1 00:00:18,400 --> 00:00:22,280 Speaker 1: Hey, it's the postgame report. Closing the twenty twenty five preseason, 2 00:00:22,320 --> 00:00:24,840 Speaker 1: Titans beat the Vikings by ten. For Pete Bursach on 3 00:00:24,920 --> 00:00:29,360 Speaker 1: Paul Allen, preseason has come to a conclusion and regarding 4 00:00:29,560 --> 00:00:33,560 Speaker 1: the football game that we just witnessed, the college free 5 00:00:33,560 --> 00:00:36,320 Speaker 1: agent from the University of Minnesota, Max Brosmer threw a 6 00:00:36,320 --> 00:00:38,440 Speaker 1: touchdown to Bryce and Nesbitt. That was pretty much the 7 00:00:38,479 --> 00:00:43,560 Speaker 1: highlight of the game. And Brosmer finishes the preseason having 8 00:00:44,200 --> 00:00:46,160 Speaker 1: really really done about as well as you can. 9 00:00:46,280 --> 00:00:46,480 Speaker 2: Right. 10 00:00:46,920 --> 00:00:49,600 Speaker 3: Absolutely, a fourth string quarterback, a guy who's not getting 11 00:00:49,600 --> 00:00:51,960 Speaker 3: a lot of reps in practice to come out and 12 00:00:52,920 --> 00:00:57,000 Speaker 3: do and be as efficient. And it's kind of it's 13 00:00:57,040 --> 00:00:58,920 Speaker 3: not always in the stats, Paul, and you and I 14 00:00:58,960 --> 00:01:01,760 Speaker 3: have seen a lot of quarter our day. It's just 15 00:01:01,920 --> 00:01:05,600 Speaker 3: how does the whole process flow. And when Brosmer in there, 16 00:01:06,040 --> 00:01:09,000 Speaker 3: it has that flow, it has that rhythm. The decisions 17 00:01:09,000 --> 00:01:12,000 Speaker 3: he's making, zero blitz throw a deep perfect football should 18 00:01:12,000 --> 00:01:15,800 Speaker 3: have been caught, right, I'm so impressed with what he's 19 00:01:15,840 --> 00:01:18,080 Speaker 3: been able to do. Now, I'm not saying that he 20 00:01:18,120 --> 00:01:19,959 Speaker 3: should be the number two and he or he should 21 00:01:20,000 --> 00:01:22,759 Speaker 3: be a starter. What I'm saying is that this young 22 00:01:22,800 --> 00:01:27,759 Speaker 3: man possesses something that he deserves to be around, right, 23 00:01:28,040 --> 00:01:31,240 Speaker 3: you need to he deserves the investment of another season. 24 00:01:32,120 --> 00:01:36,319 Speaker 3: And you know, I think of everyone this preseason, he's 25 00:01:36,360 --> 00:01:38,679 Speaker 3: the guy I think that stood out to me. 26 00:01:39,319 --> 00:01:43,080 Speaker 1: And now it's it's the thought process which may already 27 00:01:43,160 --> 00:01:47,160 Speaker 1: have come to a conclusion. But like for Brosmer, defensive 28 00:01:47,160 --> 00:01:52,440 Speaker 1: tackle Elijah Williams, maybe offensive lineman Joe Huber, all undrafted guys, 29 00:01:52,800 --> 00:01:56,520 Speaker 1: that's where the mental gyrations begin with all right, if 30 00:01:56,560 --> 00:01:58,280 Speaker 1: we get sneaky and try to put him on the 31 00:01:58,280 --> 00:02:01,560 Speaker 1: practice squad. Ben's so tight end from a couple of 32 00:02:01,600 --> 00:02:03,840 Speaker 1: years ago from Baylor, you know, they tried to put 33 00:02:03,880 --> 00:02:06,000 Speaker 1: him on the practice squad. Green Bay claimed him. He's 34 00:02:06,040 --> 00:02:08,480 Speaker 1: been acting pretty much every game since. Yeah, that's the 35 00:02:08,560 --> 00:02:10,240 Speaker 1: last thing you want to happen, right. 36 00:02:10,160 --> 00:02:12,400 Speaker 3: Absolutely, because you're the one that found him, you're the 37 00:02:12,400 --> 00:02:14,359 Speaker 3: one that signed him, you're the one that developed them. 38 00:02:14,600 --> 00:02:17,560 Speaker 3: And then somebody else you know, poaches him so to speak, 39 00:02:18,080 --> 00:02:21,440 Speaker 3: and he's continued. He's everybody. He's everything that you thought 40 00:02:21,480 --> 00:02:23,679 Speaker 3: that he could be. Now the Vike he's had the 41 00:02:23,680 --> 00:02:26,560 Speaker 3: opportunity to do that to other rosters as well. So 42 00:02:26,720 --> 00:02:29,240 Speaker 3: that's where that's where over the next couple of days 43 00:02:29,280 --> 00:02:31,000 Speaker 3: there's going to be a lot of work with Quasi 44 00:02:31,160 --> 00:02:33,160 Speaker 3: alluded to it when we sat down and talk spoke 45 00:02:33,200 --> 00:02:35,640 Speaker 3: with him about the pro personnel's got to look at 46 00:02:35,639 --> 00:02:38,320 Speaker 3: every team, every roster, you know, how stacked are they 47 00:02:38,320 --> 00:02:42,360 Speaker 3: at certain positions, And it's a it's a thousand guys 48 00:02:42,400 --> 00:02:44,720 Speaker 3: that are going to hit the market here pretty soon. Yeah, 49 00:02:44,760 --> 00:02:46,440 Speaker 3: and you want to get the pick of the litter, 50 00:02:46,480 --> 00:02:48,239 Speaker 3: but you know also don't want to bring in someone 51 00:02:48,280 --> 00:02:50,400 Speaker 3: that's going to upset what you've been trying to build. 