1 00:00:06,360 --> 00:00:08,560 Speaker 1: I've only known each other for three months or something, 2 00:00:08,600 --> 00:00:10,879 Speaker 1: and for them to open up and be vulnerable about 3 00:00:10,920 --> 00:00:14,080 Speaker 1: something that's that home for them, that's another great way 4 00:00:14,120 --> 00:00:18,920 Speaker 1: to build camaraderie. Does it feel like game week? Yeah, 5 00:00:19,000 --> 00:00:21,240 Speaker 1: I'm getting there. I mean I've been. I'm tired of 6 00:00:21,280 --> 00:00:23,960 Speaker 1: looking at purple jerseys across from my scrimmage all the time. 7 00:00:24,040 --> 00:00:27,560 Speaker 1: So I'm excited to break down some films, start watching 8 00:00:27,720 --> 00:00:30,080 Speaker 1: Green Bay a little bit, and the balls are rolling. 9 00:00:31,600 --> 00:00:35,040 Speaker 1: It's finally here. The NFL season kicks off Thursday, and 10 00:00:35,080 --> 00:00:38,000 Speaker 1: the Vikings began a new era of football on Sunday 11 00:00:38,080 --> 00:00:41,560 Speaker 1: when they host the Packers in this season opener. This 12 00:00:41,680 --> 00:00:44,080 Speaker 1: is the Minnesota Vikings Podcast. We like to call it 13 00:00:44,280 --> 00:00:47,559 Speaker 1: MVP for short. I'm Tatum Everett, my voice obviously on 14 00:00:47,600 --> 00:00:51,000 Speaker 1: the fritz after an exciting college football weekend. I'm alongside 15 00:00:51,040 --> 00:00:54,720 Speaker 1: Gay Banderson and Jay Nelson here in the TCO Radio studios, 16 00:00:54,720 --> 00:00:57,720 Speaker 1: as well as our producer Eric Davidson. And that's sorry 17 00:00:57,760 --> 00:01:01,520 Speaker 1: for the voice crack with my apologies, Goods. That's part 18 00:01:01,520 --> 00:01:04,720 Speaker 1: of the casualties of the excitement of a college football weekend. 19 00:01:04,760 --> 00:01:07,960 Speaker 1: And I think for you, you definitely got to feel 20 00:01:07,959 --> 00:01:10,080 Speaker 1: the highs and lows of a crazy opening weekend. For 21 00:01:10,400 --> 00:01:14,000 Speaker 1: let's empathize. Telling Tatum earlier, I grew up with Florida 22 00:01:14,040 --> 00:01:16,840 Speaker 1: State fanar Florida State football fan my entire life, and 23 00:01:16,880 --> 00:01:19,440 Speaker 1: I wanted to texts are about ten times last night, 24 00:01:19,920 --> 00:01:23,240 Speaker 1: and then I just waited because I understood how LSU 25 00:01:23,280 --> 00:01:26,600 Speaker 1: fans feel, because FSU fans have felt that way in 26 00:01:26,600 --> 00:01:30,959 Speaker 1: the past decade. So sorry for your weekend, you know, 27 00:01:31,400 --> 00:01:33,720 Speaker 1: bring me back. It was well deserved a better team 28 00:01:33,760 --> 00:01:35,840 Speaker 1: one that night. I totally get it. Oh no, I 29 00:01:35,840 --> 00:01:38,360 Speaker 1: don't know about that. I don't know. I don't think 30 00:01:38,400 --> 00:01:40,600 Speaker 1: I'm big enough to admit that. The nicest part is 31 00:01:40,640 --> 00:01:43,080 Speaker 1: that it is the week one of college football, which 32 00:01:43,080 --> 00:01:45,080 Speaker 1: tends to not mean anything when it gets to the 33 00:01:45,160 --> 00:01:47,840 Speaker 1: end of the year. But it's one of those things 34 00:01:47,840 --> 00:01:49,520 Speaker 1: that you're you're just looking at it saying I went 35 00:01:49,520 --> 00:01:51,480 Speaker 1: through a Viking season last year with all of the 36 00:01:51,800 --> 00:01:55,000 Speaker 1: tight wins and tight right the team's coming down to 37 00:01:55,040 --> 00:01:58,280 Speaker 1: the last drive. Now you're at the point that you're 38 00:01:58,360 --> 00:02:00,640 Speaker 1: kicking it off right away. One more so well, as 39 00:02:00,640 --> 00:02:02,880 Speaker 1: I mentioned it before we got into this podcast, this 40 00:02:02,960 --> 00:02:05,520 Speaker 1: is a new era of Viking supple and hopefully we'll 41 00:02:05,560 --> 00:02:08,880 Speaker 1: see a little bit more dominance than we saw last season. Well, 42 00:02:08,880 --> 00:02:12,000 Speaker 1: maybe a few less last minute games where we're all 43 00:02:12,000 --> 00:02:13,960 Speaker 1: in the edge of our seats. If you didn't get 44 00:02:13,960 --> 00:02:17,239 Speaker 1: a chance to catch last week's podcast, MVPs now two 45 00:02:17,240 --> 00:02:19,320 Speaker 1: episodes a week, which is why you're listening to this 46 00:02:19,400 --> 00:02:23,560 Speaker 1: on a Tuesday. We'll release another episode previewing the game 47 00:02:24,040 --> 00:02:27,440 Speaker 1: on Friday. So for today, I figured it, since we 48 00:02:27,440 --> 00:02:30,239 Speaker 1: don't really have a game to recap, let's recap to 49 00:02:30,320 --> 00:02:33,200 Speaker 1: last week, because I don't know. Again, if you tuned 50 00:02:33,240 --> 00:02:36,040 Speaker 1: in last week, you understand we recorded the podcast. Then 51 00:02:36,080 --> 00:02:38,480 Speaker 1: a flurry of roster moves happened, so we kind of 52 00:02:38,480 --> 00:02:40,839 Speaker 1: did like an addendum, and so I kind of wanted 53 00:02:40,880 --> 00:02:43,240 Speaker 1: to go back because even after the addendum, we needed 54 00:02:43,280 --> 00:02:46,639 Speaker 1: another addendum, the addendum of the addendum exactly. So that's 55 00:02:46,720 --> 00:02:48,720 Speaker 1: kind of what this is about. It was the Vikings 56 00:02:48,760 --> 00:02:51,360 Speaker 1: making a trade with the Eagles for Jalen Rager, and 57 00:02:51,400 --> 00:02:54,400 Speaker 1: then a mere Smith Marset was waived, and then the 58 00:02:54,480 --> 00:02:58,040 Speaker 1: Vikings signed former Lions quarterback David Blow to the practice squad, 59 00:02:58,120 --> 00:03:00,800 Speaker 1: and a flurry of moves, which is the whole reason 60 00:03:00,840 --> 00:03:04,080 Speaker 1: why we call it the initial fifty three man roster. Yeah, 61 00:03:04,280 --> 00:03:06,919 Speaker 1: keyword initial, Yeah, And I don't think the roster is 62 00:03:07,000 --> 00:03:09,360 Speaker 1: going to stay the same, Like as we record this, 63 00:03:09,400 --> 00:03:11,960 Speaker 1: I won't date ourselves, but as we record this is 64 00:03:12,040 --> 00:03:15,280 Speaker 1: roster will probably change again. So addendum is the word 65 00:03:15,280 --> 00:03:17,760 Speaker 1: initial is another word. Don't get your hopes up if 66 00:03:17,800 --> 00:03:20,320 Speaker 1: this isn't the last roster move for the week. We 67 00:03:20,360 --> 00:03:22,680 Speaker 1: talked about it last week too, saying, you know, we 68 00:03:22,680 --> 00:03:26,239 Speaker 1: were emphasizing the initial part of it, and even after 69 00:03:26,280 --> 00:03:28,840 Speaker 1: that happened, you make the move to get a David 70 00:03:28,840 --> 00:03:31,360 Speaker 1: Blow as well. And so now you get to the 71 00:03:31,360 --> 00:03:34,000 Speaker 1: point where you are in the actual Week one of 72 00:03:34,000 --> 00:03:37,600 Speaker 1: the NFL season. It's literally the first day of the season, 73 00:03:38,160 --> 00:03:40,400 Speaker 1: and there was a lot of talk saying, who knows 74 00:03:40,440 --> 00:03:41,880 Speaker 1: what's going to happen by the end of this week. 75 00:03:42,160 --> 00:03:44,600 Speaker 1: Who knows what's going to happen after the first game 76 00:03:44,640 --> 00:03:48,320 Speaker 1: on Sunday. There's that funky window with all the veterans 77 00:03:48,360 --> 00:03:50,000 Speaker 1: that are available, and they don't have to guarantee their 78 00:03:50,000 --> 00:03:52,840 Speaker 1: contracts after that first game, so there's a lot of 79 00:03:52,920 --> 00:03:55,720 Speaker 1: potential movement. And one thing that the front office has 80 00:03:55,720 --> 00:03:57,560 Speaker 1: shown they're not afraid to make a move to get 81 00:03:57,560 --> 00:03:59,560 Speaker 1: this team better. Yeah, it would not surprise me. Jay. 82 00:03:59,560 --> 00:04:03,080 Speaker 1: You made a good point of veterans if they sign 83 00:04:03,640 --> 00:04:07,440 Speaker 1: post week one, the contract is not guaranteed, So I 84 00:04:07,440 --> 00:04:10,440 Speaker 1: wouldn't be surprised if we make some moves post Green 85 00:04:10,520 --> 00:04:13,280 Speaker 1: Bay game, especially if we see some discrepancies on both 86 00:04:13,320 --> 00:04:16,520 Speaker 1: sides of the ball that may warrant that. So Key Rord. 87 00:04:16,560 --> 00:04:19,000 Speaker 1: It goes back to our main point initial Yeah, three 88 00:04:19,040 --> 00:04:22,840 Speaker 1: man roster. Yeah, for sure. It's funny because you think, okay, 89 00:04:22,880 --> 00:04:25,480 Speaker 1: as a player, you've worked all camp and you're working 90 00:04:25,480 --> 00:04:28,000 Speaker 1: for that fifty three man roster spot. But then it's 91 00:04:28,080 --> 00:04:31,719 Speaker 1: never really a guaranteed thing. You're always having to play 92 00:04:31,880 --> 00:04:34,080 Speaker 1: at your best level because you never know when it's 93 00:04:34,080 --> 00:04:36,080 Speaker 1: going to change. And as you just mentioned, the staff 94 00:04:36,120 --> 00:04:38,200 Speaker 1: could make a lot of changes and that week one, 95 00:04:38,320 --> 00:04:40,919 Speaker 1: if you don't show up, it can mean your job. Yeah, 96 00:04:40,960 --> 00:04:43,840 Speaker 1: and there, I mean, it's it's a part of the league, right, 97 00:04:43,960 --> 00:04:46,720 Speaker 1: I mean we see it every year. We're a kicker maybe, 98 00:04:46,800 --> 00:04:48,279 Speaker 1: I mean we've seen it here. Who was that damn 99 00:04:48,400 --> 00:04:52,039 Speaker 1: Carson three field goals week one and then week two 100 00:04:52,160 --> 00:04:54,360 Speaker 1: was cut. Like that's just a part of you know, 101 00:04:54,400 --> 00:04:57,000 Speaker 1: this business. It's a what if you've done for me lately. 