1 00:00:00,040 --> 00:00:02,240 Speaker 1: Hey, Vikings fans, been over here. I'm so excited to 2 00:00:02,279 --> 00:00:04,360 Speaker 1: be a new Lifetime member, and so are my kids. 3 00:00:04,400 --> 00:00:06,519 Speaker 1: They love the tennis, the pick a ball, the basketball, 4 00:00:06,519 --> 00:00:08,680 Speaker 1: and of course the Yummy cafe. Check them out at 5 00:00:08,720 --> 00:00:10,760 Speaker 1: Lifetime dot life to find a club nearest you. 6 00:00:14,840 --> 00:00:18,800 Speaker 2: Well, the Undefeated edition of the Minnesota Vikings podcast is underway, 7 00:00:18,800 --> 00:00:21,600 Speaker 2: and it is a special privilege to be joined by 8 00:00:21,640 --> 00:00:24,520 Speaker 2: a man who is making such a huge impact not 9 00:00:24,560 --> 00:00:26,160 Speaker 2: only on the field but off the field for this 10 00:00:26,200 --> 00:00:30,680 Speaker 2: Minnesota Vikings team. Quarterback coach Josh McCown appreciate. 11 00:00:30,280 --> 00:00:32,159 Speaker 3: You joining mes. Josh awesome. Thank you for having me. 12 00:00:32,240 --> 00:00:35,120 Speaker 2: Look, we talked about it a little bit before before 13 00:00:35,159 --> 00:00:37,640 Speaker 2: the camera turned on. The first time I met you 14 00:00:37,840 --> 00:00:42,840 Speaker 2: was twenty eighteen Charlotte, North Carolina Josh Norman's All Star 15 00:00:42,960 --> 00:00:46,920 Speaker 2: Celebrity Basketball Game tournament, or like the Celebrity All Star Game. 16 00:00:47,280 --> 00:00:50,440 Speaker 2: And I went into that day walking into the gym 17 00:00:50,680 --> 00:00:52,640 Speaker 2: seeing Terroll Owens dunk right. 18 00:00:52,840 --> 00:00:53,000 Speaker 3: Yeah. 19 00:00:53,040 --> 00:00:56,800 Speaker 2: And I left that game basically thinking to myself, why 20 00:00:56,800 --> 00:01:01,160 Speaker 2: didn't anyone tell me Josh mccowca who walk us through 21 00:01:01,640 --> 00:01:05,720 Speaker 2: just that the celebrities on deck that day, Yeah. 22 00:01:05,520 --> 00:01:07,200 Speaker 4: There was there was a few guys out there. Man, 23 00:01:07,640 --> 00:01:09,880 Speaker 4: I mean, I know Cam, I love Cam was there. 24 00:01:09,720 --> 00:01:11,640 Speaker 3: And Lukeley and Louke Keikley. 25 00:01:11,880 --> 00:01:14,120 Speaker 4: It was a fun day and the funniest part I 26 00:01:14,120 --> 00:01:16,080 Speaker 4: remember about it is like it was Josh's event, and 27 00:01:16,120 --> 00:01:18,040 Speaker 4: I think we came down to the last second shot 28 00:01:18,160 --> 00:01:20,800 Speaker 4: which in which he got a charitable foul call and 29 00:01:20,880 --> 00:01:23,080 Speaker 4: had like on a three pointer that he had like 30 00:01:23,400 --> 00:01:24,720 Speaker 4: three chances to make it. 31 00:01:24,880 --> 00:01:25,080 Speaker 3: Yeah. 32 00:01:25,520 --> 00:01:27,360 Speaker 2: I think it was like a laying violation too, so 33 00:01:27,400 --> 00:01:29,280 Speaker 2: he can finally make the free throws like. 34 00:01:29,280 --> 00:01:30,320 Speaker 3: He doesn't make any of them. 35 00:01:30,319 --> 00:01:32,959 Speaker 4: And I think it was the me or t O 36 00:01:33,080 --> 00:01:35,080 Speaker 4: or one of us look at each other like all right, well, 37 00:01:35,360 --> 00:01:36,920 Speaker 4: like if he ain't gonna win it, like we're winning 38 00:01:36,920 --> 00:01:38,920 Speaker 4: it now, like you know, like we're trying to let 39 00:01:39,000 --> 00:01:41,959 Speaker 4: him win his event. But man, that was because it's 40 00:01:42,160 --> 00:01:44,640 Speaker 4: you know, his squad. I know there was a few 41 00:01:44,640 --> 00:01:46,600 Speaker 4: of his his family members there too with him and 42 00:01:47,000 --> 00:01:50,200 Speaker 4: uh and so it was competitive as far as charity 43 00:01:50,240 --> 00:01:50,600 Speaker 4: games go. 44 00:01:50,680 --> 00:01:52,560 Speaker 3: It was fun though. It was fun day, yeah, just 45 00:01:52,600 --> 00:01:53,480 Speaker 3: from start to finish. 46 00:01:53,760 --> 00:01:55,600 Speaker 2: Just that the people that rolled in, the people that 47 00:01:55,600 --> 00:01:59,040 Speaker 2: that are athletes that were either retired or playing and 48 00:01:59,440 --> 00:02:02,080 Speaker 2: just thinking about you know, your journey, what twelve teams, 49 00:02:02,120 --> 00:02:05,280 Speaker 2: eighteen different eighteen seasons in the NFL. I don't know 50 00:02:05,320 --> 00:02:06,640 Speaker 2: if you know how many Hall of Fames, I don't 51 00:02:06,640 --> 00:02:08,000 Speaker 2: know how many Hall of Famers you play with. But 52 00:02:08,040 --> 00:02:09,840 Speaker 2: do you have an idea of just just some of 53 00:02:09,880 --> 00:02:10,480 Speaker 2: the guys that. 54 00:02:10,440 --> 00:02:13,040 Speaker 4: You had a I mean, yeah, just rolling through them, 55 00:02:13,200 --> 00:02:16,160 Speaker 4: like Emmitt Smith, you know, Larry Fitzgerald will be in 56 00:02:16,160 --> 00:02:18,680 Speaker 4: there for sure, and Kwam Bolden probably should be in 57 00:02:18,720 --> 00:02:19,919 Speaker 4: there at some point. 58 00:02:20,440 --> 00:02:22,120 Speaker 3: Kurt Warner there in Arizona. 59 00:02:22,360 --> 00:02:25,639 Speaker 2: Staying on that point, right, Like, when you're around all 60 00:02:25,680 --> 00:02:28,160 Speaker 2: those guys that have played at the highest level and 61 00:02:28,200 --> 00:02:31,079 Speaker 2: you've had a chance to be teammates, spill relationships with them, 62 00:02:31,400 --> 00:02:33,080 Speaker 2: what does that teach you when you get into the 63 00:02:33,080 --> 00:02:34,200 Speaker 2: coaching aspect of it. 64 00:02:34,560 --> 00:02:36,919 Speaker 4: Well, I just think the biggest thing you learned being 65 00:02:36,960 --> 00:02:40,640 Speaker 4: around those guys is watching their habits, their practice habits. 66 00:02:40,680 --> 00:02:42,680 Speaker 4: And that's one of the things that throughout the course 67 00:02:42,680 --> 00:02:44,679 Speaker 4: of my career, whether you're talking about Brian or Lack 68 00:02:44,760 --> 00:02:48,840 Speaker 4: or Julius Peppers, you know, Joe Thomas, these guys that 69 00:02:48,880 --> 00:02:51,280 Speaker 4: I was fortunate to be around, and then late in 70 00:02:51,360 --> 00:02:54,960 Speaker 4: my career in Philly, Jason Kelsey Lane Johnson. You know, 71 00:02:55,160 --> 00:02:57,280 Speaker 4: these type of Hall of Fame type of players, their 72 00:02:57,280 --> 00:03:01,280 Speaker 4: practice habits are such that it flex these things that 73 00:03:01,320 --> 00:03:03,519 Speaker 4: we're talking about, and that's you know, you want to 74 00:03:03,520 --> 00:03:04,800 Speaker 4: impart that on young players. 