1 00:00:18,800 --> 00:00:20,720 Speaker 1: Hey, what's going on? If you're played by play guy 2 00:00:20,760 --> 00:00:24,040 Speaker 1: Paul Allen and analyst p Versa, Shall we call Vikings 3 00:00:24,079 --> 00:00:28,360 Speaker 1: games for FM one hundred point three, KFAM and UM 4 00:00:28,400 --> 00:00:31,840 Speaker 1: also Fox nine in the preseason And we all just 5 00:00:31,960 --> 00:00:36,200 Speaker 1: wrapped up the Minnesota Vikings first preseason under new head 6 00:00:36,200 --> 00:00:40,600 Speaker 1: coach Kevin O'Connell and new general manager Quasi Adopho Mensa. 7 00:00:41,000 --> 00:00:43,879 Speaker 1: Now the Vikings lost to the Denver Broncos twenty three 8 00:00:43,960 --> 00:00:47,479 Speaker 1: to thirteen. They also lost to the Niners and the Raiders, 9 00:00:47,800 --> 00:00:50,559 Speaker 1: so to go oh and three in the preseason. When 10 00:00:50,640 --> 00:00:53,760 Speaker 1: when you're not playing really any of your best players, 11 00:00:53,960 --> 00:00:57,760 Speaker 1: how do you view that? Well, it's it's a situation 12 00:00:57,840 --> 00:00:59,640 Speaker 1: where you know what you're getting into, right, And I'm 13 00:00:59,680 --> 00:01:03,840 Speaker 1: sure that Quacy and coach O'Connell talked about it all presee, 14 00:01:03,960 --> 00:01:06,720 Speaker 1: you know, always since they both were in the building 15 00:01:06,720 --> 00:01:10,759 Speaker 1: for the first time. What's your mentality during the preseason, 16 00:01:10,840 --> 00:01:14,960 Speaker 1: And the mentalities has been, we're gonna work the starters, 17 00:01:14,959 --> 00:01:18,679 Speaker 1: so we're gonna work them in combined practices, We're gonna 18 00:01:18,720 --> 00:01:21,399 Speaker 1: work them in scrimmages. They're just not gonna get a 19 00:01:21,400 --> 00:01:23,920 Speaker 1: lot of work in the preseason, So out there on 20 00:01:23,959 --> 00:01:26,840 Speaker 1: the field during these games. So that's a that's a 21 00:01:26,920 --> 00:01:30,480 Speaker 1: decision that this franchise has made. And you know that, 22 00:01:30,920 --> 00:01:34,360 Speaker 1: you know it's Dalvin Cook has done it before, not 23 00:01:34,360 --> 00:01:36,399 Speaker 1: playing in the preseason and then coming in and playing 24 00:01:36,680 --> 00:01:38,240 Speaker 1: the rest of these guys. I think it's gonna be 25 00:01:38,319 --> 00:01:40,520 Speaker 1: something new for him. It's gonna be new for Kirk Cousins, 26 00:01:40,920 --> 00:01:43,840 Speaker 1: and we'll see an opening day on September eleventh, how 27 00:01:43,880 --> 00:01:47,920 Speaker 1: they react. And speaking of Minnesota Vikings head coach Kevin O'Connell, 28 00:01:48,680 --> 00:01:54,120 Speaker 1: here are some KOC thoughts from his post preseason press 29 00:01:54,160 --> 00:01:58,280 Speaker 1: conference from Empower Field at Mile High. You know, I 30 00:01:58,560 --> 00:02:00,160 Speaker 1: told our team I really wanted to try to win 31 00:02:00,240 --> 00:02:03,040 Speaker 1: that football game. I really did. I thought, uh, you know, 32 00:02:03,120 --> 00:02:06,240 Speaker 1: we knew UM numbers wise would be tough at some positions, 33 00:02:06,280 --> 00:02:08,680 Speaker 1: but wanted to, uh, you know, really come out and 34 00:02:08,760 --> 00:02:11,600 Speaker 1: establish the run. UM. We'd really feel good about our 35 00:02:11,600 --> 00:02:13,440 Speaker 1: O line depth. We feel