1 00:00:13,280 --> 00:00:17,280 Speaker 1: Ho League Cow high five for the Minnesota Vikings. They 2 00:00:17,320 --> 00:00:20,720 Speaker 1: improved to five and zero into the bye week against 3 00:00:20,760 --> 00:00:23,759 Speaker 1: Aaron Rodgers and the New York Jets with Pete Bursig, 4 00:00:23,800 --> 00:00:26,320 Speaker 1: I'm Paul Allen. We called the games on FM one 5 00:00:26,440 --> 00:00:29,960 Speaker 1: hundred point three Kfan and the Vikings radio network. Aaron 6 00:00:30,040 --> 00:00:33,200 Speaker 1: Rodgers caught fire late. He did throw for two touchdowns, 7 00:00:33,560 --> 00:00:36,000 Speaker 1: but for the first time in seven years, he had 8 00:00:36,040 --> 00:00:39,600 Speaker 1: a three interception game. And speaking of the number five 9 00:00:39,720 --> 00:00:43,519 Speaker 1: high five for Andrew van Ginkel, he scored his fifth 10 00:00:43,640 --> 00:00:47,840 Speaker 1: touchdown three via pick sixes and Aaron Rodgers threw the 11 00:00:47,880 --> 00:00:50,680 Speaker 1: fifth pick six of his career. That was a massive 12 00:00:50,720 --> 00:00:52,920 Speaker 1: moment in the game. It took place way back in 13 00:00:52,960 --> 00:00:55,440 Speaker 1: the first quarter, but it aided the Vikings in the 14 00:00:55,520 --> 00:00:59,480 Speaker 1: twenty three seventeen win over the Jets and into the 15 00:00:59,520 --> 00:01:01,640 Speaker 1: by Hello, mister analyst, what do you think? 16 00:01:02,280 --> 00:01:04,920 Speaker 2: Well, I know that coach O'Connell made it a point 17 00:01:04,959 --> 00:01:08,440 Speaker 2: with the team is start fast, start fast against this giant, 18 00:01:08,680 --> 00:01:11,200 Speaker 2: this Jets team. Excuse me, get out, And we did 19 00:01:11,240 --> 00:01:13,720 Speaker 2: exactly that with the pick six, got up on him 20 00:01:13,720 --> 00:01:16,600 Speaker 2: seventeen to zero. The problem was we just did we 21 00:01:16,800 --> 00:01:19,440 Speaker 2: just made too many mistakes to close and slam that 22 00:01:19,560 --> 00:01:22,280 Speaker 2: door and take him out of it. So we let 23 00:01:22,360 --> 00:01:25,039 Speaker 2: him hang around. We let him hang around, and we've 24 00:01:25,040 --> 00:01:27,640 Speaker 2: seen Aaron Rodgers for a very, very long time. You 25 00:01:27,800 --> 00:01:30,319 Speaker 2: let that guy hang around, he's gonna come back and 26 00:01:30,360 --> 00:01:33,600 Speaker 2: make you pay. But fortunately Stefan Gilmour comes up at 27 00:01:33,600 --> 00:01:37,280 Speaker 2: the end. Some great plays by Shaq Shack Griffin. I mean, 28 00:01:37,440 --> 00:01:39,559 Speaker 2: a lot of guys made a lot of big plays today. 29 00:01:39,640 --> 00:01:44,160 Speaker 2: Good pressure on the quarterback. The interceptions and turnovers keep 30 00:01:44,160 --> 00:01:47,400 Speaker 2: coming our way defensively, and that's absolutely fantastic. Being five 31 00:01:47,440 --> 00:01:48,680 Speaker 2: games into the season. 32 00:01:48,360 --> 00:01:52,280 Speaker 1: Gilmore's first interception as a member of the Minnesota Vikings, 33 00:01:52,320 --> 00:01:55,520 Speaker 1: and for the first time really in four games and change, 34 00:01:55,720 --> 00:01:57,760 Speaker 1: he saw a lot of action. He just hadn't gotten 35 00:01:57,800 --> 00:01:59,720 Speaker 1: a lot of action in the first four games. They 36 00:01:59,760 --> 00:02:01,760 Speaker 1: were going to Jack Griffin or they were going to 37 00:02:01,760 --> 00:02:05,160 Speaker 1: Buyer Murphy Junior. And Gilmour gave up some yards today, 38 00:02:05,200 --> 00:02:09,760 Speaker 1: but he came up big when it mattered most. Darnold 39 00:02:09,800 --> 00:02:14,120 Speaker 1: finishes fourteen to thirty one, no touchdowns, with one interception. 40 00:02:14,240 --> 00:02:16,560 Speaker 1: But the a topic for the Vikings heading into the 41 00:02:16,560 --> 00:02:20,000 Speaker 1: buy is Aaron Jones left the game in the first 42 00:02:20,000 --> 00:02:24,480 Speaker 1: half with a hip injury and did not return. Everything 43 00:02:24,680 --> 00:02:26,560 Speaker 1: changed offensively when that happened. 44 00:02:26,960 --> 00:02:30,840 Speaker 2: It really did in his ability with Aaron Jones and 45 00:02:30,919 --> 00:02:34,359 Speaker 2: just being able to move the chains, getting the longer runs, 46 00:02:34,400 --> 00:02:38,200 Speaker 2: those kinds of things. It's so important because once he 47 00:02:38,320 --> 00:02:42,680 Speaker 2: left the game, we became rather one sided and you 48 00:02:42,760 --> 00:02:44,960 Speaker 2: got handed to the Jets. I think they had a 49 00:02:45,000 --> 00:02:47,720 Speaker 2: pretty good plan, if you want to call it that, 50 00:02:48,200 --> 00:02:50,040 Speaker 2: of what they were going to do to our receivers, 51 00:02:50,040 --> 00:02:53,000 Speaker 2: and that's be super physical with the corners, go ahead 52 00:02:53,000 --> 00:02:56,200 Speaker 2: and take the penalties early. We're just not going to 53 00:02:56,280 --> 00:02:58,440 Speaker 2: let you guys get in any type of a rhythm. 54 00:02:58,840 --> 00:03:02,320 Speaker 2: Right and Old Justin Jefferson has six receptions for ninety 55 00:03:02,360 --> 00:03:03,640 Speaker 2: two yards, no touchdowns. 56 00:03:03,639 --> 00:03:06,880 Speaker 1: Think about what you just said, helling Justin Jefferson. 57 00:03:07,600 --> 00:03:09,760 Speaker 2: You know, and then you look from a from a 58 00:03:09,800 --> 00:03:13,400 Speaker 2: passing standpoint, you know, Darnold did not have a great game. 59 00:03:13,440 --> 00:03:16,560 Speaker 2: He was fourteen to thirty one, so he's well below 60 00:03:17,120 --> 00:03:22,520 Speaker 2: fifty and fifty point three rating. Right, So they're what 61 00:03:22,560 --> 00:03:24,960 Speaker 2: they decided to do on defense I think was the 62 00:03:25,040 --> 00:03:28,880 Speaker 2: right call. It's just we couldn't run them out of 63 00:03:28,919 --> 00:03:31,040 Speaker 2: what they were trying to do, and that's why the 64 00:03:31,080 --> 00:03:34,600 Speaker 2: Aaron Jones factor becomes huge. We had huge time of 65 00:03:34,639 --> 00:03:37,640 Speaker 2: possession of advantage in the first half. Everything was being 66 00:03:37,680 --> 00:03:39,160 Speaker 2: set up to be able to just say, hey, we're 67 00:03:39,200 --> 00:03:41,360 Speaker 2: just going to run this football, We're going to control 68 00:03:41,400 --> 00:03:44,760 Speaker 2: the clock, play action off of that, and you know, 69 00:03:45,840 --> 00:03:48,840 Speaker 2: making mistakes here and there, and you know that's I 70 00:03:48,840 --> 00:03:50,880 Speaker 2: think the big thing or the part that take away 71 00:03:50,920 --> 00:03:54,960 Speaker 2: from this is just all three phases have to play well. 72 00:03:55,040 --> 00:03:55,200 Speaker 3: Right. 