1 00:00:06,519 --> 00:00:08,280 Speaker 1: You know, yo, you you're on the way the meetings, 2 00:00:08,320 --> 00:00:12,399 Speaker 1: Like everybody's selfless, everybody's genuine, authentic, and I think you 3 00:00:12,520 --> 00:00:17,239 Speaker 1: got a real hard working, you know, dedicated class. It's 4 00:00:17,239 --> 00:00:20,919 Speaker 1: a great appreciation a science aspect because if some cats 5 00:00:20,920 --> 00:00:23,360 Speaker 1: aren't doing what I'm doing, like as far as the 6 00:00:23,480 --> 00:00:26,920 Speaker 1: science aspect and really keying in on those little things, 7 00:00:27,360 --> 00:00:32,320 Speaker 1: you know, I'm gonna be step ahead the season. The 8 00:00:32,440 --> 00:00:36,440 Speaker 1: twenty twenty two Vikings training camp is underway. This is 9 00:00:36,479 --> 00:00:40,280 Speaker 1: the Minnesota Vikings Podcast. I'm Tatum Everett alongside Gabe Henderson 10 00:00:40,320 --> 00:00:44,720 Speaker 1: for episode one fifty six. Gabe, it is finally, finally here. 11 00:00:44,720 --> 00:00:48,880 Speaker 1: We've only talked about it for you know, six months. Yeah, 12 00:00:49,000 --> 00:00:52,720 Speaker 1: football is back officially. And the fact that we're saying that, it's, 13 00:00:52,760 --> 00:00:54,960 Speaker 1: like you said, it's crazy because I just thought we 14 00:00:54,960 --> 00:00:56,840 Speaker 1: would just talked about this forever and never have a 15 00:00:56,840 --> 00:00:59,240 Speaker 1: football practice or a football game again. So the fact 16 00:00:59,240 --> 00:01:02,240 Speaker 1: that we're back, there's a little bit of a nervous 17 00:01:02,320 --> 00:01:06,160 Speaker 1: energy because it's like, like are we good at this job? 18 00:01:06,240 --> 00:01:07,600 Speaker 1: Like are we good at talking to people? We just 19 00:01:07,640 --> 00:01:09,000 Speaker 1: talked about the day and we walked in here. I 20 00:01:09,040 --> 00:01:10,440 Speaker 1: was like, I'm not gonna lie to you like this, 21 00:01:10,680 --> 00:01:13,600 Speaker 1: this break from doing this, you gotta dust the cobwebs. 22 00:01:13,600 --> 00:01:15,280 Speaker 1: All it is. It's almost like we have to go 23 00:01:15,319 --> 00:01:18,160 Speaker 1: to training camp to get ready for our jobs full 24 00:01:18,200 --> 00:01:20,560 Speaker 1: time seasons. Yeah, and I'm excited about that because we 25 00:01:20,560 --> 00:01:23,080 Speaker 1: get an opportunity to like do what we love. Um 26 00:01:23,520 --> 00:01:25,959 Speaker 1: er kind of you love football too. He's producing today's show. 27 00:01:26,000 --> 00:01:29,040 Speaker 1: So this this will be a really good season hopefully, 28 00:01:29,080 --> 00:01:31,000 Speaker 1: And right now you know, we're olln L. It's the 29 00:01:31,120 --> 00:01:33,120 Speaker 1: first day towards that Super Bowl and hopefully we can 30 00:01:33,160 --> 00:01:34,840 Speaker 1: get as close as we can to doing it. Yeah. 31 00:01:34,840 --> 00:01:38,479 Speaker 1: It's also like I love listening to a lot of 32 00:01:38,520 --> 00:01:43,720 Speaker 1: like the national storylines nowadays too, because it's an exciting 33 00:01:43,760 --> 00:01:48,040 Speaker 1: thing to have people be a little bit they're cautiously optimistic, 34 00:01:48,080 --> 00:01:50,720 Speaker 1: I would say about this team. A lot of experts 35 00:01:50,720 --> 00:01:52,680 Speaker 1: and it's and it's been great to hear all of 36 00:01:52,720 --> 00:01:56,040 Speaker 1: the good publicity. Um you know you hope that obviously 37 00:01:56,040 --> 00:02:01,520 Speaker 1: translates over to wins. Yeah, first and foremost wins. I 38 00:02:01,520 --> 00:02:04,000 Speaker 1: think the cautious optimism is always a good problem to have, 39 00:02:04,160 --> 00:02:07,240 Speaker 1: like if you're a team, because that means somebody believes 40 00:02:07,240 --> 00:02:09,560 Speaker 1: in you and you got something special in your locker room. 41 00:02:09,919 --> 00:02:13,040 Speaker 1: So if that is you know, warranted, or if that 42 00:02:13,200 --> 00:02:15,120 Speaker 1: is true, then these guys want to go out there 43 00:02:15,120 --> 00:02:18,040 Speaker 1: and put their best foot forward in order to do so, 44 00:02:18,160 --> 00:02:20,520 Speaker 1: like they have a legit chance of winning a super Bowl. 45 00:02:20,520 --> 00:02:22,400 Speaker 1: Like there was a guy who played on this team 46 00:02:22,480 --> 00:02:25,000 Speaker 1: last year and he was basically on the team a 47 00:02:25,000 --> 00:02:27,280 Speaker 1: few years ago. Also he basically said when he was 48 00:02:27,320 --> 00:02:29,320 Speaker 1: on another team, he knew that team was not going 49 00:02:29,400 --> 00:02:31,000 Speaker 1: to win the Super Bowl. And you know, in training 50 00:02:31,040 --> 00:02:33,400 Speaker 1: camp and he said, you know, this Vikings team they've 51 00:02:33,440 --> 00:02:35,480 Speaker 1: had You know that that buzz in the locker room. 52 00:02:35,480 --> 00:02:37,480 Speaker 1: Of course he's not on the team anymore, but you 53 00:02:37,520 --> 00:02:39,639 Speaker 1: can feel that same buzz, if not better right now 54 00:02:39,639 --> 00:02:42,880 Speaker 1: with this with this Karen Locker. So hopefully that transpires 55 00:02:42,880 --> 00:02:45,079 Speaker 1: two wins, like you said, and hopefully you know, we 56 00:02:45,240 --> 00:02:46,920 Speaker 1: just have some fun doing this. I think that's the 57 00:02:46,960 --> 00:02:49,880 Speaker 1: big thing. It's like from just going from moving to 58 00:02:49,919 --> 00:02:52,520 Speaker 1: a house to being here now and like talking about football, 59 00:02:52,840 --> 00:02:55,160 Speaker 1: it kind of puts things in perspectives like, dude, like 60 00:02:55,200 --> 00:02:57,160 Speaker 1: we gotta have fun doing this. This is fun, Like 61 00:02:57,160 --> 00:02:59,919 Speaker 1: this is fun job. So yeah, you tend to take 62 00:03:00,120 --> 00:03:02,200 Speaker 1: for granted that like you come to work every day 63 00:03:02,200 --> 00:03:05,800 Speaker 1: and talk football like it's way worse problems, way worse 64 00:03:05,880 --> 00:03:08,680 Speaker 1: problems for sure, and so we hope to see you 65 00:03:08,720 --> 00:03:11,120 Speaker 1: guys be able to escape some of your problems and 66 00:03:11,639 --> 00:03:15,040 Speaker 1: come to training camp. You know, it's it's a new 67 00:03:15,080 --> 00:03:18,520 Speaker 1: era of Vikings football. We've got fourteen practices that are 68 00:03:18,520 --> 00:03:21,960 Speaker 1: open to the public. That all begins on Saturday, July 69 00:03:22,080 --> 00:03:25,720 Speaker 1: thirtieth for the back Together Day player autographs return. I 70 00:03:25,720 --> 00:03:27,560 Speaker 1: know we've talked about this. I feel like for weeks 71 00:03:27,600 --> 00:03:31,280 Speaker 1: now as well as the MBC missort of Vikings cheerleaders 72 00:03:31,280 --> 00:03:34,840 Speaker 1: and skull line performers, and there will be several legends 73 00:03:34,840 --> 00:03:37,400 Speaker 1: showing up throughout training camp as well with Q and 74 00:03:37,440 --> 00:03:40,120 Speaker 1: A sessions and that all kicks off with mister Jared 75 00:03:40,160 --> 00:03:42,080 Speaker 1: Allen in the building on Saturday, and that's going to 76 00:03:42,160 --> 00:03:44,640 Speaker 1: be exciting. Yeah, he'll be a lot of fun. She's 77 00:03:44,680 --> 00:03:47,400 Speaker 1: a wild card, Yeah that is true, but I feel 78 00:03:47,440 --> 00:03:50,520 Speaker 1: like his wild cardonists has allowed Vikings fans to love 79 00:03:50,560 --> 00:03:53,040 Speaker 1: him because they accept him for who he is. So 80 00:03:53,320 --> 00:03:55,080 Speaker 1: it'll be good having him back. Hopefully you get in 81 00:03:55,120 --> 00:03:58,640 Speaker 1: the Hall of Fame this year. Knock knock across. There's 82 00:03:58,640 --> 00:04:00,800 Speaker 1: a couple of names that might Yeah, I think they 83 00:04:00,800 --> 00:04:03,240 Speaker 1: actually make a decision on the next round very soon, 84 00:04:03,400 --> 00:04:07,120 Speaker 1: So might be when we are when you're listening to this, 85 00:04:07,120 --> 00:04:09,640 Speaker 1: it might already been decided. So just keep that in mind. 86 00:04:09,680 --> 00:04:14,400 Speaker 1: We are recording on Wednesday afternoon. Yeah, there you go, 87 00:04:14,440 --> 00:04:17,160 Speaker 1: So you can't you can't you know, retweet it was 88 00:04:17,160 --> 00:04:19,800 Speaker 1: it subtweet retweet. No, I'm too old to be trying 89 00:04:19,839 --> 00:04:21,960 Speaker 1: to figure that out. Lets go to the next topic, 90 00:04:21,960 --> 00:04:27,039 Speaker 1: because oh please, I'm like, you know, yeah, the whole 91 00:04:27,040 --> 00:04:29,720 Speaker 1: age thing. I'm actually joking about that a lot. Never 92 00:04:29,720 --> 00:04:31,560 Speaker 1: ask a woman about their age, so I'll just see 93 00:04:31,600 --> 00:04:34,120 Speaker 1: the old the elder statesman. Well that's okay, I am 94 00:04:34,160 --> 00:04:36,640 Speaker 1: the elder states and it's fine. It's uh, I'm used 95 00:04:36,640 --> 00:04:38,520 Speaker 1: to it by now, especially being around these teams and 96 00:04:38,600 --> 00:04:40,640 Speaker 1: you realize that there's only one player on the team 97 00:04:40,680 --> 00:04:42,880 Speaker 1: who is older than you, and you're like, well, that's 98 00:04:42,920 --> 00:04:46,800 Speaker 1: my life, now, that's my life. No, but I was 99 00:04:46,880 --> 00:04:50,599 Speaker 1: going to uh use that as a segue though into 100 00:04:50,760 --> 00:04:54,799 Speaker 1: Harrison Smith at the podium yesterday. I guess it was gosh, 101 00:04:54,800 --> 00:04:57,000 Speaker 1: that feels like a week ago, but it was only yesterday. 