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Speaker 1: Minnesota Vikings Podcast, Episode number sixty seven. Coming off a

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Speaker 1: Joining me in the virtual studio as always from Vikings

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Speaker 1: Delvin Cook is on another planet right now, Chris, and

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Speaker 1: basically non existent. They've been devastated by injuries, and so

431
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Speaker 1: Foles has had that pressure on him at the point

432
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Speaker 1: now where it's like there really is no cavalry coming,

433
00:23:03,359 --> 00:23:06,320
Speaker 1: you essentially have to throw the entire game and try

434
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Speaker 1: to make this happen for yourself. They are missing out

435
00:23:09,480 --> 00:23:12,920
Speaker 1: on Montgomery, potentially he's in concussion protocol. You got three

436
00:23:13,000 --> 00:23:16,320
Speaker 1: Cohen who's on IR this year with an ACL from

437
00:23:16,320 --> 00:23:19,200
Speaker 1: early in the year. So they're just devastated. And if

438
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Speaker 1: Foles is getting sacked this many times, it's because he knows, like,

439
00:23:22,320 --> 00:23:25,400
Speaker 1: I have to try and buy time for my tight

440
00:23:25,520 --> 00:23:28,320
Speaker 1: ends and my wide receivers to get open. And if

441
00:23:28,359 --> 00:23:31,280
Speaker 1: everybody knows that, then that's where a guy like Zimmer,

442
00:23:31,320 --> 00:23:33,800
Speaker 1: who loves his blitzes and loves to get in your

443
00:23:33,800 --> 00:23:36,440
Speaker 1: face if they know you're skittish, this is exactly what

444
00:23:36,520 --> 00:23:40,280
Speaker 1: his perfect scenario is is forget about the running game.

445
00:23:40,440 --> 00:23:42,800
Speaker 1: We hardly have to worry about that. Put it on

446
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Speaker 1: Nick Foles, and if he's already struggling, get in his

447
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Speaker 1: head as fast as possible and just make him miserable

448
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Speaker 1: for the entire game. And if you can do that

449
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Speaker 1: and you start demoralizing that Chicago defense because they can't

450
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Speaker 1: score and because they can't hold onto the ball, that's

451
00:23:56,160 --> 00:23:59,080
Speaker 1: where everything just snowballs for them. And that's where you

452
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Speaker 1: have your opportunity to have success this weekend, because they

453
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Speaker 1: maybe have not been the unit they were a couple

454
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Speaker 1: of years ago, but they're only given up twenty one

455
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Speaker 1: points a game in a season where points are way

456
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Speaker 1: up in this league. And even though it's not a

457
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Speaker 1: monstrous number, they're still turning the ball over once a game.

458
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Speaker 1: They've they've picked the ball off five times, They've recovered

459
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Speaker 1: four fumbles, they forced nine of them. They have a

460
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Speaker 1: defensive TD this is still a defense that gets after

461
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Speaker 1: you and causes trouble. Going back to your point, Jay,

462
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Speaker 1: and I'll spend this one over to Chris, you know

463
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Speaker 1: it's it's an opportunity here, I think for the Vikings

464
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Speaker 1: young secondary because Alan Robinson, given everything we just set

465
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Speaker 1: about foals, you have to rank this dude as one

466
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Speaker 1: of the best receivers in the game right now. I mean,

467
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Speaker 1: he's in a struggling offense. Fifty seven receptions, seven hundred

468
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Speaker 1: and twelve yards, three touchdown. It's silly how well he's playing.

469
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Speaker 1: But this isn't Aaron Rodgers, this is not Matthew Stafford,

470
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Speaker 1: who's a hell of a quarterback. This is a struggling

471
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Speaker 1: Nick Foles and this is an opportunity to I mean,

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Speaker 1: think of what you've dealt with. And let's say that

473
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Speaker 1: the Falcons game was just a weird disaster. We chalk

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Speaker 1: it up as a Bill's asque game and we don't

475
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Speaker 1: look at it here for a second. Let's talk about

476
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Speaker 1: what this team has dealt with. You know, we got

477
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Speaker 1: the win against Deshaun Watson, who's a very good quarterback.

478
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Speaker 1: But Tannehill is playing incredible this year. You know, Derrick

479
00:25:36,320 --> 00:25:39,400
Speaker 1: Henry is as you played a good offense there. Then

480
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Speaker 1: you go to the MVP, one of the top MVP

481
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Speaker 1: candidates in Russell Wilson, and then it's Aaron Rodgers, and

482
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Speaker 1: then it's Matthew Stafford, and it's we keep talking about

483
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Speaker 1: how these young corners and this young defense has hung

484
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Speaker 1: in there. To me, now, is this Chris an opportunity

485
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Speaker 1: with a struggling defense to not just hang in there?

486
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Speaker 1: Is this the chance to go ohan? What was that?

487
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Speaker 1: Oh boy? You know Jeff Gladney, who you're seeing improve

488
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Speaker 1: on a week to week basis. And now, I know

489
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Speaker 1: not everybody loves Pro Football Focus, and I have my

490
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Speaker 1: issues with it as well, but I always look at

491
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Speaker 1: Pro Football Focus as a correlation instead of an absolute.