52 00:02:50,440 --> 00:02:53,440 Speaker 3: And it's it's an art, as much as they want 53 00:02:53,440 --> 00:02:56,880 Speaker 3: to quantify it, it's an art, not really not not 54 00:02:57,040 --> 00:02:59,280 Speaker 3: just something you can plug into a computer and figure out. 55 00:02:59,480 --> 00:03:01,760 Speaker 1: And I'm glad you brought up the general manager, Quasio 56 00:03:01,760 --> 00:03:04,800 Speaker 1: Dovo Mensa, who did join the broadcast, the radio broadcast 57 00:03:04,880 --> 00:03:07,160 Speaker 1: for the entire third quarter. And when I when I 58 00:03:07,200 --> 00:03:09,840 Speaker 1: framed it up like this, Jordan Addison's gonna miss the 59 00:03:09,840 --> 00:03:12,359 Speaker 1: first three games of the year. Jalen Naylor and ty 60 00:03:12,400 --> 00:03:15,320 Speaker 1: Felton are both nick nupped. Now ron Dale Moore was 61 00:03:15,400 --> 00:03:18,440 Speaker 1: lost for the season in the Texans game. Are you 62 00:03:18,600 --> 00:03:22,120 Speaker 1: inquiring about wide receiver depth and if so, how's it going? 63 00:03:22,240 --> 00:03:25,080 Speaker 1: And and you know, he obviously was vague, but I 64 00:03:25,120 --> 00:03:27,480 Speaker 1: mean he pretty much to be right, but he did 65 00:03:27,520 --> 00:03:30,040 Speaker 1: pretty much confirm is yeah, you know that. That's what 66 00:03:30,080 --> 00:03:33,600 Speaker 1: we do, is we identify situations that may need depth 67 00:03:33,680 --> 00:03:36,720 Speaker 1: or help. So and the reason I bring it up is, 68 00:03:36,720 --> 00:03:39,680 Speaker 1: you know, whether it's Adam Theelen's name or Michael Pittman 69 00:03:39,760 --> 00:03:42,040 Speaker 1: from the Indianapolis Colts. I mean, there have been so 70 00:03:42,120 --> 00:03:45,280 Speaker 1: many names bouncing around the last few days. When when 71 00:03:45,440 --> 00:03:49,680 Speaker 1: when you get people like Adam Schefter from ESPN tweeting 72 00:03:50,280 --> 00:03:53,880 Speaker 1: that the Vikings are inquiring about the services of Adam 73 00:03:53,920 --> 00:03:57,280 Speaker 1: Thielen with the Panthers, While it's it's ninety nine point whatever, 74 00:03:57,360 --> 00:04:00,360 Speaker 1: right because Schefter hits on all that stuff, you know, 75 00:04:00,400 --> 00:04:03,000 Speaker 1: But then it's a Detroit Lakes go crazy name, so 76 00:04:03,040 --> 00:04:05,400 Speaker 1: of course the fan base goes crazy. So I'm not 77 00:04:05,520 --> 00:04:07,880 Speaker 1: asking you to break down the chances of Adam thielin 78 00:04:07,960 --> 00:04:10,800 Speaker 1: coming here. But nevertheless, do you feel they need some 79 00:04:10,840 --> 00:04:12,080 Speaker 1: wide receiver depth? Yeah? 80 00:04:12,080 --> 00:04:12,360 Speaker 2: They do. 81 00:04:12,520 --> 00:04:15,120 Speaker 3: I think that, and you need and it's the proven depth, 82 00:04:15,200 --> 00:04:18,840 Speaker 3: especially early, and I think all of this conversation would 83 00:04:18,880 --> 00:04:23,000 Speaker 3: be different if we didn't have an inexperienced quarterback right right, 84 00:04:23,040 --> 00:04:25,040 Speaker 3: he's not a rookie per se, but this is still 85 00:04:25,040 --> 00:04:28,640 Speaker 3: his first game that I think changes a lot. And 86 00:04:28,839 --> 00:04:32,400 Speaker 3: outside of that position, Paul, the guys that play tonight, 87 00:04:32,560 --> 00:04:35,440 Speaker 3: we might see somebody returning punts. We might you know, 88 00:04:35,480 --> 00:04:38,640 Speaker 3: the number three tight end maybe, but not right, We're 89 00:04:38,640 --> 00:04:40,720 Speaker 3: gonna be looking at a whole different team in about 90 00:04:40,720 --> 00:04:44,719 Speaker 3: two and a half weeks. However, that question I think 91 00:04:44,760 --> 00:04:47,280 Speaker 3: is the most important because if you go out and 92 00:04:47,400 --> 00:04:51,040 Speaker 3: bring in a veteran wide receiver, you're doing that with purpose, 93 00:04:51,080 --> 00:04:53,599 Speaker 3: so that whoever that is is going to be starting 94 00:04:53,680 --> 00:04:57,720 Speaker 3: and playing probably opposite of Justin Jefferson, and that's a 95 00:04:57,800 --> 00:05:00,200 Speaker 3: huge role. That's a huge that's a huge d all 96 00:05:00,600 --> 00:05:02,760 Speaker 3: going into a you know, going into a season opener. 