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They end the fan, 0:00:33.400 --> 0:00:33.920 good evening. 0:00:33.960 --> 0:00:37.599 Welcome to Vikings Rewind on Kfan and the Minnesota Vikings 0:00:37.680 --> 0:00:42.839 Radio Network. Vikings Rewind is presented by Omni Viking Lakes 0:00:42.880 --> 0:00:44.919 and you could book your stay today Just go to 0:00:44.960 --> 0:00:49.800 omnihotels dot com slash Viking Lake somnordo from nine to noon, 0:00:49.920 --> 0:00:53.520 always recapping the Vikings game from the previous day, and 0:00:53.560 --> 0:00:55.440 in this case it was a border battle and it 0:00:55.520 --> 0:00:58.080 was a victory. The Vikings win twenty four to ten 0:00:58.680 --> 0:01:02.000 over the Green Bay Packers at lambeau Field, improving to 0:01:02.080 --> 0:01:04.280 four and four. The Vikings have now won three in 0:01:04.280 --> 0:01:08.240 a row. The Vikings are now currently a playoff team, 0:01:08.360 --> 0:01:10.520 believe it or not, after starting oh in three and 0:01:10.560 --> 0:01:14.400 all the negative things turnovers porous defense. They're running for 0:01:14.440 --> 0:01:17.040 a mile, then they're throwing for a mile on this defense. 0:01:17.280 --> 0:01:19.920 So many things have changed over the last five weeks 0:01:20.120 --> 0:01:22.680 as after starting oh in three, the Vikings have gone 0:01:22.840 --> 0:01:27.720 four and one as they end October and jump into November. 0:01:27.840 --> 0:01:30.640 Falcons next weekend in Atlanta. 0:01:31.120 --> 0:01:34.120 But the news of yesterday, the news of today, and 0:01:34.160 --> 0:01:37.120 really the news moving forward with this team is the 0:01:37.160 --> 0:01:40.280 injury to Kirk Cousins. You saw him limping off the field, 0:01:40.319 --> 0:01:42.440 then you would hear reports for the remainder of the 0:01:42.520 --> 0:01:45.800 day into the evening Kirk Cousins his season is over. 0:01:45.959 --> 0:01:49.760 He has an achilles injury, potentially a torn achilles. There'll 0:01:49.800 --> 0:01:53.000 be an MRI on Monday morning, just to confirm. But 0:01:53.080 --> 0:01:56.120 that's what all of the insiders were saying yesterday and 0:01:56.280 --> 0:01:59.440 unfortunately it was confirmed today. So Kirk's done for twenty 0:01:59.480 --> 0:02:02.280 twenty three and the team sent out an official release. 0:02:02.400 --> 0:02:05.240 Head coach Kevin O'Connell spoke at length with the media 0:02:05.280 --> 0:02:07.640 earlier this afternoon. As a matter of fact, I'm going 0:02:07.680 --> 0:02:09.600 to play that whole thing back for you in next segment, 0:02:09.760 --> 0:02:11.240 so you'll get to hear what the head coach had 0:02:11.280 --> 0:02:14.400 to say, not only in relation to Kirk and the immediate, 0:02:14.440 --> 0:02:17.760 the moment the injury itself, but what about Jaron Hall, 0:02:18.000 --> 0:02:20.840 this rookie BYU kid. Is he the answer just for 0:02:20.960 --> 0:02:23.720 this next game against Atlanta? Is he the answer six 0:02:23.760 --> 0:02:26.960 weeks from now? Maybe there are calls not Maybe there 0:02:27.000 --> 0:02:31.000 definitely are calls and text messages and conversations being had 0:02:31.080 --> 0:02:34.160 about players throughout the league. Maybe some guys getting off 0:02:34.200 --> 0:02:37.360 the couch and maybe being an answer. It's a significant 0:02:37.360 --> 0:02:40.280 problem that requires really a lot of work to be 0:02:40.320 --> 0:02:42.280 done in a very short period of time. As the 0:02:42.320 --> 0:02:46.520 trade deadline is tomorrow afternoon, so so many things to 0:02:46.600 --> 0:02:50.640 be figured out with this team, who, in very bittersweet ways, 0:02:51.120 --> 0:02:54.800 goes to Lambeau handles a team that just is having 0:02:54.840 --> 0:02:57.080 so many problems right now in the Green Bay Packers. 