1 00:00:13,039 --> 00:00:13,560 Speaker 1: Alrighty. 2 00:00:13,760 --> 00:00:17,520 Speaker 2: The Minnesota Vikings have lost two consecutive games. They just 3 00:00:17,680 --> 00:00:22,760 Speaker 2: lost to the La Rams thirty to twenty in controversial fashion. 4 00:00:22,800 --> 00:00:26,560 Speaker 2: Two in that the Rams got a safety right at 5 00:00:26,600 --> 00:00:30,120 Speaker 2: the end of the game Byron Young grabs Sam Darnold 6 00:00:30,120 --> 00:00:31,800 Speaker 2: and threw him down, but he did so by the 7 00:00:31,840 --> 00:00:35,040 Speaker 2: face mask, and it was missed by Trey Blake's crew. 8 00:00:35,600 --> 00:00:39,760 Speaker 2: But that really does not that really does not do 9 00:00:39,880 --> 00:00:42,520 Speaker 2: the totality of the game justice. There were a lot 10 00:00:42,520 --> 00:00:45,000 Speaker 2: of other things that happened. The Rams go to three 11 00:00:45,040 --> 00:00:47,760 Speaker 2: and four, the Vikings go to five and two. The 12 00:00:47,840 --> 00:00:50,879 Speaker 2: Vikings scored fourteen points right out of the game, a 13 00:00:50,920 --> 00:00:53,880 Speaker 2: couple of touchdown passes, one to Oliver the other de 14 00:00:54,000 --> 00:00:58,960 Speaker 2: Trent Sherfield Senior fourteen fourteen at halftime. What slowed down 15 00:00:59,000 --> 00:01:00,240 Speaker 2: and how did the Rams win? 16 00:01:00,280 --> 00:01:03,760 Speaker 3: Pete Bursich, Well, you know, and you know that's the 17 00:01:03,800 --> 00:01:07,560 Speaker 3: interesting point is, you know, the we had the ball first, 18 00:01:07,560 --> 00:01:10,760 Speaker 3: we scored, and the Rams answered, We scored again, the 19 00:01:10,840 --> 00:01:14,679 Speaker 3: Rams answered again, and you know, the defense settled down 20 00:01:14,680 --> 00:01:17,000 Speaker 3: a little bit, we moved some guys around, and then 21 00:01:17,800 --> 00:01:20,679 Speaker 3: our offense just never got the ball back in, you know, 22 00:01:20,760 --> 00:01:22,240 Speaker 3: never got the ball back in the end zone. 23 00:01:22,240 --> 00:01:23,480 Speaker 1: I'm not blaming the offense. 24 00:01:24,040 --> 00:01:26,479 Speaker 3: I mean you you gave up two hundred and seventy 25 00:01:26,600 --> 00:01:29,000 Speaker 3: nine yards and a one twenty four and a half 26 00:01:29,160 --> 00:01:32,760 Speaker 3: rating to Matthew Stafford. Four touchdowns. Yeah, you got Pooka 27 00:01:32,800 --> 00:01:36,120 Speaker 3: Nakula back and Cooper Cup. But at the same time, 28 00:01:37,240 --> 00:01:43,520 Speaker 3: the you know, the pass interference penalties unnecessary and just 29 00:01:44,200 --> 00:01:46,000 Speaker 3: too many yards on the ground. We gave up eighty 30 00:01:46,040 --> 00:01:47,800 Speaker 3: seven yards on the ground in the first half. So 31 00:01:47,840 --> 00:01:51,600 Speaker 3: their run game was just way too effective early and 32 00:01:52,240 --> 00:01:56,120 Speaker 3: when Stafford did drop back to pass, he was unharrassed. 33 00:01:56,240 --> 00:01:58,440 Speaker 3: We did we I don't think we got a sack 34 00:01:58,520 --> 00:02:00,360 Speaker 3: today now that I think about it. Were leading the 35 00:02:00,440 --> 00:02:03,720 Speaker 3: league in sacks of twenty three going into this game, 36 00:02:04,400 --> 00:02:07,000 Speaker 3: and you got zero against an offensive line that had 37 00:02:07,000 --> 00:02:07,680 Speaker 3: two rookies. 38 00:02:07,800 --> 00:02:09,040 Speaker 1: Wow, s a point. 39 00:02:09,560 --> 00:02:11,679 Speaker 3: It's it's kind of a it's a head scratcher in 40 00:02:11,760 --> 00:02:16,239 Speaker 3: that respect to say what happened to us defensively where 41 00:02:16,240 --> 00:02:18,600 Speaker 3: we just no longer could get pressure on the quarterback. 42 00:02:18,720 --> 00:02:22,000 Speaker 2: Stafford threw four touchdowns. He came into the game with 43 00:02:22,080 --> 00:02:26,080 Speaker 2: three passing touchdowns, and he threw four in this game alone. 44 00:02:26,440 --> 00:02:29,400 Speaker 2: Pete mentioned the returns of Pooka Nakua and Cooper Cup 45 00:02:29,680 --> 00:02:32,480 Speaker 2: a couple of game changers, I mean, really really good receivers, 46 00:02:32,480 --> 00:02:35,320 Speaker 2: and they both played really well this game. Cooper Cup 47 00:02:35,400 --> 00:02:39,400 Speaker 2: was the Super Bowl fifty six MVP. And how about this. 48 00:02:39,919 --> 00:02:45,200 Speaker 2: Nikua and Cup were targeted seventeen times. All other Rams 49 00:02:45,280 --> 00:02:50,160 Speaker 2: receivers combined were targeted seventeen times. Nikua finished with one 50 00:02:50,240 --> 00:02:54,359 Speaker 2: hundred and six yards. Cooper Cup scored a touchdown. DeMarcus 51 00:02:54,440 --> 00:02:57,520 Speaker 2: Robinson had two catches and two touchdowns. 52 00:02:57,520 --> 00:02:59,480 Speaker 3: The one right, yeah, that's the one right, yeah, I 53 00:02:59,480 --> 00:03:03,360 Speaker 3: mean that's you know, on both of those. On his 54 00:03:03,440 --> 00:03:06,280 Speaker 3: first touchdown on Shack Griffin, it was just a you know, 55 00:03:06,360 --> 00:03:08,880 Speaker 3: well thrown ball, great catch in the fade and we 56 00:03:08,960 --> 00:03:12,120 Speaker 3: got to get ourselves in position on a play like that. 57 00:03:12,240 --> 00:03:13,920 Speaker 3: In the second one, it was a double move on 58 00:03:13,960 --> 00:03:16,400 Speaker 3: Harrison Smith. He ran a post and then ran the 59 00:03:16,400 --> 00:03:21,520 Speaker 3: corner and you know, and then so Stafford had plenty 60 00:03:21,560 --> 00:03:23,960 Speaker 3: of time to hang in the pocket to throw it. So, 61 00:03:25,880 --> 00:03:29,080 Speaker 3: you know, again, an offense, like you said, Paul, that 62 00:03:29,280 --> 00:03:32,359 Speaker 3: threw three touchdowns, two to wide receivers. 63 00:03:32,360 --> 00:03:34,400 Speaker 1: They're they're wide receivers. 64 00:03:33,880 --> 00:03:37,240 Speaker 3: Caught two touchdowns coming into this game all season. Wow, 65 00:03:37,480 --> 00:03:42,080 Speaker 3: and today they caught three three yep, right, two and 66 00:03:42,080 --> 00:03:44,560 Speaker 3: and and only one of them went to the either 67 00:03:44,640 --> 00:03:46,280 Speaker 3: Nakua or Cooper Cup. 68 00:03:46,400 --> 00:03:47,840 Speaker 1: Yeah, Cooper Cup had one. 69 00:03:48,040 --> 00:03:51,200 Speaker 2: Uh. The running back Hyron Williams had the other, which 70 00:03:51,240 --> 00:03:54,960 Speaker 2: means he has scored in ten consecutive games, which ties 71 00:03:55,000 --> 00:03:59,160 Speaker 2: a RAMS record for touchdowns in consecutive games. Before we 72 00:03:59,240 --> 00:04:03,040 Speaker 2: hear from, Kevin O'Connell helped me with this. You and 73 00:04:03,280 --> 00:04:05,880 Speaker 2: Ben Leeber on the Vikings radio network talked a lot 74 00:04:05,920 --> 00:04:09,200 Speaker 2: about the importance of the Vikings running the ball well 75 00:04:09,240 --> 00:04:11,880 Speaker 2: this game, and they came out running it with Aaron 76 00:04:11,960 --> 00:04:15,560 Speaker 2: Jones at about five yards a clip, but granted they 77 00:04:15,600 --> 00:04:18,920 Speaker 2: were trailing a fair amount. In the second half, we 78 00:04:18,960 --> 00:04:20,960 Speaker 2: only ran for sixty four yards. 