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We can 11 00:00:37,320 --> 00:00:39,000 Speaker 1: match up with anybody on any day, so we know 12 00:00:39,159 --> 00:00:41,040 Speaker 1: it's gonna be another good game come up Sunday, and 13 00:00:41,080 --> 00:00:43,000 Speaker 1: if we played the will to win, we'll come out 14 00:00:43,040 --> 00:00:47,680 Speaker 1: with the W. You're listening to the Minnesota Vikings Podcast, 15 00:00:47,800 --> 00:00:51,839 Speaker 1: Episode one twenty five. I'm Tatum Everett here inside TCO 16 00:00:52,000 --> 00:00:55,280 Speaker 1: Studios or radio room, and I've got Game Henderson and 17 00:00:55,400 --> 00:00:58,200 Speaker 1: Jay Nelson with me. And what a Monday night it was. 18 00:00:58,600 --> 00:01:01,960 Speaker 1: You know, guys, it wasn't perfect, it wasn't pretty, but 19 00:01:02,040 --> 00:01:05,240 Speaker 1: it keeps the postseason hopes alive. And I know we 20 00:01:05,240 --> 00:01:08,319 Speaker 1: were all watching a little Tuesday Night football last night. 21 00:01:08,400 --> 00:01:11,280 Speaker 1: For two reasons. This week's opponent, the Rams, beat the 22 00:01:11,319 --> 00:01:14,360 Speaker 1: Seahawks twenty to ten, and it was an Eagles twenty 23 00:01:14,400 --> 00:01:17,960 Speaker 1: seven to seventeen win over Washington football team that put 24 00:01:18,000 --> 00:01:21,200 Speaker 1: the Vikings and well, the Vikings keep their number seven 25 00:01:21,280 --> 00:01:24,880 Speaker 1: ranking at least for now. We've got the says Eagles, 26 00:01:24,959 --> 00:01:28,119 Speaker 1: Vikings all at seven and seven with three games left 27 00:01:28,160 --> 00:01:33,560 Speaker 1: in the season, just like you had seen coming, right, Gabe, Yeah, yeah, exactly. 28 00:01:33,640 --> 00:01:35,440 Speaker 1: We knew we would be in this spot after all, right, 29 00:01:35,480 --> 00:01:37,240 Speaker 1: I mean we got three games left, so it's one 30 00:01:37,240 --> 00:01:39,600 Speaker 1: of those things where you say, Okay, let's get some 31 00:01:39,640 --> 00:01:42,240 Speaker 1: more wins. Hopefully those other teams lose, but still if 32 00:01:42,480 --> 00:01:45,000 Speaker 1: we control our own destiny, know, and that pretty much 33 00:01:45,040 --> 00:01:47,720 Speaker 1: is all that matters, is that no matter how you 34 00:01:47,760 --> 00:01:49,720 Speaker 1: look at this thing, as long as we keep winning, 35 00:01:49,800 --> 00:01:53,720 Speaker 1: we're in. Yeah, where's the room for error in this situation? Jay, 36 00:01:54,640 --> 00:01:58,560 Speaker 1: It's gone as of about three weeks ago. At this point, 37 00:01:58,680 --> 00:02:01,360 Speaker 1: it's we've been talking about it for week after week 38 00:02:01,400 --> 00:02:03,800 Speaker 1: after week of how roller coaster this season is. And 39 00:02:03,880 --> 00:02:06,240 Speaker 1: before you were kind of you know, gritting your teeth 40 00:02:06,240 --> 00:02:08,360 Speaker 1: a little bit, saying I don't want to have to 41 00:02:08,400 --> 00:02:11,200 Speaker 1: worry about other people's scenarios in order to figure out 42 00:02:11,240 --> 00:02:14,040 Speaker 1: what our future is. Like Gabe said, you have the 43 00:02:14,080 --> 00:02:16,840 Speaker 1: ability now to control it if you can get your wins. 44 00:02:17,240 --> 00:02:20,680 Speaker 1: We all know that this last three schedule, the last 45 00:02:20,680 --> 00:02:23,000 Speaker 1: three teams here on the schedule, are going to be daunting, 46 00:02:23,040 --> 00:02:25,400 Speaker 1: but at the same point, you are now in that 47 00:02:25,520 --> 00:02:27,720 Speaker 1: seven seed. You are in the driver's seat, and it's 48 00:02:27,760 --> 00:02:29,560 Speaker 1: up to you to control your destiny. Yeah. I think 49 00:02:29,639 --> 00:02:32,080 Speaker 1: Eric Smith put out a really good tweet this week. 50 00:02:32,720 --> 00:02:36,640 Speaker 1: It shows the results from week four to now and 51 00:02:36,840 --> 00:02:40,160 Speaker 1: it's just a period of two wins, two losses, two wins, 52 00:02:40,240 --> 00:02:43,160 Speaker 1: two losses, two wins. So really hope you don't get 53 00:02:43,200 --> 00:02:46,919 Speaker 1: into that pattern of the two losses after double wins, 54 00:02:47,120 --> 00:02:52,920 Speaker 1: two losses, and we're oute. Yeah's pretty much the pattern 55 00:02:53,040 --> 00:02:55,440 Speaker 1: there is if you lose to either the Rams, well, 56 00:02:55,480 --> 00:02:57,160 Speaker 1: if you lose to both the Rams and the Packers, 57 00:02:57,160 --> 00:02:59,519 Speaker 1: and then that Bears game doesn't mean anything. You split 58 00:02:59,520 --> 00:03:01,800 Speaker 1: one of these games, hopefully this is the one that 59 00:03:01,840 --> 00:03:04,320 Speaker 1: you win, especially at home. You got the home fans 60 00:03:05,480 --> 00:03:08,920 Speaker 1: us bank. You just don't lose there. And then you 61 00:03:08,960 --> 00:03:10,840 Speaker 1: try to take care of business those last two games, 62 00:03:10,880 --> 00:03:13,440 Speaker 1: then you got a better shot. But yeah, that pattern 63 00:03:13,520 --> 00:03:17,120 Speaker 1: can't continue. Guys, have you not been paying attention to 64 00:03:17,200 --> 00:03:21,240 Speaker 1: this entire season? Have you not been paying attention to 65 00:03:21,280 --> 00:03:24,320 Speaker 1: what has been happening. We all know at this point that, yes, 66 00:03:24,440 --> 00:03:26,480 Speaker 1: if you do lose these next two games, you are 67 00:03:26,560 --> 00:03:30,000 Speaker 1: most likely on the outside looking in. At the same point, 68 00:03:30,480 --> 00:03:34,040 Speaker 1: who the heck knows what's actually going to happen. Just 69 00:03:34,600 --> 00:03:37,520 Speaker 1: I know, we went through Tatum last week talking about 70 00:03:38,080 --> 00:03:40,600 Speaker 1: kind of the remaining schedules and looking at what's happening. 71 00:03:41,040 --> 00:03:43,480 Speaker 1: You know, we needed Philly to win last night. Washington 72 00:03:43,600 --> 00:03:46,280 Speaker 1: was down to a quarterback that they signed off the street, 73 00:03:46,840 --> 00:03:49,119 Speaker 1: you know, and they still got a ten point lead 74 00:03:49,120 --> 00:03:51,560 Speaker 1: off a two turnovers last night and you're just shaking 75 00:03:51,560 --> 00:03:53,560 Speaker 1: your head, going you gotta be kidding me. By the 76 00:03:53,680 --> 00:03:55,440 Speaker 1: end of the game, Philly found a way to actually, 77 00:03:55,520 --> 00:03:58,160 Speaker 1: you know, get their heads straight and make it work. 78 00:03:58,200 --> 00:04:02,760 Speaker 1: But like, I'm done pretty this season, especially with three 79 00:04:02,760 --> 00:04:05,760 Speaker 1: weeks ago. The other thing too, on Vantage last week. 80 00:04:05,800 --> 00:04:07,400 Speaker 1: You know, Courtney Corona was talking about this at the 81 00:04:07,400 --> 00:04:10,440 Speaker 1: third time. Now we've tried to get back to five hundred, 82 00:04:10,480 --> 00:04:13,640 Speaker 1: We've got there, and you're just like, we have to 83 00:04:13,760 --> 00:04:16,640 Speaker 1: at least at minimum get two wins to try and 84 00:04:16,680 --> 00:04:20,520 Speaker 1: potentially salvage or playoff chances. And I'm for one, I'm 85 00:04:20,560 --> 00:04:22,440 Speaker 1: going to sit back and watch and see what the 86 00:04:22,480 --> 00:04:25,640 Speaker 1: heck happens. Yeah, and ten of those games or the 87 00:04:25,720 --> 00:04:28,920 Speaker 1: stretch have been one score games, and so it's just been, 88 00:04:29,760 --> 00:04:32,279 Speaker 1: like everyone keeps saying, an up and down roller coaster. 89 00:04:32,320 --> 00:04:35,040 Speaker 1: But no matter how your feelings were after that Monday 90 00:04:35,120 --> 00:04:38,640 Speaker 1: night win, I always like to focus on a positive. 91 00:04:38,720 --> 00:04:42,080 Speaker 1: So let's do another Power Minute of Positivity. So we'll 92 00:04:42,120 --> 00:04:44,520 Speaker 1: each have sixty seconds to kind of talk about our 93 00:04:44,520 --> 00:04:48,520 Speaker 1: biggest takeaway from the Bears win. Whether it was ugly 94 00:04:48,600 --> 00:04:50,560 Speaker 1: or not, a win is a win is a win. 95 00:04:50,720 --> 00:04:53,239 Speaker 1: So gab, well, have you on the timer first, you're ready, 96 00:04:53,600 --> 00:04:57,120 Speaker 1: Let's do it all right, Ready, set go. Power Minutes 97 00:04:57,200 --> 00:04:59,680 Speaker 1: of Positivity has to go to the defensive side of 98 00:04:59,680 --> 00:05:01,800 Speaker 1: the ball. This was a game where we did We 99 00:05:01,920 --> 00:05:05,040 Speaker 1: played as best as you could have been, but don't 100 00:05:05,080 --> 00:05:08,160 Speaker 1: break game. We gave a three injury yards total offense 101 00:05:08,160 --> 00:05:12,080 Speaker 1: will total defense, but still only allowed nine points and 102 00:05:12,160 --> 00:05:14,480 Speaker 1: the only touchdown of the game came on the last 103 00:05:14,480 --> 00:05:17,320 Speaker 1: play at the game to a Minnesota native. But one 104 00:05:17,360 --> 00:05:19,920 Speaker 1: of those things where this defense where we've kind of been, 105 00:05:20,200 --> 00:05:22,320 Speaker 1: you know, injury prone a little bit. We've kind of 106 00:05:22,320 --> 00:05:24,760 Speaker 1: been on the back end of, you know, letting teams 107 00:05:24,760 --> 00:05:27,920 Speaker 1: score seven or more points. Even though we did give 108 00:05:28,000 --> 00:05:29,440 Speaker 1: up three points in the last two minutes of the 109 00:05:29,960 --> 00:05:32,000 Speaker 1: first half, But the fact that we only give up 110 00:05:32,040 --> 00:05:35,440 Speaker 1: three points and then played a pretty much lockdown defense 111 00:05:35,839 --> 00:05:38,520 Speaker 1: in the second half, that's all you pretty much can 112 00:05:38,560 --> 00:05:41,440 Speaker 1: ask for this defense. We finally got two weeks in 113 00:05:41,440 --> 00:05:44,680 Speaker 1: a row where we've had a healthy defense, and at 114 00:05:44,720 --> 00:05:48,080 Speaker 1: least we've had started the same defense coming out as 115 00:05:48,120 --> 00:05:53,720 Speaker 1: starters since Week four. So having something of consistent I 116 00:05:53,760 --> 00:05:56,240 Speaker 1: think that bodes well for our defense going forward for sure. 117 00:05:56,279 --> 00:05:57,960 Speaker 1: I mean, you think about all the trips to the 118 00:05:58,000 --> 00:06:00,440 Speaker 1: red zone, and our red zone defense hasn't been perfect 119 00:06:00,480 --> 00:06:03,279 Speaker 1: this here, but to come up empty handed twice, to 120 00:06:03,320 --> 00:06:06,520 Speaker 1: be two and five on four down, I mean, it 121 00:06:06,680 --> 00:06:09,200 Speaker 1: just were It was those moments where I think before 122 00:06:09,839 --> 00:06:12,400 Speaker 1: you used to be like, oh, no, here it comes, 123 00:06:12,440 --> 00:06:14,359 Speaker 1: here it comes. The defense was able to get a 124 00:06:14,400 --> 00:06:17,159 Speaker 1: stop when it needed it the most, for sure. Turnovers, 125 