1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:02,920 Speaker 1: Hey, Vikings fans number ninety six. Bryan Robinson is bringing 2 00:00:03,080 --> 00:00:07,560 Speaker 1: NYC's cheesiest food stands the us Banks Stadium. Visit Mactruck, 3 00:00:07,680 --> 00:00:10,520 Speaker 1: Mac and Cheese. On Minnesota Vikings game days for a 4 00:00:10,600 --> 00:00:19,640 Speaker 1: new game time snap, Carmon, if you had to describe 5 00:00:19,640 --> 00:00:21,800 Speaker 1: this Vikings team to someone who hasn't watched a game 6 00:00:21,880 --> 00:00:24,279 Speaker 1: this year, how would you describe them? You have to 7 00:00:24,400 --> 00:00:27,800 Speaker 1: say something along the lines of either scrappy or resilient 8 00:00:28,080 --> 00:00:30,560 Speaker 1: or something, because I mean, yeah, they've keeped out these 9 00:00:30,560 --> 00:00:34,440 Speaker 1: wins and none of them have really come easy. What 10 00:00:34,720 --> 00:00:37,120 Speaker 1: is the identity of this Vikings team? And it kind 11 00:00:37,159 --> 00:00:40,239 Speaker 1: of for me goes back to they just make the 12 00:00:40,320 --> 00:00:45,160 Speaker 1: plays when they have to. It's another victory Monday Minnesota 13 00:00:45,200 --> 00:00:49,159 Speaker 1: Vikings Podcast. I'm Tatum Everett alongside Gabe Henderson, Jay Nelson, 14 00:00:49,400 --> 00:00:53,680 Speaker 1: and producer Eric Davidson. The Vikings sweep the AFC East 15 00:00:53,760 --> 00:00:57,040 Speaker 1: after beating the Jets twenty seven to twenty two yesterday. 16 00:00:57,360 --> 00:00:59,440 Speaker 1: Vikes now ten and two with an opportunity to clinch 17 00:00:59,480 --> 00:01:02,240 Speaker 1: the NFC North this weekend. Speaking of that, we have 18 00:01:02,280 --> 00:01:05,199 Speaker 1: Fox Sports is Carmen Vitali, who covers the NFC Newarks 19 00:01:05,240 --> 00:01:07,479 Speaker 1: to join the podcast in just a bit. But first, guys, 20 00:01:08,000 --> 00:01:11,680 Speaker 1: let's take in everything that happened on Sunday, the Viking's 21 00:01:11,880 --> 00:01:14,880 Speaker 1: ninth wind by fewer than eight points, which is now 22 00:01:14,920 --> 00:01:17,160 Speaker 1: a franchise record. Jay, would you have about it? I 23 00:01:17,160 --> 00:01:19,840 Speaker 1: don't like your energy, Tatum. Oh why because how you 24 00:01:19,840 --> 00:01:22,320 Speaker 1: started the podcast. You said, it's just another victory month. 25 00:01:23,680 --> 00:01:28,800 Speaker 1: We're we're starting to get it. So it does feel weird, right. 26 00:01:28,880 --> 00:01:31,959 Speaker 1: It embraced the chaos, right, I think that, honestly, you 27 00:01:32,000 --> 00:01:35,080 Speaker 1: know what we should we should tell unreal that emerged. 28 00:01:35,080 --> 00:01:37,480 Speaker 1: The victor needs to go on the on the hoodies 29 00:01:37,480 --> 00:01:41,039 Speaker 1: and it should be embraced the chaos that you might 30 00:01:41,080 --> 00:01:43,880 Speaker 1: be owned something for first the chaos. And that's just it. 31 00:01:44,120 --> 00:01:47,160 Speaker 1: Like everyone every week, every week to a t I 32 00:01:47,160 --> 00:01:49,520 Speaker 1: get a message from my mother going do we have 33 00:01:49,640 --> 00:01:52,440 Speaker 1: to do this every week? And the answer is at 34 00:01:52,440 --> 00:01:55,520 Speaker 1: this point yes, and it's our brand. And as long 35 00:01:55,560 --> 00:01:58,320 Speaker 1: as we are on the right end of the winds 36 00:01:59,000 --> 00:02:03,200 Speaker 1: this season compared to previous seasons, just keep stacking up 37 00:02:03,200 --> 00:02:05,360 Speaker 1: those wins. We're at ten and two. I think at 38 00:02:05,400 --> 00:02:06,720 Speaker 1: the beginning of the year, when you look through that 39 00:02:06,720 --> 00:02:08,959 Speaker 1: schedule and you went ten and two, that would have 40 00:02:09,000 --> 00:02:12,560 Speaker 1: been Pollyanna Pie in the sky. The fact that that 41 00:02:12,720 --> 00:02:15,320 Speaker 1: is where we currently sit is a really, really fun 42 00:02:15,320 --> 00:02:17,680 Speaker 1: and advantagious place to be right now. You can't make 43 00:02:17,680 --> 00:02:20,440 Speaker 1: it up. And right before halftime, when we were up 44 00:02:20,480 --> 00:02:23,240 Speaker 1: twenty to three, I was like, Okay, this might be 45 00:02:23,280 --> 00:02:25,160 Speaker 1: the game, this might be the one where we actually, 46 00:02:25,440 --> 00:02:27,840 Speaker 1: you know, when by more than one score. And then 47 00:02:27,919 --> 00:02:30,560 Speaker 1: of course the Viking said hold my beer. And yeah, 48 00:02:30,919 --> 00:02:32,760 Speaker 1: we ended up winning on the last drive of the game. 49 00:02:32,800 --> 00:02:35,320 Speaker 1: But honestly, I will much rather be on the like 50 00:02:35,400 --> 00:02:37,560 Speaker 1: Jay said, the right and the right end of these 51 00:02:37,600 --> 00:02:40,160 Speaker 1: wins versus, you know, similar to last year when we 52 00:02:40,160 --> 00:02:41,639 Speaker 1: were losing all of these games. And you know, I 53 00:02:41,760 --> 00:02:43,359 Speaker 1: kind of I know it's kind of a recurrent thing. 54 00:02:43,360 --> 00:02:45,920 Speaker 1: We say this every week on another victory Monday at 55 00:02:45,919 --> 00:02:50,000 Speaker 1: the Minnesota Vikings podcast, but it still feels good. I 56 00:02:50,040 --> 00:02:52,640 Speaker 1: was talking to ed Donatore earlier and he was just saying, 57 00:02:53,040 --> 00:02:56,480 Speaker 1: you know, nobody complains about a light Monday, and at 58 00:02:56,480 --> 00:02:58,320 Speaker 1: this point in the year, if you can get a 59 00:02:58,320 --> 00:03:00,400 Speaker 1: win and nobody has to practice on Monday, let's just 60 00:03:00,480 --> 00:03:02,639 Speaker 1: keep stacking them up no matter how we get them. Yeah, 61 00:03:02,720 --> 00:03:05,560 Speaker 1: it's funny because I always like think back to last 62 00:03:05,600 --> 00:03:08,720 Speaker 1: season where I was just like, my eyes were half closed, 63 00:03:08,720 --> 00:03:10,679 Speaker 1: my hands were over them. I'm watching the end of 64 00:03:10,720 --> 00:03:12,640 Speaker 1: these games and I'm like, Oh, my gosh, why are 65 00:03:12,680 --> 00:03:14,440 Speaker 1: we back here? Why is it like this? Why did 66 00:03:14,440 --> 00:03:16,320 Speaker 1: I have to feel this? But now I watch it, 67 00:03:16,360 --> 00:03:19,360 Speaker 1: And even even when they had first and goal, like 68 00:03:19,760 --> 00:03:21,800 Speaker 1: in the you know, in the red zone at the 69 00:03:21,840 --> 00:03:24,639 Speaker 1: five yard line or whatever, I was sitting there going, oh, 70 00:03:24,680 --> 00:03:26,760 Speaker 1: I'm cool. This is They're going to figure out a 71 00:03:26,760 --> 00:03:28,720 Speaker 1: way to make this work. I was fine until the 72 00:03:28,760 --> 00:03:31,240 Speaker 1: fourth down. When it was the fourth down, that last 73 00:03:31,280 --> 00:03:33,960 Speaker 1: play of the game, I audibly said to the person 74 00:03:34,040 --> 00:03:36,920 Speaker 1: sitting next to me in the control room, I just went, 75 00:03:37,640 --> 00:03:39,840 Speaker 1: why is my blood pressure going through the roof right 76 00:03:39,880 --> 00:03:42,320 Speaker 1: now on this one? It's because it was finally the 77 00:03:42,520 --> 00:03:45,080 Speaker 1: you know, rubber meets the road on that very final play, 78 00:03:45,120 --> 00:03:47,960 Speaker 1: and it's like, is it win or lose? What's going 79 00:03:48,040 --> 00:03:50,920 Speaker 1: to happen? And then you know, cam went cam. And 80 00:03:51,320 --> 00:03:52,880 Speaker 1: it was a lot of fun just to have that. 81 00:03:52,920 --> 00:03:56,240 Speaker 1: But at the same point, I think everyone has found 82 00:03:56,240 --> 00:03:59,960 Speaker 1: a way to cope in some fashion course light based, 83 00:04:00,080 --> 00:04:03,160 Speaker 1: and I was coping until that very last play, and 84 00:04:03,200 --> 00:04:05,400 Speaker 1: then I was freaking out and then we got the interception. 85 00:04:05,440 --> 00:04:07,760 Speaker 1: I'm like, all right, go back to that normal bass 86 00:04:07,920 --> 00:04:11,280 Speaker 1: lang trying to just get through another crazy game on 87 00:04:11,320 --> 00:04:13,960 Speaker 1: a Sunday. Well, Jay, you set this up perfectly because 88 00:04:14,280 --> 00:04:16,720 Speaker 1: that is our three M play of the Week from 89 00:04:16,720 --> 00:04:18,599 Speaker 1: the Field of the Roof and ever in between three M, 90 00:04:18,600 --> 00:04:21,560 Speaker 1: the official science partner of the Minnesota Vikings. Visit Vikings 91 00:04:21,560 --> 00:04:25,360 Speaker 1: dot com backslash skull Science to learn more. Like you said, 92 00:04:25,440 --> 00:04:28,279 Speaker 1: it was a fourth and ten, Jets down five with 93 00:04:28,440 --> 00:04:31,640 Speaker 1: sixteen seconds left. It's fourth and ten and Cam Buyingam 94 00:04:31,680 --> 00:04:36,200 Speaker 1: comes up with a huge play worth and ten from 95 00:04:36,200 --> 00:04:39,400 Speaker 1: the Vikings. Nineteen. Minnesota leads by five, So Darius Smith 96 00:04:39,480 --> 00:04:42,320 Speaker 1: comes flying up the center, Mike White hits, he pros 97 00:04:42,560 --> 00:04:45,640 Speaker 1: thros to the goal strike and it's intercepted by Cam 98 00:04:45,720 --> 00:04:51,480 Speaker 1: Buyingham And that is your full game, Cam buying them 99 00:04:52,080 --> 00:04:56,159 Speaker 1: with the second interception for him this season, second today 100 00:04:56,200 --> 00:04:59,360 Speaker 1: from Mike White. Why wouldn't it come down to the wire. 101 00:04:59,560 --> 00:05:02,480 Speaker 1: Why wouldn't it be a spying jingler. Why wouldn't Mike 102 00:05:02,600 --> 00:05:04,800 Speaker 1: White be drawing into the end zone trying to win 103 00:05:04,839 --> 00:05:08,760 Speaker 1: the game. That's twenty twenty two Minnesota Vikings football and 104 00:05:08,880 --> 00:05:11,440 Speaker 1: with ten seconds to go in the game. This time 105 00:05:11,520 --> 00:05:15,840 Speaker 1: it was Cam Buyingham. The closed festivities and the Vikings 106 00:05:15,839 --> 00:05:20,479 Speaker 1: are going to win twenty seven twenty two. That's our 107 00:05:20,560 --> 00:05:23,120 Speaker 1: three M play of the Week game. What did you 108 00:05:23,160 --> 00:05:26,440 Speaker 1: see on that play? I saw camas, I saw his 109 00:05:26,520 --> 00:05:29,919 Speaker 1: instagram play. Great about that play. That's crazy and it 110 00:05:30,000 --> 00:05:33,360 Speaker 1: shows you. I'm trying to describe this to our radio audience. 