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Speaker 1: Well, the Week two edition of the Minnesota Vikings Podcast

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Speaker 1: is underway as we welcome you inside the TCO Radio

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Speaker 1: studio for another edition of this show. My name is

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Speaker 1: Gabe Henderson. I am alongside Tatum Everett, Jay Nelson and

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Speaker 1: our producer Eric Davidson. And guys, we are coming off

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Speaker 1: of a dominant victory over the New York Giants this

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Speaker 1: past Sunday where our defense held the Giants offense without

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Speaker 1: a touchdownan I know Kevin O'Connell said that earlier this

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Speaker 1: week and when he was talking to Paul Allen, like,

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Speaker 1: that's a very hard thing to do when you're looking

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Speaker 1: back at the film or thinking about the win that

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Speaker 1: the Vikings had this past Sunday. Tatum, what were some

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Speaker 1: things that stood out to you to start the year

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Speaker 1: off for this Minnesota.

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Speaker 2: Vikings team total team victory.

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Speaker 3: You had the defense on their game, you have the

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Speaker 3: offense on their game. And I know that everyone keeps saying, well,

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Speaker 3: trust the Giants, but last year we were kind of

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Speaker 3: saying that going in, Oh, it's the Buccaneers, it's a

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Speaker 3: must win. They have a really hard schedule and they

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Speaker 3: managed to drop the game. This time, they went into

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Speaker 3: MetLife Stadium. They got the confidence, the momentum, and they

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Speaker 3: got the victory. And now they're going to go into

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Speaker 3: this next stretch of games that's going to be extremely

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Speaker 3: hard heading into the buy, but at least they're doing

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Speaker 3: so having laid out a blueprint of what could be.

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Speaker 4: Yeah, I mean, you put your best foot forward for

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Speaker 4: a week one, you know. I think there's a lot

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Speaker 4: of questions as far as what would the offense look like,

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Speaker 4: even defensively with the new pieces, and really did feel seamless,

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Speaker 4: and for them to be able to take the lead

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Speaker 4: at seven to three and then just never look back.

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Speaker 4: It was just a great game. As far as being

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Speaker 4: a Vikings fan watching that one, it was fun. Yeah,

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Speaker 4: it was a lot of fun. And I think that

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Speaker 4: was the largest victory we've had in what five years

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Speaker 4: at this point, So it was just great all around

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Speaker 4: to start the season knowing that there are some daunting

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Speaker 4: games coming up that way for sure.

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Speaker 1: I mean, sam Donold was probably the biggest highlight to

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Speaker 1: start a game twelve of twelve, and to have the

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Speaker 1: confidence that he built through that passing game like that

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Speaker 1: was something that was the sight to see and ultimately

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Speaker 1: we saw justin Jeffersons score touchdown, Jalen Naylor score touchdown.

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Speaker 1: But for me, the running game was something that really

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Speaker 1: stood out to me. We had six runs of ten

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Speaker 1: past week, and coming from Green Bay last year and

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Speaker 1: being in Minnesota Viking this year. A lot of questions

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Speaker 1: were kind of raised when Aaron Jones signed, especially this offseason,

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Speaker 1: seeing the flashes that he had, but knowing that he

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Speaker 1: had not gotten tackled in New Jersey yet, it was like,

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Speaker 1: all right, what does this thing look like? And we

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Speaker 1: finally got an opportunity to see after over one hundred

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Speaker 1: very encouraging to see our offense make those plays early.

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Speaker 1: But as we continue to move forward, offense and defense

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Speaker 1: is going to be a huge point of emphasis as

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Speaker 1: well as special teams. As the reigning NFC champion San

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Speaker 1: and well, you know, let's start with our PEPSI that's

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Speaker 1: what I like segment and just thinking about out reigning

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Speaker 1: NFC champions coming in this upcoming Sunday, Tatum, I'll put

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Speaker 1: forty seconds on the clock for you, and with this,

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Speaker 1: I want you to provide us with one thing that

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Speaker 1: you like heading into this upcoming Sunday's matchup.

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Speaker 2: I like this week's defense.

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Speaker 3: I know that it's going to be extremely hard, that

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Speaker 3: the forty nine ers are very gifted and talented, but

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Speaker 3: I do think that they'll be able to disguise a

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Speaker 3: lot of stuff at frustrated brock Party last time. I

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Speaker 3: I do think that like brock Party was.

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Speaker 2: A little bit of like a little a shaky start.

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Speaker 3: Maybe you could say, I mean I thought he was again,

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Speaker 2: He does a good job.

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Speaker 3: But I do like this defense going into this, I

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Speaker 3: think that Brian Flores has them ready to go. I

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Speaker 3: so as long as they get those well, I don't

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Speaker 3: want to foreshadow of the next part of the thing,

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Speaker 3: but I think the tackling will be the biggest part

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Speaker 4: I'm going to look at this as saying I am

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Speaker 4: glad we are at home. We have our home kickoff

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Speaker 4: they had a very good team coming in the crowd

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Speaker 4: was crazy, everyone was going nuts. We had a good time,

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Speaker 4: And for us, it's just being able to have home

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Speaker 4: I'm looking for to this weekend.

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Speaker 2: Yeah, they've lost seven straight. That's crazy.

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Speaker 4: Yeah, and it's crazy too even just looking at both teams.

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Speaker 4: We're sixteen to nine at home and we're eight and

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Speaker 4: sixteen to one at San Francisco.

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Speaker 2: So it's a.

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Speaker 4: Very bipolar when it comes to this, but it is.

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Speaker 4: It is something that I think is important for this

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Speaker 1: I'm just looking forward to just saying how our run

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Speaker 1: Mason had a really good day, but when you look

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Speaker 1: if we don't meet fire with fire, it can be

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Speaker 1: a long day. And I like last year, I mean,

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Speaker 1: I just think about starting going into that game one

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Speaker 1: we knew that if we didn't come into that game

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Speaker 1: this is just another showing similar to how we played

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Speaker 2: Guys, Yeah, I mean that game.

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Speaker 3: I just remember being like wow, because I think they

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Speaker 3: But I do think that there will be a lot

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Speaker 3: about this team after this game, as opposed to Week one.

