1 00:00:13,039 --> 00:00:16,560 Speaker 1: Hey, let's head down Arizona Way and be joined by 2 00:00:16,840 --> 00:00:20,000 Speaker 1: Mark will President and co owner of the Minnesota Vikings 3 00:00:20,000 --> 00:00:23,120 Speaker 1: at the owners meetings. What's going on down there, mister Wilf. 4 00:00:23,320 --> 00:00:25,720 Speaker 1: You guys getting a lot accomplished for the betterment of 5 00:00:25,800 --> 00:00:27,000 Speaker 1: the game and the fans. 6 00:00:28,120 --> 00:00:29,680 Speaker 2: Yeah, hey, Pa, thanks for having me on. 7 00:00:29,760 --> 00:00:32,920 Speaker 3: Everything's going well here and the offseason continues and marches 8 00:00:32,960 --> 00:00:33,640 Speaker 3: on and. 9 00:00:34,000 --> 00:00:36,280 Speaker 1: With a lot of these meetings and whether we're reading 10 00:00:36,280 --> 00:00:40,680 Speaker 1: about dynamic kickoff or refs and people hired and things 11 00:00:40,760 --> 00:00:44,080 Speaker 1: like that into the equation the betterment of the game 12 00:00:44,560 --> 00:00:48,320 Speaker 1: and the enjoyment of the fan. That that is the 13 00:00:48,400 --> 00:00:50,440 Speaker 1: a topic at the owners meetings right. 14 00:00:51,479 --> 00:00:54,280 Speaker 2: Always is, and it is a great game. 15 00:00:54,320 --> 00:00:58,400 Speaker 3: And one thing about the NFL never afraid to change, 16 00:00:58,520 --> 00:01:01,880 Speaker 3: evolve a mod and eyes for the fans, for the 17 00:01:01,920 --> 00:01:04,960 Speaker 3: health and wellness of the players, and always doing tweaks 18 00:01:04,959 --> 00:01:06,479 Speaker 3: to rules and whatever to. 19 00:01:06,440 --> 00:01:08,559 Speaker 1: Make the game as exciting as. 20 00:01:08,480 --> 00:01:09,200 Speaker 3: We all know it is. 21 00:01:09,360 --> 00:01:12,360 Speaker 1: When when when I say this tongue in cheek, when 22 00:01:12,360 --> 00:01:15,760 Speaker 1: you're at the owners meetings and talking to Jerry Jones, 23 00:01:15,920 --> 00:01:18,559 Speaker 1: does one get a word in edge wise mister Jones 24 00:01:18,560 --> 00:01:20,600 Speaker 1: has some filibuster to him? 25 00:01:21,480 --> 00:01:25,040 Speaker 3: Well, uh, And a lot of personalities among the ownership, 26 00:01:25,080 --> 00:01:28,399 Speaker 3: and Jerry's a Hall of Famer and a great leader, 27 00:01:28,440 --> 00:01:31,120 Speaker 3: and a lot of respect for what he's done with 28 00:01:31,160 --> 00:01:34,080 Speaker 3: the Dallas Cowboys and his entire life work with with 29 00:01:34,120 --> 00:01:38,160 Speaker 3: the Cowboys. But you know, great to represent the Minnesota. 30 00:01:37,800 --> 00:01:40,880 Speaker 1: Vikings here for sure, Yes, sir Mark Welf, team president 31 00:01:40,920 --> 00:01:44,480 Speaker 1: and co owner from the owners meetings. And I'm not 32 00:01:44,520 --> 00:01:47,160 Speaker 1: breaking news here, Mark, but your your Vikings are quite 33 00:01:47,160 --> 00:01:51,560 Speaker 1: popular worldwide. So when do we get like to Australia 34 00:01:51,720 --> 00:01:55,120 Speaker 1: or Barcelona for games, Well. 35 00:01:55,600 --> 00:01:59,000 Speaker 3: We're certainly supportive of all the international efforts the NFL's made. 36 00:01:59,080 --> 00:02:02,120 Speaker 3: The game has grown dramatically. Of course, we were in 37 00:02:02,400 --> 00:02:05,160 Speaker 3: Dublin and London last season and it was a great 38 00:02:05,200 --> 00:02:09,480 Speaker 3: experience and we've really enjoyed supporting the international efforts in 39 00:02:09,520 --> 00:02:11,600 Speaker 3: the NFL, and I know it's growing. 40 00:02:11,919 --> 00:02:13,399 Speaker 2: We're going to Australia this year. 41 00:02:13,440 --> 00:02:15,320 Speaker 3: I think the forty nine ers and Rams are playing 42 00:02:16,080 --> 00:02:17,920 Speaker 3: other markets. So it continues to grow. 43 00:02:18,120 --> 00:02:20,320 Speaker 1: Well, all the way back to twenty thirteen when we 44 00:02:20,320 --> 00:02:26,799 Speaker 1: were at Wembley and the squad beat Ben Roethlisberger and Pittsburgh. 45 00:02:26,520 --> 00:02:30,520 Speaker 3: And it goes back even further. The Vikings have I 46 00:02:30,560 --> 00:02:34,080 Speaker 3: believe they played the first preseason game in Europe in 47 00:02:34,120 --> 00:02:39,880 Speaker 3: the eighties. So our connection to international games is long 48 00:02:39,919 --> 00:02:41,959 Speaker 3: standing and we really support the effort. 49 00:02:42,360 --> 00:02:45,320 Speaker 1: So overall, from a business aspect, Mark, what do you 50 00:02:45,400 --> 00:02:47,040 Speaker 1: like about international games? 51 00:02:48,360 --> 00:02:51,240 Speaker 3: Well, I think it just grows the fan base, the interest, 52 00:02:51,919 --> 00:02:54,600 Speaker 3: the love of the game. So of course it's good 53 00:02:54,639 --> 00:02:55,079 Speaker 3: for business. 54 00:02:55,160 --> 00:02:56,480 Speaker 1: It's good for the growth of the game. 55 00:02:56,520 --> 00:02:59,320 Speaker 3: And now in twenty twenty eight, flag football is going 56 00:02:59,360 --> 00:03:04,760 Speaker 3: to be a Olympic sports. So flag football participation, for instance, 57 00:03:04,800 --> 00:03:09,840 Speaker 3: internationally has grown dramatically, and so both boys and girls, 58 00:03:09,919 --> 00:03:13,440 Speaker 3: everyone's playing football in various forms, and just the growth 59 00:03:13,480 --> 00:03:15,480 Speaker 3: and the support of the game is something the NFL 60 00:03:16,400 --> 00:03:18,280 Speaker 3: is great for business, but it's also great for our 61 00:03:18,320 --> 00:03:21,040 Speaker 3: fans to connect to the game and to love the 62 00:03:21,080 --> 00:03:23,360 Speaker 3: game the rest of their lives and watch the vikings 63 00:03:23,400 --> 00:03:23,920 Speaker 3: and all the rest. 64 00:03:24,040 --> 00:03:27,440 Speaker 1: Well, how about that, Boss, The league is getting behind 65 00:03:27,800 --> 00:03:31,720 Speaker 1: a professional flag football league that'll start in twenty twenty 66 00:03:31,760 --> 00:03:36,320 Speaker 1: eight for men and women. Is flag football the fastest 67 00:03:36,360 --> 00:03:37,960 Speaker 1: growing sport in America? 68 00:03:39,680 --> 00:03:45,160 Speaker 3: Certainly growing very dramatically. Millions of young people, particularly young girls, 69 00:03:45,200 --> 00:03:48,960 Speaker 3: are playing quite a bit. In fact, in Minnesota the 70 00:03:49,040 --> 00:03:52,560 Speaker 3: growth has been dramatic over one hundred high schools now 71 00:03:52,600 --> 00:03:56,440 Speaker 3: have flag football. That's grown dramatically, and we're making a 72 00:03:56,440 --> 00:03:59,480 Speaker 3: big effort to have Minnesota hopefully sanctioned flag football. 73 00:04:00,240 --> 00:04:02,320 Speaker 2: States already have nineteen to. 74 00:04:02,320 --> 00:04:05,120 Speaker 3: The twenty biggest cities in Minnesota have it. So this 75 00:04:05,280 --> 00:04:09,480 Speaker 3: is a way for building confidence, building self esteem, connecting 76 00:04:09,520 --> 00:04:12,119 Speaker 3: with teammates. Team sports is a great way for kids 77 00:04:12,200 --> 00:04:13,960 Speaker 3: to learn and grow. 78 00:04:14,080 --> 00:04:17,160 Speaker 2: So we are so supportive and I know the NFL is. 79 00:04:17,200 --> 00:04:19,960 Speaker 3: Leading in very big way into flag football and we're 80 00:04:20,040 --> 00:04:20,880 Speaker 3: very supportive of it. 81 00:04:20,960 --> 00:04:23,720 Speaker 1: Well, Mark, that's amazing, I mean the growth of Minnesota's 82 00:04:24,080 --> 00:04:27,320 Speaker 1: girls high school flag football leagues, because I mean I 83 00:04:27,360 --> 00:04:30,560 Speaker 1: remember chatting about it, what five years ago, four years ago, 84 00:04:30,720 --> 00:04:33,640 Speaker 1: like when it started maybe a little long. When did 85 00:04:33,680 --> 00:04:34,520 Speaker 1: you guys start this? 86 00:04:36,000 --> 00:04:38,120 Speaker 2: I mean it's been four or five years at least where. 87 00:04:37,960 --> 00:04:41,000 Speaker 3: We went into it. We have Andrew Miller, our entire 88 00:04:41,080 --> 00:04:44,440 Speaker 3: business staff, Brett Tabor and others in our staff really 89 00:04:44,520 --> 00:04:48,320 Speaker 3: leading the charge, working with the local school districts getting 90 00:04:48,680 --> 00:04:51,320 Speaker 3: the programs up and running. And so we're just part 91 00:04:51,360 --> 00:04:54,000 Speaker 3: of a national and even international movement where millions of 92 00:04:54,080 --> 00:04:56,880 Speaker 3: young people are playing. So you'll see more of it. 93 00:04:57,080 --> 00:04:59,080 Speaker 3: The flag football and the Olympics is going to be 94 00:04:59,120 --> 00:05:02,840 Speaker 3: exciting for twenty hopefully of thirty two in Brisbane and 95 00:05:03,200 --> 00:05:04,960 Speaker 3: a lot of work by the NFL, and we're again 96 00:05:05,120 --> 00:05:06,000 Speaker 3: very supportive of it. 97 00:05:06,320 --> 00:05:08,839 Speaker 1: This is Mark Well from Arizona and the owners meetings. 98 00:05:08,880 --> 00:05:11,400 Speaker 1: He's the president and co owner of the Minnesota Vikings. 