1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:03,040 Speaker 1: The twenty twenty two NFL schedule has been released, and 2 00:00:03,080 --> 00:00:06,440 Speaker 1: the twenty twenty two NFL season is almost here. Get 3 00:00:06,480 --> 00:00:09,800 Speaker 1: ready and grab tickets today at Ticketmaster, the official ticket 4 00:00:09,840 --> 00:00:19,599 Speaker 1: marketplace of the Minnesota Vikings. Never played the Packers at 5 00:00:19,640 --> 00:00:22,800 Speaker 1: home with fast Stark the season out ever in Vikings 6 00:00:22,800 --> 00:00:27,720 Speaker 1: franchise history, so this will be a memorable experience. I'm 7 00:00:27,720 --> 00:00:31,400 Speaker 1: really excited to see how Lewis scene turns out. Probably 8 00:00:31,440 --> 00:00:33,680 Speaker 1: most people were surprised that when we traded all the 9 00:00:33,720 --> 00:00:36,320 Speaker 1: way from twelve down to thirty two, but it really 10 00:00:36,360 --> 00:00:38,640 Speaker 1: seems like we got a great value pick, and so 11 00:00:38,680 --> 00:00:41,840 Speaker 1: I'm excited to see what he adds to our secondary. 12 00:00:43,080 --> 00:00:46,640 Speaker 1: Another exciting week here in the NFL, which just makes 13 00:00:46,640 --> 00:00:50,000 Speaker 1: for another exciting episode of the Minnesota Vikings Podcast. Welcome 14 00:00:50,040 --> 00:00:53,600 Speaker 1: to episode one forty six, presented by Ticketmaster. My name 15 00:00:53,640 --> 00:00:57,080 Speaker 1: is Tatum Everett. We've got Gabe Henderson, producer j Nelson 16 00:00:57,120 --> 00:00:59,600 Speaker 1: here in the TCO radio room. We also have our 17 00:00:59,640 --> 00:01:02,880 Speaker 1: special guest of the week, Lindsay Young, Vikings dot com 18 00:01:02,920 --> 00:01:06,560 Speaker 1: staff writer an assistant editor. All right, very generous round 19 00:01:06,560 --> 00:01:12,640 Speaker 1: of applause. Appreciate right, Thanks guys who didn't take you 20 00:01:12,640 --> 00:01:17,840 Speaker 1: as a Woo girl. I'm a Woo guy. He's a 21 00:01:17,880 --> 00:01:20,920 Speaker 1: Woo guys exercise that we did earlier in the year. 22 00:01:21,080 --> 00:01:24,360 Speaker 1: It shows like strengths and weaknesses. I'm only person. Yeah, 23 00:01:25,240 --> 00:01:28,720 Speaker 1: you are the only two. I was the only one 24 00:01:28,800 --> 00:01:31,760 Speaker 1: for a long time. So when I when I got 25 00:01:31,800 --> 00:01:35,679 Speaker 1: this job and took my personality test Brian Harper, who 26 00:01:35,760 --> 00:01:39,480 Speaker 1: was like, uh, you are also a Woo person. Jay's 27 00:01:39,480 --> 00:01:41,720 Speaker 1: going to be really upset that he's not the sole 28 00:01:41,840 --> 00:01:44,880 Speaker 1: Woo person anymore. But the funny part was when I 29 00:01:44,920 --> 00:01:47,280 Speaker 1: was the only one, then it would turn into whenever 30 00:01:47,280 --> 00:01:48,800 Speaker 1: the Mets would end, Harper just look at me, and 31 00:01:48,840 --> 00:01:51,800 Speaker 1: I'd have to go who All right, Well, you can 32 00:01:51,840 --> 00:01:54,480 Speaker 1: continue to hold that title. I will. I will say 33 00:01:54,640 --> 00:01:56,440 Speaker 1: out of the Woo lane. We can both go down 34 00:01:56,440 --> 00:01:58,040 Speaker 1: the Rick Flair Layne and I'm cool with that. We 35 00:01:58,160 --> 00:02:01,880 Speaker 1: can share this well. On this episode of MVP, will 36 00:02:01,920 --> 00:02:04,800 Speaker 1: dive into the twenty twenty two NFL schedule, which was 37 00:02:04,840 --> 00:02:08,560 Speaker 1: released hours ago. Plus we'll preview rookie Miniicamp going on 38 00:02:09,560 --> 00:02:11,839 Speaker 1: later on this week, and Lindsay is going to open 39 00:02:11,919 --> 00:02:14,200 Speaker 1: up about her series that it's currently running for the 40 00:02:14,280 --> 00:02:17,919 Speaker 1: second time on vikings dot Com called Getting Open in 41 00:02:18,080 --> 00:02:21,240 Speaker 1: his mental health awareness months. She's telling the stories that matter, 42 00:02:21,600 --> 00:02:24,239 Speaker 1: that really impact all walks of life. And we're really 43 00:02:24,240 --> 00:02:27,000 Speaker 1: happy to have you on today to be able to 44 00:02:27,040 --> 00:02:29,480 Speaker 1: talk about so many fun things going on right now. Yeah, 45 00:02:29,560 --> 00:02:31,200 Speaker 1: I mean, this is an awesome week to come on 46 00:02:31,240 --> 00:02:34,000 Speaker 1: and chat and I'm definitely looking forward to talking a 47 00:02:34,000 --> 00:02:36,600 Speaker 1: little bit more about getting open, but pumped to dive 48 00:02:36,600 --> 00:02:38,560 Speaker 1: into the schedule too. I feel like this is absolutely 49 00:02:38,600 --> 00:02:40,440 Speaker 1: one of the most exciting weeks of the year. Yeah. 50 00:02:40,480 --> 00:02:42,600 Speaker 1: It's funny, you know, if you're a planner in life, 51 00:02:42,600 --> 00:02:45,040 Speaker 1: if you like to kind of see your year, Yeah, 52 00:02:45,120 --> 00:02:47,200 Speaker 1: Lindsay's hands goes up. If you like to see your 53 00:02:47,280 --> 00:02:49,280 Speaker 1: year at a glance and kind of know where you're 54 00:02:49,320 --> 00:02:51,560 Speaker 1: going and stuff, Especially like if you're in the football 55 00:02:51,560 --> 00:02:53,919 Speaker 1: world and you've got weddings coming up, or you've got 56 00:02:54,040 --> 00:02:57,320 Speaker 1: family engagements, holidays, and you're like, well, what's my year 57 00:02:57,400 --> 00:02:59,160 Speaker 1: going to look like? This is the week for you. 58 00:02:59,360 --> 00:03:01,639 Speaker 1: It's nice to know what the last quarter of your 59 00:03:01,720 --> 00:03:04,840 Speaker 1: year is. For an entire staff, there's a lot of 60 00:03:04,840 --> 00:03:07,440 Speaker 1: people in the NFL who look forward to this day 61 00:03:07,880 --> 00:03:09,400 Speaker 1: just to be able to know, all, right, this is 62 00:03:09,400 --> 00:03:10,679 Speaker 1: what the back half of my life is going to 63 00:03:10,760 --> 00:03:14,200 Speaker 1: look like. But you know, I honestly, there's so many 64 00:03:14,320 --> 00:03:16,160 Speaker 1: times that we say this during the year that you 65 00:03:16,160 --> 00:03:18,880 Speaker 1: get excited about something happening. This is one of those 66 00:03:18,919 --> 00:03:22,080 Speaker 1: times where we all knew who were playing against that's 67 00:03:22,080 --> 00:03:25,520 Speaker 1: all been predetermined. But now we actually get numbers on 68 00:03:25,600 --> 00:03:27,640 Speaker 1: paper and dates that we can start penciling in, and 69 00:03:27,680 --> 00:03:29,359 Speaker 1: you really start to look for the fun matchups that 70 00:03:29,400 --> 00:03:32,160 Speaker 1: are going to be happening. It's always fun this day, 71 00:03:32,160 --> 00:03:34,000 Speaker 1: and we'd love it. I think it's fun too to 72 00:03:34,040 --> 00:03:37,920 Speaker 1: see like what everybody's looking for in the schedule. So 73 00:03:38,000 --> 00:03:39,400 Speaker 1: like when I was looking at I was like, oh, 74 00:03:39,440 --> 00:03:42,000 Speaker 1: this is how many primetime games we have, And I'm 75 00:03:42,080 --> 00:03:44,880 Speaker 1: not a great night person, so I am all about 76 00:03:44,920 --> 00:03:47,840 Speaker 1: the noon games like other people are looking at, like 77 00:03:48,080 --> 00:03:50,040 Speaker 1: when we're playing the Patriots who weren't playing Dallas. So 78 00:03:50,040 --> 00:03:52,440 Speaker 1: it's kind of fun to see how people approach like 79 00:03:52,800 --> 00:03:55,080 Speaker 1: breaking down the schedule, Lesia, I feel like we should 80 00:03:55,120 --> 00:03:57,680 Speaker 1: just put TBD beside every game and then change us 81 00:03:57,680 --> 00:03:59,760 Speaker 1: to night games the week before we actually play them, 82 00:04:00,040 --> 00:04:02,640 Speaker 1: so you can get at I like, I'm getting stressed out. 83 00:04:04,520 --> 00:04:06,760 Speaker 1: I promise you guys, as soon as we're done recording this, 84 00:04:06,840 --> 00:04:08,920 Speaker 1: I'm going to go upstairs and I'm going to take 85 00:04:08,960 --> 00:04:11,480 Speaker 1: out my hard copy planner and write in all of 86 00:04:11,520 --> 00:04:15,360 Speaker 1: the games and if one gets changed. I really hate 87 00:04:15,480 --> 00:04:20,920 Speaker 1: using a sharpie in the pros. I'm a big I'm 88 00:04:20,920 --> 00:04:24,960 Speaker 1: a big Apple like iPhone calendar, you know. Like for me, 89 00:04:25,000 --> 00:04:26,400 Speaker 1: I'll go in and I'll put it in the calendar 90 00:04:26,440 --> 00:04:28,400 Speaker 1: because whenever I'm like, oh, I gotta do this that 91 00:04:28,440 --> 00:04:30,560 Speaker 1: week or this that week, I'm like, oh, I know, 92 00:04:30,640 --> 00:04:32,560 Speaker 1: I know exactly what game it is. I'm like you though, 93 00:04:32,600 --> 00:04:34,600 Speaker 1: I want to know it all. And for the most part, 94 00:04:34,640 --> 00:04:37,000 Speaker 1: there were definitely some twists and turns in this one. 95 00:04:37,040 --> 00:04:40,240 Speaker 1: I think, just just a couple of notes before we 96 00:04:40,320 --> 00:04:42,440 Speaker 1: kind of dive in maybe a little bit more. Week 97 00:04:42,480 --> 00:04:45,680 Speaker 1: by week. There are nine home games this year, seven away, 98 00:04:45,760 --> 00:04:48,279 Speaker 1: and that one neutral site game over in London, So 99 00:04:48,640 --> 00:04:52,200 Speaker 1: that's nine opportunities for you guys to get into Usbank 100 00:04:52,240 --> 00:04:55,480 Speaker 1: Stadium and see your favorite players play. And overall, as 101 00:04:55,520 --> 00:04:58,360 Speaker 1: far as strength of schedule, the Vikings ranked twentieth out 102 00:04:58,360 --> 00:05:01,880 Speaker 1: of the thirty two teams, so very favorable schedule this year. 103 00:05:02,279 --> 00:05:05,760 Speaker 1: The road though never easy, and you know, Lindsay, I'll 104 00:05:05,800 --> 00:05:07,640 Speaker 1: get your reaction right out of the gate. Here we 105 00:05:07,680 --> 00:05:11,880 Speaker 1: start week one at home against the Packers. I mean, 106 00:05:11,920 --> 00:05:13,600 Speaker 1: what more can you ask for when you kick off 107 00:05:13,600 --> 00:05:16,159 Speaker 1: the season. It's literally the best home opener that you 108 00:05:16,200 --> 00:05:18,600 Speaker 1: could have. Like, the first game we ever played in 109 00:05:19,160 --> 00:05:21,880 Speaker 1: us being seam was against the Packers. Jay, that was 110 00:05:21,920 --> 00:05:23,960 Speaker 1: a home opener as well, wasn't it? That was actually 111 00:05:24,000 --> 00:05:27,160 Speaker 1: Week two. Here's the thing we have. The schedule makers 112 00:05:27,279 --> 00:05:31,000 Speaker 1: love to stick the Vikings versus Packers, especially whether home 113 00:05:31,080 --> 00:05:34,160 Speaker 1: or away, either week one or week two. Yeah, as 114 00:05:34,200 --> 00:05:37,560 Speaker 1: primetime matchups, whether it's a late afternoon game or even 115 00:05:37,600 --> 00:05:41,720 Speaker 1: primetime games. They love to stick Vikings versus Packers week one, 116 00:05:41,839 --> 00:05:44,920 Speaker 1: week two, whether it's here at Lambeau. This is no exception. 