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Speaker 4: I think after Week one, it's the idea of you know,

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Speaker 4: is it a trender of mirage? Right, And so it's

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Speaker 4: kind of the feeling of let's see what they do

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Speaker 4: in week two against a team like the Niners. And

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Speaker 4: was a nice win, but let's see what you can

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Speaker 4: So one of the things for me with that is

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Speaker 4: This team is going to be having to put their

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Speaker 4: We still don't know what's going to be happening with

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Speaker 4: But it will be interesting to see just kind of

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Speaker 4: what kind of a game plan both offensively and defensively,

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Speaker 1: Yeah, I think that's the biggest question mark, especially when

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Speaker 1: you look at the defense. Right you look at how

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Speaker 1: we played Brock Party last year. I believe we blitzed

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Speaker 3: It is the lowest ever I think for Brian floor

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Speaker 1: Yep. So just thinking about how versatile our defense is,

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Speaker 1: to a lot of success for this Minnesota Vikings team.

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Speaker 1: And speaking of success, Tatum, we'll start with you give

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Speaker 1: us one key to success for Minnesota this upcoming Sunday.

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Speaker 3: Wrap, guys up, I feel like it has to be

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Speaker 3: the tackling portion. Brian Flores saying that this is the

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Speaker 3: best run after catch team that he's seen in the league,

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Speaker 3: and knowing that, you know, it kind of goes hand

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Speaker 3: in hand with I think your key to success later on, Gabe,

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Speaker 3: you know, I do think that if you can just

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Speaker 3: that way you can force them in longer situations and

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Speaker 2: I think that this is going to have to be

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Speaker 3: Defensive performance and you need to win or even out

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Speaker 2: That's just how that's the end of the story.

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Speaker 1: You play a clean game, you win this game.

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Speaker 4: You know. One of the keys for me is the

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Speaker 4: idea of being able to try to exploit as much

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Speaker 4: was kind of interesting to me knowing how much passing

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Speaker 4: was surprising to me. And that there was a force fumble.

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Speaker 4: Fred Warner had a force fumble that Malie Collins recovered.

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Speaker 4: To me, it's going to be kind of a similar

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Speaker 4: Warner has been a guy that has ruined our games

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Speaker 4: repeatedly when we've played him. He's a guy I think

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Speaker 4: it's trying to eliminate some of those game wreckers and

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Speaker 4: far as who you're hitting safe passes and then let

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Speaker 4: That's something for me, that is that's my key.

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Speaker 1: To the game.

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Speaker 3: Yeah, I think, well, thanks to our writers forget us

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Speaker 3: these really cool facts, but to just build upon your

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Speaker 3: Fred Warner piece. He said, four straight games against Minnesota

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Speaker 3: with ten plus tackles, a tackle for a Loustina pass defended.

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Speaker 1: Yeah, it's crazy thinking about just Fred Warner and just

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Speaker 1: what he does. You know that he's going to make plays.

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Speaker 1: I think how and where he makes those plays is

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Speaker 1: what matters the most. You don't want him making plays

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Speaker 1: behind the line of scrimmage. Maybe if those tackles are happening,

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Speaker 1: you know, five yards down the field. Ultimately hopefully those

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Speaker 1: get Aaron Jones those two extra yards. And that leads

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Speaker 1: Well, welcome to the Minnesota Vikings Podcast. Resents it by PEPSI.

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Speaker 1: I'm Gabe Henderson, That's Tatum Everett and our guy, our

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Speaker 6: And another thing is how big football was.

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Speaker 5: She didn't understand that that when she got here because

442
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Speaker 5: in the Philippines it's all basketball, so she's been in

443
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Speaker 5: basketball arenas. But I told her she can, yeah, but

444
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Speaker 5: I don't know if I shooting the basketball. But seeing

445
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Speaker 5: how big basketball is there, and I'm like, trust me,

446
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Speaker 5: football in America is multiply that by ten. The stadiums

447
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Speaker 5: are bigger. So her first game last year against New

448
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Speaker 5: Orleans remember as.

449
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Speaker 6: The Stops.

450
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Speaker 5: Stadium was a rocket, so she was able to see

451
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Speaker 5: that win her first game and I played well. So

452
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Speaker 5: there's so many things that just really surprised her, like wow,

453
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Speaker 5: football is legit and she grew up not knowing what

454
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Speaker 5: football was, so it was crazy for her to realize

455
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Speaker 5: that it's huge.

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Speaker 1: Well, I hate to be a Debbie Downer here, but

457
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Speaker 1: you did bring up that New Orleans Saints game and

458
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Speaker 1: the last win that the Vikings have had at home

459
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Speaker 1: was that November twelfth game against the New Orleans Saints,

460
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Speaker 1: and thinking about that, I didn't want to be abe,

461
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Speaker 1: but look, we got another. We have another opportunity to

462
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Speaker 1: get back in the win column at home. Describe to

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Speaker 1: our fans, right, because the fans are going to be loud,

464
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Speaker 1: they're going to be there, they're going to be energetic.

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Speaker 1: But describe to our fans what does that energy mean

466
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Speaker 1: for you guys that are on defense that hear the

467
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Speaker 1: crowd noise that's trying to I guess make Brock Purty,

468
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Speaker 1: you know, miserable in this sense.

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Speaker 6: I think we just feed off that energy like crazy.

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Speaker 5: So any fan that's thinking about coming to that game,

471
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Speaker 5: if you're there, you guys better be loud because for us,

472
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Speaker 5: especially on defense.

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Speaker 6: For offense, you guys be quiet.

