1 00:00:03,680 --> 00:00:06,280 Speaker 1: Welcome to the Minnesota Bikeing's Podcast. This is the week 2 00:00:06,360 --> 00:00:08,880 Speaker 1: number six edition of the show as the team in 3 00:00:08,920 --> 00:00:11,240 Speaker 1: Purple head to the Windy City looking for their second 4 00:00:11,320 --> 00:00:14,040 Speaker 1: win of the season against the Chicago Bears. My name 5 00:00:14,080 --> 00:00:16,400 Speaker 1: is Gabe Henderson in studio here and egan with me 6 00:00:16,520 --> 00:00:19,640 Speaker 1: is Jay Nelson, Tatum Everett and our producer Eric Davidson. 7 00:00:20,079 --> 00:00:22,320 Speaker 1: And we're excited to be joined by our guest of 8 00:00:22,360 --> 00:00:24,480 Speaker 1: the day who is on the line right now, Chicago 9 00:00:24,520 --> 00:00:28,760 Speaker 1: Bears play by play announcer mister Jeff Joniyak. And Jeff, 10 00:00:29,000 --> 00:00:31,240 Speaker 1: thank you for joining us tonight. You have been covering 11 00:00:31,360 --> 00:00:36,040 Speaker 1: this rivalry, the Vikings Bears rivalry for almost three decades now, 12 00:00:36,080 --> 00:00:38,760 Speaker 1: and I didn't I mean, I didn't mean to say 13 00:00:38,760 --> 00:00:42,600 Speaker 1: it like that, but but at the same time, it's 14 00:00:42,640 --> 00:00:45,080 Speaker 1: been a while that it's been a while since we've 15 00:00:45,159 --> 00:00:48,560 Speaker 1: gone into this game, and it's been very clear that 16 00:00:48,720 --> 00:00:51,559 Speaker 1: the best player on one of the teams would not 17 00:00:51,680 --> 00:00:55,000 Speaker 1: be playing justin. Jefferson recently announced that he's going to 18 00:00:55,040 --> 00:00:57,880 Speaker 1: injure reserve. He's not playing this Sunday for you covering 19 00:00:57,880 --> 00:01:01,200 Speaker 1: the Bears. How does that affec this arrivalry on. 20 00:01:01,160 --> 00:01:04,920 Speaker 2: Sunday impactful and selfishly, I get a kick out of 21 00:01:04,959 --> 00:01:08,880 Speaker 2: column the best players ever, And I don't care what 22 00:01:08,920 --> 00:01:11,640 Speaker 2: team they're on, what the rivalry is, and you only 23 00:01:11,640 --> 00:01:14,000 Speaker 2: get so many opportunities to have the best of the best. 24 00:01:14,040 --> 00:01:17,360 Speaker 2: And I just said this on our podcast yesterday to 25 00:01:17,480 --> 00:01:19,800 Speaker 2: me and anybody can argue with me, but he's the 26 00:01:19,800 --> 00:01:23,040 Speaker 2: best player in the division, regardless of position. Would you 27 00:01:23,040 --> 00:01:26,800 Speaker 2: guys have any equival with that. Yeah, he's the best 28 00:01:26,800 --> 00:01:30,000 Speaker 2: player in the division. So it's a bummer for me 29 00:01:30,200 --> 00:01:32,279 Speaker 2: as a play by play guy because I love watching 30 00:01:32,360 --> 00:01:34,559 Speaker 2: him play. You never know what's coming next with that guy. 31 00:01:35,000 --> 00:01:38,880 Speaker 2: But from a bear's perspective, yeah, I mean, certainly that 32 00:01:39,240 --> 00:01:41,160 Speaker 2: helps the cause a little bit here. And you never 33 00:01:41,200 --> 00:01:43,360 Speaker 2: wish a player to injured reserve and I didn't know 34 00:01:43,400 --> 00:01:46,600 Speaker 2: that information, so you're catching me off guard on that one. 35 00:01:46,920 --> 00:01:49,240 Speaker 2: I assume he's never missed a game before. I know 36 00:01:49,320 --> 00:01:51,440 Speaker 2: it's hard to keep him on the sidelines than iosition 37 00:01:51,560 --> 00:01:53,600 Speaker 2: to get back in on Sunday with Dan Hammy, but 38 00:01:53,760 --> 00:01:56,840 Speaker 2: probably best for him. But yeah, it's a definite impact. 39 00:01:56,920 --> 00:01:59,400 Speaker 2: But I was telling people here the other day it 40 00:01:59,440 --> 00:02:02,640 Speaker 2: would just because that guy is in question. Don't fall 41 00:02:02,640 --> 00:02:05,760 Speaker 2: asleep on what they have around because I'm a big 42 00:02:05,800 --> 00:02:10,000 Speaker 2: believer as well in kJ Asbourne. He's very good players, 43 00:02:10,040 --> 00:02:13,040 Speaker 2: probably underrated. Everybody's going to get moved up here. And 44 00:02:13,160 --> 00:02:16,359 Speaker 2: Jordan Addison is also a great start with nineteen catches 45 00:02:16,360 --> 00:02:18,480 Speaker 2: and three touchdowns, and I just looked up he's very 46 00:02:18,480 --> 00:02:22,000 Speaker 2: good on third down third down catches, so he's already 47 00:02:22,000 --> 00:02:24,280 Speaker 2: got a connection with Kirk Cousins, even though it's six 48 00:02:24,320 --> 00:02:26,760 Speaker 2: games in it his rookie season. So Kirk Cousins's going 49 00:02:26,800 --> 00:02:30,320 Speaker 2: to throw the football and that's that's that's a fact. 50 00:02:30,360 --> 00:02:33,600 Speaker 2: And you've got TJ. Hackinson to be somebody to keep 51 00:02:33,600 --> 00:02:35,120 Speaker 2: your eye on as well if you're the Bears. So 52 00:02:35,400 --> 00:02:37,720 Speaker 2: the Bears are not going to rest easy just because 53 00:02:37,800 --> 00:02:38,960 Speaker 2: JJ's not on the field. 54 00:02:39,040 --> 00:02:40,400 Speaker 3: You know, Jeff krrect me if I wrong, But I 55 00:02:40,440 --> 00:02:42,880 Speaker 3: feel like the Bears have kind of felt a little 56 00:02:42,880 --> 00:02:46,440 Speaker 3: bit of a momentum swing since the after the first 57 00:02:46,440 --> 00:02:49,160 Speaker 3: three games, this last two game streak. I know there 58 00:02:49,200 --> 00:02:51,480 Speaker 3: was you know, they're one and one, but they feel 59 00:02:51,480 --> 00:02:54,119 Speaker 3: like they've become maybe they've found their identity a little 60 00:02:54,120 --> 00:02:56,720 Speaker 3: bit more. On offense, it's safe to say that DJ 61 00:02:56,840 --> 00:03:00,240 Speaker 3: Moore is a spectacular receiver who's just needed some one 62 00:03:00,400 --> 00:03:03,559 Speaker 3: or a capable quarterback to really get the ball to him. 63 00:03:04,080 --> 00:03:07,000 Speaker 3: And maybe they found a little something this last game. 64 00:03:07,040 --> 00:03:09,120 Speaker 3: Would would you say that sounds kind of like an 65 00:03:09,120 --> 00:03:12,120 Speaker 3: accurate description of how they feel about their trajectory. 