75 00:03:04,880 --> 00:03:06,920 Speaker 3: Is just EMMITTT. Smith. I got him at the end 76 00:03:06,960 --> 00:03:09,160 Speaker 3: of his career and play with him as the end 77 00:03:09,200 --> 00:03:09,720 Speaker 3: of his career. 78 00:03:09,720 --> 00:03:12,160 Speaker 4: In every practice, he's you know, running the football thirty 79 00:03:12,160 --> 00:03:14,680 Speaker 4: forty yards downfield, are scoring and getting back to the huddle. 80 00:03:14,760 --> 00:03:16,760 Speaker 4: And he was, you know, thirty two, thirty three years 81 00:03:16,800 --> 00:03:20,280 Speaker 4: old as a running back. Joe Thomas, how he would 82 00:03:20,280 --> 00:03:23,240 Speaker 4: approach walkthroughs, the level of focus that he would bring 83 00:03:23,320 --> 00:03:27,040 Speaker 4: to a walk through. Watching Jason Kelsey and Brandon Brooks 84 00:03:27,080 --> 00:03:31,760 Speaker 4: or Isaac Somalo like work through their single blocks over 85 00:03:31,880 --> 00:03:34,520 Speaker 4: and over and over again after practice, blocks that they 86 00:03:34,520 --> 00:03:37,840 Speaker 4: had done a million times, but working these combinations again 87 00:03:37,920 --> 00:03:40,960 Speaker 4: over and over after practice because they wanted their feet 88 00:03:40,960 --> 00:03:43,280 Speaker 4: to be in their hands to be exactly right. Are 89 00:03:43,360 --> 00:03:44,800 Speaker 4: just some of the things I took away of just 90 00:03:44,880 --> 00:03:47,240 Speaker 4: the detail that these Hall of Fame type players approached 91 00:03:47,240 --> 00:03:47,720 Speaker 4: their position. 92 00:03:47,840 --> 00:03:50,400 Speaker 2: At what point for you, right after seeing all of that, 93 00:03:50,440 --> 00:03:52,360 Speaker 2: at what point do you make a decision that, hey, 94 00:03:52,520 --> 00:03:54,520 Speaker 2: you know what like, I may want to coach when 95 00:03:54,560 --> 00:03:55,240 Speaker 2: I'm done with this. 96 00:03:55,480 --> 00:03:58,920 Speaker 4: Yeah, I think very early on, just because the cool 97 00:03:58,920 --> 00:04:02,560 Speaker 4: thing is watching and coaches impact those players, you know, 98 00:04:02,680 --> 00:04:05,000 Speaker 4: and how those players wanted to be coached. They wanted 99 00:04:05,000 --> 00:04:06,680 Speaker 4: to be coached hard, they wanted to be held to 100 00:04:06,680 --> 00:04:10,000 Speaker 4: a high standard, and it's it's reflective in the way 101 00:04:10,040 --> 00:04:11,920 Speaker 4: that they played on Sundays and then while we're talking 102 00:04:11,920 --> 00:04:14,280 Speaker 4: about them as Hall of famers. So I do think 103 00:04:14,480 --> 00:04:17,160 Speaker 4: that impacts you, you know, if you're interested in coaching, 104 00:04:17,200 --> 00:04:18,880 Speaker 4: you know, as I was, I think it impacts you 105 00:04:18,920 --> 00:04:21,560 Speaker 4: because it lets you know that, even at the highest 106 00:04:21,600 --> 00:04:24,240 Speaker 4: level and even with the best players, that you can 107 00:04:24,400 --> 00:04:26,239 Speaker 4: do something to influence and help their career. 108 00:04:26,400 --> 00:04:29,839 Speaker 2: You have a moment when you, you know, finally realize that hey, 109 00:04:29,920 --> 00:04:32,440 Speaker 2: or like that that first spark of you know what, 110 00:04:32,480 --> 00:04:34,280 Speaker 2: I actually might be good at this when I when 111 00:04:34,279 --> 00:04:35,320 Speaker 2: I get done playing. 112 00:04:35,160 --> 00:04:35,720 Speaker 3: Yeah, I don't know. 113 00:04:35,839 --> 00:04:39,200 Speaker 4: I mean, I think changing coordinators over and over throughout 114 00:04:39,200 --> 00:04:42,000 Speaker 4: my career, I think I learned a lot about different 115 00:04:42,040 --> 00:04:46,960 Speaker 4: systems and how to assimilate and learn a system quickly 116 00:04:47,160 --> 00:04:49,960 Speaker 4: and try to apply that. And then from there it 117 00:04:50,120 --> 00:04:52,560 Speaker 4: was as an older player, was just like okay, how 118 00:04:52,560 --> 00:04:54,320 Speaker 4: can I help a young guy? It's kind of starting 119 00:04:54,640 --> 00:04:56,360 Speaker 4: even going back to when Kevin and I first got 120 00:04:56,360 --> 00:04:58,600 Speaker 4: together in Cleveland, trying to help a young young guy 121 00:04:58,600 --> 00:05:01,120 Speaker 4: like Johnny Menzel the head coach, Mike Peden was the 122 00:05:01,120 --> 00:05:03,000 Speaker 4: head coach, that's right. So that's you know, kind of 123 00:05:03,040 --> 00:05:05,040 Speaker 4: when some of this all started. You know, we're going 124 00:05:05,080 --> 00:05:08,279 Speaker 4: way back, and then even even with Sam as a rookie, 125 00:05:08,400 --> 00:05:10,560 Speaker 4: you know in New York, so looking at ways to 126 00:05:10,760 --> 00:05:13,120 Speaker 4: like how can you how can you still impact the 127 00:05:13,120 --> 00:05:15,080 Speaker 4: game when you're not playing and you get an opportunity 128 00:05:15,120 --> 00:05:17,680 Speaker 4: to do that as a backup quarterback, and then I 129 00:05:17,680 --> 00:05:19,839 Speaker 4: think you you take that and take some of those 130 00:05:19,880 --> 00:05:22,240 Speaker 4: tools and go, how can I apply that maybe to coaching, 131 00:05:22,360 --> 00:05:25,160 Speaker 4: you know, and a full time aspect. So so I think, 132 00:05:25,360 --> 00:05:27,279 Speaker 4: you know, later in my career really is when, and 133 00:05:27,320 --> 00:05:30,039 Speaker 4: even maybe a little bit before that, even even working 134 00:05:30,080 --> 00:05:33,360 Speaker 4: with Jay Cutler in Chicago, I think some of those 135 00:05:33,400 --> 00:05:35,960 Speaker 4: things is where I really started to feel and some 136 00:05:36,040 --> 00:05:38,240 Speaker 4: of the interactions with with men like Lovely Smith and 137 00:05:38,279 --> 00:05:41,800 Speaker 4: Mark Tressman and Rod Marinelly like really you know, uh 138 00:05:42,440 --> 00:05:45,520 Speaker 4: legends and the coaching profession, like those guys impacting my 139 00:05:45,640 --> 00:05:47,839 Speaker 4: career and really encouraging me along that path. 140 00:05:47,880 --> 00:05:49,760 Speaker 3: I think were some of the moments that led me 141 00:05:49,800 --> 00:05:50,560 Speaker 3: to this. I love that. 142 00:05:50,880 --> 00:05:53,279 Speaker 2: I think one of the I mean we talk a lot, 143 00:05:53,279 --> 00:05:56,320 Speaker 2: you know, North Carolina quarterbacks, just that the whole scheme 144 00:05:56,400 --> 00:05:58,320 Speaker 2: of how we're trying to make the state of North 145 00:05:58,320 --> 00:06:01,000 Speaker 2: Carolina basketball turning from a basketball state to a football state. 