1 00:00:00,160 --> 00:00:03,320 Speaker 1: So with bar out, you had the green dot on 2 00:00:03,360 --> 00:00:05,920 Speaker 1: the helmet and handled some of the communication stuff. How 3 00:00:05,960 --> 00:00:07,880 Speaker 1: did that go over the balance of the game, because 4 00:00:07,920 --> 00:00:10,039 Speaker 1: that's not something that you're you're used to doing. So 5 00:00:10,080 --> 00:00:11,720 Speaker 1: what was it like we're in the green dot? Who 6 00:00:11,760 --> 00:00:13,760 Speaker 1: did you hear from the most in the in the 7 00:00:13,760 --> 00:00:17,200 Speaker 1: communication system? You're we're talking to me in the um. 8 00:00:18,120 --> 00:00:20,200 Speaker 1: It's definitely challenges, you know, I have so much sick 9 00:00:20,239 --> 00:00:22,720 Speaker 1: for AD every time after I had the mic because 10 00:00:23,760 --> 00:00:25,480 Speaker 1: it's hard. You know, it's hard to hear it more 11 00:00:25,520 --> 00:00:27,520 Speaker 1: at home, especially you know, I went our crowds want 12 00:00:27,520 --> 00:00:31,880 Speaker 1: our crowds rocking and things be allowed. Um, it's definitely difficult, 13 00:00:31,920 --> 00:00:41,159 Speaker 1: but you got to get focus. Welcome to the Minnesota 14 00:00:41,240 --> 00:00:44,760 Speaker 1: Vikings Podcast with your host Mike Wabshaw and Chris Corso. 15 00:00:47,000 --> 00:00:50,120 Speaker 1: Hey everyone, welcome back. It's another episode of the Minnesota 16 00:00:50,200 --> 00:00:53,560 Speaker 1: Vikings podcasts. In fact, it's episode number ten of the 17 00:00:53,680 --> 00:00:56,000 Speaker 1: Minnesota Vikings podcast. Yeah, we made it to ten. They 18 00:00:56,000 --> 00:00:58,120 Speaker 1: haven't canceled us, so we appreciate that. Thank you, mister 19 00:00:58,160 --> 00:01:00,440 Speaker 1: Lacroix for not canceling us. We made it to ten 20 00:01:00,480 --> 00:01:02,680 Speaker 1: episodes and here's too many many more. I'm your host 21 00:01:02,720 --> 00:01:05,920 Speaker 1: Mike Wabshaw coming you from TCO Studios joint as always 22 00:01:05,959 --> 00:01:08,440 Speaker 1: by Chris Corso and as always after a win. We're 23 00:01:08,440 --> 00:01:10,679 Speaker 1: in a good mood. What's up, Chrissy, what's up Will? Yeah, 24 00:01:10,760 --> 00:01:12,960 Speaker 1: we are in a good mood. And um, there's a 25 00:01:13,000 --> 00:01:14,680 Speaker 1: lot of things to talk about, a lot of sound 26 00:01:14,720 --> 00:01:16,400 Speaker 1: to get too, because we have some funny things to 27 00:01:16,480 --> 00:01:18,839 Speaker 1: play for the fans today. Yeah. Well, the autumn wind 28 00:01:19,040 --> 00:01:21,440 Speaker 1: is a Viking this week. It is not a Raider 29 00:01:22,319 --> 00:01:25,440 Speaker 1: pillaging just for fun. It is a Viking pillaging just 30 00:01:25,520 --> 00:01:27,600 Speaker 1: for fun. In fact, I do believe it is technically 31 00:01:27,680 --> 00:01:31,200 Speaker 1: autumn right September twenty first first day, first day, Today's 32 00:01:31,200 --> 00:01:34,520 Speaker 1: the first day, I believe. So anyway, first day of falls, well, 33 00:01:34,560 --> 00:01:39,800 Speaker 1: the last days of summer u the final summer wins. 34 00:01:39,800 --> 00:01:42,559 Speaker 1: We're also a Viking because the Vikings won on Sunday 35 00:01:42,600 --> 00:01:44,840 Speaker 1: against the Oakland Raiders thirty four to fourteen, and it 36 00:01:44,880 --> 00:01:47,760 Speaker 1: was really fun to watch as the Minnesota Vikings rushed 37 00:01:47,800 --> 00:01:51,560 Speaker 1: for over two hundred yards against that Raiders defense, and 38 00:01:51,680 --> 00:01:53,640 Speaker 1: for the second home game in a row, we had 39 00:01:53,680 --> 00:01:56,080 Speaker 1: thirty eight rushing attempts because we snuck a couple more 40 00:01:56,080 --> 00:01:57,840 Speaker 1: in at the end of the game via Neil Downs, 41 00:01:58,160 --> 00:02:00,320 Speaker 1: and we got the thirty eight rushing attempts. I think 42 00:02:00,360 --> 00:02:02,840 Speaker 1: anytime we have thirty eight rushing attempts gonna win the game, 43 00:02:02,840 --> 00:02:04,480 Speaker 1: we're probably gonna have a good shot to win the game. 44 00:02:04,520 --> 00:02:06,560 Speaker 1: So we're gonna talk about that game. We're gonna talk 45 00:02:06,600 --> 00:02:09,440 Speaker 1: about the upcoming challenge against the Chicago Bears, and we're 46 00:02:09,440 --> 00:02:12,720 Speaker 1: gonna hear from Vikings linebacker Eric Kendricks. All coming up 47 00:02:13,040 --> 00:02:16,480 Speaker 1: in this episode of the Minnesota Vikings Podcast. Will also 48 00:02:16,560 --> 00:02:19,240 Speaker 1: check in with the fan voicemail box. We have a 49 00:02:19,280 --> 00:02:22,600 Speaker 1: top five list and much more. But first some news 50 00:02:22,680 --> 00:02:25,480 Speaker 1: and notes. Let's start with the Vikings handling the Oakland 51 00:02:25,560 --> 00:02:29,680 Speaker 1: Raiders thirty four to fourteen at US Bank Stadium on Sunday. 52 00:02:29,680 --> 00:02:33,040 Speaker 1: Behind a strong performance from Dalvin Cook, who had one 53 00:02:33,080 --> 00:02:35,440 Speaker 1: hundred and sixteen one hundred and ten rushing yards and 54 00:02:35,520 --> 00:02:38,400 Speaker 1: a touchdown on sixteen attempts, the Vikings ran for over 55 00:02:38,400 --> 00:02:41,760 Speaker 1: two hundred yards on thirty eight attempts. Kirk Cousins had 56 00:02:41,800 --> 00:02:44,200 Speaker 1: no turnovers, was solid in the passing game, and of 57 00:02:44,200 --> 00:02:48,040 Speaker 1: course the Vikings defense absolutely dominated and our kickers Chris 58 00:02:48,080 --> 00:02:50,639 Speaker 1: were perfect. Yeah, that was huge to see the kickers 59 00:02:50,680 --> 00:02:53,400 Speaker 1: make all the kicks. Obviously, the running game was great. 60 00:02:53,480 --> 00:02:57,480 Speaker 1: The Vikings lead the NFL with seven rushing touchdowns, their 61 00:02:57,600 --> 00:03:01,120 Speaker 1: second in the NFL with only two sacks allowed, which 62 00:03:01,160 --> 00:03:03,600 Speaker 1: means the Vikings offensive line is doing it in the 63 00:03:03,639 --> 00:03:05,959 Speaker 1: passing game, they're doing it in the running game, they're 64 00:03:05,960 --> 00:03:07,840 Speaker 1: doing it in in the play action. They're doing it just 65 00:03:07,919 --> 00:03:12,120 Speaker 1: about everywhere on the field, which is awesome, awesome to see. Yeah, 66 00:03:12,160 --> 00:03:14,240 Speaker 1: it was, and it was one of those games where 67 00:03:14,280 --> 00:03:16,359 Speaker 1: the Vikings got off to a fast start again, and 68 00:03:16,840 --> 00:03:19,160 Speaker 1: we did that against Atlanta and we cruised to a victory. 69 00:03:19,200 --> 00:03:20,720 Speaker 1: We did that against the Raiders and we cruised to 70 00:03:20,720 --> 00:03:22,720 Speaker 1: a victory. Now there was a garbage time touchdown for 71 00:03:22,720 --> 00:03:24,680 Speaker 1: the Raiders that made the game appear a little bit 72 00:03:24,680 --> 00:03:27,840 Speaker 1: closer really than it was. And so it was another 73 00:03:27,880 --> 00:03:29,839 Speaker 1: one of those games for the Vikings where they start 74 00:03:29,840 --> 00:03:32,840 Speaker 1: out fast and they keep their foot on the gas 75 00:03:33,160 --> 00:03:35,280 Speaker 1: and then in the second half we saw or in 76 00:03:35,560 --> 00:03:36,920 Speaker 1: the last part of the fourth quarter, we got to 77 00:03:36,960 --> 00:03:38,640 Speaker 1: see some guys come into the game that don't get 78 00:03:38,640 --> 00:03:40,320 Speaker 1: to play a lot. Those are good games. And then 79 00:03:40,360 --> 00:03:42,280 Speaker 1: you finished by kneeling on the ball, So we like that. 80 00:03:42,640 --> 00:03:45,400 Speaker 1: I think it was also a good weekend for us 81 00:03:45,480 --> 00:03:48,640 Speaker 1: to win because everybody else in our division one, everyone 82 00:03:48,720 --> 00:03:51,560 Speaker 1: in the NFC North is playing really good right now. 83 00:03:51,600 --> 00:03:54,600 Speaker 1: I think they're like seven oz and one with like 84 00:03:54,640 --> 00:03:57,920 Speaker 1: one tie against other teams outside the division, which is 85 00:03:57,960 --> 00:04:02,120 Speaker 1: like unbelievable for the division right now. The Detroit Lions 86 00:04:02,160 --> 00:04:05,800 Speaker 1: will get to them later. They're surprising me. I've never 87 00:04:05,840 --> 00:04:08,000 Speaker 1: liked them since I've been here, and I still don't 88 00:04:08,040 --> 00:04:09,720 Speaker 1: like them. I really don't like them this year. Yeah, 89 00:04:09,800 --> 00:04:12,360 Speaker 1: So the NFC North is playing tough, which is a 90 00:04:12,400 --> 00:04:15,080 Speaker 1: good segue into some sound that we want to share 91 00:04:15,080 --> 00:04:17,839 Speaker 1: with you all about the NFC North. And this is 92 00:04:17,839 --> 00:04:20,559 Speaker 1: from our friends with Good Morning Football as they break 93 00:04:20,600 --> 00:04:23,640 Speaker 1: down what might be the best division in the NFL. 94 00:04:23,920 --> 00:04:26,960 Speaker 1: But Nate. All four NFC North teams got w's in 95 00:04:27,080 --> 00:04:29,680 Speaker 1: Week three. So do you believe that the Bears repeat 96 00:04:29,680 --> 00:04:33,520 Speaker 1: as NFC North champions after what you saw this past 97 00:04:33,560 --> 00:04:37,360 Speaker 1: three weeks? It's tough to say that I'm calling right now. 98 00:04:37,400 --> 00:04:40,000 Speaker 1: As much as I love the Bears last year, I'm 99 00:04:40,000 --> 00:04:42,000 Speaker 1: not getting that same feeling. I'm not getting that same 100 00:04:42,040 --> 00:04:44,160 Speaker 1: excitement and look good last night. They look good last night. 101 00:04:44,160 --> 00:04:47,320 Speaker 1: But it's it's a it's a week or work. I'm 102 00:04:47,360 --> 00:04:50,200 Speaker 1: talking about the entire season. They're just so up and down, 103 00:04:50,279 --> 00:04:53,000 Speaker 1: so inconsistent. And when I look at who's trending in 104 00:04:53,040 --> 00:04:54,880 Speaker 1: the right direction, of course the Bears are. You gotta 105 00:04:54,920 --> 00:04:57,040 Speaker 1: respect him for what they did, but Aaron Rodgers is 106 00:04:57,040 --> 00:04:58,920 Speaker 1: also trending. And the fact that he's been the big 107 00:04:58,960 --> 00:05:00,960 Speaker 1: brother in this divisions for so along and last year 108 00:05:01,160 --> 00:05:03,839 Speaker 1: had to give up that discount double check built and say, 109 00:05:03,880 --> 00:05:05,880 Speaker 1: you know what, Bears, you guys are a better team here. 110 00:05:05,920 --> 00:05:08,719 Speaker 1: You are take this division title. I would right now 111 00:05:09,040 --> 00:05:14,200 Speaker 1: say I fear the Packers. Then it's the Bears Lions close. 112 00:05:14,600 --> 00:05:16,440 Speaker 1: If they have a big win this weekend, they are 113 00:05:16,520 --> 00:05:19,120 Speaker 1: jumping the Bears from me. And then the Vikings. As 114 00:05:19,200 --> 00:05:21,240 Speaker 1: much as I love dal McCook and Kirk Cousins controlling 115 00:05:21,279 --> 00:05:23,680 Speaker 1: that offense and being a game manager, I'm not that convinced. 