99 00:05:11,960 --> 00:05:15,080 Speaker 1: And with this new professional endeavor flag football for men 100 00:05:15,120 --> 00:05:18,479 Speaker 1: and women, I mean it gives athletic hope to all 101 00:05:18,600 --> 00:05:22,520 Speaker 1: men and all women. So here's the question, what position 102 00:05:22,600 --> 00:05:27,040 Speaker 1: would you play on a flag football team? Now that's 103 00:05:27,080 --> 00:05:27,719 Speaker 1: a good question. 104 00:05:28,279 --> 00:05:30,360 Speaker 3: I don't know if I have the moves for wide receiver, 105 00:05:30,520 --> 00:05:36,440 Speaker 3: but I'd have to try them all and get back 106 00:05:36,480 --> 00:05:38,479 Speaker 3: down that. Maybe the arm still has a little bit 107 00:05:38,560 --> 00:05:39,520 Speaker 3: left in it, so we'll try that. 108 00:05:39,600 --> 00:05:40,320 Speaker 2: I will tell you this. 109 00:05:41,040 --> 00:05:46,960 Speaker 3: You'd be surprised people assume that tackle football traditional football 110 00:05:47,040 --> 00:05:49,599 Speaker 3: is the same as flag football. There of course a lot. 111 00:05:49,440 --> 00:05:52,920 Speaker 2: Of similarities, but there's an elusiveness. 112 00:05:52,160 --> 00:05:56,360 Speaker 3: And speediness needed that's kind of a unique to flag football, 113 00:05:56,440 --> 00:05:58,400 Speaker 3: so kind of a different skill sets. 114 00:05:58,440 --> 00:06:00,280 Speaker 2: Will be interesting to see how the. 115 00:06:00,279 --> 00:06:02,680 Speaker 3: Development of the athletes go and who's going to be 116 00:06:02,680 --> 00:06:06,480 Speaker 3: great at and who's not. But there's already tremendous excitement 117 00:06:06,520 --> 00:06:08,280 Speaker 3: among all the teams out there. 118 00:06:08,320 --> 00:06:10,200 Speaker 1: Well, I mean, you don't have to tell your brother 119 00:06:10,320 --> 00:06:13,080 Speaker 1: Ziggy about that. I mean he seems like a game 120 00:06:13,160 --> 00:06:15,800 Speaker 1: changing running back with sweet moves at the point of 121 00:06:15,839 --> 00:06:19,080 Speaker 1: attack in flag football with with Ziggi. That sounds about right, 122 00:06:19,120 --> 00:06:19,560 Speaker 1: doesn't it. 123 00:06:20,640 --> 00:06:24,200 Speaker 3: Hey, you go, well, listen, We'll stick to the main sport, 124 00:06:24,320 --> 00:06:28,320 Speaker 3: cheering on from the sidelines and trying to provide resources 125 00:06:28,360 --> 00:06:30,160 Speaker 3: to get a championship. That's what we're about. 126 00:06:30,279 --> 00:06:33,320 Speaker 1: Hey, hey, Mark, do you think Minneapolis gets to host 127 00:06:33,360 --> 00:06:36,680 Speaker 1: the twenty twenty eight draft And what's the process after 128 00:06:36,720 --> 00:06:37,760 Speaker 1: submitting the bid? 129 00:06:39,320 --> 00:06:43,320 Speaker 3: Well, we've had again Minnesota and the business community and 130 00:06:43,360 --> 00:06:46,159 Speaker 3: the entire community really comes out and supports the big event. 131 00:06:46,839 --> 00:06:48,680 Speaker 3: We have Super Bowl fifty two, as you know, at 132 00:06:48,760 --> 00:06:50,960 Speaker 3: US Banks Stadium, the finest stadium in the world. 133 00:06:51,000 --> 00:06:52,720 Speaker 1: So we're working with league. 134 00:06:52,520 --> 00:06:55,680 Speaker 3: Officials to try to figure out the venue and we're 135 00:06:55,760 --> 00:06:58,400 Speaker 3: working hard towards trying to win the bid for the 136 00:06:58,440 --> 00:07:00,840 Speaker 3: twenty twenty eight draft. As you know, coming up this 137 00:07:01,279 --> 00:07:04,039 Speaker 3: later in April, it's going to be in Pittsburgh and 138 00:07:04,200 --> 00:07:05,040 Speaker 3: Washington next year. 139 00:07:05,120 --> 00:07:06,880 Speaker 2: So we're shooting for Minnesota. 140 00:07:07,040 --> 00:07:10,080 Speaker 3: We think we've got a great chance, great companies like 141 00:07:10,600 --> 00:07:14,280 Speaker 3: US Bank, Eco at Metronic. Their CEOs are chairing the 142 00:07:14,280 --> 00:07:18,119 Speaker 3: committee along with us, and we're very supportive of making 143 00:07:18,160 --> 00:07:20,160 Speaker 3: sure the BIT is a top notch as it can 144 00:07:20,160 --> 00:07:22,840 Speaker 3: be and hopefully bring another great event to Minnesota. 145 00:07:22,920 --> 00:07:27,120 Speaker 1: Hey, as we approach the twenty the twenty twenty six season, 146 00:07:27,560 --> 00:07:30,080 Speaker 1: pretty cool quarterback room you have, wouldn't you say? I 147 00:07:30,080 --> 00:07:33,000 Speaker 1: mean as a co owner when you hear Kyler Murray 148 00:07:33,000 --> 00:07:36,240 Speaker 1: and a million and change, that has to sound okay, 149 00:07:36,360 --> 00:07:39,000 Speaker 1: right for a former first overall pick in the draft. 150 00:07:40,160 --> 00:07:42,880 Speaker 3: Well, Kyler is a great competitor, and I'll tell you 151 00:07:42,920 --> 00:07:45,200 Speaker 3: the first thing he said to us when we signed 152 00:07:45,240 --> 00:07:48,040 Speaker 3: him was I'm about winning championships. That's why I came 153 00:07:48,080 --> 00:07:50,560 Speaker 3: to Minnesota. That's what I want to provide and help 154 00:07:50,680 --> 00:07:54,080 Speaker 3: lead us to that. And kudos to Rob Razinski and 155 00:07:54,160 --> 00:07:57,680 Speaker 3: coach O'Connell and putting a great quarterback room together. We've got, 156 00:07:57,680 --> 00:08:00,840 Speaker 3: of course JJ McCarthy now Kyle Murray and of course 157 00:08:00,880 --> 00:08:05,880 Speaker 3: Carson Wentz who did an outstanding job before unfortunately an 158 00:08:05,880 --> 00:08:09,280 Speaker 3: injury last year. So a great room with lots of experience. 159 00:08:09,360 --> 00:08:12,400 Speaker 3: Max Brozman still on the roster and still a part 160 00:08:12,400 --> 00:08:14,720 Speaker 3: of the room. So you know we've got we've got 161 00:08:14,720 --> 00:08:17,400 Speaker 3: a great room, and that was a very intentional way 162 00:08:17,440 --> 00:08:20,160 Speaker 3: of build it in a proper way and we feel 163 00:08:20,200 --> 00:08:20,920 Speaker 3: really good about it. 164 00:08:21,080 --> 00:08:25,040 Speaker 1: Last one here, Boss Mark will from Arizona. You mentioned 165 00:08:25,080 --> 00:08:28,520 Speaker 1: the name Razinski. That's Rob Razinski, executive vice president of 166 00:08:28,520 --> 00:08:31,960 Speaker 1: football Operations. He and his assistant, as we mentioned yesterday 167 00:08:31,960 --> 00:08:34,600 Speaker 1: with Rob, Emily Battis and the rest of the cast, 168 00:08:34,640 --> 00:08:37,600 Speaker 1: do such a good job. He's the acting general manager. 169 00:08:37,679 --> 00:08:40,720 Speaker 1: And Rob's so smart and calm and has an awesome 170 00:08:40,760 --> 00:08:44,240 Speaker 1: relationship with the head coach. So how much do those 171 00:08:44,280 --> 00:08:48,400 Speaker 1: traits matter to you? For a role like that, it's. 172 00:08:48,320 --> 00:08:52,920 Speaker 3: Usually important really stabilize the entire operation given the transition, 173 00:08:53,080 --> 00:08:56,560 Speaker 3: and so we're very grateful to Rob and his whole 174 00:08:56,600 --> 00:08:59,440 Speaker 3: team in terms of how they're going about decisions and 175 00:08:59,720 --> 00:09:03,360 Speaker 3: bring the entire personnel and coaching group together and getting 176 00:09:03,360 --> 00:09:07,120 Speaker 3: input and really leading. And so you know, he's been 177 00:09:07,160 --> 00:09:09,199 Speaker 3: with us since we purchased a team in two thousand 178 00:09:09,240 --> 00:09:11,560 Speaker 3: and five, and he's been in the NFL for over 179 00:09:11,600 --> 00:09:14,599 Speaker 3: thirty years. So this robs the season. The veteran you 180 00:09:14,679 --> 00:09:19,320 Speaker 3: said it exactly right, Smart, a collaborator and brings a 181 00:09:19,360 --> 00:09:23,480 Speaker 3: great decision making to the entire room. So we're focused 182 00:09:23,520 --> 00:09:25,920 Speaker 3: one hundred percent on this draft. We've got nine picks. 183 00:09:25,960 --> 00:09:27,240 Speaker 2: We're super excited about that. 184 00:09:27,800 --> 00:09:30,760 Speaker 3: And we're really excited about the season ahead and looking 185 00:09:30,800 --> 00:09:33,439 Speaker 3: forward to adding to the roster of the draft coming up. 186 00:09:33,600 --> 00:09:36,800 Speaker 1: Mark, great chat, great information. Enjoy your stay down there, 187 00:09:36,840 --> 00:09:38,960 Speaker 1: safe travels back home, and thanks for the talk. 188 00:09:38,960 --> 00:09:41,960 Speaker 3: Okay, thanks Pa Skull Vikings. 189 00:09:42,040 --> 00:09:44,400 Speaker 1: Yes, sir, see you letter Mark Well, President and co 190 00:09:44,480 --> 00:09:49,240 Speaker 1: owner of the Minnesota Vikings from the owners meetings in Scottsdale, Arizona. 191 00:09:49,480 --> 00:09:53,760 Speaker 1: All right, when we return, we pay off the Tuesday 192 00:09:53,960 --> 00:09:57,679 Speaker 1: portion of the equation for a sequence of draft related 193 00:09:57,760 --> 00:10:00,920 Speaker 1: chats that we can coc it over the weekend and 194 00:10:00,960 --> 00:10:04,800 Speaker 1: started yesterday. Yesterday was the Monday mock. Today is two 195 00:10:04,840 --> 00:10:10,880 Speaker 1: for Tuesday, Tomorrow, wild Card Wednesday, and Thursday is Thirsty Thursday. 