good about our depth at 36 00:02:13,480 --> 00:02:16,679 Speaker 1: running back with Cana and Tie, and I think Cobas 37 00:02:16,680 --> 00:02:18,440 Speaker 1: had a good camp as well, So we really wanted 38 00:02:18,480 --> 00:02:20,720 Speaker 1: to establish that. UM. We were able to run the 39 00:02:20,720 --> 00:02:22,640 Speaker 1: football in the first half, I thought, with some pretty 40 00:02:22,680 --> 00:02:26,320 Speaker 1: solid efficiency, got some good movement up front, um and 41 00:02:26,520 --> 00:02:29,160 Speaker 1: and just didn't turn it into enough points with you know, 42 00:02:29,280 --> 00:02:31,880 Speaker 1: kind of some some uh you know, missed opportunities there 43 00:02:31,880 --> 00:02:35,240 Speaker 1: in the past game. But overall, the physicality our offensive 44 00:02:35,240 --> 00:02:38,080 Speaker 1: line played with was solid. Um the depth as we 45 00:02:38,200 --> 00:02:40,959 Speaker 1: kind of lost some linebacker and had some issues pop 46 00:02:41,040 --> 00:02:43,160 Speaker 1: up throughout that first half. You know, at one point 47 00:02:43,160 --> 00:02:45,400 Speaker 1: we were down to just William only paying playing with 48 00:02:45,440 --> 00:02:48,440 Speaker 1: our five down big grouping UM with one backer in 49 00:02:48,440 --> 00:02:50,480 Speaker 1: the game. Luckily BA was able to come back in 50 00:02:50,639 --> 00:02:54,040 Speaker 1: and finish that for us Special teams, huge positive. Greg 51 00:02:54,120 --> 00:02:57,840 Speaker 1: Josef doing exactly what he's done all camp, knocking knocking 52 00:02:57,880 --> 00:02:59,360 Speaker 1: it through a couple of times. I thought the ex 53 00:02:59,560 --> 00:03:03,079 Speaker 1: the opera snap and hold by Ryan there was really good. 54 00:03:03,080 --> 00:03:06,160 Speaker 1: And then Ryan's two punts obviously inside the twenty, including 55 00:03:06,200 --> 00:03:09,120 Speaker 1: that massive hit that ended up I think down there 56 00:03:09,120 --> 00:03:12,080 Speaker 1: on the two or three. So really positive for Special 57 00:03:12,080 --> 00:03:14,760 Speaker 1: teams tonight. Would have loved to score on that fourth 58 00:03:14,800 --> 00:03:17,400 Speaker 1: and five at the five to take the lead. UM 59 00:03:17,760 --> 00:03:20,080 Speaker 1: just gotta go back and watch that one. Felt like 60 00:03:20,120 --> 00:03:23,200 Speaker 1: we might have bailed out a quick early tick early 61 00:03:23,360 --> 00:03:26,760 Speaker 1: maybe standing there and make a throw. But you know this, 62 00:03:27,000 --> 00:03:29,679 Speaker 1: this league is very difficult on fourth down, and those 63 00:03:29,720 --> 00:03:32,639 Speaker 1: gotta have its situations. You know, sometimes you got to 64 00:03:32,639 --> 00:03:34,720 Speaker 1: give him a better call than I did there. So 65 00:03:35,320 --> 00:03:37,480 Speaker 1: we'll go back and look at that one across the board. 