1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:02,920 Speaker 1: Hey, Vikings fans number ninety six, Brian Robinson is bringing 2 00:00:03,040 --> 00:00:07,560 Speaker 1: NYC's cheesiest food stand to the US Bank Stadium. Visit Mactruck, 3 00:00:07,640 --> 00:00:10,480 Speaker 1: Mac and Cheese on Minnesota Vikings game days for a 4 00:00:10,560 --> 00:00:19,720 Speaker 1: new game time snap. We'll try to play to his strengths, 5 00:00:19,760 --> 00:00:22,160 Speaker 1: but we'll do what he does best. You know, he's 6 00:00:22,200 --> 00:00:25,200 Speaker 1: going to certainly have a significantly more role as the 7 00:00:25,280 --> 00:00:29,520 Speaker 1: season goes on. When you start to see a team 8 00:00:29,560 --> 00:00:33,000 Speaker 1: doing that because they're having success, they're enjoying the moment, 9 00:00:33,200 --> 00:00:36,239 Speaker 1: and that is infectious. Those locker rooms that do that 10 00:00:36,360 --> 00:00:39,240 Speaker 1: are insanely infectious, and that is where they just believe 11 00:00:39,400 --> 00:00:43,479 Speaker 1: we are going to will this to a victory seven 12 00:00:43,479 --> 00:00:46,479 Speaker 1: and one and still having fun. This is the Minnesota 13 00:00:46,520 --> 00:00:49,600 Speaker 1: Vikings Podcast. My name is Tatum Everett. I'm here inside 14 00:00:49,640 --> 00:00:53,920 Speaker 1: TCO Studios with Gabe Henderson, Jay Nelson, and our steam 15 00:00:53,960 --> 00:00:57,240 Speaker 1: producer Eric Davidson, who's always making us look very good 16 00:00:57,280 --> 00:00:59,960 Speaker 1: each and every week at least sound good. Probably should 17 00:01:00,080 --> 00:01:03,120 Speaker 1: day sound good anyway. The Vikings trailed the Commanders by 18 00:01:03,120 --> 00:01:05,959 Speaker 1: ten points in the fourth quarter, only to secure a 19 00:01:06,080 --> 00:01:10,000 Speaker 1: comeback victory. Minnesota now in a six game win streak 20 00:01:10,360 --> 00:01:14,240 Speaker 1: and six and zero in one score games this season. 21 00:01:14,319 --> 00:01:19,200 Speaker 1: Who'd have thought, guys, Um, I don't know. Just remember 22 00:01:19,280 --> 00:01:21,160 Speaker 1: last year at this time when we were saying, how 23 00:01:21,200 --> 00:01:24,440 Speaker 1: are we losing these one score games? And now this year, 24 00:01:24,520 --> 00:01:26,880 Speaker 1: how much it has flipped on its head. It feels 25 00:01:26,880 --> 00:01:28,800 Speaker 1: pretty good on this side, right it does. This is 26 00:01:28,840 --> 00:01:31,000 Speaker 1: a much better side. Sunday was the first time I 27 00:01:31,080 --> 00:01:34,039 Speaker 1: was nervous in a close game, because that's the type 28 00:01:34,040 --> 00:01:36,560 Speaker 1: of game that the Commanders like to play. They're they're chippy, 29 00:01:36,600 --> 00:01:39,240 Speaker 1: they're gritty. If they can hold you to less than 30 00:01:39,280 --> 00:01:42,200 Speaker 1: twenty four points, they usually win the game. So Pete 31 00:01:42,240 --> 00:01:43,960 Speaker 1: bursag and now we're sitting beside each other, and he 32 00:01:44,040 --> 00:01:46,479 Speaker 1: kept writing me notes while he was talking. He was like, oh, 33 00:01:46,520 --> 00:01:48,520 Speaker 1: this is going to happen, and for sure what he 34 00:01:48,600 --> 00:01:51,840 Speaker 1: was saying actually happened. Like, Okay, we need an interception here, 35 00:01:51,880 --> 00:01:54,200 Speaker 1: it's going to happen. Harrison Smith got an interception. Well, 36 00:01:54,200 --> 00:01:55,720 Speaker 1: they're going to stop with us on second now, so 37 00:01:55,760 --> 00:01:58,080 Speaker 1: we've got to throw a go route to Justin Jefferson. 38 00:01:58,400 --> 00:02:01,400 Speaker 1: Next play. We do it. So things started to go 39 00:02:01,440 --> 00:02:03,160 Speaker 1: back in our favor. But I'm glad we got to win. 40 00:02:03,320 --> 00:02:09,440 Speaker 1: Noster Birschlain nosdamis it's Noster Bursch okay reading what's happening? 41 00:02:09,520 --> 00:02:11,560 Speaker 1: He was reading the tea leaves. I mean, those guys 42 00:02:11,560 --> 00:02:14,840 Speaker 1: had an interesting day yesterday period from the booth. But 43 00:02:15,040 --> 00:02:16,720 Speaker 1: do you listen to the Power Trip this morning? I 44 00:02:16,760 --> 00:02:18,560 Speaker 1: had been besides the Power Trip, I was listening to 45 00:02:18,560 --> 00:02:20,320 Speaker 1: the game and heard all the chaos that happened in 46 00:02:20,360 --> 00:02:22,400 Speaker 1: their booth. See, that's the thing, and when you're on 47 00:02:22,440 --> 00:02:24,920 Speaker 1: the road, you can't listen to the game broadcast, so 48 00:02:24,960 --> 00:02:27,080 Speaker 1: I have no idea what happened. So there was an 49 00:02:27,160 --> 00:02:29,160 Speaker 1: unruly fan that was right in front of them that 50 00:02:29,240 --> 00:02:31,760 Speaker 1: eventually it got to the point where SWAT members came 51 00:02:31,800 --> 00:02:35,120 Speaker 1: in and basically removed the person from the arena because 52 00:02:35,160 --> 00:02:39,799 Speaker 1: of how much they were messing with Pete. And a 53 00:02:39,880 --> 00:02:42,560 Speaker 1: long story short, the guy in the first quarter was 54 00:02:42,560 --> 00:02:44,200 Speaker 1: like looking at me, He was like, hey, I like 55 00:02:44,280 --> 00:02:46,200 Speaker 1: your your sweater and I was like okay. Then he 56 00:02:46,240 --> 00:02:48,079 Speaker 1: started talking to Pa and he was like, Pa, what's 57 00:02:48,120 --> 00:02:50,239 Speaker 1: your name? My name is Paul Allen. I do on 58 00:02:50,400 --> 00:02:52,280 Speaker 1: Voice of the Vikings. Blah bla blah blah blah. Then 59 00:02:52,320 --> 00:02:55,200 Speaker 1: Pete burst started talking and then it got to about 60 00:02:55,240 --> 00:02:58,080 Speaker 1: the second quarter and the guys like literally wasn't watching 61 00:02:58,120 --> 00:03:00,680 Speaker 1: the game, was just just watching us, like winning at us. 62 00:03:00,960 --> 00:03:03,000 Speaker 1: It was the most creepy thing I've ever seen in 63 00:03:03,040 --> 00:03:07,160 Speaker 1: my life. And then long story short, he said an obscene. 64 00:03:07,200 --> 00:03:09,919 Speaker 1: He did an obscene gesture to Pete Bursage. Pete Bursage 65 00:03:10,000 --> 00:03:12,560 Speaker 1: said something on air and I Jared Well you can 66 00:03:12,639 --> 00:03:15,000 Speaker 1: hear it. Oh yeah, I was drying. I could hear it. 67 00:03:15,520 --> 00:03:18,799 Speaker 1: I'm the air. Yeah, I'm like, there's something going on here. 68 00:03:19,160 --> 00:03:22,760 Speaker 1: The room awareness for Jared Wells, who was stroducer and 69 00:03:22,960 --> 00:03:26,520 Speaker 1: during the show when the obscene gesture was said, he 70 00:03:26,560 --> 00:03:28,840 Speaker 1: turned down all the mics and then Pete burstage was 71 00:03:28,880 --> 00:03:32,040 Speaker 1: going back and forth, and eventually I looked over to 72 00:03:32,040 --> 00:03:33,520 Speaker 1: Brian Harper. I was like, Hey, we need to get 73 00:03:33,680 --> 00:03:36,760 Speaker 1: SWAT team somebody in here. And we won the game. Yes. 74 00:03:37,560 --> 00:03:39,800 Speaker 1: So if you want the full accounting of what happened 75 00:03:40,120 --> 00:03:41,920 Speaker 1: Power Trip, and I know Pia was going to talk 76 00:03:41,920 --> 00:03:44,520 Speaker 1: about it with Versage, so definitely go listen to the 77 00:03:44,520 --> 00:03:47,720 Speaker 1: podcast from the Kfan shows today. Wow, it is amazing. 78 00:03:48,080 --> 00:03:50,320 Speaker 1: It is amazing how you have to juggle so many 79 00:03:50,360 --> 00:03:52,800 Speaker 1: things when you're like live on television. It really is. 80 00:03:53,080 --> 00:03:55,400 Speaker 1: And also and also with this, it's like, and you 81 00:03:55,480 --> 00:03:57,200 Speaker 1: got the win out of it. So the chaos of 82 00:03:57,320 --> 00:04:00,320 Speaker 1: everything that happened in the game, those guys on their 83 00:04:00,320 --> 00:04:04,120 Speaker 1: professionalism of having to deal with this unruly fan, heckler, 84 00:04:04,160 --> 00:04:06,400 Speaker 1: whatever you want to call it, on top of the 85 00:04:06,480 --> 00:04:10,120 Speaker 1: chaos of the game was just unbelievable radio to listen 86 00:04:10,120 --> 00:04:12,080 Speaker 1: to you when you think about how much money you 87 00:04:12,160 --> 00:04:14,640 Speaker 1: spend to go to an NFL game, right, that's a 88 00:04:14,680 --> 00:04:17,200 Speaker 1: lot of hard earned money and you're going to waste 89 00:04:17,240 --> 00:04:20,000 Speaker 1: it by heckling the radio booth of the visiting team. 90 00:04:20,880 --> 00:04:23,720 Speaker 1: I blame the back judge that ran into cambine it 91 00:04:23,800 --> 00:04:26,159 Speaker 1: because that's how it all started. It because Pete was 92 00:04:26,320 --> 00:04:29,880 Speaker 1: so livid and then the guy was like, Okay, we're winning, 93 00:04:29,920 --> 00:04:32,440 Speaker 1: I'm going to start heckling this guy. So I blamed 94 00:04:32,480 --> 00:04:34,040 Speaker 1: the back judge and then Pete. I take a lot 95 00:04:34,040 --> 00:04:36,240 Speaker 1: of people blame the back judge on things. Man, that 96 00:04:36,279 --> 00:04:38,159 Speaker 1: game should have never been that close. But you get 97 00:04:38,160 --> 00:04:40,400 Speaker 1: in those one score games and you say, okay, well, 98 00:04:40,440 --> 00:04:42,880 Speaker 1: this team has been here before, and yesterday was a 99 00:04:43,000 --> 00:04:45,119 Speaker 1: sign that we know how to win those tight games 100 00:04:45,120 --> 00:04:49,240 Speaker 1: and ultimately prepare us for Sunday's big game In Buffalo. Yeah. 101 00:04:49,240 --> 00:04:50,800 Speaker 1: I mean, it's kind of funny how this team has 102 00:04:50,839 --> 00:04:54,279 Speaker 1: turned into a first quarter and end of fourth quarter 103 00:04:54,360 --> 00:04:57,720 Speaker 1: kind of team. The bell curve has inverted at this point. 104 00:04:58,400 --> 00:05:00,599 Speaker 1: It's like first, first quarter and fourth quar your good. 105 00:05:01,000 --> 00:05:03,039 Speaker 1: Last year, I was kind of kind of second quarter 106 00:05:03,080 --> 00:05:06,440 Speaker 1: and fourth quarter were the problem ones. Yeah, But to me, 107 00:05:06,640 --> 00:05:09,880 Speaker 1: the best part about it is there's the feeling that 108 00:05:10,000 --> 00:05:11,320 Speaker 1: even when you get to the end of the game, 109 00:05:11,560 --> 00:05:14,479 Speaker 1: if you are behind, they're still the chance. And I 110 00:05:14,520 --> 00:05:16,800 Speaker 1: just keep thinking, it's kind of don't panic, just finish. 111 00:05:17,000 --> 00:05:19,680 Speaker 1: And for those guys being down ten and the fourth 112 00:05:19,720 --> 00:05:23,160 Speaker 1: quarter against a very very very tough defensive line that 113 00:05:23,240 --> 00:05:25,400 Speaker 1: was just giving him fits all day long, and you 114 00:05:25,440 --> 00:05:28,000 Speaker 1: still had the time, hit some go routes, you still 115 00:05:28,040 --> 00:05:30,119 Speaker 1: had the ability to move the ball down the field. 116 00:05:30,440 --> 00:05:32,960 Speaker 1: And don't get it twisted. I mean, Kirk was taking 117 00:05:33,080 --> 00:05:35,440 Speaker 1: some shots in that game. He had to sit out 118 00:05:35,440 --> 00:05:37,320 Speaker 1: for the one play, but you know, we've always talked 119 00:05:37,320 --> 00:05:40,320 Speaker 1: about him being fairly durable, but man, it was very, 120 00:05:40,400 --> 00:05:42,640 Speaker 1: very evident in that game and he took some shots 121 00:05:42,640 --> 00:05:45,840 Speaker 1: and still was lacing in some passes for you know, 122 00:05:45,960 --> 00:05:50,080 Speaker 1: the goball for JJ, the wheel route touchdown for Delvin. 123 00:05:50,160 --> 00:05:52,320 Speaker 1: There's a lot of different things that he was hitting 124 00:05:52,600 --> 00:05:54,880 Speaker 1: when we needed it most, and you got the w 125 00:05:55,040 --> 00:05:56,800 Speaker 1: that was what was most important. And that's all while 126 00:05:56,880 --> 00:05:59,080 Speaker 1: he's being hit. We saw the hit he took knocked 127 00:05:59,120 --> 00:06:00,880 Speaker 1: his breath out of him, and he was ready to 128 00:06:00,920 --> 00:06:02,880 Speaker 1: go back in the next play. He just couldn't, you know. 129 00:06:03,000 --> 00:06:05,120 Speaker 1: And so that was that just shows you know how 130 00:06:05,200 --> 00:06:08,440 Speaker 1: durable this guy is. Not to mention, he goes shirtless 131 00:06:08,440 --> 00:06:10,560 Speaker 1: in the plane afterwards and there wasn't a scratch on 132 00:06:10,600 --> 00:06:13,320 Speaker 1: his body from what I could tell them. Some chains, 133 00:06:13,320 --> 00:06:14,640 Speaker 1: I don't know. There are a lot of chains, but 134 00:06:15,160 --> 00:06:17,680 Speaker 1: chains probably more more than him. I was looking at. 135 00:06:17,760 --> 00:06:23,359 Speaker 1: I was like, but some neck rehab today or working 136 00:06:23,360 --> 00:06:25,560 Speaker 1: out the kinks. Hey, we on the injury reporters, questionable 137 00:06:25,760 --> 00:06:30,120 Speaker 1: neck injury, too much too much ice ice? Now, that 138 00:06:30,200 --> 00:06:32,680 Speaker 1: was great. You love to see your quarterback, uh kind 139 00:06:32,680 --> 00:06:34,839 Speaker 1: of embracing the moment and when you when you win, 140 00:06:35,000 --> 00:06:38,000 Speaker 1: you can do things like that. And um, it's starting 141 00:06:38,040 --> 00:06:40,360 Speaker 1: to seem like everybody is starting to get behind him. 142 00:06:40,400 --> 00:06:43,760 Speaker 1: John Kyne, who was on our in Minnesota Vikings podcast 143 00:06:43,880 --> 00:06:47,800 Speaker 1: last Friday, used the word polarizing when describing Kirk Cousins. 