1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:02,920 Speaker 1: Hey, Vikings fans number ninety six, Brian Robinson is bringing 2 00:00:03,080 --> 00:00:07,560 Speaker 1: NYC's cheesiest food stand to the US Bank Stadium, visit Mactruck, 3 00:00:07,680 --> 00:00:10,520 Speaker 1: Mac and Cheese. On Minnesota Vikings game days for a 4 00:00:10,600 --> 00:00:19,919 Speaker 1: new game time snap, Patrick Peterson was saying something about 5 00:00:20,000 --> 00:00:23,040 Speaker 1: where he put like three fake moves, like a fake corner, 6 00:00:23,079 --> 00:00:25,200 Speaker 1: fake post, just to come back to a hitch route. 7 00:00:25,200 --> 00:00:27,319 Speaker 1: Computers like, I'm never seeing aybody do a triple move 8 00:00:27,440 --> 00:00:29,840 Speaker 1: just to do a comeback route, But this kid, you 9 00:00:29,960 --> 00:00:34,000 Speaker 1: can do it. I think Kendricks I've mentioned it best. 10 00:00:34,040 --> 00:00:36,080 Speaker 1: He said, we got to steal a possession or two. 11 00:00:36,080 --> 00:00:38,080 Speaker 1: That's just who we are and that's how we've won games. 12 00:00:38,200 --> 00:00:41,479 Speaker 1: And defensively anyway, they weren't able to get those key stops. 13 00:00:43,040 --> 00:00:46,479 Speaker 1: You're listening to the Minnesota Vikings podcast. I'm Tatum Everett 14 00:00:46,479 --> 00:00:50,280 Speaker 1: alongside Gabe Henderson, j Nelson, and our producer Eric Davidson. 15 00:00:50,760 --> 00:00:54,000 Speaker 1: The Vikings suffered a tough loss on Sunday to the Lions, 16 00:00:54,080 --> 00:00:56,720 Speaker 1: dropping into ten and three on the season. Later this 17 00:00:56,760 --> 00:00:58,840 Speaker 1: episode will break it all down with the star Tribunes 18 00:00:58,920 --> 00:01:02,720 Speaker 1: Andrew Kramer, But first I'd like to get your twenty 19 00:01:02,760 --> 00:01:07,039 Speaker 1: four hour later reaction, Jay, you want to go first. Sure, 20 00:01:07,600 --> 00:01:10,520 Speaker 1: looking through the stats, you would think this was not 21 00:01:10,680 --> 00:01:13,759 Speaker 1: as kind of feeling lopsided as it was in the end. 22 00:01:14,760 --> 00:01:18,039 Speaker 1: Twenty three first downs for each side, eighteen passing first 23 00:01:18,040 --> 00:01:20,839 Speaker 1: downs for both sides, one of two on fourth downs 24 00:01:20,840 --> 00:01:24,240 Speaker 1: for both sides. Four hundred and sixteen yards total offense 25 00:01:24,280 --> 00:01:27,400 Speaker 1: for US for sixty four for them. But the stats 26 00:01:27,400 --> 00:01:31,280 Speaker 1: to me that really jumped out was the red zone. 27 00:01:31,319 --> 00:01:33,319 Speaker 1: We went two for four, they went two for two. 28 00:01:33,680 --> 00:01:36,360 Speaker 1: They had the time of possession at almost thirty two minutes, 29 00:01:36,720 --> 00:01:39,000 Speaker 1: and then we had two turnovers. And when you look 30 00:01:39,040 --> 00:01:42,880 Speaker 1: at the kind of jump pass miss at the goal line, 31 00:01:42,880 --> 00:01:45,640 Speaker 1: that was a killer, especially at the end, and there 32 00:01:45,640 --> 00:01:47,720 Speaker 1: were just there were I guess for me, I kept 33 00:01:47,720 --> 00:01:50,200 Speaker 1: looking at it saying, there's too many missed opportunities here. 34 00:01:50,240 --> 00:01:52,880 Speaker 1: You can't make those kind of mistakes when you're giving 35 00:01:52,960 --> 00:01:56,000 Speaker 1: up over four hundred yards of offense. And the Lions, 36 00:01:56,040 --> 00:01:57,960 Speaker 1: to their credit, just kept the hammer down even when 37 00:01:57,960 --> 00:02:00,280 Speaker 1: they had the lead and pulling out trick plays, whether 38 00:02:00,280 --> 00:02:03,240 Speaker 1: it's a trick punt or a trick pass to get 39 00:02:03,240 --> 00:02:05,400 Speaker 1: that first down. At the end of the game. The 40 00:02:05,480 --> 00:02:08,360 Speaker 1: Lions did everything on their end that was that was 41 00:02:08,400 --> 00:02:10,399 Speaker 1: the right call in order to really you know, put 42 00:02:10,440 --> 00:02:11,959 Speaker 1: us on our back heels and we just weren't able 43 00:02:12,000 --> 00:02:15,280 Speaker 1: to recover. Yeah, I would just say star fast on offense. UM, 44 00:02:15,320 --> 00:02:18,560 Speaker 1: the turnover or down the the first drive of the game, 45 00:02:19,440 --> 00:02:21,840 Speaker 1: I feel like, really put us in a Um, it 46 00:02:21,840 --> 00:02:25,400 Speaker 1: put us in a hole. And UM, just understanding that. 47 00:02:25,639 --> 00:02:27,360 Speaker 1: You know, we did score the next drive, but that 48 00:02:27,440 --> 00:02:29,720 Speaker 1: first drive kind of dictated how the pace of the 49 00:02:29,720 --> 00:02:32,720 Speaker 1: game for our offense would be. UM. You you would 50 00:02:32,800 --> 00:02:35,440 Speaker 1: hope we would you know, continue to you know, sustain 51 00:02:35,600 --> 00:02:38,320 Speaker 1: drives and like Jay said, scoring the red zone. But 52 00:02:38,880 --> 00:02:42,119 Speaker 1: ultimately the Detroit Lions made made more plays than we did, 53 00:02:42,160 --> 00:02:44,280 Speaker 1: and UM, hats off to those guys. They were they 54 00:02:44,280 --> 00:02:46,800 Speaker 1: were more physical than we were. UM, on the offensive 55 00:02:46,840 --> 00:02:49,480 Speaker 1: line and defensive line, and ultimately I believe that's the 56 00:02:49,560 --> 00:02:51,360 Speaker 1: reason why we lost. What it was crazy to me 57 00:02:51,520 --> 00:02:53,079 Speaker 1: was if you if you go and look at it, 58 00:02:53,360 --> 00:02:55,760 Speaker 1: given all the chaos and craziness that happened in the 59 00:02:55,760 --> 00:02:58,040 Speaker 1: first half, we were down seven and we were getting 60 00:02:58,040 --> 00:03:00,760 Speaker 1: the ball to start the second that I'm like, all right, 61 00:03:00,800 --> 00:03:02,880 Speaker 1: well we're down seven. You know, they miss a field 62 00:03:02,880 --> 00:03:04,720 Speaker 1: goal at the end kind of thing. Like we had 63 00:03:04,760 --> 00:03:07,320 Speaker 1: the opportunity there, knowing we were down seven going in 64 00:03:07,320 --> 00:03:09,320 Speaker 1: the second half, and like, as long as you don't 65 00:03:09,360 --> 00:03:10,919 Speaker 1: have kind of a lull in the third quarter, which 66 00:03:10,919 --> 00:03:12,600 Speaker 1: was part of the criticism going into the game, you'll 67 00:03:12,639 --> 00:03:16,640 Speaker 1: be Okay, both teams on the second half combined for 68 00:03:16,680 --> 00:03:20,080 Speaker 1: thirty six points, So it turned into a both sides 69 00:03:20,080 --> 00:03:21,560 Speaker 1: on the front end, we're kind of in a lull, 70 00:03:21,880 --> 00:03:24,680 Speaker 1: and then the second half both sides sprinted and the lines, 71 00:03:24,720 --> 00:03:27,720 Speaker 1: to their credit would paced us by four points. So 72 00:03:28,040 --> 00:03:31,040 Speaker 1: it was just a really odd odd day. Yeah, I 73 00:03:31,080 --> 00:03:33,320 Speaker 1: know every game there are a few plays that either 74 00:03:33,400 --> 00:03:36,480 Speaker 1: team could say they wish they had back. Like during 75 00:03:36,480 --> 00:03:38,480 Speaker 1: the game yesterday, I just wrote down, just like in 76 00:03:38,520 --> 00:03:40,640 Speaker 1: the moment, Okay, I wish we had this back. So 77 00:03:40,760 --> 00:03:42,600 Speaker 1: like the two point conversion, which would have kicked the 78 00:03:42,600 --> 00:03:44,280 Speaker 1: field goal, but I wish we would have converted it. 79 00:03:44,280 --> 00:03:47,360 Speaker 1: But like the fumble, the turnover on downs JJ, the 80 00:03:47,400 --> 00:03:50,320 Speaker 1: misshold he got double team that won play, and then 81 00:03:50,960 --> 00:03:52,920 Speaker 1: that first down catch that we thought was the first 82 00:03:52,920 --> 00:03:55,240 Speaker 1: down and then he rolled back you know what I'm 83 00:03:55,280 --> 00:03:59,160 Speaker 1: talking about. Ye, Well, the way they looked at it 84 00:03:59,320 --> 00:04:03,560 Speaker 1: was he was not touched and momentum taking back before 85 00:04:03,560 --> 00:04:07,040 Speaker 1: he got touched, so technically it was a third and short, 86 00:04:07,240 --> 00:04:08,800 Speaker 1: which is still kind of weird to me. And might 87 00:04:08,880 --> 00:04:10,840 Speaker 1: I agree with you takeum, but I guess the rules 88 00:04:10,920 --> 00:04:13,520 Speaker 1: were just, yeah, just a little fickle in that play. 89 00:04:13,640 --> 00:04:16,000 Speaker 1: It's weird with that stuff to me because when you 90 00:04:16,160 --> 00:04:18,560 Speaker 1: when you look at that play, specifically, if it's a 91 00:04:18,640 --> 00:04:21,240 Speaker 1: quarterback you know, going forward or something. As soon as 92 00:04:21,240 --> 00:04:24,120 Speaker 1: they start to go down, they're down. They're counted as 93 00:04:24,120 --> 00:04:26,360 Speaker 1: down you can't touch them. But then in that kind 94 00:04:26,400 --> 00:04:29,440 Speaker 1: of a situation with a wide receiver, they typically count 95 00:04:29,480 --> 00:04:31,800 Speaker 1: them forward momentum. But then when he's coming backwards on 96 00:04:31,839 --> 00:04:34,280 Speaker 1: that momentum, they and he wasn't touched. They were like, oh, 97 00:04:34,360 --> 00:04:36,440 Speaker 1: he came back across the line, and that was kind 98 00:04:36,440 --> 00:04:37,960 Speaker 1: of how it was. It just felt awkward to me, 99 00:04:38,000 --> 00:04:40,159 Speaker 1: and and I guess that's the thing I think for 100 00:04:40,240 --> 00:04:42,320 Speaker 1: fans a lot of times, when you look at how 101 00:04:42,360 --> 00:04:46,160 Speaker 1: this stuff goes, it is a very difficult thing sometimes 102 00:04:46,160 --> 00:04:48,560 Speaker 1: to really understand kind of where those rules are. It's 103 00:04:48,600 --> 00:04:50,320 Speaker 1: kind of like an Adam Feeling kitch. I feel like 104 00:04:50,320 --> 00:04:52,760 Speaker 1: whenever Adam Feeling catches it, he runs back like five 105 00:04:52,839 --> 00:04:55,080 Speaker 1: yards to get like two, so technically it's only like 106 00:04:55,080 --> 00:04:57,160 Speaker 1: a three yard game, So I guess that's so much 107 00:04:57,240 --> 00:05:00,120 Speaker 1: or how they they viewed JJ's catch. For me, I 108 00:05:00,320 --> 00:05:04,440 Speaker 1: thought that the bounces that we're used to seeing go 109 00:05:04,560 --> 00:05:07,480 Speaker 1: our way, we're not. And that's that's tough because I 110 00:05:07,800 --> 00:05:10,680 Speaker 1: do think that, uh, you know, this team fought down 111 00:05:10,760 --> 00:05:13,599 Speaker 1: the stretch. I thought that the you know, giving themselves 112 00:05:13,600 --> 00:05:16,159 Speaker 1: a chance there towards the end. It's just like you said, 113 00:05:16,200 --> 00:05:19,280 Speaker 1: if if a few of those that could have just 114 00:05:19,400 --> 00:05:22,000 Speaker 1: gone a certain way, Like what would have happened if 115 00:05:22,160 --> 00:05:24,479 Speaker 1: JJ wasn't ruled out of bounds, what would have happened 116 00:05:24,480 --> 00:05:27,760 Speaker 1: if Dalvin completed that