1 00:00:06,040 --> 00:00:07,800 Speaker 1: Well, you're playing like we was playing that. Yeah. I 2 00:00:07,840 --> 00:00:10,000 Speaker 1: mean the first four or five ample to season, rooslaf 3 00:00:10,080 --> 00:00:12,920 Speaker 1: for four and five touchdowns and it was just unbelievable 4 00:00:12,920 --> 00:00:17,560 Speaker 1: and not that having fun, but he was definitely one 5 00:00:17,560 --> 00:00:20,800 Speaker 1: of those quarterbacks where he saw what you sawt in 6 00:00:20,840 --> 00:00:23,239 Speaker 1: a deep disinesse. He could you know, you could be 7 00:00:23,239 --> 00:00:33,519 Speaker 1: in the same page. Just trust you something. Hey, everybody, 8 00:00:33,640 --> 00:00:37,680 Speaker 1: welcome to episode sixty two of the Minnesota Vikings podcast. 9 00:00:37,840 --> 00:00:41,120 Speaker 1: I'm your host PSIAM. It's enjoined by Chris Corso and 10 00:00:41,280 --> 00:00:45,720 Speaker 1: at Jay Nelson from Vikings dot Com. We got to 11 00:00:45,720 --> 00:00:47,680 Speaker 1: look back a little bit at week three. We got 12 00:00:47,680 --> 00:00:51,120 Speaker 1: to talk about what's going on midweek with the COVID situation, 13 00:00:51,159 --> 00:00:56,320 Speaker 1: and we need to look forward to week four in Houston. Boys. 14 00:00:56,400 --> 00:01:00,000 Speaker 1: Let's start with the Vikings third loss in as many weeks, 15 00:01:00,960 --> 00:01:04,640 Speaker 1: a tough one this time. I mean they were all tough, 16 00:01:04,760 --> 00:01:07,760 Speaker 1: but a different sort of tough, losing at the gun 17 00:01:08,360 --> 00:01:12,120 Speaker 1: thirty one thirty. We can spend some time on some 18 00:01:12,160 --> 00:01:15,360 Speaker 1: of the frustrations here, but we're at that midweek point 19 00:01:15,360 --> 00:01:17,080 Speaker 1: and I want to spend a little bit of time 20 00:01:17,120 --> 00:01:21,119 Speaker 1: on the bright spots as well. And the first one 21 00:01:21,200 --> 00:01:23,480 Speaker 1: is something that we talked about. I think towards the 22 00:01:23,680 --> 00:01:27,800 Speaker 1: end of last week's show, which there are obviously improvements, 23 00:01:28,240 --> 00:01:30,520 Speaker 1: I think the coaching staff and the players would say 24 00:01:30,560 --> 00:01:32,840 Speaker 1: that there are things that need to improve from a 25 00:01:32,920 --> 00:01:37,240 Speaker 1: thirty one to thirty loss. But to me, this game 26 00:01:37,560 --> 00:01:42,640 Speaker 1: was more representative of where I thought the team might 27 00:01:42,880 --> 00:01:46,119 Speaker 1: start early in the year. Like you know what I'm saying. 28 00:01:46,160 --> 00:01:51,600 Speaker 1: Those first two games were such specific situations with field position, 29 00:01:51,720 --> 00:01:56,040 Speaker 1: battles and safeties and turnovers. This to me looked more 30 00:01:56,120 --> 00:01:58,280 Speaker 1: like the Vikings team we're going to see battle. They 31 00:01:58,320 --> 00:02:01,680 Speaker 1: put up a bunch of points, the defense made some plays, 32 00:02:01,760 --> 00:02:04,080 Speaker 1: held them to six field goals, but also gave up 33 00:02:04,120 --> 00:02:07,640 Speaker 1: some plays because they're young. This is more of what 34 00:02:07,720 --> 00:02:10,960 Speaker 1: I expected, despite the fact that it was frustrating to 35 00:02:11,040 --> 00:02:13,560 Speaker 1: lose the game. Chris, Yes, I think the stat that 36 00:02:13,639 --> 00:02:16,720 Speaker 1: sticks out to me is they became the first team 37 00:02:16,880 --> 00:02:20,600 Speaker 1: ever to have one hundred and seventy five receiving yard 38 00:02:20,720 --> 00:02:23,440 Speaker 1: player as well as a one hundred and seventy five 39 00:02:23,960 --> 00:02:27,520 Speaker 1: yard rushing player in a win or a loss. So 40 00:02:27,560 --> 00:02:29,839 Speaker 1: I know they lost the game, but that has never 41 00:02:29,880 --> 00:02:32,680 Speaker 1: happened before in the history of the NFL. That's a 42 00:02:32,720 --> 00:02:39,000 Speaker 1: positive thing for Justin Jefferson, Dalvin Cook and the Vikings offense. Yeah. Absolutely, 43 00:02:39,040 --> 00:02:42,680 Speaker 1: And that makes it both you know, something, something that 44 00:02:42,720 --> 00:02:44,840 Speaker 1: makes you want to walk forward and be excited about 45 00:02:44,880 --> 00:02:49,320 Speaker 1: and also infuriating. You have your young star and your 46 00:02:49,360 --> 00:02:53,000 Speaker 1: team star both play so well and you fall short. 47 00:02:53,080 --> 00:02:56,600 Speaker 1: But let's just walk down that path here a little 48 00:02:56,639 --> 00:03:00,360 Speaker 1: bit man, Justin Jefferson, I think for a fan base 49 00:03:00,800 --> 00:03:04,519 Speaker 1: that and I can say this as an overly emotional 50 00:03:04,600 --> 00:03:08,480 Speaker 1: fan j for a fan base that has been so 51 00:03:09,639 --> 00:03:12,000 Speaker 1: I want to say, like they have so much baggage 52 00:03:12,040 --> 00:03:16,440 Speaker 1: about Superstar wide receivers. We've now traded three Superstar wide receivers. 53 00:03:16,680 --> 00:03:20,520 Speaker 1: We drafted Cordell Patterson high, we drafted Laquon Treadwell high. 54 00:03:20,560 --> 00:03:23,480 Speaker 1: There's just a lot of emotions that go into that 55 00:03:23,600 --> 00:03:26,840 Speaker 1: position for this fan base. And so to once again 56 00:03:26,960 --> 00:03:30,320 Speaker 1: take a guy high after shipping digs out, to have 57 00:03:30,480 --> 00:03:34,320 Speaker 1: him come through, to have him and not just have 58 00:03:34,480 --> 00:03:36,840 Speaker 1: a bunch of yards. This wasn't you know, a couple 59 00:03:36,840 --> 00:03:39,320 Speaker 1: of broken plays. He went up and he made some 60 00:03:39,440 --> 00:03:42,480 Speaker 1: really nice catches in traffic. He ran some really good 61 00:03:42,560 --> 00:03:45,640 Speaker 1: routes even on the broken play. We're not broken, but 62 00:03:45,720 --> 00:03:48,840 Speaker 1: the well designed play where he got deep, he still 63 00:03:48,920 --> 00:03:51,640 Speaker 1: had to shake someone into the end zone. I mean, 64 00:03:51,680 --> 00:03:56,600 Speaker 1: that was such an exciting performance for Viking fans looking forward. 65 00:03:57,000 --> 00:03:58,920 Speaker 1: One of the things everyone's been hearing in the offseason 66 00:03:59,000 --> 00:04:02,520 Speaker 1: is this kid's the real old Kubiak's excited, the quarterbacks excited. 67 00:04:02,920 --> 00:04:05,480 Speaker 1: Everyone's saying, this kid's putting it all together in practice, 68 00:04:05,520 --> 00:04:07,760 Speaker 1: and the fans hadn't seen it yet. And I just 69 00:04:07,800 --> 00:04:10,640 Speaker 1: think with a week of looking for people to step 70 00:04:10,720 --> 00:04:13,520 Speaker 1: up and to make some serious changes and making this happen, 71 00:04:13,560 --> 00:04:16,760 Speaker 1: I think seeing Justin be able to jump out and 72 00:04:17,000 --> 00:04:19,800 Speaker 1: have a seven reception, one hundred and seventy five yard game, 73 00:04:20,200 --> 00:04:23,400 Speaker 1: including that seventy one yard touchdown, it just gave the 74 00:04:23,440 --> 00:04:25,960 Speaker 1: fans another thing to look at and have a glimmer 75 00:04:25,960 --> 00:04:29,080 Speaker 1: of hope for somebody that potentially is going to be 76 00:04:29,160 --> 00:04:31,800 Speaker 1: a superstar in this team for many, many years. You're 77 00:04:31,800 --> 00:04:35,160 Speaker 1: talking about practice, Jay, I got some inside info on 78 00:04:35,279 --> 00:04:40,120 Speaker 1: that seventy one yard touchdown that Justin Jefferson had. Kirk 79 00:04:40,160 --> 00:04:43,120 Speaker 1: Cousins said in his radio show this week, they ran 80 00:04:43,240 --> 00:04:47,160 Speaker 1: that same exact play in practice on Friday before the game, 81 00:04:47,560 --> 00:04:51,120 Speaker 1: and Jefferson made this one handed grab on the ploy 82 00:04:51,200 --> 00:04:54,559 Speaker 1: and scored a touchdown in practice. Everyone turned their heads. 83 00:04:54,640 --> 00:04:57,080 Speaker 1: Gary Kubiak said, we're running that play in the game. 84 00:04:57,560 --> 00:05:00,720 Speaker 1: And then after that they went into their team meetings 85 00:05:00,720 --> 00:05:04,200 Speaker 1: and Gary Kubiak said, justin we haven't started you week 86 00:05:04,240 --> 00:05:06,600 Speaker 1: one or week two. You've come in here, you've come 87 00:05:06,640 --> 00:05:09,200 Speaker 1: in there, but you haven't been a starter. Week three, 88 00:05:09,279 --> 00:05:12,440 Speaker 1: you're getting the opportunity to start. And boy did he 89 00:05:12,560 --> 00:05:16,279 Speaker 1: run away with that opportunity. Sigh. Yeah, man, And to me, 90 00:05:16,480 --> 00:05:19,599 Speaker 1: it was and I'm hammering on a point that I 91 00:05:19,640 --> 00:05:22,320 Speaker 1: think I already made it where I said it wasn't 92 00:05:22,360 --> 00:05:25,120 Speaker 1: just a couple of broken plays or a couple of 93 00:05:25,200 --> 00:05:29,279 Speaker 1: deep balls. He made catches all over the field at 94 00:05:29,520 --> 00:05:32,400 Speaker 1: different different defensive depths, you know what I'm saying. And 95 00:05:32,400 --> 00:05:35,640 Speaker 1: it kind of reminded me. It got me excited because 96 00:05:35,640 --> 00:05:38,479 Speaker 1: it kind of reminded me. And this is dramatic of 97 00:05:38,680 --> 00:05:42,039 Speaker 1: an Kwon Bolden had such an incredible rookie season. You know, 98 00:05:42,040 --> 00:05:44,719 Speaker 1: he was a later round draft back, but he came 99 00:05:44,760 --> 00:05:46,680 Speaker 1: out of nowhere. And it wasn't just that he would 100 00:05:46,680 --> 00:05:49,840 Speaker 1: get behind defenses when they were focusing on other weapons 101 00:05:50,120 --> 00:05:54,680 Speaker 1: and pile up yards. He just put receptions all over 102 00:05:54,720 --> 00:05:56,880 Speaker 1: the field. And that's that's what I liked about this. 103 00:05:56,920 --> 00:05:59,440 Speaker 1: It wasn't just the deep play and the escapability. It 104 00:05:59,520 --> 00:06:03,000 Speaker 1: said he receptions all over the field, and to have 105 00:06:03,120 --> 00:06:05,320 Speaker 1: done it without a preseason, to have done it being 106 00:06:05,320 --> 00:06:09,239 Speaker 1: the youngest guy on