1 00:00:01,960 --> 00:00:05,720 Speaker 1: We're back with another School Stories presented by three M, 2 00:00:05,760 --> 00:00:09,280 Speaker 1: the official science partner of the Minnesota Vikings. Tonight, we're 3 00:00:09,320 --> 00:00:12,160 Speaker 1: catching up with Vikings legend running back Chuck Foreman. 4 00:00:14,520 --> 00:00:17,240 Speaker 2: Welcome back to school Stories presented by three M. Tonight's 5 00:00:17,280 --> 00:00:19,319 Speaker 2: guest is always a pleasure to talk to me. May 6 00:00:19,440 --> 00:00:22,520 Speaker 2: his mark during the Vikings decade of dominance to this day, 7 00:00:22,680 --> 00:00:25,280 Speaker 2: his name is still up and down all the Viking 8 00:00:25,360 --> 00:00:28,920 Speaker 2: running backs records. His innovative style let him become a 9 00:00:28,920 --> 00:00:32,320 Speaker 2: fan favorite. Please enjoy tonight's conversation with old number forty 10 00:00:32,320 --> 00:00:37,200 Speaker 2: four Chuck Forman. Well, it's absolutely my pleasure to bring 11 00:00:37,240 --> 00:00:40,120 Speaker 2: in one of my favorite Vikings that I got to 12 00:00:40,159 --> 00:00:42,600 Speaker 2: meet and get to know and guys like with Studwell 13 00:00:42,640 --> 00:00:45,720 Speaker 2: and you know all these all these guys that you 14 00:00:45,800 --> 00:00:47,920 Speaker 2: heard about when you showed up, and that's Chuck Foreman, 15 00:00:47,960 --> 00:00:51,280 Speaker 2: and so Chuck, thanks for being on. How you doing, 16 00:00:51,840 --> 00:00:54,400 Speaker 2: What's what's new with you? What's new with Chuck? That's 17 00:00:54,400 --> 00:00:55,080 Speaker 2: all we want to know. 18 00:00:55,280 --> 00:00:58,080 Speaker 3: Actually, I'm all the way back from Miami. I just 19 00:00:58,080 --> 00:01:00,560 Speaker 3: got the definitely to the Ring of Honor down there 20 00:01:01,560 --> 00:01:05,120 Speaker 3: were down there for the Clinton game and pretty good weekend. 21 00:01:05,480 --> 00:01:07,920 Speaker 3: Enjoyed every bit of a lot of my former teammates, 22 00:01:08,000 --> 00:01:10,000 Speaker 3: and of course I went in with Jimmy Johnson and 23 00:01:10,040 --> 00:01:12,640 Speaker 3: Dennis Erickson. That was a good class to go in 24 00:01:12,640 --> 00:01:15,959 Speaker 3: in twenty twenty three to the Miami Hurricane Ring of Honor. 25 00:01:16,040 --> 00:01:18,399 Speaker 3: So I'm kind of like on cloud nine right now 26 00:01:18,440 --> 00:01:20,479 Speaker 3: on our way back almost back, so. 27 00:01:20,760 --> 00:01:23,600 Speaker 1: You should be was an emotional experience. Was it what 28 00:01:23,640 --> 00:01:25,600 Speaker 1: you thought it would be when you first got the 29 00:01:25,600 --> 00:01:28,200 Speaker 1: call that you were being added to the Miami Hurricane 30 00:01:28,280 --> 00:01:30,840 Speaker 1: Ring of Honor? Because there's some rather illustrious names, as 31 00:01:30,840 --> 00:01:33,520 Speaker 1: you mentioned, already in and now. 32 00:01:33,319 --> 00:01:35,560 Speaker 2: You're who of Ring Honors right there. 33 00:01:35,600 --> 00:01:38,759 Speaker 1: That's pretty cool. Yeah, two Ring of Honors for you, right. 34 00:01:38,680 --> 00:01:41,160 Speaker 3: It certainly is. And it's been been a long time 35 00:01:41,200 --> 00:01:43,200 Speaker 3: since they put anybody in there for a while. But 36 00:01:43,280 --> 00:01:45,200 Speaker 3: you know, I was already in the Hall of Fame 37 00:01:45,240 --> 00:01:47,840 Speaker 3: at the University of Miami. But this is like the 38 00:01:47,880 --> 00:01:50,520 Speaker 3: football and Ring of Honor, so that's why you know 39 00:01:50,920 --> 00:01:53,760 Speaker 3: a lot of great players in that Ring of Honor, 40 00:01:53,800 --> 00:01:55,360 Speaker 3: so it's a good place to be. 41 00:01:55,600 --> 00:01:58,400 Speaker 1: Well, Chuck, you were grew up of course in Frederick, Maryland, 42 00:01:58,600 --> 00:02:02,640 Speaker 1: and was also very good basketball player. Tell me about 43 00:02:02,680 --> 00:02:06,960 Speaker 1: the recruiting process and was football always number one? Because 44 00:02:07,000 --> 00:02:09,400 Speaker 1: I know you love to play hoops too. It was 45 00:02:09,440 --> 00:02:11,400 Speaker 1: there a decision that had to be made, and how 46 00:02:11,440 --> 00:02:14,320 Speaker 1: did that ultimately end up not only playing football, but 47 00:02:14,320 --> 00:02:16,160 Speaker 1: I ultimately end up in Miami. 48 00:02:15,960 --> 00:02:18,360 Speaker 3: Well, I know, the East Coast. Back at my time, 49 00:02:18,400 --> 00:02:21,600 Speaker 3: you know, basketball was the game, you know, and I 50 00:02:21,639 --> 00:02:24,560 Speaker 3: had a lot of offers to play pretty much anywhere 51 00:02:24,720 --> 00:02:28,080 Speaker 3: I wanted to go. I mean, basketball was my favorite, 52 00:02:28,080 --> 00:02:32,400 Speaker 3: but football, I thought that I'd be able to do 53 00:02:32,480 --> 00:02:34,239 Speaker 3: a lot more with it because you know, being a 54 00:02:34,360 --> 00:02:36,760 Speaker 3: six to two and a half six three forward wasn't 55 00:02:36,760 --> 00:02:40,240 Speaker 3: gonna make it. Yeah, you know, in the college night 56 00:02:40,320 --> 00:02:42,120 Speaker 3: I made profit. I could have played guard. I could 57 00:02:42,120 --> 00:02:45,280 Speaker 3: have done all right, no misunderstanding, But football, I mean, 58 00:02:45,320 --> 00:02:47,280 Speaker 3: when it came down to the physical thing, I was 59 00:02:47,320 --> 00:02:49,960 Speaker 3: good to go with that. So I just thought that 60 00:02:50,240 --> 00:02:52,960 Speaker 3: when I sat down after my freshman year at Miami. 61 00:02:53,000 --> 00:02:56,360 Speaker 3: I played basketball down there my freshman year and football, 62 00:02:56,480 --> 00:02:59,120 Speaker 3: but after that first year I decided just to stick 63 00:02:59,160 --> 00:03:02,360 Speaker 3: with football and go from there. So it was the 64 00:03:02,360 --> 00:03:03,079 Speaker 3: best decision. 