1 00:00:06,360 --> 00:00:08,119 Speaker 1: He is a student of the game. He wants to learn. 2 00:00:08,440 --> 00:00:11,120 Speaker 1: He's a really sharp kid and he wants to be great. 3 00:00:11,280 --> 00:00:12,959 Speaker 1: And his college coach had told me that he was 4 00:00:13,000 --> 00:00:14,920 Speaker 1: a really good one to look at him and he 5 00:00:14,960 --> 00:00:17,400 Speaker 1: definitely was right. So definitely looking forward to working again. 6 00:00:17,440 --> 00:00:21,680 Speaker 1: It was good to get those guys back in. That's 7 00:00:21,680 --> 00:00:23,880 Speaker 1: one thing I like about Ko. In his press conference, 8 00:00:23,880 --> 00:00:25,759 Speaker 1: he said, Hey, you want guys to come in that 9 00:00:25,880 --> 00:00:27,640 Speaker 1: want to come into building. They don't care how much 10 00:00:27,680 --> 00:00:29,319 Speaker 1: you know, and today care how much you care about. 11 00:00:31,280 --> 00:00:35,160 Speaker 1: Welcome into episode number one fifty three of the Minnesota 12 00:00:35,280 --> 00:00:39,280 Speaker 1: Vikings podcast. I'm your host Tatum Everett. Gabe Henderson is 13 00:00:39,400 --> 00:00:42,879 Speaker 1: enjoying some much needed time off before training camp, and 14 00:00:42,920 --> 00:00:46,000 Speaker 1: we've got Jay Nelson in house here at TCO Studios. 15 00:00:46,000 --> 00:00:48,440 Speaker 1: How's it going, Jay, back at it again. We're here 16 00:00:48,479 --> 00:00:51,000 Speaker 1: for one more week before the big fourth of July break, 17 00:00:51,080 --> 00:00:53,760 Speaker 1: so it'll be it's a fun week. It's a busy week. 18 00:00:53,800 --> 00:00:56,280 Speaker 1: Everyone's trying to get stuff done before they had out 19 00:00:56,320 --> 00:00:58,040 Speaker 1: for the week, and you know, there's a lot of 20 00:00:58,080 --> 00:01:01,400 Speaker 1: vacations and stuff popping up and hopefully gives enjoying. Yeah, 21 00:01:01,440 --> 00:01:03,360 Speaker 1: and you know, the funny thing is I usually say, oh, 22 00:01:03,440 --> 00:01:05,600 Speaker 1: you know, Jay's over there producing the show, but today 23 00:01:05,640 --> 00:01:07,679 Speaker 1: we have Eric and he's been helping us out lately. 24 00:01:07,680 --> 00:01:10,160 Speaker 1: So cheers to Eric Davidson. Thank you so much for 25 00:01:10,360 --> 00:01:12,960 Speaker 1: producing this one. Because I mean, you know, there might 26 00:01:13,000 --> 00:01:15,280 Speaker 1: not be too much going on as far as players 27 00:01:15,319 --> 00:01:17,440 Speaker 1: being in the building. Coaches are enjoying some time off 28 00:01:17,480 --> 00:01:20,360 Speaker 1: a little bit here and there, but we keep on working. 29 00:01:20,400 --> 00:01:21,959 Speaker 1: We've got a lot of stuff to get ready for 30 00:01:22,080 --> 00:01:25,039 Speaker 1: for this season. Training camp is coming up, and this 31 00:01:25,080 --> 00:01:28,319 Speaker 1: podcast is no different. We will have some discussions. I'm 32 00:01:28,319 --> 00:01:30,360 Speaker 1: going to throw some headlines at you, Jay and seeing 33 00:01:30,400 --> 00:01:32,160 Speaker 1: which you think. I don't know if you've seen any 34 00:01:32,160 --> 00:01:35,120 Speaker 1: of them, probably so sounds good. And then after that 35 00:01:35,200 --> 00:01:40,040 Speaker 1: we're going to hear from assistant defensive backs coach Roy Anderson, 36 00:01:40,160 --> 00:01:43,759 Speaker 1: who I really enjoyed having on the podcast because he's 37 00:01:43,800 --> 00:01:47,319 Speaker 1: one of two coaches who are carried over from the 38 00:01:47,360 --> 00:01:51,000 Speaker 1: previous staff, so he has experience with these players. He's 39 00:01:51,040 --> 00:01:53,440 Speaker 1: someone who has been here for a couple of seasons now, 40 00:01:53,600 --> 00:01:56,000 Speaker 1: so he was able to really dive into that transition 41 00:01:56,080 --> 00:01:59,520 Speaker 1: between coaching staffs. And then obviously one of the hottest 42 00:02:00,080 --> 00:02:02,680 Speaker 1: picks of debate is this defensive backs room for sure, 43 00:02:02,720 --> 00:02:04,280 Speaker 1: and that was the thing. Having a guy like Roy 44 00:02:04,320 --> 00:02:07,480 Speaker 1: who's around, he kind of has known what has been 45 00:02:07,520 --> 00:02:09,720 Speaker 1: going on, He knows kind of what the mentality has 46 00:02:09,760 --> 00:02:13,040 Speaker 1: been trying to address the issues that have been happening 47 00:02:13,160 --> 00:02:15,480 Speaker 1: at least the last couple of years in that room. 48 00:02:15,560 --> 00:02:17,600 Speaker 1: So for a guy like Roy to still stick around 49 00:02:17,639 --> 00:02:19,880 Speaker 1: and be able to be part of that transition group, 50 00:02:20,280 --> 00:02:22,000 Speaker 1: it's kind of interesting if you think about it. The 51 00:02:22,560 --> 00:02:25,280 Speaker 1: two main guys you had Roy and you had Keenan McCardell, 52 00:02:25,720 --> 00:02:27,920 Speaker 1: and so you had the basically wide receivers in the 53 00:02:27,960 --> 00:02:31,400 Speaker 1: secondary were the ones that stuck around. So it'll be interesting, 54 00:02:31,480 --> 00:02:33,760 Speaker 1: you know, just to see what the kind of transition 55 00:02:33,800 --> 00:02:36,239 Speaker 1: and evolution is this year and a guy like Roy 56 00:02:36,320 --> 00:02:38,720 Speaker 1: helping kind of, you know, stir that drink and figure 57 00:02:38,760 --> 00:02:41,480 Speaker 1: out exactly how they want to mix things up and 58 00:02:41,520 --> 00:02:43,400 Speaker 1: make it work for them in order to address the 59 00:02:43,440 --> 00:02:45,520 Speaker 1: issues they've had the last couple of years, especially with 60 00:02:45,560 --> 00:02:47,959 Speaker 1: the draft picks they had this year. Definitely, Yeah, he does. 61 00:02:48,040 --> 00:02:49,960 Speaker 1: He gets his hands on Lewis scene, he gets his 62 00:02:50,040 --> 00:02:52,520 Speaker 1: hands on Andrew Booth junior at Caleb Evans, So a 63 00:02:52,560 --> 00:02:55,519 Speaker 1: lot of youth in that defensive backs room. I don't 64 00:02:55,520 --> 00:02:58,119 Speaker 1: know about you, j but we talk about this offseason 65 00:02:58,280 --> 00:03:00,919 Speaker 1: and it was here, but now like in two weeks, 66 00:03:00,919 --> 00:03:02,960 Speaker 1: it won't be anymore. And I'm sitting here going, wait, 67 00:03:03,040 --> 00:03:05,880 Speaker 1: what happened to the offseason? Whenever Fourth of July tends 68 00:03:05,880 --> 00:03:09,240 Speaker 1: to hit, that is where I tend to look at 69 00:03:09,280 --> 00:03:11,959 Speaker 1: my family and say, well, summer's over and to see 70 00:03:11,960 --> 00:03:14,200 Speaker 1: you next year. It's literally fourth of July the day 71 00:03:14,240 --> 00:03:17,320 Speaker 1: of and it's it's the fifth of July that makes 72 00:03:17,360 --> 00:03:20,040 Speaker 1: me go, yeah, it's the summer's over, and it's kind 73 00:03:20,040 --> 00:03:21,960 Speaker 1: of weird. I had a discussion a long time ago. 74 00:03:22,240 --> 00:03:25,040 Speaker 1: Our old wide receiver coach, George was around and he 75 00:03:25,120 --> 00:03:26,680 Speaker 1: used to play for the forty nine ers, and he 76 00:03:26,720 --> 00:03:29,440 Speaker 1: remembers having a conversation with Barry Bonds in San Francisco 77 00:03:29,720 --> 00:03:31,920 Speaker 1: and it was fourth of July weekend. He's standing there 78 00:03:31,960 --> 00:03:34,480 Speaker 1: with Barry pregame as Barry's doing warm up and he 79 00:03:34,480 --> 00:03:36,560 Speaker 1: looks at George and he just said, man, I wish 80 00:03:36,600 --> 00:03:38,600 Speaker 1: I had your schedule. You get fourth of July's off, 81 00:03:38,600 --> 00:03:41,000 Speaker 1: the summer's off, all that kind of stuff. And George 82 00:03:41,000 --> 00:03:42,600 Speaker 1: just kind of looked at Barry and said, well, I 83 00:03:42,600 --> 00:03:44,560 Speaker 1: wish I had your schedule. He's like, what do you mean? 84 00:03:44,600 --> 00:03:47,640 Speaker 1: He says, Christmas off, Thanksgiving off, New Year's Day. It's 85 00:03:47,680 --> 00:03:50,360 Speaker 1: just when it comes to pro sports, everyone's got their 86 00:03:50,400 --> 00:03:52,840 Speaker 1: seasons and there's pros and cons to all of it. 87 00:03:52,880 --> 00:03:55,320 Speaker 1: But yeah, it's kind of weird with the NFL. As 88 00:03:55,400 --> 00:03:59,680 Speaker 1: soon as that calendar flips on July fifth, everything starts 89 00:03:59,720 --> 00:04:01,960 Speaker 1: really focusing in on training camp coming in a couple 90 00:04:01,960 --> 00:04:04,160 Speaker 1: of weeks. Yeah, speaking of we're starting to get a 91 00:04:04,280 --> 00:04:09,240 Speaker 1: lot of those headlines that we're seeing of who has 92 00:04:09,280 --> 00:04:12,480 Speaker 1: the best this, who has the best that, biggest breakout stars, 93 00:04:12,520 --> 00:04:15,320 Speaker 1: all these predictions because there's no more sound coming out 94 00:04:15,440 --> 00:04:18,160 Speaker 