1 00:00:03,760 --> 00:00:06,480 Speaker 1: Happy Friday and thank you for tuning into the KFA. 2 00:00:06,519 --> 00:00:09,440 Speaker 1: In edition of the Minnesota Vikings Podcast, I go by 3 00:00:09,520 --> 00:00:12,920 Speaker 1: Gave Henderson inside the TCO Radio studio with me Tonight 4 00:00:13,039 --> 00:00:16,599 Speaker 1: it's Vikings dot COM's Tatum Everett and coming up later 5 00:00:16,640 --> 00:00:19,919 Speaker 1: on the show, Meat Sauce aka Paul Lambert from the 6 00:00:19,920 --> 00:00:22,319 Speaker 1: Power Trip Morning Show would join us to give his 7 00:00:22,400 --> 00:00:25,640 Speaker 1: thoughts on the Vikings thus far this season, and Tatum, 8 00:00:25,760 --> 00:00:28,600 Speaker 1: it is week six of Vikings football and it's crazy 9 00:00:28,640 --> 00:00:30,600 Speaker 1: to say that, really is. I feel like we were 10 00:00:30,600 --> 00:00:33,839 Speaker 1: just game planning for I guess training camp. Honestly, for me, 11 00:00:33,920 --> 00:00:37,040 Speaker 1: it was like just get through London, Like that was 12 00:00:37,080 --> 00:00:39,879 Speaker 1: my mindset for a very long time. For like the 13 00:00:39,920 --> 00:00:42,199 Speaker 1: first month, I was like, we just need to get 14 00:00:42,200 --> 00:00:44,720 Speaker 1: through this London trip. And once you get through that, 15 00:00:44,880 --> 00:00:46,920 Speaker 1: now I'm kind of like, oh, smooth stale, Like oh wait, 16 00:00:46,960 --> 00:00:49,640 Speaker 1: there's a bye, oh wait, you know, like there's always 17 00:00:49,680 --> 00:00:51,639 Speaker 1: like these other things that are kind of like popping up. 18 00:00:51,680 --> 00:00:54,480 Speaker 1: But yeah, I can't believe it's already been this this 19 00:00:54,600 --> 00:00:58,080 Speaker 1: far along. I think ideally I'm a little bit more 20 00:00:58,080 --> 00:01:00,560 Speaker 1: of a pessimist probably when it comes to the teams 21 00:01:00,560 --> 00:01:02,680 Speaker 1: that I follow, because I don't like to get my 22 00:01:02,720 --> 00:01:05,080 Speaker 1: hopes up, but I mean four and one I'll take 23 00:01:05,120 --> 00:01:07,560 Speaker 1: it right any day of the week. Five and no 24 00:01:07,760 --> 00:01:11,680 Speaker 1: is always great. But with this Vikings team, cautious optimism 25 00:01:11,720 --> 00:01:13,680 Speaker 1: for me. I'm taking four on one any day of 26 00:01:13,720 --> 00:01:16,080 Speaker 1: the week. And when you have a Dolphins team that 27 00:01:16,400 --> 00:01:20,200 Speaker 1: I guess they're their injury Yeah, there their injury report. 28 00:01:20,240 --> 00:01:23,240 Speaker 1: If you see my refrigerator, you know how empty it is. 29 00:01:23,319 --> 00:01:25,560 Speaker 1: And my grocery list is almost as long as their 30 00:01:25,600 --> 00:01:28,920 Speaker 1: injury report. So I'm expecting, hopefully if Vikings win on 31 00:01:28,959 --> 00:01:32,280 Speaker 1: Sunday at noon at hard Rock Stadium. And if the 32 00:01:32,400 --> 00:01:33,960 Speaker 1: Vikings win, it'll be the first time they got to 33 00:01:34,000 --> 00:01:37,280 Speaker 1: win at hard Rock Stadium or in Miami since nineteen 34 00:01:37,319 --> 00:01:40,840 Speaker 1: seventy six. So we weren't even around. We were nowhere 35 00:01:40,880 --> 00:01:42,320 Speaker 1: to be seen. I don't think we were even thought 36 00:01:42,319 --> 00:01:44,560 Speaker 1: of at that point. God point, I think my mom 37 00:01:44,640 --> 00:01:46,720 Speaker 1: was graduating high school. You know what the number one 38 00:01:46,760 --> 00:01:49,840 Speaker 1: movie in America was in nineteen seventy six, Oh my gosh, 39 00:01:49,840 --> 00:01:53,280 Speaker 1: Saturday Night Fever, No another movie, And we went to 40 00:01:53,320 --> 00:01:59,360 Speaker 1: the city Rocky. Rocky had just debuted less than a 41 00:01:59,400 --> 00:02:02,600 Speaker 1: month before the Kings. The Boomers are gonna think we're 42 00:02:02,600 --> 00:02:04,480 Speaker 1: just like, oh man, how do they not know that one? 43 00:02:04,560 --> 00:02:07,240 Speaker 1: They're so dumb? Yeah, Rod Stewart Tonights Tonight was the 44 00:02:07,320 --> 00:02:09,880 Speaker 1: number one song in America in nineteen seventy six. Hey, 45 00:02:09,919 --> 00:02:12,600 Speaker 1: good old Rod. Yeah right, because we know who Rod. 46 00:02:13,080 --> 00:02:14,839 Speaker 1: I do know who Rod Steward is. I will say 47 00:02:14,880 --> 00:02:16,960 Speaker 1: that I want to help. I'll save some face by 48 00:02:17,000 --> 00:02:19,560 Speaker 1: saying that I really do well. Vikings Fans makes you 49 00:02:19,680 --> 00:02:22,840 Speaker 1: tune into the pregame show at ten am. Mike Mussman 50 00:02:22,919 --> 00:02:26,320 Speaker 1: will lead the ship alongside Voice of the Vikings Paul Allen, 51 00:02:26,800 --> 00:02:30,320 Speaker 1: Pete Bursch, and Ben Lieber. There are four players on 52 00:02:30,320 --> 00:02:33,400 Speaker 1: this current Vikings roster that grew up less than twenty miles. 53 00:02:33,480 --> 00:02:37,080 Speaker 1: It's crazy from Horror Rock Stadium. So Greg Joseph, Josh 54 00:02:37,080 --> 00:02:40,400 Speaker 1: fin Tellis, Patrick Peterson and the one and only Dalvin Cook. 55 00:02:40,520 --> 00:02:43,519 Speaker 1: And my question for you is, out of those four guys, 56 00:02:44,240 --> 00:02:48,880 Speaker 1: which homecoming are you most excited to watch on Sunday? 57 00:02:48,960 --> 00:02:53,119 Speaker 1: Mister Miami himself, Dalvin Cook. I think well, I think honestly, 58 00:02:53,680 --> 00:02:56,280 Speaker 1: you get to know Dalvin. You hear him talk about 59 00:02:56,320 --> 00:02:59,200 Speaker 1: home and as much as he's adopted Minnesota as a 60 00:02:59,240 --> 00:03:01,960 Speaker 1: second home, I mean, he's just Miami through and through. 