1 00:00:06,640 --> 00:00:09,119 Speaker 1: You want the best leader long term for your organization, 2 00:00:09,200 --> 00:00:12,039 Speaker 1: and you can work through anything that you would need 3 00:00:12,080 --> 00:00:14,040 Speaker 1: to have done in that week because you know you're 4 00:00:14,080 --> 00:00:19,079 Speaker 1: hiring the person you want long term. From a culture standpoint, 5 00:00:19,440 --> 00:00:22,600 Speaker 1: being positive and collaborative as a leader is something we 6 00:00:22,600 --> 00:00:25,440 Speaker 1: were looking for and it's exciting. I think thinking about 7 00:00:25,520 --> 00:00:28,040 Speaker 1: the pairing of Quacy and Kevin and what we can 8 00:00:28,080 --> 00:00:33,280 Speaker 1: do together as an organization. The weight is over the Vikings. 9 00:00:33,320 --> 00:00:36,280 Speaker 1: Welcome to Kevin O'Connell as the tenth head coach in 10 00:00:36,360 --> 00:00:40,519 Speaker 1: franchise history. On Thursday, Welcome into an exciting episode of 11 00:00:40,560 --> 00:00:44,080 Speaker 1: the Minnesota Vikings podcast. I'm Heros Tatum. Everett has always 12 00:00:44,159 --> 00:00:47,400 Speaker 1: joined by Gabe Henderson and Jay Nelson, and we have 13 00:00:47,520 --> 00:00:50,680 Speaker 1: a very special guest on this week's pod, Vikings Chief 14 00:00:50,760 --> 00:00:54,000 Speaker 1: operating Officer Andrew Miller, who joined us to talk about 15 00:00:54,000 --> 00:00:58,400 Speaker 1: both the head coach and general manager search process. But first, 16 00:00:58,440 --> 00:01:01,160 Speaker 1: you know, guys, the moment arrived, we got to meet 17 00:01:01,400 --> 00:01:05,840 Speaker 1: and here from new Vikings head coach Kevin O'Connell. It 18 00:01:05,920 --> 00:01:08,759 Speaker 1: was his first time at Twin Cities Orthopedics Performance Center 19 00:01:08,800 --> 00:01:11,800 Speaker 1: when he spoke to the media and fans got to 20 00:01:12,319 --> 00:01:15,520 Speaker 1: get a glimpse into who our new coach is. So, Gabe, 21 00:01:15,560 --> 00:01:17,600 Speaker 1: you had a chance to sit down with him yesterday 22 00:01:18,360 --> 00:01:20,959 Speaker 1: in an interview that will be released very soon. So 23 00:01:21,160 --> 00:01:24,440 Speaker 1: what was your major takeaway from that conversation. He just 24 00:01:24,480 --> 00:01:28,600 Speaker 1: wants to win and I like that. I asked him, 25 00:01:28,640 --> 00:01:32,760 Speaker 1: like what motivates you? And he just says winning and 26 00:01:32,760 --> 00:01:35,360 Speaker 1: it's a process to winning and he's a man that 27 00:01:35,520 --> 00:01:38,880 Speaker 1: loves the process. Just being around him for a number 28 00:01:38,920 --> 00:01:41,280 Speaker 1: of years when when I was in Washington working in Washington, 29 00:01:41,520 --> 00:01:43,880 Speaker 1: he was one of those guys that you knew that 30 00:01:43,920 --> 00:01:46,480 Speaker 1: winning was everything, the only thing that mattered. And of 31 00:01:46,520 --> 00:01:49,040 Speaker 1: course the Washington football team didn't get it done. He 32 00:01:49,120 --> 00:01:52,160 Speaker 1: got it done however in La the past couple of 33 00:01:52,240 --> 00:01:54,160 Speaker 1: years and then win in the Super Bowl this past weekend. 34 00:01:54,800 --> 00:01:56,480 Speaker 1: Winning is the only thing that matters would come to 35 00:01:56,520 --> 00:02:00,520 Speaker 1: this Minnesota Viking steam And when he said that, his 36 00:02:00,680 --> 00:02:03,560 Speaker 1: eyes lit up and I asked him, I was like, 37 00:02:03,600 --> 00:02:05,400 Speaker 1: how do we get to that point? And it was like, well, 38 00:02:05,680 --> 00:02:09,000 Speaker 1: it goes. It starts with, you know, everyone being brought 39 00:02:09,040 --> 00:02:11,880 Speaker 1: into the process and the process of the three seas 40 00:02:11,919 --> 00:02:15,680 Speaker 1: that he talked about, commitment, collaboration, and culture and another 41 00:02:15,680 --> 00:02:17,000 Speaker 1: seed that he used, if you want to say four 42 00:02:17,040 --> 00:02:19,919 Speaker 1: seas is consistency, and if he said, if you put 43 00:02:19,960 --> 00:02:24,560 Speaker 1: all four of those seas together, that is a winnable franchise, 44 00:02:24,639 --> 00:02:27,480 Speaker 1: a winnable business, a winnable person. And if you have 45 00:02:27,600 --> 00:02:30,160 Speaker 1: for all four things in life, you're winning at everything 46 00:02:30,160 --> 00:02:31,960 Speaker 1: that you do. So that that was probably the biggest 47 00:02:31,960 --> 00:02:34,240 Speaker 1: takeaway just from from the one on one. And it's 48 00:02:34,320 --> 00:02:37,400 Speaker 1: funny because you mentioned that the winning was everything, like 49 00:02:37,520 --> 00:02:39,799 Speaker 1: that's what really is for him. But I found that 50 00:02:39,880 --> 00:02:42,160 Speaker 1: like for him to talk about how he's also able 51 00:02:42,280 --> 00:02:45,640 Speaker 1: to keep a very even keeled sense like never too high, 52 00:02:45,680 --> 00:02:47,760 Speaker 1: never too low, when winning is everything. I bet that's 53 00:02:47,800 --> 00:02:49,960 Speaker 1: kind of hard sometimes because like you really want to 54 00:02:49,960 --> 00:02:53,120 Speaker 1: relish in the celebration, but he's also focused, like you said, 55 00:02:53,160 --> 00:02:56,000 Speaker 1: on the process. Yeah, And I think being a former him, 56 00:02:56,040 --> 00:02:59,400 Speaker 1: being a former NFL quarterback, you're you're taught not to 57 00:02:59,440 --> 00:03:01,560 Speaker 1: get too high, too low, and I think, well, he 58 00:03:01,680 --> 00:03:03,960 Speaker 1: said it too. He's brought in that he's brought that 59 00:03:04,000 --> 00:03:06,200 Speaker 1: same approach to coaching, never get too high, never get 60 00:03:06,240 --> 00:03:08,480 Speaker 1: too low, to only focus on the task at hand. 61 00:03:08,480 --> 00:03:10,880 Speaker 1: And I think that that will translate well to this team. 62 00:03:10,919 --> 00:03:12,400 Speaker 1: Of course, they're going to be wins, they're going to 63 00:03:12,480 --> 00:03:14,880 Speaker 1: be losses. But if you keep that mindset going forward 64 00:03:14,880 --> 00:03:17,800 Speaker 1: of hey, let's just win next week, win today, win tomorrow, 65 00:03:18,520 --> 00:03:21,760 Speaker 1: he's already got one w Yeah, he won the press conference, 66 00:03:21,840 --> 00:03:23,960 Speaker 1: there's no doubt about it. Jay did what did you 67 00:03:24,000 --> 00:03:27,160 Speaker 1: think about what you saw? And in Kevin O'Connell's press conference, 68 00:03:27,320 --> 00:03:30,200 Speaker 1: My notes were basically, he aced it. If you go 69 00:03:30,280 --> 00:03:32,240 Speaker 1: through it, if you go through the checklist, you kind 70 00:03:32,240 --> 00:03:34,200 Speaker 1: of look at it. Touched on the fan base and 71 00:03:34,200 --> 00:03:36,000 Speaker 1: how passionate they are. Haven't seen it from the visiting 72 00:03:36,040 --> 00:03:39,000 Speaker 1: sidelines on a couple of different occasions. Thank the Wall 73 00:03:39,080 --> 00:03:41,000 Speaker 1: family for kind of believing in him and giving him 74 00:03:41,000 --> 00:03:43,080 Speaker 1: a chance. At the same point, also talked about the 75 00:03:43,160 --> 00:03:44,520 Speaker 1: value of hard work and all the stuff that gave 76 00:03:44,560 --> 00:03:46,160 Speaker 1: us just talking about with you know, kind of the 77 00:03:46,200 --> 00:03:49,960 Speaker 1: three to four seas and the main one that really 78 00:03:50,040 --> 00:03:52,280 Speaker 1: jumped out to me and that just kind of kept 79 00:03:52,760 --> 00:03:55,840 Speaker 1: beating into the message was collaborate. I think that's something 80 00:03:55,880 --> 00:03:58,920 Speaker 1: that you heard after the season from some of the players. 