1: mini camps over we're gearing up for this. So just 95 00:04:18,240 --> 00:04:21,719 Speaker 1: this week, CBS Sports came out with an entire list 96 00:04:21,760 --> 00:04:25,440 Speaker 1: of the most overlooked player on every roster in the NFL, 97 00:04:25,920 --> 00:04:30,160 Speaker 1: and they decided that Brian O'Neill is the most overlooked 98 00:04:30,320 --> 00:04:32,120 Speaker 1: Viking on the roster, And you know, it makes a 99 00:04:32,120 --> 00:04:34,880 Speaker 1: lot of sense. I think Brian O'Neill is a guy 100 00:04:34,920 --> 00:04:37,680 Speaker 1: who is an absolute stalwart on this team. He is 101 00:04:37,680 --> 00:04:40,719 Speaker 1: an anchor on that offensive line. He's a guy that 102 00:04:40,920 --> 00:04:43,039 Speaker 1: when it was really kind of crazy. If you go 103 00:04:43,120 --> 00:04:45,400 Speaker 1: back and look at kind of the draft grades for 104 00:04:45,480 --> 00:04:47,760 Speaker 1: him or even just the analysis, there was a lot 105 00:04:47,800 --> 00:04:49,960 Speaker 1: of feeling of big body guy, but he might be 106 00:04:49,960 --> 00:04:51,680 Speaker 1: too light, he might not be able to handle those 107 00:04:51,680 --> 00:04:54,480 Speaker 1: defensive ends. They thought he was light exactly. But that's 108 00:04:54,520 --> 00:04:57,640 Speaker 1: the thing is a guy like Brian came in with 109 00:04:57,680 --> 00:04:59,880 Speaker 1: some question marks on him. In man, he has been 110 00:05:00,160 --> 00:05:03,600 Speaker 1: absolutely perfect for what we've needed. And it's kind of crazy. 111 00:05:03,680 --> 00:05:06,719 Speaker 1: Usually you think about, you know, sometimes you'll you'll start 112 00:05:06,720 --> 00:05:08,960 Speaker 1: it kind of like center out as kind of your anchor. 113 00:05:09,200 --> 00:05:11,520 Speaker 1: It's basically started with Brian O'Neill, and they've just kind 114 00:05:11,520 --> 00:05:14,000 Speaker 1: of been sliding down the line, you know, having different 115 00:05:14,040 --> 00:05:16,800 Speaker 1: draft picks and putting people in. Brian has been a 116 00:05:16,839 --> 00:05:19,400 Speaker 1: guy that I think has been as rock steady as 117 00:05:19,400 --> 00:05:22,039 Speaker 1: you could hope for. Yeah, in offensive line, and I 118 00:05:22,080 --> 00:05:24,680 Speaker 1: think to have him be the most overlooked part of 119 00:05:24,680 --> 00:05:27,400 Speaker 1: it is I don't think he's overly flashy. Well, isn't 120 00:05:27,400 --> 00:05:30,040 Speaker 1: that the best thing about an offensive lineman like you 121 00:05:30,440 --> 00:05:33,080 Speaker 1: if the thing is you don't want to talk about them, 122 00:05:33,120 --> 00:05:35,480 Speaker 1: because when you're talking about them, it's bad exactly. And 123 00:05:35,720 --> 00:05:37,800 Speaker 1: you know a prime example of that was random McDaniel 124 00:05:37,800 --> 00:05:40,040 Speaker 1: Hall of Famer. He was kind of, as they call him, 125 00:05:40,080 --> 00:05:42,960 Speaker 1: the silent assassin. It was like him versus John Randall. 126 00:05:43,040 --> 00:05:45,320 Speaker 1: John was always, you know, running his mouth yea, and 127 00:05:45,480 --> 00:05:48,000 Speaker 1: McDaniel didn't say very much. But man, that guy when 128 00:05:48,279 --> 00:05:50,560 Speaker 1: when he was a beast, you know, you did not 129 00:05:50,680 --> 00:05:52,560 Speaker 1: want to have to be facing him, and you know, 130 00:05:52,640 --> 00:05:55,280 Speaker 1: kind of the iron shar Sharpen's iron thing. Brian was 131 00:05:55,279 --> 00:05:57,039 Speaker 1: a guy last year on The Audible Too who would 132 00:05:57,040 --> 00:05:59,479 Speaker 1: talk about the fact that missing out in Daniel Hunter 133 00:05:59,560 --> 00:06:02,760 Speaker 1: was actually problem for him because he felt like if 134 00:06:02,760 --> 00:06:04,760 Speaker 1: I'm going against him in practice every day, He's like, 135 00:06:04,760 --> 00:06:07,280 Speaker 1: I'm going against the best defensive end in the league. 136 00:06:07,320 --> 00:06:09,400 Speaker 1: It helps me out. So Brian is not a guy 137 00:06:09,400 --> 00:06:12,240 Speaker 1: that shies away from a challenge. And to have him 138 00:06:12,279 --> 00:06:16,120 Speaker 1: as maybe the most overlooked I'll take it too. As 139 00:06:16,160 --> 00:06:18,000 Speaker 1: long as he keeps producing the way he has, he's 140 00:06:18,000 --> 00:06:20,440 Speaker 1: been absolutely phenomenal. Yeah, he was a twenty twenty one 141 00:06:20,520 --> 00:06:23,320 Speaker 1: pro bowler. Just inked that nice new deal in September, 142 00:06:23,320 --> 00:06:25,920 Speaker 1: so he'll be here for a while. And like you said, 143 00:06:25,960 --> 00:06:28,760 Speaker 1: I mean, you're filling in these pieces and the offensive 144 00:06:28,760 --> 00:06:32,839 Speaker 1: lines finally have having some continuity over the last couple 145 00:06:32,839 --> 00:06:35,040 Speaker 1: of seasons. They just need to nail down that right 146 00:06:35,120 --> 00:06:38,200 Speaker 1: guard spot, which there's some competition there, which always is 147 00:06:38,240 --> 00:06:41,080 Speaker 1: a good thing, and so excited to see where that 148 00:06:41,120 --> 00:06:43,120 Speaker 1: one lines up. Now I'm going to take a little 149 00:06:43,120 --> 00:06:45,760 Speaker 1: bit of a weird spin with this one. Lindsay Young 150 00:06:46,000 --> 00:06:49,400 Speaker 1: tweeted out a photo of the new Buzz Lightyear and 151 00:06:49,520 --> 00:06:53,280 Speaker 1: Brian O'Neill and they're doppelgangers for sure, and then it 152 00:06:53,279 --> 00:06:56,000 Speaker 1: gets picked up by ESPN, NFL, it gets picked up 153 00:06:56,000 --> 00:06:58,320 Speaker 1: by I think another national outlet, and I'm sure I 154 00:06:58,400 --> 00:07:01,680 Speaker 1: just made Lindsay's whole weekend because people were like totally agreeing, like, 155 00:07:01,720 --> 00:07:05,240 Speaker 1: Brian O'Neill is Buzz Lightyear. I've been hold on the 156 00:07:05,320 --> 00:07:08,080 Speaker 1: new Buzz Lightyear. Yes have you seen it? Yes, I've seen. 157 00:07:08,279 --> 00:07:11,800 Speaker 1: I saw the I've seen got it. Here's the other 158 00:07:11,800 --> 00:07:14,640 Speaker 1: thing I have argued for years at this point, the 159 00:07:14,720 --> 00:07:17,920 Speaker 1: fact that he doesn't go as Mister Incredible from from Pixars. 160 00:07:18,040 --> 00:07:20,320 Speaker 1: That's another one. Yeah, the fact he doesn't go as 161 00:07:20,400 --> 00:07:23,720 Speaker 1: that for Halloween every single year as a travesty, because 162 00:07:23,880 --> 00:07:26,880 Speaker 1: that is his physique, that is his face. And so 163 00:07:27,040 --> 00:07:29,080 Speaker 1: the light Year one just came out, you know, makes 164 00:07:29,120 --> 00:07:31,320 Speaker 1: total sense, and then looking at it from that angle, yep. 165 00:07:31,400 --> 00:07:33,960 Speaker 1: But I've been arguing for mister Incredible, So either way, 166 00:07:34,000 --> 00:07:35,840 Speaker 1: I think he's got that. He should be looking for 167 00:07:35,880 --> 00:07:38,640 Speaker 1: a Disney endorsement at some point here, right, he really should. 168 00:07:38,760 --> 00:07:41,520 Speaker 1: I think it's so funny because I had a friend 169 00:07:41,760 --> 00:07:44,440 Speaker 1: send me the picture and she was like, this is 170 00:07:44,480 --> 00:07:49,160 Speaker 1: so true. But also, have you ever seen Byron Buxton 171 00:07:49,440 --> 00:07:52,560 Speaker 1: and Frozone in the same room? Yeah, if you're an 172 00:07:52,560 --> 00:07:55,240 Speaker 1: Incredible fan, you know who Frozone. That was another one 173 00:07:55,240 --> 00:07:56,920 Speaker 1: of those question marks. I was like, so, do we 174 00:07:56,960 --> 00:07:59,160 Speaker 1: need to start a whole thread here of people and 175 00:07:59,320 --> 00:08:03,920 Speaker 1: players that a Twin City Sports Stars start character exactly? Yeah, 176 00:08:03,960 --> 00:08:06,280 Speaker 1: that sounds like a good content series. We'll put We'll 177 00:08:06,280 --> 00:08:09,600 Speaker 1: put Worly on that. That is something he would excel 178 00:08:09,680 --> 00:08:13,280 Speaker 1: at that right. Well. Another another headline though, that Lindsay 179 00:08:13,320 --> 00:08:16,040 Speaker 1: actually sent to the group, came out on TMZ today 180 00:08:16,200 --> 00:08:18,040 Speaker 1: and I hope we can talk about this just a 181 00:08:18,080 --> 00:08:20,000 Speaker 1: little bit. I don't want to dive too much into it. 182 00:08:20,320 --> 00:08:25,480 Speaker 1: Apparently Adrian Peterson is in talks to fight Levion bell Ye. 183 00:08:25,720 --> 00:08:27,880 Speaker 1: Does he have a background in boxing. I don't know 184 00:08:27,920 --> 00:08:30,120 Speaker 1: if either of them have a background in boxing. This 185 00:08:30,200 --> 00:08:33,839 Speaker 1: is part of the celebrity boxing craze that's been going on. 186 00:08:33,960 --> 00:08:36,480 Speaker 1: You you saw jose Canseco get in there at one point. 