1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:02,160 Speaker 1: Hey, Vikings fans, Ben Lever here, I'm so excited to 2 00:00:02,200 --> 00:00:04,280 Speaker 1: be a new Lifetime member, and so are my kids. 3 00:00:04,320 --> 00:00:06,600 Speaker 1: They love the tennis, the pickaball, the basketball, and of 4 00:00:06,640 --> 00:00:09,240 Speaker 1: course the yummy cafe. Check them out at Lifetime dot 5 00:00:09,280 --> 00:00:10,639 Speaker 1: life to find a club nearest you. 6 00:00:13,240 --> 00:00:16,680 Speaker 2: Welcome to School Stories, presented by three M, the official 7 00:00:16,720 --> 00:00:20,280 Speaker 2: science partner of the Minnesota Vikings. Tonight, we're joined by 8 00:00:20,320 --> 00:00:24,680 Speaker 2: former Vikings head coach Mike Tye. 9 00:00:26,040 --> 00:00:28,840 Speaker 3: Thanks again for tuning into another episode of School Stories. 10 00:00:29,040 --> 00:00:32,080 Speaker 3: Tonight's guest was a key Viking both on the field 11 00:00:32,200 --> 00:00:35,160 Speaker 3: and in the locker room. As a larger than much 12 00:00:35,280 --> 00:00:39,120 Speaker 3: larger than life, trust me personality and clutch performer, he 13 00:00:39,240 --> 00:00:42,680 Speaker 3: was a Viking through and through. Please enjoy tonight's conversation 14 00:00:42,960 --> 00:00:48,240 Speaker 3: with former Vikings tight end and head coach Mike Tye. 15 00:00:49,640 --> 00:00:51,879 Speaker 2: Well, Mike, welcome to the show. It's great to hear 16 00:00:51,880 --> 00:00:54,480 Speaker 2: from you. It was great to literally bump into you 17 00:00:54,560 --> 00:00:57,880 Speaker 2: at the US Bank Stadium in the course of the 18 00:00:57,920 --> 00:01:01,280 Speaker 2: Vikings win over Atlanta last Sunday. Give the fans a 19 00:01:01,400 --> 00:01:04,280 Speaker 2: chance to catch up with what you're up to these days, 20 00:01:04,319 --> 00:01:06,880 Speaker 2: and where you're living and how you're occupying your life. 21 00:01:06,959 --> 00:01:08,960 Speaker 4: Well, I'll tell you Mark, it's good to hear your voice. 22 00:01:08,959 --> 00:01:11,400 Speaker 4: And it was great to see you and Pete yesterday or 23 00:01:11,560 --> 00:01:14,400 Speaker 4: this week of the game. And I retired from coaching 24 00:01:14,520 --> 00:01:17,160 Speaker 4: after the seventeenth season. I was with the Raiders and 25 00:01:17,840 --> 00:01:19,760 Speaker 4: moved up to our home in Seattle that we've had 26 00:01:19,800 --> 00:01:24,520 Speaker 4: for almost thirty years. And then Mama decided the kids 27 00:01:24,520 --> 00:01:26,880 Speaker 4: got pregnant, and Mama decided we're going to go move 28 00:01:26,959 --> 00:01:28,960 Speaker 4: to where the kids are. So we sold our house 29 00:01:29,120 --> 00:01:31,679 Speaker 4: and we moved to Saint Louis and we moved to 30 00:01:32,120 --> 00:01:35,360 Speaker 4: Las Vegas, if you can believe that, and not a 31 00:01:35,400 --> 00:01:41,119 Speaker 4: real good spot if you're a pony player to beous. Yeah, 32 00:01:41,200 --> 00:01:43,520 Speaker 4: And we run a foundation. Diane and I and our 33 00:01:43,520 --> 00:01:46,160 Speaker 4: family run a foundation. We have no paid employees. We 34 00:01:46,240 --> 00:01:48,200 Speaker 4: give out the last two years over one hundred and 35 00:01:48,200 --> 00:01:51,280 Speaker 4: sixty thousand dollars to charities in five states. And in fact, 36 00:01:51,280 --> 00:01:54,680 Speaker 4: I'm in Minneapolis right now at the new Horizon Academy 37 00:01:54,680 --> 00:01:56,360 Speaker 4: down on North penn and we're going to give out 38 00:01:56,400 --> 00:01:58,600 Speaker 4: a hundred Winter Coach in a couple of minutes here, 39 00:01:58,640 --> 00:02:00,000 Speaker 4: and we're pretty excited about it. 40 00:02:00,080 --> 00:02:02,000 Speaker 3: Yeah, not giving out many of those out in Vegas 41 00:02:02,000 --> 00:02:05,280 Speaker 3: are you. 42 00:02:05,280 --> 00:02:06,640 Speaker 4: No, No, you need sunscreen. 43 00:02:06,720 --> 00:02:07,240 Speaker 5: We get out. 44 00:02:10,080 --> 00:02:12,280 Speaker 3: He's speaking, you know, speaking of speaking of the kids, 45 00:02:12,480 --> 00:02:13,800 Speaker 3: and I wanted to talk to you about this quickly. 46 00:02:13,960 --> 00:02:16,600 Speaker 3: Was I got a chance to see Nate at training 47 00:02:16,680 --> 00:02:19,280 Speaker 3: camp this year. Uh, he's still involved, and I think 48 00:02:19,320 --> 00:02:21,760 Speaker 3: he's involved in a great way on the media side. 49 00:02:21,760 --> 00:02:23,760 Speaker 3: But he does a lot of great stuff on the 50 00:02:23,760 --> 00:02:27,040 Speaker 3: internet with watching film and I think he just talks 51 00:02:27,080 --> 00:02:29,320 Speaker 3: about the game in a different way. And you have 52 00:02:29,400 --> 00:02:31,320 Speaker 3: to be very proud of him and kind of just 53 00:02:31,400 --> 00:02:33,000 Speaker 3: let the fans know where they can find him. 54 00:02:33,080 --> 00:02:35,959 Speaker 4: Yeah, Nate's do a great job. We're really excited, Diane 55 00:02:35,960 --> 00:02:37,760 Speaker 4: and I are excited that he got out of coaching 56 00:02:37,800 --> 00:02:41,880 Speaker 4: and started this media career. He works for Yahoo Sports now. 57 00:02:41,919 --> 00:02:44,799 Speaker 4: He worked a couple of years and did a podcast 58 00:02:45,040 --> 00:02:47,240 Speaker 4: for The Athletic, which of course is owned by the 59 00:02:47,240 --> 00:02:50,080 Speaker 4: New York Times. Now and last year he actually hired 60 00:02:50,120 --> 00:02:52,959 Speaker 4: Nate Barrelson's agent, and he got out of that contract 61 00:02:53,040 --> 00:02:55,600 Speaker 4: and he moved over to the Yahoo Sports. He also 62 00:02:55,639 --> 00:02:57,880 Speaker 4: signed a deal. He's been on the NFL network in 63 00:02:57,919 --> 00:03:00,560 Speaker 4: the morning Good Morning Football a couple of times, and 64 00:03:00,600 --> 00:03:03,880 Speaker 4: I'm really excited. I'm excited for him because he got 65 00:03:03,880 --> 00:03:06,000 Speaker 4: out of coaching. But he's worn all the hats, you know, 66 00:03:06,040 --> 00:03:09,080 Speaker 4: he's been a scout, he's been a great assistant, he's 67 00:03:09,120 --> 00:03:11,880 Speaker 4: been a quarterback coach for the Raiders, and then he 68 00:03:11,919 --> 00:03:14,520 Speaker 4: went and opened up a state farm agency and I 69 00:03:14,720 --> 00:03:17,480 Speaker 4: just was dian. I were praying he didn't get into coaching. 