1 00:00:19,079 --> 00:00:21,919 Speaker 1: Alrighty, it's Paul Allen. You're played by playboys for the 2 00:00:22,000 --> 00:00:25,279 Speaker 1: KFA and Minnesota Vikings radio network. The analyst in the 3 00:00:25,360 --> 00:00:27,960 Speaker 1: booth as Pete Bursage, former player and a coach for 4 00:00:28,000 --> 00:00:32,559 Speaker 1: the Minnesota Vikings. We just completed call him a Dallas 5 00:00:32,560 --> 00:00:36,800 Speaker 1: Cowboys victory over the Vikings forty to three. Minnesota drops 6 00:00:36,800 --> 00:00:39,360 Speaker 1: to eight and two, and the Dallas Cowboys improved to 7 00:00:39,440 --> 00:00:43,680 Speaker 1: seven and three. The thirty seven point victory the largest 8 00:00:44,080 --> 00:00:48,599 Speaker 1: road margin victory in the history of Dallas Cowboys football. 9 00:00:48,880 --> 00:00:51,880 Speaker 1: And that football immortality. They've played a lot of road games. 10 00:00:52,280 --> 00:00:54,520 Speaker 1: Not really not really much to say for those of 11 00:00:54,560 --> 00:00:56,880 Speaker 1: you who watched or listen to the game. It was 12 00:00:57,000 --> 00:01:01,480 Speaker 1: that bad Cousins eventually gets paulled and Nick Mullins is 13 00:01:01,480 --> 00:01:04,240 Speaker 1: the quarterback. No Dalvin, no Jefferson, no thealand at the 14 00:01:04,360 --> 00:01:06,920 Speaker 1: end of the game, Cooper Rush was the quarterback at 15 00:01:06,959 --> 00:01:09,759 Speaker 1: the end of the game for the Dallas Cowboys. Pete, 16 00:01:09,840 --> 00:01:11,640 Speaker 1: whether you were playing and you played on a lot 17 00:01:11,680 --> 00:01:16,520 Speaker 1: of their Vikings teams, or you were coaching when this happens, 18 00:01:16,640 --> 00:01:19,800 Speaker 1: and you come back Thursday to play Thursday night football 19 00:01:19,800 --> 00:01:24,039 Speaker 1: final game on Thanksgiving, Belichick in town starting now with 20 00:01:24,080 --> 00:01:27,680 Speaker 1: the getting the bodies rehab a Twin Cities Orthopedics Performance 21 00:01:27,680 --> 00:01:32,920 Speaker 1: Center through Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thanksgiving game day, what do 22 00:01:32,959 --> 00:01:35,480 Speaker 1: you do well? I mean, you should have a plan 23 00:01:35,560 --> 00:01:38,160 Speaker 1: and a schedule that everyone's aware of going in, even 24 00:01:38,200 --> 00:01:41,120 Speaker 1: into this game. What's going to happen afterwards? And you 25 00:01:41,520 --> 00:01:45,120 Speaker 1: know you stick to it. What changes you got to 26 00:01:45,160 --> 00:01:49,040 Speaker 1: see who's healthy and who's not. And outside of that, 27 00:01:49,720 --> 00:01:52,800 Speaker 1: you know, I take a look at the Dallas Cowboys 28 00:01:53,320 --> 00:01:56,760 Speaker 1: and what happened to them in Green Bay. And the 29 00:01:56,840 --> 00:01:59,280 Speaker 1: part that you know we talked about was it's an 30 00:01:59,280 --> 00:02:02,200 Speaker 1: attitude thing, right, It's it's about showing up, taking care 31 00:02:02,200 --> 00:02:06,360 Speaker 1: of business. They responded to a loss, and they responded 32 00:02:06,400 --> 00:02:08,520 Speaker 1: the way you would expect a good team to do. 33 00:02:08,680 --> 00:02:13,160 Speaker 1: And they did. And now it's the Vikings chance to say, hey, 34 00:02:13,200 --> 00:02:16,120 Speaker 1: you know, we got some adversity, a lot of adversity. 35 00:02:16,760 --> 00:02:19,520 Speaker 1: No one's gonna I mean, no one is gonna expect 36 00:02:19,639 --> 00:02:22,400 Speaker 1: us to slow down or stop these Patriots after a 37 00:02:22,400 --> 00:02:27,640 Speaker 1: game like that. So in that respect, they've got something. 38 00:02:27,720 --> 00:02:29,480 Speaker 1: They got some things to prove. And it's not to 39 00:02:29,720 --> 00:02:32,480 Speaker 1: us as fans. It's not to us you and me 40 00:02:32,520 --> 00:02:35,840 Speaker 1: as announcers or whatever it's to themselves. They you know, 41 00:02:35,880 --> 00:02:38,560 Speaker 1: they need to get that bad taste out of their 42 00:02:38,600 --> 00:02:42,000 Speaker 1: mouth and move on right. Dwelling on what happened today 43 00:02:42,160 --> 00:02:43,880 Speaker 1: isn't gonna help him. I don't even know how much 44 00:02:43,880 --> 00:02:46,160 Speaker 1: watching film is going to help him, right, But they 45 00:02:46,200 --> 00:02:48,040 Speaker 1: got to figure out who they're gonna put on the field. 46 00:02:48,040 --> 00:02:49,600 Speaker 1: It gives them the best chance to win, and do 47 00:02:49,639 --> 00:02:52,359 Speaker 1: that as quickly as possible. Get a couple good days 48 00:02:52,360 --> 00:02:55,600 Speaker 1: of practice in and go out there and give it 49 00:02:55,600 --> 00:02:58,480 Speaker 1: a shot again. The New England Patriots come here a 50 00:02:58,600 --> 00:03:01,640 Speaker 1: six and four team. They beat their division rival, the 51 00:03:01,639 --> 00:03:04,880 Speaker 1: New York Jets ten to three at Gillette and they 52 00:03:04,880 --> 00:03:08,000 Speaker 1: won the game on a punt return touchdown with less 53 00:03:08,000 --> 00:03:10,320 Speaker 1: than thirty seconds to go in the game. It's the 54 00:03:10,360 --> 00:03:13,600 Speaker 1: only punt return touchdown in the NFL this year. So 55 00:03:13,720 --> 00:03:17,400 Speaker 1: that's what happens when Belichick gets here. Let's analyze the 56 00:03:17,440 --> 00:03:20,919 Speaker 1: game with Gabe Henderson and Ben Lieber. Forty to three 57 00:03:21,280 --> 00:03:23,560 Speaker 1: is the final score as the Minnesota Vikings fall to 58 00:03:23,560 --> 00:03:26,280 Speaker 1: the Dallas Cowboys here at US Bank Stadium. Welcome to 59 00:03:26,400 --> 00:03:29,160 Speaker 1: between the Lins Field by Gatorade. My name is Gabe Henderson. 60 00:03:29,200 --> 00:03:31,760 Speaker 1: His name has been Lieber and Ben forty to three. 61 00:03:31,919 --> 00:03:36,040 Speaker 1: Thirty seven point differential is the worst loss in franchise 62 00:03:36,160 --> 00:03:39,080 Speaker 1: history for this Minnesota Vikings team. But to add on 63 00:03:39,120 --> 00:03:41,920 Speaker 1: to that, this Minnesota Vikings offense didn't score a touchdown, 64 00:03:41,960 --> 00:03:44,360 Speaker 1: the first time they didn't score a touchdown since twenty sixteen. 65 00:03:44,760 --> 00:03:47,120 Speaker 1: What did you or what did you not see from 66 00:03:47,160 --> 00:03:50,560 Speaker 1: the Minnesota Vikings offensive committee today? Well, what I saw 67 00:03:50,640 --> 00:03:54,480 Speaker 1: early on was missed opportunities. You know, I thought that 68 00:03:54,520 --> 00:03:58,160 Speaker 1: we had the right game plan, especially running the football. 69 00:03:58,240 --> 00:04:01,040 Speaker 1: You go back and watch the Alas Green Bay game, 70 00:04:01,160 --> 00:04:04,240 Speaker 1: and green Bay really, you know, had some yards, especially 71 00:04:04,240 --> 00:04:06,360 Speaker 1: with Aaron Jones on the outside, you know, running around 72 00:04:06,400 --> 00:04:09,160 Speaker 1: the perimeter. Um, you know, they got big with Dylan 73 00:04:09,240 --> 00:04:11,360 Speaker 1: kind of running downhill, but they were getting some chunk 74 00:04:11,440 --> 00:04:14,920 Speaker 1: yardage testing this Dallas defense around the corner. I thought 75 00:04:14,920 --> 00:04:17,760 Speaker 1: we were trying to do that, you know, early parts 76 00:04:17,760 --> 00:04:20,000 Speaker 1: of the game with some success. We get down to 77 00:04:20,040 --> 00:04:23,200 Speaker 1: the end zone and Hawkinson looks like he just flat 78 00:04:23,240 --> 00:04:25,840 Speaker 1: out dropped what was a great pass and a great 79 00:04:25,880 --> 00:04:28,279 Speaker 1: setup in the back corner of the end zone, you know, 80 00:04:28,400 --> 00:04:31,360 Speaker 1: so early in the football game. Even though and yeah, 81 00:04:31,400 --> 00:04:33,560 Speaker 1: two drops, he had another drop later on. But you know, 82 00:04:33,839 --> 00:04:36,200 Speaker 1: a drop for six points. I think at that moment 83 00:04:36,279 --> 00:04:39,560 Speaker 1: right there kind of changes maybe the butterfly effect of 84 00:04:39,600 --> 00:04:42,840 Speaker 1: how this game plays out. But nonetheless, he dropped the ball, 85 00:04:42,920 --> 00:04:45,479 Speaker 1: another missed opportunity, and then from there it was just 86 00:04:45,520 --> 00:04:48,920 Speaker 1: absolute domination by them upfront. I mean they only they 87 00:04:48,920 --> 00:04:50,920 Speaker 1: only rushed four for the most most of the time, 88 00:04:51,520 --> 00:04:53,480 Speaker 1: and their four man rush was better than our five 89 00:04:53,480 --> 00:04:56,960 Speaker 1: man protection. And that's that's never good enough, especially consistently 90 00:04:56,960 --> 00:04:58,600 Speaker 1: throughout the whole game. And I think the fact that 91 00:04:58,680 --> 00:05:01,479 Speaker 1: Christian Derrisol went down and also added fuel to the fire. 92 00:05:01,600 --> 00:05:05,480 Speaker 1: Kirk Cousins sacked seven times today, the most in his career. 93 00:05:05,760 --> 00:05:08,520 Speaker 1: He was I guess six times four times in his career. 94 00:05:08,560 --> 00:05:11,320 Speaker 1: But you look at the offensive line unit and say, okay, 95 00:05:11,480 --> 00:05:15,120 Speaker 1: where did you get better? Ben? Where do you start? Well? 96 00:05:15,480 --> 00:05:18,800 Speaker 1: I mean sometimes it's just an anchor. You know, our 97 00:05:19,160 --> 00:05:21,880 Speaker 1: best player on the on the offensive line, Christian Deisaw. 