the roster. You see, some people 107 00:06:09,279 --> 00:06:11,760 Speaker 1: have performances, and I don't want to say they can 108 00:06:11,800 --> 00:06:15,200 Speaker 1: feel flukish, but they might not be representative of the 109 00:06:15,240 --> 00:06:19,200 Speaker 1: person's talent or their future. They might be more representative 110 00:06:19,240 --> 00:06:23,279 Speaker 1: of the situation and how things fell together. To me, 111 00:06:24,200 --> 00:06:28,040 Speaker 1: this felt representative of his talent, and this felt representative 112 00:06:28,080 --> 00:06:32,120 Speaker 1: of his potential. And you know, despite an oh and 113 00:06:32,200 --> 00:06:35,400 Speaker 1: three start, it gives me something to be really really 114 00:06:35,480 --> 00:06:39,040 Speaker 1: excited to see Week four in Houston. Yeah. I mean 115 00:06:39,120 --> 00:06:41,360 Speaker 1: I think I said after the game, a star was 116 00:06:41,400 --> 00:06:44,560 Speaker 1: born in this game. I mean, what a clever what 117 00:06:44,680 --> 00:06:46,960 Speaker 1: a clever turn of a phrase? Did you come up 118 00:06:46,960 --> 00:06:49,920 Speaker 1: with that? Chris All on my own side, I really did. 119 00:06:49,960 --> 00:06:53,200 Speaker 1: It just came to me and I was after the game. 120 00:06:53,279 --> 00:06:55,440 Speaker 1: I looked at some of my friends and I said, 121 00:06:55,839 --> 00:07:00,520 Speaker 1: this guy is gonna be a good one. I love it. 122 00:07:00,560 --> 00:07:03,080 Speaker 1: But he's I'm talking to my dad on the phone. 123 00:07:03,320 --> 00:07:06,360 Speaker 1: There's only there's only a few players that have come 124 00:07:06,440 --> 00:07:09,400 Speaker 1: to the Minnesota Vikings in these past couple of years 125 00:07:09,400 --> 00:07:12,240 Speaker 1: and been like taking a hold of the league. And 126 00:07:12,360 --> 00:07:15,000 Speaker 1: Stefan Diggs was one of them. He was one of them. 127 00:07:15,280 --> 00:07:18,120 Speaker 1: And and now I think that this rookie has that 128 00:07:18,240 --> 00:07:22,440 Speaker 1: exact same spark. He's got the swag, he's got the potential, 129 00:07:23,080 --> 00:07:27,000 Speaker 1: he's getting tweets on the NFL account. It's not just 130 00:07:27,040 --> 00:07:29,920 Speaker 1: the Vikings fans that like this guy. It's fans across 131 00:07:30,000 --> 00:07:34,040 Speaker 1: the league were so excited about his performance at us 132 00:07:34,080 --> 00:07:36,400 Speaker 1: Bank Stadium on Sunday. Well, and you know it's it's 133 00:07:36,560 --> 00:07:39,720 Speaker 1: Vikings fans carry this thing with him that's really unfair 134 00:07:39,760 --> 00:07:42,120 Speaker 1: to every wide receiver who walks into the building. And 135 00:07:42,200 --> 00:07:45,520 Speaker 1: that's the Randy Moss Complex. It's like, I remember when 136 00:07:45,600 --> 00:07:49,720 Speaker 1: I was like twelve or thirteen years old, I really 137 00:07:49,760 --> 00:07:53,520 Speaker 1: wanted to play lottery tickets. I thought lottery tickets were incredible, 138 00:07:53,720 --> 00:07:56,200 Speaker 1: and so my dad tried to teach me a lesson 139 00:07:56,320 --> 00:07:58,520 Speaker 1: and he's like, I'm gonna buy you someone. You can 140 00:07:58,520 --> 00:08:01,320 Speaker 1: either have this cash or I will buy you these 141 00:08:01,360 --> 00:08:04,400 Speaker 1: lottery tickets. And I was like a lotto tickets And 142 00:08:04,440 --> 00:08:08,120 Speaker 1: then one of the lotto tickets won like a stupid 143 00:08:08,160 --> 00:08:11,840 Speaker 1: amount of money and forever that every time I'm in 144 00:08:11,880 --> 00:08:14,240 Speaker 1: a gas station, I'm like, I'm gonna get a lotto ticket, 145 00:08:14,320 --> 00:08:17,280 Speaker 1: Like it ruins you and so to have gone through 146 00:08:17,280 --> 00:08:20,440 Speaker 1: what we went through with Randy Moss's rookie season, you 147 00:08:20,480 --> 00:08:25,800 Speaker 1: have this unrealistic lottery ticket style mentality towards receivers that 148 00:08:25,880 --> 00:08:29,520 Speaker 1: it's really difficult to live up to. And I don't 149 00:08:29,560 --> 00:08:32,800 Speaker 1: you know, Jefferson isn't on a rookie Moss level, but 150 00:08:33,559 --> 00:08:36,160 Speaker 1: he did become the first rookie sense Moss to put 151 00:08:36,200 --> 00:08:38,240 Speaker 1: up a hundred yards in the first half for us, 152 00:08:38,320 --> 00:08:43,200 Speaker 1: and it's it's it's a little dramatic to say off 153 00:08:43,240 --> 00:08:47,120 Speaker 1: of one performance, but Chris is right. It's hard to 154 00:08:47,160 --> 00:08:51,640 Speaker 1: think of a player that has brought this much enthusiasm 155 00:08:51,840 --> 00:08:56,880 Speaker 1: this early in their career to this organization, uh you 156 00:08:56,920 --> 00:09:00,040 Speaker 1: know recently. I think part of it too, was the 157 00:09:00,120 --> 00:09:01,640 Speaker 1: fact that he had as many yards as he did 158 00:09:01,640 --> 00:09:05,240 Speaker 1: in the first half. He was flirting with the prospect 159 00:09:05,240 --> 00:09:08,679 Speaker 1: of breaking that rookie record for most yards and a 160 00:09:08,720 --> 00:09:11,680 Speaker 1: half that was by Moss, and so he I mean, 161 00:09:11,880 --> 00:09:14,480 Speaker 1: if you really think about it, he was what thirty 162 00:09:14,520 --> 00:09:17,600 Speaker 1: six yards away from breaking set Sammy White's rookie record 163 00:09:17,640 --> 00:09:20,320 Speaker 1: of two hundred and ten. So I think given the 164 00:09:20,360 --> 00:09:23,439 Speaker 1: half that he had, I mean, you saw Tennessee have 165 00:09:23,559 --> 00:09:26,640 Speaker 1: to change their defense realizing like, we cannot leave this 166 00:09:26,640 --> 00:09:29,000 Speaker 1: guy one on one and double feeling the entire game 167 00:09:29,080 --> 00:09:32,400 Speaker 1: or we're gonna get torched. So the one other thing 168 00:09:32,400 --> 00:09:34,760 Speaker 1: on from my end, and I think the reason why 169 00:09:34,840 --> 00:09:37,880 Speaker 1: fans in general were really excited was this is the 170 00:09:37,920 --> 00:09:40,679 Speaker 1: first time you've seen him do things like you did 171 00:09:40,720 --> 00:09:43,640 Speaker 1: at LSU and in the championship game, in all season 172 00:09:43,679 --> 00:09:46,400 Speaker 1: in SEC. This is the hype that has been built 173 00:09:46,480 --> 00:09:49,000 Speaker 1: up for this kid. And then to see him actually 174 00:09:49,000 --> 00:09:52,440 Speaker 1: come through for the first half in that game Week three, 175 00:09:52,640 --> 00:09:54,959 Speaker 1: that shows you that it's in there. We just need 176 00:09:55,000 --> 00:09:57,520 Speaker 1: to be putting more and more consistent performances from the 177 00:09:57,559 --> 00:10:00,440 Speaker 1: offense out there so he can do his work and 178 00:10:00,600 --> 00:10:04,559 Speaker 1: have that kind of success moving forward for this team. Absolutely, 179 00:10:04,960 --> 00:10:08,400 Speaker 1: let's let's flip from the really fun to the less fun. 180 00:10:09,320 --> 00:10:12,640 Speaker 1: Let's talk about the end of the game, and before 181 00:10:12,679 --> 00:10:15,079 Speaker 1: we get there, let's point out again, I don't think 182 00:10:15,160 --> 00:10:18,440 Speaker 1: and I don't think anyone thinks giving up thirty points 183 00:10:18,640 --> 00:10:22,680 Speaker 1: is anything to write home about. Defensively, but when six 184 00:10:22,720 --> 00:10:26,360 Speaker 1: of those points, when you're talking a fumble from Dalvin, 185 00:10:26,720 --> 00:10:31,280 Speaker 1: an interception from Kirk, and a lot better field position 186 00:10:31,880 --> 00:10:35,280 Speaker 1: situations this week than the last couple weeks, but still 187 00:10:35,280 --> 00:10:39,160 Speaker 1: holding this team to six field goals. And by the way, 188 00:10:39,240 --> 00:10:41,640 Speaker 1: if you don't have one of the greatest kickers in 189 00:10:41,720 --> 00:10:45,640 Speaker 1: the history of professional football, you're holding this team to 190 00:10:46,679 --> 00:10:50,720 Speaker 1: probably twenty five points, if not twenty two. I mean, 191 00:10:50,800 --> 00:10:54,240 Speaker 1: Gaskoski kicks a fifty one, a fifty four, and a 192 00:10:54,280 --> 00:10:58,440 Speaker 1: fifty five game winner. If you have eighty percent of 193 00:10:58,480 --> 00:11:00,440 Speaker 1: the kickers in the league, you're missing at least one 194 00:11:00,440 --> 00:11:02,559 Speaker 1: of those, and you're maybe punting on one or two 195 00:11:02,559 --> 00:11:05,720 Speaker 1: of those, not including the game winners. So from a 196 00:11:05,800 --> 00:11:09,720 Speaker 1: defensive standpoint, I'm gonna lean in on the fact that 197 00:11:09,760 --> 00:11:11,720 Speaker 1: I thought there was a little bit here to be 198 00:11:11,840 --> 00:11:15,640 Speaker 1: proud of, and we were put in a position to 199 00:11:16,160 --> 00:11:18,959 Speaker 1: have the chance to the strong side of the ball, 200 00:11:19,160 --> 00:11:21,040 Speaker 1: what we hope to be the strong side of the 201 00:11:21,040 --> 00:11:24,280 Speaker 1: ball this season, had the opportunity to win the game, 202 00:11:24,320 --> 00:11:26,640 Speaker 1: and they didn't just have it. They were gifted a 203 00:11:27,440 --> 00:11:29,679 Speaker 1: penalty that put him first in ten on the forty. 204 00:11:29,760 --> 00:11:33,880 Speaker 1: I mean, given the way Dan Bailey's been kicking. They 205 00:11:33,920 --> 00:11:36,920 Speaker 1: basically had to go twenty five to thirty yards to 206 00:11:36,960 --> 00:11:40,960 Speaker 1: have a real shot at winning this game. And it just, 207 00:11:41,520 --> 00:11:43,640 Speaker 1: you know, I can paraphrase what the coach said, it 208 00:11:43,679 --> 00:11:45,880 Speaker 1: went about as bad as it could possibly go, which 209 00:11:45,960 --> 00:11:49,720 Speaker 1: was a surprise given how well most of the game 210 00:11:49,760 --> 00:11:53,760 Speaker 1: had gone. Yeah, like Kirk was making decisive decisions, he 211 00:11:53,840 --> 00:11:56,680 Speaker 1: was in play action. The pass he made to Thling 212 00:11:56,720 --> 00:11:59,120 Speaker 1: in the end zone for the first touchdown, I thought 213 00:11:59,240 --> 00:12:03,240 Speaker 1: was one of is better passes in my recent memory, 214 00:12:03,280 --> 00:12:06,920 Speaker 1: as I can't remember many right now. But everything was 215 00:12:06,960 --> 00:12:09,360 Speaker 1: just flowing for the Vikings offense. We talked about the 216 00:12:09,440 --> 00:12:13,040 Speaker 1: run game, We talked about Jefferson. You get Rudy involved 217 00:12:13,040 --> 00:12:14,600 Speaker 1: in the back of the end zone with a pass 218 00:12:14,679 --> 00:12:18,000 Speaker 1: that literally only he could catch, which was a phenomenal grab. 219 00:12:18,120 --> 00:12:21,520 Speaker 1: But things were going great, and then, as coach Zimmer said, 220 00:12:21,640 --> 00:12:24,319 Speaker 1: it was chaos on the final drive and I mean 221 00:12:24,360 --> 00:12:29,240 Speaker 1: the snap that one just it's those mistakes just can't happen. 