Speaker 1: What do you remember about right for us?
Speaker 2: A lot of blitzing and different looks they like to
Speaker 2: throw to you. What do you remember about last year?
Speaker 1: And how can that kind of help.
Speaker 2: You this week?
Speaker 1: Yeah, I mean, uh, you know, it's like, I don't know, man.
Speaker 1: He does, you know a lot of different looks and
Speaker 1: different things and makes you think that it's gonna be
Speaker 1: one thing and it can be that or go do
Speaker 1: something completely different. And so he does a good job
Speaker 1: with that. I think, one of the best in the
Speaker 1: league with you know, just disguises in general. And so, uh,
Speaker 1: you know, last year we had you know, obviously a
Speaker 1: whole game against him, and and and got some really
Speaker 1: good looks from him and and some tough situations that
Speaker 1: he puts you in, especially as a quarterback trying to
Speaker 1: make a decision and stuff, and so it was good.
Speaker 1: It was a good experience last year. And you know,
Speaker 1: there's some things that I had learned from So I
Speaker 1: had a year of film and and stuff and this
Speaker 1: week of practice, so we're excited for it.
Speaker 3: What about the atmosphere last year?
Speaker 2: How does how does that stadium stack up with Seattle
Speaker 2: and some other loud buildings that you've.
Speaker 1: Been in Yeah, you know at the end especially it
Speaker 1: was tight game and everything, and you know, that place
Speaker 1: was rocking, and for the most part the whole game
Speaker 1: they were like that, and so some loyal fans that
Speaker 1: they got in Minnesota. It's a dome, so it just
Speaker 1: gets loud in there, and you know, they bring it,
Speaker 1: and so you know, it's an environment where you want
Speaker 1: to go in and try to obviously do your thing
Speaker 1: to put up points and score, to create momentum and
Speaker 1: and keep them away from you know, being so loud.
Speaker 1: But it's a great environment to playing.
Speaker 2: How does not having Christian Diccaffrey out there on the
Speaker 2: field change the way opposing teams defend you guys?
Speaker 1: I think, you know, just with Christian especially, like you know,
Speaker 1: there's certain plays third down where you know, we we
Speaker 1: like to get him out and to throw to him
Speaker 1: and stuff like that, and so there's a lot of
Speaker 1: teams that can either double double team him and then
Speaker 1: open up some other guys within our offense. And so
Speaker 1: that's something that you know, we sort of have to remember.
Speaker 1: That's that's a that's a huge aspect. You know, teams
Speaker 1: always have to account for him and have a whole
Speaker 1: plan for Christian. He's the best in the league at it,
Speaker 1: and so you know when he's not out there, I
Speaker 1: think it's sort of not necessarily simplifies things for defenses,
Speaker 1: but that's a component that they don't have to really
Speaker 1: handle and then they can focus on George and Ba
Speaker 1: and Debo. So that's something that for us that we
Speaker 1: have to understand and and as a quarterback, I always
Speaker 1: like having that because I think it does open up
Speaker 1: other guys.
Speaker 2: So what's been up for you as far as the
Speaker 2: things you need to clean up specifically coming off of Monday.
Speaker 3: Not going forward.
Speaker 1: Yeah, I think there's just you know, certain like movements
Speaker 1: in the pocket and stuff that I saw like early
Speaker 1: on in the game where I feel like I could
Speaker 1: have been better and sort of threw me off some
Speaker 1: reads and and you know, just that that live action
Speaker 1: and feeling of a real pass rush and having to
Speaker 1: make smaller movements within the pocket and then deliver the
Speaker 1: ball on time. I feel like that's there's some reps
Speaker 1: in the game in the game early on where it
Speaker 1: was pretty hard on myself and I need to be better.
Speaker 1: So that's something that I'm sort of honing in on
Speaker 1: and hopefully I can be better at this week.
Speaker 2: Sorry to addressed this already, but last time you went
Speaker 2: to Minnesota inter and a devo, but you also didnt
Speaker 2: have Trent Williams left tackles. So how much more nicer
Speaker 2: is it going back there? And how necessary as it
Speaker 2: went that line has to do silent counsel stiff.
Speaker 1: Yeah, I mean, you know, it's it's tough for the
Speaker 1: offensive line just you know, being on a silent count.