98 00:05:21,880 --> 00:05:24,040 Speaker 1: I think it's pretty evident he was not completely, you know, 99 00:05:24,080 --> 00:05:26,640 Speaker 1: one hundred percent back from the concussion that he suffered 100 00:05:26,640 --> 00:05:29,559 Speaker 1: against Buffalo. But we don't see him getting bull rushed 101 00:05:29,680 --> 00:05:32,039 Speaker 1: like that. We don't see him getting out physical. So 102 00:05:32,080 --> 00:05:34,320 Speaker 1: I do think that there was something lingering going on 103 00:05:34,360 --> 00:05:37,040 Speaker 1: with him, you know, outside of that, like up front, 104 00:05:37,080 --> 00:05:39,640 Speaker 1: you know, physicality, we just couldn't match up. You know, 105 00:05:39,720 --> 00:05:41,719 Speaker 1: they did run some inside twists and they got to 106 00:05:41,760 --> 00:05:44,279 Speaker 1: our edges a little bit. Um. You know that's gonna happen. 107 00:05:44,360 --> 00:05:46,320 Speaker 1: So sometimes you can look back at the film and say, Okay, 108 00:05:46,360 --> 00:05:48,760 Speaker 1: we're gonna technically clean some things up. Maybe it's a 109 00:05:48,760 --> 00:05:51,920 Speaker 1: communication issue, maybe it's a recognition issue. But you know, 110 00:05:52,200 --> 00:05:54,120 Speaker 1: when it just seems like they were just more physical 111 00:05:54,160 --> 00:05:56,320 Speaker 1: than us, that's a hard thing to correct because it's 112 00:05:56,320 --> 00:05:57,840 Speaker 1: not like you can just ask these guys to get 113 00:05:57,880 --> 00:06:00,159 Speaker 1: stronger in the next week. I think, you know, you 114 00:06:00,160 --> 00:06:02,520 Speaker 1: look at it, it might have just been a bad matchup. Yeah, 115 00:06:03,120 --> 00:06:05,880 Speaker 1: I was. I was writing a key stat down early 116 00:06:05,920 --> 00:06:07,960 Speaker 1: in today's game because I felt like we were in 117 00:06:08,040 --> 00:06:10,160 Speaker 1: third down a lot. We weren't converting our third downs, 118 00:06:10,200 --> 00:06:12,280 Speaker 1: and they were they were eleven to fifteen, twelve of 119 00:06:12,400 --> 00:06:14,599 Speaker 1: seventeen or third down We were one of eleven. But 120 00:06:14,760 --> 00:06:17,800 Speaker 1: our third downs we averaged third and eleven. Yeah, and 121 00:06:17,839 --> 00:06:20,479 Speaker 1: their third downs they average third and five. They gained 122 00:06:20,520 --> 00:06:23,160 Speaker 1: any average eleven yards to gain on every third down. 123 00:06:23,360 --> 00:06:27,400 Speaker 1: We averaged I believe we averaged three. So when when 124 00:06:27,440 --> 00:06:30,640 Speaker 1: you look at that, what what what does that show you? Like, 125 00:06:30,680 --> 00:06:31,840 Speaker 1: what does that show you when you look at a 126 00:06:31,839 --> 00:06:34,080 Speaker 1: stat like that for third down, Well, it tells you 127 00:06:34,120 --> 00:06:35,520 Speaker 1: that we're not doing a very good job on first 128 00:06:35,520 --> 00:06:37,640 Speaker 1: and second down, first of all, and then we had 129 00:06:37,640 --> 00:06:40,200 Speaker 1: too many penalties, especially later on in the game. And 130 00:06:40,200 --> 00:06:42,720 Speaker 1: then defensively, I mean, they were getting chunk yardage on 131 00:06:42,800 --> 00:06:44,840 Speaker 1: first and second down. And and you know, I'm glad 132 00:06:44,839 --> 00:06:46,440 Speaker 1: that you had that stat thrown out too, because it 133 00:06:46,480 --> 00:06:47,919 Speaker 1: seemed like, you know, I didn't have the number in 134 00:06:47,960 --> 00:06:49,520 Speaker 1: my head, but I was like, man, here they are 135 00:06:49,600 --> 00:06:51,919 Speaker 1: third and two again, third and one again. You know, 136 00:06:51,920 --> 00:06:54,840 Speaker 1: those are easy conversions, especially when you have a big 137 00:06:54,839 --> 00:06:59,440 Speaker 1: back like Zeke Elliott. So you know, our defense, you know, 138 00:06:59,520 --> 00:07:02,479 Speaker 1: just like our offense, our defensive line, they just got 139 00:07:02,520 --> 00:07:04,320 Speaker 1: flat out handed to them. You know, they were getting 140 00:07:04,320 --> 00:07:07,440 Speaker 1: pushed around. Their double teams offensively were effective kind of 141 00:07:07,480 --> 00:07:10,400 Speaker 1: getting our guys pushed back in our linebackers lab we 142 00:07:10,520 --> 00:07:12,600 Speaker 1: couldn't we couldn't kind of like see around them. We 143 00:07:12,600 --> 00:07:15,560 Speaker 1: were caught caught in the trash. Our vision was obstructed. 144 00:07:15,600 --> 00:07:18,200 Speaker 1: So whenever they had to cut back or they you know, 145 00:07:18,240 --> 00:07:20,760 Speaker 1: were wiggling around in there. We just couldn't see him 146 00:07:20,760 --> 00:07:23,400 Speaker 1: and they were finding lanes and we weren't. Um you know, 147 00:07:23,440 --> 00:07:25,280 Speaker 1: if if they had the zone blocking, we were kind 148 00:07:25,280 --> 00:07:27,520 Speaker 1: of getting washed down. They were finding seams there. So 149 00:07:27,760 --> 00:07:30,280 Speaker 1: you know, defensive line, you know, they got pushed around 150 00:07:30,280 --> 00:07:32,640 Speaker 1: as much as their offensive line did. Yeah. One thing 151 00:07:32,680 --> 00:07:34,440 Speaker 1: I've noticed this year. I don't know if there if 152 00:07:34,440 --> 00:07:36,760 Speaker 1: there's a stat for, but we haven't given up many 153 00:07:36,840 --> 00:07:39,880 Speaker 1: explosive pass plays. And not talking about explosive pasplays, I'm 154 00:07:39,880 --> 00:07:42,520 Speaker 1: talking about touchdowns that go for over twenty yards in 155 00:07:42,520 --> 00:07:44,400 Speaker 1: the air. Yeah. We gave up two of those today 156 00:07:44,480 --> 00:07:46,680 Speaker 1: to Tony Poller. Yeah. What did you see on those 157 00:07:46,720 --> 00:07:49,200 Speaker 1: two plays that really stood out? Well? I think the 158 00:07:49,240 --> 00:07:52,480 Speaker 1: first one, um, you know, in my estimation, you know, 159 00:07:52,520 --> 00:07:54,920 Speaker 1: I haven't really looked at the the All twenty two yet, 160 00:07:54,960 --> 00:07:57,320 Speaker 1: and you know, but it looked like to me that 161 00:07:57,360 --> 00:07:59,840 Speaker 1: they we were just in a standard cover two meeting 162 00:07:59,840 --> 00:08:02,560 Speaker 1: that Patrick Peterson and those corners on the outside they 163 00:08:02,600 --> 00:08:05,320 Speaker 1: have flat responsibility, you know, you're supposed to. You know, 164 00:08:05,360 --> 00:08:08,280 Speaker 1: there's different techniques and as far as jamming and writing 165 00:08:08,320 --> 00:08:10,720 Speaker 1: that number one receiver, but it looked like he was 166 00:08:10,800 --> 00:08:13,240 Speaker 1: kind of rode him down too far, covered him like 167 00:08:13,280 --> 00:08:15,840 Speaker 1: man to man and was probably you know, ten yards 168 00:08:15,880 --> 00:08:18,800 Speaker 1: fifteen yards inside, and then as the back kind of 169 00:08:18,880 --> 00:08:21,120 Speaker 1: leaked out, he didn't play with very good eyes and 170 00:08:21,360 --> 00:08:23,040 Speaker 1: there was Pollard and then he had a bad angle 171 00:08:23,080 --> 00:08:25,400 Speaker 1: to get him. You know. The second one, I gotta 172 00:08:25,440 --> 00:08:27,200 Speaker 1: give a lot of credit to Dak. It looked like 173 00:08:27,200 --> 00:08:29,760 Speaker 1: we are in two man coverage. You know, we're shown 174 00:08:29,800 --> 00:08:32,680 Speaker 1: two high safeties similar to what we always do, except 175 00:08:32,720 --> 00:08:36,200 Speaker 1: we were playing man coverage underneath. Dac took a step back, 176 00:08:36,320 --> 00:08:39,680 Speaker 1: he recognized it, started barking out some orders, gut everybody 177 00:08:39,720 --> 00:08:41,840 Speaker 1: on the same page. And then it was just a 178 00:08:41,840 --> 00:08:44,000 Speaker 1: little bit of a stutter by Pollard when he got 179 00:08:44,000 --> 00:08:47,200 Speaker 1: out in the middle part of the defense. You know, 180 00:08:47,240 --> 00:08:50,000 Speaker 1: it's a hard thing for a linebacker to play man 181 00:08:50,000 --> 00:08:52,040 Speaker 1: coverage against the back when you're not hugged up against 182 00:08:52,120 --> 00:08:54,480 Speaker 1: him on the line of scrimmage, when when he has 183 00:08:54,640 --> 00:08:56,560 Speaker 1: ten yards to make a move on you, and you 184 00:08:56,640 --> 00:08:59,480 Speaker 1: got the quickness of Pollard, you know, it's it's one 185 00:08:59,520 --> 00:09:01,520 Speaker 1: of those things like good for them, man, Like it's 186 00:09:01,559 --> 00:09:05,440 Speaker 1: like it's like, yeah, they saw what we were doing. 187 00:09:05,600 --> 00:09:08,120 Speaker 1: He checked out of it. Put us on a bad matchup. 