73 00:03:55,240 --> 00:03:57,000 Speaker 2: He made some big plays on offense, he made some 74 00:03:57,120 --> 00:04:01,200 Speaker 2: huge plays on defense, special teams, a couple of good 75 00:04:01,200 --> 00:04:04,040 Speaker 2: punk covers, those kinds of things, but too many mistakes 76 00:04:04,040 --> 00:04:06,920 Speaker 2: and too many spots kept the Jets hanging around. And 77 00:04:07,000 --> 00:04:10,200 Speaker 2: you can't allow an NFL team to do that because 78 00:04:10,200 --> 00:04:11,520 Speaker 2: someday it's going to come back and bite you. 79 00:04:11,880 --> 00:04:14,880 Speaker 1: Unsung hero of the game punter Ryan Wright. He had 80 00:04:14,920 --> 00:04:17,920 Speaker 1: four punts, two inside the twenty, and he was really 81 00:04:17,960 --> 00:04:21,039 Speaker 1: on his game today and they needed it badly at 82 00:04:21,080 --> 00:04:24,239 Speaker 1: a couple of times in the second half. But before 83 00:04:24,279 --> 00:04:28,080 Speaker 1: we hear from Kevin O'Connell, then Sam Darnold, Harrison Smith, 84 00:04:28,200 --> 00:04:30,880 Speaker 1: and the rookie kicker Will Riker. First to the veteran 85 00:04:30,880 --> 00:04:33,600 Speaker 1: Harry the hit man. He had a sack today, giving 86 00:04:33,680 --> 00:04:36,480 Speaker 1: him twenty and a half for his career. He joined 87 00:04:36,600 --> 00:04:40,919 Speaker 1: six Hall of famers like Nick Bonacannie, Larry Wilson, Charles Woodson, 88 00:04:41,000 --> 00:04:44,640 Speaker 1: Ray Lewis and so on, as one of just seven 89 00:04:44,680 --> 00:04:46,719 Speaker 1: players in the history of the NFL to have at 90 00:04:46,839 --> 00:04:49,920 Speaker 1: least thirty interceptions. He has thirty five and at least 91 00:04:49,920 --> 00:04:52,520 Speaker 1: twenty sacks. So good for the hit man on that 92 00:04:53,000 --> 00:04:55,800 Speaker 1: Will Reiker three of three on field goals, two of 93 00:04:55,839 --> 00:05:00,200 Speaker 1: two on extra points. Our kicker is twenty four of 94 00:05:00,240 --> 00:05:04,600 Speaker 1: twenty four kicking all kinds of kicks this year. Holy cow. 95 00:05:04,800 --> 00:05:08,560 Speaker 2: Yeah, that that does. That deserves a while, right, and 96 00:05:09,000 --> 00:05:12,279 Speaker 2: Chris Meyer speak, it's just a matter of you know, you, 97 00:05:12,320 --> 00:05:14,520 Speaker 2: when things are not going well, you just have to 98 00:05:14,520 --> 00:05:17,320 Speaker 2: get close enough and let that kid do his thing. 99 00:05:17,360 --> 00:05:19,680 Speaker 2: And it turned out that the field goals were the 100 00:05:19,760 --> 00:05:21,159 Speaker 2: difference in this game. 101 00:05:21,560 --> 00:05:21,720 Speaker 3: Right. 102 00:05:21,760 --> 00:05:24,880 Speaker 2: We had a hard time getting you know, getting getting 103 00:05:24,920 --> 00:05:27,240 Speaker 2: in the end zone and CJ. Hamm was the only 104 00:05:27,279 --> 00:05:28,600 Speaker 2: one that made it in the end zone. If you'd 105 00:05:28,600 --> 00:05:30,719 Speaker 2: have told me CJ Ann was going to score the 106 00:05:30,720 --> 00:05:33,240 Speaker 2: only touchdown for the Vikings today, I would have been 107 00:05:34,360 --> 00:05:37,320 Speaker 2: you know, it would have been offensive touchdown, right, offensive touchdown. 108 00:05:37,360 --> 00:05:37,880 Speaker 3: Excuse me. 109 00:05:37,920 --> 00:05:41,719 Speaker 2: So it's crazy, but yeah, he's he's just been he's 110 00:05:41,800 --> 00:05:45,480 Speaker 2: just been on point. He's been unflappable, you know. And 111 00:05:46,040 --> 00:05:47,680 Speaker 2: I've said up before, your kicker is going to be 112 00:05:47,680 --> 00:05:52,320 Speaker 2: your leading scorer, and thank goodness we drafted him and really, 113 00:05:52,800 --> 00:05:55,520 Speaker 2: you know, addressed that position going forward. 114 00:05:55,680 --> 00:05:58,119 Speaker 1: A couple of things here coming and clean up. Ryker 115 00:05:58,279 --> 00:06:01,440 Speaker 1: is twenty five of twenty five. He hit three today, 116 00:06:02,200 --> 00:06:06,000 Speaker 1: including one from fifty four and another from fifty three. 117 00:06:06,600 --> 00:06:08,680 Speaker 1: So you put the extra points and the field goals in. 118 00:06:08,720 --> 00:06:11,560 Speaker 1: There were five into it. And the Alabama rookie is 119 00:06:11,600 --> 00:06:16,279 Speaker 1: twenty five of twenty five. That's beautiful. CJ Ham's rushing touchdown. 120 00:06:16,440 --> 00:06:19,479 Speaker 1: It was his first rushing touchdown since twenty twenty. So 121 00:06:19,720 --> 00:06:21,480 Speaker 1: they had to get creative and they had to get 122 00:06:21,480 --> 00:06:24,719 Speaker 1: sneaky without Aaron Jones, but they did what it takes, 123 00:06:25,279 --> 00:06:29,719 Speaker 1: showed tenacity and fortitude and proved to be indefatigable as 124 00:06:29,760 --> 00:06:32,280 Speaker 1: they beat the New York Jets by six to improve 125 00:06:32,360 --> 00:06:34,440 Speaker 1: to five and zero. Here are the thoughts of head 126 00:06:34,440 --> 00:06:35,560 Speaker 1: coach Kevin O'Connell. 127 00:06:35,640 --> 00:06:40,000 Speaker 4: Absolutely gritty win by our team. So many things that, 128 00:06:40,680 --> 00:06:42,720 Speaker 4: so many moments in that game, so many things we 129 00:06:42,760 --> 00:06:47,039 Speaker 4: talked about going into this football game that materialized. Especially 130 00:06:47,839 --> 00:06:49,840 Speaker 4: got to give it up for our defense. Flowing those 131 00:06:49,839 --> 00:06:53,560 Speaker 4: guys we needed them today was not good enough to 132 00:06:53,640 --> 00:06:57,240 Speaker 4: our standard on offense. And moments like this are where 133 00:06:57,279 --> 00:07:00,000 Speaker 4: we lean into a lot of things that our organizations 134 00:07:00,040 --> 00:07:04,039 Speaker 4: built off of adversity, dealing with adversity together, no flinch, 135 00:07:04,200 --> 00:07:06,880 Speaker 4: all three sides, figuring out a way to come together 136 00:07:06,920 --> 00:07:10,120 Speaker 4: and win a football game. What I told our team 137 00:07:10,160 --> 00:07:12,000 Speaker 4: is there's gonna be days like this, and when there's 138 00:07:12,080 --> 00:07:14,720 Speaker 4: days like this, good football teams find a way to 139 00:07:14,720 --> 00:07:18,040 Speaker 4: pick each other up against you know, a future Hall 140 00:07:18,080 --> 00:07:20,800 Speaker 4: of Fame quarterback and you know, tough circumstances. Kind of 141 00:07:20,800 --> 00:07:23,920 Speaker 4: a sloppy day all the way around, with little spit 142 00:07:24,000 --> 00:07:26,400 Speaker 4: and rain and all those things. With a thousand excuses 143 00:07:26,400 --> 00:07:28,680 Speaker 4: out there. Our team didn't look for any of them. 144 00:07:28,920 --> 00:07:31,440 Speaker 4: They just kept playing. Will Rekert was phenomenal for us. 145 00:07:31,440 --> 00:07:34,080 Speaker 4: When we needed three, he got it, and like I said, 146 00:07:34,080 --> 00:07:39,080 Speaker 4: our defense just just lights out from a standpoint of 147 00:07:39,720 --> 00:07:41,920 Speaker 4: picking up our team when we needed him. We'll go 148 00:07:41,960 --> 00:07:45,400 Speaker 4: into the buy five and oh five incredibly difficult challenges 149 00:07:45,440 --> 00:07:48,560 Speaker 4: so far to start this season, including wrapping it up 150 00:07:48,600 --> 00:07:51,360 Speaker 4: with a trip that we very much look forward to 151 00:07:51,440 --> 00:07:54,080 Speaker 4: coming to London. It's been a phenomenal trip. Want to 152 00:07:54,080 --> 00:07:56,760 Speaker 4: thank everybody that took care of us at our hotel, 153 00:07:56,840 --> 00:07:59,800 Speaker 4: the NFL putting on a great trip for us, and 154 00:08:00,760 --> 00:08:04,720 Speaker 4: obviously all the folks with the Vikings that planned this 155 00:08:04,800 --> 00:08:07,160 Speaker 4: thing year round. There's a lot of people that their 156 00:08:07,280 --> 00:08:09,200 Speaker 4: names can't be mentioned right now, but I just wanted 157 00:08:09,240 --> 00:08:12,480 Speaker 4: to personally think all of them for helping make this 158 00:08:12,560 --> 00:08:15,480 Speaker 4: trip go. We'll go into our buy get healthy at 159 00:08:15,480 --> 00:08:19,960 Speaker 4: a couple of spots and hopefully come out with the 160 00:08:19,960 --> 00:08:22,280 Speaker 4: momentum that a five to zero team should. But tons 161 00:08:22,320 --> 00:08:23,840 Speaker 4: of challenges out in front of this team and I 162 00:08:23,840 --> 00:08:27,119 Speaker 4: can't wait to attack them with my guys. Just injury 163 00:08:27,200 --> 00:08:31,120 Speaker 4: updates on a couple guys. Aaron Jones did have a 164 00:08:31,200 --> 00:08:35,440 Speaker 4: right hip and not return. He'll be evaluated. I'll keep 165 00:08:35,480 --> 00:08:38,200 Speaker 4: you guys posted from a standpoint of what that looks like, 166 00:08:38,280 --> 00:08:41,800 Speaker 4: but I'm keeping my fingers crossed that that hopefully will 167 00:08:41,840 --> 00:08:44,640 Speaker 4: be short term. And then Caleb Evans did have a 168 00:08:44,920 --> 00:08:47,640 Speaker 4: left hip flexer and did not return. 