70 00:03:17,200 --> 00:03:19,480 Speaker 5: Again, because you know, all that moving you do, and. 71 00:03:19,600 --> 00:03:21,480 Speaker 4: It's hard to make a great life. I was just 72 00:03:21,560 --> 00:03:23,600 Speaker 4: blessed to be in Minnesota for thirteen years. You know, 73 00:03:23,800 --> 00:03:26,120 Speaker 4: not a lot of people can say that. So yeah, 74 00:03:26,160 --> 00:03:27,960 Speaker 4: so yeah, we're proud of them, and we're proud of 75 00:03:28,000 --> 00:03:30,240 Speaker 4: my daughter. And I have two grandkids now I have 76 00:03:30,240 --> 00:03:31,359 Speaker 4: another one on the way. Man. 77 00:03:31,560 --> 00:03:32,400 Speaker 5: Wow, that's awesome. 78 00:03:32,440 --> 00:03:34,560 Speaker 2: Well, Mike, I, first of all, number one, I appreciate 79 00:03:34,600 --> 00:03:36,560 Speaker 2: you letting me use your parking space at Bunnies all 80 00:03:36,600 --> 00:03:39,360 Speaker 2: these time other time, because it's really been a pleasure 81 00:03:39,400 --> 00:03:41,480 Speaker 2: to be there. But you know, all kidding aside, you 82 00:03:41,520 --> 00:03:43,560 Speaker 2: talk about all the stops you've made as a coach, 83 00:03:43,840 --> 00:03:46,680 Speaker 2: what is it about the Twin City area, Minneapolis, what 84 00:03:46,720 --> 00:03:49,720 Speaker 2: you're doing today that kind of keeps you drawn back 85 00:03:49,760 --> 00:03:52,360 Speaker 2: to this the Twin City area as a coach of 86 00:03:52,400 --> 00:03:54,040 Speaker 2: a player and everything else that you've done well. 87 00:03:54,080 --> 00:03:56,560 Speaker 4: It's just like you know, being able to tease Pete 88 00:03:56,600 --> 00:03:58,640 Speaker 4: in the booth yesterday and see you. 89 00:03:58,880 --> 00:04:00,520 Speaker 5: It's the people of people. 90 00:04:00,680 --> 00:04:03,040 Speaker 4: It's the people at Minneapolis, and you know they don't 91 00:04:03,080 --> 00:04:07,400 Speaker 4: say Minnesota nice for no reason. There's a reason behind it. 92 00:04:07,440 --> 00:04:11,400 Speaker 4: Because the people in this community is the reason why, Diane, 93 00:04:11,480 --> 00:04:15,200 Speaker 4: I have so many friends here, so many deer friends here, 94 00:04:15,400 --> 00:04:18,359 Speaker 4: and it makes you keep coming back. I wish, you know, 95 00:04:18,400 --> 00:04:20,240 Speaker 4: we probably should come back more. But it's been a 96 00:04:20,480 --> 00:04:23,680 Speaker 4: couple of years of transition after retiring, and I think 97 00:04:23,720 --> 00:04:26,039 Speaker 4: we've carved our niche now, so we've kind of got 98 00:04:26,040 --> 00:04:26,560 Speaker 4: to figure it out. 99 00:04:26,600 --> 00:04:29,120 Speaker 3: I think, hey, Mike, talk about the talk about the 100 00:04:29,160 --> 00:04:31,800 Speaker 3: game today, and I've thought about you. I don't know 101 00:04:31,800 --> 00:04:33,680 Speaker 3: how many just over the last couple of years, with 102 00:04:34,200 --> 00:04:37,119 Speaker 3: mainly with offensive line, because I think I still believe 103 00:04:37,120 --> 00:04:39,720 Speaker 3: you're one of, not the best offensive line coaches I've 104 00:04:39,760 --> 00:04:42,280 Speaker 3: ever been around. And thank you for all those long 105 00:04:42,360 --> 00:04:46,360 Speaker 3: staff meetings where I learned just a ton about football. 106 00:04:46,640 --> 00:04:49,600 Speaker 3: And Mike made this a point where yeah, you made 107 00:04:49,680 --> 00:04:51,640 Speaker 3: us you made the offense it through the defense and 108 00:04:51,720 --> 00:04:54,599 Speaker 3: vice versa. But you were absolutely correct when you said 109 00:04:54,640 --> 00:04:56,440 Speaker 3: this is you know, This is how you learn the game. 110 00:04:56,520 --> 00:04:58,440 Speaker 3: This is uh, you know, learning what the offense is 111 00:04:58,440 --> 00:05:01,600 Speaker 3: looking at and went the defenses and and I wouldn't 112 00:05:01,600 --> 00:05:02,840 Speaker 3: be able to do what I do now if it 113 00:05:02,880 --> 00:05:06,000 Speaker 3: wasn't for coaching, and definitely for being with you in 114 00:05:06,080 --> 00:05:08,400 Speaker 3: the in what you demanded out of all of us, 115 00:05:08,440 --> 00:05:11,360 Speaker 3: and that's to know everything, right is to learn as 116 00:05:11,440 --> 00:05:13,520 Speaker 3: much as you can. And I'm just saying thank you, 117 00:05:13,560 --> 00:05:15,479 Speaker 3: and I appreciate that very much. 118 00:05:15,600 --> 00:05:17,919 Speaker 4: Well, you know, Pete, You know, Pete, I loved having 119 00:05:17,960 --> 00:05:20,279 Speaker 4: you around and it was it was really a pleasure 120 00:05:20,320 --> 00:05:22,800 Speaker 4: for me to be able to develop some young former 121 00:05:22,880 --> 00:05:26,960 Speaker 4: players into great coaches and uh and you you know 122 00:05:27,000 --> 00:05:29,599 Speaker 4: you could have had a career in coaching them. Thankful 123 00:05:29,680 --> 00:05:32,039 Speaker 4: that you didn't, because you don't want to keep moving. 