492
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Speaker 1: Just because you wind up on one of the top

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Speaker 1: of their list doesn't mean it's an absolute that you're

494
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Speaker 1: that player. But if you are consistently winding up on

495
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Speaker 1: their lists. I think you can correlate that to being

496
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Speaker 1: one of the stronger performers as you at your position

497
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Speaker 1: and you're starting to see, you know, you're starting to

498
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Speaker 1: see those numbers for Jeff Gladney here. So this is

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Speaker 1: an opportunity for these young guys, in my opinion, with

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Speaker 1: the struggling offense, to just maybe make a statement. I

501
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Speaker 1: have a few points here, and the first one is

502
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Speaker 1: with the young board. One point, Chris, I just gave

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Speaker 1: a thirty minute Ted talk. I'm hot today. One point,

504
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Speaker 1: I'm hot today. I got two things. Chris Boyd. Oh, Chris,

505
00:27:02,720 --> 00:27:06,920
Speaker 1: You're hot every day. Chris Boyd had his mock turtleneck

506
00:27:07,080 --> 00:27:13,320
Speaker 1: Vikings sweatshirt. Chris, you are guy Fieri, keep going. Chris

507
00:27:13,320 --> 00:27:17,040
Speaker 1: Boyd had his best game of his career. It was

508
00:27:17,440 --> 00:27:21,600
Speaker 1: the last. It was week seventeen at home against the Bears.

509
00:27:22,000 --> 00:27:25,199
Speaker 1: A lot of the younger players played as the Vikings

510
00:27:25,200 --> 00:27:27,879
Speaker 1: were already in the playoffs, and Chris Boyd played in

511
00:27:27,920 --> 00:27:31,320
Speaker 1: that game and he guarded Alan Robinson and I remember

512
00:27:31,359 --> 00:27:34,240
Speaker 1: that that was his like, Okay, this guy can play.

513
00:27:34,640 --> 00:27:36,840
Speaker 1: Zimmer said, all right, this guy, I can put him

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Speaker 1: in that in that cornerback position rather than just having

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Speaker 1: him play special teams. I think he even like had

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Speaker 1: a little Instagram like fight with Alan Robinson after the game,

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Speaker 1: and I remember Adam Feeling was like laughing about it

518
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Speaker 1: in the locker room last year saying, Yeah, this guy,

519
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Speaker 1: Chris Boyd, he can cover that guy. So I think

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Speaker 1: that matchup is one that we're really gonna want a

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Speaker 1: key on in this game going forward. And then my

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Speaker 1: second point SI number two is let's beef it up,

523
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Speaker 1: Nick Foles. I can't get the taste of the NFC

524
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Speaker 1: Championship with the Eagles out of like it just won't

525
00:28:11,720 --> 00:28:14,199
Speaker 1: go away ever as a Vikings fan is working for

526
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Speaker 1: the team, and I think Harrison Smith remembers that game

527
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Speaker 1: pretty well because it's probably the worst game of his career.

528
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Speaker 1: I think Harrison Smith so that just just to make it,

529
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Speaker 1: just to make just there you get clear, they have

530
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Speaker 1: to be pissed off in this game. I understand that,

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Speaker 1: but just to make clear here, you you had two points.

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Speaker 1: Your first point was a well thought out behind the

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Speaker 1: scenes look at second one is all emotion fan emotion team,

534
00:28:40,760 --> 00:28:43,440
Speaker 1: and the second one was like, hey, do you remember

535
00:28:43,520 --> 00:28:47,200
Speaker 1: the worst Viking moment of the last decade where one

536
00:28:47,200 --> 00:28:52,040
Speaker 1: of our stars was a dumpster. Hey, Nowush, I'm so glad.

537
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Speaker 1: I let you get through both points. Chris. You know

538
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Speaker 1: I just want our stolen like four and a half

539
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Speaker 1: years ago. Do you want to break that down? And

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Speaker 1: point number three, I'm just saying we've had struggles in

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Speaker 1: Chicago on Monday Night. We've had struggles against Nick Foles

542
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Speaker 1: when he wasn't expected to do it against I think,

543
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Speaker 1: I really think that this is where you a guy

544
00:29:16,360 --> 00:29:19,280
Speaker 1: like Harrison Smith says, let's freaking beat these guys. I mean,

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Speaker 1: come on, he's struggling. Let's sack the hell out of

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Speaker 1: Nick Foles. I'm ready for it. I can't wait to

547
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Speaker 1: I can't wait to see them miked up next week

548
00:29:27,560 --> 00:29:30,520
Speaker 1: where he literally does this. He goes, hey, guys, let's

549
00:29:30,720 --> 00:29:33,840
Speaker 1: freakin beat these guys. Come on, let's let's do it.

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00:29:33,920 --> 00:29:37,280
Speaker 1: Let's freakin beat him. Jay, It's good to see kind

551
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Speaker 1: of the insight of Corso's cranium. I think that's what

552
00:29:39,760 --> 00:29:41,840
Speaker 1: we should call the segment when we try to figure out,

553
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Speaker 1: like what exactly is he getting at? So it's it's

554
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Speaker 1: it's always fun. I Corso's cortex. Yeah, there you go,

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Speaker 1: Corso's cortex. That works for me too. Um, I'm a

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Speaker 1: defending genius. The thing for me with this is that, yes,

557
00:29:59,000 --> 00:30:01,120
Speaker 1: there are a lot of veter on here, Corso, that

558
00:30:01,200 --> 00:30:04,600
Speaker 1: have had a tourred history with this team and how

559
00:30:04,680 --> 00:30:08,080
Speaker 1: much they've beaten us down at times. But as you

560
00:30:08,160 --> 00:30:12,240
Speaker 1: said earlier, I want them to kill Nick Foles, kill him.

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Speaker 1: It's a week to Here's the thing. Borically, they say

562
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Speaker 1: it all the time in the NFL. It's a week

563
00:30:19,360 --> 00:30:21,800
Speaker 1: to week business, and it really is. And again, you

564
00:30:21,880 --> 00:30:23,920
Speaker 1: just have a chance this week to try to improve.

