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Speaker 1: you're listening to the Minnesota Vikings podcast. This is episode

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Speaker 1: one seventeen, Bye Week no More. The Vikings now have

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Speaker 1: five explosive on defense, limit him to one or two.

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00:19:41,200 --> 00:19:43,760
Speaker 1: An explosive is a twelve yard run, at least twelve

430
00:19:43,840 --> 00:19:46,000
Speaker 1: yards in the running game, or sixteen plus yard pass.

431
00:19:46,640 --> 00:19:51,040
Speaker 1: The Cowboys have given up twenty seven pass explosives on

432
00:19:51,080 --> 00:19:53,760
Speaker 1: the defensive side of the ball, which is tied for

433
00:19:53,840 --> 00:19:56,000
Speaker 1: fourth in the NFL. So there's gonna be a lot

434
00:19:56,040 --> 00:20:00,280
Speaker 1: of opportunities for us to continue this Kirktober theme um

435
00:20:00,359 --> 00:20:02,760
Speaker 1: that we've had all all all October. So I think

436
00:20:02,760 --> 00:20:05,560
Speaker 1: this will be a really good game for a JJ

437
00:20:05,840 --> 00:20:09,919
Speaker 1: or a Thelon or kJ Osborne, um even Tyler Cockling.

438
00:20:10,160 --> 00:20:11,679
Speaker 1: They give up a lot of yards to tight end.

439
00:20:11,760 --> 00:20:13,920
Speaker 1: So I think this would be a really good game

440
00:20:13,960 --> 00:20:17,440
Speaker 1: for those guys to I wouldn't say have a stat day,

441
00:20:17,520 --> 00:20:20,359
Speaker 1: but but to have a good game. High risk, high

442
00:20:20,400 --> 00:20:24,119
Speaker 1: reward is what I would describe Dig's as obviously. But

443
00:20:24,240 --> 00:20:26,399
Speaker 1: then but then there's also the asterisk next to it,

444
00:20:26,440 --> 00:20:29,479
Speaker 1: because when you're high risk kig reward, it's high risk. Still, yes,

445
00:20:29,960 --> 00:20:32,480
Speaker 1: you still you still got that, Like you said, big

446
00:20:32,480 --> 00:20:36,879
Speaker 1: opportunity for our receiver to take advantage of. And I

447
00:20:36,960 --> 00:20:41,840
Speaker 1: don't think that they've necessarily seen a quarterback as efficient

448
00:20:42,560 --> 00:20:47,000
Speaker 1: who plays a clean game. Maybe Week two with Justin

449
00:20:47,080 --> 00:20:49,359
Speaker 1: Herbert or Week one with Tom Brady. I mean that,

450
00:20:49,720 --> 00:20:52,160
Speaker 1: so it's been a few weeks now where they've these

451
00:20:52,280 --> 00:20:56,960
Speaker 1: the quarterbacks they've played are either young like a Mac Jones.

452
00:20:57,040 --> 00:21:01,040
Speaker 1: Last week you've got Daniel Jones, Sam Darryl Jalen Hurts

453
00:21:01,080 --> 00:21:03,440
Speaker 1: like these guys are prone to making mistakes and kirkish

454
00:21:03,520 --> 00:21:06,680
Speaker 1: just playing such a clean game right now. I do

455
00:21:06,960 --> 00:21:09,760
Speaker 1: also like that point as being a treat the youth

456
00:21:09,840 --> 00:21:12,159
Speaker 1: versus experience The nice thing for us is we have

457
00:21:12,280 --> 00:21:14,800
Speaker 1: the experience this week, and it kind of feels like,

458
00:21:15,280 --> 00:21:17,800
Speaker 1: especially given the way this back half of our first

459
00:21:17,880 --> 00:21:20,320
Speaker 1: six games went, if we get to a point where

460
00:21:20,320 --> 00:21:22,600
Speaker 1: we are playing from behind and having to play catch up,

461
00:21:22,840 --> 00:21:24,679
Speaker 1: there isn't necessarily going to be a sense of panic.

462
00:21:25,160 --> 00:21:26,920
Speaker 1: It's going to be a we know how to handle

463
00:21:26,920 --> 00:21:29,560
Speaker 1: this situation. Just keep putting the pressure on him and

464
00:21:29,600 --> 00:21:32,520
Speaker 1: force them to have to score every single time. All right, Jay,

465
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Speaker 1: Well in that note, do you want to give us

466
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Speaker 1: your treat? Sure? One of my treats that I've got

467
00:21:37,119 --> 00:21:39,800
Speaker 1: here that I'm actually kind of excited to see is

468
00:21:40,320 --> 00:21:43,800
Speaker 1: Xavier Woods and Everson Griffin versus the Dallas Cowboys. Yeah.

469
00:21:44,160 --> 00:21:47,200
Speaker 1: You always know that whenever you're going against your old

470
00:21:47,200 --> 00:21:49,080
Speaker 1: team or a team that you had played for, you

471
00:21:49,119 --> 00:21:51,680
Speaker 1: got a little something extra. Plus the juice of the game,

472
00:21:52,000 --> 00:21:53,800
Speaker 1: the juice of the fans in the building, and both

473
00:21:53,800 --> 00:21:57,040
Speaker 1: of those guys being on defense, I think Xavier Woods

474
00:21:57,200 --> 00:21:58,720
Speaker 1: is going to be somebody that we're going to rely on,

475
00:21:58,840 --> 00:22:01,120
Speaker 1: especially on the back end of the field. I think

476
00:22:01,200 --> 00:22:04,280
Speaker 1: Xaviers is going to be absolutely juiced for this game,

477
00:22:04,480 --> 00:22:07,760
Speaker 1: and so he and Everson trying to get after this.

478
00:22:07,760 --> 00:22:09,800
Speaker 1: This Cowboys offense I think is gonna be a lot

479
00:22:09,840 --> 00:22:12,280
Speaker 1: of fun to watch. Yeah, Gabe, you talked to Xavier

480
00:22:12,280 --> 00:22:14,679
Speaker 1: about this game in particular. What did he say? He

481
00:22:14,720 --> 00:22:17,639
Speaker 1: has it, he has it circled, and he's motivated because

482
00:22:17,840 --> 00:22:19,879
Speaker 1: one thing, one question that I asked him was man like,

483
00:22:19,880 --> 00:22:21,600
Speaker 1: when you were playing for the Cowboys, you posted a

484
00:22:21,600 --> 00:22:24,679
Speaker 1: picture on social media, like after every single game. You

485
00:22:24,720 --> 00:22:26,800
Speaker 1: haven't posted one since you've been in Minnesota. And one

486
00:22:26,800 --> 00:22:29,320
Speaker 1: thing he said is like he's motivated, he's felt he's

487
00:22:29,359 --> 00:22:32,040
Speaker 1: taken some things personally that that happened this offseason. I

488
00:22:32,080 --> 00:22:34,399
Speaker 1: won't get into too many details about it, but he

489
00:22:34,720 --> 00:22:37,080
Speaker 1: has this game circled for sure. And one thing that

490
00:22:37,119 --> 00:22:40,240
Speaker 1: we brought up is he has an interception against every

491
00:22:40,280 --> 00:22:44,200
Speaker 1: single NFC East team, but the Cowboys bring it full

492
00:22:44,240 --> 00:22:46,520
Speaker 1: circle this upcoming Sunday, and I think I think he's

493
00:22:46,560 --> 00:22:49,879
Speaker 1: going to be pump juice and great. I mean, you know,

494
00:22:49,920 --> 00:22:51,760
Speaker 1: he's seen these guys for four years, so he knows

495
00:22:51,760 --> 00:22:53,359
Speaker 1: how these guys like the run routes. You know how

496
00:22:53,440 --> 00:22:57,679
Speaker 1: Dak thinks. So I think that right having him and

497
00:22:57,720 --> 00:23:00,280
Speaker 1: Harrison Smith, who I mean, Harrison is the smart already

498
00:23:00,280 --> 00:23:03,639
Speaker 1: safety in the NFL, according to Aaron Rodgers, so that

499
00:23:04,320 --> 00:23:06,720
Speaker 1: will bold well for this defense. All right, Well, I'm

500
00:23:06,720 --> 00:23:08,760
Speaker 1: gonna go into my treat because mine is kind of

501
00:23:08,760 --> 00:23:11,760
Speaker 1: a little bit more defense related as well. But the

502
00:23:11,800 --> 00:23:14,679
Speaker 1: Cowboys might be the highest scoring offense right now, but

503
00:23:14,720 --> 00:23:17,919
Speaker 1: they score sixteen points fewer on the road. So I

504
00:23:17,960 --> 00:23:20,040
Speaker 1: think that we can take advantage of that. And by

505
00:23:20,080 --> 00:23:22,960
Speaker 1: we I mean the crowd. I mean you need to

506
00:23:22,960 --> 00:23:25,480
Speaker 1: get allowed. The atmosphere is gonna be crazy. We've already

507
00:23:25,480 --> 00:23:27,359
Speaker 1: talked about that, and I think that can really affect

