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We 11 00:00:41,159 --> 00:00:43,879 Speaker 4: are kicking off this training camp edition of the Minnesota 12 00:00:43,960 --> 00:00:47,720 Speaker 4: Vikings Podcast by discussing all things purple and giving you 13 00:00:47,840 --> 00:00:50,560 Speaker 4: some insight on how the first few days of training 14 00:00:50,600 --> 00:00:53,159 Speaker 4: camp has been. In addition, we would be joined by 15 00:00:53,200 --> 00:00:56,400 Speaker 4: Minnesota musical legend Sean, Anonymous and Nerdy, who give us 16 00:00:56,440 --> 00:00:59,959 Speaker 4: a preview of what to expect in their performance at 17 00:01:00,120 --> 00:01:04,160 Speaker 4: TCO night practice on August fit. So much to get into, 18 00:01:04,280 --> 00:01:13,400 Speaker 4: so sit back and enjoyed this gem Pack show. Training 19 00:01:13,440 --> 00:01:16,400 Speaker 4: campus officially underway and football is finally back. As we 20 00:01:16,400 --> 00:01:19,600 Speaker 4: welcome you to episode two eighty of the Minnesota Vikings 21 00:01:19,640 --> 00:01:23,680 Speaker 4: podcast resented by Pepsi. We've got the full MVP crew 22 00:01:23,720 --> 00:01:26,960 Speaker 4: today here inside the TCO Studios, Tatum every j Nelson 23 00:01:27,319 --> 00:01:31,160 Speaker 4: and our producer Eric Davidson and guys. After a long 24 00:01:31,200 --> 00:01:35,880 Speaker 4: six months, football is finally back. I had a moment 25 00:01:36,080 --> 00:01:39,640 Speaker 4: yesterday where I was walking through the building going to 26 00:01:39,720 --> 00:01:42,039 Speaker 4: the first practice of the week, and of course, you know, 27 00:01:42,080 --> 00:01:44,400 Speaker 4: like we're so used to OTA's and mini camp and 28 00:01:44,560 --> 00:01:45,120 Speaker 4: not being. 29 00:01:45,040 --> 00:01:46,000 Speaker 3: Like that much energy. 30 00:01:46,319 --> 00:01:49,040 Speaker 4: So like, I walked out of the indoor, walked outside, 31 00:01:49,080 --> 00:01:51,640 Speaker 4: and I feel like football season hit me like a 32 00:01:51,640 --> 00:01:55,200 Speaker 4: ton of bricks. All their energy was there. Everyone was excited, 33 00:01:55,240 --> 00:01:57,440 Speaker 4: the music was bumping. There were no fans, of course, 34 00:01:57,720 --> 00:01:59,840 Speaker 4: but it felt like fans were in attendance. And Tatum 35 00:02:00,040 --> 00:02:02,840 Speaker 4: know you were out there also, and I'm sure you 36 00:02:02,840 --> 00:02:05,800 Speaker 4: could feel the energy also, just from the excitement level 37 00:02:05,840 --> 00:02:08,720 Speaker 4: from players and coaches and everyone so on and so forth. 38 00:02:08,760 --> 00:02:11,160 Speaker 4: And when you understand the football is finally back in 39 00:02:11,200 --> 00:02:13,400 Speaker 4: your calendar's book for the rest of the year, what 40 00:02:13,480 --> 00:02:14,040 Speaker 4: comes to month? 41 00:02:14,160 --> 00:02:15,200 Speaker 5: Yeah, No, it feels good. 42 00:02:15,280 --> 00:02:18,720 Speaker 1: I feel like I'm finally checked in all the way myself, 43 00:02:18,800 --> 00:02:21,040 Speaker 1: you know, it's like really already. Yeah, Well, because you 44 00:02:21,040 --> 00:02:23,520 Speaker 1: have to kind of yeah, I'm really good at compartmentalization, 45 00:02:23,639 --> 00:02:25,919 Speaker 1: so you have to kind of like compartmentalize your off season, 46 00:02:26,040 --> 00:02:28,880 Speaker 1: like you know, what's what's important for that to get 47 00:02:28,880 --> 00:02:32,680 Speaker 1: your job done. And now it's like, well, sorry, personal life, sorry, 48 00:02:32,720 --> 00:02:35,600 Speaker 1: household chores and things I need to get done. This 49 00:02:35,680 --> 00:02:38,200 Speaker 1: is my new life, and so you kind of get 50 00:02:38,240 --> 00:02:40,240 Speaker 1: more used to like the you know, we spent the 51 00:02:40,280 --> 00:02:42,840 Speaker 1: whole long day here yesterday and that was my first 52 00:02:42,919 --> 00:02:45,120 Speaker 1: like okay, I can I can get back into the 53 00:02:45,160 --> 00:02:47,920 Speaker 1: swing of things. So so that that was also that 54 00:02:48,000 --> 00:02:51,720 Speaker 1: was that was something I was you know, interested in 55 00:02:51,840 --> 00:02:55,640 Speaker 1: watching develop But as far as being out there, I 56 00:02:55,639 --> 00:02:58,160 Speaker 1: think it'll probably hit me a little bit more when 57 00:02:58,400 --> 00:03:01,800 Speaker 1: Saturday rolls around fan and when Monday rolls around with pads, 58 00:03:01,800 --> 00:03:03,680 Speaker 1: because right now I still feel like we're watching a 59 00:03:03,720 --> 00:03:07,880 Speaker 1: lot of the same drills and such from OTA's and 60 00:03:07,919 --> 00:03:10,120 Speaker 1: Mini Camp and things like that. So I think for 61 00:03:10,240 --> 00:03:13,639 Speaker 1: me it'll start kind of really hitting me when when 62 00:03:13,680 --> 00:03:14,520 Speaker 1: they put the pads on. 63 00:03:14,840 --> 00:03:16,560 Speaker 6: Yeah, it's almost like these first couple days of like 64 00:03:16,560 --> 00:03:19,480 Speaker 6: the appetizer before the chaos of the main course really 65 00:03:19,560 --> 00:03:22,120 Speaker 6: kicks in. It is cool to see everybody back in 66 00:03:22,160 --> 00:03:23,920 Speaker 6: the building. There's, like you said, there's a there's a 67 00:03:23,919 --> 00:03:26,400 Speaker 6: great vibe of everybody just I think there's a kind 68 00:03:26,400 --> 00:03:28,920 Speaker 6: of nervous anticipation for what's going on. You're starting to 69 00:03:28,960 --> 00:03:31,120 Speaker 6: see people getting on the field, You're starting to see 70 00:03:31,120 --> 00:03:33,680 Speaker 6: some highlights pop up. I know everybody's a Hall of 71 00:03:33,680 --> 00:03:36,480 Speaker 6: Famer and shorts when they're out there and especially on 72 00:03:36,520 --> 00:03:39,920 Speaker 6: social media. But it is cool to see everybody coming back, 73 00:03:39,960 --> 00:03:42,840 Speaker 6: and it's going to be a lot of fun. I 74 00:03:42,840 --> 00:03:45,040 Speaker 6: think it's going to be weatherwise, it's going to do 75 00:03:45,080 --> 00:03:47,600 Speaker 6: the typical August thing of kicking into the heat when 76 00:03:47,680 --> 00:03:50,320 Speaker 6: camp kicks in. But it is fun to get back 77 00:03:50,320 --> 00:03:52,040 Speaker 6: to this time of year and feel like we're getting 78 00:03:52,120 --> 00:03:54,960 Speaker 6: one step closer once again to the real games, the 79 00:03:55,000 --> 00:03:58,880 Speaker 6: real chaos of an NFL season. And you know, there's 80 00:03:58,880 --> 00:04:00,840 Speaker 6: just been a ton of moves have been made already, 81 00:04:01,000 --> 00:04:02,600 Speaker 6: and I'm sure there's gonna be a ton more going on. 82 00:04:02,720 --> 00:04:04,640 Speaker 4: He speaking of some of those moves, let's start with 83 00:04:04,680 --> 00:04:07,800 Speaker 4: some of the positives. Christian Deosol scigns a four year 84 00:04:07,840 --> 00:04:12,120 Speaker 4: extension with the Vikings pretty much for over one hundred million, 85 00:04:12,320 --> 00:04:14,640 Speaker 4: where he's able to retire his family. That's something that 86 00:04:14,680 --> 00:04:17,000 Speaker 4: he talked about in his press conference earlier this week, 87 00:04:17,040 --> 00:04:19,440 Speaker 4: But it was something for me that when Kevin O'Connell 88 00:04:19,480 --> 00:04:21,600 Speaker 4: and Quasia Dolfoa Mint said when they addressed a media 89 00:04:21,640 --> 00:04:24,359 Speaker 4: earlier this week, it just seemed like they were in 90 00:04:24,400 --> 00:04:27,599 Speaker 4: good spirits that finally we can finally have a left 91 00:04:27,600 --> 00:04:30,840 Speaker 4: tackle of the future, and whoever starting at quarterback, they'll 92 00:04:30,960 --> 00:04:33,479 Speaker 4: understand that, hey, this is one less problem you have 93 00:04:33,520 --> 00:04:34,040 Speaker 4: to worry about. 94 00:04:34,080 --> 00:04:36,440 Speaker 6: Jet I just think you want consistency, you know, across 95 00:04:36,440 --> 00:04:39,400 Speaker 6: the front line, especially now you know we're working on 96 00:04:39,720 --> 00:04:41,520 Speaker 6: who's the quarterback of the future going to be. I 97 00:04:41,520 --> 00:04:42,920 Speaker 6: think we all have an idea of what, you know, 98 00:04:43,000 --> 00:04:45,680 Speaker 6: where it's going to go future wise. But it's one 99 00:04:45,720 --> 00:04:48,000 Speaker 6: of those things where quarterback and offensive line they tend 100 00:04:48,040 --> 00:04:50,560 Speaker 6: to be best friends, guys that are taking care of 101 00:04:50,560 --> 00:04:51,760 Speaker 6: you and you want to go buy a mistake or 102 00:04:51,880 --> 00:04:53,680 Speaker 6: watch the end of the season, depending on how they do. 103 00:04:54,440 --> 00:04:56,159 Speaker 6: But you know, that's one of the things I think 104 00:04:56,240 --> 00:04:59,279 Speaker 6: being able to sign a guy like Derisa, who's quickly 105 00:04:59,360 --> 00:05:01,600 Speaker 6: rising up through the entire NFL is one of the 106 00:05:01,640 --> 00:05:04,120 Speaker 6: best left tackles in the league, and for him to 107 00:05:04,120 --> 00:05:05,880 Speaker 6: get a deal done, especially at the beginning of camp 108 00:05:05,960 --> 00:05:07,320 Speaker 6: is great and just kind of have that out of 109 00:05:07,360 --> 00:05:08,960 Speaker 6: the way so we can focus on playing football. 110 00:05:09,080 --> 00:05:11,000 Speaker 1: Yeah, I think he knew what was going on, but 111 00:05:11,040 --> 00:05:16,320 Speaker 1: I felt like reading between the words was that he 112 00:05:16,560 --> 00:05:20,080 Speaker 1: wasn't quite sure how the timeline would look after they 113 00:05:20,120 --> 00:05:22,640 Speaker 1: signed JJ, you know, they it was kind of like, Okay, 114 00:05:22,640 --> 00:05:24,560 Speaker 1: I don't know if that would even be possible at 115 00:05:24,560 --> 00:05:29,279 Speaker 1: this time. But after talking with him host signing, I 116 00:05:29,320 --> 00:05:32,680 Speaker 1: just thought, or yesterday, it was really promising that he 117 00:05:32,800 --> 00:05:34,560 Speaker 1: kind of sees himself now as someone that needs to 118 00:05:34,560 --> 00:05:38,200 Speaker 1: take a step in your leadership, like, you know that 119 00:05:38,360 --> 00:05:42,680 Speaker 1: this is a deal that you know, secures your life 120 00:05:43,279 --> 00:05:46,200 Speaker 1: for your family, which his mom's a teacher and she's 121 00:05:46,240 --> 00:05:48,800 Speaker 1: still working, his dad's still working, and so I think 122 00:05:48,839 --> 00:05:51,200 Speaker 1: he wants to kind of give them, you know, the 123 00:05:51,240 --> 00:05:53,719 Speaker 1: ability to be able to retire. But then also now 124 00:05:53,760 --> 00:05:56,480 Speaker 1: he needs to become you know, he knows the money 125 00:05:56,520 --> 00:05:58,440 Speaker 1: means something and he needs to live up to that. 126 00:05:58,480 --> 00:06:00,279 Speaker 1: And it was really interesting to hear him talk about, 127 00:06:00,720 --> 00:06:02,919 Speaker 1: you know, he's not the loudest person in the room, 128 00:06:03,279 --> 00:06:07,359 Speaker 1: saying that he wants to be able to take guys 129 00:06:07,360 --> 00:06:09,480 Speaker 1: that are younger than him under his wing and teach 130 00:06:09,560 --> 00:06:11,680 Speaker 1: them how to do things, because that's kind of how 131 00:06:11,839 --> 00:06:14,840 Speaker 1: it played out when he was when he was there 132 00:06:14,920 --> 00:06:19,080 Speaker 1: with you know, Brian and such. So I think I 133 00:06:19,080 --> 00:06:22,760 Speaker 1: think you'll be seeing a lot more leadership out of 134 00:06:22,800 --> 00:06:24,760 Speaker 1: him and like being a little bit more vocal with 135 00:06:25,200 --> 00:06:27,360 Speaker 1: his peers, which is really really good and promising. 