1 00:00:05,880 --> 00:00:08,840 Speaker 1: They scrimmage from the right Hashmark and Philip rivers with 2 00:00:09,039 --> 00:00:11,239 Speaker 1: the bold on his helmet back to pass and he 3 00:00:11,360 --> 00:00:13,720 Speaker 1: dropped the ball. Hebout to be picked up by a 4 00:00:13,840 --> 00:00:17,560 Speaker 1: Viking pouching around. Good Forudio. Dunniball has it. He's to 5 00:00:17,680 --> 00:00:27,640 Speaker 1: the fifty to the forty Bio Gunnar Biggles toucht Hey 6 00:00:27,680 --> 00:00:46,400 Speaker 1: fifty six short defensive touchdown by a forty oh Dunniball. Hey, everybody, 7 00:00:46,680 --> 00:00:51,199 Speaker 1: welcome to episode twenty one of the Minnesota Vikings podcast. 8 00:00:51,320 --> 00:00:54,720 Speaker 1: I'm your host si Amondson in the studio with producer 9 00:00:55,080 --> 00:00:59,920 Speaker 1: Chris Corso and other producer Jay Nelson. We're gonna break 10 00:01:00,040 --> 00:01:02,280 Speaker 1: down the Chargers game. We're gonna look ahead to the 11 00:01:02,280 --> 00:01:06,040 Speaker 1: Green Bay game, and let's start Chris with a big 12 00:01:06,080 --> 00:01:09,000 Speaker 1: time when in San Diego, I think going out there, 13 00:01:09,040 --> 00:01:11,840 Speaker 1: I'll be honest, I was nervous. I know that. I'm 14 00:01:12,040 --> 00:01:14,760 Speaker 1: I'm a terrible nervous fan. I'm always waiting for the 15 00:01:14,760 --> 00:01:17,400 Speaker 1: other shoe to drop. But to me, the Chargers, if 16 00:01:17,440 --> 00:01:20,240 Speaker 1: we're being honest, they were peaking. They had just put 17 00:01:20,319 --> 00:01:23,520 Speaker 1: up forty five points on the Jaguars. They were playing well. 18 00:01:23,600 --> 00:01:27,440 Speaker 1: Derwin James was back. They seemed healthy. They it's outdoors. 19 00:01:27,480 --> 00:01:30,920 Speaker 1: I don't care how many Purple fans show up in LA. 20 00:01:31,040 --> 00:01:34,640 Speaker 1: It's outdoors, it's on grass, you have to travel. I 21 00:01:34,680 --> 00:01:37,920 Speaker 1: was worried about it, and boy, oh boy, apparently I 22 00:01:37,920 --> 00:01:41,120 Speaker 1: should not have been. Yeah, right away the Vikings get started. 23 00:01:41,400 --> 00:01:44,080 Speaker 1: One of my big keys for this game was scoring 24 00:01:44,160 --> 00:01:48,279 Speaker 1: on the first drive. Corso's keys Cousins was six for six, 25 00:01:48,360 --> 00:01:51,480 Speaker 1: takes them right down the field, touchdown to Aerosmith Jr. 26 00:01:51,800 --> 00:01:54,920 Speaker 1: It was a great start to a game where the 27 00:01:54,960 --> 00:01:58,160 Speaker 1: offense wasn't great all game, but they got the points earlier. 28 00:01:58,200 --> 00:02:01,800 Speaker 1: I'm gonna start a pool in our office here about 29 00:02:01,880 --> 00:02:05,000 Speaker 1: how many seconds it takes for Corso to say Cousin's 30 00:02:05,120 --> 00:02:07,040 Speaker 1: name to start the show. But you were You're right. 31 00:02:07,120 --> 00:02:09,760 Speaker 1: He did leave a lead, a great starting drive. That 32 00:02:09,880 --> 00:02:12,320 Speaker 1: was an incredible start to the game. You know one 33 00:02:12,360 --> 00:02:14,320 Speaker 1: thing that I want to talk about, and this is 34 00:02:14,320 --> 00:02:17,919 Speaker 1: the interesting thing with football. It's one of my favorite, 35 00:02:18,000 --> 00:02:20,600 Speaker 1: most fascinating things about the sport, and we've talked about 36 00:02:20,600 --> 00:02:23,800 Speaker 1: it on this show, Chris is there are defining moments 37 00:02:23,800 --> 00:02:27,520 Speaker 1: in seasons and defining moments in games, and football is 38 00:02:27,560 --> 00:02:31,200 Speaker 1: such a game of emotion and energy, that these little 39 00:02:31,240 --> 00:02:34,520 Speaker 1: things can happen that can shift the course of the 40 00:02:34,560 --> 00:02:37,480 Speaker 1: way things happen. I think you're talking about a specific 41 00:02:37,520 --> 00:02:39,920 Speaker 1: play in this game. I'm talking about I'm talking about 42 00:02:39,960 --> 00:02:42,720 Speaker 1: back to back to back specific plays. So let's start. 43 00:02:43,080 --> 00:02:46,440 Speaker 1: Philip Rivers turns the ball over. It it's twelve ten, right, 44 00:02:46,600 --> 00:02:50,919 Speaker 1: Vikings up twelve ten? Which time in the first half? Jay, 45 00:02:51,560 --> 00:02:54,079 Speaker 1: So late in the first half, Philip Rivers turns the 46 00:02:54,080 --> 00:02:56,840 Speaker 1: ball over. The Vikings have the ball. We're marching up 47 00:02:56,880 --> 00:02:59,919 Speaker 1: the field and I'm feeling pretty good, right because we 48 00:03:00,080 --> 00:03:01,960 Speaker 1: have a chance to go down and score. And then 49 00:03:02,120 --> 00:03:06,240 Speaker 1: Kirk throws an interception and not here's the interesting thing, 50 00:03:06,280 --> 00:03:08,880 Speaker 1: not just in it like that was this is how 51 00:03:08,919 --> 00:03:12,720 Speaker 1: well Kirk has been playing that that I now view 52 00:03:12,840 --> 00:03:18,079 Speaker 1: that sort of interception as incredibly uncharacteristic. Yeah, like that, 53 00:03:18,120 --> 00:03:21,960 Speaker 1: because the optics anytime you throw an interception on a 54 00:03:22,040 --> 00:03:25,679 Speaker 1: screen pass, the optics of it are awful because a 55 00:03:25,840 --> 00:03:27,920 Speaker 1: you have a fat guy who shouldn't be catching the 56 00:03:27,919 --> 00:03:31,840 Speaker 1: ball picking it off other than like sliding right back 57 00:03:31,880 --> 00:03:34,480 Speaker 1: across the body to a defender. There are very few 58 00:03:34,600 --> 00:03:38,920 Speaker 1: worse looking interceptions than the screen pass interception. So you 59 00:03:39,040 --> 00:03:42,000 Speaker 1: have that happen. It's a punch to the gut because 60 00:03:42,000 --> 00:03:44,080 Speaker 1: you go, oh, are we are we ready for this game? 61 00:03:44,480 --> 00:03:46,160 Speaker 1: And then they're going the other way, and you're now 62 00:03:46,200 --> 00:03:48,040 Speaker 1: in a situation because the sort of football that we 63 00:03:48,120 --> 00:03:50,520 Speaker 1: play and that we are good at is we play 64 00:03:50,560 --> 00:03:53,000 Speaker 1: these kind of one score games. We made for the 65 00:03:53,080 --> 00:03:54,840 Speaker 1: wait for the other team to slip up, and then 66 00:03:54,880 --> 00:03:58,240 Speaker 1: we pound, and it bit us in the ass right there. 67 00:03:58,560 --> 00:04:01,800 Speaker 1: And now we're going the other direction. And I'm thinking 68 00:04:02,040 --> 00:04:03,800 Speaker 1: if even if they put a field goal up, but 69 00:04:03,880 --> 00:04:06,800 Speaker 1: let alone a touchdown, because until that point, Philip Rivers 70 00:04:06,800 --> 00:04:08,680 Speaker 1: had been having his way. He was he was getting 71 00:04:08,680 --> 00:04:11,640 Speaker 1: completing long third downs, he was marching the ball. Mike 72 00:04:11,680 --> 00:04:15,400 Speaker 1: Williams especially was making some plays absolutely, so I'm thinking 73 00:04:15,480 --> 00:04:17,559 Speaker 1: they go down, they put a seven on the board, 74 00:04:17,720 --> 00:04:19,919 Speaker 1: it's seventeen twelve, they get the ball at half. That 75 00:04:20,080 --> 00:04:23,119 Speaker 1: is a very scary situation on the road for this team. 76 00:04:23,400 --> 00:04:26,880 Speaker 1: And then the Affady play and we can break down 77 00:04:27,080 --> 00:04:30,040 Speaker 1: Chris how sweet that play is. Will circle back to that. 78 00:04:30,480 --> 00:04:34,120 Speaker 1: But him scooping that up scoring was seven seconds left, 79 00:04:34,400 --> 00:04:37,640 Speaker 1: giving this team a nineteen to ten lead. What that 80 00:04:37,720 --> 00:04:40,880 Speaker 1: does for you mentally, the emotion of it, It completely 81 00:04:40,920 --> 00:04:44,240 Speaker 1: shifted the game. It completely shifts our season. It like 82 00:04:44,560 --> 00:04:48,360 Speaker 1: one moment like that could define how and I know 83 00:04:48,440 --> 00:04:51,440 Speaker 1: I'm being dramatic, but it could define how the rest 84 00:04:51,520 --> 00:04:54,960 Speaker 1: of our year goes. That was such a big play, 85 00:04:55,120 --> 00:04:57,640 Speaker 1: I agree, And the biggest part of that play, in 86 00:04:57,760 --> 00:05:00,919 Speaker 1: my opinion, was the fact that the fumble was caused 87 00:05:01,000 --> 00:05:03,360 Speaker 1: twice on that play. It was Daniel Hunter on the 88 00:05:03,360 --> 00:05:05,680 Speaker 1: first one. A Foddy then kind of fumbles it and 89 00:05:05,920 --> 00:05:09,200 Speaker 1: it goes back to the Chargers and Eric Kendricks causes 90 00:05:09,200 --> 00:05:11,920 Speaker 1: a second fumble and then a Fotty's there again. He goes, 91 00:05:11,960 --> 00:05:14,400 Speaker 1: all right, here's my second chance, picks it up and 92 00:05:14,600 --> 00:05:17,240 Speaker 1: guess who's all the way running down the field as 93 00:05:17,279 --> 00:05:19,719 Speaker 1: the blocker form Daniel Hunter. I mean, it was such 94 00:05:19,720 --> 00:05:23,560 Speaker 1: a spectacular play. And Danielle Hunter right when that play happened, 95 00:05:23,600 --> 00:05:26,200 Speaker 1: I looked, I looked over and I said, Danielle Hunter, 96 00:05:26,480 --> 00:05:29,080 Speaker 1: he's in the defensive Player of the Year category. Now, yeah, 97 00:05:29,080 --> 00:05:31,880 Speaker 1: he's I mean, this was another monster game for him, 98 00:05:31,880 --> 00:05:34,719 Speaker 1: so he has to be considered. But to go back 99 00:05:34,720 --> 00:05:38,440 Speaker 1: to Eric Kendricks, I mean, obviously he's having an All 100 00:05:38,480 --> 00:05:41,279 Speaker 1: Pro year, and it's just when you're playing at that level, 101 00:05:41,400 --> 00:05:43,600 Speaker 1: things are clicking so well. It was such a heads 102 00:05:43,640 --> 00:05:47,680 Speaker 1: up plate and it's Austin Eckler is a fantastic athlete. 