65 00:03:03,200 --> 00:03:05,959 Speaker 1: You were the number twelve overall pick of the first 66 00:03:06,040 --> 00:03:09,480 Speaker 1: drawn in nineteen seventy three draft. And my understanding is 67 00:03:09,480 --> 00:03:10,920 Speaker 1: that you're sitting down and you know you're down in 68 00:03:10,960 --> 00:03:13,320 Speaker 1: Florida and you go on the Vikings draft to me 69 00:03:13,360 --> 00:03:15,600 Speaker 1: and for your first image may have been those flamethrowers 70 00:03:15,600 --> 00:03:17,800 Speaker 1: that used to thaw out and met the stadium turf, 71 00:03:17,880 --> 00:03:20,280 Speaker 1: and thinking do why want to play football up here? 72 00:03:20,280 --> 00:03:22,400 Speaker 1: What was what was going through your mind? 73 00:03:22,800 --> 00:03:25,639 Speaker 3: Crazy? I think I've ad the Senior Bowl down there, 74 00:03:25,680 --> 00:03:28,400 Speaker 3: and you know, Bud Grint and Frank Gilliam and all 75 00:03:28,440 --> 00:03:30,480 Speaker 3: those guys are down there, and they were looking at me. 76 00:03:30,520 --> 00:03:32,239 Speaker 3: I didn't even know who he were to be quiet 77 00:03:32,280 --> 00:03:34,800 Speaker 3: with this persident. And my friend Walid Chambers says, hey, 78 00:03:34,800 --> 00:03:37,160 Speaker 3: you know, this guy's over here just looking at steering 79 00:03:37,200 --> 00:03:38,880 Speaker 3: you up and down. And I said who is He says, 80 00:03:38,960 --> 00:03:41,640 Speaker 3: I don't know, some gray haired guys. I looked around 81 00:03:41,760 --> 00:03:43,840 Speaker 3: and then oh, this is a true story, and so 82 00:03:44,040 --> 00:03:46,480 Speaker 3: it was Bud Grint. He came over stood next to 83 00:03:46,520 --> 00:03:49,000 Speaker 3: me and looked at me, and I'm like, you know, 84 00:03:49,240 --> 00:03:51,160 Speaker 3: I kind of just kind of feeling a little weird, 85 00:03:51,160 --> 00:03:54,160 Speaker 3: but anyway, and then somebody then they told us who 86 00:03:54,680 --> 00:03:57,000 Speaker 3: he was and stuff like that, but you know, he 87 00:03:57,120 --> 00:03:59,360 Speaker 3: was kind of like sizing me up and all that 88 00:03:59,480 --> 00:04:03,240 Speaker 3: right then, and so I didn't think much about being 89 00:04:03,320 --> 00:04:05,440 Speaker 3: drafted by the Vikings. But they had a whole bunch 90 00:04:05,480 --> 00:04:07,320 Speaker 3: of people, you know, all the teams are there. But 91 00:04:07,360 --> 00:04:10,720 Speaker 3: then you know, sure enough, you know, when I got 92 00:04:10,720 --> 00:04:14,000 Speaker 3: that call, it was Jim Sink telling me that they 93 00:04:14,040 --> 00:04:16,560 Speaker 3: picked me in the twelfth and you know, and then 94 00:04:16,560 --> 00:04:18,440 Speaker 3: he says to me, now, what position do you want 95 00:04:18,480 --> 00:04:21,279 Speaker 3: to play? Well, I was MVP and every All Star 96 00:04:21,400 --> 00:04:23,480 Speaker 3: game I played, I guess, you know, and I was 97 00:04:23,520 --> 00:04:26,520 Speaker 3: a running back when I got those, So I'm going 98 00:04:26,600 --> 00:04:29,120 Speaker 3: to try running back. And so he says, you know, 99 00:04:29,160 --> 00:04:31,320 Speaker 3: because they were thinking about corner they were thinking about 100 00:04:31,320 --> 00:04:32,039 Speaker 3: wide receiver. 101 00:04:32,440 --> 00:04:34,240 Speaker 2: Well, and that's to you, I mean, to your credit. 102 00:04:34,279 --> 00:04:37,000 Speaker 2: I mean, you played cornerback at the University of Miami. 103 00:04:37,040 --> 00:04:39,039 Speaker 2: It's not like you're it's not like you're at Butler 104 00:04:39,120 --> 00:04:42,200 Speaker 2: playing two ways, right, It's like you're you're doing this 105 00:04:42,279 --> 00:04:44,320 Speaker 2: at the highest level college wise. Right. 106 00:04:44,360 --> 00:04:46,920 Speaker 3: It certainly was, and so, and I was moving around, 107 00:04:46,920 --> 00:04:49,160 Speaker 3: and so it was good to get you know, situated 108 00:04:49,400 --> 00:04:52,000 Speaker 3: pretty much. So when I was when I chose to 109 00:04:52,000 --> 00:04:54,520 Speaker 3: play running back, I was still pretty new at it, 110 00:04:54,760 --> 00:04:57,120 Speaker 3: you know, because at Miami one year I played running back, 111 00:04:57,240 --> 00:04:59,400 Speaker 3: when next year I played corner, and then I played 112 00:04:59,440 --> 00:05:01,560 Speaker 3: wire receiver, I went back to running back. It was 113 00:05:01,760 --> 00:05:04,560 Speaker 3: this constant move. But when I got to Minnesota and 114 00:05:04,600 --> 00:05:06,960 Speaker 3: then I was around, I kind of learned a position 115 00:05:07,040 --> 00:05:10,360 Speaker 3: from Bill Brown and Dave oz on Ostrey. They kind 116 00:05:10,400 --> 00:05:12,359 Speaker 3: of showed me all the little things I needed to know. 117 00:05:12,520 --> 00:05:14,839 Speaker 3: And Bud just said, you see this guy number forty 118 00:05:14,880 --> 00:05:16,920 Speaker 3: one over there. I said, yes, sir. He said, do 119 00:05:17,000 --> 00:05:18,400 Speaker 3: everything he does and you'll. 120 00:05:18,160 --> 00:05:18,640 Speaker 2: Be all right. 121 00:05:19,040 --> 00:05:19,800 Speaker 3: And that's how it went. 122 00:05:21,040 --> 00:05:24,400 Speaker 2: So, Chuck, when you watch the game today, it has 123 00:05:24,600 --> 00:05:27,400 Speaker 2: it has to make you feel good that you were 124 00:05:27,440 --> 00:05:29,440 Speaker 2: ahead of your time, right, I mean you think about 125 00:05:29,440 --> 00:05:31,640 Speaker 2: the versatile, the versatility that you bring. You brought to 126 00:05:31,680 --> 00:05:35,400 Speaker 2: this team you played, so you were you mean, basically 127 00:05:35,440 --> 00:05:38,640 Speaker 2: the cutting edge, so to speak. So that had I 128 00:05:38,640 --> 00:05:40,159 Speaker 2: mean that has to you know what. You don't have 129 00:05:40,160 --> 00:05:42,000 Speaker 2: to sit there and say I was old school back 130 00:05:42,000 --> 00:05:44,440 Speaker 2: in you know, back in the day, you were new school. 