117 00:05:44,960 --> 00:05:48,160 Speaker 1: And this is another one. Oh congratulations, welcome to you know, 118 00:05:48,360 --> 00:05:50,760 Speaker 1: new head coach, new team, and we get the Green 119 00:05:50,800 --> 00:05:53,280 Speaker 1: Bay Packers at home week one. It's so fun. I mean, 120 00:05:53,320 --> 00:05:56,080 Speaker 1: people who come like, I think every team has that 121 00:05:56,200 --> 00:05:58,760 Speaker 1: big rivalry, right, so it's not like this is the 122 00:05:58,800 --> 00:06:00,560 Speaker 1: only one in the league by any means, but it's 123 00:06:00,600 --> 00:06:02,839 Speaker 1: just so fun. I think because we're located, you know, 124 00:06:02,920 --> 00:06:05,760 Speaker 1: only like five hours from each other, the rivalry is 125 00:06:05,800 --> 00:06:07,880 Speaker 1: just really fun. I feel like there are so many 126 00:06:07,960 --> 00:06:12,640 Speaker 1: like split households, where like, yeah, a spouse, one spouse 127 00:06:12,720 --> 00:06:14,760 Speaker 1: is a Vikings fan, or one partner is a Vikings fan, 128 00:06:14,839 --> 00:06:17,520 Speaker 1: the others is a Packers fan, and so like that 129 00:06:17,560 --> 00:06:20,719 Speaker 1: game is so much fun. Yeah, and we haven't I 130 00:06:20,839 --> 00:06:23,480 Speaker 1: was I'm looking right now. We've never played the Vikings. 131 00:06:23,480 --> 00:06:25,839 Speaker 1: We've never played the We've never played the Vikings either. 132 00:06:26,120 --> 00:06:29,159 Speaker 1: We've never played the Packers at home with fans start 133 00:06:29,240 --> 00:06:32,000 Speaker 1: the season out ever in Vikings franchise history, so this 134 00:06:32,040 --> 00:06:36,360 Speaker 1: will be just a memorable experience. My first ever game 135 00:06:36,400 --> 00:06:38,280 Speaker 1: here with the Vikings as an employee was against the 136 00:06:38,279 --> 00:06:40,680 Speaker 1: Packers in Week one and there were no fans. Will 137 00:06:40,839 --> 00:06:44,040 Speaker 1: this will be exciting to be a part of something 138 00:06:44,040 --> 00:06:46,120 Speaker 1: that a lot of people talks about, is the biggest 139 00:06:46,160 --> 00:06:47,400 Speaker 1: game of the year, and the fact that we get 140 00:06:47,400 --> 00:06:50,320 Speaker 1: it to start the season out. I'm assuming everyone would 141 00:06:50,320 --> 00:06:53,039 Speaker 1: be healthy for that game because legs are fresh. There 142 00:06:53,080 --> 00:06:56,200 Speaker 1: won't be any hitting in camp or Ota, so this 143 00:06:56,279 --> 00:06:58,839 Speaker 1: is going to be a lot of fun besides Gabe 144 00:06:58,880 --> 00:07:02,080 Speaker 1: screaming from the press sorry from the radio room at 145 00:07:02,080 --> 00:07:03,960 Speaker 1: that point, I think this game will be a lot 146 00:07:03,960 --> 00:07:06,560 Speaker 1: louder than that first one, where literally you could hear 147 00:07:06,600 --> 00:07:09,840 Speaker 1: Aaron Rodgers. He could hear every single call, and it 148 00:07:09,920 --> 00:07:12,760 Speaker 1: was the most surreal home game of no fans and 149 00:07:12,920 --> 00:07:15,280 Speaker 1: just watching you know them march up and down the 150 00:07:15,280 --> 00:07:16,680 Speaker 1: field in that game, and I think there was a 151 00:07:16,680 --> 00:07:19,480 Speaker 1: combined seventy seven points in that game. It was so weird, 152 00:07:19,520 --> 00:07:21,760 Speaker 1: it was so crazy. So this ought to be a 153 00:07:21,760 --> 00:07:25,000 Speaker 1: lot more normal of the screaming Vikings and Packers fan 154 00:07:25,520 --> 00:07:27,760 Speaker 1: It's got a great way to kick off this season. Well, 155 00:07:27,800 --> 00:07:30,679 Speaker 1: following that game, we have five straight before a Week 156 00:07:30,880 --> 00:07:34,680 Speaker 1: seven buy and there every other one is home, one 157 00:07:34,800 --> 00:07:38,080 Speaker 1: is away, one is home, one is in London, one 158 00:07:38,200 --> 00:07:40,920 Speaker 1: is home, one is away, And that's that's exciting. I think, 159 00:07:41,000 --> 00:07:44,000 Speaker 1: you know you've got the Packers on opening home opener 160 00:07:44,040 --> 00:07:46,520 Speaker 1: than the Eagles on Monday Night football, and then the Lions. 161 00:07:46,600 --> 00:07:50,160 Speaker 1: You tackle a home division game and then you pick 162 00:07:50,240 --> 00:07:52,600 Speaker 1: up your bags and head off to fancy London Town. 163 00:07:53,280 --> 00:07:55,360 Speaker 1: And I think the most interesting part about this beginning 164 00:07:55,400 --> 00:07:58,160 Speaker 1: half of the of the schedule, besides all the division 165 00:07:58,200 --> 00:08:00,800 Speaker 1: games being home right out of the gate, that Bears 166 00:08:00,840 --> 00:08:03,520 Speaker 1: game is going to be a really interesting contest because 167 00:08:03,560 --> 00:08:05,200 Speaker 1: that will be the first time you face a new 168 00:08:05,240 --> 00:08:08,240 Speaker 1: look coaching staff as well in that Bears team, but 169 00:08:08,240 --> 00:08:10,880 Speaker 1: then also one of the few teams to opt out 170 00:08:10,920 --> 00:08:13,800 Speaker 1: of taking that bye week after being in London, So 171 00:08:13,880 --> 00:08:16,440 Speaker 1: it's gonna be a quick turnaround. Lindsay, I thought it 172 00:08:16,520 --> 00:08:18,960 Speaker 1: was interesting that we didn't take the bye right after 173 00:08:19,040 --> 00:08:23,240 Speaker 1: being in London, But I like that we didn't, to 174 00:08:23,280 --> 00:08:25,200 Speaker 1: be honest, just because if you have a week five, ye, 175 00:08:25,240 --> 00:08:29,360 Speaker 1: that feels really early. Yeah, so I like not having 176 00:08:29,400 --> 00:08:32,280 Speaker 1: it right after London, but definitely is a quick turnaround. 177 00:08:32,520 --> 00:08:34,839 Speaker 1: At least of course it's a home game. See. What 178 00:08:35,360 --> 00:08:37,600 Speaker 1: stands out to me about that is that I think 179 00:08:37,600 --> 00:08:40,240 Speaker 1: it's been like four or five seasons in a row 180 00:08:40,280 --> 00:08:44,160 Speaker 1: where we've hosted the Bears for the regular season finale. 181 00:08:44,600 --> 00:08:46,800 Speaker 1: So I'm like, wait, we're hosting them in October. This 182 00:08:46,840 --> 00:08:50,199 Speaker 1: is so weird. Yeah, And the fact that the Bears 183 00:08:50,480 --> 00:08:53,480 Speaker 1: are similar to us as far as like their new regime, 184 00:08:53,520 --> 00:08:55,920 Speaker 1: like Tatum said, and them still trying to figure out, Okay, 185 00:08:55,960 --> 00:08:57,920 Speaker 1: what is this team? What's the identity going to look like? 186 00:08:58,240 --> 00:09:00,520 Speaker 1: I think that that's your bull Wolf for VIC fans 187 00:09:00,600 --> 00:09:03,719 Speaker 1: or Vikings players, who we have an identity here, We've 188 00:09:03,840 --> 00:09:06,520 Speaker 1: got we've had some success. We don't have to worry 189 00:09:06,559 --> 00:09:08,920 Speaker 1: about our offensive line problems like the Bears do. So 190 00:09:09,679 --> 00:09:13,000 Speaker 1: it should be I guess, a third home It should 191 00:09:13,040 --> 00:09:15,000 Speaker 1: be a good way to kick off another third home 192 00:09:15,040 --> 00:09:18,080 Speaker 1: game of the season. So after that that New Orleans game, 193 00:09:18,800 --> 00:09:20,559 Speaker 1: that'd be a good game to get under our bill. 194 00:09:20,559 --> 00:09:22,280 Speaker 1: Hopefully we can get a win. But speaking of that 195 00:09:22,360 --> 00:09:24,760 Speaker 1: bye week, I believe there's been sixty teams that have 196 00:09:24,840 --> 00:09:28,040 Speaker 1: played in London since we've been doing London game, the 197 00:09:28,120 --> 00:09:30,720 Speaker 1: NFL has been doing London games, and only five teams 198 00:09:31,400 --> 00:09:33,760 Speaker 1: have had have not had to buy the week afterwards. 199 00:09:33,760 --> 00:09:36,080 Speaker 1: So this is this is very rare for for us 200 00:09:36,120 --> 00:09:37,920 Speaker 1: to be able to get approved to not have a 201 00:09:37,920 --> 00:09:39,640 Speaker 1: bye week after that, and I think that was something 202 00:09:39,960 --> 00:09:43,240 Speaker 1: Quacy in the front office all we're pushing forward before 203 00:09:43,800 --> 00:09:46,280 Speaker 1: the season started, and I believe that they went two 204 00:09:46,320 --> 00:09:49,200 Speaker 1: and three in those five teams, So there really hasn't been, 205 00:09:49,480 --> 00:09:53,320 Speaker 1: you know, a staggering difference. Looking at these first six 206 00:09:53,360 --> 00:09:56,160 Speaker 1: weeks before the buy, it's kind of crazy. The odd weeks. 207 00:09:56,200 --> 00:09:58,600 Speaker 1: So you've got home against Packers, home against the Lions, 208 00:09:58,600 --> 00:10:01,160 Speaker 1: and home against the Bearers week five. If then you 209 00:10:01,160 --> 00:10:04,240 Speaker 1: flip it, you look at the even number games weeks two, four, 210 00:10:04,240 --> 00:10:06,640 Speaker 1: and six. We are playing at Philly on Monday night 211 00:10:07,040 --> 00:10:10,360 Speaker 1: at London for the Saints, and then Week six at Miami. 212 00:10:10,440 --> 00:10:14,120 Speaker 1: So basically we're either staying home or flying east to 213 00:10:14,240 --> 00:10:16,480 Speaker 1: play our games for those first six games. So yeah, 214 00:10:16,520 --> 00:10:18,640 Speaker 1: Week one against Packers, two against the Eagles, three against 215 00:10:18,679 --> 00:10:21,200 Speaker 1: the Lions, four against the Saints, five against the Bears, 216 00:10:21,200 --> 00:10:23,200 Speaker 1: and six at Miami. That's gonna be kind of a 217 00:10:23,240 --> 00:10:26,280 Speaker 1: funky schedule, but it'll be even and it'll feel pretty good, 218 00:10:26,280 --> 00:10:27,880 Speaker 1: I think to go into that Week seven by and 219 00:10:27,920 --> 00:10:29,560 Speaker 1: just kind of catch your breath before the sprint that 220 00:10:29,600 --> 00:10:33,360 Speaker 1: happens at the end. I am expecting some Vikings fans 221 00:10:33,400 --> 00:10:36,720 Speaker 1: to be bummed out that our game at Miami is 222 00:10:36,800 --> 00:10:39,800 Speaker 1: in October and not December. That is correct. Oh wow, yeah, 223 00:10:39,840 --> 00:10:41,760 Speaker 1: that is very true. I wonder how many players are 224 00:10:41,800 --> 00:10:44,040 Speaker 1: just gonna stay in Miami for the bye week you 225 00:10:44,080 --> 00:10:45,560 Speaker 1: play the Dolphins and you don't have a game the 226 00:10:45,559 --> 00:10:47,880 Speaker 1: week afterwards. Just it's a good question. There's a lot 227 00:10:47,880 --> 00:10:50,000 Speaker 1: of them who stay down there in the off season. 