66 00:03:12,360 --> 00:03:16,600 Speaker 2: Oh yeah, I mean Matt Eberflus has maintained from day one, 67 00:03:16,800 --> 00:03:19,960 Speaker 2: you know, incremental improvement from the start of training camp. Tor. Now, 68 00:03:20,000 --> 00:03:22,640 Speaker 2: sometimes that's coach speak, but you know it is true. 69 00:03:22,919 --> 00:03:25,040 Speaker 2: Justin Fields is in the second year of an offense 70 00:03:25,080 --> 00:03:27,000 Speaker 2: for the first time in a long time. Maybe it 71 00:03:27,040 --> 00:03:31,040 Speaker 2: was a life So whatever opinions people had about Justin's 72 00:03:31,080 --> 00:03:34,080 Speaker 2: passing game, they certainly were excited about his running game, 73 00:03:34,320 --> 00:03:37,160 Speaker 2: which flew up last year. Of course, that he needed 74 00:03:37,200 --> 00:03:40,000 Speaker 2: to get better at various aspects and still does. And 75 00:03:40,400 --> 00:03:43,240 Speaker 2: Matt was steadfast and saying, hey, you know, success is 76 00:03:43,360 --> 00:03:45,440 Speaker 2: just around the corner, and it wasn't just about wins 77 00:03:45,440 --> 00:03:48,120 Speaker 2: and losses. It was about the whole team, but certainly 78 00:03:48,280 --> 00:03:51,440 Speaker 2: the passing game. And yeah, the last two and people 79 00:03:51,560 --> 00:03:53,560 Speaker 2: use it all the time. It's like the first snow, right, 80 00:03:53,920 --> 00:03:57,600 Speaker 2: everybody every TV station stands reporters out for the first snow, 81 00:03:57,680 --> 00:04:01,040 Speaker 2: even if it's two inches or an inch and god forbid, 82 00:04:01,040 --> 00:04:03,280 Speaker 2: you guys had what ninety three inches last year? You 83 00:04:03,320 --> 00:04:03,760 Speaker 2: won't get that. 84 00:04:03,920 --> 00:04:06,480 Speaker 1: Don't remind us, Jeff, I'm booking it. 85 00:04:06,560 --> 00:04:08,440 Speaker 2: You're not going to have that kind of winner this year. 86 00:04:09,080 --> 00:04:11,680 Speaker 2: But what is your team's identity this year? And I'm 87 00:04:11,680 --> 00:04:14,400 Speaker 2: not mocking your question, Please do not get offended by that. 88 00:04:14,440 --> 00:04:18,359 Speaker 2: But I always find it interesting because the scheme is 89 00:04:18,360 --> 00:04:22,440 Speaker 2: the scheme. It gets tweaked, pages get added to playbooks 90 00:04:22,440 --> 00:04:25,760 Speaker 2: and whatnot, and it does take three years to learn 91 00:04:25,800 --> 00:04:28,360 Speaker 2: an offense and to really get the whole thing going. 92 00:04:28,440 --> 00:04:32,039 Speaker 2: But the scheme to me is week to week, and 93 00:04:32,120 --> 00:04:34,760 Speaker 2: so the identity is week to week based on your opponent. 94 00:04:34,800 --> 00:04:36,960 Speaker 2: And if you're a really good coaching staff, I think 95 00:04:37,000 --> 00:04:40,000 Speaker 2: that's how you do it. So they took advantage of 96 00:04:40,080 --> 00:04:44,560 Speaker 2: two defenses that are not highly ranked in the passing 97 00:04:45,040 --> 00:04:48,839 Speaker 2: defense department. Now with Washington, I was pretty shocked. You know, 98 00:04:48,880 --> 00:04:50,680 Speaker 2: you got a defensive line we just got off the 99 00:04:50,680 --> 00:04:53,840 Speaker 2: field on Thursday night. Football has four first rounders and 100 00:04:53,920 --> 00:04:55,839 Speaker 2: they were my keys of the game, each each and 101 00:04:55,880 --> 00:04:58,360 Speaker 2: every one of those guys, and the Bears offensive line 102 00:04:58,360 --> 00:05:01,160 Speaker 2: did a heck of a job. So that made Justin 103 00:05:01,560 --> 00:05:04,200 Speaker 2: feel comfortable in the pocket to bounce in there, to 104 00:05:04,279 --> 00:05:07,400 Speaker 2: step into his throws and Natty Jack and let these 105 00:05:07,440 --> 00:05:10,680 Speaker 2: long developing rots with DJ Moore and others develop. And 106 00:05:11,000 --> 00:05:14,240 Speaker 2: he was on the money with his deep ball. So yeah, 107 00:05:14,360 --> 00:05:17,919 Speaker 2: they definitely think that their scoring points and that's something 108 00:05:17,960 --> 00:05:21,120 Speaker 2: we haven't done here in several years with consistency. Now, 109 00:05:21,120 --> 00:05:23,400 Speaker 2: will this remain the case? You know, we're going to 110 00:05:23,440 --> 00:05:26,040 Speaker 2: fight out here starting back in the division against Minnesota. 111 00:05:26,160 --> 00:05:28,960 Speaker 1: That's Bear's play by a play announcer Jeff Joniek Jay 112 00:05:29,000 --> 00:05:29,919 Speaker 1: take us away talking. 