102 00:04:57,160 --> 00:04:59,719 Speaker 1: Business and every team wants to win right now, so 103 00:05:00,160 --> 00:05:02,159 Speaker 1: there's going to be other changes. I remember talking to 104 00:05:02,200 --> 00:05:06,120 Speaker 1: Pete Versage earlier this well, earlier this week, and he 105 00:05:06,200 --> 00:05:08,000 Speaker 1: was telling me the story of how he got cut 106 00:05:08,080 --> 00:05:10,840 Speaker 1: where he was a veteran and forty eight hours up 107 00:05:10,920 --> 00:05:14,320 Speaker 1: until his contract would have been fully guaranteed, they cut 108 00:05:14,400 --> 00:05:16,920 Speaker 1: him and then they brought him back. So it's a 109 00:05:16,960 --> 00:05:19,760 Speaker 1: part of the business, like you just understand it. I'm here. 110 00:05:19,800 --> 00:05:21,520 Speaker 1: Abdula is just a guy that I'm thinking of right 111 00:05:21,560 --> 00:05:23,760 Speaker 1: now from last year where he didn't make the fifty 112 00:05:23,800 --> 00:05:26,280 Speaker 1: three man roster, but he was on the practice squad 113 00:05:26,320 --> 00:05:29,479 Speaker 1: and then he signed to the actor roster every Saturday 114 00:05:29,520 --> 00:05:31,560 Speaker 1: for the first like six or seven weeks. So it's 115 00:05:31,560 --> 00:05:34,560 Speaker 1: a business. They understand that certain moves have to be 116 00:05:34,600 --> 00:05:37,920 Speaker 1: made at certain points, but hopefully all those moves leads 117 00:05:38,160 --> 00:05:40,160 Speaker 1: leads to a win on Sunday against the Green Bay Pack. 118 00:05:40,240 --> 00:05:43,200 Speaker 1: And I've heard other players, especially veterans that are retired, 119 00:05:43,279 --> 00:05:47,360 Speaker 1: talk about when you are potentially a top tier draft pick, 120 00:05:47,360 --> 00:05:49,720 Speaker 1: it buys you some extra time, and then when you're 121 00:05:49,720 --> 00:05:51,760 Speaker 1: in the league for a while, if you feel like 122 00:05:51,800 --> 00:05:53,839 Speaker 1: you're kind of set and you've got your starting position, 123 00:05:54,200 --> 00:05:56,320 Speaker 1: you're pretty good. And then when you become a veteran 124 00:05:56,360 --> 00:05:58,320 Speaker 1: and you've been around for a while and those contracts 125 00:05:58,400 --> 00:06:01,040 Speaker 1: keep getting more and more expensive, you start seeing the 126 00:06:01,040 --> 00:06:03,720 Speaker 1: potential other side of the road of you know, am 127 00:06:03,720 --> 00:06:06,320 Speaker 1: I going to get cut because of a salary cap issue? 128 00:06:06,560 --> 00:06:09,320 Speaker 1: It's got to be a weird thing. And for those guys, 129 00:06:09,400 --> 00:06:12,880 Speaker 1: you understand, you know, if I put potentially one to 130 00:06:13,200 --> 00:06:17,240 Speaker 1: three bad games together, then a little you know, voices 131 00:06:17,279 --> 00:06:19,000 Speaker 1: start creeping in the back of their head saying like, hey, 132 00:06:19,040 --> 00:06:21,320 Speaker 1: I gotta get together, because that is one thing in 133 00:06:21,320 --> 00:06:23,240 Speaker 1: this league, man, They are not afraid to make some 134 00:06:23,320 --> 00:06:25,240 Speaker 1: moves and try to pick up people that are willing 135 00:06:25,240 --> 00:06:26,919 Speaker 1: to help them out on a week to week basis. 136 00:06:27,360 --> 00:06:29,240 Speaker 1: And it feels like, you know, there's a lot of 137 00:06:29,240 --> 00:06:32,120 Speaker 1: patients that can happen from the front office, but when 138 00:06:32,160 --> 00:06:34,520 Speaker 1: it comes to people who are potentially on the back 139 00:06:34,640 --> 00:06:37,000 Speaker 1: end of that roster, they have to know they have 140 00:06:37,080 --> 00:06:39,280 Speaker 1: to literally go out there every single practice and give 141 00:06:39,320 --> 00:06:41,599 Speaker 1: it everything otherwise there's a chance they might not be 142 00:06:41,640 --> 00:06:43,880 Speaker 1: on the roster. And Jalen Rager is that new name 143 00:06:44,000 --> 00:06:46,719 Speaker 1: around here that I think people were surprised to see 144 00:06:46,880 --> 00:06:49,680 Speaker 1: the Vikings make a move towards you know, Jay and 145 00:06:49,720 --> 00:06:51,520 Speaker 1: I wait in on this a little bit last week, 146 00:06:51,560 --> 00:06:53,760 Speaker 1: but Gabe, you know when you saw the news and 147 00:06:53,800 --> 00:06:56,080 Speaker 1: now that you've had some time to digest it, what 148 00:06:56,160 --> 00:06:59,440 Speaker 1: are your thoughts on this pick up? Subjectively I was 149 00:06:59,480 --> 00:07:03,960 Speaker 1: thinking and a day prior with Marcelle was my one 150 00:07:04,000 --> 00:07:06,920 Speaker 1: big key observation there's going to be a great asset 151 00:07:06,960 --> 00:07:10,720 Speaker 1: on this team. But objectively I understood the move because 152 00:07:10,880 --> 00:07:14,160 Speaker 1: Jalen Raggor, for former first round pick, hasn't really had 153 00:07:14,200 --> 00:07:16,320 Speaker 1: the career that the Philadelphia Eagles thought he was going 154 00:07:16,400 --> 00:07:19,440 Speaker 1: to have. You bring him here, hopefully that changes for him. 155 00:07:19,440 --> 00:07:21,800 Speaker 1: And then you see Chris Carter pro football Hall of 156 00:07:21,800 --> 00:07:24,680 Speaker 1: Fame wide receiver, started his career with the Philadelphia Eagles 157 00:07:24,680 --> 00:07:26,720 Speaker 1: and then comes to Minnesota and then has the career 158 00:07:26,760 --> 00:07:28,840 Speaker 1: that we all know. He's sent Jalen Ragger a message 159 00:07:28,840 --> 00:07:31,720 Speaker 1: on Twitter basically saying like, hey, Minnesota is going to 160 00:07:31,800 --> 00:07:33,640 Speaker 1: be a good look. You get to get an opportunity 161 00:07:33,680 --> 00:07:38,000 Speaker 1: to redeem yourself. So just understanding the whole sport sporting 162 00:07:38,120 --> 00:07:41,040 Speaker 1: aspect of you know, the sporting world, just put it 163 00:07:41,080 --> 00:07:43,640 Speaker 1: that way. Sometimes a change of pace and a change 164 00:07:43,640 --> 00:07:46,119 Speaker 1: of scenery is a good thing for a lot of people. 165 00:07:46,160 --> 00:07:49,360 Speaker 1: Sometimes it's not. But in this case, I really hope 166 00:07:49,400 --> 00:07:52,560 Speaker 1: he comes in and makes a splash wherever he's used. 167 00:07:52,560 --> 00:07:54,480 Speaker 1: I think this would be a really good opportunity for 168 00:07:54,520 --> 00:07:56,320 Speaker 1: him because there's not gonna be any pressure on him. 169 00:07:56,520 --> 00:07:58,280 Speaker 1: He's not gonna have to come in and be the 170 00:07:58,360 --> 00:07:59,840 Speaker 1: guy to be the Hey, we need you to be 171 00:08:00,160 --> 00:08:02,480 Speaker 1: receiver one. We need you to do this. We already 172 00:08:02,480 --> 00:08:04,640 Speaker 1: got two to three good wide receivers that can come 173 00:08:04,680 --> 00:08:08,400 Speaker 1: in and make plays like return some punts, hopefully change 174 00:08:08,440 --> 00:08:10,720 Speaker 1: the field when we put you in for reverses like 175 00:08:11,080 --> 00:08:13,160 Speaker 1: use your speed like that. We're going to use him 176 00:08:13,480 --> 00:08:16,640 Speaker 1: the right way, which ultimately I believe will build his confidence. 177 00:08:16,840 --> 00:08:18,640 Speaker 1: I think the key on that one is the fact 178 00:08:18,680 --> 00:08:21,240 Speaker 1: that he doesn't have to be the guy. You know, 179 00:08:21,920 --> 00:08:24,840 Speaker 1: and if city like Philly, who their fans are die hard, 180 00:08:24,880 --> 00:08:28,480 Speaker 1: but they are also very very tight on giving you 181 00:08:28,600 --> 00:08:30,640 Speaker 1: on any kind of leash to kind of have time 182 00:08:30,640 --> 00:08:34,360 Speaker 1: to develop or anything. In a city like Philly, coming 183 00:08:34,360 --> 00:08:36,920 Speaker 1: in as the twenty first pick, being the pick ahead 184 00:08:36,960 --> 00:08:38,959 Speaker 1: of Justin Jefferson and seeing what Justin has done for 185 00:08:38,960 --> 00:08:41,040 Speaker 1: the last two years, there's got to be a ton 186 00:08:41,080 --> 00:08:43,280 Speaker 1: of pressure on him there, and I feel like a 187 00:08:43,360 --> 00:08:46,319 Speaker 1: new scenery, new change of pace. You know, we went 188 00:08:46,320 --> 00:08:49,200 Speaker 1: through that here before with Laquon Treadwell. He came in 189 00:08:49,240 --> 00:08:51,960 Speaker 1: as the guy that everyone was assuming him to be. 190 00:08:52,400 --> 00:08:54,439 Speaker 1: Didn't work out here. He was still in the league. 