131 00:05:44,480 --> 00:05:47,000 Speaker 2: You were cutting edge in the versatility department. 132 00:05:47,080 --> 00:05:47,240 Speaker 1: You know. 133 00:05:47,360 --> 00:05:50,000 Speaker 3: Jerry Burns, Bud Grant, they created that whole thing. Cause 134 00:05:50,000 --> 00:05:54,400 Speaker 3: I remember when they decided to put that purple offense 135 00:05:54,480 --> 00:05:56,520 Speaker 3: and they were running it, but they takes it. Bud 136 00:05:56,560 --> 00:05:59,040 Speaker 3: Grant you know, they told me they were gonna move 137 00:05:59,080 --> 00:06:01,680 Speaker 3: me from running back to fullback, and I'm like, wait 138 00:06:01,720 --> 00:06:04,200 Speaker 3: a minute, I'm not gonna like that. This is the 139 00:06:04,240 --> 00:06:05,680 Speaker 3: way it went. I'm gonna tell you how it went. 140 00:06:06,160 --> 00:06:09,080 Speaker 3: And so I'm sitting there and I'm upset, like you know, 141 00:06:09,240 --> 00:06:11,200 Speaker 3: Oscar reed. You know, I'm kind of high strong. I 142 00:06:11,240 --> 00:06:13,600 Speaker 3: was high strung at that time, really this emotional kind 143 00:06:13,600 --> 00:06:15,719 Speaker 3: of guy. He said, just calm down, calm down. You know, 144 00:06:15,720 --> 00:06:18,839 Speaker 3: the fullback position is the best position from this offense. 145 00:06:18,960 --> 00:06:21,400 Speaker 3: And then we're gonna do you know, we catch the 146 00:06:21,440 --> 00:06:24,240 Speaker 3: ball a lot. And then Bud Grant told me, he says, listen, 147 00:06:24,400 --> 00:06:26,160 Speaker 3: he called me in when he saw I was upset, 148 00:06:26,200 --> 00:06:28,600 Speaker 3: and he explained to me why they were doing it. 149 00:06:28,720 --> 00:06:31,720 Speaker 3: But you know, we were going to incorporate more of 150 00:06:31,760 --> 00:06:34,600 Speaker 3: a you as more of a receiver runner. And then 151 00:06:34,640 --> 00:06:36,479 Speaker 3: he also told me at the time, he said, but 152 00:06:36,560 --> 00:06:38,640 Speaker 3: you're never gonna get credit. You're going to be one 153 00:06:38,640 --> 00:06:40,480 Speaker 3: of the bets in the game, no question about it, 154 00:06:40,480 --> 00:06:43,080 Speaker 3: if you do what your cable of doing, but you'll 155 00:06:43,080 --> 00:06:46,680 Speaker 3: never get credit for it because they'll only judge you 156 00:06:47,080 --> 00:06:49,640 Speaker 3: by your rushing yards, not all you can do over 157 00:06:49,640 --> 00:06:53,320 Speaker 3: here from receiver, and he was right about that. Whereas nowadays, 158 00:06:53,400 --> 00:06:56,080 Speaker 3: you know when they evaluate the play it now, if 159 00:06:56,120 --> 00:06:58,400 Speaker 3: you're just a one dimensional running back, you might not 160 00:06:58,480 --> 00:07:01,120 Speaker 3: be playing much football to be you know, a guy 161 00:07:01,160 --> 00:07:02,520 Speaker 3: that can run it and receive it. 162 00:07:02,640 --> 00:07:05,000 Speaker 2: So yeah, I mean the guy that McCaffrey have changed 163 00:07:05,000 --> 00:07:07,800 Speaker 2: that right, right, they've they've changed that dynamic. It's yards 164 00:07:07,839 --> 00:07:08,640 Speaker 2: from scrimmage now. 165 00:07:08,680 --> 00:07:11,640 Speaker 1: So yeah, we're talking to Chuck Foreman. So many honors, 166 00:07:12,240 --> 00:07:15,800 Speaker 1: five time Pro Bowl Vikings, Ring of Honor, fifty Greatest Vikings, 167 00:07:16,160 --> 00:07:19,160 Speaker 1: twenty fifth Anniversary Team, fortieth Anniversary Team, on and on. 168 00:07:19,680 --> 00:07:21,600 Speaker 1: You talk about your history, long history. I remember I 169 00:07:21,680 --> 00:07:23,640 Speaker 1: was kind of a rookie in my in my business, Chuck. 170 00:07:23,640 --> 00:07:26,840 Speaker 1: As you know in nineteen seventy three, the quarterback fran targeted, 171 00:07:27,640 --> 00:07:30,760 Speaker 1: embrace your skill set and knowing when you just talked 172 00:07:30,760 --> 00:07:34,040 Speaker 1: about how Bud and Jerry Burns were installing this purple offense, 173 00:07:34,680 --> 00:07:38,640 Speaker 1: what was Franz sort of his relationship with you immediately 174 00:07:38,720 --> 00:07:41,000 Speaker 1: and and how he took to you and you took 175 00:07:41,040 --> 00:07:42,720 Speaker 1: to him. 176 00:07:41,800 --> 00:07:44,320 Speaker 3: And well, fran was obviously a smart guy. Wouldn't be 177 00:07:44,320 --> 00:07:47,000 Speaker 3: surprised if he wasn't a guy that said Burnsy I 178 00:07:47,040 --> 00:07:49,160 Speaker 3: think we need to do this with this guy, you know, 179 00:07:49,240 --> 00:07:52,200 Speaker 3: because we know he can do pretty much all these 180 00:07:52,200 --> 00:07:54,920 Speaker 3: things that we need. And so but Fran, you know, 181 00:07:55,000 --> 00:07:58,080 Speaker 3: he took that off Minton, and you know, he told 182 00:07:58,120 --> 00:08:01,360 Speaker 3: me just to stay visible, you know, and that's what 183 00:08:01,440 --> 00:08:03,320 Speaker 3: I did. Another word, just stay in front of him. 184 00:08:03,360 --> 00:08:05,520 Speaker 3: And he called some plays you know whereas went. And 185 00:08:05,720 --> 00:08:08,040 Speaker 3: then the thing about it was I was isolated so 186 00:08:08,200 --> 00:08:11,200 Speaker 3: much on a linebackers, you know, so I just had 187 00:08:11,240 --> 00:08:14,480 Speaker 3: to read in the middle the outside linebacker and depending 188 00:08:14,520 --> 00:08:16,240 Speaker 3: on what they were doing, just get rid of the 189 00:08:16,280 --> 00:08:19,200 Speaker 3: one and go where the other one wasn't. So that 190 00:08:19,360 --> 00:08:21,720 Speaker 3: was a pretty easy thing to do. And they put 191 00:08:21,760 --> 00:08:24,200 Speaker 3: me in the slot, they put me outside, so I 192 00:08:24,280 --> 00:08:26,920 Speaker 3: was able to do all those things. So Frand you know, 193 00:08:27,720 --> 00:08:31,400 Speaker 3: he was a creative guy, and he made it happen. 