been this season. It's a reason that 147 00:07:12,480 --> 00:07:15,080 Speaker 3: they might get beat this weekend against the Rams because 148 00:07:15,080 --> 00:07:18,040 Speaker 3: you've got a very veteran quarterback capable of getting the 149 00:07:18,040 --> 00:07:20,400 Speaker 3: football out quickly, and you don't have a pass rush 150 00:07:20,400 --> 00:07:23,280 Speaker 3: that that's proven anything this season, and so you would 151 00:07:23,360 --> 00:07:25,560 Speaker 3: like the engine of that pass rush to produce a 152 00:07:25,560 --> 00:07:28,280 Speaker 3: little more. Then again, on Saturday night against the Packers, 153 00:07:28,280 --> 00:07:31,120 Speaker 3: he gave you enough to create that second half disruption 154 00:07:31,160 --> 00:07:32,640 Speaker 3: on Jordan Love that allows you get back in the 155 00:07:32,640 --> 00:07:34,480 Speaker 3: football game. And so you just want to see that 156 00:07:34,520 --> 00:07:37,000 Speaker 3: type of performance and production more regularly. 157 00:07:37,040 --> 00:07:40,720 Speaker 1: Shoot, Dan, what the heck do they do a left tackle? 158 00:07:40,920 --> 00:07:44,160 Speaker 1: I mean with a Trapelo hurt and don and you know, 159 00:07:44,600 --> 00:07:46,280 Speaker 1: correct me if I'm wrong here. But the steam with 160 00:07:46,400 --> 00:07:50,440 Speaker 1: the rookie during the season when they used Benedette at 161 00:07:50,520 --> 00:07:54,280 Speaker 1: left tackle was that he's a right tackle and they really, really, 162 00:07:54,320 --> 00:07:56,800 Speaker 1: really really don't want to use him at left tackle, 163 00:07:56,920 --> 00:07:59,920 Speaker 1: but eventually they did. Maybe he was okay, maybe he wasn't, 164 00:08:00,040 --> 00:08:01,720 Speaker 1: but now he's done. So what are they going to 165 00:08:01,760 --> 00:08:03,880 Speaker 1: do with left tackle? Yeah? 166 00:08:03,920 --> 00:08:06,600 Speaker 3: Well, theo benn And has got experience there. You know, 167 00:08:06,880 --> 00:08:10,400 Speaker 3: he's a guy that you know has earned his way 168 00:08:10,480 --> 00:08:12,680 Speaker 3: into the opportunity that he has, and he's played well 169 00:08:12,720 --> 00:08:14,640 Speaker 3: in flashes, he's still in experience, he's still got a 170 00:08:14,680 --> 00:08:16,400 Speaker 3: long way to go, and so you just have to 171 00:08:16,440 --> 00:08:18,480 Speaker 3: acknowledge that with your game plan and the way you 172 00:08:18,520 --> 00:08:21,120 Speaker 3: set yourself up for success and understanding who you have 173 00:08:21,200 --> 00:08:23,160 Speaker 3: on that side of the line, and you have to 174 00:08:23,160 --> 00:08:24,920 Speaker 3: give help over there. You've got to use tight ends, 175 00:08:24,960 --> 00:08:28,520 Speaker 3: you've got to you know, design plays to take account 176 00:08:28,880 --> 00:08:30,840 Speaker 3: of that, and then and then you just try to survive. 177 00:08:30,840 --> 00:08:33,120 Speaker 3: And they've survived there all year. They've started three guys 178 00:08:33,120 --> 00:08:36,120 Speaker 3: at left tackle throughout the entire season and really haven't 179 00:08:36,120 --> 00:08:38,800 Speaker 3: missed a beat offensively. It's a credit to who Ben 180 00:08:38,920 --> 00:08:42,520 Speaker 3: is as an offensive mind. I have been absolutely dumbfounded 181 00:08:42,640 --> 00:08:45,120 Speaker 3: at how much production he has gotten out of his 182 00:08:45,160 --> 00:08:48,119 Speaker 3: offense in season one here, and you can only imagine 183 00:08:48,120 --> 00:08:50,760 Speaker 3: and envision what the future can be once he really 184 00:08:50,760 --> 00:08:52,520 Speaker 3: starts to get this thing to hit stride. And so 185 00:08:53,160 --> 00:08:55,960 Speaker 3: when you have that type of elite coaching acumen on 186 00:08:55,960 --> 00:08:58,640 Speaker 3: your side, you feel better about being able to withstand 187 00:08:58,640 --> 00:09:00,000 Speaker 3: some of these key injuries. 188 00:09:00,120 --> 00:09:05,280 Speaker 1: A key position is Colston Loveland the best Bears tight 189 00:09:05,400 --> 00:09:09,360 Speaker 1: end since Greg Olsen or maybe Mike Didka. 190 00:09:10,080 --> 00:09:14,720 Speaker 3: Yeah, maybe the coach, maybe the coach. Honestly, these last five, 191 00:09:14,840 --> 00:09:17,800 Speaker 3: six seven games, I really feel, and I don't use 192 00:09:17,840 --> 00:09:20,199 Speaker 3: this very lightly, I feel like a star has been 193 00:09:20,200 --> 00:09:23,079 Speaker 3: born in front of our eyes. And you see again 194 00:09:23,120 --> 00:09:25,720 Speaker 3: it's the chemistry with Caleb and then it's the chemistry 195 00:09:25,760 --> 00:09:28,280 Speaker 3: with Caleb and Ben right like, you have the opportunity 196 00:09:28,280 --> 00:09:30,600 Speaker 3: as a young tight end to work with a quarterback 197 00:09:30,600 --> 00:09:34,000 Speaker 3: who's really gifted, an offensive play caller who really understands 198 00:09:34,000 --> 00:09:37,280 Speaker 3: how to utilize the strength of his playmakers, and the 199 00:09:37,720 --> 00:09:40,360 Speaker 3: future seems unlimited for Colston Lovelin to do what he 200 00:09:40,400 --> 00:09:43,560 Speaker 3: did on that stage Saturday night, to really single handedly 201 00:09:43,640 --> 00:09:45,760 Speaker 3: lift that offense for a long stretch of that game, 202 00:09:46,200 --> 00:09:48,800 Speaker 3: it's a huge deal. And they just they feel like 203 00:09:48,840 --> 00:09:52,640 Speaker 3: he's barely scratching the service. He didn't practice during the spring, was, 204 00:09:52,760 --> 00:09:54,480 Speaker 3: you know, just getting back into the flow of things 205 00:09:54,480 --> 00:09:58,199 Speaker 3: in training camp after shoulders surgery left winter, and now 206 00:09:58,240 --> 00:10:01,080 Speaker 3: you see the results and and sort of the dividends 207 00:10:01,120 --> 00:10:03,760 Speaker 3: that are being paid for the way this kid works. 208 00:10:04,200 --> 00:10:06,440 Speaker 3: It's unbelievable to think about what he can be in 209 00:10:06,480 --> 00:10:08,360 Speaker 3: this offense for the next ten years. 210 00:10:08,360 --> 00:10:12,560 Speaker 1: Really permit me to with the penultimate to present the 211 00:10:12,600 --> 00:10:15,160 Speaker 1: only Kyler Gordon question you'll get all weight. But the 212 00:10:15,160 --> 00:10:18,280 Speaker 1: reason I'm bringing it up is because I think he's important. 213 00:10:18,040 --> 00:10:21,120 Speaker 1: He should be better this next one. Right now that 214 00:10:21,200 --> 00:10:25,000 Speaker 1: he got he got that last one under his belt. 215 00:10:25,120 --> 00:10:28,720 Speaker 1: Off the layoff, we'll see. 216 00:10:28,480 --> 00:10:30,520 Speaker 3: You know, in and out, in and out, in and out. 217 00:10:30,559 --> 00:10:32,800 Speaker 3: That's been the story of Kyler Gordon's season. He's had 218 00:10:32,840 --> 00:10:35,840 Speaker 3: three different injuries put him down for extended periods of time, 219 00:10:35,880 --> 00:10:38,480 Speaker 3: and so that was the first game back on Saturday. 