187 00:08:37,400 --> 00:08:39,600 Speaker 1: There's just there's a lot of different athletes that I've 188 00:08:39,600 --> 00:08:41,360 Speaker 1: been doing this. So when I saw Adrian pop up 189 00:08:41,360 --> 00:08:43,280 Speaker 1: with Levion Bell, I was trying to think, I'm like, 190 00:08:43,400 --> 00:08:47,079 Speaker 1: Levian wasn't that big of a guy. Okay, here's the comparison. 191 00:08:47,200 --> 00:08:50,800 Speaker 1: So Adrian is thirty seven, Levion is thirty. They're both 192 00:08:50,880 --> 00:08:54,679 Speaker 1: six one and Levion's two twenty five, Peterson two seventeen, 193 00:08:54,840 --> 00:08:57,320 Speaker 1: so they're kind of very comparable in size they are. 194 00:08:57,400 --> 00:08:59,280 Speaker 1: Then that that was the thing. I guess I didn't 195 00:08:59,280 --> 00:09:02,440 Speaker 1: remember Levion being that thick. Yeah, Hey, you know, I 196 00:09:02,440 --> 00:09:04,560 Speaker 1: guess for those two guys, if they've got inked a 197 00:09:04,600 --> 00:09:07,160 Speaker 1: deal and they've got some cash on the table, more 198 00:09:07,200 --> 00:09:09,520 Speaker 1: power to them. I mean, I would watch. I think 199 00:09:09,520 --> 00:09:13,160 Speaker 1: there's going to be a lot of people to really 200 00:09:13,200 --> 00:09:17,280 Speaker 1: accomplish running backs, going head to head and another arena 201 00:09:17,320 --> 00:09:20,080 Speaker 1: would be very interesting. It's either very interesting if they 202 00:09:20,120 --> 00:09:21,840 Speaker 1: do come in with some skills, or it is an 203 00:09:21,840 --> 00:09:24,920 Speaker 1: absolute train wreck and you know everyone. Either way, people 204 00:09:24,920 --> 00:09:27,160 Speaker 1: are going to watch ye I'll tell you this. Look. 205 00:09:27,240 --> 00:09:29,600 Speaker 1: I like boxing. I think it's fun to watch, right, 206 00:09:29,679 --> 00:09:31,520 Speaker 1: but like if I'm them and I went through all 207 00:09:31,520 --> 00:09:33,679 Speaker 1: those blows and like through the game and stuff like, 208 00:09:33,720 --> 00:09:35,160 Speaker 1: I just want one to my body through that all 209 00:09:35,200 --> 00:09:38,080 Speaker 1: over again. Or my face, because yes, in football, you 210 00:09:38,160 --> 00:09:42,240 Speaker 1: may be injuring yourself elsewhere, but your face is usually 211 00:09:42,679 --> 00:09:45,720 Speaker 1: usually pretty christine, pretty pristine. You don't have any cuts, 212 00:09:45,760 --> 00:09:48,520 Speaker 1: you aren't losing teeth, nothing swollen by the end of 213 00:09:48,520 --> 00:09:50,320 Speaker 1: the game, Like, you don't have any blood coming on 214 00:09:50,400 --> 00:09:53,240 Speaker 1: your forehead. I don't know, not not my style. That's 215 00:09:53,240 --> 00:09:55,080 Speaker 1: the thing, you know. I saw it and I just 216 00:09:55,160 --> 00:09:57,040 Speaker 1: kind of raised an eyebrow and said, well, more power 217 00:09:57,120 --> 00:09:59,480 Speaker 1: to you. You know, if this is something they're both 218 00:09:59,520 --> 00:10:02,400 Speaker 1: concerning to do, do do you have at it. But at 219 00:10:02,400 --> 00:10:05,320 Speaker 1: the same point, I just I tend to lean towards 220 00:10:05,360 --> 00:10:07,920 Speaker 1: the train wreck factor. But we'll see what it turns into. Well, 221 00:10:07,920 --> 00:10:10,959 Speaker 1: how about one last tighline before we get to coach Anderson, 222 00:10:11,000 --> 00:10:14,040 Speaker 1: And this one actually is a pretty good segue for 223 00:10:14,160 --> 00:10:18,559 Speaker 1: us pffs. Mic Renner ranked every team's secondary as we 224 00:10:18,600 --> 00:10:22,040 Speaker 1: head into training camp and has the Vikings at number eighteen. 225 00:10:22,640 --> 00:10:25,920 Speaker 1: What are your thoughts on that. I think the secondary 226 00:10:26,040 --> 00:10:27,920 Speaker 1: is the question mark that we've been talking about for 227 00:10:27,920 --> 00:10:30,320 Speaker 1: a while, just like that Reichard spot. Um, you know, 228 00:10:30,400 --> 00:10:32,240 Speaker 1: they did bring in a bunch of guys. They kept 229 00:10:32,280 --> 00:10:34,959 Speaker 1: Patrick Peterson around, brought in a first round draft pack 230 00:10:35,000 --> 00:10:36,760 Speaker 1: and Lewis Scene and adding to the back end of 231 00:10:36,760 --> 00:10:41,440 Speaker 1: that secondary. I think the idea of being eighteenth versus 232 00:10:41,480 --> 00:10:43,200 Speaker 1: a bunch of the stats that were showing us like 233 00:10:43,240 --> 00:10:45,319 Speaker 1: in the twenty Yeah, I mean, look, Jay, I thought 234 00:10:45,360 --> 00:10:47,920 Speaker 1: that that was pretty fair given how things went last 235 00:10:47,920 --> 00:10:50,120 Speaker 1: season and not knowing what this group's going to do 236 00:10:50,160 --> 00:10:52,000 Speaker 1: on a new coaching staff. I thought that was a 237 00:10:52,000 --> 00:10:54,400 Speaker 1: pretty fair assessment because, I mean, what your middle of 238 00:10:54,400 --> 00:10:58,960 Speaker 1: the pack, you can just to have that at the 239 00:10:59,000 --> 00:11:01,960 Speaker 1: back end of last season, by the time everything was done, 240 00:11:01,960 --> 00:11:05,880 Speaker 1: when you looked at a lot of the key statistical categories, 241 00:11:06,440 --> 00:11:09,600 Speaker 1: you were in that middle to lower twenties, if not 242 00:11:09,880 --> 00:11:12,920 Speaker 1: close to thirty two in some of these different spots. 243 00:11:12,920 --> 00:11:14,800 Speaker 1: So the fact that they were willing to bump them 244 00:11:14,800 --> 00:11:17,320 Speaker 1: to eighteen, given a bunch of the moves that they've made, Yeah, 245 00:11:17,360 --> 00:11:20,000 Speaker 1: the vets they kept, and then the new blood that 246 00:11:20,000 --> 00:11:22,719 Speaker 1: they brought in this year, eighteen, I don't think it's 247 00:11:22,760 --> 00:11:24,760 Speaker 1: something that you should feel too bad about given the 248 00:11:24,800 --> 00:11:26,520 Speaker 1: way that things had ended last year. So I think 249 00:11:26,520 --> 00:11:29,839 Speaker 1: there's just an attitude of between the new look three 250 00:11:29,880 --> 00:11:33,199 Speaker 1: four defense, the additions that they've made in the subtractions 251 00:11:33,920 --> 00:11:36,640 Speaker 1: from last season that aren't going to be around. I 252 00:11:36,679 --> 00:11:38,680 Speaker 1: think there's a feeling like these guys are finally going 253 00:11:38,760 --> 00:11:40,360 Speaker 1: to have to figure this thing out. They would have 254 00:11:40,400 --> 00:11:42,840 Speaker 1: gotten themselves out of the twenties though, if they if 255 00:11:42,880 --> 00:11:47,520 Speaker 1: the defense was an improvement just between the last two 256 00:11:47,520 --> 00:11:49,960 Speaker 1: minutes of the first half, well yeah, that was the 257 00:11:50,120 --> 00:11:52,920 Speaker 1: entire season, right, So they were like two parts of 258 00:11:52,920 --> 00:11:55,439 Speaker 1: the game where if you just improved your defense, your 259 00:11:55,480 --> 00:11:57,320 Speaker 1: defensive play at the end of the fourth and the 260 00:11:57,400 --> 00:12:00,720 Speaker 1: end of the second, you would be, I mean probably 261 00:12:00,880 --> 00:12:03,680 Speaker 1: a middle of the road to top defense. Like they 262 00:12:03,720 --> 00:12:06,079 Speaker 1: just really really didn't do good in those two little 263 00:12:06,080 --> 00:12:08,880 Speaker 1: time periods. It was so weird. And I think that 264 00:12:08,880 --> 00:12:13,440 Speaker 1: that four minute chunk essentially of all of those close games, 265 00:12:13,880 --> 00:12:16,400 Speaker 1: those were the achilles heel last season. That's ultimately why 266 00:12:16,440 --> 00:12:19,360 Speaker 1: there was the change that happened, not only from you know, 267 00:12:19,440 --> 00:12:21,440 Speaker 1: the front office, but all the way through with the 268 00:12:21,440 --> 00:12:25,040 Speaker 1: coaching staff. All of that happened because of those four 269 00:12:25,080 --> 00:12:28,080 Speaker 1: minutes of every single one of those close. The way, 270 00:12:28,160 --> 00:12:29,800 Speaker 1: when you put it that way, it sounds so weird. 271 00:12:29,920 --> 00:12:32,760 Speaker 1: It shows you how razor thin the edges in the NFL. 272 00:12:32,920 --> 00:12:36,320 Speaker 1: Especially look at the statistical categories that we had on offense, 273 00:12:36,440 --> 00:12:38,599 Speaker 1: you know that we did well in and then you 274 00:12:38,679 --> 00:12:40,440 Speaker 1: just kind of looked at the defense and said, you know, 275 00:12:40,800 --> 00:12:43,720 Speaker 1: because of those moments that were that they were on 276 00:12:43,760 --> 00:12:46,000 Speaker 1: the hook for, there was a lot of change, a 277 00:12:46,040 --> 00:12:47,480 Speaker 1: lot of things happened. I think a lot of people 278 00:12:47,559 --> 00:12:49,720 Speaker 1: understand that at this point too, and so they did 279 00:12:49,880 --> 00:12:52,280 Speaker 1: hopefully at this point if you if you can think 280 00:12:52,320 --> 00:12:55,640 Speaker 1: about the discussion that happened saying if only we had 281 00:12:55,679 --> 00:12:59,000 Speaker 1: a middle of the pack defense last year, we would 282 00:12:59,000 --> 00:13:01,199 Speaker 1: have been a playoffs. It's good. That's a good discussion. 