1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:00,800 Speaker 1: Hey, Vikings fans. 2 00:00:00,840 --> 00:00:01,400 Speaker 2: Ben Lever here. 3 00:00:01,440 --> 00:00:03,440 Speaker 1: I'm so excited to be a new Lifetime member, and 4 00:00:03,520 --> 00:00:05,560 Speaker 1: so are my kids. They love the tennis, the pick 5 00:00:05,600 --> 00:00:07,880 Speaker 1: a ball, the basketball, and of course the Yummy Cafe. 6 00:00:08,080 --> 00:00:09,960 Speaker 1: Check him out at Lifetime dot life to find a 7 00:00:09,960 --> 00:00:14,640 Speaker 1: club nearest you. 8 00:00:14,640 --> 00:00:18,480 Speaker 2: Your Vikings reached ten wins by December after a thrilling 9 00:00:18,520 --> 00:00:21,320 Speaker 2: come from behind victory over the Cardinals. Welcome to the 10 00:00:21,360 --> 00:00:25,520 Speaker 2: Minnesota Vikings Podcast. I'm Tatum Everett alongside Kafans Paul Lambert 11 00:00:25,520 --> 00:00:28,639 Speaker 2: aka meets Us from the Power Trip morning show. The 12 00:00:28,720 --> 00:00:31,639 Speaker 2: Vikings now face the Atlanta Falcons at us Bank Stadium 13 00:00:31,640 --> 00:00:35,120 Speaker 2: for another noonkick on Fox. We have a really exciting 14 00:00:35,159 --> 00:00:37,760 Speaker 2: player on this podcast this week, Paul. We are about 15 00:00:37,800 --> 00:00:41,040 Speaker 2: to be joined by Shaq Griffin, who had that amazing 16 00:00:41,080 --> 00:00:43,040 Speaker 2: play there to seal the deal at the end. I mean, 17 00:00:43,080 --> 00:00:44,760 Speaker 2: it was great to see him finally get a moment 18 00:00:44,800 --> 00:00:46,720 Speaker 2: this season and that was all his own. Yeah, it 19 00:00:46,760 --> 00:00:50,000 Speaker 2: was great, and so we'll talk to him on the 20 00:00:50,040 --> 00:00:51,880 Speaker 2: other side of this show, on the other side of 21 00:00:51,880 --> 00:00:54,840 Speaker 2: this break rather, but I want to talk more about 22 00:00:54,960 --> 00:00:58,480 Speaker 2: the game we just watched before we dive into the 23 00:00:58,560 --> 00:01:02,320 Speaker 2: Atlanta matchup. We call the show MVP lovingly because it's 24 00:01:02,320 --> 00:01:05,520 Speaker 2: the Minnesota Vikings podcast just worked out the right game, right, 25 00:01:05,920 --> 00:01:09,200 Speaker 2: Who do you think your MVP is from Sunday's game? 26 00:01:09,600 --> 00:01:12,360 Speaker 3: I mean, that's a very good question because there could 27 00:01:12,400 --> 00:01:14,320 Speaker 3: be a lot there's a lot of people to pick from. 28 00:01:14,400 --> 00:01:15,800 Speaker 4: I think it's Sam Darnold. 29 00:01:15,880 --> 00:01:19,520 Speaker 3: And the beauty of what we saw on Sunday was 30 00:01:20,160 --> 00:01:23,960 Speaker 3: the Vikings offense didn't really find a rhythm until the 31 00:01:25,080 --> 00:01:27,759 Speaker 3: Arizona Cardinals let them find a rhythm when they went 32 00:01:27,840 --> 00:01:32,600 Speaker 3: up nineteen to six and with like four thirty six left. 33 00:01:32,600 --> 00:01:34,240 Speaker 3: I have it here in my notes that I actually 34 00:01:34,240 --> 00:01:37,640 Speaker 3: wrote down because I wanted to impress the listeners to 35 00:01:37,680 --> 00:01:40,280 Speaker 3: show them that I actually somewhat know what I'm talking about. 36 00:01:40,520 --> 00:01:41,440 Speaker 2: Will we trust you? 37 00:01:41,520 --> 00:01:44,200 Speaker 3: But when the Vikings went up nineteen or excuse me, 38 00:01:44,240 --> 00:01:47,600 Speaker 3: when at lant when the Cardinals went up nineteen to six, 39 00:01:48,520 --> 00:01:52,800 Speaker 3: Kay Adams tweeted this, he went twelve of seventeen for 40 00:01:52,840 --> 00:01:56,200 Speaker 3: one hundred and fifty six yards and two touchdowns. Incredible, 41 00:01:56,280 --> 00:01:58,680 Speaker 3: they went up nineteen to six in almost the end 42 00:01:58,720 --> 00:02:02,160 Speaker 3: of the third quarter. It's Sam Donald And like, I know, 43 00:02:02,360 --> 00:02:04,160 Speaker 3: like there's been a lot of talk of like what 44 00:02:04,200 --> 00:02:06,280 Speaker 3: are we gonna do next year. Let's worry about next 45 00:02:06,320 --> 00:02:09,400 Speaker 3: year because Sam Donald is having one of these careers 46 00:02:09,400 --> 00:02:13,280 Speaker 3: that you just see, like just it just shows in 47 00:02:13,400 --> 00:02:16,440 Speaker 3: any walk of life when somebody has faith in what 48 00:02:16,440 --> 00:02:19,640 Speaker 3: you're doing and gives you confidence, you can go a long, 49 00:02:19,720 --> 00:02:23,760 Speaker 3: long way. And Sam and Koc have found this confidence 50 00:02:23,800 --> 00:02:27,920 Speaker 3: together and the sky's the limit. They they the fact 51 00:02:27,960 --> 00:02:30,639 Speaker 3: that they've had all these come from behind victories doesn't 52 00:02:30,680 --> 00:02:33,040 Speaker 3: mean they're a bad team, doesn't mean that they don't 53 00:02:33,360 --> 00:02:35,960 Speaker 3: belong where they are. They're ten and two and they 54 00:02:36,000 --> 00:02:38,120 Speaker 3: have this belief that they can beat anyone, because they 55 00:02:38,120 --> 00:02:38,960 Speaker 3: can beat anyone. 56 00:02:39,000 --> 00:02:41,240 Speaker 2: So my answer is Sam Donald, I love that answer. 57 00:02:41,240 --> 00:02:44,400 Speaker 2: I would probably also do it if we were not 58 00:02:44,440 --> 00:02:47,560 Speaker 2: needing a second answer. Yes, No, I think you're right. 59 00:02:47,600 --> 00:02:47,840 Speaker 1: Though. 60 00:02:48,280 --> 00:02:53,480 Speaker 2: Sam has this toughness about him, this like he gets 61 00:02:53,520 --> 00:02:55,760 Speaker 2: this look in his eye almost when he gets out 62 00:02:55,800 --> 00:02:59,000 Speaker 2: there and his back's against the wall. It's like he responds. 63 00:02:59,080 --> 00:03:02,920 Speaker 2: He had the like that. I there's two throws that 64 00:03:02,960 --> 00:03:05,880 Speaker 2: they're living in my head, rent Free after Sunday. It's 65 00:03:05,919 --> 00:03:09,280 Speaker 2: the one to JJ who was in a triangle of 66 00:03:09,400 --> 00:03:12,760 Speaker 2: coverage and he lifts the ball. The air yards on 67 00:03:12,800 --> 00:03:16,200 Speaker 2: that ball were just insane and then he lifts it, 68 00:03:16,200 --> 00:03:18,880 Speaker 2: it drops right into the bread basket. He gets the 69 00:03:19,000 --> 00:03:22,040 Speaker 2: first down and it was just an incredible pass in 70 00:03:22,080 --> 00:03:24,760 Speaker 2: that cover. And like, that's the type of plays where 71 00:03:24,760 --> 00:03:27,520 Speaker 2: I think you're gonna start seeing a little bit more 72 00:03:28,280 --> 00:03:32,040 Speaker 2: creativity from Kevin O'Connell because they're learning and not not learning, 73 00:03:32,080 --> 00:03:36,600 Speaker 2: they're just evolving into Justin Jefferson being able to be open, 74 00:03:36,680 --> 00:03:39,800 Speaker 2: like he had ninety nine yards in this last game. 75 00:03:39,840 --> 00:03:42,080 Speaker 2: And granted, I know a lot of fantasy owners are 76 00:03:42,120 --> 00:03:45,960 Speaker 2: upset because they're not getting touchdown points, but he's he's consistent. 77 00:03:46,040 --> 00:03:49,280 Speaker 2: JJ is consistent, So he's probably my second MVP. There's 78 00:03:49,320 --> 00:03:52,960 Speaker 2: another throw where he took Addison. He broke away off 79 00:03:52,960 --> 00:03:56,560 Speaker 2: towards the sideline and he perfectly puts the ball out 80 00:03:56,560 --> 00:03:57,520 Speaker 2: there just for him. 81 00:03:57,720 --> 00:03:59,320 Speaker 4: That's one of the best passes he's thrown. 