00:06:17,440 --> 00:06:20,440 Speaker 1: turnover and down, Yeah, one of five in the red zone, 126 00:06:20,480 --> 00:06:22,920 Speaker 1: Like you can't play a better defense, No, not at all, 127 00:06:22,920 --> 00:06:25,120 Speaker 1: and that's why they walked away with three points. Won't 128 00:06:25,160 --> 00:06:27,719 Speaker 1: we won't count that last touchdown? Well wait all right, Jay, 129 00:06:27,760 --> 00:06:30,400 Speaker 1: you got a minute of positivity. What you took away 130 00:06:30,440 --> 00:06:33,600 Speaker 1: from the Bears game, ready set go? The fact that 131 00:06:33,800 --> 00:06:37,159 Speaker 1: you played an ugly game. By all accounts, everyone was 132 00:06:37,200 --> 00:06:41,120 Speaker 1: criticizing this team the entire time, criticizing the way they won, 133 00:06:41,240 --> 00:06:44,760 Speaker 1: criticizing the yardage, criticizing all of it. The one thing 134 00:06:44,760 --> 00:06:46,599 Speaker 1: you can't criticize is the fact you got the w 135 00:06:47,640 --> 00:06:49,880 Speaker 1: The fact that you did put seventeen points up and 136 00:06:49,920 --> 00:06:52,200 Speaker 1: you did beat a team that needed to be beat 137 00:06:53,400 --> 00:06:55,640 Speaker 1: was something that was positive on my end. Yeah, you're 138 00:06:55,640 --> 00:06:57,640 Speaker 1: gritting your teeth going and we'd loved for it to 139 00:06:57,680 --> 00:07:00,800 Speaker 1: be a little prettier out there. But at the same point, 140 00:07:01,160 --> 00:07:03,960 Speaker 1: the fact that Gabe just said, defensively, you stepped up 141 00:07:04,000 --> 00:07:07,200 Speaker 1: like crazy. You saw, you know, guys like dj Wanham 142 00:07:07,279 --> 00:07:10,240 Speaker 1: have great game with three sacks. On the flip side, 143 00:07:10,280 --> 00:07:12,400 Speaker 1: you also saw a guy like Dalvin Cook be able 144 00:07:12,440 --> 00:07:15,520 Speaker 1: to you know, kind of weather the storm. I know, 145 00:07:15,600 --> 00:07:18,160 Speaker 1: a cheam Hicks. Those two have a little bit of 146 00:07:18,200 --> 00:07:21,640 Speaker 1: a budding rivalry at this point. Um. But the fact 147 00:07:21,760 --> 00:07:23,920 Speaker 1: is you when you needed it, and when you got 148 00:07:23,920 --> 00:07:26,920 Speaker 1: down to the red zone, you capitalized on turnovers, you 149 00:07:27,000 --> 00:07:30,360 Speaker 1: capitalized on being able to punch it into the end 150 00:07:30,400 --> 00:07:34,000 Speaker 1: zone there twice and get to that seventeen mark. For me, 151 00:07:34,120 --> 00:07:36,160 Speaker 1: it was just the fact that they were able to 152 00:07:36,360 --> 00:07:39,960 Speaker 1: you know, bury a bad team and survive in advance. Oh, 153 00:07:40,040 --> 00:07:44,760 Speaker 1: definitely smart madness. That's the thing I mean for us 154 00:07:44,800 --> 00:07:47,960 Speaker 1: at this point, it essentially is it is it is, uh, 155 00:07:48,040 --> 00:07:51,160 Speaker 1: let's see what December to remember is that a car 156 00:07:51,160 --> 00:07:55,440 Speaker 1: eventum at this at this point for us that we 157 00:07:55,560 --> 00:07:57,360 Speaker 1: were just talking about the fact that you know, you're 158 00:07:57,400 --> 00:08:00,000 Speaker 1: now in the driver's seat and you've got three weeks 159 00:08:00,240 --> 00:08:02,800 Speaker 1: to go. You have to handle your business otherwise you 160 00:08:02,840 --> 00:08:05,600 Speaker 1: have no chance. It's been quite mind boggling. And I'm 161 00:08:05,600 --> 00:08:07,920 Speaker 1: not just talking about the season in general. To watch 162 00:08:08,000 --> 00:08:11,160 Speaker 1: this team play to the level of the competition in 163 00:08:11,320 --> 00:08:13,960 Speaker 1: day in and day out. To see performances by the 164 00:08:14,040 --> 00:08:16,480 Speaker 1: offense where they've had to, you know, make it up 165 00:08:16,520 --> 00:08:21,040 Speaker 1: for the defense. Defenses giving up big plays in the 166 00:08:21,120 --> 00:08:23,680 Speaker 1: last moments of games and things like that. It's kind 167 00:08:23,720 --> 00:08:25,520 Speaker 1: of funny to see how, you know, we used to 168 00:08:25,560 --> 00:08:28,160 Speaker 1: see Kirk Cousins taking those game winning drives or at 169 00:08:28,240 --> 00:08:31,800 Speaker 1: least putting the team in a position to score on 170 00:08:31,840 --> 00:08:33,760 Speaker 1: a game a score on a game winning drive. And 171 00:08:33,840 --> 00:08:37,040 Speaker 1: now the defense is kind of having their their turn 172 00:08:37,120 --> 00:08:39,640 Speaker 1: of events here at this time of the season. This 173 00:08:39,720 --> 00:08:41,960 Speaker 1: is the defensive Zimmer always want it. He's a defensive 174 00:08:41,960 --> 00:08:44,679 Speaker 1: Monday guy, and when his guys are playing well, that 175 00:08:44,720 --> 00:08:47,680 Speaker 1: means the entire team can kind of do everything else 176 00:08:47,679 --> 00:08:49,400 Speaker 1: that they need to do. This is you know, I mean, 177 00:08:49,480 --> 00:08:51,720 Speaker 1: Zimmer since he's been here, I think until last year, 178 00:08:51,800 --> 00:08:54,400 Speaker 1: had a top five defense. So the fact that we're 179 00:08:54,400 --> 00:08:57,320 Speaker 1: starting to see what this defense could look like, with 180 00:08:57,360 --> 00:09:00,160 Speaker 1: the fact that this defense is starting to live to 181 00:09:00,200 --> 00:09:03,080 Speaker 1: the potential that we talked about this preseason, that is 182 00:09:03,640 --> 00:09:06,560 Speaker 1: voting that is serving this entire offense and this entire 183 00:09:06,600 --> 00:09:09,040 Speaker 1: team will I also think defensively, if you look at it, 184 00:09:09,080 --> 00:09:11,120 Speaker 1: you know, we were trying to struggle to find our 185 00:09:11,200 --> 00:09:13,439 Speaker 1: identity a little bit too, given all the injuries and 186 00:09:13,679 --> 00:09:16,560 Speaker 1: people that were you know, starters that were gone. Now 187 00:09:16,600 --> 00:09:19,280 Speaker 1: you're finally back to the point where those veterans, those 188 00:09:19,280 --> 00:09:23,040 Speaker 1: starters people are filling in. And I just all season long, 189 00:09:23,080 --> 00:09:24,880 Speaker 1: we were sitting there saying, well, the offense is leading 190 00:09:24,880 --> 00:09:26,880 Speaker 1: this team, the defense needs to catch up. And now 191 00:09:27,160 --> 00:09:30,080 Speaker 1: in a game where offensively you struggle to put up 192 00:09:30,160 --> 00:09:33,080 Speaker 1: yardage but you still punched in some points. Given the 193 00:09:33,120 --> 00:09:35,319 Speaker 1: fact it was justin fields, given the fact that he's 194 00:09:35,320 --> 00:09:37,360 Speaker 1: still trying to figure it out the season, that offensive 195 00:09:37,360 --> 00:09:40,600 Speaker 1: line isn't that great. Defensively, they finally in a game 196 00:09:40,720 --> 00:09:43,320 Speaker 1: were able to step up and make sure that you know, 197 00:09:43,440 --> 00:09:45,600 Speaker 1: the offense might not be given us what we need 198 00:09:45,640 --> 00:09:47,400 Speaker 1: for this week. It's our turn to take this over. 199 00:09:47,640 --> 00:09:50,080 Speaker 1: And speaking of our turn to take this over, I'll 200 00:09:50,280 --> 00:09:53,880 Speaker 1: piggyback on that theme for my power minute of positivity. 201 00:09:54,360 --> 00:09:56,880 Speaker 1: I was really impressed with the youth movement that was 202 00:09:56,920 --> 00:09:59,080 Speaker 1: going on. You know, you didn't have Adam feeling in 203 00:09:59,120 --> 00:10:02,400 Speaker 1: the game, and so you're relying on guys like kJ Osborne, 204 00:10:02,400 --> 00:10:04,839 Speaker 1: who really came alive this season. We can't forget that 205 00:10:04,880 --> 00:10:07,400 Speaker 1: he is a second year player and really didn't have 206 00:10:07,760 --> 00:10:12,240 Speaker 1: any offensive snaps last season. So seeing him improve this season, 207 00:10:12,440 --> 00:10:15,959 Speaker 1: seeing dj Wanam walk away with his first multi sack 208 00:10:16,080 --> 00:10:19,839 Speaker 1: performance of his career, to see Canai Wong Wou get 209 00:10:19,880 --> 00:10:22,040 Speaker 1: out there and get a couple of snaps his speed 210 00:10:22,360 --> 00:10:25,680 Speaker 1: is so exciting to see. Once he starts to really 211 00:10:26,320 --> 00:10:28,760 Speaker 1: understand the offense and get more reps out there in 212 00:10:28,800 --> 00:10:30,920 Speaker 1: real live games. It's going to be so excited to 213 00:10:30,960 --> 00:10:33,199 Speaker 1: see what he can do. And then we've got a 214 00:10:33,280 --> 00:10:36,320 Speaker 1: Mere Smith Marsette who scored his first career touchdown again 215 00:10:36,840 --> 00:10:40,200 Speaker 1: trying to fill the gap where Adam Feelin was no 216 00:10:40,520 --> 00:10:45,079 Speaker 1: longer in the roster. You know, high hopes for him 217 00:10:45,120 --> 00:10:47,720 Speaker 1: to be back this season or to be back this week. 218 00:10:48,200 --> 00:10:51,040 Speaker 1: But I was just really impressed with the amount of 219 00:10:51,480 --> 00:10:53,960 Speaker 1: talent that we've been able to get in the draft 220 00:10:54,440 --> 00:10:58,040 Speaker 1: and how they've showed up this week. So speaking of 221 00:10:58,080 --> 00:11:01,760 Speaker 1: that though, I'll bring us to our podcast guests this week, 222 00:11:01,800 --> 00:11:04,600 Speaker 1: coming off of his, as I just said, first career 223 00:11:04,679 --> 00:11:08,000 Speaker 1: touchdown in the NFL, We've got a Mere Smith Marsett 224 00:11:08,200 --> 00:11:12,760 Speaker 1: on the MVP this week and joining the Minnesota Vikings 225 00:11:12,800 --> 00:11:16,600 Speaker 1: podcast once again. Is a rookie wide receiver, a Mere 226 00:11:16,720 --> 00:11:19,760 Speaker 1: Smith Marsett, and a mirror. It's a big week for 227 00:11:19,840 --> 00:11:24,760 Speaker 1: you after scoring your first career NFL touchdown. Do you 228 00:11:24,800 --> 00:11:26,520 Speaker 1: still go back and kind of watch it a few 229 00:11:26,520 --> 00:11:29,439 Speaker 1: times over to relive the moment? Yeah? Yeah, my family 230 00:11:29,520 --> 00:11:32,319 Speaker 1: sent it to me, so like a couple hours or 231 00:11:32,360 --> 00:11:34,160 Speaker 1: so I'll go back and watch it like it's crazy. 