97 00:05:02,960 --> 00:05:06,480 Speaker 1: Let's get the thoughts from Minnesota Vikings head coach Kevin O'Connell, 98 00:05:06,480 --> 00:05:09,919 Speaker 1: who spoke after the ten point loss to the Tennessee Titans. 99 00:05:10,240 --> 00:05:13,160 Speaker 4: All Right, I did want to start tonight having had 100 00:05:13,160 --> 00:05:16,400 Speaker 4: a chance to, uh, you know, speak with those of 101 00:05:16,440 --> 00:05:20,200 Speaker 4: you who made the trip and many of our folks 102 00:05:20,200 --> 00:05:22,320 Speaker 4: back at home, but didn't want to start out just 103 00:05:22,360 --> 00:05:27,680 Speaker 4: talking about Harrison Phillips for a quick second. Obviously a 104 00:05:27,720 --> 00:05:31,320 Speaker 4: tough move to make, just considering just how impactful he's 105 00:05:31,360 --> 00:05:34,680 Speaker 4: been to the Minnesota Vikings and organization on and off 106 00:05:34,680 --> 00:05:37,320 Speaker 4: the field. First free agent we signed when Quacy and 107 00:05:37,320 --> 00:05:41,159 Speaker 4: I got here, and he was the first one we 108 00:05:41,200 --> 00:05:43,960 Speaker 4: signed for a reason, the type of the type of 109 00:05:44,000 --> 00:05:46,960 Speaker 4: man he is, type of teammate, type of leader that 110 00:05:47,080 --> 00:05:50,520 Speaker 4: was recognized ultimately, you know, as him being the voted 111 00:05:50,560 --> 00:05:53,320 Speaker 4: the Man of the Year and then also voted a captain. 112 00:05:53,480 --> 00:05:56,800 Speaker 4: So moves like that are not made without a lot 113 00:05:56,839 --> 00:06:00,560 Speaker 4: of thought and a lot of you knowing sure that 114 00:06:00,880 --> 00:06:02,280 Speaker 4: I got a chance to spend a lot of good 115 00:06:02,320 --> 00:06:04,960 Speaker 4: time with Harrison, and I also had a chance to 116 00:06:05,000 --> 00:06:06,880 Speaker 4: talk to, you know, a GM mood in New York 117 00:06:06,920 --> 00:06:09,880 Speaker 4: about the type of player that they were getting and 118 00:06:09,960 --> 00:06:12,239 Speaker 4: I and I know he'll have the same impact there 119 00:06:13,040 --> 00:06:15,760 Speaker 4: in a new kind of new regime there as they 120 00:06:15,760 --> 00:06:18,760 Speaker 4: build their culture up, Harrison Phillips will be great for it. 121 00:06:18,839 --> 00:06:21,280 Speaker 4: So I just wanted to start out tonight and say 122 00:06:21,279 --> 00:06:23,360 Speaker 4: that just quick injury updates. 123 00:06:23,440 --> 00:06:24,600 Speaker 2: You know, Tyler Batty. 124 00:06:24,360 --> 00:06:27,800 Speaker 4: Pretty early there, you know, had a right knee that 125 00:06:27,839 --> 00:06:32,560 Speaker 4: will evaluate via the MRI. Zay Scott had a right 126 00:06:32,600 --> 00:06:35,680 Speaker 4: ankle pretty early two guys that you know have had 127 00:06:35,800 --> 00:06:38,039 Speaker 4: really good camps, and then a third that you know, 128 00:06:38,080 --> 00:06:41,080 Speaker 4: Elijah Williams would be right there with those guys, had 129 00:06:41,480 --> 00:06:44,679 Speaker 4: a right hamstring in the second half there, Brett Riplan 130 00:06:44,760 --> 00:06:49,159 Speaker 4: was evaluated for a concussion, but he returned. That was 131 00:06:49,200 --> 00:06:54,080 Speaker 4: the play there where I believe the interception there where 132 00:06:54,560 --> 00:06:56,880 Speaker 4: you know, he got hit in the head. It was 133 00:06:57,000 --> 00:06:59,640 Speaker 4: enough to get evaluated for concussion, but not enough to 134 00:07:00,360 --> 00:07:02,040 Speaker 4: you know, maybe draw a penalty on the play. 135 00:07:02,200 --> 00:07:04,599 Speaker 2: So with that, I'll open it up to you guys, 136 00:07:05,240 --> 00:07:05,960 Speaker 2: just to go back. 137 00:07:05,839 --> 00:07:08,279 Speaker 5: To Harrison for a minute. Is there anyone in that 138 00:07:08,400 --> 00:07:10,400 Speaker 5: room that you see kind of being able to step 139 00:07:10,480 --> 00:07:13,520 Speaker 5: up and filled the quite large like locker room presence here. 140 00:07:13,640 --> 00:07:16,640 Speaker 2: Yeah. I think the thing that that that you have 141 00:07:16,680 --> 00:07:19,280 Speaker 2: to understand about in the room, You know. 142 00:07:19,320 --> 00:07:23,880 Speaker 4: Acquiring veteran presences like like Ja Jonathan Allen and Grave 143 00:07:25,320 --> 00:07:28,280 Speaker 4: have really been you know, they they've really been immediate 144 00:07:28,320 --> 00:07:31,160 Speaker 4: impact players on and off the field, guys that have 145 00:07:31,240 --> 00:07:32,960 Speaker 4: sustained it and done it at a high level for 146 00:07:33,000 --> 00:07:36,600 Speaker 4: a really long time. So that's you know that that 147 00:07:36,600 --> 00:07:39,360 Speaker 4: that doesn't go into the hard decision like that as 148 00:07:39,360 --> 00:07:42,280 Speaker 4: far as the leadership goes. But you do know, we've 149 00:07:42,280 --> 00:07:46,160 Speaker 4: got some ascending players on our roster offensively and defensively 150 00:07:47,000 --> 00:07:48,920 Speaker 4: that you know, are ready to assume. 