82 00:03:59,440 --> 00:04:01,440 Speaker 2: Toe tap it gets and gets it, and it's just 83 00:04:01,480 --> 00:04:03,520 Speaker 2: like when you need it to me. He hits chunk yards, 84 00:04:03,560 --> 00:04:06,200 Speaker 2: he hits an eighteen yard, hits eighteen yards, HiT's fifteen yards, 85 00:04:06,240 --> 00:04:08,720 Speaker 2: sends them all the way down the field to get 86 00:04:08,720 --> 00:04:10,960 Speaker 2: the go ahead score, and it was just I mean, 87 00:04:11,040 --> 00:04:14,000 Speaker 2: he's dialing it up. So JJ would be my MVP, 88 00:04:14,200 --> 00:04:17,080 Speaker 2: but I think a very nice honorable mention could go 89 00:04:17,160 --> 00:04:20,240 Speaker 2: to Parker Romo. Yeah, he's been great, he has been wonderful. 90 00:04:20,279 --> 00:04:23,799 Speaker 2: I really hope that he's able to see some success 91 00:04:24,000 --> 00:04:26,440 Speaker 2: with his career after this. You know, the first kick 92 00:04:26,520 --> 00:04:28,560 Speaker 2: he missed was indoors, first of all, and it was 93 00:04:28,640 --> 00:04:31,320 Speaker 2: last week in a first field goal that he missed. 94 00:04:31,600 --> 00:04:34,359 Speaker 2: But he has been such a huge part of this team, 95 00:04:34,520 --> 00:04:37,320 Speaker 2: this offense, just everything about it. It's been nice to 96 00:04:37,360 --> 00:04:39,520 Speaker 2: have him and the reason we're saying this, and we 97 00:04:39,560 --> 00:04:42,240 Speaker 2: don't know what will happen the rest of the week. 98 00:04:42,279 --> 00:04:44,920 Speaker 2: We are recording on Tuesday, and will record has been 99 00:04:44,960 --> 00:04:48,719 Speaker 2: elevated and so has Andrew Depaula from injured reserve to 100 00:04:49,120 --> 00:04:51,440 Speaker 2: the active rosters. So we're not sure what's going to 101 00:04:51,480 --> 00:04:54,039 Speaker 2: happen with that. I think the thought processes of your doing, 102 00:04:54,120 --> 00:04:56,960 Speaker 2: if you're opening the window, they will be there eventually. 103 00:04:57,000 --> 00:04:59,040 Speaker 2: They have what twenty one days to get back up there, 104 00:04:59,240 --> 00:05:02,000 Speaker 2: so so they are designated for return excuse me, not 105 00:05:02,040 --> 00:05:04,680 Speaker 2: active roster, designated for return to practice. 106 00:05:04,920 --> 00:05:07,240 Speaker 3: So we shall see which is good because I mean, 107 00:05:07,279 --> 00:05:10,000 Speaker 3: you Andrew Depaula as a captain, like you can't just 108 00:05:10,600 --> 00:05:12,680 Speaker 3: you can't just throw a captain by the wayside and 109 00:05:12,680 --> 00:05:14,320 Speaker 3: they're going to bring both of them back. They spent 110 00:05:14,440 --> 00:05:18,279 Speaker 3: draft capital on Will Ryker, no, of course, and and 111 00:05:19,000 --> 00:05:22,520 Speaker 3: they've we've seen in other regimes you give up on 112 00:05:22,560 --> 00:05:24,040 Speaker 3: a kicker too soon and he might be one of 113 00:05:24,080 --> 00:05:25,680 Speaker 3: the best kickers in the league. But that's for a 114 00:05:25,680 --> 00:05:28,920 Speaker 3: different time. The point though, is is like this team 115 00:05:29,040 --> 00:05:31,839 Speaker 3: is just kind of it was the bit that everybody, 116 00:05:31,960 --> 00:05:34,039 Speaker 3: you know, the beauty of social media, there's there are 117 00:05:34,120 --> 00:05:36,280 Speaker 3: some good things with social media. Is there's a video 118 00:05:36,279 --> 00:05:39,359 Speaker 3: that went viral yesterday of every team kind of does it, 119 00:05:39,400 --> 00:05:42,159 Speaker 3: but like you can doubt us, like everybody kind of 120 00:05:42,160 --> 00:05:44,920 Speaker 3: did early on. And one of the things is I 121 00:05:44,960 --> 00:05:48,080 Speaker 3: think it was probably in the room we're recording in, 122 00:05:48,120 --> 00:05:49,800 Speaker 3: like right next door, we're right in the beginning of 123 00:05:49,839 --> 00:05:52,400 Speaker 3: the year, KOC and I'm paraphrasing, but he did this 124 00:05:52,440 --> 00:05:56,520 Speaker 3: speech about how like you don't have people outside of 125 00:05:56,560 --> 00:05:58,520 Speaker 3: this room don't have to believe us, but we know 126 00:05:58,600 --> 00:06:01,320 Speaker 3: what we have, we know how good we're gonna be, 127 00:06:01,800 --> 00:06:04,839 Speaker 3: and to get ten wins in any situation, I don't 128 00:06:04,839 --> 00:06:07,120 Speaker 3: care if it's an easy schedule. I don't care if 129 00:06:07,120 --> 00:06:11,680 Speaker 3: it's a tough schedule. Ten wins, double digit wins before 130 00:06:11,800 --> 00:06:15,880 Speaker 3: you know on just by December first, is an unbelievable accomplishment. 131 00:06:15,960 --> 00:06:18,440 Speaker 3: And it's just a it's a team game. They have 132 00:06:18,520 --> 00:06:22,640 Speaker 3: found something in every special team's offense and defense they 133 00:06:22,680 --> 00:06:26,080 Speaker 3: all carry for everybody, and it's just it's awesome to see. 134 00:06:26,400 --> 00:06:29,280 Speaker 2: I love that you said that, because Kevin O'Connell has 135 00:06:29,320 --> 00:06:31,640 Speaker 2: said that literally all season. It's like you're a mid 136 00:06:31,800 --> 00:06:34,520 Speaker 2: You're a mid market, right because you're not in New York, 137 00:06:34,560 --> 00:06:37,280 Speaker 2: you're not LA, you're not Miami, but like you can 138 00:06:37,320 --> 00:06:41,080 Speaker 2: fly under this radar of like go ahead, doubt us, 139 00:06:41,120 --> 00:06:43,480 Speaker 2: doubt us because we're not those teams that are getting that. 140 00:06:43,520 --> 00:06:45,640 Speaker 2: We're not the Cowboys and we're getting talked about twenty 141 00:06:45,680 --> 00:06:48,880 Speaker 2: four to seven. But I think that works for this area, 142 00:06:48,920 --> 00:06:51,159 Speaker 2: that works for this fan base, like you want more 143 00:06:51,160 --> 00:06:52,799 Speaker 2: of it, but like it also comes at a price, 144 00:06:52,920 --> 00:06:56,679 Speaker 2: like enjoy this, listen to listen to your Vike's Entertainment network, 145 00:06:56,720 --> 00:07:00,159 Speaker 2: listen and stay in your bubble, keep winning, and that's 146 00:07:00,279 --> 00:07:04,400 Speaker 2: that's what KOC does. So ten wins before December or 147 00:07:04,760 --> 00:07:08,800 Speaker 2: on December first, huge feet, because I think going into this, 148 00:07:08,920 --> 00:07:13,040 Speaker 2: so many people had them six and eleven or. 149 00:07:13,600 --> 00:07:16,800 Speaker 3: I whenever I whenever I talk about the way that 150 00:07:16,840 --> 00:07:21,080 Speaker 3: this goes, I do an overtime show after fanline on 151 00:07:21,200 --> 00:07:24,239 Speaker 3: Kfan after every noon game, and the thing I always 152 00:07:24,360 --> 00:07:27,360 Speaker 3: go back to is ESPN dot Com pick them to 153 00:07:27,360 --> 00:07:30,200 Speaker 3: have the number one overall pick. And these aren't like 154 00:07:30,360 --> 00:07:35,120 Speaker 3: just random people. These are quote unquote experts. They thought 155 00:07:35,160 --> 00:07:37,520 Speaker 3: they'd be the worst team in the league. There are 156 00:07:37,560 --> 00:07:39,480 Speaker 3: people that thought they'd be two and ten. And to 157 00:07:39,880 --> 00:07:43,000 Speaker 3: what we're talking about is it doesn't matter what ESPN 158 00:07:43,120 --> 00:07:46,000 Speaker 3: dot Com thought about this team back in August. There's 159 00:07:46,040 --> 00:07:48,000 Speaker 3: plenty of people that thought this may be a four 160 00:07:48,080 --> 00:07:52,640 Speaker 3: win a four win operation. They might not lose four games. 161 00:07:52,760 --> 00:07:56,080 Speaker 3: That's how like this the belief. And if there's any 162 00:07:56,120 --> 00:07:58,400 Speaker 3: more reason to be jacked up this weekend, it's who 163 00:07:58,400 --> 00:08:00,520 Speaker 3: they get to play and who who's coming town. And 164 00:08:00,560 --> 00:08:03,160 Speaker 3: I know, like you, sometimes you got to create your 165 00:08:03,200 --> 00:08:06,760 Speaker 3: own juice, as they say, but this is the on Sunday, 166 00:08:06,800 --> 00:08:09,800 Speaker 3: it's going to be electric in US Bank Stadium. 