1 00:00:06,720 --> 00:00:08,920 Speaker 1: This is a dynamic offense. They were in the Super 2 00:00:08,920 --> 00:00:11,040 Speaker 1: Bowl just a few years ago, and a lot of 3 00:00:11,039 --> 00:00:14,600 Speaker 1: these pieces are there, but I would not take them lately. 4 00:00:15,080 --> 00:00:20,000 Speaker 1: When this team has a sense of urgency and when 5 00:00:20,040 --> 00:00:24,160 Speaker 1: they don't think, they just play. I'm convinced this team 6 00:00:24,200 --> 00:00:35,519 Speaker 1: could put up thirty five points a game. Minnesota Vikings Podcast, 7 00:00:35,800 --> 00:00:40,320 Speaker 1: Episode sixty four. I'm your host si Amindson, joined by 8 00:00:40,400 --> 00:00:45,400 Speaker 1: Chris Corso and Jay Nelson from Vikings dot Com. Who 9 00:00:46,040 --> 00:00:49,400 Speaker 1: we are gonna look back at what happened on Sunday night. 10 00:00:49,479 --> 00:00:52,280 Speaker 1: We are gonna look forward to hosting the Falcons this 11 00:00:52,440 --> 00:00:56,760 Speaker 1: coming Sunday at US Bank Stadium. No guests this week, 12 00:00:56,840 --> 00:00:59,840 Speaker 1: so you're just getting You're just getting a bundle of 13 00:01:00,200 --> 00:01:03,400 Speaker 1: us three idiots and guys. I might just have to 14 00:01:03,440 --> 00:01:05,760 Speaker 1: step out of the way because I don't know that 15 00:01:05,800 --> 00:01:08,319 Speaker 1: I can talk about this Seattle game. Here's what Let 16 00:01:08,400 --> 00:01:12,080 Speaker 1: me give you a glimpse into where I've been at 17 00:01:12,120 --> 00:01:15,000 Speaker 1: as a man. We are one in four walking into 18 00:01:15,040 --> 00:01:16,479 Speaker 1: the game. Now. I want to win every game. I'm 19 00:01:16,480 --> 00:01:20,240 Speaker 1: not one of these tank people, but I also understand 20 00:01:20,280 --> 00:01:22,679 Speaker 1: if the young players are getting better and they're competitive, 21 00:01:22,959 --> 00:01:26,480 Speaker 1: I would love a great draft pick, so I want 22 00:01:26,480 --> 00:01:30,600 Speaker 1: to win the game. My expectations aren't incredibly high right now. 23 00:01:30,640 --> 00:01:33,840 Speaker 1: My expectations are more solely focused. I want to see 24 00:01:33,880 --> 00:01:36,960 Speaker 1: the cornerbacks improve. I want to see Justin Jefferson blade better. 25 00:01:37,040 --> 00:01:39,160 Speaker 1: I want to see us take a punch and rebound. 26 00:01:39,319 --> 00:01:41,040 Speaker 1: I want to see things like that, things that I 27 00:01:41,080 --> 00:01:45,319 Speaker 1: believe will lead to wins. But then the Vikings go 28 00:01:45,360 --> 00:01:47,639 Speaker 1: out and they jump up thirteen zero in the first half. 29 00:01:47,760 --> 00:01:50,480 Speaker 1: But I'm a Viking fan and I've been one since 30 00:01:50,480 --> 00:01:53,200 Speaker 1: I was a little kid, so I understand that I'm 31 00:01:53,200 --> 00:01:55,320 Speaker 1: not going to get excited about a thirteen oh lead 32 00:01:55,360 --> 00:01:57,200 Speaker 1: against the best team in football in the first half, 33 00:01:57,240 --> 00:02:00,400 Speaker 1: because I know there are two halves in football. And 34 00:02:00,440 --> 00:02:05,320 Speaker 1: then the second half rolls around turnover, turnover. Of course, 35 00:02:05,360 --> 00:02:07,920 Speaker 1: this is what has happened. I've been around, I've been 36 00:02:07,920 --> 00:02:10,040 Speaker 1: a fan of this team since I was a little kid. 37 00:02:10,440 --> 00:02:15,280 Speaker 1: And then they bounced back. With Chris Corso on the 38 00:02:15,320 --> 00:02:19,200 Speaker 1: phone with me, Jay, I bought in, and I like, 39 00:02:19,720 --> 00:02:22,080 Speaker 1: I didn't just buy in. I was like, you know what, Chris, 40 00:02:22,560 --> 00:02:25,880 Speaker 1: this team should have beaten Tennessee. This team, the Colts 41 00:02:25,880 --> 00:02:29,000 Speaker 1: and the Packers are Super Bowl contenders. They're about to 42 00:02:29,080 --> 00:02:31,800 Speaker 1: beat the best team in football. This team should be 43 00:02:31,880 --> 00:02:34,560 Speaker 1: three and two, having played one of the toughest schedules 44 00:02:34,560 --> 00:02:38,840 Speaker 1: in all in football. Let's go and then right in 45 00:02:38,960 --> 00:02:44,079 Speaker 1: my nad sack, just right in my Viking emotional nad sack, 46 00:02:44,360 --> 00:02:47,040 Speaker 1: fourth and six inches, which I love the call. We 47 00:02:47,080 --> 00:02:50,480 Speaker 1: couldn't get it, mister unlimited doinks all the way down 48 00:02:50,520 --> 00:02:53,320 Speaker 1: the field for the W and I was just sitting 49 00:02:53,400 --> 00:02:56,200 Speaker 1: there feeling like I've felt a million times. So I'm 50 00:02:56,240 --> 00:02:58,920 Speaker 1: gonna talk about this game and I'm gonna break it down, 51 00:02:59,120 --> 00:03:02,760 Speaker 1: but I need to let you know emotionally, I'm not 52 00:03:02,919 --> 00:03:06,799 Speaker 1: in a great place to break it down. Let's start, 53 00:03:06,919 --> 00:03:12,239 Speaker 1: Chris with the fourth and half a yard call. I 54 00:03:12,320 --> 00:03:16,000 Speaker 1: loved it. I'm gonna keep loving it. And that's not 55 00:03:16,080 --> 00:03:18,120 Speaker 1: just a Homer take, that's not just I work for 56 00:03:18,160 --> 00:03:23,560 Speaker 1: the Vikings take. I just you had been dominating the 57 00:03:23,720 --> 00:03:27,200 Speaker 1: run game all night, Madison had had one hundred yards 58 00:03:27,200 --> 00:03:30,480 Speaker 1: in the second half. You need six inches, Go get it, 59 00:03:30,520 --> 00:03:33,880 Speaker 1: go win the game. I agree, like I mean, we 60 00:03:34,000 --> 00:03:36,839 Speaker 1: don't normally agree, but I agree on this one. When 61 00:03:36,880 --> 00:03:38,640 Speaker 1: the call was made, I think it was the wrong 62 00:03:38,680 --> 00:03:41,000 Speaker 1: about a ton of stuff. Chris, Yes, keep going thank 63 00:03:41,000 --> 00:03:43,440 Speaker 1: you for a green. I honestly love the call. You're 64 00:03:43,480 --> 00:03:45,600 Speaker 1: there to win the game. You're one in three in 65 00:03:45,640 --> 00:03:49,200 Speaker 1: the moment. I argued with Ben Lieber about this post game, 66 00:03:49,960 --> 00:03:53,400 Speaker 1: but you're not there to tie and watch Russell Wilson 67 00:03:53,480 --> 00:03:55,680 Speaker 1: go for the tie of the game at the end. 68 00:03:55,720 --> 00:03:59,320 Speaker 1: There you have six inches to go. It seemed like 69 00:03:59,440 --> 00:04:02,240 Speaker 1: Alexander Madison could have just jumped out to the outside. 70 00:04:02,680 --> 00:04:04,920 Speaker 1: Not his fault on the play. Obviously, it was a 71 00:04:04,920 --> 00:04:08,320 Speaker 1: tough play for him, but an outstanding game as a 72 00:04:08,360 --> 00:04:11,280 Speaker 1: whole for him. But I loved Mike Zimmer's call in 73 00:04:11,320 --> 00:04:14,560 Speaker 1: the moment. I think most Vikings fans would have been 74 00:04:14,640 --> 00:04:18,320 Speaker 1: more upset if he kicks the field goal, goes up 75 00:04:18,400 --> 00:04:21,240 Speaker 1: eight and then Russell Wilson comes down and ties the game. 76 00:04:21,279 --> 00:04:24,360 Speaker 1: I think that's like the ultimate throat in the head 77 00:04:24,360 --> 00:04:27,159 Speaker 1: coach's face. So I think he made the right call. Yeah, 78 00:04:27,400 --> 00:04:29,880 Speaker 1: And let me give you an even different angle on it, 79 00:04:29,920 --> 00:04:33,240 Speaker 1: because I'm an analytics guy to a certain degree. I'm 80 00:04:33,279 --> 00:04:36,160 Speaker 1: not a pro football focus guy, but I think analytics 81 00:04:36,160 --> 00:04:39,240 Speaker 1: should influence sports to a certain degree. But also having 82 00:04:39,279 --> 00:04:43,920 Speaker 1: coach sports, I understand that they need to mesh with, 83 00:04:44,360 --> 00:04:46,719 Speaker 1: you know, understanding who your team is and what the 84 00:04:46,760 --> 00:04:49,240 Speaker 1: situation is. So it's not black and white for me. 85 00:04:49,279 --> 00:04:53,680 Speaker 1: And I've always understood when fans get frustrated when a 86 00:04:53,720 --> 00:04:57,480 Speaker 1: coach goes against the math in a two point conversion 87 00:04:57,600 --> 00:05:01,039 Speaker 1: situation or a light game kick the goals, like, I've 88 00:05:01,080 --> 00:05:03,960 Speaker 1: always understood that. But the other side of this, to 89 00:05:04,000 --> 00:05:10,000 Speaker 1: me is an emotional one. You have lost two really 90 00:05:10,080 --> 00:05:14,120 Speaker 1: difficult games on primetime in Seattle two years in a row, 91 00:05:14,440 --> 00:05:17,600 Speaker 1: when your team was a playoff team, a contender, a 92 00:05:17,600 --> 00:05:20,039 Speaker 1: team that should have been, should have had a chance 93 00:05:20,080 --> 00:05:23,479 Speaker 1: to make a run. You had a chance to win 94 00:05:23,520 --> 00:05:25,800 Speaker 1: this You're one in three. And I don't just think 95 00:05:25,839 --> 00:05:29,880 Speaker 1: it's about winning the game. If you went there and 96 00:05:30,000 --> 00:05:31,920 Speaker 1: you win it in a way where you use your 97 00:05:32,040 --> 00:05:35,000 Speaker 1: dominant force the running game, to stick it down their 98 00:05:35,040 --> 00:05:37,880 Speaker 1: throats and go, you're not even getting a chance. The 99 00:05:37,960 --> 00:05:41,440 Speaker 1: sort of message that sends, you know, sometimes the emotions 100 00:05:41,440 --> 00:05:47,680 Speaker 1: of professional sports get overplayed and there's dramatics around them. 101 00:05:48,200 --> 00:05:50,599 Speaker 1: But in this situation, I've also been in locker rooms 102 00:05:50,640 --> 00:05:54,200 Speaker 1: where people rally to stuff, They rallied to the weirdest stuff. 