136 00:06:27,480 --> 00:06:29,320 Speaker 6: Yeah, it's just kind of the mentor leader side of it, 137 00:06:29,400 --> 00:06:32,200 Speaker 6: right like whenever you do get the second check or 138 00:06:32,240 --> 00:06:34,680 Speaker 6: you get the big check at whatever point in your career, 139 00:06:35,080 --> 00:06:37,839 Speaker 6: there is more of an expectation where the organizations looking 140 00:06:37,880 --> 00:06:39,880 Speaker 6: at you saying, we trust you to be that guy, 141 00:06:39,920 --> 00:06:41,520 Speaker 6: we trust you to be the voice in the room, 142 00:06:41,839 --> 00:06:43,880 Speaker 6: and we trust you to lead by example. And so 143 00:06:43,960 --> 00:06:46,280 Speaker 6: for a guy like Christian who has been doing it 144 00:06:46,360 --> 00:06:48,839 Speaker 6: really well on the field, now all the other expectations 145 00:06:48,839 --> 00:06:52,080 Speaker 6: come with that, not only within the regular locker room, 146 00:06:52,160 --> 00:06:55,400 Speaker 6: but especially within the lineman meeting rooms and just to 147 00:06:55,440 --> 00:06:57,120 Speaker 6: be the guy that can be the voice or reason 148 00:06:57,480 --> 00:06:59,640 Speaker 6: and between he and Brian, you know, you've got as 149 00:06:59,640 --> 00:07:02,440 Speaker 6: of now the kind of the future set up within 150 00:07:02,480 --> 00:07:06,479 Speaker 6: that room of two crazy good leaders alongside brad Bury 151 00:07:06,520 --> 00:07:09,040 Speaker 6: and just trying to figure out, you know, what happens 152 00:07:09,520 --> 00:07:12,600 Speaker 6: as the years go by how that transitions, because with 153 00:07:12,720 --> 00:07:15,840 Speaker 6: him being now pen to paper till twenty twenty nine, 154 00:07:16,320 --> 00:07:18,040 Speaker 6: that's something that's going to be expected of him for 155 00:07:18,080 --> 00:07:21,320 Speaker 6: a long time. So hopefully everything goes as smoothly as 156 00:07:21,400 --> 00:07:23,440 Speaker 6: it seems like the process went so far and he 157 00:07:23,480 --> 00:07:25,120 Speaker 6: can become that leader in the locker room. 158 00:07:25,320 --> 00:07:29,280 Speaker 4: Essentially, this Vikings team has their offensive line locked up 159 00:07:29,320 --> 00:07:31,360 Speaker 4: for this year and years to come. You bring back 160 00:07:31,400 --> 00:07:34,560 Speaker 4: your entire starting offensive line from last year, and now 161 00:07:34,600 --> 00:07:38,600 Speaker 4: you extend Christian darrisaw. So ultimately, what I hear is 162 00:07:38,720 --> 00:07:40,960 Speaker 4: Kevin O'Connell was putting the trust on the quarterbacks to 163 00:07:41,000 --> 00:07:42,760 Speaker 4: get the job done. Of course, he did say it 164 00:07:42,800 --> 00:07:46,040 Speaker 4: is going to be a competition for all parties involved, 165 00:07:46,040 --> 00:07:48,960 Speaker 4: but more importantly for Sam Darnold and JJ McCarthy. So 166 00:07:49,000 --> 00:07:51,760 Speaker 4: that position battle is going to be something to watch. 167 00:07:51,800 --> 00:07:53,920 Speaker 4: But when you start to look at the position battles 168 00:07:53,960 --> 00:07:57,160 Speaker 4: outside of the quarterback position, Tatum, we'll start with you 169 00:07:57,360 --> 00:07:59,400 Speaker 4: what comes to mind when you start to think about 170 00:07:59,480 --> 00:08:01,240 Speaker 4: those are leading it to training? 171 00:08:01,280 --> 00:08:03,960 Speaker 1: Cas, Yeah, I'm really interested in seeing the defensive front 172 00:08:04,000 --> 00:08:06,920 Speaker 1: seven and how that plays out. There are several new faces. 173 00:08:06,960 --> 00:08:10,680 Speaker 1: It was nine new defensive linemen and outside linebackers the 174 00:08:10,760 --> 00:08:14,640 Speaker 1: Vikings Drafters signed this off season, just kind of seeing 175 00:08:14,720 --> 00:08:19,000 Speaker 1: how the edge position will play out between Jonathan Grenard, 176 00:08:19,280 --> 00:08:23,640 Speaker 1: how will Dallas Turner transition in the NFL. Where are 177 00:08:23,640 --> 00:08:25,920 Speaker 1: we at in Van Kinkle's injury. I know coach talked 178 00:08:25,960 --> 00:08:28,960 Speaker 1: about earlier this week that he is well in his 179 00:08:29,000 --> 00:08:32,880 Speaker 1: way to taking regular reps at regular you know, preseason reps, 180 00:08:32,880 --> 00:08:34,480 Speaker 1: off season reps and training camps. 181 00:08:34,480 --> 00:08:37,480 Speaker 5: So very promising to hear that as well. 182 00:08:37,520 --> 00:08:40,960 Speaker 1: But then also the interior, you know, they bring back, 183 00:08:41,559 --> 00:08:45,000 Speaker 1: they bring back Jonathan Bullard, Harrison Phillips's back, and so 184 00:08:45,040 --> 00:08:47,920 Speaker 1: they're there trying to solidify the interior. But I know 185 00:08:47,960 --> 00:08:50,000 Speaker 1: they probably don't want them to play as many snaps 186 00:08:50,040 --> 00:08:52,520 Speaker 1: as they did last year it felt like maybe just a. 187 00:08:52,480 --> 00:08:53,280 Speaker 5: Bit too much. 188 00:08:53,600 --> 00:08:55,800 Speaker 1: So who's going to be there in the interiors It 189 00:08:56,280 --> 00:09:00,240 Speaker 1: Jerry Tillery, Jonah Williams. I know Jacquelin Royd took a 190 00:09:00,280 --> 00:09:03,120 Speaker 1: step after his rookie season. You know, will it be 191 00:09:03,240 --> 00:09:05,360 Speaker 1: a bigger year for him in his sophomore season? And 192 00:09:05,360 --> 00:09:09,000 Speaker 1: then you've got the seventh round draft pick and Levi 193 00:09:09,160 --> 00:09:12,319 Speaker 1: Drake Rodriguez and so it's exciting to see. I mean, 194 00:09:12,400 --> 00:09:15,200 Speaker 1: I have a feeling most of those guys will be 195 00:09:15,320 --> 00:09:17,600 Speaker 1: on the fifty three man roster when that comes out 196 00:09:17,640 --> 00:09:21,079 Speaker 1: in a month or so. But yeah, I think that's 197 00:09:21,160 --> 00:09:23,760 Speaker 1: kind of an interesting thing for me because I know 198 00:09:23,920 --> 00:09:26,440 Speaker 1: a lot of what Flores did with his scheme is 199 00:09:26,480 --> 00:09:30,000 Speaker 1: adapting and trying to adapt to the talent that you have. 200 00:09:30,120 --> 00:09:33,320 Speaker 1: Whereas now maybe he has the guys that he in 201 00:09:33,360 --> 00:09:35,440 Speaker 1: what he wants to run and he can be more 202 00:09:37,000 --> 00:09:40,559 Speaker 1: more about his scheme and less about putting that using it, 203 00:09:40,720 --> 00:09:42,280 Speaker 1: building it around said talent. 204 00:09:42,720 --> 00:09:46,960 Speaker 4: Yeah, it's been interesting to watch Flora, Brian Flores, just 205 00:09:47,240 --> 00:09:50,360 Speaker 4: his off season lab work come to life with these 206 00:09:50,360 --> 00:09:52,840 Speaker 4: guys in the field. There are so many different variations 207 00:09:52,880 --> 00:09:55,599 Speaker 4: that we've seen already in practice that a lot of 208 00:09:55,640 --> 00:09:59,000 Speaker 4: opposing offenses are going to see starting Week one. I mean, granted, 209 00:09:59,080 --> 00:10:01,719 Speaker 4: JJ McCarthy and daw Not Dallas Well, Dallas Turner, he's 210 00:10:02,240 --> 00:10:05,240 Speaker 4: in some of those formations. But speaking of the quarterback position, 211 00:10:05,320 --> 00:10:08,319 Speaker 4: Sam Donald and JJ McCarthy, they're getting so many different 212 00:10:08,360 --> 00:10:11,199 Speaker 4: looks thrown at them early on that this front seven 213 00:10:11,360 --> 00:10:13,480 Speaker 4: is going to be I think an anchor for this 214 00:10:13,520 --> 00:10:15,000 Speaker 4: Minnesota Vikings team going forward. 215 00:10:15,040 --> 00:10:17,120 Speaker 6: Jae and you want it that way too, especially with 216 00:10:17,200 --> 00:10:21,559 Speaker 6: the different players linebacker secondary. The amount of blitz is 217 00:10:21,600 --> 00:10:23,400 Speaker 6: the amount of movement that they've done in the past. 218 00:10:23,880 --> 00:10:26,600 Speaker 6: You have to have the line of scrimmage controlled at 219 00:10:26,640 --> 00:10:28,880 Speaker 6: that point in order to make sure that those guys 220 00:10:28,880 --> 00:10:31,000 Speaker 6: can do their work too. So if they can hold 221 00:10:31,000 --> 00:10:33,120 Speaker 6: it versus you know, giving up two three four yards 222 00:10:33,200 --> 00:10:35,480 Speaker 6: per push off the snap, that is going to be 223 00:10:35,520 --> 00:10:39,320 Speaker 6: a huge deal. With as successful as we saw Flora's 224 00:10:39,320 --> 00:10:41,839 Speaker 6: defense at times last year, if you can solidify that 225 00:10:41,880 --> 00:10:43,920 Speaker 6: defensive line, that's going to be massive for what they 226 00:10:43,960 --> 00:10:45,880 Speaker 6: want to do in the twenty twenty four season. 227 00:10:46,280 --> 00:10:48,599 Speaker 4: I'm gonna keep it right with you, Jay Sands the 228 00:10:48,760 --> 00:10:52,600 Speaker 4: quarterback position, Yeah, what position battle are you watching heading 229 00:10:52,600 --> 00:10:53,120 Speaker 4: into training? 230 00:10:53,320 --> 00:10:54,679 Speaker 6: I guess for me what I'm gonna do is I'm 231 00:10:54,679 --> 00:10:56,000 Speaker 6: going to talk about the other side of the ball 232 00:10:56,040 --> 00:10:58,440 Speaker 6: with the aerial tack a little bit. You talked about quarterbacks, 233 00:10:59,240 --> 00:11:02,000 Speaker 6: you know, as a was said earlier, I said, the 234 00:11:02,040 --> 00:11:04,360 Speaker 6: best friend for the quarterback is the offensive line. That 235 00:11:04,400 --> 00:11:07,040 Speaker 6: the receiver documentary would seem to disagree with me with that. 236 00:11:07,080 --> 00:11:09,760 Speaker 6: With Randy Moss, he tends to feel like the wide 237 00:11:09,800 --> 00:11:11,880 Speaker 6: receivers are the best friends for the quarterbacks. And so 238 00:11:12,000 --> 00:11:15,199 Speaker 6: for me, even just looking wide receiver wise, we've currently 239 00:11:15,200 --> 00:11:17,839 Speaker 6: have eleven players on the roster. If you extend that 240 00:11:17,880 --> 00:11:19,800 Speaker 6: out to tight ends, you got another eight players there. 