79 00:04:21,320 --> 00:04:24,760 Speaker 3: Yeah, that's that's another disappointment, you know, going into it, 80 00:04:24,800 --> 00:04:27,719 Speaker 3: and Aaron Jones was in there for a vast majority 81 00:04:27,760 --> 00:04:31,040 Speaker 3: of the game, but we just never had the opportunity 82 00:04:31,480 --> 00:04:34,159 Speaker 3: to establish the run. We really didn't. We were, you know, 83 00:04:34,240 --> 00:04:37,240 Speaker 3: kind of playing catchup. And then the penalties here, right, 84 00:04:37,680 --> 00:04:39,560 Speaker 3: I mean every one of our drives. 85 00:04:39,160 --> 00:04:40,279 Speaker 2: We had nine penalties. 86 00:04:40,400 --> 00:04:43,360 Speaker 3: We gave a lot of first downs on defense with penalties, Paul, 87 00:04:43,400 --> 00:04:45,560 Speaker 3: But yeah, we kept shooting ourselves in the feet with 88 00:04:45,760 --> 00:04:47,360 Speaker 3: sacks and or penalties. 89 00:04:47,640 --> 00:04:49,920 Speaker 1: Those are drive killers when you run the football. 90 00:04:50,279 --> 00:04:52,760 Speaker 3: The only thing that can go bad as a holding penalty, 91 00:04:53,160 --> 00:04:56,920 Speaker 3: but not a lot of balance on offense in that respect. 92 00:04:57,279 --> 00:04:59,800 Speaker 2: Kevin O'Connell, head coach of the Minnesota Vikings, was the 93 00:04:59,800 --> 00:05:03,240 Speaker 2: off defensive coordinator for the LA Rams when they won 94 00:05:03,400 --> 00:05:07,360 Speaker 2: Super Bowl fifty six after the twenty twenty one season, 95 00:05:07,760 --> 00:05:11,880 Speaker 2: and his boss, head coach, Sean McVay, the youngest coach 96 00:05:11,920 --> 00:05:14,600 Speaker 2: of the year back in twenty seventeen at age thirty one. 97 00:05:15,400 --> 00:05:18,600 Speaker 2: Sean McVay, with the victory tonight, became the winning this 98 00:05:18,760 --> 00:05:22,599 Speaker 2: coach in the history of Rams football, passing the legendary 99 00:05:22,720 --> 00:05:27,520 Speaker 2: John Robinson with his eightieth victory. And Kevin O'Connell has 100 00:05:27,560 --> 00:05:29,440 Speaker 2: a lot of adoration for Sean McVay. 101 00:05:29,480 --> 00:05:30,480 Speaker 1: It goes both ways. 102 00:05:30,760 --> 00:05:33,640 Speaker 2: And speaking of KOC, here's what he had to say 103 00:05:33,680 --> 00:05:34,520 Speaker 2: following the game. 104 00:05:35,640 --> 00:05:36,320 Speaker 4: Disappointed. 105 00:05:38,080 --> 00:05:40,760 Speaker 5: I thought, you know, offensively, I thought we got off 106 00:05:40,760 --> 00:05:43,039 Speaker 5: to a good start in the game and you know, 107 00:05:43,120 --> 00:05:45,720 Speaker 5: had some self inflicted once again, that kind of slowed. 108 00:05:45,440 --> 00:05:46,240 Speaker 4: The momentum there. 109 00:05:46,880 --> 00:05:49,160 Speaker 5: It's a good offense we're playing, they got healthy and 110 00:05:49,600 --> 00:05:53,280 Speaker 5: we're pretty explosive against us, and we just got to 111 00:05:53,320 --> 00:05:55,520 Speaker 5: find a way as a team across. 112 00:05:55,200 --> 00:05:58,839 Speaker 4: The board to play better. You know, I'm not gonna, 113 00:05:59,040 --> 00:05:59,919 Speaker 4: you know, make any kind of. 114 00:06:00,040 --> 00:06:04,039 Speaker 5: Excuses about the short week, about penalties or anything like that. 115 00:06:04,560 --> 00:06:06,799 Speaker 5: We'll get back to work. We're five and two football 116 00:06:06,839 --> 00:06:08,640 Speaker 5: team with a lot of football. 117 00:06:08,279 --> 00:06:08,919 Speaker 4: Out in front of us. 118 00:06:09,000 --> 00:06:13,640 Speaker 5: But if we take for granted that we need to work, 119 00:06:13,720 --> 00:06:16,880 Speaker 5: we need to improve, we need to get back to 120 00:06:17,000 --> 00:06:18,599 Speaker 5: doing some of the things that helped us get to 121 00:06:18,640 --> 00:06:20,960 Speaker 5: this point five and two before these last two games, 122 00:06:21,320 --> 00:06:22,360 Speaker 5: and we will do that. 123 00:06:22,520 --> 00:06:24,200 Speaker 4: I have a lot of trust and confidence in my. 124 00:06:24,160 --> 00:06:27,800 Speaker 5: Coaching staff and a ton of confidence that we've got 125 00:06:27,839 --> 00:06:30,360 Speaker 5: the right guys in that locker room, both talent and 126 00:06:30,440 --> 00:06:34,360 Speaker 5: the makeup of our football team. Christian Dearsaw did sustain 127 00:06:35,080 --> 00:06:37,320 Speaker 5: a left knee injury. I don't have an update for 128 00:06:37,400 --> 00:06:41,400 Speaker 5: you at this time, but we'll continue that evaluation here 129 00:06:41,440 --> 00:06:44,839 Speaker 5: and then on into tomorrow and try to confirm what 130 00:06:44,880 --> 00:06:47,880 Speaker 5: that is. Keeping keeping our fingers crossed that we get 131 00:06:47,880 --> 00:06:51,800 Speaker 5: some positive news. But other than that, that's the only 132 00:06:51,880 --> 00:06:54,160 Speaker 5: injury update for you guys. 133 00:06:54,760 --> 00:06:57,360 Speaker 6: What did you think of the non call on the 134 00:06:57,520 --> 00:06:58,800 Speaker 6: parent face mask therapy? 135 00:06:59,160 --> 00:07:01,039 Speaker 5: Yeah, you know, it looked like you got a pretty 136 00:07:01,080 --> 00:07:04,280 Speaker 5: good amount of face mask there. Not going to get 137 00:07:04,279 --> 00:07:07,440 Speaker 5: into you know, the call or no call and all 138 00:07:07,480 --> 00:07:11,920 Speaker 5: that stuff. It's just I told our team officiating and 139 00:07:11,960 --> 00:07:15,080 Speaker 5: all that stuff. For us to talk about that, for 140 00:07:15,200 --> 00:07:18,000 Speaker 5: us to seek comfort in that is not how we're 141 00:07:18,000 --> 00:07:18,800 Speaker 5: going to respond to this. 142 00:07:18,920 --> 00:07:21,280 Speaker 4: It's just not going to happen. And I'm gonna do 143 00:07:21,320 --> 00:07:22,240 Speaker 4: the same thing right now. 144 00:07:22,560 --> 00:07:24,440 Speaker 5: I really don't have a comment on whether it was 145 00:07:24,760 --> 00:07:26,400 Speaker 5: it looked like you got a piece of the face mask, 146 00:07:26,480 --> 00:07:29,040 Speaker 5: but they didn't think so, so they didn't throw the flag. 147 00:07:29,720 --> 00:07:30,520 Speaker 4: What did you think of? 148 00:07:30,960 --> 00:07:33,560 Speaker 6: Just maybe why the defensichs amos trouble? 