103 00:05:54,240 --> 00:05:56,160 Speaker 1: And if you win the game like that with a 104 00:05:56,160 --> 00:05:58,799 Speaker 1: big fu moment, which is what it is. This team 105 00:05:58,839 --> 00:06:01,360 Speaker 1: starts to rally and they go, look what we just did. 106 00:06:01,560 --> 00:06:03,720 Speaker 1: We should have won that Tennessee game. I just think 107 00:06:03,760 --> 00:06:06,960 Speaker 1: it could have set this mood walking forward. That to 108 00:06:07,080 --> 00:06:13,920 Speaker 1: me far outweighs all the mathematical implications and play calling 109 00:06:13,960 --> 00:06:17,479 Speaker 1: that anyone's discussing. Jay as herm Edwards once said, you 110 00:06:17,600 --> 00:06:21,120 Speaker 1: play to win the game, and gosh, that sounds like 111 00:06:21,160 --> 00:06:24,719 Speaker 1: something Corso would say, Jay, I count on you to 112 00:06:24,839 --> 00:06:28,720 Speaker 1: be clever and lovable, not to be dorky and Chris ish, 113 00:06:28,960 --> 00:06:31,120 Speaker 1: let's go this other direction. Then you're playing a game 114 00:06:31,160 --> 00:06:33,279 Speaker 1: of poker. You're sitting at the table and there's three 115 00:06:33,279 --> 00:06:36,120 Speaker 1: guys left. Go there we go. So we're sitting at 116 00:06:36,120 --> 00:06:38,799 Speaker 1: the poker table, there's three guys left, and it's coming 117 00:06:38,839 --> 00:06:41,640 Speaker 1: down to you need to house one last card on 118 00:06:41,680 --> 00:06:45,080 Speaker 1: the river, and you're sitting there saying, if I don't 119 00:06:45,160 --> 00:06:48,880 Speaker 1: do this with the way everything else has gone, yeah, 120 00:06:48,920 --> 00:06:50,600 Speaker 1: there's a chance I'm going to lose out on this, 121 00:06:50,640 --> 00:06:52,800 Speaker 1: but there's a huge chance that I'm going to do it. 122 00:06:53,120 --> 00:06:55,839 Speaker 1: You're going to lay down the stack to try to 123 00:06:55,920 --> 00:06:59,480 Speaker 1: win the whole thing. This team up to this point 124 00:07:00,040 --> 00:07:03,480 Speaker 1: has gotten caught on the end of games in Tennessee. 125 00:07:03,760 --> 00:07:06,920 Speaker 1: On this one, you were still leading, and the idea is, 126 00:07:07,000 --> 00:07:08,960 Speaker 1: are you going to go for the dagger or you're 127 00:07:08,960 --> 00:07:12,040 Speaker 1: gonna play it safe. And I do not personally feel 128 00:07:12,400 --> 00:07:14,640 Speaker 1: that a coach like Mike Zimmer is one who's going 129 00:07:14,680 --> 00:07:16,960 Speaker 1: to play it safe when he has a chance to 130 00:07:17,000 --> 00:07:20,440 Speaker 1: grab the win by the throat, because that is not 131 00:07:20,520 --> 00:07:22,840 Speaker 1: his m And the other thing that it does is 132 00:07:22,880 --> 00:07:26,080 Speaker 1: it also sends to a room full of alpha males 133 00:07:26,520 --> 00:07:29,240 Speaker 1: who are playing this game, who are all hyper competitive, 134 00:07:29,320 --> 00:07:32,000 Speaker 1: that I believe in you to get half a yard. 135 00:07:32,400 --> 00:07:34,520 Speaker 1: I believe in you to win this thing, and we're 136 00:07:34,560 --> 00:07:38,360 Speaker 1: going to do this. And even if it doesn't happen defensively, 137 00:07:38,440 --> 00:07:42,720 Speaker 1: you still have to hold them for ninety four yards. 138 00:07:42,880 --> 00:07:46,480 Speaker 1: So like everything was set up for them to have 139 00:07:46,560 --> 00:07:49,080 Speaker 1: the chance to win. And if it's me, if I'm 140 00:07:49,120 --> 00:07:51,480 Speaker 1: the coach, if I'm a player, and you kick that 141 00:07:51,560 --> 00:07:53,480 Speaker 1: field goal to play it safe to get to eight, 142 00:07:54,160 --> 00:07:56,200 Speaker 1: I'm going to be sitting there watching them drive down 143 00:07:56,200 --> 00:07:57,960 Speaker 1: the field saying, we could have won this thing if 144 00:07:57,960 --> 00:08:00,400 Speaker 1: you believed in us to get a half a yard. So, 145 00:08:00,680 --> 00:08:03,880 Speaker 1: in all circumstances on this thing, I was one who 146 00:08:04,000 --> 00:08:06,280 Speaker 1: was texting with co workers and friends who were saying, 147 00:08:06,280 --> 00:08:08,000 Speaker 1: what do we do? What do we do? I was 148 00:08:08,040 --> 00:08:12,120 Speaker 1: sending them dagger gifts and all this kind of stuff, like, 149 00:08:12,160 --> 00:08:14,119 Speaker 1: you go for it. You have to try to slay 150 00:08:14,160 --> 00:08:17,040 Speaker 1: this vampire because they've gotten you over and over and 151 00:08:17,120 --> 00:08:19,720 Speaker 1: over again, and this was the chance and it didn't 152 00:08:19,720 --> 00:08:22,560 Speaker 1: work out. But I love the mentality of as soon 153 00:08:22,600 --> 00:08:24,720 Speaker 1: as this coaching staff or players start to play this 154 00:08:24,800 --> 00:08:28,040 Speaker 1: thing safe, that is a dangerous thing to do because 155 00:08:28,040 --> 00:08:31,080 Speaker 1: it infested the rest of your locker room moving forward. Yeah, 156 00:08:31,080 --> 00:08:33,520 Speaker 1: it was killer to lose that game, but you knew 157 00:08:33,520 --> 00:08:36,000 Speaker 1: you had the right mindset and the right intentions to 158 00:08:36,120 --> 00:08:38,920 Speaker 1: try and win the thing outright, And I'm not going 159 00:08:38,960 --> 00:08:41,439 Speaker 1: to fault them for that. I love it, Jay, And 160 00:08:41,880 --> 00:08:46,880 Speaker 1: I also think the storylines, like you had this game 161 00:08:46,920 --> 00:08:49,760 Speaker 1: that's set up so well for your young talent to 162 00:08:49,760 --> 00:08:55,040 Speaker 1: walk forward from it. I mean, Eric Wilson had a game. No, 163 00:08:55,240 --> 00:08:58,720 Speaker 1: I mean, the interception was great, the sack was great, 164 00:08:58,760 --> 00:09:01,640 Speaker 1: But I mentioned it to Chris on the postgame show. 165 00:09:02,040 --> 00:09:04,280 Speaker 1: It's more just he was in the right place at 166 00:09:04,280 --> 00:09:07,760 Speaker 1: the right time, doing his job the entire game. That's 167 00:09:07,760 --> 00:09:10,360 Speaker 1: a big deal. That's some Anthony Barr stuff right there. 168 00:09:10,400 --> 00:09:13,440 Speaker 1: He was really really impressive. The young corners. Now, Russell 169 00:09:13,480 --> 00:09:16,640 Speaker 1: Wilson might have had a high completion percentage, but the 170 00:09:16,840 --> 00:09:21,320 Speaker 1: second Dary as a whole, when you're looking at it, going, 171 00:09:21,640 --> 00:09:26,280 Speaker 1: You've held this all world quarterback who's on the greatest 172 00:09:26,320 --> 00:09:29,840 Speaker 1: pace in the history of professional football to start a season, literally, 173 00:09:30,760 --> 00:09:34,920 Speaker 1: your two young rookie corners, and your second dary held 174 00:09:35,040 --> 00:09:37,880 Speaker 1: him to twenty one points. And oh, by the way, 175 00:09:38,520 --> 00:09:43,320 Speaker 1: fourteen of them came after disastrous turnovers in your own end. 176 00:09:44,160 --> 00:09:47,200 Speaker 1: You like, just the narratives that would have walked out 177 00:09:47,200 --> 00:09:49,960 Speaker 1: of this game for these young players from a confidence 178 00:09:50,000 --> 00:09:54,560 Speaker 1: and performance standpoint. To me, it makes that decision even 179 00:09:55,000 --> 00:09:58,000 Speaker 1: even more of a no brainer because because the other 180 00:09:58,040 --> 00:10:00,840 Speaker 1: thing is if they win that game right then and there, 181 00:10:01,320 --> 00:10:03,240 Speaker 1: it sends all those message. He goes, look at what 182 00:10:03,280 --> 00:10:05,880 Speaker 1: you did, even with two turnovers. You held Russell Wilson 183 00:10:05,880 --> 00:10:09,480 Speaker 1: and DK Metcalf to twenty one point. They go down, 184 00:10:10,200 --> 00:10:12,640 Speaker 1: score a last minute drive on you get a two 185 00:10:12,640 --> 00:10:14,920 Speaker 1: point conversion, You got over time, You still win that game. 186 00:10:14,960 --> 00:10:18,760 Speaker 1: You go, that was great. I just love the narratives 187 00:10:18,800 --> 00:10:21,960 Speaker 1: that that might have created. The hard part about this 188 00:10:22,000 --> 00:10:24,520 Speaker 1: one was that it was the duality of the game, right, 189 00:10:25,000 --> 00:10:27,600 Speaker 1: So you had the fact that they held the time 190 00:10:27,600 --> 00:10:29,840 Speaker 1: of possession, the defense stepped up and did what they 191 00:10:29,880 --> 00:10:32,319 Speaker 1: needed to do the secondary especially, But then when it 192 00:10:32,360 --> 00:10:34,080 Speaker 1: came down to crunch time and we were on those 193 00:10:34,120 --> 00:10:38,560 Speaker 1: fourth thound plays, they weren't able to hold them off 194 00:10:38,640 --> 00:10:41,840 Speaker 1: long enough in order to run off the clock. So 195 00:10:41,960 --> 00:10:44,080 Speaker 1: in doing that, as a young player, they have the 196 00:10:44,080 --> 00:10:46,360 Speaker 1: confidence knowing that they went against two of the best 197 00:10:46,360 --> 00:10:49,480 Speaker 1: wide receivers in the game. Right now, on the flip side, 198 00:10:50,480 --> 00:10:53,720 Speaker 1: one or two plays made the entire game. So in 199 00:10:53,760 --> 00:10:56,160 Speaker 1: the future when they become a second, a third, or 200 00:10:56,160 --> 00:10:58,840 Speaker 1: fourth or fifth year VET, they'll remember that in the 201 00:10:58,880 --> 00:11:01,280 Speaker 1: sense of are going to do their job. But in 202 00:11:01,320 --> 00:11:05,319 Speaker 1: these situations and in these scenarios, there are certain games 203 00:11:05,320 --> 00:11:09,280 Speaker 1: within the game that they're gonna have to pay attention to, right, Chris, Yeah, 204 00:11:09,320 --> 00:11:11,840 Speaker 1: we had Eric Wilson on under center with Kirk Cousins 205 00:11:11,880 --> 00:11:14,680 Speaker 1: this week and he literally said that He's like, there 206 00:11:14,679 --> 00:11:17,280 Speaker 1: were like one or two plays in this game where 207 00:11:17,679 --> 00:11:20,080 Speaker 1: us young guys were like, Wow, we can play with 208 00:11:20,120 --> 00:11:22,480 Speaker 1: these guys, We can play with the Seattle Seahawks, Like 209 00:11:23,040 --> 00:11:26,720 Speaker 1: where those caliber of players Jeff Gladney played the entire 210 00:11:26,840 --> 00:11:30,440 Speaker 1: game and you see a five eleven first round draft pick, 211 00:11:30,559 --> 00:11:34,920 Speaker 1: rookie cornerback shoving the six six. I don't even know 212 00:11:34,920 --> 00:11:38,520 Speaker 1: how freaking tall DJ Metcalf is, but jawing going back 213 00:11:38,559 --> 00:11:41,440 Speaker 1: and forth with him on primetime television, Like some of 214 00:11:41,440 --> 00:11:44,160 Speaker 1: these guys are just getting their feet wet. Like in 215 00:11:44,200 --> 00:11:48,040 Speaker 1: the NFL, Eric Wilson's getting his feet wet playing Anthony 216 00:11:48,080 --> 00:11:51,640 Speaker 1: Barr's position, following the running back up the line and 217 00:11:51,720 --> 00:11:54,240 Speaker 1: knocking him out of bounds to make a huge interception 218 00:11:54,280 --> 00:11:57,200 Speaker 1: in the game. Hearing him break that down was so awesome. 219 00:11:57,280 --> 00:12:00,360 Speaker 1: So there's so many positives to take from the scamp. 220 00:12:00,520 --> 00:12:04,199 Speaker 1: We're finally establishing that identity, the identity in the first half. 221 00:12:04,800 --> 00:12:07,680 Speaker 1: That's the identity that Mike Zimmer wants to set. Run 222 00:12:07,720 --> 00:12:10,560 Speaker 1: the ball down their throats, play good defense, keep the 223 00:12:10,640 --> 00:12:13,840 Speaker 1: offense off the field. We haven't seen that in Week one. 224 00:12:13,880 --> 00:12:16,360 Speaker 1: Week two I said that to USA, and a couple 225 00:12:16,360 --> 00:12:19,520 Speaker 1: of mistakes in there total killers. But at the end 226 00:12:19,520 --> 00:12:21,559 Speaker 1: of the day, I think it was a lot of positives. 227 00:12:21,880 --> 00:12:25,600 Speaker 1: It's just good teams win that game, and we're right, 228 00:12:25,640 --> 00:12:28,000 Speaker 1: we're on the way to getting back to where Mike 229 00:12:28,080 --> 00:12:31,319 Speaker 1: Zimmer was a few years ago. Well, let's touch quick 230 00:12:31,400 --> 00:12:37,079 Speaker 1: on that disastrous third quarter sequence. Seattle gets a TD 231 00:12:37,640 --> 00:12:44,120 Speaker 1: Cousins fumble DK metcalf TD, next play Cousins interception, next 232 00:12:44,160 --> 00:12:49,880 Speaker 1: play twenty nine yard TD run. So, Chris, because you're 233 00:12:49,880 --> 00:12:53,760 Speaker 1: the Kirk Cousins aficionado on the show, I'm gonna give 234 00:12:53,800 --> 00:13:00,920 Speaker 1: you the bad and good here. The bad is, you 235 00:13:01,000 --> 00:13:04,120 Speaker 1: had everything in front of you. This was another big 236 00:13:04,160 --> 00:13:06,840 Speaker 1: time moment, big time game, and you need your big 237 00:13:06,840 --> 00:13:10,920 Speaker 1: time quarterback to have better pocket awareness and you need 238 00:13:11,000 --> 00:13:14,440 Speaker 1: him to not make that throw. I understand it was 239 00:13:14,840 --> 00:13:19,200 Speaker 1: a nice play by kJ Wright, but you can't make 240 00:13:19,240 --> 00:13:21,560 Speaker 1: that throw, and if you do, you got to complete it. 241 00:13:21,720 --> 00:13:24,560 Speaker 1: You know, it's there is a fair reason, and I'm 242 00:13:24,600 --> 00:13:28,120 Speaker 1: sure the quarterback himself would admit that there's fair reason 243 00:13:28,160 --> 00:13:32,240 Speaker 1: to be critical of those moments. That's the bad. We 244 00:13:32,320 --> 00:13:35,560 Speaker 1: saw some of that, some of those narratives rear their 245 00:13:35,600 --> 00:13:38,800 Speaker 1: head in that moment. The good is something that I've 246 00:13:38,840 --> 00:13:43,200 Speaker 1: been talking about consistently since we started this show this year, 247 00:13:43,240 --> 00:13:47,000 Speaker 1: and it's the ability to punch back. It's the ability 248 00:13:47,120 --> 00:13:50,640 Speaker 1: to look at something like that in the face and 249 00:13:50,840 --> 00:13:53,760 Speaker 1: not fall apart. For the rest of the game, and 250 00:13:54,360 --> 00:13:58,800 Speaker 1: we saw this team lead long drives throughout the entire game, 251 00:13:58,840 --> 00:14:01,880 Speaker 1: including the last two on eleven play drive for seventy 252 00:14:01,880 --> 00:14:06,120 Speaker 1: seven yards. It ended with an Adam Feeling touchdown, and 253 00:14:06,160 --> 00:14:09,600 Speaker 1: then a fifteen play drive for ninety seven yards eight 254 00:14:09,640 --> 00:14:13,560 Speaker 1: minutes with another Feeling touchdown. That's the good of it. 255 00:14:13,600 --> 00:14:15,960 Speaker 1: The good of it was as bad as that sequence 256 00:14:16,120 --> 00:14:18,600 Speaker 1: was and as disaster. When you give up back to 257 00:14:18,720 --> 00:14:22,120 Speaker 1: back to back to back and two touchdowns two interceptions, 258 00:14:22,280 --> 00:14:26,160 Speaker 1: they scored a touchdown. I mean, that's worst nightmare type 259 00:14:26,200 --> 00:14:28,080 Speaker 1: situation when you're playing one of the best teams in 260 00:14:28,120 --> 00:14:30,360 Speaker 1: the NFL, and they bounced back. So there was a 261 00:14:30,400 --> 00:14:33,240 Speaker 1: bunch of bad there, and there was also some good there. 262 00:14:33,720 --> 00:14:36,240 Speaker 1: Absolutely you. I mean, you can't say it much better 263 00:14:36,280 --> 00:14:38,920 Speaker 1: than that. It was. If I could summarize this up 264 00:14:38,920 --> 00:14:42,600 Speaker 1: in a few Siaminson phone calls during the game, I 265 00:14:42,720 --> 00:14:45,280 Speaker 1: do it. Don't you let people into my private life. 266 00:14:45,960 --> 00:14:48,520 Speaker 1: You were so happy when we talked at halftime, and 267 00:14:48,560 --> 00:14:52,120 Speaker 1: then I get a call after the twenty one point swing, 268 00:14:52,120 --> 00:14:54,960 Speaker 1: and then SI was not so happy on the other 269 00:14:55,040 --> 00:14:57,680 Speaker 1: line of the phone, and I had to agree with them. Yeah, 270 00:14:57,680 --> 00:14:59,360 Speaker 1: I had nothing to say to you, I normally I 271 00:14:59,680 --> 00:15:03,960 Speaker 1: back our quarterback and then men, oh man, did he 272 00:15:04,080 --> 00:15:07,440 Speaker 1: prove me wrong? Because it seems like every time that 273 00:15:07,600 --> 00:15:10,080 Speaker 1: his back is up against the wall in these moments 274 00:15:10,080 --> 00:15:13,720 Speaker 1: and you have literally zero faith that he's gonna bring 275 00:15:13,760 --> 00:15:16,600 Speaker 1: it back. And I referenced the Denver game at home 276 00:15:16,600 --> 00:15:18,960 Speaker 1: at US Bank Stadium last year when we were down 277 00:15:19,000 --> 00:15:22,600 Speaker 1: like three touchdowns. Those moments, it's like when you when 278 00:15:22,640 --> 00:15:25,200 Speaker 1: you don't have any faith, you just you see him 279 00:15:25,200 --> 00:15:29,280 Speaker 1: scream on the sideline. And I think those two drives 280 00:15:29,320 --> 00:15:32,320 Speaker 1: that were ninety plus yards was the best that he's 281 00:15:32,400 --> 00:15:35,240 Speaker 1: looked in his career as a Minnesota Viking. I really do. 282 00:15:35,440 --> 00:15:38,160 Speaker 1: I mean, you could probably say the drive in the 283 00:15:38,160 --> 00:15:41,520 Speaker 1: playoff game against in New Orleans last year. But the 284 00:15:41,560 --> 00:15:44,320 Speaker 1: way that he was like just tossing the ball, hitting 285 00:15:44,320 --> 00:15:47,000 Speaker 1: at him, feeling throwing the ball down the field, it 286 00:15:47,040 --> 00:15:49,440 Speaker 1: seems like that hurry up offense and Sie you were 287 00:15:49,440 --> 00:15:54,800 Speaker 1: on this last year, I've been on it for three 288 00:15:54,840 --> 00:15:56,480 Speaker 1: and a half years, and I know you're gonna have 289 00:15:56,520 --> 00:15:59,160 Speaker 1: to bleep that word when you put this podcast out, 290 00:15:59,200 --> 00:16:03,600 Speaker 1: but don't cut the moment he's it's everybody wants to 291 00:16:03,640 --> 00:16:06,920 Speaker 1: criticize this team is good at the hurry up. This team. 292 00:16:07,160 --> 00:16:10,440 Speaker 1: When this team has a sense of urgency, and when 293 00:16:10,440 --> 00:16:14,160 Speaker 1: they don't think, they just play. When he just goes 294 00:16:14,160 --> 00:16:17,600 Speaker 1: out and boom bang go, boom bang go, boom bang go. 295 00:16:18,120 --> 00:16:21,440 Speaker 1: I'm just I'm convinced this team could put up thirty 296 00:16:21,480 --> 00:16:25,000 Speaker 1: five points a game. I agree, and I mean, you 297 00:16:25,040 --> 00:16:27,920 Speaker 1: see feeling down the field, then you see a run 298 00:16:28,000 --> 00:16:30,600 Speaker 1: to Alexander Madison. They had the running game involved in 299 00:16:30,640 --> 00:16:33,040 Speaker 1: it too, which was all like it was just it 300 00:16:33,120 --> 00:16:35,240 Speaker 1: was the best thing. Being in a hurry up or 301 00:16:35,280 --> 00:16:37,760 Speaker 1: having some pace doesn't mean you need to go away 302 00:16:37,800 --> 00:16:39,760 Speaker 1: from the running game. That's what I love about the 303 00:16:39,920 --> 00:16:43,160 Speaker 1: possibilities with this offense. It could be a fast paced, 304 00:16:43,280 --> 00:16:47,600 Speaker 1: high scoring offense that is led by its running backs 305 00:16:47,640 --> 00:16:51,640 Speaker 1: and the fear other teams have about defending its running backs. 