220 00:10:38,520 --> 00:10:39,960 Speaker 3: You could tell there was some rust. You could tell 221 00:10:40,000 --> 00:10:42,559 Speaker 3: there was some conditioning issues. He can be a weapon 222 00:10:42,600 --> 00:10:44,040 Speaker 3: for Dennis Allen because you can use them in a 223 00:10:44,080 --> 00:10:45,559 Speaker 3: lot of different ways. You can use him as a 224 00:10:45,920 --> 00:10:48,240 Speaker 3: as a blitzer, you can you know, rely on him 225 00:10:48,240 --> 00:10:51,800 Speaker 3: to be capable of helping your run defense from the slot. 226 00:10:51,880 --> 00:10:54,360 Speaker 3: And so he's a guy that at full strength you 227 00:10:54,400 --> 00:10:56,240 Speaker 3: feel great about. We just haven't seen him at full 228 00:10:56,240 --> 00:10:58,200 Speaker 3: strength at any point this season, and so it's really 229 00:10:58,320 --> 00:11:00,600 Speaker 3: kind of a leap of faith going in a Sunday 230 00:11:00,880 --> 00:11:02,240 Speaker 3: to know what you're going to get out of them 231 00:11:02,600 --> 00:11:04,559 Speaker 3: and get out of them against the Rams offense. It's 232 00:11:04,600 --> 00:11:07,280 Speaker 3: got playmakers, I mean, with Davante and Puka and the Coua. 233 00:11:07,280 --> 00:11:09,920 Speaker 3: The Bears have their hands full without a reliable pass 234 00:11:09,960 --> 00:11:12,079 Speaker 3: rush of trying to take these guys and slow them down, 235 00:11:12,240 --> 00:11:12,920 Speaker 3: and we'll see what they. 236 00:11:12,880 --> 00:11:15,720 Speaker 1: Come up with, all right, last one for Dan Wiederer 237 00:11:16,160 --> 00:11:19,400 Speaker 1: The Athletic the Athletic dot Com. This this next one's 238 00:11:19,440 --> 00:11:23,000 Speaker 1: a doozy from a quarterback in Jordan Love who keeps 239 00:11:23,040 --> 00:11:26,640 Speaker 1: melting in the biggest of moments to Stafford, who's heading 240 00:11:26,679 --> 00:11:28,560 Speaker 1: to the Hall of Fame. I mean, what, what a 241 00:11:28,600 --> 00:11:31,160 Speaker 1: wonderful game you get to cover this weekend, right. 242 00:11:32,400 --> 00:11:37,880 Speaker 3: It's amazing and it's foreign territory for us in Chicago 243 00:11:37,720 --> 00:11:40,280 Speaker 3: to be back in this round of the playoffs and 244 00:11:40,320 --> 00:11:42,079 Speaker 3: to see the Bears have an opportunity to go ahead 245 00:11:42,080 --> 00:11:44,600 Speaker 3: and try to take their big swings at you know, 246 00:11:45,040 --> 00:11:47,319 Speaker 3: you know, it's Matthew Stafford and Sean McVay, and it's 247 00:11:47,360 --> 00:11:49,560 Speaker 3: you know, it's Pooka and it's Devonte and so you've 248 00:11:49,559 --> 00:11:52,120 Speaker 3: got your hands full. We've seen Stafford a lot over 249 00:11:52,120 --> 00:11:54,320 Speaker 3: the years here in Chicago, obviously being in the division. 250 00:11:54,720 --> 00:11:56,679 Speaker 3: You see the level that he's playing at right now. 251 00:11:56,720 --> 00:11:59,920 Speaker 3: You see how clutch he's been. Caleb Williams admirers Matthew 252 00:12:00,040 --> 00:12:02,200 Speaker 3: Effort and its environed him for a long long time. 253 00:12:02,600 --> 00:12:04,439 Speaker 3: And so Pa, just you and I talking here and 254 00:12:04,480 --> 00:12:05,160 Speaker 3: nobody's listening. 255 00:12:05,200 --> 00:12:05,400 Speaker 1: I know. 256 00:12:05,480 --> 00:12:07,800 Speaker 3: I think this might be the exit ramp for the 257 00:12:07,800 --> 00:12:10,200 Speaker 3: Bear season. I think this might be where the year ends, 258 00:12:10,520 --> 00:12:12,920 Speaker 3: in big part because of what that Rams offense can 259 00:12:12,960 --> 00:12:13,839 Speaker 3: do with Stafford at. 260 00:12:13,760 --> 00:12:17,360 Speaker 1: The Helm, Rams favored by three and a half. I can't. Yeah, 261 00:12:17,360 --> 00:12:19,920 Speaker 1: I wouldn't argue with you on that. Dan, You're the bomb. 262 00:12:20,040 --> 00:12:22,679 Speaker 1: And seems like things with the Athletic are going very 263 00:12:22,679 --> 00:12:26,400 Speaker 1: smoothly now that the transition is several several months into it. 264 00:12:26,440 --> 00:12:29,160 Speaker 1: You do great, great work. Fantastic writer, My brother, and 265 00:12:29,240 --> 00:12:32,640 Speaker 1: we'll talk sooner right, always love catching up. See yeah. 266 00:12:32,880 --> 00:12:36,240 Speaker 1: Dan Weederer covers the Chicago Bears for The Athletic and 267 00:12:36,280 --> 00:12:43,120 Speaker 1: Theeathletic dot Com. So what that was? That was the 268 00:12:43,800 --> 00:12:53,920 Speaker 1: less than ballyhood, under publicized, not utilized enough eighth stage 269 00:12:54,200 --> 00:13:01,040 Speaker 1: of Gridiron grief double b. What that was is acceptance 270 00:13:01,640 --> 00:13:04,880 Speaker 1: and the turning of the other cheek and learning to 271 00:13:04,920 --> 00:13:09,600 Speaker 1: love one another when they're talking about you, when you 272 00:13:09,720 --> 00:13:13,120 Speaker 1: feel like it's one of those deals where it's like, 273 00:13:14,320 --> 00:13:16,719 Speaker 1: do you guys even know I'm here? I mean, kit Kit, 274 00:13:17,120 --> 00:13:19,440 Speaker 1: You guys are talking about the love that I lost. 275 00:13:19,520 --> 00:13:22,000 Speaker 1: You have any idea that I'm here listening to this 276 00:13:22,280 --> 00:13:26,000 Speaker 1: entire thing? Well, the turning of the cheek, the loving 277 00:13:26,080 --> 00:13:32,000 Speaker 1: of one another, the acceptance of that part when people 278 00:13:32,080 --> 00:13:36,480 Speaker 1: are talking significant bleep about the love you just lost. 279 00:13:37,240 --> 00:13:45,400 Speaker 1: That is the less than valley hood underutilized eighth stage 280 00:13:45,720 --> 00:13:50,120 Speaker 1: of overcoming Gridiron grief. And I noticed right when we 281 00:13:50,160 --> 00:13:54,760 Speaker 1: got into the conversation what happened. You immediately left the room. 282 00:13:55,200 --> 00:13:59,600 Speaker 1: You were gone for like seven minutes. You're like, Paul 283 00:13:59,679 --> 00:14:02,280 Speaker 1: never dines seven minute interviews. This is going to be 284 00:14:02,320 --> 00:14:06,800 Speaker 1: ten to fifteen. So I'm getting out of here, hopefully 285 00:14:07,000 --> 00:14:10,160 Speaker 1: off what we handled an hour and twenty minutes ago 286 00:14:10,559 --> 00:14:12,920 Speaker 1: with the seven stages of great Iron grief and helping 287 00:14:12,960 --> 00:14:17,720 Speaker 1: you through the dearly beloved, the death of a loved one, 288 00:14:18,200 --> 00:14:23,760 Speaker 1: your beloved Green Bay Packers. Hopefully that first twenty three 289 00:14:23,800 --> 00:14:25,600 Speaker 1: and a half minutes helped you in a way that 290 00:14:25,680 --> 00:14:27,880 Speaker 1: when you left for about six minutes because you just 291 00:14:27,880 --> 00:14:31,640 Speaker 1: couldn't take it, and I understand hopefully you didn't lash 292 00:14:31,680 --> 00:14:35,400 Speaker 1: out at any of the account executives, or Nick Madden 293 00:14:35,720 --> 00:14:39,480 Speaker 1: or Kara for never including you in any of those 294 00:14:39,520 --> 00:14:44,240 Speaker 1: social media bits like New Year's Resolutions and what are 295 00:14:44,280 --> 00:14:45,960 Speaker 1: you gonna do for the playoffs and all that kind 296 00:14:45,960 --> 00:14:50,200 Speaker 1: of stuff. Did it help? I think I got it out. 297 00:14:50,240 --> 00:14:51,360 Speaker 1: You didn't lash out, did you. 298 00:14:51,520 --> 00:14:53,960 Speaker 2: I made it back, thankfully in time for the massive 299 00:14:54,000 --> 00:14:55,120 Speaker 2: stray Jordan Love took. 300 00:14:55,360 --> 00:14:57,120 Speaker 1: Did I didn't make it back in time for that? 301 00:14:58,040 --> 00:15:01,880 Speaker 1: Who offered the stray? Mer? It was me? That's right. 