1 00:00:06,040 --> 00:00:07,800 Speaker 1: You know, my big thing when I was a starter 2 00:00:07,960 --> 00:00:11,080 Speaker 1: was always do everything you can to be totally prepared 3 00:00:11,119 --> 00:00:13,560 Speaker 1: for those games. There's no reason why you shouldn't have 4 00:00:13,720 --> 00:00:18,680 Speaker 1: seen their film twenty times, you know. Being picked two 5 00:00:18,720 --> 00:00:20,560 Speaker 1: forty four, I've got a tip on my shoulder. I 6 00:00:20,640 --> 00:00:22,760 Speaker 1: promise you that. So I'm gonna do everything I can, 7 00:00:23,120 --> 00:00:24,960 Speaker 1: you know, make a name for myself and help the 8 00:00:25,000 --> 00:00:35,600 Speaker 1: team walk back. What is up? Vikings fans? Welcome to 9 00:00:35,680 --> 00:00:40,560 Speaker 1: another edition of the Minnesota Vikings Podcast. This is episode 10 00:00:40,760 --> 00:00:45,120 Speaker 1: forty nine, and we had a special guest on this episode. 11 00:00:45,159 --> 00:00:49,960 Speaker 1: We have quarterbacks Hawk Eyes, and we're covering the sp 12 00:00:50,120 --> 00:00:53,320 Speaker 1: Awards that went on this past week. So a lot 13 00:00:53,400 --> 00:00:56,200 Speaker 1: of fun things going on on this edition of the 14 00:00:56,240 --> 00:00:59,920 Speaker 1: Minnesota Vikings Podcast. I'm gonna welcome in Jay because I 15 00:01:00,120 --> 00:01:03,160 Speaker 1: just did a little teaser there on the guest this week. 16 00:01:03,400 --> 00:01:05,280 Speaker 1: I think we had a pretty cool guest. Yeah, Man, 17 00:01:05,520 --> 00:01:08,119 Speaker 1: Nate was really good. It seems like he's really getting 18 00:01:08,120 --> 00:01:11,200 Speaker 1: comfortable with his role, at least within the team, and 19 00:01:11,200 --> 00:01:13,000 Speaker 1: it sounds like the offseason has been going pretty well 20 00:01:13,040 --> 00:01:15,120 Speaker 1: for those guys. So the interview that you did with 21 00:01:15,240 --> 00:01:17,120 Speaker 1: Nate was really really good and I look forward to 22 00:01:17,160 --> 00:01:20,160 Speaker 1: having people hear that here shortly. Today's guests will be 23 00:01:20,319 --> 00:01:25,559 Speaker 1: Nate Stanley, the Vikings first quarterback drafted since the year 24 00:01:25,640 --> 00:01:30,360 Speaker 1: two thousand and fourteen when the team drafted Teddy Bridgewater. 25 00:01:30,720 --> 00:01:34,440 Speaker 1: So very exciting to talk to Nate Stanley here about 26 00:01:34,520 --> 00:01:36,920 Speaker 1: what is going on in these virtual meetings in the 27 00:01:37,000 --> 00:01:42,520 Speaker 1: quarterback room. Here his relationships with our offensive coordinator Gary 28 00:01:42,600 --> 00:01:48,840 Speaker 1: Kubiak that go back connections of three decades with the 29 00:01:48,880 --> 00:01:52,320 Speaker 1: offensive coordinator Gary Kubiak. You'll hear more about that later. 30 00:01:52,920 --> 00:01:56,320 Speaker 1: But first producer Jay Nelson has come up with a 31 00:01:56,400 --> 00:02:02,000 Speaker 1: cool topic on this quarterback themed episode, as ESPN dot 32 00:02:02,040 --> 00:02:05,160 Speaker 1: Com took a look at the thirty two NFL teams 33 00:02:05,320 --> 00:02:11,079 Speaker 1: all time quarterback draftees and pretty much ranked one through 34 00:02:11,200 --> 00:02:14,760 Speaker 1: thirty two how each team in the NFL has done 35 00:02:15,000 --> 00:02:19,240 Speaker 1: in its history drafting quarterbacks, Because, like I said, it's 36 00:02:19,240 --> 00:02:21,799 Speaker 1: been a while since the Vikings have drafted one, and 37 00:02:21,919 --> 00:02:25,640 Speaker 1: a lot of a lot of experts feel very highly 38 00:02:25,680 --> 00:02:28,639 Speaker 1: about the selection of Nate Stanley. I know he was 39 00:02:28,680 --> 00:02:34,000 Speaker 1: a late round pick, Jay, but I've heard, we've heard 40 00:02:34,040 --> 00:02:37,640 Speaker 1: the Tom Brady comparisons, and I'm gonna let you'd say 41 00:02:37,680 --> 00:02:40,080 Speaker 1: a little bit more about it. But we've heard the 42 00:02:40,120 --> 00:02:43,799 Speaker 1: Brady comparisons because obviously Tom Brady was drafted late. He's 43 00:02:43,800 --> 00:02:45,760 Speaker 1: a sixth round pick. I mean, that's that's the thing. 44 00:02:45,880 --> 00:02:49,720 Speaker 1: For a guy like Nate Stanley, I think everybody moving 45 00:02:49,760 --> 00:02:52,800 Speaker 1: forward is going to be compared to Tom Brady because 46 00:02:52,919 --> 00:02:55,160 Speaker 1: Tom is essentially the gold standard at this point for 47 00:02:55,240 --> 00:02:57,239 Speaker 1: any team that can find somebody that late in the 48 00:02:57,320 --> 00:03:00,560 Speaker 1: draft and make all time Hall of Famer come out 49 00:03:00,600 --> 00:03:02,839 Speaker 1: of that draft pick. I think if you're a guy 50 00:03:02,840 --> 00:03:04,760 Speaker 1: like Nate Stanley and you're already getting some of the 51 00:03:04,800 --> 00:03:07,640 Speaker 1: Tom Brady comparisons, you've got to feel pretty good about 52 00:03:07,639 --> 00:03:10,160 Speaker 1: yourself in general. At the same point, that's a heck 53 00:03:10,200 --> 00:03:12,120 Speaker 1: of a lofty goal to get to. So hopefully for 54 00:03:12,240 --> 00:03:14,959 Speaker 1: Nate standpoint and for ours, that is something that actually 55 00:03:15,040 --> 00:03:16,960 Speaker 1: can come to fruition. So we will see how this 56 00:03:17,040 --> 00:03:19,280 Speaker 1: goes over the next couple of years. We talked about 57 00:03:19,280 --> 00:03:22,960 Speaker 1: the late round selection comparison, but there are a lot 58 00:03:23,040 --> 00:03:27,120 Speaker 1: more comparisons between Tom Brady and Nate Stanley. But first, 59 00:03:27,120 --> 00:03:29,160 Speaker 1: before we get into that interview with Nate Stanley, we're 60 00:03:29,160 --> 00:03:33,079 Speaker 1: going to go through quickly the ESPN dot Com ranking 61 00:03:33,120 --> 00:03:37,680 Speaker 1: of all thirty two teams and their histories drafting NFL 62 00:03:37,800 --> 00:03:42,160 Speaker 1: quarterbacks will start with the name that was already spoken 63 00:03:42,320 --> 00:03:46,600 Speaker 1: multiple times. The number one team drafting quarterbacks is the 64 00:03:46,640 --> 00:03:50,640 Speaker 1: New England Patriots. Tom Brady was drafted number one ninety 65 00:03:50,720 --> 00:03:53,320 Speaker 1: nine in the year two thousand, obviously one of the 66 00:03:53,320 --> 00:03:56,000 Speaker 1: top quarterbacks in the history of the game. Yeah, very 67 00:03:56,040 --> 00:04:01,560 Speaker 1: fun fact that the Patriots also drafted another MVP of 68 00:04:01,920 --> 00:04:04,440 Speaker 1: the NFL, and that's rich Gann and he didn't do 69 00:04:04,480 --> 00:04:06,960 Speaker 1: it with the Patriots, but he was drafted by the 70 00:04:06,960 --> 00:04:10,440 Speaker 1: team in the fourth round in nineteen eighty seven. So yeah, 71 00:04:10,480 --> 00:04:13,960 Speaker 1: the Patriots have done a pretty good job drafting quarterbacks. 72 00:04:14,840 --> 00:04:17,280 Speaker 1: Not not fun to what to talk about how great 73 00:04:17,320 --> 00:04:20,040 Speaker 1: they are at things like this. Yeah, I know you're 74 00:04:20,040 --> 00:04:22,640 Speaker 1: not necessarily the biggest New England Patriot fan growing up 75 00:04:22,640 --> 00:04:24,920 Speaker 1: a Jets fan. But the thing about it for me 76 00:04:25,040 --> 00:04:26,960 Speaker 1: is that if you do look at this list of 77 00:04:27,000 --> 00:04:28,800 Speaker 1: some of the guys that they had picked kind of 78 00:04:28,839 --> 00:04:30,720 Speaker 1: their best and worst. I mean, when you have a 79 00:04:30,760 --> 00:04:32,840 Speaker 1: guy like Tom Brady picked one ninety nine, and then 80 00:04:32,880 --> 00:04:35,080 Speaker 1: you have rich Gannon picked in the fourth round, that's 81 00:04:35,120 --> 00:04:37,720 Speaker 1: definitely going to help your average of picking above where 82 00:04:37,760 --> 00:04:40,040 Speaker 1: that people were supposed to be so. The doing the 83 00:04:40,040 --> 00:04:42,440 Speaker 1: Patriots at number one do not surprise me at this point. 84 00:04:42,720 --> 00:04:45,440 Speaker 1: This is when you think of the teams that are 85 00:04:45,560 --> 00:04:48,440 Speaker 1: ranked high on this list, you can pretty much picture 86 00:04:48,880 --> 00:04:52,560 Speaker 1: the players in your head. The Los Angeles Chargers are 87 00:04:52,560 --> 00:04:55,440 Speaker 1: a team where you wouldn't picture the exact players in 88 00:04:55,480 --> 00:04:59,280 Speaker 1: your head because they drafted Drew Brees and gave up 89 00:04:59,279 --> 00:05:02,359 Speaker 1: on him after a shoulder injury after drafting him with 90 00:05:02,400 --> 00:05:05,320 Speaker 1: a thirty second overall pick in two thousand and one. 91 00:05:05,440 --> 00:05:09,600 Speaker 1: Obviously an amazing value pick for the team. A very 92 00:05:09,680 --> 00:05:13,200 Speaker 1: not a great valuable pick was drafting Ryan Leaf, who 93 00:05:13,279 --> 00:05:16,560 Speaker 1: is regarded as one of the all time busts, with 94 00:05:16,640 --> 00:05:19,800 Speaker 1: the number two pick in the nineteen ninety eight NFL draft. 95 00:05:19,839 --> 00:05:24,240 Speaker 1: But also they drafted Dan Fouts in absolute stud Eli Manning, 96 00:05:24,520 --> 00:05:28,520 Speaker 1: who they later traded on draft day for Philip Rivers. 97 00:05:29,040 --> 00:05:31,680 Speaker 1: And they drafted Trent Green, who went on to be 98 00:05:31,839 --> 00:05:34,000 Speaker 1: a very good player for one of their rivals in 99 00:05:34,040 --> 00:05:37,400 Speaker 1: the Kansas City Chiefs. Yeah, the Charger is that list 100 00:05:37,520 --> 00:05:40,599 Speaker 1: right there? Of those, you know, four of the top 101 00:05:40,640 --> 00:05:43,280 Speaker 1: tier guys that they had picked, all of them are 102 00:05:43,880 --> 00:05:47,440 Speaker 1: in the kind of Hall of Fame type discussions. I 103 00:05:47,440 --> 00:05:49,920 Speaker 1: mean Trent Green at Kansas City was pretty dang good, 104 00:05:49,920 --> 00:05:53,000 Speaker 1: and I remember watching him when they would scrimmage against 105 00:05:53,000 --> 00:05:55,640 Speaker 1: the Vikings when the Chiefs were over in River Falls, 106 00:05:55,680 --> 00:05:58,960 Speaker 1: and they would have those co op practices between Trent 107 00:05:59,040 --> 00:06:01,960 Speaker 1: and Eli Dan Fouts, who we still hear from with 108 00:06:02,000 --> 00:06:04,080 Speaker 1: all of his announcing that he's been doing, and then 109 00:06:04,160 --> 00:06:06,800 Speaker 1: Drew Brees. I mean, those are four top tier guys, 110 00:06:06,839 --> 00:06:08,960 Speaker 1: so that makes sense as to why the Chargers are 111 00:06:08,960 --> 00:06:11,080 Speaker 1: definitely up here close to the top at number two. 112 00:06:11,480 --> 00:06:14,960 Speaker 1: I certainly agree with the number three team, the Indianapolis 113 00:06:15,000 --> 00:06:19,960 Speaker 1: Colts the best value pick number one overall nineteen ninety eight. 