306 00:16:52,400 --> 00:16:55,040 Speaker 1: I couldn't agree more. And even the first couple of 307 00:16:55,080 --> 00:16:57,440 Speaker 1: drives when we're up thirteen, nothing he was. I mean, 308 00:16:57,440 --> 00:16:59,800 Speaker 1: he had a few throws down the field irv Smith, 309 00:16:59,840 --> 00:17:02,160 Speaker 1: but he did not look better than when he was 310 00:17:02,240 --> 00:17:05,600 Speaker 1: pissed off and going down the field. In those two drives, 311 00:17:05,640 --> 00:17:07,760 Speaker 1: I thought there were two of the better drives in 312 00:17:07,800 --> 00:17:10,760 Speaker 1: the past three years for Kirk Cousins and the entire 313 00:17:10,880 --> 00:17:14,840 Speaker 1: Vikings offense. So then my mind changes completely and I'm like, 314 00:17:14,920 --> 00:17:17,560 Speaker 1: here we go. Now, this is a ballgame. We took 315 00:17:17,600 --> 00:17:20,280 Speaker 1: the lead, and yeah you get the tough call at 316 00:17:20,320 --> 00:17:22,800 Speaker 1: the end. All these games are decided. I feel like 317 00:17:22,840 --> 00:17:26,680 Speaker 1: every week on the last play for the Vikings. But yeah, 318 00:17:26,400 --> 00:17:29,000 Speaker 1: if I want to see more of that, I really do. 319 00:17:29,560 --> 00:17:32,600 Speaker 1: Always be closing finish out the games. Whether it was 320 00:17:32,680 --> 00:17:35,119 Speaker 1: Tennessee who's a good team, in Seattle who is a 321 00:17:35,119 --> 00:17:37,720 Speaker 1: good team. Both of those teams were able to find 322 00:17:37,720 --> 00:17:40,480 Speaker 1: a way at the end of the game to nip 323 00:17:40,520 --> 00:17:43,439 Speaker 1: us in the butt, and it's it's that's the frustrating end. 324 00:17:43,560 --> 00:17:46,800 Speaker 1: Almost Houston and almost Yeah, true, true, and that's that. 325 00:17:46,960 --> 00:17:48,600 Speaker 1: But that's the point. Like with the Houston one, you 326 00:17:48,640 --> 00:17:50,840 Speaker 1: looked at it and said, we are better than this 327 00:17:50,920 --> 00:17:53,840 Speaker 1: Houston team and we can close this one, where the 328 00:17:53,880 --> 00:17:56,320 Speaker 1: other two it got to the end and you're like, 329 00:17:56,680 --> 00:17:59,119 Speaker 1: are we better? And when you have to answer that 330 00:17:59,200 --> 00:18:01,680 Speaker 1: question at the end, one side of the ball felt 331 00:18:01,720 --> 00:18:03,399 Speaker 1: like it got it done, but the other side is 332 00:18:03,440 --> 00:18:06,280 Speaker 1: the one that got bit And that I think is 333 00:18:06,280 --> 00:18:08,760 Speaker 1: the hardest part with watching this team this year is 334 00:18:09,000 --> 00:18:11,879 Speaker 1: you're right. Now, let's talk about those two other games. 335 00:18:12,280 --> 00:18:14,440 Speaker 1: You win those one point games instead of lose those 336 00:18:14,440 --> 00:18:16,320 Speaker 1: one point games, and you're sitting at three and two, 337 00:18:16,840 --> 00:18:19,760 Speaker 1: so which is a completely different stratosphere than sitting at 338 00:18:19,760 --> 00:18:22,960 Speaker 1: one and four, and we're looking at this team a 339 00:18:23,000 --> 00:18:26,920 Speaker 1: different way. The hardest part is the feeling of if 340 00:18:26,920 --> 00:18:28,879 Speaker 1: you need one or two more plays that are made, 341 00:18:29,440 --> 00:18:32,720 Speaker 1: missing out on some of your top playmakers. You're sitting 342 00:18:32,720 --> 00:18:35,639 Speaker 1: there saying if we had them, would it be different. 343 00:18:35,760 --> 00:18:38,360 Speaker 1: The problem is in football, it doesn't matter. You can't 344 00:18:38,359 --> 00:18:39,960 Speaker 1: sit there and play the if game. It's just what 345 00:18:40,119 --> 00:18:42,760 Speaker 1: happened this past week. And the honest answer is we 346 00:18:42,760 --> 00:18:45,040 Speaker 1: didn't get it done. And that's why it hurts so 347 00:18:45,160 --> 00:18:48,000 Speaker 1: much is because we've had this scenario over and over 348 00:18:48,040 --> 00:18:50,080 Speaker 1: again with Seattle, and I think that's why the fans 349 00:18:50,480 --> 00:18:53,320 Speaker 1: get so frustrated with it, not only with the Tennessee game, 350 00:18:53,400 --> 00:18:56,600 Speaker 1: but just the history of Seattle. And trust me, with 351 00:18:56,680 --> 00:18:58,359 Speaker 1: the way that you know Zimmer talked about it in 352 00:18:58,359 --> 00:19:00,960 Speaker 1: press conferences and leading up to the game, everything. He 353 00:19:01,040 --> 00:19:03,199 Speaker 1: knows that the Seattle team is the one that has 354 00:19:03,200 --> 00:19:05,520 Speaker 1: gotten him over and over again, and he wants it 355 00:19:05,520 --> 00:19:07,479 Speaker 1: in the worst way so for fans to sit there 356 00:19:07,520 --> 00:19:10,760 Speaker 1: and feel like outguest himself forgot too aggressive or any 357 00:19:10,800 --> 00:19:12,639 Speaker 1: of that kind of stuff. He's playing to win this 358 00:19:12,680 --> 00:19:18,400 Speaker 1: thing because he wants this win more than anybody. Download 359 00:19:18,400 --> 00:19:21,399 Speaker 1: the official mobile app of the Minnesota Vikings today for 360 00:19:21,480 --> 00:19:26,119 Speaker 1: either your Apple or Android device. Watch game highlights, press conferences, 361 00:19:26,200 --> 00:19:30,040 Speaker 1: and exclusive Vikings Entertainment Network content. Stay up to date 362 00:19:30,080 --> 00:19:32,840 Speaker 1: on the latest team news, and much more. Customize your 363 00:19:32,880 --> 00:19:37,120 Speaker 1: app experience via push notifications so you never miss out 364 00:19:37,240 --> 00:19:42,320 Speaker 1: on breaking news or fan promotions. Search for Minnesota Vikings 365 00:19:42,359 --> 00:19:45,960 Speaker 1: in the app or Google Play stores for information. It's 366 00:19:46,080 --> 00:19:51,800 Speaker 1: Vikings dot com slash app. All right, it's enough of that. 367 00:19:52,040 --> 00:19:54,560 Speaker 1: Like I said, I can't. I just I can only 368 00:19:54,640 --> 00:19:56,879 Speaker 1: I can only handle so much of it. I think 369 00:19:57,119 --> 00:19:59,280 Speaker 1: I think we got through it. I think we focused 370 00:19:59,280 --> 00:20:01,480 Speaker 1: on There's more parts of it, but they've been covered. 371 00:20:01,600 --> 00:20:05,399 Speaker 1: Let's look forward to Atlanta. Here, Atlanta's own five. I 372 00:20:05,440 --> 00:20:06,960 Speaker 1: thought they were going to be a good football team 373 00:20:07,000 --> 00:20:08,760 Speaker 1: this year. I think it every year. I keep getting 374 00:20:08,800 --> 00:20:16,200 Speaker 1: proven wrong. But they are as an opponent bringing one 375 00:20:16,240 --> 00:20:20,640 Speaker 1: of my least favorite phenomenons to US Bank Stadium this weekend, 376 00:20:20,640 --> 00:20:23,400 Speaker 1: and that is I don't want to play a team 377 00:20:23,440 --> 00:20:26,360 Speaker 1: that just fired their head coach. I don't like it. 378 00:20:26,600 --> 00:20:31,760 Speaker 1: I've always disliked it. I think players, professional athletes find 379 00:20:31,880 --> 00:20:35,879 Speaker 1: such unique ways to motivate themselves. They're always motivated, but 380 00:20:36,000 --> 00:20:37,840 Speaker 1: to get to that second year. You think of watching 381 00:20:37,880 --> 00:20:43,520 Speaker 1: the Last Dance with Michael Jordan, all the insane he 382 00:20:43,560 --> 00:20:47,520 Speaker 1: would do to give himself that extra little edge. And 383 00:20:47,560 --> 00:20:50,920 Speaker 1: although he's the master of that stuff, I don't think 384 00:20:51,000 --> 00:20:53,720 Speaker 1: that's unique. And I think you saw it with the 385 00:20:53,760 --> 00:20:56,679 Speaker 1: Houston Texans when we played the Houston Texans. To me, 386 00:20:56,800 --> 00:21:00,159 Speaker 1: they look like a bottom of the league team, and 387 00:21:00,200 --> 00:21:04,119 Speaker 1: then last Sunday, after they get rid of Bill O'Brien, 388 00:21:04,359 --> 00:21:06,560 Speaker 1: they all of a sudden look like a playoff team. 389 00:21:07,080 --> 00:21:11,200 Speaker 1: And so you can't look at this Falcons Owen five 390 00:21:11,320 --> 00:21:14,879 Speaker 1: record or their results so far this year. You have 391 00:21:14,960 --> 00:21:17,840 Speaker 1: to look at a team that collapsed in two big 392 00:21:17,880 --> 00:21:21,119 Speaker 1: games in Week two and three. You know, I've always 393 00:21:21,119 --> 00:21:23,800 Speaker 1: thought Dan Quinn was a pretty darn good football coach, 394 00:21:23,880 --> 00:21:26,600 Speaker 1: but a guy who just wasn't working out anymore. And 395 00:21:26,640 --> 00:21:29,840 Speaker 1: I think there's gonna be a lot of players ready 396 00:21:29,880 --> 00:21:34,240 Speaker 1: to prove something on Sunday. So to me, you're gonna 397 00:21:34,359 --> 00:21:39,159 Speaker 1: get a hungry, difficult football team. You're not getting the 398 00:21:39,200 --> 00:21:43,080 Speaker 1: worst team in the league on Sunday, Chris absolutely. And 399 00:21:43,359 --> 00:21:45,880 Speaker 1: you hear Mike Zimmer on Wednesday and his press conference 400 00:21:45,920 --> 00:21:48,640 Speaker 1: talk about the offense and the weapons that this team has. 401 00:21:49,080 --> 00:21:52,680 Speaker 1: I mean, Todd Gurley has emerged as like their entire offense. 