111 00:05:33,880 --> 00:05:37,279 Speaker 1: Cam Byingham posted on his Instagram about a couple of 112 00:05:37,320 --> 00:05:39,520 Speaker 1: plays that he's got beat on early in the year 113 00:05:39,600 --> 00:05:42,120 Speaker 1: that either the opposed a team either scored a touchdown 114 00:05:42,160 --> 00:05:45,120 Speaker 1: on or something else, and Cam was like, hey, I'm 115 00:05:45,160 --> 00:05:46,880 Speaker 1: going to make an interception on this play basically what 116 00:05:46,960 --> 00:05:50,000 Speaker 1: he wrote down on it, and that's what happened. Pick opportunity, ye, 117 00:05:50,160 --> 00:05:54,400 Speaker 1: pick opportunity. So this that was just an amazing play. 118 00:05:54,440 --> 00:05:56,520 Speaker 1: And for a guy that's, you know, still a young 119 00:05:56,560 --> 00:05:58,159 Speaker 1: guy in this league to be able to make game 120 00:05:58,200 --> 00:06:02,120 Speaker 1: selling plays his few years bright here and hopefully that 121 00:06:02,160 --> 00:06:04,520 Speaker 1: just builds confidence for him going forward as his Minnesota 122 00:06:04,600 --> 00:06:07,720 Speaker 1: Vikings team hopefully tries to get some wins more than 123 00:06:07,920 --> 00:06:10,799 Speaker 1: by more than one score. He also had the tipped 124 00:06:10,800 --> 00:06:14,280 Speaker 1: ball for the Harrison Smith interception. You know you talk 125 00:06:14,320 --> 00:06:16,720 Speaker 1: about these guys needing to step up in big moments 126 00:06:16,760 --> 00:06:20,360 Speaker 1: and maybe is that the identity of this team. I 127 00:06:20,400 --> 00:06:23,640 Speaker 1: think for the defense, they have a reputation at this 128 00:06:23,680 --> 00:06:26,960 Speaker 1: point of getting those turnovers. Currently we're sitting third in 129 00:06:26,960 --> 00:06:30,120 Speaker 1: the league at plus eight for that take give differential 130 00:06:30,880 --> 00:06:35,000 Speaker 1: behind Philly and Dallas. And I think for fans that 131 00:06:35,040 --> 00:06:39,200 Speaker 1: are really keen on defense, there's, again we keep saying 132 00:06:39,240 --> 00:06:41,279 Speaker 1: it week after week, kind of the ben don't break. 133 00:06:41,720 --> 00:06:44,680 Speaker 1: It's those moments where they are getting those turnovers that 134 00:06:44,720 --> 00:06:48,080 Speaker 1: are such a crucial difference, especially when you are giving 135 00:06:48,120 --> 00:06:51,640 Speaker 1: up chunk yardage at different points on defense. But on 136 00:06:51,720 --> 00:06:54,159 Speaker 1: top of that, if you really think about it, they 137 00:06:54,200 --> 00:06:58,839 Speaker 1: had six drives you into the Vikings territory and five 138 00:06:58,839 --> 00:07:01,000 Speaker 1: of those had to go for field goals. Like those 139 00:07:01,040 --> 00:07:04,200 Speaker 1: are big moments defensively that even if they are getting 140 00:07:04,200 --> 00:07:06,279 Speaker 1: opportunities in the red zone, they're not able to convert 141 00:07:06,320 --> 00:07:09,400 Speaker 1: those if they're kicking those field goals. So defensively it's 142 00:07:09,440 --> 00:07:12,040 Speaker 1: hard because there are moments where you're like, why aren't 143 00:07:12,040 --> 00:07:13,920 Speaker 1: we tackling right, you know, why are they busting to 144 00:07:13,960 --> 00:07:15,840 Speaker 1: the outside, Why are they getting to a point where 145 00:07:16,240 --> 00:07:18,480 Speaker 1: you know they're sealing an edge and getting an extra 146 00:07:18,520 --> 00:07:21,240 Speaker 1: five ten yards. But when it comes down to it 147 00:07:21,240 --> 00:07:22,760 Speaker 1: at the end of a game and you need to play, 148 00:07:22,800 --> 00:07:25,080 Speaker 1: they are finding ways to win these games. Yeah, and 149 00:07:25,080 --> 00:07:29,400 Speaker 1: that's all that matters. It just kind of sucks, you know, 150 00:07:29,400 --> 00:07:31,440 Speaker 1: looking at it on the stat sheet and just like 151 00:07:31,840 --> 00:07:35,360 Speaker 1: second worst defense in the NFL or last in this category, 152 00:07:35,440 --> 00:07:37,360 Speaker 1: and it's like, well, we we are winning games and 153 00:07:37,640 --> 00:07:39,360 Speaker 1: you know we're not giving up many points. I think 154 00:07:39,360 --> 00:07:41,200 Speaker 1: we are. You know, as far as scoring defense, we're 155 00:07:41,240 --> 00:07:44,000 Speaker 1: like top twenty, which isn't the best, but which isn't 156 00:07:44,000 --> 00:07:45,920 Speaker 1: the worst. So the Vikings know how to turn it 157 00:07:45,960 --> 00:07:48,960 Speaker 1: on when they need to win. I personally think the 158 00:07:49,000 --> 00:07:51,960 Speaker 1: first half of this game was probably the best Vikings 159 00:07:52,000 --> 00:07:53,760 Speaker 1: defense we've seen all year. I mean, we saw a 160 00:07:53,800 --> 00:07:56,760 Speaker 1: blitzis from all sides of the fields that Darius Smith 161 00:07:56,840 --> 00:07:59,240 Speaker 1: is playing, you know, lights out. We had interception on 162 00:07:59,280 --> 00:08:02,600 Speaker 1: the third play at so I think it's just continue 163 00:08:02,720 --> 00:08:05,120 Speaker 1: to keep that momentum up. And honestly, I'll look at 164 00:08:05,160 --> 00:08:07,760 Speaker 1: it as adjustments. When you don't score coming out of 165 00:08:07,800 --> 00:08:09,800 Speaker 1: the break and other teams do, you have to make 166 00:08:09,840 --> 00:08:12,440 Speaker 1: adjustments a little bit faster, and we clearly we do 167 00:08:12,520 --> 00:08:14,840 Speaker 1: that in the fourth quarter. It's just doing that sooner 168 00:08:14,880 --> 00:08:17,560 Speaker 1: and hopefully not giving fans cardiac arrest before they leave 169 00:08:17,560 --> 00:08:19,840 Speaker 1: the game. Yeah, you're telling me. Yeah. I thought they 170 00:08:19,880 --> 00:08:22,640 Speaker 1: tackled really, really well in the first half too, and 171 00:08:22,720 --> 00:08:25,600 Speaker 1: that was something that you didn't see as strong of 172 00:08:25,640 --> 00:08:28,800 Speaker 1: a tackling performances as the first half as you did 173 00:08:28,840 --> 00:08:31,520 Speaker 1: in the second half. And a lot of that I 174 00:08:31,560 --> 00:08:33,200 Speaker 1: think had to do with the amount of time that 175 00:08:33,240 --> 00:08:35,320 Speaker 1: the defense was on the field there in the second half. 176 00:08:35,320 --> 00:08:37,080 Speaker 1: I mean, the offense couldn't really stay on there and 177 00:08:37,120 --> 00:08:39,080 Speaker 1: get anything going. I think they had ten yards of 178 00:08:39,080 --> 00:08:41,560 Speaker 1: offense in the third quarter or something crazy. I have 179 00:08:41,600 --> 00:08:43,960 Speaker 1: twelve passing yards, right, So when you can't stay on 180 00:08:43,960 --> 00:08:45,680 Speaker 1: the field, your defense will get tired and then you 181 00:08:45,679 --> 00:08:48,360 Speaker 1: can come up with sloppy technique, right, And so I 182 00:08:48,400 --> 00:08:50,880 Speaker 1: think that's gonna been a puzzling part for me too. 183 00:08:51,040 --> 00:08:52,680 Speaker 1: Is I know we've talked a lot about the defense 184 00:08:52,720 --> 00:08:54,959 Speaker 1: in this one, but it is puzzling they get as 185 00:08:55,040 --> 00:08:56,960 Speaker 1: much boom and bust as the defense is I feel 186 00:08:56,960 --> 00:08:59,280 Speaker 1: like the offense kind of has the same reputation because 187 00:08:59,559 --> 00:09:01,920 Speaker 1: they have such an anemic third quarter, but then when 188 00:09:01,960 --> 00:09:04,559 Speaker 1: they needed that go ahead drive, they are will to 189 00:09:04,559 --> 00:09:07,240 Speaker 1: put together a seventy five yard drive. Crazy part for 190 00:09:07,280 --> 00:09:09,720 Speaker 1: me is if you start looking at point differentials for 191 00:09:09,920 --> 00:09:12,080 Speaker 1: what the defense gives up on average versus what the 192 00:09:12,120 --> 00:09:15,079 Speaker 1: offense is getting on average, the offense is scoring twenty 193 00:09:15,160 --> 00:09:17,320 Speaker 1: four point one points and the defense is giving up 194 00:09:17,360 --> 00:09:20,840 Speaker 1: twenty three point three points. But is your razor's edge 195 00:09:20,840 --> 00:09:24,560 Speaker 1: a point eight points on the average for the season. 196 00:09:24,720 --> 00:09:27,800 Speaker 1: That's why all of these games are That's the thing, Like, 197 00:09:27,920 --> 00:09:29,640 Speaker 1: would you much further be on that side, or we 198 00:09:29,720 --> 00:09:31,920 Speaker 1: can much rather be the Detroit Lions where you giving 199 00:09:32,040 --> 00:09:34,640 Speaker 1: up twenty seven points but the offense is only scoring 200 00:09:34,760 --> 00:09:37,000 Speaker 1: twenty six? Yeah, that's and that's the thing is even 201 00:09:37,040 --> 00:09:38,680 Speaker 1: think about last year we were saying why are we 202 00:09:38,720 --> 00:09:42,440 Speaker 1: losing these games? Now we've we've literally flipped by like 203 00:09:42,480 --> 00:09:47,959 Speaker 1: a point and now we're ten in two. Progress and progress, yes, yes, 204 00:09:48,280 --> 00:09:50,920 Speaker 1: But I do think that it comes down to a 205 00:09:50,960 --> 00:09:53,000 Speaker 1: lot of the things the staff is good at as well, 206 00:09:53,080 --> 00:09:55,960 Speaker 1: which is there are this team is very disciplined. I 207 00:09:56,000 --> 00:09:58,679 Speaker 1: think they for the most part, they keep their penalties 208 00:09:58,720 --> 00:10:02,320 Speaker 1: pretty low. As you mentioned, the turnovers are so big, 209 00:10:02,559 --> 00:10:05,400 Speaker 1: and then I think this time around they were great 210 00:10:05,400 --> 00:10:08,160 Speaker 1: on third down and keeping the team from scoring in 211 00:10:08,200 --> 00:10:10,760 Speaker 1: the red zone. Like those kind of small things obviously 212 00:10:10,840 --> 00:10:15,439 Speaker 1: really really count and really add up again. Minnesota Vikings tenant. 213 00:10:15,440 --> 00:10:18,720 Speaker 1: Too crazy to say, but it feels really good, and 214 00:10:18,800 --> 00:10:20,760 Speaker 1: so I think at this time it's probably a good 215 00:10:20,800 --> 00:10:23,719 Speaker 1: time to bring in our guest this week to talk 216 00:10:23,760 --> 00:10:25,840 Speaker 1: a little about the NFC North, because I know we've 217 00:10:25,840 --> 00:10:28,680 Speaker 1: got we're able to clinch the division this weekend, guys, 218 00:10:28,800 --> 00:10:31,400 Speaker 1: but there is opportunity in the horizon as the Vikings 219 00:10:31,400 --> 00:10:37,000 Speaker 1: face the Lions Sunday. I know, right, divisions, it would 220 00:10:37,000 --> 00:10:40,400 Speaker 1: be nice now hopefully within a game or two, we'll 221 00:10:40,440 --> 00:10:43,600 Speaker 1: be able to say that we NFC North champions. And 222 00:10:43,679 --> 00:10:46,600 Speaker 1: let's bring in our guest, Carmen Vitality from Fox Sports. 223 00:10:48,400 --> 00:10:51,920 Speaker 1: She covers the NFC North for Fox Sports. Our special 224 00:10:51,960 --> 00:10:55,840 Speaker 1: guest to MVP today is Carmen Vitally coming to us 225 00:10:55,880 --> 00:10:58,960 Speaker 1: from Chicago. Hi, Carmen, how's it going great? Thank you 226 00:10:58,960 --> 00:11:01,520 Speaker 1: guys so much for having me. It's so fun. I know, 227 00:11:01,640 --> 00:11:04,560 Speaker 1: I mean, you've been covering this crazy division. I think 228 00:11:04,559 --> 00:11:07,480 Speaker 1: I saw you retweet. One of our mutual friends who 229 00:11:07,520 --> 00:11:09,719 Speaker 1: works used to work for the Cowboys. His name is 230 00:11:09,760 --> 00:11:11,640 Speaker 1: Dave Hellman and he had a really good tweet. He said, 231 00:11:11,640 --> 00:11:15,160 Speaker 1: I've never had this much fun watching this many bad 232 00:11:15,280 --> 00:11:20,800 Speaker 1: NFC North teams. Yeah, they might not have the best 233 00:11:20,840 --> 00:11:24,720 Speaker 1: record as a collective, but they're so fun to watch, 234 00:11:25,120 --> 00:11:28,559 Speaker 1: every single team. It's it's hysterical. I'm glad Tatum put 235 00:11:28,600 --> 00:11:31,080 Speaker 1: the scissors she had down close to her head because 236 00:11:31,240 --> 00:11:32,920 Speaker 1: I was getting a little scared she was asking you 237 00:11:32,960 --> 00:11:34,480 Speaker 1: that question. I'm like, who's she about to go? I 238 00:11:34,480 --> 00:11:36,320 Speaker 1: don't know where these scissors came from. I'm just like, 239 00:11:36,480 --> 00:11:39,600 Speaker 1: I'm fidgety and I have to hold something. You're good, 240 00:11:39,640 --> 00:11:42,400 Speaker 1: but I mean understanding that you have you know, cover, 241 00:11:42,600 --> 00:11:44,400 Speaker 1: I mean you cover the NFC North. I mean this 242 00:11:44,520 --> 00:11:47,360 Speaker 1: Vikings team right now is I think you tweeted one 243 00:11:47,400 --> 00:11:49,760 Speaker 1: of four teams in the NFL that have not allowed 244 00:11:49,920 --> 00:11:53,320 Speaker 1: one hundred yard rushier but we're still the second worst defense. 