0:02:57.160 --> 0:03:00.040 Jordan Love having immense issues as he gets out a 0:03:00.120 --> 0:03:03.440 climated to being the starter of that operation, can't run 0:03:03.480 --> 0:03:06.280 the ball, there are injuries, a ton of penalties yesterday 0:03:06.280 --> 0:03:10.359 in particular, eleven penalties for ninety nine yards. That's helping nobody, 0:03:10.720 --> 0:03:13.200 and you go there and yet you handle business the 0:03:13.240 --> 0:03:16.600 way that you did. You dominate that team, but you 0:03:17.160 --> 0:03:21.000 lose by way of Kirk Cousins limping off the field 0:03:21.040 --> 0:03:23.480 as he did yesterday. So a lot of that stuff's 0:03:23.480 --> 0:03:25.600 gonna you get some get some thoughts from the head 0:03:25.600 --> 0:03:28.400 coach next segment, but so many good things to go 0:03:28.480 --> 0:03:32.520 over from that game. Now typical rewind fashion, not necessarily 0:03:32.560 --> 0:03:34.640 going to go play by play, the team wins twenty 0:03:34.680 --> 0:03:37.760 four to ten. I will play a few highlights for 0:03:37.880 --> 0:03:40.280 a just some things to be excited about with this 0:03:40.440 --> 0:03:44.040 team amidst all of the dark cloud hanging over us 0:03:44.040 --> 0:03:46.400 with Kirk's injury. But you know, I will say things 0:03:46.480 --> 0:03:49.680 like this like, hey, we we got a rushing touchdown. 0:03:49.360 --> 0:03:53.080 Yesterday, floor and floors, the quiet ramble crowd to get 0:03:53.120 --> 0:03:55.680 loud hand off back to ay Kirs up the middle 0:03:55.720 --> 0:04:03.000 of CROUSTI five to the goal line, touchdown Camakers with 0:04:03.120 --> 0:04:06.560 his first touchdown wearing purple and gold, and the first 0:04:06.640 --> 0:04:10.400 rushing touchdown of the season for the Minnesota Vikings is 0:04:10.440 --> 0:04:12.240 a six yard production and. 0:04:12.360 --> 0:04:14.200 Minnesota lead six to zero. 0:04:14.760 --> 0:04:17.320 Suddenly the Vikings are scoring points in the first quarters 0:04:17.320 --> 0:04:18.200 of games again. 0:04:18.440 --> 0:04:19.560 Love that Now. 0:04:19.640 --> 0:04:22.120 I don't love the two yards per carry in the 0:04:22.160 --> 0:04:23.680 sixty two total rushing yards. 0:04:23.720 --> 0:04:25.880 That's not good. But albeit eight. 0:04:25.760 --> 0:04:28.840 Games into the season finally getting a rushing touchdown, some 0:04:28.880 --> 0:04:31.440 thought it would never happen. Now the defense, how about 0:04:31.440 --> 0:04:33.840 the defense being feistier and more dominant? 0:04:33.880 --> 0:04:34.919 It seems each week. 0:04:34.880 --> 0:04:37.920 On second down, Love with an empty backfield, he's about 0:04:37.960 --> 0:04:38.640 to be hit. 0:04:38.800 --> 0:04:40.720 And he is sacked. 0:04:41.920 --> 0:04:44.039 Jay one of them up. 0:04:44.480 --> 0:04:48.440 DJ wanted him, and DJ got him. He now has 0:04:48.480 --> 0:04:51.360 three sacks this season, gets third and seventeen. 0:04:51.760 --> 0:04:54.080 Jordan Love just didn't have a chance yesterday. He was 0:04:54.080 --> 0:04:56.560 bouncing balls in the dirt. He was running for his life, 0:04:56.640 --> 0:04:59.159 under fire for most of it. The penalties weren't helping. 