1 00:00:06,480 --> 00:00:09,280 Speaker 1: You get a guy who has a knack for the football, 2 00:00:09,480 --> 00:00:12,200 Speaker 1: and I cannot believe how many times he's knocked the 3 00:00:12,240 --> 00:00:15,160 Speaker 1: football out of the quarterback's hands just in twenty nineteen. 4 00:00:17,840 --> 00:00:20,320 Speaker 1: We are just putting pieces in place, not just for 5 00:00:20,360 --> 00:00:22,759 Speaker 1: a run this year, but for success for the next 6 00:00:22,760 --> 00:00:33,919 Speaker 1: few years. And I'm really really excited about that. Hey, everybody, 7 00:00:33,960 --> 00:00:39,400 Speaker 1: welcome to the Minnesota Vikings Podcast, Episode fifty eight, brought 8 00:00:39,440 --> 00:00:42,720 Speaker 1: to you by Verizon, the network more people rely on 9 00:00:43,280 --> 00:00:47,440 Speaker 1: gives you more. I'm your host, Si Aminson in studio 10 00:00:47,520 --> 00:00:51,640 Speaker 1: with Jay Nelson and Chris Corso from Vikings dot Com 11 00:00:51,640 --> 00:00:56,600 Speaker 1: and Boys. Verizon Vikings training camp is officially wrapping up. 12 00:00:56,760 --> 00:01:02,240 Speaker 1: Final roster cuts are coming and we are ending camp 13 00:01:02,480 --> 00:01:08,120 Speaker 1: with a bang Yanique in Gackway from the Jacksonville Jaguars. 14 00:01:08,360 --> 00:01:13,280 Speaker 1: Is officially a Minnesota Viking. And for a team that 15 00:01:13,440 --> 00:01:17,720 Speaker 1: is commonly really well thought out, with the cap and 16 00:01:18,360 --> 00:01:22,160 Speaker 1: the situation that we're in, this shocked me. You know, 17 00:01:22,240 --> 00:01:24,440 Speaker 1: I know, you know, we all work at the building, 18 00:01:24,520 --> 00:01:27,000 Speaker 1: we all hear things. I didn't see this coming from 19 00:01:27,040 --> 00:01:30,200 Speaker 1: one hundred miles away, and it shocked me and it 20 00:01:30,319 --> 00:01:34,120 Speaker 1: excited me like a child. I can't remember the last time, 21 00:01:34,560 --> 00:01:37,560 Speaker 1: not free agency? What is it, Jared Allen? Would that be? 22 00:01:37,600 --> 00:01:40,000 Speaker 1: When did the Jared Allen trade happen? What part of 23 00:01:40,000 --> 00:01:42,560 Speaker 1: the year, Jay, Jared Allen was a little bit earlier. 24 00:01:42,600 --> 00:01:44,720 Speaker 1: I think the closest you can put to a big 25 00:01:44,800 --> 00:01:47,480 Speaker 1: name person coming in swooping in right at camp is 26 00:01:47,600 --> 00:01:51,080 Speaker 1: at the end of camp Bret fire. Oh nine. Yeah. Yeah, 27 00:01:51,080 --> 00:01:53,200 Speaker 1: And but that one had all the steam leading up 28 00:01:53,240 --> 00:01:57,160 Speaker 1: to it. But you know this, I am so excited 29 00:01:57,280 --> 00:01:59,800 Speaker 1: about this move. And the Vikings are given up a 30 00:02:00,000 --> 00:02:03,920 Speaker 1: second round pick in twenty twenty one, a conditional fifth 31 00:02:04,000 --> 00:02:06,520 Speaker 1: round pick in twenty twenty two, And I had a 32 00:02:06,560 --> 00:02:09,239 Speaker 1: friend who was complaining that it was conditional, and I 33 00:02:09,320 --> 00:02:11,560 Speaker 1: was like, dude, here are the conditions. If he is 34 00:02:11,600 --> 00:02:14,799 Speaker 1: a first ballot pro bowler, it becomes a fourth. If 35 00:02:14,800 --> 00:02:17,160 Speaker 1: he's a first ballot Pro bowler and the Vikings win 36 00:02:17,200 --> 00:02:20,040 Speaker 1: a Super Bowl, it becomes a third. Oh what a 37 00:02:20,120 --> 00:02:23,120 Speaker 1: horrible situation. What if we win three Super Bowls in 38 00:02:23,160 --> 00:02:26,120 Speaker 1: a row? Is at a first round pick? Who gives it? 39 00:02:27,880 --> 00:02:31,840 Speaker 1: That is great compensation if it leads to such wonderful 40 00:02:31,880 --> 00:02:34,760 Speaker 1: success for the team. But Chris, did it catch you 41 00:02:34,800 --> 00:02:37,720 Speaker 1: off guard at all? I was amazed. Man. I mean, 42 00:02:37,760 --> 00:02:40,160 Speaker 1: it happens on a weekend, we're all kind of away 43 00:02:40,200 --> 00:02:43,240 Speaker 1: from our computers and you start hearing about it, and 44 00:02:43,360 --> 00:02:46,440 Speaker 1: I am so excited. Coach Zimmer said in his press 45 00:02:46,480 --> 00:02:49,600 Speaker 1: conference this week. We have been looking at defensive ends 46 00:02:50,080 --> 00:02:53,520 Speaker 1: on the market for a long time, which also shocked 47 00:02:53,560 --> 00:02:56,600 Speaker 1: me because obviously the Vikings weren't able to bring back 48 00:02:56,600 --> 00:02:59,400 Speaker 1: Everson Griffin. And it seems like this is a pretty 49 00:02:59,480 --> 00:03:02,679 Speaker 1: good all alternative because you get a guy who has 50 00:03:02,720 --> 00:03:05,600 Speaker 1: a knack for the football. I watched some of his 51 00:03:05,680 --> 00:03:08,680 Speaker 1: highlights and I cannot believe how many times he's knocked 52 00:03:08,680 --> 00:03:11,720 Speaker 1: the football out of the quarterback's hands. Just in twenty nineteen, 53 00:03:11,919 --> 00:03:14,720 Speaker 1: before I came to work for the Minnesota Vikings and 54 00:03:14,800 --> 00:03:17,760 Speaker 1: I officially signed a contract that said I won't gamble 55 00:03:17,800 --> 00:03:20,240 Speaker 1: will I work for the NFL. I used to like 56 00:03:20,360 --> 00:03:24,040 Speaker 1: to put a little money on the football teams and 57 00:03:24,280 --> 00:03:28,239 Speaker 1: I loved a few years ago twenty seventeen. I loved 58 00:03:28,720 --> 00:03:32,360 Speaker 1: the Jacksonville Jaguars all season long. And I've seen this 59 00:03:32,480 --> 00:03:39,520 Speaker 1: dude play. I mean, he is an absolute monster, and Jay, 60 00:03:40,160 --> 00:03:42,240 Speaker 1: I think the really interesting thing. You know, anytime you 61 00:03:42,280 --> 00:03:44,440 Speaker 1: sign a guy on a tag, you know it's a 62 00:03:44,480 --> 00:03:46,760 Speaker 1: short term deal. I know a lot of people worried about, like, well, 63 00:03:46,800 --> 00:03:48,560 Speaker 1: you gave up a lot, can you keep him around? 64 00:03:48,920 --> 00:03:52,320 Speaker 1: I think it speaks volumes that he was willing to 65 00:03:52,360 --> 00:03:56,360 Speaker 1: take a nearly six million dollar pay cut just to 66 00:03:56,440 --> 00:03:59,600 Speaker 1: come here. I think to me that gives me a 67 00:03:59,640 --> 00:04:03,160 Speaker 1: little of faith that we're going to be walking the 68 00:04:03,280 --> 00:04:06,840 Speaker 1: right directions in terms of you making him a Viking 69 00:04:06,880 --> 00:04:10,160 Speaker 1: long term for the team. The fact that they can't 70 00:04:10,160 --> 00:04:15,400 Speaker 1: negotiate because he hadn't signed as his franchise tender July fifteenth, 71 00:04:15,480 --> 00:04:17,760 Speaker 1: it still just means that if he was willing to 72 00:04:17,760 --> 00:04:20,040 Speaker 1: take that kind of pay cut to come here, it 73 00:04:20,080 --> 00:04:22,240 Speaker 1: means he wants to be here. And if that's the case, 74 00:04:22,279 --> 00:04:25,240 Speaker 1: then that means working out a long term deal most 75 00:04:25,279 --> 00:04:27,520 Speaker 1: likely is not going to be an issue. So I 76 00:04:27,520 --> 00:04:30,599 Speaker 1: would assume, given the parameters of what it took to 77 00:04:30,640 --> 00:04:32,560 Speaker 1: get him here and the fact that you know he, 78 00:04:32,720 --> 00:04:34,760 Speaker 1: like you said, he took that big of a cut 79 00:04:34,800 --> 00:04:38,000 Speaker 1: to come here from Jacksonville, I would assume that a 80 00:04:38,080 --> 00:04:40,640 Speaker 1: long term deal will get done once the season is 81 00:04:40,640 --> 00:04:44,479 Speaker 1: finally over and per league rules. Because in Gockway didn't 82 00:04:44,520 --> 00:04:49,080 Speaker 1: sign his franchise tender with Jacksonville before the July fifteenth deadline. 