124 00:05:32,040 --> 00:05:33,680 Speaker 4: You don't want to keep you don't want to keep moving, 125 00:05:33,720 --> 00:05:36,480 Speaker 4: believe me. And so you know, I just I've always 126 00:05:36,560 --> 00:05:38,239 Speaker 4: learned you need to be a student of the game. 127 00:05:38,400 --> 00:05:40,840 Speaker 4: And no matter what you do, no matter what you're 128 00:05:40,839 --> 00:05:43,440 Speaker 4: gonna you want to do with your life, you've got 129 00:05:43,480 --> 00:05:45,040 Speaker 4: to be a student game. You got to learn as 130 00:05:45,160 --> 00:05:48,440 Speaker 4: much about what your job is as you can. And 131 00:05:48,440 --> 00:05:51,360 Speaker 4: and that's why I was probably a little more demanding 132 00:05:51,440 --> 00:05:54,479 Speaker 4: than than other coaches. We we we did meet a lot. 133 00:05:54,640 --> 00:05:56,880 Speaker 4: Oh yeah, we had all good coaches and a lot 134 00:05:56,920 --> 00:05:59,920 Speaker 4: of our coaches could wear multiple hats, which was nice. 135 00:06:00,200 --> 00:06:03,080 Speaker 3: I remember Ron Rivera talking to him after the last 136 00:06:03,120 --> 00:06:04,720 Speaker 3: game of the year in two thousand and five and 137 00:06:04,800 --> 00:06:08,920 Speaker 3: him telling telling me before the game that we've we 138 00:06:09,000 --> 00:06:12,720 Speaker 3: did more with less than anybody in the league, and 139 00:06:13,040 --> 00:06:15,559 Speaker 3: we have a winning record. Uh to finish the season 140 00:06:15,560 --> 00:06:18,240 Speaker 3: with them with a winning record, and but still the 141 00:06:18,279 --> 00:06:20,880 Speaker 3: ability to be with guys like Greg Beekert and and 142 00:06:20,920 --> 00:06:23,080 Speaker 3: some of those other some of the other uh, you 143 00:06:23,080 --> 00:06:27,400 Speaker 3: know linebackers that we bet Chris Claiborne, and yeah, I 144 00:06:27,440 --> 00:06:29,760 Speaker 3: mean we we had We had a lot of fun though, 145 00:06:29,800 --> 00:06:30,240 Speaker 3: didn't we. 146 00:06:31,720 --> 00:06:36,240 Speaker 4: It was my god, yeah, yeah, so you know it 147 00:06:36,279 --> 00:06:39,240 Speaker 4: was it was just a let's laud ourselves a little 148 00:06:39,240 --> 00:06:41,680 Speaker 4: bit here. We went into Green Bay and won a 149 00:06:41,680 --> 00:06:44,080 Speaker 4: playoff game in Green Bay. I don't think any other 150 00:06:44,120 --> 00:06:44,679 Speaker 4: head coach. 151 00:06:45,279 --> 00:06:46,000 Speaker 5: No, I don't think so. 152 00:06:46,240 --> 00:06:49,520 Speaker 3: Mike, talking about offensive line play in the league, what 153 00:06:49,880 --> 00:06:52,800 Speaker 3: do you think the status is of offensive line play? 154 00:06:53,360 --> 00:06:56,000 Speaker 3: I mean, and you mentioned something and you were talking 155 00:06:56,040 --> 00:06:58,880 Speaker 3: about your brother John, who you know. I hope he's 156 00:06:58,920 --> 00:07:01,440 Speaker 3: doing well too. But John always had guys that played 157 00:07:01,480 --> 00:07:03,400 Speaker 3: really well, but none of them were high draft picks. 158 00:07:03,520 --> 00:07:05,960 Speaker 3: You know, I'm looking back at our offensive line, like 159 00:07:06,040 --> 00:07:10,640 Speaker 3: Chris Lewinsky, Mike Rosenthal, Corey Withrow. I mean, you turned 160 00:07:10,880 --> 00:07:14,520 Speaker 3: a lot of late round draft picks into very very 161 00:07:14,520 --> 00:07:17,760 Speaker 3: good starters. Can you mold these guys like this anymore? 162 00:07:17,760 --> 00:07:20,400 Speaker 3: Do you have enough time? Is there not enough practice 163 00:07:20,400 --> 00:07:22,360 Speaker 3: with pads anymore? I mean, what do you think of 164 00:07:22,400 --> 00:07:22,600 Speaker 3: all this? 165 00:07:23,240 --> 00:07:25,240 Speaker 4: And I think that's a great question, Pete. I think 166 00:07:25,280 --> 00:07:28,320 Speaker 4: that tribute to that for the ability to develop these 167 00:07:28,320 --> 00:07:31,240 Speaker 4: young players was because of Denny Green. Because Denny Green 168 00:07:31,480 --> 00:07:33,720 Speaker 4: always told me we're not going to give you the 169 00:07:33,800 --> 00:07:35,440 Speaker 4: high pick, because you know, we had a couple of 170 00:07:35,480 --> 00:07:39,920 Speaker 4: high picks before I got there, Corey Stringer gotta bless him, 171 00:07:39,920 --> 00:07:43,560 Speaker 4: and Todd Stucey, and of course Randall was a teammates 172 00:07:43,600 --> 00:07:48,960 Speaker 4: with Randall, But because we had other voids defensively and 173 00:07:48,960 --> 00:07:53,280 Speaker 4: at other positions, we never drafted a high offensive lineman. 174 00:07:53,400 --> 00:07:55,640 Speaker 4: So what he said, I'm going to give you a 175 00:07:55,680 --> 00:07:57,520 Speaker 4: seven of un pick. I'll give you any round pick. 176 00:07:57,520 --> 00:07:59,080 Speaker 4: I'll give you a sixth round pick. And then he 177 00:07:59,160 --> 00:08:01,119 Speaker 4: sent me on the road. And go try to find 178 00:08:01,120 --> 00:08:04,080 Speaker 4: what chuck, here's another chuck nuts to go find a ruby, 179 00:08:04,640 --> 00:08:06,680 Speaker 4: you know, dust it off, polish it up, and turned 180 00:08:06,720 --> 00:08:09,680 Speaker 4: that little piece of stone into a ruby. And so 181 00:08:09,960 --> 00:08:13,760 Speaker 4: we because of Danny Green allowed me the time to develop, 182 00:08:13,800 --> 00:08:16,240 Speaker 4: and he would give me three years on a guy, 183 00:08:16,360 --> 00:08:18,600 Speaker 4: and so if the guy wasn't starting in three years, 184 00:08:18,640 --> 00:08:21,120 Speaker 4: he had run him out the door. And so we 185 00:08:21,120 --> 00:08:22,640 Speaker 4: didn't run a lot of guys out the door. We 186 00:08:22,800 --> 00:08:27,800 Speaker 4: developed guys and we were able to play back. I 187 00:08:27,840 --> 00:08:32,079 Speaker 4: think one of my greatest coaching jobs was Matt Burke. 188 00:08:32,600 --> 00:08:35,080 Speaker 4: You know, the guy we drafted from Harvard in the 189 00:08:35,120 --> 00:08:39,120 Speaker 4: sixth round, left tackle at Harvard, and Frankie Gilliam pointed 190 00:08:39,200 --> 00:08:42,719 Speaker 4: him out. God bless Frankie. Two is He pointed him 191 00:08:42,720 --> 00:08:44,880 Speaker 4: out to me on film and he said, listen, this 192 00:08:44,960 --> 00:08:46,840 Speaker 4: kid played in the East West shrink game. You should go. 193 00:08:46,920 --> 00:08:49,000 Speaker 4: You should go work this kid out. But he's not 194 00:08:49,040 --> 00:08:51,520 Speaker 4: a left tackle. And we brought him in and he 195 00:08:51,640 --> 00:08:54,000 Speaker 4: was so smart. He swung at a lot of positions. 