167 00:08:09,880 --> 00:08:12,080 Speaker 2: And not to mention, this Falcons team is coming in 168 00:08:12,240 --> 00:08:14,160 Speaker 2: kind of beaten and bruised right now. They did not 169 00:08:14,360 --> 00:08:17,680 Speaker 2: have a great November by any stretch. Of the imagination. 170 00:08:17,760 --> 00:08:20,440 Speaker 2: They are currently on a three game losing skid where 171 00:08:20,480 --> 00:08:24,800 Speaker 2: kirk Cousins has thrown no touchdown you and six interceptions. 172 00:08:24,800 --> 00:08:28,240 Speaker 2: He's also responsible for four fumbles, so he's responsible for 173 00:08:28,320 --> 00:08:31,600 Speaker 2: ten takeaways in three games. Three games. 174 00:08:31,880 --> 00:08:32,760 Speaker 4: That's really bad. 175 00:08:32,840 --> 00:08:36,440 Speaker 2: It's honestly, like not even like no jokes aside, Like 176 00:08:36,440 --> 00:08:39,240 Speaker 2: it's not it's some of the worst ball that he's played. 177 00:08:39,960 --> 00:08:43,240 Speaker 2: So the Falcons. But but the thing about their division 178 00:08:43,360 --> 00:08:45,840 Speaker 2: is even on a losing skid like that, they are 179 00:08:45,880 --> 00:08:49,880 Speaker 2: still six and six. They're tied for the NFC South 180 00:08:50,400 --> 00:08:52,959 Speaker 2: because they so much to play for when they come 181 00:08:53,000 --> 00:08:57,959 Speaker 2: in here, they are playing for the ability to go 182 00:08:58,000 --> 00:09:01,040 Speaker 2: to the playoffs because they if they do not like 183 00:09:01,120 --> 00:09:04,120 Speaker 2: there's almost there's not no possibilities to make the playoffs. 184 00:09:04,440 --> 00:09:06,480 Speaker 2: But like, if you don't win your division in the 185 00:09:06,559 --> 00:09:08,839 Speaker 2: nac South, you're not gonna make it to the playoffs, no, correct, 186 00:09:08,840 --> 00:09:10,600 Speaker 2: So they're playing for that and it's on the line 187 00:09:10,600 --> 00:09:13,600 Speaker 2: against kirk Cousins. Returning to US Bank Stadium, it's gonna 188 00:09:13,600 --> 00:09:14,400 Speaker 2: be an emotional day. 189 00:09:14,760 --> 00:09:18,000 Speaker 3: Yeah, it'll be interesting because like they're in a situation 190 00:09:18,120 --> 00:09:21,559 Speaker 3: in Atlanta where like they owe him a lot of money, 191 00:09:21,600 --> 00:09:24,400 Speaker 3: one hundred million guaranteed. I think his dead cap next 192 00:09:24,520 --> 00:09:25,800 Speaker 3: year is sixty two million. 193 00:09:26,600 --> 00:09:27,600 Speaker 4: But they also took. 194 00:09:27,400 --> 00:09:30,679 Speaker 3: A quarterback with the eighth overall pick, not the one 195 00:09:30,760 --> 00:09:33,520 Speaker 3: hundred and eighth overall pick, Not on a team that 196 00:09:33,600 --> 00:09:37,480 Speaker 3: could have probably used Roma Donza or used another one 197 00:09:37,480 --> 00:09:39,760 Speaker 3: of the weapons that we saw go in the first round, 198 00:09:40,120 --> 00:09:43,320 Speaker 3: not a defensive player like Dallas Turner or Jared Verse. 199 00:09:44,000 --> 00:09:47,800 Speaker 3: They took a quarterback like this isn't something they're not 200 00:09:47,840 --> 00:09:50,840 Speaker 3: gonna wait so like it'll be interesting if if this 201 00:09:50,960 --> 00:09:55,080 Speaker 3: is a rocky game for Kirk Cousins in Atlanta against 202 00:09:55,280 --> 00:09:58,600 Speaker 3: our Minnesota Vikings, it may be a shorter and shorter 203 00:09:58,760 --> 00:10:00,800 Speaker 3: leash every week because event you're going to want to 204 00:10:00,840 --> 00:10:01,960 Speaker 3: see what you have in the rookie. 205 00:10:02,240 --> 00:10:05,240 Speaker 4: And I'm just glad it's not our problem any That's. 206 00:10:05,120 --> 00:10:07,400 Speaker 2: A fair assessment. The funny thing is, you know that 207 00:10:07,600 --> 00:10:11,360 Speaker 2: the Atlantic defense is playing well enough to keep them 208 00:10:11,360 --> 00:10:14,000 Speaker 2: in games. You know they they didn't allow the Chargers 209 00:10:14,040 --> 00:10:16,880 Speaker 2: to score an offensive touchdown. They had a season high 210 00:10:16,920 --> 00:10:20,840 Speaker 2: in sacks last week with five. They held the Chargers 211 00:10:20,920 --> 00:10:24,480 Speaker 2: run game to under sixty yards. UNBELI I mean it 212 00:10:24,520 --> 00:10:26,040 Speaker 2: was for the first time this season they held a 213 00:10:26,080 --> 00:10:29,719 Speaker 2: team under two hundred and seventy yards, so historically they 214 00:10:29,760 --> 00:10:32,680 Speaker 2: allow a lot of yards. But you know, the defense 215 00:10:32,720 --> 00:10:36,199 Speaker 2: is feeling confident. If Kurt can clean up his his 216 00:10:36,200 --> 00:10:38,400 Speaker 2: his giveaways, if he can clean up his game, you know, 217 00:10:38,440 --> 00:10:40,400 Speaker 2: this offense could hume. So you just don't want them 218 00:10:40,400 --> 00:10:43,080 Speaker 2: to get their footing against against the Vikings at home. 219 00:10:43,200 --> 00:10:43,600 Speaker 4: You do not. 220 00:10:43,880 --> 00:10:47,240 Speaker 2: And the fact the place is going to be yeah, 221 00:10:47,640 --> 00:10:52,600 Speaker 2: very like, very loud the minute that offense, the Falcons 222 00:10:52,600 --> 00:10:54,640 Speaker 2: offense takes the field, though, I think it's going to be. 223 00:10:54,559 --> 00:10:58,240 Speaker 3: Really loud, and I think it's going to be exceptionally loud. Yeah, 224 00:10:58,360 --> 00:11:01,880 Speaker 3: to your point, the second comes out on in the offense, 225 00:11:02,000 --> 00:11:04,160 Speaker 3: the Atlanta offense has to take the field, it's. 226 00:11:04,040 --> 00:11:06,240 Speaker 2: Gonna be crazy. So we did talk a little bit 227 00:11:06,240 --> 00:11:11,679 Speaker 2: about playoff pictures because when this podcast airs on KFN 228 00:11:12,200 --> 00:11:16,160 Speaker 2: on Thursday, it will be before the Thursday night football game, 229 00:11:16,600 --> 00:11:20,160 Speaker 2: which is huge, huge, huge for this NFC North race. 230 00:11:20,480 --> 00:11:24,120 Speaker 2: It's the Packers at the Lions. The Lions have yet 231 00:11:24,160 --> 00:11:26,120 Speaker 2: to get their second loss, which would be very helpful. 232 00:11:26,240 --> 00:11:29,800 Speaker 2: They were, you know, on skates against the Bears on 233 00:11:29,840 --> 00:11:34,280 Speaker 2: Thanksgiving Day. Just how in your eyes, how massive, like 234 00:11:34,320 --> 00:11:36,319 Speaker 2: how many. First of all, I think the Amazon Prime 235 00:11:36,400 --> 00:11:39,800 Speaker 2: is gonna love the viewership from the Mans area. Yes, 236 00:11:40,000 --> 00:11:43,480 Speaker 2: but but this is a massive game because the Packers 237 00:11:43,520 --> 00:11:46,320 Speaker 2: either lose a little bit of traction in their you know, 238 00:11:46,360 --> 00:11:48,439 Speaker 2: in their race, but they're probably gonna make the playoffs. 239 00:11:49,160 --> 00:11:52,160 Speaker 2: Did you know out of the seven seeds that are 240 00:11:52,200 --> 00:11:54,400 Speaker 2: going to the playoffs, the next best teams, like the 241 00:11:54,520 --> 00:11:57,000 Speaker 2: number number eight team in the NFC, is a six 242 00:11:57,080 --> 00:12:00,240 Speaker 2: and six record. So the drop off between a fifth 243 00:12:00,280 --> 00:12:03,880 Speaker 2: seed or the Packers, yeah, ten wins, nine wins, they're 244 00:12:03,880 --> 00:12:06,800 Speaker 2: almost guaranteed playoff wins, and they don't if they don't 245 00:12:07,679 --> 00:12:09,120 Speaker 2: do it terrible for the rest of the season. 