1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:02,960 Speaker 1: Hey, Viking Spans number ninety six. Brian Robinson is bringing 2 00:00:03,080 --> 00:00:07,600 Speaker 1: NYC's cheesiest food stand to us Bank Stadium. Visit Mactruck, 3 00:00:07,680 --> 00:00:10,560 Speaker 1: Mac and Cheese. On Minnesota Vikings game days for a 4 00:00:10,600 --> 00:00:20,280 Speaker 1: new game time snap, we're watching history right now and 5 00:00:20,360 --> 00:00:23,599 Speaker 1: like we're interviewing and interacting with someone who is making 6 00:00:23,800 --> 00:00:27,880 Speaker 1: NFL history. Those kind of moments where those teams that 7 00:00:28,000 --> 00:00:31,400 Speaker 1: bonding pieces when it gets weird, it gets so crazy 8 00:00:31,440 --> 00:00:34,479 Speaker 1: because we haven't seen that on a year by year basis, 9 00:00:34,479 --> 00:00:37,040 Speaker 1: and that's why this one feels different, because you're finding 10 00:00:37,159 --> 00:00:39,479 Speaker 1: weird ways to win and everybody's doing it for each other, 11 00:00:39,479 --> 00:00:41,240 Speaker 1: and it feels a little locker room is just amazing. 12 00:00:41,280 --> 00:00:46,040 Speaker 1: A happy Holidays. We here at the Minnesota Vikings podcast 13 00:00:46,080 --> 00:00:49,120 Speaker 1: hope that you and your family had a wonderful holiday season. 14 00:00:49,600 --> 00:00:53,040 Speaker 1: That the Vikings win just made it that much more festive. 15 00:00:53,440 --> 00:00:57,000 Speaker 1: I'm Tatum Edward alongside Jay Nelson. It's Gabe's birthday, so 16 00:00:57,040 --> 00:00:59,360 Speaker 1: he has the day off, but in his place you 17 00:00:59,400 --> 00:01:03,480 Speaker 1: know where you love. It's Lindsay Young from Vikings dot Com. Lindsay, 18 00:01:03,680 --> 00:01:05,679 Speaker 1: thanks for coming in. I know you were kind of 19 00:01:05,680 --> 00:01:07,840 Speaker 1: planning and working a little more hybrid away from here. 20 00:01:07,880 --> 00:01:10,200 Speaker 1: But we appreciate you being in today. Absolutely, it was. 21 00:01:10,319 --> 00:01:11,840 Speaker 1: It's always worth it to come in to be on 22 00:01:11,880 --> 00:01:13,600 Speaker 1: the podcast. There you going out with you guys. We 23 00:01:13,720 --> 00:01:15,280 Speaker 1: love it. We love a good podcast where we don't 24 00:01:15,280 --> 00:01:18,280 Speaker 1: have to show our faces. Lindsay is always a fun guest, 25 00:01:18,280 --> 00:01:20,480 Speaker 1: and I think the best part is, you know, knowing 26 00:01:20,480 --> 00:01:22,280 Speaker 1: how the game went this weekend, there's plenty good stuff 27 00:01:22,280 --> 00:01:24,800 Speaker 1: to talk about. Yeah, you guys, Did you guys talk 28 00:01:24,800 --> 00:01:27,800 Speaker 1: a lot about it at that your family celebration? You know, 29 00:01:28,000 --> 00:01:30,560 Speaker 1: we didn't really, I think because I had such a 30 00:01:30,760 --> 00:01:33,280 Speaker 1: I had a really small Christmas gathering, and so like 31 00:01:33,640 --> 00:01:36,080 Speaker 1: I had talked with my parents about the game the 32 00:01:36,240 --> 00:01:38,080 Speaker 1: night of the game or the night after the game, 33 00:01:38,640 --> 00:01:41,760 Speaker 1: and so then yesterday at our little Christmas gathering, my 34 00:01:41,840 --> 00:01:45,120 Speaker 1: sister and brother in law aren't the biggest of football fans, 35 00:01:45,520 --> 00:01:47,960 Speaker 1: and my grandma maybe he said a thing or two 36 00:01:47,960 --> 00:01:50,080 Speaker 1: about it, So I really talked that much football. Yeah, 37 00:01:50,080 --> 00:01:52,120 Speaker 1: it was kind of nice. As as exciting as the 38 00:01:52,160 --> 00:01:54,560 Speaker 1: game was, and as much as I obviously love the 39 00:01:54,560 --> 00:01:56,120 Speaker 1: team and what we're doing right now, it is kind 40 00:01:56,120 --> 00:01:58,440 Speaker 1: of nice to just not talk about it. It's nice 41 00:01:58,440 --> 00:02:00,480 Speaker 1: to shut your bright off from it for yeah, oh yeah, 42 00:02:00,680 --> 00:02:03,960 Speaker 1: you know, we watched a few movies and eight Chinese 43 00:02:04,040 --> 00:02:07,279 Speaker 1: food because that's you know, we live in a dual 44 00:02:07,360 --> 00:02:11,320 Speaker 1: religion household, so we both we celebrate Hanaka and Christmas, 45 00:02:11,680 --> 00:02:14,839 Speaker 1: and so yesterday, with neither our families really being here 46 00:02:14,919 --> 00:02:18,760 Speaker 1: because of the awkwardness of the Viking schedule, we celebrated 47 00:02:19,000 --> 00:02:22,000 Speaker 1: both kind of a whole week because obviously Hanka was 48 00:02:22,040 --> 00:02:23,840 Speaker 1: like the last day. But I think it's actually very 49 00:02:23,880 --> 00:02:27,720 Speaker 1: strange that it doesn't not strange. It was strange that 50 00:02:27,800 --> 00:02:30,839 Speaker 1: the last night of Hanaka lined up with Christmas Day, 51 00:02:30,919 --> 00:02:33,720 Speaker 1: which I don't think happens very often. So it's kind 52 00:02:33,720 --> 00:02:35,760 Speaker 1: of neat to like light all the candles and also 53 00:02:35,919 --> 00:02:38,320 Speaker 1: open the presence. Yeah, that is awesome. It was fun. 54 00:02:38,480 --> 00:02:41,240 Speaker 1: My family gathering turned into the why do we have 55 00:02:41,280 --> 00:02:46,320 Speaker 1: to go through this again? I expect that at this point, 56 00:02:46,639 --> 00:02:48,639 Speaker 1: you know, I always get the text and the phone calls, 57 00:02:48,680 --> 00:02:51,200 Speaker 1: but it was one of those things that it's such 58 00:02:51,240 --> 00:02:53,639 Speaker 1: a long day for us, you know, production wise and everything, 59 00:02:53,680 --> 00:02:55,560 Speaker 1: and then you get to the point where it's like, 60 00:02:55,560 --> 00:02:56,920 Speaker 1: oh yeah, and then you have to go be on 61 00:02:57,320 --> 00:03:00,000 Speaker 1: you know with family and little kids and everything, and Luckily, 62 00:03:00,120 --> 00:03:02,000 Speaker 1: they keep the energy up and there's plenty of food 63 00:03:02,040 --> 00:03:03,959 Speaker 1: and stuff like that, so it's great to be able 64 00:03:03,960 --> 00:03:05,840 Speaker 1: to spend some time with family that night and just 65 00:03:05,960 --> 00:03:08,960 Speaker 1: enjoy it. It's funny. My parents are obviously like, didn't 66 00:03:08,960 --> 00:03:11,959 Speaker 1: grow up Vikings fans, but they like to call themselves 67 00:03:11,960 --> 00:03:14,800 Speaker 1: pseudo Vikings fans now. They like love following this team. 68 00:03:15,520 --> 00:03:18,480 Speaker 1: I think this season in particular, they're having a lot 69 00:03:18,480 --> 00:03:21,239 Speaker 1: of fun. They don't get to watch it as much though, 70 00:03:21,280 --> 00:03:22,880 Speaker 1: Like they're not able to get it. They don't have 71 00:03:22,919 --> 00:03:24,880 Speaker 1: all those settings, and obviously down there they get a 72 00:03:24,880 --> 00:03:27,040 Speaker 1: lot of the NFC South games and whatnot. You know, 73 00:03:27,040 --> 00:03:28,720 Speaker 1: what you should tell them is to join the live 74 00:03:28,800 --> 00:03:31,760 Speaker 1: chat with Lindsay Young. Honestly, I don't even know if 75 00:03:31,800 --> 00:03:34,840 Speaker 1: my family could figure that out. Not sure if they could, 76 00:03:35,120 --> 00:03:36,680 Speaker 1: but they but they keep up with it on the 77 00:03:36,800 --> 00:03:39,120 Speaker 1: on their apps and stuff like that. They watched the 78 00:03:39,160 --> 00:03:41,640 Speaker 1: score and they that's the same thing. Jay. They like 79 00:03:41,880 --> 00:03:44,240 Speaker 1: face timing and they're you know, on Christmas Eve and 80 00:03:44,280 --> 00:03:47,800 Speaker 1: they're like, again, man, you guys love to do this. 81 00:03:48,000 --> 00:03:50,400 Speaker 1: Oh for sure, I definitely had those conversations. It was 82 00:03:50,440 --> 00:03:53,560 Speaker 1: just Christmas even not Christmas Day, for sure. I think 83 00:03:53,560 --> 00:03:55,640 Speaker 1: I saw it was it kJ Osbourne's family at a 84 00:03:55,640 --> 00:03:59,960 Speaker 1: beat ubs watching the final kick. I was crazy too 85 00:04:00,120 --> 00:04:02,120 Speaker 1: to see what people are doing for that. Yeah, yeah, 86 00:04:02,160 --> 00:04:04,680 Speaker 1: I love, I love. I mean it's been fun. I 87 00:04:05,120 --> 00:04:07,200 Speaker 1: do have a good question for you guys. So I 88 00:04:07,280 --> 00:04:10,960 Speaker 1: know after the game, Jordan Hicks was like, you guys 89 00:04:10,960 --> 00:04:14,080 Speaker 1: are saying this is a miracle, these are miracles that 90 00:04:14,120 --> 00:04:18,120 Speaker 1: are happening, but we keep winning in this way. So 91 00:04:18,200 --> 00:04:20,680 Speaker 1: when does it's like this isn't a miracle anymore. Maybe 92 00:04:20,760 --> 00:04:23,200 Speaker 1: this is just what we do right. Yeah. I heard 93 00:04:23,240 --> 00:04:25,279 Speaker 1: him saying that too, and I thought he was making 94 00:04:25,320 --> 00:04:26,839 Speaker 1: a good point, you know. I think his whole point 95 00:04:26,920 --> 00:04:30,040 Speaker 1: is like this team has found a way to win 96 00:04:30,200 --> 00:04:31,960 Speaker 1: over and over and over again, and I think you 97 00:04:32,040 --> 00:04:35,640 Speaker 1: have to stop calling it luck. Like I think the 98 00:04:35,640 --> 00:04:39,240 Speaker 1: team knows and would say like, hey, we really wish 99 00:04:39,320 --> 00:04:41,400 Speaker 1: that we would stop making mistakes early in the game 100 00:04:41,440 --> 00:04:44,680 Speaker 1: that like prohibit us from pulling way ahead, but in 101 00:04:44,720 --> 00:04:47,440 Speaker 1: the fourth quarter, like they're finding ways to make things 102 00:04:47,520 --> 00:04:50,479 Speaker 1: happen and to win. So to me, I think it's 103 00:04:50,560 --> 00:04:53,560 Speaker 1: more like is this team perfect, Like definitely not. And 104 00:04:53,560 --> 00:04:56,800 Speaker 1: we've seen that and there's been games that has been 105 00:04:56,960 --> 00:04:59,320 Speaker 1: bad in one phase or another or all three in 106 00:04:59,320 --> 00:05:01,479 Speaker 1: the first half of the Colts game, but then like 107 00:05:01,520 --> 00:05:04,360 Speaker 1: they pull it all together. And I do think too, 108 00:05:04,440 --> 00:05:07,080 Speaker 1: like chemistry on a team and in a locker room 109 00:05:07,120 --> 00:05:09,920 Speaker 1: matters so much. And there were a few of us 110 00:05:09,920 --> 00:05:12,200 Speaker 1: that were talking to daniel Hunter at the end or 111 00:05:12,240 --> 00:05:14,920 Speaker 1: after the game, and we were just kind of asking 112 00:05:15,040 --> 00:05:18,240 Speaker 1: him about the camaraderie because Greg Joseph had made a 113 00:05:18,240 --> 00:05:20,600 Speaker 1: point about we're all so close in this locker room, 114 00:05:20,640 --> 00:05:23,120 Speaker 1: like special teams offense, defense, there's not like a lot 115 00:05:23,160 --> 00:05:25,920 Speaker 1: of clicks and what have you. And Danielle was like, 116 00:05:26,279 --> 00:05:28,159 Speaker 1: I don't know, Like I think we just have this 117 00:05:28,440 --> 00:05:32,680 Speaker 1: really special bond that like somehow like makes us magically 118 00:05:32,720 --> 00:05:35,760 Speaker 1: wins sometimes. Like and I think his whole point is 119 00:05:35,800 --> 00:05:39,320 Speaker 1: like they're just playing for each other and the belief 120 00:05:39,400 --> 00:05:41,839 Speaker 1: that players have, and like Pat Pete, like he's talked 121 00:05:41,880 --> 00:05:44,479 Speaker 1: about it a lot, but I think other players same thing. 