103 00:05:48,160 --> 00:05:50,640 Speaker 1: And it wasn't just that Kendricks was there. It was 104 00:05:50,680 --> 00:05:53,840 Speaker 1: that Kendricks timed the swat on the arm to pop 105 00:05:53,839 --> 00:05:55,839 Speaker 1: it loose. And then also if you watch it in 106 00:05:55,880 --> 00:05:59,560 Speaker 1: slow motion, he finished, yes, when the ball was loose, 107 00:05:59,640 --> 00:06:01,159 Speaker 1: he didn't pop it out, and then go, I should 108 00:06:01,200 --> 00:06:04,120 Speaker 1: go get the ball. He recognized if I wrap Eckler 109 00:06:04,240 --> 00:06:08,640 Speaker 1: up and keep him from the ball, something really, really, 110 00:06:08,680 --> 00:06:10,960 Speaker 1: really good is going to happen here. Going back to 111 00:06:11,000 --> 00:06:15,000 Speaker 1: your point about season changing plays, I want to support 112 00:06:15,080 --> 00:06:17,719 Speaker 1: that to the fullest because last year we had a 113 00:06:17,800 --> 00:06:20,600 Speaker 1: season changing play, except it went the other way, and 114 00:06:20,640 --> 00:06:25,720 Speaker 1: that was the play against the New Orleans Saints that 115 00:06:26,000 --> 00:06:29,480 Speaker 1: changed the course of the entire season, changed the course 116 00:06:29,520 --> 00:06:31,520 Speaker 1: of that game because that was a game that we had. 117 00:06:32,160 --> 00:06:35,760 Speaker 1: It was a fourteen point swing in that game and 118 00:06:35,800 --> 00:06:37,800 Speaker 1: the season. It changed the whole thing. So this is 119 00:06:37,839 --> 00:06:40,680 Speaker 1: a play that went in our favor, and it feels 120 00:06:40,720 --> 00:06:45,600 Speaker 1: like the same effect, except completely opposite. I was at 121 00:06:45,640 --> 00:06:47,960 Speaker 1: that Saints game as a fan and we were having 122 00:06:48,000 --> 00:06:49,839 Speaker 1: the time of our lives and when that fumble happened 123 00:06:49,880 --> 00:06:53,760 Speaker 1: last year, I went, it changed the impact of the 124 00:06:54,000 --> 00:06:57,440 Speaker 1: entire season. I remember it like it like like that. 125 00:06:57,560 --> 00:06:59,560 Speaker 1: And I don't want to pick on Feeling because I 126 00:06:59,600 --> 00:07:03,040 Speaker 1: think he's an absolute stud. It's just a coincidence that 127 00:07:03,120 --> 00:07:05,520 Speaker 1: it's he. I'm using him on both these examples. Remember 128 00:07:05,560 --> 00:07:09,240 Speaker 1: the Cowboys fumble that punt in the in the Cowboys game. 129 00:07:09,240 --> 00:07:12,280 Speaker 1: It's a very similar situation. Good news, we're on the 130 00:07:12,320 --> 00:07:15,200 Speaker 1: other side of it this time. Let's real quick before 131 00:07:15,560 --> 00:07:17,760 Speaker 1: we get into the rest of the game. I want 132 00:07:17,800 --> 00:07:20,200 Speaker 1: to talk about a Foddy because we got to ask 133 00:07:20,280 --> 00:07:23,600 Speaker 1: this really great, great question on great We gotta ask 134 00:07:23,640 --> 00:07:26,600 Speaker 1: this great question. We gotta asked this great question on 135 00:07:26,640 --> 00:07:29,880 Speaker 1: pick six this week, and it was who are some 136 00:07:29,960 --> 00:07:33,880 Speaker 1: of the unsung heroes from the season so far? And 137 00:07:34,280 --> 00:07:36,040 Speaker 1: I think there's a few of them, but I think 138 00:07:36,040 --> 00:07:39,880 Speaker 1: a Foddy has to be in that category, not just 139 00:07:40,000 --> 00:07:43,920 Speaker 1: because you know what an impressive thing to come in 140 00:07:44,520 --> 00:07:48,600 Speaker 1: seventh round practice, squad work into the rotation, making plays 141 00:07:48,640 --> 00:07:51,840 Speaker 1: and it wasn't just this swooping score. If you remember 142 00:07:52,080 --> 00:07:55,960 Speaker 1: the Seahawks game, that thirteen yard sack of Russell Wilson 143 00:07:56,000 --> 00:07:58,640 Speaker 1: that gave us the ball back with one chance to 144 00:07:58,680 --> 00:08:00,840 Speaker 1: win it at the end. That was an a foddy sack. 145 00:08:00,960 --> 00:08:04,240 Speaker 1: I mean he he is playing well in rotation, but 146 00:08:04,400 --> 00:08:07,200 Speaker 1: quietly has had just a couple of really, really really 147 00:08:07,200 --> 00:08:09,360 Speaker 1: big plays. Yeah, building on that, I'm not sure if 148 00:08:09,360 --> 00:08:12,120 Speaker 1: a lot of the Vikings fans know exactly what Mike 149 00:08:12,240 --> 00:08:15,080 Speaker 1: Zimmer does with this defensive line. He puts some of 150 00:08:15,120 --> 00:08:18,920 Speaker 1: these young players in the game once some of the 151 00:08:19,000 --> 00:08:23,040 Speaker 1: veterans like Shamar Stephen Linval Joseph when they're kind of tired. 152 00:08:23,280 --> 00:08:27,440 Speaker 1: He puts in these fresh legs, like a Fodio'denibo, Jalil Johnson, 153 00:08:27,760 --> 00:08:30,680 Speaker 1: young guys who are just so anxious to make plays. 154 00:08:30,920 --> 00:08:34,720 Speaker 1: And talk about a guy who's anxious a fodio'denibo. Listening 155 00:08:34,720 --> 00:08:37,360 Speaker 1: to him in the locker room after the game, He's like, guys, 156 00:08:37,760 --> 00:08:42,240 Speaker 1: this is my first ever touchdown every high school in 157 00:08:42,280 --> 00:08:44,880 Speaker 1: middle school time, he was, and he was so happy. 158 00:08:45,280 --> 00:08:47,400 Speaker 1: And I remember we spoke to him in here on 159 00:08:47,559 --> 00:08:50,000 Speaker 1: on this podcast after his first sack and it was 160 00:08:50,040 --> 00:08:52,720 Speaker 1: against the New York Giants and he took his sword, 161 00:08:52,920 --> 00:08:55,000 Speaker 1: he and he said that sword is still in the 162 00:08:55,000 --> 00:08:57,079 Speaker 1: middle of the metal lands. It's still in the middle 163 00:08:57,120 --> 00:08:59,000 Speaker 1: of that field because I stuck it in there and 164 00:08:59,000 --> 00:09:02,440 Speaker 1: it's not going anywhere. After this touchdown, he stuck that 165 00:09:02,520 --> 00:09:06,400 Speaker 1: same sword in the end zone, So it was really 166 00:09:06,400 --> 00:09:09,960 Speaker 1: cool to see him do that same exact sack dance. 167 00:09:10,240 --> 00:09:12,440 Speaker 1: This time it was a touchdown dance. Well, that's and 168 00:09:12,720 --> 00:09:14,680 Speaker 1: going back to your Zimmer point, I think that's that's 169 00:09:14,720 --> 00:09:16,800 Speaker 1: one of the things that as you try to make 170 00:09:16,840 --> 00:09:18,760 Speaker 1: a run towards the playoffs, you try to get in 171 00:09:18,800 --> 00:09:21,160 Speaker 1: the playoffs and play well stuff like that. Having the 172 00:09:21,240 --> 00:09:23,360 Speaker 1: depth on the defensive line to not only keep your 173 00:09:23,400 --> 00:09:27,960 Speaker 1: starters fresh, but also make plays when your starters aren't 174 00:09:28,000 --> 00:09:30,320 Speaker 1: out there and you're rotating through guys. I mean, that 175 00:09:30,400 --> 00:09:33,640 Speaker 1: can be monumental and important game. And we talked about 176 00:09:33,679 --> 00:09:36,040 Speaker 1: that last week a little bit with Courtney when we 177 00:09:36,080 --> 00:09:37,760 Speaker 1: were talking about the depth of the secondary and how 178 00:09:37,760 --> 00:09:40,320 Speaker 1: they started rotating stuff in the defensive line. They've been 179 00:09:40,320 --> 00:09:42,400 Speaker 1: doing it all season long, and I fight he's been 180 00:09:42,400 --> 00:09:45,760 Speaker 1: showing up, especially like the last six weeks. You've been 181 00:09:45,760 --> 00:09:48,320 Speaker 1: seeing him flash and make plays, making sacks like in 182 00:09:48,360 --> 00:09:51,080 Speaker 1: New York and the Seattle game, and now this this 183 00:09:51,160 --> 00:09:53,679 Speaker 1: is just the culmination I think of watching his ascension 184 00:09:53,720 --> 00:09:55,880 Speaker 1: here as a young guy on this team, let's do 185 00:09:56,160 --> 00:10:01,240 Speaker 1: let's do a little positive negative on because there's this 186 00:10:01,280 --> 00:10:03,800 Speaker 1: game is all positives to me, but you know, my brain, 187 00:10:03,880 --> 00:10:05,800 Speaker 1: it's always it's like, let's call it. We'll call it 188 00:10:05,800 --> 00:10:08,040 Speaker 1: a positive and a worry. That's what we're gonna call 189 00:10:08,080 --> 00:10:10,600 Speaker 1: this a positive and a worry. So my positive is 190 00:10:10,840 --> 00:10:13,000 Speaker 1: the seven turnovers when we're let's start with the defense. 