113 00:05:29,720 --> 00:05:31,800 Speaker 4: About those last two games. I guess for me, the 114 00:05:31,839 --> 00:05:34,520 Speaker 4: offensive line was something that was highly criticized over the 115 00:05:34,560 --> 00:05:37,120 Speaker 4: offseason and just at the end of last season and 116 00:05:37,600 --> 00:05:39,200 Speaker 4: kind of some of the moves and stuff that they made, 117 00:05:39,640 --> 00:05:41,359 Speaker 4: and then you saw the first three weeks where it 118 00:05:41,400 --> 00:05:43,680 Speaker 4: felt like offensively they were kind of still stuck in 119 00:05:43,680 --> 00:05:45,960 Speaker 4: the mud a little bit. But like you said, I 120 00:05:45,960 --> 00:05:48,279 Speaker 4: think for me, the biggest eye opener was that Commander's 121 00:05:48,320 --> 00:05:49,640 Speaker 4: game and the fact you guys put a you know, 122 00:05:49,680 --> 00:05:53,679 Speaker 4: forty points on him. Was there something that inherently changed 123 00:05:53,720 --> 00:05:55,320 Speaker 4: over the last couple of weeks that really made that 124 00:05:55,360 --> 00:05:58,240 Speaker 4: O line solidifiers There kind of an attitude change that 125 00:05:58,279 --> 00:05:59,039 Speaker 4: happened within them. 126 00:05:59,320 --> 00:06:02,359 Speaker 2: No, you know, it's it's been a new starting offensive 127 00:06:02,400 --> 00:06:06,400 Speaker 2: line almost every week. It's the continuity factor that is 128 00:06:06,480 --> 00:06:09,600 Speaker 2: so important, as we all know for offensive line play. 129 00:06:09,640 --> 00:06:13,400 Speaker 2: But even within that game against Washington, Lucas Patrick, the 130 00:06:13,440 --> 00:06:16,120 Speaker 2: center had to leave with concussion, so Cody Whitehair was 131 00:06:16,160 --> 00:06:18,599 Speaker 2: gonna The plan was he was going to rotate with 132 00:06:18,720 --> 00:06:21,080 Speaker 2: Tevin Jenkins, who just came off i R. He hadn't 133 00:06:21,120 --> 00:06:24,440 Speaker 2: been in PAD since Indianapolis in the preseason practices and 134 00:06:24,520 --> 00:06:27,120 Speaker 2: our shared practices against the Colts in Week two of 135 00:06:27,160 --> 00:06:29,360 Speaker 2: the preseason. He's been out, so he was going to 136 00:06:29,440 --> 00:06:31,479 Speaker 2: get reps. Wasn't going to get a lot of reps. 137 00:06:31,520 --> 00:06:32,760 Speaker 2: He was going to get reps and he was going 138 00:06:32,800 --> 00:06:35,160 Speaker 2: to rotate with Cody Whitehair at left guard. Cody had 139 00:06:35,160 --> 00:06:38,440 Speaker 2: a shift to center. Devin wound up playing thirty seven snaps. 140 00:06:38,520 --> 00:06:41,200 Speaker 2: He played thirty seven snaps with really no football under 141 00:06:41,240 --> 00:06:44,120 Speaker 2: his belt entire preseason, so and and and had a 142 00:06:44,120 --> 00:06:48,400 Speaker 2: clean sheet if you follow football Focus, no pressures, nothing, 143 00:06:48,440 --> 00:06:52,279 Speaker 2: so he looked really good. Nate Davis had a personal 144 00:06:52,320 --> 00:06:55,359 Speaker 2: he had a death in the family. Really was difficult 145 00:06:55,360 --> 00:06:57,320 Speaker 2: for him, so he missed a couple of games, so 146 00:06:57,360 --> 00:06:59,840 Speaker 2: he's just settling in with back to back games at right. 147 00:07:00,360 --> 00:07:03,120 Speaker 2: And the left tackle, Brackton Jones went out a couple 148 00:07:03,120 --> 00:07:06,120 Speaker 2: of weeks ago, so Larry Borum, who hadn't played left 149 00:07:06,160 --> 00:07:09,280 Speaker 2: tackle in a while in his life, was the left 150 00:07:09,320 --> 00:07:11,560 Speaker 2: tack of the last three weeks. So it's been mixing 151 00:07:11,680 --> 00:07:15,000 Speaker 2: mat and I just felt on a short week against 152 00:07:15,040 --> 00:07:18,600 Speaker 2: that defensive line, that offensive line hit a home run. 153 00:07:18,680 --> 00:07:21,640 Speaker 2: So yeah, the sacks had given up. You know, Justin's 154 00:07:21,680 --> 00:07:24,680 Speaker 2: accountable for some of those, also dating back to the 155 00:07:24,720 --> 00:07:28,520 Speaker 2: last season, So yes, they've they've given up plenty of sacks, 156 00:07:28,560 --> 00:07:31,640 Speaker 2: way too many. And you know, the Vikings always seemed 157 00:07:31,640 --> 00:07:34,080 Speaker 2: to bite us with the sacks, but we've already given 158 00:07:34,160 --> 00:07:36,640 Speaker 2: up twenty. So but it cleaned up quite a bit. 159 00:07:36,840 --> 00:07:39,080 Speaker 2: And the running game, I mean, the run blocking has 160 00:07:39,120 --> 00:07:42,080 Speaker 2: been good off season long. So I do take some 161 00:07:42,240 --> 00:07:45,320 Speaker 2: umbrage with folks here in town that have taken the 162 00:07:45,560 --> 00:07:50,160 Speaker 2: offensive line task because it's been a changing picture every week. 163 00:07:50,240 --> 00:07:52,840 Speaker 1: Yeah, I mean, speaking of those twenty sacks that Justin 164 00:07:52,880 --> 00:07:55,120 Speaker 1: field haz has on his I guess I guess stat 165 00:07:55,160 --> 00:07:57,800 Speaker 1: sheet right now that is the third most by any quarterback. 166 00:07:57,840 --> 00:07:59,920 Speaker 1: But when you only get sacked three times with our 167 00:08:00,360 --> 00:08:02,840 Speaker 1: the best defensive line in the NFL and the commanders 168 00:08:02,920 --> 00:08:06,040 Speaker 1: that that is a huge standing ovation to the Chicago 169 00:08:06,120 --> 00:08:08,240 Speaker 1: Bears old line. But one thing that I saw when 170 00:08:08,240 --> 00:08:11,440 Speaker 1: I was watching film was the variety of play calling 171 00:08:11,480 --> 00:08:15,200 Speaker 1: that Matt Eberflus showed in that Commander's game is roll 172 00:08:15,200 --> 00:08:17,240 Speaker 1: out to the left, roll out to the right, deep 173 00:08:17,280 --> 00:08:21,320 Speaker 1: pass here like that creativity is that new when it 174 00:08:21,320 --> 00:08:24,760 Speaker 1: comes to this Bears offense and Justin fields being successful. 