149 00:07:35,000 --> 00:07:37,600 Speaker 5: You know, I think we were close on some plays 150 00:07:37,600 --> 00:07:40,080 Speaker 5: in the passing game, but when you're playing against that 151 00:07:40,120 --> 00:07:44,680 Speaker 5: quarterback and you know, those receivers getting healthy and getting 152 00:07:44,680 --> 00:07:47,640 Speaker 5: out there and making some plays for him, I just 153 00:07:47,680 --> 00:07:49,960 Speaker 5: think it comes down to can we get enough Russian 154 00:07:49,960 --> 00:07:53,440 Speaker 5: coverage working together to maybe not give a quarterback like 155 00:07:53,520 --> 00:07:55,320 Speaker 5: that a couple extra clicks and then we got to 156 00:07:55,360 --> 00:07:57,480 Speaker 5: tighten up and try to get off the field. I 157 00:07:57,520 --> 00:08:01,400 Speaker 5: thought some of those you know, third plays where drives 158 00:08:01,400 --> 00:08:05,200 Speaker 5: were extended, not necessarily by conversions, but I thought those 159 00:08:05,240 --> 00:08:07,440 Speaker 5: were critical plays because we you know, did some good 160 00:08:07,440 --> 00:08:10,120 Speaker 5: things defensively in those moments, and then off of those 161 00:08:10,160 --> 00:08:13,960 Speaker 5: earned first downs there seemed to be some drives sustained there. 162 00:08:14,960 --> 00:08:17,040 Speaker 6: Just had good numbers in the last two games. Skill 163 00:08:17,080 --> 00:08:18,760 Speaker 6: with losses, how do you evaluate him? 164 00:08:18,840 --> 00:08:20,040 Speaker 4: Yeah, I thought Sam played well. 165 00:08:20,720 --> 00:08:24,520 Speaker 5: We're continuing to grow as an offense with Sam playing quarterback. 166 00:08:25,320 --> 00:08:28,960 Speaker 5: I think he was really sharp throwing the football. There 167 00:08:28,960 --> 00:08:33,040 Speaker 5: were some nice plays between him and Justin. Just didn't 168 00:08:33,080 --> 00:08:36,320 Speaker 5: do enough. I thought in really a couple of ways. 169 00:08:36,400 --> 00:08:38,319 Speaker 5: You know, you'd like to get seven when you're down 170 00:08:38,360 --> 00:08:41,800 Speaker 5: in the red zone. Liked our early execution just overall. 171 00:08:42,040 --> 00:08:44,760 Speaker 5: I think, I mean even midway through the you know, 172 00:08:44,840 --> 00:08:48,400 Speaker 5: third quarter or so, we really only had maybe four 173 00:08:48,440 --> 00:08:50,440 Speaker 5: or five third down six third downs on the whole 174 00:08:50,440 --> 00:08:53,720 Speaker 5: game because we're pretty efficient on first and second. First 175 00:08:53,720 --> 00:08:57,400 Speaker 5: and second, got some early touchdowns. The field goals aren't enough, 176 00:08:57,480 --> 00:08:59,880 Speaker 5: especially in a game like that versus an offense like that, 177 00:09:00,800 --> 00:09:02,840 Speaker 5: So we've got to continue to find ways to just 178 00:09:02,920 --> 00:09:05,600 Speaker 5: consistently get all eleven guys on the offense doing their job. 179 00:09:05,840 --> 00:09:08,880 Speaker 4: That's out of the huddle. That's how we articulate the plays. 180 00:09:08,920 --> 00:09:12,200 Speaker 5: That's how we're you know, breaking the huddle with a 181 00:09:12,240 --> 00:09:13,760 Speaker 5: total command of the system. 182 00:09:13,800 --> 00:09:16,199 Speaker 4: And luckily we'll get. 183 00:09:16,000 --> 00:09:18,800 Speaker 5: Some extra practice work and you know, be ready to 184 00:09:18,800 --> 00:09:21,360 Speaker 5: go for the Colts game. Good team coming in, would 185 00:09:21,360 --> 00:09:23,440 Speaker 5: be good to be back at home. But as far 186 00:09:23,480 --> 00:09:26,200 Speaker 5: as Sam Darnold continues to play at a really high level, 187 00:09:26,720 --> 00:09:29,400 Speaker 5: we'll keep you know, coaching up, not only Sam but 188 00:09:29,440 --> 00:09:32,480 Speaker 5: everybody around them in that huddle, and we'll get better 189 00:09:32,480 --> 00:09:32,760 Speaker 5: and better. 190 00:09:33,240 --> 00:09:35,400 Speaker 1: After the early success running the ball, what did you 191 00:09:35,440 --> 00:09:37,240 Speaker 1: think happened with the rest of it. 192 00:09:37,400 --> 00:09:40,280 Speaker 5: Yeah, you know, I you know, I felt like, you know, 193 00:09:40,320 --> 00:09:43,840 Speaker 5: they started to you know, they really started to you know, 194 00:09:44,640 --> 00:09:46,440 Speaker 5: you know, give us, give us some problems along the 195 00:09:46,440 --> 00:09:47,079 Speaker 5: line of scrimmage. 196 00:09:47,080 --> 00:09:48,040 Speaker 4: As far as you. 197 00:09:48,000 --> 00:09:50,280 Speaker 5: Know, could we could we get a couple and maybe 198 00:09:50,320 --> 00:09:52,760 Speaker 5: pop one or two longer ones that kind of resets 199 00:09:52,760 --> 00:09:55,640 Speaker 5: the whole day. They were doing a lot of things 200 00:09:55,679 --> 00:09:58,200 Speaker 5: coverage wise, to you know, try to keep a roof 201 00:09:58,280 --> 00:10:00,680 Speaker 5: on on the coverage to not let the big plays 202 00:10:00,720 --> 00:10:02,600 Speaker 5: happened where Sam was able to kind of check the 203 00:10:02,600 --> 00:10:04,880 Speaker 5: ball down to some guys put the ball in play. 204 00:10:04,880 --> 00:10:07,079 Speaker 5: We got the screen game going a little bit in 205 00:10:07,120 --> 00:10:10,880 Speaker 5: the second half, and then we just didn't sustain enough, 206 00:10:11,520 --> 00:10:12,679 Speaker 5: and we weren't on the field enough. 207 00:10:12,760 --> 00:10:14,040 Speaker 4: I mean fifty plays again. 208 00:10:15,240 --> 00:10:17,440 Speaker 5: You know, when it's a game like this and their 209 00:10:17,480 --> 00:10:20,360 Speaker 5: offense is making some plays and sustaining drives and kind 210 00:10:20,400 --> 00:10:22,840 Speaker 5: of eating a lot of clock, it can feel like 211 00:10:22,880 --> 00:10:25,079 Speaker 5: an awfully short game to you as an offense when 212 00:10:25,120 --> 00:10:29,960 Speaker 5: you're either scoring or going backwards, either self inflicted or sacks. 213 00:10:30,840 --> 00:10:32,439 Speaker 5: So we've got to just try to find a way 214 00:10:32,480 --> 00:10:34,560 Speaker 5: to mitigate that. Run the ball a little bit more 215 00:10:34,600 --> 00:10:37,400 Speaker 5: efficiently two nine to carry whatever it was, it is 216 00:10:37,440 --> 00:10:39,120 Speaker 5: not going to get it done for us with an 217 00:10:39,120 --> 00:10:42,520 Speaker 5: intent on running the football and building our offense around that, 218 00:10:43,200 --> 00:10:43,480 Speaker 5: and we. 219 00:10:43,440 --> 00:10:44,640 Speaker 4: Got to do a better job at it. 220 00:10:44,880 --> 00:10:47,600 Speaker 5: You referenced, Matthew, have a few extra clicks, like the 221 00:10:47,600 --> 00:10:49,800 Speaker 5: way you've pressure quarterbacks most of the season. 