102 00:04:57,960 --> 00:05:00,640 Speaker 1: That's the NFL season for your days. Based literally feel 103 00:05:00,680 --> 00:05:04,520 Speaker 1: like weeks. Yeah, yesterday when he was at there, one 104 00:05:04,560 --> 00:05:07,520 Speaker 1: of the media members asked if he how did he 105 00:05:07,640 --> 00:05:11,560 Speaker 1: feel being the NFL's oldest safety and I was like, 106 00:05:11,640 --> 00:05:13,479 Speaker 1: I think you can work that a little bit better, 107 00:05:13,520 --> 00:05:15,320 Speaker 1: but yeah, how does it feel to be you know that? 108 00:05:15,360 --> 00:05:17,520 Speaker 1: And He's like, I mean, I feel great. There's a 109 00:05:17,560 --> 00:05:20,440 Speaker 1: lot of things that you don't do as much anymore. 110 00:05:20,440 --> 00:05:22,080 Speaker 1: I think I think the biggest take home for me 111 00:05:22,279 --> 00:05:27,320 Speaker 1: was using that wisdom to tackle safer. I guess you 112 00:05:27,320 --> 00:05:29,719 Speaker 1: could say, because the game has changed so much, it's 113 00:05:29,760 --> 00:05:33,240 Speaker 1: not just about being this like backbreaker, right, It's about 114 00:05:33,240 --> 00:05:35,080 Speaker 1: being smart about your game. And I think that just 115 00:05:35,120 --> 00:05:37,960 Speaker 1: describes Harrison Smith to a t, that he's just smart 116 00:05:38,000 --> 00:05:41,440 Speaker 1: with his game. Yeah. I remember right before we left 117 00:05:41,640 --> 00:05:44,560 Speaker 1: for right after Mini Camp finish, I had him on 118 00:05:44,720 --> 00:05:47,839 Speaker 1: Viking Circle the day before he left and off camera 119 00:05:47,920 --> 00:05:49,599 Speaker 1: asked him. I was like, at what point do you 120 00:05:49,600 --> 00:05:51,880 Speaker 1: start watching film? And I was like, I haven't watched 121 00:05:51,880 --> 00:05:54,360 Speaker 1: film since the last game of the season last year. 122 00:05:54,680 --> 00:05:56,600 Speaker 1: He said, at this point in his career, there's no 123 00:05:56,760 --> 00:05:59,200 Speaker 1: need to watch film. He knows pretty much everything. He 124 00:05:59,279 --> 00:06:01,560 Speaker 1: watched his film. When the actual game week comes, like, 125 00:06:01,640 --> 00:06:03,960 Speaker 1: he knows what to look for, so he doesn't have 126 00:06:04,000 --> 00:06:06,440 Speaker 1: to go searching for ques. Like, once you get to 127 00:06:06,520 --> 00:06:09,320 Speaker 1: that level or that tenure in the league, when you're 128 00:06:09,320 --> 00:06:11,679 Speaker 1: Harrison Smith, you can spend your time doing other things 129 00:06:11,720 --> 00:06:13,960 Speaker 1: to keep your brains sharp around everything else. Like you 130 00:06:14,000 --> 00:06:15,560 Speaker 1: just want to work on instincts at that point and 131 00:06:15,560 --> 00:06:17,680 Speaker 1: see if you still got it. But the game is 132 00:06:17,720 --> 00:06:20,920 Speaker 1: the game, Like he's pretty much mastered Aaron Rodgers. He's 133 00:06:21,000 --> 00:06:23,040 Speaker 1: kind of figured out how Aaron Rodgers wants to throw 134 00:06:23,080 --> 00:06:24,479 Speaker 1: the ball and where he wants to get where he 135 00:06:24,520 --> 00:06:26,320 Speaker 1: wants to be. So I feel like if you know 136 00:06:26,320 --> 00:06:28,680 Speaker 1: how to master arguably the best quarterback in the NFL, 137 00:06:29,000 --> 00:06:30,680 Speaker 1: you can you can take a little bit of a break. 138 00:06:30,760 --> 00:06:35,000 Speaker 1: Cannot wait for him to just pour the knowledge out 139 00:06:35,240 --> 00:06:38,279 Speaker 1: for Lewis scene and to see how that can maybe 140 00:06:38,600 --> 00:06:41,679 Speaker 1: help him become a better player, because you know, he's 141 00:06:41,680 --> 00:06:44,680 Speaker 1: obviously kind of more of that bruiser right now, Like 142 00:06:44,760 --> 00:06:46,440 Speaker 1: he'll be the one who wants to take the shot, 143 00:06:46,560 --> 00:06:51,960 Speaker 1: right he's pretty much admitted that, yeah, yeah, isn't that 144 00:06:52,040 --> 00:06:54,119 Speaker 1: for all of them? And well, and actually that brings 145 00:06:54,200 --> 00:06:57,320 Speaker 1: us to really our guest this week on the podcast 146 00:06:57,400 --> 00:06:59,719 Speaker 1: is Andrew Booth, who's always who's battled injuries. But I 147 00:06:59,720 --> 00:07:02,159 Speaker 1: think when you hear him talk about it, I think 148 00:07:02,200 --> 00:07:05,760 Speaker 1: that was the most It was very it was very relatable. 149 00:07:05,800 --> 00:07:07,919 Speaker 1: I guess hearing him talk about how he has to 150 00:07:07,920 --> 00:07:11,000 Speaker 1: battle through what he's battled through in college. Yeah, it's 151 00:07:11,040 --> 00:07:13,760 Speaker 1: a it's a dark journey for everybody. I mean even 152 00:07:13,800 --> 00:07:16,560 Speaker 1: Earthsmith Jr. Like, it's a it's a long journey to 153 00:07:16,600 --> 00:07:19,560 Speaker 1: get back to like playing strength. So the fact that 154 00:07:19,600 --> 00:07:23,640 Speaker 1: these guys, you know, understand their injury or like understand 155 00:07:23,720 --> 00:07:26,040 Speaker 1: like what they're going through and then start that journey 156 00:07:26,120 --> 00:07:28,160 Speaker 1: literally the day after surgery to say, Okay, I want 157 00:07:28,200 --> 00:07:30,520 Speaker 1: to get back to around playing. I think that helps 158 00:07:31,080 --> 00:07:33,560 Speaker 1: the entire team because as a team or as a coach, 159 00:07:33,560 --> 00:07:35,000 Speaker 1: you look at it and say, Okay, this guy has 160 00:07:35,000 --> 00:07:36,840 Speaker 1: a grit and this guy has a will to get better, 161 00:07:36,880 --> 00:07:38,920 Speaker 1: and that's what that's the kind of guys that we want. Like, 162 00:07:38,960 --> 00:07:41,400 Speaker 1: you really don't learn about yourself, especially in this game, 163 00:07:41,440 --> 00:07:43,400 Speaker 1: just from playing it. You really don't know about your 164 00:07:43,440 --> 00:07:46,080 Speaker 1: like inner determination until you get hurt. Yeah, like until 165 00:07:46,120 --> 00:07:48,280 Speaker 1: you get that how you handle adversity, Like damn, Like 166 00:07:48,280 --> 00:07:50,640 Speaker 1: I don't feel one hundred percent like I gotta get 167 00:07:50,680 --> 00:07:54,000 Speaker 1: back so until you find that one piece of adversity 168 00:07:54,040 --> 00:07:56,240 Speaker 1: that you can build from, you'll be good. And I'm 169 00:07:56,240 --> 00:07:58,520 Speaker 1: excited to see what he does this year. Even Earth, 170 00:07:58,640 --> 00:08:01,640 Speaker 1: like I know, Kevin O'Connell talked about him. I spoke 171 00:08:01,760 --> 00:08:03,560 Speaker 1: very highly of him the other day, and I mean, 172 00:08:03,720 --> 00:08:06,360 Speaker 1: Tyler Conklin love him to death. But our offense would 173 00:08:06,400 --> 00:08:08,840 Speaker 1: have definitely been a lot more versatile if him and 174 00:08:08,880 --> 00:08:11,640 Speaker 1: Earth could complimented each other. So the fact that we 175 00:08:11,720 --> 00:08:13,560 Speaker 1: got IRV back this year, we can bring in another 176 00:08:13,600 --> 00:08:17,240 Speaker 1: tight End or Zach Davison or whoever to compliment what 177 00:08:17,280 --> 00:08:20,200 Speaker 1: EARV does so well, which is be so versatile. It's 178 00:08:20,200 --> 00:08:24,160 Speaker 1: insane to think about via weapons that this offense has. 179 00:08:24,240 --> 00:08:26,480 Speaker 1: At the end of the day, when you think, yes, 180 00:08:26,560 --> 00:08:28,800 Speaker 1: IRV Smith, it was awful what happened last season, but 181 00:08:28,840 --> 00:08:31,880 Speaker 1: it does make way for other people. Tyler Conklin's getting 182 00:08:31,920 --> 00:08:33,880 Speaker 1: paid out by the Jets, and then you see kJ 183 00:08:33,960 --> 00:08:36,560 Speaker 1: Asbourne or emerge as the third target, and you know 184 00:08:36,640 --> 00:08:39,679 Speaker 1: he might get that wide receiver number three job, but 185 00:08:39,760 --> 00:08:43,199 Speaker 1: he may have the fourth least a mount of target. 