1 00:00:06,519 --> 00:00:08,600 Speaker 1: I think he's done some things that gives him a 2 00:00:08,600 --> 00:00:11,080 Speaker 1: good head start. So I would say the fact that 3 00:00:11,160 --> 00:00:13,720 Speaker 1: he's going to probably move inside quite a bit, I 4 00:00:13,760 --> 00:00:19,479 Speaker 1: think would be very accurate. Gary mentioned that he liked his, 5 00:00:19,680 --> 00:00:22,599 Speaker 1: you know, athleticism on the offensive side, So you know, 6 00:00:22,600 --> 00:00:24,400 Speaker 1: if we can carve out a role for someone like 7 00:00:24,520 --> 00:00:35,440 Speaker 1: kJ that would be terrific. What is up, Vikings fans. 8 00:00:35,600 --> 00:00:39,400 Speaker 1: It is the Minnesota Vikings Podcast. This is Chris Corso 9 00:00:39,960 --> 00:00:44,280 Speaker 1: with Jay Nelson. We are excited as episode forty eight 10 00:00:44,400 --> 00:00:46,960 Speaker 1: is coming to you guys. It's it's kind of a 11 00:00:47,080 --> 00:00:50,320 Speaker 1: quiet time for the Minnesota Vikings Podcast. We've tried to 12 00:00:50,320 --> 00:00:53,520 Speaker 1: do one a week during this quarantine time and we're 13 00:00:53,520 --> 00:00:55,960 Speaker 1: going to continue to do that. This week, the Vikings 14 00:00:56,000 --> 00:00:59,040 Speaker 1: coordinators had spoken to the media and a lot of 15 00:00:59,160 --> 00:01:02,560 Speaker 1: good nuggets came out of what we heard from Vikings 16 00:01:02,600 --> 00:01:07,520 Speaker 1: offensive coordinator Gary Kubiak and Marwin maloof the special team's coordinators. 17 00:01:07,560 --> 00:01:10,480 Speaker 1: So with that, I bring in Jay Nelson. This is 18 00:01:10,520 --> 00:01:14,680 Speaker 1: going to be probably a quicker episode as the following 19 00:01:14,720 --> 00:01:17,280 Speaker 1: weeks we're gonna have some of the Vikings rookies joined 20 00:01:17,319 --> 00:01:21,080 Speaker 1: the show to keep you busy over the dog days 21 00:01:21,080 --> 00:01:23,520 Speaker 1: of summer, as they call him Jay. This is usually 22 00:01:23,520 --> 00:01:25,120 Speaker 1: a time of year where the players are kind of 23 00:01:25,120 --> 00:01:27,560 Speaker 1: wrapping up everything they do in the offseason before the 24 00:01:27,600 --> 00:01:30,480 Speaker 1: break and then they would get their time off and 25 00:01:30,520 --> 00:01:33,080 Speaker 1: come back for camp. But with all the craziness that's 26 00:01:33,080 --> 00:01:35,839 Speaker 1: been going on, this year is definitely different across the board, 27 00:01:36,280 --> 00:01:39,320 Speaker 1: and so for us, we figured since Kubiak and Marjan 28 00:01:39,400 --> 00:01:42,400 Speaker 1: Maloof and even the defensive coordinators spoke this week, we 29 00:01:42,480 --> 00:01:44,759 Speaker 1: figured we touch on some of the topics that came 30 00:01:44,800 --> 00:01:47,080 Speaker 1: out and at least get you the updates that we have. 31 00:01:47,440 --> 00:01:50,640 Speaker 1: Later on in the show, we'll be discussing the ESPN 32 00:01:50,960 --> 00:01:54,320 Speaker 1: NFC North Team of the Decade that was voted on 33 00:01:54,400 --> 00:01:58,000 Speaker 1: by all of ESPN's NFC North reporters. A couple of 34 00:01:58,120 --> 00:02:01,080 Speaker 1: Vikings made made this team team, so that'll be fun 35 00:02:01,120 --> 00:02:03,840 Speaker 1: to discuss later on in the show. But first we're 36 00:02:03,880 --> 00:02:07,320 Speaker 1: going to discuss what is going on with the Vikings 37 00:02:07,360 --> 00:02:10,840 Speaker 1: coordinators and coaches as they have really taken this time 38 00:02:11,560 --> 00:02:15,280 Speaker 1: this summer. It's been so different, and it's really interesting 39 00:02:15,320 --> 00:02:19,200 Speaker 1: to hear the way a twenty five year coach in 40 00:02:19,320 --> 00:02:24,560 Speaker 1: Gary Kubiak thinks of the virtual setting with his players. 41 00:02:24,600 --> 00:02:27,720 Speaker 1: It's definitely been different for him. Jay. Yeah, he mentioned, 42 00:02:27,800 --> 00:02:30,040 Speaker 1: you know, they asked him kind of what's something that's 43 00:02:30,080 --> 00:02:32,800 Speaker 1: happened that hasn't necessarily happened in the past, and he 44 00:02:32,880 --> 00:02:35,360 Speaker 1: just made the comment that he's a little more comfortable 45 00:02:35,400 --> 00:02:38,320 Speaker 1: with computers. So for a guy like that, I'm sure 46 00:02:38,360 --> 00:02:41,359 Speaker 1: it's it's definitely been different where he's more hands on, 47 00:02:41,360 --> 00:02:43,360 Speaker 1: one on one in the classroom or even on the 48 00:02:43,360 --> 00:02:46,359 Speaker 1: field teaching that way, it's going to be different now 49 00:02:46,360 --> 00:02:48,960 Speaker 1: with those guys. And since some of those guys aren't 50 00:02:49,000 --> 00:02:51,080 Speaker 1: as versed with computers, they've had to get a crash 51 00:02:51,120 --> 00:02:53,400 Speaker 1: course and making this happen. And it actually sounded like 52 00:02:53,440 --> 00:02:55,600 Speaker 1: Andrea Patterson's son was one of the people that was 53 00:02:55,639 --> 00:02:58,200 Speaker 1: helping him do that. So it's nice to see both 54 00:02:58,200 --> 00:03:00,080 Speaker 1: sides of the ball getting in there and helping each 55 00:03:00,120 --> 00:03:02,880 Speaker 1: other to make it happen. Yeah, the quality control coaches 56 00:03:02,960 --> 00:03:06,800 Speaker 1: who are normally the younger, the youngest coaches on the staff. 57 00:03:07,080 --> 00:03:10,359 Speaker 1: One of them is Ac Patterson, my guy in the 58 00:03:10,639 --> 00:03:13,280 Speaker 1: in the TCO Performance Center. He's my guy in the gym. 59 00:03:13,360 --> 00:03:17,480 Speaker 1: I love Ac. He's been really helping some of the 60 00:03:17,480 --> 00:03:22,000 Speaker 1: older coaches with their technology issues and getting them settled 61 00:03:22,040 --> 00:03:25,520 Speaker 1: on Microsoft teams and all the things that the Blakings 62 00:03:25,520 --> 00:03:29,080 Speaker 1: coaches who have been around forever, they are adjusting to 63 00:03:29,240 --> 00:03:32,720 Speaker 1: technology when it comes to interacting with their players over 64 00:03:32,760 --> 00:03:36,600 Speaker 1: this time. So a bunch of big national notes came 65 00:03:36,600 --> 00:03:39,720 Speaker 1: out of the Gary Kubiak interview. And my favorite part 66 00:03:39,840 --> 00:03:43,360 Speaker 1: of this interview was how he talked about Justin Jefferson 67 00:03:43,400 --> 00:03:46,400 Speaker 1: and he just had He talks about him in such 68 00:03:46,400 --> 00:03:49,080 Speaker 1: a high regard, like he's a player who's been around 69 00:03:49,160 --> 00:03:52,400 Speaker 1: for a long time and they've never even met in person. 70 00:03:52,520 --> 00:03:56,880 Speaker 1: But what Gary Kubiak knows about Justin Jefferson is that 71 00:03:56,920 --> 00:04:00,800 Speaker 1: he is very powerful and that slot wide receiver. Yeah, 72 00:04:00,840 --> 00:04:03,680 Speaker 1: that was definitely the hot button item that came out 73 00:04:03,680 --> 00:04:05,680 Speaker 1: of it. I saw it hit a bunch of national 74 00:04:05,720 --> 00:04:07,760 Speaker 1: news wires and even Twitter and some of the other 75 00:04:07,800 --> 00:04:11,560 Speaker 1: social media was talking about him, saying that Justin Jefferson's 76 00:04:11,560 --> 00:04:13,440 Speaker 1: plan is to be in the slot more than any 77 00:04:13,440 --> 00:04:16,200 Speaker 1: other position at this point. He did mention in the 78 00:04:16,560 --> 00:04:19,120 Speaker 1: press conference when they asked what they liked about him, 79 00:04:19,160 --> 00:04:20,800 Speaker 1: he said, you know the fact that they did move 80 00:04:20,880 --> 00:04:22,560 Speaker 1: him all over the field to try to get him 81 00:04:22,600 --> 00:04:24,880 Speaker 1: the ball last season since he was a big part 82 00:04:24,880 --> 00:04:27,960 Speaker 1: of their offense. But I think the honest part of 83 00:04:27,960 --> 00:04:30,440 Speaker 1: it is everyone looks at a guy like Feeling and 84 00:04:30,520 --> 00:04:33,479 Speaker 1: thinks that he's definitely somebody who can play outside. I'm 85 00:04:33,520 --> 00:04:36,200 Speaker 1: sure that Jefferson's not going to be just pigeonholed to 