222 00:12:29,480 --> 00:12:33,520 Speaker 1: They can't. Zimmer will say it, Cousins will say it, 223 00:12:33,640 --> 00:12:37,040 Speaker 1: Bradbury will say it. A mistake like that cannot happen 224 00:12:37,240 --> 00:12:39,400 Speaker 1: when you're owing two, trying to get your first win. 225 00:12:39,679 --> 00:12:42,200 Speaker 1: I think and what you just said right there is 226 00:12:42,320 --> 00:12:46,000 Speaker 1: the key. I think the first two games, everything we've 227 00:12:46,040 --> 00:12:48,760 Speaker 1: been here and was there's too many mistakes. We're beating ourselves. 228 00:12:49,080 --> 00:12:51,160 Speaker 1: If we clean up those mistakes, we'll give ourselves a 229 00:12:51,280 --> 00:12:54,120 Speaker 1: chance to win. You saw all game long, and the 230 00:12:54,120 --> 00:12:57,280 Speaker 1: fact that you scored thirty points shows that the offense 231 00:12:57,360 --> 00:12:59,679 Speaker 1: was clicking for the day. But the problem was when 232 00:12:59,720 --> 00:13:02,360 Speaker 1: you need it most at the end, especially the last drive, 233 00:13:02,440 --> 00:13:06,160 Speaker 1: but even the last two drives, when it fell apart 234 00:13:06,240 --> 00:13:08,760 Speaker 1: the way that it did that that was what is 235 00:13:08,800 --> 00:13:11,040 Speaker 1: frustrating because you're looking at it saying, just get me 236 00:13:11,120 --> 00:13:12,720 Speaker 1: one of those. If you give me one of those, 237 00:13:12,720 --> 00:13:15,200 Speaker 1: that sets us up to force Tennessee to have to 238 00:13:15,240 --> 00:13:18,800 Speaker 1: play from behind again. And I think for the fans, 239 00:13:18,920 --> 00:13:22,000 Speaker 1: for the team, for the coach, everybody across the board, 240 00:13:22,360 --> 00:13:25,480 Speaker 1: it's if you can finally start putting those pieces together, 241 00:13:25,840 --> 00:13:27,520 Speaker 1: that is where your success is going to come from. 242 00:13:27,640 --> 00:13:30,280 Speaker 1: So it was frustrating to watch those last two drives, 243 00:13:30,360 --> 00:13:32,480 Speaker 1: especially at the end. The pressure up the middle was 244 00:13:32,559 --> 00:13:36,079 Speaker 1: really killing Kirk's timing. And I think if they can 245 00:13:36,960 --> 00:13:40,120 Speaker 1: clean that up here against Houston, we definitely have a chance. 246 00:13:40,160 --> 00:13:42,040 Speaker 1: Given some of the issues that they have on their 247 00:13:42,040 --> 00:13:45,360 Speaker 1: defensive line. And this was also a game that we 248 00:13:45,440 --> 00:13:48,000 Speaker 1: didn't you know, you got a break or two. You know, 249 00:13:48,000 --> 00:13:49,920 Speaker 1: it felt like in those first couple of games, you 250 00:13:49,960 --> 00:13:52,680 Speaker 1: just I mean, you got a defensive stop and you 251 00:13:52,720 --> 00:13:54,880 Speaker 1: got a tipped interception, but you didn't get and it 252 00:13:54,920 --> 00:13:58,480 Speaker 1: didn't feel like we could catch a break. And let's 253 00:13:58,520 --> 00:14:02,000 Speaker 1: talk about the opening drive, whether it was wrong route, 254 00:14:02,000 --> 00:14:05,560 Speaker 1: whether it was misfire, a pretty tough interception that was 255 00:14:05,640 --> 00:14:09,120 Speaker 1: easily a pick six, and a bone headed play by 256 00:14:09,160 --> 00:14:12,120 Speaker 1: one of the best defensive ends in this league was 257 00:14:12,160 --> 00:14:14,920 Speaker 1: a pretty big break for the Vikings. So all in all, 258 00:14:15,040 --> 00:14:17,840 Speaker 1: to me, do I want to see us walk forward 259 00:14:18,000 --> 00:14:23,920 Speaker 1: from a loss where we gave up thirty one points? Absolutely? Absolutely, 260 00:14:24,000 --> 00:14:27,040 Speaker 1: But this game and the Titans are a good team, 261 00:14:27,080 --> 00:14:30,200 Speaker 1: they're three and oh they're coming off an AFC championship game. 262 00:14:30,680 --> 00:14:34,320 Speaker 1: To me, this is the first game where I've really 263 00:14:34,400 --> 00:14:38,240 Speaker 1: felt like there's something to build off of. I mean, 264 00:14:38,240 --> 00:14:41,160 Speaker 1: you look at the Vikings defense. They didn't have any 265 00:14:41,240 --> 00:14:44,600 Speaker 1: of their players from last season, Like the cornerbacks that 266 00:14:44,640 --> 00:14:48,720 Speaker 1: were missing Mike Hughes, You're you're also missing starting Week 267 00:14:48,760 --> 00:14:51,960 Speaker 1: one cornerback rookie Cameron Danzler. You're down to pretty much 268 00:14:52,040 --> 00:14:56,360 Speaker 1: Chris Boyd, who was question questionable before the game. Holton 269 00:14:56,480 --> 00:14:59,680 Speaker 1: Hill played a much better game than the first two 270 00:14:59,680 --> 00:15:03,040 Speaker 1: weeks of the season. I mean, you have Todd Davis, 271 00:15:03,080 --> 00:15:06,200 Speaker 1: who has picked up two days ago from the Denver Broncos, 272 00:15:06,560 --> 00:15:09,400 Speaker 1: making big time tackles in this game and taking down 273 00:15:09,480 --> 00:15:12,240 Speaker 1: Derek Henry so a ton of guys. You don't have 274 00:15:12,280 --> 00:15:15,000 Speaker 1: to kneel there. Anthony bars out for the season. A 275 00:15:15,000 --> 00:15:17,760 Speaker 1: lot of people say this defense is not playing up 276 00:15:17,800 --> 00:15:20,880 Speaker 1: to the standards, but you just hope to Neil Hunter 277 00:15:20,960 --> 00:15:25,200 Speaker 1: can come back healthy next week. 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Let's transition from last week 286 00:16:00,400 --> 00:16:02,440 Speaker 1: to the middle of this week before we get to 287 00:16:02,520 --> 00:16:06,080 Speaker 1: next week. Three members of the Tennessee three correct, Jay, 288 00:16:06,160 --> 00:16:10,920 Speaker 1: Three members of the Tennessee Titans organization tested positive. Four 289 00:16:11,160 --> 00:16:14,200 Speaker 1: my number that I've been told by Jay, my numbers 290 00:16:14,240 --> 00:16:19,240 Speaker 1: are incorrect. Four members. They had an additional one hit today, 291 00:16:19,360 --> 00:16:22,000 Speaker 1: so that is why the number one to four. Well, 292 00:16:22,040 --> 00:16:25,240 Speaker 1: thanks for nothing in the preparatory work. We're at walcore. 293 00:16:25,600 --> 00:16:29,880 Speaker 1: We're at four with the Tennessee Titans organization. Obviously, it's 294 00:16:29,880 --> 00:16:34,640 Speaker 1: the first time the league has seen this early in 295 00:16:34,680 --> 00:16:37,560 Speaker 1: the season, and it's the first time that they are 296 00:16:38,760 --> 00:16:43,680 Speaker 1: diving into the necessary protocol which has it's sideline the 297 00:16:43,800 --> 00:16:48,200 Speaker 1: vikings and closed the building Tuesday Wednesday. Today Thursday is 298 00:16:48,240 --> 00:16:51,520 Speaker 1: the first day as long as everything continues that we 299 00:16:51,600 --> 00:16:54,960 Speaker 1: will likely see the team back in the building and practicing. 300 00:16:55,400 --> 00:16:58,440 Speaker 1: And two things one but none you can do about it. 301 00:16:58,440 --> 00:17:00,960 Speaker 1: It's the reality of the season were living in and 302 00:17:01,000 --> 00:17:02,720 Speaker 1: we have to play by the rules if we want 303 00:17:02,760 --> 00:17:06,280 Speaker 1: to see football. It is just the reality of the situation. 304 00:17:06,320 --> 00:17:10,119 Speaker 1: And if you really want to hear our organization expound 305 00:17:10,280 --> 00:17:13,760 Speaker 1: on what's happening and give their thoughts on x's and o's. Jay, 306 00:17:14,000 --> 00:17:16,080 Speaker 1: is that correct. Yeah, they had a press conference today, 307 00:17:16,080 --> 00:17:18,760 Speaker 1: but they're also discussing on XS and OS as well, 308 00:17:18,800 --> 00:17:21,680 Speaker 1: and so they're giving the latest update that they can 309 00:17:21,840 --> 00:17:24,520 Speaker 1: given what the team is getting, not only from the league, 310 00:17:24,520 --> 00:17:27,119 Speaker 1: from Tennessee and all of the testing that's going on 311 00:17:27,160 --> 00:17:29,120 Speaker 1: at this point. Yeah, so we're not on this show. 312 00:17:29,160 --> 00:17:30,760 Speaker 1: We're not going to sit here and break this down 313 00:17:30,840 --> 00:17:33,000 Speaker 1: and tell you what's happening and what we think it means. 314 00:17:33,040 --> 00:17:36,440 Speaker 1: The only the only thing that all mentioned before we 315 00:17:36,480 --> 00:17:40,600 Speaker 1: move on to the Texans is generally when a season's 316 00:17:40,640 --> 00:17:43,359 Speaker 1: gone well, we've all seen it in the postgame locker 317 00:17:43,440 --> 00:17:46,119 Speaker 1: rooms speech when a coach goes, we'll see you on 318 00:17:46,480 --> 00:17:50,200 Speaker 1: Wednesday and everybody goes nuts. Players get Monday and Tuesday off. 319 00:17:50,760 --> 00:17:54,920 Speaker 1: You know, it's not an abnormal thing for guys to 320 00:17:55,080 --> 00:17:57,760 Speaker 1: have a Monday and a Tuesday off. Normally they're able 321 00:17:57,800 --> 00:18:00,760 Speaker 1: to get in the building and get some some care, 322 00:18:01,240 --> 00:18:03,960 Speaker 1: you know, rehab type situations to take care of themselves. 