191 00:08:54,440 --> 00:08:56,400 Speaker 1: He was with the Jags last year, got a bunch 192 00:08:56,400 --> 00:08:58,880 Speaker 1: of run with them. I'm hoping a guy like Jalen 193 00:08:59,120 --> 00:09:00,800 Speaker 1: will be able to come in your fresh start, like 194 00:09:00,800 --> 00:09:04,200 Speaker 1: you said, Chris Carter, reaching out, you know, Chris. Chris's 195 00:09:04,240 --> 00:09:07,240 Speaker 1: famous story was he literally got traded for one hundred 196 00:09:07,240 --> 00:09:09,760 Speaker 1: dollars to come to the Minnesota Vikings, and when he 197 00:09:09,800 --> 00:09:12,960 Speaker 1: got here, he was working with people internally and a 198 00:09:13,000 --> 00:09:16,360 Speaker 1: couple of people had had reached out to him. One 199 00:09:16,400 --> 00:09:19,160 Speaker 1: of the main people was Whelock Whitney, and he had 200 00:09:19,200 --> 00:09:22,160 Speaker 1: actually cited at his Hall of Fame speech that being 201 00:09:22,160 --> 00:09:24,000 Speaker 1: the turning point for not only his career but his 202 00:09:24,080 --> 00:09:26,560 Speaker 1: life and being able to, you know, get some of 203 00:09:26,559 --> 00:09:29,520 Speaker 1: the things that were happening outside of football under control 204 00:09:29,559 --> 00:09:32,480 Speaker 1: and handled, and really focus on his football career. And 205 00:09:32,559 --> 00:09:34,480 Speaker 1: hopefully a guy like Jalen can come in here, get 206 00:09:34,480 --> 00:09:37,040 Speaker 1: a fresh start, get some new mentor some new people 207 00:09:37,080 --> 00:09:38,520 Speaker 1: to work with them, and a guy like I think, 208 00:09:38,559 --> 00:09:41,320 Speaker 1: you know, Keny McCardell is going to be an instrumental 209 00:09:41,320 --> 00:09:42,920 Speaker 1: person for him to walk in here and kind of 210 00:09:42,960 --> 00:09:45,280 Speaker 1: be able to change the mindset of what's happened so far. 211 00:09:45,679 --> 00:09:47,880 Speaker 1: He was a nice breath of fresh air today when 212 00:09:47,880 --> 00:09:49,880 Speaker 1: he spoke to the media in the locker room, and 213 00:09:49,920 --> 00:09:53,400 Speaker 1: I thought, he has a very he has a growth mindset. 214 00:09:53,679 --> 00:09:56,520 Speaker 1: He wants to learn from JJ and had dealing and 215 00:09:56,600 --> 00:09:58,920 Speaker 1: just because you know he's draft class members with JJ, 216 00:09:59,240 --> 00:10:01,880 Speaker 1: didn't mean he isn't going to be excited to learn 217 00:10:01,920 --> 00:10:04,280 Speaker 1: from a guy like that. I think when you can 218 00:10:04,320 --> 00:10:08,320 Speaker 1: hear that sound bite and if he puts that to action, 219 00:10:08,720 --> 00:10:12,719 Speaker 1: only good things are hopefully to come. I wanted to 220 00:10:13,559 --> 00:10:17,520 Speaker 1: put this in perspective to this week. So today is 221 00:10:17,559 --> 00:10:20,680 Speaker 1: a Monday. A week ago the quarterbacks on our roster 222 00:10:21,120 --> 00:10:27,120 Speaker 1: where Kirk Cousins, Kellen mon and Sean Manion. Today there 223 00:10:27,200 --> 00:10:30,040 Speaker 1: Kirk Cousins gave you know where I'm going, Nick Mullins 224 00:10:30,240 --> 00:10:34,680 Speaker 1: and David blow Ye, I mean seven days. Yeah, that 225 00:10:34,760 --> 00:10:36,720 Speaker 1: to me is I don't know if I would have 226 00:10:36,720 --> 00:10:39,760 Speaker 1: called that. Ever, the fact that it was well, the 227 00:10:39,800 --> 00:10:41,839 Speaker 1: fact that it was both quarterbacks that went and you've 228 00:10:41,880 --> 00:10:44,719 Speaker 1: got two new quarterbacks as your backups that as we 229 00:10:44,800 --> 00:10:47,120 Speaker 1: talked about a tiny bit last week in the last 230 00:10:47,160 --> 00:10:50,320 Speaker 1: couple of weeks, asking the question, is the backup quarterback 231 00:10:50,320 --> 00:10:52,600 Speaker 1: on this roster? And the obvious answer at this point 232 00:10:52,640 --> 00:10:55,120 Speaker 1: was no, And we all assumed at least one of 233 00:10:55,120 --> 00:10:57,600 Speaker 1: those guys was coming back. But the fact that Mannion 234 00:10:57,640 --> 00:11:00,719 Speaker 1: went to Seattle and Mond went to Cleveland meant that 235 00:11:00,760 --> 00:11:03,920 Speaker 1: you had a glaring hole there that you had to fill. 236 00:11:04,559 --> 00:11:06,600 Speaker 1: Mullins was the guy. And then I think, you know, 237 00:11:06,600 --> 00:11:09,560 Speaker 1: the David Blaum move is interesting. It's it's kind of 238 00:11:09,559 --> 00:11:11,800 Speaker 1: fun on my part because I've been watching Hard Knocks 239 00:11:12,120 --> 00:11:14,280 Speaker 1: and he's been a very focal point of that show. 240 00:11:14,640 --> 00:11:16,800 Speaker 1: And so having a guy like David come in here 241 00:11:16,840 --> 00:11:18,959 Speaker 1: who has been in the league for three years was 242 00:11:19,000 --> 00:11:22,120 Speaker 1: the same kind of your undrafted quarterback got his shot 243 00:11:22,160 --> 00:11:24,640 Speaker 1: in Cleveland, traded to Detroit, and then has spent the 244 00:11:24,679 --> 00:11:27,880 Speaker 1: last three years in Detroit. It feels like he's a 245 00:11:27,920 --> 00:11:30,400 Speaker 1: guy that will benefit from having a head coach who's 246 00:11:30,440 --> 00:11:34,199 Speaker 1: quarterback minded. And it just feels like the one thing 247 00:11:34,240 --> 00:11:36,720 Speaker 1: that keeps popping out for me is, man, this guy's tough, 248 00:11:37,160 --> 00:11:40,560 Speaker 1: because he's playing behind some lines that aren't that great. 249 00:11:40,920 --> 00:11:42,880 Speaker 1: But he's been making the most of his opportunities. And 250 00:11:43,080 --> 00:11:44,960 Speaker 1: you know, he takes a hit and he still gets 251 00:11:45,000 --> 00:11:47,720 Speaker 1: up and keeps moving, even in the fourth quarter of 252 00:11:47,720 --> 00:11:50,400 Speaker 1: a meaningless game. He's a guy that is like, Nope, 253 00:11:50,440 --> 00:11:51,960 Speaker 1: we're going to score on this thing, and just to 254 00:11:52,040 --> 00:11:55,160 Speaker 1: keep that momentum going. I like the guy's attitude, and 255 00:11:55,240 --> 00:11:57,400 Speaker 1: I think it's interesting that you know, he's jumping on 256 00:11:57,400 --> 00:12:00,440 Speaker 1: this roster. I wish him all the best. I just 257 00:12:00,480 --> 00:12:02,360 Speaker 1: hope we never see him. And I've been that with 258 00:12:02,440 --> 00:12:06,360 Speaker 1: love because I don't want to see the third string quarterback, right, 259 00:12:06,440 --> 00:12:08,840 Speaker 1: So I'm happy he's here. Hopefully he's a good guy 260 00:12:08,880 --> 00:12:11,720 Speaker 1: in the room to learn to bounce ideas off of 261 00:12:12,760 --> 00:12:15,240 Speaker 1: and whatnot. Maybe he's a great scout quarterback. That's why 262 00:12:15,240 --> 00:12:16,680 Speaker 1: I would really want to see from him. I really 263 00:12:16,679 --> 00:12:19,920 Speaker 1: get scout quarterback, right, that's what I want. I just 264 00:12:19,920 --> 00:12:21,720 Speaker 1: don't want to see him in game action because that 265 00:12:21,760 --> 00:12:25,679 Speaker 1: means we're literally teetering on the edge of a quarterback disaster. Yeah. 266 00:12:26,200 --> 00:12:28,720 Speaker 1: I just think of like Seanmayon, right, it's with the 267 00:12:28,720 --> 00:12:31,840 Speaker 1: Seahawks now, but he was revered for his knowledge of 268 00:12:31,880 --> 00:12:34,800 Speaker 1: the game, and as a backup quarterback, you kind of 269 00:12:34,800 --> 00:12:38,160 Speaker 1: want to head coach or an offensive coordinator basically in 270 00:12:38,280 --> 00:12:42,880 Speaker 1: pads as your backup quarterback. So clearly Kevin O'Connell and 271 00:12:43,000 --> 00:12:46,079 Speaker 1: Quasi Adopo Mensa see that in Nick Mullins, and they 272 00:12:46,080 --> 00:12:49,199 Speaker 1: see that in David Blow. So hopefully those guys can 273 00:12:49,240 --> 00:12:52,520 Speaker 1: just provide another perspective or another breath of fresh air 274 00:12:52,600 --> 00:12:54,440 Speaker 1: for Kirk. Like Kirk's had the same guy in his 275 00:12:54,520 --> 00:12:56,640 Speaker 1: heir the past couple of years, and now he has 276 00:12:56,679 --> 00:13:00,000 Speaker 1: two new guys and then two new coaches. Kevin O'Connell 277 00:13:00,120 --> 00:13:02,600 Speaker 1: was probably the only guy that he knows that he 278 00:13:02,640 --> 00:13:05,680 Speaker 1: has a history with, So I think ultimately this can 279 00:13:05,679 --> 00:13:08,680 Speaker 1: be really good for Kirk. Also because while he's teaching 280 00:13:08,679 --> 00:13:12,200 Speaker 1: them stuff, they're teaching him new tricks of the trade also, 281 00:13:12,280 --> 00:13:14,800 Speaker 1: So I think this is this is a win on 282 00:13:15,200 --> 00:13:17,560 Speaker 1: both sides of the ball, or well both sides of 283 00:13:17,600 --> 00:13:20,000 Speaker 1: the business when it comes to the business side and 284 00:13:20,000 --> 00:13:22,640 Speaker 1: then the football side. So I'm excited to see how 285 00:13:22,679 --> 00:13:25,199 Speaker 1: this thing plays out. A week ago, I probably wouldn't 286 00:13:25,200 --> 00:13:29,280 Speaker 1: have thought both of those guys, I mean you, when 287 00:13:29,320 --> 00:13:31,120 Speaker 1: we saw Nick Mullins, I had the idea that one 288 00:13:31,120 --> 00:13:32,640 Speaker 1: of those guys weren't going to be on the roster. 