196 00:08:54,040 --> 00:08:58,120 Speaker 4: And then his third year, Denny said, let's let's get 197 00:08:58,240 --> 00:09:03,320 Speaker 4: rid of this center and let's move Matt to center. 198 00:09:03,360 --> 00:09:06,080 Speaker 4: And we're over scrimmage and remember we used to scrimmage 199 00:09:06,120 --> 00:09:11,480 Speaker 4: over the Chiefs over and Wisconsin, and and Denny turned 200 00:09:11,520 --> 00:09:12,880 Speaker 4: to me and said, let's do it right now and 201 00:09:12,920 --> 00:09:15,400 Speaker 4: one on ones. And so we did it one on ones. 202 00:09:15,440 --> 00:09:18,959 Speaker 4: He locked down every single guy he blocked, and we 203 00:09:19,000 --> 00:09:21,720 Speaker 4: looked at each other and kind of smiled Denny and 204 00:09:21,720 --> 00:09:24,480 Speaker 4: I and it's like, Okay, there's our new future center. 205 00:09:24,640 --> 00:09:26,760 Speaker 4: Of course, Matt Burke made a couple of Pro Bowls 206 00:09:26,760 --> 00:09:27,720 Speaker 4: and had a great career. 207 00:09:27,960 --> 00:09:32,800 Speaker 2: One other, I guess you want to Yeah, absolutely. Brian 208 00:09:32,880 --> 00:09:35,400 Speaker 2: McKinney was on our school Stories and he talked very 209 00:09:35,480 --> 00:09:38,440 Speaker 2: highly of the work that you did with him, and 210 00:09:38,480 --> 00:09:41,960 Speaker 2: what your recollections of working with Brian McKinney all those years. 211 00:09:42,040 --> 00:09:44,720 Speaker 4: Well, he was the highest pick we drafted an Olne. 212 00:09:44,760 --> 00:09:46,520 Speaker 4: When I was the head coach, there was a lot 213 00:09:46,559 --> 00:09:50,720 Speaker 4: of conversation about him. I always took advice from Scott 214 00:09:50,760 --> 00:09:53,120 Speaker 4: Studwell in the draft room because Scott, you know, had 215 00:09:53,160 --> 00:09:57,680 Speaker 4: a great feel for talent. So what what we were 216 00:09:57,800 --> 00:09:59,840 Speaker 4: torn between a couple of players in that draft, We've 217 00:09:59,840 --> 00:10:03,240 Speaker 4: got We got McKinney, and about a really good relationship 218 00:10:03,240 --> 00:10:06,600 Speaker 4: with his mom. So at any time that he would 219 00:10:06,640 --> 00:10:08,680 Speaker 4: annoy me, I told him. I was calling his mom 220 00:10:08,720 --> 00:10:12,880 Speaker 4: and he shaped up, so asked him about that next 221 00:10:12,880 --> 00:10:16,240 Speaker 4: thing the best. 222 00:10:17,280 --> 00:10:19,640 Speaker 3: Yeah, we saw that with Aaron Jones and his mom. 223 00:10:19,880 --> 00:10:21,880 Speaker 3: His mom basically told him how they should have taken 224 00:10:21,880 --> 00:10:23,400 Speaker 3: you out of the game for fumbling last week. 225 00:10:23,960 --> 00:10:26,440 Speaker 5: Yeah, and what happened this week didn't fumble? How about that? 226 00:10:26,480 --> 00:10:29,160 Speaker 4: Well? I heard I saw an interview with Lama Jacks's mother, 227 00:10:29,240 --> 00:10:31,000 Speaker 4: Yell and from not running the ball to them. 228 00:10:33,400 --> 00:10:36,080 Speaker 2: Watching watching Kevin O'Connell right now, what he's doing with 229 00:10:36,160 --> 00:10:38,600 Speaker 2: this team and his relationship with his players at his 230 00:10:38,720 --> 00:10:42,960 Speaker 2: young age. What are your thoughts about koc and developing 231 00:10:42,960 --> 00:10:44,840 Speaker 2: a team that was only supposed to win six games 232 00:10:44,840 --> 00:10:45,240 Speaker 2: this year? 233 00:10:45,480 --> 00:10:47,760 Speaker 4: I love him. I'm a big fan. I text him 234 00:10:47,760 --> 00:10:50,320 Speaker 4: every week good luck and congratulations and a lot of 235 00:10:50,360 --> 00:10:54,280 Speaker 4: congratulations of you know, the last six weeks. And he's 236 00:10:54,280 --> 00:10:56,960 Speaker 4: doing a great job. He's doing a tremendous job. He's 237 00:10:57,600 --> 00:11:01,800 Speaker 4: put together an excellent staff. These kids believe in his message, 238 00:11:02,000 --> 00:11:04,240 Speaker 4: and they're playing hard for him, and they're playing smart 239 00:11:04,240 --> 00:11:07,480 Speaker 4: for him, and uh, you know, he's a fabulous job. 240 00:11:07,559 --> 00:11:08,320 Speaker 4: I'm a big fan. 241 00:11:08,760 --> 00:11:11,200 Speaker 3: And and how about Brian Flores? Do you know anything 242 00:11:11,240 --> 00:11:13,959 Speaker 3: about him? It's I think he's doing a great job. 243 00:11:14,000 --> 00:11:15,559 Speaker 3: A couple of years ago, I thought he should have 244 00:11:15,559 --> 00:11:17,280 Speaker 3: been up for a head job. He got ahead job, 245 00:11:17,320 --> 00:11:19,360 Speaker 3: it didn't work out, and I think his turn is 246 00:11:19,400 --> 00:11:21,120 Speaker 3: going to come. So they're telling me to wrap up 247 00:11:21,240 --> 00:11:24,240 Speaker 3: over here, and they give out some coats. Sure, yeah, 248 00:11:24,320 --> 00:11:26,080 Speaker 3: I'm sorry boy, that's all right. 249 00:11:26,200 --> 00:11:28,120 Speaker 4: We can do this. The kids come first. I love 250 00:11:28,160 --> 00:11:30,840 Speaker 4: you guys, but the kids come fast. We can do this, 251 00:11:31,040 --> 00:11:32,720 Speaker 4: we can. We can do this again though. If you 252 00:11:32,720 --> 00:11:33,040 Speaker 4: want to. 253 00:11:33,120 --> 00:11:37,000 Speaker 3: Sometime, absolutely well, well we'll make sure that West he's 254 00:11:37,040 --> 00:11:40,600 Speaker 3: all over you. Yeah, your your guide, your your Yeah, 255 00:11:40,640 --> 00:11:41,959 Speaker 3: your your game day guide. 256 00:11:42,320 --> 00:11:45,520 Speaker 2: Absolutely well, listen, listen. I we appreciate the time you 257 00:11:45,559 --> 00:11:47,080 Speaker 2: had for us today. It's great to catch up. 258 00:11:47,160 --> 00:11:49,080 Speaker 4: Ye storry to cut your short, but I got kids 259 00:11:49,120 --> 00:11:50,000 Speaker 4: waiting on these coats. 