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Speaker 1: need to play better, that's the bottom line. Didn't start

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Speaker 1: fast enough, didn't take advantage of a couple great opportunities

432
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Speaker 1: with the block punt and Dalvin Thominson sack on fourth down,

433
00:21:33,520 --> 00:21:37,120
Speaker 1: so you know, and then from there just I think

434
00:21:37,160 --> 00:21:39,880
Speaker 1: when you play Green Bay and you turn the ball over,

435
00:21:39,920 --> 00:21:42,320
Speaker 1: they do a good job of making you pay for it.

436
00:21:43,320 --> 00:21:46,800
Speaker 1: And now it's certainly the case tonight. So you know,

437
00:21:46,880 --> 00:21:48,560
Speaker 1: just ultimately need need to play better, You need to

438
00:21:48,600 --> 00:21:56,520
Speaker 1: start faster and play better justin Jars. Yeah, you know,

439
00:21:56,760 --> 00:21:59,800
Speaker 1: I think that they were aware of where he was

440
00:22:00,240 --> 00:22:03,359
Speaker 1: and as a result, you know, defended him well. But

441
00:22:03,440 --> 00:22:05,159
Speaker 1: then you look at some things that you feel like,

442
00:22:05,880 --> 00:22:07,960
Speaker 1: you know, would have loved to connect on still and

443
00:22:09,280 --> 00:22:12,520
Speaker 1: but they did a nice job just being aware of

444
00:22:12,520 --> 00:22:16,679
Speaker 1: where he was. To lose two starting offensive linement in

445
00:22:16,760 --> 00:22:18,560
Speaker 1: the first quarter, and how did that impact for us

446
00:22:18,680 --> 00:22:22,080
Speaker 1: the game? Again? Yeah, you know it was tough. Um,

447
00:22:22,400 --> 00:22:24,720
Speaker 1: we'll get some good work with Chris Read this week

448
00:22:24,920 --> 00:22:30,080
Speaker 1: at center UM to just kind of get things ironed out. Um,

449
00:22:30,240 --> 00:22:33,000
Speaker 1: And Uh, I thought only did a phenomenal job. I

450
00:22:33,000 --> 00:22:35,800
Speaker 1: thought Chris did a phenomenal job, you know, getting thrown

451
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Speaker 1: in there, and UM, have a lot of confidence in

452
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Speaker 1: those guys to handle that sudden change, which I think

453
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Speaker 1: they did well. Kurtis a strange to either the team

454
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Speaker 1: with the twelve wins where you have lost some loss

455
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Speaker 1: of side. Yeah, I just think it's it's you know,

456
00:22:49,280 --> 00:22:52,680
Speaker 1: whether you win or lose. Um, you want to play

457
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Speaker 1: at a high level and you want to be processed, focused,

458
00:22:55,280 --> 00:22:58,080
Speaker 1: and have your process be really strong and and so

459
00:22:58,320 --> 00:23:03,040
Speaker 1: in Um, I think three of our four losses, you know,

460
00:23:03,080 --> 00:23:07,760
Speaker 1: the performance was not strong enough. Um when I think

461
00:23:07,760 --> 00:23:11,239
Speaker 1: about you know, offensively or pass game or you know

462
00:23:11,320 --> 00:23:14,919
Speaker 1: the role you play. So um, you know, I certainly

463
00:23:14,960 --> 00:23:17,280
Speaker 1: don't have a good good feeling about a good taste

464
00:23:17,280 --> 00:23:21,840
Speaker 1: in your mouth walking away from this one. From your perspective,

465
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Speaker 1: what's the challenge of having a center come in then

466
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Speaker 1: I'm guessing your kind worked with a whole live with

467
00:23:26,359 --> 00:23:30,960
Speaker 1: all that position. Yeah, we just need to get more

468
00:23:31,040 --> 00:23:35,520
Speaker 1: work together in practice. Um, you know, with the with