play? Like there are so many 117 00:05:27,800 --> 00:05:31,680 Speaker 1: small things that normally would go the way of the 118 00:05:31,760 --> 00:05:36,200 Speaker 1: Vikings or have been characteristically this season. And I don't know, 119 00:05:36,279 --> 00:05:39,039 Speaker 1: I didn't feel like it was as charmed of a 120 00:05:39,120 --> 00:05:42,239 Speaker 1: game like you said. It felt the seven point difference 121 00:05:42,279 --> 00:05:45,160 Speaker 1: felt like, you know, three touchdowns at halftime, it was 122 00:05:45,200 --> 00:05:48,080 Speaker 1: really odd. And another one to your point there of 123 00:05:48,240 --> 00:05:50,359 Speaker 1: a key moment. Something that stood out to me in 124 00:05:50,360 --> 00:05:52,520 Speaker 1: the moment gone, oh, that's going to be a biggie 125 00:05:52,720 --> 00:05:56,440 Speaker 1: was Cam Dansler having the opportunity potentially for an interception, 126 00:05:56,520 --> 00:05:59,200 Speaker 1: and even the chipped ball wins. The Darius didn't see 127 00:05:59,200 --> 00:06:01,840 Speaker 1: the ball, Like if you had literally caught that ball 128 00:06:01,839 --> 00:06:04,440 Speaker 1: that went off a helmet, he would have literally walked 129 00:06:04,480 --> 00:06:07,680 Speaker 1: into the end zone untouched no one. But he just 130 00:06:07,720 --> 00:06:10,160 Speaker 1: had no idea. And that is the thing where, you know, 131 00:06:10,360 --> 00:06:12,760 Speaker 1: if you gave up four hundred and sixty four yards 132 00:06:12,800 --> 00:06:16,320 Speaker 1: of offense to the Detroit Lions. Defensively, the way that 133 00:06:16,360 --> 00:06:19,800 Speaker 1: we have mitigated those kind of big games by opposing 134 00:06:19,839 --> 00:06:22,920 Speaker 1: offenses has been turnovers and stopping them in the red zone, 135 00:06:23,000 --> 00:06:25,880 Speaker 1: enforcing field goals. And that was something you just did 136 00:06:25,880 --> 00:06:27,840 Speaker 1: not get this game. And like I said, you know, 137 00:06:27,920 --> 00:06:31,520 Speaker 1: kudos to Detroit for finishing those plays, getting the yardage 138 00:06:31,520 --> 00:06:35,080 Speaker 1: and minimizing their mistakes, and that was the secret to 139 00:06:35,080 --> 00:06:39,120 Speaker 1: their successes. They felt like a complete team the entire 140 00:06:39,200 --> 00:06:42,359 Speaker 1: time the Lions. They felt like they were a complete 141 00:06:42,360 --> 00:06:44,960 Speaker 1: team who had figured out how to play complimentary football, 142 00:06:45,000 --> 00:06:47,760 Speaker 1: which is something that I don't know if the Vikings 143 00:06:47,760 --> 00:06:51,240 Speaker 1: have quite put together despite their record. It's always been 144 00:06:51,279 --> 00:06:53,400 Speaker 1: one phase kind of picking up the slack for me 145 00:06:53,440 --> 00:06:55,600 Speaker 1: another that isn't up to par. But it's never been 146 00:06:55,640 --> 00:06:57,880 Speaker 1: that even and I think that's kind of what really 147 00:06:57,880 --> 00:07:00,320 Speaker 1: put them over the edge. For me, Yeah, we're waiting 148 00:07:00,320 --> 00:07:02,360 Speaker 1: for it. We're still waiting for it. And the Detroit 149 00:07:02,400 --> 00:07:07,159 Speaker 1: Lions knew that. And I forget someone said the Lions 150 00:07:07,440 --> 00:07:11,800 Speaker 1: showed America how to beat the Vikings and looking at 151 00:07:11,800 --> 00:07:14,120 Speaker 1: it and they basically said they were just more physical. 152 00:07:14,160 --> 00:07:16,120 Speaker 1: If you want to beat the Vikings, just be more physical. 153 00:07:16,240 --> 00:07:19,640 Speaker 1: So these Vikings players they heard probably the same quote. 154 00:07:19,640 --> 00:07:22,360 Speaker 1: And Kevin O'Connell is probably going to meetings on Tuesday 155 00:07:22,400 --> 00:07:25,760 Speaker 1: basically saying, hey guys, here, here's what the national media 156 00:07:25,800 --> 00:07:28,320 Speaker 1: is saying about you. They saying we're not a physical team. 157 00:07:28,560 --> 00:07:31,240 Speaker 1: So we need to continue to you know, not beat 158 00:07:31,360 --> 00:07:33,840 Speaker 1: up our offense and defensive line, but also you know, 159 00:07:34,000 --> 00:07:37,440 Speaker 1: find ways to be more physical and find ways to 160 00:07:37,480 --> 00:07:39,680 Speaker 1: be able to impose our own will. I feel like 161 00:07:39,680 --> 00:07:41,520 Speaker 1: that's when we're at our best, when we're imposing our 162 00:07:41,520 --> 00:07:45,320 Speaker 1: own will, getting sacks, running the ball effectively, being good 163 00:07:45,320 --> 00:07:47,600 Speaker 1: on special teams, and when we're able to put all 164 00:07:47,600 --> 00:07:50,440 Speaker 1: three of those phases of the game together. I don't 165 00:07:50,440 --> 00:07:53,320 Speaker 1: see many teams beating the Vikings. Raised my eyebrow. Pregame 166 00:07:53,480 --> 00:07:56,080 Speaker 1: was Garrett Bradbury being out, and that was one to me, 167 00:07:56,120 --> 00:07:58,400 Speaker 1: it just felt like this might be a little bit 168 00:07:58,400 --> 00:08:01,680 Speaker 1: more important, and I think some people would give credit 169 00:08:01,680 --> 00:08:04,280 Speaker 1: to I know, it's your starting center, Yes it's very important, 170 00:08:04,320 --> 00:08:07,520 Speaker 1: but the amount of praise that he has gotten this 171 00:08:07,600 --> 00:08:10,880 Speaker 1: season for his play, his veteran leadership and everything, and 172 00:08:10,920 --> 00:08:14,520 Speaker 1: it was just like, you've got both he and you know, 173 00:08:14,880 --> 00:08:17,400 Speaker 1: your brandell out on the corner as well. You're just 174 00:08:17,520 --> 00:08:20,800 Speaker 1: looking at missing essentially forty percent of your starting offensive 175 00:08:20,800 --> 00:08:23,320 Speaker 1: line for this game. You're hoping those guys could step up, 176 00:08:23,360 --> 00:08:25,160 Speaker 1: and you know, for the most part, they did do well. 177 00:08:25,160 --> 00:08:27,440 Speaker 1: But at the same point, you know, Kirk took four 178 00:08:27,440 --> 00:08:30,200 Speaker 1: sacks in this game, and it's just something that it 179 00:08:30,360 --> 00:08:33,200 Speaker 1: felt like whether it was you know, coverage down field 180 00:08:34,120 --> 00:08:37,160 Speaker 1: for the Lions where eventually they realized, yeah, you can't 181 00:08:37,240 --> 00:08:39,880 Speaker 1: touch JJ in this game. That was when they really 182 00:08:39,880 --> 00:08:42,480 Speaker 1: started airing that out. But for the Lions, they put 183 00:08:42,480 --> 00:08:45,360 Speaker 1: pressure on him, and this team knows that defenses are 184 00:08:45,400 --> 00:08:47,120 Speaker 1: going to look at him and say, we know we 185 00:08:47,160 --> 00:08:48,880 Speaker 1: have to put pressure on Kirker. Kirk is going to 186 00:08:48,920 --> 00:08:51,320 Speaker 1: slice this up. So it just felt in this game 187 00:08:51,360 --> 00:08:54,160 Speaker 1: that you know, the Lions took advantage of the disadvantages 188 00:08:54,200 --> 00:08:56,440 Speaker 1: that we had we weren't able to get the running 189 00:08:56,440 --> 00:08:59,640 Speaker 1: game going, and so they did everything right in order 190 00:08:59,679 --> 00:09:02,000 Speaker 1: to tell the scales in their favor and they pulled 191 00:09:02,000 --> 00:09:03,880 Speaker 1: it out. Okay, well, I think this might be a 192 00:09:03,920 --> 00:09:06,000 Speaker 1: good time to just head into our play of the week. 193 00:09:06,120 --> 00:09:08,040 Speaker 1: You know, let's let's let's kind of you know, take 194 00:09:08,080 --> 00:09:10,080 Speaker 1: a little bit of a turn do it was something 195 00:09:10,120 --> 00:09:13,760 Speaker 1: more positive, you know. Three M nice enough to sponsor 196 00:09:13,800 --> 00:09:16,120 Speaker 1: our play of the week every week for the Minnesota 197 00:09:16,160 --> 00:09:20,120 Speaker 1: Vikings podcast. They're the official science partner of the Minnesota Vikings. 198 00:09:20,200 --> 00:09:24,160 Speaker 1: Visit Vikings dot com Backslash School Science to learn more. 199 00:09:24,480 --> 00:09:27,240 Speaker 1: So we actually have ESPN on right now while we're 200 00:09:27,240 --> 00:09:30,400 Speaker 1: watching while we're recording this podcast. They are talking about 201 00:09:30,400 --> 00:09:32,800 Speaker 1: the Lions Vikings game and they showed our play of 202 00:09:32,840 --> 00:09:34,560 Speaker 1: the week, so I just had to watch that one 203 00:09:34,559 --> 00:09:37,280 Speaker 1: more time. We were trailing thirty one to sixteen and 204 00:09:37,320 --> 00:09:40,440 Speaker 1: the fourth quarter and there was a touchdown that never was. 205 00:09:42,679 --> 00:09:46,680 Speaker 1: The Lions lead thirty one sixteen. Two receivers left and 206 00:09:46,760 --> 00:09:50,120 Speaker 1: right forr. Cousins goes out of the shotgun again. Dalvin 207 00:09:50,160 --> 00:09:53,440 Speaker 1: do was left. Here's a blitz by the Lions, Cousins 208 00:09:53,440 --> 00:09:56,840 Speaker 1: close to the right. Good Jefferson at fifty bounces up 209 00:09:56,840 --> 00:09:59,520 Speaker 1: a lion at the forty flat, comes in. They can't 210 00:09:59,559 --> 00:10:02,959 Speaker 1: bring it. He stepped. Oh, they said he's out in 211 00:10:03,080 --> 00:10:11,560 Speaker 1: the thirty three. Wow. Okay, justin Jefferson doing unreal things. 212 00:10:11,640 --> 00:10:14,040 Speaker 1: Let's not forget he only had fourteen yards in Week 213 00:10:14,120 --> 00:10:18,000 Speaker 1: three against the Lions. Yeah. Two hundred and twenty three 214 00:10:18,040 --> 00:10:21,640 Speaker 1: set a single game at receiving record, passing Sammy White, 215 00:10:21,920 --> 00:10:24,960 Speaker 1: and also made Jefferson enter the Vikings top ten for 216 00:10:25,080 --> 00:10:28,560 Speaker 1: career receiving yards. He passes Kyle Rudolph, who's played in 217 00:10:28,600 --> 00:10:31,839 Speaker 1: one hundred and forty games. Meanwhile, Jefferson has played in 218 00:10:31,920 --> 00:10:34,800 Speaker 1: forty seven. Yeah, it's so crazy. He's one hundred and 219 00:10:34,840 --> 00:10:38,760 Speaker 1: eight more yards to get eighth to pass de Fon Dix. Yep, 220 00:10:39,040 --> 00:10:46,360 Speaker 1: he'll he'll do that probably next yes, hopefully, so hopefully. Um. 221 00:10:46,400 --> 00:10:48,280 Speaker 1: But I think the most important part of that play 222 00:10:48,360 --> 00:10:50,559 Speaker 1: was that it led to a k J Osborne touchdown, 223 00:10:50,640 --> 00:10:52,400 Speaker 1: Like we needed that, We needed a big play. I 224 00:10:52,480 --> 00:10:54,920 Speaker 1: think that was a third and third note, that was 225 00:10:54,960 --> 00:10:58,280 Speaker 1: a second and six, right, and we were, you know, 226 00:10:58,920 --> 00:11:02,360 Speaker 1: down by fifteen at this point, and JJ just being 227 00:11:02,440 --> 00:11:06,200 Speaker 1: JJ continues to make plays, and the fact that we 228 00:11:06,200 --> 00:11:08,720 Speaker 1: were able to extend that drive and score Touchdow. That 229 00:11:08,840 --> 00:11:11,760 Speaker 1: just shows the type of selfless leader but also the 230 00:11:11,840 --> 00:11:14,960 Speaker 1: phenomenal player that Justin Jefferson is and that we're lucky 231 00:11:15,000 --> 00:11:18,079 Speaker 1: to have him. Man, so lucky. He's now recorded twenty 232 00:11:18,160 --> 00:11:21,560 Speaker 1: two games with one hundred plus receiving yards twenty two 233 00:11:21,600 --> 00:11:25,480 Speaker 1: of his forty seven games. That ties Anthony Carter for 234 00:11:25,640 --> 00:11:29,000 Speaker 1: third most one hundred yard receiving games in franchise history. 