196 00:10:10,960 --> 00:10:14,040 Speaker 1: Players for whom you thirst on the Minnesota Vikings. We 197 00:10:15,000 --> 00:10:17,360 Speaker 1: also have talkbacks that we're going to be dropping in 198 00:10:17,400 --> 00:10:19,840 Speaker 1: a remainder of the show and go to the free 199 00:10:19,920 --> 00:10:22,560 Speaker 1: iHeart audio app on the microphone. You get up to 200 00:10:22,600 --> 00:10:28,040 Speaker 1: thirty seconds create whatever talker or take you desire. But 201 00:10:28,360 --> 00:10:30,760 Speaker 1: we said at the beginning of the show, it's that 202 00:10:30,840 --> 00:10:33,600 Speaker 1: time of the year and you're listening to nine to noon, 203 00:10:33,679 --> 00:10:36,720 Speaker 1: so inherently that makes you an elite draft and football mind, 204 00:10:37,640 --> 00:10:39,520 Speaker 1: Is there a player or like, who do you want 205 00:10:39,559 --> 00:10:43,160 Speaker 1: the Minnesota Vikings to select at eighteen? You can lean 206 00:10:43,240 --> 00:10:45,960 Speaker 1: into that or create your own talker and we have 207 00:10:46,000 --> 00:10:47,920 Speaker 1: a nice prize to be given away. At the end 208 00:10:47,920 --> 00:10:52,240 Speaker 1: of the radio show. Nordo handles offense, I'll handle the 209 00:10:52,280 --> 00:10:56,760 Speaker 1: defense with the two for Tuesday, and the speedy wide 210 00:10:56,760 --> 00:11:06,520 Speaker 1: receiver gets center stage. Now, apa is. 211 00:11:06,520 --> 00:11:09,400 Speaker 4: Any from St Anthony And here is my take on 212 00:11:09,400 --> 00:11:12,560 Speaker 4: the twenty twenty sixth draft. If we want to be 213 00:11:12,600 --> 00:11:15,560 Speaker 4: flashy but with a high price, we trade up for 214 00:11:15,679 --> 00:11:18,760 Speaker 4: Jay Love to bolster our run game, which is much needed. 215 00:11:19,640 --> 00:11:22,560 Speaker 4: But we want to make an underrated pick but with 216 00:11:22,720 --> 00:11:26,000 Speaker 4: high impact, we should draft center j Slaughter. 217 00:11:27,040 --> 00:11:27,680 Speaker 3: That's my take. 218 00:11:27,880 --> 00:11:30,480 Speaker 4: I don't know what it's worth, but probably about two cents. 219 00:11:30,600 --> 00:11:31,040 Speaker 5: Thanks. 220 00:11:31,679 --> 00:11:32,960 Speaker 1: Now, I'm gonna go ahead and put a bunch of 221 00:11:33,040 --> 00:11:35,800 Speaker 1: zeros behind that take. Make it a two thousand dollars take, 222 00:11:36,480 --> 00:11:39,640 Speaker 1: especially the center portion of the equation. Now, you may 223 00:11:39,679 --> 00:11:41,959 Speaker 1: not be right, but you went outside the box, which 224 00:11:42,240 --> 00:11:46,960 Speaker 1: always is appreciated. Nine to Noon Regarding the first part 225 00:11:47,000 --> 00:11:49,680 Speaker 1: of the equation, as you will hear about an hour 226 00:11:49,800 --> 00:11:54,840 Speaker 1: from now from Elite Draft analyst Jordan Reed from ESPN, 227 00:11:55,160 --> 00:11:58,720 Speaker 1: longtime a friend of nine to Noon's to get up 228 00:11:58,720 --> 00:12:01,560 Speaker 1: to get Jeremiah, I love from Notre Dame. I mean 229 00:12:01,559 --> 00:12:03,079 Speaker 1: you got you. You're gonna have to go to five 230 00:12:03,200 --> 00:12:06,920 Speaker 1: or four. Yeah, And that's just that's just too much 231 00:12:07,040 --> 00:12:09,760 Speaker 1: to give up when when you got spots you need 232 00:12:09,800 --> 00:12:10,320 Speaker 1: to fill all. 233 00:12:10,400 --> 00:12:12,559 Speaker 6: To Anny's point, that would be flashy, wouldn't it. That 234 00:12:12,600 --> 00:12:15,200 Speaker 6: would be flashy, be a flashy and a high price move, 235 00:12:15,360 --> 00:12:15,880 Speaker 6: no doubt. 236 00:12:15,960 --> 00:12:20,240 Speaker 1: But it may be flashy. The question is would it 237 00:12:20,280 --> 00:12:25,880 Speaker 1: be prudent? Blah blah blah bah bab two for Tuesday, 238 00:12:26,000 --> 00:12:29,200 Speaker 1: Nordo handles offense. I'll handle the defense portion of the 239 00:12:29,240 --> 00:12:34,600 Speaker 1: equation forty minutes from now following news do Gordo And 240 00:12:35,240 --> 00:12:37,440 Speaker 1: for those of you missed the Pat mccletty interviewed about 241 00:12:37,480 --> 00:12:39,520 Speaker 1: nine age. By the way, let's just get this out 242 00:12:39,520 --> 00:12:44,480 Speaker 1: of the way here. Gord though, that's what Pat mccalletty 243 00:12:44,480 --> 00:12:48,400 Speaker 1: called me. I'm gonna ask Google translate real quick. Hey, 244 00:12:48,400 --> 00:12:49,959 Speaker 1: what does gordo stand for? 245 00:12:50,000 --> 00:12:50,160 Speaker 6: Her? 246 00:12:50,280 --> 00:12:54,680 Speaker 1: What does that translate to in English? Fat? Come on 247 00:12:56,040 --> 00:13:03,240 Speaker 1: it does meg Gordo means fat in Spanish. I didn't 248 00:13:03,240 --> 00:13:05,920 Speaker 1: think we had a problem until he accidentally called Pat 249 00:13:06,000 --> 00:13:10,880 Speaker 1: mcalletty accidentally called the producer Gordo and then followed it 250 00:13:10,960 --> 00:13:14,840 Speaker 1: up by calling me Pablito, saying no thinggo diempo bought 251 00:13:14,840 --> 00:13:18,480 Speaker 1: a frozen four. So maybe there was some type of 252 00:13:18,600 --> 00:13:21,960 Speaker 1: intonation in there from the man on the mural, but 253 00:13:22,200 --> 00:13:24,320 Speaker 1: if only for a show, and not because of the 254 00:13:24,400 --> 00:13:28,120 Speaker 1: Spanish take on the equation, the Spanish translation of the equation, 255 00:13:28,679 --> 00:13:32,840 Speaker 1: he's Gordo. I am indeed Gordo. One more talkback here. 256 00:13:34,720 --> 00:13:38,000 Speaker 7: This is Tony from Chisholm, Minnesota. I want the Vikings 257 00:13:38,000 --> 00:13:40,520 Speaker 7: to trade back and get more picks in the later rounds. 258 00:13:40,600 --> 00:13:42,800 Speaker 7: That's what I want. And then the trade back and 259 00:13:42,840 --> 00:13:45,440 Speaker 7: if Peter Woods is there, take them or just take 260 00:13:45,440 --> 00:13:46,840 Speaker 7: the best player available. 261 00:13:47,920 --> 00:13:48,000 Speaker 2: Uh. 262 00:13:48,120 --> 00:13:50,800 Speaker 6: Those are both courtesy of the free iHeartRadio app. By 263 00:13:50,800 --> 00:13:53,000 Speaker 6: the way, because it's a Talker Tuesday, you're gonna hear 264 00:13:53,440 --> 00:13:56,120 Speaker 6: a thought from me momentarily as part of the two 265 00:13:56,160 --> 00:13:59,760 Speaker 6: for Tuesday but talkback and Talker Tuesdays. One of you 266 00:13:59,800 --> 00:14:01,440 Speaker 6: at the end of the show is going to win 267 00:14:01,480 --> 00:14:04,280 Speaker 6: a spot in the Northern Fire Grilling and Barbecue Supply 268 00:14:04,440 --> 00:14:07,920 Speaker 6: Brisket boot Camp. It's Saturday, May thirtieth from five to 269 00:14:07,960 --> 00:14:10,839 Speaker 6: seven pm at Northern Fire at Minnetaka. It's one hundred 270 00:14:10,840 --> 00:14:13,160 Speaker 6: dollars value and you're going to walk into that place 271 00:14:13,240 --> 00:14:16,240 Speaker 6: ready for fun, with tastings and maybe a couple of beverages. 272 00:14:16,480 --> 00:14:18,440 Speaker 6: You're going to walk out knowing how to make a 273 00:14:18,640 --> 00:14:23,800 Speaker 6: championship quality barbecue beef brisket. So that's what the talkbacks 274 00:14:23,800 --> 00:14:26,360 Speaker 6: are for today. Keep them coming now as we get 275 00:14:26,360 --> 00:14:26,960 Speaker 6: to this here. 276 00:14:32,720 --> 00:14:36,400 Speaker 8: It's a two for Tuesday, not it's a two for 277 00:14:36,480 --> 00:14:38,800 Speaker 8: Tuesday nine to noon. 278 00:14:39,440 --> 00:14:39,720 Speaker 1: All right. 279 00:14:39,800 --> 00:14:41,800 Speaker 6: As part of two for Tuesday, you're going to handle 280 00:14:41,800 --> 00:14:44,320 Speaker 6: a defensive player, I believe. At the top of the hour, 281 00:14:44,440 --> 00:14:47,560 Speaker 6: Pa and I went offense with mine and I'm just 282 00:14:47,640 --> 00:14:50,480 Speaker 6: kind of taking a peek at my favorite football team 283 00:14:50,600 --> 00:14:53,000 Speaker 6: and all those picks you heard of. The owners pomped 284 00:14:53,120 --> 00:14:56,240 Speaker 6: nine draft picks, including four in the top one hundred. 285 00:14:57,120 --> 00:15:01,360 Speaker 6: This team needs a skilled player, This team needs a 286 00:15:01,360 --> 00:15:05,680 Speaker 6: potential playmaker, and maybe they get one on Friday night 287 00:15:05,720 --> 00:15:06,360 Speaker 6: of the draft. 288 00:15:06,520 --> 00:15:11,600 Speaker 8: Lakelock winding down quickly. Killer wants to throw it, turning 289 00:15:11,640 --> 00:15:14,800 Speaker 8: one zone for the touchdown. 290 00:15:15,240 --> 00:15:21,400 Speaker 9: Price Lance Real tod In and NTSU strikes first another 291 00:15:21,560 --> 00:15:24,640 Speaker 9: of Tree Lance. He's not a quarterback, he's a wide 292 00:15:24,720 --> 00:15:26,680 Speaker 9: receiver and he's a dynamic. 293 00:15:26,240 --> 00:15:26,600 Speaker 1: One at that. 294 00:15:26,920 --> 00:15:30,120 Speaker 6: He said dynamic Fargo dynamic. 295 00:15:30,200 --> 00:15:32,880 Speaker 1: Indeed, Fargo dome go crazy. 