83 00:04:49,360 --> 00:04:52,600 Speaker 1: They can't even negotiate a long term deal during the season, 84 00:04:52,600 --> 00:04:54,800 Speaker 1: which means it won't be a distraction at all. We're 85 00:04:54,839 --> 00:04:57,080 Speaker 1: going to play this season and then we'll handle it. 86 00:04:57,120 --> 00:05:00,120 Speaker 1: To me, I have no concerns about this kid's at 87 00:05:00,960 --> 00:05:04,320 Speaker 1: none whatsoever about this dude's attitude. And I'm gonna give 88 00:05:04,360 --> 00:05:07,160 Speaker 1: you the three reasons. One, you're not going to get 89 00:05:07,160 --> 00:05:10,799 Speaker 1: a guy like Zimmer to sign off on a dude 90 00:05:10,800 --> 00:05:13,120 Speaker 1: with those sort of concerns. He knows that he's coming 91 00:05:13,200 --> 00:05:17,200 Speaker 1: in to buy into this defense too. Same thing with Patterson, 92 00:05:17,400 --> 00:05:20,760 Speaker 1: the defensive line guru. They understand, you know, they understand 93 00:05:20,800 --> 00:05:23,839 Speaker 1: what they're getting into. And Dom Capers was with him 94 00:05:23,960 --> 00:05:28,040 Speaker 1: in Jacksonville during the twenty nineteen season and had firsthand 95 00:05:28,080 --> 00:05:30,880 Speaker 1: experience with him when he was already a little frustrated. 96 00:05:30,920 --> 00:05:32,960 Speaker 1: So you have a guy that this staff trusts and 97 00:05:33,080 --> 00:05:35,799 Speaker 1: believes in as a as a senior advisor with the program, 98 00:05:36,000 --> 00:05:38,680 Speaker 1: who I'm sure could speak to the character and talent 99 00:05:38,760 --> 00:05:42,520 Speaker 1: Chris absolutely. And the funny thing was coach Zimmer and 100 00:05:42,680 --> 00:05:46,440 Speaker 1: the Vikings played against this Jacksonville Jaguars defensive line in 101 00:05:46,480 --> 00:05:48,440 Speaker 1: the preseason last year, and I think he had like 102 00:05:48,520 --> 00:05:53,000 Speaker 1: four tackles and a sack, so he remembered having to 103 00:05:53,040 --> 00:05:55,240 Speaker 1: deal with him on the offensive side of the ball 104 00:05:55,279 --> 00:05:58,280 Speaker 1: for the Vikings. And obviously, as we touched on the 105 00:05:58,440 --> 00:06:03,560 Speaker 1: forced fumbles teen forced fumbles, fourth in the league in 106 00:06:03,600 --> 00:06:06,520 Speaker 1: the past four seasons. I mean, he's just has a 107 00:06:06,640 --> 00:06:10,880 Speaker 1: knack for the football, and you don't you can't teach that, Like, 108 00:06:10,960 --> 00:06:13,960 Speaker 1: that's not something that these guys. Chris has thrown out 109 00:06:14,000 --> 00:06:17,080 Speaker 1: that you can't teach. That you can't And he got 110 00:06:17,080 --> 00:06:19,880 Speaker 1: a hot take coming when Chris starts thrown out that 111 00:06:20,000 --> 00:06:22,920 Speaker 1: you can't teach that. And I have to say, there's 112 00:06:23,000 --> 00:06:26,280 Speaker 1: one guy I thought of player comparison throwing it out 113 00:06:26,320 --> 00:06:31,440 Speaker 1: there that he reminds me of Brandon Graham, who always 114 00:06:31,600 --> 00:06:34,200 Speaker 1: killed the Vikings over the past couple of years. A 115 00:06:34,400 --> 00:06:38,120 Speaker 1: shorter defensive end who's quick to the quarterback killed us 116 00:06:38,120 --> 00:06:40,640 Speaker 1: in the big game in the NFC Championship a few 117 00:06:40,680 --> 00:06:43,359 Speaker 1: years ago. Hate to bring it up, but this guy's 118 00:06:43,400 --> 00:06:46,000 Speaker 1: the same way. He's not as tall as a Daniel Hunter, 119 00:06:46,279 --> 00:06:49,080 Speaker 1: standing at six two, but he has that quickness and 120 00:06:49,120 --> 00:06:51,640 Speaker 1: he gets to the quarterback. And as I said, the 121 00:06:51,760 --> 00:06:54,520 Speaker 1: knack for the football. Yeah, and now it puts us 122 00:06:54,520 --> 00:06:57,160 Speaker 1: with three top tier players at each level of the defense. 123 00:06:57,200 --> 00:07:00,280 Speaker 1: You have twenty five year old bookends super to our 124 00:07:00,560 --> 00:07:03,960 Speaker 1: defensive ends, and Hunter and in Gockway, Bar and Kendricks 125 00:07:03,960 --> 00:07:08,000 Speaker 1: at linebacker, Smith and Harris at safety. Jay. You hear 126 00:07:08,080 --> 00:07:10,240 Speaker 1: some people say that you know you can run at him. 127 00:07:10,360 --> 00:07:12,440 Speaker 1: That's something I've heard. You can run at him. But 128 00:07:13,080 --> 00:07:15,400 Speaker 1: is this a huge opportunity for him and for our 129 00:07:15,440 --> 00:07:20,880 Speaker 1: team given the development abilities of Andre Patterson. I mean 130 00:07:21,360 --> 00:07:23,640 Speaker 1: three or four years ago, there were different holes in 131 00:07:24,880 --> 00:07:27,960 Speaker 1: Daniel Hunter's game, and we've seen those come leap and 132 00:07:28,040 --> 00:07:31,360 Speaker 1: bounds under Andre Patterson. We saw the same thing with 133 00:07:31,360 --> 00:07:35,000 Speaker 1: Everson Griffin. I mean, I don't even think that you know, 134 00:07:35,080 --> 00:07:37,600 Speaker 1: you get him in a system with great coaches like this. 135 00:07:37,920 --> 00:07:40,600 Speaker 1: I think you're talking about where he's at now is 136 00:07:40,640 --> 00:07:43,520 Speaker 1: a baseline for where he can be at. And that's 137 00:07:43,560 --> 00:07:46,480 Speaker 1: the scary thing to me is that I've heard discussions 138 00:07:46,520 --> 00:07:49,400 Speaker 1: on different media outlets where they've been talking about him 139 00:07:49,400 --> 00:07:52,600 Speaker 1: and saying, well, sometimes there's a question on motor, etc. Etc. 140 00:07:53,160 --> 00:07:55,800 Speaker 1: But what everyone has pointed at is the fact that 141 00:07:56,080 --> 00:07:59,360 Speaker 1: Andre Patterson is going to be his mentor, and what 142 00:07:59,440 --> 00:08:02,040 Speaker 1: they're excited about is what they've already seen. So if 143 00:08:02,520 --> 00:08:05,320 Speaker 1: there's the feeling that where he was in Jacksonville and 144 00:08:05,400 --> 00:08:07,880 Speaker 1: what he's done so far and put on film is 145 00:08:07,920 --> 00:08:11,080 Speaker 1: what the baseline is, then what are we talking about? 146 00:08:11,160 --> 00:08:14,040 Speaker 1: If Andre Patterson gets ahold of him and starts to 147 00:08:14,080 --> 00:08:16,680 Speaker 1: mold him over the next two three seasons. I mean, 148 00:08:16,880 --> 00:08:18,480 Speaker 1: if you're talking about having a guy like him and 149 00:08:18,560 --> 00:08:21,840 Speaker 1: Hunter with a Foddy and then a dj Wonham or 150 00:08:21,840 --> 00:08:24,520 Speaker 1: some of these other guys that are fighting for that 151 00:08:24,680 --> 00:08:28,239 Speaker 1: defensive end position, I mean, good lord, you are talking 152 00:08:28,240 --> 00:08:31,040 Speaker 1: about some serious, serious pressure coming off those edges and 153 00:08:31,120 --> 00:08:33,960 Speaker 1: really making quarterbacks have to think twice when they drop 154 00:08:34,040 --> 00:08:36,520 Speaker 1: back to pass. Absolutely. And you know, that was the 155 00:08:36,559 --> 00:08:38,679 Speaker 1: one thing that I thought about immediately because we were 156 00:08:38,720 --> 00:08:42,000 Speaker 1: all really excited for a Foddy this season. But you know, 157 00:08:42,040 --> 00:08:44,720 Speaker 1: as much as you might not see him getting the 158 00:08:44,760 --> 00:08:48,120 Speaker 1: same reps you saw him getting before this trade happened, 159 00:08:48,160 --> 00:08:49,560 Speaker 1: I think you have to look at it this way. 160 00:08:49,559 --> 00:08:52,280 Speaker 1: A Foddy's a young guy. He's flashed really hard, and 161 00:08:53,000 --> 00:08:56,200 Speaker 1: I think back to when we had when Everson Griffin 162 00:08:56,240 --> 00:08:58,320 Speaker 1: and Jared Allen were both on the line, you know, 163 00:08:58,600 --> 00:09:01,160 Speaker 1: and you get a young Deny Hunter getting a chance. 164 00:09:01,240 --> 00:09:03,439 Speaker 1: If Foddy is not going to be lost on this team, 165 00:09:03,480 --> 00:09:06,680 Speaker 1: the dude is an absolute monster. And if you look 166 00:09:06,679 --> 00:09:11,199 Speaker 1: at the levels of success for different defenses in this league, 167 00:09:11,240 --> 00:09:15,560 Speaker 1: these defenses that can rotate athletics strong impressive defense. Look 168 00:09:15,559 --> 00:09:18,080 Speaker 1: at what San Francisco did last year. I know the 169 00:09:18,160 --> 00:09:23,120 Speaker 1: Washington football team hasn't had a great success recently, but 170 00:09:23,240 --> 00:09:25,760 Speaker 1: their strength and their strength this year will be that 171 00:09:25,960 --> 00:09:30,480 Speaker 1: rotational defensive line. And so to me, this is, you know, 172 00:09:30,840 --> 00:09:33,120 Speaker 1: I'm a big a Foddy fan, but to have these 173 00:09:33,120 --> 00:09:35,480 Speaker 1: guys up top and then bringing guys like a Foddy 174 00:09:35,720 --> 00:09:39,720 Speaker 1: and whoever wins those other battles, to me that that's 175 00:09:39,800 --> 00:09:42,520 Speaker 1: the strength of this trade. You you're adding a superstar 176 00:09:42,640 --> 00:09:46,199 Speaker 1: and then everything that clicks down one level is actually 177 00:09:46,679 --> 00:09:49,360 Speaker 1: an increase at that level. I sound like a stuttern, 178 00:09:49,720 --> 00:09:52,480 Speaker 1: a stuttering maniac, Chris. For some reason, I can't like 179 00:09:52,720 --> 00:09:56,640 Speaker 1: I am mushmousening. Listen, I'm falling apart. I'm falling apart 180 00:09:56,679 --> 00:09:59,080 Speaker 1: because I'm excited. Take it away, Chris. Let me help 181 00:09:59,120 --> 00:10:04,680 Speaker 1: you out. One thing. Another thing. Coach Zimmer said this week, 182 00:10:04,720 --> 00:10:07,040 Speaker 1: He's like, don't forget a Foddy can move to the 183 00:10:07,080 --> 00:10:10,520 Speaker 1: inside and he can play at that defensive tackle position. 