86 00:04:36,240 --> 00:04:39,599 Speaker 1: the slot spot, but I do think that given his 87 00:04:39,640 --> 00:04:42,360 Speaker 1: skill set, given what he has shown on paper and 88 00:04:42,560 --> 00:04:45,680 Speaker 1: on film from his time at LSU, I think somebody 89 00:04:45,760 --> 00:04:48,520 Speaker 1: like him is definitely going to feel comfortable working into 90 00:04:48,520 --> 00:04:51,440 Speaker 1: that slot position for the Minnesota Vikings. Something that stuck 91 00:04:51,480 --> 00:04:54,359 Speaker 1: out in the interview that we did with Gary Kubiak 92 00:04:54,520 --> 00:04:57,560 Speaker 1: was he really spoke about the verbiage at LSU and 93 00:04:58,080 --> 00:05:00,400 Speaker 1: coach Kubiak knows a lot of the coach is there 94 00:05:01,080 --> 00:05:05,920 Speaker 1: with the Tigers. I think Gary really likes how comfortable 95 00:05:06,240 --> 00:05:09,960 Speaker 1: this rookie wide receiver is with the Vikings offense, considering 96 00:05:10,560 --> 00:05:13,080 Speaker 1: I mean, he's got to learn the playbook on the 97 00:05:13,120 --> 00:05:15,880 Speaker 1: computer and in this virtual setting, and the fact that 98 00:05:15,920 --> 00:05:19,920 Speaker 1: Gary thinks that most of this verbiage is very common 99 00:05:20,320 --> 00:05:23,039 Speaker 1: in the LSU offense is something that really stood out 100 00:05:23,080 --> 00:05:26,119 Speaker 1: and in our interview with Gary, but continue to stand 101 00:05:26,160 --> 00:05:28,840 Speaker 1: out as he addressed the media and even before that, 102 00:05:28,880 --> 00:05:32,719 Speaker 1: he had made the comment even right around draft weekend, saying, 103 00:05:32,720 --> 00:05:34,880 Speaker 1: what do you like about this kid? And Gary kind 104 00:05:34,880 --> 00:05:37,960 Speaker 1: of made a comment at that time saying LSU's verbiage 105 00:05:38,000 --> 00:05:40,280 Speaker 1: is very similar. In the press conference the other day, 106 00:05:40,320 --> 00:05:42,280 Speaker 1: he just said, you know, I think it gives him 107 00:05:42,279 --> 00:05:45,320 Speaker 1: a leg up on making sure that he can step 108 00:05:45,320 --> 00:05:48,640 Speaker 1: into this offense. And again, every single team is dealing 109 00:05:48,640 --> 00:05:50,440 Speaker 1: with this right now. But the hardest part is the 110 00:05:50,480 --> 00:05:53,159 Speaker 1: fact that you're not getting any hands on one on 111 00:05:53,240 --> 00:05:56,680 Speaker 1: one time. You know, they mentioned guys sending in videos 112 00:05:56,720 --> 00:05:58,840 Speaker 1: just to try to prove to the coaches here's some 113 00:05:58,880 --> 00:06:00,760 Speaker 1: of the techniques they're working to try to get some 114 00:06:00,800 --> 00:06:04,760 Speaker 1: critique back. But I think a guy like Jefferson, coming 115 00:06:04,760 --> 00:06:08,400 Speaker 1: from a top tier offense on a national championship team 116 00:06:08,880 --> 00:06:11,640 Speaker 1: and having familiarity with some of the verbiage and the 117 00:06:11,680 --> 00:06:14,599 Speaker 1: concepts and the route running tree, I think there's a 118 00:06:14,640 --> 00:06:17,120 Speaker 1: reason why this team took him in the first round 119 00:06:17,200 --> 00:06:19,520 Speaker 1: because they want to start using him as soon as possible. 120 00:06:19,720 --> 00:06:23,919 Speaker 1: So clearly coach Kubiak sees Jefferson being in the slot 121 00:06:23,960 --> 00:06:26,360 Speaker 1: in the primary position. So what does that mean for 122 00:06:26,400 --> 00:06:29,840 Speaker 1: the other Vikings wide receivers. Now Looking at Adam Thielan, 123 00:06:30,200 --> 00:06:33,280 Speaker 1: who pretty much has shown over his career he can 124 00:06:33,279 --> 00:06:35,720 Speaker 1: play in the slot and on the outside. But think 125 00:06:35,720 --> 00:06:38,120 Speaker 1: about a guy like BC Johnson. He can really make 126 00:06:38,160 --> 00:06:40,520 Speaker 1: his statement on the outside this year, and we saw 127 00:06:40,600 --> 00:06:43,840 Speaker 1: what he did as a rookie last year. I think 128 00:06:43,880 --> 00:06:46,240 Speaker 1: his contributions are only going to grow, and I really 129 00:06:46,279 --> 00:06:49,400 Speaker 1: see him being a contributor on the outside as a 130 00:06:49,400 --> 00:06:52,560 Speaker 1: wide receiver rather than a slot wide receiver based on 131 00:06:52,560 --> 00:06:55,120 Speaker 1: what we're hearing about justin Jefferson. And that's the thing too, 132 00:06:55,240 --> 00:06:57,680 Speaker 1: is you had guys like BC jump out. You know, 133 00:06:57,720 --> 00:06:59,680 Speaker 1: we've got some other guys coming walking in the door 134 00:06:59,680 --> 00:07:02,200 Speaker 1: here this year as well as rookies trying to make 135 00:07:02,200 --> 00:07:05,039 Speaker 1: the squad, whether it's on special teams or on the offense. 136 00:07:05,040 --> 00:07:08,159 Speaker 1: And so I think all around the board, a guy 137 00:07:08,240 --> 00:07:10,920 Speaker 1: like Jefferson, if they've kind of slotted him to be 138 00:07:11,000 --> 00:07:14,680 Speaker 1: in that slot position, that's fine, but it also means 139 00:07:14,680 --> 00:07:17,440 Speaker 1: that everybody's going to be competing for not only playing time, 140 00:07:17,840 --> 00:07:20,160 Speaker 1: but just for positioning to make sure that they can 141 00:07:20,240 --> 00:07:22,760 Speaker 1: kind of set up what they need to on that 142 00:07:22,880 --> 00:07:25,800 Speaker 1: offense and contribute every time that they get on the field. 143 00:07:26,280 --> 00:07:28,600 Speaker 1: What a lot of people forget is how long the 144 00:07:28,680 --> 00:07:32,080 Speaker 1: Vikings were without Adam Theland last year due to that 145 00:07:32,160 --> 00:07:35,280 Speaker 1: hamstring injury. And yes, it was Stefan Diggs who was 146 00:07:35,560 --> 00:07:39,640 Speaker 1: a majority of the Vikings deep ball offense. From Kirk 147 00:07:39,680 --> 00:07:42,640 Speaker 1: to Diggs, that was the deep ball connection for most 148 00:07:42,640 --> 00:07:45,080 Speaker 1: of the season last year. But looking at the Vikings 149 00:07:45,080 --> 00:07:47,560 Speaker 1: wide receiver group, you have you have Adam Theland at 150 00:07:47,560 --> 00:07:50,280 Speaker 1: the top of the list. Obviously, then it goes to 151 00:07:50,400 --> 00:07:53,920 Speaker 1: Justin Jefferson, who I mean nothing but good things have 152 00:07:54,040 --> 00:07:57,600 Speaker 1: been said about him. B C. Johnson, The contributions he 153 00:07:57,640 --> 00:08:00,120 Speaker 1: made as a rookie, I think will only continue you. 154 00:08:00,360 --> 00:08:02,120 Speaker 1: And then you start to go down the list and 155 00:08:02,200 --> 00:08:04,840 Speaker 1: you look at a free agent acquisition like Taj Sharp. 156 00:08:05,280 --> 00:08:08,280 Speaker 1: He'll have some opportunity to step in, whether it's in 157 00:08:08,360 --> 00:08:11,120 Speaker 1: the slaughter on the outside. And then don't forget about 158 00:08:11,240 --> 00:08:15,120 Speaker 1: Chad Beebe as the third wide receiver to start the 159 00:08:15,160 --> 00:08:17,760 Speaker 1: season last year for the Vikings behind Adam Feeling and 160 00:08:17,800 --> 00:08:22,000 Speaker 1: Stefan Diggs, and suffered that terrible injury for the Vikings. 161 00:08:22,000 --> 00:08:24,920 Speaker 1: So don't forget about Chad Beebe. He can he can 162 00:08:25,000 --> 00:08:29,000 Speaker 1: really be a player who with him and Jefferson in 163 00:08:29,040 --> 00:08:32,760 Speaker 1: the slot and BC Johnson and Feeling on the outside 164 00:08:32,960 --> 00:08:35,960 Speaker 1: and throwing Taj Sharp in that mix. I mean, you 165 00:08:36,040 --> 00:08:39,200 Speaker 1: have a solid group of five wide receivers and we 166 00:08:39,240 --> 00:08:42,480 Speaker 1: haven't even mentioned kJ Osborne yet, the draft pick out 167 00:08:42,480 --> 00:08:46,200 Speaker 1: of Miami who it seems like Gary Kubiak is a 168 00:08:46,240 --> 00:08:48,440 Speaker 1: big fan of him as well, and he's a bigger 169 00:08:48,440 --> 00:08:51,120 Speaker 1: body type of wide receiver. J Yeah. I mean at 170 00:08:51,120 --> 00:08:53,080 Speaker 1: this point right now on the roster, it looks like 171 00:08:53,080 --> 00:08:56,440 Speaker 1: you've got twelve wide receivers on this list, and we 172 00:08:56,559 --> 00:08:59,520 Speaker 1: all anticipate that there's not going to be twelve wide 173 00:08:59,559 --> 00:09:01,960 Speaker 1: receivers kept at the end of the year. So I 174 00:09:02,000 --> 00:09:07,720 Speaker 1: think you're kJ Osborne's your BC, Johnson's, Chad Beebees, Taj Sharp. 