241 00:11:19,800 --> 00:11:21,760 Speaker 6: So there's nineteen players they are trying to figure out 242 00:11:22,000 --> 00:11:24,040 Speaker 6: what they're going to get out of the roster spots 243 00:11:24,040 --> 00:11:26,640 Speaker 6: for wide receiver and tight ends. But focusing on the 244 00:11:26,679 --> 00:11:29,079 Speaker 6: wide receivers, I mean, we basically know we have Justin 245 00:11:29,160 --> 00:11:32,400 Speaker 6: Jefferson and Jordan Addison and outside of that, kJ Osbourne's 246 00:11:32,440 --> 00:11:34,439 Speaker 6: gone this year, so you're kind of looking for a 247 00:11:34,559 --> 00:11:36,880 Speaker 6: number three. Plus on top of that, you're looking for 248 00:11:36,880 --> 00:11:39,720 Speaker 6: special teams players as well. So there's a group of 249 00:11:39,720 --> 00:11:42,600 Speaker 6: guys that you know, the casual fan tends to know 250 00:11:42,640 --> 00:11:45,679 Speaker 6: a little bit more in Jalen Naylor, Brandon Powell, you know, 251 00:11:45,760 --> 00:11:47,760 Speaker 6: guys like that that we saw show up last year. 252 00:11:48,040 --> 00:11:49,800 Speaker 6: But there's another chunk of guys that are in there 253 00:11:49,840 --> 00:11:52,160 Speaker 6: that you hear the names at times, whether it was 254 00:11:52,559 --> 00:11:55,800 Speaker 6: the end of last season or even during the offseason 255 00:11:55,880 --> 00:11:59,960 Speaker 6: year exactly. And so in Lucky Jackson, Tristan Jackson, Tie 256 00:12:00,200 --> 00:12:05,120 Speaker 6: James Malik Knowles, Trent Sherfield Senior, and Thayer Thomas, like, 257 00:12:05,160 --> 00:12:07,360 Speaker 6: there are a bunch of names there that are vying 258 00:12:07,400 --> 00:12:11,400 Speaker 6: and jockeying for that third position let alone to you know, 259 00:12:11,640 --> 00:12:14,720 Speaker 6: make the active roster because there are options available. So 260 00:12:15,160 --> 00:12:18,559 Speaker 6: hopefully with those guys being able to turn it up here. 261 00:12:19,000 --> 00:12:20,599 Speaker 6: You know, one thing that was discussed as well is 262 00:12:20,679 --> 00:12:22,760 Speaker 6: the idea of you don't want to ever have to 263 00:12:22,800 --> 00:12:25,000 Speaker 6: tell a guide to get going. You want to be 264 00:12:25,040 --> 00:12:27,320 Speaker 6: able to pull them back if they need to. And 265 00:12:27,320 --> 00:12:29,240 Speaker 6: I think every single one of those guys, with every 266 00:12:29,240 --> 00:12:31,920 Speaker 6: single rep, every route that they're running, they need to 267 00:12:31,920 --> 00:12:34,680 Speaker 6: be showing that on film for coaches because they're being 268 00:12:34,679 --> 00:12:38,280 Speaker 6: evaluated every single step. So to me, it's one of 269 00:12:38,320 --> 00:12:42,000 Speaker 6: those things with those guys that this team is looking 270 00:12:42,080 --> 00:12:44,880 Speaker 6: for that at minimum third and fourth option. And then 271 00:12:44,960 --> 00:12:47,079 Speaker 6: the amount of people at step up because I think 272 00:12:47,080 --> 00:12:50,400 Speaker 6: about last year Justin Jefferson got injured and then everyone's like, Okay, 273 00:12:50,400 --> 00:12:52,840 Speaker 6: what's going to happen Jordan Addison as a rookie steps 274 00:12:52,880 --> 00:12:54,880 Speaker 6: up this year coming in, there's going to be some 275 00:12:54,960 --> 00:12:56,920 Speaker 6: questions as well. It's going on there and just trying 276 00:12:56,920 --> 00:12:58,679 Speaker 6: to figure out who's going to be the guy to 277 00:12:58,720 --> 00:13:01,000 Speaker 6: step up and make this rosters be really fun to watch. 278 00:13:01,240 --> 00:13:05,160 Speaker 1: Shout out to ESPN's Kevin Seyffert for this little nugget 279 00:13:05,160 --> 00:13:08,320 Speaker 1: he has. The Vikings have used eleven personnel, so three 280 00:13:08,320 --> 00:13:11,040 Speaker 1: wide receivers on sixty nine percent of the snaps in 281 00:13:11,080 --> 00:13:14,440 Speaker 1: the first two seasons under Kevin O'Connell. It's the eighth 282 00:13:14,559 --> 00:13:17,680 Speaker 1: most in the NFL during that period. So that third 283 00:13:17,720 --> 00:13:20,360 Speaker 1: receiver is a very crucial part to what Kevin O'Connell 284 00:13:20,400 --> 00:13:22,600 Speaker 1: likes to do on offense, and just listening to him 285 00:13:22,600 --> 00:13:25,520 Speaker 1: talk about that problem or not or not problem, but 286 00:13:25,559 --> 00:13:28,960 Speaker 1: that the potential of finding that third receiver. At the 287 00:13:29,000 --> 00:13:31,320 Speaker 1: press conference a couple of days ago, he had said 288 00:13:31,320 --> 00:13:33,560 Speaker 1: it it's going to be a very competitive battle, but 289 00:13:33,600 --> 00:13:36,560 Speaker 1: that the third wide receiver position could look a little different. 290 00:13:36,600 --> 00:13:38,800 Speaker 1: It can be a lot of a lot of different ways. 291 00:13:38,840 --> 00:13:42,040 Speaker 1: You can't just call them the outside receiver or the 292 00:13:42,040 --> 00:13:45,160 Speaker 1: slot receiver. He's kind of looking for different guys to 293 00:13:45,200 --> 00:13:47,200 Speaker 1: fill those roles at different times. So it may not 294 00:13:47,320 --> 00:13:50,880 Speaker 1: be just a one number three receiver that you are 295 00:13:50,960 --> 00:13:51,520 Speaker 1: used to seeing. 296 00:13:51,559 --> 00:13:53,280 Speaker 5: It could be a committee. 297 00:13:52,760 --> 00:13:55,720 Speaker 1: Of guys with special skill sets that could make up 298 00:13:55,760 --> 00:13:59,280 Speaker 1: that position. And I think that's really important to kind 299 00:13:59,280 --> 00:14:02,480 Speaker 1: of look at when you like Sherfield or Powell or Naylor. 300 00:14:02,520 --> 00:14:04,720 Speaker 1: It could be like a mixture or a combo of 301 00:14:04,760 --> 00:14:07,719 Speaker 1: those guys that will be in that spot. So it's 302 00:14:07,760 --> 00:14:10,480 Speaker 1: going to be an interesting battle to watch for sure. 303 00:14:10,360 --> 00:14:12,880 Speaker 6: Which is why even the tight end position comes into 304 00:14:12,880 --> 00:14:14,440 Speaker 6: play a little bit there because you have a guy 305 00:14:14,440 --> 00:14:17,040 Speaker 6: like Nikhil Harry who was a wide receiver and shifted 306 00:14:17,120 --> 00:14:19,600 Speaker 6: over to tight end, So like there could be multiple 307 00:14:19,600 --> 00:14:20,920 Speaker 6: there too. And I think it's going to be really 308 00:14:20,960 --> 00:14:23,600 Speaker 6: crazy to watch how they jockey that position when they 309 00:14:23,600 --> 00:14:26,160 Speaker 6: do go through the fifty three men roster and cut 310 00:14:26,160 --> 00:14:29,320 Speaker 6: it down and then also throw people on practice squad. 311 00:14:29,360 --> 00:14:31,800 Speaker 6: I'm just I'm really curious to see how many slots 312 00:14:31,840 --> 00:14:35,600 Speaker 6: do they add to that position within the roster versus 313 00:14:35,720 --> 00:14:37,360 Speaker 6: some of the other decisions they're gonna have to make 314 00:14:37,400 --> 00:14:40,880 Speaker 6: and the defense and secondary in those kind of places. 315 00:14:40,960 --> 00:14:43,800 Speaker 4: Yeah, it's going to be a committee by effort. And 316 00:14:44,240 --> 00:14:46,120 Speaker 4: you can even throw a running back in that mix. 317 00:14:46,320 --> 00:14:48,280 Speaker 4: You have two running backs, and you got Aaron Jones, 318 00:14:48,280 --> 00:14:50,600 Speaker 4: now you got Ty Chandler. There's so many different ways 319 00:14:50,600 --> 00:14:52,960 Speaker 4: that you can make up for that wide receiver three spot. 320 00:14:53,040 --> 00:14:56,480 Speaker 4: But still if you don't have a for sure guy 321 00:14:56,640 --> 00:14:59,680 Speaker 4: in that spot that could step up to that wide 322 00:14:59,680 --> 00:15:02,920 Speaker 4: receiver two spot. When JJ or Jordan Addison goes down 323 00:15:02,960 --> 00:15:05,720 Speaker 4: like last year, you're going to be searching for answers. 324 00:15:05,720 --> 00:15:08,680 Speaker 4: So style of play is a word that Kevin O'Connell 325 00:15:08,760 --> 00:15:10,440 Speaker 4: has used a bunch of times, and I know he 326 00:15:10,480 --> 00:15:13,120 Speaker 4: said that's going to be his word this offseason. Style 327 00:15:13,160 --> 00:15:15,880 Speaker 4: of play is something that the Vikings are emphasizing, and 328 00:15:15,920 --> 00:15:18,280 Speaker 4: I think when it comes to addressing that wide receiver 329 00:15:18,360 --> 00:15:20,440 Speaker 4: three positions, style of play is going to be a 330 00:15:20,560 --> 00:15:24,000 Speaker 4: huge factor. When doing so, I'm going to talk about 331 00:15:24,000 --> 00:15:27,720 Speaker 4: the cornerback side of the ball because these receivers would 332 00:15:27,760 --> 00:15:31,280 Speaker 4: be nothing without the DBS, and for me, the cornerback 333 00:15:31,320 --> 00:15:34,200 Speaker 4: position right now is wide open when it comes to depth. 334 00:15:34,800 --> 00:15:37,080 Speaker 4: It was just reported Kevin O'Connell talked to the media 335 00:15:37,120 --> 00:15:41,600 Speaker 4: earlier this week Makai Blackman towards ACL in practice. He's 336 00:15:41,640 --> 00:15:44,800 Speaker 4: out for the entire season. So right now, outside of 337 00:15:45,000 --> 00:15:50,000 Speaker 4: Caleb Evans, Byron Murphy, Junior, Shaq Griffin, and Andrew Booth Jr. 338 00:15:50,480 --> 00:15:53,160 Speaker 4: There are a lot of opportunities for guys to be 339 00:15:53,160 --> 00:15:55,480 Speaker 4: able to make plays this year. Granted, we did resign 340 00:15:55,600 --> 00:15:58,000 Speaker 4: Duke Shelley, that's a fan favorite, but he's going to 341 00:15:58,040 --> 00:16:01,960 Speaker 4: be vying for roster for a roster spot with guys 342 00:16:01,960 --> 00:16:05,440 Speaker 4: like Dwight mcglother, aj Green the third, so many guys 343 00:16:06,360 --> 00:16:09,280 Speaker 4: capable of stepping up in that role. And I know 344 00:16:09,360 --> 00:16:13,920 Speaker 4: Brian Flores values that dB position, that cornerback position very highly, 345 00:16:14,040 --> 00:16:18,479 Speaker 4: probably highly over probably he probably probably prioritizes the cornerback 346 00:16:18,480 --> 00:16:22,480 Speaker 4: position over a defensive lineman. So, speaking of addressing this 347 00:16:22,840 --> 00:16:26,640 Speaker 4: void that Makai Blackman has now offered this Vikings defense, 348 00:16:27,040 --> 00:16:29,440 Speaker 4: it is going to be interesting to see how how 349 00:16:29,480 --> 00:16:33,560 Speaker 4: this Vikings team addresses that with these future practices, including 350 00:16:33,560 --> 00:16:35,600 Speaker 4: the joint practice with the Cleveland Browns in a few weeks. 