184 00:10:10,640 --> 00:10:13,760 Speaker 1: So that's another place where I see a Foddy making 185 00:10:13,840 --> 00:10:17,040 Speaker 1: some Hey, if you want to call it. And I 186 00:10:17,120 --> 00:10:19,480 Speaker 1: keep pointing this out. I'm excited for this year. I'm 187 00:10:19,600 --> 00:10:22,120 Speaker 1: enthused for this year, but I keep talking about next 188 00:10:22,160 --> 00:10:24,960 Speaker 1: year as well. Next year Michael Pierce will be back. 189 00:10:25,120 --> 00:10:27,559 Speaker 1: We are just putting pieces in place, not just for 190 00:10:27,600 --> 00:10:30,000 Speaker 1: a run this year, but for success for the next 191 00:10:30,000 --> 00:10:33,520 Speaker 1: few years. And I'm really really excited about that. Yeah. Also, 192 00:10:33,559 --> 00:10:36,760 Speaker 1: you forget, like Stephen Weatherly was there last year, Everson 193 00:10:36,840 --> 00:10:39,760 Speaker 1: Griffin was there last year, Daniel Hunter was there last year, 194 00:10:39,800 --> 00:10:43,559 Speaker 1: and a Foddy still had six sacks. So I mean, 195 00:10:43,760 --> 00:10:47,160 Speaker 1: just what Andre Patterson said this week, he goes, you 196 00:10:47,200 --> 00:10:51,080 Speaker 1: know what, media Chris Thomason, who obviously has to bring 197 00:10:51,160 --> 00:10:53,360 Speaker 1: up the issue of a Foddy's playing time, he says, 198 00:10:53,480 --> 00:10:56,520 Speaker 1: you can never have too many pass rushers. You literally 199 00:10:56,600 --> 00:10:59,040 Speaker 1: can never have too many pass rushers. I don't know 200 00:10:59,080 --> 00:11:02,080 Speaker 1: who would disagree with that statement. What if what if 201 00:11:02,160 --> 00:11:05,040 Speaker 1: the Vikings just had fifty three pass rushers, Chris, what 202 00:11:05,080 --> 00:11:07,439 Speaker 1: would you think about that? I think coach Zimmer would 203 00:11:07,520 --> 00:11:11,920 Speaker 1: like smile at night he'd have great sleep. He'd probably 204 00:11:11,960 --> 00:11:14,880 Speaker 1: have a nice glass of wine and sleep like a baby. 205 00:11:15,160 --> 00:11:21,080 Speaker 1: And at quarterback we have the newest Bosa brother, Jay 206 00:11:21,720 --> 00:11:25,679 Speaker 1: Riley Reef. Quickly after the signing became a subject of 207 00:11:25,720 --> 00:11:29,800 Speaker 1: those same sort of news reports. You know, I think 208 00:11:29,840 --> 00:11:32,000 Speaker 1: there was a little bit of concern there there might 209 00:11:32,040 --> 00:11:34,680 Speaker 1: be a restructure on the table. How interested is he? 210 00:11:35,080 --> 00:11:38,640 Speaker 1: All these stories went flying, and then he agrees to 211 00:11:38,679 --> 00:11:41,520 Speaker 1: return under a restructured deal. We get to keep him 212 00:11:41,640 --> 00:11:45,080 Speaker 1: on the team, which for me personally, it's a huge, 213 00:11:45,480 --> 00:11:48,000 Speaker 1: huge relief because I'm looking for that line to take 214 00:11:48,000 --> 00:11:49,880 Speaker 1: a step forward and for them to take a big 215 00:11:49,880 --> 00:11:53,480 Speaker 1: step forward. Keeping a veteran there who's played well. Now, 216 00:11:53,480 --> 00:11:56,040 Speaker 1: he might not be the number one left tackle in 217 00:11:56,080 --> 00:11:58,880 Speaker 1: the NFL the last three seasons, but he's really done 218 00:11:58,880 --> 00:12:02,679 Speaker 1: his job. He's really protected Kirk and he's really really 219 00:12:02,720 --> 00:12:04,920 Speaker 1: helped out a young group of guys, and keeping that 220 00:12:04,960 --> 00:12:07,840 Speaker 1: sort of stability around for me, is a really big deal, 221 00:12:07,960 --> 00:12:10,560 Speaker 1: And it's a yeoman's work for a guy like Riley Reeve, 222 00:12:10,600 --> 00:12:13,720 Speaker 1: who he shows up to the locker room, he's a captain. 223 00:12:14,160 --> 00:12:17,000 Speaker 1: He speaks when he needs to, but his play is 224 00:12:17,080 --> 00:12:20,000 Speaker 1: what is solid for that offensive line, and as an 225 00:12:20,040 --> 00:12:23,160 Speaker 1: offensive line that's been getting retooled and reworked over and 226 00:12:23,200 --> 00:12:26,640 Speaker 1: over again. And since he's been here from Detroit, he's 227 00:12:26,679 --> 00:12:30,040 Speaker 1: been that rock on that offensive line. So I think 228 00:12:30,040 --> 00:12:33,800 Speaker 1: it says a lot again similar to Unique and Gockway 229 00:12:33,960 --> 00:12:36,320 Speaker 1: taking less money wanting to be here, I think for 230 00:12:36,360 --> 00:12:39,280 Speaker 1: a guy like Riley, I'm sure it's difficult when you 231 00:12:39,320 --> 00:12:40,960 Speaker 1: go through all this stuff and you're dealing with the 232 00:12:41,000 --> 00:12:44,000 Speaker 1: business side of this, But when you have guys like 233 00:12:44,080 --> 00:12:47,440 Speaker 1: Adam Feeling and other veterans who are saying Riley is 234 00:12:47,480 --> 00:12:49,040 Speaker 1: one of those guys in the locker room that when 235 00:12:49,040 --> 00:12:52,400 Speaker 1: he speaks, we listen and we understand the business side 236 00:12:52,480 --> 00:12:56,040 Speaker 1: versus the personal side. But players are excited to have 237 00:12:56,120 --> 00:12:58,600 Speaker 1: him be back on this roster because they know what 238 00:12:58,640 --> 00:13:01,040 Speaker 1: he brings. And I think having a veteran like him 239 00:13:01,040 --> 00:13:02,920 Speaker 1: on that offensive line is only going to help those 240 00:13:02,920 --> 00:13:06,520 Speaker 1: young guys that are still developing to solidify in gel 241 00:13:06,600 --> 00:13:08,560 Speaker 1: into a top tier offensive line. Well, and if you 242 00:13:08,559 --> 00:13:11,800 Speaker 1: look at the sort of quarterback that Kirk Cousins is, 243 00:13:11,800 --> 00:13:13,760 Speaker 1: and this isn't taking a shot, this is just an 244 00:13:13,760 --> 00:13:16,280 Speaker 1: honest assessment. Pressure up the middle is always a very 245 00:13:16,320 --> 00:13:19,400 Speaker 1: difficult thing for him. And so that's where a lot 246 00:13:19,440 --> 00:13:21,640 Speaker 1: of our youth is. That's where we got new guys 247 00:13:21,679 --> 00:13:25,360 Speaker 1: and new positions. A second year center lf lines moving 248 00:13:25,440 --> 00:13:28,440 Speaker 1: over again, new guy at left guard. So as you're 249 00:13:28,440 --> 00:13:30,640 Speaker 1: dealing with all that and trying to make all of 250 00:13:30,679 --> 00:13:33,080 Speaker 1: it work and trying to be successful in the area 251 00:13:33,120 --> 00:13:36,440 Speaker 1: where your quarterback really doesn't like pressure, it would have 252 00:13:36,480 --> 00:13:40,680 Speaker 1: been a really, really difficult situation to have to shift 253 00:13:41,000 --> 00:13:44,200 Speaker 1: and also be transitioning and also be making moves and 254 00:13:44,280 --> 00:13:47,600 Speaker 1: also be vulnerable at the left tackle spot, having our 255 00:13:47,640 --> 00:13:50,560 Speaker 1: tackle short up again. I don't know that Riley Reef 256 00:13:50,640 --> 00:13:54,400 Speaker 1: is gonna be the number one Pro Bowl vote getter 257 00:13:54,520 --> 00:13:56,520 Speaker 1: at left tackle this year. I'm not going to make 258 00:13:56,559 --> 00:13:59,520 Speaker 1: some ridiculous statement that then he has to go out 259 00:13:59,520 --> 00:14:01,240 Speaker 1: and back up up. But I think he's a damn 260 00:14:01,360 --> 00:14:04,800 Speaker 1: good tackle and he and Brian O'Neill have those sides 261 00:14:04,880 --> 00:14:07,760 Speaker 1: shored up, so we can really allow that middle to 262 00:14:07,840 --> 00:14:10,440 Speaker 1: grow and really and when you get into the play 263 00:14:10,440 --> 00:14:12,480 Speaker 1: action game and the things that we want to do. 264 00:14:12,880 --> 00:14:14,520 Speaker 1: I don't want to go over the top, but it's 265 00:14:14,600 --> 00:14:17,880 Speaker 1: it's a really, really, really big deal. Chris. Yeah, you 266 00:14:17,880 --> 00:14:20,800 Speaker 1: wouldn't think when a guy who literally never talks to 267 00:14:20,840 --> 00:14:23,920 Speaker 1: the media and quiet when he leaves the building for 268 00:14:24,000 --> 00:14:26,760 Speaker 1: like twenty four hours, so many people would notice. But 269 00:14:27,240 --> 00:14:29,960 Speaker 1: you have adam feeling calling it out this week that 270 00:14:29,960 --> 00:14:33,240 Speaker 1: that they missed his presence for one day. Kirk Cousins says, 271 00:14:33,280 --> 00:14:35,600 Speaker 1: if you didn't have him, it would be a weird feeling. 