260 00:11:50,000 --> 00:11:52,880 Speaker 2: Thank you for sharing your school stories. Stick around right 261 00:11:52,880 --> 00:11:56,160 Speaker 2: here on school stories presented by three M from the 262 00:11:56,200 --> 00:11:59,800 Speaker 2: field to the roof and everywhere in between. Three Official, 263 00:12:00,120 --> 00:12:03,560 Speaker 2: It's partner of the Minnesota Vikings is here. Visit Vikings 264 00:12:03,600 --> 00:12:06,920 Speaker 2: dot com slash school Science to learn more. 265 00:12:09,920 --> 00:12:12,840 Speaker 3: Unreal is back with their limited edition Vikings Dropped. Head 266 00:12:12,840 --> 00:12:15,720 Speaker 3: to U n r L dot com for more details. 267 00:12:15,920 --> 00:12:18,360 Speaker 2: Well, thanks again to Mike Tys for joining the show today. 268 00:12:18,559 --> 00:12:22,240 Speaker 2: We always loved catching up with the very colorful Mike Tyson. 269 00:12:22,280 --> 00:12:24,240 Speaker 2: I do have that spot at Bunnies, all said all 270 00:12:24,280 --> 00:12:25,560 Speaker 2: the time I come on beat me. 271 00:12:25,720 --> 00:12:29,240 Speaker 5: Well, here's the thing is, I played with Mike too. 272 00:12:29,640 --> 00:12:31,600 Speaker 3: I know you did, right. They brought him back. I 273 00:12:31,640 --> 00:12:34,600 Speaker 3: mean when I was while I was playing and Denny 274 00:12:34,640 --> 00:12:36,560 Speaker 3: would do that. Denny would always want to bring back 275 00:12:36,559 --> 00:12:38,880 Speaker 3: a familiar face and stay of somebody that the locker 276 00:12:38,960 --> 00:12:42,280 Speaker 3: room didn't know. So I got to play with Chris Dolman, 277 00:12:43,520 --> 00:12:47,319 Speaker 3: Mike Tice, Steve Jordan, right, I mean there were some 278 00:12:47,480 --> 00:12:51,240 Speaker 3: there's some guys whose flags are hanging up and that 279 00:12:51,400 --> 00:12:53,880 Speaker 3: I had the chance to play with for a short time. 280 00:12:53,920 --> 00:12:54,600 Speaker 2: Pretty amazing. 281 00:12:54,720 --> 00:12:57,080 Speaker 3: So yeah, that's one of my favorite stories. When I 282 00:12:57,080 --> 00:12:59,520 Speaker 3: was on IR, Denny brought me up and said, you 283 00:12:59,559 --> 00:13:01,280 Speaker 3: bring it bringing Chris Dolman back. 284 00:13:01,400 --> 00:13:03,400 Speaker 5: I need your number home. I'm like, are you asking me? 285 00:13:03,400 --> 00:13:05,480 Speaker 5: You're telling me? He's like, I'm telling you, all right, 286 00:13:05,520 --> 00:13:06,240 Speaker 5: Coach sale Well. 287 00:13:06,280 --> 00:13:09,839 Speaker 2: Recapping last week, as we know, the Vikings extended the 288 00:13:09,880 --> 00:13:12,880 Speaker 2: winning streak to six forty two to twenty one thumping 289 00:13:12,920 --> 00:13:16,400 Speaker 2: of the Atlanta Falcons. After Atlanta took the opening kickoff, 290 00:13:16,440 --> 00:13:19,040 Speaker 2: went right down the field, made it look really easy. 291 00:13:19,120 --> 00:13:20,959 Speaker 2: They're thinking, this is going to be another nail bier. 292 00:13:21,160 --> 00:13:23,439 Speaker 2: We're so used to it, and the Vikings have been 293 00:13:23,480 --> 00:13:25,360 Speaker 2: really good at it, winning those close games in the 294 00:13:25,400 --> 00:13:27,720 Speaker 2: fourth quarter. But for once they did not have to 295 00:13:27,880 --> 00:13:30,080 Speaker 2: sweat it out as the game went on late in 296 00:13:30,080 --> 00:13:33,160 Speaker 2: the fourth quarter. Pete, Now, huh, Yeah, that was refreshing. 297 00:13:33,200 --> 00:13:35,000 Speaker 2: And obviously a lot of it had to do with 298 00:13:35,040 --> 00:13:38,040 Speaker 2: the sling and Sammy Darnold with those five touchdown passes. 299 00:13:38,120 --> 00:13:40,839 Speaker 3: It did, and I think another part of that whole 300 00:13:40,880 --> 00:13:43,920 Speaker 3: another part of the game is we were plus three 301 00:13:44,400 --> 00:13:47,160 Speaker 3: and didn't turn the ball over one time, right, so 302 00:13:47,240 --> 00:13:50,120 Speaker 3: we had you know, the first interception by Mattellis. I 303 00:13:50,120 --> 00:13:52,640 Speaker 3: don't think we netted any points out of that, but 304 00:13:53,360 --> 00:13:56,160 Speaker 3: at the time, it was very heavily time of possession. 305 00:13:56,200 --> 00:13:59,520 Speaker 3: Everything was very heavily favored with Atlanta. I thought Cousins 306 00:13:59,520 --> 00:14:01,720 Speaker 3: did a very good job of knowing where to go 307 00:14:01,760 --> 00:14:06,920 Speaker 3: with the football and just making good decisions. I think 308 00:14:07,000 --> 00:14:10,640 Speaker 3: the interception to Mattelis is just he and the receiver 309 00:14:10,760 --> 00:14:12,920 Speaker 3: not being on the same page he expected. I think 310 00:14:12,960 --> 00:14:16,760 Speaker 3: Mattellis that was an unbelievable play, but he expected the 311 00:14:16,800 --> 00:14:19,200 Speaker 3: receiver to break in instead of go out on the 312 00:14:19,200 --> 00:14:23,240 Speaker 3: seven and so miscommunication. They weren't horrible interceptions, right, It 313 00:14:23,360 --> 00:14:24,840 Speaker 3: wasn't as if he was booting out and there was 314 00:14:24,840 --> 00:14:26,720 Speaker 3: a guy stayed in a flat that he never saw. 315 00:14:27,440 --> 00:14:31,440 Speaker 3: So defensively, when you face a veteran quarterback, and it 316 00:14:31,440 --> 00:14:34,320 Speaker 3: seems like the more he watched this defense, the veterans 317 00:14:34,320 --> 00:14:36,800 Speaker 3: that know what to do with the ball are a 318 00:14:36,840 --> 00:14:40,400 Speaker 3: tougher challenge for us, more so than an even athletic quarterback. 