222 00:10:49,800 --> 00:10:52,280 Speaker 4: Why do you think today tonight there just wasn't. Yeah, 223 00:10:52,800 --> 00:10:54,240 Speaker 4: I don't know as of right now. 224 00:10:54,960 --> 00:10:58,040 Speaker 5: Sometime you know, we're like I said, short weeks, got 225 00:10:58,040 --> 00:11:02,960 Speaker 5: nothing to do with it, whatever the whatever the reasoning is, 226 00:11:03,000 --> 00:11:04,920 Speaker 5: we'll take a good hard look at this tape and 227 00:11:05,040 --> 00:11:07,160 Speaker 5: use this mini buy, you know, over the weekend to 228 00:11:07,160 --> 00:11:12,320 Speaker 5: make sure we're ready to allow these guys to you know, refresh, recharge, 229 00:11:12,559 --> 00:11:14,439 Speaker 5: and and that goes for us as coaches as well 230 00:11:14,480 --> 00:11:18,200 Speaker 5: as in regards to our schemes, making sure that we 231 00:11:18,240 --> 00:11:21,640 Speaker 5: can get the momentum back and just dictate a little 232 00:11:21,640 --> 00:11:24,320 Speaker 5: bit more. I thought, you know, didn't see enough of 233 00:11:24,360 --> 00:11:27,320 Speaker 5: it really outside of those early drives offensively when we 234 00:11:27,320 --> 00:11:29,000 Speaker 5: were running the ball and kind of marrying it up 235 00:11:29,040 --> 00:11:32,480 Speaker 5: pretty nicely, and then defensively just trying to get off 236 00:11:32,520 --> 00:11:35,760 Speaker 5: the field. You know, early in drives it might have 237 00:11:35,800 --> 00:11:37,920 Speaker 5: been those penalties, but they made some plays as well 238 00:11:38,640 --> 00:11:40,320 Speaker 5: as they were able to get going. 239 00:11:40,440 --> 00:11:42,200 Speaker 4: So we've got to apply pressure. 240 00:11:42,240 --> 00:11:43,920 Speaker 5: We've got to marry up the rush and the coverage 241 00:11:43,920 --> 00:11:47,240 Speaker 5: working together, try to keep people in longer yardage situations 242 00:11:47,240 --> 00:11:48,000 Speaker 5: and get off the field. 243 00:11:48,000 --> 00:11:49,959 Speaker 4: And then offensively, we've got to sustain. 244 00:11:50,679 --> 00:11:53,080 Speaker 5: More both in the run game and then being able 245 00:11:53,120 --> 00:11:54,240 Speaker 5: to put the ball in the end zone when we 246 00:11:54,280 --> 00:11:54,800 Speaker 5: get down there. 247 00:11:55,679 --> 00:11:58,000 Speaker 2: Like just how frustrating with that stretch. 248 00:11:58,880 --> 00:12:01,000 Speaker 5: Yeah, I think, you know, when we were kind of 249 00:12:01,000 --> 00:12:03,920 Speaker 5: going score for score there early, you know, the noise 250 00:12:04,000 --> 00:12:05,920 Speaker 5: level did ramp up a little bit more even then 251 00:12:05,960 --> 00:12:09,520 Speaker 5: maybe the start of the game, and there was some 252 00:12:09,720 --> 00:12:12,480 Speaker 5: you know, quarterback center kind of just overall just wasn't 253 00:12:12,520 --> 00:12:13,240 Speaker 5: smooth enough. 254 00:12:14,280 --> 00:12:15,920 Speaker 4: Either we need to get on the silent. 255 00:12:15,679 --> 00:12:18,880 Speaker 5: Cadence and be able to react in the moment and 256 00:12:19,240 --> 00:12:22,960 Speaker 5: execute or we or we need to you know, be 257 00:12:22,960 --> 00:12:25,720 Speaker 5: able to execute the cadences that we have. I didn't 258 00:12:25,760 --> 00:12:30,720 Speaker 5: like seeing. That didn't like seeing. Just overall, as as 259 00:12:30,760 --> 00:12:32,440 Speaker 5: we kind of are in a dog fight again in 260 00:12:32,480 --> 00:12:35,640 Speaker 5: a game like this, do not want to have things 261 00:12:35,640 --> 00:12:38,440 Speaker 5: that we are doing to cause us to not be 262 00:12:38,480 --> 00:12:41,120 Speaker 5: able to capture the momentum just with our execution. Because 263 00:12:41,120 --> 00:12:44,440 Speaker 5: when the execution, uh, you know, whistle to whistle happens, 264 00:12:44,640 --> 00:12:46,840 Speaker 5: you know we're we're a pretty darn good offense. We 265 00:12:46,960 --> 00:12:48,760 Speaker 5: just have to do a little bit more and make 266 00:12:48,800 --> 00:12:53,480 Speaker 5: a few more clean you know, clean play calls, clean execution, 267 00:12:53,600 --> 00:12:55,760 Speaker 5: get lined up, know what to do and go do it. 268 00:12:55,800 --> 00:12:57,840 Speaker 5: And once again, the short weeks not an excuse. Our 269 00:12:57,840 --> 00:13:00,800 Speaker 5: guys were ready to go, but clearly we've got to 270 00:13:00,840 --> 00:13:03,600 Speaker 5: take a look at what our preparation was like and 271 00:13:03,800 --> 00:13:06,480 Speaker 5: make sure that when we do have more time next week, 272 00:13:06,480 --> 00:13:09,160 Speaker 5: we're doing the things to prepare this football team to 273 00:13:09,200 --> 00:13:11,400 Speaker 5: be a little bit better. Offensively, seem like the Rams 274 00:13:11,400 --> 00:13:13,320 Speaker 5: were having some successful in the middle of the field, 275 00:13:13,360 --> 00:13:15,319 Speaker 5: kind of like the Lions down Sunday, if you think 276 00:13:15,360 --> 00:13:16,800 Speaker 5: winn into that part of over. 277 00:13:16,760 --> 00:13:17,800 Speaker 4: They're able to hit some things there. 278 00:13:19,240 --> 00:13:21,240 Speaker 5: You know, they're just I know we were you know, 279 00:13:21,280 --> 00:13:24,000 Speaker 5: we were close on a few, but honestly, Ben I'd 280 00:13:24,200 --> 00:13:26,720 Speaker 5: go back and you know, I know Flow and his 281 00:13:26,760 --> 00:13:28,520 Speaker 5: guys will take a take a look at it and 282 00:13:28,559 --> 00:13:31,360 Speaker 5: see how we can adjust, see how we can tighten 283 00:13:31,440 --> 00:13:33,880 Speaker 5: up a little bit and possibly make those plays a 284 00:13:33,920 --> 00:13:36,079 Speaker 5: little bit more difficult, especially. 285 00:13:35,880 --> 00:13:36,760 Speaker 4: In the middle of the field. 286 00:13:36,760 --> 00:13:39,120 Speaker 5: They hit some you know that last you know, third 287 00:13:39,160 --> 00:13:41,560 Speaker 5: down in the four minute we're hoping to get you know, 288 00:13:41,600 --> 00:13:43,320 Speaker 5: maybe a little bit better field position, a little bit 289 00:13:43,320 --> 00:13:46,040 Speaker 5: more time left, kind of using the timeouts there, and 290 00:13:46,320 --> 00:13:48,480 Speaker 5: Matthew Stafford and Cooper Cup made a play, you know, 291 00:13:48,559 --> 00:13:50,400 Speaker 5: looked like we might have a chance to even intercept 292 00:13:50,440 --> 00:13:52,720 Speaker 5: that ball and Coop comes down with it. 293 00:13:53,040 --> 00:13:56,440 Speaker 6: How much do you think Andrew to deris effected, would 294 00:13:56,480 --> 00:13:58,280 Speaker 6: you do? Yeah? 295 00:13:58,320 --> 00:13:59,920 Speaker 5: I think it's you know, they've got some good young 296 00:14:00,080 --> 00:14:02,320 Speaker 5: rushers and we were trying to do the best we 297 00:14:02,360 --> 00:14:05,520 Speaker 5: could to make sure we're cognizant of that with the 298 00:14:05,520 --> 00:14:08,079 Speaker 5: players we're calling maybe limiting the menu a little bit 299 00:14:08,120 --> 00:14:10,760 Speaker 5: to try to get some help over there on the 300 00:14:10,880 --> 00:14:13,559 Speaker 5: on the left side, and and uh, you know, made. 301 00:14:13,360 --> 00:14:14,160 Speaker 4: A few plays. 