169 00:08:48,400 --> 00:08:54,480 Speaker 3: But with that, I'll open it up to questions in 170 00:08:54,559 --> 00:08:57,520 Speaker 3: the third quarter up to scores and then up one score. 171 00:08:57,559 --> 00:09:00,720 Speaker 5: There are a lot of deep aggressive shots that work out. 172 00:09:01,160 --> 00:09:03,200 Speaker 6: How do you mediate being aggressive in. 173 00:09:03,200 --> 00:09:05,640 Speaker 1: Those situations where you want to kind of put the 174 00:09:05,679 --> 00:09:09,120 Speaker 1: game away versus staying in control so they don't have opportunities. 175 00:09:09,240 --> 00:09:11,360 Speaker 4: Yeah, we want to stay aggressive. I think that's one 176 00:09:11,360 --> 00:09:13,320 Speaker 4: of the things that have helped us this year as 177 00:09:13,320 --> 00:09:16,600 Speaker 4: a team. We had some opportunities. Sometimes you're not going 178 00:09:16,679 --> 00:09:19,040 Speaker 4: to hit them. Sometimes there's going to be some things 179 00:09:19,080 --> 00:09:22,720 Speaker 4: that maybe happen from an all eleven standpoint that disrupt 180 00:09:22,800 --> 00:09:25,200 Speaker 4: the ability of a play to be successful. 181 00:09:25,440 --> 00:09:26,760 Speaker 3: There's gonna be a thousand things. 182 00:09:27,000 --> 00:09:31,440 Speaker 4: I didn't think, particularly offensively, our execution was up to 183 00:09:31,480 --> 00:09:35,360 Speaker 4: our standard. Way too many pre snap penalties, way too 184 00:09:35,440 --> 00:09:39,400 Speaker 4: many things that we really talked about, And it starts 185 00:09:39,440 --> 00:09:41,320 Speaker 4: with me as the play caller, and I got to 186 00:09:41,320 --> 00:09:45,160 Speaker 4: make sure that I find a way to continue chasing 187 00:09:45,160 --> 00:09:49,280 Speaker 4: improvement because there were some things offensively that you just 188 00:09:49,320 --> 00:09:52,200 Speaker 4: can't happen in the big scheme of seventeen games over 189 00:09:52,240 --> 00:09:55,080 Speaker 4: a season. Proud of our team for how we battled, 190 00:09:55,080 --> 00:09:57,400 Speaker 4: but there was certainly some things. There are probably some 191 00:09:57,440 --> 00:09:59,240 Speaker 4: plays to be had, some players I'd love to have 192 00:09:59,320 --> 00:10:02,160 Speaker 4: back as a play caller standpoint, and then just the 193 00:10:02,200 --> 00:10:06,240 Speaker 4: effectiveness as the day went on, not to our standard, 194 00:10:06,400 --> 00:10:09,520 Speaker 4: but like I said, uh, being five and zero, our 195 00:10:09,559 --> 00:10:12,160 Speaker 4: offense has had a lot to do with that. But 196 00:10:12,360 --> 00:10:14,160 Speaker 4: there's gonna be some days where we've got to figure 197 00:10:14,160 --> 00:10:15,480 Speaker 4: it out and we need to do a better job 198 00:10:15,480 --> 00:10:16,560 Speaker 4: at that, and that starts with me. 199 00:10:16,920 --> 00:10:18,480 Speaker 3: Coach, you know what this is. 200 00:10:19,240 --> 00:10:23,240 Speaker 4: I believe that's a football Brandon, former teammate of mine. 201 00:10:23,440 --> 00:10:24,480 Speaker 3: Love this guy right here. 202 00:10:25,720 --> 00:10:27,920 Speaker 6: This is the football you threw to me before the game. 203 00:10:28,760 --> 00:10:31,240 Speaker 6: So the game ball goes the coach back. Oh man, 204 00:10:31,360 --> 00:10:35,720 Speaker 6: thank you, and. 205 00:10:36,040 --> 00:10:39,840 Speaker 4: And luckily you remembered from our short stint with the 206 00:10:39,880 --> 00:10:41,960 Speaker 4: Dolphins together, I should say, my short stint. 207 00:10:44,679 --> 00:10:46,960 Speaker 3: There we go. I knew that was coming, man, I 208 00:10:47,000 --> 00:10:48,640 Speaker 3: knew that was coming. But it does mean a lot 209 00:10:48,679 --> 00:10:48,960 Speaker 3: to see. 210 00:10:49,040 --> 00:10:51,360 Speaker 4: Man, you are a great teammate and uh, you know, 211 00:10:51,559 --> 00:10:55,240 Speaker 4: unbelievable football player. And I know you know many many 212 00:10:55,240 --> 00:10:58,240 Speaker 4: people besides just me think that. So I'm incredible honor 213 00:10:58,320 --> 00:11:00,680 Speaker 4: to get that from you, brother, and I really appreciate what. 214 00:11:00,640 --> 00:11:06,640 Speaker 6: That represents for me is US athletes transitioning a lot 215 00:11:06,640 --> 00:11:09,160 Speaker 6: of mus struggle and the ones that figure out to 216 00:11:09,200 --> 00:11:11,400 Speaker 6: do it right. So your example for a lot of us, 217 00:11:11,840 --> 00:11:13,280 Speaker 6: Super proud of you. 218 00:11:13,280 --> 00:11:14,360 Speaker 3: You got this team, Roland. 219 00:11:14,360 --> 00:11:16,080 Speaker 6: Who would have thought you guys would be sitting here 220 00:11:16,160 --> 00:11:20,600 Speaker 6: five and oh with all the controversy or just the turnmoil, right, 221 00:11:20,679 --> 00:11:21,520 Speaker 6: So great job. 222 00:11:22,000 --> 00:11:22,200 Speaker 3: Yeah. 223 00:11:22,200 --> 00:11:24,880 Speaker 4: I love my team, man, I love every single player, coach, 224 00:11:26,280 --> 00:11:29,280 Speaker 4: you know, I know that we've got something good going 225 00:11:29,559 --> 00:11:32,280 Speaker 4: and the record, the results phenomenal. 226 00:11:32,800 --> 00:11:35,199 Speaker 3: Hopefully people are excited about this team. 227 00:11:35,280 --> 00:11:37,440 Speaker 4: But what it all starts with is what's in that 228 00:11:37,480 --> 00:11:40,640 Speaker 4: locker room, as you know, and the makeup of a 229 00:11:40,679 --> 00:11:43,240 Speaker 4: bunch of smart, tough guys that love football, they love 230 00:11:43,320 --> 00:11:46,559 Speaker 4: playing together, they love working together, and they're very much 231 00:11:46,600 --> 00:11:48,839 Speaker 4: looking forward to chasing improvement, which is what you need 232 00:11:48,880 --> 00:11:51,160 Speaker 4: to do in an NFL season from as you know, 233 00:11:51,240 --> 00:11:52,839 Speaker 4: from all the great teams you were on. So that's 234 00:11:52,840 --> 00:11:55,360 Speaker 4: what we're gonna do. But thank you once again, brother, 235 00:11:55,400 --> 00:11:56,120 Speaker 4: I really appreciate it. 236 00:11:56,200 --> 00:11:58,920 Speaker 7: Man Hey, coach, on Friday, I spoke to you about 237 00:11:59,080 --> 00:12:01,199 Speaker 7: why you got to and you to find ways to win, 238 00:12:01,440 --> 00:12:05,079 Speaker 7: especially giving Okay, you're talking that rather dessumption that you're 239 00:12:05,120 --> 00:12:08,480 Speaker 7: five where you're still undefeated in the UK going into 240 00:12:08,480 --> 00:12:10,480 Speaker 7: a buy. Yeah, so what kind of message do you 241 00:12:10,559 --> 00:12:12,439 Speaker 7: now relay to your team going into. 242 00:12:12,280 --> 00:12:12,640 Speaker 8: That by. 243 00:12:14,120 --> 00:12:16,160 Speaker 3: Yeah, this has been. This has been. 244 00:12:16,320 --> 00:12:18,480 Speaker 4: Uh, you know, we played some really good football teams 245 00:12:18,480 --> 00:12:21,400 Speaker 4: and we and we've found a way to win five games. 