246 00:12:09,240 --> 00:12:13,440 Speaker 3: I think if the Vikings win and the Rams lose 247 00:12:13,520 --> 00:12:15,720 Speaker 3: and then one other team loses, they will clinch a 248 00:12:15,720 --> 00:12:19,199 Speaker 3: playoff spot this weekend. The weird part is and we 249 00:12:19,720 --> 00:12:21,559 Speaker 3: talk about it all the time on the par trip 250 00:12:21,559 --> 00:12:24,760 Speaker 3: and Eric nord quis PA's producer, and I talk about 251 00:12:24,760 --> 00:12:26,600 Speaker 3: it all the time, and he says it all the 252 00:12:26,600 --> 00:12:30,680 Speaker 3: time with PA. They might be a fourteen win wild 253 00:12:30,920 --> 00:12:35,520 Speaker 3: card team and same they might go to eight and 254 00:12:35,720 --> 00:12:41,640 Speaker 3: nine Atlanta for seven and nine Tampa like they might be. 255 00:12:41,960 --> 00:12:43,040 Speaker 4: They might have. 256 00:12:43,520 --> 00:12:47,200 Speaker 3: Seven more wins than the team they are playing. Who 257 00:12:47,280 --> 00:12:51,040 Speaker 3: is the host of a playoff game? Yes, Thursday's game 258 00:12:51,120 --> 00:12:53,880 Speaker 3: is unbelievable. My wife is a Packer fan, so that'll 259 00:12:53,880 --> 00:12:56,400 Speaker 3: be unbelievable to watch. But we had Cambinam on on 260 00:12:56,480 --> 00:12:59,320 Speaker 3: Tuesday out of Shields for the Toys for Tots event 261 00:12:59,360 --> 00:13:01,679 Speaker 3: and he basically he was like, I don't want to 262 00:13:01,720 --> 00:13:03,880 Speaker 3: say it, but like we have to cheer for that 263 00:13:04,240 --> 00:13:05,240 Speaker 3: green and gold deam. 264 00:13:05,360 --> 00:13:06,319 Speaker 4: That's the way he put it. 265 00:13:06,440 --> 00:13:08,400 Speaker 2: Well, you do you have to do because you need 266 00:13:08,440 --> 00:13:11,920 Speaker 2: the Lions to lose a game and then if you 267 00:13:12,000 --> 00:13:14,679 Speaker 2: went out to win the division, yeah you could. 268 00:13:15,000 --> 00:13:16,640 Speaker 4: You could get the number one seed. 269 00:13:16,520 --> 00:13:20,160 Speaker 2: The number one seed, playing all of your playoff games 270 00:13:20,280 --> 00:13:26,480 Speaker 2: at home. Like the details, like every play matters from 271 00:13:26,480 --> 00:13:29,000 Speaker 2: here on out. I can't even imagine. I know they 272 00:13:29,080 --> 00:13:32,000 Speaker 2: always have that mindset, but it is the margin of 273 00:13:32,120 --> 00:13:34,600 Speaker 2: error is so slim this season. Have you seen anything 274 00:13:34,640 --> 00:13:36,319 Speaker 2: like this? Like do you remember seeing anything like this? 275 00:13:36,440 --> 00:13:36,560 Speaker 4: No? 276 00:13:36,600 --> 00:13:39,520 Speaker 3: I mean I it's it's weird because like us, as 277 00:13:39,600 --> 00:13:42,280 Speaker 3: Vikings fans, I don't know yet how to feel. I'm 278 00:13:42,400 --> 00:13:45,080 Speaker 3: enjoying it. I love every second of it, but like 279 00:13:45,600 --> 00:13:48,640 Speaker 3: this is a they could legitimate they just won three 280 00:13:48,679 --> 00:13:50,880 Speaker 3: straight road games. I don't care that they were against 281 00:13:50,920 --> 00:13:54,679 Speaker 3: bad teams. That's tough to do. And if the Lions 282 00:13:54,720 --> 00:13:57,400 Speaker 3: somehow find their way to the number one seed, the 283 00:13:57,480 --> 00:14:00,720 Speaker 3: Vikings will probably have to play three straight road games 284 00:14:00,760 --> 00:14:02,960 Speaker 3: to get to the Super Bowl. And granted they're not 285 00:14:02,960 --> 00:14:06,959 Speaker 3: going to play Tennessee and the Bears, but still they 286 00:14:07,000 --> 00:14:09,600 Speaker 3: are road tested. This is a team that could win 287 00:14:09,840 --> 00:14:12,840 Speaker 3: and make a lot of noise in the playoffs. 288 00:14:12,920 --> 00:14:15,520 Speaker 2: Well, I'm loving that. I am true great than it's 289 00:14:15,520 --> 00:14:18,280 Speaker 2: been great. 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Ready to have your spirits lifted 307 00:15:25,280 --> 00:15:27,720 Speaker 2: than the laugh out Loud comedy Ghosts is for you 308 00:15:28,080 --> 00:15:30,960 Speaker 2: All Nude Ghosts Thursday at eight thirty seven thirty Central 309 00:15:31,000 --> 00:15:35,200 Speaker 2: on CBS. Welcome back into the Minnesota Vikings Podcast MVP, 310 00:15:35,360 --> 00:15:38,400 Speaker 2: as we lovingly call it. I'm your host, Tatum Everett 311 00:15:38,400 --> 00:15:41,240 Speaker 2: and the Vikings are gearing up for a huge game 312 00:15:41,360 --> 00:15:44,320 Speaker 2: on Sunday. They're ten to two and they're hosting these 313 00:15:44,360 --> 00:15:48,200 Speaker 2: six and six Atlanta Falcons. Kirk Cousins makes his return 314 00:15:48,280 --> 00:15:50,800 Speaker 2: to US Bank Stadium. There'll be a tall task for 315 00:15:50,840 --> 00:15:53,600 Speaker 2: this defense. And speaking of I think it's a great 316 00:15:53,640 --> 00:15:57,200 Speaker 2: time to welcome in our guest for the show. Cornerback Shackgriffin. 317 00:15:58,800 --> 00:16:02,520 Speaker 2: His second intersect of the season sealed the Vikings victory 318 00:16:02,560 --> 00:16:06,360 Speaker 2: on Sunday. We're gonna say hello now to cornerback Shack Griffin. 319 00:16:07,040 --> 00:16:10,080 Speaker 2: That moment was so nice in front of the home crowd. 320 00:16:10,200 --> 00:16:12,400 Speaker 2: What were you What were you like afterwards? I mean 321 00:16:12,400 --> 00:16:13,560 Speaker 2: you must have been really excited. 322 00:16:14,240 --> 00:16:15,560 Speaker 5: Yeah, very excited. You know. 323 00:16:15,600 --> 00:16:19,360 Speaker 6: It's funny I try something new this year. I know 324 00:16:19,440 --> 00:16:21,840 Speaker 6: I'm usually on like social media and all the platforms. 325 00:16:21,880 --> 00:16:24,240 Speaker 6: I told my fiance that I wanted to try something 326 00:16:24,240 --> 00:16:26,120 Speaker 6: different some time. I can get on no social media. 327 00:16:26,200 --> 00:16:28,720 Speaker 6: I'm just gonna play football and just focus on what's 328 00:16:28,720 --> 00:16:32,000 Speaker 6: going on the house. And so after the interception, after 329 00:16:32,000 --> 00:16:34,520 Speaker 6: the game, everything everybody's hyped up. I'm getting all these 330 00:16:34,520 --> 00:16:37,000 Speaker 6: messages and I'm talking to my twin brother. They said, 331 00:16:37,000 --> 00:16:39,000 Speaker 6: how do you feel? I said, you know what, it 332 00:16:39,040 --> 00:16:40,640 Speaker 6: doesn't feel the same as it would if I was 333 00:16:40,640 --> 00:16:42,320 Speaker 6: on social media. You know, people hype you up and 334 00:16:42,720 --> 00:16:44,760 Speaker 6: see all the messages. I said it right now, I 335 00:16:44,760 --> 00:16:46,360 Speaker 6: think I'm more ready just to get another one. 336 00:16:46,760 --> 00:16:49,600 Speaker 2: Oh, I love again. I love that you so you 337 00:16:49,840 --> 00:16:51,960 Speaker 2: like held out like you didn't go online and look 338 00:16:52,000 --> 00:16:52,360 Speaker 2: at it all. 339 00:16:52,400 --> 00:16:55,040 Speaker 6: Huh. The only videos I've seen was the ones that 340 00:16:55,360 --> 00:16:57,920 Speaker 6: the Vikings posted, my girls sending it to me, oh nice, 341 00:16:58,000 --> 00:17:00,400 Speaker 6: or a message that, uh, maybe is somebody at home. 342 00:17:00,440 --> 00:17:03,040 Speaker 6: One of my family memory recorded sitting to yeah, you know, 343 00:17:03,080 --> 00:17:04,800 Speaker 6: and I said. My brother's asking me, what's the difference. 344 00:17:04,840 --> 00:17:07,200 Speaker 6: I said, I just think the difference is I'm out 345 00:17:07,200 --> 00:17:09,320 Speaker 6: on social media watching people try to hype me up. 346 00:17:09,760 --> 00:17:12,520 Speaker 6: Oh tell me about display or should do that? I 347 00:17:12,560 --> 00:17:14,200 Speaker 6: think now is man, I just want to continue to 348 00:17:14,240 --> 00:17:15,479 Speaker 6: do it again. You know, That's all that I can think. 