81 00:03:58,960 --> 00:04:00,720 Speaker 1: At the same point, you hear from him about how 82 00:04:00,760 --> 00:04:04,040 Speaker 1: important that is. Kind of even keel nature that Gabe 83 00:04:04,040 --> 00:04:07,680 Speaker 1: was just touching on as well, those are the things 84 00:04:07,720 --> 00:04:09,960 Speaker 1: that in the past we've all talked with in this 85 00:04:10,080 --> 00:04:12,560 Speaker 1: room of saying, you know what's important, what's an important culture, 86 00:04:12,920 --> 00:04:15,520 Speaker 1: what's a tone that you want to set, And it's 87 00:04:15,520 --> 00:04:18,160 Speaker 1: it's kind of we're in control, we know what's going on, 88 00:04:18,240 --> 00:04:21,360 Speaker 1: we know what's happening. Yea ye, won, but don't revelation 89 00:04:21,480 --> 00:04:24,160 Speaker 1: it too much. Oh no, you lost, but don't dwell 90 00:04:24,160 --> 00:04:25,920 Speaker 1: on it too much. It's like, get back to your 91 00:04:25,960 --> 00:04:28,640 Speaker 1: process that you believe in and that you have as 92 00:04:28,720 --> 00:04:32,600 Speaker 1: your cornerstone. And it kind of felt like between the 93 00:04:32,600 --> 00:04:34,800 Speaker 1: message at Quasi's been talking about since he came in 94 00:04:34,839 --> 00:04:38,479 Speaker 1: and then Kevin yesterday, seems like they're very aligned together 95 00:04:38,600 --> 00:04:40,280 Speaker 1: and kind of their mindsets of what they think is 96 00:04:40,279 --> 00:04:43,080 Speaker 1: a winning culture here. I'm going to be even more 97 00:04:43,720 --> 00:04:46,360 Speaker 1: excited and kind of impressed just to see them unfolded 98 00:04:47,120 --> 00:04:49,080 Speaker 1: kind of behind the scenes here as the players start 99 00:04:49,080 --> 00:04:51,479 Speaker 1: coming in for workouts, as they get through the combined process. 100 00:04:51,520 --> 00:04:53,680 Speaker 1: But it felt like, you know, Kevin was he was 101 00:04:53,880 --> 00:04:57,360 Speaker 1: genuinely appreciative, very happy, and not only from the press 102 00:04:57,400 --> 00:05:00,640 Speaker 1: conference but talking to Dan Burrero on cafe and all 103 00:05:00,680 --> 00:05:03,200 Speaker 1: of this stuff was very consistent in this message as well, 104 00:05:03,560 --> 00:05:05,320 Speaker 1: so I was very excited just to kind of see 105 00:05:05,320 --> 00:05:07,919 Speaker 1: it and kind of finally get to a point where 106 00:05:08,240 --> 00:05:10,880 Speaker 1: we know what we're looking at. Almost we almost have 107 00:05:11,000 --> 00:05:13,880 Speaker 1: the assistant coaches done, but just the messaging from him 108 00:05:13,880 --> 00:05:17,159 Speaker 1: and from everybody in leadership. I'm looking forward to seeing 109 00:05:17,160 --> 00:05:19,280 Speaker 1: what they can do with the squad we currently have. Yeah. 110 00:05:19,279 --> 00:05:21,159 Speaker 1: I mean not to sound cliche, but it really is 111 00:05:21,200 --> 00:05:24,680 Speaker 1: just a clean slate, a fresh start, and with the 112 00:05:24,720 --> 00:05:27,800 Speaker 1: two changes you know at GM and head coach, it's 113 00:05:28,120 --> 00:05:30,839 Speaker 1: it's a culture flip. And I know there are a 114 00:05:30,839 --> 00:05:32,920 Speaker 1: lot of you know, change is not always easy, and 115 00:05:33,279 --> 00:05:35,760 Speaker 1: I don't think this will be easy, but it is 116 00:05:35,880 --> 00:05:39,119 Speaker 1: nice to see that both guys are on the same page, 117 00:05:39,120 --> 00:05:41,479 Speaker 1: and I feel like it's very genuine. I don't feel 118 00:05:41,520 --> 00:05:43,840 Speaker 1: like it's one of those I think even when we 119 00:05:43,839 --> 00:05:46,080 Speaker 1: get into our conversation with Andrew Miller, you know, you 120 00:05:46,400 --> 00:05:49,159 Speaker 1: see the consistency, Like you said, not to throw another 121 00:05:49,440 --> 00:05:51,400 Speaker 1: buzzword in there, because I feel like that's kind of 122 00:05:51,400 --> 00:05:53,880 Speaker 1: been the theme of all of this, or all these buzzwords. 123 00:05:53,960 --> 00:05:56,960 Speaker 1: But but the consistency of all the messaging has been 124 00:05:57,320 --> 00:06:00,240 Speaker 1: I think it's exciting and it's something that hasn't been here, 125 00:06:00,240 --> 00:06:02,440 Speaker 1: I think in a few years. I think another note 126 00:06:02,480 --> 00:06:05,839 Speaker 1: of you know, those two being consistent and collaborating together 127 00:06:06,080 --> 00:06:08,960 Speaker 1: was when Kevin said during the I guess the interview 128 00:06:09,000 --> 00:06:12,039 Speaker 1: process when Quasy and Andrew Miller when they all flew 129 00:06:12,040 --> 00:06:14,640 Speaker 1: out to LA he said, he knew immediately that he 130 00:06:14,640 --> 00:06:17,920 Speaker 1: wanted to work for Quacy, and he said, it sounds cliche, Okay, 131 00:06:17,920 --> 00:06:19,360 Speaker 1: I want to work for this guy, but he said, 132 00:06:19,640 --> 00:06:22,920 Speaker 1: you know, just from being in head coaching interviews throughout 133 00:06:22,960 --> 00:06:25,400 Speaker 1: his career, he said, Quaisy was the first guy where, 134 00:06:25,600 --> 00:06:28,480 Speaker 1: even on the zoom before everything started, okay, like I 135 00:06:28,520 --> 00:06:30,000 Speaker 1: want to work for this guy. This guy may and 136 00:06:30,080 --> 00:06:33,160 Speaker 1: him see things similar. Of course, they worked together for 137 00:06:33,160 --> 00:06:36,400 Speaker 1: one year in San Francisco, I believe it was twenty sixteen. 138 00:06:36,839 --> 00:06:39,479 Speaker 1: But the fact that they hit off hit it off immediately, 139 00:06:39,520 --> 00:06:41,200 Speaker 1: and the fact that they have a lot of common 140 00:06:41,240 --> 00:06:43,960 Speaker 1: things as far as when it comes to building a culture, 141 00:06:44,040 --> 00:06:46,400 Speaker 1: I think that that helps us entire franchise going forward. 142 00:06:46,640 --> 00:06:49,680 Speaker 1: I also think with the culture flip of what we 143 00:06:49,680 --> 00:06:53,520 Speaker 1: were just kind of starting to address here, having two 144 00:06:53,600 --> 00:06:59,240 Speaker 1: younger guys with fresh ideas coming from outside culture outside 145 00:06:59,240 --> 00:07:03,640 Speaker 1: of here, just different organizations that have had success and 146 00:07:03,800 --> 00:07:07,200 Speaker 1: had a bunch of kind of the new turnover into 147 00:07:07,240 --> 00:07:09,160 Speaker 1: the new NFL. I think that's also one of the 148 00:07:09,200 --> 00:07:12,480 Speaker 1: things that's exciting the fans. The thing that's exciting the 149 00:07:12,480 --> 00:07:17,280 Speaker 1: fans is there's been a lot of griping and harping 150 00:07:17,320 --> 00:07:20,040 Speaker 1: on the fact that it's kind of the older NFL 151 00:07:20,160 --> 00:07:22,280 Speaker 1: and kind of maybe it's too stale, and you know 152 00:07:22,320 --> 00:07:25,200 Speaker 1: what if we jump into the future. One of the 153 00:07:25,880 --> 00:07:29,040 Speaker 1: pieces that was discussed behind the scenes, even just by 154 00:07:29,080 --> 00:07:31,040 Speaker 1: a couple of us, was saying, you know, I wonder 155 00:07:31,240 --> 00:07:33,440 Speaker 1: what's going to happen. Is it going to be kind 156 00:07:33,440 --> 00:07:35,760 Speaker 1: of the new trend in the NFL with going with 157 00:07:35,800 --> 00:07:38,280 Speaker 1: the younger vision. Is it going to be the tried 158 00:07:38,360 --> 00:07:40,520 Speaker 1: and true and kind of the proven commodities and some 159 00:07:40,600 --> 00:07:43,679 Speaker 1: of the for lack of a better terms, retread coaches 160 00:07:44,600 --> 00:07:47,080 Speaker 1: and the fact that not only was the GM but 161 00:07:47,240 --> 00:07:50,320 Speaker 1: the head coach are both kind of forty is and 162 00:07:50,440 --> 00:07:53,160 Speaker 1: younger and kind of looking at the new style of 163 00:07:53,200 --> 00:07:55,080 Speaker 1: the NFL. I think, not only is it going to 164 00:07:55,520 --> 00:07:58,840 Speaker 1: revitalize the building itself just to have that kind of 165 00:07:58,880 --> 00:08:01,560 Speaker 1: attitude in the building, but it's going to revitalize the 166 00:08:01,560 --> 00:08:04,520 Speaker 1: locker room. I would assume too, having younger guys that 167 00:08:04,600 --> 00:08:07,080 Speaker 1: can identify with the younger players and say, listen, we 168 00:08:07,240 --> 00:08:10,480 Speaker 1: understand where you're coming from. What's important to you. If 169 00:08:10,520 --> 00:08:12,480 Speaker 1: they can all get on the same page, not only 170 00:08:12,520 --> 00:08:14,840 Speaker 1: from the front office, but to the coaching and all 171 00:08:14,880 --> 00:08:16,520 Speaker 1: throughout the locker room, it just feels like you can 172 00:08:16,520 --> 00:08:19,440 Speaker 1: get everybody lockstep in order to kind of go for 173 00:08:19,480 --> 00:08:22,080 Speaker 1: the common goal, which is ultimately to win a Super Bowl. Yeah. 174 00:08:22,080 --> 00:08:23,960 Speaker 1: I love that. I mean, it's it's more about being 175 00:08:24,120 --> 00:08:27,080 Speaker 1: proactive and not reactive, and you're hiring and in the 176 