508
00:23:27,440 --> 00:23:31,159
Speaker 1: communication at the line of scrimmage. And so to me,

509
00:23:32,080 --> 00:23:35,440
Speaker 1: the fact that this game is here on Halloween night,

510
00:23:35,440 --> 00:23:38,159
Speaker 1: as I've mentioned a million times already, and it's going

511
00:23:38,200 --> 00:23:41,080
Speaker 1: to be crazy, is such a treat I think for

512
00:23:41,600 --> 00:23:44,080
Speaker 1: not only the team, but the fans as well. You know, Jay,

513
00:23:44,080 --> 00:23:46,320
Speaker 1: you know like last year there were a few games

514
00:23:46,320 --> 00:23:50,399
Speaker 1: Tennessee for sure, Dallas that was like one of the

515
00:23:50,400 --> 00:23:53,080
Speaker 1: three games last year where I said, if fans were

516
00:23:53,119 --> 00:23:56,080
Speaker 1: in attendance, yes, we will win this game. Yes. And

517
00:23:56,200 --> 00:23:59,640
Speaker 1: I think with fans in attendance, it gives us a

518
00:23:59,720 --> 00:24:02,840
Speaker 1: great chance of It's similar to Seattle, like we had

519
00:24:02,920 --> 00:24:06,040
Speaker 1: never beaten Seattle in Minnesota. Russell Wilson had never played

520
00:24:06,040 --> 00:24:08,199
Speaker 1: at US Bank Stadium. Point yeah, and the fact that

521
00:24:08,200 --> 00:24:11,640
Speaker 1: the fans were so routy that caused him not having

522
00:24:11,680 --> 00:24:14,400
Speaker 1: his best game. That that caused a thirty to seventeen

523
00:24:14,440 --> 00:24:17,840
Speaker 1: win in Week two. So fans gotta be they gotta

524
00:24:17,840 --> 00:24:20,760
Speaker 1: be routed. We haven't beat the Dallas Cowboys at home

525
00:24:20,840 --> 00:24:23,080
Speaker 1: since two thy and ten, So to get a win

526
00:24:23,160 --> 00:24:25,919
Speaker 1: on Halloween night, how to be a scary sight? Super special.

527
00:24:26,000 --> 00:24:27,879
Speaker 1: And the thing about it too, is these Dallas games

528
00:24:27,880 --> 00:24:31,439
Speaker 1: typically aren't blowouts. They're usually nail biters down to the end.

529
00:24:32,920 --> 00:24:35,560
Speaker 1: Are we really going to have another one? Buckle up?

530
00:24:35,600 --> 00:24:38,399
Speaker 1: Get ready for that? That roller coaster again going to

531
00:24:38,600 --> 00:24:41,000
Speaker 1: the next five weeks? And and if you also think

532
00:24:41,000 --> 00:24:43,080
Speaker 1: about it, even just across the league, most of these

533
00:24:43,119 --> 00:24:47,000
Speaker 1: primetime games have been just electric. You know. There haven't

534
00:24:47,040 --> 00:24:49,359
Speaker 1: been a ton of blowouts. And I don't foresee this

535
00:24:49,400 --> 00:24:52,119
Speaker 1: one being another one. And and honestly, if it is,

536
00:24:52,160 --> 00:24:54,560
Speaker 1: I hope it's on our end. But it's one of

537
00:24:54,600 --> 00:24:58,720
Speaker 1: those things that whenever we played Dallas, Like I said before,

538
00:24:58,880 --> 00:25:02,760
Speaker 1: Dallas fans travel super well everywhere, but they are usually

539
00:25:02,760 --> 00:25:06,879
Speaker 1: a lot of Cowboys jerseys here in the stadium. But

540
00:25:07,000 --> 00:25:10,000
Speaker 1: for me, the thing about it is, I made the

541
00:25:10,000 --> 00:25:12,520
Speaker 1: same point for the last couple of weeks. Is this

542
00:25:12,560 --> 00:25:15,600
Speaker 1: one being at home I think is a huge, huge

543
00:25:15,720 --> 00:25:18,680
Speaker 1: point and it's a launching point for the next chunk

544
00:25:18,720 --> 00:25:20,720
Speaker 1: of games. So if you do get this one and

545
00:25:20,760 --> 00:25:22,800
Speaker 1: you got another ten coming after this, and you've just

546
00:25:22,840 --> 00:25:25,359
Speaker 1: beat the Dallas Cowboys, who's one of the top flight

547
00:25:25,400 --> 00:25:28,440
Speaker 1: teams in the league, the confidence boost on this team

548
00:25:28,480 --> 00:25:30,399
Speaker 1: is going to be off the charts. Yep. Well, we

549
00:25:30,440 --> 00:25:32,320
Speaker 1: do have to go negative again though. Now I'm kidding,

550
00:25:32,400 --> 00:25:34,399
Speaker 1: we're gonna do some more tricks. Now we're gonna do

551
00:25:34,440 --> 00:25:36,680
Speaker 1: our second round of the neighborhood trying to get more

552
00:25:36,720 --> 00:25:41,479
Speaker 1: candy gave here for your trick that you think something

553
00:25:41,560 --> 00:25:46,280
Speaker 1: might trick the Vikings on Sunday. Well, this Cowboys team,

554
00:25:46,400 --> 00:25:49,280
Speaker 1: they start strong. They are the best first quarter offense

555
00:25:49,359 --> 00:25:52,680
Speaker 1: in the NFL and they are the second best third

556
00:25:52,720 --> 00:25:55,280
Speaker 1: quarter offense scoring in the NFL. Oh, I don't like

557
00:25:55,400 --> 00:25:58,080
Speaker 1: hearing that one. We know we have not other than

558
00:25:58,160 --> 00:26:00,560
Speaker 1: last week, we have not well the Carolina game, we

559
00:26:00,560 --> 00:26:03,280
Speaker 1: have not had strong starts on both sides of the ball.

560
00:26:03,760 --> 00:26:06,679
Speaker 1: So the fact that those guys. I think they've scored

561
00:26:07,200 --> 00:26:09,160
Speaker 1: on the first drive of the game in every single

562
00:26:09,200 --> 00:26:12,560
Speaker 1: game but one this season. I think that that is

563
00:26:12,600 --> 00:26:14,639
Speaker 1: a trick right there. We have to start strong. I

564
00:26:14,640 --> 00:26:17,280
Speaker 1: think our twelfth man, like you said, with the Purple Faith, well,

565
00:26:17,440 --> 00:26:20,080
Speaker 1: that'll play a huge effect into how they start off.

566
00:26:20,600 --> 00:26:23,280
Speaker 1: But at the same time that that does, that does

567
00:26:23,440 --> 00:26:27,720
Speaker 1: make me nervous. We know that that's kind of been

568
00:26:27,880 --> 00:26:30,919
Speaker 1: a little bit of like that window of the before

569
00:26:31,040 --> 00:26:33,919
Speaker 1: halftime and right after halftime has been a window of

570
00:26:34,000 --> 00:26:36,240
Speaker 1: weakness I guess you could say for this defense. And

571
00:26:36,280 --> 00:26:38,080
Speaker 1: so yeah, that makes me a little nervous. They ever

572
00:26:38,200 --> 00:26:40,600
Speaker 1: thirty three points a game, eighteen of those points come

573
00:26:40,600 --> 00:26:44,080
Speaker 1: in the second half, So we gotta we gotta start

574
00:26:44,119 --> 00:26:46,639
Speaker 1: strong and finish strong. Also, Jay, do you want to

575
00:26:46,640 --> 00:26:49,040
Speaker 1: go with your trick next? Sure? The next one that

576
00:26:49,040 --> 00:26:50,680
Speaker 1: I got into the list here is, you know, there

577
00:26:50,680 --> 00:26:52,600
Speaker 1: with all of the the hype and talk of the

578
00:26:52,640 --> 00:26:55,919
Speaker 1: wide receiver car on this team, for me, there's actually

579
00:26:55,960 --> 00:26:58,200
Speaker 1: another group that makes me nervous on their offensive side

580
00:26:58,200 --> 00:27:00,520
Speaker 1: of the ball. That's a tight end situation with Dalton

581
00:27:00,560 --> 00:27:04,160
Speaker 1: Schultz and Blake Jarwin. Those two guys combined have five

582
00:27:04,200 --> 00:27:08,040
Speaker 1: touchdowns in the first six games, So they definitely utilize

583
00:27:08,080 --> 00:27:11,040
Speaker 1: those guys a ton, especially in the red zone, similar

584
00:27:11,080 --> 00:27:13,000
Speaker 1: to kind of how we use some of our guys

585
00:27:13,000 --> 00:27:15,400
Speaker 1: that way too. But Dalton Schultz is actually the third

586
00:27:15,600 --> 00:27:18,639
Speaker 1: ranked wide receiver yardage wise on this team. He's got

587
00:27:18,680 --> 00:27:20,960
Speaker 1: three hundred fifty nine yards so far and three touchdowns.