289 00:13:32,720 --> 00:13:35,199 Speaker 1: But the fact that Kellen and Sean Mayer and not 290 00:13:35,320 --> 00:13:37,720 Speaker 1: in the roster, kudos to them for finding another squad 291 00:13:37,760 --> 00:13:39,920 Speaker 1: but two. That only goes to show that we have 292 00:13:40,000 --> 00:13:42,040 Speaker 1: a specific type of quarterback that we want as to 293 00:13:42,080 --> 00:13:44,280 Speaker 1: back up quarterback here. Think about Blow too, is if 294 00:13:44,280 --> 00:13:46,480 Speaker 1: you really think about twenty nineteen when he was an 295 00:13:46,559 --> 00:13:50,679 Speaker 1: undrafted quarterback, he started five games and was really thrown 296 00:13:50,679 --> 00:13:53,520 Speaker 1: into the trial by fire, and including a game against 297 00:13:53,520 --> 00:13:56,439 Speaker 1: the Vikings. That's I remember when we were playing against him, 298 00:13:56,480 --> 00:13:58,360 Speaker 1: they weren't quite sure who the quarterback was going to be, 299 00:13:58,400 --> 00:14:00,120 Speaker 1: if Stafford was going to be injured or not. And 300 00:14:00,240 --> 00:14:02,720 Speaker 1: Stafford was a tough cookie. But that was when he 301 00:14:02,760 --> 00:14:05,160 Speaker 1: had a five game stretch and David Ball played against 302 00:14:05,160 --> 00:14:07,640 Speaker 1: the Vikings would beat him twenty to seven. But in 303 00:14:07,640 --> 00:14:10,520 Speaker 1: that game he did some nice things. He still had 304 00:14:10,520 --> 00:14:14,240 Speaker 1: over two hundred yards passing through a touchdown, had two 305 00:14:14,240 --> 00:14:17,839 Speaker 1: picks in that one. But he's somebody who has not 306 00:14:17,880 --> 00:14:22,520 Speaker 1: only thrown four touchdowns and has nine hundred and eighty 307 00:14:22,560 --> 00:14:25,480 Speaker 1: four yards in that season, but he's also caught a touchdown, 308 00:14:25,760 --> 00:14:29,560 Speaker 1: so he's a guy who's who's Who's a little shifty 309 00:14:29,600 --> 00:14:31,880 Speaker 1: when it comes to that kind of stuff too. The 310 00:14:31,960 --> 00:14:35,280 Speaker 1: last two season, I think he had He's played in 311 00:14:35,320 --> 00:14:37,720 Speaker 1: two other games in the last two seasons, but other 312 00:14:37,760 --> 00:14:39,680 Speaker 1: than that, you know, they're not relying on him to 313 00:14:39,760 --> 00:14:42,720 Speaker 1: be the starter. They were relying on him to give 314 00:14:42,760 --> 00:14:45,520 Speaker 1: them the looks that they need in practice. And I'll 315 00:14:45,560 --> 00:14:47,160 Speaker 1: be curious to see what he can do here now 316 00:14:47,360 --> 00:14:49,120 Speaker 1: in the new system with the Vikings and how they 317 00:14:49,160 --> 00:14:50,920 Speaker 1: want to use him. And he almost had more rushing 318 00:14:51,000 --> 00:14:53,240 Speaker 1: yards in twenty nineteen than Kirk. Yeah, I think he 319 00:14:53,280 --> 00:14:56,040 Speaker 1: had like thirty eight kirkcast sixty three. Now, now we're 320 00:14:56,040 --> 00:14:59,200 Speaker 1: talking big numbers here, so I don't want to start 321 00:14:59,240 --> 00:15:02,400 Speaker 1: talking about running back or rushing race for the year. 322 00:15:02,560 --> 00:15:04,680 Speaker 1: But I think this is a really good pickup. I'm 323 00:15:04,680 --> 00:15:08,640 Speaker 1: excited for David an Kirk and Nick. Yeah. Well, I 324 00:15:08,760 --> 00:15:11,280 Speaker 1: know that I can't speak for everyone, but I'm really 325 00:15:11,280 --> 00:15:13,680 Speaker 1: excited about Sunday. I'm ready to see this new team 326 00:15:13,680 --> 00:15:16,400 Speaker 1: on display. One of those new faces is Vikings defensive 327 00:15:16,440 --> 00:15:20,200 Speaker 1: tackle Harrison Phillips. We had him on the show when 328 00:15:20,200 --> 00:15:22,480 Speaker 1: he signed his contract. I remember him talking about how 329 00:15:22,480 --> 00:15:26,080 Speaker 1: important it was for him to secure this deal. A 330 00:15:26,160 --> 00:15:28,680 Speaker 1: second deal in the NFL means, you know, security for 331 00:15:28,720 --> 00:15:30,600 Speaker 1: your family, right like that means a lot to him. 332 00:15:30,800 --> 00:15:33,600 Speaker 1: He came in here with the super positive attitude, became 333 00:15:33,640 --> 00:15:36,800 Speaker 1: a team leader immediately, and he sat down with us 334 00:15:36,840 --> 00:15:39,080 Speaker 1: today to talk a little bit more about his time 335 00:15:39,080 --> 00:15:41,080 Speaker 1: in Minnesota so far and what he's looking forward to 336 00:15:41,120 --> 00:15:46,800 Speaker 1: about Sunday. A big welcome back onto the Minnesota Vikings Podcast. 337 00:15:47,000 --> 00:15:50,480 Speaker 1: It's your second appearance, Harrison Phillips, Vikings defensive tackle. The 338 00:15:50,560 --> 00:15:52,200 Speaker 1: last time we talked to you, you had signed just 339 00:15:52,240 --> 00:15:56,080 Speaker 1: signed your deal. Honestly, it feels like forever, yet it 340 00:15:56,120 --> 00:15:59,080 Speaker 1: feels like yesterday. How do you feel I would concur 341 00:15:59,200 --> 00:16:01,880 Speaker 1: with that statement. I think that it's it really wasn't 342 00:16:01,920 --> 00:16:04,000 Speaker 1: that long ago, but man, it's been There's been some 343 00:16:04,080 --> 00:16:06,800 Speaker 1: long days in between then and now, especially with training camp, 344 00:16:06,840 --> 00:16:10,880 Speaker 1: but everything's been fantastic and finally getting fully settled, finally 345 00:16:10,880 --> 00:16:14,080 Speaker 1: transitioned into my house this week, so it's been up 346 00:16:14,080 --> 00:16:17,400 Speaker 1: at the Omni for a while. But yeah, we're excited 347 00:16:17,440 --> 00:16:20,040 Speaker 1: seasons here, and I mean, like I said, days are long. 348 00:16:20,160 --> 00:16:21,800 Speaker 1: Sometimes it feels like it flew by, like while the 349 00:16:21,840 --> 00:16:25,240 Speaker 1: seasons here already. But definitely excited. Does it feel like 350 00:16:25,320 --> 00:16:27,640 Speaker 1: game week? Yeah, I'm getting there. I mean I've been 351 00:16:27,720 --> 00:16:30,320 Speaker 1: I'm tired of looking at purple jerseys across from last 352 00:16:30,320 --> 00:16:33,040 Speaker 1: scrimmage all the time. So I'm excited to you know, 353 00:16:33,120 --> 00:16:35,720 Speaker 1: break down some films, start watching Green Bay a little 354 00:16:35,720 --> 00:16:39,080 Speaker 1: bit and college football. I think you got everything kind 355 00:16:39,080 --> 00:16:42,160 Speaker 1: of getting fired up for NFL football. So the ball's 356 00:16:42,280 --> 00:16:44,840 Speaker 1: rolling yet. You spoke today in the locker room talking 357 00:16:44,880 --> 00:16:47,480 Speaker 1: about how the mental side of the game is where 358 00:16:47,960 --> 00:16:50,440 Speaker 1: you learn to get better in your game week preparation. 359 00:16:51,000 --> 00:16:54,200 Speaker 1: How does that process get going Monday today and as 360 00:16:54,240 --> 00:16:56,440 Speaker 1: we move on into the week. Yeah, well we have 361 00:16:56,480 --> 00:16:58,680 Speaker 1: a bonus day because there's you know, we're not watching 362 00:16:58,680 --> 00:17:00,960 Speaker 1: the film from last week's game right now, but you know, 363 00:17:01,000 --> 00:17:03,880 Speaker 1: Monday's a lot of our Sunday really Sunday night. After 364 00:17:03,920 --> 00:17:05,240 Speaker 1: the game, I kind of break down a lot of 365 00:17:05,240 --> 00:17:07,600 Speaker 1: the film and right up after each play, you know 366 00:17:07,600 --> 00:17:09,280 Speaker 1: what I did well, what I need to work on, 367 00:17:09,320 --> 00:17:11,199 Speaker 1: and so that way Monday, when we go through it 368 00:17:11,200 --> 00:17:13,440 Speaker 1: as a team, I've already already went through it. And 369 00:17:13,440 --> 00:17:15,040 Speaker 1: then we leave the building Monday, I'll be able to 370 00:17:15,040 --> 00:17:16,719 Speaker 1: go home and I'll just watch a couple of games 371 00:17:16,760 --> 00:17:19,720 Speaker 1: of the offense we're playing against similar defenses we run, 372 00:17:19,840 --> 00:17:22,439 Speaker 1: So you know, I can go watch Green Bay versus 373 00:17:22,520 --> 00:17:26,000 Speaker 1: Chicago last year, last time they played Denver and similar 374 00:17:26,040 --> 00:17:29,040 Speaker 1: shell defenses like ours and that way. So by the 375 00:17:29,040 --> 00:17:30,520 Speaker 1: off day I at least can come in and have 376 00:17:30,600 --> 00:17:33,000 Speaker 1: a general idea of here's some things that you know, 377 00:17:33,080 --> 00:17:35,960 Speaker 1: gun run you know, or what is eleven personnel? What's 378 00:17:35,960 --> 00:17:38,440 Speaker 1: our identity in twelve personnel? Are they a zone team, 379 00:17:38,480 --> 00:17:40,800 Speaker 1: are they a gap scheme? Just broad stroke stuff of 380 00:17:41,080 --> 00:17:43,600 Speaker 1: these offenses. And then each day you kind of go, 381 00:17:43,640 --> 00:17:46,119 Speaker 1: I kind of prequel the next day. So Wednesday's more 382 00:17:46,119 --> 