296 00:15:33,680 --> 00:15:38,920 Speaker 6: Bryce Lance wide receiver, wide receiver out of North Dakota 297 00:15:38,960 --> 00:15:44,440 Speaker 6: State University. It is indeed, Bison with a Z team 298 00:15:44,440 --> 00:15:48,640 Speaker 6: needs a receiver. And I still have to imagine that 299 00:15:48,840 --> 00:15:51,080 Speaker 6: they will find their way to some sort of wily 300 00:15:51,280 --> 00:15:53,960 Speaker 6: veteran sometime. I mean, it could happen this afternoon, or 301 00:15:54,000 --> 00:15:57,600 Speaker 6: it could happen somewhere near training camp, a veteran that's 302 00:15:57,640 --> 00:15:59,680 Speaker 6: got a little grit to him, maybe from a run 303 00:15:59,680 --> 00:16:04,560 Speaker 6: block perspective, a contributor, somebody with experience most certainly. But 304 00:16:04,680 --> 00:16:06,920 Speaker 6: as of now, this wide receiving core with your favorite 305 00:16:06,920 --> 00:16:09,840 Speaker 6: team and PA mentioned in the open, it was announced 306 00:16:10,160 --> 00:16:13,840 Speaker 6: or reported yesterday from those owners meetings in Arizona that 307 00:16:13,920 --> 00:16:16,120 Speaker 6: the Vikings do intend to pick up that fifth year 308 00:16:16,160 --> 00:16:20,000 Speaker 6: option on Jordan Addison. So I think that's a guaranteed 309 00:16:20,120 --> 00:16:22,800 Speaker 6: twenty twenty seven salary. Let's just call it seventeen or 310 00:16:22,800 --> 00:16:25,240 Speaker 6: eighteen million dollars. I think it's eighteen. But as of 311 00:16:25,320 --> 00:16:28,720 Speaker 6: now your wide receivers for the Vikings include Justin Jefferson, 312 00:16:29,240 --> 00:16:36,360 Speaker 6: Jordan Addison, ty Felton, and then what Joaquin Davis, Jayshawn Jones, 313 00:16:36,640 --> 00:16:39,560 Speaker 6: Dante Fleming. Three names by the way, that may be 314 00:16:39,680 --> 00:16:43,960 Speaker 6: familiar via training camp, familiar via preseason games and the 315 00:16:44,080 --> 00:16:47,360 Speaker 6: practice squad, but not familiar in terms of Vikings playing 316 00:16:47,480 --> 00:16:51,000 Speaker 6: NFL games. And sure Miles Price caught nearly two hundred 317 00:16:51,000 --> 00:16:54,320 Speaker 6: balls at Texas Tech in Indiana. I did not watch 318 00:16:55,120 --> 00:16:58,520 Speaker 6: the Caleb Douglasses of Texas Tech fame. I did not 319 00:16:58,680 --> 00:17:02,680 Speaker 6: watch the Chris brazil Ls of Tennessee fame. I picked 320 00:17:02,680 --> 00:17:05,880 Speaker 6: Trey Lance because it was a name I was familiar with. 321 00:17:06,320 --> 00:17:10,440 Speaker 6: Marshall Tigers Go Crazy, Minnesota's own brother of Trey. 322 00:17:11,240 --> 00:17:12,960 Speaker 1: But he's six three, two oh nine. 323 00:17:13,720 --> 00:17:16,679 Speaker 6: He ran a four to three four at the combine 324 00:17:17,160 --> 00:17:23,360 Speaker 6: and has a forty one inch vertical Bryce Lance emerging 325 00:17:23,440 --> 00:17:27,120 Speaker 6: from obscurity, and there are actually a lot of similarities here, 326 00:17:27,160 --> 00:17:29,480 Speaker 6: not just because they went to the same school, but 327 00:17:29,560 --> 00:17:32,160 Speaker 6: if you look at kind of the emergence and then 328 00:17:32,240 --> 00:17:35,840 Speaker 6: the wow, this guy can fly, there are some some 329 00:17:35,920 --> 00:17:41,200 Speaker 6: similarities between his trajectory at NDSU and Christian Watson's projectory 330 00:17:41,200 --> 00:17:44,480 Speaker 6: at NDSU. Eventually, I believe Watson was a second round 331 00:17:44,560 --> 00:17:48,080 Speaker 6: pick early day two selection by the pack. Back to 332 00:17:48,160 --> 00:17:51,879 Speaker 6: back thousand yard seasons at NBSU, he had seventeen touchdowns 333 00:17:51,880 --> 00:17:55,200 Speaker 6: in twenty twenty four, had eight receiving tds last year. 334 00:17:55,200 --> 00:17:58,679 Speaker 6: Also had a seventy five yard scoring run for the 335 00:17:58,680 --> 00:18:00,320 Speaker 6: Bison kids. 336 00:18:00,359 --> 00:18:01,240 Speaker 1: Just an athlete and. 337 00:18:01,560 --> 00:18:04,760 Speaker 6: Just thinking about it, I mentioned Jefferson and Addison. If 338 00:18:04,800 --> 00:18:07,480 Speaker 6: this team walks away from draft weekend with the receiver, 339 00:18:08,040 --> 00:18:10,600 Speaker 6: I feel like first round, that's a heck of a 340 00:18:10,600 --> 00:18:13,960 Speaker 6: lot of equity to have in one position group. Seventh round, 341 00:18:14,520 --> 00:18:17,240 Speaker 6: are we just throwing darts at a board? I think 342 00:18:17,400 --> 00:18:22,080 Speaker 6: somewhere late day two is probably the feel good spot 343 00:18:22,119 --> 00:18:24,080 Speaker 6: for a receiver. I mentioned the fact that they have 344 00:18:24,119 --> 00:18:26,920 Speaker 6: four selections in the first one hundred picks. I think 345 00:18:26,960 --> 00:18:30,719 Speaker 6: that's the first ninety seven to be exact. Well, starting 346 00:18:30,800 --> 00:18:32,640 Speaker 6: day two they don't have our Day three, they don't 347 00:18:32,680 --> 00:18:35,560 Speaker 6: have a fourth round pick, so it's either you get 348 00:18:35,600 --> 00:18:38,879 Speaker 6: them late Friday night or maybe Rob gets tricky moves 349 00:18:38,920 --> 00:18:41,919 Speaker 6: his chest pieces around the board. But other than that, 350 00:18:41,960 --> 00:18:44,240 Speaker 6: you might be waiting a while on Saturday, and a 351 00:18:44,280 --> 00:18:48,400 Speaker 6: guy like Bryce Lance might not be around elite athlete. 352 00:18:48,640 --> 00:18:52,120 Speaker 6: I mentioned the forty one inch vertical, the combine time, 353 00:18:52,440 --> 00:18:55,760 Speaker 6: the forty and I mean just his ten yards splits 354 00:18:55,800 --> 00:19:00,040 Speaker 6: insane and. 355 00:18:58,880 --> 00:18:59,800 Speaker 1: He lacks polish. 356 00:19:00,119 --> 00:19:03,760 Speaker 6: It's the same conversation that was had when Christian Watson 357 00:19:04,400 --> 00:19:06,600 Speaker 6: came out of NDSU played in FCS. 358 00:19:06,960 --> 00:19:08,480 Speaker 1: So the competition level. 359 00:19:09,000 --> 00:19:12,120 Speaker 6: Is he a one or two trick pony, that he's 360 00:19:12,160 --> 00:19:16,240 Speaker 6: a field stretcher needs development in expanding the route tree. 361 00:19:16,760 --> 00:19:20,040 Speaker 6: All of those conversations that we had about Christian Watson 362 00:19:20,080 --> 00:19:22,359 Speaker 6: several years ago, I believe, or in the midst of 363 00:19:22,400 --> 00:19:27,080 Speaker 6: being had with Bryce Lance or about Bryce Lance. So 364 00:19:27,400 --> 00:19:30,200 Speaker 6: just some things here that I dabbled into, from a 365 00:19:30,280 --> 00:19:33,560 Speaker 6: pros and cons to strength and weaknesses. Here, of course 366 00:19:33,600 --> 00:19:36,080 Speaker 6: we're talking about Bryce Lance as part of a. 367 00:19:39,600 --> 00:19:43,480 Speaker 1: It's a two for Tuesday nine to new. 368 00:19:43,160 --> 00:19:46,000 Speaker 6: And by the way, talkbacks and texts free, iHeartRadio app. 369 00:19:46,000 --> 00:19:49,880 Speaker 1: If you think, well, come on, Nords, that's a terrible idea. 370 00:19:50,119 --> 00:19:52,760 Speaker 6: Don't need Bryce Lance on this team or co sign 371 00:19:53,520 --> 00:19:56,800 Speaker 6: loved this idea. Maybe it's picked ninety seven, or maybe 372 00:19:56,800 --> 00:20:00,000 Speaker 6: if we can maneuver into day three, maybe he's available. 373 00:19:59,560 --> 00:20:00,000 Speaker 1: In the fifth. 374 00:20:00,280 --> 00:20:03,720 Speaker 6: Do we take a flyer on them talkbacks texts, you're 375 00:20:03,760 --> 00:20:04,879 Speaker 6: the elite draft minds. 376 00:20:05,240 --> 00:20:07,320 Speaker 1: I'm just picking the name of a Marshall kid. Marshall 377 00:20:07,359 --> 00:20:10,800 Speaker 1: Tigers go crazy and with seven forty the Fan part 378 00:20:10,840 --> 00:20:15,440 Speaker 1: of the vast and never expanding Kfan Audio Slash radio network. 379 00:20:15,840 --> 00:20:19,159 Speaker 1: There are a bunch of people listening now who watched 380 00:20:19,359 --> 00:20:22,679 Speaker 1: Lance play and maybe you have some nuance to the 381 00:20:22,720 --> 00:20:26,600 Speaker 1: conversation where you remember him doing certain things in certain 382 00:20:26,680 --> 00:20:29,840 Speaker 1: spots and you follow the viking, so you're like, Naylor 383 00:20:29,880 --> 00:20:32,200 Speaker 1: went over there, he was fast and he got paid, 384 00:20:32,680 --> 00:20:35,120 Speaker 1: and now you want to replace it with some speed, 385 00:20:35,200 --> 00:20:38,840 Speaker 1: and ty Felton fits into the conversation. Kevin O'Connell went 386 00:20:38,880 --> 00:20:41,440 Speaker 1: out of his way to drop ty Felton's name nine 387 00:20:41,480 --> 00:20:45,520 Speaker 1: to noon yesterday, So seven forty the Fan be heard 388 00:20:45,600 --> 00:20:49,440 Speaker 1: via the talkbacks at the iHeartRadio app. 389 00:20:49,520 --> 00:20:53,080 Speaker 6: So I mentioned elite. I mean just freaky athleticism from 390 00:20:53,080 --> 00:20:56,960 Speaker 6: this kid. That's undeniable, massive catch radius, the six to 391 00:20:56,960 --> 00:20:59,680 Speaker 6: three frame you dig all that people are going to 392 00:20:59,760 --> 00:21:01,959 Speaker 6: drag him a bit because he's a little bit undersized, 393 00:21:02,080 --> 00:21:03,320 Speaker 6: might be top heavy as. 394 00:21:03,560 --> 00:21:04,080 Speaker 1: When you dig. 395 00:21:04,200 --> 00:21:06,720 Speaker 6: These draft profiles are some of my favorite things to 396 00:21:06,760 --> 00:21:10,199 Speaker 6: read every year. Drop an anchor and this size and 397 00:21:10,240 --> 00:21:13,040 Speaker 6: this radius arm length for alignment. It's a beautiful time 398 00:21:13,080 --> 00:21:17,600 Speaker 6: of the year for all of that. Ball skills, contested catchability, 399 00:21:17,880 --> 00:21:22,840 Speaker 6: blue chip tracking of the ball in air, natural adjustments, Sticky, 400 00:21:23,440 --> 00:21:27,040 Speaker 6: sudden hands. He's got sudden hands, but does he have 401 00:21:27,440 --> 00:21:30,360 Speaker 6: late hands? Hey, that will be determined at a later date. 402 00:21:31,119 --> 00:21:35,000 Speaker 6: Strong contested catch rate sixty two percent, very very tough 403 00:21:35,000 --> 00:21:37,440 Speaker 6: and strong on fifty to fifty balls in the air. 404 00:21:38,040 --> 00:21:40,240 Speaker 6: I mean, you know, I mentioned the production and the 405 00:21:40,280 --> 00:21:41,600 Speaker 6: big plays in particular. 