228 00:10:50,120 --> 00:10:52,439 Speaker 1: For sure, it's a hot spot, But for me I 229 00:10:53,040 --> 00:10:55,920 Speaker 1: look at it as also know you get two playoff 230 00:10:55,960 --> 00:10:58,319 Speaker 1: teams r out of the gate, then you have four 231 00:10:58,360 --> 00:11:00,680 Speaker 1: teams there that miss the playoffs, so you can still 232 00:11:00,800 --> 00:11:05,079 Speaker 1: prove a lot in those first six weeks. And um, 233 00:11:05,720 --> 00:11:07,400 Speaker 1: and I look at the Eagles and the Saints as 234 00:11:07,400 --> 00:11:09,920 Speaker 1: being two teams that obviously the Vikings have a lot 235 00:11:09,920 --> 00:11:13,080 Speaker 1: of playoff history with, so they're not division games. But 236 00:11:13,120 --> 00:11:15,600 Speaker 1: I mean, if you even just look at the first 237 00:11:15,640 --> 00:11:18,520 Speaker 1: five teams, you just kind of go, wow, there is 238 00:11:18,559 --> 00:11:22,600 Speaker 1: a lot a lot of you know, backstory to all 239 00:11:22,720 --> 00:11:26,160 Speaker 1: those first five matchups right out of the gate. There's 240 00:11:26,160 --> 00:11:28,920 Speaker 1: a ton of them. Yeah, like you just said, I mean, Packers, 241 00:11:29,400 --> 00:11:33,800 Speaker 1: everybody hates them, the Eagles at this point from the 242 00:11:33,840 --> 00:11:36,840 Speaker 1: NFC championship, all the animosity of that, the Lions had 243 00:11:36,840 --> 00:11:39,880 Speaker 1: our number last year, and the you know the walk 244 00:11:39,920 --> 00:11:43,800 Speaker 1: off or yeah, the Saints, there's tons of bad blood there. 245 00:11:43,840 --> 00:11:46,679 Speaker 1: And then Chicago. I mean, everyone always loves to beat 246 00:11:46,720 --> 00:11:48,400 Speaker 1: up on the Bears. It's the Black and Blue division. 247 00:11:48,400 --> 00:11:49,959 Speaker 1: And like you said, you know, you've got two new 248 00:11:49,960 --> 00:11:52,320 Speaker 1: head coaches. That will be an interesting match and just 249 00:11:52,360 --> 00:11:54,360 Speaker 1: to kind of see where their careers go moving forward 250 00:11:54,360 --> 00:11:56,920 Speaker 1: after this year. But yeah, that first quarter of the season, 251 00:11:57,440 --> 00:12:01,319 Speaker 1: there's definitely some storylines there. Yeah, outside of Aaron Rodgers, 252 00:12:01,360 --> 00:12:03,600 Speaker 1: a lot of these quarterbacks in these well, a lot 253 00:12:03,600 --> 00:12:05,760 Speaker 1: of these quarterbacks in these first six weeks are similar. 254 00:12:05,800 --> 00:12:07,959 Speaker 1: I mean Aaron Rodgers week one. You got Jalen Hurts 255 00:12:07,960 --> 00:12:10,400 Speaker 1: Week two, Jared Golf. He can run the ball. He 256 00:12:10,440 --> 00:12:12,160 Speaker 1: beat his last year throwing the ball in that last 257 00:12:12,280 --> 00:12:13,640 Speaker 1: job of the game. Hate to bring that up for 258 00:12:13,720 --> 00:12:16,800 Speaker 1: Vikings fans that are listening, but you got Jamis Weinston 259 00:12:17,080 --> 00:12:22,080 Speaker 1: week four, Jamis Weston, Jalen Hurts. Similar quarterbacks Chicago Bears, 260 00:12:22,200 --> 00:12:26,520 Speaker 1: Justin Fields, similar quarterback, Ta the quarterback for the Miami Dolphins. 261 00:12:26,520 --> 00:12:31,920 Speaker 1: Similar quarterback to the other guys. To la to quarterbacks, 262 00:12:32,360 --> 00:12:36,080 Speaker 1: I'm impressed. They always say it's tongue tongue of viola. Yeah, 263 00:12:36,080 --> 00:12:38,080 Speaker 1: that's how I always remember to say that one, Like 264 00:12:38,120 --> 00:12:40,040 Speaker 1: I didn't want to butcher his name. Look I had look, 265 00:12:40,120 --> 00:12:42,640 Speaker 1: I covered SEC football like it had to. It had 266 00:12:42,679 --> 00:12:46,880 Speaker 1: to be said two two t um. Yeah, No, that's 267 00:12:46,880 --> 00:12:49,360 Speaker 1: that's that's a really great point. I think, um that 268 00:12:49,360 --> 00:12:52,320 Speaker 1: could be very helpful, could play and play into our hands. 269 00:12:52,360 --> 00:12:56,199 Speaker 1: Who knows who knows um. But after that five weeks stretch, 270 00:12:56,240 --> 00:12:58,440 Speaker 1: you get a buy week seven, as Lindsay mentioned, and 271 00:12:58,440 --> 00:13:03,040 Speaker 1: then October third, if the night before Halloween is the 272 00:13:03,080 --> 00:13:05,680 Speaker 1: Cardinals game at home, and then you have two road 273 00:13:05,760 --> 00:13:10,079 Speaker 1: games against the Commanders and then the Bills. Anything sticking 274 00:13:10,120 --> 00:13:12,600 Speaker 1: out about those three games to you, Gabe, that's the 275 00:13:12,640 --> 00:13:16,160 Speaker 1: toughest stretch right there thus far the season. You gotta 276 00:13:16,760 --> 00:13:19,920 Speaker 1: three playoff teams, and Washington they had you know, they 277 00:13:19,920 --> 00:13:21,840 Speaker 1: didn't make the playoffs last year, but they have a 278 00:13:21,960 --> 00:13:26,160 Speaker 1: playoff rady defense, So trying to figure out their you know, 279 00:13:26,280 --> 00:13:28,800 Speaker 1: quarterback situation is Carson Wentz the guy of the future. 280 00:13:28,840 --> 00:13:30,920 Speaker 1: He's there now, but I feel like they'll have an 281 00:13:30,960 --> 00:13:33,599 Speaker 1: identity by then. But you got Arizona, Washington, and the 282 00:13:33,679 --> 00:13:36,920 Speaker 1: Buffalo Bills team that is if a lot of and 283 00:13:36,960 --> 00:13:40,280 Speaker 1: alatam on Super Bowl bound, so we will really be 284 00:13:40,360 --> 00:13:42,880 Speaker 1: tested after the buy. That's why I think starting early, 285 00:13:42,960 --> 00:13:46,320 Speaker 1: getting those six games, getting off to a great start 286 00:13:46,360 --> 00:13:49,680 Speaker 1: theory is key because when you start to get to 287 00:13:49,800 --> 00:13:52,079 Speaker 1: some of these, you know, deeper games and throughout the year, 288 00:13:52,120 --> 00:13:54,240 Speaker 1: you want to have those wins in case, you know, 289 00:13:54,360 --> 00:13:56,360 Speaker 1: you you let a few slip on later in the year. 290 00:13:56,400 --> 00:13:58,959 Speaker 1: I'm just thinking of last year. Everybody talks about the 291 00:13:58,960 --> 00:14:01,319 Speaker 1: missfield God against the car Ardals, like you know that 292 00:14:01,360 --> 00:14:04,240 Speaker 1: one miss field, Goad, we make that field. God, We're 293 00:14:04,240 --> 00:14:06,480 Speaker 1: in the playoffs, so you definitely want to start fast 294 00:14:06,520 --> 00:14:08,880 Speaker 1: because it definitely starts to get busy and a lot 295 00:14:08,920 --> 00:14:12,040 Speaker 1: harder to schedule gets harder in that case, m once 296 00:14:12,080 --> 00:14:14,480 Speaker 1: you get after the bye. The other thing about both 297 00:14:14,480 --> 00:14:17,400 Speaker 1: of those away games at Washington and at Buffalo, those 298 00:14:17,400 --> 00:14:19,840 Speaker 1: tend to be places where the weather can get super nasty, 299 00:14:19,920 --> 00:14:22,320 Speaker 1: especially later in the winter. But the weird thing about 300 00:14:22,320 --> 00:14:24,480 Speaker 1: playing there in November is you don't know what you're 301 00:14:24,480 --> 00:14:27,760 Speaker 1: going to get. I've been in those places around that 302 00:14:27,800 --> 00:14:31,640 Speaker 1: time and it can be beautiful and sunny or it 303 00:14:31,680 --> 00:14:35,520 Speaker 1: can be an absolute miserable game. And so those are 304 00:14:35,600 --> 00:14:38,480 Speaker 1: two places that whether it was supposed to be back 305 00:14:38,480 --> 00:14:41,000 Speaker 1: in you know, December or January, the fact that it's November, 306 00:14:41,160 --> 00:14:42,840 Speaker 1: you're like, oh, it shouldn't be as bad as it 307 00:14:42,880 --> 00:14:45,640 Speaker 1: could be, and you're correct, But both of those places 308 00:14:45,640 --> 00:14:47,760 Speaker 1: in that November time frame, you don't necessarily know what 309 00:14:47,800 --> 00:14:50,640 Speaker 1: you're gonna get for no weather in their terrible stadiums. 310 00:14:51,480 --> 00:14:55,800 Speaker 1: You said it, I'll work, you said it. I mean 311 00:14:55,840 --> 00:14:57,920 Speaker 1: if you look at just Twitter right now and typing 312 00:14:58,000 --> 00:15:01,160 Speaker 1: Jalen Hurts FedEx Field, that's everything you need. I think 313 00:15:01,160 --> 00:15:04,320 Speaker 1: the Bills are building a new field though, right yea, yeah, yeah, 314 00:15:05,000 --> 00:15:09,600 Speaker 1: I'm not now, guys, I'm not Oblivion's. But that's the 315 00:15:09,600 --> 00:15:13,520 Speaker 1: thing about this place is knowing how how bad upstate 316 00:15:13,640 --> 00:15:17,160 Speaker 1: New York can be. You might have a snowstorm then, 317 00:15:17,280 --> 00:15:19,160 Speaker 1: or it might be seventy some degrees like you just 318 00:15:19,600 --> 00:15:21,120 Speaker 1: you flat out don't know what you're going to get 319 00:15:21,120 --> 00:15:23,080 Speaker 1: at that time of year. But yeah, those two places 320 00:15:23,120 --> 00:15:26,120 Speaker 1: back to back, that'll be interesting. East Coast Johns there 321 00:15:26,160 --> 00:15:29,640 Speaker 1: have to go to. But then after you return from 322 00:15:29,680 --> 00:15:33,720 Speaker 1: the cold Buffalo Stadium, I was gonna say bad stadium 323 00:15:35,400 --> 00:15:38,040 Speaker 1: when you return from Buffalo. When you return from from Buffalo, 324 00:15:38,600 --> 00:15:42,160 Speaker 1: you've got a stretch of three straight home games. However, 325 00:15:42,400 --> 00:15:45,840 Speaker 1: that does include a Thanksgiving Day game, which is the 326 00:15:45,840 --> 00:15:49,000 Speaker 1: first time the Vikings are hosting a Thanksgiving Day game 327 00:15:49,040 --> 00:15:52,680 Speaker 1: they've previously. They've played in eight games on Thanksgiving, the 328 00:15:52,720 --> 00:15:55,120 Speaker 1: last one though in twenty seventeen with the Lions, but 329 00:15:55,800 --> 00:16:00,520 Speaker 1: hosting the Patriots on Thanksgiving Day, only four days before 330 00:16:00,960 --> 00:16:05,240 Speaker 1: the Dallas Cowboys return to US Bank Stadium. Lindsay, that's 331 00:16:05,280 --> 00:16:08,480 Speaker 1: a tough stretch right there, where you've got five home 332 00:16:08,560 --> 00:16:12,120 Speaker 1: games over a six week stretch. Well, and not only that, 333 00:16:12,320 --> 00:16:15,440 Speaker 1: so I actually I actually do like playing on Thanksgiving. 