186 00:08:43,240 --> 00:08:45,160 Speaker 1: Does that have the fourth least count of targets? I 187 00:08:45,200 --> 00:08:46,600 Speaker 1: don't even know if I'm saying that right, But you 188 00:08:46,640 --> 00:08:50,880 Speaker 1: get the Jeff right, just Jeff, y'all, I need to 189 00:08:50,920 --> 00:08:55,080 Speaker 1: get some coffee. N Now, keep that in. You can 190 00:08:55,160 --> 00:08:57,160 Speaker 1: keep it in. I'm you can even keep this in. 191 00:08:57,440 --> 00:09:00,800 Speaker 1: I'm fine. You got the Jeff. We're not peanut butter. 192 00:09:00,960 --> 00:09:03,160 Speaker 1: Oh my goodness, I tell you what. So I've been 193 00:09:03,240 --> 00:09:05,400 Speaker 1: nicknaming this because I've written I like had to send 194 00:09:05,400 --> 00:09:07,600 Speaker 1: my address to somebody enough of my zip code wrong. 195 00:09:07,800 --> 00:09:10,440 Speaker 1: I've been doing these all day and I've just been 196 00:09:10,480 --> 00:09:14,240 Speaker 1: calling it a training camp brain basically. I mean that's 197 00:09:14,240 --> 00:09:17,160 Speaker 1: pretty safe to say, like training camp brain, because once 198 00:09:17,200 --> 00:09:21,360 Speaker 1: you get into training camp, ye, your brain just goes crazy. 199 00:09:21,400 --> 00:09:23,400 Speaker 1: So yeah, I was looking at the schedule and I 200 00:09:23,440 --> 00:09:26,640 Speaker 1: was like, this is awesome. Like, yes, there's those fourteen practices. 201 00:09:26,679 --> 00:09:29,680 Speaker 1: There's some that fans go to, there's some there's a 202 00:09:29,800 --> 00:09:32,640 Speaker 1: nighttime one, there's you know, scrimmages and all kind of stuff. 203 00:09:32,679 --> 00:09:34,960 Speaker 1: And I'm like, man, we are, We're in it, Like 204 00:09:35,160 --> 00:09:38,600 Speaker 1: we're in the thick of it. After July four, people always, 205 00:09:38,640 --> 00:09:40,800 Speaker 1: i mean even Jay Nelson said it, like after July four, 206 00:09:40,800 --> 00:09:42,640 Speaker 1: if you slowly start getting your brain back into the 207 00:09:42,720 --> 00:09:45,920 Speaker 1: thick of things, but until like you work slowly slowly, 208 00:09:46,120 --> 00:09:48,920 Speaker 1: but like literally it's like you probably got like thirty 209 00:09:48,960 --> 00:09:51,800 Speaker 1: percent until the week of yeah, like actual training camp. 210 00:09:51,840 --> 00:09:54,120 Speaker 1: Like I was probably at thirty percent until what's today 211 00:09:54,160 --> 00:09:56,640 Speaker 1: Wednesday that we're recording. I was probably thirty percent until 212 00:09:56,640 --> 00:09:59,080 Speaker 1: like Sunday, yeah, and then Monday I was probably like 213 00:09:59,080 --> 00:10:01,640 Speaker 1: sixty and like probably now I'm probably like a eighty five. 214 00:10:01,760 --> 00:10:05,520 Speaker 1: But you really have to like do it in order 215 00:10:05,559 --> 00:10:07,920 Speaker 1: to get back to it. I think having fans and 216 00:10:08,040 --> 00:10:12,160 Speaker 1: seeing them here on Saturday will really like united, right, 217 00:10:12,240 --> 00:10:14,240 Speaker 1: Like I think that'll be for me like the real 218 00:10:14,360 --> 00:10:17,520 Speaker 1: like turning point, because at that point you see how 219 00:10:17,679 --> 00:10:20,000 Speaker 1: things will go over that. Like for me last year, 220 00:10:20,080 --> 00:10:22,120 Speaker 1: I got to see like what it was like to 221 00:10:22,160 --> 00:10:25,400 Speaker 1: be a Vikings fan, like through their eyes. I Mean 222 00:10:25,440 --> 00:10:27,800 Speaker 1: a lot of that was COVID restrictions and so I 223 00:10:27,840 --> 00:10:29,920 Speaker 1: wasn't even on the field for the first part of 224 00:10:29,960 --> 00:10:32,960 Speaker 1: training camp, and so I felt like a fan in 225 00:10:33,000 --> 00:10:34,840 Speaker 1: that sense, and so I'm kind of excited to see 226 00:10:34,840 --> 00:10:41,440 Speaker 1: it from the perspective of no restrictions, full stands, player autographs, 227 00:10:41,440 --> 00:10:43,560 Speaker 1: like all of these old traditions that I keep hearing 228 00:10:43,640 --> 00:10:47,640 Speaker 1: from people around the facility are returning and it's just 229 00:10:47,800 --> 00:10:50,600 Speaker 1: it's going to be such an exciting time. Yeah. I 230 00:10:50,640 --> 00:10:53,480 Speaker 1: think even last year fans were just there was still 231 00:10:53,920 --> 00:10:58,000 Speaker 1: a sense of skepticism. I agree. Yeah, And then the 232 00:10:58,080 --> 00:11:00,719 Speaker 1: year before my first year here, there was nobody here, 233 00:11:00,800 --> 00:11:03,800 Speaker 1: so like I had no yeah, like contact with fans, 234 00:11:03,800 --> 00:11:06,160 Speaker 1: But I feel like there was a lot of skepticism 235 00:11:06,720 --> 00:11:08,839 Speaker 1: in the mind of fans last year just because they 236 00:11:08,840 --> 00:11:10,719 Speaker 1: were like is this okay? Like are we supposed to 237 00:11:10,760 --> 00:11:13,280 Speaker 1: be doing this? So now that we've kind of gotten 238 00:11:13,280 --> 00:11:15,600 Speaker 1: past that, I think that is fair to say that 239 00:11:16,040 --> 00:11:18,080 Speaker 1: it's probably going to ignite what we all do. Just 240 00:11:18,080 --> 00:11:20,839 Speaker 1: seeing those guys back, I would probably be ignited after 241 00:11:20,840 --> 00:11:23,720 Speaker 1: this podcast, we'll block to practice because this is like, dude, 242 00:11:23,760 --> 00:11:26,280 Speaker 1: football is like really weird, and like it doesn't stop 243 00:11:26,320 --> 00:11:29,440 Speaker 1: after a month, like ota is any That's a good point. 244 00:11:30,040 --> 00:11:32,640 Speaker 1: I'm just excited to see it back and like, yeah, 245 00:11:32,679 --> 00:11:34,760 Speaker 1: I've already told my wife, I'm like I'm in the 246 00:11:34,960 --> 00:11:39,120 Speaker 1: thick of things now, ye in January seriously like February right, Yeah, 247 00:11:39,160 --> 00:11:41,760 Speaker 1: So well she gets it, but it's like, yeah, we're here, 248 00:11:41,920 --> 00:11:45,280 Speaker 1: We're here, you know. We talk about this cautiously optimistic 249 00:11:45,280 --> 00:11:48,679 Speaker 1: feeling from the national media, and we have our hometown girl, 250 00:11:48,800 --> 00:11:51,640 Speaker 1: Home State girl Jamie Urdall, who made her mind a 251 00:11:51,720 --> 00:11:57,240 Speaker 1: Good Morning Football debut this week. First day topic number 252 00:11:57,360 --> 00:11:58,719 Speaker 1: but I don't know what number it was, but we'll 253 00:11:58,760 --> 00:12:01,480 Speaker 1: say it was number one. Who is your dark horse 254 00:12:01,679 --> 00:12:05,400 Speaker 1: super Bowl contender? She did a skull chant clap skull 255 00:12:05,480 --> 00:12:09,439 Speaker 1: clap on air. I know, I know, I'd like her reasonings. 256 00:12:09,480 --> 00:12:11,720 Speaker 1: I thought it was really cool, But I mean, do 257 00:12:11,800 --> 00:12:13,959 Speaker 1: you buy in the bad Are you putting money and 258 00:12:14,040 --> 00:12:16,520 Speaker 1: in that stock? You like the short answer A long answer, 259 00:12:16,679 --> 00:12:18,400 Speaker 1: you know, Okay, if it's a podcast, you do whatever 260 00:12:18,440 --> 00:12:21,160 Speaker 1: you want to go. Short answer, no, Okay. I do 261 00:12:21,240 --> 00:12:25,800 Speaker 1: think her statement is very warranted, and I believe she 262 00:12:25,920 --> 00:12:29,040 Speaker 1: made some really really good points behind it, And if 263 00:12:29,080 --> 00:12:32,840 Speaker 1: you're just a casual fan listening, you can probably say yeah, absolutely, 264 00:12:32,840 --> 00:12:35,000 Speaker 1: like Jamie, I'm with you, But like just working in 265 00:12:35,040 --> 00:12:38,600 Speaker 1: the building and trying to keep my optimism down, I'm 266 00:12:38,600 --> 00:12:41,200 Speaker 1: just going to say no, even though I want to 267 00:12:41,280 --> 00:12:43,960 Speaker 1: believe her. So it's more of it's not that you 268 00:12:44,000 --> 00:12:46,280 Speaker 1: don't think it could happen. It's only so that you 269 00:12:46,320 --> 00:12:48,800 Speaker 1: don't get too high on I don't want to have 270 00:12:48,840 --> 00:12:52,400 Speaker 1: any expectations, Okay, Like do you go into a season 271 00:12:52,559 --> 00:12:55,200 Speaker 1: and like break it down game by game like oh, 272 00:12:55,240 --> 00:12:58,520 Speaker 1: win loss, win loss or whatever before the season or yeah, 273 00:12:58,520 --> 00:13:00,760 Speaker 1: because I mean we don't we don't release those obviously 274 00:13:00,840 --> 00:13:03,360 Speaker 1: because that we that's not what we do here. But 275 00:13:03,480 --> 00:13:06,960 Speaker 1: like personally, do you kind of like how do you? 276 00:13:06,960 --> 00:13:08,720 