Speaker 1: You know, they're waiting for the guy next to him
Speaker 1: to move and and that's when they're in their pas
Speaker 1: set or running you know, run blocking and all kind
Speaker 1: of stuff. So it's tough. And so you know, for
Speaker 1: them in general, that's a whole challenge in itself. Not
Speaker 1: having Trent and Debo like that was a whole component
Speaker 1: to the game in our game plan, you know, all
Speaker 1: the things that we can do with Debot and having
Speaker 1: that out of the equation last year was tough. And
Speaker 1: then obviously Trent and his experience at left tackle, not
Speaker 1: having him within the run game and pass game and stuff.
Speaker 1: But I think Jay Lamore jumped in and did a
Speaker 1: great job. So I'm not taking any credit away from him.
Speaker 1: He did a great job. But you know, having Trent
Speaker 1: back in and just his dominance and force, you feel it,
Speaker 1: and so to have him back will be great debo
Speaker 1: as well having him going full like full speed and
Speaker 1: being able to do everything that he does. Uh, I'm
Speaker 1: really excited for So I feel like for the most part,
Speaker 1: everybody's healthy, feels good, and we're excited to take on
Speaker 1: the challenge.
Speaker 3: So rock With Jake Moody's going into his second year,
Speaker 3: his rookieer, he was replacing kind of a legend a
Speaker 3: round here. He was a third round draft pick. Do
Speaker 3: you see a change in him and more confidence in him?
Speaker 3: And do you have more confidence in him now?
Speaker 1: Yeah? I think you know, last year he went through
Speaker 1: a lot of different kind of situations where you know,
Speaker 1: things were on the line and and a lot like
Speaker 1: there was a lot of meaningful kicks that he had to,
Speaker 1: you know, in situations that he got put into. You know,
Speaker 1: as a rookie it's not easy, and then especially being
Speaker 1: a third round pick, it's like you have all this
Speaker 1: extra pressure and expectations and stuff. But I think just
Speaker 1: the the more experience that he got, man, the just
Speaker 1: the more confident he got. And then obviously this year,
Speaker 1: man like in camp and stuff. He's he's been locked
Speaker 1: down and and and just locked in on his job
Speaker 1: and he's been great. So obviously the first game he had,
Speaker 1: he had a great performance, and just who he is
Speaker 1: around the building, just talking to him and Sophomore and
Speaker 1: seeing him sort of come out of the shell and
Speaker 1: talking to guys, you can just feel it. So we
Speaker 1: all got his back and we love going to war
Speaker 1: with him.
Speaker 2: Teams running version of your defensive scheme is what they're
Speaker 2: running in Minnesota? Like really unique? I mean, is it
Speaker 2: tough to prepare for me because you don't really see
Speaker 2: it very much?
Speaker 1: I would say, so, yeah, like you get into you know,
Speaker 1: some some teams throughout the league where you know what
Speaker 1: they're running. They're in quarters three D man, like you
Speaker 1: know what they're running with Minnesota. You know, they it's
Speaker 1: sort of of an illusion fest. They want to make
Speaker 1: it seem like they're doing this and then post snap
Speaker 1: they're dropping eight and every which way. So they do
Speaker 1: a lot it's hard for us to just grasp exactly
Speaker 1: what they're doing. So I think you know a lot
Speaker 1: of it is you know, dropping back and post snaps,
Speaker 1: seeing the shell, the safeties, who's coming who's not and
Speaker 1: where I need to go with the ball from there.
Speaker 1: But it's definitely one of those outliers of a scheme
Speaker 1: that you have to get ready for.
Speaker 2: Part of what makes it effective in Minnesota the fact
Speaker 2: that it's so loud and it's hard to communicate.
Speaker 1: Yeah, for sure, I think that's definitely component of the game,
Speaker 1: being in the huddle screaming the play breaking and then
Speaker 1: you're not being able to hear guys and yell and
Speaker 1: make audibles. It's all signals and you know, like like
Speaker 1: I said, we're on silent cadence, which is a whole
Speaker 1: nother dynamic from being in playing at home, and so
Speaker 1: you know, it's it's totally different, but there's there's some
Speaker 1: good things that can come from it, just in terms
Speaker 1: of the preparation and being ready for those moments and executing.
