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Speaker 2: I think the defense plays stellar, but it's so hard

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Speaker 2: to continue that dominant play when your offense isn't giving

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Speaker 3: Keep the success. No mistakes, no turnovers. They gotta play

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Speaker 3: perfect football.

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Speaker 2: Yeah, and I know you can't play perfect football, but

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Speaker 2: on the way of trying to chase perfection, you know

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Speaker 2: you can be great. And so I think that's what

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Speaker 2: they just need to do. Don't give the ball away

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Speaker 2: and let Kirk get a chance to go.

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Speaker 3: Win the game.

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Speaker 1: We two of the NFL season is upon us as

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Speaker 1: we look forward to another week of Minnesota Vikings football,

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Speaker 1: looking to go one in one, this week against the

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Speaker 1: Philadelphia Eagles as a head down South Down I ninety

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Speaker 1: five to face the NFC champions from a year ago.

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Speaker 1: My name is Gabe Henderson. This is the Minnesota Vikings

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Speaker 1: and I am alongside Jay Nelson, Tatum Everett, and our

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Speaker 1: special guest of the day, mister Ahmad Hicks from Fox

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Speaker 1: nine and guys. We wanted to start the season off

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Speaker 1: with the win. I was doing some research and the

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Speaker 1: lost against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers this past Sunday. We

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Speaker 1: lost twenty to seventeen. That was the first time in

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Speaker 1: ten years that we have lost at home in a

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Speaker 1: home opener with fans. Twenty fourteen was the last time

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Speaker 1: we lost at home with fans for our home opener.

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Speaker 1: What went wrong about mistakes?

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Speaker 2: Everyone knows mistakes, miss cues, just simple missed assignments, you know,

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Speaker 2: things like that that'll drive a coach crazy when they

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Speaker 2: get home. I mean, we can just talk about the

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Speaker 2: obvious ones, the Kirk Cousins interception in the two minute drill,

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Speaker 2: or you can say the kJ Osbourne drop on the

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Speaker 2: instead of a field goal. So those are the most

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Speaker 2: obvious things, you know. So I think it was just

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Speaker 4: I mean, you really kind of summed it up. It's

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Speaker 4: just it felt like like the momentum when you'd get

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Speaker 4: I think when you're in a game like that where

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Speaker 4: it was just so close, you can't let those moments

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Speaker 4: they're just so fleeting. I think that they came in prepared,

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Speaker 4: able to handle that adversity up next.

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Speaker 5: Last week, we talked about there'd be three or four

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Speaker 5: big moments and if you hit on those moments, those

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Speaker 5: You hit on the Addison touchdown, you hit on the

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Speaker 5: That's one of those moments that if you have that

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Speaker 5: You also had the multiple fumbles and multiple turnovers in

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Speaker 5: that game. Just those pieces were the critical difference in

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Speaker 5: All of those small things were the things that added up.

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Speaker 5: And it just felt like typically in the past, if

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Speaker 1: Yeah, before the Viking scored their first touchdown in the

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Speaker 2: Keep the ball on offense and start running the ball.

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Speaker 2: The time of possession shifted drastically in the second half.

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Speaker 2: I don't know the exact numbers, but I think Minnesota

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Speaker 2: think that was the problem right there. They couldn't get

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Speaker 2: And I think when you look at the stats and

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Speaker 2: coach Flores's defense, I mean, I don't think you want

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Speaker 2: but it's so hard to continue that dominant play when

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Speaker 4: I mean it's so similar, but like the tables have

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Speaker 6: It wasn't. It was where the mistakes were coming from.

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Speaker 4: For the for I mean half mistakes, I guess you

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Speaker 4: the second half. It's just so deflating when you have

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Speaker 6: Lopsided, especially after the first half.

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Speaker 4: And when you look at the turnovers, I mean, I know,

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Speaker 5: It felt to me like Tampa basically did a Mike

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Speaker 5: zimmer esque defensive game plan where it was keep it close,

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Speaker 5: run the ball like crazy, burn up the clock, kick

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Speaker 5: that was something that just it stood out to me

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Speaker 5: after the game going, how did the second half flip

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Speaker 5: as much as it did, because Justin was absolutely killing

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Speaker 5: By the end, we just needed to get a stop,

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Speaker 5: and here you got Baker Mayfield run into the sticks

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Speaker 5: They did just enough to move the sticks, burn the clock,

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Speaker 5: So that was what was the most frustrating about the

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Speaker 5: to chase, that's when he makes mistakes and instead for them,

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Speaker 5: So like you had those kind of moments where there

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Speaker 5: for not making any mistakes in that game.

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Speaker 1: Yeah, I mean to those mistakes. I'm just looking at

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Speaker 1: the second quarter of the Viking the second half, the

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Speaker 2: Yeah, And then you have to bring in the play

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Speaker 2: calling and those six plays, because now everybody you know

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Speaker 2: puts that under a magnifying glass and they're like picking

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Speaker 2: the lack of options or the lack of opportunities that

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Speaker 2: you can credit the Tampa Bay defense. They play really

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Speaker 2: was give Tampa Bay hope. You know, they let Baker

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Speaker 2: game instead of like Tatum said, it probably should have

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Speaker 2: been twenty eight to three a half, like easily twenty

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Speaker 6: I can't believe was serious. I couldn't tell.

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Speaker 1: I feel like they discussed that before.

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Speaker 6: Matt no reaction to it.

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Speaker 1: She did have reactions.

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Speaker 6: All his face didn't look like a move.

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Speaker 1: So some there was a picture of them zooming in

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Speaker 1: on Matt's face when the guy said, you know, this

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Speaker 6: Good poker.

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Speaker 1: You think about it.

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Speaker 2: The last time he was in that building, he lost

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Speaker 2: They pulled Hi, Matt Ryan. They should have won that game.

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Speaker 1: Man. Yeah. I mean that's that is a really positive

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Speaker 6: I was dreading doing this one I'm not gonna lie.

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Speaker 6: I left it.

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Speaker 1: Positive, positive news positive.

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Speaker 1: Defensively, this is going to be a big week. I

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Speaker 5: For me, as much as I hate playing Philly, I

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Speaker 7: Will be okay for me.

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Speaker 5: The idea that offensively, I don't think you're going to

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Speaker 1: Right on, you've done this.

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Speaker 1: And these are the moments. As you know, Jay, you've

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Speaker 1: Night, Thursday Night, Thursday Night football can't get here quick

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Speaker 2: ways to get him some more opportunities. And he was

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Speaker 2: nothing but positive after the game when I asked him

441
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Speaker 2: about it. And you know how players can be a

442
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Speaker 2: little sour when they don't get any playing time. He's like, hey,

443
00:18:33,040 --> 00:18:34,680
Speaker 2: it's a team game. He's like, we'll be all right.

444
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Speaker 2: I was like I like that.

445
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Speaker 1: Yeah.

446
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Speaker 5: Thing too that was interesting about that was you only

447
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Speaker 5: had basically the two primary linebackers in that position they played,

448
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Speaker 5: so we were we were curious if there's going to

449
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Speaker 5: be more of a rotation or how that was going

450
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Speaker 5: to go. The fact that it did work out the

451
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Speaker 5: way it did and he only got two snaps kind

452
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Speaker 5: of shows you like, those were the two guys that

453
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Speaker 5: they kind of geared up at least game plan wise

454
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Speaker 5: as the main stays in that middle.

455
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Speaker 7: Of the field.

456
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Speaker 1: Even Troy Died got a few snaps. And I know

457
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Speaker 1: we look at Josh Mntelli's as a dime linebacker or safety,

458
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Speaker 1: but still I look at him as a linebacker, just

459
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Speaker 1: his makeup, his body hit, the way he plays the game. Respectfully,

460
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Speaker 1: I believe he's a box linebacker. I'm just thinking of

461
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Speaker 1: a Landing Collins type or a Jabrill Pepper, somebody that

462
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Speaker 1: can you know, be in the back, center field, but

463
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Speaker 1: also it can be it can play in the box.