469
00:23:35,600 --> 00:23:39,600
Speaker 1: the depth, UM, so that you know, when there's that

470
00:23:39,680 --> 00:23:43,720
Speaker 1: sudden change, let's just go and um. And so obviously

471
00:23:43,720 --> 00:23:46,480
Speaker 1: we're already you know, making that transition from Garrett to

472
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Speaker 1: Schlow and then you know we'll make it with with

473
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Speaker 1: Chris and um and um, you know, get to where

474
00:23:52,600 --> 00:23:55,800
Speaker 1: it's it's seamless. We're goin to take us through the intersections,

475
00:23:55,840 --> 00:24:00,320
Speaker 1: the three interceptions and yeah, first one, I was trying

476
00:24:00,320 --> 00:24:02,560
Speaker 1: to be aggressive there on on the fourth down to

477
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Speaker 1: TJ Um. Obviously tight coverage, you know your your you know,

478
00:24:08,240 --> 00:24:09,840
Speaker 1: if you watch it, you'll see on the film that

479
00:24:10,000 --> 00:24:12,119
Speaker 1: Justin's kind of my next progression and he ends up

480
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Speaker 1: coming open. UM. But I just felt a void where

481
00:24:16,240 --> 00:24:18,399
Speaker 1: I was saw TJ going. Just felt a void and

482
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Speaker 1: felt like I wanted to work that that voided area. UM.

483
00:24:22,320 --> 00:24:24,439
Speaker 1: But then obviously the deflection and then it lands in

484
00:24:24,480 --> 00:24:26,240
Speaker 1: their arms and then they return it for a touchdown.

485
00:24:26,480 --> 00:24:32,000
Speaker 1: UM just kind of snowballed. And then UM, the last one, UM,

486
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Speaker 1: the backside safety. I saw quarters coverage and the safety,

487
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Speaker 1: uh come down, so I want to replace him with

488
00:24:38,080 --> 00:24:42,080
Speaker 1: a post throw, but the backside safety is coming. So UM.

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00:24:42,119 --> 00:24:45,159
Speaker 1: They did a good job of of kind of bringing

490
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Speaker 1: that backside safety all game long to prevent you from

491
00:24:47,359 --> 00:24:50,720
Speaker 1: throwing those posts. And uh right there, you know, needed

492
00:24:50,760 --> 00:24:53,800
Speaker 1: to be aware of that. And then just um progressed

493
00:24:53,840 --> 00:24:58,440
Speaker 1: down to Alex um So and then obviously the one

494
00:24:58,680 --> 00:25:00,879
Speaker 1: ball was tipped the line of scrimmage and went up

495
00:25:00,880 --> 00:25:02,479
Speaker 1: in the air. And when that happens, you know, it's

496
00:25:02,520 --> 00:25:04,560
Speaker 1: anybody's game at that point, just like the first one.

497
00:25:04,640 --> 00:25:09,040
Speaker 1: So UM, you know those happened, and UM, you know

498
00:25:09,119 --> 00:25:11,000
Speaker 1: it was it was tough that they happened when they

499
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Speaker 1: did and how they did, and then obviously the return

500
00:25:12,920 --> 00:25:22,160
Speaker 1: for touchdown three points. I'm sorry, he said the first goals.

501
00:25:21,920 --> 00:25:27,600
Speaker 1: It's just like three points didn't matter. We gotta play better.

502
00:25:28,440 --> 00:25:31,200
Speaker 1: I mean, we gotta play better. That that's it's that's simple.