334 00:16:15,520 --> 00:16:17,600 Speaker 1: So I don't mind having that game, especially since it's 335 00:16:17,640 --> 00:16:21,200 Speaker 1: at home. But like you mentioned, you have the Dallas 336 00:16:21,200 --> 00:16:23,680 Speaker 1: Cowboys on November twentieth, and then you turn around and 337 00:16:23,720 --> 00:16:27,280 Speaker 1: have that short turnaround for the Patriots on Thanksgiving Day. 338 00:16:27,960 --> 00:16:30,560 Speaker 1: It is an evening game, it's at seven twenty, so 339 00:16:30,960 --> 00:16:33,840 Speaker 1: you get a few extra hours in there to kind 340 00:16:33,840 --> 00:16:38,080 Speaker 1: of yeah, yeah, to kind of recoup. But I do 341 00:16:38,160 --> 00:16:41,040 Speaker 1: like playing on Thanksgiving. But I think, you know, to 342 00:16:41,120 --> 00:16:43,480 Speaker 1: kind of add on to what Gabe was saying to 343 00:16:43,640 --> 00:16:46,400 Speaker 1: that stretch, I mean to have the Cowboys and the Patriots, 344 00:16:46,400 --> 00:16:49,080 Speaker 1: and I understand, you know, the Patriots are not maybe 345 00:16:49,120 --> 00:16:51,760 Speaker 1: the same Patriots that we're used to a few years ago, 346 00:16:51,800 --> 00:16:54,240 Speaker 1: but you're still playing coach Bill Belichick, and I think 347 00:16:54,440 --> 00:16:57,400 Speaker 1: anything can happen with him, and so especially on primetime, 348 00:16:57,440 --> 00:17:00,320 Speaker 1: I think that's going to be a tough game. Check 349 00:17:00,400 --> 00:17:03,440 Speaker 1: is five and one versus the Vikings. That one loss 350 00:17:03,880 --> 00:17:08,040 Speaker 1: was his first year of coaching in New England. Let's 351 00:17:08,119 --> 00:17:12,159 Speaker 1: make it so yeah, exactly, love the positivity. My favorite 352 00:17:12,160 --> 00:17:14,400 Speaker 1: thing about playing the Patriots at this point is there 353 00:17:14,440 --> 00:17:16,080 Speaker 1: is a little bit of bad blood that it seems 354 00:17:16,080 --> 00:17:19,000 Speaker 1: like the competitive juices between Adam Feeland and Bill Belichick. 355 00:17:19,160 --> 00:17:22,159 Speaker 1: So we know that the Patriots and the Vikings on 356 00:17:22,200 --> 00:17:25,240 Speaker 1: this one. Kevin, you know, with his history as well, 357 00:17:25,320 --> 00:17:27,040 Speaker 1: he's going to want to put his best foot forward 358 00:17:27,080 --> 00:17:30,719 Speaker 1: against coach Belichick and knowing that, yeah, they've had our 359 00:17:30,800 --> 00:17:33,480 Speaker 1: number that way. Any of the long time players at 360 00:17:33,480 --> 00:17:36,399 Speaker 1: this point who have been a part of those five 361 00:17:36,520 --> 00:17:38,359 Speaker 1: losses are going to want to have a little bit 362 00:17:38,400 --> 00:17:40,440 Speaker 1: of redemption here. Dude. That's a heck of a three 363 00:17:40,440 --> 00:17:45,520 Speaker 1: game stretch. You got three games in eleven days, the Bills, Cowboys, 364 00:17:45,520 --> 00:17:48,760 Speaker 1: and Patriots. Yeah, and the fact that you got Washington 365 00:17:48,880 --> 00:17:51,120 Speaker 1: before the Bills game and the Cardinals before that game. 366 00:17:51,160 --> 00:17:53,240 Speaker 1: Like we just talked about, like this team will be 367 00:17:53,240 --> 00:17:55,720 Speaker 1: battle test to come Thanksgiving. Well, the Jets loaded up 368 00:17:55,760 --> 00:17:58,480 Speaker 1: in the draft too. Yeah, and so you look at 369 00:17:58,520 --> 00:18:01,800 Speaker 1: that right after that game, you get a little bit 370 00:18:01,840 --> 00:18:03,480 Speaker 1: of time in between there, but then that kind of 371 00:18:03,560 --> 00:18:06,240 Speaker 1: kicks off a whole other stretch. You've got the Jets 372 00:18:06,280 --> 00:18:09,480 Speaker 1: and they kick off your December slate, and then a 373 00:18:09,520 --> 00:18:13,200 Speaker 1: week later at Detroit and then a week later, could 374 00:18:13,200 --> 00:18:15,840 Speaker 1: be six days later. It's could be a Saturday or 375 00:18:15,840 --> 00:18:18,800 Speaker 1: a Sunday game. You host the Colts and then you 376 00:18:18,880 --> 00:18:22,240 Speaker 1: host the New York Giants on Christmas Eve. The Jets 377 00:18:22,280 --> 00:18:24,359 Speaker 1: are old friend Tyler Conklin will be coming back. It'll 378 00:18:24,400 --> 00:18:27,160 Speaker 1: be good just to see for sure what that team's 379 00:18:27,160 --> 00:18:29,080 Speaker 1: going to turn into. You know, like you said, they 380 00:18:29,240 --> 00:18:31,280 Speaker 1: loaded up with talent in the draft. If they if 381 00:18:31,280 --> 00:18:33,800 Speaker 1: they hit on even their first round talent, if two 382 00:18:33,840 --> 00:18:37,200 Speaker 1: of those people hit, that'll be a giant boost for them. Plus, 383 00:18:37,240 --> 00:18:40,960 Speaker 1: they have a quarterback that they drafted last year and 384 00:18:41,000 --> 00:18:42,440 Speaker 1: they want to see what's gonna happen with him. Is 385 00:18:42,440 --> 00:18:44,040 Speaker 1: he going to have a sophomore slumper? Is he gonna 386 00:18:44,040 --> 00:18:45,560 Speaker 1: be somebody that's going to jump out again in year 387 00:18:45,560 --> 00:18:48,159 Speaker 1: two now that they've added some weapons around him and 388 00:18:48,280 --> 00:18:51,640 Speaker 1: they had some guys like Barrios jump out last year 389 00:18:51,680 --> 00:18:54,080 Speaker 1: at wide receiver. Like, if he's got some weapons and 390 00:18:54,119 --> 00:18:57,000 Speaker 1: they have an offense that can function, they're potentially going 391 00:18:57,040 --> 00:18:59,080 Speaker 1: to be a team, especially on that stretch of home 392 00:18:59,119 --> 00:19:01,800 Speaker 1: games with that being early December, that the Jets might 393 00:19:01,840 --> 00:19:03,840 Speaker 1: be somebody that could jump out and get you when 394 00:19:03,840 --> 00:19:07,640 Speaker 1: you're not expecting it. I mean, I was super impressed 395 00:19:07,680 --> 00:19:11,560 Speaker 1: by the Jets draft, like I thought they really added 396 00:19:11,600 --> 00:19:14,480 Speaker 1: some talent, and I'm, you know, just like you guys said, 397 00:19:14,480 --> 00:19:19,480 Speaker 1: I'm intrigued to see how much improvement that makes immediately 398 00:19:20,119 --> 00:19:23,960 Speaker 1: and definitely excited for that Tyler Conklin reunion game. Yeah, 399 00:19:24,000 --> 00:19:25,959 Speaker 1: that'll be That'll be a lot of fun. I like, 400 00:19:26,480 --> 00:19:28,879 Speaker 1: if I'm looking at two teams right now that I 401 00:19:28,920 --> 00:19:31,960 Speaker 1: think it would be just an error raid or an 402 00:19:31,960 --> 00:19:34,320 Speaker 1: air attack, It's going to be the Miami Dolphins because 403 00:19:34,320 --> 00:19:36,159 Speaker 1: they have all those receivers on all that speed. And 404 00:19:36,200 --> 00:19:38,760 Speaker 1: then the New York Jets. This is a team that 405 00:19:38,800 --> 00:19:40,920 Speaker 1: you got a quarterback that's come from a spread offense, 406 00:19:41,240 --> 00:19:43,680 Speaker 1: likes to throw the ball, has three really good receivers 407 00:19:43,720 --> 00:19:45,720 Speaker 1: now and now has two tight ends and c j 408 00:19:45,880 --> 00:19:48,359 Speaker 1: Uzoma and Tyler Conklin. Like this is I think our 409 00:19:48,400 --> 00:19:50,239 Speaker 1: secondary would get tested. And I think this is going 410 00:19:50,280 --> 00:19:53,120 Speaker 1: to be a game where fan friendly game because it's 411 00:19:53,160 --> 00:19:54,399 Speaker 1: either going to be a lot of teams scoring a 412 00:19:54,440 --> 00:19:56,439 Speaker 1: lot of touchdown there's going to be another team stopping 413 00:19:56,440 --> 00:19:58,280 Speaker 1: a lot of people from scoring and getting a lot 414 00:19:58,320 --> 00:20:01,439 Speaker 1: of interception. So that's one game that I have circled 415 00:20:01,480 --> 00:20:03,520 Speaker 1: on miscardule right now because we just don't know how 416 00:20:03,560 --> 00:20:05,520 Speaker 1: good the New York Jets will be it you said, 417 00:20:05,560 --> 00:20:08,960 Speaker 1: the thinking about you know, the Miami offense and the 418 00:20:09,119 --> 00:20:12,080 Speaker 1: wide receivers. So they've got Terry Hill, You've got you know, 419 00:20:12,119 --> 00:20:14,359 Speaker 1: the Bears with a revamped wide receiver corps, and that 420 00:20:14,400 --> 00:20:17,159 Speaker 1: they lost some people. Saints went made a you know, 421 00:20:17,359 --> 00:20:19,919 Speaker 1: couple of draft picks here. The Eagles went out and 422 00:20:19,920 --> 00:20:22,920 Speaker 1: made the trade on Draft night, a J. Brown exactly. 423 00:20:23,000 --> 00:20:25,920 Speaker 1: So you've got all of those um and the Packers 424 00:20:26,400 --> 00:20:31,199 Speaker 1: they're Christian Watson losing Davante but then going up and 425 00:20:31,240 --> 00:20:34,159 Speaker 1: grabbing him. There are I know, there's a ton of 426 00:20:34,160 --> 00:20:38,080 Speaker 1: talent across the entire league, but the battle tested secondary 427 00:20:38,160 --> 00:20:40,000 Speaker 1: that is a thing. Especially by the back end of 428 00:20:40,040 --> 00:20:42,280 Speaker 1: the season, they're going to have seen some some of 429 00:20:42,320 --> 00:20:44,960 Speaker 1: the top echelon or at least top young talent in 430 00:20:45,000 --> 00:20:48,160 Speaker 1: this league running throughout this schedule. So as a fan, 431 00:20:48,240 --> 00:20:51,159 Speaker 1: you're gonna get to see not only what we have 432 00:20:51,280 --> 00:20:53,359 Speaker 1: for our weapons, but you're gonna see how some of 433 00:20:53,359 --> 00:20:55,399 Speaker 1: those new changes that happen on defense are going to 434 00:20:55,480 --> 00:20:57,439 Speaker 1: have to react to that in the rest of the 435 00:20:57,440 --> 00:21:00,320 Speaker 1: schedule for the season. Not to mention Hollywood Brown with 436 00:21:00,359 --> 00:21:04,800 Speaker 1: the Cardinals, yep, or Steffon Digs with the Bills. I 437 00:21:04,800 --> 00:21:06,960 Speaker 1: don't know if he's got this circle don his calendar 438 00:21:07,000 --> 00:21:10,840 Speaker 1: or not. Oh you don't James Cook with Buffalo yep. 439 00:21:11,000 --> 00:21:13,959 Speaker 1: Or Harrison Phillips Oh yeah, yeah, Yeah, there's a lot 440 00:21:13,960 --> 00:21:15,880 Speaker 1: of ties. And I mean Leslie Frazier, I mean there's 441 00:21:15,920 --> 00:21:18,520 Speaker 1: so many ties between the storylines with the Buffalo game 442 00:21:18,520 --> 00:21:20,760 Speaker 1: are pretty intrigued game. I mean the Minneapolis miracle, like 443 00:21:20,960 --> 00:21:23,679 Speaker 1: is reunited there, I know, like I know Case is 444 00:21:23,720 --> 00:21:27,359 Speaker 1: not their starting quarterback, but just the fact that back yeah. Yeah, 445 00:21:27,720 --> 00:21:30,679 Speaker 1: So that's there's so many juicy story lines in here. 446 00:21:31,080 --> 00:21:32,959 Speaker 1: From week six to week ten, you have three out 447 00:21:33,000 --> 00:21:36,640 Speaker 1: of four away games, and then from week eleven through sixteen, 448 00:21:36,640 --> 00:21:38,600 Speaker 1: you've got four out of five home games. So like 449 00:21:38,920 --> 00:21:42,320 Speaker 1: there's going to be as balanced as the front end is, 450 00:21:42,400 --> 00:21:44,959 Speaker 1: that back end is going to be very topsy turvy 451 00:21:45,080 --> 00:21:47,080 Speaker 1: as far as this team is not going to be 452 00:21:47,119 --> 00:21:48,840 Speaker 1: able to get a lot of home cooking to start, 453 00:21:48,880 --> 00:21:50,199 Speaker 1: and then they're going to come home and that's all 454 00:21:50,240 --> 00:21:51,879 Speaker 1: they're going to get until the last two weeks of 455 00:21:51,880 --> 00:21:54,320 Speaker 1: the season. As you mentioned, the last two weeks of 456 00:21:54,320 --> 00:21:57,720 Speaker 1: the season, starting on a January first matchup at Lambeau. 