245 00:11:53,520 --> 00:11:56,920 Speaker 1: How do you define what's going on in Minnesota right now? Yeah, 246 00:11:56,920 --> 00:11:59,280 Speaker 1: it's one of those bend, don't break things right. I mean, 247 00:11:59,280 --> 00:12:03,400 Speaker 1: the stats don't really match up with how clutch the 248 00:12:03,559 --> 00:12:05,960 Speaker 1: defense has been because that's what they come in and 249 00:12:06,000 --> 00:12:08,800 Speaker 1: crunch time. They've had a couple of games ceiling interceptions 250 00:12:09,559 --> 00:12:12,439 Speaker 1: and turnovers and big moments this season, but I mean 251 00:12:12,480 --> 00:12:14,520 Speaker 1: they seem to let teams go up and down the field. 252 00:12:14,600 --> 00:12:17,160 Speaker 1: I mean this game, especially against the Jets, I'm looking at, 253 00:12:17,200 --> 00:12:19,600 Speaker 1: you know, the box scorer and I rewatched the game 254 00:12:19,640 --> 00:12:22,200 Speaker 1: this morning and I was like, what is happening? Because 255 00:12:22,360 --> 00:12:25,240 Speaker 1: statistically New York just like they had so much offense. 256 00:12:25,240 --> 00:12:28,719 Speaker 1: They had eighty three offensive plays, and you're like, what happened? 257 00:12:28,800 --> 00:12:31,000 Speaker 1: But it's just that, you know, this defense, I think 258 00:12:31,040 --> 00:12:33,280 Speaker 1: their mantra must be bend, don't break, because they come 259 00:12:33,360 --> 00:12:35,520 Speaker 1: up and clutch moments and the moments that matter. They 260 00:12:35,559 --> 00:12:38,120 Speaker 1: create the turnovers. I mean, to be fair in Minnesota 261 00:12:38,200 --> 00:12:41,199 Speaker 1: is plus eight and turnovers a differential, so that's third 262 00:12:41,200 --> 00:12:43,880 Speaker 1: in the league, behind the Cowboys and the and the Eagles. 263 00:12:43,960 --> 00:12:48,600 Speaker 1: So I mean that's where it matters, right. They were 264 00:12:48,679 --> 00:12:53,720 Speaker 1: so tired after eighty three police from Yeah, it really 265 00:12:53,760 --> 00:12:56,000 Speaker 1: was astounding because you know, you look, you looked at 266 00:12:56,040 --> 00:12:57,800 Speaker 1: at one point in the game you're like, wow, could 267 00:12:57,800 --> 00:13:00,240 Speaker 1: this really be the first you know, double digit win 268 00:13:00,320 --> 00:13:02,840 Speaker 1: in a long time, and went since Week one, and 269 00:13:02,920 --> 00:13:04,600 Speaker 1: you sit there and you're like, could this be it? 270 00:13:04,679 --> 00:13:07,160 Speaker 1: And then you're like, who are we kiding? This is? 271 00:13:07,200 --> 00:13:09,760 Speaker 1: This team is the one that has identified themselves as 272 00:13:09,800 --> 00:13:12,319 Speaker 1: coming up with the plays when they matter the most. Yeah, 273 00:13:12,360 --> 00:13:14,240 Speaker 1: it was. I mean, you can't, like I said earlier, 274 00:13:14,240 --> 00:13:19,040 Speaker 1: you can't break the street. You can't break it's a 275 00:13:19,040 --> 00:13:23,679 Speaker 1: franchise history mark right there. Nine wins like that, um, 276 00:13:23,840 --> 00:13:26,000 Speaker 1: and then and then we're talking about a Lions team 277 00:13:26,040 --> 00:13:28,960 Speaker 1: now that's on a hot streak, hung forty on the Jags, 278 00:13:28,960 --> 00:13:31,480 Speaker 1: doing the Vikings no favors when it comes to trying 279 00:13:31,520 --> 00:13:34,600 Speaker 1: to clinch the division. So it's you know, I think 280 00:13:34,640 --> 00:13:37,400 Speaker 1: we were also joking, I think before we started recording 281 00:13:37,960 --> 00:13:40,280 Speaker 1: about how who would have thought that this would be, 282 00:13:40,440 --> 00:13:43,000 Speaker 1: you know, could be a division clinching game coming up 283 00:13:43,040 --> 00:13:45,120 Speaker 1: this weekend when you look at the Vikings and the 284 00:13:45,200 --> 00:13:47,600 Speaker 1: Lions on paper? Yeah, or that, like you could have 285 00:13:47,600 --> 00:13:50,640 Speaker 1: clinched as early as this past weekend because of the Lions, 286 00:13:50,679 --> 00:13:53,839 Speaker 1: like that, your fate was in the life. And I mean, 287 00:13:53,880 --> 00:13:55,760 Speaker 1: but then years. The thing about the Lions, it's just 288 00:13:55,800 --> 00:13:58,920 Speaker 1: they haven't really saved for a couple of games, you know, 289 00:13:58,920 --> 00:14:01,520 Speaker 1: a few weeks ago. They haven't had an issue scoring points, 290 00:14:01,600 --> 00:14:04,240 Speaker 1: and it's bizarre that they get rid of t J. Hopkinson. 291 00:14:04,360 --> 00:14:08,160 Speaker 1: Arguably they're one of their best offensive players. Not arguably 292 00:14:08,160 --> 00:14:10,440 Speaker 1: he was with a Mona sat Brown hurt. He was 293 00:14:10,480 --> 00:14:13,040 Speaker 1: the team's leading receiver by the time he was traded. 294 00:14:13,240 --> 00:14:16,120 Speaker 1: But you know, now you see this uptick again. They're 295 00:14:16,120 --> 00:14:18,640 Speaker 1: scoring points and their defense is finally starting to figure 296 00:14:18,679 --> 00:14:20,960 Speaker 1: some things out, and they're doing something from what I've 297 00:14:21,000 --> 00:14:23,440 Speaker 1: watched and how I've seen them kind of evolve over 298 00:14:23,480 --> 00:14:25,960 Speaker 1: the season, They're doing some different things in the secondary, 299 00:14:26,080 --> 00:14:28,160 Speaker 1: They're mixing up some of their coverages, they're not doing 300 00:14:28,200 --> 00:14:30,800 Speaker 1: the same thing every game anymore, and it's starting to 301 00:14:30,880 --> 00:14:33,000 Speaker 1: kind of pay off. But I mean, the talent is 302 00:14:33,000 --> 00:14:36,560 Speaker 1: still lacking in Detroit, and I think that this offseason 303 00:14:36,600 --> 00:14:38,480 Speaker 1: will be really huge for them, as it will be 304 00:14:38,520 --> 00:14:41,200 Speaker 1: for a couple of the teams in this division. But 305 00:14:41,280 --> 00:14:43,800 Speaker 1: I mean, yeah, scoring points has ever been Detroit's problem 306 00:14:43,880 --> 00:14:46,720 Speaker 1: the season, because they started, you know, averaging thirty five 307 00:14:46,760 --> 00:14:48,560 Speaker 1: points of games for the first four or five games 308 00:14:48,600 --> 00:14:51,600 Speaker 1: of the year. Yeah, I think to that point, TJ. 309 00:14:51,640 --> 00:14:54,720 Speaker 1: Hotkinson is still the second leading receiver if he was 310 00:14:54,760 --> 00:14:58,800 Speaker 1: still on the Detroit line, So that does say a lot. 311 00:14:58,880 --> 00:15:01,960 Speaker 1: But I think you know, Jamison Williams playing this past 312 00:15:01,960 --> 00:15:04,440 Speaker 1: Sunday didn't have a catch. You have a what's his name, 313 00:15:04,680 --> 00:15:08,480 Speaker 1: DJ Chuck finally had a game over forty five yards, 314 00:15:08,520 --> 00:15:11,400 Speaker 1: So it looks like they're they're trying to figure something 315 00:15:11,400 --> 00:15:14,240 Speaker 1: out down there. So to that point of, you know 316 00:15:14,440 --> 00:15:16,920 Speaker 1: that offense that knows how to score points, what about 317 00:15:16,960 --> 00:15:20,040 Speaker 1: that offense gives his defense problems for this Minnesota Likings team, 318 00:15:20,240 --> 00:15:22,480 Speaker 1: I mean up front. I'm a big believer and everything 319 00:15:22,520 --> 00:15:24,400 Speaker 1: starts up front, regardless of what side of the ball 320 00:15:24,400 --> 00:15:28,120 Speaker 1: you're talking about, but especially offensively. I mean, this Detroit 321 00:15:28,200 --> 00:15:31,640 Speaker 1: offensive line is very good. It's one of the most 322 00:15:31,640 --> 00:15:33,480 Speaker 1: solid in the league that came into the year. And 323 00:15:33,480 --> 00:15:36,120 Speaker 1: they've had some injuries and they've had to shift around 324 00:15:36,120 --> 00:15:38,520 Speaker 1: a little bit, but the unit itself is very solid. 325 00:15:38,840 --> 00:15:41,120 Speaker 1: And just their blocking scheme in general, right, they have 326 00:15:41,480 --> 00:15:43,960 Speaker 1: their tight ends there, running backs involved in that, and 327 00:15:44,040 --> 00:15:47,120 Speaker 1: so I think that couple with the fact that they 328 00:15:47,280 --> 00:15:49,760 Speaker 1: are good in multiple phases on offense, they have the 329 00:15:49,840 --> 00:15:52,440 Speaker 1: receivers now, I mean, even without Jamison Williams having a 330 00:15:52,480 --> 00:15:54,640 Speaker 1: catch like, you still now have to account for him. 331 00:15:54,680 --> 00:15:56,200 Speaker 1: That's one more guy you have to account for. In 332 00:15:56,200 --> 00:15:59,360 Speaker 1: addition to Dom and Ross Saint Brown, who is very 333 00:15:59,440 --> 00:16:02,440 Speaker 1: underrated as far as I'm concerned, especially for what he 334 00:16:02,520 --> 00:16:04,800 Speaker 1: means for this offense. But then you also have Deonder 335 00:16:04,840 --> 00:16:06,960 Speaker 1: Swift and you have small Williams, so they can they 336 00:16:06,960 --> 00:16:09,400 Speaker 1: can hit you with multiple things, right, and they're a 337 00:16:09,480 --> 00:16:13,160 Speaker 1: very complete offense. So I think that's contributed to their productivity. 338 00:16:13,600 --> 00:16:19,720 Speaker 1: Jared Goff isn't doing half back eats there pretty good 339 00:16:19,760 --> 00:16:23,240 Speaker 1: this year, and it might make them think twice, although 340 00:16:23,240 --> 00:16:25,480 Speaker 1: I think they still end up, you know, prioritizing at 341 00:16:25,520 --> 00:16:28,680 Speaker 1: quarterback in this next year's draft. But you know, Jared 342 00:16:28,720 --> 00:16:30,800 Speaker 1: Goff has proved to be very serviceable, especially with the 343 00:16:30,800 --> 00:16:33,400 Speaker 1: weapons that they've surrounded him with. Yeah, I think when 344 00:16:33,440 --> 00:16:35,760 Speaker 1: you kind of give the rundown of the Lions, it's 345 00:16:35,840 --> 00:16:38,680 Speaker 1: very interesting to think back to how the game, but 346 00:16:38,760 --> 00:16:40,640 Speaker 1: the game between the Vikings and the Lions, where the 347 00:16:40,680 --> 00:16:42,440 Speaker 1: first go round and how they have to face each 348 00:16:42,440 --> 00:16:45,560 Speaker 1: other again. But this Vikings team, I think we talked 349 00:16:45,600 --> 00:16:47,840 Speaker 1: about this earlier in the podcast. I asked the question, 350 00:16:47,880 --> 00:16:51,320 Speaker 1: what is the identity of this team? This Vikings team, 351 00:16:51,400 --> 00:16:53,760 Speaker 1: And it kind of for me goes back to they 352 00:16:53,840 --> 00:16:57,000 Speaker 1: just make the plays when they have to. That's and 353 00:16:57,120 --> 00:16:59,520 Speaker 1: people are searching like, oh, are they gonna be more offensive? Oh, 354 00:16:59,640 --> 00:17:02,000 Speaker 1: or what's the look at this defense was. I think 355 00:17:02,000 --> 00:17:04,359 Speaker 1: that's just it's simple to break it down just like that. 356 00:17:04,400 --> 00:17:07,560 Speaker 1: We've been talking about that for weeks, even though it's 357 00:17:07,640 --> 00:17:11,640 Speaker 1: not necessarily the identity you won all the time. I mean, 358 00:17:12,040 --> 00:17:15,399 Speaker 1: Kevin O'Connell says situational football all the time, and I 359 00:17:15,400 --> 00:17:17,640 Speaker 1: feel like that that's pretty much been the I guess 360 00:17:17,680 --> 00:17:19,960 Speaker 1: the definition of this Vikings team it's now. I mean, 361 00:17:20,119 --> 00:17:23,439 Speaker 1: situational football doesn't really have you know, too many, you know, 362 00:17:23,520 --> 00:17:26,800 Speaker 1: glaring numbers attached to it, but it's something and you 363 00:17:26,840 --> 00:17:32,240 Speaker 1: know not which is all that matters. Yeah, No, totally so, Carmen. 