323 00:18:03,960 --> 00:18:06,160 Speaker 1: They're able to work with the training team, which they weren't. 324 00:18:06,600 --> 00:18:10,640 Speaker 1: But you're basically an extra day behind the eight ball here, 325 00:18:11,400 --> 00:18:16,359 Speaker 1: and hopefully it won't be a gigantic roadblock like it 326 00:18:16,440 --> 00:18:18,600 Speaker 1: would be if they go, hey, you guys got to 327 00:18:18,600 --> 00:18:21,760 Speaker 1: shut down for Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. You go, well, 328 00:18:22,080 --> 00:18:24,600 Speaker 1: I don't know that that's gonna work out. Great shout 329 00:18:24,640 --> 00:18:27,320 Speaker 1: out to our good friend Luke Person who set up 330 00:18:27,359 --> 00:18:31,359 Speaker 1: all the virtual meetings for the Vikings coaches and staff 331 00:18:31,440 --> 00:18:34,159 Speaker 1: and players to continue to have their meetings over the 332 00:18:34,200 --> 00:18:38,080 Speaker 1: past couple of days. Definitely got a big shout out 333 00:18:38,160 --> 00:18:41,480 Speaker 1: from general manager Rick Spieling in the press conference earlier 334 00:18:41,520 --> 00:18:45,280 Speaker 1: Wednesday morning. But just looking forward, Rick Spieland said, Mike 335 00:18:45,359 --> 00:18:47,120 Speaker 1: zimmer is going to have this team ready to play. 336 00:18:47,560 --> 00:18:50,840 Speaker 1: They plan on getting on the plane on Saturday to 337 00:18:51,000 --> 00:18:53,720 Speaker 1: head over to Houston, So they are planning to play 338 00:18:53,840 --> 00:18:58,040 Speaker 1: football and they're not making any excuses. So that's the 339 00:18:58,080 --> 00:19:00,760 Speaker 1: way the Vikings handled this and hopefully that's the way 340 00:19:00,800 --> 00:19:03,640 Speaker 1: it'll go and we will see a football game on Sunday. 341 00:19:03,720 --> 00:19:05,240 Speaker 1: And I know it's a little I know, it's a 342 00:19:05,280 --> 00:19:08,879 Speaker 1: little you know jinn Eric to like, we're not going 343 00:19:08,920 --> 00:19:11,040 Speaker 1: to make any excuse, but I also love that. I mean, 344 00:19:11,160 --> 00:19:15,160 Speaker 1: the truth is, these guys. You've got guys here, veterans 345 00:19:15,240 --> 00:19:18,240 Speaker 1: on this team who've been playing football for five years, 346 00:19:18,320 --> 00:19:20,520 Speaker 1: a decade, and I know you have some rookies, but 347 00:19:20,600 --> 00:19:25,120 Speaker 1: these are professionals. And despite that line being a little 348 00:19:25,240 --> 00:19:30,960 Speaker 1: tired in the sports world. It's true, and I love it. 349 00:19:31,320 --> 00:19:33,399 Speaker 1: This is what we do. We have to deal with 350 00:19:33,520 --> 00:19:35,119 Speaker 1: what's put in front of us, and we have to 351 00:19:35,240 --> 00:19:37,600 Speaker 1: go out and win a football game. I think part 352 00:19:37,680 --> 00:19:39,359 Speaker 1: of it, too, is that given the way that the 353 00:19:39,480 --> 00:19:43,240 Speaker 1: offseason had gone and all of the infrastructure that the 354 00:19:43,400 --> 00:19:46,240 Speaker 1: organization had laid out when it came to all of 355 00:19:46,320 --> 00:19:48,600 Speaker 1: the testing, but then on top of that the virtual 356 00:19:48,680 --> 00:19:52,440 Speaker 1: meetings and all of the technology that they put behind it, 357 00:19:52,880 --> 00:19:55,359 Speaker 1: they were basically able to say, yeah, this is going 358 00:19:55,400 --> 00:19:57,120 Speaker 1: to be an a normal thing for an extra day, 359 00:19:57,200 --> 00:19:59,800 Speaker 1: but let's not skip a beat. Let's get back into 360 00:20:00,000 --> 00:20:01,920 Speaker 1: a normal routine that we were used to even in 361 00:20:01,960 --> 00:20:04,760 Speaker 1: the off season. So I think for the organization, the 362 00:20:04,880 --> 00:20:09,159 Speaker 1: nice part is given what they have allocated for resources 363 00:20:09,200 --> 00:20:12,080 Speaker 1: and given what they've done in the offseason, this doesn't 364 00:20:12,200 --> 00:20:15,680 Speaker 1: feel overly foreign and that yeah, it was an extra 365 00:20:15,800 --> 00:20:19,000 Speaker 1: day of weirdness, but they can just pick up where 366 00:20:19,000 --> 00:20:22,159 Speaker 1: they left off and keep moving. So, given the veteran 367 00:20:22,200 --> 00:20:24,159 Speaker 1: coaches that they have, the veteran players that they have, 368 00:20:24,680 --> 00:20:26,840 Speaker 1: it just feels like this is something they're going to 369 00:20:26,960 --> 00:20:29,760 Speaker 1: be able to pick up where they left off make 370 00:20:29,800 --> 00:20:31,440 Speaker 1: it work for a day and then jump back on 371 00:20:31,520 --> 00:20:35,879 Speaker 1: the practice field to get ready for Sunday. 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The Vikings are four and 379 00:21:01,200 --> 00:21:06,000 Speaker 1: oh all time against the Houston Texans, and that includes 380 00:21:06,040 --> 00:21:09,520 Speaker 1: a victory in which our boy Adam Feelin I believe 381 00:21:09,720 --> 00:21:12,560 Speaker 1: you can stat check me here. I believe Houston is 382 00:21:12,640 --> 00:21:15,920 Speaker 1: the location of his first ever hundred yard game. I 383 00:21:15,960 --> 00:21:17,880 Speaker 1: think he put up about one hundred and twenty seven 384 00:21:17,960 --> 00:21:24,000 Speaker 1: yards against Houston in a big Vikings victory. Let's talk 385 00:21:24,080 --> 00:21:28,480 Speaker 1: a little keys to the game here, guys. Obviously, everybody 386 00:21:28,560 --> 00:21:33,800 Speaker 1: mocks the Texans for the David Johnson trade in the offseason, 387 00:21:35,000 --> 00:21:37,919 Speaker 1: but David Johnson's a hell of a back and they 388 00:21:38,000 --> 00:21:44,119 Speaker 1: have some good depth, So let's let's start there. I 389 00:21:44,200 --> 00:21:46,520 Speaker 1: think you gotta win the rushing battle. I think you can't. 390 00:21:46,600 --> 00:21:50,399 Speaker 1: You can't let David Johnson get off on you, and 391 00:21:51,640 --> 00:21:53,800 Speaker 1: you gotta pound it like you did last week. I 392 00:21:53,880 --> 00:21:58,520 Speaker 1: mean last week against these same Houston Texans, the Steelers, 393 00:21:58,840 --> 00:22:03,919 Speaker 1: a combination of a four backs, James Connor, McFarland, Benny Snell, 394 00:22:04,040 --> 00:22:06,840 Speaker 1: Deontay Jones, they put up like one hundred and seventy 395 00:22:06,880 --> 00:22:10,400 Speaker 1: one yards. So much like we knew with the Tennessee Titans, 396 00:22:10,680 --> 00:22:14,160 Speaker 1: the opportunity is there and dlvin is rolling. He's coming 397 00:22:14,200 --> 00:22:16,480 Speaker 1: off a big game, and obviously if you can come 398 00:22:16,480 --> 00:22:19,120 Speaker 1: out on top of the rushing battle when you're going 399 00:22:19,200 --> 00:22:22,479 Speaker 1: up against a team with Derrick Henry, you absolutely can 400 00:22:22,560 --> 00:22:24,879 Speaker 1: do it against these Houston Texans, and it's gonna be 401 00:22:25,000 --> 00:22:28,720 Speaker 1: monumentally important. Yeah, I agree. Looking at David Johnson thirty 402 00:22:28,760 --> 00:22:31,320 Speaker 1: five carries, one hundred and thirty four yards and two 403 00:22:31,440 --> 00:22:34,280 Speaker 1: rushing touchdowns this year, I mean certainly not the back 404 00:22:34,720 --> 00:22:37,160 Speaker 1: that we had to go against last week. And looking 405 00:22:37,200 --> 00:22:41,280 Speaker 1: at the receivers, there is a ginormous hole that is 406 00:22:41,440 --> 00:22:45,520 Speaker 1: not filled by DeAndre Hopkins being gone. Will Fuller and 407 00:22:45,720 --> 00:22:50,280 Speaker 1: Randall Cobb are their top two. Everyone knows Brandon Cooks 408 00:22:50,400 --> 00:22:52,760 Speaker 1: is a pretty solid wide receiver, so there are some 409 00:22:52,920 --> 00:22:55,240 Speaker 1: guys that are gonna be probably a little bit of 410 00:22:55,280 --> 00:22:58,560 Speaker 1: a mismatch for some of the younger Vikings cornerbacks. But 411 00:22:59,119 --> 00:23:01,560 Speaker 1: this is not the offense that they had when they 412 00:23:01,640 --> 00:23:04,840 Speaker 1: had DeAndre Hopkins out there. Yeah, and you know, like 413 00:23:04,920 --> 00:23:06,919 Speaker 1: you said, if you look at all those guys, there 414 00:23:07,040 --> 00:23:09,600 Speaker 1: is no sacred cow right now in Houston. You know, 415 00:23:09,680 --> 00:23:11,760 Speaker 1: if they wanted David Johnson to be that guy when 416 00:23:11,800 --> 00:23:14,119 Speaker 1: he came in, he's been struggling. And then when you 417 00:23:14,160 --> 00:23:17,560 Speaker 1: look at the receivers, those four receivers are their top four. 418 00:23:18,040 --> 00:23:20,919 Speaker 1: And what you're seeing Houston do is they're hitting multiple 419 00:23:21,000 --> 00:23:23,920 Speaker 1: guys in the game, but they're not going for multiple yards. 420 00:23:23,960 --> 00:23:27,159 Speaker 1: They're not going for big, big yards. And Deshaun is 421 00:23:27,200 --> 00:23:29,240 Speaker 1: having to try and do this whole thing by himself, 422 00:23:29,720 --> 00:23:32,800 Speaker 1: so in doing that, you're seeing him get skittish in 423 00:23:32,840 --> 00:23:35,199 Speaker 1: the pocket. It seems like they're having some on line issues. 