144 00:06:47,800 --> 00:06:49,720 Speaker 1: And I think that is that's that's pretty fair if 145 00:06:49,720 --> 00:06:51,880 Speaker 1: you see, if you know his track record, but now 146 00:06:52,400 --> 00:06:54,599 Speaker 1: you know seeing you know him embrace the moment, his 147 00:06:54,640 --> 00:06:58,000 Speaker 1: teammates embrace him. I think that's a huge contributor to 148 00:06:58,000 --> 00:07:00,279 Speaker 1: why we're seven and one right now. Last week he's said, 149 00:07:00,720 --> 00:07:03,200 Speaker 1: he told me, you know, it's all about winning. Winning 150 00:07:03,240 --> 00:07:06,520 Speaker 1: really helps that happen. And I think with this team 151 00:07:06,520 --> 00:07:11,520 Speaker 1: in particular, they are highlighting that side of Kirk, like 152 00:07:11,560 --> 00:07:15,120 Speaker 1: they're letting that side become more public. And so when 153 00:07:15,120 --> 00:07:18,960 Speaker 1: your locker room is so galvanized together, I think everyone 154 00:07:19,000 --> 00:07:21,680 Speaker 1: becomes a little bit more comfortable, for sure. And I 155 00:07:21,720 --> 00:07:24,040 Speaker 1: think if you're I've talked to some other people about this, 156 00:07:24,080 --> 00:07:26,600 Speaker 1: and for me what really sticks out was like twenty 157 00:07:26,640 --> 00:07:29,000 Speaker 1: seventeen Philly when they were on that role and they 158 00:07:29,000 --> 00:07:31,760 Speaker 1: made the run of the super Bowl and everything. They 159 00:07:31,760 --> 00:07:34,560 Speaker 1: were wearing the dog masks, they were going crazy with 160 00:07:34,600 --> 00:07:38,120 Speaker 1: their end zone celebrations, and as a group, they were 161 00:07:38,200 --> 00:07:40,840 Speaker 1: more galvanized than any team that I can really remember 162 00:07:40,920 --> 00:07:43,560 Speaker 1: watching make a run like that. And that is when 163 00:07:43,600 --> 00:07:48,480 Speaker 1: I see ice videos on planes and locker room videos 164 00:07:48,520 --> 00:07:50,560 Speaker 1: and ziggy dancing in the locker room with the guys, 165 00:07:50,880 --> 00:07:53,400 Speaker 1: Branasmo's new boom box, that kind of stuff. That's what 166 00:07:53,400 --> 00:07:55,880 Speaker 1: I'm saying is when you start to see a team 167 00:07:55,920 --> 00:08:00,280 Speaker 1: doing that because they're having success, they're not necessarily ting 168 00:08:00,400 --> 00:08:03,000 Speaker 1: up because of, oh no, we might what happened, It's like, 169 00:08:03,080 --> 00:08:06,680 Speaker 1: forget all of that. They're enjoying the moment, and that 170 00:08:06,840 --> 00:08:11,080 Speaker 1: is infectious. Those locker rooms that do that are insanely infectious. 171 00:08:11,120 --> 00:08:13,280 Speaker 1: And that is where you get one, you can get 172 00:08:13,280 --> 00:08:14,600 Speaker 1: the next one. And then when you get in a 173 00:08:14,600 --> 00:08:17,400 Speaker 1: sticky situation like you did on Sunday, they just believe. 174 00:08:17,600 --> 00:08:19,520 Speaker 1: They believe they get to that end of the game 175 00:08:19,560 --> 00:08:21,200 Speaker 1: and they're like, we are going to will this to 176 00:08:21,240 --> 00:08:23,280 Speaker 1: a victory, and you'd love to see it from this 177 00:08:23,280 --> 00:08:25,240 Speaker 1: team right now. Jay, I'm glad you brought that point 178 00:08:25,280 --> 00:08:28,280 Speaker 1: home because you started talking twenty seventeen Philadelphia Eaglos and 179 00:08:28,320 --> 00:08:30,480 Speaker 1: I started clenching up over here. I'm like, oh, where's 180 00:08:30,480 --> 00:08:32,600 Speaker 1: a dog mask? Where are you going with this? But yeah, 181 00:08:32,640 --> 00:08:36,400 Speaker 1: to your point of having that a moniker or something 182 00:08:36,480 --> 00:08:39,160 Speaker 1: that brings his team together. I mean Kevin O'Connell in 183 00:08:39,200 --> 00:08:41,360 Speaker 1: the postgame speech, the last thing, one of the last 184 00:08:41,400 --> 00:08:44,400 Speaker 1: things he said is get him those chains, and I 185 00:08:44,440 --> 00:08:47,160 Speaker 1: mean it's a thing now and people look forward to it. 186 00:08:47,200 --> 00:08:48,920 Speaker 1: I mean, just look at college football. You got that 187 00:08:49,320 --> 00:08:53,160 Speaker 1: Miami has like the necklace or turn turnover chains, the chainsaws, 188 00:08:53,200 --> 00:08:55,920 Speaker 1: all that kind of craziness. Those little things matter, but 189 00:08:56,000 --> 00:08:58,760 Speaker 1: it just helps you team get an identity and you know, 190 00:08:58,840 --> 00:09:02,480 Speaker 1: the young guys with the veterans across the board, everyone's 191 00:09:02,480 --> 00:09:05,319 Speaker 1: buying in. And that's what you need. You need for 192 00:09:05,360 --> 00:09:07,760 Speaker 1: a team. You need buy in because then if something 193 00:09:07,800 --> 00:09:10,280 Speaker 1: does happen and you have a stumbling block, people aren't 194 00:09:10,320 --> 00:09:12,560 Speaker 1: pointing fingers. They're just saying, hey, this was this one. 195 00:09:12,559 --> 00:09:15,080 Speaker 1: We're gonna get the next one. And it's how many 196 00:09:15,080 --> 00:09:18,040 Speaker 1: times have Gabe said the thing you know, fix and flush. 197 00:09:18,160 --> 00:09:22,160 Speaker 1: It's it's that mentality and it buys equity versus the 198 00:09:22,320 --> 00:09:25,640 Speaker 1: on no factor of something bad happens and then people 199 00:09:25,679 --> 00:09:28,160 Speaker 1: start pointing fingers like that is that is a cancer 200 00:09:28,280 --> 00:09:31,520 Speaker 1: on a team that can uproot an entire season. And 201 00:09:31,600 --> 00:09:33,920 Speaker 1: we are luckily on the flip side of that. Cardinals 202 00:09:35,720 --> 00:09:38,120 Speaker 1: just hoping this this this last Like you talk about 203 00:09:38,160 --> 00:09:40,080 Speaker 1: the Eagles team and I think that was something that 204 00:09:40,160 --> 00:09:42,880 Speaker 1: started to boil in the middle of the season, not 205 00:09:43,760 --> 00:09:46,480 Speaker 1: you know, week one where they just came out firing 206 00:09:46,559 --> 00:09:49,959 Speaker 1: and had one little lapse there against the Eagles, and 207 00:09:50,360 --> 00:09:53,320 Speaker 1: now they're finding out who they really are. This has 208 00:09:53,360 --> 00:09:55,680 Speaker 1: to continue, and it's it's a tough November. It's a 209 00:09:55,720 --> 00:09:59,360 Speaker 1: tough slate ahead for sure. You've got the Bills on Sunday. 210 00:09:59,440 --> 00:10:02,280 Speaker 1: You've got Cowboys that had the Giants, and we'll talk 211 00:10:02,320 --> 00:10:05,160 Speaker 1: a little bit more about the the NFC East and 212 00:10:05,320 --> 00:10:08,199 Speaker 1: just a little bit um but but yeah, I mean 213 00:10:08,440 --> 00:10:12,480 Speaker 1: it's it's it's nice to see you know me after 214 00:10:12,520 --> 00:10:15,800 Speaker 1: a year, I'm a little bit more pessimister. I'm just like, 215 00:10:15,880 --> 00:10:21,480 Speaker 1: let's just hope this can continue, right, So yeah, that's all. Yeah, 216 00:10:21,480 --> 00:10:24,160 Speaker 1: I've never been a part of it. And this is funny. 217 00:10:24,640 --> 00:10:26,480 Speaker 1: I was talking to some of the coaches last week 218 00:10:26,760 --> 00:10:29,720 Speaker 1: well on the sideline in Washington, and we were just talking, 219 00:10:29,760 --> 00:10:32,720 Speaker 1: you know, first get first time back in DC. I 220 00:10:32,760 --> 00:10:34,480 Speaker 1: worked for the Commanders and I was talking to some 221 00:10:34,520 --> 00:10:36,280 Speaker 1: of the guys and they were like, man, it's got 222 00:10:36,280 --> 00:10:38,280 Speaker 1: to feel great being in Minnesota now. And I was like, 223 00:10:38,280 --> 00:10:40,360 Speaker 1: what you mean. He was like six and three. I 224 00:10:40,360 --> 00:10:41,800 Speaker 1: won't say the coach. He was like, man, we were 225 00:10:41,840 --> 00:10:43,960 Speaker 1: six and three and twenty eighteen, but we had all 226 00:10:44,000 --> 00:10:46,680 Speaker 1: this drama, so none of these wins felt like wins. 227 00:10:46,720 --> 00:10:49,600 Speaker 1: And then Scott Turner will named this name. He said, 228 00:10:49,800 --> 00:10:52,000 Speaker 1: you know this is you know, everything going on in 229 00:10:52,080 --> 00:10:54,439 Speaker 1: Washington right now. People forget we were in a three 230 00:10:54,440 --> 00:10:56,640 Speaker 1: game win street. So to be seven and one and 231 00:10:56,679 --> 00:10:59,439 Speaker 1: actually feel good about it, I think that's the most 232 00:10:59,480 --> 00:11:01,240 Speaker 1: exciting part. I mean, being able to come to work 233 00:11:01,280 --> 00:11:03,600 Speaker 1: and like talk about a winning team. I think that's 234 00:11:03,880 --> 00:11:06,559 Speaker 1: made everything better. And our content has been killing it 235 00:11:06,760 --> 00:11:09,800 Speaker 1: right now, so hopefully these ways keep stacking. It makes 236 00:11:09,840 --> 00:11:12,200 Speaker 1: everyone in the building feel good. And given what I 237 00:11:12,240 --> 00:11:14,319 Speaker 1: think a lot of people were predicting from the beginning 238 00:11:14,360 --> 00:11:17,640 Speaker 1: of the season, you're essentially giving yourself some buffer that 239 00:11:17,679 --> 00:11:20,280 Speaker 1: if you do have some stumbling blocks, whether it's through 240 00:11:20,320 --> 00:11:22,760 Speaker 1: this next stretch or even the back end of the season, 241 00:11:23,280 --> 00:11:25,960 Speaker 1: at least you're setting yourself up for the ultimate goal 242 00:11:26,000 --> 00:11:28,559 Speaker 1: of making the playoffs and making a run. And it 243 00:11:28,600 --> 00:11:30,920 Speaker 1: feels like being seven and one, you've got a little 244 00:11:30,920 --> 00:11:33,560 Speaker 1: wiggle room to play with at this point. And I 245 00:11:33,600 --> 00:11:36,920 Speaker 1: hope that that, you know, fans don't lose sight of that, because, 246 00:11:37,280 --> 00:11:40,160 Speaker 1: like we're just saying November, we had a tough run there. 247 00:11:40,200 --> 00:11:42,080 Speaker 1: Plus you know one of the names that wasn't even mentioned, 248 00:11:42,400 --> 00:11:44,680 Speaker 1: you get the Pats there with Belichick, who the past 249 00:11:44,720 --> 00:11:47,480 Speaker 1: has been the wizard of figuring out what is your 250 00:11:47,520 --> 00:11:50,280 Speaker 1: weakness and showing everybody the blueprint on how to beat you. 251 00:11:50,920 --> 00:11:53,360 Speaker 1: With all of these teams though coming up in these 252 00:11:53,400 --> 00:11:56,000 Speaker 1: games coming up, if you do have a couple of 253 00:11:56,000 --> 00:11:59,440 Speaker 1: stumbles that happen, you're still set up to potentially win 254 00:11:59,520 --> 00:12:02,160 Speaker 1: your division and make and have a good seed for 255 00:12:02,640 --> 00:12:05,319 Speaker 1: a home playoff game if we're at that point. So 256 00:12:05,400 --> 00:12:07,240 Speaker 1: we just got to keep building off of what we've 257 00:12:07,280 --> 00:12:09,800 Speaker 1: had so far in this front half. Well, well, before 258 00:12:09,920 --> 00:12:12,880 Speaker 1: we really get to those more talks about the NFL 259 00:12:12,920 --> 00:12:16,200 Speaker 1: around the league and the different divisions and the storylines, 260 00:12:16,480 --> 00:12:19,760 Speaker 1: let's get to our three M Play of the week. 261 00:12:19,800 --> 00:12:21,920 Speaker 1: It's that time of the show where we like to 262 00:12:22,000 --> 00:12:25,120 Speaker 1: highlight the biggest play of the game from the field 263 00:12:25,120 --> 00:12:27,560 Speaker 1: to the roof and everywhere in between. Three M the 264 00:12:27,600 --> 00:12:30,640 Speaker 1: official science partner of the Minnesota Vikings is here. Visit 265 00:12:30,760 --> 00:12:34,959 Speaker 1: vikings dot com backslash school Science to learn more. Harrison 266 00:12:35,000 --> 00:12:38,600 Speaker 1: Smith recorded his third interception in three games, a crucial 267 00:12:38,640 --> 00:12:40,920 Speaker 1: one in the fourth quarter to set up the game 268 00:12:40,960 --> 00:12:43,679 Speaker 1: tying drive, bringing us our play of the week compliments 269 00:12:43,720 --> 00:12:48,040 Speaker 1: of Kirk Cousins and Dalvin Cook. Second and ten from 270 00:12:48,080 --> 00:12:52,040 Speaker 1: the twelve, Cousins shotgun Dalvin to his left takes the snap, 271 00:12:52,600 --> 00:13:01,680 Speaker 1: Cousins growing up fade to Dalvin in the end zone. 272 00:13:03,320 --> 00:13:05,600 Speaker 1: Greg Joseph would go on to kick the game winning 273 00:13:05,640 --> 00:13:09,240 Speaker 1: field goal to give the Vikings a twenty to seventeen victory. 274 00:13:09,520 --> 00:13:13,040 Speaker 1: But guys, thoughts on Dalvin Cook's wheel route and what 275 00:13:13,200 --> 00:13:16,160 Speaker 1: Justin Jefferson called a ten out of ten catch by 276 00:13:16,240 --> 00:13:19,520 Speaker 1: Dalvin Cook, Well, it was eleven out of ten and 277 00:13:19,679 --> 00:13:23,040 Speaker 1: throw by Kirk Cousins. He put it in the perfect spot, 278 00:13:23,080 --> 00:13:25,720 Speaker 1: because I mean, that's perfect dB coverage. You're you're taught 279 00:13:25,760 --> 00:13:28,600 Speaker 1: to attack the guy's inside arm and pull it away, 280 00:13:28,640 --> 00:13:30,760 Speaker 1: and literally that's what I think it was. Kyle, No, 281 00:13:30,880 --> 00:13:32,880 Speaker 1: it's goot, Cameron Curl. He did that and the ball 282 00:13:32,960 --> 00:13:35,959 Speaker 1: just landed up in Dalvin cook shoulder brace. I can 283 00:13:35,960 --> 00:13:40,319 Speaker 1: say he grabbed the wrong arm, yeah, exactly, But you 284 00:13:40,640 --> 00:13:42,959 Speaker 1: can't draw it up any better than that. Kirk took 285 00:13:42,960 --> 00:13:46,760 Speaker 1: another big hit. Dalvin deal. What Dalvin does? I think 286 00:13:46,760 --> 00:13:50,080 Speaker 1: he showed the world again that he can be receiving 287 00:13:50,120 --> 00:13:52,040 Speaker 1: back also, I mean he ran for a hundred yards 288 00:13:52,080 --> 00:13:54,400 Speaker 1: last weekend. I was like, okay, they're running, Dalvin Cook 289 00:13:54,480 --> 00:13:56,480 Speaker 1: is back. Well the catching Dalvin Cook is here too. 290 00:13:56,559 --> 00:14:00,559 Speaker 1: So that was so well needed and moment of the 291 00:14:00,600 --> 00:14:03,640 Speaker 1: game that was like further kind of exclamation point of 292 00:14:03,679 --> 00:14:05,600 Speaker 1: just the game at that point where you felt like 293 00:14:05,880 --> 00:14:08,280 Speaker 1: the tide was starting to shift. Like you said, Harrison 294 00:14:08,280 --> 00:14:11,000 Speaker 1: Smith was an interception and then you see that one 295 00:14:11,040 --> 00:14:14,640 Speaker 1: handed grab with an absolutely perfect spot on that throw. 296 00:14:15,160 --> 00:14:17,720 Speaker 1: It was just everything coming together, feeling like here we 297 00:14:17,760 --> 00:14:19,720 Speaker 1: go again, and that's in a good way, not in 298 00:14:19,720 --> 00:14:22,360 Speaker 1: the bad way. It was funny when you were it 299 00:14:22,400 --> 00:14:24,880 Speaker 1: was in the opposite end zone of where the press 300 00:14:24,920 --> 00:14:27,440 Speaker 1: box was, so my vantage point was so it was 301 00:14:27,480 --> 00:14:29,440 Speaker 1: pretty far. It was hard to see numbers. It was 302 00:14:29,480 --> 00:14:32,120 Speaker 1: hard to really like see what was going on one 303 00:14:32,160 --> 00:14:34,600 Speaker 1: hundred percent knowing who was who, and for the most 304 00:14:34,600 --> 00:14:36,960 Speaker 1: part you can tell. But when all I could see 305 00:14:37,000 --> 00:14:42,120 Speaker 1: was a player behind a defender with dreads, I was like, wow, 306 00:14:42,240 --> 00:14:44,160 Speaker 1: kJ Asworn, what a catch. And then I was like, 307 00:14:44,160 --> 00:14:46,440 Speaker 1: wait a second, that was Dalvid Like it kind of 308 00:14:46,480 --> 00:14:49,040 Speaker 1: took me by surprise because I just wasn't a expecting 309 00:14:49,040 --> 00:14:50,640 Speaker 1: that from him and be I mean, he had druds. 