302 00:15:01,920 --> 00:15:06,120 Speaker 1: It wasn't Dan Wheter. That was me, wasn't it? How? 303 00:15:07,600 --> 00:15:09,560 Speaker 1: How how was that framed up there? 304 00:15:10,920 --> 00:15:14,120 Speaker 2: From Jordan Love who always melts in the big moments, 305 00:15:14,560 --> 00:15:19,200 Speaker 2: that's Stafford. I mean that's a shot across the border 306 00:15:19,240 --> 00:15:20,480 Speaker 2: bow if I've ever seen one. 307 00:15:20,600 --> 00:15:22,560 Speaker 1: Can That's all right? Can you dispute what I'm saying? 308 00:15:24,120 --> 00:15:27,360 Speaker 1: The way it was crafted was this next one is 309 00:15:27,360 --> 00:15:31,480 Speaker 1: the doozy from a quarterback in Jordan Love who keeps 310 00:15:31,560 --> 00:15:35,160 Speaker 1: melting in the biggest of moments, to Stafford who's heading 311 00:15:35,240 --> 00:15:39,640 Speaker 1: to the Hall of Fame. Age. Oh, what a wonderful 312 00:15:39,680 --> 00:15:41,680 Speaker 1: game you get to cover this weekend? Right Dan. 313 00:15:43,400 --> 00:15:43,640 Speaker 4: Man? 314 00:15:43,760 --> 00:15:46,600 Speaker 1: See we're laughing. We're laughing like kids at a time. 315 00:15:47,480 --> 00:15:50,600 Speaker 1: Oh man, Holy cow, was evil working on you over 316 00:15:50,640 --> 00:15:52,960 Speaker 1: the course of the last three days. By the love 317 00:15:53,000 --> 00:15:55,920 Speaker 1: you lost on Saturday night. I mean you're tearing down 318 00:15:56,160 --> 00:16:01,960 Speaker 1: account executives, social media members, your girlfriend, family members on Sunday, 319 00:16:02,880 --> 00:16:04,960 Speaker 1: and then Monday, I got no idea what you were doing. 320 00:16:05,760 --> 00:16:08,080 Speaker 1: And then now today you roll in here for the 321 00:16:08,120 --> 00:16:18,880 Speaker 1: eight stages of Gridiron related grief, and well, you're contemplating 322 00:16:18,920 --> 00:16:22,680 Speaker 1: your football loving existence and that's all come full circle. 323 00:16:23,000 --> 00:16:25,320 Speaker 1: And we're happy to have been part of that. We 324 00:16:25,440 --> 00:16:30,000 Speaker 1: really are, because that's strange. Ordan, the love cot I mean, 325 00:16:30,360 --> 00:16:34,640 Speaker 1: it needed to happen so that we could laugh together 326 00:16:34,760 --> 00:16:38,400 Speaker 1: and we can cajole and we can have glee together. 327 00:16:38,480 --> 00:16:40,440 Speaker 1: That's what we have right now. We have glee. Wouldn't 328 00:16:40,440 --> 00:16:45,000 Speaker 1: you agree? Of course we have glee. You've bounced back 329 00:16:45,160 --> 00:16:48,400 Speaker 1: from the metaphorical l and for that, I give you 330 00:16:48,480 --> 00:16:53,600 Speaker 1: covenant claps, young man. The chagrin on the countenance is 331 00:16:54,000 --> 00:16:59,520 Speaker 1: mostly removed, and we believe the Love Covenant and hashtag 332 00:16:59,560 --> 00:17:02,600 Speaker 1: faith right a little bit to do with that, because 333 00:17:02,640 --> 00:17:04,879 Speaker 1: we like to make people laugh, even in some of 334 00:17:04,880 --> 00:17:10,240 Speaker 1: their most uncomfortable moments. 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Take us on sale now you complete 345 00:17:39,320 --> 00:17:41,560 Speaker 2: details in all of our upcoming shows on a concert 346 00:17:41,600 --> 00:17:46,399 Speaker 2: page Cafe dot com, keyword calendar, Cafe dot com, keyborcolendar. 347 00:17:52,720 --> 00:18:17,159 Speaker 1: Personal pow whip me in your page. No, Kevin and Quasy. 348 00:18:18,080 --> 00:18:23,880 Speaker 1: Kevin and Quasi are speaking today at eleven o'clock from 349 00:18:23,920 --> 00:18:28,919 Speaker 1: Twin Cities Orthopedic Performance Center. Might be talking about some 350 00:18:29,000 --> 00:18:29,760 Speaker 1: free agency. 351 00:18:30,080 --> 00:18:37,879 Speaker 4: Free agency ever fails on the Quissy train. Free agency 352 00:18:38,040 --> 00:18:40,879 Speaker 4: ever fails on the Quissy train. 353 00:18:41,880 --> 00:18:48,679 Speaker 1: Maybe they'll mix in some hockey. Let's play hockey. Of 354 00:18:48,680 --> 00:18:52,320 Speaker 1: course we'll carry it because football always wins. And these 355 00:18:52,359 --> 00:18:56,760 Speaker 1: are the leaders of the states most popular team, the 356 00:18:57,040 --> 00:19:05,160 Speaker 1: Minnesota Vikings. Or attempt to achieve the impossibility of channeling 357 00:19:05,240 --> 00:19:09,080 Speaker 1: my inner Alan Roach the box of all boxes, ever 358 00:19:09,119 --> 00:19:18,800 Speaker 1: to box the state's most popular team, Your Minnesota Vikings. 359 00:19:19,640 --> 00:19:21,640 Speaker 1: You know that's that's the group that never has won 360 00:19:21,680 --> 00:19:29,119 Speaker 1: a super Bowl through sixty five seasons. That's yeah, you 361 00:19:29,280 --> 00:19:31,879 Speaker 1: kind of be me. What the heck was going on 362 00:19:31,920 --> 00:19:33,880 Speaker 1: in my mind when I crafted that thing that way? 363 00:19:34,160 --> 00:19:38,440 Speaker 1: I roube Holy cow, No, I need the seven stages 364 00:19:38,440 --> 00:19:44,840 Speaker 1: of football related grief. Yeah, the Minnesota Vikings, the the 365 00:19:44,840 --> 00:19:47,280 Speaker 1: group that never has won a Super Bowl through sixty 366 00:19:47,320 --> 00:19:50,640 Speaker 1: five seasons and haven't won a playoff game before we 367 00:19:50,640 --> 00:19:53,240 Speaker 1: were ordered to run to the hills to find toilet paper, 368 00:19:53,320 --> 00:19:56,119 Speaker 1: facial coverings, and to make sure we wash our hands 369 00:19:56,119 --> 00:19:58,760 Speaker 1: for at least twenty seconds. I always love that one. 370 00:19:59,040 --> 00:20:01,760 Speaker 1: What are the scribes and media members have up their 371 00:20:01,880 --> 00:20:05,399 Speaker 1: tattered sleeves for the bosses coming up? About thirty minutes 372 00:20:05,440 --> 00:20:09,480 Speaker 1: from now? We see and Kevin, Kevin and Quacy. Let's 373 00:20:09,520 --> 00:20:12,000 Speaker 1: see what's going to be part of this press conference 374 00:20:12,040 --> 00:20:16,200 Speaker 1: at eleven o'clock. It's a season closer and an off 375 00:20:16,280 --> 00:20:25,680 Speaker 1: season beginner. How about b Flow McCarthy's off season, Naylor's future? 376 00:20:25,840 --> 00:20:28,960 Speaker 1: Which big names are you're going to release what's next 377 00:20:28,960 --> 00:20:31,439 Speaker 1: for Dallas Turner at van Ginkel and Grenard are healthy? 