588
00:27:21,000 --> 00:27:23,960
Speaker 1: So Dalton Schultz and Blake Jarwin are actually two guys,

589
00:27:24,040 --> 00:27:26,560
Speaker 1: like we talked about a little bit earlier, Kendricks and

590
00:27:26,600 --> 00:27:28,400
Speaker 1: Barr and those guys are gonna be on their p's

591
00:27:28,440 --> 00:27:31,200
Speaker 1: and q's. With those two guys, especially in the red zone. Yeah,

592
00:27:31,280 --> 00:27:34,600
Speaker 1: and names that we really hadn't seen before this season

593
00:27:34,880 --> 00:27:36,480
Speaker 1: that we were watching. I mean, I know, as someone

594
00:27:36,480 --> 00:27:39,240
Speaker 1: who plays fantasy football, I did not know that that

595
00:27:39,320 --> 00:27:41,080
Speaker 1: was happening. And part of it for them is, you know,

596
00:27:41,160 --> 00:27:44,280
Speaker 1: they've had top flight tight ends in the past, and

597
00:27:44,560 --> 00:27:47,720
Speaker 1: these guys are exactly and that's the thing is, you know,

598
00:27:47,800 --> 00:27:51,119
Speaker 1: guys like Witten have just they've been the staples, you know,

599
00:27:51,160 --> 00:27:53,560
Speaker 1: those guys and Moose Johnson kind of kind of players

600
00:27:53,560 --> 00:27:56,840
Speaker 1: who have been just historically top flight tight ends for

601
00:27:56,840 --> 00:27:59,399
Speaker 1: the Dallas Cowboys. You know, these guys are trying to

602
00:28:00,080 --> 00:28:01,960
Speaker 1: make their own names at this point in the game.

603
00:28:02,000 --> 00:28:04,720
Speaker 1: And like I said, I just every week it seems

604
00:28:04,720 --> 00:28:06,000
Speaker 1: like all of a sudden, they pop up on the

605
00:28:06,040 --> 00:28:08,280
Speaker 1: statuet of them hitting a touchdown to the tight end.

606
00:28:08,359 --> 00:28:11,400
Speaker 1: So pay attention to that here this Sunday night. Outside

607
00:28:11,440 --> 00:28:16,200
Speaker 1: of I think Ceedee Lamb and Tyler beat as the center.

608
00:28:17,040 --> 00:28:19,920
Speaker 1: Every player on this Dallas Cowboys offense, starters wise, have

609
00:28:20,000 --> 00:28:24,400
Speaker 1: played together for four years. Wow, So that that alone,

610
00:28:24,840 --> 00:28:27,439
Speaker 1: well will I mean, you're speaking of the tight end posession,

611
00:28:27,480 --> 00:28:30,800
Speaker 1: the chemistry. So him and Blake Dack and Blake Drawing,

612
00:28:31,160 --> 00:28:33,920
Speaker 1: they're on the same place, Dac and Dalton Schultz, They're

613
00:28:33,920 --> 00:28:35,720
Speaker 1: on the same page. They know each other, and I

614
00:28:35,720 --> 00:28:37,719
Speaker 1: feel like they use that as their advantage when they

615
00:28:37,720 --> 00:28:39,840
Speaker 1: play against these these defenses that are still trying to

616
00:28:39,880 --> 00:28:42,520
Speaker 1: figure it out. So I gotta take advantage of it.

617
00:28:42,600 --> 00:28:46,640
Speaker 1: For me. My next trick is also involving the run defense.

618
00:28:46,680 --> 00:28:48,000
Speaker 1: I know I did that the last time, but I'm

619
00:28:48,000 --> 00:28:52,560
Speaker 1: a little nervous about Zeke and Tony Pollard. There are

620
00:28:52,720 --> 00:28:55,880
Speaker 1: two top ten rushers on the same team, and I

621
00:28:56,000 --> 00:28:59,520
Speaker 1: know that the run defense is probably ish. We're not

622
00:28:59,520 --> 00:29:01,800
Speaker 1: sure about my Michael Pierce, Like you mentioned, before. That's

623
00:29:02,280 --> 00:29:05,200
Speaker 1: a hard person to replace on this line, and so

624
00:29:05,360 --> 00:29:07,400
Speaker 1: for me, I'm a little bit nervous about that. The

625
00:29:07,480 --> 00:29:10,360
Speaker 1: Vikings allow one hundred and twenty yards per game on

626
00:29:10,400 --> 00:29:13,560
Speaker 1: the ground. And you know, it's funny because I haven't

627
00:29:13,600 --> 00:29:15,840
Speaker 1: seen a lot of Zeke in the passing game this season.

628
00:29:15,920 --> 00:29:19,000
Speaker 1: It's really been a lot of run heavy for his load.

629
00:29:19,040 --> 00:29:22,200
Speaker 1: But I mean, Zeke is third, Tony Pollard's eighth. I

630
00:29:22,200 --> 00:29:26,800
Speaker 1: mean it's kind of crazy. The not crazy, because I

631
00:29:26,840 --> 00:29:29,240
Speaker 1: think that's kind of expected when you hear Ezekiel elliott

632
00:29:29,280 --> 00:29:30,680
Speaker 1: is that they're going to be a tough run game.

633
00:29:30,720 --> 00:29:32,560
Speaker 1: But I think it's a whole other dimension because you

634
00:29:32,560 --> 00:29:35,640
Speaker 1: already mentioned their passing attack, and so the run defense

635
00:29:35,680 --> 00:29:37,840
Speaker 1: has to be on point this season. Obviously, that comes

636
00:29:37,840 --> 00:29:40,200
Speaker 1: down to being in the right place at the right time,

637
00:29:40,240 --> 00:29:42,080
Speaker 1: and we're talking about these linebackers in the passing game,

638
00:29:42,080 --> 00:29:43,640
Speaker 1: I think they also have to be very aware of

639
00:29:44,000 --> 00:29:46,320
Speaker 1: the backfield for sure, And I think that's what makes

640
00:29:46,400 --> 00:29:50,240
Speaker 1: Dallas so dangerous is you can't focus just on one area,

641
00:29:50,320 --> 00:29:53,240
Speaker 1: Like if you focus on Zeke, then Ceedee Lamb and

642
00:29:53,400 --> 00:29:54,960
Speaker 1: Amari and those guys are going to go knots in

643
00:29:55,000 --> 00:29:57,240
Speaker 1: the back end and vice versa. If you just focus

644
00:29:57,240 --> 00:29:58,640
Speaker 1: on those guys, you're going to get run up the

645
00:29:58,680 --> 00:30:02,000
Speaker 1: middle by both Z and Pollard. And for me, Pollard

646
00:30:02,040 --> 00:30:04,440
Speaker 1: to somebody coming out of college that I had circled

647
00:30:04,760 --> 00:30:07,480
Speaker 1: just because he was originally brought in, and they're like, oh, yeah,

648
00:30:07,520 --> 00:30:09,040
Speaker 1: he's just going to be a kick return guy, and

649
00:30:09,080 --> 00:30:12,040
Speaker 1: it's like, not so much. So fast, he's gotten to

650
00:30:12,040 --> 00:30:14,960
Speaker 1: the point where both of those guys are absolutely dangerous,

651
00:30:15,000 --> 00:30:17,920
Speaker 1: and so I think to take pressure off of Dak,

652
00:30:18,000 --> 00:30:19,480
Speaker 1: they're going to have to have a healthy dose of

653
00:30:19,560 --> 00:30:22,800
Speaker 1: those two guys running up on our defense. So for me,

654
00:30:22,960 --> 00:30:25,000
Speaker 1: I think you your spot on there. Those two guys

655
00:30:25,000 --> 00:30:27,400
Speaker 1: are going to be crucial. All right, Well let's do

656
00:30:27,640 --> 00:30:30,600
Speaker 1: the treats. Though, sorry to say, you're right, Polar scares

657
00:30:30,640 --> 00:30:33,240
Speaker 1: me more than Zeke. Yeah, well, because he can. He's

658
00:30:33,240 --> 00:30:36,640
Speaker 1: been He's been a factor in the short game, which

659
00:30:36,680 --> 00:30:40,160
Speaker 1: I think makes everyone on there they have to be

660
00:30:40,200 --> 00:30:42,480
Speaker 1: on their toes because that's also a factor out there.