194 00:08:31,600 --> 00:08:34,040 Speaker 2: It's building, it's building a system around the talent that 195 00:08:34,080 --> 00:08:36,400 Speaker 2: you have. And obviously Fran and you know with Chuck, 196 00:08:36,480 --> 00:08:38,520 Speaker 2: you have you have this it's simple, but you have 197 00:08:38,640 --> 00:08:41,600 Speaker 2: guys tecond executed. So Chuck. I don't know if you 198 00:08:41,600 --> 00:08:43,360 Speaker 2: got to see much of the forty nine Ers game, 199 00:08:43,559 --> 00:08:45,319 Speaker 2: but one of my favorite parts of the whole thing 200 00:08:45,480 --> 00:08:47,240 Speaker 2: was was there at there was actually a little bit 201 00:08:47,240 --> 00:08:50,280 Speaker 2: of a scuffle at the end. Guys took exceptions of 202 00:08:50,360 --> 00:08:52,520 Speaker 2: some of the things that are going on. And you 203 00:08:52,559 --> 00:08:54,920 Speaker 2: almost have to remind people that there was a time 204 00:08:54,960 --> 00:08:57,800 Speaker 2: when teams and players and they didn't they actually did 205 00:08:57,840 --> 00:08:59,720 Speaker 2: not like each other, believe it or not. They didn't 206 00:08:59,720 --> 00:09:02,920 Speaker 2: sign jerseys after games. Now we're going in the lambo 207 00:09:03,040 --> 00:09:06,480 Speaker 2: to play Green Bay, right right, and this is it's 208 00:09:06,320 --> 00:09:08,600 Speaker 2: it's a it's a rivalry as old as as old 209 00:09:08,640 --> 00:09:12,040 Speaker 2: as this team can possibly be or is from day one. 210 00:09:12,679 --> 00:09:15,920 Speaker 2: What do you remember just any memories that you have 211 00:09:16,240 --> 00:09:20,520 Speaker 2: of how much you, guys, we as Vikings at the time, 212 00:09:20,880 --> 00:09:25,079 Speaker 2: disliked that team five hundred miles away in Green Bay, 213 00:09:25,120 --> 00:09:27,040 Speaker 2: whether it's in Milwaukee, because you used to play them 214 00:09:27,040 --> 00:09:30,040 Speaker 2: in Milwaukee too, right, but how much it didn't like 215 00:09:30,080 --> 00:09:30,480 Speaker 2: that team. 216 00:09:30,679 --> 00:09:33,120 Speaker 3: Well, we we didn't like each other, I mean at all. 217 00:09:33,160 --> 00:09:34,760 Speaker 3: I mean I had to learn. Now I'm like, wait 218 00:09:34,760 --> 00:09:36,440 Speaker 3: a minute, just a football game. No, it's not just 219 00:09:36,480 --> 00:09:39,200 Speaker 3: a football game. This is the Green Bay Packers. This 220 00:09:39,280 --> 00:09:42,479 Speaker 3: is like the border the border battle. And they actually, 221 00:09:42,840 --> 00:09:44,760 Speaker 3: you know, you just took it to a whole different 222 00:09:44,840 --> 00:09:47,880 Speaker 3: level of performance and commitment when you played the Green 223 00:09:47,880 --> 00:09:51,200 Speaker 3: Bay Packers, and so I didn't really understand it, you know, 224 00:09:51,320 --> 00:09:54,439 Speaker 3: until Bud and of course he had his little talk 225 00:09:54,480 --> 00:09:56,920 Speaker 3: and you know, this is the Packers, and you know 226 00:09:56,960 --> 00:09:58,280 Speaker 3: we got to do what we need to do to 227 00:09:58,280 --> 00:10:01,560 Speaker 3: beat them in regards to whatever it was. So you know, 228 00:10:01,679 --> 00:10:05,120 Speaker 3: guys did a little something different when they got prepared 229 00:10:05,240 --> 00:10:07,679 Speaker 3: for the Green Bay Packers, no doubt about it. So 230 00:10:08,000 --> 00:10:10,680 Speaker 3: it was a great robbery and continues to be. 231 00:10:11,000 --> 00:10:13,120 Speaker 1: Yeah, Pete. Pete was just talking about the fact that 232 00:10:13,160 --> 00:10:15,840 Speaker 1: how after games now you see players, even after last 233 00:10:16,520 --> 00:10:19,559 Speaker 1: the gaming the forty nine ers, I mean, you see 234 00:10:19,600 --> 00:10:21,000 Speaker 1: him before games before games. 235 00:10:21,040 --> 00:10:21,280 Speaker 3: Shock. 236 00:10:21,559 --> 00:10:24,240 Speaker 2: I still can't believe that. Right, they're talking to family 237 00:10:24,320 --> 00:10:26,959 Speaker 2: and shaking hands before games. I'm like, what's going on? 238 00:10:27,120 --> 00:10:31,160 Speaker 1: And I remember, but in particular, after every game, he'd 239 00:10:31,160 --> 00:10:34,000 Speaker 1: be like the school principle, making sure you guys got 240 00:10:34,080 --> 00:10:37,120 Speaker 1: off the field immediately off. He said, if you want 241 00:10:37,160 --> 00:10:39,160 Speaker 1: to go frat and eze with the other team, go 242 00:10:39,320 --> 00:10:41,920 Speaker 1: go to the team bus afterwards. You don't do it 243 00:10:41,960 --> 00:10:45,320 Speaker 1: on the field. It was you never talked to another player. 244 00:10:45,200 --> 00:10:48,120 Speaker 3: No, you better not because he might come pull you 245 00:10:48,240 --> 00:10:51,320 Speaker 3: away from him and not even say anything. But that 246 00:10:51,520 --> 00:10:54,560 Speaker 3: was a no note. You know when when when the 247 00:10:54,559 --> 00:10:57,240 Speaker 3: whistle started and blew, you played the game, and you 248 00:10:57,360 --> 00:11:00,360 Speaker 3: better not even say anything to anybody, you know, until 249 00:11:00,360 --> 00:11:03,280 Speaker 3: after you got cleaned up, went outside, you know, after 250 00:11:03,320 --> 00:11:06,560 Speaker 3: the after the games, then you could speak. But all 251 00:11:06,600 --> 00:11:10,120 Speaker 3: that other kind of retnizing wouldn't that wouldn't tolerated. No, 252 00:11:10,200 --> 00:11:10,880 Speaker 3: not at all. 253 00:11:11,040 --> 00:11:12,679 Speaker 2: Do you think do you think that's a good thing though, 254 00:11:12,880 --> 00:11:14,680 Speaker 2: that they do that? Or do you miss you missed 255 00:11:14,720 --> 00:11:15,280 Speaker 2: the old days? 256 00:11:15,360 --> 00:11:15,520 Speaker 1: Well? 257 00:11:15,520 --> 00:11:18,160 Speaker 3: I miss I missed the old day, you know. I mean, hey, 258 00:11:18,240 --> 00:11:20,160 Speaker 3: you got to you going to battle. There you go, 259 00:11:20,520 --> 00:11:22,400 Speaker 3: you know, but for you know, and then after that 260 00:11:22,600 --> 00:11:26,280 Speaker 3: then that's another story. But you know, I agree with 261 00:11:26,320 --> 00:11:27,480 Speaker 3: the whole way of doing things. 