302 00:14:14,200 --> 00:14:16,680 Speaker 5: I thought, Quest came in and battled, We'll take a 303 00:14:16,679 --> 00:14:18,520 Speaker 5: look at you know, what it's gonna look like with 304 00:14:18,559 --> 00:14:21,160 Speaker 5: CD and and and ultimately put together a good plan 305 00:14:21,520 --> 00:14:23,760 Speaker 5: regardless of who's out there. I've got a lot of 306 00:14:23,760 --> 00:14:26,400 Speaker 5: confidence in our guys. But you lose a guy like 307 00:14:26,440 --> 00:14:28,400 Speaker 5: CD in the middle of the game, game plans kind 308 00:14:28,440 --> 00:14:30,360 Speaker 5: of rolling a little bit outside of the penalties at 309 00:14:30,360 --> 00:14:33,920 Speaker 5: that point, and you know, we we felt it, but 310 00:14:34,280 --> 00:14:36,360 Speaker 5: once again, no excuse, next man up, and we got 311 00:14:36,400 --> 00:14:37,440 Speaker 5: a roll. 312 00:14:37,520 --> 00:14:38,600 Speaker 4: What do you what the players would do. 313 00:14:38,560 --> 00:14:41,080 Speaker 5: If it's going to buy well, I think, you know, 314 00:14:41,160 --> 00:14:45,040 Speaker 5: between last Sunday and and and tonight, there's you know, 315 00:14:45,080 --> 00:14:48,560 Speaker 5: there's gonna be some emotional, uh kind of toll there. 316 00:14:48,680 --> 00:14:50,640 Speaker 5: Just I know they have a ton of belief in 317 00:14:50,680 --> 00:14:53,400 Speaker 5: themselves and our team and what they have built this year. 318 00:14:54,120 --> 00:14:56,240 Speaker 4: So I really challenged those guys. We got to you know, 319 00:14:56,280 --> 00:14:57,120 Speaker 4: we got to get healthy. 320 00:14:57,160 --> 00:15:00,160 Speaker 5: We'll have uh, you know, a couple of guys potentially 321 00:15:00,920 --> 00:15:02,880 Speaker 5: coming back to our team that we haven't had yet. 322 00:15:02,920 --> 00:15:05,440 Speaker 5: We've got some guys that have had some knicks and 323 00:15:05,640 --> 00:15:07,720 Speaker 5: and bruises and things that work through it on a 324 00:15:07,720 --> 00:15:10,560 Speaker 5: short week and they battled. So now we get you know, 325 00:15:10,600 --> 00:15:13,040 Speaker 5: the benefit of of of some time, but we've got 326 00:15:13,080 --> 00:15:14,600 Speaker 5: to use it the right way. We've got to make 327 00:15:14,640 --> 00:15:18,640 Speaker 5: sure we're doing everything we can collectively as an organization 328 00:15:18,680 --> 00:15:21,160 Speaker 5: to make sure we're moving forward positive and just try 329 00:15:21,200 --> 00:15:23,040 Speaker 5: to get a win next week against the cold. 330 00:15:22,920 --> 00:15:25,760 Speaker 4: Team at US Bank Stadium. He got hurt. 331 00:15:25,800 --> 00:15:27,320 Speaker 5: Were you just looking to see if you could pop 332 00:15:27,360 --> 00:15:31,000 Speaker 5: something before deciding whether to go into Yeah, he you know, 333 00:15:31,040 --> 00:15:32,720 Speaker 5: Sean still had the one time out left. 334 00:15:32,760 --> 00:15:34,600 Speaker 4: We end up backed up in that situation. 335 00:15:35,320 --> 00:15:37,560 Speaker 5: They had dime defense on the field, so you know, 336 00:15:37,640 --> 00:15:40,280 Speaker 5: thought we could maybe pop a run. Don't know if 337 00:15:40,280 --> 00:15:43,040 Speaker 5: we were necessarily targeted right versus that group out there, 338 00:15:43,080 --> 00:15:45,760 Speaker 5: which I think if we if we are, maybe that 339 00:15:45,800 --> 00:15:47,680 Speaker 5: ball's got a chance to you know, if we get 340 00:15:48,000 --> 00:15:49,880 Speaker 5: if we get off and rolling with the timeouts we 341 00:15:49,960 --> 00:15:53,360 Speaker 5: had left at the time, get get that first first down, 342 00:15:53,520 --> 00:15:55,400 Speaker 5: then you know there's a chance to maybe try to 343 00:15:55,840 --> 00:15:58,560 Speaker 5: dial some stuff up and not give them any chance 344 00:15:58,560 --> 00:16:00,880 Speaker 5: of doubling us up there with them starting out the 345 00:16:00,920 --> 00:16:04,280 Speaker 5: second half. So kind of once that play happened and 346 00:16:04,600 --> 00:16:06,880 Speaker 5: we lose CD and you're thinking about, you know, the 347 00:16:06,960 --> 00:16:10,040 Speaker 5: ninety five plus yards you got to go. Thought it 348 00:16:10,080 --> 00:16:11,720 Speaker 5: was best at that point just to take it in, 349 00:16:11,840 --> 00:16:14,560 Speaker 5: regroup and try to come out and move the ball 350 00:16:14,600 --> 00:16:15,520 Speaker 5: in the second half. 351 00:16:15,480 --> 00:16:17,280 Speaker 6: If you could have if it was a couple of 352 00:16:17,320 --> 00:16:20,320 Speaker 6: yards more like at the five or six, get the 353 00:16:20,360 --> 00:16:22,600 Speaker 6: kneel down than possible there, or just going to have 354 00:16:22,760 --> 00:16:28,840 Speaker 6: that whether it yeah, with twenty six seconds. 355 00:16:27,800 --> 00:16:29,160 Speaker 4: Uh yeah, I mean with it. 356 00:16:29,240 --> 00:16:32,680 Speaker 5: We did have timeouts left, so it's it's clearly possible, 357 00:16:32,760 --> 00:16:35,520 Speaker 5: and just calling a you know, a run play we 358 00:16:35,600 --> 00:16:38,520 Speaker 5: called several other times in the game. You're just kind 359 00:16:38,520 --> 00:16:40,800 Speaker 5: of seeing if you can get the drive, you know, 360 00:16:40,840 --> 00:16:42,080 Speaker 5: see if we pop a run. 361 00:16:42,120 --> 00:16:43,360 Speaker 4: There they're in a. 362 00:16:43,360 --> 00:16:47,200 Speaker 5: Light body grouping with sixty b's on the field, including 363 00:16:47,200 --> 00:16:50,160 Speaker 5: one of them playing linebacker, just calling a standard run 364 00:16:50,200 --> 00:16:52,240 Speaker 5: and just trying to see if we can pop one 365 00:16:52,280 --> 00:16:54,440 Speaker 5: and then maybe take the time out reset, try to 366 00:16:54,440 --> 00:16:55,240 Speaker 5: get a couple chunks. 367 00:16:55,240 --> 00:16:56,600 Speaker 4: We got a kicker that can hit it from. 368 00:16:56,520 --> 00:16:59,240 Speaker 5: A long way away, and uh, you know, not at 369 00:16:59,240 --> 00:17:02,720 Speaker 5: the expense of giving momentum back in the moment to 370 00:17:02,720 --> 00:17:05,520 Speaker 5: to the Rams with their one time out left, and 371 00:17:05,560 --> 00:17:08,600 Speaker 5: then ultimately, uh, you know, we lose CD and and 372 00:17:08,600 --> 00:17:11,320 Speaker 5: and took it on in From there, coach came up. 373 00:17:11,200 --> 00:17:13,919 Speaker 6: From San Diego to cover your return of Southern California. 374 00:17:14,080 --> 00:17:18,320 Speaker 7: Got to talk to some Sangue state coaches for the teammates. 375 00:17:17,880 --> 00:17:18,359 Speaker 4: And the worst. 376 00:17:18,520 --> 00:17:21,760 Speaker 5: Yeah, and their description of who you are. 377 00:17:21,600 --> 00:17:25,760 Speaker 6: As a person, Dane to go and gaining to the president. 378 00:17:25,840 --> 00:17:28,520 Speaker 7: But what do you I guess what would you give credit. 