246 00:12:22,400 --> 00:12:24,760 Speaker 4: We'll get a chance to rest up, recover, get home 247 00:12:25,200 --> 00:12:28,320 Speaker 4: and hopefully, uh you know, have our ability to hit 248 00:12:28,360 --> 00:12:30,840 Speaker 4: the ground running coming out of the buy. But my 249 00:12:30,920 --> 00:12:33,480 Speaker 4: message is going to be very simple. You know, not 250 00:12:33,520 --> 00:12:36,200 Speaker 4: a whole lot of folks thought, uh, this team would 251 00:12:36,240 --> 00:12:38,040 Speaker 4: certainly be where we are right now at the buye. 252 00:12:38,880 --> 00:12:40,880 Speaker 4: So that's an you know, that's a it's an easy 253 00:12:40,920 --> 00:12:43,760 Speaker 4: thing for me as a coach to remind our guys 254 00:12:43,760 --> 00:12:45,720 Speaker 4: of what got us here, which has just been work, 255 00:12:46,280 --> 00:12:49,720 Speaker 4: total elimination and you know, almost in ignorance to the noise, 256 00:12:50,520 --> 00:12:53,600 Speaker 4: confidence in what we are as a football team, and 257 00:12:53,600 --> 00:12:55,280 Speaker 4: and just doing the little things. And there's a lot 258 00:12:55,280 --> 00:12:56,840 Speaker 4: of little things that we're gonna have to get better at. 259 00:12:56,880 --> 00:13:00,120 Speaker 4: And like I said, it starts with me coaching staff. 260 00:13:00,400 --> 00:13:02,920 Speaker 4: I feel incredibly blessed and fortunate to have the guys 261 00:13:02,920 --> 00:13:05,520 Speaker 4: coaching with me that I do. And I absolutely love 262 00:13:05,559 --> 00:13:07,600 Speaker 4: my players. I love this team. I love coming to 263 00:13:07,600 --> 00:13:08,280 Speaker 4: work every day. 264 00:13:08,640 --> 00:13:08,760 Speaker 3: Uh. 265 00:13:08,840 --> 00:13:12,600 Speaker 4: These guys are making it a joy to get to 266 00:13:12,600 --> 00:13:15,959 Speaker 4: do what I do. Very fortunate to do that. But 267 00:13:16,000 --> 00:13:19,599 Speaker 4: there's just something about this group that they believe in 268 00:13:19,640 --> 00:13:21,360 Speaker 4: each other. They believe we're going to find a way 269 00:13:22,080 --> 00:13:23,680 Speaker 4: to get it done and come in this locker room 270 00:13:23,720 --> 00:13:26,400 Speaker 4: and enjoy another one. But it was just about going one. 271 00:13:26,440 --> 00:13:29,080 Speaker 4: And know today it sounds incredibly cliche. I get that, 272 00:13:29,640 --> 00:13:32,400 Speaker 4: but when you're traveling as far as we traveled, and 273 00:13:32,440 --> 00:13:35,040 Speaker 4: there's a lot that goes into it. We've played some physical, 274 00:13:35,080 --> 00:13:38,000 Speaker 4: physical games over this first kind of five week sprint 275 00:13:38,040 --> 00:13:38,520 Speaker 4: to this buy. 276 00:13:39,400 --> 00:13:41,680 Speaker 3: I'm very, very proud of our guys. 277 00:13:43,400 --> 00:13:45,840 Speaker 9: Obviously, one of the Marquie matchups in this game was 278 00:13:46,000 --> 00:13:51,160 Speaker 9: justin Jefferson. Yeah, how did you manage balance in giving 279 00:13:51,160 --> 00:13:52,520 Speaker 9: the ball to one of your best players? 280 00:13:52,640 --> 00:13:52,880 Speaker 3: Yeah? 281 00:13:53,000 --> 00:13:56,000 Speaker 9: Again, not throwing to what's one of the best products 282 00:13:56,000 --> 00:13:56,640 Speaker 9: in the league. 283 00:13:56,720 --> 00:14:00,160 Speaker 4: Direction, Yeah, I mean that was I thought those guys know, 284 00:14:00,240 --> 00:14:02,120 Speaker 4: we knew coming in the game it would be incredibly 285 00:14:02,160 --> 00:14:06,320 Speaker 4: tight coverage. You know, both Sauce and Reader two of 286 00:14:06,320 --> 00:14:08,920 Speaker 4: the best corners in the league. I know that Robert 287 00:14:08,920 --> 00:14:11,400 Speaker 4: and his staff feel that way about those guys, so 288 00:14:11,400 --> 00:14:13,360 Speaker 4: we knew there'd be some ops. But at the same time, 289 00:14:13,360 --> 00:14:15,600 Speaker 4: I thought it was a battle back and forth all 290 00:14:15,679 --> 00:14:17,520 Speaker 4: day long. There were some tight coverage where they got 291 00:14:17,520 --> 00:14:20,680 Speaker 4: the best of us. There were some plays where Jets 292 00:14:20,680 --> 00:14:23,840 Speaker 4: and Jordan were able to get loose, and I did think, 293 00:14:24,160 --> 00:14:27,320 Speaker 4: you know, as much of a struggle as it felt 294 00:14:27,320 --> 00:14:29,880 Speaker 4: at times there in the second half. Offensively, I was 295 00:14:29,920 --> 00:14:31,320 Speaker 4: really proud of the way we went down there and 296 00:14:31,360 --> 00:14:34,240 Speaker 4: got those three points. That really kind of there's been 297 00:14:34,320 --> 00:14:37,080 Speaker 4: some of that in this five game run here where 298 00:14:37,920 --> 00:14:41,080 Speaker 4: the momentum, the energy in the stadium, the adversity that's 299 00:14:41,160 --> 00:14:44,080 Speaker 4: kind of hit and Sam Darnold finding justin on that 300 00:14:44,120 --> 00:14:47,120 Speaker 4: big hit to start the drive and then Johnny Munt 301 00:14:47,160 --> 00:14:49,600 Speaker 4: later on and would have loved to finish that drive 302 00:14:49,640 --> 00:14:52,320 Speaker 4: with a touchdown, but we ensured three points and made 303 00:14:52,320 --> 00:14:54,120 Speaker 4: sure that they had to score a touchdown to beat us. 304 00:14:54,120 --> 00:14:58,080 Speaker 4: And then that's where the complementary football, I thought, special teams, 305 00:14:58,080 --> 00:14:59,760 Speaker 4: although we had, you know a few penalties that were 306 00:14:59,760 --> 00:15:03,320 Speaker 4: pretty critical field position wise, to battle back and get 307 00:15:03,320 --> 00:15:05,480 Speaker 4: a couple down in there inside the ten, Ryan Wright 308 00:15:06,320 --> 00:15:08,280 Speaker 4: with that, with that unit down in the football and then, 309 00:15:08,320 --> 00:15:10,760 Speaker 4: like I said, Will Reikert, So there's gonna be days 310 00:15:10,760 --> 00:15:13,640 Speaker 4: like this, That's what our game is all about. And 311 00:15:13,680 --> 00:15:15,960 Speaker 4: I'm just proud of the way our guys battle and 312 00:15:16,080 --> 00:15:19,760 Speaker 4: not one time did I feel any sort of tearing 313 00:15:19,800 --> 00:15:22,400 Speaker 4: it the seams with the adversity as we dealt with it. 314 00:15:22,720 --> 00:15:24,600 Speaker 4: And that's a mark of a good football team that 315 00:15:24,760 --> 00:15:28,280 Speaker 4: hopefully will chase improvement across the board. And uh, I'm 316 00:15:28,360 --> 00:15:30,400 Speaker 4: very much looking forward to doing that with my guys. 317 00:15:30,840 --> 00:15:33,000 Speaker 5: That's a good regulation. 318 00:15:33,640 --> 00:15:34,040 Speaker 3: Thank you. 319 00:15:34,120 --> 00:15:38,080 Speaker 5: And my question is for the last game and tonight, 320 00:15:38,480 --> 00:15:42,480 Speaker 5: you had an amazing up but you justin't gonna help 321 00:15:42,640 --> 00:15:48,239 Speaker 5: the upplements in the right adjustments and you had more struggles. 322 00:15:48,440 --> 00:15:49,560 Speaker 3: Yeah, just gonna help. 323 00:15:50,720 --> 00:15:54,560 Speaker 5: So how are you going to manage it for the game? 324 00:15:55,000 --> 00:15:57,920 Speaker 4: Yeah, that's a it's a great question because that, ultimately, 325 00:15:58,240 --> 00:16:00,360 Speaker 4: you know, was why the game was so close. I 326 00:16:00,360 --> 00:16:02,280 Speaker 4: think we won the turnover battle by one. But I 327 00:16:02,280 --> 00:16:05,560 Speaker 4: think when you look at our penalties and you look 328 00:16:05,600 --> 00:16:09,120 Speaker 4: at just you know, from a standpoint of just effectiveness 329 00:16:09,120 --> 00:16:12,360 Speaker 4: of offensive football, not a lot of you know, decent 330 00:16:12,440 --> 00:16:14,560 Speaker 4: hits in the run game kind of after you know 331 00:16:14,600 --> 00:16:16,080 Speaker 4: a little bit there, and then we did have some 332 00:16:16,080 --> 00:16:18,920 Speaker 4: penalties eliminate some yards and then it just felt like 333 00:16:19,000 --> 00:16:21,920 Speaker 4: we were backed up kind of against ourselves a little bit. 334 00:16:21,920 --> 00:16:26,200 Speaker 4: In the second half, had some plays that coverage kind 335 00:16:26,200 --> 00:16:30,000 Speaker 4: of dictated. Maybe you know, maybe the ball had a 336 00:16:30,080 --> 00:16:33,160 Speaker 4: chance to be completed, but either pressure or just missing 337 00:16:33,200 --> 00:16:34,080 Speaker 4: a throw here and there. 