175 00:08:24,360 --> 00:08:27,440 Speaker 2: No, I mean, and it is the offensive coordinated Luke 176 00:08:27,480 --> 00:08:30,320 Speaker 2: gets you making those calls, got it. So you know, 177 00:08:30,640 --> 00:08:34,440 Speaker 2: there was a push obviously from the beginning of the year, 178 00:08:34,559 --> 00:08:37,360 Speaker 2: and Justin admitting as well that he did not want 179 00:08:37,400 --> 00:08:39,000 Speaker 2: to run as much as he did a year ago. 180 00:08:39,120 --> 00:08:41,000 Speaker 2: But that doesn't mean you just stand there like a 181 00:08:41,040 --> 00:08:43,560 Speaker 2: statue and take a pounding. You do have to move around, 182 00:08:43,679 --> 00:08:46,440 Speaker 2: And yeah, that's always been in the offense, but he's 183 00:08:46,440 --> 00:08:48,360 Speaker 2: got to feel that two defenses were playing him a 184 00:08:48,360 --> 00:08:52,199 Speaker 2: little differently here over the course of this season. The 185 00:08:52,280 --> 00:08:55,280 Speaker 2: ends weren't, you know, crashing down on the RPO, so 186 00:08:55,320 --> 00:08:57,200 Speaker 2: they were staying their ground and the idea was to 187 00:08:57,240 --> 00:08:59,240 Speaker 2: keep him in the pocket. And prove to us that 188 00:08:59,280 --> 00:09:01,640 Speaker 2: you're going to beat a from the pocket. Well he's 189 00:09:01,720 --> 00:09:04,240 Speaker 2: doing it now these last couple of weeks. But yeah, 190 00:09:04,800 --> 00:09:08,440 Speaker 2: the creativity quotion is great. I hope it keeps going 191 00:09:08,440 --> 00:09:11,360 Speaker 2: that way in terms of play calling. But rolling them out, 192 00:09:11,640 --> 00:09:14,360 Speaker 2: letting them change the picture a little bit and really 193 00:09:14,600 --> 00:09:17,680 Speaker 2: focusing on one side of the field is a helpful thing. 194 00:09:18,400 --> 00:09:20,200 Speaker 2: But if you can stand in the pocket survey and 195 00:09:20,280 --> 00:09:22,480 Speaker 2: use the whole field, to me, that's even better. And 196 00:09:22,520 --> 00:09:24,920 Speaker 2: with that kind of protection last week, that allowed those 197 00:09:24,960 --> 00:09:27,200 Speaker 2: big plays to DJ Moore and boy, he had himself 198 00:09:27,200 --> 00:09:28,280 Speaker 2: a game, I. 199 00:09:28,240 --> 00:09:30,920 Speaker 1: Mean, the most receiving yards and Thursday night football history. 200 00:09:30,920 --> 00:09:33,400 Speaker 1: That is a hell of a game. But we'll talk 201 00:09:33,440 --> 00:09:35,360 Speaker 1: more DJ more when we get back from the break. 202 00:09:35,559 --> 00:09:38,560 Speaker 1: Jeff Joniek is here Chicago Bears played by play announcer. 203 00:09:38,559 --> 00:09:40,400 Speaker 1: He'll stick around with this, and I got a couple 204 00:09:40,400 --> 00:09:42,640 Speaker 1: more questions we want to ask, so don't turn the doll. 205 00:09:42,679 --> 00:09:44,360 Speaker 1: We'll be right back with more right here on the 206 00:09:44,400 --> 00:09:48,520 Speaker 1: Vikings Radio Network. What through Vikings players and Dairy Callis 207 00:09:48,520 --> 00:09:52,120 Speaker 1: have in common. Both have nutritionists who figure out nutritional 208 00:09:52,160 --> 00:09:54,760 Speaker 1: needs to keep players in kallus performing at the top 209 00:09:54,840 --> 00:09:58,240 Speaker 1: of their game. For more information, check out us dairy 210 00:09:58,360 --> 00:10:07,160 Speaker 1: dot com. 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It's the Chicago Bears play 220 00:10:34,880 --> 00:10:38,400 Speaker 1: by play announcer mister Jeff Joniak and Jeff, we like 221 00:10:38,480 --> 00:10:41,400 Speaker 1: to start our first segment of the show with this 222 00:10:41,760 --> 00:10:43,520 Speaker 1: segment that we call it that's what I like. But 223 00:10:43,600 --> 00:10:45,840 Speaker 1: since you sticked around for the second one, we're going 224 00:10:45,920 --> 00:10:48,320 Speaker 1: to start this one with that. So we'll start with 225 00:10:48,360 --> 00:10:50,520 Speaker 1: Tatum first. What is one thing that you like about 226 00:10:50,520 --> 00:10:53,640 Speaker 1: this Vikings Bears matchup? Heading into Sunday, I. 227 00:10:53,840 --> 00:10:57,480 Speaker 3: Like Brandon Powell. He had four of six targets for 228 00:10:57,480 --> 00:11:00,520 Speaker 3: forty three yards and a lone nine yard Russian Sunday lost. 229 00:11:00,920 --> 00:11:02,959 Speaker 3: Most of his action came there in the fourth quarter 230 00:11:03,000 --> 00:11:06,480 Speaker 3: after JJ went down with JJ on IR, I really 231 00:11:06,559 --> 00:11:09,520 Speaker 3: think that this core three of kJ Asbourne, Jordanas and 232 00:11:09,640 --> 00:11:13,719 Speaker 3: Brandon Powell and obviously TJ Hodginson as is going to 233 00:11:13,760 --> 00:11:17,680 Speaker 3: be super super important. So I kind of have I 234 00:11:17,679 --> 00:11:19,480 Speaker 3: think kJ will be in the slot a little bit 235 00:11:19,480 --> 00:11:21,320 Speaker 3: about forty percent of his snaps. We're in the slot 236 00:11:21,320 --> 00:11:23,280 Speaker 3: when JJ went down, so he will take over that 237 00:11:23,440 --> 00:11:26,960 Speaker 3: X receiver role. But for me, I see Brandon Powell 238 00:11:27,000 --> 00:11:31,920 Speaker 3: being a huge opportunity there, especially with Kyler Gordon potentially 239 00:11:32,280 --> 00:11:35,559 Speaker 3: returning himself off of the IR. Last year, he allowed 240 00:11:35,600 --> 00:11:38,640 Speaker 3: seventy six point eight percent completion rate to targets directed 241 00:11:38,679 --> 00:11:40,920 Speaker 3: towards him. He also had one hundred and one point 242 00:11:41,000 --> 00:11:44,080 Speaker 3: nine quarterback rating to his opponents. Now, granted that was 243 00:11:44,080 --> 00:11:46,320 Speaker 3: his rookie season, and there's a lot of buzz about 244 00:11:46,360 --> 00:11:49,440 Speaker 3: how he's gotten a lot better during the off season 245 00:11:49,480 --> 00:11:52,800 Speaker 3: and training camp and stuff, so I still think there's 246 00:11:52,800 --> 00:11:55,240 Speaker 3: something to take advantage of there. So my what I 247 00:11:55,320 --> 00:11:56,439 Speaker 3: like is Brandon Powell. 