WEBVTT - Xs and Os with Mike Zimmer | Week 1

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<v Speaker 1>Xes and os with Minnesota Vikings head coach Mike Zimmer

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<v Speaker 1>is underway. This is the inaugural role. Look at that

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<v Speaker 1>camera over there. To the addition of Mike Zimmer's exes

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<v Speaker 1>and os, we've got to get a quick shot of

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<v Speaker 1>the voice of popped in here. Right. That's the head coach.

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<v Speaker 1>That's Mike Zimmer, head coach of the Minnesota Vikings. KFA

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<v Speaker 1>N Vikings Radio Network. We welcome you into the Cincinnati

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<v Speaker 1>game this weekend. It's a one o'clock game on KFAM

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<v Speaker 1>and it's into your eighth year as head coach of

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<v Speaker 1>the Minnesota Vikings. So that that's that's just a wonderful accomplishment.

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<v Speaker 1>And I know you know you're trying not to smile,

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<v Speaker 1>but I know you're not in the recognizing wonderful accomplishment

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<v Speaker 1>business specifically in one place. But that has to make

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<v Speaker 1>you feel good. Well, it makes me feel good. If

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<v Speaker 1>we win a Super Bowl, that's that that will make

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<v Speaker 1>me feel good. Um, you know, we're just grinding every

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<v Speaker 1>year and trying to trying to get a little bit better.

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<v Speaker 1>Now now that I've buttered you up, you care to

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<v Speaker 1>share with the audience and he updated Anthony Barr, Christian

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<v Speaker 1>darrisaw related news or that's why we butter you up right? Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>I think, um, I think barstill has a chance. We'll

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<v Speaker 1>find out. We'll find out a little bit more later

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<v Speaker 1>this week. You know. Deresau is probably probably not be

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<v Speaker 1>ready this week. Yeah. When I say when I say

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<v Speaker 1>Christian with the limited amount of practices that he's had,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, and I mean you've talked about it a

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<v Speaker 1>million times. It's with Christian, you just you wait, get

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<v Speaker 1>him into shape, get him into the spot, make sure

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<v Speaker 1>he knows how to do it, and then maybe roll

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<v Speaker 1>with him. Right Yeah, And you know when you've only

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<v Speaker 1>practiced a few days and then you know, you keep

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<v Speaker 1>having these setbacks. You know, it just continues to linger on.

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<v Speaker 1>So you know, we're gonna have to get him out

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<v Speaker 1>there on the practice field for for a while and

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<v Speaker 1>see if he can hang in there and do it.

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<v Speaker 1>You have a linebacker named Nick Vigil and he's a

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<v Speaker 1>former member of the Cincinnati Bengals. What do we get

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<v Speaker 1>with Vigil now? And maybe if he has to play extensively,

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<v Speaker 1>what do you get with him? You know? Um, I

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<v Speaker 1>was just talking about him today with the coaches and

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<v Speaker 1>he really reminds me a lot of Chad Greenway. He's

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<v Speaker 1>very smart. His personality is the same, the very quick thinkers. Um,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, I think he's a good player. Um, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>he understands his role and it understands everybody else's role. So, um,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, we're glad we have him. So if Nick

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<v Speaker 1>makes a big play a zach or something, the karate

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<v Speaker 1>kick is that expected. I don't know what his what

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<v Speaker 1>his little style is yet. And then then of course

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<v Speaker 1>he'll get into some form of vodka business and will

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<v Speaker 1>just move on. It's Mike zimmer Head, coach of the

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<v Speaker 1>Minnesota Vikings XS, the os kfam, the Vikings Radio Network,

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<v Speaker 1>and those of you at Vikings dot com. We welcome

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<v Speaker 1>you now them with with your pass rush and Denil

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<v Speaker 1>Hunter obviously ready to play this year. Just overall the

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<v Speaker 1>depth of your pass rush. You feel good about it? Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>I do. I think with um, with uh dj Wanham,

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<v Speaker 1>who has a lot of versatility, we can do a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of different things with him. With with Griffin um

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<v Speaker 1>and then Sheldon Richardson. I think those kind of combinations,

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<v Speaker 1>but also the combination of weatherly Uh you know, so

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<v Speaker 1>I think I think I like the combination of guys,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, where if they're double team and one guy,

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<v Speaker 1>we have a chance to work on some other areas.