188 00:09:08,480 --> 00:09:11,040 Speaker 1: Pollard made the play, we didn't and there he goes 189 00:09:11,120 --> 00:09:12,680 Speaker 1: hitting his head on the goal post. Yeah, that thirty 190 00:09:12,720 --> 00:09:15,880 Speaker 1: yard touchdown before the end of the first half. To Pollard, 191 00:09:15,920 --> 00:09:18,080 Speaker 1: that touchdown pass was kind of deflating. And then you 192 00:09:18,120 --> 00:09:19,680 Speaker 1: come out on the second half of first we didn't 193 00:09:19,679 --> 00:09:21,800 Speaker 1: get the ball and you're like, okay, we get one stop. 194 00:09:22,000 --> 00:09:23,480 Speaker 1: We should be able to we should be good to go. 195 00:09:23,600 --> 00:09:25,439 Speaker 1: We give up a sixty eight yard touchdown, and said 196 00:09:25,440 --> 00:09:27,560 Speaker 1: Tony Pollard. Also, you made a good point in the 197 00:09:27,559 --> 00:09:29,920 Speaker 1: for a fourth Quarter on the Vikers Radio network earlier, 198 00:09:30,000 --> 00:09:32,880 Speaker 1: and I'm a closet with this. You said, embarrassment can 199 00:09:33,000 --> 00:09:35,920 Speaker 1: be motivating. Yeah, what did you mean by that? Well, 200 00:09:35,960 --> 00:09:37,880 Speaker 1: you know, we were kind of debating, um, you know 201 00:09:37,960 --> 00:09:39,400 Speaker 1: on air, it's like, is this one of those games 202 00:09:39,400 --> 00:09:41,400 Speaker 1: where you just take a few clips and you just 203 00:09:41,800 --> 00:09:43,760 Speaker 1: have the guys watch us a few clips or do 204 00:09:43,760 --> 00:09:46,400 Speaker 1: you make them watch the whole game? And you know, 205 00:09:46,800 --> 00:09:48,720 Speaker 1: I do think that at times, you know, from to 206 00:09:48,840 --> 00:09:52,040 Speaker 1: make these players, you know, kind of wallow in this 207 00:09:52,080 --> 00:09:55,000 Speaker 1: embarrassment of like I gotta watch every snap of us 208 00:09:55,000 --> 00:09:57,079 Speaker 1: getting pushed back and getting beat at the linon of scrimmage, 209 00:09:57,120 --> 00:10:00,840 Speaker 1: getting out physical, it just does something too you internally 210 00:10:00,880 --> 00:10:04,000 Speaker 1: of like, I never want that to happen again. And 211 00:10:04,080 --> 00:10:08,120 Speaker 1: so I do think that in healthy situations, embarrassment can 212 00:10:08,160 --> 00:10:11,319 Speaker 1: be motivating, and maybe that's what some of these guys 213 00:10:11,360 --> 00:10:13,920 Speaker 1: need is just to like, okay, acknowledge the fact that 214 00:10:13,880 --> 00:10:15,840 Speaker 1: they get kicked in them in the mouth, but also 215 00:10:15,880 --> 00:10:18,760 Speaker 1: acknowledge the fact that, hey, we have a great opportunity 216 00:10:18,800 --> 00:10:20,280 Speaker 1: to come back here in a couple of days. We 217 00:10:20,280 --> 00:10:22,040 Speaker 1: don't have to wait a full week here. We're gonna 218 00:10:22,080 --> 00:10:23,880 Speaker 1: wait just a couple of days, get back on the field, 219 00:10:23,920 --> 00:10:26,240 Speaker 1: and I'm going to prove to myself, my teammates, and 220 00:10:26,280 --> 00:10:28,680 Speaker 1: they're all the fan base that that team that they 221 00:10:28,720 --> 00:10:30,760 Speaker 1: saw against Dallas is not who we are and they 222 00:10:30,760 --> 00:10:31,880 Speaker 1: can they have a good chance to go out to 223 00:10:31,920 --> 00:10:34,280 Speaker 1: improve that against the Patriots. I've seen this Vikings team 224 00:10:34,360 --> 00:10:36,640 Speaker 1: do it. Last year we lost to the Detroit Lions. 225 00:10:36,760 --> 00:10:38,800 Speaker 1: At the Detroit Lions, they had not won a game, 226 00:10:39,000 --> 00:10:41,440 Speaker 1: and then it just felt deflating. We come here, come 227 00:10:41,480 --> 00:10:43,880 Speaker 1: back here on Thursday night football against the Pittsburgh Stillers 228 00:10:44,080 --> 00:10:46,640 Speaker 1: and the offense lights it up. I'm hoping we see 229 00:10:46,679 --> 00:10:49,760 Speaker 1: that similar type of field this upcoming Thursday against the 230 00:10:49,760 --> 00:10:53,240 Speaker 1: New England Patriots because we needed the Buffalo Bill hangover 231 00:10:53,360 --> 00:10:55,920 Speaker 1: is over. Now we feast on Thanksgiving Day against the 232 00:10:55,920 --> 00:10:58,560 Speaker 1: New England Patriots. Ben, thank you again as always for 233 00:10:58,640 --> 00:11:01,760 Speaker 1: Ben Lieber. Ryan, my name is Gave Henderson. Thank you 234 00:11:01,760 --> 00:11:05,480 Speaker 1: again for tuning into another edition of Between the Lines 235 00:11:05,520 --> 00:11:09,480 Speaker 1: fueled by Gatorade. Cousins sacked seven times today. That's the 236 00:11:09,520 --> 00:11:12,319 Speaker 1: most he's ever been sacked in his career. Now, Christian 237 00:11:12,360 --> 00:11:15,520 Speaker 1: Darisaw started the game, uh and just wasn't right. As 238 00:11:15,520 --> 00:11:17,520 Speaker 1: the analyst pointed out. Early in the game, he got 239 00:11:17,600 --> 00:11:21,680 Speaker 1: bull rushed. He left with concussion related symptoms. You know. 240 00:11:21,720 --> 00:11:24,240 Speaker 1: Now we come back on Thursday, so hopefully he can play. 241 00:11:24,600 --> 00:11:28,439 Speaker 1: But overall, a lot of that thrust came from the inside. 242 00:11:28,760 --> 00:11:32,080 Speaker 1: Michael Parsons with two of those sacks, what happened? You know, 243 00:11:32,120 --> 00:11:35,520 Speaker 1: we played into their hand. And and I think going 244 00:11:35,559 --> 00:11:39,600 Speaker 1: into this game, taking a good deep look at both teams, 245 00:11:40,320 --> 00:11:42,600 Speaker 1: you knew what they excelled at. I think green Bay 246 00:11:42,640 --> 00:11:45,360 Speaker 1: had the exact right game plan. You know, yeah, they 247 00:11:45,440 --> 00:11:47,720 Speaker 1: got they had two turnovers on defense, which help, but 248 00:11:47,720 --> 00:11:49,880 Speaker 1: they had they had the right game plan there. This 249 00:11:50,080 --> 00:11:54,160 Speaker 1: Dallas defense is not huge, but they are fast, So 250 00:11:54,240 --> 00:11:56,679 Speaker 1: don't run away from him, run at him, right, keep 251 00:11:56,720 --> 00:11:58,840 Speaker 1: the ball on the ground. Commit to the running game. 252 00:11:59,280 --> 00:12:03,280 Speaker 1: And really you saw that out of Dallas today here, 253 00:12:03,360 --> 00:12:06,719 Speaker 1: they committed to the running game, was on. They were 254 00:12:06,720 --> 00:12:08,760 Speaker 1: on the field long enough, because this is a team 255 00:12:08,760 --> 00:12:11,000 Speaker 1: that was thirty first in time of possession. Yeah, and 256 00:12:11,040 --> 00:12:14,040 Speaker 1: I think they had the ball near forty minutes today, right, 257 00:12:14,320 --> 00:12:17,559 Speaker 1: So they moved, you know, they were efficient in the 258 00:12:17,640 --> 00:12:20,600 Speaker 1: running game. And then Dak Prescott just throwing slants, doing 259 00:12:20,679 --> 00:12:23,320 Speaker 1: quick throws. I mean a lot more. He looked a 260 00:12:23,320 --> 00:12:25,839 Speaker 1: lot more like he did against the Chicago Bears than 261 00:12:25,880 --> 00:12:28,679 Speaker 1: he did last week against the Green Bay Packers. And 262 00:12:28,920 --> 00:12:31,440 Speaker 1: they were just efficient, moving the chains, moving the chains, 263 00:12:32,080 --> 00:12:35,880 Speaker 1: and then once that defense got tired, they became explosive 264 00:12:35,920 --> 00:12:37,640 Speaker 1: and it was Pollard out of the backfield. I mean, 265 00:12:38,240 --> 00:12:41,440 Speaker 1: you know Pollard as a receiver, yeah, you know, that 266 00:12:41,480 --> 00:12:43,240 Speaker 1: doesn't keep people up at night, but he ended up 267 00:12:43,280 --> 00:12:46,960 Speaker 1: being a difference today. Two receiving touchdowns for Tony. He 268 00:12:46,960 --> 00:12:50,080 Speaker 1: hadn't had a catching touchdown in nearly two years, so 269 00:12:50,160 --> 00:12:52,760 Speaker 1: of course he had two today. And before we hear 270 00:12:52,800 --> 00:12:55,440 Speaker 1: from Kevin O'Connell, Kirk Cousins and to Ron Johnson with 271 00:12:55,480 --> 00:12:59,200 Speaker 1: his three takes, Tony Pollard, I mean, seriously, could you 272 00:12:59,240 --> 00:13:01,800 Speaker 1: have picked a better time to be an unrestricted free agent? 273 00:13:02,120 --> 00:13:04,959 Speaker 1: He's an unrestricted free agent now as of now. After 274 00:13:05,000 --> 00:13:07,720 Speaker 1: the season, He's gonna make himself a lot of money. 275 00:13:07,800 --> 00:13:09,959 Speaker 1: Yeah he is. And you know, they get Ezekiel Elliott 276 00:13:10,000 --> 00:13:12,880 Speaker 1: back and Zeke continues to do what he does well 277 00:13:12,880 --> 00:13:15,600 Speaker 1: and that's just get positive yards. Yep. Not a lot 278 00:13:15,600 --> 00:13:19,280 Speaker 1: of TFLs, not a lot of going backwards. And you 279 00:13:19,320 --> 00:13:22,280 Speaker 1: know that's another thing, talk about going backwards. Penalties. That's 280 00:13:22,320 --> 00:13:24,800 Speaker 1: the timeliness of penalties for the Cowboys have been really 281 00:13:24,880 --> 00:13:27,040 Speaker 1: hurting them. But they came out here and played a 282 00:13:27,080 --> 00:13:29,839 Speaker 1: complete game. And you know, I think it's one of 283 00:13:29,880 --> 00:13:31,600 Speaker 1: those things where we're not as good as we think. 284 00:13:31,840 --> 00:13:34,199 Speaker 1: They're not as bad as a lot of people think. Yeah, 285 00:13:34,240 --> 00:13:38,480 Speaker 1: And somewhere in between reality lies and reality situation is 286 00:13:38,520 --> 00:13:41,000 Speaker 1: you gotta bounce back and do it quickly. Kevin O'Connell, 287 00:13:41,080 --> 00:13:44,920 Speaker 1: Minnesota Vikings head coach, takes his first home loss of 288 00:13:45,080 --> 00:13:47,800 Speaker 1: his head coaching career, and here's what he had to 289 00:13:47,800 --> 00:13:51,400 Speaker 1: say via his press conference following a forty to three 290 00:13:51,520 --> 00:13:55,520 Speaker 1: Dallas win. Quick injury update, Christian dar Saw was ruled 291 00:13:55,559 --> 00:14:00,719 Speaker 1: out with a concussion obviously second cushion in a couple 292 00:14:00,760 --> 00:14:04,400 Speaker 1: of weeks. We're gonna be extra cautious with him moving forward, 293 00:14:04,400 --> 00:14:07,000 Speaker 1: and uh, you know he will, he will more than likely, 294 00:14:07,000 --> 00:14:09,920 Speaker 1: and I can say he won't be playing on Thursday, 295 00:14:11,240 --> 00:14:13,640 Speaker 1: Black lock out a stinger. We'll see how he turns over. 296 00:14:14,280 --> 00:14:17,199 Speaker 1: But outside of that, um, you know, just to a 297 00:14:18,559 --> 00:14:20,880 Speaker 1: night where we didn't play well in any phase of 298 00:14:20,920 --> 00:14:23,880 Speaker 1: our football team, didn't coach well enough, didn't play well enough. Um, 299 00:14:25,680 --> 00:14:27,360 Speaker 1: this is not going to be the last time we 300 00:14:27,440 --> 00:14:31,280 Speaker 1: have to respond after an emotional win to come back 301 00:14:31,360 --> 00:14:34,360 Speaker 1: and and and play the next week with much more energy. 