151 00:07:48,600 --> 00:07:51,480 Speaker 2: That void that will be. We've got to we've got to. 152 00:07:51,400 --> 00:07:53,480 Speaker 4: Make sure we're on top of that as a team 153 00:07:53,520 --> 00:07:54,920 Speaker 4: because of his impact. 154 00:07:54,960 --> 00:07:55,320 Speaker 2: For sure. 155 00:07:55,920 --> 00:07:58,080 Speaker 5: Did you want to see out of Max tonight giving 156 00:07:58,120 --> 00:07:59,840 Speaker 5: him the start and a little bit more. 157 00:07:59,760 --> 00:08:03,200 Speaker 4: Time, Yeah, I think it was, you know, let him 158 00:08:03,200 --> 00:08:06,720 Speaker 4: go through the process of pre game and going through 159 00:08:06,720 --> 00:08:09,840 Speaker 4: the call sheet with Wes and Josh and just going 160 00:08:09,880 --> 00:08:11,960 Speaker 4: through it as if he was, you know, getting a 161 00:08:12,000 --> 00:08:13,800 Speaker 4: start and going to play the whole game. We wanted 162 00:08:13,800 --> 00:08:16,040 Speaker 4: to make sure we gave Rip a good amount of 163 00:08:16,040 --> 00:08:17,800 Speaker 4: time too. I thought both those guys did some really 164 00:08:17,840 --> 00:08:21,840 Speaker 4: good things. Max once again showed some of the things 165 00:08:21,840 --> 00:08:22,960 Speaker 4: he's shown throughout camp. 166 00:08:23,120 --> 00:08:24,640 Speaker 2: Good decision maker, made. 167 00:08:24,480 --> 00:08:26,840 Speaker 4: Some plays, you know, buying a little time with his legs, 168 00:08:27,800 --> 00:08:30,160 Speaker 4: converting some third downs you know, via some you know, 169 00:08:30,240 --> 00:08:33,360 Speaker 4: tight completions, and I just thought, you know, both those 170 00:08:33,360 --> 00:08:34,240 Speaker 4: guys did some good things. 171 00:08:34,280 --> 00:08:36,480 Speaker 2: We didn't do enough to win the game. 172 00:08:36,520 --> 00:08:38,600 Speaker 4: We had, you know, a couple of costly penalties, one 173 00:08:38,640 --> 00:08:41,680 Speaker 4: on a punt return that Jug took back or Miles 174 00:08:41,679 --> 00:08:43,959 Speaker 4: Price took back you know, a good chunk there that 175 00:08:44,000 --> 00:08:45,920 Speaker 4: would have gave us great field position out of penalty 176 00:08:45,920 --> 00:08:48,920 Speaker 4: on that play, and then the fourth down to Fleming, 177 00:08:48,960 --> 00:08:52,280 Speaker 4: I thought was, you know versus kind of a look, 178 00:08:52,320 --> 00:08:54,440 Speaker 4: you get some practice quite a bit from our defense, 179 00:08:54,880 --> 00:08:57,080 Speaker 4: the poise to know where to go with that thing 180 00:08:57,160 --> 00:08:59,400 Speaker 4: and throw a ball like that. We you know, and 181 00:08:59,480 --> 00:09:01,840 Speaker 4: flememates great catches tonight. We just didn't come down with 182 00:09:01,840 --> 00:09:02,320 Speaker 4: that one. 183 00:09:02,840 --> 00:09:05,080 Speaker 5: Max surprised you with what he's been able to do 184 00:09:05,200 --> 00:09:07,959 Speaker 5: here finally camp and in this game, which. 185 00:09:07,760 --> 00:09:09,800 Speaker 2: Together, yeah, surprised would be. 186 00:09:10,080 --> 00:09:12,520 Speaker 4: You know, I had high expectations for him, you know, 187 00:09:12,960 --> 00:09:15,120 Speaker 4: one of those things where we went into the draft 188 00:09:15,200 --> 00:09:17,240 Speaker 4: with him and you know, being a guy that we 189 00:09:17,360 --> 00:09:19,720 Speaker 4: really really liked throughout the process. He was local, We 190 00:09:19,760 --> 00:09:22,120 Speaker 4: had a chance to see him throw twice you know, 191 00:09:22,160 --> 00:09:24,000 Speaker 4: at the at the pro day there, you know, at 192 00:09:24,040 --> 00:09:26,600 Speaker 4: the U, and and then just hosted him, you know, 193 00:09:26,679 --> 00:09:29,120 Speaker 4: on a visit and just getting to know him felt 194 00:09:29,120 --> 00:09:31,480 Speaker 4: like a great fit. Felt like, you know, the mental 195 00:09:31,880 --> 00:09:35,800 Speaker 4: he's high capacity from a from a thinking standpoint, but 196 00:09:35,960 --> 00:09:38,040 Speaker 4: yet he's one of those guys that can go out 197 00:09:38,080 --> 00:09:41,760 Speaker 4: and apply the thinking really fast as he progresses through 198 00:09:41,800 --> 00:09:45,120 