0:04:59.200 --> 0:05:01.839 A lot of third, third, and longs our part of 0:05:01.839 --> 0:05:05.520 that story as well, but getting after him. DJ Wannam's 0:05:05.520 --> 0:05:07.760 been on a tear for a month, d'il hunter. He 0:05:07.880 --> 0:05:10.240 had his tenth sack of the season yesterday. So he 0:05:10.320 --> 0:05:13.880 continues that high profile, splashy run that he's on in 0:05:13.920 --> 0:05:16.520 twenty twenty three. And when you're getting after the QB 0:05:16.720 --> 0:05:19.160 and you're forcing him into bad decisions, well he's gonna 0:05:19.160 --> 0:05:19.880 turn the ball over. 0:05:19.960 --> 0:05:23.400 Takes the Meyers snap in Minnesota rushes three lovestreet drop 0:05:23.640 --> 0:05:25.080 fires at center of the. 0:05:24.839 --> 0:05:28.200 Field, even enter step dead. It was picked up in 0:05:28.279 --> 0:05:29.839 front of Jayden red Hair. 0:05:30.000 --> 0:05:33.160 Comes Josh Mattelis to the fifty, to the party farce 0:05:33.200 --> 0:05:35.720 tide to the thirty five. Wait so vera packer at 0:05:35.720 --> 0:05:39.920 the twenty five. He is Josh Mattellis. Massive play by Mattellis. 0:05:39.920 --> 0:05:42.640 And now for the third consecutive game, the Vikings turn 0:05:42.800 --> 0:05:45.120 a takeaway into a touchdown. 0:05:45.240 --> 0:05:46.040 First and ten. 0:05:46.080 --> 0:05:48.760 From the Green Bay twenty cousins, It's gonna loop one. 0:05:48.680 --> 0:05:56.960 Right cot touchdown Chardin get us in with his seventh 0:05:57.160 --> 0:05:58.560 National Football. 0:05:58.240 --> 0:06:02.800 League touchdown, gives Minnesota a twenty three to three lead, 0:06:03.160 --> 0:06:07.120 And for Jordan that touchdown means he has the most 0:06:07.200 --> 0:06:10.440 in the history of the Minnesota Vikings through the. 0:06:10.320 --> 0:06:12.680 First eight games. Moments like that. 0:06:12.960 --> 0:06:15.039 You look back on that game and you're thinking, Wow, 0:06:15.160 --> 0:06:18.000 Jordan Addison and those touchdowns that just continue to come 0:06:18.040 --> 0:06:20.840 in waves and TJ. Hawkinson, great day for him, eighty 0:06:20.839 --> 0:06:24.160 eight yards in a score. kJ Osborne like a warrior 0:06:24.200 --> 0:06:28.039 out there with his ninety nine yards, receiving eight catches 0:06:28.080 --> 0:06:31.240 on ten targets. So many positive things that you can 0:06:31.279 --> 0:06:34.920 look back on from yesterday. Unfortunately in the end, this 0:06:35.000 --> 0:06:36.560 is what comes to mind for everyone. 0:06:36.680 --> 0:06:39.360 Cousins goes out of the shotgun on Thurdon nineteen from 0:06:39.400 --> 0:06:42.400 the Green Bay twenty two. He Jae Howkinson in motion 0:06:42.560 --> 0:06:44.920 to the left, Kirk facing a three man rush and 0:06:45.160 --> 0:06:47.200 he stacked come back to back plays that time it 0:06:47.279 --> 0:06:50.880 was Kenny Klar. Really Kirk kind of stumbled her amble. 0:06:51.000 --> 0:06:53.520 Now Herk's limping off the field. By the way, Kirk 0:06:53.880 --> 0:06:55.880 looks like he messed up his right ankle. 0:06:56.120 --> 0:06:58.520 So the Vikings dominate and win the game twenty four 0:06:58.560 --> 0:07:00.760 to ten over the Packers in a board, but in 0:07:00.839 --> 0:07:04.279 some ways have lost now given the injury to Kirk Cousins. 0:07:04.680 --> 0:07:06.960 Before I go to break, there is a Friday Feast. 0:07:06.960 --> 0:07:10.000 The season continues, everybody, and you can join Pa and 0:07:10.080 --> 0:07:12.880 Charch and Elk River at Buffalo Wild Wings is Friday 0:07:12.960 --> 0:07:15.480 nine to noon for the football Feast. It's presented by 0:07:15.480 --> 0:07:18.000 Corps Light, food and drink specials and a chance to 0:07:18.000 --> 0:07:20.280 win Vikings tickets and more. Go to Vikings dot com 0:07:20.320 --> 0:07:24.480 slash bww for a full schedule and details in relation 0:07:24.560 --> 0:07:26.680 to Kirk. You're gonna hear from the head coach Kevin 0:07:26.720 --> 0:07:29.600 O'Connell spoke to the media earlier today. I'll play most 0:07:29.640 --> 0:07:32.640 of that back for you. Next it's Vikings Rewind, brought 0:07:32.680 --> 0:07:35.000 to you by Omni Viking Lakes on Kfan and the 0:07:35.000 --> 0:07:42.960 Minnesota Viking. Yes, welcome back to Vikings Rewind, presented by 0:07:43.080 --> 0:07:46.800 Omni Viking Lakes and put this on your calendars for tomorrow. 