146 00:06:01,040 --> 00:06:03,280 Speaker 2: I know you're from Texas, but just spending a lot 147 00:06:03,320 --> 00:06:05,479 Speaker 2: of time of your life in North Carolina. It brings 148 00:06:05,480 --> 00:06:08,120 Speaker 2: me to my next question of thinking about at the 149 00:06:08,240 --> 00:06:11,120 Speaker 2: quarterback position, could you, you know, just provide our fans 150 00:06:11,160 --> 00:06:14,159 Speaker 2: with an example of going from one team to another, 151 00:06:14,279 --> 00:06:17,400 Speaker 2: having to learn a new playbook and having to digest 152 00:06:17,440 --> 00:06:19,960 Speaker 2: that and then get in the huddle and then dissect 153 00:06:20,000 --> 00:06:22,800 Speaker 2: that all in the span of three to four months. 154 00:06:22,800 --> 00:06:25,680 Speaker 3: If you're Sam Darnold, yeah, exactly. It's not easy. 155 00:06:25,839 --> 00:06:29,080 Speaker 4: And the longer you play, obviously, the easier it gets, 156 00:06:29,120 --> 00:06:31,480 Speaker 4: even if the language is new, because you can apply 157 00:06:32,720 --> 00:06:35,600 Speaker 4: some of the basic principles of every system to what 158 00:06:35,640 --> 00:06:38,480 Speaker 4: you're doing. But at the same time, when you get 159 00:06:38,480 --> 00:06:41,120 Speaker 4: a playbook and you're you're taking it and trying to 160 00:06:41,160 --> 00:06:43,800 Speaker 4: make it its own for you, the depth of the 161 00:06:43,839 --> 00:06:48,039 Speaker 4: information you know learned has to be so solid because 162 00:06:48,080 --> 00:06:51,040 Speaker 4: when the stressors come, when the game comes, and and 163 00:06:51,440 --> 00:06:53,919 Speaker 4: and or you know, starts in OTA's and then pray well, 164 00:06:53,960 --> 00:06:55,720 Speaker 4: when the stressors come, you want to be able to 165 00:06:55,760 --> 00:06:58,880 Speaker 4: access that knowledge in real time to to be able 166 00:06:58,920 --> 00:07:00,520 Speaker 4: to get a good response out of your body, to 167 00:07:00,880 --> 00:07:03,159 Speaker 4: be able to do the physical things. For a young player, 168 00:07:03,200 --> 00:07:06,880 Speaker 4: it's more difficult because he hasn't had the physical reps 169 00:07:06,680 --> 00:07:09,600 Speaker 4: as a veteran player, but the same thing applies both 170 00:07:09,600 --> 00:07:12,600 Speaker 4: those guys have to get this information as quickly as possible, 171 00:07:12,640 --> 00:07:16,880 Speaker 4: so it really takes so much learned. Like rope memorization, 172 00:07:17,240 --> 00:07:20,560 Speaker 4: everybody has different tricks to the trade. Sometimes you want 173 00:07:20,600 --> 00:07:22,160 Speaker 4: to associate it with some of the things you learn 174 00:07:22,240 --> 00:07:25,120 Speaker 4: in another system. I try to tell guys as much 175 00:07:25,120 --> 00:07:27,520 Speaker 4: as you can wipe clean and start over, that's really 176 00:07:27,560 --> 00:07:31,440 Speaker 4: the best bet, because, yeah, just because there may be 177 00:07:31,520 --> 00:07:33,440 Speaker 4: things that were taught in the old system that don't 178 00:07:33,440 --> 00:07:36,160 Speaker 4: apply in this system, because everybody teaches things different, and 179 00:07:36,200 --> 00:07:38,160 Speaker 4: you don't want to drag some of those things into 180 00:07:38,200 --> 00:07:42,680 Speaker 4: this new thing. And again, the old experiences, both positive 181 00:07:42,680 --> 00:07:45,960 Speaker 4: and negative, can benefit you, but from a system learning standpoint, 182 00:07:46,040 --> 00:07:49,200 Speaker 4: you really want to kind of cut those things and go, Okay, 183 00:07:49,560 --> 00:07:51,840 Speaker 4: what are these coaches? What's this group of coaches trying 184 00:07:51,840 --> 00:07:53,720 Speaker 4: to teach me about this play that I need to 185 00:07:53,760 --> 00:07:56,480 Speaker 4: learn for the Vikings versus how I played it for 186 00:07:56,960 --> 00:08:00,680 Speaker 4: the Bears or the Cardinals or these are a team 187 00:08:00,720 --> 00:08:03,320 Speaker 4: that you are on previously. So that exercise can fill 188 00:08:03,400 --> 00:08:05,520 Speaker 4: up your off season pretty quick. Yeah, and it really 189 00:08:05,520 --> 00:08:07,720 Speaker 4: takes a lot. I know a lot of guys employ 190 00:08:08,160 --> 00:08:10,440 Speaker 4: the services of their spouses to kind of help them, 191 00:08:10,680 --> 00:08:13,440 Speaker 4: you know, whether it's calling out plays or their significant 192 00:08:13,440 --> 00:08:15,040 Speaker 4: others just you know, helping them. 193 00:08:15,320 --> 00:08:16,760 Speaker 3: Helping them learn the playbook is huge. 194 00:08:16,920 --> 00:08:18,040 Speaker 2: I remember I can buying them. 195 00:08:18,040 --> 00:08:18,600 Speaker 3: Talked about that. 196 00:08:18,720 --> 00:08:21,040 Speaker 2: He said when he was trying to learn the switch 197 00:08:21,080 --> 00:08:24,280 Speaker 2: from cornerback to safety, he would have his wife like 198 00:08:24,560 --> 00:08:26,800 Speaker 2: hold flash cards and like give them play calls and 199 00:08:27,160 --> 00:08:29,440 Speaker 2: seeing how that applies to not only the safety position 200 00:08:29,480 --> 00:08:33,160 Speaker 2: but the quarterback position. I think that's a unique insight, 201 00:08:33,280 --> 00:08:36,880 Speaker 2: especially for a guy in Sam Darnold right, like everybody's 202 00:08:36,920 --> 00:08:37,560 Speaker 2: talking about him. 203 00:08:37,640 --> 00:08:40,160 Speaker 4: The difference is that the speed at which you get 204 00:08:40,200 --> 00:08:43,240 Speaker 4: that done allows you to begin to attack the defense. 205 00:08:44,080 --> 00:08:47,400 Speaker 4: Like if you're still in memorization mode, then you're walking 206 00:08:47,440 --> 00:08:49,960 Speaker 4: to the line of scrimmage going, what is Justin Jefferson doing? 207 00:08:50,080 --> 00:08:52,760 Speaker 4: What is Jordan Adison doing? What's our protection? Like what 208 00:08:52,800 --> 00:08:55,600 Speaker 4: do we call things? You're not really attacking, you're just 209 00:08:55,679 --> 00:08:58,560 Speaker 4: kind of accepting things as they come and dealing the football. 