116 00:05:23,680 --> 00:05:26,560 Speaker 1: I actually am completely in opposition of you on Okay, 117 00:05:26,680 --> 00:05:30,160 Speaker 1: we got our buddy. The Vikings still, the way they've 118 00:05:30,160 --> 00:05:33,160 Speaker 1: won those two games have been so dominant on the ground, 119 00:05:33,240 --> 00:05:35,000 Speaker 1: and the defense is so good in the home field 120 00:05:35,000 --> 00:05:37,520 Speaker 1: advantage in that building, it is very hard to win. 121 00:05:37,600 --> 00:05:40,080 Speaker 1: I know people have questions about Kirk Cousins. But I 122 00:05:40,120 --> 00:05:42,559 Speaker 1: don't have questions about this guy right here. Dalvin Cook 123 00:05:42,600 --> 00:05:45,760 Speaker 1: is the game changer. This guy quietly is leading the 124 00:05:45,839 --> 00:05:49,400 Speaker 1: league in rushing. He's absolutely fantastic between the tackles. He 125 00:05:49,520 --> 00:05:51,560 Speaker 1: adds an element to this Vikings team that did not 126 00:05:51,720 --> 00:05:54,600 Speaker 1: exist last year. And I think the defense is back 127 00:05:54,640 --> 00:05:58,520 Speaker 1: to their twenty eighteen form. My man, Peter Schreeger, Thank you, 128 00:05:58,640 --> 00:06:02,280 Speaker 1: Peter Schreger likes us. Yeah, I think Nate's setting us up, 129 00:06:02,560 --> 00:06:04,800 Speaker 1: That's what I think. I think Nate's I think Nate 130 00:06:05,040 --> 00:06:07,560 Speaker 1: knows Pete Schrager is going to be all about us, 131 00:06:07,560 --> 00:06:09,719 Speaker 1: so he's just trying to be a contrarian, throwing up 132 00:06:09,760 --> 00:06:13,920 Speaker 1: a little layup and then he's gonna come back around 133 00:06:14,000 --> 00:06:16,200 Speaker 1: and and you know, want us to embrace him and 134 00:06:16,240 --> 00:06:18,120 Speaker 1: welcome him back. And I think Nate's trying to set 135 00:06:18,200 --> 00:06:20,960 Speaker 1: us up. But um, Peter is talking about the Vikings 136 00:06:20,960 --> 00:06:23,560 Speaker 1: defense right there at the end of the clip, and 137 00:06:23,760 --> 00:06:26,839 Speaker 1: I you know, the starting Green Bay was terrible. Obviously, 138 00:06:27,000 --> 00:06:29,279 Speaker 1: we gave up three touchdowns on the first three drives. 139 00:06:29,279 --> 00:06:32,359 Speaker 1: Since then, how's it been going. It's been pretty pretty good. Okay, 140 00:06:32,360 --> 00:06:34,880 Speaker 1: I got it for you. Twenty series since then, read 141 00:06:34,920 --> 00:06:39,320 Speaker 1: them all, right. Twelve punts, five turnovers including turnovers on downs, 142 00:06:39,640 --> 00:06:42,000 Speaker 1: two touchdown drives, one of which was kind of a 143 00:06:42,040 --> 00:06:45,640 Speaker 1: garbage time touchdown, and a missfield goal. Yeah pretty good, right, 144 00:06:45,800 --> 00:06:48,800 Speaker 1: I'd say that's pretty good. Miss field goal by Daniel Carson. Yeah, 145 00:06:48,839 --> 00:06:51,719 Speaker 1: sorry about that. Twenty two point three yards allowed per 146 00:06:51,839 --> 00:06:54,960 Speaker 1: drive by the Vikings defense over the last twenty drives, 147 00:06:54,960 --> 00:06:57,720 Speaker 1: and thirteen of those twenty drives there have been zero 148 00:06:57,920 --> 00:07:01,960 Speaker 1: or one first down allowed. So the Vikings defense has 149 00:07:02,000 --> 00:07:05,440 Speaker 1: turned it on in the last twenty quarters or twenty series. 150 00:07:05,440 --> 00:07:07,320 Speaker 1: Hopefully they can keep it up at Lambo Field. I 151 00:07:07,360 --> 00:07:11,160 Speaker 1: hate to bring this up, but literally only the beginning 152 00:07:11,200 --> 00:07:14,200 Speaker 1: of the Green Bay Packers game was where I've seen 153 00:07:14,320 --> 00:07:17,440 Speaker 1: any issues whatsoever in the Vikings defense. Other than that, 154 00:07:17,480 --> 00:07:21,600 Speaker 1: they've been almost perfect, especially the starters. Yeah, so you know, 155 00:07:21,640 --> 00:07:24,440 Speaker 1: I think, you know, we want to keep that up now. 156 00:07:24,680 --> 00:07:27,360 Speaker 1: Doing it at US Bank Stadium is one thing. Doing 157 00:07:27,440 --> 00:07:31,080 Speaker 1: it at Soldier Field completely different. It's a different challenge 158 00:07:31,080 --> 00:07:33,720 Speaker 1: when you go there. And anyone who does anything on 159 00:07:33,840 --> 00:07:37,280 Speaker 1: air this week, whether it's offensive assistant offensive line coach 160 00:07:37,320 --> 00:07:39,600 Speaker 1: Andrew Jinoko who's on XS and OS and game plan 161 00:07:39,720 --> 00:07:41,880 Speaker 1: this week, Zim who's on XS and OS this week. 162 00:07:42,040 --> 00:07:44,000 Speaker 1: They're all going to talk about Soldier Field and the 163 00:07:44,040 --> 00:07:47,320 Speaker 1: special challenge that it is. Zim, I believe has two 164 00:07:47,400 --> 00:07:50,800 Speaker 1: wins there. He's two and three at Soldier Field, so 165 00:07:50,840 --> 00:07:53,360 Speaker 1: he's actually had a little more success than most Vikings 166 00:07:53,400 --> 00:07:56,040 Speaker 1: head coaches have in the last twenty years. Hopefully that 167 00:07:56,120 --> 00:07:59,920 Speaker 1: can continue and hopefully the Vikings defensive prowess can continue. 168 00:08:00,280 --> 00:08:02,920 Speaker 1: And on that topic, our guest for today on the 169 00:08:02,920 --> 00:08:06,680 Speaker 1: Minnesota Vikings podcast is someone who's the man in the 170 00:08:06,680 --> 00:08:10,880 Speaker 1: middle of that Vikings defense and his performance was particularly 171 00:08:10,920 --> 00:08:14,320 Speaker 1: notable last Sunday because we did not have fellow linebacker 172 00:08:14,360 --> 00:08:17,440 Speaker 1: Anthony Barr, so linebacker Eric Kendricks had a big game 173 00:08:17,480 --> 00:08:20,320 Speaker 1: and it was very well timed. We had a chance 174 00:08:20,360 --> 00:08:22,960 Speaker 1: to sit down with him and chat earlier in the week. 175 00:08:23,040 --> 00:08:27,760 Speaker 1: Here's our discussion with Vikings linebacker Eric Kendricks. All right, Eric, 176 00:08:28,240 --> 00:08:31,920 Speaker 1: that was a lot of fun yesterday, wasn't it. Oh? Yeah? 177 00:08:31,960 --> 00:08:39,200 Speaker 1: I meant when the Vikings defense is planning really fast 178 00:08:39,280 --> 00:08:43,760 Speaker 1: and lights out like that, what's happening do you think? 179 00:08:43,800 --> 00:08:46,840 Speaker 1: I mean? Is it continuity with you guys? Because everyone 180 00:08:46,880 --> 00:08:48,800 Speaker 1: knows the system so well and you've got a lot 181 00:08:48,840 --> 00:08:51,840 Speaker 1: of guys coming back from last year in the year before. 182 00:08:53,000 --> 00:08:55,640 Speaker 1: What's the biggest thing do you think when the Vikings 183 00:08:55,760 --> 00:09:00,880 Speaker 1: defense is playing lights out? What's happening on the field. Um, 184 00:09:00,920 --> 00:09:03,200 Speaker 1: it's a little bit of everything. I feel like, just 185 00:09:03,280 --> 00:09:08,319 Speaker 1: aggression and you know, just the knowledge we have, you know, 186 00:09:08,840 --> 00:09:10,280 Speaker 1: you know we're going to get obviously things that we 187 00:09:10,559 --> 00:09:14,560 Speaker 1: don't practice. But there's also just everybody's instincts. You know, 188 00:09:14,640 --> 00:09:17,679 Speaker 1: everybody's everybody's pretty good on the tchi maw. Um, it's 189 00:09:17,720 --> 00:09:21,720 Speaker 1: really fun. But that's like that. Yeah, when you have 190 00:09:21,760 --> 00:09:24,920 Speaker 1: a system in place offense or defense in your case 191 00:09:25,200 --> 00:09:27,959 Speaker 1: here it's it's defense. But when there is a system 192 00:09:28,000 --> 00:09:31,600 Speaker 1: in place with a really good scheme and a lot 193 00:09:31,679 --> 00:09:34,520 Speaker 1: of players who know each other well, do you think 194 00:09:34,600 --> 00:09:39,439 Speaker 1: that affords a better opportunity maybe for a non starter 195 00:09:39,760 --> 00:09:42,600 Speaker 1: or a young player to come in and play well 196 00:09:43,080 --> 00:09:46,680 Speaker 1: because he's playing with a bunch of experienced, skilled guys 197 00:09:46,679 --> 00:09:50,040 Speaker 1: and he's insulated. So even if he has a misstep, Um, 198 00:09:50,280 --> 00:09:53,439 Speaker 1: a lot of players have his back, and that's maybe 199 00:09:53,440 --> 00:09:55,640 Speaker 1: a better learning environment for a younger player. Do you 200 00:09:55,640 --> 00:09:58,920 Speaker 1: see it that way too? Yeah, I see I see 201 00:09:58,960 --> 00:10:01,760 Speaker 1: it all you know, everybody's just so focused on their job, 202 00:10:01,920 --> 00:10:04,079 Speaker 1: you know what I mean. Obviously we make plays that 203 00:10:04,160 --> 00:10:08,080 Speaker 1: are you know, not necessarily all assignment, but we do 204 00:10:08,120 --> 00:10:10,760 Speaker 1: our jobs first, and then we always focus not doing 205 00:10:10,800 --> 00:10:13,839 Speaker 1: our job first. And when everyone's doing the job, it 206 00:10:13,840 --> 00:10:16,120 Speaker 1: makes it easier for you know, for me to do 207 00:10:16,200 --> 00:10:17,560 Speaker 1: my job, but for the next guy to do his 208 00:10:17,679 --> 00:10:20,760 Speaker 1: job and for somebody to make a play. Yeah. You 209 00:10:20,760 --> 00:10:22,760 Speaker 1: you're on the second level of that defense. So right 210 00:10:22,800 --> 00:10:25,360 Speaker 1: in front of you is the Vikings defensive line, and 211 00:10:25,600 --> 00:10:28,920 Speaker 1: I have to imagine that those those guys up front 212 00:10:28,920 --> 00:10:31,120 Speaker 1: have been playing well over the course of the first 213 00:10:31,120 --> 00:10:34,599 Speaker 1: three games of the season. Do you agree, Yeah, absolutely, no, 214 00:10:34,600 --> 00:10:36,839 Speaker 1: those guys are we gotta take a burn of the 215 00:10:37,000 --> 00:10:39,400 Speaker 1: you know, of the of the beating of the offensive 216 00:10:39,440 --> 00:10:42,080 Speaker 1: line and stuff like that, and that you know, what 217 00:10:42,120 --> 00:10:44,120 Speaker 1: they do. What they do kind of gets overshadowed often, 218 00:10:44,200 --> 00:10:46,120 Speaker 1: but you know, not by being you know, those guys 219 00:10:46,120 --> 00:10:50,880 Speaker 1: are our animals. Yeah. So with bar out, you had 220 00:10:50,880 --> 00:10:52,719 Speaker 1: the green dot on the helmet and handled some the 221 00:10:52,920 --> 00:10:55,640 Speaker 1: communication stuff. How did that go over the balance of 222 00:10:55,679 --> 00:10:57,839 Speaker 1: the game because that's not something that you're you're used 223 00:10:57,840 --> 00:10:59,560 Speaker 1: to doing. So what was it like wearing the green 224 00:10:59,600 --> 00:11:01,360 Speaker 1: dot and who did you who did you hear from 225 00:11:01,400 --> 00:11:07,319 Speaker 1: the most in the in the communication system? I h m, 226 00:11:07,320 --> 00:11:11,120 Speaker 1: we're talking to me in the Okay. It's it's definitely challenging, 227 00:11:11,160 --> 00:11:12,800 Speaker 1: you know. I have so much stick for AV every 228 00:11:12,800 --> 00:11:16,720 Speaker 1: time after I have the mic, because, UM, it's hard. 229 00:11:16,760 --> 00:11:18,400 Speaker 1: You know, it's hard to hear it when at home, 230 00:11:18,520 --> 00:11:20,400 Speaker 1: especially you know, I when a crowd, when a crowd 231 00:11:20,520 --> 00:11:24,520 Speaker 1: rocking and things get allowed. Um, it's definitely difficult, but 232 00:11:24,640 --> 00:11:28,640 Speaker 1: you gotta just focus. Do you think, um, like, can 233 00:11:28,679 --> 00:11:31,320 Speaker 1: you can you see where some players would really like 234 00:11:31,440 --> 00:11:33,960 Speaker 1: to do to wear the communication and some players would 235 00:11:34,000 --> 00:11:35,440 Speaker 1: really not like it? Or do you think it would 236 