00:08:27,120 --> 00:08:29,600 Speaker 1: way that you want to implement systems because there is 177 00:08:29,640 --> 00:08:32,319 Speaker 1: something to be said about doing something new and you're 178 00:08:32,360 --> 00:08:35,840 Speaker 1: not the first team to obviously like try this out, 179 00:08:35,880 --> 00:08:38,640 Speaker 1: of course, but it's worked. We've all seen it work. 180 00:08:38,679 --> 00:08:41,040 Speaker 1: And so to not be like in the back of 181 00:08:41,080 --> 00:08:43,720 Speaker 1: the pact at this point when nothing's work working and 182 00:08:43,760 --> 00:08:46,480 Speaker 1: you're kind of just doing the same thing and expecting 183 00:08:46,480 --> 00:08:50,080 Speaker 1: different results, it's it's nice to see to try something 184 00:08:50,080 --> 00:08:52,520 Speaker 1: new and to try to break out of that mold. 185 00:08:52,600 --> 00:08:56,120 Speaker 1: And you know, I think the point you made about 186 00:08:56,160 --> 00:08:58,720 Speaker 1: the locker room is really special too, because you see 187 00:08:59,320 --> 00:09:02,400 Speaker 1: something that ris in with me is that the ownership 188 00:09:02,480 --> 00:09:04,440 Speaker 1: of the why, which I know is another kind of 189 00:09:04,480 --> 00:09:08,040 Speaker 1: like buzzy kind kind of phrase this day and age, 190 00:09:08,120 --> 00:09:10,640 Speaker 1: this player will do whatever you want as long as 191 00:09:10,679 --> 00:09:13,080 Speaker 1: he knows how and why, Like what am I doing 192 00:09:13,120 --> 00:09:15,520 Speaker 1: this for? How does this better serve my game? How 193 00:09:15,559 --> 00:09:18,920 Speaker 1: does this better serve the team? And O'Connell was saying, 194 00:09:19,000 --> 00:09:20,880 Speaker 1: you know, I'm not going to hire a coach that's 195 00:09:20,920 --> 00:09:23,839 Speaker 1: not going to go and explain and teach one on 196 00:09:23,840 --> 00:09:26,840 Speaker 1: one to players or somebody who can't relate to players 197 00:09:26,840 --> 00:09:29,760 Speaker 1: one on one. And that's I think that's so important 198 00:09:29,760 --> 00:09:32,800 Speaker 1: because that's how you create this culture they're talking about. Yeah, 199 00:09:32,800 --> 00:09:35,360 Speaker 1: I think and I keep bringing this up just from 200 00:09:35,400 --> 00:09:38,160 Speaker 1: just from being around Kevin O'Connell for two and a 201 00:09:38,200 --> 00:09:40,920 Speaker 1: half years when I worked in Washington. He was he 202 00:09:41,000 --> 00:09:43,760 Speaker 1: was one of the only coaches that was able to 203 00:09:43,840 --> 00:09:47,480 Speaker 1: connect to the quote unquote knuckleheads of the team and 204 00:09:47,760 --> 00:09:50,559 Speaker 1: to get some of those guys to buy in to 205 00:09:50,880 --> 00:09:53,280 Speaker 1: what he was trying to teach. It was interesting to 206 00:09:53,280 --> 00:09:55,640 Speaker 1: see how it all came to life. Like some of 207 00:09:55,640 --> 00:09:57,760 Speaker 1: these guys they I mean, you know, these guys have 208 00:09:57,760 --> 00:09:59,360 Speaker 1: big egos, They make a lot of money. Some of 209 00:09:59,400 --> 00:10:02,560 Speaker 1: these guys come from areas where the resources are are 210 00:10:02,920 --> 00:10:05,240 Speaker 1: not as plentiful as others. So when you have a 211 00:10:05,240 --> 00:10:07,880 Speaker 1: coach that understands that and gets behind those guys and 212 00:10:07,920 --> 00:10:09,680 Speaker 1: say like, hey, like I care for you, Like I 213 00:10:09,679 --> 00:10:12,080 Speaker 1: don't care about your money. I care about what you 214 00:10:12,080 --> 00:10:13,480 Speaker 1: want to do as a person, which you can do 215 00:10:13,480 --> 00:10:15,920 Speaker 1: on this football team and ultimately what you can bring 216 00:10:15,920 --> 00:10:19,160 Speaker 1: to this franchise. I think that helps everyone going forward. 217 00:10:19,200 --> 00:10:21,120 Speaker 1: Knowing that, Hey, when when when I'm sitting in a 218 00:10:21,160 --> 00:10:22,960 Speaker 1: meeting room and my head coach in front of me 219 00:10:23,760 --> 00:10:25,480 Speaker 1: looks me in my eyes and tells me that he 220 00:10:25,559 --> 00:10:28,360 Speaker 1: cares and then let his actions back up his words, 221 00:10:28,840 --> 00:10:30,880 Speaker 1: That'll make anybody run through a brick wall for him. 222 00:10:31,120 --> 00:10:32,960 Speaker 1: One of the things too for him is he's got 223 00:10:33,000 --> 00:10:35,320 Speaker 1: the credit of saying I've been in your shoes, right, Yeah, 224 00:10:35,480 --> 00:10:38,480 Speaker 1: he's been through the process. He you know, college quarterback 225 00:10:38,559 --> 00:10:42,760 Speaker 1: drafted by the Patriots, eventually got into coaching, and now 226 00:10:42,760 --> 00:10:44,600 Speaker 1: he's still young enough where he can look at some 227 00:10:44,600 --> 00:10:47,160 Speaker 1: of these guys and be like, yeah, I was in 228 00:10:47,200 --> 00:10:48,840 Speaker 1: the league at the exact same time that you were. 229 00:10:48,880 --> 00:10:52,040 Speaker 1: We've played on similar fields. He is a guy that 230 00:10:52,120 --> 00:10:54,240 Speaker 1: can kind of put his money where his mouth is 231 00:10:54,679 --> 00:10:57,600 Speaker 1: and connect on that level as well. So there's there's 232 00:10:57,600 --> 00:10:59,680 Speaker 1: the human side, there's the coaching side, there's the former 233 00:10:59,679 --> 00:11:02,839 Speaker 1: player side. He's just kind of checking boxes here, so 234 00:11:03,160 --> 00:11:05,680 Speaker 1: total packet. The one thing for me is we keep 235 00:11:05,679 --> 00:11:08,640 Speaker 1: bringing up, you know, buzzword, buzzword. It's only buzzwords if 236 00:11:08,640 --> 00:11:13,200 Speaker 1: it doesn't work, right, Like if if you're preaching kind 237 00:11:13,200 --> 00:11:16,280 Speaker 1: of the consistency and collaboration and all of these different pieces, 238 00:11:16,480 --> 00:11:19,080 Speaker 1: but you back it up and you win, then everyone 239 00:11:19,160 --> 00:11:21,680 Speaker 1: completely buys in your identity at that point. That's a thing. 240 00:11:21,760 --> 00:11:24,000 Speaker 1: I mean, even if consistency. He did say yesterday in 241 00:11:24,000 --> 00:11:26,720 Speaker 1: his press conference that whether we win or whether we lose, 242 00:11:26,800 --> 00:11:29,040 Speaker 1: we're going to be as consistent as possible in the process. 243 00:11:29,040 --> 00:11:31,679 Speaker 1: So even if that doesn't turn it two wins, he's 244 00:11:31,679 --> 00:11:33,680 Speaker 1: still going to be consistent with what he believes. And 245 00:11:33,720 --> 00:11:36,480 Speaker 1: I think that that is still good to know that, like, hey, like, yeah, 246 00:11:36,480 --> 00:11:39,280 Speaker 1: we will adapt, but my philosophy of how we got 247 00:11:39,320 --> 00:11:43,359 Speaker 1: to this point won't change. All coaches push for consistency. Yeah, 248 00:11:43,400 --> 00:11:46,760 Speaker 1: there's the infectious nature of it. Though. Once you start winning, 249 00:11:47,240 --> 00:11:50,400 Speaker 1: that's when more buying happens. And I think that the 250 00:11:50,480 --> 00:11:53,000 Speaker 1: goal on his end is to say there is the 251 00:11:53,040 --> 00:11:54,880 Speaker 1: tried and true methods here. We know this kind of 252 00:11:54,880 --> 00:11:57,000 Speaker 1: stuff works. I mean we heard that as well from 253 00:11:57,080 --> 00:12:00,319 Speaker 1: from Zimmer before, because he knows that his system work. 254 00:12:00,679 --> 00:12:02,720 Speaker 1: But for a guy like Kevin coming in where he's 255 00:12:03,000 --> 00:12:05,080 Speaker 1: more of the offensive minded coach at least on the 256 00:12:05,120 --> 00:12:09,199 Speaker 1: front end and looking at kind of the flipping on 257 00:12:09,240 --> 00:12:11,920 Speaker 1: its head of saying Kevin's going to be the guy's 258 00:12:11,920 --> 00:12:13,839 Speaker 1: coming in with the new attitude and everyone's going to 259 00:12:13,880 --> 00:12:15,600 Speaker 1: be excited about it. There's also gonna be a lot 260 00:12:15,600 --> 00:12:16,960 Speaker 1: of players they're going to say, you know, I have 261 00:12:17,000 --> 00:12:19,319 Speaker 1: to prove myself that I'm going to fit within the 262 00:12:19,400 --> 00:12:21,280 Speaker 1: system of what he and Quacy are going to build. 