1 00:00:16,960 --> 00:00:20,520 Speaker 1: Your postgame report after the first regular season game for 2 00:00:20,560 --> 00:00:23,960 Speaker 1: the Minnesota Vikings provides good news. The Vikings beat the 3 00:00:24,000 --> 00:00:26,920 Speaker 1: New York Giants twenty eight to six. It's Paul Allen 4 00:00:27,000 --> 00:00:30,640 Speaker 1: with a Vikings radio network analyst and a former Vikings linebacker, 5 00:00:30,680 --> 00:00:33,239 Speaker 1: Pete Ursig. I mean, I want to say, where do 6 00:00:33,320 --> 00:00:35,840 Speaker 1: you start? You know, it's almost like you should start 7 00:00:35,880 --> 00:00:39,760 Speaker 1: from the end and go backwards. With Andrew van Ginkel 8 00:00:40,040 --> 00:00:42,440 Speaker 1: and a pick six second of his career, fourth touchdown 9 00:00:42,479 --> 00:00:46,839 Speaker 1: of his career. But let's begin with Aaron Jones with 10 00:00:47,320 --> 00:00:50,199 Speaker 1: what did you see with Aaron Jones today and the 11 00:00:50,240 --> 00:00:51,200 Speaker 1: way they ran the ball? 12 00:00:51,360 --> 00:00:54,560 Speaker 2: Aaron Jones brought to this team today exactly what we 13 00:00:54,640 --> 00:00:57,080 Speaker 2: needed and what we've had been missing in the running game, 14 00:00:57,360 --> 00:01:02,560 Speaker 2: meaning you have a running play on the deepen the 15 00:01:02,560 --> 00:01:04,560 Speaker 2: red zone on the five yard line. He hand the 16 00:01:04,600 --> 00:01:07,480 Speaker 2: ball with Aaron Jones. You know, Nick McCleod, there were 17 00:01:07,520 --> 00:01:10,039 Speaker 2: a couple of DB's that had angles, but Aaron Jones 18 00:01:10,080 --> 00:01:12,800 Speaker 2: was able to get He's fast enough to get outside 19 00:01:13,280 --> 00:01:15,280 Speaker 2: and score the touchdown. How long did it take us 20 00:01:15,280 --> 00:01:17,360 Speaker 2: to get a rushing touchdown a year ago? Right? It 21 00:01:17,360 --> 00:01:19,280 Speaker 2: was almost it was kind of a joke. Where we're like, 22 00:01:19,640 --> 00:01:21,319 Speaker 2: we just got to you know, we can't run the 23 00:01:21,319 --> 00:01:23,960 Speaker 2: ball and get it in and then fast forward a 24 00:01:24,160 --> 00:01:27,640 Speaker 2: key third and one on a key series, he gets 25 00:01:27,720 --> 00:01:29,480 Speaker 2: hit right at the line of scrimmage and is able 26 00:01:29,520 --> 00:01:33,400 Speaker 2: to fall forward and get that first down. Those two plays, 27 00:01:33,680 --> 00:01:36,840 Speaker 2: the deep red zone run, the short yardage run. You 28 00:01:36,920 --> 00:01:39,080 Speaker 2: go back to Cincinnati last year, you go back to 29 00:01:39,120 --> 00:01:42,479 Speaker 2: a number of games last year, those situations cost us. 30 00:01:42,480 --> 00:01:45,760 Speaker 2: So you know, he had a decent numbers day, right 31 00:01:45,760 --> 00:01:47,400 Speaker 2: a couple of good runs at the end of the game, 32 00:01:47,800 --> 00:01:50,000 Speaker 2: but those runs right there, and what he brought to 33 00:01:50,040 --> 00:01:53,760 Speaker 2: this offense is huge. It's exactly what you needed out 34 00:01:53,760 --> 00:01:55,000 Speaker 2: of your running back at those time. 35 00:01:55,160 --> 00:01:58,240 Speaker 1: Six point seven yards per run for Aaron Jones. He 36 00:01:58,440 --> 00:02:01,040 Speaker 1: finished with ninety four and a touchdown. Let's go offense 37 00:02:01,120 --> 00:02:02,840 Speaker 1: defense for a little bit. Then we'll hear from Kevin 38 00:02:02,880 --> 00:02:07,800 Speaker 1: O'Connell defensively, Andrew van Ginkel sack pick six. 39 00:02:07,920 --> 00:02:10,520 Speaker 2: Just he was and he had a couple of really 40 00:02:10,600 --> 00:02:14,240 Speaker 2: nice drops in both he and and Blake Cashman. You know, 41 00:02:14,280 --> 00:02:16,560 Speaker 2: when we're doing so much of our messing around with 42 00:02:16,560 --> 00:02:19,440 Speaker 2: the line of scrimmage and then you know the routes 43 00:02:19,480 --> 00:02:21,840 Speaker 2: that you're getting the turn ins and the flat routes 44 00:02:21,880 --> 00:02:24,280 Speaker 2: and you're just holding off that flat as long as possible. 45 00:02:24,560 --> 00:02:27,080 Speaker 2: They did a great They all did a great job today. 46 00:02:28,240 --> 00:02:31,600 Speaker 2: What a multifaceted group, right right, I mean with Grenard 47 00:02:32,280 --> 00:02:36,800 Speaker 2: and Cashman, with Cashman Van Ginkle, you know, Pat Jones 48 00:02:36,840 --> 00:02:39,880 Speaker 2: getting in there, jahad Ward getting in there, Dallas Turner 49 00:02:39,960 --> 00:02:42,840 Speaker 2: getting in there, and we were able to play and 50 00:02:42,880 --> 00:02:44,519 Speaker 2: played a lot more. I have to go back and 51 00:02:44,520 --> 00:02:46,400 Speaker 2: look at the film, but more Mann demand on the 52 00:02:46,440 --> 00:02:48,280 Speaker 2: back end right than I think I've seen in it. 53 00:02:48,320 --> 00:02:50,280 Speaker 2: But we've been you know, maybe not a ton of it, 54 00:02:50,320 --> 00:02:53,160 Speaker 2: but enough to mix it in so the quarterback can't 55 00:02:53,240 --> 00:02:57,240 Speaker 2: just expect to get zone. So that was another, you know, 56 00:02:57,280 --> 00:03:02,600 Speaker 2: another great part of today. But defensively, you have to 57 00:03:02,639 --> 00:03:05,960 Speaker 2: be super happy with with how that group played, what 58 00:03:06,080 --> 00:03:08,520 Speaker 2: they were able to execute. You know, we've you know, 59 00:03:08,760 --> 00:03:11,160 Speaker 2: the first the first sack by Patrick Jones. He was 60 00:03:11,280 --> 00:03:15,680 Speaker 2: unblocked and in the NFL, guys just don't go unblocked 61 00:03:15,720 --> 00:03:19,600 Speaker 2: that often. So you've got their number, right. An offensive 62 00:03:19,680 --> 00:03:22,120 Speaker 2: line in the Giants that only had twenty one snaps 63 00:03:22,160 --> 00:03:24,920 Speaker 2: together in the preseason, and they looked at they look confused. 64 00:03:26,240 --> 00:03:29,680 Speaker 2: The protections weren't great, you know, so great job by 65 00:03:29,720 --> 00:03:33,400 Speaker 2: Flores and his crew identifying who they need, bringing him 66 00:03:33,440 --> 00:03:36,680 Speaker 2: in these multifaceted type players, and then and those guys 67 00:03:36,720 --> 00:03:38,000 Speaker 2: coming in making big plays. 68 00:03:38,040 --> 00:03:41,240 Speaker 1: This just seemed to be defensively a brainiact kind of game. 69 00:03:41,320 --> 00:03:45,400 Speaker 1: I mean, Flora is incredibly smart, mixes up things a lot, 70 00:03:45,600 --> 00:03:49,200 Speaker 1: you know, which can be complicated and requires scholars of 71 00:03:49,240 --> 00:03:53,200 Speaker 1: the game to follow it. Van Ginkel clearly knew that 72 00:03:53,320 --> 00:03:56,000 Speaker 1: Jones was throwing the ball there like he did Sam 73 00:03:56,080 --> 00:03:58,400 Speaker 1: Howe last year when how It played for Washington. You 74 00:03:58,480 --> 00:04:01,440 Speaker 1: pointed that out adroitly on the And then you get 75 00:04:01,480 --> 00:04:04,560 Speaker 1: Harrison Smith, I mean, one of the smartest football players 76 00:04:04,560 --> 00:04:07,760 Speaker 1: you're ever gonna meet. He he didn't have an interception 77 00:04:07,840 --> 00:04:10,200 Speaker 1: all year last year, first time in nine years hit 78 00:04:10,240 --> 00:04:13,960 Speaker 1: Man went without an interception. But his interception today carry 79 00:04:14,040 --> 00:04:14,560 Speaker 1: us throw. 