474
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Speaker 5: But on defense, when it's loud out there, we feed

475
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Speaker 5: off that energy and it's kind of like our backs

476
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Speaker 5: are against the wall like that. Everybody's cheering for us,

477
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Speaker 5: but we know we cannot give something up in front

478
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Speaker 5: of our in front of our home crowd and be

479
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Speaker 5: the person to let your fan base down. So that's

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Speaker 5: the I wouldn't say pressure, but that's the excitement in

481
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Speaker 5: the home games of having it so loud. It makes

482
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Speaker 5: it hard to communicate for us on defense. So imagine

483
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Speaker 5: what it's like calling calling plays on offense and they

484
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Speaker 5: have those full sentence play calls on the offense that

485
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Speaker 5: they have to call, they have to communicate, and we're

486
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Speaker 5: rooting against them in our home stadium, so just imagine

487
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Speaker 5: the pressure that it puts on them. So I think

488
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Speaker 5: we feed off that energy like crazy, and just knowing

489
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Speaker 5: that when you make the play on that third down

490
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Speaker 5: or at the end of the game and it's it's

491
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Speaker 5: rocking even more, that's when that's.

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Speaker 6: It's all worth it.

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Speaker 5: So yeah, having having that home field advantage, especially with

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Speaker 5: the Viking fans, and how passionate they are. That it

495
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Speaker 5: makes a world of a difference.

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Speaker 3: You know what kind of surprises me when you do

497
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Speaker 3: the player interviews in the locker room afterwards, that you

498
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Speaker 3: guys don't have horse voices after all this, Like you

499
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Speaker 3: have to yell, you have to communicate across the field,

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Speaker 3: and yet you guys never really have a horse place.

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Speaker 2: I don't know, thinking about it, I don't know what

502
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Speaker 2: it is, but I don't know.

503
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Speaker 6: Sometimes there's some games where it will be, but I

504
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Speaker 6: don't know. I don't know.

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Speaker 5: Maybe good, Yeah, we might not be communicating well enough

506
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Speaker 5: before not screaming that last.

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Speaker 3: Yeah, maybe so I got better. Yeah, I got one

508
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Speaker 3: last question for you. Can you came in here wearing

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Speaker 3: your Situational Master's T shirt, which I think is such

510
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Speaker 3: a cool theme that you guys have this season. I

511
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Speaker 3: know a lot of y'all are wearing the gear for it.

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Speaker 3: Can you explain to fans more in depth why that's

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Speaker 3: something that you guys are living up to and what

514
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Speaker 3: exactly how it came about.

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Speaker 5: Yeah, I think being a situational master is really just

516
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Speaker 5: knowing what part of the game you're in and when

517
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Speaker 5: to do certain things. So, for instance, different situations are

518
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Speaker 5: third downs, red zone, two minute towards the end of

519
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Speaker 5: the half versus end of the game. So knowing the

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Speaker 5: differences in the game of how you should play in

521
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Speaker 5: those certain situations and mastering those little small details because

522
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Speaker 5: you play you play a cover two different on first

523
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Speaker 5: and second down than you would on a third down,

524
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Speaker 5: and being a master of those situations can be a

525
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Speaker 5: game changer because those they call them weighty downs, those downs,

526
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Speaker 5: those plays way more than just regular normal downs. So

527
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Speaker 5: being a master of those certain situations is what really

528
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Speaker 5: takes a good team to be great or a good

529
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Speaker 5: player to take it to the next level and be great.

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Speaker 5: And that's something you always want to master as a

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Speaker 5: player in your own game, knowing, Okay, this is how

532
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Speaker 5: I need to do certain things at certain times and

533
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Speaker 5: then I can be great.

534
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Speaker 6: How was that? Oh?

535
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Speaker 2: Sorry, I feel like I'm getting a good coach for sure.

536
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Speaker 1: Like, which brings into my last question, like, how has

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Speaker 1: that evolved for you heading into Sunday?

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Speaker 5: Really, every single year, that's my biggest goal. I want

539
00:24:12,200 --> 00:24:14,840
Speaker 5: to be a smarter player. And I look back and

540
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Speaker 5: watch film from for instance, last week against the Giants,

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Speaker 5: I went back and we watched the games that we

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Speaker 5: played in twenty twenty two, the playoff game that we lost,

543
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Speaker 5: and watching that and just seeing little small things that

544
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Speaker 5: we do individually as people, and it's like, what was

545
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Speaker 5: I doing there?

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Speaker 6: What was I thinking? It's third down?

547
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Speaker 5: Why am I that deep? Or it's a red zone?

548
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Speaker 5: Why am I backing up? Like little small things like

549
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Speaker 5: that where you might not. I wasn't a situational master then,

550
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Speaker 5: but now that's second nature to know. Okay, I'm a

551
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Speaker 5: third down, I can't back up rust the catch in

552
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Speaker 5: front of the sticks. So certain small things like that

553
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Speaker 5: and you just see it over time. So that's the

554
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Speaker 5: goal every single year, get a little smarter and master

555
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Speaker 5: those little small details within the game.

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Speaker 2: Because Brian Flora has been that difference for you.

557
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Speaker 5: Yes, I say flow, but mainly my dB coaches, yeah,

558
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Speaker 5: Durrance and coach Hutch them too, especially for me that

559
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Speaker 5: I told them that's where I want to improve on

560
00:25:07,760 --> 00:25:10,240
Speaker 5: my game and being smarter and being able to think

561
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Speaker 5: like a twelve year vet, twelve thirteen year vet like

562
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Speaker 5: Harry and like Gailly. I want to be able to

563
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Speaker 5: have that mindset of knowing when things are coming and

564
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Speaker 5: that'll that'll make my life a lot easier where I'm

565
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Speaker 5: not just playing off of just instincts and physical ability.

566
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Speaker 5: I want to be able to have the mental part

567
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Speaker 5: of the game where that's easy, so I don't have

568
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Speaker 5: to move move as much and your game will last

569
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Speaker 5: long of it.

570
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Speaker 3: It's still so impressive that you came into this league

571
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Speaker 3: as a dB, Like now you switch to safe corner cornerback, sorry,

572
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Speaker 3: yes that you made that switch, like.