Speaker 1: You don't? Not really, I just take it. And I 277 00:13:08,720 --> 00:13:10,960 Speaker 1: think it's probably because since I play ball, like I 278 00:13:11,040 --> 00:13:12,760 Speaker 1: just kind of take it like day one day, Oh 279 00:13:12,920 --> 00:13:15,760 Speaker 1: not that phrase, you're just kidding. Yeah, I mean I 280 00:13:15,800 --> 00:13:17,920 Speaker 1: got some more coin phrases if you need them. Just 281 00:13:17,920 --> 00:13:21,240 Speaker 1: trying to get better every day, one thing at a time. 282 00:13:21,559 --> 00:13:23,920 Speaker 1: Do my one eleven. Yeah, the only game I'm worried 283 00:13:23,960 --> 00:13:26,840 Speaker 1: about is that season opener to Real eleven. Right, But 284 00:13:26,920 --> 00:13:28,280 Speaker 1: like if I had to think of dark Horse, I 285 00:13:28,320 --> 00:13:30,520 Speaker 1: would probably like the Jets are my darkerest team to Yeah, 286 00:13:30,559 --> 00:13:32,360 Speaker 1: I think the Jets are gonna be really good. Like 287 00:13:32,400 --> 00:13:35,040 Speaker 1: they they did really well in the draft, they did 288 00:13:35,160 --> 00:13:38,280 Speaker 1: really well in free agency. Yeah. Um, if they can 289 00:13:38,320 --> 00:13:40,880 Speaker 1: stay healthy, they can be a force to be reckoned with. 290 00:13:40,960 --> 00:13:43,240 Speaker 1: Like I can look at them, I see them as 291 00:13:43,280 --> 00:13:45,120 Speaker 1: like the Bengals from last year and I was just 292 00:13:45,200 --> 00:13:47,600 Speaker 1: about to say that I love that though, like the 293 00:13:47,640 --> 00:13:49,599 Speaker 1: ability for there to be parody in the league. In 294 00:13:49,679 --> 00:13:51,720 Speaker 1: for teams that you're just kind of like, they're like 295 00:13:51,840 --> 00:13:54,800 Speaker 1: laugh laughable teams that they can kind of come back 296 00:13:54,840 --> 00:13:57,000 Speaker 1: and get right back in it. I mean, it makes 297 00:13:57,000 --> 00:13:59,800 Speaker 1: it exciting. Like the Bills. I was watching NFL Network 298 00:13:59,840 --> 00:14:02,640 Speaker 1: the other day. I think I want to say Pro 299 00:14:02,720 --> 00:14:05,800 Speaker 1: Football writers said the Bills have the highest percentage of 300 00:14:05,800 --> 00:14:11,280 Speaker 1: winning the Super Bowl this year. Guess what the percentage was? Uh? Five? 301 00:14:12,679 --> 00:14:15,160 Speaker 1: Oh god, I went really high. So talk about parody 302 00:14:15,280 --> 00:14:18,400 Speaker 1: right like any other sport, like you kind of times 303 00:14:18,440 --> 00:14:22,400 Speaker 1: kind of high if I think very high training training 304 00:14:22,480 --> 00:14:25,960 Speaker 1: cam rain Lord, I wasn't gonna say anything. So math 305 00:14:26,040 --> 00:14:28,880 Speaker 1: is in my subject. Yeah it was five now that 306 00:14:28,960 --> 00:14:31,240 Speaker 1: I see this, Okay, and so we were talking about 307 00:14:31,240 --> 00:14:33,600 Speaker 1: this little off air. But we are having Andrew Booth 308 00:14:33,640 --> 00:14:35,760 Speaker 1: on as our guest this week, and he's very intentional 309 00:14:35,800 --> 00:14:38,080 Speaker 1: with what he says and really thinks about what he 310 00:14:38,120 --> 00:14:40,760 Speaker 1: says before he says it. That was a pure example 311 00:14:40,760 --> 00:14:43,280 Speaker 1: of why I am not Andrew Booth because I just 312 00:14:43,360 --> 00:14:46,080 Speaker 1: say things and not really think. So. Man, they needed 313 00:14:46,120 --> 00:14:49,640 Speaker 1: to start like having having different qualifications for communications majors, 314 00:14:50,040 --> 00:14:53,560 Speaker 1: because communications major we both were too. He probably sounds 315 00:14:53,560 --> 00:14:55,480 Speaker 1: like he got like the degree and everything and not 316 00:14:55,600 --> 00:14:57,600 Speaker 1: worth sitting in here like, oh what I they got 317 00:14:57,600 --> 00:15:02,800 Speaker 1: those jobs for skepticism, Yes, kept job. Yeah. But today, 318 00:15:02,840 --> 00:15:04,560 Speaker 1: I mean it's a fun podcast, right. I feel like 319 00:15:04,640 --> 00:15:06,480 Speaker 1: now is the time to like have this fun because 320 00:15:06,680 --> 00:15:08,960 Speaker 1: the more and more we get into it, the more 321 00:15:09,280 --> 00:15:11,720 Speaker 1: tight knit things are going to be, the more focus 322 00:15:11,760 --> 00:15:14,400 Speaker 1: we're going to be towards a certain goal. So it's exciting. 323 00:15:14,560 --> 00:15:17,800 Speaker 1: Like everything is just you know, like lolly go lucky. 324 00:15:18,040 --> 00:15:21,200 Speaker 1: I don't know if that's a word, but lolly go dandy, 325 00:15:21,280 --> 00:15:23,760 Speaker 1: lolly go lucky. We just made it a word. Well, 326 00:15:23,960 --> 00:15:26,240 Speaker 1: you know. On another note and another sharp change of 327 00:15:26,280 --> 00:15:29,720 Speaker 1: subjects here on the podcast, there was something else I thought, well, 328 00:15:29,720 --> 00:15:32,360 Speaker 1: actually Jay sent this one because I was like, hey, guys, 329 00:15:32,360 --> 00:15:33,840 Speaker 1: what do you want to talk about? So Jay sent 330 00:15:33,920 --> 00:15:37,120 Speaker 1: me this article. Unfortunately he couldn't be in the building 331 00:15:37,160 --> 00:15:41,920 Speaker 1: today for this podcast recording, but he contributed a headline 332 00:15:41,960 --> 00:15:45,760 Speaker 1: that Justin Jefferson and Kna Wong Wu land on NFL 333 00:15:45,840 --> 00:15:49,280 Speaker 1: dot COM's All Under twenty five teams. So obviously JJ 334 00:15:49,440 --> 00:15:53,640 Speaker 1: as a receiver, Knay as a kick returner. Yeah, I 335 00:15:53,720 --> 00:15:56,080 Speaker 1: mean like you like that. I mean we went from 336 00:15:56,120 --> 00:15:58,600 Speaker 1: Harrison Smith being the oldest safety to being an All 337 00:15:58,800 --> 00:16:01,480 Speaker 1: under twenty five teams, So Harrison is like thirty five 338 00:16:01,560 --> 00:16:03,520 Speaker 1: undred thirty five at this point. There you go, There 339 00:16:03,520 --> 00:16:05,360 Speaker 1: you go. But I like this this a lot, and 340 00:16:05,560 --> 00:16:07,320 Speaker 1: I was kind of surprised can they made it? But 341 00:16:07,440 --> 00:16:09,640 Speaker 1: I mean, of course you know he had then, Yeah, 342 00:16:09,680 --> 00:16:12,880 Speaker 1: so I get that. I mean this is promising if 343 00:16:12,920 --> 00:16:14,760 Speaker 1: you're a Vikings fan, if you're a part of this 344 00:16:14,840 --> 00:16:18,120 Speaker 1: Vikings team, because you have two guys one who only 345 00:16:18,200 --> 00:16:21,440 Speaker 1: plays kick return, who's only a kick returner on this list, 346 00:16:21,600 --> 00:16:23,800 Speaker 1: getting this recognition, you look at that and say, okay, 347 00:16:23,840 --> 00:16:26,560 Speaker 1: well how can we build around that? And Justin Jefferson 348 00:16:26,880 --> 00:16:29,000 Speaker 1: probably gonna be the highest paid receiver after this year, 349 00:16:29,240 --> 00:16:31,720 Speaker 1: so how does he continue to build on that? He's 350 00:16:31,720 --> 00:16:33,000 Speaker 1: going to be on this list again next year? I 351 00:16:33,040 --> 00:16:34,840 Speaker 1: think he just turned twenty three, right, Oh my gosh 352 00:16:35,320 --> 00:16:36,600 Speaker 1: say that. Yeah, he's going to be on this list 353 00:16:36,600 --> 00:16:39,800 Speaker 1: the next two years. But this is exciting times for 354 00:16:40,080 --> 00:16:44,040 Speaker 1: everyone involved. So yeah, you know, as as an l 355 00:16:44,120 --> 00:16:46,400 Speaker 1: shoe ALM, I don't know if anyone knew that. I'm 356 00:16:46,440 --> 00:16:49,600 Speaker 1: just kidding. I'm just gonna make fun of myself. Um, 357 00:16:49,640 --> 00:16:51,400 Speaker 1: I was pretty pumped. To see that it was JJ 358 00:16:51,560 --> 00:16:54,040 Speaker 1: and Jamar, who was like, that's really cool. That's who 359 00:16:54,360 --> 00:16:57,000 Speaker 1: they picked us the two wide receivers. Um, No, it 360 00:16:57,080 --> 00:17:00,160 Speaker 1: was justin Herbert. It was justin Herbert on there as 361 00:17:00,200 --> 00:17:02,160 Speaker 1: the quarterback. So but I mean think about it, like 362 00:17:02,200 --> 00:17:04,200 Speaker 1: you had to choose a lot of them because there 363 00:17:04,240 --> 00:17:07,280 Speaker 1: aren't that many under twenty five. And Joe Burrow didn't 364 00:17:07,280 --> 00:17:09,040 Speaker 1: make the list. He did not, you know. I think 365 00:17:09,080 --> 00:17:11,560 Speaker 1: the other day he was also listed on someone's list 366 00:17:11,600 --> 00:17:15,159 Speaker 1: as being like the sixth best quarterback or something, and 367 00:17:15,200 --> 00:17:18,040 Speaker 1: I was like, I mean, you know, people have doubted 368 00:17:18,080 --> 00:17:19,720 Speaker 1: him his whole