661
00:30:42,520 --> 00:30:45,440
Speaker 1: I think just him as a threat in general, I

662
00:30:45,440 --> 00:30:47,240
Speaker 1: feel like he's he's the person that beat us last

663
00:30:47,280 --> 00:30:49,320
Speaker 1: year to thirty eight yard touchdown. He's been a little

664
00:30:49,360 --> 00:30:51,800
Speaker 1: bit more quiet though in the past couple of weeks,

665
00:30:52,000 --> 00:30:53,840
Speaker 1: and that's how they want him With Zeke. It's kind

666
00:30:53,840 --> 00:30:57,120
Speaker 1: of yeah, they kind of like Ebb and Flow, where

667
00:30:57,760 --> 00:31:00,080
Speaker 1: Zeke's didn't have a great start to the season and

668
00:31:00,160 --> 00:31:04,240
Speaker 1: Pollard was making bank out in the backfield. So yeah,

669
00:31:04,240 --> 00:31:06,480
Speaker 1: I mean, Tony Pollard is six in the NFL and

670
00:31:06,560 --> 00:31:10,640
Speaker 1: all purpose yards. He kick return, punk return, receiving, rushing,

671
00:31:10,680 --> 00:31:13,920
Speaker 1: he does everything. So while we're trying to stop stop Zeke,

672
00:31:14,440 --> 00:31:17,640
Speaker 1: don't forget about number twenty. Well, let's move on to

673
00:31:17,680 --> 00:31:20,080
Speaker 1: the treats. Let's do some Let's end this thing on

674
00:31:20,120 --> 00:31:23,000
Speaker 1: a high note. What is something that you think the

675
00:31:23,160 --> 00:31:27,280
Speaker 1: Vikings can take advantage of on Sunday, Gabe, I want like, wow,

676
00:31:27,320 --> 00:31:29,440
Speaker 1: that's not how I want a treat to start at all.

677
00:31:31,360 --> 00:31:33,560
Speaker 1: That's taking a bite of the caramel apple. What kind

678
00:31:33,600 --> 00:31:37,160
Speaker 1: of apple would get I thought this was a good thing. Like,

679
00:31:37,200 --> 00:31:39,280
Speaker 1: I'm gonna just pickyback up off of your point, Like,

680
00:31:40,280 --> 00:31:42,400
Speaker 1: I really think we can run the ball effectively on

681
00:31:42,440 --> 00:31:44,520
Speaker 1: this team. Um, last week was the first time they

682
00:31:44,560 --> 00:31:47,880
Speaker 1: allowed or a hundred yard rush girl season. So we

683
00:31:47,920 --> 00:31:49,520
Speaker 1: can run the ball as long as we don't like,

684
00:31:49,560 --> 00:31:51,200
Speaker 1: as long as we don't make mistakes. And turn the

685
00:31:51,200 --> 00:31:55,120
Speaker 1: ball over or don't have like useless penalties like they'll

686
00:31:55,200 --> 00:31:57,520
Speaker 1: hurt themselves, they'll beat themselves. You just gotta run the

687
00:31:57,520 --> 00:32:01,760
Speaker 1: ball effectively and get downhilled and just control the clock.

688
00:32:01,840 --> 00:32:05,320
Speaker 1: Like I'm I'm not too concerned about their defense at all.

689
00:32:05,840 --> 00:32:08,320
Speaker 1: I love the clock point you said though, because it's true.

690
00:32:08,440 --> 00:32:10,400
Speaker 1: I mean, when you have an offense that's the highest

691
00:32:10,400 --> 00:32:12,440
Speaker 1: scoring in the NFL, Oh, you got to keep them

692
00:32:12,440 --> 00:32:14,120
Speaker 1: off the field, right, keep them? Why are you keep

693
00:32:14,160 --> 00:32:15,840
Speaker 1: them off the field? You got to score points too?

694
00:32:15,920 --> 00:32:19,400
Speaker 1: Oh yeah, I think we got to finish drives. That's

695
00:32:19,440 --> 00:32:21,640
Speaker 1: one thing that New England Patriots did last week. They

696
00:32:21,640 --> 00:32:24,640
Speaker 1: finished drives and took time off the clock when they

697
00:32:24,680 --> 00:32:27,720
Speaker 1: did so. So I think we're better offense than New

698
00:32:27,760 --> 00:32:31,480
Speaker 1: England and my none bias, so I think there will

699
00:32:31,520 --> 00:32:34,680
Speaker 1: be opportunities for us to take advantage of that. Something

700
00:32:34,720 --> 00:32:36,560
Speaker 1: that we talk about every single week on all these

701
00:32:36,640 --> 00:32:39,720
Speaker 1: different shows is you can't be trading field goals for

702
00:32:39,800 --> 00:32:42,680
Speaker 1: touchdowns in this game. You have to punch the ball in.

703
00:32:43,000 --> 00:32:45,800
Speaker 1: And that's something that I think that you know, offensively,

704
00:32:45,800 --> 00:32:47,760
Speaker 1: they've been looking at saying why have we stalled out

705
00:32:47,800 --> 00:32:49,640
Speaker 1: on some of these drives, especially in the red zone.

706
00:32:50,040 --> 00:32:53,760
Speaker 1: You have to score touchdowns. This week. We have had

707
00:32:53,880 --> 00:32:55,600
Speaker 1: trouble with three and outs of this season. It's like

708
00:32:55,600 --> 00:32:57,440
Speaker 1: boom or bus, Like you don't really even put a

709
00:32:57,520 --> 00:33:00,200
Speaker 1: drive together where it can take some time off the

710
00:33:00,200 --> 00:33:02,640
Speaker 1: clock even though you didn't score. So we need to

711
00:33:02,680 --> 00:33:04,800
Speaker 1: really avoid the three and ounce and like you said,

712
00:33:04,800 --> 00:33:08,239
Speaker 1: sustained drives. So Jay, what is your treat? Hopefully you

713
00:33:08,240 --> 00:33:10,680
Speaker 1: start yours off a little happier than game did not

714
00:33:10,800 --> 00:33:13,520
Speaker 1: so much on this one. Oh my gosh, you guys

715
00:33:13,520 --> 00:33:15,400
Speaker 1: are killing me. I guess I should have brought Keen.

716
00:33:15,560 --> 00:33:17,280
Speaker 1: I was gonna say this is reaching into the grab bag,

717
00:33:17,320 --> 00:33:18,960
Speaker 1: trying to figure out if you're gonna get some candy

718
00:33:18,960 --> 00:33:21,840
Speaker 1: corn or not. The biggest thing for me is which

719
00:33:21,920 --> 00:33:23,440
Speaker 1: Dak are we going to get? Are you going to

720
00:33:23,480 --> 00:33:26,640
Speaker 1: get the guy who's currently top ten in passing yards, passing,

721
00:33:26,640 --> 00:33:30,120
Speaker 1: touchdowns and lack of interceptions, or are we going to

722
00:33:30,200 --> 00:33:33,719
Speaker 1: get it kind of past skittish Dak when he's not

723
00:33:33,920 --> 00:33:38,720
Speaker 1: comfortable or injured. That's the biggest question. I think everyone's

724
00:33:38,760 --> 00:33:41,800
Speaker 1: going to be watching the updates all week long to

725
00:33:41,800 --> 00:33:43,840
Speaker 1: figure out what's happening with this guy. And I think

726
00:33:44,320 --> 00:33:46,200
Speaker 1: Dallas is probably going to play the same game that

727
00:33:46,520 --> 00:33:48,719
Speaker 1: we've played in the past of you're not really going

728
00:33:48,760 --> 00:33:51,600
Speaker 1: to leak anything until you absolutely have to at the

729
00:33:51,680 --> 00:33:54,320
Speaker 1: end of the week. But we're going against Mike McCarthy.

730
00:33:54,360 --> 00:33:57,080
Speaker 1: McCarthy knows this Vikings defense well of having been in

731
00:33:57,160 --> 00:33:59,880
Speaker 1: Green Bay, and I think with Dak the biggest thing

732
00:34:00,080 --> 00:34:02,480
Speaker 1: is going to be how healthy is that leg? And

733
00:34:02,520 --> 00:34:05,440
Speaker 1: then how comfortable are uncomfortable? I we're going to make

734
00:34:05,520 --> 00:34:09,799
Speaker 1: him during this game, very very good point. Yeah, you

735
00:34:09,920 --> 00:34:12,440
Speaker 1: just don't know, and that's kind of the scary party now.

736
00:34:12,480 --> 00:34:14,959
Speaker 1: And obviously that without practice and things like that, knowing

737
00:34:15,000 --> 00:34:17,200
Speaker 1: what he looks like out there just yet, we really

738
00:34:17,320 --> 00:34:19,720
Speaker 1: really have no idea. It's like he's wearing a mask

739
00:34:19,760 --> 00:34:22,560
Speaker 1: and then you know, Halloween night, when it ends, you'll

740
00:34:22,560 --> 00:34:26,680
Speaker 1: see what you get. It fits the Halloween theme of

741
00:34:26,719 --> 00:34:29,520
Speaker 1: the nervousness and anticipation of what we're actually going to

742
00:34:29,600 --> 00:34:32,479
Speaker 1: get here. So yeah, we'll see. Well. My treat is

743
00:34:32,760 --> 00:34:37,120
Speaker 1: that I think we can take advantage of their I

744
00:34:37,160 --> 00:34:39,480
Speaker 1: don't know, I don't know how exactly toward this, but

745
00:34:39,520 --> 00:34:41,920
Speaker 1: they're not very good in the red zone. Their red

746
00:34:42,000 --> 00:34:45,640
Speaker 1: zone efficiency fourteen of twenty five, which I think is

747
00:34:45,719 --> 00:34:48,200
Speaker 1: kind of surprising, which you know, I think is a

748
00:34:48,200 --> 00:34:49,879
Speaker 1: team that scored as much as they do, a lot

749
00:34:49,880 --> 00:34:52,480
Speaker 1: of it's not been in the red zone. So force

750
00:34:52,560 --> 00:34:54,359
Speaker 1: them to make field goals because this is gonna be

751
00:34:55,080 --> 00:34:58,719
Speaker 1: I have a feeling it's gonna be last possession. Well

752
00:34:58,800 --> 00:35:00,759
Speaker 1: I don't feel like I'm in the mold with that

753
00:35:00,840 --> 00:35:03,040
Speaker 1: prediction in this team right now. But whoever is the

754
00:35:03,080 --> 00:35:06,359
Speaker 1: ball last? And you need to score on every time.