464
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Speaker 1: So mister Versatil, that's why they love them, love them,

465
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Speaker 1: That's why he got extended.

466
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Speaker 3: From that during camp he said, I'll play anywhere they want.

467
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Speaker 1: Me to play. Well, that versatility is going to be

468
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Speaker 1: on full display and much needed on Thursday night against

469
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Speaker 1: the Philadelphia Eagles in order for this Vikings team to

470
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Speaker 1: be successful and Ted and we'll start with you on

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Speaker 1: this just Keys to success. What are some keys to

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Speaker 1: success for this Vikings team, or one key to success

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Speaker 1: for this Vikings team that could ultimately lead in a

474
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Speaker 1: great night for the team in Purple.

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Speaker 4: Yeah, I think I'm mod talked about this a little

476
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Speaker 4: bit ago, but I think it's committing to the run

477
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Speaker 4: and not allowing the to be so much of a

478
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Speaker 4: drop back game. I think that was the case on Sunday,

479
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Speaker 4: and I feel like, especially against this front, who might

480
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Speaker 4: be been better than the Bucks front, I think that

481
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Speaker 4: you really need to be able to just commit to

482
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Speaker 4: it and establish it early and often, you need to

483
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Speaker 4: hold onto the ball a lot longer, and obviously running

484
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Speaker 4: the ball helps that as much as possible with the clock.

485
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Speaker 4: So for me, it's Alexander Madison having a great day.

486
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Speaker 4: I love the fact that twenty seven of his thirty

487
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Speaker 4: four yards came after contact, so I just think he

488
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Speaker 4: just needs to get in more of a rhythm and

489
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Speaker 4: be given the opportunity to get into rhythm. And obviously,

490
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Speaker 4: with the challenges of the offensive line injuries, I know

491
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Speaker 4: that's going to be very high on Philadelphia's list of

492
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Speaker 4: trying to negate, but I feel like the commitment there

493
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Speaker 4: needs to be established for this, for this offense to

494
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Speaker 4: find themselves in this game.

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Speaker 1: The trenches are the Philadelphia Eagles strong suit like, that's

496
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Speaker 1: what they specialize in. And if you could block those

497
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Speaker 1: guys or at least stop the run, whatever however you

498
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Speaker 1: want to look at it, that makes our job a

499
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Speaker 1: lot easier. I believe the middle of the Philadelphia Eagles

500
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Speaker 1: defense is there not their strongest part. So if we

501
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Speaker 1: can get our guys our lining up to their second

502
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Speaker 1: level of defense, that bodes well for Alexander Madison and

503
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Speaker 1: Kevin O'Connell. Just trusting to run. We started the game

504
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Speaker 1: off with the run play against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers,

505
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Speaker 1: so it's not like he doesn't it's not like he

506
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Speaker 1: doesn't want to run the ball. I believe it's just

507
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Speaker 1: being consistent with doing so. And if we continue to

508
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Speaker 1: get some of those big chunk yardage on first and

509
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Speaker 1: second down, which I kind of getting to my point,

510
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Speaker 1: but I'll let you go for somebody that'll help our

511
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Speaker 1: entire offense.

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Speaker 2: I think I'm doubling down on what both you and

513
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Speaker 2: Tatum have said, and I think it comes down to

514
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Speaker 2: not only the running game, but establishing your identity up front.

515
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Speaker 2: Both offensively and defensively, because if you lose in the trenches,

516
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Speaker 2: you don't stand a chance to win outside or behind them.

517
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Speaker 2: So I think that's what it boils down to. Controlling

518
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Speaker 2: the Philadelphia Eagles pass rush and them being able to

519
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Speaker 2: get after the rushing game, and then also having your lineman,

520
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Speaker 2: whether Gary Bradberry plays Christian darrisaw all those guys. At

521
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Speaker 2: Ingram he said he played good last week, Well, we

522
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Speaker 2: need you to play even better this week. So I

523
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Speaker 2: think that's what it boils down to. Which offensive line

524
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Speaker 2: a defensive line are going to, you know, assert their dominance.

525
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Speaker 2: And I think whoever does that is who's going to

526
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Speaker 2: be coming out the winner on Thursday night.

527
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Speaker 5: To me, I think part of that, though, is you

528
00:22:13,200 --> 00:22:14,960
Speaker 5: saw a little bit and everyone was kind of looking

529
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Speaker 5: at the numbers, saying, man, Kirk through forty four passes,

530
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Speaker 5: but we saw a lot of too. Is a lot

531
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Speaker 5: of like two to three yards short passes, treating that

532
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Speaker 5: almost like the running game. And I wonder if if

533
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Speaker 5: the middle of that line is going to be potentially

534
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Speaker 5: problematic just given how they are as dominant as they are,

535
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Speaker 5: I think you might see a lot of jet sweeps

536
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Speaker 5: and a lot of outside runs or even just quick

537
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Speaker 5: screen dump passes, getting the ball out of Kirk's hands

538
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Speaker 5: as fast as possible to negate the fact that somebody's

539
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Speaker 5: going to be in his face trying to get him

540
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Speaker 5: after two three seconds. So I think a lot of

541
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Speaker 5: that's going to be predicated on just get the ball

542
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Speaker 5: out of his hands as fast as possible and try

543
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Speaker 5: to get to the edges with our speed.

544
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Speaker 4: Do you think that was a part of the strategy

545
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Speaker 4: this week, Like maybe let's not throw all of that

546
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Speaker 4: movement in the offense this first week in preparation.

547
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Speaker 5: For Philly potentially, but like, I mean, we won't fully

548
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Speaker 5: know that.

549
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Speaker 6: It's just I know, but it's an interesting to think.

550
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Speaker 5: That's the thing is like you try to set certain

551
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Speaker 5: things up because you'll you might run one thing in

552
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Speaker 5: a game scheme knowing that in the future when somebody

553
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Speaker 5: sees it on tape and then as soon as they

554
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Speaker 5: line up there going oh they're running this, and you're

555
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Speaker 5: completely flipping on its head. It's kind of the old

556
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Speaker 5: Cam Newton thing where they're like, oh, they're running this.

557
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Speaker 5: He's like, oh, you're watching film, Yeah, watch this kind

558
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Speaker 5: of a thing. It's the same thing and I think, yeah,

559
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Speaker 5: I do not expect us just to get in the

560
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Speaker 5: same formations and run the same kind of a deal.

561
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Speaker 5: I maybe they were trying to, you know, think ahead

562
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Speaker 5: and set some that kind of stuff up for Philly,

563
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Speaker 5: But I'm just thinking, you know, as an offensive line,

564
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Speaker 5: if you feel like that is going to be a

565
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Speaker 5: very difficult nut to crack, then avoid it and get

566
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Speaker 5: the ball out of his hands as fast as possible.

567
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Speaker 5: Get to the edges and see if you can, you know,

568
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Speaker 5: outsprint them with your speed.

569
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Speaker 2: I honestly think that's going to be the Viking spread

570
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Speaker 2: in butter this entire twenty twenty three season is getting

571
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Speaker 2: to the edges where you have Brian O'Neil and Christian

572
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Speaker 2: Darisaw and an extension of the line in Josh Oliver

573
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Speaker 2: because if you throw on the tape, he's essentially a

574
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Speaker 2: left tackle. They can move catching block, you know. So

575
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Speaker 2: I think the outside is where they're going to make

576
00:24:06,520 --> 00:24:09,120
Speaker 2: their money this season. It's not up the middle, unfortunately.