122 00:05:44,839 --> 00:05:47,120 Speaker 1: And so I feel like it's not fair to the 123 00:05:47,200 --> 00:05:50,560 Speaker 1: guys to like keep calling it a miracle. Yeah, you know, 124 00:05:50,760 --> 00:05:53,000 Speaker 1: it's not fair to the effort. Yeah, but no, for sure, 125 00:05:53,320 --> 00:05:56,400 Speaker 1: it's interesting because you I think what it kind of 126 00:05:56,440 --> 00:06:00,680 Speaker 1: boils down to is that because there's so much trust 127 00:06:00,720 --> 00:06:03,560 Speaker 1: and belief in each other. No one is having those 128 00:06:03,600 --> 00:06:07,839 Speaker 1: feelings of needing to overcompensate at their jobs. Correct. They're 129 00:06:07,960 --> 00:06:09,840 Speaker 1: just going out and doing what they need to do, 130 00:06:09,920 --> 00:06:11,960 Speaker 1: and they know that if they have a mental lapse 131 00:06:12,040 --> 00:06:14,320 Speaker 1: or make an error, that someone will have their back, 132 00:06:14,839 --> 00:06:16,920 Speaker 1: and that safety net could breed a lot of confidence well. 133 00:06:16,960 --> 00:06:18,520 Speaker 1: And the difference with that too is the fact that 134 00:06:18,560 --> 00:06:22,200 Speaker 1: it's not just leaning on one group to make it happen. Right. 135 00:06:22,240 --> 00:06:24,560 Speaker 1: You're having special teams jump up, you're having defense jump 136 00:06:24,640 --> 00:06:26,920 Speaker 1: up in games, you're having an offense having to hit 137 00:06:26,960 --> 00:06:29,000 Speaker 1: a crucial drive in to make it work. And that's 138 00:06:29,040 --> 00:06:31,480 Speaker 1: the thing, Like for me, it goes from being a 139 00:06:31,920 --> 00:06:35,360 Speaker 1: mirage to a trend when it's happened. Now, eleven one 140 00:06:35,440 --> 00:06:38,080 Speaker 1: score games like that is unheard of. It's it's it's 141 00:06:38,080 --> 00:06:40,640 Speaker 1: completely unheard of to think about the way that at 142 00:06:40,720 --> 00:06:42,360 Speaker 1: some point it's going to slip up and it just 143 00:06:42,440 --> 00:06:45,320 Speaker 1: has not the season and even think about the fact 144 00:06:45,400 --> 00:06:48,760 Speaker 1: of what happened on Saturday with a sixty one yard 145 00:06:48,800 --> 00:06:53,120 Speaker 1: field goal and he drilled that thing. Yeah, like it's incredible, 146 00:06:53,200 --> 00:06:56,039 Speaker 1: it could have been sixty three totally, Like it definitely 147 00:06:56,040 --> 00:06:58,960 Speaker 1: had enough distance. I just pulled up a stat here 148 00:06:58,960 --> 00:07:01,200 Speaker 1: that I saw somebody yesterday because I thought it was 149 00:07:01,240 --> 00:07:05,599 Speaker 1: really interesting. It was Dustin Baker, Vikings fan, but he 150 00:07:05,600 --> 00:07:07,680 Speaker 1: does a lot of research and he finds a lot 151 00:07:07,720 --> 00:07:10,240 Speaker 1: of stats and stuff. But I thought this was really interesting. 152 00:07:10,280 --> 00:07:13,160 Speaker 1: So he tweeted that in the Super Bowl era, teams 153 00:07:13,160 --> 00:07:15,720 Speaker 1: that trail at the start of the fourth quarter when 154 00:07:15,880 --> 00:07:19,200 Speaker 1: sixteen point seven percent of the time, the twenty twenty 155 00:07:19,200 --> 00:07:23,320 Speaker 1: two Vikings when sixty six point seven percent of the 156 00:07:23,360 --> 00:07:25,800 Speaker 1: time when trailing at the start of the fourth quarter, 157 00:07:26,080 --> 00:07:28,680 Speaker 1: And like that partially is what feels different too. Like 158 00:07:28,760 --> 00:07:30,840 Speaker 1: when we were down a little bit the other day, 159 00:07:30,840 --> 00:07:32,760 Speaker 1: I was like, well, third quarters over, We're into the 160 00:07:32,760 --> 00:07:35,240 Speaker 1: fourth quarter, Like we've got this, and like there's just 161 00:07:35,320 --> 00:07:37,920 Speaker 1: kind of this like belief that like a different switch 162 00:07:38,000 --> 00:07:40,320 Speaker 1: turns on in the fourth quarter. Now, like I wish 163 00:07:40,360 --> 00:07:42,760 Speaker 1: that also happened in the third quarter. But yeah, but 164 00:07:42,800 --> 00:07:44,920 Speaker 1: that's the thing. Is the corresponding stat that I had 165 00:07:44,920 --> 00:07:47,560 Speaker 1: that somebody had retweeted as well, was in the first 166 00:07:47,640 --> 00:07:50,400 Speaker 1: quarter for the entire season, first quarter, we are minus twelve, 167 00:07:50,840 --> 00:07:53,120 Speaker 1: second quarter we are minus thirteen. Third quarter we are 168 00:07:53,200 --> 00:07:56,720 Speaker 1: minus forty eight. For point differential. In the fourth quarter, 169 00:07:56,760 --> 00:08:01,280 Speaker 1: we are plus seventy two. Holy overtime, we are plus 170 00:08:01,280 --> 00:08:04,640 Speaker 1: six because of the touchdown win. Right that fourth quarter 171 00:08:04,760 --> 00:08:07,800 Speaker 1: shows you, no matter what happens throughout that game, when 172 00:08:07,800 --> 00:08:09,720 Speaker 1: it comes down to crunch time and you need to 173 00:08:09,760 --> 00:08:12,120 Speaker 1: have it, this team is finding a way to make 174 00:08:12,160 --> 00:08:14,840 Speaker 1: that happen when it's not the blowout games, if it 175 00:08:14,880 --> 00:08:17,080 Speaker 1: is a close game. So far this season, this team 176 00:08:17,160 --> 00:08:19,840 Speaker 1: that is their m O. They're like, we got this. 177 00:08:19,960 --> 00:08:22,240 Speaker 1: No matter how it's going to happen, whether it's a 178 00:08:22,240 --> 00:08:24,800 Speaker 1: block punt or it's a sixty one yard field goal 179 00:08:25,160 --> 00:08:27,920 Speaker 1: or something. When we have to have a play interception 180 00:08:27,960 --> 00:08:31,000 Speaker 1: along those lines, someone's going to step up. And then offense, 181 00:08:31,040 --> 00:08:33,080 Speaker 1: we're going to execute and we're going to make this happen. 182 00:08:33,120 --> 00:08:35,360 Speaker 1: And that is a critical thing for teams that are 183 00:08:35,360 --> 00:08:37,480 Speaker 1: going to make a run. Is that weird belief because 184 00:08:37,920 --> 00:08:40,080 Speaker 1: a lot of times, if you have a team that's 185 00:08:40,080 --> 00:08:42,000 Speaker 1: been just rolling all season and all of a sudden 186 00:08:42,040 --> 00:08:45,320 Speaker 1: they get into a street fight, especially in the playoffs, 187 00:08:45,360 --> 00:08:47,760 Speaker 1: and you have to have it, teams that haven't been 188 00:08:47,760 --> 00:08:51,240 Speaker 1: there before start to panic. Teams that have that ability 189 00:08:51,280 --> 00:08:54,280 Speaker 1: to just focus and go and I'm hoping that with 190 00:08:54,320 --> 00:08:56,880 Speaker 1: this team, the trend that we've had so far continues 191 00:08:56,920 --> 00:08:59,600 Speaker 1: for the next essentially six to any weeks, so it'd 192 00:08:59,600 --> 00:09:02,000 Speaker 1: be great. I mean, this team is scrappy for sure, 193 00:09:02,360 --> 00:09:05,720 Speaker 1: like and I think that there's just so much to 194 00:09:05,840 --> 00:09:09,880 Speaker 1: like about that, and I feel like this team feels special, 195 00:09:09,960 --> 00:09:12,480 Speaker 1: and like I won't make any predictions or whatever about 196 00:09:12,480 --> 00:09:15,600 Speaker 1: the postseason because anything can happen, but like Jay and 197 00:09:15,640 --> 00:09:18,160 Speaker 1: I were here for the twenty seventeen season, and that 198 00:09:18,280 --> 00:09:21,160 Speaker 1: team felt special, Like the chemistry on that team felt special, 199 00:09:21,520 --> 00:09:23,840 Speaker 1: and to me, like, I'm not saying it's the exact same, 200 00:09:23,880 --> 00:09:26,640 Speaker 1: but I feel a lot of those similarities. As far 201 00:09:26,679 --> 00:09:29,680 Speaker 1: as the bond with the team, there's a weird ted 202 00:09:29,760 --> 00:09:32,400 Speaker 1: Lasso feel to it. Or it's the belief part, right, yes, 203 00:09:32,480 --> 00:09:34,920 Speaker 1: And that I think the thing that's different with this 204 00:09:34,960 --> 00:09:36,920 Speaker 1: team that I've noticed and when we've had some of 205 00:09:36,920 --> 00:09:38,760 Speaker 1: those teams, especially if you want to go back to 206 00:09:39,040 --> 00:09:42,559 Speaker 1: seventeen or even O nine, the idea was there were 207 00:09:42,600 --> 00:09:45,920 Speaker 1: certain key veterans who walked in the door and it 208 00:09:46,040 --> 00:09:49,080 Speaker 1: just felt like, we know what you have, we know 209 00:09:49,120 --> 00:09:52,480 Speaker 1: what we are, Let's make this mesh and then you 210 00:09:52,559 --> 00:09:55,560 Speaker 1: have the leadership who's been there before from those veterans, 211 00:09:55,920 --> 00:09:58,880 Speaker 1: and you have the energy, the exuberance and the will 212 00:09:59,480 --> 00:10:01,400 Speaker 1: for the young are people that are the newer members, 213 00:10:01,440 --> 00:10:04,320 Speaker 1: and it just feels like they talk about team chemistry. 214 00:10:04,320 --> 00:10:06,920 Speaker 1: When that meshes, that is when you get special teams. 215 00:10:07,080 --> 00:10:10,000 Speaker 1: I was talking with Say about it at one point two, saying, 216 00:10:10,000 --> 00:10:13,600 Speaker 1: if you remember in seventeen that Philly team, you know, 217 00:10:13,600 --> 00:10:16,040 Speaker 1: they're wearing the dog masks, they're throwing on chain, they're 218 00:10:16,040 --> 00:10:19,480 Speaker 1: doing and they would every celebration in the end zone 219 00:10:19,559 --> 00:10:22,400 Speaker 1: was the entire team doing their thing. Right, those kind 220 00:10:22,440 --> 00:10:25,079 Speaker 1: of moments for those teams, that bonding piece is when 221 00:10:25,400 --> 00:10:28,480 Speaker 1: it it gets weird. It gets so crazy because you 222 00:10:28,559 --> 00:10:31,600 Speaker 1: might have a Patriots team going against a scrappy Philly 223 00:10:31,600 --> 00:10:33,480 Speaker 1: team and then the Philly team pulls out the Philly 224 00:10:33,520 --> 00:10:36,439 Speaker 1: Special in the Super Bowl and it's the going for broke. 