1 00:00:00,120 --> 00:00:03,559 Speaker 1: Injury updates. I guess we'll start. The only two guys 2 00:00:03,560 --> 00:00:09,000 Speaker 1: that won't play are Shane and a Door. All the 3 00:00:09,039 --> 00:00:11,800 Speaker 1: limited guys are good. Yeah, I mean we'll go through today. 4 00:00:11,800 --> 00:00:13,399 Speaker 1: But I think we should be. We should be good? 5 00:00:13,840 --> 00:00:20,960 Speaker 1: Should be? Have you changed your plans for travel or 6 00:00:21,000 --> 00:00:25,080 Speaker 1: are you just gonna continue? What? I'd say that Jimmy 7 00:00:25,120 --> 00:00:30,680 Speaker 1: Feeling is monitoring that. I know there's some weather, um, 8 00:00:30,720 --> 00:00:34,600 Speaker 1: so he's leave it to him. They've won a ton 9 00:00:34,640 --> 00:00:37,279 Speaker 1: of one score games like you guys like, do you 10 00:00:37,360 --> 00:00:39,960 Speaker 1: see similarge or what even just to do that? What's 11 00:00:39,960 --> 00:00:41,760 Speaker 1: the keys to teams to pull the types of games? 12 00:00:41,840 --> 00:00:44,800 Speaker 1: Arkansastently well. Credit to players first, they're making the plays 13 00:00:44,800 --> 00:00:46,880 Speaker 1: and crunch time, you know there's four or five plays 14 00:00:46,920 --> 00:00:50,240 Speaker 1: whenever they are and they're execute well under pressure. I 15 00:00:50,320 --> 00:00:52,680 Speaker 1: think that their culture staff does a good job. Their 16 00:00:52,680 --> 00:00:55,040 Speaker 1: players do a good job. They played for sixty minutes, 17 00:00:55,680 --> 00:00:57,440 Speaker 1: and you know, credit to those guys. They make plays 18 00:00:57,440 --> 00:00:59,400 Speaker 1: when they need to make them. What kind of a 19 00:00:59,520 --> 00:01:06,880 Speaker 1: challenge Jefferson, hm, um, significant. You can put the tape 20 00:01:06,920 --> 00:01:12,160 Speaker 1: on and Jerome shown me a bunch of plays last 21 00:01:12,240 --> 00:01:15,400 Speaker 1: night where teams have them double teams and the safety 22 00:01:15,400 --> 00:01:17,360 Speaker 1: over the top of him, and Cousins is still throwing 23 00:01:17,360 --> 00:01:20,720 Speaker 1: it to him, and it's you know, you tell the quarterback, hey, 24 00:01:21,720 --> 00:01:23,760 Speaker 1: there's two guys there and a safety over there, but 25 00:01:23,880 --> 00:01:29,320 Speaker 1: he trusts them. He's he's an exceptional player. He's he's 26 00:01:29,360 --> 00:01:33,240 Speaker 1: tough to defend. How much more difficult hasn't made the 27 00:01:33,319 --> 00:01:36,400 Speaker 1: challenge of playing like the A J. Brown to Terry McCarey. Now, Jefferson, 28 00:01:36,920 --> 00:01:40,160 Speaker 1: when you don't have a Dory, Well, I'd say you 29 00:01:40,200 --> 00:01:42,319 Speaker 1: gotta play good team defense when you have a good 30 00:01:42,319 --> 00:01:46,440 Speaker 1: receiver like that. I mean those really top top receivers. 