565
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Speaker 1: I know we had this discussion before and you're saying

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Speaker 1: I'm not talking about the super Bowl, and neither am I.

567
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Speaker 1: But if you can string together another one here and

568
00:30:32,440 --> 00:30:34,960
Speaker 1: you can get three in a row again with this

569
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Speaker 1: next chunk of the schedule coming up, it just helps

570
00:30:37,560 --> 00:30:39,920
Speaker 1: gives you more and more confidence that we can still

571
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Speaker 1: continue to do some damage in this weird season that

572
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Speaker 1: we're having in twenty twenty. Yeah. And despite how much

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Speaker 1: I just made fun of course, which he thoroughly and

574
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Speaker 1: utterly deserved. You know, I am a believer in the

575
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Speaker 1: aspect of emotions running through locker rooms and seasonal vibes

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Speaker 1: and what happens as a team picks up momentum. And

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Speaker 1: I do think if you go in and you get

578
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Speaker 1: this Chicago game, I know it's one week at a time,

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Speaker 1: who's in front of us next, But if you're a

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Speaker 1: Viking team that gets this win, moves to four and

581
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Speaker 1: five and is looking down the barrel at a Dallas

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Speaker 1: team that is playing Brantley Gilbert or whatever the hell

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Speaker 1: that guy's name is, and a Jaguars team that is

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Speaker 1: playing fill in the blank, and a competitive matchup against

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Speaker 1: the Panthers, you might see, you know the team. I

586
00:31:31,520 --> 00:31:34,280
Speaker 1: just that happens in seasons. Guys get a little bit

587
00:31:34,280 --> 00:31:37,000
Speaker 1: of extra pep to their step, the locker room develops

588
00:31:37,040 --> 00:31:40,080
Speaker 1: a little bit of extra belief, and you can capitalize

589
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Speaker 1: on that and make a run. Especially with the discussions

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Speaker 1: here that this league might be adding an extra playoff

591
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Speaker 1: spot and we might be talking about eight playoff teams

592
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Speaker 1: in each conference, it could what an interesting roller coaster

593
00:31:54,760 --> 00:31:57,600
Speaker 1: of a season this could end up being. After starting

594
00:31:57,640 --> 00:32:00,880
Speaker 1: it like oh, no, disaster, then oh no, let's just

595
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Speaker 1: tank it all the way out to wait, did we

596
00:32:02,680 --> 00:32:05,520
Speaker 1: almost beat the Seahawks to oh? No, what the hell

597
00:32:05,680 --> 00:32:08,680
Speaker 1: was that to wait? Do we have a shot at

598
00:32:08,800 --> 00:32:11,800
Speaker 1: being relevant here? And then if you run through these

599
00:32:11,840 --> 00:32:14,320
Speaker 1: next few games, you go, wait a second. This is

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Speaker 1: a team now playing for a playoff position, and it's

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Speaker 1: a concept that I think through six weeks most Vikings

602
00:32:23,240 --> 00:32:26,160
Speaker 1: fans would have thrown something at you if you would

603
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Speaker 1: have suggested the idea that we could be playing meaningful

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Speaker 1: football in December. So I think it's exciting. Download the

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Speaker 1: official mobile app of the Minnesota Vikings today for either

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Speaker 1: Vikings dot com slash app. One of the guys we

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Speaker 1: touched on there was Jeff Gladney, the rookie cornerback for

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Speaker 1: one of the two first round picks for the Vikings

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Speaker 1: in the twenty twenty draft. Our very own Chris Carso

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Speaker 1: got to sit down and have a conversation with him.

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Speaker 1: We're gonna run that and then we're gonna come out

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Speaker 1: and we're gonna talk a little bit about this rookie

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Speaker 1: class as a whole. So, Chris, I'm gonna let you

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Speaker 1: take it away. What is up, Vikings fans. This is

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Speaker 1: Chris Corso here with the Minnesota Vikings Podcast and our

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Speaker 1: guests of the week is cornerback Jeff Gladden. He's playing

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Speaker 1: just about every snap for the Vikings defense so far.

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Speaker 1: What's going on? Man? That's good man. How are you doing? So?

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Speaker 1: Like I said, you go from playing nine snaps in

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Speaker 1: Week one against the Green Bay Packers and now it's

627
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Speaker 1: just about every snap for the Vikings defense. So what

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Speaker 1: has that growth experience been like for you so far?

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Speaker 1: It's been great so far, you know, just with the opportunity,

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Speaker 1: thankful to have it, and just I mean, you really

631
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Speaker 1: can't ask for more, and that being put in a

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Speaker 1: position like that, and you know everyone's depending on you,

633
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Speaker 1: so you want to play at your best. So the

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Speaker 1: Vikings camera and miked up segment caught you and Chris

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Speaker 1: Boyd talking about the Big Heads segment on Vikings dot Com,

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Speaker 1: which after only after a win, we take the best

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Speaker 1: pictures of the game and we give you guys a

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Speaker 1: big head and kind of give you some love on

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Speaker 1: the Vikings website. So tell us about that conversation and

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Speaker 1: give some Vikings fans some insight on what you guys

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00:34:27,440 --> 00:34:30,360
Speaker 1: were talking about, you know, just out there making plays.

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Speaker 1: And Chris had mentioned he wanted a big head, and

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Speaker 1: I thought back, I was like, yeah, I've never had one.

644
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Speaker 1: I loved one, too, so please give me one. That's awesome.