310 00:14:50,640 --> 00:14:52,960 Speaker 1: I just didn't expect it with him, and so that 311 00:14:53,040 --> 00:14:54,360 Speaker 1: to me, that was kind of like it was. I 312 00:14:54,360 --> 00:14:57,160 Speaker 1: remember looking down at Craig and I was like whoa, 313 00:14:57,440 --> 00:14:59,680 Speaker 1: because Craig Peters, our editor, was also like yeah I 314 00:14:59,720 --> 00:15:03,400 Speaker 1: thought I was kJ two. Yeah, yeah, I just with Delvin. 315 00:15:03,440 --> 00:15:05,800 Speaker 1: The thing about Delvin is he can put that move 316 00:15:06,440 --> 00:15:08,600 Speaker 1: and just all he needs is that extra half step. 317 00:15:09,240 --> 00:15:11,480 Speaker 1: Having that half step shows you how tight of a 318 00:15:11,520 --> 00:15:14,000 Speaker 1: window if you can get it there, he can make 319 00:15:14,040 --> 00:15:17,720 Speaker 1: the play. And it was just such a perfect placement 320 00:15:18,000 --> 00:15:20,960 Speaker 1: across the board for everyone involved. It was. It was 321 00:15:21,000 --> 00:15:23,520 Speaker 1: something that I don't think if going into that play 322 00:15:23,600 --> 00:15:25,760 Speaker 1: you would think, yeah, we're going to go wheel route 323 00:15:25,760 --> 00:15:28,480 Speaker 1: to Delvin as the thing that's going to score this touchdown. 324 00:15:28,520 --> 00:15:30,720 Speaker 1: You would assume a fade or something that we've seen 325 00:15:30,920 --> 00:15:33,920 Speaker 1: across or jump ball to TJ or something like that. 326 00:15:34,000 --> 00:15:36,080 Speaker 1: But it just shows you how deadley Delvin can be 327 00:15:36,160 --> 00:15:38,840 Speaker 1: when he gets in space. I love seeing the versatility 328 00:15:38,840 --> 00:15:41,600 Speaker 1: and play calling in the red zone because we've seen 329 00:15:41,720 --> 00:15:45,120 Speaker 1: a couple of different looks, and to keep defenses guessing 330 00:15:45,120 --> 00:15:47,600 Speaker 1: whenever you're down there, I think is so important as 331 00:15:47,640 --> 00:15:54,000 Speaker 1: we're what like eight games into the season, seven and one. 332 00:15:52,360 --> 00:15:58,040 Speaker 1: That's this part of the program because like, honestly, I 333 00:15:58,080 --> 00:15:59,960 Speaker 1: didn't know that we were eight games into the sea. 334 00:16:00,000 --> 00:16:01,880 Speaker 1: He's not just new or seven to one. Yeah, yeah, 335 00:16:01,920 --> 00:16:05,240 Speaker 1: well I speaking of math, this was your three M 336 00:16:05,240 --> 00:16:07,680 Speaker 1: player of the Week. Three M the official science partner 337 00:16:08,000 --> 00:16:10,520 Speaker 1: of the Minnesota Vikings, not the math partner. Not the 338 00:16:10,560 --> 00:16:12,760 Speaker 1: math partner, but maybe it will be after this sponsor 339 00:16:12,840 --> 00:16:17,400 Speaker 1: US just kidding, all right, guys. Wells. With Sunday's win, 340 00:16:17,480 --> 00:16:19,280 Speaker 1: the Vikings take a four and a half game lead 341 00:16:19,320 --> 00:16:21,840 Speaker 1: in the NFC North after the Lions beat the Packers 342 00:16:22,120 --> 00:16:25,040 Speaker 1: the Bears lost the Dolphins. What do we think of 343 00:16:25,040 --> 00:16:29,560 Speaker 1: this division lead? Are the Vikings pretty much guaranteed to win? Ja? Yes, 344 00:16:30,520 --> 00:16:32,200 Speaker 1: And I feel weird to say right now. I feel 345 00:16:32,200 --> 00:16:34,200 Speaker 1: like it's still not true, but I know it's true. Listen. 346 00:16:34,240 --> 00:16:36,800 Speaker 1: Ben Guestling was already on Twitter after the game, pointing 347 00:16:36,800 --> 00:16:39,560 Speaker 1: out there is a roadmap for us to lock up 348 00:16:39,560 --> 00:16:44,040 Speaker 1: the division on Thanksgiving night. Really, it's we went out 349 00:16:44,080 --> 00:16:46,440 Speaker 1: the Packers, we won the next two games, The Packers 350 00:16:46,440 --> 00:16:49,200 Speaker 1: lose the next two games, the Lions go one and two, 351 00:16:49,560 --> 00:16:52,400 Speaker 1: and we are talking about wrapping up the division. On 352 00:16:52,480 --> 00:16:55,640 Speaker 1: thanks not talking about the Bears. The Bears would lose 353 00:16:55,800 --> 00:16:58,880 Speaker 1: to the Lions. Oh okay, so but that's the But 354 00:16:58,960 --> 00:17:01,280 Speaker 1: the point in that was saying there is a roadmap, 355 00:17:01,480 --> 00:17:04,920 Speaker 1: okay for us to wrap up the division on Thanksgiving Night, 356 00:17:04,960 --> 00:17:08,760 Speaker 1: which is getting the cart before the horse huge at 357 00:17:08,760 --> 00:17:12,040 Speaker 1: this point, but it is a reality that we can 358 00:17:12,080 --> 00:17:14,439 Speaker 1: face at this point. So essentially you're saying all the 359 00:17:14,480 --> 00:17:16,639 Speaker 1: Packers need to do is lose two more games. Packers 360 00:17:16,680 --> 00:17:18,359 Speaker 1: lose two games. We went two games. It can be 361 00:17:18,640 --> 00:17:20,440 Speaker 1: after things, everyone or wherever, but we will be a 362 00:17:20,480 --> 00:17:23,560 Speaker 1: lock for the playoffs. That is essentially you're getting to 363 00:17:23,560 --> 00:17:25,439 Speaker 1: the point where you're looking at magic numbers and the 364 00:17:25,440 --> 00:17:27,840 Speaker 1: way it has to happen. But Ben Gessling on Twitter 365 00:17:27,880 --> 00:17:30,280 Speaker 1: pointed out after the game, yes, there is a there 366 00:17:30,359 --> 00:17:33,199 Speaker 1: is a magic way to get there on Thanksgiving Night. 367 00:17:33,280 --> 00:17:34,919 Speaker 1: I mean, that's just incredible when you think of the 368 00:17:34,960 --> 00:17:37,440 Speaker 1: amount of times I feel like the Vikings have been 369 00:17:37,440 --> 00:17:42,880 Speaker 1: playing for a potential division title week seventeen or week eighteen, 370 00:17:44,000 --> 00:17:45,840 Speaker 1: And that's the thing is it just shows you how 371 00:17:45,920 --> 00:17:48,879 Speaker 1: topsy turvy this league is, let alone division is this 372 00:17:48,960 --> 00:17:52,320 Speaker 1: year that we're already having these discussions and it's Week ten. Well, 373 00:17:52,320 --> 00:17:53,680 Speaker 1: I mean a four and a half game lead is 374 00:17:53,720 --> 00:17:56,919 Speaker 1: just it's insane. I think I saw a tweet today 375 00:17:57,000 --> 00:18:00,400 Speaker 1: it was the largest leading division through nine weeks over 376 00:18:00,440 --> 00:18:04,000 Speaker 1: the last thirty years. Yeah, the largest is five games 377 00:18:04,400 --> 00:18:06,360 Speaker 1: by the forty nine Ers in two thousand and eleven. 378 00:18:06,680 --> 00:18:09,240 Speaker 1: But the Vikings share a four and a half game 379 00:18:09,320 --> 00:18:12,480 Speaker 1: lead with the two thousand and seven Patriots, So it's 380 00:18:12,480 --> 00:18:15,520 Speaker 1: only been done by the Vikings Patriots and then the 381 00:18:15,560 --> 00:18:17,680 Speaker 1: forty nine Ers and eleven. So, I mean, this is 382 00:18:17,760 --> 00:18:20,120 Speaker 1: kind of a historic thing. For sure, we'll take it. 383 00:18:20,680 --> 00:18:24,200 Speaker 1: I guess you probably wouldn't have been able to predict 384 00:18:24,280 --> 00:18:27,760 Speaker 1: that or predict this collapse of the Green Bay Packers. 385 00:18:27,760 --> 00:18:31,160 Speaker 1: I mean you figured, oh no, everyone thought they wouldn't 386 00:18:31,200 --> 00:18:33,000 Speaker 1: be that great. But I don't know if I don't 387 00:18:33,040 --> 00:18:35,320 Speaker 1: know if you could have predicted they'd be this bad. 388 00:18:35,720 --> 00:18:37,880 Speaker 1: That's the crazy thing is they started three and one 389 00:18:37,920 --> 00:18:40,959 Speaker 1: and they've lost five straight. Yeah, and you've started to 390 00:18:40,960 --> 00:18:43,960 Speaker 1: see a pattern of things that has never happened in 391 00:18:44,000 --> 00:18:47,240 Speaker 1: the Aaron Rodgers era happening. One is losing five straight. 392 00:18:47,760 --> 00:18:50,720 Speaker 1: Two was throwing two red zone interceptions yesterday for the 393 00:18:50,760 --> 00:18:53,399 Speaker 1: first time in his career. Yeah, and you watch the 394 00:18:53,440 --> 00:18:58,080 Speaker 1: way that they imploded at Detroit. That was the crazy 395 00:18:58,119 --> 00:18:59,840 Speaker 1: thing is if you would have gone into it saying 396 00:19:00,280 --> 00:19:02,720 Speaker 1: Detroit is going to have one win going into the 397 00:19:02,720 --> 00:19:05,920 Speaker 1: week and they're going to beat the Packers that week. 398 00:19:06,680 --> 00:19:08,199 Speaker 1: I don't think there's a whole lot of people at 399 00:19:08,200 --> 00:19:09,520 Speaker 1: the beginning of the season that would have said that 400 00:19:09,520 --> 00:19:11,239 Speaker 1: this is going to be a thing. But it just 401 00:19:11,280 --> 00:19:13,719 Speaker 1: shows you who that after all of the problems Detroit 402 00:19:13,800 --> 00:19:16,639 Speaker 1: has had, if the Packers can only kick three field 403 00:19:16,640 --> 00:19:19,399 Speaker 1: goals in a game, typically Aaron Rodgers would be able 404 00:19:19,440 --> 00:19:20,920 Speaker 1: to throw them back into a game and throw a 405 00:19:20,920 --> 00:19:24,280 Speaker 1: couple of touchdowns to their a one wide receiver. All 406 00:19:24,320 --> 00:19:26,399 Speaker 1: the injuries they've had, all the turmoil that they've had, 407 00:19:26,840 --> 00:19:29,520 Speaker 1: Devant Adams and the line, they just they have not 408 00:19:29,560 --> 00:19:31,840 Speaker 1: found a way. I mean, for God's sakes, they were 409 00:19:31,840 --> 00:19:35,120 Speaker 1: trying to throw a past to David Baktier yesterday. They 410 00:19:35,160 --> 00:19:37,439 Speaker 1: lined up as an extralignement and went into the end 411 00:19:37,520 --> 00:19:40,240 Speaker 1: zone and that was on the second interception in the 412 00:19:40,280 --> 00:19:43,439 Speaker 1: red zone. Was them baktr running route in the end 413 00:19:43,520 --> 00:19:48,719 Speaker 1: zone Aidan Hutchinson, Aidan Hunchinson. But the point being like 414 00:19:48,880 --> 00:19:51,320 Speaker 1: they are literally trying to find anything that they can 415 00:19:51,440 --> 00:19:54,880 Speaker 1: to get back on track, and whether it's the locker room, 416 00:19:54,920 --> 00:19:57,000 Speaker 1: the fan base, whatever, people are not knowing how to 417 00:19:57,000 --> 00:19:59,119 Speaker 1: handle this. And and I think there's a lot of 418 00:19:59,119 --> 00:20:02,120 Speaker 1: Minnesota fans going welcome to the party. But I think 419 00:20:02,200 --> 00:20:04,359 Speaker 1: for the way that this is happening so far, like 420 00:20:04,840 --> 00:20:07,639 Speaker 1: you can sit there and kind of smirk and say, yay, 421 00:20:07,640 --> 00:20:09,640 Speaker 1: look at us, and they're they're dealing with what they're 422 00:20:09,640 --> 00:20:12,840 Speaker 1: dealing with. But I also think for the team, at 423 00:20:12,920 --> 00:20:15,080 Speaker 1: least you look at it and say, they are within 424 00:20:15,119 --> 00:20:17,440 Speaker 1: our periphery and they are gone, they are down the road. 425 00:20:17,480 --> 00:20:19,320 Speaker 1: We are not paying attention to them. We are looking 426 00:20:19,320 --> 00:20:21,479 Speaker 1: at the bigger picture of how do we focus on 427 00:20:21,480 --> 00:20:23,120 Speaker 1: to us and how do we get to the long 428 00:20:23,200 --> 00:20:26,320 Speaker 1: term goal of having success. Jay, you sound like we're 429 00:20:26,359 --> 00:20:29,560 Speaker 1: in like a toxic relationship with the Green Bay Packers. 430 00:20:29,640 --> 00:20:34,840 Speaker 1: It's like, I'm not thinking about you because it's not 431 00:20:34,960 --> 00:20:37,359 Speaker 1: like the packers worry about the Vikings touch right, Like 432 00:20:37,440 --> 00:20:39,520 Speaker 1: That's one thing I've heard here is that like the 433 00:20:39,880 --> 00:20:43,360 Speaker 1: packers care more about the bear right. They got their 434 00:20:43,359 --> 00:20:45,240 Speaker 1: own right, So they were like this, yeah, we're in 435 00:20:45,320 --> 00:20:47,640 Speaker 1: like this love triangle that like we're not getting any 436 00:20:47,640 --> 00:20:50,000 Speaker 1: attention from the Packers. It's because the Packers love the 437 00:20:50,000 --> 00:20:52,000 Speaker 1: Bears and they love to hate them more. But now 438 00:20:52,040 --> 00:20:54,280 Speaker 1: you got to really fear us, right The lines are like, okay, 439 00:20:54,320 --> 00:20:58,280 Speaker 1: I'll play both of you. Lines are just like, okay, 440 00:20:58,400 --> 00:21:00,679 Speaker 1: you want to call us a side piece. We But 441 00:21:00,760 --> 00:21:02,919 Speaker 1: the Lions, for some reason, they have always had the 442 00:21:02,920 --> 00:21:05,680 Speaker 1: Green Bay Packers number when you look at just the 443 00:21:06,119 --> 00:21:08,800 Speaker 1: historic you know history. I don't. I can't think of 444 00:21:08,840 --> 00:21:11,960 Speaker 1: their record right now. But I went to that game thinking, okay, 445 00:21:11,960 --> 00:21:14,080 Speaker 1: maybe a closer game than normal, similar to like a 446 00:21:14,160 --> 00:21:17,280 Speaker 1: Vikings Bears game, but whoever has to drive the ball 447 00:21:17,280 --> 00:21:18,840 Speaker 1: in the last drive is going to win the game. 448 00:21:18,880 --> 00:21:21,280 Speaker 1: So the fact that I mean Aaron Rodgers through three 449 00:21:21,320 --> 00:21:24,480 Speaker 1: interceptions to three rookies like you you can't. You can't 450 00:21:24,480 --> 00:21:26,880 Speaker 1: make that up. So we'll see in previous years though, 451 00:21:26,880 --> 00:21:28,800 Speaker 1: those were the games or Aaron Rodgers was heaving a 452 00:21:28,920 --> 00:21:31,160 Speaker 1: last second hail Mary and they'd be catching the ball 453 00:21:31,560 --> 00:21:34,880 Speaker 1: like that's the difference where they are throwing the kitchen 454 00:21:34,960 --> 00:21:37,560 Speaker 1: sink at the problems and they still can't. I mean, 455 00:21:37,600 --> 00:21:39,960 Speaker 1: they were down six, and I saw that the Lions 456 00:21:39,960 --> 00:21:41,840 Speaker 1: went for it on fourth down on the green Bay 457 00:21:41,920 --> 00:21:44,520 Speaker 1: forty three yard line did not get it. So they 458 00:21:44,560 --> 00:21:47,720 Speaker 1: gave Aaron Rodgers the ball on the green Bay forty 459 00:21:47,720 --> 00:21:49,560 Speaker 1: three yard line with two minutes left in the game, 460 00:21:50,040 --> 00:21:52,320 Speaker 1: and I want this game's over, I said, this is over. 461 00:21:52,400 --> 00:21:55,119 Speaker 1: Green Bay's got this. How can they not move the 462 00:21:55,119 --> 00:21:58,959 Speaker 1: ball fifty seven yards score a touchdown in two minutes 463 00:21:59,080 --> 00:22:01,359 Speaker 1: and knocked the lines the way that the lines are 464 00:22:01,359 --> 00:22:04,760 Speaker 1: going to lie in and this time they didn't because 465 00:22:04,880 --> 00:22:10,159 Speaker 1: Aaron Errand And so it just feels good that it 466 