31 00:01:47,000 --> 00:01:51,560 Speaker 1: I mean usually they're they're gonna get there's Um, I 32 00:01:51,560 --> 00:01:53,400 Speaker 1: had Steph at Buffalo and we throw it to him. 33 00:01:53,640 --> 00:01:56,240 Speaker 1: You know, it's kind of the same way that they're 34 00:01:56,280 --> 00:01:59,800 Speaker 1: throwing to him at Minnesota. Um. You know, a really 35 00:01:59,800 --> 00:02:03,960 Speaker 1: good receiver, like a top top guy. Those guys you mentioned, 36 00:02:04,520 --> 00:02:05,800 Speaker 1: all three of them are in the Pro Bowl and 37 00:02:05,960 --> 00:02:08,399 Speaker 1: this one is so all four of them, Um, they're 38 00:02:08,440 --> 00:02:11,520 Speaker 1: they're difficult to defend. That kind of among those lines 39 00:02:11,639 --> 00:02:15,400 Speaker 1: with Jefferson, I think you mentioned when did they can 40 00:02:15,440 --> 00:02:18,839 Speaker 1: move him? They move him everywhere around and shot even 41 00:02:18,880 --> 00:02:23,079 Speaker 1: in the backfield. They move everywhere. Yeah. Um, so obviously 42 00:02:23,080 --> 00:02:24,400 Speaker 1: he's smart and he did a lot of that at 43 00:02:24,480 --> 00:02:25,760 Speaker 1: l s U two, he played in the slot, he 44 00:02:25,800 --> 00:02:30,400 Speaker 1: played outside. Um, you just again, he's a fun guy 45 00:02:30,440 --> 00:02:34,079 Speaker 1: to watch when you're not getting ready to play. I've 46 00:02:34,080 --> 00:02:35,680 Speaker 1: got a lot of respect for his game and what 47 00:02:35,760 --> 00:02:39,119 Speaker 1: he's done the early part of his career. Obviously, each 48 00:02:39,120 --> 00:02:41,400 Speaker 1: of those guys are different and because on their own challenges. 49 00:02:41,400 --> 00:02:43,040 Speaker 1: But what have you learned from facing maybe like a 50 00:02:43,160 --> 00:02:46,600 Speaker 1: J and Terry a few times and I learned about 51 00:02:46,600 --> 00:02:49,280 Speaker 1: this team. I think it's it's a different Every game 52 00:02:49,320 --> 00:02:52,440 Speaker 1: you play is different. Each guy is a little bit different. Um, 53 00:02:52,480 --> 00:02:54,720 Speaker 1: you know, what you try to do against particular really 54 00:02:54,720 --> 00:02:57,240 Speaker 1: good players is different. You know, you can do a 55 00:02:57,240 --> 00:02:59,480 Speaker 1: wide variety of things. But again, at the end of 56 00:02:59,480 --> 00:03:01,480 Speaker 1: the day, most of the time, those guys are going 57 00:03:01,520 --> 00:03:03,720 Speaker 1: to get their touches and do a good job at 58 00:03:03,760 --> 00:03:06,240 Speaker 1: tackling him, trying to prevent the big, big ones. But 59 00:03:06,280 --> 00:03:08,600 Speaker 1: it's it's definitely a challenge. What do you think your cousins, 60 00:03:08,800 --> 00:03:10,800 Speaker 1: The guy was like kind of polarizing, but it's been 61 00:03:10,880 --> 00:03:12,600 Speaker 1: super productive, So what do you think of him? I 62 00:03:12,639 --> 00:03:14,720 Speaker 1: think he's super productive and does a good job of 63 00:03:14,720 --> 00:03:17,839 Speaker 1: getting his playmakers as the ball. He don't know him, 64 00:03:18,080 --> 00:03:20,880 Speaker 1: but again, much like Jefferson, have a lot of respect 65 00:03:20,919 --> 00:03:23,239 Speaker 1: for what he's done in his career. He's got a 66 00:03:23,280 --> 00:03:25,200 Speaker 1: lot of good pieces around him. And you know he 67 00:03:25,200 --> 00:03:27,400 Speaker 1: touches the ball on every plane, usually makes the right decision. 