114 00:06:20,000 --> 00:06:25,680 Speaker 1: Peyton Manning also drafted Andrew Luck and many people forget 115 00:06:26,200 --> 00:06:30,640 Speaker 1: that they drafted John Elway, who refused to play for 116 00:06:30,680 --> 00:06:32,919 Speaker 1: the Colts. It was the Baltimore Colts at the time, 117 00:06:33,440 --> 00:06:35,720 Speaker 1: but they did draft him with the number one overall pick, 118 00:06:36,040 --> 00:06:39,640 Speaker 1: and he later obviously went to the Denver Broncos. So 119 00:06:40,000 --> 00:06:44,200 Speaker 1: the Atlanta Falcons number four, I'd like to say Jay 120 00:06:44,279 --> 00:06:47,200 Speaker 1: that they've had some success with quarterbacks. Yes, this is 121 00:06:47,240 --> 00:06:49,839 Speaker 1: another team similar to the Chargers that has four top 122 00:06:49,880 --> 00:06:52,279 Speaker 1: tier guys that you can point at, but the best 123 00:06:52,400 --> 00:06:55,560 Speaker 1: value in my eyes, is completely correct, and it's one 124 00:06:55,560 --> 00:06:59,120 Speaker 1: of those where as an ownership group with the Falcons, 125 00:06:59,120 --> 00:07:00,520 Speaker 1: you've got to look at it and say, how did 126 00:07:00,520 --> 00:07:02,920 Speaker 1: we let this one get away? But little did they 127 00:07:02,960 --> 00:07:05,479 Speaker 1: know that a little guy picked that number thirty three 128 00:07:05,480 --> 00:07:08,200 Speaker 1: in nineteen ninety one was going to be the shining 129 00:07:08,240 --> 00:07:11,160 Speaker 1: diamond on this list for them. So congratulations to the 130 00:07:11,160 --> 00:07:13,920 Speaker 1: Green Bay Packers for making that trade for Brett Farve 131 00:07:14,000 --> 00:07:16,960 Speaker 1: in nineteen ninety two, I believe the year after so 132 00:07:17,000 --> 00:07:19,120 Speaker 1: the Falcons best pick was Brett Farve at number thirty 133 00:07:19,160 --> 00:07:22,160 Speaker 1: three in nineteen ninety one. There are other draft history 134 00:07:22,440 --> 00:07:26,240 Speaker 1: notable selections where Matt Ryan, Matt Schaub, and Michael Vick 135 00:07:26,400 --> 00:07:29,720 Speaker 1: so farv Ryan, Schaub, and Vic All four of those 136 00:07:29,760 --> 00:07:33,160 Speaker 1: players are dang good players and a lot of people 137 00:07:33,240 --> 00:07:36,760 Speaker 1: that especially my generation, can look at and say, that's 138 00:07:36,840 --> 00:07:40,000 Speaker 1: four top tier selections that the Atlanta Falcons made over 139 00:07:40,000 --> 00:07:42,320 Speaker 1: the years. Going through the next couple of teams quickly, 140 00:07:42,360 --> 00:07:46,160 Speaker 1: the Miami Dolphins. They selected Dan Marino with the number 141 00:07:46,200 --> 00:07:49,560 Speaker 1: twenty seven pick. It's crazy how far he fell in 142 00:07:49,600 --> 00:07:52,520 Speaker 1: that draft. That was the same draft as John Elway, 143 00:07:52,720 --> 00:07:56,760 Speaker 1: so very very interesting with how great of a player 144 00:07:56,840 --> 00:08:00,360 Speaker 1: he ended up being Many consider him the best around 145 00:08:00,480 --> 00:08:05,000 Speaker 1: skill quarterback of all time. Joe Thiseman, Bob Greasy and 146 00:08:05,320 --> 00:08:08,280 Speaker 1: this year's selection who I love one of my all 147 00:08:08,320 --> 00:08:13,040 Speaker 1: time college favorites too at Tagovailoa. So the Dolphins have 148 00:08:13,160 --> 00:08:16,760 Speaker 1: earned their spot at number five, number six, A team 149 00:08:16,760 --> 00:08:20,280 Speaker 1: who could probably be put up right around there. Ben 150 00:08:20,360 --> 00:08:24,080 Speaker 1: Roethlisberger was number eleven at the University of Miami, Ohio 151 00:08:24,160 --> 00:08:29,160 Speaker 1: in two thousand and four. Terry Bradshaw, neil o'donald, Cordell Stewart. 152 00:08:29,400 --> 00:08:32,400 Speaker 1: That's a name job for you for u NFL fans, 153 00:08:33,080 --> 00:08:35,280 Speaker 1: and yeah, go ahead, yeah. I used to love watching 154 00:08:35,280 --> 00:08:37,800 Speaker 1: slash Cordell Stewart because everyone when he was one of 155 00:08:37,800 --> 00:08:39,920 Speaker 1: those guys that came out and everyone said, well, he's 156 00:08:39,920 --> 00:08:41,640 Speaker 1: probably not gonna be a quarterback. He might be a 157 00:08:41,640 --> 00:08:44,400 Speaker 1: wide receiver or something along those lines, and then he's 158 00:08:44,400 --> 00:08:46,680 Speaker 1: still tore it up pretty dang good. So the Pittsburgh 159 00:08:46,679 --> 00:08:50,040 Speaker 1: Steelers had again four top tier players there with Roethlisberger, 160 00:08:50,120 --> 00:08:53,199 Speaker 1: Terry Bradshaw, neil o'donald, and Cordell Stewart. That's a very 161 00:08:53,200 --> 00:08:55,959 Speaker 1: good quarterback class right there. All right, These next two 162 00:08:56,000 --> 00:08:59,480 Speaker 1: teams are very familiar for you Vikings fans. Number seven 163 00:09:00,200 --> 00:09:04,199 Speaker 1: is the green Bay Packers value pick. It was that 164 00:09:04,240 --> 00:09:07,960 Speaker 1: guy number twelve in two thousand and five NFL draft, 165 00:09:08,360 --> 00:09:11,240 Speaker 1: and he was picked number twenty four overall. A lot 166 00:09:11,280 --> 00:09:14,040 Speaker 1: of people will remember seeing that that image of him 167 00:09:14,040 --> 00:09:20,439 Speaker 1: with his terrible flip haircutum sitting there waiting and waiting 168 00:09:20,440 --> 00:09:24,040 Speaker 1: to get selected and ended up going to the Packers. 169 00:09:24,080 --> 00:09:29,080 Speaker 1: Other players selected here were Mark Brunell, Matt Hasselbeck, who 170 00:09:29,080 --> 00:09:32,480 Speaker 1: obviously did not stay there for too long. And obviously 171 00:09:32,520 --> 00:09:36,160 Speaker 1: this year there was another quarterback taken by the Green 172 00:09:36,200 --> 00:09:40,400 Speaker 1: Bay Packers day, Yes there was, and and so here's 173 00:09:40,400 --> 00:09:43,199 Speaker 1: the thing to think about. You've got your Rogers, Brunell, Hasselbeck, 174 00:09:43,720 --> 00:09:46,880 Speaker 1: all of them being starters in the NFL. Again, it's 175 00:09:46,920 --> 00:09:48,800 Speaker 1: an embarrassment of riches. I think it's got to be 176 00:09:48,920 --> 00:09:51,240 Speaker 1: very difficult when you do make the trade for a 177 00:09:51,280 --> 00:09:53,200 Speaker 1: guy like a Brett Farve and you just know he's 178 00:09:53,240 --> 00:09:56,040 Speaker 1: got the position on lockdown. It's got to feel similar 179 00:09:56,080 --> 00:09:58,520 Speaker 1: with the Patriots when they had Tom Brady and they're grabbing, 180 00:09:58,880 --> 00:10:01,600 Speaker 1: you know, Garoppolo's bursts and some of these other players 181 00:10:01,600 --> 00:10:04,040 Speaker 1: in the background. You just have a guy who is 182 00:10:04,080 --> 00:10:06,200 Speaker 1: not going to give up the position no matter what 183 00:10:06,280 --> 00:10:10,640 Speaker 1: the value is for the financial costs. And so again, 184 00:10:10,679 --> 00:10:13,480 Speaker 1: the Packers have had a litany of quarterbacks come through 185 00:10:13,520 --> 00:10:15,680 Speaker 1: the area, and to be honest, for the last what 186 00:10:15,880 --> 00:10:18,400 Speaker 1: at least twenty years, they've had two Hall of Famers 187 00:10:18,400 --> 00:10:21,440 Speaker 1: starting under center every single week. So the Green Bay 188 00:10:21,480 --> 00:10:24,440 Speaker 1: Packers at number seven, it makes total sense. Number eight 189 00:10:24,600 --> 00:10:29,360 Speaker 1: is your Minnesota Vikings the best value pick. We did 190 00:10:29,400 --> 00:10:33,480 Speaker 1: a draft diary segment on this player earlier number two 191 00:10:33,600 --> 00:10:36,920 Speaker 1: twenty seven Brad Johnson, who ended up being a very 192 00:10:36,920 --> 00:10:41,880 Speaker 1: solid left handed quarterback for the Minnesota Vikings, but also 193 00:10:42,040 --> 00:10:46,120 Speaker 1: drafted was Dante Colepepper, who I think is one of 194 00:10:46,120 --> 00:10:51,160 Speaker 1: the most undervalued and underrated quarterbacks in NFL history, considering 195 00:10:51,200 --> 00:10:53,720 Speaker 1: the stats that he put up in a and maybe 196 00:10:53,720 --> 00:10:55,600 Speaker 1: a shorter amount of time than you would have liked 197 00:10:55,600 --> 00:10:58,960 Speaker 1: as a Vikings fan. But when I think of the 198 00:10:59,040 --> 00:11:03,240 Speaker 1: Vikings up on the East Coast, thinking about the superstars 199 00:11:03,280 --> 00:11:07,520 Speaker 1: and the offense, I think about Dante Colepepper. I know 200 00:11:07,559 --> 00:11:11,640 Speaker 1: a lot of people outside of that Area's who's who 201 00:11:11,640 --> 00:11:13,400 Speaker 1: you think of growing up in the nineties as a 202 00:11:13,400 --> 00:11:16,400 Speaker 1: Minnesota Vikings fan. Yeah, Dante was great and it was 203 00:11:16,520 --> 00:11:19,160 Speaker 1: kind of one of those pieces that just fit when 204 00:11:19,160 --> 00:11:22,319 Speaker 1: it was Dante, and then you ended up having alongside 205 00:11:22,320 --> 00:11:26,680 Speaker 1: of him the carters, the client saucers, Moss, Robert Smith, 206 00:11:26,720 --> 00:11:29,440 Speaker 1: You've got a whole litany of people, and when Dante 207 00:11:29,600 --> 00:11:31,959 Speaker 1: was there at quarterback, it just fit like puzzle pieces 208 00:11:32,000 --> 00:11:34,840 Speaker 1: that fit there with him. And he had the arm, 209 00:11:34,880 --> 00:11:37,440 Speaker 1: he had some speed, he had the size, especially on 210 00:11:37,480 --> 00:11:40,439 Speaker 1: goal lines. And Dante, for a like you said, a 211 00:11:40,480 --> 00:11:42,839 Speaker 1: shorter amount of time than Viking fans would have wanted, 212 00:11:43,160 --> 00:11:47,000 Speaker 1: had an incredible career. And the Viking fans growing up 213 00:11:47,000 --> 00:11:49,680 Speaker 1: in that era, whether they're here in Minnesota or just 214 00:11:49,760 --> 00:11:53,440 Speaker 1: outside people watching, Like you said, Dante's face was the 215 00:11:53,440 --> 00:11:55,360 Speaker 1: face of that team as the quarterback, and he had 216 00:11:55,400 --> 00:11:57,640 Speaker 1: a great career here with the Minnesota Vikings. Yeah, I 217 00:11:57,640 --> 00:11:59,760 Speaker 1: think he made a maddened cover as well, which is 218 00:12:00,040 --> 00:12:03,080 Speaker 1: which was pretty cool. Rounding out the laws for the Vikings. 