406 00:21:41,680 --> 00:21:43,760 Speaker 1: When you watch his highlights and. 407 00:21:43,760 --> 00:21:45,880 Speaker 6: You find him on YouTube, you're gonna find a ton 408 00:21:45,920 --> 00:21:46,840 Speaker 6: of stuff like this. 409 00:21:47,040 --> 00:21:49,800 Speaker 8: Yella wants to throw it off the pump, bake, heaves 410 00:21:49,840 --> 00:21:51,120 Speaker 8: one deep, HEAs. 411 00:21:51,000 --> 00:21:53,119 Speaker 1: Lance nice, Lance. 412 00:21:53,760 --> 00:21:55,720 Speaker 9: Catches it, clearly put a touchdown. 413 00:21:57,480 --> 00:21:59,000 Speaker 1: Get the arts is just four. 414 00:21:58,840 --> 00:22:02,000 Speaker 6: Plays and a fifty yards in just four plays. Picture 415 00:22:02,000 --> 00:22:06,720 Speaker 6: of that, Kyler, Jaji mccarr, Carson Wentz, Max Brett. Would 416 00:22:06,760 --> 00:22:11,320 Speaker 6: we could we potentially be too two generations of bison 417 00:22:11,880 --> 00:22:15,280 Speaker 6: connecting in the end zone for the Minnesota Vikings. 418 00:22:15,359 --> 00:22:18,320 Speaker 1: It ain't bad, oh, Carson to Bryce, right, But when 419 00:22:18,320 --> 00:22:23,000 Speaker 1: you mentioned NDSU bison and catching in the NFL, let's 420 00:22:23,080 --> 00:22:26,000 Speaker 1: make sure Bryce Lance can catch Heaven's. 421 00:22:25,720 --> 00:22:29,520 Speaker 5: Zero Vikings person ten from the twenty five Rogers deep 422 00:22:29,600 --> 00:22:32,639 Speaker 5: shot man uncovered dropped. 423 00:22:32,720 --> 00:22:35,760 Speaker 1: At the twenty five yard line. Two things there. 424 00:22:36,160 --> 00:22:39,320 Speaker 5: Hey, if Patrick Peterson's gonna cover like that all year, 425 00:22:39,359 --> 00:22:43,560 Speaker 5: we're gonna win one game. And b Christian Watson, welcome 426 00:22:43,600 --> 00:22:44,400 Speaker 5: to the NFL. 427 00:22:44,520 --> 00:22:48,240 Speaker 10: My man about Pat Pete just getting dragged in that 428 00:22:48,320 --> 00:22:51,520 Speaker 10: highlight he got bird though, it was like a battleship 429 00:22:51,680 --> 00:22:54,520 Speaker 10: attempting to turn in Lake Superior. 430 00:22:54,560 --> 00:22:55,480 Speaker 1: It took forever. 431 00:22:57,400 --> 00:22:59,760 Speaker 6: So looking at the and I'm, you know, the Christian 432 00:22:59,800 --> 00:23:02,240 Speaker 6: wat in comparisons, as I mentioned, as deep as they are, 433 00:23:02,320 --> 00:23:03,040 Speaker 6: let me just hit. 434 00:23:03,359 --> 00:23:06,719 Speaker 1: The big thing that I read across the board. 435 00:23:07,600 --> 00:23:10,080 Speaker 6: I went to about seven different sites, and then I 436 00:23:10,160 --> 00:23:13,199 Speaker 6: even asked Groc to help colate and combine some of 437 00:23:13,200 --> 00:23:18,200 Speaker 6: this information. The route running, just expanding what he does. 438 00:23:18,760 --> 00:23:21,600 Speaker 6: He was asked to be the guy that beats the defender, right, 439 00:23:21,640 --> 00:23:25,719 Speaker 6: he was asked the guy that on the outside, in particular. 440 00:23:25,320 --> 00:23:26,640 Speaker 1: Win those fifty to fifties. 441 00:23:26,720 --> 00:23:29,000 Speaker 6: But in the end, I just need you to outrun everybody, 442 00:23:29,080 --> 00:23:31,280 Speaker 6: and we're going to throw a moonshot to you. So 443 00:23:31,440 --> 00:23:35,760 Speaker 6: expanding his route tree, what that looks like overall physicality. 444 00:23:36,200 --> 00:23:39,040 Speaker 6: You love the six to three frame. Can you put 445 00:23:39,080 --> 00:23:41,320 Speaker 6: on a couple pounds? I guess, can we get that's 446 00:23:41,320 --> 00:23:42,560 Speaker 6: what the nutrition is, sir for. 447 00:23:42,600 --> 00:23:47,560 Speaker 1: Ad Yeah, Gordo, not you make Kim Gordough That's what 448 00:23:47,600 --> 00:23:51,440 Speaker 1: I meant. Sorry, Pablito, Pablito. 449 00:23:51,640 --> 00:23:54,560 Speaker 6: Hey, if Bryce Lance comes here, I got ten pounds 450 00:23:54,600 --> 00:23:55,160 Speaker 6: I can give him. 451 00:23:55,440 --> 00:23:58,719 Speaker 1: There's no problem with the problem him. I'll give him fifteen. 452 00:23:58,800 --> 00:24:01,480 Speaker 1: Look what Mikoletti starts. Man, Now it's all of a sudden, 453 00:24:01,520 --> 00:24:03,280 Speaker 1: a self fulfilling prophecy. 454 00:24:03,480 --> 00:24:05,840 Speaker 6: Well, I mean, in the world the Freudian slips. He 455 00:24:05,920 --> 00:24:08,840 Speaker 6: said this, and it means. 456 00:24:12,520 --> 00:24:12,720 Speaker 2: Six. 457 00:24:13,040 --> 00:24:16,040 Speaker 1: Why did he does he work with a Gordon or 458 00:24:16,520 --> 00:24:19,399 Speaker 1: a Gordi? Or like, why did he drop Gordo. We 459 00:24:19,400 --> 00:24:22,359 Speaker 1: can understand when John in Minneapolis used to call the 460 00:24:22,440 --> 00:24:25,280 Speaker 1: radio show and he kept calling you nord quick. We 461 00:24:25,400 --> 00:24:27,439 Speaker 1: understood that for about two and a half years. 462 00:24:27,520 --> 00:24:29,920 Speaker 6: I hope everything's good, But John in Minneapolis, we haven't 463 00:24:29,920 --> 00:24:31,119 Speaker 6: gotten his calls in years. 464 00:24:31,280 --> 00:24:35,080 Speaker 1: I don't understand the Gordo part of the equation. 465 00:24:35,359 --> 00:24:37,240 Speaker 6: Yeah, I think it's a nickname. There was a Texter 466 00:24:37,920 --> 00:24:39,800 Speaker 6: and I don't I'm just gonna roll with it because 467 00:24:39,840 --> 00:24:42,719 Speaker 6: I love the guy. Gordo somebody put in six four 468 00:24:42,800 --> 00:24:45,800 Speaker 6: six eighty six is one of Jordan Leopold's nicknames. 469 00:24:46,880 --> 00:24:58,280 Speaker 1: Post hockey, Right, Leo, Leo, his bellies full? All right, 470 00:24:59,160 --> 00:25:01,919 Speaker 1: we've gone off the two for Tuesday. That's okay, Like 471 00:25:02,000 --> 00:25:06,680 Speaker 1: the two for actually involves alcoholic beverages being imbibed during 472 00:25:06,720 --> 00:25:09,200 Speaker 1: the course of the nine to nooner. Well, I'm still 473 00:25:09,200 --> 00:25:11,800 Speaker 1: trying to figure out what thirsty Thursday means, so I 474 00:25:11,880 --> 00:25:14,800 Speaker 1: might be completely off targeting out of bounds by the 475 00:25:14,800 --> 00:25:19,119 Speaker 1: time we get to Thursday. The competition level FCS Bryce 476 00:25:19,240 --> 00:25:24,440 Speaker 1: Lance Wide Receiver DSU playing for those playing against lower, 477 00:25:24,680 --> 00:25:29,320 Speaker 1: lower quality competition. He's not facing the elite shutdown SEC corners, 478 00:25:29,760 --> 00:25:32,480 Speaker 1: and maybe he's given more space and more opportunity. 479 00:25:33,160 --> 00:25:35,720 Speaker 6: This guy is just a freaking athlete. I mean, just 480 00:25:35,720 --> 00:25:38,720 Speaker 6: watch some of the That's really what they're buying here. 481 00:25:38,880 --> 00:25:42,280 Speaker 6: The vikings are if they believe they can get him 482 00:25:42,320 --> 00:25:46,640 Speaker 6: into a room that includes Justin Jefferson, that includes Jordan Addison, 483 00:25:47,119 --> 00:25:51,080 Speaker 6: that includes a coach that has an opportunity to mold 484 00:25:51,080 --> 00:25:53,679 Speaker 6: this guy. And I'm pretty sure we like our coach 485 00:25:53,760 --> 00:25:56,159 Speaker 6: of the wide receiver room. So you feel good about 486 00:25:56,520 --> 00:26:00,560 Speaker 6: some development opportunities here. If you find your to this 487 00:26:00,600 --> 00:26:04,040 Speaker 6: guy maybe late Friday night, maybe it's picked ninety seven, 488 00:26:04,600 --> 00:26:09,679 Speaker 6: you're basically getting Christian Watson with a lower floor, a 489 00:26:09,840 --> 00:26:13,320 Speaker 6: higher ceiling, and a better track record of health. 490 00:26:14,320 --> 00:26:18,560 Speaker 1: I like that. And by the way, with the gangster 491 00:26:18,720 --> 00:26:21,399 Speaker 1: lean I have for the eleven o'clock portion of the 492 00:26:21,480 --> 00:26:24,760 Speaker 1: two for Tuesday. If you expect it, if you expect 493 00:26:24,880 --> 00:26:29,200 Speaker 1: an in depth of breakdown with this Cincinnati Bearcatz tackle 494 00:26:29,240 --> 00:26:32,239 Speaker 1: that you just got from Nordo on Bryce Lance, then 495 00:26:32,320 --> 00:26:34,600 Speaker 1: you might want to go to the internet machine and 496 00:26:34,680 --> 00:26:38,680 Speaker 1: like research draft profiles and just read your lives away. 497 00:26:38,800 --> 00:26:43,600 Speaker 1: Because my submission ain't that that was very very well done. 498 00:26:44,000 --> 00:26:48,199 Speaker 6: Well again, he has It's not the first time that 499 00:26:48,280 --> 00:26:50,919 Speaker 6: he's come up in conversation and people have made that 500 00:26:50,960 --> 00:26:55,600 Speaker 6: connection of from Marshall Minnesota kid. You think about celebrating 501 00:26:55,680 --> 00:26:59,240 Speaker 6: feeling and CJ Hamm a week in change ago, Minnesota 502 00:26:59,320 --> 00:27:02,080 Speaker 6: kids finding their way with the big pro team, and 503 00:27:02,560 --> 00:27:05,360 Speaker 6: Bryce has an opportunity to be playing at a high 504 00:27:05,440 --> 00:27:08,320 Speaker 6: level on Sundays, and so this team, man, you know, 505 00:27:08,600 --> 00:27:10,760 Speaker 6: Ty Felton, head coach, goes out of his way to 506 00:27:10,760 --> 00:27:11,320 Speaker 6: bring him up. 507 00:27:11,800 --> 00:27:14,119 Speaker 1: I think he played like forty five snaps on offense. 