351 00:16:35,640 --> 00:16:37,400 Speaker 6: Well, I think it's so important for them because they 352 00:16:37,400 --> 00:16:39,040 Speaker 6: have to be able to function a lot of times 353 00:16:39,080 --> 00:16:41,040 Speaker 6: on an island given them on a blitzing that they 354 00:16:41,040 --> 00:16:43,640 Speaker 6: had been doing or even being asked to make that 355 00:16:43,720 --> 00:16:45,680 Speaker 6: shift in blitz and then you know the trade off 356 00:16:45,680 --> 00:16:48,200 Speaker 6: that happens with the safety, so like that position is 357 00:16:48,200 --> 00:16:50,880 Speaker 6: so crucial, and last year we saw, you know, a 358 00:16:50,960 --> 00:16:52,960 Speaker 6: rash of injuries that had hit and made it a 359 00:16:53,000 --> 00:16:55,400 Speaker 6: little thin for the team, So it's something they tried 360 00:16:55,400 --> 00:16:59,160 Speaker 6: to prioritize this offseason. It's so incredibly unfortunate for Makaida 361 00:16:59,280 --> 00:17:01,440 Speaker 6: to blow his ac all on day one, But it 362 00:17:01,560 --> 00:17:04,200 Speaker 6: just means, like you're talking about before, the idea that 363 00:17:04,200 --> 00:17:06,560 Speaker 6: there's just so many more opportunities for some of these guys. 364 00:17:06,600 --> 00:17:08,600 Speaker 6: So I will be curious to see if they make 365 00:17:08,640 --> 00:17:12,720 Speaker 6: any more moves here during preseason just because of who's available. 366 00:17:12,760 --> 00:17:15,560 Speaker 6: But at the same point, you know it's getting down 367 00:17:15,600 --> 00:17:18,040 Speaker 6: to make decision time. They're gonna have to make some 368 00:17:18,080 --> 00:17:20,800 Speaker 6: decisions fairly quick, and I will be curious to see 369 00:17:20,800 --> 00:17:24,119 Speaker 6: who gets game action and who doesn't during the preseason games. 370 00:17:24,240 --> 00:17:25,720 Speaker 3: So unfortunate for McKay. 371 00:17:25,800 --> 00:17:26,480 Speaker 5: It really is. 372 00:17:26,920 --> 00:17:30,280 Speaker 1: I mean, Kevin O'Connell today said he established himself as 373 00:17:30,560 --> 00:17:32,840 Speaker 1: someone who they wanted to be able to count on 374 00:17:32,920 --> 00:17:36,720 Speaker 1: this season, and it's just, you know, there's always I 375 00:17:36,760 --> 00:17:38,639 Speaker 1: hate saying this, I'm not gonna win right now, but 376 00:17:38,680 --> 00:17:40,600 Speaker 1: it just feels like there's always that one injury that 377 00:17:40,640 --> 00:17:42,399 Speaker 1: you just sort of like, gosh, what could have what 378 00:17:42,440 --> 00:17:44,200 Speaker 1: could have been? And I feel like that that happened 379 00:17:44,200 --> 00:17:45,600 Speaker 1: a little early this season. 380 00:17:45,520 --> 00:17:49,000 Speaker 4: And it just sucks because when you hear about the news, 381 00:17:49,040 --> 00:17:53,240 Speaker 4: the unfortunate news this offseason of Kyrie Jackson, unfortunately losing 382 00:17:53,280 --> 00:17:56,399 Speaker 4: his night, his life. That not only put a void 383 00:17:56,560 --> 00:17:58,879 Speaker 4: for this Minnesota Vikings team on the field, but it 384 00:17:58,920 --> 00:18:00,920 Speaker 4: also put a void in this life room off the field. 385 00:18:00,960 --> 00:18:02,000 Speaker 3: And I know that's. 386 00:18:01,840 --> 00:18:05,719 Speaker 4: Something that the Vikings have have really promoted their efforts towards, 387 00:18:05,800 --> 00:18:09,040 Speaker 4: especially that the ownership group. And as of right now, 388 00:18:09,080 --> 00:18:11,960 Speaker 4: it was reported that members of the Vikings organization such 389 00:18:12,000 --> 00:18:15,680 Speaker 4: as Quasio Dopo, Mensa, head coach Kevin O'Connell, defensive coordinator 390 00:18:15,680 --> 00:18:18,920 Speaker 4: Brian Flores, Matt Daniels, and a few other people will 391 00:18:18,920 --> 00:18:22,560 Speaker 4: attend the funeral on Friday, July twenty six and in addition, 392 00:18:22,640 --> 00:18:25,480 Speaker 4: the team is contributing more than twenty thousand dollars towards 393 00:18:25,720 --> 00:18:28,359 Speaker 4: his funeral expenses and will pay out the remainder of 394 00:18:28,560 --> 00:18:32,919 Speaker 4: Kyrie Jackson's signing bonus to his estates. Finally, and we 395 00:18:33,000 --> 00:18:36,600 Speaker 4: probably have seen it now, Kyrie Jackson's number thirty one 396 00:18:36,680 --> 00:18:40,359 Speaker 4: jersey and his locker at TCOPC will remain unused for 397 00:18:40,440 --> 00:18:43,680 Speaker 4: the twenty twenty four season, and players will wear decal 398 00:18:43,840 --> 00:18:47,040 Speaker 4: Hellman's with his initials for the entire season, while coaches 399 00:18:47,080 --> 00:18:49,960 Speaker 4: and staff will have the opportunity to wear pins with 400 00:18:50,040 --> 00:18:53,080 Speaker 4: the same design right now on the practice field. Once 401 00:18:53,160 --> 00:18:56,760 Speaker 4: fans get an opportunity to see these Vikings team practice 402 00:18:56,800 --> 00:19:02,480 Speaker 4: this year, they'll see a big stencil kJ sign basically 403 00:19:02,520 --> 00:19:06,040 Speaker 4: with the Vikings honoring Kyrie Jackson's name and his legacy 404 00:19:06,080 --> 00:19:10,000 Speaker 4: moving forward. So a lot of efforts going towards his 405 00:19:10,040 --> 00:19:13,600 Speaker 4: family and just a very, very unfortunate a series of 406 00:19:13,640 --> 00:19:16,240 Speaker 4: events that happened this offseason is just just just sad 407 00:19:16,520 --> 00:19:19,920 Speaker 4: to even talk about, and then even talk about football afterwards. 408 00:19:19,920 --> 00:19:23,879 Speaker 4: So I know this is a well oiled machine for 409 00:19:23,960 --> 00:19:26,919 Speaker 4: this Minnesota Vikings team, and I know you unfortunately have 410 00:19:27,000 --> 00:19:31,080 Speaker 4: to find ways to honor Kyrie's legacy and that corner 411 00:19:31,200 --> 00:19:34,640 Speaker 4: back position group, even though it is kind of not 412 00:19:34,640 --> 00:19:37,280 Speaker 4: not as strong as it could have been, They're probably 413 00:19:37,320 --> 00:19:40,520 Speaker 4: going to use Kyrie Jackson's name as an extra boost 414 00:19:40,600 --> 00:19:42,720 Speaker 4: to be able to make some extra place for that 415 00:19:42,800 --> 00:19:43,520 Speaker 4: secondary unit. 416 00:19:43,560 --> 00:19:45,720 Speaker 1: Tatum, Yeah, it's been a it's been a hard time, 417 00:19:45,840 --> 00:19:48,240 Speaker 1: a really tough off season, I think around here with that, 418 00:19:48,359 --> 00:19:53,360 Speaker 1: you just you saw how infectious he was. His personality 419 00:19:53,520 --> 00:19:56,719 Speaker 1: was so much fun to be around, and and just 420 00:19:56,960 --> 00:20:01,760 Speaker 1: it's just tough to see potential and to see a 421 00:20:01,880 --> 00:20:05,200 Speaker 1: light like that get extinguished so much too soon for. 422 00:20:05,160 --> 00:20:07,840 Speaker 6: Sure, And you know, I truly even personally, and I 423 00:20:07,920 --> 00:20:09,280 Speaker 6: know I've had a bunch of people reach out to 424 00:20:09,280 --> 00:20:11,320 Speaker 6: me mentioning the fact of just the way it's been 425 00:20:11,320 --> 00:20:14,000 Speaker 6: handled by the organization. So it just feels like once 426 00:20:14,040 --> 00:20:16,880 Speaker 6: again they're stepping up and being first class across the board. 427 00:20:16,880 --> 00:20:19,679 Speaker 6: And it's a horrible situation for you know, Kyrie Jackson's 428 00:20:19,720 --> 00:20:23,320 Speaker 6: friends and family, and so hopefully, you know, just the 429 00:20:23,359 --> 00:20:25,760 Speaker 6: way that they're going to honor him this season will 430 00:20:25,800 --> 00:20:29,040 Speaker 6: be something that not only for the fans, but especially 431 00:20:29,040 --> 00:20:31,679 Speaker 6: for the players who got to know him, will be 432 00:20:31,880 --> 00:20:34,320 Speaker 6: kind of extra motivation and even just a spotlight to 433 00:20:34,359 --> 00:20:37,360 Speaker 6: be able to, you know, shine on for all of them. 434 00:20:37,400 --> 00:20:39,679 Speaker 6: And so hopefully Kyrie Jackson will be there with them 435 00:20:39,720 --> 00:20:41,119 Speaker 6: in spirit for the rest of the season. 436 00:20:41,359 --> 00:20:41,760 Speaker 3: For sure. 437 00:20:42,040 --> 00:20:45,359 Speaker 4: I'm just just sat in by it and hopefully, you know, 438 00:20:45,600 --> 00:20:48,680 Speaker 4: this his his family, you know, still feels the love 439 00:20:48,840 --> 00:20:51,760 Speaker 4: still feels, you know, like the organization continues to support 440 00:20:51,760 --> 00:20:55,000 Speaker 4: them as they continue to grieve through this tough process. 441 00:20:55,040 --> 00:20:58,440 Speaker 4: But unfortunately, as we continue to move on in this podcast, 442 00:20:58,520 --> 00:21:00,840 Speaker 4: I want to get to our specials for the show. 443 00:21:01,400 --> 00:21:04,400 Speaker 4: It's a little bit of a different change of pace 444 00:21:04,440 --> 00:21:08,399 Speaker 4: for us. Usually we're talking to football analysts and football guests. 445 00:21:08,440 --> 00:21:13,200 Speaker 4: But for our guest today, we have some Minnesota rappers, Shawn, 446 00:21:13,240 --> 00:21:17,200 Speaker 4: Anonymous and Nerdy, both Minnesota locals. I call them Minnesota 447 00:21:17,200 --> 00:21:20,919 Speaker 4: Minnesota maestros. If you are aware of our podcast, you 448 00:21:21,000 --> 00:21:23,600 Speaker 4: understand that Eric Davidson is the producer of our show 449 00:21:23,840 --> 00:21:26,080 Speaker 4: and he doesn't say much, but when he does say 450 00:21:26,119 --> 00:21:30,680 Speaker 4: a few things, we listen and his exact words. When 451 00:21:31,160 --> 00:21:32,920 Speaker 4: talking about these two guys, he was like, we gotta 452 00:21:32,920 --> 00:21:34,919 Speaker 4: get him on the podcast, and we got to promote 453 00:21:34,960 --> 00:21:37,920 Speaker 4: their efforts because on August fifth, they will be performing 454 00:21:38,000 --> 00:21:41,199 Speaker 4: at the TCO Night Practice right here at the TCO 455 00:21:41,280 --> 00:21:43,960 Speaker 4: Performance Center, and you will not want to miss out. 456 00:21:44,320 --> 00:21:45,560 Speaker 4: Better yet, let's talk to. 457 00:21:45,560 --> 00:21:46,880 Speaker 3: These guys right now. 458 00:21:47,880 --> 00:21:49,960 Speaker 4: Well, it's not often that we get Minnesota maestros to 459 00:21:50,040 --> 00:21:52,800 Speaker 4: join our show, but today we have just that. It 460 00:21:52,880 --> 00:21:55,960 Speaker 4: is my pleasure to officially welcome shawan Anonymous and Nerdy 461 00:21:56,000 --> 00:21:58,760 Speaker 4: to the Minnesota Vikings Podcast. And in a few days 462 00:21:58,760 --> 00:22:01,359 Speaker 4: on August fifth, Seawan and Already will grace our fans 463 00:22:01,440 --> 00:22:06,360 Speaker 4: presence with a live concert at t c O Night Practice. 464 00:22:06,359 --> 00:22:09,080 Speaker 4: And guys, our producer I got to give him credit Uh, 465 00:22:09,200 --> 00:22:12,080 Speaker 4: he put us in contact with you guys, and I 466 00:22:12,119 --> 00:22:13,840 Speaker 4: would say about two or three weeks ago, he was like, 467 00:22:13,840 --> 00:22:15,600 Speaker 4: you got to check these guys out. Andy, And a 468 00:22:15,600 --> 00:22:18,639 Speaker 4: lot of people know that I'm a stickler for new music, 469 00:22:18,760 --> 00:22:22,400 Speaker 4: like I like my afrobeats, I like my you know, reggae. 470 00:22:22,840 --> 00:22:26,240 Speaker 4: But when he says, when Eric gives me the the 471 00:22:26,400 --> 00:22:28,720 Speaker 4: green light to listen to new artists, I check him out. 472 00:22:28,720 --> 00:22:31,400 Speaker 4: And I've been listening to you guys's most recent albums 473 00:22:31,440 --> 00:22:35,280 Speaker 4: the past few days and I must say our fans 474 00:22:35,320 --> 00:22:38,640 Speaker 4: will be very excited for that live concert on August fifth. 