66 00:03:37,480 --> 00:03:40,360 Speaker 1: Though the effort no one we'd be limited tonight was 67 00:03:40,400 --> 00:03:42,840 Speaker 1: absolutely fantastic by our guys. Really wish we could have 68 00:03:42,840 --> 00:03:45,560 Speaker 1: got them to win. But as I told our team, 69 00:03:45,920 --> 00:03:48,040 Speaker 1: you know, tough forty eight hours is ahead for for 70 00:03:48,120 --> 00:03:50,800 Speaker 1: all of us. Guys made it. We're gonna make us 71 00:03:50,840 --> 00:03:53,560 Speaker 1: make some real hard decisions. But when we're able to 72 00:03:53,560 --> 00:03:59,120 Speaker 1: get through those days, our preparation begins form an opportunity 73 00:03:59,120 --> 00:04:01,640 Speaker 1: that I'm very excited about on September eleventh at US 74 00:04:01,720 --> 00:04:05,480 Speaker 1: Bank Stadium. Now, Kevin also calls the plays. He's the 75 00:04:05,480 --> 00:04:08,240 Speaker 1: head coach, but he calls the plays. The offensive coordinator 76 00:04:08,360 --> 00:04:11,400 Speaker 1: is Wes Phillips, quarterbacks coach Chris O'Hara, and so on. 77 00:04:12,040 --> 00:04:14,400 Speaker 1: But but Kevin, you know, putting a rap on the 78 00:04:14,480 --> 00:04:17,240 Speaker 1: preseason there with the press conference you just heard and 79 00:04:17,360 --> 00:04:20,920 Speaker 1: um getting ready for the regular season from from a 80 00:04:21,200 --> 00:04:24,200 Speaker 1: from you know, you talk about players who get excited 81 00:04:24,240 --> 00:04:27,880 Speaker 1: for games and new players playing in a border battle. 82 00:04:28,080 --> 00:04:30,640 Speaker 1: You know, the biggest rivals in town to start things. 83 00:04:31,120 --> 00:04:33,719 Speaker 1: What about the head coach. You know, it's the first 84 00:04:33,760 --> 00:04:37,440 Speaker 1: it's his first regular season game. US Bank Stadium is 85 00:04:37,480 --> 00:04:40,880 Speaker 1: going to be frenzied. He's calling the plays. That's gonna 86 00:04:40,880 --> 00:04:43,279 Speaker 1: be so he's he's got it. It's gonna be frenzy, loud, 87 00:04:43,560 --> 00:04:47,359 Speaker 1: So he you know, he's gonna be super excited too. Yeah, 88 00:04:47,680 --> 00:04:50,600 Speaker 1: and he will be. And this is where you look 89 00:04:50,600 --> 00:04:53,880 Speaker 1: at his experience and he's been part of Super Bowls, 90 00:04:53,880 --> 00:04:56,200 Speaker 1: He's been part of really really big games, and so 91 00:04:56,880 --> 00:04:59,200 Speaker 1: is this a big game for him? Yes, personally it's 92 00:04:59,080 --> 00:05:00,880 Speaker 1: his you know, first game him as a as a 93 00:05:00,920 --> 00:05:03,760 Speaker 1: head coach in the NFL. But is it gonna be 94 00:05:03,800 --> 00:05:07,440 Speaker 1: too big for or anything like that. I don't think so. 95 00:05:07,600 --> 00:05:09,599 Speaker 1: I think that Kevin, you know, with a guy like 96 00:05:09,640 --> 00:05:11,560 Speaker 1: Wes Phillips up in the booth or on the field 97 00:05:11,600 --> 00:05:13,559 Speaker 1: wherever he ends up being, he's got a good team. 98 00:05:13,560 --> 00:05:17,359 Speaker 1: He has a very very veteran defensive coordinat and Donna 99 00:05:17,440 --> 00:05:19,640 Speaker 1: tell that he can lean on and not have to 100 00:05:19,680 --> 00:05:22,200 Speaker 1: worry as much about what's going on when the defense 101 00:05:22,360 --> 00:05:26,279 Speaker 1: is out there. So you know, when it comes to 102 00:05:26,279 --> 00:05:28,320 Speaker 1: the communication, we saw a lot of that going on 103 00:05:28,360 --> 00:05:30,800 Speaker 1: in the preseason, and it's a preseason for the coaches too. 104 00:05:31,120 --> 00:05:33,279 Speaker 1: It's far you know, as far as do we throw 105 00:05:33,320 --> 00:05:35,599 Speaker 1: the red flag on the touchdown? Was it a touchdown? 