457 00:21:58,840 --> 00:22:03,160 Speaker 1: Everybody loves the snowy Years, Happy New Year, and then 458 00:22:03,200 --> 00:22:06,520 Speaker 1: the next week will be gosh, a tale as old 459 00:22:06,560 --> 00:22:09,959 Speaker 1: as time. A season ending game against the Bears against 460 00:22:09,960 --> 00:22:14,119 Speaker 1: the Bears Soldier Field. I know colors surprised. It's the 461 00:22:14,160 --> 00:22:16,000 Speaker 1: one field. I feel like we could even release those 462 00:22:16,000 --> 00:22:18,120 Speaker 1: games before the NFL does because we already know it's 463 00:22:18,119 --> 00:22:19,879 Speaker 1: going to happen. I feel like the Bears want to 464 00:22:19,880 --> 00:22:22,040 Speaker 1: play in Minnesota during that time of the year, like 465 00:22:22,080 --> 00:22:24,800 Speaker 1: this is only the schedule makers want to make this 466 00:22:24,800 --> 00:22:28,040 Speaker 1: happen in Chicago, but you know, it's what the schedule holds. 467 00:22:28,080 --> 00:22:32,080 Speaker 1: And just talking to some of the players earlier today, 468 00:22:32,440 --> 00:22:33,960 Speaker 1: they saw the schedule and they saw it. The first 469 00:22:33,960 --> 00:22:35,800 Speaker 1: thing they saw were the last two games apparently, and 470 00:22:35,840 --> 00:22:38,199 Speaker 1: they were like, you know, they're three responses. There were 471 00:22:38,240 --> 00:22:41,160 Speaker 1: some disdain in the responses, but I think the mindset 472 00:22:41,320 --> 00:22:43,200 Speaker 1: is you take care of business earlier in the year 473 00:22:43,520 --> 00:22:45,800 Speaker 1: and then you don't have to worry about trying to 474 00:22:45,800 --> 00:22:47,800 Speaker 1: win games and must win games towards the end. But 475 00:22:47,840 --> 00:22:50,280 Speaker 1: those three divisional games in the final five weeks of 476 00:22:50,280 --> 00:22:53,680 Speaker 1: the season, that really tells you how your season is 477 00:22:53,720 --> 00:22:55,680 Speaker 1: going to be. I think we had what three divisional 478 00:22:55,680 --> 00:22:57,480 Speaker 1: games in the first five weeks and then three divisional 479 00:22:57,520 --> 00:22:59,639 Speaker 1: games in the first in the last five weeks, So 480 00:23:00,160 --> 00:23:03,520 Speaker 1: this will be interesting, definitely book ended. And when I 481 00:23:03,560 --> 00:23:05,680 Speaker 1: look at playing at Chicago, you definitely have the cold 482 00:23:05,760 --> 00:23:08,119 Speaker 1: weather thing. You know, I think we're pretty used to 483 00:23:08,160 --> 00:23:11,200 Speaker 1: playing in Green Bay there in December January, but with 484 00:23:11,440 --> 00:23:13,959 Speaker 1: Chicago as well, they play on grass and so what 485 00:23:14,040 --> 00:23:17,120 Speaker 1: I think of is playing on a grass field in 486 00:23:17,320 --> 00:23:20,480 Speaker 1: week eighteen and you know, hopefully you're going into the 487 00:23:20,480 --> 00:23:22,920 Speaker 1: playoffs after that, so you just want to keep everybody 488 00:23:22,920 --> 00:23:25,800 Speaker 1: safe and healthy. And so yeah, I was not surprised 489 00:23:25,800 --> 00:23:28,600 Speaker 1: to see the Bears as the regular season finale, but 490 00:23:28,640 --> 00:23:30,840 Speaker 1: I was kind of wishing that it was a home 491 00:23:30,880 --> 00:23:33,520 Speaker 1: game for any of you degenerate prop bet people cash 492 00:23:33,560 --> 00:23:39,000 Speaker 1: those tickets were playing the Bears a week the last Yeah, yeah, exactly, 493 00:23:39,040 --> 00:23:41,480 Speaker 1: And that's I think that's also something that to keep 494 00:23:41,480 --> 00:23:44,720 Speaker 1: in a note of is why the beginning of the 495 00:23:44,760 --> 00:23:47,080 Speaker 1: schedule is so important, is because when those games start 496 00:23:47,119 --> 00:23:49,720 Speaker 1: to really matter down the stretch, you don't necessarily or 497 00:23:49,800 --> 00:23:52,000 Speaker 1: division games matter down the stretch, you don't have that 498 00:23:52,040 --> 00:23:54,960 Speaker 1: home field advantage, and so a lot on the line 499 00:23:54,960 --> 00:23:58,400 Speaker 1: when those happened. But you know, you guys probably got 500 00:23:58,400 --> 00:24:01,040 Speaker 1: all the push alerts and all the stuff off. About 501 00:24:01,080 --> 00:24:03,320 Speaker 1: all the tickets that are available right now, head to 502 00:24:03,359 --> 00:24:07,800 Speaker 1: ticketmaster dot com to get one or all nine home 503 00:24:07,800 --> 00:24:09,760 Speaker 1: game tickets. Also, if you got a bunch of buddies, 504 00:24:09,800 --> 00:24:11,639 Speaker 1: you got a bunch of girlfriends, want to take a trip, 505 00:24:12,080 --> 00:24:15,359 Speaker 1: want to go somewhere. And my girlfriends, I mean girls 506 00:24:15,359 --> 00:24:17,520 Speaker 1: who have friends. Let's not take you know, all your 507 00:24:17,560 --> 00:24:22,040 Speaker 1: girlfriends literally, I don't know what you're talking, and head 508 00:24:22,040 --> 00:24:25,160 Speaker 1: to the Vikings away game. There's some really cool spots Miami. 509 00:24:26,400 --> 00:24:29,960 Speaker 1: I was gonna say to your Buffalo, go get some way. Yeah, 510 00:24:29,960 --> 00:24:32,800 Speaker 1: I've already the Buffalo trip, So I'm planning to head 511 00:24:32,800 --> 00:24:34,960 Speaker 1: to that one. Yeah. And obviously if you can get 512 00:24:35,000 --> 00:24:38,359 Speaker 1: those tickets to the to the January first or January seventh, 513 00:24:38,400 --> 00:24:41,119 Speaker 1: thre eighth games against the Packers of the Bears, those 514 00:24:41,160 --> 00:24:43,600 Speaker 1: guys will need you out there. It'll be nice and 515 00:24:43,680 --> 00:24:47,800 Speaker 1: ball me. I'm sure, pack of coat coat. Yeah, that 516 00:24:48,200 --> 00:24:50,840 Speaker 1: that game. That is one game I'm not looking forward 517 00:24:50,880 --> 00:24:54,320 Speaker 1: to is that Packers game. Um, just because of how 518 00:24:54,359 --> 00:24:57,240 Speaker 1: code it gets up there in the booth. Those two 519 00:24:57,280 --> 00:25:00,600 Speaker 1: Grass games and that kind of weather will show how 520 00:25:00,600 --> 00:25:02,320 Speaker 1: mentally tough this team is. That you got to have 521 00:25:02,320 --> 00:25:04,199 Speaker 1: that mental toughness going to the playoffs? What do you 522 00:25:04,200 --> 00:25:06,080 Speaker 1: guys mean? And aren't you excited to go spend New 523 00:25:06,160 --> 00:25:08,520 Speaker 1: Year's Eve and Green Bay? I was also thinking about 524 00:25:08,520 --> 00:25:10,520 Speaker 1: that if somebody was like, oh, well, at least the 525 00:25:10,520 --> 00:25:13,119 Speaker 1: Packers game kicks off at like three o'clock, so you 526 00:25:13,160 --> 00:25:15,480 Speaker 1: have enough time to kind of sleep in after staying 527 00:25:15,560 --> 00:25:18,359 Speaker 1: up for New Year's Eve, and I was like, oh yeah, 528 00:25:18,400 --> 00:25:22,800 Speaker 1: and watching the ball drop from Green Bay. Who all 529 00:25:22,840 --> 00:25:25,480 Speaker 1: I care about is that we have a flight home 530 00:25:25,960 --> 00:25:30,120 Speaker 1: because last year we were on the commercial flight and 531 00:25:30,760 --> 00:25:33,560 Speaker 1: it got delayed and then it was broken and there 532 00:25:33,680 --> 00:25:36,520 Speaker 1: was no plane and we had to about ten of 533 00:25:36,600 --> 00:25:39,679 Speaker 1: us had to rent cars or I guess SUVs and 534 00:25:39,800 --> 00:25:42,280 Speaker 1: drive back to the city is on an hour of sleep. 535 00:25:42,560 --> 00:25:44,520 Speaker 1: So like I'm like, just get me home from there. 536 00:25:44,640 --> 00:25:46,720 Speaker 1: That's all I asked, come in and go to work. 537 00:25:46,920 --> 00:25:51,000 Speaker 1: Between the caravan of people coming back that way, plane 538 00:25:51,080 --> 00:25:56,600 Speaker 1: sliding off of Tarmax. There's a long history of Vikings, planes, trains, 539 00:25:56,600 --> 00:25:59,640 Speaker 1: and automobiles coming back from Green Bay. So I only 540 00:25:59,640 --> 00:26:02,600 Speaker 1: find that it's fitting. Yeah, howeveryone does get back safe 541 00:26:02,600 --> 00:26:05,120 Speaker 1: and sound from Green Bay and it's allow to look 542 00:26:05,119 --> 00:26:06,840 Speaker 1: forward to. So be sure to check out your app 543 00:26:07,040 --> 00:26:10,439 Speaker 1: ticketmaster dot com to get those tickets now. So you 544 00:26:10,480 --> 00:26:12,840 Speaker 1: can be like Lindsay and I and set your distinct 545 00:26:12,920 --> 00:26:15,000 Speaker 1: schedule and write it in your planner and know exactly 546 00:26:15,040 --> 00:26:17,560 Speaker 1: where and when you're going to be. As for our rookies, 547 00:26:17,600 --> 00:26:20,000 Speaker 1: we know where they're going to be. They are arriving 548 00:26:20,800 --> 00:26:24,760 Speaker 1: in Minnesota on Thursday, and the schedule LEA is obviously 549 00:26:24,800 --> 00:26:27,280 Speaker 1: not the only thing going on. So Rookie Minicamp is 550 00:26:27,280 --> 00:26:30,239 Speaker 1: this weekend and the rookies get their first glimpses at 551 00:26:30,240 --> 00:26:33,400 Speaker 1: the facility. They meet their position coaches and teammates before 552 00:26:33,400 --> 00:26:36,680 Speaker 1: being integrated with the veterans and OTAs next week. So 553 00:26:37,080 --> 00:26:39,080 Speaker 1: I like to call this basically like a boot camp 554 00:26:39,080 --> 00:26:42,239 Speaker 1: for these guys, an introduction into the league before they 555 00:26:42,280 --> 00:26:45,520 Speaker 1: hit the ground running. As a professional Gabe, you spoke 556 00:26:45,520 --> 00:26:47,600 Speaker 1: to a number of the rookies last week. You can 557 00:26:47,600 --> 00:26:51,000 Speaker 1: also check out those interviews on vikings dot com. Who 558 00:26:51,040 --> 00:26:53,200 Speaker 1: has impressed you the most of the guys that you've 559 00:26:53,240 --> 00:26:57,680 Speaker 1: talked to? Oh, just one, I've said this before last 560 00:26:57,720 --> 00:27:01,439 Speaker 1: week and pick six Brian Asamoa just a really good story. 