302 00:14:35,400 --> 00:14:37,720 Speaker 1: You know, we got a coach better, like I said, 303 00:14:38,280 --> 00:14:42,760 Speaker 1: play better across the board. But a huge opportunity for 304 00:14:42,800 --> 00:14:46,880 Speaker 1: our team to really look inward. We expect to really 305 00:14:46,880 --> 00:14:48,880 Speaker 1: only in these tough times to be able to rely 306 00:14:48,920 --> 00:14:51,480 Speaker 1: on our locker room, our players, and our coaches. And 307 00:14:51,680 --> 00:14:53,400 Speaker 1: we'll be right back here in four days with an 308 00:14:53,400 --> 00:14:56,240 Speaker 1: opportunity to get this taste out of our mouth. But 309 00:14:56,280 --> 00:14:58,320 Speaker 1: you gotta give credit to the Dallas Cowboys. They came 310 00:14:58,320 --> 00:15:01,320 Speaker 1: in and dominated and every phase of the football game, 311 00:15:01,680 --> 00:15:03,960 Speaker 1: and we've got to learn from this. We've got to 312 00:15:04,000 --> 00:15:05,840 Speaker 1: use this as an opportunity to grow as a football 313 00:15:05,880 --> 00:15:10,000 Speaker 1: team and handle adversity the right way. And like I said, 314 00:15:10,000 --> 00:15:12,120 Speaker 1: four days from now, we'll get that opportunity against a 315 00:15:12,160 --> 00:15:15,920 Speaker 1: really good football team right back here at US Bank Stadium. Yeah. 316 00:15:16,040 --> 00:15:18,000 Speaker 1: Do you think there was a hangover from last something? 317 00:15:18,080 --> 00:15:20,680 Speaker 1: You know, I don't know. I just know we had 318 00:15:20,720 --> 00:15:23,480 Speaker 1: a good week of preparation and it didn't translate to 319 00:15:23,600 --> 00:15:26,000 Speaker 1: us playing our style of football in any way, shape 320 00:15:26,080 --> 00:15:28,280 Speaker 1: or form. I thought we were sloppy. I thought there 321 00:15:28,280 --> 00:15:32,600 Speaker 1: were too many penalties, the early turnover, you know, even 322 00:15:32,600 --> 00:15:35,440 Speaker 1: though the defense was able to hold to a field goal, 323 00:15:35,480 --> 00:15:37,240 Speaker 1: we then drive back down and have a chance for 324 00:15:37,920 --> 00:15:40,040 Speaker 1: to put seven on the board and we only get three. 325 00:15:40,120 --> 00:15:42,120 Speaker 1: And then it just felt like from from there then 326 00:15:42,160 --> 00:15:44,440 Speaker 1: on out, we were just reaching for momentum instead of 327 00:15:44,640 --> 00:15:47,200 Speaker 1: doing the things that we've done, whether trailing or with 328 00:15:47,280 --> 00:15:49,000 Speaker 1: the lead throughout this season. We didn't do any of 329 00:15:49,000 --> 00:15:51,920 Speaker 1: those things tonight, and I think we've got to really 330 00:15:51,920 --> 00:15:54,560 Speaker 1: look inward. We've got to look to these next two 331 00:15:54,640 --> 00:15:56,880 Speaker 1: or three days and try to turn these guys over. 332 00:15:57,560 --> 00:15:58,960 Speaker 1: That was one of the reasons why we tried to 333 00:15:58,960 --> 00:16:01,560 Speaker 1: start getting guys out of there when the when the uh, 334 00:16:01,840 --> 00:16:04,080 Speaker 1: you know, the result was really not in question anymore. 335 00:16:04,400 --> 00:16:06,920 Speaker 1: We've got to find a way. Um, we're an eight 336 00:16:06,920 --> 00:16:09,320 Speaker 1: and two football team. Uh, there's gonna be a lot 337 00:16:09,320 --> 00:16:12,080 Speaker 1: of narratives about our team that we can or can't control, 338 00:16:12,520 --> 00:16:15,160 Speaker 1: or we really can't control. We know that we just 339 00:16:15,240 --> 00:16:17,040 Speaker 1: got to look inward to our locker room. I felt 340 00:16:17,040 --> 00:16:20,000 Speaker 1: the right. I felt all along. We've got the right 341 00:16:20,080 --> 00:16:24,840 Speaker 1: kind of guys, We've got the right coaching staff. I 342 00:16:24,840 --> 00:16:26,880 Speaker 1: I do believe that we will respond to this the 343 00:16:26,960 --> 00:16:31,080 Speaker 1: right way. But at this point in the season, November 344 00:16:31,120 --> 00:16:33,080 Speaker 1: comes and sometimes you can get hit in the mouth. 345 00:16:33,120 --> 00:16:35,840 Speaker 1: This league has a way of humbling any football team 346 00:16:35,880 --> 00:16:37,720 Speaker 1: at any point in time if you don't play good football, 347 00:16:37,760 --> 00:16:40,280 Speaker 1: and we did not tonight. And we've got to learn 348 00:16:40,320 --> 00:16:42,600 Speaker 1: from this and make sure we move forward in the 349 00:16:42,680 --> 00:16:45,240 Speaker 1: right direction and really trust that we're going to handle 350 00:16:45,240 --> 00:16:48,760 Speaker 1: this response the right way. Kevin, they were so effective 351 00:16:48,800 --> 00:16:51,520 Speaker 1: rushing the past or seven snackers, Well that's what they do, 352 00:16:51,720 --> 00:16:53,720 Speaker 1: and I thought we didn't do much. We tried to 353 00:16:53,720 --> 00:16:56,520 Speaker 1: get the run game going early and then we faced 354 00:16:56,560 --> 00:16:59,640 Speaker 1: some third downs. Whether they were manageable or not. Kirk 355 00:16:59,680 --> 00:17:02,560 Speaker 1: was dress Uh. And then and then when you lose 356 00:17:02,600 --> 00:17:05,159 Speaker 1: your left tackle early on in the game, sometimes you 357 00:17:05,200 --> 00:17:07,679 Speaker 1: can try to move that hard down around Um, and 358 00:17:07,760 --> 00:17:11,080 Speaker 1: they just kept finding ways to affect Kirk. I thought 359 00:17:11,160 --> 00:17:13,440 Speaker 1: our guys on you know, our receivers did a nice 360 00:17:13,520 --> 00:17:15,960 Speaker 1: job for the most part against a pretty good secondary 361 00:17:16,000 --> 00:17:18,560 Speaker 1: of trying to get separation and trying to win um 362 00:17:18,760 --> 00:17:21,880 Speaker 1: on the perimeter. We just could not find those stacked 363 00:17:21,920 --> 00:17:25,720 Speaker 1: plays together to truly gain the momentum that you have 364 00:17:25,760 --> 00:17:27,800 Speaker 1: to do when you're playing a good football team. This 365 00:17:27,840 --> 00:17:31,399 Speaker 1: will be a good test for us, UH to understand 366 00:17:31,400 --> 00:17:34,120 Speaker 1: that we did not play our best even close to it, 367 00:17:34,440 --> 00:17:37,400 Speaker 1: and can we respond in the right way and really 368 00:17:37,440 --> 00:17:39,399 Speaker 1: try to look inward to a player, to a coach. 369 00:17:39,760 --> 00:17:41,399 Speaker 1: And I'll be right out in front doing that. I 370 00:17:41,400 --> 00:17:43,959 Speaker 1: didn't coach well enough tonight. I didn't coach well enough 371 00:17:44,000 --> 00:17:46,919 Speaker 1: for our team, UM, and we got out played. And 372 00:17:46,920 --> 00:17:50,399 Speaker 1: and you know, luckily you get seventeen opportunities in this league, 373 00:17:50,480 --> 00:17:52,399 Speaker 1: and we'll look back on this one and we'll be 374 00:17:52,400 --> 00:17:54,920 Speaker 1: able to see how we handled it moving forward, which 375 00:17:54,960 --> 00:17:58,080 Speaker 1: will ultimately tell the story, uh, you know, of our 376 00:17:58,119 --> 00:18:00,280 Speaker 1: twenty twenty two season. But we're not going to let 377 00:18:00,280 --> 00:18:03,240 Speaker 1: this affect us other than make sure we know u 378 00:18:03,480 --> 00:18:05,280 Speaker 1: tonight wasn't good enough and we got to get a 379 00:18:05,320 --> 00:18:07,560 Speaker 1: lot better in a hurry. Looking at Thursday as a 380 00:18:07,560 --> 00:18:10,000 Speaker 1: real great opportunity to get right back at it. A 381 00:18:10,040 --> 00:18:13,360 Speaker 1: short run the ball a little bit more on him. Well, 382 00:18:13,359 --> 00:18:15,040 Speaker 1: you know, we a couple of those drives there. We 383 00:18:15,160 --> 00:18:17,080 Speaker 1: ran it on first and second down, first drive of 384 00:18:17,119 --> 00:18:19,600 Speaker 1: the game, and uh, you know, then you know, have 385 00:18:19,720 --> 00:18:21,240 Speaker 1: that third and I think it was a third and four, 386 00:18:21,400 --> 00:18:23,960 Speaker 1: third and three, whatever it was. We end up you know, 387 00:18:24,040 --> 00:18:27,240 Speaker 1: taking a sack there and the ball comes out. Then 388 00:18:27,280 --> 00:18:29,160 Speaker 1: we got to the next possession. We moved the ball 389 00:18:29,200 --> 00:18:33,960 Speaker 1: pretty consistently, good balance, good mixture, and then ultimately, you know, 390 00:18:34,080 --> 00:18:36,560 Speaker 1: just just not good enough. I don't know if running 391 00:18:36,560 --> 00:18:39,200 Speaker 1: it a couple more snaps would have changed to night's out. 392 00:18:39,600 --> 00:18:41,920 Speaker 1: You know, I'll put we only had fifty I think 393 00:18:41,920 --> 00:18:44,240 Speaker 1: we only had fifty four plays total, and that includes 394 00:18:44,280 --> 00:18:46,960 Speaker 1: once we've pulled our our guys there in the fourth quarter. 