1 00:00:06,559 --> 00:00:08,920 Speaker 1: No, I don't really think. You know, my role has 2 00:00:09,000 --> 00:00:11,280 Speaker 1: changed much as I got here. You'll just come in 3 00:00:11,320 --> 00:00:13,760 Speaker 1: and just, you know, just work as artists I possibly 4 00:00:13,800 --> 00:00:19,360 Speaker 1: can to help our team win. Lions fans know how 5 00:00:19,400 --> 00:00:23,159 Speaker 1: impactful Everson Griffin can be. I'm without Trey Flowers, he 6 00:00:23,239 --> 00:00:36,519 Speaker 1: becomes even more important. Hey, everybody, Welcome to episode sixty 7 00:00:36,640 --> 00:00:41,960 Speaker 1: six of the Minnesota Vikings Podcast. I am your host Siamonson, 8 00:00:42,800 --> 00:00:49,080 Speaker 1: joined by Chris Corso and Jday Nelson from Vikings dot Com. Boy, 9 00:00:49,120 --> 00:00:53,599 Speaker 1: oh boy, did we shake it up on packer week Fellas. 10 00:00:54,200 --> 00:00:57,480 Speaker 1: I hate to throw a bunch of the hilarious sports 11 00:00:57,520 --> 00:01:02,760 Speaker 1: cliches out there, but nobody. Nobody believed in us, Chris. 12 00:01:02,760 --> 00:01:06,160 Speaker 1: Nobody thought it was possible. I mean some people did. 13 00:01:06,240 --> 00:01:09,319 Speaker 1: The line was about six or seven points. But what 14 00:01:09,520 --> 00:01:13,919 Speaker 1: a win for the team, What a win for Delvin Cook, 15 00:01:14,000 --> 00:01:17,280 Speaker 1: What a win for Zimmer and his defense. I'm gonna, Chris, 16 00:01:17,280 --> 00:01:19,440 Speaker 1: I'm gonna do something I don't do with you very 17 00:01:19,440 --> 00:01:22,000 Speaker 1: often because I don't trust you as a man or 18 00:01:22,160 --> 00:01:25,360 Speaker 1: a talent on this show. I'm just gonna throw you 19 00:01:25,480 --> 00:01:29,000 Speaker 1: the ball and let you run wherever you want. Take 20 00:01:29,040 --> 00:01:33,759 Speaker 1: it away, Chris, I texted you sigh before the game, 21 00:01:33,800 --> 00:01:36,279 Speaker 1: and I said, I have a feeling about this game, 22 00:01:36,440 --> 00:01:39,119 Speaker 1: and you called me a crazy person, and I just 23 00:01:39,160 --> 00:01:42,160 Speaker 1: want to throw it the fact that I allowed you 24 00:01:42,680 --> 00:01:45,240 Speaker 1: to do whatever you wanted here and you chose to 25 00:01:45,520 --> 00:01:49,600 Speaker 1: pump up your own ego and let everybody know, just 26 00:01:50,240 --> 00:01:54,760 Speaker 1: here's a little background information. Here's a little background information 27 00:01:54,920 --> 00:01:57,680 Speaker 1: for everyone who listens to the show. If there's a 28 00:01:57,760 --> 00:02:01,880 Speaker 1: Viking game, Chris is texting me something like, I have 29 00:02:01,920 --> 00:02:05,360 Speaker 1: a good feeling. We could be down seventy five to 30 00:02:05,480 --> 00:02:07,600 Speaker 1: eight in the second quarter, and Chris would send me 31 00:02:07,640 --> 00:02:10,720 Speaker 1: a message that goes, I got that tingle man. I 32 00:02:10,760 --> 00:02:14,119 Speaker 1: think it's come back time. So before before we name 33 00:02:14,200 --> 00:02:18,360 Speaker 1: him the Joe Namoth of the Minnesota Vikings podcast, let's 34 00:02:18,360 --> 00:02:21,360 Speaker 1: point up. But you you were right. You thought given 35 00:02:21,880 --> 00:02:24,440 Speaker 1: the weather conditions that I I didn't say you were crazy. 36 00:02:24,480 --> 00:02:27,000 Speaker 1: Don't make me look like an a hole. You thought, 37 00:02:27,120 --> 00:02:32,359 Speaker 1: given the weather conditions, you did think that Delvin had 38 00:02:32,400 --> 00:02:35,240 Speaker 1: the ability possibly to control of this game. And that 39 00:02:35,400 --> 00:02:38,760 Speaker 1: is exactly what happened. That is exactly what happened. The 40 00:02:38,800 --> 00:02:42,320 Speaker 1: return of Dalvin Cook plus the windy twenty five million 41 00:02:42,400 --> 00:02:45,720 Speaker 1: hour wins I saw in the pregame and Aaron Jones 42 00:02:45,800 --> 00:02:48,680 Speaker 1: being out for the green Bay Packers. It just seemed 43 00:02:48,720 --> 00:02:52,000 Speaker 1: like that could be the route to the Vikings success 44 00:02:52,040 --> 00:02:56,160 Speaker 1: and that is what Vikings offensive coordinator Gary Kubiak dialed up. 45 00:02:56,200 --> 00:02:59,880 Speaker 1: It was a heavy dosage of Dalvin Cook thirty carries 46 00:03:00,040 --> 00:03:03,160 Speaker 1: on the day. It seemed like Green Bay almost didn't 47 00:03:03,200 --> 00:03:06,680 Speaker 1: have the answer for him. No matter where they ran, 48 00:03:06,800 --> 00:03:10,200 Speaker 1: the left to right, the screen pass, whatever it was, 49 00:03:10,320 --> 00:03:12,600 Speaker 1: they did not have an answer. And it was back 50 00:03:12,600 --> 00:03:14,880 Speaker 1: and forth. It was a weird first half with only 51 00:03:15,000 --> 00:03:19,520 Speaker 1: four total possessions two touchdowns each fourteen fourteen, But the 52 00:03:19,600 --> 00:03:22,399 Speaker 1: Vikings found a way and Dalvin Cook, I think it's 53 00:03:22,440 --> 00:03:24,680 Speaker 1: put the team on his back is probably the best 54 00:03:24,680 --> 00:03:28,040 Speaker 1: way to explain it. Say, thirty carries, one hundred and 55 00:03:28,080 --> 00:03:32,519 Speaker 1: sixty three yards, three rushing touchdowns, two receptions sixty three yards, 56 00:03:32,560 --> 00:03:36,040 Speaker 1: one receiving touchdown, two hundred and twenty six all purpose yards. 57 00:03:36,560 --> 00:03:39,760 Speaker 1: He is the fifth player in the Super Bowl era 58 00:03:39,840 --> 00:03:43,600 Speaker 1: with at least two hundred scrimmage yards, three rushing touchdowns, 59 00:03:43,680 --> 00:03:48,080 Speaker 1: and a receiving touchdown in a single game. He is 60 00:03:48,120 --> 00:03:51,040 Speaker 1: the first Viking to score four touchdowns in a game 61 00:03:51,080 --> 00:03:55,839 Speaker 1: since a Moders shot. Everybody's been talking about Dalvin Jay, 62 00:03:56,040 --> 00:04:00,760 Speaker 1: but I'm gonna shift here because I also need to 63 00:04:00,760 --> 00:04:06,120 Speaker 1: talk about the offensive line. Ezra Cleveland stepped in for 64 00:04:06,160 --> 00:04:09,960 Speaker 1: the second week in a row, and I think given 65 00:04:10,040 --> 00:04:13,880 Speaker 1: expectations for a young guy technically playing out of position, 66 00:04:14,480 --> 00:04:17,680 Speaker 1: I don't want to say shocked the world, but played 67 00:04:18,240 --> 00:04:21,680 Speaker 1: better than I think most people could have ever hoped for. 68 00:04:22,120 --> 00:04:25,120 Speaker 1: And let's give a lot of credit to c J. 69 00:04:25,320 --> 00:04:30,120 Speaker 1: Ham and Kyle Rudolph and IRV Smith here for really 70 00:04:30,160 --> 00:04:32,760 Speaker 1: helping pave the way for this big day for Delvin. 71 00:04:33,120 --> 00:04:37,200 Speaker 1: But this old line for a much maligned group, this 72 00:04:37,279 --> 00:04:39,479 Speaker 1: was a big day for those guys. Yeah, And I 73 00:04:39,480 --> 00:04:41,720 Speaker 1: think the best thing for Ezra was the fact that 74 00:04:41,760 --> 00:04:45,160 Speaker 1: it was the next game after the previous game where 75 00:04:45,200 --> 00:04:47,719 Speaker 1: he got some criticism for some of the stuff he 76 00:04:47,800 --> 00:04:51,440 Speaker 1: missed or just slightly being out of position and feeling 77 00:04:51,480 --> 00:04:53,800 Speaker 1: like he just missed out a block that might have 78 00:04:53,839 --> 00:04:56,359 Speaker 1: sprung something, and this one it felt like he and 79 00:04:56,480 --> 00:04:59,080 Speaker 1: he and O'Neill were just on the same page. And 80 00:04:59,400 --> 00:05:01,760 Speaker 1: there were a lot lot of people, especially after the game, 81 00:05:01,800 --> 00:05:05,000 Speaker 1: that were diagramming all of Delvin's runs and catches and 82 00:05:05,040 --> 00:05:07,960 Speaker 1: they were all ecstatic about what was happening. You were 83 00:05:07,960 --> 00:05:11,560 Speaker 1: seeing four or five six foot wide gaps for Delvin 84 00:05:11,600 --> 00:05:14,160 Speaker 1: to run through, and that's like a super highway and 85 00:05:14,160 --> 00:05:17,600 Speaker 1: he's just for him. He's able to see exactly who's 86 00:05:17,720 --> 00:05:20,119 Speaker 1: on the next level, where he needs to make a cut, 87 00:05:20,120 --> 00:05:21,920 Speaker 1: and what he needs to do to get an open space. 88 00:05:21,920 --> 00:05:24,960 Speaker 1: And that is the most dangerous Delvin Cook. So the 89 00:05:25,000 --> 00:05:27,320 Speaker 1: best part for me was that you saw Ezra, You 90 00:05:27,360 --> 00:05:31,880 Speaker 1: saw Bradbury down the field throwing cut blocks and just 91 00:05:31,920 --> 00:05:33,960 Speaker 1: getting in the way. You saw the wide receivers, like 92 00:05:33,960 --> 00:05:36,480 Speaker 1: you said, the tight ends. CJ. Hamm has been an 93 00:05:36,480 --> 00:05:39,560 Speaker 1: absolute battering ram. Everybody was doing what they need to 94 00:05:39,600 --> 00:05:42,119 Speaker 1: And the best part is once Delvin does it, once 95 00:05:42,279 --> 00:05:44,359 Speaker 1: those guys start to smile and they're like, let's do 96 00:05:44,400 --> 00:05:46,080 Speaker 1: it again. And then you get a second one, do 97 00:05:46,120 --> 00:05:48,200 Speaker 1: it again, get a third one. And then when you 98 00:05:48,279 --> 00:05:51,400 Speaker 1: hit him with that fifty yards screen pass, that stuff 99 00:05:51,680 --> 00:05:54,960 Speaker 1: was just icing on the cake. They love playing for 100 00:05:55,000 --> 00:05:57,560 Speaker 1: a player like that and getting out front in order 101 00:05:57,600 --> 00:05:59,200 Speaker 1: to have him have that kind of success so the 102 00:05:59,200 --> 00:06:01,320 Speaker 1: team can win. Yeah. I don't know a ton about 103 00:06:01,320 --> 00:06:04,920 Speaker 1: offensive lines, but I do know that those guys love 104 00:06:05,000 --> 00:06:08,000 Speaker 1: to run block. If you're an offensive lineman and you're 105 00:06:08,520 --> 00:06:11,720 Speaker 1: cramming it down another team's throat with the run. That's 106 00:06:11,760 --> 00:06:14,800 Speaker 1: about as good as it gets. The defense held on 107 00:06:15,240 --> 00:06:17,840 Speaker 1: made a big stop to secure the victory. But more 108 00:06:17,839 --> 00:06:21,760 Speaker 1: importantly than that, Chris, they held him to fourteen points 109 00:06:21,400 --> 00:06:24,640 Speaker 1: throughout the majority of this game. Really shorthand in a 110 00:06:24,640 --> 00:06:27,400 Speaker 1: lot of ways. And the thing I appreciate and love 111 00:06:27,440 --> 00:06:30,479 Speaker 1: about Zimmer is, you know, I think with his players, 112 00:06:30,520 --> 00:06:32,839 Speaker 1: he has their respect, and he talks to him as men, 113 00:06:33,080 --> 00:06:37,840 Speaker 1: and and you know, he's complimentary and also critical at 114 00:06:37,880 --> 00:06:40,000 Speaker 1: the same time in a way that's helpful. I like 115 00:06:40,160 --> 00:06:42,320 Speaker 1: that when you get him in post games. There's an 116 00:06:42,320 --> 00:06:44,880 Speaker 1: opportunity here to sit down and go, you know, look 117 00:06:44,960 --> 00:06:47,080 Speaker 1: what we did against Russell Wilson in the first half, 118 00:06:47,279 --> 00:06:50,080 Speaker 1: look at what we did against Aaron Rodgers here, and 119 00:06:50,279 --> 00:06:52,159 Speaker 1: you know, he'll lean on what we have to get 120 00:06:52,279 --> 00:06:55,479 Speaker 1: better at. But but there is an opportunity, like I 121 00:06:55,600 --> 00:06:57,520 Speaker 1: keep saying, weekend and week out, even though this isn't 122 00:06:57,520 --> 00:07:00,440 Speaker 1: a top ten defense right now, there's an oppler tunity 123 00:07:00,520 --> 00:07:03,760 Speaker 1: to dole out some compliments. Absolutely, it seemed like there 124 00:07:03,839 --> 00:07:08,280 Speaker 1: was some sort of adjustment that coach Zimmer made at halftime. Obviously, 125 00:07:08,320 --> 00:07:11,000 Speaker 1: the Packers scorer on their first two drives in the 126 00:07:11,240 --> 00:07:14,040 Speaker 1: entire first half of the game, and I think there 127 00:07:14,080 --> 00:07:16,840 Speaker 1: was some sort of adjustment that was made by Coach Zimmer. 128 00:07:17,120 --> 00:07:19,880 Speaker 1: You saw the defensive line push, and I talked to 129 00:07:20,000 --> 00:07:22,680 Speaker 1: Jalil Johnson about this later on in the show. There 130 00:07:22,760 --> 00:07:25,920 Speaker 1: was a different sort of push from the interior defensive 131 00:07:25,920 --> 00:07:29,200 Speaker 1: line as well as the exterior guys like dj Wanham 132 00:07:29,240 --> 00:07:33,120 Speaker 1: and a Fadiodnibo too, who had huge plays in the 133 00:07:33,160 --> 00:07:35,120 Speaker 1: second half of this game. So you'll hear that from 134 00:07:35,160 --> 00:07:38,680 Speaker 1: Jalil later on. But there was definitely some sort of 135 00:07:38,720 --> 00:07:42,440 Speaker 1: adjustment that was made from the pass rush perspective, and 136 00:07:42,480 --> 00:07:45,200 Speaker 1: then Coach Zimmer obviously slotted some guys in and out 137 00:07:45,440 --> 00:07:48,600 Speaker 1: at the cornerback position with the injuries that went onto 138 00:07:48,600 --> 00:07:52,040 Speaker 1: a Cameron Dancer. In the first half. You saw Josh Mattelis, 139 00:07:52,320 --> 00:07:56,240 Speaker 1: the late round draft picks safety playing cornerback and actually 140 00:07:56,320 --> 00:07:57,800 Speaker 1: made a big play at the end of the game 141 00:07:57,840 --> 00:08:01,880 Speaker 1: in the red zone. So all hands on deck is 142 00:08:01,920 --> 00:08:04,720 Speaker 1: pretty much what Kode Zimmer said at the end of 143 00:08:04,720 --> 00:08:07,400 Speaker 1: the game and the postgame presser, and he repeated that 144 00:08:07,480 --> 00:08:11,280 Speaker 1: this week. Yeah, dude, absolutely two things. One just an 145 00:08:11,280 --> 00:08:14,680 Speaker 1: absolute all around fun game. Anytime you beat the Packers, 146 00:08:14,680 --> 00:08:18,600 Speaker 1: no matter what your season looks like, it feels really good. 147 00:08:18,760 --> 00:08:22,560 Speaker 1: And there were just it wasn't an accidental wind. It 148 00:08:22,640 --> 00:08:25,360 Speaker 1: was a thorough wind. It was executing in a lot 149 00:08:25,400 --> 00:08:28,120 Speaker 1: of different ways, on a lot of different levels. Second thing, 150 00:08:28,600 --> 00:08:30,680 Speaker 1: and I forgot to mention this after the first time 151 00:08:30,720 --> 00:08:34,600 Speaker 1: you talked Chris, you did refer to a gust of 152 00:08:34,679 --> 00:08:39,000 Speaker 1: wind as windy. You said it was some windy twenty 153 00:08:39,000 --> 00:08:43,880 Speaker 1: five mile prour wind. And Jay, I know the are 154 00:08:43,960 --> 00:08:47,319 Speaker 1: really limited from a technology standpoint, but if you could 155 00:08:47,360 --> 00:08:52,280 Speaker 1: somehow get me a button bar of my favorite Corso sayings, 156 00:08:52,800 --> 00:08:55,360 Speaker 1: I would love to just have a guy. It's like 157 00:08:55,480 --> 00:08:58,160 Speaker 1: that horse is real horsesh. I love it. It's a 158 00:08:58,280 --> 00:09:05,040 Speaker 1: very horses horses real horsesh. I'm I'm trying to non 159 00:09:05,160 --> 00:09:08,000 Speaker 1: courso and I can't even like, I can't even pull 160 00:09:08,000 --> 00:09:10,600 Speaker 1: it off. It's even better if you can pronounce it right. Yeah, 161 00:09:10,640 --> 00:09:13,360 Speaker 1: I just you know what it's been. It's been a 162 00:09:13,400 --> 00:09:18,800 Speaker 1: long year, guys. We move on to Detroit. Matthew Stafford 163 00:09:18,920 --> 00:09:22,800 Speaker 1: on the COVID reserve list because he had contact. He's 164 00:09:22,800 --> 00:09:26,040 Speaker 1: still eligible to play this weekend. I'm not ready to 165 00:09:26,080 --> 00:09:28,640 Speaker 1: break down what that does or doesn't mean, because we 166 00:09:28,640 --> 00:09:31,760 Speaker 1: saw with Cameron Dancler there's a good chance if if 167 00:09:31,800 --> 00:09:35,839 Speaker 1: he gets a couple clean tests and they contract trace appropriately. 168 00:09:35,880 --> 00:09:38,040 Speaker 1: The NFL is getting really good at this. If he's 169 00:09:38,080 --> 00:09:40,840 Speaker 1: able to play, he is going to play. So I'm 170 00:09:40,880 --> 00:09:45,880 Speaker 1: not going to spend a ton of time on the 171 00:09:45,960 --> 00:09:49,640 Speaker 1: Matthew Stafford COVID issue. What I am going to spend 172 00:09:49,679 --> 00:09:52,720 Speaker 1: my time on is well, I want to talk about 173 00:09:52,760 --> 00:09:55,400 Speaker 1: this game, but just what these next five games represent. Well, 174 00:09:55,559 --> 00:09:58,600 Speaker 1: let's even start with the next two. You just got 175 00:09:58,600 --> 00:10:02,280 Speaker 1: a big win against a division team. You have, as 176 00:10:02,520 --> 00:10:04,920 Speaker 1: crazy as this sounds and as much as I'm gonna 177 00:10:04,920 --> 00:10:09,440 Speaker 1: get destroyed by somebody messaging me, you have five winnable 178 00:10:09,520 --> 00:10:13,480 Speaker 1: games in front of you. Okay, you have the Lions. 179 00:10:13,920 --> 00:10:15,679 Speaker 1: You have the Bears, who are very good, and we 180 00:10:15,679 --> 00:10:18,200 Speaker 1: don't play well in Chicago historically, but that's it's a 181 00:10:18,200 --> 00:10:25,960 Speaker 1: competitive possibility. You have the Cowboys, the Jacksonville Jaguars, and 182 00:10:26,040 --> 00:10:29,199 Speaker 1: the Panthers. I think the order is a little off 183 00:10:29,240 --> 00:10:31,320 Speaker 1: there those last two. I think the Jaguars is the 184 00:10:31,360 --> 00:10:35,360 Speaker 1: fifth game. You have five competitive winnable games in front 185 00:10:35,360 --> 00:10:38,120 Speaker 1: of you. If you somehow go on a run here, 186 00:10:38,160 --> 00:10:40,400 Speaker 1: you could be seven and five. Now let's pull it 187 00:10:40,440 --> 00:10:44,320 Speaker 1: back to say that was a nice win. Now you 188 00:10:44,400 --> 00:10:46,600 Speaker 1: need to go win against that was a team that 189 00:10:46,640 --> 00:10:49,559 Speaker 1: people didn't think you would beat. Now you're back to favorites. 190 00:10:49,920 --> 00:10:51,920 Speaker 1: You need to go win against a team that people 191 00:10:51,960 --> 00:10:55,160 Speaker 1: think you should compete against and can beat. And then 192 00:10:55,200 --> 00:10:58,160 Speaker 1: it's right back into that Viking. You know, these next 193 00:10:58,160 --> 00:11:01,839 Speaker 1: two games are huge to me. If who we thought 194 00:11:01,880 --> 00:11:04,520 Speaker 1: we were, if that two and five start, if there's 195 00:11:04,559 --> 00:11:07,000 Speaker 1: people in the building and those of us saying, that's 196 00:11:07,040 --> 00:11:09,960 Speaker 1: not really who we are. It's this, I mean, it 197 00:11:10,120 --> 00:11:11,880 Speaker 1: is you are who you are in the NFL. But 198 00:11:11,880 --> 00:11:16,920 Speaker 1: it's more this combination of situations and COVID opouts and 199 00:11:17,040 --> 00:11:20,240 Speaker 1: injuries and youth. We think we're better than that. Well, 200 00:11:20,280 --> 00:11:21,960 Speaker 1: if we think we're better than that, we got a 201 00:11:22,000 --> 00:11:24,839 Speaker 1: hell of a two game opportunity to showcase it, and 202 00:11:24,880 --> 00:11:27,520 Speaker 1: then a little run after that. Could that could really 203 00:11:27,559 --> 00:11:31,760 Speaker 1: turn our season around? Chris, I agree, Si, And that's why, Oh, 204 00:11:31,800 --> 00:11:35,520 Speaker 1: I mean, the Seattle and the Tennessee losses by one 205 00:11:35,600 --> 00:11:40,320 Speaker 1: point absolutely kill me, because like you brought up, and 206 00:11:40,400 --> 00:11:42,360 Speaker 1: I think this is a great point. We're playing Detroit 207 00:11:42,440 --> 00:11:45,880 Speaker 1: at home this week. Then we're playing at Chicago, which 208 00:11:45,920 --> 00:11:47,839 Speaker 1: is always a tough game, and they've won a lot 209 00:11:47,880 --> 00:11:50,280 Speaker 1: of big games in the past. They lost to the 210 00:11:50,320 --> 00:11:53,240 Speaker 1: Saints barely in overtime last week, but like you said, 211 00:11:53,280 --> 00:11:56,320 Speaker 1: the Cowboys with a backup quarterback of some sort, we 212 00:11:56,440 --> 00:11:59,360 Speaker 1: probably don't know who it will be that week, and 213 00:11:59,360 --> 00:12:02,280 Speaker 1: then the Panther there's and Jaguars the following couple of weeks. 