508 00:27:14,200 --> 00:27:17,280 Speaker 6: Last year it was something like that, three catches twenty 509 00:27:17,280 --> 00:27:17,919 Speaker 6: five yards. 510 00:27:17,920 --> 00:27:19,840 Speaker 1: Hey, the couple of them moved the chains, that sort 511 00:27:19,880 --> 00:27:20,120 Speaker 1: of thing. 512 00:27:21,240 --> 00:27:25,919 Speaker 6: Massive special teamer, and so I'm just curious, you know, 513 00:27:26,119 --> 00:27:28,920 Speaker 6: is it no accident that he mentions him as you 514 00:27:29,560 --> 00:27:32,040 Speaker 6: go out of his way? But what does that development 515 00:27:32,080 --> 00:27:34,000 Speaker 6: in the year two look like? Because, as I was 516 00:27:34,040 --> 00:27:36,040 Speaker 6: reading through the depth chart at the front end of 517 00:27:36,080 --> 00:27:39,520 Speaker 6: this thing, we kind of need, we kind of need 518 00:27:39,560 --> 00:27:42,840 Speaker 6: ty Felton to find his way to becoming a thing, right. 519 00:27:43,400 --> 00:27:45,840 Speaker 6: And so when I look at the Jayshawn Jones, I 520 00:27:45,880 --> 00:27:47,840 Speaker 6: look at some of the practice squad cats that haven't 521 00:27:47,880 --> 00:27:50,960 Speaker 6: been able to latch on, I do wonder it's not 522 00:27:51,040 --> 00:27:53,920 Speaker 6: necessarily that in a vacuum they can't go out and 523 00:27:54,119 --> 00:27:57,920 Speaker 6: run that Nailer route and provide a compliment to Jefferson 524 00:27:57,960 --> 00:28:01,640 Speaker 6: and Addison. It's probably this special teams aspect of it 525 00:28:01,680 --> 00:28:05,280 Speaker 6: is probably the totality of their game and what they 526 00:28:05,320 --> 00:28:08,639 Speaker 6: can get, maybe mentally in the offensive scheme, combined with 527 00:28:08,680 --> 00:28:11,919 Speaker 6: their ability to contribute in other areas. Ty Felton was 528 00:28:11,960 --> 00:28:14,399 Speaker 6: he on all those special teams because he was really 529 00:28:14,440 --> 00:28:16,760 Speaker 6: really good at it. Was he on all those special 530 00:28:16,760 --> 00:28:20,080 Speaker 6: teams because Well drafted him in the third round and 531 00:28:21,080 --> 00:28:22,880 Speaker 6: wanted to give him a chance, didn't want to cut 532 00:28:22,920 --> 00:28:25,320 Speaker 6: him at the end of August. Who knows, But I 533 00:28:25,400 --> 00:28:28,440 Speaker 6: just haven't seen anything from ty Felton, and I kind 534 00:28:28,440 --> 00:28:30,760 Speaker 6: of want Bryce Lance on my team if he's available, 535 00:28:30,800 --> 00:28:33,359 Speaker 6: and then the fits right and the picks right, and if. 536 00:28:33,240 --> 00:28:35,879 Speaker 1: They like the guy, I like the guy. Well, what 537 00:28:35,960 --> 00:28:39,360 Speaker 1: I like reading between the lines here with the way 538 00:28:39,400 --> 00:28:42,960 Speaker 1: you laid that out so eloquently, what I like And 539 00:28:43,680 --> 00:28:46,720 Speaker 1: if you think I'm casting an aspursion here, then take 540 00:28:46,760 --> 00:28:49,720 Speaker 1: me deep. But I do the same Gordo today. So 541 00:28:49,760 --> 00:28:52,000 Speaker 1: I mean you could say whatever you want, Okay, I 542 00:28:52,120 --> 00:28:55,240 Speaker 1: do the same thing. Okay. It's like you're looking for 543 00:28:55,280 --> 00:28:58,520 Speaker 1: a two for Tuesday or a wild card player on Wednesday. Now, 544 00:28:58,560 --> 00:29:02,440 Speaker 1: when we get to Thursday, these are players for whom 545 00:29:02,520 --> 00:29:06,480 Speaker 1: we thirst. Oh yes, at eighteen, So you got theene Men, 546 00:29:06,840 --> 00:29:09,680 Speaker 1: you got maybe Jeremiah Love. You know, is it a 547 00:29:09,680 --> 00:29:12,400 Speaker 1: first trap Thursday. It's a first trap, is what it is. 548 00:29:12,760 --> 00:29:17,080 Speaker 1: It's those are more popular n vogue names for that 549 00:29:17,120 --> 00:29:19,480 Speaker 1: part of the draft. I mean, when we're getting into 550 00:29:19,560 --> 00:29:23,800 Speaker 1: two for Tuesday and it's like end of Friday, anytime Saturday. 551 00:29:24,440 --> 00:29:28,040 Speaker 1: You come up with an you come up with a philosophy. Okay, 552 00:29:28,080 --> 00:29:30,480 Speaker 1: like you did, am I going to go down the road. 553 00:29:30,600 --> 00:29:34,320 Speaker 1: So what do they need? They can use defensive tackle, 554 00:29:34,560 --> 00:29:37,840 Speaker 1: they can use corner, they can use wide receiver, they 555 00:29:37,840 --> 00:29:40,760 Speaker 1: probably can use safety. So then you pick a spot. 556 00:29:40,920 --> 00:29:45,240 Speaker 1: Then you get into the players, and as you research 557 00:29:45,440 --> 00:29:49,560 Speaker 1: and watch stuff with said player, you either talk yourself 558 00:29:49,680 --> 00:29:53,600 Speaker 1: into or out of something. Indeed, and I sense, yes, 559 00:29:53,760 --> 00:29:56,680 Speaker 1: you knew who Bryce Lands was. Yes, seven forty of 560 00:29:56,720 --> 00:29:59,280 Speaker 1: the fan go crazy. But now let's like get into 561 00:29:59,320 --> 00:30:01,960 Speaker 1: his games. What he does against good teams, D one 562 00:30:02,000 --> 00:30:04,920 Speaker 1: team stuff like that. What does he do here in 563 00:30:04,960 --> 00:30:07,360 Speaker 1: these situations? How fast is he? What he do at 564 00:30:07,360 --> 00:30:11,000 Speaker 1: the combine? And you know, can it be provincial because 565 00:30:11,000 --> 00:30:13,840 Speaker 1: that's that always will win? Yes, nine to noon. So 566 00:30:13,880 --> 00:30:17,680 Speaker 1: it sounds to me like you came into it wide 567 00:30:17,680 --> 00:30:20,280 Speaker 1: eyed and with an open mind, that is correct, with 568 00:30:20,400 --> 00:30:23,320 Speaker 1: the willingness to be like this, ain't it. This ain't 569 00:30:23,360 --> 00:30:24,240 Speaker 1: going to be my two firm. 570 00:30:24,400 --> 00:30:26,920 Speaker 6: I hadn't watched a video of Bryce Lance until two 571 00:30:27,000 --> 00:30:27,480 Speaker 6: weeks ago. 572 00:30:27,640 --> 00:30:29,640 Speaker 1: Right, that's it. Wait, wait, wait till we get to 573 00:30:29,680 --> 00:30:31,840 Speaker 1: eleven o'clock and I talk about the nose tackle. I 574 00:30:31,840 --> 00:30:34,320 Speaker 1: had no idea had blood clots in his long until 575 00:30:34,360 --> 00:30:36,600 Speaker 1: about in as long as until about four hours ago. 576 00:30:37,400 --> 00:30:39,440 Speaker 6: But I'm still talking about him. But but I think 577 00:30:39,480 --> 00:30:41,760 Speaker 6: we can we can. We can handle that. He doesn't 578 00:30:41,800 --> 00:30:46,480 Speaker 6: drop balls. He runs exceptionally fast. He has the arms 579 00:30:46,600 --> 00:30:48,640 Speaker 6: and the length and the athleticism. 580 00:30:49,360 --> 00:30:52,800 Speaker 1: He's long and athletic. That always plays in Minnesota. 581 00:30:52,920 --> 00:30:56,959 Speaker 6: Absolutely and again for the fifth time, Marshall Tigers go crazy. 582 00:30:57,080 --> 00:30:59,400 Speaker 1: Yeah, that made a lot of sense. I like, I 583 00:30:59,480 --> 00:31:03,800 Speaker 1: like how you ate it out now, feeda fairness in 584 00:31:03,880 --> 00:31:08,920 Speaker 1: two for conversation, Yeah, fairness in two for act feeda. 