0:07:47.040 --> 0:07:49.840 You can join our guy Mike Mussman along with Vikings 0:07:49.840 --> 0:07:53.640 great Chuck Foreman for Vikings Country tomorrow night. It's a 0:07:53.680 --> 0:07:57.920 Halloween edition of Vikings Country at the Saloon in Waconia 0:07:58.240 --> 0:08:01.120 and it's presented by Miller Light. You can win great prizes, 0:08:01.160 --> 0:08:04.520 including tickets in the Miller Lite Lounge at us Bank Stadium. 0:08:04.800 --> 0:08:07.800 Go to Vikings dot com slash Vikings Country for more 0:08:07.800 --> 0:08:10.480 info in a full schedule. Last segment, you heard some 0:08:10.560 --> 0:08:13.720 highlights from the Border Battle, a victory that we keep 0:08:13.800 --> 0:08:16.560 kind of trying to remind ourselves. Twenty four to ten, 0:08:16.680 --> 0:08:19.320 Vikings improved a four and four. But the a topic 0:08:19.360 --> 0:08:21.360 with this team right now, of course, is is Kirk 0:08:21.400 --> 0:08:22.920 Cousins the Achilles injury? 0:08:23.160 --> 0:08:24.160 His season is over. 0:08:24.280 --> 0:08:27.920 Head coach Kevin O'Connell addressed the media earlier today let's listen. 0:08:28.600 --> 0:08:33.640 Learn that Kirk suffered an achilles ten and tear yesterday 0:08:33.640 --> 0:08:37.360 at up at lambeau Field. We're you know, in the 0:08:37.360 --> 0:08:41.240 process a determining kind of the next steps and timeline, 0:08:42.040 --> 0:08:44.240 you know, whatever, what's in the best interest for Kirk, 0:08:44.280 --> 0:08:46.920 and allowing that process to play out so we can 0:08:46.920 --> 0:08:49.200 make sure he gets the best possible medical. 0:08:49.800 --> 0:08:51.200 Care that he can. 0:08:51.520 --> 0:08:54.280 You know, me personally, our whole team, our whole organization, 0:08:54.360 --> 0:08:58.720 we're all, you know, hurting this morning for Kirk, just 0:08:58.800 --> 0:09:03.280 knowing just how much he's invested into this team and 0:09:03.720 --> 0:09:07.040 from a standpoint of his leadership and and and what 0:09:07.160 --> 0:09:09.880 he's you know, meant to every single guy in that 0:09:09.920 --> 0:09:12.000 locker room, and really what he's meant to me since 0:09:12.160 --> 0:09:15.720 my you know, my arrival here, you know, last year. 0:09:15.960 --> 0:09:18.040 And we're gonna miss him, There's no doubt about it. 0:09:18.080 --> 0:09:22.679 We're gonna miss him. But uh, you know, my expectations 0:09:22.720 --> 0:09:26.840 are and and I've in my dialogue briefly with Kirk, 0:09:27.040 --> 0:09:30.480 you know, since yesterday, he has every intent of still 0:09:30.480 --> 0:09:33.719 being a major, major part of our leadership, a part 0:09:33.760 --> 0:09:36.000 of the quarterback room, a part of our offense, you know, 0:09:36.080 --> 0:09:39.880 part of our plans each week schematically like he's been 0:09:40.559 --> 0:09:43.720 right there every step of the way, and quite honestly, 0:09:43.760 --> 0:09:46.240 I don't expect anything less from Kirk being the man 0:09:46.280 --> 0:09:51.359 and the leader that he is, regardless of the circumstances. 0:09:51.440 --> 0:09:53.800 Is tough of a break with the momentum we have 0:09:53.880 --> 0:09:56.440 as a team right now, you know, we have to 0:09:56.480 --> 0:09:59.640 move forward. Nobody feels sorry for anybody in this league, 0:10:00.520 --> 0:10:04.000 and we know that. I know that, and I know 0:10:04.120 --> 0:10:07.000 for one thing, I owe it to every player and 0:10:07.120 --> 0:10:09.840 coach and really every person in this building. They're going 0:10:09.880 --> 0:10:11.680 to get my best every single day, and we're going 0:10:11.760 --> 0:10:15.760 to move forward in the same kind of attack mode. 0:10:15.800 --> 0:10:17.160 We are going out and trying to get a win 0:10:17.240 --> 0:10:22.840 each and every week and continue to position ourselves to 0:10:22.840 --> 0:10:25.640 to you know, continue the pursuit of playing more games 0:10:25.640 --> 0:10:27.559 at the end of the season and getting the opportunity 0:10:27.559 --> 0:10:31.040 to compete until there are no opportunities left. 0:10:31.080 --> 0:10:32.600 I thought yesterday was encouraging. 