577
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Speaker 2: You want to be able to run up there, but

578
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Speaker 2: toss sweeps, get to the edge, show that speed, Like

579
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Speaker 2: Jay was saying.

580
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Speaker 1: Yeah, that is the Viking strength is their bookends, their tackles.

581
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Speaker 1: But I'll look at that as a challenge for Garrett

582
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Speaker 1: Bradbury and Ed Ingram and Ezra Cleveland to basically say no, no, no,

583
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Speaker 1: running behind me, right, Like, Yeah, I know you can

584
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Speaker 1: run it behind those other guys, but running behind us,

585
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Speaker 1: we can get the job done. And they have an

586
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Speaker 1: opportunity to do that this weekend on those edges, you know,

587
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Speaker 1: getting up to the second level. So Jay, I'm gonna

588
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Speaker 1: throw it right back to you. Yeah, what is your

589
00:24:40,440 --> 00:24:42,840
Speaker 1: key to success for the Vikings on Thursdays?

590
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Speaker 5: I might actually teed me up perfect for it, And

591
00:24:44,720 --> 00:24:47,240
Speaker 5: it's the tight ends. For me, it's the tight ends.

592
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Speaker 5: I heard a really interesting discussion kind of about this,

593
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Speaker 5: and Philly people are really nervous right now about a

594
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Speaker 5: certain chunk of this game. And one of the pieces

595
00:24:55,480 --> 00:24:57,080
Speaker 5: is the tight end game that we have. And the

596
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Speaker 5: reason why Nikobe Dean is out with the foot engine

597
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Speaker 5: and he's possibly going to short term I R. He's

598
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Speaker 5: their green dot linebacker and so Christian Ellis filled in

599
00:25:07,040 --> 00:25:10,359
Speaker 5: for him this past game when when Nikobe went out.

600
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Speaker 5: And here's the thing, Christian Ellis and Zach Cunningham are

601
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Speaker 5: there only two other linebackers that are really listed on

602
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Speaker 5: their rosters, so for them, they're really thin. They have

603
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Speaker 5: two other guys on the on their practice squad.

604
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Speaker 1: Then it just sounds someone in free agency.

605
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Speaker 3: They're talking about Evans.

606
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Speaker 5: They haven't, yeah exactly, yeah the yeah, yeah, so they

607
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Speaker 5: sound them to the practice squad. Right, it's listed as

608
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Speaker 5: signing to their practice squad.

609
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Speaker 7: I don't know if it was officially done yet, but yeah,

610
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Speaker 7: it was.

611
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Speaker 5: It was a former Titan, Rashaan Evans is somebody that

612
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Speaker 5: they were looking to sign. So again, they're really kind

613
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Speaker 5: of thinner at that position, which means that h and

614
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Speaker 5: also on top of that cornerback James Bradbury's and concussion protocol,

615
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Speaker 5: so there's and he was being replaced by Josh job

616
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Speaker 5: and so for them, there is some softness there given

617
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Speaker 5: that a a a stalwart like Nikobe Dean is out

618
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Speaker 5: at this point. So Josh Oliver catching a couple passes

619
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Speaker 5: last week made me smirk knowing that his numbers. I

620
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Speaker 5: think we're at like point seven catches a game in

621
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Speaker 5: his career and he got at least a couple last week.

622
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Speaker 5: That also shows that them saying listen, if Josh Oliver's

623
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Speaker 5: on that line, it doesn't necessarily mean he's just there

624
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Speaker 5: to the block. He can get out in some space too,

625
00:26:16,440 --> 00:26:19,000
Speaker 5: and then you know TJ. Hawkinson being as dynamic as

626
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Speaker 5: he can be. I just feel like if we can

627
00:26:21,119 --> 00:26:24,480
Speaker 5: twist those linebackers around a little bit and coverage, that

628
00:26:24,600 --> 00:26:26,399
Speaker 5: was the thing that they're the most nervous about is

629
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Speaker 5: that Ellis is kind of a thumper and knowing that

630
00:26:29,040 --> 00:26:31,320
Speaker 5: coverage wise is where he gets a little squirrely. And

631
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Speaker 5: so for us, I think if you start running a

632
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Speaker 5: lot of stuff crossing across the middle, whether it's tight

633
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Speaker 5: ends or even even wide receivers or running backs, you

634
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Speaker 5: know him trying.

635
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Speaker 7: To keep up with some of those speed is going

636
00:26:40,800 --> 00:26:41,760
Speaker 7: to be a little bit of a problem.

637
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Speaker 5: So we got to get Kirk time so that that

638
00:26:44,080 --> 00:26:45,119
Speaker 5: medal can be exploited.

639
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Speaker 2: And it did say that Adam Scheffer reporter that Rashawun

640
00:26:47,520 --> 00:26:50,399
Speaker 2: Evans signed to their practice squad may be elevated. But

641
00:26:50,560 --> 00:26:54,320
Speaker 2: last season with the Falcons, he has started all seventeen games,

642
00:26:54,359 --> 00:26:56,560
Speaker 2: had one hundred and fifty nine tackles, two sacks, and

643
00:26:56,600 --> 00:26:57,520
Speaker 2: four pass breakups.

644
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Speaker 3: So hopefully he doesn't play on a short and he's.

645
00:27:00,320 --> 00:27:02,280
Speaker 4: A real vocal leader too, like I can see him

646
00:27:02,280 --> 00:27:04,480
Speaker 4: getting in the locker room and already being a motivator.

647
00:27:04,480 --> 00:27:08,399
Speaker 4: Having covered him in Tennessee for several years, he's yeah.

648
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Speaker 1: You know that they're not They have a lot of

649
00:27:12,560 --> 00:27:14,800
Speaker 1: those in Philly already, so he will fit right into

650
00:27:14,800 --> 00:27:15,520
Speaker 1: that locker room.

651
00:27:15,680 --> 00:27:18,080
Speaker 6: Yes, he really was. The personality is there right.

652
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Speaker 1: And James Palmer, we talked to him earlier this week

653
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Speaker 1: and he was talking. He was in the locker room

654
00:27:23,119 --> 00:27:26,000
Speaker 1: following the Eagles Patriots game and he said Fletcher Cox

655
00:27:26,680 --> 00:27:28,439
Speaker 1: was pretty banged up in the locker room. So that's

656
00:27:28,480 --> 00:27:30,680
Speaker 1: made its questionable here on their report right now. It's

657
00:27:30,720 --> 00:27:32,959
Speaker 1: maybe something to think about also. But still they got

658
00:27:33,040 --> 00:27:33,960
Speaker 1: Jayalen Carter's back.

659
00:27:35,280 --> 00:27:37,800
Speaker 3: You see the tape of Jaalen Carter, Mike Goodness, him

660
00:27:37,800 --> 00:27:38,639
Speaker 3: and Jordan Davis.

661
00:27:38,760 --> 00:27:41,280
Speaker 4: They just relan every year. I don't know where they

662
00:27:41,280 --> 00:27:42,080
Speaker 4: get these picks from.

663
00:27:42,119 --> 00:27:44,880
Speaker 1: How he's doing his job right, Yeah, he's getting paid

664
00:27:44,880 --> 00:27:46,880
Speaker 1: the big bucks to do and he's doing a great job.

665
00:27:46,920 --> 00:27:49,879
Speaker 1: And I believe this Minnesota Vikings team is well on

666
00:27:49,960 --> 00:27:52,560
Speaker 1: its way. And you you it's a copycat league, right

667
00:27:52,680 --> 00:27:55,280
Speaker 1: like you you see what other teams do you have?