191 00:10:13,040 --> 00:10:17,600 Speaker 1: Seven turnovers. That is so many turnovers it's almost bizarre. Yes, 192 00:10:17,760 --> 00:10:19,480 Speaker 1: to the point at the end of the game, I 193 00:10:19,520 --> 00:10:22,480 Speaker 1: assume I was just waiting for Philip to just kick 194 00:10:22,559 --> 00:10:25,800 Speaker 1: the ball and go five hundred alive like it was. 195 00:10:26,040 --> 00:10:28,720 Speaker 1: And he even said that, like he was in his 196 00:10:28,800 --> 00:10:31,640 Speaker 1: postgame press conference and people are like seven turnovers a lot, 197 00:10:31,640 --> 00:10:34,000 Speaker 1: and he's like, ah, you can't count the last two, 198 00:10:34,160 --> 00:10:37,719 Speaker 1: like he was just completely out. It's it's an absurd 199 00:10:37,760 --> 00:10:40,640 Speaker 1: amount of turnover. It's the thirteenth time in team history 200 00:10:40,720 --> 00:10:42,480 Speaker 1: that we've done that, and it's the first time we've 201 00:10:42,480 --> 00:10:45,439 Speaker 1: done it since September twenty fourth, nineteen ninety five against 202 00:10:45,480 --> 00:10:49,720 Speaker 1: the Steelers, so twenty three, twenty four four years. Yeah, 203 00:10:49,800 --> 00:10:52,360 Speaker 1: that's it's just the amount of times it's just got 204 00:10:52,360 --> 00:10:54,720 Speaker 1: to happen in the league in general is pretty rare. 205 00:10:55,000 --> 00:10:58,240 Speaker 1: It was a game where the rushing defense only allowed 206 00:10:58,400 --> 00:11:02,480 Speaker 1: seventy total yards to Austin Eckler and Melvin Gordon. Obviously 207 00:11:02,520 --> 00:11:04,640 Speaker 1: a couple of fumbles from those guys as well. So 208 00:11:05,080 --> 00:11:08,320 Speaker 1: we talked about stopping the run after that Seattle game 209 00:11:08,320 --> 00:11:11,480 Speaker 1: where over two hundred rushing yards were allowed. They did 210 00:11:11,520 --> 00:11:14,360 Speaker 1: that in this game. Now here's my worry. It still 211 00:11:14,440 --> 00:11:17,559 Speaker 1: wasn't a test for the defense. We still haven't been 212 00:11:17,760 --> 00:11:20,120 Speaker 1: like after that Seattle game, I was like, I want 213 00:11:20,120 --> 00:11:23,560 Speaker 1: to test sure, and I'm not saying that I think 214 00:11:23,559 --> 00:11:26,960 Speaker 1: the Chargers are a good offense. My worry is that 215 00:11:27,160 --> 00:11:31,319 Speaker 1: this was a bizarre game that went a bizarre direction 216 00:11:31,360 --> 00:11:35,640 Speaker 1: and doesn't represent a realistic situation. We didn't really get 217 00:11:35,679 --> 00:11:39,120 Speaker 1: to see how this team would handle playing Philip Rivers 218 00:11:39,200 --> 00:11:42,960 Speaker 1: for an entire game in reality. Because it's seven turnovers, 219 00:11:42,960 --> 00:11:45,600 Speaker 1: they they scoop six at the end of the half, 220 00:11:45,679 --> 00:11:48,199 Speaker 1: a fumble to start the second half. It's just it 221 00:11:48,240 --> 00:11:50,679 Speaker 1: was just nonsense. If you want me to polish your tarnish, 222 00:11:50,720 --> 00:11:52,520 Speaker 1: I guess a little bit on this one. With your worry, 223 00:11:52,640 --> 00:11:54,600 Speaker 1: we were going into this game going they put up 224 00:11:54,640 --> 00:11:57,000 Speaker 1: a ton of points, on teams like the Packers earlier 225 00:11:57,040 --> 00:11:58,960 Speaker 1: this season, and we were talking about is this going 226 00:11:59,040 --> 00:12:00,559 Speaker 1: to be a boom er bust Phil Up Rivers? Is 227 00:12:00,600 --> 00:12:03,840 Speaker 1: it going to be multi interceptions or multi touchdown Phil Up? 228 00:12:03,880 --> 00:12:05,840 Speaker 1: And what's this running game going to do to us? 229 00:12:05,840 --> 00:12:08,760 Speaker 1: With Eckler and Melvin Gordon. The fact that we were 230 00:12:08,920 --> 00:12:12,120 Speaker 1: pushing the pace on Phillip, having guys literally Daniel throw 231 00:12:12,240 --> 00:12:15,160 Speaker 1: guys at Rivers feet to not let him do a 232 00:12:15,200 --> 00:12:17,800 Speaker 1: follow through. It meant on the back end you could 233 00:12:17,800 --> 00:12:20,959 Speaker 1: see our safeties and the secondary guys making plays on 234 00:12:21,000 --> 00:12:23,439 Speaker 1: the ball because they knew there's gonna be pressure upfront 235 00:12:23,800 --> 00:12:25,640 Speaker 1: and there's going to be these five hundred type balls 236 00:12:25,679 --> 00:12:28,040 Speaker 1: flying through the air at us. The fact that they 237 00:12:28,080 --> 00:12:30,839 Speaker 1: actually made it happen is the thing that I think 238 00:12:30,880 --> 00:12:34,160 Speaker 1: everyone should be happy about. We did get the seven turnovers, 239 00:12:34,200 --> 00:12:36,800 Speaker 1: we did limit the rushing game. Should feel good about 240 00:12:36,800 --> 00:12:38,840 Speaker 1: it for our defense. And don't get me wrong that 241 00:12:39,120 --> 00:12:43,040 Speaker 1: I one hundred percent agree with that of the two scenarios, 242 00:12:43,640 --> 00:12:45,400 Speaker 1: they went in there, did what they were supposed to do, 243 00:12:45,440 --> 00:12:47,120 Speaker 1: forced a bunch of turn ups. I'm not saying it 244 00:12:47,160 --> 00:12:50,040 Speaker 1: was luck. I'm not saying I'm just saying it wasn't 245 00:12:50,080 --> 00:12:53,720 Speaker 1: the normal test that defense has. And the interesting thing 246 00:12:53,720 --> 00:12:57,040 Speaker 1: about this season is think about there haven't been a 247 00:12:57,040 --> 00:12:59,920 Speaker 1: lot of those. No. I mean, you had Falcons game, 248 00:13:00,120 --> 00:13:02,160 Speaker 1: Raiders game, these games where you jumped out and just 249 00:13:02,280 --> 00:13:04,480 Speaker 1: blew the other team out. And then you have games 250 00:13:04,520 --> 00:13:06,560 Speaker 1: like the Seahawks game and the Broncos game and the 251 00:13:06,600 --> 00:13:09,040 Speaker 1: Packers game where you're behind by twenty plus and you 252 00:13:09,080 --> 00:13:11,520 Speaker 1: have to come roaring back. So there haven't been a 253 00:13:11,559 --> 00:13:14,800 Speaker 1: lot of traditional football games for this team this year. 254 00:13:14,920 --> 00:13:17,440 Speaker 1: And that's kind of what I mean I understood. I like, 255 00:13:17,600 --> 00:13:21,280 Speaker 1: in a perfect world, we go out there and they 256 00:13:21,320 --> 00:13:23,840 Speaker 1: don't turn the ball over at all, and you'll hold 257 00:13:23,840 --> 00:13:26,679 Speaker 1: them to seventeen points and you go, oh, well, they 258 00:13:27,760 --> 00:13:30,800 Speaker 1: no joke. But what we still did was incredible and 259 00:13:30,840 --> 00:13:33,520 Speaker 1: I loved it. But this segment is called a positive 260 00:13:33,559 --> 00:13:36,760 Speaker 1: and a worry. Now, Chris, let's get to your boy, 261 00:13:36,880 --> 00:13:38,959 Speaker 1: because that's the other side of it. I can give 262 00:13:38,960 --> 00:13:42,040 Speaker 1: you a couple of positives. One, they started out fast, 263 00:13:42,440 --> 00:13:45,040 Speaker 1: they did exactly what they needed to do. And here's 264 00:13:45,080 --> 00:13:48,120 Speaker 1: a sneak positive for me that I've been just yapping 265 00:13:48,160 --> 00:13:50,360 Speaker 1: at you for weeks. Did you see a little bit 266 00:13:50,360 --> 00:13:52,400 Speaker 1: of that hurry up in the second half before the 267 00:13:52,440 --> 00:13:55,600 Speaker 1: game got out of control. Kirk was pushing pace at 268 00:13:55,600 --> 00:13:58,640 Speaker 1: a moment where we weren't down, we were up, And 269 00:13:58,840 --> 00:14:03,840 Speaker 1: I loved it. Yeah, absolutely. I think the rushing game 270 00:14:03,960 --> 00:14:05,840 Speaker 1: was not what we're used to seeing. And I know 271 00:14:05,960 --> 00:14:08,880 Speaker 1: Dalvin goes down with an injury, so and you don't 272 00:14:08,880 --> 00:14:11,600 Speaker 1: have Alexander Madison, so it's you're kind of at your 273 00:14:12,080 --> 00:14:14,360 Speaker 1: your third running back, and that was Mike Boone, who 274 00:14:14,440 --> 00:14:17,520 Speaker 1: did a great job with two rushing touchdowns in this game. 275 00:14:18,000 --> 00:14:20,000 Speaker 1: It's gonna be it's gonna be a thing to watch 276 00:14:20,080 --> 00:14:23,360 Speaker 1: going forward on if Madison and Dalvin Cook are able 277 00:14:23,360 --> 00:14:25,000 Speaker 1: to play in the last two games of the season, 278 00:14:25,040 --> 00:14:28,400 Speaker 1: because you remember the last time we played the Packers. 279 00:14:28,480 --> 00:14:31,760 Speaker 1: Dalvin had about one hundred and eighty total purpose yards 280 00:14:32,120 --> 00:14:33,920 Speaker 1: in that game at lambeau Field, and he was a 281 00:14:33,920 --> 00:14:36,720 Speaker 1: big He had a touchdown taken away as well. I mean, 282 00:14:36,880 --> 00:14:40,280 Speaker 1: he is probably the most impactful player on the offense 283 00:14:40,360 --> 00:14:43,400 Speaker 1: this year and he's battling a few injuries right now. Well, well, 284 00:14:43,440 --> 00:14:45,840 Speaker 1: we'll get into that with the Packers game, because I 285 00:14:46,120 --> 00:14:47,920 Speaker 1: do think that's the key to beating them. But I 286 00:14:48,200 --> 00:14:51,320 Speaker 1: do think in this game, the positive is Kirk did 287 00:14:51,400 --> 00:14:54,560 Speaker 1: play well. The offense did. They basically did what they 288 00:14:54,560 --> 00:14:56,920 Speaker 1: needed to do. They had one strong drive, and when 289 00:14:56,960 --> 00:15:00,000 Speaker 1: the game was still in question, you saw a willingness 290 00:15:00,200 --> 00:15:01,920 Speaker 1: to give a little hurry up, to let him go 291 00:15:01,920 --> 00:15:05,040 Speaker 1: and let him run. The worry is when the game 292 00:15:05,120 --> 00:15:08,600 Speaker 1: was close, at an important moment, we turned the ball over. 293 00:15:08,720 --> 00:15:11,720 Speaker 1: We turned the ball over. So and I think I've 294 00:15:11,760 --> 00:15:14,360 Speaker 1: said it over and over and over this podcast. We 295 00:15:14,400 --> 00:15:17,560 Speaker 1: are obviously huge Kirk Cousin fans, not quite as much 296 00:15:17,600 --> 00:15:19,920 Speaker 1: as Chris. I think I think we might find out 297 00:15:19,920 --> 00:15:22,480 Speaker 1: that Chris and Kirk are related at some point. He's 298 00:15:22,520 --> 00:15:26,320 Speaker 1: like a nephew of some sort. It's actually Corsosen's and 299 00:15:26,360 --> 00:15:29,840 Speaker 1: that's that's the full long, original version of Cousin's name. 300 00:15:29,880 --> 00:15:33,200 Speaker 1: But I know we love Kirk and as a fan 301 00:15:33,240 --> 00:15:35,680 Speaker 1: of Kirk. We have two very difficult games to get 302 00:15:35,720 --> 00:15:39,120 Speaker 1: into playoffs. A. The Packers are playing for a first 303 00:15:39,200 --> 00:15:42,280 Speaker 1: round by they are going to give us everything we 304 00:15:42,320 --> 00:15:44,640 Speaker 1: have Monday night, and then we have to go play 305 00:15:44,680 --> 00:15:47,840 Speaker 1: the Bears, and until we beat the Bears, until we 306 00:15:48,000 --> 00:15:50,800 Speaker 1: show that we can beat the Bears, and we play 307 00:15:50,840 --> 00:15:54,160 Speaker 1: a game against them where they don't dictate the style 308 00:15:54,200 --> 00:15:57,160 Speaker 1: of football that's being played. I'm never gonna feel comfortable 309 00:15:57,200 --> 00:15:59,680 Speaker 1: going into one of those games. So I am so 310 00:16:00,040 --> 00:16:02,360 Speaker 1: happy now hear me out. I'm happy that those are 311 00:16:02,360 --> 00:16:07,120 Speaker 1: our two games. I'm happy that we're not facing the 312 00:16:07,320 --> 00:16:11,600 Speaker 1: Lions and you know, the Chargers again. I because what 313 00:16:11,720 --> 00:16:15,480 Speaker 1: I want for Kirk I like and it's not my doubt, 314 00:16:15,880 --> 00:16:19,120 Speaker 1: it's just the swirling reality I want. I would love 315 00:16:19,160 --> 00:16:21,960 Speaker 1: on Monday Night for us to be down by four 316 00:16:22,320 --> 00:16:25,200 Speaker 1: with two and a half minutes left, get the ball 317 00:16:25,240 --> 00:16:27,680 Speaker 1: in a punt seventy yards to go for a touchdown. 318 00:16:27,880 --> 00:16:30,760 Speaker 1: Here you go, Kirk. That like, that's as we do, 319 00:16:30,800 --> 00:16:33,760 Speaker 1: A positive and a worry. My worry is I can't 320 00:16:33,800 --> 00:16:36,120 Speaker 1: wait to see that moment. I want another chance to 321 00:16:36,120 --> 00:16:37,920 Speaker 1: see that moment. I wish it would have happened in 322 00:16:37,920 --> 00:16:40,920 Speaker 1: the Seattle game. That pick in the Charger game made 323 00:16:40,960 --> 00:16:42,800 Speaker 1: me a little nervous because it was a crucial moment 324 00:16:42,840 --> 00:16:45,040 Speaker 1: in the game. I just and I don't It's not 325 00:16:45,080 --> 00:16:46,720 Speaker 1: that I want to see it because I think he 326 00:16:46,840 --> 00:16:50,920 Speaker 1: Kenner can't do it. It's like, so I coached basketball 327 00:16:51,200 --> 00:16:54,160 Speaker 1: for a lot of years when I was younger, and 328 00:16:54,520 --> 00:16:56,960 Speaker 1: we had this team who early in the season. We 329 00:16:57,000 --> 00:16:59,640 Speaker 1: played on the National AU circuit and early in the 330 00:16:59,680 --> 00:17:02,680 Speaker 1: season and they we were down like twenty three points 331 00:17:02,680 --> 00:17:04,719 Speaker 1: in the second half against a very good team, and 332 00:17:04,720 --> 00:17:06,439 Speaker 1: we just came out. We could really shoot threes, and 333 00:17:06,480 --> 00:17:08,400 Speaker 1: we just came out and we're gunning in the second half, 334 00:17:08,480 --> 00:17:10,840 Speaker 1: brought it all the way back, won the game. Right 335 00:17:11,200 --> 00:17:13,639 Speaker 1: next tournament, we're down fourteen in the second half against 336 00:17:13,680 --> 00:17:15,640 Speaker 1: a good team, came back and then I realized after 337 00:17:15,640 --> 00:17:18,360 Speaker 1: tournament number two, I was like, Oh, this team, we're 338 00:17:18,359 --> 00:17:21,480 Speaker 1: not lazy, we're not trying to get behind. But now 339 00:17:21,480 --> 00:17:25,920 Speaker 1: that they've had that happen, there's a psyche within our group, 340 00:17:25,960 --> 00:17:28,560 Speaker 1: Like there's this pack mentality that starts to exist where 341 00:17:28,600 --> 00:17:30,399 Speaker 1: you go, oh, we're not We're never out of this, 342 00:17:30,440 --> 00:17:33,080 Speaker 1: And it can happen both ways. Timberwolves. The last couple 343 00:17:33,119 --> 00:17:35,880 Speaker 1: of years under TIBs, the Minnesota Timberwolves, you'd watch him 344 00:17:35,960 --> 00:17:37,800 Speaker 1: and the game would get tight and you would go, 345 00:17:38,280 --> 00:17:40,399 Speaker 1: then they don't win like this, this is not this 346 00:17:40,480 --> 00:17:42,400 Speaker 1: is how they lose games. They do it over and over. 347 00:17:42,600 --> 00:17:45,040 Speaker 1: So what I would love is to see one of 348 00:17:45,080 --> 00:17:48,919 Speaker 1: those moments executed just so Kirk's eyeballs can see it, 349 00:17:49,160 --> 00:17:51,239 Speaker 1: just so the sideline can see it, just so the 350 00:17:51,280 --> 00:17:55,200 Speaker 1: fans can see it, just to create les. Let's play pretend. 351 00:17:55,680 --> 00:17:58,360 Speaker 1: Let's say that that had happened in the Seattle game, 352 00:17:58,359 --> 00:18:00,800 Speaker 1: a game that we battled our butts off in and 353 00:18:00,880 --> 00:18:03,800 Speaker 1: Kirk played great. If we'd drove down and won that 354 00:18:03,880 --> 00:18:06,800 Speaker 1: game right now, we'd be playing this Monday night for 355 00:18:06,840 --> 00:18:10,040 Speaker 1: a first round by and a division championship. You know, 356 00:18:10,080 --> 00:18:13,199 Speaker 1: we're stupid. We're sitting in here as Rubes talking like 357 00:18:13,240 --> 00:18:15,960 Speaker 1: we know what we're talking about. But that's what I want. 358 00:18:16,000 --> 00:18:19,520 Speaker 1: So I'm turning my worry into I want to worry 359 00:18:19,520 --> 00:18:21,679 Speaker 1: about it because I want to see it happen in 360 00:18:21,720 --> 00:18:23,560 Speaker 1: a season of checking box i'd you like that for 361 00:18:23,600 --> 00:18:25,639 Speaker 1: a Ted talk? What was that three hours long that 362 00:18:25,720 --> 00:18:27,600 Speaker 1: I just spoke in a row? But it's all worth it, 363 00:18:27,600 --> 00:18:30,280 Speaker 1: It's all great. Yeah, sure, So the deal is, in 364 00:18:30,320 --> 00:18:33,000 Speaker 1: my opinion, we've been checking boxes all season for things 365 00:18:33,000 --> 00:18:35,080 Speaker 1: that people have said, Oh, this team can't do this, 366 00:18:35,160 --> 00:18:38,040 Speaker 1: can't do that. That is the next step. The whole 367 00:18:38,040 --> 00:18:40,320 Speaker 1: thing we had talked earlier in the year about saying 368 00:18:40,600 --> 00:18:43,280 Speaker 1: this team can't have a big comeback like that. Yep, 369 00:18:43,600 --> 00:18:46,160 Speaker 1: like you're talking about Seattle. The Broncos was the first 370 00:18:46,160 --> 00:18:49,240 Speaker 1: one that kind of checked that box. Yep. Now everyone's 371 00:18:49,240 --> 00:18:50,719 Speaker 1: on us, going while they haven't beat a team that's 372 00:18:50,760 --> 00:18:52,920 Speaker 1: over five hundred yet and in the season we had 373 00:18:53,040 --> 00:18:55,760 Speaker 1: at the time, but yes, those teams have regressed. Yeah, 374 00:18:55,880 --> 00:18:57,960 Speaker 1: the fact for me is going, if you're playing a 375 00:18:57,960 --> 00:19:00,320 Speaker 1: team like the Packers, who's eleven and three, and you 376 00:19:00,400 --> 00:19:02,840 Speaker 1: might get him again in two weeks, Yep, there's that 377 00:19:02,960 --> 00:19:06,600 Speaker 1: psycheps check that box. Beat them on a play like that, 378 00:19:07,080 --> 00:19:09,359 Speaker 1: it's gonna do wonders for us. Come playoff time and 379 00:19:09,359 --> 00:19:12,200 Speaker 1: come back to your boy, k Chris, I'll just start 380 00:19:12,280 --> 00:19:16,040 Speaker 1: calling you Kirk. How about here's here's I've got a 381 00:19:16,119 --> 00:19:18,800 Speaker 1: great take on Kirk. Kirk is at his best, and 382 00:19:18,840 --> 00:19:20,600 Speaker 1: tell me if this is stupid or good. Let's play 383 00:19:20,680 --> 00:19:24,280 Speaker 1: dumb take good take. Kirk is at his best when 384 00:19:24,320 --> 00:19:27,280 Speaker 1: he treats the game like a wedding in Las Vegas. 385 00:19:28,920 --> 00:19:31,399 Speaker 1: When does he do that? Now? Hear me out, because 386 00:19:31,480 --> 00:19:33,399 Speaker 1: I think Kirk is one of the smarter quarterbacks in 387 00:19:33,400 --> 00:19:36,080 Speaker 1: the league. I think he studies and prepares, and he's 388 00:19:36,080 --> 00:19:39,920 Speaker 1: got this this rigid structure and regiment that he everything 389 00:19:40,000 --> 00:19:41,680 Speaker 1: is there. So I'm not saying I don't want him 390 00:19:41,680 --> 00:19:44,080 Speaker 1: to be that guy. What I'm saying is, when you 391 00:19:44,119 --> 00:19:48,280 Speaker 1: get married in Las Vegas, you don't pick out flowers 392 00:19:48,280 --> 00:19:50,679 Speaker 1: and tuxes and go what am I gonna do for 393 00:19:50,720 --> 00:19:53,359 Speaker 1: the vows? You're not worried where your mother in laws. 394 00:19:53,680 --> 00:19:55,639 Speaker 1: You walk into the chap when you go, I do, 395 00:19:56,280 --> 00:19:59,679 Speaker 1: and then you go play blackjack. And when Kirk is 396 00:19:59,720 --> 00:20:04,520 Speaker 1: out on the field reacting and just playing. To me, 397 00:20:04,840 --> 00:20:07,199 Speaker 1: he's one of the best quarterbacks in the league. And 398 00:20:07,240 --> 00:20:09,760 Speaker 1: it's not it's not even a conversation. Any fan who's 399 00:20:09,800 --> 00:20:12,960 Speaker 1: negative about it. You can't even phase me on that conversation. 