214 00:12:02,880 --> 00:12:04,840 Speaker 1: I see la that if we can get on a 215 00:12:04,920 --> 00:12:07,400 Speaker 1: role here, and as long as Dalvin Cook stays healthy 216 00:12:07,559 --> 00:12:09,520 Speaker 1: and plays in every one of these games, there's a 217 00:12:09,559 --> 00:12:12,680 Speaker 1: good chance we can win these next four games and 218 00:12:12,679 --> 00:12:16,400 Speaker 1: and head into a game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 219 00:12:16,480 --> 00:12:19,440 Speaker 1: on the road that will be a huge game. Um, 220 00:12:19,520 --> 00:12:21,559 Speaker 1: And we saw the New York Giants play them pretty 221 00:12:21,600 --> 00:12:27,000 Speaker 1: competitively on Monday Night Football, so the schedule actually looks 222 00:12:27,040 --> 00:12:30,440 Speaker 1: pretty good. You still play the Lions again after that, 223 00:12:30,559 --> 00:12:33,600 Speaker 1: and the Bears again after that, and and you play 224 00:12:33,800 --> 00:12:37,840 Speaker 1: play the same two historically, you play you play very difficult. 225 00:12:38,320 --> 00:12:40,800 Speaker 1: You played them pretty well. You know, you got one 226 00:12:40,880 --> 00:12:44,080 Speaker 1: game that's terrifying, and if you're if your sigh and 227 00:12:44,200 --> 00:12:46,400 Speaker 1: you worry all the time about how we're gonna do, 228 00:12:46,480 --> 00:12:49,320 Speaker 1: and that's the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. But I'm the stupid 229 00:12:49,360 --> 00:12:52,280 Speaker 1: guy who's who's who's talking myself into a two and 230 00:12:52,400 --> 00:12:55,520 Speaker 1: five team making a run here and Jay, you know, 231 00:12:55,720 --> 00:12:57,600 Speaker 1: this is gonna be a little bit of a different podcast. 232 00:12:57,640 --> 00:12:59,480 Speaker 1: We got a couple of interviews coming up, so we 233 00:12:59,520 --> 00:13:03,160 Speaker 1: only have so much time here. And could I break 234 00:13:03,200 --> 00:13:07,760 Speaker 1: down David Blow and what happens if he plays instead 235 00:13:07,760 --> 00:13:12,840 Speaker 1: of you know, Matt Stafford. Could we talk about the defense, 236 00:13:13,360 --> 00:13:17,600 Speaker 1: you know, pressure of their quarterback, their running Gabe. We 237 00:13:17,640 --> 00:13:19,480 Speaker 1: could go through a lot of things, but I'm going 238 00:13:19,559 --> 00:13:22,880 Speaker 1: to stay on the more interesting entertainment side of things 239 00:13:22,920 --> 00:13:25,880 Speaker 1: here because I want to talk about Adrian Peterson. I 240 00:13:25,960 --> 00:13:28,120 Speaker 1: want to talk about Everson Griffin. I'll start with you 241 00:13:28,280 --> 00:13:36,720 Speaker 1: and Adrian Peterson. He comes back to Minneapolis having somehow 242 00:13:36,840 --> 00:13:40,400 Speaker 1: still at this age a decent year eighty five, carries 243 00:13:40,440 --> 00:13:43,840 Speaker 1: three hundred and twenty one yards two rushing touchdowns, and 244 00:13:43,960 --> 00:13:46,840 Speaker 1: I don't put it past a guy like Adrian Peterson 245 00:13:46,880 --> 00:13:49,000 Speaker 1: to all of a sudden look like a young man 246 00:13:49,360 --> 00:13:51,880 Speaker 1: and have a monster this weekend. Yeah. The thing with 247 00:13:52,360 --> 00:13:55,600 Speaker 1: him is, you know, anytime he's lining up now against 248 00:13:55,640 --> 00:13:59,360 Speaker 1: the Purple. It's straight motivation for him. He's he loves 249 00:13:59,760 --> 00:14:02,400 Speaker 1: being here. He also loves beating up on us at 250 00:14:02,440 --> 00:14:05,520 Speaker 1: this point, and we've seen him multiple times at this point. 251 00:14:05,600 --> 00:14:08,720 Speaker 1: We saw him against with the Saints, and now he's 252 00:14:08,840 --> 00:14:11,480 Speaker 1: coming back here now with Detroit. I'm sure it was 253 00:14:11,520 --> 00:14:13,760 Speaker 1: no coincidence that he signed with Detroit when he had 254 00:14:13,760 --> 00:14:16,600 Speaker 1: the option to be with him. The biggest thing with Adrian, 255 00:14:16,720 --> 00:14:18,600 Speaker 1: I think is you don't have to worry about him 256 00:14:18,640 --> 00:14:20,440 Speaker 1: being motivated. He'll take care of that on his own. 257 00:14:20,800 --> 00:14:22,960 Speaker 1: The problem that they have right now at Detroit is 258 00:14:23,000 --> 00:14:25,080 Speaker 1: just the fact that the running game for them hasn't 259 00:14:25,120 --> 00:14:28,560 Speaker 1: been that great. They've tend to abandon the running game 260 00:14:28,600 --> 00:14:32,280 Speaker 1: early in the game, especially if they get down. Stafford's 261 00:14:32,280 --> 00:14:34,320 Speaker 1: been having to come from behind on a lot of 262 00:14:34,320 --> 00:14:37,160 Speaker 1: these and so he's been also taking some shots, taking 263 00:14:37,200 --> 00:14:41,040 Speaker 1: some sacks because of it. But Adrian Peterson motivated, along 264 00:14:41,080 --> 00:14:45,400 Speaker 1: with Swift and Kerry and Johnson, those three guys are 265 00:14:45,400 --> 00:14:46,920 Speaker 1: going to try to come in here on the turf 266 00:14:46,960 --> 00:14:50,480 Speaker 1: and make our defensive running game pay in order to 267 00:14:50,520 --> 00:14:52,640 Speaker 1: make sure that they can at least try and control 268 00:14:52,680 --> 00:14:54,840 Speaker 1: the clock and do what we did to Green Bay, 269 00:14:54,880 --> 00:14:56,400 Speaker 1: try and do some of that to us in order 270 00:14:56,440 --> 00:14:58,880 Speaker 1: to keep Dalvin Cook off the field. At this point, 271 00:14:59,360 --> 00:15:02,200 Speaker 1: Chris Everything Griffin is one of my favorite Vikings of 272 00:15:02,240 --> 00:15:04,880 Speaker 1: all time, and I'll get into that here in a minute. 273 00:15:05,920 --> 00:15:09,040 Speaker 1: It has it's more personal to me than it is 274 00:15:09,080 --> 00:15:12,040 Speaker 1: football to me, but I'll let you reflect a little 275 00:15:12,080 --> 00:15:13,800 Speaker 1: bit on the football. It's gonna be weird to see 276 00:15:13,880 --> 00:15:15,360 Speaker 1: him out there in a Lions jersey. I know we 277 00:15:15,360 --> 00:15:17,040 Speaker 1: were going to see him in a Cowboys jersey, but 278 00:15:17,040 --> 00:15:18,520 Speaker 1: it's gonna be weird to see him out there in 279 00:15:18,560 --> 00:15:21,600 Speaker 1: a Lions jersey. It is so weird that he's one 280 00:15:21,640 --> 00:15:24,440 Speaker 1: of the players that you just never would have expected 281 00:15:24,480 --> 00:15:27,720 Speaker 1: to be wearing that Honolulu blue or whatever it is. 282 00:15:27,760 --> 00:15:31,360 Speaker 1: But yeah, he's the guy who hyped up the Vikings 283 00:15:31,680 --> 00:15:34,320 Speaker 1: before every single game, got the guys ready to go. 284 00:15:34,960 --> 00:15:36,800 Speaker 1: He's a leader. He was a leader of this team 285 00:15:36,840 --> 00:15:39,880 Speaker 1: for a decade and whenever you say a decade, that 286 00:15:39,920 --> 00:15:42,960 Speaker 1: doesn't happen in the NFL very often. So to see 287 00:15:43,040 --> 00:15:45,440 Speaker 1: him on the other side as well as Adrian Peterson, 288 00:15:45,480 --> 00:15:49,200 Speaker 1: it's gonna be a little bit of his sore subject 289 00:15:49,200 --> 00:15:51,920 Speaker 1: for Vikings fans to watch. But hopefully we just beat 290 00:15:51,960 --> 00:15:54,160 Speaker 1: them and then wish them all the best when they 291 00:15:54,160 --> 00:15:58,480 Speaker 1: are not playing against us. Absolutely, And for me it's 292 00:15:58,520 --> 00:16:04,280 Speaker 1: a little deeper. I struggle with obsessive compulsive disorder, and 293 00:16:05,280 --> 00:16:09,000 Speaker 1: you know, being a part of the mental health community 294 00:16:09,680 --> 00:16:14,880 Speaker 1: and also being a giant sports fan, it has not 295 00:16:15,080 --> 00:16:21,880 Speaker 1: been lost on me throughout my life how the masculine 296 00:16:22,560 --> 00:16:26,840 Speaker 1: world tends to view mental health. I think we're evolving, 297 00:16:26,960 --> 00:16:30,720 Speaker 1: I think we're growing, But you know, it was a 298 00:16:31,520 --> 00:16:34,960 Speaker 1: for so much of my life, and long long before 299 00:16:35,000 --> 00:16:38,280 Speaker 1: it was a man up culture. It was a you know, 300 00:16:38,360 --> 00:16:41,920 Speaker 1: anything in your head is a sign of weakness. And 301 00:16:41,960 --> 00:16:49,000 Speaker 1: I remember when Everson had his unfortunate incident. You know, 302 00:16:49,560 --> 00:16:54,840 Speaker 1: I remember thinking, oh, man, just vikings Twitter and the fans, 303 00:16:54,840 --> 00:16:57,479 Speaker 1: I'm gonna have to hear people use the word crazy 304 00:16:57,760 --> 00:17:00,040 Speaker 1: and all these things. And I remember logging in and 305 00:17:00,400 --> 00:17:02,680 Speaker 1: after it happened, in the days after it happened, and 306 00:17:02,720 --> 00:17:06,879 Speaker 1: seeing nothing but support, just seeing an entire fan base 307 00:17:07,000 --> 00:17:11,400 Speaker 1: embrace the man, and then seeing our organization, seeing our 308 00:17:11,520 --> 00:17:16,960 Speaker 1: team completely embraced the man and completely drive that conversation way. 309 00:17:17,040 --> 00:17:21,439 Speaker 1: Because I can't tell you what that does for people 310 00:17:21,640 --> 00:17:24,600 Speaker 1: in the mental health community to see somebody who is 311 00:17:24,640 --> 00:17:27,920 Speaker 1: as big and as strong and as impressive as Everson 312 00:17:28,000 --> 00:17:32,360 Speaker 1: Griffin struggle and be supported by the communities that in 313 00:17:32,400 --> 00:17:34,760 Speaker 1: the past you have felt like you are on the 314 00:17:34,760 --> 00:17:40,280 Speaker 1: outside looking in. It was I'm being dramatic, I'm sure, 315 00:17:40,680 --> 00:17:44,479 Speaker 1: but it was incredible, and I think it says a 316 00:17:44,480 --> 00:17:47,080 Speaker 1: lot about where we're going as a society. I think 317 00:17:47,080 --> 00:17:50,200 Speaker 1: it says a ton about this organization, in this fan base, 318 00:17:50,600 --> 00:17:53,440 Speaker 1: and for me personally, he'll go down as an all 319 00:17:53,520 --> 00:17:59,080 Speaker 1: time Minnesota Viking. And it was just it was just 320 00:17:59,240 --> 00:18:03,600 Speaker 1: really great to see. And it was really because people 321 00:18:03,600 --> 00:18:07,360 Speaker 1: with mental health issues are tough people. I'll never buy 322 00:18:07,359 --> 00:18:11,680 Speaker 1: into this that there's any weakness there. And to see 323 00:18:11,760 --> 00:18:16,840 Speaker 1: somebody who is quintessentially tough go through that, be supported 324 00:18:16,840 --> 00:18:20,359 Speaker 1: and be embraced and still be able to continue to 325 00:18:20,440 --> 00:18:24,119 Speaker 1: be the tough competitive man he is, I thought it 326 00:18:24,200 --> 00:18:26,840 Speaker 1: was wonderful. So it'll be weird to see him in 327 00:18:26,880 --> 00:18:30,560 Speaker 1: another jersey. I'm just happy to see him still play 328 00:18:30,600 --> 00:18:32,159 Speaker 1: in and it'll be fun to see him on the 329 00:18:32,160 --> 00:18:34,439 Speaker 1: field on Sunday. J Yeah. And I think you know, 330 00:18:34,560 --> 00:18:37,360 Speaker 1: part of that reason why he had so much support too, 331 00:18:37,480 --> 00:18:40,520 Speaker 1: was the fact that you felt like, as as a fan, 332 00:18:41,000 --> 00:18:43,720 Speaker 1: you got maximum effort out of him, and he was 333 00:18:44,800 --> 00:18:47,320 Speaker 1: kind of the heart of that defense, like you said, course, 334 00:18:47,320 --> 00:18:49,719 Speaker 1: so he was the energy that you needed. And I 335 00:18:49,760 --> 00:18:53,240 Speaker 1: think he brought so much joy and happiness to fans 336 00:18:53,240 --> 00:18:55,560 Speaker 1: watching him play for all those years when somebody like 337 00:18:55,640 --> 00:18:57,240 Speaker 1: that or someone and it just feels like in your 338 00:18:57,240 --> 00:19:00,119 Speaker 1: family is hurting to rally around him like that, Like 339 00:19:00,200 --> 00:19:01,959 Speaker 1: you said, I think it was awesome to see that. 340 00:19:02,040 --> 00:19:05,560 Speaker 1: And you know what you just said that the part 341 00:19:05,560 --> 00:19:08,199 Speaker 1: about it is it doesn't matter how much weights you 342 00:19:08,280 --> 00:19:10,720 Speaker 1: lift and all that kind of stuff, people still go 343 00:19:10,840 --> 00:19:13,760 Speaker 1: through personal things, especially on the mental health side, and 344 00:19:14,119 --> 00:19:16,880 Speaker 1: a lot of times people doing that suffer in silence. 345 00:19:17,240 --> 00:19:20,439 Speaker 1: And I think for someone like ever Sin to be 346 00:19:20,520 --> 00:19:22,639 Speaker 1: able to give that a platform, then I think, like 347 00:19:22,680 --> 00:19:25,720 Speaker 1: you said, for people like yourself, it helped to feel 348 00:19:25,760 --> 00:19:28,399 Speaker 1: like I'm not alone and it gave you somebody that 349 00:19:28,440 --> 00:19:31,600 Speaker 1: you could see support for. So to be honest with you, SI, 350 00:19:31,760 --> 00:19:35,080 Speaker 1: you know you sharing that as well, that that is 351 00:19:35,119 --> 00:19:38,399 Speaker 1: courageous as well. And so just to know that for 352 00:19:38,560 --> 00:19:41,159 Speaker 1: Everson and yourself and other people like that that are 353 00:19:41,200 --> 00:19:43,199 Speaker 1: going through that kind of stuff, there are people that 354 00:19:43,240 --> 00:19:44,880 Speaker 1: care about you, There are people that want to help, 355 00:19:44,880 --> 00:19:47,920 Speaker 1: and you know it will be hard to see him 356 00:19:48,359 --> 00:19:50,119 Speaker 1: on the Detroit Lions. At the same point, it's just 357 00:19:50,119 --> 00:19:52,679 Speaker 1: good to see him still playing. Like you said, I 358 00:19:52,720 --> 00:19:55,000 Speaker 1: appreciate that. Now, let me shift it right back into 359 00:19:55,000 --> 00:19:59,560 Speaker 1: football because I get uncomfortable when anyone says anything kind 360 00:19:59,600 --> 00:20:06,960 Speaker 1: to me or supportive. Vikings secondary versus Chris, this one's 361 00:20:07,000 --> 00:20:08,920 Speaker 1: for you. I said, we're gonna break down the game much. 362 00:20:09,119 --> 00:20:11,080 Speaker 1: I have two things I really want to hit on. 363 00:20:11,480 --> 00:20:16,000 Speaker 1: Vikings secondary versus the Lions. Wide receiver Guy Alladay is 364 00:20:16,080 --> 00:20:18,560 Speaker 1: most likely out with a hip issue. He missed the 365 00:20:18,600 --> 00:20:23,520 Speaker 1: second half of the game in Indie A. Mendola, Hockinson 366 00:20:23,560 --> 00:20:26,520 Speaker 1: and Marvin Jones Junior are gonna are gonna pick up 367 00:20:26,520 --> 00:20:30,920 Speaker 1: this load here. We obviously saw adjustments from Zimmer. If 368 00:20:31,040 --> 00:20:33,720 Speaker 1: Stafford is out on the field, are we going to 369 00:20:33,760 --> 00:20:37,600 Speaker 1: see a continued I'm gonna call it a unique approach 370 00:20:37,680 --> 00:20:39,960 Speaker 1: compared to what we've seen over the past few years 371 00:20:39,960 --> 00:20:42,400 Speaker 1: as we take on another group of strong wide receivers 372 00:20:42,400 --> 00:20:44,399 Speaker 1: and a quarterback who can throw it all over the place. 373 00:20:44,720 --> 00:20:48,800 Speaker 1: I mean, I like our matchup here. Marvin Jones Junior, TJ. Hockinson, 374 00:20:48,920 --> 00:20:52,480 Speaker 1: Danny Amendola, Kenny Galladay being out is huge for the 375 00:20:52,560 --> 00:20:56,080 Speaker 1: Vikings with the weakness in the secondary obviously that we 376 00:20:56,200 --> 00:20:59,080 Speaker 1: have Cameron Dance are going down with that tough injury, 377 00:20:59,119 --> 00:21:01,440 Speaker 1: which you never would have thought he would have been 378 00:21:01,440 --> 00:21:04,080 Speaker 1: healthy for this game. It sounds like he's doing pretty well. 379 00:21:04,840 --> 00:21:07,919 Speaker 1: He's definitely listed on the Vikings injury report as of Wednesday, 380 00:21:07,960 --> 00:21:10,320 Speaker 1: but keep an eye on him and Holton Hill because 381 00:21:10,359 --> 00:21:12,600 Speaker 1: it would be great to get one of those guys 382 00:21:12,680 --> 00:21:17,440 Speaker 1: back from a defensive backstandpoint, because we were slim pickings 383 00:21:17,520 --> 00:21:19,919 Speaker 1: last week at that position, that's for sure. But I 384 00:21:19,920 --> 00:21:23,520 Speaker 1: think Zimmer continues to do that zone sort of coverage 385 00:21:23,600 --> 00:21:26,879 Speaker 1: that's that he did against Aaron Rodgers in the second 386 00:21:26,920 --> 00:21:29,280 Speaker 1: half of the game, with getting the pass rush going, 387 00:21:29,320 --> 00:21:31,520 Speaker 1: I think that'll be the plan again. But I don't 388 00:21:31,560 --> 00:21:33,960 Speaker 1: see a number one wide receiver like they had to 389 00:21:34,000 --> 00:21:37,719 Speaker 1: stop in Davante Adams last week. Marvin Jones did have 390 00:21:37,760 --> 00:21:41,040 Speaker 1: a game where he scored touchdowns against US last season, 391 00:21:41,119 --> 00:21:44,439 Speaker 1: so keep an eye on that. But other than Marvin Jones, 392 00:21:44,440 --> 00:21:47,359 Speaker 1: I like this match up here for the Vikings. Jay 393 00:21:47,480 --> 00:21:51,920 Speaker 1: the Vikings starting defensive line Affoddy Shamar Jalil, who We're 394 00:21:51,920 --> 00:21:54,920 Speaker 1: going to talk to him a little bit and Jalen Holmes. 395 00:21:55,400 --> 00:21:58,879 Speaker 1: Can we get pressure, especially like especially if he's not 396 00:21:59,000 --> 00:22:01,480 Speaker 1: out there, Can we at pressure on the Lions quarterback? 397 00:22:01,640 --> 00:22:04,159 Speaker 1: Can we make his job difficult? And can we keep this, 398 00:22:05,000 --> 00:22:06,840 Speaker 1: keep this the sort of a football game that lets 399 00:22:06,840 --> 00:22:09,640 Speaker 1: a guy like Dalvin Cook shine. I think the thing 400 00:22:09,680 --> 00:22:12,480 Speaker 1: about last week it was more kind of contained and 401 00:22:12,760 --> 00:22:15,680 Speaker 1: then at the end squeeze in order to get Rogers 402 00:22:15,720 --> 00:22:18,080 Speaker 1: off of his game. I think with Detroit what's worked 403 00:22:18,080 --> 00:22:21,119 Speaker 1: in the past has been just all out blitzes and 404 00:22:21,200 --> 00:22:24,159 Speaker 1: trying to get those guys uncomfortable up the gut. And 405 00:22:24,359 --> 00:22:28,080 Speaker 1: depending on if it's Stafford or David Blow, they're completely 406 00:22:28,119 --> 00:22:31,680 Speaker 1: different animals. That defensive line two years ago had ten 407 00:22:31,720 --> 00:22:35,280 Speaker 1: sacks in a game against Stafford, which as soon as 408 00:22:35,280 --> 00:22:37,720 Speaker 1: you can get pressure on him, he starts to kind 409 00:22:37,720 --> 00:22:39,800 Speaker 1: of speed up, he starts to hear footsteps, and he 410 00:22:39,800 --> 00:22:42,960 Speaker 1: can make mistakes like most quarterbacks. Blow last season we 411 00:22:43,040 --> 00:22:46,080 Speaker 1: had a five sack game against him. So the thing 412 00:22:46,160 --> 00:22:49,240 Speaker 1: for me with the Lions is is if the running 413 00:22:49,240 --> 00:22:51,480 Speaker 1: game is not going to potentially get going, if you 414 00:22:51,520 --> 00:22:53,720 Speaker 1: can keep those guys in check on the defensive line 415 00:22:54,119 --> 00:22:56,199 Speaker 1: and then you put him in those third and seven 416 00:22:56,200 --> 00:22:59,240 Speaker 1: type passing situations. That's when you pin your ears back, 417 00:22:59,280 --> 00:23:01,320 Speaker 1: and that's when you you just have to make sure 418 00:23:01,359 --> 00:23:03,520 Speaker 1: that guys like Swift aren't going to be catching screen 419 00:23:03,520 --> 00:23:05,400 Speaker 1: passes and stuff and trying to get to the second 420 00:23:05,480 --> 00:23:07,800 Speaker 1: level that way, because you're getting over the aggressive. But 421 00:23:07,920 --> 00:23:10,879 Speaker 1: in my opinion, that defensive line, if they can start 422 00:23:10,880 --> 00:23:13,960 Speaker 1: to squeeze, squeeze, and then just sprint on those long 423 00:23:14,240 --> 00:23:16,960 Speaker 1: plays for third and fourth thounds, that's where I think 424 00:23:16,960 --> 00:23:22,200 Speaker 1: the defensive line will have success. This weekend, Vikings quarterback 425 00:23:22,280 --> 00:23:25,840 Speaker 1: Kirk Cousins is back again, teaming with legendary sports anchor 426 00:23:25,920 --> 00:23:30,560 Speaker 1: Mark Rosen Rosie to deliver unique content via Under Center 427 00:23:30,600 --> 00:23:34,520 Speaker 1: with Kirk Cousins. The series features conversations and current Vikings players, 428 00:23:34,560 --> 00:23:38,960 Speaker 1: prominent Minnesotans, and guests with personal connections to Kirk. Other 429 00:23:39,080 --> 00:23:43,400 Speaker 1: segments focus on game reaction with sound from press conferences 430 00:23:43,480 --> 00:23:47,520 Speaker 1: and the locker room. Cousins and Rosen also look ahead 431 00:23:47,720 --> 00:23:51,119 Speaker 1: to the next week's matchup. 