424 00:23:35,720 --> 00:23:38,000 Speaker 1: I mean, he's got thirteen sacks already on the season 425 00:23:38,080 --> 00:23:42,440 Speaker 1: in three games, So Deshaun Watson is feeling like a 426 00:23:42,480 --> 00:23:45,960 Speaker 1: little skitt issues here and footsteps as the play is 427 00:23:46,000 --> 00:23:48,119 Speaker 1: going on. And I think if you can put some 428 00:23:48,240 --> 00:23:51,399 Speaker 1: pressure onto Sean those other guys are going to have 429 00:23:51,520 --> 00:23:54,119 Speaker 1: to either take short yardage dump passes and try to 430 00:23:54,160 --> 00:23:57,480 Speaker 1: make something happen in the open field, or we're just 431 00:23:57,560 --> 00:23:59,080 Speaker 1: going to get to him and shut them down. If 432 00:23:59,119 --> 00:24:01,120 Speaker 1: you go back and look at that the last game 433 00:24:01,160 --> 00:24:03,920 Speaker 1: against the Steelers, their second half was atrocious. It was 434 00:24:04,000 --> 00:24:07,320 Speaker 1: punt punt, interception, punt, punt, punt, and it was three 435 00:24:07,359 --> 00:24:09,399 Speaker 1: and out over and over again throughout that game. So 436 00:24:09,520 --> 00:24:12,520 Speaker 1: if you can get the Deshaun, you can definitely cause 437 00:24:12,600 --> 00:24:15,480 Speaker 1: Houston to have some serious problems on their offense. I mean, yeah, 438 00:24:15,520 --> 00:24:18,479 Speaker 1: Pittsburgh had the ball for twenty minutes and eleven seconds 439 00:24:18,520 --> 00:24:20,600 Speaker 1: in the second half last week. And if you can 440 00:24:20,800 --> 00:24:24,000 Speaker 1: put yourself in a situation where you're controlling the ground 441 00:24:24,080 --> 00:24:28,119 Speaker 1: game and you're controlling the clock, we're gonna be in 442 00:24:28,280 --> 00:24:33,840 Speaker 1: a really, really, really good situation here. Interesting matchups to 443 00:24:34,000 --> 00:24:39,040 Speaker 1: watch here are obviously JJ Watt and that defensive line, 444 00:24:39,840 --> 00:24:42,800 Speaker 1: and just in general the Houston three four defensive look. 445 00:24:43,240 --> 00:24:46,320 Speaker 1: Coming at the offensive line, I would love to see. 446 00:24:47,400 --> 00:24:50,200 Speaker 1: I'm gonna call it the Justin Jefferson effect with the 447 00:24:50,320 --> 00:24:55,520 Speaker 1: offensive line. I have probably higher expectations and higher hopes 448 00:24:55,880 --> 00:24:57,840 Speaker 1: for the offensive line than a lot of people do. 449 00:24:58,800 --> 00:25:01,879 Speaker 1: I think they need breakout performance. I need. I think 450 00:25:01,960 --> 00:25:04,639 Speaker 1: they need a few things to go right, and I 451 00:25:04,720 --> 00:25:07,080 Speaker 1: would love to see it this week against a different 452 00:25:07,160 --> 00:25:10,720 Speaker 1: look and a difficult defensive line. I agree, And I 453 00:25:11,240 --> 00:25:13,879 Speaker 1: seriously do not think JJ Watt is the same player 454 00:25:13,960 --> 00:25:16,720 Speaker 1: that everyone remembers him as. I really don't. I think 455 00:25:16,760 --> 00:25:21,120 Speaker 1: his brother in Pittsburgh is actually take alert, take alert, 456 00:25:21,240 --> 00:25:23,960 Speaker 1: Chris Corso calling out one of the best defenders of 457 00:25:24,040 --> 00:25:28,000 Speaker 1: all time. Hot take alert. His brother is better than 458 00:25:28,119 --> 00:25:30,639 Speaker 1: him in Pittsburgh. They are three. They are three, and 459 00:25:30,720 --> 00:25:34,000 Speaker 1: oh Heaston is oh and three throwing it out there. 460 00:25:34,080 --> 00:25:36,879 Speaker 1: But yeah, No, the Vikings offensive line needs to step up. 461 00:25:37,000 --> 00:25:39,400 Speaker 1: I mean, I still don't think they had a great 462 00:25:39,440 --> 00:25:42,040 Speaker 1: game last week. I know that the offense scored thirty 463 00:25:42,119 --> 00:25:45,320 Speaker 1: points and everything was all good, but the interior of 464 00:25:45,480 --> 00:25:48,119 Speaker 1: the offensive line, like that is where I need to 465 00:25:48,160 --> 00:25:52,480 Speaker 1: see improvement. I think Riley Reef has played a outstanding 466 00:25:53,320 --> 00:25:56,439 Speaker 1: left tackle so far, and I think obviously Brian O'Neil 467 00:25:56,520 --> 00:25:59,280 Speaker 1: has been great as well, But I'm still struggling with 468 00:25:59,400 --> 00:26:02,160 Speaker 1: that interior your offensive line for the Vikings, I want 469 00:26:02,160 --> 00:26:04,560 Speaker 1: to see some improvement there. If you're the offensive line 470 00:26:04,640 --> 00:26:06,040 Speaker 1: right now, the one thing you're looking at is the 471 00:26:06,080 --> 00:26:08,440 Speaker 1: fact you had one seventy five and one seventy five 472 00:26:08,560 --> 00:26:10,720 Speaker 1: game from two of your top players. That is what 473 00:26:10,840 --> 00:26:13,200 Speaker 1: you can build off of if you're looking at it 474 00:26:13,280 --> 00:26:16,080 Speaker 1: saying you're going against that Tennessee defense. You put up 475 00:26:16,119 --> 00:26:18,520 Speaker 1: thirty points, Dalvin had one seventy five, and you had 476 00:26:18,560 --> 00:26:21,080 Speaker 1: a rookie be able to have a breakout game because 477 00:26:21,200 --> 00:26:23,960 Speaker 1: Kirk had some time to make some solid throws to 478 00:26:24,200 --> 00:26:26,399 Speaker 1: that player. I mean, that is what you build off 479 00:26:26,440 --> 00:26:29,120 Speaker 1: of as a line. And hopefully here in week four, 480 00:26:29,200 --> 00:26:32,879 Speaker 1: we just keep seeing incremental increases in productivity from the 481 00:26:32,920 --> 00:26:35,480 Speaker 1: offensive line, especially along the inside. Like you were saying, 482 00:26:36,040 --> 00:26:38,359 Speaker 1: the next matchup I'm looking at is going to be 483 00:26:39,040 --> 00:26:41,399 Speaker 1: that wide receiver cord And let's say more than just 484 00:26:41,480 --> 00:26:44,920 Speaker 1: the wide receiver corps, Let's say the Vikings offensive weapons 485 00:26:45,440 --> 00:26:50,000 Speaker 1: versus the Houston secondary. Because their secondary is solid Bradley Roby, 486 00:26:50,240 --> 00:26:54,040 Speaker 1: Vernon Hargraves, the third Murray and Justin Reid at the 487 00:26:54,119 --> 00:26:59,080 Speaker 1: safety spot. There. It's not the best defensive backfield in 488 00:26:59,119 --> 00:27:02,080 Speaker 1: the league, but it is a good defensive backfield and 489 00:27:02,160 --> 00:27:04,440 Speaker 1: a very solid group. And it was great to have 490 00:27:04,520 --> 00:27:07,320 Speaker 1: the Jefferson breakout. I would love to get a little 491 00:27:07,320 --> 00:27:09,720 Speaker 1: bit more of that and maybe seeing IRV Smith involved, 492 00:27:09,800 --> 00:27:12,560 Speaker 1: maybe see BC showing up on the field, because one 493 00:27:12,600 --> 00:27:15,480 Speaker 1: thing Pittsburgh did really well last week was distribute the ball. 494 00:27:15,560 --> 00:27:19,000 Speaker 1: They had five receivers with more than three receptions. In 495 00:27:19,119 --> 00:27:21,600 Speaker 1: Week three, their top receiver was only I think it 496 00:27:21,680 --> 00:27:24,800 Speaker 1: was Eric Ebron five for fifty two yards and a touchdown. 497 00:27:25,280 --> 00:27:28,879 Speaker 1: So I think there's a real roadmap here to spread 498 00:27:28,960 --> 00:27:32,359 Speaker 1: the ball around and push these guys all over the field. 499 00:27:32,760 --> 00:27:36,240 Speaker 1: And with the Jefferson performance, you now have that defense 500 00:27:36,359 --> 00:27:39,360 Speaker 1: game planning and thinking differently, and it allows a guy 501 00:27:39,480 --> 00:27:42,560 Speaker 1: like BC, a guy like RV, a guy like Rudolph 502 00:27:42,640 --> 00:27:45,640 Speaker 1: to kind of take advantage of it. And it would 503 00:27:45,640 --> 00:27:48,399 Speaker 1: be really nice to see the offense spread their wings 504 00:27:48,480 --> 00:27:51,640 Speaker 1: in terms of distribution. And I'm gonna throw in there, 505 00:27:52,480 --> 00:27:56,400 Speaker 1: I'm still waiting to see Delvin Cook become a more 506 00:27:56,600 --> 00:28:00,080 Speaker 1: dominant force in the passing game. I mean, watch and 507 00:28:00,160 --> 00:28:03,639 Speaker 1: Alvin Kamara on Sunday Night football against the Packers. I 508 00:28:03,800 --> 00:28:06,520 Speaker 1: just eleven receptions something like that, and you just sit 509 00:28:06,560 --> 00:28:08,639 Speaker 1: there and you go, well, Dalvin can do every single 510 00:28:08,720 --> 00:28:11,960 Speaker 1: thing that dude can do. And once this offense gets 511 00:28:12,080 --> 00:28:15,720 Speaker 1: rolling and that part of it is a threat as well. 512 00:28:15,920 --> 00:28:18,520 Speaker 1: I think it's going to be a real difficult task 513 00:28:18,640 --> 00:28:21,560 Speaker 1: for opposing defenses. Yeah, I think the offense took a 514 00:28:21,720 --> 00:28:24,879 Speaker 1: huge step forward last week. I'm scoring thirty points, seeing 515 00:28:25,240 --> 00:28:27,800 Speaker 1: a bunch of new guys get involved, like Jefferson. But 516 00:28:28,320 --> 00:28:30,399 Speaker 1: it's funny you say outside because I think that they 517 00:28:30,520 --> 00:28:33,040 Speaker 1: still have like so much more to go. Like you 518 00:28:33,160 --> 00:28:36,080 Speaker 1: mentioned BC Johnson, I think he only played like thirty 519 00:28:36,119 --> 00:28:39,440 Speaker 1: percent of the snaps in that game. IRV Smith doesn't 520 00:28:39,480 --> 00:28:43,120 Speaker 1: even have any sort of contribution on offense. So I 521 00:28:43,240 --> 00:28:46,480 Speaker 1: just think there's so many weapons. Alexander Madison has a 522 00:28:46,560 --> 00:28:48,600 Speaker 1: run or two that you just you open your eye 523 00:28:48,640 --> 00:28:51,080 Speaker 1: and you see him hurdle a guy in the red zone. 524 00:28:51,120 --> 00:28:54,000 Speaker 1: There are so many playmakers on this offense that I 525 00:28:54,080 --> 00:28:56,440 Speaker 1: think if we continue to get everyone involved, I think, 526 00:28:56,640 --> 00:28:58,880 Speaker 1: I mean, I could see them putting up forty points 527 00:28:58,920 --> 00:29:01,080 Speaker 1: this week. I really can. I think part of it 528 00:29:01,160 --> 00:29:02,560 Speaker 1: too is if you look at the trends of what 529 00:29:02,760 --> 00:29:04,880 Speaker 1: was happening here, Houston's been giving up a ton of 530 00:29:04,960 --> 00:29:07,880 Speaker 1: yards on the ground, not as much down the field. 