319 00:14:41,520 --> 00:14:44,520 Speaker 3: But yeah, Donald looked fantastic, and it's just us not 320 00:14:44,520 --> 00:14:47,040 Speaker 3: turning the football over and being smart with. 321 00:14:46,960 --> 00:14:48,240 Speaker 5: It is the big help. 322 00:14:48,320 --> 00:14:50,840 Speaker 3: That's why we were able to, you know, put up 323 00:14:50,880 --> 00:14:53,680 Speaker 3: forty two and make that game, you know, that much 324 00:14:53,720 --> 00:14:54,680 Speaker 3: of a lead at the end. 325 00:14:54,920 --> 00:14:57,840 Speaker 2: To dissect Donald a little bit more. Where do you 326 00:14:57,880 --> 00:15:00,600 Speaker 2: think he is appreciably made the biggest to impact and 327 00:15:00,600 --> 00:15:03,480 Speaker 2: the biggest improvement since the beginning of the year of 328 00:15:03,600 --> 00:15:07,160 Speaker 2: avoiding the rush, those sideline passes that he throws with 329 00:15:07,280 --> 00:15:08,880 Speaker 2: great touch. I mean, there's a lot of things that 330 00:15:08,880 --> 00:15:11,920 Speaker 2: we're watching that Sam Darnald, I don't think people realize 331 00:15:12,040 --> 00:15:13,080 Speaker 2: his evasiveness. 332 00:15:13,240 --> 00:15:13,560 Speaker 5: He doesn't. 333 00:15:13,600 --> 00:15:16,880 Speaker 2: You don't have to be Patrick Mahomes to avoid a rush. 334 00:15:16,880 --> 00:15:20,000 Speaker 2: But Sam Darnald has done a marvelous job of keeping 335 00:15:20,040 --> 00:15:22,600 Speaker 2: his eyes downfield and doing the things that the great 336 00:15:22,680 --> 00:15:23,320 Speaker 2: quarterbacks do. 337 00:15:23,520 --> 00:15:25,640 Speaker 3: He's a great athlete, which is why he was chosen 338 00:15:25,680 --> 00:15:29,240 Speaker 3: third overall. Right, he's a big guy. He's not a scrambling, 339 00:15:29,360 --> 00:15:32,360 Speaker 3: let's say, quarterback, but he's a very good athlete, more 340 00:15:32,440 --> 00:15:34,520 Speaker 3: like Herbert right, you know, just being able to keep 341 00:15:34,520 --> 00:15:37,840 Speaker 3: plays alive. I think him protecting the football when he 342 00:15:37,920 --> 00:15:41,360 Speaker 3: is scrambling. It's kind of like there are certain times 343 00:15:41,440 --> 00:15:43,760 Speaker 3: when you get to know one to hold him and 344 00:15:43,760 --> 00:15:46,000 Speaker 3: no one to fold the meaning sometimes you're going to 345 00:15:46,040 --> 00:15:47,800 Speaker 3: get sacked and there's nothing you can do. Protect the 346 00:15:47,800 --> 00:15:50,400 Speaker 3: football on your way down and then live to play, 347 00:15:50,480 --> 00:15:52,440 Speaker 3: you know, not bail out and roll out and try 348 00:15:52,440 --> 00:15:55,320 Speaker 3: to make something out of nothing, but choose your spots 349 00:15:55,440 --> 00:15:58,440 Speaker 3: when you're going to use your legs. And when he 350 00:15:58,560 --> 00:16:01,760 Speaker 3: did and was able to extend plays, it's like you 351 00:16:01,840 --> 00:16:03,320 Speaker 3: got to You have to be able to feel the 352 00:16:03,400 --> 00:16:05,120 Speaker 3: rush and know where it's coming from. 353 00:16:05,120 --> 00:16:06,120 Speaker 5: You can't stare at it. 354 00:16:06,160 --> 00:16:08,040 Speaker 3: You can't look at it because once you start looking 355 00:16:08,240 --> 00:16:10,880 Speaker 3: at it you lose track of what's happening down the field. 356 00:16:11,320 --> 00:16:13,440 Speaker 3: So there's no way he can He's not looking at 357 00:16:13,440 --> 00:16:15,920 Speaker 3: the rush, he's just feeling it and he just instinctively 358 00:16:15,960 --> 00:16:18,200 Speaker 3: knows where to avoid it in the meantime, protecting the 359 00:16:18,240 --> 00:16:20,920 Speaker 3: football and then as he comes out of it, keeping 360 00:16:20,960 --> 00:16:23,680 Speaker 3: his eyes down the field. And I think that's something 361 00:16:23,720 --> 00:16:25,960 Speaker 3: that both he and the receivers have done a better 362 00:16:26,080 --> 00:16:28,360 Speaker 3: job of. And I've seen Justin do it and over 363 00:16:28,400 --> 00:16:30,880 Speaker 3: the last couple of weeks. Is when you have a 364 00:16:30,880 --> 00:16:33,080 Speaker 3: clock in your head, right you as a receiver, this 365 00:16:33,160 --> 00:16:35,640 Speaker 3: is the offenses are about timing. It's a seven step drop. 366 00:16:35,680 --> 00:16:37,480 Speaker 3: I've got this. I'm gonna make my break. I'm gonna 367 00:16:37,480 --> 00:16:40,080 Speaker 3: look and if the ball's not on its way, I'm 368 00:16:40,080 --> 00:16:42,640 Speaker 3: not just gonna quit my route because Donald's doing his 369 00:16:42,720 --> 00:16:44,720 Speaker 3: thing so that I'm just gonna bend it and go 370 00:16:44,840 --> 00:16:47,120 Speaker 3: vertically or I'm gonna do, you know, do something different. 371 00:16:47,200 --> 00:16:49,200 Speaker 3: And then we've we've made some plays that way, like 372 00:16:49,280 --> 00:16:51,680 Speaker 3: our off schedule plays. Is how is how the coaches 373 00:16:51,840 --> 00:16:55,120 Speaker 3: talk about it. I think his ability to get to 374 00:16:55,160 --> 00:16:57,640 Speaker 3: that point has improved quite a bit. Uh And we 375 00:16:57,680 --> 00:17:00,160 Speaker 3: saw we saw him make a couple off schedule play 376 00:17:00,200 --> 00:17:03,720 Speaker 3: because I mean, let's face it, between Addison and Hockinson 377 00:17:04,080 --> 00:17:07,320 Speaker 3: and JJ, these three guys can get themselves open and 378 00:17:07,359 --> 00:17:09,560 Speaker 3: if if you have a quarterback that can extend to play, 379 00:17:09,560 --> 00:17:11,000 Speaker 3: I mean, you know, these three guys are going to 380 00:17:11,040 --> 00:17:13,000 Speaker 3: make things happen. But it's just getting everybody on the 381 00:17:13,119 --> 00:17:18,160 Speaker 3: on the same page. And it's such a subtle, little difference, 382 00:17:18,200 --> 00:17:20,640 Speaker 3: but it's huge. We have you know, we haven't seen 383 00:17:20,720 --> 00:17:22,840 Speaker 3: Darnold just take a sack and fumble and you know 384 00:17:22,880 --> 00:17:25,160 Speaker 3: what I mean, all those things he's managing better. 