349 00:17:15,840 --> 00:17:17,800 Speaker 2: I mean, so interesting not being on social media when 350 00:17:17,800 --> 00:17:20,320 Speaker 2: this team has been What they're saying, let me tell 351 00:17:20,359 --> 00:17:22,760 Speaker 2: you is that you know, this wasn't a ten win team. 352 00:17:23,040 --> 00:17:26,160 Speaker 2: This wasn't a team that was going to achieve this much. 353 00:17:26,200 --> 00:17:29,720 Speaker 2: But you guys never thought that. When When did you 354 00:17:30,080 --> 00:17:32,520 Speaker 2: find that you had a lot of belief in this team? 355 00:17:32,560 --> 00:17:36,040 Speaker 2: Because you know, you know, your first year here in Minnesota. 356 00:17:35,880 --> 00:17:36,760 Speaker 5: It started early for me. 357 00:17:37,320 --> 00:17:40,399 Speaker 6: I remember having conversations during OTAs then I felt like 358 00:17:40,440 --> 00:17:43,240 Speaker 6: this group was special. And I remember my agent, you know, 359 00:17:43,320 --> 00:17:45,200 Speaker 6: being my first year, that's asking me, how do you 360 00:17:45,200 --> 00:17:47,240 Speaker 6: feel about the organization, how you feel about the coaches? 361 00:17:47,560 --> 00:17:49,040 Speaker 6: I said, Oh, well, that's wait. You know, let's go 362 00:17:49,080 --> 00:17:51,119 Speaker 6: to camp. You know, first three games you definitely can 363 00:17:51,119 --> 00:17:53,679 Speaker 6: tell what's going on. But we get to camp and 364 00:17:53,720 --> 00:17:56,560 Speaker 6: we're just hitting off all cylinders everybody who's already connected, 365 00:17:56,560 --> 00:17:58,800 Speaker 6: and everything kind of makes sense. It was just clicking 366 00:17:58,840 --> 00:18:01,480 Speaker 6: the correct way so early, and when you have a 367 00:18:01,480 --> 00:18:03,399 Speaker 6: feeling like that, I just knew something was specially is 368 00:18:03,400 --> 00:18:05,160 Speaker 6: going to happen, you know. And it's kind of hard 369 00:18:05,160 --> 00:18:08,119 Speaker 6: to explain that going into the first game the season, 370 00:18:08,440 --> 00:18:10,800 Speaker 6: trying to explain that, but everybody in this locker room, 371 00:18:10,840 --> 00:18:12,879 Speaker 6: everybody in the organization kind of already felt that feeling. 372 00:18:13,119 --> 00:18:15,080 Speaker 6: And it's been also awesome to be a part of. 373 00:18:15,200 --> 00:18:17,480 Speaker 6: So happen the first three games. My age asking me again, 374 00:18:17,520 --> 00:18:20,440 Speaker 6: how you feel about the organization, the coaches since phenomenals, 375 00:18:20,720 --> 00:18:22,639 Speaker 6: Like I said, I can see here and play football 376 00:18:22,640 --> 00:18:23,400 Speaker 6: for a lot of years. 377 00:18:23,880 --> 00:18:28,800 Speaker 2: It feels like this, Oh yeah for sure, Oh yeah, sure, you. 378 00:18:28,760 --> 00:18:30,320 Speaker 6: Can make this work for a long time. You feel 379 00:18:30,400 --> 00:18:32,200 Speaker 6: like this, said man, this is something that I felt 380 00:18:32,240 --> 00:18:33,240 Speaker 6: during O t A, so. 381 00:18:33,520 --> 00:18:34,680 Speaker 5: It came from me very early. 382 00:18:35,040 --> 00:18:37,800 Speaker 2: Yeah, you know, this is It's an interesting time though, 383 00:18:37,840 --> 00:18:40,280 Speaker 2: because it is a final week of buys for some teams, 384 00:18:40,320 --> 00:18:44,320 Speaker 2: and you guys had to buy it feels like last year. 385 00:18:46,359 --> 00:18:48,800 Speaker 2: How are you guys feeling right now, because you haven't 386 00:18:48,800 --> 00:18:52,080 Speaker 2: really had a break since, you know, Week five, Body's. 387 00:18:51,720 --> 00:18:52,400 Speaker 5: Feeling really well. 388 00:18:52,480 --> 00:18:54,680 Speaker 6: Actually, you know, I feel like it's the it's the 389 00:18:54,760 --> 00:18:57,320 Speaker 6: best it has been, you know, from the eight years 390 00:18:57,320 --> 00:18:59,480 Speaker 6: that I've been in the league, and I think what 391 00:18:59,560 --> 00:19:01,520 Speaker 6: we do well here. I think a lot of guys 392 00:19:01,840 --> 00:19:04,040 Speaker 6: kind of take it upon theirself to take their body 393 00:19:04,280 --> 00:19:05,280 Speaker 6: very seriously. 394 00:19:05,600 --> 00:19:07,000 Speaker 5: Everybody come in and get treatment. 395 00:19:07,080 --> 00:19:09,640 Speaker 6: The coaches kind of feel to find ways to kind 396 00:19:09,640 --> 00:19:11,200 Speaker 6: of take care of us when we need it. And 397 00:19:11,320 --> 00:19:13,399 Speaker 6: you know, when you got the players and the coaches 398 00:19:13,400 --> 00:19:15,359 Speaker 6: all on the same page, it makes it easier to 399 00:19:15,440 --> 00:19:16,040 Speaker 6: kind of take care. 400 00:19:15,920 --> 00:19:16,480 Speaker 5: Of your body. 401 00:19:16,680 --> 00:19:18,440 Speaker 6: And that fel that we got a group where everybody 402 00:19:18,760 --> 00:19:22,000 Speaker 6: knows the plan and the focus and what's the goal, 403 00:19:22,080 --> 00:19:23,480 Speaker 6: and everybody is to find a way to take care 404 00:19:23,520 --> 00:19:25,480 Speaker 6: of everybody just a little bit more, a little bit better. 405 00:19:25,960 --> 00:19:28,159 Speaker 2: Yeah, it's funny you should say that because I feel 406 00:19:28,200 --> 00:19:33,120 Speaker 2: like I've heard a lot about recently coaching styles changing. 407 00:19:33,240 --> 00:19:36,360 Speaker 2: You know, like coaches don't maybe coach as hard as 408 00:19:36,359 --> 00:19:39,359 Speaker 2: they do. But then conversely, you hear a lot about 409 00:19:39,600 --> 00:19:43,280 Speaker 2: when coaches believe in you. When they have that, like, 410 00:19:43,640 --> 00:19:46,200 Speaker 2: you know they can, you know they count on you, 411 00:19:46,240 --> 00:19:48,560 Speaker 2: and that you're not going to get that same tough 412 00:19:48,600 --> 00:19:52,240 Speaker 2: critic necessarily, but it's in a good way. How much 413 00:19:52,280 --> 00:19:55,720 Speaker 2: as a player does it change? Because we've seen for instance, 414 00:19:55,760 --> 00:19:57,560 Speaker 2: I'll give you an example of what I keep thinking 415 00:19:57,560 --> 00:19:59,960 Speaker 2: about is the way that Sam Darnold started his career 416 00:20:00,200 --> 00:20:02,280 Speaker 2: out and now he's got a coach that believes in 417 00:20:02,359 --> 00:20:05,479 Speaker 2: him so much and the difference in his play. How 418 00:20:05,560 --> 00:20:08,040 Speaker 2: much does that belief like really matter to a player? 419 00:20:08,160 --> 00:20:10,760 Speaker 6: Oh man, it's huge and I feel like it's now 420 00:20:10,960 --> 00:20:13,280 Speaker 6: is where you got this type of belief in me? 421 00:20:13,440 --> 00:20:15,399 Speaker 6: I have to have that in myself, and you know 422 00:20:15,520 --> 00:20:17,359 Speaker 6: when the coaches kind of have that type of trust, 423 00:20:17,840 --> 00:20:19,800 Speaker 6: I think the only thing that's going through any player 424 00:20:19,800 --> 00:20:22,000 Speaker 6: of mine. I'm more to sure everybody feel the same 425 00:20:22,040 --> 00:20:24,280 Speaker 6: way any player of mine is I don't want to 426 00:20:24,320 --> 00:20:27,000 Speaker 6: let him down for him feeling that way. So if 427 00:20:27,000 --> 00:20:29,360 Speaker 6: you feel that way, I gotta feel like that times too. 428 00:20:29,880 --> 00:20:31,959 Speaker 6: And when it comes to we know, with the example 429 00:20:32,000 --> 00:20:34,800 Speaker 6: with Sam Donald, he always felt like that by himself 430 00:20:34,920 --> 00:20:36,639 Speaker 6: and to have someone else to kind of say the 431 00:20:36,640 --> 00:20:38,640 Speaker 6: same thing, it's no way he wants to go out 432 00:20:38,640 --> 00:20:41,280 Speaker 6: there and let him down. And I feel like everybody 433 00:20:41,359 --> 00:20:43,199 Speaker 6: in this building feels the same way, you know, for 434 00:20:43,280 --> 00:20:46,000 Speaker 6: our coaches, our staff, this