175 00:09:07,800 --> 00:09:10,760 Speaker 1: All these guys are coming in with the expectation of 176 00:09:10,800 --> 00:09:13,480 Speaker 1: having to earn it this year, and I think at 177 00:09:13,520 --> 00:09:16,800 Speaker 1: this point a guy like Feeling is probably one of 178 00:09:16,840 --> 00:09:19,240 Speaker 1: the only people that feels comfortable with his roster spot, 179 00:09:19,280 --> 00:09:21,640 Speaker 1: and probably justin Jefferson being a first round pick. But 180 00:09:21,760 --> 00:09:24,040 Speaker 1: outside of that, everybody else walking in the door is 181 00:09:24,040 --> 00:09:25,960 Speaker 1: going to have to prove it and earn it. And 182 00:09:26,440 --> 00:09:29,280 Speaker 1: competition is great, it just means that the amount of 183 00:09:29,320 --> 00:09:31,280 Speaker 1: time that they're going to actually have in the building 184 00:09:31,360 --> 00:09:33,559 Speaker 1: when we finally get back in there, they're going to 185 00:09:33,640 --> 00:09:35,280 Speaker 1: have to make the most of it every chance that 186 00:09:35,320 --> 00:09:39,280 Speaker 1: they get. I've seen some instagrams Jay with Adam Feeling, 187 00:09:39,840 --> 00:09:44,320 Speaker 1: Alexander Madison, Taj Sharp, CJ. Ham. They're all in the 188 00:09:44,360 --> 00:09:47,320 Speaker 1: same place on a football field. It's good working out together. 189 00:09:47,760 --> 00:09:50,280 Speaker 1: So you gotta love that. I mean, we don't get 190 00:09:50,320 --> 00:09:52,240 Speaker 1: to see all of what's going on like we do 191 00:09:52,600 --> 00:09:55,040 Speaker 1: in the practice facility, but it is cool to see 192 00:09:55,080 --> 00:09:57,560 Speaker 1: that they took it upon themselves to get together and 193 00:09:57,600 --> 00:10:01,480 Speaker 1: work out and start to really do some things together 194 00:10:01,600 --> 00:10:04,040 Speaker 1: on the field. Now, there's two more things I want 195 00:10:04,040 --> 00:10:07,080 Speaker 1: to get to from the Gary Kubiak media session, and 196 00:10:07,320 --> 00:10:10,280 Speaker 1: the second one, which isn't even on our list here, 197 00:10:10,360 --> 00:10:13,360 Speaker 1: that I want to bring up is how highly Gary 198 00:10:13,400 --> 00:10:17,720 Speaker 1: Kubiak spoke of Irv Smith Junior. He went out of 199 00:10:17,720 --> 00:10:20,280 Speaker 1: his way when he was asked about Irv Smith and 200 00:10:20,600 --> 00:10:23,480 Speaker 1: how he's come along. It really stuck out to me 201 00:10:23,559 --> 00:10:26,880 Speaker 1: how Kubiak really thinks that Irv is going to have 202 00:10:26,960 --> 00:10:31,600 Speaker 1: a monster year. He's gonna be twenty two during the preseason, 203 00:10:31,679 --> 00:10:34,280 Speaker 1: it'll be twenty two years old with a full season 204 00:10:34,400 --> 00:10:37,080 Speaker 1: in the NFL. Under his belt. There's no limit for 205 00:10:37,080 --> 00:10:39,560 Speaker 1: for Irv Smith Junior. I think the thing for Irv 206 00:10:39,679 --> 00:10:42,440 Speaker 1: is that he came in highly touted. People looked at 207 00:10:42,520 --> 00:10:44,280 Speaker 1: him and said, we need to get him involved more. 208 00:10:44,280 --> 00:10:47,439 Speaker 1: And as the season went on, you saw the importance 209 00:10:47,480 --> 00:10:51,480 Speaker 1: of him on that field, making big time plays, moving 210 00:10:51,520 --> 00:10:54,440 Speaker 1: the sticks, getting first downs. And I think a guy 211 00:10:54,480 --> 00:10:57,560 Speaker 1: like Kubiak looks at somebody like him and says, a 212 00:10:57,600 --> 00:11:01,000 Speaker 1: big bodied, young athletic tight end that we can use 213 00:11:01,040 --> 00:11:04,240 Speaker 1: as another wide receiver in this offense. That just means 214 00:11:04,240 --> 00:11:06,520 Speaker 1: if you decide to do things like twenty two personnel, 215 00:11:07,160 --> 00:11:11,200 Speaker 1: that you have another essentially dangerous threat down the field 216 00:11:11,440 --> 00:11:13,439 Speaker 1: and a guy like IRV Smith Junior. So it doesn't 217 00:11:13,440 --> 00:11:15,760 Speaker 1: surprise me at all that Kubiak's got some big plans 218 00:11:15,800 --> 00:11:18,280 Speaker 1: for him coming up here for the twenty twenty season. 219 00:11:18,679 --> 00:11:21,800 Speaker 1: And we know Irv is another player who seriously can 220 00:11:21,880 --> 00:11:24,280 Speaker 1: block as a tight end. He can plan the line 221 00:11:24,320 --> 00:11:27,840 Speaker 1: as a as a receiving target, he can plan the slot, 222 00:11:27,880 --> 00:11:30,400 Speaker 1: and he can even play on the outside as as 223 00:11:30,440 --> 00:11:33,319 Speaker 1: a bigger body option as a tight end. I mean 224 00:11:33,480 --> 00:11:37,120 Speaker 1: he personally calls himself a wide receiver in a tight 225 00:11:37,240 --> 00:11:41,199 Speaker 1: ends body. So I'm very excited to hear what if 226 00:11:41,280 --> 00:11:44,720 Speaker 1: Smith will do in this Vikings offense in the coming season, 227 00:11:44,800 --> 00:11:47,960 Speaker 1: and to hear from going Gary Kubiak says something like 228 00:11:48,000 --> 00:11:50,280 Speaker 1: that and really goes out of his way to put 229 00:11:50,360 --> 00:11:53,280 Speaker 1: his word out for one of his players. You gotta 230 00:11:53,320 --> 00:11:57,920 Speaker 1: believe it. The last topic, and one thing that Gary 231 00:11:58,000 --> 00:12:02,160 Speaker 1: Kubiak knows is a star running back and that is 232 00:12:02,280 --> 00:12:05,640 Speaker 1: Dalvin Cook for the Minnesota Vikings. And while we can't 233 00:12:05,720 --> 00:12:08,720 Speaker 1: comment on what is going on with with Dalvin Cook's 234 00:12:08,720 --> 00:12:14,000 Speaker 1: contract situation, to hear Gary Kubiak support Dalvin and say 235 00:12:14,040 --> 00:12:18,120 Speaker 1: it's not my job to manage the contract situation. That's 236 00:12:18,240 --> 00:12:22,199 Speaker 1: that's general manager Ricks Bielman's job and Dalvin's side as 237 00:12:22,200 --> 00:12:25,400 Speaker 1: well to manage and hopefully a deal gets done. But 238 00:12:25,760 --> 00:12:29,000 Speaker 1: we know that Gary Kubiak glows himself a good running back. Jay. Yeah, 239 00:12:29,080 --> 00:12:31,720 Speaker 1: they asked him about if he had any concerns about 240 00:12:31,720 --> 00:12:35,560 Speaker 1: the league moving away from being running back heavier or whatever, 241 00:12:35,600 --> 00:12:37,840 Speaker 1: and Gary just said, yeah, I've got a couple of 242 00:12:37,920 --> 00:12:39,800 Speaker 1: rings and I got some guys that I was thinking 243 00:12:39,840 --> 00:12:43,240 Speaker 1: about that helped make that happen. And Gary is very 244 00:12:43,320 --> 00:12:46,200 Speaker 1: much he likes using not only a running back, but 245 00:12:46,240 --> 00:12:48,679 Speaker 1: a running back like Dalvin that's not just your traditional 246 00:12:48,800 --> 00:12:52,559 Speaker 1: running back. If they can find a way to solidify 247 00:12:52,600 --> 00:12:54,960 Speaker 1: this thing moving forward for years to come, it's just 248 00:12:55,000 --> 00:12:56,800 Speaker 1: going to mean that there's going to be more stability 249 00:12:56,800 --> 00:12:59,800 Speaker 1: for this offense. However that potentially happens, you know, we're 250 00:12:59,800 --> 00:13:02,120 Speaker 1: all going to be waiting to see. But I think 251 00:13:02,200 --> 00:13:05,120 Speaker 1: Gary has the right mindset, which is, it's not my 252 00:13:05,280 --> 00:13:08,120 Speaker 1: job to deal with the contract side. It's my job 253 00:13:08,160 --> 00:13:09,920 Speaker 1: to make sure that the offense is ready to go. 254 00:13:10,160 --> 00:13:12,400 Speaker 1: And he's got some big plans for Delvin. It sounds 255 00:13:12,400 --> 00:13:14,560 Speaker 1: like in twenty twenty having one of the best running 256 00:13:14,559 --> 00:13:17,280 Speaker 1: backs like Dalvin Cook. I think he's what really makes 257 00:13:17,320 --> 00:13:20,000 Speaker 1: this offense go when it comes to the play action 258 00:13:20,040 --> 00:13:24,280 Speaker 1: for Kirk and hopefully supplementing some of these young wide 259 00:13:24,280 --> 00:13:27,360 Speaker 1: receiver targets that Kirk will have in the upcoming season. 