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Speaker 1: Yeah, and look at you now situation and you still

574
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Speaker 1: play a little bit of corner when they ask you,

575
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Speaker 1: which is y yeah? Cam. That's something that I always

576
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Speaker 1: tell people is I always say, like, what separates Cam

577
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Speaker 1: buying them away from other safeties is this mental part

578
00:25:53,280 --> 00:25:55,760
Speaker 1: of his game, Like not the biggest person on the field,

579
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Speaker 1: not the strongest person on the field. But for me,

580
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Speaker 1: I've told you this off camera, that's what separates and ultimately,

581
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Speaker 1: I think that's what's going to keep you in this

582
00:26:02,320 --> 00:26:05,159
Speaker 1: game a very long time. And I'm excited to see

583
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Speaker 1: you know, some of that on film on display this

584
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Speaker 1: upcoming Sunday and hopefully we get another closer the way

585
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Speaker 1: we did last year.

586
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Speaker 5: Like this is my game, any games, this is my week,

587
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Speaker 5: so I'm expecting it and I'm expecting a big game.

588
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Speaker 6: I'm going to prepare for it though.

589
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Speaker 1: Love it, love it, look, preparation, opportunity when they meet.

590
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Speaker 1: Hopefully that results and wins. And this was a win

591
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Speaker 1: of an interview having cam Binen on the Minnesota Vikings

592
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Speaker 1: Podcast presented by Pepsi's well we go from a current

593
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Speaker 1: player to a former player, and our next guest on

594
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Speaker 1: the Minnesota Vikings Podcast is in Dominican Sue. He showed

595
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Speaker 1: up to TCO Performance Center to get some interviews with

596
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Speaker 1: our current Vikings players and he was kind enough to

597
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Speaker 1: extend some of his time today on the Minnesota Vikings Podcast.

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Speaker 1: Let's check it out. Welcome back to the Minnesota Vikings

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Speaker 1: Podcast presented by PEPSI. My name is Gabe Henderson. I'm

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Speaker 1: alongside Tatum Everett and our special guest of the show,

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Speaker 1: a guy that is very familiar with Vikings fans, the

602
00:27:01,200 --> 00:27:04,600
Speaker 1: NFC North so on and so forth. Our friend today

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Speaker 1: he's laughing, mister and Dominican Sue. Welcome to Minnesota one

604
00:27:10,200 --> 00:27:13,040
Speaker 1: and what brings you here? Thank you for having me.

605
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Speaker 1: What brings me here? Sky Sports? I am a part

606
00:27:16,400 --> 00:27:19,760
Speaker 1: of that brand and team and we're here to cover

607
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Speaker 1: the game that you guys have coming up this week

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Speaker 1: and Week two versus the forty nine ers.

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Speaker 3: What are you looking forward to being an analyst inside

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Speaker 3: you know, US Bank Stadium for a change.

611
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Speaker 7: Honestly, this is one of my first times being live

612
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Speaker 7: in a stadium in the US. It's normally out in London,

613
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Speaker 7: whether it's Wembley or Tottenham Stadium, and so I'm excited

614
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Speaker 7: for the atmosphere. I haven't played in the stadium and

615
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Speaker 7: haven't really been able to be in the stadium since

616
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Speaker 7: it was recently converted. And your stadium is beautiful, so

617
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Speaker 7: I'll give you.

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Speaker 2: Kudos house that versus the Metro do right, He's fair.

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Speaker 7: Yeah, it's a little bit different from what I've what

620
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Speaker 7: I've seen in the past. So I'm excited to get

621
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Speaker 7: on the field, see the guys I know players on

622
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Speaker 7: both sides, and excited to see the game come together.

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Speaker 1: When we were walking here to this podcast room and

624
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Speaker 1: I asked you, I was like, Hey, what's the transition

625
00:28:12,040 --> 00:28:14,680
Speaker 1: like from on the field alpha field? And your response

626
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Speaker 1: was there's no transition. That's kind of how I look

627
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Speaker 1: at life all in general. I don't really have a transition,

628
00:28:21,200 --> 00:28:23,440
Speaker 1: and I think a lot of people say life after

629
00:28:23,480 --> 00:28:26,160
Speaker 1: sports things of that nature. I feel like I'm still

630
00:28:26,160 --> 00:28:28,080
Speaker 1: in the game. I could pick up and play if

631
00:28:28,080 --> 00:28:30,879
Speaker 1: I wanted to tomorrow. There may be an opportunity you

632
00:28:30,880 --> 00:28:34,920
Speaker 1: never know. But overall, it's like how I approach life

633
00:28:34,960 --> 00:28:37,919
Speaker 1: and everything, like I have different multifaceted and like to

634
00:28:37,920 --> 00:28:40,520
Speaker 1: be able to go into different areas whenever I choose.

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Speaker 3: How do you prepare, Like, let's just use Sunday's game

636
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Speaker 3: as an example, like how are you preparing to be

637
00:28:48,200 --> 00:28:51,000
Speaker 3: ready to talk about both teams and do you look

638
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Speaker 3: at them?

639
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Speaker 2: Like what do you look at individually for each.

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Speaker 7: It's a lot of prep work. I've got helping hands

641
00:28:56,520 --> 00:28:58,400
Speaker 7: that helped me through out a lot of different pieces,

642
00:28:58,680 --> 00:29:00,760
Speaker 7: which is very important to have a very strong team

643
00:29:00,800 --> 00:29:04,200
Speaker 7: to help you educate, especially on pronunciations and understanding all

644
00:29:04,240 --> 00:29:07,000
Speaker 7: the different players, the key players. It's easy with Justin

645
00:29:07,040 --> 00:29:09,720
Speaker 7: Jefferson and things of that nature, but there's also nuances

646
00:29:09,720 --> 00:29:11,640
Speaker 7: of different people that play into this game, and so

647
00:29:12,560 --> 00:29:14,360
Speaker 7: that's what I really try and focus on and hone

648
00:29:14,440 --> 00:29:17,080
Speaker 7: in and give respect to everybody that's on the football field,

649
00:29:17,080 --> 00:29:19,520
Speaker 7: not just the stars, and then also the coaches and

650
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Speaker 7: the different dynamics and understanding and being able to watch

651
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Speaker 7: the game. Obviously, I have advantage because I played it

652
00:29:23,880 --> 00:29:26,080
Speaker 7: so long, so I can understand what defense is doing.