organization. I feel like anybody 435 00:20:46,000 --> 00:20:49,000 Speaker 6: will run through a big wall for these guys, you know, 436 00:20:49,119 --> 00:20:50,760 Speaker 6: and that's because the type of trust that they're have 437 00:20:50,840 --> 00:20:54,280 Speaker 6: in us. It's a maturity level understanding that they don't 438 00:20:54,280 --> 00:20:56,560 Speaker 6: have to be so hard on us, understand that we're 439 00:20:56,560 --> 00:20:58,320 Speaker 6: going to be just as hard on ourselves, and then 440 00:20:58,359 --> 00:21:00,960 Speaker 6: we won't have to wait for a coach or anybody 441 00:21:00,960 --> 00:21:02,439 Speaker 6: in an organization that say, hey, we got to pick 442 00:21:02,480 --> 00:21:03,119 Speaker 6: this or we got. 443 00:21:02,960 --> 00:21:03,280 Speaker 5: To do this. 444 00:21:03,720 --> 00:21:05,879 Speaker 6: Everybody feels like this, and I think that's just the 445 00:21:05,920 --> 00:21:08,639 Speaker 6: maturity level. And like I said, for them to have 446 00:21:08,680 --> 00:21:10,520 Speaker 6: that type of trust, we got to sit here and 447 00:21:10,560 --> 00:21:12,200 Speaker 6: do whatever it takes to make sure we don't let 448 00:21:12,359 --> 00:21:15,160 Speaker 6: them down. Knowing it, they installed so much trust in us. 449 00:21:15,240 --> 00:21:18,199 Speaker 2: So you guys are obviously on a hot streak. You've 450 00:21:18,240 --> 00:21:22,480 Speaker 2: got five straight wins, you are a ten win team. 451 00:21:22,800 --> 00:21:25,600 Speaker 2: You have a big game against the Falcons on Sunday. 452 00:21:25,640 --> 00:21:28,600 Speaker 2: But before all of that happens, there's a Thursday night 453 00:21:28,640 --> 00:21:31,920 Speaker 2: football game that I know we're not looking at other teams, 454 00:21:32,240 --> 00:21:35,960 Speaker 2: but it has all it could have some significant implications 455 00:21:36,440 --> 00:21:38,760 Speaker 2: on where you guys end up in the playoff picture. 456 00:21:40,000 --> 00:21:42,480 Speaker 2: Do you watch the game? Do you kind of take 457 00:21:42,520 --> 00:21:44,520 Speaker 2: it on? Like how do you approach that knowing that 458 00:21:44,600 --> 00:21:46,680 Speaker 2: like that game is like happening, and like I got 459 00:21:46,720 --> 00:21:48,720 Speaker 2: some free time, I'm watching film, but like, oh no, 460 00:21:48,800 --> 00:21:49,360 Speaker 2: there it is. 461 00:21:50,520 --> 00:21:53,800 Speaker 6: Yeah, I might click it on and off. I wonder 462 00:21:53,840 --> 00:21:55,360 Speaker 6: about that you have through out the night, might click 463 00:21:55,359 --> 00:21:57,440 Speaker 6: it on and off. Or if I'm watching, maybe my 464 00:21:58,040 --> 00:22:01,080 Speaker 6: son turned it all there, so I'm walking past the TV. 465 00:22:01,280 --> 00:22:03,959 Speaker 6: Might be kind of one of those things, right, you know, 466 00:22:04,600 --> 00:22:06,200 Speaker 6: depending on what team I'm rooting for. 467 00:22:06,600 --> 00:22:09,160 Speaker 2: I know, you guys know you're winning out is the goal, 468 00:22:09,200 --> 00:22:13,080 Speaker 2: and that's obviously what matters the most. Is there conversation 469 00:22:13,200 --> 00:22:16,920 Speaker 2: about how there's just this little margin of error because 470 00:22:16,960 --> 00:22:17,840 Speaker 2: of the division you're in. 471 00:22:18,119 --> 00:22:20,200 Speaker 6: Yeah, you know, like I said on that Thursday, come 472 00:22:20,280 --> 00:22:21,880 Speaker 6: it might be one team or rooting for a little 473 00:22:21,880 --> 00:22:24,360 Speaker 6: bit more than the other, you know, And I get 474 00:22:24,359 --> 00:22:26,680 Speaker 6: superstitious again while I'm watching a game and that team, 475 00:22:26,680 --> 00:22:29,640 Speaker 6: who I'm not really rooting for, it might do too good, 476 00:22:30,240 --> 00:22:32,280 Speaker 6: so maybe I turn it off. So it's one of 477 00:22:32,280 --> 00:22:34,359 Speaker 6: the things. I'm not sure that's a Thursday they actually come. 478 00:22:34,680 --> 00:22:38,320 Speaker 2: Oh, I know, right, well, the expectations for this team 479 00:22:38,359 --> 00:22:41,120 Speaker 2: is the playoffs. You guys have a four game cushion 480 00:22:41,240 --> 00:22:43,560 Speaker 2: right now on teams that are not making it right, So, 481 00:22:43,640 --> 00:22:46,520 Speaker 2: like the eighth team in the NFC is six and six, 482 00:22:46,560 --> 00:22:48,080 Speaker 2: you guys are already ten and two, So like, you 483 00:22:48,119 --> 00:22:50,320 Speaker 2: know you've got wiggle room, but you don't because you've 484 00:22:50,359 --> 00:22:52,880 Speaker 2: got the lions. Like, what does that feel like? Going in? 485 00:22:53,000 --> 00:22:55,359 Speaker 2: Like you've already achieved so much, but yet you're still 486 00:22:55,400 --> 00:22:55,800 Speaker 2: not there? 487 00:22:56,000 --> 00:22:58,560 Speaker 6: You know, it's crazy. I don't think we even focus 488 00:22:58,640 --> 00:23:01,720 Speaker 6: on just a building off yet. Thing right now, we're 489 00:23:01,760 --> 00:23:03,440 Speaker 6: in the spot where I think we're just trying to 490 00:23:03,480 --> 00:23:05,880 Speaker 6: focus on playing our best ball and I don't think 491 00:23:05,920 --> 00:23:08,560 Speaker 6: we capture our best ball yet. You know, it might 492 00:23:09,040 --> 00:23:13,080 Speaker 6: look nice or it might look really close, but I 493 00:23:13,119 --> 00:23:15,960 Speaker 6: feel like in our heart that everybody around this organization 494 00:23:16,240 --> 00:23:18,080 Speaker 6: we haven't played our best ball yet, so we're not 495 00:23:18,119 --> 00:23:19,200 Speaker 6: even thinking too far ahead. 496 00:23:19,480 --> 00:23:20,919 Speaker 5: It's literally no ko. 497 00:23:21,000 --> 00:23:23,240 Speaker 6: We go through each week talk about going one to know, 498 00:23:23,520 --> 00:23:25,879 Speaker 6: and I think we really haul in on that and 499 00:23:26,000 --> 00:23:27,800 Speaker 6: everybody believes in that that we have to take this 500 00:23:28,280 --> 00:23:29,760 Speaker 6: one day at a time. Now I'm going to say 501 00:23:29,760 --> 00:23:31,480 Speaker 6: one week, but one day at a time. You know, 502 00:23:31,520 --> 00:23:33,440 Speaker 6: we got to win each day. And I feel like 503 00:23:33,480 --> 00:23:35,399 Speaker 6: with everybody thinking like that, it makes it easier to 504 00:23:35,480 --> 00:23:37,720 Speaker 6: kind of continue to go through these games knowing that 505 00:23:37,920 --> 00:23:39,880 Speaker 6: it might take the final second and try to win 506 00:23:39,920 --> 00:23:40,720 Speaker 6: this or pull it off. 507 00:23:40,960 --> 00:23:41,800 Speaker 5: Understand that we just. 508 00:23:41,720 --> 00:23:44,960 Speaker 6: Try to capture our best play and we haven't even 509 00:23:44,960 --> 00:23:47,280 Speaker 6: seen that yet, so right not going into this week. 510 00:23:47,400 --> 00:23:49,119 Speaker 6: Hope we can try to capture that this week and 511 00:23:49,200 --> 00:23:52,080 Speaker 6: the week after. So our only goal is is to 512 00:23:52,080 --> 00:23:53,840 Speaker 6: play our best ball through each week? 513 00:23:53,960 --> 00:23:55,960 Speaker 2: What is your best ball? What will that look like? 514 00:23:57,240 --> 00:23:59,400 Speaker 6: Anytime we have a chance to capitalize on the play, 515 00:23:59,480 --> 00:24:02,000 Speaker 6: it might be someone throwing the ball up. It's said 516 00:24:02,040 --> 00:24:05,240 Speaker 6: of us dropping intercession, we catch everyone, or every time 517 00:24:05,240 --> 00:24:06,679 Speaker 6: we get to the red zone on it as a 518 00:24:06,760 --> 00:24:09,760 Speaker 6: defense and we got to stop offense. We make that 519 00:24:09,800 --> 00:24:12,320 Speaker 6: stop when it comes to the offense. Every time we 520 00:24:12,320 --> 00:24:14,680 Speaker 6: get into that red zone, we score every single time. 521 00:24:15,040 --> 00:24:17,480 Speaker 6: I think, when everything is clicking right and nothing can 522 00:24:17,480 --> 00:24:19,520 Speaker 6: go wrong, that's when we're playing that best ball. And 523 00:24:19,560 --> 00:24:21,679 Speaker 6: I feel like we haven't got a chance to capture 524 00:24:21,680 --> 00:24:23,719 Speaker 6: that yet. Yeah, but that's what we're fighting for and 525 00:24:23,720 --> 00:24:25,400 Speaker 6: that's awesome because we all feel. 526 00:24:25,200 --> 00:24:25,640 Speaker 5: The same way. 527 00:24:25,800 --> 00:24:28,480 Speaker 2: Is that. I mean, to your point, it doesn't matter 528 00:24:28,480 --> 00:24:30,400 Speaker 2: who you play, but at the end of the day, 529 00:24:30,440 --> 00:24:32,880 Speaker 2: you're not It doesn't sound like you're like, Okay, we're 530 00:24:32,920 --> 00:24:35,200 Speaker 2: gonna beat so and so it's like, no, if we 531 00:24:35,240 --> 00:24:37,000 Speaker 2: do all of the if we play the best ball, 532 00:24:37,000 --> 00:24:37,720 Speaker 2: the results are there. 