385 00:17:25,359 --> 00:17:27,760 Speaker 2: It's really really difficult to excel at every level of 386 00:17:27,800 --> 00:17:29,480 Speaker 2: the game. And right now the Vikings have shown some 387 00:17:30,280 --> 00:17:32,680 Speaker 2: weakness in terms of defending the run. You know, maybe 388 00:17:32,680 --> 00:17:35,240 Speaker 2: the missing Ivan paced, maybe it's a scheme, whatever it 389 00:17:35,320 --> 00:17:38,080 Speaker 2: might be. It's a copycat league. You know that as 390 00:17:38,080 --> 00:17:40,040 Speaker 2: we get into the throes of the rest of the 391 00:17:40,440 --> 00:17:42,240 Speaker 2: schedule of the month of December, of the opponents that 392 00:17:42,280 --> 00:17:44,360 Speaker 2: are that are coming up, they're all going to try 393 00:17:44,359 --> 00:17:46,680 Speaker 2: to be doing the same thing. But are you noticing 394 00:17:46,720 --> 00:17:49,159 Speaker 2: some things as a former linebacker yourself, that the Vikings 395 00:17:49,200 --> 00:17:50,800 Speaker 2: need to improve on or is it just hey, listen, 396 00:17:50,840 --> 00:17:52,640 Speaker 2: this is the way it is the ninety eight team 397 00:17:52,680 --> 00:17:54,320 Speaker 2: as great as it was. Yeah, it didn't have the 398 00:17:54,359 --> 00:17:55,360 Speaker 2: best defense in the world. 399 00:17:55,400 --> 00:17:57,240 Speaker 5: They didn't have to. No, we did not. 400 00:17:57,520 --> 00:18:00,840 Speaker 3: And that's uh if we actually talked that during the game, 401 00:18:00,880 --> 00:18:02,800 Speaker 3: when when the backups got in there and I was 402 00:18:02,960 --> 00:18:05,080 Speaker 3: I was talking with Paul and I'm like, yeah, I'm 403 00:18:05,119 --> 00:18:06,480 Speaker 3: this is big for me because this is when I 404 00:18:06,520 --> 00:18:11,040 Speaker 3: played right, when the when the when, This is when, when, 405 00:18:11,119 --> 00:18:14,119 Speaker 3: as foage Fasio called us, the unteachables could get out 406 00:18:14,160 --> 00:18:17,040 Speaker 3: there and play a little bit. Yeah, the run game, 407 00:18:17,119 --> 00:18:19,119 Speaker 3: is it a concern? Yeah, you want to get better. 408 00:18:19,280 --> 00:18:22,360 Speaker 3: I think it's it's the problem in the NFL. Sometimes 409 00:18:22,520 --> 00:18:24,600 Speaker 3: it's not one thing. If it was just a guy 410 00:18:24,880 --> 00:18:26,560 Speaker 3: that was a problem, you can get rid of the 411 00:18:26,560 --> 00:18:29,120 Speaker 3: problem right and fix it. It's the defensive tackles giving 412 00:18:29,200 --> 00:18:31,240 Speaker 3: up a little bit too much. It's the outside linebacker 413 00:18:31,240 --> 00:18:33,800 Speaker 3: playing a little bit too wide and then combo that 414 00:18:33,920 --> 00:18:37,000 Speaker 3: with the inside linebacker maybe not reading it perfectly or 415 00:18:37,040 --> 00:18:39,760 Speaker 3: not being physical enough at the point of attack. 416 00:18:40,320 --> 00:18:40,560 Speaker 5: Uh. 417 00:18:40,760 --> 00:18:42,920 Speaker 3: So, yeah, you miss Ivan Pace, you miss a guy 418 00:18:43,000 --> 00:18:44,720 Speaker 3: like that, you know, you go into the game with 419 00:18:44,760 --> 00:18:47,160 Speaker 3: I think Harrison Phillips was questionable, so you know he's 420 00:18:47,240 --> 00:18:49,240 Speaker 3: nicked up. We don't have a lot of depth at 421 00:18:49,280 --> 00:18:52,000 Speaker 3: the interior defensive lineman because they're those guys are Bullard 422 00:18:52,200 --> 00:18:54,399 Speaker 3: and artillery. Those guys are not on the field on 423 00:18:54,520 --> 00:18:57,679 Speaker 3: third down, right, So you're you're putting in your jahad 424 00:18:57,760 --> 00:19:00,480 Speaker 3: Wards and some of those other smaller guys gass rushing 425 00:19:00,520 --> 00:19:03,480 Speaker 3: guys on the field and third down. So I think 426 00:19:03,480 --> 00:19:06,639 Speaker 3: it's a combo platter, you know, of all that, don't 427 00:19:06,880 --> 00:19:10,760 Speaker 3: John Robinson's a good running back. Damn This offensive line 428 00:19:11,320 --> 00:19:11,920 Speaker 3: is very good. 429 00:19:12,160 --> 00:19:12,320 Speaker 5: You know. 430 00:19:12,320 --> 00:19:14,480 Speaker 3: What they remind me of is the is the Denver 431 00:19:14,520 --> 00:19:17,720 Speaker 3: Broncos back probably twenty years ago, and they just ran 432 00:19:17,800 --> 00:19:20,800 Speaker 3: that zone play right and they would hold the living 433 00:19:20,920 --> 00:19:22,600 Speaker 3: hell out of back when you could dive on the 434 00:19:22,640 --> 00:19:25,840 Speaker 3: back of guy's legs and they would hurt. That offense 435 00:19:25,920 --> 00:19:28,480 Speaker 3: is reminiscent of that. I think they got. What's unfortunate 436 00:19:28,480 --> 00:19:29,800 Speaker 3: for them is they get the They got a crew 437 00:19:30,000 --> 00:19:32,440 Speaker 3: referee crew that called more holding penalties than anybody in 438 00:19:32,480 --> 00:19:35,120 Speaker 3: the league, and they they kind of, you know, they 439 00:19:35,119 --> 00:19:37,000 Speaker 3: got them. So penalties killed them. 440 00:19:37,040 --> 00:19:40,200 Speaker 2: So looking ahead, we know that the Vikings played the 441 00:19:40,240 --> 00:19:42,360 Speaker 2: Bears was a few weeks ago. They had a disastrous 442 00:19:42,359 --> 00:19:45,119 Speaker 2: game Sunday in San Francisco. I mean they went, they 443 00:19:45,119 --> 00:19:49,320 Speaker 2: went eighteen steps backwards. So Monday night football, you know, 444 00:19:49,400 --> 00:19:51,520 Speaker 2: you know the Caleb Williams is kind of shaking his head. 445 00:19:51,520 --> 00:19:54,680 Speaker 2: They changed their head coaches. How do you make sure 446 00:19:54,680 --> 00:19:56,440 Speaker 2: that you don't let down in this game? I guess 447 00:19:56,480 --> 00:19:58,159 Speaker 2: you just look at the standings and realize they got 448 00:19:58,200 --> 00:19:59,399 Speaker 2: to stay close to Detroit. 449 00:19:59,440 --> 00:20:01,680 Speaker 3: You got to let them, you know, as quickly as possible. 