00:17:48,280 Speaker 1: our run game stuff. So on Tuesdays, I'll make sure 383 00:17:48,280 --> 00:17:50,159 Speaker 1: and look at all the run cut ups, and then 384 00:17:50,160 --> 00:17:52,760 Speaker 1: before our Thursdays, which is more past stuff, look at 385 00:17:52,800 --> 00:17:55,800 Speaker 1: their protection and their third downs and second in longs 386 00:17:55,840 --> 00:17:58,280 Speaker 1: and that type of stuff. And then Friday, even though 387 00:17:58,280 --> 00:18:00,960 Speaker 1: it's a jog through walkthrough, We've got the looks at practice, 388 00:18:01,520 --> 00:18:03,600 Speaker 1: and you know, when I'm out on the field, I'm 389 00:18:03,600 --> 00:18:05,239 Speaker 1: trying to call out what the play is about to be. 390 00:18:05,480 --> 00:18:09,200 Speaker 1: Our coaches somewhat make it predictable. But you do all 391 00:18:09,200 --> 00:18:10,920 Speaker 1: that prep work and you can go into a game 392 00:18:11,160 --> 00:18:13,720 Speaker 1: and they have game plan runs or game plan plays 393 00:18:13,760 --> 00:18:16,240 Speaker 1: against you, so it completely goes out the door. But 394 00:18:16,280 --> 00:18:18,920 Speaker 1: it is one mental edge that sometimes they do stick 395 00:18:18,960 --> 00:18:21,399 Speaker 1: to themselves and they just say, hey, our stuff is 396 00:18:21,400 --> 00:18:22,919 Speaker 1: better than your stuff and we're just gonna line up 397 00:18:22,920 --> 00:18:25,560 Speaker 1: and play. And if you can anticipate plays, obviously that 398 00:18:25,640 --> 00:18:28,280 Speaker 1: helps you a lot. What is preparing for a game 399 00:18:28,440 --> 00:18:31,840 Speaker 1: week one looked like versus preparing for a game week two. 400 00:18:32,000 --> 00:18:33,920 Speaker 1: You talked about the mental side, but as far as 401 00:18:33,960 --> 00:18:37,600 Speaker 1: like the physical and just the I guess getting yourself 402 00:18:37,680 --> 00:18:39,919 Speaker 1: prepared to go out for a battle. Yeah. Luckily we 403 00:18:39,960 --> 00:18:42,359 Speaker 1: have a great staff here. Tyler Williams sat down with 404 00:18:42,400 --> 00:18:43,960 Speaker 1: a lot of the older players on the team and 405 00:18:44,000 --> 00:18:46,479 Speaker 1: put individual plans for each one of us that this 406 00:18:46,520 --> 00:18:47,879 Speaker 1: is how one Monday should look. This is how your 407 00:18:47,880 --> 00:18:50,359 Speaker 1: Tuesday should look. This is you should hit bfar on 408 00:18:50,400 --> 00:18:52,200 Speaker 1: this day. You should hit the cold tub on this day. 409 00:18:52,240 --> 00:18:54,119 Speaker 1: Here's where you should fit in your acupuncture and your 410 00:18:54,119 --> 00:18:57,440 Speaker 1: two massages a week. And you know, for every player individually, 411 00:18:57,720 --> 00:18:59,679 Speaker 1: and that can be adjusted based on how clean you 412 00:18:59,680 --> 00:19:01,320 Speaker 1: come out the game, or you know what a cute 413 00:19:01,320 --> 00:19:03,600 Speaker 1: injuries you might have from the week. So you know, 414 00:19:03,720 --> 00:19:05,560 Speaker 1: right now we're coming off of the weekend, so now 415 00:19:05,560 --> 00:19:07,560 Speaker 1: it's kind of almost like a knocked the rust off, 416 00:19:07,560 --> 00:19:09,280 Speaker 1: get the body move in. Did I have too many 417 00:19:09,359 --> 00:19:11,480 Speaker 1: cheese kurds at the fair? You know that type of thing. 418 00:19:12,000 --> 00:19:15,640 Speaker 1: But we'll come in Wednesday and we'll take it all 419 00:19:15,680 --> 00:19:18,000 Speaker 1: the same recoveries we would any week. You brought it, 420 00:19:18,000 --> 00:19:19,800 Speaker 1: I mean you brought it up first. You got to 421 00:19:19,840 --> 00:19:22,480 Speaker 1: the fairy yesterday, did Yeah, Well were your thoughts first 422 00:19:22,520 --> 00:19:25,040 Speaker 1: time with the Great Minnesota get Together? Yeah? I can 423 00:19:25,119 --> 00:19:28,840 Speaker 1: never go back during a weekend. I can do that 424 00:19:28,920 --> 00:19:32,000 Speaker 1: to myself. Yeah, a lot of a lot of shoulder 425 00:19:32,000 --> 00:19:34,800 Speaker 1: to shoulder bumping into each other, and now I'm a 426 00:19:34,840 --> 00:19:38,280 Speaker 1: big body to squeeze through those tight crowds. But no, 427 00:19:38,400 --> 00:19:41,000 Speaker 1: we had fun time. My fiance's an animal lover, so 428 00:19:41,000 --> 00:19:43,680 Speaker 1: we spent a lot of our time over with the animals. 429 00:19:43,760 --> 00:19:45,800 Speaker 1: But um, that didn't mean we didn't wait in line 430 00:19:45,800 --> 00:19:48,040 Speaker 1: for a lot of food too. Got a food favorite 431 00:19:48,200 --> 00:19:51,760 Speaker 1: fair favorite food, I mean I she asked Carly where 432 00:19:51,760 --> 00:19:54,480 Speaker 1: to go, and she gave some recommendations. Quinn did too. 433 00:19:54,920 --> 00:19:59,040 Speaker 1: Um we went to Martha's Cookies. Yeah we did. Uh, 434 00:19:59,400 --> 00:20:01,360 Speaker 1: I don't remember the cheese curd place. But we've got 435 00:20:01,680 --> 00:20:04,920 Speaker 1: probably everyone's ridiculous size of cheese card you could get 436 00:20:05,359 --> 00:20:09,000 Speaker 1: end of throwing a handful away, but you get them 437 00:20:09,000 --> 00:20:11,080 Speaker 1: flavored or you just get the regular ones. I don't 438 00:20:11,080 --> 00:20:13,920 Speaker 1: even know Shay got him that I should have went 439 00:20:13,920 --> 00:20:16,000 Speaker 1: because she brought over a bucket. Well it was only 440 00:20:16,400 --> 00:20:19,800 Speaker 1: only five dollars more. You get eighty eight servings. That's 441 00:20:19,800 --> 00:20:21,159 Speaker 1: how to get you, that's how to get and then 442 00:20:21,160 --> 00:20:23,560 Speaker 1: they just pack it on top and was like, no, 443 00:20:23,640 --> 00:20:26,399 Speaker 1: I'm good and I just got cookie sitting in the 444 00:20:26,440 --> 00:20:30,280 Speaker 1: refrigerator with no milk. Um. Just speaking of like your 445 00:20:30,320 --> 00:20:32,560 Speaker 1: body right, like this is the best year feel all year, 446 00:20:33,240 --> 00:20:35,680 Speaker 1: like when you when you actually sit back and look 447 00:20:35,720 --> 00:20:41,119 Speaker 1: forward to But but your body's going to get in 448 00:20:41,359 --> 00:20:44,240 Speaker 1: more game day fashion, more game day shape. So understanding 449 00:20:44,320 --> 00:20:47,000 Speaker 1: that does that go into the preparation of getting ready 450 00:20:47,000 --> 00:20:49,239 Speaker 1: for a game week one versus following weeks. I think 451 00:20:49,280 --> 00:20:51,359 Speaker 1: I realized that earlier out of my career and why 452 00:20:51,400 --> 00:20:53,879 Speaker 1: I started taking advantage of the film study is because like, 453 00:20:54,160 --> 00:20:56,600 Speaker 1: working harder is not working smarter in this business. So 454 00:20:56,840 --> 00:20:58,600 Speaker 1: oh dang, I got reached. Let me go out after 455 00:20:58,640 --> 00:21:01,520 Speaker 1: practice and runs hill and hit sleds and stuff. You 456 00:21:01,560 --> 00:21:03,480 Speaker 1: can't do that, so you just need to be more prepared. 457 00:21:03,760 --> 00:21:06,399 Speaker 1: If we were all max squad or max bench or whatever, 458 00:21:06,400 --> 00:21:08,399 Speaker 1: we obviously the strongest that will ever be is right 459 00:21:08,440 --> 00:21:10,800 Speaker 1: now too. As the season goes on, you can't stress 460 00:21:10,880 --> 00:21:13,679 Speaker 1: your body enough to keep all that strength on, but 461 00:21:13,840 --> 00:21:16,840 Speaker 1: you get better at football. So it's interesting because of 462 00:21:16,880 --> 00:21:19,960 Speaker 1: the reads and how much faster you're able to recognize 463 00:21:19,960 --> 00:21:22,840 Speaker 1: blocks and concepts and stuff that that all kind of 464 00:21:23,119 --> 00:21:25,399 Speaker 1: plays into effect your better players this season gets on. 465 00:21:25,640 --> 00:21:27,600 Speaker 1: When was that moment for you that you realize working 466 00:21:27,640 --> 00:21:30,159 Speaker 1: harder isn't always working smarter. You have a story of 467 00:21:30,160 --> 00:21:31,840 Speaker 1: like when that actual moment, Well, I think it was 468 00:21:31,880 --> 00:21:36,480 Speaker 1: through my knee rehab my second year in the NFL. 469 00:21:36,880 --> 00:21:38,920 Speaker 1: I mean, I was coming back, trying to just max 470 00:21:38,960 --> 00:21:40,840 Speaker 1: out everything every single day and get back as soon 471 00:21:40,840 --> 00:21:43,760 Speaker 1: as I can. And finally, you know, the trainer sent me, 472 00:21:43,880 --> 00:21:47,920 Speaker 1: you know, real medical journals explaining minimum effective dose and 473 00:21:48,240 --> 00:21:52,640 Speaker 1: how important that is, and how overtraining is more detrimental 474 00:21:52,680 --> 00:21:54,840 Speaker 1: than under training and some of these these things. So 475 00:21:55,280 --> 00:21:56,919 Speaker 1: once I read it from people a lot smarter than 476 00:21:56,960 --> 00:22:01,360 Speaker 1: I was in real documented case studies and medical journals, 477 00:22:01,600 --> 00:22:03,239 Speaker 1: I started to buy in a little bit more