531 00:29:07,920 --> 00:29:10,680 Speaker 1: But the thing is, if we've been hearing since Diggs left, 532 00:29:10,760 --> 00:29:12,600 Speaker 1: what's going to happen to this offense. We need someone 533 00:29:12,680 --> 00:29:15,240 Speaker 1: to take the top off the defense. If Feeling and 534 00:29:15,720 --> 00:29:18,440 Speaker 1: Jefferson can continue to do what they did in the 535 00:29:18,560 --> 00:29:21,360 Speaker 1: game from last week and be able to stretch that 536 00:29:21,520 --> 00:29:24,200 Speaker 1: secondary and get them out of there, that leaves room 537 00:29:24,240 --> 00:29:27,120 Speaker 1: for guys like Delvin and Rudolph and HERV and BC 538 00:29:27,240 --> 00:29:30,320 Speaker 1: across the middle to get some of those intermediate passes 539 00:29:30,480 --> 00:29:32,440 Speaker 1: and then be able to get some yards after the 540 00:29:32,520 --> 00:29:35,200 Speaker 1: catch in order to gouge that defense. I just think 541 00:29:35,520 --> 00:29:37,800 Speaker 1: if you're if they're going to key off of Delvin, 542 00:29:37,840 --> 00:29:40,360 Speaker 1: you're gonna see what's gonna happen with Jefferson, And then 543 00:29:40,520 --> 00:29:43,120 Speaker 1: once they start having to respect Jefferson and Feeling together 544 00:29:43,200 --> 00:29:46,160 Speaker 1: potentially running down the field, that opens up a lot 545 00:29:46,240 --> 00:29:48,080 Speaker 1: of extra lanes in the lot of extra yardage for 546 00:29:48,120 --> 00:29:50,920 Speaker 1: guys like Delvin, Rudy and BC. It across the middle 547 00:29:50,920 --> 00:29:55,320 Speaker 1: of the field absolutely and outside of those which which 548 00:29:55,600 --> 00:29:58,200 Speaker 1: we kind of identified as the main focus points, and 549 00:29:58,240 --> 00:29:59,960 Speaker 1: those were kind of the roads I wanted to walk down. 550 00:30:00,960 --> 00:30:04,880 Speaker 1: What are you specifically looking for this Sunday, Chris? Is 551 00:30:05,200 --> 00:30:09,440 Speaker 1: there given what we did last week, what is your 552 00:30:09,560 --> 00:30:12,720 Speaker 1: goal in terms of building forward momentum here? What would 553 00:30:12,720 --> 00:30:14,960 Speaker 1: you really like to see. I need to see the 554 00:30:15,040 --> 00:30:18,280 Speaker 1: time of possession pretty similar to last game. I mean 555 00:30:18,360 --> 00:30:23,320 Speaker 1: it was twenty one Titans eighteen Vikings. The past couple 556 00:30:23,600 --> 00:30:26,440 Speaker 1: of weeks it was not even close to that. So 557 00:30:26,560 --> 00:30:28,760 Speaker 1: if we can keep it level or close to the 558 00:30:28,880 --> 00:30:31,280 Speaker 1: level like we did last game, I think you come 559 00:30:31,280 --> 00:30:33,520 Speaker 1: out with the win because I like our offense better 560 00:30:33,600 --> 00:30:36,360 Speaker 1: than their offense, and you're going against the team that's 561 00:30:36,360 --> 00:30:39,000 Speaker 1: oh and three, they are going to be dying for 562 00:30:39,120 --> 00:30:41,280 Speaker 1: a win this week. I was reading an article on 563 00:30:41,360 --> 00:30:43,520 Speaker 1: their website. It says, no excuses, we need to win 564 00:30:43,600 --> 00:30:46,240 Speaker 1: this week against the Vikings. I think it's gonna be 565 00:30:46,400 --> 00:30:48,320 Speaker 1: a tough matchup. I really do. I think that they're 566 00:30:48,320 --> 00:30:51,160 Speaker 1: gonna come out ready to play. I think DeShawn Watson, 567 00:30:51,640 --> 00:30:54,160 Speaker 1: I think you need somebody to spy on him. Not 568 00:30:54,240 --> 00:30:56,840 Speaker 1: to go somewhere else, but you need a spy on 569 00:30:57,080 --> 00:31:00,560 Speaker 1: Deshaun Watson. I don't know if that's Eric Wilson. Normally 570 00:31:00,720 --> 00:31:03,880 Speaker 1: that's an Anthony bar job. But I'll be excited to 571 00:31:03,880 --> 00:31:06,520 Speaker 1: see how the Vikings try to stop a mobile quarterback 572 00:31:06,520 --> 00:31:09,680 Speaker 1: because that's been an issue in years past. Kay of 573 00:31:09,720 --> 00:31:11,880 Speaker 1: Courso you know, looking at the time of possession. What 574 00:31:12,000 --> 00:31:14,680 Speaker 1: they've been doing for the entire season, Houston's been averaging 575 00:31:14,800 --> 00:31:17,720 Speaker 1: twenty four thirty a game. Their opponents have been averaging 576 00:31:17,880 --> 00:31:21,840 Speaker 1: thirty five twenty nine. So, Jay, so that's the thing. 577 00:31:21,920 --> 00:31:23,959 Speaker 1: If you're telling me that potentially you're going to get 578 00:31:24,000 --> 00:31:27,160 Speaker 1: an extra ten to eleven minutes of possession there, then 579 00:31:27,240 --> 00:31:29,080 Speaker 1: what that also means is you're gonna need to convert 580 00:31:29,160 --> 00:31:31,440 Speaker 1: on third and fourth downs in order to keep those 581 00:31:31,560 --> 00:31:36,320 Speaker 1: chains moving. And opponents for Houston have on third downs 582 00:31:36,400 --> 00:31:38,360 Speaker 1: have been twenty to forty five and then on four 583 00:31:38,400 --> 00:31:42,000 Speaker 1: thounds they're five for five. So that means that teams 584 00:31:42,000 --> 00:31:44,320 Speaker 1: on that defense, that defense is not getting people off 585 00:31:44,360 --> 00:31:46,680 Speaker 1: the field for three and outs or for short drives. 586 00:31:47,160 --> 00:31:49,240 Speaker 1: They're giving up those kind of conversions. And if this 587 00:31:49,400 --> 00:31:51,280 Speaker 1: offense wants to be a serious player for the rest 588 00:31:51,280 --> 00:31:53,280 Speaker 1: of the season, that's the next step that they got 589 00:31:53,400 --> 00:31:55,080 Speaker 1: to keep moving. They got to keep moving those chains 590 00:31:55,120 --> 00:31:57,880 Speaker 1: and keep running that clock. Yeah, for me, it's gonna 591 00:31:57,880 --> 00:32:00,240 Speaker 1: be you know, now that the offense has taken a 592 00:32:00,280 --> 00:32:03,400 Speaker 1: step forward and showing their potential, I'd like to see 593 00:32:03,400 --> 00:32:05,720 Speaker 1: a little bit more of a complete game, and I'm 594 00:32:05,760 --> 00:32:08,240 Speaker 1: gonna put that on the guy under center. I'd like 595 00:32:08,400 --> 00:32:10,640 Speaker 1: to see Kirk come out and do what we know 596 00:32:10,760 --> 00:32:13,880 Speaker 1: he's capable of play a start to finish, be the 597 00:32:13,960 --> 00:32:17,280 Speaker 1: guy for sixty minutes that we know he's capable of being, 598 00:32:17,800 --> 00:32:21,000 Speaker 1: and if we can get that sort of leadership under 599 00:32:21,080 --> 00:32:24,400 Speaker 1: center with these sort of booming weapons in My hope 600 00:32:24,560 --> 00:32:28,680 Speaker 1: is seeing those performance gives the quarterback confidence in the 601 00:32:28,800 --> 00:32:32,400 Speaker 1: offensive moving forward. It gives the defense pause and gives 602 00:32:32,440 --> 00:32:34,960 Speaker 1: the quarterback there for a little bit more time. So 603 00:32:35,880 --> 00:32:39,400 Speaker 1: as the offense steps forward, I'm hoping that Kirk takes 604 00:32:39,640 --> 00:32:47,520 Speaker 1: the reins and really drives this thing ahead. Well, we 605 00:32:47,800 --> 00:32:50,640 Speaker 1: have a little treat for you guys. But first, it's 606 00:32:50,720 --> 00:32:53,800 Speaker 1: Game Day. Any day play the new Vikings scratch game 607 00:32:53,840 --> 00:32:56,160 Speaker 1: from the Minnesota Lottery with a top prize of one 608 00:32:56,240 --> 00:33:00,320 Speaker 1: hundred thousand dollars. Are you game? Just say I'm in? 609 00:33:00,520 --> 00:33:05,840 Speaker 1: Get more details at mn lottery dot com. Now on 610 00:33:06,160 --> 00:33:10,440 Speaker 1: to the B four mentioned special treat. Normally, we got 611 00:33:10,480 --> 00:33:13,200 Speaker 1: the fellow Chris Corso out here interviewing people. And I'm 612 00:33:13,200 --> 00:33:16,120 Speaker 1: not saying he doesn't do a good job. But is 613 00:33:16,160 --> 00:33:19,400 Speaker 1: he Paul Allen? No, No, he is not Paul Allen, 614 00:33:19,680 --> 00:33:23,520 Speaker 1: Our very own Pa caught up with Marcus Robinson, former 615 00:33:23,640 --> 00:33:26,800 Speaker 1: Viking and a man who put up a monster day 616 00:33:27,400 --> 00:33:32,000 Speaker 1: in a previous Vikings victory back in what year, Jay two, 617 00:33:32,960 --> 00:33:34,880 Speaker 1: two thousand four. I think over one hundred and fifty 618 00:33:35,000 --> 00:33:39,080 Speaker 1: yards had the overtime game winning touchdown, two of them 619 00:33:39,160 --> 00:33:42,520 Speaker 1: total in that game, both of them coming from then 620 00:33:42,720 --> 00:33:46,800 Speaker 1: quarterback Dante Calpepper. Really fun to hear Marcus Robinson catch 621 00:33:46,920 --> 00:33:53,880 Speaker 1: up with PA and talk about this coming week. What's 622 00:33:53,920 --> 00:33:57,280 Speaker 1: going on? Man? How you been good? Man? Good? No complaint? 623 00:33:57,360 --> 00:34:01,040 Speaker 1: Just join the retire life. Hey, And when at any 624 00:34:01,120 --> 00:34:04,000 Speaker 1: time during twenty twenty if you can say I got 625 00:34:04,080 --> 00:34:07,600 Speaker 1: no complaints, that's a really good day. Yeah, you're right 626 00:34:07,640 --> 00:34:11,279 Speaker 1: about that now. Marcus Robinson with the Vikings playing the 627 00:34:11,360 --> 00:34:15,400 Speaker 1: Texans this weekend, he ninth year in the NFL started 628 00:34:15,400 --> 00:34:18,600 Speaker 1: with Chicago Play three with the Vikings had eight touchdowns 629 00:34:18,640 --> 00:34:21,800 Speaker 1: in two thousand and four. In O four, the Vikings 630 00:34:21,880 --> 00:34:24,759 Speaker 1: had a game at Houston early in the season. The 631 00:34:24,960 --> 00:34:28,280 Speaker 1: Vikings win thirty four to twenty eight, and overtime Marcus 632 00:34:28,520 --> 00:34:32,040 Speaker 1: walks off with a fifty yard touchdown middle of overtime 633 00:34:32,120 --> 00:34:35,040 Speaker 1: to win it. That that's something you'll never forget, right, 634 00:34:35,480 --> 00:34:38,240 Speaker 1: Something I would never forget. Actually, I dropped the pass 635 00:34:38,320 --> 00:34:41,000 Speaker 1: to play before that and correct me if I'm wrong here. 636 00:34:41,080 --> 00:34:43,840 Speaker 1: But wasn't the play before the game winner? Didn't you 637 00:34:43,880 --> 00:34:46,680 Speaker 1: guys come back and run the same play? No? Actually, 638 00:34:46,760 --> 00:34:49,839 Speaker 1: I had a slint on the backside and the guys 639 00:34:49,920 --> 00:34:52,239 Speaker 1: failed down and then hit me right in my hands. 