395 00:18:47,640 --> 00:18:51,720 Speaker 1: So just not enough offensively to sustain and take the 396 00:18:51,720 --> 00:18:54,280 Speaker 1: pressure off our defense. And then uh, coming out of 397 00:18:54,280 --> 00:18:56,239 Speaker 1: the second half, when you know, we were hoping to 398 00:18:56,240 --> 00:18:58,920 Speaker 1: try to just get one stop and respond and see 399 00:18:58,920 --> 00:19:00,560 Speaker 1: if we go down and score touch time. We didn't 400 00:19:00,560 --> 00:19:03,959 Speaker 1: do either of those things offensively or defensively. Ezra Cleveland 401 00:19:04,040 --> 00:19:06,879 Speaker 1: left also, was that an injury that he no, he 402 00:19:07,280 --> 00:19:10,600 Speaker 1: ended up coming out there and then we decided he 403 00:19:10,600 --> 00:19:13,399 Speaker 1: should be he should be okay, and and Darisaw Like 404 00:19:13,560 --> 00:19:16,080 Speaker 1: obviously you mentioned this week, but when it's two two 405 00:19:16,119 --> 00:19:18,840 Speaker 1: and two weeks, do you have concern for longer terms 406 00:19:18,840 --> 00:19:21,560 Speaker 1: than than just the five days here. My concern is 407 00:19:21,560 --> 00:19:24,879 Speaker 1: just about as about CD and making sure that you know, 408 00:19:24,920 --> 00:19:27,000 Speaker 1: we'll go well, he'll be in the protocol like he 409 00:19:27,160 --> 00:19:30,480 Speaker 1: was last week. He you know, checked all those boxes 410 00:19:30,520 --> 00:19:34,240 Speaker 1: going into tonight, um and ultimately, well, we'll make sure 411 00:19:34,960 --> 00:19:36,560 Speaker 1: this is one of our this is one of our 412 00:19:36,560 --> 00:19:38,760 Speaker 1: best players with a long term future here, and we're 413 00:19:38,760 --> 00:19:41,359 Speaker 1: going to make sure that CD is absolutely like we 414 00:19:41,440 --> 00:19:43,920 Speaker 1: did this week, but we'll make sure he's absolutely ready 415 00:19:43,960 --> 00:19:46,680 Speaker 1: to roll when that time comes. Well he's out. Do 416 00:19:46,680 --> 00:19:48,960 Speaker 1: you ever think about doing anything different with a configuration 417 00:19:49,000 --> 00:19:50,720 Speaker 1: the offensive line or do you roll with it as well? 418 00:19:50,800 --> 00:19:52,280 Speaker 1: We'll take a look at it. I'll talk to coach 419 00:19:52,320 --> 00:19:54,919 Speaker 1: Coope and and and West Phillips, and we'll just take 420 00:19:54,960 --> 00:19:56,760 Speaker 1: a look at our game plan how we see ourselves 421 00:19:56,760 --> 00:19:59,600 Speaker 1: trying to play this game on Thursday, you know, knowing 422 00:19:59,640 --> 00:20:01,280 Speaker 1: that it's tight turnaround, there's not gonna be a lot 423 00:20:01,320 --> 00:20:04,720 Speaker 1: of time for full speed reps or development. We've just 424 00:20:04,760 --> 00:20:06,200 Speaker 1: got to go out and give our guys the best 425 00:20:06,200 --> 00:20:08,600 Speaker 1: possible plan and they've got to be ready to go 426 00:20:08,640 --> 00:20:10,560 Speaker 1: execute against a really good football team that's going to 427 00:20:10,640 --> 00:20:14,159 Speaker 1: come in here and play good football. We cannot the 428 00:20:14,200 --> 00:20:17,240 Speaker 1: penalties and obviously we you know, had the one turnover, 429 00:20:17,320 --> 00:20:19,480 Speaker 1: but we got to force more turnovers. We've got to 430 00:20:19,480 --> 00:20:22,919 Speaker 1: just force more plays defensively to go our way, and 431 00:20:22,960 --> 00:20:25,719 Speaker 1: then offensively, we've got to find a way to you know, 432 00:20:25,840 --> 00:20:29,760 Speaker 1: make things happen and be that you know, momentum grabbing 433 00:20:29,800 --> 00:20:32,600 Speaker 1: side when we need to. In some of these games, defensively, 434 00:20:32,640 --> 00:20:35,280 Speaker 1: what did you feel like they were doing just to 435 00:20:35,400 --> 00:20:38,679 Speaker 1: challenge you guys early and then through round the defensively, 436 00:20:38,720 --> 00:20:42,720 Speaker 1: the Dallas defense, they were physical upfront and they were 437 00:20:42,720 --> 00:20:44,840 Speaker 1: able to kind of get us on some of those 438 00:20:44,880 --> 00:20:48,760 Speaker 1: known passing situations and force negative plays. You can have 439 00:20:48,800 --> 00:20:51,720 Speaker 1: any all the route concepts you want to dial up there, 440 00:20:51,760 --> 00:20:55,280 Speaker 1: but none of that really matters if your quarterback can't 441 00:20:55,320 --> 00:20:57,800 Speaker 1: go through those progressions. And it was just one of 442 00:20:57,800 --> 00:20:59,960 Speaker 1: those nights where you know, the tough down moved around 443 00:21:00,040 --> 00:21:02,200 Speaker 1: and we kind of took turns up front, we took 444 00:21:02,240 --> 00:21:04,840 Speaker 1: turns at you know, different positions on our offense. Skill 445 00:21:04,920 --> 00:21:10,080 Speaker 1: players included. Um had you know, just an uncharacteristic performance 446 00:21:10,119 --> 00:21:12,560 Speaker 1: by our offense. And I think we've we've got to 447 00:21:12,560 --> 00:21:14,720 Speaker 1: try to find a way to eliminate some of those 448 00:21:14,760 --> 00:21:17,560 Speaker 1: self inflicted wounds, some of those penalties, some of those 449 00:21:17,560 --> 00:21:19,560 Speaker 1: things that even when you're trying to gain momentum in 450 00:21:19,600 --> 00:21:22,199 Speaker 1: a game, you do um and and and you're going 451 00:21:22,280 --> 00:21:24,120 Speaker 1: to be playing right into the way that team wants 452 00:21:24,119 --> 00:21:27,200 Speaker 1: to play defense over there. Kirk comes through the game, Okay, 453 00:21:27,600 --> 00:21:31,040 Speaker 1: he did, he did. Yeah, he's such a competitor, he'd 454 00:21:31,440 --> 00:21:33,440 Speaker 1: you know, wanted to stay in the game and uh 455 00:21:33,520 --> 00:21:36,439 Speaker 1: continue to play. But with four days away being what 456 00:21:36,480 --> 00:21:39,119 Speaker 1: it is, um, we wanted to make sure once that 457 00:21:39,760 --> 00:21:41,920 Speaker 1: we'll always try to continue to fight. We will never 458 00:21:41,960 --> 00:21:45,080 Speaker 1: give up on any game. But we've got to be 459 00:21:45,119 --> 00:21:47,360 Speaker 1: smart about our team understanding where we're at with eight 460 00:21:47,359 --> 00:21:51,400 Speaker 1: wins and a tight turnaround here. But I thought Kirk 461 00:21:51,440 --> 00:21:53,399 Speaker 1: tried to battle tonight. It was it was. It was 462 00:21:53,440 --> 00:21:56,320 Speaker 1: a very tough night to play quarterback out there. We've 463 00:21:56,320 --> 00:21:58,840 Speaker 1: got to do some things to help him um any way, 464 00:21:58,840 --> 00:22:01,640 Speaker 1: shape or form. We can run the ball more, obviously, 465 00:22:01,720 --> 00:22:04,080 Speaker 1: something that we'll look to do once we establish ourselves 466 00:22:04,119 --> 00:22:06,320 Speaker 1: in these games. We've got to find ways to just 467 00:22:06,400 --> 00:22:09,960 Speaker 1: generate more opportunities, more plays. Can we convert on third down? 468 00:22:10,000 --> 00:22:11,639 Speaker 1: One of eleven's not good enough. That's not going to 469 00:22:11,720 --> 00:22:13,399 Speaker 1: win you a lot of games with the type of 470 00:22:13,400 --> 00:22:16,320 Speaker 1: offense that we have. We need opportunity, we need plays, 471 00:22:16,359 --> 00:22:19,440 Speaker 1: and it just didn't go our way tonight. Players, we're 472 00:22:19,480 --> 00:22:21,560 Speaker 1: saying that, you know, maybe it's not all that bad 473 00:22:21,560 --> 00:22:24,240 Speaker 1: to be playing Thursday to get the bad takes? Yep, Now, 474 00:22:24,280 --> 00:22:26,880 Speaker 1: so quickly would you concur with that? I do? I do? 475 00:22:26,920 --> 00:22:29,960 Speaker 1: I challenge them when we came back in. We know 476 00:22:30,000 --> 00:22:32,480 Speaker 1: it wasn't good enough tonight. They know we've got the 477 00:22:32,600 --> 00:22:34,880 Speaker 1: right team in that locker room, the right group of guys, 478 00:22:34,880 --> 00:22:38,000 Speaker 1: We've got great leadership. They know they know we didn't 479 00:22:38,000 --> 00:22:40,520 Speaker 1: play better, we didn't play well enough, we didn't coach 480 00:22:40,520 --> 00:22:43,119 Speaker 1: well enough. That nothing across the board was good enough tonight. 481 00:22:43,960 --> 00:22:45,840 Speaker 1: And like I said, the best thing is we get 482 00:22:45,880 --> 00:22:48,600 Speaker 1: four days from now an opportunity to come out and 483 00:22:49,000 --> 00:22:51,160 Speaker 1: try to get back on track, and I believe we'll 484 00:22:51,160 --> 00:22:53,439 Speaker 1: do the things we need to do, control what we 485 00:22:53,520 --> 00:22:57,359 Speaker 1: can control, and ultimately band together close as ever to 486 00:22:57,440 --> 00:22:59,400 Speaker 1: come out here and try to get a win on Thursday. 