0:10:33.240 --> 0:10:35.520 We wake up today two and oh in the NFC North, 0:10:36.040 --> 0:10:38.840 having one four out of our last five after what 0:10:39.040 --> 0:10:42.160 was a very difficult start to our season. Really have 0:10:42.200 --> 0:10:47.880 to challenged the team throughout my messaging throughout this you know, 0:10:47.960 --> 0:10:51.080 this stretch of twenty twenty three that you know that 0:10:51.160 --> 0:10:54.920 adversity has has really been a breeding ground for tremendous, 0:10:54.960 --> 0:10:59.240 tremendous growth within our organization that I think will help 0:10:59.320 --> 0:11:03.880 us for many, many opportunities to come. But more importantly, 0:11:04.480 --> 0:11:05.960 it will provide us. 0:11:05.840 --> 0:11:06.520 Some of the tools. 0:11:06.559 --> 0:11:09.920 Maybe not to the extent that it's that it will 0:11:09.960 --> 0:11:13.480 be coming off of losing our starting quarterback, but it 0:11:13.520 --> 0:11:15.960 will definitely be something that we'll all need to just 0:11:16.000 --> 0:11:16.800 do a little bit more. 0:11:17.480 --> 0:11:19.720 It will all need to be just a little bit better. 0:11:19.760 --> 0:11:21.400 And I know there's a thousand ways that I could 0:11:21.440 --> 0:11:23.280 do that for this team, and I will. 0:11:23.480 --> 0:11:26.240 So I'll open it up to you guys, and what 0:11:26.320 --> 0:11:28.520 are your plans short term, at least for this week 0:11:28.559 --> 0:11:29.160 A quarterback? 0:11:29.360 --> 0:11:32.079 Yeah, we're still working through that, Kevin. You know, I 0:11:33.440 --> 0:11:36.520 did want to see Jared go in the game and function. 0:11:36.800 --> 0:11:38.520 A lot of the feedback that I got from the 0:11:38.520 --> 0:11:42.000 guys in the huddle was he was outstanding. Call and plays, cadence, 0:11:42.080 --> 0:11:44.800 snap counts, you know, center quarterback has changed. 0:11:44.840 --> 0:11:46.520 Those are all things that go through your mind. 0:11:47.600 --> 0:11:51.000 And really knowing kind of our staff did a really 0:11:51.080 --> 0:11:55.040 nice job of kind of keeping me updated, probably long 0:11:55.120 --> 0:11:57.720 before anybody else on our sideline really knew. 0:11:57.600 --> 0:11:58.319 What was going on. 0:11:59.200 --> 0:12:01.440 So I was, you know, really using some of those 0:12:01.480 --> 0:12:05.120 opportunities to show Jared my confidence in him, but also 0:12:05.920 --> 0:12:09.240 give him some opportunities to play quarterback and and and 0:12:09.600 --> 0:12:12.320 you know, convert a big third down there, get out 0:12:12.360 --> 0:12:14.240 of the pocket a couple of times on some keepers, 0:12:14.280 --> 0:12:16.800 and and and really just kind of start, you know, 0:12:17.000 --> 0:12:19.960 giving him an opportunity when really all he's done his 0:12:19.960 --> 0:12:22.320 scout team reps up until this point throughout the season, 0:12:22.360 --> 0:12:24.880 and he's done a fantastic job getting our defense ready 0:12:24.920 --> 0:12:27.800 every single week for a lot of different offenses. And 0:12:27.840 --> 0:12:30.280 I credit Chris and Grant for having him ready to go. 0:12:30.960 --> 0:12:33.679 There wasn't one blink that I that I felt, or 0:12:33.720 --> 0:12:35.920 any kind of hesitation on his part. 0:12:36.720 --> 0:12:38.800 So we'll we'll we'll. 0:12:38.440 --> 0:12:42.600 Continue Jared's process of getting him ready to go each 0:12:42.600 --> 0:12:44.400 and every week if he ends up being the guy, 0:12:44.440 --> 0:12:46.040 I know, a lot of guy, every guy in our 0:12:46.120 --> 0:12:47.600 roster has confidence in Jaron. 