653
00:29:26,080 --> 00:29:28,720
Speaker 7: I understand what offense want to do. You know, the

654
00:29:28,760 --> 00:29:31,240
Speaker 7: forty nine ers offense really really well, and their defense

655
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Speaker 7: because they've got one of the best defensive line coaches

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Speaker 7: that drafted me when I was going to Detroit. Minnesota

657
00:29:37,240 --> 00:29:40,360
Speaker 7: is a little bit different having Kevin O'Connor and your guys.

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Speaker 7: O'Connor and all you guys have I've watched you guys

659
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Speaker 7: throughout the years and seen his successes, but you got

660
00:29:46,640 --> 00:29:50,480
Speaker 7: to kind of still everything changes every single week and

661
00:29:50,640 --> 00:29:52,600
Speaker 7: every quarter of the season, so you've got to understand

662
00:29:52,640 --> 00:29:54,440
Speaker 7: those nuances. So I think I have an advantage in

663
00:29:54,480 --> 00:29:57,080
Speaker 7: some spaces, but I have disadvantages in other spaces because

664
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Speaker 7: I haven't been doing it.

665
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Speaker 1: For a long time. I mean, we always hear, you know,

666
00:30:00,520 --> 00:30:03,080
Speaker 1: quarterbacks always you know, being analysts and so on and

667
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Speaker 1: so forth, because they can see all twenty two. But

668
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Speaker 1: you know a lot of quarterbacks always say, you know,

669
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Speaker 1: it's tough for them to see like the defensive line

670
00:30:09,800 --> 00:30:12,240
Speaker 1: or offensive line because like they're always looking big picture

671
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Speaker 1: for the defensive Lineman, like, where do your eyes start

672
00:30:15,280 --> 00:30:18,000
Speaker 1: when it comes to evaluation for the big picture to

673
00:30:18,080 --> 00:30:19,280
Speaker 1: explain to fans, Yeah.

674
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Speaker 7: It's hard for me to look at the big picture.

675
00:30:20,840 --> 00:30:22,800
Speaker 7: I go straight to the trenches trying to sit like

676
00:30:22,840 --> 00:30:24,959
Speaker 7: this dude missed the block. So it starts, yeah, like

677
00:30:25,000 --> 00:30:28,280
Speaker 7: and that's how everything really comes to play. And then

678
00:30:28,280 --> 00:30:30,160
Speaker 7: when you have those big plays, you see those mistakes

679
00:30:30,200 --> 00:30:31,840
Speaker 7: by the people up front, or if you don't have

680
00:30:31,880 --> 00:30:34,040
Speaker 7: the big play, the mistakes up front. And so my

681
00:30:34,120 --> 00:30:37,280
Speaker 7: eyes normally gravitate towards that. But I have great partners

682
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Speaker 7: like Neil as you mentioned, that pull me out and say, hey,

683
00:30:40,320 --> 00:30:41,760
Speaker 7: we got to look at a little bit different. But

684
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Speaker 7: I also want those tidbits and so we work great

685
00:30:44,080 --> 00:30:47,480
Speaker 7: as a team, myself, Phoebe, Neil, and Jason Bell. So

686
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Speaker 7: I got a great group, and I'm excited to be

687
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Speaker 7: with Scott.

688
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Speaker 3: Yeah, I'm We're excited to have you here representing there.

689
00:30:52,800 --> 00:30:55,440
Speaker 3: Obviously we will see you back in London when the

690
00:30:55,560 --> 00:30:58,960
Speaker 3: Vikings take on the Jets at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. What

691
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Speaker 3: is it like to be on that side of things,

692
00:31:01,720 --> 00:31:06,280
Speaker 3: to be able to see the NFL from the broadcasting standpoint,

693
00:31:06,360 --> 00:31:10,000
Speaker 3: from the knowledge of the UK fan base to watch

694
00:31:10,040 --> 00:31:11,920
Speaker 3: them come to that side of the world.

695
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Speaker 7: I mean, it's amazing to be able to see how

696
00:31:14,480 --> 00:31:18,000
Speaker 7: much energy comes to those stadiums and how people travel

697
00:31:18,040 --> 00:31:20,480
Speaker 7: with their teams, and the excitement that they could come

698
00:31:20,520 --> 00:31:23,440
Speaker 7: to I had a conversation earlier doing some other interviews

699
00:31:24,360 --> 00:31:26,760
Speaker 7: earlier this afternoon, and this lady came up to me.

700
00:31:26,800 --> 00:31:28,840
Speaker 7: She was like, I'm so excited. Can I have a picture?

701
00:31:29,080 --> 00:31:30,920
Speaker 7: Then two like I can't wait to go to the

702
00:31:31,000 --> 00:31:33,320
Speaker 7: Vikings game over over in London, Like what should I

703
00:31:33,360 --> 00:31:33,600
Speaker 7: go do?

704
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Speaker 1: What should I go eat?

705
00:31:34,400 --> 00:31:37,080
Speaker 7: And I was like, having those conversations is like I

706
00:31:37,120 --> 00:31:38,840
Speaker 7: didn't have that early on in my career. Yes, I

707
00:31:38,880 --> 00:31:41,200
Speaker 7: got to play over in London many times, but it

708
00:31:41,240 --> 00:31:43,080
Speaker 7: wasn't until a little bit later in my career to

709
00:31:43,080 --> 00:31:46,000
Speaker 7: be able to see that. And it's just exploding overseas.

710
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Speaker 7: Have you sinsed?

711
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Speaker 1: I guess fandom starting to pick up in the UK

712
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Speaker 1: for certain NFL teams. And I'm asking because when we

713
00:31:56,280 --> 00:31:58,800
Speaker 1: went back in twenty twenty two, I just talking to

714
00:31:58,800 --> 00:32:01,440
Speaker 1: some locals there, like they're just fans of the game

715
00:32:01,480 --> 00:32:04,080
Speaker 1: of football, but you know, you got the Georgia Gators

716
00:32:04,120 --> 00:32:06,120
Speaker 1: of the world who's a diehard Colts fan? And then

717
00:32:06,600 --> 00:32:09,840
Speaker 1: other NFL analysts out there that like, there're certain teams,

718
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Speaker 1: but have you seen a certain team starting to, you know,

719
00:32:12,960 --> 00:32:16,760
Speaker 1: get more of visibility or more awareness, or teams starting

720
00:32:16,800 --> 00:32:18,880
Speaker 1: to get or fans starting to get behind certain teams

721
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Speaker 1: In the UK?