248 00:11:56,720 --> 00:12:00,520 Speaker 1: Brandon Powell, and you mentioned Kyler Gordon, Chicago Bears defensive 249 00:12:00,559 --> 00:12:03,480 Speaker 1: back who is possibly coming back, Jeff, I believe, but 250 00:12:03,600 --> 00:12:06,600 Speaker 1: Eddie Jackson and Jalen Johnson they're on the men. Also, 251 00:12:06,640 --> 00:12:09,320 Speaker 1: how does you know not having JJ effect what the 252 00:12:09,400 --> 00:12:12,439 Speaker 1: Chicago Bears will do with their guys starting to return 253 00:12:12,440 --> 00:12:12,920 Speaker 1: from injury. 254 00:12:13,200 --> 00:12:14,839 Speaker 2: I don't think it will impact what they do in 255 00:12:14,920 --> 00:12:17,000 Speaker 2: terms of coming back. If they're healthy, they're going to play. 256 00:12:17,040 --> 00:12:20,400 Speaker 2: And now this as of this show, we don't know 257 00:12:20,440 --> 00:12:23,720 Speaker 2: who's going to play. But you did mention Kyler. Kyler 258 00:12:23,800 --> 00:12:26,600 Speaker 2: Gordon at a tremendous camp. It was a bummer to 259 00:12:26,720 --> 00:12:29,400 Speaker 2: me that he got hurt because he was off to 260 00:12:29,480 --> 00:12:32,920 Speaker 2: a great start and I believe he will be an 261 00:12:33,000 --> 00:12:36,240 Speaker 2: impact player. I was cringing when you read those numbers, 262 00:12:37,400 --> 00:12:39,880 Speaker 2: but you know all rookies go through it, right, But 263 00:12:40,160 --> 00:12:41,920 Speaker 2: he's going to be a very good player for a 264 00:12:41,960 --> 00:12:42,560 Speaker 2: long time. Yeah. 265 00:12:42,600 --> 00:12:44,680 Speaker 1: I mean, since you're cringing right now, I guess we could, 266 00:12:44,679 --> 00:12:46,640 Speaker 1: you know, turn that frown upside down. What's one thing 267 00:12:46,679 --> 00:12:49,360 Speaker 1: that you like heading into this Sunday smetchup? 268 00:12:50,400 --> 00:12:52,679 Speaker 2: Well, you know, I'll tell you an underrated aspect of 269 00:12:52,720 --> 00:12:56,280 Speaker 2: the Bears defense this season. One thing you can hang 270 00:12:56,360 --> 00:12:58,160 Speaker 2: your hat on. And they driven up a lot of 271 00:12:58,200 --> 00:13:02,199 Speaker 2: points obviously, but they stopped the run, and they create 272 00:13:02,320 --> 00:13:04,600 Speaker 2: negative plays and they create a new line of scrimmage 273 00:13:04,679 --> 00:13:06,800 Speaker 2: in the run game. And it looks like the Vikings 274 00:13:07,000 --> 00:13:09,400 Speaker 2: they have not really committed to the run, or maybe 275 00:13:09,400 --> 00:13:11,680 Speaker 2: they just feel they can't run the football to the 276 00:13:11,760 --> 00:13:14,040 Speaker 2: success that they want to, or they've just been playing 277 00:13:14,040 --> 00:13:17,080 Speaker 2: from behind too much. I don't know. Del didn't did 278 00:13:17,160 --> 00:13:19,959 Speaker 2: that deep yet, but I like that matchup. And if 279 00:13:19,960 --> 00:13:21,960 Speaker 2: you make them one dimensional and you know you're going 280 00:13:22,000 --> 00:13:25,240 Speaker 2: to put all your resources and trying to stop Kirk Cousins, 281 00:13:25,400 --> 00:13:28,240 Speaker 2: I like the Bears ability to do that on Sunday 282 00:13:28,240 --> 00:13:29,080 Speaker 2: at Soldier. 283 00:13:28,760 --> 00:13:31,079 Speaker 1: Field, Jay, what do you like that the Vikings are 284 00:13:31,080 --> 00:13:31,680 Speaker 1: doing well? 285 00:13:31,720 --> 00:13:33,600 Speaker 4: Seeing as how those numbers you didn't really like them. 286 00:13:33,600 --> 00:13:35,000 Speaker 4: You're not going to like these because we're going to 287 00:13:35,040 --> 00:13:36,240 Speaker 4: go right back to them a little bit. 288 00:13:36,640 --> 00:13:39,040 Speaker 1: Hey, it's there's three one, Jeff, three one right now? 289 00:13:39,080 --> 00:13:39,960 Speaker 2: Yeah, I got it. 290 00:13:40,160 --> 00:13:42,439 Speaker 4: No, Just to kind of bolster what Tatum was talking about. 291 00:13:42,440 --> 00:13:44,640 Speaker 4: You know, I think the Bears only gave up twenty 292 00:13:44,640 --> 00:13:47,440 Speaker 4: points to the Commanders this past weekend, but on average 293 00:13:47,440 --> 00:13:49,120 Speaker 4: they've been giving up thirty four point one a game, 294 00:13:49,120 --> 00:13:51,680 Speaker 4: which is thirtieth in the NFL they rank thirty first 295 00:13:51,720 --> 00:13:53,559 Speaker 4: and passing yards given up with two eighty six a 296 00:13:53,600 --> 00:13:55,960 Speaker 4: game as well, And one of the things that was, 297 00:13:56,000 --> 00:13:58,480 Speaker 4: you know, we are a little angsty here at this point, 298 00:13:58,600 --> 00:14:01,640 Speaker 4: having JJ out for the at least four games. But 299 00:14:02,280 --> 00:14:03,920 Speaker 4: one of the things I did notice was the guy 300 00:14:03,920 --> 00:14:06,480 Speaker 4: that Tatum brought up and mister Powell when he did 301 00:14:06,520 --> 00:14:08,040 Speaker 4: come in, all of a sudden, he saw the offense 302 00:14:08,080 --> 00:14:09,360 Speaker 4: open up a little bit, and I think it was 303 00:14:09,360 --> 00:14:11,760 Speaker 4: one of those things where the Chiefs probably had key 304 00:14:11,800 --> 00:14:13,959 Speaker 4: game plan on how do you stop justin As soon 305 00:14:14,000 --> 00:14:16,120 Speaker 4: as he's gone, it's like, okay, where do we focus? 