1 00:00:05,480 --> 00:00:07,920 Speaker 1: First time meeting a lot of these guys was on Monday. 2 00:00:08,080 --> 00:00:10,680 Speaker 1: Obviously knowing extra a little bit, you know, streamline that 3 00:00:10,760 --> 00:00:13,040 Speaker 1: process of getting you know, what we're used to being. 4 00:00:15,080 --> 00:00:18,480 Speaker 1: He's the most involved head coach with the defensive backs. 5 00:00:19,640 --> 00:00:21,759 Speaker 1: He comes in the meeting room and he along with 6 00:00:21,840 --> 00:00:24,480 Speaker 1: Coach Scott here and out there on the practice. Out 7 00:00:24,520 --> 00:00:33,640 Speaker 1: there in the meeting rooms, he's coaching us up. Yo. 8 00:00:34,040 --> 00:00:37,479 Speaker 1: You know the noise it is The Minnesota Vikings Podcasts, 9 00:00:37,680 --> 00:00:42,839 Speaker 1: Episode number ninety seven. Football is back and what a 10 00:00:42,880 --> 00:00:45,800 Speaker 1: better way to bring it in With an exclusive interview 11 00:00:45,840 --> 00:00:49,320 Speaker 1: today with Viking safety Xavier Wood and defensive backs coach 12 00:00:49,400 --> 00:00:52,560 Speaker 1: Carl Scott. My name is Gabe Henderson, alongside Jay Nelson. 13 00:00:52,680 --> 00:00:55,200 Speaker 1: Chris Corso would join us later in the show, but 14 00:00:55,360 --> 00:00:58,720 Speaker 1: jay OTAs are here and it is so good to 15 00:00:58,720 --> 00:01:01,680 Speaker 1: see football again. Man. Your thoughts just just seeing just 16 00:01:01,720 --> 00:01:04,720 Speaker 1: the highlights and just seeing people just run around and 17 00:01:04,760 --> 00:01:07,440 Speaker 1: just be excited to play the game again. Yeah. We've 18 00:01:07,440 --> 00:01:10,160 Speaker 1: talked about how things incrementally have been feeling more and 19 00:01:10,240 --> 00:01:13,200 Speaker 1: more normal and trying to get back to the basics 20 00:01:13,200 --> 00:01:16,800 Speaker 1: and even just feeling like it looks like it's normal football. 21 00:01:17,000 --> 00:01:19,319 Speaker 1: There's no masks, that kind of stuff where you know 22 00:01:19,360 --> 00:01:21,840 Speaker 1: people are being vaccinated and everything else. There are some 23 00:01:21,920 --> 00:01:24,240 Speaker 1: new wrinkles this year with the kind of the rugby 24 00:01:24,280 --> 00:01:26,600 Speaker 1: style helmets that the guys are wearing at practice, just 25 00:01:26,640 --> 00:01:29,680 Speaker 1: for an extra safety measure. But in general, as a 26 00:01:29,680 --> 00:01:32,520 Speaker 1: fan and you know, somebody working for the team, but 27 00:01:32,600 --> 00:01:35,640 Speaker 1: as a fan watching those highlights, it's great to see 28 00:01:36,120 --> 00:01:39,120 Speaker 1: Kirk thrown passes out there, Patrick Peterson on the field, 29 00:01:39,200 --> 00:01:42,520 Speaker 1: guys doing the gritty walking off the field. Starting to 30 00:01:42,560 --> 00:01:45,240 Speaker 1: feel like real football, and things are somewhat getting back 31 00:01:45,280 --> 00:01:48,160 Speaker 1: to normal with this stuff, and so it's really exciting 32 00:01:48,400 --> 00:01:50,960 Speaker 1: just to pay attention, you know, on the periphery here 33 00:01:51,000 --> 00:01:54,280 Speaker 1: and just pay attention to what this team is starting 34 00:01:54,280 --> 00:01:57,040 Speaker 1: to feel like moving into twenty twenty one. We know 35 00:01:57,480 --> 00:01:59,560 Speaker 1: last season was a little disappointing with the way that 36 00:01:59,560 --> 00:02:02,120 Speaker 1: the record shook out, but it just feels like with 37 00:02:02,160 --> 00:02:05,840 Speaker 1: the influx of new talent and with getting the guys 38 00:02:05,840 --> 00:02:07,919 Speaker 1: finally out on the field, there's a lot of participation 39 00:02:08,000 --> 00:02:10,840 Speaker 1: going on. It's really exciting to see. Yeah, very exciting 40 00:02:10,919 --> 00:02:13,760 Speaker 1: to see. I've been at practice all three days this 41 00:02:13,800 --> 00:02:16,320 Speaker 1: week and just seeing some of those guys just run 42 00:02:16,320 --> 00:02:18,239 Speaker 1: around like I was saying before that that's the most 43 00:02:18,320 --> 00:02:21,919 Speaker 1: encouraging thing. But at the same time, like day one, 44 00:02:22,000 --> 00:02:24,360 Speaker 1: Day two, and day three, they were all different themes. 45 00:02:24,440 --> 00:02:26,760 Speaker 1: Like Day one, like you know, the offenses side of 46 00:02:26,800 --> 00:02:28,480 Speaker 1: the ball, they were still trying to get their footwork 47 00:02:28,480 --> 00:02:30,280 Speaker 1: in tech or like the receivers they were slipping on 48 00:02:30,320 --> 00:02:33,520 Speaker 1: a couple of routes. So ultimately that made the defense 49 00:02:33,560 --> 00:02:35,440 Speaker 1: look good. I mean, they were back to back plays 50 00:02:35,480 --> 00:02:38,560 Speaker 1: where Patrick Peterson had an interception and the next play 51 00:02:38,600 --> 00:02:41,320 Speaker 1: Harrison Smith had an interception. So for me, I'm like, okay, 52 00:02:41,480 --> 00:02:45,800 Speaker 1: the defense one day one, Day two, Ersmith, junior, Tyler Conklin, 53 00:02:45,880 --> 00:02:49,160 Speaker 1: they stole that day. Like you can just tell from 54 00:02:49,200 --> 00:02:51,800 Speaker 1: the energy, Like of course, you know, Jay playing football, 55 00:02:52,160 --> 00:02:54,600 Speaker 1: when the defense gets a day in practice, the offense 56 00:02:54,639 --> 00:02:56,679 Speaker 1: takes that personal, especially if you don't have anybody to 57 00:02:57,040 --> 00:02:59,520 Speaker 1: game plan against. So the offense, you can tell they 58 00:02:59,560 --> 00:03:02,600 Speaker 1: took that personal. In dude, it felt like day four 59 00:03:02,760 --> 00:03:06,639 Speaker 1: of training camp in August this past Tuesday, Day two 60 00:03:06,680 --> 00:03:09,240 Speaker 1: of OTA. So just seeing how the offense bounce back, 61 00:03:09,760 --> 00:03:12,440 Speaker 1: that was so fun to see. And then Wednesday, Day three, 62 00:03:13,800 --> 00:03:16,480 Speaker 1: everybody started to get their wind under them. You saw 63 00:03:16,480 --> 00:03:18,520 Speaker 1: some of the rickies starting to come along camp buying 64 00:03:18,600 --> 00:03:21,920 Speaker 1: him Chasser rat I mean a guy in Christian Darisaw, 65 00:03:21,960 --> 00:03:24,040 Speaker 1: our first round pick in the twenty twenty one draft. 66 00:03:24,400 --> 00:03:26,399 Speaker 1: He's starting to get more comfortable. You can tell he's 67 00:03:26,400 --> 00:03:28,760 Speaker 1: not thinking as much anymore. And of course we got 68 00:03:28,760 --> 00:03:32,320 Speaker 1: a long way to go before, you know, preseason game 69 00:03:32,400 --> 00:03:34,960 Speaker 1: number one shows up. But actually seeing these guys start 70 00:03:35,040 --> 00:03:37,880 Speaker 1: to settle in, it's so fun to see, man, and 71 00:03:37,920 --> 00:03:40,520 Speaker 1: you've been around the Minnesota Vikings for a long time 72 00:03:40,800 --> 00:03:43,280 Speaker 1: and just seeing how some of these guys progress. When 73 00:03:43,360 --> 00:03:45,640 Speaker 1: when you see, like, what is the most fun part 74 00:03:45,680 --> 00:03:48,320 Speaker 1: for you when you actually see a rookie come in 75 00:03:48,440 --> 00:03:50,920 Speaker 1: right for Ricky Minicamp and then you see him that 76 00:03:51,000 --> 00:03:53,120 Speaker 1: day and then see him week one of the season, Like, 77 00:03:54,320 --> 00:03:57,680 Speaker 1: what's your most favorite part about seeing that progression? The 78 00:03:57,720 --> 00:03:59,840 Speaker 1: best part for me is is and they talk about 79 00:03:59,880 --> 00:04:01,960 Speaker 1: it over and over again. When they first come in, 80 00:04:02,040 --> 00:04:04,080 Speaker 1: it feels like drinking from a fire hose. You know, 81 00:04:04,120 --> 00:04:08,400 Speaker 1: they're just bombarded with a new system, new coaches, new expectations, 82 00:04:08,480 --> 00:04:12,480 Speaker 1: new plays, new terminology. Once you get into these these 83 00:04:12,520 --> 00:04:15,119 Speaker 1: off season programs and then you have that break from 84 00:04:15,200 --> 00:04:18,440 Speaker 1: June to July where they come in for camp and 85 00:04:18,560 --> 00:04:21,400 Speaker 1: just to see the level of growth, like we all 86 00:04:21,440 --> 00:04:25,360 Speaker 1: see on social media, the level of offseason workouts these 87 00:04:25,360 --> 00:04:27,040 Speaker 1: guys are doing to make sure they're getting into shape, 88 00:04:27,040 --> 00:04:29,320 Speaker 1: and they're all coming in looking like you know statues, 89 00:04:29,320 --> 00:04:33,080 Speaker 1: they're just you know, completely fit, and you're just you're 90 00:04:33,120 --> 00:04:34,880 Speaker 1: in awe of some of these guys walking and you're like, man, 91 00:04:34,920 --> 00:04:37,440 Speaker 1: this guy's really been, you know, putting on all the 92 00:04:37,480 --> 00:04:39,560 Speaker 1: weight that he can or at least you know, smartly 93 00:04:39,760 --> 00:04:42,920 Speaker 1: in the off season. But once they get into this 94 00:04:42,920 --> 00:04:45,320 Speaker 1: this kind of an environment and they're working with the 95 00:04:45,360 --> 00:04:49,120 Speaker 1: coaches on technique, they're working with their other players for chemistry, 96 00:04:49,160 --> 00:04:51,800 Speaker 1: they're trying to figure out timing. Like you said, day 97 00:04:51,800 --> 00:04:54,680 Speaker 1: one offense might have been off a little bit, but 98 00:04:54,720 --> 00:04:56,280 Speaker 1: that just means you know, when they're going back in 99 00:04:56,320 --> 00:04:59,120 Speaker 1: their meetings and they're really breaking down the film, they're 100 00:04:59,160 --> 00:05:01,400 Speaker 1: coming out the next day going, man, I gotta, I gotta, 101 00:05:01,440 --> 00:05:03,839 Speaker 1: I gotta flip the script from yesterday. And there's a 102 00:05:03,839 --> 00:05:06,120 Speaker 1: lot of pride going on here too, Like these are 103 00:05:06,120 --> 00:05:09,160 Speaker 1: the alphas of the Alphas, and they they really want 104 00:05:09,160 --> 00:05:11,120 Speaker 1: to put something on tape and show that you know, 105 00:05:11,160 --> 00:05:14,040 Speaker 1: they belong here, and especially think about being a rookie, 106 00:05:14,279 --> 00:05:17,240 Speaker 1: whether you're a high draft pick or you're an undrafted 107 00:05:17,279 --> 00:05:20,120 Speaker 1: free agent. You get a couple of those days and 108 00:05:20,200 --> 00:05:22,560 Speaker 1: people start having a little doubt, like you know, hey, 109 00:05:22,800 --> 00:05:24,560 Speaker 1: you know, you gotta put something on tape there to 110 00:05:24,640 --> 00:05:27,480 Speaker 1: make sure the coaches feel okay. So the best part 111 00:05:27,520 --> 00:05:31,200 Speaker 1: for me is just seeing seeing the level of evolution 112 00:05:31,279 --> 00:05:33,919 Speaker 1: in this stuff from day one of rookie camp for 113 00:05:33,960 --> 00:05:36,680 Speaker 1: some of these guys, especially unsigned guys, to seeing what 114 00:05:36,760 --> 00:05:38,920 Speaker 1: happens in preseason and then you get to week one 115 00:05:38,960 --> 00:05:42,039 Speaker 1: and seeing guys make the roster like that is exciting. 116 00:05:42,120 --> 00:05:44,560 Speaker 1: To just see that the progress that these guys make 117 00:05:45,120 --> 00:05:49,760 Speaker 1: from basically April beginning of May up until July and 118 00:05:49,800 --> 00:05:51,360 Speaker 1: then at the end of the season just to see 119 00:05:51,400 --> 00:05:56,000 Speaker 1: them be a full blown proms. It's it's fun just 120 00:05:56,040 --> 00:05:58,240 Speaker 1: seeing that growth process with all those players. It's a 121 00:05:58,240 --> 00:06:01,400 Speaker 1: lot of fun. You know. Example was when Feeling came 122 00:06:01,400 --> 00:06:04,320 Speaker 1: in as a rookie. You know, he's turning heads at 123 00:06:04,400 --> 00:06:06,000 Speaker 1: rookie camp and then it's like, well, what can he 124 00:06:06,040 --> 00:06:08,719 Speaker 1: do against the pros? And then he was putting some 125 00:06:08,800 --> 00:06:11,240 Speaker 1: moves on the pros and that was when coaches started 126 00:06:11,279 --> 00:06:13,960 Speaker 1: to say, you know, this guy's got something. And if 127 00:06:13,960 --> 00:06:17,280 Speaker 1: you remember that his rookie year, he played a ton 128 00:06:17,320 --> 00:06:19,240 Speaker 1: of special teams and made a ton of tackles, and 129 00:06:19,279 --> 00:06:21,440 Speaker 1: it was just one of those things. He was putting 130 00:06:21,480 --> 00:06:24,280 Speaker 1: stuff on film and showing that he's gonna hustle and 131 00:06:24,279 --> 00:06:26,560 Speaker 1: he's got some speed and he's got some talent, and 132 00:06:26,640 --> 00:06:28,960 Speaker 1: it just made sure it solidified his place on the roster. 133 00:06:29,120 --> 00:06:30,960 Speaker 1: So that's what I'm looking forward to, just seeing more 134 00:06:31,000 --> 00:06:33,120 Speaker 1: and more highlights of these guys and making plays for sure. 135 00:06:33,160 --> 00:06:35,479 Speaker 1: Until your point of Adam Thilan, I mean for a 136 00:06:35,520 --> 00:06:39,080 Speaker 1: lot of these draft picks or even undrafted free agents, 137 00:06:39,800 --> 00:06:42,800 Speaker 1: like we're way to the plane, or of course when 138 00:06:42,920 --> 00:06:44,559 Speaker 1: when we talk in college, you're way on the bus. 139 00:06:44,680 --> 00:06:46,360 Speaker 1: Is on a special team. So if you can master 140 00:06:46,440 --> 00:06:49,640 Speaker 1: that special teams position, you pretty much have a pretty 141 00:06:49,680 --> 00:06:52,120 Speaker 1: good chance of being on the plane. But I think 142 00:06:52,120 --> 00:06:54,320 Speaker 1: just to that point of talking, like I talked to 143 00:06:54,480 --> 00:06:57,520 Speaker 1: um cana Wan Goo camp buying him and Genarius Robinson 144 00:06:57,640 --> 00:07:00,600 Speaker 1: this past week, and of course he everybody wants to 145 00:07:00,600 --> 00:07:02,240 Speaker 1: talk about, Okay, what are you looking forward to in 146 00:07:02,279 --> 00:07:04,520 Speaker 1: week one or Week two or later in the season. 147 00:07:04,560 --> 00:07:06,400 Speaker 1: But one question that I tried to pose it's like, 148 00:07:06,400 --> 00:07:09,000 Speaker 1: what are your goals just for the off season, and 149 00:07:09,120 --> 00:07:11,560 Speaker 1: just hearing some of their responses, it was pretty consistent, 150 00:07:11,720 --> 00:07:14,080 Speaker 1: like they just want to learn the playbook. Like after 151 00:07:14,120 --> 00:07:17,400 Speaker 1: you master the playbook, everything else falls in place. And 152 00:07:17,520 --> 00:07:19,800 Speaker 1: I think that's that is going to pay dividends. I 153 00:07:19,800 --> 00:07:22,000 Speaker 1: feel like if you can learn, whoever learns to playbook 154 00:07:22,040 --> 00:07:23,960 Speaker 1: the fastest, those are the guys who are going to 155 00:07:24,040 --> 00:07:25,880 Speaker 1: have the best chance of making the team. So just 156 00:07:25,920 --> 00:07:29,040 Speaker 1: seeing some of these guys start to grasp what they're 157 00:07:29,080 --> 00:07:31,120 Speaker 1: supposed to do and not have to like, you know, 158 00:07:31,320 --> 00:07:33,800 Speaker 1: look over to another player, Hey what do I have here? 159 00:07:34,400 --> 00:07:35,920 Speaker 1: That That's been fun to see and I know it's 160 00:07:35,920 --> 00:07:38,880 Speaker 1: going to take time, but moving along and in the 161 00:07:38,920 --> 00:07:41,560 Speaker 1: script of the show, of course, you know this time 162 00:07:41,600 --> 00:07:43,480 Speaker 1: of the year at Jay at the offseason, the Vikings, 163 00:07:43,520 --> 00:07:45,600 Speaker 1: they're going to continue to add picks. They're gonna, you know, 164 00:07:45,640 --> 00:07:48,040 Speaker 1: cut some players, like people are going to be here 165 00:07:48,040 --> 00:07:52,320 Speaker 1: and there. But the Vikings signed center Cole cabral Off 166 00:07:52,440 --> 00:07:54,960 Speaker 1: Waivers this week and I know you have a little 167 00:07:54,960 --> 00:07:57,400 Speaker 1: bit of knowledge on him, if you want to share 168 00:07:57,720 --> 00:08:00,960 Speaker 1: with the six five, three hundred California native is going 169 00:08:01,000 --> 00:08:03,520 Speaker 1: to bring to this Minnesota Vikings team. Yeah, he originally 170 00:08:03,600 --> 00:08:06,600 Speaker 1: was at Arizona State and started thirty nine consecutive games, 171 00:08:06,680 --> 00:08:08,600 Speaker 1: you know, from the beginning of a sophomore season all 172 00:08:08,600 --> 00:08:10,840 Speaker 1: the way through his senior campaign. He was part of 173 00:08:10,880 --> 00:08:13,960 Speaker 1: the offensive line that assisted running back Eno Benjamin's second 174 00:08:14,040 --> 00:08:17,120 Speaker 1: consecutive one thousand yards season, which was the first time 175 00:08:17,160 --> 00:08:19,480 Speaker 1: ASU had had a running