235 00:11:29,360 --> 00:11:32,800 Speaker 1: He's only behind Chris Carter and Randy Moss obviously, and 236 00:11:32,800 --> 00:11:35,840 Speaker 1: he's got about twenty games, So that record particularly we'll 237 00:11:35,840 --> 00:11:39,320 Speaker 1: be talking about maybe for a season or two. But no, 238 00:11:39,440 --> 00:11:41,440 Speaker 1: I mean JJ is going to be our Game Day 239 00:11:41,480 --> 00:11:45,560 Speaker 1: Live interview this week. Really excited to sit down with him. Honestly, 240 00:11:46,440 --> 00:11:50,280 Speaker 1: it works out, you know, here's some behind the scenes information, 241 00:11:50,320 --> 00:11:52,120 Speaker 1: but it works out a lot better because if we won, 242 00:11:52,400 --> 00:11:54,160 Speaker 1: he may have been busy, But now that we got 243 00:11:54,160 --> 00:11:56,040 Speaker 1: a loss in there, I actually get to interview him. 244 00:11:56,040 --> 00:11:58,680 Speaker 1: So I'm pretty soaked about that. You should be, because 245 00:11:58,760 --> 00:12:01,719 Speaker 1: Justin was the only highlight. Well, Kirk Cousins was a 246 00:12:01,760 --> 00:12:04,080 Speaker 1: big highlight of the game too, but both of those guys, 247 00:12:04,160 --> 00:12:06,320 Speaker 1: just to see the numbers that they put up it's 248 00:12:06,800 --> 00:12:09,040 Speaker 1: you're really not supposed to lose games. Or your quarterback 249 00:12:09,080 --> 00:12:11,040 Speaker 1: throws with four intro and it's twenty yards and your 250 00:12:11,040 --> 00:12:14,280 Speaker 1: receiver has that meaning receiving yards. So hopefully they can 251 00:12:14,280 --> 00:12:17,080 Speaker 1: continue being a hill older of our team and hopefully 252 00:12:17,080 --> 00:12:19,440 Speaker 1: everyone else's play and think it's step up and match 253 00:12:19,520 --> 00:12:22,040 Speaker 1: their energy. What's crazy to me watching Justin I think 254 00:12:22,080 --> 00:12:24,200 Speaker 1: this is the thing that you know that he's a superstar. 255 00:12:24,280 --> 00:12:26,319 Speaker 1: You know that everyone in the league understands that he's 256 00:12:26,320 --> 00:12:29,800 Speaker 1: a superstar. But the casual nature by which it feels 257 00:12:29,800 --> 00:12:33,400 Speaker 1: like he is busting these records and hitting these milestones 258 00:12:33,520 --> 00:12:36,960 Speaker 1: is unbelievable watching him. You see him, you know, busting 259 00:12:37,000 --> 00:12:39,560 Speaker 1: down the field and double coverage or triple coverage and 260 00:12:39,600 --> 00:12:41,800 Speaker 1: breaking tackles and stuff and walking into the end zone. 261 00:12:42,200 --> 00:12:45,680 Speaker 1: And he is a guy that I think four Vikings 262 00:12:45,679 --> 00:12:47,840 Speaker 1: fans who saw Randy Moss, it felt like there were 263 00:12:47,840 --> 00:12:50,280 Speaker 1: games where Moss would show up and then he'd be, 264 00:12:50,440 --> 00:12:53,000 Speaker 1: you know, just eliminated from the play, and that's where 265 00:12:53,040 --> 00:12:55,719 Speaker 1: Chris Carter would go crazy and you had that complimentary 266 00:12:55,800 --> 00:12:58,200 Speaker 1: here with Justin. It just feels at this point like 267 00:12:59,080 --> 00:13:02,320 Speaker 1: DeAndre Hopkins was at one point where it doesn't matter 268 00:13:02,360 --> 00:13:04,560 Speaker 1: who's on him, it doesn't matter where he's on the field. 269 00:13:04,679 --> 00:13:06,800 Speaker 1: Just throw it in his general vicinity and he's going 270 00:13:06,880 --> 00:13:10,439 Speaker 1: to come down with it. And to me, at not 271 00:13:10,480 --> 00:13:13,800 Speaker 1: only the rate that he's doing this, the least amount 272 00:13:13,840 --> 00:13:17,640 Speaker 1: of games and the age that he is, everyone understands 273 00:13:17,640 --> 00:13:20,600 Speaker 1: at this point that, barring something crazy happening, this guy 274 00:13:20,720 --> 00:13:23,959 Speaker 1: is going to shatter not only Vikings records but NFL 275 00:13:24,040 --> 00:13:27,880 Speaker 1: records for the future. Yeah, I think earlier today, this 276 00:13:27,920 --> 00:13:31,560 Speaker 1: is before recording. On Monday, Chris Carter went on Kay 277 00:13:31,559 --> 00:13:38,400 Speaker 1: Adams's show and she asked him to rank Vikings receivers Randy, Justin, 278 00:13:38,679 --> 00:13:42,440 Speaker 1: and Chris, and Chris put himself third, put Randy s second, 279 00:13:42,480 --> 00:13:45,400 Speaker 1: and Justin s first. That's crazy and it was crazy 280 00:13:45,440 --> 00:13:49,120 Speaker 1: to hear him talk about that. He just said that 281 00:13:49,280 --> 00:13:53,280 Speaker 1: Justin's athletic ability is just at an elite level and 282 00:13:53,400 --> 00:13:56,160 Speaker 1: better than what Randy and Chris were athletically. But he 283 00:13:56,600 --> 00:14:00,640 Speaker 1: made such a great point though, He's like, you know, Ran, obviously, 284 00:14:00,800 --> 00:14:04,120 Speaker 1: I mean, Randy could have done even more, which is 285 00:14:04,120 --> 00:14:07,360 Speaker 1: crazy to think, but he had Chris Carter as his 286 00:14:07,520 --> 00:14:09,400 Speaker 1: other guy on the other side, where you know, no 287 00:14:09,559 --> 00:14:13,720 Speaker 1: knock on Adam feeling, he said, but it's not exactly 288 00:14:13,720 --> 00:14:16,840 Speaker 1: at the same level like when JJ's JJ. We don't 289 00:14:16,840 --> 00:14:19,120 Speaker 1: we don't have two Hall of Famers on our offense 290 00:14:19,200 --> 00:14:22,120 Speaker 1: at the receiver position. So the fact that JJ is 291 00:14:22,160 --> 00:14:26,160 Speaker 1: getting all this attention and making plays and still you know, 292 00:14:26,200 --> 00:14:28,600 Speaker 1: getting up and doing it again, it is I mean, 293 00:14:28,840 --> 00:14:31,880 Speaker 1: I feel redundant by saying this, but like we are 294 00:14:31,920 --> 00:14:36,600 Speaker 1: witnessing greatness, and when you witness greatness sometimes you don't 295 00:14:36,640 --> 00:14:38,520 Speaker 1: even need to say anything. You just watch it and 296 00:14:38,560 --> 00:14:43,240 Speaker 1: just he is. He is a uniform like it's like 297 00:14:43,400 --> 00:14:45,680 Speaker 1: they're at times when I when I see JJ play, 298 00:14:45,800 --> 00:14:48,160 Speaker 1: just like being a former receiver, I'm just like, how 299 00:14:48,200 --> 00:14:50,600 Speaker 1: in the world is this happening right now? Like there's 300 00:14:50,600 --> 00:14:53,560 Speaker 1: there's triple coverage on this man Kirkus telling you where 301 00:14:53,560 --> 00:14:55,320 Speaker 1: he's going to throw it, and the guys still coming 302 00:14:55,360 --> 00:14:58,200 Speaker 1: down with the ball like you you literally just have 303 00:14:58,320 --> 00:15:00,800 Speaker 1: to sit back and just watch. I'm not going to 304 00:15:00,840 --> 00:15:04,040 Speaker 1: compare him to Lebron, but I just remember Lebron James 305 00:15:04,040 --> 00:15:06,480 Speaker 1: early in his career breaking all these records and it's like, dude, 306 00:15:06,520 --> 00:15:09,040 Speaker 1: this is like and it feels casual right exactly, and 307 00:15:09,200 --> 00:15:11,240 Speaker 1: you start to expect it. And that's the reason why 308 00:15:11,240 --> 00:15:13,200 Speaker 1: I don't say anything, because I personally don't want to 309 00:15:13,200 --> 00:15:16,000 Speaker 1: get to a point where I start expecting JJ to 310 00:15:16,000 --> 00:15:17,960 Speaker 1: make these plays because I'm like, he's human, Like he's 311 00:15:18,000 --> 00:15:20,000 Speaker 1: still human at the end of the day. But I've 312 00:15:20,040 --> 00:15:22,000 Speaker 1: never seen anything like it in my entire life. There 313 00:15:22,080 --> 00:15:24,680 Speaker 1: is a touch of this though this It reminds me 314 00:15:24,800 --> 00:15:27,280 Speaker 1: at how kind of you took it for granted, but 315 00:15:27,360 --> 00:15:30,200 Speaker 1: you also understood just how insane it was watching Adrian 316 00:15:30,240 --> 00:15:32,880 Speaker 1: Peterson and his brime and busting off, you know, two 317 00:15:32,960 --> 00:15:36,480 Speaker 1: hundred yard games and going as crazy as he did 318 00:15:36,520 --> 00:15:39,360 Speaker 1: winning an MVP in the league. I mean, that is 319 00:15:39,400 --> 00:15:41,600 Speaker 1: the thing when you start to see this, whether it's 320 00:15:41,600 --> 00:15:43,800 Speaker 1: you know, decade by decade and you see the pure 321 00:15:43,800 --> 00:15:46,440 Speaker 1: talent coming out at certain spots. But to think about 322 00:15:46,520 --> 00:15:49,320 Speaker 1: how rich this Vikings offense has been with wide receivers 323 00:15:49,360 --> 00:15:51,680 Speaker 1: in the past, with the Sammue White, A, Chris Carter, 324 00:15:51,840 --> 00:15:54,920 Speaker 1: Randy Moss, and now having a guy like Justin Jefferson 325 00:15:55,000 --> 00:15:56,920 Speaker 1: step up and kind of grab that mantle. It's it's 326 00:15:57,000 --> 00:15:59,440 Speaker 1: really awesome to watch and as a fan, it's something 327 00:15:59,480 --> 00:16:01,760 Speaker 1: that should really excite you for the future. Well. Our 328 00:16:01,760 --> 00:16:03,880 Speaker 1: guest on the show this week wrote a nice in 329 00:16:03,920 --> 00:16:06,880 Speaker 1: depth article we're going to talk to him about later on. 330 00:16:06,960 --> 00:16:10,280 Speaker 1: In his interview, Andrew Kramer from the Star Tribune wrote 331 00:16:10,280 --> 00:16:13,360 Speaker 1: about Justin's greatness a lot of analytics, as we all love. 332 00:16:13,400 --> 00:16:16,520 Speaker 1: Andrew Foy is a very analytical guy, so let's welcome 333 00:16:16,560 --> 00:16:21,080 Speaker 1: him into the Minnesota Vikings Podcast. Joining us now on 334 00:16:21,120 --> 00:16:24,360 Speaker 1: the Minnesota Vikings Podcast is Vikings beat writer for the 335 00:16:24,400 --> 00:16:28,360 Speaker 1: Star Tribune, Andrew Kramer. Andrew, thank you for fitting this 336 00:16:28,480 --> 00:16:30,720 Speaker 1: into your very busy day as you made your way 337 00:16:30,720 --> 00:16:33,160 Speaker 1: back from Detroit this morning. Of course, thank you for 338 00:16:33,200 --> 00:16:36,960 Speaker 1: having me on. Yes, you know, the weary No rest 339 00:16:37,040 --> 00:16:38,560 Speaker 1: for the Mary, is that what it's called for? No 340 00:16:38,680 --> 00:16:41,440 Speaker 1: rest for the weary you've got You've got kind of 341 00:16:41,520 --> 00:16:44,760 Speaker 1: a somber mood in the locker room yesterday. I think 342 00:16:44,800 --> 00:16:48,240 Speaker 1: by far the most disappointed this team has been. From 343 00:16:48,280 --> 00:16:50,480 Speaker 1: my vantage point, after the game, when you were in 344 00:16:50,520 --> 00:16:52,200 Speaker 1: the locker room, what was the vibe you got from 345 00:16:52,240 --> 00:16:56,240 Speaker 1: the players? I would have to agree, missed opportunity, I 346 00:16:56,280 --> 00:16:59,720 Speaker 1: think was kind of the refrain and the common theme 347 00:17:00,040 --> 00:17:04,480 Speaker 1: from talking to Brian O'Neill to Cambine them, to Eric Kendricks. 