61 00:03:02,320 --> 00:03:04,640 Speaker 1: A lot of these guys played high school football in there. 62 00:03:04,680 --> 00:03:07,200 Speaker 1: We talked to Dalvin on the Audible this week. If 63 00:03:07,240 --> 00:03:08,760 Speaker 1: you haven't, If you weren't able to listen to that 64 00:03:08,840 --> 00:03:12,280 Speaker 1: on Kfan yesterday, then be sure to go to Vikings 65 00:03:12,320 --> 00:03:14,800 Speaker 1: dot com and check out the audible. This week, Gabe 66 00:03:14,800 --> 00:03:17,000 Speaker 1: and I sat down with Dalvin Cook and he talked 67 00:03:17,040 --> 00:03:20,079 Speaker 1: at length about a lot of memories he had from there, 68 00:03:20,120 --> 00:03:23,480 Speaker 1: what his family plans on doing tailgating for the game, 69 00:03:23,919 --> 00:03:26,560 Speaker 1: making sure like they took care of the ticket count 70 00:03:26,560 --> 00:03:29,280 Speaker 1: so Dalvin doesn't have to, you know. I mean it's 71 00:03:29,320 --> 00:03:33,160 Speaker 1: an exciting thing. Hey, if there's some players that probably 72 00:03:33,160 --> 00:03:35,440 Speaker 1: gave him a few if he didn't have enough. Yeah, 73 00:03:35,520 --> 00:03:38,120 Speaker 1: I mean you would think some teammates would say, Dalvin, 74 00:03:38,120 --> 00:03:39,480 Speaker 1: if this is what's going to make you have your 75 00:03:39,480 --> 00:03:41,520 Speaker 1: first one hundred guard game in the season, take all 76 00:03:41,520 --> 00:03:44,000 Speaker 1: of my tickets. So yeah, he's going to be a 77 00:03:44,040 --> 00:03:46,320 Speaker 1: guy that's going to be fun to watch for sure. Yeah. 78 00:03:46,360 --> 00:03:48,280 Speaker 1: I think this is a game where you have to 79 00:03:48,320 --> 00:03:50,920 Speaker 1: capitalize on, like you said, the long injury list and 80 00:03:51,960 --> 00:03:55,640 Speaker 1: really take advantage of the situation. I feel like a 81 00:03:55,680 --> 00:03:58,800 Speaker 1: broken record we said this last week, and granted, I 82 00:03:58,840 --> 00:04:01,119 Speaker 1: think the defense did a good job job of being 83 00:04:01,120 --> 00:04:04,280 Speaker 1: able to contain the Bears run game, but as I'll 84 00:04:04,280 --> 00:04:06,320 Speaker 1: allude to later, I really need to see a four 85 00:04:06,400 --> 00:04:09,080 Speaker 1: quarter performance. Four quarter performance would be great, and I 86 00:04:09,120 --> 00:04:11,800 Speaker 1: think that starts with the offense and Dalvin Cook running 87 00:04:11,840 --> 00:04:14,120 Speaker 1: the ball, but also the other guy who's making his 88 00:04:14,200 --> 00:04:17,040 Speaker 1: home coming back to the state of Florida. I guess 89 00:04:17,080 --> 00:04:19,400 Speaker 1: this is his home city. Yeah, we're other hard rock 90 00:04:19,440 --> 00:04:21,680 Speaker 1: where I guess we're hard rock. Stadium is Patrick Peterson, 91 00:04:21,800 --> 00:04:24,920 Speaker 1: So he's only played them, I guess in Miami one 92 00:04:24,960 --> 00:04:27,400 Speaker 1: time since he's been in the NFL, and I was 93 00:04:27,400 --> 00:04:30,160 Speaker 1: in two sixteen in the game that he lost. So 94 00:04:30,240 --> 00:04:32,400 Speaker 1: to be able to see him get a rematch or 95 00:04:32,440 --> 00:04:36,800 Speaker 1: a revenge game against his hometown team will be great 96 00:04:36,839 --> 00:04:39,800 Speaker 1: to see. He's I feel like he's overdue for an interception. Also, 97 00:04:39,920 --> 00:04:41,960 Speaker 1: oh yeah, for sure. I mean he's got the street 98 00:04:42,000 --> 00:04:45,400 Speaker 1: going on, yeah, one per year at this point, he's 99 00:04:45,520 --> 00:04:48,000 Speaker 1: hit twenty nine, you know. And I think it's funny 100 00:04:48,000 --> 00:04:50,920 Speaker 1: because I think people forget that he's from Florida. Yeah, 101 00:04:50,960 --> 00:04:52,760 Speaker 1: I feel like they forget that's where he grew up 102 00:04:52,800 --> 00:04:55,520 Speaker 1: because he went to an out of state school. He 103 00:04:55,640 --> 00:04:58,919 Speaker 1: lives in Georgia, you know, so he hasn't really gone back, 104 00:04:59,000 --> 00:05:01,160 Speaker 1: so as many memories as it holds there, I think 105 00:05:01,200 --> 00:05:04,080 Speaker 1: people kind of forget that, like Patrick is from that area. 106 00:05:04,640 --> 00:05:07,279 Speaker 1: Patrick Peterson is going to have a great game in 107 00:05:07,320 --> 00:05:10,680 Speaker 1: my opinion, when you face a third string quarterback that's 108 00:05:10,680 --> 00:05:13,760 Speaker 1: a rookie, that's a seventh he has to be licking 109 00:05:13,800 --> 00:05:18,160 Speaker 1: his chops and hopefully that will turn into win on Sunday. 110 00:05:18,200 --> 00:05:21,479 Speaker 1: But I think speaking of wins, this Dolphins team is 111 00:05:21,520 --> 00:05:24,040 Speaker 1: trying to keep a streak alive. Also, they've got eight 112 00:05:24,360 --> 00:05:27,920 Speaker 1: straight that eight straight home wins dating back to last 113 00:05:28,000 --> 00:05:31,240 Speaker 1: year Week nine, I believe when they beat the Texans. 