402 00:21:52,720 --> 00:21:55,960 Speaker 1: He's having quite the year coming back off of what 403 00:21:56,080 --> 00:21:58,439 Speaker 1: he did out there in Los Angeles with the Rams 404 00:21:58,440 --> 00:22:01,679 Speaker 1: and being able to recover from that injury, and definitely 405 00:22:01,720 --> 00:22:03,640 Speaker 1: a huge part of the offense will have to keep 406 00:22:03,680 --> 00:22:06,560 Speaker 1: an eye on Julio Jones and that injury that he's 407 00:22:06,560 --> 00:22:09,760 Speaker 1: battling because he didn't play in last week's game for 408 00:22:09,840 --> 00:22:12,320 Speaker 1: the Falcons. So that will make a big difference in 409 00:22:12,359 --> 00:22:15,040 Speaker 1: how the Vikings will be able to defend this team 410 00:22:15,080 --> 00:22:18,560 Speaker 1: because you'll be dealing with guys like Calvin Ridley and Gauge, 411 00:22:19,040 --> 00:22:21,200 Speaker 1: who was a new wide receiver who took the spot 412 00:22:21,240 --> 00:22:24,080 Speaker 1: of Julio Jones in the past few weeks. So this 413 00:22:24,160 --> 00:22:26,440 Speaker 1: is a dynamic offense. They were in the Super Bowl 414 00:22:26,760 --> 00:22:28,440 Speaker 1: just a few years ago, and a lot of these 415 00:22:28,440 --> 00:22:31,840 Speaker 1: pieces are there from that team, including Todd Gurley in 416 00:22:31,880 --> 00:22:35,320 Speaker 1: the backfield. So we killed them last year week one. 417 00:22:35,359 --> 00:22:37,399 Speaker 1: I think Eric Wilson had a block punt where his 418 00:22:37,680 --> 00:22:42,560 Speaker 1: face exploded, but he did, Yeah, he did. And they 419 00:22:42,760 --> 00:22:44,920 Speaker 1: We do normally fare pretty well against them in the 420 00:22:44,960 --> 00:22:47,679 Speaker 1: past couple of years, which makes me feel good, but 421 00:22:47,880 --> 00:22:51,639 Speaker 1: I would not take them lately. Fun fact about Julio Jones. 422 00:22:51,680 --> 00:22:53,639 Speaker 1: Do you know what his first name actually is? His 423 00:22:53,680 --> 00:22:59,640 Speaker 1: first and middle name. It's Quinn Taurus Lopez Jones. Julio's 424 00:22:59,640 --> 00:23:01,960 Speaker 1: a nick name, and that is one of the greatest 425 00:23:02,040 --> 00:23:07,600 Speaker 1: names I've ever heard. Quinn Taurus Lopez Jones. How does 426 00:23:07,600 --> 00:23:10,640 Speaker 1: that become Julio old kill j from back in the day. Yeah, 427 00:23:10,680 --> 00:23:14,199 Speaker 1: you bet. Julio has been their leader on offense and 428 00:23:14,240 --> 00:23:16,359 Speaker 1: Matt Ryan is like a one A one B kind 429 00:23:16,400 --> 00:23:19,960 Speaker 1: of a thing. With no Julio, the dynamics of that 430 00:23:20,000 --> 00:23:24,000 Speaker 1: team change. Now. Calvin Ridley over the last couple of years, 431 00:23:24,640 --> 00:23:27,840 Speaker 1: he has definitely planted his flag as one of the 432 00:23:27,920 --> 00:23:32,040 Speaker 1: top earners on that offense. But if you're it's a 433 00:23:32,040 --> 00:23:34,040 Speaker 1: whole different ball game, similar to like what we were 434 00:23:34,080 --> 00:23:36,720 Speaker 1: dealing with earlier talking about if it was feeling and 435 00:23:36,880 --> 00:23:40,800 Speaker 1: Jefferson now versus just feeling like feeling if you lose 436 00:23:40,800 --> 00:23:42,879 Speaker 1: out on Julio and you can start to just solely 437 00:23:42,920 --> 00:23:46,440 Speaker 1: focus essentially on Calvin in the passing game, minus their 438 00:23:46,440 --> 00:23:48,919 Speaker 1: tight ends and some of their lower level guys. That 439 00:23:49,080 --> 00:23:52,199 Speaker 1: is a completely different offense. And I two am one 440 00:23:52,240 --> 00:23:54,560 Speaker 1: who's nervous about, you know, new head coach coming in 441 00:23:54,600 --> 00:23:57,280 Speaker 1: and saying we're gonna completely change the narrative on what 442 00:23:57,320 --> 00:24:00,120 Speaker 1: this offense and what this team is. They have the weapons, 443 00:24:00,160 --> 00:24:04,880 Speaker 1: but I'm one that unless they can get Matt Ryan going, 444 00:24:05,520 --> 00:24:07,040 Speaker 1: they are going to be in a world to hurt. 445 00:24:07,080 --> 00:24:09,080 Speaker 1: Which is what was crazy to me was when I 446 00:24:09,119 --> 00:24:11,320 Speaker 1: was going through the stats and having to swap out 447 00:24:11,320 --> 00:24:14,440 Speaker 1: stuff on the sheet, looking at Atlanta versus Seattle going 448 00:24:14,440 --> 00:24:17,439 Speaker 1: into last week's game, the numbers were almost identical, and 449 00:24:17,480 --> 00:24:19,639 Speaker 1: you're sitting there and saying, how is this possible? The 450 00:24:19,680 --> 00:24:23,440 Speaker 1: difference was Russell was throwing from multiple touchdowns. Matt's got 451 00:24:23,480 --> 00:24:26,919 Speaker 1: seven touchdowns and three interceptions this year. And some of 452 00:24:26,920 --> 00:24:29,720 Speaker 1: the people in Atlanta, some of the commentary, Brad Nessler, 453 00:24:29,760 --> 00:24:31,960 Speaker 1: all these guys, they're all talking about it, saying the 454 00:24:32,000 --> 00:24:34,520 Speaker 1: hardest part is it feels like Matt Ryan is not 455 00:24:34,680 --> 00:24:38,080 Speaker 1: Matt Ryan. He's skittish, he's getting hit a lot, he's 456 00:24:38,080 --> 00:24:42,480 Speaker 1: already got eleven sacks, and if you can keep Matt 457 00:24:42,560 --> 00:24:45,560 Speaker 1: Ryan in check and not let him get going, then 458 00:24:45,600 --> 00:24:48,520 Speaker 1: that offense is in serious trouble because, yeah, they got girly, 459 00:24:49,080 --> 00:24:50,720 Speaker 1: but they need to pass the ball in order to 460 00:24:50,760 --> 00:24:53,640 Speaker 1: advance it, otherwise their toasts. So get to Matt Ryan, 461 00:24:53,720 --> 00:24:55,920 Speaker 1: and it's my opinion this week, get to Matt Ryan 462 00:24:55,960 --> 00:24:58,640 Speaker 1: and cut off the head and the snake will die. Well, 463 00:24:58,720 --> 00:25:02,560 Speaker 1: let's talk about the rankings of that offense over the 464 00:25:02,560 --> 00:25:04,800 Speaker 1: past five years. J just to hammer your point home, 465 00:25:04,880 --> 00:25:08,119 Speaker 1: twenty sixteen, they were the number one ranked offense in 466 00:25:08,160 --> 00:25:13,320 Speaker 1: the NFL. Twenty seventeen, seventh, twenty eighteen, six still pretty good. 467 00:25:13,600 --> 00:25:16,280 Speaker 1: You moved to twenty nineteen, it drops to ten. You 468 00:25:16,359 --> 00:25:19,720 Speaker 1: moved to twenty twenty, the twenty third ranked offense in 469 00:25:19,760 --> 00:25:24,720 Speaker 1: the league, despite putting up a bunch of yards, and defensively, 470 00:25:25,760 --> 00:25:29,160 Speaker 1: they've given up the most yards after the catch, I 471 00:25:29,200 --> 00:25:33,920 Speaker 1: think eight hundred and sixty two in the NFL. So 472 00:25:34,160 --> 00:25:37,639 Speaker 1: to me, what that says is, you can get out, 473 00:25:37,840 --> 00:25:41,119 Speaker 1: you can establish the run game, you can control time 474 00:25:41,160 --> 00:25:45,280 Speaker 1: of possession if you limit Matt If you limit Matt 475 00:25:45,359 --> 00:25:49,520 Speaker 1: Ryan's opportunities and then make them difficult opportunities. You're doing 476 00:25:49,560 --> 00:25:51,679 Speaker 1: exactly what you're talking about. You could send him the 477 00:25:51,720 --> 00:25:55,240 Speaker 1: wrong direction while still controlling the pace of this game, 478 00:25:55,560 --> 00:25:57,639 Speaker 1: because if you can get that running game going early 479 00:25:57,680 --> 00:25:59,840 Speaker 1: and then you can get it to Jefferson and feeling 480 00:26:00,160 --> 00:26:03,000 Speaker 1: guys who can break tackles and two guys who like 481 00:26:03,119 --> 00:26:06,000 Speaker 1: to catch it out in the middle and run. I 482 00:26:06,080 --> 00:26:08,639 Speaker 1: really liked the matchup, but I still do think it 483 00:26:08,760 --> 00:26:13,080 Speaker 1: starts almost despite what Chris and I ran into in 484 00:26:13,119 --> 00:26:16,479 Speaker 1: the last segment, I do think it starts with really 485 00:26:16,680 --> 00:26:19,680 Speaker 1: establishing the running game, you know, which might be a 486 00:26:19,720 --> 00:26:21,679 Speaker 1: little more difficult to do, especially if we don't have 487 00:26:21,760 --> 00:26:24,480 Speaker 1: Dalvin out there this week. Yeah, definitely keep an eye 488 00:26:24,520 --> 00:26:27,359 Speaker 1: on Dalvin Cook because Wednesday. As of Wednesday, he did 489 00:26:27,440 --> 00:26:30,560 Speaker 1: not practice with that growing injury. And we heard Mike 490 00:26:30,640 --> 00:26:34,480 Speaker 1: Zimmer on Wednesday talk about how Alexander Madison he thinks 491 00:26:34,480 --> 00:26:37,040 Speaker 1: he's a little bit quicker this year. He sees some improvement, 492 00:26:37,080 --> 00:26:39,639 Speaker 1: and he talked about how in the second year, a 493 00:26:39,640 --> 00:26:42,399 Speaker 1: lot of these running backs that he's coached over his career, 494 00:26:42,760 --> 00:26:45,760 Speaker 1: they really grow in that second year compared to the 495 00:26:45,760 --> 00:26:48,320 Speaker 1: first year. And man, I like I said it in 496 00:26:48,359 --> 00:26:51,119 Speaker 1: the post game I was like, Alexander Madison. I know 497 00:26:51,160 --> 00:26:53,200 Speaker 1: we all love Dalvin Cook and he's one of the best, 498 00:26:53,440 --> 00:26:56,320 Speaker 1: probably top three running backs in the NFL, but I'd 499 00:26:56,320 --> 00:26:59,240 Speaker 1: put alexand like, I think he's as good of a 500 00:26:59,400 --> 00:27:01,760 Speaker 1: second un back as there is in this league. Like, 501 00:27:01,840 --> 00:27:04,840 Speaker 1: I really would put him in that category. And again, 502 00:27:05,000 --> 00:27:06,720 Speaker 1: I think this is the opportunity to do what we 503 00:27:06,760 --> 00:27:09,320 Speaker 1: talked about Chris, where you could feature the running backs 504 00:27:09,600 --> 00:27:13,720 Speaker 1: and still attack. Because quarterbacks across the board have had 505 00:27:13,760 --> 00:27:16,639 Speaker 1: big days against them. Russell Wilson three and twenty and 506 00:27:16,640 --> 00:27:21,280 Speaker 1: four touchdowns, Dak four fifty a passing and three rushing touchdowns, 507 00:27:21,280 --> 00:27:24,560 Speaker 1: folds In Trabitski three hundred and sixty and four tds, 508 00:27:24,720 --> 00:27:28,399 Speaker 1: Rogers three twenty seven four tds, Russell Wilson three thirteen 509 00:27:28,400 --> 00:27:31,879 Speaker 1: and two tds. So I think you come out, you 510 00:27:31,960 --> 00:27:36,119 Speaker 1: bang them, especially with their defensive line a little banged 511 00:27:36,160 --> 00:27:38,160 Speaker 1: up here. You come out and you run it into them. 512 00:27:38,320 --> 00:27:40,600 Speaker 1: You make them understand that you are going to have 513 00:27:40,640 --> 00:27:43,040 Speaker 1: to do everything you can to stop this running game. 514 00:27:43,280 --> 00:27:48,120 Speaker 1: And then boom, boom boom, Jefferson gets behind somebody feeling's 515 00:27:48,160 --> 00:27:50,240 Speaker 1: catching all over the place. We finally had an IRV 516 00:27:50,440 --> 00:27:55,520 Speaker 1: Smith sighting this past week. Maybe he becomes a threat 517 00:27:55,560 --> 00:27:58,199 Speaker 1: in this game. Jay, And that's the thing for me 518 00:27:58,320 --> 00:28:01,880 Speaker 1: is the tight ends against this Atlanta defense have been gigantic. 519 00:28:02,240 --> 00:28:04,920 Speaker 1: They've given up fifteen touchdowns this year, and seven of 520 00:28:04,960 --> 00:28:07,760 Speaker 1: those touchdowns have been to tight ends. So Jimmy Graham 521 00:28:07,760 --> 00:28:10,440 Speaker 1: had two, Robert Taney and Junior had three for the Packers, 522 00:28:11,080 --> 00:28:14,560 Speaker 1: Atlanta has been getting killed. I noticed on their depth 523 00:28:14,640 --> 00:28:17,639 Speaker 1: chart they literally only have four linebackers listed in a 524 00:28:17,680 --> 00:28:21,760 Speaker 1: four three defense, so like they are running super thin. 525 00:28:21,880 --> 00:28:24,160 Speaker 1: They've had other players like their Nickel had to play 526 00:28:24,200 --> 00:28:26,720 Speaker 1: corner for a while now he's hurt. There are a 527 00:28:26,760 --> 00:28:29,920 Speaker 1: lot of areas in the middle and deep shots on 528 00:28:29,960 --> 00:28:32,720 Speaker 1: this defense that the Vikings should be able to take 529 00:28:32,760 --> 00:28:35,280 Speaker 1: advantage of. And if you're able to get Irv open 530 00:28:35,359 --> 00:28:37,800 Speaker 1: and have him make some more of those spectacular catches 531 00:28:37,840 --> 00:28:39,719 Speaker 1: like he did in Seattle, it's good to see him 532 00:28:39,760 --> 00:28:42,440 Speaker 1: get going. I think Irv and Kyle could definitely kill 533 00:28:42,520 --> 00:28:46,240 Speaker 1: this secondary for the Atlanta Falcons. Yeah, I agree. I 534 00:28:46,720 --> 00:28:49,400 Speaker 1: want to see us attack hurt away. Like you said, Si, 535 00:28:49,520 --> 00:28:51,840 Speaker 1: I mean, you see some of the numbers, it looks 536 00:28:51,920 --> 00:28:55,239 Speaker 1: really similar to the Seattle defense, Like it looks like 537 00:28:55,280 --> 00:28:57,920 Speaker 1: a defense that we can put a bunch of yards 538 00:28:57,960 --> 00:29:00,760 Speaker 1: on the ground in the air. I just like the 539 00:29:00,800 --> 00:29:02,760 Speaker 1: way our offense looks at home in the past couple 540 00:29:02,760 --> 00:29:04,880 Speaker 1: of games as well. I want to see Justin Jefferson 541 00:29:05,280 --> 00:29:07,840 Speaker 1: kind of rebound off a little slow game for him. 542 00:29:08,320 --> 00:29:12,160 Speaker 1: I just think there's so many playmakers on this offense. 543 00:29:12,200 --> 00:29:13,959 Speaker 1: I don't see how we lose this game. You have 544 00:29:14,040 --> 00:29:16,240 Speaker 1: to win this game. You go into the bye week 545 00:29:16,240 --> 00:29:20,080 Speaker 1: two and four, you have some sort of identity that's developing. 546 00:29:20,120 --> 00:29:23,120 Speaker 1: Like I said earlier in the show, I think you 547 00:29:23,760 --> 00:29:26,520 Speaker 1: start to think about Daniel Hunter coming back, and you 548 00:29:26,600 --> 00:29:28,400 Speaker 1: never know what could happen here. I want to see 549 00:29:28,480 --> 00:29:32,240 Speaker 1: us build on the loss in Seattle rather than fall 550 00:29:32,440 --> 00:29:35,080 Speaker 1: down from that loss because the bye week and then 551 00:29:35,120 --> 00:29:36,920 Speaker 1: you play Green Bay coming out of the bye week. 552 00:29:36,960 --> 00:29:39,120 Speaker 1: I'd like to have some sort of momentum heading into 553 00:29:39,160 --> 00:29:41,400 Speaker 1: that game. And the other two things I think that 554 00:29:41,480 --> 00:29:44,680 Speaker 1: I'll be watching for is now, you know, last week, 555 00:29:45,560 --> 00:29:49,520 Speaker 1: it was very evident that the NFL respects Justin Jefferson. 556 00:29:50,200 --> 00:29:52,320 Speaker 1: You know, he still had a few catches, but it 557 00:29:52,120 --> 00:29:55,760 Speaker 1: was it was very evident that the Seattle Seahawks said, hey, 558 00:29:55,840 --> 00:29:58,400 Speaker 1: we're gonna know where you're at. We understand you're very good. 559 00:29:58,400 --> 00:30:01,120 Speaker 1: We're gonna know where you're at. Four catch, twenty seven 560 00:30:01,200 --> 00:30:04,600 Speaker 1: yards something like that. I'll be curious to see how 561 00:30:04,640 --> 00:30:08,400 Speaker 1: he responds, you know. And obviously his presence really helped 562 00:30:08,440 --> 00:30:10,640 Speaker 1: Adam Feeland, who was all over the field last week. 563 00:30:10,640 --> 00:30:14,240 Speaker 1: But I'll be curious because there's been big quarterback numbers 564 00:30:14,240 --> 00:30:18,160 Speaker 1: this year, but they've also been the wide receiver tandems 565 00:30:18,560 --> 00:30:24,000 Speaker 1: have really specifically thrived. Lamb and Cooper for Dallas twelve 566 00:30:24,040 --> 00:30:27,880 Speaker 1: receptions in two hundred and six yards, Metcalfine Locket Week 567 00:30:27,960 --> 00:30:32,719 Speaker 1: one twelve receptions, one hundred and eighty seven yards, Robbie 568 00:30:32,760 --> 00:30:35,800 Speaker 1: Anderson and d J. Moore twelve receptions two hundred and 569 00:30:35,800 --> 00:30:38,600 Speaker 1: five yards. So this could be one of those games 570 00:30:38,960 --> 00:30:41,120 Speaker 1: more like the Texans game where you at the end 571 00:30:41,160 --> 00:30:43,000 Speaker 1: of the day look down and you go, oh boy, 572 00:30:43,800 --> 00:30:46,720 Speaker 1: Adam Feeland had one hundred and thirty yards and Justin 573 00:30:46,800 --> 00:30:50,760 Speaker 1: Jefferson had seventy five and a touchdown. You know, So 574 00:30:51,080 --> 00:30:53,800 Speaker 1: there could be opportunities on both sides of the field 575 00:30:53,800 --> 00:30:56,760 Speaker 1: in terms of wide receivers. And then I'm you know, 576 00:30:56,920 --> 00:31:01,240 Speaker 1: coming off that loss. I want to see with these 577 00:31:01,520 --> 00:31:04,680 Speaker 1: with the opportunity that's been here for quarterbacks, Like we mentioned, 578 00:31:04,960 --> 00:31:06,680 Speaker 1: I want to see Kirk. This is this is a 579 00:31:06,720 --> 00:31:10,480 Speaker 1: great opportunity for Kirk to blow the doors off a 580 00:31:10,560 --> 00:31:13,440 Speaker 1: little bit here. You know, whatever it takes to win 581 00:31:13,480 --> 00:31:18,800 Speaker 1: the game. But given everything we've discussed, their secondary Chris 582 00:31:19,280 --> 00:31:25,360 Speaker 1: is really really struggling. They've been leaky consistently. They lost 583 00:31:26,040 --> 00:31:30,760 Speaker 1: Dinard to I R in the Bears game. AJ Terrell 584 00:31:30,920 --> 00:31:33,600 Speaker 1: was on the COVID list for a little while Sheffield 585 00:31:33,640 --> 00:31:36,200 Speaker 1: hasn't played due to a foot injury. You know, this 586 00:31:36,320 --> 00:31:41,440 Speaker 1: isn't a unit that's cohesive and thriving right now. And 587 00:31:41,920 --> 00:31:44,640 Speaker 1: there's a world where you could see and would love 588 00:31:44,680 --> 00:31:48,160 Speaker 1: to see the number four on kirk stat sheet. I mean, 589 00:31:48,360 --> 00:31:50,640 Speaker 1: this could be. This is the opportunity to put up 590 00:31:50,840 --> 00:31:53,360 Speaker 1: a four hundred and a few touchdowns. In my opinion, 591 00:31:53,480 --> 00:31:56,280 Speaker 1: Jay go get a four and four four hundred and 592 00:31:56,280 --> 00:31:58,520 Speaker 1: four touchdowns would be just what the doctor ordered to 593 00:31:58,560 --> 00:32:01,520 Speaker 1: help make you you like this offense, you know, as 594 00:32:01,600 --> 00:32:04,400 Speaker 1: kind of righting the wrongs from last week. Last week's game, 595 00:32:04,720 --> 00:32:06,760 Speaker 1: they were putting up some numbers. It was great, But 596 