263 00:12:21,679 --> 00:12:23,800 Speaker 1: And so there's gonna be a lot more questions that 264 00:12:23,840 --> 00:12:26,080 Speaker 1: are gonna be asked here coming up, not only through 265 00:12:26,080 --> 00:12:28,319 Speaker 1: the combine and free agency and the draft and all 266 00:12:28,360 --> 00:12:31,240 Speaker 1: that process, but once they actually get on the field 267 00:12:31,240 --> 00:12:34,640 Speaker 1: and start getting through drills and realizing, you know, his 268 00:12:34,760 --> 00:12:36,880 Speaker 1: coaches have to be able to buy into what he's 269 00:12:36,920 --> 00:12:39,400 Speaker 1: selling as well. Get all the coaches on the same page, 270 00:12:39,400 --> 00:12:40,840 Speaker 1: and then get the players out there, get them on 271 00:12:40,880 --> 00:12:43,959 Speaker 1: the same page. Once you start to kind of feel 272 00:12:43,960 --> 00:12:46,240 Speaker 1: that that motion moving and everyone's you know, kind of 273 00:12:46,280 --> 00:12:49,880 Speaker 1: rowing in the same direction. That's when the culture and 274 00:12:49,920 --> 00:12:52,520 Speaker 1: the consistency and the infectious nature of it all really 275 00:12:52,600 --> 00:12:55,400 Speaker 1: kicks in. Doesn't it seem like, you know, like Quacy, 276 00:12:55,480 --> 00:12:57,319 Speaker 1: you got Quasi who's forty years old. You got Kevin 277 00:12:57,360 --> 00:12:59,520 Speaker 1: O'Connell who's thirty seven. Both of those guys are leading 278 00:12:59,559 --> 00:13:02,400 Speaker 1: the fourth front of their respective fields as far as 279 00:13:02,400 --> 00:13:06,200 Speaker 1: front office and coaching, but the experience behind them, like 280 00:13:06,440 --> 00:13:08,440 Speaker 1: all those guys with all that experience. I know, we'll 281 00:13:08,480 --> 00:13:10,719 Speaker 1: talk about the coaching hires later on the show, but 282 00:13:11,280 --> 00:13:13,719 Speaker 1: it kind of to me, it kind of feels like 283 00:13:14,080 --> 00:13:16,720 Speaker 1: they're just going to be allowed to just Hey, you guys, 284 00:13:17,440 --> 00:13:21,480 Speaker 1: put all your ideas into a big bucket. Okay, Okay, Yeah, 285 00:13:21,520 --> 00:13:23,680 Speaker 1: let's let's formulate these ideas first, of these things out, 286 00:13:24,120 --> 00:13:26,480 Speaker 1: but let's try to make this thing more modern also 287 00:13:26,600 --> 00:13:29,400 Speaker 1: and use that experience and push it forward to to 288 00:13:29,520 --> 00:13:32,960 Speaker 1: make it young, fresh and exciting for the players. So, dude, 289 00:13:32,960 --> 00:13:34,880 Speaker 1: I think this engine is going to work perfectly. Yeah, 290 00:13:35,640 --> 00:13:38,920 Speaker 1: everything's gonna work. Like I'm I'm pumped. Yeah. You think 291 00:13:39,000 --> 00:13:41,920 Speaker 1: of Grigson and Petton and coming in here with Donna 292 00:13:41,960 --> 00:13:44,560 Speaker 1: Tell as the defensive coordinator, you think about you know, 293 00:13:44,720 --> 00:13:48,840 Speaker 1: those guys have seen things network and I think what's 294 00:13:48,920 --> 00:13:51,800 Speaker 1: more exciting about that? As as great as that is 295 00:13:51,840 --> 00:13:53,960 Speaker 1: to have, you know, that knowledge and that experience in 296 00:13:54,000 --> 00:13:56,280 Speaker 1: the room to kind of use as a sounding board 297 00:13:56,880 --> 00:14:01,120 Speaker 1: for those guys to also buy into this movement hype, 298 00:14:01,160 --> 00:14:04,719 Speaker 1: to buy into the new modern NFL. Like that's kind 299 00:14:04,760 --> 00:14:06,600 Speaker 1: of cool too, because you see these guys that like 300 00:14:06,960 --> 00:14:09,200 Speaker 1: kind of they're like, you know, I see where this 301 00:14:09,360 --> 00:14:12,880 Speaker 1: is headed, and I want to be a part of it. Adapting. Um, 302 00:14:13,200 --> 00:14:15,800 Speaker 1: you have to, I mean this, You have to adapt 303 00:14:15,840 --> 00:14:18,160 Speaker 1: if you want to continue to be successful. And I 304 00:14:18,200 --> 00:14:20,920 Speaker 1: feel like every every almost every team, you see a 305 00:14:20,960 --> 00:14:23,000 Speaker 1: young coach here or there that that's getting an opportunity. 306 00:14:23,040 --> 00:14:24,760 Speaker 1: I just I'm just thinking of the Bucks right now. 307 00:14:25,080 --> 00:14:27,120 Speaker 1: Boos arians an older coach, but he has a guy 308 00:14:27,120 --> 00:14:31,040 Speaker 1: in Barren Leftwich who is leading the new wave down 309 00:14:31,040 --> 00:14:34,240 Speaker 1: there and making things fresh and exciting. But you still 310 00:14:34,680 --> 00:14:38,080 Speaker 1: combine those and you look at the philosophy and say, Okay, 311 00:14:38,320 --> 00:14:40,960 Speaker 1: this is what makes the NFL the way it is, 312 00:14:41,040 --> 00:14:43,480 Speaker 1: and this is how we continue to move it forward. 313 00:14:43,480 --> 00:14:46,000 Speaker 1: So there's a healthy balance and I'm glad it finally year. 314 00:14:46,200 --> 00:14:49,040 Speaker 1: I'm just looking forward to Kevin O'Connell versus Matt Laflour. 315 00:14:49,440 --> 00:14:52,760 Speaker 1: That's going to be what's going to be fun for me. 316 00:14:52,800 --> 00:14:55,640 Speaker 1: It's there's always the rivalry amongst coaches, but when you 317 00:14:55,720 --> 00:14:57,520 Speaker 1: kind of come from a similar tree and have all 318 00:14:57,560 --> 00:15:00,760 Speaker 1: that that knowledge together, that gonna be fun to see 319 00:15:00,760 --> 00:15:03,480 Speaker 1: those two duling it out on the field and only 320 00:15:03,520 --> 00:15:05,640 Speaker 1: to see what the off season will bring. Huh. The 321 00:15:05,760 --> 00:15:09,680 Speaker 1: NFC North is very interesting right now, so many questions, 322 00:15:09,720 --> 00:15:13,040 Speaker 1: a lot of change, a lot of potential change down 323 00:15:13,080 --> 00:15:15,600 Speaker 1: the line. But let's let's take it a step back though. 324 00:15:15,760 --> 00:15:18,840 Speaker 1: Our guest on the podcast today is Vikings Chief operating 325 00:15:18,920 --> 00:15:22,080 Speaker 1: Officer Andrew miller who joined us to talk more in 326 00:15:22,160 --> 00:15:25,680 Speaker 1: depth about the GM and head coaching process that he 327 00:15:25,800 --> 00:15:28,640 Speaker 1: was heavily involved with over the last month and a half. 328 00:15:30,280 --> 00:15:32,720 Speaker 1: And now it's time to welcome in Vikings at Chief 329 00:15:32,760 --> 00:15:36,160 Speaker 1: operating Officer Andrew Millar to the Minnesota Vikings Podcast. You 330 00:15:36,160 --> 00:15:39,240 Speaker 1: are a huge part of this hiring process. We're very 331 00:15:39,360 --> 00:15:41,000 Speaker 1: lucky to have you as a guest this week, and 332 00:15:41,600 --> 00:15:43,360 Speaker 1: you kind of mentioned it a little bit as you 333 00:15:43,400 --> 00:15:45,720 Speaker 1: walked in. You know, the hiring process is over. What 334 00:15:45,800 --> 00:15:48,680 Speaker 1: has this last month been like for you. Yeah, well, 335 00:15:48,680 --> 00:15:50,240 Speaker 1: thanks for having me. It's it's great to be on 336 00:15:50,280 --> 00:15:53,360 Speaker 1: the podcast with both of you, and it's been exciting, 337 00:15:53,480 --> 00:15:55,440 Speaker 1: you know. I think there's been a lot of work 338 00:15:55,440 --> 00:15:59,120 Speaker 1: that's gone into it from people across organization, and anytime 339 00:15:59,160 --> 00:16:01,640 Speaker 1: you have the oportunity to find two new leaders, like 340 00:16:01,680 --> 00:16:03,760 Speaker 1: a head coach and a general manager, you want to 341 00:16:03,760 --> 00:16:06,360 Speaker 1: put everything you can into, you know, turning over every 342 00:16:06,400 --> 00:16:09,040 Speaker 1: stone and doing it in in a thorough and thoughtful way 343 00:16:09,080 --> 00:16:11,400 Speaker 1: so that you find the right leaders to organization. So 344 00:16:11,680 --> 00:16:14,240 Speaker 1: I think we've all been invested and I think it's 345 00:16:14,240 --> 00:16:18,320 Speaker 1: been something that has been fun and obviously we feel 346 00:16:18,360 --> 00:16:20,840 Speaker 1: really good about the results with Quaizy and Kevin joining us. 347 00:16:21,000 --> 00:16:23,240 Speaker 1: We were talking low to it yesterday and you know, 348 00:16:23,280 --> 00:16:26,040 Speaker 1: you've been a part of hiring processes before, but being 349 00:16:26,040 --> 00:16:28,840 Speaker 1: a part of this where a coach is playing in 350 00:16:28,880 --> 00:16:31,240 Speaker 1: a Super Bowl and you got to be patient but 351 00:16:31,360 --> 00:16:33,280 Speaker 1: you still want to get the