00:11:35,440 --> 00:11:40,640 Speaker 1: be helpful for any player who got to wear it? Um? 237 00:11:40,720 --> 00:11:43,320 Speaker 1: I think, I mean, will you all eleven of had it? 238 00:11:43,400 --> 00:11:46,440 Speaker 1: That would be great, you know, but unfortunately you know 239 00:11:46,480 --> 00:11:52,360 Speaker 1: that's not that's not the case. Um. But I don't know, 240 00:11:52,559 --> 00:11:54,599 Speaker 1: you know, I assume that most people don't want to 241 00:11:54,600 --> 00:11:56,440 Speaker 1: have that responsibility because they just want to focus on 242 00:11:56,440 --> 00:11:59,680 Speaker 1: what they gotta do. But UM, it definitely keeps you 243 00:11:59,679 --> 00:12:03,160 Speaker 1: into be yeah. Yeah, So on a week like this 244 00:12:03,280 --> 00:12:06,880 Speaker 1: where the upcoming opponent for US now it's the Chicago Bears, 245 00:12:07,559 --> 00:12:09,840 Speaker 1: you know, they they play on Monday Night. So you've 246 00:12:09,880 --> 00:12:14,079 Speaker 1: played your game and now you're you're you've broken down 247 00:12:14,120 --> 00:12:16,959 Speaker 1: the tape, you've had meetings, and you're starting to focus 248 00:12:16,960 --> 00:12:19,200 Speaker 1: on the next opponent. It's the Chicago Bears and they 249 00:12:19,280 --> 00:12:21,360 Speaker 1: play on Monday Night football. Do you sit and watch 250 00:12:21,400 --> 00:12:24,240 Speaker 1: Monday Night Football and and just watch the game like 251 00:12:24,280 --> 00:12:26,240 Speaker 1: a like someone like I would do or a fan 252 00:12:26,280 --> 00:12:28,200 Speaker 1: would do, and just sit there and watch the TV 253 00:12:28,320 --> 00:12:32,360 Speaker 1: copy of the game. Um, you know, I'll definitely watch it. 254 00:12:32,480 --> 00:12:34,480 Speaker 1: Was like we're playing the next team, but you know, 255 00:12:35,000 --> 00:12:36,880 Speaker 1: it's just a regular Monday night game and it's maybe 256 00:12:36,920 --> 00:12:39,320 Speaker 1: not anywhere in a division. I might just give it, 257 00:12:39,400 --> 00:12:42,880 Speaker 1: you know, but yeah, like for the thirds, for you know, 258 00:12:43,480 --> 00:12:45,240 Speaker 1: the team of playing is on Running night. I'm definitely 259 00:12:45,240 --> 00:12:48,599 Speaker 1: gonna watch it and just watch it. I'll see it. 260 00:12:48,640 --> 00:12:51,720 Speaker 1: I'll see it again obviously on film and the film 261 00:12:51,760 --> 00:12:53,560 Speaker 1: we get we see it is a lot different than 262 00:12:53,600 --> 00:12:55,920 Speaker 1: the TV copy, but you have a lot offenial TV 263 00:12:56,000 --> 00:12:58,320 Speaker 1: copy as well. UM, what do you think about the 264 00:12:58,400 --> 00:13:00,680 Speaker 1: Chicago Bears. This is a team that um is going 265 00:13:00,760 --> 00:13:03,640 Speaker 1: to have a really basically the same offense that you 266 00:13:03,679 --> 00:13:06,160 Speaker 1: saw last year with Matt Nagy and Mitchell Trubisky. A 267 00:13:06,160 --> 00:13:09,320 Speaker 1: few pieces here and there are different. They have Cordarell Patterson. 268 00:13:09,360 --> 00:13:12,720 Speaker 1: But what are your first blush thoughts on the Chicago 269 00:13:12,760 --> 00:13:17,520 Speaker 1: Bears offense in twenty nineteen. You know, I really hadn't 270 00:13:17,679 --> 00:13:19,080 Speaker 1: take it a look at him this year, you know, 271 00:13:19,679 --> 00:13:22,080 Speaker 1: against them, so um, but I do remember last year, 272 00:13:22,120 --> 00:13:24,640 Speaker 1: you know, lead the obviously have a physical run threat 273 00:13:24,800 --> 00:13:28,000 Speaker 1: and a quarterback who can get loose in the punkt 274 00:13:28,040 --> 00:13:31,680 Speaker 1: as well. So we gotta we gotta gotta contain of everybody. 275 00:13:31,679 --> 00:13:35,040 Speaker 1: We gotta play physical. All right, man, Hopefully you can 276 00:13:35,200 --> 00:13:37,200 Speaker 1: rest up and be healthy and ready to go for 277 00:13:37,240 --> 00:13:38,600 Speaker 1: this week. It's going to be a big one and 278 00:13:38,640 --> 00:13:40,560 Speaker 1: a fun one on Sunday against the Bears. Thanks for 279 00:13:40,600 --> 00:13:43,080 Speaker 1: taking some time to chat with us. We appreciate it. Yeah, 280 00:13:43,559 --> 00:13:47,240 Speaker 1: all right, see you yep, see Eric. One thing we 281 00:13:47,320 --> 00:13:50,000 Speaker 1: like to do on the Postgame Report, a podcast that 282 00:13:50,760 --> 00:13:53,360 Speaker 1: Chris Corso and I do after every single game after 283 00:13:53,400 --> 00:13:56,000 Speaker 1: we win, is we like to give you the sound 284 00:13:56,040 --> 00:13:58,160 Speaker 1: from the post game locker room where head coach Mike 285 00:13:58,200 --> 00:14:01,320 Speaker 1: Zimmer's giving the victory speech. Always cool to hear. Well. Um, 286 00:14:01,360 --> 00:14:03,760 Speaker 1: sort of on that same topic, one of the guys 287 00:14:03,800 --> 00:14:06,520 Speaker 1: who got a game ball this week was offensive lineman 288 00:14:06,559 --> 00:14:10,600 Speaker 1: Brian O'Neill. He, among some other offensive lineman, was a 289 00:14:10,720 --> 00:14:14,079 Speaker 1: guest of Kirk Cousins on Under Center with Kirk Cousins 290 00:14:14,320 --> 00:14:16,880 Speaker 1: Cousins Weekly Podcast. He talked about getting the game ball. 291 00:14:17,080 --> 00:14:19,920 Speaker 1: Did you guys sense anything, did you sense anything is 292 00:14:19,920 --> 00:14:21,960 Speaker 1: going against the nose guard or no? I mean, I 293 00:14:22,000 --> 00:14:24,600 Speaker 1: just I mean when you get into growth um, start 294 00:14:24,600 --> 00:14:26,640 Speaker 1: wearing the ball, start wearing them down. I mean the 295 00:14:26,720 --> 00:14:29,840 Speaker 1: system like we talked about earlier, just when you get 296 00:14:29,840 --> 00:14:31,760 Speaker 1: to that third fourth quarter and they get more tired 297 00:14:31,800 --> 00:14:34,360 Speaker 1: and you get energy. You feed off of their their 298 00:14:34,400 --> 00:14:37,240 Speaker 1: tiredness with their hands on their hips. And obviously had 299 00:14:37,280 --> 00:14:39,680 Speaker 1: a great game from Brian O'Neill. Here to my left 300 00:14:39,840 --> 00:14:45,560 Speaker 1: actually got a game ballow ball. Yeah, on the road 301 00:14:45,760 --> 00:14:52,240 Speaker 1: the division chams we get played, all right, come here, Cooky, 302 00:14:52,800 --> 00:14:59,800 Speaker 1: come on, yeah? Yeah, where will you display that game? 303 00:15:01,360 --> 00:15:03,880 Speaker 1: I mean, I first of all, I appreciate it for 304 00:15:04,000 --> 00:15:07,000 Speaker 1: doing that, But to be honest, I'm really excited about 305 00:15:07,000 --> 00:15:09,800 Speaker 1: this game ball because I live with one of our linebackers, 306 00:15:09,960 --> 00:15:13,200 Speaker 1: Ben Gideon, and we have like all of our any 307 00:15:13,240 --> 00:15:15,280 Speaker 1: whatever trophy said he's gotten with the Vikings, he was 308 00:15:15,280 --> 00:15:17,560 Speaker 1: a special team or the year one year, Um is 309 00:15:17,640 --> 00:15:21,240 Speaker 1: Michigan helmet my pit helmets up there there's all and 310 00:15:21,240 --> 00:15:24,720 Speaker 1: there's about ten game balls like on display, all ben 311 00:15:25,160 --> 00:15:28,480 Speaker 1: and nine of them are bent. There's only one of 312 00:15:28,520 --> 00:15:30,360 Speaker 1: mine from last year. So every time we have people 313 00:15:30,360 --> 00:15:32,480 Speaker 1: come over and they check out the house and who 314 00:15:32,880 --> 00:15:35,080 Speaker 1: Everybody's like, where are all your balls? I'm like, oh, well, 315 00:15:35,640 --> 00:15:37,440 Speaker 1: the only one I have is right there at the bottom. 316 00:15:37,480 --> 00:15:39,160 Speaker 1: So we're gonna take one of his down and put 317 00:15:39,160 --> 00:15:41,440 Speaker 1: one of mine up. So I like it. I like it. 318 00:15:42,040 --> 00:15:44,920 Speaker 1: That was so awesome. I mean, these guys came in 319 00:15:45,000 --> 00:15:48,800 Speaker 1: here and just you don't think that they talk very 320 00:15:48,880 --> 00:15:51,040 Speaker 1: much offensive lineman because they don't like to talk to 321 00:15:51,080 --> 00:15:53,280 Speaker 1: the media, but they come in here with their quarterback 322 00:15:53,360 --> 00:15:56,720 Speaker 1: and they were they have inside jokes. They talked about 323 00:15:56,720 --> 00:16:00,720 Speaker 1: proposals at you at at TCO Performance Center. Guard Bradberry's 324 00:16:00,760 --> 00:16:04,720 Speaker 1: proposed to his girlfriend here. Um he makes like here 325 00:16:04,840 --> 00:16:07,840 Speaker 1: here at the TCO on the wolf deck. Wow, okay. 326 00:16:07,960 --> 00:16:10,360 Speaker 1: And he was he used the excuse that he was 327 00:16:10,480 --> 00:16:13,760 Speaker 1: making cold brew for the offensive line because he does 328 00:16:13,760 --> 00:16:16,320 Speaker 1: so every week, and he came here to make cold 329 00:16:16,400 --> 00:16:19,160 Speaker 1: brew with his with his girlfriend and he brought her 330 00:16:19,240 --> 00:16:21,560 Speaker 1: upstairs and proposed. Wow, and he said, you know what, 331 00:16:21,920 --> 00:16:25,240 Speaker 1: it was my first NFL game ever, and I figured, 332 00:16:25,440 --> 00:16:28,120 Speaker 1: it's really nerve wracking, most nerve wracking moment in my 333 00:16:28,160 --> 00:16:30,640 Speaker 1: life to propose to my girlfriend. So that made the 334 00:16:30,680 --> 00:16:33,640 Speaker 1: game pretty easy. And we were all dying. That's a 335 00:16:33,640 --> 00:16:36,080 Speaker 1: good story, and they were. They were just sharing stories 336 00:16:36,080 --> 00:16:38,000 Speaker 1: and inside jokes and you can see why they're playing 337 00:16:38,000 --> 00:16:42,160 Speaker 1: so well because the chemistry is on a hundred right now. Yeah, 338 00:16:42,200 --> 00:16:45,600 Speaker 1: it is, um. I think last thing. Let's wrap up 339 00:16:45,640 --> 00:16:48,320 Speaker 1: this win against the Oakland Raiders with our last piece 340 00:16:48,360 --> 00:16:51,560 Speaker 1: of sound for the show. And that is when you ball, 341 00:16:52,000 --> 00:16:55,080 Speaker 1: you get the call. And Dalvin Cook bawled on Sunday, 342 00:16:55,200 --> 00:16:58,840 Speaker 1: So Dion Sanders gave him a call after the game 343 00:16:59,120 --> 00:17:03,200 Speaker 1: and here is the Dalvin Cook. Dion Sanders chap, Dalvin, 344 00:17:03,240 --> 00:17:07,919 Speaker 1: what's up, my man? What's good from It seems as 345 00:17:07,960 --> 00:17:11,560 Speaker 1: though when you guys win, you and I are communicating, 346 00:17:12,040 --> 00:17:15,399 Speaker 1: but when you lose, there's there's some inconsistency going on. 347 00:17:15,520 --> 00:17:18,800 Speaker 1: Right now, now, what's the thing. We're just trying to 348 00:17:18,840 --> 00:17:21,840 Speaker 1: figure it out, man stir earlier in the year and 349 00:17:22,000 --> 00:17:24,000 Speaker 1: we're still trying to get out. You know, get out 350 00:17:24,040 --> 00:17:27,080 Speaker 1: of rhythm going. So you know, if it's run, pass, 351 00:17:27,280 --> 00:17:29,520 Speaker 1: whatever it is. Man, we're trying to find that rhythm, man, 352 00:17:29,880 --> 00:17:31,960 Speaker 1: and I think you know it's starting to get done. 353 00:17:33,080 --> 00:17:36,000 Speaker 1: What you mean founding the rhythm? Sixteen carries a buck ten. 354 00:17:36,080 --> 00:17:39,480 Speaker 1: It seems as though when they give you the ball consistently, 355 00:17:39,920 --> 00:17:41,959 Speaker 1: another one of your back square carry spent the eight 356 00:17:42,040 --> 00:17:45,480 Speaker 1: yards you guys had closer with two hundred yards rushing today, 357 00:17:45,680 --> 00:17:48,359 Speaker 1: when you guys run the ball effectively, you take some 358 00:17:48,480 --> 00:17:52,480 Speaker 1: pressure off your quarterback cousins. It seems as though that's 359 00:17:52,520 --> 00:17:56,560 Speaker 1: the thing. Yeah, you know, that's old school football, is 360 00:17:56,640 --> 00:18:00,399 Speaker 1: z rules, running football played good defense. Man. You know, 361 00:18:00,760 --> 00:18:02,600 Speaker 1: while you're trying to hop on me, I'm a young 362 00:18:02,600 --> 00:18:04,880 Speaker 1: boy in the backfield. You know, if we could keep 363 00:18:04,920 --> 00:18:07,320 Speaker 1: this thing rolling and keep running the football, like you said, 364 00:18:07,359 --> 00:18:09,600 Speaker 1: take some press off, Kurt, you know, this thing would 365 00:18:09,600 --> 00:18:11,800 Speaker 1: be smooth set of us. What's the difference, man? I mean, 366 00:18:11,840 --> 00:18:13,960 Speaker 1: when you're hitting the hole, man, it seems like you're 367 00:18:13,960 --> 00:18:18,720 Speaker 1: pressing the hole, you're hitting your explosive. You just give 368 00:18:18,760 --> 00:18:21,920 Speaker 1: them so much energy and that brings eight guys in 369 00:18:22,000 --> 00:18:24,119 Speaker 1: the boxing. You know, those couple receivers you got that 370 00:18:24,200 --> 00:18:28,120 Speaker 1: wide or something to deal with. Yeah, that's the goal 371 00:18:28,160 --> 00:18:30,760 Speaker 1: to keep to keep making eight in the box, because 372 00:18:31,240 --> 00:18:33,280 Speaker 1: if we could get one on one matchups with fourteen 373 00:18:33,440 --> 00:18:36,640 Speaker 1: nineteen eighty two and them guys, it's a problem man. 374 00:18:37,040 --> 00:18:38,919 Speaker 1: You know, there ain't too many guys in the NFL 375 00:18:39,000 --> 00:18:41,080 Speaker 1: that can cover those guys one on one in my opinions, 376 00:18:41,119 --> 00:18:44,040 Speaker 1: So we can keep getting an honest box and making 377 00:18:44,080 --> 00:18:46,879 Speaker 1: them stack it up. I think that thing a playoff, right, 378 00:18:47,240 --> 00:18:49,040 Speaker 1: keep on doing your thing because when they're hitting that 379 00:18:49,080 --> 00:18:51,399 Speaker 1: thing to you, baby, you gets to talk to me. 380 00:18:52,240 --> 00:18:55,800 Speaker 1: I appreciate it, man, all right. So there's Dalvin Cook. 381 00:18:55,840 --> 00:18:59,280 Speaker 1: He starred for the offense in this winh This offense 382 00:18:59,359 --> 00:19:04,960 Speaker 1: coordinated designed primarily by Kevin Stefanski. And I went back 383 00:19:04,960 --> 00:19:08,879 Speaker 1: and looked at the six games the Vikings offense in 384 00:19:09,040 --> 00:19:13,159 Speaker 1: six games with Stefanski calling plays, yep, all right, one 385 00:19:13,240 --> 00:19:17,240 Speaker 1: hundred and eighty six runs, one hundred and forty five passes. 386 00:19:17,760 --> 00:19:19,600 Speaker 1: He likes to run the ball. You think Zim likes that. 387 00:19:19,960 --> 00:19:22,639 Speaker 1: I think Zim likes that a lot. One eighty six 388 00:19:23,119 --> 00:19:26,879 Speaker 1: to one forty five runs to passes. That's unbelievable rushing 389 00:19:26,960 --> 00:19:31,120 Speaker 1: yards per game, one hundred and sixty averaging one hundred 390 00:19:31,160 --> 00:19:35,640 Speaker 1: and sixty rushing yards per game, ten rushing touchdowns, cousins 391 00:19:35,640 --> 00:19:40,200 Speaker 1: completion percentage sixty three and a half touchdown to interception 392 00:19:40,320 --> 00:19:45,800 Speaker 1: ratio nine to three points per game twenty six. That's insane. 393 00:19:45,840 --> 00:19:48,680 Speaker 1: I mean it's really I'm one of the biggest You've 394 00:19:48,720 --> 00:19:51,240 Speaker 1: known this for a long time. I've only been here 395 00:19:51,280 --> 00:19:53,399 Speaker 1: for five years. Kevin Savanski has been here a lot 396 00:19:53,480 --> 00:19:56,520 Speaker 1: longer than that, more than double that. But ever since 397 00:19:56,520 --> 00:19:58,359 Speaker 1: I've been here, I'm like, that guy is smart. And 398 00:19:58,400 --> 00:20:00,399 Speaker 1: I love Kevin Stavanski. I love who he is as 399 00:20:00,440 --> 00:20:02,719 Speaker 1: a person. I love how he can literally talk to 400 00:20:02,760 --> 00:20:05,480 Speaker 1: anybody in the building and act like he's a normal dude. 401 00:20:05,920 --> 00:20:10,359 Speaker 1: And he has just done an unbelievable job doing something 402 00:20:10,400 --> 00:20:12,840 Speaker 1: that he's never done before. He's coached every single position 403 00:20:13,280 --> 00:20:16,280 Speaker 1: on the Vikings offensive. Now he's showing it off with 404 00:20:16,640 --> 00:20:20,280 Speaker 1: the help of Gary Kubiak and Rick Dennison, who I 405 00:20:20,280 --> 00:20:22,960 Speaker 1: can't believe the way this offensive line is playing. If 406 00:20:23,000 --> 00:20:24,800 Speaker 1: you just watch, if you go back and watch some 407 00:20:24,880 --> 00:20:28,440 Speaker 1: of the plays where Dalvin Cook has gained like ten yards, 408 00:20:29,040 --> 00:20:31,280 Speaker 1: I mean he gets pushed like another five by like 409 00:20:31,280 --> 00:20:34,479 Speaker 1: the three offensive linemen who are pushing the pile, just 410 00:20:34,520 --> 00:20:38,080 Speaker 1: giving that extra effort for Dalvin Cook. So give a 411 00:20:38,119 --> 00:20:40,440 Speaker 1: lot of the credit to a couple of those offensive 412 00:20:40,480 --> 00:20:43,119 Speaker 1: linemen because they have been really fun to watch. All right, 413 00:20:43,160 --> 00:20:45,679 Speaker 1: So now we turn the page two of these Chicago Bears, 414 00:20:45,760 --> 00:20:47,879 Speaker 1: whom the Vikings will play in Week four of the 415 00:20:47,960 --> 00:20:50,360 Speaker 1: NFL calendar, and they will do so on Sunday at 416 00:20:50,480 --> 00:20:54,360 Speaker 1: three twenty five Central time from Soldier Field. Let's get 417 00:20:54,400 --> 00:20:58,120 Speaker 1: to know these Chicago Bears. The Bears are coming off 418 00:20:58,119 --> 00:21:01,000 Speaker 1: a win over the Washington Redskins on Monday night football. 419 00:21:01,040 --> 00:21:03,119 Speaker 1: Did you watch the game? I did. I watched a 420 00:21:03,160 --> 00:21:05,760 Speaker 1: lot of it, and one of my biggest things that 421 00:21:05,800 --> 00:21:08,399 Speaker 1: I wanted to watch was the performance of former Viking 422 00:21:08,680 --> 00:21:12,000 Speaker 1: case Keenum in that game. He had started off with 423 00:21:12,080 --> 00:21:14,280 Speaker 1: a great start to the season. The team's own too, 424 00:21:14,280 --> 00:21:16,320 Speaker 1: but he had like six touchdowns and over like six 425 00:21:16,440 --> 00:21:20,520 Speaker 1: hundred yards, so he was certainly a big part of 426 00:21:20,560 --> 00:21:24,880 Speaker 1: the offense. He wasn't in this game. No, I can't 427 00:21:24,880 --> 00:21:27,840 Speaker 1: say anything positive about the way he played. I didn't 428 00:21:27,880 --> 00:21:29,920 Speaker 1: get to watch all of the game. I spoke at 429 00:21:30,320 --> 00:21:33,200 Speaker 1: a Vikings women's event on Monday night, so I missed 430 00:21:33,200 --> 00:21:35,159 Speaker 1: some of it. But I watched a lot of the 431 00:21:35,200 --> 00:21:41,320 Speaker 1: game back for preparation for Pete Bursach's film segment on 432 00:21:41,440 --> 00:21:44,120 Speaker 1: Vikings game plan, and I noticed that there were back 433 00:21:44,160 --> 00:21:46,679 Speaker 1: to back plays for the Redskins offense and the Bears 434 00:21:46,680 --> 00:21:50,320 Speaker 1: defense with turnovers. A forced fumble on Keenum, Bears took 435 00:21:50,359 --> 00:21:54,479 Speaker 1: that back or took the next possession for a touchdown, 436 00:21:54,520 --> 00:21:56,840 Speaker 1: went up twenty one nothing. And then the next passing 437 00:21:56,880 --> 00:22:00,240 Speaker 1: play for Keenum interception and the Bears turned and that 438 00:22:00,280 --> 00:22:03,159 Speaker 1: interception into a touchdown. It was twenty eight zero. It 439 00:22:03,240 --> 00:22:05,280 Speaker 1: was one of the most amazing players in that game 440 00:22:05,400 --> 00:22:08,159 Speaker 1: was Case Keenum. Tried to jump over the line on 441 00:22:08,200 --> 00:22:10,360 Speaker 1: like a third and one or a fourth and one, yeah, 442 00:22:10,400 --> 00:22:12,760 Speaker 1: and they just ripped the ball out of his hand. 443 00:22:12,800 --> 00:22:16,159 Speaker 1: I was like, these guys know how to create turnovers. 444 00:22:16,240 --> 00:22:18,280 Speaker 1: I think it was just to jump over and somehow 445 00:22:18,320 --> 00:22:20,760 Speaker 1: one of the defensive backs pulled the ball out and 446 00:22:20,800 --> 00:22:23,480 Speaker 1: it's a fumble and the Bears got the ball game. Yeah, 447 00:22:23,520 --> 00:22:25,080 Speaker 1: they know how to turn the ball out. So their 448 00:22:25,080 --> 00:22:27,400 Speaker 1: head coach is Matt Nagy, whos an offensive minded guy, 449 00:22:27,400 --> 00:22:29,439 Speaker 1: and they have Mitchell Trubisky, who was a high I 450 00:22:29,440 --> 00:22:31,440 Speaker 1: think the second overall pick in the draft a few 451 00:22:31,480 --> 00:22:33,520 Speaker 1: years ago, and um, they got a lot of weapons 452 00:22:33,520 --> 00:22:36,080 Speaker 1: on offense. But this this team is defined by its defense. 453 00:22:36,119 --> 00:22:38,960 Speaker 1: That's the backbone of the of the roster. You look 454 00:22:39,000 --> 00:22:41,560 Speaker 1: at their front seven, Akiem Hicks in the middle, Eddie 455 00:22:41,600 --> 00:22:43,919 Speaker 1: Goldman in the middle. Those two guys are big and stout. 456 00:22:44,040 --> 00:22:46,600 Speaker 1: They have edge rushers Leonard Floyd and Khalil Mack who 457 00:22:46,600 --> 00:22:49,840 Speaker 1: are unbelievable, especially Khalil Mack, who's, you know, a candidate 458 00:22:49,880 --> 00:22:54,000 Speaker 1: for Defensive Player of the Year every year. They're inside linebackers. 459 00:22:54,920 --> 00:22:57,679 Speaker 1: Smith's really good, Danny Trevathan is really good, and I 460 00:22:57,800 --> 00:23:00,360 Speaker 1: love one of their safeties Eddie Jackson. And then their 461 00:23:00,400 --> 00:23:03,960 Speaker 1: other safety is a free agent signing from originally drafted 462 00:23:04,000 --> 00:23:06,000 Speaker 1: by the Packers, went to the Redskins, now signed to 463 00:23:06,040 --> 00:23:08,000 Speaker 1: the Bears as a free agent. Haha, Clinton Dicks. He 464 00:23:08,040 --> 00:23:10,720 Speaker 1: had to pick six on Monday night, right, Yeah, So, 465 00:23:10,840 --> 00:23:13,639 Speaker 1: I mean, this defense is really good and it's a 466 00:23:13,640 --> 00:23:16,120 Speaker 1: big challenge to play them, especially when you're playing him 467 00:23:16,119 --> 00:23:19,320 Speaker 1: at Soldier field. Offense. Of course, the trigger man is 468 00:23:19,359 --> 00:23:24,320 Speaker 1: Mitchell Trubisky. Now, Mitch is a legitimate dual threat quarterback. 469 00:23:24,440 --> 00:23:28,760 Speaker 1: He can run, he can extend plays by scrambling away 470 00:23:28,760 --> 00:23:31,800 Speaker 1: from pressure. Does not have a great track record in 471 00:23:31,920 --> 00:23:35,359 Speaker 1: terms of throwing the ball against Mike Zimmer and the Vikings. 