life. He'll just take the Bengals of 369 00:17:19,720 --> 00:17:21,840 Speaker 1: the Super Bowl and an unlikely year, so it's fine. 370 00:17:21,960 --> 00:17:25,320 Speaker 1: Like I think, like I don't disagree with that. I've 371 00:17:25,320 --> 00:17:27,119 Speaker 1: always been on defense of like a player has to 372 00:17:27,160 --> 00:17:29,679 Speaker 1: be has to prove himself three years in order to 373 00:17:29,920 --> 00:17:32,159 Speaker 1: be on a list. But I mean, if you if 374 00:17:32,160 --> 00:17:33,800 Speaker 1: it's what if you've done for me lately, why wouldn't 375 00:17:33,800 --> 00:17:36,560 Speaker 1: you pin hims six? So I don't know, there's a 376 00:17:36,560 --> 00:17:39,240 Speaker 1: lot of a lot of lists coming out. I think 377 00:17:39,280 --> 00:17:42,760 Speaker 1: that sometimes we and the media have nothing to really 378 00:17:42,760 --> 00:17:44,840 Speaker 1: talk about or do when there's no camp so lots 379 00:17:44,840 --> 00:17:47,960 Speaker 1: of preseason lists. We all love a ranking. Yeah, so 380 00:17:48,520 --> 00:17:50,359 Speaker 1: would you love working with the team. It is so 381 00:17:50,480 --> 00:17:53,080 Speaker 1: much better, it really is, you know. I know that 382 00:17:53,119 --> 00:17:56,480 Speaker 1: like maybe we don't get to say exactly be as 383 00:17:56,520 --> 00:17:59,680 Speaker 1: harsh or as like critical. You can't really do that 384 00:18:00,119 --> 00:18:03,280 Speaker 1: as much in this position. But I don't miss it. 385 00:18:03,640 --> 00:18:06,760 Speaker 1: I've always been a bit more of like a glass 386 00:18:06,800 --> 00:18:09,639 Speaker 1: half full when it comes to the job and the teams. 387 00:18:09,680 --> 00:18:11,720 Speaker 1: And I never wanted to be like the person that 388 00:18:12,520 --> 00:18:15,520 Speaker 1: I wanted to ask good questions I thought, provoking questions, 389 00:18:15,560 --> 00:18:17,720 Speaker 1: But I never wanted to be the person that always 390 00:18:17,760 --> 00:18:22,840 Speaker 1: wanted to be putting the subject the interviewer e in 391 00:18:22,960 --> 00:18:25,600 Speaker 1: like a gotcha position, right, Like I didn't want to 392 00:18:25,640 --> 00:18:29,440 Speaker 1: catch them in something. So I love it. I mean, 393 00:18:29,920 --> 00:18:33,080 Speaker 1: I like focusing on just football. Yeah, it's so nice. 394 00:18:33,119 --> 00:18:35,399 Speaker 1: I like being home at night and not being on 395 00:18:35,400 --> 00:18:38,480 Speaker 1: a set at like ten thirty at night. It's super nice. 396 00:18:38,520 --> 00:18:40,560 Speaker 1: So yeah, I do. I like it a lot. Well, 397 00:18:40,760 --> 00:18:43,040 Speaker 1: speaking of though, Yeah, I got a good segue for 398 00:18:43,080 --> 00:18:45,960 Speaker 1: this one. Someone that wants to be on TV eventually 399 00:18:46,480 --> 00:18:50,360 Speaker 1: as our guest. This week, there we go. We've got 400 00:18:50,400 --> 00:18:55,480 Speaker 1: Andrew Booth, future broadcaster but current rookie quarterback on the 401 00:18:55,480 --> 00:19:00,119 Speaker 1: Minnesota Vikings up next and joining us here in TCO 402 00:19:00,160 --> 00:19:04,800 Speaker 1: Studio Radio room. Welcome to Andrew Booth, the rookie cornerback, 403 00:19:05,480 --> 00:19:07,840 Speaker 1: and uh, welcome back. We're excited to having this room 404 00:19:07,880 --> 00:19:10,600 Speaker 1: first time in here. You like the dicks? I love it? 405 00:19:10,880 --> 00:19:12,960 Speaker 1: I love it. How are you feeling? Man? You just 406 00:19:13,000 --> 00:19:16,600 Speaker 1: signed your rookie Billum training camp is on the horizon, 407 00:19:17,160 --> 00:19:19,680 Speaker 1: like you're you're back. Like to talk about the feeling 408 00:19:19,760 --> 00:19:23,120 Speaker 1: right now that you got? I mean, the feeling is 409 00:19:23,320 --> 00:19:26,399 Speaker 1: the congratulations, Yeah, I appreciate it. I appreciate it. The 410 00:19:26,480 --> 00:19:29,639 Speaker 1: feeling is I mean, just to show these people what 411 00:19:29,760 --> 00:19:31,160 Speaker 1: I got. You know, I know I got a lot 412 00:19:31,160 --> 00:19:33,880 Speaker 1: of question marks saw me and they took him when 413 00:19:33,880 --> 00:19:37,040 Speaker 1: he was he wasn't like and you know, I didn't 414 00:19:37,040 --> 00:19:41,119 Speaker 1: really get active in a mini camp, rookie camp or whatever. 415 00:19:41,160 --> 00:19:44,800 Speaker 1: But you know, I'm really just ready to show these people. So, like, 416 00:19:45,040 --> 00:19:47,560 Speaker 1: you know, my ability and what I can bring to 417 00:19:47,640 --> 00:19:50,159 Speaker 1: the tea. What do you do to kind of drown 418 00:19:50,359 --> 00:19:52,880 Speaker 1: out those kinds of comments or things that you may 419 00:19:52,960 --> 00:19:56,080 Speaker 1: see or catch around, Like how do you stay focused 420 00:19:56,080 --> 00:19:59,280 Speaker 1: and drown that out? My work, just my work, like 421 00:19:59,359 --> 00:20:02,800 Speaker 1: I've been up here four weeks, like out of the 422 00:20:02,800 --> 00:20:04,480 Speaker 1: whole summer, you know what I mean. So I was 423 00:20:04,640 --> 00:20:08,119 Speaker 1: up here againting it every day, you know. Uh, and 424 00:20:08,200 --> 00:20:10,880 Speaker 1: just with my work like so none of that really, 425 00:20:11,080 --> 00:20:13,080 Speaker 1: I mean, I hear it, but it doesn't don't. It 426 00:20:13,119 --> 00:20:15,120 Speaker 1: don't get me the feeling, no type of way. So 427 00:20:15,480 --> 00:20:18,119 Speaker 1: just cancel that out with my work and just that 428 00:20:18,240 --> 00:20:20,600 Speaker 1: confidence that I have put to work in. What does 429 00:20:20,640 --> 00:20:22,800 Speaker 1: your work taught you about yourself? I mean, it taught 430 00:20:22,800 --> 00:20:25,359 Speaker 1: me that you got to be in charge of your body, 431 00:20:25,480 --> 00:20:28,600 Speaker 1: Like you gotta tell your body who's boss, like you 432 00:20:28,600 --> 00:20:31,199 Speaker 1: feel me, like when you're getting that rep in and 433 00:20:31,240 --> 00:20:33,280 Speaker 1: that last rep like when you don't your body don't 434 00:20:33,320 --> 00:20:35,639 Speaker 1: want to get it, like, you gotta tell your body 435 00:20:35,640 --> 00:20:38,240 Speaker 1: like you gotta be the boss to your body. Yeah. 436 00:20:38,240 --> 00:20:41,000 Speaker 1: Where where does that mental toughness come from? And have 437 00:20:41,080 --> 00:20:42,800 Speaker 1: you always had it or is that something that you've 438 00:20:42,840 --> 00:20:47,679 Speaker 1: just so developed? Yeah? So it developed over time. And 439 00:20:47,720 --> 00:20:50,919 Speaker 1: so as y'all know, I've came up with a lot 440 00:20:51,000 --> 00:20:53,560 Speaker 1: of injuries, you know, in college or whatever, and yeah, 441 00:20:53,560 --> 00:20:55,960 Speaker 1: so it developed over time, and I really just had 442 00:20:56,000 --> 00:20:58,840 Speaker 1: to get the mindset of you know, it can get bad, 443 00:20:58,880 --> 00:21:01,680 Speaker 1: but I still gotta be the boss of my body. 444 00:21:01,840 --> 00:21:04,560 Speaker 1: And so like, when you got that mindset, you can 445 00:21:04,760 --> 00:21:06,560 Speaker 1: you know, work through a lot of things rather than 446 00:21:06,600 --> 00:21:09,800 Speaker 1: succumbing to the pain and things like that. Who helped 447 00:21:09,840 --> 00:21:13,160 Speaker 1: you to realize that it hurts like always having these 448 00:21:13,200 --> 00:21:15,800 Speaker 1: injuries and so like you get into this mental spot 449 00:21:15,800 --> 00:21:19,040 Speaker 1: where you're just like someone has to give, something has 450 00:21:19,080 --> 00:21:22,399 Speaker 1: to give. And I think I just got so tired 451 00:21:22,440 --> 00:21:25,880 Speaker 1: of being a victim to my body. Like now I'm 452 00:21:25,920 --> 00:21:28,080 Speaker 1: just like, you gotta just tell it what it can 453 00:21:28,160 --> 00:21:30,320 Speaker 1: do and what it's about to do. When you when 454 00:21:30,359 --> 00:21:32,719 Speaker 1: you out there getting to work in it's what's your 455 00:21:32,720 --> 00:21:37,080 Speaker 1: body about to do? Man? Y'all see it? You know 456 00:21:37,080 --> 00:21:38,520 Speaker 1: what I'm saying. We'll be out on the field in 457 00:21:38,560 --> 00:21:42,000 Speaker 1: a couple hours. Um No. But the main thing is, 458 00:21:42,280 --> 00:21:44,560 Speaker 1: you know, I don't want to overdo everything. I want 459 00:21:44,560 --> 00:21:47,240 Speaker 1: to be too excited, um to get out there and 460 00:21:47,400 --> 00:21:50,760 Speaker 1: you know show I'm gonna stay with him myself and 461 00:21:51,359 --> 00:21:53,440 Speaker 1: you know, be composed and really, you know, just beat 462 00:21:53,480 --> 00:21:56,600 Speaker 1: me out there. So what's the difference