225 00:10:36,520 --> 00:10:38,280 Speaker 1: We don't care who you are, We're going to win 226 00:10:38,360 --> 00:10:40,840 Speaker 1: this game. And that is where these kind of wins 227 00:10:40,880 --> 00:10:44,560 Speaker 1: like this are exciting and fun for fans because you 228 00:10:44,679 --> 00:10:47,720 Speaker 1: don't or we haven't seen that on a year by 229 00:10:47,800 --> 00:10:50,720 Speaker 1: year basis, and that's why this one feels different different 230 00:10:50,760 --> 00:10:54,079 Speaker 1: because you're finding weird ways to win, and everybody's doing 231 00:10:54,080 --> 00:10:55,880 Speaker 1: it for each other and it feels a little locker 232 00:10:55,960 --> 00:10:57,920 Speaker 1: room is just amazing right now. Well, and I think 233 00:10:57,920 --> 00:11:00,280 Speaker 1: you may get really excellent point two about the leader ship. 234 00:11:00,280 --> 00:11:03,080 Speaker 1: And I'm gonna shout out a couple or actually throw 235 00:11:03,120 --> 00:11:06,360 Speaker 1: under the bus some fan sentiments right now that I've 236 00:11:06,360 --> 00:11:08,760 Speaker 1: been getting just through through the live chatter or through 237 00:11:08,800 --> 00:11:11,480 Speaker 1: emails or Twitter or whatever. And I think it's just 238 00:11:11,520 --> 00:11:15,599 Speaker 1: this general sentiment that there are fans who are incredibly 239 00:11:15,640 --> 00:11:17,520 Speaker 1: excited about the young players that we have. And I 240 00:11:17,559 --> 00:11:20,520 Speaker 1: get that, like we should Brian asimoa, um, you know, 241 00:11:20,559 --> 00:11:23,600 Speaker 1: like Lou before he got hurt, and there's just there's 242 00:11:23,640 --> 00:11:26,440 Speaker 1: a lot of excitement around that. Um. But I've seen 243 00:11:26,520 --> 00:11:30,160 Speaker 1: some people who are like making comments like Kendricks is 244 00:11:30,160 --> 00:11:33,920 Speaker 1: washed up, Harrison Smith, shouldn't be playing, shouldn't be starting anymore, 245 00:11:34,000 --> 00:11:36,720 Speaker 1: like Pat. Like someone was like telling me, like Pat 246 00:11:36,760 --> 00:11:39,200 Speaker 1: Pete like just isn't And I was like, Okay, first 247 00:11:39,200 --> 00:11:41,480 Speaker 1: of all, you're just wrong. Yeah, first of all, you're 248 00:11:41,520 --> 00:11:45,280 Speaker 1: getting just wrong because all of these players are making 249 00:11:45,320 --> 00:11:49,920 Speaker 1: incredible plays this season, like time and time and time again. Um, 250 00:11:50,640 --> 00:11:53,199 Speaker 1: And so that kind of stands out its own. I 251 00:11:53,240 --> 00:11:56,120 Speaker 1: think you're just wrong. But also like something has to 252 00:11:56,160 --> 00:11:59,920 Speaker 1: be said for the leadership of these players, like how 253 00:12:00,040 --> 00:12:03,200 Speaker 1: has Patrick Peterson slowed down a little bit from the 254 00:12:03,280 --> 00:12:06,560 Speaker 1: player he was like six years ago. Sure, but he 255 00:12:06,600 --> 00:12:11,040 Speaker 1: also has an extreme amount of football intelligence that shows up. 256 00:12:11,080 --> 00:12:14,079 Speaker 1: He's an extremely smart player. He's got the leadership, he's 257 00:12:14,120 --> 00:12:16,520 Speaker 1: got the belief. So I'm going to take somebody who's 258 00:12:16,520 --> 00:12:19,800 Speaker 1: maybe lost half a step every single time, because look 259 00:12:19,800 --> 00:12:22,199 Speaker 1: at the plays he's still making because of how much 260 00:12:22,200 --> 00:12:25,200 Speaker 1: he knows about the game and the decisions that he 261 00:12:25,200 --> 00:12:27,520 Speaker 1: can make on the field. And I think he's improved 262 00:12:27,559 --> 00:12:31,200 Speaker 1: since last year, Like, oh, I think he fits this defense, 263 00:12:31,280 --> 00:12:36,120 Speaker 1: this defensive system so well and is playing some of 264 00:12:36,160 --> 00:12:39,040 Speaker 1: his best football in years, which I again, that's why 265 00:12:39,040 --> 00:12:41,000 Speaker 1: it boggles my mind, Like, sure, you could maybe say 266 00:12:41,040 --> 00:12:43,040 Speaker 1: that a couple of years back, but I feel like 267 00:12:43,040 --> 00:12:47,240 Speaker 1: he's almost like reborn. Yeah, totally. And the same thing 268 00:12:47,320 --> 00:12:51,120 Speaker 1: with Kendricks or Harrison. It's like these guys are having 269 00:12:51,240 --> 00:12:54,880 Speaker 1: great games, Like I think everybody on the defense has 270 00:12:54,920 --> 00:12:57,680 Speaker 1: had an off game this season. Yeah, but I mean 271 00:12:57,880 --> 00:13:01,080 Speaker 1: you're you're seeing Harrison come up with these clutch stops. 272 00:13:01,120 --> 00:13:03,720 Speaker 1: Same with Kendricks, you know, and it might not always 273 00:13:03,840 --> 00:13:05,800 Speaker 1: be in the form of an interception, and I think 274 00:13:05,840 --> 00:13:08,040 Speaker 1: that's what fans maybe are looking for, but there's so 275 00:13:08,080 --> 00:13:11,600 Speaker 1: many other things that they're doing to impact the game 276 00:13:12,040 --> 00:13:16,360 Speaker 1: and give these guys shots at making the takeaways. I 277 00:13:16,440 --> 00:13:20,160 Speaker 1: remember talking with a veteran former Viking player who had said, 278 00:13:20,200 --> 00:13:22,280 Speaker 1: you know, the hardest part is as you get to 279 00:13:22,280 --> 00:13:25,040 Speaker 1: the point where you fully understand the game. That's when 280 00:13:25,080 --> 00:13:27,640 Speaker 1: your body's breaking down, you know, as a as a person, 281 00:13:27,800 --> 00:13:30,320 Speaker 1: and eventually gets to the point where you say, mentally, 282 00:13:30,320 --> 00:13:32,560 Speaker 1: I know exactly what I'm doing, but my body won't 283 00:13:32,640 --> 00:13:35,320 Speaker 1: keep up. I do not feel like the veterans that 284 00:13:35,360 --> 00:13:37,680 Speaker 1: we have on the field at this point are losing 285 00:13:37,679 --> 00:13:40,480 Speaker 1: that step. And part of it is because they understand 286 00:13:40,480 --> 00:13:42,240 Speaker 1: it so well, even if, like you said, if they 287 00:13:42,280 --> 00:13:45,560 Speaker 1: lose half a step. The mental side of it, of recognition, 288 00:13:45,679 --> 00:13:48,360 Speaker 1: you know, there's a there's a phenomenon called chunking, and 289 00:13:48,400 --> 00:13:50,880 Speaker 1: the idea is that you're chunking data so quickly to 290 00:13:50,960 --> 00:13:54,080 Speaker 1: identify what's happening. Yeah, and Patrick Peterson has talked about 291 00:13:54,080 --> 00:13:57,319 Speaker 1: it this season where he's actually baited quarterbacks into making 292 00:13:57,400 --> 00:14:00,880 Speaker 1: throws just you know, playing coy and and then jumping 293 00:14:00,920 --> 00:14:03,800 Speaker 1: the route because he knows exactly what's coming. And I 294 00:14:03,840 --> 00:14:06,160 Speaker 1: feel like that is the thing that you understand with 295 00:14:06,440 --> 00:14:08,560 Speaker 1: you know, Harrison Smith on the field as quote unquote 296 00:14:08,600 --> 00:14:10,320 Speaker 1: the field general, being able to put people in the 297 00:14:10,320 --> 00:14:13,240 Speaker 1: places that they need to be. Eric Hendricks recognizing when 298 00:14:13,280 --> 00:14:14,880 Speaker 1: there's going to be you know, a swing pass out 299 00:14:14,880 --> 00:14:16,920 Speaker 1: on the flat and kind of breaking off of his 300 00:14:17,880 --> 00:14:21,120 Speaker 1: his assignment and engaging as quickly as he can. Patrick 301 00:14:21,160 --> 00:14:25,520 Speaker 1: Peterson right before the interception this past weekend, Um, there 302 00:14:25,600 --> 00:14:28,080 Speaker 1: was a route that he got beat on and I 303 00:14:28,120 --> 00:14:31,520 Speaker 1: saw him and somebody else from the Giants sideline barking 304 00:14:31,560 --> 00:14:34,080 Speaker 1: at each other back and forth, and he said, something 305 00:14:34,120 --> 00:14:35,960 Speaker 1: turns around. The very next play, he turns around and 306 00:14:35,960 --> 00:14:39,760 Speaker 1: makes the interception. So like, but that's and that's the 307 00:14:39,800 --> 00:14:42,000 Speaker 1: thing is to me when you have those kind of 308 00:14:42,040 --> 00:14:45,360 Speaker 1: guys like you're how many times we talked and looked 309 00:14:45,400 --> 00:14:47,440 Speaker 1: at this defense and said, well, it's ben, don't break. 310 00:14:47,920 --> 00:14:50,400 Speaker 1: Those moments are the things like you're not getting those 311 00:14:50,440 --> 00:14:53,880 Speaker 1: big breaks that's really killing this team. It's more of 312 00:14:54,240 --> 00:14:57,600 Speaker 1: think about red zone efficiency. You know, how many times, 313 00:14:57,640 --> 00:14:59,320 Speaker 1: like this week we were three or four on our 314 00:14:59,400 --> 00:15:01,800 Speaker 1: side scoring in the red zone and I think they 315 00:15:01,800 --> 00:15:05,120 Speaker 1: were one of two, and so it's minimizing those moments 316 00:15:05,120 --> 00:15:07,320 Speaker 1: and making sure that you're putting them in field goal 317 00:15:07,880 --> 00:15:10,480 Speaker 1: situations so that we turn around and have to score touchdowns. 318 00:15:10,480 --> 00:15:12,960 Speaker 1: That's fine. You would rather do that than get be 319 00:15:13,160 --> 00:15:16,520 Speaker 1: for a long play and constantly be playing it behind. 320 00:15:16,560 --> 00:15:19,560 Speaker 1: And I feel like, like we've talked about, those veterans 321 00:15:19,600 --> 00:15:21,840 Speaker 1: are the ones that can see that can understand it 322 00:15:21,880 --> 00:15:23,760 Speaker 1: and can kind of put people in the right spots 323 00:15:24,120 --> 00:15:25,960 Speaker 1: and let alone for themselves, put them in the right 324 00:15:25,960 --> 00:15:28,440 Speaker 1: spots to make those plays. And how many times have 325 00:15:28,480 --> 00:15:31,320 Speaker 1: we seen in all season all the turnovers, all of 326 00:15:31,360 --> 00:15:34,520 Speaker 1: the past breakups and just breaking on the ball when 327 00:15:34,560 --> 00:15:36,360 Speaker 1: it needs to be. They're doing the right thing for 328 00:15:36,400 --> 00:15:38,960 Speaker 1: this defense. I mean, they're just disciplined. And that's why 329 00:15:38,960 --> 00:15:40,960 Speaker 1: I think the biggest key is in this and that's 330 00:15:41,000 --> 00:15:43,240 Speaker 1: the whole team, right, because you think of like this 331 00:15:43,360 --> 00:15:47,200 Speaker 1: team isn't very highly penalized. They're efficient in the red zone. 332 00:15:47,800 --> 00:15:51,600 Speaker 1: They well like penalties this weekend, right, we had two 333 00:15:52,000 --> 00:15:56,560 Speaker 1: two as an entire team. Yes, that's amazing. And when 334 00:15:56,760 --> 00:16:00,680 Speaker 1: the turnover differential, there's just like all like the cornerstone, right, 335 00:16:00,760 --> 00:16:03,440 Speaker 1: it's the biggest thing because it's easy enough to have 336 00:16:03,560 --> 00:16:06,640 Speaker 1: a player who can outrun the opponent every single time, 337 00:16:06,720 --> 00:16:10,480 Speaker 1: Like that's not enough. You need the the intelligence on 338 00:16:10,520 --> 00:16:12,920 Speaker 1: the field. You need those things like where Patrick Peterson 339 00:16:13,000 --> 00:16:16,480 Speaker 1: or Harrison Smith can can bait the opposing quarterback into 340 00:16:16,480 --> 00:16:19,120 Speaker 1: making a play that you know that you can interceptor 341 00:16:19,400 --> 00:16:22,000 Speaker 1: or um mess up. And I think that's just huge 342 00:16:22,000 --> 00:16:24,080 Speaker 1: and also just the mindset of these guys. I mean 343 00:16:24,080 --> 00:16:27,360 Speaker 1: you have Patrick Peterson wanting to play special teams, you know, 344 00:16:27,560 --> 00:16:30,160 Speaker 1: and and Harrison Smith, Like I know some people were 345 00:16:30,160 --> 00:16:33,320 Speaker 1: concerned if if he was hurt earlier in the in 346 00:16:33,360 --> 00:16:36,400 Speaker 1: the game because they put Josh Mentellison. He confirmed after 347 00:16:36,440 --> 00:16:39,720 Speaker 1: the game he's not hurt. Um coaches wanting to give 348 00:16:39,800 --> 00:16:41,800 Speaker 1: him a couple of extra breathers so that he's ready, 349 00:16:42,000 --> 00:16:44,040 Speaker 1: you know, for the playoffs. And someone asked him like, well, 350 00:16:44,080 --> 00:16:46,800 Speaker 1: are you comfortable with that? And Harrison goes, I don't 351 00:16:46,800 --> 00:16:49,200 Speaker 1: know if comfortable is the right word, but like I 352 00:16:49,320 --> 00:16:51,440 Speaker 1: understand it. You know, he wants to be out there 353 00:16:51,600 --> 00:16:54,920 Speaker 1: every play. Well, think about like even stats wise, you know, 354 00:16:54,960 --> 00:16:58,480 Speaker 1: we're talking about the differential were we were outgained by 355 00:16:58,680 --> 00:17:01,440 Speaker 1: over ninety yards in the game total for total yards. 