106 00:05:35,720 --> 00:05:38,520 Speaker 1: Was it not? Substitution? That's gonna get a lot easier 107 00:05:38,520 --> 00:05:41,560 Speaker 1: because there's gonna be less guys on the sidelines. So 108 00:05:42,600 --> 00:05:46,120 Speaker 1: in that aspect and that in that realm, you know, 109 00:05:46,200 --> 00:05:49,680 Speaker 1: I think Kevin O'Connell will just will do exactly what 110 00:05:49,800 --> 00:05:52,000 Speaker 1: they hired him for, and that's come out and coaches 111 00:05:52,000 --> 00:05:54,719 Speaker 1: were endoff. Now the Vikings have two of the best 112 00:05:54,720 --> 00:05:57,799 Speaker 1: receivers in the NFL, and justin Jefferson and Adam Theland. 113 00:05:57,920 --> 00:06:00,239 Speaker 1: You know, Theland just turned thirty two years of age 114 00:06:00,520 --> 00:06:04,640 Speaker 1: last couple of seasons. He has a combined twenty four touchdowns. So, 115 00:06:05,040 --> 00:06:06,960 Speaker 1: you know, Pete talks about it a lot, just how 116 00:06:07,080 --> 00:06:10,400 Speaker 1: lethal Adam is inside not only the red zone, but 117 00:06:10,480 --> 00:06:13,839 Speaker 1: the ten ends, specifically the five. But when everything is 118 00:06:13,880 --> 00:06:16,799 Speaker 1: so new and and you have a new play caller 119 00:06:17,040 --> 00:06:21,279 Speaker 1: and a new form of offense, they're undoubtedly will be 120 00:06:21,839 --> 00:06:26,159 Speaker 1: a player who breaks out or jumps up and gives 121 00:06:26,200 --> 00:06:30,960 Speaker 1: you better than maybe you've ever seen. And I think 122 00:06:31,000 --> 00:06:34,400 Speaker 1: that the opportunity is there for kJ Osborne to be 123 00:06:34,600 --> 00:06:37,160 Speaker 1: that guy. Would you agree with that? I would, I 124 00:06:37,200 --> 00:06:39,160 Speaker 1: think offensively. I mean, like I said, he had had 125 00:06:39,200 --> 00:06:42,680 Speaker 1: a really really good year last year. Seven touchdowns, six 126 00:06:42,800 --> 00:06:45,680 Speaker 1: hundred and fifty five yards, and for a number three receiver, 127 00:06:45,760 --> 00:06:49,320 Speaker 1: those are pretty outstanding numbers. I mean, it's either gonna 128 00:06:49,360 --> 00:06:52,520 Speaker 1: be him or IRV Smith junior. And if Irv Smith Junior, 129 00:06:53,160 --> 00:06:55,080 Speaker 1: it's more about him just not being on the field. 130 00:06:55,120 --> 00:06:57,080 Speaker 1: When he's been on the field, he's played very very well. 131 00:06:57,120 --> 00:06:59,120 Speaker 1: He's just had a hard time staying on the field. 132 00:06:59,560 --> 00:07:02,880 Speaker 1: So the one thing oh to go back about kg Osborne, 133 00:07:02,920 --> 00:07:06,039 Speaker 1: Paul so many of his big catches last year were 134 00:07:06,040 --> 00:07:09,400 Speaker 1: third downs, they were key situations. They you know, they 135 00:07:09,400 --> 00:07:11,760 Speaker 1: were big, big plays, And so if he can make 136 00:07:11,920 --> 00:07:14,560 Speaker 1: those big plays, I've got all the faith in the 137 00:07:14,560 --> 00:07:16,160 Speaker 1: world that the young man's going to be able to 138 00:07:16,560 --> 00:07:21,000 Speaker 1: do that on mixed downs, and with his added size 139 00:07:21,520 --> 00:07:25,240 Speaker 1: he's gonna be I think, a pretty good blocker as 140 00:07:25,240 --> 00:07:28,880 Speaker 1: a wide receiver as well. Now the Vikings at Twin 141 00:07:28,920 --> 00:07:32,080 Speaker 1: Cities Orthopedics Performance Center a couple of days before the 142 00:07:32,160 --> 00:07:36,040 