668
00:27:55,359 --> 00:27:57,560
Speaker 1: All off seasons see Okay, well, they were the best

669
00:27:57,560 --> 00:28:00,199
Speaker 1: pass defense in the NFL. I'm sure Cracy's like, what

670
00:28:00,200 --> 00:28:02,080
Speaker 1: can we do to get our pass defense up to

671
00:28:02,119 --> 00:28:04,720
Speaker 1: that level? Up to that point? And I love the

672
00:28:04,720 --> 00:28:06,560
Speaker 1: fact that we're continuing to build and this is going

673
00:28:06,600 --> 00:28:09,080
Speaker 1: to be a tough test for this Minnesota Vikings team

674
00:28:09,119 --> 00:28:11,399
Speaker 1: on Thursday of mode key to success.

675
00:28:11,080 --> 00:28:14,840
Speaker 3: Key to success, No mistakes, no turnovers. They got to

676
00:28:14,880 --> 00:28:15,840
Speaker 3: play perfect football.

677
00:28:16,080 --> 00:28:18,600
Speaker 2: And I know you can't play perfect football, but on

678
00:28:18,640 --> 00:28:20,639
Speaker 2: the way of trying to chase perfection, you know you

679
00:28:20,680 --> 00:28:21,320
Speaker 2: can be great.

680
00:28:21,640 --> 00:28:23,680
Speaker 3: And so I think that's what they just need to do.

681
00:28:23,680 --> 00:28:24,400
Speaker 3: Don't give the.

682
00:28:24,359 --> 00:28:26,800
Speaker 2: Ball away and let Kirk get a chance to go

683
00:28:26,800 --> 00:28:28,840
Speaker 2: win the game or let him be able to keep

684
00:28:28,920 --> 00:28:31,280
Speaker 2: you in the game, and play mistake free football. So

685
00:28:31,359 --> 00:28:35,160
Speaker 2: no false start penalties, no illegal motions, things like that.

686
00:28:35,200 --> 00:28:38,000
Speaker 2: They just have to play perfect and give them a

687
00:28:38,160 --> 00:28:39,920
Speaker 2: chance to win at the end of the game and

688
00:28:39,920 --> 00:28:42,080
Speaker 2: don't shoot themselves in the foot. So that's my key

689
00:28:42,360 --> 00:28:45,360
Speaker 2: to success this Thursday night, mistake free football, and the

690
00:28:45,400 --> 00:28:46,560
Speaker 2: Vikings have a chance to win.

691
00:28:46,800 --> 00:28:49,920
Speaker 1: Yeah, it's just so uncharacteristic of seeing the Vikings make

692
00:28:50,000 --> 00:28:53,440
Speaker 1: three turnovers in the first half, Like that's just it

693
00:28:53,480 --> 00:28:54,920
Speaker 1: was a shock. I mean, there were a couple of

694
00:28:54,920 --> 00:28:57,880
Speaker 1: throws that Kirk made, you know, we overthrew. I believe

695
00:28:57,880 --> 00:28:59,920
Speaker 1: it was CJ. Ham or Alexander Madison in the en zone.

696
00:29:00,160 --> 00:29:02,680
Speaker 1: Like that's just so uncharacteristic. So I believe the Vikings

697
00:29:02,680 --> 00:29:04,960
Speaker 1: will figure it out just because of you know, what's

698
00:29:05,000 --> 00:29:07,120
Speaker 1: been shown on film previous years, but a.

699
00:29:07,120 --> 00:29:09,000
Speaker 3: Lot of bulletin board material right now for them.

700
00:29:09,120 --> 00:29:12,480
Speaker 4: Right It gave me shades of twenty twenty one just

701
00:29:12,560 --> 00:29:14,960
Speaker 4: a little bit, which was kind of traumatic for me,

702
00:29:15,040 --> 00:29:16,920
Speaker 4: I guess, being like my first season here, and I

703
00:29:17,000 --> 00:29:18,080
Speaker 4: was like, ooh, I.

704
00:29:18,040 --> 00:29:20,560
Speaker 1: Feel that last year.

705
00:29:22,000 --> 00:29:23,760
Speaker 6: Because it was like the I think, wasn't that the

706
00:29:23,840 --> 00:29:26,000
Speaker 6: year that they like allowed.

707
00:29:25,800 --> 00:29:28,040
Speaker 1: Ninety six points mostly NFO history, right.

708
00:29:27,960 --> 00:29:29,520
Speaker 6: The last two minutes of the first half.

709
00:29:29,640 --> 00:29:30,360
Speaker 1: Yeah, it's crazy.

710
00:29:30,400 --> 00:29:31,080
Speaker 6: It was insane.

711
00:29:31,120 --> 00:29:32,560
Speaker 4: It was almost like a oh, well they have the

712
00:29:32,600 --> 00:29:35,000
Speaker 4: ball before halftime, We're definitely going to give a touchdown

713
00:29:35,120 --> 00:29:36,720
Speaker 4: up here, you know, Like it was that feeling.

714
00:29:36,840 --> 00:29:38,560
Speaker 6: It gave me shades of twenty twenty one.

715
00:29:38,680 --> 00:29:41,000
Speaker 5: And I actually had somebody who mentioned during the game,

716
00:29:41,200 --> 00:29:43,960
Speaker 5: you know, just third quarter, saying, I just don't want

717
00:29:43,960 --> 00:29:46,480
Speaker 5: to see a repeat of last year's third quarters being

718
00:29:46,480 --> 00:29:48,840
Speaker 5: the ones that had a dip and so when they

719
00:29:49,000 --> 00:29:50,840
Speaker 5: when when Tampa turned around and went in that eight

720
00:29:50,880 --> 00:29:52,800
Speaker 5: to nine minute drive in the third quarter, I'm like,

721
00:29:53,040 --> 00:29:54,840
Speaker 5: you don't even know if that's a thing because they

722
00:29:54,920 --> 00:29:56,959
Speaker 5: just sat there and methodically went down the field at

723
00:29:56,960 --> 00:30:00,080
Speaker 5: that point. So, yeah, it start to see some patterns here.

724
00:30:00,120 --> 00:30:02,800
Speaker 5: After two weeks, coming up with this game on Thursday,

725
00:30:03,080 --> 00:30:04,800
Speaker 5: hopefully you get a better sense of what it's really

726
00:30:04,800 --> 00:30:06,800
Speaker 5: going to be, because if you clean up those mistakes,

727
00:30:06,840 --> 00:30:09,360
Speaker 5: then we're like, okay, We're okay, you know, win, lose

728
00:30:09,360 --> 00:30:11,560
Speaker 5: a draw, however it goes. If you clean up those mistakes,

729
00:30:11,600 --> 00:30:13,800
Speaker 5: at least you see mistake for football. If you start

730
00:30:13,800 --> 00:30:15,960
Speaker 5: making those mistakes again, that's when people are really gonna

731
00:30:15,960 --> 00:30:18,719
Speaker 5: start questioning, going, is this our identity or is this

732
00:30:18,800 --> 00:30:20,680
Speaker 5: just something that is a pattern from two games?

733
00:30:20,680 --> 00:30:23,560
Speaker 1: And we have a third league to fix it? Man, Yeah,

734
00:30:23,560 --> 00:30:25,240
Speaker 1: we got to figure it out this week. What about

735
00:30:25,240 --> 00:30:28,200
Speaker 1: you mine is game management. We got to manage the

736
00:30:28,240 --> 00:30:31,680
Speaker 1: game better. And that's fully on Kirk Cousins, Kevin O'Connell

737
00:30:31,720 --> 00:30:34,960
Speaker 1: and West Phillips offensive coordinator here. Just when you look

738
00:30:35,000 --> 00:30:38,400
Speaker 1: at last year's game, I believe against the Eagles. I

739
00:30:38,440 --> 00:30:42,120
Speaker 1: believe the Vikings had five offensive drives in the first half.