114 00:05:31,279 --> 00:05:34,599 Speaker 1: So the Vikings can, I guess mess up there their streak, 115 00:05:34,680 --> 00:05:36,320 Speaker 1: trying to get this home coming win for a lot 116 00:05:36,360 --> 00:05:38,760 Speaker 1: of guys. So what's your one big talking point. I 117 00:05:38,760 --> 00:05:41,320 Speaker 1: guess she's heading into this game for this Minnesota Vikings 118 00:05:41,320 --> 00:05:43,600 Speaker 1: team that's just trying to rewrite the ship. Yeah, I 119 00:05:43,920 --> 00:05:46,839 Speaker 1: think a fast start and then not just a fast 120 00:05:46,839 --> 00:05:48,919 Speaker 1: start obviously is enough. I think you saw in the 121 00:05:48,920 --> 00:05:51,800 Speaker 1: Bears game that it was, you know what, twenty one 122 00:05:51,839 --> 00:05:53,720 Speaker 1: to three and then it just kind of fell off 123 00:05:53,760 --> 00:05:55,920 Speaker 1: from there, and I think you have to have all 124 00:05:55,960 --> 00:05:59,280 Speaker 1: three phases show up. I think if two phases play 125 00:05:59,480 --> 00:06:02,560 Speaker 1: a really good game and you start fast and keep 126 00:06:02,600 --> 00:06:05,160 Speaker 1: your foot on the pedal, you can avoid the comeback. 127 00:06:05,240 --> 00:06:08,040 Speaker 1: So it's three straight fourth quarter comebacks. I really think 128 00:06:08,080 --> 00:06:10,440 Speaker 1: that this is a game to head into the bye 129 00:06:10,480 --> 00:06:13,200 Speaker 1: with momentum right like you want that. I mean, players 130 00:06:13,240 --> 00:06:15,400 Speaker 1: talk about this all the time. When you win or 131 00:06:15,440 --> 00:06:18,120 Speaker 1: would you lose before a buy is a totally different feeling, 132 00:06:18,120 --> 00:06:20,440 Speaker 1: and it sets up the next week with how you 133 00:06:20,480 --> 00:06:22,800 Speaker 1: attack things like if you've got that bad taste in 134 00:06:22,839 --> 00:06:25,160 Speaker 1: your mouth going into a bye, that's just not a 135 00:06:25,240 --> 00:06:28,680 Speaker 1: good thing at all. I think they start fast, you know. 136 00:06:28,720 --> 00:06:31,000 Speaker 1: I find this interesting because I know people make a 137 00:06:31,000 --> 00:06:33,160 Speaker 1: big deal of coin toss, like do you defer, do 138 00:06:33,200 --> 00:06:37,920 Speaker 1: you receive whatever, But this team has whether they've won 139 00:06:38,000 --> 00:06:39,919 Speaker 1: the toss or not. This is That's not that's not 140 00:06:39,960 --> 00:06:42,880 Speaker 1: the point I'm making. The point that I'm making is 141 00:06:42,920 --> 00:06:45,640 Speaker 1: as if they've start, if they've started off the game, 142 00:06:46,440 --> 00:06:50,400 Speaker 1: they have scored on every opening drive. If they've started 143 00:06:50,440 --> 00:06:53,039 Speaker 1: the game, if they get the ball first three or 144 00:06:53,040 --> 00:06:56,360 Speaker 1: five games, I'm thinking, don't so when they haven't had 145 00:06:56,400 --> 00:06:58,480 Speaker 1: the ball when they haven't had the ball. First, they 146 00:06:58,480 --> 00:07:01,479 Speaker 1: didn't score on their opening drives. What you're saying, yes, okay, 147 00:07:01,640 --> 00:07:04,720 Speaker 1: And so I think, like whether or not the scripted 148 00:07:04,920 --> 00:07:07,720 Speaker 1: drive works better first right out of the gate, I 149 00:07:07,760 --> 00:07:09,600 Speaker 1: don't know. I'm not you know, I'm not sitting here 150 00:07:09,600 --> 00:07:12,640 Speaker 1: being the expert. I'm just researching. So if you get 151 00:07:12,680 --> 00:07:15,040 Speaker 1: the toss, like do you say, yeah, let's let's get 152 00:07:15,080 --> 00:07:17,320 Speaker 1: the ball or if you get it yeah, And I 153 00:07:17,360 --> 00:07:19,360 Speaker 1: think that's kind of part of it is that you know, 154 00:07:19,760 --> 00:07:22,920 Speaker 1: they are so confident in that first scripted drive that 155 00:07:23,200 --> 00:07:26,080 Speaker 1: they start fast, but like it's that second and third 156 00:07:26,120 --> 00:07:28,320 Speaker 1: quarter that really makes me nervous. I mean there's only 157 00:07:28,720 --> 00:07:31,600 Speaker 1: usually on a coach's place sheet you'll have fifteen plays 158 00:07:31,760 --> 00:07:34,280 Speaker 1: scripted out. And I mean if it's a five play 159 00:07:34,400 --> 00:07:36,360 Speaker 1: drive on the first drive of the game you score 160 00:07:36,360 --> 00:07:39,520 Speaker 1: a touchdown, usually those next ten plays you can continue 161 00:07:39,560 --> 00:07:42,160 Speaker 1: to go by the way you have planned. So for 162 00:07:42,200 --> 00:07:45,360 Speaker 1: the Vikings, getting off script and being successful in getting 163 00:07:45,400 --> 00:07:47,560 Speaker 1: off script it is going to be key. But like 164 00:07:47,600 --> 00:07:50,200 Speaker 1: you said, this is a really good time to play 165 00:07:50,320 --> 00:07:52,960 Speaker 1: the Miami Dolphins, And Pete Burcus said this earlier this week. 166 00:07:53,000 --> 00:07:55,360 Speaker 1: He said, is not who you play is when do 167 00:07:55,360 --> 00:07:57,200 Speaker 1: you play them? Like that? That's the name of the 168 00:07:57,200 --> 00:07:58,960 Speaker 1: game in the NFL. So yeah, because if you would 169 00:07:58,960 --> 00:08:01,120 Speaker 1: have taken the dawn in the Dolphins what three weeks ago, 170 00:08:01,600 --> 00:08:04,400 Speaker 1: different stories. We're not saying this is an easier win. 171 00:08:04,560 --> 00:08:06,200 Speaker 1: I mean too. I mean you see two, you see 172 00:08:06,200 --> 00:08:08,400 Speaker 1: Tyreek Hill, you see Jay l Waddle, all those guys 173 00:08:08,400 --> 00:08:10,560 Speaker 1: on their offensive side of the ball, and you say, Okay, 174 00:08:10,600 --> 00:08:12,680 Speaker 1: they're they're going to make plays. How do we limit them? 175 00:08:12,680 --> 00:08:14,400 Speaker 1: And they still have a lot of those guys playing 176 00:08:14,400 --> 00:08:16,800 Speaker 1: and it's still the NFL. But at the