487 00:22:59,600 --> 00:23:02,120 Speaker 1: Six of seven sacks, which is a four man rush. Yep. 488 00:23:02,320 --> 00:23:03,960 Speaker 1: How what did they do to get home? And how 489 00:23:04,040 --> 00:23:05,480 Speaker 1: much tougher does it make it when they're able to 490 00:23:05,480 --> 00:23:07,280 Speaker 1: get home? Well, I think they won some We were 491 00:23:07,320 --> 00:23:09,000 Speaker 1: trying to do some things to help on the edges 492 00:23:09,000 --> 00:23:12,080 Speaker 1: as much as possible, especially when CD went down and 493 00:23:12,080 --> 00:23:14,159 Speaker 1: then we would have you know, there would be some 494 00:23:14,240 --> 00:23:17,920 Speaker 1: interior penetration and then trying to maybe help interior wise 495 00:23:18,000 --> 00:23:19,679 Speaker 1: make sure the slides going the right way. Then there 496 00:23:19,760 --> 00:23:22,280 Speaker 1: was some issues on the perimeter as well. And some 497 00:23:22,320 --> 00:23:24,439 Speaker 1: of those sacks did not come on third down. Some 498 00:23:24,480 --> 00:23:26,840 Speaker 1: of them came, you know, on play passes where you're 499 00:23:26,880 --> 00:23:29,480 Speaker 1: trying to protect and try to give Justin and Adam 500 00:23:29,480 --> 00:23:31,639 Speaker 1: a chance to work down the field. I mean, we 501 00:23:31,680 --> 00:23:34,040 Speaker 1: just didn't give an opportunity for those plays to happen. So, 502 00:23:34,600 --> 00:23:36,679 Speaker 1: whether it was our play pass protection, whether it was 503 00:23:36,680 --> 00:23:38,720 Speaker 1: our execution in the screen game to try to slow 504 00:23:38,760 --> 00:23:41,760 Speaker 1: down the rush or just across the board even when 505 00:23:41,760 --> 00:23:44,360 Speaker 1: we did get some completion plays going earn a couple 506 00:23:44,359 --> 00:23:46,280 Speaker 1: of first downs then or be a penalty or a 507 00:23:46,320 --> 00:23:48,800 Speaker 1: negative play to put us behind the stick. So, uh, 508 00:23:49,240 --> 00:23:53,560 Speaker 1: just not good enough across board. Ben, do you take 509 00:23:53,600 --> 00:23:56,480 Speaker 1: a look at whether you guys might a miss something learn? No? No, 510 00:23:57,280 --> 00:23:59,640 Speaker 1: sure he was clear, Yep he was. He was through 511 00:23:59,680 --> 00:24:02,840 Speaker 1: the h he was through the whole protocol as is, 512 00:24:02,920 --> 00:24:06,800 Speaker 1: and and um, you know, everything was done medically speaking 513 00:24:06,800 --> 00:24:09,240 Speaker 1: in the best interests of CD and he was ready 514 00:24:09,240 --> 00:24:11,480 Speaker 1: to go tonight it but there was actually an impact 515 00:24:11,680 --> 00:24:14,800 Speaker 1: you know, to his helmet, to his head neck area 516 00:24:14,840 --> 00:24:17,480 Speaker 1: that you know, kind of you know, caused him to 517 00:24:17,840 --> 00:24:21,199 Speaker 1: immediately be pulled out of the game. Last player that sack. Yes, 518 00:24:22,119 --> 00:24:26,160 Speaker 1: all higher valuably narratives that you've referenced earlier, the narratives 519 00:24:26,160 --> 00:24:28,440 Speaker 1: that you referenced earlier, do you think those are fair 520 00:24:28,560 --> 00:24:31,280 Speaker 1: narratives about this team? You know what, I don't think 521 00:24:31,359 --> 00:24:33,600 Speaker 1: we can get concerned with those things. I just know 522 00:24:34,200 --> 00:24:36,320 Speaker 1: each and every week in this league is another opportunity 523 00:24:36,359 --> 00:24:39,040 Speaker 1: to really prove who you are um as a football team. 524 00:24:40,480 --> 00:24:42,199 Speaker 1: I don't think we did that tonight. I don't think 525 00:24:42,200 --> 00:24:45,520 Speaker 1: we gave ourselves a chance to compete. Like I said, 526 00:24:45,560 --> 00:24:47,480 Speaker 1: we we've got a lot of things on a short 527 00:24:47,520 --> 00:24:50,280 Speaker 1: week to try to get right. Kevin and Um, you know, 528 00:24:50,320 --> 00:24:51,840 Speaker 1: I don't really know any other way than to go 529 00:24:51,880 --> 00:24:54,320 Speaker 1: back to work and really accept this result. I think 530 00:24:54,320 --> 00:24:57,760 Speaker 1: it's important that we accept this result and understand when 531 00:24:57,840 --> 00:24:59,680 Speaker 1: when you can look to a man and coach and 532 00:24:59,800 --> 00:25:02,639 Speaker 1: play and say we just weren't good enough, that allows 533 00:25:02,680 --> 00:25:04,399 Speaker 1: you to move forward. But we got to accept it 534 00:25:04,440 --> 00:25:06,959 Speaker 1: first and foremost, even on a short week, correct some 535 00:25:07,000 --> 00:25:09,240 Speaker 1: of the things that we can correct, and then make 536 00:25:09,280 --> 00:25:11,040 Speaker 1: sure that we're doing everything and we can to turn 537 00:25:11,080 --> 00:25:14,200 Speaker 1: these guys over build a great plan for him. Even 538 00:25:14,240 --> 00:25:16,760 Speaker 1: on a short week, the expectation is going to be 539 00:25:16,760 --> 00:25:20,280 Speaker 1: that we come out here and play well in four days. Overall, 540 00:25:20,280 --> 00:25:22,600 Speaker 1: How would you evaluate Teach through his first three weeks 541 00:25:22,600 --> 00:25:25,160 Speaker 1: of you guys, Yeah, I think he's had a really 542 00:25:25,240 --> 00:25:27,639 Speaker 1: nice impact on our offense. You know, you'd love to 543 00:25:27,640 --> 00:25:29,760 Speaker 1: come down with that red zone target early in the game. 544 00:25:30,400 --> 00:25:32,360 Speaker 1: He's made a lot of plays for us already. He'll 545 00:25:32,400 --> 00:25:35,520 Speaker 1: make a ton of plays for us moving forward. We're 546 00:25:35,600 --> 00:25:37,720 Speaker 1: very very lucky to have TJ. And we'll continue to 547 00:25:37,760 --> 00:25:40,639 Speaker 1: just build his comfort in our offense and all the 548 00:25:40,680 --> 00:25:43,560 Speaker 1: different facets of how we play because he's learning on 549 00:25:43,560 --> 00:25:45,199 Speaker 1: the fly right now. We're trying to get him as 550 00:25:45,200 --> 00:25:48,160 Speaker 1: comfortable as possible, and we'll continue to do that because 551 00:25:48,200 --> 00:25:50,120 Speaker 1: he's one of our weapons on offense and we're lucky 552 00:25:50,119 --> 00:25:52,680 Speaker 1: to have him. Kevin, what do you think Dallas did 553 00:25:52,680 --> 00:25:55,640 Speaker 1: to create some much straight on your defense. I think 554 00:25:55,640 --> 00:25:57,960 Speaker 1: they got their run game going. I think they got 555 00:25:58,000 --> 00:26:01,000 Speaker 1: some timely third down conversions. I thought that, uh, you know, 556 00:26:01,160 --> 00:26:04,359 Speaker 1: some of those some of those runs where they you know, 557 00:26:04,440 --> 00:26:06,480 Speaker 1: turned maybe a three or four yard game into seven 558 00:26:06,560 --> 00:26:09,440 Speaker 1: or eight by just running hard and physical the physicality 559 00:26:09,480 --> 00:26:11,359 Speaker 1: at which they played with on the line of scrimmage. 560 00:26:11,480 --> 00:26:14,159 Speaker 1: And then I thought Doc made some some big time plays. 561 00:26:14,640 --> 00:26:16,840 Speaker 1: Uh you know, that third down touchdown coming out of 562 00:26:16,840 --> 00:26:19,240 Speaker 1: the half, getting the double move there to the back, 563 00:26:20,400 --> 00:26:22,680 Speaker 1: a play we've you know, we've run before in some 564 00:26:22,760 --> 00:26:25,399 Speaker 1: capacity to score as well, and and they just go 565 00:26:25,440 --> 00:26:27,560 Speaker 1: out and execute. And that's still got to be a 566 00:26:27,560 --> 00:26:30,200 Speaker 1: great pitch and catch in that moment. They've got to protect. 567 00:26:30,720 --> 00:26:32,000 Speaker 1: We've got to find a way to get a little 568 00:26:32,000 --> 00:26:34,439 Speaker 1: more pressure, try to tighten up on the back end. 569 00:26:34,480 --> 00:26:37,159 Speaker 1: It's really a little bit of everything tonight, and uh, 570 00:26:37,359 --> 00:26:39,919 Speaker 1: you know, as a head coach of a team that 571 00:26:39,960 --> 00:26:42,520 Speaker 1: experiences a game like this, it's it's ultimately on me 572 00:26:42,600 --> 00:26:44,639 Speaker 1: to make sure that we go back and fix the 573 00:26:44,720 --> 00:26:47,919 Speaker 1: things we can control, what we can control. But ultimately, 574 00:26:47,960 --> 00:26:49,239 Speaker 1: this is a challenge. This is going to be an 575 00:26:49,280 --> 00:26:51,640 Speaker 1: unbelievable challenge for our team. Four days from now, we'll 576 00:26:51,680 --> 00:26:53,840 Speaker 1: be right back here, like I said, against a good 577 00:26:53,840 --> 00:26:57,320 Speaker 1: football team, and I'm willing to I'm willing to put 578 00:26:57,359 --> 00:26:59,480 Speaker 1: everything we got into this game on a short week 579 00:26:59,720 --> 00:27:02,639 Speaker 1: and trust our guys and what we've built here to 580 00:27:02,720 --> 00:27:08,840 Speaker 1: respond the right way. Thanks guys. Cousins bludgeoned sacks seven times. 581 00:27:09,400 --> 00:27:12,320 Speaker 1: He had a streak of thirty nine consecutive games, fifth 582 00:27:12,359 --> 00:27:16,159 Speaker 1: best in the NFL NFL history. He had that snap today. 583 00:27:16,720 --> 00:27:21,280 Speaker 1: Here's what Kirk had to say following the decimating of 584 00:27:21,359 --> 00:27:25,640 Speaker 1: his offense and his team. Not good enough tonight. Got 585 00:27:25,640 --> 00:27:29,560 Speaker 1: to play better and with a short week this week, 586 00:27:29,720 --> 00:27:33,639 Speaker 1: it's important that we get right back to it. And um, 587 00:27:33,680 --> 00:27:35,960 Speaker 1: we'll be at home Thursday nights, so it's important to 588 00:27:36,080 --> 00:27:39,879 Speaker 1: uh have a much better performance. So UM, you know, 589 00:27:40,000 --> 00:27:44,200 Speaker 1: we'll we'll talk about this one and look to improve 590 00:27:44,240 --> 00:27:47,000 Speaker 1: and need to be better in roughly four days. So 591 00:27:48,080 --> 00:27:51,639 Speaker 1: that's where our focus goes. And you know, we've been 592 00:27:51,640 --> 00:27:54,240 Speaker 1: winning as a team and on this last several weeks 593 00:27:54,240 --> 00:27:56,400 Speaker 1: of wins and now we we've lost as a team 594 00:27:56,400 --> 00:27:58,720 Speaker 1: and we got to bounce back. So, UM, take any 595 00:27:58,800 --> 00:28:02,200 Speaker 1: questions yet, Well you were sacked seven times and most 596 00:28:02,240 --> 00:28:04,560 Speaker 1: of your career. What were the factors that led to that? 597 00:28:04,600 --> 00:28:09,240 Speaker 1: In your estimation? I think it was a combination or reasons. Um. Certainly, 598 00:28:09,240 --> 00:28:13,080 Speaker 1: when you get behind, then you allow a lot more 599 00:28:13,080 --> 00:28:18,120 Speaker 1: of a drop back um game, and so that certainly 600 00:28:18,280 --> 00:28:21,399 Speaker 1: played into their ability to rush us and play for 601 00:28:21,600 --> 00:28:28,720 Speaker 1: that k where they're able to get pressure. Most of 602 00:28:28,720 --> 00:28:31,040 Speaker 1: those are the four guys. How does that change kind 603 00:28:31,080 --> 00:28:33,360 Speaker 1: of how you're looking at things downfield when they don't 604 00:28:33,359 --> 00:28:35,240 Speaker 1: have to content the extract guys to come out people. 