740
00:30:42,240 --> 00:30:44,600
Speaker 1: Four of those drives resulted in three and out, and

741
00:30:44,760 --> 00:30:46,440
Speaker 1: four of those drives were a minute and a half

742
00:30:46,520 --> 00:30:48,880
Speaker 1: or less. If you don't win that time of possession battle,

743
00:30:49,280 --> 00:30:51,360
Speaker 1: you're not going to win the game. And then that

744
00:30:51,440 --> 00:30:54,280
Speaker 1: hurts the running exactly. And then I feel like when

745
00:30:54,440 --> 00:30:56,560
Speaker 1: the Vikings kind of got down in the first half,

746
00:30:56,600 --> 00:30:59,960
Speaker 1: that resulted in them negating or going away from the run,

747
00:31:00,080 --> 00:31:02,760
Speaker 1: which they had six drives in the second half against

748
00:31:02,760 --> 00:31:05,720
Speaker 1: the Eagles, and three of those drives resulted in interceptions.

749
00:31:06,200 --> 00:31:09,800
Speaker 1: So that game management, balancing the ball, being good on

750
00:31:09,840 --> 00:31:12,120
Speaker 1: first and second down, that's going to be really key

751
00:31:12,120 --> 00:31:14,440
Speaker 1: in order for this Vikings team to be good. Be

752
00:31:14,520 --> 00:31:16,560
Speaker 1: good on Thursday, because when you turn on the film

753
00:31:16,600 --> 00:31:20,240
Speaker 1: and you watch the New England Patriots game last week,

754
00:31:20,280 --> 00:31:22,880
Speaker 1: that's what Mac Jones did. He just nickeled and dimed

755
00:31:22,960 --> 00:31:25,240
Speaker 1: down the field. He pulled the ball down, ran it

756
00:31:25,320 --> 00:31:27,800
Speaker 1: a couple of times, just kept their defense honest. And

757
00:31:28,400 --> 00:31:31,800
Speaker 1: Nikobe Dean just I mean, I feel like I've scouted

758
00:31:31,880 --> 00:31:34,600
Speaker 1: him the past five years. He is a hell of

759
00:31:34,600 --> 00:31:37,680
Speaker 1: a football player. And him not being on that defense

760
00:31:37,720 --> 00:31:40,440
Speaker 1: on Thursday. That's a great advantage for this Vikings team.

761
00:31:40,560 --> 00:31:43,080
Speaker 1: So if you can block the guys up front, get

762
00:31:43,120 --> 00:31:45,040
Speaker 1: up to the second level of the linebackers that we

763
00:31:45,160 --> 00:31:48,360
Speaker 1: just talked about before, that's going to allow us to

764
00:31:48,440 --> 00:31:50,680
Speaker 1: win that time of possession. We know the Philadelphia Eagles,

765
00:31:50,680 --> 00:31:52,640
Speaker 1: they have a running quarterback, Jalen Hurts like he's going

766
00:31:52,720 --> 00:31:55,800
Speaker 1: to RPO run pass option. Either run the ball, stay

767
00:31:55,800 --> 00:31:57,840
Speaker 1: and bounce, and it's going to put more pressure in

768
00:31:57,880 --> 00:31:59,760
Speaker 1: your opposing offense because it's like, Okay, we got to

769
00:32:00,200 --> 00:32:01,520
Speaker 1: we got to get the ball in the end zone

770
00:32:01,520 --> 00:32:04,360
Speaker 1: before this half end. So I'm excited to see what

771
00:32:04,400 --> 00:32:07,040
Speaker 1: that looks like. But I'm sure that's going to be

772
00:32:07,120 --> 00:32:10,720
Speaker 1: a point of emphasis this week. Yeah, you guys are tired. Yeah,

773
00:32:10,760 --> 00:32:13,040
Speaker 1: this is a short week. They had a short week also,

774
00:32:13,320 --> 00:32:15,040
Speaker 1: But if we can win the time of possession, we

775
00:32:15,080 --> 00:32:15,880
Speaker 1: will win this game.

776
00:32:15,960 --> 00:32:18,600
Speaker 5: And think about last year with Jalen, that was one

777
00:32:18,600 --> 00:32:20,840
Speaker 5: of the things that killed us was you were contained, containing, contained,

778
00:32:20,840 --> 00:32:22,840
Speaker 5: and then he get outside and each you for a

779
00:32:22,880 --> 00:32:23,320
Speaker 5: first down.

780
00:32:23,360 --> 00:32:23,440
Speaker 1: Ye.

781
00:32:23,960 --> 00:32:25,520
Speaker 5: That I think is going to be another key this

782
00:32:25,600 --> 00:32:28,960
Speaker 5: week is that is that contained because then you turn

783
00:32:28,960 --> 00:32:31,120
Speaker 5: around and say it's got to be your arm for him,

784
00:32:31,160 --> 00:32:32,880
Speaker 5: it's got to be your arm, and then that just

785
00:32:32,920 --> 00:32:35,800
Speaker 5: means it's secondary wise. As much pressure as we were

786
00:32:35,800 --> 00:32:38,720
Speaker 5: trying to put on Baker this past week, I don't

787
00:32:38,720 --> 00:32:40,080
Speaker 5: know if you can sit there and go at a

788
00:32:40,120 --> 00:32:42,960
Speaker 5: forty plus percent blitz rate, you know, pressure wise, to

789
00:32:43,000 --> 00:32:45,480
Speaker 5: try to get to Jaalen. I think you do the opposite.

790
00:32:45,520 --> 00:32:47,240
Speaker 5: I think you try to keep him in that pocket

791
00:32:47,520 --> 00:32:49,200
Speaker 5: and try to force him to make those kind of

792
00:32:49,200 --> 00:32:51,320
Speaker 5: throws because when he gets with his legs, that's when

793
00:32:51,320 --> 00:32:55,120
Speaker 5: everything falls apart. So I'm hoping that coverage wise, with

794
00:32:55,160 --> 00:32:58,520
Speaker 5: these guys, especially the amount of guys, you know, the

795
00:32:58,560 --> 00:33:01,680
Speaker 5: six guys on safety and just in general the secondary.

796
00:33:02,080 --> 00:33:04,360
Speaker 5: As much as they were flying around, I think this week,

797
00:33:04,440 --> 00:33:06,080
Speaker 5: so much of it more is going to be on coverage.

798
00:33:06,320 --> 00:33:07,920
Speaker 5: You're just going to have to be sound, especially if

799
00:33:07,920 --> 00:33:10,720
Speaker 5: they're in man coverage on the speed that is Philly's

800
00:33:10,760 --> 00:33:13,400
Speaker 5: wide receiving core. At this point, for me, it's going

801
00:33:13,480 --> 00:33:16,280
Speaker 5: to be weird just to see do we completely flip

802
00:33:16,360 --> 00:33:18,920
Speaker 5: defensively the scheme of what we just did in Week one,

803
00:33:18,960 --> 00:33:21,400
Speaker 5: because we're all so excited to see something different and

804
00:33:21,440 --> 00:33:23,440
Speaker 5: be as aggressive as we are. I think you're gonna

805
00:33:23,440 --> 00:33:25,560
Speaker 5: have to pick your spots in that aggression, otherwise Jalen

806
00:33:25,640 --> 00:33:27,000
Speaker 5: might make you pay just by getting out of.

807
00:33:27,000 --> 00:33:30,040
Speaker 1: That pocket right right, Which is also why I believe

808
00:33:30,080 --> 00:33:33,800
Speaker 1: that linebacker rotation in week one was like so underrated.

809
00:33:34,040 --> 00:33:36,400
Speaker 1: When you have all those linebackers getting in, it keeps

810
00:33:36,440 --> 00:33:39,160
Speaker 1: everybody fresh. And yeah, you do get to see those

811
00:33:39,160 --> 00:33:41,640
Speaker 1: guys on film and like, okay, who's our top two linebackers?