378 00:20:31,480 --> 00:20:35,720 Speaker 1: And how much money did Eric Wilson just earn himself 379 00:20:36,080 --> 00:20:39,199 Speaker 1: having more tackles for loss than any inside linebacker in 380 00:20:39,240 --> 00:20:42,399 Speaker 1: the National Football League Year of Our Lord twenty twenty five. 381 00:20:43,480 --> 00:20:46,320 Speaker 1: Those are some potential questions coming at the bosses today. 382 00:20:47,400 --> 00:20:51,800 Speaker 1: Maybe maybe some darrisol questions about the left tackles knee, 383 00:20:52,720 --> 00:20:59,080 Speaker 1: the weekly frustration not knowing whether he was in or out? 384 00:20:59,359 --> 00:21:02,040 Speaker 1: And did Jurgans play well enough to become the starting 385 00:21:02,040 --> 00:21:08,560 Speaker 1: center next season? Maybe quote, Hey, you guys are very 386 00:21:08,600 --> 00:21:11,520 Speaker 1: good at free agency, but don't have any money, So 387 00:21:12,119 --> 00:21:14,719 Speaker 1: how do you handle that? I always love that one. 388 00:21:15,080 --> 00:21:18,000 Speaker 1: Can you finagle your way to Kirk Cousins? And does 389 00:21:18,040 --> 00:21:20,359 Speaker 1: he have to be the starter for him to join 390 00:21:20,560 --> 00:21:25,440 Speaker 1: Kirk o Chains? Anybody gonna hit the bosses with those questions? 391 00:21:26,480 --> 00:21:31,280 Speaker 1: How about does a full season? Does a full off 392 00:21:31,320 --> 00:21:36,000 Speaker 1: season with Carson Wentz solve your veteran backup quarterback situation? 393 00:21:37,760 --> 00:21:39,760 Speaker 1: By the way, let the record show I'm a fan 394 00:21:39,840 --> 00:21:48,399 Speaker 1: of that Wentz, the two behind the kid? Do you 395 00:21:48,400 --> 00:21:52,200 Speaker 1: guys think Matt Lafleur should get a contract extension? Await 396 00:21:52,320 --> 00:21:58,959 Speaker 1: wrong press conference? I always love that one. Where did 397 00:21:58,960 --> 00:22:03,280 Speaker 1: that come from? What happened? Where's the Lynn Jones when 398 00:22:03,320 --> 00:22:06,320 Speaker 1: you need it? Double B caught a stray right there. 399 00:22:06,760 --> 00:22:10,120 Speaker 1: It's all part of the process, which is well thought out. 400 00:22:10,920 --> 00:22:14,560 Speaker 1: You're smiling, You're back at it. You're laughing and smiling again. 401 00:22:15,440 --> 00:22:19,440 Speaker 1: That's what we were looking for. That was the goal. 402 00:22:20,760 --> 00:22:24,560 Speaker 1: Your girlfriend can thank me later for bringing back the 403 00:22:24,600 --> 00:22:28,879 Speaker 1: happiness and the giddiness and the pre spirited nature of 404 00:22:28,920 --> 00:22:31,960 Speaker 1: your football loving soul. Okay, double B, she. 405 00:22:32,000 --> 00:22:35,200 Speaker 2: Played therapist for a long time Saturday night there, Really well, 406 00:22:35,600 --> 00:22:38,560 Speaker 2: she did an awful job, given how you rolled in 407 00:22:38,600 --> 00:22:41,320 Speaker 2: here yelling in an account executives Karen and Nick, because 408 00:22:41,359 --> 00:22:43,119 Speaker 2: you're never part of the social media stuff. 409 00:22:44,040 --> 00:22:46,320 Speaker 1: So anyway, she might want to reevaluate her a lot 410 00:22:46,320 --> 00:22:49,840 Speaker 1: in life too and get on the therapeutic davenport of love. Anyway. 411 00:22:50,080 --> 00:22:53,000 Speaker 1: This is a Minnesota Vikings press conference preview. Okay, it 412 00:22:53,000 --> 00:22:55,520 Speaker 1: has nothing to do with the Green and Gold. I 413 00:22:55,600 --> 00:22:58,359 Speaker 1: don't know how that person got into this script that says, 414 00:22:58,400 --> 00:23:01,000 Speaker 1: do you guys think Matt Laflora should get a contract extension? 415 00:23:01,000 --> 00:23:05,720 Speaker 1: Oh way, wrong, presser. My guess when this thing begins 416 00:23:05,720 --> 00:23:11,680 Speaker 1: in thirty minutes. My guess is they'll start explaining the 417 00:23:12,119 --> 00:23:16,119 Speaker 1: delay in the season closing presser and that it was 418 00:23:16,200 --> 00:23:21,080 Speaker 1: due to musy things that took place in Minneapolis last week. 419 00:23:21,280 --> 00:23:26,320 Speaker 1: I understand that then they'll voice their frustration with not 420 00:23:26,480 --> 00:23:31,160 Speaker 1: making the playoffs and just how hard it is watching 421 00:23:31,200 --> 00:23:34,600 Speaker 1: others have fun and have fun on the dance floor 422 00:23:35,960 --> 00:23:39,720 Speaker 1: as we lean up against the wall waiting a partner. 423 00:23:41,840 --> 00:23:47,680 Speaker 1: Some more potential questions. Is sweating McCarthy's play leave, play leave, 424 00:23:47,680 --> 00:23:50,200 Speaker 1: play leave, play leave first season at the hell I'm 425 00:23:50,200 --> 00:23:54,760 Speaker 1: going to be permanent? Huh? Is Is McCarthy's play leave, 426 00:23:54,800 --> 00:23:58,280 Speaker 1: play leave play leave is not going to be permanent? 427 00:23:58,320 --> 00:24:02,320 Speaker 1: With games in the US Bank Stadium you Minneapolis, we're 428 00:24:02,440 --> 00:24:06,879 Speaker 1: really really hoping it's it's not permanent. And at that 429 00:24:06,920 --> 00:24:10,320 Speaker 1: point O'Connor will become frustrated with the questions and he'll 430 00:24:10,320 --> 00:24:18,399 Speaker 1: divert the attention to the Minnesota Wild play hoggy Guys, 431 00:24:20,000 --> 00:24:24,200 Speaker 1: Was Javon Hargrave worth the money? Don't kill the messenger. 432 00:24:24,280 --> 00:24:30,040 Speaker 1: I'm previewing potential questions and I'm the messenger. Was Javon 433 00:24:30,119 --> 00:24:35,240 Speaker 1: Hargrave worth the money? Is it possible to give Will 434 00:24:35,359 --> 00:24:39,399 Speaker 1: Riker a lifetime deal, guys, possible to give Will Riker 435 00:24:39,480 --> 00:24:42,160 Speaker 1: the best kicker in the NFL. Don't ap me a 436 00:24:42,320 --> 00:24:49,720 Speaker 1: lifetime deal. Hey, guys, how much does Aaron Jones have 437 00:24:49,880 --> 00:24:52,480 Speaker 1: left in the tank. He's a tough guy, but he's 438 00:24:52,480 --> 00:24:55,320 Speaker 1: in the second half of his career. How much does 439 00:24:55,720 --> 00:24:59,040 Speaker 1: he show time? How much does he have left in 440 00:24:59,080 --> 00:25:05,280 Speaker 1: the tank? Guys? With the combine coming up here relatively soon, 441 00:25:06,640 --> 00:25:09,280 Speaker 1: how many times you think you're gonna dine at Saint 442 00:25:09,480 --> 00:25:12,520 Speaker 1: Elmos in the fighting city of Indianapolis? 