533 00:24:37,800 --> 00:24:40,280 Speaker 5: Yeah, it's nothing gonna change. It don't matter who we're playing. 534 00:24:40,440 --> 00:24:42,199 Speaker 6: And that the goal, the goal is to come in 535 00:24:42,200 --> 00:24:44,280 Speaker 6: each week, each game is to understand we're gonna treat 536 00:24:44,320 --> 00:24:46,480 Speaker 6: everybody the same. It don't matter if you got two 537 00:24:46,560 --> 00:24:49,280 Speaker 6: wins or six wins or ten, doesn't matter. 538 00:24:49,600 --> 00:24:51,000 Speaker 5: Everybody's being treated the same way. 539 00:24:51,080 --> 00:24:53,280 Speaker 6: And if we're playing that best ball and another team 540 00:24:53,359 --> 00:24:56,359 Speaker 6: comes and kind of downplay it, then that could be 541 00:24:56,400 --> 00:24:58,560 Speaker 6: a tough situation for them. But we have to play 542 00:24:58,560 --> 00:25:01,040 Speaker 6: our best ball first, no matter who we've played. At 543 00:25:01,080 --> 00:25:02,399 Speaker 6: the end of the day, we're just trying to capture 544 00:25:02,400 --> 00:25:05,600 Speaker 6: our best ball and that's capitalizing on every situation throughout 545 00:25:05,600 --> 00:25:08,000 Speaker 6: the whole entire game and making sure that we coming 546 00:25:08,040 --> 00:25:08,640 Speaker 6: on the top winning. 547 00:25:08,720 --> 00:25:11,960 Speaker 2: Hopefully that happens on Sunday. I know that the defense, 548 00:25:12,200 --> 00:25:14,359 Speaker 2: there's a lot of new faces on this defense, but 549 00:25:14,440 --> 00:25:16,560 Speaker 2: there are a lot of guys on the team who 550 00:25:16,560 --> 00:25:19,320 Speaker 2: are well versed in the way that Kirk Cousins played. 551 00:25:19,760 --> 00:25:21,080 Speaker 2: Have you ever played him before? 552 00:25:21,400 --> 00:25:24,280 Speaker 6: Uh? Yeah, a lot. When I was in Seattle, got 553 00:25:24,320 --> 00:25:25,639 Speaker 6: a chance to play here a couple of times. I 554 00:25:25,680 --> 00:25:29,159 Speaker 6: think this is when you know, feeling and yeah, digs 555 00:25:29,160 --> 00:25:31,600 Speaker 6: and everybody will still here. So I got a chance 556 00:25:31,640 --> 00:25:33,040 Speaker 6: to play against him a couple of times, for sure. 557 00:25:33,240 --> 00:25:35,800 Speaker 2: What how do you prepare for a quarterback who plays 558 00:25:35,840 --> 00:25:38,280 Speaker 2: the way that he does, which is very different than 559 00:25:38,320 --> 00:25:41,720 Speaker 2: the way that the last two guys you've played play. 560 00:25:41,800 --> 00:25:45,400 Speaker 2: You know that running mobile Kyler Murray Caleb Williams two 561 00:25:45,400 --> 00:25:47,880 Speaker 2: of the best to really escape all the pressure when 562 00:25:47,960 --> 00:25:51,080 Speaker 2: Kirk just he's quick, he's decisive, sits in the pocket. No, 563 00:25:51,240 --> 00:25:53,920 Speaker 2: you know he's a veteran. How does your preparation change 564 00:25:53,920 --> 00:25:54,080 Speaker 2: for that? 565 00:25:54,200 --> 00:25:55,920 Speaker 6: So we got to understand that this is a guy 566 00:25:55,960 --> 00:25:58,080 Speaker 6: with a ton of experience, seeing a lot of balls, 567 00:25:58,080 --> 00:26:00,280 Speaker 6: seeing a lot of different things. I feel like now 568 00:26:00,280 --> 00:26:01,679 Speaker 6: we've got to go into the game and figure out 569 00:26:01,720 --> 00:26:02,480 Speaker 6: the things that. 570 00:26:02,400 --> 00:26:03,600 Speaker 5: Will make it tough on him. 571 00:26:04,040 --> 00:26:06,159 Speaker 6: You know, it don't matter what it is, could be 572 00:26:06,280 --> 00:26:09,359 Speaker 6: from disguises to whatever the case may be. We have 573 00:26:09,440 --> 00:26:11,640 Speaker 6: to find ways to take pieces off the board from 574 00:26:11,640 --> 00:26:13,439 Speaker 6: a guy who has so much experience, who can make 575 00:26:13,480 --> 00:26:14,240 Speaker 6: players out of nothing. 576 00:26:14,280 --> 00:26:15,200 Speaker 5: We don't see that happen. 577 00:26:15,560 --> 00:26:17,960 Speaker 6: We have to take the pieces around him away and 578 00:26:18,040 --> 00:26:19,440 Speaker 6: let him have to go win the game by. 579 00:26:19,359 --> 00:26:21,480 Speaker 2: Something which has been hard for him a little bit lately. 580 00:26:21,640 --> 00:26:23,479 Speaker 2: You know, I'm not trying to trash anyone here, but 581 00:26:23,520 --> 00:26:25,200 Speaker 2: I'm going by the stats here. It's been a three 582 00:26:25,240 --> 00:26:28,000 Speaker 2: game losing streak for the Falcons. He's thrown noah touchdowns, 583 00:26:28,400 --> 00:26:32,400 Speaker 2: six interceptions, He's had four fumbles, responsible for those ten takeaways. 584 00:26:32,520 --> 00:26:36,000 Speaker 2: He's not playing his best ball. However, Brian Flores knows better. 585 00:26:36,119 --> 00:26:38,960 Speaker 2: He's said in this press conference this week that Kirk 586 00:26:39,000 --> 00:26:41,239 Speaker 2: is just a bounce back kind of guy, and so 587 00:26:41,359 --> 00:26:43,760 Speaker 2: you guys expect to see the best version of him 588 00:26:43,800 --> 00:26:46,040 Speaker 2: out there. You don't think Brian Flores has got a 589 00:26:46,040 --> 00:26:47,840 Speaker 2: little bit of an edge on this. He knows Kirk 590 00:26:47,880 --> 00:26:48,720 Speaker 2: inside and out right. 591 00:26:48,920 --> 00:26:51,320 Speaker 6: Yeah, but I just know how he treat everybody. You know, 592 00:26:51,359 --> 00:26:53,440 Speaker 6: it doesn't matter of like you got a little edge. 593 00:26:53,480 --> 00:26:56,840 Speaker 6: He wants to find ways to kind of eliminate every 594 00:26:56,880 --> 00:27:00,159 Speaker 6: ability for someone to use against us. That's fair when 595 00:27:00,200 --> 00:27:02,000 Speaker 6: it comes to him, Like I said, with the experience, 596 00:27:02,080 --> 00:27:03,960 Speaker 6: we got to find ways to make sure he can't 597 00:27:04,000 --> 00:27:04,800 Speaker 6: use that against us. 598 00:27:04,920 --> 00:27:06,640 Speaker 2: Yeah, how did you start playing football? 599 00:27:07,160 --> 00:27:10,320 Speaker 6: Started playing football? My oldest brothers played, and I think 600 00:27:10,320 --> 00:27:12,800 Speaker 6: I just want to be like you. And then my 601 00:27:12,920 --> 00:27:14,880 Speaker 6: dad really down in to make sure. 602 00:27:15,119 --> 00:27:16,600 Speaker 5: We got the best out of it. 603 00:27:16,680 --> 00:27:18,480 Speaker 6: So when it comes to training or what in case 604 00:27:18,520 --> 00:27:20,400 Speaker 6: may be, he just went to make sure we could 605 00:27:20,400 --> 00:27:22,919 Speaker 6: beat our older brothers and everything was a competition. So 606 00:27:23,440 --> 00:27:25,600 Speaker 6: kind of found the left and a passion for it 607 00:27:25,680 --> 00:27:28,480 Speaker 6: early on, just trying to imitate what my older. 