503
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Speaker 1: Did you realize dry haven't heard? I don't. I don't. Yeah,

504
00:25:37,880 --> 00:25:40,679
Speaker 1: I don't even know. I don't even know it all

505
00:25:40,760 --> 00:25:44,000
Speaker 1: runs together right now. But um, so I honestly can't

506
00:25:44,000 --> 00:25:45,960
Speaker 1: remember when Brian got hurt or what happened or when

507
00:25:46,200 --> 00:25:48,760
Speaker 1: the sequence, but um, because I'm kind of thinking about

508
00:25:48,760 --> 00:25:50,720
Speaker 1: the next play and all that, So you know, you

509
00:25:50,760 --> 00:25:54,000
Speaker 1: just kind of keep playing frustrating this. You seen justin

510
00:25:54,119 --> 00:25:57,040
Speaker 1: he not only I didn't put a great stats, he

511
00:25:57,119 --> 00:26:02,080
Speaker 1: also got talking a little having slipped flocks of this route. Yeah,

512
00:26:02,119 --> 00:26:05,040
Speaker 1: you know he's he's gonna compete and come back and uh,

513
00:26:05,080 --> 00:26:09,680
Speaker 1: these days happen, and um, you know he's he's doesn't

514
00:26:09,720 --> 00:26:11,199
Speaker 1: change the fact he's a great player. He's had an

515
00:26:11,240 --> 00:26:15,480
Speaker 1: unbelievable year and um, you know he's gonna keep keep

516
00:26:15,520 --> 00:26:19,520
Speaker 1: making plays up ahead. Perfect. You see you guys slipping

517
00:26:19,520 --> 00:26:21,240
Speaker 1: out a few of the routes. What were the discussions

518
00:26:21,240 --> 00:26:23,160
Speaker 1: like in the sideline in terms of guys are gonna

519
00:26:23,240 --> 00:26:24,560
Speaker 1: get their footing when they coming in and out of

520
00:26:24,560 --> 00:26:28,440
Speaker 1: the breaks. Um, it's just you know, getting the cleats, uh,

521
00:26:28,640 --> 00:26:30,480
Speaker 1: changing out the cleats to get the longer studs, and

522
00:26:30,760 --> 00:26:33,840
Speaker 1: and just trying to make sure that um, you know,

523
00:26:33,880 --> 00:26:35,440
Speaker 1: from the cleats standpoint, you have which you need to

524
00:26:35,720 --> 00:26:39,200
Speaker 1: make the cuts. You know, with the Minnesota Vikings defense

525
00:26:39,240 --> 00:26:41,600
Speaker 1: being on the field so much, with with the turnovers

526
00:26:41,640 --> 00:26:45,120
Speaker 1: and everything, the defensive line you you really could tell

527
00:26:45,200 --> 00:26:48,760
Speaker 1: started to get tired and very fatigued in the late

528
00:26:48,800 --> 00:26:51,400
Speaker 1: in the third quarter and in the fourth quarter. So

529
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Speaker 1: hopefully things are markedly better against these Chicago Bears next week.

530
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Speaker 1: But with the mis tackles and just a really a

531
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Speaker 1: football goes a handful of offensive plays, Um, things are

532
00:27:04,280 --> 00:27:06,840
Speaker 1: expected to be markedly better next game. Yeah, they're gonna

533
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Speaker 1: I mean they're gonna have to be. And I know

534
00:27:08,240 --> 00:27:10,560
Speaker 1: the bear you know for the Bears, Um, you know

535
00:27:10,560 --> 00:27:13,679
Speaker 1: they lost an offensive lineman today as well. Um, you know,

536
00:27:13,800 --> 00:27:16,960
Speaker 1: Justin Fields is as mobile of a quarterback as you're

537
00:27:16,960 --> 00:27:19,320
Speaker 1: gonna see in the league this year. And what you

538
00:27:19,359 --> 00:27:21,000
Speaker 1: know as to how much he's gonna play and what

539
00:27:21,040 --> 00:27:22,720
Speaker 1: their plan is with him, will you know out to

540
00:27:22,720 --> 00:27:25,880
Speaker 1: wait and see. Um, But you know, again, you had

541
00:27:25,920 --> 00:27:29,240
Speaker 1: opportunities Paul, you had, you had your chance to win

542
00:27:29,320 --> 00:27:33,120
Speaker 1: this game, and you know, again key control of what