364 00:17:32,280 --> 00:17:34,520 Speaker 1: If you had to describe this Vikings team to someone 365 00:17:34,520 --> 00:17:36,520 Speaker 1: who hasn't watched a game this year, how would you 366 00:17:36,520 --> 00:17:40,320 Speaker 1: describe them? You'd have to say something along the lines 367 00:17:40,320 --> 00:17:44,080 Speaker 1: of either scrappy or resilient or something, because I mean, yeah, 368 00:17:44,119 --> 00:17:46,240 Speaker 1: they've eked out these wins and none of them have 369 00:17:46,359 --> 00:17:50,439 Speaker 1: really come easy. I think that perfect encapsulation really was 370 00:17:50,480 --> 00:17:52,880 Speaker 1: that Buffalo game where it's like you may think they're 371 00:17:52,880 --> 00:17:55,760 Speaker 1: down and out or things aren't looking good, or statistically 372 00:17:55,800 --> 00:17:57,960 Speaker 1: like the chances of this happening just aren't going to happen, 373 00:17:58,040 --> 00:17:59,760 Speaker 1: and then all of a sudden, there's a fumble of 374 00:17:59,800 --> 00:18:02,520 Speaker 1: this app at the goal line and you recover and 375 00:18:02,640 --> 00:18:04,720 Speaker 1: then you force overtime, but he's still you have the 376 00:18:04,760 --> 00:18:07,560 Speaker 1: momentum riding into that. It was just a thrilling game, 377 00:18:07,600 --> 00:18:10,000 Speaker 1: but it just shows that there's no give up in 378 00:18:10,000 --> 00:18:12,960 Speaker 1: that team. And I think that that has to do though, 379 00:18:13,000 --> 00:18:15,760 Speaker 1: with the culture that Kevin O'Connell has brought in, which 380 00:18:15,760 --> 00:18:17,639 Speaker 1: is I talk about this all the time actually because 381 00:18:17,680 --> 00:18:20,440 Speaker 1: he the offense that he runs. I mean, there's about 382 00:18:20,520 --> 00:18:23,359 Speaker 1: nine teams in the league now that run this offense, 383 00:18:23,400 --> 00:18:27,160 Speaker 1: the Shanahan McVeigh, you know, Tree of Offense and all that, 384 00:18:27,280 --> 00:18:30,400 Speaker 1: and with that many teams, there has to be a differentiator. 385 00:18:30,440 --> 00:18:32,720 Speaker 1: And I really do feel like Kevin O'Connell just has 386 00:18:32,800 --> 00:18:35,000 Speaker 1: such a good grasp on the locker room. And then 387 00:18:35,280 --> 00:18:37,359 Speaker 1: on Thanksgiving when I was there and we got to 388 00:18:37,359 --> 00:18:39,959 Speaker 1: talk to Kirk Cousins after the game, Kirk said, you know, 389 00:18:40,040 --> 00:18:42,680 Speaker 1: I've never had this kind of support from my coaches, 390 00:18:42,960 --> 00:18:46,800 Speaker 1: from the players, Like all of those intangible things really 391 00:18:47,480 --> 00:18:50,280 Speaker 1: matter when you're talking about trying to eke out wins 392 00:18:50,280 --> 00:18:53,639 Speaker 1: and facing a lot of adversity with seeing games and 393 00:18:53,760 --> 00:18:55,680 Speaker 1: trying to you know, you have the one score of 394 00:18:55,720 --> 00:18:57,879 Speaker 1: the nine one score game and the difference. You know, 395 00:18:57,920 --> 00:18:59,720 Speaker 1: the reason that I think you guys are winning those 396 00:18:59,760 --> 00:19:03,679 Speaker 1: games is now those intangible factors of the culture that 397 00:19:03,760 --> 00:19:06,000 Speaker 1: is being built inside that locker room, which seems great 398 00:19:06,040 --> 00:19:09,320 Speaker 1: from everything I've seen. All Right, another question for you, 399 00:19:09,560 --> 00:19:13,280 Speaker 1: how would you define the culture of the NFC North 400 00:19:13,560 --> 00:19:16,200 Speaker 1: now that you cover all four teams. It's very interesting 401 00:19:16,240 --> 00:19:19,760 Speaker 1: because so I grew up outside of Chicago, grew up 402 00:19:19,760 --> 00:19:24,440 Speaker 1: a Bears fan, but just in general watching this division, 403 00:19:24,600 --> 00:19:28,440 Speaker 1: and I always my perception of football was always like 404 00:19:28,560 --> 00:19:32,639 Speaker 1: it is, it's the blue collar sport. It's tough it 405 00:19:33,040 --> 00:19:35,720 Speaker 1: you know, it was the black and blue division exactly. 406 00:19:36,000 --> 00:19:40,120 Speaker 1: And then and this isn't meant to come off as 407 00:19:40,200 --> 00:19:41,960 Speaker 1: a knock on it, but then I spent six years 408 00:19:41,960 --> 00:19:45,720 Speaker 1: in Tampa in the NFC South and with newer teams 409 00:19:45,840 --> 00:19:48,479 Speaker 1: and perhaps like they just don't have the same culture 410 00:19:48,520 --> 00:19:51,840 Speaker 1: at all down there, and it was just very interesting 411 00:19:51,880 --> 00:19:54,920 Speaker 1: now to like come back up to the NFC North 412 00:19:55,000 --> 00:19:56,920 Speaker 1: and get to know all of these fan bases all 413 00:19:56,920 --> 00:19:59,960 Speaker 1: over again, and the pride and just like the tough 414 00:20:00,440 --> 00:20:03,560 Speaker 1: of these teams. It's such a die hard mentality and 415 00:20:03,600 --> 00:20:06,639 Speaker 1: I absolutely, I think that's what football should be. So, like, 416 00:20:06,760 --> 00:20:08,840 Speaker 1: I love this division, and I'm sure I'm partial, like 417 00:20:08,840 --> 00:20:10,760 Speaker 1: I said, because I grew up you know, in the division, 418 00:20:11,520 --> 00:20:13,960 Speaker 1: But I just I appreciate that no matter how these 419 00:20:13,960 --> 00:20:18,080 Speaker 1: teams are doing, the fans stick with them, and these 420 00:20:18,119 --> 00:20:20,480 Speaker 1: teams want to give their fans something to watch, which 421 00:20:20,520 --> 00:20:23,160 Speaker 1: I think contributes to what our friend Dave had to say. 422 00:20:23,640 --> 00:20:25,760 Speaker 1: It may not be the best product as far as 423 00:20:25,760 --> 00:20:28,920 Speaker 1: football goes, but it's damn fun to watch either way, 424 00:20:29,000 --> 00:20:31,240 Speaker 1: because these guys take a tremendous amount of pride in 425 00:20:31,320 --> 00:20:34,280 Speaker 1: giving their fans something to root for, whether it's actual 426 00:20:34,359 --> 00:20:38,040 Speaker 1: when or players themselves, or just the way that they 427 00:20:38,080 --> 00:20:41,760 Speaker 1: play football. I just I yeah, I think it's the 428 00:20:41,760 --> 00:20:44,920 Speaker 1: most traditional and just toughest division in the league. Yeah, 429 00:20:45,000 --> 00:20:47,760 Speaker 1: I appreciate that perspective. Tatum and I are both from 430 00:20:47,800 --> 00:20:50,200 Speaker 1: the South, and that is a really good point because 431 00:20:50,200 --> 00:20:52,720 Speaker 1: like up here, just being in the North, like this 432 00:20:52,800 --> 00:20:55,480 Speaker 1: is all you know. The Midwest has this, you know, 433 00:20:55,560 --> 00:20:58,040 Speaker 1: professional football, but when you go like down south, you 434 00:20:58,080 --> 00:21:01,000 Speaker 1: have like college sports and basketball, so exactly there's more 435 00:21:01,040 --> 00:21:03,879 Speaker 1: things to draw your attention to outside of just the 436 00:21:04,359 --> 00:21:07,320 Speaker 1: professional Well, I guess national Football League, So I never 437 00:21:07,320 --> 00:21:09,679 Speaker 1: looked at it from that perspective. Yeah, it's that's I 438 00:21:09,760 --> 00:21:11,879 Speaker 1: was never really a college person. I'm growing up and 439 00:21:11,920 --> 00:21:15,240 Speaker 1: I understand that the SEC is something completely different. My 440 00:21:15,280 --> 00:21:17,960 Speaker 1: boyfriend went to an FEC school, So I like, I 441 00:21:18,320 --> 00:21:21,000 Speaker 1: have now been adopted into those fan bases and I'm like, oh, 442 00:21:21,040 --> 00:21:23,000 Speaker 1: this is what I was missing. They say it just 443 00:21:23,200 --> 00:21:26,880 Speaker 1: meets more. They say that's what they say, sir, slogan 444 00:21:27,040 --> 00:21:32,399 Speaker 1: literally just means more. I know, it's crazy. Uh no, Carmen. 445 00:21:32,560 --> 00:21:34,800 Speaker 1: You know when you look across the NFC in general, 446 00:21:34,840 --> 00:21:38,680 Speaker 1: and you've got obviously Philly out there looking amazing, You've 447 00:21:38,720 --> 00:21:41,679 Speaker 1: got the Cowboys really coming on now down the stretch, 448 00:21:41,960 --> 00:21:43,919 Speaker 1: and then you have the Vikings. You know, is there 449 00:21:43,960 --> 00:21:46,119 Speaker 1: any other NFC team that the Vikings might want to 450 00:21:46,160 --> 00:21:48,800 Speaker 1: keep an eye on as they try to make a 451 00:21:48,800 --> 00:21:51,760 Speaker 1: playoff run down down here towards the end of the year. Yeah, 452 00:21:51,800 --> 00:21:53,679 Speaker 1: I mean it would have by far and away. I've 453 00:21:53,680 --> 00:21:56,600 Speaker 1: been San Francisco. But now with Jimmy Z's injury, I mean, 454 00:21:56,760 --> 00:21:58,639 Speaker 1: I like almost dropped my phone when I saw it 455 00:21:58,760 --> 00:22:00,560 Speaker 1: last night that he was out for the year. But 456 00:22:00,640 --> 00:22:04,200 Speaker 1: I still don't necessarily know that they shouldn't still be 457 00:22:04,359 --> 00:22:07,000 Speaker 1: in the mix, if that makes sense, Like Jimmy G 458 00:22:07,240 --> 00:22:09,920 Speaker 1: to me, and especially like they told us all at 459 00:22:09,920 --> 00:22:12,280 Speaker 1: the very beginning of the year when they said that 460 00:22:12,320 --> 00:22:14,480 Speaker 1: he's not our quarterback anymore, we're going with Trey Land. 461 00:22:14,880 --> 00:22:17,040 Speaker 1: They told us that he wasn't the reason that they 462 00:22:17,119 --> 00:22:18,760 Speaker 1: were a good team, that they were winning, that they 463 00:22:18,800 --> 00:22:20,920 Speaker 1: were having success. That's what the forty nine ers, I 464 00:22:20,920 --> 00:22:23,720 Speaker 1: feel like, told us with that move. And yes, obviously 465 00:22:23,920 --> 00:22:25,720 Speaker 1: Jimmy G had to come back in and he again 466 00:22:25,920 --> 00:22:30,320 Speaker 1: serviceable quarterback. But I don't think that this offense, especially 467 00:22:30,400 --> 00:22:33,200 Speaker 