348 00:17:05,640 --> 00:17:08,159 Speaker 1: A lot of the leaders and key players on that 349 00:17:08,200 --> 00:17:10,359 Speaker 1: team felt like they let something slip through their hands. 350 00:17:10,359 --> 00:17:12,359 Speaker 1: And it's not like they're afraid they're not going to 351 00:17:12,400 --> 00:17:14,960 Speaker 1: win the division. It's just about capitalizing on what they 352 00:17:15,000 --> 00:17:17,160 Speaker 1: think is a really special season and what has been 353 00:17:17,200 --> 00:17:19,879 Speaker 1: a really special season. They don't want to let it 354 00:17:19,880 --> 00:17:22,240 Speaker 1: go to waste. They understand some of these guys, especially 355 00:17:22,320 --> 00:17:25,000 Speaker 1: Adam Feeland too. He's been around long enough to know 356 00:17:25,080 --> 00:17:27,719 Speaker 1: these opportunities do not come very often. Where you were 357 00:17:27,760 --> 00:17:30,480 Speaker 1: in the position to not only win the division, but 358 00:17:30,880 --> 00:17:33,679 Speaker 1: make a deep run in January, and they felt like 359 00:17:33,720 --> 00:17:36,399 Speaker 1: they could kind of make a statement in this game, 360 00:17:36,640 --> 00:17:40,080 Speaker 1: and they obviously fell short, and I think there was 361 00:17:40,119 --> 00:17:44,040 Speaker 1: some level of understanding because they were shorthanded, they held 362 00:17:44,080 --> 00:17:47,159 Speaker 1: back Kevin O'Connell decided to play it smart with some 363 00:17:47,240 --> 00:17:49,560 Speaker 1: of those injured guys, and so that limited the talent 364 00:17:49,680 --> 00:17:51,600 Speaker 1: that they had on the field. But I still think 365 00:17:51,600 --> 00:17:53,560 Speaker 1: they're talented enough to win that kind of game, and 366 00:17:53,760 --> 00:17:55,439 Speaker 1: they just couldn't put it together. I think in a 367 00:17:55,440 --> 00:17:58,480 Speaker 1: season where you've seen so many games come down to 368 00:17:58,800 --> 00:18:01,800 Speaker 1: essentially the last drive, I've and feeling like you still 369 00:18:01,840 --> 00:18:04,360 Speaker 1: have a chance, you still have the ability to make 370 00:18:04,400 --> 00:18:07,359 Speaker 1: something happen and to you know, essentially prior to this 371 00:18:07,440 --> 00:18:10,160 Speaker 1: game be ten and two. Because of those those nine 372 00:18:10,200 --> 00:18:13,040 Speaker 1: close games that they've been able to work with this season. 373 00:18:13,119 --> 00:18:14,800 Speaker 1: I think maybe that was part of it too, is 374 00:18:14,840 --> 00:18:17,440 Speaker 1: that they they've they've always found a way to make 375 00:18:17,440 --> 00:18:19,600 Speaker 1: it work and to find a solution. And to be 376 00:18:19,680 --> 00:18:21,600 Speaker 1: in a game where they were kind of chasing there 377 00:18:21,600 --> 00:18:24,000 Speaker 1: in the second half and just couldn't get a stop, 378 00:18:24,119 --> 00:18:26,040 Speaker 1: you know, in order to put the offense into position 379 00:18:26,080 --> 00:18:28,680 Speaker 1: to really try and get to that point again had 380 00:18:28,720 --> 00:18:30,600 Speaker 1: to be something that felt kind of foreign to them 381 00:18:30,600 --> 00:18:33,280 Speaker 1: this week. Yeah, that's a good point, because they were 382 00:18:33,320 --> 00:18:35,800 Speaker 1: never really out of it. It was always kind of 383 00:18:35,800 --> 00:18:38,000 Speaker 1: a one or two score game, and so it's just 384 00:18:38,359 --> 00:18:40,439 Speaker 1: that's just kind of how this this season's gone. And 385 00:18:40,440 --> 00:18:42,080 Speaker 1: for them not to finish on that one, I think 386 00:18:42,160 --> 00:18:44,240 Speaker 1: Kendricks had mentioned it best. He said, we got to 387 00:18:44,640 --> 00:18:46,560 Speaker 1: we have to steal a possession or two. That's just 388 00:18:46,600 --> 00:18:48,640 Speaker 1: who we are and that's how we've won games. And 389 00:18:49,000 --> 00:18:51,800 Speaker 1: defensively anyway, they weren't able to get those key stop. Yeah. 390 00:18:51,800 --> 00:18:54,080 Speaker 1: You bring up a great point, because this defense is 391 00:18:54,119 --> 00:18:58,040 Speaker 1: a very bend don't break they are opportunistic though a 392 00:18:58,040 --> 00:18:59,919 Speaker 1: lot of the sudden changes is what they've been in 393 00:19:00,160 --> 00:19:02,159 Speaker 1: to capitalize on, and they didn't have that in this 394 00:19:02,240 --> 00:19:05,760 Speaker 1: Lions game. It's the fifth straight game allowing more than 395 00:19:05,800 --> 00:19:10,960 Speaker 1: four hundred total yards. I know fans were pretty panicky 396 00:19:11,080 --> 00:19:14,919 Speaker 1: on Twitter, Andrew, how panicked are you to see the 397 00:19:14,960 --> 00:19:17,480 Speaker 1: way that this defense has played over this last stretch 398 00:19:17,480 --> 00:19:20,520 Speaker 1: of five games. It is a little bit alarming considering 399 00:19:20,560 --> 00:19:24,040 Speaker 1: how the start of the season wasn't as porous, at 400 00:19:24,080 --> 00:19:27,679 Speaker 1: least down the fields. If I'm an observer of I 401 00:19:27,680 --> 00:19:29,440 Speaker 1: am an observer, but if I'm looking at this Viking 402 00:19:29,520 --> 00:19:31,800 Speaker 1: team invested in wanting them to do well, I'm thinking, 403 00:19:32,480 --> 00:19:35,680 Speaker 1: you know, there's no signs of improvement throughout this year 404 00:19:35,960 --> 00:19:38,200 Speaker 1: when it comes to the pass coverage and the pass rush. 405 00:19:38,280 --> 00:19:40,919 Speaker 1: I think they've given up twelve completions of thirty plus 406 00:19:41,000 --> 00:19:44,040 Speaker 1: yards and in those last four games, and then it 407 00:19:44,080 --> 00:19:46,840 Speaker 1: was just eleven such throws in the first nine games 408 00:19:46,880 --> 00:19:50,080 Speaker 1: of the season. So guys are just throwing all over 409 00:19:50,119 --> 00:19:53,280 Speaker 1: the yard on them. And I think that's the thing 410 00:19:53,280 --> 00:19:55,359 Speaker 1: that you got to be worried about, is the big place, 411 00:19:55,560 --> 00:19:58,119 Speaker 1: that's what this defense is supposed to stop that's what 412 00:19:58,160 --> 00:20:01,800 Speaker 1: the coaching staff breaches. That's what a Donnetell's philosophy is. 413 00:20:01,880 --> 00:20:04,440 Speaker 1: We're going to play for whatever we give up underneath. 414 00:20:04,480 --> 00:20:06,399 Speaker 1: We're going to play deep coverage and try to take 415 00:20:06,440 --> 00:20:09,080 Speaker 1: away those big plays. And the problem is, I think 416 00:20:09,160 --> 00:20:11,600 Speaker 1: cam Binham called them mental errors. See, we're just having 417 00:20:11,600 --> 00:20:14,040 Speaker 1: too many of those mental errors and mental lapses, he said. 418 00:20:14,240 --> 00:20:17,320 Speaker 1: And to do that in December is a little bit alarming. 419 00:20:17,400 --> 00:20:19,639 Speaker 1: The elephant in the room yesterday was the fact that 420 00:20:19,680 --> 00:20:22,159 Speaker 1: Harrison Smith did not play in that game. You know, 421 00:20:22,200 --> 00:20:24,479 Speaker 1: he did get a Cam Danceler back and he had 422 00:20:24,520 --> 00:20:26,520 Speaker 1: a couple plays in that game, but you know, you're 423 00:20:26,520 --> 00:20:28,320 Speaker 1: talking about those mental errors. That one of the things 424 00:20:28,400 --> 00:20:30,920 Speaker 1: we've always kind of heard is Harrison Smith being out 425 00:20:30,920 --> 00:20:32,680 Speaker 1: there is kind of that general on the field, making 426 00:20:32,720 --> 00:20:34,280 Speaker 1: sure people are in the right position and know where 427 00:20:34,280 --> 00:20:36,200 Speaker 1: they're going to be. You know, how kill or was 428 00:20:36,240 --> 00:20:38,040 Speaker 1: it just not to have Harrison Smith out there in 429 00:20:38,080 --> 00:20:40,159 Speaker 1: the field. Yeah, it really seemed like they felt that 430 00:20:40,280 --> 00:20:44,240 Speaker 1: it did. But some of those two were isolating Cameron 431 00:20:44,320 --> 00:20:46,920 Speaker 1: Danceler who came back and I don't know how much 432 00:20:46,960 --> 00:20:49,200 Speaker 1: rust he was still knocking off. He obviously missed those 433 00:20:49,240 --> 00:20:52,280 Speaker 1: four games, but the Lions seemed to kind of target 434 00:20:52,359 --> 00:20:54,879 Speaker 1: him a little bit obviously that first go ball, so 435 00:20:55,080 --> 00:20:57,919 Speaker 1: DJ sharked down down that left side, and then that 436 00:20:58,040 --> 00:21:00,639 Speaker 1: one deep touchdown. I'm not sure who it was on 437 00:21:00,720 --> 00:21:04,080 Speaker 1: Jamison Williams the initial one, but you're looking at that 438 00:21:04,160 --> 00:21:06,640 Speaker 1: one as it was Cam Biningham, a guy who's been there, 439 00:21:06,680 --> 00:21:10,560 Speaker 1: done that, been in position, Patrick Pearson or Cameron Danceller 440 00:21:10,640 --> 00:21:13,120 Speaker 1: who has been in some hot water before in those situations. 441 00:21:13,160 --> 00:21:16,720 Speaker 1: So Cam has leaned on Harrison a lot in some 442 00:21:16,760 --> 00:21:19,239 Speaker 1: of those moments. But you still got to own up 443 00:21:19,240 --> 00:21:21,520 Speaker 1: and make those plays. And I think Cam had kind 444 00:21:21,560 --> 00:21:25,160 Speaker 1: of a rough reintroduction on Sunday. And we've seen him 445 00:21:25,160 --> 00:21:27,320 Speaker 1: play better, coaches have seen him play better, so you 446 00:21:27,359 --> 00:21:30,120 Speaker 1: know he can turn it around. But that first game back, 447 00:21:30,160 --> 00:21:32,440 Speaker 1: it certainly seemed like he was knocking some rustoff. Yeah, 448 00:21:32,480 --> 00:21:36,080 Speaker 1: and it fell a lot like the call for better execution, 449 00:21:36,680 --> 00:21:38,920 Speaker 1: like you had mentioned with the missed opportunities of the 450 00:21:39,040 --> 00:21:44,240 Speaker 1: mental lapses with such a theme in this defensive reaction 451 00:21:44,320 --> 00:21:47,440 Speaker 1: to the loss. But I wanted to ask you about 452 00:21:47,560 --> 00:21:51,080 Speaker 1: the lack of pass rush, which has been quite a 453 00:21:51,119 --> 00:21:54,640 Speaker 1: popular fan question for us on pick six in the 454 00:21:54,640 --> 00:21:58,560 Speaker 1: fucking's mail bag, because you're seeing you're seeing no sacks. 