722
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Speaker 7: I think people in the UK and fans in the

723
00:32:22,760 --> 00:32:25,640
Speaker 7: UK are more so gravitated towards the overall game, as

724
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Speaker 7: you mentioned, but then they have their particular teams, but

725
00:32:28,240 --> 00:32:31,440
Speaker 7: it's really who do I, as an individual player, really

726
00:32:31,560 --> 00:32:33,600
Speaker 7: enjoy guy. I think that's more of the nuance and

727
00:32:33,640 --> 00:32:35,760
Speaker 7: who's my player, Who's my guy that I really like

728
00:32:35,840 --> 00:32:38,280
Speaker 7: to watch? I really love supporting them? And then it

729
00:32:38,360 --> 00:32:39,760
Speaker 7: kind of filters down to the teams.

730
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Speaker 3: From that standpoint, you could almost play off of that

731
00:32:42,080 --> 00:32:45,720
Speaker 3: because it's they've never really a lot of them haven't

732
00:32:45,720 --> 00:32:48,360
Speaker 3: had a chance to do that before. Because when you

733
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Speaker 3: grow up in a certain area of the UK or

734
00:32:50,680 --> 00:32:54,800
Speaker 3: your parents are certain fans of certain football clubs, like

735
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Speaker 3: you can't be a fan of a specific player they

736
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Speaker 3: leave your club and you're like, see you.

737
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Speaker 2: It's a little bit different.

738
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Speaker 3: So I have a feeling though that there are a

739
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Speaker 3: lot of justin Jefferson fans.

740
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Speaker 1: Yes, from what.

741
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Speaker 7: I've seen, there's a lot of justin Jefferson fans. And

742
00:33:07,920 --> 00:33:11,280
Speaker 7: to your point, it's very similar to college like college

743
00:33:11,280 --> 00:33:14,920
Speaker 7: football or collegiate sports in general. Like you went to

744
00:33:14,960 --> 00:33:17,200
Speaker 7: that school, that's the only team that you support, Like

745
00:33:17,360 --> 00:33:20,000
Speaker 7: you grew up. This is the area, this is the town.

746
00:33:20,080 --> 00:33:22,640
Speaker 7: You do not go outside that that perimeter. If you do,

747
00:33:22,760 --> 00:33:24,760
Speaker 7: you will probably not make it a live back in.

748
00:33:25,240 --> 00:33:27,440
Speaker 7: And so I think it's a little bit different how

749
00:33:27,480 --> 00:33:29,600
Speaker 7: we look at it in the US, and that's something

750
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Speaker 7: that I actually enjoy. Over in the UK. I'm I'm

751
00:33:32,080 --> 00:33:34,000
Speaker 7: a gooner, if you guys know what that is. I

752
00:33:34,080 --> 00:33:39,080
Speaker 7: support Arsenal. Okay, okay, Like I have no affiliation to

753
00:33:39,120 --> 00:33:41,440
Speaker 7: any you better have them when you get over there.

754
00:33:44,480 --> 00:33:47,200
Speaker 3: I have won by marriage and one because they we

755
00:33:47,240 --> 00:33:48,560
Speaker 3: went to their game and we were there.

756
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Speaker 2: We went to Fulham last time and that was a

757
00:33:50,080 --> 00:33:50,520
Speaker 2: lot of fun.

758
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Speaker 7: So you got to let your husband significant other have there,

759
00:33:54,280 --> 00:33:56,600
Speaker 7: and you have to you have to choose you because

760
00:33:57,000 --> 00:34:00,240
Speaker 7: it's my father and myself are Arsenal and my sister

761
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Speaker 7: is man you.

762
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Speaker 4: For whatever reason.

763
00:34:02,400 --> 00:34:03,600
Speaker 1: Oh okay, she.

764
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Speaker 7: Gets kicked out of the house when those games come on,

765
00:34:06,480 --> 00:34:13,200
Speaker 7: has your international like intellectual ability grown since you know,

766
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Speaker 7: working at Sky the Sky Sports. I think it's always

767
00:34:16,280 --> 00:34:18,439
Speaker 7: been something that I've always prided myself on it. I've

768
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Speaker 7: gone over and actually one of the first times was

769
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Speaker 7: in twenty ten when I first got it, I did

770
00:34:22,480 --> 00:34:24,760
Speaker 7: Super Bowl over in the UK, and so I've always

771
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Speaker 7: loved being outside the US and being able to broad

772
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Speaker 7: in my wings. My mom's Jamaican, my dad's Kim Rouny,

773
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Speaker 7: and my mom actually lived in London and Birmingham for

774
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Speaker 7: many years because of my mom's family tree on her

775
00:34:38,200 --> 00:34:40,200
Speaker 7: side immediate family, my aunt is the youngest and she

776
00:34:40,280 --> 00:34:42,759
Speaker 7: was born in Birmingham, so I feel like there's a

777
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Speaker 7: part of me that was born there as well. Why

778
00:34:45,160 --> 00:34:46,640
Speaker 7: I'm so so in love with the UK?

779
00:34:46,840 --> 00:34:47,600
Speaker 6: I love it so?

780
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Speaker 3: Is that how you got a football club so early on,

781
00:34:50,440 --> 00:34:53,239
Speaker 3: Because not many people can just like rattle off like, oh,

782
00:34:53,239 --> 00:34:54,840
Speaker 3: we have all different clubs in our family.

783
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Speaker 7: You seem kind of passionate right there. Yeah, yeah, No, honestly,

784
00:34:58,160 --> 00:35:01,160
Speaker 7: it just became. There's a guy named her if you

785
00:35:01,200 --> 00:35:03,959
Speaker 7: haven't heard of him, he's a famous forward that played

786
00:35:04,000 --> 00:35:06,799
Speaker 7: for Arsenal. I grew up watching him alongside my dad.