608 00:27:28,280 --> 00:27:28,920 Speaker 5: Brothers was doing. 609 00:27:29,080 --> 00:27:31,960 Speaker 2: It's so interesting too, because I think everyone knows you guys, 610 00:27:32,040 --> 00:27:34,000 Speaker 2: like we know you and your brothers sho queen like 611 00:27:34,000 --> 00:27:36,359 Speaker 2: as a unit, like you guys are we know you? 612 00:27:36,520 --> 00:27:40,200 Speaker 2: We know you guys. And it's interesting because I feel 613 00:27:40,400 --> 00:27:43,000 Speaker 2: like there's three new guys on the team that each 614 00:27:43,040 --> 00:27:45,360 Speaker 2: have a twin brother, Like, what are the odds of that? 615 00:27:45,480 --> 00:27:45,720 Speaker 4: Is there? 616 00:27:45,760 --> 00:27:48,520 Speaker 2: Like some scientific thing? Like it's kind of crazy. Do 617 00:27:48,560 --> 00:27:51,040 Speaker 2: you guys ever, Like if you ever talked about that before? 618 00:27:51,240 --> 00:27:53,639 Speaker 5: Yeah, we talked about it. We actually took a picture together, 619 00:27:54,080 --> 00:27:54,280 Speaker 5: you know. 620 00:27:54,440 --> 00:27:56,960 Speaker 6: But it's funny because everybody was missing that that half 621 00:27:56,960 --> 00:27:57,560 Speaker 6: of day twins. 622 00:27:57,600 --> 00:28:00,399 Speaker 5: Oh right, But you know, me and Aaron Jones is 623 00:28:00,560 --> 00:28:01,840 Speaker 5: really close. You know. 624 00:28:01,880 --> 00:28:04,000 Speaker 6: It's funny that the conversation that him and his brother 625 00:28:04,080 --> 00:28:06,280 Speaker 6: have sounded like the same conversation me and my brother have. 626 00:28:06,440 --> 00:28:09,280 Speaker 6: I mean, they sounds so identical. It's crazy. But they 627 00:28:09,440 --> 00:28:11,040 Speaker 6: were really close, and now me and my brother are 628 00:28:11,040 --> 00:28:13,159 Speaker 6: the same way. But man, it's just something about that 629 00:28:13,160 --> 00:28:14,960 Speaker 6: twin connection. It just feels a little different. 630 00:28:15,040 --> 00:28:17,080 Speaker 2: Yeah, and all three of you guys have like male 631 00:28:17,119 --> 00:28:19,640 Speaker 2: twins like they're boys right like, which is so crazy too. 632 00:28:19,680 --> 00:28:21,439 Speaker 2: So it's just like a whole bunch of football players 633 00:28:21,480 --> 00:28:24,480 Speaker 2: or ex football players. That's so funny. I wanted to 634 00:28:24,480 --> 00:28:26,159 Speaker 2: ask you one more question before I let you get going. 635 00:28:26,200 --> 00:28:27,960 Speaker 2: I've enjoyed this so much so far. By the way, 636 00:28:28,280 --> 00:28:29,879 Speaker 2: I wanted to know what more about you? If you 637 00:28:29,960 --> 00:28:32,720 Speaker 2: weren't playing football, what would you be doing right now? 638 00:28:32,960 --> 00:28:34,520 Speaker 5: Yeah? Yeah, I have the time at ACF. 639 00:28:34,600 --> 00:28:37,280 Speaker 6: Well, I want to run track and be a triple 640 00:28:37,320 --> 00:28:39,920 Speaker 6: jumper and okay one day and make it to the Olympics. 641 00:28:39,960 --> 00:28:43,480 Speaker 6: And you know what's crazy, my brothers actually just got 642 00:28:43,480 --> 00:28:46,560 Speaker 6: to approved for the pair of Olympics, so he'll be 643 00:28:46,600 --> 00:28:48,240 Speaker 6: training for the next Olympics. 644 00:28:48,280 --> 00:28:49,240 Speaker 2: Oh that's so cool. 645 00:28:49,400 --> 00:28:50,920 Speaker 5: So, yeah, I get a chance. 646 00:28:50,960 --> 00:28:52,240 Speaker 2: What events will he try to do? 647 00:28:52,440 --> 00:28:54,520 Speaker 6: He'll be doing the loan jump, triple jump, and uh 648 00:28:55,080 --> 00:28:56,360 Speaker 6: maybe he might do the cataline. 649 00:28:56,640 --> 00:28:59,960 Speaker 2: Man, you guys are just so athletically gifted, just naturally 650 00:29:00,000 --> 00:29:00,600 Speaker 2: I thought of Come. 651 00:29:00,720 --> 00:29:03,280 Speaker 5: So he'll be going for the twenty twenty eight Olympics. 652 00:29:03,280 --> 00:29:04,040 Speaker 2: Congratulations. 653 00:29:04,160 --> 00:29:06,320 Speaker 6: Yeah, that should be awesome. Now he'll give me a 654 00:29:06,360 --> 00:29:07,800 Speaker 6: chance to let him train him a little bit. It's 655 00:29:07,800 --> 00:29:09,320 Speaker 6: gonna be some real exciting time coming. Oh. 656 00:29:09,440 --> 00:29:12,640 Speaker 2: I love to make Oh that's gonna be so much fun. Well, 657 00:29:12,640 --> 00:29:14,280 Speaker 2: thank you so much for joining a shock. I know 658 00:29:14,320 --> 00:29:16,040 Speaker 2: that you have to get going here. You're going to 659 00:29:16,120 --> 00:29:17,960 Speaker 2: a Toys for Tots event. Do you do you want 660 00:29:18,000 --> 00:29:19,640 Speaker 2: to tell everyone a little bit more about what you're 661 00:29:19,680 --> 00:29:20,160 Speaker 2: doing today? 662 00:29:20,240 --> 00:29:23,000 Speaker 6: Oh man, Well, get a chance to take a kid. 663 00:29:23,560 --> 00:29:25,360 Speaker 6: They don't get a chance to shop see some things. 664 00:29:26,120 --> 00:29:27,680 Speaker 6: Let them on, be a little excited for him. Get 665 00:29:27,680 --> 00:29:29,480 Speaker 6: a chance to pick some things out, some toys and 666 00:29:29,640 --> 00:29:31,560 Speaker 6: get ready to put them in a Christmas spirits. 667 00:29:31,600 --> 00:29:32,880 Speaker 2: Why is that important for you to do? 668 00:29:33,080 --> 00:29:33,240 Speaker 5: Oh? 669 00:29:33,320 --> 00:29:34,880 Speaker 6: Man, I feel like it's just important to kind of 670 00:29:34,880 --> 00:29:36,720 Speaker 6: be able to have that chance to give back. You know, 671 00:29:36,720 --> 00:29:38,120 Speaker 6: if I felt like if I was that kid and 672 00:29:38,160 --> 00:29:40,040 Speaker 6: I had a chance to get a chance to enjoy 673 00:29:40,040 --> 00:29:41,720 Speaker 6: a guy who's in the NFL, to get a chance 674 00:29:41,760 --> 00:29:45,080 Speaker 6: to shop around, hang around, even just having conversations, That's 675 00:29:45,120 --> 00:29:47,680 Speaker 6: something I'd definitely be looking forward to. So to be 676 00:29:47,800 --> 00:29:49,760 Speaker 6: that guy, to be able to give that chance back 677 00:29:49,760 --> 00:29:51,960 Speaker 6: to someone else, to a kid that might be a 678 00:29:52,000 --> 00:29:54,120 Speaker 6: little less fortunate or whatever the case may be, I 679 00:29:54,160 --> 00:29:56,440 Speaker 6: would love to be that guy have some fun with 680 00:29:56,680 --> 00:29:57,320 Speaker 6: That's awesome. 681 00:29:57,640 --> 00:29:59,840 Speaker 2: Thank you so much for your time. Really appreciate getting 682 00:29:59,840 --> 00:30:01,760 Speaker 2: know you a little bit better, and uh, good luck 683 00:30:01,800 --> 00:30:03,680 Speaker 2: on Sunday. We're looking forward to seeing more big plays 684 00:30:03,680 --> 00:30:04,000 Speaker 2: out of you. 685 00:30:04,040 --> 00:30:05,520 Speaker 5: Oh, thank you. Appreciate for having me. 686 00:30:07,040 --> 00:30:09,440 Speaker 2: A big thank you to Shack Griffin for joining us 687 00:30:09,440 --> 00:30:11,720 Speaker 2: for the second half of MVP, and another thanks to 688 00:30:11,800 --> 00:30:14,880 Speaker 2: Paul meetzas Lambert for being on the earlier portion. The 689 00:30:15,000 --> 00:30:17,800 Speaker 2: Vikings returned to US Bank Stadium on Sunday for the 690 00:30:17,800 --> 00:30:21,560 Speaker 2: second straight weekend. They're hosting the Atlanta Falcons a noonkick 691 00:30:21,840 --> 00:30:25,720 Speaker 2: on Fox. Minnesota looks to improve to eleven and two 692 00:30:26,120 --> 00:30:29,640 Speaker 2: and notch their sixth straight win. That's all on Sunday. 693 00:30:29,680 --> 00:30:31,720 Speaker 2: For now, I'm Tatum Everett, your host here at the 694 00:30:31,720 --> 00:30:34,240 Speaker 2: Minnesota Vikings podcast, and thanks for listening.