Speaker 1: You know, sometimes the best executed games are on the
Speaker 1: road with crazy environments because you have to be more
Speaker 1: in tune to the little things. And so there's pros
Speaker 1: and cons to it. But you know, Minnesota is one
Speaker 1: of those places where you have to be on top
Speaker 1: of your stuff or else you can get exposed.
Speaker 2: In terms of your memories of playing in Minnesota. Do
Speaker 2: you flash back to last year's game and the finish
Speaker 2: Where do you go back to maybe your first ever
Speaker 2: preseason game when after you've done the joint practices and
Speaker 2: you get your first taste of NFL.
Speaker 1: Yeah, uh, it's more so of last year, just like
Speaker 1: that's a real game and regular season and going in
Speaker 1: on Monday night football try trying to get a win.
Speaker 1: The preseason game was you know, every once in a
Speaker 1: while think about it and laugh about it, but uh,
Speaker 1: just being my rookie year and and me trying to
Speaker 1: go through reads and stuff is pretty funny to go
Speaker 1: back and watch. But last year, those are the memories
Speaker 1: that you know that when I think of Minnesota, I
Speaker 1: think of last year's game and and how every possession matters,
Speaker 1: taking care of the ball matters, executing in certain moments.
Speaker 1: Man to try to create momentum on a place like
Speaker 1: that in the road, it's not easy to win there.
Speaker 1: So that's what I what I think of most is
Speaker 1: last year.
Speaker 2: Rocks kind of a crazy game. I mean, what months ago,
Speaker 2: you're sure in a quarterback room with Sam Darno. Now
Speaker 2: you're going up against him.
Speaker 1: Yeah, uh yeah, he's Sam's the man. Like I've told
Speaker 1: everybody that I absolutely love Sam and who he is
Speaker 1: as a person, what he's done for this team in
Speaker 1: the quarterback room last year, for for Brandon and I.
Speaker 1: You know, he came in and helped me prepare and
Speaker 1: gave me everything that he had, you know, with his
Speaker 1: role as a backup to to help me be successful
Speaker 1: on Sundays. And so I'll always be grateful for that.
Speaker 1: Love Sam and so and dude, he's very talented. He's
Speaker 1: in a great situation, great offense, great players around him.
Speaker 1: And Sam is so talented with his arm, strength, his legs,
Speaker 1: like Sam can move, and so you know, to be
Speaker 1: able to go out and compete against him, man, it's
Speaker 1: gonna be fun. So and that's who he is. He's
Speaker 1: a competitor. I know he's gonna want this one too,
Speaker 1: and so for all of us, Man, it's gonna it's
Speaker 1: gonna be a fun game.
Speaker 3: Do you think that George's punishment for the Iowa State Iowa.
Speaker 1: Game was equal to your punishment last year for that
Speaker 1: same game. I mean, we agreed to the terms of
Speaker 1: what was gonna happen after this year. You know, I
Speaker 1: had to walk up here with a mascot helmet, so
Speaker 1: that's a little different. But it did feel good though,
Speaker 1: just seeing him in an Iowa State helmet, like what
Speaker 1: could have been? You know, he could have been a cyclone.
Speaker 1: George Kittle is a cyclone. That'd have been pretty sweet.
Speaker 1: So I thought he looked good. Man. That helmet looks
Speaker 1: so good. And then with George's hair coming at it, I.
Speaker 3: Was all right, mascot head somewhere.
Speaker 1: I don't no, I mean, yeah, I could ask my
Speaker 1: equipment guys back. I Woad State the semi one and
Speaker 1: to tell you the truth, my rookie year that was
Speaker 1: the deal too, and Iowa State one and I had
Speaker 1: the stuff sent out and it got lost in the mail.
Speaker 1: So George was like, you're a rookie, you have three
Speaker 1: days to do it. And it didn't show up and
Speaker 1: he goes us too bad. I was like, bro so
Speaker 1: And then last year, of course they win, and then
Speaker 1: this year got him. So I don't know, maybe there
Speaker 1: will be a mascot head thing again. So yeah, go cyclones,
Speaker 1: Yeah yeah we should, Thanks guys,