same time, 177 00:08:16,880 --> 00:08:19,160 Speaker 1: you you, I guess you're a little bit more confident 178 00:08:19,680 --> 00:08:22,200 Speaker 1: knowing that the signal caller or the guy that kind 179 00:08:22,200 --> 00:08:24,840 Speaker 1: of makes this engine go isn't going to be dressed 180 00:08:24,840 --> 00:08:26,400 Speaker 1: out on Sunday, and that that kind of leads me 181 00:08:26,440 --> 00:08:29,520 Speaker 1: to my one point is starting fast, finishing strong, and 182 00:08:29,600 --> 00:08:32,240 Speaker 1: playing up to your level of competition versus playing down 183 00:08:32,280 --> 00:08:34,680 Speaker 1: to the level of the team you're playing against. The 184 00:08:34,720 --> 00:08:37,520 Speaker 1: last three games of the vikings of one, the combined 185 00:08:37,559 --> 00:08:40,760 Speaker 1: record of the Chicago Bears, New Orleans Saints and Detroit 186 00:08:40,800 --> 00:08:44,000 Speaker 1: Lions were four and five, so those were must win games, 187 00:08:44,280 --> 00:08:46,439 Speaker 1: and we won those games right like you, I mean 188 00:08:46,440 --> 00:08:48,440 Speaker 1: a win as a win, but you want to see 189 00:08:48,520 --> 00:08:50,520 Speaker 1: us just I guess just put your foot on the 190 00:08:50,520 --> 00:08:52,559 Speaker 1: guy's throat and just say, hey, this is this is 191 00:08:52,600 --> 00:08:54,800 Speaker 1: who we are. We're not backing down for anybody. So 192 00:08:55,440 --> 00:08:57,559 Speaker 1: I'm excited to see how Kevin O'Connell is going to 193 00:08:57,880 --> 00:09:00,000 Speaker 1: I guess string some players together and get these guy 194 00:09:00,000 --> 00:09:03,200 Speaker 1: I asked to rally behind each other going into Miami. 195 00:09:03,200 --> 00:09:05,160 Speaker 1: It's going to be a longer flight. He addressed the 196 00:09:05,200 --> 00:09:08,040 Speaker 1: media today and discussed his game plan heading into that 197 00:09:08,120 --> 00:09:12,160 Speaker 1: game on Sunday. Big opportunity for us going into our buy. 198 00:09:12,280 --> 00:09:14,280 Speaker 1: We've you know, we're playing a really good football team 199 00:09:14,320 --> 00:09:17,679 Speaker 1: down there that's tough to play against at home in 200 00:09:17,720 --> 00:09:19,840 Speaker 1: their home environment, and I know there's a lot of 201 00:09:20,240 --> 00:09:22,839 Speaker 1: positive energy around their team. Mike's doing a great job 202 00:09:22,880 --> 00:09:24,760 Speaker 1: with the football team. You can tell just watching them 203 00:09:24,760 --> 00:09:26,920 Speaker 1: on tape in all three phases. It's going to be 204 00:09:27,080 --> 00:09:30,520 Speaker 1: a real challenge for us going down there. Another really 205 00:09:30,559 --> 00:09:34,280 Speaker 1: cool thing going on Vikings Vikings unified as a special 206 00:09:34,280 --> 00:09:37,000 Speaker 1: Olympics flag football team that we've kind of quasi myself, 207 00:09:37,040 --> 00:09:40,199 Speaker 1: Harrison Phillips have spent some time around. We actually signed 208 00:09:40,200 --> 00:09:43,559 Speaker 1: them to contracts a couple weeks ago, but they're taking on, 209 00:09:44,120 --> 00:09:47,440 Speaker 1: you know, the Miami Unified Flag football team down there. 210 00:09:47,480 --> 00:09:49,720 Speaker 1: They'll be staying at our team hotel, hoping to get 211 00:09:49,760 --> 00:09:51,520 Speaker 1: our guys around some of those guys down there. But 212 00:09:51,520 --> 00:09:53,320 Speaker 1: they got a big game six o'clock over at the 213 00:09:53,320 --> 00:09:56,400 Speaker 1: Dolphins facility, so we're wishing them the best of luck 214 00:09:56,520 --> 00:09:58,600 Speaker 1: with that. I'll open it up to you guys. Justin 215 00:09:58,679 --> 00:10:01,000 Speaker 1: Jefferson was talking about con stations he had with you 216 00:10:01,080 --> 00:10:03,720 Speaker 1: about moving him around more and sort of cited that 217 00:10:03,840 --> 00:10:05,840 Speaker 1: is the reason he's exploded the last couple of weeks. 218 00:10:06,000 --> 00:10:08,720 Speaker 1: I guess what's the conversation been like with the receivers 219 00:10:08,840 --> 00:10:11,520 Speaker 1: as you continue to find what works for them the best. 220 00:10:12,040 --> 00:10:13,839 Speaker 1: I think it's week to week, game to game. They 221 00:10:13,920 --> 00:10:16,640 Speaker 1: understand how we kind of put together plans based upon 222 00:10:16,720 --> 00:10:20,520 Speaker 1: what we think is best, sometimes featuring certain guys, maybe 223 00:10:20,559 --> 00:10:23,800 Speaker 1: certain matchups. Sometimes it's you know, playing different spots and 224 00:10:24,200 --> 00:10:27,320 Speaker 1: some of our normal formations just to help give us 225 00:10:27,320 --> 00:10:30,079 Speaker 1: a better chance of not only having success on those plays, 226 00:10:30,080 --> 00:10:33,720 Speaker 1: but maybe give us some information to compliment that those 227 00:10:33,760 --> 00:10:36,719 Speaker 1: plays for either future weeks or maybe in game. But 228 00:10:36,840 --> 00:10:40,920 Speaker 1: I'm so confident right now, and jj Adam kJ Jalen 229 00:10:41,000 --> 00:10:43,880 Speaker 1: Rager starting to really get comfortable in our offense, so 230 00:10:43,960 --> 00:10:46,000 Speaker 1: we feel like he's a real option for us as well. 231 00:10:46,200 --> 00:10:47,880 Speaker 1: And when those guys go in there, just you know, 232 00:10:48,000 --> 00:10:49,880 Speaker 1: they play fast, they're an attack mode. They got a 233 00:10:49,880 --> 00:10:52,559 Speaker 1: ton of confidence in what we're doing. And then obviously 234 