1: in the team in general, because their defense and especially 468 00:22:33,240 --> 00:22:36,560 Speaker 1: that becomes the front, is scary. They're not reliant necessarily 469 00:22:36,600 --> 00:22:40,480 Speaker 1: on elite quarterback play in order to have success. So 470 00:22:40,520 --> 00:22:43,560 Speaker 1: I think that even though Jimmy got hurt, I mean, yes, 471 00:22:43,600 --> 00:22:46,240 Speaker 1: they have mister irrelevant rookie brock Prity in there now. 472 00:22:46,400 --> 00:22:48,720 Speaker 1: I'll be very interested to see if they take a 473 00:22:48,800 --> 00:22:52,560 Speaker 1: chance on Baker Mayfield because you know, released by the Panthers, 474 00:22:53,359 --> 00:22:58,280 Speaker 1: quarterback rating dismal, but there's no really, they don't have 475 00:22:58,320 --> 00:23:01,280 Speaker 1: any lose. I don't think by signing him, because you're 476 00:23:01,320 --> 00:23:05,480 Speaker 1: not trading anything away. Um, that's how I think that's 477 00:23:05,520 --> 00:23:09,040 Speaker 1: going to be happening. Yeah, yeah, I really. Yeah, Like 478 00:23:09,240 --> 00:23:11,639 Speaker 1: we're recording this at what you know, one thirty Central 479 00:23:11,680 --> 00:23:14,560 Speaker 1: time on Monday, and who knows, um, this might be 480 00:23:14,600 --> 00:23:17,720 Speaker 1: resolved by the time that most people hear this. But yeah, 481 00:23:17,800 --> 00:23:19,520 Speaker 1: I just I just think that that team is built 482 00:23:19,560 --> 00:23:22,000 Speaker 1: in a way that as long as you have someone 483 00:23:22,160 --> 00:23:24,280 Speaker 1: that isn't going to lose you football games and isn't 484 00:23:24,320 --> 00:23:27,320 Speaker 1: going to turn the ball over a ton, they can compensate. 485 00:23:27,359 --> 00:23:29,399 Speaker 1: And then you see that in guys that Christian McCaffrey 486 00:23:29,400 --> 00:23:32,159 Speaker 1: and Deebothamuel. They just like the gaided tree that they 487 00:23:32,160 --> 00:23:35,400 Speaker 1: can do and the creativity that Shanahan has Their run game, 488 00:23:35,520 --> 00:23:38,480 Speaker 1: the run scheme, run game in general is fantastic, and 489 00:23:38,640 --> 00:23:40,560 Speaker 1: all of the coaches I've talked to you that deal 490 00:23:40,560 --> 00:23:42,680 Speaker 1: with that side of the ball love watching the forty 491 00:23:42,760 --> 00:23:45,760 Speaker 1: nine un run scheme. Yeah, that's a good point because 492 00:23:45,760 --> 00:23:47,840 Speaker 1: I was I was going to say, you know, Baker 493 00:23:47,880 --> 00:23:50,040 Speaker 1: Mayfield is your guy, and then you then you started 494 00:23:50,080 --> 00:23:53,280 Speaker 1: talking about turnovers, and I'm like, Okay, Baker's not going 495 00:23:53,320 --> 00:23:55,680 Speaker 1: to fit that San Francisco forty nine ers offense, But 496 00:23:56,280 --> 00:23:59,360 Speaker 1: there's a lot opportunity for this Viking steam to continue 497 00:23:59,400 --> 00:24:02,560 Speaker 1: to I guess, Trent upward the fact that we haven't 498 00:24:02,600 --> 00:24:05,919 Speaker 1: played our best football yet, which is I guess like 499 00:24:06,400 --> 00:24:09,720 Speaker 1: good but kind of frustrating to say, sports seam in 500 00:24:09,760 --> 00:24:12,960 Speaker 1: the season when the Vikings are clicking on all cylinators, 501 00:24:13,000 --> 00:24:14,880 Speaker 1: and I feel like you had a glimpse of that 502 00:24:15,640 --> 00:24:17,840 Speaker 1: when you where you were at us Bank Stadium for 503 00:24:17,920 --> 00:24:21,160 Speaker 1: the Thanksgiving game. When when this Vikings offense or team 504 00:24:21,200 --> 00:24:23,760 Speaker 1: is clicking on all cylinders, do you feel like they're 505 00:24:23,760 --> 00:24:26,560 Speaker 1: a Super Bowl contender? I do, And I actually picked 506 00:24:26,600 --> 00:24:28,679 Speaker 1: them for Fox Sports the fourth season to go to 507 00:24:28,680 --> 00:24:33,880 Speaker 1: sus Bowl. Hey look at you guys. So I'm continuing 508 00:24:33,920 --> 00:24:36,080 Speaker 1: to believe in this team for sure because of the 509 00:24:36,119 --> 00:24:38,800 Speaker 1: same things though that, like, you guys have so many 510 00:24:38,840 --> 00:24:42,040 Speaker 1: different ways to beat defenses, and I think you have 511 00:24:42,080 --> 00:24:45,560 Speaker 1: a very creative play caller obviously, Kevin O'Connell. And it's 512 00:24:45,600 --> 00:24:47,800 Speaker 1: just I mean, this is the first year in his 513 00:24:48,080 --> 00:24:51,159 Speaker 1: version of the system, and your players are getting used 514 00:24:51,160 --> 00:24:53,880 Speaker 1: to their new staff and the way things operate now 515 00:24:53,880 --> 00:24:55,800 Speaker 1: and the culture that's being brought in. So it's like 516 00:24:56,280 --> 00:24:58,359 Speaker 1: I go back though, to like the twenties one not No, 517 00:24:58,440 --> 00:25:00,119 Speaker 1: I'm not saying that it's going to end up the 518 00:25:00,160 --> 00:25:03,239 Speaker 1: same way. But when I was with the Buccaneers in 519 00:25:03,240 --> 00:25:06,520 Speaker 1: twenty twenty, I mean, you were in the second year 520 00:25:06,600 --> 00:25:09,240 Speaker 1: with Bruce arians and his staff. Tom Brady just comes 521 00:25:09,280 --> 00:25:12,359 Speaker 1: and signs on as the quarterback, But again, the offense 522 00:25:12,400 --> 00:25:15,160 Speaker 1: has to kind of adjust to tom skill set versus 523 00:25:15,240 --> 00:25:18,480 Speaker 1: Jamis Winston skill set. And there's there's there's a ton 524 00:25:18,520 --> 00:25:21,000 Speaker 1: of things that are happening in the beginning of the season, 525 00:25:21,080 --> 00:25:23,320 Speaker 1: and I mean they had we had a really late 526 00:25:23,320 --> 00:25:26,639 Speaker 1: by that year, week thirteen, and things didn't seem like 527 00:25:26,640 --> 00:25:29,159 Speaker 1: they were clicking up until that point. Like if you 528 00:25:29,160 --> 00:25:31,040 Speaker 1: would have told me that we would have eventually won 529 00:25:31,080 --> 00:25:33,159 Speaker 1: the Super Bowl in like week ten, I would have 530 00:25:33,240 --> 00:25:35,439 Speaker 1: I would have I don't know, I would have not 531 00:25:35,520 --> 00:25:37,760 Speaker 1: believed you at all. I would have probably smatt you. 532 00:25:37,920 --> 00:25:40,240 Speaker 1: I don't know. I don't even talk like that. I 533 00:25:40,240 --> 00:25:42,800 Speaker 1: don't want to hear it, because I really we it 534 00:25:42,840 --> 00:25:45,080 Speaker 1: was that same sentiment if we hadn't played our best 535 00:25:45,080 --> 00:25:48,000 Speaker 1: football yet, and I didn't know when that was going 536 00:25:48,040 --> 00:25:51,120 Speaker 1: to kick in. But then sure enough, after that bye 537 00:25:51,200 --> 00:25:53,639 Speaker 1: week we won out and one of the games was 538 00:25:53,680 --> 00:25:57,040 Speaker 1: against the mist out of Vikings, and then took that 539 00:25:57,080 --> 00:25:59,800 Speaker 1: momentum in to the playoffs, and because that team was 540 00:26:00,119 --> 00:26:03,720 Speaker 1: battle tested, it really paid off in the postseason where 541 00:26:03,960 --> 00:26:07,119 Speaker 1: let's seem like Philly pretty easy schedule, hasn't really had 542 00:26:07,160 --> 00:26:09,680 Speaker 1: a lot of tests. We'll see if that affects them, 543 00:26:09,920 --> 00:26:12,480 Speaker 1: you know, in the postseason. But I mean to be 544 00:26:12,480 --> 00:26:14,480 Speaker 1: really well equipped for that. I love that we've kind 545 00:26:14,480 --> 00:26:17,679 Speaker 1: of talked about that a lot. I think, uh this season, 546 00:26:17,840 --> 00:26:20,919 Speaker 1: just being able to handle your adversity and having it 547 00:26:21,000 --> 00:26:22,920 Speaker 1: paid down the line. So that's a really I really 548 00:26:23,000 --> 00:26:27,080 Speaker 1: like that story that you ended on, Carmen. That's pretty cool. Yeah. Well, 549 00:26:27,119 --> 00:26:30,160 Speaker 1: like I said, I don't know, I can't predict them, no, no, yeah, no, 550 00:26:31,119 --> 00:26:33,760 Speaker 1: we'll go a disclaimer in the podcast. Sofore we'll be 551 00:26:33,800 --> 00:26:37,160 Speaker 1: like just so that you know, we told her we'll 552 00:26:37,200 --> 00:26:38,680 Speaker 1: be a tenant too, and we'll have her on week 553 00:26:38,720 --> 00:26:40,600 Speaker 1: fourteen and she'll say, the Vike is going to win 554 00:26:40,680 --> 00:26:44,439 Speaker 1: Super Bowl every time? Right, Well, it doesn't. You know. 555 00:26:44,480 --> 00:26:47,040 Speaker 1: There's something about manifesting. I think that's something that Snoop 556 00:26:47,040 --> 00:26:51,240 Speaker 1: Dogg does now. So that's really helpful. I mean exactly, 557 00:26:51,359 --> 00:26:53,440 Speaker 1: so well, thank you so much to Fox Sports. Is 558 00:26:53,480 --> 00:26:56,000 Speaker 1: Carmen vitality for joining us on the Minnesota Vikings podcast. 559 00:26:56,040 --> 00:26:58,280 Speaker 1: I'm sure we'll see you up here soon or one 560 00:26:58,320 --> 00:27:01,000 Speaker 1: of the NFC North games very once you enjoy that 561 00:27:01,040 --> 00:27:04,560 Speaker 1: wedding in Cava, have a nice warm weekend. We'll be jealous. 562 00:27:04,600 --> 00:27:08,439 Speaker 1: I would put a lot of work. Take care see Carmen. 563 00:27:08,600 --> 00:27:12,520 Speaker 1: By guys, I mean thank you to Carmen Vitally from 564 00:27:12,520 --> 00:27:15,919 Speaker 1: Fox Sports for joining the podcast today. JA right before 565 00:27:16,000 --> 00:27:18,680 Speaker 1: she ended her conversation with Gabe and I, she was 566 00:27:18,720 --> 00:27:22,800 Speaker 1: talking about how she watched the Tampa Bay Buccaneers when 567 00:27:22,840 --> 00:27:24,840 Speaker 1: they were in that first year with the new system, 568 00:27:24,880 --> 00:27:27,439 Speaker 1: and then they saw the turnaround with Tom Brady and 569 00:27:27,480 --> 00:27:29,160 Speaker 1: made a run for the Super Bowl, and she saw 570 00:27:29,240 --> 00:27:32,240 Speaker 1: us found a lot of parallels within those two teams. 571 00:27:32,240 --> 00:27:34,080 Speaker 1: I thought that was kind of interesting. Not that we're 572 00:27:34,160 --> 00:27:37,119 Speaker 1: predicting that, I'll take it. I thought that was pretty cool. 573 00:27:37,240 --> 00:27:39,960 Speaker 1: And that's I was texting with some other people and 574 00:27:39,960 --> 00:27:41,880 Speaker 1: there's all these stats coming out about the last time 575 00:27:42,200 --> 00:27:44,199 Speaker 1: this Vikings team was ten and two and all the 576 00:27:44,320 --> 00:27:46,400 Speaker 1: kind of the history of it, and you see lost 577 00:27:46,400 --> 00:27:48,399 Speaker 1: in the Super Bowl, lost the NFC Championship. I think 578 00:27:48,440 --> 00:27:50,720 Speaker 1: the last four times had been lost in the NFC championship. 579 00:27:51,240 --> 00:27:53,359 Speaker 1: But the point I was trying to make to people 580 00:27:53,359 --> 00:27:56,159 Speaker 1: too was just saying, like, enjoy the ride, enjoy it 581 00:27:56,200 --> 00:27:58,600 Speaker 1: as much as you can. I know that there's still 582 00:27:58,600 --> 00:28:01,080 Speaker 1: a lot of angst with this team because everything is 583 00:28:01,480 --> 00:28:03,919 Speaker 1: as as razor thin as it has been all season. 