back do that since the 176 00:08:19,560 --> 00:08:23,080 Speaker 1: nineteen seventies, which is, you know, that's pretty amazing. We're 177 00:08:23,280 --> 00:08:26,239 Speaker 1: playing in the Pac twelve and doing what they're doing 178 00:08:26,280 --> 00:08:28,560 Speaker 1: and having a place like ASU that has put out 179 00:08:28,600 --> 00:08:31,720 Speaker 1: some monsters, including a Hall of Famer Random McDaniel, who 180 00:08:31,760 --> 00:08:33,640 Speaker 1: is here as a guard. So like they have a 181 00:08:33,679 --> 00:08:35,679 Speaker 1: pedigree for some of these guys coming out of here. 182 00:08:35,679 --> 00:08:37,160 Speaker 1: But the fact that he was as good as he 183 00:08:37,240 --> 00:08:39,760 Speaker 1: was at Arizona State made him turn some heads. When 184 00:08:39,760 --> 00:08:43,840 Speaker 1: he was undrafted free agent and the Rams picked him 185 00:08:43,920 --> 00:08:46,839 Speaker 1: up after the twenty twenty NFL Draft, so they gave 186 00:08:46,920 --> 00:08:49,760 Speaker 1: him a shot. He spent time on the practice squad 187 00:08:49,800 --> 00:08:52,640 Speaker 1: and was with them all through until November, and then 188 00:08:52,720 --> 00:08:56,560 Speaker 1: once November hit they had released him, and in doing so, 189 00:08:56,640 --> 00:08:59,480 Speaker 1: then that meant he was out there. Houston Texans needed 190 00:08:59,480 --> 00:09:01,440 Speaker 1: some offensive line helps. So they took a chance on 191 00:09:01,520 --> 00:09:04,360 Speaker 1: him and signed him as a reserve future contract here 192 00:09:04,360 --> 00:09:08,280 Speaker 1: in January, and basically when the Vikings were looking to 193 00:09:08,320 --> 00:09:09,839 Speaker 1: make some moves, and we talked about this in the 194 00:09:09,920 --> 00:09:12,640 Speaker 1: last couple of weeks, they're not done improving this roster. 195 00:09:13,120 --> 00:09:16,600 Speaker 1: When they saw him available via the system there, they 196 00:09:16,640 --> 00:09:19,280 Speaker 1: went out and plucked him off that Houston Texans roster. 197 00:09:19,400 --> 00:09:22,320 Speaker 1: And so the fact that we claimed him, it's just 198 00:09:22,480 --> 00:09:26,280 Speaker 1: proving they are trying to find the best competition. They're 199 00:09:26,320 --> 00:09:29,120 Speaker 1: trying to find the best backup and there's a lot 200 00:09:29,120 --> 00:09:31,240 Speaker 1: of players if you think about it this offseason that 201 00:09:31,320 --> 00:09:33,760 Speaker 1: they brought in on this offensive line, So you know, 202 00:09:34,280 --> 00:09:37,440 Speaker 1: whether it's internal scouting and everything, and think about just 203 00:09:37,480 --> 00:09:40,240 Speaker 1: the fans, as vocal as they've been over the last season, 204 00:09:41,040 --> 00:09:43,400 Speaker 1: we needed to overhaul the offensive line, and it feels 205 00:09:43,400 --> 00:09:46,240 Speaker 1: like they've really tried to do that here in this offseason. Yeah, 206 00:09:46,240 --> 00:09:48,200 Speaker 1: and speaking of some of those moves the Vikings made 207 00:09:48,200 --> 00:09:51,440 Speaker 1: in the offensive line, of course, we drafted Christian Deisaw 208 00:09:51,520 --> 00:09:54,600 Speaker 1: first round, twenty third overall from Virginia Tech, but that 209 00:09:54,720 --> 00:09:57,200 Speaker 1: was in conjunction of losing Riley Reef to free agency. 210 00:09:57,240 --> 00:10:01,400 Speaker 1: To the Cincinnati Bengals d draft Why Davis from Ohio State. 211 00:10:01,400 --> 00:10:04,480 Speaker 1: Like you said, cold cabral is here. We also traded 212 00:10:04,520 --> 00:10:07,160 Speaker 1: a sixth round pick to the Cardinals from Mason Cole 213 00:10:07,200 --> 00:10:09,760 Speaker 1: who is a guard. And then the last two moves 214 00:10:09,760 --> 00:10:13,160 Speaker 1: that we made this offseason was we resigned Rashad Hill 215 00:10:13,440 --> 00:10:17,439 Speaker 1: and we resigned to Coda dojer So. To me, when 216 00:10:17,520 --> 00:10:20,160 Speaker 1: reading all of that and seeing all of that, this 217 00:10:21,080 --> 00:10:24,400 Speaker 1: Mike Zimmer wants competition on the offensive line and that's 218 00:10:24,440 --> 00:10:26,440 Speaker 1: only going to make for a better offense. I mean, 219 00:10:26,520 --> 00:10:30,400 Speaker 1: being a top five offense this past season. When you 220 00:10:30,520 --> 00:10:33,440 Speaker 1: boaster your offensive line, you're pretty much saying like, hey, 221 00:10:33,480 --> 00:10:35,520 Speaker 1: like why not be the first place offense in the NFL? 222 00:10:35,640 --> 00:10:39,440 Speaker 1: And you know, the Vikings are building the pieces around 223 00:10:39,760 --> 00:10:42,560 Speaker 1: Kirk Cousins, They're building the pieces around this entire offense. 224 00:10:42,600 --> 00:10:46,120 Speaker 1: And Clint Kubiak offensive coordinator, I feel like he's licking 225 00:10:46,120 --> 00:10:48,320 Speaker 1: his shops right now and knowing that he's got some 226 00:10:48,440 --> 00:10:51,360 Speaker 1: guys that can come in and play immediately. Well, if 227 00:10:51,360 --> 00:10:53,520 Speaker 1: you think about it too, like one of the things 228 00:10:53,520 --> 00:10:55,600 Speaker 1: that they've been doing in some of these moves as 229 00:10:55,600 --> 00:10:58,760 Speaker 1: well is grabbing guys that are flexible position flexible. So 230 00:10:58,800 --> 00:11:01,080 Speaker 1: like even with Mason Cole he could play center, he 231 00:11:01,080 --> 00:11:05,160 Speaker 1: could play guard. Dakota Dozer and Rashad Hill they've also 232 00:11:05,200 --> 00:11:07,840 Speaker 1: been flexible moving in with guard and tackle positions, So 233 00:11:07,880 --> 00:11:11,440 Speaker 1: like they're trying to find guys here that can plug 234 00:11:11,440 --> 00:11:14,400 Speaker 1: and play if there are injuries. We all know when 235 00:11:14,440 --> 00:11:17,920 Speaker 1: it comes to offseason workouts, especially training camp, and things 236 00:11:17,920 --> 00:11:20,160 Speaker 1: start to get a little bit more more live, there's 237 00:11:20,160 --> 00:11:22,160 Speaker 1: a lot more more hitting and stuff like that goes on. 238 00:11:22,280 --> 00:11:25,600 Speaker 1: Like who knows what happens as far as injuries. You 239 00:11:25,679 --> 00:11:27,720 Speaker 1: just want to make sure that you have enough guys 240 00:11:27,760 --> 00:11:31,720 Speaker 1: on this roster that are position flexible, that can learn that. 241 00:11:31,960 --> 00:11:34,120 Speaker 1: I think, given what you were just talking about before 242 00:11:34,160 --> 00:11:37,040 Speaker 1: with players having to learn the playbook, the biggest thing 243 00:11:37,040 --> 00:11:39,600 Speaker 1: that coaches are always looking for is trust. They want 244 00:11:39,600 --> 00:11:40,920 Speaker 1: to be able to trust you're gonna be in the 245 00:11:41,000 --> 00:11:44,079 Speaker 1: right place doing the right things. Taken this seriously as 246 00:11:44,080 --> 00:11:46,880 Speaker 1: a professional, and if you can bring in guys like 247 00:11:46,960 --> 00:11:51,360 Speaker 1: Cabral who have earned their way onto rosters, and you 248 00:11:51,400 --> 00:11:53,120 Speaker 1: know a couple of different teams have given him a 249 00:11:53,120 --> 00:11:56,000 Speaker 1: shot here even just within this last year, and you 250 00:11:56,000 --> 00:11:58,200 Speaker 1: feel like he's a guy that could potentially be position 251 00:11:58,240 --> 00:12:01,880 Speaker 1: flexible at center guard position, Bring him in, sign him 252 00:12:01,880 --> 00:12:05,040 Speaker 1: off that list, and just get him in here. See 253 00:12:05,040 --> 00:12:07,679 Speaker 1: what he can do and if if he can show 254 00:12:07,679 --> 00:12:11,360 Speaker 1: you he could be multi multifaceted and flexible. That's just 255 00:12:11,400 --> 00:12:13,560 Speaker 1: an even bigger bonus to all the different changes you've 256 00:12:13,559 --> 00:12:16,880 Speaker 1: been putting on this offensive line. So given the criticism 257 00:12:16,920 --> 00:12:19,880 Speaker 1: that we're happening last season, it just feels like they've 258 00:12:19,920 --> 00:12:22,040 Speaker 1: really gone out and made a big effort to try 259 00:12:22,080 --> 00:12:25,360 Speaker 1: and bolster this offensive line, to make sure that they 260 00:12:25,400 --> 00:12:27,560 Speaker 1: give Kirk the time in the Delvin the holes that 261 00:12:27,600 --> 00:12:29,640 Speaker 1: he needs in order to be able to be successful. 