283 00:13:01,240 --> 00:13:04,920 Speaker 1: So if we can get to eighteenth or better, you know, 284 00:13:04,200 --> 00:13:06,520 Speaker 1: I don't know, I don't think Ed's gonna sit there 285 00:13:06,520 --> 00:13:10,200 Speaker 1: and say, yeay, eighteen, but in the playoffs he'll say 286 00:13:10,240 --> 00:13:12,880 Speaker 1: that's that was good enough. Guys, exactly right. So if 287 00:13:12,880 --> 00:13:14,760 Speaker 1: you start out here at eighteen, hopefully you just keep 288 00:13:14,760 --> 00:13:17,120 Speaker 1: going up from there. During the season. Yeah, Renners stated 289 00:13:17,160 --> 00:13:20,280 Speaker 1: that it's a mix of veterans and rookie top fifty talent, 290 00:13:20,720 --> 00:13:23,240 Speaker 1: and so his worry was the age of veterans like 291 00:13:23,320 --> 00:13:26,320 Speaker 1: Patrick Peterson and Harrison Smith, which I think that's more 292 00:13:26,320 --> 00:13:29,480 Speaker 1: of an outsider's perspective than anything it can be, because 293 00:13:29,480 --> 00:13:31,760 Speaker 1: I think you look at those guys, especially because they're 294 00:13:31,760 --> 00:13:33,800 Speaker 1: what thirty, they're thirty two and thirty three, so you 295 00:13:33,800 --> 00:13:35,280 Speaker 1: look at the age on the paper, and it may 296 00:13:35,320 --> 00:13:38,000 Speaker 1: not be how they are or how they play. I 297 00:13:38,040 --> 00:13:40,560 Speaker 1: think they look at it as Patrick Peterson was a 298 00:13:40,600 --> 00:13:42,520 Speaker 1: top five draft pick when he came in. He was 299 00:13:42,559 --> 00:13:46,240 Speaker 1: a stalwart all Pro type player when he was in Arizona, 300 00:13:46,400 --> 00:13:48,280 Speaker 1: and then he came to the Vikings as an older 301 00:13:48,360 --> 00:13:50,960 Speaker 1: veteran and he's still you know, he's getting older. So 302 00:13:51,559 --> 00:13:53,640 Speaker 1: there are ways that you look at those guys saying 303 00:13:53,679 --> 00:13:56,439 Speaker 1: the aging aging vets worry him with Patrick and Harrison. 304 00:13:56,559 --> 00:14:00,360 Speaker 1: But the issue that has been in this this hired 305 00:14:00,400 --> 00:14:04,760 Speaker 1: department has been depth in the first place. So given 306 00:14:04,800 --> 00:14:07,560 Speaker 1: the top fifty talent that he cited, some of those 307 00:14:07,559 --> 00:14:11,000 Speaker 1: other players that have stuck around here in the transition, 308 00:14:11,640 --> 00:14:14,520 Speaker 1: I think the fact that you've got those two guys 309 00:14:14,600 --> 00:14:17,480 Speaker 1: that the younger players can learn from is going to 310 00:14:17,559 --> 00:14:19,280 Speaker 1: be similar to what we used to do with Terence 311 00:14:19,320 --> 00:14:21,320 Speaker 1: Newman when he was I mean he was almost forty 312 00:14:21,760 --> 00:14:23,440 Speaker 1: when he was still playing, and it was the thing 313 00:14:23,440 --> 00:14:26,280 Speaker 1: that they looked at Terrence because he was basically a 314 00:14:26,400 --> 00:14:28,640 Speaker 1: coach in that backfield, and I think they look at 315 00:14:28,640 --> 00:14:31,160 Speaker 1: Patrick and Harrison in the same light for sure, especially 316 00:14:31,200 --> 00:14:33,360 Speaker 1: with the young guys like you mentioned Louis scene A, 317 00:14:33,440 --> 00:14:37,960 Speaker 1: Caleb Evans, Andrew Booth Junior. Can't bind him. There's so yeah, 318 00:14:38,000 --> 00:14:41,560 Speaker 1: the list goes on and on. So speaking of those guys, 319 00:14:41,560 --> 00:14:44,200 Speaker 1: one of the people who are tasked to bring up 320 00:14:44,200 --> 00:14:47,080 Speaker 1: this secondary to coach them this season is assistant defensive 321 00:14:47,120 --> 00:14:50,440 Speaker 1: backs coach Roy Anderson, who, like we mentioned in the 322 00:14:50,480 --> 00:14:53,080 Speaker 1: beginning of the podcast, has some history here. He is 323 00:14:53,480 --> 00:14:56,000 Speaker 1: one of the few coaches retained after last season, and 324 00:14:56,040 --> 00:14:59,080 Speaker 1: so his insight was really really cool. Gabe, Jay and 325 00:14:59,120 --> 00:15:01,840 Speaker 1: I sat down with him right before our camp En 326 00:15:01,880 --> 00:15:06,080 Speaker 1: did and got his perspective on the upcoming season and 327 00:15:06,200 --> 00:15:09,080 Speaker 1: joining us in the Minnesota Vikings podcast this week is 328 00:15:09,200 --> 00:15:13,120 Speaker 1: assistant DB's coach and safety's coach Roy Anderson. Coach Anderson, 329 00:15:13,280 --> 00:15:16,800 Speaker 1: welcome a to the TCO radio room. I don't know 330 00:15:16,840 --> 00:15:18,640 Speaker 1: have you been in here before. First time in here. 331 00:15:18,680 --> 00:15:20,800 Speaker 1: Thanks for inviting me, Glad I'm here, No, we're We're 332 00:15:20,840 --> 00:15:23,240 Speaker 1: stoked to talk to you. It's an exciting time. And 333 00:15:23,640 --> 00:15:27,920 Speaker 1: you were watching this transition between coaching regimes happened, So 334 00:15:27,960 --> 00:15:30,480 Speaker 1: how has that been for you and kind of getting 335 00:15:30,480 --> 00:15:32,920 Speaker 1: to know this new system. I think it's been real 336 00:15:33,000 --> 00:15:35,320 Speaker 1: good for me from the standpoint that I'm familiar with 337 00:15:35,320 --> 00:15:37,600 Speaker 1: a lot of the players that's still here, especially with 338 00:15:37,680 --> 00:15:39,680 Speaker 1: the Vets, So I think that's good for me being 339 00:15:39,720 --> 00:15:42,600 Speaker 1: here another year with those guys, knowing how they act 340 00:15:42,640 --> 00:15:45,400 Speaker 1: in the meeting room, knowing how they learn, knowing what's 341 00:15:45,440 --> 00:15:47,280 Speaker 1: best for them scheme wise. So I think that was 342 00:15:47,320 --> 00:15:50,440 Speaker 1: a good transition for me being here with those guys 343 00:15:50,440 --> 00:15:52,720 Speaker 1: for the last two years. It's tough to watch, though, 344 00:15:52,800 --> 00:15:55,960 Speaker 1: to see something like that happened, but then obviously kind 345 00:15:55,960 --> 00:15:59,120 Speaker 1: of anticipate what's next. Yeah, it's always tough with coaching 346 00:15:59,240 --> 00:16:01,920 Speaker 1: changes on This wasn't hasn't been my first one. I've 347 00:16:01,920 --> 00:16:05,600 Speaker 1: been part of unfortunately many coaching changes, but it's definitely 348 00:16:05,640 --> 00:16:08,080 Speaker 1: a different deal. You hate to see some good coaches leave. Um. 349 00:16:08,160 --> 00:16:09,960 Speaker 1: I think coach Zimmer had a really good staff. He 350 00:16:10,000 --> 00:16:12,640 Speaker 1: treated me very well, but like you said, we just 351 00:16:12,680 --> 00:16:15,400 Speaker 1: have to move on and just trust this new regime. 352 00:16:15,600 --> 00:16:19,480 Speaker 1: Does your style of coaching change with a new regime 353 00:16:19,560 --> 00:16:22,840 Speaker 1: even though you have similar players, Um, it doesn't. And 354 00:16:22,880 --> 00:16:24,600 Speaker 1: one of the good things I worked with Ed Donna 355 00:16:24,640 --> 00:16:27,600 Speaker 1: tell back in Chicago. I was his assistant for a 356 00:16:27,640 --> 00:16:30,360 Speaker 1: couple of years there in seventeen and eighteen. So my 357 00:16:30,440 --> 00:16:33,480 Speaker 1: style really doesn't change. I try to adapt to the 358 00:16:33,520 --> 00:16:35,880 Speaker 1: players more as far as like how they learned. Some 359 00:16:35,880 --> 00:16:38,040 Speaker 1: players learn different in the classroom, but as far as 360 00:16:38,120 --> 00:16:40,600 Speaker 1: on the field, my coaching style didn't change at all 361 00:16:40,640 --> 00:16:42,200 Speaker 1: for them, and I think that's a good thing. So 362 00:16:42,200 --> 00:16:44,280 Speaker 1: they know you come with the energy every day. Oh yeah, 363 00:16:44,280 --> 00:16:47,160 Speaker 1: we gotta come with every day. Keep it fun for 364 00:16:47,200 --> 00:16:49,600 Speaker 1: the guys. And I think that's one thing that Ed's 365 00:16:49,640 --> 00:16:52,000 Speaker 1: doing a great job of. It's keeping it fun with 366 00:16:52,040 --> 00:16:53,760 Speaker 1: the players. That's one of the first things he did 367 00:16:53,840 --> 00:16:55,880 Speaker 1: with them was connect with them and just getting to 368 00:16:55,920 --> 00:16:58,120 Speaker 1: know them on a personal level instead of football. And 369 00:16:58,560 --> 00:17:00,760 Speaker 1: that's made a lot more fun. I mean, with your 370 00:17:00,760 --> 00:17:03,160 Speaker 1: background