219 00:12:03,120 --> 00:12:09,160 Speaker 1: Tommy Kramer and Wade Wilson, two very solid, also probably 220 00:12:09,200 --> 00:12:12,880 Speaker 1: a little underrated NFL quarterbacks when it comes to the 221 00:12:12,920 --> 00:12:16,840 Speaker 1: history of the NFL, so and two very valued people 222 00:12:16,920 --> 00:12:21,480 Speaker 1: within the organizations. As those those older fans of the 223 00:12:21,480 --> 00:12:24,320 Speaker 1: Minnesota Vikings always point back to the to the days 224 00:12:24,320 --> 00:12:27,800 Speaker 1: of Tommy Kramer and Wade Wilson. So uh yeah, the 225 00:12:27,880 --> 00:12:30,720 Speaker 1: Vikings land in the top ten. Rounding out the top 226 00:12:30,800 --> 00:12:34,120 Speaker 1: ten is the New York Giants who did take Philip 227 00:12:34,200 --> 00:12:36,880 Speaker 1: Rivers and that Eli Manning trade in two thousand and four, 228 00:12:37,200 --> 00:12:40,680 Speaker 1: and the Dallas Cowboys who man Old Man. They drafted 229 00:12:40,679 --> 00:12:45,600 Speaker 1: Troy Aikman, They've drafted Dak Prescott. They drafted Danny White 230 00:12:45,679 --> 00:12:49,319 Speaker 1: at number fifty three in nineteen seventy four, another great player. 231 00:12:49,400 --> 00:12:52,320 Speaker 1: So um, Tony Roman doesn't count on this list Jay 232 00:12:53,120 --> 00:12:56,120 Speaker 1: because he wasn't drafted, but I think we give we 233 00:12:56,160 --> 00:12:58,520 Speaker 1: throw him a bone there. Again, that's another one of 234 00:12:58,520 --> 00:13:01,080 Speaker 1: those situations where if you can pick up a player 235 00:13:01,160 --> 00:13:04,079 Speaker 1: like a Tony Romo as an undrafted free agent, that's 236 00:13:04,080 --> 00:13:06,280 Speaker 1: an even bigger bonus and even bigger win because you 237 00:13:06,280 --> 00:13:07,959 Speaker 1: don't have to use any draft capital and it doesn't 238 00:13:07,960 --> 00:13:11,240 Speaker 1: cost you as much sitting on that rookie contract. So 239 00:13:11,480 --> 00:13:13,960 Speaker 1: the Cowboys over the years have had some huge, huge 240 00:13:14,040 --> 00:13:17,439 Speaker 1: names at quarterback, and this list here with at least 241 00:13:17,480 --> 00:13:20,000 Speaker 1: a bunch of the modern people as well, definitely show 242 00:13:20,000 --> 00:13:23,240 Speaker 1: as the Cowboys I've always had pretty good quarterback play 243 00:13:23,280 --> 00:13:26,520 Speaker 1: here in the league. Speaking of Dak Prescott and Tony Romo, 244 00:13:26,600 --> 00:13:29,120 Speaker 1: two players who were taking a little later on in 245 00:13:29,120 --> 00:13:32,600 Speaker 1: the draft. We're gonna turn the page to our quarterback 246 00:13:32,840 --> 00:13:35,199 Speaker 1: who has drafted a little later on in the draft, 247 00:13:35,240 --> 00:13:38,280 Speaker 1: and that's Nate Stanley. We did a little preview of 248 00:13:38,679 --> 00:13:41,240 Speaker 1: the interview that we did earlier in the week with 249 00:13:41,320 --> 00:13:45,080 Speaker 1: him before, but we'll take a look at a player 250 00:13:45,120 --> 00:13:49,440 Speaker 1: who is really a smart player. A seventh round draft pick. 251 00:13:49,559 --> 00:13:52,079 Speaker 1: Many experts are picking him as a sleeper guy who 252 00:13:52,080 --> 00:13:55,720 Speaker 1: can pay huge dividends in the future. The Todd mcshades 253 00:13:55,720 --> 00:13:57,560 Speaker 1: of the world have good things to say about him. 254 00:13:57,600 --> 00:14:00,760 Speaker 1: The Matt Miller's of Bleacher Report. You can go and 255 00:14:00,800 --> 00:14:05,800 Speaker 1: find those those previews and expert analysis online. But they 256 00:14:05,880 --> 00:14:08,400 Speaker 1: were very interesting to read and it was awesome to 257 00:14:08,440 --> 00:14:11,000 Speaker 1: catch up with with. With Nate being a multi sport 258 00:14:11,080 --> 00:14:13,960 Speaker 1: athlete in high school, Jay I think he probably had 259 00:14:14,000 --> 00:14:16,760 Speaker 1: some fun in high school because he was an All 260 00:14:16,760 --> 00:14:21,400 Speaker 1: American basketball player who holds the points record at his 261 00:14:21,480 --> 00:14:25,080 Speaker 1: high school for all time. He scored like over thirteen 262 00:14:25,200 --> 00:14:30,080 Speaker 1: hundred points as a six four basketball player who actually 263 00:14:30,120 --> 00:14:32,480 Speaker 1: he said he had some handles, so he thinks he 264 00:14:32,520 --> 00:14:35,720 Speaker 1: played the guard position. We'll have to check check up 265 00:14:35,760 --> 00:14:39,440 Speaker 1: on him on that, but also an outstanding baseball player 266 00:14:39,680 --> 00:14:44,800 Speaker 1: and as we know, a pretty good quarterback football player. So, Jay, 267 00:14:44,800 --> 00:14:47,240 Speaker 1: do you have anything else to add before we listen 268 00:14:47,320 --> 00:14:49,320 Speaker 1: into the interview. I think the thing that really came 269 00:14:49,360 --> 00:14:52,040 Speaker 1: across with Nate was just how much he enjoyed his 270 00:14:52,120 --> 00:14:55,080 Speaker 1: time being able to play in those amateur sports, and 271 00:14:55,280 --> 00:14:57,680 Speaker 1: especially having a father who was a coach in some 272 00:14:57,760 --> 00:15:00,600 Speaker 1: of those those leagues. And so it just came across 273 00:15:00,640 --> 00:15:03,000 Speaker 1: the love of the sport and the love of the 274 00:15:03,040 --> 00:15:04,840 Speaker 1: amount of time that he got to spend not only 275 00:15:04,920 --> 00:15:08,080 Speaker 1: with his family but with his friends. And hopefully that 276 00:15:08,120 --> 00:15:10,280 Speaker 1: comes across here in the interview that you did with 277 00:15:10,360 --> 00:15:12,960 Speaker 1: us earlier this week. So why don't we take a 278 00:15:12,960 --> 00:15:15,600 Speaker 1: second here and jump on into the Nate Stanley interview. 279 00:15:16,080 --> 00:15:18,840 Speaker 1: What's up, Vikings fans. This is Chris Corso here with 280 00:15:18,920 --> 00:15:23,200 Speaker 1: the Vikings newest quarterback, and that is Nate Stanley out 281 00:15:23,200 --> 00:15:26,480 Speaker 1: of the University of Iowa. These Vikings fans probably know 282 00:15:26,640 --> 00:15:30,280 Speaker 1: you pretty well, not in the good way, because a 283 00:15:30,280 --> 00:15:32,960 Speaker 1: lot of them are Minnesota Gopher fans. So what was 284 00:15:33,000 --> 00:15:35,440 Speaker 1: it like just playing in Minnesota in college and now 285 00:15:35,440 --> 00:15:38,520 Speaker 1: you get to play for the Minnesota Vikings. Yeah, you know, 286 00:15:38,560 --> 00:15:41,280 Speaker 1: obviously play in Minnesota. They've got great facilities up there, 287 00:15:41,640 --> 00:15:43,880 Speaker 1: you know, in a great program. You know, Coach Flake 288 00:15:43,920 --> 00:15:46,560 Speaker 1: has done a great job with them, and it was 289 00:15:46,600 --> 00:15:49,520 Speaker 1: always awesome to come play, you know, up in Minnesota 290 00:15:49,600 --> 00:15:51,760 Speaker 1: and then playing in Iowa City too because they were 291 00:15:51,760 --> 00:15:55,040 Speaker 1: always close games and always hard fall games for sure. 292 00:15:55,200 --> 00:15:57,280 Speaker 1: What is it about these big games that you just 293 00:15:57,680 --> 00:15:59,760 Speaker 1: step up and play really well? And no, I mean 294 00:15:59,800 --> 00:16:03,080 Speaker 1: I think one's it's just you know, all always those 295 00:16:03,160 --> 00:16:05,920 Speaker 1: rivalry games. Those are huge games, especially when you play 296 00:16:05,960 --> 00:16:07,680 Speaker 1: in college. You know, they're they're kind of like your 297 00:16:07,720 --> 00:16:11,080 Speaker 1: divisional games. But um, you know it's just awesome. I 298 00:16:11,120 --> 00:16:14,360 Speaker 1: think something about the fans, you know, it is awesome 299 00:16:14,440 --> 00:16:18,160 Speaker 1: that gives us that extra energy. Um. And that's one 300 00:16:18,160 --> 00:16:20,560 Speaker 1: thing too about playing Minnesota, as those fans are crazy. 301 00:16:20,640 --> 00:16:22,560 Speaker 1: So you know, it's all it's always awesome to play 302 00:16:22,560 --> 00:16:25,160 Speaker 1: in those games because of the fans, the environment, you know, 303 00:16:25,200 --> 00:16:28,480 Speaker 1: everything that surrounds the games really make it what it is. 304 00:16:28,520 --> 00:16:31,040 Speaker 1: I think. Yeah, So speaking of those fans, you gotta 305 00:16:31,320 --> 00:16:34,800 Speaker 1: give them something to support you now, so you definitely 306 00:16:34,920 --> 00:16:37,640 Speaker 1: you definitely probably enjoyed playing against them. But now you're 307 00:16:37,680 --> 00:16:41,440 Speaker 1: you're playing for those fans. Yeah, of course, Um, you know, 308 00:16:41,480 --> 00:16:45,240 Speaker 1: hopefully they don't hate me too much, um, which you know, 309 00:16:45,280 --> 00:16:48,720 Speaker 1: I know, I think that they'll welcome, welcome anybody that's 310 00:16:48,720 --> 00:16:51,160 Speaker 1: on their team with open arms for sure. Um. You know, 311 00:16:51,200 --> 00:16:55,360 Speaker 1: great people. I grew up not too far away from Minneapolis, so, um, 312 00:16:55,400 --> 00:16:57,440 Speaker 1: you know a lot of people from my hometown are 313 00:16:58,000 --> 00:17:01,280 Speaker 1: Vikings fans and they're or diehard fans through and through. 314 00:17:01,400 --> 00:17:04,440 Speaker 1: So you know, I'm excited to get up to Minneapolis 315 00:17:04,440 --> 00:17:06,600 Speaker 1: and you know, show everybody what I can do. Yeah. 316 00:17:06,600 --> 00:17:09,560 Speaker 1: So growing up in Wisconsin, you were not just a 317 00:17:09,640 --> 00:17:13,080 Speaker 1: star quarterback in high school. You were also a poops 318 00:17:13,119 --> 00:17:15,639 Speaker 1: player as well as a baseball player. So what was 319 00:17:15,680 --> 00:17:18,120 Speaker 1: that dynamic like? Just playing a ton of different sports 320 00:17:18,119 --> 00:17:20,439 Speaker 1: and I think you have like a school record on 321 00:17:20,480 --> 00:17:23,399 Speaker 1: the hardwood just scoring like over thirteen hundred points in 322 00:17:23,480 --> 00:17:26,199 Speaker 1: high school. Yeah, you know, growing up, sports was my 323 00:17:26,240 --> 00:17:29,240 Speaker 1: life really, so you know I was. I was a 324 00:17:29,240 --> 00:17:31,600 Speaker 1: part of the high school football program as a ball 325 00:17:31,600 --> 00:17:34,320 Speaker 1: boy when I was in kindergarten through seventh grade until 326 00:17:34,320 --> 00:17:37,280 Speaker 1: I started playing tackle football and then same with basketball. 