640 00:34:52,280 --> 00:34:54,880 Speaker 1: I threw it down, came back and I was so 641 00:34:55,239 --> 00:34:57,160 Speaker 1: slain at Dante. It's like, shake it off, man, We're 642 00:34:57,200 --> 00:34:59,359 Speaker 1: gonna come back to you. Hit me in next play. 643 00:35:00,000 --> 00:35:04,200 Speaker 1: And Dante through five touchdown passes that two thousand and 644 00:35:04,280 --> 00:35:07,560 Speaker 1: four day, October tenth, two thousand and four, thirty four 645 00:35:07,600 --> 00:35:11,320 Speaker 1: to twenty eight, Vikings beat Houston. Marcus Robinson nine catches, 646 00:35:11,360 --> 00:35:14,120 Speaker 1: one fifty and a couple of tds in that game. 647 00:35:14,400 --> 00:35:17,480 Speaker 1: The game was so strange in that there were all 648 00:35:17,600 --> 00:35:19,319 Speaker 1: there was a lot of action late in the game. 649 00:35:19,600 --> 00:35:22,440 Speaker 1: Crowd super into it. You guys are super into it. 650 00:35:22,480 --> 00:35:25,760 Speaker 1: You're eventually going to go to the playoffs. Those regular 651 00:35:25,840 --> 00:35:28,799 Speaker 1: season games they stick out a little bit, don't they. Yes, 652 00:35:28,880 --> 00:35:30,799 Speaker 1: they do when you're playing like we was playing that year. 653 00:35:30,800 --> 00:35:32,600 Speaker 1: I mean the first four or five end of the season, 654 00:35:32,640 --> 00:35:34,960 Speaker 1: we were going for four and five touchdowns and it 655 00:35:35,120 --> 00:35:37,520 Speaker 1: was just unbelievable and not that having fun. But in 656 00:35:37,640 --> 00:35:40,239 Speaker 1: that particular game, we were actually up and they came 657 00:35:40,320 --> 00:35:42,879 Speaker 1: back on us to tie the game, so we ended 658 00:35:42,960 --> 00:35:45,520 Speaker 1: up going overtime. But yeah, those games really means when 659 00:35:45,560 --> 00:35:47,319 Speaker 1: you're out there, you've been practicing all the week. Man, 660 00:35:47,400 --> 00:35:49,360 Speaker 1: it's pretty it's pretty exciting to go out there and 661 00:35:49,360 --> 00:35:52,600 Speaker 1: playing on Sunday two thousand and four, Marcus with if 662 00:35:52,640 --> 00:35:56,760 Speaker 1: Peyton Manning like takes one step back, Culpepper wins the MVP. 663 00:35:56,960 --> 00:36:00,200 Speaker 1: Probably right, Yes, absolutely, I mean he was fun. I'm 664 00:36:00,239 --> 00:36:03,000 Speaker 1: on all that year. What you like about playing with Dante? Dante? 665 00:36:03,040 --> 00:36:05,640 Speaker 1: Because I wasn't used to a quarterback that actually could 666 00:36:05,680 --> 00:36:07,919 Speaker 1: see what you see. And I was in that offense 667 00:36:07,960 --> 00:36:09,400 Speaker 1: where you can raise your hand if you beat a 668 00:36:09,440 --> 00:36:11,600 Speaker 1: golf no no matter what the route is, you know 669 00:36:11,680 --> 00:36:14,239 Speaker 1: and catch the football. You could also run around and 670 00:36:14,280 --> 00:36:16,520 Speaker 1: they tell you that bottom line is to get open. 671 00:36:17,000 --> 00:36:18,960 Speaker 1: And I remember one particular player, I had an over 672 00:36:19,080 --> 00:36:22,200 Speaker 1: route on the naked and Dante was telling me to stop, 673 00:36:22,560 --> 00:36:25,040 Speaker 1: but I was so used to following instructions, I just 674 00:36:25,200 --> 00:36:27,279 Speaker 1: kept running. He was like, next time, Marcus, I'm trying 675 00:36:27,280 --> 00:36:28,480 Speaker 1: to get you the stop. So I can throw it 676 00:36:28,560 --> 00:36:30,719 Speaker 1: to you. I was like, oh, it wasn't used to that. 677 00:36:30,800 --> 00:36:33,600 Speaker 1: But he was definitely one of those quarterbacks where he 678 00:36:34,080 --> 00:36:36,040 Speaker 1: saw what you saw in the defense and he could 679 00:36:36,320 --> 00:36:38,400 Speaker 1: you know, you can be in the same page, just 680 00:36:38,520 --> 00:36:41,440 Speaker 1: trust each other. So Marcus, was that a product of 681 00:36:41,600 --> 00:36:45,200 Speaker 1: Scott Lenahan teaching that offense your offensive coordinator. I mean, 682 00:36:45,520 --> 00:36:48,719 Speaker 1: obviously he has to sign off on something like that, right. Well, 683 00:36:48,719 --> 00:36:51,680 Speaker 1: I think he understood the fact that with Randy Moss 684 00:36:51,719 --> 00:36:54,000 Speaker 1: and Chris Carter, those guys with they were students of 685 00:36:54,120 --> 00:36:56,640 Speaker 1: the game and they could talk to each other, sit 686 00:36:56,719 --> 00:36:59,080 Speaker 1: on the bench or standing the sideline and see and 687 00:36:59,239 --> 00:37:02,120 Speaker 1: show quarterback and quarterbacks showed them see what we see 688 00:37:02,239 --> 00:37:05,319 Speaker 1: and assuming he's singing, connections with them as that way 689 00:37:05,760 --> 00:37:08,799 Speaker 1: that he was always okay with, you know, us improvising 690 00:37:08,840 --> 00:37:10,839 Speaker 1: on the field sometimes because logus were in the same base. 691 00:37:11,000 --> 00:37:14,720 Speaker 1: Former Vikings receiver Marcus Robinson with US Vikings and Texans 692 00:37:14,840 --> 00:37:18,040 Speaker 1: this weekend noon for the Boom a very memorable game 693 00:37:18,200 --> 00:37:21,680 Speaker 1: at what used to be called Reliant. Marcus Robinson walks 694 00:37:21,719 --> 00:37:24,759 Speaker 1: off from Dante fifty yards to win at middle of overtime. 695 00:37:25,080 --> 00:37:27,640 Speaker 1: Nine catches, one fifty couple of TVs in that game 696 00:37:27,719 --> 00:37:32,440 Speaker 1: from Marcus, outside of sports and everything, your daughter Michaela. 697 00:37:33,200 --> 00:37:36,640 Speaker 1: Last time we chatted, she like, like, just tell us 698 00:37:36,719 --> 00:37:40,640 Speaker 1: what she's doing and what's new with her. Okay, um, well, 699 00:37:40,760 --> 00:37:45,200 Speaker 1: she actually made the gold Olympic team this past year 700 00:37:45,440 --> 00:37:48,520 Speaker 1: for volleyball. But she's been exceptionally when us she was 701 00:37:48,560 --> 00:37:52,359 Speaker 1: all the Michian she's been really grinding and playing hard. 702 00:37:52,440 --> 00:37:54,640 Speaker 1: So I just hate for this year to be her 703 00:37:54,760 --> 00:37:57,879 Speaker 1: senior year and they've could be against the season now 704 00:37:57,960 --> 00:38:00,320 Speaker 1: and she doesn't know exactly what the plans up in Maxture. 705 00:38:00,400 --> 00:38:03,160 Speaker 1: So yeah. See that's why right at the beginning, Marcus, 706 00:38:03,239 --> 00:38:05,279 Speaker 1: when I'm like how you doing, You're like, everything's great. 707 00:38:05,320 --> 00:38:07,920 Speaker 1: I'm like, hey, in twenty twenty, if you're like everything 708 00:38:08,120 --> 00:38:12,480 Speaker 1: is great, that's unbelievable. Well done. Yeah, well she's healthy man. 709 00:38:12,480 --> 00:38:14,439 Speaker 1: As she came home, she stayed for a while, then 710 00:38:15,200 --> 00:38:18,359 Speaker 1: schooling online and she went back to about five weeks ago. Yeah, 711 00:38:19,640 --> 00:38:21,799 Speaker 1: and she's healthy. So you know that's what you can 712 00:38:21,840 --> 00:38:24,120 Speaker 1: look at, and you know she's that a senior year, 713 00:38:24,200 --> 00:38:26,560 Speaker 1: So it's time to be an adult in a little bit. 714 00:38:26,840 --> 00:38:29,879 Speaker 1: What with your daughter, Michaela. When it comes to when 715 00:38:29,920 --> 00:38:32,200 Speaker 1: it comes to like things she does at a high 716 00:38:32,280 --> 00:38:36,480 Speaker 1: level playing volleyball on those harder floors. What does she 717 00:38:36,719 --> 00:38:39,040 Speaker 1: do When you watch as a dad, You're like, wow, 718 00:38:39,520 --> 00:38:41,399 Speaker 1: I mean I went for nine, one fifty and two 719 00:38:41,480 --> 00:38:44,080 Speaker 1: in this game. We're talking about pay played nine years 720 00:38:44,120 --> 00:38:47,040 Speaker 1: in the NFL, But I couldn't do that in the 721 00:38:47,160 --> 00:38:49,440 Speaker 1: volleyball game. What would it be. Oh, it'd be just 722 00:38:49,719 --> 00:38:53,279 Speaker 1: her ability to adapt. Like one time she was fat 723 00:38:53,360 --> 00:38:56,799 Speaker 1: and she's right handed, but she jumped and the ball 724 00:38:56,960 --> 00:38:59,680 Speaker 1: was short, so she spiked it with her left hand. 725 00:39:00,040 --> 00:39:01,719 Speaker 1: I mean, she just reacted up in the air. And 726 00:39:01,760 --> 00:39:04,440 Speaker 1: you're like, I mean, she's just reacted to it, you know. 727 00:39:04,520 --> 00:39:06,640 Speaker 1: So you'll see things like that had to shield doing 728 00:39:06,680 --> 00:39:09,120 Speaker 1: the court that the other just amazed you that, Like 729 00:39:09,360 --> 00:39:11,640 Speaker 1: you see her getting up so high and she's ready 730 00:39:11,640 --> 00:39:13,239 Speaker 1: to swing with the right and she just switches to 731 00:39:13,320 --> 00:39:15,400 Speaker 1: the left and dumps the ball to the left. So 732 00:39:15,960 --> 00:39:18,040 Speaker 1: those are things that she does from being I'm like, man, 733 00:39:18,880 --> 00:39:22,720 Speaker 1: she's very athletic with it. Marcus. When you're watching games 734 00:39:22,840 --> 00:39:25,320 Speaker 1: now or say over the last couple of years compared 735 00:39:25,360 --> 00:39:28,200 Speaker 1: to when you played two thousand, I don't know, four 736 00:39:28,280 --> 00:39:31,600 Speaker 1: or five something like that, how dramatically different is it 737 00:39:31,760 --> 00:39:34,600 Speaker 1: now compared to that, That's a lot difference. I came 738 00:39:34,640 --> 00:39:36,600 Speaker 1: in the game in nineteen ninety seven too, so it 739 00:39:36,719 --> 00:39:39,000 Speaker 1: was a lot different then for us. I know, I 740 00:39:39,120 --> 00:39:41,239 Speaker 1: see a lot of times, especially with guys catching the 741 00:39:41,239 --> 00:39:43,880 Speaker 1: ball in the end zone, and it used to be 742 00:39:43,960 --> 00:39:46,520 Speaker 1: called separating the man from the ball. So when you 743 00:39:46,640 --> 00:39:48,480 Speaker 1: caught the ball, they still would hit you just in 744 00:39:48,560 --> 00:39:50,600 Speaker 1: case get knocked it out of you bumble it. So 745 00:39:50,600 --> 00:39:51,879 Speaker 1: I'm like that. So I see a lot of times 746 00:39:51,920 --> 00:39:53,799 Speaker 1: when guys just catch the ball in the end zone 747 00:39:53,840 --> 00:39:56,400 Speaker 1: they're not hit, Or when guys are on the ground 748 00:39:56,840 --> 00:39:59,560 Speaker 1: they call defensive players now, but they're just on the 749 00:39:59,640 --> 00:40:02,400 Speaker 1: ground custom yet and the guy's just gonna walk and 750 00:40:02,560 --> 00:40:05,400 Speaker 1: reasonately touch you. When poor guys will just run and 751 00:40:05,520 --> 00:40:08,920 Speaker 1: just drive the shoulders in you. Yeah, you know, because 752 00:40:09,000 --> 