00:10:52,559 --> 00:10:54,920 Speaker 1: on our quarterback to find them when they're open. And 235 00:10:54,960 --> 00:10:56,840 Speaker 1: really that's what we preach. The open guy is going 236 00:10:56,840 --> 00:10:59,240 Speaker 1: to get the ball, and we expect all five guys, 237 00:10:59,280 --> 00:11:02,120 Speaker 1: all five elders, to come to life on concepts and 238 00:11:02,400 --> 00:11:04,280 Speaker 1: then it's about Kirk reading it out in the rhythm 239 00:11:04,320 --> 00:11:06,920 Speaker 1: and timing to find those guys. But we'll continue to 240 00:11:06,920 --> 00:11:08,959 Speaker 1: try to be creative while staying true to kind of 241 00:11:09,000 --> 00:11:12,440 Speaker 1: who we want to be as an offense. Well that's 242 00:11:12,520 --> 00:11:15,600 Speaker 1: Kevin O'Connell, head coach from the Minnesota Vikings, giving his 243 00:11:15,679 --> 00:11:18,920 Speaker 1: thoughts on the current team heading into that game on Sunday, 244 00:11:19,160 --> 00:11:22,280 Speaker 1: right before we go to break tatum. I want to 245 00:11:22,320 --> 00:11:26,360 Speaker 1: give this interesting fact. Kevin O'Connell is three and six 246 00:11:26,480 --> 00:11:29,600 Speaker 1: all time as a player and a coach. I guess 247 00:11:29,640 --> 00:11:33,040 Speaker 1: an assistant coach against the Miami Dolphins. So Sunday will 248 00:11:33,080 --> 00:11:36,560 Speaker 1: be his tenth time playing against the Miami Dolphins, so 249 00:11:36,600 --> 00:11:38,600 Speaker 1: I'm interested to see what his game plan will be 250 00:11:38,600 --> 00:11:41,560 Speaker 1: for this Minnesota Vikings team. I guess trying to go 251 00:11:41,720 --> 00:11:43,800 Speaker 1: one to know for the first time as a head coach. Well, 252 00:11:43,800 --> 00:11:46,000 Speaker 1: it's interesting that I feel like there's a lot of 253 00:11:46,040 --> 00:11:49,360 Speaker 1: like history of like the Dolphins being the better team 254 00:11:49,400 --> 00:11:52,880 Speaker 1: in this matchup, or guys haven't played the Dolphins, or 255 00:11:52,920 --> 00:11:55,840 Speaker 1: they haven't been successful against the Dolphins. So you know, 256 00:11:55,920 --> 00:11:59,240 Speaker 1: this team sets some history here and there this season 257 00:11:59,320 --> 00:12:01,720 Speaker 1: so far. I think that could continue this week for 258 00:12:01,760 --> 00:12:04,000 Speaker 1: these guys. 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Visit online at splan dot Com. 267 00:12:38,480 --> 00:12:41,600 Speaker 1: All right, welcome back to the Minnesota Vikings Podcast, presented 268 00:12:41,640 --> 00:12:44,640 Speaker 1: by PEPSI. My name is Gay Henderson. I'm alongside Vikings 269 00:12:44,640 --> 00:12:47,440 Speaker 1: dot COM's Tatum Everett, and now we have the special 270 00:12:47,480 --> 00:12:51,400 Speaker 1: privilege of being joined by Meat Sauce aka Paul Lambert 271 00:12:51,440 --> 00:12:55,160 Speaker 1: from the Power Trip Morning Show, who joins us this morning. Sauce, 272 00:12:55,200 --> 00:12:57,840 Speaker 1: we were just talking. You are usually off work at 273 00:12:57,880 --> 00:13:00,640 Speaker 1: this point, but I appreciate you, I guess extending your 274 00:13:00,679 --> 00:13:02,960 Speaker 1: workday for us. Oh, I appreciate it. Yeah. I have 275 00:13:03,320 --> 00:13:05,679 Speaker 1: what I like to call summer school hours where I 276 00:13:05,760 --> 00:13:08,880 Speaker 1: work from five thirty in the morning until nine am, 277 00:13:09,000 --> 00:13:11,760 Speaker 1: so I'm done working, So I guess I would call 278 00:13:11,880 --> 00:13:14,400 Speaker 1: this my overtime. Oh well, I guess we need to 279 00:13:14,400 --> 00:13:17,240 Speaker 1: start paying you as such at this point, not yet, 280 00:13:17,280 --> 00:13:20,640 Speaker 1: but if I do it again. All right, Well, let's 281 00:13:20,640 --> 00:13:23,320 Speaker 1: talk about this this team in Purple Man, because I 282 00:13:23,360 --> 00:13:25,720 Speaker 1: guess we're we so happened to be four on one 283 00:13:25,760 --> 00:13:28,600 Speaker 1: and we look good doing so. But the last time 284 00:13:28,600 --> 00:13:31,640 Speaker 1: we beat the Miami Dolphins, I guess floppy discs we're 285 00:13:31,679 --> 00:13:34,920 Speaker 1: still in town, so there's an opportunity for us to 286 00:13:34,920 --> 00:13:37,040 Speaker 1: get back on track. But before we do, that what 287 00:13:37,120 --> 00:13:39,520 Speaker 1: have you seen from this four one Vikings team. Well, 288 00:13:39,520 --> 00:13:41,559 Speaker 1: the thing that I love about this team is they 289 00:13:41,640 --> 00:13:45,120 Speaker 1: put together like really good quarters, Like the first quarter 290 00:13:45,240 --> 00:13:49,480 Speaker 1: last week with Kirkcoin thirteen a thirteen was incredible and 291 00:13:49,760 --> 00:13:52,000 Speaker 1: that was awesome. But then you kind of see where 292 00:13:52,000 --> 00:13:55,200 Speaker 1: like they do have a killer instinct, but it really 293 00:13:55,240 --> 00:13:57,480 Speaker 1: doesn't show up until the fourth quarter when they need it. 294 00:13:57,520 --> 00:13:59,160 Speaker 1: But the one thing that I've said all week on 295 00:13:59,240 --> 00:14:02,320 Speaker 1: the Partre Morning Show is the drive that they did 296 00:14:02,400 --> 00:14:05,640 Speaker 1: last week that was like seventeen plays they were five 297 00:14:05,760 --> 00:14:09,320 Speaker 1: for five on third down. Was incredible. A good team 298 00:14:09,600 --> 00:14:12,280 Speaker 1: completes that drive and the Vikings did, so you can say, 299 00:14:12,320 --> 