232 00:11:34,200 --> 00:11:36,440 Speaker 1: I really score, especially on Monday night where it's like 233 00:11:36,679 --> 00:11:39,880 Speaker 1: pretty much one of the only games on everybody was watching. Yeah, 234 00:11:39,960 --> 00:11:42,600 Speaker 1: so did your phone blow up a lot after that? Yeah? 235 00:11:42,640 --> 00:11:44,440 Speaker 1: It was. It was kind of bad, like I couldn't 236 00:11:44,480 --> 00:11:47,960 Speaker 1: even like use my phone. It was just kept like 237 00:11:48,040 --> 00:11:50,640 Speaker 1: kept going off, kept going off. But you know, it's 238 00:11:50,679 --> 00:11:53,319 Speaker 1: a blessing. So did you know that it was the 239 00:11:53,360 --> 00:11:58,520 Speaker 1: first Iowa wide receiver touchdown in the NFL since two 240 00:11:58,559 --> 00:12:01,400 Speaker 1: thousand and seven? That's so hard to believe. So it's 241 00:12:01,440 --> 00:12:05,199 Speaker 1: funny because basically, like my best friend from college texts 242 00:12:05,240 --> 00:12:07,720 Speaker 1: me like, hey, bro, congrats, you the first person that's 243 00:12:07,760 --> 00:12:10,480 Speaker 1: going on in in Iowa and like fifteen years or so. 244 00:12:10,480 --> 00:12:12,800 Speaker 1: So I was like, that's crazy. Think about it, and 245 00:12:13,120 --> 00:12:15,600 Speaker 1: I think what Tim d White or Kyle Casper was 246 00:12:15,640 --> 00:12:17,679 Speaker 1: the one beforehand? I don't know exactly what you want, 247 00:12:17,720 --> 00:12:19,839 Speaker 1: but since two seven, that's a long time and I'm 248 00:12:19,880 --> 00:12:22,240 Speaker 1: happy to be the one to do it. Yeah. What's 249 00:12:22,280 --> 00:12:24,800 Speaker 1: been the biggest shock, I guess for you or not shocked? 250 00:12:24,840 --> 00:12:28,480 Speaker 1: The biggest surprise about being in the league so far, 251 00:12:29,080 --> 00:12:32,440 Speaker 1: I don't really know. You get to battle against superstars, like, 252 00:12:32,920 --> 00:12:36,480 Speaker 1: you know, you got people you go against that's highly named, 253 00:12:36,520 --> 00:12:38,559 Speaker 1: and you know you at the top of the I 254 00:12:38,600 --> 00:12:41,360 Speaker 1: guess the level. So you at the top level competing 255 00:12:41,360 --> 00:12:43,520 Speaker 1: against those guys, and then you got superstars on your team. 256 00:12:43,840 --> 00:12:46,120 Speaker 1: So just you know, being here working working with these 257 00:12:46,240 --> 00:12:48,120 Speaker 1: you know guys every day it's like pretty much the 258 00:12:48,120 --> 00:12:51,040 Speaker 1: best part. So it's just like it's still like crazy 259 00:12:51,080 --> 00:12:52,400 Speaker 1: that I get to come here and this is like 260 00:12:52,480 --> 00:12:54,920 Speaker 1: my actual job. Yeah, he come to work and you 261 00:12:54,960 --> 00:12:56,760 Speaker 1: have fun? Ye, I think what are they say? If 262 00:12:56,800 --> 00:12:59,439 Speaker 1: you have fun and love what you do, it doesn't 263 00:12:59,440 --> 00:13:02,320 Speaker 1: feel like we're Yeah, so basically I play a little 264 00:13:02,360 --> 00:13:06,520 Speaker 1: kids game for fun and I love doing this. That's true, 265 00:13:06,559 --> 00:13:10,960 Speaker 1: and it pays the bills, which is also nice. Well, 266 00:13:10,960 --> 00:13:15,160 Speaker 1: speaking of the game from on on Monday night, on 267 00:13:15,200 --> 00:13:19,320 Speaker 1: the specific play that you scored on, Justin Jefferson lined 268 00:13:19,360 --> 00:13:22,240 Speaker 1: up in the backfield, the defense takes the bait, You're 269 00:13:22,280 --> 00:13:25,160 Speaker 1: wide open there in the end zone. Um, having a 270 00:13:25,200 --> 00:13:28,319 Speaker 1: guy like that attracts so much attention and being able 271 00:13:28,360 --> 00:13:30,920 Speaker 1: to utilize that. What is what is that like each 272 00:13:30,960 --> 00:13:35,000 Speaker 1: and every week that y'all prepare. Uh, it's beautiful because 273 00:13:35,040 --> 00:13:37,280 Speaker 1: it opened up targets like that for me, for guys 274 00:13:37,280 --> 00:13:40,520 Speaker 1: like me. So you know, having Justin is a tremendous thing, 275 00:13:40,559 --> 00:13:43,240 Speaker 1: tremendous factor, you know, not just for me or other 276 00:13:43,320 --> 00:13:45,200 Speaker 1: you know players out there, but for the whole team. Um. 277 00:13:45,480 --> 00:13:47,920 Speaker 1: You know, when you get a guy like that moving in, 278 00:13:48,040 --> 00:13:51,280 Speaker 1: you know, different situations, different spots and attracting so much 279 00:13:51,320 --> 00:13:53,600 Speaker 1: attention to open up the game for so many other people, 280 00:13:53,960 --> 00:13:56,880 Speaker 1: not just maybe, but you know, kJ coming in being 281 00:13:56,880 --> 00:13:59,320 Speaker 1: able to take a step forward with Adam being out. 282 00:13:59,320 --> 00:14:01,600 Speaker 1: And then when you got Adam and just out there 283 00:14:01,679 --> 00:14:04,400 Speaker 1: and opened up stuff for like Ddy underneath and you know, 284 00:14:04,480 --> 00:14:07,360 Speaker 1: KG again and then you got Dalvin Cook who You're 285 00:14:07,400 --> 00:14:09,400 Speaker 1: gonna be Dalvin Cook and stuff like that. So I mean, 286 00:14:09,440 --> 00:14:11,840 Speaker 1: just having those guys out there tremendous and you know, 287 00:14:11,880 --> 00:14:13,719 Speaker 1: give you know, more guys like you know, under the 288 00:14:13,800 --> 00:14:16,760 Speaker 1: radar guys a chance to you know, get the ball. Yeah, 289 00:14:16,840 --> 00:14:18,440 Speaker 1: you know, I heard you in the radio earlier this 290 00:14:18,480 --> 00:14:21,000 Speaker 1: week talking about your relationship with Adam feeling, and it 291 00:14:21,080 --> 00:14:25,040 Speaker 1: felt very obviously mentor, but it felt very like big 292 00:14:25,080 --> 00:14:28,240 Speaker 1: Brother asked. I guess you could say, Um, do you 293 00:14:28,280 --> 00:14:31,240 Speaker 1: have any older siblings. I have an older sister actually 294 00:14:31,280 --> 00:14:35,480 Speaker 1: who just she graduated law school. Okay, the day before 295 00:14:35,520 --> 00:14:39,080 Speaker 1: the game. So she graduated law school on Sunday. Yeah, 296 00:14:39,200 --> 00:14:42,360 Speaker 1: congratulations to her. And she was like in tears because 297 00:14:42,360 --> 00:14:45,280 Speaker 1: I couldn't be there, but she understood why, and it 298 00:14:45,400 --> 00:14:47,240 Speaker 1: was just like wow, like I would go out there 299 00:14:47,240 --> 00:14:50,200 Speaker 1: and score, you know, basically when I can't be Yeah, yeah, 300 00:14:50,240 --> 00:14:52,160 Speaker 1: when I can't be with my family on a big 301 00:14:52,200 --> 00:14:54,240 Speaker 1: you know, celebration day like that for my sister. So 302 00:14:54,760 --> 00:14:56,200 Speaker 1: I feel like, you know, it was a blessing of 303 00:14:56,440 --> 00:14:58,880 Speaker 1: being able to give that tour on a graduation day 304 00:14:58,920 --> 00:15:01,360 Speaker 1: for law school. Her hard work has paid off. So 305 00:15:01,800 --> 00:15:04,000 Speaker 1: I mean it's they go hand in hand. Mom and 306 00:15:04,080 --> 00:15:06,120 Speaker 1: Dad have to be super proud of what you kids 307 00:15:06,120 --> 00:15:08,720 Speaker 1: have accomplished. Yeah, yeah, definitely. I got a younger brother too, 308 00:15:08,760 --> 00:15:11,400 Speaker 1: and another younger sister, younger brother playing football too. So 309 00:15:11,680 --> 00:15:14,160 Speaker 1: you middle child, huh, I'm the middle child. Yeah, I 310 00:15:14,200 --> 00:15:17,960 Speaker 1: got it hard. Well, speaking of that room, I mean, 311 00:15:18,040 --> 00:15:19,880 Speaker 1: right now, you are like the baby in the in 312 00:15:19,960 --> 00:15:23,400 Speaker 1: the wide received room. Adam's kind of the elder statesman 313 00:15:23,440 --> 00:15:26,120 Speaker 1: of the group. Do you all call him grandpa? Call 314 00:15:26,160 --> 00:15:29,840 Speaker 1: him grandpa? He's not that all, He's not that all. 315 00:15:29,880 --> 00:15:31,360 Speaker 1: But what is it? What can you, what do you 316 00:15:31,400 --> 00:15:35,120 Speaker 1: take away from having a resource like him and really 317 00:15:35,160 --> 00:15:38,560 Speaker 1: someone I mean he wasn't drafted. He kind of really 318 00:15:38,600 --> 00:15:41,600 Speaker 1: built his career from the ground up. Fact. So having 319 00:15:41,680 --> 00:15:44,560 Speaker 1: Adam is, uh, it's very helpful. Um he's somebody that 320 00:15:44,640 --> 00:15:46,440 Speaker 1: go out there and he give his all day and 321 00:15:46,480 --> 00:15:49,320 Speaker 1: day out because you know where he came from. Um 322 00:15:49,320 --> 00:15:51,160 Speaker 1: that you know, that's the type of work ethic you 323 00:15:51,160 --> 00:15:53,440 Speaker 1: gotta have, you know, to make it and survive at 324 00:15:53,480 --> 00:15:56,160 Speaker 1: this level. So talking to him and then you know 325 00:15:56,280 --> 00:15:59,280 Speaker 1: the status that he's reached, Um, you know over the years, 326 00:15:59,560 --> 00:16:02,360 Speaker 1: he just teaching to me basically everything he see out there, 327 00:16:02,600 --> 00:16:04,960 Speaker 1: how he go about things, and you know, what you 328 00:16:05,000 --> 00:16:07,440 Speaker 1: should expect and how you should you know, take things 329 00:16:07,520 --> 00:16:10,160 Speaker 1: day by day. So it's definitely helpful having them out there. 330 00:16:10,160 --> 00:16:12,200 Speaker 1: And then you know, when you mess up, you know 331 00:16:12,520 --> 00:16:14,560 Speaker 1: him telling you what you should do better, how to 332 00:16:14,640 --> 00:16:16,960 Speaker 1: do it better, and stuff like that. So, I mean, 333 00:16:17,000 --> 00:16:20,840 Speaker 1: having Adam is tremendous when you are on the sideline 334 00:16:20,840 --> 00:16:23,320 Speaker 1: obviously not getting the amount of snaps you maybe want 335 00:16:23,440 --> 00:16:26,000 Speaker 1: right now because you're really learning and getting to know things. 336 00:16:26,080 --> 00:16:30,320 Speaker 1: What do you do during the game, are you constantly 337 00:16:30,720 --> 00:16:33,000 Speaker 1: you know, in people's ears and the meet in the huddles, 338 00:16:33,040 --> 00:16:35,920 Speaker 1: trying to understand what's going on, ready for that call. Yeah. Yeah, 339 00:16:35,960 --> 00:16:39,240 Speaker 1: So basically I'm I'm always talking to the guys that's playing, 340 00:16:39,280 --> 00:16:42,960 Speaker 1: so justin kJ U, D D ADAM action like what 341 00:16:43,000 --> 00:16:46,800 Speaker 1: they see. And then I'm constantly to tell them Coach McCardell, 342 00:16:46,840 --> 00:16:48,480 Speaker 1: like the coverages that I see out there, like cover 343 00:16:48,520 --> 00:16:50,760 Speaker 1: before this, or I should be round like that, cover 344 00:16:50,880 --> 00:16:52,160 Speaker 1: to this, or I should be rund that way. You 345 00:16:52,200 --> 00:16:53,920 Speaker 1: get what I'm saying. So I just try to stay 346 00:16:53,920 --> 00:16:56,480 Speaker 1: locked in uh and to the position where I would 347 00:16:56,480 --> 00:16:58,560 Speaker 1: potentially go in so just in case, you know, I 348 00:16:58,600 --> 00:17:00,040 Speaker 1: have to step in it for a player too, I 349 00:17:00,040 --> 00:17:02,800 Speaker 1: would know exactly what I'm doing and what to expect. 350 00:17:03,120 --> 00:17:05,800 Speaker 1: Do you enjoy being a student at the game. Oh, definitely, definitely. 351 00:17:05,840 --> 00:17:07,280 Speaker 1: I love the game of football, just being able to 352 00:17:07,320 --> 00:17:09,800 Speaker 1: watch it, being being around it. Um, you learn more 353 00:17:09,840 --> 00:17:12,760 Speaker 1: and more each day. So I've learned so much from 354 00:17:13,080 --> 00:17:16,000 Speaker 1: you know, coming out of college to this level, UM 355 00:17:16,040 --> 00:17:18,600 Speaker 1: and just being able to take it all in and adjustin. 