306 00:14:16,600 --> 00:14:19,160 Speaker 4: So for us, the idea of Addison and kJ Osborne 307 00:14:19,200 --> 00:14:21,600 Speaker 4: really having to step up kind of veteran wise here 308 00:14:21,840 --> 00:14:23,400 Speaker 4: to figure it out. But some of those other guys, 309 00:14:23,480 --> 00:14:25,880 Speaker 4: like you know, mister Powell, he's going to get some 310 00:14:25,960 --> 00:14:28,360 Speaker 4: run as well too. And so for me, I think 311 00:14:28,360 --> 00:14:29,840 Speaker 4: the thing that I like the most is just the 312 00:14:29,880 --> 00:14:32,840 Speaker 4: fact that if they are susceptible via the air, and 313 00:14:32,960 --> 00:14:35,760 Speaker 4: Kirk has been as kind of numbers happy as he's 314 00:14:35,800 --> 00:14:39,160 Speaker 4: been all season long, for me, that that aerial attack 315 00:14:39,360 --> 00:14:40,440 Speaker 4: has got to be how you're going to have to 316 00:14:40,440 --> 00:14:42,440 Speaker 4: exploit them. And yes, the running game is going to 317 00:14:42,480 --> 00:14:44,160 Speaker 4: be important so that they don't just you know, pin 318 00:14:44,200 --> 00:14:46,440 Speaker 4: their ears back and try to tee off on Kirk. 319 00:14:46,800 --> 00:14:48,680 Speaker 4: But man, when they get those opportunities, they got to 320 00:14:48,720 --> 00:14:50,680 Speaker 4: hit him. And you know, we can't be dropping passes 321 00:14:50,720 --> 00:14:52,720 Speaker 4: and that kind of stuff. We got to convert and 322 00:14:52,960 --> 00:14:54,480 Speaker 4: those guys are really gonna have to step up in 323 00:14:54,480 --> 00:14:55,080 Speaker 4: his absence. 324 00:14:55,320 --> 00:14:58,760 Speaker 1: Man, that is a tall task, but it is very doable. 325 00:14:58,960 --> 00:15:01,280 Speaker 1: And I believe Jeff correct if I'm wrong, But both 326 00:15:01,320 --> 00:15:03,840 Speaker 1: teams go into this game believing that they can win, 327 00:15:04,040 --> 00:15:06,560 Speaker 1: especially if you're the Bears, when you see that the 328 00:15:06,560 --> 00:15:08,640 Speaker 1: best player in the division, as you said earlier in 329 00:15:08,640 --> 00:15:12,600 Speaker 1: the show, is not playing. So how does that confidence, 330 00:15:12,640 --> 00:15:14,600 Speaker 1: you know, stay intact going to Sunday. 331 00:15:14,880 --> 00:15:17,760 Speaker 2: I never played right, So I always look at every 332 00:15:17,760 --> 00:15:19,960 Speaker 2: game there's an opportunity to win, and if you don't 333 00:15:19,960 --> 00:15:22,560 Speaker 2: think that way, you have no shot and no business 334 00:15:22,600 --> 00:15:25,080 Speaker 2: being on the field. So yeah, we we in the 335 00:15:25,160 --> 00:15:28,400 Speaker 2: media like to tear things down and try to simplify it, 336 00:15:28,480 --> 00:15:32,240 Speaker 2: but you know, the whole any given Sunday is real, right. 337 00:15:32,320 --> 00:15:35,120 Speaker 2: But here's the thing. The Bears, while they stopped their 338 00:15:35,120 --> 00:15:39,240 Speaker 2: fourteen game losing streak on Thursday night. They need to 339 00:15:39,360 --> 00:15:42,480 Speaker 2: learn how to win, and it all takes is one 340 00:15:42,560 --> 00:15:45,440 Speaker 2: game to get that fire flickering and you find it 341 00:15:45,720 --> 00:15:48,040 Speaker 2: find out as a young team. Okay, we just got 342 00:15:48,080 --> 00:15:49,880 Speaker 2: to finish. We got to finish the fourth quarter and 343 00:15:49,920 --> 00:15:52,280 Speaker 2: that that's been a big thing the fourth quarter. Now, 344 00:15:52,600 --> 00:15:56,040 Speaker 2: you guys last year were kings of the fourth quarter. Obviously, 345 00:15:56,680 --> 00:15:59,480 Speaker 2: they come from behind wins for Kirk, game winning drives 346 00:15:59,480 --> 00:16:02,200 Speaker 2: and the eleven one score wins. You know that's fleeting 347 00:16:02,240 --> 00:16:04,520 Speaker 2: too as you're learning this year. But it's who you're 348 00:16:04,520 --> 00:16:07,440 Speaker 2: matched up against and again who's healthy who's not, because 349 00:16:07,480 --> 00:16:10,280 Speaker 2: we have our own injury problems here. But that one 350 00:16:10,360 --> 00:16:12,600 Speaker 2: win will do a lot of good for the Bears 351 00:16:12,680 --> 00:16:15,520 Speaker 2: moving forward, whether or not that impacts this game or not. 352 00:16:15,760 --> 00:16:18,120 Speaker 2: I always like to open it up on Christmas morning. 353 00:16:18,280 --> 00:16:20,040 Speaker 2: I want to see what the president is under the tree, 354 00:16:20,120 --> 00:16:21,480 Speaker 2: and I don't want to know what it is, you know, 355 00:16:21,520 --> 00:16:23,960 Speaker 2: I like to be surprised on Sunday. So what they 356 00:16:23,960 --> 00:16:26,160 Speaker 2: got to do is they got to stop their NFC 357 00:16:26,200 --> 00:16:29,080 Speaker 2: North losing streak, which right now I believe it's eight 358 00:16:29,120 --> 00:16:31,840 Speaker 2: games in a row and they have lost nine straight home, 359 00:16:32,120 --> 00:16:35,080 Speaker 2: so there are still streaks that have to be extinguished 360 00:16:35,120 --> 00:16:40,040 Speaker 2: here otherwise you're not getting better. So the overall streak 361 00:16:40,080 --> 00:16:42,720 Speaker 2: did into last year, thereies with it a little more 362 00:16:42,720 --> 00:16:44,280 Speaker 2: garbage that they have to dig through. 