Speaker 4: our system and and through our pass game. So his 199 00:09:45,160 --> 00:09:47,120 Speaker 4: ownership of you know, really not getting a lot of 200 00:09:47,160 --> 00:09:49,760 Speaker 4: reps early, didn't get a lot of work in the 201 00:09:49,800 --> 00:09:51,760 Speaker 4: spring to be able to hit the ground run in 202 00:09:51,800 --> 00:09:54,040 Speaker 4: the way he did with his opportunities, and training camp 203 00:09:54,160 --> 00:09:57,720 Speaker 4: gave him more opportunities, you know, culminating with tonight getting 204 00:09:57,720 --> 00:09:59,840 Speaker 4: the getting the chance to start the last preseason game. 205 00:10:00,559 --> 00:10:03,319 Speaker 5: Is there any consideration throughout the week of playing Sam. 206 00:10:03,360 --> 00:10:05,920 Speaker 5: I saw he was suited up so he could have gone. 207 00:10:05,800 --> 00:10:07,560 Speaker 2: In, But yeah, he was. 208 00:10:07,600 --> 00:10:09,520 Speaker 4: He was really up, you know, kind of as a 209 00:10:09,800 --> 00:10:12,679 Speaker 4: you know, for emergency purposes if we had injuries at 210 00:10:12,679 --> 00:10:15,640 Speaker 4: the position. But it was really more about you know, 211 00:10:15,720 --> 00:10:19,000 Speaker 4: getting to see Max and Brett and and get them 212 00:10:19,040 --> 00:10:21,560 Speaker 4: the maximum amount of reps to to be able to 213 00:10:21,640 --> 00:10:23,600 Speaker 4: you know, make a decision on you know, who's gonna 214 00:10:23,600 --> 00:10:26,480 Speaker 4: be on our football team and and ultimately, you know, 215 00:10:26,800 --> 00:10:28,360 Speaker 4: I feel good about where Sam's at. 216 00:10:29,200 --> 00:10:31,680 Speaker 2: He's you know, like JJ and and Max. 217 00:10:31,880 --> 00:10:34,040 Speaker 4: You know, he's really when you look at it first time, 218 00:10:34,080 --> 00:10:36,920 Speaker 4: getting full time reps in the system, I thought he's 219 00:10:36,960 --> 00:10:37,720 Speaker 4: had some real growth. 220 00:10:37,720 --> 00:10:39,080 Speaker 2: He had a good week of practice. 221 00:10:38,720 --> 00:10:41,040 Speaker 4: Took a lot of reps in our kind of simulated 222 00:10:41,040 --> 00:10:44,320 Speaker 4: scrimmage the other day. So he's done some really good things. 223 00:10:44,320 --> 00:10:45,679 Speaker 4: We're just gonna continue. 224 00:10:45,320 --> 00:10:47,560 Speaker 2: To build and grow and and I. 225 00:10:47,559 --> 00:10:50,600 Speaker 4: Like the I do like the the way those guys 226 00:10:50,600 --> 00:10:52,760 Speaker 4: have come together in that room. And Josh and Jordan 227 00:10:52,840 --> 00:10:54,480 Speaker 4: are doing a really good job with those guys. But 228 00:10:54,520 --> 00:10:56,959 Speaker 4: a lot of work to still do. We're gonna work 229 00:10:56,960 --> 00:10:58,960 Speaker 4: through obviously what the football team is gonna look like 230 00:10:59,000 --> 00:11:01,760 Speaker 4: as a whole. But you know, it was it was 231 00:11:01,800 --> 00:11:03,320 Speaker 4: good to see those two guys do some of the 232 00:11:03,320 --> 00:11:04,160 Speaker 4: things they did tonight. 233 00:11:04,880 --> 00:11:07,000 Speaker 5: What do you what do you like about the game 234 00:11:07,080 --> 00:11:09,280 Speaker 5: setting for some of these young guys who didn't get 235 00:11:09,559 --> 00:11:11,680 Speaker 5: fairly any practice stress past week. 236 00:11:11,920 --> 00:11:13,400 Speaker 2: Yeah, you find out what they learned. 237 00:11:13,400 --> 00:11:16,360 Speaker 4: You find out who can learn maybe without the maximum 238 00:11:16,400 --> 00:11:19,560 Speaker 4: amount of reps, because you go into training camp and 239 00:11:19,600 --> 00:11:22,680 Speaker 4: you try to communicate to these guys that the reps 240 00:11:22,679 --> 00:11:26,320 Speaker 4: are coming, so maximize your you know, walk through reps, 241 00:11:26,360 --> 00:11:28,760 Speaker 4: Maximize you know, the meeting time when you're going through 242 00:11:28,800 --> 00:11:31,760 Speaker 4: the practice safe and you're watching somebody else get coached 243 00:11:31,840 --> 00:11:33,480 Speaker 4: up at the positions you've got to be able to 244 00:11:33,520 --> 00:11:36,400 Speaker 4: apply that that is that is such as life for 245 00:11:36,440 --> 00:11:38,120 Speaker 4: a lot of young players in this league to be 246 00:11:38,200 --> 00:11:42,400 Speaker 4: ready for their moment when called upon. And you know, 247 00:11:42,480 --> 00:11:44,200 Speaker 4: we've had a lot of guys, a lot of guys 248 00:11:44,200 --> 00:11:47,679 Speaker 4: that came in under different circumstances. Whether it's a rooky 249 