356 00:17:18,760 --> 00:17:22,159 Speaker 1: So I love I love football, and the act of 357 00:17:22,200 --> 00:17:25,200 Speaker 1: being this patient pays off in the end. Um, if 358 00:17:25,200 --> 00:17:26,720 Speaker 1: you're willing to put the work in and you look 359 00:17:26,720 --> 00:17:28,600 Speaker 1: at a guy like kJ and what he's been able 360 00:17:28,640 --> 00:17:31,080 Speaker 1: to do. He was very much in your shoes last 361 00:17:31,080 --> 00:17:33,480 Speaker 1: season and to see him kind of explode this year 362 00:17:33,480 --> 00:17:37,199 Speaker 1: and take advantage of opportunities. Um, what do you what 363 00:17:37,240 --> 00:17:40,160 Speaker 1: do you learn? Like? What lesson do you take away 364 00:17:40,200 --> 00:17:42,760 Speaker 1: from watching a story like his so far? Oh? Just 365 00:17:42,760 --> 00:17:44,520 Speaker 1: just always be ready because you never know when that 366 00:17:44,560 --> 00:17:47,840 Speaker 1: moment gonna come. Uh So basically kJ sat out last year. 367 00:17:48,080 --> 00:17:52,000 Speaker 1: Uh then take probably any to know Yeah you've had 368 00:17:52,040 --> 00:17:55,240 Speaker 1: more yeah me like meaningful snaps. So for him to 369 00:17:55,240 --> 00:17:56,960 Speaker 1: come back, you know, his next year and then play 370 00:17:57,000 --> 00:17:59,560 Speaker 1: a significant role. M balling out the way he's balling 371 00:17:59,560 --> 00:18:01,640 Speaker 1: out is just shows me that you know your time coming. 372 00:18:01,720 --> 00:18:04,360 Speaker 1: Just be patient, Um, sit back, learn. The best thing 373 00:18:04,359 --> 00:18:06,440 Speaker 1: you could do is learn in the position you went 374 00:18:06,520 --> 00:18:08,760 Speaker 1: right now. You got two three great receivers in front 375 00:18:08,760 --> 00:18:11,280 Speaker 1: of you right now, Um, and they're doing what they do. 376 00:18:11,400 --> 00:18:14,720 Speaker 1: So just being able to just sit back and be patient. 377 00:18:15,280 --> 00:18:19,040 Speaker 1: You obviously have a lot of brothers and sisters, big family. Um, 378 00:18:19,080 --> 00:18:24,000 Speaker 1: do you really enjoy this time of year? Yeah? I 379 00:18:24,040 --> 00:18:26,879 Speaker 1: don't know. I really don't know if I'm a holiday 380 00:18:26,960 --> 00:18:30,919 Speaker 1: guy not, But I like the spirit of having family around. Uh, 381 00:18:31,119 --> 00:18:34,560 Speaker 1: just it's a comfortable comfortability thing. Uh, you just being 382 00:18:34,560 --> 00:18:36,399 Speaker 1: able to talk to them, be around them, and you know, 383 00:18:36,440 --> 00:18:38,680 Speaker 1: just enjoy the time that you spend with them around 384 00:18:38,760 --> 00:18:41,840 Speaker 1: family time around christ have around Christmas. Did you have 385 00:18:41,880 --> 00:18:44,840 Speaker 1: any special Christmas traditions growing up? You opened up your 386 00:18:44,840 --> 00:18:47,399 Speaker 1: presence a day early, did you? Okay, so you had 387 00:18:47,480 --> 00:18:50,240 Speaker 1: Christmas Eve presents? Yeah? Yeah, man, I grew up with 388 00:18:50,280 --> 00:18:52,879 Speaker 1: my grandma pretty much, so she would just come and 389 00:18:52,920 --> 00:18:55,720 Speaker 1: be like, hey, this is what you got. If that's 390 00:18:55,720 --> 00:18:59,680 Speaker 1: the traditional, that's a tradition. Hey, every family has its own, right. Well, 391 00:18:59,720 --> 00:19:02,800 Speaker 1: Henny into this game. UM, I know that you guys 392 00:19:02,880 --> 00:19:06,160 Speaker 1: hope that it's another gift a win. Um, keeping those 393 00:19:06,200 --> 00:19:09,159 Speaker 1: playoff hopes alive. What is it like right now? You know, 394 00:19:09,240 --> 00:19:11,680 Speaker 1: give us a peek into the locker room about where 395 00:19:11,680 --> 00:19:15,800 Speaker 1: everyone's minds are this week. Everybody mind is on getting 396 00:19:15,840 --> 00:19:18,440 Speaker 1: another w this week. Um, you know, continue to push forward, 397 00:19:18,440 --> 00:19:21,520 Speaker 1: stay together and uh just put out best foot forward 398 00:19:21,520 --> 00:19:23,920 Speaker 1: and don't don't take off food off the guys pretty much, 399 00:19:24,240 --> 00:19:27,280 Speaker 1: just keep pushing and uh every game we've been in. 400 00:19:27,440 --> 00:19:29,520 Speaker 1: We know, we have not been out of one game 401 00:19:29,560 --> 00:19:31,600 Speaker 1: this season, so we can we can match up with 402 00:19:31,600 --> 00:19:34,040 Speaker 1: anybody on any day, so we know that there's gonna 403 00:19:34,040 --> 00:19:36,160 Speaker 1: be another good game come up Sunday, and if we played, 404 00:19:36,440 --> 00:19:38,960 Speaker 1: you know the will to win, we'll come out with 405 00:19:39,000 --> 00:19:41,439 Speaker 1: a w. All right. Thank you so much to Vikings 406 00:19:41,480 --> 00:19:44,680 Speaker 1: rookie receiver, and we're Smith Marsett for joining the podcast today. 407 00:19:45,320 --> 00:19:49,119 Speaker 1: Best of luck this weekend. Than I make thanks to 408 00:19:49,200 --> 00:19:52,240 Speaker 1: a mere Smith Marsett for joining the MVP this week. 409 00:19:53,000 --> 00:19:55,479 Speaker 1: Love his personality and love what he is doing on 410 00:19:55,520 --> 00:19:57,560 Speaker 1: the field right now. It's great to see him get 411 00:19:57,600 --> 00:20:00,879 Speaker 1: his first touchdown and the celebration and kind of have 412 00:20:00,960 --> 00:20:03,239 Speaker 1: that that moment just for him. He's a guy that 413 00:20:03,320 --> 00:20:06,640 Speaker 1: was we were high on all offseason when he got drafted, 414 00:20:06,840 --> 00:20:08,680 Speaker 1: a guy who came in with a lot of confidence. 415 00:20:08,720 --> 00:20:12,439 Speaker 1: I remember he joined the MVP this offseason and he 416 00:20:12,560 --> 00:20:16,359 Speaker 1: just we talked about just his personality, how he's been 417 00:20:16,400 --> 00:20:18,679 Speaker 1: able to just gel with some of those guys. So 418 00:20:18,760 --> 00:20:21,960 Speaker 1: to see that kind of payoff in the stat sheet 419 00:20:22,000 --> 00:20:24,240 Speaker 1: for once this year, that was really cool to see, 420 00:20:24,680 --> 00:20:27,520 Speaker 1: very very cool. Well, we've got a big game coming 421 00:20:27,600 --> 00:20:30,240 Speaker 1: up on Sunday, as we've really talked about there in 422 00:20:30,280 --> 00:20:32,160 Speaker 1: the beginning, and not a lot of room for error 423 00:20:32,160 --> 00:20:35,360 Speaker 1: as the Vikings welcome in the Rams, who are ten 424 00:20:35,400 --> 00:20:38,720 Speaker 1: and four coming off a win over the Seahawks last night. 425 00:20:39,160 --> 00:20:41,359 Speaker 1: If you're a fan of the MVP, you might recognize 426 00:20:41,400 --> 00:20:44,160 Speaker 1: this next segment. It's how we get ready for every game, 427 00:20:44,520 --> 00:20:47,320 Speaker 1: going around the table talking about one thing we're excited 428 00:20:47,359 --> 00:20:51,439 Speaker 1: about in this matchup and one thing that makes us nervous. So, Gabe, 429 00:20:51,440 --> 00:20:54,119 Speaker 1: we'll start with you with one thing that makes you 430 00:20:54,200 --> 00:20:58,200 Speaker 1: excited about the Vikings hosting the Rams. One thing I'm 431 00:20:58,200 --> 00:21:01,560 Speaker 1: excited about is our runoff versus their run defense. I 432 00:21:01,600 --> 00:21:04,480 Speaker 1: know this is you look at their defensive lining and say, 433 00:21:04,520 --> 00:21:07,359 Speaker 1: oh man, they got Aaron Donald, they got Von Miller. 434 00:21:07,600 --> 00:21:10,000 Speaker 1: They have so many guys on the defensive line that 435 00:21:10,760 --> 00:21:13,680 Speaker 1: can make offensive coordinator Rory still. When you look at 436 00:21:13,680 --> 00:21:16,200 Speaker 1: the film and you turn to this past Seahawks game, 437 00:21:16,280 --> 00:21:18,439 Speaker 1: you saw those guys getting the ball downhill quick, and 438 00:21:18,480 --> 00:21:20,840 Speaker 1: I think this is a run defense that is seventh 439 00:21:20,880 --> 00:21:23,360 Speaker 1: best in the NFL. And you look at that and say, okay, well, 440 00:21:23,359 --> 00:21:25,520 Speaker 1: they only give up one hundred yards per game. You 441 00:21:25,520 --> 00:21:27,280 Speaker 1: shouldn't be able to run on them. I do think 442 00:21:27,280 --> 00:21:29,199 Speaker 1: there are ways to gash this team, and if you 443 00:21:30,000 --> 00:21:32,040 Speaker 1: get that going early, get some of the offensive line 444 00:21:32,160 --> 00:21:34,840 Speaker 1: on the second level, on their linebackers, I think there 445 00:21:34,840 --> 00:21:37,800 Speaker 1: will be some opportunities for Dalvin to cut loose. This 446 00:21:37,880 --> 00:21:39,560 Speaker 1: is a team that that that does miss a lot 447 00:21:39,600 --> 00:21:42,000 Speaker 1: of tackle, so if you get to that second level, 448 00:21:42,320 --> 00:21:45,639 Speaker 1: I do think there's some opportunities to make some splash 449 00:21:45,680 --> 00:21:48,080 Speaker 1: plays down field. And of course, when you run the ball, 450 00:21:48,119 --> 00:21:49,880 Speaker 1: that opens up the pass. And when you can pass 451 00:21:49,920 --> 00:21:51,720 Speaker 1: the ball on this team that is really good in 452 00:21:51,760 --> 00:21:55,159 Speaker 1: past defense, that bodes well for this Vikings team in 453 00:21:55,200 --> 00:21:57,760 Speaker 1: this case that's trying to get a dub the day 454 00:21:57,800 --> 00:21:59,600 Speaker 1: after Christmas? Do you think this is one of the 455 00:21:59,600 --> 00:22:03,160 Speaker 1: best defenses the Vikings have faced this season? For sure? 456 00:22:03,440 --> 00:22:07,919 Speaker 1: For sure, especially just overall. I'm just thinking of the 457 00:22:08,000 --> 00:22:10,200 Speaker 1: Packers defense. They were kind of depleted when we pay 458 00:22:10,320 --> 00:22:12,760 Speaker 1: when we played them, But outside of them, this is 459 00:22:13,600 --> 00:22:16,959 Speaker 1: top to bottom best defense we've played they got. I 460 00:22:16,960 --> 00:22:19,680 Speaker 1: still think they're their linebackers are are the weakest part 461 00:22:19,680 --> 00:22:22,480 Speaker 1: of their defense. But you got Taylor right back there, 462 00:22:22,600 --> 00:22:25,119 Speaker 1: you got their other corner last named Scott, and then 463 00:22:25,119 --> 00:22:27,280 Speaker 1: you got Jalen Ramsey. Yeah, and then you got their 464 00:22:27,320 --> 00:22:30,359 Speaker 1: defensive line that it's tough to get penetration on if 465 00:22:30,640 --> 00:22:33,120 Speaker 1: you if you don't men up and say Okay, this 466 00:22:33,160 --> 00:22:34,560 Speaker 1: is what we're going to do a post to what 467 00:22:34,560 --> 00:22:37,439 Speaker 1: we're gonna let you do. So, Yeah, they are really 468 00:22:37,680 --> 00:22:39,600 