80 00:04:14,400 --> 00:04:17,160 Speaker 2: It well, it was a thing of beauty. And it's 81 00:04:17,200 --> 00:04:19,640 Speaker 2: just a veteran move. I mean, he had two receivers 82 00:04:19,680 --> 00:04:21,920 Speaker 2: to his side, and he was head up to outside 83 00:04:21,960 --> 00:04:26,680 Speaker 2: of that slot receiver and was just baiting him to 84 00:04:26,760 --> 00:04:28,880 Speaker 2: go to the post, and he was just waiting for him, 85 00:04:29,080 --> 00:04:31,400 Speaker 2: and sure enough, both those receivers went vertically and as 86 00:04:31,400 --> 00:04:34,159 Speaker 2: soon as Harry saw that, he just waited. He just 87 00:04:34,200 --> 00:04:36,240 Speaker 2: tennis bounced and he's like, I'm gonna wait, I'm gonna wait, 88 00:04:36,240 --> 00:04:39,120 Speaker 2: I'm gonna wait. And as soon as the receiver broke 89 00:04:39,200 --> 00:04:42,839 Speaker 2: off to go to the post, he just went right 90 00:04:42,880 --> 00:04:44,960 Speaker 2: to the spot where Jones was gonna throw the football, 91 00:04:45,040 --> 00:04:47,680 Speaker 2: not to the spot where the receiver was, but went 92 00:04:47,760 --> 00:04:50,120 Speaker 2: to where the ball was going to go. And that's 93 00:04:50,120 --> 00:04:51,800 Speaker 2: how he was able to just he didn't even touch 94 00:04:51,839 --> 00:04:53,600 Speaker 2: the receiver. He stepped right in front of him and 95 00:04:53,600 --> 00:04:58,320 Speaker 2: intercepted that football. So, you know, just a vet vet 96 00:04:58,480 --> 00:05:02,920 Speaker 2: move by by Harrison Smith. And what a great I mean, 97 00:05:02,960 --> 00:05:06,360 Speaker 2: what a great play. The turnovers, man, we you know, 98 00:05:06,760 --> 00:05:08,920 Speaker 2: we start this game off. You look at last year 99 00:05:09,279 --> 00:05:11,680 Speaker 2: you're saying, oh, here we go again, you know, with 100 00:05:11,720 --> 00:05:15,360 Speaker 2: eleven turnovers in four games, you know, and CJ. Ham 101 00:05:15,520 --> 00:05:18,680 Speaker 2: was usually sure handed as anyone we've ever seen. Yeah, 102 00:05:18,720 --> 00:05:20,640 Speaker 2: but then to respond to that and come up with 103 00:05:20,680 --> 00:05:22,400 Speaker 2: the big plays and get us back in the plus 104 00:05:22,440 --> 00:05:24,400 Speaker 2: category was huge by the defense. 105 00:05:24,560 --> 00:05:25,520 Speaker 3: It was CJ. 106 00:05:25,720 --> 00:05:29,400 Speaker 1: Ham's second fumble in one hundred and fourteen games. So 107 00:05:29,520 --> 00:05:32,760 Speaker 1: that's the aberration that is. Sam Donald is your new 108 00:05:32,800 --> 00:05:36,320 Speaker 1: Minnesota Vikings quarterback Sam the Man on the Fan went 109 00:05:36,640 --> 00:05:39,000 Speaker 1: nineteen of twenty four two hundred eight yards, had a 110 00:05:39,040 --> 00:05:42,080 Speaker 1: touchdown to Justin Jefferson, won to Jalen Naylor. He had 111 00:05:42,080 --> 00:05:44,400 Speaker 1: an interception on a pass that was tipped or his 112 00:05:44,520 --> 00:05:47,839 Speaker 1: arm was hit, and we're gonna hear from Sam Donald shortly. 113 00:05:47,960 --> 00:05:51,440 Speaker 1: Likewise for Kevin O'Connell. But I thought, Sam, you know, 114 00:05:51,480 --> 00:05:54,479 Speaker 1: I wouldn't say he started out fidgety. It just he 115 00:05:54,600 --> 00:05:57,359 Speaker 1: needed the game to come to him. But once he 116 00:05:57,440 --> 00:05:59,599 Speaker 1: completed a couple man he looked really good. 117 00:05:59,600 --> 00:06:01,120 Speaker 2: He did, and I think a lot of that has 118 00:06:01,160 --> 00:06:02,880 Speaker 2: to do with Dexter Lawrence. In the beginning of the game, 119 00:06:02,920 --> 00:06:04,760 Speaker 2: the Giants did a great job with Brian Burns and 120 00:06:04,800 --> 00:06:08,440 Speaker 2: Caveon Thibodeaux of just trying to collapse the edges and 121 00:06:08,480 --> 00:06:12,560 Speaker 2: then letting Dexter Lawrence and rakeem Nunez Rochez up the 122 00:06:12,600 --> 00:06:16,279 Speaker 2: middle to just mash that pocket. And they, you know, 123 00:06:16,320 --> 00:06:19,599 Speaker 2: they had some success with that early. But once the 124 00:06:19,640 --> 00:06:22,520 Speaker 2: Giants went back, they went to a four man rush 125 00:06:22,839 --> 00:06:25,240 Speaker 2: and our offensive line got into a rhythm. They protected 126 00:06:25,279 --> 00:06:27,520 Speaker 2: Donald very well. He had plenty of time to survey 127 00:06:27,560 --> 00:06:29,560 Speaker 2: the field and he was able to make a lot 128 00:06:29,560 --> 00:06:32,280 Speaker 2: of throws Paul that were question marks coming in here 129 00:06:32,320 --> 00:06:34,400 Speaker 2: deep down the middle of the field. I think we're, 130 00:06:34,600 --> 00:06:37,200 Speaker 2: you know, two hundred and some yards. I think Kevin 131 00:06:37,200 --> 00:06:40,200 Speaker 2: O'Connell's gonna want three hundred plus each week out of 132 00:06:40,240 --> 00:06:44,080 Speaker 2: his quarterback. So he was close. But you know, just 133 00:06:44,160 --> 00:06:47,320 Speaker 2: a nice job by the offensive line in the middle 134 00:06:47,400 --> 00:06:51,080 Speaker 2: of this game, keeping Donald, keeping them clean, keeping them 135 00:06:51,120 --> 00:06:54,560 Speaker 2: off the ground, letting him survey the field. And you 136 00:06:54,640 --> 00:06:57,760 Speaker 2: know minus' arm getting hit by Lawrence with that interception. 137 00:06:58,400 --> 00:07:01,200 Speaker 2: You know, he didn't make really any misstakes back there. 138 00:07:01,400 --> 00:07:04,760 Speaker 1: And here's Kevin O'Connell not only talking about Sam Darnold, 139 00:07:04,800 --> 00:07:08,320 Speaker 1: but Jordan Addison who left the game shortly after halftime 140 00:07:08,360 --> 00:07:12,960 Speaker 1: and did not return KOC following a twenty two point 141 00:07:13,200 --> 00:07:13,800 Speaker 1: Vikings win. 142 00:07:14,400 --> 00:07:17,320 Speaker 3: All right, I'll get to some injuries here in a sec, 143 00:07:17,400 --> 00:07:20,320 Speaker 3: but I just want to highlight our football team. You 144 00:07:20,400 --> 00:07:23,560 Speaker 3: think back to how you know, this goes back a 145 00:07:23,640 --> 00:07:27,840 Speaker 3: long way when you're preparing for your first opportunity and 146 00:07:28,200 --> 00:07:30,840 Speaker 3: you go out to a football game and really see 147 00:07:30,960 --> 00:07:33,360 Speaker 3: a lot of through the out the fourth quarters of 148 00:07:33,400 --> 00:07:35,160 Speaker 3: the football game, you see a lot of what these 149 00:07:35,200 --> 00:07:38,760 Speaker 3: players have put in really long before training camp started. 150 00:07:38,840 --> 00:07:41,720 Speaker 3: But as you know, over the last month and a 151 00:07:41,760 --> 00:07:44,240 Speaker 3: half or so, just building up to this moment, I'm 152 00:07:44,320 --> 00:07:47,520 Speaker 3: really proud of our team. There was some early inversity. 153 00:07:47,800 --> 00:07:50,080 Speaker 3: There was a lot of self inflicted some football we've 154 00:07:50,120 --> 00:07:51,960 Speaker 3: got to clean up from a penalty standpoint. 155 00:07:53,080 --> 00:07:53,200 Speaker 4: You know. 156 00:07:53,280 --> 00:07:55,040 Speaker 3: Hated see Hm putting the ball on the ground early 157 00:07:55,480 --> 00:07:57,720 Speaker 3: with how much we emphasize it. But of all I 158 00:07:57,800 --> 00:08:01,120 Speaker 3: can promise you Vikings fans, c J. Hammons, you know 159 00:08:01,320 --> 00:08:04,840 Speaker 3: there's nobody I trust more on this football team than him, 160 00:08:05,080 --> 00:08:09,760 Speaker 3: and didn't even think twice about that moving forward. I 161 00:08:09,800 --> 00:08:14,240 Speaker 3: knew we would respond defensively. There's just I don't know 162 00:08:14,280 --> 00:08:16,360 Speaker 3: what you can say other than it was just an 163 00:08:16,480 --> 00:08:19,960 Speaker 3: unbelievable performance out of that group, flow, his staff, all 164 00:08:20,000 --> 00:08:22,400 Speaker 3: of our players. There's a ton of guys to highlight. 