between college training 463 00:21:56,840 --> 00:21:59,439 Speaker 1: and all season NFL training? Like training for all season 464 00:21:59,440 --> 00:22:01,720 Speaker 1: in college and now with your first off season of training, 465 00:22:01,760 --> 00:22:04,880 Speaker 1: what have you learned just in this short process more 466 00:22:04,920 --> 00:22:08,439 Speaker 1: more specific. Okay, they're just way more specific in you know, 467 00:22:08,480 --> 00:22:11,360 Speaker 1: the training and you know what areas in the body 468 00:22:11,400 --> 00:22:15,439 Speaker 1: that they're working. So we've we've had Tyler Williams and 469 00:22:15,520 --> 00:22:18,840 Speaker 1: Derek Keys on the podcast most recently and they talked 470 00:22:18,880 --> 00:22:21,800 Speaker 1: a lot about sports science and in the background of 471 00:22:21,800 --> 00:22:25,200 Speaker 1: that knowing everything about you guys and what your body needs, 472 00:22:25,720 --> 00:22:28,480 Speaker 1: how have you how has it been working with guys 473 00:22:28,520 --> 00:22:30,600 Speaker 1: like that, and have you worked with people like that 474 00:22:30,640 --> 00:22:34,280 Speaker 1: are as you said that's specific before, right, Um, Yes, 475 00:22:34,480 --> 00:22:37,440 Speaker 1: that's exactly what I was talking about those guys. There's 476 00:22:38,200 --> 00:22:41,040 Speaker 1: a big science behind you know, all the movements that 477 00:22:41,080 --> 00:22:44,679 Speaker 1: I was doing there in summer workouts actually came from Clemson. 478 00:22:44,760 --> 00:22:47,080 Speaker 1: So we have this thing called the Castle and this 479 00:22:47,440 --> 00:22:50,360 Speaker 1: that big science thing where it tracks all your movements 480 00:22:50,359 --> 00:22:52,480 Speaker 1: and things like that. So it was something that I 481 00:22:52,600 --> 00:22:57,280 Speaker 1: wasn't I was very familiar with, but it's always, you know, 482 00:22:57,440 --> 00:23:00,400 Speaker 1: step ahead in the league. So yeah, they had their 483 00:23:00,440 --> 00:23:03,120 Speaker 1: thing going good. I feel like, I mean, you're talking 484 00:23:03,160 --> 00:23:05,320 Speaker 1: about sports science right now. I feel like you should 485 00:23:05,320 --> 00:23:07,600 Speaker 1: have majored in that a set of communications, Like, I know, 486 00:23:08,040 --> 00:23:10,600 Speaker 1: your ultimate goal is to be on camera eventually. Right, 487 00:23:10,960 --> 00:23:13,840 Speaker 1: So I mean any any route that you want to 488 00:23:13,840 --> 00:23:17,760 Speaker 1: take with as working in I guess figuring out how 489 00:23:17,800 --> 00:23:20,000 Speaker 1: your body works? Is I give you more of appreciation 490 00:23:20,080 --> 00:23:22,920 Speaker 1: for the science part. Oh yeah, Like it was like 491 00:23:22,960 --> 00:23:25,520 Speaker 1: some things and some movements that they you know, have 492 00:23:25,760 --> 00:23:29,040 Speaker 1: had me doing. It's a great appreciation, ye science aspect 493 00:23:29,080 --> 00:23:31,359 Speaker 1: because it makes you that much better, you know what 494 00:23:31,400 --> 00:23:34,640 Speaker 1: I'm saying if some cats aren't doing what I'm doing, 495 00:23:34,720 --> 00:23:37,680 Speaker 1: like as far as the science aspect and really keying 496 00:23:37,760 --> 00:23:40,359 Speaker 1: in on those little things. Yeah, you know, I'm gonna 497 00:23:40,359 --> 00:23:43,080 Speaker 1: be a step ahead, see coming after our jobs that 498 00:23:43,320 --> 00:23:47,680 Speaker 1: h yeah, we did you? Did you? How long have 499 00:23:47,760 --> 00:23:49,919 Speaker 1: you wanted to do that? Is that something like post 500 00:23:49,920 --> 00:23:55,400 Speaker 1: career potential? Uh? Nah no, just right now? Yeah, yeah, 501 00:23:55,720 --> 00:23:57,399 Speaker 1: kind of picked it up a little bit. And I 502 00:23:57,440 --> 00:24:00,760 Speaker 1: can tell you from yeah now I was saying, I 503 00:24:00,800 --> 00:24:03,960 Speaker 1: can tell you from Georgia too. Keep saying cats. Yeah, 504 00:24:04,560 --> 00:24:07,240 Speaker 1: a lot of Georgia say cats. So like that, I mean, 505 00:24:07,440 --> 00:24:09,840 Speaker 1: just speaking of communications, like people, I feel like you 506 00:24:09,880 --> 00:24:12,480 Speaker 1: pick up on like certain accent, certain things. So have 507 00:24:12,600 --> 00:24:14,479 Speaker 1: you have you tried to harney some of those skills 508 00:24:14,480 --> 00:24:17,359 Speaker 1: and like figure out like like you know, your voice 509 00:24:17,359 --> 00:24:20,640 Speaker 1: in this uh No, not really. It's just original, like 510 00:24:20,720 --> 00:24:23,960 Speaker 1: this genuine authentic, like I don't know, I really picked 511 00:24:24,040 --> 00:24:26,840 Speaker 1: up you know, because you learned everything from your house 512 00:24:27,160 --> 00:24:30,280 Speaker 1: and you know your parents. My dad's like actually it's 513 00:24:30,320 --> 00:24:33,159 Speaker 1: from like my fams from New York. So like cats 514 00:24:33,280 --> 00:24:36,800 Speaker 1: is a very you know they say that and you know, 515 00:24:37,160 --> 00:24:39,439 Speaker 1: you know son and like all that. But you know, 516 00:24:39,520 --> 00:24:42,800 Speaker 1: cat was a very big thing in my house. So 517 00:24:43,400 --> 00:24:45,360 Speaker 1: my little brother says it too, like it was kind 518 00:24:45,359 --> 00:24:47,360 Speaker 1: of weird, like when I hear him said, like, yo, 519 00:24:47,440 --> 00:24:50,160 Speaker 1: are you using that word? Has anyone else caught onto 520 00:24:50,240 --> 00:24:54,840 Speaker 1: it on the team? Like so I talked to Ba 521 00:24:54,920 --> 00:24:57,280 Speaker 1: and Lou to most and so like they know when 522 00:24:57,280 --> 00:24:59,640 Speaker 1: I get in this own like yo, these cats, like 523 00:25:00,200 --> 00:25:03,720 Speaker 1: maybe it can be like stuff like that. So well 524 00:25:03,760 --> 00:25:06,919 Speaker 1: you brought up Lewis scene and Brian a smeller. How 525 00:25:06,960 --> 00:25:08,879 Speaker 1: has it been going and getting to know the fellow 526 00:25:08,960 --> 00:25:12,280 Speaker 1: rookies and what is your class? Like it's been great, man, 527 00:25:12,560 --> 00:25:15,640 Speaker 1: very selfless guys. You know, if they get the plays 528 00:25:15,760 --> 00:25:18,000 Speaker 1: or like the new scheme or whatever whatever is for 529 00:25:18,040 --> 00:25:19,879 Speaker 1: the next day, like they'll make sure you got it. 530 00:25:20,040 --> 00:25:21,760 Speaker 1: You know, yo, you you're on the way to meetings 531 00:25:21,840 --> 00:25:25,920 Speaker 1: like everybody's selfless. Everybody's genuine, authentic, and I think we 532 00:25:26,000 --> 00:25:30,359 Speaker 1: got a real hard working, you know, dedicated class. You 533 00:25:30,400 --> 00:25:32,240 Speaker 1: feel like you guys, Well I'll put it this way 534 00:25:32,280 --> 00:25:33,960 Speaker 1: because I know you guys have been helping each other out. 535 00:25:34,080 --> 00:25:37,520 Speaker 1: But how has that learning curve been working with them? 536 00:25:37,720 --> 00:25:39,560 Speaker 1: Like Lewis, I mean, you guys are the first two 537 00:25:39,640 --> 00:25:43,200 Speaker 1: draft picks twenty two NFL draft and like, there's very 538 00:25:43,280 --> 00:25:45,720 Speaker 1: rare you have two guys in the same position group. 539 00:25:45,960 --> 00:25:47,560 Speaker 1: But the fact that you guys get to work together, 540 00:25:47,560 --> 00:25:50,240 Speaker 1: how's that learning curve band for both of you? Yeah, 541 00:25:50,320 --> 00:25:52,720 Speaker 1: so it's been you know, I've been able to pick 542 00:25:52,840 --> 00:25:55,639 Speaker 1: up you know, a lot faster, okay, because like in 543 00:25:55,680 --> 00:25:58,880 Speaker 1: the past, you know, I've needed you know, more work 544 00:25:59,119 --> 00:26:01,639 Speaker 1: and as you get older, you know, you get smarter 545 00:26:01,800 --> 00:26:04,399 Speaker 1: and the game slows down. And uh but I was 546 00:26:04,440 --> 00:26:06,800 Speaker 1: able you know, even walkthroughs or you know, in the 547 00:26:06,840 --> 00:26:09,439 Speaker 1: film room like I'm getting it, like I'm getting in. 548 00:26:09,560 --> 00:26:11,520 Speaker 1: That's one of the things me and Lou you know, 549 00:26:11,600 --> 00:26:14,280 Speaker 1: he's been here all summer watch film together, breaking things 550 00:26:14,320 --> 00:26:17,560 Speaker 1: down and things like that. So Leonard curve has been 551 00:26:17,640 --> 00:26:20,240 Speaker 1: a lot better than I expected. Yeah, there's been a 552 00:26:20,240 --> 00:26:24,160 Speaker 1: lot of talk about this second starting position at corner 553 00:26:24,320 --> 00:26:28,040 Speaker 1: alongside probably a future Hall of Famer in Pat Pete. Sure, 554 00:26:28,200 --> 00:26:30,119 Speaker 1: what is the competition for that spot like, and what 555 00:26:30,160 --> 00:26:35,040 Speaker 1: are your expectations? It's a very healthy camp, very healthy competition. 