400 00:20:13,040 --> 00:20:15,600 Speaker 1: It's not even a discussion when we're down twenty and 401 00:20:15,600 --> 00:20:18,040 Speaker 1: he doesn't have time to think, let's go, let's go, 402 00:20:18,119 --> 00:20:20,520 Speaker 1: when we're down seventeen, let's go, let's go when we're 403 00:20:20,600 --> 00:20:25,000 Speaker 1: so sometimes in these situations the Seattle Seahawks game, that's 404 00:20:25,040 --> 00:20:27,120 Speaker 1: why I like the hurry up for him. That's why 405 00:20:27,160 --> 00:20:29,960 Speaker 1: I like the speed, because when he puts in so 406 00:20:30,080 --> 00:20:32,800 Speaker 1: much work and he understands the offense and our weapons 407 00:20:32,800 --> 00:20:36,280 Speaker 1: so well, when he's out there rolling out moving fast, 408 00:20:36,400 --> 00:20:38,640 Speaker 1: run and run and go and go and going, he 409 00:20:38,880 --> 00:20:42,200 Speaker 1: is absolutely excellent. I'm not saying he's not excellent when 410 00:20:42,240 --> 00:20:45,320 Speaker 1: he's not doing those things. But I'm just saying Kirk's 411 00:20:45,320 --> 00:20:48,359 Speaker 1: had his best when he's a Las Vegas wedding. The 412 00:20:48,440 --> 00:20:50,720 Speaker 1: funny thing is with Kirk, we had a fan call 413 00:20:50,840 --> 00:20:53,600 Speaker 1: his show and they said, I like you the best 414 00:20:53,680 --> 00:20:56,119 Speaker 1: when you're the you like that guy. Yeah, And he 415 00:20:56,320 --> 00:20:59,639 Speaker 1: like for that quote. It for some reason, it resonated 416 00:20:59,680 --> 00:21:01,679 Speaker 1: with him. He loved that. He's like, you know what, 417 00:21:01,760 --> 00:21:03,800 Speaker 1: I think I'm gonna be the you. And that was 418 00:21:03,840 --> 00:21:06,520 Speaker 1: like Week four when when we got that call, and 419 00:21:06,560 --> 00:21:08,240 Speaker 1: ever since then, I feel like he's been that you 420 00:21:08,440 --> 00:21:10,560 Speaker 1: like that guy. He's been the guy who's slinging the 421 00:21:10,560 --> 00:21:12,760 Speaker 1: ball down the field, not worrying about whether it's gonna 422 00:21:12,800 --> 00:21:15,760 Speaker 1: get intercepted or not. I mean the connections that he's 423 00:21:15,760 --> 00:21:18,439 Speaker 1: had with Diggs down the field. I was talking with 424 00:21:18,720 --> 00:21:22,639 Speaker 1: Kevin Stefanski, our offensive coordinator, and Kevin said the ball 425 00:21:22,680 --> 00:21:25,960 Speaker 1: that he threw at home against the Lions for about 426 00:21:26,000 --> 00:21:28,600 Speaker 1: forty yards in the corner where Stefan Diggs tracked it 427 00:21:28,720 --> 00:21:31,000 Speaker 1: right into his that was the best throw that he's 428 00:21:31,000 --> 00:21:33,320 Speaker 1: seen from Kirk all year. And that's a throw that 429 00:21:33,359 --> 00:21:35,720 Speaker 1: not many quarterbacks are making these days. And for him 430 00:21:36,000 --> 00:21:38,800 Speaker 1: when he does that, when he's that quarterback, I think 431 00:21:38,840 --> 00:21:40,919 Speaker 1: that's when we win the Seattle game. That's when we 432 00:21:40,960 --> 00:21:43,560 Speaker 1: win the game at home against the Packers. That's when 433 00:21:43,960 --> 00:21:45,960 Speaker 1: we are at our best. That's when we're the team 434 00:21:45,960 --> 00:21:47,879 Speaker 1: that can make a run. That's when we're not going 435 00:21:47,960 --> 00:21:49,480 Speaker 1: to be the team that can make the run in 436 00:21:50,080 --> 00:21:52,040 Speaker 1: to a super Bowl if we if we don't have 437 00:21:52,160 --> 00:21:53,639 Speaker 1: that guy. And I'm not going to sit here and 438 00:21:53,680 --> 00:21:56,760 Speaker 1: pretend that I understand if and when and how he 439 00:21:56,880 --> 00:21:58,520 Speaker 1: is that guy and how to make him that guy, 440 00:21:58,520 --> 00:22:00,320 Speaker 1: and why he might not be that guy at times, 441 00:22:00,359 --> 00:22:02,840 Speaker 1: I don't have the ability to understand that at all. 442 00:22:03,160 --> 00:22:05,560 Speaker 1: What I'm saying is what I would love to see 443 00:22:05,840 --> 00:22:08,719 Speaker 1: is him be that guy in an important moment against 444 00:22:08,720 --> 00:22:12,000 Speaker 1: Green Bay or a playoff game or something, to just 445 00:22:12,359 --> 00:22:15,840 Speaker 1: let it click for everybody and be off to the races. 446 00:22:16,720 --> 00:22:20,359 Speaker 1: Let's transition out of the Chargers game. Even though it 447 00:22:20,440 --> 00:22:23,120 Speaker 1: sort of became about the Packers game. Let's transition out 448 00:22:23,160 --> 00:22:26,639 Speaker 1: of the Chargers game, because when we were going over 449 00:22:26,760 --> 00:22:30,320 Speaker 1: last week's results, we didn't necessarily touch on the playoff 450 00:22:30,359 --> 00:22:33,199 Speaker 1: implications of everything that happened. So let's start there, then, 451 00:22:33,240 --> 00:22:36,080 Speaker 1: we'll do a little Green Bay breakdown, because there were 452 00:22:36,080 --> 00:22:39,520 Speaker 1: some huge things that happened for us. Unfortunately, the Packers 453 00:22:39,560 --> 00:22:43,480 Speaker 1: winning that game put them in a commanding position for 454 00:22:43,600 --> 00:22:46,359 Speaker 1: the division, but it did eliminate Chicago. That was a 455 00:22:46,359 --> 00:22:51,280 Speaker 1: constellation pressure. Chicago's eliminated. And then, surprising to me, ms 456 00:22:51,520 --> 00:22:54,440 Speaker 1: I would have given how the Cowboys had been performing 457 00:22:54,480 --> 00:22:59,879 Speaker 1: and the Rams most recent game against Seattle, I was shocked. Yes, now, 458 00:22:59,880 --> 00:23:02,040 Speaker 1: I was shocked that they lost. I was shocked at 459 00:23:02,080 --> 00:23:04,320 Speaker 1: the way they lost, and I was shocked at how 460 00:23:04,320 --> 00:23:08,040 Speaker 1: hard the Cowboys showed up. It was unbelievable and it 461 00:23:08,320 --> 00:23:12,000 Speaker 1: officially put the Vikings two games ahead of the Rams. 462 00:23:12,040 --> 00:23:16,160 Speaker 1: So we can clinch a playoff spot with a Rams loss, which, 463 00:23:16,200 --> 00:23:19,240 Speaker 1: by the way, they're playing San Francisco, who's got a 464 00:23:19,240 --> 00:23:22,359 Speaker 1: lot to play for after their terrible Falcons loss, And 465 00:23:22,640 --> 00:23:24,879 Speaker 1: so we can clinch it with a Rams loss or 466 00:23:24,920 --> 00:23:27,639 Speaker 1: if we beat Green Bay. So we'll know Saturday night. 467 00:23:27,800 --> 00:23:31,200 Speaker 1: We'll know Saturday night, if I mean, obviously there's still 468 00:23:31,240 --> 00:23:33,240 Speaker 1: things to play for, but we'll know whether we're in 469 00:23:33,359 --> 00:23:37,520 Speaker 1: or not on Saturday night. The ESPN Playoff Machine obviously 470 00:23:37,560 --> 00:23:40,760 Speaker 1: says we're most most likely a three five or six seed. 471 00:23:40,880 --> 00:23:44,960 Speaker 1: Thanks for that great info playoff machine, and currently we 472 00:23:45,000 --> 00:23:48,359 Speaker 1: would be at New Orleans wild card weekend. Now, I 473 00:23:49,000 --> 00:23:51,960 Speaker 1: know it's counterintuitive to talk. I'm gonna knock on the 474 00:23:52,000 --> 00:23:55,160 Speaker 1: table here before we talk playoffs. I hate I don't 475 00:23:55,200 --> 00:23:57,320 Speaker 1: want to go. I hate it. I hate it so much. 476 00:23:57,480 --> 00:23:59,800 Speaker 1: And that's another here's your incentive to beat the Packers. 477 00:24:00,000 --> 00:24:02,520 Speaker 1: And this might come back and make you will get 478 00:24:02,560 --> 00:24:05,800 Speaker 1: angry emails like you wanted this, You moron. To me, 479 00:24:05,880 --> 00:24:09,119 Speaker 1: the ideal situation for the Vikings is we're into the playoffs. 480 00:24:09,160 --> 00:24:12,159 Speaker 1: You beat the Packers this weekend, beat the Packers and 481 00:24:12,200 --> 00:24:14,520 Speaker 1: send them to the three seed. Because to me, an 482 00:24:14,560 --> 00:24:19,520 Speaker 1: ideal path is into Lambeau first round, into Seattle. If 483 00:24:19,560 --> 00:24:21,800 Speaker 1: the Vikings are the six, i'd like to see green 484 00:24:21,840 --> 00:24:24,440 Speaker 1: Baby the three and Seattle be the one. We've already 485 00:24:24,480 --> 00:24:27,359 Speaker 1: played in both those places. We've played well in both 486 00:24:27,359 --> 00:24:30,760 Speaker 1: those places, one score games. I think we can compete 487 00:24:30,840 --> 00:24:33,800 Speaker 1: there with the way the defense. I'm not saying the 488 00:24:33,840 --> 00:24:37,480 Speaker 1: defense is a disaster. I think the criticism outside that 489 00:24:37,560 --> 00:24:40,440 Speaker 1: they've received as a little ridiculous because we've been playing 490 00:24:40,480 --> 00:24:42,879 Speaker 1: some very good football teams. You know, Dak went off 491 00:24:42,880 --> 00:24:45,200 Speaker 1: on us because we're stopping Zeke, you know, we stop 492 00:24:45,280 --> 00:24:47,560 Speaker 1: Russ Carson goes off on us. I think it's been 493 00:24:47,600 --> 00:24:50,560 Speaker 1: a little overblown, but I don't want to see Sean 494 00:24:50,600 --> 00:24:52,320 Speaker 1: Payton and Drew Brees, and I don't want to see 495 00:24:52,359 --> 00:24:55,679 Speaker 1: Kyle Shanahan's offense. There's a way that we become the 496 00:24:55,720 --> 00:24:59,159 Speaker 1: fifth seed, and there's it's a very clear path. We 497 00:24:59,280 --> 00:25:02,080 Speaker 1: just have to win our next two games, and if 498 00:25:02,080 --> 00:25:05,400 Speaker 1: San Francisco loses to either the Rams or if they 499 00:25:05,440 --> 00:25:08,479 Speaker 1: lose in Seattle and we win out, then we are 500 00:25:08,480 --> 00:25:10,359 Speaker 1: going to be the five seed and we'll get to 501 00:25:10,400 --> 00:25:14,359 Speaker 1: play in Philadelphia or in Dallas. Wait, so now, and 502 00:25:14,400 --> 00:25:16,359 Speaker 1: I went over all the playoffs scenarios and I missed 503 00:25:16,359 --> 00:25:18,679 Speaker 1: this one because apparently I'm a dumb, dumb, dumb person. 