645
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Speaker 1: And you and Chris Boyd you're both Texas guys, so

646
00:34:41,120 --> 00:34:44,080
Speaker 1: you got a lot in common, two young cornerbacks learning

647
00:34:44,120 --> 00:34:46,840
Speaker 1: a lot from coach from head coach Mike Zimmer, So

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Speaker 1: talk about your relationship with Chris and what that's been

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Speaker 1: like for you. Well, me and Chris go way back

650
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Speaker 1: high school. We used to scrimmage's early. We're from the

651
00:34:54,440 --> 00:34:58,560
Speaker 1: same area. Nino three boys and so played in high school,

652
00:34:58,760 --> 00:35:01,279
Speaker 1: both went to the Big Toil, played each other, and

653
00:35:01,320 --> 00:35:02,920
Speaker 1: now we're on the same team in the NFL. It's

654
00:35:03,000 --> 00:35:05,879
Speaker 1: kind of really cool. A big game for Chris last

655
00:35:05,960 --> 00:35:07,960
Speaker 1: year was the last week of the season, when the

656
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Speaker 1: Vikings took on the Chicago Bears at us Bank Stadium.

657
00:35:11,920 --> 00:35:14,399
Speaker 1: He stepped in I think he jawed a little bit

658
00:35:15,000 --> 00:35:19,000
Speaker 1: with Alan Robinson, and I remember Adam Feeling telling me, man,

659
00:35:19,080 --> 00:35:21,200
Speaker 1: this Chris Boyd is gonna be a good player. So

660
00:35:21,480 --> 00:35:23,440
Speaker 1: has he spoken to you at all about what you

661
00:35:23,440 --> 00:35:25,800
Speaker 1: guys have coming up this week in the Chicago Bears?

662
00:35:26,640 --> 00:35:29,000
Speaker 1: We had spoken much other than you know, we're going

663
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Speaker 1: to go in this game with the same mindset, execute

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Speaker 1: our plays and trying to come out on top. Speaking

665
00:35:35,040 --> 00:35:37,840
Speaker 1: about drawing with players, I think a big moment that

666
00:35:37,960 --> 00:35:40,600
Speaker 1: stands out to me this season for you was when

667
00:35:40,640 --> 00:35:44,000
Speaker 1: you're drawing around with DK Metcalf on Sunday Night Football

668
00:35:44,040 --> 00:35:46,239
Speaker 1: and I was like, man, this guy's got some confidence

669
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Speaker 1: coming out out on the field. So was that kind

670
00:35:49,239 --> 00:35:50,919
Speaker 1: of a moment for you where You're like, all right,

671
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Speaker 1: I'm an NFL player, I'm ready to go. Yeah. I

672
00:35:53,239 --> 00:35:55,640
Speaker 1: mean I was always taught, you know, confidence, no cockiness,

673
00:35:55,719 --> 00:35:58,319
Speaker 1: and just not gonna bag down from anyone. Is he

674
00:35:58,360 --> 00:36:01,680
Speaker 1: one of your favorite opponent you've gone against so far?

675
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Speaker 1: I would say so far, Yeah, he's one of them. Well,

676
00:36:04,239 --> 00:36:07,400
Speaker 1: we know Mike Zimmer loves his cornerbacks and he's pretty

677
00:36:07,440 --> 00:36:09,799
Speaker 1: tough on them because they're pretty important to him. So

678
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Speaker 1: what has your relationship been like with head coach Mike Zimmer.

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Speaker 1: So far in your first couple of games as an

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00:36:15,360 --> 00:36:19,160
Speaker 1: NFL player, it's been good so far. You know, young players,

681
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Speaker 1: so of course he's gonna push me. But you can't

682
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Speaker 1: ask for more from your coach. I mean, that's what

683
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Speaker 1: you want. You've played in the Big Twelve probably some

684
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Speaker 1: of the best competition in college football. Now you're in

685
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Speaker 1: the NFL. What's been the biggest difference so far in

686
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Speaker 1: your career compared from NFL opponents to the Big Twelve

687
00:36:36,200 --> 00:36:39,560
Speaker 1: in college football? From college to here now, I would

688
00:36:39,560 --> 00:36:42,160
Speaker 1: say more in the Big Twelve we spread the ball

689
00:36:42,160 --> 00:36:43,960
Speaker 1: out a little more, and now here in the league

690
00:36:43,960 --> 00:36:46,960
Speaker 1: you know, read my run kis and stuff like that,

691
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Speaker 1: But I mean easy adjustments though. Well, you've played a

692
00:36:50,800 --> 00:36:52,880
Speaker 1: little bit of the slot, you've played on the outside,

693
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Speaker 1: You've played just about everywhere at the cornerback position for

694
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Speaker 1: head coach Mike Zimmer. So where's your favorite place to

695
00:36:58,600 --> 00:37:01,360
Speaker 1: play out on the field. They're urgy just like playing

696
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Speaker 1: any position. I mean if I like playing any position,

697
00:37:03,920 --> 00:37:06,400
Speaker 1: but I think at the nickel spot kind of get you,

698
00:37:06,400 --> 00:37:08,360
Speaker 1: you know, closer to the run and you're playing pass.

699
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Speaker 1: So I like, you know, having a mixture of both

700
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Speaker 1: looking at the Chicago Bears options at the wide receiver position.