356 00:17:01,680 --> 00:17:03,560 Speaker 1: They had three hundred nineteen yards passing, They had one 357 00:17:03,640 --> 00:17:06,400 Speaker 1: hundred and twenty six yards rushing, but they were one 358 00:17:06,400 --> 00:17:08,120 Speaker 1: of two inside the red zone, which means we kept 359 00:17:08,160 --> 00:17:10,160 Speaker 1: them out of the red zone as much as possible, right, 360 00:17:10,320 --> 00:17:13,719 Speaker 1: and then they had seven penalties and two turnovers. We 361 00:17:13,720 --> 00:17:17,119 Speaker 1: had two penalties and zero turnovers. Yeah, time possession was 362 00:17:17,119 --> 00:17:20,000 Speaker 1: almost identical. So like all of the intangible small things 363 00:17:20,080 --> 00:17:23,359 Speaker 1: that you needed to have to keep that margin as 364 00:17:23,400 --> 00:17:24,960 Speaker 1: close as it was and get us to the point 365 00:17:25,000 --> 00:17:27,560 Speaker 1: where we could kick that field goal. That is where 366 00:17:27,560 --> 00:17:31,080 Speaker 1: this team executed, and it has been a pattern all season. 367 00:17:31,480 --> 00:17:34,600 Speaker 1: This is how we've operated. Speaking of kicking that field goal, 368 00:17:34,640 --> 00:17:37,000 Speaker 1: I think I'll make a jump to our three mplay 369 00:17:37,040 --> 00:17:39,919 Speaker 1: of week from the field of the roof and everywhere 370 00:17:39,960 --> 00:17:42,399 Speaker 1: in between. Three M, the official science partner of the 371 00:17:42,440 --> 00:17:45,959 Speaker 1: Minnesota Vikings is here. Visit vikings dot com back slash 372 00:17:46,000 --> 00:17:49,080 Speaker 1: school Science to learn more. Now, if you remember last week, 373 00:17:49,119 --> 00:17:51,639 Speaker 1: Greg Joseph's game winning field goal was our play of 374 00:17:51,680 --> 00:17:53,679 Speaker 1: the week. There were obviously a lot of great plays 375 00:17:53,720 --> 00:17:56,160 Speaker 1: that set it all up, and so this week I'm 376 00:17:56,200 --> 00:17:58,040 Speaker 1: going to say the sixty one yard or is the 377 00:17:58,080 --> 00:18:00,760 Speaker 1: aunorable mention even though it's a history. It kind of 378 00:18:00,840 --> 00:18:03,520 Speaker 1: hurts my heart to do that, but I feel like 379 00:18:03,640 --> 00:18:06,159 Speaker 1: there was so much history in this game that it 380 00:18:06,280 --> 00:18:09,720 Speaker 1: has to be circled around the record breaking performance of 381 00:18:09,800 --> 00:18:12,680 Speaker 1: Justin Jefferson, the Giants tying the game up with fifty 382 00:18:12,720 --> 00:18:15,960 Speaker 1: nine seconds left, the kick set up by that seventeen 383 00:18:16,040 --> 00:18:19,000 Speaker 1: yard screen pass from Cousins to JJ on third down. 384 00:18:19,400 --> 00:18:22,239 Speaker 1: No matter if he's in double coverage, striple coverage, if 385 00:18:22,240 --> 00:18:24,800 Speaker 1: you can't see him in between his guys, Kirk can 386 00:18:24,840 --> 00:18:28,600 Speaker 1: and he threads the needle every single time. Credible, Incredible. 387 00:18:28,640 --> 00:18:32,720 Speaker 1: So here is our three M play of the week. Now, 388 00:18:32,720 --> 00:18:35,960 Speaker 1: it's third and thirteen from the Vikings forty pete. Do 389 00:18:36,000 --> 00:18:37,720 Speaker 1: you think the Giants come with one of those big 390 00:18:37,760 --> 00:18:40,480 Speaker 1: blitzes again? They're bringing everybody at the line of scrimmage, Paul, 391 00:18:40,520 --> 00:18:42,360 Speaker 1: So yeah, they're not going to let Cousins to sit 392 00:18:42,400 --> 00:18:45,119 Speaker 1: back there and survey this defense. Hook to the left 393 00:18:45,240 --> 00:18:47,840 Speaker 1: of Kirger, out of the shotgun. Here's the big blitz 394 00:18:47,880 --> 00:18:50,200 Speaker 1: pass right to JJ, turns it up from the forty five, 395 00:18:50,400 --> 00:18:54,800 Speaker 1: gets him a fifty burst down to the forty four 396 00:18:54,880 --> 00:18:56,640 Speaker 1: yard line. We got a hurry, We have no time 397 00:18:56,640 --> 00:19:01,639 Speaker 1: out twelve, eleven, ten, nine, sixteen yard at five four 398 00:19:01,720 --> 00:19:05,920 Speaker 1: Cousins kills the clock, so we're looking at a sixty 399 00:19:06,000 --> 00:19:10,520 Speaker 1: one yard field goal try or thereabouts for Greg Joseph, 400 00:19:10,560 --> 00:19:15,600 Speaker 1: whose career long is fifty six. On that final drive, 401 00:19:15,920 --> 00:19:20,200 Speaker 1: two third down catches for thirty three yards from JJ 402 00:19:20,480 --> 00:19:23,960 Speaker 1: to put Greg Joseph in that position. I mean, time 403 00:19:24,000 --> 00:19:27,879 Speaker 1: and time again, this man continues to make catches that 404 00:19:27,920 --> 00:19:30,359 Speaker 1: are just mind boggling. I mean, I think there was 405 00:19:30,400 --> 00:19:31,679 Speaker 1: one week, I don't know if it was here in 406 00:19:31,720 --> 00:19:33,280 Speaker 1: the podcast where I was just talking to someone and 407 00:19:33,320 --> 00:19:35,040 Speaker 1: I was like, I mean, he only had ninety eight 408 00:19:35,160 --> 00:19:37,000 Speaker 1: yards this week, and I was like, why did I 409 00:19:37,080 --> 00:19:39,879 Speaker 1: say that? What? But that just goes to show like 410 00:19:39,920 --> 00:19:43,000 Speaker 1: the expectation right because of who he is, because he 411 00:19:43,080 --> 00:19:45,359 Speaker 1: just does it every single week, like you said, and 412 00:19:45,440 --> 00:19:47,760 Speaker 1: I feel like there's this thing where we all know 413 00:19:47,840 --> 00:19:51,000 Speaker 1: how good he is, and yet every single week there's 414 00:19:51,040 --> 00:19:53,280 Speaker 1: a play where you're like, oh my gosh, did he 415 00:19:53,359 --> 00:19:56,760 Speaker 1: just like he just caught that? And sometimes I feel 416 00:19:56,760 --> 00:20:01,600 Speaker 1: like too, there's this feeling where I'm like we're watching 417 00:20:01,720 --> 00:20:06,040 Speaker 1: history right now, and like we're interviewing and interacting with 418 00:20:06,119 --> 00:20:09,840 Speaker 1: someone who is making NFL history, and sometimes it feels 419 00:20:09,920 --> 00:20:12,439 Speaker 1: kind of funny, I think, just because Justin is this 420 00:20:12,520 --> 00:20:15,840 Speaker 1: really nice guy and like he's a team first guy 421 00:20:15,960 --> 00:20:19,120 Speaker 1: and he's obviously very confident, but he's humble too, and 422 00:20:19,160 --> 00:20:21,640 Speaker 1: so it's so fun to see somebody like this succeed. 423 00:20:22,000 --> 00:20:23,840 Speaker 1: I just love Oh sorry, I love that he says 424 00:20:24,280 --> 00:20:26,119 Speaker 1: I'm gonna be the best receiver. I'm not going to 425 00:20:26,160 --> 00:20:28,600 Speaker 1: have a sophomore slump because I think for so many, like, 426 00:20:28,920 --> 00:20:31,280 Speaker 1: the media is such a tricky game to play, and 427 00:20:31,280 --> 00:20:32,720 Speaker 1: there are a lot of guys that will get burned 428 00:20:32,720 --> 00:20:34,520 Speaker 1: by it and by what they say. But he has 429 00:20:34,520 --> 00:20:37,119 Speaker 1: the confidence to say it, and he has the talent 430 00:20:37,200 --> 00:20:40,400 Speaker 1: obviously and the smarts and the ability to back it up. 431 00:20:40,440 --> 00:20:44,080 Speaker 1: And to me, that is like the media person's tree. Yes, 432 00:20:44,359 --> 00:20:46,240 Speaker 1: that's the total package, right right, And that was a 433 00:20:46,320 --> 00:20:50,320 Speaker 1: thing like as dominant as he has been within this team, 434 00:20:50,400 --> 00:20:53,320 Speaker 1: the casualness is the part that always jumps out to me. 435 00:20:53,359 --> 00:20:56,280 Speaker 1: It was the expectations, Like you said, he raised the bar, 436 00:20:56,440 --> 00:20:58,320 Speaker 1: Like the expectations for him is if he has under 437 00:20:58,320 --> 00:20:59,800 Speaker 1: one hundred and twenty five yards in a game, there's 438 00:20:59,800 --> 00:21:02,800 Speaker 1: something wrong. Yeah, And it's which is crazy to think 439 00:21:02,880 --> 00:21:06,200 Speaker 1: Ine and and you know, he's had one hundred yard 440 00:21:06,240 --> 00:21:08,560 Speaker 1: games at half and we're just like yeah, and and 441 00:21:08,960 --> 00:21:11,080 Speaker 1: I guess that's the you're taking this for granted. And 442 00:21:11,720 --> 00:21:13,960 Speaker 1: I've said it a couple weeks ago too, just kind 443 00:21:13,960 --> 00:21:16,160 Speaker 1: of saying like, we have to recognize, like, this guy 444 00:21:16,240 --> 00:21:18,120 Speaker 1: is working on greatness. And the way you know it's 445 00:21:18,119 --> 00:21:22,000 Speaker 1: greatness is because it's so casual and felt that way 446 00:21:22,040 --> 00:21:25,200 Speaker 1: back when when Adrian was dominating running for his MVP year. 447 00:21:26,040 --> 00:21:29,280 Speaker 1: But for him it felt effortless and if he didn't 448 00:21:29,320 --> 00:21:31,240 Speaker 1: have one hundred and fifty yards rushing, it felt like 449 00:21:31,240 --> 00:21:32,879 Speaker 1: there was something wrong. And then he'd hit two hundred 450 00:21:32,880 --> 00:21:35,359 Speaker 1: and you're like, yeah, okay, those are the moments that 451 00:21:35,400 --> 00:21:37,919 Speaker 1: you really started to realize this is different. This is 452 00:21:37,920 --> 00:21:42,280 Speaker 1: completely different. And with Justin, you're seeing as these records 453 00:21:42,359 --> 00:21:44,680 Speaker 1: keep falling in their things that we have basically held 454 00:21:44,680 --> 00:21:48,000 Speaker 1: almost like too mythic standards with Randy Moss and Chris 455 00:21:48,119 --> 00:21:50,480 Speaker 1: Carter and the guys that we've had on this team. 456 00:21:51,200 --> 00:21:53,879 Speaker 1: JJ doing it in this fashion is really fun to watch. 