472 00:23:36,320 --> 00:23:39,919 Speaker 1: His passing yardage in four games against Mike Zimmer is 473 00:23:40,000 --> 00:23:42,920 Speaker 1: broken down game by game like this one twenty eight, 474 00:23:43,240 --> 00:23:48,000 Speaker 1: one seventy eight, one sixty five, one sixty three common denominator. 475 00:23:48,160 --> 00:23:50,800 Speaker 1: All of those totals start with one. He's never topped 476 00:23:51,240 --> 00:23:54,080 Speaker 1: one hundred and seventy eight passing yards against a Mike 477 00:23:54,160 --> 00:23:57,719 Speaker 1: Zimmer defense an outside of one game when he had 478 00:23:57,760 --> 00:23:59,960 Speaker 1: ten carries for forty three yards. Zim in the ball 479 00:24:00,000 --> 00:24:02,520 Speaker 1: always have done a pretty good job of keeping him 480 00:24:03,040 --> 00:24:05,560 Speaker 1: from being a factor running the ball. Where he's been 481 00:24:05,600 --> 00:24:08,320 Speaker 1: a thorn in the Viking side is scrambling away from 482 00:24:08,320 --> 00:24:12,080 Speaker 1: pressure and extending plays and then throwing on the run. 483 00:24:12,200 --> 00:24:13,399 Speaker 1: That's one thing the Vikings are gonna have to be 484 00:24:13,440 --> 00:24:16,840 Speaker 1: careful of, yeah, and just building on that. This season. 485 00:24:17,480 --> 00:24:20,680 Speaker 1: Passing yards twenty ninth, the Chicago Bears one hundred and 486 00:24:20,680 --> 00:24:23,520 Speaker 1: seventy eight point seven passing yards per game, twenty ninth 487 00:24:23,560 --> 00:24:26,240 Speaker 1: in the league. Total yards two hundred and seventy five. 488 00:24:26,400 --> 00:24:29,000 Speaker 1: That is also twenty ninth in the league. Rushing yards. 489 00:24:29,000 --> 00:24:31,440 Speaker 1: They're really not crushing it right now either, ninety six 490 00:24:31,480 --> 00:24:33,640 Speaker 1: point three, which is twenty first in the league. So 491 00:24:34,000 --> 00:24:36,520 Speaker 1: this offense is off to a slow start. I know 492 00:24:36,600 --> 00:24:39,560 Speaker 1: the defense is playing really well, obviously they put the 493 00:24:39,560 --> 00:24:41,960 Speaker 1: offensive played a little bit better in this game against 494 00:24:41,960 --> 00:24:44,200 Speaker 1: the Redskins, but if you look at some of these numbers, 495 00:24:44,200 --> 00:24:46,199 Speaker 1: they're in the bottom ten of the league on just 496 00:24:46,280 --> 00:24:51,720 Speaker 1: about everything, including third down percentage, points per game, total yards. 497 00:24:51,720 --> 00:24:55,000 Speaker 1: I mean, they're not clicking right now. And Matt Naggi 498 00:24:55,200 --> 00:24:58,800 Speaker 1: is the offensive guru, so hopefully it doesn't click for 499 00:24:58,920 --> 00:25:01,879 Speaker 1: him against the Viking. Yeah, and it's it's gonna be 500 00:25:01,960 --> 00:25:04,680 Speaker 1: interesting to watch how they do against the Vikings defense. Now, 501 00:25:04,680 --> 00:25:07,000 Speaker 1: the Vikings defense does not have the advantage of being 502 00:25:07,040 --> 00:25:09,080 Speaker 1: at us Bank Stadium in this game, which they did 503 00:25:09,200 --> 00:25:12,440 Speaker 1: last week against the Oakland Raiders, But when these two 504 00:25:12,520 --> 00:25:14,679 Speaker 1: fronts line up against one another, you know, it's interesting. 505 00:25:14,720 --> 00:25:17,920 Speaker 1: I don't mind the Bears offensive line, I'm not I'm 506 00:25:17,920 --> 00:25:20,560 Speaker 1: not in love with their tackles, although Bobby Massey did 507 00:25:20,560 --> 00:25:23,360 Speaker 1: not play last week, so his status bears monitoring this week. 508 00:25:24,080 --> 00:25:26,480 Speaker 1: But they have Cody Whitehair, they have James Daniels, and 509 00:25:26,480 --> 00:25:28,640 Speaker 1: they have Kyle long On the interior. I think that's 510 00:25:28,680 --> 00:25:31,320 Speaker 1: pretty good. Yeah, a lot of young guys who they've 511 00:25:31,400 --> 00:25:35,720 Speaker 1: really really taken hold of in early rounds in the draft. 512 00:25:35,800 --> 00:25:38,159 Speaker 1: James Daniels was a guy out of Iowa who I 513 00:25:38,200 --> 00:25:39,679 Speaker 1: know he was a guy that could have helped us 514 00:25:39,680 --> 00:25:42,680 Speaker 1: out at center and guard. Cody Whitehair another guy whoas 515 00:25:43,080 --> 00:25:46,480 Speaker 1: Kansas State. So they have some interior guys who know 516 00:25:46,480 --> 00:25:48,520 Speaker 1: how to protect the quarterback and Kyle Long is good. 517 00:25:48,920 --> 00:25:52,240 Speaker 1: Changes to the roster from last year we already mentioned, haha, 518 00:25:52,320 --> 00:25:54,960 Speaker 1: Clinton Dix, but they've added Cordarrell Patterson. They drafted a 519 00:25:55,080 --> 00:25:58,880 Speaker 1: running back, David Montgomery, and they have Chuck Pagano now 520 00:25:58,880 --> 00:26:01,880 Speaker 1: as their defensive courtin here because their defensive coordinator, Vic 521 00:26:01,920 --> 00:26:04,480 Speaker 1: Fangio is now the head coach of the Denver Broncos. 522 00:26:04,480 --> 00:26:06,480 Speaker 1: The Vikings will play the Broncos later in the season. 523 00:26:06,680 --> 00:26:08,760 Speaker 1: Pagano those seems to have picked up right where that 524 00:26:08,800 --> 00:26:11,720 Speaker 1: defense left off. Keys to watch him this week for 525 00:26:11,760 --> 00:26:14,400 Speaker 1: the game. I'll start with injuries. We want to see 526 00:26:14,400 --> 00:26:16,240 Speaker 1: if a Keem Hicks plays because I understand he was 527 00:26:16,280 --> 00:26:19,560 Speaker 1: injured in that game against the Redskins. Yep, his exclusion 528 00:26:19,720 --> 00:26:22,720 Speaker 1: would be a big deal. His inclusion even if he's 529 00:26:22,720 --> 00:26:27,400 Speaker 1: banged up, would is obviously an important factor for the Bears. 530 00:26:27,720 --> 00:26:29,760 Speaker 1: Other than that, what's one thing you'll be watching for 531 00:26:29,920 --> 00:26:32,880 Speaker 1: this week in this matchup? I want to see zero 532 00:26:32,920 --> 00:26:36,760 Speaker 1: turnovers from the Minnesota Vikings offense. That is exactly what 533 00:26:36,800 --> 00:26:38,919 Speaker 1: coach Zimmer wants to see. I think that will be 534 00:26:38,960 --> 00:26:41,760 Speaker 1: the biggest thing for the for the Minnesota Vikings team 535 00:26:41,760 --> 00:26:44,960 Speaker 1: as a whole heading into Soldier Field. Last year, Kirk 536 00:26:44,960 --> 00:26:46,800 Speaker 1: Cousins had a pick six. I think it was Eddie 537 00:26:46,880 --> 00:26:49,040 Speaker 1: Jackson who took it to the house on Monday Night football. 538 00:26:50,000 --> 00:26:53,160 Speaker 1: We need to protect the football, especially in the passing game. 539 00:26:53,480 --> 00:26:55,440 Speaker 1: Dalvin Cook, let's pound the rock. I want to see 540 00:26:55,440 --> 00:26:57,000 Speaker 1: I want to see us go at them. I want 541 00:26:57,000 --> 00:26:59,200 Speaker 1: to see us try to do what we've been doing 542 00:26:59,240 --> 00:27:01,720 Speaker 1: best running the ball. Don't be afraid of these big 543 00:27:01,760 --> 00:27:05,880 Speaker 1: guys in the middle. Obviously, the outside linebackers are unbelievable. 544 00:27:06,160 --> 00:27:09,080 Speaker 1: A guy who really stands out to me as an 545 00:27:09,200 --> 00:27:13,960 Speaker 1: X factor Leonard Floyd. Yeah, because everyone knows about Khalil Mack. 546 00:27:14,119 --> 00:27:17,680 Speaker 1: The other outside pass rusher is Leonard Floyd out of Georgia. 547 00:27:17,720 --> 00:27:20,080 Speaker 1: He can make big plays as well. Yeah, I'd like 548 00:27:20,160 --> 00:27:22,720 Speaker 1: to see how we combat him when we're trying to 549 00:27:22,720 --> 00:27:24,960 Speaker 1: handle Khalil Mack on the other side. And that is 550 00:27:25,000 --> 00:27:26,760 Speaker 1: the key to the game for me, is how the 551 00:27:26,800 --> 00:27:30,760 Speaker 1: Bears are going to try to defend the Vikings rushing attacks. Specifically, 552 00:27:30,760 --> 00:27:35,320 Speaker 1: the outside zone plays where the backside weekside edge rusher 553 00:27:35,520 --> 00:27:38,000 Speaker 1: is left unblocked, and that a nice tie in though 554 00:27:38,680 --> 00:27:41,760 Speaker 1: I was pretty good that that unblocked edge rusher has 555 00:27:41,880 --> 00:27:45,040 Speaker 1: the choice to crash on the run or to stay 556 00:27:45,080 --> 00:27:48,880 Speaker 1: home and be disciplined against the bootleg. Green Bay decided 557 00:27:48,920 --> 00:27:51,680 Speaker 1: to stay disciplined against bootlegs, and that took that away 558 00:27:51,720 --> 00:27:53,800 Speaker 1: from us, and I think we struggled because of it. Now, 559 00:27:53,840 --> 00:27:55,680 Speaker 1: we were able to run the ball, but we weren't 560 00:27:55,720 --> 00:27:57,439 Speaker 1: able to get the ball down field as often as 561 00:27:57,440 --> 00:27:59,359 Speaker 1: we would like because we weren't able to bootleg and 562 00:27:59,440 --> 00:28:02,840 Speaker 1: roll out away from pressure and away from the play. 563 00:28:03,480 --> 00:28:08,040 Speaker 1: The Raiders were the opposite. The Raiders definitely were crashing 564 00:28:08,040 --> 00:28:10,919 Speaker 1: on Dalvin Cook and that allowed Kirk Cousins opportunities to 565 00:28:10,920 --> 00:28:13,240 Speaker 1: bootleg and get outside the pocket, and in fact, that's 566 00:28:13,280 --> 00:28:16,359 Speaker 1: how he struck Adam Feeling for the first Touchdows touchdown 567 00:28:16,359 --> 00:28:18,560 Speaker 1: of the game. He got outside the pocket using the 568 00:28:18,600 --> 00:28:22,200 Speaker 1: bootleg because the backside edge rusher was collapsing on the run. 569 00:28:22,280 --> 00:28:24,080 Speaker 1: So I'm very curious to see how the Bears handled 570 00:28:24,119 --> 00:28:27,000 Speaker 1: the outside zone runs against the Green Bay Packers. Khalil 571 00:28:27,080 --> 00:28:29,000 Speaker 1: Mack did a very good job of being disciplined and 572 00:28:29,040 --> 00:28:31,440 Speaker 1: did not let Rogers get outside of the pocket very much, 573 00:28:31,680 --> 00:28:34,359 Speaker 1: and the Packers did not have much for explosive gains 574 00:28:34,400 --> 00:28:36,840 Speaker 1: in the passing game. They had a couple one de 575 00:28:36,920 --> 00:28:38,880 Speaker 1: Veldez scantling down the middle of the field that led 576 00:28:38,920 --> 00:28:41,080 Speaker 1: to a touchdown and then Rogers throwing up to Jimmy 577 00:28:41,120 --> 00:28:43,040 Speaker 1: Graham in the end zone for a lucky touchdown. But 578 00:28:43,240 --> 00:28:45,120 Speaker 1: other than that, the Bears did a good job against 579 00:28:45,120 --> 00:28:46,840 Speaker 1: the Packers passing game, and that's how I think they're 580 00:28:46,840 --> 00:28:49,040 Speaker 1: going to play us on Sunday. So we'll see if 581 00:28:49,240 --> 00:28:52,320 Speaker 1: the Vikings can take advantage by getting Dalvin Cook to 582 00:28:52,400 --> 00:28:54,480 Speaker 1: slip out on some of those on some of those 583 00:28:54,480 --> 00:28:56,920 Speaker 1: outside zone reads with nice cutbacks. That'll be the key 584 00:28:56,960 --> 00:28:58,920 Speaker 1: to the game for me. How about an early start, 585 00:28:59,520 --> 00:29:01,840 Speaker 1: let's just really on the road. Let's just do that 586 00:29:02,080 --> 00:29:04,600 Speaker 1: in XS and OS with head coach Mike Zimmer this 587 00:29:04,640 --> 00:29:07,600 Speaker 1: week hosted by Voice of the Vikings Paul Allen Zim 588 00:29:07,640 --> 00:29:09,680 Speaker 1: told a story that he got a call from Bill 589 00:29:09,720 --> 00:29:13,360 Speaker 1: Parcels after the Raiders game and he said, you know, Zim, 590 00:29:13,400 --> 00:29:15,720 Speaker 1: your team's your team right now is playing like some 591 00:29:15,760 --> 00:29:17,720 Speaker 1: of my teams used to play, where they're really good 592 00:29:17,720 --> 00:29:19,520 Speaker 1: at defense and they're really good at running the ball, 593 00:29:19,560 --> 00:29:22,080 Speaker 1: which means if you get out to a lead, it's 594 00:29:22,120 --> 00:29:23,920 Speaker 1: hard to get the ball back in the lead back 595 00:29:24,000 --> 00:29:26,440 Speaker 1: from you because you are milking the clock with the 596 00:29:26,520 --> 00:29:28,360 Speaker 1: running game and you have a good defense, so it's 597 00:29:28,360 --> 00:29:31,480 Speaker 1: hard to score on you. It seems like an oversimplified formula, 598 00:29:31,520 --> 00:29:33,000 Speaker 1: but not every team plays it that way. It's a 599 00:29:33,000 --> 00:29:36,160 Speaker 1: passing league. Teams aren't running at thirty eight times. Teams 600 00:29:36,160 --> 00:29:39,400 Speaker 1: aren't going twenty quarters and forcing twelve punts and five 601 00:29:39,440 --> 00:29:41,760 Speaker 1: takeaways like the Vikings are anymore. So it's a unique 602 00:29:41,800 --> 00:29:44,720 Speaker 1: formula now that the Vikings have, but it's one that 603 00:29:44,760 --> 00:29:47,240 Speaker 1: Bill Parcells said he would employ with his teams back 604 00:29:47,240 --> 00:29:49,680 Speaker 1: in the day. Well, it's funny because Garrett Bradbury said 605 00:29:49,720 --> 00:29:52,440 Speaker 1: this week he said, you know, Dallen tells us before 606 00:29:52,480 --> 00:29:55,160 Speaker 1: the game that he could score on literally the first 607 00:29:55,160 --> 00:29:57,280 Speaker 1: play of the game. He can score on any play. 608 00:29:57,280 --> 00:29:58,960 Speaker 1: It doesn't matter where they are on the field. He 609 00:29:59,000 --> 00:30:01,640 Speaker 1: can do that. Obviously, we've seen him do that. You've 610 00:30:01,640 --> 00:30:04,000 Speaker 1: seen him create big plays. But when the running back 611 00:30:04,080 --> 00:30:06,760 Speaker 1: is exuding that kind of confidence to the offensive line 612 00:30:07,000 --> 00:30:09,720 Speaker 1: and then giving them the ball to literally spike it 613 00:30:09,760 --> 00:30:12,360 Speaker 1: as hard as they can, I mean that gets you 614 00:30:12,360 --> 00:30:14,960 Speaker 1: pretty excited to go back for that guy for sure. Absolutely, 615 00:30:15,000 --> 00:30:17,479 Speaker 1: he's definitely a home run hitter. Awesome to have a healthy, 616 00:30:18,000 --> 00:30:21,040 Speaker 1: fully functioning Dalvin Cook in the lineup. It's made a 617 00:30:21,040 --> 00:30:24,160 Speaker 1: big difference for the Vikings early this season. Okay, time 618 00:30:24,200 --> 00:30:27,880 Speaker 1: forward the Top five. The topic for this week's Top 619 00:30:27,960 --> 00:30:32,840 Speaker 1: five is surprise, boom or bust seasons. So taking a 620 00:30:32,840 --> 00:30:39,600 Speaker 1: look at each division and the standings, there are five, six, seven, eight, nine, eleven, twelve, 621 00:30:39,720 --> 00:30:44,880 Speaker 1: thirteen teams that are winless or lossless in the NFL 622 00:30:44,960 --> 00:30:48,840 Speaker 1: right now. So we're gonna list our top five that 623 00:30:48,920 --> 00:30:52,640 Speaker 1: are a surprise team to be winless or lossless. Okay, 624 00:30:52,720 --> 00:30:56,760 Speaker 1: Number five for me is the Denver Broncos. Wow, who 625 00:30:56,800 --> 00:31:00,440 Speaker 1: are winless? Yeah, they're ow and three so far Moroncos 626 00:31:00,520 --> 00:31:05,080 Speaker 1: played at Oakland, they hosted Chicago, and they were at 627 00:31:05,120 --> 00:31:07,520 Speaker 1: Green Bay. Maybe it's because the Vikings took all their 628 00:31:07,520 --> 00:31:13,000 Speaker 1: coaches could be I thought Denver would look a little better. 629 00:31:13,040 --> 00:31:17,040 Speaker 1: I thought their defense would um you know, would probably 630 00:31:17,080 --> 00:31:19,719 Speaker 1: get them a win or maybe two wins in the 631 00:31:19,720 --> 00:31:21,960 Speaker 1: first month of the season, but that has not happened. 632 00:31:21,960 --> 00:31:25,280 Speaker 1: They are OWEN three. They play in not the easiest 633 00:31:25,280 --> 00:31:27,400 Speaker 1: division in the world, with the Chiefs and the Chargers 634 00:31:27,960 --> 00:31:30,920 Speaker 1: and the Raiders, and they're off to a pretty slow start, 635 00:31:30,960 --> 00:31:34,120 Speaker 1: which surprises me. For the Vic Fangio led Denver Broncos. 636 00:31:34,440 --> 00:31:37,240 Speaker 1: They are OWEN three through the first three games. The 637 00:31:37,320 --> 00:31:39,480 Speaker 1: Vikings have the Broncos later in the season, but that 638 00:31:39,600 --> 00:31:42,960 Speaker 1: is number five on my list of surprise Boomer Bus teams. 639 00:31:43,040 --> 00:31:45,560 Speaker 1: Number four on the list is a team that's undefeated, 640 00:31:46,160 --> 00:31:49,120 Speaker 1: the three and OL Buffalo Bills. Wow, I have them. 641 00:31:49,240 --> 00:31:51,239 Speaker 1: I have them way up on my list. Okay, the 642 00:31:51,280 --> 00:31:54,960 Speaker 1: Buffalo Bills are three and OL. Now they they've played 643 00:31:55,320 --> 00:31:57,400 Speaker 1: and the reason it's a surprise to me is no 644 00:31:57,560 --> 00:32:00,520 Speaker 1: disrespect to the Bills. I think they have good players. Surprise, 645 00:32:00,560 --> 00:32:03,240 Speaker 1: but they they had. They began the season with two 646 00:32:03,280 --> 00:32:05,760 Speaker 1: straight road games, so that that's a tough way to begin. 647 00:32:05,800 --> 00:32:08,160 Speaker 1: They want them both at New York Jets at New 648 00:32:08,240 --> 00:32:10,200 Speaker 1: York Giants, both wins, and then they took care of 649 00:32:10,200 --> 00:32:12,120 Speaker 1: the Bengals at home, although the Bengals made a game 650 00:32:12,160 --> 00:32:14,760 Speaker 1: of it late, but the Bills held on. And they 651 00:32:14,800 --> 00:32:17,080 Speaker 1: are three and l. If you had some friends in 652 00:32:17,080 --> 00:32:19,080 Speaker 1: New York, you'd realize why the Bills were two and 653 00:32:19,120 --> 00:32:22,520 Speaker 1: all after the first two years, because they're all hating 654 00:32:22,520 --> 00:32:26,000 Speaker 1: on the Jets and Giants. One. But go ahead, and 655 00:32:26,040 --> 00:32:31,280 Speaker 1: the number three the Detroit Lions, who are not three 656 00:32:31,280 --> 00:32:34,400 Speaker 1: and l but they're also lossless because they had a 657 00:32:34,400 --> 00:32:37,040 Speaker 1: tie with the Arizona Cardinals. There two zero and one 658 00:32:38,040 --> 00:32:41,280 Speaker 1: and um. Again, no disrespect to the Detroit Lions, but 659 00:32:41,640 --> 00:32:44,840 Speaker 1: beginning the season on the road at Arizona, then hosting 660 00:32:44,880 --> 00:32:47,640 Speaker 1: the Chargers, and then being at Philadelphia, did you see 661 00:32:47,640 --> 00:32:50,040 Speaker 1: three and ol coming for the Lions. I did not. 662 00:32:50,440 --> 00:32:53,040 Speaker 1: They well, they're two oh and one because they have 663 00:32:53,080 --> 00:32:55,000 Speaker 1: the one tie, but I did not the way they 664 00:32:55,080 --> 00:32:58,000 Speaker 1: beat Philadelphia, not that I would ever root for the 665 00:32:58,000 --> 00:33:00,760 Speaker 1: Philadelphia Eagles, but the fact that they beat the Eagles. 666 00:33:00,800 --> 00:33:02,280 Speaker 1: I was rooting for the Eagles in this one, just 667 00:33:02,320 --> 00:33:05,040 Speaker 1: because our division, we want to t win the division. 668 00:33:06,040 --> 00:33:08,000 Speaker 1: Man for them to go and beat the Eagles like that, 669 00:33:08,040 --> 00:33:10,520 Speaker 1: I was like Matt, I mean, I can't believe it, 670 00:33:10,600 --> 00:33:12,440 Speaker 1: but but this is the thing I could see. You 671 00:33:12,440 --> 00:33:14,240 Speaker 1: would say they're not going to lose at Arizona, but 672 00:33:14,280 --> 00:33:17,400 Speaker 1: they didn't win there, and then I'd be like, yeah, 673 00:33:17,480 --> 00:33:20,520 Speaker 1: hosting the Chargers is tough. And then um, you know, 674 00:33:20,560 --> 00:33:22,840 Speaker 1: being at Philadelphia, good luck to you. Well they won 675 00:33:22,880 --> 00:33:24,840 Speaker 1: both those games. So the Detroit Lions come in at 676 00:33:24,920 --> 00:33:27,240 Speaker 1: number three on my surprise list. Number two also a 677 00:33:27,240 --> 00:33:30,160 Speaker 1: three and oh team, the San Francisco forty nine ers. 678 00:33:30,160 --> 00:33:33,040 Speaker 1: There's three and oh. Man, it's crazy when your quarterback's healthy. 679 00:33:33,200 --> 00:33:35,240 Speaker 1: I guess change, yeah, I guess it makes a big difference. 680 00:33:35,320 --> 00:33:38,800 Speaker 1: Now the Niners. Another reason why I'm surprised that they 681 00:33:38,840 --> 00:33:40,720 Speaker 1: are three and oh, the same as the Bills. The 682 00:33:40,840 --> 00:33:44,320 Speaker 1: Niners went cross country to Tampa Bay in week one 683 00:33:44,480 --> 00:33:47,280 Speaker 1: and played at noon I believe our you know, noon 684 00:33:47,400 --> 00:33:50,800 Speaker 1: Central one Eastern. Then they went back across the country 685 00:33:50,800 --> 00:33:53,520 Speaker 1: in week two and we're at Cincinnati and they won 686 00:33:53,560 --> 00:33:56,800 Speaker 1: that game. And then they hosted the Pittsburgh Steelers, who 687 00:33:56,800 --> 00:33:59,440 Speaker 1: I thought would be good game winning drive and they 688 00:33:59,440 --> 00:34:01,760 Speaker 1: won that game. So there's three and ol, and that's 689 00:34:01,800 --> 00:34:03,840 Speaker 1: a tough schedule. I think to start at Tampa at 690 00:34:03,840 --> 00:34:05,920 Speaker 1: since I know those two aren't great teams, but it's 691 00:34:05,920 --> 00:34:08,080 Speaker 1: two road games and it's all the way across the country. 692 00:34:08,440 --> 00:34:10,440 Speaker 1: And then they beat the Pittsburgh Steelers. They're three and oh. 693 00:34:10,480 --> 00:34:14,040 Speaker 1: Who's your number one? The Pittsburgh Steelers at all and three. 694 00:34:14,200 --> 00:34:16,480 Speaker 1: Did not see that coming Pittsburgh Steelers. I could see 695 00:34:16,480 --> 00:34:18,160 Speaker 1: a loss at in New England opened the season, but 696 00:34:18,200 --> 00:34:22,280 Speaker 1: then hosting Seattle and going to San Francisco. I thought 697 00:34:22,360 --> 00:34:25,080 Speaker 1: that's probably two wins, maybe one. They didn't win any 698 00:34:25,120 --> 00:34:27,239 Speaker 1: of them. The Pittsburgh Steelers are all in three. They 699 00:34:27,280 --> 00:34:30,400 Speaker 1: play on Monday Night Football this week against the Cincinnati Bengals, 700 00:34:30,400 --> 00:34:32,120 Speaker 1: looking to get off the schneid. So that's my top 701 00:34:32,160 --> 00:34:36,919 Speaker 1: five surprise Boomer Bus seasons. The Broncos winless, number five, 702 00:34:37,160 --> 00:34:40,200 Speaker 1: Number four, The Bills undefeated, Number three, The Lions haven't 703 00:34:40,239 --> 00:34:43,360 Speaker 1: lost yet Number two, the Niners undefeated, Number one, the 704 00:34:43,400 --> 00:34:46,759 Speaker 1: Steelers winless. That's my number one surprise. What's your top five? 705 00:34:46,800 --> 00:34:48,640 Speaker 1: I'm gonna start with number one, and it's a team 706 00:34:48,640 --> 00:34:51,839 Speaker 1: you didn't even name. Hold on, let me guess. Patriots, 707 00:34:51,960 --> 00:34:54,200 Speaker 1: Chiefs and Rams, you're not surprised are three and l. 708 00:34:54,520 --> 00:34:56,600 Speaker 1: The Dolphins are own three, The Jets are on three. 