450 00:20:01,760 --> 00:20:03,880 Speaker 3: Tonight's not your night. Tonight's not the night you guys 451 00:20:03,920 --> 00:20:05,600 Speaker 3: are going to rebound. Tonight's not to night that you're 452 00:20:05,640 --> 00:20:07,120 Speaker 3: going to go home on that plane and feel good. 453 00:20:07,400 --> 00:20:10,520 Speaker 3: Maybe next week, but not this week. So starting fast, 454 00:20:10,560 --> 00:20:13,360 Speaker 3: I think is huge against the team like the Bears. 455 00:20:13,640 --> 00:20:15,600 Speaker 3: They know us, we know them, so it's gonna be 456 00:20:15,640 --> 00:20:18,280 Speaker 3: a little bit more difficult. These divisional games always are 457 00:20:18,560 --> 00:20:22,400 Speaker 3: in that respect. But you can't go ahead and make 458 00:20:22,480 --> 00:20:26,240 Speaker 3: mistakes and let them think or feel that they are 459 00:20:26,320 --> 00:20:28,120 Speaker 3: in this game. If you hit them in the mouth 460 00:20:28,280 --> 00:20:30,480 Speaker 3: right away and get them to just say, Okay, this 461 00:20:30,600 --> 00:20:33,439 Speaker 3: is not the week, right. It's that mentality because what 462 00:20:33,480 --> 00:20:36,320 Speaker 3: are they playing for? And usually what's so weird about 463 00:20:36,320 --> 00:20:38,480 Speaker 3: this is usually when a head coach gets fired, you 464 00:20:38,520 --> 00:20:41,720 Speaker 3: get a bump that next week, Right, everybody, everybody's sitting 465 00:20:41,760 --> 00:20:44,520 Speaker 3: up in their seats a little bit straighter, and you know, 466 00:20:45,320 --> 00:20:47,760 Speaker 3: you're worried about to because they because the players know, okay, 467 00:20:47,760 --> 00:20:49,919 Speaker 3: they're going to fire the coach first and then we're next, 468 00:20:50,280 --> 00:20:52,679 Speaker 3: so that's always in the back of their mind. But 469 00:20:52,720 --> 00:20:55,119 Speaker 3: to put up and I'm very interested to watch the 470 00:20:55,160 --> 00:20:57,800 Speaker 3: film and get more road on what happened. But the 471 00:20:58,000 --> 00:21:01,680 Speaker 3: first half of that forty nine ers game. Something's missing there, 472 00:21:01,880 --> 00:21:04,800 Speaker 3: and hopefully they won't find it. But it's National TV, 473 00:21:05,040 --> 00:21:07,040 Speaker 3: right who wants to look bad at National TV on 474 00:21:07,080 --> 00:21:09,840 Speaker 3: Monday night football, So they're going to be prepared. Don't 475 00:21:09,880 --> 00:21:12,720 Speaker 3: expect the Bears team that shows up Monday to be 476 00:21:12,760 --> 00:21:14,359 Speaker 3: the one that showed up the first half of the 477 00:21:14,400 --> 00:21:15,240 Speaker 3: forty nine Ers game. 478 00:21:15,280 --> 00:21:16,240 Speaker 5: They're going to be much better. 479 00:21:16,280 --> 00:21:18,000 Speaker 2: Well, keep in mind too, that the Vikings have the 480 00:21:18,040 --> 00:21:21,080 Speaker 2: benefit of playing Monday night and the Lions are hosting 481 00:21:21,240 --> 00:21:24,399 Speaker 2: the Buffalo Bills on Sunday afternoon. So I mean, we'll 482 00:21:24,400 --> 00:21:29,119 Speaker 2: know where we sit right now with an opportunity potentially 483 00:21:29,280 --> 00:21:31,000 Speaker 2: moving to a time for first place because we know 484 00:21:31,040 --> 00:21:33,399 Speaker 2: what's the rest of the schedule hold. So it's a 485 00:21:33,400 --> 00:21:35,880 Speaker 2: lot of fun to kind of just dissect that. Look 486 00:21:35,880 --> 00:21:38,520 Speaker 2: at all the playoff possibilities. Who imagine that we would 487 00:21:38,560 --> 00:21:39,280 Speaker 2: be in this situation. 488 00:21:39,359 --> 00:21:41,360 Speaker 3: I think we're I think everybody. I think we kind 489 00:21:41,359 --> 00:21:43,520 Speaker 3: of know who the players are going to be, right 490 00:21:43,560 --> 00:21:45,720 Speaker 3: at least in the NFC side going into the playoffs. 491 00:21:45,760 --> 00:21:48,760 Speaker 3: It's just who's going to go where. It's unbelievable, but 492 00:21:48,840 --> 00:21:52,800 Speaker 3: that's what the NFL wants. That's why they schedule heavy division. 493 00:21:52,920 --> 00:21:54,800 Speaker 3: You know, schedule your division heavy. At the end of 494 00:21:54,840 --> 00:21:55,160 Speaker 3: the season. 495 00:21:55,240 --> 00:21:58,159 Speaker 2: Yeah, NFC North continues to dominate, no questions. I mentioned 496 00:21:58,240 --> 00:22:00,080 Speaker 2: We're coming back to the US Bank Stadium for the 497 00:22:00,160 --> 00:22:05,080 Speaker 2: Winter White Out game in primetime Monday Night football against 498 00:22:05,080 --> 00:22:06,840 Speaker 2: I always want to do the Howard Cole Seale voice 499 00:22:06,960 --> 00:22:10,000 Speaker 2: against the Chicago Bears. The TV coverage will be over 500 00:22:10,040 --> 00:22:12,680 Speaker 2: on ESPN and ABC at seven o'clock Central here in 501 00:22:12,720 --> 00:22:14,560 Speaker 2: the Twin Cities, so be sure to check your local 502 00:22:14,600 --> 00:22:17,440 Speaker 2: listings for more details. Of course, you can also catch 503 00:22:17,480 --> 00:22:19,960 Speaker 2: Paul Allen, Ben Leeber and the one and Milli Pete 504 00:22:20,000 --> 00:22:22,320 Speaker 2: Versuch with the call right here all across the Vikings 505 00:22:22,440 --> 00:22:26,000 Speaker 2: Radio network. The Vikings Football Sunday pregame show starts at 506 00:22:26,000 --> 00:22:28,760 Speaker 2: five PM on KFN, so be sure to tune in 507 00:22:28,800 --> 00:22:31,120 Speaker 2: with host Mike Mussman and the rest of the crew 508 00:22:31,200 --> 00:22:33,480 Speaker 2: leading up to kickoff on Monday night. Thanks again to 509 00:22:33,520 --> 00:22:36,000 Speaker 2: Mike Tice for joining the show, and thank you fans 510 00:22:36,000 --> 00:22:39,280 Speaker 2: for tuning into another edition of Skulls Stories presented by 511 00:22:39,359 --> 00:22:42,720 Speaker 2: three M, the official science partner of the Minnesota Vikings. 512 00:22:42,840 --> 00:22:45,280 Speaker 2: For Pete Versus, I'm Mark Rosen. We'll see you again 513 00:22:45,320 --> 00:22:45,960 Speaker 2: all next week.