165 00:08:22,520 --> 00:08:25,440 Speaker 3: Obviously Andrew van Ginkel. I think he saw a little 166 00:08:25,480 --> 00:08:27,960 Speaker 3: bit of everything with Gink, from the sack to the 167 00:08:28,080 --> 00:08:31,720 Speaker 3: instincts to make the interception on the screen and then 168 00:08:31,760 --> 00:08:34,560 Speaker 3: to go along with his four tackles, Harrison Smith seven 169 00:08:34,640 --> 00:08:37,360 Speaker 3: tackles and an interception, and it was great to see 170 00:08:37,400 --> 00:08:41,479 Speaker 3: Dallas Turner get his first career Sack. Just thought, offensively, 171 00:08:41,520 --> 00:08:44,079 Speaker 3: Sam Darnold, for a guy in a new system to 172 00:08:44,120 --> 00:08:47,559 Speaker 3: start twelve for twelve and be incredibly poised throughout the day, 173 00:08:48,400 --> 00:08:50,439 Speaker 3: huge performance for us to be able to build off 174 00:08:51,240 --> 00:08:54,720 Speaker 3: with Sam. And then really felt the impact of Aaron Jones. 175 00:08:55,400 --> 00:08:57,480 Speaker 3: Tried to get him over one hundred there late, but 176 00:08:57,600 --> 00:09:00,319 Speaker 3: wanted to be smart about him as well. On the 177 00:09:00,360 --> 00:09:02,000 Speaker 3: last you know, gave him. I told him he would 178 00:09:02,000 --> 00:09:04,839 Speaker 3: get one more shot at it, but huge impact. Over 179 00:09:04,920 --> 00:09:07,920 Speaker 3: six thousand yards for his careers is a pretty special number. 180 00:09:08,520 --> 00:09:10,760 Speaker 3: Very proud of our team. It's one game, one to er. 181 00:09:11,480 --> 00:09:13,000 Speaker 3: We've got to go right back to work and get 182 00:09:13,040 --> 00:09:14,920 Speaker 3: ready to open up US Bank Stadium against one of 183 00:09:14,920 --> 00:09:15,920 Speaker 3: the best teams in the NFL. 184 00:09:16,679 --> 00:09:19,520 Speaker 1: Was there one throw in particular that pressed Chief at 185 00:09:19,559 --> 00:09:20,640 Speaker 1: Garnhill Garnld. 186 00:09:21,480 --> 00:09:23,600 Speaker 3: I thought there was a couple, you know, I thought, 187 00:09:23,880 --> 00:09:27,040 Speaker 3: even the seamball to Josh Oliver from under center, trying 188 00:09:27,080 --> 00:09:28,720 Speaker 3: to take advantage of a look, trying to see if 189 00:09:28,720 --> 00:09:32,200 Speaker 3: I could manufacture, you know, an easy throw, but an 190 00:09:32,480 --> 00:09:36,160 Speaker 3: explosive throw with that play, and he just absolutely drilled it. 191 00:09:36,720 --> 00:09:38,439 Speaker 3: And then I thought, you know, on the ninety nine 192 00:09:38,520 --> 00:09:40,320 Speaker 3: yard drive, which I know it's been a while since 193 00:09:40,360 --> 00:09:43,120 Speaker 3: we did that. I just thought that throw to Justin 194 00:09:44,240 --> 00:09:47,640 Speaker 3: was remarkable. You know, to be able to lean on 195 00:09:48,720 --> 00:09:50,920 Speaker 3: you know, lean on the quarterback in that moment, to 196 00:09:51,080 --> 00:09:54,319 Speaker 3: activate your best player and for his trust and and 197 00:09:54,559 --> 00:09:56,280 Speaker 3: just a lot of time on task with those two 198 00:09:56,320 --> 00:09:58,959 Speaker 3: building up. I mean, that's a that's a really big 199 00:09:59,080 --> 00:10:01,800 Speaker 3: time play in that moment to really set the stage 200 00:10:01,840 --> 00:10:04,240 Speaker 3: for us to go down the field and come away 201 00:10:04,320 --> 00:10:06,480 Speaker 3: with seven when a team gets you backed up ninety 202 00:10:06,559 --> 00:10:09,360 Speaker 3: nine yards like that. So I just thought there was 203 00:10:09,440 --> 00:10:12,839 Speaker 3: examples of that throughout the game. You know, there's a 204 00:10:12,960 --> 00:10:15,640 Speaker 3: ton of things offensively we can clean up. There's a 205 00:10:15,679 --> 00:10:19,120 Speaker 3: ton of things even with our communication first first time 206 00:10:19,160 --> 00:10:21,079 Speaker 3: out the gates, though, for him to play the way 207 00:10:21,080 --> 00:10:23,480 Speaker 3: he did poised and then for us to be able 208 00:10:23,480 --> 00:10:24,800 Speaker 3: to lean on the run game a little bit with 209 00:10:24,880 --> 00:10:27,800 Speaker 3: a lead and turn out some first downs, I thought 210 00:10:28,600 --> 00:10:32,120 Speaker 3: was really impactful for us. So it really means absolutely 211 00:10:32,160 --> 00:10:33,959 Speaker 3: nothing moving forward other than we want to know and 212 00:10:34,040 --> 00:10:36,920 Speaker 3: we accomplished the only thing we've really talked about, which 213 00:10:37,000 --> 00:10:39,040 Speaker 3: is starting the season. Want to know, Kevin, how much 214 00:10:39,160 --> 00:10:40,320 Speaker 3: was that Nayler touchdown? 215 00:10:40,520 --> 00:10:43,000 Speaker 5: Like the exact tent of what you guys wanted to 216 00:10:43,320 --> 00:10:43,760 Speaker 5: happen with. 217 00:10:43,840 --> 00:10:47,280 Speaker 3: That player pretty much the exact intent of what I 218 00:10:47,400 --> 00:10:51,439 Speaker 3: wanted to have happened on the play. Yeah, I you know, 219 00:10:51,559 --> 00:10:54,120 Speaker 3: I just you know, I felt like there was you know, 220 00:10:54,240 --> 00:10:56,560 Speaker 3: between kind of what you know, there's always a little 221 00:10:56,559 --> 00:10:59,320 Speaker 3: bit of early trying to figure out kind of coverage 222 00:10:59,360 --> 00:11:03,280 Speaker 3: intentions with Justin and and and Jordan got some double 223 00:11:03,280 --> 00:11:05,480 Speaker 3: teams today as well. There were some times on some 224 00:11:05,559 --> 00:11:07,880 Speaker 3: of those third downs where both those guys were double 225 00:11:07,920 --> 00:11:10,160 Speaker 3: and we needed to try to make a play elsewhere. 226 00:11:10,760 --> 00:11:14,120 Speaker 3: But yeah, that was great setup of the play. You know, really, 227 00:11:14,320 --> 00:11:16,839 Speaker 3: you know, you worry sometimes about sending different motions and 228 00:11:16,920 --> 00:11:19,760 Speaker 3: things and the noise and silent cadence and getting it snapped. 229 00:11:20,280 --> 00:11:21,920 Speaker 3: But I think it goes right along with kind of 230 00:11:22,000 --> 00:11:24,520 Speaker 3: just the performance Sam had that will be really something 231 00:11:24,559 --> 00:11:26,440 Speaker 3: we can build off of. But I'm really proud of him. 232 00:11:26,480 --> 00:11:31,480 Speaker 3: I'm really talking about speedy first career touchdown or at 233 00:11:31,559 --> 00:11:34,880 Speaker 3: least first career he's scored before, but first touchdown this year, 234 00:11:35,440 --> 00:11:37,719 Speaker 3: and the way his practice week was, like Alec, he 235 00:11:37,760 --> 00:11:40,079 Speaker 3: didn't get a whole lot of work, so to be 236 00:11:40,120 --> 00:11:43,280 Speaker 3: able to be relied upon in that moment was really cool, 237 00:11:43,320 --> 00:11:45,120 Speaker 3: and there's just a lot of things we'll build off of. 238 00:11:45,200 --> 00:11:47,200 Speaker 3: There's a lot of things we'll clean up. It's good 239 00:11:47,240 --> 00:11:49,760 Speaker 3: to clean up your first game when you're able to 240 00:11:49,800 --> 00:11:50,400 Speaker 3: find a way to win. 241 00:11:50,640 --> 00:11:52,559 Speaker 6: Kevin, what is the update with Jordan Addison? 242 00:11:52,880 --> 00:11:56,000 Speaker 3: Yeah, thank you for the reminder. He did get an ankle. 243 00:11:56,120 --> 00:11:58,640 Speaker 3: It was his other ankle than the one he's kind 244 00:11:58,679 --> 00:12:01,760 Speaker 3: of had. You know, we're going to have him fully evaluated. 245 00:12:01,800 --> 00:12:05,400 Speaker 3: Don't know the severity of it yet, but you know, 246 00:12:05,920 --> 00:12:07,959 Speaker 3: Jordan made some big plays for us early on there 247 00:12:08,000 --> 00:12:10,200 Speaker 3: and then to lose him kind of affected a little 248 00:12:10,200 --> 00:12:12,880 Speaker 3: bit of the flow there in the second half, but hopefully, 249 00:12:13,320 --> 00:12:14,959 Speaker 3: you know, it'll be a shorter term thing. I do 250 00:12:15,080 --> 00:12:17,800 Speaker 3: not have any real update other than he did not return. 251 00:12:17,960 --> 00:12:21,560 Speaker 3: Bradbury missed a few you know, possibly could have missed 252 00:12:21,559 --> 00:12:23,240 Speaker 3: a few snaps, but you know we were able to 253 00:12:23,280 --> 00:12:26,199 Speaker 3: get him transitioned and turned over with a knee. And 254 00:12:26,320 --> 00:12:28,800 Speaker 3: then Van Ginkle, you know, we just kind of held 255 00:12:28,840 --> 00:12:31,640 Speaker 3: him out there late, just kind of precautionary thing, but 256 00:12:31,920 --> 00:12:34,160 Speaker 3: but he should be fine. Injury. 