0:12:48.280 --> 0:12:49.880 We're still working through some things. 0:12:49.640 --> 0:12:52.800 What that may look like to to potentially add another 0:12:52.840 --> 0:12:55.760 player here, you know, knowing that Nick is also gonna 0:12:56.240 --> 0:12:58.200 you know, still be out at least, you know, by 0:12:58.200 --> 0:13:00.600 the rules another week and and we'll see where he's 0:13:00.640 --> 0:13:03.200 at when that timetable starts. 0:13:03.200 --> 0:13:05.640 Bringing somebody else in, like at a level that they 0:13:05.679 --> 0:13:06.520 could play. 0:13:07.040 --> 0:13:07.920 Right away or soon. 0:13:08.760 --> 0:13:10.960 I think you wouldn't want to you know, you wouldn't 0:13:10.960 --> 0:13:12.720 want to say yes or no to that. I think 0:13:12.720 --> 0:13:14.559 it's all based upon what we feel gives us the 0:13:14.600 --> 0:13:17.040 best opportunity to beat the Atlanta Falcons. It's going to 0:13:17.080 --> 0:13:21.560 be a heck of a challenge. Really talented team on defense. 0:13:21.760 --> 0:13:23.839 They played incredibly fast. You know, I have a lot 0:13:23.840 --> 0:13:27.120 of respect for Arthur and his staff. Ryan Nielsen's a 0:13:27.120 --> 0:13:29.199 guy I got to know last offseason really well. 0:13:29.800 --> 0:13:32.800 Think the world to him, and uh, you know, so we're. 0:13:32.640 --> 0:13:34.720 Just gonna have to make the best decision based upon 0:13:35.000 --> 0:13:37.559 you know, the days of preparation we have and what 0:13:37.600 --> 0:13:40.600 that picture looks like will be determined throughout the week. 0:13:41.520 --> 0:13:45.000 Quickly to run the offense, you know they did they 0:13:45.000 --> 0:13:47.160 want You can look up the Josh Freeman table one 0:13:47.200 --> 0:13:48.840 year that went out and got him, you know, on 0:13:48.840 --> 0:13:49.160 the fight. 0:13:49.280 --> 0:13:49.720 Is it? 0:13:50.000 --> 0:13:51.560 How hard is it to teach even a. 0:13:51.600 --> 0:13:55.600 Veteran a new system? 0:13:55.800 --> 0:13:56.040 Yeah? 0:13:56.080 --> 0:13:59.600 I think you know, we've we've really you know what 0:13:59.640 --> 0:14:03.600 we've done on offensively here, Uh, since we first arrived. 0:14:03.880 --> 0:14:08.080 I mean even somebody that played previously here, you know, 0:14:08.160 --> 0:14:11.680 in in last year's training camp. It's it's different, It's 0:14:11.800 --> 0:14:16.000 it's evolved, it's constantly evolving. Kirk has quite honestly given 0:14:16.040 --> 0:14:18.880 me the opportunity, uh, you know, to. 0:14:18.600 --> 0:14:19.640 To coach him hard. 0:14:19.760 --> 0:14:22.200 But we've kind of done it together in a way 0:14:22.280 --> 0:14:25.840 where the evolution of this offense is really kind of morphed, 0:14:25.960 --> 0:14:28.760 you know, in different directions based upon you know, the 0:14:28.800 --> 0:14:32.120 last few weeks with j J out or previously adding 0:14:32.120 --> 0:14:34.840 TJ middle of the season or you know, whatever it's been. 0:14:35.840 --> 0:14:38.600 So I think it is a challenge, but you know, 0:14:38.680 --> 0:14:42.000 that's our job as coaches is regardless of when a 0:14:42.040 --> 0:14:46.160 player arrives or if it's a player's rookie year, whatever 0:14:46.240 --> 0:14:49.200 the time tables you'd love to be able to be 0:14:49.240 --> 0:14:51.560 comfortable with. Very rarely do you get that gift mid 0:14:51.600 --> 0:14:53.080 season in the NFL. 0:14:53.200 --> 0:14:54.960 So that's that's our jobs. 0:14:54.600 --> 0:14:57.680 And I'm going to take it as my personal responsibility 0:14:57.720 --> 0:14:59.960 to make sure whoever goes out there to play quarter 0:15:00.040 --> 0:15:01.440 back for us is prepared and ready. 