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I'm Viking team reporter Eric Smith, 441 00:24:30,760 --> 00:24:32,840 Speaker 1: and I am happy to be joined now by Tory 442 00:24:32,920 --> 00:24:35,479 Speaker 1: Petrie of the Detroit Lions for a look at Sunday 443 00:24:35,520 --> 00:24:38,600 Speaker 1: the matchup between a pair of NFC and North rivals. 444 00:24:38,880 --> 00:24:40,719 Speaker 1: It's great to chat with you, Tor, and thanks for 445 00:24:40,720 --> 00:24:42,920 Speaker 1: coming on. Eric. Thank you so much for having me. 446 00:24:42,960 --> 00:24:45,760 Speaker 1: It's good to chat again. I think we talked maybe 447 00:24:45,760 --> 00:24:48,359 Speaker 1: early in the pandemic, maybe even at the Combine. That 448 00:24:48,400 --> 00:24:50,680 Speaker 1: feels like it wasn't even this year. But it's good 449 00:24:50,720 --> 00:24:52,359 Speaker 1: to catch up with you again, and I appreciate you 450 00:24:52,359 --> 00:24:54,240 Speaker 1: having me. You're welcome and it's definitely good to have 451 00:24:54,280 --> 00:24:56,439 Speaker 1: you on. We did chat back at the Combine. That 452 00:24:56,480 --> 00:24:58,640 Speaker 1: feels like with maybe a few years ago at this point, 453 00:24:59,160 --> 00:25:01,760 Speaker 1: was that this year last year? Because this year's Combine 454 00:25:01,800 --> 00:25:05,080 Speaker 1: feels like a decade ago. It does. It does. So 455 00:25:05,119 --> 00:25:08,200 Speaker 1: it's obviously Week nine and the Vikings are just now 456 00:25:08,280 --> 00:25:11,320 Speaker 1: seeing the Lions for the first time this season with 457 00:25:11,480 --> 00:25:13,520 Speaker 1: Detroit at three and four. Can you kind of sum 458 00:25:13,600 --> 00:25:16,000 Speaker 1: up just how the first seven games have gone from 459 00:25:16,040 --> 00:25:19,639 Speaker 1: Matt Patricia's squad. Yeah, the Lions definitely feel like they 460 00:25:19,680 --> 00:25:21,639 Speaker 1: should have had a few more wins than they have 461 00:25:21,920 --> 00:25:24,800 Speaker 1: so far this season. That first game against the Bears, 462 00:25:25,920 --> 00:25:28,240 Speaker 1: Matthew Stafford through what would have been a game winning 463 00:25:28,240 --> 00:25:31,840 Speaker 1: touchdown pass too DeAndre Swift slipped through the rookies hands 464 00:25:31,880 --> 00:25:34,040 Speaker 1: and the Bears ended up winning that one. So they 465 00:25:34,040 --> 00:25:35,880 Speaker 1: definitely feel like that one should be in the win 466 00:25:35,960 --> 00:25:38,680 Speaker 1: column for them. And then you look at a couple 467 00:25:38,720 --> 00:25:40,960 Speaker 1: of the other games where the Lions, you know, had 468 00:25:41,040 --> 00:25:43,159 Speaker 1: leads at certain points in the game, but let the 469 00:25:43,200 --> 00:25:46,639 Speaker 1: game slip away. That happened, you know, several times this season. 470 00:25:47,000 --> 00:25:49,800 Speaker 1: There are games against the Packers, the Saints, and the 471 00:25:49,920 --> 00:25:52,560 Speaker 1: Colts where the score that looks that you look at 472 00:25:52,560 --> 00:25:54,360 Speaker 1: the score on paper and it looks like it might 473 00:25:54,359 --> 00:25:56,320 Speaker 1: have gotten out of hand, But really the Lions were 474 00:25:56,320 --> 00:25:58,520 Speaker 1: in every single one of the games that they've played 475 00:25:58,560 --> 00:26:00,840 Speaker 1: so far this season, and they feel like they should 476 00:26:00,920 --> 00:26:03,360 Speaker 1: have a better record, but at the end of the day, 477 00:26:03,400 --> 00:26:05,399 Speaker 1: it's who scores the most points than The Lions have 478 00:26:05,480 --> 00:26:07,879 Speaker 1: been on the losing end of four of those games 479 00:26:07,960 --> 00:26:11,280 Speaker 1: so far. Three of the wins that they got they 480 00:26:11,480 --> 00:26:14,120 Speaker 1: got on the road. So the Lions that have struggled 481 00:26:14,119 --> 00:26:16,080 Speaker 1: at home this season, but they are on the road 482 00:26:16,119 --> 00:26:19,120 Speaker 1: this week against the Vikings. Yeah, and the Vikings conversually 483 00:26:19,200 --> 00:26:21,440 Speaker 1: actually struggled at home, you know, going into this game, 484 00:26:21,440 --> 00:26:24,600 Speaker 1: the Vikings are and three at home at us Bank Dadium, 485 00:26:24,600 --> 00:26:27,159 Speaker 1: obviously with no fan and the Vikings probably feel the 486 00:26:27,200 --> 00:26:29,359 Speaker 1: same way. There's a few wins that they feel like 487 00:26:29,440 --> 00:26:32,040 Speaker 1: they should have had on their schedule. Two, the teams 488 00:26:32,119 --> 00:26:34,719 Speaker 1: know each other well, and the Vikings will see a 489 00:26:34,760 --> 00:26:38,919 Speaker 1: few familiar faces Sunday and Adrian Peterson and Everson Griffin, 490 00:26:39,359 --> 00:26:41,760 Speaker 1: you know, the Vikings that played against Adrian in the past. 491 00:26:41,840 --> 00:26:44,440 Speaker 1: But this is actually going to be Everson's Lion debut 492 00:26:44,520 --> 00:26:47,720 Speaker 1: and the first time he will face the Vikings. What's 493 00:26:47,760 --> 00:26:50,400 Speaker 1: sort of you know, the expectation for him and why 494 00:26:50,440 --> 00:26:53,560 Speaker 1: did the Lion trade for him a few weeks ago. Well, 495 00:26:53,600 --> 00:26:56,280 Speaker 1: he definitely got a whole lot more important to this roster. 496 00:26:56,359 --> 00:26:59,120 Speaker 1: When Trey Flowers went on short term ir this week. 497 00:26:59,400 --> 00:27:02,280 Speaker 1: The Lions added him to their defense because they needed 498 00:27:02,320 --> 00:27:04,680 Speaker 1: to bolster their pass rush. Their pass rush just wasn't 499 00:27:04,720 --> 00:27:06,920 Speaker 1: getting home as much as they wanted it to, so 500 00:27:06,960 --> 00:27:09,400 Speaker 1: they went out, they traded for somebody who they felt 501 00:27:09,400 --> 00:27:12,560 Speaker 1: could come in and impact that pass rush. And Lions 502 00:27:12,600 --> 00:27:16,280 Speaker 1: fans know how impactful Everson Griffin can be. He found 503 00:27:16,320 --> 00:27:19,320 Speaker 1: Matthew Stafford in the backfield sixteen times when he was 504 00:27:19,359 --> 00:27:22,440 Speaker 1: with the Vikings, and Vikings fans I'm sure very well 505 00:27:22,640 --> 00:27:25,159 Speaker 1: know that, so I think Matthew Stafford's pretty happy to 506 00:27:25,160 --> 00:27:28,159 Speaker 1: have him on his team now and not on the 507 00:27:28,200 --> 00:27:30,879 Speaker 1: opposite side of the ball. But that was their expectation 508 00:27:30,960 --> 00:27:33,520 Speaker 1: that he would come in and help out this pass rush, 509 00:27:33,680 --> 00:27:37,639 Speaker 1: and without Trey Flowers, he becomes even more important. Hopefully 510 00:27:37,720 --> 00:27:40,280 Speaker 1: the Lions are, you know, they hope that he's able 511 00:27:40,320 --> 00:27:43,480 Speaker 1: to take some attention away from someone like Romeo Aquara, 512 00:27:43,520 --> 00:27:46,080 Speaker 1: who's really come on in these last few games to 513 00:27:46,160 --> 00:27:48,280 Speaker 1: help free up him in the pass rush as well. 514 00:27:48,320 --> 00:27:51,080 Speaker 1: So I think that that is their goal for Everson 515 00:27:51,160 --> 00:27:54,040 Speaker 1: Griffin and it will definitely be interesting to watch him 516 00:27:54,040 --> 00:27:57,080 Speaker 1: make his debut for the Lions against his former team. Yeah. 517 00:27:57,160 --> 00:27:59,760 Speaker 1: Vikings headcoach Mike Zimmer said earlier this week that he 518 00:27:59,840 --> 00:28:04,000 Speaker 1: hopes Everson does well, just not Sunday against against the Viking. 519 00:28:04,040 --> 00:28:05,840 Speaker 1: Then I think that's probably how we feel over year 520 00:28:05,960 --> 00:28:08,840 Speaker 1: in Minnesota, kind of going to the offensive side of 521 00:28:08,880 --> 00:28:11,200 Speaker 1: the ball. I know. Matt Patricca said earlier this week 522 00:28:11,200 --> 00:28:13,800 Speaker 1: that Dar wide receiver Kenney Galladay is week to week 523 00:28:14,000 --> 00:28:16,800 Speaker 1: due to a hip injury. If he is unable to play, 524 00:28:17,200 --> 00:28:20,080 Speaker 1: how does that sort of impact Matthew Stafford and the 525 00:28:20,119 --> 00:28:23,920 Speaker 1: Lions passing game. Yeah, that's a huge loss for this 526 00:28:24,119 --> 00:28:26,880 Speaker 1: Lions offense if he's not able to go on Sunday. 