561 00:27:01,680 --> 00:27:04,959 Speaker 1: He's a guy that understands his role. He's the modern 562 00:27:05,119 --> 00:27:08,440 Speaker 1: day linebacker, can run silon to silon. It's going to 563 00:27:08,520 --> 00:27:11,600 Speaker 1: have to put on some weight. But to understand that 564 00:27:12,160 --> 00:27:14,040 Speaker 1: he's willing to put on that weight. He's willing to 565 00:27:14,320 --> 00:27:16,199 Speaker 1: put in the hours needed to be able to be 566 00:27:16,240 --> 00:27:18,280 Speaker 1: that linebacker one day, even if that means he has 567 00:27:18,320 --> 00:27:21,560 Speaker 1: to play special teams this first year. I really love 568 00:27:21,600 --> 00:27:23,480 Speaker 1: his mindset and I really love the fact that he 569 00:27:23,600 --> 00:27:26,479 Speaker 1: understands what he can bring to this team or year 570 00:27:26,600 --> 00:27:28,439 Speaker 1: one and what that means for him in the future. 571 00:27:28,600 --> 00:27:31,439 Speaker 1: He's somebody that I know Special teams coordinator Matt Daniels 572 00:27:31,520 --> 00:27:33,679 Speaker 1: is pretty pumped to get his hands on once he 573 00:27:33,720 --> 00:27:36,199 Speaker 1: gets in the building as well. Lindsay, I know you've 574 00:27:36,240 --> 00:27:40,000 Speaker 1: been listening to press conferences and you do research on 575 00:27:40,040 --> 00:27:42,080 Speaker 1: these guys a lot of them for the five Things 576 00:27:42,080 --> 00:27:43,960 Speaker 1: to Know About, which is always super helpful to kind 577 00:27:43,960 --> 00:27:46,439 Speaker 1: of get the rundown on them. That's on vikings dot Com. 578 00:27:46,880 --> 00:27:50,960 Speaker 1: Who most intrigues you from this rookie class that's coming 579 00:27:50,960 --> 00:27:53,760 Speaker 1: in this week. So there were two names that came 580 00:27:53,800 --> 00:27:55,879 Speaker 1: to mind for me, and I feel like it is 581 00:27:55,880 --> 00:27:58,360 Speaker 1: a little cliche to go at the first round pick. 582 00:27:58,400 --> 00:28:02,280 Speaker 1: But I'm really excited to see how Lewis scene turns out. 583 00:28:02,840 --> 00:28:06,080 Speaker 1: I think, you know, of course, going into draft night, 584 00:28:06,400 --> 00:28:08,080 Speaker 1: we didn't know where we're going to stay at twelve, 585 00:28:08,080 --> 00:28:10,359 Speaker 1: where we're going to trade. I think probably most people 586 00:28:10,400 --> 00:28:12,720 Speaker 1: were surprised that when we traded all the way from 587 00:28:12,720 --> 00:28:15,239 Speaker 1: twelve down to thirty two. But it really seems like 588 00:28:15,280 --> 00:28:18,840 Speaker 1: we got a great value pick in Lewis scene. I've 589 00:28:18,920 --> 00:28:20,760 Speaker 1: heard so many great things about him, and I was 590 00:28:20,760 --> 00:28:23,040 Speaker 1: really impressed by him too, just coming in when he 591 00:28:23,080 --> 00:28:26,160 Speaker 1: was speaking to the media, just seemed, you know, very 592 00:28:26,320 --> 00:28:31,040 Speaker 1: just kind of calm, self confident, you know, loves the 593 00:28:31,080 --> 00:28:33,760 Speaker 1: game of football. That's very clear, and so I'm excited 594 00:28:33,760 --> 00:28:36,439 Speaker 1: to see what he adds to our secondary. Obviously we 595 00:28:36,480 --> 00:28:39,320 Speaker 1: have Harrison Smith and we have cam Binam as well, 596 00:28:39,440 --> 00:28:42,560 Speaker 1: and so you know, coach O'Connell has talked about maybe 597 00:28:42,600 --> 00:28:45,320 Speaker 1: having some three safety packages at times and just looking 598 00:28:45,320 --> 00:28:47,840 Speaker 1: to see at how he fits in. And then I 599 00:28:47,880 --> 00:28:50,560 Speaker 1: guess I didn't even realize this until now, But sticking 600 00:28:50,600 --> 00:28:53,560 Speaker 1: with the DBS, for me, I'm also really intrigued by 601 00:28:54,040 --> 00:28:57,600 Speaker 1: Caleb Evans, cornerback who we drafted in the fourth round. 602 00:28:57,720 --> 00:29:00,520 Speaker 1: And I think like it might just be too that 603 00:29:00,600 --> 00:29:03,640 Speaker 1: I've really like he has a really magnetic personality. And 604 00:29:03,680 --> 00:29:07,520 Speaker 1: so I think when you do like zoom calls with 605 00:29:07,920 --> 00:29:11,479 Speaker 1: draft picks immediately after getting drafted, they don't know who 606 00:29:11,600 --> 00:29:14,239 Speaker 1: name of the media is, they're not here. When you 607 00:29:14,240 --> 00:29:17,200 Speaker 1: can sort of, you know, feel a player's personality and 608 00:29:17,320 --> 00:29:20,680 Speaker 1: excitement through a call like that, I think it automatically 609 00:29:20,760 --> 00:29:23,320 Speaker 1: kind of you know, um, your antennas go up. And 610 00:29:23,360 --> 00:29:25,640 Speaker 1: that's how I felt with a Caleb. He just seems 611 00:29:25,640 --> 00:29:30,040 Speaker 1: like a really positive, um, you know, guy who's passionate 612 00:29:30,040 --> 00:29:33,760 Speaker 1: about the game, excited to be here. Tatum already knows 613 00:29:33,800 --> 00:29:35,840 Speaker 1: about this, but he's gonna say, you have to admit 614 00:29:35,920 --> 00:29:38,120 Speaker 1: why you actually are really excited about. He has his 615 00:29:38,280 --> 00:29:42,280 Speaker 1: funny you guys and his bunny. His name is Benji, 616 00:29:42,760 --> 00:29:45,120 Speaker 1: and we all know that I do the Purple Pup 617 00:29:45,200 --> 00:29:48,440 Speaker 1: series and I really want to do a bunny episode 618 00:29:48,440 --> 00:29:51,280 Speaker 1: with a Caleb. So yes, I am excited about the bunny, 619 00:29:51,320 --> 00:29:53,280 Speaker 1: but I'm also excited to see what he does on 620 00:29:53,320 --> 00:29:56,560 Speaker 1: the field. So does rabbits make the cut for pups? Yeah? 621 00:29:57,920 --> 00:30:00,520 Speaker 1: The president, so you get to you have the final say. 622 00:30:00,520 --> 00:30:03,320 Speaker 1: So yes, So every year we tried to do one 623 00:30:03,440 --> 00:30:06,640 Speaker 1: episode that is not actually about a dog, so we've 624 00:30:06,680 --> 00:30:09,440 Speaker 1: done a cat's episode. We did one with Bee Rob 625 00:30:09,480 --> 00:30:12,400 Speaker 1: who lives on a ranch and he's got everything from 626 00:30:12,440 --> 00:30:16,440 Speaker 1: like peacocks to you know, horses, He's got the whole gamut. 627 00:30:16,480 --> 00:30:21,240 Speaker 1: So I definitely think Benjie the bunny can. I just 628 00:30:21,400 --> 00:30:23,160 Speaker 1: when he when I interviewed him about this and asked 629 00:30:23,200 --> 00:30:26,360 Speaker 1: him about Benji. First of all, named after his grandfather, 630 00:30:26,480 --> 00:30:30,680 Speaker 1: which is just so sweet, right, And Benjie he got 631 00:30:30,720 --> 00:30:33,280 Speaker 1: a couple months ago because he had a bunny growing 632 00:30:33,360 --> 00:30:35,800 Speaker 1: up when he was in high school. And then when 633 00:30:35,840 --> 00:30:37,680 Speaker 1: he got drafting news and be moving and he's like, 634 00:30:37,760 --> 00:30:41,000 Speaker 1: you know, he said, Vatum, I asked my mom and 635 00:30:41,080 --> 00:30:42,880 Speaker 1: dad if I could get a bunny, and I was like, 636 00:30:42,920 --> 00:30:46,080 Speaker 1: oh my gosh, like how, I don't know. First of all, 637 00:30:47,360 --> 00:30:50,600 Speaker 1: he's a pure soul to see, you know, a twenty one, 638 00:30:50,680 --> 00:30:53,920 Speaker 1: twenty two year old man talk about not a rabbit, 639 00:30:54,040 --> 00:30:56,520 Speaker 1: it's a bunny, which I think is just adorable. He 640 00:30:56,680 --> 00:30:58,720 Speaker 1: just seems like just a genuine nice kid. I don't know. 641 00:30:58,720 --> 00:31:00,360 Speaker 1: I'm just gonna get him to say bunny as many 642 00:31:00,360 --> 00:31:01,800 Speaker 1: times I can, because it just cracked me up. I 643 00:31:01,800 --> 00:31:05,640 Speaker 1: would just obsessed Bunny. Yeah, it's very funny. Bunny's cute. 644 00:31:05,680 --> 00:31:09,560 Speaker 1: Bunny's cute. Is he a bad bunny? Bad boy from 645 00:31:09,600 --> 00:31:14,760 Speaker 1: the commercial? That's all I always think about. I don't know. Okay, 646 00:31:14,920 --> 00:31:22,640 Speaker 1: we're going down, We're gown, let's go all right. Linsey 647 00:31:22,640 --> 00:31:25,920 Speaker 1: didn't even realize she said that up she said it. 648 00:31:26,040 --> 00:31:28,560 Speaker 1: Oh my god, I was going to make a carrot joke. 649 00:31:28,640 --> 00:31:32,640 Speaker 1: I'm out on this one. Lindsey just threw the hammer down. 650 00:31:33,280 --> 00:31:37,040 Speaker 1: H Yeah, your face was priceless, priceless. All right. On 651 00:31:37,080 --> 00:31:39,760 Speaker 1: that note, Jay, who excites you the most about rookie 652 00:31:39,800 --> 00:31:42,600 Speaker 1: Mini Camp as far as like your long time Viking 653 00:31:42,640 --> 00:31:44,840 Speaker 1: fandom goes. I want to see Booth. I want to 654 00:31:44,840 --> 00:31:47,040 Speaker 1: see what Booth does because he's a guy that was 655 00:31:47,120 --> 00:31:51,160 Speaker 1: projected potential first round guy. He's now somebody that slid 656 00:31:51,360 --> 00:31:53,960 Speaker 1: and people, a lot of the critics are kind of 657 00:31:54,000 --> 00:31:57,240 Speaker 1: citing that pick as the potential steal for this draft 658 00:31:57,280 --> 00:32:00,160 Speaker 1: class for the team. I feel like he's a guy 659 00:32:00,160 --> 00:32:01,760 Speaker 1: that there are going to be a lot of eyes 660 00:32:01,800 --> 00:32:03,560 Speaker 1: on him just to see what he can do. So 661 00:32:03,600 --> 00:32:06,080 Speaker 1: when he jumps in here and gets into the mix, 662 00:32:06,160 --> 00:32:08,280 Speaker 1: I want to see how quickly he gets up to speed. 