363 00:16:44,400 --> 00:16:46,480 Speaker 1: Yeah, well, the three d and forty six day streak 364 00:16:46,520 --> 00:16:50,040 Speaker 1: has officially been broken. You guys beat the Washington Commando 365 00:16:50,960 --> 00:16:54,840 Speaker 1: the Washington Commanders last weekend for a Viking stand. They're 366 00:16:54,880 --> 00:16:59,280 Speaker 1: looking to, you know, respectfully, restart that streak for you guys. 367 00:16:59,360 --> 00:17:01,720 Speaker 1: And one thing that I like is the fact that 368 00:17:02,080 --> 00:17:05,000 Speaker 1: this is a next man up opportunity for this Vikings team. 369 00:17:05,040 --> 00:17:08,680 Speaker 1: With all the adversity that this team has faced, it's 370 00:17:08,760 --> 00:17:12,359 Speaker 1: literally no way but up. If anyone was betting on 371 00:17:12,400 --> 00:17:16,359 Speaker 1: this Vikings schedule thus far, at least the first five games, 372 00:17:16,440 --> 00:17:18,880 Speaker 1: I believe that the worst you would have the Vikings 373 00:17:18,920 --> 00:17:21,359 Speaker 1: is three and two with two losses coming to the 374 00:17:21,400 --> 00:17:24,760 Speaker 1: Philadelphia Eagles and then the Kansas City Chiefs. Granted they 375 00:17:24,760 --> 00:17:26,520 Speaker 1: were both in the Super Bowl last year. But at 376 00:17:26,560 --> 00:17:29,040 Speaker 1: the same time, when you're one and four and your 377 00:17:29,040 --> 00:17:32,200 Speaker 1: best player is down, I believe that provides a lot 378 00:17:32,240 --> 00:17:34,879 Speaker 1: of opportunity for other guys to say, Okay, now is 379 00:17:34,920 --> 00:17:37,080 Speaker 1: my time to step up. Who is going to be 380 00:17:37,119 --> 00:17:39,919 Speaker 1: that leader. Our captain is down, and I not Tatum 381 00:17:39,960 --> 00:17:43,280 Speaker 1: brought up Brandon Powell, Jay brought up kJ Osbourne, TJ Hockinson. 382 00:17:43,760 --> 00:17:46,920 Speaker 1: But this is a put it on my shoulders type 383 00:17:46,920 --> 00:17:49,840 Speaker 1: of I guess Moniker for for anybody that's in that 384 00:17:49,880 --> 00:17:51,959 Speaker 1: locker room right now. Anybody can step up and make 385 00:17:52,000 --> 00:17:54,879 Speaker 1: a play and pretty much solidify their name for this 386 00:17:55,040 --> 00:17:57,080 Speaker 1: Vikings team going forward. So this is going to be 387 00:17:57,600 --> 00:17:59,680 Speaker 1: a huge opportunity. These next four weeks are going to 388 00:17:59,720 --> 00:18:01,920 Speaker 1: be a huge opportunity. And we have two one in 389 00:18:02,040 --> 00:18:04,639 Speaker 1: four teams. I believe that the playing grounds or even 390 00:18:04,760 --> 00:18:07,479 Speaker 1: is kind of a pick him game. So I'm excited 391 00:18:07,520 --> 00:18:09,240 Speaker 1: to see who that person is going to be. And 392 00:18:09,240 --> 00:18:10,600 Speaker 1: I'm sure. I mean, I just think of a guy 393 00:18:10,640 --> 00:18:14,680 Speaker 1: in Greg Stroman for you guys, cornerback for Chicago Bears, 394 00:18:14,720 --> 00:18:17,679 Speaker 1: who played in Washington. He got a sack against his 395 00:18:17,720 --> 00:18:20,399 Speaker 1: former team and his former hometown in DC. I know 396 00:18:20,440 --> 00:18:22,440 Speaker 1: he played at Virgine and Tech, but he's a guy 397 00:18:22,440 --> 00:18:25,000 Speaker 1: that stepped up. And if you're this Vikings team, you're 398 00:18:25,040 --> 00:18:26,479 Speaker 1: just looking for a guy that can do so. 399 00:18:26,520 --> 00:18:30,520 Speaker 2: With Justin Jefferson out, Yeah, I mean, opportunities there every 400 00:18:30,520 --> 00:18:33,240 Speaker 2: single day for players and especially on teams. You know, 401 00:18:33,400 --> 00:18:35,399 Speaker 2: you guys won thirteen gams. There's a lot of winners 402 00:18:35,480 --> 00:18:37,560 Speaker 2: on that team. The Bears have not had that kind 403 00:18:37,560 --> 00:18:40,280 Speaker 2: of success in twenty eighteen, you know, but a win 404 00:18:40,359 --> 00:18:42,919 Speaker 2: can be intoxicating. Now, that's got to feel pretty good 405 00:18:42,960 --> 00:18:46,000 Speaker 2: for this team. They're probably probably blocking pretty tall right now. 406 00:18:46,040 --> 00:18:48,080 Speaker 4: So for sure, you know, speaking of that Black and 407 00:18:48,080 --> 00:18:50,159 Speaker 4: Blue division. And my dad would kill me if I 408 00:18:50,200 --> 00:18:52,919 Speaker 4: didn't ask this question. Just kind of the legacy of 409 00:18:52,960 --> 00:18:56,280 Speaker 4: Dick Budkiss with this passing happening. You know, it's just 410 00:18:56,600 --> 00:18:59,000 Speaker 4: kind of crazy, even you know, the day last Thursday, 411 00:18:59,359 --> 00:19:01,840 Speaker 4: but just the legacy of Dick buckets there in Chicago. 412 00:19:01,880 --> 00:19:04,280 Speaker 4: He's always been a larger than life character and I 413 00:19:04,440 --> 00:19:06,199 Speaker 4: just kind of your run ins with him. You know, 414 00:19:06,520 --> 00:19:09,640 Speaker 4: what do you remember about about Dick there in Chicago? 415 00:19:09,840 --> 00:19:13,320 Speaker 2: Well, listen, it's it was a weird experience for me 416 00:19:13,520 --> 00:19:16,639 Speaker 2: when I found out at the stadium in Washington or 417 00:19:16,720 --> 00:19:19,680 Speaker 2: landover Maryland there, I had just interviewed him three weeks ago. 418 00:19:19,880 --> 00:19:22,800 Speaker 2: He was in for alumni weekend and we sat for 419 00:19:22,840 --> 00:19:27,080 Speaker 2: almost two hours. He Tremaine Edmonds also sat with him, 420 00:19:27,200 --> 00:19:29,760 Speaker 2: the Bear's middle linebacker, and they did like an old 421 00:19:29,840 --> 00:19:33,080 Speaker 2: school news school interview thing with the legend and they 422 00:19:33,119 --> 00:19:35,280 Speaker 2: sat there and then you know, Tremaine one of the 423 00:19:35,600 --> 00:19:37,720 Speaker 2: talk to him then one on one with the cameras off, 424 00:19:37,760 --> 00:19:41,160 Speaker 2: and they just had he just was asking Buckets about 425 00:19:41,200 --> 00:19:43,920 Speaker 2: everything and it was meaningful, Like it was a really 426 00:19:44,040 --> 00:19:47,120 Speaker 2: great moment that I interviewed Buckets, and I've interviewed him 427 00:19:47,320 --> 00:19:50,199 Speaker 2: many times. A few years ago and I sat in 428 00:19:50,200 --> 00:19:52,680 Speaker 2: a hotel room with him for almost five hours interviewing. 