262 00:11:27,920 --> 00:11:30,560 Speaker 2: Stick around for more school Stories presented by three M, 263 00:11:30,559 --> 00:11:33,520 Speaker 2: the official science partner of the Minnesota Vikings. We'll be 264 00:11:33,600 --> 00:11:35,920 Speaker 2: right back with more from Chuck Foreman right after this. 265 00:11:36,360 --> 00:11:38,680 Speaker 2: Heading to a game at us Bank Stadium this season, 266 00:11:38,920 --> 00:11:42,800 Speaker 2: we'll try the new Vikings inspired beer from Hot Valley Brewing, 267 00:11:43,200 --> 00:11:46,640 Speaker 2: crafted for the fans who bleed Purple Hop Hola Hazy 268 00:11:46,679 --> 00:11:51,040 Speaker 2: i Pa is a game day rig for all Valhalla. 269 00:11:51,800 --> 00:11:55,160 Speaker 1: Welcome back to tonight's edition of School Stories presented by 270 00:11:55,360 --> 00:11:58,880 Speaker 1: three M the official science partner of the Minnesota Vikings 271 00:11:58,920 --> 00:12:01,720 Speaker 1: from the field to the room and everywhere in between. 272 00:12:01,880 --> 00:12:04,640 Speaker 1: Three M the official Science Partner of the Minnesota Vikings 273 00:12:04,760 --> 00:12:08,840 Speaker 1: is here. Visit Vikings dot com slash school Science to 274 00:12:08,920 --> 00:12:11,720 Speaker 1: learn more. Now let's get back into our conversation with 275 00:12:11,800 --> 00:12:16,080 Speaker 1: Vikings legend Chuck Foreman. You're still involved here the spin 276 00:12:16,200 --> 00:12:19,280 Speaker 1: Doctors doing his thing, and I know you're still getting 277 00:12:19,320 --> 00:12:21,080 Speaker 1: out with the public here and the Twin Cities when 278 00:12:21,120 --> 00:12:23,640 Speaker 1: you come back to town all the time. And I'm sure 279 00:12:23,640 --> 00:12:25,520 Speaker 1: you get a lot of feedback from fans who grew 280 00:12:25,600 --> 00:12:28,760 Speaker 1: up you know, are watching you play. And you know 281 00:12:28,800 --> 00:12:31,080 Speaker 1: that's got to make you feel good because the Chuck 282 00:12:31,120 --> 00:12:33,400 Speaker 1: Foreman's name means so much in this community and for 283 00:12:33,440 --> 00:12:36,320 Speaker 1: the Vikings history and the ownership has done a really 284 00:12:36,400 --> 00:12:38,880 Speaker 1: nice job, it seems like, making sure that you guys 285 00:12:38,880 --> 00:12:41,760 Speaker 1: are a big part of the present Minnesota Vikings. 286 00:12:42,000 --> 00:12:45,320 Speaker 3: Well, they certainly have done a great job, the Wilson 287 00:12:45,720 --> 00:12:49,520 Speaker 3: everybody involved with the organization, and you know, it's really 288 00:12:49,559 --> 00:12:53,080 Speaker 3: appreciated the way David, you know, brought us into the 289 00:12:53,160 --> 00:12:56,240 Speaker 3: mix and kept us involved with the team and all 290 00:12:56,280 --> 00:12:59,480 Speaker 3: the different things they're doing to keep us involved with 291 00:12:58,920 --> 00:13:03,800 Speaker 3: the with the organization, and we got lucky. And when 292 00:13:03,800 --> 00:13:05,880 Speaker 3: they bought the team, I thought, you know, you look 293 00:13:05,920 --> 00:13:09,200 Speaker 3: at the facilities they've they've built, the commitment they've made 294 00:13:09,200 --> 00:13:12,280 Speaker 3: to the community, and all those different things that they do, 295 00:13:12,720 --> 00:13:15,840 Speaker 3: and how they make us feel, you know, amazing, Like 296 00:13:15,920 --> 00:13:19,600 Speaker 3: we're a major part of the organization. So that's a 297 00:13:19,640 --> 00:13:22,200 Speaker 3: great thing, and we're very much appreciative. I know I 298 00:13:22,280 --> 00:13:25,120 Speaker 3: am that. You know, we got lucky and I got 299 00:13:25,160 --> 00:13:26,240 Speaker 3: some ownership like that. 300 00:13:26,320 --> 00:13:28,360 Speaker 2: Yeah, it starts with people too, and it starts with 301 00:13:28,400 --> 00:13:32,640 Speaker 2: Tom West and Tracy McDonald, who, yeah, really do an 302 00:13:32,720 --> 00:13:35,559 Speaker 2: amazing job with with all of us old guys who 303 00:13:35,559 --> 00:13:38,320 Speaker 2: are just not real easy to get around and talk 304 00:13:38,400 --> 00:13:42,760 Speaker 2: to and organize, it's like hurting cats. And but there's 305 00:13:42,840 --> 00:13:46,200 Speaker 2: no question that that that's changed since since then, since 306 00:13:46,200 --> 00:13:48,040 Speaker 2: the eighties and nineties, no doubt about it. 307 00:13:48,200 --> 00:13:50,559 Speaker 1: Right again, we're talking to Chruck Formata and Chuck want 308 00:13:50,559 --> 00:13:52,960 Speaker 1: to get your thoughts about the idea that the running 309 00:13:52,960 --> 00:13:55,920 Speaker 1: back position is being devalued in terms of not just 310 00:13:56,040 --> 00:13:59,559 Speaker 1: the salary but also importance in the in the past, 311 00:13:59,600 --> 00:14:02,559 Speaker 1: happy the NFL these days and going the way of 312 00:14:02,760 --> 00:14:04,920 Speaker 1: you've got like two, three years, three years, four years, 313 00:14:04,960 --> 00:14:07,160 Speaker 1: and that's about it, and and teams move on from 314 00:14:07,200 --> 00:14:09,600 Speaker 1: running backs. I don't care for Derrick Henry. 