443 00:25:13,400 --> 00:25:13,520 Speaker 3: What? 444 00:25:13,760 --> 00:25:16,240 Speaker 1: Yeah, I know they lost to the Devils. Kevin, let's 445 00:25:16,480 --> 00:25:23,560 Speaker 1: play Huggy. If you stop DuVernay's kick, do you make 446 00:25:23,600 --> 00:25:28,159 Speaker 1: the playoffs? If you stop DuVernay's kick return, do you 447 00:25:28,240 --> 00:25:34,200 Speaker 1: make the playoffs? Guys? Hey guys, are you rooting for 448 00:25:34,960 --> 00:25:39,639 Speaker 1: or against Sam this weekend? Hey guys, are you rooting 449 00:25:39,760 --> 00:25:42,840 Speaker 1: for or against Sam Darnold? Sam the man who used 450 00:25:42,840 --> 00:25:48,280 Speaker 1: to be on the fan? This weekend? Guys, are you 451 00:25:48,359 --> 00:25:52,120 Speaker 1: even able to watch Drake may play football? If reports 452 00:25:52,160 --> 00:25:55,800 Speaker 1: are accurate that Minnesota went as hard as one can 453 00:25:55,880 --> 00:25:59,080 Speaker 1: go to get that draft spot from New England two 454 00:25:59,160 --> 00:26:03,200 Speaker 1: drafts to go to elect the tar Heel. If that's accurate, 455 00:26:03,280 --> 00:26:07,560 Speaker 1: do you harbor ill will that you were told no, 456 00:26:08,240 --> 00:26:13,280 Speaker 1: it's time to drop the pop guys? Does Hawkinson have 457 00:26:13,359 --> 00:26:17,119 Speaker 1: to cut his pay? Is Hipman done? For sure? If 458 00:26:17,160 --> 00:26:19,480 Speaker 1: you're Brian Flores, would you really want to deal with 459 00:26:19,520 --> 00:26:25,360 Speaker 1: that Ratty Vegas ordeal? Hmm? Press conference eleven o'clock The bosses, 460 00:26:25,520 --> 00:26:30,080 Speaker 1: general manager, head coach, head coach, general manager. Brett's bits 461 00:26:30,119 --> 00:26:36,119 Speaker 1: and bets are next, then said season closer, off season 462 00:26:36,160 --> 00:26:41,840 Speaker 1: beginner with Quacy and Kevin, and your talkbacks follow that talkbacks. 463 00:26:41,880 --> 00:26:44,879 Speaker 1: You know how that works? Free iHeart audio app thirty 464 00:26:44,920 --> 00:26:48,160 Speaker 1: seconds to formulate an opinion, offer up a comment crack 465 00:26:48,240 --> 00:26:54,240 Speaker 1: wise talkbacks after the presser, and with the talkbacks there 466 00:26:54,720 --> 00:26:58,320 Speaker 1: you can line up your preferred off season plan for 467 00:26:58,359 --> 00:27:04,000 Speaker 1: the Minnesota Vikings, a team in search of its first 468 00:27:04,080 --> 00:27:09,760 Speaker 1: playoff win since right before we were relegated to our homes, 469 00:27:10,400 --> 00:27:14,400 Speaker 1: everybody's hair grew longer because barber shops and salons were closed, 470 00:27:15,160 --> 00:27:20,080 Speaker 1: and finding a single toilet paper square was akin to 471 00:27:20,200 --> 00:27:35,720 Speaker 1: hitting the power ball. Be right back, Yeah, but you 472 00:27:35,760 --> 00:27:39,320 Speaker 1: don't know what to say right Well, that generally happens 473 00:27:39,560 --> 00:27:43,360 Speaker 1: during the seven stages of Gridiron related grief. You look 474 00:27:43,400 --> 00:27:49,119 Speaker 1: at the set list everything's laid out pretty pragmatically, pretty 475 00:27:49,160 --> 00:27:52,439 Speaker 1: much in detailed fashion. That's how I roll. And it 476 00:27:52,480 --> 00:27:57,040 Speaker 1: says ten four five, which actually is ten four to one. 477 00:27:57,920 --> 00:28:02,280 Speaker 1: Brett's Bits and Bets. You took San Francisco last week, 478 00:28:02,359 --> 00:28:07,399 Speaker 1: slash beat me again ten to fifty four. Mandatory break. 479 00:28:08,680 --> 00:28:11,680 Speaker 1: If this segment, if I can't find Anthony Barr, then 480 00:28:11,680 --> 00:28:14,240 Speaker 1: this segment my move to twelve twenty unless I preview 481 00:28:14,280 --> 00:28:16,920 Speaker 1: the presser. So I think what that means. Right there 482 00:28:17,320 --> 00:28:20,600 Speaker 1: is part of the It's not shock, it's not denial, 483 00:28:21,200 --> 00:28:26,000 Speaker 1: it's acceptance. It's acceptance and hoping I accept that this 484 00:28:26,040 --> 00:28:28,440 Speaker 1: is when I come in and got a segment, and 485 00:28:28,480 --> 00:28:30,679 Speaker 1: the hope is Paul lets me talk more than he 486 00:28:30,760 --> 00:28:35,640 Speaker 1: generally lets anybody else talk, so that it's Brett's Bits 487 00:28:35,680 --> 00:28:41,000 Speaker 1: and Bets. 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Brett Blake Moore is producing 495 00:29:06,040 --> 00:29:10,520 Speaker 1: nine to Noon today and we have Brett's bits and bets, 496 00:29:10,560 --> 00:29:12,160 Speaker 1: and we begin with the bits. 497 00:29:12,200 --> 00:29:16,760 Speaker 2: And here's how we begin, number the wild. I was 498 00:29:16,800 --> 00:29:19,840 Speaker 2: at the game instead of watching the Steelers. Then you went, 499 00:29:20,000 --> 00:29:22,960 Speaker 2: I went, and the Hughes bit, well, I went for 500 00:29:23,000 --> 00:29:26,400 Speaker 2: the Hughes family reunion. And this is normally the time 501 00:29:26,680 --> 00:29:28,080 Speaker 2: in the show where I. 502 00:29:28,040 --> 00:29:31,080 Speaker 1: Play a wild highlight that explains well, Bud sauces all 503 00:29:31,120 --> 00:29:37,640 Speaker 1: over me. Three, two, oh look yeah, puppy, okay, go ahead. 504 00:29:37,920 --> 00:29:41,680 Speaker 2: And puppies. I don't have one because there wasn't a 505 00:29:41,760 --> 00:29:42,560 Speaker 2: highlight to play. 506 00:29:42,760 --> 00:29:45,400 Speaker 1: It was one. I was into the football mode and 507 00:29:45,440 --> 00:29:49,400 Speaker 1: crafting nine to Noon. It was one zero Devils and 508 00:29:49,440 --> 00:29:52,520 Speaker 1: then I'm out, and then it was two to one Devils, 509 00:29:53,200 --> 00:29:55,360 Speaker 1: and then I was out and then I came back. Man, 510 00:29:55,400 --> 00:29:59,000 Speaker 1: it was four to one Devils. I mean, it's it's anyway, 511 00:29:59,040 --> 00:30:02,160 Speaker 1: go ahead. These are Brett bits, not not Pauli's prattle. 512 00:30:02,640 --> 00:30:04,640 Speaker 2: I was trying to find it's time to drop or 513 00:30:04,800 --> 00:30:06,960 Speaker 2: let's play hockey from KOC That entire time we don't 514 00:30:07,000 --> 00:30:08,440 Speaker 2: know where you put it, but anyways. 515 00:30:09,640 --> 00:30:13,120 Speaker 1: Well at three two, what like you, Huggy. 516 00:30:15,120 --> 00:30:17,800 Speaker 2: I wish the team got fired up that much. I 517 00:30:17,920 --> 00:30:21,840 Speaker 2: actually thought in the first period, well really the first 518 00:30:21,840 --> 00:30:26,440 Speaker 2: two periods, despite the shot disparity, I thought it was 519 00:30:26,480 --> 00:30:28,400 Speaker 2: a matter of time till the wild guy when Hughes 520 00:30:28,680 --> 00:30:29,840 Speaker 2: r Hughes hit a post. 521 00:30:30,320 --> 00:30:31,920 Speaker 1: I think Hartman hit a post as well. 522 00:30:31,960 --> 00:30:35,400 Speaker 2: They were getting good in zone possession time, but then 523 00:30:36,240 --> 00:30:39,200 Speaker 2: calamity strikes at the end of the second period where 524 00:30:40,000 --> 00:30:42,040 Speaker 2: you're holding on, you're trying to get into the third 525 00:30:42,080 --> 00:30:45,520 Speaker 2: one to one, and the puck goes to Felino, who 526 00:30:45,600 --> 00:30:48,760 Speaker 2: has all the time in the world to either skate 527 00:30:48,760 --> 00:30:52,000 Speaker 2: it out of the zone ice it, get rid of it. 528 00:30:53,080 --> 00:30:55,520 Speaker 2: What he does instead is he flips it up almost 529 00:30:55,560 --> 00:30:59,840 Speaker 2: like a a Ryan Wright punt wow, which immediately gets it. 530 00:31:00,120 --> 00:31:02,640 Speaker 2: Was like Abby Murphy before she put it through the 531 00:31:02,720 --> 00:31:06,120 Speaker 2: legs of the adversary and passed for a nice goal. Yes, 532 00:31:06,760 --> 00:31:09,800 Speaker 2: the problem is the Devil's immediately caught it, sent it 533 00:31:09,880 --> 00:31:11,920 Speaker 2: right back into the zone and they scored in the 534 00:31:12,000 --> 00:31:14,360 Speaker 2: dying seconds of the second period to make it two 535 00:31:14,360 --> 00:31:16,760 Speaker 2: to one. And it just felt like there was never 536 00:31:16,800 --> 00:31:19,720 Speaker 2: a chance in the third. I don't know if it's 537 00:31:19,760 --> 00:31:22,240 Speaker 2: a maturity, like we just we didn't have it in 538 00:31:22,280 --> 00:31:26,360 Speaker 2: a third, but it and it got ugly fast. So 539 00:31:26,880 --> 00:31:29,200 Speaker 2: that's it was an ugly, ugly wild game to be 540 00:31:29,240 --> 00:31:32,120 Speaker 2: at where about half the arena was gone about midway 541 00:31:32,160 --> 00:31:32,840 Speaker 2: through the second or. 542 00:31:32,840 --> 00:31:38,239 Speaker 1: The third period. Would you agree that sometimes saying I 543 00:31:38,280 --> 00:31:41,760 Speaker 1: don't know what happened or I don't know what went wrong, 544 00:31:42,440 --> 00:31:46,520 Speaker 1: as opposed to maybe it's maturity. Just think about that, 545 00:31:46,760 --> 00:31:51,720 Speaker 1: m I mean, just just you know it's it's because 546 00:31:51,880 --> 00:31:54,520 Speaker 1: I ripping too much. Well, well because that well, no, 547 00:31:54,560 --> 00:31:57,880 Speaker 1: it's not ripping too much. But it requires explanation and 548 00:31:58,080 --> 00:32:01,520 Speaker 1: or context when you at least in my opinion, I'm 549 00:32:01,520 --> 00:32:04,480 Speaker 1: a big context guy. When somebody offers up something like 550 00:32:05,440 --> 00:32:08,360 Speaker 1: maybe they're immature, okay, well, I'd like to hear more 551 00:32:08,400 --> 00:32:11,520 Speaker 1: about that, like what goes into that, Like immature as 552 00:32:11,520 --> 00:32:14,520 Speaker 1: in their snot nosed kids, they haven't played together enough 553 00:32:14,560 --> 00:32:18,440 Speaker 1: with Quinnesota, stuff like that. I understand, But it sounds 554 00:32:18,480 --> 00:32:20,360 Speaker 1: to me like you don't have any idea what happened 555 00:32:20,680 --> 00:32:23,480 Speaker 1: in that third period, and I didn't watch, so therefore 556 00:32:23,560 --> 00:32:26,160 Speaker 1: that means both of us have no idea of what 557 00:32:26,240 --> 00:32:29,120 Speaker 1: happened in that third period. But I did listen to 558 00:32:29,120 --> 00:32:31,560 Speaker 1: some of John Hines press conference following the game, and 559 00:32:32,680 --> 00:32:35,680 Speaker 1: you know, he didn't dagger anything that was like, Hey, 560 00:32:35,720 --> 00:32:38,840 Speaker 1: in the third period, here's what went pair shaped. But 561 00:32:38,880 --> 00:32:41,960 Speaker 1: what I did like, I did like one thing he said. 562 00:32:42,520 --> 00:32:44,520 Speaker 1: And I don't know when when the next game is 563 00:32:44,520 --> 00:32:50,000 Speaker 1: against the New Jersey Devils, but John Hines had this 564 00:32:50,160 --> 00:32:52,959 Speaker 1: to say about the upcoming match against the Devils. Whenever 565 00:32:53,040 --> 00:32:57,040 Speaker 1: we meet, and I will have my venes in this 566 00:32:57,160 --> 00:33:00,280 Speaker 1: life for the next Hey slowing down Scott Steve evens 567 00:33:00,280 --> 00:33:03,760 Speaker 1: in Ilia Kovalchuk. That ain't easy, man, That ain't easy. 568 00:33:03,840 --> 00:33:06,760 Speaker 1: Marty b between the pipes. That's a good Devil squad there, man. 569 00:33:06,800 --> 00:33:10,080 Speaker 1: They put their breezers on the same way everybody else does. Seriously, 570 00:33:10,120 --> 00:33:13,160 Speaker 1: are the Devil's good? Because I know the Devils had 571 00:33:13,200 --> 00:33:17,360 Speaker 1: beaten the wild like five or six consecutive times into 572 00:33:17,440 --> 00:33:19,080 Speaker 1: that game last night, so now I was like six 573 00:33:19,200 --> 00:33:21,200 Speaker 1: or seven. But are is the Devil's good? 574 00:33:21,680 --> 00:33:23,520 Speaker 2: I don't know the exact numbers, but I know they 575 00:33:23,680 --> 00:33:26,520 Speaker 2: lost something like eight of their last nine. 576 00:33:27,080 --> 00:33:30,360 Speaker 1: They're plummeting, free falling right now. And they run a 577 00:33:30,440 --> 00:33:32,920 Speaker 1: back to back but they run a back to back. 578 00:33:32,960 --> 00:33:38,240 Speaker 1: They lost to the Peg on Sunday, but Commissioner Betman 579 00:33:38,520 --> 00:33:41,000 Speaker 1: made that like a noon or one game, so therefore 580 00:33:41,040 --> 00:33:43,400 Speaker 1: they probably were betted down in the Twin Cities at 581 00:33:43,440 --> 00:33:46,120 Speaker 1: a reasonable time. So let me get this straight. They'd 582 00:33:46,160 --> 00:33:49,040 Speaker 1: lost eight of nine according to you, they're on something 583 00:33:49,120 --> 00:33:51,880 Speaker 1: like that, they're on a back to back, they no 584 00:33:52,000 --> 00:33:57,280 Speaker 1: longer compensate Ilia Kovalchuk, and then they roll in here 585 00:33:57,320 --> 00:34:00,880 Speaker 1: and win by like five goals. Damn yeah, it sucks, 586 00:34:01,000 --> 00:34:03,200 Speaker 1: see no fun. But that we were on a two 587 00:34:03,200 --> 00:34:05,160 Speaker 1: week We were on a two week bendor Man, We 588 00:34:05,160 --> 00:34:07,720 Speaker 1: were on a two week road trip, you know, So 589 00:34:08,560 --> 00:34:12,240 Speaker 1: KG send your spotty super Smart with Hockey, super Smart 590 00:34:12,280 --> 00:34:14,560 Speaker 1: with spotting up. When he was on the nine to 591 00:34:14,640 --> 00:34:17,239 Speaker 1: noon show last week the day of the Kraken game, 592 00:34:18,040 --> 00:34:20,920 Speaker 1: he laid it out pretty well where he's like, because 593 00:34:20,920 --> 00:34:24,319 Speaker 1: of the dune hit on Zooki the last time we 594 00:34:24,320 --> 00:34:28,520 Speaker 1: were here. Because when you're in like the seventh or 595 00:34:28,520 --> 00:34:31,680 Speaker 1: eighth game at the end of two weeks away from 596 00:34:31,760 --> 00:34:34,560 Speaker 1: the Covenant, where you're you're on the road for two weeks, 597 00:34:35,280 --> 00:34:39,120 Speaker 1: I mean, a absence makes the heart grow fonder. And 598 00:34:39,160 --> 00:34:42,960 Speaker 1: I'm a big fan of that b for those who 599 00:34:43,000 --> 00:34:45,880 Speaker 1: have small kids. I just can't imagine the amount of 600 00:34:45,880 --> 00:34:49,080 Speaker 1: facetimes that they faced with the butt Babe terrorism but babe, 601 00:34:49,200 --> 00:34:53,080 Speaker 1: but babe, but babe, but babe, but babe, but babe. 602 00:34:53,440 --> 00:34:56,239 Speaker 1: So that just wears a brother down right there. So 603 00:34:56,840 --> 00:34:59,600 Speaker 1: there's that from a distraction factor standpoint. But send your 604 00:34:59,640 --> 00:35:03,360 Speaker 1: body laid