455 00:21:58,560 --> 00:22:02,359 Speaker 1: You're seeing almost like a regression. I don't even know 456 00:22:02,400 --> 00:22:03,800 Speaker 1: if that might be too strong of a word, but 457 00:22:03,840 --> 00:22:07,040 Speaker 1: a regression from the from Zadarius Smith being as dominant 458 00:22:07,080 --> 00:22:09,240 Speaker 1: as he was earlier in the season. Could it be 459 00:22:09,320 --> 00:22:12,240 Speaker 1: wear and tear? What do you attribute this lack of 460 00:22:12,400 --> 00:22:17,440 Speaker 1: pass rush too. I think offenses realize that is the strength, 461 00:22:17,800 --> 00:22:22,480 Speaker 1: and that sounds a little off kilter because of what 462 00:22:22,520 --> 00:22:25,120 Speaker 1: we've seen here. We haven't seen that show in the strength, 463 00:22:25,359 --> 00:22:29,000 Speaker 1: but that is by far the most talented position is 464 00:22:29,440 --> 00:22:32,399 Speaker 1: edge rusher. Obviously, Zadarius and Daniel, those guys get so 465 00:22:32,480 --> 00:22:36,800 Speaker 1: much attention from opposing offenses. We're seeing them get shipped 466 00:22:36,800 --> 00:22:39,480 Speaker 1: by tight ends, running backs, we're seeing just true double 467 00:22:39,520 --> 00:22:42,879 Speaker 1: teams at times. We are also seeing quarterbacks get the 468 00:22:42,920 --> 00:22:47,560 Speaker 1: ball out really quickly against this defense, and that speaks 469 00:22:47,600 --> 00:22:50,680 Speaker 1: a little bit to the issues and coverage. In my opinion, 470 00:22:50,720 --> 00:22:54,600 Speaker 1: they're missing tackles sometimes on these underneath throws, or they're 471 00:22:54,600 --> 00:22:57,199 Speaker 1: giving up some of these intermediate areas just kind of 472 00:22:57,200 --> 00:23:00,760 Speaker 1: wide open for these quick eleven twelve thirty yard strike 473 00:23:00,880 --> 00:23:04,040 Speaker 1: and that neutralizes those two guys off the edges when 474 00:23:04,080 --> 00:23:06,480 Speaker 1: you can get it out in two and a half seconds. 475 00:23:07,320 --> 00:23:09,120 Speaker 1: I was curious about this as well, and we get 476 00:23:09,119 --> 00:23:11,679 Speaker 1: a lot of questions on our stuff too about that 477 00:23:11,720 --> 00:23:15,560 Speaker 1: pass rush. And the last four weeks, the Vikings have 478 00:23:15,640 --> 00:23:19,679 Speaker 1: faced like each week a top ten quickest thrower of 479 00:23:19,720 --> 00:23:23,320 Speaker 1: the week from Dallas to New England to the Jets. 480 00:23:23,440 --> 00:23:26,399 Speaker 1: I think that's a little smudge because I think golf 481 00:23:26,480 --> 00:23:28,680 Speaker 1: was like twelve right now and they got the Monday 482 00:23:28,760 --> 00:23:30,800 Speaker 1: night game to play, but maybe not the last five 483 00:23:30,840 --> 00:23:34,880 Speaker 1: games though. Yeah, these guys are getting Yeah, these guys 484 00:23:34,920 --> 00:23:37,560 Speaker 1: are getting the ball out quick on the Vikings, So 485 00:23:37,800 --> 00:23:39,880 Speaker 1: I think that's part of it, and they er need 486 00:23:40,000 --> 00:23:42,120 Speaker 1: coverage if they want to help out that pass rush. 487 00:23:42,200 --> 00:23:44,760 Speaker 1: When you look at the current standings, I know, you know, 488 00:23:44,800 --> 00:23:46,640 Speaker 1: we lost this game here. We were trying to see 489 00:23:46,640 --> 00:23:48,520 Speaker 1: if we could clinch last week and this week, and 490 00:23:49,040 --> 00:23:50,840 Speaker 1: maybe that was part of the disappointment too, is just 491 00:23:50,880 --> 00:23:54,320 Speaker 1: not being able to officially punch your ticket into the postseason. 492 00:23:54,359 --> 00:23:56,320 Speaker 1: But you look at us right now, we're still sitting 493 00:23:56,320 --> 00:23:58,600 Speaker 1: at that number two seed, but the San Francisco forty 494 00:23:58,680 --> 00:24:00,639 Speaker 1: nine ers are kind of sneaking up on us there 495 00:24:00,680 --> 00:24:03,360 Speaker 1: now at nine and four. I think that you look 496 00:24:03,400 --> 00:24:05,359 Speaker 1: at the rest of these these four games coming up 497 00:24:05,400 --> 00:24:09,080 Speaker 1: here with Indie, New York, Green Bay in Chicago, you know, 498 00:24:09,119 --> 00:24:11,240 Speaker 1: you have that opportunity to still kind of control your 499 00:24:11,280 --> 00:24:14,320 Speaker 1: own destiny there at that number two position, unless you 500 00:24:14,359 --> 00:24:17,240 Speaker 1: know Philly really falters but just trying to outpace the 501 00:24:17,320 --> 00:24:20,320 Speaker 1: Niners there. What do you kind of foresee going on 502 00:24:20,359 --> 00:24:22,400 Speaker 1: here with Minnesota in these next four games as far 503 00:24:22,400 --> 00:24:24,560 Speaker 1: as what the storyline is of what they need to 504 00:24:24,560 --> 00:24:27,600 Speaker 1: accomplish going into the playoffs. Yeah, they suddenly need to 505 00:24:27,680 --> 00:24:31,040 Speaker 1: keep that surging forty nine ers team at Bay that 506 00:24:31,160 --> 00:24:33,360 Speaker 1: the one seed seems like it's out of it. You're 507 00:24:33,400 --> 00:24:36,639 Speaker 1: now three games behind basically because Philly's got that tiebreaker, 508 00:24:36,680 --> 00:24:39,719 Speaker 1: and so right now you're looking to keep to two 509 00:24:40,000 --> 00:24:43,480 Speaker 1: and you are trying to build some momentum, some confidence. 510 00:24:43,520 --> 00:24:47,359 Speaker 1: You're trying to regain what you had during that run 511 00:24:47,560 --> 00:24:49,800 Speaker 1: of one score win and get a two score win 512 00:24:49,960 --> 00:24:53,200 Speaker 1: against see Indianapolis School. I think those kind of things 513 00:24:53,240 --> 00:24:55,439 Speaker 1: can help, I really do. I think players know they 514 00:24:55,440 --> 00:24:57,359 Speaker 1: can do it when you're ten and three, that they're 515 00:24:57,359 --> 00:24:59,239 Speaker 1: not looking around the locker room right now being like, 516 00:24:59,320 --> 00:25:01,800 Speaker 1: oh whoa was us? But they're looking around saying like, 517 00:25:01,800 --> 00:25:04,600 Speaker 1: all right, now we've got an opportunity here to rally 518 00:25:04,800 --> 00:25:07,639 Speaker 1: and have four weeks to really put together some of 519 00:25:07,680 --> 00:25:10,720 Speaker 1: their best football against some opponents who might allow them 520 00:25:10,760 --> 00:25:13,520 Speaker 1: to do so, starting on Saturday against the Colts. And 521 00:25:14,119 --> 00:25:18,560 Speaker 1: I was looking back in September, you did kind of 522 00:25:18,560 --> 00:25:20,639 Speaker 1: a deep dive. It was really well done on Justin 523 00:25:20,720 --> 00:25:24,800 Speaker 1: Jefferson and what makes him great and obviously breaking the 524 00:25:24,880 --> 00:25:29,320 Speaker 1: single game receiving yard record and Vikings history, getting into 525 00:25:29,320 --> 00:25:33,400 Speaker 1: the top ten in career yards for the Vikings as well. 526 00:25:33,440 --> 00:25:37,520 Speaker 1: I mean, his play obviously speaks for itself. But when 527 00:25:37,560 --> 00:25:41,040 Speaker 1: you were doing your research and talking to sources and 528 00:25:41,119 --> 00:25:44,040 Speaker 1: things like that, what did you find out makes Justin 529 00:25:44,119 --> 00:25:47,520 Speaker 1: Jefferson great? Well, the engine that drives them right, And 530 00:25:47,560 --> 00:25:50,080 Speaker 1: that's that's the key thing between a lot of these guys. 531 00:25:50,119 --> 00:25:53,520 Speaker 1: And it's not just that raw talent, it's who you 532 00:25:53,600 --> 00:25:55,919 Speaker 1: are every day, the habits that you put And this 533 00:25:56,000 --> 00:25:59,760 Speaker 1: kid eats, sleeps, breathe football. He's I couldn't believe this. 534 00:25:59,760 --> 00:26:01,480 Speaker 1: I saw something the other day that he was either 535 00:26:01,520 --> 00:26:04,600 Speaker 1: a month younger or older than Christian Watson, the rookie 536 00:26:04,680 --> 00:26:07,159 Speaker 1: over with the back. Wow. I didn't even know how 537 00:26:07,200 --> 00:26:13,320 Speaker 1: to be kidding me. He's so young dominating it's just incredible. 538 00:26:13,440 --> 00:26:16,679 Speaker 1: So to me, it's the maturity for his age, and 539 00:26:16,760 --> 00:26:20,000 Speaker 1: not just the maturity in his game, but the maturity 540 00:26:20,040 --> 00:26:22,119 Speaker 1: is a young man and how he carries himself and 541 00:26:22,119 --> 00:26:25,040 Speaker 1: how he's a professional, and um, you just to him 542 00:26:25,040 --> 00:26:26,959 Speaker 1: who speaks ill about you know, who he is as 543 00:26:27,000 --> 00:26:29,720 Speaker 1: a person, how he treats people, how he goes about 544 00:26:29,840 --> 00:26:32,120 Speaker 1: his daily life. And I think that goes a long 545 00:26:32,160 --> 00:26:35,480 Speaker 1: way when it comes to taking what is a supreme 546 00:26:35,560 --> 00:26:39,000 Speaker 1: skill set and talent and then making that into an 547 00:26:39,000 --> 00:26:42,480 Speaker 1: all time great. And um, the football stuff, I mean, 548 00:26:42,520 --> 00:26:44,800 Speaker 1: you hear guys like Patrick Peterson talk about there are 549 00:26:44,880 --> 00:26:47,359 Speaker 1: times I don't know what route he's running. And you've 550 00:26:47,359 --> 00:26:49,919 Speaker 1: got a three time All Pro saying that about a 551 00:26:49,960 --> 00:26:52,280 Speaker 1: twenty three year old. There's there's not much higher praise 552 00:26:52,520 --> 00:26:55,879 Speaker 1: than that. This Yeah, this kid is climbing up. And 553 00:26:55,880 --> 00:26:58,800 Speaker 1: if you told me before the podcast about Chris Carter's comments, 554 00:26:58,800 --> 00:27:01,600 Speaker 1: it's just it's remarkable to here. What's crazy too, is 555 00:27:01,680 --> 00:27:03,480 Speaker 1: you know, if you do look at the stats. I'm 556 00:27:03,480 --> 00:27:06,040 Speaker 1: looking at the list right now with him being essentially 557 00:27:06,080 --> 00:27:08,399 Speaker 1: tenth all time, you know he's done it in forty 558 00:27:08,440 --> 00:27:11,200 Speaker 1: six games, he's got forty five hundred and sixteen yards. 559 00:27:11,640 --> 00:27:13,840 Speaker 1: If you want to play the fun game of you know, 560 00:27:13,920 --> 00:27:16,119 Speaker 1: double that and see where he would be for his future. 561 00:27:16,480 --> 00:27:18,239 Speaker 1: That get him at ninety two games, and it put 562 00:27:18,320 --> 00:27:20,920 Speaker 1: him at about nine thousand and thirty two yards. That 563 00:27:20,960 --> 00:27:24,159 Speaker 1: puts him about two hundred yards or so behind Randy 564 00:27:24,240 --> 00:27:27,800 Speaker 1: Moss in twenty one less games. So like the kid 565 00:27:27,880 --> 00:27:30,719 Speaker 1: currently at this point is at a historic pace in 566 00:27:30,800 --> 00:27:32,679 Speaker 1: order to put putting up these kind of numbers, and 567 00:27:32,680 --> 00:27:35,560 Speaker 1: I guess I know defensive coordinators week to week after 568 00:27:35,640 --> 00:27:38,000 Speaker 1: be saying this is the lynchpin. You have to stop 569 00:27:38,040 --> 00:27:40,720 Speaker 1: this guy. What does he do so well? That really 570 00:27:40,760 --> 00:27:44,320 Speaker 1: makes that impossible at times for certain defenses. It's kind 571 00:27:44,359 --> 00:27:46,440 Speaker 1: of doing a little what Randy used to do. It's 572 00:27:46,600 --> 00:27:49,640 Speaker 1: it's going over the top of people. It doesn't matter 573 00:27:49,640 --> 00:27:50,840 Speaker 1: if you have one guy in front of you, a 574 00:27:50,880 --> 00:27:53,760 Speaker 1: guy behind you, three guys around you, You're going to 575 00:27:53,840 --> 00:27:56,520 Speaker 1: go up and get it. It's the contested catches. It's 576 00:27:56,600 --> 00:28:00,399 Speaker 1: the body contortion, the tracking of the balls, the vision, 577 00:28:00,880 --> 00:28:03,440 Speaker 1: the intelligence to know where the coverage is and how 578 00:28:03,480 --> 00:28:06,520 Speaker 1: to set it up to put yourself in best position. 