Speaker 1: really good. When you turn on the film, it's like, Man, 469 00:22:39,640 --> 00:22:42,480 Speaker 1: these guys are their lives and you think this could 470 00:22:42,520 --> 00:22:45,359 Speaker 1: be a bounce back game for our offense after what 471 00:22:45,440 --> 00:22:48,160 Speaker 1: happened against the Bears. The Bears front was a lot 472 00:22:48,240 --> 00:22:51,480 Speaker 1: better than I think people were expecting them to be. Yeah, 473 00:22:51,560 --> 00:22:53,800 Speaker 1: Kiem Hicks has been out like the past six weeks, 474 00:22:53,800 --> 00:22:56,680 Speaker 1: so teams have been running it downhill. So the fact 475 00:22:56,720 --> 00:22:59,320 Speaker 1: that Kim Hicks was back, we know what he does 476 00:22:59,320 --> 00:23:01,440 Speaker 1: when he plays the Kings again, what he did this year. 477 00:23:02,119 --> 00:23:05,240 Speaker 1: That they are a really good defense. Chicago is known 478 00:23:05,280 --> 00:23:07,879 Speaker 1: for their defense. When they have all their guys healthy, 479 00:23:08,160 --> 00:23:09,840 Speaker 1: it's going to be tough for you to try to 480 00:23:09,880 --> 00:23:12,560 Speaker 1: get some points in those guys. But I still think 481 00:23:12,600 --> 00:23:14,840 Speaker 1: this La Rams defense is better. Yeah, it's definitely a 482 00:23:14,880 --> 00:23:17,919 Speaker 1: tall task, but there are some bright spots. Jay, what 483 00:23:18,080 --> 00:23:20,119 Speaker 1: is one thing you're excited about in this matchup? The 484 00:23:20,160 --> 00:23:23,000 Speaker 1: fact this game is at home, the fact that we're 485 00:23:23,000 --> 00:23:25,080 Speaker 1: not in la at so far for this one, I 486 00:23:25,119 --> 00:23:27,760 Speaker 1: think is massive for us, you know, and I'm hoping 487 00:23:27,840 --> 00:23:31,040 Speaker 1: that given what just happened in Chicago, there is a 488 00:23:31,080 --> 00:23:33,040 Speaker 1: little bit more of a fire lit under our offenses 489 00:23:33,080 --> 00:23:36,879 Speaker 1: butt this week, and so we feed off the energy Tatum. 490 00:23:36,880 --> 00:23:39,200 Speaker 1: You just talked about the fact that this team plays 491 00:23:39,200 --> 00:23:42,840 Speaker 1: to level their competition, and another thing that we had 492 00:23:42,840 --> 00:23:45,320 Speaker 1: cited earlier in the year is the fact that, yeah, 493 00:23:45,359 --> 00:23:47,440 Speaker 1: we're playing to trade, but there's no Matt Stafford. Well 494 00:23:47,440 --> 00:23:50,880 Speaker 1: now you get Matt Stafford. Yeah. So the fact that 495 00:23:51,359 --> 00:23:54,280 Speaker 1: they seem to be they're still in a dog fight 496 00:23:54,560 --> 00:23:57,520 Speaker 1: out there in the West with Arizona, you know, faltering 497 00:23:57,520 --> 00:24:00,359 Speaker 1: at this point and slipping. I think the Rams at 498 00:24:00,359 --> 00:24:02,240 Speaker 1: this point are really looking at it saying it's still 499 00:24:02,240 --> 00:24:04,879 Speaker 1: obtainable for them to try to leap frog them, especially 500 00:24:04,920 --> 00:24:06,800 Speaker 1: and win the division. So like they have a lot 501 00:24:06,840 --> 00:24:09,520 Speaker 1: to play for such a good point. So I think 502 00:24:09,680 --> 00:24:12,520 Speaker 1: it's going to be a very tough, tough game coming 503 00:24:12,600 --> 00:24:14,880 Speaker 1: up here on Sunday, But the fact it is at home, 504 00:24:14,920 --> 00:24:17,560 Speaker 1: I think is going to be a factor for me 505 00:24:18,080 --> 00:24:22,080 Speaker 1: and hopefully, you know, offensively that actually jump starts not 506 00:24:22,200 --> 00:24:25,199 Speaker 1: only delving on that perfect weather condition, but at the 507 00:24:25,240 --> 00:24:27,920 Speaker 1: same point, you know, guys, like JJ and even a 508 00:24:28,000 --> 00:24:30,960 Speaker 1: Miry Smith Marsett have the ability this week to really 509 00:24:31,040 --> 00:24:33,240 Speaker 1: jump off on that field. And I think the fact 510 00:24:33,240 --> 00:24:36,000 Speaker 1: that we are playing at Usbank Stadium allows us to 511 00:24:36,320 --> 00:24:38,800 Speaker 1: jump on those guys early. They're at their offense. I 512 00:24:38,840 --> 00:24:41,560 Speaker 1: think they're in the lower tiers for scoring offense in 513 00:24:41,560 --> 00:24:42,960 Speaker 1: the first quarter. I think the only I was like 514 00:24:43,000 --> 00:24:46,200 Speaker 1: three points in the first quarter. So when you see that, 515 00:24:46,320 --> 00:24:48,240 Speaker 1: it takes them a while to get warmed up, similar 516 00:24:48,240 --> 00:24:50,120 Speaker 1: to the Seahawks game. So if you get on these 517 00:24:50,119 --> 00:24:52,919 Speaker 1: guys early, similar to what the San Francisco forty nine 518 00:24:53,000 --> 00:24:54,919 Speaker 1: ers it a few weeks ago, getting two picks in 519 00:24:54,920 --> 00:24:57,800 Speaker 1: the first quarter, Yeah, that is that is where you 520 00:24:57,840 --> 00:25:00,480 Speaker 1: want to be, having those guys playing ketch up football 521 00:25:00,480 --> 00:25:03,480 Speaker 1: in this case, if you control the time possession the 522 00:25:03,480 --> 00:25:08,400 Speaker 1: way any Kubiak offense is supposed to be, I think 523 00:25:08,440 --> 00:25:10,600 Speaker 1: that serves as really will And if you think about it, 524 00:25:10,640 --> 00:25:12,480 Speaker 1: if you can jump out to a league like you 525 00:25:12,520 --> 00:25:14,919 Speaker 1: did against the Steelers and have the defense play the 526 00:25:14,960 --> 00:25:18,600 Speaker 1: way they did against the Bears for four quarters, I mean, 527 00:25:18,680 --> 00:25:21,440 Speaker 1: what is a blowout? What what is a big point? 528 00:25:21,480 --> 00:25:23,639 Speaker 1: What does a win by you know, two touchdowns? I 529 00:25:23,680 --> 00:25:25,520 Speaker 1: don't know. What that feels like, Jail, I'm going to 530 00:25:25,600 --> 00:25:28,040 Speaker 1: sound like you right now. Have you seen this season? 531 00:25:28,760 --> 00:25:33,240 Speaker 1: I know this is just thinking, a great wishful thinking. 532 00:25:33,320 --> 00:25:36,439 Speaker 1: I think that'll be a great Christmas present right to 533 00:25:36,480 --> 00:25:40,760 Speaker 1: me on Birthday present, gave shout out birthday boy. But 534 00:25:40,840 --> 00:25:42,680 Speaker 1: this is I mean, but you look at this Rams 535 00:25:42,680 --> 00:25:45,760 Speaker 1: team like they have been in some games where it 536 00:25:45,800 --> 00:25:47,879 Speaker 1: hasn't been closed. They lost twenty eight to sixteen to 537 00:25:47,960 --> 00:25:50,320 Speaker 1: the Titans, thirty one to ten against the forty nine ers, 538 00:25:50,359 --> 00:25:52,440 Speaker 1: and then thirty seven to twenty early on in the 539 00:25:52,480 --> 00:25:54,080 Speaker 1: year against the Cardinals. So if you get on this 540 00:25:54,080 --> 00:25:57,760 Speaker 1: team early, it has been proven that they will give up. 541 00:25:57,920 --> 00:25:59,720 Speaker 1: I kind of feel like we're looking for a Christmas 542 00:25:59,760 --> 00:26:03,359 Speaker 1: mayoral or we're looking for a unicorn here. We're looking 543 00:26:03,400 --> 00:26:06,600 Speaker 1: for a complete game. And I just I feel like 544 00:26:06,680 --> 00:26:09,080 Speaker 1: coming down the stretch here at the end of the season, 545 00:26:09,160 --> 00:26:12,400 Speaker 1: given everything that we've seen, this is this is what 546 00:26:12,400 --> 00:26:16,600 Speaker 1: we're asking for, is just a complete game across the board, 547 00:26:16,720 --> 00:26:19,439 Speaker 1: all three phases, to try and get a win against 548 00:26:19,440 --> 00:26:22,280 Speaker 1: this team that definitely has some strength and some weaknesses. 549 00:26:22,280 --> 00:26:25,560 Speaker 1: It's long exactly. I mean, you know what's coming up next. 550 00:26:25,880 --> 00:26:29,119 Speaker 1: A Packers team who is playing their best football tops 551 00:26:29,119 --> 00:26:32,440 Speaker 1: in the NFC, and so you really can't falter this week. 552 00:26:32,960 --> 00:26:35,880 Speaker 1: One thing I like in this matchup, you know, it's 553 00:26:35,920 --> 00:26:38,200 Speaker 1: not really matchup base, but I'm excited to see Justin 554 00:26:38,280 --> 00:26:42,480 Speaker 1: Jefferson break Odell Beckham Junior's record for most receiving yards 555 00:26:42,800 --> 00:26:45,600 Speaker 1: and a receiver's first two seasons. He's twenty one yards shy, 556 00:26:45,720 --> 00:26:48,880 Speaker 1: so I really don't think he's gonna not be able 557 00:26:48,920 --> 00:26:51,359 Speaker 1: to get that. Um. So I'm pumped to see that. 558 00:26:52,119 --> 00:26:53,840 Speaker 1: And you know, as much as it would have been 559 00:26:53,840 --> 00:26:57,280 Speaker 1: great to see it in the Bears game for obvious reasons, 560 00:26:57,400 --> 00:27:01,199 Speaker 1: at least this will be a US Bank Stadium in 561 00:27:01,200 --> 00:27:02,760 Speaker 1: front of the home crowd, in front of the fans 562 00:27:02,800 --> 00:27:05,480 Speaker 1: who love him so much, the fans who have adopted 563 00:27:05,560 --> 00:27:08,040 Speaker 1: him and made them their own, and so, um, I 564 00:27:08,119 --> 00:27:10,119 Speaker 1: think that would be a really cool moment in the 565 00:27:10,160 --> 00:27:12,560 Speaker 1: first half, maybe the first drive, maybe the first quarter. 566 00:27:12,640 --> 00:27:16,040 Speaker 1: Here we go hopefully like that. That's kind of like 567 00:27:16,200 --> 00:27:18,920 Speaker 1: Jay said, it's like, hopefully this is just a complete 568 00:27:18,920 --> 00:27:22,480 Speaker 1: game on n twenty one. Yeah, and the fact that 569 00:27:22,520 --> 00:27:26,520 Speaker 1: he broke Grandy Moster's record last week for second most 570 00:27:26,560 --> 00:27:28,520 Speaker 1: receiving yards in the first two years in front of 571 00:27:28,560 --> 00:27:31,080 Speaker 1: Randy Moster Randy most in attendance. I think this is 572 00:27:31,080 --> 00:27:33,440 Speaker 1: what makes this this opportunity is so much more special. 573 00:27:33,520 --> 00:27:35,800 Speaker 1: J I mean, Obi j is this guy. So it's like, 574 00:27:35,840 --> 00:27:38,680 Speaker 1: all right, he'll be there, which is crazy and I'm 575 00:27:38,680 --> 00:27:42,080 Speaker 1: sure I'm sure everyone understands that. I mean, we'll probably 576 00:27:42,080 --> 00:27:44,680 Speaker 1: put out an email here. JJ is twenty yards from 577 00:27:44,680 --> 00:27:47,320 Speaker 1: breaking the most breaking the NFL record for most receiving 578 00:27:47,359 --> 00:27:49,840 Speaker 1: yards in the first two seasons, so I think it'll happen. 