709 00:34:56,600 --> 00:34:59,719 Speaker 1: You're not surprised there. The Bengals are own three. That's 710 00:35:00,600 --> 00:35:06,040 Speaker 1: come to our division. The Packers are three, three and oh. 711 00:35:06,080 --> 00:35:08,040 Speaker 1: They beat the Bears and they beat us. I was like, 712 00:35:08,080 --> 00:35:10,640 Speaker 1: that's my number one. I did not think. I thought 713 00:35:10,640 --> 00:35:13,439 Speaker 1: they would be like one, one and two, I would say, 714 00:35:13,640 --> 00:35:15,719 Speaker 1: in their first three. So I have the Packers at 715 00:35:15,800 --> 00:35:18,320 Speaker 1: number one. I have the Bills at number two. I 716 00:35:18,400 --> 00:35:20,480 Speaker 1: don't care who they're playing, the fact that they're three 717 00:35:20,480 --> 00:35:22,600 Speaker 1: and ol being on the road, like you said, you 718 00:35:22,640 --> 00:35:25,600 Speaker 1: already said it them at number two for sure. My 719 00:35:25,760 --> 00:35:28,360 Speaker 1: number three is the San Francisco forty nine Ers. I 720 00:35:28,400 --> 00:35:30,200 Speaker 1: did not see them coming out of the gate three 721 00:35:30,200 --> 00:35:33,760 Speaker 1: and all like this, just because obviously they missed Garoppolo 722 00:35:33,880 --> 00:35:35,920 Speaker 1: all year with the tour and ACL last year, so 723 00:35:35,960 --> 00:35:39,279 Speaker 1: they did not They were not a successful team. But 724 00:35:39,440 --> 00:35:41,359 Speaker 1: for them to come out three and ol is just 725 00:35:41,480 --> 00:35:45,719 Speaker 1: pretty amazing. Number four, I have the Detroit Lions being 726 00:35:45,760 --> 00:35:49,200 Speaker 1: two oh and one, Like we already said before, the 727 00:35:49,239 --> 00:35:51,960 Speaker 1: way they've been playing and beating Philly, that was that 728 00:35:52,040 --> 00:35:55,880 Speaker 1: was crazy. And my last one is the Arizona Cardinals 729 00:35:56,000 --> 00:35:58,640 Speaker 1: being O two and one. I thought Kyler would come 730 00:35:58,640 --> 00:36:01,440 Speaker 1: out a little hot Okay, they're surprising you without having 731 00:36:01,480 --> 00:36:04,080 Speaker 1: to win. Huh the number one overall pick in the 732 00:36:04,200 --> 00:36:07,000 Speaker 1: NFL draft. Um, I thought maybe Kyler could have pulled 733 00:36:07,040 --> 00:36:09,640 Speaker 1: out one. Starting out here. That's that's my fifth team 734 00:36:09,640 --> 00:36:12,480 Speaker 1: on the list. So alrighty, that's pretty close. Yeah, that's 735 00:36:12,480 --> 00:36:15,960 Speaker 1: our top five. The topic this week Boomer Bust records 736 00:36:16,000 --> 00:36:20,560 Speaker 1: surprises all right? Another weekly feature on the Minnesota Vikings podcast, 737 00:36:21,080 --> 00:36:23,279 Speaker 1: the Fan Voice mails, We got any good ones? We 738 00:36:23,360 --> 00:36:27,480 Speaker 1: do all right? The topic last week was which coach 739 00:36:27,600 --> 00:36:30,680 Speaker 1: or player are you looking forward to watching the Vikings 740 00:36:30,719 --> 00:36:33,600 Speaker 1: play against? I went I went off for a couple 741 00:36:33,600 --> 00:36:35,600 Speaker 1: of minutes on my love for John Gruden last week, 742 00:36:35,680 --> 00:36:38,120 Speaker 1: saying I was very much looking forward to playing against 743 00:36:38,200 --> 00:36:41,080 Speaker 1: John Gruden's team because I like John Gruden and so 744 00:36:41,120 --> 00:36:43,080 Speaker 1: I sort of inspired the question of who are you 745 00:36:43,160 --> 00:36:46,040 Speaker 1: looking forward to watching the Vikings play against? So let's 746 00:36:46,040 --> 00:36:50,600 Speaker 1: listen to some of your opinions. Here are the Fan voicemails, Hey, 747 00:36:50,719 --> 00:36:53,920 Speaker 1: Wbby and Chris, It's mixed Collin from Calgary, Alberta, Canada. 748 00:36:54,120 --> 00:36:57,640 Speaker 1: Last week, you asked what matchup for personality we're looking 749 00:36:57,680 --> 00:37:01,040 Speaker 1: forward to most of this upcoming season. From my perspective, 750 00:37:01,080 --> 00:37:05,000 Speaker 1: I'm all about the revenge games. For example, Chris mentioned 751 00:37:05,200 --> 00:37:07,799 Speaker 1: this last week that the Green Bay game and we 752 00:37:07,880 --> 00:37:09,719 Speaker 1: two felt like a game we should have won, So 753 00:37:09,760 --> 00:37:11,600 Speaker 1: that doesn't say well with me. I'm looking forward to 754 00:37:11,600 --> 00:37:13,680 Speaker 1: playing them at home in the US Bank Stadium later 755 00:37:13,719 --> 00:37:16,680 Speaker 1: in the season, but really, any factor rivalry game is 756 00:37:16,760 --> 00:37:21,000 Speaker 1: highly anticipated. Another example, I'm looking forward to going against 757 00:37:21,000 --> 00:37:25,120 Speaker 1: the Bears. Having last season decided the way it was 758 00:37:24,719 --> 00:37:27,719 Speaker 1: was tough. I'm looking forward to our rebuilt offense keeping 759 00:37:27,800 --> 00:37:30,239 Speaker 1: Khalil Knack in check and our defense shutting down the 760 00:37:30,239 --> 00:37:35,279 Speaker 1: young quarterback Mitchell Trubisky. Mitch, please, lastly, and this is 761 00:37:35,320 --> 00:37:37,960 Speaker 1: a selfish one, will be our matchup against the Eagles 762 00:37:37,960 --> 00:37:40,640 Speaker 1: in a few weeks. That twenty eighteen NFC championship game 763 00:37:40,960 --> 00:37:43,359 Speaker 1: still gets my blood boiling. So I hope we can 764 00:37:43,400 --> 00:37:46,720 Speaker 1: redeem ourselves against once in the Eagles. I'll be attending 765 00:37:46,719 --> 00:37:48,959 Speaker 1: that game. It will be my first ever Vikings home game. 766 00:37:49,360 --> 00:37:52,560 Speaker 1: Like Bart Scott would say, can't wait, all right, boys 767 00:37:52,800 --> 00:37:55,360 Speaker 1: at Fell for today, We'll see you in a few weeks. 768 00:37:55,360 --> 00:37:59,200 Speaker 1: Skull bikes. So Mitch agreed with me. What at the 769 00:37:59,239 --> 00:38:01,520 Speaker 1: beginning you love when people agree with you? He agreed 770 00:38:01,560 --> 00:38:04,640 Speaker 1: with me. He brought up a childhood memory of can't 771 00:38:04,680 --> 00:38:08,520 Speaker 1: wait Bart Scott, and he showed a lot of just 772 00:38:08,600 --> 00:38:11,880 Speaker 1: intelligence overall as a fan. Any Annie was pretty pissed 773 00:38:11,920 --> 00:38:15,440 Speaker 1: off about the Philadelphia NFC Championship game, which I can trap. 774 00:38:15,560 --> 00:38:17,799 Speaker 1: So you just made me feel old, though. Do you 775 00:38:17,840 --> 00:38:21,600 Speaker 1: know how because I said childhood memory Bart Bart, that 776 00:38:21,719 --> 00:38:24,319 Speaker 1: you you were a kid when Bart Scott was young, 777 00:38:24,440 --> 00:38:27,760 Speaker 1: I was like, I was like in high school maybe okay, still, 778 00:38:28,200 --> 00:38:31,279 Speaker 1: I was like I was here, I was like I 779 00:38:31,360 --> 00:38:34,759 Speaker 1: was working then. Jeez, god, was in high school at 780 00:38:34,760 --> 00:38:38,400 Speaker 1: maybe college? That sucks, man, I hate hold I am 781 00:38:38,560 --> 00:38:41,720 Speaker 1: It's probably like an internal childhood memory. Oh my god. 782 00:38:41,920 --> 00:38:45,200 Speaker 1: Let's get to the next voice mail. Howdy Vikings Nation, 783 00:38:45,440 --> 00:38:48,800 Speaker 1: it's banned from Forward, Texas on the mouth of the South, 784 00:38:49,239 --> 00:38:52,640 Speaker 1: the Minnesota Vikings capital of the South. Of course, now 785 00:38:52,760 --> 00:38:55,480 Speaker 1: noth out of me. So now just kicked off or 786 00:38:55,520 --> 00:38:59,279 Speaker 1: authentic Moldy Moore of Vikings funny slippers and listen to 787 00:38:59,360 --> 00:39:03,920 Speaker 1: the sound the round mound of rebound fan. I forgive 788 00:39:03,920 --> 00:39:07,560 Speaker 1: you already for saying that the Atlanta Falcons looked as 789 00:39:07,560 --> 00:39:11,520 Speaker 1: bad as my golf swing in that first game, almost 790 00:39:11,520 --> 00:39:15,120 Speaker 1: as bad as when Shocky got no so lucky this 791 00:39:15,239 --> 00:39:19,160 Speaker 1: week and his Raiders got hard knocked by twenty points. 792 00:39:19,480 --> 00:39:25,239 Speaker 1: Bada many fuckings. That was terrible, terrible, terrible. Now, while 793 00:39:25,320 --> 00:39:28,560 Speaker 1: being Chris, the game I'm the most fine up for 794 00:39:28,800 --> 00:39:32,719 Speaker 1: because of a particular opposing player, Old Coach is the 795 00:39:32,840 --> 00:39:37,120 Speaker 1: New York Giants game because of Eli Manning two point 796 00:39:37,160 --> 00:39:42,360 Speaker 1: oh aka Daniel Jones. Jones always looked like he just 797 00:39:42,440 --> 00:39:45,200 Speaker 1: swallowed a bug. But I want to see the look 798 00:39:45,239 --> 00:39:49,640 Speaker 1: on his face when he sees the Neil Hunter, Evison 799 00:39:49,719 --> 00:39:53,920 Speaker 1: Griffin and the rest of the ZIM Reapers coming for him. 800 00:39:54,040 --> 00:39:56,799 Speaker 1: He looked as shock as a pack of fan trying 801 00:39:56,840 --> 00:40:00,799 Speaker 1: to do the great Mass. That day books will be 802 00:40:00,840 --> 00:40:06,200 Speaker 1: wearing purple and they'll be swallowing him. Terrible, terrible turble 803 00:40:07,080 --> 00:40:14,880 Speaker 1: school backings. Chuck Barkley, my man, my man, Charles Barkley 804 00:40:14,920 --> 00:40:19,040 Speaker 1: called in. I can't handle Van anymore. I know I 805 00:40:19,080 --> 00:40:22,960 Speaker 1: can't wait to see what he's got now. Van, I 806 00:40:23,040 --> 00:40:29,120 Speaker 1: know you're listening this week. This week is big time 807 00:40:29,160 --> 00:40:32,960 Speaker 1: for you because when you call to leave a voicemail, 808 00:40:33,040 --> 00:40:35,960 Speaker 1: it's in advance of our game against the New York Giants. 809 00:40:36,239 --> 00:40:39,080 Speaker 1: So if you're gonna go with a New York accent. 