260 00:13:28,080 --> 00:13:32,000 Speaker 1: Let's go from the Vikings offensive coordinator to the special 261 00:13:32,080 --> 00:13:36,560 Speaker 1: teams coordinator in Marjuan Malouf. The first takeaway that coach 262 00:13:36,640 --> 00:13:40,400 Speaker 1: Malouf really touched on was how big of a part 263 00:13:40,440 --> 00:13:44,480 Speaker 1: of the special teams unit cornerback Chris Boyd is And 264 00:13:44,679 --> 00:13:47,000 Speaker 1: that really stuck out to me. It stuck out to 265 00:13:47,040 --> 00:13:49,720 Speaker 1: the media because they followed up with like three questions 266 00:13:49,760 --> 00:13:53,000 Speaker 1: about Chris Boyd. But obviously, Chris Boyd was a later 267 00:13:53,080 --> 00:13:56,200 Speaker 1: round draft pick for the Vikings in twenty nineteen, seventh 268 00:13:56,280 --> 00:13:59,640 Speaker 1: round pick out of the University of Texas, And everything 269 00:13:59,679 --> 00:14:01,880 Speaker 1: that I year from the Vikings coaches is that Chris 270 00:14:01,880 --> 00:14:04,280 Speaker 1: Boyd just gets praise. He gets praised from coach Zimmer, 271 00:14:04,679 --> 00:14:07,880 Speaker 1: He got praise from the defensive coordinators on his performance 272 00:14:08,240 --> 00:14:10,880 Speaker 1: later on in the season as a cornerback. But co 273 00:14:11,080 --> 00:14:14,920 Speaker 1: coordinator Marlon Maloof just pretty much said that he became 274 00:14:15,200 --> 00:14:18,360 Speaker 1: the leader of the special teams unit, and that is 275 00:14:18,440 --> 00:14:21,960 Speaker 1: pretty much shown in the fact that he led the 276 00:14:22,000 --> 00:14:26,520 Speaker 1: team in special teams tackles in twenty nineteen. Twenty twenty. Yeah, 277 00:14:26,560 --> 00:14:29,560 Speaker 1: Maloof made the comment that when he was showing footage 278 00:14:29,240 --> 00:14:32,080 Speaker 1: to the team and to especially a bunch of the 279 00:14:32,120 --> 00:14:34,720 Speaker 1: younger guys, was using Chris Boyd as an example to say, 280 00:14:35,120 --> 00:14:37,120 Speaker 1: you know, here's Chris who came in as a later 281 00:14:37,280 --> 00:14:40,400 Speaker 1: on pick. But when he got his opportunity, he made 282 00:14:40,400 --> 00:14:44,240 Speaker 1: it stick. And I think not only did his performance 283 00:14:44,240 --> 00:14:46,880 Speaker 1: on special teams open up the eyes of the coaches 284 00:14:46,880 --> 00:14:49,120 Speaker 1: on special teams to say, here's our guy, we can 285 00:14:49,120 --> 00:14:52,160 Speaker 1: trust him and try to use him in different facets 286 00:14:52,160 --> 00:14:54,320 Speaker 1: in order to put him in position to make a tackle. 287 00:14:54,680 --> 00:14:57,600 Speaker 1: But it also gave the other coaches on the defense 288 00:14:58,240 --> 00:15:01,200 Speaker 1: the ability to see him perform arm and made them 289 00:15:01,200 --> 00:15:03,640 Speaker 1: feel like they could trust him to make the right 290 00:15:03,680 --> 00:15:06,760 Speaker 1: decisions in prime time while he's playing the game. So 291 00:15:07,280 --> 00:15:10,240 Speaker 1: a guy like Chris Boyd seventh round pick, a lot 292 00:15:10,240 --> 00:15:12,440 Speaker 1: of people look at those kind of positions and say 293 00:15:12,480 --> 00:15:16,000 Speaker 1: they're expendable. Chris Boyd made the most of his opportunity 294 00:15:16,360 --> 00:15:19,720 Speaker 1: and definitely shined last season on the field, So kudos 295 00:15:19,720 --> 00:15:22,840 Speaker 1: to him for doing that and also earning more playing 296 00:15:22,880 --> 00:15:24,880 Speaker 1: time in the eyes of the coaches. I want to 297 00:15:24,880 --> 00:15:28,560 Speaker 1: bring up a conversation that I had with Vikings wide 298 00:15:28,560 --> 00:15:30,760 Speaker 1: receiver Adam Thulan at the end of the season, and 299 00:15:31,280 --> 00:15:34,600 Speaker 1: we were talking after that game against the Chicago Bears 300 00:15:34,600 --> 00:15:37,880 Speaker 1: at US Bank Stadium. I just remember Chris Boyd had 301 00:15:37,920 --> 00:15:42,080 Speaker 1: shut down Alan Robinson in the game before, and Feeling 302 00:15:42,200 --> 00:15:46,280 Speaker 1: was cracking up at his locker talking about how well 303 00:15:46,600 --> 00:15:49,840 Speaker 1: Chris Boyd played and that the Vikings teammates started to say, 304 00:15:49,880 --> 00:15:52,840 Speaker 1: oh wow, this guy Chris Boyd can play the cornerback 305 00:15:52,880 --> 00:15:57,000 Speaker 1: position because he really got Alan Robinson upset after his 306 00:15:57,040 --> 00:16:01,040 Speaker 1: performance in that week's seventeen game. If you can get 307 00:16:01,080 --> 00:16:03,160 Speaker 1: in his head and get a guy like that to 308 00:16:03,200 --> 00:16:05,600 Speaker 1: lose his cool, that just says that you're doing the 309 00:16:05,680 --> 00:16:08,840 Speaker 1: right things, especially defensively. A guy like Chris Boyd's gonna 310 00:16:08,840 --> 00:16:10,640 Speaker 1: grin ear to ear every chance he gets to make 311 00:16:10,640 --> 00:16:14,520 Speaker 1: that happen. Moving on to the next big topic from 312 00:16:14,600 --> 00:16:20,120 Speaker 1: Marjuan maloof having the continuity between the three specialists in 313 00:16:20,200 --> 00:16:22,080 Speaker 1: twenty twenty is going to be a big deal for 314 00:16:22,120 --> 00:16:24,960 Speaker 1: the Vikings special teams. And you look back to a 315 00:16:25,000 --> 00:16:28,560 Speaker 1: season like last season, when the Vikings weren't sure who 316 00:16:28,560 --> 00:16:31,600 Speaker 1: their kicker was going to be. You weren't sure who 317 00:16:31,640 --> 00:16:35,040 Speaker 1: their punter was going to be, and you draft a 318 00:16:35,160 --> 00:16:40,640 Speaker 1: young long snapper out of Air Force in Austin Cutting 319 00:16:40,680 --> 00:16:44,120 Speaker 1: who was pretty much battling with Kevin McDermott for that 320 00:16:44,240 --> 00:16:48,400 Speaker 1: long snapper spot. So all the three positions in training 321 00:16:48,440 --> 00:16:51,720 Speaker 1: camp last year were in competition. And now this year 322 00:16:52,080 --> 00:16:55,160 Speaker 1: you have Dan Bailey as the kicker, He's not going anywhere. 323 00:16:55,480 --> 00:16:58,600 Speaker 1: You have Britain Colquitt as the punter, who joined the 324 00:16:58,680 --> 00:17:02,320 Speaker 1: Vikings just a week before the season started last season, 325 00:17:02,320 --> 00:17:04,879 Speaker 1: and you have awesome Cutting with a full year of 326 00:17:04,960 --> 00:17:08,840 Speaker 1: experience beyond his belt of doing the long snapping. So 327 00:17:09,640 --> 00:17:12,200 Speaker 1: you have three players who perform very well last year, 328 00:17:12,520 --> 00:17:14,760 Speaker 1: and it's good to have all three back. Jake. I 329 00:17:14,800 --> 00:17:16,960 Speaker 1: think the thing about it is that the number one 330 00:17:17,080 --> 00:17:20,240 Speaker 1: champion of this and being happy is probably Mike Zimmer. 