210 00:08:58,800 --> 00:09:02,480 Speaker 4: When you have the offense down and it's in your core. 211 00:09:02,880 --> 00:09:05,360 Speaker 4: Now you're like, we're about to attack these guys like 212 00:09:05,400 --> 00:09:07,079 Speaker 4: this is We're going to attack this coverage and I'm 213 00:09:07,080 --> 00:09:08,960 Speaker 4: going to go with them with this route. So those 214 00:09:09,000 --> 00:09:10,800 Speaker 4: are the levels of learning that you really want to 215 00:09:10,840 --> 00:09:13,720 Speaker 4: get to, and we're trying to progress that way with Sam, 216 00:09:13,760 --> 00:09:14,840 Speaker 4: you know, as soon as possible. 217 00:09:14,920 --> 00:09:19,079 Speaker 2: Let's rewind back to July twenty seventh of twenty eighteen. 218 00:09:19,760 --> 00:09:22,440 Speaker 2: That was the first day that both you and Sam 219 00:09:22,960 --> 00:09:25,360 Speaker 2: reported to New York Jets camp, and it was Sam's 220 00:09:25,400 --> 00:09:28,240 Speaker 2: rookie year, a third overall pick, and you got a 221 00:09:28,320 --> 00:09:30,760 Speaker 2: chance to be the backup that year. And understanding his 222 00:09:30,880 --> 00:09:34,679 Speaker 2: thought process from that day until where we are right now, 223 00:09:35,080 --> 00:09:37,280 Speaker 2: how has that guy evolved into who he is right 224 00:09:37,320 --> 00:09:38,040 Speaker 2: now for this team? 225 00:09:38,320 --> 00:09:41,920 Speaker 4: Yeah, he's you know, I say every now and then, 226 00:09:41,920 --> 00:09:43,920 Speaker 4: like he's such an adult man. He's such a grown up, 227 00:09:44,400 --> 00:09:46,920 Speaker 4: you know, and on a personal level, it's just really cool. 228 00:09:47,000 --> 00:09:48,640 Speaker 4: You know, to watch somebody that you got to know 229 00:09:49,200 --> 00:09:51,880 Speaker 4: seven years ago kind of mature in their life and grow. 230 00:09:52,600 --> 00:09:54,760 Speaker 4: But he's grown as a player as well. And I 231 00:09:54,800 --> 00:09:57,440 Speaker 4: think the number one thing that I see in Sam 232 00:09:57,880 --> 00:10:00,600 Speaker 4: is as his coach is just a level of focus 233 00:10:01,000 --> 00:10:05,400 Speaker 4: that he brings to preparation every week and how how 234 00:10:05,480 --> 00:10:10,160 Speaker 4: he goes about internalizing the game plan and so that uh, 235 00:10:10,360 --> 00:10:13,719 Speaker 4: so that it can manifest on Sundays like that, and 236 00:10:13,760 --> 00:10:15,960 Speaker 4: of itself is a is a practice of like we're 237 00:10:15,960 --> 00:10:18,160 Speaker 4: talking about, of just you're getting this playbook and how 238 00:10:18,200 --> 00:10:20,280 Speaker 4: how quickly can I get it in my core so 239 00:10:20,320 --> 00:10:22,560 Speaker 4: that I understand it at a level that when the 240 00:10:22,600 --> 00:10:24,800 Speaker 4: bullets are flying and it's real in the game and 241 00:10:25,040 --> 00:10:27,839 Speaker 4: the pressures against me the things I want, my natural 242 00:10:27,880 --> 00:10:29,920 Speaker 4: talents will take over because I know this game plan 243 00:10:30,000 --> 00:10:32,760 Speaker 4: so well. So how he you know, obviously it starts 244 00:10:32,760 --> 00:10:36,160 Speaker 4: with like note taking questions, He asked, whether it's with 245 00:10:36,160 --> 00:10:38,800 Speaker 4: with coach Phillips or coach O'Connell, like the time he 246 00:10:38,840 --> 00:10:41,600 Speaker 4: spends with them, and then and then after practice the 247 00:10:41,640 --> 00:10:45,320 Speaker 4: time he puts in uh with Grant Yudinsky, who's unbelievable 248 00:10:45,559 --> 00:10:48,600 Speaker 4: asset to our quarterback room, Like the time he spends 249 00:10:48,600 --> 00:10:50,840 Speaker 4: with Grant and getting kind of the background of some 250 00:10:50,920 --> 00:10:53,120 Speaker 4: of the system knowledge that that that Grant has that 251 00:10:53,160 --> 00:10:55,080 Speaker 4: I don't have because Grant's been here, so some of 252 00:10:55,120 --> 00:10:58,400 Speaker 4: those things, like he's turning over every stone to be 253 00:10:58,440 --> 00:11:00,880 Speaker 4: as prepared as possible, and and I think that's the 254 00:11:00,920 --> 00:11:03,680 Speaker 4: thing I'm most pleased with with him, and looking back 255 00:11:03,720 --> 00:11:06,480 Speaker 4: seven years to now of saying, man like, if you're 256 00:11:06,480 --> 00:11:08,520 Speaker 4: telling me seven years ago the guy that you were 257 00:11:08,559 --> 00:11:10,400 Speaker 4: hoping to look up and see this would this would 258 00:11:10,440 --> 00:11:12,560 Speaker 4: be who I want to see. Is this version of Sam? 259 00:11:12,600 --> 00:11:12,960 Speaker 2: I love it. 260 00:11:13,000 --> 00:11:13,320 Speaker 3: I love it. 261 00:11:13,320 --> 00:11:16,240 Speaker 2: We're talking to quarterbacks coach Josh McCown and before we 262 00:11:16,280 --> 00:11:18,520 Speaker 2: go to break, just staying on that question of your 263 00:11:18,559 --> 00:11:21,600 Speaker 2: relationship with Sam Donald. A lot of people have an 264 00:11:21,640 --> 00:11:24,880 Speaker 2: opportunity to be coaches, but not a lot of people 265 00:11:24,920 --> 00:11:27,640 Speaker 2: have the opportunity to coach a friend. So how do 266 00:11:27,720 --> 00:11:30,320 Speaker 2: you coach a friend and him still be able to 267 00:11:30,400 --> 00:11:32,800 Speaker 2: excel at the highest level in Sam Darnald. 268 00:11:32,480 --> 00:11:35,760 Speaker 4: Yeah, you know, I think to a degree, he knows 269 00:11:35,960 --> 00:11:37,320 Speaker 4: he knows that I know. 270 00:11:37,520 --> 00:11:39,040 Speaker 3: You know what I'm saying, he knows that I know. 271 00:11:39,880 --> 00:11:42,920 Speaker 4: And ever since he got in the league, and even 272 00:11:43,040 --> 00:11:45,400 Speaker 4: you know, from our first time together of just wanting 273 00:11:45,400 --> 00:11:47,960 Speaker 4: to see the best and wanting the best for him. 274 00:11:48,000 --> 00:11:51,640 Speaker 4: And so the level that the standard that we hold 275 00:11:51,840 --> 00:11:54,800 Speaker 4: him to and that I'm tasked with holding him too 276 00:11:54,840 --> 00:11:57,719 Speaker 4: as the QB coach does not change, And as a 277 00:11:57,720 --> 00:12:01,280 Speaker 4: matter of fact, I think it raises it because you 278 00:12:01,320 --> 00:12:04,320 Speaker 4: know how your interactions, like with with people that aren't 279 00:12:04,320 --> 00:12:07,040 Speaker 4: maybe as close to you, you kind of like you're 280 00:12:07,080 --> 00:12:08,760 Speaker 4: you're cool with how they they can act a certain way, 281 00:12:08,800 --> 