272 00:14:36,200 --> 00:14:39,240 Speaker 1: I mean, he clearly has this sort of presence. I mean, 273 00:14:39,240 --> 00:14:41,480 Speaker 1: he was a captain last year for the offense, so 274 00:14:42,080 --> 00:14:44,760 Speaker 1: it's it's definitely. I think he talks a little bit 275 00:14:44,760 --> 00:14:48,440 Speaker 1: more inside the meeting rooms than he does to the media. 276 00:14:48,720 --> 00:14:52,360 Speaker 1: It's probably a good but I would guess so the 277 00:14:52,360 --> 00:14:57,360 Speaker 1: the presence is felt by his by his Vikings teammates. Absolutely. 278 00:14:57,440 --> 00:15:00,640 Speaker 1: Chris Well, let's uh, let's zero in on one of 279 00:15:00,640 --> 00:15:05,000 Speaker 1: those teammates to be specific here as we transition, mister 280 00:15:05,200 --> 00:15:10,440 Speaker 1: man Cato the title given to the Viking, the unknown 281 00:15:10,560 --> 00:15:13,840 Speaker 1: Viking that comes in and surprises in camp. Now there's 282 00:15:13,880 --> 00:15:16,200 Speaker 1: criteria blah blah blah blah blah blah blah. We're not 283 00:15:16,200 --> 00:15:18,000 Speaker 1: going to get into all that. I just want to 284 00:15:18,040 --> 00:15:20,840 Speaker 1: get into who. Now that camp is winding down and 285 00:15:20,920 --> 00:15:24,880 Speaker 1: nearly over, who is your mister man Cato who's your 286 00:15:24,920 --> 00:15:27,840 Speaker 1: guy that is a rookie or I never played before, 287 00:15:27,840 --> 00:15:30,400 Speaker 1: a guy that came in that should walk away with 288 00:15:30,520 --> 00:15:33,960 Speaker 1: that title, Chris. For me, it's an easy one. I 289 00:15:34,120 --> 00:15:37,160 Speaker 1: noticed Mike Zimmers say this guy's name early in camp 290 00:15:37,160 --> 00:15:39,680 Speaker 1: in a press conference, and he said, I can't wait 291 00:15:39,720 --> 00:15:43,440 Speaker 1: to see Alexander Hollins out there, And I said what? 292 00:15:44,160 --> 00:15:46,960 Speaker 1: And then I started washing our highlights and seeing all 293 00:15:47,000 --> 00:15:50,160 Speaker 1: the great footage that all our videographers do at the 294 00:15:50,240 --> 00:15:53,160 Speaker 1: v N and you see this guy just making big 295 00:15:53,200 --> 00:15:56,520 Speaker 1: play after big play, using his speed, using his one 296 00:15:56,640 --> 00:16:00,400 Speaker 1: hundred and sixty pound frame to get open, and it's 297 00:16:00,480 --> 00:16:04,480 Speaker 1: unbelievable what this guy has done. And you talk about undrafted, 298 00:16:04,480 --> 00:16:07,360 Speaker 1: He was an undrafted free agent, and he is probably 299 00:16:07,400 --> 00:16:09,800 Speaker 1: a name that mosile Vikings fans have never heard of. 300 00:16:09,920 --> 00:16:13,600 Speaker 1: But at us being stadium, he goes deep and catches 301 00:16:13,640 --> 00:16:16,000 Speaker 1: a pass from Kirk Cousins. So I don't know how 302 00:16:16,000 --> 00:16:19,320 Speaker 1: it can be anyone else other than Alexander Hollins if 303 00:16:19,360 --> 00:16:22,000 Speaker 1: he makes the roster. And I love Hollins because and 304 00:16:22,080 --> 00:16:24,480 Speaker 1: that's probably what my pick is too, Chris. I'm gonna 305 00:16:24,480 --> 00:16:27,200 Speaker 1: see if Jay can sway me at all, but just 306 00:16:27,640 --> 00:16:30,640 Speaker 1: by stature. He's an underdog. He's just one hundred and 307 00:16:30,680 --> 00:16:34,640 Speaker 1: sixty six pounds. You know, he's slight and framed, but 308 00:16:34,720 --> 00:16:39,400 Speaker 1: he is fast and I think something like seventy one 309 00:16:39,480 --> 00:16:42,640 Speaker 1: total snaps last year, but forty eight of those came 310 00:16:42,680 --> 00:16:46,240 Speaker 1: in a pointless week seventeen game versus Chicago. For him 311 00:16:46,280 --> 00:16:50,520 Speaker 1: to come in and look, I think the best way 312 00:16:50,520 --> 00:16:52,880 Speaker 1: to say it is he's looked like a pro. He 313 00:16:52,960 --> 00:16:56,440 Speaker 1: has come in and in a world filled with receivers 314 00:16:56,480 --> 00:17:00,280 Speaker 1: that this community and organization is excited about, he walked 315 00:17:00,280 --> 00:17:03,240 Speaker 1: into camp and has looked like an absolute pro the 316 00:17:03,480 --> 00:17:08,040 Speaker 1: entire time. For me, it's hard because I think he's 317 00:17:08,240 --> 00:17:10,920 Speaker 1: definitely stood out. But there's another person who's been around 318 00:17:10,920 --> 00:17:13,440 Speaker 1: a little bit and is in a position where there 319 00:17:13,480 --> 00:17:15,960 Speaker 1: are a couple people ahead of him that get all 320 00:17:16,000 --> 00:17:18,760 Speaker 1: of the headlines, and he has made play after play 321 00:17:18,800 --> 00:17:21,520 Speaker 1: after play during this camp. Who I'm talking about his 322 00:17:21,560 --> 00:17:24,320 Speaker 1: tight end, Tyler Conklin. The reason why I'm bringing up 323 00:17:24,320 --> 00:17:27,080 Speaker 1: Conklin is this, He's got Kyle Rudolph, He's got IRV 324 00:17:27,160 --> 00:17:31,320 Speaker 1: Smith Junior ahead of him. He ended practice one day 325 00:17:31,400 --> 00:17:33,639 Speaker 1: with a highlight catch. You can go find on Vikings 326 00:17:33,680 --> 00:17:36,040 Speaker 1: dot com and our social media platform where he did 327 00:17:36,040 --> 00:17:39,320 Speaker 1: the outstretched catch fingertip basically fallen his back and roll out. 328 00:17:39,760 --> 00:17:41,959 Speaker 1: Dalvin Cook went nuts, and Dalvin Cook was the one 329 00:17:42,000 --> 00:17:43,920 Speaker 1: that was bringing him up talking about how he just 330 00:17:44,080 --> 00:17:46,240 Speaker 1: ended a practice and he's looked great. Then we go 331 00:17:46,280 --> 00:17:49,360 Speaker 1: ahead and we have the practice on Friday and Conklin 332 00:17:49,440 --> 00:17:51,840 Speaker 1: did almost an identical thing where they threw it to 333 00:17:51,880 --> 00:17:55,040 Speaker 1: the sideline and he made a fingertip grab and he 334 00:17:55,160 --> 00:17:58,720 Speaker 1: toe tapped his way into the sideline and fell out, 335 00:17:58,840 --> 00:18:02,080 Speaker 1: and the ref on the the call said out of bounds. 336 00:18:02,080 --> 00:18:04,119 Speaker 1: And every single person that was where we were in 337 00:18:04,160 --> 00:18:06,720 Speaker 1: the control room and anybody who had a bird's eye view, 338 00:18:06,720 --> 00:18:09,400 Speaker 1: we're all shaking her head. And the offense started looking 339 00:18:09,440 --> 00:18:12,399 Speaker 1: at the screen to see a replay of it because 340 00:18:12,400 --> 00:18:15,199 Speaker 1: they all knew that Conklin made that catch too. For me, 341 00:18:15,320 --> 00:18:17,960 Speaker 1: Tyler Conklin is a guy who does all the work 342 00:18:18,359 --> 00:18:21,159 Speaker 1: that has asked of him quietly, and when he needs to, 343 00:18:21,240 --> 00:18:23,040 Speaker 1: he can make a play. And I think having a 344 00:18:23,040 --> 00:18:25,720 Speaker 1: guy like him that's behind a Rudolph and if Smith Jr. 345 00:18:26,080 --> 00:18:28,440 Speaker 1: Hopefully Tyler Conklin could take that next step and get 346 00:18:28,440 --> 00:18:31,440 Speaker 1: some more playing time this season. I love Tyler Conklin. 