475 00:22:38,640 --> 00:22:48,240 Speaker 3: Appreciate you guys. Wow, I'm feeling it. I feel I flattered. 476 00:22:48,880 --> 00:22:50,720 Speaker 2: Yeah, I should know how to make a guy feel welcome. 477 00:22:51,359 --> 00:22:52,320 Speaker 3: That's what we do. 478 00:22:52,359 --> 00:22:54,280 Speaker 4: And just just thinking of that, right, Like you guys 479 00:22:54,280 --> 00:22:56,639 Speaker 4: are both from Minnesota, Like, so this is this is 480 00:22:56,680 --> 00:22:59,120 Speaker 4: going to be a concert on your home turf. 481 00:22:59,000 --> 00:23:01,919 Speaker 7: Which is amazing. It's so cool to be able to 482 00:23:01,920 --> 00:23:02,680 Speaker 7: be a part of something. 483 00:23:03,080 --> 00:23:03,640 Speaker 3: What does that mean? 484 00:23:04,040 --> 00:23:06,320 Speaker 2: I mean it means so much to me growing up 485 00:23:06,400 --> 00:23:09,919 Speaker 2: with the Vikings, you know, in a Viking's household. My 486 00:23:09,920 --> 00:23:12,359 Speaker 2: my pops came over here from Ireland, so he wasn't 487 00:23:12,359 --> 00:23:15,960 Speaker 2: really aware what American football was at first, and so 488 00:23:16,240 --> 00:23:18,639 Speaker 2: the first time he watched it, he turned it on 489 00:23:18,840 --> 00:23:21,879 Speaker 2: expecting to see soccer and he asked my uncle, He's like, 490 00:23:21,880 --> 00:23:24,280 Speaker 2: what's this little brown thing that they're thrown around. He's like, Oh, 491 00:23:24,280 --> 00:23:28,120 Speaker 2: that's American football. And then and then within a year 492 00:23:28,200 --> 00:23:31,320 Speaker 2: he became one of the biggest Vikings fans you'll ever meet, 493 00:23:31,480 --> 00:23:34,080 Speaker 2: just a die hard and even when he went back 494 00:23:34,080 --> 00:23:36,760 Speaker 2: to Ireland, he brought the love of the Vikings back 495 00:23:36,800 --> 00:23:40,480 Speaker 2: to Belfast. So now there's a huge contention of my 496 00:23:40,600 --> 00:23:43,399 Speaker 2: family over there that are just die hard Vikings fans 497 00:23:43,400 --> 00:23:45,320 Speaker 2: and watch every game even though they have to stay 498 00:23:45,359 --> 00:23:47,639 Speaker 2: up till three o'clock in the warning or whatever to 499 00:23:47,720 --> 00:23:48,119 Speaker 2: watch it. 500 00:23:48,720 --> 00:23:49,960 Speaker 5: Become a Vikings fan well. 501 00:23:50,000 --> 00:23:53,960 Speaker 7: So I sports is one of the like the great connectors, 502 00:23:54,160 --> 00:23:56,199 Speaker 7: I think. So when I moved here when I was 503 00:23:56,200 --> 00:23:58,040 Speaker 7: really young, so I moved from the Bronx, right, So 504 00:23:58,080 --> 00:23:59,679 Speaker 7: my family's actually giants. 505 00:24:00,520 --> 00:24:01,240 Speaker 4: Sorry about that. 506 00:24:03,119 --> 00:24:07,960 Speaker 7: You know, it's gonna be a whole thing. But I 507 00:24:08,280 --> 00:24:10,520 Speaker 7: think to be able to get connected with the team 508 00:24:10,600 --> 00:24:13,159 Speaker 7: that where you're at is powerful and so that's how 509 00:24:13,200 --> 00:24:16,080 Speaker 7: you make friends, you talk, you get to experience all 510 00:24:16,080 --> 00:24:20,399 Speaker 7: the big stuff and also my family. Uh now, my 511 00:24:20,600 --> 00:24:25,680 Speaker 7: wife's sister is actually one of the Vikings cheerleaders, Casey's 512 00:24:25,800 --> 00:24:32,600 Speaker 7: so yeah, I know, we're like now, what's become like 513 00:24:32,720 --> 00:24:36,560 Speaker 7: the Vikings is the family team, you know, and so 514 00:24:36,600 --> 00:24:38,400 Speaker 7: to be able to come out and see stuff and 515 00:24:38,640 --> 00:24:40,960 Speaker 7: be here for so long. When I used to do 516 00:24:41,080 --> 00:24:43,120 Speaker 7: tours back at my college, when I worked at admissions, 517 00:24:43,160 --> 00:24:45,040 Speaker 7: one of the things I would tell people, it's like 518 00:24:45,240 --> 00:24:48,840 Speaker 7: the Viking Stadium was right across it was a selling point, 519 00:24:49,280 --> 00:24:49,480 Speaker 7: you know. 520 00:24:49,720 --> 00:24:52,440 Speaker 3: So the Vikings is a part of the part of 521 00:24:52,480 --> 00:24:52,960 Speaker 3: the heartbeat. 522 00:24:53,000 --> 00:24:54,360 Speaker 5: Now it's really awesome. I love that. 523 00:24:54,480 --> 00:24:59,000 Speaker 1: I love that you're able to not only perform for fans, 524 00:24:59,080 --> 00:25:01,440 Speaker 1: but your music maybe get some new fans as well 525 00:25:01,520 --> 00:25:03,800 Speaker 1: in the making. But but now you're doing it in 526 00:25:03,840 --> 00:25:05,600 Speaker 1: front of Vikings fans. 527 00:25:05,640 --> 00:25:07,480 Speaker 5: So is there anything or I. 528 00:25:07,440 --> 00:25:10,119 Speaker 1: Guess what can fans expect when they come out tonight 529 00:25:10,160 --> 00:25:12,960 Speaker 1: practice and they see I'll start with you sean seous show. 530 00:25:14,160 --> 00:25:17,639 Speaker 2: You know, just high energy, a lot of wordplay. I 531 00:25:17,720 --> 00:25:25,160 Speaker 2: like to think that uh syllable similar. Yeah, I love 532 00:25:25,200 --> 00:25:27,200 Speaker 2: to freestyle a lot, and so we've done. 533 00:25:27,440 --> 00:25:29,720 Speaker 5: Doing that today, right. 534 00:25:33,680 --> 00:25:35,560 Speaker 3: Box, you guys will. 535 00:25:37,880 --> 00:25:45,960 Speaker 4: That's why we talk yeah, and bets, I mean. 536 00:25:44,280 --> 00:25:45,920 Speaker 1: Let me take let me let me think about it 537 00:25:45,960 --> 00:25:48,040 Speaker 1: while you guys, you know, keep keep going off. 538 00:25:48,720 --> 00:25:51,359 Speaker 2: We've done a couple of different sports related shows in 539 00:25:51,359 --> 00:25:53,640 Speaker 2: the past. We've done you and I have both performed 540 00:25:53,680 --> 00:25:56,600 Speaker 2: at the pro wrestling stuff that they do it for 541 00:25:56,640 --> 00:25:59,400 Speaker 2: a staff and just to engage with a different type 542 00:25:59,440 --> 00:26:01,879 Speaker 2: of audience. You know, that's not just there for a 543 00:26:01,920 --> 00:26:04,720 Speaker 2: classic hip hop show. They're there for different all sorts 544 00:26:04,720 --> 00:26:07,600 Speaker 2: of different reasons. So to engage with the audience. Sometimes 545 00:26:07,600 --> 00:26:10,000 Speaker 2: I find it fun to do a little freestyle that 546 00:26:10,359 --> 00:26:12,719 Speaker 2: takes off with the imagery and everything going around us. 547 00:26:12,800 --> 00:26:14,760 Speaker 3: Now we gotta get them, now, we gotta get you 548 00:26:14,760 --> 00:26:16,399 Speaker 3: to the freestyle. Yeah, now we got to get you to 549 00:26:16,440 --> 00:26:16,879 Speaker 3: the freestyle. 550 00:26:21,840 --> 00:26:25,439 Speaker 7: What about you know, well, my show is high energy, 551 00:26:25,480 --> 00:26:29,199 Speaker 7: it's fun. When I started, Sean Anonymous was like one 552 00:26:29,200 --> 00:26:30,720 Speaker 7: of the first people who put me on when I 553 00:26:30,760 --> 00:26:33,280 Speaker 7: started doing music. So it's really cool to be able 554 00:26:33,320 --> 00:26:35,960 Speaker 7: to be here, like do this show with him. But yeah, 555 00:26:35,960 --> 00:26:37,600 Speaker 7: you're gonna get a lot of high energy. You're gonna 556 00:26:37,600 --> 00:26:38,800 Speaker 7: get a lot of singing, a lot of dancing, a 557 00:26:38,800 --> 00:26:42,440 Speaker 7: lot of moving around, a lot of like wild references 558 00:26:42,480 --> 00:26:47,800 Speaker 7: to like nineties cartoons you're into and like, you're gonna 559 00:26:47,840 --> 00:26:50,320 Speaker 7: have a lot of fun. It's uh, it's really fun 560 00:26:50,359 --> 00:26:52,040 Speaker 7: for the whole families. What I like to do I 561 00:26:52,040 --> 00:26:54,679 Speaker 7: try to I market myself as hip hop for anybody 562 00:26:54,720 --> 00:26:56,679 Speaker 7: who's felt a little bit different. And I like to 563 00:26:56,680 --> 00:26:59,320 Speaker 7: be able to create moments that you can spend with 564 00:26:59,640 --> 00:27:02,080 Speaker 7: your homes and like with your grandma, you don't have 565 00:27:02,080 --> 00:27:04,679 Speaker 7: to like turn off, turn it off. You know your 566 00:27:04,680 --> 00:27:07,320 Speaker 7: Grandma's in the car. It's kind of like the energy 567 00:27:07,320 --> 00:27:10,480 Speaker 7: that I like to bring because especially with an event 568 00:27:10,560 --> 00:27:12,879 Speaker 7: like this where we're trying to get every the community 569 00:27:12,920 --> 00:27:15,720 Speaker 7: out to feel that connectivity is a big thing. So 570 00:27:15,760 --> 00:27:18,160 Speaker 7: when you come into a nerdy show, you're gonna leave 571 00:27:18,200 --> 00:27:20,480 Speaker 7: a fan, or the very least, you're gonna find someone 572 00:27:20,560 --> 00:27:22,639 Speaker 7: to call and be like, I have something that you 573 00:27:22,680 --> 00:27:24,840 Speaker 7: are gonna love on Sean. 574 00:27:24,640 --> 00:27:26,000 Speaker 5: You were supposed to do this last year. 575 00:27:26,400 --> 00:27:27,359 Speaker 7: I was. 576 00:27:30,000 --> 00:27:30,840 Speaker 4: Better late than ever. 577 00:27:31,000 --> 00:27:32,920 Speaker 3: Yeah, it was the right. 578 00:27:32,720 --> 00:27:36,280 Speaker 2: Time, right about bringing my Lucky Rabbit's foot, I'm a 579 00:27:36,359 --> 00:27:39,080 Speaker 2: very very superstitious person, so I almost don't want to 580 00:27:39,400 --> 00:27:41,000 Speaker 2: talk about it too much. But I did have a 581 00:27:41,040 --> 00:27:43,199 Speaker 2: good time just touring the facility and I got to 582 00:27:43,280 --> 00:27:45,840 Speaker 2: check out the got to check out the training camp 583 00:27:45,880 --> 00:27:47,720 Speaker 2: and see all the players doing their things and the 584 00:27:47,800 --> 00:27:51,880 Speaker 2: intros fireworks, you know, yeah, really excited. 585 00:27:53,760 --> 00:27:56,800 Speaker 4: Yeah, Eric Davis and our producer showed us a video. 586 00:27:56,840 --> 00:27:59,679 Speaker 4: He sent the Tatum and I video yesterday and it 587 00:27:59,720 --> 00:28:03,440 Speaker 4: was basically Nerdy you doing the skull chain at the Minnesota. 588 00:28:03,080 --> 00:28:07,160 Speaker 2: Zoo withto walks through that that was the same day 589 00:28:07,280 --> 00:28:12,960 Speaker 2: as he was. They all wearing the Vikings. 590 00:28:14,000 --> 00:28:15,720 Speaker 7: Yeah, Sean had asked me, He had hit me up 591 00:28:15,760 --> 00:28:17,359 Speaker 7: and said, hey, can you can you want to do 592 00:28:17,400 --> 00:28:19,399 Speaker 7: this thing with me? And I was like, oh my goodness, 593 00:28:19,440 --> 00:28:21,200 Speaker 7: I was already booked for a thing, but I would 594 00:28:21,320 --> 00:28:23,359 Speaker 7: very much love to, so keep me in mind. 595 00:28:23,480 --> 00:28:27,280 Speaker 3: And then so in honor of that, me and the band. 596 00:28:27,000 --> 00:28:29,160 Speaker 7: We all put on our Vikings gear because we wanted 597 00:28:29,200 --> 00:28:31,000 Speaker 7: to kind of like show solidarity. 