527 00:28:27,160 --> 00:28:29,320 Speaker 1: He missed the first couple of games of the season 528 00:28:29,760 --> 00:28:32,960 Speaker 1: with an injury as well, and the Lions certainly missed 529 00:28:33,040 --> 00:28:35,399 Speaker 1: him on offense. When he was able to make his debut, 530 00:28:35,480 --> 00:28:38,440 Speaker 1: that was big for this team's offense. So if they're 531 00:28:38,480 --> 00:28:43,160 Speaker 1: missing him on Sunday, that definitely is a disadvantage for 532 00:28:43,200 --> 00:28:44,920 Speaker 1: the offense. But they do have a lot of other 533 00:28:44,960 --> 00:28:48,000 Speaker 1: explosive players on the offense right now as well. They've 534 00:28:48,040 --> 00:28:50,719 Speaker 1: still got Marvin Jones Jr. Who will probably step up 535 00:28:50,760 --> 00:28:53,600 Speaker 1: and take a big part of Kenny's workload if Kenny 536 00:28:53,640 --> 00:28:56,160 Speaker 1: isn't able to go, another guy to keep an eye 537 00:28:56,200 --> 00:28:58,640 Speaker 1: on is Marvin Hall. He was known as kind of 538 00:28:58,640 --> 00:29:01,440 Speaker 1: the Lions deep cat guy last year. I think he 539 00:29:01,520 --> 00:29:04,640 Speaker 1: averaged thirty seven yards per catch just because every catch 540 00:29:04,680 --> 00:29:07,800 Speaker 1: that he had was a deep pass. And you know, 541 00:29:07,920 --> 00:29:10,520 Speaker 1: he's kind of worked on more of those intermediate passes 542 00:29:10,560 --> 00:29:12,880 Speaker 1: this year, and I think that he will probably see 543 00:29:12,880 --> 00:29:15,800 Speaker 1: a bigger role on Sunday if Kenny's not able to go. 544 00:29:16,000 --> 00:29:18,480 Speaker 1: Another name to keep an eye on is former Wisconsin 545 00:29:18,520 --> 00:29:21,920 Speaker 1: wide receiver quintet Cefist, who the Lions drafted this year. 546 00:29:21,960 --> 00:29:24,400 Speaker 1: The rookie has been a healthy scratched these last few 547 00:29:24,440 --> 00:29:27,440 Speaker 1: games on the inactive list, but I would expect him 548 00:29:27,480 --> 00:29:30,080 Speaker 1: to be active if Kenny's not out there. Well, we 549 00:29:30,120 --> 00:29:33,320 Speaker 1: know that Kitty is a star for the Lions offense, 550 00:29:33,320 --> 00:29:35,240 Speaker 1: and you could easily say the star of the Vikings 551 00:29:35,240 --> 00:29:38,280 Speaker 1: offensive Dalvin Cook, especially coming off his big day Sunday 552 00:29:38,280 --> 00:29:42,240 Speaker 1: against the Packers. He's the NFC offensive Player the Week 553 00:29:42,280 --> 00:29:45,000 Speaker 1: two hundred and twenty six yards from scrimmage, four touchdowns. 554 00:29:45,440 --> 00:29:47,640 Speaker 1: I'm sure he's been a big talking point and a 555 00:29:47,640 --> 00:29:50,720 Speaker 1: big focus for the Lion defense this week. But what's 556 00:29:50,720 --> 00:29:52,640 Speaker 1: the team sort of saying about how they can slow 557 00:29:52,720 --> 00:29:55,200 Speaker 1: him down. Yeah, that is going to be the Lion's 558 00:29:55,200 --> 00:29:58,480 Speaker 1: biggest challenge on Sunday. They really struggled to stop the 559 00:29:58,560 --> 00:30:00,840 Speaker 1: run early on in the season. Gave up over two 560 00:30:00,960 --> 00:30:03,360 Speaker 1: hundred and fifty yards rushing to the Green Bay Packers 561 00:30:03,400 --> 00:30:06,200 Speaker 1: when they played them back in the beginning of the season. 562 00:30:06,240 --> 00:30:08,440 Speaker 1: But they've been able to tighten up in that area 563 00:30:08,600 --> 00:30:10,400 Speaker 1: a little bit more. And the games that they have 564 00:30:10,600 --> 00:30:12,960 Speaker 1: won this season are the games where they have stopped 565 00:30:13,040 --> 00:30:16,040 Speaker 1: the run. Well, they were able to stop Kyler Murray 566 00:30:16,040 --> 00:30:19,000 Speaker 1: in Arizona, they won that game. They were able to 567 00:30:19,040 --> 00:30:22,280 Speaker 1: stop the Jaguars a run game with the rookie running 568 00:30:22,280 --> 00:30:25,160 Speaker 1: back that they have in the backfield. And then against 569 00:30:25,160 --> 00:30:28,600 Speaker 1: the Falcons, they limited Todd Gurley's damage except for the 570 00:30:28,640 --> 00:30:31,800 Speaker 1: one touchdown that they gladly gave up because that helped 571 00:30:31,800 --> 00:30:34,560 Speaker 1: them win the game. But you know, the games where 572 00:30:34,600 --> 00:30:36,320 Speaker 1: they have been able to stop the run or the 573 00:30:36,320 --> 00:30:39,000 Speaker 1: games where they have won, and so I think that 574 00:30:39,160 --> 00:30:42,360 Speaker 1: is going to be a huge focus this week facing Minnesota, 575 00:30:42,440 --> 00:30:45,240 Speaker 1: especially considering the damage he did against the Packers last week. 576 00:30:45,400 --> 00:30:47,160 Speaker 1: You mentioned when we first got on that you know, 577 00:30:47,240 --> 00:30:49,320 Speaker 1: the Lion feel like there's a few games they should 578 00:30:49,440 --> 00:30:51,280 Speaker 1: have won earlier in the Seaton, and I think the 579 00:30:51,360 --> 00:30:53,840 Speaker 1: Vikings are kind of the same way. With the Lions 580 00:30:53,840 --> 00:30:56,920 Speaker 1: at three and four. You know, they're about to face 581 00:30:57,000 --> 00:30:59,560 Speaker 1: four straight teams that currently don't have a winning record, 582 00:30:59,600 --> 00:31:02,200 Speaker 1: including the Vikings at two and five. You know, with 583 00:31:02,320 --> 00:31:05,240 Speaker 1: the extra playoff spot in the NFD this year, how 584 00:31:05,360 --> 00:31:08,080 Speaker 1: much belief is there that Detroit can go on a 585 00:31:08,200 --> 00:31:10,719 Speaker 1: run and kind of position itself for a playoff run 586 00:31:10,880 --> 00:31:13,800 Speaker 1: one December comes around. Well, I think this stretch of 587 00:31:13,840 --> 00:31:16,920 Speaker 1: November games is crucial to that. You know, the Lions, 588 00:31:17,320 --> 00:31:19,640 Speaker 1: at least Lions fans, well, I can't speak for what 589 00:31:19,680 --> 00:31:21,920 Speaker 1: the team is saying, but Lions fans are looking at 590 00:31:21,920 --> 00:31:24,000 Speaker 1: the schedule and seeing the Vikings and saying, hey, this 591 00:31:24,040 --> 00:31:25,920 Speaker 1: is the winnable game. But the Vikings, I'm sure are 592 00:31:25,920 --> 00:31:27,720 Speaker 1: looking at the schedule at the Lions and saying, hey, 593 00:31:27,720 --> 00:31:30,520 Speaker 1: this is a winnable game. You know. So the Lions 594 00:31:30,760 --> 00:31:33,240 Speaker 1: certainly have to stay on top of things this week 595 00:31:33,520 --> 00:31:35,840 Speaker 1: against the Vikings. But then you look at the schedule 596 00:31:35,880 --> 00:31:39,720 Speaker 1: coming up. They've got the Washington football team, They've got Carolina. 597 00:31:39,760 --> 00:31:42,640 Speaker 1: You know, these are teams who aren't playing strong football 598 00:31:42,720 --> 00:31:45,600 Speaker 1: right now. So if they can win these games in November, 599 00:31:45,760 --> 00:31:48,760 Speaker 1: that sets them up for, you know, a good position 600 00:31:48,760 --> 00:31:51,840 Speaker 1: to be in come December. But you know, they're slate 601 00:31:51,880 --> 00:31:54,320 Speaker 1: of December games is really tough. You know, they've got 602 00:31:54,360 --> 00:31:56,320 Speaker 1: the Bears. You know, I'm not sure if we're buying 603 00:31:56,360 --> 00:31:58,400 Speaker 1: in on the Bears yet or not, but you know, 604 00:31:58,400 --> 00:32:01,120 Speaker 1: they've got the Bears at the beginning of there. You know, 605 00:32:01,160 --> 00:32:03,400 Speaker 1: they face the Packers again, They've got Tom Brady in 606 00:32:03,400 --> 00:32:05,600 Speaker 1: the Buccaneers. So there are some really tough games on 607 00:32:05,640 --> 00:32:09,120 Speaker 1: their schedule in December. So unless they are able to 608 00:32:09,320 --> 00:32:12,640 Speaker 1: you know, come into November and play strong, then they 609 00:32:12,720 --> 00:32:16,040 Speaker 1: might be, you know, in a tough position come December. Torrey, 610 00:32:16,080 --> 00:32:18,600 Speaker 1: I always appreciate your time, thanks for joining us. Thank 611 00:32:18,640 --> 00:32:20,440 Speaker 1: you so much. Eric, always it's good to join you. 612 00:32:22,240 --> 00:32:26,840 Speaker 1: The Voyage delivers unprecedented access to fans who will be 613 00:32:26,880 --> 00:32:29,840 Speaker 1: able to get inside the office of coach Mike Zimmer 614 00:32:29,960 --> 00:32:33,680 Speaker 1: and have an insider's look and listen during this talks 615 00:32:33,720 --> 00:32:37,800 Speaker 1: with the team. Viewers also here directly from current vikings 616 00:32:37,960 --> 00:32:41,520 Speaker 1: who will be writing outcomes of games through their play 617 00:32:41,600 --> 00:32:45,160 Speaker 1: on the field. Watch bi weekly during the NFL season 618 00:32:45,360 --> 00:32:49,720 Speaker 1: on the Vikings digital and social channels, including Vikings dot com, 619 00:32:49,760 --> 00:32:54,800 Speaker 1: the Vikings mobile app, Vikings Now, the team's connected TV app, YouTube, Facebook, 620 00:32:54,840 --> 00:32:57,880 Speaker 1: and Twitter. Watch today and find out more at Vikings 621 00:32:57,920 --> 00:33:03,280 Speaker 1: dot com slash voyage. Thank you so much, Eric, It's 622 00:33:03,320 --> 00:33:07,160 Speaker 1: always great to hear a perspective from the other team 623 00:33:08,120 --> 00:33:11,560 Speaker 1: and reminder it's game day any day. Play the new 624 00:33:11,880 --> 00:33:14,800 Speaker 1: Vikings scratch game from Minnesota Lottery with the top prize 625 00:33:14,800 --> 00:33:18,680 Speaker 1: of one hundred thousand dollars. Are you game? Just say 626 00:33:18,720 --> 00:33:24,080 Speaker 1: I'm in? Get more details at m N lottery dot com. 627 00:33:24,120 --> 00:33:28,120 Speaker 1: All right, from Eric over to Corso. Chris had the 628 00:33:28,120 --> 00:33:30,800 Speaker 1: opportunity to sit down with Jalil Johnson, who's one of 629 00:33:30,800 --> 00:33:34,280 Speaker 1: a group of guys who's basically on a ten week edition. Here, 630 00:33:34,520 --> 00:33:37,640 Speaker 1: we've got ten weeks for all these guys to really 631 00:33:37,680 --> 00:33:42,120 Speaker 1: really shine with the opportunities on the field. Chris sat 632 00:33:42,120 --> 00:33:45,840 Speaker 1: down with Jalil. Chris, take it away. What is up? 633 00:33:45,960 --> 00:33:49,880 Speaker 1: Vikings fans, Welcome back to the Minnesota Vikings Podcast, and 634 00:33:49,960 --> 00:33:53,000 Speaker 1: today we have a special guest. It's Jalil Johnson of 635 00:33:53,080 --> 00:33:57,680 Speaker 1: the Vikings defensive line. What's going on? Jalill doing well? 636 00:33:57,720 --> 00:34:00,840 Speaker 1: And I think you're doing pretty well after a successful 637 00:34:01,200 --> 00:34:04,440 Speaker 1: win at Lambo Field. It's your fourth season with the 638 00:34:04,440 --> 00:34:06,920 Speaker 1: Minnesota Vikings. How did it feel to go in there 639 00:34:07,200 --> 00:34:10,880 Speaker 1: into an empty Lambo field and get a win? Uh? Well, 640 00:34:10,880 --> 00:34:13,359 Speaker 1: you know, empty or not. You know, it's always good 641 00:34:13,400 --> 00:34:17,160 Speaker 1: to get a win, you know up the Lambo, especially 642 00:34:17,360 --> 00:34:20,600 Speaker 1: me personally, you know, um, first time winning up there 643 00:34:20,719 --> 00:34:23,840 Speaker 1: Lambo as a starter, you know, it's uh, it's huge, 644 00:34:24,200 --> 00:34:27,160 Speaker 1: and you know it's huge for our for our program. Um, 645 00:34:27,200 --> 00:34:29,480 Speaker 1: you know, we played hard, to play the physical and 646 00:34:29,600 --> 00:34:31,279 Speaker 1: always got to keep it, you know, keep it going. 