812
00:33:41,640 --> 00:33:43,040
Speaker 1: Who are we going to go with in week two?

813
00:33:43,560 --> 00:33:46,560
Speaker 1: But still that that, I just feel like all those

814
00:33:46,600 --> 00:33:49,240
Speaker 1: guys have playing ability. They have the reps now, so

815
00:33:49,360 --> 00:33:52,320
Speaker 1: whenever their numbers called, they know how to react. That

816
00:33:53,360 --> 00:33:56,760
Speaker 1: game speed is something that's so underrated, like so underrated.

817
00:33:56,800 --> 00:34:00,080
Speaker 1: Like there's a like I not Tatum and I asked questions,

818
00:34:00,120 --> 00:34:02,040
Speaker 1: but a lot of what these players do when we

819
00:34:02,080 --> 00:34:03,760
Speaker 1: ask questions, I'm just thinking in back of my mind,

820
00:34:03,760 --> 00:34:05,640
Speaker 1: I'm like, they're not going to answer this because what

821
00:34:05,680 --> 00:34:07,880
Speaker 1: they're doing, they're just feeling it like that you have

822
00:34:07,920 --> 00:34:10,560
Speaker 1: to be out there and just feel what's actually going on,

823
00:34:10,680 --> 00:34:12,800
Speaker 1: like it's unexplainable.

824
00:34:12,840 --> 00:34:15,000
Speaker 2: So the preseason and the regular season two they're a

825
00:34:15,000 --> 00:34:16,359
Speaker 2: totally different beasts.

826
00:34:16,760 --> 00:34:18,279
Speaker 3: Yeah, yeah, I say, And.

827
00:34:18,239 --> 00:34:20,600
Speaker 2: You can't just Like I said earlier, you can't replicate

828
00:34:20,680 --> 00:34:23,920
Speaker 2: game speeded practice. No matter how many situational drills KOC

829
00:34:24,040 --> 00:34:25,960
Speaker 2: puts the team in or says, hey we need you

830
00:34:26,040 --> 00:34:28,359
Speaker 2: to amp it up, go full speed, just don't tackle here,

831
00:34:28,600 --> 00:34:31,360
Speaker 2: you will never get that game like atmosphere at practice.

832
00:34:31,400 --> 00:34:34,120
Speaker 2: So I think that's why you historically see all offenses

833
00:34:34,160 --> 00:34:36,400
Speaker 2: struggle and week one of the regular season because they

834
00:34:36,400 --> 00:34:39,040
Speaker 2: don't have that rhythm and that continuity yet. So I

835
00:34:39,080 --> 00:34:40,960
Speaker 2: think week two, week three is when they start to

836
00:34:41,000 --> 00:34:42,879
Speaker 2: expand say hey, this is where I know my guy

837
00:34:42,920 --> 00:34:44,480
Speaker 2: will be. They kind of get to scheme it up

838
00:34:44,520 --> 00:34:46,279
Speaker 2: things a little bit better because you get to see

839
00:34:46,280 --> 00:34:48,960
Speaker 2: the defenses you're going up again. So I think Justin

840
00:34:49,040 --> 00:34:51,640
Speaker 2: Jefferson is looking at chops. You know, Kirk Cousins is

841
00:34:51,640 --> 00:34:54,600
Speaker 2: a competitive beast, so I'm sure he wants some get

842
00:34:54,640 --> 00:34:55,640
Speaker 2: back from last year.

843
00:34:55,680 --> 00:34:57,359
Speaker 4: So I want to see the Jews, like, I want

844
00:34:57,400 --> 00:34:59,839
Speaker 4: to see them get out there and like talk pop

845
00:35:00,000 --> 00:35:02,279
Speaker 4: a little bit, right, Like not that not that they

846
00:35:02,320 --> 00:35:04,080
Speaker 4: didn't I guess against the Bucks, but you know, I

847
00:35:04,160 --> 00:35:06,160
Speaker 4: think there was a little bit of swagger and confidence

848
00:35:06,160 --> 00:35:08,080
Speaker 4: that they were like, Okay, this team's not as good

849
00:35:08,120 --> 00:35:08,680
Speaker 4: on paper.

850
00:35:08,760 --> 00:35:10,719
Speaker 6: Right as we are. And so I want to see

851
00:35:10,719 --> 00:35:13,360
Speaker 6: them come out there and be like like amed.

852
00:35:13,040 --> 00:35:16,360
Speaker 3: They have nothing. Want to see they have nothing. Everybody's

853
00:35:16,400 --> 00:35:17,600
Speaker 3: expecting them to lose.

854
00:35:17,440 --> 00:35:20,640
Speaker 5: And offensively, they're going into a hostile environment this week.

855
00:35:20,680 --> 00:35:21,680
Speaker 7: You know, it's not gonna be quiet.

856
00:35:21,680 --> 00:35:24,040
Speaker 5: You're not gonna have the ideal situation like you were

857
00:35:24,120 --> 00:35:26,440
Speaker 5: at home this first week. You're going into place it's

858
00:35:26,440 --> 00:35:28,520
Speaker 5: going to be loud and nasty, and so you're gonna

859
00:35:28,560 --> 00:35:30,920
Speaker 5: have to be on your p's and q's, understand all

860
00:35:30,960 --> 00:35:33,120
Speaker 5: your you know, extra signals and everything else, and just

861
00:35:33,440 --> 00:35:36,400
Speaker 5: mentally be prepared for not being able to vocalize as

862
00:35:36,440 --> 00:35:39,920
Speaker 5: easily as week one. So again, although small mistakes, you

863
00:35:39,920 --> 00:35:42,200
Speaker 5: got to fix those, plus do it in a hostile environment.

864
00:35:42,680 --> 00:35:45,200
Speaker 1: This this is a boxing match, Like this is a

865
00:35:45,520 --> 00:35:48,319
Speaker 1: like usually we'll will you know, give the analogy of chess,

866
00:35:48,320 --> 00:35:50,479
Speaker 1: and like boxing gets chess. But chess, you know it's

867
00:35:50,560 --> 00:35:54,160
Speaker 1: quiet and it's peace here piece there, checkmate. But boxing,

868
00:35:54,239 --> 00:35:55,680
Speaker 1: like you got to throw a couple of jabs. You

869
00:35:55,719 --> 00:35:57,719
Speaker 1: got to get them back on their heels. And that's

870
00:35:57,760 --> 00:36:00,640
Speaker 1: something that the Philadelphia Equals do in a week out

871
00:36:00,640 --> 00:36:02,680
Speaker 1: their physical bunch. They're going to jabber and they're going

872
00:36:02,719 --> 00:36:04,359
Speaker 1: to hit you with a nuppercut. You got to meet

873
00:36:04,360 --> 00:36:07,200
Speaker 1: fire with fire through this Minnesota Vikings team. And just

874
00:36:07,239 --> 00:36:10,800
Speaker 1: saying that of mine, just the the overall general review

875
00:36:10,880 --> 00:36:13,920
Speaker 1: of this game, how do you see the Vikings bouncing

876
00:36:13,960 --> 00:36:15,600
Speaker 1: back this week? Being very physical?

877
00:36:15,680 --> 00:36:17,800
Speaker 2: And I'm not just talking about their dominance at the

878
00:36:17,840 --> 00:36:19,799
Speaker 2: line of scrimmers, but I'm talking about head coach Kevin

879
00:36:19,800 --> 00:36:22,520
Speaker 2: O'Connell's play calling. I think he understands we got to

880
00:36:22,560 --> 00:36:24,960
Speaker 2: take our shots. We can't be timid against this defense.

881
00:36:25,000 --> 00:36:27,200
Speaker 2: Because if you're timid, then you're talking about three and outs.