00:14:14,360 Speaker 1: and a lot of people have, well, they haven't put 300 00:14:14,360 --> 00:14:17,040 Speaker 1: together a complete game yet. They're gonna play a third string, 301 00:14:17,120 --> 00:14:20,200 Speaker 1: seventh round quarterback on Sunday. They've gotten kind of lucky 302 00:14:20,240 --> 00:14:22,800 Speaker 1: with the game with the Lions. But what we saw 303 00:14:23,320 --> 00:14:27,200 Speaker 1: last Sunday when they put that seventeen play seventy five 304 00:14:27,240 --> 00:14:29,600 Speaker 1: yard drive together to win the game with a touchdown, 305 00:14:29,960 --> 00:14:33,040 Speaker 1: that's something great teams do. So we hope that continues 306 00:14:33,080 --> 00:14:37,600 Speaker 1: on Sunday. Saws. Are you a pessimistic or an optimistic 307 00:14:37,720 --> 00:14:40,520 Speaker 1: Vikings fan? How would you describe yourself. Well, it's a 308 00:14:40,560 --> 00:14:43,080 Speaker 1: good question because I of course I'm old enough to 309 00:14:43,120 --> 00:14:45,960 Speaker 1: remember the ninety eight team that fell apart, the O 310 00:14:46,200 --> 00:14:49,160 Speaker 1: nine teams, So I'm an optimist. I always think they're 311 00:14:49,160 --> 00:14:51,680 Speaker 1: going to do well, but I'm always the one when 312 00:14:51,720 --> 00:14:53,920 Speaker 1: they fall apart. It's always like, why did I fall 313 00:14:54,000 --> 00:14:57,200 Speaker 1: for this again? But for an easy answer, I think 314 00:14:57,240 --> 00:15:01,680 Speaker 1: I'm an optimistic Vikings fan. Cautious with that, yeah, because 315 00:15:01,760 --> 00:15:04,160 Speaker 1: you kind of have to be, like, that's what people say, 316 00:15:04,240 --> 00:15:07,280 Speaker 1: like the Vikings are four and one, but that's always 317 00:15:07,280 --> 00:15:09,360 Speaker 1: the follow up with this team. So far, they're four 318 00:15:09,360 --> 00:15:12,200 Speaker 1: and one, but they beat a bad Lions team, they 319 00:15:12,240 --> 00:15:15,040 Speaker 1: beat a bad Bears team, they got the Packers at 320 00:15:15,080 --> 00:15:17,880 Speaker 1: the right time. They lost or maybe some people think 321 00:15:17,920 --> 00:15:21,120 Speaker 1: they got beat pretty badly against the Eagles, but they 322 00:15:21,200 --> 00:15:23,720 Speaker 1: won all their division games so far, so they got 323 00:15:23,840 --> 00:15:26,440 Speaker 1: to be doing something right. And they're four and one, 324 00:15:26,480 --> 00:15:30,080 Speaker 1: but that's I think the comeback every Vikings fan has. Yeah. 325 00:15:30,120 --> 00:15:32,960 Speaker 1: I mean, if you lose to those teams, though, then 326 00:15:33,000 --> 00:15:35,120 Speaker 1: you're starting to press the panic button. At least you're 327 00:15:35,160 --> 00:15:38,040 Speaker 1: getting this stuff out right now against teams that you 328 00:15:38,080 --> 00:15:41,320 Speaker 1: should be and it's only what five weeks in so 329 00:15:41,800 --> 00:15:44,000 Speaker 1: and I remember talking about this last week on the 330 00:15:44,000 --> 00:15:46,320 Speaker 1: show Game was We were talking about how this Bears 331 00:15:46,360 --> 00:15:48,400 Speaker 1: game is a must win because of who they were, 332 00:15:48,520 --> 00:15:51,560 Speaker 1: and we still, you know, they still struggled a little bit. 333 00:15:51,720 --> 00:15:54,400 Speaker 1: Now heading into this Dolphins squad, who we just went 334 00:15:54,440 --> 00:15:56,680 Speaker 1: over in the show a second ago, has a very 335 00:15:56,720 --> 00:16:00,040 Speaker 1: long list of injuries, this is a no brainer. You 336 00:16:00,120 --> 00:16:01,600 Speaker 1: have to go in there and win this one as well. 337 00:16:01,640 --> 00:16:03,600 Speaker 1: Don't you think, well, yeah, this is a game when 338 00:16:03,640 --> 00:16:06,320 Speaker 1: you look back on it and you think to yourself, 339 00:16:06,320 --> 00:16:08,360 Speaker 1: and I always say, you know, you look at like 340 00:16:08,400 --> 00:16:11,160 Speaker 1: the Bills, even the Packers, who are a good team. 341 00:16:11,200 --> 00:16:13,640 Speaker 1: If I can say that on this podcast, the Chiefs 342 00:16:13,640 --> 00:16:16,360 Speaker 1: and the Eagle, the Eagles, the Chiefs and the Bills 343 00:16:16,560 --> 00:16:21,360 Speaker 1: would destroy this current Miami Dolphins team. I know people 344 00:16:21,360 --> 00:16:23,680 Speaker 1: are going, well, the Bills beat the excuse me, Miami 345 00:16:23,760 --> 00:16:26,440 Speaker 1: beat the Bills. But if the Bills and the Chiefs 346 00:16:26,440 --> 00:16:29,800 Speaker 1: were playing this team on Sunday, they would most likely 347 00:16:29,880 --> 00:16:32,600 Speaker 1: destroy this team. So if you want to be considered 348 00:16:32,600 --> 00:16:35,160 Speaker 1: in you know, the top eight, the top four, the 349 00:16:35,200 --> 00:16:39,120 Speaker 1: final four standing on NFCAFC Championship Week, you have to 350 00:16:39,160 --> 00:16:42,120 Speaker 1: beat this team who could possibly be down. Their left 351 00:16:42,120 --> 00:16:45,160 Speaker 1: tackle is down to their third string quarterback. Both of 352 00:16:45,200 --> 00:16:47,720 Speaker 1: their wide receivers although the practice most of the week, 353 00:16:48,200 --> 00:16:51,080 Speaker 1: are banged up, still good, but are banged up. This 354 00:16:51,240 --> 00:16:53,640 Speaker 1: Vikings team. This is the game where you hope they 355 00:16:53,680 --> 00:16:56,560 Speaker 1: break the thirty point threshold. This is the game where 356 00:16:56,560 --> 00:16:58,960 Speaker 1: it looked like last week against the Bears that maybe 