584 00:28:04,440 --> 00:28:06,240 Speaker 1: But like I know, I said at the beginning of 585 00:28:06,240 --> 00:28:08,280 Speaker 1: the season, find a way to enjoy the ride as 586 00:28:08,359 --> 00:28:10,119 Speaker 1: much as you can because you never know what's going 587 00:28:10,119 --> 00:28:12,280 Speaker 1: to happen. I feel like these fans have really been 588 00:28:12,359 --> 00:28:15,120 Speaker 1: enjoying the ride, though. I there's just a different kind 589 00:28:15,160 --> 00:28:17,600 Speaker 1: of energy at US Bank Stadium right now. I would 590 00:28:17,680 --> 00:28:19,520 Speaker 1: I don't know if I almost if you're going to say, say, 591 00:28:19,600 --> 00:28:22,200 Speaker 1: but I feel like the last two weeks, Vikings fans 592 00:28:22,200 --> 00:28:24,280 Speaker 1: have not been enjoying these wins. I think after the 593 00:28:24,320 --> 00:28:26,879 Speaker 1: Cowboys game has been like, can we just get a 594 00:28:26,880 --> 00:28:29,199 Speaker 1: big win? Oh? I mean the talk maybe, but but 595 00:28:29,359 --> 00:28:32,480 Speaker 1: the energy in the stadium. Energy that's crazy. Absolutely. I 596 00:28:32,480 --> 00:28:34,520 Speaker 1: think that's the thing. I think there's there's the excitement, 597 00:28:34,600 --> 00:28:36,320 Speaker 1: but I think there's also the feeling of and why 598 00:28:36,320 --> 00:28:38,200 Speaker 1: are you doing this to me? At the end of 599 00:28:38,240 --> 00:28:40,280 Speaker 1: everybody like you want to forget about the Cowboys, but 600 00:28:40,320 --> 00:28:42,000 Speaker 1: you can't forget about the cow that was it. I 601 00:28:42,000 --> 00:28:45,360 Speaker 1: think with the Cowboy piece was the first super test 602 00:28:45,440 --> 00:28:47,479 Speaker 1: against a team. I mean, there was the Bills game 603 00:28:47,520 --> 00:28:50,120 Speaker 1: and stuff, but the super test that happened after the 604 00:28:50,120 --> 00:28:51,840 Speaker 1: Philly game, and you're like, okay, to see what we 605 00:28:51,840 --> 00:28:53,960 Speaker 1: can do against Dallas and then to be as as 606 00:28:54,040 --> 00:28:55,880 Speaker 1: beat down as much as you were in that game, 607 00:28:55,920 --> 00:28:58,040 Speaker 1: just as thoroughly as it was. I think then the 608 00:28:58,120 --> 00:29:02,480 Speaker 1: level of anks starts rising again. But as long as 609 00:29:02,480 --> 00:29:05,719 Speaker 1: we keep stacking up these wins against quality, especially defenses. 610 00:29:06,080 --> 00:29:08,680 Speaker 1: We've played seven teams in the top ten for yardage 611 00:29:08,680 --> 00:29:11,000 Speaker 1: allowed and then six of the top ten for lowest 612 00:29:11,000 --> 00:29:14,360 Speaker 1: points allowed, and we're still winning these games. As long 613 00:29:14,360 --> 00:29:16,360 Speaker 1: as this team keeps finding a way to win, it 614 00:29:16,400 --> 00:29:19,200 Speaker 1: doesn't matter how ugly or how pretty. It is pretty 615 00:29:19,200 --> 00:29:21,600 Speaker 1: as good because you feel a lot better about that game. 616 00:29:21,720 --> 00:29:24,680 Speaker 1: But as long as you keep stacking up these ws 617 00:29:24,800 --> 00:29:26,920 Speaker 1: that is all that matters. That's all the coaches care about, 618 00:29:26,920 --> 00:29:28,760 Speaker 1: and it's all the players care about. I agree with 619 00:29:28,800 --> 00:29:29,840 Speaker 1: you on that. I know I'm gonna be in the 620 00:29:29,920 --> 00:29:31,760 Speaker 1: minority on this because I've talked to a few people 621 00:29:31,800 --> 00:29:33,800 Speaker 1: about stole points and they were like, no, all you 622 00:29:33,840 --> 00:29:36,440 Speaker 1: gotta do is win. Like I do think style points 623 00:29:36,480 --> 00:29:38,800 Speaker 1: matter now that we don't play a team with the 624 00:29:38,800 --> 00:29:41,400 Speaker 1: winning record. I think if you really want to get 625 00:29:41,440 --> 00:29:44,920 Speaker 1: some national attention, which I'm sure Vikings coaches don't care about, 626 00:29:45,000 --> 00:29:48,320 Speaker 1: but if we could kind of change the narrative, I 627 00:29:48,360 --> 00:29:49,920 Speaker 1: feel like we have to get some style points at 628 00:29:49,960 --> 00:29:52,320 Speaker 1: least last few games. Well. And you've got teams like 629 00:29:52,520 --> 00:29:55,360 Speaker 1: Detroit that have given you fits even earlier this year. 630 00:29:55,440 --> 00:29:58,080 Speaker 1: Detroit didn't make it easy on you. And then you've 631 00:29:58,080 --> 00:29:59,960 Speaker 1: also got a team like the New York Giants come 632 00:30:00,000 --> 00:30:02,640 Speaker 1: and up here, who was fighting for their playoff chances 633 00:30:02,680 --> 00:30:05,880 Speaker 1: here in the wildcard especially, and they need a win 634 00:30:06,000 --> 00:30:10,120 Speaker 1: after the crazy tie that happened yesterday against the Commanders. 635 00:30:10,200 --> 00:30:13,640 Speaker 1: So again, you have some teams that if you really 636 00:30:13,640 --> 00:30:16,840 Speaker 1: want to make a statement going into that playoff run, hopefully, 637 00:30:17,240 --> 00:30:19,400 Speaker 1: if you are able to put it on a couple 638 00:30:19,400 --> 00:30:21,560 Speaker 1: of these teams and really feel like you're clicking, then 639 00:30:22,200 --> 00:30:24,200 Speaker 1: mentally as a team and as a as a locker room, 640 00:30:24,240 --> 00:30:26,640 Speaker 1: you feel like, yeah, we're good. I think there isn't 641 00:30:26,680 --> 00:30:28,520 Speaker 1: a feeling like we're not going to find a way 642 00:30:28,560 --> 00:30:30,680 Speaker 1: to win. It's just you're going to find a way 643 00:30:30,680 --> 00:30:33,480 Speaker 1: to win and make it as as kind of down 644 00:30:33,480 --> 00:30:36,680 Speaker 1: and dirty and ugly as possible. And style points are 645 00:30:36,720 --> 00:30:39,640 Speaker 1: great because the other thing style points do, it makes 646 00:30:39,680 --> 00:30:41,960 Speaker 1: your other opponent that you're going to face think like, 647 00:30:42,000 --> 00:30:44,840 Speaker 1: oh God, what's what's walking in the door, versus a 648 00:30:45,360 --> 00:30:47,840 Speaker 1: Oh they're vulnerable. We can find a way to make 649 00:30:47,880 --> 00:30:52,000 Speaker 1: this happen. I think for fans though, the last probably 650 00:30:52,120 --> 00:30:53,960 Speaker 1: month was the point we had that stretch where he 651 00:30:53,960 --> 00:30:55,600 Speaker 1: said we got these four games to find out who 652 00:30:55,600 --> 00:30:57,840 Speaker 1: we really are, and the fact we want three and 653 00:30:57,880 --> 00:31:01,480 Speaker 1: one in that stretch, fans are starting now to go 654 00:31:01,600 --> 00:31:03,560 Speaker 1: like they're the cardiac kids. They're going to find a 655 00:31:03,560 --> 00:31:05,720 Speaker 1: way to make it happen. I just have to brace 656 00:31:05,800 --> 00:31:07,920 Speaker 1: myself for what the final is gonna end up being. 657 00:31:07,920 --> 00:31:09,720 Speaker 1: I mean, just think about the Lions right there, they're 658 00:31:09,760 --> 00:31:11,840 Speaker 1: like they've hung up forty like Hatum said to start 659 00:31:11,880 --> 00:31:14,360 Speaker 1: the show. I mean, those style points matter because it 660 00:31:14,400 --> 00:31:17,640 Speaker 1: makes us say like, okay, like what are they doing Jags? 661 00:31:18,200 --> 00:31:20,000 Speaker 1: I mean the Jacks got four wins, I mean they 662 00:31:20,040 --> 00:31:23,280 Speaker 1: beat they had just said four wins, but that doesn't 663 00:31:23,320 --> 00:31:29,280 Speaker 1: impress me. But the week before they beata. The week 664 00:31:29,280 --> 00:31:31,960 Speaker 1: before they know the week before they beat Tampa, the 665 00:31:32,080 --> 00:31:34,040 Speaker 1: Jags of bet Tampa, right, No, I'm not saying the 666 00:31:34,080 --> 00:31:36,760 Speaker 1: Jags as I mean, they definitely are better than they 667 00:31:36,840 --> 00:31:38,600 Speaker 1: usually are, and I understand that. But we felt like 668 00:31:38,640 --> 00:31:41,840 Speaker 1: with Detroit everyone was high on them off of hard 669 00:31:41,920 --> 00:31:43,719 Speaker 1: knocks and feeling like this team's going to figure it out. 670 00:31:43,760 --> 00:31:45,240 Speaker 1: Of course it's going to do it. And then they 671 00:31:45,320 --> 00:31:47,000 Speaker 1: started off as slow as they did and everyone's like, 672 00:31:47,000 --> 00:31:49,400 Speaker 1: a it's just paper tiger type thing. And now for 673 00:31:49,520 --> 00:31:51,040 Speaker 1: the last month and a half, all of a sudden, 674 00:31:51,080 --> 00:31:53,840 Speaker 1: they're putting it together and putting up points on teams 675 00:31:53,880 --> 00:31:56,560 Speaker 1: and defensively starting to lock down, which was their Achilles 676 00:31:56,640 --> 00:31:59,560 Speaker 1: heal before this Lions team again, they've given us fits 677 00:31:59,560 --> 00:32:01,720 Speaker 1: in the past, and I am curious to see what's 678 00:32:01,720 --> 00:32:03,680 Speaker 1: gonna happen when we go to Ford Field this week. Yeah. 679 00:32:03,680 --> 00:32:07,000 Speaker 1: I'm not even sure that if the Vikings were to 680 00:32:07,200 --> 00:32:10,760 Speaker 1: have these huge wins by let's let's just say, by 681 00:32:11,000 --> 00:32:14,320 Speaker 1: double digit points, like twenty plus points, if they were 682 00:32:14,360 --> 00:32:18,600 Speaker 1: to finish out No, but what I mean is I 683 00:32:18,680 --> 00:32:21,920 Speaker 1: don't think that it would necessarily still be a team 684 00:32:22,000 --> 00:32:25,040 Speaker 1: talked about like what the fans want the national media 685 00:32:25,080 --> 00:32:27,400 Speaker 1: to talk about them. Like, I feel like you've kind 686 00:32:27,440 --> 00:32:29,280 Speaker 1: of made your bed so far, which is a great 687 00:32:29,320 --> 00:32:31,880 Speaker 1: bed to behind. It's very warm and cozy at ten 688 00:32:31,920 --> 00:32:36,000 Speaker 1: and two, but like you are not. I just don't 689 00:32:36,040 --> 00:32:38,080 Speaker 1: think that's the vibe of this team. They're not going 690 00:32:38,120 --> 00:32:40,360 Speaker 1: to get that same type of talk, especially with like 691 00:32:40,480 --> 00:32:42,960 Speaker 1: you said, the teams that are now on the back 692 00:32:43,080 --> 00:32:45,080 Speaker 1: end of this of the schedule. But I look at 693 00:32:45,200 --> 00:32:47,560 Speaker 1: I look at it as that's what people are waiting for. 694 00:32:47,880 --> 00:32:50,080 Speaker 1: It's like, Okay, we can win those games, but like, 695 00:32:50,400 --> 00:32:52,760 Speaker 1: can you actually put your foot in somebody's throw when 696 00:32:52,800 --> 00:32:55,160 Speaker 1: you have them down? I mean, that's a figurative speech, 697 00:32:55,280 --> 00:32:59,880 Speaker 1: but like it's just it's almost frustrating because it's like, yeah, 698 00:33:00,000 --> 00:33:03,560 Speaker 1: like man, great tenant two is phenomenal, but maybe I'm 699 00:33:03,560 --> 00:33:05,680 Speaker 1: getting spoiled by the wins too, And I'm like, man, 700 00:33:05,840 --> 00:33:07,960 Speaker 1: I will want to just see, like how how good 701 00:33:08,000 --> 00:33:10,440 Speaker 1: actually are we as a team? Like that's my biggest 702 00:33:10,520 --> 00:33:13,960 Speaker 1: question because I've seen so many different you know, spikes, 703 00:33:14,000 --> 00:33:16,719 Speaker 1: oh man, the offense look good here, first half, defense 704 00:33:16,760 --> 00:33:19,719 Speaker 1: look phenomenal, special teams, but like, what will it look 705 00:33:19,760 --> 00:33:21,800 Speaker 1: like if it all came together for like two quarters. 