262 00:12:30,040 --> 00:12:33,240 Speaker 1: Right and Coke Cabral he's young also, so that that's 263 00:12:33,320 --> 00:12:36,480 Speaker 1: another element to it. But I know I might be 264 00:12:36,640 --> 00:12:39,760 Speaker 1: in you know, the minority here, but I like the 265 00:12:40,080 --> 00:12:42,880 Speaker 1: shot Hill resigning in the Dakota dojer resigning. When you 266 00:12:42,920 --> 00:12:46,120 Speaker 1: have offensive lineman that know the scheme, that know the 267 00:12:46,240 --> 00:12:49,680 Speaker 1: place like that, that makes the transition that much better. 268 00:12:49,720 --> 00:12:52,080 Speaker 1: That makes the competition that much more better because let's 269 00:12:52,080 --> 00:12:54,520 Speaker 1: say like those guys starter or let's say they're backups, 270 00:12:54,720 --> 00:12:56,600 Speaker 1: at least when they come in and they have to play, 271 00:12:57,120 --> 00:12:59,240 Speaker 1: that's one less person you have to teach the plays. 272 00:12:59,240 --> 00:13:01,040 Speaker 1: That's one less person and that has to overthink through 273 00:13:01,080 --> 00:13:04,119 Speaker 1: where they're supposed to be. So I really like those resignings. 274 00:13:04,120 --> 00:13:05,839 Speaker 1: But moving to the defensive side of the ball, I know, 275 00:13:05,920 --> 00:13:09,720 Speaker 1: re recap, free agency and everything, but safety Xavier Woods. 276 00:13:10,559 --> 00:13:12,280 Speaker 1: I saw him in practice this week and there was 277 00:13:12,320 --> 00:13:15,960 Speaker 1: a play where Dalvin Cook he got an outside zone 278 00:13:16,240 --> 00:13:17,719 Speaker 1: It was an outside zone run and it was to 279 00:13:17,920 --> 00:13:20,360 Speaker 1: the left side where P two, Patrick Peterson, and Xavier 280 00:13:20,400 --> 00:13:25,360 Speaker 1: Woods were lined up and Dalvin hit the sideline so fast. 281 00:13:25,840 --> 00:13:28,920 Speaker 1: I was like, okay, like Dalvin's back, but seeing Xavier 282 00:13:28,960 --> 00:13:31,560 Speaker 1: Woods and P two's reaction after they pushed Dalvin out 283 00:13:31,559 --> 00:13:33,640 Speaker 1: of bounce, when they looked at each other and said like, 284 00:13:33,679 --> 00:13:37,880 Speaker 1: oh shoot, like this guy is fast, that's when I knew, okay, 285 00:13:38,160 --> 00:13:40,480 Speaker 1: like this secondary is going to be good because like 286 00:13:40,760 --> 00:13:42,959 Speaker 1: two guys who are still trying to learn each other, 287 00:13:43,000 --> 00:13:45,959 Speaker 1: but they can agree on something and then understand how 288 00:13:45,960 --> 00:13:48,520 Speaker 1: to you know, force angles or hey, when when we 289 00:13:48,559 --> 00:13:50,440 Speaker 1: do with a running back like this, here's how we 290 00:13:50,440 --> 00:13:52,240 Speaker 1: can tax team or here's how we can go about this. 291 00:13:52,760 --> 00:13:54,959 Speaker 1: That was really exciting to see, and of course, Dalvin 292 00:13:54,960 --> 00:13:57,280 Speaker 1: Cook arguably the best running back in the league. They're 293 00:13:57,280 --> 00:13:59,319 Speaker 1: getting good reps against a guy like that. But at 294 00:13:59,320 --> 00:14:02,120 Speaker 1: the same time, I'm so excited about a guy and 295 00:14:02,320 --> 00:14:05,440 Speaker 1: Xavier Woods and of course defensive back coach Carl Scott, 296 00:14:05,960 --> 00:14:08,400 Speaker 1: who both joins us today. For I guess a two 297 00:14:08,440 --> 00:14:09,839 Speaker 1: on two which you call us to two on two? 298 00:14:09,840 --> 00:14:12,240 Speaker 1: We usually call one on ones, but it's Corso, myself, 299 00:14:12,840 --> 00:14:14,720 Speaker 1: Xavier was and Carl Scott. Yeah, we can just call 300 00:14:14,800 --> 00:14:16,480 Speaker 1: us doubles at this point. You know, you got a 301 00:14:16,520 --> 00:14:19,040 Speaker 1: doubles match here going on, so you got you know, 302 00:14:19,360 --> 00:14:21,720 Speaker 1: the player coach Combo on the one side and you 303 00:14:21,800 --> 00:14:24,280 Speaker 1: and Corso on the other side, depending on what game 304 00:14:24,280 --> 00:14:26,200 Speaker 1: are playing. I'm curious with the odds are going to 305 00:14:26,280 --> 00:14:28,560 Speaker 1: be in this one. So hopefully we aced this interview, 306 00:14:28,640 --> 00:14:31,880 Speaker 1: but more importantly, let's get into it all right now 307 00:14:31,960 --> 00:14:35,760 Speaker 1: joining the show. We've got defensive back coach Carl Scott 308 00:14:36,360 --> 00:14:40,080 Speaker 1: and Viking safety Xavier Woods. Fellas, how's it going. Thank 309 00:14:40,120 --> 00:14:42,360 Speaker 1: you for joining us. I know it's probably two months, 310 00:14:42,360 --> 00:14:44,320 Speaker 1: two or three months now at least for you coach 311 00:14:44,360 --> 00:14:46,440 Speaker 1: that you've been in Minnesota, but thank you for hopping 312 00:14:46,480 --> 00:14:48,120 Speaker 1: on both of you guys. Thank you, Thank you for 313 00:14:48,160 --> 00:14:50,160 Speaker 1: having me man, thank you for having us appreciate me 314 00:14:50,200 --> 00:14:52,920 Speaker 1: having this on. So I think the obvious reason why 315 00:14:52,920 --> 00:14:55,520 Speaker 1: we got you guys here is because you know, you 316 00:14:55,560 --> 00:14:59,360 Speaker 1: guys as stories crossed over at Louisiana Tech in two 317 00:14:59,360 --> 00:15:02,160 Speaker 1: thousand and fifth team. But before we get there, I mean, 318 00:15:02,160 --> 00:15:04,200 Speaker 1: we got to talk about this ota period. I mean 319 00:15:04,240 --> 00:15:07,320 Speaker 1: week one is over. Um, I guess it's finally hit 320 00:15:07,360 --> 00:15:08,960 Speaker 1: both of you that you're you're you're part of the 321 00:15:08,960 --> 00:15:11,360 Speaker 1: Minnesota Vikings team. But just talk about, you know, just 322 00:15:11,400 --> 00:15:14,960 Speaker 1: that that transition now being on the field. I guess 323 00:15:14,960 --> 00:15:16,680 Speaker 1: I can speak for I want to speak for X, 324 00:15:16,720 --> 00:15:18,800 Speaker 1: but speaking for me, man, that's what that's where I'm comfortable, 325 00:15:18,840 --> 00:15:21,040 Speaker 1: Like you know, so a lot of times being able 326 00:15:21,080 --> 00:15:22,680 Speaker 1: to get on the grass and really being able to 327 00:15:22,720 --> 00:15:24,720 Speaker 1: be around the guys, it is what you love about it. 328 00:15:24,720 --> 00:15:27,080 Speaker 1: So it's been exciting times. Yeah, up until I mean 329 00:15:27,160 --> 00:15:29,040 Speaker 1: up until this point, and it's just been like I'm 330 00:15:29,040 --> 00:15:31,680 Speaker 1: ready to get here and I just stepping in that grass. 331 00:15:31,720 --> 00:15:33,760 Speaker 1: It's like just a reco fresh air just to be 332 00:15:33,800 --> 00:15:36,120 Speaker 1: able to get back to playing football. Truly. What's it 333 00:15:36,160 --> 00:15:38,880 Speaker 1: been like for you guys to reunite? I mean Louisiana 334 00:15:38,920 --> 00:15:41,560 Speaker 1: Text a little bit of a different place compared to 335 00:15:41,600 --> 00:15:44,480 Speaker 1: the Minnesota Vikings. So reuniting in the NFL, what's that 336 00:15:44,600 --> 00:15:47,240 Speaker 1: been like? I'll let you guys take it well again, man, 337 00:15:47,280 --> 00:15:51,080 Speaker 1: speaking for myself, it's always good to be around familiar faces, 338 00:15:51,160 --> 00:15:53,760 Speaker 1: and honestly, Exavier being one of them. Uh, you know, 339 00:15:53,800 --> 00:15:57,080 Speaker 1: coming up here before anybody I met, you know, a 340 00:15:57,120 --> 00:15:59,600 Speaker 1: group of defensive backs virtually, you know what I mean. 341 00:15:59,640 --> 00:16:02,280 Speaker 1: So with that through Phase one and Phase two, and 342 00:16:02,280 --> 00:16:05,040 Speaker 1: then we had rookie minicamps. So the first time meeting 343 00:16:05,080 --> 00:16:07,680 Speaker 1: a lot of these guys were you know, was on Monday, 344 00:16:08,040 --> 00:16:10,240 Speaker 1: you know, uh, you know, walking out there on the field. 345 00:16:10,280 --> 00:16:12,960 Speaker 1: So obviously knowing X for a little bit. You know, 346 00:16:13,000 --> 00:16:15,680 Speaker 1: the familiality between us two, man, that that kind of 347 00:16:15,720 --> 00:16:17,760 Speaker 1: makes it good to kind of, you know, streamline that 348 00:16:17,840 --> 00:16:21,440 Speaker 1: process of getting you know, what we're used to being at. Yep. Definitely. 