68 00:03:27,560 --> 00:03:30,360 Speaker 1: And you know eleven and three is a starting quarterback 69 00:03:30,400 --> 00:03:34,280 Speaker 1: this year for him, highly productive player. He's in a 70 00:03:34,320 --> 00:03:39,960 Speaker 1: Pro Bowl too, right, what do you think of Andrewtown 71 00:03:40,000 --> 00:03:43,960 Speaker 1: It's not yeah, again, these the Pro Bowl. I think 72 00:03:43,960 --> 00:03:46,560 Speaker 1: for for any of the guys that gets selected, whether 73 00:03:46,600 --> 00:03:49,360 Speaker 1: you're the starter, you know you made it, you're not 74 00:03:49,400 --> 00:03:53,200 Speaker 1: a starter at alternate. I think that, Um, I think 75 00:03:53,200 --> 00:03:57,040 Speaker 1: those guys appreciate that. Again, unfortunately everybody can't make it. 76 00:03:57,080 --> 00:04:00,640 Speaker 1: But yeah, you know those guys are you know, Andrew 77 00:04:00,680 --> 00:04:02,680 Speaker 1: is a good player for us. I'm glad he's on 78 00:04:02,720 --> 00:04:06,000 Speaker 1: our team and I look forward to seeing him play 79 00:04:06,040 --> 00:04:08,280 Speaker 1: here the rest of the way. I don't think we 80 00:04:09,120 --> 00:04:12,120 Speaker 1: never asked he's Carter Coplin plays a lot of a 81 00:04:12,160 --> 00:04:14,440 Speaker 1: lot of special teams. What does he bring to this 82 00:04:14,520 --> 00:04:17,120 Speaker 1: to this team? And I don't think he sure? No, 83 00:04:17,279 --> 00:04:19,279 Speaker 1: he's um, you know, he's a core guy for us 84 00:04:19,360 --> 00:04:22,320 Speaker 1: on special teams plays all the units. Um. One of 85 00:04:22,360 --> 00:04:28,200 Speaker 1: the leaders of the group, instinctive, fast, tough, has good 86 00:04:28,279 --> 00:04:30,640 Speaker 1: qualities to be a good special teams player for us. 87 00:04:31,520 --> 00:04:35,039 Speaker 1: What do you think? What do you think is the 88 00:04:35,120 --> 00:04:37,640 Speaker 1: idea that it's possible by the end of Saturday, You guys, 89 00:04:38,080 --> 00:04:41,480 Speaker 1: good clinch the playoffs. Fine, they're getting ready to try 90 00:04:41,520 --> 00:04:46,240 Speaker 1: to win this game. That's about it. I'll try good 91 00:04:46,240 --> 00:04:53,479 Speaker 1: one that could answer that one for you. But given 92 00:04:53,520 --> 00:04:56,080 Speaker 1: that comeback last week, would you imagine that you're going 93 00:04:56,120 --> 00:05:00,000 Speaker 1: to see a pretty confident Vikings team? Well, the should be. 94 00:05:00,080 --> 00:05:03,720 Speaker 1: They're eleven and three, um, and they played a lot 95 00:05:03,720 --> 00:05:05,159 Speaker 1: of good football this year. And you know the three 96 00:05:05,160 --> 00:05:08,480 Speaker 1: games they lost, they lost to Dallas. You know it's 97 00:05:08,279 --> 00:05:11,039 Speaker 1: a considerable but then they lost a Philly in Detroit. 98 00:05:11,120 --> 00:05:14,720 Speaker 1: They've played games close, Um, make a lot of plays. 99 00:05:15,160 --> 00:05:19,880 Speaker 1: Productive team, well coached, So they played confident. When you 100 00:05:19,880 --> 00:05:22,080 Speaker 1: watch my tape, you better use a lot of different 101 00:05:22,520 --> 00:05:26,839 Speaker 1: starters at inside linebacker this year, you know, all the 102 00:05:26,839 --> 00:05:29,440 Speaker 1: way through even using landing in the box the last game. 103 00:05:29,680 --> 00:05:31,640 Speaker 1: Just how was that position involves for you guys with 104 00:05:31,760 --> 00:05:34,680 Speaker 1: this Yeah, we've had some guys. I think I think 105 00:05:34,680 --> 00:05:36,159 Speaker 1: the guys we have in there right now. We have 106 00:05:36,200 --> 00:05:41,400 Speaker 1: confidence and trust in Um including Landing will bring him up. Um, 107 00:05:41,440 --> 