701
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Speaker 1: Who are you kind of keying on this week planning

702
00:37:17,840 --> 00:37:20,319
Speaker 1: to shut down? They got their key pieces, some of

703
00:37:20,320 --> 00:37:22,759
Speaker 1: their take the top off guys, so we'll be ready

704
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Speaker 1: for him. Last question, Obviously, you guys are on a

705
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Speaker 1: bit of a run here on the back of Dalvin Cook,

706
00:37:29,440 --> 00:37:32,200
Speaker 1: and the Vikings defense is really improved as well. So

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Speaker 1: what are your expectations for the rest of the season

708
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Speaker 1: for the Vikings? And I hope the chef keeps cooking

709
00:37:37,600 --> 00:37:40,200
Speaker 1: and everybody else is gonna do that thing too. I

710
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Speaker 1: love it well, a big matchup against the Chicago Bears

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Speaker 1: on Monday Night football. This was Jeff Gladen. Thanks for

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Speaker 1: joining us. Jeff really appreciate it, no problem, Thank you.

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714
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Speaker 1: that was Chris Corso with a surging Jeff Gladney is

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Speaker 1: here's the thing that I really wanted to touch on

728
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Speaker 1: on this show today. And I know, you know, we

729
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Speaker 1: can maybe talk some NFL news, but I'd rather spend

730
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Speaker 1: our last little time walking through this. I am constantly

731
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Speaker 1: at odds with people because I believe the most important

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Speaker 1: thing in a professional sports organization is stability. That doesn't

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Speaker 1: mean that you should be scared to make changes at

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Speaker 1: the head coach and the general manager position, but when

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Speaker 1: you look at the teams who have consistent success throughout

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Speaker 1: the years, they tend to have a very stable organization. Chris,

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Speaker 1: you and I have talked about this both on and

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Speaker 1: off the air. Look at the Baltimore Ravens who have

739
00:39:34,120 --> 00:39:38,880
Speaker 1: cycled through multiple coaches and multiple quarterbacks and weaved in

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Speaker 1: and out of being incredibly successful as a football team

741
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Speaker 1: the Pittsburgh Steelers, etc. Etc. Etc. So I have been

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Speaker 1: a pretty harsh defender of Zimmer and Speelman and stability,

743
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Speaker 1: and I've also been able to understand at the Kirk Cousins.

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00:40:01,920 --> 00:40:05,960
Speaker 1: You know, contract and extension are at the forefront of

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Speaker 1: how people walk through that conversation when it comes to

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Speaker 1: our general manager. But as Viking fans, it's important to

747
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Speaker 1: take a breath right here and put that entire conversation aside,

748
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Speaker 1: no matter which which side of it you're on, and

749
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Speaker 1: realize that we might be looking at a situation where

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Speaker 1: Rick Spielman knocked at the hell out of the park

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Speaker 1: with this twenty twenty draft, in a situation with COVID happening.

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Speaker 1: And because there's two types of situations where lots of

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Speaker 1: rookies play, where you see a lot of rookies get

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Speaker 1: onto a roster and play, there's one where guys do

755
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Speaker 1: it and they perform a little bit, but you kind

756
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Speaker 1: of know in the back of your mind that this

757
00:40:49,520 --> 00:40:52,640
Speaker 1: is more of a necessity and these guys aren't trending

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Speaker 1: towards being long term pieces of this team necessarily, and

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00:40:56,840 --> 00:40:59,600
Speaker 1: then there are guys that grab a hold of spots

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Speaker 1: and you go, I don't know that they're ever going

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Speaker 1: to let this spot go, and that's very clearly happening

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Speaker 1: with Justin Jefferson. It is I don't know if Ezra

763
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Speaker 1: Cleveland's gonna wind up at a tackle spot. And I'm

764
00:41:13,760 --> 00:41:16,719
Speaker 1: not saying he's been flawless at guard, but given the

765
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Speaker 1: guard play that this football team has seen for the

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Speaker 1: last four years, this two week Ezra Cleveland experience is

767
00:41:23,400 --> 00:41:29,040
Speaker 1: a breath of fresh air. And dj Wanham is showing

768
00:41:29,120 --> 00:41:32,920
Speaker 1: up over and over and over again. You look at

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Speaker 1: Jeff Gladdeney, who, like we said, is improving week and

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Speaker 1: week out, and you know you have the danceller thing

771
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Speaker 1: in the background because of the injury. But you're talking

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Speaker 1: Troy Die. We're probably looking at I know that third

773
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Speaker 1: linebacker doesn't get on the field as much as the

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Speaker 1: two studs do, but you're looking at a guy next

775
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Speaker 1: year who, Troy Die could absolutely be your third starting linebacker,

776
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Speaker 1: and not just because you need him to, because he's

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Speaker 1: stepping up. So you you have anywhere from four to

778
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Speaker 1: six guys who you feel are playing well and are

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Speaker 1: in a position to grow and be a major part

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Speaker 1: of this organization. That doesn't happen. You don't knock out

781
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Speaker 1: and you don't knock drafts out of the park like

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Speaker 1: that very often, and it is I think especially impressive

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Speaker 1: in a COVID season. I agree. And we've had all

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Speaker 1: these conversations about the drafts and fifteen picks and is

785
00:42:30,040 --> 00:42:32,880
Speaker 1: it too many picks to have with a team, But

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Speaker 1: you just name five or six guys there that are

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Speaker 1: key contributors to this defense and offense. I mean, like

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Speaker 1: you said, with Ezra Cleveland, I never would have thought

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Speaker 1: it would have taken him so long to get these

790
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Speaker 1: reps with the starting unit. But now that he's come in,

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Speaker 1: he's I mean he's not giving it up because of

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Speaker 1: how great Ezra has played. So everyone needs to kind

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Speaker 1: of give these guys some time. It's they're not rookies anymore.

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Speaker 1: We're ten weeks into the season, and I mean, that's

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Speaker 1: that's the man. I get it. That's your that's dere

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Speaker 1: pat Patterson, who's also a junior high coach, sat your

797
00:43:07,480 --> 00:43:12,040
Speaker 1: first week. Buddy. Andre Patterson says it a fadio. Danivo

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00:43:12,200 --> 00:43:15,520
Speaker 1: says it. These guys aren't rookies anymore. They're depending on

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Speaker 1: them to be key contributors to this defense and offense.