755
00:35:06,480 --> 00:35:08,480
Speaker 1: So the more field goals you can force them to

756
00:35:09,040 --> 00:35:11,560
Speaker 1: the better turnovers in the red zone too. Yeah, you

757
00:35:11,680 --> 00:35:14,000
Speaker 1: got two fumbles in the red zone this year, which

758
00:35:14,040 --> 00:35:17,040
Speaker 1: is like the third worse in the NFL. You just

759
00:35:17,080 --> 00:35:20,000
Speaker 1: never know, Ben, but don't break defense. We know that

760
00:35:20,000 --> 00:35:22,360
Speaker 1: they're going to get yards, but don't break. Similar to

761
00:35:22,400 --> 00:35:26,080
Speaker 1: that Cleveland Browns game. Of course, that fourth down against

762
00:35:26,160 --> 00:35:30,680
Speaker 1: Eric Kendricks, which is still questionable, sounds like get nightmares

763
00:35:30,760 --> 00:35:32,600
Speaker 1: from it. I still do. That's why I'm glad Halloween

764
00:35:32,680 --> 00:35:35,320
Speaker 1: is coming up because I can voice that frustration openly

765
00:35:35,719 --> 00:35:40,680
Speaker 1: exercise demons. So you gotta you have to be good

766
00:35:41,520 --> 00:35:43,239
Speaker 1: in the red zone if you're the defense. To your

767
00:35:43,280 --> 00:35:44,960
Speaker 1: point to it a great point. And one thing too,

768
00:35:45,040 --> 00:35:47,640
Speaker 1: is Zeke is known for letting that ball go a

769
00:35:47,640 --> 00:35:50,880
Speaker 1: little too often, and so again, put pressure on those guys,

770
00:35:50,960 --> 00:35:53,200
Speaker 1: make some hits, get those guys thinking, because if you

771
00:35:53,840 --> 00:35:56,879
Speaker 1: get one or two turnovers early, that's in the back

772
00:35:56,920 --> 00:35:58,400
Speaker 1: of their mind. If it's something where all of a

773
00:35:58,440 --> 00:36:00,800
Speaker 1: sudden they say, as Zeke's at a case of the

774
00:36:00,880 --> 00:36:03,000
Speaker 1: drop seas, let's put Pollard in there for us the game,

775
00:36:03,040 --> 00:36:06,120
Speaker 1: then you can focus on that. But it's the It's again,

776
00:36:06,440 --> 00:36:09,239
Speaker 1: it's the unknown going into this game or even how

777
00:36:09,239 --> 00:36:10,640
Speaker 1: it's going to start to play out. If you can

778
00:36:10,680 --> 00:36:13,120
Speaker 1: get some some pressure on those guys early, I think

779
00:36:13,160 --> 00:36:14,920
Speaker 1: you can really start to kind of mess with their head.

780
00:36:15,160 --> 00:36:20,040
Speaker 1: You may speak of the unknown, but Dalvin Tomlinson knows

781
00:36:20,080 --> 00:36:23,279
Speaker 1: these Cowboys. Wow, he's seen them twice a year for

782
00:36:23,320 --> 00:36:28,080
Speaker 1: the last few seasons. Yeah, and so he knows this

783
00:36:28,120 --> 00:36:30,719
Speaker 1: team well, he knows these cast of characters. Like you said,

784
00:36:30,760 --> 00:36:32,879
Speaker 1: Gay Burler, they've a lot of been playing together for

785
00:36:32,880 --> 00:36:36,640
Speaker 1: four years. So who better to talk to for Cowboys

786
00:36:36,640 --> 00:36:39,040
Speaker 1: scouting report and someone to get us ready for this

787
00:36:39,080 --> 00:36:44,080
Speaker 1: Halloween night game than Vikings Dalvin Tomlinson. Thank you so

788
00:36:44,160 --> 00:36:46,480
Speaker 1: much to Dalvin Tomlinson for joining us right now on

789
00:36:46,560 --> 00:36:49,279
Speaker 1: the Minnesota Vikings podcast. This is the first time you've

790
00:36:49,280 --> 00:36:51,520
Speaker 1: been on the podcast. Yes, I think so. I think

791
00:36:51,560 --> 00:36:52,919
Speaker 1: this is the first time. All right, I know you've

792
00:36:52,920 --> 00:36:55,239
Speaker 1: made your rounds. We love having you on everywhere. I

793
00:36:55,280 --> 00:36:57,880
Speaker 1: always tell everyone that you're just one of my favorites.

794
00:36:57,880 --> 00:36:59,640
Speaker 1: You always have a big smile on your face, walk

795
00:36:59,680 --> 00:37:02,239
Speaker 1: in the hall all way, and I love that attitude. Yeah,

796
00:37:02,239 --> 00:37:05,680
Speaker 1: I appreciate it. Well, you guys have got a tall

797
00:37:05,719 --> 00:37:08,960
Speaker 1: task on Sunday, to say the least, in this Cowboys team.

798
00:37:09,560 --> 00:37:11,960
Speaker 1: I know it's a team that you're familiar with. It's

799
00:37:12,680 --> 00:37:15,239
Speaker 1: one of the three teams you've played the most in

800
00:37:15,280 --> 00:37:18,120
Speaker 1: the league. So what is your what are your general

801
00:37:18,200 --> 00:37:21,440
Speaker 1: feelings about the Cowboys? And you know it's I always

802
00:37:21,440 --> 00:37:23,319
Speaker 1: know it's gonna be a physical game, and um, you

803
00:37:23,360 --> 00:37:26,680
Speaker 1: know I always want to beat the Cowboys. Are you playing? Yeah? Right?

804
00:37:26,680 --> 00:37:28,120
Speaker 1: And you know it's funny though, I looked up to

805
00:37:28,160 --> 00:37:30,719
Speaker 1: your stats because I was really interested in the matchups

806
00:37:30,719 --> 00:37:34,800
Speaker 1: that you've played. Y'all hadn't beaten them until this last

807
00:37:34,840 --> 00:37:38,480
Speaker 1: time January third, So what is it about that team

808
00:37:38,520 --> 00:37:41,719
Speaker 1: that's just so hard to match up against? Um, you

809
00:37:41,760 --> 00:37:43,400
Speaker 1: know you'd like the one of the biggest things. You

810
00:37:43,400 --> 00:37:45,200
Speaker 1: have to stop the run. They have a great run game,

811
00:37:45,600 --> 00:37:48,359
Speaker 1: and if you can't stop the run is they open

812
00:37:48,480 --> 00:37:50,799
Speaker 1: up a lot of the past game. But you don't

813
00:37:50,800 --> 00:37:52,359
Speaker 1: have the past if you can't stop the run. So

814
00:37:52,719 --> 00:37:54,600
Speaker 1: the biggest thing is, you know, it's gonna be a

815
00:37:54,600 --> 00:37:56,759
Speaker 1: whole sixty minute game where you played them every single time.

816
00:37:57,000 --> 00:37:59,399
Speaker 1: The advantage that you guys have is playing them at

817
00:37:59,440 --> 00:38:02,719
Speaker 1: home and the crowd on Halloween night, It's gonna be

818
00:38:02,880 --> 00:38:05,640
Speaker 1: kind of crazy. Do you think the atmosphere at all

819
00:38:05,680 --> 00:38:09,880
Speaker 1: will play into your hand? I always think so, especially

820
00:38:09,920 --> 00:38:13,560
Speaker 1: when we play at home, just playing home against any team,

821
00:38:13,600 --> 00:38:15,600
Speaker 1: I feel like the offense struggle is a little bit

822
00:38:15,640 --> 00:38:18,560
Speaker 1: with like communication is probably the biggest thing. So I

823
00:38:18,560 --> 00:38:19,960
Speaker 1: feel like the crowd is gonna help us out a

824
00:38:19,960 --> 00:38:21,600
Speaker 1: lot this week. You know, we do talk about that

825
00:38:21,640 --> 00:38:24,720
Speaker 1: a lot, like communication with the line Dack making calls

826
00:38:25,000 --> 00:38:27,640
Speaker 1: and maybe not no one being able to really hear him.