882
00:36:27,280 --> 00:36:29,520
Speaker 2: Then you're talking about Jalen Hurts rushing and you know

883
00:36:29,719 --> 00:36:32,000
Speaker 2: Kenneth Gangwell and all those guys and them holding the

884
00:36:32,040 --> 00:36:34,439
Speaker 2: ball for eight to nine minutes again, so he has

885
00:36:34,480 --> 00:36:37,600
Speaker 2: to be aggressive. You know, screen passes, get the defense

886
00:36:37,640 --> 00:36:40,120
Speaker 2: off balance, but get the ball to JJ down the field.

887
00:36:40,120 --> 00:36:43,800
Speaker 2: Take your shots with Justin Jefferson, Jordanatis and kJ Osborne

888
00:36:43,800 --> 00:36:47,080
Speaker 2: because if you're playing conservative versus this team, they're gonna

889
00:36:47,120 --> 00:36:49,840
Speaker 2: make you pay. So it comes down to Kevin O'Connell's

890
00:36:49,840 --> 00:36:52,640
Speaker 2: play calling and his aggressiveness going forward on those fourth

891
00:36:52,680 --> 00:36:55,200
Speaker 2: and ones, those fourth and twos, giving your team that

892
00:36:55,320 --> 00:36:57,680
Speaker 2: confidence and say, hey, we're gonna go win this game.

893
00:36:57,760 --> 00:36:59,520
Speaker 3: Just follow my lead. So I think it starts with him.

894
00:36:59,719 --> 00:37:02,320
Speaker 7: Jay unorthodox. You got to be un orthodox.

895
00:37:02,640 --> 00:37:04,160
Speaker 5: I think if you go in there and just try

896
00:37:04,200 --> 00:37:06,120
Speaker 5: to do a straight game plan, you know, try to

897
00:37:06,120 --> 00:37:07,400
Speaker 5: smash me in the mouth kind of a thing in

898
00:37:07,400 --> 00:37:09,439
Speaker 5: the trenches, I think you're potentially going.

899
00:37:09,320 --> 00:37:10,240
Speaker 7: To be asking for trouble.

900
00:37:10,360 --> 00:37:13,640
Speaker 5: And given how much they like to they can grind

901
00:37:13,680 --> 00:37:15,080
Speaker 5: it out, but how much they do like to hit

902
00:37:15,120 --> 00:37:17,680
Speaker 5: the big play on offense. For the Eagles, I think

903
00:37:17,719 --> 00:37:19,759
Speaker 5: you have to be equal on our end too. You

904
00:37:19,840 --> 00:37:22,759
Speaker 5: might have your normal formations look like you're going to run,

905
00:37:22,800 --> 00:37:25,680
Speaker 5: but man, you have to give Kirk time in order

906
00:37:25,719 --> 00:37:27,759
Speaker 5: to hit those quick plays in order to keep them

907
00:37:27,800 --> 00:37:30,680
Speaker 5: on their toes. Because if you let that defensive line

908
00:37:30,920 --> 00:37:33,000
Speaker 5: put pin their ears back and know that it's third

909
00:37:33,000 --> 00:37:35,760
Speaker 5: and eight, third and seven, third and ten, they're going

910
00:37:35,800 --> 00:37:38,640
Speaker 5: to tee off on him. And he as versatile as

911
00:37:38,640 --> 00:37:40,719
Speaker 5: he's been, we all watch quarterback all that kind of

912
00:37:40,719 --> 00:37:43,520
Speaker 5: stuff just to see how versatile he has been. I

913
00:37:43,600 --> 00:37:46,040
Speaker 5: do not want to see him taking multiple big shots

914
00:37:46,080 --> 00:37:47,719
Speaker 5: from those guys because it's going to add up in

915
00:37:47,719 --> 00:37:49,799
Speaker 5: the end. So for me, I want them to be unorthodox.

916
00:37:50,160 --> 00:37:52,400
Speaker 5: I want to keep defense of Philly on their toes

917
00:37:52,440 --> 00:37:55,120
Speaker 5: and I want to see them just open up the

918
00:37:55,280 --> 00:37:57,560
Speaker 5: complete playbook, throw the kitchen sink at him and see

919
00:37:57,600 --> 00:37:59,240
Speaker 5: what happens exactly.

920
00:38:00,040 --> 00:38:03,520
Speaker 1: But seriously, two already.

921
00:38:03,040 --> 00:38:06,800
Speaker 5: Listen, there were there was was it se Sean Sean

922
00:38:06,840 --> 00:38:13,279
Speaker 5: Payton went uh uh game, yeah, and there and there

923
00:38:13,280 --> 00:38:15,120
Speaker 5: have been. That's the way we've won in Philly though

924
00:38:15,120 --> 00:38:16,719
Speaker 5: in the past. The way we've wanted Filly in the

925
00:38:16,760 --> 00:38:19,640
Speaker 5: past is a blocked punt, you know, block field goals,

926
00:38:19,680 --> 00:38:20,319
Speaker 5: things like that.

927
00:38:20,400 --> 00:38:22,400
Speaker 1: Like just special teams.

928
00:38:22,480 --> 00:38:25,719
Speaker 5: Yeah, like unorthodox and we need as we talked about

929
00:38:25,719 --> 00:38:27,399
Speaker 5: it all last year. We talked about it a little

930
00:38:27,400 --> 00:38:29,399
Speaker 5: bit in the show. The idea you got to win

931
00:38:29,400 --> 00:38:31,160
Speaker 5: at least two out of the three phases of the game.

932
00:38:31,520 --> 00:38:33,800
Speaker 5: Why not make special teams. That was such a huge

933
00:38:33,840 --> 00:38:36,640
Speaker 5: difference for us last year. Get those guys back on

934
00:38:36,640 --> 00:38:39,080
Speaker 5: the field. I know that they were freaking out over

935
00:38:39,120 --> 00:38:41,440
Speaker 5: some of the stupid penalties, the holding plays, that kind

936
00:38:41,480 --> 00:38:44,640
Speaker 5: of stuff because they were killers. Clean that stuff up

937
00:38:44,719 --> 00:38:47,040
Speaker 5: and make special teams at least a difference maker that's

938
00:38:47,040 --> 00:38:47,960
Speaker 5: going to help keep you in the game.

939
00:38:48,040 --> 00:38:49,120
Speaker 7: Let alone win it for you.

940
00:38:49,200 --> 00:38:50,560
Speaker 4: Yeah, I just think you got to take the crowd

941
00:38:50,560 --> 00:38:52,960
Speaker 4: out of this. I'll just echo what I said earlierbout

942
00:38:52,960 --> 00:38:55,680
Speaker 4: bringing the energy, start fast, take the crowd out of this,

943
00:38:55,840 --> 00:38:57,000
Speaker 4: make sure they're not a factor.

944
00:38:57,640 --> 00:38:59,239
Speaker 6: And I think I.

945
00:38:59,160 --> 00:39:00,719
Speaker 4: Think when she when she able to do that, you

946
00:39:00,719 --> 00:39:02,200
Speaker 4: can kind of hone in on what you need to do,

947
00:39:02,280 --> 00:39:03,359
Speaker 4: which is everything.

948
00:39:03,080 --> 00:39:07,120
Speaker 6: You guys just said, I mean, mistake free and all

949
00:39:07,160 --> 00:39:07,640
Speaker 6: the above.

950
00:39:09,080 --> 00:39:10,880
Speaker 4: I think this. I think this game is more mental

951
00:39:10,920 --> 00:39:12,520
Speaker 4: than we give it credit for. And I really think

952
00:39:12,560 --> 00:39:14,399
Speaker 4: that this game is going to be more up here

953
00:39:15,000 --> 00:39:16,600
Speaker 4: and buy up here. I mean, I'm pointing to my brain.