347 00:18:31,080 --> 00:18:33,800 Speaker 1: I think I think the people who are really into 348 00:18:33,840 --> 00:18:35,879 Speaker 1: who mister man Cato is would call you on some 349 00:18:36,000 --> 00:18:39,520 Speaker 1: rules violations because he's been he's been an active member 350 00:18:39,520 --> 00:18:42,600 Speaker 1: of the team in the past. But everybody's talking about her, 351 00:18:42,920 --> 00:18:46,280 Speaker 1: everybody's talking about Rudy, and to have Conklin back and 352 00:18:46,440 --> 00:18:50,560 Speaker 1: healthy and ready to roll, I couldn't be more enthused 353 00:18:50,600 --> 00:18:54,600 Speaker 1: about that. Let's jump out of the Vikings and into 354 00:18:54,680 --> 00:18:58,920 Speaker 1: the NFL. As NFL dot Com did their twenty twenty 355 00:18:59,119 --> 00:19:03,960 Speaker 1: Award for Addictions comes from NFL dot Com and NFL Network, 356 00:19:03,960 --> 00:19:06,439 Speaker 1: they pulled thirty five of their experts to get their 357 00:19:06,480 --> 00:19:09,919 Speaker 1: takes on who the twenty twenty Award winners would be 358 00:19:10,240 --> 00:19:14,280 Speaker 1: when the season comes to an end. Little bit of 359 00:19:14,400 --> 00:19:17,440 Speaker 1: Viking love, A minimal amount of Viking love that we'll 360 00:19:17,440 --> 00:19:21,600 Speaker 1: get to. But we'll start with MVP and I'll give 361 00:19:21,640 --> 00:19:24,200 Speaker 1: you the run through, and you tell me if if 362 00:19:24,200 --> 00:19:26,440 Speaker 1: they're missing anybody, if you like it, if you don't 363 00:19:26,480 --> 00:19:29,679 Speaker 1: like it. For every p it's a landslide twenty one 364 00:19:29,760 --> 00:19:33,800 Speaker 1: votes to Mahomesshan Jackson in second, Lamar Jackson and Russell 365 00:19:33,880 --> 00:19:36,439 Speaker 1: Wilson in third, and then a tie for fifth at 366 00:19:36,920 --> 00:19:42,159 Speaker 1: Brady Breeze, Derek Carr, which is a surprising name, Cam Newton, 367 00:19:42,200 --> 00:19:45,359 Speaker 1: and Dak Prescott. Those guys each got one vote. I 368 00:19:45,359 --> 00:19:47,560 Speaker 1: don't know who voted for Derek Carr, but I wouldn't 369 00:19:47,600 --> 00:19:51,600 Speaker 1: trust him with my money or anything like that. But yeah, 370 00:19:51,680 --> 00:19:53,720 Speaker 1: I mean, you look at Patrick Mahomes. You saw what 371 00:19:53,760 --> 00:19:56,920 Speaker 1: he did in the Super Bowl, and that's probably where 372 00:19:56,920 --> 00:20:00,200 Speaker 1: I go. You would probably expect for Lamar Jack can 373 00:20:00,320 --> 00:20:02,159 Speaker 1: have a few more votes, but that would probably be 374 00:20:02,160 --> 00:20:05,680 Speaker 1: my only issues there. My favorite name on the list, 375 00:20:05,720 --> 00:20:08,680 Speaker 1: the one that I do Who do I think it's 376 00:20:08,680 --> 00:20:10,679 Speaker 1: going to be? Patrick Mahomes? Who do I want it 377 00:20:10,720 --> 00:20:13,280 Speaker 1: to be? I mean, other than a Minnesota Viking. If 378 00:20:13,280 --> 00:20:16,520 Speaker 1: we take the Vikings out of this, Cam Newton, Oh 379 00:20:16,520 --> 00:20:18,720 Speaker 1: what a like you want to talk about? I don't 380 00:20:18,720 --> 00:20:22,119 Speaker 1: know if you guys saw this. Bill Belichick's spewed positivity 381 00:20:22,160 --> 00:20:25,000 Speaker 1: the other day about Cam Newton in a way that 382 00:20:25,080 --> 00:20:28,159 Speaker 1: he rarely does, and and he did in such a 383 00:20:28,240 --> 00:20:32,520 Speaker 1: specific way, talking about his work ethic. Basically everything that 384 00:20:32,560 --> 00:20:35,320 Speaker 1: you've heard about Cam in the last couple of years 385 00:20:35,320 --> 00:20:39,520 Speaker 1: where fans have complained about him, Belichick basically pushed it 386 00:20:39,600 --> 00:20:42,919 Speaker 1: all the other directions that you're wrong. This guy's a 387 00:20:43,000 --> 00:20:45,800 Speaker 1: great dude. This guy works really hard, and not just 388 00:20:45,880 --> 00:20:47,720 Speaker 1: on the things that he's good at, but on the 389 00:20:47,720 --> 00:20:50,800 Speaker 1: things that he needs to get better at. So I 390 00:20:50,840 --> 00:20:53,400 Speaker 1: think it's gonna be Mahomes Jay, But how fun would 391 00:20:53,400 --> 00:20:55,760 Speaker 1: it be to be Cam Newton? Would that would be 392 00:20:55,800 --> 00:20:59,960 Speaker 1: an amazing dynamic Given the offseason stories, that was actually 393 00:21:00,160 --> 00:21:02,200 Speaker 1: going to be my pick here on this one, saying, yeah, 394 00:21:02,280 --> 00:21:05,359 Speaker 1: Patrick Mahomes is the leader, and given what he did before, 395 00:21:05,400 --> 00:21:08,720 Speaker 1: you can't pick against him. But for me, Cam getting 396 00:21:08,760 --> 00:21:11,880 Speaker 1: one vote on this list is something that I think 397 00:21:11,880 --> 00:21:13,919 Speaker 1: he is one hundred percent the dark horse, and I 398 00:21:13,920 --> 00:21:16,440 Speaker 1: think Cam is the guy that he's on a motivated 399 00:21:16,480 --> 00:21:19,040 Speaker 1: team with a motivated coach and a motivated player to 400 00:21:19,080 --> 00:21:22,680 Speaker 1: show that all three of those groups we're not done 401 00:21:22,760 --> 00:21:26,119 Speaker 1: yet and we're not gone. I think motivated Cam Newton 402 00:21:26,200 --> 00:21:28,639 Speaker 1: with a coach behind him saying he's got all the 403 00:21:28,720 --> 00:21:31,360 Speaker 1: tools that it takes to be a top tier quarterback. 404 00:21:31,800 --> 00:21:34,679 Speaker 1: I think that is a recipe for success when it 405 00:21:34,680 --> 00:21:37,040 Speaker 1: comes to not only Cam but the Patriots, and if 406 00:21:37,080 --> 00:21:40,200 Speaker 1: they have any shot this year, it's Cam Newton basically 407 00:21:40,320 --> 00:21:42,520 Speaker 1: leading that team from the front. And that was that 408 00:21:42,600 --> 00:21:44,520 Speaker 1: was going to be My pick was Cam Newton on 409 00:21:44,560 --> 00:21:47,240 Speaker 1: this one twenty twenty Offensive Player of the Year. The 410 00:21:47,320 --> 00:21:50,160 Speaker 1: number one vote getter is Christian McCaffrey was six votes. 411 00:21:50,240 --> 00:21:53,000 Speaker 1: Mahomes gets five votes. But then it is our boy, 412 00:21:53,680 --> 00:21:58,320 Speaker 1: Dalvin Cook getting four votes in third. And you know 413 00:21:58,359 --> 00:22:00,880 Speaker 1: there's some other people below it here more running backs, 414 00:22:00,960 --> 00:22:03,240 Speaker 1: Lamar Jackson, blah blah blah blah blah blah blah. But 415 00:22:03,320 --> 00:22:05,959 Speaker 1: this I love this pick for Dalvin Cook, And this 416 00:22:06,240 --> 00:22:09,920 Speaker 1: could be that year. You know, if if the offensive line, 417 00:22:09,920 --> 00:22:13,600 Speaker 1: like we keep talking about, takes a step upwards, if 418 00:22:13,720 --> 00:22:17,000 Speaker 1: everything gels together, and if Delvin is healthy for an 419 00:22:17,119 --> 00:22:20,280 Speaker 1: entire season, you know he is primed. He seems like 420 00:22:20,320 --> 00:22:23,000 Speaker 1: that guy that's sitting on one of those magical seasons. 421 00:22:23,240 --> 00:22:26,240 Speaker 1: If things fall into place correctly, He's a guy who 422 00:22:26,240 --> 00:22:28,040 Speaker 1: you could turn around and go, did he just run 423 00:22:28,160 --> 00:22:32,080 Speaker 1: for eighteen hundred yards? You could have a monster of 424 00:22:32,119 --> 00:22:35,080 Speaker 1: a year here. Absolutely, it's always you know how much 425 00:22:35,119 --> 00:22:37,880 Speaker 1: I love mister Garrett Kubiak and how much I've talked 426 00:22:37,880 --> 00:22:41,240 Speaker 1: about his top five run offenses over like everything. He 427 00:22:41,320 --> 00:22:44,560 Speaker 1: loves that you call him mister. He's such a mister. 428 00:22:44,800 --> 00:22:47,040 Speaker 1: He's not like you know, just look at him, hear 429 00:22:47,119 --> 00:22:49,240 Speaker 1: him talk. He's got a little accent going on. Well, 430 00:22:49,480 --> 00:22:52,400 Speaker 1: for people who've never seen Chris Corso's face before, he 431 00:22:52,480 --> 00:22:55,960 Speaker 1: has the fresh, shiny face of a really exuberant nine 432 00:22:56,040 --> 00:22:58,840 Speaker 1: year old. So I do think it makes sense that 433 00:22:58,920 --> 00:23:01,360 Speaker 1: he calls every Honestly, the fact that you don't call 434 00:23:01,440 --> 00:23:04,720 Speaker 1: me mister Si is shocking. So yes, if you could 435 00:23:04,800 --> 00:23:07,200 Speaker 1: keep calling all the coaches mister, that would be great. 