0:15:01.680 --> 0:15:04.480 Kevin, as you're looking for options, how far and wide 0:15:04.480 --> 0:15:07.840 do you look? Is this guys that you know that 0:15:07.960 --> 0:15:10.800 have played in a similar system guys to play in 0:15:10.800 --> 0:15:11.080 the league. 0:15:11.120 --> 0:15:12.120 You think about talking guys. 0:15:11.920 --> 0:15:14.000 Out of retirement, how far do you cast the net? 0:15:14.360 --> 0:15:17.480 Yeah, you know, you you know, you wouldn't believe kind 0:15:17.480 --> 0:15:20.360 of some of the things on my cell phone I've 0:15:20.360 --> 0:15:22.840 received here in the last twenty four hours, in less 0:15:22.840 --> 0:15:26.960 than twenty four hours, but those that dialogue, it's it's 0:15:27.000 --> 0:15:30.200 what's going to be best for our ability to win 0:15:30.240 --> 0:15:33.720 football games. But also knowing we've been living in a 0:15:33.760 --> 0:15:36.480 world where we want to be as competitive as possible 0:15:36.560 --> 0:15:39.800 right now while also understand what we're building hopefully for 0:15:39.840 --> 0:15:43.160 the future at the same time and doing that just 0:15:43.200 --> 0:15:45.320 trying to make sure the football and what we do 0:15:45.520 --> 0:15:49.160 between what Flow has done defensively, what we do offensively, 0:15:49.440 --> 0:15:51.720 you know, is as top of the line as we 0:15:51.760 --> 0:15:55.760 can possibly make it for our guys, and then constantly 0:15:55.760 --> 0:15:59.640 be evaluating what's best for our team moving forward. And 0:15:59.720 --> 0:16:02.960 move forward means the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday. So it's 0:16:03.000 --> 0:16:06.040 been an interesting, uh you know, kind of period here 0:16:06.080 --> 0:16:09.640 since you know, about two thirty yesterday, two o'clock yesterday 0:16:09.640 --> 0:16:12.840 at Lambeau and we'll continue to work through that. 0:16:13.320 --> 0:16:16.520 Home considered you Quasi at a time like this. 0:16:17.120 --> 0:16:21.320 Yes, you know, we we have constant dialogue, communication and 0:16:21.880 --> 0:16:25.200 trade deadline and everything that's going on. We're uh there 0:16:25.320 --> 0:16:28.920 is probably no you know more you know, direct communication 0:16:29.080 --> 0:16:33.480 outside of uh, you know, us getting you know, just 0:16:33.520 --> 0:16:36.000 an open mic between his office and mind. It might 0:16:36.000 --> 0:16:40.240 be come in handy here, but I think I feel 0:16:40.320 --> 0:16:43.760 very very comfortable with our dialogue, you know, my ability 0:16:43.800 --> 0:16:47.280 to you know, express football wise, you know where I 0:16:47.320 --> 0:16:49.240 think we're at, where I think we're going. And then 0:16:49.960 --> 0:16:51.680 I think the important job for me as the head 0:16:51.680 --> 0:16:54.680 coach is to uh, you know, be open minded to 0:16:55.160 --> 0:16:57.680 you know, that dialogue and and Quasi and his staff 0:16:57.720 --> 0:17:00.480 and as we work towards what we think, you know, 0:17:00.640 --> 0:17:02.720 is the right possible thing for us, you know, really 0:17:02.720 --> 0:17:05.640 across the board, for our whole team, and that will 0:17:05.680 --> 0:17:08.840 continue to be ongoing. And quite frankly feel very comfortable 0:17:08.840 --> 0:17:09.640 with that process. 