579 00:28:06,800 --> 00:28:10,280 Speaker 1: It's just the complete package, and to me it stands 580 00:28:10,320 --> 00:28:12,320 Speaker 1: out and why you can't stop him is the contested 581 00:28:12,400 --> 00:28:15,440 Speaker 1: catch portion of it. It's like a DeAndre Hopkins style 582 00:28:15,480 --> 00:28:18,920 Speaker 1: receiver who can go up against anybody and come down 583 00:28:18,920 --> 00:28:20,960 Speaker 1: with it. And then oh, by the way, he's shift 584 00:28:21,000 --> 00:28:23,320 Speaker 1: you like Keenan Allen too, and can also shake you 585 00:28:23,359 --> 00:28:25,840 Speaker 1: at the top of a route and come back. And 586 00:28:25,840 --> 00:28:28,560 Speaker 1: that Patrick Peterson was saying something about something he did 587 00:28:28,640 --> 00:28:32,600 Speaker 1: this training camp where he put like three fake moves 588 00:28:32,640 --> 00:28:35,040 Speaker 1: on him, like a fake corner, fake post, just to 589 00:28:35,040 --> 00:28:37,320 Speaker 1: come back to a hitch route, and Pierson's like, I've 590 00:28:37,320 --> 00:28:39,240 Speaker 1: never seen anybody do a triple move just to do 591 00:28:39,280 --> 00:28:41,840 Speaker 1: a comeback route. But this kid, he can do it, 592 00:28:41,880 --> 00:28:43,960 Speaker 1: and he can do it so seamlessly that you know 593 00:28:44,000 --> 00:28:46,240 Speaker 1: it doesn't matter if you bracket him, if you double him, 594 00:28:46,680 --> 00:28:49,000 Speaker 1: if Kirk just puts it up there, we see time 595 00:28:49,040 --> 00:28:52,200 Speaker 1: and time again that Justin can come down with it. Well. 596 00:28:52,200 --> 00:28:54,680 Speaker 1: Thank you so much to the Starter Beings Andrew Kramer 597 00:28:54,680 --> 00:28:57,120 Speaker 1: for joining us today to talk a little more about 598 00:28:57,160 --> 00:28:59,800 Speaker 1: this current team. We will see you on Saturday, Andrew, 599 00:28:59,840 --> 00:29:02,440 Speaker 1: but you're pretty pumped, you lightning and having somewhat of 600 00:29:02,440 --> 00:29:05,640 Speaker 1: a day off on Sunday. Yeah, I get to check 601 00:29:05,680 --> 00:29:08,480 Speaker 1: some football out there. You go rare Sunday to do that, 602 00:29:08,680 --> 00:29:11,000 Speaker 1: but absolutely enjoying it. Should be a fun one on 603 00:29:11,040 --> 00:29:14,440 Speaker 1: Saturday as well. Yes, yes, definitely an electric atmosphere. Thank 604 00:29:14,480 --> 00:29:16,840 Speaker 1: you so much Andrew for joining the Minnesota Vikings podcast. 605 00:29:16,920 --> 00:29:20,560 Speaker 1: Thank you for having me on. Big thanks to Andrew 606 00:29:20,640 --> 00:29:23,280 Speaker 1: Kramer for joining the podcast. And as we kind of 607 00:29:23,320 --> 00:29:26,280 Speaker 1: signed off saying, don't forget this week's Colts game is 608 00:29:26,400 --> 00:29:29,720 Speaker 1: on Saturday. It's a noon kickoff on NFL Network. The 609 00:29:29,800 --> 00:29:32,520 Speaker 1: players are asking fans show up and be allowed to 610 00:29:32,520 --> 00:29:36,160 Speaker 1: create that hostile environment against Indie. With a win, the 611 00:29:36,240 --> 00:29:39,080 Speaker 1: Vikings clinch the NFC North Championship, and what better way 612 00:29:39,080 --> 00:29:41,000 Speaker 1: to do that in front of the fans. That's why 613 00:29:41,040 --> 00:29:43,880 Speaker 1: they What happened Sunday happen Now I'm kidding Lebron new 614 00:29:44,280 --> 00:29:46,360 Speaker 1: Lebron had this all planned out. He said the Vikings 615 00:29:46,400 --> 00:29:48,840 Speaker 1: are running clinch against the Colts. I guess nobody when 616 00:29:48,880 --> 00:29:51,560 Speaker 1: did he say that joke? So Lebron got called out 617 00:29:51,600 --> 00:29:54,640 Speaker 1: on Twitter a few weeks ago because he said he 618 00:29:54,720 --> 00:29:56,920 Speaker 1: predicted something that was going to happen. So everybody's like 619 00:29:57,000 --> 00:30:00,160 Speaker 1: Lebron's he's a liar. He's like a habitual liar's So 620 00:30:00,160 --> 00:30:03,240 Speaker 1: now I'm saying it's like a running joke the Lebron's 621 00:30:03,240 --> 00:30:09,840 Speaker 1: predicting by calling PA a national treasure. Then yeah, was 622 00:30:09,840 --> 00:30:12,440 Speaker 1: going to call that game and the Bills will fumble 623 00:30:12,480 --> 00:30:14,360 Speaker 1: in the one yard. He knew that. But um, yeah, 624 00:30:14,440 --> 00:30:16,360 Speaker 1: why not do it at home? Yeah? I can't think 625 00:30:16,360 --> 00:30:18,960 Speaker 1: it'd be more fun. Yeah, it's more of a party. Yeah, 626 00:30:19,080 --> 00:30:21,400 Speaker 1: it's more fun to do it with all of your 627 00:30:21,480 --> 00:30:23,680 Speaker 1: what sixty five thousand year closest friends hanging out in 628 00:30:23,680 --> 00:30:26,280 Speaker 1: the building. Jay, do we have any thing game presentation 629 00:30:26,320 --> 00:30:28,920 Speaker 1: wise that we're planning in case we win? Well, it's 630 00:30:29,000 --> 00:30:31,760 Speaker 1: kind of crazy because we only have essentially, you know, 631 00:30:31,880 --> 00:30:34,360 Speaker 1: barring something crazy happening with the playoff game. But we 632 00:30:34,760 --> 00:30:37,640 Speaker 1: have two regular season home games left on back to 633 00:30:37,680 --> 00:30:41,480 Speaker 1: back Saturdays, So I know, um, on Christmas Eve there, 634 00:30:41,720 --> 00:30:43,680 Speaker 1: they've got the white out game that they have announced 635 00:30:43,960 --> 00:30:46,000 Speaker 1: and for this one, I think you know it's going 636 00:30:46,080 --> 00:30:48,959 Speaker 1: to be Uh, the game prize is going to do 637 00:30:49,000 --> 00:30:52,720 Speaker 1: everything they can to help will this team to a victory. Um, 638 00:30:52,760 --> 00:30:55,240 Speaker 1: you know, making it as loud, as hostile and as 639 00:30:55,320 --> 00:30:58,360 Speaker 1: as jubilant as possible. And I really do feel like 640 00:30:58,400 --> 00:31:00,640 Speaker 1: we've seen this team when they have a tough loss 641 00:31:01,000 --> 00:31:03,600 Speaker 1: the following game, man, they come back just on fire. 642 00:31:03,680 --> 00:31:05,880 Speaker 1: And I am really hoping that they look at this 643 00:31:05,960 --> 00:31:09,040 Speaker 1: indie team who has had some success and you've got, 644 00:31:09,080 --> 00:31:11,240 Speaker 1: you know, a guy like a Unique and Gackwhite coming 645 00:31:11,240 --> 00:31:14,480 Speaker 1: in back in the building. Here. I'm hoping that this 646 00:31:14,480 --> 00:31:17,360 Speaker 1: this Vikings team comes in with their hair on fire 647 00:31:17,440 --> 00:31:20,080 Speaker 1: and just understands that you have the ability once again 648 00:31:20,080 --> 00:31:22,600 Speaker 1: to control your destiny, punch your ticket to the playoffs, 649 00:31:22,880 --> 00:31:25,080 Speaker 1: and then just start looking forward to the following three 650 00:31:25,120 --> 00:31:27,440 Speaker 1: weeks after that of whoever your opponent's going to be, 651 00:31:27,520 --> 00:31:30,680 Speaker 1: getting healthy, getting rested, and like you know, we talked 652 00:31:30,680 --> 00:31:33,720 Speaker 1: about a little bit with Andrew having to outpace those 653 00:31:33,800 --> 00:31:35,880 Speaker 1: Niners at this point, who are inferent feels to try 654 00:31:35,880 --> 00:31:37,720 Speaker 1: to take that two seeds. So that's the thing. The 655 00:31:37,760 --> 00:31:40,120 Speaker 1: two seed is so important right now. You know you're 656 00:31:40,160 --> 00:31:42,040 Speaker 1: not going to be in the one. Yeah, yeah, I mean, 657 00:31:42,080 --> 00:31:45,120 Speaker 1: Philly's just Philly's. Philly's outpacing everybody and they're trying to, 658 00:31:45,320 --> 00:31:47,400 Speaker 1: you know, keep away from the Cowboys at this point, 659 00:31:47,440 --> 00:31:50,080 Speaker 1: who have ten wins. So yeah, I think, yeah, I mean, 660 00:31:50,120 --> 00:31:51,680 Speaker 1: think about the fact that we have ten wins, where 661 00:31:51,720 --> 00:31:53,600 Speaker 1: the two seed Dallas has ten wins and they're the 662 00:31:53,600 --> 00:31:57,760 Speaker 1: five seeds. So it's it's gonna be a crazy, crazy 663 00:31:57,800 --> 00:32:00,400 Speaker 1: finish here for the next four weeks. And I think 664 00:32:00,400 --> 00:32:02,200 Speaker 1: the Vikings just have to, you know, take the bull 665 00:32:02,200 --> 00:32:04,800 Speaker 1: by the horns this weekend and and punch their ticket 666 00:32:04,840 --> 00:32:07,520 Speaker 1: for the full Is this person that the NFC was 667 00:32:07,600 --> 00:32:09,440 Speaker 1: going to be weak this year, I don't know what 668 00:32:09,680 --> 00:32:15,360 Speaker 1: right they didn't remember hearing that stuff. It's topsy turvy. 