504 00:25:18,760 --> 00:25:22,199 Speaker 1: So if San Francisco lost to the Atlanta Falcons on 505 00:25:22,240 --> 00:25:25,760 Speaker 1: the last second touchdown, that I know you, I know that, 506 00:25:25,800 --> 00:25:29,480 Speaker 1: but I didn't realize the implications you're saying that if if, if, 507 00:25:29,800 --> 00:25:33,359 Speaker 1: if the Niners don't go to an O and we did, 508 00:25:33,480 --> 00:25:37,080 Speaker 1: Seattle does go to and O, and we go and 509 00:25:37,200 --> 00:25:39,440 Speaker 1: we go to and oh we get the five seeds. Yes, 510 00:25:39,840 --> 00:25:43,320 Speaker 1: the biggest, the biggest games. If we win these two games, 511 00:25:43,400 --> 00:25:45,840 Speaker 1: it almost doesn't matter because what it does come down 512 00:25:45,840 --> 00:25:48,760 Speaker 1: to is that Seattle game. If Seattle wins Week seventeen 513 00:25:48,800 --> 00:25:51,560 Speaker 1: at home and we've won against Green Bay in Chicago, 514 00:25:51,920 --> 00:25:54,760 Speaker 1: that means we're the five seed, and it's it's a huge, 515 00:25:54,840 --> 00:25:58,119 Speaker 1: huge thing for us at this point. So Weahawks fans 516 00:25:58,119 --> 00:26:00,280 Speaker 1: at this point, it is because it you know. And 517 00:26:00,320 --> 00:26:02,440 Speaker 1: then it does also because the way the NFL playoffs 518 00:26:02,440 --> 00:26:04,960 Speaker 1: work is its highest remaining seeds. So even if five 519 00:26:05,040 --> 00:26:07,440 Speaker 1: or six doesn't really matter to us. If the three 520 00:26:07,480 --> 00:26:10,520 Speaker 1: beats to six, they're going to two, We're going to 521 00:26:10,560 --> 00:26:13,120 Speaker 1: one because I want I not only do I think 522 00:26:13,119 --> 00:26:15,399 Speaker 1: they're a good matchup for us, I want see if 523 00:26:15,440 --> 00:26:17,359 Speaker 1: we can get to the playoffs, and then if we 524 00:26:17,440 --> 00:26:20,760 Speaker 1: can get past the first round, I want the Seahawks. Okay, 525 00:26:21,240 --> 00:26:24,920 Speaker 1: you remember Major League two when Rick Vaughan comes out 526 00:26:24,960 --> 00:26:26,879 Speaker 1: and he's like, I want Parkman and go sew and 527 00:26:26,880 --> 00:26:28,639 Speaker 1: sews up to bad he goes I want Parkman and 528 00:26:28,640 --> 00:26:31,359 Speaker 1: they're like, oh, I guess that's that's what I am 529 00:26:31,359 --> 00:26:34,680 Speaker 1: in my brain. I want Parkman. Sure, So yeah, that'll 530 00:26:34,720 --> 00:26:39,200 Speaker 1: be really really really interesting. I here's a crazy take. 531 00:26:39,720 --> 00:26:43,560 Speaker 1: Then If that's the case, put all your routing on 532 00:26:43,680 --> 00:26:47,720 Speaker 1: the Eagles. You want to go to Philly, I would 533 00:26:47,800 --> 00:26:50,440 Speaker 1: I would rather go to Philly than go to go 534 00:26:50,560 --> 00:26:54,080 Speaker 1: to Dallas. There's just something like, I think Philly is 535 00:26:54,119 --> 00:26:58,600 Speaker 1: a team that has just struggled this year for personnel reasons. 536 00:26:58,840 --> 00:27:02,840 Speaker 1: They're beaten up. They're up to all practice squad wide 537 00:27:02,880 --> 00:27:06,000 Speaker 1: receivers right now. They would not have one player that 538 00:27:06,080 --> 00:27:09,200 Speaker 1: started on the active roster opening week whatever, not one. 539 00:27:09,320 --> 00:27:11,760 Speaker 1: They're all practice squad wide receivers. And it's my belief 540 00:27:11,800 --> 00:27:16,159 Speaker 1: that the Cowboys are a failure of structure and staff 541 00:27:16,240 --> 00:27:20,000 Speaker 1: and coaching and mentality and cohesion. They got all their 542 00:27:20,000 --> 00:27:22,600 Speaker 1: guys there, and you see what happens when they the 543 00:27:22,720 --> 00:27:26,920 Speaker 1: Rams had everything to play for and they got absolutely ruined. 544 00:27:27,240 --> 00:27:29,200 Speaker 1: So to me, if you make me pick one of 545 00:27:29,200 --> 00:27:30,919 Speaker 1: those two, if you were like, do you want to 546 00:27:30,920 --> 00:27:33,639 Speaker 1: go to Dallas or two? Green Bay? I want to 547 00:27:33,680 --> 00:27:35,760 Speaker 1: go to green Bay. Don't get mad at me for 548 00:27:35,800 --> 00:27:38,880 Speaker 1: saying that. Wow, right now, Green Bay's playing the type 549 00:27:38,880 --> 00:27:42,000 Speaker 1: of football that I think the Vikings win at. They 550 00:27:42,080 --> 00:27:44,600 Speaker 1: beat the Bears twenty one thirteen, they beat the Redskins, 551 00:27:44,640 --> 00:27:48,680 Speaker 1: whatever to whatever. They're playing, low scoring not explosive football. 552 00:27:48,880 --> 00:27:51,680 Speaker 1: We have an explosive offense and a defense that can compete. 553 00:27:51,880 --> 00:27:53,919 Speaker 1: I don't want to go down and be off to 554 00:27:53,960 --> 00:27:56,640 Speaker 1: the races with dak Zeke and Amari Cooper. I don't 555 00:27:56,640 --> 00:27:59,119 Speaker 1: want that. Dallas, the reason they won this week the 556 00:27:59,160 --> 00:28:02,120 Speaker 1: way they did was Zeke and Pollard. He just gave 557 00:28:02,160 --> 00:28:05,120 Speaker 1: him a giant spoonful of that and they couldn't handle it. 558 00:28:05,119 --> 00:28:07,960 Speaker 1: It was crazy how well Dallas played at home this week. 559 00:28:08,200 --> 00:28:11,440 Speaker 1: So all that being said, we should probably focus on 560 00:28:11,480 --> 00:28:15,040 Speaker 1: the normal game that the Vikings have this week. Green 561 00:28:15,119 --> 00:28:24,080 Speaker 1: Bay Minnesota. It's packer week, It's playoff implications game, Packer week, 562 00:28:24,160 --> 00:28:28,239 Speaker 1: and corso say your stupid stat that I hate. Just 563 00:28:28,320 --> 00:28:32,720 Speaker 1: go ahead, Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers have 564 00:28:33,080 --> 00:28:37,400 Speaker 1: not won at US Bank Stadium ever, send your punches 565 00:28:37,520 --> 00:28:41,800 Speaker 1: do whatever Chris's address. In the history the world, they 566 00:28:41,840 --> 00:28:43,600 Speaker 1: have not. Let's not on the table. I have another 567 00:28:43,640 --> 00:28:45,880 Speaker 1: stat though, Oh cool is it as? Is it as 568 00:28:45,920 --> 00:28:47,800 Speaker 1: a better seen as that one? This is a better 569 00:28:47,960 --> 00:28:51,080 Speaker 1: never in the history of the world has Kirk Cousins 570 00:28:51,120 --> 00:28:55,120 Speaker 1: thrown in in platte Week sixteen. That one's on you. 571 00:28:56,480 --> 00:29:01,480 Speaker 1: The net points for the Vikings this season are plus 572 00:29:01,800 --> 00:29:05,600 Speaker 1: one nineteen. So we are plus one nineteen with opponents 573 00:29:05,680 --> 00:29:08,960 Speaker 1: this season. I already shared this that with producer Jay Nelson. 574 00:29:09,120 --> 00:29:12,080 Speaker 1: So I'm gonna throw it towards not including me to stuff. 575 00:29:12,120 --> 00:29:17,280 Speaker 1: I'm gonna throw garbage. What is the net points for 576 00:29:17,320 --> 00:29:20,000 Speaker 1: the Green Bay Packers this year? I'll put I'll put 577 00:29:20,000 --> 00:29:22,360 Speaker 1: it at plus fifty is it Is it more than 578 00:29:22,400 --> 00:29:25,320 Speaker 1: fifty or less than fifty? Oh, it's definitely less than fifty. 579 00:29:25,440 --> 00:29:27,440 Speaker 1: It is. They're one of those unique teams and this 580 00:29:27,520 --> 00:29:29,400 Speaker 1: is why I want to play them in the playoffs. 581 00:29:29,640 --> 00:29:31,920 Speaker 1: This is why I think they might beat us, and 582 00:29:31,960 --> 00:29:34,160 Speaker 1: I might have to eat my words. But of all 583 00:29:34,200 --> 00:29:38,360 Speaker 1: the teams in both sides AFCN NFC, I think they 584 00:29:38,400 --> 00:29:40,720 Speaker 1: are the one team that isn't quite what they appear 585 00:29:40,800 --> 00:29:43,920 Speaker 1: to be. Uh. They have a point differential of a 586 00:29:43,960 --> 00:29:47,600 Speaker 1: team that is more akin to a five hundred football team. Uh. 587 00:29:47,720 --> 00:29:49,880 Speaker 1: And they've had, you know, they've had a couple of 588 00:29:49,960 --> 00:29:53,000 Speaker 1: blowouts even that have helped their their big point totals. 589 00:29:53,080 --> 00:29:56,040 Speaker 1: They are plus forty seven on the season, and it 590 00:29:56,120 --> 00:30:00,200 Speaker 1: is I mean, that is just sensibaculate. That's a So 591 00:30:00,240 --> 00:30:03,840 Speaker 1: this team's eleven and three. There they have eleven wins 592 00:30:03,880 --> 00:30:07,360 Speaker 1: and three losses, and their net points is plus forty seven. 