00:22:10,160 --> 00:22:13,720 Speaker 1: feels good that as like if this year, if the 467 00:22:13,840 --> 00:22:17,159 Speaker 1: Vikings weren't as strong, let's say, if they weren't seven 468 00:22:17,200 --> 00:22:19,199 Speaker 1: in one and the Packers were in the spot that 469 00:22:19,200 --> 00:22:21,359 Speaker 1: they are now, at least this is a good like 470 00:22:21,680 --> 00:22:24,959 Speaker 1: the division was wide open and the Vikings were like, 471 00:22:25,240 --> 00:22:28,119 Speaker 1: why not us? You keep grabbing the brass rings every 472 00:22:28,160 --> 00:22:31,600 Speaker 1: week to keep that pressure on them. And just how 473 00:22:31,600 --> 00:22:35,280 Speaker 1: many years have we watched the Packers just run run 474 00:22:35,280 --> 00:22:38,200 Speaker 1: a division? Just you're sitting there watching, going, I don't 475 00:22:38,200 --> 00:22:39,680 Speaker 1: know how they do it week to week, but they 476 00:22:39,760 --> 00:22:41,760 Speaker 1: just keep winning and they keep putting it because there's 477 00:22:41,800 --> 00:22:44,359 Speaker 1: pressure there when you're chasing them. Not only are you 478 00:22:44,359 --> 00:22:46,600 Speaker 1: trying to chase for the division, but now you're trying 479 00:22:46,640 --> 00:22:49,359 Speaker 1: to chase for the playoff spot, and if they're trying 480 00:22:49,359 --> 00:22:51,760 Speaker 1: to get into that that wildcard spot. Right now, you 481 00:22:51,800 --> 00:22:55,120 Speaker 1: look at other divisions and how loaded they are with records, 482 00:22:55,440 --> 00:22:58,159 Speaker 1: like they know week to week as they keep dropping 483 00:22:58,200 --> 00:23:01,440 Speaker 1: these games because we've been there before, or you realize 484 00:23:01,520 --> 00:23:03,560 Speaker 1: just how much faster people are running ahead of you 485 00:23:03,960 --> 00:23:05,920 Speaker 1: and you can't keep up, and that is a very 486 00:23:06,040 --> 00:23:09,080 Speaker 1: lonely feeling. Yeah, we basically left the packer's own red 487 00:23:09,359 --> 00:23:11,520 Speaker 1: is what I'm getting out of this. They're they're saying, hey, 488 00:23:11,520 --> 00:23:13,959 Speaker 1: can you lose some games a little bit, and we're like, nah, 489 00:23:14,000 --> 00:23:17,080 Speaker 1: we're rattled down. It's good to see the Packers Lewis, 490 00:23:17,119 --> 00:23:19,080 Speaker 1: I think that's the moral of this story. But as 491 00:23:19,119 --> 00:23:20,800 Speaker 1: long as we keep winning, that's that's pretty much all 492 00:23:20,840 --> 00:23:24,520 Speaker 1: that matters. Speaking of justin Fields, looking like he's really 493 00:23:24,560 --> 00:23:28,000 Speaker 1: starting to understand this Bears team, this Bears offense, coming 494 00:23:28,000 --> 00:23:31,280 Speaker 1: off of a huge game himself. I mean, yes, they lost. 495 00:23:31,280 --> 00:23:33,520 Speaker 1: I get that. It's not there's no moral victories in 496 00:23:33,520 --> 00:23:35,640 Speaker 1: the NFL. But to be able to move the ball 497 00:23:35,680 --> 00:23:38,680 Speaker 1: like he did in that game, yeah, yeah, I mean 498 00:23:38,760 --> 00:23:40,600 Speaker 1: we're going down to see the Bears at the in 499 00:23:40,680 --> 00:23:44,400 Speaker 1: the season finale, and at that point, you know, as 500 00:23:44,440 --> 00:23:47,399 Speaker 1: good as Justin Fields is, are the backups in for 501 00:23:47,440 --> 00:23:51,880 Speaker 1: that game? Fingers crossed? It depends what happens to Philly. 502 00:23:52,119 --> 00:23:53,840 Speaker 1: I mean, actually, I think what I was really going 503 00:23:53,880 --> 00:23:55,600 Speaker 1: to ask, which I was just we were just talking 504 00:23:55,640 --> 00:23:57,600 Speaker 1: about the division stuff. By the end of the year, 505 00:23:57,760 --> 00:24:01,040 Speaker 1: is Justin Fields the solidified? Like has he solidified his 506 00:24:01,080 --> 00:24:03,920 Speaker 1: place in the Chicago offense? Is he the guy in 507 00:24:03,960 --> 00:24:08,080 Speaker 1: the future. Yeah, I think he'll get another contract, But 508 00:24:08,160 --> 00:24:09,919 Speaker 1: I don't think he's a guy with the future. I 509 00:24:10,000 --> 00:24:13,640 Speaker 1: think what he's doing right now, he's playing for next 510 00:24:13,720 --> 00:24:16,359 Speaker 1: year being the guy and doing just enough where you 511 00:24:16,400 --> 00:24:18,520 Speaker 1: have to pay him after his third year and you say, okay, 512 00:24:18,680 --> 00:24:21,720 Speaker 1: the pressure is on. But I still don't think he's 513 00:24:21,760 --> 00:24:25,399 Speaker 1: the future of the Chicago Bars at quarterback. I mean, 514 00:24:25,440 --> 00:24:27,680 Speaker 1: you look at yesterday's game that when they played the Dolphins, 515 00:24:27,760 --> 00:24:29,600 Speaker 1: it looked like a pack to all football game. It 516 00:24:29,760 --> 00:24:32,440 Speaker 1: was like over seven hundred offensive yards, thirty five to 517 00:24:32,560 --> 00:24:36,159 Speaker 1: thirty two running back the quarterbacks, you're running back, and 518 00:24:36,320 --> 00:24:39,600 Speaker 1: it worked. But still I just don't think they can 519 00:24:39,640 --> 00:24:42,760 Speaker 1: win games and be sustainable with Justin Fields, not having 520 00:24:42,840 --> 00:24:45,399 Speaker 1: offensive line, and I think they're going to have to 521 00:24:45,440 --> 00:24:47,639 Speaker 1: use their resources to keep him because someone else is 522 00:24:47,680 --> 00:24:49,359 Speaker 1: going to use them if they let him go, and 523 00:24:49,400 --> 00:24:51,159 Speaker 1: he's going to be a better quarterback than what he 524 00:24:51,280 --> 00:24:53,080 Speaker 1: is right now. That might happen when you trade away 525 00:24:53,119 --> 00:24:55,240 Speaker 1: the blocks of your the main guys of your defense, 526 00:24:55,280 --> 00:24:58,080 Speaker 1: and Roquan Smith and Robert Quinn. What I look at 527 00:24:58,160 --> 00:25:00,639 Speaker 1: Justin Fields, you know, you said, he's figure out what 528 00:25:00,640 --> 00:25:02,879 Speaker 1: this bears offense is it's run the ball because we 529 00:25:02,960 --> 00:25:05,160 Speaker 1: really don't have any other weapons. You have cold comet 530 00:25:05,359 --> 00:25:07,080 Speaker 1: that that is the tight end. They just don't utilize 531 00:25:07,119 --> 00:25:09,600 Speaker 1: him enough. And I think Justin is one of those 532 00:25:09,680 --> 00:25:13,080 Speaker 1: younger because he has the legs. He always falls back 533 00:25:13,080 --> 00:25:15,560 Speaker 1: on that as his escape plan. It's like, I don't 534 00:25:15,560 --> 00:25:17,600 Speaker 1: see exactly what I need to start it. I'm not 535 00:25:17,640 --> 00:25:19,400 Speaker 1: going to extend the play. I'm just going to run. 536 00:25:19,520 --> 00:25:23,199 Speaker 1: And that was when you have guys like Michael Vick 537 00:25:23,560 --> 00:25:25,560 Speaker 1: and other people that you know, he broke Vic's record 538 00:25:25,600 --> 00:25:28,480 Speaker 1: in a single game. Eventually, they have to figure out 539 00:25:28,480 --> 00:25:30,560 Speaker 1: how to be a pocket passer to sustain in this 540 00:25:30,640 --> 00:25:33,440 Speaker 1: league because they can't take the beating that they repeatedly 541 00:25:33,480 --> 00:25:37,520 Speaker 1: take and it will buy Fields time in order to 542 00:25:37,520 --> 00:25:40,040 Speaker 1: make sure that he can develop that, because if he can't, 543 00:25:40,400 --> 00:25:42,920 Speaker 1: then the Bears want or whoever else has him will 544 00:25:43,000 --> 00:25:46,840 Speaker 1: exactly know what he is. He cannot be a running 545 00:25:46,920 --> 00:25:49,720 Speaker 1: only quarterback because that used to be called the wildcat 546 00:25:49,840 --> 00:25:52,119 Speaker 1: and that didn't work either. I think a guy like 547 00:25:52,240 --> 00:25:54,840 Speaker 1: Fields has the talent, but he has to figure it 548 00:25:54,880 --> 00:25:57,199 Speaker 1: out without being skittish. And I don't know if the 549 00:25:57,240 --> 00:25:59,399 Speaker 1: Bears offensive line is going to afford in that for 550 00:25:59,440 --> 00:26:02,040 Speaker 1: his future. He's seeing ghosts out there. Well, I are 551 00:26:02,119 --> 00:26:04,360 Speaker 1: playing for picks right now, and it's looking like they'll 552 00:26:04,400 --> 00:26:06,960 Speaker 1: have a high draft pick in the next season. Another 553 00:26:07,000 --> 00:26:09,040 Speaker 1: team looking like they're gonna have a high draft pick 554 00:26:09,200 --> 00:26:12,440 Speaker 1: coming up in April will be the Indianapolis Colts, who 555 00:26:12,560 --> 00:26:15,560 Speaker 1: after a three to five and one start, fired their 556 00:26:15,560 --> 00:26:18,960 Speaker 1: head coach at Frank Reich, naming Jeff Saturday as the 557 00:26:19,000 --> 00:26:21,640 Speaker 1: interim head coach, which as much as as much as 558 00:26:21,760 --> 00:26:24,159 Speaker 1: is like, I like Frank Reich as a person, and 559 00:26:24,200 --> 00:26:27,280 Speaker 1: I really am sad to see him be in this position. 560 00:26:28,160 --> 00:26:33,399 Speaker 1: I'm more intrigued by this interim head coach position because 561 00:26:33,400 --> 00:26:36,480 Speaker 1: he's not on the staff. He's just a consultant for them. 562 00:26:36,760 --> 00:26:39,719 Speaker 1: He's currently an ESPN analyst. The only coaching he has 563 00:26:39,800 --> 00:26:43,200 Speaker 1: under his belt is with a high school. So, I mean, 564 00:26:43,320 --> 00:26:45,720 Speaker 1: this is interesting. I get from a culture standpoint and 565 00:26:45,760 --> 00:26:48,639 Speaker 1: someone who understands the Colts as an organization, but is 566 00:26:48,840 --> 00:26:53,399 Speaker 1: quite an interesting naming of an interim. I thought they 567 00:26:53,440 --> 00:26:54,920 Speaker 1: were gonna say pay man. It was going to be 568 00:26:55,000 --> 00:26:58,480 Speaker 1: all fits Cord for doing this, Like you're just getting 569 00:26:58,760 --> 00:27:01,760 Speaker 1: giving people jobs just what they have done for the organization. 570 00:27:01,840 --> 00:27:04,639 Speaker 1: Then man, get Marvin Harrison a job, Get Edgar and 571 00:27:04,720 --> 00:27:07,159 Speaker 1: James a job. Like but you look at that and 572 00:27:07,200 --> 00:27:10,160 Speaker 1: you say it is still a little premature to fire 573 00:27:10,160 --> 00:27:12,360 Speaker 1: a coach. In my opinion, there are two games out 574 00:27:12,359 --> 00:27:15,360 Speaker 1: of first place in their division. The Tennessee Titans are 575 00:27:15,359 --> 00:27:17,679 Speaker 1: struggling in that quarterback. They can't figure out what they 576 00:27:17,680 --> 00:27:20,600 Speaker 1: want to do defensively. Also, but maybe this is what 577 00:27:20,640 --> 00:27:23,080 Speaker 1: they need. I mean, who I think it's a little early, 578 00:27:23,119 --> 00:27:26,560 Speaker 1: but I mean people, Jim Mersey says otherwise. So they 579 00:27:26,560 --> 00:27:28,800 Speaker 1: didn't have a third down, They did not convert a 580 00:27:28,840 --> 00:27:31,439 Speaker 1: third down last game. And they have Jonathan Taylor. I mean, 581 00:27:31,480 --> 00:27:33,760 Speaker 1: I know he's out right now, but that's the thing 582 00:27:33,840 --> 00:27:36,680 Speaker 1: is I think the fact that it feels like everyone 583 00:27:36,760 --> 00:27:38,800 Speaker 1: went into the season saying, well, what do you have 584 00:27:38,840 --> 00:27:40,639 Speaker 1: for an offense? And they go Jonathan Taylor and it's like, 585 00:27:40,640 --> 00:27:43,919 Speaker 1: what happens if you don't have Jonathan Taylor? The man 586 00:27:44,040 --> 00:27:46,600 Speaker 1: hurt would have been hurt with injuries as well. I 587 00:27:46,600 --> 00:27:48,920 Speaker 1: mean Michael Pittman hasn't been able to stay healthy. Yeah, 588 00:27:48,920 --> 00:27:51,119 Speaker 1: And that's the thing is it just feels like they've 589 00:27:51,119 --> 00:27:53,800 Speaker 1: fallen apart as far as what the plan was, and 590 00:27:53,880 --> 00:27:55,800 Speaker 1: now they feel like the rudderless and they just look 591 00:27:55,800 --> 00:27:58,800 Speaker 1: at Franko and you haven't been able to sustain due 592 00:27:58,800 --> 00:28:01,840 Speaker 1: to injury, like you you don't, you're not at least 593 00:28:02,200 --> 00:28:05,440 Speaker 1: making it happen, and you're not able to feel like 594 00:28:05,480 --> 00:28:07,320 Speaker 1: you've you've lost the locker room. How have you've lost 595 00:28:07,359 --> 00:28:09,639 Speaker 1: the locker room going into week ten at this point? 596 00:28:09,720 --> 00:28:12,200 Speaker 1: So the other thing for me that I found interesting 597 00:28:12,359 --> 00:28:14,720 Speaker 1: was you have a guy like John Fox on your 598 00:28:15,200 --> 00:28:21,240 Speaker 1: coaching staff who you just bypassed or just saying you 599 00:28:21,359 --> 00:28:25,960 Speaker 1: have other former head coaches on your offense, that's why 600 00:28:24,720 --> 00:28:28,240 Speaker 1: this is. And you go with Jeff Saturday and I'm like, well, 601 00:28:28,480 --> 00:28:31,800 Speaker 1: apparently you know the analyst role has got him ready 602 00:28:31,880 --> 00:28:34,480 Speaker 1: for head coaching. I mean, I'm just gonna I'm just 603 00:28:34,560 --> 00:28:36,400 Speaker 1: gonna say this and put this out there right now. 604 00:28:36,800 --> 00:28:39,120 Speaker 1: I feel like this a lot of this has to 605 00:28:39,160 --> 00:28:42,480 Speaker 1: do with Andrew Luck. If Andrew Luck does not retire 606 00:28:42,920 --> 00:28:46,440 Speaker 1: preseason and put them in a bad spot to begin with, 607 00:28:47,000 --> 00:28:51,000 Speaker 1: they don't have enough time to prepare to replace him. 608 00:28:51,560 --> 00:28:55,400 Speaker 1: They're not stuck in a position where the quarterback has 609 00:28:55,400 --> 00:28:57,880 Speaker 1: just been this revolving door of guys that aren't working 610 00:28:57,880 --> 00:29:01,440 Speaker 1: out for them. That's fair, But you do have to 611 00:29:01,480 --> 00:29:03,920 Speaker 1: get past that too, right, you do. But I mean 612 00:29:04,000 --> 00:29:07,000 Speaker 1: we've we've seen where a lot of teams like like 613 00:29:07,040 --> 00:29:09,600 Speaker 1: when a marquee quarterback retires, not that Andrew Luck is, 614 00:29:09,640 --> 00:29:12,280 Speaker 1: but like also just the timing of it was so 615 00:29:12,640 --> 00:29:14,520 Speaker 1: when you think back about how it happened, like in 616 00:29:14,560 --> 00:29:17,480 Speaker 1: the middle of a preseason game. Yeah, but the thing 617 00:29:17,520 --> 00:29:19,640 Speaker 1: for me is that a guy like Jim Ersey then 618 00:29:19,720 --> 00:29:22,760 Speaker 1: has to either understand that or that coaching staff has 619 00:29:22,800 --> 00:29:27,720 Speaker 1: to understand like there is no wiggle room period. And 620 00:29:28,120 --> 00:29:29,880 Speaker 1: if you have a guy like Andrew Luck walk out 621 00:29:29,880 --> 00:29:32,479 Speaker 1: the door, and you understand like he was supposed to 622 00:29:32,520 --> 00:29:36,120 Speaker 1: be a generational quarterback who due to injury and his 623 00:29:36,160 --> 00:29:38,880 Speaker 1: own personal you know feelings. He just said I'm not 624 00:29:38,920 --> 00:29:42,280 Speaker 1: willing to take the punishment, and he advocated for himself 625 00:29:42,280 --> 00:29:45,560 Speaker 1: and retired early. But what's the plan after that you 626 00:29:45,640 --> 00:29:47,880 Speaker 1: had at Jacoby Brissette, you sat there and one after 627 00:29:47,920 --> 00:29:50,680 Speaker 1: Matt Ryan, and now that Matt Ryan hasn't worked out, 628 00:29:50,680 --> 00:29:53,360 Speaker 1: and you bring it in, you know, a rookie quarterback 629 00:29:53,400 --> 00:29:55,320 Speaker 1: to try and save the day and that's not working, 630 00:29:55,320 --> 00:29:57,280 Speaker 1: and now you're going to fire the head coach, Like, 631 00:29:57,920 --> 00:30:00,440 Speaker 1: look at this as as a totality of the season 632 00:30:00,520 --> 00:30:04,120 Speaker 1: to say, can a former quarterback and Frank Reich coach 633 00:30:04,240 --> 00:30:06,640 Speaker 1: up a rookie quarterback to be something by the end 634 00:30:06,640 --> 00:30:09,840 Speaker 1: of the year. And I don't necessarily feel like if 635 00:30:09,880 --> 00:30:12,240 Speaker 1: you fire the head coach and now you're going to 636 00:30:12,280 --> 00:30:14,560 Speaker 1: sit there and say, we still have a quarterback issue. 