job, don't What was 352 00:16:33,320 --> 00:16:35,560 Speaker 1: that experience like for you? Yeah, I mean the hiring 353 00:16:35,600 --> 00:16:38,520 Speaker 1: process itself is very different in this situation than in 354 00:16:38,880 --> 00:16:43,040 Speaker 1: normal business related hires. Uh. You know, the timing is 355 00:16:43,120 --> 00:16:45,280 Speaker 1: much more condensed and you have to follow the NFL 356 00:16:45,480 --> 00:16:48,160 Speaker 1: rules about when you can and can't contact coaches that 357 00:16:48,200 --> 00:16:50,280 Speaker 1: are still in the playoffs, right, so you don't know 358 00:16:50,440 --> 00:16:53,120 Speaker 1: who's going to be in the super Bowl, you know, 359 00:16:53,280 --> 00:16:54,840 Speaker 1: at the start of the process, and so you need 360 00:16:54,880 --> 00:16:57,600 Speaker 1: to kind of plan for all the different contingencies and 361 00:16:57,640 --> 00:17:00,200 Speaker 1: it goes very fast. So you know, those were some 362 00:17:00,240 --> 00:17:03,640 Speaker 1: of the differences. But in the end, it's still about 363 00:17:03,680 --> 00:17:06,800 Speaker 1: finding the right leaders for the organization. And I think 364 00:17:06,840 --> 00:17:10,800 Speaker 1: that's where ultimately from a process standpoint, it's asking the questions, 365 00:17:10,800 --> 00:17:13,639 Speaker 1: getting to know people as human beings and as leaders 366 00:17:14,200 --> 00:17:16,640 Speaker 1: and understanding, you know, the different options that you have. 367 00:17:17,080 --> 00:17:19,600 Speaker 1: How much contact did you have with Kevin you know 368 00:17:19,640 --> 00:17:22,239 Speaker 1: throughout this process? I guess you know there are so 369 00:17:22,280 --> 00:17:24,399 Speaker 1: many NFL roles that you speak about. I guess you 370 00:17:24,400 --> 00:17:27,440 Speaker 1: know for a fan's perspective, like, was it hard waiting 371 00:17:27,440 --> 00:17:30,320 Speaker 1: the last week to the finish line? I think it's 372 00:17:30,320 --> 00:17:33,600 Speaker 1: always hard when when you've identified somebody that you're excited 373 00:17:33,680 --> 00:17:38,520 Speaker 1: to hire, and ultimately for us, you know, looking at 374 00:17:38,520 --> 00:17:40,680 Speaker 1: an extra week, you know, to ten days to two 375 00:17:40,720 --> 00:17:43,480 Speaker 1: weeks that we would have to wait. You want the 376 00:17:43,520 --> 00:17:46,040 Speaker 1: best leader long term for your organization, and you know 377 00:17:46,080 --> 00:17:48,800 Speaker 1: that week goes by really fast. And so you know 378 00:17:48,840 --> 00:17:51,520 Speaker 1: you can you know, work through anything that you would 379 00:17:51,520 --> 00:17:54,040 Speaker 1: need to have done in that week because you know 380 00:17:54,080 --> 00:17:56,800 Speaker 1: you're hiring the person you want long term, understanding that 381 00:17:56,920 --> 00:17:58,920 Speaker 1: the process of getting there. I know you flew out 382 00:17:58,960 --> 00:18:02,439 Speaker 1: to LA wants to have the first in person interview. 383 00:18:02,480 --> 00:18:05,240 Speaker 1: What was that process like of the virtual one to 384 00:18:05,560 --> 00:18:07,879 Speaker 1: the in personal one. So each of them had roughly 385 00:18:07,920 --> 00:18:10,919 Speaker 1: two hour interviews, and there was a wide group of 386 00:18:10,960 --> 00:18:14,720 Speaker 1: people internally and with ownership that participated in each of those. Uh. 387 00:18:14,760 --> 00:18:16,680 Speaker 1: And then we moved to the second round. We wanted 388 00:18:16,680 --> 00:18:20,120 Speaker 1: to do in person for Kevin because you know, they 389 00:18:20,119 --> 00:18:21,879 Speaker 1: were in the Super Bowl, they had just won the 390 00:18:21,960 --> 00:18:25,399 Speaker 1: NFC Championship game literally the night before. We only had 391 00:18:25,440 --> 00:18:27,000 Speaker 1: access to him if we went to LA. So we 392 00:18:27,240 --> 00:18:30,080 Speaker 1: float LA and did that and it was a great experience. 393 00:18:30,119 --> 00:18:32,080 Speaker 1: You know, we we got a few hours with him 394 00:18:32,119 --> 00:18:35,240 Speaker 1: and really got to know him, you know, both as 395 00:18:35,240 --> 00:18:37,760 Speaker 1: a coach and as a person a lot better an 396 00:18:37,800 --> 00:18:41,120 Speaker 1: in person setting. Right. So his first day at these 397 00:18:41,160 --> 00:18:45,080 Speaker 1: facilities twin Cities Worthpek's Performance Center was his introduction day, 398 00:18:45,119 --> 00:18:46,840 Speaker 1: so you know you kind of hung out with them 399 00:18:46,840 --> 00:18:48,359 Speaker 1: all day, were a well, you know, we got a 400 00:18:48,400 --> 00:18:51,320 Speaker 1: nice tour as family was involved. Um, what were his 401 00:18:51,440 --> 00:18:55,760 Speaker 1: first impressions of just the facility itself and everyone in it? Yeah, 402 00:18:55,800 --> 00:18:57,600 Speaker 1: I mean it's hard for me to speak, you know, 403 00:18:57,760 --> 00:19:00,960 Speaker 1: for for Kevin right and to tell you his impressions were, 404 00:19:01,040 --> 00:19:04,440 Speaker 1: but uh, it certainly seemed like he was really over 405 00:19:04,680 --> 00:19:07,359 Speaker 1: over the top, you know, excited about the facilities we have, 406 00:19:07,440 --> 00:19:10,720 Speaker 1: which is uh, you know expected. I mean, we're really fortunate, 407 00:19:10,760 --> 00:19:14,680 Speaker 1: you know, ownership has really invested in incredible facilities for 408 00:19:14,760 --> 00:19:17,960 Speaker 1: us and for the organization. And we heard that every 409 00:19:17,960 --> 00:19:21,000 Speaker 1: single person we talked to across the board about the 410 00:19:21,920 --> 00:19:25,120 Speaker 1: facilities we have, both US Bank Stadium and TCO Performance Center, 411 00:19:25,520 --> 00:19:27,560 Speaker 1: and so you know, seeing Kevin take it in for 412 00:19:27,600 --> 00:19:31,400 Speaker 1: the first time was exciting. And I think you know, 413 00:19:31,520 --> 00:19:34,119 Speaker 1: as a as a coach, as a general manager, uh, 414 00:19:34,160 --> 00:19:36,359 Speaker 1: you know, probably walked in thinking, here's all the things 415 00:19:36,400 --> 00:19:38,320 Speaker 1: that I can do in this building. Yeah, and when 416 00:19:38,359 --> 00:19:40,240 Speaker 1: you when you walk around and look around, you say, oh, 417 00:19:40,280 --> 00:19:43,919 Speaker 1: there's there's endless possibilities for success. I had the same 418 00:19:43,960 --> 00:19:45,840 Speaker 1: impression when I came in. I also hadn't been in 419 00:19:45,880 --> 00:19:48,919 Speaker 1: the facilities until I got hired, and I've been fortunate. 420 00:19:48,960 --> 00:19:52,040 Speaker 1: I've worked on a couple of spring training facilities and 421 00:19:52,119 --> 00:19:54,919 Speaker 1: a couple of stadiums. You know in baseball, and you 422 00:19:54,920 --> 00:19:57,520 Speaker 1: know have a good sense of you know what it 423 00:19:57,560 --> 00:20:01,000 Speaker 1: goes into building these types of buildings, and you that 424 00:20:01,720 --> 00:20:03,840 Speaker 1: you know, everything I'd heard was these were the best 425 00:20:03,840 --> 00:20:06,800 Speaker 1: in the world, and walked in was still blown away 426 00:20:06,880 --> 00:20:08,439 Speaker 1: by how incredible they are. No, I mean, I was 427 00:20:08,520 --> 00:20:10,359 Speaker 1: just in the cafeteria and ran into one of the 428 00:20:10,440 --> 00:20:12,480 Speaker 1: new hires and he told me he was like, I 429 00:20:12,520 --> 00:20:14,440 Speaker 1: was a little nervous to come all the way out here. 430 00:20:14,760 --> 00:20:16,560 Speaker 1: He's been in the league for a long time, and 431 00:20:16,600 --> 00:20:19,720 Speaker 1: he said, this has been such a great transition, Like 432 00:20:20,000 --> 00:20:22,959 Speaker 1: I've the people are great, the facilities are amazing, and 433 00:20:23,000 --> 00:20:25,280 Speaker 1: he was really excited. And this is just in the 434 00:20:25,280 --> 00:20:27,640 Speaker 1: first conversation I've ever had with them. So I mean, 435 00:20:28,000 --> 00:20:29,800 Speaker 1: it really is an easy sell to get people to 436 00:20:29,800 --> 00:20:33,080 Speaker 1: come here. Yeah, outside of the winner, yeah, that's just 437 00:20:33,080 --> 00:20:34,679 Speaker 1: say hey, if we get you here, we got you. 438 00:20:34,960 --> 00:20:36,960 Speaker 1: But I mean, on top of that, we got Kevin here. 439 00:20:37,080 --> 