257 00:12:34,240 --> 00:12:37,720 Speaker 5: Yeah, from the off season, ye within Andrew van Ginkle 258 00:12:37,880 --> 00:12:39,280 Speaker 5: just I mean it seemed like he. 259 00:12:39,320 --> 00:12:43,480 Speaker 3: Was everywhere dans. Yeah, you know, I know sometimes they 260 00:12:43,760 --> 00:12:46,360 Speaker 3: you know, I try to give you guys as much 261 00:12:46,440 --> 00:12:48,880 Speaker 3: clarity on a player's role as possible. That's a really 262 00:12:48,960 --> 00:12:51,400 Speaker 3: hard one to do. You know, you guys can see 263 00:12:51,440 --> 00:12:53,959 Speaker 3: it with It's not only just the impactful plays that 264 00:12:54,080 --> 00:12:56,679 Speaker 3: touched the stat sheet. It's really, you know, just the feel, 265 00:12:57,160 --> 00:12:59,959 Speaker 3: the presidence, the confidence. He's a major part of the communication, 266 00:13:00,080 --> 00:13:03,280 Speaker 3: and we can overload him so that we can let 267 00:13:03,520 --> 00:13:07,040 Speaker 3: other people play fast around him, and and then just 268 00:13:07,120 --> 00:13:09,439 Speaker 3: the instincts. I mean, he just does not get enough 269 00:13:09,480 --> 00:13:13,040 Speaker 3: credit for just the problem he is diagnosing plays. It's almost, 270 00:13:13,440 --> 00:13:16,360 Speaker 3: you know, Mike Linebacker ask how he can diagnose things, 271 00:13:16,600 --> 00:13:18,240 Speaker 3: but he's playing on the ball most of the time 272 00:13:18,280 --> 00:13:19,959 Speaker 3: and having to do that with a heck of a 273 00:13:20,000 --> 00:13:23,400 Speaker 3: lot less time and space to make those plays. And 274 00:13:23,600 --> 00:13:26,320 Speaker 3: just thought that was you know, I kind of had 275 00:13:26,360 --> 00:13:29,240 Speaker 3: a joke with him when we first signed him that 276 00:13:29,559 --> 00:13:31,400 Speaker 3: I expected him to find the end zone this year. 277 00:13:31,400 --> 00:13:32,520 Speaker 3: I did not know it was going to be the 278 00:13:32,559 --> 00:13:38,439 Speaker 3: first game, which was pretty spectacular for the season. Well, 279 00:13:38,559 --> 00:13:40,960 Speaker 3: I think it sets the tone and puts a period 280 00:13:41,000 --> 00:13:43,160 Speaker 3: on the sentence of let's prepare the right way for 281 00:13:43,280 --> 00:13:46,800 Speaker 3: training camp. Let's have a mindset and a discipline and 282 00:13:46,920 --> 00:13:50,880 Speaker 3: a confidence every single day to build towards a collective 283 00:13:50,880 --> 00:13:53,199 Speaker 3: effort to win a football game. And because that's what 284 00:13:53,280 --> 00:13:57,640 Speaker 3: this season is, you know, it's about playing good football 285 00:13:57,760 --> 00:14:00,240 Speaker 3: as consistently as you can. And there's, like A said, 286 00:14:00,240 --> 00:14:02,520 Speaker 3: there's some things to clean up, there's a lot of 287 00:14:02,559 --> 00:14:04,800 Speaker 3: positives on that will show up on the tape. But 288 00:14:05,160 --> 00:14:07,599 Speaker 3: there's no doubt your momentum is a real thing in 289 00:14:07,720 --> 00:14:10,839 Speaker 3: this league. And confidence. There's nothing like going out, you know, 290 00:14:11,320 --> 00:14:13,839 Speaker 3: on a Sunday at an NFL stadium and win in 291 00:14:13,920 --> 00:14:16,600 Speaker 3: a game, you know, by by by a significant margin. 292 00:14:17,280 --> 00:14:20,000 Speaker 3: And I just think our guys, uh, you know, there's 293 00:14:20,000 --> 00:14:23,520 Speaker 3: nobody in that locker room surprise shocked that we went 294 00:14:23,560 --> 00:14:26,160 Speaker 3: out there and executed. I think it's just a confirmation 295 00:14:26,240 --> 00:14:28,120 Speaker 3: of a lot of work that's been put in now. 296 00:14:28,360 --> 00:14:29,720 Speaker 3: You know, I've been talking to these guys a lot 297 00:14:29,880 --> 00:14:32,800 Speaker 3: about the discipline. Discipline is not wave your finger and 298 00:14:32,880 --> 00:14:35,400 Speaker 3: tell somebody they did something wrong. It's how do you 299 00:14:35,440 --> 00:14:37,240 Speaker 3: show up every single day and be the same guy 300 00:14:37,320 --> 00:14:40,680 Speaker 3: for the guy next to you. Coaches and players included 301 00:14:40,920 --> 00:14:43,680 Speaker 3: that that leads to consistency because we've got a tough 302 00:14:43,720 --> 00:14:46,640 Speaker 3: early part of the season with our schedule, We're gonna 303 00:14:46,720 --> 00:14:49,600 Speaker 3: we're gonna, you know, attack every single week. Excited to 304 00:14:49,640 --> 00:14:52,600 Speaker 3: get back to us Bank Stadium. Felt uh, you know, 305 00:14:52,760 --> 00:14:54,520 Speaker 3: felt like US Bank a little there late in the 306 00:14:54,560 --> 00:14:56,440 Speaker 3: game with the skull chance. And one of my favorite 307 00:14:56,440 --> 00:14:58,600 Speaker 3: things about this job is our fans always show up. 308 00:14:59,720 --> 00:15:02,400 Speaker 4: A a game that jet fans that hope to see 309 00:15:02,520 --> 00:15:03,120 Speaker 4: from Sam. 310 00:15:03,840 --> 00:15:06,720 Speaker 7: Can you speak to what the experience of maturity now 311 00:15:06,880 --> 00:15:09,720 Speaker 7: comes forward that you can see for what he's been 312 00:15:09,840 --> 00:15:11,080 Speaker 7: through and how he's progressed. 313 00:15:11,240 --> 00:15:13,880 Speaker 3: Yeah. You know, some of the folks I get to 314 00:15:13,920 --> 00:15:16,120 Speaker 3: speak to quite often, they know I've talked a lot 315 00:15:16,160 --> 00:15:19,880 Speaker 3: about the quarterback journey, and quarterbacks in our league don't 316 00:15:19,880 --> 00:15:22,160 Speaker 3: get to control a lot of that journey, and they're 317 00:15:22,160 --> 00:15:26,520 Speaker 3: expected to perform in some cases immediately. I've just always really, 318 00:15:27,240 --> 00:15:30,720 Speaker 3: I really like the way Sam carries himself. He's a 319 00:15:30,800 --> 00:15:33,680 Speaker 3: talented player. He can make big time throws. Every throw 320 00:15:33,760 --> 00:15:36,600 Speaker 3: we're gonna ask him to make, he's more than capable 321 00:15:36,640 --> 00:15:40,080 Speaker 3: of doing that. And then he's a great example of 322 00:15:40,160 --> 00:15:42,080 Speaker 3: what this last month and a half has really been like, 323 00:15:42,560 --> 00:15:44,760 Speaker 3: preparing in a way that will show up on a 324 00:15:44,840 --> 00:15:48,280 Speaker 3: Sunday there's you know a lot of things that Sam 325 00:15:48,520 --> 00:15:50,000 Speaker 3: you know, will probably come in here and say he 326 00:15:50,080 --> 00:15:51,960 Speaker 3: can do better, but I can tell you starting twelve 327 00:15:52,000 --> 00:15:54,480 Speaker 3: for twelve and having the presence you know, to help 328 00:15:54,560 --> 00:15:57,960 Speaker 3: overcome that early adversity comes directly from the quarterback position. 329 00:15:58,800 --> 00:16:00,960 Speaker 3: And that's probably why it's teammates viewed him as a 330 00:16:01,040 --> 00:16:06,160 Speaker 3: captain and almost unanimously voted him one. I. I just 331 00:16:06,360 --> 00:16:08,040 Speaker 3: I can't say enough about what he was able to 332 00:16:08,120 --> 00:16:10,720 Speaker 3: do and how excited I am to build on his 333 00:16:10,920 --> 00:16:12,960 Speaker 3: performance today, you know, moving forward. 334 00:16:13,320 --> 00:16:14,920 Speaker 5: Like how much does this sort of set him up 335 00:16:15,000 --> 00:16:17,480 Speaker 5: for future success? And he's been saying he feels very 336 00:16:17,520 --> 00:16:20,120 Speaker 5: supportive by you guys, Yeah, locker room, but at some 337 00:16:20,200 --> 00:16:23,080 Speaker 5: point you actually have to you know, demonstrate exactly. 