with added now your background with these players, what 371 00:17:03,240 --> 00:17:05,480 Speaker 1: can fans expect from coach down to tell him the 372 00:17:05,520 --> 00:17:08,159 Speaker 1: style of defense that we'll see. Um, I definitely think 373 00:17:08,200 --> 00:17:10,760 Speaker 1: it's going to be a pretty attacking style. A lot 374 00:17:10,800 --> 00:17:12,560 Speaker 1: of people think he's just going to sit back in 375 00:17:12,680 --> 00:17:14,800 Speaker 1: some zone coverages, but he's gonna mix it up quite 376 00:17:14,840 --> 00:17:16,640 Speaker 1: a bit. And the thing that I think he does 377 00:17:16,680 --> 00:17:19,159 Speaker 1: a good job of is Taylor and his system to 378 00:17:19,200 --> 00:17:21,520 Speaker 1: the players strength. So if he gets a guy that 379 00:17:21,600 --> 00:17:24,000 Speaker 1: comes in that could be a he's a good press corner, 380 00:17:24,000 --> 00:17:26,320 Speaker 1: he's gonna make sure he gets the best out of him. 381 00:17:26,320 --> 00:17:27,800 Speaker 1: But he does a good job of Taylor and his 382 00:17:27,920 --> 00:17:30,880 Speaker 1: system to the player strength. Yeah, I'm glad you said 383 00:17:30,960 --> 00:17:33,879 Speaker 1: that because I remember just just seeing Harrison and P 384 00:17:34,040 --> 00:17:36,920 Speaker 1: two and some of the other guys just talking earlier 385 00:17:36,920 --> 00:17:39,200 Speaker 1: this week, and they were like, like, man, this defense 386 00:17:39,280 --> 00:17:41,320 Speaker 1: is so simple, Like you know, it's like I can 387 00:17:41,400 --> 00:17:44,360 Speaker 1: just be free. And Harrison, I won't say everything he's said, 388 00:17:44,359 --> 00:17:46,320 Speaker 1: but he was like, he's able to be more free 389 00:17:46,359 --> 00:17:50,000 Speaker 1: than he was early on in his career. So what 390 00:17:50,240 --> 00:17:54,280 Speaker 1: makes this defense so free flowing for the secondary? Um, Really, 391 00:17:54,359 --> 00:17:56,080 Speaker 1: we make it simple for him. We try to make 392 00:17:56,119 --> 00:17:58,640 Speaker 1: everything look the same, so we don't want to tip 393 00:17:58,680 --> 00:18:00,760 Speaker 1: our hat to the offense. And I think that helps 394 00:18:00,760 --> 00:18:04,000 Speaker 1: the players out because they get comfortable pretty much making 395 00:18:04,040 --> 00:18:06,880 Speaker 1: everything look the same. So one thing I think that's 396 00:18:06,880 --> 00:18:09,440 Speaker 1: gonna help with is when we do start disguising stuff, 397 00:18:09,440 --> 00:18:11,480 Speaker 1: that's gonna make it even more harder for the quarterback. 398 00:18:11,840 --> 00:18:13,680 Speaker 1: And then with a guy like Harrison, you just try 399 00:18:13,680 --> 00:18:16,359 Speaker 1: to play the instrums and really not mess him up. 400 00:18:16,359 --> 00:18:18,600 Speaker 1: I mean, he's been doing great for the last ten 401 00:18:18,640 --> 00:18:20,800 Speaker 1: eleven years that he's been in the league, and so 402 00:18:20,840 --> 00:18:22,879 Speaker 1: he's one of the top safety, if not detop safety 403 00:18:22,880 --> 00:18:25,000 Speaker 1: in the NFL. So we just kind of try to 404 00:18:25,000 --> 00:18:26,600 Speaker 1: come in and keep some of the stuff the same, 405 00:18:26,880 --> 00:18:29,320 Speaker 1: but then try to tailor stuff to the guys strength. 406 00:18:29,680 --> 00:18:33,560 Speaker 1: So right now as we wrap up mini camp, you 407 00:18:33,800 --> 00:18:36,879 Speaker 1: are talking making everything look the same as far as 408 00:18:36,880 --> 00:18:39,320 Speaker 1: when you start building in those disguises. Where is that 409 00:18:39,400 --> 00:18:42,119 Speaker 1: in the learning process, you know, because you're kind of 410 00:18:42,119 --> 00:18:45,520 Speaker 1: starting from scratch here with a new DC. Yeah, but 411 00:18:45,600 --> 00:18:47,600 Speaker 1: I think the good thing that we had we got 412 00:18:47,600 --> 00:18:50,119 Speaker 1: a chance to have phase one, two, and then Phase 413 00:18:50,200 --> 00:18:52,119 Speaker 1: three with the guys, so they're getting comfortable with it, 414 00:18:52,440 --> 00:18:54,320 Speaker 1: so it won't be their first time seeing it once 415 00:18:54,320 --> 00:18:56,159 Speaker 1: we get back to training camp, because really, once we 416 00:18:56,200 --> 00:18:57,879 Speaker 1: get back to training camp, we're still going to run 417 00:18:57,920 --> 00:19:00,639 Speaker 1: the same schemes over and over again. To be there 418 00:19:00,720 --> 00:19:02,560 Speaker 1: a lot of them third or four times seeing it, 419 00:19:03,240 --> 00:19:05,320 Speaker 1: and then now we got the preseason game, so we'll 420 00:19:05,320 --> 00:19:07,359 Speaker 1: be able to do some things there. So I think 421 00:19:07,400 --> 00:19:09,760 Speaker 1: it'd be an easy transition for just because we had 422 00:19:09,800 --> 00:19:12,040 Speaker 1: a lot of time with them during all season and 423 00:19:12,320 --> 00:19:13,520 Speaker 1: you got it. You spent a lot of time with 424 00:19:13,560 --> 00:19:15,399 Speaker 1: Louis seen in the past couple of weeks. He seems 425 00:19:15,400 --> 00:19:17,160 Speaker 1: like a student of the game. But as his coach, 426 00:19:17,359 --> 00:19:19,359 Speaker 1: what has it been like working with them? It's been great. 427 00:19:19,440 --> 00:19:20,840 Speaker 1: Like you said, he is a student of the game. 428 00:19:20,880 --> 00:19:23,560 Speaker 1: He wants to learn. He's a really sharp kid and 429 00:19:23,600 --> 00:19:25,560 Speaker 1: he wants to be great. And I think him being 430 00:19:25,600 --> 00:19:27,639 Speaker 1: around a guy like Harrison Smith is definitely going to 431 00:19:27,720 --> 00:19:30,080 Speaker 1: help him. And he knows that there's some things that 432 00:19:30,080 --> 00:19:32,240 Speaker 1: he needs to work on, and he's been very coachable. 433 00:19:32,440 --> 00:19:35,600 Speaker 1: He's opened a new technique, new ideas, and his college 434 00:19:35,600 --> 00:19:37,080 Speaker 1: coach had told me that he was a really good 435 00:19:37,080 --> 00:19:39,479 Speaker 1: one to look at and he definitely was right. So 436 00:19:39,640 --> 00:19:42,400 Speaker 1: definitely looking forward to working with him. Yeah, So, Coach Anderson, 437 00:19:42,440 --> 00:19:45,879 Speaker 1: you're sitting there draft night, Thursday night, trade out of 438 00:19:45,960 --> 00:19:48,359 Speaker 1: us twelfth pack, right, We're gonna wait until pick number 439 00:19:48,359 --> 00:19:50,080 Speaker 1: thirty two. We don't know where we're going, and we're 440 00:19:50,119 --> 00:19:53,000 Speaker 1: not going and then they pick Louis scene safety. I 441 00:19:53,000 --> 00:19:55,399 Speaker 1: mean hearing that that's the direction that they went in 442 00:19:55,400 --> 00:19:57,840 Speaker 1: the first round. What was your reaction? We were recited. 443 00:19:58,160 --> 00:20:00,119 Speaker 1: Actually we were in the staff for him and and 444 00:20:00,359 --> 00:20:01,879 Speaker 1: one of the scouts came down and got it and 445 00:20:01,880 --> 00:20:03,439 Speaker 1: said it was like, hey, we need the DV coaches 446 00:20:03,480 --> 00:20:06,120 Speaker 1: and the coordinators. So we knew what time. It was like, hey, 447 00:20:06,119 --> 00:20:08,280 Speaker 1: we're getting this a good player. So we were just excited. 448 00:20:08,280 --> 00:20:10,440 Speaker 1: I was just keeping my fingers cross for him because 449 00:20:10,440 --> 00:20:12,960 Speaker 1: sometimes we hope to get a player. You never get 450 00:20:13,000 --> 00:20:15,280 Speaker 1: him in the draft because other knees and some other 451 00:20:15,280 --> 00:20:17,800 Speaker 1: team pick them up. But we were glad to have him. Yeah, 452 00:20:17,840 --> 00:20:20,399 Speaker 1: that's gotta be earth record, oh for sure. But to 453 00:20:20,400 --> 00:20:23,000 Speaker 1: actually have the opportunity, you know, to actually get the 454 00:20:23,040 --> 00:20:25,840 Speaker 1: guy that you want and then see what he is 455 00:20:25,880 --> 00:20:30,160 Speaker 1: doing out here. How much of the evaluation process can 456 00:20:30,200 --> 00:20:33,000 Speaker 1: you really got, like dive deep into a rookie without 457 00:20:33,040 --> 00:20:35,600 Speaker 1: putting the paths on. Um. Yeah, like you said, you 458 00:20:35,640 --> 00:20:38,240 Speaker 1: really want to get a chance to evaluate them with 459 00:20:38,359 --> 00:20:40,959 Speaker 1: the pass on. But the good thing about Lewis is 460 00:20:41,000 --> 00:20:43,520 Speaker 1: when you watched him on tape, at Georgia. You saw 461 00:20:43,560 --> 00:20:46,600 Speaker 1: his physicality, So that's one thing we didn't question about 462 00:20:46,640 --> 00:20:48,840 Speaker 1: him as far as how is he gonna play when 463 00:20:48,880 --> 00:20:50,360 Speaker 1: you get the pass on because a lot of kids 464 00:20:50,400 --> 00:20:52,280 Speaker 1: and get come in and it's totally different when they 465 00:20:52,320 --> 00:20:54,240 Speaker 1: get the pass on. But like you said, a guy 466 00:20:54,280 --> 00:20:56,040 Speaker 1: like Lewis he can come in and step in and 467 00:20:56,280 --> 00:20:59,359 Speaker 1: hopefully play right away. So one thing I'm just looking 468 00:20:59,359 --> 00:21:01,679 Speaker 1: forward to him, but just make that next step in 469 00:21:01,760 --> 00:21:04,440 Speaker 1: training camp, like I knew he will. Just gonna ask 470 00:21:04,480 --> 00:21:06,600 Speaker 1: about cam bining him how to break out season? Last 471 00:21:06,680 --> 00:21:10,520 Speaker 1: year had some really big moments, obviously putting multiple performances 472 00:21:10,560 --> 00:21:13,680 Speaker 1: like that together, getting more consistency out of him. Where 473 00:21:13,720 --> 00:21:16,440 Speaker 1: do you see him taking the next step this season? 