637 00:30:14,680 --> 00:30:16,720 Speaker 1: You know, if you if you have more than one quarterback, 638 00:30:16,760 --> 00:30:19,360 Speaker 1: you don't have a quarterback on a roster. And so 639 00:30:19,400 --> 00:30:21,000 Speaker 1: what's gonna happen. Is Jeff going to come back in 640 00:30:21,040 --> 00:30:23,880 Speaker 1: and go, Nope, Matt Ryan's back in there. Maybe, But 641 00:30:23,920 --> 00:30:25,959 Speaker 1: that's my point is what is that going to do 642 00:30:26,040 --> 00:30:27,719 Speaker 1: for an offense and for a team. You just have 643 00:30:27,800 --> 00:30:30,040 Speaker 1: no stability on that team. That's a really good point 644 00:30:30,120 --> 00:30:32,479 Speaker 1: tantem you brought up, because like it did start with 645 00:30:32,520 --> 00:30:34,680 Speaker 1: Andrew Luck. But I still look at like Frank Reich 646 00:30:34,720 --> 00:30:36,000 Speaker 1: and I say, well, he is a guy that got 647 00:30:36,040 --> 00:30:38,520 Speaker 1: him to the playoffs two years ago. But shouldn't there 648 00:30:38,520 --> 00:30:41,000 Speaker 1: have been luck with Jacobe Brissette And shouldn't there have 649 00:30:41,000 --> 00:30:44,000 Speaker 1: been something with me even in Sam Ellinger who's been 650 00:30:44,040 --> 00:30:46,560 Speaker 1: on the team. I mean, if you're talking about developing somebody, 651 00:30:46,640 --> 00:30:49,240 Speaker 1: he should be. But I mean the quarterback is always 652 00:30:49,280 --> 00:30:51,520 Speaker 1: the number one talked about position on any team, and 653 00:30:51,560 --> 00:30:53,680 Speaker 1: then they invest in their defense, and then they invest 654 00:30:53,720 --> 00:30:56,280 Speaker 1: in their offensive line and they say, okay, we have 655 00:30:56,320 --> 00:30:58,320 Speaker 1: the running back of the future. All we need is 656 00:30:58,320 --> 00:31:00,520 Speaker 1: someone who can who can game manage, which is why 657 00:31:00,560 --> 00:31:02,680 Speaker 1: we are thankful of that. Kirk Cousins is playing as 658 00:31:02,680 --> 00:31:04,600 Speaker 1: well as he is, and it's been in this system 659 00:31:04,640 --> 00:31:06,040 Speaker 1: for as long as he has, or at least in 660 00:31:06,080 --> 00:31:09,440 Speaker 1: this franchise. Let's let's move on to some of the 661 00:31:09,520 --> 00:31:12,680 Speaker 1: divisional talk. I know we we're thinking of things to 662 00:31:12,720 --> 00:31:15,880 Speaker 1: talk about today, and I Jay, I'll go with you first. 663 00:31:15,960 --> 00:31:18,640 Speaker 1: The easts are beasts, is what you said. I mean, 664 00:31:18,680 --> 00:31:21,280 Speaker 1: it is quite insane. It is nuts because if you 665 00:31:21,320 --> 00:31:26,160 Speaker 1: look at this NFC North, these are the two divisions 666 00:31:26,160 --> 00:31:29,080 Speaker 1: that we have to play this year and collectively, Oh 667 00:31:29,200 --> 00:31:31,240 Speaker 1: that's true. I didn't even put that. Part's the thing. 668 00:31:31,320 --> 00:31:35,360 Speaker 1: It's like you're playing both of the and they are insane. 669 00:31:35,400 --> 00:31:37,720 Speaker 1: Buffalo's at six and two, the Jets at six and three, 670 00:31:37,800 --> 00:31:40,800 Speaker 1: Miami at six and three, New England at five and four, 671 00:31:40,960 --> 00:31:43,400 Speaker 1: and then you switch to the NFC side Philly at 672 00:31:43,400 --> 00:31:45,360 Speaker 1: eight and two, Dallas at six and two, Giants at 673 00:31:45,400 --> 00:31:47,960 Speaker 1: six and two, in Washington at four and five. That 674 00:31:48,120 --> 00:31:51,680 Speaker 1: is unbelievable to sit there and look at over two 675 00:31:51,720 --> 00:31:54,240 Speaker 1: thirds of those games that they've played of ben wins 676 00:31:54,440 --> 00:31:57,200 Speaker 1: for collectively between the two divisons. So much for that 677 00:31:57,280 --> 00:31:59,880 Speaker 1: preseason strength of schedule, right, how can we just play 678 00:32:00,240 --> 00:32:04,280 Speaker 1: the NFC South exactly and nobody has a winning record. Yeah, 679 00:32:04,320 --> 00:32:05,959 Speaker 1: that'd be great. Now if you now, if you want 680 00:32:06,000 --> 00:32:07,920 Speaker 1: to go positive on it, you can say, listen, after 681 00:32:07,960 --> 00:32:10,120 Speaker 1: you get through all of these teams, you will have 682 00:32:10,160 --> 00:32:12,680 Speaker 1: an understanding of who you really are at the end 683 00:32:12,680 --> 00:32:14,200 Speaker 1: of the season. Yeah, but then you might meet some 684 00:32:14,280 --> 00:32:17,560 Speaker 1: of these teams in the playoffs again, oh exactly. And 685 00:32:17,560 --> 00:32:19,240 Speaker 1: that's the thing is, you know, you do it the 686 00:32:19,280 --> 00:32:22,440 Speaker 1: first time, and you game plan one way, but then 687 00:32:22,480 --> 00:32:24,960 Speaker 1: you have to sit there and start going from playing 688 00:32:25,040 --> 00:32:27,200 Speaker 1: checkers to playing chess in the playoffs and figuring out 689 00:32:27,240 --> 00:32:29,040 Speaker 1: what can we still do and what are we changing 690 00:32:29,120 --> 00:32:32,040 Speaker 1: up given what they've seen not only on tape for 691 00:32:32,080 --> 00:32:34,960 Speaker 1: the entire season but against us. And that is where 692 00:32:35,000 --> 00:32:38,840 Speaker 1: the hope of having potentially a Philly rematch, and you know, 693 00:32:38,920 --> 00:32:41,520 Speaker 1: down the road, you really want to understand was that 694 00:32:41,600 --> 00:32:44,120 Speaker 1: a fluker, was that a trend or they could just 695 00:32:44,160 --> 00:32:46,080 Speaker 1: lose to another team and we avoid them in the 696 00:32:46,080 --> 00:32:51,040 Speaker 1: playoffs that we've been there, someone just do us a favor, 697 00:32:51,400 --> 00:32:53,720 Speaker 1: been there and and but that's my point is like 698 00:32:54,000 --> 00:32:57,280 Speaker 1: between all of these teams, especially if you want to 699 00:32:57,280 --> 00:32:59,600 Speaker 1: really get pie in the sky and think Super Bowl wise, 700 00:32:59,680 --> 00:33:02,240 Speaker 1: like the fact that you would have a Buffalo I'm 701 00:33:02,240 --> 00:33:04,920 Speaker 1: just saying, like Buffalo and Kansas City being those kind 702 00:33:04,960 --> 00:33:07,160 Speaker 1: of teams, you have to be battle tested with these 703 00:33:07,240 --> 00:33:12,640 Speaker 1: upper echelon type squads and the Giants, Philly and Dallas 704 00:33:12,760 --> 00:33:14,920 Speaker 1: are all not going to be cupcakes. And then Buffalo 705 00:33:15,040 --> 00:33:18,120 Speaker 1: right now, the Jets and you know, Miami, we caught 706 00:33:18,160 --> 00:33:20,280 Speaker 1: him at the right time. And then also Belichick with 707 00:33:20,360 --> 00:33:22,560 Speaker 1: New England. Yeah, all of those teams are going to 708 00:33:22,600 --> 00:33:24,560 Speaker 1: give us a run, and this November is going to 709 00:33:24,640 --> 00:33:27,880 Speaker 1: be real interesting to see how we fair. One final 710 00:33:27,920 --> 00:33:31,320 Speaker 1: storyline we wanted to touch on before we get to 711 00:33:31,360 --> 00:33:34,640 Speaker 1: our interview with tight ends coach and passing game coordinator 712 00:33:34,960 --> 00:33:38,840 Speaker 1: Brian Angelico is Joe Mixon. And this is for producer 713 00:33:38,960 --> 00:33:42,240 Speaker 1: Eric because Joe Mixon is the star of Eric's fantasy 714 00:33:42,280 --> 00:33:46,640 Speaker 1: team this week. Go Eric, good job five points. Yeah, 715 00:33:46,880 --> 00:33:48,520 Speaker 1: you guys are fantasy people. I mean, if you had 716 00:33:48,600 --> 00:33:51,240 Speaker 1: Joe Mixon this week, how do you lose? How do 717 00:33:51,320 --> 00:33:55,760 Speaker 1: you lose? Good question? That's like three people, four people. 718 00:33:55,840 --> 00:33:57,760 Speaker 1: I think the thing with Mixon, just in general with 719 00:33:57,880 --> 00:34:00,400 Speaker 1: this game was last week they kind of show without 720 00:34:00,480 --> 00:34:03,720 Speaker 1: Jamar Chase, just what's our identity And they went back 721 00:34:03,720 --> 00:34:05,720 Speaker 1: to Joe Mixon and said, oh, yeah, that guy back there, 722 00:34:05,760 --> 00:34:08,839 Speaker 1: he's pretty day good too, and so they just let 723 00:34:08,920 --> 00:34:13,080 Speaker 1: him go. Absolutely. He had twenty seven rushing yards and 724 00:34:13,160 --> 00:34:18,040 Speaker 1: no scores last week. Yeah. Yeah, and they are traded 725 00:34:18,080 --> 00:34:21,319 Speaker 1: for manager of the Year. Yeah, manager of the Year. 726 00:34:21,560 --> 00:34:24,160 Speaker 1: I mean that's to me, that's always like that's almost 727 00:34:24,200 --> 00:34:26,040 Speaker 1: like the identity of this Bengals team for me. Though 728 00:34:26,040 --> 00:34:28,759 Speaker 1: they're a very boomer bus team. Sure, they just they 729 00:34:28,800 --> 00:34:31,560 Speaker 1: rely on their superstars to make it happen. And if 730 00:34:32,000 --> 00:34:35,920 Speaker 1: game plan is for one person essentially to be if 731 00:34:35,960 --> 00:34:38,120 Speaker 1: it's going to be a passing game, then they're like, well, 732 00:34:38,160 --> 00:34:40,200 Speaker 1: I guess they're thrown a chase this week. Yeah. And 733 00:34:40,239 --> 00:34:41,640 Speaker 1: if all of a sudden they come up and say, 734 00:34:41,640 --> 00:34:43,319 Speaker 1: well they got a good secondary, let's see what happens 735 00:34:43,360 --> 00:34:45,120 Speaker 1: in the running game. Oh yeah, you got Joe Mixon 736 00:34:45,200 --> 00:34:47,880 Speaker 1: back there and and and mixing to me, in the past, 737 00:34:47,920 --> 00:34:49,520 Speaker 1: he's had these kind of games where he's had two 738 00:34:49,600 --> 00:34:52,560 Speaker 1: or three touchdowns and then he'll just go radio silent 739 00:34:52,600 --> 00:34:54,920 Speaker 1: for three or four games because of the game plan. Like, 740 00:34:55,520 --> 00:34:58,319 Speaker 1: I know, we got NFC in the AFC South next, um, 741 00:34:58,360 --> 00:35:02,120 Speaker 1: so I'm gonna transition today because as the Bengals played 742 00:35:02,200 --> 00:35:04,239 Speaker 1: the Carolina Panthers, who are in the NFC South, and 743 00:35:04,320 --> 00:35:07,040 Speaker 1: literally Joe Mixon is the reason why two coaches are 744 00:35:07,040 --> 00:35:10,680 Speaker 1: fired this morning. The Panthers fired two of their defensive 745 00:35:10,719 --> 00:35:13,359 Speaker 1: coaches this morning because they gave up two hundred and 746 00:35:13,360 --> 00:35:16,640 Speaker 1: forty one rushing yards in five types down. So they're 747 00:35:16,640 --> 00:35:19,320 Speaker 1: starting in their third quarterback this year. And Sam Darnold 748 00:35:19,360 --> 00:35:21,439 Speaker 1: next week and they're still trying to figure things out there, 749 00:35:21,480 --> 00:35:24,279 Speaker 1: but they're but like they're still in the hunt for 750 00:35:24,320 --> 00:35:28,040 Speaker 1: the title too, like two games behind. Like I honestly, 751 00:35:28,360 --> 00:35:30,960 Speaker 1: I personally don't want to play an NFC South team 752 00:35:31,200 --> 00:35:33,200 Speaker 1: in the first round of the playoffs because I feel 753 00:35:33,200 --> 00:35:35,279 Speaker 1: like they're going to figure it out, like they're they're 754 00:35:35,320 --> 00:35:37,160 Speaker 1: like going through all the growing pains right now and 755 00:35:37,239 --> 00:35:39,719 Speaker 1: trying to figure out who we are as a as 756 00:35:39,760 --> 00:35:43,440 Speaker 1: a division. And Tom Brady, who just threw for one 757 00:35:43,520 --> 00:35:46,760 Speaker 1: hundred hundred thousand passing yards in his career, is like, Okay, 758 00:35:46,840 --> 00:35:48,560 Speaker 1: we're number one in our division. We don't have a 759 00:35:48,600 --> 00:35:52,800 Speaker 1: winning record, we don't have any type of identity week fifteen, 760 00:35:52,880 --> 00:35:55,319 Speaker 1: week sixteen, week seventeen. That's when we need to start 761 00:35:55,320 --> 00:35:57,759 Speaker 1: winning games. We're going to win streaked there, we'll win 762 00:35:57,800 --> 00:36:01,040 Speaker 1: our division and start making some noise. So the NFC South, 763 00:36:01,040 --> 00:36:06,279 Speaker 1: which is thirteen and twenty two as a division, very embarrassing. 764 00:36:06,560 --> 00:36:09,919 Speaker 1: It's pathetic, But at the same time, I do feel 765 00:36:09,920 --> 00:36:12,360 Speaker 1: like they're going to make some noise this this uh 766 00:36:12,400 --> 00:36:16,240 Speaker 1: this postseason. I was just looking at them the Atlanta Falcons. 767 00:36:16,280 --> 00:36:19,319 Speaker 1: They could have won and beat the Chargers on Sunday. Right, 768 00:36:19,400 --> 00:36:22,160 Speaker 1: they had a forced fumble and he got the ball 769 00:36:22,200 --> 00:36:24,400 Speaker 1: strip Chargers go down to kick a field goal. Never 770 00:36:24,400 --> 00:36:28,000 Speaker 1: read a stat afterwards, just said if the Atlanta Falcons 771 00:36:28,000 --> 00:36:29,600 Speaker 1: would have won on Sunday, it would have been the 772 00:36:29,600 --> 00:36:32,720 Speaker 1: first time since two seventeen they would have been plus 773 00:36:32,760 --> 00:36:35,640 Speaker 1: five hundred in the win lost column. So I mean, 774 00:36:35,680 --> 00:36:38,600 Speaker 1: I'm not shocked. Clearly, the NFC South is finding ways 775 00:36:38,640 --> 00:36:40,319 Speaker 1: to lose. You want to talk about another one go 776 00:36:40,360 --> 00:36:43,040 Speaker 1: butterfly effect from two weeks ago. If DJ Mark keeps 777 00:36:43,120 --> 00:36:47,359 Speaker 1: his helmet their first in their division that week, if 778 00:36:47,400 --> 00:36:49,200 Speaker 1: they win that game, their first in the division, it 779 00:36:49,239 --> 00:36:51,759 Speaker 1: takes the helmet off on the hail Mary, they get 780 00:36:51,800 --> 00:36:53,960 Speaker 1: assessed the penalty, try to kick a forty eight yard 781 00:36:54,000 --> 00:36:56,759 Speaker 1: extra point, lose it, and lose it overtime. Well, and 782 00:36:56,800 --> 00:36:59,120 Speaker 1: that's and that's the thing, Like you count these teams out, 783 00:36:59,160 --> 00:37:02,600 Speaker 1: but then Brady comes back from the dead and beats 784 00:37:02,600 --> 00:37:05,600 Speaker 1: the Rams, Like this is why I love the league. 