663 00:32:08,320 --> 00:32:10,760 Speaker 1: And if there is a chance that both Booth and 664 00:32:10,920 --> 00:32:13,600 Speaker 1: Seen are guys that are our potential future and we 665 00:32:13,680 --> 00:32:16,680 Speaker 1: see that early and we see that quickly, that is 666 00:32:16,680 --> 00:32:18,240 Speaker 1: going to be super exciting. So I just want to 667 00:32:18,240 --> 00:32:20,280 Speaker 1: see what mister Booth is able to do when he 668 00:32:20,360 --> 00:32:23,600 Speaker 1: does get his opportunity here with the Vikings, between the 669 00:32:23,680 --> 00:32:27,040 Speaker 1: guys that the Vikings have retained and the new guys 670 00:32:27,040 --> 00:32:30,120 Speaker 1: they've signed, plus these draft the three dbs in the 671 00:32:30,160 --> 00:32:33,400 Speaker 1: draft class. Luke Keickley on NFL Network this week said 672 00:32:33,440 --> 00:32:36,080 Speaker 1: this was his favorite secondary going into the season, and 673 00:32:36,120 --> 00:32:39,520 Speaker 1: I see you, Shagan your head, Gabe, So Luke Keickley 674 00:32:39,720 --> 00:32:42,840 Speaker 1: is my top five favorite player of all time. Kind 675 00:32:42,840 --> 00:32:44,880 Speaker 1: of figured that you would be a big fan. And 676 00:32:46,240 --> 00:32:48,560 Speaker 1: I love him for obvious reasons. He played from my 677 00:32:48,600 --> 00:32:51,320 Speaker 1: hometown team. But I think he's one of the smartest 678 00:32:51,360 --> 00:32:53,680 Speaker 1: linebackers to ever play, might be one of the best 679 00:32:53,960 --> 00:32:56,640 Speaker 1: middle linebackers I ever played the game. He does make 680 00:32:56,720 --> 00:33:00,640 Speaker 1: a lot of comments that I'm like, and this is 681 00:33:00,640 --> 00:33:02,440 Speaker 1: one of those comments where I'm like, hey, you know, 682 00:33:02,720 --> 00:33:04,560 Speaker 1: we really want this secondary to be great, and I 683 00:33:04,600 --> 00:33:06,120 Speaker 1: know I worked for the team, so I have to 684 00:33:06,160 --> 00:33:08,880 Speaker 1: be you know, on the good side of the fence. 685 00:33:08,920 --> 00:33:11,120 Speaker 1: But I think to say the best secondary in the NFL, 686 00:33:11,200 --> 00:33:13,560 Speaker 1: I think right now that is a little bit of 687 00:33:13,560 --> 00:33:16,040 Speaker 1: a stretch simply because we don't we haven't seen a 688 00:33:16,080 --> 00:33:17,320 Speaker 1: lot of these guys. I was going to say, I 689 00:33:17,320 --> 00:33:20,280 Speaker 1: think the word you might look be looking for its unproven. Yeah, 690 00:33:20,320 --> 00:33:23,120 Speaker 1: the potential is there, but nothing is on paper, and 691 00:33:23,440 --> 00:33:26,120 Speaker 1: you know there is there should be a lot of 692 00:33:26,520 --> 00:33:29,200 Speaker 1: hype around this team, around this secondary. If you look 693 00:33:29,240 --> 00:33:31,880 Speaker 1: at you know, last year and just look at the stats, 694 00:33:31,960 --> 00:33:34,000 Speaker 1: this defense should be a lot better. And I think 695 00:33:34,320 --> 00:33:36,880 Speaker 1: when Quacy gets up to the podium when he got 696 00:33:36,960 --> 00:33:40,400 Speaker 1: hired and said this defense is meant is built to 697 00:33:40,560 --> 00:33:43,600 Speaker 1: make it easy on the cornerbacks, that you can say, Okay, 698 00:33:43,640 --> 00:33:45,440 Speaker 1: I can see what Luke Keiklely is saying, but still 699 00:33:45,480 --> 00:33:47,840 Speaker 1: I think it's still kind of premature to say that. 700 00:33:48,160 --> 00:33:49,960 Speaker 1: But hopefully he's right. I mean, at the end of 701 00:33:49,960 --> 00:33:52,480 Speaker 1: the day, hopefully Luke Keikley is on point and we 702 00:33:52,480 --> 00:33:56,240 Speaker 1: can play this interview back next February and say, Luke, 703 00:33:56,400 --> 00:33:58,880 Speaker 1: we knew. I would love to see that. I think 704 00:33:59,280 --> 00:34:02,560 Speaker 1: I think, you know, the ceiling is incredibly high with 705 00:34:02,600 --> 00:34:06,440 Speaker 1: the secondary, and so I do hope that that Luke 706 00:34:06,520 --> 00:34:09,359 Speaker 1: has seen something here in the future. I hope with 707 00:34:09,400 --> 00:34:11,080 Speaker 1: the Luke side, that's going to be a fun one 708 00:34:11,080 --> 00:34:12,320 Speaker 1: because if you do get to the back end of 709 00:34:12,360 --> 00:34:14,359 Speaker 1: the season and all of a sudden you have seen 710 00:34:14,400 --> 00:34:17,600 Speaker 1: a giant jump in the secondary play, that is going 711 00:34:17,680 --> 00:34:19,319 Speaker 1: to be a fun interview that we're going to try 712 00:34:19,360 --> 00:34:22,000 Speaker 1: and snag with mister Keekley to say, all right, you 713 00:34:22,560 --> 00:34:24,680 Speaker 1: decided to throw this out there as red meat even 714 00:34:24,719 --> 00:34:27,319 Speaker 1: before the schedule came out. We were going to ask 715 00:34:27,320 --> 00:34:29,440 Speaker 1: you to defend yourself. Now it's going to be basically, 716 00:34:29,760 --> 00:34:33,480 Speaker 1: you're right, everyone else was wrong, And just I think 717 00:34:33,480 --> 00:34:36,359 Speaker 1: the idea for a guy like Lucas, he's looking at it, 718 00:34:36,760 --> 00:34:42,120 Speaker 1: as you said, potentially the best secondary, but like you said, Tatum, 719 00:34:42,320 --> 00:34:46,279 Speaker 1: it's unproven. And I just think about where we were 720 00:34:46,719 --> 00:34:49,640 Speaker 1: going into last season, during last season and then at 721 00:34:49,680 --> 00:34:52,560 Speaker 1: the beginning of the offseason, and how much angst there 722 00:34:52,680 --> 00:34:55,279 Speaker 1: was about what do we have here. I think the 723 00:34:55,760 --> 00:34:58,719 Speaker 1: infusion of new talent and the young guys that are here, 724 00:34:59,080 --> 00:35:01,839 Speaker 1: the promise of this might be We're going to start 725 00:35:01,880 --> 00:35:03,239 Speaker 1: to get a little bit of a look at it 726 00:35:03,320 --> 00:35:06,160 Speaker 1: here already this weekend, and so That's the fun part too, 727 00:35:06,239 --> 00:35:07,880 Speaker 1: is then once the rookies are in the building, you 728 00:35:07,880 --> 00:35:10,480 Speaker 1: start to hear little rumors and little buzzes about did 729 00:35:10,480 --> 00:35:12,040 Speaker 1: you see this play and did you see how they 730 00:35:12,080 --> 00:35:15,959 Speaker 1: reacted that way? And once the rookies then merge with 731 00:35:16,480 --> 00:35:19,680 Speaker 1: the rest of the veterans, that's when you really realize, well, 732 00:35:19,719 --> 00:35:21,400 Speaker 1: they stood out against the rookies, but how are they 733 00:35:21,440 --> 00:35:23,520 Speaker 1: going to fare against the veterans. That's when you really 734 00:35:23,600 --> 00:35:27,000 Speaker 1: understand what you potentially have so growman league. And until 735 00:35:27,040 --> 00:35:30,840 Speaker 1: you get into the thick of things and OTAs and 736 00:35:30,920 --> 00:35:33,480 Speaker 1: mini camp and training camp, then that's when you can 737 00:35:33,560 --> 00:35:36,520 Speaker 1: start to see what rookies separate themselves from the bunch. 738 00:35:36,640 --> 00:35:39,160 Speaker 1: And I think right now, like you said, it's very premature, 739 00:35:39,200 --> 00:35:41,080 Speaker 1: But once they get with these grown men and Harrison 740 00:35:41,160 --> 00:35:43,959 Speaker 1: Smith and you're at Eric Kendricks of the world, that's 741 00:35:44,000 --> 00:35:47,080 Speaker 1: when we'll see these boys turn into men. Yeah, we're 742 00:35:47,120 --> 00:35:49,800 Speaker 1: excited to see all those guys in here. But before 743 00:35:49,800 --> 00:35:52,680 Speaker 1: we let you go, Lindsay, let's talk about getting open. 744 00:35:53,000 --> 00:35:56,400 Speaker 1: It's Mental Health Awareness Month. For the second time. Lindsay's 745 00:35:56,400 --> 00:35:59,480 Speaker 1: gathered all walks of life across the Vikings organization to 746 00:35:59,480 --> 00:36:02,440 Speaker 1: talk about all things mental health, and lindsay, I know 747 00:36:02,520 --> 00:36:05,680 Speaker 1: we've heard on several platforms why that was important for you, 748 00:36:06,040 --> 00:36:08,160 Speaker 1: So I kind of want to ask and start off 749 00:36:08,160 --> 00:36:11,000 Speaker 1: the conversation this way. For this being such a big 750 00:36:11,040 --> 00:36:13,359 Speaker 1: passion project for you, what was it like to get 751 00:36:13,400 --> 00:36:15,520 Speaker 1: the green light to do it again? This time around? 752 00:36:15,960 --> 00:36:18,960 Speaker 1: Getting the green light to move ahead with it for 753 00:36:19,000 --> 00:36:22,919 Speaker 1: a second season was really exciting for me. I don't 754 00:36:22,920 --> 00:36:25,400 Speaker 1: know if it's exciting is the right word, just because 755 00:36:25,800 --> 00:36:28,640 Speaker 1: it's always a tough topic and a weighty topic, and 756 00:36:28,960 --> 00:36:31,000 Speaker 1: to be honest with you, I wish there weren't so 757 00:36:31,000 --> 00:36:33,919 Speaker 1: many stories to tell around this topic, but the fact 758 00:36:33,960 --> 00:36:37,520 Speaker 1: of the matter is there are, and I think I'm 759 00:36:37,560 --> 00:36:42,760 Speaker 1: incredibly honored that people trust me with their stories and 760 00:36:43,440 --> 00:36:46,920 Speaker 1: trust me enough to be vulnerable about their experiences. Some 761 00:36:46,960 --> 00:36:50,080 Speaker 1: of the people that we're talking to this year, just 762 00:36:50,160 --> 00:36:53,960 Speaker 1: like last spring, maybe deal with mental illness or mental 763 00:36:53,960 --> 00:36:57,120 Speaker 1: health challenges themselves. Maybe some of them have been indirectly 764 00:36:57,120 --> 00:37:01,440 Speaker 1: affected because of family members or friends loved one's experiences, 765 00:37:01,800 --> 00:37:05,320 Speaker 1: and so being able to tell those stories again was 766 00:37:05,360 --> 00:37:09,680 Speaker 1: really great. And I think especially because last Spring, we really, 767 00:37:10,040 --> 00:37:11,600 Speaker 1: you know, as a group, those of us who put 768 00:37:11,680 --> 00:37:16,680 Speaker 1: out the series heard from some people we knew, some 769 00:37:16,680 --> 00:37:19,879 Speaker 1: people within the organization, but then also people that total 770 00:37:19,960 --> 00:37:23,080 Speaker 1: strangers that reached out and were like, hey, like this 771 00:37:23,200 --> 00:37:26,160 Speaker 1: specific story really spoke to me, or I related with this, 772 00:37:26,480 --> 00:37:29,239 Speaker 1: or I was