331 00:17:20,600 --> 00:17:23,479 Speaker 1: You know, he's always the one that seems to be 332 00:17:23,680 --> 00:17:26,560 Speaker 1: as frustrated as possible when this kind of stuff doesn't 333 00:17:26,600 --> 00:17:29,200 Speaker 1: work out. If you have those three guys walking back 334 00:17:29,200 --> 00:17:32,000 Speaker 1: in the door together, another year of experienced, another year 335 00:17:32,119 --> 00:17:35,719 Speaker 1: understanding the quirks that each one has, another year of 336 00:17:35,720 --> 00:17:37,679 Speaker 1: being able to work with a guy like Marjan Malouf 337 00:17:37,760 --> 00:17:40,520 Speaker 1: who last year it seemed like all four of them 338 00:17:40,520 --> 00:17:43,320 Speaker 1: together were on the same page and that things seem 339 00:17:43,400 --> 00:17:45,520 Speaker 1: to gel and get better and better as the year 340 00:17:45,560 --> 00:17:48,199 Speaker 1: went on. I think all of those guys are going 341 00:17:48,240 --> 00:17:50,600 Speaker 1: to be relieved to know it's the same crew, with 342 00:17:50,680 --> 00:17:53,919 Speaker 1: the same group, with the same consistency. Kudos to everybody 343 00:17:53,960 --> 00:17:56,680 Speaker 1: forgetting the contracts done, and kudos to those guys for 344 00:17:57,160 --> 00:17:59,760 Speaker 1: wanting to come back again for another season and trying 345 00:17:59,800 --> 00:18:02,440 Speaker 1: to make this thing stick. Yeah, you forget that the 346 00:18:02,560 --> 00:18:05,840 Speaker 1: Vikings sign both Dan Belly and Brittain co quit Um. 347 00:18:05,960 --> 00:18:09,919 Speaker 1: Definitely a positive to have that unit together. The time 348 00:18:10,080 --> 00:18:13,479 Speaker 1: is limited when they'll be on the field and practicing together, 349 00:18:13,560 --> 00:18:16,919 Speaker 1: so definitely something to monitor and good to have the 350 00:18:17,000 --> 00:18:20,840 Speaker 1: same guys back from last year. The last topic that 351 00:18:21,160 --> 00:18:24,639 Speaker 1: out of nowhere, Marlan Muloof just says that Justin Jefferson 352 00:18:24,720 --> 00:18:28,439 Speaker 1: is an option at punt and kick returner, which I 353 00:18:28,480 --> 00:18:30,960 Speaker 1: mean when I heard that, I was just very excited. 354 00:18:32,359 --> 00:18:34,400 Speaker 1: The main thing he said is that he's in play 355 00:18:34,440 --> 00:18:37,199 Speaker 1: as a punt returner option. I just think of like 356 00:18:37,240 --> 00:18:41,639 Speaker 1: a guy like Antonio Brown return and punts for the Steelers, 357 00:18:41,640 --> 00:18:45,879 Speaker 1: when when most teams would not put their wide receiver 358 00:18:45,960 --> 00:18:48,600 Speaker 1: in that position. There their star wide receiver who we 359 00:18:49,119 --> 00:18:53,919 Speaker 1: expect Justin Jefferson to be. But man, I like playmakers 360 00:18:53,960 --> 00:18:56,240 Speaker 1: having the chance to get the ball as many times 361 00:18:56,280 --> 00:18:59,159 Speaker 1: as possible, and a punt return I think is a 362 00:18:59,160 --> 00:19:02,800 Speaker 1: good spot for Justin Jefferson to make some big time 363 00:19:02,840 --> 00:19:05,800 Speaker 1: plays for the Vikings this season. If you're a coach, 364 00:19:05,960 --> 00:19:08,400 Speaker 1: you want to take top tier talent and put him 365 00:19:08,400 --> 00:19:11,000 Speaker 1: in as many positions as possible to score. Right. So, 366 00:19:11,359 --> 00:19:14,000 Speaker 1: we were spoiled for many, many years with Marcus Cheryl's 367 00:19:14,000 --> 00:19:17,080 Speaker 1: in the punt return position. He was sure handed, he 368 00:19:17,119 --> 00:19:19,720 Speaker 1: was explosive, he could make it work, and he would 369 00:19:20,160 --> 00:19:23,600 Speaker 1: house a kick every couple of games. At times it 370 00:19:23,680 --> 00:19:25,800 Speaker 1: felt like there was a there was a streak where 371 00:19:25,800 --> 00:19:27,199 Speaker 1: all of a sudden he'd get the ball and you 372 00:19:27,240 --> 00:19:31,040 Speaker 1: were guaranteed at least double digit return every single time. 373 00:19:31,080 --> 00:19:33,639 Speaker 1: And I'm hoping that a guy like justin hoping like 374 00:19:33,640 --> 00:19:37,520 Speaker 1: a guy like kJ Osborne are able to step into 375 00:19:37,560 --> 00:19:41,000 Speaker 1: this role and embrace it and actually enjoy it in 376 00:19:41,080 --> 00:19:42,879 Speaker 1: order to get some playing time and to be a 377 00:19:42,880 --> 00:19:45,960 Speaker 1: difference maker on this team. Well, kJ Osbourne, you touched 378 00:19:46,000 --> 00:19:48,600 Speaker 1: on him out of the university in Miami. I spoke 379 00:19:48,640 --> 00:19:52,440 Speaker 1: to him, a big bodied wide receiver. As we said, maybe, 380 00:19:52,680 --> 00:19:55,160 Speaker 1: I don't know, bring back some some thoughts of Cordaryl 381 00:19:55,240 --> 00:19:58,560 Speaker 1: Patterson return and kicks. He is definitely going to be 382 00:19:58,560 --> 00:20:01,959 Speaker 1: one of the leading candidates to be the kick returner 383 00:20:02,000 --> 00:20:05,840 Speaker 1: for the Vikings. He has that downhill um running, quick 384 00:20:05,960 --> 00:20:09,760 Speaker 1: ability and knack for for for just breaking tackles and 385 00:20:10,080 --> 00:20:13,040 Speaker 1: you saw that in what he did with the Miami Hurricanes. 386 00:20:13,480 --> 00:20:18,240 Speaker 1: Um explosiveness, vision, anticipation, Uh, definitely an exciting player to 387 00:20:18,280 --> 00:20:21,119 Speaker 1: watch on special teams for the for the Vikings on 388 00:20:21,200 --> 00:20:23,679 Speaker 1: both sides of the ball. And you can't forget that 389 00:20:23,800 --> 00:20:26,400 Speaker 1: Mike Hughes is coming back. This is gonna be a 390 00:20:26,520 --> 00:20:29,920 Speaker 1: very very big year for Mike ues Um coming back 391 00:20:30,000 --> 00:20:32,960 Speaker 1: from from the injuries that he had um previous to 392 00:20:33,040 --> 00:20:36,800 Speaker 1: last season, the injuries he had last season. Um. I mean, 393 00:20:36,880 --> 00:20:40,840 Speaker 1: he's the leading cornerback for the Vikings right now pretty much, 394 00:20:41,240 --> 00:20:44,000 Speaker 1: and he's gonna he's gonna probably have some some punt 395 00:20:44,040 --> 00:20:47,880 Speaker 1: returning capabilities for the Vikings as he did pretty well 396 00:20:47,920 --> 00:20:53,240 Speaker 1: in twenty nineteen. So a lot of young explosive options. 397 00:20:53,600 --> 00:20:56,000 Speaker 1: I know we loved Marcus Charles for all those years 398 00:20:56,119 --> 00:20:58,000 Speaker 1: and he'll he'll go down. It's probably one of the 399 00:20:58,040 --> 00:21:02,400 Speaker 1: best um punt return in Viking's history. But it's exciting 400 00:21:02,400 --> 00:21:05,240 Speaker 1: to have some young players have the ability to take 401 00:21:05,280 --> 00:21:09,120 Speaker 1: these big, big spots and the Vikings special teams unit. Yeah, 402 00:21:09,119 --> 00:21:12,600 Speaker 1: I think across the board, when we get these young talented, 403 00:21:12,760 --> 00:21:16,600 Speaker 1: explosive players in, they always eyeball them as work. Can 404 00:21:16,640 --> 00:21:19,439 Speaker 1: we put them on special teams. Sometimes they use them 405 00:21:19,480 --> 00:21:21,880 Speaker 1: as gunners, but a lot of times, especially if they're 406 00:21:21,920 --> 00:21:24,399 Speaker 1: sure handed and they can trust them to field the 407 00:21:24,400 --> 00:21:28,159 Speaker 1: ball properly. Punt returning is not easy. Kick returning is 408 00:21:28,160 --> 00:21:30,880 Speaker 1: a little bit easier than punt returning, but the fact 409 00:21:30,880 --> 00:21:33,040 Speaker 1: that you have guys in your face as you're trying 410 00:21:33,040 --> 00:21:36,000 Speaker 1: to field this ball that's you know, got spin and rotation, 411 00:21:36,080 --> 00:21:38,960 Speaker 1: everything else on it. I think as much as they 412 00:21:38,960 --> 00:21:41,080 Speaker 1: can take young talent like this and put them in 413 00:21:41,119 --> 00:21:43,760 Speaker 1: those kind of positions, it just helps assure them a 414 00:21:43,840 --> 00:21:47,280 Speaker 1: roster spot for this team. And like we said before, 415 00:21:47,280 --> 00:21:49,199 Speaker 1: if you can take a young playmaker and get the 416 00:21:49,200 --> 00:21:51,320 Speaker 1: ball in their hands, who knows what's going to happen. 417 00:21:51,800 --> 00:21:56,120 Speaker 1: And I think guys like Kjasbor and Justin Jefferson, Mike Hughes, heck, 418 00:21:56,160 --> 00:21:59,040 Speaker 1: even Adam fieland in the past, those were the roles 419 00:21:59,040 --> 00:22:01,240 Speaker 1: that they put these top playmakers and to see if 420 00:22:01,280 --> 00:22:03,359 Speaker 1: they could make something happen. And I think we'll be 421 00:22:03,400 --> 00:22:06,840 Speaker 1: doing the same thing moving forward this season. The next 422 00:22:06,920 --> 00:22:10,200 Speaker 1: topic and then thanks thanks thanks to you Jay for 423 00:22:10,200 --> 00:22:13,320 Speaker 1: for pulling this off of ESPN dot com. But as 424 00:22:13,320 --> 00:22:17,560 Speaker 1: we said earlier in the show, the ESPN NFC North 425 00:22:17,600 --> 00:22:22,480 Speaker 1: reporters all voted for the NFC North Team of the Decade. 