to it. 478 00:22:03,480 --> 00:22:06,080 Speaker 1: There's a big week here, obviously, a lot at stake 479 00:22:06,200 --> 00:22:08,600 Speaker 1: week one out of the gate with a division game 480 00:22:08,640 --> 00:22:12,800 Speaker 1: against the defending champs. What is your experience like against 481 00:22:12,840 --> 00:22:15,400 Speaker 1: the Packers been in the league so far? H Yeah, 482 00:22:15,440 --> 00:22:18,199 Speaker 1: I mean I think I think Aaron got us to 483 00:22:18,320 --> 00:22:20,439 Speaker 1: jump off sides a three or four times that my 484 00:22:20,480 --> 00:22:23,760 Speaker 1: rookie year, and we played him, you know, very very 485 00:22:23,800 --> 00:22:26,920 Speaker 1: great quarterback. And like I mentioned some of the guys 486 00:22:27,280 --> 00:22:29,359 Speaker 1: this morning when I was talking to him, this is 487 00:22:29,359 --> 00:22:32,159 Speaker 1: someone who you know, you play younger quarterbacks. They're not 488 00:22:32,240 --> 00:22:35,920 Speaker 1: his experienced. They're looking at safety rotation and or is 489 00:22:35,960 --> 00:22:37,560 Speaker 1: it going to be a blitz or not. They don't 490 00:22:37,560 --> 00:22:39,959 Speaker 1: have the knowledge to look down and see the difference 491 00:22:39,960 --> 00:22:42,680 Speaker 1: between this defensive tackles lined up as a shade or 492 00:22:42,720 --> 00:22:44,560 Speaker 1: he's a two eye, has his right hand down or 493 00:22:44,560 --> 00:22:47,640 Speaker 1: his right foot back, and Rogers can do that. So 494 00:22:47,680 --> 00:22:49,560 Speaker 1: you have to be you know, you have to almost 495 00:22:49,560 --> 00:22:51,680 Speaker 1: play the game yourself and have this hand down even 496 00:22:51,680 --> 00:22:53,400 Speaker 1: though you're going this way, or have this end down 497 00:22:53,400 --> 00:22:55,919 Speaker 1: and go this way. So because if you just have 498 00:22:56,040 --> 00:22:58,080 Speaker 1: symbol tells he'll be able to pick that apart and 499 00:22:58,600 --> 00:23:00,480 Speaker 1: can know our whole defense based off a small things 500 00:23:00,520 --> 00:23:02,400 Speaker 1: like that. So I love playing some of the best 501 00:23:02,440 --> 00:23:04,480 Speaker 1: in the NFL. You gotta be on your p's and queues, 502 00:23:04,520 --> 00:23:06,440 Speaker 1: and I think that m Rochers one of the best 503 00:23:06,480 --> 00:23:09,120 Speaker 1: to do it. Have you envisioned the moment yet? Sunday three, 504 00:23:09,240 --> 00:23:12,920 Speaker 1: twenty five, US Bank Stadium. I want to sleep this week, 505 00:23:12,960 --> 00:23:15,600 Speaker 1: so I'm gonna try to suppone it as much as possible. 506 00:23:15,800 --> 00:23:18,080 Speaker 1: But in our in our home preseason game, I kind 507 00:23:18,080 --> 00:23:20,560 Speaker 1: of missed the Uh. I was in the locker room 508 00:23:20,680 --> 00:23:22,919 Speaker 1: during the come out run out on the stage, So 509 00:23:23,400 --> 00:23:25,040 Speaker 1: I did that kind of on purpose so I can 510 00:23:25,080 --> 00:23:27,960 Speaker 1: experience it first time as I'm doing it, you know, Yeah, 511 00:23:27,960 --> 00:23:31,199 Speaker 1: I mean gearing up for this game. Usually, I guess 512 00:23:31,320 --> 00:23:34,199 Speaker 1: occasionally you'd have a couple of snaps, at least a 513 00:23:34,240 --> 00:23:36,440 Speaker 1: couple of snaps from the preseason, and now you're going 514 00:23:36,440 --> 00:23:39,240 Speaker 1: in absolutely fresh, not sure what it's going to look 515 00:23:39,280 --> 00:23:43,240 Speaker 1: like against another team before. How does that feel right now? Well? 516 00:23:43,240 --> 00:23:45,200 Speaker 1: I was, I was thankful we got that drive against 517 00:23:45,240 --> 00:23:48,240 Speaker 1: the Raiders, so first ever, yeah, yeah, and it would 518 00:23:48,320 --> 00:23:50,960 Speaker 1: ended up being a long drive, which before the game 519 00:23:50,960 --> 00:23:54,399 Speaker 1: we're like and being like a twelve play drive. So 520 00:23:54,440 --> 00:23:57,320 Speaker 1: that was good to get your wind in and um, 521 00:23:57,520 --> 00:24:00,160 Speaker 1: get the communication, just feel the flow of a game. 522 00:24:00,200 --> 00:24:01,639 Speaker 1: I think they had their starting no line in and 523 00:24:01,680 --> 00:24:03,640 Speaker 1: so that gave us a little more confidence. But those 524 00:24:03,680 --> 00:24:06,639 Speaker 1: joint practices against the forty nine another ramp up, and 525 00:24:06,680 --> 00:24:08,399 Speaker 1: then come in and have finished camp off with that 526 00:24:08,480 --> 00:24:12,000 Speaker 1: huge scrimmage we did. So you're gonna see not as 527 00:24:12,040 --> 00:24:14,520 Speaker 1: fundamentally sound football week one. It's just gonna come up. 528 00:24:14,520 --> 00:24:17,080 Speaker 1: You'll see it all the way across the league. Drop passes, 529 00:24:17,119 --> 00:24:20,359 Speaker 1: holding calls rough in the past, these small things. We'll 530 00:24:20,359 --> 00:24:21,760 Speaker 1: try to be on that as best as we can. 531 00:24:22,200 --> 00:24:25,760 Speaker 1: But I feel solid where I'm at personally. Yeah, personally. 532 00:24:25,840 --> 00:24:27,439 Speaker 1: I know this kind of a little off topic, but 533 00:24:27,920 --> 00:24:30,840 Speaker 1: we talked about this maybe a month ago. Episode of 534 00:24:31,000 --> 00:24:33,440 Speaker 1: Chopping It Up is coming out today. Yeah, and I 535 00:24:33,520 --> 00:24:35,680 Speaker 1: remember you saying, for you to get to know your 536 00:24:35,680 --> 00:24:38,720 Speaker 1: teammates better, you always ask them what's the toughest thing 537 00:24:38,880 --> 00:24:42,440 Speaker 1: that they've been through. Yeah, any stories that have helped 538 00:24:42,480 --> 00:24:45,560 Speaker 1: you grow closer to your teammates that you don't mind hearing. 539 00:24:46,520 --> 00:24:49,080 Speaker 1: I don't feel like I have the right to share 540 00:24:49,119 --> 00:24:51,640 Speaker 1: those stories, but yeah, I mean some of our teammates. Again, 541 00:24:52,040 --> 00:24:55,639 Speaker 1: the easiest way to connect with someone is everyone's gone 542 00:24:55,680 --> 00:24:58,200 Speaker 1: through something and it's gone face adversity before, and to 543 00:24:58,320 --> 00:25:00,879 Speaker 1: be in the shoes that we're in, you faced that 544 00:25:00,960 --> 00:25:03,359 Speaker 1: adversity and come out stronger from it. I mean, I 545 00:25:03,400 --> 00:25:08,399 Speaker 1: guess generalizing, you know, players whose fathers whatever in their lives, 546 00:25:09,320 --> 00:25:13,480 Speaker 1: players who don't have a parent that's still alive. You know, 547 00:25:13,640 --> 00:25:17,080 Speaker 1: people who have to have had to bury multiple close 548 00:25:17,240 --> 00:25:20,879 Speaker 1: friends and family things like that. Which again, if you 549 00:25:20,920 --> 00:25:22,960 Speaker 1: know some of our player stories, you know they would 550 00:25:22,960 --> 00:25:25,320 Speaker 1: probably feel more comfortable opening that up. But it's just 551 00:25:25,440 --> 00:25:28,200 Speaker 1: another great way too. You know, we've only known each 552 00:25:28,200 --> 00:25:30,480 Speaker 1: other for three months or something, and for them to 553 00:25:30,520 --> 00:25:33,320 Speaker 1: open up and be vulnerable about something that's that home 554 00:25:33,440 --> 00:25:36,560 Speaker 1: for them, that's another great way to build camaraderie. Yeah. 555 00:25:36,560 --> 00:25:39,000 Speaker 1: I just find this locker room is so much closer 556 00:25:39,000 --> 00:25:41,159 Speaker 1: than I mean, I've I've worked in the league for 557 00:25:41,200 --> 00:25:43,119 Speaker 1: five years, and like this locker room this year as 558 00:25:43,119 --> 00:25:45,679 Speaker 1: the closest I've ever seen from a team. So I 559 00:25:45,680 --> 00:25:47,720 Speaker 1: remember when you brought that up, I was like, man, like, 560 00:25:47,920 --> 00:25:49,840 Speaker 1: this is gonna be a special year. So I'm hoping, 561 00:25:50,119 --> 00:25:54,240 Speaker 1: and I mean we're all hoping that translates to the field. Absolutely. Yeah, well, 562 00:25:54,280 --> 00:25:57,920 Speaker 1: it all begins on Sunday, which is so crazy to say. Finally, 563 00:25:58,320 --> 00:26:00,200 Speaker 1: after all of the pre talk that we've had, thank 564 00:26:00,240 --> 00:26:02,879 Speaker 1: you so much to Vikings defensive tackle Harrison Phelps for 565 00:26:02,960 --> 00:26:05,359 Speaker 1: being here. Thanks, guys, I appreciate it. Thank you so much. 566 00:26:07,400 --> 00:26:10,000 Speaker 1: Big thanks to Harrison Phillips for coming on the podcast 567 00:26:10,040 --> 00:26:13,000 Speaker 1: for the second time. As game week rolls along, we're 568 00:26:13,040 --> 00:26:16,320 Speaker 1: doing big things here at the Vikings Entertainment Network, so 569 00:26:16,480 --> 00:26:18,959 Speaker 1: make sure you stick with Vikings dot com or download 570 00:26:19,000 --> 00:26:22,640 Speaker 1: the Vikings App to stay on top of what's going on. So, 571 00:26:22,680 --> 00:26:25,800 Speaker 1: speaking of that, Gabe, what's cooking for you this week? 572 00:26:25,840 --> 00:26:28,760 