598 00:28:31,040 --> 00:28:32,639 Speaker 3: So we were over at the zoo and then so 599 00:28:32,720 --> 00:28:34,880 Speaker 3: I was like, hey, everybody, let's do this chan let's 600 00:28:34,920 --> 00:28:36,760 Speaker 3: do get it ready to go. And that was such 601 00:28:36,800 --> 00:28:37,400 Speaker 3: a fun time. 602 00:28:37,560 --> 00:28:42,120 Speaker 7: Like the fan, Nerdy fans and Vikings fans are very 603 00:28:42,280 --> 00:28:45,640 Speaker 7: like interconnected just because it's very community based and also 604 00:28:45,960 --> 00:28:48,640 Speaker 7: we love to see we we love to like cheer 605 00:28:48,720 --> 00:28:53,959 Speaker 7: on like the underdog so often we get overlooked, and 606 00:28:54,000 --> 00:28:56,160 Speaker 7: I think, like, it's that energy that's that that never 607 00:28:56,240 --> 00:28:59,720 Speaker 7: give up attitude that Vikings fans have that brings really 608 00:28:59,720 --> 00:29:00,720 Speaker 7: great local music. 609 00:29:00,760 --> 00:29:03,560 Speaker 2: All right, Yeah, I totally agree you. Hearing you talk 610 00:29:03,560 --> 00:29:08,640 Speaker 2: about it, it's making me. I'm like, yeah, I'm like, oh, 611 00:29:08,920 --> 00:29:10,160 Speaker 2: I just feel like it's meant to be. 612 00:29:10,440 --> 00:29:10,680 Speaker 3: Yeah. 613 00:29:10,760 --> 00:29:12,840 Speaker 2: No, it's the top echnicity, serendipity. 614 00:29:13,120 --> 00:29:16,600 Speaker 7: We found it like it's the time for this, like 615 00:29:16,760 --> 00:29:19,440 Speaker 7: first ever concert at the training camp. 616 00:29:19,480 --> 00:29:22,760 Speaker 2: Wow wow, yeah, because last year was supposed to be 617 00:29:22,760 --> 00:29:25,920 Speaker 2: the first performance. There's DJs all the time. But yeah, no, 618 00:29:26,040 --> 00:29:28,360 Speaker 2: you're right, you're right just out here making history. I 619 00:29:28,400 --> 00:29:30,320 Speaker 2: guess when you. 620 00:29:30,240 --> 00:29:33,040 Speaker 1: Think about the performance you're gonna put on for fans 621 00:29:33,080 --> 00:29:35,720 Speaker 1: in that are you know they're football fans, Viking fans 622 00:29:35,720 --> 00:29:37,200 Speaker 1: first when they come out here. When you think of that, 623 00:29:37,280 --> 00:29:39,840 Speaker 1: what type of like how much thought or what type 624 00:29:39,840 --> 00:29:42,680 Speaker 1: of thought goes into making a set list that's for 625 00:29:42,760 --> 00:29:44,520 Speaker 1: you to go out there, Sean, I'll let you go. 626 00:29:44,680 --> 00:29:44,880 Speaker 4: Yeah. 627 00:29:44,920 --> 00:29:48,560 Speaker 2: I feel like for me, I just want to make 628 00:29:48,600 --> 00:29:50,200 Speaker 2: sure that I don't swear to. 629 00:29:52,560 --> 00:29:54,520 Speaker 1: Music out So you probably want to include some of 630 00:29:54,520 --> 00:29:55,480 Speaker 1: the new tracks, right. 631 00:29:55,600 --> 00:29:58,120 Speaker 2: Yeah, I would love to yep for sure. And sometimes 632 00:29:58,160 --> 00:29:59,880 Speaker 2: my music tends to get a little bit on this 633 00:30:00,040 --> 00:30:03,120 Speaker 2: zomber side or introspective, and this is more of a 634 00:30:03,200 --> 00:30:06,080 Speaker 2: you know, fun for the family, fun party type environment, 635 00:30:06,160 --> 00:30:08,840 Speaker 2: So it will it's gonna be a lot of work, so. 636 00:30:09,400 --> 00:30:12,720 Speaker 4: You have to prioritize your list based off of your audience. 637 00:30:13,120 --> 00:30:16,000 Speaker 2: Yeah, definitely. I do have a couple fallbacks. Like we 638 00:30:16,120 --> 00:30:18,560 Speaker 2: used to do Warp Tour back in the day, and 639 00:30:18,640 --> 00:30:22,040 Speaker 2: that was all ages and that was, yeah, my stage 640 00:30:22,040 --> 00:30:24,840 Speaker 2: at least everybody else was wearing up a storm. But 641 00:30:25,320 --> 00:30:27,160 Speaker 2: since we were the hip hop stage on a Warp tour, 642 00:30:27,240 --> 00:30:29,480 Speaker 2: we wanted to make a good impression and that was 643 00:30:29,520 --> 00:30:32,600 Speaker 2: a lot of people's first time seeing a hip hop performance, 644 00:30:33,080 --> 00:30:35,200 Speaker 2: and so we just wanted it to be able to 645 00:30:35,200 --> 00:30:37,800 Speaker 2: connect with everybody that was there and shoot, including all 646 00:30:37,800 --> 00:30:40,680 Speaker 2: the kids and stuff. So I probably cannibalize one of 647 00:30:40,720 --> 00:30:45,040 Speaker 2: those and then add in a few new ones and yeah, 648 00:30:45,160 --> 00:30:48,000 Speaker 2: keep it positive, keep it fun, keep it light. Yeah. 649 00:30:48,080 --> 00:30:50,080 Speaker 7: My big thing is to find ways for the crowd 650 00:30:50,160 --> 00:30:53,000 Speaker 7: to get engaged when I do my sets, So like 651 00:30:53,080 --> 00:30:56,800 Speaker 7: finding the songs that specifically have things for you do shout, 652 00:30:57,000 --> 00:30:59,480 Speaker 7: put your hands on, move, do this gould thing like 653 00:30:59,800 --> 00:31:01,959 Speaker 7: we we will find a way to get to involved. 654 00:31:01,960 --> 00:31:03,400 Speaker 3: You're never gonna be passive. 655 00:31:03,840 --> 00:31:06,000 Speaker 7: That's the best part about the kind of shows that 656 00:31:06,040 --> 00:31:08,320 Speaker 7: we put on is that you're never passive. You're gonna 657 00:31:08,360 --> 00:31:11,400 Speaker 7: be engaged the whole time, which is the whole point 658 00:31:11,400 --> 00:31:13,520 Speaker 7: of getting together. You can listen to, like, you know, 659 00:31:13,720 --> 00:31:15,920 Speaker 7: a track at home if you just want to listen 660 00:31:15,920 --> 00:31:17,600 Speaker 7: to the track, but we're gonna get you up, We're 661 00:31:17,600 --> 00:31:20,120 Speaker 7: gonna get you moving, We're gonna get you involved, and 662 00:31:20,240 --> 00:31:22,480 Speaker 7: a lot of crowd work of talking to people finding 663 00:31:22,600 --> 00:31:24,880 Speaker 7: It's my favorite part of the bit is to talk 664 00:31:24,920 --> 00:31:26,880 Speaker 7: to people and be like, what are like, what are 665 00:31:26,920 --> 00:31:28,920 Speaker 7: you excited for? And try to find a way to 666 00:31:28,920 --> 00:31:30,560 Speaker 7: work it in later on in the set. 667 00:31:30,880 --> 00:31:31,720 Speaker 3: So it's kind of fun. 668 00:31:31,760 --> 00:31:34,960 Speaker 5: Are y'all combining a couple of. 669 00:31:38,240 --> 00:31:42,400 Speaker 2: You know what, business, investigative journalism. 670 00:31:43,080 --> 00:31:43,680 Speaker 3: That's what we do. 671 00:31:44,880 --> 00:31:45,080 Speaker 7: Thank you. 672 00:31:45,680 --> 00:31:48,400 Speaker 4: This is all entertainment, right, So where did you guys' 673 00:31:48,480 --> 00:31:50,040 Speaker 4: passion for entertainment come from? 674 00:31:50,280 --> 00:31:50,480 Speaker 1: Oh? 675 00:31:50,600 --> 00:31:55,000 Speaker 3: Man, I just I was such a weird kid. I 676 00:31:55,080 --> 00:31:55,640 Speaker 3: think we are. 677 00:31:57,600 --> 00:32:00,480 Speaker 7: Yeah, I just I just loved performing. I wanted to 678 00:32:00,520 --> 00:32:03,000 Speaker 7: be I wanted to be in front of the crowd, 679 00:32:03,040 --> 00:32:05,280 Speaker 7: as long as I could remember. Yeah, and I think 680 00:32:05,400 --> 00:32:10,160 Speaker 7: I think because I was such a different kid, I 681 00:32:10,240 --> 00:32:14,080 Speaker 7: wanted to find ways to make people feel connected. When 682 00:32:14,120 --> 00:32:16,400 Speaker 7: you move in from a new place a new area, 683 00:32:17,280 --> 00:32:20,719 Speaker 7: so often it's hard to find your footing. And one 684 00:32:20,760 --> 00:32:22,440 Speaker 7: of the things my grandfather always said it like, if 685 00:32:22,440 --> 00:32:23,640 Speaker 7: no one did it for you, you should do it 686 00:32:23,640 --> 00:32:27,680 Speaker 7: for other people. So finding a way to create environments 687 00:32:27,680 --> 00:32:31,480 Speaker 7: where everyone feels connected is big to me. And entertainment's 688 00:32:31,480 --> 00:32:32,840 Speaker 7: a great way to do that because it's a great 689 00:32:32,880 --> 00:32:35,080 Speaker 7: equalizer like sports, like we talked about it, like it's 690 00:32:35,120 --> 00:32:36,360 Speaker 7: a way to bring everyone together. 691 00:32:36,440 --> 00:32:38,360 Speaker 2: That's one of the things that I love about sports 692 00:32:38,480 --> 00:32:40,760 Speaker 2: the most is that you can meet any random person 693 00:32:40,840 --> 00:32:43,560 Speaker 2: and you could have something to connect facts on yep. 694 00:32:43,840 --> 00:32:44,280 Speaker 3: Facts. 695 00:32:44,400 --> 00:32:46,760 Speaker 7: Yeah, Like you put on the they see the colors 696 00:32:46,800 --> 00:32:48,720 Speaker 7: and they go like, oh, you're with it, Like we're 697 00:32:48,760 --> 00:32:51,600 Speaker 7: together now, boom, Or you have like a friendly rivalry 698 00:32:51,680 --> 00:32:53,280 Speaker 7: right off the bat, you know what I mean, Like, oh, 699 00:32:53,320 --> 00:32:55,240 Speaker 7: you're on that team, Well this is my team. Yeah, 700 00:32:55,280 --> 00:32:57,960 Speaker 7: So it's it's that's the best part about entertaining. 701 00:32:58,040 --> 00:33:01,320 Speaker 2: Oh yeah, definitely. And you mentioned finding a sense of community, 702 00:33:01,480 --> 00:33:03,000 Speaker 2: and I feel like that's kind of what I was 703 00:33:03,040 --> 00:33:06,160 Speaker 2: looking for with music as well, is I was transitioning 704 00:33:06,200 --> 00:33:08,800 Speaker 2: from I wanted to be an actor. That was my 705 00:33:08,840 --> 00:33:11,280 Speaker 2: first love from the time I was in third grade 706 00:33:11,680 --> 00:33:14,680 Speaker 2: up until I was in tenth grade. When I started 707 00:33:14,680 --> 00:33:16,400 Speaker 2: a band, I'm like, I get to be on stage. 708 00:33:16,600 --> 00:33:16,800 Speaker 3: Yeah. 709 00:33:17,760 --> 00:33:20,360 Speaker 2: And also I went out for the Wizard of Oz 710 00:33:20,400 --> 00:33:24,560 Speaker 2: and they tried to make me a flying monkey at 711 00:33:24,640 --> 00:33:29,280 Speaker 2: least scarecrow. Yeah. Really literally, I walked off. I'm like, 712 00:33:29,720 --> 00:33:30,240 Speaker 2: you don't know what. 713 00:33:30,600 --> 00:33:34,280 Speaker 7: Yeah, as a kid under. 714 00:33:34,080 --> 00:33:43,480 Speaker 5: Stay, I can relate to that. I don't know how we. 715 00:33:43,800 --> 00:33:45,920 Speaker 3: Can sense each other. We walk in the room. We 716 00:33:45,920 --> 00:33:47,560 Speaker 3: were like, thank you. 717 00:33:49,760 --> 00:33:52,160 Speaker 1: That's so, how did you transition or like, first of all, 718 00:33:52,200 --> 00:33:53,560 Speaker 1: what kind of band did you start? 