00:12:11,240 Speaker 4: but like when your kids start acting silly, like you 282 00:12:11,240 --> 00:12:13,320 Speaker 4: hold them to a higher defender, right, or your family 283 00:12:13,360 --> 00:12:15,600 Speaker 4: acts silly, You're like, hold on now, like we need 284 00:12:15,640 --> 00:12:17,880 Speaker 4: to have a conversation. And and I feel that way 285 00:12:17,920 --> 00:12:20,040 Speaker 4: a little bit with me and Sam, where there's a level, 286 00:12:20,280 --> 00:12:23,000 Speaker 4: you know, to our relationship that it's like I want 287 00:12:23,000 --> 00:12:25,280 Speaker 4: the best for him, you know, on so many levels, 288 00:12:25,320 --> 00:12:28,520 Speaker 4: obviously just for the vikings in general, but just personally 289 00:12:28,559 --> 00:12:30,640 Speaker 4: because we do have a history. So I think it's 290 00:12:30,720 --> 00:12:32,960 Speaker 4: it's there's a trust there that when we call out 291 00:12:33,000 --> 00:12:36,240 Speaker 4: the greatness in him and demand better in certain areas, 292 00:12:36,600 --> 00:12:38,600 Speaker 4: that he can respond to that. And I think that's 293 00:12:38,720 --> 00:12:40,600 Speaker 4: unique and I enjoy that part of it. 294 00:12:40,640 --> 00:12:42,079 Speaker 3: I love it. 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This is 310 00:13:39,040 --> 00:13:42,320 Speaker 2: the Minnesota Vikings Podcast. The Minnesota Vikings are four and 311 00:13:42,440 --> 00:13:45,160 Speaker 2: l heading across the Pond to London this upcoming Sunday 312 00:13:45,200 --> 00:13:47,600 Speaker 2: to face the New York Jets. And this is a 313 00:13:47,640 --> 00:13:50,720 Speaker 2: New York Jets team that Josh McCown, who is our guest, 314 00:13:50,800 --> 00:13:53,600 Speaker 2: that you're you're very familiar with, and the fact that 315 00:13:54,240 --> 00:13:56,560 Speaker 2: you play them across the pond, a new fan base 316 00:13:56,640 --> 00:13:59,400 Speaker 2: for you with you know, this UK Vikings fan base. Like, 317 00:13:59,640 --> 00:14:01,840 Speaker 2: what are your thoughts like as a as a coach 318 00:14:01,880 --> 00:14:03,760 Speaker 2: who played for that team, Like, what are your thoughts 319 00:14:03,760 --> 00:14:05,960 Speaker 2: going into that game as a from a from a 320 00:14:06,080 --> 00:14:07,040 Speaker 2: human perspective. 321 00:14:07,240 --> 00:14:09,640 Speaker 4: Yeah, you know that they're obviously they come from a 322 00:14:09,640 --> 00:14:11,320 Speaker 4: big market. When you get to play in that market, 323 00:14:11,360 --> 00:14:14,240 Speaker 4: you understand the scrutiny that that you're under as a 324 00:14:14,280 --> 00:14:17,600 Speaker 4: Jets player and that all eyes are on you. So 325 00:14:17,679 --> 00:14:19,840 Speaker 4: this game will be no different given our record and 326 00:14:19,880 --> 00:14:21,800 Speaker 4: then and then the success that they you know that 327 00:14:21,800 --> 00:14:24,000 Speaker 4: they're having and and you know the hope that they 328 00:14:24,000 --> 00:14:26,600 Speaker 4: have with with you know, with their quarterback, especially you know, 329 00:14:26,640 --> 00:14:29,160 Speaker 4: being a Hall of Fame player. So you know, we're 330 00:14:29,160 --> 00:14:31,400 Speaker 4: excited about it, but it's just it's another opportunity for 331 00:14:31,480 --> 00:14:33,000 Speaker 4: us to to go out and here to grow and 332 00:14:33,000 --> 00:14:35,400 Speaker 4: get better, and that's the main focus. And we know 333 00:14:35,440 --> 00:14:37,120 Speaker 4: that we'll have our hands full. They're a good team. 334 00:14:37,160 --> 00:14:40,000 Speaker 4: And a and a very good defense Robert Solids an 335 00:14:40,000 --> 00:14:43,040 Speaker 4: excellent excellent football coach, excellent defensive football coach. And so 336 00:14:43,080 --> 00:14:45,040 Speaker 4: we know we got our hands full. And uh, you 337 00:14:45,040 --> 00:14:47,760 Speaker 4: know that preparation will start, you know here soon and 338 00:14:47,760 --> 00:14:49,520 Speaker 4: and uh and we'll get ready to roll in all 339 00:14:49,520 --> 00:14:51,760 Speaker 4: the aspects of getting over to London and getting ready 340 00:14:51,800 --> 00:14:53,440 Speaker 4: to play. We'll be a part of that. 341 00:14:53,520 --> 00:14:57,160 Speaker 2: Yeah, the logistics is uh, the underrated portion of this 342 00:14:57,400 --> 00:14:59,640 Speaker 2: entire thing. But I know our staff does a great 343 00:14:59,720 --> 00:15:02,640 Speaker 2: job and making sure everybody's well taken care of, well arrested, 344 00:15:02,680 --> 00:15:06,640 Speaker 2: and just thinking of Sam right and playing against his 345 00:15:06,720 --> 00:15:08,400 Speaker 2: former team, Like, I know a lot of people are 346 00:15:08,400 --> 00:15:10,520 Speaker 2: going to make a lot out of that, but for me, 347 00:15:10,840 --> 00:15:12,760 Speaker 2: I feel like Sam just wants to be a guy 348 00:15:12,800 --> 00:15:15,400 Speaker 2: that plays football and just like it's just a normal 349 00:15:15,520 --> 00:15:17,640 Speaker 2: human being. Yeah, what have you sense from him? 350 00:15:17,640 --> 00:15:18,440 Speaker 3: This? We know for sure. 351 00:15:18,600 --> 00:15:21,200 Speaker 4: Like that's what I'm most impressed with right now, is 352 00:15:21,200 --> 00:15:24,520 Speaker 4: that he has such a present mentality where it's just 353 00:15:24,640 --> 00:15:26,960 Speaker 4: executing this thing in front of him, whether it's this 354 00:15:27,080 --> 00:15:31,320 Speaker 4: meeting or this walkthrough or this you know, lifting session, 355 00:15:31,440 --> 00:15:33,320 Speaker 4: Like he's just executing the thing in front of him. 356 00:15:33,400 --> 00:15:36,800 Speaker 4: And so you're right, there will be I'm sure stories 357 00:15:36,840 --> 00:15:39,360 Speaker 4: and noise and things you know that are you know, 358 00:15:40,160 --> 00:15:42,800 Speaker 4: of interest, you know, to everybody outside of the game. 359 00:15:43,480 --> 00:15:44,440 Speaker 3: But for him, his. 360 00:15:44,440 --> 00:15:46,240 Speaker 4: Focus will be on you know, I know it'll be 361 00:15:46,280 --> 00:15:48,280 Speaker 4: on the Jets and and how he's going to prepare 362 00:15:48,320 --> 00:15:50,520 Speaker 4: and be on our game plan and how to internalize that. 363 00:15:50,640 --> 00:15:52,560 Speaker 4: And so I'm not concerned with that because I know 364 00:15:53,120 --> 00:15:55,440 Speaker 4: what I've seen since the day he got here to 365 00:15:55,600 --> 00:16:00,000 Speaker 4: now has just been a very intentional focus to be present. 