00:20:39,760 Speaker 1: Yesterday was his press conference, and then if you look 440 00:20:39,760 --> 00:20:42,399 Speaker 1: on I mean, our job is to engage with fans, 441 00:20:42,520 --> 00:20:45,399 Speaker 1: understand how fans feel about certain things, and everyone is 442 00:20:45,400 --> 00:20:48,600 Speaker 1: saying Kevin won the press conference for you. Were there 443 00:20:48,640 --> 00:20:50,720 Speaker 1: any takeaways that that stood out to you from his 444 00:20:50,800 --> 00:20:54,560 Speaker 1: press conference, yesterwere Yeah, I mean it really was aligned 445 00:20:54,560 --> 00:20:57,160 Speaker 1: with the person and the coach that we saw through 446 00:20:57,160 --> 00:20:59,840 Speaker 1: the interview process, which you always want, right You want to, 447 00:21:00,119 --> 00:21:03,560 Speaker 1: you know, see someone that comes across as their authentic self, 448 00:21:03,680 --> 00:21:06,440 Speaker 1: and you know, Kevin clearly did that, you know, And 449 00:21:06,520 --> 00:21:10,120 Speaker 1: I think from a culture standpoint, you know, being positive 450 00:21:10,160 --> 00:21:13,000 Speaker 1: and collaborative as a leader is something we were looking 451 00:21:13,040 --> 00:21:16,920 Speaker 1: for and that certainly came across. He's obviously a very 452 00:21:16,960 --> 00:21:20,040 Speaker 1: intelligent and successful football coach, which I think came across 453 00:21:20,080 --> 00:21:23,159 Speaker 1: as well. So it's exciting. It's exciting I think thinking 454 00:21:23,160 --> 00:21:25,879 Speaker 1: about the pairing of Quacy and Kevin and what we 455 00:21:25,880 --> 00:21:29,119 Speaker 1: can do together as an organization. We really haven't gotten 456 00:21:29,160 --> 00:21:31,800 Speaker 1: a chance to talk to you about Quacy's hiring as 457 00:21:31,880 --> 00:21:34,159 Speaker 1: much either, so I'm actually a little more familiar in 458 00:21:34,280 --> 00:21:37,199 Speaker 1: what has happened since he's been here. So what has 459 00:21:37,240 --> 00:21:38,840 Speaker 1: really stuck out to you or what's one thing that's 460 00:21:38,840 --> 00:21:41,440 Speaker 1: stuck out to you about how he's handled his first 461 00:21:41,440 --> 00:21:43,640 Speaker 1: couple of weeks on the job. Yeah, I mean, so, 462 00:21:43,680 --> 00:21:46,040 Speaker 1: first of all, the feedback we've gotten on both Quacy 463 00:21:46,119 --> 00:21:49,760 Speaker 1: and Kevin from across the league is all very consistent 464 00:21:50,080 --> 00:21:53,280 Speaker 1: and I think when you ask enough people, you really 465 00:21:53,280 --> 00:21:56,720 Speaker 1: see the themes that stand out about a person. And 466 00:21:56,920 --> 00:22:03,439 Speaker 1: both of them it was extremely consistent. You know, both positive, collaborative, intelligent, uh, 467 00:22:03,480 --> 00:22:07,320 Speaker 1: you know, really incredible leaders and thoughtful and innovative. And 468 00:22:08,119 --> 00:22:10,640 Speaker 1: I think to a person, people talked about what incredible 469 00:22:10,720 --> 00:22:13,200 Speaker 1: human beings they are, which is really important. Uh. And 470 00:22:13,240 --> 00:22:16,280 Speaker 1: so with with Quacy, it has been fun. It's been 471 00:22:16,280 --> 00:22:17,960 Speaker 1: fun to have him on board for the last couple 472 00:22:17,920 --> 00:22:20,480 Speaker 1: of weeks and to really kind of start seeing him, 473 00:22:20,520 --> 00:22:23,479 Speaker 1: you know, dive into both the head coach, you know, 474 00:22:23,480 --> 00:22:25,800 Speaker 1: search as he started, and then you know the rest 475 00:22:25,800 --> 00:22:27,760 Speaker 1: of the coaching staff and uh, you know there's a 476 00:22:27,800 --> 00:22:29,359 Speaker 1: lot on his plate when you jump in, you know, 477 00:22:29,440 --> 00:22:31,960 Speaker 1: midstream like he is. And it's been exciting to see 478 00:22:32,000 --> 00:22:35,880 Speaker 1: him make progress. It's been I think just from both 479 00:22:36,000 --> 00:22:39,560 Speaker 1: Quasis and Kevin's press conference, the word that they use 480 00:22:39,600 --> 00:22:43,240 Speaker 1: a lot was complex. Quasi used complex systems, uh. Kevin 481 00:22:43,400 --> 00:22:47,200 Speaker 1: uses complex illusions and basically making those simple. What does 482 00:22:47,240 --> 00:22:48,960 Speaker 1: that mean to you? I know you said you have 483 00:22:48,960 --> 00:22:50,840 Speaker 1: a lot to learn from these guys, but like I 484 00:22:50,880 --> 00:22:53,280 Speaker 1: know that kind of gets you excited. Yeah, I mean, listen, 485 00:22:53,560 --> 00:22:55,080 Speaker 1: those guys both know a whole heck of a lot 486 00:22:55,119 --> 00:22:57,600 Speaker 1: more about football than I. So it's been fun to 487 00:22:57,720 --> 00:23:00,520 Speaker 1: learn from both of them. But you know, ultimately, we're 488 00:23:00,600 --> 00:23:02,919 Speaker 1: all living in a complex world, and so you know, 489 00:23:02,960 --> 00:23:05,640 Speaker 1: I've taken some things that Quacy has said and thought 490 00:23:05,640 --> 00:23:08,520 Speaker 1: about it from an organizational standpoint or a business standpoint, 491 00:23:09,119 --> 00:23:11,800 Speaker 1: because ultimately, what we're looking at is a world that 492 00:23:11,840 --> 00:23:14,600 Speaker 1: has many different factors that are changing all the time, 493 00:23:14,880 --> 00:23:18,080 Speaker 1: and so how we set things up to ensure that 494 00:23:18,080 --> 00:23:22,080 Speaker 1: we're adaptable, flexible to those changes is really important. Yeah. 495 00:23:22,160 --> 00:23:25,200 Speaker 1: I think it's also when you speak about another word 496 00:23:25,240 --> 00:23:28,080 Speaker 1: that has kind of been popping everywhere, is that analytics word. 497 00:23:28,080 --> 00:23:30,080 Speaker 1: And I know that it's a huge word from the 498 00:23:30,080 --> 00:23:32,840 Speaker 1: world you come from in baseball and now applying it 499 00:23:32,920 --> 00:23:36,320 Speaker 1: here to the football hiring process. You know, both both 500 00:23:36,320 --> 00:23:38,159 Speaker 1: of them are a little hesitant when saying it. But 501 00:23:38,160 --> 00:23:41,200 Speaker 1: but what does that word technically mean to you as 502 00:23:41,240 --> 00:23:44,120 Speaker 1: you were, as it plays into the hiring process. Yeah, 503 00:23:44,160 --> 00:23:47,000 Speaker 1: I mean in my background, you know, being from baseball 504 00:23:47,320 --> 00:23:50,520 Speaker 1: and working with baseball analytics is really in its you know, 505 00:23:51,080 --> 00:23:56,199 Speaker 1: formation as an industry. Being part of overseeing some of 506 00:23:56,240 --> 00:23:58,879 Speaker 1: the early work in business analytics, you know, as applies 507 00:23:58,960 --> 00:24:01,640 Speaker 1: to sports. You know, I think ultimately it comes down 508 00:24:01,680 --> 00:24:05,200 Speaker 1: to information, and you know, from a business perspective, we're 509 00:24:05,240 --> 00:24:07,520 Speaker 1: trying to understand our fans and we're trying to use 510 00:24:07,560 --> 00:24:10,240 Speaker 1: information to make decisions that are going to be providing 511 00:24:10,280 --> 00:24:12,879 Speaker 1: fans what they're looking for. That information can come from 512 00:24:12,920 --> 00:24:15,000 Speaker 1: a lot of different sources, and you don't need a 513 00:24:15,040 --> 00:24:18,560 Speaker 1: PhD In statistics to be able to, you know, really 514 00:24:18,680 --> 00:24:20,879 Speaker 1: factor that into your decisions. And some of that information 515 00:24:21,160 --> 00:24:24,800 Speaker 1: can come from observations from direct fan feedback, from the 516 00:24:24,800 --> 00:24:28,359 Speaker 1: experience that we have internal to our organization, and some 517 00:24:28,400 --> 00:24:30,800 Speaker 1: of it comes from from data. And it's taking all 518 00:24:30,840 --> 00:24:33,920 Speaker 1: that information to make the best decisions possible is really 519 00:24:33,960 --> 00:24:36,040 Speaker 1: what we're trying to do. And you know, looking at 520 00:24:36,080 --> 00:24:38,840 Speaker 1: what you know Quasy has done, and uh, you know 521 00:24:38,880 --> 00:24:41,920 Speaker 1: how he thinks about it, it's a very similar approach, right, 522 00:24:41,960 --> 00:24:45,240 Speaker 1: It's how do you know, take information in in different 523 00:24:45,280 --> 00:24:47,840 Speaker 1: forms and use it to make the best possible decisions. 