457 00:21:53,920 --> 00:21:55,800 Speaker 1: And I think this is the kind of stuff that 458 00:21:56,320 --> 00:21:58,840 Speaker 1: young kids right now who are really gravitating towards JJ 459 00:21:58,960 --> 00:22:02,480 Speaker 1: with all the Jersey sales and the football cards and 460 00:22:02,520 --> 00:22:05,120 Speaker 1: everything that they want. This is something that as they 461 00:22:05,160 --> 00:22:07,360 Speaker 1: get older in the next twenty thirty years past, they're 462 00:22:07,359 --> 00:22:09,600 Speaker 1: going to be able to say it was primetime for me. 463 00:22:09,640 --> 00:22:11,879 Speaker 1: And this is what cemented my Vikings fandom at this 464 00:22:11,920 --> 00:22:14,600 Speaker 1: point was Justin Jefferson's what he's doing right now, he 465 00:22:14,680 --> 00:22:18,359 Speaker 1: totally He's making nationwide Vikings fans who have never followed 466 00:22:18,400 --> 00:22:22,880 Speaker 1: the Vikings before correct international international. Yes. The crazy thing 467 00:22:22,880 --> 00:22:25,320 Speaker 1: on my end is like I have a family member, 468 00:22:25,359 --> 00:22:27,639 Speaker 1: a kid who is you know, went to the Packer 469 00:22:27,720 --> 00:22:30,760 Speaker 1: side because of Aaron Rodgers and Davante Adams and the 470 00:22:30,840 --> 00:22:33,199 Speaker 1: success that they've had. But the one person that they 471 00:22:33,240 --> 00:22:35,840 Speaker 1: talk about is Justin Jefferson, and it's he is the 472 00:22:35,880 --> 00:22:40,240 Speaker 1: cool factor across the league, let alone this team. I mean, 473 00:22:40,640 --> 00:22:45,400 Speaker 1: for god's sakes, you're seeing gritty comments and mentions in commercials, now, 474 00:22:46,040 --> 00:22:50,240 Speaker 1: the World Cup, everything, yeah, literally everywhere, And so that 475 00:22:50,240 --> 00:22:52,720 Speaker 1: that just shows you how much this is transcending. His 476 00:22:52,840 --> 00:22:54,920 Speaker 1: play on the field and the attitude and just kind 477 00:22:54,920 --> 00:22:57,000 Speaker 1: of who he is and what he's done is just 478 00:22:57,080 --> 00:22:59,280 Speaker 1: kind of oozing throughout society. And when you hit pop 479 00:22:59,320 --> 00:23:02,479 Speaker 1: culture like that, it's awesome to watch. Another thing, I 480 00:23:02,520 --> 00:23:04,800 Speaker 1: think when you brought up the fan line or the 481 00:23:04,800 --> 00:23:07,359 Speaker 1: fan chat, I was thinking about this too, because I 482 00:23:07,440 --> 00:23:11,119 Speaker 1: noticed on Twitter a couple of people saying, oh, well, 483 00:23:11,840 --> 00:23:15,280 Speaker 1: seventeen games season slate shouldn't count as far as like 484 00:23:15,359 --> 00:23:18,640 Speaker 1: him breaking Moss's record for the record so far, he's 485 00:23:18,680 --> 00:23:21,600 Speaker 1: at fifteen, he's at fifteen, and mossed it in sixteen. 486 00:23:21,640 --> 00:23:24,720 Speaker 1: So I don't understand that argument. First and foremost, I 487 00:23:24,760 --> 00:23:28,120 Speaker 1: think that argument comes up more with the Kelvin Johnson piece. Right, 488 00:23:28,200 --> 00:23:31,000 Speaker 1: that's the thing, like they're looking at it right now, Well, sure, yeah, 489 00:23:30,960 --> 00:23:33,000 Speaker 1: I guess what there used to be a fourteen game season, 490 00:23:33,040 --> 00:23:34,560 Speaker 1: and then I went to sixteen, and now it's going 491 00:23:34,600 --> 00:23:38,360 Speaker 1: to like those records eventually are going to be broken, correct, 492 00:23:38,720 --> 00:23:41,360 Speaker 1: And like I get what they're saying, like, yeah, it's 493 00:23:41,400 --> 00:23:43,800 Speaker 1: not it's not apples to apples, But to Jay's point, 494 00:23:43,840 --> 00:23:45,600 Speaker 1: it's like, yeah, there, it used to be four teams 495 00:23:45,640 --> 00:23:47,399 Speaker 1: and it's six, Like there's just no other way to 496 00:23:47,440 --> 00:23:50,400 Speaker 1: do it. But if you're going to argue right now 497 00:23:50,400 --> 00:23:53,879 Speaker 1: about the records that JJ has already broken in less 498 00:23:53,960 --> 00:23:56,600 Speaker 1: time than Rainy had, like, yes, this is a seventeen 499 00:23:56,640 --> 00:23:59,520 Speaker 1: game season, but like he's breaking these records in weeks 500 00:23:59,520 --> 00:24:03,679 Speaker 1: thirteen fifteen, So to me, the argument doesn't hold up. No, 501 00:24:03,880 --> 00:24:05,720 Speaker 1: not at all. And he only needs two hundred and 502 00:24:05,760 --> 00:24:08,640 Speaker 1: nine yards to break Calvin Johnson's league record of one 503 00:24:09,040 --> 00:24:11,919 Speaker 1: nine hundred and sixty four in a single season, and 504 00:24:12,320 --> 00:24:15,440 Speaker 1: he already broke Chris Carter's single season receptions record for 505 00:24:15,600 --> 00:24:19,600 Speaker 1: the Vikings, Randy Moss's single season receiving yards for the Vikings. 506 00:24:20,280 --> 00:24:23,439 Speaker 1: I know it's not a triple crown of receiving, and 507 00:24:23,520 --> 00:24:25,440 Speaker 1: I know we've talked about this a little bit ahead 508 00:24:25,480 --> 00:24:27,400 Speaker 1: of show before we got on here, and it's been 509 00:24:27,480 --> 00:24:30,360 Speaker 1: kind of of the talk of the town recently. But 510 00:24:30,880 --> 00:24:34,639 Speaker 1: MVP case for JJ, I mean, in your opinion, Lindsay, 511 00:24:34,720 --> 00:24:37,600 Speaker 1: does he need to be considered? Absolutely, Like, I just 512 00:24:37,640 --> 00:24:41,840 Speaker 1: don't know how you don't have him in consideration. And 513 00:24:42,200 --> 00:24:44,320 Speaker 1: I know what we talked about, you know, offline, and 514 00:24:44,440 --> 00:24:47,520 Speaker 1: it'll come up again here too, is that it's usually 515 00:24:47,560 --> 00:24:52,679 Speaker 1: a quarterback, you know, it's it's usually I feel like 516 00:24:52,720 --> 00:24:55,200 Speaker 1: a team that goes far into the we have somewhere, 517 00:24:55,280 --> 00:24:58,600 Speaker 1: not there yet, but like the things that Justin Jefferson 518 00:24:58,680 --> 00:25:01,840 Speaker 1: has done this season are incredible and if you're not 519 00:25:01,880 --> 00:25:05,480 Speaker 1: including him in the conversation, then I honestly like, if 520 00:25:05,520 --> 00:25:07,760 Speaker 1: you're just wedging it into it has to be a 521 00:25:07,840 --> 00:25:10,960 Speaker 1: quarterback every year, then honestly, let's change the name of 522 00:25:10,960 --> 00:25:13,760 Speaker 1: the award because like we need to broaden what we're 523 00:25:13,760 --> 00:25:16,320 Speaker 1: talking about. Yeah, there's that. I think that was another 524 00:25:16,359 --> 00:25:19,480 Speaker 1: thing I heard recently was maybe as a MVP it 525 00:25:19,480 --> 00:25:22,320 Speaker 1: should be called there should be a quarterback Award, and 526 00:25:22,359 --> 00:25:26,080 Speaker 1: then you keep the offensive Award for like the skill positions. 527 00:25:26,119 --> 00:25:28,399 Speaker 1: Then you keep you know, the Defensive Award for defensive 528 00:25:28,400 --> 00:25:30,480 Speaker 1: players and not just this is not an MVP, it's 529 00:25:30,520 --> 00:25:32,600 Speaker 1: just a quarterback award, right and be done with it. 530 00:25:32,680 --> 00:25:34,600 Speaker 1: But you know that's not going to happen this season. 531 00:25:34,640 --> 00:25:36,680 Speaker 1: And and I know there are a lot of people 532 00:25:36,680 --> 00:25:39,160 Speaker 1: who think, maybe, oh well, if anyone should have gotten 533 00:25:39,200 --> 00:25:41,880 Speaker 1: it should been Cooper Cup last year and maybe rightfully 534 00:25:41,920 --> 00:25:44,600 Speaker 1: solved the Triple Crown and receiving Yeah, I mean I 535 00:25:44,320 --> 00:25:46,760 Speaker 1: would I would agree with that. Yeah. And the fact 536 00:25:46,800 --> 00:25:50,159 Speaker 1: that we're not including guys like Cooper or Justin like 537 00:25:50,280 --> 00:25:53,920 Speaker 1: in the conversation, I think that's silly. I absolutely think 538 00:25:53,920 --> 00:25:56,439 Speaker 1: that could have should have won the MVP because of 539 00:25:56,440 --> 00:25:59,480 Speaker 1: what he did well, who's who's Okay, who's lead to 540 00:25:59,840 --> 00:26:02,680 Speaker 1: their leader? Right now? I know it's like what Mahomes 541 00:26:02,720 --> 00:26:06,720 Speaker 1: Alan Hurts, so you have yeah, well Jalen Hurts. So 542 00:26:07,080 --> 00:26:10,040 Speaker 1: at least before during the season the list was Patrick 543 00:26:10,119 --> 00:26:12,440 Speaker 1: Mahomes was leading at Jalen Hurts was number two, Josh 544 00:26:12,480 --> 00:26:15,919 Speaker 1: Allen was number three, and then kind of the bubble 545 00:26:15,960 --> 00:26:19,760 Speaker 1: people at that point were Tyree Hill and Justin Jefferson 546 00:26:19,800 --> 00:26:22,359 Speaker 1: and so Justin now knocking off these records the way 547 00:26:22,400 --> 00:26:24,840 Speaker 1: that he has. And here's the thing to remember, this 548 00:26:24,920 --> 00:26:27,919 Speaker 1: voting ends up happening by the end of the regular season. 549 00:26:28,000 --> 00:26:30,840 Speaker 1: Like playoffs, stuff goes out the window. So whenever somebody 550 00:26:30,840 --> 00:26:33,280 Speaker 1: blows up in yes, whenever somebody blows up in the 551 00:26:33,280 --> 00:26:35,879 Speaker 1: playoffs and they're like, why weren't they the MVP because 552 00:26:35,880 --> 00:26:38,520 Speaker 1: of what they did during this playoff run? Those voting 553 00:26:38,960 --> 00:26:41,040 Speaker 1: right portions of it, and the timeline for it is 554 00:26:41,080 --> 00:26:43,640 Speaker 1: the end of the regular season. So if you really 555 00:26:43,680 --> 00:26:46,320 Speaker 1: think about it right now, like I understand those quarterbacks 556 00:26:46,359 --> 00:26:49,040 Speaker 1: being in that conversation, but what's going to happen now 557 00:26:49,040 --> 00:26:50,679 Speaker 1: that Jalen Hurts set out a game and you know 558 00:26:50,760 --> 00:26:53,679 Speaker 1: they lost, so like it's weird how they can have 559 00:26:53,760 --> 00:26:56,159 Speaker 1: such a crazy consistent season, get to the end of 560 00:26:56,160 --> 00:26:58,080 Speaker 1: the year, maybe take a rest or maybe get hurt 561 00:26:58,280 --> 00:27:01,320 Speaker 1: and be out of game or two. I think it's 562 00:27:01,400 --> 00:27:04,280 Speaker 1: undeniable right now that as far as what he means 563 00:27:04,320 --> 00:27:06,679 Speaker 1: to this team and the impact that he's having on 564 00:27:06,720 --> 00:27:09,280 Speaker 1: our games, how can you not have him in at 565 00:27:09,320 --> 00:27:12,040 Speaker 1: minimum the top five, if not the top three as 566 00:27:12,119 --> 00:27:14,600 Speaker 1: part of that consideration in my mind, because I mean, 567 00:27:14,600 --> 00:27:16,880 Speaker 1: I understand Patrick Mahomes is a guy that drives that team, 568 00:27:16,880 --> 00:27:19,320 Speaker 1: but man, they have done the right thing and loading 569 00:27:19,400 --> 00:27:22,800 Speaker 1: up with weapons Philadelphia Eagles loaded up with weapons offseason 570 00:27:22,920 --> 00:27:25,240 Speaker 1: and not saying that he's not a big valuable part 571 00:27:25,240 --> 00:27:27,119 Speaker 1: of this team for sure, But I think if you 572 00:27:27,160 --> 00:27:30,000 Speaker 1: take Jefferson out of the game for the Vikings, I 573 00:27:30,040 --> 00:27:32,240 Speaker 1: don't think this team is necessarily twelve and three. I 574 00:27:32,280 --> 00:27:34,960 Speaker 1: think they still could be very effective, like they still 575 00:27:34,960 --> 00:27:37,080 Speaker 1: could have a double digit wins, but I don't think 576 00:27:37,080 --> 00:27:39,360 Speaker 1: they're twelve and three. He's just such a huge part 577 00:27:39,359 --> 00:27:41,800 Speaker 1: of our game plan, and you know, coach came into 578 00:27:41,840 --> 00:27:43,800 Speaker 1: this season saying we're going to kind of use him 579 00:27:43,800 --> 00:27:45,960 Speaker 1: in that Cooper Cup role, and he's really dove into 580 00:27:46,040 --> 00:27:49,400 Speaker 1: that head first, but I just, yeah, you know what 581 00:27:49,480 --> 00:27:51,600 Speaker 1: defenses are doing right now, you have to double and 582 00:27:51,640 --> 00:27:54,600 Speaker 1: triple cover him. He still catches it, and he's still 583 00:27:54,640 --> 00:27:56,560 Speaker 1: catching it. And on top of that, then you're seeing 584 00:27:56,640 --> 00:27:59,720 Speaker 1: kJ Osborne having career days, r T. J. Hockinson have 585 00:27:59,720 --> 00:28:03,040 Speaker 1: a career day on Saturday, and so you're seeing the 586 00:28:03,080 --> 00:28:06,040 Speaker 1: impact that he has on it. And I think, honestly, 587 00:28:06,119 --> 00:28:09,360 Speaker 1: other players and coaches are recognizing that this is year three. 