785 00:37:05,960 --> 00:37:08,440 Speaker 1: The parody I think about the parody in the AFC South. Right, 786 00:37:08,480 --> 00:37:11,400 Speaker 1: the Tennessee Tennessee Titans, number one team in the AFC South. 787 00:37:12,200 --> 00:37:14,680 Speaker 1: The Tennessee Titans has it thrown a passing touchdown in 788 00:37:14,760 --> 00:37:17,640 Speaker 1: the past four weeks. Yeah, and yet they had Yet 789 00:37:17,640 --> 00:37:20,719 Speaker 1: they're still in the run. They had the Kansas City 790 00:37:20,760 --> 00:37:24,319 Speaker 1: Chiefs on the ropes. They should have done it, but 791 00:37:24,520 --> 00:37:26,759 Speaker 1: they don't play well say it, don't just say it 792 00:37:26,920 --> 00:37:29,600 Speaker 1: due to bone headed don't you say coaching decisions than 793 00:37:30,120 --> 00:37:32,960 Speaker 1: an offensive play calling, Oh thank you? And a quarterback, 794 00:37:33,000 --> 00:37:35,160 Speaker 1: Oh don't you say it? And a quarterback did not 795 00:37:35,280 --> 00:37:38,000 Speaker 1: throw a pass to a wide receiver did not did 796 00:37:38,040 --> 00:37:40,360 Speaker 1: not complete a pass to Does he not complete a 797 00:37:40,360 --> 00:37:42,479 Speaker 1: pass or is he not allowed to because they really 798 00:37:42,480 --> 00:37:45,520 Speaker 1: don't even let him throw the ball. The bigger concern 799 00:37:45,760 --> 00:37:48,320 Speaker 1: was in watching that game, because I watched the entirety 800 00:37:48,320 --> 00:37:52,200 Speaker 1: of the game was I was literally barking at the TV, 801 00:37:52,440 --> 00:37:55,920 Speaker 1: going throw the ball, throw the ball, and whether it's 802 00:37:56,000 --> 00:37:58,879 Speaker 1: downfield coverage being as good and his receivers not being 803 00:37:58,880 --> 00:38:00,680 Speaker 1: able to get open like it was to the point 804 00:38:00,760 --> 00:38:03,600 Speaker 1: where AJ Brown was trolling them on Twitter as the 805 00:38:03,640 --> 00:38:08,360 Speaker 1: game was happening. But they put out the stats showing 806 00:38:08,719 --> 00:38:12,640 Speaker 1: that their top two wide receivers combined don't have a J. 807 00:38:12,800 --> 00:38:18,080 Speaker 1: Brown's yardage for the season, like Malik Willis, like I mean, 808 00:38:18,719 --> 00:38:22,360 Speaker 1: liberty Alum Yeah, I've known this guy for eight years 809 00:38:22,480 --> 00:38:25,319 Speaker 1: and when they drafted him, the first thing I said 810 00:38:25,440 --> 00:38:27,920 Speaker 1: was this offense doesn't fit his show set. And I 811 00:38:27,960 --> 00:38:30,520 Speaker 1: mean that doesn't, you know, explain why he hasn't had 812 00:38:30,560 --> 00:38:32,680 Speaker 1: a pass to a wide receiver. But still, like you 813 00:38:32,680 --> 00:38:35,560 Speaker 1: can tell, he doesn't look comfortable in that offense, Like us, 814 00:38:35,640 --> 00:38:38,480 Speaker 1: just give the ball to Derek Hembry and just get 815 00:38:38,520 --> 00:38:40,600 Speaker 1: out the way where he's a gun slinger and he's 816 00:38:40,640 --> 00:38:43,040 Speaker 1: a guy that wants to be a part of the moment. 817 00:38:43,080 --> 00:38:45,560 Speaker 1: And that was the problem was that when they got 818 00:38:45,560 --> 00:38:47,799 Speaker 1: to the fourth quarter, Derrick Henry for the game was 819 00:38:47,840 --> 00:38:50,759 Speaker 1: going bananas when but they knew the key off of him, 820 00:38:51,160 --> 00:38:53,960 Speaker 1: So then when it turned into Derek Henry wasn't on 821 00:38:54,000 --> 00:38:57,160 Speaker 1: the field and the fourth quarter essentially Derek's like looking 822 00:38:57,200 --> 00:38:59,720 Speaker 1: at the coaches going like, what's going on here? Malik 823 00:38:59,760 --> 00:39:01,719 Speaker 1: has to make a play because they're getting in third 824 00:39:01,719 --> 00:39:04,359 Speaker 1: and long situations and then they're just pinning their ears 825 00:39:04,360 --> 00:39:06,840 Speaker 1: back and teeing off on the offensive line and you know, 826 00:39:07,040 --> 00:39:10,799 Speaker 1: making his life miserable. And your point, with the same 827 00:39:10,840 --> 00:39:12,960 Speaker 1: discussion we just had about justin fields is the way 828 00:39:13,000 --> 00:39:15,600 Speaker 1: I felt watching Malik last night. It was the same 829 00:39:15,680 --> 00:39:18,680 Speaker 1: kind of a thing where you're like, he's trying to process, 830 00:39:18,760 --> 00:39:20,680 Speaker 1: trying to find where he's supposed to go, trying to 831 00:39:20,680 --> 00:39:23,920 Speaker 1: do it meanwhile scrambling for his life to try to 832 00:39:24,000 --> 00:39:27,080 Speaker 1: make something happen. And in the end, instead of throwing 833 00:39:27,080 --> 00:39:29,680 Speaker 1: the ball away, he's taken sacks because he's trying to 834 00:39:29,680 --> 00:39:31,919 Speaker 1: make something happen at his feet. But he got four 835 00:39:31,960 --> 00:39:34,160 Speaker 1: people on you, you know, hunt you down at that 836 00:39:34,239 --> 00:39:36,719 Speaker 1: point because it's taking too long on those plays and 837 00:39:37,120 --> 00:39:40,239 Speaker 1: whether you know, his help isn't coming back to help him, 838 00:39:40,320 --> 00:39:42,680 Speaker 1: to give him some options for receptions or whatever. But 839 00:39:43,040 --> 00:39:47,080 Speaker 1: it was just a very frustrating game for it watching 840 00:39:47,120 --> 00:39:49,319 Speaker 1: a Tennessee team where you're just sitting there, gone, they're 841 00:39:49,320 --> 00:39:52,120 Speaker 1: so dangn close. You had Kansas City on the ropes. 842 00:39:52,400 --> 00:39:55,040 Speaker 1: You should have finished this game. And when you needed 843 00:39:55,280 --> 00:39:58,040 Speaker 1: they literally on the broadcast they said, now we're going 844 00:39:58,080 --> 00:39:59,840 Speaker 1: to find out what you know, Malik is made of, 845 00:40:00,160 --> 00:40:03,359 Speaker 1: what he's going to be as a player. They have 846 00:40:03,400 --> 00:40:06,080 Speaker 1: to have it. There's a two minute situation and he 847 00:40:06,200 --> 00:40:08,480 Speaker 1: literally took what he threw the ball away once and 848 00:40:08,480 --> 00:40:12,359 Speaker 1: took two sacks. Yeah, and just got just got beat up. 849 00:40:12,640 --> 00:40:15,359 Speaker 1: It's some it's some bad football in the NFL right now. 850 00:40:15,400 --> 00:40:18,040 Speaker 1: But you look at that and say, you're halfway through 851 00:40:18,040 --> 00:40:20,640 Speaker 1: the season. Anything can happen now Like us, this is 852 00:40:20,640 --> 00:40:22,560 Speaker 1: when teams usually start to figure out who they are 853 00:40:22,560 --> 00:40:25,560 Speaker 1: and they have an identity, and hopefully this Vikings team 854 00:40:25,600 --> 00:40:27,680 Speaker 1: can can capitalize on that by week a couple of 855 00:40:27,719 --> 00:40:30,520 Speaker 1: weeks ago and and say, okay, we got this this 856 00:40:30,560 --> 00:40:33,759 Speaker 1: Buffalo Bills team on Sunday. Nobody's given us a chance. 857 00:40:33,800 --> 00:40:37,000 Speaker 1: We're not getting any media coverage simply because every team 858 00:40:37,000 --> 00:40:39,799 Speaker 1: we've played has had has had a losing record. So 859 00:40:40,239 --> 00:40:43,040 Speaker 1: if the Vikings win on Sunday against the Buffalo Bills, 860 00:40:43,360 --> 00:40:45,440 Speaker 1: I think a lot more people will be taken us serious. 861 00:40:45,640 --> 00:40:48,720 Speaker 1: I saw a Robert Griffin the third tweet on Sunday 862 00:40:48,800 --> 00:40:55,880 Speaker 1: that said, I get it. I get it, Like yeah, 863 00:40:55,920 --> 00:40:59,279 Speaker 1: like I mean we're a sneaky That's fine. I'd rather 864 00:40:59,360 --> 00:41:02,839 Speaker 1: be sneaky and the radar all day, every day, all day, 865 00:41:02,880 --> 00:41:05,680 Speaker 1: every day. I do agree with you. The Bills game 866 00:41:05,719 --> 00:41:08,200 Speaker 1: will be a big one. I know that it hasn't 867 00:41:08,200 --> 00:41:10,200 Speaker 1: been flexed, so it's going to be its noon kick. 868 00:41:10,440 --> 00:41:13,080 Speaker 1: The game is going to be at noon on Fox, 869 00:41:13,280 --> 00:41:15,560 Speaker 1: and so I have a feeling it's going to be 870 00:41:15,920 --> 00:41:19,640 Speaker 1: a lot of people watching the reports early today on 871 00:41:19,680 --> 00:41:23,680 Speaker 1: Monday say that Sean Sean McDermott is talking about Josh 872 00:41:23,680 --> 00:41:27,319 Speaker 1: Allen's injury that he's sustained in yesterday's game to not 873 00:41:27,480 --> 00:41:30,279 Speaker 1: affect him for the game. He should be able to play, 874 00:41:30,320 --> 00:41:32,839 Speaker 1: but again it is Monday. We are not really sure 875 00:41:32,880 --> 00:41:36,279 Speaker 1: how that's going to develop down the line. But how 876 00:41:36,280 --> 00:41:38,960 Speaker 1: do you guys feel about this game being against a 877 00:41:39,000 --> 00:41:42,759 Speaker 1: team that just lost in a division game? I mean, 878 00:41:42,760 --> 00:41:45,480 Speaker 1: when you think about getting a team when it's frustrated 879 00:41:45,640 --> 00:41:48,800 Speaker 1: or angry as opposed to feeling really good about themselves. 880 00:41:48,800 --> 00:41:52,480 Speaker 1: So maybe discounting what the Vikings are doing, I think 881 00:41:53,040 --> 00:41:56,000 Speaker 1: this game will actually sue who the Minnesota Vikings are 882 00:41:56,000 --> 00:42:00,200 Speaker 1: as a team. We've played all these comeback games, games 883 00:42:00,239 --> 00:42:02,000 Speaker 1: where we've had to figure it out and then go 884 00:42:02,880 --> 00:42:05,759 Speaker 1: if we don't play a perfect game on Sunday, I 885 00:42:05,840 --> 00:42:08,399 Speaker 1: can see us now winning on Sunday. And I'm gonna 886 00:42:08,400 --> 00:42:11,319 Speaker 1: just put it like that and dissect it and you 887 00:42:11,320 --> 00:42:13,879 Speaker 1: figure out what I'm trying to say. But long story short, 888 00:42:13,960 --> 00:42:17,839 Speaker 1: this is a Buffalo Bills team that does not make 889 00:42:17,880 --> 00:42:20,280 Speaker 1: a lot of mistakes. But the mistake that they do. 890 00:42:20,280 --> 00:42:22,279 Speaker 1: You have to capitalize on them. The New York Jets 891 00:42:22,320 --> 00:42:25,400 Speaker 1: did that last week. They played with a short yardage, 892 00:42:25,480 --> 00:42:27,800 Speaker 1: they held the ball, they understood what they needed to 893 00:42:27,840 --> 00:42:29,799 Speaker 1: do to Josh Allen and keep him in front of him. 894 00:42:30,200 --> 00:42:31,800 Speaker 1: And if we don't do that, I mean, we haven't 895 00:42:31,800 --> 00:42:36,120 Speaker 1: had success with running quarterbacks the past few weeks. So 896 00:42:36,800 --> 00:42:39,399 Speaker 1: have we figured it out? Our defense has been lights 897 00:42:39,400 --> 00:42:41,359 Speaker 1: out the past couple of weeks. Our offense we threw 898 00:42:41,400 --> 00:42:43,680 Speaker 1: the ball phenomenal yesterday, we ran the ball a couple 899 00:42:43,680 --> 00:42:45,920 Speaker 1: of weeks ago. Great. Can we put that all together? 900 00:42:45,960 --> 00:42:49,320 Speaker 1: This This Buffalo Bills run defense third in the NFL, 901 00:42:49,400 --> 00:42:51,120 Speaker 1: but I giving up over four hundred yards in the 902 00:42:51,120 --> 00:42:54,040 Speaker 1: past two weeks. Can we continue to capitalize on that that? 903 00:42:54,400 --> 00:42:56,239 Speaker 1: It's a lot of questions going into it, a lot 904 00:42:56,239 --> 00:43:00,840 Speaker 1: of storylines. You really have to think as Minnesota Vikings 905 00:43:00,840 --> 00:43:04,480 Speaker 1: team rule, and I don't think many people can answer 906 00:43:04,520 --> 00:43:07,680 Speaker 1: that question until Sunday noon kickoff. You are underdog is 907 00:43:07,719 --> 00:43:09,640 Speaker 1: going into this game. When it comes to the way 908 00:43:09,640 --> 00:43:12,799 Speaker 1: the public sees it and the in Vegas exactly all 909 00:43:12,840 --> 00:43:15,920 Speaker 1: that stuff, I mean, they're saying seven seven and a half, 910 00:43:15,960 --> 00:43:18,680 Speaker 1: it it just means at this point though, that everyone 911 00:43:18,719 --> 00:43:21,720 Speaker 1: believes in the Bills and they still don't understand fully 912 00:43:21,760 --> 00:43:24,279 Speaker 1: what this team is with the Vikings, I mean, I 913 00:43:24,280 --> 00:43:27,279 Speaker 1: don't think we really understand fully right and like we've seen, 914 00:43:27,680 --> 00:43:29,320 Speaker 1: we've seen all the parts, but like you said, that 915 00:43:29,440 --> 00:43:31,799 Speaker 1: hasn't come together. But if you get a win all 916 00:43:31,800 --> 00:43:33,760 Speaker 1: at once, if you get a win this weekend, though, 917 00:43:34,320 --> 00:43:37,440 Speaker 1: that puts you on a rocket ship trajectory of everybody 918 00:43:37,480 --> 00:43:39,400 Speaker 1: will be walking in this door saying I want to 919 00:43:39,400 --> 00:43:42,200 Speaker 1: talk to everybody, what is the secret sauce and what 920 00:43:42,320 --> 00:43:45,360 Speaker 1: is happening with this team? Listen to the Minnesota Vikings podcast. 921 00:43:45,400 --> 00:43:48,319 Speaker 1: I've already seen an increase in media though, Like the 922 00:43:48,400 --> 00:43:51,480 Speaker 1: media is following them, they're traveling. There's a lot more request. 923 00:43:51,960 --> 00:43:54,960 Speaker 1: Kirk was on Pat McAfee today. Yeah, we had ESPN 924 00:43:55,000 --> 00:43:58,200 Speaker 1: here last Monday. Last Monday, Matt hasselback with an interview. 