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Speaker 1: And I think you just ran through the list. It's

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Speaker 1: it is pretty impressive the draft picks that that the

802
00:43:26,080 --> 00:43:28,640
Speaker 1: Vikings front office has has got on this roster. It

803
00:43:28,680 --> 00:43:33,759
Speaker 1: really is well and and you know, I think Ezra's

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Speaker 1: exposure that they've been able to limit his exposure and

805
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Speaker 1: pass protection and he's held up reasonably well. But I

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Speaker 1: think they've been able to do that because of the

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Speaker 1: effect he's had on the running game. I mentioned it.

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Speaker 1: I know there are only ten guys on the field,

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Speaker 1: but it wasn't the only time this happened this weekend

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Speaker 1: where you saw the ball in Delvin's hands going to

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Speaker 1: the left and you're like, oh, there's Ezra Cleveland out

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Speaker 1: in front running somebody over. So you know, I'm with you.

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Speaker 1: You got to give guys some time, but I think

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Speaker 1: it's it's great to be excited about Ezra Cleveland. And

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Speaker 1: let me let me talk about one thing that we

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Speaker 1: haven't spent a lot of time on with Justin Jefferson here,

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Speaker 1: and it's you know, when he was at LSU, Jefferson

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Speaker 1: played seventy eight percent of his snaps in the slot.

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Speaker 1: In his final year, ninety eight percent of his production

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Speaker 1: came from those snaps you know, when you line up

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Speaker 1: in the slot. He rarely saw a man coverage and

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Speaker 1: was able to take advantage of the holes in the

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Speaker 1: defense when he got forced to line up on the outside.

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Speaker 1: In his sophomore season, he didn't have that same success,

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Speaker 1: you know, mediocre, mediocre statistics comparatively, and throughout his rookie season,

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Speaker 1: that is not what we've seen. He has provided endless

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Speaker 1: examples of where his game has grown. You saw what

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Speaker 1: he did against Jeffrey o'cuda this weekend, lined up on

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Speaker 1: the outside with a physical cornerback, but he was able

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Speaker 1: to stay on his route, create a separation and get

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Speaker 1: that early game that set up the game's first touchdown.

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Speaker 1: So it's stuff like that and the Ezra out in

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Speaker 1: front and pulling, and the little plays here and there

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Speaker 1: that for Gladney that make you go, oh, okay, this

835
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Speaker 1: is like Gladney. Gladney against the run, made a couple

836
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Speaker 1: of really nice plays against Adrian Peterson this past week,

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Speaker 1: and it's stuff like that that makes you go okay,

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Speaker 1: these aren't guys just flashing, and it's this is more

839
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Speaker 1: of like, these are becoming pros. These guys are becoming

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Speaker 1: pros with the ability to become studs. And if if

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Speaker 1: three of these six guys become big time contributors on

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00:45:43,320 --> 00:45:47,000
Speaker 1: rookie deals, I mean, that is a that can be

843
00:45:47,080 --> 00:45:50,200
Speaker 1: a window changer, if you will, Jay, Yeah, that is

844
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Speaker 1: a that is a huge recipe for success because it

845
00:45:52,760 --> 00:45:55,280
Speaker 1: just helps so much when you have your established veterans

846
00:45:55,640 --> 00:45:58,600
Speaker 1: not having to necessarily make business decisions that you don't

847
00:45:58,600 --> 00:46:01,400
Speaker 1: want to. So if you can replenish it with a

848
00:46:01,480 --> 00:46:03,480
Speaker 1: huge crop like this like we have so far in

849
00:46:03,520 --> 00:46:06,360
Speaker 1: the way, it looks that that's a godsend for guys

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00:46:06,360 --> 00:46:08,279
Speaker 1: like Rob Razinski who have to make some of those

851
00:46:08,480 --> 00:46:11,759
Speaker 1: difficult decisions along with Rick Spielman. So I think that

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Speaker 1: if as long as you see these guys coming in

853
00:46:14,040 --> 00:46:16,960
Speaker 1: and contributing in a significant way, they're going to be

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Speaker 1: smiling ear to ear just to make sure that they

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Speaker 1: can keep this going every single season. And the thing

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00:46:22,000 --> 00:46:24,640
Speaker 1: about it was this year's class coming in, there's a

857
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Speaker 1: lot of experts that said, you know, there's a lot

858
00:46:26,600 --> 00:46:29,680
Speaker 1: of depth in a bunch of these defensive areas, and

859
00:46:30,400 --> 00:46:31,920
Speaker 1: one of the things you always hear Rick and those

860
00:46:31,920 --> 00:46:34,400
Speaker 1: guys say is we're going to draft best player available,

861
00:46:34,480 --> 00:46:37,920
Speaker 1: not necessarily for need. Granted, they definitely do draft for

862
00:46:38,000 --> 00:46:40,799
Speaker 1: needs at times, but these guys have all filled in

863
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Speaker 1: in spots, and I think the frustrating thing for fans

864
00:46:43,360 --> 00:46:45,560
Speaker 1: was just saying, oh, there's too much youth here. They

865
00:46:45,600 --> 00:46:47,440
Speaker 1: don't really get it yet, they're still trying to figure

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00:46:47,440 --> 00:46:50,239
Speaker 1: it out. Most normal teams, they wouldn't be being thrown

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Speaker 1: into the fire with rookies across the board like this.