524 00:24:47,960 --> 00:24:50,000 Speaker 1: So I'm guessing that when you were listening to him 525 00:24:50,000 --> 00:24:52,480 Speaker 1: talk about that journey interview, you're getting a little bit excited, 526 00:24:52,520 --> 00:24:54,560 Speaker 1: like man, this guy, like, I feel like we're on 527 00:24:54,600 --> 00:24:58,600 Speaker 1: the same wavelength. Yeah, I mean, he's done incredible things 528 00:24:58,600 --> 00:25:01,680 Speaker 1: in his career and ball and I think it really 529 00:25:01,720 --> 00:25:05,160 Speaker 1: positions us to take steps forward as an organization, which 530 00:25:05,240 --> 00:25:08,000 Speaker 1: is exciting. And with those steps, what are those next 531 00:25:08,040 --> 00:25:10,960 Speaker 1: steps now that the gms here, the head coaches here, 532 00:25:11,320 --> 00:25:13,240 Speaker 1: you said it before, Now you can go back to 533 00:25:13,280 --> 00:25:15,480 Speaker 1: your day job. What is that? What does those next 534 00:25:15,480 --> 00:25:17,800 Speaker 1: steps look like? Yeah, I mean it's it's I know, 535 00:25:18,160 --> 00:25:20,919 Speaker 1: Quacy and Kevin are busy as we speak, you know, 536 00:25:20,960 --> 00:25:24,159 Speaker 1: starting to interview the remaining coaches that are outstanding and 537 00:25:24,480 --> 00:25:27,240 Speaker 1: taking steps to begin kind of aligning on what we 538 00:25:27,280 --> 00:25:30,360 Speaker 1: need to do from a roster standpoint. For me personally, yeah, 539 00:25:30,359 --> 00:25:32,639 Speaker 1: it's it's going back to my day job that you know, 540 00:25:32,680 --> 00:25:35,560 Speaker 1: probably going back to some emails that were left unresponded 541 00:25:35,600 --> 00:25:37,439 Speaker 1: to over the last few weeks, and uh, you know, 542 00:25:37,560 --> 00:25:40,520 Speaker 1: really focusing on where our business goes and how we 543 00:25:41,280 --> 00:25:43,959 Speaker 1: really take steps towards, you know, achieving our goals as 544 00:25:43,960 --> 00:25:47,479 Speaker 1: an organization, and from a business standpoint, that's about building 545 00:25:47,520 --> 00:25:49,960 Speaker 1: that world class fan experience and engaging with our fans, 546 00:25:50,359 --> 00:25:52,680 Speaker 1: uh and using our platform for a positive impact. And 547 00:25:52,880 --> 00:25:54,639 Speaker 1: you know, We're in the middle of a budget process, 548 00:25:54,640 --> 00:25:56,879 Speaker 1: which is normal for most companies, and uh, you know, 549 00:25:56,920 --> 00:25:59,080 Speaker 1: how do we best you know, focus our energies towards 550 00:25:59,080 --> 00:26:02,760 Speaker 1: those goals. Speaking of energy and world class fan experience, 551 00:26:02,840 --> 00:26:06,480 Speaker 1: both Quasi and Kevin talked about US Bank Stadium and 552 00:26:06,960 --> 00:26:10,120 Speaker 1: understanding what that home field advantage looks like for us. 553 00:26:10,480 --> 00:26:12,399 Speaker 1: On the business side, I feel like our job is 554 00:26:12,440 --> 00:26:15,119 Speaker 1: to get the fans there for them, is for the 555 00:26:15,520 --> 00:26:17,320 Speaker 1: fans to have a good show. So for you, how 556 00:26:17,720 --> 00:26:20,000 Speaker 1: how does that energize you knowing that we have this 557 00:26:20,040 --> 00:26:22,679 Speaker 1: new leadership now that is you know, working hand in 558 00:26:22,720 --> 00:26:25,200 Speaker 1: hand in the collaborative simps to make this whole thing 559 00:26:25,240 --> 00:26:28,600 Speaker 1: come together. Yeah, I think it's It's sometimes it's easy 560 00:26:28,640 --> 00:26:30,400 Speaker 1: to take for granted, you know, if you're not going 561 00:26:30,400 --> 00:26:33,840 Speaker 1: around to every stadium in the league. Just how incredible 562 00:26:34,080 --> 00:26:36,640 Speaker 1: and unique the fan experience is at US Bank Stadium, 563 00:26:37,400 --> 00:26:39,840 Speaker 1: even compared to other stadiums in the league. And we 564 00:26:39,960 --> 00:26:43,000 Speaker 1: heard it time after time after time with every candidate 565 00:26:43,000 --> 00:26:47,040 Speaker 1: we spoke to about what an incredible advantage Vikings fans 566 00:26:47,080 --> 00:26:50,680 Speaker 1: create a US Bank Stadium And that's really energizing, right 567 00:26:50,720 --> 00:26:53,280 Speaker 1: hearing that from your opponents or people who have coached 568 00:26:53,280 --> 00:26:56,320 Speaker 1: your opponents that you know, it's it's unique and US 569 00:26:56,400 --> 00:26:59,240 Speaker 1: Bank Stadium has an environment that's different from anywhere else 570 00:26:59,280 --> 00:27:01,600 Speaker 1: in the world. And Vikings fans are the reason for that. 571 00:27:01,960 --> 00:27:05,320 Speaker 1: And so from our standpoint from business, you know, it's okay, 572 00:27:05,320 --> 00:27:06,679 Speaker 1: how do we take that and go even to the 573 00:27:06,680 --> 00:27:10,399 Speaker 1: next level. And twenty twenty one was an incredible season 574 00:27:10,480 --> 00:27:14,159 Speaker 1: for us just bringing fans back. And you know, twenty 575 00:27:14,200 --> 00:27:17,080 Speaker 1: twenty was surreal not having any fans at any of 576 00:27:17,080 --> 00:27:19,439 Speaker 1: our home games, and every single one of us was 577 00:27:19,440 --> 00:27:21,800 Speaker 1: committed to how can we bring our fans back. And 578 00:27:21,840 --> 00:27:24,320 Speaker 1: when we had that first home game in September and 579 00:27:24,359 --> 00:27:28,760 Speaker 1: when we moved to the season, that feeling of you know, 580 00:27:28,880 --> 00:27:31,840 Speaker 1: fans being back, the energy they create, uh, you know 581 00:27:31,880 --> 00:27:34,760 Speaker 1: the skull chant, you know, prior to kick off, it's 582 00:27:34,800 --> 00:27:37,080 Speaker 1: something that's one of a kind in this world and 583 00:27:37,800 --> 00:27:41,280 Speaker 1: it really allows us to have a competitive advantage. Definitely, Well, 584 00:27:41,320 --> 00:27:43,560 Speaker 1: we really appreciate you taking the time out of your 585 00:27:43,560 --> 00:27:45,720 Speaker 1: busy schedule to come and let the fans do a 586 00:27:45,720 --> 00:27:47,960 Speaker 1: little bit more about the entire hiring process, It really 587 00:27:48,080 --> 00:27:50,159 Speaker 1: is an exciting time here with the Vikings with a 588 00:27:50,200 --> 00:27:52,960 Speaker 1: new GM, new head coach New Fresh Energy for the 589 00:27:52,960 --> 00:27:55,400 Speaker 1: twenty twenty two season. Andrew Miller, thank you so much. 590 00:27:57,240 --> 00:27:59,440 Speaker 1: I love that the fans get a chance to see 591 00:27:59,440 --> 00:28:01,800 Speaker 1: a little bit more behind the curtain of that hiring 592 00:28:01,840 --> 00:28:05,000 Speaker 1: process through what Andrew Miller was able to talk about 593 00:28:05,160 --> 00:28:09,080 Speaker 1: and to hear how you know it wasn't a done deal. 594 00:28:09,119 --> 00:28:10,960 Speaker 1: I mean for me it was, like he said. It 595 00:28:11,520 --> 00:28:13,160 Speaker 1: made me laugh a little bit because I was like, 596 00:28:14,080 --> 00:28:16,040 Speaker 1: he said, it went so fast for him that week, 597 00:28:16,080 --> 00:28:17,600 Speaker 1: and I was like, man, I don't know if fans 598 00:28:17,600 --> 00:28:20,160 Speaker 1: totally would potentially agree with you on that. Man. They 599 00:28:20,160 --> 00:28:22,880 Speaker 1: were sweating bullets there down down the stretch of the week. 600 00:28:22,920 --> 00:28:25,440 Speaker 1: We had to wait to see the announcement. Huh. People 601 00:28:25,440 --> 00:28:29,760 Speaker 1: were panicking. If you got on Twitter, you saw people saying, oh, 602 00:28:29,840 --> 00:28:32,680 Speaker 1: well this might happen, or this might happen. So it 603 00:28:32,720 --> 00:28:34,840 Speaker 1: was never any question that Kevin O'Connell was going to 604 00:28:34,880 --> 00:28:37,080 Speaker 1: be the head coach, but they did make it exciting. 