474 00:21:16,680 --> 00:21:18,320 Speaker 1: To her question, would you say cam bid him is 475 00:21:18,359 --> 00:21:21,359 Speaker 1: a definition of making it hard for a coach? He is, 476 00:21:21,400 --> 00:21:23,840 Speaker 1: And it's funny you say that. We always want to 477 00:21:23,960 --> 00:21:26,280 Speaker 1: make tough decisions, so we always tell the guys, hey, 478 00:21:26,320 --> 00:21:28,080 Speaker 1: if you make us make a tough decision, that means 479 00:21:28,119 --> 00:21:30,760 Speaker 1: you're doing your job. If it's an easy decision to 480 00:21:30,880 --> 00:21:33,080 Speaker 1: make it cut day, then somebody's not doing their job. 481 00:21:33,480 --> 00:21:35,159 Speaker 1: But a guy like cam bind him. He came in 482 00:21:35,200 --> 00:21:37,719 Speaker 1: and stepped right in when Harrison Smith was out and 483 00:21:37,960 --> 00:21:39,919 Speaker 1: didn't miss a beat. Came in and played real roll 484 00:21:39,960 --> 00:21:43,480 Speaker 1: against Baltimore, very well against the Chargers, had an interception, 485 00:21:43,560 --> 00:21:47,240 Speaker 1: had a sack, and that's just to h to his credit, 486 00:21:47,280 --> 00:21:49,280 Speaker 1: when he came in, he didn't even play safety in 487 00:21:49,280 --> 00:21:51,639 Speaker 1: college and the corner and then when we asked him 488 00:21:51,640 --> 00:21:53,359 Speaker 1: at the combine, hey, would you want to play safety? 489 00:21:53,359 --> 00:21:56,920 Speaker 1: He was like, coach, I'll play whatever. Sounds like cam. Huh. 490 00:21:56,920 --> 00:21:58,679 Speaker 1: So when you got a kid like that who's smart, 491 00:21:58,720 --> 00:22:00,920 Speaker 1: he's tough, and he's willing do whatever for the team 492 00:22:00,960 --> 00:22:03,040 Speaker 1: that he can, then then you have a player, no 493 00:22:03,080 --> 00:22:05,640 Speaker 1: matter if he didn't play the position ever, but he's 494 00:22:05,640 --> 00:22:07,480 Speaker 1: gonna be a good one. He's making a tough decision 495 00:22:07,520 --> 00:22:09,280 Speaker 1: for it. And like I always tell the guys, we 496 00:22:09,280 --> 00:22:12,320 Speaker 1: can get competition, then that's gonna make everybody better. This 497 00:22:12,400 --> 00:22:15,879 Speaker 1: has been your first full off season that's been quote 498 00:22:15,960 --> 00:22:19,040 Speaker 1: unquote normal. You got here in twenty twenty it was 499 00:22:19,600 --> 00:22:21,920 Speaker 1: COVID year, and then you get twenty twenty one. How 500 00:22:21,960 --> 00:22:25,000 Speaker 1: has this been being able to be in the facility 501 00:22:25,040 --> 00:22:29,320 Speaker 1: with everyone new, coaching staff starting over technically in that sense, 502 00:22:29,400 --> 00:22:32,160 Speaker 1: but you're also kind of feeling a little new because 503 00:22:32,160 --> 00:22:34,840 Speaker 1: you really haven't had this before here. Yeah, it's been great, 504 00:22:35,119 --> 00:22:36,880 Speaker 1: and like you said, it's been new, and for me, 505 00:22:36,960 --> 00:22:39,720 Speaker 1: I had to get readjusted to it. Back when we 506 00:22:39,800 --> 00:22:41,720 Speaker 1: was in Chicago, we used to always have the off season, 507 00:22:41,840 --> 00:22:44,120 Speaker 1: but now, like you said, we didn't have it, and 508 00:22:44,160 --> 00:22:46,400 Speaker 1: I had to get adjusted. Hey, what's phase one's phase? 509 00:22:46,840 --> 00:22:49,080 Speaker 1: What can we do? What can't we do? And then 510 00:22:49,119 --> 00:22:51,040 Speaker 1: just getting the guys back in the building to get 511 00:22:51,080 --> 00:22:53,320 Speaker 1: that routine, because we always tell guys, hey, when you 512 00:22:53,400 --> 00:22:56,000 Speaker 1: come in, you want a good offseason routine. You want 513 00:22:56,000 --> 00:22:57,919 Speaker 1: even better routine where you're going for the summer for 514 00:22:57,960 --> 00:23:00,240 Speaker 1: five or six weeks by yourself, and then you want 515 00:23:00,240 --> 00:23:02,720 Speaker 1: another routine once you get into season. So it was 516 00:23:02,720 --> 00:23:05,000 Speaker 1: good to get those guys back in to not only 517 00:23:05,080 --> 00:23:07,479 Speaker 1: learn the scheme, but learn about us, get to know us, 518 00:23:07,800 --> 00:23:09,960 Speaker 1: and so we can get to know them. Because that's 519 00:23:10,000 --> 00:23:12,119 Speaker 1: one thing I like about Kao and his press conference. 520 00:23:12,160 --> 00:23:14,040 Speaker 1: He said, Hey, we want guys to come in that 521 00:23:14,200 --> 00:23:16,080 Speaker 1: want to come into the building, that want to be here, 522 00:23:16,200 --> 00:23:18,359 Speaker 1: want to be around us, because they don't care how 523 00:23:18,440 --> 00:23:19,959 Speaker 1: much you know, until they care how much you care 524 00:23:20,000 --> 00:23:22,359 Speaker 1: about the right coach. It's tough coming to this building 525 00:23:22,359 --> 00:23:25,600 Speaker 1: when it's negative eighteen reasons. And I know you're from Florida, 526 00:23:25,680 --> 00:23:29,119 Speaker 1: so I know that process of just trying to warm 527 00:23:29,160 --> 00:23:31,719 Speaker 1: your car up to put on a couple of jackets 528 00:23:31,720 --> 00:23:33,760 Speaker 1: to get in the building along with these other guys, 529 00:23:33,840 --> 00:23:37,160 Speaker 1: that process probably has taken some adjusting to, right. Oh yeah, 530 00:23:37,200 --> 00:23:39,920 Speaker 1: no doubt. I'm still getting used to it. I guess 531 00:23:39,920 --> 00:23:42,520 Speaker 1: now I can somewhat tolerate it. But but yeah, it's 532 00:23:42,560 --> 00:23:45,600 Speaker 1: definitely it's definitely different during the wintertime. But but yeah, 533 00:23:45,600 --> 00:23:47,320 Speaker 1: it's been good. So this is the time of year 534 00:23:47,400 --> 00:23:50,440 Speaker 1: that everyone says, this is the reason we stay in Minnesota. 535 00:23:51,000 --> 00:23:54,400 Speaker 1: So they hire people here with the Minnesota Vikings and May, June, July, 536 00:23:55,200 --> 00:23:57,159 Speaker 1: just because they know it's gonna be warm. But like 537 00:23:57,160 --> 00:23:59,119 Speaker 1: once you know, October, it's it's like all right. I 538 00:23:59,119 --> 00:24:00,920 Speaker 1: don't know if they but this season it felt like 539 00:24:00,920 --> 00:24:02,480 Speaker 1: a lot of the coaching staff got here. It was 540 00:24:02,480 --> 00:24:04,719 Speaker 1: still chilly. It was the end of February. I mean, 541 00:24:04,760 --> 00:24:06,560 Speaker 1: they got a good taste for it. They got a 542 00:24:06,600 --> 00:24:08,320 Speaker 1: good taste for it. Yeah, they got a late star. 543 00:24:08,440 --> 00:24:10,160 Speaker 1: So we'll see how they do win the full winner. 544 00:24:11,640 --> 00:24:13,920 Speaker 1: You got some pointers from coach Rane coach. My last 545 00:24:13,960 --> 00:24:16,080 Speaker 1: question what do you want out of because I know 546 00:24:16,119 --> 00:24:18,640 Speaker 1: you you specialize with the safeties. What do you want 547 00:24:18,640 --> 00:24:21,520 Speaker 1: out of your safeties this year? Like? Where where can 548 00:24:21,560 --> 00:24:23,359 Speaker 1: they build from last year? I mean, Harrison is a 549 00:24:23,680 --> 00:24:26,080 Speaker 1: probably your future Hall of Famer, but like, how does 550 00:24:26,119 --> 00:24:28,240 Speaker 1: he get better? How does Lewis seen and cam bind 551 00:24:28,280 --> 00:24:29,920 Speaker 1: him and MOUs during what do you want to see 552 00:24:29,920 --> 00:24:32,280 Speaker 1: from them? Really? I want to see the communication part. 553 00:24:32,680 --> 00:24:34,240 Speaker 1: We always tell the safeties you got to be the 554 00:24:34,320 --> 00:24:37,000 Speaker 1: quarterback of the defense. You're helping getting people lined up. 555 00:24:37,040 --> 00:24:40,159 Speaker 1: You're making the calls, you're making checks and adjustments, and 556 00:24:40,240 --> 00:24:42,879 Speaker 1: from that standpoint, once you communicate, well then it slowed. 