827
00:38:28,200 --> 00:38:30,520
Speaker 1: But on your side of things, like when the crowd

828
00:38:30,760 --> 00:38:32,879
Speaker 1: is that loud, do you guys sometimes have a hard

829
00:38:32,920 --> 00:38:37,000
Speaker 1: time hearing each other too? Most definitely. Yeah, It's been

830
00:38:37,080 --> 00:38:40,080
Speaker 1: like this since I was in college. The defense we love,

831
00:38:40,280 --> 00:38:42,759
Speaker 1: like playing a way sometimes just because you can hear

832
00:38:42,800 --> 00:38:45,960
Speaker 1: each other. But we love the energy just to be

833
00:38:46,000 --> 00:38:48,920
Speaker 1: able to be on the field and you could feel

834
00:38:49,239 --> 00:38:54,360
Speaker 1: the noise like on your skin. Is crazy that I

835
00:38:54,360 --> 00:38:56,440
Speaker 1: feel like that really like kind of hits home. You

836
00:38:56,480 --> 00:38:58,640
Speaker 1: can feel it's gonna be nighttime. There's gonna be the

837
00:38:58,680 --> 00:39:00,759
Speaker 1: snow coming out of this. I'm not sure have you

838
00:39:00,760 --> 00:39:02,799
Speaker 1: guys even been able to notice that there's snow that

839
00:39:02,840 --> 00:39:05,759
Speaker 1: comes from the ceiling? No, I didn't think, so, I

840
00:39:05,760 --> 00:39:07,719
Speaker 1: know you got other things on your mind. It looks

841
00:39:07,760 --> 00:39:12,080
Speaker 1: pretty cool. Um, when when you go up against a

842
00:39:12,120 --> 00:39:17,200
Speaker 1: team that you are familiar with in your last few seasons,

843
00:39:17,400 --> 00:39:22,560
Speaker 1: do you have any extra advice or information I guess

844
00:39:22,600 --> 00:39:25,880
Speaker 1: you could say for like your teammates throughout meetings and stuff.

845
00:39:25,880 --> 00:39:31,520
Speaker 1: This week. Oh yeah, especially the Cowboys played eight times.

846
00:39:31,640 --> 00:39:33,600
Speaker 1: I want to get the offense a lot, a lot,

847
00:39:33,680 --> 00:39:35,880
Speaker 1: and we all pretty much know each other and stuff.

848
00:39:35,920 --> 00:39:38,839
Speaker 1: So I got a little pointers for each each guy

849
00:39:38,880 --> 00:39:42,239
Speaker 1: we're going to get in. So that's great. I think

850
00:39:42,280 --> 00:39:45,080
Speaker 1: one thing that we alluded to, at least Gabe alluded

851
00:39:45,120 --> 00:39:47,839
Speaker 1: to in this podcast earlier, is that most of these

852
00:39:47,920 --> 00:39:51,279
Speaker 1: guys have played together for four seasons, which is, However,

853
00:39:51,360 --> 00:39:54,520
Speaker 1: many times you've played them, so it's it's a recipe

854
00:39:54,560 --> 00:39:56,960
Speaker 1: that you know full well. You know what you're up against.

855
00:39:57,320 --> 00:40:00,560
Speaker 1: In two top ten rushers Ezekiel Elliott and Tony Pollard,

856
00:40:02,040 --> 00:40:04,640
Speaker 1: it's a tough two headed monster and as you know,

857
00:40:04,719 --> 00:40:08,040
Speaker 1: one of the anchors for the run defense. Where have

858
00:40:08,239 --> 00:40:11,680
Speaker 1: you guys tried to shore up the most to be

859
00:40:11,719 --> 00:40:14,520
Speaker 1: prepared for this? I'm just we have to be gap

860
00:40:14,560 --> 00:40:17,560
Speaker 1: discipline the whole game. You can't jump out your gap

861
00:40:17,560 --> 00:40:20,360
Speaker 1: time to make a play just because it's possible for

862
00:40:20,360 --> 00:40:21,680
Speaker 1: you to make it. You have to make sure you

863
00:40:21,920 --> 00:40:23,839
Speaker 1: played that gap discipline and make the plays that come

864
00:40:23,880 --> 00:40:26,959
Speaker 1: to you. And if we all do that, all front

865
00:40:26,960 --> 00:40:29,640
Speaker 1: seven linebackers Andy Lion feel like we're gonna turn out

866
00:40:29,640 --> 00:40:31,560
Speaker 1: pretty good. How does it feel to be a part

867
00:40:31,640 --> 00:40:34,680
Speaker 1: of the defensive line that is tied for first in

868
00:40:34,719 --> 00:40:38,080
Speaker 1: the NFL and sacks with twenty one? Oh? That's crazy.

869
00:40:39,760 --> 00:40:42,000
Speaker 1: I remember somebody said that something about the other day,

870
00:40:42,040 --> 00:40:43,560
Speaker 1: But I really don't even notice. If we just go

871
00:40:43,600 --> 00:40:45,080
Speaker 1: out there and try to have fun, so you don't

872
00:40:45,080 --> 00:40:47,080
Speaker 1: really feel like you don't keep a tally of it

873
00:40:47,120 --> 00:40:50,320
Speaker 1: or anything. Does it feel like you guys really dictate

874
00:40:51,040 --> 00:40:55,280
Speaker 1: the momentum of the game when you're out there. Most definitely,

875
00:40:55,320 --> 00:40:58,080
Speaker 1: I feel like the defensive line always brings the energy

876
00:40:58,120 --> 00:40:59,960
Speaker 1: and sets the tone from the gig going a defense

877
00:41:00,080 --> 00:41:03,040
Speaker 1: on the field. Is this the best group of guys

878
00:41:03,080 --> 00:41:05,719
Speaker 1: on the line that you've played with? Yeah, I feel

879
00:41:05,760 --> 00:41:08,160
Speaker 1: like every guy, every group I've played has been different,

880
00:41:08,160 --> 00:41:10,759
Speaker 1: and um, this this group is amazing. I love these

881
00:41:10,800 --> 00:41:13,239
Speaker 1: guys and um, like we all come to work every day,

882
00:41:13,280 --> 00:41:16,040
Speaker 1: We're ready to work and just continue to improve. Someone

883
00:41:16,080 --> 00:41:19,080
Speaker 1: the other day said that when you and Michael Pierce

884
00:41:19,120 --> 00:41:22,040
Speaker 1: met it was like two long lost brothers finally finding

885
00:41:22,080 --> 00:41:25,000
Speaker 1: each other, which I thought was pretty comical, Like how

886
00:41:25,280 --> 00:41:27,239
Speaker 1: how was it? Was it just like an immediate like

887
00:41:27,239 --> 00:41:30,799
Speaker 1: sometimes you just gel with people. Oh yeah, most definitely. Uh.

888
00:41:30,840 --> 00:41:32,520
Speaker 1: I knew we were going to be good friends because

889
00:41:32,520 --> 00:41:34,560
Speaker 1: he went he was actually good friends with some of

890
00:41:34,560 --> 00:41:37,960
Speaker 1: my Alabama teammates. That's true, And um, we were already

891
00:41:38,040 --> 00:41:40,759
Speaker 1: good friends in so I was like, uh, like Ryan

892
00:41:40,840 --> 00:41:44,200
Speaker 1: Anderson and t J. Yelden, and um, I just knew

893
00:41:44,320 --> 00:41:46,680
Speaker 1: he was anything like those two. We were gonna click.

894
00:41:46,719 --> 00:41:49,440
Speaker 1: So it was when we first met, it was it

895
00:41:49,440 --> 00:41:52,319
Speaker 1: was amazing. It was like a great friendship. What can

896
00:41:52,880 --> 00:41:56,480
Speaker 1: a fast friendship do for the interior lineman, like the

897
00:41:56,520 --> 00:41:58,360
Speaker 1: guy that you're playing next to, what can that do

898
00:41:58,840 --> 00:42:00,960
Speaker 1: as far as far when you hit the field and

899
00:42:01,320 --> 00:42:04,040
Speaker 1: you're in the game. It helps build a chemistry. You

900
00:42:04,160 --> 00:42:06,439
Speaker 1: learned a lot quicker how to play with the guy

901
00:42:06,520 --> 00:42:08,560
Speaker 1: next to you. And also you play for that guy too,

902
00:42:08,600 --> 00:42:10,520
Speaker 1: so I know I might have to take up this

903
00:42:10,640 --> 00:42:12,120
Speaker 1: double teams. Yes, so it might could be able to

904
00:42:12,120 --> 00:42:13,560
Speaker 1: get to one on one this time and make a

905
00:42:13,560 --> 00:42:16,360
Speaker 1: big play. And like when your teammate make a big plays,

906
00:42:16,760 --> 00:42:18,439
Speaker 1: you feel like you made a big play too because

907
00:42:18,480 --> 00:42:21,320
Speaker 1: you hope to make it. So the chemistry you build

908
00:42:21,440 --> 00:42:24,640
Speaker 1: is on a whole different level. What do you think

909
00:42:24,880 --> 00:42:28,560
Speaker 1: is the identity of this defense? If you found it

910
00:42:28,640 --> 00:42:30,840
Speaker 1: or not. I feel like, well, we're still in the process,

911
00:42:30,880 --> 00:42:34,440
Speaker 1: but I know front we want to be. We're building

912
00:42:34,520 --> 00:42:37,560
Speaker 1: on physicality up front. Hey, that's not a bad thing.