379 00:17:28,240 --> 00:17:32,600 Speaker 1: To that consistency of character turning forward or and then 380 00:17:32,600 --> 00:17:33,960 Speaker 1: how would that gonna help you and be able to 381 00:17:34,000 --> 00:17:35,159 Speaker 1: move forward for these two games? 382 00:17:35,320 --> 00:17:35,560 Speaker 4: Yeah? 383 00:17:35,680 --> 00:17:38,679 Speaker 5: I think you know, first and foremost, I'm incredibly blessed 384 00:17:38,680 --> 00:17:41,040 Speaker 5: to have the family that I do, my mom and dad. 385 00:17:42,200 --> 00:17:45,480 Speaker 5: You know, I have always been uh you know, d 386 00:17:45,880 --> 00:17:49,360 Speaker 5: demanding of me being the way I am because that's 387 00:17:49,400 --> 00:17:51,880 Speaker 5: who they are, and I had an incredible example of that. 388 00:17:52,920 --> 00:17:53,879 Speaker 4: Here's what I would say. 389 00:17:54,000 --> 00:17:56,360 Speaker 5: You know, we've as a football team had a lot 390 00:17:56,359 --> 00:17:58,280 Speaker 5: of success this year, and then you know, it's been 391 00:17:58,320 --> 00:18:01,040 Speaker 5: a tough four days for us. It will not define us. 392 00:18:01,200 --> 00:18:05,959 Speaker 5: It will not you know, it will not be the 393 00:18:06,000 --> 00:18:06,600 Speaker 5: story of. 394 00:18:06,600 --> 00:18:08,359 Speaker 4: This season because we hold the pen and what are 395 00:18:08,400 --> 00:18:09,720 Speaker 4: we gonna do with it? Are we gonna work? 396 00:18:09,800 --> 00:18:12,119 Speaker 5: Am I going to be the same consistent guy, just 397 00:18:12,160 --> 00:18:16,119 Speaker 5: pushing this team even more, demanding the discipline to be 398 00:18:16,160 --> 00:18:18,240 Speaker 5: our difference moving forward. And I know I got the 399 00:18:18,280 --> 00:18:21,399 Speaker 5: right team in there, I got the right coaches, incredibly 400 00:18:21,440 --> 00:18:23,120 Speaker 5: fortunate to have the group that I do. It did 401 00:18:23,119 --> 00:18:26,639 Speaker 5: not go our way tonight, which is incredibly unfortunate, you know, 402 00:18:26,760 --> 00:18:29,800 Speaker 5: considering tough loss on Sunday and then come right back 403 00:18:29,840 --> 00:18:33,479 Speaker 5: and you know, your season looks a little different, and 404 00:18:33,720 --> 00:18:37,760 Speaker 5: fully expecting a lot of the folks that weren't really 405 00:18:37,800 --> 00:18:40,080 Speaker 5: expecting us to do a whole lot this year from 406 00:18:40,119 --> 00:18:42,679 Speaker 5: the time we reported a training camp till we won 407 00:18:42,760 --> 00:18:46,840 Speaker 5: a few games, fully expecting, And the narratives and all 408 00:18:46,920 --> 00:18:49,000 Speaker 5: those things mean absolutely nothing, because they never did. 409 00:18:49,680 --> 00:18:50,400 Speaker 4: It's about work. 410 00:18:50,560 --> 00:18:53,959 Speaker 5: It's about this team coming together, and this coaching staff 411 00:18:53,960 --> 00:18:56,520 Speaker 5: and players. Tightest group I've ever been around, most tight 412 00:18:56,600 --> 00:18:57,680 Speaker 5: knit group I've ever been around. 413 00:18:57,680 --> 00:18:58,320 Speaker 4: I love our team. 414 00:18:58,800 --> 00:19:00,960 Speaker 5: I love everything about to be the head coach of 415 00:19:00,960 --> 00:19:03,120 Speaker 5: this team every day, and I've got to make sure 416 00:19:03,119 --> 00:19:05,560 Speaker 5: I'm pushing us to reach our truest potential as a 417 00:19:05,560 --> 00:19:08,640 Speaker 5: team this year, because I believe that is a special thing, 418 00:19:08,800 --> 00:19:10,240 Speaker 5: and I believe that now more than ever. 419 00:19:10,400 --> 00:19:13,600 Speaker 2: All Right, that's Kevin O'Connell. The Vikings next play a 420 00:19:13,640 --> 00:19:17,240 Speaker 2: week from Sunday at home against the Indianapolis Colts, and 421 00:19:17,280 --> 00:19:19,960 Speaker 2: that game was flex to a night game. It is 422 00:19:20,000 --> 00:19:23,200 Speaker 2: Sunday Night Football, and we'll feature at quarterback for the 423 00:19:23,240 --> 00:19:27,399 Speaker 2: Minnesota Vikings. Of course, Sam, Darnald and Donald finished the game. 424 00:19:29,280 --> 00:19:31,920 Speaker 2: Sam finished the game eighteen of twenty five, two hundred 425 00:19:31,920 --> 00:19:35,080 Speaker 2: and forty yards, two touchdowns, a passer rating of one 426 00:19:35,200 --> 00:19:37,919 Speaker 2: twenty eight eight. What do you think of the Southern 427 00:19:37,960 --> 00:19:39,240 Speaker 2: California native tonight? 428 00:19:39,400 --> 00:19:41,560 Speaker 3: Yeah, you know, I thought he thought he did a 429 00:19:41,560 --> 00:19:43,399 Speaker 3: good job. I mean, you got got rid of the 430 00:19:43,400 --> 00:19:47,640 Speaker 3: football a couple of times. I mean you go back 431 00:19:47,680 --> 00:19:49,679 Speaker 3: and you look at this and the and the throw 432 00:19:50,240 --> 00:19:52,560 Speaker 3: that was incomplete to Naylor that if that would have 433 00:19:52,640 --> 00:19:54,320 Speaker 3: been complete, that that's a touch. 434 00:19:54,200 --> 00:19:56,560 Speaker 1: Deckt the seven yard line jail and dropped. 435 00:19:56,240 --> 00:19:58,560 Speaker 3: It and that's a that's a that's a touchdown drive. 436 00:19:58,720 --> 00:20:01,760 Speaker 3: So that changes a game completely there. If we come up, 437 00:20:02,200 --> 00:20:06,160 Speaker 3: if we come up with the sack by Harrison Phillips 438 00:20:06,359 --> 00:20:10,240 Speaker 3: and you know in Grenard on the touchdown throw, I 439 00:20:10,240 --> 00:20:12,359 Speaker 3: mean you have Matthew Stafford out there looking like Aaron 440 00:20:12,440 --> 00:20:15,200 Speaker 3: Rodgers in his prime. Yeah, ducking and weaving and dodging 441 00:20:15,280 --> 00:20:17,960 Speaker 3: AND's keeping on his feet. I mean, wait, call so 442 00:20:17,960 --> 00:20:21,880 Speaker 3: so many, so many things just not going our way man, 443 00:20:21,920 --> 00:20:25,959 Speaker 3: And and that's that A lot of it's self inflicted still, 444 00:20:26,160 --> 00:20:28,359 Speaker 3: And you know, I thought maybe we would you learned 445 00:20:28,400 --> 00:20:31,760 Speaker 3: that lesson after the Detroit game, but apparently it's it's 446 00:20:31,800 --> 00:20:34,280 Speaker 3: kind of sticking with us. I think losing Blake Cashman 447 00:20:34,440 --> 00:20:37,040 Speaker 3: is a bigger deal than any of us thought, yeap, 448 00:20:37,200 --> 00:20:39,760 Speaker 3: just because of where the other guys that have had 449 00:20:39,760 --> 00:20:41,919 Speaker 3: to move around at different positions to make up for that. 450 00:20:42,840 --> 00:20:44,960 Speaker 3: So hopefully we'll get Cashman back by the time we 451 00:20:45,000 --> 00:20:45,920 Speaker 3: play Indianapolis. 452 00:20:46,119 --> 00:20:50,240 Speaker 2: And as Kevin O'Connell referenced, Christian Darisaw also left the 453 00:20:50,320 --> 00:20:53,320 Speaker 2: game right in front of halftime. David Quessenberry had to 454 00:20:53,320 --> 00:20:57,000 Speaker 2: fill in for him. Sam Darnold is a Southern California native. 