557 00:24:42,920 --> 00:24:44,840 Speaker 1: The game slows down for you. So we want those 558 00:24:44,880 --> 00:24:47,040 Speaker 1: guys to be a student of the game, and then 559 00:24:47,119 --> 00:24:49,920 Speaker 1: at the same time we want them attacking. We want 560 00:24:49,920 --> 00:24:52,439 Speaker 1: guys who can track the ball downfield with good ball skills. 561 00:24:52,440 --> 00:24:55,080 Speaker 1: But I think it all starts with their communication, helping 562 00:24:55,119 --> 00:24:58,199 Speaker 1: get guys lined up the quarterback of the defense. You 563 00:24:58,240 --> 00:25:02,320 Speaker 1: played quarterback in call do you relate to that sense, 564 00:25:02,359 --> 00:25:05,400 Speaker 1: like do you or have you ever used that mindset 565 00:25:05,440 --> 00:25:08,439 Speaker 1: that you have played with and kind of related that 566 00:25:08,480 --> 00:25:11,280 Speaker 1: back to what the safeties are doing in your room. 567 00:25:11,720 --> 00:25:13,639 Speaker 1: I have because when I first started working with the 568 00:25:13,640 --> 00:25:17,200 Speaker 1: safeties was in Baltimore. So we used to tell our guys, hey, 569 00:25:17,240 --> 00:25:19,160 Speaker 1: you gotta know what the offense is doing, how they're 570 00:25:19,160 --> 00:25:21,679 Speaker 1: trying to attack you. So having playing a position, I 571 00:25:21,680 --> 00:25:23,560 Speaker 1: can tell them, hey, in this formation, this is what 572 00:25:23,600 --> 00:25:26,280 Speaker 1: they're looking at. If you're down this far, this is 573 00:25:26,280 --> 00:25:27,879 Speaker 1: what a quarterback looking at. So I just try to 574 00:25:27,880 --> 00:25:31,160 Speaker 1: teach them the game from an offensive perspecting. So then 575 00:25:31,240 --> 00:25:34,160 Speaker 1: once they got that, it was easier for them to know, hey, 576 00:25:34,160 --> 00:25:36,359 Speaker 1: this is the weakness of this defense. This is the strength. 577 00:25:36,600 --> 00:25:38,440 Speaker 1: This is what they're looking at this out there trying 578 00:25:38,480 --> 00:25:41,240 Speaker 1: to tack me. So really I think that help from 579 00:25:41,240 --> 00:25:44,199 Speaker 1: teaching them offensive persectly, it's a different thing. You know. 580 00:25:44,280 --> 00:25:48,000 Speaker 1: You see guys that have played quarterback, they stay in 581 00:25:48,040 --> 00:25:49,800 Speaker 1: the offensive side of things, and you kind of broke 582 00:25:49,840 --> 00:25:51,359 Speaker 1: them on a little bit. That's why I say it 583 00:25:51,359 --> 00:25:54,040 Speaker 1: probably slows things down, right from from being a quarterback, 584 00:25:54,040 --> 00:25:56,520 Speaker 1: you got to focus on what all twenty two players 585 00:25:56,520 --> 00:25:57,919 Speaker 1: are doing on the field, and then you moved to 586 00:25:57,960 --> 00:26:01,120 Speaker 1: another position rather that safety or a linebacker, and it's like, oh, 587 00:26:01,240 --> 00:26:03,600 Speaker 1: now you can say it from a different perspective. No, exactly. 588 00:26:03,720 --> 00:26:06,120 Speaker 1: Definitely slowed down a lot for me, and I just 589 00:26:06,160 --> 00:26:09,040 Speaker 1: fell into the position on defense because one of our 590 00:26:09,080 --> 00:26:11,640 Speaker 1: coaches in Baltimore at the time, Greg Roman, he was like, hey, 591 00:26:11,640 --> 00:26:14,080 Speaker 1: if you can ever move over to the defensive side, 592 00:26:14,240 --> 00:26:15,800 Speaker 1: it'll help you out if you ever want to go 593 00:26:15,840 --> 00:26:18,000 Speaker 1: back to offense, because he did. He used to be 594 00:26:18,080 --> 00:26:20,240 Speaker 1: a defensive coach and then he moved on the offense, 595 00:26:20,600 --> 00:26:23,040 Speaker 1: and you just see the game from a whole nother level. 596 00:26:23,080 --> 00:26:24,359 Speaker 1: You're like, Oh, this is what they're trying to do, 597 00:26:24,880 --> 00:26:26,719 Speaker 1: and this is what offense trying to do to us. 598 00:26:26,720 --> 00:26:30,080 Speaker 1: So it's kind of like chicks, no going back at though, coach, 599 00:26:30,520 --> 00:26:32,199 Speaker 1: no going back at it. No, I like it on 600 00:26:32,200 --> 00:26:34,560 Speaker 1: the defense side. We call it the dark side, So 601 00:26:34,600 --> 00:26:38,520 Speaker 1: I don't think I'm staying over. I love it well not. No, 602 00:26:38,720 --> 00:26:40,800 Speaker 1: thank you so much coach Anderson for dunning us here 603 00:26:40,800 --> 00:26:43,119 Speaker 1: on the Minnesota Vikings podcast. We look forward to seeing 604 00:26:43,400 --> 00:26:45,520 Speaker 1: all your guys out there this season. All right, thanks 605 00:26:45,520 --> 00:26:49,800 Speaker 1: for having me. Another big thank you to assistant defensive 606 00:26:49,840 --> 00:26:54,240 Speaker 1: backs and safeties coach Roy Anderson. I just liked his temperament. 607 00:26:54,240 --> 00:26:56,000 Speaker 1: He just seemed like a road chill guy, and that's 608 00:26:56,000 --> 00:26:57,760 Speaker 1: what those guys like they like the guys that can 609 00:26:57,840 --> 00:26:59,679 Speaker 1: kind of, like, you know, be tough on them, but 610 00:26:59,720 --> 00:27:01,120 Speaker 1: also be the kind of guy you can just sit 611 00:27:01,119 --> 00:27:02,719 Speaker 1: down and talk to. Those are the guys that you 612 00:27:02,760 --> 00:27:05,440 Speaker 1: respect once they start talking, because you know, they don't 613 00:27:05,440 --> 00:27:09,119 Speaker 1: necessarily get up and get very much, but when they do, 614 00:27:09,200 --> 00:27:10,520 Speaker 1: it's it's kind of one of those things that has 615 00:27:10,520 --> 00:27:12,480 Speaker 1: a little extra weight to it. So I think a 616 00:27:12,520 --> 00:27:14,880 Speaker 1: guy like Roy, the reason he stuck around is because 617 00:27:15,040 --> 00:27:17,800 Speaker 1: his guys really liked him and liked to have him 618 00:27:17,880 --> 00:27:19,720 Speaker 1: and his voice in that room, and they respected what 619 00:27:19,720 --> 00:27:21,560 Speaker 1: he had to say. So I think a guy like 620 00:27:21,680 --> 00:27:23,560 Speaker 1: Roy is going to be a welcome addition to this 621 00:27:23,600 --> 00:27:25,879 Speaker 1: new staff here. And again, it would be funny to 622 00:27:25,880 --> 00:27:27,920 Speaker 1: watch he and Keenan mccartell's group go at each other 623 00:27:27,960 --> 00:27:30,560 Speaker 1: this training camp, especially because both those guys are prideful 624 00:27:30,600 --> 00:27:33,360 Speaker 1: in their groups. Yeah, very much. So. Now that conversation 625 00:27:33,480 --> 00:27:36,480 Speaker 1: continues our Coaches series where we sat down and talked 626 00:27:36,480 --> 00:27:40,440 Speaker 1: to several assistant and strength coaches across the Viking staff, 627 00:27:40,560 --> 00:27:44,600 Speaker 1: and so I think on Monday we released an interview 628 00:27:44,600 --> 00:27:47,159 Speaker 1: with tight Ends coach Brian Angelico, So you're gonna want 629 00:27:47,200 --> 00:27:50,480 Speaker 1: to check that out and we are going to have 630 00:27:50,520 --> 00:27:54,520 Speaker 1: another interview tomorrow with ESPN's Matt Bowen. I spoke to 631 00:27:54,600 --> 00:27:56,840 Speaker 1: him and he actually played for Ed Donna Tell in 632 00:27:56,880 --> 00:27:59,640 Speaker 1: the early two thousands, and if you like to get 633 00:28:00,080 --> 00:28:03,840 Speaker 1: to the weeds on coverages and schemes, Matt Bowen is 634 00:28:03,880 --> 00:28:06,160 Speaker 1: your dude. First of all, I followed him the other 635 00:28:06,240 --> 00:28:08,920 Speaker 1: day because I wanted to interview him for this and 636 00:28:09,040 --> 00:28:12,960 Speaker 1: I was like learning because he is tweeting so much 637 00:28:13,040 --> 00:28:15,639 Speaker 1: good info on like if you're really nerding out about 638 00:28:15,640 --> 00:28:18,080 Speaker 1: that kind of stuff. So Matt Bowen's a great follow 639 00:28:18,160 --> 00:28:20,359 Speaker 1: He talked to us about this defense under Ed down 640 00:28:20,440 --> 00:28:22,440 Speaker 1: and Tell, talking about how Ed was such a teacher 641 00:28:22,480 --> 00:28:24,399 Speaker 1: when he was there, which is obviously that kind of 642 00:28:24,440 --> 00:28:27,919 Speaker 1: mindset of his whole coaching staff brings. He also was 643 00:28:28,160 --> 00:28:30,359 Speaker 1: very high on Lewis scene. He's like, this is a 644 00:28:30,400 --> 00:28:32,280 Speaker 1: guy that I would want to play for me. I 645 00:28:32,280 --> 00:28:34,000 Speaker 1: think Lewis is going to be fun to watch because 646 00:28:34,000 --> 00:28:36,240 Speaker 1: if you remember, fans were kind of lukewarm on them 647 00:28:36,640 --> 00:28:40,160 Speaker 1: just because they didn't really recognize his name right, they 648 00:28:40,160 --> 00:28:41,600 Speaker 1: were assuming it was going to be one of the 649 00:28:41,640 --> 00:28:44,160 Speaker 1: other guys earlier in the draft. Yeah, I think a 650 00:28:44,200 --> 00:28:47,480 Speaker 1: guy like Lewis scene, especially with all of the the 651 00:28:47,680 --> 00:28:50,280 Speaker 1: experts out there that have talked about him. I think 652 00:28:50,320 --> 00:28:52,840 Speaker 1: this guy is going to be a welcomed addition to 653 00:28:52,880 --> 00:28:56,000 Speaker 1: this defense. And look, I love it. I read a 654 00:28:56,040 --> 00:28:57,760 Speaker 1: lot of these players on energy, right, Like, I know 655 00:28:57,760 --> 00:29:00,480 Speaker 1: that may sound a little wonky, but like there's something 656 00:29:00,520 --> 00:29:02,400 Speaker 1: about and what I've been doing this and talking to 657 00:29:02,440 --> 00:29:04,840 Speaker 1: players for over a decade, so I kind of feel 658 00:29:04,880 --> 00:29:07,360 Speaker 1: like maybe I'm onto something a little bit, not like 659 00:29:07,400 --> 00:29:09,720 Speaker 1: breaking a code or like making a new type of 660 00:29:09,760 --> 00:29:13,320 Speaker 1: science or anything, but I'm like, I like the energy. 