315 00:14:09,679 --> 00:14:13,280 Speaker 3: Right, Yeah, it seems like I don't know how that's 316 00:14:13,360 --> 00:14:15,360 Speaker 3: gonna work. But I can tell you what. You take 317 00:14:15,360 --> 00:14:17,760 Speaker 3: the running game out of the football, it's gonna be 318 00:14:17,800 --> 00:14:22,080 Speaker 3: a lot difficult to win games. You know, this clock management, 319 00:14:22,680 --> 00:14:24,960 Speaker 3: it's all those different things. And you know, I think 320 00:14:25,040 --> 00:14:26,760 Speaker 3: guys that play running back are gonna have to be 321 00:14:26,800 --> 00:14:29,720 Speaker 3: a little bit more versatile now. But I think the 322 00:14:29,880 --> 00:14:32,600 Speaker 3: traditional so called running back, the guys that you only 323 00:14:32,640 --> 00:14:34,960 Speaker 3: do one thing, like just run. You got to be 324 00:14:34,960 --> 00:14:37,120 Speaker 3: able to catch it, run it, block it, can do 325 00:14:37,200 --> 00:14:38,640 Speaker 3: all the things that you need to do if you're 326 00:14:38,640 --> 00:14:40,520 Speaker 3: going to be playing in the NFL from here on out. 327 00:14:40,800 --> 00:14:43,480 Speaker 3: And like for me, you know, that's the perfect setup. 328 00:14:43,680 --> 00:14:45,480 Speaker 3: You know, in my time, you know, I didn't get 329 00:14:45,520 --> 00:14:48,520 Speaker 3: any credit for it, But now they are. That's the 330 00:14:48,720 --> 00:14:51,080 Speaker 3: route that they're going. And so I think the one 331 00:14:51,160 --> 00:14:54,280 Speaker 3: dimensional running back, let's say, you know, they're going to 332 00:14:54,360 --> 00:14:57,360 Speaker 3: have a difficult time hanging in there. I mean, there 333 00:14:57,360 --> 00:14:59,560 Speaker 3: will be a position for him, it won't be as important. 334 00:15:00,000 --> 00:15:02,080 Speaker 2: Well, Chuck, you may not. You may not get the credit, 335 00:15:02,160 --> 00:15:04,320 Speaker 2: but you can put your head on your pillow every 336 00:15:04,400 --> 00:15:08,720 Speaker 2: night knowing that you started it right, that you started it. 337 00:15:08,760 --> 00:15:11,400 Speaker 2: So yeah, exactly, so sleep well. Let me ask you 338 00:15:11,400 --> 00:15:13,480 Speaker 2: this is there is there any are there any players 339 00:15:14,040 --> 00:15:15,880 Speaker 2: in this in this day and age or now that 340 00:15:15,920 --> 00:15:18,560 Speaker 2: you will actually like to turn on the TV and watch. 341 00:15:18,880 --> 00:15:21,320 Speaker 3: I guessed the team aspect of it, you know, like, 342 00:15:21,600 --> 00:15:24,160 Speaker 3: for instance, like I do like the way San Francisco plays. 343 00:15:24,200 --> 00:15:27,920 Speaker 3: I like those aggressive I like Kamara. I like McCafferty. 344 00:15:28,360 --> 00:15:30,160 Speaker 3: I mean, he did something last night. He did a 345 00:15:30,160 --> 00:15:33,360 Speaker 3: little hesitation thing right there one and he just is gone. 346 00:15:33,440 --> 00:15:36,760 Speaker 3: He that guy can play. So I'm more attracted to 347 00:15:36,840 --> 00:15:39,200 Speaker 3: guys like that that I watched it play. I like, 348 00:15:39,280 --> 00:15:43,000 Speaker 3: you know, defense, I like it all, you know, when 349 00:15:43,080 --> 00:15:45,440 Speaker 3: I like to see a guy come to play and 350 00:15:45,600 --> 00:15:47,560 Speaker 3: do what he does and does and do it well. 351 00:15:47,600 --> 00:15:49,760 Speaker 3: But the only thing I would say is like, let 352 00:15:49,800 --> 00:15:51,760 Speaker 3: me celebrate you. You don't have to get out there and 353 00:15:51,800 --> 00:15:53,560 Speaker 3: celebrate yourself, you know, you know. 354 00:15:53,480 --> 00:15:54,840 Speaker 2: What I mean exactly right. 355 00:15:54,880 --> 00:15:57,720 Speaker 3: I'm not I'm not into that part of it because 356 00:15:57,800 --> 00:16:00,280 Speaker 3: I'm like, okay, boy, you make a great play it. 357 00:16:00,320 --> 00:16:02,280 Speaker 3: I'm sitting there saying, man, that was the one the 358 00:16:02,280 --> 00:16:04,360 Speaker 3: heck will play and let me celebrate it with you. 359 00:16:04,440 --> 00:16:06,920 Speaker 3: But don't be too many of the guys today are 360 00:16:07,200 --> 00:16:09,480 Speaker 3: once they make a big play like they could be 361 00:16:09,520 --> 00:16:12,600 Speaker 3: losing by twenty points, and they jumping around like I 362 00:16:12,640 --> 00:16:15,160 Speaker 3: made a big play. But I'm saying, wait a minute, 363 00:16:15,200 --> 00:16:17,680 Speaker 3: you losing by twenty points, so why are you just 364 00:16:17,800 --> 00:16:20,000 Speaker 3: jumping up celebrating. But that's the part of the games 365 00:16:20,080 --> 00:16:22,760 Speaker 3: that I think, and I don't like that part of it. 366 00:16:22,920 --> 00:16:25,200 Speaker 1: You're part of three Super Bowl teams here, and some 367 00:16:25,280 --> 00:16:28,840 Speaker 1: big personalities on the Minnesota Vikings, and guys who are 368 00:16:28,840 --> 00:16:32,120 Speaker 1: just legendary, especially you talk about defense. Uh, if you 369 00:16:32,120 --> 00:16:33,800 Speaker 1: could speak to you know what it was like to 370 00:16:33,840 --> 00:16:37,440 Speaker 1: be teammates with, you know, Jim Marshall, Allen Page, Carl Waller. 371 00:16:37,560 --> 00:16:39,200 Speaker 1: I mean, just guys that are. 372 00:16:39,080 --> 00:16:41,920 Speaker 2: Just you must have loved training camp going against the ones. 373 00:16:42,000 --> 00:16:45,160 Speaker 3: Oh oh wow, let me tell you those guys. You know, 374 00:16:45,160 --> 00:16:47,120 Speaker 3: when I first I remember when I first got here. Mark, 375 00:16:47,200 --> 00:16:49,480 Speaker 3: you were like you say you were rookie too. Yeah, 376 00:16:49,560 --> 00:16:52,240 Speaker 3: Well I first gut here from from the College All 377 00:16:52,280 --> 00:16:54,760 Speaker 3: American Game down at Chicago, and I guy there and 378 00:16:54,800 --> 00:16:57,400 Speaker 3: I came to my first practice after all the stuff 379 00:16:57,440 --> 00:16:59,840 Speaker 3: they put me through, and then I got to get 380 00:17:00,160 --> 00:17:02,520 Speaker 3: the huddle for the first time and break the huddle 381 00:17:02,560 --> 00:17:05,160 Speaker 3: and come out there on the huddle, and I'm like, man, 382 00:17:05,560 --> 00:17:09,040 Speaker 3: there's Jim Marster, there's Carla, there's Alan Pate, there's you know, 383 00:17:09,240 --> 00:17:12,480 Speaker 3: all these guys there, you know, the purple people eaters, 384 00:17:12,560 --> 00:17:15,199 Speaker 3: you know what I mean. And I'm sitting there just 385 00:17:15,200 --> 00:17:17,840 Speaker 3: getting ready to go out can break the huddle. And 386 00:17:18,320 --> 00:17:20,120 Speaker 3: they called the play and I was just standing there 387 00:17:20,160 --> 00:17:22,880 Speaker 3: looking at him, you know, because I couldn't believe. Yeah, 388 00:17:22,880 --> 00:17:27,240 Speaker 3: I couldn't believe I was right there agraph I was 389 00:17:27,240 --> 00:17:30,440 Speaker 3: in high school. Watch them like meet at the quarterback. 