719 00:33:53,600 --> 00:33:56,760 Speaker 5: And then how did you develop into? Like what you 720 00:33:56,840 --> 00:33:57,479 Speaker 5: what you do now? 721 00:33:57,600 --> 00:33:59,960 Speaker 2: Oh, it's kind of embarrassing. I started a jam band. 722 00:34:00,000 --> 00:34:03,560 Speaker 3: Man, what was the name? 723 00:34:04,080 --> 00:34:12,279 Speaker 2: It was called Acoustic Machine. Yeah, definitely soul. Yeah, yeah, 724 00:34:12,360 --> 00:34:19,399 Speaker 2: I had dreads for a second Epiously, Okay, I'll when 725 00:34:19,400 --> 00:34:24,399 Speaker 2: this podcast comes out, I'll put out the Yeah. Yeah, 726 00:34:24,400 --> 00:34:28,440 Speaker 2: I shouldn't have said that. 727 00:34:27,680 --> 00:34:29,240 Speaker 5: You're going to cut that out. 728 00:34:30,920 --> 00:34:32,719 Speaker 2: But then we started kind of a hip hop live 729 00:34:32,800 --> 00:34:36,600 Speaker 2: band and from there, yeah, just transitioned into doing shows 730 00:34:36,600 --> 00:34:39,800 Speaker 2: with the DJ and did our first show in Minneapolis 731 00:34:39,880 --> 00:34:43,400 Speaker 2: probably when I was seventeen or something and been added 732 00:34:43,480 --> 00:34:45,480 Speaker 2: ever since. Yeah, I still love it. 733 00:34:45,680 --> 00:34:46,080 Speaker 3: I remember. 734 00:34:46,200 --> 00:34:48,120 Speaker 4: I mean we were talking off air. You were saying, 735 00:34:48,160 --> 00:34:50,240 Speaker 4: you know, you started writing at the age of thirteen, 736 00:34:50,320 --> 00:34:52,960 Speaker 4: and the composition notebook. I'm sure you got a lot 737 00:34:53,000 --> 00:34:56,319 Speaker 4: of composition notebooks full of just words. When you think about, 738 00:34:56,440 --> 00:35:00,279 Speaker 4: you know, those words, those composition notebooks, and now being 739 00:35:00,280 --> 00:35:03,240 Speaker 4: able to perform for Vikings fans at TCO night practice, 740 00:35:03,239 --> 00:35:03,879 Speaker 4: what comes to mind. 741 00:35:03,920 --> 00:35:07,200 Speaker 2: Oh man, I'm getting goosebumps again. I love thinking about 742 00:35:07,200 --> 00:35:09,959 Speaker 2: it and just how far I never take the time 743 00:35:10,000 --> 00:35:12,320 Speaker 2: to give myself my flowers or pat myself. 744 00:35:12,080 --> 00:35:12,399 Speaker 3: On the back. 745 00:35:12,440 --> 00:35:15,600 Speaker 2: I'm pretty sad about it. Yeah, you know, sometimes I 746 00:35:15,680 --> 00:35:17,480 Speaker 2: just look, you know, and it's hard to make It's 747 00:35:17,480 --> 00:35:20,080 Speaker 2: hard not to make comparisons, especially when you have friends 748 00:35:20,080 --> 00:35:23,080 Speaker 2: out there that are like, I see, you know, like 749 00:35:23,480 --> 00:35:27,480 Speaker 2: my guy Matt Nerdie just rocking at the block party 750 00:35:27,560 --> 00:35:30,040 Speaker 2: for ten thousand people or something like that, and you 751 00:35:30,080 --> 00:35:32,480 Speaker 2: can't help but just look on stage, and I'd like 752 00:35:32,520 --> 00:35:36,640 Speaker 2: to think that there's constructive jealousy, you know, somebody, And 753 00:35:36,680 --> 00:35:38,480 Speaker 2: I'm like, I want to. I'm like, I want to 754 00:35:38,520 --> 00:35:40,880 Speaker 2: do that too, but it makes me feel inspired. And 755 00:35:40,880 --> 00:35:44,120 Speaker 2: there's people, you know, like our mutual homie Lizzo and 756 00:35:44,160 --> 00:35:47,439 Speaker 2: stuff like that. Yeah for sure. 757 00:35:47,480 --> 00:35:48,040 Speaker 3: Okay, so. 758 00:35:49,680 --> 00:35:53,399 Speaker 4: Yeah, I love music, like, yeah, I bathed my dart 759 00:35:53,520 --> 00:35:55,960 Speaker 4: toy music. Like when I wake up, the first thing 760 00:35:56,000 --> 00:35:57,319 Speaker 4: I do is I turn off my alarm when I 761 00:35:57,320 --> 00:35:58,920 Speaker 4: just turn on music, like I have to have like 762 00:35:58,960 --> 00:36:01,120 Speaker 4: some type of energy gets me through the day. 763 00:36:01,200 --> 00:36:02,960 Speaker 3: So yeah, when Eric. 764 00:36:02,880 --> 00:36:05,560 Speaker 4: Davison told me about who you guys were, like, that 765 00:36:05,719 --> 00:36:08,080 Speaker 4: was my tunes for like three days straight, like literally 766 00:36:08,080 --> 00:36:10,799 Speaker 4: about eighteen hours a day I've been listening. So when 767 00:36:10,800 --> 00:36:12,839 Speaker 4: I say I'm a fan, like, I'm a true fan 768 00:36:13,719 --> 00:36:16,520 Speaker 4: so much. I'm like, we're honored to have you guys on. 769 00:36:16,640 --> 00:36:19,920 Speaker 4: But code shoulder of Lizzo having that opportunity to travel 770 00:36:20,400 --> 00:36:23,120 Speaker 4: the world or see things hitting near and far, Yeah, 771 00:36:23,480 --> 00:36:25,440 Speaker 4: where were some of those experiences like that? 772 00:36:25,600 --> 00:36:27,600 Speaker 2: I mean that was cool. We went on our first 773 00:36:27,640 --> 00:36:30,440 Speaker 2: tour together, the first time that she went to New York. 774 00:36:30,880 --> 00:36:33,160 Speaker 2: We went out there for the CMJ, which is I 775 00:36:33,160 --> 00:36:35,480 Speaker 2: feel like it's debunked now, but it's kind of like 776 00:36:35,520 --> 00:36:38,399 Speaker 2: a New York version of South By Southwest, and that's 777 00:36:38,440 --> 00:36:41,120 Speaker 2: when probably like ten years ago, we went out there 778 00:36:41,120 --> 00:36:43,640 Speaker 2: with rapper hooks and stuff too. We just hopped in 779 00:36:43,680 --> 00:36:48,400 Speaker 2: a tiny, little, broke down Toyota Corolla out to New 780 00:36:48,480 --> 00:36:51,600 Speaker 2: York and did like ten and four days or whatever. 781 00:36:51,760 --> 00:36:52,160 Speaker 5: Wow. 782 00:36:52,320 --> 00:36:55,359 Speaker 2: Yeah, hoping that it wouldn't break down the whole time. Yeah, 783 00:36:55,360 --> 00:36:58,120 Speaker 2: that's the home. It's just good to see how she's doing. 784 00:36:58,160 --> 00:37:00,520 Speaker 2: And I just, you know, I love even though I 785 00:37:00,520 --> 00:37:03,560 Speaker 2: get that tinge of I see somebody doing something big, 786 00:37:03,640 --> 00:37:05,040 Speaker 2: I'm like, I want to be there as well. But 787 00:37:05,080 --> 00:37:07,880 Speaker 2: it's constructive and it doesn't overshadow the fact that I'm like, 788 00:37:07,920 --> 00:37:11,280 Speaker 2: I feel proud of this person, but not only proud, 789 00:37:11,280 --> 00:37:13,480 Speaker 2: but happy for this person too. And it's great to 790 00:37:13,480 --> 00:37:14,560 Speaker 2: see people killing it. 791 00:37:14,520 --> 00:37:16,160 Speaker 5: And so wonderful let them to learn. 792 00:37:16,200 --> 00:37:19,080 Speaker 1: I don't care what industry or what profession you're in. 793 00:37:19,120 --> 00:37:21,279 Speaker 1: That's just something that I think could really benefit the 794 00:37:21,280 --> 00:37:23,160 Speaker 1: world of more people thought that way, true. 795 00:37:23,239 --> 00:37:23,759 Speaker 2: Yeah, sure. 796 00:37:24,080 --> 00:37:26,680 Speaker 1: And sometime sometimes I sit back and look at the 797 00:37:26,719 --> 00:37:28,600 Speaker 1: position that Gabe and I are in and I'm like, 798 00:37:28,800 --> 00:37:30,359 Speaker 1: and this kind of relates back to what you guys 799 00:37:30,400 --> 00:37:33,839 Speaker 1: are putting on in a few days, is there's only 800 00:37:33,920 --> 00:37:36,120 Speaker 1: thirty two of these teams, and not every team will 801 00:37:36,120 --> 00:37:39,959 Speaker 1: give these opportunities to creatives to be a part of 802 00:37:40,440 --> 00:37:42,640 Speaker 1: an organization and what they're doing. And so for you 803 00:37:42,719 --> 00:37:44,920 Speaker 1: two to be able to be out there sharing your 804 00:37:45,000 --> 00:37:47,399 Speaker 1: music being a part of this Vikings organization on one night, 805 00:37:47,480 --> 00:37:51,000 Speaker 1: there's really only probably a handful of people that can 806 00:37:51,040 --> 00:37:53,839 Speaker 1: say the same. So give yourself your flowers and your 807 00:37:53,880 --> 00:37:55,080 Speaker 1: pads on your backs, because. 808 00:37:57,360 --> 00:38:00,480 Speaker 7: Yeah, I think it's powerful to say so, and I 809 00:38:00,520 --> 00:38:03,239 Speaker 7: think it says something to like the Vikings specifically, but 810 00:38:03,440 --> 00:38:06,440 Speaker 7: just like the type of energy they cultivate with their. 811 00:38:06,280 --> 00:38:09,040 Speaker 3: Fans, so like like there are very. 812 00:38:08,880 --> 00:38:12,000 Speaker 7: Few teams I would go out to say that, Like 813 00:38:12,080 --> 00:38:16,320 Speaker 7: the connection is there, thick and thin, rain or shine. 814 00:38:16,080 --> 00:38:20,000 Speaker 3: Freezing cold. We are out literally like literally. 815 00:38:19,680 --> 00:38:21,680 Speaker 7: I'm like, it must be so easy to be a 816 00:38:21,719 --> 00:38:28,600 Speaker 7: Dolphins man, Like oh noun like you know what I mean, 817 00:38:28,680 --> 00:38:31,919 Speaker 7: Like no people are coming out here just like for real, 818 00:38:32,000 --> 00:38:32,560 Speaker 7: for real. 819 00:38:32,560 --> 00:38:33,839 Speaker 3: So the connection is there. 820 00:38:33,880 --> 00:38:37,200 Speaker 7: And then to involve the community and the community music 821 00:38:37,280 --> 00:38:39,680 Speaker 7: in the way that we're doing in this concert, I 822 00:38:39,719 --> 00:38:43,000 Speaker 7: think SE's a really powerful precedent for just like how 823 00:38:43,080 --> 00:38:46,840 Speaker 7: we move as like Minnesota in general, Like it's like 824 00:38:47,160 --> 00:38:49,719 Speaker 7: it's together exactly. 825 00:38:49,880 --> 00:38:51,960 Speaker 3: So it's really cool to be a part of this awesome. 826 00:38:52,080 --> 00:38:52,879 Speaker 5: I cannot wait. 827 00:38:53,320 --> 00:38:54,920 Speaker 4: Same mean yeah, same, you know, we know we got 828 00:38:54,920 --> 00:38:57,600 Speaker 4: to ask them the tough question, all right, how do 829 00:38:57,640 --> 00:38:59,600 Speaker 4: we feel about the twenty twenty four Vikings. 830 00:39:00,360 --> 00:39:01,640 Speaker 2: I feel fantastic about it. 831 00:39:01,840 --> 00:39:03,920 Speaker 7: I don't want to like, I know the rules, like 832 00:39:03,960 --> 00:39:05,680 Speaker 7: what you're supposed to be, not supposed to say too 833 00:39:05,760 --> 00:39:07,400 Speaker 7: much anything. 834 00:39:07,440 --> 00:39:10,279 Speaker 3: I don't want. I have people calling me like, why'd 835 00:39:10,320 --> 00:39:11,080 Speaker 3: you say that? Man? 836 00:39:11,880 --> 00:39:14,319 Speaker 7: But what all I'll say is this, I'm feeling very 837 00:39:14,360 --> 00:39:19,239 Speaker 7: excited about this. I'm feeling very excited and like why 838 00:39:20,560 --> 00:39:24,399 Speaker 7: I think there's an energy here now I would say, 839 00:39:24,400 --> 00:39:26,319 Speaker 7: like and not, I know there's a different team, but 840 00:39:26,360 --> 00:39:28,200 Speaker 7: we saw what happened with the Wolves and how like 841 00:39:28,360 --> 00:39:31,279 Speaker 7: when we got together, how we could do it. I 842 00:39:31,320 --> 00:39:34,680 Speaker 7: think we're ready for that for the Vikings this year. 843 00:39:34,760 --> 00:39:38,200 Speaker 7: I feel that energy trains, you know, the buzzes overdy here. 844 00:39:38,800 --> 00:39:41,239 Speaker 7: I was walking through this my first time in the facility, 845 00:39:41,480 --> 00:39:43,560 Speaker 7: just walking through and hearing some of the people over 846 00:39:43,560 --> 00:39:46,080 Speaker 7: who playing the games and how the energy people were 847 00:39:46,120 --> 00:39:46,840 Speaker 7: talking in. 848 00:39:46,719 --> 00:39:48,600 Speaker 3: The Halloway is different. 