338 00:16:23,200 --> 00:16:24,800 Speaker 3: And I'm just curious, like how you feel like that 339 00:16:24,880 --> 00:16:28,080 Speaker 3: kind of sets things up moving forward. Yeah. I think 340 00:16:28,160 --> 00:16:30,120 Speaker 3: it's just I think it's just one of those things 341 00:16:30,240 --> 00:16:32,640 Speaker 3: Kevin that like, like our football team as a whole, 342 00:16:32,680 --> 00:16:34,960 Speaker 3: I don't think our guys are surprised that that we're 343 00:16:35,000 --> 00:16:37,080 Speaker 3: able to come here and get a win in a 344 00:16:37,400 --> 00:16:40,320 Speaker 3: tough road environment. But I also would pair that with 345 00:16:40,440 --> 00:16:43,800 Speaker 3: I don't think anybody's surprised that Sam Darnold played the 346 00:16:43,800 --> 00:16:46,080 Speaker 3: way he did today. I know I'm certainly not, you 347 00:16:46,160 --> 00:16:49,320 Speaker 3: know I you know, I've tried to foreshadow as much 348 00:16:49,360 --> 00:16:52,600 Speaker 3: as I could throughout training camp. So I'm just proud 349 00:16:52,640 --> 00:16:55,040 Speaker 3: of him. And you know, Sam will be the first 350 00:16:55,080 --> 00:16:56,320 Speaker 3: one to tell you it's time to go back to 351 00:16:56,360 --> 00:16:58,960 Speaker 3: work and get ready for a really really good Niners 352 00:16:59,000 --> 00:17:01,920 Speaker 3: team next week at home. A deep ball of Justin like, yep, 353 00:17:02,120 --> 00:17:05,840 Speaker 3: what makes that such an impressive throw to you? Well, 354 00:17:05,960 --> 00:17:08,119 Speaker 3: not to uh, you know, get too far into the 355 00:17:08,200 --> 00:17:10,680 Speaker 3: details here, a week one of a of a play 356 00:17:10,800 --> 00:17:14,520 Speaker 3: that you know was a big time playing that moment. 357 00:17:15,240 --> 00:17:19,160 Speaker 3: It's just the feel, It's just the understanding of Justin 358 00:17:19,400 --> 00:17:22,000 Speaker 3: is unique. How he can do things at full speed 359 00:17:22,040 --> 00:17:24,720 Speaker 3: and and and and change direction and kind of have 360 00:17:24,840 --> 00:17:27,320 Speaker 3: total body control but the quarterback. A lot of times 361 00:17:27,880 --> 00:17:30,440 Speaker 3: it can also it can also throw the quarterback off 362 00:17:30,520 --> 00:17:32,959 Speaker 3: as far as hey, where's he taking this? What kind 363 00:17:33,000 --> 00:17:35,399 Speaker 3: of angle is he coming out of? And we are 364 00:17:35,640 --> 00:17:37,720 Speaker 3: kind of in the near the shadow of our own 365 00:17:37,800 --> 00:17:40,359 Speaker 3: the end zone in that moment, got great protection and 366 00:17:40,680 --> 00:17:44,640 Speaker 3: throw an absolute, an absolute strike, and you know it's 367 00:17:45,040 --> 00:17:49,040 Speaker 3: it's something that I kind of saw Justin's face after 368 00:17:49,160 --> 00:17:51,639 Speaker 3: that drive when we finished it, and I think he 369 00:17:51,760 --> 00:17:54,520 Speaker 3: felt pretty darn good about who's throwing them the football. 370 00:17:54,680 --> 00:17:57,200 Speaker 7: You guys talked a lot about Aaron Jones this offseason. 371 00:17:57,280 --> 00:17:59,920 Speaker 7: Your excitement at him to the offense now like at 372 00:18:00,200 --> 00:18:01,399 Speaker 7: seeing it. What does that do for you as a 373 00:18:01,440 --> 00:18:03,520 Speaker 7: play call to have a guy who can make people 374 00:18:03,560 --> 00:18:05,919 Speaker 7: missing open's face and really just get what's blocked consisting. 375 00:18:06,040 --> 00:18:07,359 Speaker 3: Yeah, I mean what you're going to see out of 376 00:18:07,400 --> 00:18:11,800 Speaker 3: Aaron no matter what the concept we call, He's going 377 00:18:11,880 --> 00:18:13,720 Speaker 3: to make things come to life. I mean, he's got 378 00:18:13,760 --> 00:18:16,800 Speaker 3: an ability in his body and the experience of you know, 379 00:18:16,920 --> 00:18:18,880 Speaker 3: like I said, over six thousand yards in his career. 380 00:18:18,960 --> 00:18:21,879 Speaker 3: This guy can make things happen for you in the 381 00:18:21,920 --> 00:18:24,080 Speaker 3: run game and when you can get people covered up 382 00:18:24,200 --> 00:18:27,399 Speaker 3: and you know, figure out kind of front structures and 383 00:18:27,480 --> 00:18:29,040 Speaker 3: how we can try to give him a head start 384 00:18:29,520 --> 00:18:32,360 Speaker 3: to hopefully get through the initial surge and initial line 385 00:18:32,400 --> 00:18:34,680 Speaker 3: of scrimmage. He's not going to get tackled by the 386 00:18:34,720 --> 00:18:38,800 Speaker 3: first defender very often. And we'll continue to explore ways 387 00:18:38,880 --> 00:18:41,400 Speaker 3: of We had some things you know that we didn't 388 00:18:41,440 --> 00:18:43,639 Speaker 3: get to today with Aaron, but he's going to be 389 00:18:43,720 --> 00:18:46,920 Speaker 3: a major, major part of our offense and somebody I 390 00:18:46,960 --> 00:18:49,000 Speaker 3: can really rely on. And that's not even talking about 391 00:18:49,440 --> 00:18:52,240 Speaker 3: you know, how excited is his teammates and his Minnesota 392 00:18:52,280 --> 00:18:54,640 Speaker 3: Vikings family was for me to give him a game 393 00:18:54,680 --> 00:18:55,360 Speaker 3: ball covering. 394 00:18:55,200 --> 00:18:57,840 Speaker 6: In the restaurant, specifically with Aaron Jones. He's obviously had 395 00:18:57,840 --> 00:19:00,359 Speaker 6: a lot of success there over his career. Things for 396 00:19:00,400 --> 00:19:02,840 Speaker 6: you as a play caller, annoying and his ability to finish. 397 00:19:03,119 --> 00:19:06,000 Speaker 3: Yeah, you know, I think you saw an example of 398 00:19:06,040 --> 00:19:08,520 Speaker 3: that with him bouncing you know, his first touchdown there. 399 00:19:09,720 --> 00:19:12,040 Speaker 3: I think it's just a you know, things happen fast 400 00:19:12,119 --> 00:19:14,600 Speaker 3: down there, and you rely on vision, You rely on 401 00:19:14,680 --> 00:19:17,640 Speaker 3: guys understanding the feel of the blocking combinations in front 402 00:19:17,680 --> 00:19:20,040 Speaker 3: of them, and as people kind of attached to block, 403 00:19:20,160 --> 00:19:23,520 Speaker 3: sometimes it declares and it's I mean milliseconds that you've 404 00:19:23,560 --> 00:19:25,960 Speaker 3: got to make a decision to then have a chance 405 00:19:26,040 --> 00:19:28,800 Speaker 3: to gain leverage on the outermost defender, and that in 406 00:19:28,880 --> 00:19:31,760 Speaker 3: that play, particularly when he bounced it and then it's 407 00:19:31,760 --> 00:19:33,919 Speaker 3: a race to the goal line. So you're talking about vision, 408 00:19:34,359 --> 00:19:37,480 Speaker 3: feel and then acceleration and burst to go finish. The 409 00:19:37,560 --> 00:19:39,680 Speaker 3: play was a great example of what he's going to 410 00:19:39,720 --> 00:19:40,320 Speaker 3: bring to our team. 411 00:19:40,680 --> 00:19:44,200 Speaker 6: You mentioned earlier versity bubble, just how big it was wreathed. 412 00:19:44,280 --> 00:19:46,040 Speaker 3: Was that to hold in the field goal that march 413 00:19:46,119 --> 00:19:49,320 Speaker 3: down the next two Yeah, I've I've told our team, 414 00:19:49,600 --> 00:19:51,720 Speaker 3: you know, many many times, just because we do all 415 00:19:51,760 --> 00:19:54,280 Speaker 3: the things right to prepare, just because we talk about 416 00:19:54,320 --> 00:19:57,840 Speaker 3: ball security every single day, we wrap things every single day, 417 00:19:59,080 --> 00:20:01,440 Speaker 3: that means absolutely nothing. We have to be able to 418 00:20:01,480 --> 00:20:05,480 Speaker 3: come out and demonstrate those things in an NFL game, 419 00:20:05,600 --> 00:20:08,120 Speaker 3: And you know, it was unfortunate. You kind of felt, 420 00:20:09,320 --> 00:20:12,280 Speaker 3: you know, a less mentally tough team might have said, 421 00:20:12,320 --> 00:20:15,159 Speaker 3: here we go again. But the next time, you know, 422 00:20:15,240 --> 00:20:16,680 Speaker 3: the next time we touched it, we went down the 423 00:20:16,720 --> 00:20:18,960 Speaker 3: field score. So I would like to see the elimination 424 00:20:19,040 --> 00:20:21,040 Speaker 3: of some of those early penalties setting us back behind 425 00:20:21,080 --> 00:20:24,920 Speaker 3: the chains. But that's when your quarterback can bailly out 426 00:20:24,960 --> 00:20:27,320 Speaker 3: by going twelve for twelve to start the day. Kind 427 00:20:27,359 --> 00:20:30,440 Speaker 3: of alleviates the stress of that. But we've got to 428 00:20:30,480 --> 00:20:33,360 Speaker 3: be more consistent and cleaner in our execution for sure 429 00:20:33,400 --> 00:20:34,480 Speaker 3: to avoid getting penalties. 