327 00:17:37,320 --> 00:17:39,920 Speaker 1: My dad was a head coach since I was born 328 00:17:40,119 --> 00:17:43,879 Speaker 1: until I was in fourth grade, I think. So, you know, 329 00:17:43,920 --> 00:17:46,560 Speaker 1: I was always around sports. Just that competitive nature was 330 00:17:46,600 --> 00:17:49,679 Speaker 1: always in me, you know, because it was forced to be, 331 00:17:50,280 --> 00:17:52,679 Speaker 1: you know, in something that I really enjoy, you know. 332 00:17:52,800 --> 00:17:55,639 Speaker 1: So it's it's awesome to get to play sports. You know, 333 00:17:55,680 --> 00:17:57,359 Speaker 1: you get to interact with a bunch of different groups 334 00:17:57,400 --> 00:18:01,120 Speaker 1: of people. One because you're playing against you know, every 335 00:18:01,119 --> 00:18:03,200 Speaker 1: single school in your conference, in every sport, you know, 336 00:18:03,280 --> 00:18:05,640 Speaker 1: you get to meet new kids. And then also too 337 00:18:05,640 --> 00:18:08,359 Speaker 1: within your own school. You know, I had different friend 338 00:18:08,359 --> 00:18:10,560 Speaker 1: groups depending on what sport it was. You know, it 339 00:18:10,600 --> 00:18:13,200 Speaker 1: was always fun to you know, branch out and meet 340 00:18:13,240 --> 00:18:16,320 Speaker 1: new people and become friends with more than just you 341 00:18:16,359 --> 00:18:18,520 Speaker 1: know that one sports friends. You know. I mean you're 342 00:18:18,560 --> 00:18:20,480 Speaker 1: six four, now, were you that tall in high school? 343 00:18:20,520 --> 00:18:23,000 Speaker 1: Because I assume you're a big man. Do you have 344 00:18:23,040 --> 00:18:25,480 Speaker 1: some handles or could you play the guard position a 345 00:18:25,480 --> 00:18:29,159 Speaker 1: little bit? So? So, I mean growing up with my 346 00:18:29,240 --> 00:18:31,359 Speaker 1: dad being the coach, I was kind of forced to 347 00:18:31,400 --> 00:18:35,280 Speaker 1: just do everything, um, practice everything, so um. And then 348 00:18:35,280 --> 00:18:37,080 Speaker 1: when I was in high school, it was kind of 349 00:18:37,080 --> 00:18:39,159 Speaker 1: wherever I was at on the floor, Um, you know, 350 00:18:39,200 --> 00:18:41,560 Speaker 1: I'd post up, if I got the rebound, I'd bring 351 00:18:41,560 --> 00:18:43,640 Speaker 1: the ball up the floor, had run the wing. Um, 352 00:18:43,680 --> 00:18:45,200 Speaker 1: you know, kind of just depended on where I was 353 00:18:45,240 --> 00:18:47,120 Speaker 1: at on the floor. But you know, whatever my coach 354 00:18:47,160 --> 00:18:49,080 Speaker 1: asked me to do that week or for that game, 355 00:18:49,119 --> 00:18:50,840 Speaker 1: I was going to do it, um, you know, to 356 00:18:50,880 --> 00:18:53,080 Speaker 1: the best of my abilities and try to help the 357 00:18:53,119 --> 00:18:55,240 Speaker 1: team win. What was it like playing for your dad 358 00:18:55,280 --> 00:18:57,400 Speaker 1: in high school? I mean that had to have some 359 00:18:57,520 --> 00:19:00,840 Speaker 1: kind of impact on your life and be transferred over 360 00:19:00,880 --> 00:19:02,960 Speaker 1: to the football field as well. He was an assistant 361 00:19:02,960 --> 00:19:04,880 Speaker 1: football coach, so I still got to play for him. 362 00:19:05,119 --> 00:19:06,440 Speaker 1: You know. It was just awesome to be able to 363 00:19:06,440 --> 00:19:08,840 Speaker 1: share those memories with him, those moments with him. You know, 364 00:19:08,920 --> 00:19:11,159 Speaker 1: I was I got hurt my junior year and I 365 00:19:11,240 --> 00:19:13,480 Speaker 1: was out for for five games, and then that first 366 00:19:13,480 --> 00:19:16,280 Speaker 1: game back we won in an overtime game. It was 367 00:19:16,720 --> 00:19:18,760 Speaker 1: It was an awesome game, and just being able to 368 00:19:18,800 --> 00:19:20,399 Speaker 1: hug him after the game was probably one of my 369 00:19:20,440 --> 00:19:23,240 Speaker 1: favorite sports moments that I've ever had. Just to be 370 00:19:23,400 --> 00:19:26,560 Speaker 1: with him and celebrate those moments with him. It's extremely 371 00:19:26,600 --> 00:19:29,480 Speaker 1: special and really awesome to get to do that. And 372 00:19:29,960 --> 00:19:33,600 Speaker 1: obviously being around sports from the time I was in kindergarten, um, 373 00:19:33,720 --> 00:19:37,000 Speaker 1: you know, really shapes me. You know, shapes that work 374 00:19:37,119 --> 00:19:39,760 Speaker 1: work ethic. You know, that intensity, that that love for 375 00:19:39,800 --> 00:19:41,919 Speaker 1: the game that he showed me on a daily basis 376 00:19:41,960 --> 00:19:44,680 Speaker 1: kind of shaped me into who I am today. And 377 00:19:44,680 --> 00:19:46,960 Speaker 1: and you know how I try to attack every single day, 378 00:19:47,000 --> 00:19:49,320 Speaker 1: you know, on the football field or in my personal life. 379 00:19:49,680 --> 00:19:52,320 Speaker 1: Going back to your career at the University of Iowa, 380 00:19:52,359 --> 00:19:55,400 Speaker 1: you won twenty seven games. I mean that's a lot 381 00:19:55,440 --> 00:19:57,280 Speaker 1: of games in the Big Ten. What was it light 382 00:19:57,320 --> 00:20:02,080 Speaker 1: going up against that quality of defenses, playing the Michigans 383 00:20:02,119 --> 00:20:04,360 Speaker 1: of the world, and really putting up some really good 384 00:20:04,440 --> 00:20:07,160 Speaker 1: numbers for the University of Iowa. Yeah, you know one, 385 00:20:07,240 --> 00:20:10,560 Speaker 1: I think it just it prepares you well for playing 386 00:20:10,560 --> 00:20:13,560 Speaker 1: in the NFL. You know, I want to say my 387 00:20:13,720 --> 00:20:16,320 Speaker 1: sophomore year, my first year starting, I think the first 388 00:20:16,320 --> 00:20:18,880 Speaker 1: six games of the year, we saw six totally different 389 00:20:19,000 --> 00:20:23,800 Speaker 1: defensive schemes. It was nuts, Like my offensive coordinator was like, 390 00:20:23,880 --> 00:20:27,320 Speaker 1: I've never seen anything like this, because every single team 391 00:20:27,440 --> 00:20:30,280 Speaker 1: had like a specific package or different things that they 392 00:20:30,280 --> 00:20:32,159 Speaker 1: would do. So, you know, I definitely think that I 393 00:20:32,200 --> 00:20:35,080 Speaker 1: got exposed to a lot of different defensive systems and 394 00:20:35,119 --> 00:20:38,399 Speaker 1: schemes that that can help me, you know, translate to 395 00:20:38,400 --> 00:20:40,879 Speaker 1: the NFL. So you know, in college, there wasn't much 396 00:20:40,920 --> 00:20:43,240 Speaker 1: that I didn't see, you know, thankfully playing in the 397 00:20:43,240 --> 00:20:45,560 Speaker 1: Big Ten and then in those bowl games where we 398 00:20:45,600 --> 00:20:49,199 Speaker 1: played ACC SEC and then Pact twelve schools. You know, 399 00:20:49,440 --> 00:20:52,720 Speaker 1: it was awesome experience and you know, really thankful for 400 00:20:52,800 --> 00:20:54,720 Speaker 1: my time at IOWA that and it's helped me prepare 401 00:20:54,760 --> 00:20:57,520 Speaker 1: well for the NFL. Speaking of some competition, A big 402 00:20:57,560 --> 00:21:00,400 Speaker 1: bowl game was against USC this year and you played 403 00:21:00,440 --> 00:21:03,720 Speaker 1: outstanding in that game. Tell the tell the Vikings fans 404 00:21:03,760 --> 00:21:05,720 Speaker 1: just how that game really? I mean, it was your 405 00:21:05,800 --> 00:21:08,600 Speaker 1: last showing in college and you showed out pretty well. 406 00:21:08,600 --> 00:21:12,879 Speaker 1: It definitely probably helped your draft stock a little bit. Yeah, definitely. Um. 407 00:21:13,000 --> 00:21:15,000 Speaker 1: You know, playing and playing a marquee opponent like that, 408 00:21:15,040 --> 00:21:17,520 Speaker 1: it's always it's always special to get to play in 409 00:21:17,560 --> 00:21:20,399 Speaker 1: those games. The time you get from the from the 410 00:21:20,480 --> 00:21:22,919 Speaker 1: last game of the season to the bowl game, you know, 411 00:21:23,080 --> 00:21:25,600 Speaker 1: is a month a month and a half, So it's 412 00:21:26,080 --> 00:21:28,480 Speaker 1: you can spend that time as wisely as you want, 413 00:21:28,640 --> 00:21:31,000 Speaker 1: or you can kind of waste, waste a lot of it. So, 414 00:21:31,200 --> 00:21:32,960 Speaker 1: you know, my big thing when I was a starter 415 00:21:33,119 --> 00:21:36,760 Speaker 1: was always do everything you can to be totally prepared 416 00:21:36,800 --> 00:21:39,520 Speaker 1: for those games. Um, there's no reason why he shouldn't 417 00:21:40,320 --> 00:21:44,400 Speaker 1: have seen their film, you know, ten, fifteen, twenty times 418 00:21:44,440 --> 00:21:47,520 Speaker 1: for every situation that you're going to be in. So, um, 419 00:21:47,560 --> 00:21:49,440 Speaker 1: you know, that's kind of attitude I took going into 420 00:21:49,480 --> 00:21:52,560 Speaker 1: this year too for that game, and and um, you know, 421 00:21:52,640 --> 00:21:54,880 Speaker 1: really just did everything I could to try to help 422 00:21:54,920 --> 00:21:57,680 Speaker 1: my team. You know, the whole the whole game was 423 00:21:57,680 --> 00:22:00,439 Speaker 1: was an awesome game. Our defense played extremely well. You know, 424 00:22:00,440 --> 00:22:03,320 Speaker 1: they had a high powered offense, you know, with some 425 00:22:03,400 --> 00:22:05,720 Speaker 1: of those receivers and then the quarterback that they had, 426 00:22:06,040 --> 00:22:08,040 Speaker 1: so our defense played well. Our special teams had a 427 00:22:08,119 --> 00:22:10,400 Speaker 1: kick return for a touchdown which was huge. And then 428 00:22:10,440 --> 00:22:13,280 Speaker 1: again I think just just those fans, man, they traveled 429 00:22:13,280 --> 00:22:16,000 Speaker 1: well to all of our bowl games. It was awesome, 430 00:22:16,119 --> 00:22:18,959 Speaker 1: you know. I think with with USC being what an 431 00:22:18,960 --> 00:22:20,840 Speaker 1: hour and a half from San Diego, I think we 432 00:22:20,880 --> 00:22:22,880 Speaker 1: had just as many fans there as they did, So 433 00:22:23,080 --> 00:22:25,360 Speaker 1: you know, it was an awesome experience in a great 434 00:22:25,359 --> 00:22:27,880 Speaker 1: bowl game. Another game I want to talk about from 435 00:22:27,880 --> 00:22:29,960 Speaker 1: your college career was the game when you beat the 436 00:22:30,000 --> 00:22:34,200 Speaker 1: Gophers at Iowa. And every every Gopher fan knows that 437 00:22:34,200 --> 00:22:36,520 Speaker 1: that team has not won many games in Iowa, and 438 00:22:36,560 --> 00:22:39,439 Speaker 1: the reason past at all. So how much did that 439 00:22:39,520 --> 00:22:41,200 Speaker 1: mean to you to win that big game at the 440 00:22:41,280 --> 00:22:43,520 Speaker 1: end of the season, right before the Bowl game. Yeah, 441 00:22:43,920 --> 00:22:46,080 Speaker 1: you know, it's always huge to go into that postseason game, 442 00:22:46,520 --> 00:22:48,199 Speaker 1: you know, on a high note. I think we had 443 00:22:48,280 --> 00:22:50,640 Speaker 1: one more game, one or two more games after that point, 444 00:22:50,680 --> 00:22:52,680 Speaker 1: but you know, we had we had lost a couple 445 00:22:52,680 --> 00:22:56,280 Speaker 1: of close games and we needed needed that game to 446 00:22:56,280 --> 00:22:59,000 Speaker 1: to kind of propel us and help us. So, you know, 447 00:22:59,040 --> 00:23:03,600 Speaker 1: whenever we play you know, Minnesota, Iowa State, or Nebraska, 448 00:23:03,920 --> 00:23:07,560 Speaker 1: those rivalry games are are huge for us. It's it's 449 00:23:07,600 --> 00:23:10,360 Speaker 1: awesome to to win for your teammates that are from 450 00:23:10,400 --> 00:23:14,040 Speaker 1: those states, you know, and it's it's extremely special because one, 451 00:23:14,119 --> 00:23:17,840 Speaker 1: there's so much more intensity and passion in those games, 452 00:23:17,840 --> 00:23:19,840 Speaker 1: not saying there's not passion in the other games, but 453 00:23:20,240 --> 00:23:22,600 Speaker 1: it almost seems to be amplified a lot. And it's 454 00:23:22,640 --> 00:23:24,879 Speaker 1: just awesome to be able to win those games because 455 00:23:24,880 --> 00:23:27,879 Speaker 1: they are huge momentum builders and can help carry you 456 00:23:27,920 --> 00:23:30,320 Speaker 1: through you know, one or two or three more games, 457 00:23:30,520 --> 00:23:32,879 Speaker 1: which is awesome. And then obviously just being able to 458 00:23:32,880 --> 00:23:35,200 Speaker 1: celebrate with your teammates after the game, you know, hold 459 00:23:35,280 --> 00:23:39,840 Speaker 1: up that trophy. That trophy is heavy it's super heavy 460 00:23:39,920 --> 00:23:42,119 Speaker 1: and to be able to hold it up, you know, 461 00:23:42,160 --> 00:23:45,320 Speaker 1: with your teammates, it's it's awesome, you know, taking pictures 462 00:23:45,320 --> 00:23:48,600 Speaker 1: after the game. It's something special and definitely memories that 463 00:23:48,720 --> 00:23:50,640 Speaker 1: that I'll have for the rest of my life. So 464 00:23:50,720 --> 00:23:52,439 Speaker 1: we got a chance to speak to one of your 465 00:23:52,440 --> 00:23:55,800 Speaker 1: biggest fans a few weeks ago, and that's Vikings offensive 466 00:23:55,800 --> 00:23:58,720 Speaker 1: coordinator Gary Kubiak. I think he knows a thing or 467 00:23:58,760 --> 00:24:03,000 Speaker 1: two about quarterback in developing the quarterback position. So what 468 00:24:03,080 --> 00:24:05,639 Speaker 1: has it been like working with Gary and and maybe 469 00:24:05,640 --> 00:24:09,400 Speaker 1: talk about your interactions throughout the draft process. Yeah. So 470 00:24:09,680 --> 00:24:12,760 Speaker 1: on the way to the combine, I flew from from 471 00:24:12,760 --> 00:24:17,000 Speaker 1: Cedar Rapids, Iowa, to Minneapolis and the Minneapolis Indianapolis. I 472 00:24:17,040 --> 00:24:19,960 Speaker 1: was on the same flight with with the Viking staff, 473 00:24:20,000 --> 00:24:22,240 Speaker 1: so I talked to to coach Kubiak. I talked to 474 00:24:22,280 --> 00:24:25,560 Speaker 1: Clint Kubiak, his son before we got on the plane 475 00:24:25,600 --> 00:24:29,600 Speaker 1: to go to Indianapolis, which was awesome, nothing really cool 476 00:24:29,640 --> 00:24:32,399 Speaker 1: to just kind of interact with them before everything started 477 00:24:32,400 --> 00:24:35,960 Speaker 1: getting crazy down in Indianapolis. And um, you know, hopefully 478 00:24:36,160 --> 00:24:38,280 Speaker 1: I gave him a good first impression, which I think 479 00:24:38,320 --> 00:24:40,960 Speaker 1: I did. But then yeah, just being in meetings with 480 00:24:41,000 --> 00:24:43,679 Speaker 1: coach Kubiak. It's it's been awesome because he knows so 481 00:24:43,760 --> 00:24:46,320 Speaker 1: much about football, and there's so many things, so many 482 00:24:46,320 --> 00:24:49,720 Speaker 1: insights that he has that can help somebody or can 483 00:24:50,160 --> 00:24:52,520 Speaker 1: can help you see things a different way that you 484 00:24:52,600 --> 00:24:55,680 Speaker 1: might might have not thought of before, to be like, oh, yeah, 485 00:24:55,680 --> 00:24:57,840 Speaker 1: that that helps a lot, Like that's that's a new 486 00:24:58,480 --> 00:25:00,840 Speaker 1: way to think about it, and I that's better than 487 00:25:00,880 --> 00:25:02,760 Speaker 1: the way that I was thinking about it. So he 488 00:25:02,800 --> 00:25:05,600 Speaker 1: obviously knows a lot about football, you know, And I 489 00:25:05,600 --> 00:25:07,639 Speaker 1: think I have a pretty cool connection with him because 490 00:25:07,960 --> 00:25:11,280 Speaker 1: my freshman year at Iowa, my offensive coordinator and quarterbacks 491 00:25:11,280 --> 00:25:15,919 Speaker 1: coach was coach Kubiak's coaching college UM coach Greg Davis, 492 00:25:16,000 --> 00:25:19,320 Speaker 1: which was which was awesome, he meant he mentioned that 493 00:25:19,440 --> 00:25:21,359 Speaker 1: he said he talked to a few of the staff 494 00:25:21,359 --> 00:25:24,720 Speaker 1: at Iowa about you. Yeah, so you know, obviously being 495 00:25:24,720 --> 00:25:27,280 Speaker 1: there with coach Davis and you know, him recruiting me, 496 00:25:27,320 --> 00:25:30,560 Speaker 1: I think that was that was also helpful because you know, 497 00:25:30,560 --> 00:25:32,040 Speaker 1: I don't think they would have recruited me if they 498 00:25:32,040 --> 00:25:33,720 Speaker 1: didn't like me. They didn't like me as a person, 499 00:25:33,800 --> 00:25:37,000 Speaker 1: so definitely an extra, you know, person that they could 500 00:25:37,000 --> 00:25:38,800 Speaker 1: call on to you know, see who I am as 501 00:25:38,800 --> 00:25:41,680 Speaker 1: a person, and then um, you know, helped just build 502 00:25:41,680 --> 00:25:44,359 Speaker 1: that relationship. So it's been awesome so far. You know, 503 00:25:44,400 --> 00:25:48,000 Speaker 1: now we're done with with offseason meetings and stuff. So 504 00:25:48,240 --> 00:25:49,880 Speaker 1: you know, in that month and a half two months 505 00:25:49,920 --> 00:25:52,360 Speaker 1: that we were meeting four or five times a week, 506 00:25:52,520 --> 00:25:54,960 Speaker 1: you know, it was really good, you know, really productive, 507 00:25:54,960 --> 00:25:56,960 Speaker 1: and I think I've learned a lot about this offensive 508 00:25:57,000 --> 00:26:00,680 Speaker 1: system and just about football in general. Yeah, you ended 509 00:26:00,760 --> 00:26:02,439 Speaker 1: up on the same flight as him too, the combat. 510 00:26:02,520 --> 00:26:04,280 Speaker 1: I think you're you're meant to be a Minnesota Viking. 511 00:26:06,320 --> 00:26:09,200 Speaker 1: Me too, me too. Yeah, that's awesome. Well I heard 512 00:26:09,240 --> 00:26:12,160 Speaker 1: a little rumor that growing up in Wisconsin you grew 513 00:26:12,240 --> 00:26:16,320 Speaker 1: up a Chicago Bears fan, and I hope that's changed 514 00:26:16,320 --> 00:26:19,520 Speaker 1: by now. Oh yeah, that's that's out. That was out 515 00:26:19,560 --> 00:26:21,960 Speaker 1: the window the second I got that phone call from 516 00:26:21,960 --> 00:26:24,560 Speaker 1: the from the Vikings. So yeah, my dad grew up 517 00:26:24,560 --> 00:26:26,440 Speaker 1: in Illinois, probably about an hour and a half away 518 00:26:26,440 --> 00:26:29,760 Speaker 1: from Chicago, So growing up, you know, the Bears and 519 00:26:29,800 --> 00:26:32,119 Speaker 1: the Cubs were or what was on TV. So I 520 00:26:32,119 --> 00:26:33,560 Speaker 1: don't know if you can tell, but there's a Brian 521 00:26:33,640 --> 00:26:37,600 Speaker 1: Urlocker bubble head right there. That's my dad. My dad's 522 00:26:37,880 --> 00:26:40,360 Speaker 1: favorite players ever, you know, and although he's a shot 523 00:26:40,520 --> 00:26:42,159 Speaker 1: Chicago Bears fan, you know he's gonna be a Hall 524 00:26:42,160 --> 00:26:44,160 Speaker 1: of Famer, So I figured it's okay to leave it up. 525 00:26:44,280 --> 00:26:46,800 Speaker 1: But yeah, I mean, that's that's just what was on TV, 526 00:26:47,200 --> 00:26:50,960 Speaker 1: you know, in my dad obviously being that that you know, 527 00:26:51,080 --> 00:26:53,680 Speaker 1: role model in sports for me, you know, that's something 528 00:26:53,680 --> 00:26:55,760 Speaker 1: I just lashed onto as a kid. You know, so 529 00:26:55,840 --> 00:26:57,280 Speaker 1: I was I was a Bears fan, but I was 530 00:26:57,320 --> 00:27:00,160 Speaker 1: a fan of you know, whatever quarterback was the best, 531 00:27:00,240 --> 00:27:02,320 Speaker 1: best of the best. So you know, guys like Peyton Manning, 532 00:27:02,320 --> 00:27:05,359 Speaker 1: Tom Brady, you know, Brett Farve, those guys, you know, 533 00:27:05,400 --> 00:27:07,879 Speaker 1: we're we're kind of my my role models growing up 534 00:27:07,920 --> 00:27:10,760 Speaker 1: and people that I'm trying to mold my game after. 535 00:27:11,160 --> 00:27:13,520 Speaker 1: I bet you liked watching Samy souls to hit home 536 00:27:13,560 --> 00:27:16,360 Speaker 1: runs growing up. He was he was I was still 537 00:27:16,359 --> 00:27:18,760 Speaker 1: pretty young when he was playing. So, um, I don't 538 00:27:18,760 --> 00:27:21,680 Speaker 1: really remember much about you know him, but is there 539 00:27:21,760 --> 00:27:24,800 Speaker 1: there's that new documentary on him? Right, I gotta look 540 00:27:24,840 --> 00:27:26,760 Speaker 1: at that. Um, I know my dad was watching it 541 00:27:26,800 --> 00:27:28,359 Speaker 1: the other day, so I'm gonna have to take a 542 00:27:28,359 --> 00:27:30,919 Speaker 1: look at that. Yeah, you gotta see that because he 543 00:27:31,119 --> 00:27:32,760 Speaker 1: hit a bunch of home runs that year, and he 544 00:27:32,800 --> 00:27:35,520 Speaker 1: actually got the MVP over Mark McGuire, so that that 545 00:27:35,520 --> 00:27:38,560 Speaker 1: that was a great season. But um, yeah, going back 546 00:27:39,040 --> 00:27:41,919 Speaker 1: just just growing up and you're so close to Minnesota. 