913
00:42:37,600 --> 00:42:39,319
Speaker 1: I'm sure a lot of Vikings fans are happy to

914
00:42:39,360 --> 00:42:41,360
Speaker 1: hear that. They may not be as happy though, to

915
00:42:41,400 --> 00:42:44,120
Speaker 1: hear about the return of law Collins, which we know

916
00:42:44,560 --> 00:42:48,160
Speaker 1: is one of the anchors of this Cowboys offensive line.

917
00:42:48,320 --> 00:42:51,000
Speaker 1: What's it like for him to come back in the mix, Like,

918
00:42:51,080 --> 00:42:54,040
Speaker 1: do you see that, like he'll add something extra? No, Yeah,

919
00:42:54,080 --> 00:42:56,640
Speaker 1: you know, whenever they bring one the one of the

920
00:42:56,640 --> 00:43:00,000
Speaker 1: starters come back. And he's a pretty good offensive toe

921
00:43:00,440 --> 00:43:03,720
Speaker 1: and that just makes me excited. I love a challenge.

922
00:43:03,719 --> 00:43:06,319
Speaker 1: So having him back in the mix and everything with

923
00:43:06,400 --> 00:43:09,279
Speaker 1: other guys out there, it's gonna it's gonna be a

924
00:43:09,360 --> 00:43:11,560
Speaker 1: challenge out there, and I'm super excited for it. Dak

925
00:43:11,760 --> 00:43:15,880
Speaker 1: was limited at practice this week. He's battling that cafe injury.

926
00:43:16,480 --> 00:43:19,120
Speaker 1: But you know, a fully healthy Dak is a dangerous

927
00:43:19,160 --> 00:43:22,000
Speaker 1: guy out there. Did you play him when he was

928
00:43:22,040 --> 00:43:25,480
Speaker 1: at Mississippi State? Have you? So you played him and

929
00:43:25,560 --> 00:43:27,600
Speaker 1: when you were at Alabama? Yeah, and then you played

930
00:43:27,680 --> 00:43:30,360
Speaker 1: him eight times in the NFL. Probably tired of seeing

931
00:43:30,360 --> 00:43:31,759
Speaker 1: the guy. Although one of a couple of those I

932
00:43:31,800 --> 00:43:35,799
Speaker 1: think um was Andy Dalton. Yeah, and Dalton was he

933
00:43:35,800 --> 00:43:38,360
Speaker 1: got actually got hurt in the first time against US

934
00:43:38,440 --> 00:43:41,680
Speaker 1: last year and then Andy Dalton was the second game. Right,

935
00:43:41,719 --> 00:43:43,440
Speaker 1: So you've seen a lot of Dak. So what does

936
00:43:43,520 --> 00:43:47,200
Speaker 1: Dak do well? That is, he's he's a good quarterback.

937
00:43:47,200 --> 00:43:50,120
Speaker 1: He can he can throw it. Now people always forget

938
00:43:50,160 --> 00:43:52,239
Speaker 1: that part. He can. He got an arm on him,

939
00:43:52,360 --> 00:43:54,560
Speaker 1: and also he can move around the pocket. He's not

940
00:43:54,600 --> 00:43:56,239
Speaker 1: just gonna sit there and let you tackle him. Like

941
00:43:56,640 --> 00:43:58,640
Speaker 1: you have to contain him. You have to collapse the

942
00:43:58,640 --> 00:44:01,200
Speaker 1: pocket on him and try to affect him throughout the

943
00:44:01,200 --> 00:44:03,560
Speaker 1: whole game to get him off his game because, like

944
00:44:03,600 --> 00:44:06,200
Speaker 1: you said, a healthy deck, because dangerous deck. So you

945
00:44:06,200 --> 00:44:07,880
Speaker 1: have to get him off his game, get him uncomfortable

946
00:44:07,920 --> 00:44:10,920
Speaker 1: throughout the whole game. And yeah, just you gotta affect him.

947
00:44:10,960 --> 00:44:13,879
Speaker 1: Did you see that this could be like his game

948
00:44:13,920 --> 00:44:18,040
Speaker 1: could translate this well to the NFL? Um I seriously

949
00:44:18,080 --> 00:44:21,440
Speaker 1: thought so in college, just playing him when he was

950
00:44:21,440 --> 00:44:23,640
Speaker 1: at Mississippi State, I was like, yeah, he has a

951
00:44:23,680 --> 00:44:26,080
Speaker 1: potential to be a great quarterback. Yeah, I know that's

952
00:44:26,080 --> 00:44:28,759
Speaker 1: so crazy. But maybe at the same time, it must

953
00:44:28,800 --> 00:44:33,280
Speaker 1: be like really cool to see guys that you played

954
00:44:33,320 --> 00:44:36,319
Speaker 1: in college now at this level and you really know

955
00:44:37,120 --> 00:44:40,520
Speaker 1: kind of what makes them tick. Yeah, it's it's cool

956
00:44:40,640 --> 00:44:42,200
Speaker 1: just to be able to, like you said, to see

957
00:44:42,280 --> 00:44:45,040
Speaker 1: him go from college to the NFL. It's it's crazy.

958
00:44:45,600 --> 00:44:48,440
Speaker 1: It's crazy. Well, thank you so much to Dalvin Tomlinson

959
00:44:48,440 --> 00:44:51,279
Speaker 1: for joining us on the podcast. I know you're just

960
00:44:51,360 --> 00:44:52,719
Speaker 1: like everyone else out of here and we just want

961
00:44:52,760 --> 00:44:55,160
Speaker 1: to beat the Cowboys so bad on Sunday, but it's

962
00:44:55,160 --> 00:44:57,480
Speaker 1: gonna be a really nice atmosphere and we wish you

963
00:44:57,520 --> 00:44:59,360
Speaker 1: the best to luck in the game. I appreciate it.

964
00:45:00,840 --> 00:45:03,680
Speaker 1: Always great to hear from Dalvin Tomlinson. He's been one

965
00:45:03,680 --> 00:45:07,880
Speaker 1: of my favorite editions this offseason. I love how amazing

966
00:45:07,880 --> 00:45:10,000
Speaker 1: he is with the media, how nice he is, how

967
00:45:10,040 --> 00:45:12,359
Speaker 1: willing and available he is, and I like how he

968
00:45:12,760 --> 00:45:14,520
Speaker 1: just kind of I mean, I don't know, he's one

969
00:45:14,520 --> 00:45:15,799
Speaker 1: of those guys that pass in the hall and he's

970
00:45:15,800 --> 00:45:18,120
Speaker 1: always smiling. I love that about him. He's a really

971
00:45:18,160 --> 00:45:21,640
Speaker 1: good guy. You have the guys on the team that

972
00:45:21,880 --> 00:45:23,480
Speaker 1: don't really care to do stuff with the media, and

973
00:45:23,480 --> 00:45:24,799
Speaker 1: then you have the guys on the team that just

974
00:45:24,880 --> 00:45:26,440
Speaker 1: get it. It's just like, Okay, this is what I

975
00:45:26,480 --> 00:45:28,600
Speaker 1: gotta do. I'm gonna tell a good story. I'm gonna

976
00:45:28,640 --> 00:45:30,600
Speaker 1: have some fun with it. And that's that's Dalvin Thomlinson.

977
00:45:30,719 --> 00:45:32,799
Speaker 1: So it's always good to have him on and it's

978
00:45:32,800 --> 00:45:35,080
Speaker 1: always good to have his play on our defensive line. Yes,

979
00:45:35,360 --> 00:45:38,040
Speaker 1: great edition as well well, Gabe. We've got a lot

980
00:45:38,120 --> 00:45:40,440
Speaker 1: going on this week as far as content. What is

981
00:45:40,480 --> 00:45:42,600
Speaker 1: going on with the Audible this week. It makes its

982
00:45:42,640 --> 00:45:46,960
Speaker 1: return with the brand new episode. Last week, Michael Parris

983
00:45:47,000 --> 00:45:51,240
Speaker 1: and Dalvin Thomlinson were explained as two long lost brothers

984
00:45:51,280 --> 00:45:54,160
Speaker 1: that weigh three hundred pounds. So Michael Parris will be

985
00:45:54,200 --> 00:45:56,320
Speaker 1: on this week, and I'm sure he has some Dalvin

986
00:45:56,320 --> 00:45:59,319
Speaker 1: Talminson stories and just some good stuff, especially coming back

987
00:45:59,360 --> 00:46:01,360
Speaker 1: from Andrew. So I'm not sure if he's playing this

988
00:46:01,400 --> 00:46:03,280
Speaker 1: Sunday or not. He's going to try too for sure,

989
00:46:04,040 --> 00:46:07,080
Speaker 1: but he plays Baltimore next Sunday. That's the game he's on.