430 00:20:34,800 --> 00:20:39,280 Speaker 1: That's Kevin O'Connell and the final margin, the Vikings winning 431 00:20:39,320 --> 00:20:41,879 Speaker 1: by twenty two points in all the games Kevin has 432 00:20:41,960 --> 00:20:45,080 Speaker 1: coached here, which would be two full seasons a playoff game, 433 00:20:45,200 --> 00:20:48,320 Speaker 1: and of this victory over the Giants, the twenty two 434 00:20:48,480 --> 00:20:52,600 Speaker 1: point margin of victory is the largest margin of victory 435 00:20:52,760 --> 00:20:56,439 Speaker 1: during the O'Connell run. In his very first game as 436 00:20:56,440 --> 00:20:59,000 Speaker 1: a head coach regular season, they beat the Green Bay 437 00:20:59,040 --> 00:21:02,199 Speaker 1: Packers twenty three. That was a plus sixteen. They win 438 00:21:02,359 --> 00:21:04,720 Speaker 1: by twenty two points. Today, I mean versus and I 439 00:21:05,280 --> 00:21:07,320 Speaker 1: we're chatting in the fourth quarter kind of like this 440 00:21:07,480 --> 00:21:10,720 Speaker 1: is weird. I mean, normally everything comes down to the wire. Ranted, 441 00:21:10,840 --> 00:21:13,520 Speaker 1: we win more than we lose with O'Connell the last 442 00:21:13,760 --> 00:21:17,800 Speaker 1: couple of seasons overall. But wow, this was a blowout. 443 00:21:17,520 --> 00:21:20,640 Speaker 2: Victory uncharted territory, no question about it. And it's amazing 444 00:21:20,760 --> 00:21:23,680 Speaker 2: when you have the ability to get up early on 445 00:21:23,800 --> 00:21:26,080 Speaker 2: a team or at some point, you know, in the 446 00:21:26,240 --> 00:21:30,639 Speaker 2: third quarter ish area, things just change. The ability to 447 00:21:31,080 --> 00:21:35,200 Speaker 2: extend drives on offense becomes huge. Defensively, keep the ball 448 00:21:35,240 --> 00:21:37,240 Speaker 2: in front of you, don't give up any huge plays. 449 00:21:37,280 --> 00:21:40,240 Speaker 2: It's it's amazing when you play with that kind of 450 00:21:40,280 --> 00:21:44,920 Speaker 2: elite how it changes really everything around you. And once 451 00:21:44,960 --> 00:21:50,680 Speaker 2: again defensively, it really it paid off. The these guys 452 00:21:50,720 --> 00:21:52,439 Speaker 2: are gonna have a ton of sacks this year. If 453 00:21:52,440 --> 00:21:55,000 Speaker 2: we can continue to do this, make teams one dimensional. Yeah, 454 00:21:55,119 --> 00:21:57,000 Speaker 2: that way we can play to our strength, get after 455 00:21:57,040 --> 00:21:59,720 Speaker 2: the quarterback. Run these three and four man line games. 456 00:21:59,880 --> 00:22:02,679 Speaker 2: These guys are executing up front that are gonna give 457 00:22:02,720 --> 00:22:03,880 Speaker 2: offensive lineman headaches. 458 00:22:03,960 --> 00:22:05,320 Speaker 3: So just. 459 00:22:07,000 --> 00:22:09,119 Speaker 2: A game really couldn't have gone much better than it did. 460 00:22:09,520 --> 00:22:09,840 Speaker 3: Correct. 461 00:22:10,680 --> 00:22:13,440 Speaker 1: The Vikings finished with five sacks. Patrick Jones the second 462 00:22:13,600 --> 00:22:17,360 Speaker 1: D two. Rookie Dallas Turner had one, Ben Ginkole had one, 463 00:22:17,440 --> 00:22:19,640 Speaker 1: Harrison Phillips had one. So they're coming from all over 464 00:22:19,720 --> 00:22:23,560 Speaker 1: the place. And before we hear from Sam Darnold, I 465 00:22:23,640 --> 00:22:25,879 Speaker 1: think you hit on a really interesting point and we 466 00:22:26,000 --> 00:22:28,840 Speaker 1: brought it up during the broadcast on KFA N where 467 00:22:29,359 --> 00:22:32,600 Speaker 1: one third and six you would see Mattellis and Grenard 468 00:22:32,680 --> 00:22:36,720 Speaker 1: as the edges and inside like Cashman and Pace or 469 00:22:36,880 --> 00:22:40,000 Speaker 1: Jones and Pace. Then the next time you would see 470 00:22:40,080 --> 00:22:44,080 Speaker 1: Grenard and Dallas Turner then like Van Ginkol and somebody 471 00:22:44,160 --> 00:22:46,680 Speaker 1: else in the middle. I mean, Flores Is just moving 472 00:22:46,720 --> 00:22:47,720 Speaker 1: them all over the place. 473 00:22:48,040 --> 00:22:50,280 Speaker 2: It's the versatility, right, and it might be be the 474 00:22:50,400 --> 00:22:53,240 Speaker 2: same defense, the same look, but just with different guys 475 00:22:53,280 --> 00:22:57,679 Speaker 2: in different spots. And that hurts an offense how because 476 00:22:59,080 --> 00:23:01,399 Speaker 2: they can't find that your number. They can't play where's 477 00:23:01,440 --> 00:23:03,359 Speaker 2: wal though, They can't say all right, so you know 478 00:23:03,440 --> 00:23:06,000 Speaker 2: Van Ginkle's over here, so we're gonna turn. If Grenard's 479 00:23:06,000 --> 00:23:08,119 Speaker 2: over here, we're gonna turn the protection. That way, it 480 00:23:08,920 --> 00:23:12,320 Speaker 2: really creates a little bit of hesitation in the offense, 481 00:23:12,359 --> 00:23:14,000 Speaker 2: and that's all you need. If you can get those 482 00:23:14,040 --> 00:23:17,879 Speaker 2: offensive linemen to not be one hundred percent sure of 483 00:23:18,040 --> 00:23:21,000 Speaker 2: who they have before the snap, that's a huge advantage 484 00:23:21,040 --> 00:23:22,440 Speaker 2: to the defense, and we saw that today. 485 00:23:22,840 --> 00:23:27,360 Speaker 1: Sam Donald's debut for the Minnesota Vikings was absolutely fantastic. 486 00:23:27,560 --> 00:23:29,440 Speaker 1: I mean, was it a perfect passer rating? 487 00:23:29,680 --> 00:23:29,720 Speaker 4: No? 488 00:23:30,240 --> 00:23:31,400 Speaker 1: Did he throw an interception? 489 00:23:31,840 --> 00:23:32,040 Speaker 2: Yes? 490 00:23:32,800 --> 00:23:35,960 Speaker 1: However, you leave with the victory in a stadium where 491 00:23:36,000 --> 00:23:38,240 Speaker 1: you had massive problems when you played for the New 492 00:23:38,320 --> 00:23:40,800 Speaker 1: York Jets, So it was weird coming back here. It's 493 00:23:40,840 --> 00:23:44,960 Speaker 1: your debut with Justin Jefferson, Aaron Jones, Kevin O'Connell, who's 494 00:23:45,240 --> 00:23:48,919 Speaker 1: an aggressive play calling head coach, you know. So there 495 00:23:49,000 --> 00:23:51,240 Speaker 1: was a lot on Donald's play today and my man 496 00:23:51,359 --> 00:23:55,520 Speaker 1: came through with flying colors. He moved around and avoided sacks. 497 00:23:55,880 --> 00:23:57,240 Speaker 1: Let's hear from Sam Donald. 498 00:23:58,000 --> 00:23:59,879 Speaker 4: You know, a good team win. I thought our defense 499 00:24:00,000 --> 00:24:03,240 Speaker 4: special teams played really well. Uh I think, you know, 500 00:24:03,359 --> 00:24:05,640 Speaker 4: as an offense, uh, you know, we got going early, 501 00:24:05,760 --> 00:24:07,320 Speaker 4: but you know, I think there's a lot to clean 502 00:24:07,400 --> 00:24:09,520 Speaker 4: up there. You know, it's good to get in the 503 00:24:09,600 --> 00:24:11,680 Speaker 4: en zone a couple of times though, and uh yeah, 504 00:24:11,760 --> 00:24:14,600 Speaker 4: but like I said, just a really really good team win. 505 00:24:14,680 --> 00:24:16,000 Speaker 4: Proud of the guys in the locker room. 506 00:24:17,119 --> 00:24:19,439 Speaker 3: Sammy complete your first twelve. How important was to kind 507 00:24:19,440 --> 00:24:20,480 Speaker 3: of getting that earlier than like that? 508 00:24:21,200 --> 00:24:23,520 Speaker 4: Yeah, it's huge. You know, just to play a fishing 509 00:24:23,560 --> 00:24:28,439 Speaker 4: football play on time. You know, that's that's always going 510 00:24:28,520 --> 00:24:29,960 Speaker 4: to be a recipe for success. 