547 00:27:42,359 --> 00:27:44,800 Speaker 1: Did did you visit Minnesota at all as a kid 548 00:27:45,400 --> 00:27:48,239 Speaker 1: before you played there as a college athlete. So they 549 00:27:48,240 --> 00:27:52,200 Speaker 1: always had seven on seven tournaments with coach Kill, and 550 00:27:52,320 --> 00:27:55,160 Speaker 1: when I was in high school, we always I don't 551 00:27:55,200 --> 00:27:57,399 Speaker 1: know how we got invites to these seven on seven tournaments. 552 00:27:57,440 --> 00:27:59,280 Speaker 1: I don't know if the coach was working some magic 553 00:27:59,400 --> 00:28:01,840 Speaker 1: or what, but we always ended up playing added the 554 00:28:01,880 --> 00:28:05,600 Speaker 1: Gophers practice facility and seven on seven tournaments, um at 555 00:28:05,680 --> 00:28:08,280 Speaker 1: least once a summer, so we would play there. Um, 556 00:28:08,320 --> 00:28:10,719 Speaker 1: I played a lot of au basketball over in the cities. 557 00:28:11,640 --> 00:28:13,920 Speaker 1: So yeah, I mean, I think most of my interaction 558 00:28:14,000 --> 00:28:18,480 Speaker 1: in Minneapolis and the Gophers in general was was through 559 00:28:18,560 --> 00:28:21,280 Speaker 1: seven on seven football. But then being uh, you know 560 00:28:21,359 --> 00:28:23,560 Speaker 1: kind of the metropolitan area that it is a lot 561 00:28:23,600 --> 00:28:25,920 Speaker 1: of shops. He'd go over there, you know, on a Saturday, 562 00:28:26,160 --> 00:28:28,600 Speaker 1: Mall of America did a couple of times growing up. 563 00:28:28,640 --> 00:28:31,600 Speaker 1: He went to a few um Twins games, you know, 564 00:28:31,640 --> 00:28:34,560 Speaker 1: which was always fun. So I had I had a 565 00:28:34,560 --> 00:28:36,080 Speaker 1: lot of a lot of times where I'd go over 566 00:28:36,080 --> 00:28:38,160 Speaker 1: there or spend a day or two, you know, shopping, 567 00:28:38,280 --> 00:28:41,600 Speaker 1: going to going to Twins games. Um my sophomore year college, 568 00:28:41,640 --> 00:28:44,640 Speaker 1: I went to the Vikings Bears game on New Year's 569 00:28:44,680 --> 00:28:48,280 Speaker 1: New Year's Day. Um. Oh, like bikes got after him 570 00:28:48,320 --> 00:28:50,800 Speaker 1: pretty good. Uh, you know, which is which is awesome. 571 00:28:50,880 --> 00:28:54,480 Speaker 1: So that was my first experience with the new stadium 572 00:28:54,520 --> 00:28:57,320 Speaker 1: over there. But then you know, I'd go to Twins 573 00:28:57,400 --> 00:28:59,480 Speaker 1: games in the Metrodome when I was little, and then 574 00:28:59,560 --> 00:29:03,240 Speaker 1: obviously League target Field when I was a little bit older. 575 00:29:03,280 --> 00:29:06,360 Speaker 1: So yeah, I've definitely spent some time over in Minneapolis 576 00:29:06,440 --> 00:29:08,360 Speaker 1: and it's a great place. So your dad's a big 577 00:29:08,400 --> 00:29:10,719 Speaker 1: fan of Brian or Lacker. But I know a linebacker 578 00:29:10,720 --> 00:29:13,120 Speaker 1: that played for the Vikings that was a big time 579 00:29:13,160 --> 00:29:16,200 Speaker 1: athlete at the University of Iowa, and that's that's Chad Greenway, 580 00:29:16,440 --> 00:29:18,960 Speaker 1: who we also got a chance to speak to um 581 00:29:19,040 --> 00:29:21,160 Speaker 1: last week, and he's like, I am so happy the 582 00:29:21,240 --> 00:29:24,560 Speaker 1: Vikings drafted Dates Stanley. Yeah, he was an honorary captain 583 00:29:24,600 --> 00:29:27,600 Speaker 1: for US two or three years ago. Um, I can't 584 00:29:27,640 --> 00:29:30,640 Speaker 1: I can't remember exactly, but yeah, he's a great guy. Um, 585 00:29:30,800 --> 00:29:34,080 Speaker 1: I've met him, talked to him. Um, you know, so 586 00:29:34,600 --> 00:29:36,960 Speaker 1: I know he had a great career, uh, you know 587 00:29:37,000 --> 00:29:41,000 Speaker 1: in Minneapolis, and I'm excited to you know, be one 588 00:29:41,000 --> 00:29:43,400 Speaker 1: of those next players from Iowa to the Vikings. You know, 589 00:29:43,440 --> 00:29:45,880 Speaker 1: hopefully I can make a name for myself and you know, 590 00:29:45,960 --> 00:29:48,200 Speaker 1: have a career like him. I heard that you were 591 00:29:48,280 --> 00:29:51,560 Speaker 1: the highest score on the Wonder Lick out of all 592 00:29:51,600 --> 00:29:53,880 Speaker 1: the quarterbacks. You scored like a four. Is like, did 593 00:29:53,880 --> 00:29:56,280 Speaker 1: you get like a perfect score on that test? So 594 00:29:56,360 --> 00:30:00,240 Speaker 1: I got a forty on it? Um perfect s. But 595 00:30:00,320 --> 00:30:03,760 Speaker 1: it's it's twelve minutes to answer fifty questions. So you 596 00:30:03,800 --> 00:30:07,200 Speaker 1: get like it's like twelve seconds a question to answer. 597 00:30:07,440 --> 00:30:09,440 Speaker 1: You know, it's tough. I know some teams put more 598 00:30:09,480 --> 00:30:12,680 Speaker 1: stock into it than others. You know. So, I mean, 599 00:30:13,640 --> 00:30:17,640 Speaker 1: academics was always a big focus for me as a kid. Um. 600 00:30:17,760 --> 00:30:20,120 Speaker 1: Not only is my dad a coach, but he was 601 00:30:20,280 --> 00:30:22,360 Speaker 1: a teacher at the high school in my hometown too, 602 00:30:22,440 --> 00:30:26,480 Speaker 1: So it was always academics first, because you know, without academics, 603 00:30:26,520 --> 00:30:28,600 Speaker 1: you're not able to play sports. So that was always 604 00:30:28,600 --> 00:30:31,320 Speaker 1: stressed for me as a kid. You know, it's kind 605 00:30:31,320 --> 00:30:34,200 Speaker 1: of transferred over and you know into my study habits 606 00:30:34,200 --> 00:30:36,880 Speaker 1: in college and then you know, obviously with more practice, 607 00:30:37,000 --> 00:30:38,640 Speaker 1: you know, you can can be able to think and 608 00:30:38,960 --> 00:30:42,080 Speaker 1: get through those questions a lot faster. But yeah, thankfully 609 00:30:42,120 --> 00:30:44,000 Speaker 1: I did well on it. You know, I don't think 610 00:30:44,040 --> 00:30:47,480 Speaker 1: that that hurt my draft stock by any means. So, um, 611 00:30:47,520 --> 00:30:49,240 Speaker 1: you know, definitely doing well on it, I think helped 612 00:30:49,240 --> 00:30:52,520 Speaker 1: me a little bit. So the Vikings starting quarterback Kirk Cousins. 613 00:30:52,520 --> 00:30:54,360 Speaker 1: One of the things that that I love that he 614 00:30:54,400 --> 00:30:57,719 Speaker 1: does the most is right after the Vikings players are drafted, 615 00:30:57,760 --> 00:30:59,760 Speaker 1: he reaches out to them right away and welcomes them, 616 00:31:00,000 --> 00:31:02,040 Speaker 1: welcomes them to the team. I think he did that 617 00:31:02,080 --> 00:31:04,240 Speaker 1: with you as well. Yeah he did. Yeah, I think 618 00:31:04,240 --> 00:31:07,360 Speaker 1: it was. I can't remember if it was that night 619 00:31:07,520 --> 00:31:10,320 Speaker 1: or or the next morning, but um, you know I 620 00:31:10,360 --> 00:31:13,320 Speaker 1: had a text from him and congratulating me, and then 621 00:31:13,640 --> 00:31:16,520 Speaker 1: you know, he you know, shared some personal stories, you know, 622 00:31:16,560 --> 00:31:19,640 Speaker 1: about him and his family. He I think his mom, 623 00:31:19,680 --> 00:31:21,960 Speaker 1: he told me, went to the University of Iowa, so 624 00:31:22,000 --> 00:31:24,320 Speaker 1: he had some connections to university which he shared with me. 625 00:31:24,360 --> 00:31:27,320 Speaker 1: And then yeah, it just congratulated me. And then you know, 626 00:31:27,400 --> 00:31:30,320 Speaker 1: throughout the next next two or three days, Jake and 627 00:31:30,360 --> 00:31:33,240 Speaker 1: Sean both reached out to me and congratulated me as well. 628 00:31:33,320 --> 00:31:36,000 Speaker 1: So yeah, I definitely had had a warm welcome to 629 00:31:36,040 --> 00:31:38,640 Speaker 1: the to the team, and yeah, I'm really excited to 630 00:31:38,680 --> 00:31:41,320 Speaker 1: get to work with with those guys and then Coach 631 00:31:41,400 --> 00:31:46,760 Speaker 1: Clinton and coach Kubiak, you know, when things get going again. Yeah, 632 00:31:46,800 --> 00:31:49,280 Speaker 1: what have those meetings been like with Kirk? I know, 633 00:31:49,320 --> 00:31:52,240 Speaker 1: he brings like special guests into the meetings and and 634 00:31:52,320 --> 00:31:53,960 Speaker 1: he's been having a little fun with it. Tell the 635 00:31:54,120 --> 00:31:58,200 Speaker 1: Vikings fans a little bit about those quarterback room virtual meetings. Yeah, 636 00:31:58,240 --> 00:32:00,640 Speaker 1: so it's it's always a good time. It's always fun. 637 00:32:00,720 --> 00:32:03,240 Speaker 1: He's a funny guy, um, you know. And then he 638 00:32:03,720 --> 00:32:08,120 Speaker 1: brought on Survey, who's a huge Vikings fans. He's he's 639 00:32:08,160 --> 00:32:11,480 Speaker 1: the guy that that covers his whole body in paint. Um, 640 00:32:12,080 --> 00:32:14,960 Speaker 1: you know, where's the helmet, you know, the shoulder pads 641 00:32:14,960 --> 00:32:17,960 Speaker 1: with the spikes on. I'm huge Vikings fan. Survey lives 642 00:32:18,000 --> 00:32:20,080 Speaker 1: like ten or fifteen minutes away from his parents do 643 00:32:20,240 --> 00:32:24,040 Speaker 1: in Orlando or something like that, down visiting his parents, 644 00:32:24,240 --> 00:32:28,000 Speaker 1: and you know, he asked them to come on. So 645 00:32:28,240 --> 00:32:30,160 Speaker 1: you know that was that was awesome, you know, just 646 00:32:30,200 --> 00:32:32,640 Speaker 1: to interact with him, and you know, see what what 647 00:32:32,760 --> 00:32:35,720 Speaker 1: Vikings Nation is all about and how passionate they are. Yeah, 648 00:32:35,840 --> 00:32:38,400 Speaker 1: last question here, I've I was checking out some of 649 00:32:38,440 --> 00:32:41,080 Speaker 1: the analysis on you coming out of Iowa, and the 650 00:32:41,160 --> 00:32:44,360 Speaker 1: Todd mcshay's of the World, the Matt Miller's of Bleacher Report, 651 00:32:44,560 --> 00:32:47,280 Speaker 1: the Daniel Jeremiah's, they all have great things to say 652 00:32:47,280 --> 00:32:50,760 Speaker 1: about you, and they bring up the Tom Brady comparison, 653 00:32:50,920 --> 00:32:54,280 Speaker 1: being a big ten guy and a big size quarterback, 654 00:32:54,400 --> 00:32:57,680 Speaker 1: a smart quarterback who made great decisions in the pocket 655 00:32:57,720 --> 00:33:00,120 Speaker 1: and played well in big games in college. So what 656 00:33:00,160 --> 00:33:02,640 Speaker 1: do you have to say about that comparison? That's it's 657 00:33:02,680 --> 00:33:05,440 Speaker 1: been as it's floating around a little bit. Yeah, you know, 658 00:33:05,480 --> 00:33:07,960 Speaker 1: anytime you're compared to somebody like that, you know, it's 659 00:33:08,040 --> 00:33:11,880 Speaker 1: it's extremely flattering, and it's only comparisons at this point. 