585 00:31:09,760 --> 00:31:14,520 Speaker 1: I do believe, you know, a riding discernment, for whatever 586 00:31:14,560 --> 00:31:18,560 Speaker 1: that's worth. I do think the Vikings will sign a 587 00:31:18,680 --> 00:31:21,840 Speaker 1: veteran receiver. Yep, I think so too. So it's like, 588 00:31:22,040 --> 00:31:24,320 Speaker 1: you know, I was, I was on that Juwan Jennings 589 00:31:24,360 --> 00:31:26,959 Speaker 1: train a couple of months ago, and I meant it. 590 00:31:27,320 --> 00:31:29,920 Speaker 1: I think they like him too. Is he still available? Yes? 591 00:31:30,320 --> 00:31:33,360 Speaker 1: I don't. I don't think anybody you know, came to 592 00:31:33,400 --> 00:31:37,960 Speaker 1: the conclusion with this young man who formerly was with 593 00:31:38,040 --> 00:31:41,360 Speaker 1: the San Francisco forty nine ers, Juwan Jennings. I don't 594 00:31:41,360 --> 00:31:43,720 Speaker 1: think anybody thought he was going to try to get 595 00:31:43,720 --> 00:31:46,440 Speaker 1: paid like Jerry Rice. I always love that one. I mean, 596 00:31:46,440 --> 00:31:49,200 Speaker 1: can we start at John Taylor. I always love that one, 597 00:31:49,240 --> 00:31:51,560 Speaker 1: and then like move from there. So he's still there 598 00:31:51,600 --> 00:31:54,240 Speaker 1: simply because he's not budging from his demands. From what 599 00:31:54,280 --> 00:31:57,080 Speaker 1: I understand, I'm not saying he's out, but I think 600 00:31:57,080 --> 00:31:59,280 Speaker 1: it's a long shot for him to be in. So 601 00:31:59,400 --> 00:32:02,080 Speaker 1: when your ball on a budget, uh there. I do 602 00:32:02,160 --> 00:32:05,840 Speaker 1: believe there will be a veteran receiver sign somewhere in 603 00:32:05,880 --> 00:32:08,880 Speaker 1: the equation. I totally agree, But that doesn't mean you 604 00:32:08,960 --> 00:32:14,120 Speaker 1: can't draft Lance from North Dakota State University and work 605 00:32:14,240 --> 00:32:17,080 Speaker 1: him into the equation and shoot, that's why you have 606 00:32:17,920 --> 00:32:20,880 Speaker 1: That's why you have a rookie camp, mandatory mini camp, 607 00:32:20,960 --> 00:32:24,600 Speaker 1: and training camp, joint practices in preseason games. Go ahead 608 00:32:24,600 --> 00:32:26,560 Speaker 1: and win the job. I mean, he can win the job. 609 00:32:26,680 --> 00:32:30,120 Speaker 1: Or maybe it's a three way time share between DeAndre Hut. 610 00:32:30,280 --> 00:32:32,960 Speaker 1: Maybe it's a three way time share between the veteran 611 00:32:33,040 --> 00:32:39,600 Speaker 1: receiver Ty Felton and and and Lance. Yeah, or I 612 00:32:39,640 --> 00:32:42,920 Speaker 1: don't know, you know, maybe this tight end Eli Stowers. 613 00:32:43,200 --> 00:32:45,840 Speaker 1: I always love that one from Vanderbilt. You can set 614 00:32:45,920 --> 00:32:48,200 Speaker 1: him out wide play him in the slot, playing wide. 615 00:32:48,320 --> 00:32:50,640 Speaker 1: Maybe maybe the Vandy kids in the equation. He's part 616 00:32:50,640 --> 00:32:51,920 Speaker 1: of the mix. Well, you know a lot of people 617 00:32:51,920 --> 00:32:52,640 Speaker 1: have been asking him. 618 00:32:52,640 --> 00:32:55,600 Speaker 6: Maybe it'll come up on Thirsty Thursday that Oregon tight 619 00:32:55,720 --> 00:32:57,160 Speaker 6: end was. 620 00:32:57,160 --> 00:33:00,840 Speaker 1: A ken Sadik I believe. Yeah, go Ducks. Yeah. Well, 621 00:33:00,960 --> 00:33:02,240 Speaker 1: I mean we have Gavin. 622 00:33:01,960 --> 00:33:05,520 Speaker 6: Bartholomew, you Homer, So I think I think we're too 623 00:33:05,520 --> 00:33:07,200 Speaker 6: heavy at that position right now. 624 00:33:07,240 --> 00:33:09,160 Speaker 1: So what you're saying is you want me to book 625 00:33:09,320 --> 00:33:13,080 Speaker 1: former Oregon kicker Atticus Sappington on Thursday to tell us 626 00:33:13,120 --> 00:33:16,600 Speaker 1: everything we need to know about Theenemen and Kenyon City 627 00:33:17,600 --> 00:33:20,160 Speaker 1: that we can do that. And by the way, Atticus, 628 00:33:20,160 --> 00:33:22,280 Speaker 1: how about if you don't go to the Packers or Bears? 629 00:33:22,320 --> 00:33:25,320 Speaker 1: That would be really cool. That's the first installment of 630 00:33:25,400 --> 00:33:29,360 Speaker 1: two for Tuesday. The second installment about fifteen twenty minutes 631 00:33:29,360 --> 00:33:32,960 Speaker 1: from now. That's followed by Jordan Reed from ESPN. 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Excited to hear from Finchy. 649 00:34:37,280 --> 00:34:39,200 Speaker 6: But in the end Ant found his way to the 650 00:34:39,200 --> 00:34:41,000 Speaker 6: court and he found his way to the bucket. 651 00:34:41,000 --> 00:34:45,480 Speaker 1: Tend to shoot here, Julius Randall to the corner. Edwards 652 00:34:45,560 --> 00:34:47,600 Speaker 1: has it spins on Christy Pyres on. 653 00:34:47,600 --> 00:34:50,880 Speaker 10: The three trains and it's a triple for Anthony Edwards. 654 00:34:51,800 --> 00:34:54,440 Speaker 1: That's his second of the night. How about back footwork. 655 00:34:54,800 --> 00:34:57,960 Speaker 6: An incredible job to take that pass and shed the 656 00:34:58,000 --> 00:35:00,479 Speaker 6: defender and stepped back to in town. 657 00:35:01,160 --> 00:35:03,919 Speaker 10: Oh flak got stripped inside here comes Io on the move, 658 00:35:04,480 --> 00:35:07,879 Speaker 10: locked a head, would look out a right handed flush 659 00:35:08,080 --> 00:35:09,360 Speaker 10: for Edwards. 660 00:35:10,560 --> 00:35:14,720 Speaker 1: His second dunk of the night. Io just ejecting pace 661 00:35:14,760 --> 00:35:17,160 Speaker 1: into this cave as part of that victory. 662 00:35:17,280 --> 00:35:20,839 Speaker 6: Last night, the Minnesota Timberwolves one twenty four ninety four 663 00:35:21,000 --> 00:35:22,880 Speaker 6: just beat the MAVs by thirty. 664 00:35:23,560 --> 00:35:26,239 Speaker 1: Chris Middleton's playing from them. Now it's just weird. 665 00:35:26,040 --> 00:35:29,799 Speaker 6: Anyway, Iodasumo, I think and did his thing, and that's great. 666 00:35:30,320 --> 00:35:33,239 Speaker 6: He found his way to I believe, seventeen points, a 667 00:35:33,280 --> 00:35:35,160 Speaker 6: couple of triples, a couple of nice dunks. 668 00:35:35,680 --> 00:35:37,000 Speaker 1: Dig that, but Iota Assumo. 669 00:35:37,120 --> 00:35:40,360 Speaker 6: Really the story of last night pa eighteen points, fifteen boards, 670 00:35:40,360 --> 00:35:43,480 Speaker 6: twelve dimes, even throw in a three pack of steals 671 00:35:44,000 --> 00:35:47,920 Speaker 6: LFL style. We call that filling. Filling the sheet last 672 00:35:48,000 --> 00:35:50,440 Speaker 6: night was Io Desumu. And you heard on the end 673 00:35:50,440 --> 00:35:52,640 Speaker 6: of that highlight. Now I've heard it a couple times. 674 00:35:53,040 --> 00:35:55,399 Speaker 6: But Jim Pete on the call with Alan Horton, love 675 00:35:55,480 --> 00:35:59,800 Speaker 6: his work, Love his perspective about the energy that ioed 676 00:36:00,040 --> 00:36:03,400 Speaker 6: Sumu is bringing to the floor when he's running things. 677 00:36:03,960 --> 00:36:06,360 Speaker 6: Just kind of ten thousand foot view, whether it's specific 678 00:36:06,400 --> 00:36:08,600 Speaker 6: to last night or just moving forward with Io. 679 00:36:09,280 --> 00:36:10,680 Speaker 1: Wow, what a breath of fresh air. 680 00:36:10,800 --> 00:36:14,080 Speaker 6: This cat is and you see Knights like last night, 681 00:36:14,120 --> 00:36:16,680 Speaker 6: and it gives you some optimism about him running the 682 00:36:16,719 --> 00:36:17,640 Speaker 6: point moving forward. 683 00:36:17,719 --> 00:36:21,240 Speaker 1: I think he's averaging nine ten rebounds a game, maybe 684 00:36:21,280 --> 00:36:22,680 Speaker 1: eight and a half to nine and a half, and 685 00:36:22,800 --> 00:36:26,800 Speaker 1: like rebounding guards. Yeah, well no for rebounds period like 686 00:36:27,960 --> 00:36:31,200 Speaker 1: the last six games or so. So this is consistent 687 00:36:31,320 --> 00:36:34,640 Speaker 1: with Tsumu. That was the second trick Triplea's had in 688 00:36:34,680 --> 00:36:38,800 Speaker 1: his career. Regarding Ant after the game, Chris Finch talking 689 00:36:38,840 --> 00:36:42,800 Speaker 1: about Anthony missing and missing the opening introductions, Mike Conley 690 00:36:42,840 --> 00:36:47,720 Speaker 1: starts nature calls then to the game. Ant was awesome, man, 691 00:36:47,920 --> 00:36:51,680 Speaker 1: his defense was outstanding. Just let the game come to him, 692 00:36:51,760 --> 00:36:55,200 Speaker 1: stayed aggressive, made quicker decisions and things look kind of 693 00:36:55,280 --> 00:36:58,840 Speaker 1: easy for him as a result. Chris Finch nine AM Tomorrow, 694 00:36:58,960 --> 00:36:59,560 Speaker 1: nine to noon. 695 00:37:00,080 --> 00:37:03,640 Speaker 6: Worry some on the reports about Jaden McDaniels, just kind 696 00:37:03,640 --> 00:37:05,840 Speaker 6: of the health front pa week to week and I'm just 697 00:37:05,880 --> 00:37:08,520 Speaker 6: making sure he's ready for the postseason. Yeah, he's kind 698 00:37:08,520 --> 00:37:11,040 Speaker 6: of peeking at Jaden's health and just hoping everything's fine 699 00:37:11,040 --> 00:37:11,600 Speaker 6: for him, right. 700 00:37:11,719 --> 00:37:14,319 Speaker 1: Yeah, from a depth standpoint, you know, it's a well, 701 00:37:14,440 --> 00:37:18,360 Speaker 1: what I mean, like when when Jayden returns and he 702 00:37:18,440 --> 00:37:21,920 Speaker 1: got Anthony back. Okay, so Desumu will go back to 703 00:37:21,960 --> 00:37:25,080 Speaker 1: the bench, which is fine because with he and nas 704 00:37:25,120 --> 00:37:27,920 Speaker 1: read off the bench. I like that pop, but I 705 00:37:27,960 --> 00:37:31,719 Speaker 1: don't want Dsumu's minutes to be cut dramatically. So when 706 00:37:31,760 --> 00:37:34,600 Speaker 1: you know WA ain't getting back to high teens low twenties, 707 00:37:35,239 --> 00:37:37,719 Speaker 1: my man needs to play minimum thirty minutes a game. 708 00:37:37,840 --> 00:37:40,680 Speaker 6: Maybe I'm dumb, but I liked I think Io should start. 709 00:37:41,880 --> 00:37:44,279 Speaker 6: I mean, but I mean, just like manage. Is it 710 00:37:44,400 --> 00:37:47,480 Speaker 6: just because do you think deevon Chenoo is better when 711 00:37:47,560 --> 00:37:50,440 Speaker 6: he starts versus coming off the bench? 