349 00:16:21,480 --> 00:16:23,960 Speaker 1: I mean even even after Tech, were kept in touch 350 00:16:24,120 --> 00:16:26,160 Speaker 1: throughout his years when he went to a tax of 351 00:16:26,240 --> 00:16:29,440 Speaker 1: Tech and the battle. Uh. Now, just a blessing to 352 00:16:29,480 --> 00:16:31,360 Speaker 1: be back with him, man, I mean I'm coming through around. 353 00:16:31,400 --> 00:16:33,560 Speaker 1: He's still the same guy staking and Jack's ain't gonna 354 00:16:33,560 --> 00:16:38,360 Speaker 1: make jokes. Sorry, nothing changed about him to that point. X. 355 00:16:38,880 --> 00:16:41,400 Speaker 1: How would you describe coaching's coaching style or how was 356 00:16:41,400 --> 00:16:44,840 Speaker 1: it changed since college? He's same, He's the same in college. Wow, 357 00:16:45,000 --> 00:16:48,960 Speaker 1: saving saving didn't change him at all. Uh he had 358 00:16:49,080 --> 00:16:52,600 Speaker 1: he used to have on cleats, yeah, and now he 359 00:16:52,640 --> 00:16:56,440 Speaker 1: got tensies on. But uh, yeah, he used to sweating 360 00:16:56,560 --> 00:16:58,320 Speaker 1: just as hard as we used to be. But then 361 00:16:58,360 --> 00:17:00,720 Speaker 1: he come down. It's a little bit, but he's still same, same. 362 00:17:01,480 --> 00:17:03,680 Speaker 1: I'm still sweat now. We're just not in the South anymore. 363 00:17:05,200 --> 00:17:07,639 Speaker 1: That's true. That's probably why he used to be drinks 364 00:17:07,720 --> 00:17:11,280 Speaker 1: down there. And look, that's the definition of what work 365 00:17:11,400 --> 00:17:15,760 Speaker 1: looked like exactly exactly day three, day three, OTAs it 366 00:17:15,840 --> 00:17:18,119 Speaker 1: was sixty five degrees outside. I mean, a lot of 367 00:17:18,119 --> 00:17:20,480 Speaker 1: guys were running. But it takes a little harder. It 368 00:17:20,520 --> 00:17:22,120 Speaker 1: takes a little bit more work to sweat up here. 369 00:17:22,160 --> 00:17:24,120 Speaker 1: Oh yeah, oh yeah, Man, you talk about sixty five 370 00:17:24,160 --> 00:17:27,960 Speaker 1: degrees and may you can't ask for better weather and may. 371 00:17:28,000 --> 00:17:30,399 Speaker 1: I'm used to this being, you know, the sauna this 372 00:17:30,560 --> 00:17:32,840 Speaker 1: time around, at this time of the year in the South. Man, 373 00:17:33,440 --> 00:17:35,399 Speaker 1: I never watched the Weather channel as much as I 374 00:17:35,480 --> 00:17:38,760 Speaker 1: watch it since moved. The Minnesota drop the day I 375 00:17:38,760 --> 00:17:42,280 Speaker 1: want to expect him that no, no South. So I'm 376 00:17:42,280 --> 00:17:44,760 Speaker 1: gonna pose this question to both of you guys because 377 00:17:44,840 --> 00:17:47,240 Speaker 1: you know, Coach, you've been around the game for a while, 378 00:17:47,480 --> 00:17:50,080 Speaker 1: x you've played with Coach, you've played in the NFL 379 00:17:50,160 --> 00:17:51,840 Speaker 1: for I guess it's fourth year for you right now. 380 00:17:51,960 --> 00:17:54,760 Speaker 1: So just knowing what it takes to be in this league, 381 00:17:55,119 --> 00:17:59,920 Speaker 1: what makes a good NFL safety? Yeah, I think fortunately 382 00:18:00,200 --> 00:18:02,360 Speaker 1: for me, I've been around you know, talented players and 383 00:18:02,720 --> 00:18:05,120 Speaker 1: you know x being one of them. But the one 384 00:18:05,160 --> 00:18:07,520 Speaker 1: thing I'll say about Xavier and the you know, the 385 00:18:07,560 --> 00:18:09,400 Speaker 1: guys who I've been I've been able to be around 386 00:18:09,440 --> 00:18:12,280 Speaker 1: are successful. Is his approach that he takes to the game. 387 00:18:12,560 --> 00:18:15,119 Speaker 1: You know, me knowing him, Uh, you know before he 388 00:18:15,200 --> 00:18:17,840 Speaker 1: got here. Uh, he always his approach to the game, 389 00:18:17,920 --> 00:18:20,439 Speaker 1: never changing. It doesn't change here where he's a going 390 00:18:20,480 --> 00:18:22,399 Speaker 1: to approach it like you know, honestly, he knows his 391 00:18:22,520 --> 00:18:24,360 Speaker 1: name is on you know, his work, and he wants 392 00:18:24,359 --> 00:18:25,800 Speaker 1: to be proud of what you know he leaves on 393 00:18:25,800 --> 00:18:27,679 Speaker 1: that field. So he's still that same way as far 394 00:18:27,720 --> 00:18:29,800 Speaker 1: as preparation and then too as a as a coach too. 395 00:18:29,920 --> 00:18:32,200 Speaker 1: Now I think he kind of steps up my game 396 00:18:32,240 --> 00:18:34,240 Speaker 1: as well, because you just he's one of those guys 397 00:18:34,240 --> 00:18:36,520 Speaker 1: you just can't give anything to. You know, he wants 398 00:18:36,520 --> 00:18:39,040 Speaker 1: to know why. Uh and in a respectful way. No, 399 00:18:39,160 --> 00:18:40,959 Speaker 1: you know, not a confrontation, nothing like that. But he 400 00:18:41,040 --> 00:18:43,560 Speaker 1: understands if I understand why, I think it helped me 401 00:18:43,560 --> 00:18:46,000 Speaker 1: play a lot better man. So he's he's always searching, 402 00:18:46,160 --> 00:18:48,359 Speaker 1: you know what I mean, he's always his mind's always working. 403 00:18:49,160 --> 00:18:51,480 Speaker 1: But you know, I knowing x you know, that's that's 404 00:18:51,520 --> 00:18:54,560 Speaker 1: a plus. That's a damn shuffle. That's a plus. Yeah, 405 00:18:54,880 --> 00:18:57,240 Speaker 1: pig piggy back out where he said. I mean with 406 00:18:57,280 --> 00:19:00,720 Speaker 1: that preparation, that have a confidence. I have comforts and 407 00:19:00,720 --> 00:19:04,080 Speaker 1: comforties come from your preparation and being confident that uh, 408 00:19:04,440 --> 00:19:06,400 Speaker 1: I mean, person says he's wrong, he's wrong, person says 409 00:19:06,400 --> 00:19:08,680 Speaker 1: he's right, he's right. So both that both right now 410 00:19:08,680 --> 00:19:11,240 Speaker 1: all aspects, So you gotta be comforting when you're out there. 411 00:19:11,440 --> 00:19:14,720 Speaker 1: I want to ask Xavier what kind of your thoughts 412 00:19:14,800 --> 00:19:17,359 Speaker 1: are playing next to Harrison Smith and what your first 413 00:19:17,359 --> 00:19:20,480 Speaker 1: impression of him was walking in this building, And then 414 00:19:20,480 --> 00:19:23,399 Speaker 1: I want Carl to respond to that and tell me 415 00:19:23,440 --> 00:19:27,040 Speaker 1: how he fits with Harrison Smith, because obviously you played 416 00:19:27,080 --> 00:19:30,560 Speaker 1: a role in bringing Xavier here. So, um, yeah, take 417 00:19:30,560 --> 00:19:32,600 Speaker 1: it away, Xavier. I mean Harri has been one of 418 00:19:32,640 --> 00:19:34,280 Speaker 1: the one of the best Simptons in the league since 419 00:19:34,359 --> 00:19:36,000 Speaker 1: before I even got here. I mean he's going on 420 00:19:36,080 --> 00:19:39,120 Speaker 1: year ten. I'm just get five, So I mean he's 421 00:19:39,160 --> 00:19:41,600 Speaker 1: been in the league before I even before. I mean 422 00:19:42,000 --> 00:19:43,680 Speaker 1: I was in high school and I think he got here. 423 00:19:43,720 --> 00:19:45,800 Speaker 1: So just being able to play with him, uh, I 424 00:19:45,880 --> 00:19:48,800 Speaker 1: mean I'm learning from him everything. Uh. Every day I 425 00:19:48,920 --> 00:19:50,840 Speaker 1: learned something new, learning how to be a better player. 426 00:19:50,960 --> 00:19:54,040 Speaker 1: I've been better better man just by being around him 427 00:19:54,080 --> 00:19:55,920 Speaker 1: and the other base my game and hope eBay his 428 00:19:56,000 --> 00:19:58,520 Speaker 1: game as well. And I think you know, Harrison's reputation 429 00:19:58,600 --> 00:20:01,119 Speaker 1: speaks for itself. And the thing love about Arison is 430 00:20:01,160 --> 00:20:03,920 Speaker 1: that you know, that's not hearsay, that's not worth of mouth, 431 00:20:04,040 --> 00:20:06,600 Speaker 1: that's not whatever you want to call it. Uh, it's 432 00:20:06,720 --> 00:20:08,600 Speaker 1: you know, it's coming from his work that he's put 433 00:20:08,640 --> 00:20:11,600 Speaker 1: in on the field and everything he's gotten. And as 434 00:20:11,600 --> 00:20:13,520 Speaker 1: far as the two safeties, you know, it's been working together. 