436 00:23:07,200 --> 00:23:10,920 Speaker 1: So you were saying about mister Gary Kubiak, Mister Gary Kubiak, 437 00:23:11,080 --> 00:23:14,600 Speaker 1: it loves his running backs and he will feature mister 438 00:23:14,720 --> 00:23:18,320 Speaker 1: Dalvin Cook all year long. And mister Dalvin Cook is 439 00:23:18,320 --> 00:23:21,600 Speaker 1: on a contract year, which I think also plays into 440 00:23:21,640 --> 00:23:25,480 Speaker 1: this twenty twenty Offensive Player of the Year. And Jay, 441 00:23:25,480 --> 00:23:27,360 Speaker 1: are you going to deviate from that at all? I mean, 442 00:23:27,440 --> 00:23:32,000 Speaker 1: having mister Gary coaching and a contract year in place here, 443 00:23:32,040 --> 00:23:34,680 Speaker 1: It's like I said, everything seems to be coming together 444 00:23:35,240 --> 00:23:38,760 Speaker 1: for Delvin to make And you know, like, well, I said, 445 00:23:38,760 --> 00:23:40,960 Speaker 1: this is a team sport. But if Dalvin has a 446 00:23:41,040 --> 00:23:44,440 Speaker 1: huge year, given the way this offense is built, that 447 00:23:44,480 --> 00:23:46,880 Speaker 1: means this team is going to have a successful year. 448 00:23:47,160 --> 00:23:49,680 Speaker 1: I don't see a lot of situations where Dalvin Cook 449 00:23:49,760 --> 00:23:52,639 Speaker 1: goes for sixteen hundred yards and this isn't one of 450 00:23:52,640 --> 00:23:55,560 Speaker 1: the best teams in the National Football League. Agreed, And 451 00:23:55,680 --> 00:23:57,120 Speaker 1: you know, we went back a couple of weeks ago 452 00:23:57,160 --> 00:23:59,480 Speaker 1: and looked at what Gary Kubiak's numbers have been when 453 00:23:59,480 --> 00:24:01,760 Speaker 1: he's an off a coordinator, and one of the big 454 00:24:01,760 --> 00:24:04,520 Speaker 1: things we focused on there was just talking about how 455 00:24:04,800 --> 00:24:06,800 Speaker 1: not only do running backs get the yards on the ground, 456 00:24:06,840 --> 00:24:08,520 Speaker 1: but they also get him through the air, and Delvin 457 00:24:08,520 --> 00:24:11,120 Speaker 1: Cook is built for that. An all offseason we heard 458 00:24:11,160 --> 00:24:13,680 Speaker 1: about how Delvin Cook is kind of the key cog 459 00:24:13,760 --> 00:24:17,639 Speaker 1: of this offense and if Delvin, like you said, stays healthy, 460 00:24:18,119 --> 00:24:20,479 Speaker 1: a Gary Kubiak offense is primed for him. And I 461 00:24:20,520 --> 00:24:23,760 Speaker 1: think Delvin being number three on this list, behind the 462 00:24:23,800 --> 00:24:27,840 Speaker 1: guy who was the Super Bowl MVP and the leading 463 00:24:27,880 --> 00:24:31,119 Speaker 1: vote getter for the presumptive twenty twenty MVP at number two, 464 00:24:31,119 --> 00:24:33,840 Speaker 1: with Patrick Mahomes and then Christian McCaffrey who had a 465 00:24:33,880 --> 00:24:37,160 Speaker 1: thousand and a thousand last year being third on this list, 466 00:24:37,280 --> 00:24:39,760 Speaker 1: it puts you in prime real estate to have an 467 00:24:39,800 --> 00:24:41,920 Speaker 1: insane season. If this is actually what we get out 468 00:24:41,920 --> 00:24:45,560 Speaker 1: of Delvin Cook, well, let's talk insane twenty twenty Defensive 469 00:24:45,560 --> 00:24:47,720 Speaker 1: Player of the Year doesn't have a single Viking on it. 470 00:24:48,280 --> 00:24:53,399 Speaker 1: I do not understand this, and honestly, I'd have a 471 00:24:53,440 --> 00:24:55,840 Speaker 1: tough time choosing which Viking you you would put on there. 472 00:24:55,880 --> 00:24:58,280 Speaker 1: I think you can make an argument for three or 473 00:24:58,280 --> 00:25:00,800 Speaker 1: four guys that should be at least Sidered to be 474 00:25:01,000 --> 00:25:03,399 Speaker 1: one of the because they list they got Aaron Donald. 475 00:25:03,760 --> 00:25:07,399 Speaker 1: All these are fantastic football players. Aaron Donald, Miles, Garrett T, 476 00:25:07,560 --> 00:25:11,760 Speaker 1: J Watt, Nick Bosa, Chandler Jones, Cam Jordan Khalilmack, Devin White, 477 00:25:11,840 --> 00:25:16,080 Speaker 1: Joey Bosa, Minca Fitzpatrick, Patrick Pearson or Peterson, JJ Watt, 478 00:25:16,119 --> 00:25:21,280 Speaker 1: and Chase Young fantastic, fantastic football players. But are you 479 00:25:21,320 --> 00:25:24,119 Speaker 1: gonna try to tell me that Daniel Hunter doesn't belong 480 00:25:24,119 --> 00:25:26,480 Speaker 1: in that group? You're gonna you're gonna try to tell 481 00:25:26,520 --> 00:25:30,040 Speaker 1: me that because this is a lot of defensive lineman here. 482 00:25:30,359 --> 00:25:33,320 Speaker 1: This is a lot of defensive lineman. There is no 483 00:25:33,440 --> 00:25:37,160 Speaker 1: world where Daniel Hunter's name for me personally, and that's 484 00:25:37,200 --> 00:25:39,720 Speaker 1: not even me being a Homer. It's just me watching 485 00:25:39,720 --> 00:25:43,800 Speaker 1: a dude play football. There's no world where he's not 486 00:25:43,960 --> 00:25:47,240 Speaker 1: on this list as as a potential candidate going into 487 00:25:47,240 --> 00:25:50,720 Speaker 1: the season. Yeah. I mean, he's group just continued to 488 00:25:50,760 --> 00:25:53,160 Speaker 1: grow and get better every single year, and I don't 489 00:25:53,200 --> 00:25:55,240 Speaker 1: see how you wouldn't put him on this list. And 490 00:25:55,280 --> 00:25:59,160 Speaker 1: I don't see how Eric Kendricks, who just tackles everyone 491 00:25:59,200 --> 00:26:01,640 Speaker 1: in his path, is not on this list. I guess 492 00:26:01,720 --> 00:26:05,680 Speaker 1: linebackers don't really get this sort of award unless you're 493 00:26:05,680 --> 00:26:08,560 Speaker 1: like a Ray Lewis or Brian Urlacker. But I would 494 00:26:08,560 --> 00:26:10,400 Speaker 1: can say he would probably be second on my list 495 00:26:10,440 --> 00:26:12,400 Speaker 1: for the Vikings DA. I mean, you got a couple 496 00:26:12,400 --> 00:26:14,680 Speaker 1: of linebackers on this list. I will say. The other 497 00:26:14,720 --> 00:26:17,120 Speaker 1: thing what I'm really looking forward to with Kendricks here 498 00:26:17,200 --> 00:26:19,840 Speaker 1: is the acclaim started to pick up a little bit 499 00:26:19,920 --> 00:26:22,680 Speaker 1: last season and into this past offseason, and I think 500 00:26:22,680 --> 00:26:24,520 Speaker 1: what's going to happen with Kendricks is I think he's 501 00:26:24,520 --> 00:26:28,360 Speaker 1: gonna put together another really, really great year this year. 502 00:26:28,760 --> 00:26:32,359 Speaker 1: And that's I think people are nationally are really going 503 00:26:32,400 --> 00:26:35,480 Speaker 1: to start noticing what's happening here. Unfortunately, that's the reality 504 00:26:35,520 --> 00:26:38,719 Speaker 1: with sports. Sometimes it takes a year or two of 505 00:26:38,880 --> 00:26:42,240 Speaker 1: guys being as special as Eric was last year. And 506 00:26:42,560 --> 00:26:45,520 Speaker 1: I expect him to improve this year and I think 507 00:26:45,560 --> 00:26:47,439 Speaker 1: he's going to be a name on the forefront of 508 00:26:47,480 --> 00:26:49,920 Speaker 1: everybody's lips when we talk about some of the best 509 00:26:49,920 --> 00:26:53,120 Speaker 1: defenders in the league by the time this season's over, 510 00:26:53,320 --> 00:26:54,959 Speaker 1: I think one of the problems that all of our 511 00:26:55,000 --> 00:26:57,240 Speaker 1: defensive guys have right now is there's probably a little 512 00:26:57,240 --> 00:26:59,600 Speaker 1: bit of perception that they are a product of the system. 