455 00:20:57,200 --> 00:21:01,440 Speaker 2: He's from San Clemente, which is about ninety minutes out 456 00:21:01,480 --> 00:21:03,480 Speaker 2: of where we are at so far. And Engle would 457 00:21:03,720 --> 00:21:06,400 Speaker 2: and after the game, Sam Darnold had this to say, 458 00:21:06,840 --> 00:21:07,560 Speaker 2: your parent. 459 00:21:07,400 --> 00:21:10,840 Speaker 6: Face mask on you, Uh, what it feel like? We're 460 00:21:10,880 --> 00:21:12,560 Speaker 6: you sure you're getting a penalty? What's what are your 461 00:21:12,560 --> 00:21:13,240 Speaker 6: thoughts there? 462 00:21:13,480 --> 00:21:13,720 Speaker 4: Yeah? 463 00:21:13,760 --> 00:21:15,680 Speaker 7: You know, I'll just I'll just start off by saying, 464 00:21:16,640 --> 00:21:19,040 Speaker 7: you know, obviously just played a good team you know 465 00:21:19,080 --> 00:21:20,680 Speaker 7: in l A, and give them a lot of credit 466 00:21:21,400 --> 00:21:24,000 Speaker 7: for the way they came out and played tonight. I thought, 467 00:21:24,400 --> 00:21:26,879 Speaker 7: you know, as an offense, just you know, got to 468 00:21:26,920 --> 00:21:31,159 Speaker 7: continue to be better, you know, operationally with those things 469 00:21:31,160 --> 00:21:34,919 Speaker 7: and got to just be more consistent. And uh, you know, 470 00:21:34,960 --> 00:21:37,879 Speaker 7: we we put together really good drives and then you know, 471 00:21:38,600 --> 00:21:40,800 Speaker 7: we just gotta you know, we're capable of doing that 472 00:21:40,800 --> 00:21:43,359 Speaker 7: every single time, and we just got to continue to 473 00:21:44,119 --> 00:21:48,600 Speaker 7: be more consistent that way throughout the football game. We 474 00:21:48,720 --> 00:21:51,560 Speaker 7: had to answer your question, you know, the face mask 475 00:21:51,720 --> 00:21:56,399 Speaker 7: or you know, it is what it is. You know, 476 00:21:57,160 --> 00:21:59,480 Speaker 7: it's uh, you know, I thought we could have done 477 00:21:59,480 --> 00:22:04,119 Speaker 7: a lot to not put ourselves in the situation that 478 00:22:04,119 --> 00:22:07,959 Speaker 7: we were in, you know, the penalty before that. So 479 00:22:08,320 --> 00:22:10,640 Speaker 7: you know, we just got to continue to play better 480 00:22:10,680 --> 00:22:12,719 Speaker 7: and not put ourselves in that situation to begin with. 481 00:22:13,800 --> 00:22:15,760 Speaker 6: You were you and the offense were very hot the 482 00:22:15,760 --> 00:22:18,440 Speaker 6: first couple of drives. What was working for you guys? 483 00:22:19,240 --> 00:22:21,160 Speaker 7: Yeah, you know, I just thought the tempo was really good, 484 00:22:21,520 --> 00:22:24,400 Speaker 7: we were executing, and I was getting the ball out, 485 00:22:24,600 --> 00:22:27,920 Speaker 7: you know, just uh yeah, We're just doing all the 486 00:22:27,960 --> 00:22:29,360 Speaker 7: little things right, all the details right. 487 00:22:30,840 --> 00:22:34,000 Speaker 6: Kevin did say that he thought as the offense slowed 488 00:22:34,000 --> 00:22:36,080 Speaker 6: down a little bit, there were some problems either cadence 489 00:22:36,200 --> 00:22:38,919 Speaker 6: or crowd noise. Can you go through any did you 490 00:22:39,240 --> 00:22:40,680 Speaker 6: what did you think was going on there? 491 00:22:40,720 --> 00:22:43,840 Speaker 7: For Yeah, you know, we were kind of just switching 492 00:22:43,880 --> 00:22:48,679 Speaker 7: back and forth between silent and using the cadence. But 493 00:22:49,200 --> 00:22:50,920 Speaker 7: you know that's something that you know, we just got 494 00:22:50,920 --> 00:22:55,439 Speaker 7: to continue to you know too. You know, that's just 495 00:22:55,720 --> 00:22:58,040 Speaker 7: kind of goes in the bucket of of the pre snaps. 496 00:22:58,080 --> 00:22:59,639 Speaker 7: Just we got to continue to work on those things 497 00:22:59,680 --> 00:23:03,640 Speaker 7: in p and you know, figure out the details that way. 498 00:23:04,400 --> 00:23:05,679 Speaker 4: And when you lose someone. 499 00:23:05,520 --> 00:23:08,159 Speaker 7: Like Christian at left time, how does that affect you 500 00:23:08,160 --> 00:23:11,000 Speaker 7: guys offensively? Yeah, obviously Christian is a really good player, 501 00:23:12,320 --> 00:23:14,960 Speaker 7: you know, and you know, but I would say it's 502 00:23:14,960 --> 00:23:16,960 Speaker 7: the same thing, you know, when you know Aaron went 503 00:23:17,000 --> 00:23:20,840 Speaker 7: out a couple couple of games ago, you know too, 504 00:23:21,640 --> 00:23:23,840 Speaker 7: you know, for the next guy to be able to 505 00:23:23,880 --> 00:23:26,600 Speaker 7: come in and do a great job. You know, that's 506 00:23:26,640 --> 00:23:29,399 Speaker 7: what we always count on and we always expect the 507 00:23:29,400 --> 00:23:30,680 Speaker 7: next guy to step up and do. 508 00:23:30,640 --> 00:23:31,200 Speaker 4: A great job. 509 00:23:31,240 --> 00:23:35,840 Speaker 7: And you know, very I'm very confident in DQ to 510 00:23:35,880 --> 00:23:36,560 Speaker 7: be able to do that. 511 00:23:37,840 --> 00:23:40,440 Speaker 6: There's obviously frustration at the end. I saw Justin throw 512 00:23:40,480 --> 00:23:43,520 Speaker 6: his help at about thirty yards. But it seems like 513 00:23:43,600 --> 00:23:47,840 Speaker 6: Kevin and you are trying to emphasize details and positives 514 00:23:47,880 --> 00:23:49,480 Speaker 6: right now. Is it that kind of the vibe in 515 00:23:49,480 --> 00:23:50,400 Speaker 6: the locker room right now? 516 00:23:51,520 --> 00:23:53,439 Speaker 7: Yeah, I think at the end of the day, like 517 00:23:54,080 --> 00:23:57,080 Speaker 7: you know, we're you know, I feel like we just 518 00:23:57,119 --> 00:24:00,640 Speaker 7: got to you know, do the little things right and 519 00:24:01,000 --> 00:24:02,879 Speaker 7: you know, hash out the details. And I feel like 520 00:24:02,920 --> 00:24:05,200 Speaker 7: if we do that, we're gonna be a really good 521 00:24:05,200 --> 00:24:08,600 Speaker 7: offense and a really good team. And or I know 522 00:24:08,840 --> 00:24:10,360 Speaker 7: we're gonna be a really good offense and a really 523 00:24:10,359 --> 00:24:13,280 Speaker 7: good team. And so yeah, it's just it's little things 524 00:24:13,320 --> 00:24:17,679 Speaker 7: that we can control. So we're just gonna, you know, 525 00:24:17,680 --> 00:24:19,560 Speaker 7: look ourselves in the mirror, watch the tape, and get 526 00:24:19,560 --> 00:24:20,119 Speaker 7: better from it. 527 00:24:20,600 --> 00:24:21,880 Speaker 4: Obviously not the results you want. 528 00:24:21,920 --> 00:24:23,920 Speaker 6: But what was it like just being back in Los 529 00:24:23,920 --> 00:24:25,040 Speaker 6: Angeles and playing football. 