593 00:30:07,440 --> 00:30:10,360 Speaker 1: I had to share that because I saw it and 594 00:30:10,400 --> 00:30:13,160 Speaker 1: I like didn't believe it. I was like looking at 595 00:30:13,200 --> 00:30:15,239 Speaker 1: like the forty nine ers, who are also eleven and 596 00:30:15,280 --> 00:30:18,240 Speaker 1: three they have they're like plus two over two hundred 597 00:30:18,320 --> 00:30:22,000 Speaker 1: for the season in net points. This team's plus forty seven. 598 00:30:22,680 --> 00:30:24,959 Speaker 1: That's crazy and to be amazing to me, that just 599 00:30:25,000 --> 00:30:27,040 Speaker 1: means that they're finding ways to win in those tight 600 00:30:27,120 --> 00:30:30,040 Speaker 1: games like Chicago this weekend. They could have lost easily 601 00:30:30,080 --> 00:30:32,160 Speaker 1: that game on the very last play if the guy, 602 00:30:32,280 --> 00:30:34,120 Speaker 1: you know, if they pitch it to the outside, that 603 00:30:34,200 --> 00:30:37,680 Speaker 1: guy's walking in doing the moonwalk across the end zone. Absolutely. 604 00:30:38,200 --> 00:30:41,160 Speaker 1: You know, there's a lot of matchups that are really 605 00:30:41,200 --> 00:30:43,720 Speaker 1: interesting about this game, but I think the one that 606 00:30:43,880 --> 00:30:47,240 Speaker 1: I'm kind of keyed on specifically is you know, obviously 607 00:30:47,280 --> 00:30:49,200 Speaker 1: Aaron Jones will be an interesting one. He's a dual 608 00:30:49,240 --> 00:30:51,200 Speaker 1: threat back and we've struggled with the rush game a 609 00:30:51,240 --> 00:30:53,840 Speaker 1: little bit. But Davante Adams that's the one I'm gonna 610 00:30:53,840 --> 00:30:57,120 Speaker 1: be watching because a outside of Davante, I'm not saying 611 00:30:57,440 --> 00:31:01,480 Speaker 1: those other guys aren't capable, but Amy Graham and Lazard 612 00:31:01,680 --> 00:31:05,560 Speaker 1: and Aaron Jones in the receiving aspect, they don't necessarily, 613 00:31:05,600 --> 00:31:08,520 Speaker 1: they haven't put on a show this year, and our 614 00:31:08,560 --> 00:31:11,800 Speaker 1: secondary had a tough time with Davante Adams in Week two. 615 00:31:12,400 --> 00:31:14,720 Speaker 1: We've had a tough time with top tier receivers and 616 00:31:14,760 --> 00:31:17,800 Speaker 1: we all know the quarterback that's thrown it. So if 617 00:31:17,800 --> 00:31:20,959 Speaker 1: we could get one of those vintage, vintage performances from 618 00:31:21,000 --> 00:31:23,800 Speaker 1: the secondary and take Davante Adams out of the game 619 00:31:24,040 --> 00:31:26,640 Speaker 1: and forced the game into the hands of the Jimmy Grahams, 620 00:31:26,680 --> 00:31:28,720 Speaker 1: the Lizards and the Aaron Jones, that could be a 621 00:31:28,800 --> 00:31:31,400 Speaker 1: huge thing for us. Normally, I don't agree with you, 622 00:31:31,720 --> 00:31:33,920 Speaker 1: but I couldn't agree with you on the smartest in 623 00:31:33,920 --> 00:31:36,400 Speaker 1: the whole world I have. I literally watched the king 624 00:31:36,440 --> 00:31:39,400 Speaker 1: of this. I watched that Bears Packers game. Do you 625 00:31:39,440 --> 00:31:42,360 Speaker 1: want to call me dad? From my eyes are glued? 626 00:31:42,600 --> 00:31:46,920 Speaker 1: He saved that for Kirk, Daddy, Kirk, can all be 627 00:31:47,000 --> 00:31:51,120 Speaker 1: daddy side? That's Uncle Jed Packers game against the Bears, 628 00:31:51,200 --> 00:31:54,640 Speaker 1: and what Davante Adams did to that Bears defense. I mean, 629 00:31:54,720 --> 00:31:58,280 Speaker 1: he was the only guy that Aaron Rodgers was looking 630 00:31:58,280 --> 00:32:00,600 Speaker 1: towards when he was in literally the only guy, and 631 00:32:00,680 --> 00:32:04,160 Speaker 1: he leads the team in receiving, only played ten games 632 00:32:04,160 --> 00:32:07,360 Speaker 1: this year. I mean, they don't have another guy that 633 00:32:07,440 --> 00:32:09,440 Speaker 1: can make a big catch. In a big moment. Vaaldi 634 00:32:09,560 --> 00:32:13,280 Speaker 1: Scantling was wide open down the field and it was 635 00:32:13,320 --> 00:32:15,800 Speaker 1: a touchdown past Marion Rogers and he went right through 636 00:32:15,800 --> 00:32:18,760 Speaker 1: his arms. Ye. Can I be angry for a minute? 637 00:32:18,880 --> 00:32:22,160 Speaker 1: That absolutely happy? No, I just I tuned you out 638 00:32:22,560 --> 00:32:24,800 Speaker 1: after I started the daddy bit. That was funny to me, 639 00:32:24,800 --> 00:32:26,080 Speaker 1: and then I was thinking about other stuff. So I 640 00:32:26,120 --> 00:32:28,560 Speaker 1: don't even really know what you just said. That awful, 641 00:32:28,800 --> 00:32:33,160 Speaker 1: awful set of calls in the Week six game against Detroit. 642 00:32:33,840 --> 00:32:35,880 Speaker 1: That you know, when when stuff like that happens in 643 00:32:35,920 --> 00:32:38,440 Speaker 1: the season and the Lions got jobbed, And I know 644 00:32:38,520 --> 00:32:42,760 Speaker 1: you guys, you guys are clamming up because I'm a complainer, 645 00:32:43,080 --> 00:32:46,400 Speaker 1: But when when I think everybody in the football world 646 00:32:46,400 --> 00:32:49,720 Speaker 1: agrees the Lions got job in Week six and when 647 00:32:49,760 --> 00:32:51,200 Speaker 1: you look at it, you go, ah, yeah, and you 648 00:32:51,240 --> 00:32:53,800 Speaker 1: know we could have played better, you know, and sometimes 649 00:32:53,840 --> 00:32:56,160 Speaker 1: the calls don't go your way, and that's just a game. Wow. 650 00:32:56,200 --> 00:32:59,080 Speaker 1: The truth is, if that game had turned out the 651 00:32:59,080 --> 00:33:01,120 Speaker 1: way it was supposed to turn out, we should be 652 00:33:01,120 --> 00:33:03,560 Speaker 1: playing for a division title on Monday Night. The entire 653 00:33:03,680 --> 00:33:09,160 Speaker 1: NFL fan base is robbed of a division championship game 654 00:33:09,280 --> 00:33:12,680 Speaker 1: between one of the league's best rivalries on Monday Night football. 655 00:33:12,680 --> 00:33:16,160 Speaker 1: And I'm so angry about that. I'm so angry. And 656 00:33:16,200 --> 00:33:17,680 Speaker 1: I know I don't get to be angry. I know 657 00:33:17,760 --> 00:33:20,560 Speaker 1: we shut up and go play, but I'm angry about that. Well, 658 00:33:20,600 --> 00:33:24,680 Speaker 1: guess what. The Lions play them in week and that's 659 00:33:24,720 --> 00:33:27,400 Speaker 1: where I have gone press. That's called set you up 660 00:33:27,480 --> 00:33:30,400 Speaker 1: so you can spike it down. I know we're counting 661 00:33:30,400 --> 00:33:33,080 Speaker 1: out blow our good friend Black. My hope is that 662 00:33:33,400 --> 00:33:37,320 Speaker 1: somehow Stafford's like I'm mad. Don't want Stafford as mad 663 00:33:37,360 --> 00:33:39,680 Speaker 1: as I was about that. The other thing I'll give 664 00:33:39,720 --> 00:33:41,560 Speaker 1: you for the Packers game to think about is you 665 00:33:41,640 --> 00:33:43,840 Speaker 1: hit it earlier. The amount of yards at Dalvin Cook, 666 00:33:43,880 --> 00:33:45,320 Speaker 1: what did you say he had in the first of it. 667 00:33:45,440 --> 00:33:49,760 Speaker 1: It was seventy plus one eighty yards total purpose in 668 00:33:49,800 --> 00:33:53,040 Speaker 1: that And that's because this Packer team struggles to defend 669 00:33:53,040 --> 00:33:55,160 Speaker 1: the run. They've struggled all year to defend the run. 670 00:33:55,360 --> 00:33:57,920 Speaker 1: It's why that first game was difficult. Because an ideal 671 00:33:58,000 --> 00:33:59,920 Speaker 1: game for the Green Bay Packers, and it's why they 672 00:34:00,080 --> 00:34:01,640 Speaker 1: play a lot of close games. That's why they only 673 00:34:01,680 --> 00:34:03,640 Speaker 1: beat the Bears by eight. If they get a lead 674 00:34:03,920 --> 00:34:05,760 Speaker 1: and you have to throw the ball, they can grind 675 00:34:05,800 --> 00:34:07,600 Speaker 1: it out. They don't want you to run it. They 676 00:34:07,600 --> 00:34:10,359 Speaker 1: can play defense against the past reasonably well when they 677 00:34:10,400 --> 00:34:12,000 Speaker 1: know you're going to pass. They got some guys on 678 00:34:12,040 --> 00:34:14,480 Speaker 1: the edge. They can really get up the field. That's 679 00:34:14,520 --> 00:34:16,879 Speaker 1: their sort of ball game. So to your tune of 680 00:34:16,920 --> 00:34:19,960 Speaker 1: what happened in the Chargers game, first drive, marchdown, get 681 00:34:19,960 --> 00:34:22,799 Speaker 1: a touchdown, get the lead. To me, let's let's get up, 682 00:34:22,880 --> 00:34:25,719 Speaker 1: let's hurry, let's let's make something happen early, and then 683 00:34:25,840 --> 00:34:28,239 Speaker 1: let's jam it down their throat running the ball. I 684 00:34:28,239 --> 00:34:31,240 Speaker 1: don't like, I'm not smart enough to game play on anything, 685 00:34:31,239 --> 00:34:32,719 Speaker 1: but I don't know that we need to come out 686 00:34:32,760 --> 00:34:35,480 Speaker 1: on our first drive and run it eleven times. To me, 687 00:34:35,920 --> 00:34:39,040 Speaker 1: we need to put ourselves in a position to where 688 00:34:39,080 --> 00:34:43,719 Speaker 1: we running is as it's the caveat, it's the ice. 689 00:34:43,800 --> 00:34:45,560 Speaker 1: It's like, we have a seven point lead and we 690 00:34:45,719 --> 00:34:48,920 Speaker 1: get to run and guess what you're bad at stopping 691 00:34:48,960 --> 00:34:50,400 Speaker 