00:32:07,200 --> 00:32:09,240 Speaker 1: if you want to look at where their weaknesses are 597 00:32:09,320 --> 00:32:11,760 Speaker 1: right now it's definitely in the passing game. I mean, 598 00:32:11,920 --> 00:32:13,960 Speaker 1: Teddy had two hundred and sixty one yards passing in 599 00:32:14,000 --> 00:32:17,560 Speaker 1: the first half last week for Carolina. So if Kirk 600 00:32:17,600 --> 00:32:19,520 Speaker 1: can go out there shake off the russ. No, we've 601 00:32:19,560 --> 00:32:21,640 Speaker 1: got the bye week coming up here, and then you've 602 00:32:21,640 --> 00:32:23,800 Speaker 1: got a whole another half of the season to go. 603 00:32:24,360 --> 00:32:25,960 Speaker 1: I think this is a game where you can try 604 00:32:25,960 --> 00:32:29,280 Speaker 1: and get right. And this is a bad team. They've 605 00:32:29,280 --> 00:32:32,200 Speaker 1: been a bad team this year. They've been inconsistent at 606 00:32:32,200 --> 00:32:34,280 Speaker 1: best for the last two seasons. They just fired their 607 00:32:34,280 --> 00:32:36,440 Speaker 1: head coach. Do not let them get any kind of 608 00:32:36,480 --> 00:32:39,000 Speaker 1: confidence early in the game. Bury these guys early and 609 00:32:39,040 --> 00:32:41,360 Speaker 1: just put the pedal down and finish out a game 610 00:32:41,400 --> 00:32:43,360 Speaker 1: and feel good about it going into the bye week. 611 00:32:44,920 --> 00:32:48,720 Speaker 1: Vikings Game Plan returns for a fourteenth season, hosted by 612 00:32:48,800 --> 00:32:52,160 Speaker 1: me Paul Allen, your voice of the Minnesota Vikings. We 613 00:32:52,360 --> 00:32:57,640 Speaker 1: feature weekly player interviews, game film breakdowns with former linebacker 614 00:32:57,760 --> 00:33:02,360 Speaker 1: current analyst Pete Bursach Plus or watch weekly on KMSP, 615 00:33:02,560 --> 00:33:06,440 Speaker 1: Fox nine or Fox Sports North, or on the Vikings 616 00:33:06,480 --> 00:33:09,680 Speaker 1: digital and social channels, including Vikings dot Com, the Vikings 617 00:33:09,680 --> 00:33:13,520 Speaker 1: mobile app, Vikings Now the team's connected TV app, YouTube 618 00:33:13,560 --> 00:33:18,040 Speaker 1: Facebook and Twitter. Details at Vikings dot com. Slash game plan. 619 00:33:20,040 --> 00:33:22,040 Speaker 1: All right, I want to get into a little bit 620 00:33:22,040 --> 00:33:23,680 Speaker 1: of the rest of the league here before we shut 621 00:33:23,680 --> 00:33:27,960 Speaker 1: this show down, guys. But first, it's Game Day. Any 622 00:33:28,040 --> 00:33:31,440 Speaker 1: day play the new Vikings scratch game from the Minnesota 623 00:33:31,440 --> 00:33:35,280 Speaker 1: Lottery with a top prize of one hundred thousand dollars. 624 00:33:35,280 --> 00:33:38,600 Speaker 1: Are you game? Just say I'm in? Get more details 625 00:33:38,600 --> 00:33:45,320 Speaker 1: at mn lottery dot com. Jay Chris has listed the 626 00:33:45,680 --> 00:33:49,760 Speaker 1: NFL Power rankings here. I've scrolled through them. Our Minnesota 627 00:33:49,880 --> 00:33:53,240 Speaker 1: Vikings or at number nineteen. It's hard to argue with that, 628 00:33:54,480 --> 00:33:58,400 Speaker 1: but there are a couple of interesting ones here. After 629 00:33:58,600 --> 00:34:05,040 Speaker 1: taking it pretty hard from the Raiders, I am surprised 630 00:34:06,000 --> 00:34:10,239 Speaker 1: to see the Kansas City Chiefs still at number two, 631 00:34:10,280 --> 00:34:13,360 Speaker 1: behind the Green Bay Packers. And I am surprised that 632 00:34:13,440 --> 00:34:17,319 Speaker 1: the Raiders are down at number thirteen, behind the Saints, 633 00:34:17,360 --> 00:34:20,160 Speaker 1: behind the Patriots, and behind the Bucks. I know they 634 00:34:20,160 --> 00:34:23,680 Speaker 1: all have similar records, but to me, that Las Vegas 635 00:34:23,800 --> 00:34:27,640 Speaker 1: Raider win was special. We'll see if they can hold 636 00:34:27,640 --> 00:34:31,240 Speaker 1: onto it. But it wasn't just a shootout. They held 637 00:34:31,440 --> 00:34:34,800 Speaker 1: Kansas City to eight points in the second half, and 638 00:34:35,239 --> 00:34:39,000 Speaker 1: that was a big time special win for John Gruden 639 00:34:39,239 --> 00:34:42,000 Speaker 1: and the Raiders. Yeah, I agree with that. That was 640 00:34:42,040 --> 00:34:44,760 Speaker 1: a fun game to watch. I mean it was too little, 641 00:34:44,760 --> 00:34:47,680 Speaker 1: too late for the Kansas City Chiefs in that game. 642 00:34:47,719 --> 00:34:50,480 Speaker 1: And man, I did not see Las Vegas finding a 643 00:34:50,480 --> 00:34:53,120 Speaker 1: way to win that game. And they did, and they 644 00:34:53,160 --> 00:34:56,359 Speaker 1: did it behind their running back Jacobs, who was a 645 00:34:56,400 --> 00:35:00,640 Speaker 1: primetime player. He really is a really big time player 646 00:35:00,680 --> 00:35:03,160 Speaker 1: for that team and what their offense was able to do. 647 00:35:03,200 --> 00:35:06,080 Speaker 1: They have a bunch of first round draft picks that 648 00:35:06,120 --> 00:35:09,719 Speaker 1: are that are playing quality snaps on defense, abrams in 649 00:35:10,400 --> 00:35:13,759 Speaker 1: the secondary for them. Big time player. But looking up 650 00:35:13,800 --> 00:35:15,879 Speaker 1: this up and down this list, I see Green Bay 651 00:35:15,880 --> 00:35:18,040 Speaker 1: at number one. That doesn't make me happy at all. 652 00:35:18,920 --> 00:35:23,400 Speaker 1: Tennessee had a huge win. Nobody's here. No, no, Chris, 653 00:35:23,640 --> 00:35:26,840 Speaker 1: We're not No, We're not breaking down the whole list. 654 00:35:27,200 --> 00:35:29,200 Speaker 1: This is the problem with list Jay. When you give 655 00:35:29,280 --> 00:35:32,359 Speaker 1: Chris a list, here will give you ah, he will 656 00:35:32,400 --> 00:35:35,000 Speaker 1: give you I wanted you to go the direction of 657 00:35:35,040 --> 00:35:37,959 Speaker 1: the Raiders and then turn the show back over to Jay. 658 00:35:38,200 --> 00:35:41,000 Speaker 1: This is what happens. I've known Chris long enough and 659 00:35:41,080 --> 00:35:44,120 Speaker 1: had enough private conversations with him that if you give 660 00:35:44,200 --> 00:35:46,640 Speaker 1: him a list, he's like Okay, so just talk about 661 00:35:46,680 --> 00:35:48,799 Speaker 1: the whole list. Should I do the whole list in 662 00:35:48,800 --> 00:35:50,800 Speaker 1: a row? Should I do a ted talk about the list? 663 00:35:51,360 --> 00:35:53,080 Speaker 1: I'll come back. I'll come back to you for the 664 00:35:53,120 --> 00:35:57,760 Speaker 1: Tennessee Titans. Okay, let's let's swing at Jay's way. Here's 665 00:35:57,800 --> 00:36:08,239 Speaker 1: something really interesting, Jay, Chicago Bears. Don't you dare cut that, Jay, 666 00:36:08,280 --> 00:36:11,160 Speaker 1: you leave every ounce of this in the show. The 667 00:36:11,360 --> 00:36:15,640 Speaker 1: Chicago Bears, at number sixteen, are four and one, with 668 00:36:15,840 --> 00:36:20,760 Speaker 1: six teams with a worst record above them, including the Saints, Patriots, Buccaneers, Raiders, Panthers, 669 00:36:20,760 --> 00:36:25,680 Speaker 1: and Cardinals. The Los Angeles Chargers are at number seventeen 670 00:36:26,239 --> 00:36:29,960 Speaker 1: with a one and four record, with four teams with 671 00:36:30,040 --> 00:36:34,080 Speaker 1: a worst record below them, including the three and two 672 00:36:34,440 --> 00:36:38,760 Speaker 1: Indianapolis Colts. I don't know who the hell made this list, 673 00:36:39,239 --> 00:36:42,719 Speaker 1: or if they've just been having somebody described football to them. 674 00:36:43,160 --> 00:36:48,080 Speaker 1: I know the Colts got beat on Sunday the one, 675 00:36:48,120 --> 00:36:51,640 Speaker 1: and I'm the host. I do whatever I want, Chris 676 00:36:51,719 --> 00:36:58,239 Speaker 1: Carso the the My question for you, Jay is which 677 00:36:58,239 --> 00:37:01,520 Speaker 1: of these is more ridiculous? The Bears down at sixteen 678 00:37:01,719 --> 00:37:05,360 Speaker 1: or the one and four Chargers up at seventeen. Personally, 679 00:37:05,440 --> 00:37:07,960 Speaker 1: I probably think it's the Bears being four and one. Yes, 680 00:37:07,960 --> 00:37:11,040 Speaker 1: there's some good teams right above them at three and two, 681 00:37:11,080 --> 00:37:14,400 Speaker 1: but I'm sorry. I think the reason why they're knocked 682 00:37:14,400 --> 00:37:18,359 Speaker 1: down to sixteen is because of the quarterback controversy, the 683 00:37:18,400 --> 00:37:23,080 Speaker 1: fact you've got you know, Tariko and injured. But offensively, 684 00:37:23,080 --> 00:37:25,799 Speaker 1: they've been living and dying with their passing game and 685 00:37:26,000 --> 00:37:28,120 Speaker 1: Alan Robinson has really stepped up to be a leader 686 00:37:28,160 --> 00:37:30,440 Speaker 1: for them. And I think for me with Chicago, I'm 687 00:37:30,480 --> 00:37:34,640 Speaker 1: looking at these, I'm thinking, yeah, Arizona's got Kyler, but 688 00:37:35,080 --> 00:37:37,759 Speaker 1: I don't trust that team fully. Chicago still has a 689 00:37:37,760 --> 00:37:40,400 Speaker 1: good defense, so I jumped them above the Cardinals. I 690 00:37:40,520 --> 00:37:43,920 Speaker 1: chumped them above the Panthers without any Christian McCaffrey, the 691 00:37:44,560 --> 00:37:48,040 Speaker 1: Raiders beating Kansas City, I think they could be higher. 