513 00:27:00,080 --> 00:27:03,119 Speaker 1: That Zimmer's system every single year shows up, whether it 514 00:27:03,200 --> 00:27:06,560 Speaker 1: was stopping the run or defending the past. Our guys 515 00:27:06,600 --> 00:27:08,840 Speaker 1: we like we had the list before. You have top 516 00:27:08,880 --> 00:27:12,320 Speaker 1: tier guys on every single level of this team, where 517 00:27:12,400 --> 00:27:14,840 Speaker 1: Anthony Barr was a superstar two or three years ago 518 00:27:14,880 --> 00:27:17,000 Speaker 1: that everybody loved him, and then you couldn't find them 519 00:27:17,119 --> 00:27:20,160 Speaker 1: on any of their lists. Following that, you know, Kendricks 520 00:27:20,240 --> 00:27:23,040 Speaker 1: finally making the top one hundred lists this past year, 521 00:27:23,440 --> 00:27:25,600 Speaker 1: the Neil being number forty one, and we're all looking 522 00:27:25,600 --> 00:27:28,040 Speaker 1: at each other, going, this guy just broke the fifty 523 00:27:28,080 --> 00:27:31,480 Speaker 1: sacks at the fastest ever in NFL history. Like, all 524 00:27:31,520 --> 00:27:34,679 Speaker 1: of these guys are getting their own accolades, but when 525 00:27:34,760 --> 00:27:37,600 Speaker 1: it comes to the national media, I think that some 526 00:27:37,640 --> 00:27:39,239 Speaker 1: of the guys just they look at it and say, well, 527 00:27:39,240 --> 00:27:42,280 Speaker 1: it's a product of what Zimmer does, and it's difficult 528 00:27:42,320 --> 00:27:45,159 Speaker 1: for them to kind of break that superstar mold in 529 00:27:45,240 --> 00:27:48,400 Speaker 1: the public perception when some of our games aren't necessarily 530 00:27:48,440 --> 00:27:51,840 Speaker 1: on national television. So I think if we have a 531 00:27:52,560 --> 00:27:55,720 Speaker 1: top tier offense with a lockdown defense, you're going to 532 00:27:55,800 --> 00:27:58,159 Speaker 1: start to see more and more of these guys become 533 00:27:58,359 --> 00:28:00,480 Speaker 1: top of mind when it comes to their positions in 534 00:28:00,520 --> 00:28:03,760 Speaker 1: the NFL. Real quickly Offensive Rookie of the Year Justin 535 00:28:03,880 --> 00:28:06,439 Speaker 1: Jefferson got a little bit of love. He got one vote. 536 00:28:06,680 --> 00:28:08,800 Speaker 1: No guys on Defensive Rookie of the Year. But now 537 00:28:08,880 --> 00:28:12,400 Speaker 1: let's talk about the dumbest snub job for me. Sixteen 538 00:28:12,480 --> 00:28:15,440 Speaker 1: coaches make the twenty twenty Coach of the Year candidate list, 539 00:28:15,680 --> 00:28:18,399 Speaker 1: and none of them are Mike Zimmer. Now, I understand 540 00:28:18,640 --> 00:28:21,040 Speaker 1: that Coach of the Year is often based upon a 541 00:28:21,119 --> 00:28:23,760 Speaker 1: team's performance. If a team goes fourteen and two, they 542 00:28:23,800 --> 00:28:27,560 Speaker 1: had eight wins the year before, YadA, YadA, YadA, YadA. 543 00:28:27,640 --> 00:28:32,480 Speaker 1: But I do not believe that Mike Zimmer that there 544 00:28:32,560 --> 00:28:35,240 Speaker 1: is not a single vote for that man walk because 545 00:28:35,400 --> 00:28:38,120 Speaker 1: it's a good football team last year. But if this 546 00:28:38,160 --> 00:28:40,640 Speaker 1: team is good this year, if this team puts together 547 00:28:41,080 --> 00:28:45,000 Speaker 1: ten wins, twelve wins, thirty, if they have a good season, 548 00:28:45,960 --> 00:28:47,760 Speaker 1: Mike Zimmer will be at the top of that list 549 00:28:48,200 --> 00:28:50,320 Speaker 1: for no other reason than I don't know if any 550 00:28:50,400 --> 00:28:54,720 Speaker 1: Viking fan has looked at our schedule, but boy, oh boy, 551 00:28:54,960 --> 00:28:59,160 Speaker 1: it is fricking difficult. You come out of the gate 552 00:28:59,280 --> 00:29:06,440 Speaker 1: this year with five insanely difficult games Packers, Titans, Seahawks, 553 00:29:06,840 --> 00:29:11,440 Speaker 1: the Indianapolis Colts, and give me the other one, the Texans. 554 00:29:11,680 --> 00:29:16,280 Speaker 1: You're talking five incredibly tough matchups. If this team goes 555 00:29:16,320 --> 00:29:20,000 Speaker 1: on a run, wins a division, and runs into the playoffs, 556 00:29:20,280 --> 00:29:23,560 Speaker 1: there's no world where Mike Zimmer won't won't be at 557 00:29:23,560 --> 00:29:26,480 Speaker 1: the top of this list given the challenge that they 558 00:29:26,560 --> 00:29:29,000 Speaker 1: have in front of them in terms of schedule. Yeah, 559 00:29:29,040 --> 00:29:31,640 Speaker 1: I mean it's insane. You open up with the Packers 560 00:29:31,880 --> 00:29:35,240 Speaker 1: and if you lose that game, you already have one 561 00:29:35,320 --> 00:29:40,000 Speaker 1: foot down, like it's unbelievable how important that game is 562 00:29:40,040 --> 00:29:42,400 Speaker 1: against the Packers, and then it just doesn't get lighter. 563 00:29:42,760 --> 00:29:45,680 Speaker 1: I mean, I keep going. The worst team we play 564 00:29:45,680 --> 00:29:48,960 Speaker 1: in the first seven weeks is the Lions, and we 565 00:29:49,040 --> 00:29:56,320 Speaker 1: always know that's always a tough game in division. So Cowboys, Panthers, Bears, Packers, Falcons, 566 00:29:56,360 --> 00:29:58,960 Speaker 1: I mean, every team it's going to be a battle, 567 00:29:59,000 --> 00:30:01,400 Speaker 1: and I mean, I can't. You haven't even mentioned the 568 00:30:01,480 --> 00:30:06,240 Speaker 1: Saints or the Buccaneers. I mean, it is it is brutal. Yeah, 569 00:30:06,240 --> 00:30:08,440 Speaker 1: it is a crazy schedule. So yeah, if we win 570 00:30:08,480 --> 00:30:11,080 Speaker 1: a lot of games, make it twelve. Throw Mike Zimmer 571 00:30:11,120 --> 00:30:13,200 Speaker 1: in that in that character, I'll tell you we win twelve, 572 00:30:13,240 --> 00:30:14,760 Speaker 1: he's going to be the coach of the year. We 573 00:30:14,800 --> 00:30:17,520 Speaker 1: win ten, he should be considered the coach of the year. 574 00:30:17,760 --> 00:30:20,080 Speaker 1: Closest he got when I went back and did some research, 575 00:30:20,240 --> 00:30:22,960 Speaker 1: was he was named Assistant Coach of the Year in 576 00:30:23,000 --> 00:30:25,560 Speaker 1: two thousand and nine with the Bengals, And that's the 577 00:30:25,560 --> 00:30:28,040 Speaker 1: closest he's sniffed. And I just think if you look 578 00:30:28,080 --> 00:30:31,200 Speaker 1: at his numbers, given how much everybody loved Jerry Burns, 579 00:30:31,640 --> 00:30:34,200 Speaker 1: and he's essentially ahead of Jerry Burns pace at this 580 00:30:34,280 --> 00:30:36,600 Speaker 1: point with the same amount of games that they've coached. 581 00:30:37,040 --> 00:30:40,520 Speaker 1: I think a guy like Mike Zimmer, he's one that, Yeah, 582 00:30:40,560 --> 00:30:43,800 Speaker 1: he doesn't pay attention to the experts and what they 583 00:30:43,800 --> 00:30:46,640 Speaker 1: are saying. At the same point, he absolutely pays attention 584 00:30:46,680 --> 00:30:49,600 Speaker 1: when it comes to feeling like, you know, they're getting 585 00:30:49,600 --> 00:30:53,000 Speaker 1: the recognition that they deserve, not only for what's on 586 00:30:53,040 --> 00:30:56,000 Speaker 1: the field, but behind the scenes in the locker room, 587 00:30:56,040 --> 00:30:58,040 Speaker 1: and I think a guy like Mike Zimmer, like you said, 588 00:30:58,040 --> 00:31:00,280 Speaker 1: if he gets to ten or twelve, he'll be in 589 00:31:00,320 --> 00:31:04,360 Speaker 1: the discussion. But if this team with that murderer's role 590 00:31:04,400 --> 00:31:06,480 Speaker 1: of games that are coming, if this team all of 591 00:31:06,520 --> 00:31:09,200 Speaker 1: a sudden hits like a thirteen and three and is 592 00:31:09,200 --> 00:31:13,200 Speaker 1: starting to control playoff positioning and makes a deep run, 593 00:31:13,360 --> 00:31:16,360 Speaker 1: there's no way you can deny him. List I've seen 594 00:31:16,400 --> 00:31:19,000 Speaker 1: have had him in that fourteen to sixteen range, and 595 00:31:19,040 --> 00:31:20,959 Speaker 1: I just think it's lunacy. Yet. You know, Mike just 596 00:31:21,000 --> 00:31:23,280 Speaker 1: does what Mike does every single season, but it's been 597 00:31:23,320 --> 00:31:25,719 Speaker 1: this roller coaster up and down for the amount of wins. 598 00:31:26,080 --> 00:31:28,840 Speaker 1: If he has a sustained season with a lot of wins, 599 00:31:29,120 --> 00:31:31,040 Speaker 1: I think Mike Zimmer will definitely be at the top 600 00:31:31,080 --> 00:31:33,640 Speaker 1: of that list. Last one Comeback Player of the Year 601 00:31:33,760 --> 00:31:37,120 Speaker 1: tied for top vote getters Ben Roethlisberger and Alex Smith. 602 00:31:37,200 --> 00:31:40,840 Speaker 1: Like we've said, if Alex Smith plays a few snaps, 603 00:31:40,400 --> 00:31:43,320 Speaker 1: he deserves to be the comeback Player of the Year. 604 00:31:44,040 --> 00:31:46,560 Speaker 1: Ben Roethlisberger is an interesting one. This is another place 605 00:31:46,560 --> 00:31:49,280 Speaker 1: where Cam Newton could wind up on top of the hill. 606 00:31:49,560 --> 00:31:51,960 Speaker 1: You know, Cam Newton starts all sixteen games and has 607 00:31:52,000 --> 00:31:54,360 Speaker 1: a really good year. That's going to be his award. 