605 00:28:38,640 --> 00:28:40,600 Speaker 1: It's kind of like knowing your birthday's coming. You think 606 00:28:40,640 --> 00:28:41,960 Speaker 1: you know what you're getting, and then you're like, well, 607 00:28:41,960 --> 00:28:45,560 Speaker 1: what if it doesn't happen. There's the nervousness, the nervous 608 00:28:45,680 --> 00:28:47,960 Speaker 1: energy of it all. But you know, in the end, 609 00:28:48,000 --> 00:28:49,320 Speaker 1: we got our guy, and I think a lot of 610 00:28:49,360 --> 00:28:51,560 Speaker 1: people are going to be really happy here going into 611 00:28:51,600 --> 00:28:54,160 Speaker 1: the future with his vision and his leadership. Yeah. I 612 00:28:54,200 --> 00:28:56,680 Speaker 1: mean just it's a revitalized energy and just a new 613 00:28:56,840 --> 00:29:01,680 Speaker 1: sense of excitement passion, Like yes, no, I like all 614 00:29:01,760 --> 00:29:04,800 Speaker 1: that for sure. Well, you know, Kevin O'Connell might have 615 00:29:04,800 --> 00:29:06,760 Speaker 1: been on the job for just one day so far, 616 00:29:06,920 --> 00:29:11,440 Speaker 1: but he really got to his hiring process pretty early on, 617 00:29:11,520 --> 00:29:14,560 Speaker 1: found the guys he wants to add to his staff. 618 00:29:14,600 --> 00:29:17,760 Speaker 1: Some of those assistant coach positions have been filled. There 619 00:29:17,880 --> 00:29:21,000 Speaker 1: is a full list of those names on vikings dot com. 620 00:29:21,000 --> 00:29:23,240 Speaker 1: But Gabe, I wanted to ask you, is there any 621 00:29:23,800 --> 00:29:29,120 Speaker 1: of those most recent hires to you that seemed very interesting? Yeah, well, 622 00:29:29,200 --> 00:29:32,320 Speaker 1: we know it's a quarterback driven league and no, you 623 00:29:32,400 --> 00:29:34,160 Speaker 1: only go as far as your quarterback takes you. And 624 00:29:34,320 --> 00:29:37,680 Speaker 1: of course we know Kevin O'Connell was Kirk's quarterback coach 625 00:29:37,720 --> 00:29:40,440 Speaker 1: in twenty seventeen in Washington. Another name that stands out 626 00:29:40,480 --> 00:29:43,120 Speaker 1: to me is Chris Chris O'Har who is going to 627 00:29:43,160 --> 00:29:45,080 Speaker 1: be the quarterbacks coach here now. He worked with Kirk 628 00:29:45,120 --> 00:29:48,840 Speaker 1: in Washington also in twenty seventeen and is a brilliant mind. 629 00:29:48,840 --> 00:29:50,480 Speaker 1: You look at his resume and you say, okay, like 630 00:29:50,520 --> 00:29:52,719 Speaker 1: he's worked for a few teams, but this is like 631 00:29:52,760 --> 00:29:56,160 Speaker 1: his first big job or first job where he doesn't 632 00:29:56,160 --> 00:29:59,600 Speaker 1: have an assistant on his title. So I do think 633 00:29:59,720 --> 00:30:03,040 Speaker 1: Kirk makes another step in his career with these guys 634 00:30:03,040 --> 00:30:04,920 Speaker 1: behind him that he knows that he trusts. I mean, 635 00:30:05,680 --> 00:30:09,520 Speaker 1: right before kirklift Washington, he gave Kevin O'Connell a jersey, 636 00:30:09,520 --> 00:30:12,240 Speaker 1: a signed jersey with a couple of worries, basically saying, 637 00:30:12,240 --> 00:30:14,760 Speaker 1: I hope our paths cross in the future and look 638 00:30:14,760 --> 00:30:17,680 Speaker 1: at us now. So in addition to Chris o'haror, another 639 00:30:17,760 --> 00:30:20,400 Speaker 1: name to think about is Brian Angelico. He is the 640 00:30:20,440 --> 00:30:24,000 Speaker 1: passing game coordinator here for the Vikings now and he 641 00:30:24,080 --> 00:30:26,320 Speaker 1: coached a guy and Vernon Davis and Jordan Reid. It'll 642 00:30:26,360 --> 00:30:28,360 Speaker 1: be interesting to see what he does with the next 643 00:30:28,400 --> 00:30:31,400 Speaker 1: steps of a guy in Arson of Jr. For me, 644 00:30:31,520 --> 00:30:34,120 Speaker 1: there is another thing that's jumped out here is as 645 00:30:34,200 --> 00:30:36,720 Speaker 1: much as we keep talking youth movement, given the GM 646 00:30:36,760 --> 00:30:40,880 Speaker 1: and the head coach, there is some legitimacy in some 647 00:30:41,000 --> 00:30:43,600 Speaker 1: long term talent that is on the staff that's been 648 00:30:43,640 --> 00:30:46,160 Speaker 1: announced so far. There are still a bunch of holes 649 00:30:46,200 --> 00:30:48,680 Speaker 1: that need to be filled. But you brought up Angelico, 650 00:30:48,760 --> 00:30:51,240 Speaker 1: he's been coaching since nineteen ninety five. You got Donna 651 00:30:51,280 --> 00:30:55,320 Speaker 1: Tell who's been coaching since nineteen seventy nine. You also 652 00:30:55,360 --> 00:30:59,160 Speaker 1: have a guys in O'Hara who was oh nine, Mike 653 00:30:59,160 --> 00:31:01,720 Speaker 1: Patton since nineteen ninety three. There is a ton of 654 00:31:01,800 --> 00:31:04,200 Speaker 1: high schools that are listed in here, as well as 655 00:31:04,240 --> 00:31:08,040 Speaker 1: colleges and pros, lots of you know, Pettnam was around 656 00:31:08,080 --> 00:31:11,000 Speaker 1: three All Pros and eighteen Pro Bowlers. A guy like 657 00:31:11,080 --> 00:31:14,160 Speaker 1: Donnitel has been around six All Pros and twenty one 658 00:31:14,200 --> 00:31:18,320 Speaker 1: Pro Bowlers. The experience level that some of these assistant 659 00:31:18,360 --> 00:31:21,720 Speaker 1: coaches are bringing in here on all levels shows that 660 00:31:21,760 --> 00:31:23,720 Speaker 1: they've been able to get it done from you know, 661 00:31:23,800 --> 00:31:27,160 Speaker 1: the smallest schools to the NFL level at this point, 662 00:31:27,320 --> 00:31:30,000 Speaker 1: I think as a guy like Kevin, one thing that 663 00:31:30,000 --> 00:31:32,280 Speaker 1: that also jumped out in his presser was kind of saying, 664 00:31:32,720 --> 00:31:34,600 Speaker 1: you know, I know I don't have all the answers, 665 00:31:34,600 --> 00:31:37,160 Speaker 1: which is why I'm bringing in experience with me. And 666 00:31:37,600 --> 00:31:40,640 Speaker 1: that is also exciting to me is just seeing the 667 00:31:40,720 --> 00:31:44,200 Speaker 1: level of where some of these coaches have been. Even 668 00:31:44,200 --> 00:31:46,480 Speaker 1: a guy like Gerard Johnson, who is the assistant QB coach. 669 00:31:47,120 --> 00:31:49,479 Speaker 1: The fact that he and Kellen Mond are number one 670 00:31:49,520 --> 00:31:52,040 Speaker 1: in number two all time in four different categories at 671 00:31:52,080 --> 00:31:54,800 Speaker 1: Texas A and M. You just start to see speaking 672 00:31:54,800 --> 00:31:58,080 Speaker 1: of that, Um so his brother is Marquis Johnson, Yes, 673 00:31:58,160 --> 00:32:00,520 Speaker 1: the assistant Shrimp coach. Yeah. So that's the thing is 674 00:32:00,520 --> 00:32:04,080 Speaker 1: like you're seeing that all of these different coaches have 675 00:32:04,640 --> 00:32:08,479 Speaker 1: a wide swath of experience on all levels, and I 676 00:32:08,520 --> 00:32:11,760 Speaker 1: think mixing all of that with the youth movement, I 677 00:32:11,800 --> 00:32:14,720 Speaker 1: think is going to be a very fun and interesting 678 00:32:14,960 --> 00:32:17,920 Speaker 1: mix when they're trying to again build the culture here 679 00:32:17,920 --> 00:32:21,000 Speaker 1: and to start something fresh youth movement that sounds like 680 00:32:21,040 --> 00:32:24,000 Speaker 1: an album. I was gonna say, it's a good indie band. 681 00:32:24,120 --> 00:32:27,080 Speaker 1: Name you. Yeah, you would go see them at like 682 00:32:27,160 --> 00:32:29,880 Speaker 1: Bonner or something first ALF. I'm gonna go see them 683 00:32:30,000 --> 00:32:34,959 Speaker 1: at first ALF. Sure, No, I do. I love that. 684 00:32:35,320 --> 00:32:38,640 Speaker 1: It may be the offseason, but it's exciting times ahead. 685 00:32:38,720 --> 00:32:41,840 Speaker 1: I know everyone is very busy and buzzing around here 686 00:32:41,960 --> 00:32:44,200 Speaker 1: for what's to come in the twenty twenty two season, 687 00:32:44,600 --> 00:32:46,840 Speaker 1: and it all starts with the Combine. In a couple 688 00:32:46,880 --> 00:32:50,240 Speaker 1: of weeks, we will continue this podcast, which I know 689 00:32:50,320 --> 00:32:52,280 Speaker 1: I think it was. What a couple of weeks ago 690 00:32:52,360 --> 00:32:55,160 Speaker 1: we were like signing off until big things happen, and 691 00:32:55,200 --> 00:32:57,200 Speaker 1: then now we're going to pretty much do an episode 692 00:32:57,200 --> 00:33:00,400 Speaker 1: a week since then, So hopefully we will have more 693 00:33:00,440 --> 00:33:02,520 Speaker 1: behind the seeds information for you as far as the 694 00:33:02,600 --> 00:33:05,120 Speaker 1: hiring processes go for the next couple of weeks plus, 695 00:33:05,160 --> 00:33:08,040 Speaker 1: we're headed to the NFL Combine, so stay with Vikings 696 00:33:08,160 --> 00:33:10,360 Speaker 1: Entertainment Network for the latest on the team as we 697 00:33:10,480 --> 00:33:14,440 Speaker 1: kick off this new era of Vikings football. For Gabe Henderson, 698 00:33:14,520 --> 00:33:16,960 Speaker 1: Jay Nelson, I'm Tatum Everett. We'll see you next week.