00:11:48,200 --> 00:11:51,000 Speaker 4: mini camp tryout guy that that catches the eye of 250 00:11:51,000 --> 00:11:53,960 Speaker 4: as a position coach, and or it's you know, a 251 00:11:53,960 --> 00:11:56,600 Speaker 4: guy like Max or Miles Price. You just go down 252 00:11:56,679 --> 00:11:59,480 Speaker 4: the line, you know, especially you know the defensive side, 253 00:11:59,520 --> 00:12:01,520 Speaker 4: there's some there's some guys that really came on and 254 00:12:01,559 --> 00:12:05,320 Speaker 4: started to get some some real work with the first 255 00:12:05,320 --> 00:12:08,200 Speaker 4: and second unit. So I told the team, you know, 256 00:12:08,280 --> 00:12:10,880 Speaker 4: I think this this group came together in a way 257 00:12:10,920 --> 00:12:12,719 Speaker 4: that you could feel it. You can feel it in 258 00:12:12,760 --> 00:12:13,360 Speaker 4: the locker room. 259 00:12:13,440 --> 00:12:15,800 Speaker 2: Just now. We've got a lot of hard decisions to make. 260 00:12:16,040 --> 00:12:18,200 Speaker 4: At least, you know, by far the worst time of 261 00:12:18,200 --> 00:12:20,880 Speaker 4: the year for me to have the amount of conversations 262 00:12:20,880 --> 00:12:21,440 Speaker 4: you're going to have. 263 00:12:21,600 --> 00:12:22,680 Speaker 2: And you know, considering a. 264 00:12:22,679 --> 00:12:25,880 Speaker 4: Lot of these guys have probably done enough to feel 265 00:12:25,880 --> 00:12:28,800 Speaker 4: like they've they've made our team, but the numbers don't 266 00:12:28,800 --> 00:12:30,960 Speaker 4: allow us to keep as many as we'd like. You know, 267 00:12:30,960 --> 00:12:33,280 Speaker 4: we're excited about the potential practice squad we're. 268 00:12:33,120 --> 00:12:35,079 Speaker 2: Going to have and with the elevation rules. 269 00:12:35,520 --> 00:12:37,280 Speaker 4: You really kind of feel like you can have a 270 00:12:38,040 --> 00:12:41,320 Speaker 4: roster well beyond the fifty three, but a lot to 271 00:12:41,320 --> 00:12:42,959 Speaker 4: be determined here over the next few days. 272 00:12:43,000 --> 00:12:44,280 Speaker 2: Tough conversations for sure. 273 00:12:45,080 --> 00:12:48,360 Speaker 1: Generally speaking, how difficult is this time of year we're 274 00:12:48,400 --> 00:12:50,959 Speaker 1: going to have, you know, to to kind of sort 275 00:12:51,000 --> 00:12:52,680 Speaker 1: everything out and get ready to feel confident in. 276 00:12:52,640 --> 00:12:53,680 Speaker 2: Your things, that kind of thing. 277 00:12:53,760 --> 00:12:57,040 Speaker 4: Yeah, I mean the communication and the and the and 278 00:12:57,080 --> 00:13:00,800 Speaker 4: the process between our personnel group and our coaching staff 279 00:13:00,840 --> 00:13:04,120 Speaker 4: and really solidifying the vision of our football team is. 280 00:13:04,080 --> 00:13:04,720 Speaker 2: The fun part. 281 00:13:04,840 --> 00:13:08,880 Speaker 4: Unfortunately, what comes from that are you know, thirty you know, 282 00:13:08,960 --> 00:13:13,240 Speaker 4: thirty seven conversations where you're you're telling people that you know, 283 00:13:13,280 --> 00:13:15,760 Speaker 4: no matter what they did, in many cases maybe enough 284 00:13:15,800 --> 00:13:18,319 Speaker 4: to really make the conversation difficult. 285 00:13:18,360 --> 00:13:21,560 Speaker 2: You're giving them news that I know too well. 286 00:13:21,640 --> 00:13:24,200 Speaker 4: You know, it happened a lot to me in my career, 287 00:13:25,120 --> 00:13:28,440 Speaker 4: you know, so I always feel like that conversation is 288 00:13:28,480 --> 00:13:31,560 Speaker 4: my job. It's my obligation to make sure they not 289 00:13:31,679 --> 00:13:36,920 Speaker 4: only you know, get the well deserved time from hearing 290 00:13:36,960 --> 00:13:39,680 Speaker 4: from me and how much I appreciate them, but also, 291 00:13:39,920 --> 00:13:42,319 Speaker 4: you know, some of the best conversations I had in 292 00:13:42,320 --> 00:13:45,160 Speaker 4: my football journey, were during some of those tough moments 293 00:13:46,040 --> 00:13:48,120 Speaker 4: where a coach took the time to tell me how 294 00:13:48,840 --> 00:13:50,960 Speaker 4: how I can improve things I did well, things I 295 00:13:51,000 --> 00:13:51,760 Speaker 4: need to really. 