605 00:28:35,920 --> 00:28:39,719 Speaker 1: UM yeah, it's um, you know, effective when you can 606 00:28:39,760 --> 00:28:42,760 Speaker 1: rush for it's effective. Certainly, we want to be in 607 00:28:42,760 --> 00:28:45,520 Speaker 1: a place where we're not having to uh to drop 608 00:28:45,560 --> 00:28:48,880 Speaker 1: back too much. Um. And you certainly need to be 609 00:28:49,600 --> 00:28:51,920 Speaker 1: you know, in a game where you're right there and 610 00:28:52,280 --> 00:28:55,760 Speaker 1: you're not behind where you have to drop back. So, um, 611 00:28:55,800 --> 00:28:58,080 Speaker 1: you know that's that's that's the part that you feel 612 00:28:58,120 --> 00:29:00,440 Speaker 1: you can stay in the game and then keep yourself 613 00:29:00,440 --> 00:29:02,840 Speaker 1: from being those scenarios from the back at the beginning. 614 00:29:02,880 --> 00:29:05,520 Speaker 1: And when you watch that back, Yeah, did you feel 615 00:29:05,560 --> 00:29:07,240 Speaker 1: Parsons coming or what did you see when you look 616 00:29:07,240 --> 00:29:09,480 Speaker 1: at that? I just think there, you need to have 617 00:29:09,520 --> 00:29:11,840 Speaker 1: two hands on the football is really where I look 618 00:29:11,880 --> 00:29:13,920 Speaker 1: back and when you watch it and you coach it 619 00:29:13,960 --> 00:29:16,240 Speaker 1: and you look at him, how to improve I think 620 00:29:16,280 --> 00:29:18,560 Speaker 1: it's if you're holding on with two hands as you're running, 621 00:29:18,640 --> 00:29:23,640 Speaker 1: it's it's less likely to fumble there. Um. So um, 622 00:29:23,720 --> 00:29:25,720 Speaker 1: you know that sets where I say I gotta be better. 623 00:29:27,200 --> 00:29:29,520 Speaker 1: He's Parsons the kind of guy who you can prepare for, 624 00:29:29,680 --> 00:29:33,200 Speaker 1: but you really don't understand, can't kind of comprehend his 625 00:29:33,240 --> 00:29:36,640 Speaker 1: skills unless until you see him liable something. He's a 626 00:29:36,680 --> 00:29:41,240 Speaker 1: great player. We um, Um you know, I find each 627 00:29:41,280 --> 00:29:44,320 Speaker 1: week when you study for your opponent, each team seems 628 00:29:44,320 --> 00:29:50,040 Speaker 1: to have a player a pass rusher that's that's pretty elite. Um. 629 00:29:50,080 --> 00:29:54,040 Speaker 1: And he's in that category of you know, one of 630 00:29:54,040 --> 00:29:56,200 Speaker 1: the better pass rushers in this league that you have 631 00:29:56,280 --> 00:29:59,120 Speaker 1: to um, you know be aware of and he can 632 00:29:59,160 --> 00:30:02,040 Speaker 1: impact the game much of a challenge. Did you feel 633 00:30:02,080 --> 00:30:07,640 Speaker 1: like protection was trying to help on dalside inside in 634 00:30:07,760 --> 00:30:12,280 Speaker 1: time and balance? Yep, yep. There's certainly an awareness of 635 00:30:12,320 --> 00:30:15,120 Speaker 1: trying to get a chip or some help by a 636 00:30:15,160 --> 00:30:18,880 Speaker 1: halfback or a tight end on the edge. You know. 637 00:30:19,000 --> 00:30:22,040 Speaker 1: So it's all game long, you're kind of aware of 638 00:30:22,320 --> 00:30:25,440 Speaker 1: of all that. But certainly when you can, you know, 639 00:30:25,520 --> 00:30:29,800 Speaker 1: stay in manageable down distances, you can run the football, 640 00:30:29,880 --> 00:30:32,080 Speaker 1: you can play action, you can screen, you can do 641 00:30:32,120 --> 00:30:34,480 Speaker 1: other things that when you get behind, it's just much 642 00:30:34,560 --> 00:30:37,600 Speaker 1: much harder to do. Or Cavy one seven straight games 643 00:30:37,640 --> 00:30:40,000 Speaker 1: beating Buffo last week, how much of you is just 644 00:30:40,160 --> 00:30:45,240 Speaker 1: stunned by the margin that you lost by today. It's 645 00:30:45,280 --> 00:30:50,400 Speaker 1: certainly a disappointing outcome. And what I've learned in this 646 00:30:50,480 --> 00:30:54,280 Speaker 1: league in my years is they all count one and 647 00:30:54,960 --> 00:30:58,479 Speaker 1: the point differential doesn't end up becoming a thing that 648 00:30:58,600 --> 00:31:00,520 Speaker 1: sticks with it, but the loss or the win does. 649 00:31:00,640 --> 00:31:03,720 Speaker 1: And so um, you know, we've got to find a 650 00:31:03,760 --> 00:31:08,360 Speaker 1: way moving forward to to get wins and um and 651 00:31:08,600 --> 00:31:10,480 Speaker 1: um you know, play much better than we did tonight. 652 00:31:11,760 --> 00:31:14,080 Speaker 1: What's going to be the key to responding to this 653 00:31:14,200 --> 00:31:19,080 Speaker 1: not sure week, Well, you gotta you gotta fix what's fixable. 654 00:31:19,280 --> 00:31:23,360 Speaker 1: You have to uh, um you know, be out. You 655 00:31:23,520 --> 00:31:26,040 Speaker 1: just be ready to go Thursday night and have a good, 656 00:31:26,320 --> 00:31:31,080 Speaker 1: good Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday in preparation for that. And UM, 657 00:31:31,120 --> 00:31:33,200 Speaker 1: you know what you don't want to have happened is 658 00:31:33,240 --> 00:31:37,000 Speaker 1: any repeated mistakes. Uh. So you always say, you know, 659 00:31:37,560 --> 00:31:40,880 Speaker 1: how can we fix what happens? So that Um you 660 00:31:40,880 --> 00:31:45,640 Speaker 1: know that's the last time. Um, something like that happens. Overall. 661 00:31:45,680 --> 00:31:48,160 Speaker 1: How you evaluate TJ over the last three weeks and 662 00:31:48,280 --> 00:31:52,280 Speaker 1: how valuable has efense? Yeah, he's showing up a lot 663 00:31:52,320 --> 00:31:55,800 Speaker 1: in our offense. Um, he's he's done a great job. 664 00:31:56,120 --> 00:31:59,200 Speaker 1: And uh um you know we'll continue to lean on 665 00:31:59,280 --> 00:32:02,760 Speaker 1: him moving forward. Or is there anything that he did 666 00:32:02,880 --> 00:32:05,720 Speaker 1: that helped build so much chemistry between you and him 667 00:32:05,720 --> 00:32:09,760 Speaker 1: so quickly? Uh, well, he's learned the system very quickly. Um. 668 00:32:10,560 --> 00:32:14,200 Speaker 1: I think he's a friendly target. I think Uh Kevin's 669 00:32:14,200 --> 00:32:17,760 Speaker 1: also done a great job incorporating a TJ into the plan. 670 00:32:18,360 --> 00:32:22,720 Speaker 1: And UM, you know, I think in this offense and 671 00:32:23,160 --> 00:32:26,320 Speaker 1: on this team, I think will always be uh incorporating 672 00:32:26,360 --> 00:32:28,880 Speaker 1: our our y, our tight ends. In the past game 673 00:32:28,920 --> 00:32:31,120 Speaker 1: and and there will always be production there to be 674 00:32:31,160 --> 00:32:33,800 Speaker 1: had and so um um, you know, he's done a 675 00:32:33,800 --> 00:32:36,680 Speaker 1: great job taking on that challenge in such a short 676 00:32:36,680 --> 00:32:44,760 Speaker 1: amount of time. Already, thanks guys. Dalvin Cook was running 677 00:32:44,840 --> 00:32:46,520 Speaker 1: very well in the game, you know, but then it 678 00:32:46,600 --> 00:32:49,360 Speaker 1: started to go two and three score pair shaped so 679 00:32:49,520 --> 00:32:51,440 Speaker 1: they had to get away from the run, I guess. 680 00:32:51,800 --> 00:32:54,320 Speaker 1: But for Dalvin to lose this cool on the sideline 681 00:32:54,640 --> 00:32:58,520 Speaker 1: and and get the get the personal foul, unsportsmanlike conduct 682 00:32:58,920 --> 00:33:02,520 Speaker 1: his um George, where's the former defensive coordinator for the Vikings. 683 00:33:02,840 --> 00:33:05,000 Speaker 1: You know, he was the one with whom Dalvin was 684 00:33:05,080 --> 00:33:07,479 Speaker 1: arguing and and I think you know, if he pointed 685 00:33:07,520 --> 00:33:09,520 Speaker 1: his finger at him and yelled at him, that was cool. 686 00:33:09,920 --> 00:33:12,120 Speaker 1: But when he did it the second and third time, 687 00:33:12,440 --> 00:33:14,960 Speaker 1: that's when the side judge is like, enough fifteen, But 688 00:33:15,080 --> 00:33:19,160 Speaker 1: Dalvin losing is cool. That never happens. No, yeah, you know, no, 689 00:33:19,360 --> 00:33:21,520 Speaker 1: there's a lot of things that we haven't seen happen 690 00:33:21,600 --> 00:33:25,720 Speaker 1: in the past. But at least for Dalvin, it wasn't 691 00:33:26,080 --> 00:33:29,160 Speaker 1: it wasn't cheap, it wasn't late really so to speak it. 692 00:33:29,440 --> 00:33:32,920 Speaker 1: You know, he showed us he's still I think the 693 00:33:32,960 --> 00:33:35,960 Speaker 1: emotional leader of this offense, and even late in the 694 00:33:36,000 --> 00:33:39,560 Speaker 1: game he was running the football hard, you know, getting 695 00:33:39,800 --> 00:33:41,800 Speaker 1: setting eighty nine yards a carry. Yeah, there was a 696 00:33:41,880 --> 00:33:45,200 Speaker 1: game out of control, absolutely, I get that. But you know, 697 00:33:45,360 --> 00:33:47,480 Speaker 1: but at least he's still playing the game. And that's 698 00:33:47,480 --> 00:33:50,480 Speaker 1: what you look at closely on games like this is 699 00:33:50,520 --> 00:33:53,760 Speaker 1: who put it out there and finished this game even 700 00:33:53,800 --> 00:33:56,520 Speaker 1: when you know, even when you almost knew you weren't 701 00:33:56,520 --> 00:33:58,960 Speaker 1: going to win it, and who kind of gave in 702 00:33:59,000 --> 00:34:02,160 Speaker 1: a little bit. And you know, for the Vikings, I 703 00:34:02,200 --> 00:34:05,560 Speaker 1: think Dalvin Cook, he's the one guy that's gonna bring 704 00:34:05,600 --> 00:34:08,960 Speaker 1: it every single week. God bless you, young man. I 705 00:34:08,960 --> 00:34:11,520 Speaker 1: have a wonderful week. Enjoy your Thanksgiving dinner if you 706 00:34:11,560 --> 00:34:14,080 Speaker 1: have it before we get here on a Thursday with 707 00:34:14,160 --> 00:34:17,160 Speaker 1: a kickoff shortly after seven against the New England Patriots. 