435 00:20:13,520 --> 00:20:15,439 Speaker 1: You always want your safeties to be you know, I 436 00:20:15,440 --> 00:20:16,760 Speaker 1: know it's two of them, but you wanted to play 437 00:20:16,760 --> 00:20:19,040 Speaker 1: as one. You know, those guys to see things the 438 00:20:19,080 --> 00:20:21,439 Speaker 1: same way and be on the same page and you 439 00:20:21,480 --> 00:20:23,199 Speaker 1: can see it, you know early on obviously it's just 440 00:20:23,320 --> 00:20:25,840 Speaker 1: you know, three days out there, but those guys being 441 00:20:25,880 --> 00:20:28,680 Speaker 1: on the same page, and even you know when something 442 00:20:28,760 --> 00:20:31,639 Speaker 1: might not you know, go as they've seen it together. 443 00:20:31,760 --> 00:20:33,320 Speaker 1: You know, you kind of see them on the sideline 444 00:20:33,359 --> 00:20:35,960 Speaker 1: talking things out, of hashing things out, being on the 445 00:20:36,000 --> 00:20:37,679 Speaker 1: same page. So I think all those things, as far 446 00:20:37,680 --> 00:20:40,760 Speaker 1: as chemistry, team building, the good part of you know, 447 00:20:40,800 --> 00:20:43,680 Speaker 1: having these OTAs organized team activities to iron those things 448 00:20:43,680 --> 00:20:47,119 Speaker 1: out before obviously you know, the bullet start flying. Coach. 449 00:20:47,160 --> 00:20:50,080 Speaker 1: I mean, in your press conference, your first press conference here, 450 00:20:50,160 --> 00:20:52,720 Speaker 1: you said, you know, you and Zimmer, you guys have 451 00:20:52,800 --> 00:20:55,760 Speaker 1: the same philosophy on defense. The only thing that changes 452 00:20:55,880 --> 00:20:58,359 Speaker 1: usually just the terminology. But now that you're in the 453 00:20:58,440 --> 00:21:01,320 Speaker 1: NFL only three days here, the speed of the game, 454 00:21:01,800 --> 00:21:04,520 Speaker 1: the talent. Is there any stark differences between college and 455 00:21:04,520 --> 00:21:06,439 Speaker 1: the NFL that that that stand out to you in 456 00:21:06,480 --> 00:21:09,919 Speaker 1: just three days? Obviously it's different. Obviously, Uh, you know, 457 00:21:10,000 --> 00:21:13,080 Speaker 1: guys here, this is their job, this is their profession. 458 00:21:13,760 --> 00:21:15,480 Speaker 1: But I came from a place too where you know, 459 00:21:15,560 --> 00:21:17,959 Speaker 1: football was taking pretty seriously and I was around I 460 00:21:18,000 --> 00:21:19,879 Speaker 1: was able to be around fortunate enough to be around 461 00:21:19,880 --> 00:21:22,439 Speaker 1: some very talented guys as well who inspired to be 462 00:21:22,480 --> 00:21:24,960 Speaker 1: at this level. Uh, and you know, quite a few 463 00:21:24,960 --> 00:21:27,600 Speaker 1: of them were able to accomplish that goal. So I 464 00:21:27,640 --> 00:21:30,960 Speaker 1: will say, you know time, you know, pack procting during 465 00:21:31,240 --> 00:21:32,880 Speaker 1: in the afternoons and then you know what I mean, 466 00:21:33,359 --> 00:21:35,800 Speaker 1: right before lunch. Uh. You know, it's kind of different 467 00:21:35,840 --> 00:21:38,480 Speaker 1: or whatnot. But at the end of the day, football's football, 468 00:21:38,640 --> 00:21:40,560 Speaker 1: you know. And you know we might call some certain 469 00:21:40,560 --> 00:21:43,639 Speaker 1: things differently or whatnot. But I think that's part of 470 00:21:43,640 --> 00:21:45,440 Speaker 1: the beauty of me being here and why this place 471 00:21:45,480 --> 00:21:47,520 Speaker 1: was so attracted to me, is you know, I see 472 00:21:47,600 --> 00:21:50,280 Speaker 1: dB play and defensive back play and you know, defensive 473 00:21:50,280 --> 00:21:53,640 Speaker 1: scheme very similar to what you know because Zimmer sees it. Man, 474 00:21:53,680 --> 00:21:56,560 Speaker 1: so been fortunate, been blessed to be able to pick 475 00:21:56,600 --> 00:21:58,080 Speaker 1: it up in these three days as we go on. 476 00:21:58,160 --> 00:21:59,840 Speaker 1: But that's what we're compl that on the grass man. 477 00:22:00,000 --> 00:22:02,680 Speaker 1: So I'm at home. I figured you said they'll be recruiting, 478 00:22:02,720 --> 00:22:08,239 Speaker 1: but all right, Uh, you know, recruiting is different here obviously. Uh. 479 00:22:08,440 --> 00:22:10,560 Speaker 1: You know, it's the acquisition of players is probably the 480 00:22:10,560 --> 00:22:13,639 Speaker 1: biggest difference from college to the pros. You know what 481 00:22:13,640 --> 00:22:16,280 Speaker 1: I mean, honestly, it's different. But at the end of 482 00:22:16,320 --> 00:22:20,480 Speaker 1: the day, when you get him here is football is football. Xavier. 483 00:22:20,520 --> 00:22:23,080 Speaker 1: I want to ask you your impressions of head coach 484 00:22:23,160 --> 00:22:26,000 Speaker 1: Mike Zimmer, what's been like working with him the first 485 00:22:26,000 --> 00:22:28,200 Speaker 1: couple of days, And Carl you can chime in as well. 486 00:22:28,240 --> 00:22:31,960 Speaker 1: I mean, pitching some ideas to him probably. I don't 487 00:22:31,960 --> 00:22:34,439 Speaker 1: know if it's similar to Nick Saban or if it's different, 488 00:22:34,480 --> 00:22:37,679 Speaker 1: but I'll throw the Xavier first. I think he's the 489 00:22:37,680 --> 00:22:41,440 Speaker 1: most I mean, of course, my uh four years, he's 490 00:22:41,480 --> 00:22:46,119 Speaker 1: the most involved head coach with the defensive backs that 491 00:22:46,200 --> 00:22:49,040 Speaker 1: I've been with. Many other head coaches have been involved 492 00:22:49,119 --> 00:22:52,120 Speaker 1: more offensive scheme, but he's defensive scheme. He's in there. 493 00:22:52,359 --> 00:22:54,800 Speaker 1: He comes in meeting room and he, along with coach 494 00:22:54,840 --> 00:22:57,080 Speaker 1: Scott here here, coaches up on something. I mean, he's 495 00:22:57,080 --> 00:22:59,240 Speaker 1: a dB coach at heart. That's what he said. I 496 00:22:59,280 --> 00:23:02,040 Speaker 1: talked to him in the off season, and man, it 497 00:23:02,080 --> 00:23:05,040 Speaker 1: shows every day and out there on the practice, out 498 00:23:05,080 --> 00:23:07,960 Speaker 1: there in the meeting rooms, he's coaching us up. So 499 00:23:08,080 --> 00:23:11,440 Speaker 1: he's hands on with the dB. Yeah, and piggybacking off 500 00:23:11,480 --> 00:23:13,960 Speaker 1: of that too, man Um. You know, obviously coming from 501 00:23:13,960 --> 00:23:16,520 Speaker 1: coach Saban, who has a you know, defensive back you 502 00:23:16,560 --> 00:23:19,960 Speaker 1: know background, and was heavily involved. I think where these 503 00:23:19,960 --> 00:23:23,160 Speaker 1: guys obviously are you know, their own person. Go Zimmer 504 00:23:23,400 --> 00:23:25,520 Speaker 1: is not coach Saban. Co Saber is not coach Zimmer. 505 00:23:26,200 --> 00:23:28,240 Speaker 1: But you know, the thing they do have in common 506 00:23:28,359 --> 00:23:31,280 Speaker 1: is they know what they want, uh, and they've been successful. 507 00:23:31,320 --> 00:23:34,200 Speaker 1: They're getting that out of players, and you know, they 508 00:23:34,240 --> 00:23:35,960 Speaker 1: know what the products should look like. You know, that 509 00:23:36,080 --> 00:23:38,240 Speaker 1: thing that right there is what they have in common. 510 00:23:38,280 --> 00:23:40,600 Speaker 1: And as far as going about it the right way, uh, 511 00:23:40,760 --> 00:23:42,720 Speaker 1: you know, what he sees is what he sees, and 512 00:23:43,040 --> 00:23:45,920 Speaker 1: you know, his experience of track record of guys he's 513 00:23:45,920 --> 00:23:48,359 Speaker 1: been able to work with man speaks for itself. So 514 00:23:48,400 --> 00:23:50,320 Speaker 1: I kind of feel like I got another sounding board 515 00:23:50,640 --> 00:23:53,000 Speaker 1: or another set of eyes right there on the field 516 00:23:53,080 --> 00:23:54,760 Speaker 1: or in the room, you know. So I don't take 517 00:23:54,760 --> 00:23:57,280 Speaker 1: that as a you know, slide or anything like that. 518 00:23:57,280 --> 00:24:00,240 Speaker 1: That's more of a compliment, uh, And a blessed the 519 00:24:00,280 --> 00:24:02,000 Speaker 1: meat to be able to have that resource right here 520 00:24:02,000 --> 00:24:03,600 Speaker 1: and is building with me. And I'm sure that helps 521 00:24:03,600 --> 00:24:05,720 Speaker 1: the development of the you know, the players and the 522 00:24:05,760 --> 00:24:08,040 Speaker 1: coaching right. Oh, no question, no question. Just like ex 523 00:24:08,080 --> 00:24:11,240 Speaker 1: just said, you know, maybe because I've become accustomed to it. 524 00:24:11,320 --> 00:24:13,880 Speaker 1: But it's very unique to have a head coach that's 525 00:24:13,920 --> 00:24:17,520 Speaker 1: not a CEO just overseeing things. You know, he's hands on. 526 00:24:17,760 --> 00:24:20,520 Speaker 1: You know, he has his hands in the kitchen preparing 527 00:24:20,520 --> 00:24:22,919 Speaker 1: the meal. Uh, you know as it's being made. So 528 00:24:22,960 --> 00:24:25,639 Speaker 1: you know, you gotta love that and respect it about him. Uh. 529 00:24:25,720 --> 00:24:28,040 Speaker 1: And I just think, you know, from a coaching aspect, 530 00:24:28,600 --> 00:24:30,640 Speaker 1: you know, he's not asking me anything. You know, he's 531 00:24:30,640 --> 00:24:33,480 Speaker 1: not asking me to do anything that he is not 532 00:24:33,600 --> 00:24:36,120 Speaker 1: willing or has not done. So you got to respect 533 00:24:36,119 --> 00:24:38,280 Speaker 1: that too as well. Man. What's it been like working 534 00:24:38,280 --> 00:24:40,640 Speaker 1: with a bunch of the younger cornerbacks in the defensive 535 00:24:40,640 --> 00:24:44,000 Speaker 1: back room? Xavier? Do you go up to those guys 536 00:24:44,000 --> 00:24:45,760 Speaker 1: and kind of teach them and act like a leader? 