366 00:15:59,640 --> 00:16:01,400 Speaker 3: And be the he can in every moment. How does 367 00:16:01,440 --> 00:16:02,240 Speaker 3: that help your coaching? 368 00:16:02,520 --> 00:16:06,480 Speaker 4: I mean it's those things obviously make it easier because 369 00:16:06,480 --> 00:16:09,120 Speaker 4: you're not having to dial, you know, real somebody in 370 00:16:09,280 --> 00:16:11,880 Speaker 4: from you know, doing this or doing that. You know 371 00:16:12,000 --> 00:16:14,360 Speaker 4: that you feel him in the meeting. You feel his 372 00:16:14,440 --> 00:16:17,400 Speaker 4: intention to the game plan, to the to the information 373 00:16:17,480 --> 00:16:21,280 Speaker 4: you're presenting him. You feel that, and so you appreciate 374 00:16:21,280 --> 00:16:23,280 Speaker 4: that as a coach because you know it makes your 375 00:16:23,320 --> 00:16:26,280 Speaker 4: job easier. And again, when you get that kind of attention, 376 00:16:26,600 --> 00:16:29,800 Speaker 4: you're able to focus and dive deeper into some details 377 00:16:29,800 --> 00:16:30,920 Speaker 4: that are going to give you an edge. 378 00:16:30,920 --> 00:16:34,280 Speaker 2: On game day, you talked about assistant quarterbacks coach Grant 379 00:16:34,400 --> 00:16:38,640 Speaker 2: Grant Udentsky earlier, and we're talking to quarterbacks coach Josh McCown. 380 00:16:38,760 --> 00:16:41,240 Speaker 2: But a guy that we haven't mentioned is a former 381 00:16:41,520 --> 00:16:44,760 Speaker 2: NFL quarterback who just so happens to be our head coach. 382 00:16:45,320 --> 00:16:49,400 Speaker 2: Kevin O'Connell. Describe just his impact as a former coach, 383 00:16:49,600 --> 00:16:52,640 Speaker 2: as a friend of yours, being able to help Sam's 384 00:16:52,680 --> 00:16:53,600 Speaker 2: process so far this. 385 00:16:53,640 --> 00:16:56,760 Speaker 4: Year, man, he's been. He's been lights out. I'm so 386 00:16:56,800 --> 00:16:59,880 Speaker 4: impressed with our whole coaching staff in general. So you 387 00:17:00,040 --> 00:17:02,040 Speaker 4: don't want to go into it like West Phillips is 388 00:17:03,120 --> 00:17:07,160 Speaker 4: a rock star, has Roc and they've just been they've 389 00:17:07,200 --> 00:17:11,560 Speaker 4: just been awesome. But Kevin's ability to game plan and 390 00:17:11,600 --> 00:17:14,439 Speaker 4: to lead our team and the call plays, you know, 391 00:17:14,480 --> 00:17:16,800 Speaker 4: at the highest of levels, has been really impressive. 392 00:17:16,800 --> 00:17:18,040 Speaker 3: It's it's it's. 393 00:17:17,880 --> 00:17:19,800 Speaker 4: What we you know, what I thought we saw in 394 00:17:19,840 --> 00:17:23,320 Speaker 4: him ten years ago as a young quarterback coach. But man, 395 00:17:23,480 --> 00:17:25,919 Speaker 4: he is just you know, I'm just every day the 396 00:17:26,000 --> 00:17:27,840 Speaker 4: more and more I get to see it, it's just 397 00:17:27,920 --> 00:17:30,119 Speaker 4: it's so impressed with with how he handles himself and 398 00:17:30,160 --> 00:17:33,720 Speaker 4: how he leads our team, and relative to Sam, you know, 399 00:17:33,880 --> 00:17:36,320 Speaker 4: some guys they get outside of it and playing, like 400 00:17:36,359 --> 00:17:38,639 Speaker 4: you said, a formal quarterback, they can kind of forget 401 00:17:38,720 --> 00:17:40,359 Speaker 4: kind of what it feels like to play that position, 402 00:17:41,480 --> 00:17:44,280 Speaker 4: but it's never too far out of Kevin's mind about 403 00:17:44,280 --> 00:17:45,840 Speaker 4: what it what it feels like to hold that ball 404 00:17:45,880 --> 00:17:48,800 Speaker 4: back there and to be in that position. And I 405 00:17:48,840 --> 00:17:51,639 Speaker 4: think because of that, he draws on those experiences and 406 00:17:52,240 --> 00:17:56,480 Speaker 4: utilizes that knowledge to help put our quarterbacks and advantageous situations. 407 00:17:56,520 --> 00:18:00,199 Speaker 4: So it's very helpful as a quarterback coach to to 408 00:18:00,280 --> 00:18:02,520 Speaker 4: have a guy like that at the helm, both as 409 00:18:02,520 --> 00:18:04,480 Speaker 4: the head coach and as the play caller, because he 410 00:18:04,600 --> 00:18:06,000 Speaker 4: helps your team out so much. 411 00:18:06,040 --> 00:18:08,080 Speaker 3: So very very thankful for KO. 412 00:18:08,720 --> 00:18:11,600 Speaker 2: I think all of Minnesota Vikings fans are thankful for 413 00:18:11,680 --> 00:18:14,600 Speaker 2: Kevin o'conno and Josh mccowns, who we're talking to right 414 00:18:14,600 --> 00:18:17,240 Speaker 2: now of Minnesota Vikings quarterback coach, and staying in that 415 00:18:17,320 --> 00:18:20,080 Speaker 2: quarterback room. We know, you know, that's a very talented room. 416 00:18:20,119 --> 00:18:22,720 Speaker 2: You got Nick Mullen, she got Brett Rippon, but a 417 00:18:22,760 --> 00:18:25,840 Speaker 2: lot of people haven't heard about Jj McCarthy, the guy 418 00:18:25,880 --> 00:18:29,000 Speaker 2: who we drafted tenth overall this year, and being in 419 00:18:29,000 --> 00:18:32,240 Speaker 2: that room, seeing him every day, understanding his process. How 420 00:18:32,320 --> 00:18:35,600 Speaker 2: instrumental has this process been for Jj? McCarthy who's recovering 421 00:18:35,600 --> 00:18:36,520 Speaker 2: from an injury right now. 422 00:18:36,680 --> 00:18:39,680 Speaker 4: It's been it's been huge. I mean he's in every 423 00:18:39,680 --> 00:18:42,160 Speaker 4: meeting that he can be in. You know, the tension 424 00:18:42,200 --> 00:18:44,159 Speaker 4: right now is on the rehab and getting him to 425 00:18:44,359 --> 00:18:46,920 Speaker 4: you know, there's phases of that, and Tyler and their 426 00:18:46,920 --> 00:18:48,720 Speaker 4: team take care of that. But as we go through 427 00:18:48,760 --> 00:18:51,240 Speaker 4: the phases and stages of that, you know, he's attacking 428 00:18:51,240 --> 00:18:54,320 Speaker 4: that just like you would expect JJ to attack it. 429 00:18:54,680 --> 00:18:57,360 Speaker 4: But the meetings that he's involved in, which as many 430 00:18:57,400 --> 00:18:59,639 Speaker 4: as he can be involved in, he's engaged. He's a 431 00:18:59,720 --> 00:19:02,600 Speaker 4: tenant of you know, we throw questions at and randomly, 432 00:19:02,800 --> 00:19:05,159 Speaker 4: you know, we want him to feel involved, and he 433 00:19:05,520 --> 00:19:09,680 Speaker 4: spits those answers out quickly and and they're correct