429 00:19:52,840 --> 00:19:58,360 Speaker 2: Wow from Burt, like it was amazing stories so ironically, 430 00:19:59,000 --> 00:20:01,840 Speaker 2: if that's the right word. The last question I asked 431 00:20:01,880 --> 00:20:05,040 Speaker 2: him in that interview here three weeks ago, I said, Hey, 432 00:20:05,560 --> 00:20:08,520 Speaker 2: how do you want to be remembered, because he's only 433 00:20:08,560 --> 00:20:13,399 Speaker 2: remembered for his ferocity, is his you know, nastiness and 434 00:20:13,560 --> 00:20:15,840 Speaker 2: you know the label of being a dirty player, which 435 00:20:15,880 --> 00:20:19,160 Speaker 2: he really really hated because he didn't in any way 436 00:20:19,200 --> 00:20:20,960 Speaker 2: I feel he was a dirty player to play within 437 00:20:21,000 --> 00:20:23,640 Speaker 2: the rules the way they were made during that era. 438 00:20:24,040 --> 00:20:28,240 Speaker 2: And he never tried knowingly hurt anybody. He just he 439 00:20:28,400 --> 00:20:32,040 Speaker 2: just did. He was just vicious. But it made him emotional, 440 00:20:32,240 --> 00:20:34,320 Speaker 2: like he had a tear in his eye and he said, 441 00:20:34,560 --> 00:20:38,040 Speaker 2: I find it hard to believe that there's anybody that 442 00:20:38,240 --> 00:20:41,199 Speaker 2: loved the game more than me. And it kills me 443 00:20:41,280 --> 00:20:44,080 Speaker 2: up now, honestly, because he was like in that moment 444 00:20:44,119 --> 00:20:47,240 Speaker 2: and then he passes away three three days later. I'm 445 00:20:47,240 --> 00:20:49,359 Speaker 2: certainly glad I asked him that question because that's the 446 00:20:49,400 --> 00:20:53,119 Speaker 2: SoundBite that lives for perpetuity, and he said it with 447 00:20:53,200 --> 00:20:57,280 Speaker 2: a real emotion, and yeah, he just he did love 448 00:20:57,320 --> 00:20:58,920 Speaker 2: the game. He was talking about as a little kid. 449 00:20:59,119 --> 00:21:01,679 Speaker 2: You know, he knew he was gonna be a football player. 450 00:21:01,760 --> 00:21:02,280 Speaker 1: That was it. 451 00:21:02,400 --> 00:21:04,760 Speaker 2: There was no other plan. He was going to be 452 00:21:04,760 --> 00:21:07,000 Speaker 2: a football player. He'd go out and he grew up 453 00:21:07,040 --> 00:21:09,119 Speaker 2: on the South Side the Chicago born and bread. He 454 00:21:09,160 --> 00:21:11,520 Speaker 2: was born to be a bear and he would go 455 00:21:11,560 --> 00:21:13,879 Speaker 2: outside and throw the footbaf in the air and catch him, 456 00:21:13,920 --> 00:21:16,200 Speaker 2: you know, throw himself past this. He wanted to play 457 00:21:16,200 --> 00:21:18,600 Speaker 2: football so bad. I mean, we all did that as 458 00:21:18,600 --> 00:21:20,320 Speaker 2: a kid, but we didn't grow up to be six 459 00:21:20,440 --> 00:21:23,080 Speaker 2: three and two hundred and fifty pounds of romp and 460 00:21:23,119 --> 00:21:24,960 Speaker 2: stomping dynamite. Because that's what he was. 461 00:21:25,240 --> 00:21:28,680 Speaker 1: Wow, that's a that's an amazing way to end this podcast. 462 00:21:28,760 --> 00:21:31,920 Speaker 1: I mean, just we talk about football all the time, 463 00:21:31,920 --> 00:21:33,879 Speaker 1: but a lot of us can forget that the stories 464 00:21:33,920 --> 00:21:37,040 Speaker 1: and the memories made through the pig skin like this 465 00:21:37,119 --> 00:21:41,359 Speaker 1: is such a legendary guy and Dick Buckers and you 466 00:21:41,359 --> 00:21:44,320 Speaker 1: know Vikings fans, we always remember Bud Grant and just 467 00:21:44,400 --> 00:21:47,000 Speaker 1: that the rivalries that those guys had in you know, 468 00:21:47,119 --> 00:21:50,719 Speaker 1: years past. This only makes this upcoming Sundays match up 469 00:21:50,800 --> 00:21:54,080 Speaker 1: that much more fun. So as the stories and memories 470 00:21:54,080 --> 00:21:56,800 Speaker 1: continue to be made, Jeff, we just want to thank 471 00:21:56,840 --> 00:21:59,359 Speaker 1: you again for allowing us to spend some time with 472 00:21:59,440 --> 00:22:02,240 Speaker 1: you and allowing you to join our podcast today. So 473 00:22:02,880 --> 00:22:05,800 Speaker 1: without further ado, may the best team win on Sunday. 474 00:22:05,920 --> 00:22:08,040 Speaker 1: This is the Minnesota Vikings podcast. So we're going to 475 00:22:08,080 --> 00:22:10,560 Speaker 1: say the purple, but we're looking forward to seeing you there. Yes, 476 00:22:10,600 --> 00:22:13,240 Speaker 1: we'll kick off a set for twelve noon at Soldier 477 00:22:13,359 --> 00:22:16,560 Speaker 1: Field this upcoming Sunday Vikings versus Bears. One of these 478 00:22:16,600 --> 00:22:18,480 Speaker 1: teams are going to get their second win of the season, 479 00:22:18,520 --> 00:22:21,399 Speaker 1: and we're all hoping it is the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday. 480 00:22:21,560 --> 00:22:24,119 Speaker 1: This was the Minnesota Vikings Podcast, brought to you by 481 00:22:24,200 --> 00:22:28,440 Speaker 1: Pepsi made for Vikings watching Pepsi, the official soft drink 482 00:22:28,480 --> 00:22:31,840 Speaker 1: of the Minnesota Vikings. For Tatum Everett Jay Nelson, Eric Davidson, 483 00:22:31,880 --> 00:22:34,520 Speaker 1: and our special guests of the night, mister Jeff Joniak. 484 00:22:34,560 --> 00:22:36,720 Speaker 1: My name is Gabe Henderson. We'll talk to you next week.