660 00:33:11,920 --> 00:33:13,760 Speaker 1: You know. Now it's up to me to go out 661 00:33:13,760 --> 00:33:15,160 Speaker 1: there and show what I can do, you know, And 662 00:33:15,240 --> 00:33:17,680 Speaker 1: obviously Tom Brady went into his career with a chip 663 00:33:17,680 --> 00:33:20,160 Speaker 1: on his shoulder, you know, being picked two forty four. 664 00:33:20,160 --> 00:33:22,479 Speaker 1: I've got a chip on my shoulder, I promise you that. Um, 665 00:33:22,560 --> 00:33:25,000 Speaker 1: So I'm gonna do everything I can to to, you know, 666 00:33:25,040 --> 00:33:28,040 Speaker 1: make a name for myself. And help the team one way. Well, 667 00:33:28,040 --> 00:33:30,560 Speaker 1: you're definitely a well rounded guy, playing a bunch of 668 00:33:30,600 --> 00:33:34,200 Speaker 1: sports and scoring forty out of fifty on the Wonderlick Test. 669 00:33:34,280 --> 00:33:36,720 Speaker 1: So great to get to know you and hopefully we'll 670 00:33:36,720 --> 00:33:38,680 Speaker 1: see you back at the facility pretty soon. Yeah, I 671 00:33:38,680 --> 00:33:42,920 Speaker 1: appreciate it all right. Well, thanks again to Nate Stanley 672 00:33:42,960 --> 00:33:46,440 Speaker 1: for joining the show. He was very generous with his time, 673 00:33:46,480 --> 00:33:51,120 Speaker 1: giving us about twenty minutes there. Really appreciated him showing 674 00:33:51,120 --> 00:33:55,440 Speaker 1: off his uh Brian Urlacher bobblehead that you will get 675 00:33:55,440 --> 00:33:58,160 Speaker 1: to see if you look on Vikings dot com or 676 00:33:58,160 --> 00:34:02,959 Speaker 1: on the Vikings YouTube page. We don't like supporting Chicago Bears, 677 00:34:03,000 --> 00:34:06,840 Speaker 1: but if there's one to respect and one to understand 678 00:34:07,600 --> 00:34:11,000 Speaker 1: why he's got that bobblehead, it's definitely Brian Urlacker. As 679 00:34:11,000 --> 00:34:14,120 Speaker 1: we know, Adrian Peterson and that whole of Fame linebacker 680 00:34:14,160 --> 00:34:16,719 Speaker 1: had some good battles back in the day. I got 681 00:34:16,760 --> 00:34:19,600 Speaker 1: a confession here, when it comes down to having jerseys 682 00:34:19,600 --> 00:34:22,880 Speaker 1: of other players and other teams, Brian Erlacker is actually 683 00:34:22,880 --> 00:34:24,920 Speaker 1: one of the jerseys I used to have. So when 684 00:34:24,920 --> 00:34:27,359 Speaker 1: it comes to NFL jerseys outside of the Vikings, which 685 00:34:27,360 --> 00:34:30,719 Speaker 1: I don't have very many period. Brian Erlacker is one 686 00:34:30,760 --> 00:34:32,719 Speaker 1: that my buddy actually got me years ago as a 687 00:34:32,760 --> 00:34:35,399 Speaker 1: birthday gift and I had that for many, many many years. 688 00:34:35,400 --> 00:34:38,800 Speaker 1: So yes, I too could could identify with somebody outside 689 00:34:38,800 --> 00:34:42,919 Speaker 1: there saying Herlacker is a Hall of Famer and he's 690 00:34:42,960 --> 00:34:45,200 Speaker 1: absolutely somebody that I would try and model my game 691 00:34:45,239 --> 00:34:47,799 Speaker 1: after if I was playing linebacker in the NFL. Last 692 00:34:47,800 --> 00:34:50,759 Speaker 1: thing to round up that interview, and we touched on 693 00:34:50,840 --> 00:34:53,560 Speaker 1: it earlier, but the connections that he has with Gary 694 00:34:53,600 --> 00:34:58,480 Speaker 1: Kubiak and what Gary Kubiak really believes that this guy 695 00:34:58,520 --> 00:35:01,040 Speaker 1: can learn and do. You can go back and listen 696 00:35:01,120 --> 00:35:04,719 Speaker 1: to a few of our Minnesota Vikings podcast interviews with 697 00:35:04,800 --> 00:35:09,279 Speaker 1: Gary Kubiak and Iowa alum Chat Greenway. These two guys 698 00:35:09,320 --> 00:35:12,160 Speaker 1: had nothing but great things to say about Nate Stanley. 699 00:35:12,239 --> 00:35:17,120 Speaker 1: So the connections with the Vikings, the smart Football IQ 700 00:35:17,360 --> 00:35:20,840 Speaker 1: that he has, I'm really excited. Everyone says I'm a 701 00:35:20,920 --> 00:35:24,520 Speaker 1: Kirk Cousins guy, which which I rightfully so am, But 702 00:35:24,680 --> 00:35:27,560 Speaker 1: I am very excited to see what Nate Stanley can do. 703 00:35:27,880 --> 00:35:30,480 Speaker 1: Just being able to watch him and see what he 704 00:35:30,520 --> 00:35:32,719 Speaker 1: did in college and all the big games that he won. 705 00:35:32,880 --> 00:35:36,320 Speaker 1: So that'll wrap it up for Nate Stanley. Thanks again 706 00:35:36,360 --> 00:35:39,480 Speaker 1: for joining, and we are going to wrap up this 707 00:35:39,640 --> 00:35:43,520 Speaker 1: edition of the Minnesota Vikings Podcast with one more short 708 00:35:43,640 --> 00:35:47,080 Speaker 1: segment before we take a We're taking a break Jay 709 00:35:47,160 --> 00:35:50,200 Speaker 1: after this, because I need a break. We all need 710 00:35:50,239 --> 00:35:51,960 Speaker 1: a break. I think we've all felt like we've been 711 00:35:51,960 --> 00:35:54,680 Speaker 1: on break but mentally at the same point when it's 712 00:35:54,680 --> 00:35:57,760 Speaker 1: actually a big holiday week or weekend coming up here. 713 00:35:58,400 --> 00:36:01,880 Speaker 1: We in the Vikings organization, the ownership and people have 714 00:36:01,960 --> 00:36:04,960 Speaker 1: been generous enough to give us some extended time off 715 00:36:04,960 --> 00:36:06,879 Speaker 1: over the fourth of July holiday over the last couple 716 00:36:06,920 --> 00:36:09,560 Speaker 1: of years, and for all of us knowing that this 717 00:36:09,680 --> 00:36:12,000 Speaker 1: is right before the season's about to officially kick in, 718 00:36:12,400 --> 00:36:14,960 Speaker 1: it's something that everybody looks forward to. So yes, we're 719 00:36:14,960 --> 00:36:17,239 Speaker 1: going to take a couple week break here and we'll 720 00:36:17,239 --> 00:36:20,440 Speaker 1: be back the second week of July with another show. 721 00:36:20,800 --> 00:36:23,279 Speaker 1: So we will finish this one up here and then 722 00:36:23,320 --> 00:36:24,879 Speaker 1: we will see you guys in a couple of weeks 723 00:36:24,920 --> 00:36:28,799 Speaker 1: after that, So enjoy your July fourth Vikings fans. But 724 00:36:28,920 --> 00:36:32,120 Speaker 1: first we're gonna go over this last bit of info 725 00:36:32,200 --> 00:36:36,960 Speaker 1: for you guys to Quarious where who is just an 726 00:36:37,040 --> 00:36:40,960 Speaker 1: amazing story of what he's overcome in his life, and 727 00:36:41,040 --> 00:36:45,359 Speaker 1: the Vikings actually honored him earlier at a game at 728 00:36:45,480 --> 00:36:48,680 Speaker 1: US Bank Stadium, So there are certainly ties with the 729 00:36:48,760 --> 00:36:53,719 Speaker 1: Vikings organization and what to Aquarius where has gone through 730 00:36:53,800 --> 00:36:56,120 Speaker 1: and it is just amazing that he was honored with 731 00:36:56,200 --> 00:37:00,919 Speaker 1: the ESPN Jimmy Vee Award for Perseverance at this year's 732 00:37:01,040 --> 00:37:02,880 Speaker 1: sp Awards Jay For those of you who don't know 733 00:37:02,880 --> 00:37:06,680 Speaker 1: who Taquarius tiq Where is? He won the ESPN Jimmy 734 00:37:06,719 --> 00:37:09,520 Speaker 1: Vie Award the other night for perseverance and his story 735 00:37:09,640 --> 00:37:11,520 Speaker 1: is that when he was a child at the age 736 00:37:11,520 --> 00:37:13,600 Speaker 1: of six, there was a terrible house fire that happened. 737 00:37:13,840 --> 00:37:16,080 Speaker 1: His mother had grabbed he and his sister and taken 738 00:37:16,120 --> 00:37:19,000 Speaker 1: them outside for safety, and then she went back in 739 00:37:19,040 --> 00:37:20,920 Speaker 1: to get her other two kids, while he and his 740 00:37:21,000 --> 00:37:23,680 Speaker 1: sister followed her back into the house, and unfortunately, his 741 00:37:23,719 --> 00:37:27,000 Speaker 1: sister passed in the fire. Taquarius was burned on over 742 00:37:27,040 --> 00:37:29,200 Speaker 1: fifty five percent of his body and was given a 743 00:37:29,239 --> 00:37:31,960 Speaker 1: twenty percent chance to live, and after enduring a month 744 00:37:32,000 --> 00:37:35,000 Speaker 1: in a coma and multiple surgeries, he lost most of 745 00:37:35,000 --> 00:37:37,720 Speaker 1: the fingers on one of his hands, and that didn't 746 00:37:37,760 --> 00:37:41,080 Speaker 1: stop him from being a vivacious little boy. At the 747 00:37:41,080 --> 00:37:43,200 Speaker 1: age of seven, he said he wanted to play football, 748 00:37:43,640 --> 00:37:48,440 Speaker 1: and through multiple surgeries for skin grafts and dealing with 749 00:37:48,520 --> 00:37:51,120 Speaker 1: scar tissue and just trying to have a normal life, 750 00:37:51,640 --> 00:37:54,080 Speaker 1: Taquarius ended up playing football and is now a running 751 00:37:54,080 --> 00:37:58,600 Speaker 1: back at the Massabi Range College in Northern Minnesota. And so, 752 00:37:58,880 --> 00:38:01,880 Speaker 1: like you'd said, you know, back in August, we had 753 00:38:01,880 --> 00:38:05,480 Speaker 1: recognized him as a Vikings hometown hero at the Seattle 754 00:38:05,520 --> 00:38:07,160 Speaker 1: Seahawks game, and one of the things that was really 755 00:38:07,160 --> 00:38:10,200 Speaker 1: cool about it was he was able to meet Shaquem 756 00:38:10,280 --> 00:38:13,640 Speaker 1: Griffin on the sideline at that game. Shaim had also 757 00:38:13,719 --> 00:38:15,840 Speaker 1: lost a hand when he was a younger boy, and 758 00:38:15,920 --> 00:38:18,400 Speaker 1: so the two of them were able to talk about 759 00:38:19,120 --> 00:38:22,400 Speaker 1: some of their experiences that had together. So fast forward 760 00:38:22,480 --> 00:38:25,520 Speaker 1: to the other night when ESPN decided that they were 761 00:38:25,560 --> 00:38:29,600 Speaker 1: going to give to Aquarius the Jimmy V Award, and 762 00:38:29,920 --> 00:38:32,720 Speaker 1: they actually had Shaken Griffin be the person that presented 763 00:38:32,760 --> 00:38:34,560 Speaker 1: it to him. So it was a really cool kind 764 00:38:34,600 --> 00:38:36,759 Speaker 1: of a talk at your heart moment. And one of 765 00:38:36,800 --> 00:38:38,920 Speaker 1: the things that was really interesting about it was, you know, 766 00:38:38,920 --> 00:38:41,600 Speaker 1: he was getting emotional, his mother was getting emotional, and 767 00:38:41,640 --> 00:38:44,799 Speaker 1: then apparently off screen she keeps. Griffin's mother was also 768 00:38:44,800 --> 00:38:46,960 Speaker 1: getting emotional with the two, and she kind of popped 769 00:38:46,960 --> 00:38:50,120 Speaker 1: on screen and gave a wave to to Aquarius and 770 00:38:50,160 --> 00:38:52,239 Speaker 1: his mother and the rest of his family that was there, 771 00:38:52,320 --> 00:38:54,480 Speaker 1: just because they were sharing in this emotional moment together. 