426 00:22:22,920 --> 00:22:25,760 Speaker 1: As the decade came to a close, here and and 427 00:22:26,160 --> 00:22:28,560 Speaker 1: we know at Vikings dot Com we did the all 428 00:22:28,720 --> 00:22:32,760 Speaker 1: decade team of the best Vikings um filling out each 429 00:22:32,800 --> 00:22:34,879 Speaker 1: position group, so that was a fun thing to do 430 00:22:34,960 --> 00:22:39,399 Speaker 1: this offseason. But looking at the division as a whole, 431 00:22:39,880 --> 00:22:42,080 Speaker 1: it's it's very excited to see some of these old 432 00:22:42,160 --> 00:22:46,399 Speaker 1: Vikings on the list, and starting out with obviously, the 433 00:22:46,640 --> 00:22:51,320 Speaker 1: top running back in the twenty tens decade is obviously 434 00:22:51,359 --> 00:22:55,359 Speaker 1: Adrian Peterson, So uh, that was pretty pretty obvious and 435 00:22:56,200 --> 00:23:00,400 Speaker 1: definitely cool to see that he got recognized. Was able 436 00:23:00,400 --> 00:23:02,920 Speaker 1: to be a part of his twenty fifteen season when 437 00:23:02,920 --> 00:23:05,560 Speaker 1: he won the rushing title and led the Vikings to 438 00:23:05,600 --> 00:23:08,520 Speaker 1: the playoffs, and man, I was just so excited that 439 00:23:08,560 --> 00:23:11,480 Speaker 1: I got to see him play live for a full season. Yeah, 440 00:23:11,520 --> 00:23:15,240 Speaker 1: Adrian was fun. He was drafted right after I got hired, 441 00:23:15,280 --> 00:23:17,520 Speaker 1: so for me, it was fun to watch the evolution 442 00:23:17,560 --> 00:23:21,400 Speaker 1: of his career and to have some of those absolutely 443 00:23:21,480 --> 00:23:24,720 Speaker 1: dominant seasons, including his rookie one where he was ripping 444 00:23:24,760 --> 00:23:28,040 Speaker 1: off two hundred yard games and hit the single game 445 00:23:28,119 --> 00:23:30,720 Speaker 1: rushing record at two ninety six. It was fun to 446 00:23:30,760 --> 00:23:33,720 Speaker 1: watch him and I think for all of those reporters 447 00:23:33,760 --> 00:23:35,800 Speaker 1: they had made kind of a note just saying this 448 00:23:35,840 --> 00:23:38,520 Speaker 1: was a no brainer as to who was the most 449 00:23:38,600 --> 00:23:42,320 Speaker 1: explosive and the most dominant player in the division at 450 00:23:42,359 --> 00:23:46,840 Speaker 1: that position especially was Adrian Peterson, So kudos to him 451 00:23:47,119 --> 00:23:49,120 Speaker 1: for everything he accomplished. It was fun to be able 452 00:23:49,119 --> 00:23:51,440 Speaker 1: to watch him not only as a fan but also 453 00:23:51,480 --> 00:23:54,600 Speaker 1: as an employee of the team, and it's nice to 454 00:23:54,600 --> 00:23:56,879 Speaker 1: see him get those kind of recognitions. And I'm sure 455 00:23:57,520 --> 00:24:00,879 Speaker 1: again moving forward, this will not be the last of 456 00:24:00,920 --> 00:24:03,520 Speaker 1: his career. There's probably somebody already starting to make a 457 00:24:03,560 --> 00:24:05,399 Speaker 1: little bit of a little bit of a drawing and 458 00:24:05,440 --> 00:24:07,680 Speaker 1: a little bit of a sculpture for a bust that's 459 00:24:07,720 --> 00:24:09,560 Speaker 1: going to go up in a certain place in Ohio. 460 00:24:10,400 --> 00:24:11,760 Speaker 1: It was a lot of fun to be a part 461 00:24:11,800 --> 00:24:14,440 Speaker 1: of it. I'm going up and down this list and 462 00:24:14,440 --> 00:24:16,720 Speaker 1: and it's it's a little upsetting to not have a 463 00:24:16,840 --> 00:24:21,280 Speaker 1: Vikings wide receiver on the list. Jordy Nelson, Calvin Johnson, 464 00:24:21,280 --> 00:24:25,520 Speaker 1: and Davante Adams were the winners of that. Davante Adams 465 00:24:25,760 --> 00:24:29,119 Speaker 1: is I mean, yes, I might have to agree with 466 00:24:29,160 --> 00:24:32,399 Speaker 1: that to see a packer there, but um, he didn't 467 00:24:32,400 --> 00:24:35,920 Speaker 1: start his career until twenty and fifteen, so um, we'd 468 00:24:35,920 --> 00:24:39,240 Speaker 1: have to compare the numbers between an Adam Thieling and 469 00:24:39,240 --> 00:24:43,560 Speaker 1: a Stephan Diggs with Davante Adams. But going going through 470 00:24:43,600 --> 00:24:47,880 Speaker 1: the offense, obviously the quarterback is Aaron Rodgers who's been 471 00:24:47,920 --> 00:24:52,240 Speaker 1: there from two thousand and five till present. And oh 472 00:24:52,280 --> 00:24:55,600 Speaker 1: there's there. There are two vikings um that were part 473 00:24:55,600 --> 00:24:58,360 Speaker 1: of the offensive group. And and tight end Kyle Rudolph. 474 00:24:58,359 --> 00:25:00,919 Speaker 1: How about Kyle Rudolph being the top tight end of 475 00:25:00,960 --> 00:25:03,119 Speaker 1: the decade in the NFC North. That's the thing I 476 00:25:03,119 --> 00:25:05,159 Speaker 1: think for him too. It's not only the production on 477 00:25:05,200 --> 00:25:08,080 Speaker 1: the field, the character off the field, just the longevity 478 00:25:08,080 --> 00:25:11,360 Speaker 1: that he's had at this point. He think about all 479 00:25:11,359 --> 00:25:13,440 Speaker 1: of the big plays that he's made over the years, 480 00:25:13,800 --> 00:25:16,879 Speaker 1: and especially that he's made against this division. So I 481 00:25:16,920 --> 00:25:20,600 Speaker 1: think a guy like Kyle is it's the longevity, the 482 00:25:20,640 --> 00:25:23,520 Speaker 1: fact that he started in twenty eleven, he's still playing today. 483 00:25:23,560 --> 00:25:26,320 Speaker 1: He basically played the entire decade, and some of those 484 00:25:26,359 --> 00:25:28,800 Speaker 1: other top tier tight ends that were within this division 485 00:25:29,160 --> 00:25:31,760 Speaker 1: left and went to other teams. Kyle's been the staple. 486 00:25:31,880 --> 00:25:34,639 Speaker 1: Kyle's a guy that the entire division recognizes as one 487 00:25:34,640 --> 00:25:36,600 Speaker 1: of the top in the league, let alone the top 488 00:25:36,600 --> 00:25:38,480 Speaker 1: in the division. So kudos to him for making the 489 00:25:38,960 --> 00:25:42,520 Speaker 1: roster here. Rounding out the offense for the Vikings center 490 00:25:42,680 --> 00:25:46,080 Speaker 1: John Sullivan who was there from two thousand and eight 491 00:25:46,119 --> 00:25:48,840 Speaker 1: to twenty and fourteen with the Vikings. He was a 492 00:25:48,880 --> 00:25:52,280 Speaker 1: big part of the Vikings offensive line and then obviously 493 00:25:52,320 --> 00:25:55,160 Speaker 1: a staple with the with the organization and later went 494 00:25:55,200 --> 00:25:58,280 Speaker 1: on to the Rams and was a part of a 495 00:25:58,320 --> 00:26:00,679 Speaker 1: Super Bowl run there or they lost to the New 496 00:26:00,720 --> 00:26:03,920 Speaker 1: England Patriots. So good to see solely on the list 497 00:26:04,840 --> 00:26:07,400 Speaker 1: looking at some of these offensive linemen. A lot of Packers, 498 00:26:07,480 --> 00:26:11,160 Speaker 1: I don't like you seeing that. Brian Blaga, David, David Baxiari, 499 00:26:11,320 --> 00:26:14,720 Speaker 1: Josh Sitton who played with the Packers and the Bears. 500 00:26:14,720 --> 00:26:17,920 Speaker 1: So that that does it for for the offensive line, 501 00:26:17,960 --> 00:26:22,239 Speaker 1: and man we get the special teams. I like it. 502 00:26:22,480 --> 00:26:26,040 Speaker 1: In Cordarrel Patterson, obviously we mentioned him earlier on in 503 00:26:26,080 --> 00:26:28,320 Speaker 1: the show, but the stuff that he did as a 504 00:26:28,400 --> 00:26:31,359 Speaker 1: kick returner and a punt returner and now being a 505 00:26:31,400 --> 00:26:34,800 Speaker 1: part of the Bears in twenty nineteen, he's pretty much 506 00:26:35,160 --> 00:26:38,240 Speaker 1: a walk at the at the returner position. Think about 507 00:26:38,280 --> 00:26:40,639 Speaker 1: Cordarrel just in general and the amount of noise he 508 00:26:40,720 --> 00:26:43,320 Speaker 1: made as a Viking. Then he went to the Patriots. 