537 00:24:45,760 --> 00:24:48,000 Speaker 1: I know you're new here, but there's a lot of 538 00:24:48,000 --> 00:24:50,480 Speaker 1: players who really got thrown out there last year and 539 00:24:50,680 --> 00:24:53,479 Speaker 1: all these guys who have really really have a lot 540 00:24:53,520 --> 00:24:55,480 Speaker 1: of room to grow. What's it been like to kind 541 00:24:55,480 --> 00:24:58,199 Speaker 1: of communicate and work with them throughout this time? Just 542 00:24:58,280 --> 00:25:01,800 Speaker 1: being on the grass? I think just be overre communicating 543 00:25:01,800 --> 00:25:04,680 Speaker 1: when I'm out there, um, just seeing telling them what 544 00:25:04,800 --> 00:25:06,520 Speaker 1: I see or telling them what I thinks come. As 545 00:25:06,520 --> 00:25:09,119 Speaker 1: far as play wise, UM, that's that's my way of 546 00:25:09,160 --> 00:25:12,560 Speaker 1: helping right now. UM. Then as we get more into me, 547 00:25:13,040 --> 00:25:15,280 Speaker 1: UM helping them or what I've seen some of the 548 00:25:15,640 --> 00:25:19,520 Speaker 1: some of the better cornerbacks or cornerbacks done. UM helping 549 00:25:19,560 --> 00:25:22,080 Speaker 1: them do what they've done. UM. I mean I've been 550 00:25:22,119 --> 00:25:25,239 Speaker 1: around even young guys last year. UM, you know, so 551 00:25:25,400 --> 00:25:27,640 Speaker 1: I'm not I'm not new to this. UM as far 552 00:25:27,680 --> 00:25:32,080 Speaker 1: as helping younger guy, I mean I'm young myself on 553 00:25:32,320 --> 00:25:35,160 Speaker 1: this Team'm young on last year, I was an old guy, 554 00:25:35,160 --> 00:25:37,679 Speaker 1: but now I'm coming to man. Well, I mean there 555 00:25:37,760 --> 00:25:41,040 Speaker 1: is another old guy on the team, Patrick Peterson and X. 556 00:25:41,160 --> 00:25:43,919 Speaker 1: There was a play today where Dalvin Cook he had 557 00:25:43,960 --> 00:25:46,720 Speaker 1: like an outside zone and you know he dlphin. He 558 00:25:46,760 --> 00:25:48,520 Speaker 1: goes from zero to one hundred real quick. Of course 559 00:25:48,560 --> 00:25:50,639 Speaker 1: you know P two pushed him out of bounds. But 560 00:25:50,680 --> 00:25:52,280 Speaker 1: like y'all looked at each other, it was just like, 561 00:25:52,440 --> 00:25:55,359 Speaker 1: oh shoot, like that dude could run. But working with 562 00:25:55,480 --> 00:25:58,880 Speaker 1: P two like that, that came writer that you guys 563 00:25:58,880 --> 00:26:01,880 Speaker 1: are building while seeing plays developed like that. Talk about 564 00:26:01,880 --> 00:26:04,080 Speaker 1: that a little bit. I think that's what is about man, 565 00:26:04,119 --> 00:26:06,600 Speaker 1: just us coming together, us us jelling, not just about 566 00:26:06,720 --> 00:26:08,720 Speaker 1: X and those, but because we're gonna have time for 567 00:26:08,840 --> 00:26:11,520 Speaker 1: X and those. But just us coming together and jelling 568 00:26:11,600 --> 00:26:14,280 Speaker 1: and getting that camaraderie, just because we haven't been together 569 00:26:14,320 --> 00:26:16,640 Speaker 1: and it's a new group, miss a lot of new pieces, 570 00:26:16,920 --> 00:26:19,119 Speaker 1: and us being able to come together and get to 571 00:26:19,160 --> 00:26:21,679 Speaker 1: know each other and vibe with each other. I think 572 00:26:21,720 --> 00:26:24,560 Speaker 1: it's big last question for me. How excited are you 573 00:26:24,560 --> 00:26:29,040 Speaker 1: guys to see us Bank Stadium hopefully full with fans 574 00:26:29,080 --> 00:26:31,800 Speaker 1: doing the skull chant? How excited are you for that 575 00:26:31,920 --> 00:26:34,360 Speaker 1: home field advantage that you're gonna have here. I don't 576 00:26:34,359 --> 00:26:37,280 Speaker 1: know how it's gonna compare to Alabama, Carl, but I 577 00:26:37,320 --> 00:26:40,520 Speaker 1: think it's up there. When it comes to the noise, Well, yeah, 578 00:26:40,560 --> 00:26:42,520 Speaker 1: I definitely don't want to get in comparisons because I 579 00:26:42,560 --> 00:26:44,960 Speaker 1: don't think there's a comparison between the two. They're both 580 00:26:45,000 --> 00:26:47,800 Speaker 1: great and their own right. For what I've heard, I'm 581 00:26:47,920 --> 00:26:50,199 Speaker 1: very much excited to get up in that stadium of 582 00:26:50,320 --> 00:26:53,640 Speaker 1: us Bank. I've heard about you know, skull chants. I've 583 00:26:53,640 --> 00:26:56,560 Speaker 1: heard about you know the horn ready for the our 584 00:26:56,600 --> 00:26:58,920 Speaker 1: first third down, you know, ready to hear that crowd 585 00:26:58,960 --> 00:27:01,760 Speaker 1: because obviously it's gonna uh and I hope it lives 586 00:27:01,840 --> 00:27:04,240 Speaker 1: up to the reputation of everybody around me, because I've 587 00:27:04,280 --> 00:27:06,160 Speaker 1: heard it could get pretty routed in there, and I'm 588 00:27:06,160 --> 00:27:08,440 Speaker 1: definitely looking forward to it. You're gonna get the goose 589 00:27:08,440 --> 00:27:10,480 Speaker 1: bumps the first time, I'm telling you, Oh yeah, maybe 590 00:27:10,560 --> 00:27:13,000 Speaker 1: not the first round, maybe even more after that. It 591 00:27:13,040 --> 00:27:16,520 Speaker 1: doesn't stop either. Well, yeah, that's a good thing. That's 592 00:27:16,520 --> 00:27:18,640 Speaker 1: a good thing. We're looking forward to it, man, definitely, 593 00:27:18,680 --> 00:27:20,679 Speaker 1: I am for sure. Yeah, I can't wait. I mean, 594 00:27:20,800 --> 00:27:23,879 Speaker 1: last year was no fans in the stadium or whatnot, 595 00:27:23,920 --> 00:27:26,879 Speaker 1: so I didn't get the experiencing. But I heard the 596 00:27:26,920 --> 00:27:29,480 Speaker 1: horn or whatever it's called when they when the offense scored, 597 00:27:29,560 --> 00:27:33,199 Speaker 1: and that things loud, so I can just picture what 598 00:27:33,240 --> 00:27:35,160 Speaker 1: it be like on Star the crowd gets in there. 599 00:27:35,440 --> 00:27:37,760 Speaker 1: My last question for both of you guys, Coach, I 600 00:27:37,800 --> 00:27:40,680 Speaker 1: know you're you're you're a leader of that room as 601 00:27:40,800 --> 00:27:44,000 Speaker 1: you're a player in the room. But goals, you know, coach, 602 00:27:44,040 --> 00:27:47,040 Speaker 1: for you, goals for the group X your goals going 603 00:27:47,040 --> 00:27:49,880 Speaker 1: into this season. I think you know for us as 604 00:27:49,880 --> 00:27:52,800 Speaker 1: far as me and that room, goals is to maximize 605 00:27:52,800 --> 00:27:55,040 Speaker 1: what we have in that room, you know, maximize each 606 00:27:55,040 --> 00:27:57,720 Speaker 1: and everybody's ability in there. Uh, and being able to 607 00:27:57,800 --> 00:27:59,720 Speaker 1: leave the field knowing that you know, we left it 608 00:27:59,760 --> 00:28:01,600 Speaker 1: all out on the field, you know, And I think 609 00:28:01,600 --> 00:28:04,119 Speaker 1: if we can do that, especially what you know you 610 00:28:04,200 --> 00:28:06,280 Speaker 1: heard X talking about this time of the year of 611 00:28:06,359 --> 00:28:09,280 Speaker 1: building camaraderie, build putting that equity sweat in there, you know, 612 00:28:09,320 --> 00:28:11,320 Speaker 1: I mean kind of building those things. I think if 613 00:28:11,320 --> 00:28:13,480 Speaker 1: we get out what we put in, uh, you know, 614 00:28:13,520 --> 00:28:15,520 Speaker 1: we'll be satisfied with the product that we you know, 615 00:28:15,720 --> 00:28:17,399 Speaker 1: leave out there on the field. As far as the 616 00:28:17,440 --> 00:28:19,960 Speaker 1: group being the best group that we can be. If 617 00:28:19,960 --> 00:28:22,280 Speaker 1: that's the top of defensive group in the league, then 618 00:28:22,280 --> 00:28:23,960 Speaker 1: that's the top of the defensive group in the league. 