579 00:27:49,920 --> 00:27:51,680 Speaker 1: But he's he's going to have a tall task, yeah, 580 00:27:51,720 --> 00:27:54,960 Speaker 1: because he's Jalen Ramsey available in this game. Absolutely. He 581 00:27:55,200 --> 00:27:57,879 Speaker 1: was available two nights ago when he was one on 582 00:27:57,880 --> 00:28:00,639 Speaker 1: one with DK Metcalf and literally he shadow him the 583 00:28:00,760 --> 00:28:02,760 Speaker 1: entire game. I'm sure we're probably going to look at 584 00:28:02,800 --> 00:28:07,040 Speaker 1: that Packers game where Davantay Adams and Jalen Ramsey wouldn't 585 00:28:07,040 --> 00:28:09,600 Speaker 1: want on won the entire game. But Matt Lafloora put 586 00:28:09,880 --> 00:28:13,640 Speaker 1: Davantay Adams in situations where Jalen Ramsey couldn't shadow him. 587 00:28:13,640 --> 00:28:15,600 Speaker 1: So there's ways to beat this team and ways to 588 00:28:15,920 --> 00:28:17,960 Speaker 1: make Jalen Ramsey not Lucas good Well and Clint Kubiak 589 00:28:18,000 --> 00:28:20,119 Speaker 1: has been known to put JJ in some pretty creative 590 00:28:20,119 --> 00:28:22,399 Speaker 1: situations this year too as well, So that would be 591 00:28:22,400 --> 00:28:24,200 Speaker 1: really really fun to see. But if that's going to 592 00:28:24,280 --> 00:28:26,280 Speaker 1: be the case, essentially you just get to earn it, 593 00:28:26,359 --> 00:28:29,040 Speaker 1: right and and honestly, I mean that could be one 594 00:28:29,040 --> 00:28:31,040 Speaker 1: of those things where literally won the first pass of 595 00:28:31,080 --> 00:28:33,399 Speaker 1: the game. Could be something where it could happen. So, like, 596 00:28:33,640 --> 00:28:35,880 Speaker 1: I think there is the motivation obi J being there. 597 00:28:36,000 --> 00:28:38,720 Speaker 1: You can call it the Justin Jefferson World Tour, you 598 00:28:38,760 --> 00:28:42,720 Speaker 1: know stats world too, or at this point, just keep going, kid, 599 00:28:42,840 --> 00:28:45,840 Speaker 1: you know whatever, it's going to take justin being involved 600 00:28:45,840 --> 00:28:48,840 Speaker 1: in this offensive game plan in order to get a win. 601 00:28:48,960 --> 00:28:51,120 Speaker 1: So they're going to have to find ways to get 602 00:28:51,160 --> 00:28:53,760 Speaker 1: mismatches for him. All right, speaking of things that make 603 00:28:53,800 --> 00:28:55,720 Speaker 1: you a little bit nervous, what is one thing that 604 00:28:55,760 --> 00:28:58,760 Speaker 1: makes you nervous? Game in this matchup Cooper Cup. I'm 605 00:28:58,800 --> 00:29:03,040 Speaker 1: literally reading this ESPN writers article and it says Cooper 606 00:29:03,080 --> 00:29:05,880 Speaker 1: Cup faces the Vikings next week. They've allowed in the 607 00:29:05,960 --> 00:29:10,560 Speaker 1: Vikings a league high forty six point four PPR Fantasy 608 00:29:10,600 --> 00:29:13,200 Speaker 1: points per game to opposing ride receivers in the past 609 00:29:13,240 --> 00:29:18,480 Speaker 1: five weeks. Wait, the Vikings have allowed a league high 610 00:29:18,600 --> 00:29:22,920 Speaker 1: forty six point four points PPR Fantasy points per game 611 00:29:22,960 --> 00:29:25,160 Speaker 1: to opposing wide receivers in the past five weeks. Oh 612 00:29:25,200 --> 00:29:29,160 Speaker 1: like receivers total, not just like one receiver in the 613 00:29:29,280 --> 00:29:34,000 Speaker 1: past single receivers game like a league high and with 614 00:29:34,120 --> 00:29:38,320 Speaker 1: the league most four individuals scoring twenty plus against them 615 00:29:38,400 --> 00:29:41,080 Speaker 1: during that time. So Cooper Cup, who leased in least 616 00:29:41,080 --> 00:29:44,680 Speaker 1: the NFL and receiving receiving yards, receiving catches, who just 617 00:29:44,680 --> 00:29:47,960 Speaker 1: wrote Isaac Bruce for most catches in a Ram's history 618 00:29:48,440 --> 00:29:52,320 Speaker 1: and yards after catch. It makes me nervous because this 619 00:29:52,360 --> 00:29:55,240 Speaker 1: guy lines up a lot in the slot and McKenzie, 620 00:29:55,280 --> 00:29:58,520 Speaker 1: I think McKenzie is a great dB, but still Cooper 621 00:29:58,560 --> 00:30:01,080 Speaker 1: Cup just they put the That's why Sean McVay puts 622 00:30:01,080 --> 00:30:05,280 Speaker 1: Cooper Cup in situations and in different formations to make 623 00:30:05,360 --> 00:30:08,000 Speaker 1: him come come open, because you got a guard. I mean, 624 00:30:08,200 --> 00:30:10,600 Speaker 1: there was a few plays where you literally just have 625 00:30:10,680 --> 00:30:13,040 Speaker 1: to guard the entire field. But sometimes you're just a 626 00:30:13,120 --> 00:30:16,200 Speaker 1: man down, like you do a rollout play and everybody's 627 00:30:16,240 --> 00:30:18,320 Speaker 1: literally covered and then you just see Cooper Cup just 628 00:30:18,360 --> 00:30:19,760 Speaker 1: standing in the middle of the field and it's just 629 00:30:19,800 --> 00:30:22,280 Speaker 1: like hold on, Like how did this guy just just 630 00:30:22,400 --> 00:30:24,960 Speaker 1: stand here like, how is he this open? But that's 631 00:30:24,960 --> 00:30:26,840 Speaker 1: just how they draw draw the plays up for him, 632 00:30:26,880 --> 00:30:29,080 Speaker 1: and then what he does when he gets the ball 633 00:30:30,040 --> 00:30:32,720 Speaker 1: like that makes anybody, any defensive coordinator nervous. So I'm 634 00:30:32,720 --> 00:30:35,320 Speaker 1: sure we'll have a game plan, but but still a 635 00:30:35,360 --> 00:30:38,280 Speaker 1: guy who's had ninety plus receiving yards in the past 636 00:30:38,280 --> 00:30:41,320 Speaker 1: ten games, like he's gonna make me nervous. I mean, 637 00:30:41,320 --> 00:30:43,200 Speaker 1: when you think about it, you know, you brought up 638 00:30:43,200 --> 00:30:45,280 Speaker 1: Matthew Stafford j a second ago, and yeah, you know 639 00:30:45,320 --> 00:30:47,760 Speaker 1: the Vikings know Matthew Stafford, but the Vikings don't know 640 00:30:47,880 --> 00:30:51,360 Speaker 1: Matthew Stafford in this offense. That was always the kind 641 00:30:51,360 --> 00:30:53,480 Speaker 1: of criticism was saying, well, if he only had a 642 00:30:53,480 --> 00:30:55,560 Speaker 1: decent offensive line and if he only had a little 643 00:30:55,600 --> 00:30:58,480 Speaker 1: bit better weapons, like you know, he could he could 644 00:30:58,520 --> 00:31:00,960 Speaker 1: be one of those guys who was a top echelon quarterback. 645 00:31:01,360 --> 00:31:03,320 Speaker 1: And now we get to see what that looks like. 646 00:31:03,360 --> 00:31:06,000 Speaker 1: You know, you've seen this season. The Rams at this 647 00:31:06,040 --> 00:31:09,040 Speaker 1: point are known for their defense. Offensively, they've got some weapons, 648 00:31:09,040 --> 00:31:11,480 Speaker 1: and Cooper Cup as a guy that week after week 649 00:31:11,560 --> 00:31:14,520 Speaker 1: is just putting up body numbers. But you know, given 650 00:31:14,600 --> 00:31:17,440 Speaker 1: some of the issues that secondary has had, here for 651 00:31:17,480 --> 00:31:19,880 Speaker 1: the Vikings team, it is going to be interesting to 652 00:31:19,920 --> 00:31:22,320 Speaker 1: see what we game plan to try to neutralize him. 653 00:31:22,400 --> 00:31:25,040 Speaker 1: So I think the fact that you know, there were 654 00:31:25,080 --> 00:31:28,240 Speaker 1: some changes that happened this past week, some of those 655 00:31:28,280 --> 00:31:30,800 Speaker 1: guys that were stepping in to fill in are none 656 00:31:30,800 --> 00:31:32,920 Speaker 1: of them are rookies at this point anymore. They've all 657 00:31:32,960 --> 00:31:35,680 Speaker 1: got a lot of experience. There's going to be an 658 00:31:35,720 --> 00:31:37,840 Speaker 1: interesting game plan and popping up here for the defense. 659 00:31:37,840 --> 00:31:39,560 Speaker 1: So let's see if they can do two in a row. 660 00:31:39,360 --> 00:31:42,920 Speaker 1: How often do you think these coaches play Madden? Virtually? Never? 661 00:31:42,960 --> 00:31:46,120 Speaker 1: I would guess maybe in the off season because I'm 662 00:31:46,160 --> 00:31:49,480 Speaker 1: asking because like there's just cover Joe Madden, and it's 663 00:31:49,520 --> 00:31:52,360 Speaker 1: like cover three. But it's like you use one guy 664 00:31:52,720 --> 00:31:55,760 Speaker 1: to play man and man on their best receiver while 665 00:31:55,800 --> 00:31:58,320 Speaker 1: playing zone on top of it. And I'm just like, man, 666 00:31:58,400 --> 00:32:01,160 Speaker 1: if Adam Zimmer or Mike ever played Madden this week, 667 00:32:01,280 --> 00:32:04,440 Speaker 1: hopefully they received this cover. But for me, like you're 668 00:32:04,480 --> 00:32:06,880 Speaker 1: looking at something like that and that's almost like just 669 00:32:06,960 --> 00:32:09,760 Speaker 1: doing like your bracket coverage, right, Yeah, So like and 670 00:32:09,840 --> 00:32:12,400 Speaker 1: that was the thing I remember, you know, Belichick used 671 00:32:12,440 --> 00:32:14,360 Speaker 1: to do that on feeling or in digs too, and 672 00:32:14,400 --> 00:32:16,880 Speaker 1: You're just like you assume that, yeah, you know, Cooper 673 00:32:16,880 --> 00:32:18,760 Speaker 1: Cup's gonna be the guy, but you can't do it 674 00:32:18,800 --> 00:32:21,720 Speaker 1: at the expense of giving up room for a guy 675 00:32:21,800 --> 00:32:24,840 Speaker 1: like a Henderson or Sony Michelle to run. So like 676 00:32:25,080 --> 00:32:27,840 Speaker 1: you're you know again, I'm going to be curious to 677 00:32:27,880 --> 00:32:31,160 Speaker 1: see defensively how creative they get to try to neutralize 678 00:32:31,160 --> 00:32:32,880 Speaker 1: a couple of these pieces, to see if it's going 679 00:32:32,920 --> 00:32:35,800 Speaker 1: to be the bendwith don't break well. Other than you 680 00:32:35,840 --> 00:32:37,520 Speaker 1: know what you just brought up, is there anything else 681 00:32:37,520 --> 00:32:40,440 Speaker 1: you're nervous about in this matchup? Chase, I would say 682 00:32:40,520 --> 00:32:43,120 Speaker 1: the giant elephant in the room, which is the La 683 00:32:43,240 --> 00:32:48,320 Speaker 1: Rams defensive pass rush. During the game on Monday night, 684 00:32:48,400 --> 00:32:50,760 Speaker 1: I was texting with some people and just kind of said, 685 00:32:51,120 --> 00:32:53,600 Speaker 1: you know, watching with Hicks do what he was doing, 686 00:32:54,040 --> 00:32:56,280 Speaker 1: I'm like, Aaron Donald's gonna be watching this footage and 687 00:32:56,320 --> 00:32:57,920 Speaker 1: just kind of his eyes are going to be, you know, 688 00:32:57,960 --> 00:33:01,160 Speaker 1: the size of saucers. It's like Aaron Donald is a 689 00:33:01,200 --> 00:33:05,200 Speaker 1: man child, and he is known for he doesn't have 690 00:33:05,240 --> 00:33:07,800 Speaker 1: to get pretty. He can put two hands on a 691 00:33:07,880 --> 00:33:10,520 Speaker 1: chest plate and he will shove you ten yards back 692 00:33:10,560 --> 00:33:13,560 Speaker 1: into a quarterback. We all know that you know, there 693 00:33:13,600 --> 00:33:15,840 Speaker 1: have been struggles on the offensive line at times and 694 00:33:15,880 --> 00:33:19,040 Speaker 1: other times they played great. This past week in Chicago, 695 00:33:19,080 --> 00:33:20,920 Speaker 1: I think again showed the Rams a little bit of 696 00:33:20,920 --> 00:33:23,040 Speaker 1: a blueprint of, you