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<v Speaker 1>And then you know you had bar in there and

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<v Speaker 1>and Kendricks and Vigil and some of the you know

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<v Speaker 1>Harrison Smith. Yeah, um, you know we have some versatility

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<v Speaker 1>in the rush game now with when when you beat

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<v Speaker 1>New Orleans in the playoffs and put Everson and Denial inside, Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>that's a bold move specifically, you know, with not much

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<v Speaker 1>time to do it. Then it worked to wreck the

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<v Speaker 1>game and you moved on. Did that you know even

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<v Speaker 1>for you doing it as long as you have, did

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<v Speaker 1>that open your eyes at all to to you know,

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<v Speaker 1>maybe do more non obvious things. Because you mentioned DJ

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<v Speaker 1>can play all over the place weather, they probably can

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<v Speaker 1>and and so on. Well, I think what we're trying

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<v Speaker 1>to do, Paul, is look at the skill set of

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<v Speaker 1>the individual players and then look at the opponents and

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<v Speaker 1>their their skill sets and where they're at, and then

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<v Speaker 1>you know, how can we get good matchups where we're

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<v Speaker 1>trying to get good matchups? And also you know, maybe

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<v Speaker 1>it's it's using want them a little bit more as

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<v Speaker 1>a linebacker, and so instead of having four down guys.

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<v Speaker 1>We have three down and a hybrid guy. So you know,

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<v Speaker 1>there's a lot of little variations there that we can

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<v Speaker 1>we can kind of do with those guys through through

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<v Speaker 1>all your years, Mike, you know, I'm not exactly sure

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<v Speaker 1>what you did in Dallas, but those those years in

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<v Speaker 1>Cincinnati in here, why have you never had three four

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<v Speaker 1>as a base Why have you generally been a four

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<v Speaker 1>three guy? Well, I did have a three four in

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<v Speaker 1>base in Dallas. My first two years in Dallas we

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<v Speaker 1>were three four one. Coach Parcels came in and I

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<v Speaker 1>think he wanted to change over the second year, but

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<v Speaker 1>we're number one league on defense, so he couldn't do

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<v Speaker 1>it then. So the third year he had us move

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<v Speaker 1>over there to three four, And you know, it brings

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of versatility. You know, I like it. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>you have to have the right kind of personnel. You

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<v Speaker 1>have to have two big outside linebackers, and then you

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<v Speaker 1>have to have some big, thick guys in the middle.

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<v Speaker 1>So then you get to Cincinnati and you run it

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<v Speaker 1>as well as you did there. I mean, just one

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<v Speaker 1>of the league's best defenses year after year, and with

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<v Speaker 1>Gino Atkins and de Montepeco, in the middle, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>than Kevin and Pat Williams here for years and now

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<v Speaker 1>Michael Pierce, Dalvin Tomlinson. I mean that's just so important

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<v Speaker 1>to have your kind of guys in the middle, right, Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>I think it's And they're all different, um, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>the Mike, Michael Pierson, Tomlinson are different than Geno Atkins

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<v Speaker 1>and Peco were, um, you know, so you've got to

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<v Speaker 1>kind of figure out, you know, what they're best at

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<v Speaker 1>and kind of move move from there. You know, Sheldon's

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<v Speaker 1>a little bit more like I'm not saying he's Geno Atkins,

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<v Speaker 1>but he's a little bit more like that, a little

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<v Speaker 1>bit more slithery, you know, where the other two guys

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<v Speaker 1>are big, strong, physical guys, and uh you know that

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<v Speaker 1>allows us to um do a few more things with

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<v Speaker 1>some of the some of the guys behind them. Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>So just just from kind of the Rube standpoint, the

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<v Speaker 1>fan standpoint, looking at it outside, Hunter, Tomlinson, Pierce, say,

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<v Speaker 1>wantum Weatherly, Griffin, whomever. Is it safe to say that, Okay,

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<v Speaker 1>Daniel's going to draw the majority of the doubles, but

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<v Speaker 1>you can't double all of them. So now Pierson, Tomlinson,

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<v Speaker 1>who never have had big sack totals. It'll give them

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<v Speaker 1>a chance to work their way to do different things, right, Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>a little bit. Um. You know they're they're run players, really,

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<v Speaker 1>these two guys, UM, I think that's what they kind

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<v Speaker 1>of hold their hat on. We're continually trying to continue

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<v Speaker 1>to work with them on there. But you know, with