338 00:16:34,400 --> 00:16:35,480 Speaker 3: Sam's been lights out. 339 00:16:35,960 --> 00:16:38,360 Speaker 4: My confidence level I think was on full display, no 340 00:16:38,360 --> 00:16:40,920 Speaker 4: matter what kind of day it's been to allow Sam 341 00:16:40,920 --> 00:16:42,800 Speaker 4: to push us down the field right there with some big, 342 00:16:42,840 --> 00:16:45,400 Speaker 4: big time throws at the quarterback position. 343 00:16:45,560 --> 00:16:48,040 Speaker 3: So, like I said, starts with me. We got to 344 00:16:48,080 --> 00:16:49,520 Speaker 3: improve and try to avoid. 345 00:16:50,200 --> 00:16:53,560 Speaker 4: Even though we stayed aggressive with some calls, the execution 346 00:16:53,880 --> 00:16:57,200 Speaker 4: wasn't really really where we needed to be to try 347 00:16:57,200 --> 00:16:59,760 Speaker 4: to put that football game away when we had that. 348 00:17:00,280 --> 00:17:02,480 Speaker 9: I talk about your confidence in christ is to push 349 00:17:02,480 --> 00:17:03,160 Speaker 9: the ball down field. 350 00:17:03,240 --> 00:17:05,200 Speaker 10: Is ever a point where it's not working, you say 351 00:17:05,200 --> 00:17:07,200 Speaker 10: I need to back off that, try something different. 352 00:17:07,359 --> 00:17:09,679 Speaker 4: Yeah, Well, the thing was, I mean, the coverage was 353 00:17:09,680 --> 00:17:12,160 Speaker 4: pretty tight. You know, they were taken away and they 354 00:17:12,160 --> 00:17:13,840 Speaker 4: were getting up on us a little bit and kind 355 00:17:13,840 --> 00:17:16,720 Speaker 4: of taking away some of the quicker throws. So trying 356 00:17:16,720 --> 00:17:18,360 Speaker 4: to you know, live in the world where we can 357 00:17:18,400 --> 00:17:21,080 Speaker 4: maybe use that against them and get the ball down field. 358 00:17:21,480 --> 00:17:24,240 Speaker 4: You know, I thought it was incredibly competitive to two 359 00:17:24,359 --> 00:17:26,480 Speaker 4: or three really good wide receivers going against some good 360 00:17:26,480 --> 00:17:30,480 Speaker 4: coverage players and we took some shots, and what happens 361 00:17:30,560 --> 00:17:33,080 Speaker 4: is when those are incomplete, a lot of times you're 362 00:17:33,119 --> 00:17:35,960 Speaker 4: either falling, falling into second and long or into a 363 00:17:36,000 --> 00:17:37,639 Speaker 4: third and long, and then you're throwing a couple of 364 00:17:37,680 --> 00:17:39,960 Speaker 4: pre snat penalties and it's going to be some tough sledding. 365 00:17:40,560 --> 00:17:43,680 Speaker 4: So player two away from maybe looking differently, and that's 366 00:17:43,680 --> 00:17:44,800 Speaker 4: what the NFL. 367 00:17:44,560 --> 00:17:46,880 Speaker 3: Is all about. But we'll go back and look at 368 00:17:46,920 --> 00:17:47,640 Speaker 3: it and make sure. 369 00:17:47,840 --> 00:17:50,280 Speaker 4: You know, like I said, either there's some definite play 370 00:17:50,280 --> 00:17:53,879 Speaker 4: calls that maybe we can package differently, maybe we can 371 00:17:53,920 --> 00:17:57,320 Speaker 4: build to give our players more clarity. How how I 372 00:17:57,440 --> 00:17:59,720 Speaker 4: kind of put it together with the offensive staff. Great 373 00:17:59,720 --> 00:18:02,119 Speaker 4: time to do it over that bye week and and 374 00:18:02,200 --> 00:18:04,680 Speaker 4: kind of hit the refresh button and come back ready 375 00:18:04,680 --> 00:18:04,960 Speaker 4: to roll. 376 00:18:05,119 --> 00:18:07,240 Speaker 3: So last one, last one to a front. 377 00:18:07,280 --> 00:18:09,600 Speaker 8: After this defon pick, it looked like you kind of 378 00:18:09,680 --> 00:18:12,239 Speaker 8: hugged flow. What did you say that? 379 00:18:12,280 --> 00:18:13,959 Speaker 3: I just love doing football with him, you know, as 380 00:18:13,960 --> 00:18:14,680 Speaker 3: simple as that. 381 00:18:15,840 --> 00:18:20,040 Speaker 4: There's a reason why I've always envisioned getting to do 382 00:18:20,080 --> 00:18:23,679 Speaker 4: football Brian Flores because of his mentality as a play caller. 383 00:18:24,160 --> 00:18:26,359 Speaker 3: How him and his staff are coaching that group. 384 00:18:27,760 --> 00:18:30,760 Speaker 4: Sometimes you know, you you you do some things as 385 00:18:30,760 --> 00:18:33,879 Speaker 4: a head coach and offensive play caller, knowing maybe we 386 00:18:33,960 --> 00:18:37,040 Speaker 4: can't take a shot here because I know, you know, 387 00:18:37,080 --> 00:18:38,679 Speaker 4: we're gonna we're gonna hit a lot of them. 388 00:18:38,560 --> 00:18:39,560 Speaker 3: Over the course of the year. 389 00:18:39,600 --> 00:18:42,120 Speaker 4: But I also know I have ultimate trust in our 390 00:18:42,160 --> 00:18:45,159 Speaker 4: defense and and for Gilly. That's why we went and 391 00:18:45,200 --> 00:18:47,120 Speaker 4: got Gilly to put it to put a game away, 392 00:18:47,200 --> 00:18:49,639 Speaker 4: take coverage like that and makes a hell of a 393 00:18:49,680 --> 00:18:50,120 Speaker 4: catch there. 394 00:18:50,160 --> 00:18:52,359 Speaker 3: So we're kneeling it out for win number five. 395 00:18:53,240 --> 00:18:56,240 Speaker 4: But yeah, I just I've got so much respect for Flow. 396 00:18:57,000 --> 00:19:00,000 Speaker 4: He is leading that defense at at a world class level, 397 00:19:01,760 --> 00:19:06,040 Speaker 4: excuse me, and really impacting our organization with how we 398 00:19:06,119 --> 00:19:09,720 Speaker 4: play and how we win. And just you know, that 399 00:19:09,840 --> 00:19:12,400 Speaker 4: was what that moment was. You always won for the moments, man. 400 00:19:12,440 --> 00:19:13,720 Speaker 4: I love thanks, love it. 401 00:19:14,880 --> 00:19:16,880 Speaker 3: Next Congress, Thank you guys. 402 00:19:18,200 --> 00:19:21,040 Speaker 1: All right, thanks coach Sam Darnald coming up here shortly now. 403 00:19:21,680 --> 00:19:23,840 Speaker 1: Donald got hit one time and left the game. Nick 404 00:19:23,920 --> 00:19:25,639 Speaker 1: Mullins came in and went one and won for like 405 00:19:25,640 --> 00:19:29,320 Speaker 1: twenty nine yards. That was cold blooded. But do you 406 00:19:29,359 --> 00:19:32,120 Speaker 1: think there has to be more to it than losing 407 00:19:32,200 --> 00:19:35,560 Speaker 1: Aaron Jones with Darnal because he you know, like on 408 00:19:35,640 --> 00:19:39,520 Speaker 1: that interception to Brandon Eccles who never plays, but Sauce 409 00:19:39,600 --> 00:19:41,880 Speaker 1: Gardner left for like a quarter quarter and a half. 410 00:19:42,160 --> 00:19:46,439 Speaker 1: Eccles had an interception, and and Sam was overshooting some 411 00:19:46,560 --> 00:19:51,160 Speaker 1: receivers or undershooting them at times. But Sam got hot 412 00:19:51,240 --> 00:19:55,040 Speaker 1: when it mattered most specifically to like Jefferson and tighten 413 00:19:55,160 --> 00:19:55,919 Speaker 1: Johnny Munch. 