530 00:24:25,640 --> 00:24:27,600 Speaker 7: Yeah, it's always it's always great to come back here, 531 00:24:28,520 --> 00:24:32,359 Speaker 7: you know, on a short week. Great to you know, 532 00:24:32,400 --> 00:24:34,199 Speaker 7: be able to see family. After this, I'm gonna go 533 00:24:34,200 --> 00:24:37,720 Speaker 7: hang out with them for a little bit. But yeah, 534 00:24:37,800 --> 00:24:41,760 Speaker 7: obviously not the result we wanted, but it's always great 535 00:24:41,760 --> 00:24:44,000 Speaker 7: to see family. So that could just be a little 536 00:24:44,000 --> 00:24:47,760 Speaker 7: bit to your relationship with coach and just how you 537 00:24:47,800 --> 00:24:49,439 Speaker 7: feel like that chemistry lights like this. 538 00:24:49,520 --> 00:24:50,240 Speaker 4: Fire too set. 539 00:24:51,560 --> 00:24:54,720 Speaker 7: Yeah, you know, I think you know, I've I have 540 00:24:54,760 --> 00:24:58,080 Speaker 7: great chemistry with Ko obviously with with all the coaches. 541 00:24:59,000 --> 00:25:00,600 Speaker 7: You know, all the players in that locker room are 542 00:25:00,800 --> 00:25:03,280 Speaker 7: great dudes first and foremost really good players as well. 543 00:25:03,359 --> 00:25:06,200 Speaker 7: So like I said, man, we have a really good team. 544 00:25:06,520 --> 00:25:08,640 Speaker 7: We just kind of continue to do the little things 545 00:25:08,720 --> 00:25:10,080 Speaker 7: right and if we do that, we'll be all right. 546 00:25:10,640 --> 00:25:13,040 Speaker 7: This MANI by be is sort of reset for you 547 00:25:13,119 --> 00:25:15,320 Speaker 7: guys and just go on the next weekend. 548 00:25:15,160 --> 00:25:15,919 Speaker 4: Against the Colts. 549 00:25:16,200 --> 00:25:18,399 Speaker 7: Yeah, I think you know, having the mini by to 550 00:25:18,440 --> 00:25:21,240 Speaker 7: be able to get healthy and like I said before, 551 00:25:21,359 --> 00:25:23,600 Speaker 7: kind of look ourselves in the mirror and just you know, 552 00:25:24,480 --> 00:25:26,280 Speaker 7: do the little things right. And I know I've said 553 00:25:26,320 --> 00:25:28,600 Speaker 7: it a million times, but that's what we need to do. 554 00:25:28,640 --> 00:25:31,520 Speaker 7: We need to just look at ourselves and know how 555 00:25:31,560 --> 00:25:34,439 Speaker 7: we can get better. And you know, we're just we're gonna, 556 00:25:35,040 --> 00:25:37,040 Speaker 7: you know, go back these next four days kind of 557 00:25:37,080 --> 00:25:39,960 Speaker 7: just chow, relax and and look at the tape and 558 00:25:39,960 --> 00:25:41,040 Speaker 7: get better from it all right. 559 00:25:41,119 --> 00:25:44,440 Speaker 2: So after winning five consecutive, the Vikings have lost two 560 00:25:44,480 --> 00:25:44,840 Speaker 2: in a row. 561 00:25:44,880 --> 00:25:46,760 Speaker 1: They get the Indianapolis Colts next. 562 00:25:47,040 --> 00:25:47,159 Speaker 5: Uh. 563 00:25:47,280 --> 00:25:50,479 Speaker 2: This is known as the mini buy where the Vikings 564 00:25:50,480 --> 00:25:53,639 Speaker 2: don't play again until a week from Sunday. Probably best 565 00:25:53,680 --> 00:25:55,520 Speaker 2: just to get away from each other for a little bit. 566 00:25:55,880 --> 00:25:59,399 Speaker 2: Get get Cashman in that toe ready. My guess is, 567 00:25:59,640 --> 00:26:02,280 Speaker 2: if I were to guess off some things Kevin O'Connell 568 00:26:02,280 --> 00:26:05,639 Speaker 2: has said at press conferences, I think Blake Cashman could 569 00:26:05,640 --> 00:26:09,000 Speaker 2: play in that Indianapolis game. He's the leading tackler. Man. 570 00:26:09,359 --> 00:26:12,160 Speaker 2: It's in the Lions game. There were so many passes 571 00:26:12,200 --> 00:26:15,720 Speaker 2: that landed between the linebacker spot and the safety spot, 572 00:26:16,119 --> 00:26:19,880 Speaker 2: and then you had confusion at times within the defense today. 573 00:26:20,320 --> 00:26:22,159 Speaker 2: And he's the green doc guy. He's the one that 574 00:26:22,200 --> 00:26:24,919 Speaker 2: calls all the plays. I mean, I think you nailed it, man. 575 00:26:25,240 --> 00:26:26,440 Speaker 2: They really missed Blake. 576 00:26:26,240 --> 00:26:30,920 Speaker 3: Cash and it's because of what happens with Van Ginkle 577 00:26:31,400 --> 00:26:33,679 Speaker 3: moving him off the ball. Yeah, you know when he 578 00:26:33,880 --> 00:26:35,840 Speaker 3: if you keep vn Kingle on the line, which I 579 00:26:35,880 --> 00:26:38,680 Speaker 3: think made the defense better. You know, Josh Mattelis is 580 00:26:38,720 --> 00:26:41,320 Speaker 3: the linebacker, and Josh is not a linebacker. 581 00:26:41,560 --> 00:26:42,399 Speaker 1: He's a safety. 582 00:26:43,119 --> 00:26:45,760 Speaker 3: Yeah, he'll play there sometimes their line up there in 583 00:26:45,760 --> 00:26:49,840 Speaker 3: that area, but not consistently against the runs. So you know, you, Paul, 584 00:26:49,880 --> 00:26:51,719 Speaker 3: you mentioned getting some time apart. I don't know if 585 00:26:51,720 --> 00:26:53,640 Speaker 3: these guys need any time apart. I think they need 586 00:26:53,680 --> 00:26:57,840 Speaker 3: some more time together to work together, to communicate better, 587 00:26:58,640 --> 00:27:01,439 Speaker 3: and to be more disciplined. And as far as as 588 00:27:01,520 --> 00:27:04,280 Speaker 3: far as penalties go, and the timeliness of these penalties 589 00:27:04,600 --> 00:27:06,480 Speaker 3: and all that good will you built up in the 590 00:27:06,480 --> 00:27:10,720 Speaker 3: first five weeks, and you beat five good football teams 591 00:27:10,720 --> 00:27:12,840 Speaker 3: and the Giants it was Opening Day. Yeah, but you 592 00:27:12,880 --> 00:27:16,480 Speaker 3: beat four really good football teams in a row, you 593 00:27:16,560 --> 00:27:18,560 Speaker 3: lose to a really good football team, and then you 594 00:27:18,600 --> 00:27:22,320 Speaker 3: play a team tonight that here's it in the gut check, 595 00:27:22,480 --> 00:27:26,600 Speaker 3: get back on your feet. And I don't know if 596 00:27:26,960 --> 00:27:29,399 Speaker 3: our response it wasn't as you know, it wasn't as 597 00:27:29,480 --> 00:27:31,440 Speaker 3: if we played a clean game. 598 00:27:31,880 --> 00:27:32,560 Speaker 1: And got beat. 599 00:27:32,640 --> 00:27:34,800 Speaker 3: This is a game I think that self again, self 600 00:27:34,840 --> 00:27:37,480 Speaker 3: inflicted wounds and plays that were there to be made 601 00:27:37,560 --> 00:27:39,760 Speaker 3: that weren't made cost us this game. 602 00:27:40,160 --> 00:27:42,600 Speaker 2: Thank you for listening to the postgame report for Pete 603 00:27:42,600 --> 00:27:45,080 Speaker 2: Bursa jh' paul, well and sorry for the bad news 604 00:27:45,480 --> 00:27:48,639 Speaker 2: The La Rams beat the Minnesota Vikings thirty to twenty 605 00:27:48,720 --> 00:27:52,240 Speaker 2: from SOFI and SOCW and we thank you very much 606 00:27:52,240 --> 00:28:00,360 Speaker 2: for listening.