772 00:38:54,560 --> 00:38:57,360 Speaker 1: So I would really encourage you to take a second 773 00:38:57,920 --> 00:38:59,960 Speaker 1: go over and watch this video because it really is 774 00:39:00,120 --> 00:39:03,160 Speaker 1: heart touching. And I wish people knew more about this 775 00:39:03,239 --> 00:39:07,560 Speaker 1: story because the spirit that TQ has really embodies what 776 00:39:07,640 --> 00:39:10,600 Speaker 1: the Jimmy v Award is supposed to be. And for 777 00:39:10,640 --> 00:39:12,160 Speaker 1: those of you who don't know what the Jimmy Vo 778 00:39:12,239 --> 00:39:15,080 Speaker 1: Award is, it's named after the former North Carolina State 779 00:39:15,080 --> 00:39:18,320 Speaker 1: head basketball coach Jim Valvano, with an impassioned speech he 780 00:39:18,360 --> 00:39:21,200 Speaker 1: gave in nineteen ninety three at the sp Awards. Chris, 781 00:39:21,239 --> 00:39:24,040 Speaker 1: were you do you remember that speech as a kid 782 00:39:24,040 --> 00:39:26,520 Speaker 1: at all? Because for me, it was right at a 783 00:39:26,560 --> 00:39:29,680 Speaker 1: pinnacle point where it was very impactful for me. Yeah, 784 00:39:29,680 --> 00:39:32,759 Speaker 1: so I was super young. I was not even one 785 00:39:32,840 --> 00:39:37,520 Speaker 1: years old. You're making me feel old, everybody. But as 786 00:39:37,560 --> 00:39:40,960 Speaker 1: you might know, Jay, I come from a very Italian family, 787 00:39:41,040 --> 00:39:46,440 Speaker 1: so there are certainly connections with the Valvano coach and 788 00:39:46,760 --> 00:39:50,120 Speaker 1: and the love of basketball and the love that my 789 00:39:50,239 --> 00:39:53,200 Speaker 1: family has for for coaches like him, So he was 790 00:39:53,239 --> 00:39:57,120 Speaker 1: one of my grandfather's favorite players. In that speech, I 791 00:39:57,200 --> 00:40:00,239 Speaker 1: still watch it probably once a year till this till 792 00:40:00,360 --> 00:40:04,640 Speaker 1: his day, and I think that North Carolina State basketball 793 00:40:04,640 --> 00:40:07,360 Speaker 1: team that won the national championship that year, it's probably 794 00:40:07,360 --> 00:40:09,960 Speaker 1: one of the best stories in the history of sports. 795 00:40:09,960 --> 00:40:12,799 Speaker 1: So definitely a lot of connections there. But but no, 796 00:40:12,880 --> 00:40:15,480 Speaker 1: I I was a little young at that point. The 797 00:40:15,600 --> 00:40:17,839 Speaker 1: thing about it for me watching that is and it 798 00:40:17,880 --> 00:40:20,480 Speaker 1: doesn't matter, like when you see greatness and you can 799 00:40:20,560 --> 00:40:24,120 Speaker 1: recognize it, whether it's a speech or athletic achievement or 800 00:40:24,520 --> 00:40:28,680 Speaker 1: just somebody who excels in their field regardless, that speech 801 00:40:28,719 --> 00:40:30,200 Speaker 1: to me is one of those like you said that, 802 00:40:30,280 --> 00:40:32,719 Speaker 1: it doesn't matter when you were born, doesn't matter what 803 00:40:32,760 --> 00:40:34,799 Speaker 1: you were doing or what line of work you are in. 804 00:40:34,960 --> 00:40:37,520 Speaker 1: You can watch it and you can get something from 805 00:40:37,560 --> 00:40:40,359 Speaker 1: it and use it as motivation. And it was one 806 00:40:40,400 --> 00:40:42,960 Speaker 1: of those things for Valvano, having you could tell he 807 00:40:43,000 --> 00:40:46,200 Speaker 1: was the gregarious guy and coming from that that storybook 808 00:40:46,320 --> 00:40:50,440 Speaker 1: North Carolina State championship team. When he gave that speech, 809 00:40:50,480 --> 00:40:54,000 Speaker 1: he was two months away from from basically dying of 810 00:40:54,080 --> 00:40:57,560 Speaker 1: terminal cancer. He knew that he had terminal cancer, and 811 00:40:57,800 --> 00:41:01,480 Speaker 1: in that speech it was all about family and love 812 00:41:01,640 --> 00:41:05,239 Speaker 1: and passion and trying to live your best life. And 813 00:41:05,760 --> 00:41:09,600 Speaker 1: the pieces from that speech that get replayed over and 814 00:41:09,640 --> 00:41:11,520 Speaker 1: over and over again, and I've tried to use it 815 00:41:11,560 --> 00:41:13,800 Speaker 1: in my life at times where you know, you feel 816 00:41:13,800 --> 00:41:16,479 Speaker 1: down or whatever. It's just it's the chunk where he says, 817 00:41:16,920 --> 00:41:19,839 Speaker 1: don't give up, don't ever give up. Cancer can take 818 00:41:19,840 --> 00:41:23,000 Speaker 1: away all of my physical abilities. It can't touch my mind, 819 00:41:23,160 --> 00:41:26,080 Speaker 1: it cannot touch my heart, and it cannot touch my soul, 820 00:41:26,440 --> 00:41:29,000 Speaker 1: and those three things will carry on forever. And I 821 00:41:29,040 --> 00:41:31,560 Speaker 1: think given the times that we're in currently and everything 822 00:41:31,560 --> 00:41:35,400 Speaker 1: that's going on, that kind of mentality is something that 823 00:41:35,480 --> 00:41:38,600 Speaker 1: everybody can latch onto when they're down and when they 824 00:41:38,600 --> 00:41:41,560 Speaker 1: need a little bit of extra help and hopefully we 825 00:41:41,600 --> 00:41:44,759 Speaker 1: can all come together don't give up, don't ever give up, 826 00:41:45,200 --> 00:41:48,799 Speaker 1: and just to live by those words by coach Jim Balbano. Well, 827 00:41:48,880 --> 00:41:51,440 Speaker 1: Jay is getting very deep on us heading into his 828 00:41:51,840 --> 00:41:56,160 Speaker 1: July fourth break, which it is very awesome, So thank 829 00:41:56,160 --> 00:41:58,520 Speaker 1: you for including that in the show. I think my 830 00:41:58,600 --> 00:42:01,560 Speaker 1: favorite part about the speech, other than the one that 831 00:42:01,600 --> 00:42:04,640 Speaker 1: you just rehearsed. Was when they started playing the music 832 00:42:04,680 --> 00:42:06,680 Speaker 1: to try to get him off the stage because he 833 00:42:06,760 --> 00:42:08,719 Speaker 1: was going a little long, and he said, what are 834 00:42:08,760 --> 00:42:11,279 Speaker 1: you playing that music for him? I'm gonna be dead 835 00:42:11,280 --> 00:42:14,080 Speaker 1: in twenty days. I'm not waiting for anybody. I'll be 836 00:42:14,160 --> 00:42:17,879 Speaker 1: up here as long as I want to. So yeah, 837 00:42:17,880 --> 00:42:22,239 Speaker 1: that was to have the humor, the life, and the 838 00:42:22,280 --> 00:42:25,640 Speaker 1: courage that he had in those final days was pretty amazing. 839 00:42:25,680 --> 00:42:29,239 Speaker 1: So we'll wrap the show up on that. Thank you again, 840 00:42:29,360 --> 00:42:32,400 Speaker 1: Jay for putting together such a great outline for the show. 841 00:42:32,719 --> 00:42:36,399 Speaker 1: Thank you to Nate Stanley for joining the show. As 842 00:42:36,440 --> 00:42:39,200 Speaker 1: will remind you, we will be taking a break next 843 00:42:39,239 --> 00:42:42,080 Speaker 1: week for the fourth of July as the entire Minnesota 844 00:42:42,160 --> 00:42:47,160 Speaker 1: Vikings organization is off and out of the building. We'll 845 00:42:47,160 --> 00:42:49,279 Speaker 1: be back on July eighth for another edition of the 846 00:42:49,280 --> 00:42:52,759 Speaker 1: Minnesota Vikings Podcast. It will be fourth round pick DJ 847 00:42:52,960 --> 00:42:56,319 Speaker 1: want Him who is definitely a player you will want 848 00:42:56,360 --> 00:42:59,279 Speaker 1: to track who will be a big part of the 849 00:42:59,360 --> 00:43:02,520 Speaker 1: Vikings defensive line. So so stay tuned for that. But 850 00:43:02,680 --> 00:43:06,000 Speaker 1: while you're waiting, checkout Vikings dot com for all the 851 00:43:06,080 --> 00:43:09,360 Speaker 1: latest Vikings news. Check out the rite up onto Quarius, 852 00:43:09,440 --> 00:43:12,520 Speaker 1: where on the sp Award that is on Vikings dot 853 00:43:12,520 --> 00:43:15,320 Speaker 1: com by Lindsay Young, I believe, which is pretty incredible. 854 00:43:15,920 --> 00:43:19,080 Speaker 1: Staff writer Eric Smith has done a great job covering 855 00:43:19,080 --> 00:43:22,480 Speaker 1: the community efforts in the Twin Cities, including the Vikings 856 00:43:22,520 --> 00:43:25,960 Speaker 1: helping partner high V bloat up some food trucks with 857 00:43:26,080 --> 00:43:29,760 Speaker 1: donations that will be distributed all over the Twin Cities 858 00:43:29,760 --> 00:43:33,200 Speaker 1: to local food banks throughout the area. And then Craig 859 00:43:33,239 --> 00:43:36,160 Speaker 1: Peters has done an awesome job breaking down film and 860 00:43:36,280 --> 00:43:39,600 Speaker 1: doing these XS and o's features on all these Vikings rookies, 861 00:43:40,120 --> 00:43:43,640 Speaker 1: including one that he did on linebacker Troy Dye, who 862 00:43:43,640 --> 00:43:48,000 Speaker 1: has some pretty great film. Also a former guest of 863 00:43:48,000 --> 00:43:51,600 Speaker 1: the Minnesota Vikings Podcast at the University of Oregon. He 864 00:43:51,680 --> 00:43:55,000 Speaker 1: was an absolute stud, So check that out. But yeah, 865 00:43:55,080 --> 00:43:57,080 Speaker 1: check out all our content on all the social media 866 00:43:57,080 --> 00:44:01,279 Speaker 1: platforms Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, Twitter, YouTube. A lot to check 867 00:44:01,280 --> 00:44:03,960 Speaker 1: out this time of year as we get set for 868 00:44:04,120 --> 00:44:07,920 Speaker 1: hopefully what is a Minnesota Vikings training camp where the 869 00:44:07,960 --> 00:44:11,120 Speaker 1: players can participate and the coaches can get their hands 870 00:44:11,120 --> 00:44:13,680 Speaker 1: back on the players, because I know that's what they're 871 00:44:13,719 --> 00:44:16,000 Speaker 1: all excited to do. So thank you again for tuning 872 00:44:16,040 --> 00:44:18,920 Speaker 1: in to another edition of the Minnesota Vikings podcast. Have 873 00:44:19,000 --> 00:44:22,160 Speaker 1: a safe and healthy July fourth week, and we will 874 00:44:22,200 --> 00:44:23,520 Speaker 1: see you in two weeks.