414 00:19:56,240 --> 00:19:56,480 Speaker 6: Yeah. 415 00:19:56,520 --> 00:19:58,159 Speaker 2: And I know, I think you got to give some 416 00:19:58,200 --> 00:20:00,639 Speaker 2: credit to DJ Reid and Sauce guard because they did 417 00:20:00,680 --> 00:20:01,879 Speaker 2: a very very good job. 418 00:20:02,400 --> 00:20:02,639 Speaker 3: You know. 419 00:20:02,880 --> 00:20:04,720 Speaker 2: Yeah, they got a lot of penalties called on them, 420 00:20:04,720 --> 00:20:06,840 Speaker 2: but they did a pretty good job of tying up 421 00:20:06,840 --> 00:20:08,639 Speaker 2: our wide receivers. And I think that there was a 422 00:20:08,680 --> 00:20:12,040 Speaker 2: trickle down or trickle up effect to our quarterback. Again, 423 00:20:12,119 --> 00:20:15,239 Speaker 2: the completion percentage way down, you know. And and and 424 00:20:15,440 --> 00:20:19,160 Speaker 2: he just didn't have, you know, talk about a gay argee. 425 00:20:20,440 --> 00:20:22,600 Speaker 2: This is a game you wish he had TJ. Hockinson, 426 00:20:22,720 --> 00:20:24,960 Speaker 2: that guy in the middle of the field, right, someone 427 00:20:25,000 --> 00:20:27,000 Speaker 2: that you could just you know, get the ball to. 428 00:20:27,119 --> 00:20:28,680 Speaker 2: He's going to find a way to get open against 429 00:20:28,720 --> 00:20:31,240 Speaker 2: any linebacker in the league or a safety. It would 430 00:20:31,240 --> 00:20:33,000 Speaker 2: have been, I think been a big plus. He didn't 431 00:20:33,000 --> 00:20:36,680 Speaker 2: have that go to guy. But again, it I don't 432 00:20:36,720 --> 00:20:40,639 Speaker 2: think it's necessarily because there was no Aaron Jones. I 433 00:20:40,640 --> 00:20:43,960 Speaker 2: think it's it's a combination Platner DJ reading Sauce Cartner 434 00:20:44,080 --> 00:20:47,400 Speaker 2: being the best duo, you know, defensively a corner we've 435 00:20:47,440 --> 00:20:51,760 Speaker 2: seen and losing Aaron Jones and the adjustments that had 436 00:20:51,760 --> 00:20:54,840 Speaker 2: to be made from there, I think are responsible for 437 00:20:54,880 --> 00:20:57,240 Speaker 2: our quarterback just not being You got to give him credit. 438 00:20:57,320 --> 00:20:59,199 Speaker 2: He threw the interception over the middle of the field 439 00:20:59,560 --> 00:21:01,560 Speaker 2: and then came back on the next series and delivered 440 00:21:01,560 --> 00:21:05,720 Speaker 2: a couple one one big pass to JJ, So you know, 441 00:21:05,760 --> 00:21:09,080 Speaker 2: he stepped back up and he you know, didn't shy 442 00:21:09,119 --> 00:21:11,159 Speaker 2: away from it. He just continued to do what the 443 00:21:11,200 --> 00:21:13,879 Speaker 2: offense called for and and and got that done. So 444 00:21:14,400 --> 00:21:16,640 Speaker 2: regardless of a bad you know, not necessarily a big 445 00:21:16,680 --> 00:21:20,440 Speaker 2: stats day, you know, for Donald, I think he improved 446 00:21:20,480 --> 00:21:22,800 Speaker 2: and and showed what he could do and hung in there. 447 00:21:22,920 --> 00:21:26,399 Speaker 1: Sam Donald led the Minnesota Vikings offensively with some cold 448 00:21:26,400 --> 00:21:29,080 Speaker 1: blooded connections when they needed them badly at the end 449 00:21:29,160 --> 00:21:31,640 Speaker 1: of the game, and the Vikings beat the New York 450 00:21:31,720 --> 00:21:34,600 Speaker 1: Jets by six. Here's our quarterback, Sam Donald. 451 00:21:36,240 --> 00:21:43,680 Speaker 11: No after after yeah, uh yeah, just real quick, I think, uh, 452 00:21:44,280 --> 00:21:46,639 Speaker 11: you know, obviously it wins a win, you know, I 453 00:21:46,640 --> 00:21:49,040 Speaker 11: think our defense, our special teams played out of their 454 00:21:49,080 --> 00:21:49,720 Speaker 11: minds today. 455 00:21:50,480 --> 00:21:52,120 Speaker 10: And I think as an offense, you know, I think 456 00:21:52,119 --> 00:21:53,560 Speaker 10: we just got to find a way to continue to 457 00:21:53,560 --> 00:21:58,840 Speaker 10: play consistent football and you know, the pre snap penalties, 458 00:21:59,400 --> 00:22:00,960 Speaker 10: the communication just. 459 00:22:01,000 --> 00:22:02,160 Speaker 8: Has to continue to get better. 460 00:22:02,200 --> 00:22:05,560 Speaker 10: But you know, as a whole, as a as a whole, 461 00:22:05,560 --> 00:22:07,240 Speaker 10: I feel like we're able to make plays when we 462 00:22:07,320 --> 00:22:10,280 Speaker 10: needed to, but we just gotta continue to get better 463 00:22:10,280 --> 00:22:10,800 Speaker 10: that way. 464 00:22:12,080 --> 00:22:15,120 Speaker 3: I really do want to love it. And the reason why, brother, 465 00:22:15,480 --> 00:22:18,880 Speaker 3: is I'm so freaking proud of you. 466 00:22:18,119 --> 00:22:22,600 Speaker 6: So freaking probably twenty eighteen drafted third overall to one 467 00:22:22,640 --> 00:22:23,760 Speaker 6: of my teams, your. 468 00:22:23,600 --> 00:22:28,560 Speaker 3: Team's and Jets. Three years later, you're traded for. 469 00:22:30,240 --> 00:22:33,560 Speaker 6: A couple of picks right, right, and for you to 470 00:22:33,560 --> 00:22:36,720 Speaker 6: be in this position five, to know, leading your team 471 00:22:36,800 --> 00:22:39,640 Speaker 6: even coming into the press conference that way, right, that's 472 00:22:39,680 --> 00:22:43,800 Speaker 6: true leadership. That's Peyton Mannings, that's Tom Brady as right, 473 00:22:43,840 --> 00:22:45,560 Speaker 6: and now you're a candidate for. 474 00:22:45,560 --> 00:22:48,440 Speaker 3: The you know, to be an MVP. So I just 475 00:22:48,480 --> 00:22:49,479 Speaker 3: want to say I'm proud of you. 476 00:22:50,720 --> 00:22:51,480 Speaker 8: I appreciate that. 477 00:22:51,640 --> 00:22:52,680 Speaker 3: Yeah, how do you feel? 478 00:22:53,359 --> 00:22:56,000 Speaker 8: Yeah? I think you know, I feel good. 479 00:22:56,960 --> 00:22:59,960 Speaker 10: Obviously, you know, we got things rolling, but like I said, Man, 480 00:23:00,040 --> 00:23:02,800 Speaker 10: I mean there's so much room for improvement. You know, 481 00:23:02,840 --> 00:23:04,320 Speaker 10: for us to be able to go out there against 482 00:23:04,320 --> 00:23:06,120 Speaker 10: a really good team and get a win like that 483 00:23:07,240 --> 00:23:09,640 Speaker 10: shows you a lot about our resilience as a as 484 00:23:09,640 --> 00:23:12,399 Speaker 10: a team and as an offense too. I think just 485 00:23:12,440 --> 00:23:14,120 Speaker 10: going down like you, we would have loved to score 486 00:23:14,160 --> 00:23:17,639 Speaker 10: a touchdown or to score a touchdown on that last drive. 487 00:23:17,800 --> 00:23:19,320 Speaker 8: But the way that we were able. 488 00:23:19,080 --> 00:23:21,440 Speaker 10: To kind of go down the field and continue to 489 00:23:21,440 --> 00:23:25,200 Speaker 10: to just play ball and you know, not not get 490 00:23:25,240 --> 00:23:27,480 Speaker 10: caught up in how the game's going or the flow 491 00:23:27,520 --> 00:23:29,840 Speaker 10: of the game. You know, I think we were just 492 00:23:29,880 --> 00:23:33,440 Speaker 10: able to to really just continue to take it one 493 00:23:33,440 --> 00:23:35,159 Speaker 10: step at a time throughout the game and you know, 494 00:23:35,359 --> 00:23:37,159 Speaker 10: you're gonna go through the ebbs and flows of it, 495 00:23:37,240 --> 00:23:40,560 Speaker 10: and for us to just be able to, you know, 496 00:23:40,640 --> 00:23:42,439 Speaker 10: have a good drive. Obviously, we would have loved, like 497 00:23:42,440 --> 00:23:44,399 Speaker 10: I said, to score, but to end it in a 498 00:23:44,440 --> 00:23:46,560 Speaker 10: field goal and make them have to go the whole 499 00:23:46,560 --> 00:23:49,400 Speaker 10: way and score a touchdown, you. 500 00:23:49,359 --> 00:23:50,719 Speaker 8: Know, put a lot of pressure on them to go 501 00:23:50,760 --> 00:23:51,000 Speaker 8: do that. 502 00:23:51,280 --> 00:23:58,199 Speaker 6: Sorry, guys, just one more you brought up resilience. You 503 00:23:58,480 --> 00:24:02,520 Speaker 6: were resilient, so anyone out like that may be dealing 504 00:24:02,600 --> 00:24:05,760 Speaker 6: with something, what advice would you give to. 505 00:24:07,240 --> 00:24:10,360 Speaker 10: Yeah, I think I think the biggest thing is lean 506 00:24:10,440 --> 00:24:13,439 Speaker 10: on the people that you trust in the world. You know, 507 00:24:13,440 --> 00:24:15,320 Speaker 10: whether it's your friends, whether it's your family, whether it's 508 00:24:15,359 --> 00:24:16,280 Speaker 10: your teammates. 