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Speaker 1: Just looking through the list myself, I've seen at least

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Speaker 1: ten players who have are drafted this year who have

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00:46:58,960 --> 00:47:02,279
Speaker 1: played significant roles in the season so far. So like,

871
00:47:02,560 --> 00:47:04,239
Speaker 1: if you're getting all those guys in the field and

872
00:47:04,280 --> 00:47:06,680
Speaker 1: they're all getting this kind of experience in a rookie season,

873
00:47:07,040 --> 00:47:10,000
Speaker 1: that's going to be invaluable moving forward for this team. Well,

874
00:47:10,080 --> 00:47:11,879
Speaker 1: and that's what I'm saying. I'm saying if you walk

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00:47:11,880 --> 00:47:15,440
Speaker 1: into next season and you have four guys, three to

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Speaker 1: four guys who are holding down spots because they've earned them,

877
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Speaker 1: not because we have we have a hole to fill,

878
00:47:25,800 --> 00:47:30,040
Speaker 1: that's that's where you you know, a round of applause

879
00:47:30,160 --> 00:47:32,600
Speaker 1: is deserved for that draft performance. If you go, hey,

880
00:47:32,640 --> 00:47:36,040
Speaker 1: we got a top wide receiver, we got a starting cornerback,

881
00:47:36,280 --> 00:47:39,400
Speaker 1: maybe two out of two out of the top three cornerbacks.

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00:47:39,440 --> 00:47:42,640
Speaker 1: Giving how dance there comes back and continues to perform.

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00:47:43,000 --> 00:47:46,400
Speaker 1: You have a guy who's in your rotation as a

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00:47:46,520 --> 00:47:50,279
Speaker 1: defensive lineman who's really making some plays, and you have

885
00:47:50,320 --> 00:47:53,719
Speaker 1: a starting offensive Lineman's that's a big deal. And that

886
00:47:53,760 --> 00:47:56,600
Speaker 1: doesn't even count. That doesn't even discuss some of the

887
00:47:56,680 --> 00:47:59,160
Speaker 1: other guys that are on the roster right now. I

888
00:47:59,160 --> 00:48:02,239
Speaker 1: mean Hercules, He's Mataafa, a guy who a lot of

889
00:48:02,320 --> 00:48:06,279
Speaker 1: us were really psyched about and then kind of just

890
00:48:06,440 --> 00:48:09,440
Speaker 1: didn't come to fruition, got released, got brought back, and

891
00:48:09,480 --> 00:48:12,080
Speaker 1: now all of a sudden he's out on the exterior

892
00:48:12,120 --> 00:48:16,280
Speaker 1: as an edge rusher and he's performing. You know, kJ Osborne,

893
00:48:16,600 --> 00:48:20,480
Speaker 1: We still know that dude has an absolute ton of talent.

894
00:48:20,680 --> 00:48:23,400
Speaker 1: But just like I always used to say to Corso,

895
00:48:23,800 --> 00:48:26,480
Speaker 1: it's just as important to improve at a position from

896
00:48:26,480 --> 00:48:28,920
Speaker 1: being thirty to fifteen in the league, you know what

897
00:48:28,960 --> 00:48:33,040
Speaker 1: I'm saying. And there's things that can really change the

898
00:48:33,080 --> 00:48:37,279
Speaker 1: trajectory of a unit and a football team and if

899
00:48:37,400 --> 00:48:41,239
Speaker 1: you hit one draft like you really knock it out

900
00:48:41,239 --> 00:48:44,600
Speaker 1: of the park, you can change the trajectory of your

901
00:48:44,600 --> 00:48:48,799
Speaker 1: football team and build a window really really quickly. So

902
00:48:48,880 --> 00:48:52,439
Speaker 1: am I getting ahead of myself and being ridiculous? For sure?

903
00:48:52,960 --> 00:48:55,640
Speaker 1: Is that what I do every single week on this

904
00:48:55,680 --> 00:48:59,960
Speaker 1: stupid show? One hundred percent? At least I'm not Corso

905
00:49:00,040 --> 00:49:03,239
Speaker 1: on a parade through TCO right now, So that this

906
00:49:03,360 --> 00:49:07,440
Speaker 1: was my Chris Corso moment at the end of the show. Guys,

907
00:49:07,560 --> 00:49:10,440
Speaker 1: let's let's wrap it back to the Bears to end

908
00:49:10,760 --> 00:49:13,400
Speaker 1: the show here, but before we do a couple of

909
00:49:13,520 --> 00:49:18,799
Speaker 1: quick programming notes. Check out this week's episode of Under

910
00:49:18,840 --> 00:49:22,160
Speaker 1: Center with Kirk Cousins with his special guest, running back

911
00:49:22,200 --> 00:49:27,000
Speaker 1: Alexander Madison. They were able to talk about Madison's draft

912
00:49:27,080 --> 00:49:29,880
Speaker 1: day experience, what the vibe is like in the huddle

913
00:49:29,920 --> 00:49:33,160
Speaker 1: this season, and his perspective on what Dalvin is doing

914
00:49:33,239 --> 00:49:36,160
Speaker 1: right now. That's Under Center with Kirk Cousins every Tuesday night,

915
00:49:36,440 --> 00:49:41,040
Speaker 1: six pm on kf A N or you can download

916
00:49:41,080 --> 00:49:44,400
Speaker 1: the podcast version right here on any of your favorite

917
00:49:44,400 --> 00:49:49,400
Speaker 1: podcasts apps. Tune into Vikings Postgame Live every week fifteen

918
00:49:49,520 --> 00:49:53,680
Speaker 1: minutes after each game inside US Bank Stadium. You'll get