556 00:26:35,400 --> 00:26:38,040 Speaker 1: I feel like, of course, you know, I want the job, 557 00:26:38,359 --> 00:26:41,080 Speaker 1: but I feel like, you know, whoever comes out with 558 00:26:41,200 --> 00:26:44,479 Speaker 1: it is gonna be damn good because you know the 559 00:26:44,520 --> 00:26:49,720 Speaker 1: competition that transpired and the fire we were we got 560 00:26:49,720 --> 00:26:52,480 Speaker 1: to light, you know, under each other's asses every day, 561 00:26:52,520 --> 00:26:55,360 Speaker 1: like on the practice field. So whoever comes out with it, 562 00:26:55,520 --> 00:26:57,920 Speaker 1: you know, that's gonna be the best man running out 563 00:26:57,920 --> 00:27:01,560 Speaker 1: on the field. So me, whoever it is, we're gonna 564 00:27:01,600 --> 00:27:03,720 Speaker 1: be in good hands. I can I can like feel 565 00:27:03,800 --> 00:27:06,760 Speaker 1: the competition like burn like you're just talking about it. 566 00:27:06,800 --> 00:27:09,159 Speaker 1: You can see how much you get fired up by that. 567 00:27:09,359 --> 00:27:12,080 Speaker 1: I do. I do as well as you know, those 568 00:27:12,119 --> 00:27:14,760 Speaker 1: guys you have to I feel like, you know, it's 569 00:27:14,760 --> 00:27:17,359 Speaker 1: a part of the game right then, but it's got 570 00:27:17,359 --> 00:27:19,639 Speaker 1: to be you know, unique too, right because the last 571 00:27:19,640 --> 00:27:22,040 Speaker 1: three years at Clemson, like you kind of went into 572 00:27:22,080 --> 00:27:23,480 Speaker 1: the year nor you were going to be the guy. 573 00:27:23,560 --> 00:27:26,320 Speaker 1: So like coming in here having to restart, has it? 574 00:27:27,000 --> 00:27:29,239 Speaker 1: Have you had any time to reflect on, like the 575 00:27:29,280 --> 00:27:31,240 Speaker 1: steps that you took to get that starting job. That's 576 00:27:31,240 --> 00:27:33,639 Speaker 1: going to help you, you know, ultimately hopefully one day 577 00:27:33,720 --> 00:27:35,680 Speaker 1: get the starting job. Here. I mean, I ain't. I 578 00:27:35,760 --> 00:27:38,040 Speaker 1: mean because this is two different ball games. Okay, you 579 00:27:38,040 --> 00:27:40,800 Speaker 1: feel me so like I ain't really go back to that. 580 00:27:40,880 --> 00:27:48,800 Speaker 1: But I mean these cats like college, like um, you know, college, 581 00:27:48,840 --> 00:27:51,239 Speaker 1: like you know, you kind of got one foot out 582 00:27:51,320 --> 00:27:54,119 Speaker 1: one foot them because you know, it's like a brotherhood 583 00:27:54,160 --> 00:27:59,160 Speaker 1: of fun experience. The business side isn't really there, nah, 584 00:27:59,200 --> 00:28:02,760 Speaker 1: like they on it. So like it's a different way. 585 00:28:02,800 --> 00:28:06,399 Speaker 1: I gotta, you know, conduct myself here. I get it. 586 00:28:06,480 --> 00:28:08,360 Speaker 1: I get it, man. It's like it's it's a part 587 00:28:08,359 --> 00:28:10,720 Speaker 1: of the grind, right. That's why we got training camp 588 00:28:10,720 --> 00:28:14,000 Speaker 1: where everybody gets in, you know, get your reps. But 589 00:28:14,040 --> 00:28:15,760 Speaker 1: you know, the real deal doesn't come until you get 590 00:28:15,760 --> 00:28:17,800 Speaker 1: on pads and when once the past come on, that's 591 00:28:17,800 --> 00:28:20,320 Speaker 1: when the real football player comes out. So do you 592 00:28:20,320 --> 00:28:22,400 Speaker 1: feel like your game changes with the pass even though 593 00:28:22,520 --> 00:28:26,800 Speaker 1: you still gotta understand that we're just in helmets right now, right? Yeah? Absolutely, 594 00:28:27,040 --> 00:28:29,040 Speaker 1: I love my game, you know, and all the pads 595 00:28:29,240 --> 00:28:31,920 Speaker 1: is on. I don't know if y'all did y'all research, 596 00:28:32,080 --> 00:28:39,600 Speaker 1: but I think we only interviewed. Yeah, we're just pretty faces. Um, absolutely, 597 00:28:42,160 --> 00:28:46,360 Speaker 1: at least one of us, right, Yeah, but yeah, I 598 00:28:46,400 --> 00:28:49,080 Speaker 1: just you know, I rely on, you know, my game 599 00:28:49,240 --> 00:28:52,240 Speaker 1: with the pads. Like I believe I'm a very physical 600 00:28:52,280 --> 00:28:56,480 Speaker 1: corner and uh that's one of my best attributes that 601 00:28:56,560 --> 00:28:59,560 Speaker 1: I bring. You know. I think a lot of fans 602 00:28:59,600 --> 00:29:02,520 Speaker 1: are really excited about this new coaching staff and the 603 00:29:02,640 --> 00:29:04,640 Speaker 1: energy that they bring, and that's those are kind of 604 00:29:04,680 --> 00:29:10,040 Speaker 1: buzzwords that we hear often tell us something about Kevin 605 00:29:10,040 --> 00:29:12,440 Speaker 1: O'Connell and this coaching staff that we may not know. 606 00:29:13,360 --> 00:29:16,720 Speaker 1: I mean, y'all probably know. He's very relatable, he's a 607 00:29:16,760 --> 00:29:20,800 Speaker 1: young guy. The one thing that sticks out to me 608 00:29:20,960 --> 00:29:25,239 Speaker 1: is that his biggest thing is what's best for the athletes, Um, 609 00:29:25,440 --> 00:29:27,719 Speaker 1: you know, taking care of our bodies and you know, 610 00:29:27,760 --> 00:29:30,479 Speaker 1: just really giving us that time to uh, you know, 611 00:29:30,520 --> 00:29:32,920 Speaker 1: make sure we are our best selves each and every day, 612 00:29:33,040 --> 00:29:35,320 Speaker 1: whether it's how they tweaked to us schedule for us 613 00:29:35,320 --> 00:29:37,720 Speaker 1: to get a little more sleep at night so we 614 00:29:37,760 --> 00:29:40,720 Speaker 1: start later in the day. So yeah, I noticed that. Yeah, 615 00:29:40,720 --> 00:29:44,600 Speaker 1: he's very player first oriented and so yeah, I really 616 00:29:44,640 --> 00:29:46,680 Speaker 1: appreciate that I'm gonna get you out of here with this. 617 00:29:46,800 --> 00:29:49,520 Speaker 1: This is my last question. Um, but it's end of July. 618 00:29:50,120 --> 00:29:54,040 Speaker 1: Training camp just started. When we've talked August twenty seventh 619 00:29:54,160 --> 00:29:58,200 Speaker 1: or September. First, what does Andrew Booth want to say 620 00:29:58,200 --> 00:30:03,000 Speaker 1: about himself? That's a great question. Andrew Booth wants to 621 00:30:03,000 --> 00:30:06,440 Speaker 1: say that he gave it all he got. You know what, 622 00:30:06,480 --> 00:30:08,480 Speaker 1: I'm saying that he was a he's a great teammate 623 00:30:08,840 --> 00:30:11,520 Speaker 1: due to process. You know that he didn't leave anything 624 00:30:11,840 --> 00:30:14,040 Speaker 1: out there. You know, he gave it best he got 625 00:30:14,080 --> 00:30:16,280 Speaker 1: and that's that's it. I feel like if that's the case, 626 00:30:16,280 --> 00:30:18,239 Speaker 1: you'll be good for the season two. You'd be good 627 00:30:18,280 --> 00:30:20,720 Speaker 1: to go. Appreciate you, Yeah, thank you so much for 628 00:30:20,760 --> 00:30:24,680 Speaker 1: your time. Best to luck. Appreciate having I think we 629 00:30:24,760 --> 00:30:27,959 Speaker 1: are all excited to see what Andrew Booth can do 630 00:30:28,080 --> 00:30:30,560 Speaker 1: this training camp, as well as the rest of the team. 631 00:30:31,160 --> 00:30:34,280 Speaker 1: Gave one thing before we go. You're about to head 632 00:30:34,320 --> 00:30:36,880 Speaker 1: out to practice. When you're out there, what are you 633 00:30:36,920 --> 00:30:40,960 Speaker 1: looking for day one? Or day one, let's talk about 634 00:30:41,240 --> 00:30:43,520 Speaker 1: or this first couple of practices without I'm counting to 635 00:30:43,560 --> 00:30:47,240 Speaker 1: see how many players slip? Really, Yeah, because the first, 636 00:30:47,280 --> 00:30:49,000 Speaker 1: the first and the second day are always like the 637 00:30:49,040 --> 00:30:52,080 Speaker 1: worst days because like people are like slipping and sliding everywhere. 