00:40:10,359 Speaker 1: back then there was a lot of guys just try 753 00:40:10,440 --> 00:40:13,000 Speaker 1: to tim bent even when you caught the ball, Like 754 00:40:13,080 --> 00:40:15,480 Speaker 1: I remember playing the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at ninety nine, 755 00:40:15,560 --> 00:40:18,000 Speaker 1: two thousand and ninety nine, and they would gain taff 756 00:40:18,040 --> 00:40:19,960 Speaker 1: of you hopefully by the third quarter. You didn't want 757 00:40:20,000 --> 00:40:22,160 Speaker 1: to catch it. Well, I mean, you played in the NFC. 758 00:40:22,560 --> 00:40:25,279 Speaker 1: Rodney Harrison played in the AFC, you know. But but 759 00:40:25,400 --> 00:40:28,279 Speaker 1: you and Rodney played at the same time, right right, Okay, 760 00:40:28,719 --> 00:40:31,080 Speaker 1: I played with John Lynch and those guys. So I'm 761 00:40:31,120 --> 00:40:33,680 Speaker 1: thinking Rodney, you know. And it's like catching a pass 762 00:40:33,760 --> 00:40:35,600 Speaker 1: in the middle of the field against the Chargers or 763 00:40:35,640 --> 00:40:38,560 Speaker 1: the Patriots, and Rodney's out there, You're gonna think about it. 764 00:40:38,719 --> 00:40:42,080 Speaker 1: So dude, do you so? Do you think receivers think 765 00:40:42,239 --> 00:40:44,480 Speaker 1: less about that stuff? Now? Yes? And I think a 766 00:40:44,480 --> 00:40:47,120 Speaker 1: lot of them too. That's what good guys, you know, 767 00:40:47,360 --> 00:40:51,200 Speaker 1: hurt because they don't catch the ball and except they're 768 00:40:51,200 --> 00:40:52,920 Speaker 1: going to get hit. I remember, you know you caught 769 00:40:52,960 --> 00:40:56,120 Speaker 1: a slam on third down, you would cancer slam had 770 00:40:56,200 --> 00:40:58,279 Speaker 1: tightened up on the brains for the hit. But these 771 00:40:58,320 --> 00:41:00,080 Speaker 1: guys don't feel they're gonna get hit, so they just 772 00:41:00,239 --> 00:41:02,560 Speaker 1: run and don't tense up to take the hit. So 773 00:41:02,640 --> 00:41:04,040 Speaker 1: I think a lot of times that's what happened to 774 00:41:04,080 --> 00:41:05,879 Speaker 1: a lot of guys special over the middle. You'll see 775 00:41:05,960 --> 00:41:08,000 Speaker 1: them just run through it, and it's like, man, it's 776 00:41:08,040 --> 00:41:10,600 Speaker 1: like third and four. You know, the linebackers dropping. They 777 00:41:10,680 --> 00:41:12,239 Speaker 1: know you're hot as well as you do. So as 778 00:41:12,280 --> 00:41:13,920 Speaker 1: soon as you catch it, ye, they're coming to hit you. 779 00:41:14,000 --> 00:41:16,359 Speaker 1: So you gotta protect yourself. A lot of times these 780 00:41:16,400 --> 00:41:19,360 Speaker 1: guys don't protect themselves that that playoff winn at Lambo 781 00:41:19,440 --> 00:41:22,239 Speaker 1: after the O four season Longwell walks off on you 782 00:41:22,360 --> 00:41:25,279 Speaker 1: twice thirty four thirty one, including once on Christmas Eve 783 00:41:25,560 --> 00:41:27,359 Speaker 1: in an afternoon game. So now you got a bunch 784 00:41:27,360 --> 00:41:30,919 Speaker 1: of people getting home early evening. Everybody's like, hey, here's 785 00:41:30,920 --> 00:41:33,440 Speaker 1: the missiletoe, here's the egg nog. You're like, this sucks 786 00:41:34,680 --> 00:41:37,520 Speaker 1: on Christmas Eve. So but then you beat them at 787 00:41:37,640 --> 00:41:40,440 Speaker 1: Lambo in the wild card round. What do you remember 788 00:41:40,480 --> 00:41:43,239 Speaker 1: about that game? And it was cold as the game 789 00:41:43,320 --> 00:41:46,799 Speaker 1: and had the afros going. It was cold, it was fun. 790 00:41:48,000 --> 00:41:49,480 Speaker 1: It was just one of those temples because we had 791 00:41:49,520 --> 00:41:51,520 Speaker 1: lost to him, I mean by a field goal, and 792 00:41:51,640 --> 00:41:53,680 Speaker 1: so you know, we came in, you know, figuring, hey, 793 00:41:53,719 --> 00:41:56,239 Speaker 1: we got to come out really not let this happen 794 00:41:56,280 --> 00:41:58,600 Speaker 1: again a third time. So we went out playing really 795 00:41:58,800 --> 00:42:00,640 Speaker 1: hard man and it was so much fun. At the 796 00:42:00,680 --> 00:42:02,160 Speaker 1: end of that game, it was excited to win in it, 797 00:42:02,400 --> 00:42:06,200 Speaker 1: and we won at Lambo. Marcus Robinson final one Vikings receiver, 798 00:42:06,360 --> 00:42:10,040 Speaker 1: three seasons, nine years in the NFL Vikings Texans. This weekend, 799 00:42:10,480 --> 00:42:12,920 Speaker 1: Marcus walked off on Houston in two thousand and four. 800 00:42:13,719 --> 00:42:17,200 Speaker 1: From what you watch, what you know, Marcus, can you 801 00:42:17,360 --> 00:42:21,240 Speaker 1: imagine what it would be like playing games with no fans? 802 00:42:22,080 --> 00:42:25,080 Speaker 1: You know? It's it's kind of interesting because I remember, 803 00:42:25,680 --> 00:42:28,640 Speaker 1: you know, you played in high school and you know, 804 00:42:28,760 --> 00:42:31,640 Speaker 1: you'll go to some away teams and they would have fans, 805 00:42:31,800 --> 00:42:33,759 Speaker 1: and you really didn't kind of pay attention to it. 806 00:42:33,920 --> 00:42:37,279 Speaker 1: You know. I think you only hear the fans after 807 00:42:37,360 --> 00:42:39,840 Speaker 1: a big play, after you make a first down, catching 808 00:42:39,880 --> 00:42:41,560 Speaker 1: things like that. But for the most part, it's like 809 00:42:42,920 --> 00:42:46,839 Speaker 1: you're so zoned in on the field that a lot 810 00:42:46,880 --> 00:42:49,720 Speaker 1: of things you really don't react to with the fans, 811 00:42:50,320 --> 00:42:52,560 Speaker 1: but you do in a sense because like if you 812 00:42:52,640 --> 00:42:55,640 Speaker 1: make a first down and you're really moving the ball 813 00:42:55,680 --> 00:42:57,560 Speaker 1: and you can hear the crowd still getting amped up 814 00:42:57,600 --> 00:42:59,920 Speaker 1: after a certain big play, that kind of keeps them, 815 00:43:00,000 --> 00:43:02,480 Speaker 1: amnum going, your drive going. But I can hear the 816 00:43:02,520 --> 00:43:04,560 Speaker 1: crowd and level on the TV. Now, I'm sure they 817 00:43:04,640 --> 00:43:06,799 Speaker 1: hear the same thing we here, and it sounds the same. 818 00:43:07,600 --> 00:43:10,120 Speaker 1: But I couldn't imagine it though, because I'm used to, 819 00:43:10,160 --> 00:43:12,360 Speaker 1: you know, looking in the face as your wife and 820 00:43:12,440 --> 00:43:15,400 Speaker 1: kids are your paring. It'll be a little different, but 821 00:43:15,480 --> 00:43:17,319 Speaker 1: I think as soon as the game starts to rolling 822 00:43:17,400 --> 00:43:20,120 Speaker 1: guys who is getting the zone and start playing. Hey man, 823 00:43:20,239 --> 00:43:23,080 Speaker 1: absolutely my pleasure. Bless you. Glad to hear things are 824 00:43:23,120 --> 00:43:26,000 Speaker 1: going well. We'll catch up soon, Okay, kay cool? Thanks 825 00:43:26,040 --> 00:43:29,359 Speaker 1: Paul saying to you see yup. Big thanks to Pa 826 00:43:29,600 --> 00:43:33,319 Speaker 1: and Marcus Robinson for the interview. Big thanks to Chris 827 00:43:33,440 --> 00:43:36,040 Speaker 1: Corso and Jay Nelson for being here and doing what 828 00:43:36,160 --> 00:43:38,799 Speaker 1: they do every week. A couple quick things to check 829 00:43:38,840 --> 00:43:42,799 Speaker 1: out on Vikings dot com, the home for all your 830 00:43:42,880 --> 00:43:46,600 Speaker 1: latest Vikings news. We've got school stories this Thursday, Mark 831 00:43:46,719 --> 00:43:51,400 Speaker 1: Rosen and color analyst Pete Bursich. The guest is former 832 00:43:51,719 --> 00:43:54,799 Speaker 1: wide out and Special Teams captain Chris Walsh. She talks 833 00:43:54,960 --> 00:43:58,560 Speaker 1: nineteen ninety eight. He talks his history with Denny Green, 834 00:43:58,840 --> 00:44:03,040 Speaker 1: memories of Corey's stringer, state of the modern NFL. Check 835 00:44:03,080 --> 00:44:06,320 Speaker 1: it all out six thirty pm on kf A n 836 00:44:07,120 --> 00:44:10,120 Speaker 1: Remember to tune in to the Vikings postgame Live every 837 00:44:10,160 --> 00:44:14,160 Speaker 1: week one hour after each game from inside US Bank Stadium. 838 00:44:14,239 --> 00:44:17,879 Speaker 1: Get a breakdown of the game, including highlights, stats, analysis, 839 00:44:18,000 --> 00:44:21,640 Speaker 1: and more. Tune in on Vikings dot com, the Vikings App, 840 00:44:21,760 --> 00:44:25,840 Speaker 1: and all your Vikings social channels. And check out our 841 00:44:25,880 --> 00:44:29,640 Speaker 1: newest show, Vikings Vantage this Friday night at six thirty 842 00:44:29,680 --> 00:44:33,240 Speaker 1: pm on KFA N one hundred point three. Gabe Henderson, 843 00:44:33,360 --> 00:44:38,000 Speaker 1: Chris Corso, Chris Horso, Chris Horso, I could see you. 844 00:44:38,320 --> 00:44:41,000 Speaker 1: I could see your last name being Horso. Gay I 845 00:44:41,080 --> 00:44:45,320 Speaker 1: own a ranch. You can call him Chris Horso, Chris Corso, 846 00:44:45,560 --> 00:44:47,680 Speaker 1: Gabe Henderson a host of others will be giving you 847 00:44:47,719 --> 00:44:50,120 Speaker 1: the latest details on everything happening right up to the 848 00:44:50,200 --> 00:44:54,239 Speaker 1: kickoff this weekend. Boys, it's time to put one in 849 00:44:54,280 --> 00:44:57,400 Speaker 1: the w column. A couple rough weeks, one step in 850 00:44:57,480 --> 00:44:59,840 Speaker 1: the right direction. Now it's time to step across that 851 00:45:00,080 --> 00:45:05,799 Speaker 1: winning line. Two struggling teams that are desperate. I think 852 00:45:05,840 --> 00:45:07,279 Speaker 1: it's going to be a hell of a ball game. 853 00:45:07,360 --> 00:45:09,080 Speaker 1: I'm not going to tell you that I think we're 854 00:45:09,080 --> 00:45:10,959 Speaker 1: gonna go out and wipe them or even come away 855 00:45:11,000 --> 00:45:13,160 Speaker 1: with a victory. But I can tell you that I 856 00:45:13,280 --> 00:45:15,480 Speaker 1: think this is going to be a hell of a 857 00:45:15,560 --> 00:45:19,080 Speaker 1: football game. Enjoy the game, guys, and we will see 858 00:45:19,160 --> 00:45:20,800 Speaker 1: you next week.