00:05:45,840 Speaker 1: So put tanna practice squad and go out there and 108 00:05:46,520 --> 00:05:49,120 Speaker 1: try to play a good game. Are you going to 109 00:05:49,200 --> 00:05:55,000 Speaker 1: give yourself enough time to enjoy Christmas? On Sunday asked 110 00:05:55,040 --> 00:05:59,840 Speaker 1: me that after the game. Yeah, they govin Cookson Villa 111 00:06:00,160 --> 00:06:03,640 Speaker 1: in the screen game as a receiver. Does that you 112 00:06:03,640 --> 00:06:06,120 Speaker 1: guys are aggressive on defense? Yeah, there's a guy like 113 00:06:06,200 --> 00:06:08,440 Speaker 1: that in a weapon like that make even more cautious 114 00:06:08,440 --> 00:06:11,719 Speaker 1: about how to attack. You definitely have to know where 115 00:06:11,760 --> 00:06:13,520 Speaker 1: he is too. It's another layer to it too, because 116 00:06:13,520 --> 00:06:15,880 Speaker 1: a checkdown can turn into a fifty yard game or 117 00:06:16,080 --> 00:06:18,919 Speaker 1: a screen day through. You know, you see against Indianapolis 118 00:06:18,960 --> 00:06:21,799 Speaker 1: and he takes it. You know he's um. He's another 119 00:06:21,920 --> 00:06:24,520 Speaker 1: very gifted player. He's got taken to the house speed 120 00:06:24,600 --> 00:06:27,560 Speaker 1: at that position, which is always concerned because if your 121 00:06:27,560 --> 00:06:29,400 Speaker 1: first read or second read is not there with the 122 00:06:30,160 --> 00:06:31,960 Speaker 1: passing in that they have, they can just dump into 123 00:06:32,040 --> 00:06:34,320 Speaker 1: him and now you gotta make a tackle in space. 124 00:06:34,360 --> 00:06:37,960 Speaker 1: And he's a hard guy to tackle, like Harrison Smith, 125 00:06:38,320 --> 00:06:40,320 Speaker 1: he's like a ball hawk back there. Yeah, and he've 126 00:06:40,360 --> 00:06:42,840 Speaker 1: been that way for a long time. So he's an 127 00:06:42,839 --> 00:06:45,760 Speaker 1: instinctive player. You know, there's there's plays that he makes 128 00:06:45,760 --> 00:06:48,080 Speaker 1: on the ball when you're going through with the quarterbacks 129 00:06:48,200 --> 00:06:51,120 Speaker 1: or watching it as an offense that you don't think 130 00:06:51,120 --> 00:06:53,400 Speaker 1: he's gonna be there, and then he's there. So definitely 131 00:06:53,440 --> 00:06:56,760 Speaker 1: a guy we gotta be aware of instinctive, good veteran player. 132 00:06:56,880 --> 00:06:58,440 Speaker 1: Smart have been a good player for a long time 133 00:06:59,240 --> 00:07:01,800 Speaker 1: and we didn't kind of had to put his head 134 00:07:01,839 --> 00:07:06,680 Speaker 1: down here and you know, wor in this opportunity is 135 00:07:06,720 --> 00:07:08,839 Speaker 1: that Is that an impressive thing for a veteran like 136 00:07:08,960 --> 00:07:12,480 Speaker 1: him who has some cloud to do kind of be 137 00:07:12,640 --> 00:07:16,000 Speaker 1: humble in that regard. Yeah, I think that's that's what 138 00:07:16,080 --> 00:07:17,720 Speaker 1: we look for. The type of guys we look for 139 00:07:18,160 --> 00:07:20,880 Speaker 1: to bring into the organization is it's not always going 140 00:07:20,960 --> 00:07:22,960 Speaker 1: to be perfect, it's never always going to go your way. 141 00:07:23,760 --> 00:07:27,000 Speaker 1: Come in with a good attitude, continue to work, continue 142 00:07:27,040 --> 00:07:29,800 Speaker 1: to earn it um and