know, what they can do to 697 00:33:23,080 --> 00:33:25,720 Speaker 1: try to disrupt this offense. And for me, the fact 698 00:33:25,760 --> 00:33:28,120 Speaker 1: that Aaron Donald's got eleven sacks at this point, he's 699 00:33:28,320 --> 00:33:32,440 Speaker 1: top five and statistically in that in that category, and 700 00:33:32,520 --> 00:33:34,280 Speaker 1: I know in the past when we've played the Rams, 701 00:33:34,320 --> 00:33:37,280 Speaker 1: he has been a disrupt and I think once again 702 00:33:37,320 --> 00:33:40,440 Speaker 1: this week that is going to You're gonna need co 703 00:33:40,600 --> 00:33:44,520 Speaker 1: Op blocks, You're gonna need Delvin chipping from the backfield, 704 00:33:44,560 --> 00:33:47,240 Speaker 1: and given Kirk time if we're gonna want JJ to 705 00:33:47,320 --> 00:33:49,920 Speaker 1: be able to try and get any time to get 706 00:33:49,920 --> 00:33:54,200 Speaker 1: some receptions off of Kirk's passes. So Aaron Donald, Leonard Floyd, 707 00:33:54,240 --> 00:33:56,920 Speaker 1: and Sebastian Joseph Day, those three guys I think are 708 00:33:56,960 --> 00:33:59,760 Speaker 1: going to be a problem. And so let's see how 709 00:33:59,760 --> 00:34:02,480 Speaker 1: this offensive line handles it. Yeah, you bring up you 710 00:34:02,520 --> 00:34:05,240 Speaker 1: know what offensive line is going to show up and 711 00:34:05,240 --> 00:34:07,560 Speaker 1: that kind of brings me to what makes me nervous 712 00:34:07,640 --> 00:34:10,399 Speaker 1: is just overall, which Vikings team is going to show 713 00:34:10,480 --> 00:34:13,239 Speaker 1: up to this game. The offense was a nimic last time. 714 00:34:13,239 --> 00:34:16,439 Speaker 1: They struggled against the past Rush last week. And that's 715 00:34:16,440 --> 00:34:19,200 Speaker 1: the offense we see when they're playing teams that are 716 00:34:19,360 --> 00:34:23,200 Speaker 1: usually not as good with the not the best records. 717 00:34:23,239 --> 00:34:25,520 Speaker 1: We've seen that against the Lions, We've seen that against 718 00:34:25,560 --> 00:34:29,279 Speaker 1: the Bears. Now, which team is going to show up 719 00:34:29,320 --> 00:34:32,279 Speaker 1: against this RAMS team who is ten and four, they're 720 00:34:32,320 --> 00:34:35,440 Speaker 1: playing for their division lead. Is it going to be 721 00:34:35,480 --> 00:34:37,840 Speaker 1: the team that you know, hung with the Ravens or 722 00:34:38,000 --> 00:34:40,840 Speaker 1: the team that showed up and just put away the Chargers, 723 00:34:41,800 --> 00:34:43,759 Speaker 1: the team that be the Packers at home? Like, is 724 00:34:43,800 --> 00:34:45,640 Speaker 1: that going to be the team that we're going to see? 725 00:34:45,920 --> 00:34:48,720 Speaker 1: And I just don't know if we'll ever If history 726 00:34:48,800 --> 00:34:51,840 Speaker 1: proves itself this season, we will see an inspired team 727 00:34:52,239 --> 00:34:54,240 Speaker 1: because this RAMS team is one of the best teams 728 00:34:54,239 --> 00:34:57,160 Speaker 1: we've faced this season. But you just never know. You 729 00:34:57,200 --> 00:34:58,920 Speaker 1: don't want this to be the one game where it 730 00:34:58,960 --> 00:35:02,560 Speaker 1: doesn't happen, Yeah, you don't. And offensively that the fact 731 00:35:02,640 --> 00:35:05,000 Speaker 1: that you Kirk you know, put up a sub one 732 00:35:05,040 --> 00:35:07,480 Speaker 1: hundred yard passing game even though he had two touchdowns, 733 00:35:07,880 --> 00:35:10,160 Speaker 1: that I think is going to be motivation. Now the 734 00:35:10,239 --> 00:35:12,440 Speaker 1: question what that is as long as we're doing it 735 00:35:12,640 --> 00:35:15,440 Speaker 1: smart instead of pressing. When you start to press and 736 00:35:15,480 --> 00:35:18,759 Speaker 1: you start to get nervous and do things that are 737 00:35:18,840 --> 00:35:21,400 Speaker 1: out of the ordinary, that's when potentially you're making mistakes. 738 00:35:21,400 --> 00:35:23,239 Speaker 1: So I just think as long as they have a 739 00:35:23,280 --> 00:35:25,279 Speaker 1: solid game plan and they're able to execute it, then 740 00:35:25,480 --> 00:35:27,640 Speaker 1: things go well. If if you have to go off 741 00:35:27,640 --> 00:35:29,919 Speaker 1: script and start to make some of those adjustments, that's 742 00:35:29,920 --> 00:35:32,600 Speaker 1: where you're going to see potentially, you know what this 743 00:35:32,640 --> 00:35:34,839 Speaker 1: team is made of, given what they're throwing at him. 744 00:35:34,840 --> 00:35:36,920 Speaker 1: And we all know Sean mcvayh is one of the 745 00:35:37,239 --> 00:35:39,360 Speaker 1: you know, best young minds in the game, and everyone 746 00:35:39,400 --> 00:35:41,719 Speaker 1: loves to talk about that. He's going to have a 747 00:35:41,760 --> 00:35:44,080 Speaker 1: game plan in an a game coming at us. How 748 00:35:44,080 --> 00:35:46,840 Speaker 1: did we neutralize that? Who we neutralized that with a 749 00:35:46,920 --> 00:35:49,520 Speaker 1: guy in Adam Fling Or if Adam Thealing is not 750 00:35:49,520 --> 00:35:51,800 Speaker 1: planning a Mery Smith Marsette who was the guest today, 751 00:35:52,000 --> 00:35:55,279 Speaker 1: or kJ Osborne, they have to take another step. If 752 00:35:55,280 --> 00:35:57,360 Speaker 1: I'm the Ramps, You're you're turning on our film and 753 00:35:57,440 --> 00:35:59,400 Speaker 1: watching the Bears game and say, okay, we're just going 754 00:35:59,440 --> 00:36:02,080 Speaker 1: to stack the ox and double JJ and clearly no 755 00:36:02,160 --> 00:36:04,760 Speaker 1: one else could can make a play because the stats 756 00:36:04,800 --> 00:36:07,239 Speaker 1: show that nobody else really made a play. That's the 757 00:36:07,280 --> 00:36:09,760 Speaker 1: reason why Kirk had a set one hundred games because 758 00:36:10,360 --> 00:36:12,319 Speaker 1: he was looking for JJ. I think JJ had eight 759 00:36:12,360 --> 00:36:14,839 Speaker 1: or nine targets, only four catches. So it's like, all right, well, 760 00:36:14,880 --> 00:36:18,319 Speaker 1: if Kirk only has twelve completions and four of those 761 00:36:18,400 --> 00:36:20,600 Speaker 1: or five of those went to JJ, then clearly that's 762 00:36:20,680 --> 00:36:23,279 Speaker 1: who he's looking for. So you gotta hope that a 763 00:36:23,360 --> 00:36:26,560 Speaker 1: Feeling can play and kind of stress put another make 764 00:36:26,840 --> 00:36:28,640 Speaker 1: those guys respect him. And if I mean, I think 765 00:36:28,680 --> 00:36:31,399 Speaker 1: if he's at least eighty percent this week, you still 766 00:36:31,440 --> 00:36:33,640 Speaker 1: got to respect the fact that the Adam Feeling can 767 00:36:33,640 --> 00:36:36,279 Speaker 1: still go out there and make some plays. But I 768 00:36:36,320 --> 00:36:39,839 Speaker 1: think this receiving Corps, this this upcoming Sunday is going 769 00:36:39,880 --> 00:36:42,040 Speaker 1: to have to be on their a game because this 770 00:36:42,120 --> 00:36:44,959 Speaker 1: is a really good secondary for this LA RAMS team. 771 00:36:44,960 --> 00:36:48,799 Speaker 1: And rightfully so, they probably don't respect what we got 772 00:36:48,840 --> 00:36:51,080 Speaker 1: on the field right now because we haven't really shown 773 00:36:51,080 --> 00:36:53,520 Speaker 1: anything else. Really quick nugget, and it doesn't need to 774 00:36:53,520 --> 00:36:56,359 Speaker 1: be a long talker, but I think sneakily a person 775 00:36:56,480 --> 00:36:58,760 Speaker 1: that was really missed this past week was DD Westbrook 776 00:36:59,080 --> 00:37:01,560 Speaker 1: having that veteran y receiver in that group to really 777 00:37:01,560 --> 00:37:06,200 Speaker 1: help and push and understand like where they could stress offensively. 778 00:37:06,600 --> 00:37:09,400 Speaker 1: I think, you know, with him being reactivated off the 779 00:37:09,440 --> 00:37:11,839 Speaker 1: COVID list and everything, him being back this week will 780 00:37:11,880 --> 00:37:15,239 Speaker 1: be helpful. And then again just trying to see you know, 781 00:37:15,520 --> 00:37:20,360 Speaker 1: kJ whomever step up again. But it goes back to 782 00:37:20,360 --> 00:37:22,640 Speaker 1: the defensive line and just being able to give Kirk time. Yeah, 783 00:37:22,680 --> 00:37:24,719 Speaker 1: if you look at the teams that are seven and 784 00:37:24,760 --> 00:37:27,120 Speaker 1: seven right now in the NFC vying for that last 785 00:37:27,120 --> 00:37:31,200 Speaker 1: playoff spots, the Vikings who have the Rams Packers on 786 00:37:31,239 --> 00:37:34,080 Speaker 1: the road, then they end the season with the Bears 787 00:37:34,120 --> 00:37:37,160 Speaker 1: at home. Those teams have a twenty five and seventeen 788 00:37:38,120 --> 00:37:42,960 Speaker 1: record right now. At the Eagles face three teams with 789 00:37:43,160 --> 00:37:47,360 Speaker 1: combined record of twenty and twenty two. They'll be hosting 790 00:37:47,360 --> 00:37:49,920 Speaker 1: the Giants at Washington and then the end this season 791 00:37:50,000 --> 00:37:53,080 Speaker 1: hosting the Cowboys. So it's a favorable schedule, but the 792 00:37:53,160 --> 00:37:56,160 Speaker 1: one that makes me nervous as the Saints, they don't 793 00:37:56,200 --> 00:38:00,239 Speaker 1: have a very strong end of season schedule. They host 794 00:38:00,280 --> 00:38:03,560 Speaker 1: two games and then they are on the road. They 795 00:38:03,600 --> 00:38:08,320 Speaker 1: host the Dolphins, Panthers, and then they're at Atlanta. Their 796 00:38:08,880 --> 00:38:11,480 Speaker 1: combined records are eighteen and twenty four, And that's where 797 00:38:11,520 --> 00:38:13,399 Speaker 1: it makes me a little nervous because that is who 798 00:38:13,400 --> 00:38:16,840 Speaker 1: you're competing with the Eagles the Saints. Even if you 799 00:38:17,160 --> 00:38:19,040 Speaker 1: as long as you take care of business, that's okay, 800 00:38:19,080 --> 00:38:21,279 Speaker 1: but the margin of error is just very slim when 801 00:38:21,320 --> 00:38:24,080 Speaker 1: you look at what the other two teams you're battling 802 00:38:24,120 --> 00:38:28,640 Speaker 1: against as far as scoreboard watching goes. I'm more concerned 803 00:38:28,640 --> 00:38:31,799 Speaker 1: about the Washington football team still because I think their 804 00:38:31,840 --> 00:38:34,360 Speaker 1: schedule is still a little bit easier because the Cowboys. 