588 00:28:09,440 --> 00:28:11,919 Speaker 1: It's not just a season. This is who he is. 589 00:28:11,960 --> 00:28:13,760 Speaker 1: And let's be honest, a lot of these polls and 590 00:28:13,800 --> 00:28:18,240 Speaker 1: these records are popularity contests. It just feels like if 591 00:28:18,280 --> 00:28:20,320 Speaker 1: you can back it up and have the cache, and 592 00:28:20,320 --> 00:28:23,680 Speaker 1: everyone feels that way. I don't think there's an argument 593 00:28:23,720 --> 00:28:25,080 Speaker 1: that can be made that he should not be at 594 00:28:25,160 --> 00:28:27,840 Speaker 1: least in the top three consideration. And even your point 595 00:28:28,000 --> 00:28:32,480 Speaker 1: about the game growing internationally and the popularity of this 596 00:28:32,600 --> 00:28:36,280 Speaker 1: sport and kind of writing that side of things, why 597 00:28:36,359 --> 00:28:40,440 Speaker 1: not for JJ? JJ could be right now one of 598 00:28:40,520 --> 00:28:43,800 Speaker 1: the is one of the biggest faces of the NFL, 599 00:28:43,920 --> 00:28:46,719 Speaker 1: could be the biggest. I mean, we've seen Mahomes win it, 600 00:28:46,800 --> 00:28:50,480 Speaker 1: we've Josh Allen very much deserving Jalen Hurts very much deserving, 601 00:28:50,520 --> 00:28:52,720 Speaker 1: but like I almost feel like if you kind of 602 00:28:53,400 --> 00:28:55,800 Speaker 1: make the switch a little bit, it does elevate the 603 00:28:55,840 --> 00:29:01,840 Speaker 1: brand internationally, right and j in Jalen and no, I 604 00:29:01,880 --> 00:29:04,560 Speaker 1: was gonna say Josh Allen, I feel like he's a 605 00:29:04,560 --> 00:29:07,840 Speaker 1: little bit more. And again, not criticizing Jalen hurts either. 606 00:29:07,840 --> 00:29:10,000 Speaker 1: I just think if you're talking like it factors. Yeah, 607 00:29:10,000 --> 00:29:11,600 Speaker 1: And I mean, like I will be the first one 608 00:29:11,640 --> 00:29:13,520 Speaker 1: to admit that when we were down thirty three zero 609 00:29:13,560 --> 00:29:16,720 Speaker 1: to the Colts, I'm getting paranoid right about about injuries 610 00:29:16,720 --> 00:29:18,520 Speaker 1: and stuff like that, and I'm going, you got to 611 00:29:18,560 --> 00:29:21,000 Speaker 1: just take JJ out of the game. Had you done that, 612 00:29:21,320 --> 00:29:22,880 Speaker 1: had you taken JJ out of the game, like you 613 00:29:22,960 --> 00:29:26,080 Speaker 1: don't come back and have a note comeback? You just don't. Yeah, 614 00:29:26,320 --> 00:29:28,880 Speaker 1: And so the difference that he makes for this team 615 00:29:29,080 --> 00:29:32,320 Speaker 1: is undeniable. Yeah, I mean I died on this hill 616 00:29:32,320 --> 00:29:36,040 Speaker 1: a long time ago. JJ fram VP, and little did 617 00:29:36,080 --> 00:29:40,360 Speaker 1: I know my expectations would be met this season and surpassed. 618 00:29:40,400 --> 00:29:44,240 Speaker 1: And I'm obviously a homer for multiple reasons for him, 619 00:29:44,480 --> 00:29:46,600 Speaker 1: So I always just have his back and I just 620 00:29:46,640 --> 00:29:49,480 Speaker 1: think it would be the coolest. So we'll see, we 621 00:29:49,520 --> 00:29:51,920 Speaker 1: shall see, we shall see. I I do hope though, 622 00:29:52,080 --> 00:29:55,400 Speaker 1: and I think, you know, I wouldn't be surprised if 623 00:29:55,440 --> 00:29:59,840 Speaker 1: he I think he'll definitely get to the huge opportunity 624 00:29:59,840 --> 00:30:02,320 Speaker 1: to break Calvin Johnson's record two hundred and nine yards. 625 00:30:02,320 --> 00:30:05,080 Speaker 1: As we were talking about with JJ, it's easily done 626 00:30:05,080 --> 00:30:08,000 Speaker 1: in two games. Um, but I'm I'm not gonna lie 627 00:30:08,000 --> 00:30:10,800 Speaker 1: to you. I'm hoping for a massive performance in Lambo. 628 00:30:10,880 --> 00:30:12,600 Speaker 1: I know it's gonna be a little bit on the 629 00:30:12,920 --> 00:30:16,520 Speaker 1: not warmer, like warmer than expected side of things. So 630 00:30:16,680 --> 00:30:19,000 Speaker 1: maybe they'll throw the ball just a tad bit more 631 00:30:19,520 --> 00:30:21,640 Speaker 1: and maybe he could hit the two hundred yard mark, 632 00:30:21,680 --> 00:30:23,560 Speaker 1: because he did have one hundred and fifty eight yards 633 00:30:23,560 --> 00:30:25,680 Speaker 1: in the first half against them in week one. Right. 634 00:30:25,760 --> 00:30:27,920 Speaker 1: I think the biggest thing and pushing against him is 635 00:30:27,960 --> 00:30:30,479 Speaker 1: that our final two games are outdoors. Yeah, but it 636 00:30:30,560 --> 00:30:32,600 Speaker 1: is supposed to be like thirty six degrees or something 637 00:30:32,600 --> 00:30:34,680 Speaker 1: in Lambo, which is that's a wards front. I'm really 638 00:30:34,720 --> 00:30:37,320 Speaker 1: a heat wave right now. I want to I'm so 639 00:30:37,440 --> 00:30:40,440 Speaker 1: excited for that. It was five degrees this morning and 640 00:30:40,480 --> 00:30:45,959 Speaker 1: I took my dog out without a code on, like 641 00:30:45,480 --> 00:30:49,440 Speaker 1: like by choice. Yeah, because you were warm? Yeah? Oh 642 00:30:49,680 --> 00:30:51,920 Speaker 1: I thought maybe you were Yeah, I was only out 643 00:30:51,960 --> 00:30:54,440 Speaker 1: there for like five minutes. I'm not crazy, but I'm 644 00:30:54,440 --> 00:30:57,560 Speaker 1: saying it's been so terrible. I'm like, thirty six we're golden. 645 00:30:57,720 --> 00:31:01,200 Speaker 1: Oh man. Yeah, No, I don't. I don't do that. No, 646 00:31:02,520 --> 00:31:04,280 Speaker 1: but I am excited about thirty three. Am I not 647 00:31:04,280 --> 00:31:06,120 Speaker 1: need to bring my big jacket? Yeah? I think the 648 00:31:06,120 --> 00:31:09,120 Speaker 1: best part about the game with Lambeau is knowing that 649 00:31:09,280 --> 00:31:12,360 Speaker 1: we have a golden opportunity as an organization to prevent 650 00:31:12,400 --> 00:31:14,880 Speaker 1: them from making it to the postseason. I wish you 651 00:31:14,880 --> 00:31:17,160 Speaker 1: could see Jay's face right now as he says that 652 00:31:17,520 --> 00:31:21,120 Speaker 1: he had like the biggest smirk I was gonna I 653 00:31:21,160 --> 00:31:22,840 Speaker 1: was gonna say something that I probably can't say on 654 00:31:22,880 --> 00:31:26,720 Speaker 1: the rainio, like just a absolute grinch smirk on his face, 655 00:31:26,800 --> 00:31:34,080 Speaker 1: Like I can't sorry, your face just was everything. Yeah, 656 00:31:34,520 --> 00:31:37,160 Speaker 1: my heart would grow three sizes if we can knock 657 00:31:37,200 --> 00:31:39,960 Speaker 1: out the Packers this weekend. But um, you know the 658 00:31:40,040 --> 00:31:42,640 Speaker 1: idea of it, too is for all those years, for 659 00:31:42,680 --> 00:31:44,840 Speaker 1: all the times that we get to this point in 660 00:31:44,840 --> 00:31:47,320 Speaker 1: the season and you want to make it special, you 661 00:31:47,360 --> 00:31:49,239 Speaker 1: want to punch your ticket, you want to be able 662 00:31:49,240 --> 00:31:51,720 Speaker 1: to control your own destiny. And how many times have 663 00:31:51,840 --> 00:31:54,680 Speaker 1: we over the years had it where Packers were leading 664 00:31:54,680 --> 00:31:56,479 Speaker 1: the division, we needed to win to get in and 665 00:31:56,520 --> 00:31:58,720 Speaker 1: we can we understand what that feeling is. Yeah, right. 666 00:31:58,800 --> 00:32:02,160 Speaker 1: The thing is for the Packers they don't typically have 667 00:32:02,200 --> 00:32:04,600 Speaker 1: to have it be this way, but you know, with 668 00:32:04,960 --> 00:32:07,880 Speaker 1: you know number twelve back there, that team is going 669 00:32:07,920 --> 00:32:10,480 Speaker 1: to give us everything that they have, especially at home, 670 00:32:10,560 --> 00:32:13,479 Speaker 1: and so you're going into hostile environment in the cold 671 00:32:13,600 --> 00:32:17,200 Speaker 1: at lambeau Field. It's going to be electric and for me, 672 00:32:17,400 --> 00:32:20,640 Speaker 1: I'm hoping that it's it's something where not only can 673 00:32:20,680 --> 00:32:23,560 Speaker 1: you control it, but I would love to see it dominate. 674 00:32:23,640 --> 00:32:26,880 Speaker 1: And you know, going watching the game with against Miami, 675 00:32:27,680 --> 00:32:29,920 Speaker 1: they show the stats as far as how they're being 676 00:32:29,960 --> 00:32:33,680 Speaker 1: beat on defense and they're giving their twenty ninth in 677 00:32:33,760 --> 00:32:36,920 Speaker 1: rushing and second in passing, So that means you're you're 678 00:32:36,960 --> 00:32:40,280 Speaker 1: going to get there. So that's the thing. It's passing wise, 679 00:32:40,960 --> 00:32:42,920 Speaker 1: if you're going to make those work, you're going to 680 00:32:43,000 --> 00:32:45,520 Speaker 1: have to make account because they have been stout this year. 681 00:32:45,960 --> 00:32:49,640 Speaker 1: But twenty ninth in defensive and rushing at least going 682 00:32:49,840 --> 00:32:53,160 Speaker 1: during the game yesterday, that's something that I'm going Man, 683 00:32:53,400 --> 00:32:55,760 Speaker 1: the fact you've seen Delvin do what he's done these 684 00:32:55,800 --> 00:32:58,440 Speaker 1: last two games, and you see just how much this 685 00:32:58,560 --> 00:33:00,920 Speaker 1: offensive line has really clicked and they've been getting people. 