having a really rough mental health day 773 00:37:29,280 --> 00:37:31,520 Speaker 1: and then I heard this story and it made me 774 00:37:31,800 --> 00:37:34,239 Speaker 1: remember that I'm not alone. And so the more that 775 00:37:34,280 --> 00:37:36,640 Speaker 1: we can do that, you know, is incredible, and so 776 00:37:37,040 --> 00:37:40,160 Speaker 1: I am really happy that it's come back this year. 777 00:37:40,280 --> 00:37:42,560 Speaker 1: We'll have it through the month of May and then 778 00:37:42,600 --> 00:37:46,439 Speaker 1: I believe a few segments into June as well. If 779 00:37:46,440 --> 00:37:49,120 Speaker 1: you follow Getting Open last year, you know us one 780 00:37:49,120 --> 00:37:52,600 Speaker 1: of the best. And I hate promoting content, especially something 781 00:37:52,680 --> 00:37:55,319 Speaker 1: like this, but it is simply out before, simply one 782 00:37:55,360 --> 00:37:56,960 Speaker 1: of the best pieces of content that we do here, 783 00:37:57,320 --> 00:38:00,400 Speaker 1: and that all shows that always goes back to who 784 00:38:00,480 --> 00:38:02,920 Speaker 1: the person is behind it, which is you, which I 785 00:38:03,000 --> 00:38:05,759 Speaker 1: got the most respect for you. But understanding that is 786 00:38:05,800 --> 00:38:09,319 Speaker 1: coming back for another year, did you free define your 787 00:38:09,360 --> 00:38:12,200 Speaker 1: why that you wanted to do this coming into year 788 00:38:12,239 --> 00:38:14,920 Speaker 1: two or season two of Getting Open? I don't know 789 00:38:14,960 --> 00:38:20,319 Speaker 1: if i'd say redefined, but definitely broaden. I think, you know, 790 00:38:20,400 --> 00:38:25,200 Speaker 1: a year removed from last year. Having heard additional stories. 791 00:38:25,440 --> 00:38:28,360 Speaker 1: Having heard feedback from people as well on what stories 792 00:38:28,680 --> 00:38:34,080 Speaker 1: really impacted them. I think that reminded me about how 793 00:38:34,120 --> 00:38:38,720 Speaker 1: broad this topic is. So, for instance, one of the 794 00:38:38,800 --> 00:38:41,319 Speaker 1: episodes that we will have coming up is we sat 795 00:38:41,360 --> 00:38:45,200 Speaker 1: down with Viking Safety Josh Mattellis and his wife Hailey, 796 00:38:45,400 --> 00:38:46,880 Speaker 1: and we talked to Josh a little bit last year 797 00:38:46,920 --> 00:38:50,160 Speaker 1: when he did my cosmic cleats he raised awareness for 798 00:38:50,200 --> 00:38:52,600 Speaker 1: postpartum depression. But we sat down and had a really 799 00:38:52,600 --> 00:38:54,600 Speaker 1: deep conversation with the two of them, and I think 800 00:38:54,600 --> 00:38:57,880 Speaker 1: something like that is, you know, postpartum depression is very 801 00:38:58,760 --> 00:39:01,120 Speaker 1: it's very specific in that's something that we don't talk 802 00:39:01,160 --> 00:39:03,560 Speaker 1: a lot about, and especially because people think about that 803 00:39:03,840 --> 00:39:06,120 Speaker 1: affecting women and so why would that be a conversation 804 00:39:06,160 --> 00:39:10,279 Speaker 1: that we have here within the NFL. But that discussion 805 00:39:10,480 --> 00:39:12,640 Speaker 1: in and of itself, I'm really looking forward to people 806 00:39:13,000 --> 00:39:15,120 Speaker 1: hearing because I think it's going to be really impactful, 807 00:39:15,160 --> 00:39:18,200 Speaker 1: and so I think being able to have the opportunity 808 00:39:18,200 --> 00:39:19,839 Speaker 1: to bring it back for a second year, I really 809 00:39:19,880 --> 00:39:22,880 Speaker 1: wanted to kind of broaden the stories that we were telling, 810 00:39:23,480 --> 00:39:25,919 Speaker 1: like how are you able to get these guys who 811 00:39:26,400 --> 00:39:28,320 Speaker 1: you know, I love when in the CJ Hamm article. 812 00:39:28,360 --> 00:39:30,480 Speaker 1: You brought up a good point that it's a stick 813 00:39:30,520 --> 00:39:33,799 Speaker 1: to quote unquote stick to football mentality or something that 814 00:39:33,840 --> 00:39:35,239 Speaker 1: you want to put them in a box for. But 815 00:39:35,280 --> 00:39:37,600 Speaker 1: how are we able to get these guys who shoot 816 00:39:37,640 --> 00:39:39,080 Speaker 1: half the time? They don't even really want to do 817 00:39:39,120 --> 00:39:41,640 Speaker 1: interviews with us sometimes, you know, like how do you 818 00:39:41,680 --> 00:39:44,800 Speaker 1: get them to open up to you? I think there's 819 00:39:45,440 --> 00:39:48,080 Speaker 1: multiple aspects to it. I think part of it is 820 00:39:48,160 --> 00:39:51,720 Speaker 1: because last year, when I was planning interviews, I hadn't 821 00:39:51,760 --> 00:39:55,719 Speaker 1: publicly talked about my own experience with mental illness, and 822 00:39:55,760 --> 00:39:58,399 Speaker 1: now I have, But at that point I was kind 823 00:39:58,440 --> 00:40:01,719 Speaker 1: of sharing that with those guys eyes and saying, this 824 00:40:01,800 --> 00:40:04,120 Speaker 1: is why I care about this topic, like it's real 825 00:40:04,160 --> 00:40:07,640 Speaker 1: to me, it's close to my heart. I take it seriously. 826 00:40:08,600 --> 00:40:11,600 Speaker 1: I have lived it, and I want to be able 827 00:40:11,600 --> 00:40:14,680 Speaker 1: to help other people. And so I think, I don't 828 00:40:14,719 --> 00:40:16,960 Speaker 1: know if credibility is the right word, but sort of 829 00:40:17,200 --> 00:40:19,280 Speaker 1: letting them know a little bit of my own story, 830 00:40:19,840 --> 00:40:22,640 Speaker 1: and then too, I think is just making sure that 831 00:40:22,719 --> 00:40:26,600 Speaker 1: everybody who's involved with our series, like you said, most 832 00:40:26,600 --> 00:40:30,000 Speaker 1: of them being men. There are a couple partners involved, 833 00:40:30,080 --> 00:40:32,799 Speaker 1: but just the fact that we want this to be 834 00:40:32,800 --> 00:40:36,439 Speaker 1: a safe space and a comfortable place, and these people 835 00:40:36,480 --> 00:40:38,720 Speaker 1: are coming forward because they want to share their story 836 00:40:38,719 --> 00:40:41,480 Speaker 1: to help someone else, and so for us, it's really 837 00:40:41,520 --> 00:40:43,960 Speaker 1: important obviously none of the interviews that we do our 838 00:40:44,080 --> 00:40:46,640 Speaker 1: live or anything like that, because we want it to 839 00:40:46,640 --> 00:40:48,960 Speaker 1: be a safe space where people can open up and 840 00:40:49,000 --> 00:40:52,279 Speaker 1: feel comfortable. And I'm just really privileged, Like I know 841 00:40:52,320 --> 00:40:54,600 Speaker 1: that my name is on the series and whatever, but 842 00:40:54,880 --> 00:40:58,120 Speaker 1: there are so many people who are helping with this project, 843 00:40:58,160 --> 00:41:01,279 Speaker 1: whether it's from design or social or Jay doing the 844 00:41:01,320 --> 00:41:04,799 Speaker 1: recording and Christian editing, you know, the interviews. There's just 845 00:41:04,880 --> 00:41:09,560 Speaker 1: so many hands in it. And ultimately, like I'm just 846 00:41:09,600 --> 00:41:12,000 Speaker 1: a conduit to tell these stories because I can put 847 00:41:12,000 --> 00:41:14,880 Speaker 1: words together and know where to put commas. But like 848 00:41:15,040 --> 00:41:18,000 Speaker 1: it's their story and I am honored to help them 849 00:41:18,000 --> 00:41:20,359 Speaker 1: tell it. Were you doing an amazing job? Thank you 850 00:41:20,360 --> 00:41:22,919 Speaker 1: guys so much. Not what you want to hear, but 851 00:41:23,360 --> 00:41:26,440 Speaker 1: I think this is a topic that needs to continue 852 00:41:26,520 --> 00:41:30,120 Speaker 1: to have a light shine on and I'm glad someone 853 00:41:30,239 --> 00:41:33,080 Speaker 1: like you is able to bring that to in house. 854 00:41:33,360 --> 00:41:35,640 Speaker 1: You know, because a lot of these a lot of 855 00:41:35,800 --> 00:41:38,200 Speaker 1: flat fans just look at these athletes as just athletes, 856 00:41:38,320 --> 00:41:40,440 Speaker 1: or look at them. It's like having nice cars and 857 00:41:40,480 --> 00:41:43,040 Speaker 1: that's great. You know they have to have escapes from life. 858 00:41:43,040 --> 00:41:46,520 Speaker 1: But still you do once you once you read these stories, 859 00:41:46,560 --> 00:41:48,200 Speaker 1: you do you do get a sense say, hey, these 860 00:41:48,480 --> 00:41:50,919 Speaker 1: guys are human, they have the same story as everyone else. 861 00:41:51,320 --> 00:41:54,080 Speaker 1: People are people are people, and I think that this 862 00:41:54,160 --> 00:41:58,120 Speaker 1: series just further illustrates that. Of course, Lindsay did mention 863 00:41:58,160 --> 00:42:00,719 Speaker 1: that there is an audio format for this as well, 864 00:42:00,840 --> 00:42:04,120 Speaker 1: so under the getting under the Audio page on Vikings 865 00:42:04,120 --> 00:42:07,279 Speaker 1: dot com you can hear the conversations that Lindsay has 866 00:42:07,680 --> 00:42:10,400 Speaker 1: with each subject. So far, it's been doctor Mac, the 867 00:42:10,440 --> 00:42:12,799 Speaker 1: team clinician and CJ. Hamm have opened up. I know 868 00:42:12,880 --> 00:42:16,480 Speaker 1: you have plenty more episodes available very soon. You can 869 00:42:16,560 --> 00:42:19,040 Speaker 1: check out those articles also on Vikings dot com. You 870 00:42:19,080 --> 00:42:22,040 Speaker 1: definitely don't want to miss that. But the offseason programming 871 00:42:22,120 --> 00:42:24,400 Speaker 1: is ramping up with Rookie Mini Camp and OTA, so 872 00:42:24,520 --> 00:42:26,400 Speaker 1: be sure to stick with Vikings dot com or the 873 00:42:26,400 --> 00:42:29,120 Speaker 1: app for all the latest news and interviews. Now that 874 00:42:29,160 --> 00:42:31,640 Speaker 1: the schedules officially released, you can also go grab your 875 00:42:31,640 --> 00:42:35,560 Speaker 1: tickets nine home games, plenty of chances, no excuses. We 876 00:42:35,600 --> 00:42:37,400 Speaker 1: want to see you in US Banks Stadium for the 877 00:42:37,400 --> 00:42:41,319 Speaker 1: twenty twenty two season, so head to your Ticketmaster app 878 00:42:41,360 --> 00:42:44,640 Speaker 1: get your tickets. Today, we are just one step closer 879 00:42:44,719 --> 00:42:48,080 Speaker 1: to that twenty twenty two season opener against the Packers. Guys, 880 00:42:48,440 --> 00:42:51,000 Speaker 1: it's gonna be exciting times. Thanks for listening, and, as always, 881 00:42:51,000 --> 00:42:52,880 Speaker 1: like and subscribe to keep up to date with the 882 00:42:52,920 --> 00:42:55,160 Speaker 1: latest episodes of the Minnesota Vikings Podcast