543
00:27:33,280 --> 00:27:35,359
Speaker 1: you know, the number two, the number two seed, the

544
00:27:35,359 --> 00:27:38,359
Speaker 1: whole thing, and you let that slip away. So a

545
00:27:38,400 --> 00:27:41,800
Speaker 1: lot of decisions are gonna have to be made, um

546
00:27:41,800 --> 00:27:44,879
Speaker 1: by the front office, the head coaches, the coaches, the

547
00:27:44,880 --> 00:27:48,360
Speaker 1: head coach as to who's gonna play this weekend. How

548
00:27:48,400 --> 00:27:52,119
Speaker 1: important is this Bears game coming up to you? Rest people? Um?

549
00:27:52,200 --> 00:27:54,440
Speaker 1: You know Brian O'Neill, I know he's gonna rest calf.

550
00:27:54,480 --> 00:27:59,120
Speaker 1: Injuries with big guys are always tough, um. But uh yeah,

551
00:27:59,480 --> 00:28:02,080
Speaker 1: it's going to be a very very interesting week going

552
00:28:02,600 --> 00:28:04,840
Speaker 1: going in a week number seventeen or a week eighteen

553
00:28:04,840 --> 00:28:07,480
Speaker 1: of this season, and you know, see how we set

554
00:28:07,520 --> 00:28:10,639
Speaker 1: up for this playoff run. Some golden Gophers of days

555
00:28:10,680 --> 00:28:14,159
Speaker 1: gone by were represented in the Border Battle number one

556
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Speaker 1: twenty five. Today, one would be Devandre Campbell, one of

557
00:28:17,119 --> 00:28:20,160
Speaker 1: the best pass covering linebackers in the NFL for Green Bay.

558
00:28:20,400 --> 00:28:24,360
Speaker 1: Assayze Otumwa, a defensive lineman or rookie from the University

559
00:28:24,400 --> 00:28:27,640
Speaker 1: of Minnesota. He played rather extensively in the second half

560
00:28:27,640 --> 00:28:31,359
Speaker 1: and speaking to former Gophers, here's Ron Johnson and three

561
00:28:31,400 --> 00:28:34,560
Speaker 1: takes from our jay. Thanks fellas well. This is Ron

562
00:28:34,640 --> 00:28:36,760
Speaker 1: Johnson coming to you from the cafe and studios, and

563
00:28:36,760 --> 00:28:38,920
Speaker 1: the Vikings took going on the chin the day. So

564
00:28:39,000 --> 00:28:41,960
Speaker 1: it's hard to find some positives, but here's where I

565
00:28:42,000 --> 00:28:43,920
Speaker 1: look at this game and a way to kind of

566
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Speaker 1: use it going into the playoffs and the Bears game

567
00:28:46,920 --> 00:28:49,320
Speaker 1: next week. My three takeaways for this game are the

568
00:28:49,440 --> 00:28:53,680
Speaker 1: Vikings penalties. They had been winning the penalty battle all season.

569
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Speaker 1: They were one of the second most as far as

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Speaker 1: benefiting from playoffs. That's one hundred and nine penalties that

571
00:28:59,760 --> 00:29:04,280
Speaker 1: they were benefited from in sixteen games. Today, three they

572
00:29:04,320 --> 00:29:08,880
Speaker 1: also were accrued. They also accrued six penalties. They had

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Speaker 1: the fifth least amount of penalties in six games sixteen

574
00:29:12,000 --> 00:29:15,320
Speaker 1: games that was eighty. So that's a very uncharacteristic of

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00:29:15,360 --> 00:29:19,320
Speaker 1: this team. Turnovers, same thing, four turnovers today before that

576
00:29:19,520 --> 00:29:24,760
Speaker 1: one point one three turnovers per game. Again another uncharacteristic

577
00:29:24,760 --> 00:29:26,760
Speaker 1: trade of this team. But it's just something they have

578
00:29:26,800 --> 00:29:29,400
Speaker 1: to learn from and grow from. We know Kevin O'Connell

579
00:29:29,440 --> 00:29:31,080
Speaker 1: is always going to make sure his guys know that.