296 00:13:51,559 --> 00:13:52,520 Speaker 2: Work on and focus on. 297 00:13:52,559 --> 00:13:54,280 Speaker 4: And then the type of players we have in that 298 00:13:54,280 --> 00:13:56,040 Speaker 4: locker room. There's going to be many of these guys 299 00:13:56,080 --> 00:13:59,319 Speaker 4: that are going to be as sending NFL players, whether 300 00:13:59,320 --> 00:14:01,920 Speaker 4: they're in our bill or another one. That's just the 301 00:14:01,960 --> 00:14:05,200 Speaker 4: product of a of a of a good offseason, a 302 00:14:05,240 --> 00:14:08,839 Speaker 4: good process in the college free agent process, as well 303 00:14:08,880 --> 00:14:11,080 Speaker 4: as the you know, all the other aspects. 304 00:14:10,640 --> 00:14:12,240 Speaker 2: Of acquiring players. 305 00:14:13,160 --> 00:14:16,120 Speaker 5: Has or Scott's shown you enough that he's pushing through 306 00:14:16,160 --> 00:14:17,680 Speaker 5: that running back three spot at all. 307 00:14:17,760 --> 00:14:18,800 Speaker 2: Yeah, he's had a great camp. 308 00:14:19,640 --> 00:14:22,000 Speaker 4: You know, we'll we'll we've got to work through the numbers, 309 00:14:22,120 --> 00:14:24,520 Speaker 4: you know, position wise, what we're gonna what we're going 310 00:14:24,600 --> 00:14:27,040 Speaker 4: to be doing, keeping uh, you know, and really try 311 00:14:27,080 --> 00:14:29,440 Speaker 4: to envision what the team is going to look like. 312 00:14:29,560 --> 00:14:32,000 Speaker 4: And and it's not always set and stolen those numbers. 313 00:14:32,040 --> 00:14:36,120 Speaker 4: But he's definitely, in my opinion, he's you know, absolutely 314 00:14:36,200 --> 00:14:39,400 Speaker 4: done enough to warrant real conversation and and I think 315 00:14:39,480 --> 00:14:42,720 Speaker 4: ty Chandler has had a really good camp too. Maybe 316 00:14:42,760 --> 00:14:45,200 Speaker 4: not you know to the level in the games that 317 00:14:45,200 --> 00:14:47,640 Speaker 4: that Zay did. You know, from a standpoint of impact 318 00:14:47,640 --> 00:14:48,840 Speaker 4: in the past game, I thought he had. 319 00:14:49,000 --> 00:14:50,200 Speaker 2: He was great in the screen game. 320 00:14:50,240 --> 00:14:53,720 Speaker 4: He had a great run tonight, you know, which ultimately 321 00:14:53,800 --> 00:14:56,240 Speaker 4: ended up with him getting a little nicked up there. 322 00:14:56,280 --> 00:15:00,200 Speaker 4: But absolutely I think Y's you know, done a He's 323 00:15:00,200 --> 00:15:02,520 Speaker 4: had a really good camp and and quite honestly, he 324 00:15:02,560 --> 00:15:02,800 Speaker 4: was a. 325 00:15:02,760 --> 00:15:05,600 Speaker 2: Guy we thought, you know, we. 326 00:15:05,360 --> 00:15:07,360 Speaker 4: Kind of had him on the practice squad and you're 327 00:15:07,400 --> 00:15:10,000 Speaker 4: developing a guy with that kind of size and that 328 00:15:10,080 --> 00:15:12,240 Speaker 4: kind of speed, You're really hoping to see the type 329 00:15:12,240 --> 00:15:13,120 Speaker 4: of camp he had. 330 00:15:13,720 --> 00:15:15,040 Speaker 2: And he answered the bell for sure. 331 00:15:16,240 --> 00:15:18,400 Speaker 5: And then Tye felt him. We saw him leave the 332 00:15:18,440 --> 00:15:20,560 Speaker 5: other day during practice and he didn't play as he did. 333 00:15:20,840 --> 00:15:22,680 Speaker 4: Yeah, he was close to being able to go, but 334 00:15:23,320 --> 00:15:25,040 Speaker 4: you know, he was pretty sore coming out of that. 335 00:15:25,120 --> 00:15:27,160 Speaker 4: I don't think, you know, we have no real long 336 00:15:27,240 --> 00:15:30,040 Speaker 4: term concerns. It was more just a matter of you know, 337 00:15:30,160 --> 00:15:31,760 Speaker 4: him getting a lot of reps the other day with 338 00:15:32,000 --> 00:15:35,000 Speaker 4: you know, it was a big time ones versus one 339 00:15:35,080 --> 00:15:38,040 Speaker 4: day And when you're looking at it, there's a lot 340 00:15:38,040 --> 00:15:39,640 Speaker 4: of these guys that played in the game tonight that 341 00:15:39,680 --> 00:15:42,640 Speaker 4: were out there just because of our current receiver situation 342 00:15:42,720 --> 00:15:45,720 Speaker 4: with Jets and Speedy and and then obviously you know, 343 00:15:45,760 --> 00:15:47,680 Speaker 4: even Jay went down for a little bit. But he's 344 00:15:47,760 --> 00:15:50,880 Speaker 4: he's doing great. He's doing fine. But yeah, you know, 345 00:15:50,960 --> 00:15:54,120 Speaker 4: I think Ty, he he had some moments the other 346 00:15:54,200 --> 00:15:57,520 Speaker 4: day before ultimately getting a little banged up that showed 347 00:15:57,560 --> 00:16:00,560 Speaker 4: some real growth and he you know, real real competitive 348 00:16:00,600 --> 00:16:04,200 Speaker 4: reps against a Byron Murphy or as Ai Rogers. So 349 00:16:04,520 --> 00:16:08,120 Speaker 4: you know, I think he's he's improved throughout camp, so 350 00:16:08,280 --> 00:16:12,640 Speaker 4: physically talented, with