708 00:34:17,680 --> 00:34:21,360 Speaker 1: Great job despite a negative circumstances. Two weeks ago we 709 00:34:21,440 --> 00:34:25,680 Speaker 1: had slot in the booth in Maryland with the Salt Rifles. 710 00:34:26,160 --> 00:34:31,120 Speaker 1: Last week we go crazy with an improbable Vikings victory. 711 00:34:31,120 --> 00:34:33,759 Speaker 1: This week they get killed by thirty seven. It's just 712 00:34:33,840 --> 00:34:36,879 Speaker 1: something new every single week. It'll be a lot better 713 00:34:36,920 --> 00:34:38,879 Speaker 1: on Thursday, Thank you very much. All right, Paul, looking 714 00:34:38,880 --> 00:34:41,120 Speaker 1: forward to it and again, if there's a week to 715 00:34:41,200 --> 00:34:45,320 Speaker 1: have a short week, this is the week. Ron Johnson 716 00:34:45,360 --> 00:34:49,600 Speaker 1: has three takes on this Vikings loss. Thanks Pa, Well, 717 00:34:49,600 --> 00:34:51,640 Speaker 1: this is Ron Johnson coming to you from the KFE 718 00:34:51,640 --> 00:34:55,799 Speaker 1: and studios and the Minnesota Vikings take a lump on 719 00:34:55,840 --> 00:34:59,880 Speaker 1: the forehead, a punch to the chin, forty to three. 720 00:35:00,040 --> 00:35:01,719 Speaker 1: I never thought I would see a game like this 721 00:35:01,719 --> 00:35:03,680 Speaker 1: this season, the way the team started, but it happened. 722 00:35:04,040 --> 00:35:07,319 Speaker 1: So here's my three takeaways. It's tough to find some positivity, 723 00:35:07,360 --> 00:35:09,640 Speaker 1: but you got to find it somewhere. Here's one. My 724 00:35:09,680 --> 00:35:13,160 Speaker 1: first takeaway is Dalvin cooks six and a half yards 725 00:35:13,480 --> 00:35:17,120 Speaker 1: per carry seventy two yards on eleven carries. Now, should 726 00:35:17,120 --> 00:35:19,279 Speaker 1: they have run the ball more? Yes? Do they need 727 00:35:19,280 --> 00:35:21,279 Speaker 1: to find more ways to get the fullback in to 728 00:35:21,320 --> 00:35:23,680 Speaker 1: be a lead blocker for Dalvin Cook. When you have 729 00:35:23,760 --> 00:35:25,759 Speaker 1: a team like the Dallas Cowboys, who was one of 730 00:35:25,800 --> 00:35:30,359 Speaker 1: the top teams in the past and one of the 731 00:35:30,400 --> 00:35:33,040 Speaker 1: worst teams in the run, clearly there's a team at 732 00:35:33,080 --> 00:35:35,480 Speaker 1: thirty five sacks that have gotten up to the quarterback 733 00:35:35,520 --> 00:35:37,960 Speaker 1: all year. So I would have liked to see Dalvin 734 00:35:38,000 --> 00:35:39,879 Speaker 1: Cook being used a little bit more, but it is tough, 735 00:35:40,360 --> 00:35:42,000 Speaker 1: So for people out there to don't understand it. It's 736 00:35:42,000 --> 00:35:44,400 Speaker 1: tough to get your running back going when you're down 737 00:35:44,840 --> 00:35:47,480 Speaker 1: by double digits. It feels like I need to pass 738 00:35:47,520 --> 00:35:50,319 Speaker 1: to win this game. Dalvin Cook just did not get 739 00:35:50,360 --> 00:35:52,040 Speaker 1: the carries he needed, but at six and a half 740 00:35:52,120 --> 00:35:55,759 Speaker 1: yards per carry, it's definitely a big positive there. My 741 00:35:55,840 --> 00:35:59,879 Speaker 1: second takeaway was third down. They did get sixteen first down, 742 00:36:00,640 --> 00:36:03,839 Speaker 1: but they were one for eleven on third down, so 743 00:36:03,880 --> 00:36:07,359 Speaker 1: the manageable third downs were kind of not existent, and 744 00:36:07,400 --> 00:36:09,319 Speaker 1: so I think that's going to be the takeaway from 745 00:36:09,320 --> 00:36:12,280 Speaker 1: to day, Like the third and nineteens the third tweet, again, 746 00:36:12,360 --> 00:36:14,560 Speaker 1: there's not a lot of plays that coaches have, and 747 00:36:14,560 --> 00:36:16,320 Speaker 1: when I say not a lot, I mean probably none 748 00:36:16,560 --> 00:36:18,440 Speaker 1: the coaches have that are gonna get them twenty three 749 00:36:18,520 --> 00:36:21,200 Speaker 1: yards on third downs. So they played into the Cowboys 750 00:36:21,239 --> 00:36:23,399 Speaker 1: hands when they were getting those first downs on first 751 00:36:23,400 --> 00:36:25,720 Speaker 1: and second down. I think that was the key. That's 752 00:36:25,719 --> 00:36:27,840 Speaker 1: been a trend for Kevin O'Connor during the season, and 753 00:36:27,840 --> 00:36:30,399 Speaker 1: the Cowboys knew that, so they were prepared to try 754 00:36:30,440 --> 00:36:32,560 Speaker 1: to stop them, knowing, hey, on first and second down, 755 00:36:32,640 --> 00:36:34,759 Speaker 1: he likes to take shots. He's not gonna go for 756 00:36:34,800 --> 00:36:38,520 Speaker 1: the short stuff. And so Treyvon Diggs, Michael Parsons, those guys, 757 00:36:38,680 --> 00:36:40,880 Speaker 1: jay Ron Curse, they were ready for it, and the 758 00:36:40,960 --> 00:36:43,680 Speaker 1: Vikings just couldn't did not have an answer for how 759 00:36:43,719 --> 00:36:45,880 Speaker 1: to get back to manageable third downs. They did, like 760 00:36:45,880 --> 00:36:48,279 Speaker 1: I said, they did get sixteen first downs, but one 761 00:36:48,320 --> 00:36:51,520 Speaker 1: for eleven on third down is not ever ever gonna 762 00:36:51,560 --> 00:36:53,480 Speaker 1: get it done in the game unless the other team sucks. 763 00:36:53,480 --> 00:36:55,400 Speaker 1: And if the other team's not getting first downs on 764 00:36:55,480 --> 00:36:57,839 Speaker 1: third down either, then hey, one for eleven could work, 765 00:36:57,880 --> 00:37:02,240 Speaker 1: but did not work. Tonight again forty to three, Vikings lose. 766 00:37:02,920 --> 00:37:06,560 Speaker 1: And then my last takeaway is Justin Jefferson, Justin Jefferson, 767 00:37:06,760 --> 00:37:08,840 Speaker 1: not what this game was, but the fact that the 768 00:37:08,920 --> 00:37:12,240 Speaker 1: last time Justin Jefferson had three catches versus the Lions 769 00:37:12,239 --> 00:37:15,880 Speaker 1: for fourteen yards. That next week he bust back on 770 00:37:15,880 --> 00:37:18,280 Speaker 1: the scene with ten catches for one hundred and forty 771 00:37:18,280 --> 00:37:20,759 Speaker 1: seven yards against the Saints, And so I feel like 772 00:37:20,880 --> 00:37:23,560 Speaker 1: Justin Jefferson coming off of a three catch game, not 773 00:37:23,719 --> 00:37:25,799 Speaker 1: only is Justin Jefferson pissed off and gonna be an 774 00:37:25,800 --> 00:37:29,960 Speaker 1: alert Kevin O'Connell looks at that stuff, he realizes I 775 00:37:30,040 --> 00:37:33,040 Speaker 1: did not get Justin Jefferson the ball enough. He has 776 00:37:33,080 --> 00:37:36,320 Speaker 1: treated Justin Jefferson the same way the Rams treated Cooper 777 00:37:36,360 --> 00:37:40,320 Speaker 1: Cup last year. And so Kevin O'Connell knows Justin Jefferson's 778 00:37:40,320 --> 00:37:43,359 Speaker 1: three catches is not enough. That does not work, that's 779 00:37:43,400 --> 00:37:45,640 Speaker 1: not gonna fly. And so the last time, like I said, 780 00:37:45,680 --> 00:37:47,719 Speaker 1: the last time, Justin Jeferson had a three catch game, 781 00:37:47,920 --> 00:37:50,160 Speaker 1: the very next game he had a ten catch one 782 00:37:50,200 --> 00:37:52,640 Speaker 1: hundred forty seven yard games. That's my takeaway. I'm looking 783 00:37:52,680 --> 00:37:55,719 Speaker 1: forward to sing next week or on a short week 784 00:37:55,760 --> 00:37:58,759 Speaker 1: Thursday versus the Patriots. What Kevin O'Connell is gonna dial 785 00:37:58,880 --> 00:38:01,719 Speaker 1: up to get Justin Jefferson going early, because that's been 786 00:38:01,719 --> 00:38:03,800 Speaker 1: the recipe for success for this team. When Justin Jefferson 787 00:38:03,840 --> 00:38:05,839 Speaker 1: gets going early, the rest of the team gets going. 788 00:38:05,920 --> 00:38:08,640 Speaker 1: Trayvon Diggs was a blanket. Yeah, there was some holding, 789 00:38:08,640 --> 00:38:12,120 Speaker 1: there was some grabbing, no flags, but Justin Jefferson has 790 00:38:12,120 --> 00:38:15,480 Speaker 1: got to get going earlier, whether it's quick passes, quick hitches, 791 00:38:15,560 --> 00:38:18,080 Speaker 1: whatever you want to do to get Justin Jefferson in there, 792 00:38:18,080 --> 00:38:20,160 Speaker 1: and then you hit them with a deep shot. They 793 00:38:20,200 --> 00:38:22,920 Speaker 1: got to find a way. But again, Vikings lose forty 794 00:38:22,960 --> 00:38:25,560 Speaker 1: to three. Not a lot to take away, but you 795 00:38:25,600 --> 00:38:27,799 Speaker 1: don't have to sit on it much longer. Three more 796 00:38:27,880 --> 00:38:29,640 Speaker 1: days and then the next day you wake up, you're 797 00:38:29,640 --> 00:38:32,000 Speaker 1: gonna have some turkey and it's time for some more football. 798 00:38:32,160 --> 00:38:34,000 Speaker 1: Back to you guys at the stadium. Thank you r J, 799 00:38:34,160 --> 00:38:36,720 Speaker 1: and thank you everybody for listening to the postgame report 800 00:38:37,120 --> 00:38:40,200 Speaker 1: for Pete Bursus John Paul Allen. The Vikings lost to 801 00:38:40,239 --> 00:38:44,040 Speaker 1: the Dallas Cowboys forty to three. Or back at a 802 00:38:44,160 --> 00:39:03,400 Speaker 1: Thursday night against the New England Patriots,