Speaker 1: preseason finale, Bronclos beat the Vikings twenty three thirteen from 143 00:07:36,040 --> 00:07:39,080 Speaker 1: Denver they had a scrimmage and it was as close 144 00:07:39,160 --> 00:07:42,080 Speaker 1: to game action between you know, in civil war fashion, 145 00:07:42,240 --> 00:07:45,640 Speaker 1: our defense versus our offense, but ones versus once or 146 00:07:45,680 --> 00:07:49,160 Speaker 1: as Kevin would say, goods versus goods, as we've seen 147 00:07:49,200 --> 00:07:52,120 Speaker 1: all preseason, even more so than that night practice. And 148 00:07:52,760 --> 00:07:56,760 Speaker 1: the defense looked really, really good. I mean, the defense 149 00:07:57,360 --> 00:08:02,400 Speaker 1: honestly outperformed the offense in that image. Is it expected 150 00:08:02,840 --> 00:08:05,840 Speaker 1: for the defense to be ahead of the offense at 151 00:08:05,840 --> 00:08:10,640 Speaker 1: the stage of the equation I think ten fifteen years ago, absolutely, 152 00:08:11,120 --> 00:08:13,640 Speaker 1: and it just took a while for the offense to 153 00:08:13,720 --> 00:08:17,440 Speaker 1: gel the combo blocks, the timing, all those things that 154 00:08:17,600 --> 00:08:20,679 Speaker 1: offenses depend upon. But over the last couple of years, 155 00:08:20,680 --> 00:08:22,680 Speaker 1: you've seen the offense really come out of the gate, 156 00:08:22,840 --> 00:08:25,720 Speaker 1: firing and firing on a lot of cylinders. I think 157 00:08:26,240 --> 00:08:30,120 Speaker 1: that has the slowness of the offense, I think is 158 00:08:30,360 --> 00:08:33,000 Speaker 1: a little bit more to do Paul with a new scheme, 159 00:08:33,040 --> 00:08:36,680 Speaker 1: a new system, and you know, no matter how quickly 160 00:08:36,760 --> 00:08:39,280 Speaker 1: Kevin O'Connell can get it to him, he still has 161 00:08:39,280 --> 00:08:42,319 Speaker 1: to kind of spoon feed it to him. And so 162 00:08:43,679 --> 00:08:46,240 Speaker 1: another thing I think to be excited about is as 163 00:08:46,240 --> 00:08:48,520 Speaker 1: we see this offense unfold, we're gonna get a chance 164 00:08:48,600 --> 00:08:52,439 Speaker 1: throughout the entire season to see this offense unfold and defense. 165 00:08:52,480 --> 00:08:55,800 Speaker 1: Opposing defenses are gonna watch film and they're gonna know 166 00:08:56,000 --> 00:08:57,959 Speaker 1: that there's a lot more to this playbook, and there's 167 00:08:58,000 --> 00:08:59,800 Speaker 1: a lot more to come. There's a lot, there's a 168 00:08:59,800 --> 00:09:02,360 Speaker 1: lot that they haven't even shown yet, even if you're 169 00:09:02,400 --> 00:09:04,680 Speaker 1: getting into week six, seven, eight, you know, even second 170 00:09:04,720 --> 00:09:08,040 Speaker 1: half of the season. So um. You know. You watch 171 00:09:08,120 --> 00:09:11,440 Speaker 1: what the Rams did with Cooper Cup and Obj, and 172 00:09:11,480 --> 00:09:14,080 Speaker 1: it took Obj a few weeks after he moved out 173 00:09:14,080 --> 00:09:16,640 Speaker 1: to LA to really get involved in. By the end 174 00:09:16,640 --> 00:09:18,640 Speaker 1: of the year, he was a huge component of that 175 00:09:18,800 --> 00:09:22,160 Speaker 1: of that passing game in that offense. That just tells 176 00:09:22,200 --> 00:09:27,160 Speaker 1: me they don't pigeonhole players. They don't have a set 177 00:09:27,240 --> 00:09:28,959 Speaker 