925 00:43:58,600 --> 00:44:00,680 Speaker 1: Kirk Cousins is on the Maning Cat. He's on the 926 00:44:00,680 --> 00:44:03,080 Speaker 1: Manning Cast tonight during the third quarter. Yeah, there's a 927 00:44:03,080 --> 00:44:05,360 Speaker 1: lot going on. That's what happens when you start doing well, 928 00:44:05,400 --> 00:44:08,799 Speaker 1: and it just means that then for the next what 929 00:44:09,200 --> 00:44:12,640 Speaker 1: three games after that? Yeah, those expectations will keep ramping 930 00:44:12,680 --> 00:44:15,960 Speaker 1: up against those top tier teams. So again, whether it's 931 00:44:16,080 --> 00:44:19,200 Speaker 1: this week's game coming up against the Bills or the 932 00:44:19,239 --> 00:44:22,400 Speaker 1: next month's worth of games, your expectations are going to 933 00:44:22,520 --> 00:44:24,640 Speaker 1: keep going up depending on the success that you have. 934 00:44:25,000 --> 00:44:28,560 Speaker 1: My last thing on that is, I think this game 935 00:44:28,760 --> 00:44:31,200 Speaker 1: it means a lot to this Minnesota Vikings team, but 936 00:44:31,280 --> 00:44:33,760 Speaker 1: it means a lot more for the Buffalo bill simply 937 00:44:33,760 --> 00:44:35,759 Speaker 1: because they lost last week. Thanks about. They have a 938 00:44:35,800 --> 00:44:38,080 Speaker 1: bunch of storylines coming into this game too. They knew 939 00:44:38,080 --> 00:44:39,799 Speaker 1: our record also, and they were like, oh, we got 940 00:44:39,800 --> 00:44:42,480 Speaker 1: the Jets, we beat them already. We understand, we understand 941 00:44:42,480 --> 00:44:45,320 Speaker 1: what we need to do. But Leslie Fraser playing the Vikings, 942 00:44:45,320 --> 00:44:48,640 Speaker 1: Stefon Diggs playing the Minnesota Vikings, it's like, oh, James Cook, 943 00:44:48,840 --> 00:44:51,840 Speaker 1: James didn't even think about that. We're playing this team 944 00:44:51,960 --> 00:44:54,719 Speaker 1: that that's seven and one right now, and this is 945 00:44:54,719 --> 00:44:57,600 Speaker 1: the only game we've been looking forward to. Now we lost, Okay, 946 00:44:57,600 --> 00:44:59,160 Speaker 1: we gotta win now because we don't want to be 947 00:44:59,239 --> 00:45:01,719 Speaker 1: looking at everyone pressure for sure. Yeah, that's a good point. 948 00:45:01,840 --> 00:45:04,120 Speaker 1: And the difference is we won our trap game and 949 00:45:04,160 --> 00:45:07,440 Speaker 1: they lost it. Yeah, so now that starts to creep 950 00:45:07,440 --> 00:45:09,239 Speaker 1: in a little bit. Of doubt. The difference for them 951 00:45:09,320 --> 00:45:11,640 Speaker 1: is they get to play at home, so they've got 952 00:45:11,640 --> 00:45:14,439 Speaker 1: the crowd, they've got the juice. You got to find ways, 953 00:45:14,560 --> 00:45:16,240 Speaker 1: You got to find ways to jump on them early 954 00:45:16,320 --> 00:45:19,520 Speaker 1: in order to make them start doubting themselves again, in 955 00:45:19,600 --> 00:45:21,920 Speaker 1: order to put the pressure on them once again. Well, 956 00:45:21,920 --> 00:45:24,200 Speaker 1: I guess it's about time to get to our guests 957 00:45:24,239 --> 00:45:27,120 Speaker 1: for this podcast. I'm really excited to have him on, 958 00:45:27,239 --> 00:45:30,200 Speaker 1: especially after all of the moves are just the major 959 00:45:30,239 --> 00:45:34,680 Speaker 1: move that Quacy made last week acquiring tight end TJ. Hockinson, 960 00:45:35,040 --> 00:45:39,360 Speaker 1: So let's bring him in now joining the Minnesota Vikings 961 00:45:39,400 --> 00:45:42,520 Speaker 1: podcast Now is Vikings tight ends coach and passing game 962 00:45:42,600 --> 00:45:45,799 Speaker 1: coordinator Brian Angelico. Brian, thanks for making the time for 963 00:45:45,880 --> 00:45:48,440 Speaker 1: us on this Monday after a victory. Yeah, great to 964 00:45:48,480 --> 00:45:50,360 Speaker 1: be here. Thanks for having me. Yeah, you've had a 965 00:45:50,400 --> 00:45:54,200 Speaker 1: pretty exciting six days. I guess you could say with 966 00:45:54,239 --> 00:45:57,960 Speaker 1: the blockbuster or a really rather shocking trade I think 967 00:45:57,960 --> 00:46:00,879 Speaker 1: for some Vikings fans of TJ. Hawkins. And how did 968 00:46:00,960 --> 00:46:04,319 Speaker 1: you first find out this was even a possibility. Yeah, 969 00:46:04,360 --> 00:46:08,280 Speaker 1: I think when you know, IRV got hurt, I think things, uh, 970 00:46:08,320 --> 00:46:12,120 Speaker 1: you know, discussions started happening and really you know, Quazy 971 00:46:12,200 --> 00:46:14,120 Speaker 1: and his staff did a great job. They put it 972 00:46:14,160 --> 00:46:18,160 Speaker 1: together quickly, you know, and they next thing, I know, 973 00:46:18,239 --> 00:46:20,959 Speaker 1: we were trading for TJ. So we're happy to have him. Yeah, 974 00:46:21,000 --> 00:46:22,959 Speaker 1: it was good to see him out there also, nine 975 00:46:22,960 --> 00:46:25,840 Speaker 1: catch us seventy yards. You always look at it, you know, 976 00:46:25,880 --> 00:46:28,279 Speaker 1: the stat sheet first. But what else did you see 977 00:46:28,320 --> 00:46:30,560 Speaker 1: from him that that really stood out on Sunday that 978 00:46:30,600 --> 00:46:32,480 Speaker 1: didn't still open show opened the stat sheet? Yeah, I 979 00:46:32,520 --> 00:46:36,080 Speaker 1: think you know, just his communication on the sideline you 980 00:46:36,120 --> 00:46:39,840 Speaker 1: can tell he's uh, you know, he's played in this league, 981 00:46:40,120 --> 00:46:43,560 Speaker 1: and the discussions and what he was seeing on the field, 982 00:46:44,160 --> 00:46:46,440 Speaker 1: you know, going through the pictures and he did a 983 00:46:46,480 --> 00:46:49,279 Speaker 1: great job with that, and just his composure. It was 984 00:46:49,560 --> 00:46:52,240 Speaker 1: it was impressive when you when you guys were looking 985 00:46:52,280 --> 00:46:54,839 Speaker 1: at who you could potentially fill in the gap when 986 00:46:55,160 --> 00:46:58,720 Speaker 1: IRV went down. Why was TJ such an important person 987 00:46:58,760 --> 00:47:02,280 Speaker 1: to target? Well, I think certainly, you know, playing against 988 00:47:02,360 --> 00:47:05,880 Speaker 1: him in this division, there was familiarity with him. And 989 00:47:06,040 --> 00:47:09,719 Speaker 1: you know those discussions that go on between Quazy and 990 00:47:10,480 --> 00:47:13,200 Speaker 1: the Lions. You know, I really don't know much about 991 00:47:13,239 --> 00:47:16,319 Speaker 1: them or how it all comes about, but you know, 992 00:47:16,360 --> 00:47:18,840 Speaker 1: I think it was just a player that they felt 993 00:47:18,880 --> 00:47:21,960 Speaker 1: could help the team, and you know, there was a 994 00:47:22,080 --> 00:47:24,600 Speaker 1: chance that he was going to be available, and you know, 995 00:47:24,719 --> 00:47:27,640 Speaker 1: pursued it and fortunately it worked out. Brian, I was 996 00:47:27,680 --> 00:47:31,640 Speaker 1: at practice, I believe it was Wednesday, and I remember 997 00:47:31,680 --> 00:47:35,600 Speaker 1: saying you, I think it was Johnny Munt and T. J. 998 00:47:35,760 --> 00:47:37,600 Speaker 1: Hockinson off to the side. You had a paper in 999 00:47:37,719 --> 00:47:40,400 Speaker 1: your hand. You were just like walking through plays and 1000 00:47:40,480 --> 00:47:43,239 Speaker 1: like it was literally just his first step. What was 1001 00:47:43,280 --> 00:47:45,319 Speaker 1: that process like of just getting him on board? Did 1002 00:47:45,320 --> 00:47:46,880 Speaker 1: you have to start all the way back from square 1003 00:47:46,920 --> 00:47:49,319 Speaker 1: one with him? Yeah? I mean, first of all, it's 1004 00:47:49,360 --> 00:47:53,680 Speaker 1: a complete credit to him. You know, the preparation and 1005 00:47:53,760 --> 00:47:56,760 Speaker 1: the work that he did. You know, it started literally 1006 00:47:56,800 --> 00:47:59,520 Speaker 1: Tuesday night when he got here, you know, whenever he 1007 00:47:59,560 --> 00:48:02,480 Speaker 1: came into building nine o'clock or whatever. We started on 1008 00:48:02,560 --> 00:48:06,919 Speaker 1: the game plan and you know, just letting him hear 1009 00:48:06,960 --> 00:48:10,200 Speaker 1: the call, know his assignment, that's half of it. Can 1010 00:48:10,239 --> 00:48:12,480 Speaker 1: you hear the call? Do you know the call? Can 1011 00:48:12,520 --> 00:48:15,359 Speaker 1: you execute the call? And it's just that process. It's 1012 00:48:15,400 --> 00:48:18,640 Speaker 1: going through his mind to translate the formation from the 1013 00:48:18,719 --> 00:48:22,120 Speaker 1: protection from the route, right, what all the terms mean? 1014 00:48:22,239 --> 00:48:25,440 Speaker 1: What's the sequence of the terms? You know, hearing the 1015 00:48:25,480 --> 00:48:28,520 Speaker 1: audibles and the alerts. So that's all we were trying 1016 00:48:28,520 --> 00:48:30,719 Speaker 1: to do is in his mind and then he's got 1017 00:48:30,719 --> 00:48:33,680 Speaker 1: to take that and translate it into It's like learning 1018 00:48:33,680 --> 00:48:36,400 Speaker 1: a different language, you know, and that's really what it was. 1019 00:48:36,480 --> 00:48:39,160 Speaker 1: But as far as you know his techniques and how 1020 00:48:39,160 --> 00:48:42,040 Speaker 1: he does things, you know, he's he's been doing that, 1021 00:48:42,200 --> 00:48:44,719 Speaker 1: so you know, it's just more about him learning the 1022 00:48:45,200 --> 00:48:47,640 Speaker 1: scheme and what they meant. Well, obviously you started the 1023 00:48:47,719 --> 00:48:50,200 Speaker 1: process early on Tuesday, But when in the week did 1024 00:48:50,239 --> 00:48:52,879 Speaker 1: you know that you could implement or have him play 1025 00:48:52,960 --> 00:48:55,319 Speaker 1: the majority of snaps, Like when were you comfortable with that? 1026 00:48:55,560 --> 00:48:58,839 Speaker 1: You know, that was just that was gonna evolve as 1027 00:48:58,880 --> 00:49:01,120 Speaker 1: the week went along. But our approach was, hey, we're 1028 00:49:01,120 --> 00:49:03,200 Speaker 1: just gonna you know, he's gonna learn the game plan 1029 00:49:03,320 --> 00:49:05,719 Speaker 1: just like all our other players, and uh, you know, 1030 00:49:05,760 --> 00:49:07,520 Speaker 1: as we get towards the end of the week, we'll 1031 00:49:08,000 --> 00:49:10,600 Speaker 1: you know, make a decision where his comfort level is 1032 00:49:10,640 --> 00:49:13,600 Speaker 1: at and uh where ours at and go from there. 1033 00:49:13,640 --> 00:49:16,440 Speaker 1: But we we were just you know, gonna go ahead 1034 00:49:16,480 --> 00:49:19,080 Speaker 1: and full speed ahead. And you know, he felt good 1035 00:49:19,120 --> 00:49:21,360 Speaker 1: with it. He I think he proved it in practice, 1036 00:49:21,480 --> 00:49:23,680 Speaker 1: and I think everybody felt comfortable with it. I mean 1037 00:49:23,719 --> 00:49:26,600 Speaker 1: speaking of that comfortability, I think it shows when you 1038 00:49:26,640 --> 00:49:28,600 Speaker 1: look at the snap count. We had a sixty six 1039 00:49:28,640 --> 00:49:32,000 Speaker 1: offensive players on Sunday, he was in sixty plays. How 1040 00:49:32,320 --> 00:49:36,319 Speaker 1: much of that was was like, Hey, you know these 1041 00:49:36,320 --> 00:49:39,000 Speaker 1: players versus Kirk is in the huddle right here on 1042 00:49:39,040 --> 00:49:41,239 Speaker 1: this play, you run right and you stall the corner. No, 1043 00:49:41,480 --> 00:49:45,839 Speaker 1: he honestly he knew was a side like I think 1044 00:49:45,840 --> 00:49:48,279 Speaker 1: the dialogue and you would have to ask Kirk, but 1045 00:49:48,400 --> 00:49:51,440 Speaker 1: I think there was. It was him just hearing the 1046 00:49:51,440 --> 00:49:54,160 Speaker 1: play call and executing it, and there was you know, 1047 00:49:54,160 --> 00:49:56,640 Speaker 1: a lot of time spent with him going through that 1048 00:49:56,680 --> 00:49:59,920 Speaker 1: call sheet and on his own, and yeah, he did. 1049 00:50:00,040 --> 00:50:01,879 Speaker 1: He knew it like he knew it. Now. He might 1050 00:50:01,880 --> 00:50:04,920 Speaker 1: have not have known what everybody else was doing or 1051 00:50:04,960 --> 00:50:07,600 Speaker 1: where everybody else lightened up, but he knew what he 1052 00:50:07,680 --> 00:50:10,239 Speaker 1: was doing. I gotta be right here. Yeah. Well, and 1053 00:50:10,480 --> 00:50:13,080 Speaker 1: after the game he mentioned that he worked a lot 1054 00:50:13,120 --> 00:50:15,640 Speaker 1: with David Blow as well, who's obviously a former teammate 1055 00:50:15,680 --> 00:50:18,120 Speaker 1: of his in Detroit, and David's been in the system 1056 00:50:18,120 --> 00:50:19,799 Speaker 1: for a lot longer than him, even though it is 1057 00:50:19,840 --> 00:50:23,000 Speaker 1: by only a few months as well. How much of 1058 00:50:23,040 --> 00:50:25,120 Speaker 1: a help was David or I guess like what is 1059 00:50:25,160 --> 00:50:28,960 Speaker 1: something that he helped TJ along with. Yeah, David was 1060 00:50:29,000 --> 00:50:33,000 Speaker 1: tremendous because you know, David knew the language in Detroit 1061 00:50:33,080 --> 00:50:36,960 Speaker 1: as well, so David could say, this is this concept, 1062 00:50:37,440 --> 00:50:40,120 Speaker 1: and then TJ can now, okay, yeah, I got it now, 1063 00:50:40,160 --> 00:50:43,200 Speaker 1: like I understand the play design and the intent of 1064 00:50:43,239 --> 00:50:46,520 Speaker 1: the play and the play expectation. So he bridged that 1065 00:50:46,560 --> 00:50:48,960 Speaker 1: gap as far as being able to, you know, get 1066 00:50:49,000 --> 00:50:52,160 Speaker 1: some sameness to what they called it in their terminology 1067 00:50:52,160 --> 00:50:55,279 Speaker 1: in Detroit. I remember Kevin O'Connell we were all in 1068 00:50:55,400 --> 00:50:59,320 Speaker 1: Washington together twenty eighteen. I remember I remember Kevin O'Connell 1069 00:50:59,320 --> 00:51:02,799 Speaker 1: basically saying Mark came in that twenty eighteen season, he 1070 00:51:02,840 --> 00:51:05,200 Speaker 1: had to use some of the same terminology. So it's like, hey, 1071 00:51:05,200 --> 00:51:07,400 Speaker 1: it's Subway, Like he would tell that everybody in the 1072 00:51:07,480 --> 00:51:09,680 Speaker 1: offense one play, but like, hey, Subway on this and 1073 00:51:09,719 --> 00:51:12,160 Speaker 1: Mark knew exactly what to do. How much of that 1074 00:51:12,200 --> 00:51:14,000 Speaker 1: still goes on in the league today when you get 1075 00:51:14,040 --> 00:51:16,920 Speaker 1: around the trade deadline? Yeah, I mean I remember I 1076 00:51:17,000 --> 00:51:20,400 Speaker 1: was in Green Bay when Kevin was telling me that story, 1077 00:51:20,520 --> 00:51:23,560 Speaker 1: and and Jay's trying to give him the play and 1078 00:51:23,560 --> 00:51:25,799 Speaker 1: and Kevin, we'll just call it this he'll know the play, 1079 00:51:25,840 --> 00:51:28,319 Speaker 1: So that is a funny story. But I think I 1080 00:51:28,320 --> 00:51:31,000 Speaker 1: think a lot of people in the league are running 1081 00:51:31,239 --> 00:51:38,040 Speaker 1: similar plays. But I think it's the terminology though. You know, 1082 00:51:38,680 --> 00:51:42,879 Speaker 1: you know TJ's never been in this system with this terminology, 1083 00:51:42,960 --> 00:51:45,520 Speaker 1: so this was new language for him. But you know, 1084 00:51:45,600 --> 00:51:48,240 Speaker 1: if you