661 00:29:13,360 --> 00:29:15,880 Speaker 1: I can tell that he's here and he wants to 662 00:29:15,880 --> 00:29:17,480 Speaker 1: be good and wants to learn, and he's a great 663 00:29:17,480 --> 00:29:19,840 Speaker 1: person to just be around. And sometimes that makes so 664 00:29:19,920 --> 00:29:22,080 Speaker 1: much difference when you think about maybe some of the 665 00:29:22,160 --> 00:29:24,600 Speaker 1: chemistry issues that this team has had in the past 666 00:29:24,880 --> 00:29:28,880 Speaker 1: between coaches and players, Like sometimes those things can translate 667 00:29:28,920 --> 00:29:31,440 Speaker 1: into other things that you do, and so just having 668 00:29:31,640 --> 00:29:33,560 Speaker 1: someone that is easy going like that, I think could 669 00:29:33,560 --> 00:29:35,280 Speaker 1: be really good. One of the things that excites me 670 00:29:35,280 --> 00:29:37,280 Speaker 1: about him is he and Harrison Smith have a very 671 00:29:37,320 --> 00:29:41,200 Speaker 1: similar vibe. Yeah, it's very kind of calm, very quiet demeanor. 672 00:29:41,240 --> 00:29:44,320 Speaker 1: They got outside interests outside of football, but you put 673 00:29:44,360 --> 00:29:46,000 Speaker 1: them on there and put some pads on there. I 674 00:29:46,040 --> 00:29:48,760 Speaker 1: am hoping that he and Harrison are like doppelgangers out 675 00:29:48,800 --> 00:29:51,640 Speaker 1: in that field, just wreaking havoc on something. I mean, 676 00:29:51,680 --> 00:29:54,920 Speaker 1: who better to learn from? Right? Who better to learn from? Perfect? 677 00:29:54,920 --> 00:29:57,160 Speaker 1: We have got some more content coming your way, because 678 00:29:57,160 --> 00:30:00,400 Speaker 1: as Jay mentioned earlier, we do have. We are technically 679 00:30:00,440 --> 00:30:03,880 Speaker 1: everyone is off next week and so, but that doesn't 680 00:30:03,880 --> 00:30:06,280 Speaker 1: mean that the content doesn't continue going. Someone is working 681 00:30:06,320 --> 00:30:08,920 Speaker 1: and someone is posting. So we will have several more 682 00:30:08,960 --> 00:30:13,240 Speaker 1: coach interviews coming out and Pick six is coming back 683 00:30:13,280 --> 00:30:15,080 Speaker 1: for a couple more weeks, so Pa and I will 684 00:30:15,080 --> 00:30:17,720 Speaker 1: answer some more of your questions. We will take a 685 00:30:17,720 --> 00:30:20,120 Speaker 1: break for the podcast. You know, we're going to take 686 00:30:20,240 --> 00:30:22,200 Speaker 1: a next week with the fourth of July. Everyone can 687 00:30:22,200 --> 00:30:25,320 Speaker 1: hopefully go have an extra smore and enjoy their fireworks 688 00:30:25,320 --> 00:30:27,160 Speaker 1: for free to July week. But yeah, so we'll be 689 00:30:27,160 --> 00:30:29,160 Speaker 1: closed for the fourth of July week. But like she said, 690 00:30:29,240 --> 00:30:31,520 Speaker 1: there's a ton of content coming out and even recent 691 00:30:31,520 --> 00:30:33,800 Speaker 1: stuff that's been popping out there. Viking Circle with Harrison 692 00:30:33,800 --> 00:30:36,400 Speaker 1: Smith with Gabe that was a good one. Ninety six 693 00:30:36,480 --> 00:30:38,520 Speaker 1: Questions is back and the people are really excited and 694 00:30:38,560 --> 00:30:41,760 Speaker 1: happy about the first episode that came. Yeah, it did, 695 00:30:41,880 --> 00:30:44,040 Speaker 1: and it was a fun content series we had from 696 00:30:44,080 --> 00:30:46,120 Speaker 1: before and everyone working on it. We're really excited when 697 00:30:46,160 --> 00:30:47,640 Speaker 1: they got a chance to do it. And we're just 698 00:30:47,720 --> 00:30:51,800 Speaker 1: talking about number ninety six. Brian Robinson. Well, Jay, get this. 699 00:30:51,960 --> 00:30:56,880 Speaker 1: He is bringing NYC's cheesiest food stand to US Bank 700 00:30:56,920 --> 00:31:00,360 Speaker 1: Stadium this season. You're definitely gonna want to check out 701 00:31:00,400 --> 00:31:04,560 Speaker 1: Mactruck Mac and Cheese on Minnesota Vikings game day. How 702 00:31:04,560 --> 00:31:07,840 Speaker 1: about that for a good snack? Anything be rob Touches 703 00:31:07,920 --> 00:31:12,280 Speaker 1: right now is gold. So you know exactly. Mactruck Mac 704 00:31:12,320 --> 00:31:13,800 Speaker 1: and Cheese is going to be something that I think 705 00:31:13,800 --> 00:31:15,400 Speaker 1: a lot of people are going to be really excited for. 706 00:31:15,600 --> 00:31:17,960 Speaker 1: So I look forward to and on game days not 707 00:31:17,960 --> 00:31:20,120 Speaker 1: going to turn down the mac and cheese anyway. Yeah, 708 00:31:20,240 --> 00:31:22,360 Speaker 1: you want to go check out Mactruck Mac and Cheese. 709 00:31:22,480 --> 00:31:26,160 Speaker 1: It's another thing too. This week, justin Jefferson talking about 710 00:31:26,600 --> 00:31:28,960 Speaker 1: kind of everything that's exciting to him, the Madden rating, 711 00:31:28,960 --> 00:31:31,560 Speaker 1: everything like that, but also talking about the fact that 712 00:31:31,720 --> 00:31:34,000 Speaker 1: he wants to be a Hall of Famer. He has 713 00:31:34,000 --> 00:31:36,760 Speaker 1: audibly said it, and I think for a guy in 714 00:31:36,800 --> 00:31:38,720 Speaker 1: the universe, that's the thing now that that's out there 715 00:31:38,840 --> 00:31:41,720 Speaker 1: and he's motivated. He already knew people had a target 716 00:31:41,760 --> 00:31:43,400 Speaker 1: on him, it's going to be even more so. And 717 00:31:43,480 --> 00:31:45,280 Speaker 1: for a guy like him, I think he thrives in that, 718 00:31:46,080 --> 00:31:49,480 Speaker 1: there's no question because when you think about how much 719 00:31:49,760 --> 00:31:52,280 Speaker 1: grief people were giving him last season when he said 720 00:31:52,400 --> 00:31:54,160 Speaker 1: nothing's going to change. I'm not going to have a 721 00:31:54,160 --> 00:31:57,640 Speaker 1: sophomore slump, Like, don't put that on me. Right now, 722 00:31:57,800 --> 00:32:00,440 Speaker 1: He's coming back and this is this narrative for the season, 723 00:32:00,480 --> 00:32:03,040 Speaker 1: and he had a great season last year and you 724 00:32:03,080 --> 00:32:06,160 Speaker 1: can pretty much have the same expectations this coming season. Yeah, 725 00:32:06,160 --> 00:32:08,680 Speaker 1: there's no reason you shouldn't at this point. So his 726 00:32:08,800 --> 00:32:11,280 Speaker 1: interviews out there, there's there's tons of highlights from camp 727 00:32:11,280 --> 00:32:13,280 Speaker 1: and everything in the off season program. So yeah, it's 728 00:32:13,280 --> 00:32:14,880 Speaker 1: a good time to catch up if you've got some 729 00:32:14,960 --> 00:32:17,600 Speaker 1: days off, catch up on some of this content so 730 00:32:17,640 --> 00:32:19,160 Speaker 1: that you're ready to go and know all the people 731 00:32:19,360 --> 00:32:21,560 Speaker 1: that you need to watch for camp. Things like that. 732 00:32:22,320 --> 00:32:24,720 Speaker 1: We do have the two previous podcasts with the coaches 733 00:32:24,760 --> 00:32:27,280 Speaker 1: as well, if you miss those. We had assistant special 734 00:32:27,320 --> 00:32:31,280 Speaker 1: teams coach Ben Katwika and then we had assistant quarterbacks 735 00:32:31,280 --> 00:32:34,920 Speaker 1: coach Garde Johnson, and so we will continue this when 736 00:32:34,920 --> 00:32:37,080 Speaker 1: we come back from training camp. We have two more 737 00:32:37,400 --> 00:32:40,000 Speaker 1: exciting interviews for you guys with coaches that are on 738 00:32:40,040 --> 00:32:43,840 Speaker 1: the strength and the sports performance side of things, which 739 00:32:43,960 --> 00:32:47,120 Speaker 1: is really really cool. We're excited to share those with you, 740 00:32:47,200 --> 00:32:50,200 Speaker 1: but until then, have a wonderful holiday and we will 741 00:32:50,200 --> 00:32:51,240 Speaker 1: see you in two weeks