706 00:33:22,160 --> 00:33:24,280 Speaker 1: I'm just wondering if that if does, that doesn't happen 707 00:33:24,400 --> 00:33:26,719 Speaker 1: until the playoffs. If it doesn't, I'm cool with that too. 708 00:33:26,880 --> 00:33:29,840 Speaker 1: But but really because like you obviously want to see 709 00:33:29,840 --> 00:33:32,120 Speaker 1: a dominating performance, but I just don't know if that's 710 00:33:32,160 --> 00:33:35,360 Speaker 1: going to be. I mean, you got the Lions, the Packers, 711 00:33:35,480 --> 00:33:39,960 Speaker 1: the Colts, the Bears, and the Giants, Like, yeah, I 712 00:33:40,040 --> 00:33:41,680 Speaker 1: want to go five and oh, but if one of 713 00:33:41,720 --> 00:33:43,880 Speaker 1: those wins can be by you know, oh my god, 714 00:33:44,680 --> 00:33:46,840 Speaker 1: I can't even Like that doesn't to wrap your head 715 00:33:46,880 --> 00:33:49,680 Speaker 1: around that. It doesn't like I think that's it. It's 716 00:33:49,720 --> 00:33:52,320 Speaker 1: like it tenant two feels so good because you're like, yeah, 717 00:33:52,320 --> 00:33:55,200 Speaker 1: of course, but for some reason, like if you end 718 00:33:55,240 --> 00:33:57,200 Speaker 1: the year fifteen and two doesn't feel like a fifteen 719 00:33:57,240 --> 00:34:00,240 Speaker 1: and two seasons. I think the fans are circling and 720 00:34:00,360 --> 00:34:02,560 Speaker 1: calendar date at this point as the game they would 721 00:34:02,600 --> 00:34:05,640 Speaker 1: like to see the double digit blow would happen, and 722 00:34:05,760 --> 00:34:07,719 Speaker 1: it's January first. Man, I would be a great New 723 00:34:07,800 --> 00:34:11,080 Speaker 1: Year's game. Happy New Year's everybody, if you can get 724 00:34:11,120 --> 00:34:14,480 Speaker 1: to that point. I I yeah, I mean, honestly, the 725 00:34:14,640 --> 00:34:16,880 Speaker 1: prospect of going five and oh for the rest of 726 00:34:16,960 --> 00:34:20,120 Speaker 1: the season is on the table. It's so funny not funny. 727 00:34:20,239 --> 00:34:24,280 Speaker 1: It's just like I love it, like i've I obviously 728 00:34:24,400 --> 00:34:26,640 Speaker 1: love it. It's just kind of crazy because that's definitely 729 00:34:26,719 --> 00:34:30,239 Speaker 1: not I didn't give a season prediction, like I didn't 730 00:34:30,280 --> 00:34:34,640 Speaker 1: really need to know one to back off on, especially yeah, 731 00:34:34,719 --> 00:34:36,919 Speaker 1: for the team exactly. So I never really thought about, 732 00:34:37,000 --> 00:34:38,920 Speaker 1: like what what I thought this team would be. I 733 00:34:39,040 --> 00:34:41,200 Speaker 1: really thought more than likely, I thought it would be 734 00:34:41,400 --> 00:34:45,000 Speaker 1: kind of like a nine andy, like, you know, kind 735 00:34:45,040 --> 00:34:48,719 Speaker 1: of season ten I would have taken. But I think 736 00:34:49,239 --> 00:34:52,000 Speaker 1: had ten and seven. Yeah, But but just think about 737 00:34:52,360 --> 00:34:55,280 Speaker 1: going into the season, all of the storylines that were possible. 738 00:34:55,360 --> 00:35:01,400 Speaker 1: I'm just kidding, still impossible. I'm not going to say it. 739 00:35:02,160 --> 00:35:05,440 Speaker 1: But you had new head coach, bunch of free agent signings. 740 00:35:05,560 --> 00:35:09,040 Speaker 1: What's going to happen with your offensive line? Defensively, you know, 741 00:35:09,200 --> 00:35:12,160 Speaker 1: new decordinator coming in with some additional pieces that were 742 00:35:12,200 --> 00:35:15,319 Speaker 1: there lots of questions, especially games that you couldn't close 743 00:35:15,360 --> 00:35:19,200 Speaker 1: out last season, And so far it's ten and two 744 00:35:19,920 --> 00:35:24,040 Speaker 1: with successes at key points in every game that you 745 00:35:24,160 --> 00:35:25,920 Speaker 1: have been able to pull out. And even with that, 746 00:35:26,040 --> 00:35:27,920 Speaker 1: it's a little bit of luck. You know, you need 747 00:35:28,040 --> 00:35:30,200 Speaker 1: a fumble at the goal line to score a touchdown. 748 00:35:30,200 --> 00:35:33,160 Speaker 1: Against that Buffalo team eventually happened and still and went 749 00:35:33,239 --> 00:35:36,440 Speaker 1: to overtime. Like, there are so many storylines this season 750 00:35:36,520 --> 00:35:39,520 Speaker 1: that when we really do at the end of the year, 751 00:35:39,640 --> 00:35:42,439 Speaker 1: go back and reflect on everything that happened in every 752 00:35:42,520 --> 00:35:46,480 Speaker 1: single game. You know, we always talk about internally how 753 00:35:46,560 --> 00:35:48,600 Speaker 1: you could write a book on the craziness of twenty 754 00:35:48,680 --> 00:35:52,160 Speaker 1: ten and just the calamity that happened hopefully with this team, 755 00:35:52,239 --> 00:35:54,520 Speaker 1: as as the successes have been going. When we really 756 00:35:54,600 --> 00:35:58,440 Speaker 1: do a retrospective of what has happened so far, it 757 00:35:58,640 --> 00:36:01,719 Speaker 1: really is fairly unbelievable. Just to see how this has 758 00:36:01,800 --> 00:36:05,040 Speaker 1: progressed all season. I can only imagine, like being from 759 00:36:05,120 --> 00:36:08,479 Speaker 1: Minnesota and living in Minnesota my entire life and having 760 00:36:08,520 --> 00:36:11,399 Speaker 1: a tenant two year and having the opportunity to talk 761 00:36:11,400 --> 00:36:14,279 Speaker 1: about it on a weekly basis, how does that build you. 762 00:36:14,520 --> 00:36:17,200 Speaker 1: There's still angst, there's still stress, and like you said, 763 00:36:17,320 --> 00:36:19,719 Speaker 1: like you know, there isn't a comfort level with it. 764 00:36:19,840 --> 00:36:22,160 Speaker 1: And that's why I keep trying. That's why I said 765 00:36:22,160 --> 00:36:24,239 Speaker 1: it earlier than might keeps trying to remind myself and 766 00:36:24,320 --> 00:36:27,000 Speaker 1: even friends and family that are freaking out at very 767 00:36:27,120 --> 00:36:31,439 Speaker 1: specific minute things. There is a sense that I don't 768 00:36:31,480 --> 00:36:33,359 Speaker 1: want to get my hopes up because I don't want 769 00:36:33,400 --> 00:36:35,879 Speaker 1: to have this end, you know, poorly and get hurt 770 00:36:35,880 --> 00:36:38,920 Speaker 1: again kind of a thing. And that's again you have 771 00:36:39,120 --> 00:36:42,000 Speaker 1: to just remember enjoy it while it's happening, because you 772 00:36:42,160 --> 00:36:44,279 Speaker 1: never know. Yeah, you have to enjoy it. The only 773 00:36:44,320 --> 00:36:46,040 Speaker 1: one team at the end of the season that is 774 00:36:46,080 --> 00:36:49,840 Speaker 1: happy one teams are upset, yep. So just enjoy the 775 00:36:49,960 --> 00:36:53,880 Speaker 1: ride and know that at the end of it, this 776 00:36:54,120 --> 00:36:56,480 Speaker 1: is what happens in year one, like makes you want 777 00:36:56,480 --> 00:36:59,160 Speaker 1: to look forward to see what can be now if 778 00:36:59,200 --> 00:37:00,879 Speaker 1: you go on whin the Super Bowl, I don't that's 779 00:37:01,000 --> 00:37:03,719 Speaker 1: like how super Bowl every year, I guess is the 780 00:37:03,800 --> 00:37:08,040 Speaker 1: expectation Welcome to New England. Yeah right. Patriot Away called 781 00:37:08,040 --> 00:37:11,920 Speaker 1: it the Viking way. He might be something. Well, I 782 00:37:12,080 --> 00:37:14,799 Speaker 1: look at it as just something that it takes one 783 00:37:14,840 --> 00:37:18,520 Speaker 1: game at a time. And the Detroit Lions know that 784 00:37:18,600 --> 00:37:21,400 Speaker 1: we're one game away from clinching the NFC North. They 785 00:37:21,480 --> 00:37:24,799 Speaker 1: have playoff you know, aspirations also, and their window has 786 00:37:24,840 --> 00:37:27,120 Speaker 1: not closed yet and the fact that they've won four 787 00:37:27,120 --> 00:37:29,400 Speaker 1: out of five games, We're going to get their best effort. 788 00:37:29,480 --> 00:37:32,680 Speaker 1: And I can't speak for everybody in that locker room, 789 00:37:32,760 --> 00:37:36,600 Speaker 1: but just the taste that last year's game versus Detroit 790 00:37:36,600 --> 00:37:39,239 Speaker 1: at four field left in all of our mouths, with 791 00:37:39,440 --> 00:37:42,200 Speaker 1: them getting their first win on a game winner. I 792 00:37:42,400 --> 00:37:44,800 Speaker 1: do think a lot of people want to erase that memory. 793 00:37:44,840 --> 00:37:46,879 Speaker 1: And if cam Dan Slute plays this year, I'm sure 794 00:37:46,920 --> 00:37:50,040 Speaker 1: he's going to be EXTRAJUICDH. This is this is a 795 00:37:50,120 --> 00:37:52,919 Speaker 1: big game. Like this Detroit Lions team just watching film 796 00:37:53,000 --> 00:37:55,440 Speaker 1: and those guys like they play hard, they play active. 797 00:37:56,080 --> 00:37:58,719 Speaker 1: Dan Campbell has those guys they figured it out. I 798 00:37:58,760 --> 00:38:01,480 Speaker 1: feel like we said that earlier on one of our 799 00:38:01,520 --> 00:38:04,400 Speaker 1: podcasts of like like the Detroit lines just haven't figured 800 00:38:04,440 --> 00:38:06,759 Speaker 1: it out? Where will they have now? So can you 801 00:38:06,960 --> 00:38:09,640 Speaker 1: actually say that you know this Viking team have figured 802 00:38:09,640 --> 00:38:11,759 Speaker 1: it out also? And go ahead on a clinch side 803 00:38:11,800 --> 00:38:14,880 Speaker 1: NFC North so we can get our big heads. You 804 00:38:15,000 --> 00:38:18,439 Speaker 1: gotta keep record in the division, right that's part Well? Yeah, 805 00:38:18,640 --> 00:38:21,839 Speaker 1: And I like that you said, like, like this game 806 00:38:22,000 --> 00:38:24,719 Speaker 1: is really important because I think that when you are 807 00:38:25,520 --> 00:38:28,240 Speaker 1: in this spot right now, the Vikings are in, every 808 00:38:28,360 --> 00:38:31,600 Speaker 1: single game is important, no matter what the records are 809 00:38:31,800 --> 00:38:34,759 Speaker 1: of the final teams that you know they're closing the 810 00:38:34,840 --> 00:38:37,640 Speaker 1: year against, and the teams like Dallas and even Philly 811 00:38:37,840 --> 00:38:40,440 Speaker 1: and Uh, they're just they're putting the pressure on you. 812 00:38:40,920 --> 00:38:43,200 Speaker 1: Any anything from the NFC East at this point is 813 00:38:43,239 --> 00:38:46,600 Speaker 1: putting pressure on you. Trying that minimum stay at that 814 00:38:46,760 --> 00:38:50,359 Speaker 1: number two spot. You want to have that because one 815 00:38:50,440 --> 00:38:53,120 Speaker 1: misstep by Philly and the playoffs or something, you're you're 816 00:38:53,160 --> 00:38:56,680 Speaker 1: putting potential big game in the US Bank Stadium, which 817 00:38:56,760 --> 00:38:59,719 Speaker 1: is such a huge advantage. So this team knows they 818 00:38:59,760 --> 00:39:02,000 Speaker 1: have zero room to screw up. They have to keep 819 00:39:02,040 --> 00:39:04,560 Speaker 1: pace with these teams because that pressure is real. I 820 00:39:04,640 --> 00:39:06,799 Speaker 1: think Eric Hendrick said it the other week. He said, 821 00:39:06,800 --> 