come from another team that's has this system, 1085 00:51:48,360 --> 00:51:51,640 Speaker 1: there's I mean, plays will be called jack Lee the same. Now, 1086 00:51:51,640 --> 00:51:53,920 Speaker 1: the code words might be different in the snap counts, 1087 00:51:54,040 --> 00:51:56,520 Speaker 1: that's all different, but as far as the play origin 1088 00:51:56,600 --> 00:51:59,719 Speaker 1: of the play name, there's similarity. Once he gets this 1089 00:52:00,040 --> 00:52:02,400 Speaker 1: system really under the belt in the next few weeks, 1090 00:52:02,840 --> 00:52:05,680 Speaker 1: how do you see him being a weapon for the 1091 00:52:05,880 --> 00:52:08,759 Speaker 1: for the run game. Yeah, I think with him, it's 1092 00:52:08,800 --> 00:52:11,640 Speaker 1: just about where he fits in for the plan we're 1093 00:52:11,680 --> 00:52:14,520 Speaker 1: trying to execute that week, and I think that can 1094 00:52:14,600 --> 00:52:17,480 Speaker 1: change week to week depending on the opponent and the 1095 00:52:17,560 --> 00:52:20,880 Speaker 1: various personnel groupings we're going to play in. But I think, 1096 00:52:20,960 --> 00:52:23,080 Speaker 1: like with all our tight ends, you know, their their 1097 00:52:23,160 --> 00:52:26,239 Speaker 1: expectation is that they have to They're gonna have to 1098 00:52:26,280 --> 00:52:29,040 Speaker 1: block in the run game, They're gonna have to catch 1099 00:52:29,120 --> 00:52:32,120 Speaker 1: in the past game and run routes. So he'll we'll 1100 00:52:32,120 --> 00:52:34,520 Speaker 1: try to play to his strengths, but we'll, you know, 1101 00:52:34,719 --> 00:52:36,600 Speaker 1: do what he does best. But you know he's going 1102 00:52:36,680 --> 00:52:40,240 Speaker 1: to certainly have a significantly more role as the season 1103 00:52:40,280 --> 00:52:42,840 Speaker 1: goes on. Coach, you've been coaching tight ends for a 1104 00:52:42,840 --> 00:52:46,640 Speaker 1: while now in the NFL. How has that position just 1105 00:52:46,760 --> 00:52:49,879 Speaker 1: evolved over time from from where you started coaching. Yeah, 1106 00:52:50,120 --> 00:52:52,839 Speaker 1: it certainly has evolved, and you see a little bit 1107 00:52:52,840 --> 00:52:55,880 Speaker 1: more of the you know, the I guess the style 1108 00:52:55,960 --> 00:52:59,600 Speaker 1: offensive is involved, right with the formations being spread out, 1109 00:52:59,640 --> 00:53:03,160 Speaker 1: the ability to get a tight end that can you 1110 00:53:03,360 --> 00:53:06,920 Speaker 1: control the middle of the field. And I think the 1111 00:53:06,960 --> 00:53:10,440 Speaker 1: more you can get a tight end that can create 1112 00:53:10,520 --> 00:53:14,440 Speaker 1: matchup issues for linebackers and safeties yet still being able 1113 00:53:14,480 --> 00:53:16,719 Speaker 1: to block, I think that's where you really think you 1114 00:53:16,840 --> 00:53:20,279 Speaker 1: really have the answer for the defenses because you can 1115 00:53:20,360 --> 00:53:23,640 Speaker 1: kind of dictate stuff on your terms. I think sometimes 1116 00:53:23,640 --> 00:53:26,040 Speaker 1: when you just have pass catching tight ends, you can 1117 00:53:26,080 --> 00:53:29,400 Speaker 1: become limited as far as and show some tendencies to 1118 00:53:29,440 --> 00:53:32,239 Speaker 1: the defense. So I think everybody's striving to get a 1119 00:53:32,239 --> 00:53:34,640 Speaker 1: guy that can do both. But certainly I think the 1120 00:53:35,000 --> 00:53:39,320 Speaker 1: pass catching tight end is is become more and more 1121 00:53:39,360 --> 00:53:41,920 Speaker 1: a part of this league. Coach, you were seven of 1122 00:53:42,080 --> 00:53:44,080 Speaker 1: nine and the reds on the past two games, and 1123 00:53:44,160 --> 00:53:47,600 Speaker 1: that's an area of the game. I think Kevin mentioned 1124 00:53:47,640 --> 00:53:49,920 Speaker 1: that you have a lot to do with the plays 1125 00:53:49,920 --> 00:53:52,839 Speaker 1: that are called there within the red zone. What's led 1126 00:53:52,880 --> 00:53:56,000 Speaker 1: to the success, Well, I think execution, the players. I mean, 1127 00:53:56,080 --> 00:53:58,600 Speaker 1: we got good players, and uh, you know, Kirk does 1128 00:53:58,600 --> 00:54:02,560 Speaker 1: a tremendous job down there with the game plan. You know, 1129 00:54:02,680 --> 00:54:06,200 Speaker 1: he's he's changed plays down there based on the looks 1130 00:54:06,200 --> 00:54:09,600 Speaker 1: that we want. Did a you know, tremendous job in 1131 00:54:09,680 --> 00:54:12,239 Speaker 1: the Arizona game. And I think it's, you know, it's 1132 00:54:12,239 --> 00:54:15,759 Speaker 1: the execution and the player's ability to take the game 1133 00:54:15,800 --> 00:54:18,960 Speaker 1: plan and bring it to life and you know, when 1134 00:54:19,040 --> 00:54:22,319 Speaker 1: their individual matchup when called upon it. The line did 1135 00:54:22,320 --> 00:54:25,279 Speaker 1: a great job. The backs, I mean, you know, we're 1136 00:54:25,320 --> 00:54:28,200 Speaker 1: we're pretty fortunate to have those guys. What is one 1137 00:54:28,239 --> 00:54:30,719 Speaker 1: play that Kirk and the team has scored on that 1138 00:54:30,760 --> 00:54:33,319 Speaker 1: maybe he changed at the line. I think there was 1139 00:54:33,360 --> 00:54:38,080 Speaker 1: a big catch by kJ Osborne in the Arizona game. 1140 00:54:39,440 --> 00:54:42,160 Speaker 1: He got us in a protection adjustment. The play was 1141 00:54:42,200 --> 00:54:43,960 Speaker 1: the same, but he got us in a nice an 1142 00:54:44,000 --> 00:54:48,200 Speaker 1: excellent protection adjustment. Nice understanding that. I mean, Laura will 1143 00:54:48,239 --> 00:54:50,640 Speaker 1: and we make the playoffs. Arsoning of Junior is back. 1144 00:54:51,320 --> 00:54:53,640 Speaker 1: This tight a room is at full strength. How do 1145 00:54:54,200 --> 00:54:57,799 Speaker 1: TJ or Johnny all of those guys compliment each other 1146 00:54:57,840 --> 00:55:01,000 Speaker 1: going forward? Oh man, that would be would be great. Um. 1147 00:55:01,120 --> 00:55:03,719 Speaker 1: I think I think they complement each other very well. 1148 00:55:03,800 --> 00:55:08,120 Speaker 1: Number one, they're all selfless people, tremendous workers, have great 1149 00:55:08,160 --> 00:55:11,800 Speaker 1: skill sets and do things a little bit differently, so 1150 00:55:12,280 --> 00:55:14,160 Speaker 1: they'll so. How so if you don't let me ask, well, 1151 00:55:14,239 --> 00:55:16,879 Speaker 1: just in the standpoint, you know, Johnny's you know, you're 1152 00:55:16,960 --> 00:55:20,400 Speaker 1: more your traditional blocker may not have the you know, 1153 00:55:20,520 --> 00:55:25,359 Speaker 1: the pass game numbers or the IRV and TJ possesses 1154 00:55:25,440 --> 00:55:27,799 Speaker 1: guys who can go out there and match up on safeties, 1155 00:55:27,920 --> 00:55:33,200 Speaker 1: but but all do things differently and effectively, and when 1156 00:55:33,239 --> 00:55:35,680 Speaker 1: you get that, you can kind of play the game 1157 00:55:35,680 --> 00:55:37,920 Speaker 1: a lot of different ways. Okay, awesome, Well, coach, we 1158 00:55:37,920 --> 00:55:39,960 Speaker 1: really appreciate you hanging out with us and giving us 1159 00:55:39,960 --> 00:55:43,520 Speaker 1: a little bit more insight into this massive change that 1160 00:55:43,560 --> 00:55:45,520 Speaker 1: we've been through adding t J. Huggins and what a 1161 00:55:45,560 --> 00:55:48,400 Speaker 1: great addition to this team. We're looking forward to seeing 1162 00:55:48,440 --> 00:55:51,879 Speaker 1: what you guys do coming up next in Buffalo. Yes, sir, yeah, 1163 00:55:51,920 --> 00:55:55,680 Speaker 1: thank you. The Vikings are headed back out on the 1164 00:55:55,760 --> 00:55:58,520 Speaker 1: road this weekend. Thank you so much to Brian Angelico 1165 00:55:58,600 --> 00:56:00,640 Speaker 1: for being our guests on the pot Cast this week. 1166 00:56:00,680 --> 00:56:02,960 Speaker 1: Looking forward to seeing when he's got cooked up for t. J. 1167 00:56:03,200 --> 00:56:07,160 Speaker 1: Hawkinson and the rest of this Vikings offense against the 1168 00:56:07,200 --> 00:56:10,879 Speaker 1: Buffalo Bills. I know that this team takes it one 1169 00:56:11,000 --> 00:56:13,239 Speaker 1: game at a time, but I don't know about you, guys. 1170 00:56:13,280 --> 00:56:15,680 Speaker 1: I've had this game circled for a pretty long time, 1171 00:56:15,760 --> 00:56:19,320 Speaker 1: knowing what we knew about this potential of our team 1172 00:56:19,320 --> 00:56:23,400 Speaker 1: as as as well as knowing what the Bills were 1173 00:56:23,640 --> 00:56:27,160 Speaker 1: expected to do this season and so far have executed. 1174 00:56:28,000 --> 00:56:30,120 Speaker 1: So now it's it's to me, a bigger game than 1175 00:56:30,120 --> 00:56:33,320 Speaker 1: I could even imagine. Yeah, no one expected the Vikings 1176 00:56:33,320 --> 00:56:35,719 Speaker 1: to be seven and one. I think that's the big 1177 00:56:35,719 --> 00:56:40,160 Speaker 1: surprise here the Buffalo Bills. Until last week it was 1178 00:56:40,280 --> 00:56:44,959 Speaker 1: them versus teams, right, So the fact that they seem 1179 00:56:45,120 --> 00:56:48,239 Speaker 1: mortal now it makes for a very entertaining game. I 1180 00:56:48,280 --> 00:56:50,439 Speaker 1: like that they look for mortal now is nice for sure. 1181 00:56:50,680 --> 00:56:53,919 Speaker 1: I think for me, the ties that we've had with 1182 00:56:54,280 --> 00:56:57,400 Speaker 1: mister Allen's coming out party was him hurtling Anthony Barr 1183 00:56:57,440 --> 00:57:01,279 Speaker 1: at us Bank Stadium and everyone's saying, Josh Allen, you're 1184 00:57:01,280 --> 00:57:05,480 Speaker 1: gonna say, Jared Allen bowing your horse? Who is Josh Allen? 1185 00:57:05,520 --> 00:57:07,359 Speaker 1: And why did he just beat the Vikings when we 1186 00:57:07,360 --> 00:57:11,239 Speaker 1: are expected by double digits to win that game. Since then, 1187 00:57:11,400 --> 00:57:14,279 Speaker 1: he's been on a crazy trajectory through not only his 1188 00:57:14,360 --> 00:57:17,560 Speaker 1: career but with this team. And for me, you've got 1189 00:57:17,600 --> 00:57:19,480 Speaker 1: that if he doesn't go, then you get the juicy 1190 00:57:19,520 --> 00:57:22,920 Speaker 1: storyline of case, Keenum and Stefande against the Vikings. Like 1191 00:57:22,920 --> 00:57:25,600 Speaker 1: you said earlier, Leslie Frasier, there's so many storylines. I 1192 00:57:25,640 --> 00:57:27,680 Speaker 1: can't wait. Well, we can't wait to tell all of 1193 00:57:27,680 --> 00:57:30,760 Speaker 1: those storylines on Vikings dot com and on the Vikings app. 1194 00:57:31,160 --> 00:57:33,120 Speaker 1: Obviously you can read all of the wonderful work by 1195 00:57:33,440 --> 00:57:36,560 Speaker 1: Lindsay Young, Craig Peters, and Sam feel on the website. 1196 00:57:36,560 --> 00:57:38,360 Speaker 1: They'll have a ton of stuff coming out this week 1197 00:57:38,400 --> 00:57:40,680 Speaker 1: to gets you ready for Sunday's game. And then on 1198 00:57:40,720 --> 00:57:43,480 Speaker 1: the production side of things, we will have Coach O'Connell's 1199 00:57:44,280 --> 00:57:46,600 Speaker 1: XS and O's We've got film review with Pete Bursag, 1200 00:57:46,680 --> 00:57:48,400 Speaker 1: and then we also have the audible coming up for 1201 00:57:48,440 --> 00:57:50,560 Speaker 1: you guys, Gabe, who are our guests this week. Yeah, 1202 00:57:50,640 --> 00:57:52,919 Speaker 1: I'm thinking Sunday's game comes down to a game winning 1203 00:57:52,920 --> 00:57:56,720 Speaker 1: field goalt. So, Greg Joseph, you will like this past Sunday, 1204 00:57:56,800 --> 00:57:58,920 Speaker 1: coming Sunday, it's going to come down to a game 1205 00:57:58,920 --> 00:58:01,680 Speaker 1: winning Fiel goat. So why not to have Greg Joseph, 1206 00:58:01,720 --> 00:58:03,720 Speaker 1: the kicker of the Minnesota Vikings, and Ryan Right on 1207 00:58:03,760 --> 00:58:06,200 Speaker 1: the show. So those two guys, those two guys will 1208 00:58:06,240 --> 00:58:08,080 Speaker 1: be the guest. Yeah. I can't wait to talk to 1209 00:58:08,200 --> 00:58:10,920 Speaker 1: Ryan right especially, I mean he I love his like 1210 00:58:11,040 --> 00:58:13,600 Speaker 1: positivity and like he's just kind of like a dude, 1211 00:58:13,840 --> 00:58:16,440 Speaker 1: Like he runs out of the tunnel, He's given fans autographs. 1212 00:58:16,440 --> 00:58:17,959 Speaker 1: He's like, I don't care if I'm just the punter. 1213 00:58:18,120 --> 00:58:21,160 Speaker 1: I'm signing your stuff right now. He was like running 1214 00:58:21,200 --> 00:58:25,000 Speaker 1: down the sideline and Washington high fiving everyone on the 1215 00:58:25,040 --> 00:58:27,560 Speaker 1: stands after the win and like yelling, and I'm like, man, like, 1216 00:58:27,760 --> 00:58:30,240 Speaker 1: I've never seen a punter get this jacked about things. 1217 00:58:30,480 --> 00:58:34,240 Speaker 1: Enjoy your NFL experience right literally? Yeah? Literally, I guess 1218 00:58:34,320 --> 00:58:37,840 Speaker 1: rookies are going to Rickie right sure. Also coming up 1219 00:58:37,880 --> 00:58:40,000 Speaker 1: this week, we have our Game Day Live interview and 1220 00:58:40,040 --> 00:58:42,800 Speaker 1: that is set to go for Harrison Phillips, who's making 1221 00:58:42,920 --> 00:58:46,640 Speaker 1: his return to his former team, and Harrison not one 1222 00:58:47,200 --> 00:58:51,200 Speaker 1: to be quiet. I don't want to sound like an insult. 1223 00:58:51,240 --> 00:58:52,920 Speaker 1: He just loves to talk and I can't wait to 1224 00:58:52,960 --> 00:58:56,520 Speaker 1: sit him down and have an extremely long conversation with 1225 00:58:56,560 --> 00:58:59,680 Speaker 1: him about his return and just about the season so 1226 00:58:59,720 --> 00:59:02,280 Speaker 1: far are for him being on a new team and 1227 00:59:02,640 --> 00:59:05,479 Speaker 1: experiencing the success that we have. So I'm excited about 1228 00:59:05,480 --> 00:59:10,160 Speaker 1: that one. It does. And yeah, just keep abreast on 1229 00:59:10,240 --> 00:59:13,000 Speaker 1: everything with the Vikings on Vikings dot com, the Vikings app. 1230 00:59:13,400 --> 00:59:16,720 Speaker 1: We've already talked long enough, so we will sign off 1231 00:59:16,720 --> 00:59:18,720 Speaker 1: on that note and we will see you guys again 1232 00:59:18,800 --> 00:59:21,920 Speaker 1: on Friday when the next episode of MVP is released. 1233 00:59:22,000 --> 00:59:24,560 Speaker 1: We'll talk to you guys soon. Have a great week 1234 00:59:24,600 --> 00:59:29,800 Speaker 1: and happy seven and one. Lifetime, the official athletic country 1235 00:59:29,800 --> 00:59:32,760 Speaker 1: Club of the Minnesota Vikings, has something for every member 1236 00:59:32,800 --> 00:59:35,960 Speaker 1: of your family. 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