511 00:24:30,720 --> 00:24:33,720 Speaker 1: I'm sure something specific from this game that stands out. 512 00:24:33,640 --> 00:24:34,520 Speaker 6: There you're brought up. 513 00:24:36,840 --> 00:24:37,240 Speaker 1: I mean. 514 00:24:38,800 --> 00:24:40,240 Speaker 4: There's a lot, I think just the way that we 515 00:24:40,320 --> 00:24:44,760 Speaker 4: played as a team, just the complimentary football on offense, 516 00:24:44,880 --> 00:24:47,320 Speaker 4: you know, the the ninety nine yard drive sticks out 517 00:24:48,160 --> 00:24:51,159 Speaker 4: and then our defense being able to you know stop them, 518 00:24:51,520 --> 00:24:54,080 Speaker 4: you know obviously in an early turnover and our defense 519 00:24:54,119 --> 00:24:55,320 Speaker 4: being able to hold into three there. 520 00:24:55,840 --> 00:24:56,480 Speaker 3: That was huge. 521 00:24:57,200 --> 00:24:59,119 Speaker 4: So just like I said, a great all around team win. 522 00:25:00,240 --> 00:25:03,080 Speaker 5: One win particularly special and could it be something moving forward? 523 00:25:04,720 --> 00:25:07,199 Speaker 4: Yeah, I mean it's it's always great to get a win. 524 00:25:07,480 --> 00:25:09,720 Speaker 4: I think that's that's the biggest thing. Whether it's week one, 525 00:25:10,960 --> 00:25:13,479 Speaker 4: you know or week twelve, it's always great to get 526 00:25:13,520 --> 00:25:16,440 Speaker 4: a win, and we're just we're happy with it, but 527 00:25:16,480 --> 00:25:18,639 Speaker 4: we're not satisfied. Say what was it like to come 528 00:25:18,680 --> 00:25:20,880 Speaker 4: back in the building and can you take us through 529 00:25:20,960 --> 00:25:24,920 Speaker 4: the first deep pass to Justin down up seven? So yeah, 530 00:25:26,480 --> 00:25:28,960 Speaker 4: obviously it's great to be back. It's been a while 531 00:25:29,040 --> 00:25:30,560 Speaker 4: since I played here. I played here my first year 532 00:25:30,600 --> 00:25:33,119 Speaker 4: in Carolina coming back, that was the last time I 533 00:25:33,160 --> 00:25:35,720 Speaker 4: played here. But yeah, it's always good to get back 534 00:25:35,760 --> 00:25:39,840 Speaker 4: in met life. And then yeah, just that last that 535 00:25:39,960 --> 00:25:42,720 Speaker 4: passed on the sideline to Jets. He ran a great route, 536 00:25:44,080 --> 00:25:46,040 Speaker 4: you know, just just like we talked about in practice 537 00:25:46,840 --> 00:25:47,639 Speaker 4: and we executed it. 538 00:25:48,040 --> 00:25:49,640 Speaker 3: He was you talked about that in the locker room. 539 00:25:49,520 --> 00:25:51,159 Speaker 5: And he said, like the big thing was that he 540 00:25:51,240 --> 00:25:53,399 Speaker 5: just needs quarterbacks to have the confidence to throw that 541 00:25:53,560 --> 00:25:54,520 Speaker 5: ball because there. 542 00:25:54,520 --> 00:25:56,240 Speaker 3: Is double I guess it's a dub team. 543 00:25:56,800 --> 00:25:59,359 Speaker 5: Yeah, and not every guy's gonna get that ball, but 544 00:25:59,440 --> 00:26:02,399 Speaker 5: they could just and and obviously you felt confident to. 545 00:26:02,400 --> 00:26:02,919 Speaker 7: Throw it to him. 546 00:26:03,480 --> 00:26:03,680 Speaker 3: Yeah. 547 00:26:03,680 --> 00:26:06,960 Speaker 4: I think that's the biggest thing is just confidence, you know, 548 00:26:07,040 --> 00:26:10,440 Speaker 4: obviously thrown to him, but thrown to everyone, you know, 549 00:26:10,560 --> 00:26:12,119 Speaker 4: and and being able to stay in the pocket if 550 00:26:12,160 --> 00:26:14,080 Speaker 4: I need to and and check the ball down and 551 00:26:14,240 --> 00:26:17,080 Speaker 4: just stay you know, stay efficient. I think that was 552 00:26:17,600 --> 00:26:19,560 Speaker 4: you know, kind of our mindset coming in and you 553 00:26:19,640 --> 00:26:23,120 Speaker 4: know that's that's always our mindset or my mindset personally 554 00:26:23,600 --> 00:26:25,840 Speaker 4: passing the ball. And I feel like if I can, 555 00:26:26,000 --> 00:26:29,160 Speaker 4: if I can stay efficient and do all those things 556 00:26:29,200 --> 00:26:31,399 Speaker 4: I need to do to to do that, we'll be 557 00:26:31,440 --> 00:26:31,679 Speaker 4: all right. 558 00:26:32,320 --> 00:26:34,480 Speaker 6: The conversation like before the fourth down, is there any 559 00:26:34,600 --> 00:26:36,520 Speaker 6: doubt about going for that there when you. 560 00:26:36,560 --> 00:26:38,040 Speaker 3: Guys do a touchdown to justin. 561 00:26:39,440 --> 00:26:42,440 Speaker 4: No conversation that I heard, but I'm sure the coaches 562 00:26:42,480 --> 00:26:46,000 Speaker 4: were talking about it. But yeah, I mean that that's 563 00:26:46,080 --> 00:26:48,199 Speaker 4: I think that's more of a KO question. But uh, 564 00:26:48,280 --> 00:26:49,760 Speaker 4: for us just to be able to go out there 565 00:26:49,800 --> 00:26:54,080 Speaker 4: and and execute and you know, jets one on one, 566 00:26:55,359 --> 00:26:58,880 Speaker 4: you know, it's a it's a good matchup. Uh, anytime 567 00:26:58,880 --> 00:27:01,600 Speaker 4: you can get that on the touchdown with Taylor, How 568 00:27:01,680 --> 00:27:07,040 Speaker 4: important is it you is you selling the flat routes. 569 00:27:06,720 --> 00:27:07,280 Speaker 1: That you Everson? 570 00:27:08,080 --> 00:27:11,400 Speaker 4: Yeah, I mean, you know, it's always it's always good 571 00:27:11,440 --> 00:27:13,600 Speaker 4: to you know, tie the defense down whenever you can. 572 00:27:13,600 --> 00:27:16,560 Speaker 4: If you're gonna take a shot like that, you know, 573 00:27:16,680 --> 00:27:18,639 Speaker 4: I think just down there in the red zone, especially 574 00:27:18,680 --> 00:27:22,120 Speaker 4: in the fringe area where we scored, it's always important 575 00:27:22,160 --> 00:27:24,960 Speaker 4: for me to just continue to make quick, decisive decisions 576 00:27:25,640 --> 00:27:27,399 Speaker 4: in the red zone. I feel like I you know, 577 00:27:27,480 --> 00:27:29,960 Speaker 4: I did that for the most part. But again, there's 578 00:27:30,040 --> 00:27:32,240 Speaker 4: there's a lot of a lot of room for me 579 00:27:32,320 --> 00:27:33,240 Speaker 4: to get better. Sam. 580 00:27:33,320 --> 00:27:35,159 Speaker 6: I think you talked in training camp about just not 581 00:27:35,200 --> 00:27:37,600 Speaker 6: getting too high, not getting too low. How do you 582 00:27:37,840 --> 00:27:39,800 Speaker 6: move forward to promote departments like today? 583 00:27:40,680 --> 00:27:43,240 Speaker 3: Yeah, you just you know, keep your head down. It's 584 00:27:43,320 --> 00:27:43,960 Speaker 3: only week one. 585 00:27:44,680 --> 00:27:48,680 Speaker 4: Obviously it's a it's a good team win, but yeah 586 00:27:48,760 --> 00:27:52,600 Speaker 4: it's one win, and you know, starting tomorrow we're gonna 587 00:27:53,080 --> 00:27:54,640 Speaker 4: we're gonna get ready for San Francisco. 588 00:27:54,880 --> 00:27:57,080 Speaker 5: These guys have and you've mentioned, have been very supportive, 589 00:27:57,119 --> 00:27:59,320 Speaker 5: whether it's players or coaches, of you and of your 590 00:27:59,480 --> 00:28:01,760 Speaker 5: journey through the summer and s curious that the part 591 00:28:01,800 --> 00:28:03,560 Speaker 5: of you that wanted to come to this game and 592 00:28:03,680 --> 00:28:06,119 Speaker 5: just kind of pay it or like justify it or 593 00:28:06,160 --> 00:28:08,960 Speaker 5: whatever the word is, to to show them that it's 594 00:28:09,160 --> 00:28:11,159 Speaker 5: that what they were saying and feeling was. 595 00:28:11,480 --> 00:28:13,800 Speaker 3: Was really Yeah. 596 00:28:13,800 --> 00:28:15,199 Speaker 4: I think for me, it was just coming out here 597 00:28:15,240 --> 00:28:16,880 Speaker 4: and like I said, like I keep saying, I think 598 00:28:16,960 --> 00:28:19,680 Speaker 4: just playing my game, you know, playing one one play 599 00:28:19,680 --> 00:28:23,720 Speaker 4: at a time. But again, just playing with confidence. I 600 00:28:23,800 --> 00:28:26,359 Speaker 4: think that's the biggest thing. And you know, because we 601 00:28:26,400 --> 00:28:28,359 Speaker 4: got a great offense, we've got a great system. If 602 00:28:28,400 --> 00:28:30,520 Speaker 4: I just play on time and to do all the 603 00:28:30,600 --> 00:28:32,959 Speaker 4: things I need to do to execute, we'll be all right. 