509 00:24:15,920 --> 00:24:17,240 Speaker 8: Your coaches that you're with at the time. 510 00:24:18,480 --> 00:24:20,840 Speaker 10: Just continue to lean on those on those people because 511 00:24:21,760 --> 00:24:23,960 Speaker 10: whether you're going through tough times or whether you're having 512 00:24:24,040 --> 00:24:27,240 Speaker 10: success like we are now, you know, you just got 513 00:24:27,240 --> 00:24:31,119 Speaker 10: to continue to to have those relationships. And when you 514 00:24:31,119 --> 00:24:34,320 Speaker 10: have those relationships, you know who you are as a person. 515 00:24:34,359 --> 00:24:36,080 Speaker 10: And for me, like, I'm very confident in who I 516 00:24:36,119 --> 00:24:39,120 Speaker 10: am as a person, so I'm never going to change 517 00:24:39,160 --> 00:24:40,719 Speaker 10: that way. And I feel like we have a lot 518 00:24:40,760 --> 00:24:42,400 Speaker 10: of guys in that locker room with that same kind 519 00:24:42,400 --> 00:24:46,439 Speaker 10: of mindset, and you know that's just you know, to 520 00:24:46,480 --> 00:24:48,200 Speaker 10: be able to come into work every single day with 521 00:24:48,200 --> 00:24:50,840 Speaker 10: with guys like that, you know, it's a blessing. 522 00:24:53,200 --> 00:24:58,160 Speaker 8: So what did you think of when your able let's 523 00:24:58,200 --> 00:25:00,000 Speaker 8: go through It's incredible. 524 00:24:59,520 --> 00:25:02,640 Speaker 10: Man, when you can get defensive touchdowns, it's always fun 525 00:25:02,640 --> 00:25:06,840 Speaker 10: to watch sitting there on the bench. But yeah, you know, 526 00:25:06,880 --> 00:25:09,720 Speaker 10: I saw him catch it and I was like, all right, cool, 527 00:25:09,720 --> 00:25:12,720 Speaker 10: Like let's go grab my helmet and uh, five seconds 528 00:25:12,800 --> 00:25:15,399 Speaker 10: later or you know whatever, it was eight ten seconds 529 00:25:15,480 --> 00:25:17,600 Speaker 10: later he was in the end zone and uh, I 530 00:25:17,640 --> 00:25:19,800 Speaker 10: was like, all right, let's go man. Another pick six 531 00:25:19,840 --> 00:25:22,520 Speaker 10: for Gang. So uh, you know, it's awesome to see 532 00:25:22,880 --> 00:25:24,439 Speaker 10: awesome to see our defense play the way that they 533 00:25:24,440 --> 00:25:26,359 Speaker 10: did today. 534 00:25:25,960 --> 00:25:27,200 Speaker 3: Are kind of disrupt you. 535 00:25:27,119 --> 00:25:28,840 Speaker 8: Guys there for years. 536 00:25:29,320 --> 00:25:32,080 Speaker 10: Yeah, I think for us, obviously Aaron's a great player, 537 00:25:33,040 --> 00:25:35,439 Speaker 10: but we just got to continue to, you know, have 538 00:25:35,480 --> 00:25:38,560 Speaker 10: a next man up mentality, you know, kind of similar 539 00:25:38,600 --> 00:25:41,320 Speaker 10: to you know what we did in the San Francisco 540 00:25:41,359 --> 00:25:44,280 Speaker 10: game with Jets and Jordan being out and having some 541 00:25:44,320 --> 00:25:47,159 Speaker 10: guys be able to step up and the way that 542 00:25:47,200 --> 00:25:49,200 Speaker 10: they did, and Aaron going out in that game as well, 543 00:25:49,320 --> 00:25:51,800 Speaker 10: just just having guys continue to step up the way 544 00:25:51,800 --> 00:25:54,520 Speaker 10: that they did. You know, We're just always gonna have 545 00:25:54,560 --> 00:25:55,959 Speaker 10: that mindset of of next man up. 546 00:25:56,040 --> 00:25:59,199 Speaker 7: Kind of it's hard to win one game in the 547 00:25:59,320 --> 00:26:03,959 Speaker 7: NFL and VIVM defeat, especially when you have to travel, 548 00:26:04,280 --> 00:26:07,679 Speaker 7: or how do you feel reflected on those five games 549 00:26:07,720 --> 00:26:10,399 Speaker 7: knowing that you are the quarterback in Minnesota Vikings by 550 00:26:10,520 --> 00:26:13,200 Speaker 7: and no Minnesota Vikings, reflecting of what you've done so. 551 00:26:13,119 --> 00:26:14,160 Speaker 3: Far that makes you feel. 552 00:26:15,040 --> 00:26:16,960 Speaker 10: Yeah, you know, I think for us we have a 553 00:26:17,000 --> 00:26:19,600 Speaker 10: lot of good things clicking right now as a team. 554 00:26:19,640 --> 00:26:22,960 Speaker 10: But it's early, and uh, you know, we know it's 555 00:26:22,960 --> 00:26:27,320 Speaker 10: a long season, and you know, we just again like 556 00:26:27,359 --> 00:26:28,880 Speaker 10: I said, kind of in the beginning, we just got 557 00:26:28,880 --> 00:26:31,160 Speaker 10: to continue to to take it one stip at a time. 558 00:26:31,200 --> 00:26:33,239 Speaker 10: And if you know, you get caught up in what 559 00:26:33,240 --> 00:26:36,200 Speaker 10: people are saying about you, and you're this, you're that, 560 00:26:36,440 --> 00:26:39,919 Speaker 10: you know, you know we we weren't listening to to 561 00:26:40,000 --> 00:26:42,160 Speaker 10: anything that people are saying before the season, so why 562 00:26:42,160 --> 00:26:44,040 Speaker 10: would we start now? And so I think for us, 563 00:26:44,040 --> 00:26:45,800 Speaker 10: it's it's kind of having that mindset. 564 00:26:45,760 --> 00:26:48,560 Speaker 2: That the moisture affects accuracy at all, just trying to 565 00:26:48,560 --> 00:26:50,159 Speaker 2: get a feel for the walls and ring picked up 566 00:26:50,160 --> 00:26:50,760 Speaker 2: a little bit there. 567 00:26:51,119 --> 00:26:52,960 Speaker 10: No, I felt like, you know, I had a good, 568 00:26:53,200 --> 00:26:54,480 Speaker 10: good grip on it the whole time. 569 00:26:55,040 --> 00:26:56,359 Speaker 8: See Kevin gives it. 570 00:26:56,720 --> 00:26:58,399 Speaker 3: You wanted to say you kind of stay aggressive with 571 00:26:58,480 --> 00:26:59,359 Speaker 3: the shots down in the fielder. 572 00:26:59,440 --> 00:27:01,560 Speaker 11: Is that something that you felt like was there? 573 00:27:01,600 --> 00:27:03,320 Speaker 8: And just he has work connected you know that there 574 00:27:03,359 --> 00:27:03,920 Speaker 8: was opportunities. 575 00:27:04,200 --> 00:27:06,439 Speaker 10: Yeah, there were definitely opportunities out there that I missed, 576 00:27:07,359 --> 00:27:09,080 Speaker 10: you know, And then like I said, you know, we'll 577 00:27:09,119 --> 00:27:13,000 Speaker 10: watch the tape and and get better that way. But again, 578 00:27:13,119 --> 00:27:15,280 Speaker 10: you know, there's there's a lot of opportunity out there 579 00:27:15,320 --> 00:27:17,280 Speaker 10: to be had, and you know, we just gotta, you 580 00:27:17,280 --> 00:27:19,879 Speaker 10: know myself personally, you know, just got to continue to 581 00:27:19,920 --> 00:27:22,119 Speaker 10: take it, you know, one play at a time, and 582 00:27:22,480 --> 00:27:23,800 Speaker 10: you know, I feel like if I can do that, 583 00:27:24,520 --> 00:27:25,520 Speaker 10: we'll be good on. 584 00:27:25,520 --> 00:27:27,720 Speaker 5: Those deep shots. Do feel like you were pressing a 585 00:27:27,760 --> 00:27:28,760 Speaker 5: little bit or do you. 586 00:27:28,680 --> 00:27:31,680 Speaker 3: Feel like you're really comfortable with all the decisions you made? 587 00:27:32,320 --> 00:27:34,480 Speaker 10: Yeah, I mean I'm always comfortable with the decisions that 588 00:27:34,520 --> 00:27:36,560 Speaker 10: I make. You know, you have to be as a quarterback. 