it out nicely, guaranteed a victory over the Kraken, 605 00:35:04,200 --> 00:35:06,799 Speaker 1: because I thought it was a human nature game. End 606 00:35:06,840 --> 00:35:09,160 Speaker 1: of a road trip. You're looking forward to getting back home. 607 00:35:09,200 --> 00:35:11,600 Speaker 1: But babe, when you come up, babe, are you ever 608 00:35:11,680 --> 00:35:15,000 Speaker 1: coming home? But I forgot about the done bit. He 609 00:35:15,080 --> 00:35:17,399 Speaker 1: laid it out nicely, and then he said, I'm really 610 00:35:17,400 --> 00:35:20,400 Speaker 1: concerned about that Islanders game. And I got no idea 611 00:35:20,440 --> 00:35:22,200 Speaker 1: which way it's going to go. But the first off 612 00:35:22,200 --> 00:35:24,400 Speaker 1: a super long road trip. I'm just let's put it 613 00:35:24,440 --> 00:35:27,400 Speaker 1: this way, Paul, I'm very concerned. Well, and behold, they 614 00:35:27,440 --> 00:35:30,040 Speaker 1: lost to the Islanders. I mean, he said, your spot. 615 00:35:30,040 --> 00:35:34,480 Speaker 1: He saw that thing super clearly. Okay, so then you 616 00:35:34,560 --> 00:35:36,960 Speaker 1: settle in and you get to the next one, which 617 00:35:37,080 --> 00:35:42,160 Speaker 1: was last night. Losing is one thing, getting crushed as another. 618 00:35:42,680 --> 00:35:45,200 Speaker 1: I'm not gonna go double b on it and say 619 00:35:45,239 --> 00:35:48,080 Speaker 1: the lack of maturity. Why because I have a Box 620 00:35:48,120 --> 00:35:49,920 Speaker 1: in the box Thursday, and I'm gonna be eyed eye 621 00:35:50,120 --> 00:35:53,359 Speaker 1: eyebrow to eyebrows and Chindi shins with the head coach 622 00:35:53,400 --> 00:35:57,239 Speaker 1: of the Minnesota Wild less than forty eight hours from now. 623 00:35:57,960 --> 00:36:00,879 Speaker 1: So I can't wait to get there. See what's going 624 00:36:00,920 --> 00:36:03,480 Speaker 1: on with our first box in the Box for the 625 00:36:03,520 --> 00:36:07,240 Speaker 1: twenty five twenty six season. And they hooked the Winnipeg Jets. 626 00:36:07,560 --> 00:36:09,920 Speaker 1: That's Thursday, nine to noon, Box in the Box from 627 00:36:09,960 --> 00:36:14,320 Speaker 1: Tree Up. Better luck next time, amigos number two. 628 00:36:14,760 --> 00:36:18,440 Speaker 2: There are a couple of these today border battle and 629 00:36:18,480 --> 00:36:21,839 Speaker 2: they're both in the Hoops Covenants. The Badgers are going 630 00:36:21,840 --> 00:36:23,560 Speaker 2: to the Barn tonight. You'll hear that right here in 631 00:36:23,600 --> 00:36:26,280 Speaker 2: the fan at six. And your Timberwolves they go across 632 00:36:26,320 --> 00:36:28,600 Speaker 2: the border to take on the Bucks who are seventeen 633 00:36:28,640 --> 00:36:31,279 Speaker 2: to twenty two. We'll talk about the Wolves coming off 634 00:36:31,320 --> 00:36:35,680 Speaker 2: a dramatic a one point victory over Wemby and the Spurs. 635 00:36:35,719 --> 00:36:38,680 Speaker 1: Where are you at? Where's your temperature for this Wolves club? 636 00:36:38,800 --> 00:36:41,800 Speaker 1: Brom an elite basketball mind. So I'm gona lay it 637 00:36:41,840 --> 00:36:47,880 Speaker 1: out for you. The Wisconsin Badgers, Scannie beloved Bucky just 638 00:36:48,200 --> 00:36:54,200 Speaker 1: beat ranked Michigan and did so at Breslin. Ooh, hear 639 00:36:54,239 --> 00:36:56,520 Speaker 1: me when I tell you that when you head on 640 00:36:56,560 --> 00:37:01,440 Speaker 1: the road considered or not considered anything significant by anybody, 641 00:37:02,360 --> 00:37:04,400 Speaker 1: and you go to Breslin and I think they were 642 00:37:04,440 --> 00:37:06,640 Speaker 1: ranked number two in the country of the Michigan Wolverines 643 00:37:06,760 --> 00:37:11,000 Speaker 1: and s Connie beat him. I mean, there are myriad 644 00:37:11,000 --> 00:37:13,400 Speaker 1: ways to look at that, but I'm gonna choose to 645 00:37:13,440 --> 00:37:17,399 Speaker 1: look at it like this. There's only one way to go, 646 00:37:17,600 --> 00:37:22,880 Speaker 1: and that's down else So Mary Williams Tonight, Nico medved 647 00:37:23,080 --> 00:37:25,799 Speaker 1: Roseville High School as listening to nine to noon or 648 00:37:25,800 --> 00:37:28,279 Speaker 1: ten to one just for fun and is a fan 649 00:37:28,360 --> 00:37:31,759 Speaker 1: of the Vikings Radio Slash Audio Networks. All of a sudden, 650 00:37:31,800 --> 00:37:34,759 Speaker 1: a big Nico med bed bam so ghostky you mo 651 00:37:34,960 --> 00:37:39,520 Speaker 1: tonight go Sky you mob. From an NBA standpoint for 652 00:37:39,600 --> 00:37:42,160 Speaker 1: the Timberwolves, they may be in the belly of the 653 00:37:42,200 --> 00:37:45,719 Speaker 1: beast tonight. Near's why Rudy Gobert is not going to 654 00:37:45,760 --> 00:37:50,600 Speaker 1: play suspended. We had too many flagrant fowls. No, no, no, 655 00:37:50,760 --> 00:37:53,840 Speaker 1: very bad Rudy. Too many flagrant fowls. So he's not 656 00:37:53,880 --> 00:37:57,920 Speaker 1: going to play tonight. He's suspended. Anthony Edwards, I believe 657 00:37:58,000 --> 00:38:01,200 Speaker 1: already has been scratched with like I don't know if 658 00:38:01,239 --> 00:38:03,920 Speaker 1: it's load management, but it's some kind of niesore in 659 00:38:04,000 --> 00:38:06,840 Speaker 1: this thing. I think I read yesterday that he's not 660 00:38:06,880 --> 00:38:09,120 Speaker 1: going to play tonight. So I don't believe beloved Aunt's 661 00:38:09,120 --> 00:38:11,600 Speaker 1: going to play tonight. So if you're down Aunt, you're 662 00:38:11,640 --> 00:38:14,600 Speaker 1: down Stifle, and you're going against Giannis. That's a handful. 663 00:38:15,239 --> 00:38:17,279 Speaker 1: Now the Wolves can win the game because the Bucks 664 00:38:17,280 --> 00:38:20,600 Speaker 1: ain't that great. For the Milwaukee Bucks, they got a 665 00:38:20,640 --> 00:38:23,160 Speaker 1: former Indiana pacer veteran who was very good in the 666 00:38:23,200 --> 00:38:25,840 Speaker 1: NBA Finals last year, even though they didn't win. His 667 00:38:25,960 --> 00:38:29,360 Speaker 1: name is Miles Turner and he's their center. Well, Miles 668 00:38:29,360 --> 00:38:32,040 Speaker 1: Turner is questionable to play tonight because he has an illness. 669 00:38:32,560 --> 00:38:36,440 Speaker 1: So therefore that made to a certain extent even some 670 00:38:36,560 --> 00:38:42,200 Speaker 1: things out this evening. But Border Battle basketball is fantastic. 671 00:38:42,880 --> 00:38:46,040 Speaker 1: Which one's on the fan? Are the Gophers? Gopher's on 672 00:38:46,080 --> 00:38:49,480 Speaker 1: the fan over, yes, sir, Hey, okay, hey Sky you 673 00:38:49,560 --> 00:38:52,480 Speaker 1: maa Williams arenas Sky you mom? All right? That's cool? 674 00:38:52,520 --> 00:38:55,680 Speaker 1: Man Wolve's on the dedicated Wolves channel on the I 675 00:38:55,840 --> 00:38:58,240 Speaker 1: Heart Audio app number three. 676 00:38:58,880 --> 00:39:00,760 Speaker 2: We got one more and then I'll get to my bet. 677 00:39:01,680 --> 00:39:05,440 Speaker 2: Flores in the last hour has been in the twitter sphere. 