619 00:28:24,000 --> 00:28:26,359 Speaker 1: If it's not, it's not. We just got a jail 620 00:28:26,400 --> 00:28:28,760 Speaker 1: and play as London and let the cars a follow 621 00:28:28,840 --> 00:28:30,359 Speaker 1: how they may and dance for me. Just be the 622 00:28:30,359 --> 00:28:33,280 Speaker 1: best player that I can be, Saw I Saw, I 623 00:28:33,359 --> 00:28:36,200 Speaker 1: want to be man. We're looking forward to a big expectations. 624 00:28:36,240 --> 00:28:39,680 Speaker 1: But hey, expectations brings great opportunities for a lot of people. 625 00:28:39,680 --> 00:28:42,640 Speaker 1: So I'm looking forward to you guys capitalizing about our opportunity. 626 00:28:42,680 --> 00:28:45,040 Speaker 1: Thank you for joining me today. Um, I know this 627 00:28:45,080 --> 00:28:47,000 Speaker 1: would be one of many, So best a lot going 628 00:28:47,040 --> 00:28:48,880 Speaker 1: forward and talk to you soon. Thank you very much, 629 00:28:48,920 --> 00:28:54,840 Speaker 1: Thank you all right, Hughge. Thank you to safety Xavier 630 00:28:54,880 --> 00:28:57,600 Speaker 1: Woods and Vikings defensive back coach Cross Scott. Just hearing 631 00:28:57,640 --> 00:29:00,040 Speaker 1: from those guys and seeing those guys together again, and 632 00:29:00,280 --> 00:29:01,960 Speaker 1: I can only imagine what the season is going to 633 00:29:02,040 --> 00:29:06,000 Speaker 1: be like. But for merle OTA coverage, go to Vikings 634 00:29:06,040 --> 00:29:08,440 Speaker 1: dot com right now for your most up today coverage 635 00:29:08,440 --> 00:29:11,080 Speaker 1: of the team. We will have OTA daily highlights. I'll 636 00:29:11,120 --> 00:29:13,200 Speaker 1: have one on ones with some of the veterans coming 637 00:29:13,200 --> 00:29:16,320 Speaker 1: off the field after OTA practices this year. Also, Vikings 638 00:29:16,360 --> 00:29:19,960 Speaker 1: dot Com will have film Room Breakdown with Pete Bursach. 639 00:29:20,800 --> 00:29:23,720 Speaker 1: There's a new segment of him breaking down North Carolina 640 00:29:23,760 --> 00:29:25,840 Speaker 1: linebacker Chats, a rat who was drafting in the third 641 00:29:25,920 --> 00:29:28,760 Speaker 1: round this in the twenty twenty one draft. That is 642 00:29:28,800 --> 00:29:31,520 Speaker 1: really good because Pete breaks down everything that you should 643 00:29:31,520 --> 00:29:33,840 Speaker 1: be excited for in this kid's game, as well as 644 00:29:33,880 --> 00:29:36,040 Speaker 1: some of the pieces he filled Chats can work on. 645 00:29:36,720 --> 00:29:38,680 Speaker 1: We know this guy is a young guy and he's 646 00:29:38,680 --> 00:29:41,400 Speaker 1: going to continue to develop and he has the opportunity 647 00:29:41,440 --> 00:29:44,320 Speaker 1: to learn from Eric Kendricks and Anthony Barr. So I'm 648 00:29:44,360 --> 00:29:47,040 Speaker 1: excited to see this guy's progression. But last but not 649 00:29:47,200 --> 00:29:50,160 Speaker 1: least week one of OTAs is done. Jay, it's fun. 650 00:29:50,280 --> 00:29:52,960 Speaker 1: It's refreshing to see everybody back in the building this offseason. 651 00:29:53,440 --> 00:29:56,200 Speaker 1: But we are only two months away from training camp, 652 00:29:56,760 --> 00:29:58,920 Speaker 1: so before we get out of here, I gotta get 653 00:29:58,960 --> 00:30:02,600 Speaker 1: your final thoughts. Yeah, it's two months away from training camp, 654 00:30:02,640 --> 00:30:05,840 Speaker 1: but you're starting to see the horizon. It's always weird 655 00:30:05,880 --> 00:30:08,960 Speaker 1: because we technically even haven't even hit summer yet and 656 00:30:09,000 --> 00:30:10,920 Speaker 1: we're already talking about kind of the end of our 657 00:30:10,960 --> 00:30:13,400 Speaker 1: summer with training camp coming, which isn't a couple of months. 658 00:30:13,440 --> 00:30:16,960 Speaker 1: But it's it's exciting to like we talked about earlier, 659 00:30:16,960 --> 00:30:19,480 Speaker 1: it's just exciting to see everyone back in the building 660 00:30:19,520 --> 00:30:21,840 Speaker 1: doing an offseason workout and doing what they need to do. 661 00:30:22,840 --> 00:30:25,720 Speaker 1: At the same point, just something a little personal note here. 662 00:30:26,200 --> 00:30:30,040 Speaker 1: This weekend's Memorial Weekend, Monday's Memorial Day. It's basically to 663 00:30:30,120 --> 00:30:32,880 Speaker 1: symbolize just kind of taken a second to really think 664 00:30:32,920 --> 00:30:36,520 Speaker 1: about military members and people that have that have served 665 00:30:36,680 --> 00:30:40,120 Speaker 1: and some of them, you know, who paid the ultimate sacrifice, 666 00:30:40,120 --> 00:30:42,680 Speaker 1: and so more than that, just thinking about what's gone 667 00:30:42,720 --> 00:30:45,760 Speaker 1: on over the last sixteen months, not only in our community, 668 00:30:45,760 --> 00:30:48,320 Speaker 1: but they're around the world just trying to take a 669 00:30:48,400 --> 00:30:51,720 Speaker 1: moment and pointed out that maybe on Monday, take a 670 00:30:51,800 --> 00:30:55,080 Speaker 1: little bit reflect and just look back at what's happened. 671 00:30:55,320 --> 00:30:58,360 Speaker 1: Try to find what you're you're thankful for. And if 672 00:30:58,360 --> 00:31:02,040 Speaker 1: you've got people serving your own families and just friends 673 00:31:02,040 --> 00:31:04,480 Speaker 1: and family that are out there, take a second give 674 00:31:04,520 --> 00:31:06,560 Speaker 1: him a call and just let them know you're thinking 675 00:31:06,600 --> 00:31:08,640 Speaker 1: about him. And I think everyone at this point in 676 00:31:08,640 --> 00:31:10,840 Speaker 1: the world could just use a little bit more support 677 00:31:10,840 --> 00:31:13,400 Speaker 1: and a little bit more love. So take the time 678 00:31:13,440 --> 00:31:16,280 Speaker 1: if you get over this weekend, especially on Monday, especially 679 00:31:16,280 --> 00:31:18,480 Speaker 1: if you got the day off, to just take a 680 00:31:18,560 --> 00:31:21,080 Speaker 1: couple of minutes and really just reflect a little bit 681 00:31:21,080 --> 00:31:23,000 Speaker 1: on what you got and what to be thankful for. 682 00:31:23,000 --> 00:31:25,920 Speaker 1: For sure, I'm thankful for my family coming up this weekend. 683 00:31:27,080 --> 00:31:29,640 Speaker 1: It's their first time in Minnesota, so we will enjoy 684 00:31:30,960 --> 00:31:33,200 Speaker 1: their company. But at the same time, it's kind of weird, 685 00:31:33,240 --> 00:31:35,680 Speaker 1: like family coming to see me now in Minnesota. I'm 686 00:31:35,720 --> 00:31:37,640 Speaker 1: just like, oh my gosh, like like am I in 687 00:31:37,640 --> 00:31:40,120 Speaker 1: Minnesota native now? So to be able to have a 688 00:31:40,720 --> 00:31:42,960 Speaker 1: day off and be able to reflect on what you 689 00:31:43,000 --> 00:31:44,719 Speaker 1: were saying, like, you know, some of the military and 690 00:31:44,760 --> 00:31:47,080 Speaker 1: some of the veterans that have served our country in 691 00:31:47,320 --> 00:31:50,280 Speaker 1: a great way. My uncle who's coming up this weekend, 692 00:31:50,320 --> 00:31:53,120 Speaker 1: he's served in the military also, so's it'll be fun. 693 00:31:53,400 --> 00:31:55,479 Speaker 1: It'll be a lot of fun. But I'm excited just 694 00:31:55,520 --> 00:31:58,600 Speaker 1: to first and foremost get back to football, but secondly 695 00:31:58,640 --> 00:32:01,240 Speaker 1: be able to take a break from it to recognize 696 00:32:01,280 --> 00:32:04,520 Speaker 1: that the more important things in life. But with that said, 697 00:32:04,960 --> 00:32:08,200 Speaker 1: Vikings fans, thank you again for listening to another edition 698 00:32:08,240 --> 00:32:10,720 Speaker 1: of the Minnesota Vikings Podcast. We will be back here 699 00:32:10,840 --> 00:32:14,360 Speaker 1: next week. In the meantime, stay safe, stay healthy, and happy. 700 00:32:14,400 --> 00:32:15,120 Speaker 1: Memorial Death