390 00:17:30,560 --> 00:17:33,600 Speaker 2: That's amazing because everyone that we talked to on this 391 00:17:33,640 --> 00:17:36,400 Speaker 2: skull Story segment, it doesn't matter who it is, they 392 00:17:36,440 --> 00:17:39,160 Speaker 2: all had that moment, right were you when you break 393 00:17:39,200 --> 00:17:41,800 Speaker 2: a huddle or you know, you're waiting on the line 394 00:17:41,800 --> 00:17:43,919 Speaker 2: of scrimmage and defense and you look across from you 395 00:17:44,240 --> 00:17:48,200 Speaker 2: and there's you know, there's Alan Page, right, there's Randall McDaniel, 396 00:17:48,280 --> 00:17:52,520 Speaker 2: there's John Randall, there's you know, it's it's it's it's awesome. 397 00:17:52,600 --> 00:17:54,960 Speaker 2: It's one of the greatest things I think that you 398 00:17:54,960 --> 00:17:55,600 Speaker 2: can go through. 399 00:17:56,359 --> 00:18:00,480 Speaker 3: Yeah, one of the greatest franchises in NFL history, and hopefully, 400 00:18:01,080 --> 00:18:04,520 Speaker 3: you know, they'll continue to build it and go to 401 00:18:04,880 --> 00:18:06,840 Speaker 3: where where they need to go. And I'm hoping these 402 00:18:06,840 --> 00:18:09,639 Speaker 3: guys get to experience what I experienced. I mean, we 403 00:18:09,680 --> 00:18:12,000 Speaker 3: didn't win the Super Bowl, but this year it was 404 00:18:12,040 --> 00:18:14,800 Speaker 3: fun getting there, you know, and being a part of it. 405 00:18:14,840 --> 00:18:17,400 Speaker 3: And so like, hopefully they can get there and win one, 406 00:18:17,760 --> 00:18:22,480 Speaker 3: because I think this franchise is deserving of it, and 407 00:18:23,320 --> 00:18:26,680 Speaker 3: you know, I'm just hoping that, you know, I get 408 00:18:26,760 --> 00:18:28,080 Speaker 3: to experience that with them. 409 00:18:28,240 --> 00:18:30,600 Speaker 1: Well, Chuck, You've been a big part of this franchise's 410 00:18:30,680 --> 00:18:32,760 Speaker 1: history and you will continue to do so. We always 411 00:18:32,760 --> 00:18:34,600 Speaker 1: look forward to seeing you back here in the Twin Cities, 412 00:18:34,600 --> 00:18:37,480 Speaker 1: and congrats again and being added to the University of 413 00:18:37,480 --> 00:18:39,520 Speaker 1: Miami Ring of Honor. Thanks for catching up with us 414 00:18:39,720 --> 00:18:43,320 Speaker 1: today as well for sharing your school stories with us today. 415 00:18:43,359 --> 00:18:45,000 Speaker 1: So take care of yourself, my friend, and we'll see 416 00:18:45,040 --> 00:18:45,360 Speaker 1: you soon. 417 00:18:45,800 --> 00:18:47,720 Speaker 3: We'll do that. Thank you both. 418 00:18:49,440 --> 00:18:51,320 Speaker 1: Again. A big thank you to Chuck for joining the 419 00:18:51,359 --> 00:18:55,840 Speaker 1: show tonight. Okay, Pete, Yeah, Border Battle week and these 420 00:18:55,840 --> 00:18:58,320 Speaker 1: two teams could not be in different places, which is 421 00:18:58,359 --> 00:19:00,960 Speaker 1: pretty unusual for the Vikings in the Packers. The Vikings, 422 00:19:01,000 --> 00:19:03,920 Speaker 1: of course, fresh off that Monday night win, very emotional 423 00:19:03,920 --> 00:19:05,800 Speaker 1: win over the forty nine ers. Now I have to 424 00:19:05,840 --> 00:19:08,160 Speaker 1: quickly shift their attention to a Packers team. We're going 425 00:19:08,200 --> 00:19:11,800 Speaker 1: through some growing pains with starting quarterback Jordan Love. What 426 00:19:11,840 --> 00:19:14,040 Speaker 1: did you see from the Vikings defense on Monday night 427 00:19:14,080 --> 00:19:16,160 Speaker 1: that you think will carry over into the game plan 428 00:19:16,480 --> 00:19:17,840 Speaker 1: against the Packers on Sunday. 429 00:19:17,920 --> 00:19:20,800 Speaker 2: Well, we've had success against young quarterbacks, I think with 430 00:19:20,840 --> 00:19:22,600 Speaker 2: the multiple looks and the different things that we do 431 00:19:22,680 --> 00:19:26,439 Speaker 2: on defense. So I think our ability to control the front. 432 00:19:26,520 --> 00:19:28,280 Speaker 2: And if you look at Green Bay, if there's a 433 00:19:28,320 --> 00:19:31,160 Speaker 2: stark contrast from what we're used to to what I 434 00:19:31,240 --> 00:19:35,160 Speaker 2: saw at least against Denver was their offensive front, their 435 00:19:35,160 --> 00:19:39,040 Speaker 2: offensive line. We're so used to that group being you know, 436 00:19:39,160 --> 00:19:44,320 Speaker 2: wired tightly, not missing blocks, not getting pushed around, you know, 437 00:19:44,359 --> 00:19:47,680 Speaker 2: controlling the line of scrimmage, and I think Denver did 438 00:19:47,680 --> 00:19:52,160 Speaker 2: a very very good job with that. And because of that, 439 00:19:52,320 --> 00:19:54,520 Speaker 2: it throws off timing, It throws off a lot of 440 00:19:54,560 --> 00:19:57,920 Speaker 2: other things. They have a lot of injuries. We'll see 441 00:19:57,960 --> 00:20:00,639 Speaker 2: how that plays out all throughout the week. They may 442 00:20:00,680 --> 00:20:03,320 Speaker 2: be missing some talent, some