357 00:16:58,960 --> 00:17:01,840 Speaker 1: we see Mullins coming in play quarterback. This is the 358 00:17:01,920 --> 00:17:06,360 Speaker 1: game you should win. Thirty five to ten, forty one 359 00:17:06,440 --> 00:17:10,160 Speaker 1: to seventeen. This should be a blowout. Man, Nick Mullins 360 00:17:10,200 --> 00:17:13,520 Speaker 1: at quarterback. I will take that, especially at this time 361 00:17:13,520 --> 00:17:16,080 Speaker 1: of the year, I mean week six, your backup quarterbacks 362 00:17:16,080 --> 00:17:19,320 Speaker 1: getting in. But there is, like you said, another backup 363 00:17:19,400 --> 00:17:21,359 Speaker 1: quarterback that's going to be starting. And his name is 364 00:17:21,359 --> 00:17:23,840 Speaker 1: not to His name is not Teddy, his name is 365 00:17:23,880 --> 00:17:26,680 Speaker 1: Skyler Thompson. So for you, do you think this should 366 00:17:26,680 --> 00:17:29,960 Speaker 1: be the week the Vikings should blitz more than every 367 00:17:30,080 --> 00:17:33,240 Speaker 1: three place? Yes, this should be the week where you 368 00:17:33,280 --> 00:17:37,280 Speaker 1: see the two sacks that Neil Hunter has go up. 369 00:17:37,640 --> 00:17:40,200 Speaker 1: This could be a multiple sack game for both of them. 370 00:17:40,200 --> 00:17:42,359 Speaker 1: This is a game where you have, I mean, you 371 00:17:42,480 --> 00:17:44,440 Speaker 1: have to put pressure on the kid. And a lot 372 00:17:44,440 --> 00:17:47,280 Speaker 1: of people say backup quarterbacks do well because they come 373 00:17:47,320 --> 00:17:50,040 Speaker 1: in cold and a lot of people though haven't seen 374 00:17:50,440 --> 00:17:53,040 Speaker 1: any tape on them. Well, they have tape on Skyler 375 00:17:53,160 --> 00:17:57,880 Speaker 1: from last week dismantling that happened to Miami Dolphins. They've 376 00:17:57,920 --> 00:18:00,600 Speaker 1: lost two straight after starting three, and oh yeah, this 377 00:18:00,640 --> 00:18:03,560 Speaker 1: should be a get right game for the defense. Or 378 00:18:03,600 --> 00:18:06,640 Speaker 1: maybe you don't see the wide open middle of the field. 379 00:18:06,720 --> 00:18:09,600 Speaker 1: Maybe you don't see huge plays when they need that 380 00:18:09,680 --> 00:18:13,080 Speaker 1: one stop. Maybe you don't need Cam Dancer ripping the 381 00:18:13,119 --> 00:18:15,479 Speaker 1: ball away. You need something like that, because if that 382 00:18:15,520 --> 00:18:18,240 Speaker 1: doesn't happen, who knows how the Bears game ends. This 383 00:18:18,320 --> 00:18:20,239 Speaker 1: is a game where they should blitz a lot. This 384 00:18:20,320 --> 00:18:23,199 Speaker 1: is a game where it's gonna be a one to 385 00:18:23,400 --> 00:18:26,760 Speaker 1: maybe two read offense for Skylar and you don't want 386 00:18:26,800 --> 00:18:29,119 Speaker 1: him to get to that second read because by the 387 00:18:29,160 --> 00:18:31,919 Speaker 1: time that second read is happening, he already has pressure 388 00:18:32,000 --> 00:18:34,480 Speaker 1: up in his face. This should be a very good 389 00:18:34,480 --> 00:18:37,160 Speaker 1: game for the front seven of the Vikings. What would 390 00:18:37,160 --> 00:18:39,960 Speaker 1: you bet on as a record after the buy Do 391 00:18:40,000 --> 00:18:42,240 Speaker 1: you think this team is able to correct what's been 392 00:18:42,240 --> 00:18:45,720 Speaker 1: going wrong? Would you bet on them to I don't 393 00:18:45,720 --> 00:18:48,280 Speaker 1: know what ten wins? How many they end with or 394 00:18:48,280 --> 00:18:51,760 Speaker 1: how many they have. Well, so if you look at 395 00:18:51,800 --> 00:18:54,080 Speaker 1: the schedule, I think this Sunday is a win. I 396 00:18:54,119 --> 00:18:56,440 Speaker 1: think the Cardinals game at home after the buy is 397 00:18:56,480 --> 00:19:00,200 Speaker 1: a win. I think the at the Commanders a there's 398 00:19:00,200 --> 00:19:02,119 Speaker 1: a terrible, sorry game. I know you used to work there, 399 00:19:02,760 --> 00:19:06,239 Speaker 1: a whole different story. I think the only game, and 400 00:19:06,280 --> 00:19:09,960 Speaker 1: I could be wrong that they aren't favored in is 401 00:19:10,280 --> 00:19:12,800 Speaker 1: at the Bills. The Bills are the best team in football. 402 00:19:13,080 --> 00:19:15,240 Speaker 1: I mean, I don't If the over under for the 403 00:19:15,280 --> 00:19:18,199 Speaker 1: rest of the season for losses for the Vikings is 404 00:19:18,320 --> 00:19:21,280 Speaker 1: three and a half, I might bet the under. The 405 00:19:21,320 --> 00:19:23,600 Speaker 1: only tough games they have left are at the Bills. 406 00:19:23,640 --> 00:19:27,120 Speaker 1: Then you play the Cowboys a week later at US 407 00:19:27,200 --> 00:19:30,080 Speaker 1: Bank Stadium in the afternoon. The Patriots after that aren't 408 00:19:30,160 --> 00:19:32,479 Speaker 1: very good. The Jets of the Jets, I mean, the 409 00:19:32,560 --> 00:19:35,400 Speaker 1: Lions might have a head coach in de seven when 410 00:19:35,440 --> 00:19:37,879 Speaker 1: they played them again. The Colts aren't very good. I 411 00:19:37,920 --> 00:19:41,800 Speaker 1: don't know much about the Giants. The Packers are the Bears. 