1: number of plays and say hey, you've got to come 178 00:09:28,960 --> 00:09:32,000 Speaker 1: in here and do this. They tweak and they and 179 00:09:32,080 --> 00:09:34,360 Speaker 1: they change things to match the talent that they have 180 00:09:34,440 --> 00:09:38,440 Speaker 1: on the field, and that again, we have so much 181 00:09:38,440 --> 00:09:40,720 Speaker 1: in the way of offensive talent. I'm very, very excited 182 00:09:40,760 --> 00:09:43,679 Speaker 1: to see what happens now. The Vikings have a couple 183 00:09:43,720 --> 00:09:46,560 Speaker 1: of new defensive free agents, and let's hit on them 184 00:09:46,679 --> 00:09:51,200 Speaker 1: both before we say goodbye. One is Harrison Phillips, who 185 00:09:51,280 --> 00:09:54,480 Speaker 1: emerged really late in the season for the Buffalo Bills 186 00:09:54,800 --> 00:09:57,280 Speaker 1: and um and became a starter and it was a 187 00:09:57,360 --> 00:10:00,360 Speaker 1: starting nose tackle for them during the postseason. One of 188 00:10:00,360 --> 00:10:04,120 Speaker 1: the better defenses in the NFL, coordinated by Leslie Frasier, 189 00:10:04,200 --> 00:10:09,360 Speaker 1: former Vikings head coach, Harrison Phillips. What how can he 190 00:10:09,840 --> 00:10:14,080 Speaker 1: truly help this defense become the best it can be? Well, 191 00:10:14,120 --> 00:10:16,640 Speaker 1: I think you know, we talked earlier or during the 192 00:10:16,679 --> 00:10:19,320 Speaker 1: game about you know, when you play the Packers and 193 00:10:19,360 --> 00:10:23,040 Speaker 1: how you've got to be able to keep two safeties 194 00:10:23,080 --> 00:10:26,240 Speaker 1: deep and stop the run. Well, that's that's Harrison Phillips, 195 00:10:26,240 --> 00:10:29,600 Speaker 1: and that's Dalvin Tomlinson right there. That's Harrison Phillips taking 196 00:10:29,679 --> 00:10:33,800 Speaker 1: up two gaps. It's penetration, it's it's his ability to 197 00:10:34,000 --> 00:10:38,560 Speaker 1: beat an offensive lineman one on one consistently upfront and 198 00:10:38,679 --> 00:10:41,240 Speaker 1: allow the guys behind him and mainly you know that's 199 00:10:41,360 --> 00:10:44,240 Speaker 1: Eric Kendricks and Jordan Hicks to to run, just fly 200 00:10:44,360 --> 00:10:47,320 Speaker 1: and run to the football and not and let the 201 00:10:47,360 --> 00:10:49,880 Speaker 1: safeties play the past. Like I said, if Aaron Rodgers 202 00:10:50,200 --> 00:10:52,840 Speaker 1: see single high safety, he knows how he's gonna beat you, 203 00:10:53,000 --> 00:10:55,480 Speaker 1: and you're not gonna beat him. All of our success 204 00:10:55,600 --> 00:10:58,880 Speaker 1: in the past, you know, five ten years against Aaron 205 00:10:58,960 --> 00:11:01,400 Speaker 1: Rodgers has been we were able to stop the run 206 00:11:01,440 --> 00:11:04,360 Speaker 1: and keep two safeties deep. Give him the same look 207 00:11:04,440 --> 00:11:06,480 Speaker 1: play after play after play, but give him a bunch 208 00:11:06,480 --> 00:11:11,360 Speaker 1: of different things. That's gonna be key. And Harrison Phillips 209 00:11:11,360 --> 00:11:15,840 Speaker 1: Paul I thought, I don't know how good La sorry, 210 00:11:15,880 --> 00:11:19,959 Speaker 1: Las Vegas' offensive line is their depth, but he really 211 00:11:19,960 --> 00:11:21,839 Speaker 1: stood out to me in that first preseason game, and 212 00:11:21,880 --> 00:11:24,600 