990
00:46:07,360 --> 00:46:08,879
Speaker 1: So that's the game he's on. So to be able

991
00:46:08,920 --> 00:46:11,080
Speaker 1: to get his thoughts before all that happens, because he's

992
00:46:11,120 --> 00:46:12,960
Speaker 1: gonna get a lot of media attention, a lot of

993
00:46:13,040 --> 00:46:15,719
Speaker 1: media attention next week. So I'm just gonna have some

994
00:46:15,719 --> 00:46:17,680
Speaker 1: fun with him. We know he's an interesting guy. He

995
00:46:17,800 --> 00:46:20,200
Speaker 1: is a speaking of guys that are great with the media.

996
00:46:20,440 --> 00:46:22,279
Speaker 1: I mean, honestly, I think the guy could have his

997
00:46:22,280 --> 00:46:24,920
Speaker 1: own show. He's so interesting. Jay, who was a master

998
00:46:25,000 --> 00:46:29,200
Speaker 1: of everything, is the editor for the Audible and I

999
00:46:29,200 --> 00:46:30,799
Speaker 1: feel like Jay, the last time we had him all

1000
00:46:30,840 --> 00:46:33,799
Speaker 1: we had to cut off like ten minutes. Yeah, that's

1001
00:46:33,800 --> 00:46:36,759
Speaker 1: a thing. Like those guys in general, they're very much

1002
00:46:36,800 --> 00:46:38,520
Speaker 1: the When you're saying, oh, it'd be great to have

1003
00:46:38,560 --> 00:46:40,799
Speaker 1: him on show, I'm first person raising my hand saying,

1004
00:46:40,840 --> 00:46:42,160
Speaker 1: get these guys in the room and stick him like

1005
00:46:42,200 --> 00:46:44,759
Speaker 1: in front of the face because it's fantastic. Yeah, so

1006
00:46:44,960 --> 00:46:47,360
Speaker 1: that's audible. Definitely check it out, and we've got a

1007
00:46:47,400 --> 00:46:51,439
Speaker 1: really exciting Vikings vantage for you guys on Friday as well. Yeah,

1008
00:46:51,560 --> 00:46:53,600
Speaker 1: bringing up a little blast from the past with a

1009
00:46:53,600 --> 00:46:57,560
Speaker 1: little Terence Newman, former longtime Cowboy and with the Vikings

1010
00:46:57,600 --> 00:47:01,279
Speaker 1: here for three seasons. Terence Newman absolutely great guy, ended

1011
00:47:01,320 --> 00:47:03,520
Speaker 1: up becoming a coach as well. He was essentially a

1012
00:47:03,520 --> 00:47:06,600
Speaker 1: player's coach when he was on the field. ZIM absolutely

1013
00:47:06,680 --> 00:47:08,560
Speaker 1: love this guy when he first came to the team.

1014
00:47:08,680 --> 00:47:11,320
Speaker 1: You know, is definitely with the connections back in Dallas.

1015
00:47:11,680 --> 00:47:13,880
Speaker 1: Terence Newman, this Friday is going to be an awesome interview,

1016
00:47:13,920 --> 00:47:15,759
Speaker 1: So make sure to check that out Friday night on

1017
00:47:15,920 --> 00:47:18,520
Speaker 1: Cafe n at six thirty pm. And we've got opposing

1018
00:47:18,600 --> 00:47:23,080
Speaker 1: viewpoints this week. Cowboys team reporter David Hellman, also an

1019
00:47:23,320 --> 00:47:25,480
Speaker 1: LSU Tiger. I did not plan that, That's just how

1020
00:47:25,480 --> 00:47:28,520
Speaker 1: it happened. Sure about that. I swear we're just everywhere.

1021
00:47:29,080 --> 00:47:30,840
Speaker 1: He's going to be on the show. He's if you follow,

1022
00:47:30,880 --> 00:47:33,560
Speaker 1: don't follow on Twitter, he's actually a very very funny follow.

1023
00:47:33,680 --> 00:47:36,960
Speaker 1: So I expect some comedy on this show straight out,

1024
00:47:37,120 --> 00:47:38,400
Speaker 1: and he knows. He's been with the team for a

1025
00:47:38,440 --> 00:47:40,560
Speaker 1: long time, so he knows these guys in and out.

1026
00:47:40,600 --> 00:47:43,279
Speaker 1: So we'll get like the latest DAK update, which will

1027
00:47:43,280 --> 00:47:45,919
Speaker 1: be really good. They'll they have I think he's availabilities

1028
00:47:45,960 --> 00:47:48,240
Speaker 1: on Thursday, Yeah, and that's when we record the show,

1029
00:47:48,320 --> 00:47:51,239
Speaker 1: so he'll have the latest on DAK straight from the

1030
00:47:51,280 --> 00:47:53,840
Speaker 1: horse's mouth. I feel like it's such as such a

1031
00:47:54,440 --> 00:47:56,279
Speaker 1: that's more of a Devin White joke than you think.

1032
00:47:56,280 --> 00:47:58,680
Speaker 1: He'll break some lows on apposing viewpoints. I don't think

1033
00:47:58,680 --> 00:48:00,880
Speaker 1: we're going to hear breaking news, but but I think

1034
00:48:00,920 --> 00:48:03,400
Speaker 1: we're gonna have lots of fun. Maybe I don't know.

1035
00:48:03,480 --> 00:48:06,560
Speaker 1: I don't know if all break I know, but you know,

1036
00:48:06,640 --> 00:48:10,719
Speaker 1: but you know me, I'm like really overthinking it. Classic classic.

1037
00:48:11,239 --> 00:48:14,560
Speaker 1: And then we also have Game Day Live on Sunday.

1038
00:48:14,920 --> 00:48:17,239
Speaker 1: Gabe and I are usually on it as well, and

1039
00:48:17,320 --> 00:48:20,680
Speaker 1: so that'll be on Fox nine and the interview this week.

1040
00:48:20,719 --> 00:48:24,000
Speaker 1: The player interview this week is with kJ Osborne mister Clutch.

1041
00:48:24,520 --> 00:48:26,360
Speaker 1: I know, I was actually going to ask him about that.

1042
00:48:26,400 --> 00:48:28,400
Speaker 1: If he's gonna if the K and his name stands

1043
00:48:28,400 --> 00:48:34,080
Speaker 1: for clutch, that's a great clutch Clutch Junior Osborne jor

1044
00:48:35,040 --> 00:48:38,080
Speaker 1: I like it. I'll take it. So that'll be a

1045
00:48:38,080 --> 00:48:40,000
Speaker 1: really fun interview. He's always a good time as well,

1046
00:48:40,080 --> 00:48:42,960
Speaker 1: just another guy who we've enjoyed getting to know over

1047
00:48:43,000 --> 00:48:46,080
Speaker 1: the last two seasons. So it's a big game, you guys.

1048
00:48:46,120 --> 00:48:49,120
Speaker 1: The Vikings return to US Bank Stadium Sunday nights, the

1049
00:48:49,120 --> 00:48:53,400
Speaker 1: first primetime game of the season against the Dallas Cowboys.

1050
00:48:53,400 --> 00:48:55,799
Speaker 1: If you're going to the game, as we've mentioned all

1051
00:48:55,800 --> 00:48:58,719
Speaker 1: show long, we highly encourage you to be loud and

1052
00:48:58,880 --> 00:49:01,360
Speaker 1: wear a costume. I think wearing a costume would be

1053
00:49:01,360 --> 00:49:04,000
Speaker 1: pretty cool in your mask. But that's the thing. There

1054
00:49:04,040 --> 00:49:06,960
Speaker 1: are a couple of rules going into this weekend. You know,

1055
00:49:07,040 --> 00:49:09,879
Speaker 1: We've we've heard some people, especially internally, just double check.

1056
00:49:09,960 --> 00:49:11,879
Speaker 1: Make sure to check out Vikings dot com some other

1057
00:49:11,880 --> 00:49:15,959
Speaker 1: places as far as what potential restrictions there are going

1058
00:49:15,960 --> 00:49:19,080
Speaker 1: into Sunday Night's game. I just know, like full masks

1059
00:49:19,080 --> 00:49:21,719
Speaker 1: and that kind of stuff, there tends to be some

1060
00:49:22,239 --> 00:49:23,880
Speaker 1: rules on some of that kind of thing, But just

1061
00:49:23,960 --> 00:49:27,160
Speaker 1: double check that you're not necessarily bringing anything that looks

1062
00:49:27,200 --> 00:49:29,000
Speaker 1: like a weapon or any of that kind of stuff

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Speaker 1: that might get just stopped from the door. I just

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Speaker 1: come and be as rowdy as possible. Yeah, we need

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Speaker 1: you guys to be loud. Disrupt the Cowboys, Disrupt Dallas. Ye,

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Speaker 1: that is how disrupt DAC. There you go, all right,

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Speaker 1: so be sure to be loud show up. I think

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Speaker 1: the crowd is going to be such a huge factor

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Speaker 1: as we've talked about in this game, and so we're

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Speaker 1: really excited for you guys. And plus football's back a

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Speaker 1: get ready for the big Cowboys game. We'll see you

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