most 434 00:19:09,720 --> 00:19:12,760 Speaker 4: of the time, and he's right on, and so we're 435 00:19:12,800 --> 00:19:16,280 Speaker 4: really pleased with how he's interacting and those interactions that 436 00:19:16,520 --> 00:19:19,280 Speaker 4: relative to you know, how the program goes with him 437 00:19:19,600 --> 00:19:22,080 Speaker 4: from a rehab standpoint, will will continue to you know, 438 00:19:22,359 --> 00:19:25,440 Speaker 4: be more and more. And we're excited about that. And yeah, 439 00:19:25,480 --> 00:19:26,880 Speaker 4: we just we talk about it all the time. 440 00:19:26,920 --> 00:19:27,480 Speaker 3: We love our room. 441 00:19:27,480 --> 00:19:29,280 Speaker 4: When you turn the tape on and you see Brett 442 00:19:29,359 --> 00:19:32,439 Speaker 4: Rippon and you see Nick Mullens, who has been invaluable 443 00:19:32,800 --> 00:19:35,920 Speaker 4: to myself as a as a guy with system knowledge 444 00:19:36,320 --> 00:19:38,280 Speaker 4: to be able to lean on. And when you talk 445 00:19:38,280 --> 00:19:41,000 Speaker 4: about plays, and it goes back to like learning the playbook, 446 00:19:41,440 --> 00:19:43,240 Speaker 4: Like everybody teaches him different. And when you have a 447 00:19:43,280 --> 00:19:45,880 Speaker 4: guy that's actually played in the system sitting in your room, 448 00:19:46,359 --> 00:19:48,359 Speaker 4: he's such an asset to Sam, he's such an asset 449 00:19:48,400 --> 00:19:50,879 Speaker 4: even to myself. And it was great to add Brett, Like, 450 00:19:50,920 --> 00:19:53,200 Speaker 4: we really feel good about our room and the support 451 00:19:53,280 --> 00:19:55,639 Speaker 4: that our room has for one another. And and so 452 00:19:56,240 --> 00:19:58,280 Speaker 4: I pinched myself every day when when we get to 453 00:19:58,640 --> 00:20:01,119 Speaker 4: when we get to walk in there, because you're working 454 00:20:01,119 --> 00:20:03,600 Speaker 4: with pros. I mean, these guys, the way they take notes, 455 00:20:03,600 --> 00:20:06,040 Speaker 4: the way they give reminders to one another, the way 456 00:20:06,040 --> 00:20:07,159 Speaker 4: that they compete. 457 00:20:06,880 --> 00:20:08,880 Speaker 3: It's really it's a really really cool process. 458 00:20:09,000 --> 00:20:11,800 Speaker 2: And I'm thinking just of the quarterback room in particular 459 00:20:12,480 --> 00:20:15,000 Speaker 2: outside looking again, I know I'm working inside of the building, 460 00:20:15,000 --> 00:20:18,200 Speaker 2: but outside looking, I think the greatest part that I've 461 00:20:18,240 --> 00:20:21,560 Speaker 2: seen about this quarterback room is how JJ McCarthy cheers 462 00:20:21,560 --> 00:20:24,480 Speaker 2: on his teammates, including Sam and everyone else on social media, 463 00:20:25,160 --> 00:20:27,719 Speaker 2: Like we know, we know it's a competition. Every position 464 00:20:27,800 --> 00:20:29,639 Speaker 2: is a competition battle. But I feel like he's the 465 00:20:29,640 --> 00:20:32,040 Speaker 2: biggest cheerleader for this quarterback room. And I'm sure that 466 00:20:32,040 --> 00:20:35,000 Speaker 2: probably affects the entire room, including Sam correct. 467 00:20:34,760 --> 00:20:35,360 Speaker 3: Oh, no doubt. 468 00:20:35,440 --> 00:20:37,879 Speaker 4: I mean, you know, it's it's to have the support 469 00:20:37,920 --> 00:20:41,720 Speaker 4: of your teammates is critical, and especially within your room. 470 00:20:42,040 --> 00:20:45,920 Speaker 4: And JJ this speaks to who he is as a person. 471 00:20:46,000 --> 00:20:47,840 Speaker 4: It's just like, as soon as you know, you want 472 00:20:47,840 --> 00:20:49,880 Speaker 4: to be able to encourage and impact the game at 473 00:20:49,880 --> 00:20:52,000 Speaker 4: whatever level. When you're on the field, you obviously you 474 00:20:52,040 --> 00:20:53,639 Speaker 4: have that impact on the field, but when you're off 475 00:20:53,680 --> 00:20:56,080 Speaker 4: the field, it's like, what else can I do? And 476 00:20:56,240 --> 00:20:59,600 Speaker 4: so he's you know, he's using his voice to to 477 00:20:59,040 --> 00:21:02,160 Speaker 4: to be a support for his teammate, and I think 478 00:21:02,160 --> 00:21:04,760 Speaker 4: that's awesome and uh, and we appreciate that from him, 479 00:21:04,760 --> 00:21:07,760 Speaker 4: and we're excited about you know, his progress and and 480 00:21:07,760 --> 00:21:10,520 Speaker 4: and where he was where he was headed, uh going 481 00:21:10,560 --> 00:21:12,320 Speaker 4: through you know, he had the one preseason game and 482 00:21:12,400 --> 00:21:14,719 Speaker 4: thought he played really well, and really pleased with with 483 00:21:14,800 --> 00:21:18,480 Speaker 4: how he attacked uh learning this playbook and and you know, 484 00:21:18,720 --> 00:21:19,959 Speaker 4: excited about his future. 485 00:21:20,400 --> 00:21:21,680 Speaker 3: And he makes our room fun. 486 00:21:21,880 --> 00:21:26,119 Speaker 2: Moving into this upcoming week, you get an opportunity weekend 487 00:21:26,119 --> 00:21:28,320 Speaker 2: and week out to go against Brian floor as in 488 00:21:28,359 --> 00:21:31,000 Speaker 2: his defense. When you look at the stats, I mean 489 00:21:31,000 --> 00:21:33,160 Speaker 2: there are number one or number two in almost every 490 00:21:33,160 --> 00:21:36,600 Speaker 2: single category. As a coach, like, how beneficial is that 491 00:21:36,840 --> 00:21:38,000 Speaker 2: going against a defense like that? 492 00:21:38,119 --> 00:21:39,000 Speaker 3: Every day in practice? 493 00:21:39,080 --> 00:21:42,480 Speaker 4: Man, iron sharpens iron, And I think that saying gets 494 00:21:42,520 --> 00:21:45,199 Speaker 4: thrown around so much in our business, and I I 495 00:21:45,200 --> 00:21:47,760 Speaker 4: don't know if I've felt it as much as I 496 00:21:47,800 --> 00:21:51,040 Speaker 4: had this offseason and especially this training camp. I think 497 00:21:51,080 --> 00:21:53,119 Speaker 4: those guys just when you have to go against that 498 00:21:53,160 --> 00:21:55,439 Speaker 4: every day, you have to find solutions and then and 499 00:21:55,480 --> 00:21:57,120 Speaker 4: then from a quarterback standpoint, you. 500 00:21:57,000 --> 00:21:57,720 Speaker 3: Have to be ready. 