849 00:39:52,719 --> 00:39:56,480 Speaker 7: Was like, this season is gonna be so I don't know, 850 00:39:56,840 --> 00:39:59,759 Speaker 7: so like they know more than me, so like it is, 851 00:40:00,040 --> 00:40:03,399 Speaker 7: it is going to be something else, I'd be watching out. 852 00:40:03,719 --> 00:40:04,799 Speaker 3: Yeah, I'd be watching out. 853 00:40:04,920 --> 00:40:07,840 Speaker 2: I'm excited. Yeah, especially I feel like a lot of 854 00:40:07,920 --> 00:40:09,640 Speaker 2: time when I was growing up, we were such a 855 00:40:09,680 --> 00:40:11,719 Speaker 2: defensive team, and I feel like our offense is so 856 00:40:11,840 --> 00:40:13,800 Speaker 2: on point, and I'm excited to see what happens with 857 00:40:14,000 --> 00:40:18,319 Speaker 2: JJ and with Sam and uh yeah, just the fact 858 00:40:18,320 --> 00:40:23,280 Speaker 2: that we have the best receiver in the league. Yeah. Yeah. 859 00:40:23,400 --> 00:40:25,360 Speaker 2: The last couple of years have been really fun to 860 00:40:25,400 --> 00:40:27,680 Speaker 2: watch too, especially this last year and then two years 861 00:40:27,680 --> 00:40:28,719 Speaker 2: ago I was watching. 862 00:40:28,520 --> 00:40:30,920 Speaker 5: Yeah two years ago. 863 00:40:30,560 --> 00:40:33,680 Speaker 4: Yeah, eleven eleven one score games like you don't. You 864 00:40:33,680 --> 00:40:34,680 Speaker 4: can't make stuff like that. 865 00:40:34,560 --> 00:40:37,560 Speaker 2: The biggest come back in the NFL, NFL history. 866 00:40:37,680 --> 00:40:39,520 Speaker 4: Tell them, I have family at that game that left 867 00:40:39,520 --> 00:40:42,040 Speaker 4: at halftime. Oh no, that left. 868 00:40:42,840 --> 00:40:44,000 Speaker 3: Could you imagine. 869 00:40:44,120 --> 00:40:45,759 Speaker 4: We talked about it the other night. They were like, 870 00:40:46,239 --> 00:40:48,359 Speaker 4: like we were. We were at the mall, and long 871 00:40:48,360 --> 00:40:50,400 Speaker 4: story short, people coming up to him like, hey, like 872 00:40:50,560 --> 00:40:54,000 Speaker 4: the Kings they left the game to go to the mall. 873 00:40:54,960 --> 00:40:57,279 Speaker 4: They were there after the game and people were like, 874 00:40:57,360 --> 00:40:59,439 Speaker 4: oh my gosh, you see the Vikings game. They're like yeah, 875 00:40:59,440 --> 00:40:59,960 Speaker 4: they like. 876 00:41:04,440 --> 00:41:06,840 Speaker 7: And that's why you gotta stick with it and energy 877 00:41:06,920 --> 00:41:10,080 Speaker 7: is there is wild I'll remember. I'll never forget the 878 00:41:10,160 --> 00:41:13,200 Speaker 7: date of the Minnesota Miracle. The next day, right I'm 879 00:41:13,239 --> 00:41:16,560 Speaker 7: working at a call center. Every other call started with 880 00:41:16,719 --> 00:41:19,640 Speaker 7: did you see? You know what I mean? Like we 881 00:41:19,760 --> 00:41:22,280 Speaker 7: are a different type of fans, Like we're a different 882 00:41:22,280 --> 00:41:23,920 Speaker 7: type of fans. We're a different type of team. And 883 00:41:23,960 --> 00:41:26,000 Speaker 7: I think this year we're really like coming in with 884 00:41:26,040 --> 00:41:28,360 Speaker 7: that energy that's gonna I think it's gonna shock the 885 00:41:28,400 --> 00:41:28,960 Speaker 7: league a little bit. 886 00:41:29,040 --> 00:41:31,239 Speaker 1: But we need our fans to not do what games 887 00:41:31,239 --> 00:41:33,919 Speaker 1: Seeling did at halftime of that game, say the entire 888 00:41:34,040 --> 00:41:38,040 Speaker 1: night practice so you can catch amazing performances from some 889 00:41:38,120 --> 00:41:40,799 Speaker 1: of our own artists and shot Anonymous and Nerdy for sure. 890 00:41:40,920 --> 00:41:42,640 Speaker 5: Don't don't leave it halftime. 891 00:41:43,360 --> 00:41:44,759 Speaker 4: Before we get out of here. I don't know if 892 00:41:44,800 --> 00:41:45,920 Speaker 4: you need a beat in our but can you give 893 00:41:46,000 --> 00:41:46,759 Speaker 4: us four or eight? 894 00:41:46,920 --> 00:41:47,400 Speaker 3: I got it? 895 00:41:48,719 --> 00:41:55,719 Speaker 7: I need to like, oh no, no, no, no, you 896 00:41:55,760 --> 00:41:56,040 Speaker 7: got it? 897 00:41:56,080 --> 00:41:56,680 Speaker 3: Go go go. 898 00:41:56,760 --> 00:42:00,600 Speaker 4: I don't we trust you? 899 00:42:01,160 --> 00:42:01,880 Speaker 3: There? It is? 900 00:42:02,280 --> 00:42:06,759 Speaker 2: This sounds like that we will we sy freestyle. Should 901 00:42:06,760 --> 00:42:10,120 Speaker 2: I just fit a little bit a little g perhaps 902 00:42:10,160 --> 00:42:12,359 Speaker 2: the light of my life cat supply get a man 903 00:42:12,480 --> 00:42:15,800 Speaker 2: supply The plan future men. Side of my hands, side 904 00:42:15,800 --> 00:42:18,120 Speaker 2: of would glant some guidness mean in mind is advanced 905 00:42:18,160 --> 00:42:21,160 Speaker 2: the ride to the fans have provided a chance from 906 00:42:21,200 --> 00:42:23,759 Speaker 2: the land where the guys were champs the Liken to 907 00:42:23,880 --> 00:42:25,960 Speaker 2: md Bison because they fight with their hands to keep 908 00:42:26,000 --> 00:42:28,959 Speaker 2: in Minnesota cold like an icicle man. But that one 909 00:42:29,239 --> 00:42:31,840 Speaker 2: slow my role like a bicycle stand. I might just 910 00:42:32,160 --> 00:42:35,640 Speaker 2: strike lightning inviting in the dances. Easy picture Mike Tyson 911 00:42:35,719 --> 00:42:38,000 Speaker 2: in a fight with the plant. We keep our eyes 912 00:42:38,040 --> 00:42:48,719 Speaker 2: and the grand Some appreciate the song if you want 913 00:42:48,760 --> 00:42:49,120 Speaker 2: to hear. 914 00:42:54,560 --> 00:42:55,600 Speaker 3: It's going to be super dope. 915 00:42:55,840 --> 00:42:56,000 Speaker 1: Man. 916 00:42:56,040 --> 00:43:03,960 Speaker 4: Appreciate you guys. Yes, just a bundle of energy. And 917 00:43:04,000 --> 00:43:06,319 Speaker 4: I'm excited to see what those guys bring to the 918 00:43:06,320 --> 00:43:08,920 Speaker 4: table and bring to our fans. Come TCO night practice 919 00:43:08,960 --> 00:43:10,040 Speaker 4: in a few weeks, Jay. 920 00:43:10,040 --> 00:43:12,040 Speaker 6: Yeah, I know that Eric's been working hard on this one, 921 00:43:12,080 --> 00:43:14,120 Speaker 6: and when he got the option to possibly bring these 922 00:43:14,160 --> 00:43:16,600 Speaker 6: guys in, he got super super excited, and so it 923 00:43:16,640 --> 00:43:18,120 Speaker 6: was great for them to be able to come in 924 00:43:18,480 --> 00:43:21,640 Speaker 6: help promote and I'm looking forward to seeing them perform. 925 00:43:21,680 --> 00:43:23,560 Speaker 6: Like you said at night practice in August. 926 00:43:23,200 --> 00:43:26,640 Speaker 4: Fifth, Tatum, you you had an opportunity to set aside nerdy. 927 00:43:27,440 --> 00:43:29,960 Speaker 4: His energy bounces off the wall. 928 00:43:31,120 --> 00:43:33,000 Speaker 1: I just yeah, I think I'm officially going to try 929 00:43:33,000 --> 00:43:34,160 Speaker 1: and make my new best friend. 930 00:43:34,880 --> 00:43:36,360 Speaker 5: His songs are total vibe. 931 00:43:36,840 --> 00:43:38,880 Speaker 1: I can see myself trying to get ready for a show, 932 00:43:39,400 --> 00:43:42,719 Speaker 1: do my hair and makeup to those songs. I'm really 933 00:43:42,760 --> 00:43:46,399 Speaker 1: excited to see how the show turns out. I will 934 00:43:46,400 --> 00:43:48,799 Speaker 1: definitely be staying or it will be in attendance for that. 935 00:43:48,880 --> 00:43:50,439 Speaker 1: I think it's just gonna be all around good time. 936 00:43:50,600 --> 00:43:54,080 Speaker 4: Maybe we get a future intro for the Minnesota Vikings podcast. 937 00:43:54,120 --> 00:43:57,200 Speaker 1: Maybe maybe we can get up there and try, well, well, 938 00:43:57,680 --> 00:43:58,840 Speaker 1: I'll bang on the table again. 939 00:43:59,360 --> 00:44:01,120 Speaker 3: You're a hand model. Yeah you should be. 940 00:44:01,840 --> 00:44:03,440 Speaker 5: That's one thing I've never been told. 941 00:44:04,400 --> 00:44:08,200 Speaker 4: Because I guess he can spit an entire freestyle to 942 00:44:08,239 --> 00:44:09,920 Speaker 4: you making a beat, so he may have. 943 00:44:10,480 --> 00:44:15,080 Speaker 5: Maybe we have a hidden talent thought. All those voice 944 00:44:15,160 --> 00:44:16,960 Speaker 5: lessons gave me some rhythm. 945 00:44:17,520 --> 00:44:20,840 Speaker 6: Sometimes we end up falling into our careers, and honestly, 946 00:44:20,880 --> 00:44:22,320 Speaker 6: you know, one thing that it also brings out is 947 00:44:22,360 --> 00:44:25,760 Speaker 6: the fact that during training camp you're trying to do everything. 948 00:44:25,840 --> 00:44:27,759 Speaker 6: There's the football side of it and everything, but this 949 00:44:27,840 --> 00:44:30,080 Speaker 6: is a fun party and everyone's trying to get excited 950 00:44:30,080 --> 00:44:32,320 Speaker 6: for the season. I think these are two great people 951 00:44:32,320 --> 00:44:33,680 Speaker 6: to be able to bring out and be able to 952 00:44:33,680 --> 00:44:35,200 Speaker 6: do that, and I think it's just like you said, 953 00:44:35,320 --> 00:44:36,560 Speaker 6: it's going to be a vibe and it's gonna be 954 00:44:36,600 --> 00:44:39,000 Speaker 6: a lot of fun to kind of kick in right 955 00:44:39,040 --> 00:44:41,800 Speaker 6: before the first preseason game of the year on August tenth, 956 00:44:41,880 --> 00:44:43,960 Speaker 6: and hopefully it kind of helps launch us into the season. 957 00:44:44,040 --> 00:44:44,279 Speaker 3: Yeah. 958 00:44:44,320 --> 00:44:47,879 Speaker 4: Well, training camp is officially launched and we are going 959 00:44:47,960 --> 00:44:50,759 Speaker 4: to be talking a lot of football for days to come, 960 00:44:50,800 --> 00:44:52,640 Speaker 4: and the next time we talk to you guys, the 961 00:44:52,719 --> 00:44:54,759 Speaker 4: first padded practice will be out the way, So there's 962 00:44:54,800 --> 00:44:57,000 Speaker 4: going to be a lot of things to get to. 963 00:44:57,160 --> 00:44:59,359 Speaker 4: But in the meantime, make sure you guys stay tuned 964 00:44:59,400 --> 00:45:01,920 Speaker 4: to Vikings for the most up to date coverage of 965 00:45:01,960 --> 00:45:04,480 Speaker 4: the team. There are so many things and I see 966 00:45:04,520 --> 00:45:06,120 Speaker 4: and I mean so many things that are on our 967 00:45:06,160 --> 00:45:09,440 Speaker 4: website and our app and our YouTube page, so make 968 00:45:09,480 --> 00:45:13,560 Speaker 4: sure you stay connected for our producer, Eric Davidson, J Nelson, 969 00:45:13,640 --> 00:45:16,800 Speaker 4: Tatum Everett, and our special guest Sean anonymous and nerdy. 970 00:45:17,040 --> 00:45:19,360 Speaker 4: My name is Gabe Henderson. 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