712 00:37:50,520 --> 00:37:54,680 Speaker 1: Is it managing a personality thing? You you were gone 713 00:37:54,920 --> 00:37:57,680 Speaker 1: last week when I when I the way I posed 714 00:37:57,719 --> 00:38:03,800 Speaker 1: it to Finch, was you know when Anthony returns? Dude, 715 00:38:03,840 --> 00:38:07,239 Speaker 1: is there a chance Io starts? And all options are 716 00:38:07,360 --> 00:38:11,680 Speaker 1: the paraphrasing, All options are open, But he leaned the 717 00:38:11,719 --> 00:38:16,120 Speaker 1: way of no because with the starting five, he knows 718 00:38:16,160 --> 00:38:19,440 Speaker 1: what he's going to get from them, specifically when the 719 00:38:19,480 --> 00:38:23,120 Speaker 1: postseason begins. The on ball defense for the Minnesota Timberwolves, 720 00:38:23,440 --> 00:38:25,120 Speaker 1: for the most part the last week and a half 721 00:38:25,120 --> 00:38:28,000 Speaker 1: two weeks has been as good as as I and 722 00:38:28,040 --> 00:38:30,759 Speaker 1: we have seen in quite some time. It was unbelievable 723 00:38:30,800 --> 00:38:34,359 Speaker 1: last night. I mean, they guy caught Cooper Flag caught it, 724 00:38:34,560 --> 00:38:38,560 Speaker 1: or Nemhard caught it, or Max Christie or whomever caught it, 725 00:38:38,680 --> 00:38:42,719 Speaker 1: and they were right up in their mix. So that 726 00:38:42,800 --> 00:38:47,120 Speaker 1: really clicked and resonated. Desumo is definitely part of that. 727 00:38:47,440 --> 00:38:51,520 Speaker 1: And he's just so he's wiry and he's spindily. And 728 00:38:51,960 --> 00:38:54,080 Speaker 1: yet you mentioned he had those three steals, but he 729 00:38:54,120 --> 00:38:56,719 Speaker 1: also tipped some balls away that went to Mavericks that 730 00:38:56,800 --> 00:38:58,600 Speaker 1: almost were steals. I just think he stayed. 731 00:38:58,640 --> 00:39:01,959 Speaker 6: He's constantly busy on the court. Yeah, and I love 732 00:39:02,040 --> 00:39:03,320 Speaker 6: that pace that he brings. 733 00:39:03,400 --> 00:39:07,880 Speaker 1: Amen, but specifically with him and nas Read off the bench, 734 00:39:08,080 --> 00:39:10,800 Speaker 1: that's a that's a nice little one too. Off the bench. 735 00:39:11,440 --> 00:39:13,279 Speaker 1: I'm not saying they're gonna go you know, they're gonna 736 00:39:13,280 --> 00:39:16,520 Speaker 1: play only seven players, because they won't. But I liked 737 00:39:16,560 --> 00:39:18,760 Speaker 1: Finch's answer last week and made a lot of sense. 738 00:39:19,200 --> 00:39:21,640 Speaker 6: And we're all following, of course, the fact that the 739 00:39:21,680 --> 00:39:24,520 Speaker 6: Wolves are still locked into that five spot. It is 740 00:39:24,560 --> 00:39:27,000 Speaker 6: a massive difference, I think in terms of how you 741 00:39:27,040 --> 00:39:31,640 Speaker 6: prepare for a Lakers series and a rejuvenated, refreshed Lebron 742 00:39:32,440 --> 00:39:35,279 Speaker 6: and uh and the Nuggets, who historically, I think the 743 00:39:35,320 --> 00:39:39,000 Speaker 6: Howell have matched up great against Lakers in the three. 744 00:39:39,280 --> 00:39:41,200 Speaker 6: Nuggets got a game and a half on us in 745 00:39:41,239 --> 00:39:44,319 Speaker 6: the four, and we are a half game ahead of 746 00:39:44,360 --> 00:39:45,959 Speaker 6: the Houston Rockets who play tonight. 747 00:39:46,000 --> 00:39:47,960 Speaker 1: Hope they lose. How about that? Well, I'm you know, 748 00:39:48,000 --> 00:39:50,360 Speaker 1: I'm with you, like like if it had to be, 749 00:39:51,080 --> 00:39:52,560 Speaker 1: you know, you got a you got a gun next 750 00:39:52,560 --> 00:39:55,880 Speaker 1: to your head, and when the right answer is unfurled, 751 00:39:55,920 --> 00:39:58,759 Speaker 1: you either have to be right or wrong. Here I 752 00:39:58,760 --> 00:40:02,879 Speaker 1: I would lean the way of Denver. However, you know 753 00:40:03,000 --> 00:40:05,800 Speaker 1: it's I watched the Lakers a fair amount and they 754 00:40:06,520 --> 00:40:10,640 Speaker 1: they're steam rolling certain teams now that aren't playing defense. 755 00:40:11,239 --> 00:40:15,080 Speaker 1: So the Lakers. You know, it's Don Chic for the 756 00:40:15,120 --> 00:40:19,440 Speaker 1: weight loss and the active nature of his game, and 757 00:40:19,480 --> 00:40:21,720 Speaker 1: he's just more spry than he's ever been in his career. 758 00:40:22,480 --> 00:40:26,880 Speaker 1: He still wants nothing to do with defense now. He 759 00:40:26,920 --> 00:40:30,520 Speaker 1: also was suspended last night because the technicals, so he's 760 00:40:30,640 --> 00:40:34,359 Speaker 1: losing his mind game after game after game. Keep that 761 00:40:34,440 --> 00:40:37,680 Speaker 1: in mind. Marcus Smart is a good defensive player, but 762 00:40:37,719 --> 00:40:41,200 Speaker 1: he's seen his better days. And the intensity and the 763 00:40:41,719 --> 00:40:45,080 Speaker 1: what ramps up in the postseason I think is going 764 00:40:45,239 --> 00:40:48,440 Speaker 1: to be advantageous for the Minnesota Timberwolves really against a 765 00:40:48,480 --> 00:40:52,800 Speaker 1: team like the LA Lakers. DeAndre Ayton when he wants 766 00:40:52,840 --> 00:40:56,480 Speaker 1: to play, he'll grab ten rebounds and score fifteen points. 767 00:40:56,520 --> 00:40:58,720 Speaker 1: Never been known as a shot blocker all of his career, 768 00:40:59,280 --> 00:41:02,880 Speaker 1: and root rooting, ever has played better for my taste, 769 00:41:03,200 --> 00:41:06,920 Speaker 1: specifically when it comes to offensive rebounding in certain situations, 770 00:41:07,280 --> 00:41:11,319 Speaker 1: gaining position out the flagrance. You know, it almost got 771 00:41:11,360 --> 00:41:14,799 Speaker 1: one last night he elbowed Cooper flag. It was accidental, 772 00:41:15,239 --> 00:41:18,000 Speaker 1: but if he gets one there, he suspended two games. Yeah, 773 00:41:18,040 --> 00:41:19,600 Speaker 1: so I mean, you know he's up there with that, 774 00:41:19,800 --> 00:41:23,799 Speaker 1: but I'm not. I don't in any way fear the 775 00:41:23,840 --> 00:41:27,600 Speaker 1: Los Angeles Lakers, the San Antonio Spurs, and Oka See 776 00:41:27,640 --> 00:41:31,480 Speaker 1: to a certain extent, those two I believe are a 777 00:41:31,600 --> 00:41:38,120 Speaker 1: class above everybody else but Lakers, Nuggets, Rockets, whomever it 778 00:41:38,239 --> 00:41:42,680 Speaker 1: is they then, including the Timberwolves, they have deficiencies that 779 00:41:42,800 --> 00:41:44,560 Speaker 1: have to change in the postseason. 780 00:41:45,760 --> 00:41:48,800 Speaker 6: Wolves next up, they'll be at Detroit in a few days, 781 00:41:48,920 --> 00:41:51,239 Speaker 6: a couple of days, excuse me looking forward to that. 782 00:41:51,400 --> 00:41:54,919 Speaker 6: Twins lose yesterday three to one to the Kansas City 783 00:41:55,040 --> 00:41:57,520 Speaker 6: Royals in KC. It was Matt Wallner nice to see 784 00:41:57,560 --> 00:41:59,600 Speaker 6: him hitting a homer, But that was it for your 785 00:41:59,600 --> 00:42:00,400 Speaker 6: twins offense. 786 00:42:00,400 --> 00:42:01,040 Speaker 1: Simeon Woods. 787 00:42:01,080 --> 00:42:03,400 Speaker 6: Richardson gets the l They chill today, two more in 788 00:42:03,480 --> 00:42:06,840 Speaker 6: Kansas City before they come home to face Tampa on Friday. 789 00:42:07,280 --> 00:42:09,359 Speaker 6: And then this last thing. I've been kind of talking 790 00:42:09,400 --> 00:42:11,399 Speaker 6: to you about it off air. I'm just still trying 791 00:42:11,440 --> 00:42:14,640 Speaker 6: to gather my gather the understanding of what's going on 792 00:42:14,680 --> 00:42:17,640 Speaker 6: with Pro Football Focus just announce of you know, we've 793 00:42:18,080 --> 00:42:22,279 Speaker 6: maybe made jokes about how much PFF we utilize when 794 00:42:22,680 --> 00:42:26,040 Speaker 6: crafting opinions, et cetera regarding our favorite football team, or 795 00:42:26,120 --> 00:42:28,560 Speaker 6: just how much is implemented in the way that we 796 00:42:28,600 --> 00:42:31,200 Speaker 6: watch the NFL. We know it's a massive product and 797 00:42:31,239 --> 00:42:33,560 Speaker 6: you see it on TV all the time. The website's 798 00:42:33,560 --> 00:42:37,040 Speaker 6: the analytics, the player rankings is from a fantasy standpoint, 799 00:42:37,520 --> 00:42:40,560 Speaker 6: and the PFF properties were sold to a company called 800 00:42:40,600 --> 00:42:45,000 Speaker 6: TeamWorks out of North Carolina and they're buying the like 801 00:42:45,080 --> 00:42:48,120 Speaker 6: the business side of it, so not the consumer facing 802 00:42:48,160 --> 00:42:51,239 Speaker 6: content that we use, the podcast, the media stuff, which 803 00:42:51,280 --> 00:42:54,319 Speaker 6: is sadly why a lot of people are potentially being 804 00:42:54,400 --> 00:42:57,839 Speaker 6: laid off from Pro Football Focus, But it's the it's 805 00:42:57,880 --> 00:43:01,759 Speaker 6: the basically the intellectual property in the data tech the 806 00:43:01,760 --> 00:43:05,279 Speaker 6: PFF uses TeamWorks, of course, is business to business, So 807 00:43:05,280 --> 00:43:07,759 Speaker 6: they're selling this to football or they're probably selling it 808 00:43:07,800 --> 00:43:09,920 Speaker 6: to the Vikings, they're probably selling it to college football 809 00:43:09,920 --> 00:43:12,719 Speaker 6: and other sports. 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