Speaker 1: As we gear up to the Packers game? Well, we 573 00:26:28,800 --> 00:26:33,119 Speaker 1: got the horrible Yeah it's right. Yeah, we needed like 574 00:26:33,880 --> 00:26:40,040 Speaker 1: metaphorical snaps. Maybe my non exist in snapping, I promise 575 00:26:40,080 --> 00:26:42,880 Speaker 1: I try. Justin Jefferson and Adam Feland are the guest 576 00:26:42,960 --> 00:26:44,760 Speaker 1: this week, so that'll be a lot of fun. We'll 577 00:26:44,800 --> 00:26:46,720 Speaker 1: be talking to those guys, getting to know them a 578 00:26:46,760 --> 00:26:49,560 Speaker 1: little bit. We'll have that show every single week this year, 579 00:26:49,600 --> 00:26:51,639 Speaker 1: so that'll be a lot of fun doing that with 580 00:26:51,680 --> 00:26:54,280 Speaker 1: those guys. The first episode of Chopping It Up is 581 00:26:54,320 --> 00:26:57,160 Speaker 1: out now. kJ Osborne, Harrison Phillips, who we just had 582 00:26:57,200 --> 00:27:01,120 Speaker 1: on Alexander Madison. We really just don't deep into who 583 00:27:01,160 --> 00:27:03,880 Speaker 1: those guys are as people, and hopefully you guys will 584 00:27:03,960 --> 00:27:06,399 Speaker 1: enjoy that. And then lastly, Greg Olsen will be the 585 00:27:06,480 --> 00:27:10,040 Speaker 1: network talent interview this week, so from one Carolina got 586 00:27:10,040 --> 00:27:11,879 Speaker 1: to another Carolina guy, would be good to talk to 587 00:27:12,000 --> 00:27:14,680 Speaker 1: him and just get his thoughts on Arsen of Junior, 588 00:27:14,680 --> 00:27:18,040 Speaker 1: who's playing this week, and just the Vikings Packers, this rivalry. 589 00:27:18,119 --> 00:27:20,760 Speaker 1: This is the biggest game of the year, not because 590 00:27:20,760 --> 00:27:23,880 Speaker 1: this week one, but because it's the Packers. So I'm 591 00:27:23,920 --> 00:27:26,679 Speaker 1: excited about that. You you also like the reason you 592 00:27:26,760 --> 00:27:28,679 Speaker 1: got Crag is because he's going to be on the 593 00:27:28,680 --> 00:27:31,440 Speaker 1: call for this game. I mean, this is America's game 594 00:27:31,560 --> 00:27:33,359 Speaker 1: of the week on Fox to open up the year. 595 00:27:33,400 --> 00:27:34,920 Speaker 1: What more do you want? I was gonna say, not 596 00:27:35,320 --> 00:27:37,840 Speaker 1: a slow start for this team with a brand new 597 00:27:37,880 --> 00:27:40,520 Speaker 1: coach and a brand new offense and a brand new exactly, 598 00:27:40,840 --> 00:27:43,240 Speaker 1: it's going to be a shotgun start for everybody. And 599 00:27:43,760 --> 00:27:46,520 Speaker 1: I think Viking fans would really not have it any 600 00:27:46,520 --> 00:27:49,960 Speaker 1: other way because there's the surprise factor of nobody knows 601 00:27:50,000 --> 00:27:53,400 Speaker 1: what's about to happen, hopefully good things. But on top 602 00:27:53,400 --> 00:27:56,040 Speaker 1: of that the fact that it's Packers Week one at home. 603 00:27:56,520 --> 00:27:59,640 Speaker 1: I think that's a that's a very fun atmosphere that's 604 00:27:59,640 --> 00:28:01,840 Speaker 1: going to be kicking in this Sunday Jay. What about you, 605 00:28:01,960 --> 00:28:04,160 Speaker 1: especially on the audio side of things. What do we have? Yeah, 606 00:28:04,200 --> 00:28:06,720 Speaker 1: there's a there's a bunch of shows that are coming back, 607 00:28:06,760 --> 00:28:09,440 Speaker 1: Like Gave said, the Audibles coming back here Thursday nights 608 00:28:09,480 --> 00:28:12,240 Speaker 1: on Cafe n and then I'll podcasts. But we've got 609 00:28:12,320 --> 00:28:16,080 Speaker 1: a little different lineup. So Monday Cafans doing Vikings Rewind, 610 00:28:16,119 --> 00:28:20,240 Speaker 1: which is their standard postgame or post nights show. At 611 00:28:20,320 --> 00:28:22,600 Speaker 1: the next day, kind of their Monday morning quarterback show, 612 00:28:22,960 --> 00:28:24,840 Speaker 1: getting you ready with all the highlights of everything that 613 00:28:24,840 --> 00:28:28,600 Speaker 1: happened the day before. Tuesday's Vikings Country is coming back. 614 00:28:29,160 --> 00:28:31,240 Speaker 1: They're gonna be running all over the Twin Cities, going 615 00:28:31,280 --> 00:28:34,680 Speaker 1: to different establishments with players. Mike Mussman's going to be 616 00:28:34,680 --> 00:28:37,120 Speaker 1: their interviewing players, hanging out for a couple hours, having 617 00:28:37,119 --> 00:28:40,440 Speaker 1: a Miller light and enjoying themselves with the players. How 618 00:28:40,440 --> 00:28:43,000 Speaker 1: do you find out where those locations are? So you 619 00:28:43,040 --> 00:28:46,160 Speaker 1: can go yep, go to Vikings dot com and there's 620 00:28:46,160 --> 00:28:49,920 Speaker 1: a Vikings Country page for the audio page and on 621 00:28:49,960 --> 00:28:53,080 Speaker 1: there it'll have all the different locations and the schedule 622 00:28:53,120 --> 00:28:55,880 Speaker 1: for the entire season. So I know that sometimes there 623 00:28:55,920 --> 00:28:57,800 Speaker 1: are some slight changes, but if you check out that 624 00:28:57,920 --> 00:29:00,480 Speaker 1: Vikings dot com page, that is where they should have 625 00:29:00,520 --> 00:29:02,880 Speaker 1: the schedule for the entire season, so you'll see if 626 00:29:02,920 --> 00:29:05,560 Speaker 1: there'll be in a local establishment near you, or if 627 00:29:05,560 --> 00:29:07,360 Speaker 1: you're willing to take the drive, go hang out with 628 00:29:07,400 --> 00:29:09,840 Speaker 1: Mike and a player. Every Tuesday nights, have a Miller 629 00:29:09,920 --> 00:29:13,440 Speaker 1: light and enjoy yourself. Wednesday nights, X's Nose with Kevin 630 00:29:13,440 --> 00:29:17,080 Speaker 1: O'Connell will be back on CAFAN and so that'll be 631 00:29:17,120 --> 00:29:20,200 Speaker 1: a lot of fun. That The Audible is Thursday at 632 00:29:20,280 --> 00:29:23,520 Speaker 1: six pm, and then following that at six thirty pm 633 00:29:23,600 --> 00:29:26,400 Speaker 1: is one of our new shows called The Tailgate. That's 634 00:29:26,400 --> 00:29:29,600 Speaker 1: with Siaminson and some of his funniest friends who are 635 00:29:29,600 --> 00:29:32,520 Speaker 1: all comedians, but they're also giant football fans, and so 636 00:29:32,640 --> 00:29:34,760 Speaker 1: SI is going to have different guests every single week 637 00:29:34,800 --> 00:29:38,720 Speaker 1: who are fans of the Vikings opponent, and so make 638 00:29:38,720 --> 00:29:40,960 Speaker 1: sure to check that out. That's Thursday at six thirty 639 00:29:41,040 --> 00:29:45,479 Speaker 1: right after the audible, and on Friday, the Vikings Vantage 640 00:29:45,520 --> 00:29:48,680 Speaker 1: is kind of shifting in name to Minnesota. Vikings podcast 641 00:29:48,760 --> 00:29:52,200 Speaker 1: there on Friday, So this podcast version of the Minnesota 642 00:29:52,280 --> 00:29:54,600 Speaker 1: Vikings podcast will give you kind of the Monday morning 643 00:29:54,640 --> 00:29:57,280 Speaker 1: quarterback and the kind of preview of what's coming up 644 00:29:57,320 --> 00:30:00,520 Speaker 1: for the week. The Friday version on f An with 645 00:30:00,600 --> 00:30:03,400 Speaker 1: Gabe again is going to be kind of your end 646 00:30:03,440 --> 00:30:06,080 Speaker 1: of the week wrap up and final look ahead to 647 00:30:06,160 --> 00:30:09,080 Speaker 1: what's going to happen the following Sunday. So lots of 648 00:30:09,080 --> 00:30:12,480 Speaker 1: different audio properties besides the normal Minnesota Vikings podcast that 649 00:30:12,480 --> 00:30:14,920 Speaker 1: you're listening to, and there's just a lot of fun 650 00:30:15,600 --> 00:30:17,600 Speaker 1: content that we're going to bring you guys the season 651 00:30:17,600 --> 00:30:20,360 Speaker 1: and hopefully there's something for everybody and tune in as 652 00:30:20,400 --> 00:30:23,080 Speaker 1: much as you can. Yeah, I mean there's no shortage 653 00:30:23,240 --> 00:30:26,240 Speaker 1: of content. I hate using that word over and over again, 654 00:30:26,640 --> 00:30:28,880 Speaker 1: no shortage of things to listen to to get you 655 00:30:28,920 --> 00:30:30,680 Speaker 1: ready for the show, and I like the diversity of 656 00:30:30,680 --> 00:30:33,760 Speaker 1: it all. Really looking forward to hearing the comedian podcast 657 00:30:33,840 --> 00:30:36,640 Speaker 1: with Si and his friends. Yeah, that's it's something that 658 00:30:36,680 --> 00:30:38,800 Speaker 1: he's been working really hard on this offseason, something that 659 00:30:38,800 --> 00:30:40,719 Speaker 1: we really talked about and have really put a ton 660 00:30:40,760 --> 00:30:43,720 Speaker 1: of time and effort into. Trust me, these are some 661 00:30:43,760 --> 00:30:46,080 Speaker 1: of the biggest names that are in the comedy world, 662 00:30:46,160 --> 00:30:50,239 Speaker 1: and as you all know, everyone are giant fans, but 663 00:30:50,440 --> 00:30:53,360 Speaker 1: these guys are fans and funny about it. And the 664 00:30:53,400 --> 00:30:56,760 Speaker 1: best part about it is you realize that they are 665 00:30:56,840 --> 00:30:59,320 Speaker 1: just like every other roube going to, you know, an 