647 00:34:31,400 --> 00:34:33,640 Speaker 1: You had a bunch of hurries on Aaron Rodgers in 648 00:34:33,680 --> 00:34:37,080 Speaker 1: that game. What's it like chasing down number twelve? I 649 00:34:37,160 --> 00:34:40,239 Speaker 1: can tell you it's not easy for God to be 650 00:34:40,239 --> 00:34:42,480 Speaker 1: playing as long as he has He's he still has it, 651 00:34:42,680 --> 00:34:43,880 Speaker 1: you know, he still has it. You know he's a 652 00:34:43,920 --> 00:34:47,000 Speaker 1: quick guy. But um, you know it's just you know, 653 00:34:47,080 --> 00:34:50,120 Speaker 1: just everyone doing their job. You know, guys like you know, 654 00:34:50,280 --> 00:34:53,480 Speaker 1: DJ and Foddy and guys on the outside, you know, 655 00:34:53,560 --> 00:34:56,080 Speaker 1: causing you know him to hurry up. You know what's 656 00:34:56,160 --> 00:34:58,480 Speaker 1: made guys on again inside create a lot of pressures. 657 00:34:58,480 --> 00:35:00,840 Speaker 1: So it seems like you guys really picked up the 658 00:35:00,880 --> 00:35:03,440 Speaker 1: intensity in the second half on the defensive side of 659 00:35:03,480 --> 00:35:06,640 Speaker 1: the ball, you had big plays from a Fodio Danibo 660 00:35:06,719 --> 00:35:09,080 Speaker 1: as well as DJ want them. What did that mean 661 00:35:09,160 --> 00:35:11,520 Speaker 1: for those guys trying to establish their roles on this 662 00:35:11,600 --> 00:35:14,960 Speaker 1: defense and especially DJ breakdown that last play that was 663 00:35:15,080 --> 00:35:18,399 Speaker 1: that was the game's ceiling. Play games still and play. 664 00:35:18,640 --> 00:35:20,960 Speaker 1: You know, it's you know, I'm sure you guys know 665 00:35:21,000 --> 00:35:22,840 Speaker 1: guy like Aaron Rodgers who likes to get out of 666 00:35:22,840 --> 00:35:25,960 Speaker 1: the pocket and like throw a dr touchdowns and you 667 00:35:25,960 --> 00:35:27,920 Speaker 1: know he's done his whole career and when you have 668 00:35:28,239 --> 00:35:31,120 Speaker 1: you know, a young guy just really focusing throughout the week, 669 00:35:31,120 --> 00:35:33,640 Speaker 1: like DJ focusing throughout the week and just listening with 670 00:35:33,760 --> 00:35:36,239 Speaker 1: the coach was saying, you know, stay outside, don't let 671 00:35:36,239 --> 00:35:38,799 Speaker 1: hand Rogers get outside and throw. And you know, he 672 00:35:38,840 --> 00:35:41,080 Speaker 1: embraced that challenge. He embrace the role, and you know 673 00:35:41,160 --> 00:35:42,719 Speaker 1: he just went out. He just did the same. He 674 00:35:42,840 --> 00:35:45,040 Speaker 1: had a foty. You know, those guys played lights out, 675 00:35:45,480 --> 00:35:47,160 Speaker 1: you know, like they do every week, you know, and 676 00:35:47,440 --> 00:35:50,400 Speaker 1: you know that helps us as a as an entire defense, 677 00:35:50,400 --> 00:35:52,600 Speaker 1: and it helps us you know, as a defensive line 678 00:35:52,600 --> 00:35:55,680 Speaker 1: as a whole. You know. So I'm very grateful to 679 00:35:55,719 --> 00:35:58,680 Speaker 1: be playing next to those guys. Yeah, so you talk 680 00:35:58,760 --> 00:36:01,040 Speaker 1: about the young guys on this team. You were a 681 00:36:01,080 --> 00:36:03,840 Speaker 1: young guy a few years ago. Now you're entering year four. 682 00:36:04,360 --> 00:36:07,640 Speaker 1: No Limball Joseph, No Michael Pierce, who was supposed to 683 00:36:07,680 --> 00:36:10,760 Speaker 1: be an offseason acquisition, he's sitting out for the season. 684 00:36:10,840 --> 00:36:13,359 Speaker 1: So what has your new role been like this year 685 00:36:13,400 --> 00:36:15,400 Speaker 1: with the Vikings. I mean, you're taking on sort of 686 00:36:15,440 --> 00:36:19,400 Speaker 1: that leader, You're moving up into that leadership role. Yeah, 687 00:36:19,440 --> 00:36:22,200 Speaker 1: you know, uh No, I don't really think you know, 688 00:36:22,520 --> 00:36:24,920 Speaker 1: my role has changed much as I got here. You know, 689 00:36:24,960 --> 00:36:27,440 Speaker 1: I felt like my role is just you know, just 690 00:36:27,560 --> 00:36:29,799 Speaker 1: come in and just you know, just work as hard 691 00:36:29,800 --> 00:36:32,400 Speaker 1: as I possibly can to help our team win. You know, 692 00:36:32,440 --> 00:36:34,239 Speaker 1: whether I was you know, a rookie to a fourth 693 00:36:34,280 --> 00:36:35,799 Speaker 1: year or guy. You know, I felt like it really 694 00:36:35,840 --> 00:36:38,719 Speaker 1: doesn't change, you know, and you know that's what we 695 00:36:38,840 --> 00:36:41,600 Speaker 1: take pride in as a defensive lind unit. You know, 696 00:36:41,719 --> 00:36:43,760 Speaker 1: just going out and just doing your job, just playing 697 00:36:43,800 --> 00:36:46,160 Speaker 1: that role. You know, that's how you know, that's what 698 00:36:46,239 --> 00:36:48,360 Speaker 1: we hear from coach Jervy's a good day, you know, 699 00:36:48,440 --> 00:36:50,400 Speaker 1: that's your role, going and just do your job. So 700 00:36:50,440 --> 00:36:52,520 Speaker 1: the guy's next to you, give me to play. You know, 701 00:36:52,560 --> 00:36:55,719 Speaker 1: so whether you're a rookie coming in or an older guy, 702 00:36:56,000 --> 00:36:58,080 Speaker 1: you know, it's you know, that's that's always been our 703 00:36:58,160 --> 00:37:00,840 Speaker 1: it's always been our thing. As a defensive line coach 704 00:37:00,960 --> 00:37:02,920 Speaker 1: Dre you mentioned him, and he's the leader of the 705 00:37:02,920 --> 00:37:05,440 Speaker 1: defensive line unit. He gets you guys hyped up before 706 00:37:05,440 --> 00:37:08,360 Speaker 1: the games, the rushman for life and all that. What 707 00:37:08,480 --> 00:37:11,040 Speaker 1: has it been like kind of working with him this year, 708 00:37:11,239 --> 00:37:13,879 Speaker 1: like compared to other years, because it feels like he's 709 00:37:13,920 --> 00:37:16,000 Speaker 1: more hands on with a lot of you guys this year. 710 00:37:16,040 --> 00:37:18,680 Speaker 1: He's really getting involved, trying to trying to have you 711 00:37:18,719 --> 00:37:21,520 Speaker 1: guys developed week in and week out. Yeah, you know, 712 00:37:21,840 --> 00:37:24,920 Speaker 1: like you said, you know, with him being more hands on, 713 00:37:25,120 --> 00:37:28,279 Speaker 1: you know, um, you know that allows us to you know, 714 00:37:28,360 --> 00:37:31,800 Speaker 1: be putting certain situations that can you know, help us succeed. 715 00:37:31,920 --> 00:37:34,840 Speaker 1: And you know, um, you know it's it's it's always 716 00:37:34,840 --> 00:37:37,400 Speaker 1: a pleasure're working with a guy like coach Dre. You know, 717 00:37:37,480 --> 00:37:39,239 Speaker 1: a guy who has been doing this for a very 718 00:37:39,239 --> 00:37:42,960 Speaker 1: long time. He knows what to do and um and 719 00:37:43,080 --> 00:37:45,359 Speaker 1: you know what to what to expect out of him, 720 00:37:45,400 --> 00:37:47,400 Speaker 1: just as he knows what to expect out of his players. 721 00:37:48,280 --> 00:37:50,880 Speaker 1: You know, Um, you know since I've been here, everything 722 00:37:50,920 --> 00:37:54,920 Speaker 1: has been you know, it's it's never been any gray area, 723 00:37:55,080 --> 00:37:56,600 Speaker 1: and you know, you always know what you stand with 724 00:37:56,640 --> 00:37:59,120 Speaker 1: Coach Drake, you know, and that's for a lot of guys, 725 00:37:59,160 --> 00:38:02,279 Speaker 1: you know. So um yeah, man, we'd be just you know, 726 00:38:02,440 --> 00:38:05,480 Speaker 1: just go out. We just just take pride playing, you know, 727 00:38:05,560 --> 00:38:07,840 Speaker 1: just doing the things that Coach Dray teaches us, because 728 00:38:07,960 --> 00:38:12,319 Speaker 1: you know, he knows what he's doing. So you've lost 729 00:38:12,360 --> 00:38:14,239 Speaker 1: a lot of guys due to injury this year, the 730 00:38:14,320 --> 00:38:17,360 Speaker 1: notable one in your group being Daniel Hunter Unique and 731 00:38:17,440 --> 00:38:20,040 Speaker 1: Gaquay has a brief stint with you guys before getting 732 00:38:20,040 --> 00:38:22,960 Speaker 1: traded to the Ravens. So it sounds like Coach Dre 733 00:38:23,120 --> 00:38:26,839 Speaker 1: said Shamar Stephen has kind of picked up that leadership role. 734 00:38:26,960 --> 00:38:30,360 Speaker 1: He's normally a quiet dude around the facility and stuff 735 00:38:30,400 --> 00:38:32,320 Speaker 1: like that, but I think with you guys, he's definitely 736 00:38:32,640 --> 00:38:34,759 Speaker 1: taking on a little bit of a leadership role. He 737 00:38:34,840 --> 00:38:37,640 Speaker 