509 00:26:43,640 --> 00:26:46,679 Speaker 1: Now he's back with the Bears and and still at 510 00:26:46,720 --> 00:26:50,439 Speaker 1: this age, even being what he'll be his eighth season 511 00:26:50,480 --> 00:26:53,840 Speaker 1: in the league, Cordarrell Patterson is still making big time 512 00:26:53,880 --> 00:26:56,440 Speaker 1: plays and he's doing it on special teams. So if 513 00:26:56,440 --> 00:26:59,280 Speaker 1: we can find anyone remotely close to as good as 514 00:26:59,280 --> 00:27:02,199 Speaker 1: what Cardarell is, it's a huge boon for us. So 515 00:27:02,280 --> 00:27:04,760 Speaker 1: hopefully some of those younger guys walking in the door 516 00:27:04,760 --> 00:27:06,520 Speaker 1: will be able to step into those kind of shoes 517 00:27:06,520 --> 00:27:09,000 Speaker 1: and make a difference like Cordarrell has, So kudos to 518 00:27:09,080 --> 00:27:11,160 Speaker 1: him for being able to be named the top kick 519 00:27:11,200 --> 00:27:14,879 Speaker 1: returner put returner in the decade. Going to the defensive 520 00:27:14,880 --> 00:27:16,359 Speaker 1: side of the ball, man, I see a lot of 521 00:27:16,400 --> 00:27:19,399 Speaker 1: Hall of famers on this list. Julius Peppers played with 522 00:27:19,400 --> 00:27:22,800 Speaker 1: the Bears and the Packers, end Dominicins Sue who was 523 00:27:22,840 --> 00:27:26,240 Speaker 1: a big part of the Detroit Lions from twenty ten 524 00:27:26,280 --> 00:27:30,480 Speaker 1: to twenty fourteen, and Lynvall Joseph makes the list as 525 00:27:30,560 --> 00:27:34,600 Speaker 1: the other defensive tackle on the All Decade team, so 526 00:27:34,640 --> 00:27:37,800 Speaker 1: that's really cool to see. Obviously, he was a big 527 00:27:37,840 --> 00:27:41,760 Speaker 1: part of what the Vikings did defensively and a big 528 00:27:41,800 --> 00:27:44,560 Speaker 1: part of what Mike Zimmer does with his double a 529 00:27:44,720 --> 00:27:47,520 Speaker 1: gap blitz, so so cool to see him get kudos there. 530 00:27:47,840 --> 00:27:50,919 Speaker 1: And then the other defensive end is a former Viking 531 00:27:50,960 --> 00:27:54,120 Speaker 1: and Jared Allen, who I mean, when he was at 532 00:27:54,119 --> 00:27:57,040 Speaker 1: the top of his game, there was no better pass 533 00:27:57,119 --> 00:27:59,439 Speaker 1: rusher in this decade in the NFC North. Yeah, he 534 00:27:59,480 --> 00:28:01,800 Speaker 1: was absolutely dominant in the fact that it wasn't just 535 00:28:01,840 --> 00:28:04,200 Speaker 1: the Vikings but also with the Bears. It was kind 536 00:28:04,200 --> 00:28:06,400 Speaker 1: of interesting to look at this list when you saw 537 00:28:06,520 --> 00:28:09,400 Speaker 1: Julius Peppers was on the Bears from twenty ten to thirteen, 538 00:28:09,680 --> 00:28:11,720 Speaker 1: and then Jared Allen switched him went over to the 539 00:28:11,720 --> 00:28:15,120 Speaker 1: Bears in fourteen and fifteen, and then Peppers had at 540 00:28:15,160 --> 00:28:17,199 Speaker 1: that point gone to the Packers. So a guy like 541 00:28:17,280 --> 00:28:19,320 Speaker 1: Jared Allen, he started No. Eight with the Vikings, but 542 00:28:19,359 --> 00:28:22,600 Speaker 1: basically twenty ten through twenty fifteen on two different teams, 543 00:28:22,720 --> 00:28:25,600 Speaker 1: and he was a force on both of them. So, 544 00:28:25,720 --> 00:28:27,760 Speaker 1: like you said, there's a lot of guys on this 545 00:28:27,800 --> 00:28:30,560 Speaker 1: list here that were not only Pro bowlers, but that 546 00:28:30,840 --> 00:28:33,960 Speaker 1: are potentially Canton Hall of Famers. So it's cool to 547 00:28:34,000 --> 00:28:36,800 Speaker 1: see Jared Allen get the recognition again here, even with 548 00:28:36,920 --> 00:28:39,200 Speaker 1: him being out of the league here for the last 549 00:28:39,200 --> 00:28:43,240 Speaker 1: five seasons going from the defensive line to the linebacker crew. 550 00:28:43,680 --> 00:28:49,280 Speaker 1: Clay Matthews, Lance Briggs, and Chad Greenway makes the cut 551 00:28:49,400 --> 00:28:52,760 Speaker 1: for the linebacker position with the Vikings from two thousand 552 00:28:52,760 --> 00:28:58,000 Speaker 1: and seven to twenty sixteen. Obviously a captain for the Vikings, 553 00:28:58,000 --> 00:29:00,760 Speaker 1: a leader for the Vikings, man a lot of big 554 00:29:00,800 --> 00:29:03,320 Speaker 1: plays in these NFC North games that might help him 555 00:29:03,600 --> 00:29:06,760 Speaker 1: out a little bit. But obviously a fan favorite for 556 00:29:06,800 --> 00:29:09,240 Speaker 1: the Vikings fans here in Minnesota. So so cool a 557 00:29:09,280 --> 00:29:11,600 Speaker 1: see Chad Greenway make this list. Yeah, if you look 558 00:29:11,640 --> 00:29:14,840 Speaker 1: at the three linebackers that are listed here between Clay Matthews, 559 00:29:14,880 --> 00:29:17,840 Speaker 1: Lance Briggs and Chad Greenway, all of them had very, 560 00:29:17,960 --> 00:29:21,120 Speaker 1: very long and distinguished careers with the UNFC North and 561 00:29:21,240 --> 00:29:24,320 Speaker 1: they were leaders on all of their defenses. And a 562 00:29:24,360 --> 00:29:27,360 Speaker 1: guy like Chad, I think he tends to He'll like 563 00:29:27,760 --> 00:29:30,520 Speaker 1: getting the kudos and the accolades when he can, and 564 00:29:30,720 --> 00:29:32,920 Speaker 1: for somebody like him to see his name pop up 565 00:29:32,920 --> 00:29:34,959 Speaker 1: on this list, it's got to be a great feeling. 566 00:29:35,040 --> 00:29:36,600 Speaker 1: So it just proves he did it the right way 567 00:29:36,600 --> 00:29:39,080 Speaker 1: and that everybody in the division recognized a guy like 568 00:29:39,160 --> 00:29:40,920 Speaker 1: Chad Greenway in the hard work he put in when 569 00:29:40,960 --> 00:29:43,400 Speaker 1: he was a Viking, So again, kudos to a guy 570 00:29:43,440 --> 00:29:47,160 Speaker 1: like Chad for being recognized here on this list cornerbacks. 571 00:29:47,240 --> 00:29:51,160 Speaker 1: I don't see Xavier Rhodes on the cornerback list, which 572 00:29:51,240 --> 00:29:54,360 Speaker 1: is a little shocking to me. Charles Tillman with the 573 00:29:54,400 --> 00:29:56,760 Speaker 1: Bears from two thousand and three to twenty fourteen, I 574 00:29:56,760 --> 00:29:59,840 Speaker 1: agree with that one. He was probably the top cornerback 575 00:30:00,320 --> 00:30:03,440 Speaker 1: of the decade in the NFC North. But Darius Slay 576 00:30:03,680 --> 00:30:06,800 Speaker 1: with the Lions from twenty thirteen to twenty nineteen makes 577 00:30:06,840 --> 00:30:10,400 Speaker 1: the cut over Xavier Rhodes, who's been there for the 578 00:30:10,600 --> 00:30:14,480 Speaker 1: entire decade. So that's definitely shocking. But we know the 579 00:30:14,560 --> 00:30:17,760 Speaker 1: Vikings wide receivers have a lot of respect for Darius 580 00:30:17,760 --> 00:30:21,400 Speaker 1: Slay and the things that he did for the Lions. Obviously, 581 00:30:21,880 --> 00:30:26,479 Speaker 1: safety Harrison Smith makes the cut from twenty twelve till present. 