Speaker 1: I was very excited to see that. And Harrison is 213 00:11:24,640 --> 00:11:27,679 Speaker 1: the nose tackle in a three four defense coordinated by 214 00:11:27,800 --> 00:11:31,040 Speaker 1: ed Donnitol. Now the Vikings running a three four based 215 00:11:31,120 --> 00:11:34,120 Speaker 1: defense means that will be the base for the first 216 00:11:34,160 --> 00:11:36,480 Speaker 1: time in forty years. They have not run a base 217 00:11:36,600 --> 00:11:41,760 Speaker 1: defense three four in forty years. Zadarius Smith will be 218 00:11:41,800 --> 00:11:46,559 Speaker 1: a book ending outside linebacker with Daniel Hunter. Zadarius started 219 00:11:46,559 --> 00:11:49,720 Speaker 1: his career with Baltimore most recently had some really really 220 00:11:49,760 --> 00:11:53,120 Speaker 1: good moments for the Green Bay Packers. When Zadarius Smith 221 00:11:53,240 --> 00:11:56,960 Speaker 1: is healthy and wreaking havoc, how does he play? What 222 00:11:57,040 --> 00:12:01,440 Speaker 1: does he do well? He's very, very very strong. Paul 223 00:12:01,760 --> 00:12:05,480 Speaker 1: and Donnaitel talked about the key to an outside linebackers 224 00:12:05,480 --> 00:12:07,880 Speaker 1: the ability to set the edge, and he can absolutely 225 00:12:07,920 --> 00:12:12,439 Speaker 1: do that. And I know, having seen film on him, 226 00:12:12,559 --> 00:12:16,040 Speaker 1: his ability to rush the passer from the inside on 227 00:12:16,200 --> 00:12:18,160 Speaker 1: third downs when he's able to pin his ears back, 228 00:12:18,200 --> 00:12:21,760 Speaker 1: and that might be a sneaky little advantage because Zadarius 229 00:12:22,080 --> 00:12:26,280 Speaker 1: knows the offensive lineman of Green Bay and it's not 230 00:12:26,320 --> 00:12:28,720 Speaker 1: like he knows the routes and the protections and so, 231 00:12:29,200 --> 00:12:32,800 Speaker 1: but he knows what those offensive lineman do well and 232 00:12:32,880 --> 00:12:36,319 Speaker 1: don't do well. And so you know he's going to 233 00:12:36,360 --> 00:12:38,360 Speaker 1: be fired up to go play against his old team 234 00:12:39,200 --> 00:12:42,960 Speaker 1: and hopefully some of that information that he has he 235 00:12:43,040 --> 00:12:44,959 Speaker 1: can pass it along with the guys lining up next 236 00:12:45,000 --> 00:12:47,640 Speaker 1: to him and we can keep Aaron, you know, keep 237 00:12:47,920 --> 00:12:52,640 Speaker 1: Rogers on the move for a sixteenth consecutive season. Pete 238 00:12:52,640 --> 00:12:55,600 Speaker 1: Bursts and I will be calling Minnesota Vikings football on 239 00:12:55,640 --> 00:12:58,280 Speaker 1: the flagship at them one hundred point three KFA and 240 00:12:59,040 --> 00:13:01,720 Speaker 1: make sure to listen whatever you get the opportunity. Great 241 00:13:01,760 --> 00:13:04,400 Speaker 1: job this preseason. Can't wait for the regular season. Well, 242 00:13:04,440 --> 00:13:06,200 Speaker 1: you know what they say, the sixteenth time is a 243 00:13:06,280 --> 00:13:09,480 Speaker 1: charm Ain't no doubt about that. Ben Lieber also will 244 00:13:09,520 --> 00:13:12,000 Speaker 1: be on the sideline, Thank you very much. For listening 245 00:13:12,040 --> 00:13:16,600 Speaker 1: to the Postgame Report podcast and four pet Versus. I'm 246 00:13:16,600 --> 00:13:21,640 Speaker 1: Paul Allen signing off from Denver. The border battle is next.