805 00:38:34,800 --> 00:38:37,480 Speaker 1: They'll probably lose that game, but there are still two 806 00:38:37,520 --> 00:38:39,080 Speaker 1: more wins they have. The Saints. I think they're going 807 00:38:39,120 --> 00:38:41,920 Speaker 1: to beat themselves. They kind of got lucky with this 808 00:38:42,280 --> 00:38:44,960 Speaker 1: that Tampa Bay Buccaneers team. Granted a win as a win, right, 809 00:38:44,960 --> 00:38:47,640 Speaker 1: no matter how you look at it. But still having 810 00:38:47,640 --> 00:38:51,080 Speaker 1: some quarterback issues this Dolphins team that's starting to make 811 00:38:51,120 --> 00:38:53,040 Speaker 1: them make a lower run. Here they're seven and seven 812 00:38:53,040 --> 00:38:55,279 Speaker 1: and then I think, did you say they had the 813 00:38:55,280 --> 00:38:57,680 Speaker 1: Falcons also at the end? Yeah, they are at Atlanta 814 00:38:57,880 --> 00:39:01,040 Speaker 1: to end the season. Yeah. I'm more so worried about 815 00:39:01,080 --> 00:39:03,640 Speaker 1: the Washington football team. If if those guys beat each 816 00:39:03,719 --> 00:39:06,040 Speaker 1: other up, let's say, if they lose to at least 817 00:39:06,040 --> 00:39:08,960 Speaker 1: two out of their last three games. I'm not I'm 818 00:39:09,000 --> 00:39:12,120 Speaker 1: not really worried about the Saints because I just feel like, 819 00:39:12,680 --> 00:39:14,160 Speaker 1: I don't know, I just look like teams that are 820 00:39:14,239 --> 00:39:18,760 Speaker 1: Solis a true Minesota. Yeah. The thing about the Saints 821 00:39:18,800 --> 00:39:22,160 Speaker 1: for me, though, is the fact that they don't necessarily 822 00:39:22,200 --> 00:39:24,319 Speaker 1: an offense, have to be the best team. Like that 823 00:39:24,400 --> 00:39:27,440 Speaker 1: defense with Cam Jordan. That was really the thing that 824 00:39:27,520 --> 00:39:29,400 Speaker 1: helped pull them through in that game with Tampa. And 825 00:39:29,440 --> 00:39:33,200 Speaker 1: the fact that they were able to stress Tom Brady 826 00:39:33,239 --> 00:39:34,920 Speaker 1: to the point where he was losing it on you know, 827 00:39:35,040 --> 00:39:37,360 Speaker 1: running past the sideline at the other team at the 828 00:39:37,440 --> 00:39:39,759 Speaker 1: end of the game, knowing, you know, this is not 829 00:39:40,120 --> 00:39:45,240 Speaker 1: normal for him, all right, Microsoft Surface. The thing about 830 00:39:45,239 --> 00:39:47,360 Speaker 1: the Saints they always seem to be a team at 831 00:39:47,400 --> 00:39:49,319 Speaker 1: the back end of a season that gets hot enough 832 00:39:49,360 --> 00:39:51,480 Speaker 1: that they can they can try and make a run here. 833 00:39:51,680 --> 00:39:53,359 Speaker 1: And the fact that they are doing what they're doing 834 00:39:53,400 --> 00:39:55,680 Speaker 1: with Taysom Hill he's in the defensively, they're able to 835 00:39:55,719 --> 00:39:57,919 Speaker 1: lock down. I just that's what makes me nervous about 836 00:39:57,920 --> 00:39:59,840 Speaker 1: that team. I was one that was poopooing the Miami 837 00:39:59,880 --> 00:40:02,799 Speaker 1: game at the same point. Now Miami's won yea six 838 00:40:02,840 --> 00:40:05,000 Speaker 1: in a row. Yeah, they've been really good lately, and 839 00:40:05,040 --> 00:40:06,719 Speaker 1: so that I think that is going to be a 840 00:40:06,719 --> 00:40:09,760 Speaker 1: lot more difficult than most people think. How's Brian Flores 841 00:40:09,840 --> 00:40:11,640 Speaker 1: not up for Coach of the Year. I think he's 842 00:40:11,680 --> 00:40:13,200 Speaker 1: not up for coach of the year because they were 843 00:40:13,239 --> 00:40:16,120 Speaker 1: one and seven at one point. I'm just saying, like 844 00:40:16,360 --> 00:40:18,640 Speaker 1: the fact that they were one and seven and there 845 00:40:18,719 --> 00:40:20,600 Speaker 1: is such a log jam even at eight and six 846 00:40:20,600 --> 00:40:23,000 Speaker 1: at this point in the AFC, I think I saw 847 00:40:23,120 --> 00:40:26,120 Speaker 1: like kind of those wild card spots there were I 848 00:40:26,120 --> 00:40:28,040 Speaker 1: think it was twelve teams that were still in the 849 00:40:28,160 --> 00:40:32,720 Speaker 1: hunt for that, which is bananas. But defensively, the Saints 850 00:40:32,760 --> 00:40:37,000 Speaker 1: can still can still at least try and disrupt the 851 00:40:37,040 --> 00:40:41,120 Speaker 1: rest of the playoff picture Washington getting a quarterback back 852 00:40:41,360 --> 00:40:45,120 Speaker 1: great and defensive lineback great as well. But the fact 853 00:40:45,120 --> 00:40:47,279 Speaker 1: that it is a softer schedule, given that they're playing 854 00:40:47,280 --> 00:40:49,400 Speaker 1: all those division games here for those final three weeks, 855 00:40:49,440 --> 00:40:51,239 Speaker 1: is something that does make me nervous in that I 856 00:40:51,280 --> 00:40:53,200 Speaker 1: think the NFC East will do what the NFC East 857 00:40:53,200 --> 00:40:56,200 Speaker 1: does all the time and shoot themselves in the foot 858 00:40:56,280 --> 00:40:58,520 Speaker 1: and eat each other up, because they always seem to 859 00:40:58,600 --> 00:41:02,400 Speaker 1: like have several teams with playoff chances and then they 860 00:41:02,440 --> 00:41:04,920 Speaker 1: just beat each other, which is what we want. Well, yes, 861 00:41:05,000 --> 00:41:06,440 Speaker 1: of course, but it was the whole thing off. We 862 00:41:06,480 --> 00:41:09,760 Speaker 1: wanted Philly to win so we could squeak into the seven. 863 00:41:10,080 --> 00:41:13,120 Speaker 1: And then I've been saying again when Washington plays Philly, great, 864 00:41:13,160 --> 00:41:16,839 Speaker 1: Philly beat Washington. We need Washington beat Philly and just 865 00:41:17,000 --> 00:41:19,239 Speaker 1: again kind of let him cancel each other out as 866 00:41:19,280 --> 00:41:21,400 Speaker 1: much as possible, and then I just don't want to 867 00:41:21,400 --> 00:41:23,839 Speaker 1: have to bank on the Giants having to pull one 868 00:41:23,840 --> 00:41:27,200 Speaker 1: out here to rely on that. I've been wrong in 869 00:41:27,280 --> 00:41:29,759 Speaker 1: this clearly the past couple of weeks. But I really 870 00:41:29,760 --> 00:41:31,799 Speaker 1: do think nine nine wins and you're in if you're 871 00:41:31,800 --> 00:41:34,600 Speaker 1: in the NFC, I said ten. But the way it's 872 00:41:34,640 --> 00:41:37,200 Speaker 1: looking with yea, how the weekend shake up this past 873 00:41:37,239 --> 00:41:40,880 Speaker 1: weekend the Vikings win too, You're you're in. You're sitting back. Yeah, no, 874 00:41:41,040 --> 00:41:43,879 Speaker 1: that's it's a very good point. We've got a lot 875 00:41:43,920 --> 00:41:45,960 Speaker 1: of good content coming your way this week to get 876 00:41:46,000 --> 00:41:49,000 Speaker 1: you ready for this Rams game. Gabe, you got the 877 00:41:49,040 --> 00:41:52,520 Speaker 1: Audible coming up. Who are the guests this week? Brian O'Neill, 878 00:41:53,320 --> 00:41:55,880 Speaker 1: arguably the best right right tackle in the NFL, hasn't 879 00:41:55,880 --> 00:41:58,840 Speaker 1: given up a sack all season. There was a stat 880 00:41:58,880 --> 00:42:01,640 Speaker 1: that said he's given up less than five pressures this year, 881 00:42:01,680 --> 00:42:04,200 Speaker 1: so it'll be good to have him back on. The 882 00:42:04,239 --> 00:42:06,239 Speaker 1: goal is to get Gareb Bradbery on this week, so 883 00:42:06,360 --> 00:42:10,439 Speaker 1: stay tuned for that. That'll air Thursday, and it'll air 884 00:42:10,520 --> 00:42:13,640 Speaker 1: Friday on Fox nine, so stay tuned to that. And 885 00:42:13,640 --> 00:42:16,319 Speaker 1: then the Friday Football Feast is on Thursday this week, 886 00:42:16,480 --> 00:42:19,759 Speaker 1: so nice. No Christmas Eve Friday Football Feast. We're doing 887 00:42:19,760 --> 00:42:22,279 Speaker 1: a December twenty third, so be there and Savage at 888 00:42:22,280 --> 00:42:25,640 Speaker 1: the Buffalo Wild winks it'll be a loaded show, a 889 00:42:25,680 --> 00:42:29,160 Speaker 1: loaded guest appearance with Chad Greenway of course, of course 890 00:42:29,239 --> 00:42:32,560 Speaker 1: PA and Parcharchian is there. But go there and celebrate 891 00:42:32,920 --> 00:42:36,160 Speaker 1: a pre Vikings win with all of us. Happy Holidays 892 00:42:36,200 --> 00:42:38,799 Speaker 1: with all your best friends. Very true, Jay, We've got 893 00:42:38,880 --> 00:42:42,960 Speaker 1: Vikings vantage on Friday. Somebody who knows the Vikings incredibly 894 00:42:43,000 --> 00:42:46,840 Speaker 1: well and is also super respected nationally, Kevin Seafort, is 895 00:42:46,920 --> 00:42:49,799 Speaker 1: going to be on the show. I remember Kevin as 896 00:42:49,840 --> 00:42:53,200 Speaker 1: a local sportswriter here for the Star Tribune covering the Vikings, 897 00:42:53,520 --> 00:42:55,480 Speaker 1: and now he's kind of known as almost like one 898 00:42:55,480 --> 00:43:00,439 Speaker 1: of the foremost wonks for NFL rules. Just whenever you're 899 00:43:00,480 --> 00:43:03,160 Speaker 1: following him as games are going on, people are hitting 900 00:43:03,239 --> 00:43:04,680 Speaker 1: him up saying, well, what about this role and what 901 00:43:04,760 --> 00:43:06,360 Speaker 1: about that role. He's a guy that a lot of 902 00:43:06,400 --> 00:43:09,880 Speaker 1: people respect as a writer. So check it out This Friday, 903 00:43:10,239 --> 00:43:13,440 Speaker 1: Vikings Vantage at six thirty pm on KFA N and 904 00:43:13,480 --> 00:43:16,840 Speaker 1: then on opposing viewpoints this week, we have La Times 905 00:43:16,920 --> 00:43:20,400 Speaker 1: writer Sam Farmer to give us the Rams perspective of things, 906 00:43:20,400 --> 00:43:24,160 Speaker 1: alongside our own team reporter Eric Smith. And then of 907 00:43:24,160 --> 00:43:27,520 Speaker 1: course we'll have postgame live following the Rams Vikings game 908 00:43:27,920 --> 00:43:31,120 Speaker 1: immediately after it ends on all of the Vikings digital 909 00:43:31,160 --> 00:43:33,680 Speaker 1: and social channel, so be on the lookout for all 910 00:43:33,680 --> 00:43:35,759 Speaker 1: of that. Also, I forgot about this. My Game Day 911 00:43:35,840 --> 00:43:39,640 Speaker 1: live interview for Fox nine guests this week is Harrison Smith, 912 00:43:39,719 --> 00:43:43,799 Speaker 1: coming off his sixth Pro Bowl nomination. Can't wait to 913 00:43:43,840 --> 00:43:46,400 Speaker 1: hear from him the season vet and just you know 914 00:43:46,480 --> 00:43:49,399 Speaker 1: after that defensive performance will be great to hear from 915 00:43:49,480 --> 00:43:52,560 Speaker 1: the hitman. Well. The Vikings return to US Bank Stadium 916 00:43:52,600 --> 00:43:54,719 Speaker 1: on Sunday at noon to face the Rams as they 917 00:43:54,760 --> 00:43:56,920 Speaker 1: go for an eight and seven record, which would be 918 00:43:56,960 --> 00:44:00,440 Speaker 1: the Vikings first winning record since two thousand nine, So 919 00:44:00,520 --> 00:44:03,680 Speaker 1: a lot on the line when La comes to Town 920 00:44:03,800 --> 00:44:06,680 Speaker 1: kickoff on Fox. Be sure to tune in. Stick with 921 00:44:06,800 --> 00:44:08,960 Speaker 1: vikings dot Com and the Vikings App for everything you 922 00:44:08,960 --> 00:44:11,520 Speaker 1: need to know to get ready for Sunday. For Jay Nelson, 923 00:44:11,600 --> 00:44:14,800 Speaker 1: Gabe Henderson, I'm Tatum Everett. We will see you guys 924 00:44:15,080 --> 00:44:17,799 Speaker 1: at US Bank Stadium on Sunday