686 00:33:01,120 --> 00:33:02,840 Speaker 1: And here's the thing, it doesn't even have to be 687 00:33:02,880 --> 00:33:04,960 Speaker 1: the running game, right, it can be the screen game 688 00:33:06,080 --> 00:33:08,160 Speaker 1: killing people the last two games in the screen game. 689 00:33:08,240 --> 00:33:11,440 Speaker 1: So that is why this smart hit my face because 690 00:33:11,840 --> 00:33:14,440 Speaker 1: things have lined up perfectly just to have one of 691 00:33:14,480 --> 00:33:18,240 Speaker 1: those games where going into the playoffs being like we 692 00:33:18,320 --> 00:33:21,120 Speaker 1: finally can we know we're in, But this is a 693 00:33:21,200 --> 00:33:24,440 Speaker 1: reason to really um, you know, focus this week and 694 00:33:24,680 --> 00:33:26,520 Speaker 1: to stick it to one of your biggest rivals. Right, 695 00:33:26,760 --> 00:33:29,680 Speaker 1: speaking of I think it opened up as a four 696 00:33:29,720 --> 00:33:32,520 Speaker 1: point favorites in the Packers favor Yeah, so I mean 697 00:33:32,760 --> 00:33:34,880 Speaker 1: they usually give you like three points for home field 698 00:33:35,000 --> 00:33:37,640 Speaker 1: or something. Yeah, I think I saw three and a half. 699 00:33:37,880 --> 00:33:40,120 Speaker 1: Three and a half now, okay, sorry, I saw it yesterday. 700 00:33:40,120 --> 00:33:41,880 Speaker 1: It was four and a half. Must have switched. Yeah, 701 00:33:41,960 --> 00:33:44,200 Speaker 1: I've seen four, I've seen three. This kind of depends. 702 00:33:44,240 --> 00:33:49,160 Speaker 1: So either way, once again, a double digit un team 703 00:33:49,400 --> 00:33:51,200 Speaker 1: is walking in the door as a three to four 704 00:33:51,200 --> 00:33:54,400 Speaker 1: point underdog. And you know, the last time I was 705 00:33:54,440 --> 00:33:57,080 Speaker 1: Detroit and they got us at the end. But with 706 00:33:57,160 --> 00:34:00,440 Speaker 1: this one in Green Bay, I just I feel this 707 00:34:00,480 --> 00:34:02,800 Speaker 1: one that this is going to be even closer than 708 00:34:02,800 --> 00:34:05,040 Speaker 1: four points. Yeah, I mean, the Packers are one game 709 00:34:05,080 --> 00:34:07,040 Speaker 1: behind the Commanders, who are the seventh seed in the 710 00:34:07,120 --> 00:34:10,120 Speaker 1: NFC right now in the wild card race, Packers will 711 00:34:10,239 --> 00:34:13,560 Speaker 1: need to win out and the Commanders lose once and 712 00:34:13,680 --> 00:34:16,799 Speaker 1: they're in. The Commanders have the Browns and the Cowboys 713 00:34:16,840 --> 00:34:20,120 Speaker 1: to finish out the season. So that Cowboys one looms large. 714 00:34:20,160 --> 00:34:22,239 Speaker 1: That you are very large, right, well, that looms large 715 00:34:22,280 --> 00:34:25,720 Speaker 1: for so many reasons. Yeah. Yeah, unless you know, unless 716 00:34:25,719 --> 00:34:27,319 Speaker 1: the Cowboys get to that point where they're locked in 717 00:34:27,320 --> 00:34:30,400 Speaker 1: and they rest their starters, right a thing. But still 718 00:34:30,520 --> 00:34:32,200 Speaker 1: that that to me, is that one that you're going 719 00:34:32,239 --> 00:34:34,080 Speaker 1: for sure, that's the one that they're looking at as 720 00:34:34,560 --> 00:34:37,040 Speaker 1: juicy for the Packers, right yeah. I mean, I guess 721 00:34:37,080 --> 00:34:39,640 Speaker 1: the Cowboys would rest their starters if the Eagles clinch 722 00:34:39,960 --> 00:34:43,480 Speaker 1: the NFC East. But the big deal for the Cowboys though, 723 00:34:43,560 --> 00:34:45,280 Speaker 1: is just to make sure that you know, they maintain 724 00:34:45,400 --> 00:34:47,759 Speaker 1: that five seed, right. So that's the thing. It kind 725 00:34:47,760 --> 00:34:51,000 Speaker 1: of just depends how all the dominoes fall. Next week 726 00:34:51,000 --> 00:34:53,120 Speaker 1: will be very very It's going to be hum at all. 727 00:34:53,440 --> 00:34:57,120 Speaker 1: I was really bummed for multiple reasons that the Packers 728 00:34:57,160 --> 00:35:02,200 Speaker 1: one yesterday, but I was selfishly hoping that our game 729 00:35:02,360 --> 00:35:05,319 Speaker 1: would be flexed out of the three twenty five spot 730 00:35:05,360 --> 00:35:08,279 Speaker 1: at night. No, I want to go at so did I? Yeah, 731 00:35:08,280 --> 00:35:10,839 Speaker 1: it definitely, I definitely. I don't think would have gotten late, 732 00:35:10,840 --> 00:35:13,359 Speaker 1: but I wanted to go at noon, and I feel 733 00:35:13,400 --> 00:35:16,800 Speaker 1: like there was a chance of that happenings lost. Yeah, 734 00:35:16,840 --> 00:35:18,520 Speaker 1: for sure, I know. I was like, please don't make 735 00:35:18,520 --> 00:35:20,480 Speaker 1: it a late night game, but the one thing noon 736 00:35:20,480 --> 00:35:21,960 Speaker 1: would have been nice. But the one thing that we'll 737 00:35:22,000 --> 00:35:24,480 Speaker 1: do for us, though, is Philly plays at noon, so 738 00:35:24,520 --> 00:35:27,719 Speaker 1: we'll know ahead of time what the deal is now. 739 00:35:27,880 --> 00:35:30,320 Speaker 1: And I was really hopeful that there's like a glimmer 740 00:35:30,320 --> 00:35:32,720 Speaker 1: of hope that you know. Look, I hate when players 741 00:35:32,719 --> 00:35:34,239 Speaker 1: are injured. I don't want, you know, I don't want 742 00:35:34,280 --> 00:35:36,160 Speaker 1: I don't want Jalen Hurts not to play. But the 743 00:35:36,160 --> 00:35:37,960 Speaker 1: fact that he's not in the game, I'm like, oh, well, 744 00:35:38,000 --> 00:35:40,560 Speaker 1: maybe that it could give Philly a little bit of 745 00:35:40,560 --> 00:35:44,239 Speaker 1: a hiccup. And then here come the Vikings number one 746 00:35:44,320 --> 00:35:48,280 Speaker 1: seed potentially right there, they played the Saints next week, guys, 747 00:35:48,320 --> 00:35:51,319 Speaker 1: and I'm like, there, how do you There's no way? 748 00:35:52,000 --> 00:35:54,799 Speaker 1: And then don't tell me they're on a two game wins. Right, 749 00:35:54,840 --> 00:35:57,200 Speaker 1: wah wah wah. They're a garbage team and Philly has 750 00:35:57,239 --> 00:35:59,200 Speaker 1: so many weapons they should be just fine. I mean, 751 00:35:59,239 --> 00:36:01,520 Speaker 1: they actually this, and then the Giants, like, I just 752 00:36:01,640 --> 00:36:05,880 Speaker 1: think the chances of them losing out our minuscule. You're right, 753 00:36:05,920 --> 00:36:10,120 Speaker 1: but so weirder things have happened. That's like a thirty 754 00:36:10,120 --> 00:36:14,560 Speaker 1: three point come back. So listen, I am not giving up, 755 00:36:14,600 --> 00:36:18,120 Speaker 1: but anything season, I like it. I like it. That 756 00:36:18,120 --> 00:36:20,480 Speaker 1: would be great. Yeah, you know, it's it's kind of 757 00:36:20,520 --> 00:36:23,120 Speaker 1: interesting the way things have really shaken out, and really 758 00:36:23,160 --> 00:36:26,680 Speaker 1: all eyes are on the NFC East, the NFC North, 759 00:36:27,000 --> 00:36:29,520 Speaker 1: and then the pesky Seahawks right now because they're kind 760 00:36:29,520 --> 00:36:31,520 Speaker 1: of making the North and the East a little bit 761 00:36:31,600 --> 00:36:34,120 Speaker 1: or the North and a little bit sad, I guess 762 00:36:34,120 --> 00:36:36,080 Speaker 1: at that point, because they're kind of hanging in there. 763 00:36:36,480 --> 00:36:39,680 Speaker 1: Because the Seahawks do hold a typebreaker against the Lions. 764 00:36:39,840 --> 00:36:42,280 Speaker 1: If the Lions, they still have a chance as well. 765 00:36:42,920 --> 00:36:45,920 Speaker 1: So it's going to be an interesting wild card chase 766 00:36:45,960 --> 00:36:48,360 Speaker 1: here down the stretch. Yeah, wild card chase plus the 767 00:36:48,440 --> 00:36:51,080 Speaker 1: NFC South Chase, because you know, the Bucks have a 768 00:36:51,120 --> 00:36:53,080 Speaker 1: one game lead over the Panthers and Saints, who are 769 00:36:53,080 --> 00:36:55,799 Speaker 1: tied for second and third, with all three of them 770 00:36:55,840 --> 00:36:58,839 Speaker 1: a chance to win the division in the next two weeks, right, 771 00:36:59,280 --> 00:37:01,520 Speaker 1: and probably be the one of the worst teams of 772 00:37:01,560 --> 00:37:03,880 Speaker 1: the worst records ever let in the playoffs. I'm just kidding, 773 00:37:04,200 --> 00:37:05,879 Speaker 1: I think, and I think the last time we really 774 00:37:05,920 --> 00:37:10,600 Speaker 1: saw something like that wasn't a quake game. Yes, yes 775 00:37:10,600 --> 00:37:12,440 Speaker 1: it was, Yes it was. The point is like you 776 00:37:12,480 --> 00:37:15,160 Speaker 1: have one of those teams where everyone's like, oh, dead 777 00:37:15,160 --> 00:37:17,200 Speaker 1: and buried, not even going to be a factor, and 778 00:37:17,239 --> 00:37:20,239 Speaker 1: then you know, then Marshall Lentz drags your whole entire 779 00:37:20,280 --> 00:37:21,960 Speaker 1: team into the Endzie. It is correct. It is a 780 00:37:22,000 --> 00:37:23,879 Speaker 1: one and done format, and that's what makes the NFL 781 00:37:23,920 --> 00:37:27,719 Speaker 1: playoffs so ridiculously, so ridiculously exciting, and so we all 782 00:37:27,760 --> 00:37:31,160 Speaker 1: really are watching for that big game on Sunday. It's 783 00:37:31,239 --> 00:37:34,080 Speaker 1: nice to return to a Sunday schedule. I know, of 784 00:37:34,160 --> 00:37:36,200 Speaker 1: the week for us feels a little bit normal because 785 00:37:36,640 --> 00:37:39,160 Speaker 1: all of your regularly scheduled content will come out on 786 00:37:39,160 --> 00:37:42,320 Speaker 1: its correct day. And as a person of order and routine, 787 00:37:42,520 --> 00:37:46,560 Speaker 1: I love that same. Yeah, yeah, I do. I still 788 00:37:46,560 --> 00:37:48,320 Speaker 1: think I'm going to be confused about what day it is. 789 00:37:48,360 --> 00:37:51,480 Speaker 1: After back to back Saturday games, that's fair. I'm just 790 00:37:51,520 --> 00:37:54,520 Speaker 1: completely turned around. My first my personality is abstract random, 791 00:37:54,560 --> 00:37:58,520 Speaker 1: so I'll take whatever I can. Of course, it is concrete, sequential, 792 00:37:58,520 --> 00:38:01,680 Speaker 1: concrete sequential and abster random. Yeah, we're good. There we go. 793 00:38:01,840 --> 00:38:04,800 Speaker 1: That's what you know. Everyone has their strengths. So everyone 794 00:38:04,800 --> 00:38:09,080 Speaker 1: has their strengths. Well, lindsay, what do you work anything 795 00:38:09,160 --> 00:38:11,320 Speaker 1: special for us this week that you're working on? Well, 796 00:38:11,360 --> 00:38:14,520 Speaker 1: I definitely will put in a shameless plug for the 797 00:38:14,600 --> 00:38:18,560 Speaker 1: offensive Line story that already came out, but I would 798 00:38:18,600 --> 00:38:21,400 Speaker 1: love if people check that out. Tatum and I have 799 00:38:21,440 --> 00:38:23,160 Speaker 1: been talking about it for a long time and it 800 00:38:23,200 --> 00:38:26,239 Speaker 1: finally came out this past week. Check it out. It's 801 00:38:26,280 --> 00:38:30,640 Speaker 1: about the offensive Line and their room tradition of having 802 00:38:30,800 --> 00:38:35,160 Speaker 1: the rookies decorate their classroom. It's pretty fun. There's a 803 00:38:35,200 --> 00:38:38,719 Speaker 1: lot of silliness. There's some pretty cool meaning to that 804 00:38:38,760 --> 00:38:41,280 Speaker 1: as well, and carrying on a legacy that was started 805 00:38:41,440 --> 00:38:44,520 Speaker 1: by coach Sperrano who passed away in twenty eighteen. So 806 00:38:44,719 --> 00:38:47,120 Speaker 1: lots of good stuff in there. Definitely recommend that you 807 00:38:47,200 --> 00:38:49,799 Speaker 1: check that out. Yes, it was so well written. While 808 00:38:49,880 --> 00:38:52,839 Speaker 1: research the stories in there were so good. I mean 809 00:38:52,920 --> 00:38:56,000 Speaker 1: you went all the way back. I'm really very beginning, 810 00:38:56,000 --> 00:38:57,400 Speaker 1: and I was just I sat there and I was like, 811 00:38:57,440 --> 00:38:59,719 Speaker 1: I learned so much reading it. So if you got 812 00:39:00,000 --> 00:39:02,239 Speaker 1: austin the Christmas Shuffle of Content, make sure you go 813 00:39:02,320 --> 00:39:05,480 Speaker 1: check out that article because I think it's something really special. 