604 00:28:33,359 --> 00:28:35,600 Speaker 7: You're going against them in camp. Was it nice to 605 00:28:35,640 --> 00:28:38,480 Speaker 7: see that that defense making life differ for somebody else? 606 00:28:38,640 --> 00:28:41,000 Speaker 4: Yeah, yeah, it's always nice whenever your defense can play 607 00:28:41,080 --> 00:28:44,000 Speaker 4: like that, you know, seeing seeing all those looks that 608 00:28:44,440 --> 00:28:46,680 Speaker 4: you know, the Giants were getting today, you know, it 609 00:28:46,840 --> 00:28:49,040 Speaker 4: was refreshing to to be on the same side as that, 610 00:28:50,240 --> 00:28:52,280 Speaker 4: or to be on the same team. I guess, uh 611 00:28:52,960 --> 00:28:56,440 Speaker 4: so that that was refreshing. And like I said, man 612 00:28:56,520 --> 00:29:00,440 Speaker 4: that our defense played so well today. Gink getting pick 613 00:29:00,520 --> 00:29:04,040 Speaker 4: six there, it was awesome just uh, you know, the 614 00:29:04,240 --> 00:29:06,720 Speaker 4: entire game, but our defense played really well today. 615 00:29:06,960 --> 00:29:07,160 Speaker 5: Same. 616 00:29:07,200 --> 00:29:08,640 Speaker 4: I don't know if you're gonna ask about the Naylor 617 00:29:08,720 --> 00:29:12,320 Speaker 4: play already, but if so, just like how much was 618 00:29:12,360 --> 00:29:18,040 Speaker 4: that exactly the execution against Branches? Yeah? I think you know, 619 00:29:18,160 --> 00:29:19,840 Speaker 4: like I said before, I think it's just you know, 620 00:29:21,360 --> 00:29:23,920 Speaker 4: quick and decisive in the red zone and in the fringe. 621 00:29:24,400 --> 00:29:26,600 Speaker 4: So you know that's I got to continue to play 622 00:29:26,680 --> 00:29:29,640 Speaker 4: like that in the red zone and you know, just 623 00:29:30,040 --> 00:29:32,640 Speaker 4: listen to my feet, you know, be confident in what 624 00:29:32,720 --> 00:29:33,800 Speaker 4: I see and let it rip. 625 00:29:34,720 --> 00:29:36,560 Speaker 6: Now that you've played a game with Justin, whether it's 626 00:29:36,600 --> 00:29:38,320 Speaker 6: throwing the deep ball to him or just seeing how 627 00:29:38,520 --> 00:29:40,440 Speaker 6: defense is playing and what that opens up, how much 628 00:29:40,480 --> 00:29:43,160 Speaker 6: does he change things for you as a quarterback to 629 00:29:43,240 --> 00:29:44,280 Speaker 6: betting to field with him? 630 00:29:44,880 --> 00:29:47,080 Speaker 4: Yeah, I mean it's it's awesome, you know, whenever you 631 00:29:47,280 --> 00:29:49,960 Speaker 4: whenever you got a guy like Jets. Obviously Jets is great, 632 00:29:50,000 --> 00:29:52,200 Speaker 4: but also the other guys, you know, if they if 633 00:29:52,240 --> 00:29:54,520 Speaker 4: they want to double Jets, we got a ton of 634 00:29:54,560 --> 00:29:56,240 Speaker 4: other options as well to be able to go to 635 00:29:56,320 --> 00:29:57,920 Speaker 4: and that's very comforting as a quarterback. 636 00:29:58,600 --> 00:30:00,840 Speaker 3: On the interception, did you what are your teammates? 637 00:30:03,880 --> 00:30:06,280 Speaker 4: I think it was one of their guys just reaching 638 00:30:06,320 --> 00:30:09,560 Speaker 4: in and getting my arm before I could let it go. 639 00:30:09,960 --> 00:30:14,520 Speaker 1: All right, Sam, The challenge next game markedly more formidable. 640 00:30:14,720 --> 00:30:17,320 Speaker 1: Those of you listening to this after the Vikings game 641 00:30:17,360 --> 00:30:20,520 Speaker 1: on Sunday or before Monday night football, we hooked the 642 00:30:20,600 --> 00:30:24,720 Speaker 1: San Francisco forty nine ers. Yeah, the NFC team and 643 00:30:24,880 --> 00:30:27,880 Speaker 1: representative in the Super Bowl last year. It's at US 644 00:30:27,960 --> 00:30:30,640 Speaker 1: Bank Stadium, so the home openers against a very good team, 645 00:30:31,000 --> 00:30:33,840 Speaker 1: a team the Vikings beat on Monday Night football last year. 646 00:30:34,560 --> 00:30:38,080 Speaker 1: But we will savor this twenty two point victory for 647 00:30:38,320 --> 00:30:41,040 Speaker 1: today and on the flight back from a New Jersey 648 00:30:41,480 --> 00:30:44,560 Speaker 1: to the Twin Cities. But just quick twitch on the Niners, 649 00:30:44,640 --> 00:30:46,640 Speaker 1: it's yeah, I mean, it's gonna be a thousand times 650 00:30:46,680 --> 00:30:47,360 Speaker 1: tougher than today. 651 00:30:47,800 --> 00:30:50,360 Speaker 2: Yeah, it will be. But that's, you know, so much 652 00:30:50,400 --> 00:30:52,600 Speaker 2: of today's league. It's it's when it's how you know, 653 00:30:52,920 --> 00:30:54,800 Speaker 2: the how healthy will the forty nine ers come out 654 00:30:54,840 --> 00:30:57,520 Speaker 2: of this next game? But the bottom line is, I 655 00:30:57,560 --> 00:31:00,760 Speaker 2: believe five of our next six football games minus the one, 656 00:31:00,800 --> 00:31:03,560 Speaker 2: and you know, the one team being the exception will 657 00:31:03,600 --> 00:31:06,600 Speaker 2: be the Jets in England have all made the playoffs. 658 00:31:06,880 --> 00:31:08,960 Speaker 2: So we got to run a gauntlet here a playoff 659 00:31:09,000 --> 00:31:11,880 Speaker 2: teams from last year. So none of these next you know, 660 00:31:12,040 --> 00:31:14,560 Speaker 2: four or five games are going to be I wouldn't 661 00:31:14,560 --> 00:31:16,160 Speaker 2: call them easy because none of them are easy, but 662 00:31:16,640 --> 00:31:20,320 Speaker 2: to be as one sided as this one, so you know, 663 00:31:20,440 --> 00:31:22,840 Speaker 2: get get the people healthy that we need to get healthy. 664 00:31:23,440 --> 00:31:25,000 Speaker 2: But it's going to be a different. This is the 665 00:31:25,120 --> 00:31:27,440 Speaker 2: team we're playing next week is going to be completely 666 00:31:27,480 --> 00:31:30,040 Speaker 2: different than forty nine ers. They love to run the football. 667 00:31:30,040 --> 00:31:33,000 Speaker 2: They're a very physical group. We'll see how we respond 668 00:31:33,080 --> 00:31:35,400 Speaker 2: to that. How does our defense match up against their 669 00:31:35,840 --> 00:31:38,920 Speaker 2: you know, their style of offense, and you know get that. 670 00:31:39,400 --> 00:31:41,440 Speaker 2: We need to get that home field advantage back. I 671 00:31:41,480 --> 00:31:44,440 Speaker 2: think that's another part of last year what we lost 672 00:31:44,440 --> 00:31:47,240 Speaker 2: a little bit. So getting back at us Bank Stadium 673 00:31:47,560 --> 00:31:50,240 Speaker 2: home crowd, I think that's going to make a difference 674 00:31:50,240 --> 00:31:50,560 Speaker 2: as well. 675 00:31:50,800 --> 00:31:51,720 Speaker 1: Great job as usual. 676 00:31:51,880 --> 00:31:52,120 Speaker 2: Thank you. 677 00:31:52,280 --> 00:31:55,000 Speaker 1: That's Pete Bursa channelists for the Vikings radio networking. I'm 678 00:31:55,040 --> 00:31:58,720 Speaker 1: Paul Allen. This is a Curly Hearers production and the 679 00:31:58,760 --> 00:32:01,960 Speaker 1: Minnesota Vikings begin the twenty twenty four season. Want to 680 00:32:02,040 --> 00:32:06,320 Speaker 1: know after throttling the New York Giants twenty eight six, 681 00:32:06,840 --> 00:32:11,160 Speaker 1: thanks for listening to the postgame reports. Have a wonderful day.