1: the run. Yeah, I don't want to be in a 692 00:34:50,440 --> 00:34:52,959 Speaker 1: fourteen point hole. We saw it in that first game. 693 00:34:53,040 --> 00:34:57,200 Speaker 1: They were that defense. The Packers defense was winded. They 694 00:34:57,239 --> 00:35:00,320 Speaker 1: were winded. They were done. Yeah. It was sixteen to 695 00:35:00,480 --> 00:35:02,839 Speaker 1: twenty one and we were driving down the field and 696 00:35:02,880 --> 00:35:05,080 Speaker 1: they were winded. Kirk throws the interception. See I was 697 00:35:05,160 --> 00:35:07,719 Speaker 1: negative about Kirk for a second. Hi, there you go. 698 00:35:07,880 --> 00:35:10,000 Speaker 1: I don't want you to be negative, but they were. 699 00:35:10,160 --> 00:35:12,319 Speaker 1: They want Christmas to be weird for you guys. They 700 00:35:13,680 --> 00:35:17,239 Speaker 1: were winded that the Packers defense. Alexander Madison had one 701 00:35:17,239 --> 00:35:19,680 Speaker 1: of his best runs of the season, a seventeen yard 702 00:35:19,680 --> 00:35:22,600 Speaker 1: game or whatever it was on that drive that they 703 00:35:22,640 --> 00:35:25,080 Speaker 1: couldn't stop us. They couldn't stop the run. And that's 704 00:35:25,080 --> 00:35:27,040 Speaker 1: what's gonna happen in this game. If we play the 705 00:35:27,120 --> 00:35:29,359 Speaker 1: right game, the right way in the first half, in 706 00:35:29,400 --> 00:35:31,080 Speaker 1: the second half, we're gonna be able to just jam 707 00:35:31,080 --> 00:35:33,879 Speaker 1: the ball down that ships down their throats, basically, play 708 00:35:33,960 --> 00:35:36,239 Speaker 1: the last three quarters, not the first quarter from that 709 00:35:36,280 --> 00:35:39,240 Speaker 1: Green Bay game. We'll be okay. Absolutely, So let's close 710 00:35:39,320 --> 00:35:41,759 Speaker 1: on that. We already kind of did it, but let's 711 00:35:41,800 --> 00:35:44,839 Speaker 1: hammer it officially. What's the one thing that you want 712 00:35:44,880 --> 00:35:47,319 Speaker 1: to see happen this weekend? What's the one thing that 713 00:35:47,520 --> 00:35:50,640 Speaker 1: makes us look good on Monday night? Football Chris Corso, Yeah, 714 00:35:50,680 --> 00:35:52,840 Speaker 1: I think the toughest matchup is going to be against 715 00:35:52,840 --> 00:35:57,359 Speaker 1: these young athletic corners like Kevin King and Jayara Alexander 716 00:35:57,400 --> 00:35:59,840 Speaker 1: and some of those guys who are real playmakers for 717 00:36:00,040 --> 00:36:02,200 Speaker 1: this Green Baby Packers defense. I want to see our 718 00:36:02,200 --> 00:36:04,279 Speaker 1: wide receivers go out there and beat those guys. I 719 00:36:04,320 --> 00:36:06,759 Speaker 1: want to see Adam Feeling beat those guys. I want 720 00:36:06,760 --> 00:36:09,080 Speaker 1: to see Stefan Diggs continue to do what he's been doing, 721 00:36:09,360 --> 00:36:12,280 Speaker 1: and I think that's very possible having these two guys 722 00:36:12,280 --> 00:36:14,719 Speaker 1: back healthy. I think that's the matchup that we want 723 00:36:14,719 --> 00:36:16,879 Speaker 1: to watch on offense. That's so good. This has been 724 00:36:16,920 --> 00:36:19,360 Speaker 1: such a jam packed episode full of things. We didn't 725 00:36:19,360 --> 00:36:21,200 Speaker 1: even get to touch on the fact that Adam Fealand 726 00:36:21,320 --> 00:36:24,200 Speaker 1: is back. Yep, go ahead, Jay Adam Feeling. It's great 727 00:36:24,200 --> 00:36:26,960 Speaker 1: having him back. He is number two, if not number one. 728 00:36:27,280 --> 00:36:30,800 Speaker 1: He is your superstar on this offense. Yes, they mixed 729 00:36:30,880 --> 00:36:33,200 Speaker 1: him in, he got a handoff, he took a couple passes. 730 00:36:33,239 --> 00:36:36,239 Speaker 1: This week, Diggs had more yards. I think this week 731 00:36:36,280 --> 00:36:39,400 Speaker 1: going forward on offense, you're gonna keep seeing the same 732 00:36:39,560 --> 00:36:42,480 Speaker 1: We had seven different receivers, eight different people rush the ball. 733 00:36:42,600 --> 00:36:45,240 Speaker 1: Kevin Stefanski is going to continue to make everyone guess 734 00:36:45,360 --> 00:36:47,920 Speaker 1: what's going to happen, and getting a guy like Feeling back, 735 00:36:47,920 --> 00:36:50,239 Speaker 1: You're just waiting to uncork him whenever he gets the 736 00:36:50,280 --> 00:36:52,440 Speaker 1: right matchup. And I'm gonna double down on what I 737 00:36:52,480 --> 00:36:55,239 Speaker 1: said before. I want to start fast and then grind out. 738 00:36:55,280 --> 00:36:58,560 Speaker 1: I understand establishing the run, but my hope is we 739 00:36:58,719 --> 00:37:02,600 Speaker 1: understand this. Defen can't stop Kirk, they can't stop your dad, Chris, 740 00:37:02,719 --> 00:37:05,160 Speaker 1: and they can't stop these Now that theeland's healthy, you're ready. 741 00:37:05,200 --> 00:37:07,280 Speaker 1: I want to go out and on those first two drives, 742 00:37:07,400 --> 00:37:09,799 Speaker 1: I want to march. I want to put points up, 743 00:37:09,880 --> 00:37:12,399 Speaker 1: and then I want to go You're behind now and 744 00:37:12,520 --> 00:37:15,600 Speaker 1: you can You got nothing to stop us. There's no 745 00:37:15,960 --> 00:37:18,320 Speaker 1: matter how many times Aaron Rodgers comes on the field. 746 00:37:18,480 --> 00:37:21,480 Speaker 1: You're behind and you're guessing. And when they're behind and 747 00:37:21,520 --> 00:37:23,600 Speaker 1: they're guessing and they can't decide when they want to 748 00:37:23,640 --> 00:37:25,600 Speaker 1: pass rush and when they have to prepare for the run. 749 00:37:25,840 --> 00:37:28,120 Speaker 1: That is going to be a huge thing for this team. 750 00:37:28,120 --> 00:37:29,400 Speaker 1: And what I want to see is I want to 751 00:37:29,440 --> 00:37:32,080 Speaker 1: see us take a guy who is a top Pro 752 00:37:32,200 --> 00:37:35,520 Speaker 1: Bowl caliber wide receiver on that Packer team and shut 753 00:37:35,600 --> 00:37:38,719 Speaker 1: him down. Yep. We've struggled with number one receivers this 754 00:37:38,800 --> 00:37:40,920 Speaker 1: year at times in the secondary. I want us to 755 00:37:40,960 --> 00:37:43,680 Speaker 1: sit there and just completely take Devanta items out of 756 00:37:43,719 --> 00:37:46,719 Speaker 1: the game and see what happens. Absolutely, we are recording 757 00:37:46,760 --> 00:37:50,440 Speaker 1: this moments before the Pro Bowl announcement. It is officially imminent, 758 00:37:50,640 --> 00:37:54,400 Speaker 1: should be announced this evening on the NFL network. Fans, coaches, 759 00:37:54,440 --> 00:37:58,520 Speaker 1: and players voted. They are all tallied. Rumor has it 760 00:37:58,640 --> 00:38:02,600 Speaker 1: Dalvin Cook number four in total NFL votes. We're really 761 00:38:02,640 --> 00:38:06,200 Speaker 1: hoping for CJ. Hamm Brian O'Neill. We know all the 762 00:38:06,200 --> 00:38:08,319 Speaker 1: big names, but those are you know, on top of 763 00:38:08,360 --> 00:38:11,080 Speaker 1: the Kendricks and the Bars and the Digs and the 764 00:38:11,160 --> 00:38:13,640 Speaker 1: Kirks and all these guys, you know, those are two 765 00:38:13,640 --> 00:38:16,560 Speaker 1: guys that we really u c J. Hammond. I love 766 00:38:16,600 --> 00:38:18,799 Speaker 1: Brian O'Neill man, I would really I think he's done 767 00:38:18,800 --> 00:38:21,239 Speaker 1: a great job. I hope he gets the call. In 768 00:38:21,320 --> 00:38:25,560 Speaker 1: terms of a couple of quick vikings programming notes, Chris's 769 00:38:25,640 --> 00:38:28,200 Speaker 1: Dad's Show Under Center with Kirk Cousins. Who did he 770 00:38:28,239 --> 00:38:31,280 Speaker 1: have on it this week? IRV Smith Jr. IRV Smith 771 00:38:31,360 --> 00:38:35,960 Speaker 1: that airs typically on Kfan FM six to seven o'clock 772 00:38:35,960 --> 00:38:37,680 Speaker 1: pm on Tuesday nights, but you can get it on 773 00:38:37,800 --> 00:38:40,880 Speaker 1: Vikings dot com YouTube for the video edit of the show. 774 00:38:40,960 --> 00:38:45,440 Speaker 1: It's podcast downloadable Apple, Google Play, Spotify, etc. Wherever you 775 00:38:45,480 --> 00:38:49,160 Speaker 1: get podcasts. This MVP podcast comes out every Wednesday. You 776 00:38:49,160 --> 00:38:51,960 Speaker 1: can get it all those same places skull Stories. This 777 00:38:52,000 --> 00:38:56,000 Speaker 1: week it's the k fan announcing crew Pa Bursitch Lieber 778 00:38:56,200 --> 00:39:00,800 Speaker 1: Thursday night, Kfan six thirty to seven podcasts available. Vikings 779 00:39:00,800 --> 00:39:03,400 Speaker 1: Final Prep with myself and mister Corso will be on 780 00:39:03,560 --> 00:39:07,759 Speaker 1: k f A n six thirty to seven pm Friday night. 781 00:39:07,800 --> 00:39:11,840 Speaker 1: Get our previous episodes on all of our platforms, and 782 00:39:12,800 --> 00:39:15,800 Speaker 1: do you have a smart speaker set your flash briefings. 783 00:39:15,840 --> 00:39:18,560 Speaker 1: Ask you smart speaker about the latest Vikings news and 784 00:39:18,560 --> 00:39:21,640 Speaker 1: you'll hear all of our updates throughout the week as 785 00:39:21,680 --> 00:39:25,919 Speaker 1: it happens. Let's get us a win in Packer Week 786 00:39:26,040 --> 00:39:29,920 Speaker 1: on Monday night for mister Chris Corso and mister Jane Nelson. 787 00:39:29,960 --> 00:39:33,439 Speaker 1: I'm Siam and said we will see you guys next 788 00:39:33,440 --> 00:39:33,680 Speaker 1: week