608 00:31:54,720 --> 00:31:58,120 Speaker 1: Another interesting couple guys to think about here are Rob Gronkowski, 609 00:31:58,680 --> 00:32:01,000 Speaker 1: you know, who technically to a year off. It would 610 00:32:01,040 --> 00:32:03,280 Speaker 1: be a comeback. In AJ Green, who's been marred with 611 00:32:03,360 --> 00:32:05,960 Speaker 1: injuries the last couple of years, and we all know 612 00:32:06,120 --> 00:32:08,480 Speaker 1: how fantastic of a football player he is if he 613 00:32:08,520 --> 00:32:12,480 Speaker 1: puts it together. And a former Viking, you know, Jerick McKinnon. 614 00:32:13,200 --> 00:32:16,040 Speaker 1: Jerick McKinnon looks healthy in camp. I was watching something 615 00:32:16,080 --> 00:32:17,960 Speaker 1: on the forty nine ers website the other day with 616 00:32:18,040 --> 00:32:20,480 Speaker 1: him in an interview. I mean, he looks healthy, ready 617 00:32:20,480 --> 00:32:22,120 Speaker 1: to go, and we all know that that dude is 618 00:32:22,160 --> 00:32:24,840 Speaker 1: a dangerous dude and could have a big year in 619 00:32:24,960 --> 00:32:28,640 Speaker 1: Kyle Shanahan's offense. Yeah. Absolutely. I think you mentioned a 620 00:32:28,640 --> 00:32:31,040 Speaker 1: lot of guys who had really tough injuries last year. 621 00:32:31,080 --> 00:32:34,320 Speaker 1: And Ben Roethlisberger. I think there's a documentary coming out 622 00:32:34,160 --> 00:32:36,920 Speaker 1: on his recovery. I mean I could see any of 623 00:32:36,920 --> 00:32:39,040 Speaker 1: those guys winning, and I think this is one where 624 00:32:39,080 --> 00:32:41,680 Speaker 1: I'd go. Cam Newton, I mean he was counted out. 625 00:32:41,800 --> 00:32:44,360 Speaker 1: There was no one, no one that wanted to sign him. 626 00:32:44,360 --> 00:32:48,720 Speaker 1: And the Patriots swoop in right before the proposed training 627 00:32:48,760 --> 00:32:51,120 Speaker 1: camp and he comes in and he's there every day 628 00:32:51,160 --> 00:32:54,320 Speaker 1: and wins the starting job. So it could be a 629 00:32:54,360 --> 00:32:57,120 Speaker 1: former MVP who wins Comeback Player of the Year. I've 630 00:32:57,120 --> 00:33:00,400 Speaker 1: had people that we know and people from our past 631 00:33:00,800 --> 00:33:04,160 Speaker 1: who have associations with the Washington football team, and they 632 00:33:04,160 --> 00:33:06,360 Speaker 1: have said, when Alex is out there and he's actually 633 00:33:06,400 --> 00:33:10,160 Speaker 1: playing on that field, he looks really, really, really good, 634 00:33:10,400 --> 00:33:12,520 Speaker 1: to the point where it's not a farce to think 635 00:33:12,560 --> 00:33:15,160 Speaker 1: that he's actually in the running to potentially be a 636 00:33:15,240 --> 00:33:18,880 Speaker 1: Day one starter. I just think if he does that, 637 00:33:18,880 --> 00:33:21,040 Speaker 1: that is the most insane story of the year. And 638 00:33:21,040 --> 00:33:23,240 Speaker 1: you might as well clear off a giant chunk of 639 00:33:23,280 --> 00:33:25,400 Speaker 1: his bookshelf because there's going to be a ward after 640 00:33:25,440 --> 00:33:28,480 Speaker 1: award coming from all of these different programs with Alex 641 00:33:28,520 --> 00:33:31,080 Speaker 1: Smith getting Comeback Player of the Year this season. Well, 642 00:33:31,600 --> 00:33:34,240 Speaker 1: Viking fans, that brings us to the end of the show. 643 00:33:34,280 --> 00:33:37,280 Speaker 1: We are I think I speak for the guys here 644 00:33:37,360 --> 00:33:41,240 Speaker 1: when I say we cannot wait. We cannot wait. We 645 00:33:41,360 --> 00:33:43,960 Speaker 1: loved camp, but we cannot wait for camp to officially 646 00:33:44,000 --> 00:33:47,320 Speaker 1: be over. We cannot wait for the season to officially start. 647 00:33:47,720 --> 00:33:50,200 Speaker 1: Next week Obviously, we're going to dive in on our 648 00:33:50,200 --> 00:33:52,560 Speaker 1: Week one opponent, and we're going to kind of dive 649 00:33:52,600 --> 00:33:56,680 Speaker 1: in on the NFC North in general and the Viking 650 00:33:56,760 --> 00:33:58,600 Speaker 1: season as a whole and what we're looking forward to. 651 00:33:58,720 --> 00:34:00,640 Speaker 1: So next week will be the first week where we 652 00:34:00,760 --> 00:34:04,160 Speaker 1: really really get into football and really really get into 653 00:34:04,360 --> 00:34:06,840 Speaker 1: the matchups and what the season's gonna look like. And 654 00:34:07,440 --> 00:34:11,720 Speaker 1: we absolutely cannot wait for that. Yeah, it starts right away. 655 00:34:11,920 --> 00:34:15,160 Speaker 1: You have to win. This game starts right away. Baby. 656 00:34:15,440 --> 00:34:18,560 Speaker 1: You can teach him that. You can't teach him how 657 00:34:18,600 --> 00:34:21,399 Speaker 1: to start right away, get into a course. So I'm 658 00:34:21,440 --> 00:34:25,399 Speaker 1: just saying, like the years that we've literally not made 659 00:34:25,400 --> 00:34:28,000 Speaker 1: the playoffs, we lose to the Green Bay Packers, and 660 00:34:28,040 --> 00:34:30,319 Speaker 1: the years that we've made the playoffs as a whole, 661 00:34:30,600 --> 00:34:33,680 Speaker 1: we beat the Green Bay Packers, and we've beaten them 662 00:34:33,680 --> 00:34:35,640 Speaker 1: a majority of times. I've thrown it out there again, 663 00:34:35,880 --> 00:34:39,680 Speaker 1: majority of times at us Bank Stadium. Only once have 664 00:34:39,800 --> 00:34:43,200 Speaker 1: we lost them there because I jinx it last year. Yeah, 665 00:34:43,239 --> 00:34:45,520 Speaker 1: so why stop? Why why not do it again? Right now? 666 00:34:45,600 --> 00:34:48,960 Speaker 1: Great stuff? I love it. I love it, Corse. So, 667 00:34:49,160 --> 00:34:50,840 Speaker 1: and you know what what you just said there about 668 00:34:50,880 --> 00:34:53,440 Speaker 1: the Vikings beating the Packers and going to the playoffs 669 00:34:53,440 --> 00:34:55,720 Speaker 1: and not beating the Packers and not going to the playoffs. 670 00:34:55,719 --> 00:34:59,480 Speaker 1: That's what we in the analytics community call a correlation. 671 00:35:00,920 --> 00:35:04,040 Speaker 1: I am, I'm through the roof excited as we walk 672 00:35:04,120 --> 00:35:06,520 Speaker 1: up to the season. Check out Mike Zimmer's presser from 673 00:35:06,520 --> 00:35:09,040 Speaker 1: Tuesday where he dressed his thoughts on the edition of 674 00:35:09,440 --> 00:35:14,319 Speaker 1: In Goackway. Adam Feeling also talked on Tuesday. You know 675 00:35:14,400 --> 00:35:18,040 Speaker 1: Chris mentioned this. He addressed Riley Reefs importance to the culture. 676 00:35:19,440 --> 00:35:22,040 Speaker 1: You know, everything we're doing right now on Vikings dot 677 00:35:22,080 --> 00:35:24,719 Speaker 1: com with v N all the content, follow us on 678 00:35:24,760 --> 00:35:30,160 Speaker 1: the social media platforms Facebook, Instagram's, snap Chat, Twitter, YouTube, 679 00:35:30,280 --> 00:35:33,440 Speaker 1: all of it. We can't wait. It's been a great 680 00:35:33,520 --> 00:35:38,160 Speaker 1: a Verizon Vikings training camp, but we're ready for football. Guys. 681 00:35:38,400 --> 00:35:41,040 Speaker 1: Last thought to get out of here, Chris, I got nothing. 682 00:35:41,120 --> 00:35:44,000 Speaker 1: I think we summed it up. Thank you, mister Chris. 683 00:35:44,000 --> 00:35:47,120 Speaker 1: That was very good. You can't teach him that, folks, 684 00:35:47,200 --> 00:35:49,760 Speaker 1: You can't. You just can't teach him how to close 685 00:35:49,800 --> 00:35:53,400 Speaker 1: the show. Good job, mister Chris. Mister Jay Saturday, checkout 686 00:35:53,520 --> 00:35:55,840 Speaker 1: Vikings dot com and all of our social media on Saturday, 687 00:35:55,840 --> 00:35:58,759 Speaker 1: when final cutdowns will happen. I know that we've got 688 00:35:59,000 --> 00:36:02,560 Speaker 1: some of our normal Vikings Radio Network and Viking favorites 689 00:36:02,840 --> 00:36:04,920 Speaker 1: that are going to go through and discuss the final 690 00:36:04,960 --> 00:36:07,840 Speaker 1: cutdowns of the roster. So make sure to pay attention 691 00:36:07,880 --> 00:36:11,160 Speaker 1: to what's going on this Labor Day weekend on Saturday, 692 00:36:11,239 --> 00:36:14,239 Speaker 1: s A t U R D A Y night. I 693 00:36:14,400 --> 00:36:17,719 Speaker 1: have a good time everybody, and we will see you 694 00:36:17,800 --> 00:36:18,319 Speaker 1: next week.