0:17:10.080 --> 0:17:14.080 And then you've spoken to Kirk this morning and what 0:17:14.160 --> 0:17:14.760 could he say? 0:17:14.880 --> 0:17:16.560 And how do you talk to a. 0:17:16.520 --> 0:17:17.320 Person on that line? 0:17:17.400 --> 0:17:20.760 Yeah, you know I have, And and just more so 0:17:21.119 --> 0:17:23.360 you know, as a friend and as somebody that I've 0:17:23.359 --> 0:17:26.280 become really close with him, it's more so about being 0:17:26.280 --> 0:17:29.480 in support mode for him right now. That's maybe getting 0:17:29.520 --> 0:17:32.600 him connected with with with you know, some people that 0:17:32.680 --> 0:17:34.960 might be able to at least give him some advice, 0:17:35.440 --> 0:17:37.800 players that have gone through it, maybe currently going through it, 0:17:37.920 --> 0:17:41.159 things like that that will allow him to have, you know, 0:17:41.240 --> 0:17:44.840 the best possible mindset that I don't worry about one 0:17:44.840 --> 0:17:48.040 bit because he was already you know, discussing timelines and 0:17:48.320 --> 0:17:50.639 when he'll be ready to go and and all those things. 0:17:51.400 --> 0:17:54.480 Kirk Cousins loves playing this game. He loves you know, 0:17:54.880 --> 0:17:56.680 he takes a lot of pride in playing this game 0:17:56.680 --> 0:17:58.800 and being as durable as he's been throughout his career. 0:17:58.840 --> 0:18:00.280 So this is going to be new for him him 0:18:00.960 --> 0:18:03.520 and that's what my job ultimately is for you know, 0:18:03.600 --> 0:18:06.919 every player on our roster, regardless of whether they're you know, 0:18:06.960 --> 0:18:09.000 it's the same for JJ throughout this time. It's the 0:18:09.040 --> 0:18:12.480 same for Marcus Davenport throughout some of the other players 0:18:12.520 --> 0:18:15.280 that we've either put on ir have been lost for 0:18:15.320 --> 0:18:16.680 the season since we've been here. 0:18:17.440 --> 0:18:18.760 I view that as a huge. 0:18:18.480 --> 0:18:21.639 Part of my job, the support and them understanding it's 0:18:21.720 --> 0:18:24.960 more than just you know, what can you do for us? 0:18:25.040 --> 0:18:27.280 Now? It's more what can I do for you? 0:18:27.359 --> 0:18:30.400 Guys, as you go throughout this process and feel kind 0:18:30.400 --> 0:18:32.159 of the most comfortable you can feel in a time 0:18:32.200 --> 0:18:34.159 where it's very very hard to do that. And I 0:18:34.240 --> 0:18:37.159 do think that's very important, no matter the energy or 0:18:37.200 --> 0:18:38.600 time that takes for me to do that. 0:18:38.960 --> 0:18:40.880 I mean, you talk about the growth that you've seen 0:18:41.119 --> 0:18:43.400 come from the rocky start, and you know, the whole 0:18:43.480 --> 0:18:45.199 organization some examples of that. 0:18:45.359 --> 0:18:47.000 Yeah, I think the you know you guys have heard 0:18:47.000 --> 0:18:51.000 me use the response word many many times over these 0:18:51.080 --> 0:18:54.399 last few weeks. There's example after example of our team. 0:18:55.240 --> 0:18:57.920 All the response is is is picking each other up 0:18:58.000 --> 0:19:00.680 and finding a way to make the next play, regardless 0:19:00.720 --> 0:19:03.040 of if you had anything to do with the previous outcome, 0:19:03.080 --> 0:19:05.920 good or bad, finding a way to go out there 0:19:05.960 --> 0:19:09.080 and and make make the play that could set the 0:19:09.119 --> 0:19:12.560 momentum in our favor for the rest of the day, 0:19:12.760 --> 0:19:14.959 for a two or three week stretch, whatever it is. 0:19:15.640 --> 0:19:17.879 But I think we've learned to deal with those things together. 0:19:18.680 --> 0:19:21.560 Looking inward and whether it's the defense picking up the 0:19:21.560 --> 0:19:25.400 offense after a you know, after a turnover, or the 0:19:25.520 --> 0:19:28.560