814 00:39:05,640 --> 00:39:07,640 Speaker 1: And I think also it was neat to hear them 815 00:39:07,680 --> 00:39:10,400 Speaker 1: talk about how the other players get involved, like walking 816 00:39:10,440 --> 00:39:12,120 Speaker 1: through and how it means for them to have this 817 00:39:12,560 --> 00:39:14,960 Speaker 1: set up for the building as a whole. And it's 818 00:39:15,000 --> 00:39:17,279 Speaker 1: those kinds of things that we are privy too on 819 00:39:17,320 --> 00:39:19,440 Speaker 1: the inside that not people on the like you know, 820 00:39:19,480 --> 00:39:22,560 Speaker 1: outsiders don't necessarily get to see exactly it was. It 821 00:39:22,600 --> 00:39:25,560 Speaker 1: was awesome, great job, Thank you of course. Did you 822 00:39:25,600 --> 00:39:28,799 Speaker 1: like it, Jay, Yeah, that was awesome. I legitimately, I 823 00:39:28,840 --> 00:39:31,520 Speaker 1: think that tradition is something that we hold on to 824 00:39:31,680 --> 00:39:33,879 Speaker 1: here in the office because you're always curious to see 825 00:39:34,160 --> 00:39:36,279 Speaker 1: year to year who does what. I think this year 826 00:39:36,320 --> 00:39:38,520 Speaker 1: they've completely blown out. I'm kind of worried about what's 827 00:39:38,520 --> 00:39:40,160 Speaker 1: going to happen next, Like is it going to take 828 00:39:40,200 --> 00:39:42,600 Speaker 1: over the whole hallway or like I mean, like a 829 00:39:42,640 --> 00:39:45,960 Speaker 1: real grave yard one year. Yeah, they have set the 830 00:39:45,960 --> 00:39:49,920 Speaker 1: bar so high. Yeah, and you know, like I've been 831 00:39:49,960 --> 00:39:52,600 Speaker 1: trying to do this story for like five years and 832 00:39:53,280 --> 00:39:55,440 Speaker 1: this is the year that kind of finally got the blessing. 833 00:39:55,560 --> 00:39:57,800 Speaker 1: But when all of a sudden done like this was 834 00:39:57,840 --> 00:40:00,480 Speaker 1: the perfect year to do it. Yes, it's the perfect 835 00:40:00,560 --> 00:40:03,960 Speaker 1: team to do it with playing really well. It just 836 00:40:04,360 --> 00:40:07,160 Speaker 1: was really, really fun, and we gave the O line 837 00:40:07,160 --> 00:40:09,360 Speaker 1: a hard time because they do everything by committee and 838 00:40:09,400 --> 00:40:11,399 Speaker 1: they don't like to be very public and out there. 839 00:40:11,560 --> 00:40:13,440 Speaker 1: But it was really fun to work with Brian and 840 00:40:13,520 --> 00:40:15,920 Speaker 1: Garrett on this and make sure that it was something 841 00:40:15,960 --> 00:40:18,000 Speaker 1: that they're proud of too. That's the thing I think, 842 00:40:18,000 --> 00:40:20,319 Speaker 1: you know, as oh Lineman, the attitude has always been 843 00:40:20,719 --> 00:40:24,279 Speaker 1: as a group, no individualism, and for this too, this 844 00:40:24,360 --> 00:40:27,640 Speaker 1: is like one of the individualistic things because the individuals 845 00:40:27,760 --> 00:40:29,960 Speaker 1: that are the rookies that have to do it have 846 00:40:30,080 --> 00:40:32,399 Speaker 1: to represent the entire room to make it work. So, 847 00:40:32,800 --> 00:40:34,839 Speaker 1: like I said, certain years there you know, it looks 848 00:40:34,840 --> 00:40:36,479 Speaker 1: a certain way, and then other years it just gets 849 00:40:36,480 --> 00:40:38,920 Speaker 1: completely blown out like it has this year. And it's 850 00:40:38,920 --> 00:40:40,480 Speaker 1: always fun in my end, just to be able to 851 00:40:40,520 --> 00:40:43,200 Speaker 1: all of a sudden realize it's the day after holiday, 852 00:40:43,600 --> 00:40:46,160 Speaker 1: what's coming next? So it's great. It's a lot of fun. 853 00:40:46,480 --> 00:40:49,160 Speaker 1: Do you think they're going to get Fine for Like, 854 00:40:49,239 --> 00:40:52,239 Speaker 1: do you think the whole group can find themselves? I mean, 855 00:40:52,280 --> 00:40:54,279 Speaker 1: they'd have to find Brian because he was the main 856 00:40:54,840 --> 00:40:57,640 Speaker 1: spokespiece in the article for sure. Isn't he like the 857 00:40:57,640 --> 00:41:01,000 Speaker 1: commissioner of Fine he can probably, Yeah, he can probably 858 00:41:01,120 --> 00:41:04,000 Speaker 1: make fun find money go. Probably shouldn't ask that question. 859 00:41:04,080 --> 00:41:07,880 Speaker 1: I think it's charity. Yeah, oh good, good charity. Okay. 860 00:41:07,880 --> 00:41:09,440 Speaker 1: But that's the thing. That's why guys like try to 861 00:41:09,440 --> 00:41:12,160 Speaker 1: hand them touchdowns to Spike because they know that they're 862 00:41:12,200 --> 00:41:14,160 Speaker 1: going to get in trouble for it. But here's the thing. 863 00:41:14,160 --> 00:41:15,920 Speaker 1: It depends on what kind of commissioner he is. Right 864 00:41:16,520 --> 00:41:18,560 Speaker 1: he's a good commissioner, then they'll have leniency, and if not, 865 00:41:18,600 --> 00:41:20,200 Speaker 1: then they're going to go after him as much as possible. 866 00:41:20,200 --> 00:41:23,160 Speaker 1: It's totally funny. Yeah, I know he was very hesitant 867 00:41:23,200 --> 00:41:25,160 Speaker 1: at first, but I'm really really glad that he came 868 00:41:25,200 --> 00:41:27,560 Speaker 1: around and and then we got to see that because 869 00:41:27,600 --> 00:41:29,839 Speaker 1: I do think Timey is everything and this was a really, 870 00:41:29,880 --> 00:41:33,640 Speaker 1: really really good piece that you did. Lindsay, really well done. Anymore, 871 00:41:33,680 --> 00:41:35,719 Speaker 1: thank you guys of course. And Jay, do we have 872 00:41:35,880 --> 00:41:38,000 Speaker 1: we have another tailgate? Right? Yeah? We do. So it's 873 00:41:38,000 --> 00:41:39,839 Speaker 1: looking like the final week of the season, we're gonna 874 00:41:39,880 --> 00:41:41,680 Speaker 1: end up doing some sort of a playoff preview, So 875 00:41:41,719 --> 00:41:43,680 Speaker 1: this will be the end of the regular season when 876 00:41:43,680 --> 00:41:45,040 Speaker 1: it comes to it, and we're going to book end 877 00:41:45,080 --> 00:41:46,879 Speaker 1: it with our very first guest from week one, which 878 00:41:46,920 --> 00:41:49,160 Speaker 1: is Tim Harmston. Nice. So it's kind of great because 879 00:41:49,160 --> 00:41:51,200 Speaker 1: it was leading into the you know, what are your 880 00:41:51,239 --> 00:41:53,920 Speaker 1: predictions and talking about how great Alam Lazard's going to 881 00:41:54,000 --> 00:41:55,400 Speaker 1: be this year and we'll see what kind of a 882 00:41:55,960 --> 00:41:57,719 Speaker 1: see what kind of a player Christian Watson's going to 883 00:41:57,800 --> 00:41:59,919 Speaker 1: turn into. And then now that you've had the entire 884 00:42:00,080 --> 00:42:02,480 Speaker 1: season play out the way it is and just as 885 00:42:02,520 --> 00:42:04,200 Speaker 1: big as this game is going to be this weekend, 886 00:42:04,520 --> 00:42:06,480 Speaker 1: it'll be fantastic to have Tim Beck on the show. 887 00:42:06,520 --> 00:42:08,840 Speaker 1: So yeah, Tim Harmston should be on here with the Packers, 888 00:42:09,120 --> 00:42:11,320 Speaker 1: and then next week will be the playoff preview for 889 00:42:11,719 --> 00:42:14,240 Speaker 1: the show. So tune on Thursday night six thirty pm 890 00:42:14,360 --> 00:42:16,359 Speaker 1: on Cafe and that's right, the audible will be at 891 00:42:16,400 --> 00:42:19,320 Speaker 1: six o'clock right before that, and the guests are TVD 892 00:42:19,560 --> 00:42:21,719 Speaker 1: right now, as well as the Game Day Live guest. 893 00:42:21,840 --> 00:42:23,359 Speaker 1: You know, the players at the day off, we're giving 894 00:42:23,400 --> 00:42:26,279 Speaker 1: them a day to relax after Christmas and so we 895 00:42:26,320 --> 00:42:28,920 Speaker 1: will have all of that back on its normal schedule 896 00:42:29,040 --> 00:42:31,759 Speaker 1: and have those names for you soon. We're still trying 897 00:42:31,760 --> 00:42:34,239 Speaker 1: to cook up the best pair, best duo that we 898 00:42:34,239 --> 00:42:36,160 Speaker 1: can get together for the Audible. It's going to be 899 00:42:36,200 --> 00:42:38,080 Speaker 1: good though, Oh it's always good. Yeah. I mean even 900 00:42:38,200 --> 00:42:40,279 Speaker 1: last week with Channon Sullivan and Duke Shelley. I mean, 901 00:42:40,320 --> 00:42:43,360 Speaker 1: two guys that are brand new to the team, and 902 00:42:43,480 --> 00:42:45,520 Speaker 1: you know, no one probably really hears too too much 903 00:42:45,520 --> 00:42:47,560 Speaker 1: from them, especially from Duke, who's really come on in 904 00:42:47,600 --> 00:42:50,239 Speaker 1: the last couple of weeks. Right, They're both from like 905 00:42:50,320 --> 00:42:53,120 Speaker 1: an hour away from each other at their hometown. Duke 906 00:42:53,200 --> 00:42:56,520 Speaker 1: Shelley Jersey at the game, I wonder to see. That's amazing. 907 00:42:56,719 --> 00:42:59,720 Speaker 1: Might have been a family I don't know, but I 908 00:43:00,040 --> 00:43:02,319 Speaker 1: of that it was there. It's awesome. I mean, each 909 00:43:02,320 --> 00:43:04,799 Speaker 1: one of these guys is extremely special to this group, 910 00:43:04,840 --> 00:43:07,479 Speaker 1: and it's nice to always sit down and talk to them. Yeah, 911 00:43:07,520 --> 00:43:10,239 Speaker 1: one on one. So check out the Audible this week 912 00:43:10,239 --> 00:43:14,120 Speaker 1: as well. XS and OS with Kevin O'Connell comes back tomorrow. 913 00:43:15,000 --> 00:43:16,920 Speaker 1: I don't know when that drops, but that gets that 914 00:43:17,040 --> 00:43:20,720 Speaker 1: gets filmed tomorrow, so we'll have all that ready for you. So, um, 915 00:43:20,880 --> 00:43:23,520 Speaker 1: we're big thank you to Lindsay Young for joining us today. 916 00:43:23,560 --> 00:43:25,799 Speaker 1: Thank you guys, yeah Jay for being here as well. 917 00:43:26,080 --> 00:43:28,760 Speaker 1: Appreciate it holding down the fort here the day after Christmas. 918 00:43:28,800 --> 00:43:31,279 Speaker 1: So hope you guys had a wonderful holiday season and 919 00:43:31,719 --> 00:43:35,520 Speaker 1: MVP will return on Friday. Until then, you guys, checkout 920 00:43:35,560 --> 00:43:37,840 Speaker 1: Vikings dot com or download the Vikings App for the 921 00:43:37,920 --> 00:43:43,640 Speaker 1: latest from your Minnesota Vikings. Lifetime, the official athletic country 922 00:43:43,680 --> 00:43:46,640 Speaker 1: club of the Minnesota Vikings, has something for every member 923 00:43:46,680 --> 00:43:49,840 Speaker 1: of your family. 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