638 00:30:52,280 --> 00:30:55,320 Speaker 1: Like it's not injuries, it's just like rust. Like you 639 00:30:55,440 --> 00:30:59,480 Speaker 1: you haven't really gone against another NFL player like that, 640 00:30:59,600 --> 00:31:02,560 Speaker 1: like play after play after play. So I just want 641 00:31:02,560 --> 00:31:04,400 Speaker 1: to say, like who slips, who has some fun with it, 642 00:31:04,440 --> 00:31:06,400 Speaker 1: and then who corrects it and goes from there. I 643 00:31:06,400 --> 00:31:08,280 Speaker 1: think right now, if you're Kevin O'Connell, you're looking to 644 00:31:08,280 --> 00:31:11,320 Speaker 1: see who who was actually in the playbook when we left, 645 00:31:11,440 --> 00:31:13,560 Speaker 1: because remember we had Adam feeling here and Adam was 646 00:31:13,600 --> 00:31:16,680 Speaker 1: like it's so crazy learning new play every single day. 647 00:31:16,720 --> 00:31:19,400 Speaker 1: So like how they pick it up in the time off, right, 648 00:31:19,440 --> 00:31:21,960 Speaker 1: the starters are already set, like we already know Adam, JJ, 649 00:31:22,160 --> 00:31:25,400 Speaker 1: Dalvin they're going to be starters. But those backups, those 650 00:31:25,440 --> 00:31:27,560 Speaker 1: guys that aren't being mentioned, those are the guys I'm 651 00:31:27,560 --> 00:31:30,560 Speaker 1: going to be watching, like BC Johnson, Miry Smith, Marset 652 00:31:30,880 --> 00:31:33,840 Speaker 1: that right guard position. Like there's a lot to watch. 653 00:31:33,880 --> 00:31:36,320 Speaker 1: There's yeah, there's a lot of battles going on. As 654 00:31:36,440 --> 00:31:39,120 Speaker 1: as much as Jimmie Ruddel says the Vikings are her 655 00:31:39,200 --> 00:31:41,480 Speaker 1: darker's team, I think the Vikings have a lot more 656 00:31:41,560 --> 00:31:44,040 Speaker 1: questions around this team than a lot of other teams 657 00:31:44,040 --> 00:31:47,320 Speaker 1: in the NFL. It's a lot of potential. Yeah, yeah, 658 00:31:47,600 --> 00:31:49,920 Speaker 1: in the last two years. Yeah, No, I know, it's 659 00:31:49,920 --> 00:31:52,880 Speaker 1: a lot of potential. And I guess, I guess, is 660 00:31:52,920 --> 00:31:56,680 Speaker 1: this the coaching staff that takes potential and makes it 661 00:31:56,760 --> 00:31:59,960 Speaker 1: the result? Right, Like you get results out of that potential. 662 00:32:00,120 --> 00:32:03,040 Speaker 1: It no longer is that it is wins and skill 663 00:32:03,160 --> 00:32:06,920 Speaker 1: and and it's it's a team that's connected, mesh together 664 00:32:07,000 --> 00:32:09,240 Speaker 1: and can put together the product of the field because 665 00:32:09,240 --> 00:32:11,959 Speaker 1: a lot of things when I talked to fans, a 666 00:32:12,000 --> 00:32:15,000 Speaker 1: lot of what they say is like, we are optimistic 667 00:32:15,280 --> 00:32:19,600 Speaker 1: because we were in so many games, right, And like 668 00:32:19,680 --> 00:32:22,400 Speaker 1: you don't want to pull from last season, but you 669 00:32:22,480 --> 00:32:24,280 Speaker 1: were in so many games. And I think that's what 670 00:32:24,400 --> 00:32:27,560 Speaker 1: gives people a little bit of faith, is that that 671 00:32:27,640 --> 00:32:31,400 Speaker 1: team wasn't the right fit, right, Like that it didn't 672 00:32:31,440 --> 00:32:34,120 Speaker 1: all come together and there were still games and you 673 00:32:34,200 --> 00:32:37,320 Speaker 1: still could have won a lot of games. This is 674 00:32:37,560 --> 00:32:38,920 Speaker 1: for that kind of went alone. This is why I 675 00:32:38,920 --> 00:32:42,000 Speaker 1: wish Jay Nelson was like sitting right talking because like 676 00:32:42,000 --> 00:32:44,960 Speaker 1: he can probably go back twenty six years. But yeah, 677 00:32:45,040 --> 00:32:48,160 Speaker 1: like you you're spot on though, especially just hearing from 678 00:32:48,200 --> 00:32:50,600 Speaker 1: people that have been a part of this process, whether 679 00:32:50,600 --> 00:32:54,120 Speaker 1: there's coaches or whoever. Nobody's ever seen a season like 680 00:32:54,160 --> 00:32:56,440 Speaker 1: how last year it was with so many close games 681 00:32:56,920 --> 00:33:00,840 Speaker 1: that we lost. Yeah. So if four of those games 682 00:33:00,840 --> 00:33:03,000 Speaker 1: get turned around with the same team and a new 683 00:33:03,040 --> 00:33:05,720 Speaker 1: regime and people who understand how to get us over 684 00:33:05,760 --> 00:33:07,760 Speaker 1: that hump, I think we'll be in for a really 685 00:33:07,800 --> 00:33:11,000 Speaker 1: good season. What do they say, it's a game of inches? Yeah, 686 00:33:11,040 --> 00:33:15,720 Speaker 1: I mean that's it. Yeah, and miss field goals, yes, 687 00:33:15,840 --> 00:33:20,680 Speaker 1: so well. And missing field goals by inches? Right, I 688 00:33:20,680 --> 00:33:24,920 Speaker 1: should read the name of this podcast. Yeah, missing the 689 00:33:24,920 --> 00:33:27,520 Speaker 1: point of missing the point of the podcast by inches 690 00:33:27,920 --> 00:33:31,160 Speaker 1: makes a lot of sense. No, But I mean now 691 00:33:31,200 --> 00:33:33,480 Speaker 1: it's now, it's a new beginning. I mean, as many 692 00:33:33,480 --> 00:33:35,520 Speaker 1: of the faces are returning, it is a new beginning, 693 00:33:35,520 --> 00:33:38,479 Speaker 1: and it's an exciting time and so exciting because we 694 00:33:38,520 --> 00:33:40,880 Speaker 1: want to see you guys out at training camp. So 695 00:33:40,960 --> 00:33:44,280 Speaker 1: here is my final shameless plug of the podcast. Please 696 00:33:44,440 --> 00:33:48,400 Speaker 1: go to Vikings dot com Backslash Training Camp to get tickets. Now, 697 00:33:48,840 --> 00:33:51,800 Speaker 1: it is going to be amazing to have fans out here, 698 00:33:51,840 --> 00:33:56,200 Speaker 1: the kids Zone, autographs, the legends that I'll be making appearances, 699 00:33:56,680 --> 00:34:00,320 Speaker 1: high energy, the practices, the guys are flying around, they 700 00:34:00,360 --> 00:34:04,320 Speaker 1: have fun, they're smiling, there's music, it's a really really 701 00:34:04,320 --> 00:34:08,759 Speaker 1: fun environment. So you know, they kick off on Saturday, 702 00:34:09,040 --> 00:34:13,040 Speaker 1: July thirtieth, and they practices that fans can attend. There 703 00:34:13,040 --> 00:34:16,719 Speaker 1: will be fourteen between then and the joint practices with 704 00:34:16,760 --> 00:34:20,640 Speaker 1: the forty nine ers on August seventeenth and eighteenth. There 705 00:34:20,719 --> 00:34:23,680 Speaker 1: are free tickets and there are also tickets to purchase. 706 00:34:24,040 --> 00:34:27,240 Speaker 1: The tickets that you purchase are more for the marquee 707 00:34:27,239 --> 00:34:32,000 Speaker 1: events like the night practice or the big day on Saturday, 708 00:34:32,080 --> 00:34:34,239 Speaker 1: so those are the bigger kind of days. And then 709 00:34:34,239 --> 00:34:36,719 Speaker 1: you've got the free ones where you can just sign 710 00:34:36,800 --> 00:34:40,520 Speaker 1: up and stop on by. We'd love to see you. Yeah, 711 00:34:40,600 --> 00:34:42,239 Speaker 1: it'll be a lot of fun, a lot of fun, 712 00:34:42,239 --> 00:34:43,600 Speaker 1: and it'll be a lot of fun. And of course 713 00:34:44,160 --> 00:34:48,320 Speaker 1: as well, we have content just coming at cha from 714 00:34:48,480 --> 00:34:51,319 Speaker 1: all angles, I feel like, so keep up with all 715 00:34:51,360 --> 00:34:54,720 Speaker 1: of the Vikings entertainment networks, content on all of the 716 00:34:54,800 --> 00:34:59,520 Speaker 1: social media apps, all your Vikings app and like, subscribe 717 00:34:59,560 --> 00:35:02,439 Speaker 1: this podcast. As we promise we'll maybe be a little 718 00:35:02,440 --> 00:35:04,480 Speaker 1: bit more together next week. I don't know. Actually I 719 00:35:04,520 --> 00:35:08,480 Speaker 1: can't make any promises. You shouldn't because once you started 720 00:35:08,480 --> 00:35:10,920 Speaker 1: doing that, it's going to be like, ah, you see, 721 00:35:11,000 --> 00:35:13,040 Speaker 1: like you guys are my friends now though, like all 722 00:35:13,080 --> 00:35:16,480 Speaker 1: of our listeners, you know, like this is probably what 723 00:35:16,880 --> 00:35:18,839 Speaker 1: you would get when you just hang out with us. 724 00:35:19,160 --> 00:35:23,719 Speaker 1: Yeah yeah, seriously, Like, yeah, that's how it should be. 725 00:35:23,719 --> 00:35:25,799 Speaker 1: We're all sitting down and just talking ball and um, 726 00:35:25,880 --> 00:35:28,759 Speaker 1: I know fans enjoy just talking about their favorite team, 727 00:35:28,840 --> 00:35:32,160 Speaker 1: especially here in Minnesota and the surrounding state. So hopefully 728 00:35:32,239 --> 00:35:35,000 Speaker 1: it results in better conversations around wins and we can 729 00:35:35,000 --> 00:35:37,759 Speaker 1: continue to celebrate this team. But it's much more fun 730 00:35:37,800 --> 00:35:40,160 Speaker 1: to talk about a team when they're winning, So much 731 00:35:40,200 --> 00:35:42,160 Speaker 1: more fun. It's go time now, and it's go time. 732 00:35:42,200 --> 00:35:44,319 Speaker 1: I like that, Like learn I on that note, that 733 00:35:44,360 --> 00:35:45,839 Speaker 1: was a lot of energy. It's time to go because 734 00:35:45,840 --> 00:35:47,719 Speaker 1: actually there's time to go. I got to practice. So 735 00:35:48,719 --> 00:35:50,920 Speaker 1: thanks for listening to the Minnesotaviting Podcast. We'll see you 736 00:35:50,920 --> 00:35:51,760 Speaker 1: guys next week.