692 00:37:48,080 --> 00:37:52,800 Speaker 1: And Tampa still has Tom But I just don't see 693 00:37:52,960 --> 00:37:55,440 Speaker 1: how a four and one team in the Chicago Bears 694 00:37:55,920 --> 00:37:57,799 Speaker 1: is at sixteen and you have a two and two 695 00:37:57,840 --> 00:38:00,600 Speaker 1: New England Patriots team at eleven. It just doesn't make 696 00:38:00,640 --> 00:38:02,719 Speaker 1: any sense to me. I would, at minimum, if you're 697 00:38:02,719 --> 00:38:05,240 Speaker 1: four and one, have to have you in the top twelve, 698 00:38:05,280 --> 00:38:08,120 Speaker 1: if not higher than that. I also and this, and 699 00:38:08,160 --> 00:38:10,320 Speaker 1: then I'll send it back to Chris here with a question. 700 00:38:10,400 --> 00:38:13,719 Speaker 1: But the Indianapolis Colts thing drives me insane. I know 701 00:38:13,800 --> 00:38:15,600 Speaker 1: the Cleveland Browns put a lot of points on them 702 00:38:15,640 --> 00:38:18,640 Speaker 1: this weekend. I know they lost, But the Indianapolis Colts 703 00:38:18,640 --> 00:38:21,719 Speaker 1: are not the eighteenth best team in football. It's not 704 00:38:21,920 --> 00:38:25,040 Speaker 1: even I mean that is I've watched almost every single 705 00:38:25,080 --> 00:38:29,000 Speaker 1: one of their games as I'm perusing around on multiple 706 00:38:29,120 --> 00:38:35,600 Speaker 1: screens on Sunday afternoons. They are. They're an incredible defense. 707 00:38:36,239 --> 00:38:38,840 Speaker 1: They got it taken to them this weekend. But the 708 00:38:38,880 --> 00:38:41,720 Speaker 1: idea that you would put the Indianapolis Colts at number 709 00:38:41,719 --> 00:38:46,160 Speaker 1: eighteen beneath a one and four team is just stupidity. 710 00:38:46,760 --> 00:38:48,480 Speaker 1: But that, to me is the reason why I think 711 00:38:48,520 --> 00:38:51,200 Speaker 1: that they did get knocked down here is given exactly 712 00:38:51,239 --> 00:38:53,560 Speaker 1: what you just said. They're a good defensive team and 713 00:38:53,600 --> 00:38:56,759 Speaker 1: everyone's looking for offense, right, So that is why I 714 00:38:56,760 --> 00:38:58,400 Speaker 1: think they knocked him down. But I do think it's 715 00:38:58,400 --> 00:39:01,560 Speaker 1: absolutely ludicrous to have them behind a one and four 716 00:39:01,640 --> 00:39:04,839 Speaker 1: Chargers team, let alone a two and two Patriots team 717 00:39:04,880 --> 00:39:07,399 Speaker 1: at this point. I just I think the Colts should 718 00:39:07,400 --> 00:39:09,520 Speaker 1: definitely be higher than eighteen. They got to be at 719 00:39:09,560 --> 00:39:13,399 Speaker 1: least top fifteen and now the show swings back your way, 720 00:39:13,480 --> 00:39:18,840 Speaker 1: Chrissy Corso, because our former boy Kevin Stefanski is the 721 00:39:18,920 --> 00:39:20,560 Speaker 1: head coach of the team that took it to those 722 00:39:20,600 --> 00:39:23,759 Speaker 1: Indianapolis Colts. The Cleveland Browns are four and one. They're 723 00:39:23,800 --> 00:39:27,040 Speaker 1: ranked ninth on this list for the first time in 724 00:39:27,239 --> 00:39:30,320 Speaker 1: all the previous hype. They look for real. What a 725 00:39:30,400 --> 00:39:33,680 Speaker 1: win for Cleveland on Sunday and what a start for 726 00:39:33,760 --> 00:39:37,279 Speaker 1: Kevin Stefanski. Yeah, he's finding ways to do things with 727 00:39:37,360 --> 00:39:41,560 Speaker 1: this offense that clearly Freddy Kitchens was not able to do. 728 00:39:41,640 --> 00:39:44,400 Speaker 1: I mean, I could just reference a pass from Jarvis 729 00:39:44,560 --> 00:39:47,719 Speaker 1: Landry to Odell Beckham Junior in the end zone. That's 730 00:39:47,760 --> 00:39:51,280 Speaker 1: Kevin Stefanski drawing those type of plays up. Baker Mayfield's 731 00:39:51,280 --> 00:39:54,799 Speaker 1: having his best season of his NFL career, which right 732 00:39:54,840 --> 00:39:57,600 Speaker 1: when he got there, Kevin said, He's like, this is 733 00:39:57,640 --> 00:40:00,400 Speaker 1: the quarterback here. This is the guy that we're gonna 734 00:40:00,440 --> 00:40:02,880 Speaker 1: make him successful here with this team, and they have 735 00:40:02,960 --> 00:40:05,760 Speaker 1: so many weapons. They lose Nick Chubb to an injury 736 00:40:05,760 --> 00:40:08,520 Speaker 1: and Kareem Hunt just comes in and puts up like 737 00:40:08,600 --> 00:40:11,960 Speaker 1: four great weeks in a row. So I would watch 738 00:40:12,040 --> 00:40:14,399 Speaker 1: out for that team. They're playing a huge game this 739 00:40:14,440 --> 00:40:18,640 Speaker 1: weekend against the Pittsburgh Steelers on the road, so that'll 740 00:40:18,680 --> 00:40:20,560 Speaker 1: be a big test for them as they play the 741 00:40:20,640 --> 00:40:25,279 Speaker 1: undefeated Pittsburgh Steelers in a huge division game. But man, 742 00:40:25,360 --> 00:40:27,160 Speaker 1: you gotta like what you see so far, and it 743 00:40:27,280 --> 00:40:31,960 Speaker 1: definitely probably hurts some Vikings fans out there that we met. 744 00:40:32,040 --> 00:40:34,640 Speaker 1: We had this guy in our building for fourteen years, 745 00:40:34,640 --> 00:40:37,279 Speaker 1: and now he's over there doing it in Cleveland and 746 00:40:37,640 --> 00:40:40,520 Speaker 1: doing it really well. Doesn't hurt me. I'm super excited 747 00:40:40,560 --> 00:40:42,640 Speaker 1: for him. I like our coach and I'm happy to 748 00:40:42,680 --> 00:40:45,640 Speaker 1: see a guy who worked really hard do really well. 749 00:40:45,680 --> 00:40:47,560 Speaker 1: I know what you're saying. You always go, oh, man, 750 00:40:47,640 --> 00:40:49,759 Speaker 1: he's so great. It'd be nice to still have him here. 751 00:40:49,760 --> 00:40:52,160 Speaker 1: But you gotta feel good for a guy who worked 752 00:40:52,239 --> 00:40:55,560 Speaker 1: up through the ranks having the sort of success he's 753 00:40:55,560 --> 00:41:00,000 Speaker 1: having early. All right, guys, remember checkout Vikings dot com 754 00:41:00,320 --> 00:41:03,759 Speaker 1: for all your latest Viking news. Chris Corso mentioned this 755 00:41:03,800 --> 00:41:07,480 Speaker 1: week's episode of Under Center with Kirk Cousins, when Kirk 756 00:41:07,520 --> 00:41:11,640 Speaker 1: and Mark Rosen interviewed linebacker Eric Wilson. Get into that 757 00:41:11,880 --> 00:41:15,800 Speaker 1: all of our social media feeds, everything on the Vikings app, 758 00:41:16,640 --> 00:41:21,240 Speaker 1: everything on kfa N or our podcast feed and remember 759 00:41:21,360 --> 00:41:26,280 Speaker 1: Tune into Vikings Postgame Live every week one hour after 760 00:41:26,320 --> 00:41:29,640 Speaker 1: each game from inside US Bank Stadium. Get a breakdown 761 00:41:29,640 --> 00:41:33,800 Speaker 1: of the game, including highlights, stats, analysis, and more. Tune 762 00:41:33,800 --> 00:41:36,239 Speaker 1: in on vikings dot Com, the Vikings App, and all 763 00:41:36,239 --> 00:41:39,800 Speaker 1: the Vikings social media channels. I really love that show. 764 00:41:39,920 --> 00:41:41,839 Speaker 1: I think they're doing a really great job with it. 765 00:41:41,920 --> 00:41:45,480 Speaker 1: For my money, it's the best postgame Vikings show in 766 00:41:45,600 --> 00:41:48,800 Speaker 1: town by quite a ways. Right now and then remember 767 00:41:48,880 --> 00:41:52,520 Speaker 1: check out Vikings Vantage this Friday, six thirty pm KFA 768 00:41:52,680 --> 00:41:55,520 Speaker 1: N one hundred point three. Gabe Henderson and Chris Corso. 769 00:41:55,640 --> 00:41:59,759 Speaker 1: Special guest James Lynch, who recorded his first NFL sack 770 00:42:00,040 --> 00:42:04,279 Speaker 1: versus Seattle on Sunday night. Boys, what's your walkaway thought 771 00:42:04,360 --> 00:42:07,600 Speaker 1: going into this game, Chris, I'm sticking with the thought 772 00:42:07,640 --> 00:42:10,400 Speaker 1: from before and it's and it's your thought from a 773 00:42:10,480 --> 00:42:13,239 Speaker 1: year ago that if we get this hurry up offense going, 774 00:42:13,280 --> 00:42:15,680 Speaker 1: can we do it early. I'd love that. I just 775 00:42:15,719 --> 00:42:17,960 Speaker 1: want to I want to see points on the board early. 776 00:42:18,360 --> 00:42:20,680 Speaker 1: I don't want to see drives that we regret early 777 00:42:20,719 --> 00:42:22,880 Speaker 1: in the game. I know that first half was great 778 00:42:23,480 --> 00:42:25,640 Speaker 1: um in Seattle, but we could have put up more 779 00:42:25,680 --> 00:42:28,520 Speaker 1: points in the first half. Kirk Cousins said that um 780 00:42:28,640 --> 00:42:30,360 Speaker 1: this week, So I want to see a lot of 781 00:42:30,360 --> 00:42:32,800 Speaker 1: points on the board early, and I want to see 782 00:42:33,160 --> 00:42:36,719 Speaker 1: us find a way to stop Todd Gurley in the 783 00:42:36,760 --> 00:42:40,360 Speaker 1: first half. Kay bury a bad team early, hit some 784 00:42:40,480 --> 00:42:44,520 Speaker 1: deep passes, convert your touchdowns instead of field goals, and 785 00:42:44,600 --> 00:42:46,600 Speaker 1: make a bad team who knows that they're not that 786 00:42:46,719 --> 00:42:50,000 Speaker 1: good right now, Make them quit, finish off a game, 787 00:42:50,200 --> 00:42:52,200 Speaker 1: going to the buy a week and feel good about yourself. 788 00:42:52,560 --> 00:42:54,839 Speaker 1: I'm with Jay. Don't give them, don't give them an ounce, 789 00:42:54,880 --> 00:42:57,440 Speaker 1: don't make them think they can they can ride the 790 00:42:57,440 --> 00:43:01,799 Speaker 1: emotional roller coaster of a coach and replaced. Snuff it out. 791 00:43:02,080 --> 00:43:04,600 Speaker 1: Snuff it out early. That's going to do it for us. Guys. 792 00:43:04,640 --> 00:43:06,359 Speaker 1: We will see you next week.