669 00:32:15,400 --> 00:32:16,800 Speaker 1: It was the whole thing of you had the haves 670 00:32:16,840 --> 00:32:19,160 Speaker 1: and the have nuts, and that's the other crazy thing. Guys, 671 00:32:19,480 --> 00:32:24,120 Speaker 1: go look at the current standings and that that wildcard teams, 672 00:32:24,120 --> 00:32:30,480 Speaker 1: who's who's nipping at the seventh spot in the NCCC 673 00:32:30,600 --> 00:32:32,760 Speaker 1: is pretty crazy. AFC is crazy. But go look at 674 00:32:32,760 --> 00:32:34,560 Speaker 1: the NFC right now and look at where the bubble 675 00:32:34,600 --> 00:32:38,800 Speaker 1: teams are. Within two games, you got Washington, Seattle, UM, 676 00:32:38,920 --> 00:32:42,240 Speaker 1: the well. As of right now, all four NFC East 677 00:32:42,280 --> 00:32:46,120 Speaker 1: teams are in, yeah, in the playoffs as of as 678 00:32:46,120 --> 00:32:47,960 Speaker 1: of the time we were recording right now, and that 679 00:32:48,040 --> 00:32:50,720 Speaker 1: was because you know, the craziness happened with the Seahawks 680 00:32:51,000 --> 00:32:53,240 Speaker 1: getting beat this weekend and all of a sudden they slid, 681 00:32:53,400 --> 00:32:54,880 Speaker 1: and then the Panthers are a half game on a 682 00:32:54,920 --> 00:32:59,360 Speaker 1: first place in their division, which is fourth. The Bucks play. 683 00:32:59,440 --> 00:33:02,320 Speaker 1: That's for the taking easily. So if you if you 684 00:33:02,440 --> 00:33:04,960 Speaker 1: look right now, you've got the Giants and the Commanders 685 00:33:05,000 --> 00:33:08,080 Speaker 1: at seven and five, Seattles at seven and six, and 686 00:33:08,120 --> 00:33:11,400 Speaker 1: then Detroit's at six and seven behind Seattle, and the 687 00:33:11,480 --> 00:33:15,120 Speaker 1: Packers are five and eight, sitting there with Carolina and 688 00:33:15,200 --> 00:33:18,120 Speaker 1: Atlanta at five and eight. All of those teams right 689 00:33:18,160 --> 00:33:21,720 Speaker 1: now are within two games of each other for the 690 00:33:21,800 --> 00:33:25,640 Speaker 1: six and seven spots, and there's one, two, three, four, five, 691 00:33:26,040 --> 00:33:28,960 Speaker 1: six seven teams vying for two spots with the last 692 00:33:28,960 --> 00:33:31,200 Speaker 1: four weeks to go. Man, I honestly believe it's going 693 00:33:31,240 --> 00:33:32,880 Speaker 1: to come down to Detroit or Green Bay for that 694 00:33:32,960 --> 00:33:35,360 Speaker 1: last pot. And I know they're as of right now 695 00:33:35,440 --> 00:33:39,960 Speaker 1: they're out, but the Giants, they're falling Golf Washington, I 696 00:33:40,000 --> 00:33:42,200 Speaker 1: believe will be there. But the Seahawks, the way they 697 00:33:42,200 --> 00:33:45,360 Speaker 1: played against the Panthers yesterday, well on Sunday, the seven 698 00:33:45,400 --> 00:33:49,040 Speaker 1: seat is wide open right now. So they're also they're 699 00:33:49,080 --> 00:33:52,480 Speaker 1: both seven five and one. Remember that weird tie game. Yeah, 700 00:33:52,520 --> 00:33:54,800 Speaker 1: so seven to six and one. Right, So if they 701 00:33:54,840 --> 00:33:57,120 Speaker 1: lose on I think they play Sunday Night Football against 702 00:33:57,120 --> 00:33:59,480 Speaker 1: the Commanders, the Giants do, and if they lose that game, 703 00:34:00,160 --> 00:34:02,960 Speaker 1: they would be tied with the No, there would be 704 00:34:03,080 --> 00:34:04,800 Speaker 1: a gain a half a game ahead of the Detroit Lion. 705 00:34:04,920 --> 00:34:08,040 Speaker 1: So yeah, and then we get the Giants as well. 706 00:34:08,080 --> 00:34:10,280 Speaker 1: It's like the Giants are fighting for their playoff lives 707 00:34:10,280 --> 00:34:12,200 Speaker 1: when they're going to be playing on that Christmas Eve game. 708 00:34:12,800 --> 00:34:16,640 Speaker 1: But that craziness of all of that, and the four 709 00:34:16,680 --> 00:34:18,680 Speaker 1: seed right now is the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at six 710 00:34:18,680 --> 00:34:21,839 Speaker 1: and seven. You know, but the Lions. The Lions last 711 00:34:21,880 --> 00:34:25,080 Speaker 1: four games, the Lions last four games, they're on the 712 00:34:25,200 --> 00:34:28,360 Speaker 1: road against the Jets this weekend. They're on the road 713 00:34:29,080 --> 00:34:33,440 Speaker 1: against Carolina this weekend or the next weekend. Then they 714 00:34:33,480 --> 00:34:35,880 Speaker 1: play the Bears at home, and then the end the 715 00:34:35,880 --> 00:34:42,120 Speaker 1: season at lambeau Field. And like I think, but that's 716 00:34:42,280 --> 00:34:44,600 Speaker 1: but that's a tough like, that's a tough two game 717 00:34:44,719 --> 00:34:48,279 Speaker 1: road swing they're about to go on. Yeah, yeah, you're right. 718 00:34:48,320 --> 00:34:50,560 Speaker 1: I don't even yeah, I just think it's going to 719 00:34:50,640 --> 00:34:52,440 Speaker 1: come down to that jan I think it's January eighth 720 00:34:52,520 --> 00:34:55,759 Speaker 1: or January ninth, whoever, wins that game, we'll get that 721 00:34:55,800 --> 00:34:58,080 Speaker 1: seven seed and if we went out, that's who we 722 00:34:58,120 --> 00:35:00,760 Speaker 1: will be playing. Yeah, the Packers host the Rams this weekend, 723 00:35:00,920 --> 00:35:03,200 Speaker 1: then they go on the road at Miami, then we 724 00:35:03,400 --> 00:35:07,040 Speaker 1: play them in Lambeau Tough. So that's their three games 725 00:35:07,120 --> 00:35:10,440 Speaker 1: leaning into that one too. So it never ceases to 726 00:35:10,600 --> 00:35:13,160 Speaker 1: be boring. At the end of the playoffs. It's a 727 00:35:13,239 --> 00:35:16,680 Speaker 1: Baker Mayfield Aaron Rodgers matchup this weekend. There you go, 728 00:35:18,080 --> 00:35:20,160 Speaker 1: but here you think about what we're getting. Aside what 729 00:35:20,160 --> 00:35:22,840 Speaker 1: we're getting, that's what we're getting. Think about for the Rams, 730 00:35:22,920 --> 00:35:26,239 Speaker 1: right you dead and buried season, done all that kind 731 00:35:26,239 --> 00:35:28,640 Speaker 1: of a thing. And then Baker comes in on forty 732 00:35:28,680 --> 00:35:30,920 Speaker 1: eight hours. Notice, everyone's like, Baker, thing ain't going no 733 00:35:31,040 --> 00:35:34,600 Speaker 1: matter and he could. You know, he did just enough. 734 00:35:35,080 --> 00:35:37,279 Speaker 1: They got they were close enough, the defense held on 735 00:35:37,360 --> 00:35:38,840 Speaker 1: until the very end. Baker is able to make a 736 00:35:38,880 --> 00:35:41,960 Speaker 1: play and they get that win. Man, I would love 737 00:35:42,000 --> 00:35:44,920 Speaker 1: to see him do it again and Gold it's not happening. 738 00:35:48,120 --> 00:35:50,000 Speaker 1: I will I will say it's it is. It is 739 00:35:50,000 --> 00:35:52,480 Speaker 1: a little bit daunting to like, like, I feel like 740 00:35:52,560 --> 00:35:54,600 Speaker 1: the Vikings need to win out at this point in 741 00:35:54,680 --> 00:35:56,879 Speaker 1: order to keep the number two seat. I just don't 742 00:35:56,880 --> 00:35:58,720 Speaker 1: want to play the forty nine ers because the forty 743 00:35:58,800 --> 00:36:02,840 Speaker 1: nine Ers are at Seattle this on Thursday. It'll be tough. Actually, 744 00:36:02,960 --> 00:36:06,319 Speaker 1: then they host the Commanders, another tough defense, and then 745 00:36:06,320 --> 00:36:09,120 Speaker 1: they play at the Raiders. Yeah, they they'll win. And 746 00:36:09,239 --> 00:36:12,040 Speaker 1: they end the season the Cardinals at home. So those 747 00:36:12,120 --> 00:36:14,719 Speaker 1: last two they should win. In my opinion, These next 748 00:36:14,760 --> 00:36:17,280 Speaker 1: two are the ones that are going to be where 749 00:36:17,280 --> 00:36:19,640 Speaker 1: they potentially could have a stumbling block. But like that 750 00:36:19,760 --> 00:36:22,560 Speaker 1: commander's defense, if they can get after a brock party, 751 00:36:22,800 --> 00:36:24,840 Speaker 1: you know, get that rookie out there and play that 752 00:36:24,840 --> 00:36:27,520 Speaker 1: commander's defense and some pressure on him. Trent Williams though 753 00:36:28,080 --> 00:36:30,400 Speaker 1: the Seahawks beat him. I mean they beat the Seahawks 754 00:36:30,440 --> 00:36:34,000 Speaker 1: last meeting twenty seven to seven. Yeah, man, I never know. 755 00:36:34,600 --> 00:36:36,319 Speaker 1: I love this time. That's why I love. That's why 756 00:36:36,360 --> 00:36:39,279 Speaker 1: we all love December football because of you know, storylines 757 00:36:39,360 --> 00:36:42,560 Speaker 1: like this, of you know, teams literally a half a 758 00:36:42,600 --> 00:36:44,840 Speaker 1: game or one game away from being in a certain 759 00:36:44,880 --> 00:36:50,120 Speaker 1: spot like after Philly. Everyone is is fair game. That's yeah, 760 00:36:50,320 --> 00:36:53,520 Speaker 1: not for the Viking sake, but I do love that. 761 00:36:53,560 --> 00:36:56,399 Speaker 1: It's an absolute mess. It's like a reality TV show. 762 00:36:56,680 --> 00:36:58,680 Speaker 1: But my favorite but see this is why you love. 763 00:36:59,440 --> 00:37:01,440 Speaker 1: At least for I've actually thought about this, I'm like, 764 00:37:01,480 --> 00:37:04,080 Speaker 1: why do I love pro sports? And you know, there's 765 00:37:04,080 --> 00:37:06,400 Speaker 1: certain TV shows and movies and genres that I really like. 766 00:37:06,840 --> 00:37:08,759 Speaker 1: The reason I like pro sports, and it doesn't have 767 00:37:08,800 --> 00:37:11,040 Speaker 1: to be just NFL, it can be almost anything, is 768 00:37:11,080 --> 00:37:14,279 Speaker 1: because justin moments where you sit there and say, well, 769 00:37:14,280 --> 00:37:17,839 Speaker 1: that can't happen, it does. And it's those moments that's 770 00:37:17,880 --> 00:37:21,240 Speaker 1: the unscripted drama of you can't figure this out until 771 00:37:21,280 --> 00:37:24,160 Speaker 1: it actually unfolds. That's why when you get you know, 772 00:37:24,200 --> 00:37:26,600 Speaker 1: Minneapolis Miracles and things like that, if you watch that 773 00:37:26,640 --> 00:37:28,719 Speaker 1: on TV shows, a lot of people just throw a 774 00:37:28,760 --> 00:37:30,719 Speaker 1: remote and go, I'm out. I don't believe this is 775 00:37:31,120 --> 00:37:33,520 Speaker 1: this is not something that can happen. But that's why 776 00:37:33,640 --> 00:37:36,720 Speaker 1: I love the drama of live sporting events is because 777 00:37:37,080 --> 00:37:39,920 Speaker 1: you cannot script it. Someone might be quote unquote dead 778 00:37:39,920 --> 00:37:41,719 Speaker 1: and buried and all of a sudden they come back 779 00:37:41,719 --> 00:37:44,799 Speaker 1: and pull it off. Those are the most epic games 780 00:37:44,840 --> 00:37:46,440 Speaker 1: that I love to watch. Is just that back and 781 00:37:46,440 --> 00:37:50,160 Speaker 1: forth battle. We need to win, yeah we do, we 782 00:37:50,200 --> 00:37:53,080 Speaker 1: need to win. I hope. I hope Saturday sets that 783 00:37:53,160 --> 00:37:57,640 Speaker 1: up for everyone. Either way, the NFL does require teams 784 00:37:57,640 --> 00:38:02,560 Speaker 1: that are leaning their division to put playoff tickets on sale, 785 00:38:02,719 --> 00:38:06,440 Speaker 1: so those playoff tickets will be going on sale this week. 786 00:38:07,280 --> 00:38:10,080 Speaker 1: Similar to the regular season, there will be six thousand, 787 00:38:10,200 --> 00:38:14,600 Speaker 1: less than six thousand single game tickets available and obviously 788 00:38:14,760 --> 00:38:17,080 Speaker 1: season ticket members if you did not do the pay 789 00:38:17,120 --> 00:38:20,279 Speaker 1: as you play program. There will be tickets available for 790 00:38:20,360 --> 00:38:25,360 Speaker 1: you guys starting today Tuesday, December thirteenth, and then the 791 00:38:25,400 --> 00:38:28,000 Speaker 1: ticket insiders on the fourteenth, before going on sale to 792 00:38:28,040 --> 00:38:32,200 Speaker 1: the general public on the fifteenth. And so yeah, I mean, 793 00:38:32,480 --> 00:38:35,520 Speaker 1: i'd say pick it up because it's been a little 794 00:38:35,520 --> 00:38:37,960 Speaker 1: while since we've had some playoff football here. Those playoff 795 00:38:37,960 --> 00:38:41,400 Speaker 1: tickets always go instantaneously quick. So whatever you can do 796 00:38:41,480 --> 00:38:43,920 Speaker 1: Backbarrow and Steel to get those tickets, and don't call 797 00:38:43,960 --> 00:38:46,000 Speaker 1: me because I can't help you out. I got no end. 798 00:38:46,120 --> 00:38:49,120 Speaker 1: I am. Yeah, I'm waiting. I'm waiting for the texts 799 00:38:49,239 --> 