580
00:29:31,480 --> 00:29:33,479
Speaker 1: And if they can win the penalty battle, if they

581
00:29:33,480 --> 00:29:36,120
Speaker 1: can win the turnover battle, they can win just about

582
00:29:36,160 --> 00:29:40,320
Speaker 1: any game. Here's another one. In the third quarter, the

583
00:29:40,440 --> 00:29:43,880
Speaker 1: Vikings defense, we know, was thirty second in yards per play.

584
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Speaker 1: They allowed eleven touchdowns, which is twenty ninth. Seventy seven

585
00:29:48,480 --> 00:29:51,920
Speaker 1: first downs allowed, that was twenty fifth today. They had

586
00:29:52,000 --> 00:29:55,680
Speaker 1: a scoreless third quarter. Yeah, it wasn't pretty in the first,

587
00:29:55,680 --> 00:29:58,880
Speaker 1: second or fourth quarter, but the third quarter was scoreless.

588
00:29:59,080 --> 00:30:00,760
Speaker 1: They're gonna have to go back. Can watch the film

589
00:30:00,760 --> 00:30:03,040
Speaker 1: in that third quarter and see what they did well

590
00:30:03,440 --> 00:30:06,640
Speaker 1: and how were they able to tame Aaron Rodgers for

591
00:30:06,920 --> 00:30:09,160
Speaker 1: that amount of time. They didn't even win the time

592
00:30:09,160 --> 00:30:12,520
Speaker 1: of possession battles nine to five in that but they

593
00:30:12,600 --> 00:30:16,200
Speaker 1: still found a way to not allow a score and

594
00:30:16,320 --> 00:30:18,960
Speaker 1: that's huge because the third quarter was one of their

595
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Speaker 1: worst quarters heading into this game. And my last takeaway,

596
00:30:22,680 --> 00:30:24,880
Speaker 1: here's a positive. Josh Mttellis gets a pump block. That's

597
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Speaker 1: two weeks in a row for young Josh Mttellis with

598
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Speaker 1: a pump block. That is something that the Vikings needed.

599
00:30:30,600 --> 00:30:33,560
Speaker 1: It seemed like it could be a huge benefit to them.

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00:30:33,560 --> 00:30:35,760
Speaker 1: A momentum shift with the Packers defense found a way

601
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Speaker 1: to keep the Vikings out of the end zone. But

602
00:30:37,880 --> 00:30:40,960
Speaker 1: Josh Mttellis with a pump block. Special Teams clearly has

603
00:30:40,960 --> 00:30:43,080
Speaker 1: found a way to get him home and get him

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Speaker 1: to that punter, and he does a great job of

605
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Speaker 1: not only blocking the punt one alerting the team has

606
00:30:47,320 --> 00:30:51,080
Speaker 1: been blocked in two not running into the kicker. That

607
00:30:51,440 --> 00:30:53,240
Speaker 1: is the other part of that. If you block it,

608
00:30:53,280 --> 00:30:55,239
Speaker 1: you can hit the kicker, but if you miss, you

609
00:30:55,320 --> 00:30:57,560
Speaker 1: have to be on a path that will not run

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Speaker 1: into the punter, and he seems to be doing a

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00:30:59,320 --> 00:31:02,800
Speaker 1: great job of that. So Josh Mattellis, that's my third takeaway.