582 00:30:26,920 --> 00:30:30,200 Speaker 1: I mean, it's been a pleasure to watch Harrison be 583 00:30:30,680 --> 00:30:35,320 Speaker 1: one of the leaders of his defense, return interceptions, blitz 584 00:30:35,400 --> 00:30:39,160 Speaker 1: the quarterback, make tackles in the open field. I mean, 585 00:30:39,240 --> 00:30:42,160 Speaker 1: there's not much more that you can say about Harrison 586 00:30:42,200 --> 00:30:45,760 Speaker 1: Smith other than he's probably been the best safety of 587 00:30:45,760 --> 00:30:48,760 Speaker 1: the decade in the entire NFL. So for him to 588 00:30:48,760 --> 00:30:51,800 Speaker 1: make this list is it's not much of an accolade 589 00:30:51,840 --> 00:30:54,120 Speaker 1: for him at this point. I think for Harrison Smith, 590 00:30:54,160 --> 00:30:57,200 Speaker 1: he tends to, especially media wise, be a little bit 591 00:30:57,280 --> 00:31:00,800 Speaker 1: more quiet. But he is a gigantic part of this defense, 592 00:31:01,040 --> 00:31:03,640 Speaker 1: and like you said, he's very versatile and where he 593 00:31:03,720 --> 00:31:06,800 Speaker 1: can play, the amount of plays he makes, he's basically 594 00:31:06,840 --> 00:31:09,520 Speaker 1: a general sitting back there in the secondary, and the 595 00:31:09,560 --> 00:31:12,560 Speaker 1: fact that he can play anywhere from the secondary up 596 00:31:12,600 --> 00:31:15,840 Speaker 1: to the line and making safety blitzes. That means that 597 00:31:16,080 --> 00:31:19,040 Speaker 1: two things are happening. One, the head coach and the 598 00:31:19,120 --> 00:31:22,320 Speaker 1: defensive coordinators have all the confidence in the world that 599 00:31:22,520 --> 00:31:24,920 Speaker 1: one he's going to be able to execute and make 600 00:31:24,960 --> 00:31:27,520 Speaker 1: a play, but two that the other players on that 601 00:31:27,640 --> 00:31:30,120 Speaker 1: defense are going to be able to cover in those 602 00:31:30,160 --> 00:31:32,120 Speaker 1: situations to let him do what he needs to do. 603 00:31:32,240 --> 00:31:34,760 Speaker 1: So having a guy like Harrison Smith, having a guy 604 00:31:34,800 --> 00:31:37,959 Speaker 1: like Anthony Harris in that backfield and having that tandem 605 00:31:38,000 --> 00:31:41,080 Speaker 1: work together, it's awesome to see. So kudos to Harrison 606 00:31:41,160 --> 00:31:44,400 Speaker 1: Smith for making this list at one of the top 607 00:31:44,440 --> 00:31:46,880 Speaker 1: safeties in the NFC North. But like you said, in 608 00:31:46,960 --> 00:31:51,719 Speaker 1: the entire NFL definitely a fun discussion topic for this 609 00:31:52,720 --> 00:31:56,680 Speaker 1: dog days of summer episode of the Minnesota Vikings podcast. 610 00:31:56,760 --> 00:32:02,080 Speaker 1: So we're excited. We're definitely excited that hopefully we get 611 00:32:02,280 --> 00:32:06,280 Speaker 1: some sort of acknowledgement of when training camp is going 612 00:32:06,320 --> 00:32:10,200 Speaker 1: to happen here pretty soon. You Vikings fans, you know 613 00:32:10,280 --> 00:32:13,840 Speaker 1: the schedule, it's out there. You know when the preseason starts, 614 00:32:13,880 --> 00:32:16,560 Speaker 1: you know when the regular season games are. We don't 615 00:32:16,560 --> 00:32:18,200 Speaker 1: know if fans are going to be in the building 616 00:32:18,280 --> 00:32:20,760 Speaker 1: or not at US Bank Stadium when games are played. 617 00:32:21,040 --> 00:32:23,880 Speaker 1: Hopefully the NFL will have some more information on that, 618 00:32:24,800 --> 00:32:27,800 Speaker 1: but we'll wrap up here. Do you have any final thoughts, 619 00:32:28,480 --> 00:32:31,080 Speaker 1: Jays as we wrap up, I think the biggest thing 620 00:32:31,080 --> 00:32:32,560 Speaker 1: with all of this, like you said, there's a little 621 00:32:32,560 --> 00:32:35,280 Speaker 1: bit of uncertainty going on here, and I think everybody 622 00:32:35,320 --> 00:32:37,760 Speaker 1: in society, let alone the NFL, is trying to read 623 00:32:37,760 --> 00:32:39,680 Speaker 1: the tea leaves and how everything's going to go. So 624 00:32:40,040 --> 00:32:42,240 Speaker 1: I think the more that the league's going to be 625 00:32:42,280 --> 00:32:45,120 Speaker 1: able to give us some sort of direction and provide 626 00:32:45,200 --> 00:32:48,680 Speaker 1: us with some guidance here moving forward, it's it's going 627 00:32:48,760 --> 00:32:51,040 Speaker 1: to be a big deal. And I assume that's going 628 00:32:51,080 --> 00:32:52,920 Speaker 1: to happen here in the next it's got to be 629 00:32:52,920 --> 00:32:54,840 Speaker 1: in the next couple of weeks or so, just purely 630 00:32:54,880 --> 00:32:57,920 Speaker 1: because the time's getting shorter and shorter towards us getting 631 00:32:57,920 --> 00:33:00,000 Speaker 1: closer to where in training camp is supposed to happen. 632 00:33:00,000 --> 00:33:03,440 Speaker 1: And so I'm sure that all the social media, all 633 00:33:03,480 --> 00:33:06,840 Speaker 1: of the media sites are going to be talking about 634 00:33:06,880 --> 00:33:09,440 Speaker 1: it when it does come out, But I assume moving 635 00:33:09,480 --> 00:33:12,160 Speaker 1: forward here that the league will be helping us out, 636 00:33:12,200 --> 00:33:14,320 Speaker 1: and when that happens, it'll be nice just to see 637 00:33:14,320 --> 00:33:17,440 Speaker 1: everything fall fall into place and hopefully we'll be back 638 00:33:17,480 --> 00:33:20,280 Speaker 1: to football here, really, really soon. That's all we could 639 00:33:20,280 --> 00:33:23,560 Speaker 1: hope for, and definitely could help help the country return 640 00:33:23,640 --> 00:33:27,000 Speaker 1: to some sort of normalcy as well and help us 641 00:33:27,000 --> 00:33:31,240 Speaker 1: get away a little bit on on Sundays when the 642 00:33:31,280 --> 00:33:33,280 Speaker 1: season is going on and we can get back to 643 00:33:33,360 --> 00:33:37,160 Speaker 1: some entertainment. So a few programming notes before we go. 644 00:33:37,640 --> 00:33:41,000 Speaker 1: The Vikings Rookie Mini Chat series, which is on all 645 00:33:41,040 --> 00:33:45,640 Speaker 1: of our Vikings platforms, hosted by our newest employee, Gabe Henderson. 646 00:33:45,680 --> 00:33:49,360 Speaker 1: He's been doing an awesome job with those former Boise 647 00:33:49,560 --> 00:33:53,959 Speaker 1: State teammates. Alexander Madison, who's obviously not a rookie, but 648 00:33:54,560 --> 00:33:58,680 Speaker 1: he was able to reconnect with his former college teammate 649 00:33:58,760 --> 00:34:02,520 Speaker 1: Ezra Cleveland the Vikings second round draft pick in the 650 00:34:02,560 --> 00:34:05,400 Speaker 1: twenty twenty NFL Draft. There was really cool segment. They 651 00:34:05,560 --> 00:34:08,640 Speaker 1: talk about some funny memories and really know a lot 652 00:34:08,680 --> 00:34:11,279 Speaker 1: about each other. So so check that out. And the 653 00:34:11,320 --> 00:34:13,719 Speaker 1: other one that that was done by Gabe this week 654 00:34:13,840 --> 00:34:18,480 Speaker 1: is from Big Ten Rivals. Josh Mattelis safety out of 655 00:34:18,520 --> 00:34:21,640 Speaker 1: the University in Michigan, who the Vikings are very excited 656 00:34:21,680 --> 00:34:25,440 Speaker 1: about on special teams and walk on at Michigan State. 657 00:34:25,520 --> 00:34:29,520 Speaker 1: Kenny Willkiss, who was just a monster in the gym. 658 00:34:29,560 --> 00:34:31,720 Speaker 1: He was another one of the Vikings later round draft 659 00:34:31,719 --> 00:34:35,080 Speaker 1: picks who Andre Patterson is very excited about. So those 660 00:34:35,080 --> 00:34:38,200 Speaker 1: two guys went at it as rivals in college and 661 00:34:38,400 --> 00:34:41,480 Speaker 1: they're able to have some fun with Gabe on Vikings 662 00:34:41,520 --> 00:34:44,400 Speaker 1: dot com. So check that out as well. As we 663 00:34:44,440 --> 00:34:49,160 Speaker 1: said earlier, we covered the special teams coordinator and offensive 664 00:34:49,200 --> 00:34:53,080 Speaker 1: coordinator press conferences on this episode. On next week's episode 665 00:34:53,120 --> 00:34:57,360 Speaker 1: will cover the co defensive coordinators and their press conferences 666 00:34:57,360 --> 00:35:00,359 Speaker 1: and Andre Patterson and Adam Zimmer. You can show those 667 00:35:00,360 --> 00:35:03,480 Speaker 1: out on all of the Vikings platforms. As that happened 668 00:35:03,560 --> 00:35:08,080 Speaker 1: on Thursday afternoon. We're getting closer to the schedule lead 669 00:35:08,160 --> 00:35:11,080 Speaker 1: up to the twenty twenty preseason teams are given more 670 00:35:11,080 --> 00:35:15,520 Speaker 1: and more leeway to start working out and hopefully the 671 00:35:15,640 --> 00:35:18,680 Speaker 1: Vikings Tco Performance Center will be the home of the 672 00:35:18,800 --> 00:35:23,319 Speaker 1: Vikings players pretty soon here as we're excited to get 673 00:35:23,320 --> 00:35:26,480 Speaker 1: the season going. But and told them we'll let the 674 00:35:26,520 --> 00:35:30,840 Speaker 1: medical professionals make those decisions and we'll just keep getting 675 00:35:30,840 --> 00:35:34,239 Speaker 1: excited for the upcoming season. So for all of us 676 00:35:34,280 --> 00:35:37,680 Speaker 1: here at the Vikings Entertainment Network for producer Jay Nelson, 677 00:35:38,440 --> 00:35:41,200 Speaker 1: we'll see you next time, and stay safe out there, guys.