787
00:35:06,840 --> 00:35:08,440
Speaker 7: I used to sit in my dad's lapper in his

788
00:35:08,520 --> 00:35:11,160
Speaker 7: office and watch him play, and so I got to

789
00:35:11,320 --> 00:35:16,000
Speaker 7: go back in twenty fourteen, I believe, and when he

790
00:35:16,040 --> 00:35:18,399
Speaker 7: was on loan from the Red Bulls and I met him,

791
00:35:18,560 --> 00:35:21,000
Speaker 7: he signed a jersey for my dad and my dad

792
00:35:21,040 --> 00:35:23,800
Speaker 7: was a static. So it was I was really sold

793
00:35:23,880 --> 00:35:25,880
Speaker 7: already because my dad said I didn't have a choice,

794
00:35:25,920 --> 00:35:27,920
Speaker 7: But even though more so now, yeah.

795
00:35:27,760 --> 00:35:29,920
Speaker 1: Well let's let's move from you know football to you

796
00:35:29,960 --> 00:35:33,319
Speaker 1: know American football, and thinking of just your your time

797
00:35:33,360 --> 00:35:35,719
Speaker 1: in Detroit, like that's how most people remember you, you know,

798
00:35:35,840 --> 00:35:39,239
Speaker 1: being one of those staples for the Detroit Lions back

799
00:35:39,239 --> 00:35:42,080
Speaker 1: in the day. And thinking of the NFC North in particular, right,

800
00:35:42,160 --> 00:35:44,200
Speaker 1: like just how its evolved that the Lions just won

801
00:35:44,280 --> 00:35:48,319
Speaker 1: its first NFC North title since we've been born, and

802
00:35:48,520 --> 00:35:51,719
Speaker 1: just thinking about how its evolved over time. What is

803
00:35:51,719 --> 00:35:54,400
Speaker 1: your take just on the NFC North in its totality.

804
00:35:54,719 --> 00:35:57,040
Speaker 1: I think the NFC North is very dangerous and I

805
00:35:57,040 --> 00:36:00,800
Speaker 1: could see at least three teams coming out the division.

806
00:36:01,480 --> 00:36:01,920
Speaker 1: I don't know.

807
00:36:01,960 --> 00:36:04,000
Speaker 7: I'm not going to say who three teams are going

808
00:36:04,080 --> 00:36:06,360
Speaker 7: to be. I'm gonna be a little bit biased and

809
00:36:06,400 --> 00:36:08,839
Speaker 7: say I think Detroit will be one of them, but

810
00:36:08,880 --> 00:36:12,120
Speaker 7: there's two slots left. From that standpoint, but I think

811
00:36:12,120 --> 00:36:15,960
Speaker 7: the NFC is an organization in a conference to be

812
00:36:16,000 --> 00:36:19,480
Speaker 7: reckoned with. It's very very got good quality quarterbacks, an

813
00:36:19,480 --> 00:36:24,040
Speaker 7: opportunity for them to play at high levels, strong defenses,

814
00:36:24,080 --> 00:36:27,680
Speaker 7: and I think throughout the season you're going to see

815
00:36:27,800 --> 00:36:29,600
Speaker 7: I mean they call the Black and Blue Division for a.

816
00:36:29,560 --> 00:36:34,040
Speaker 3: Researcher after the first week of the Vikings going against

817
00:36:34,080 --> 00:36:36,560
Speaker 3: the Giants, coming home with a dominating win, that defense

818
00:36:36,600 --> 00:36:38,000
Speaker 3: not allowing a touchdown that game.

819
00:36:38,040 --> 00:36:39,880
Speaker 2: What did you like so much about that performance?

820
00:36:40,280 --> 00:36:43,120
Speaker 7: I mean, I love it. Your linebacker said it kind

821
00:36:43,120 --> 00:36:46,000
Speaker 7: of felt bad for the quarterback. I wouldn't never feel

822
00:36:46,000 --> 00:36:48,000
Speaker 7: bad for the quarterback. I wanted to hit them a

823
00:36:48,000 --> 00:36:50,319
Speaker 7: couple more times, especially a Giants quarterback. But I think

824
00:36:50,360 --> 00:36:52,600
Speaker 7: that's a great way to start off a season, especially

825
00:36:52,680 --> 00:36:54,840
Speaker 7: on the road. It is very difficult to win a

826
00:36:54,880 --> 00:36:56,759
Speaker 7: game on the road in this league. To be able

827
00:36:56,800 --> 00:36:57,960
Speaker 7: to go and do that and now be able to

828
00:36:57,960 --> 00:37:00,800
Speaker 7: come home to your fans for week two, go against

829
00:37:00,800 --> 00:37:05,280
Speaker 7: a strong San Francisco team and it's a good start.

830
00:37:05,480 --> 00:37:08,520
Speaker 1: Yeah, And just thinking, I love the fact that the

831
00:37:08,520 --> 00:37:10,520
Speaker 1: Black and Blue division is starting to get some more

832
00:37:10,560 --> 00:37:14,040
Speaker 1: love overseas, and you know, you see the Packers playing

833
00:37:14,120 --> 00:37:17,319
Speaker 1: in Brazil earlier, We're playing in the UK later this year,

834
00:37:17,360 --> 00:37:19,799
Speaker 1: Like just as a division, Like how do you see

835
00:37:19,800 --> 00:37:22,080
Speaker 1: this thing shaken? What do you see as the future

836
00:37:22,200 --> 00:37:24,480
Speaker 1: of this division? Or just NFL games in the UK

837
00:37:24,560 --> 00:37:25,560
Speaker 1: in general. I feel like.

838
00:37:25,640 --> 00:37:27,440
Speaker 7: NFL games in the UK are going to continue to

839
00:37:27,520 --> 00:37:29,640
Speaker 7: grow and grow and grow, and I think as you

840
00:37:29,680 --> 00:37:34,040
Speaker 7: see them in Sall Palo and potentially in other countries Germany,

841
00:37:34,080 --> 00:37:36,680
Speaker 7: I think as two this year as well. But I

842
00:37:36,680 --> 00:37:39,160
Speaker 7: think the staple and the heart of getting out of

843
00:37:39,200 --> 00:37:42,520
Speaker 7: the US and playing games abroad is always started with

844
00:37:42,520 --> 00:37:44,360
Speaker 7: the UK and you can never let that not be

845
00:37:44,840 --> 00:37:47,279
Speaker 7: the starting point for everything else. And that's just kind

846
00:37:47,320 --> 00:37:49,040
Speaker 7: of my opinion. And then just one side note of

847
00:37:49,080 --> 00:37:52,120
Speaker 7: going back to having a strong game and an elite defense.