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Speaker 1: Him and the special teams are doing a great job

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Speaker 1: on punt block. They are gonna need more of those

614
00:31:08,200 --> 00:31:11,160
Speaker 1: in the playoffs, at least one because those are the

615
00:31:11,200 --> 00:31:14,120
Speaker 1: type of plays they can win game for you. Well,

616
00:31:14,200 --> 00:31:16,000
Speaker 1: that to do it for my three takeaways today. Back

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00:31:16,040 --> 00:31:18,160
Speaker 1: to you guys at the stadium, all right. The vikings

618
00:31:18,160 --> 00:31:20,120
Speaker 1: are twelve and four, Green Bay eight and eight. The

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Speaker 1: Detroit Lions also eight and eight after thrashing the Chicago

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00:31:23,280 --> 00:31:26,600
Speaker 1: Bears today. Those teams meet at lambeau Field next week.

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Speaker 1: Each team needs to win to have an opportunity to

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00:31:30,320 --> 00:31:34,000
Speaker 1: get to the postseason, and once again the a topic

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Speaker 1: injuries on the offensive line for the Vikings. Secondly, behind

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00:31:37,800 --> 00:31:41,560
Speaker 1: that would be potentially resting players at Soldier Field and

625
00:31:41,720 --> 00:31:45,440
Speaker 1: like starting, I mean nothing but backups. Because San Francisco

626
00:31:45,560 --> 00:31:48,400
Speaker 1: got the money at Las Vegas today, which means they

627
00:31:48,400 --> 00:31:51,280
Speaker 1: are the two seed in the NFC and they have

628
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Speaker 1: Arizona to close out festivities and they should be able

629
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Speaker 1: to win that game. So the Vikings very well could

630
00:31:58,640 --> 00:32:02,680
Speaker 1: be a three seed heading into the National Football Conference

631
00:32:02,680 --> 00:32:05,360
Speaker 1: playoffs and we'll see where we go from there. Yeah,

632
00:32:05,480 --> 00:32:07,320
Speaker 1: and we will, Paul, And the main thing is is

633
00:32:07,360 --> 00:32:09,840
Speaker 1: getting everybody healthy. When we do get to the playoffs,

634
00:32:09,880 --> 00:32:11,800
Speaker 1: you still have to win that first round game at

635
00:32:11,800 --> 00:32:13,520
Speaker 1: home whomever it is that we play. I think right

636
00:32:13,560 --> 00:32:16,280
Speaker 1: now the way you know, the Giants still at the

637
00:32:16,360 --> 00:32:19,520
Speaker 1: number six seed, you know that, well, well we will

638
00:32:19,560 --> 00:32:22,360
Speaker 1: see who we end up playing. Um, But yeah, get

639
00:32:22,400 --> 00:32:25,720
Speaker 1: everybody healthy, and you know, get this team, get this

640
00:32:25,840 --> 00:32:28,360
Speaker 1: timing back on offense, get you know, just get our

641
00:32:28,400 --> 00:32:31,400
Speaker 1: identity back, and you know, and find a way to

642
00:32:32,920 --> 00:32:35,520
Speaker 1: become a little bit more efficient both, you know, both

643
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Speaker 1: mainly offensively and defensively. You know, the Packers are able

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Speaker 1: to run the football, so teams are gonna see that,

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Speaker 1: and you're gonna have to shore that, you know that

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Speaker 1: up as well. I think Duke Shelley is showing up

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Speaker 1: the corner in the corner spot. So every game and

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Speaker 1: he can play, he's gonna get better and better and

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Speaker 1: and uh, you know, go from there. But like I said,

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Speaker 1: it's it's it's this. This loss today was one hundred

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Speaker 1: percent self inflicted. That's the that's the main thing. Well,

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Speaker 1: the fascinating twenty twenty two season for the Minnesota Vikings continues.

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Speaker 1: They are twelve and four. Seemingly every game they win

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Speaker 1: comes right down to the wire, and seemingly every time

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Speaker 1: they lose, they get killed. And that happened at lambeau

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Speaker 1: Field today, Vikings on the wrong side of a forty

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Speaker 1: one seventeen Green Bay Packers win for Pete versage on

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Speaker 1: Paul Allen. That's the postgame report. Thanks for listening.