678 00:39:06,160 --> 00:39:09,320 Speaker 2: The Washington commanders want to interview Flores or have requested 679 00:39:09,400 --> 00:39:14,680 Speaker 2: him for defensive coordinator. I my two cents on it is, 680 00:39:14,719 --> 00:39:17,360 Speaker 2: I don't think Flores takes a lateral move to anywhere 681 00:39:17,440 --> 00:39:20,160 Speaker 2: Dallas for a DC spot. Maybe you would, but I 682 00:39:20,200 --> 00:39:22,960 Speaker 2: don't think he would. And I'm sure Minnesota would want 683 00:39:23,000 --> 00:39:24,680 Speaker 2: him back. The defense is unbelievable. 684 00:39:24,760 --> 00:39:26,360 Speaker 1: Let me ask you this, why do you think he 685 00:39:26,400 --> 00:39:28,759 Speaker 1: would not do that? Again, I'm context guy. 686 00:39:29,440 --> 00:39:32,759 Speaker 2: He's already got his guys here, and you know he's 687 00:39:32,800 --> 00:39:34,399 Speaker 2: had success defensively here. 688 00:39:34,840 --> 00:39:37,040 Speaker 1: I really would have liked to hear you say better 689 00:39:37,040 --> 00:39:42,000 Speaker 1: team than Washington. Well they are, OK. Yeah, I was 690 00:39:42,040 --> 00:39:45,839 Speaker 1: indeed of the seven stages of overcoming Gridirn grief after 691 00:39:45,880 --> 00:39:47,319 Speaker 1: the strays I was catching there. 692 00:39:47,680 --> 00:39:50,239 Speaker 2: I mean, last year that team went the NFC Championship game, 693 00:39:50,280 --> 00:39:52,480 Speaker 2: but they looked like a shadow of their former selves, 694 00:39:52,719 --> 00:39:55,680 Speaker 2: and they had injuries and Jayden couldn't stay on the field, 695 00:39:55,680 --> 00:39:56,440 Speaker 2: and YadA YadA. 696 00:39:56,480 --> 00:39:59,760 Speaker 1: But still I just think a nob flow going to Washington, 697 00:40:00,920 --> 00:40:03,759 Speaker 1: that Bobby Wagner is a million years old right at 698 00:40:03,800 --> 00:40:05,719 Speaker 1: the end of his career. He's the Bob. I'm a 699 00:40:05,800 --> 00:40:07,919 Speaker 1: huge Bobby Wagner fan. He's going to the Hall of Fame. 700 00:40:08,320 --> 00:40:10,880 Speaker 1: They have the oldest defense that I've ever come across, 701 00:40:10,960 --> 00:40:14,920 Speaker 1: maybe in my near quarter century boxing Vikings football. When 702 00:40:14,960 --> 00:40:17,439 Speaker 1: putting together the game calling depth chart for that game 703 00:40:17,480 --> 00:40:21,080 Speaker 1: thirty one zero Vikings, you had Bobby Wagner here in 704 00:40:21,200 --> 00:40:24,279 Speaker 1: like his sixteenth year. Von Miller was in like his 705 00:40:24,360 --> 00:40:28,360 Speaker 1: eighteenth year. If Frankie Louvu's been around for you just 706 00:40:28,400 --> 00:40:31,200 Speaker 1: got a bunch of players for that team. Deron Payn's 707 00:40:31,200 --> 00:40:35,560 Speaker 1: been around forever. It's a it's just an old, old 708 00:40:35,760 --> 00:40:40,360 Speaker 1: team now. The only way, if those reports are accurate, 709 00:40:40,400 --> 00:40:44,400 Speaker 1: the only way Brian Flores can be interviewing for lateral 710 00:40:44,520 --> 00:40:49,280 Speaker 1: moves means his contract is up with the Minnesota Vikings, 711 00:40:50,080 --> 00:40:54,120 Speaker 1: which if that's the case, then he can do things 712 00:40:54,200 --> 00:40:58,040 Speaker 1: like this and create leverage. I gotta believe the Vikings. 713 00:40:58,840 --> 00:41:01,600 Speaker 1: This is me spec The Vikings have a deal in 714 00:41:01,640 --> 00:41:05,480 Speaker 1: front of him, and he's opting to either increase it 715 00:41:05,800 --> 00:41:08,000 Speaker 1: or find something that's better in a better situation. I 716 00:41:08,040 --> 00:41:09,600 Speaker 1: don't think you'll become a head coach, and I do 717 00:41:09,640 --> 00:41:13,640 Speaker 1: think you'll return here. So that's that's it for Flores 718 00:41:14,120 --> 00:41:16,040 Speaker 1: real quick bet, because we've got to get the break. Yeah. 719 00:41:16,160 --> 00:41:18,279 Speaker 1: I like riding the Niners even more, even if that 720 00:41:18,400 --> 00:41:20,480 Speaker 1: I got to praise you, even if we're late for 721 00:41:20,520 --> 00:41:23,759 Speaker 1: the opening salvo. Okay, this is Brett's Betts thing that 722 00:41:23,800 --> 00:41:26,600 Speaker 1: I created this summer. Holy cow, I need to take 723 00:41:26,600 --> 00:41:28,880 Speaker 1: a long look in the mirror here. I've worked in 724 00:41:28,920 --> 00:41:31,239 Speaker 1: the horse racing business for more than three decades, and 725 00:41:31,239 --> 00:41:33,319 Speaker 1: this kid kills me on bets every single time we 726 00:41:33,360 --> 00:41:35,400 Speaker 1: talk about it. I got a lot of respect for 727 00:41:35,440 --> 00:41:38,560 Speaker 1: that because I was like championing the Philadelphia Eagles over 728 00:41:38,600 --> 00:41:41,279 Speaker 1: the weekend. Oh, let's get to Brett's Betts comes right 729 00:41:41,360 --> 00:41:43,280 Speaker 1: in and says, I like the Niners on the money 730 00:41:43,280 --> 00:41:45,840 Speaker 1: line really not just you don't need the five and 731 00:41:45,840 --> 00:41:47,560 Speaker 1: a half. You just take them straight up to win. 732 00:41:48,000 --> 00:41:52,280 Speaker 1: And he said, yeah, and they won. You're uncanny. How 733 00:41:52,320 --> 00:41:54,799 Speaker 1: good you are at this? Take your time? Why don't 734 00:41:54,800 --> 00:42:00,400 Speaker 1: you give me half the money? I understand that you'll 735 00:41:58,920 --> 00:42:05,160 Speaker 1: know I got it right. I do like the Niners again, 736 00:42:05,200 --> 00:42:07,960 Speaker 1: even I just save your girlfriend a new nickname for you. Listen, 737 00:42:08,080 --> 00:42:09,600 Speaker 1: not knows Blake Moore. 738 00:42:09,600 --> 00:42:14,240 Speaker 2: Biddle purpose I'll hear that one later. 739 00:42:14,320 --> 00:42:14,520 Speaker 1: Good. 740 00:42:15,440 --> 00:42:17,319 Speaker 2: I still like the forty nine ers. I don't think 741 00:42:17,320 --> 00:42:19,520 Speaker 2: they'll win this week. I'm gonna cool down on that. 742 00:42:19,920 --> 00:42:22,320 Speaker 2: But seven and a half points in Seattle, that's a 743 00:42:22,360 --> 00:42:22,879 Speaker 2: lot of points. 744 00:42:22,960 --> 00:42:23,600 Speaker 1: Ye't argue with it. 745 00:42:23,680 --> 00:42:26,680 Speaker 2: And Darnold in the playoffs, we've seen it in this market. 746 00:42:26,880 --> 00:42:29,400 Speaker 2: He's not as reliable he is in the regular season, 747 00:42:29,600 --> 00:42:32,360 Speaker 2: so he'll make a mistake somewhere. I still think Seattle 748 00:42:32,360 --> 00:42:34,319 Speaker 2: wins the game, but seven and a half that's a 749 00:42:34,320 --> 00:42:34,920 Speaker 2: lot of points. 750 00:42:34,920 --> 00:42:39,160 Speaker 1: Well done. Brett's betts and bits courtesy of Canterbury Parkcanterbury 751 00:42:39,200 --> 00:42:42,960 Speaker 1: Park dot com. Altegan Minnesota for the Minnesota Vikings season 752 00:42:43,040 --> 00:42:47,480 Speaker 1: closing and off season beginning press conference with Ko and 753 00:42:47,560 --> 00:42:49,840 Speaker 1: Quac next on KFAM