1: definitely has, you know. And it's funny because I actually 738 00:38:37,680 --> 00:38:40,359 Speaker 1: noticed that and I told him, I'm like, look, I'm 739 00:38:40,400 --> 00:38:42,680 Speaker 1: talking a little more. I'm saying, I'm like, bro, you're 740 00:38:42,680 --> 00:38:45,120 Speaker 1: gonna have to start you know, being that, you know, 741 00:38:45,160 --> 00:38:46,759 Speaker 1: being that guy bro, we look up to you. Bro, 742 00:38:46,840 --> 00:38:48,920 Speaker 1: you don't have to start doing that, you know, And 743 00:38:49,200 --> 00:38:51,719 Speaker 1: you know, I felt like, you know, Shamars has really 744 00:38:51,840 --> 00:38:55,439 Speaker 1: embraced that role, you know, being the only older guy 745 00:38:56,000 --> 00:38:59,600 Speaker 1: UM on the defensive line. Um. You know, he embraced 746 00:38:59,600 --> 00:39:01,880 Speaker 1: that role. And you know we you know, I like 747 00:39:01,960 --> 00:39:04,239 Speaker 1: everyone that's behind we just we just look up to that. 748 00:39:04,320 --> 00:39:06,719 Speaker 1: You know, we just following pursuit. You know, when a 749 00:39:06,760 --> 00:39:08,640 Speaker 1: guy like that that's been playing for for a couple 750 00:39:08,640 --> 00:39:10,480 Speaker 1: of years, for a very long time, that knows the 751 00:39:10,520 --> 00:39:13,680 Speaker 1: system and that's been around the league, you know, you know, 752 00:39:13,880 --> 00:39:15,920 Speaker 1: why wouldn't you want to follow that? You know, and 753 00:39:16,239 --> 00:39:18,319 Speaker 1: a guy that's smart as him when it comes to like, 754 00:39:18,800 --> 00:39:20,799 Speaker 1: you know, football and knowing where to go. I mean, 755 00:39:21,320 --> 00:39:23,520 Speaker 1: Samar is one of the most smartest four players I've 756 00:39:23,560 --> 00:39:26,799 Speaker 1: ever met, to be honest. You know. So when when 757 00:39:26,800 --> 00:39:29,200 Speaker 1: you have a guy like that, you know, embracing that 758 00:39:29,320 --> 00:39:32,320 Speaker 1: leadership role, you know, that motivates the youmber guys. I 759 00:39:32,400 --> 00:39:34,400 Speaker 1: so you made a bunch of plays in the run 760 00:39:34,440 --> 00:39:37,719 Speaker 1: game last game against the Packers down in the backfield. 761 00:39:37,920 --> 00:39:39,399 Speaker 1: Do you think that's a part of your game where 762 00:39:39,400 --> 00:39:42,279 Speaker 1: you really improve the most? I think so? Uh, you know. 763 00:39:42,320 --> 00:39:45,200 Speaker 1: I think it's because you know, just you know, just 764 00:39:45,400 --> 00:39:48,959 Speaker 1: having that experience, you know, um, you know, just being 765 00:39:48,960 --> 00:39:51,839 Speaker 1: in those situations you know, every week during practice and 766 00:39:51,840 --> 00:39:54,520 Speaker 1: then have it translate to the game, you know, you know, 767 00:39:54,560 --> 00:39:56,520 Speaker 1: And I think that's one thing with you know, going 768 00:39:56,560 --> 00:40:00,080 Speaker 1: back to coach Dre, you know, he puts us in 769 00:39:59,760 --> 00:40:02,319 Speaker 1: certain in situations where we're able to make those those 770 00:40:02,400 --> 00:40:04,440 Speaker 1: kind of plays in the backfield to help our team win. 771 00:40:04,719 --> 00:40:07,600 Speaker 1: What are your expectations for the season. Ever since you've 772 00:40:07,640 --> 00:40:10,000 Speaker 1: been with the Vikings, You've been on winning teams pretty 773 00:40:10,040 --> 00:40:12,879 Speaker 1: much every year you've been here, so you're you're kind 774 00:40:12,920 --> 00:40:15,200 Speaker 1: of faced with a little adversity here at two and five, 775 00:40:15,239 --> 00:40:17,399 Speaker 1: but it seems like the team could could really get 776 00:40:17,400 --> 00:40:20,680 Speaker 1: on a roll here. I think so, Um, you know, 777 00:40:20,840 --> 00:40:24,120 Speaker 1: I'm moving forward, you know, I ever since day one, 778 00:40:24,120 --> 00:40:26,040 Speaker 1: I've always thought that we had, you know, the right 779 00:40:26,080 --> 00:40:28,200 Speaker 1: guys to go out and compete and win you know, 780 00:40:28,320 --> 00:40:30,800 Speaker 1: every single week. You know, of course, you know we 781 00:40:30,920 --> 00:40:33,120 Speaker 1: got up to a slow start, but you know, I 782 00:40:33,160 --> 00:40:36,040 Speaker 1: think again, winning at Lambeau, which is not easy to 783 00:40:36,040 --> 00:40:39,120 Speaker 1: do with or without fans. Um, you know, I think 784 00:40:39,120 --> 00:40:41,800 Speaker 1: that that kind of uh, you know, gave our team. 785 00:40:41,920 --> 00:40:44,640 Speaker 1: You know that, uh, you know that that motivation to 786 00:40:44,800 --> 00:40:46,960 Speaker 1: keep going out and just you know, keep improving all 787 00:40:46,960 --> 00:40:49,560 Speaker 1: throughout the week and keep getting better. And you know 788 00:40:49,640 --> 00:40:51,920 Speaker 1: that way on Sundays we'll go out and we'll performing 789 00:40:51,960 --> 00:40:55,120 Speaker 1: our best. Well. Sunday you take on the Detroit Lions 790 00:40:55,160 --> 00:40:57,520 Speaker 1: at US Bank Stadium. The Vikings look to get three 791 00:40:57,600 --> 00:41:00,239 Speaker 1: to three and five on the season. Thank you Leil 792 00:41:00,320 --> 00:41:02,040 Speaker 1: for joining the show and all the best for the 793 00:41:02,120 --> 00:41:04,600 Speaker 1: rest of the season. Thank you, Thank for me appreciate it. 794 00:41:06,719 --> 00:41:10,319 Speaker 1: Great job. As always, Chris, Let's wrap things up here 795 00:41:10,360 --> 00:41:13,439 Speaker 1: really quick. Check out this weekend's episode of Under Center 796 00:41:13,480 --> 00:41:18,520 Speaker 1: with Kirk Cousins with special guest offensive guard Ezra Cleveland. 797 00:41:18,560 --> 00:41:21,799 Speaker 1: They talked He and Mark Rosen talked about his experiences 798 00:41:21,800 --> 00:41:24,440 Speaker 1: at Boise State, his love for baseball, and how he 799 00:41:24,520 --> 00:41:28,520 Speaker 1: spends time on winding when he's not playing football. 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Last week, boys, you know we've 815 00:42:30,000 --> 00:42:33,280 Speaker 1: had contested battles with Detroit over the last couple of years, 816 00:42:33,320 --> 00:42:37,040 Speaker 1: and Matthew Stafford is really good at throwing the football 817 00:42:37,080 --> 00:42:39,440 Speaker 1: if he's out there, We're gonna need to carry the 818 00:42:39,480 --> 00:42:42,759 Speaker 1: intensity from last week into this week. Jay, can I 819 00:42:42,840 --> 00:42:45,359 Speaker 1: get your final thoughts? Like I said, for me, it's 820 00:42:45,360 --> 00:42:47,640 Speaker 1: stopped the run game and get in the quarterbacks face. 821 00:42:48,080 --> 00:42:51,040 Speaker 1: Defensive line is going to be key. I think having 822 00:42:51,080 --> 00:42:53,640 Speaker 1: guys like Troy die Back at the linebacker position are great, 823 00:42:53,719 --> 00:42:56,480 Speaker 1: but it's gonna be defensive lineup front. Control in that 824 00:42:56,560 --> 00:42:59,040 Speaker 1: line and then get those road Graders going on offense, 825 00:42:59,239 --> 00:43:01,600 Speaker 1: Chris Corso, I think the big thing is going to 826 00:43:01,640 --> 00:43:04,520 Speaker 1: be getting the running game going again, just get Dalvin 827 00:43:04,560 --> 00:43:07,919 Speaker 1: Cook going, and I think that will give a chance 828 00:43:07,960 --> 00:43:11,279 Speaker 1: for Kirk Cousins to really attack this Lion's defense that 829 00:43:11,440 --> 00:43:14,080 Speaker 1: is not the same as the Packers defense. So I 830 00:43:14,120 --> 00:43:17,280 Speaker 1: look for Justin Jefferson and Adam Theo to have bigger 831 00:43:17,320 --> 00:43:20,160 Speaker 1: games as well as Kirk Cousins as we kind of 832 00:43:20,200 --> 00:43:22,320 Speaker 1: do a little more of a hybrid approach compared to 833 00:43:22,440 --> 00:43:26,120 Speaker 1: last week. And to me, guys, it's just I don't 834 00:43:26,120 --> 00:43:29,480 Speaker 1: even have a thing. I'm just curious. Is the consistency 835 00:43:29,480 --> 00:43:32,120 Speaker 1: going to be there? Can you carry last week into 836 00:43:32,200 --> 00:43:34,640 Speaker 1: this week. I know we lost against the Seahawks, but 837 00:43:34,680 --> 00:43:36,680 Speaker 1: we had a very good performance, and then the next 838 00:43:36,680 --> 00:43:43,279 Speaker 1: week you had what happened against Atlanta. So to me, 839 00:43:43,560 --> 00:43:48,040 Speaker 1: it's before I get really irrationally enthused about the rest 840 00:43:48,080 --> 00:43:50,600 Speaker 1: of the season and this team's possibilities to jump back 841 00:43:50,640 --> 00:43:53,200 Speaker 1: into the race, especially given the fact that there are 842 00:43:53,239 --> 00:43:56,360 Speaker 1: more playoffs teams this year than there normally are. I 843 00:43:56,440 --> 00:43:58,279 Speaker 1: need to see it this week. I just I want 844 00:43:58,280 --> 00:44:02,120 Speaker 1: to see the same and I don't know how easily 845 00:44:02,160 --> 00:44:04,760 Speaker 1: you can repeat last week. That is a pretty odd 846 00:44:04,800 --> 00:44:08,560 Speaker 1: situation when a stud running back. Things have to go 847 00:44:08,680 --> 00:44:11,799 Speaker 1: pretty perfectly for you to win a football game like that. 848 00:44:11,880 --> 00:44:14,480 Speaker 1: So I'm looking for us to come out, be consistent, 849 00:44:14,560 --> 00:44:18,520 Speaker 1: and beat another football team in whatever way the game 850 00:44:18,640 --> 00:44:21,239 Speaker 1: calls for. I know we'll have our game plan, I 851 00:44:21,280 --> 00:44:24,080 Speaker 1: know we'll have our way that we go into it. 852 00:44:24,280 --> 00:44:26,760 Speaker 1: I'd like to see this team go out and carry 853 00:44:26,800 --> 00:44:30,960 Speaker 1: the momentum forward with a win, no matter what it takes. 854 00:44:31,560 --> 00:44:33,879 Speaker 1: So that's going to do it for us here on 855 00:44:33,960 --> 00:44:39,080 Speaker 1: the Minnesota Vikings Podcast. We will see you guys next week.