00:38:52,080 Speaker 1: from from friends and family saying hey, what do you know? 800 00:38:52,360 --> 00:38:54,920 Speaker 1: So whatever you can do, if you've got an opportunity 801 00:38:54,960 --> 00:38:57,560 Speaker 1: to get those tickets, get them as quickly as possible, 802 00:38:57,600 --> 00:39:00,319 Speaker 1: because we know that, you know, playoff football at US 803 00:39:00,360 --> 00:39:02,959 Speaker 1: Bank Stadium is going to be absolutely awesome. Question. So 804 00:39:03,040 --> 00:39:06,520 Speaker 1: that means the Temple Bay Buccaneers are sending else their 805 00:39:06,560 --> 00:39:09,920 Speaker 1: fans they are wow because they have a winning percentage 806 00:39:09,920 --> 00:39:16,440 Speaker 1: of five hundred or better. Okay, barely, but they do. Okay, 807 00:39:16,600 --> 00:39:20,040 Speaker 1: So yeah, yeah, yeah, man, Yeah, it's a it's a 808 00:39:20,080 --> 00:39:23,799 Speaker 1: fun position to be observation. Oh wait, No, they don't 809 00:39:23,840 --> 00:39:25,960 Speaker 1: know they're at four. Oh they don't. They're in four 810 00:39:26,120 --> 00:39:29,520 Speaker 1: sixty two. I thought they were seven and six. Bad. No, 811 00:39:29,640 --> 00:39:31,799 Speaker 1: they are not selling playoff tickets yet. Oh, but they're 812 00:39:31,800 --> 00:39:34,560 Speaker 1: in the lead of their division. That is correct. There's 813 00:39:34,760 --> 00:39:37,640 Speaker 1: there's six and seven. Okay, Panthers are five and eight, 814 00:39:38,280 --> 00:39:40,640 Speaker 1: five and eight, and they are on sale. For all 815 00:39:40,640 --> 00:39:44,719 Speaker 1: you buff fans listening to the Minnesota Vikings podcasts, it's 816 00:39:44,719 --> 00:39:46,399 Speaker 1: a good problem that we don't have at this point. 817 00:39:46,440 --> 00:39:48,040 Speaker 1: It looks like we're in a good spot to be 818 00:39:48,080 --> 00:39:51,759 Speaker 1: in the playoffs. And yeah, that's crazy. For all the 819 00:39:51,800 --> 00:39:53,799 Speaker 1: years that that you wish that you are a part 820 00:39:53,800 --> 00:39:55,920 Speaker 1: of this mix, the fact that as of now we're 821 00:39:55,920 --> 00:39:57,839 Speaker 1: sitting here a month out and already feeling like we're 822 00:39:57,880 --> 00:40:01,000 Speaker 1: secure in our playoff position. As far as getting into 823 00:40:01,040 --> 00:40:02,600 Speaker 1: the big dance, you know, that's going to be something 824 00:40:02,600 --> 00:40:05,239 Speaker 1: I'm just happy that we get an extra home game 825 00:40:05,520 --> 00:40:08,279 Speaker 1: minimum for sure. That's what I'm signing. Deal. I'm over 826 00:40:08,280 --> 00:40:10,880 Speaker 1: here knocking on would as y'all talk, because I'm like, 827 00:40:11,120 --> 00:40:14,359 Speaker 1: anything can happen, and after a last week's game, I'm 828 00:40:14,360 --> 00:40:18,040 Speaker 1: like cautiously optimistic, but like I appreciate so many give 829 00:40:18,120 --> 00:40:20,560 Speaker 1: me the positivity, Like do you think that they're gonna 830 00:40:20,680 --> 00:40:27,320 Speaker 1: do you think they could lose out? No? Oh boy? 831 00:40:27,640 --> 00:40:30,320 Speaker 1: All right, if you've made it this part of the podcast. 832 00:40:30,719 --> 00:40:37,560 Speaker 1: His Twitter handle is at a game, Enrique Davis cutting 833 00:40:37,600 --> 00:40:39,319 Speaker 1: this this part of the show out. No, you can 834 00:40:39,360 --> 00:40:43,040 Speaker 1: give it, no if any anything can happen at this 835 00:40:43,120 --> 00:40:46,960 Speaker 1: point in I mean all the Vikings, I mean our schedule, 836 00:40:47,040 --> 00:40:48,960 Speaker 1: I think you met you said something last week. If 837 00:40:49,160 --> 00:40:51,160 Speaker 1: you know, we don't have the toughest schedule in the 838 00:40:51,239 --> 00:40:54,480 Speaker 1: NFL's like it's the second easiest end of schedule as 839 00:40:54,480 --> 00:40:57,440 Speaker 1: of Like that included the Lions game. Yeah, so and 840 00:40:57,440 --> 00:40:59,719 Speaker 1: then the Lions are I mean, who knows. The Viking 841 00:40:59,760 --> 00:41:02,319 Speaker 1: show went out like we should, we should, you know 842 00:41:02,360 --> 00:41:04,200 Speaker 1: what if they don't, then like that's on them and 843 00:41:04,239 --> 00:41:06,919 Speaker 1: we understand, like that's that's you kind of shot yourself 844 00:41:06,960 --> 00:41:09,040 Speaker 1: in the foot there. But that doesn't feel like that's 845 00:41:09,080 --> 00:41:11,680 Speaker 1: the identity of this team, as and your Kramer pointed 846 00:41:11,719 --> 00:41:14,480 Speaker 1: out within the interview, he said, if you feel like 847 00:41:14,520 --> 00:41:16,840 Speaker 1: you're going to be able to essentially make some noise 848 00:41:16,880 --> 00:41:19,120 Speaker 1: in the postseason, you got to get right in these 849 00:41:19,200 --> 00:41:21,319 Speaker 1: last few games. And so that's the thing they have 850 00:41:21,360 --> 00:41:22,920 Speaker 1: to get back on track. They have to get back 851 00:41:22,960 --> 00:41:25,000 Speaker 1: to the winning ways. I've got, you know, hope and 852 00:41:25,040 --> 00:41:28,239 Speaker 1: positivity on my side, feeling like they have responded this 853 00:41:28,280 --> 00:41:30,640 Speaker 1: season every time they've been kind of punched in the 854 00:41:30,680 --> 00:41:33,200 Speaker 1: mouth at some point. And so that's why I feel like, 855 00:41:33,320 --> 00:41:35,560 Speaker 1: you know, this weekend is the beginning of that push 856 00:41:35,600 --> 00:41:37,120 Speaker 1: to get into the playoffs and be doing it the 857 00:41:37,200 --> 00:41:39,920 Speaker 1: right way so that you feel confident whoever you're playing 858 00:41:39,920 --> 00:41:42,880 Speaker 1: Week one in the playoffs for sure, while getting you 859 00:41:42,880 --> 00:41:44,839 Speaker 1: ready for the Colts game. We've got a lot of 860 00:41:45,000 --> 00:41:49,359 Speaker 1: exciting Vikings content coming out and that'll all begin with 861 00:41:49,400 --> 00:41:54,560 Speaker 1: another exciting show or addition of the Audible and Gabe 862 00:41:54,719 --> 00:41:56,919 Speaker 1: what we got going on this week. C J Hamm 863 00:41:57,000 --> 00:41:59,560 Speaker 1: and Knee Wong wu Oh. So I believe both of 864 00:41:59,560 --> 00:42:03,840 Speaker 1: those guys, guys are going to be entertaining first and foremost. 865 00:42:04,360 --> 00:42:07,520 Speaker 1: I believe it'll be another like insight inside look on 866 00:42:07,640 --> 00:42:10,240 Speaker 1: like what this running back room looks like. Because it's 867 00:42:10,280 --> 00:42:13,480 Speaker 1: hard to get the stars Alexander Madison and Dalvin Cook 868 00:42:13,560 --> 00:42:16,439 Speaker 1: to talk about themselves, so hearing it from other guy's 869 00:42:16,520 --> 00:42:19,440 Speaker 1: perspectives and just hearing about how they all make each 870 00:42:19,440 --> 00:42:21,239 Speaker 1: other better, we'll be pretty cool. Especially a guy like 871 00:42:21,280 --> 00:42:23,840 Speaker 1: CJ who's been around a bit too and fan favorite 872 00:42:23,840 --> 00:42:26,880 Speaker 1: and everything, and he's got it all the other stuff 873 00:42:26,880 --> 00:42:28,920 Speaker 1: that comes out about, you know, like his kids on 874 00:42:29,040 --> 00:42:30,600 Speaker 1: Instagram and all that kind of stuff. So there's a 875 00:42:30,640 --> 00:42:33,080 Speaker 1: lot of other storylines with him, but I think he's 876 00:42:33,120 --> 00:42:35,399 Speaker 1: probably going to be pretty honest about kind of what 877 00:42:35,440 --> 00:42:37,960 Speaker 1: the feeling and vibe is that in that running back room. 878 00:42:38,000 --> 00:42:40,279 Speaker 1: For sure. Definitely, definitely, And as I mentioned, the Game 879 00:42:40,360 --> 00:42:43,600 Speaker 1: Day Live guest is justin Jefferson. We'll talk to you 880 00:42:43,600 --> 00:42:46,160 Speaker 1: a lot of experts this week about the game. Uh, 881 00:42:46,400 --> 00:42:48,120 Speaker 1: you know, we've got x as and Knows with Kevin 882 00:42:48,120 --> 00:42:51,440 Speaker 1: O'Connell coming out, and then Friday Football Feast is going 883 00:42:51,480 --> 00:42:54,879 Speaker 1: to be the eve before the game, and that will 884 00:42:54,920 --> 00:42:58,160 Speaker 1: be in Plymouth, and I'm excited because that's kind of, 885 00:42:58,160 --> 00:43:00,040 Speaker 1: you know, closer to my neck of the wood. And 886 00:43:00,200 --> 00:43:02,359 Speaker 1: so it should be that far of a drive for me. Yeah, 887 00:43:02,360 --> 00:43:05,160 Speaker 1: Buffalo Wild Wings. This time of year, it always gets 888 00:43:05,160 --> 00:43:08,120 Speaker 1: crazy when it comes to the holiday season. People taking 889 00:43:08,400 --> 00:43:10,440 Speaker 1: days off to kind of go do some holiday shopping, 890 00:43:10,520 --> 00:43:12,799 Speaker 1: decided to bounce in for something like that. And when 891 00:43:12,800 --> 00:43:14,680 Speaker 1: you have a winning team and a winning season, that 892 00:43:14,760 --> 00:43:16,960 Speaker 1: makes a huge It makes a huge difference. Everyone going 893 00:43:16,960 --> 00:43:18,560 Speaker 1: out having a little bit of fun before they get 894 00:43:18,600 --> 00:43:21,120 Speaker 1: going on their Friday. So that Plumouth ought to be 895 00:43:21,200 --> 00:43:23,799 Speaker 1: jumping this weekend. Yeah, Dinah was bumping. It was. But 896 00:43:24,080 --> 00:43:26,280 Speaker 1: I feel like the fact that it's a Saturday game also, 897 00:43:26,520 --> 00:43:30,359 Speaker 1: and it's literally well not literally but it's twenty five 898 00:43:30,400 --> 00:43:34,520 Speaker 1: hours or twenty ish hours before kickoff like that, that 899 00:43:34,600 --> 00:43:36,959 Speaker 1: gives you more excitement. So you just drink your Coors 900 00:43:37,040 --> 00:43:40,080 Speaker 1: Light up until kickoff on Saturday. That and but that, 901 00:43:40,239 --> 00:43:45,560 Speaker 1: But that's the thing came in. Are you are you 902 00:43:45,719 --> 00:43:49,960 Speaker 1: encouraging binge night like late night. I'm just giving most 903 00:43:50,000 --> 00:43:54,040 Speaker 1: in course the partnership that the plug the plug that 904 00:43:54,520 --> 00:43:59,520 Speaker 1: you know, rightful, so we should give. I'm just roll 905 00:43:59,560 --> 00:44:02,160 Speaker 1: out of bed into Usbank Stadium and we're purple. Whatever 906 00:44:02,239 --> 00:44:06,480 Speaker 1: makes you as one lively and rowdy for game day. 907 00:44:06,560 --> 00:44:08,480 Speaker 1: I think that would work. Oh for sure, I think 908 00:44:08,480 --> 00:44:13,480 Speaker 1: that would definitely work. Not no, no, it's it's always 909 00:44:13,480 --> 00:44:15,960 Speaker 1: a fun Monday, you know. When we got Eric over 910 00:44:16,000 --> 00:44:18,680 Speaker 1: here in the corner laughing at us and chuckling, it's 911 00:44:18,719 --> 00:44:22,759 Speaker 1: always a good sign. So his name is Enrica. He's 912 00:44:22,760 --> 00:44:26,880 Speaker 1: gonna regret ever telling about that story anyway. 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