589 00:27:36,600 --> 00:27:39,639 Speaker 10: If you're ever doubting yourself out there, it's which is 590 00:27:39,800 --> 00:27:41,960 Speaker 10: kind of you know some things that I did early 591 00:27:41,960 --> 00:27:42,600 Speaker 10: in my career. 592 00:27:43,640 --> 00:27:44,760 Speaker 8: You know, it can be a long day. 593 00:27:44,800 --> 00:27:47,159 Speaker 10: So I think just having that confidence in myself to 594 00:27:47,160 --> 00:27:48,880 Speaker 10: be able to let it rip whenever I see something 595 00:27:48,960 --> 00:27:52,080 Speaker 10: or what you know, when I'm confident, you know, I 596 00:27:52,320 --> 00:27:55,760 Speaker 10: feel like, you know, I can you know, just uh, 597 00:27:56,119 --> 00:27:58,960 Speaker 10: you know, continue to to stay patient that way and uh, 598 00:27:59,040 --> 00:28:03,760 Speaker 10: you know, wherever the coverage, wherever the defense, wherever they go, 599 00:28:04,040 --> 00:28:06,040 Speaker 10: and you know, whatever guy's open, you know, you just 600 00:28:06,080 --> 00:28:06,560 Speaker 10: throw it to them. 601 00:28:06,640 --> 00:28:07,639 Speaker 8: You know, it's as easy as that. 602 00:28:07,760 --> 00:28:10,440 Speaker 10: But I think for me, it's continuing to to see 603 00:28:10,440 --> 00:28:13,280 Speaker 10: the field and just go through my reads and and 604 00:28:13,440 --> 00:28:15,000 Speaker 10: time my feed in with my eyes. And I feel 605 00:28:15,000 --> 00:28:17,160 Speaker 10: like if I can do that and stay patient, that way, 606 00:28:17,800 --> 00:28:18,320 Speaker 10: we'll be good. 607 00:28:19,160 --> 00:28:20,159 Speaker 3: Saying what are the main. 608 00:28:20,160 --> 00:28:22,359 Speaker 9: Nues that this fight us guilds on. 609 00:28:23,560 --> 00:28:25,640 Speaker 6: What are the main minds that this fighting now runs 610 00:28:25,640 --> 00:28:26,960 Speaker 6: going to go on so far as season? 611 00:28:27,440 --> 00:28:29,200 Speaker 10: Yeah, I think some of the biggest things, just to 612 00:28:29,280 --> 00:28:31,760 Speaker 10: name a couple, are, you know, consistency and resiliency. 613 00:28:32,960 --> 00:28:35,840 Speaker 8: You know, I feel like that's kind of our m O. 614 00:28:36,440 --> 00:28:39,120 Speaker 10: If we can continue to to stay consistent and kind 615 00:28:39,120 --> 00:28:42,400 Speaker 10: of like I talked about, like as an offense, you know, 616 00:28:42,560 --> 00:28:45,880 Speaker 10: just continue to continue to you know, sustain drives and 617 00:28:46,160 --> 00:28:48,120 Speaker 10: you know, you get in these third and long situations 618 00:28:48,160 --> 00:28:48,960 Speaker 10: which are tough. 619 00:28:49,360 --> 00:28:49,480 Speaker 8: You know. 620 00:28:49,560 --> 00:28:51,160 Speaker 10: I think for us, for me, just being able to 621 00:28:51,200 --> 00:28:53,760 Speaker 10: put the ball in play and live to see another down, 622 00:28:54,760 --> 00:28:56,960 Speaker 10: you know, and then go like I said, you go 623 00:28:57,040 --> 00:29:00,240 Speaker 10: through ebbs and flows of every single game and just 624 00:29:00,320 --> 00:29:03,000 Speaker 10: being able to you know, have that resiliency to just 625 00:29:03,040 --> 00:29:05,760 Speaker 10: take it one play at a time after that, you know, 626 00:29:05,840 --> 00:29:08,920 Speaker 10: that's kind of our mindset as an offense, but as 627 00:29:08,960 --> 00:29:09,760 Speaker 10: a whole team as well. 628 00:29:10,200 --> 00:29:12,280 Speaker 1: So now the Vikings head into the bye, we have 629 00:29:12,360 --> 00:29:15,400 Speaker 1: no Vikings football next week, two weeks from the taping 630 00:29:15,480 --> 00:29:18,840 Speaker 1: of this postgame report. The Detroit Lions, who are on 631 00:29:18,920 --> 00:29:21,840 Speaker 1: a by this week they head to US Bank Stadium. 632 00:29:22,480 --> 00:29:25,240 Speaker 1: Some things on which the Vikings will work during the bye. 633 00:29:26,240 --> 00:29:28,120 Speaker 1: I don't have any idea what that will be, but 634 00:29:28,360 --> 00:29:31,880 Speaker 1: healing Aaron jones hip that's the a topic right now, 635 00:29:32,080 --> 00:29:36,800 Speaker 1: and the oncoming return of TJ. Hockinson. Don't know if 636 00:29:36,840 --> 00:29:39,400 Speaker 1: it's going to be Lions or maybe Rams after that, 637 00:29:39,920 --> 00:29:42,120 Speaker 1: but you're gonna throw some gas on this fire that 638 00:29:42,280 --> 00:29:45,960 Speaker 1: is the Minnesota Vikings offense with Jefferson and Addison, hopefully 639 00:29:46,040 --> 00:29:47,840 Speaker 1: Aaron Jones and then TJ. Hawkinson. 640 00:29:47,880 --> 00:29:50,160 Speaker 2: You're right, and when you have all those weapons working together, 641 00:29:51,000 --> 00:29:52,720 Speaker 2: you know, it's one thing to game plan for a 642 00:29:52,760 --> 00:29:54,640 Speaker 2: guy not being around. I think you can work around that, 643 00:29:54,720 --> 00:29:56,840 Speaker 2: but when you lose a guy, you know, midway through 644 00:29:56,880 --> 00:29:59,800 Speaker 2: the second quarter, it's tough to make those adjustments for 645 00:30:00,160 --> 00:30:02,720 Speaker 2: in game. Now, talk about the Lions. We gave up 646 00:30:02,760 --> 00:30:04,200 Speaker 2: thirty six yards rushing today. 647 00:30:04,320 --> 00:30:04,600 Speaker 3: That's it. 648 00:30:05,200 --> 00:30:08,200 Speaker 2: If we can replicate that against the Lions, team. As 649 00:30:08,280 --> 00:30:11,120 Speaker 2: much as they throw the football, it's their running game 650 00:30:11,560 --> 00:30:14,320 Speaker 2: that they use to break the backs of defenses. It's 651 00:30:14,760 --> 00:30:18,200 Speaker 2: just they have such a good running game. If we 652 00:30:18,400 --> 00:30:20,640 Speaker 2: can hold the Lions to thirty six or you know, 653 00:30:20,920 --> 00:30:24,320 Speaker 2: under like fifty yards rushing limit, that I think that's 654 00:30:24,520 --> 00:30:26,480 Speaker 2: that's going to be a you know, it's going to 655 00:30:26,520 --> 00:30:27,840 Speaker 2: be a need and that's something that we're going to 656 00:30:27,920 --> 00:30:30,320 Speaker 2: have to do. But a huge, huge game coming up 657 00:30:30,440 --> 00:30:31,560 Speaker 2: against the Detroit Lions. 658 00:30:31,960 --> 00:30:35,160 Speaker 1: Let's go find some fish and chips and celebrate this 659 00:30:35,320 --> 00:30:39,400 Speaker 1: victory with thousands of Vikings fans in town taking in 660 00:30:39,480 --> 00:30:40,760 Speaker 1: the game at Tottenham Hotsburg. 661 00:30:40,800 --> 00:30:43,000 Speaker 2: Great job, now London's been good to us, Paul, no doubt. 662 00:30:43,080 --> 00:30:46,160 Speaker 1: Four and oh baby started back in twenty thirteen at 663 00:30:46,160 --> 00:30:50,360 Speaker 1: Wembley when they toppled Big Ben and beat the Pittsburgh Steelers, 664 00:30:50,400 --> 00:30:54,120 Speaker 1: and most recently a twenty three to sixteen victory over 665 00:30:54,320 --> 00:30:56,640 Speaker 1: the New York Jets. The Minnesota Vikings are five and 666 00:30:56,760 --> 00:30:59,360 Speaker 1: zero into the bye for Pete versuch On, Paul Allen. 667 00:30:59,600 --> 00:31:02,880 Speaker 1: This is a Curly Hearess production. Thank you for listening 668 00:31:03,000 --> 00:31:07,240 Speaker 1: to the undefeated Vikings postgame report. Have a wonderful day.