501 00:21:57,800 --> 00:22:00,760 Speaker 4: You have to have great eyes and great discipline within 502 00:22:00,800 --> 00:22:04,119 Speaker 4: your reads. And I can just there's a handful of 503 00:22:04,119 --> 00:22:06,919 Speaker 4: plays that I can look at throughout the course of 504 00:22:06,920 --> 00:22:09,800 Speaker 4: our season, already our young season, and tell you that 505 00:22:09,840 --> 00:22:13,439 Speaker 4: Sam is benefited from going against our defense. You know, 506 00:22:13,600 --> 00:22:15,520 Speaker 4: as tough as it is when you're in training camp 507 00:22:15,560 --> 00:22:17,280 Speaker 4: and you're like, man, can we just get something simple 508 00:22:17,400 --> 00:22:19,919 Speaker 4: or we you know that was my first reaction, but 509 00:22:20,040 --> 00:22:22,880 Speaker 4: now go guys again, Yeah yeah, yeah exactly, But now 510 00:22:22,920 --> 00:22:25,560 Speaker 4: going through it, you're like, all right, man, Like you know, 511 00:22:25,600 --> 00:22:28,600 Speaker 4: it's like anything, the more you lean into too, that discomfort, 512 00:22:28,680 --> 00:22:31,480 Speaker 4: you know, and you get comfortable being uncomfortable, so to speak, 513 00:22:31,960 --> 00:22:34,040 Speaker 4: the more it benefits you down the road. And so 514 00:22:34,680 --> 00:22:38,600 Speaker 4: Flow and Dronte and Swerve and those guys, like it's 515 00:22:38,640 --> 00:22:40,600 Speaker 4: a phenomenal staff they have over there, and they do 516 00:22:40,640 --> 00:22:44,200 Speaker 4: a great job and they have they have been unbelievable 517 00:22:44,280 --> 00:22:46,960 Speaker 4: early on, you know, in the season here with taking 518 00:22:46,960 --> 00:22:50,280 Speaker 4: the ball away and just the intensity that they play 519 00:22:50,320 --> 00:22:52,960 Speaker 4: with and and it's certainly we felt that in training 520 00:22:52,960 --> 00:22:54,400 Speaker 4: camp and it's paid dividends for us. 521 00:22:54,440 --> 00:22:56,399 Speaker 2: My final question for you, We've heard a lot of 522 00:22:56,440 --> 00:22:59,680 Speaker 2: guys talk about this team being different, like this is 523 00:22:59,720 --> 00:23:03,280 Speaker 2: something unique about this team and being in the NFL 524 00:23:03,400 --> 00:23:05,840 Speaker 2: as long as you have playing with so many different teams, 525 00:23:05,840 --> 00:23:09,680 Speaker 2: being on playoff teams, like, what makes this twenty twenty 526 00:23:09,680 --> 00:23:11,440 Speaker 2: four Minnesota Vikings team unique? 527 00:23:11,600 --> 00:23:14,399 Speaker 4: Yeah, I think it's the It's just the collection of 528 00:23:14,480 --> 00:23:17,800 Speaker 4: guys that are that are smart, tough, you know, discipline 529 00:23:17,840 --> 00:23:21,320 Speaker 4: football players, you know, and it's not about it's not 530 00:23:21,400 --> 00:23:24,800 Speaker 4: about them, it's about their teammates. And you go back 531 00:23:25,320 --> 00:23:29,520 Speaker 4: just yesterday you look at the play Jordan Jordan gets 532 00:23:29,520 --> 00:23:31,320 Speaker 4: on the on the Jets suite that he gets around 533 00:23:31,320 --> 00:23:34,040 Speaker 4: the anity scores and there's you know, justin Jefferson there 534 00:23:34,040 --> 00:23:36,480 Speaker 4: he is on the edge blocking to spring him, okay, 535 00:23:37,160 --> 00:23:39,480 Speaker 4: and you just you just have to ask yourself, like 536 00:23:39,520 --> 00:23:42,560 Speaker 4: how many guys that are in that conversation, like jets 537 00:23:42,640 --> 00:23:44,399 Speaker 4: is how many guys do that? 538 00:23:44,920 --> 00:23:45,119 Speaker 3: You know? 539 00:23:45,280 --> 00:23:48,160 Speaker 4: And so I think that's reflective of our team, and 540 00:23:48,240 --> 00:23:51,680 Speaker 4: it's reflective of the culture that that Kevin and West 541 00:23:51,680 --> 00:23:54,000 Speaker 4: and Flow and the guys have have created here already, 542 00:23:54,080 --> 00:23:56,840 Speaker 4: you know, over the first few years and and and 543 00:23:56,880 --> 00:23:59,199 Speaker 4: I think that's what makes this feel what it what 544 00:23:59,240 --> 00:24:02,399 Speaker 4: it feels like right now. And so it's you know, 545 00:24:02,560 --> 00:24:04,320 Speaker 4: still one day at a time. It's a one day 546 00:24:04,320 --> 00:24:07,480 Speaker 4: at a time mindset dominating the next thing, the next 547 00:24:07,520 --> 00:24:10,200 Speaker 4: meeting and the next next walkthrough. But you know, those 548 00:24:10,240 --> 00:24:13,320 Speaker 4: feelings are real. We gotta lean into them and keep 549 00:24:13,320 --> 00:24:15,840 Speaker 4: being selfless and keep doing the little things and we'll 550 00:24:15,880 --> 00:24:16,719 Speaker 4: see where that leads us. 551 00:24:16,720 --> 00:24:17,480 Speaker 3: I love it. I love it. 552 00:24:17,480 --> 00:24:17,560 Speaker 4: Well. 553 00:24:17,600 --> 00:24:20,040 Speaker 2: Look you caught you talked about teamwork and reflection of 554 00:24:20,040 --> 00:24:22,879 Speaker 2: a team. And I promise you for our radio fans, 555 00:24:22,960 --> 00:24:25,040 Speaker 2: Josh McCown and I have on the same exact shirt. 556 00:24:25,280 --> 00:24:27,320 Speaker 2: We did not plan this out, No, we did not 557 00:24:27,320 --> 00:24:29,000 Speaker 2: plan this out, but I feel like it's just a 558 00:24:29,040 --> 00:24:32,240 Speaker 2: reflection of what this entire building is because everybody's on 559 00:24:32,280 --> 00:24:34,760 Speaker 2: the same page. Josh, always a pleasure, always a pleasure 560 00:24:34,760 --> 00:24:36,920 Speaker 2: talking to you. Appreciate you joining me to That was 561 00:24:36,960 --> 00:24:41,200 Speaker 2: Minnesota Vikings quarterbacks coach Josh McCown and kickoff is upon 562 00:24:41,320 --> 00:24:44,640 Speaker 2: us this upcoming Sunday eight thirty eight m Central Time 563 00:24:44,720 --> 00:24:48,760 Speaker 2: against the two and two New York Jets. That will 564 00:24:48,800 --> 00:24:51,960 Speaker 2: do it for today's show and this undefeated Minnesota Vikings 565 00:24:51,960 --> 00:24:54,760 Speaker 2: team heading across the pond to London to play at 566 00:24:54,760 --> 00:24:58,400 Speaker 2: Tottenham Hotspur. So for our special guest of the show, 567 00:24:58,480 --> 00:25:00,760 Speaker 2: Josh mccount and our producer Eric Davidson. 568 00:25:00,840 --> 00:25:01,920 Speaker 3: My name is Gabe Henderson. 569 00:25:01,960 --> 00:25:04,520 Speaker 2: Thank you guys again for tuning in to another edition 570 00:25:04,680 --> 00:25:10,520 Speaker 2: of the Minnesota Vikings Podcast presented by Pepsi. Unreal is 571 00:25:10,560 --> 00:25:13,600 Speaker 2: back with their limited edition Vikings Drop. Head over to 572 00:25:13,920 --> 00:25:16,280 Speaker 2: nurl dot com for more details.