810 00:40:39,360 --> 00:40:43,160 Speaker 1: You have Chris Corso here who is from New York, 811 00:40:43,560 --> 00:40:46,359 Speaker 1: so you better polish it up and be good. Van. 812 00:40:46,680 --> 00:40:50,600 Speaker 1: If you're coming at us with you know, Rudy Giuliani 813 00:40:50,960 --> 00:40:55,719 Speaker 1: or I'm in for yeah, or a good fella's accent. Yeah, 814 00:40:55,719 --> 00:40:57,440 Speaker 1: I mean you got to bring it Van, all right, 815 00:40:57,480 --> 00:40:59,640 Speaker 1: I want a New York accent out of you. Get creative, Okay. 816 00:40:59,640 --> 00:41:02,680 Speaker 1: Next one they love you and Chris Viking San Aaron 817 00:41:02,760 --> 00:41:05,600 Speaker 1: from Green Bay game I'm looking forward to this season 818 00:41:06,000 --> 00:41:09,480 Speaker 1: is Philly game. And the reason is because ever since 819 00:41:09,520 --> 00:41:13,239 Speaker 1: the flopp in Philly, when I watched my Vikings kind 820 00:41:13,239 --> 00:41:16,120 Speaker 1: of get dismantled and then they go out and get 821 00:41:16,200 --> 00:41:20,440 Speaker 1: paid at US Banks Stadium and afterwards all the hooplah 822 00:41:20,480 --> 00:41:23,319 Speaker 1: and the raw rod and Doug Peterson. I'm sure he's 823 00:41:23,320 --> 00:41:26,680 Speaker 1: a great guy personally, but this kind of smug confidence 824 00:41:26,719 --> 00:41:29,640 Speaker 1: that he seems to have in the media, and the 825 00:41:29,680 --> 00:41:32,080 Speaker 1: fact that you've gotten so early and you know, we're 826 00:41:32,160 --> 00:41:33,880 Speaker 1: rooting for a guy like Zim who's been doing it 827 00:41:33,920 --> 00:41:35,680 Speaker 1: the right way for so long. So when it came 828 00:41:35,680 --> 00:41:38,000 Speaker 1: around last year to going out to Philly, Vikings kind 829 00:41:38,000 --> 00:41:39,799 Speaker 1: of at the season on the ropes and They're trying 830 00:41:39,840 --> 00:41:43,239 Speaker 1: to get back to being the Vikings, and they just 831 00:41:43,400 --> 00:41:46,440 Speaker 1: kind of smash Philly from a defensive perspective. I mean, 832 00:41:46,480 --> 00:41:48,640 Speaker 1: the weather they play, when Lynn Ball picks that ball 833 00:41:48,640 --> 00:41:51,000 Speaker 1: out of the year, it humbles down to the end zone. 834 00:41:51,760 --> 00:41:55,000 Speaker 1: All that stuff was just amazing and I really want 835 00:41:55,040 --> 00:41:58,200 Speaker 1: to help the second helping of it. I just has 836 00:41:58,239 --> 00:42:00,680 Speaker 1: something about the Eagle. But I've never been to Partial too, 837 00:42:00,680 --> 00:42:03,200 Speaker 1: and so let's go get the Eagles at our place 838 00:42:03,280 --> 00:42:06,759 Speaker 1: this time and school bikes. All right? I like it. 839 00:42:07,320 --> 00:42:09,560 Speaker 1: Aaron knows what he's talking about. Yeah, Aaron and Green Bay. 840 00:42:09,600 --> 00:42:11,320 Speaker 1: It's not Aaron Rodgers, although he kind of sounds like 841 00:42:11,360 --> 00:42:14,359 Speaker 1: Aaron Rodgers sometimes, and I mean that's a compliment. I 842 00:42:14,360 --> 00:42:17,120 Speaker 1: mean I feel like maybe it is Aaron Rodgers. Maybe 843 00:42:17,160 --> 00:42:19,439 Speaker 1: Aaron Rodgers is a closet Vikings fan and he's calling 844 00:42:19,440 --> 00:42:21,880 Speaker 1: the Minnesota Vikings podcast. That would be great. Yeah, good, Okay, 845 00:42:21,960 --> 00:42:26,600 Speaker 1: next one, Hey, fellas Chris from Denton, Texas Colin the 846 00:42:26,760 --> 00:42:30,560 Speaker 1: personality that I most looks forward to seeing this season. 847 00:42:31,400 --> 00:42:35,600 Speaker 1: When we have Super Bowl against the New England Patriots. 848 00:42:35,640 --> 00:42:37,880 Speaker 1: It's not gonna be Tom Brady. It's not gonna be 849 00:42:37,920 --> 00:42:41,000 Speaker 1: Gronk When he comes out of retirement, but it's gonna 850 00:42:41,000 --> 00:42:46,239 Speaker 1: be Bumidge State University's Gunner Oshevsky. He was an undrafted 851 00:42:46,280 --> 00:42:52,040 Speaker 1: free agent played defensive back for Bromidgey States. The Patriots 852 00:42:52,080 --> 00:42:55,319 Speaker 1: have turned him into a wide receiver. So I look 853 00:42:55,400 --> 00:42:58,280 Speaker 1: forward to seeing this young man in the super Bowl 854 00:42:58,760 --> 00:43:04,080 Speaker 1: when the Vikings are victorious against the New England Patriots. 855 00:43:04,480 --> 00:43:06,399 Speaker 1: Love that. I was about to say, we don't play 856 00:43:06,440 --> 00:43:09,960 Speaker 1: the Patriots this year, but because in the super Bowl 857 00:43:11,040 --> 00:43:14,919 Speaker 1: and see what you did there. Side note, if if like, 858 00:43:15,040 --> 00:43:16,960 Speaker 1: if you said to me, the Vikings are in the 859 00:43:17,000 --> 00:43:20,040 Speaker 1: super Bowl and they can play anyone, I would pick 860 00:43:20,080 --> 00:43:22,600 Speaker 1: the Patriots, Yeah, because you want to beat them? Well yeah, 861 00:43:22,600 --> 00:43:23,840 Speaker 1: and I just love them. I like when they're in 862 00:43:23,880 --> 00:43:25,479 Speaker 1: the super Bowl. I think it's good for the Super 863 00:43:25,520 --> 00:43:28,120 Speaker 1: Bowl and it would be great to go up against 864 00:43:28,120 --> 00:43:30,600 Speaker 1: the dynasty. I would love that. It would be awesome 865 00:43:30,640 --> 00:43:33,440 Speaker 1: to play Belichick. And I mean the big game feel 866 00:43:33,480 --> 00:43:35,719 Speaker 1: of the Super Bowl just by itself, just no matter 867 00:43:35,719 --> 00:43:39,040 Speaker 1: who's in it is awesome. But playing the Patriots in 868 00:43:39,120 --> 00:43:41,799 Speaker 1: the super Bowl would be awesome. I think we could 869 00:43:41,840 --> 00:43:44,239 Speaker 1: beat them. Well, I think we can beat anybody. Yeah, 870 00:43:44,360 --> 00:43:47,160 Speaker 1: he's not all the voicemails. That's all all right, good 871 00:43:47,160 --> 00:43:49,680 Speaker 1: stuff as always, Um, we want you to call and 872 00:43:49,760 --> 00:43:53,160 Speaker 1: leave us a voicemail for next week's show. The topic 873 00:43:53,200 --> 00:43:56,759 Speaker 1: for next week's voicemail segment is I want you to 874 00:43:56,840 --> 00:44:00,120 Speaker 1: watch the Vikings and Bears game and you will have 875 00:44:00,200 --> 00:44:02,279 Speaker 1: seen the Vikings play the Packers and the Bears. You 876 00:44:02,280 --> 00:44:04,959 Speaker 1: will have seen the Packers play the Bears. I want 877 00:44:05,000 --> 00:44:08,080 Speaker 1: you to let us know how you think the NFC 878 00:44:08,160 --> 00:44:09,640 Speaker 1: North is going to shake out at the end of 879 00:44:09,640 --> 00:44:12,520 Speaker 1: the season. Rank the teams one through four, Who what 880 00:44:12,600 --> 00:44:15,040 Speaker 1: are the records? Who wins the division? And do any 881 00:44:15,120 --> 00:44:18,160 Speaker 1: of the non division winning teams in the NFC North 882 00:44:18,239 --> 00:44:22,040 Speaker 1: make the playoffs? If so, which teams? All right, that's 883 00:44:22,040 --> 00:44:24,399 Speaker 1: a topic for next week's voicemail. The number is nine 884 00:44:24,520 --> 00:44:28,200 Speaker 1: five two nine one eight eight four three eight nine 885 00:44:28,320 --> 00:44:32,160 Speaker 1: five two nine one eight, eight four three eight How 886 00:44:32,200 --> 00:44:34,759 Speaker 1: will the NFC North shake out? Watch the Vikings and 887 00:44:34,800 --> 00:44:37,160 Speaker 1: Bears on Sunday and then give us a call and 888 00:44:37,360 --> 00:44:39,640 Speaker 1: leave us your thoughts. All right, let's wrap up the show. 889 00:44:39,680 --> 00:44:41,799 Speaker 1: You got anything? I think that's it. I'm excited for 890 00:44:41,840 --> 00:44:44,319 Speaker 1: a big game. Kirk is gonna show the fans that 891 00:44:44,360 --> 00:44:46,319 Speaker 1: he can win a big game on the road, and 892 00:44:46,400 --> 00:44:48,839 Speaker 1: I'm excited for that to happen. I also think we're 893 00:44:48,880 --> 00:44:51,440 Speaker 1: going to establish the run early. Like I said before, awesome, 894 00:44:51,520 --> 00:44:53,160 Speaker 1: let's do it. I'm excited for it. I love going 895 00:44:53,160 --> 00:44:55,120 Speaker 1: to Soldier Field trying to beat these bears. We stayed 896 00:44:55,120 --> 00:44:57,839 Speaker 1: at a great hotel right in downtown, and the games 897 00:44:57,880 --> 00:44:59,400 Speaker 1: at three twenty five, which means I don't have to 898 00:44:59,400 --> 00:45:01,200 Speaker 1: get up at o'clock. I can get up at like 899 00:45:01,640 --> 00:45:03,680 Speaker 1: eight o'clock. You can see the sights and sounds of 900 00:45:03,760 --> 00:45:05,840 Speaker 1: Chicago'll probably be up earlier than that anyway, because I 901 00:45:05,840 --> 00:45:08,000 Speaker 1: get I get anxious on game days and go get 902 00:45:08,000 --> 00:45:10,440 Speaker 1: coffee somewhere. But it's it's I like the three twenty 903 00:45:10,440 --> 00:45:12,680 Speaker 1: five game. We'll watch those twelve o'clock games. We still 904 00:45:12,680 --> 00:45:14,120 Speaker 1: have a short flight, so we're gonna get back at 905 00:45:14,120 --> 00:45:16,680 Speaker 1: a decent hour. Anyway. I'm looking forward to it. Now 906 00:45:17,080 --> 00:45:18,520 Speaker 1: for the rest of the week, make sure you check 907 00:45:18,560 --> 00:45:21,680 Speaker 1: out Under Center with Kirk Cousins. That has been recorded 908 00:45:21,960 --> 00:45:24,479 Speaker 1: and probably it's already dropped by the time. You're listening 909 00:45:24,520 --> 00:45:28,080 Speaker 1: to the Minnesota Vikings podcast every Tuesday night on kfa 910 00:45:28,200 --> 00:45:30,160 Speaker 1: N from six to seven pm. And of course it's 911 00:45:30,160 --> 00:45:33,720 Speaker 1: available and on demand format and on the Vikings channel 912 00:45:33,719 --> 00:45:37,359 Speaker 1: on YouTube. The Minnesota Vikings podcast drops every Wednesday. You're 913 00:45:37,360 --> 00:45:40,440 Speaker 1: listening to that right now. Skull Stories is Thursday evenings 914 00:45:40,760 --> 00:45:43,480 Speaker 1: six thirty to seven pm and you can catch that 915 00:45:43,560 --> 00:45:46,919 Speaker 1: in on demand format, and then Vikings Final Prep every 916 00:45:46,960 --> 00:45:50,239 Speaker 1: Friday evening six thirty to seven o'clock on kfa N 917 00:45:50,320 --> 00:45:52,480 Speaker 1: and of course on Vikings dot com. The Vikings appen 918 00:45:52,520 --> 00:45:56,600 Speaker 1: available wherever you get your podcasts. That's gonna do it 919 00:45:56,640 --> 00:45:59,520 Speaker 1: for this episode of the Minnesota Vikings podcast. The Vikings 920 00:45:59,520 --> 00:46:02,480 Speaker 1: play on Sunday, kickoff three twenty five pm Central Time 921 00:46:02,520 --> 00:46:04,840 Speaker 1: from Soldier Field. You can catch the game on the 922 00:46:04,920 --> 00:46:07,960 Speaker 1: Vikings Radio Network. Voice of the Vikings Paul Allen and 923 00:46:07,960 --> 00:46:10,360 Speaker 1: Pete Bursach will be in the booth. Greg Coleman and 924 00:46:10,440 --> 00:46:13,239 Speaker 1: Ben Lieber will be on the sideline. The game is 925 00:46:13,280 --> 00:46:17,520 Speaker 1: on CBS this week, not Fox in a crossflex situation, 926 00:46:17,640 --> 00:46:20,879 Speaker 1: and we got the number one crew for CBS this week, 927 00:46:21,200 --> 00:46:25,320 Speaker 1: Jim Nance and Tony Romo and Tracy Wolfson. Tony Romo 928 00:46:25,440 --> 00:46:27,920 Speaker 1: a little TBD because I think he's playing in a 929 00:46:27,920 --> 00:46:29,919 Speaker 1: golf tournament, so if he makes the cut, I don't 930 00:46:30,080 --> 00:46:31,600 Speaker 1: I don't know if you'll I don't know how that's 931 00:46:31,600 --> 00:46:33,799 Speaker 1: gonna work out, but your guy, it is my guy, 932 00:46:34,160 --> 00:46:36,440 Speaker 1: and we got the number one crew for CBS for 933 00:46:36,480 --> 00:46:39,400 Speaker 1: this Game three twenty five kickoff on CBS, but we 934 00:46:39,400 --> 00:46:41,360 Speaker 1: think you should listen to the game on the radio network. 935 00:46:41,600 --> 00:46:44,240 Speaker 1: All right, that's gonna do it on behalf of Chris Corso. 936 00:46:44,239 --> 00:46:46,719 Speaker 1: I'm Wabi signing off for now. Our thanks to Jay 937 00:46:46,800 --> 00:46:49,600 Speaker 1: Nelson for producing, into Eric Kendricks for joining us, and 938 00:46:49,640 --> 00:46:53,360 Speaker 1: our thanks also to you for listening to this entire podcast. Congratulations, 939 00:46:53,640 --> 00:46:55,080 Speaker 1: I'm getting all the way to the end. Hope you 940 00:46:55,120 --> 00:46:57,040 Speaker 1: have a good rest of the week. Enjoy the game 941 00:46:57,040 --> 00:47:03,040 Speaker 1: on Sundays. Goold Vikings s