919
00:49:53,719 --> 00:49:58,480
Speaker 1: Mark Rosen, Ben Leeber, Pete Bursitch, press conferences, film review,

920
00:49:59,000 --> 00:50:02,640
Speaker 1: next Gen staff as it is a fantastic show. Tune

921
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Speaker 1: in on Vikings dot Com, the Vikings App, and all

922
00:50:05,360 --> 00:50:08,200
Speaker 1: of your Vikings social media channels, and then hey, check

923
00:50:08,239 --> 00:50:12,120
Speaker 1: out Vikings Vantage this Friday night, following the Gophers football

924
00:50:12,160 --> 00:50:15,719
Speaker 1: game on KFA N one hundred point three Gabe Henderson,

925
00:50:15,800 --> 00:50:19,799
Speaker 1: Chris Corps so special guest c J. Ham sharing the

926
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Speaker 1: fun he's having right now being a part of that

927
00:50:22,360 --> 00:50:25,200
Speaker 1: dominant running game. Gabe and Chris will also give you

928
00:50:25,320 --> 00:50:27,640
Speaker 1: up to the minute info on everything leading up to

929
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Speaker 1: the kickoff versus Chicago. Check it out live on Kfan

930
00:50:31,200 --> 00:50:34,080
Speaker 1: or much like under Center, you can download it on

931
00:50:34,120 --> 00:50:40,160
Speaker 1: your favorite podcast app. That's Viking Vantage this Friday evening

932
00:50:40,719 --> 00:50:43,360
Speaker 1: after the Gopher game. Guys, we're going for three in

933
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Speaker 1: a row against the Chicago Bears. It's not going to

934
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Speaker 1: be easy, but it would be big if we can

935
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Speaker 1: get it done. Let me get your final thoughts, Jay.

936
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Speaker 1: Make the Chicago Bears quit. They're on that brink right now.

937
00:50:55,440 --> 00:50:59,279
Speaker 1: The offense especially is struggling. Make Nick Foles really have

938
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Speaker 1: to content late if he wants to keep doing this

939
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Speaker 1: or not, it's copenna rough for him the last three weeks.

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Speaker 1: Make it four in a row, and defensively pin your

941
00:51:07,480 --> 00:51:09,719
Speaker 1: ears back and let those young rookies in the secondary

942
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Speaker 1: be able to handle those guys one on one. Chris,

943
00:51:12,920 --> 00:51:16,680
Speaker 1: get at Nick Foles. Get at him because we don't

944
00:51:16,800 --> 00:51:20,520
Speaker 1: like what he did to us in the NFC Championships.

945
00:51:20,719 --> 00:51:24,600
Speaker 1: I let's get it out. Let's get him. What a

946
00:51:24,680 --> 00:51:27,919
Speaker 1: way to wrap the show. I'm gonna say. And this

947
00:51:28,040 --> 00:51:30,000
Speaker 1: is kind of a place that I've been for a

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Speaker 1: year and a half now, Chris, I'm gonna say that

949
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Speaker 1: I expect Dalvin to continue to be very good whether

950
00:51:38,040 --> 00:51:40,840
Speaker 1: or not he puts up fifty. It's it's the Randy Mosting,

951
00:51:40,920 --> 00:51:43,759
Speaker 1: you know, Randy Moss could have two catches and he

952
00:51:43,800 --> 00:51:48,520
Speaker 1: could have an unexplainable effect on the way the defense

953
00:51:48,560 --> 00:51:51,160
Speaker 1: has to prepare. That's that's the level Dalvin Cook is

954
00:51:51,200 --> 00:51:53,440
Speaker 1: walking towards right now. He might only go out and

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Speaker 1: have fifty yards and a couple of catches on Monday.

956
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Speaker 1: But if that's the case, I anticipated to be because

957
00:52:01,239 --> 00:52:04,120
Speaker 1: the Chicago Bears is doing everything in their power to

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00:52:04,200 --> 00:52:06,800
Speaker 1: stop them. And if that's what they're doing. I would

959
00:52:06,800 --> 00:52:09,400
Speaker 1: like to see what happened with the Tennessee Titans happened

960
00:52:09,400 --> 00:52:13,720
Speaker 1: for the Minnesota Vikings. And regardless of that situation, I'd

961
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Speaker 1: like to see us make some plays and get a

962
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Speaker 1: big win because if you can get this win in Chicago,

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00:52:19,520 --> 00:52:21,719
Speaker 1: and like I mentioned before, if you step up in

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Speaker 1: a couple of non Delvin ways, I think what that

965
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Speaker 1: does for the team's psyche and mentality and the enthusiasm

966
00:52:29,840 --> 00:52:33,359
Speaker 1: throughout our fan base would be huge. If Dalvin has

967
00:52:33,400 --> 00:52:35,160
Speaker 1: a nice game, but you look back and you go,

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Speaker 1: that was a nice game, but holy IRV had you know,

969
00:52:41,880 --> 00:52:44,680
Speaker 1: one hundred and ten yards for two touchdowns and Kirk

970
00:52:44,719 --> 00:52:48,160
Speaker 1: went for two eighty and three and made this dagger

971
00:52:48,239 --> 00:52:51,160
Speaker 1: throw to Adam feeling if you can find a couple

972
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Speaker 1: of those other moments that aren't just Delvin related, to

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Speaker 1: walk away from this game and you have a w

974
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Speaker 1: I think that that is the thing that will excite people,

975
00:53:02,239 --> 00:53:05,399
Speaker 1: and that is the thing that will really get this

976
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Speaker 1: whole steam role moving towards the playoff conversation. So thank

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Speaker 1: you guys so much for joining us. We will see

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Speaker 1: you guys next week.