954
00:39:16,920 --> 00:39:20,360
Speaker 1: Yeah, that's ninety percent of the game. Five percent of

955
00:39:20,400 --> 00:39:22,439
Speaker 1: the game is mental, five physical. But when you're playing

956
00:39:22,480 --> 00:39:27,840
Speaker 1: Philadelphia Eagles, it's probably it might be ninety ten. But

957
00:39:28,480 --> 00:39:30,880
Speaker 1: this is going to be a very very fun matchup

958
00:39:31,640 --> 00:39:34,080
Speaker 1: Thursday night football doesn't get the lights doesn't get any

959
00:39:34,120 --> 00:39:36,720
Speaker 1: brighter than this on prime video. You got Kirk kurb Street,

960
00:39:36,719 --> 00:39:39,960
Speaker 1: Al Michael's, Kaylee Hartung, they're all on the call. You

961
00:39:40,000 --> 00:39:43,200
Speaker 1: got the guys have to set like this is prime

962
00:39:43,560 --> 00:39:46,600
Speaker 1: time Purple football. Of course it's not at home, but

963
00:39:46,960 --> 00:39:48,680
Speaker 1: it is going to be a big, big game, and

964
00:39:48,680 --> 00:39:51,239
Speaker 1: I'm excited just to be a part of that and

965
00:39:51,280 --> 00:39:53,239
Speaker 1: just to witness and then come back next week to

966
00:39:54,360 --> 00:39:57,080
Speaker 1: hopefully provide some good news for Vikings fans. Final thoughts

967
00:39:57,120 --> 00:39:57,399
Speaker 1: of mind.

968
00:39:57,600 --> 00:39:58,719
Speaker 3: I just want to see a good game.

969
00:39:58,800 --> 00:40:00,160
Speaker 2: I just want them to go out there and if

970
00:40:00,160 --> 00:40:01,680
Speaker 2: if they're all I don't want them to come back

971
00:40:01,719 --> 00:40:03,240
Speaker 2: and say, oh, we made all these mistakes.

972
00:40:03,280 --> 00:40:04,520
Speaker 3: Play mistake free football.

973
00:40:05,040 --> 00:40:08,560
Speaker 2: Line up monoi mono, big boy football, and let's see

974
00:40:08,560 --> 00:40:10,120
Speaker 2: who comes out winners. At the end of the day.

975
00:40:10,120 --> 00:40:12,479
Speaker 2: You know, everybody, somebody has to lose each and every week.

976
00:40:12,800 --> 00:40:15,600
Speaker 2: And if they can go out there, give a good effort,

977
00:40:16,320 --> 00:40:17,920
Speaker 2: leave everything on the field, I think we can be

978
00:40:17,960 --> 00:40:20,160
Speaker 2: satisfied as fans and analysts and just say, you know what,

979
00:40:20,200 --> 00:40:22,120
Speaker 2: all right, maybe they got out play, so I just

980
00:40:22,160 --> 00:40:23,719
Speaker 2: mistake free football. Just go out there and leave it

981
00:40:23,719 --> 00:40:24,160
Speaker 2: all in the field.

982
00:40:24,200 --> 00:40:26,160
Speaker 5: I'm going to remember that when it's a seventeen seventeen

983
00:40:26,200 --> 00:40:26,759
Speaker 5: tie at the.

984
00:40:26,719 --> 00:40:27,239
Speaker 1: End of the game.

985
00:40:29,000 --> 00:40:31,799
Speaker 4: That's because that means that we're getting home at three thirty,

986
00:40:31,760 --> 00:40:33,520
Speaker 4: will be getting home at like five thirty.

987
00:40:33,520 --> 00:40:34,680
Speaker 6: If that happens, Oh, you just.

988
00:40:34,600 --> 00:40:36,200
Speaker 1: Get off the plane to come to work. There you go,

989
00:40:36,520 --> 00:40:41,400
Speaker 1: no harder and smarter. I guess, yeah, yes, that's what

990
00:40:41,440 --> 00:40:41,719
Speaker 1: that means.

991
00:40:41,840 --> 00:40:43,080
Speaker 6: I will be napping, thank you.

992
00:40:43,120 --> 00:40:44,800
Speaker 1: No final thoughts stating will be napping.

993
00:40:44,920 --> 00:40:48,160
Speaker 4: Oh yeah, that's it. I'm ready to nap. No, I'm I.

994
00:40:48,160 --> 00:40:50,520
Speaker 4: I'm excited for this game. I think that, uh, this

995
00:40:50,640 --> 00:40:52,759
Speaker 4: is a chance for them to really go out and

996
00:40:53,600 --> 00:40:56,720
Speaker 4: just kind of put last week's and and everything everyone

997
00:40:56,719 --> 00:41:01,600
Speaker 4: has said to bed. You've got to think divisionally, right,

998
00:41:01,719 --> 00:41:04,160
Speaker 4: like the Lions coming out with a win over the

999
00:41:04,200 --> 00:41:06,520
Speaker 4: super Bowl champ, the rating super Bowl champs. You've got

1000
00:41:06,920 --> 00:41:09,400
Speaker 4: the Packers making quite the statement over the Bears. So

1001
00:41:09,520 --> 00:41:12,360
Speaker 4: to start zero to two while these two teams are playing,

1002
00:41:12,400 --> 00:41:16,320
Speaker 4: I think it's the Seahawks and the With the Lions

1003
00:41:16,320 --> 00:41:19,520
Speaker 4: playing the Seahawks and the Packers play the Falcons, you

1004
00:41:19,560 --> 00:41:22,040
Speaker 4: know they all both could easily start two and oh.

1005
00:41:22,120 --> 00:41:24,560
Speaker 4: So I think it's not good to start the season

1006
00:41:24,560 --> 00:41:26,640
Speaker 4: out oho and two in your two divisional rivals are

1007
00:41:26,640 --> 00:41:29,359
Speaker 4: two and oh right now, So agreed, that is what

1008
00:41:29,400 --> 00:41:34,200
Speaker 4: worries me, and I'm looking forward to hopefully proving everyone wrong.

1009
00:41:34,440 --> 00:41:38,279
Speaker 1: So are the Minnesota Vikings. And the stage could not

1010
00:41:38,440 --> 00:41:42,359
Speaker 1: be set any brighter. Thursday night, Football seven fifteen Central Time,

1011
00:41:42,440 --> 00:41:45,799
Speaker 1: Lincoln Financial Field, Vikings at Eagles. You can listen to

1012
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Speaker 1: that game right here on the Vikings radio network Kfan

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1015
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Speaker 1: this Vikings team. This is going to be fun. There's

1016
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Speaker 1: going to be a lot of fun, so make sure

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Speaker 1: you stay tuned to Vikings dot com for the most

1018
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1020
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Speaker 1: he was in the cut today, but he's going to

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Speaker 1: having me Man watch mom on Fox nine.

1025
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Speaker 2: Ya watch the pregame show Vikings Game Day Live starting

1026
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Speaker 2: at six o'clock this Thursday, and the postgame show coming

1027
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Speaker 2: up after the game.

1028
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Speaker 6: That's great.

1029
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Speaker 4: We do have a pregame showy every game. And can

1030
00:42:27,280 --> 00:42:29,759
Speaker 4: they watch the game on Fox nine they don't actually.

1031
00:42:29,560 --> 00:42:32,200
Speaker 2: Watch the game on Fox nine, yes, and Fox Local

1032
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Speaker 2: that streaming gap yes, So you can watch the game

1033
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Speaker 2: in a multitude of ways.

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Speaker 7: And then Sunday we also have Game Day Live.

1035
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Speaker 2: Yes, we also have a Game Day Live at ten

1036
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Speaker 2: o'clock on Sunday. Yes, so well, we have all Stop

1037
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Speaker 2: that work does not stop during the football season.

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Speaker 1: That's home of the Year. Stay tuned. We'll be talking

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