00:39:09,920 Speaker 1: it's crazy how the tides have turned. We've gone from 822 00:39:09,960 --> 00:39:13,279 Speaker 1: the hunting to the hunted, so we know we're getting 823 00:39:13,320 --> 00:39:15,400 Speaker 1: everybody's best game at this point. So I mean, you 824 00:39:15,440 --> 00:39:17,279 Speaker 1: put on your big boy pants and find a way 825 00:39:17,320 --> 00:39:19,120 Speaker 1: to win. Good luck in Detroit, right there? You go? 826 00:39:19,400 --> 00:39:21,520 Speaker 1: There you go? Well, they get you geared up for 827 00:39:21,600 --> 00:39:23,759 Speaker 1: that Detroit game. We got the audible coming up on 828 00:39:23,880 --> 00:39:26,719 Speaker 1: Wednesday or shooting in a Wednesday. It'll be out later 829 00:39:26,800 --> 00:39:28,719 Speaker 1: this week. Gabe, what who do we have on the 830 00:39:28,760 --> 00:39:31,920 Speaker 1: show this week? Garrett Bradberry, Ez, We're Cleveland. Both of 831 00:39:31,960 --> 00:39:34,520 Speaker 1: those guys first time on the show this year. We 832 00:39:34,640 --> 00:39:37,759 Speaker 1: had Garrett on with Brian O'Neill last year, I believe, 833 00:39:37,840 --> 00:39:39,920 Speaker 1: so it'll be good to have those guys together. They 834 00:39:39,960 --> 00:39:42,400 Speaker 1: seem pretty happy to join the show this week when 835 00:39:42,400 --> 00:39:44,040 Speaker 1: I talked to him in the locker room. Oh, that's good. 836 00:39:44,160 --> 00:39:47,279 Speaker 1: Hopefully there's some good energy, which we must have been 837 00:39:47,360 --> 00:39:51,400 Speaker 1: glowing reviews from Brian O'Neil and Christian Arsack when they 838 00:39:51,440 --> 00:39:54,359 Speaker 1: were on the show. No comment. That'll be a good show. 839 00:39:54,480 --> 00:39:56,040 Speaker 1: That'll be a good show. So make sure you're tuning 840 00:39:56,040 --> 00:39:58,040 Speaker 1: in the vikers dot com for very cool. And then 841 00:39:58,120 --> 00:40:00,719 Speaker 1: we've got Friday Football Feast together this week. Where is 842 00:40:00,760 --> 00:40:02,680 Speaker 1: that going to be? Yeah, so we will be live 843 00:40:02,719 --> 00:40:05,120 Speaker 1: ay Dinah. We'll actually record a live edition of the 844 00:40:05,160 --> 00:40:07,960 Speaker 1: Minnesota Vikings podcast right afterwards. So if you do go 845 00:40:08,040 --> 00:40:10,319 Speaker 1: to Buffalo while Wings, make sure you stay after Paul 846 00:40:10,320 --> 00:40:13,759 Speaker 1: Allen's nine to me. Yeah, I think we'll both be there. Yeah, Jay, 847 00:40:13,840 --> 00:40:15,680 Speaker 1: we got Tailgate Goat out this week. Yeah, we do. 848 00:40:15,760 --> 00:40:19,200 Speaker 1: We're one of the benefits of playing a divisional opponent 849 00:40:19,239 --> 00:40:20,960 Speaker 1: for the second time, as you get to circle back 850 00:40:21,400 --> 00:40:24,680 Speaker 1: with somebody that you're for the first time. We're gonna 851 00:40:24,680 --> 00:40:26,800 Speaker 1: we're gonna jump back in the pool and talk to 852 00:40:26,920 --> 00:40:29,279 Speaker 1: Zach Martina, who's the Giant Lions not And I know 853 00:40:29,320 --> 00:40:31,800 Speaker 1: at the beginning of the season he was all interested 854 00:40:31,840 --> 00:40:34,279 Speaker 1: and excited about, you know, what Dan Campbell was bringing 855 00:40:34,320 --> 00:40:36,839 Speaker 1: to this team, and so it'll be fun to kind 856 00:40:36,880 --> 00:40:39,560 Speaker 1: of get his take on everything he's experienced of the 857 00:40:39,640 --> 00:40:42,880 Speaker 1: crazy roller coaster in Detroit. So yeah, Zach Martinez should 858 00:40:42,880 --> 00:40:44,879 Speaker 1: be on the tailgate again this week. Nice, that would 859 00:40:44,880 --> 00:40:47,360 Speaker 1: be fun. Well, on Game Day Live this week, we 860 00:40:47,480 --> 00:40:49,839 Speaker 1: will have a sit down with TJ Hockinson, which we're 861 00:40:49,880 --> 00:40:52,239 Speaker 1: pretty pumped about. I know last week Paul Allen and 862 00:40:52,320 --> 00:40:54,160 Speaker 1: Ron Johnson took over the audible for Gabe and I 863 00:40:54,320 --> 00:40:56,000 Speaker 1: for the week and so we didn't get a chance 864 00:40:56,040 --> 00:40:58,480 Speaker 1: to talk to TJ on the audible. So I'm excited 865 00:40:58,520 --> 00:41:00,399 Speaker 1: to get a chance to pick his brain and heading 866 00:41:00,440 --> 00:41:04,360 Speaker 1: into his return to Detroit, which you know he was 867 00:41:04,560 --> 00:41:09,480 Speaker 1: only there like a month ago. So also, yeah, no, 868 00:41:09,560 --> 00:41:12,080 Speaker 1: I'll just be one someone on one, you know, Sorry, David, 869 00:41:12,160 --> 00:41:15,279 Speaker 1: No offense to David. Great guy. Hey, TJ said, if 870 00:41:15,520 --> 00:41:17,880 Speaker 1: if they win, there's this rumor of him wearing the 871 00:41:18,000 --> 00:41:20,200 Speaker 1: chains on the plane and the way home, so that 872 00:41:20,239 --> 00:41:21,840 Speaker 1: would be a lot of fun to see you like 873 00:41:21,920 --> 00:41:24,120 Speaker 1: that actually happens, So we take the long route home, 874 00:41:24,160 --> 00:41:27,720 Speaker 1: as I gonna say, extra motivation. I think those parties 875 00:41:27,800 --> 00:41:29,600 Speaker 1: usually end by the time we get in the air, though. 876 00:41:29,880 --> 00:41:32,799 Speaker 1: Yeah from what I've heard, So you know that's all right. 877 00:41:32,840 --> 00:41:34,719 Speaker 1: Whatever you need to do to make it enjoyable and 878 00:41:34,800 --> 00:41:36,839 Speaker 1: have something to look forward to, do it exactly. Yeah, 879 00:41:36,920 --> 00:41:39,640 Speaker 1: that could that could be quite a site. Oh quite 880 00:41:39,840 --> 00:41:42,080 Speaker 1: a site. And then maybe we could have a little 881 00:41:42,160 --> 00:41:47,600 Speaker 1: TJ come out, little t J chains on the But see, okay, 882 00:41:47,800 --> 00:41:50,799 Speaker 1: I was with you on that until I met the kid. 883 00:41:51,480 --> 00:41:53,560 Speaker 1: The nicest kid in the world I think, and his 884 00:41:53,719 --> 00:41:58,160 Speaker 1: dad could not stop gushing about how nice all of 885 00:41:58,200 --> 00:42:00,320 Speaker 1: the Vikings have been giving them their tick it and 886 00:42:00,640 --> 00:42:02,400 Speaker 1: he's like, I'm a lifelong Vike his family, this is 887 00:42:02,440 --> 00:42:04,640 Speaker 1: making my kids dream come true like all. And I 888 00:42:04,719 --> 00:42:06,360 Speaker 1: was like, you know what, I can't hate on that 889 00:42:06,440 --> 00:42:11,080 Speaker 1: anymore because this family is so pure and lovely. You know, 890 00:42:11,239 --> 00:42:13,919 Speaker 1: I couldn't great story, couldn't. It was just so nice. 891 00:42:13,920 --> 00:42:16,320 Speaker 1: I think he's a great kid. No, okay, so so 892 00:42:16,719 --> 00:42:21,200 Speaker 1: so they didn't have his justin Jefferson, Jersey at their 893 00:42:21,280 --> 00:42:24,320 Speaker 1: like local three tailor story. Yeah, they didn't have his 894 00:42:24,440 --> 00:42:26,160 Speaker 1: size and they were going to the Thanksgiving games. So 895 00:42:26,239 --> 00:42:29,280 Speaker 1: his dad was like, man, this really stinks, like asking 896 00:42:29,320 --> 00:42:30,799 Speaker 1: all his friends like what can I do for him 897 00:42:30,800 --> 00:42:32,400 Speaker 1: because he wanted this jersey and they don't have it, 898 00:42:32,440 --> 00:42:34,600 Speaker 1: and they were like, drove some opus, Kirk, and that's 899 00:42:34,600 --> 00:42:39,520 Speaker 1: how it happened. Wow, I know, great story, Like I 900 00:42:39,960 --> 00:42:41,960 Speaker 1: enjoy the story. I think you know me especially it 901 00:42:42,040 --> 00:42:44,319 Speaker 1: was his eighth birthday. I was taking pictures with him. 902 00:42:44,640 --> 00:42:47,600 Speaker 1: It was hilarious. I know. I told him. I was like, man, 903 00:42:47,640 --> 00:42:50,480 Speaker 1: I didn't realize I was walking with the celebrity. Yeah. Fair. 904 00:42:51,080 --> 00:42:54,080 Speaker 1: I just remember watching the game talking to somebody and 905 00:42:54,120 --> 00:42:55,960 Speaker 1: I said that kid's going to go to school the 906 00:42:56,040 --> 00:42:58,440 Speaker 1: next day and be like you'll never believe what happened 907 00:42:58,440 --> 00:43:01,480 Speaker 1: to me. Oh yeah, that's unbelievable. Bit I wonder how 908 00:43:01,520 --> 00:43:03,120 Speaker 1: many of his friends tell him to like take his 909 00:43:03,200 --> 00:43:07,759 Speaker 1: shirt off, I know. And the great part is like 910 00:43:07,880 --> 00:43:10,560 Speaker 1: they're they're like half of them are Marda grabbiats, which 911 00:43:10,560 --> 00:43:12,479 Speaker 1: I think is really cool. If I actually had Marda 912 00:43:12,520 --> 00:43:14,480 Speaker 1: grab beads at my house, I guess I could have contributed. 913 00:43:14,600 --> 00:43:17,080 Speaker 1: But like I just like when they do roll call, 914 00:43:17,680 --> 00:43:19,800 Speaker 1: like in his school instead of saying his name is 915 00:43:19,960 --> 00:43:25,680 Speaker 1: like Kirk Tatum, Jay Kirk look Kirk like everybody knows who. 916 00:43:25,800 --> 00:43:29,319 Speaker 1: Yeah he's popular, Yeah, he's very popular. You just hated 917 00:43:29,360 --> 00:43:30,840 Speaker 1: on him a seconding out. Now I'm just tired of 918 00:43:30,920 --> 00:43:34,759 Speaker 1: like you're tired of the kid, You're tired of the 919 00:43:34,840 --> 00:43:37,320 Speaker 1: Kirko chains. I'm tired of the Kirk chains. Yeah. You know, 920 00:43:37,480 --> 00:43:41,320 Speaker 1: I think that when the national media like pops onto 921 00:43:41,400 --> 00:43:43,719 Speaker 1: things that are happening here, it does kind of like 922 00:43:44,200 --> 00:43:47,000 Speaker 1: it gets worn out. It's in every broadcast, it's every 923 00:43:47,080 --> 00:43:49,399 Speaker 1: question and Kirk I will have to give him credit 924 00:43:49,480 --> 00:43:52,040 Speaker 1: like he's a pretty good sport about it, and every 925 00:43:52,080 --> 00:43:53,759 Speaker 1: interview he does they asked him about it. And I 926 00:43:53,960 --> 00:43:56,000 Speaker 1: could see where that would get like kind of old. Well, 927 00:43:56,080 --> 00:43:58,880 Speaker 1: let's see if a Week fourteen turns into Haco chains, 928 00:43:59,040 --> 00:44:03,800 Speaker 1: Haco chaind do Hacko hair like do something not no 929 00:44:03,920 --> 00:44:07,040 Speaker 1: more chains. It's adjacent to hockey hair here in Minnesota, 930 00:44:07,080 --> 00:44:09,600 Speaker 1: se can do hackwoir. No, we should put him at 931 00:44:09,640 --> 00:44:13,160 Speaker 1: Chris Hockey together Hawkinson Hawking. Okay man, it's been a 932 00:44:13,200 --> 00:44:16,759 Speaker 1: great addition Minnesota. It's been a great addition. Yes, I 933 00:44:16,880 --> 00:44:19,959 Speaker 1: know on that queue. We will wrap things up. Thanks 934 00:44:20,000 --> 00:44:22,200 Speaker 1: for listening. As Gabe says, we will have a live 935 00:44:22,280 --> 00:44:25,600 Speaker 1: recording of MVP this Friday from the Buffalo Wild Wings 936 00:44:25,680 --> 00:44:28,239 Speaker 1: in I Dinahs. We hope to see you there and 937 00:44:28,600 --> 00:44:31,600 Speaker 1: uh if you can't then it'll be uploaded on Friday, 938 00:44:31,760 --> 00:44:36,680 Speaker 1: so we'll see you then too. Have a good one, guys. 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