666 00:30:59,400 --> 00:31:02,080 Speaker 1: establishment to watch a game. They've got the highs, they've 667 00:31:02,080 --> 00:31:04,479 Speaker 1: got the lows, they've they've seen it all, but they 668 00:31:04,480 --> 00:31:07,080 Speaker 1: can also put their fun spin on it to kind 669 00:31:07,120 --> 00:31:09,280 Speaker 1: of really just encapsulate what it means to be a 670 00:31:09,320 --> 00:31:11,240 Speaker 1: fan and what it means to, you know, be a 671 00:31:11,280 --> 00:31:13,640 Speaker 1: die hard for for the colors that they support. So 672 00:31:14,000 --> 00:31:16,000 Speaker 1: it's a lot of fun. Some of the test shows 673 00:31:16,000 --> 00:31:18,120 Speaker 1: and stuff that we've done are great, and we've got 674 00:31:18,120 --> 00:31:19,680 Speaker 1: some bigger names that are in the works that we're 675 00:31:19,680 --> 00:31:22,400 Speaker 1: trying to snag here. So um yeah, we're really excited 676 00:31:22,440 --> 00:31:25,080 Speaker 1: about it, and we hope that people tune in whether 677 00:31:25,120 --> 00:31:27,960 Speaker 1: it's on CAFAN at six thirty pm Thursday nights or 678 00:31:28,560 --> 00:31:31,480 Speaker 1: download it as a podcast form because the podcast form 679 00:31:31,520 --> 00:31:33,080 Speaker 1: most likely will be a little bit longer than the 680 00:31:33,160 --> 00:31:35,720 Speaker 1: radio form. So there's a lot of really good stuff 681 00:31:35,760 --> 00:31:39,560 Speaker 1: and you know, consuming however, you are comfortable, that's right. 682 00:31:39,720 --> 00:31:41,920 Speaker 1: And Friday of the ball Feast returns this year with 683 00:31:42,040 --> 00:31:44,520 Speaker 1: Pa and Charge. They're taking it on the road to 684 00:31:44,840 --> 00:31:49,800 Speaker 1: multiple Buffalo Wild Wings. This week's is at Oakdale. I'm 685 00:31:50,000 --> 00:31:51,960 Speaker 1: kicking it off with them and pumped to bring my 686 00:31:52,040 --> 00:31:55,160 Speaker 1: parents who are in town to the show. They usually 687 00:31:55,160 --> 00:31:57,640 Speaker 1: listen to it just because you know, I'm on it 688 00:31:57,720 --> 00:32:00,440 Speaker 1: or whatever, but now they get to kind of see 689 00:32:00,440 --> 00:32:02,600 Speaker 1: it in person. So Rubes, I really hope to see 690 00:32:02,600 --> 00:32:05,960 Speaker 1: you there. Trust me. Friday at a be Dubs for 691 00:32:06,080 --> 00:32:10,720 Speaker 1: opening week with it being Packers weeks. Yes, that is 692 00:32:10,760 --> 00:32:13,000 Speaker 1: some gutsy calls right there. Yeah, well, they wanted to 693 00:32:13,040 --> 00:32:15,600 Speaker 1: come to this game. They requested it, They booked a flight. 694 00:32:15,680 --> 00:32:17,280 Speaker 1: They were like, we want to be at this game. 695 00:32:17,360 --> 00:32:21,880 Speaker 1: So they're you know, they're Vikings fans now, so yeah 696 00:32:21,920 --> 00:32:24,200 Speaker 1: they don't they don't. Well they look in purple and gold. 697 00:32:24,240 --> 00:32:27,640 Speaker 1: So and then of course Game Day Live resumes this 698 00:32:27,680 --> 00:32:31,080 Speaker 1: week on Fox nine. That show will be from nine 699 00:32:31,240 --> 00:32:35,720 Speaker 1: thirty to eleven o'clock every Sunday before a Vikings game, 700 00:32:35,800 --> 00:32:38,480 Speaker 1: so they'll be live out in front of the kickoff 701 00:32:38,520 --> 00:32:42,560 Speaker 1: concert before the Packers game. Of course, the kickoff concert 702 00:32:42,600 --> 00:32:45,000 Speaker 1: before the game is with Mitchell Tenpenny. That's going to 703 00:32:45,080 --> 00:32:47,160 Speaker 1: be super fun. So the show will be before that. 704 00:32:47,560 --> 00:32:50,600 Speaker 1: It's now hosted by Mark Rosen. You might see Gabe 705 00:32:50,600 --> 00:32:54,680 Speaker 1: and Eye on there sometime. You see me singing this year. 706 00:32:54,720 --> 00:32:57,840 Speaker 1: You don't know menche time you get out of town, 707 00:32:58,520 --> 00:33:03,240 Speaker 1: as I will be there whatever time it starts singing 708 00:33:03,280 --> 00:33:06,360 Speaker 1: my heart's albums so people don't know who is Yeah, 709 00:33:06,400 --> 00:33:10,760 Speaker 1: are you too embarrassed? Now? Podcast? You like him? White 710 00:33:10,760 --> 00:33:13,480 Speaker 1: T shirt, basketball shore singing my heart out? Hopefully. I 711 00:33:13,480 --> 00:33:15,360 Speaker 1: hope it is raining so I can like have my 712 00:33:15,400 --> 00:33:17,560 Speaker 1: cowboy head just like singing at the top of my longe. 713 00:33:17,560 --> 00:33:19,160 Speaker 1: I was gonna say, Gabe needs a stets and I 714 00:33:19,200 --> 00:33:21,280 Speaker 1: got to see them out there and the just came 715 00:33:21,320 --> 00:33:23,920 Speaker 1: out from Texas. Shouldn't you should have bought one? Yeah, 716 00:33:24,600 --> 00:33:27,480 Speaker 1: at least you have somebody to send one back, exactly. Yeah. 717 00:33:27,520 --> 00:33:29,360 Speaker 1: But on that show as well, we will have our 718 00:33:29,360 --> 00:33:31,240 Speaker 1: Game Day Live interview with the player where we sit 719 00:33:31,280 --> 00:33:34,240 Speaker 1: down and talk in depth. Those will be released over 720 00:33:34,280 --> 00:33:36,200 Speaker 1: the weekend or you can watch it in Game Day Live. 721 00:33:36,360 --> 00:33:38,440 Speaker 1: I mean, I feel like we have taken a lot 722 00:33:38,440 --> 00:33:40,480 Speaker 1: of time dedicated to this, but you guys, we've been, 723 00:33:40,880 --> 00:33:44,240 Speaker 1: you know, having so many meetings and talks and brainstorming 724 00:33:44,280 --> 00:33:46,960 Speaker 1: sessions and really trying to make sure that we can 725 00:33:47,000 --> 00:33:51,400 Speaker 1: get a wide array of content to feed the beast right, 726 00:33:51,440 --> 00:33:54,400 Speaker 1: to make sure that fans get what they need, what 727 00:33:54,520 --> 00:33:56,880 Speaker 1: they want to get ready for this team, and to 728 00:33:56,880 --> 00:33:59,640 Speaker 1: bring the excitement because this is a really exciting time. 729 00:34:00,120 --> 00:34:02,760 Speaker 1: Plus months of planning is now going to get to 730 00:34:02,760 --> 00:34:06,120 Speaker 1: the point where it's the week one of many many 731 00:34:06,200 --> 00:34:08,359 Speaker 1: weeks to come and for all of us, for all 732 00:34:08,360 --> 00:34:10,279 Speaker 1: of the time, effort, and energy we've put into it 733 00:34:10,280 --> 00:34:12,920 Speaker 1: in the thinking, it's go time. And it's just a 734 00:34:12,960 --> 00:34:15,759 Speaker 1: lot of fun to think that the season is upon 735 00:34:15,840 --> 00:34:17,880 Speaker 1: us and all of the planning that we've done, the 736 00:34:17,880 --> 00:34:20,200 Speaker 1: excitement of that is something we can finally share with fans. 737 00:34:20,360 --> 00:34:23,799 Speaker 1: We finally have structure, we finally have routine, and we 738 00:34:23,880 --> 00:34:27,120 Speaker 1: finally have football back and I can't be more excited 739 00:34:27,360 --> 00:34:30,080 Speaker 1: for that. What's what's the saying, Jay, Like, this is 740 00:34:30,080 --> 00:34:32,399 Speaker 1: the one time of the year that everyone has a plan. 741 00:34:32,560 --> 00:34:34,200 Speaker 1: Have you told me something a while ago and it 742 00:34:34,239 --> 00:34:37,279 Speaker 1: was like brilliant, It's basically for me, like you said, 743 00:34:37,480 --> 00:34:39,520 Speaker 1: it's the structure of it all. It's like everyone just 744 00:34:39,520 --> 00:34:41,440 Speaker 1: knows what the roles are and you can just go 745 00:34:42,040 --> 00:34:45,719 Speaker 1: and for us, that is something that the offseason you're 746 00:34:45,800 --> 00:34:48,120 Speaker 1: you're you're talking about the talkers and you're trying to 747 00:34:48,160 --> 00:34:50,680 Speaker 1: figure out, you know, what is relevant? What do fans 748 00:34:50,680 --> 00:34:53,040 Speaker 1: want to hear? Now we know what it is. It 749 00:34:53,200 --> 00:34:57,120 Speaker 1: is all football, all the time. These games count. Preseason 750 00:34:57,120 --> 00:34:59,080 Speaker 1: gives you a taste. Training camp definitely gives you a 751 00:34:59,120 --> 00:35:01,520 Speaker 1: taste and gives you close the action a little bit. 752 00:35:02,000 --> 00:35:07,520 Speaker 1: But there is so many unknown storylines going on for 753 00:35:07,680 --> 00:35:09,840 Speaker 1: this week one that you're finally going to get a 754 00:35:09,880 --> 00:35:11,799 Speaker 1: little bit of the curtain pulled back to figure out 755 00:35:12,200 --> 00:35:16,000 Speaker 1: exactly what you have with this team. Finally is the keyword, 756 00:35:16,160 --> 00:35:19,160 Speaker 1: and we couldn't be more excited for this season opener 757 00:35:19,239 --> 00:35:22,000 Speaker 1: on Sunday. Kickoff is set for three twenty five. Stick 758 00:35:22,040 --> 00:35:24,880 Speaker 1: with Vikings dot Com and the Vikings App for everything 759 00:35:24,920 --> 00:35:26,799 Speaker 1: you need to know to get ready for the big game. 760 00:35:26,920 --> 00:35:29,239 Speaker 1: Hope to see you guys out there as we celebrate 761 00:35:29,440 --> 00:35:32,360 Speaker 1: the kickoff of the twenty twenty two Vikings season.