speed on the outside. You 443 00:20:03,320 --> 00:20:05,560 Speaker 2: have to survive the Romeo Dobbs deep ball because he's 444 00:20:05,560 --> 00:20:08,600 Speaker 2: gonna throw a deep Jordan Love is really good with 445 00:20:08,640 --> 00:20:11,600 Speaker 2: the deep throws, the touch passes and the bombs and 446 00:20:11,600 --> 00:20:14,640 Speaker 2: getting the ball down the field. But just like justin fields, 447 00:20:14,640 --> 00:20:17,920 Speaker 2: there's so many times when guys are open and he 448 00:20:18,640 --> 00:20:20,879 Speaker 2: just won't throw it yet. Right, he still has some 449 00:20:20,960 --> 00:20:23,240 Speaker 2: growing to do in that respect. And when you see 450 00:20:23,240 --> 00:20:26,080 Speaker 2: that on film, my opinion is a defensive coordinat that 451 00:20:26,080 --> 00:20:27,719 Speaker 2: opens the door to say, yes, we need to get 452 00:20:27,760 --> 00:20:30,520 Speaker 2: after this guy. We have to make him uncomfortable. We 453 00:20:30,520 --> 00:20:33,600 Speaker 2: were willing to risk coverage to make this guy take 454 00:20:33,640 --> 00:20:36,479 Speaker 2: his eyes off his receivers and down the field and 455 00:20:36,560 --> 00:20:39,240 Speaker 2: onto the pass rush. And we can do that. 456 00:20:39,240 --> 00:20:41,120 Speaker 1: On the offensive side of the ball. I've never seen 457 00:20:41,200 --> 00:20:44,000 Speaker 1: Kirk Cousins better than he when he was on Monday Night. 458 00:20:44,080 --> 00:20:46,440 Speaker 1: Everything was clicking. He was a man possessed out there. 459 00:20:46,440 --> 00:20:48,840 Speaker 1: He's leading the league and a host of different categories. 460 00:20:49,160 --> 00:20:52,160 Speaker 1: The offensive line kept him clean, no sacks, giving him 461 00:20:52,160 --> 00:20:54,320 Speaker 1: time to hit a lot of different targets. How do 462 00:20:54,359 --> 00:20:56,920 Speaker 1: you see this Vikings offense continuing to grow? And I 463 00:20:56,960 --> 00:20:58,879 Speaker 1: guess I'll answer my own question, maybe you will. They 464 00:20:58,960 --> 00:21:01,120 Speaker 1: still have some points out, especially in the red zone. 465 00:21:01,160 --> 00:21:02,639 Speaker 1: Oh deep into the red zone. 466 00:21:02,960 --> 00:21:04,919 Speaker 2: You can't get any deeper than first and goal from 467 00:21:04,920 --> 00:21:06,400 Speaker 2: the one yard line, Rosie. 468 00:21:06,200 --> 00:21:08,280 Speaker 1: No, no more cush push. 469 00:21:08,119 --> 00:21:09,800 Speaker 2: You can't get any deeper in the red zone. 470 00:21:09,960 --> 00:21:12,680 Speaker 1: All No, this is I just see. 471 00:21:12,920 --> 00:21:16,640 Speaker 2: This is that Cousins needs to be around the thirty 472 00:21:17,280 --> 00:21:20,040 Speaker 2: pass attempts type of a game, you know, longer down 473 00:21:20,040 --> 00:21:22,000 Speaker 2: the field. But I think that comes off of the 474 00:21:22,119 --> 00:21:24,600 Speaker 2: running game. We have to run the football this week, 475 00:21:24,600 --> 00:21:26,240 Speaker 2: and if we can run it at five yards a 476 00:21:26,240 --> 00:21:29,680 Speaker 2: clip the rest of it, you're gonna get Addison deep, right, 477 00:21:29,720 --> 00:21:31,920 Speaker 2: You're going to have those things happen. But you have 478 00:21:32,000 --> 00:21:34,840 Speaker 2: to run the football. So don't think you're going to 479 00:21:34,880 --> 00:21:37,520 Speaker 2: put Cousins on a fifty fifty pass attempt game and 480 00:21:37,560 --> 00:21:40,360 Speaker 2: come away successful. If we can run the ball decently 481 00:21:40,400 --> 00:21:42,240 Speaker 2: against the forty nine ers, we should be able to 482 00:21:42,280 --> 00:21:43,520 Speaker 2: run the football against. 483 00:21:43,240 --> 00:21:45,000 Speaker 1: All the Vikings. Have worked so hard to get themselves 484 00:21:45,040 --> 00:21:46,840 Speaker 1: back in this position, to get back to five hundred. 485 00:21:46,840 --> 00:21:48,520 Speaker 1: You can't let it slip away now. And I would 486 00:21:48,560 --> 00:21:49,919 Speaker 1: think that there would be there would not be an 487 00:21:49,960 --> 00:21:52,119 Speaker 1: emotional hangover for no other reason than you're playing the 488 00:21:52,119 --> 00:21:53,640 Speaker 1: Packers at Lambo. 489 00:21:53,840 --> 00:21:57,160 Speaker 2: That's that's all that matters. And so short week going 490 00:21:57,200 --> 00:21:59,680 Speaker 2: into Lambeau I love how Chuck Forman. We talked to 491 00:21:59,760 --> 00:22:01,200 Speaker 2: him as saying, you know, you can't. You just don't 492 00:22:01,240 --> 00:22:02,800 Speaker 2: like this team, right, and it's like, yeah, it's a 493 00:22:02,800 --> 00:22:05,280 Speaker 2: short week, who cares. This is the Packers, man. It 494 00:22:05,280 --> 00:22:07,120 Speaker 2: doesn't matter if you had to play them tomorrow, right, 495 00:22:07,480 --> 00:22:09,919 Speaker 2: these guys should all be ready to go, and and 496 00:22:10,160 --> 00:22:11,400 Speaker 2: hopefully we'll see that well. 497 00:22:11,400 --> 00:22:14,480 Speaker 1: The border battles are always appointment viewing. It's a noon 498 00:22:14,560 --> 00:22:17,840 Speaker 1: kickoff at lambeau Field Sunday, with the TV broadcast over 499 00:22:17,880 --> 00:22:20,920 Speaker 1: on KMSP Fox nine locally. Of course, you can also 500 00:22:20,960 --> 00:22:23,800 Speaker 1: catch the game right here all across the Vikings radio network, 501 00:22:23,840 --> 00:22:27,800 Speaker 1: so be sure to tune into those local listings for details. Pete, 502 00:22:27,800 --> 00:22:29,520 Speaker 1: always a pleasure for having you on the show. Thank 503 00:22:29,560 --> 00:22:32,120 Speaker 1: you fans for tuning into another edition of School Stories 504 00:22:32,440 --> 00:22:35,320 Speaker 1: presented by three M, the official science partner of the 505 00:22:35,359 --> 00:22:38,520 Speaker 1: Minnesota Vikings. We'll see you all again next week.