848
00:37:52,600 --> 00:37:54,839
Speaker 7: You guys made a smart move, So kudos to your

849
00:37:54,880 --> 00:37:57,719
Speaker 7: GM and signing Harrison to an extension because I like

850
00:37:57,800 --> 00:37:59,520
Speaker 7: that kid and I've watched them from afar.

851
00:38:00,080 --> 00:38:02,719
Speaker 3: What sticks out about him besides being like a Nebraska guy,

852
00:38:02,760 --> 00:38:04,839
Speaker 3: although I know he went to Stanford, but like being

853
00:38:04,880 --> 00:38:06,040
Speaker 3: a guy from Nebraska.

854
00:38:06,120 --> 00:38:09,360
Speaker 7: Yeah, just a hard worker, blue collar kid, and he's

855
00:38:09,400 --> 00:38:11,239
Speaker 7: focused and shut down the run and being able to

856
00:38:11,239 --> 00:38:12,719
Speaker 7: transition to get to the pass. And that's what I

857
00:38:12,719 --> 00:38:14,480
Speaker 7: always pride of my game on. You got to be

858
00:38:14,480 --> 00:38:17,120
Speaker 7: able to be multifaceted, play the run and play the past.

859
00:38:17,200 --> 00:38:19,400
Speaker 7: But I've always liked to play the run on the

860
00:38:19,440 --> 00:38:20,520
Speaker 7: way to the hitting the quarterback.

861
00:38:20,560 --> 00:38:22,560
Speaker 1: Like I said, whenever you hear the name of Dominican Sue,

862
00:38:22,640 --> 00:38:24,680
Speaker 1: for me, I always go back to the Nebraska days

863
00:38:24,719 --> 00:38:27,040
Speaker 1: and then Harrison Phillips, you know, being a Nebraska native

864
00:38:27,040 --> 00:38:32,160
Speaker 1: also and having the opportunity to be extended to be

865
00:38:32,200 --> 00:38:35,279
Speaker 1: in this organization for years to come, very exciting and

866
00:38:35,320 --> 00:38:37,759
Speaker 1: just thinking about just the future of that position, the

867
00:38:37,800 --> 00:38:41,080
Speaker 1: future of the defensive lineman nose tackle position, like what

868
00:38:41,120 --> 00:38:41,880
Speaker 1: do you see?

869
00:38:42,480 --> 00:38:44,359
Speaker 7: Who do I see? I mean, it depends on how

870
00:38:44,400 --> 00:38:46,279
Speaker 7: you want to structure your team. I think it comes

871
00:38:46,320 --> 00:38:49,000
Speaker 7: down to the front office and the head coaches on

872
00:38:49,040 --> 00:38:50,919
Speaker 7: both sides. When I say head coach on both sides

873
00:38:50,960 --> 00:38:53,680
Speaker 7: OCDC from that standpoint of saying, what do they believe

874
00:38:53,840 --> 00:38:56,440
Speaker 7: is the most important piece. And I think if you

875
00:38:56,520 --> 00:38:59,799
Speaker 7: start your team with defensive line play and offensive line

876
00:38:59,840 --> 00:39:01,960
Speaker 7: place and you build outward, yes you need to start

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Speaker 7: a receiver, you need to start quarterback, you need those

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Speaker 7: different nuances. But if that core is strong and consistent,

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Speaker 7: you're built for a long term.

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Speaker 2: So are you, like really excited about the trenches in

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Speaker 2: this game coming up on Sunday?

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Speaker 7: I definitely am. I think if you guys can on

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Speaker 7: the offensive side of the ball stop that front, you

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Speaker 7: win the game easily. But if you can't, then you're

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Speaker 7: going to struggle vice versa. Your defense can't go and

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Speaker 7: shut down that offense in that running game, you're going

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Speaker 7: to be in world for a long, long game. And

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Speaker 7: you saw that that even though Christian McCaffrey was out,

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Speaker 7: still put up one hundreds of my yards rushing.

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Speaker 1: Very true. Well, look, we all know it starts in

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Speaker 1: the trenches, and no better way to talk the trenches

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Speaker 1: than with a guy like yourself who was dominated for

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Speaker 1: the past decade. And I believe you're on the twenty

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Speaker 1: ten All Decades NFL All Decades team, and I think

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Speaker 1: the resume kind of speaks for itself. And to have

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Speaker 1: your as our guest today, it was a true honor

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Speaker 1: and a true opportunity to be able to talk to you,

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Speaker 1: and we're looking forward to talking to you more as

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Speaker 1: the season and progresses and the team heads over to

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Speaker 1: London later this year. Appreciate you, thank you very much.

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Speaker 1: That was in dominikin two, former defensive tackle, talking about

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Speaker 1: his transition from on the field to off the field

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Speaker 1: with Sky Sports, and we were so looking forward to

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Speaker 1: having him at US Bank Stadium this upcoming Sunday, as

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Speaker 1: he talked about it before, this game is won and

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Speaker 1: lost in the trenches, and when the forty nine ers

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Speaker 1: comeing down, we know they're going to try to run

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Speaker 1: the ball. How we stop the run is going to

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Speaker 1: be the key to success for this Minnesota Vikings team.

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Speaker 1: So kickoff a set for noon at US Bank Stadium.

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Speaker 1: It makes you guys are early, makes you guys are loud,

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Speaker 1: It makes you guys stay the entire sixty minutes. So

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Speaker 1: for all of our guests today and our ven campadres,

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Speaker 1: my name is Gabe Anderson. Thank you guys again for

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Speaker 1: tuning into another edition of the Minnesota Vikings Podcast presented

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