412 00:19:42,200 --> 00:19:46,120 Speaker 1: So I think this team could win thirteen plus. That's 413 00:19:46,119 --> 00:19:48,600 Speaker 1: how good I think they can be. It's interesting that 414 00:19:48,640 --> 00:19:50,439 Speaker 1: you say that because because obviously, at the beginning of 415 00:19:50,480 --> 00:19:52,600 Speaker 1: the season, everyone was a little cautious and like you 416 00:19:52,600 --> 00:19:54,440 Speaker 1: look at each game by game schedule and you maybe 417 00:19:54,480 --> 00:19:57,600 Speaker 1: don't want to give that many wins loss it. You know, 418 00:19:57,680 --> 00:19:59,879 Speaker 1: you kind of like analyze it, right, But like you 419 00:20:00,160 --> 00:20:02,040 Speaker 1: have them going on a six game win streak, can 420 00:20:02,080 --> 00:20:06,560 Speaker 1: you imagine it would be incredible? It would be I mean, 421 00:20:06,600 --> 00:20:09,160 Speaker 1: and I think PA twenty yesterday, if they go into 422 00:20:09,200 --> 00:20:12,680 Speaker 1: the Bills game at seven and one, I think it 423 00:20:12,720 --> 00:20:15,119 Speaker 1: would be it's the best record since oh nine and 424 00:20:15,240 --> 00:20:18,000 Speaker 1: ninety eight. Now I think that the ninety eight team 425 00:20:18,040 --> 00:20:23,200 Speaker 1: would destroy this team, but that's completely different. I mean, 426 00:20:23,400 --> 00:20:26,479 Speaker 1: I think they're favorite in the next three games. I 427 00:20:26,520 --> 00:20:29,560 Speaker 1: really do. I mean, they obviously are this weekend, and 428 00:20:29,600 --> 00:20:32,520 Speaker 1: I think once we get closer to the game on Sunday, 429 00:20:32,560 --> 00:20:34,399 Speaker 1: I think that three and a half line will go 430 00:20:34,600 --> 00:20:37,679 Speaker 1: up in favor of the Vikings. They'll be favored against 431 00:20:37,680 --> 00:20:40,800 Speaker 1: the Cardinals, who have an awful defense and the Commanders. 432 00:20:40,800 --> 00:20:42,800 Speaker 1: I mean, the head coach came out this week and said, 433 00:20:42,840 --> 00:20:45,040 Speaker 1: what's the biggest problem on your team? And he looked 434 00:20:45,040 --> 00:20:47,720 Speaker 1: into the camera and said quarterback. I mean, that's as 435 00:20:47,720 --> 00:20:50,200 Speaker 1: bad as Abbott blaming me for when the Power Trip 436 00:20:50,240 --> 00:20:52,520 Speaker 1: has a bad show, which happens more often than you think. 437 00:20:52,560 --> 00:20:56,159 Speaker 1: But these next three games they should win. They should 438 00:20:56,200 --> 00:21:00,320 Speaker 1: be seven and one going into that Bills game flow 439 00:21:00,440 --> 00:21:03,520 Speaker 1: in that game, I would guess it maybe be flexed 440 00:21:03,560 --> 00:21:06,439 Speaker 1: to a Sunday night game because the Bills will probably 441 00:21:06,440 --> 00:21:08,800 Speaker 1: be seven and one as well, So that could be 442 00:21:08,840 --> 00:21:11,320 Speaker 1: the game everybody watches. And my prediction is that will 443 00:21:11,440 --> 00:21:15,040 Speaker 1: not be a noon game on November thirteen. I wouldn't 444 00:21:15,040 --> 00:21:17,879 Speaker 1: hate that at all. My last question for you, Sauce, 445 00:21:18,000 --> 00:21:21,600 Speaker 1: is the Vikings even one and Miami since nineteen seventy 446 00:21:21,600 --> 00:21:23,920 Speaker 1: six they went on Sunday. If so they went, they 447 00:21:23,920 --> 00:21:26,760 Speaker 1: went on Sunday. If Kirktober continues, I mean, you can 448 00:21:26,840 --> 00:21:28,880 Speaker 1: say everything you want and you know and you can 449 00:21:29,040 --> 00:21:32,120 Speaker 1: look at everything else. Maybe the defense has some holes 450 00:21:32,160 --> 00:21:34,720 Speaker 1: in it that you know, maybe against a really good team, 451 00:21:34,720 --> 00:21:36,359 Speaker 1: and I keep bringing up the Bills with the Bills 452 00:21:36,359 --> 00:21:38,399 Speaker 1: are the only good team they play in the next month. 453 00:21:38,720 --> 00:21:41,520 Speaker 1: That's what we'll see. But I think kirk Cousins is 454 00:21:41,520 --> 00:21:45,160 Speaker 1: going to continue on this trajectory that he's on. They win. 455 00:21:45,280 --> 00:21:49,520 Speaker 1: If kirk Cousins, Kirktober continues, I love that, and that's 456 00:21:49,560 --> 00:21:51,119 Speaker 1: the case. It'll be a scary site for a lot 457 00:21:51,200 --> 00:21:54,000 Speaker 1: of defenses. So let's get this win. Let's get into 458 00:21:54,000 --> 00:21:56,400 Speaker 1: the buy and then let the chips fall where they 459 00:21:56,400 --> 00:21:58,359 Speaker 1: may be. And in the meantime, Sauce, I'll let you 460 00:21:58,400 --> 00:22:00,560 Speaker 1: get over to the golf course because I feel like 461 00:22:00,600 --> 00:22:02,720 Speaker 1: that is more important than talking to Tatum and I 462 00:22:02,840 --> 00:22:05,200 Speaker 1: right now, no, talking to you two is the most 463 00:22:05,240 --> 00:22:08,240 Speaker 1: important thing I'm going to do all day. Appreciate and 464 00:22:08,320 --> 00:22:12,040 Speaker 1: includes the Power Trip. I'll let those guys with the 465 00:22:12,119 --> 00:22:14,240 Speaker 1: Jets appreciate you, Sauce. You guys are the best. Thank 466 00:22:14,280 --> 00:22:18,439 Speaker 1: you so much. Always a pleasure talking to Sauce from 467 00:22:18,480 --> 00:22:20,960 Speaker 1: the Power Trip Morning Show. He will, I believe, be 468 00:22:21,000 --> 00:22:23,720 Speaker 1: at the game on Sunday, so I'll be interested to 469 00:22:23,720 --> 00:22:26,040 Speaker 1: hear his thoughts on the Power Trip Morning Show on Monday. 470 00:22:26,119 --> 00:22:28,720 Speaker 1: But for Tatum Everett, the Sauce Man himself, my name 471 00:22:28,800 --> 00:22:31,119 Speaker 1: is Gabe Henderson. Thank you again for tuning into another 472 00:22:31,280 --> 00:22:35,960 Speaker 1: edition of the Minnesota Vikings Podcast presented by PEPSI talk 473 00:22:36,000 --> 00:22:36,840 Speaker 1: to you guys next week.