again that's not easy to do, 143 00:07:29,800 --> 00:07:32,120 Speaker 1: whether it's landing or you know, a guy like Slighting 144 00:07:32,120 --> 00:07:36,040 Speaker 1: you guys asked about earlier. Um, there's a mental toughness 145 00:07:36,120 --> 00:07:37,440 Speaker 1: that you need to have to play this game. And 146 00:07:37,440 --> 00:07:40,120 Speaker 1: it's not just after a loss. Maybe it's from playtime, 147 00:07:40,160 --> 00:07:42,040 Speaker 1: Maybe it's another thing that you've got to keep pushing 148 00:07:42,080 --> 00:07:44,760 Speaker 1: and keep a positive attitude. And he's done that, gave 149 00:07:44,960 --> 00:07:48,920 Speaker 1: on Saturday. Will being indoors change at all? How you 150 00:07:48,920 --> 00:07:52,600 Speaker 1: look at your field goal unit and distance and all 151 00:07:52,600 --> 00:07:56,800 Speaker 1: of that kind of stuff. Yeah, absolutely, yeah, because out 152 00:07:56,800 --> 00:07:58,720 Speaker 1: here you don't know. I mean sometimes that changes are 153 00:07:59,120 --> 00:08:02,520 Speaker 1: usually right before uh the kickoff. I'm I'm talking to Graham, 154 00:08:02,600 --> 00:08:04,400 Speaker 1: So he's out there practicing, and I'll go up to 155 00:08:04,480 --> 00:08:06,680 Speaker 1: him and I usually walk out there to where he's 156 00:08:06,680 --> 00:08:09,480 Speaker 1: practicing when we come out and ask him how it changed, 157 00:08:09,520 --> 00:08:12,360 Speaker 1: because he never likes to give me the answer in pregame, 158 00:08:12,440 --> 00:08:16,960 Speaker 1: just because playing outdoors in the Northeast, it's, uh, you know, 159 00:08:16,960 --> 00:08:19,680 Speaker 1: it's a challenging place to kick, so you have a 160 00:08:19,680 --> 00:08:23,480 Speaker 1: controlled environment. It's absolutely different. Do you think it long 161 00:08:24,720 --> 00:08:26,760 Speaker 1: like would you be willing to take a longer kick there? 162 00:08:26,840 --> 00:08:28,960 Speaker 1: Or is that not exactly part of that? No? No, 163 00:08:29,080 --> 00:08:34,840 Speaker 1: definitely what are you thinking the environment there? The environment 164 00:08:34,960 --> 00:08:39,199 Speaker 1: is Yeah, it's it's pretty cool. Um, great fan base, 165 00:08:39,440 --> 00:08:41,360 Speaker 1: they got a team that's playing well. It is loud, 166 00:08:41,840 --> 00:08:44,240 Speaker 1: I mean it's it's very loud. They got the skull 167 00:08:44,360 --> 00:08:53,240 Speaker 1: chant he did It must have been in Pat's car there. Um, yeah, no, 168 00:08:53,320 --> 00:08:56,520 Speaker 1: it's it's loud. It's it's it's loud. It's you. The 169 00:08:56,559 --> 00:08:59,120 Speaker 1: communication aspect of it is always difficult when you play 170 00:08:59,120 --> 00:09:01,840 Speaker 1: on the road and then you play indoors with a 171 00:09:01,880 --> 00:09:05,880 Speaker 1: packed house. Um, it's hard to communicate, you know, particularly 172 00:09:05,920 --> 00:09:08,800 Speaker 1: on the offensive side of it. Just working on silent 173 00:09:08,920 --> 00:09:13,040 Speaker 1: counts all week, Um, you know, signals, there's there's a 174 00:09:13,080 --> 00:09:14,640 Speaker 1: lot of things that go into it, and you try 175 00:09:14,679 --> 00:09:18,840 Speaker 1: to prepare the best you can, but it's never the 176 00:09:18,840 --> 00:09:21,120 Speaker 1: real thing until you're out there. You know, it's it's loud.