the speed and the athleticism to help 351 00:16:12,640 --> 00:16:13,040 Speaker 4: our team. 352 00:16:13,080 --> 00:16:14,160 Speaker 2: So I'm excited about Ty. 353 00:16:14,560 --> 00:16:17,120 Speaker 1: That's the reigning coach of the Year Kevin O'Connell, who 354 00:16:17,200 --> 00:16:21,040 Speaker 1: undoubtedly is super excited for the regular season opener. When 355 00:16:21,160 --> 00:16:24,040 Speaker 1: when I sat down with him to tape the pregame interview, 356 00:16:24,400 --> 00:16:27,360 Speaker 1: I asked him with a training camp practices, like how 357 00:16:27,440 --> 00:16:30,240 Speaker 1: much do you construct those practices to start getting ready 358 00:16:30,240 --> 00:16:33,400 Speaker 1: for the Bears? And he said, kind of paraphrasing, that 359 00:16:33,440 --> 00:16:36,080 Speaker 1: they've worked on that, you know, for for several weeks, 360 00:16:36,080 --> 00:16:38,800 Speaker 1: if not months, kind of low key, but just of 361 00:16:38,920 --> 00:16:41,520 Speaker 1: late they've really started working on things to get ready 362 00:16:41,520 --> 00:16:44,800 Speaker 1: for the Bears. Ben Johnson's their new coach, Dennis Allen, 363 00:16:44,880 --> 00:16:49,920 Speaker 1: their new defensive coordinator. And JJ McCarthy is from Illinois. 364 00:16:49,960 --> 00:16:53,000 Speaker 1: He's from what's it called Lagrange, Yeah, yeah, yeah, right 365 00:16:53,440 --> 00:16:55,920 Speaker 1: right by Chicago, right miles away. Well, this is unbelievable. 366 00:16:55,920 --> 00:16:58,880 Speaker 1: What's coming up September eighth on kf A N and 367 00:16:58,920 --> 00:17:01,480 Speaker 1: the h and the vast expanding audio network. 368 00:17:01,680 --> 00:17:04,439 Speaker 3: You're right, and it's like that's where the NFL is 369 00:17:04,560 --> 00:17:07,879 Speaker 3: unbelievable in how they schedule everything, right, you get, you 370 00:17:07,920 --> 00:17:10,840 Speaker 3: get JJ McCarthy's to be out there in front of family, 371 00:17:10,880 --> 00:17:13,639 Speaker 3: in front of friends. The first game NFL game he 372 00:17:13,680 --> 00:17:17,560 Speaker 3: ever attended was a Chicago Bears game right against the Vikings, 373 00:17:17,600 --> 00:17:19,040 Speaker 3: by the way, and the Vikings once. 374 00:17:19,200 --> 00:17:19,680 Speaker 2: That's good. 375 00:17:21,040 --> 00:17:24,040 Speaker 3: So there's so much there. You said with Ben Johnson, 376 00:17:24,119 --> 00:17:27,280 Speaker 3: he's won technically won five in a row against the Vikings, 377 00:17:27,320 --> 00:17:28,960 Speaker 3: And what's he going to do offensively? And can you 378 00:17:29,040 --> 00:17:31,600 Speaker 3: bring it? Can he develop Caleb Williams? Can the Bears 379 00:17:31,600 --> 00:17:36,240 Speaker 3: have a four thousand yard passer once every There's so 380 00:17:36,359 --> 00:17:39,840 Speaker 3: many levels to this game. But you mentioned the preparation 381 00:17:39,960 --> 00:17:42,560 Speaker 3: part of it. And despite all this is going on 382 00:17:42,640 --> 00:17:46,159 Speaker 3: in the preseason, the main job of these coaches is 383 00:17:46,200 --> 00:17:49,959 Speaker 3: to get the starters ready for opening day. So if 384 00:17:49,960 --> 00:17:52,600 Speaker 3: they're taking away a little bit of practice to emphasize 385 00:17:52,720 --> 00:17:55,720 Speaker 3: what they're going to do against the Bears, it totally 386 00:17:55,760 --> 00:17:59,159 Speaker 3: makes sense. And you know, coach O'Connell alluded to it 387 00:17:59,200 --> 00:18:02,560 Speaker 3: when we spoke to him earlier this this preseason that 388 00:18:02,960 --> 00:18:05,520 Speaker 3: there's like a whole nother camp that happens now. The 389 00:18:05,520 --> 00:18:07,960 Speaker 3: next twelve days of practice right are big. They're gonna 390 00:18:07,960 --> 00:18:10,640 Speaker 3: be physical, they're gonna be you know, they're gonna be 391 00:18:10,720 --> 00:18:13,959 Speaker 3: getting these starters ready to play and ready to go 392 00:18:14,040 --> 00:18:16,840 Speaker 3: an entire game, and you know you got to hit 393 00:18:16,880 --> 00:18:18,160 Speaker 3: the ground running these days. 394 00:18:18,480 --> 00:18:20,320 Speaker 1: Good job, buddy, and I'll see you in your hometown 395 00:18:20,359 --> 00:18:22,200 Speaker 1: for Monday Night football. Okay, it sounds great. 396 00:18:22,200 --> 00:18:22,720 Speaker 2: I can't wait. 397 00:18:22,760 --> 00:18:25,080 Speaker 1: That's Pete Versa, John Paul Allen. Thank you for listening 398 00:18:25,080 --> 00:18:28,920 Speaker 1: to the postgame report. 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