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<v Speaker 1>the ends and the linebackers and the safeties, that allows

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<v Speaker 1>us to to generate a little bit more pass rush

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<v Speaker 1>in that way. But you know, in order to do that,

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<v Speaker 1>you got to stop to run first, and that's that's

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<v Speaker 1>basically those two guys's job first is to get the

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<v Speaker 1>run stop so we can rush and pass her. How

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<v Speaker 1>how good your new hunter? UM? You know he's he's

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<v Speaker 1>uh got a good leg, big leg, has some good

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<v Speaker 1>hang time. He'll have some mishits, so you know, we're

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<v Speaker 1>trying to work with consistency on him. And over the

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<v Speaker 1>last X amount of years, did you ever think that

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<v Speaker 1>you would be focusing as much on special teams truly

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<v Speaker 1>as you have? Um, I probably should have a lot more,

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<v Speaker 1>but we we are very very um diligent about um

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<v Speaker 1>who's going to be active on game day based on

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<v Speaker 1>special teams. We're gonna you know about who made the

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<v Speaker 1>who made the club based on special teams, because I

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<v Speaker 1>think it was such a glaring weakness for us last year.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, we have to and Cincinnati has a really

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<v Speaker 1>good special team shooting now. I mean, it's just the preseason,

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<v Speaker 1>and there were some problems coverage wise and special teams

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<v Speaker 1>wise in that Denver game, but it seemed to get

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<v Speaker 1>better or improve for the most part, even though it's preseason.

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<v Speaker 1>You're always looking for improvement. Is that fair? Yeah. And

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<v Speaker 1>one of the things we started doing this year is

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<v Speaker 1>with the whole team, we're watching all the special teams.

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<v Speaker 1>So after the game, the whole team comes in and

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<v Speaker 1>you know, when a guy makes a great player a

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<v Speaker 1>great hit, and they let him know, and you know,

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<v Speaker 1>if a guy gets rocked one time, and then they

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<v Speaker 1>let him know about that too. So we're trying to

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<v Speaker 1>make that a big point of emphasis with the special

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<v Speaker 1>teams this year, whether the return game, making sure that

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<v Speaker 1>you know, we have some more explosive plays in there

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<v Speaker 1>as well. XS and Knows with Mike Zimmer courtesy of

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<v Speaker 1>the Minnesota State Lottery. I'm Paul Allen. A few to close,

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<v Speaker 1>not time for two more, Bob but we're getting close.

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<v Speaker 1>Same question about the punter with DD Westbrook, what do

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<v Speaker 1>you like about him? Well, you know, he's got great speed.

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<v Speaker 1>I like him as a receiver as well. But he's

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<v Speaker 1>got great speed. He catches the ball really well. Uh.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, if we do if we do a good

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<v Speaker 1>job with with our hold hold ups and our gunners,

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<v Speaker 1>and we do a good job on defense to to

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<v Speaker 1>create some some situation where we can hold those guys up,

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<v Speaker 1>then I think he's got a chance to make some

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<v Speaker 1>big plays in the return game. With the Bengals offense,

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<v Speaker 1>Zach Taylor, he he seems to want to throw a lot.

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<v Speaker 1>Is that true? And how is their offense? Well, I

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<v Speaker 1>though I do think that's true. I think they've got

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<v Speaker 1>a really good quarterback in Burrow. You know he um

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<v Speaker 1>he's very quick, uh to decipher, gets the ball out

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<v Speaker 1>of his hands really quick, so you know, it makes

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<v Speaker 1>it hard to rush. But they've got excellent receivers um

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<v Speaker 1>and uh, you know they're getting the no backs a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of times, they'll be in five wides and um,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, they'll do a lot of things. But they

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<v Speaker 1>got a good running back and mixing two. He's a big,

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<v Speaker 1>hard running back. You know kid that we liked a

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<v Speaker 1>lot coming out when he came out of Oklahoma. Um, so,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, I think they're very explosive. I saw something

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<v Speaker 1>they like, he's the fourth most passing yards for rookie

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<v Speaker 1>quarterback in history the NFL or something like that. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>very very good. Joe Burrow now zero offensive touchdowns in

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<v Speaker 1>the preseason. How good an explosive do you expect the

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<v Speaker 1>offense to be starting against Cincinnati? Well, you know, I

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<v Speaker 1>think it's a little bit of uh, you know, we

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<v Speaker 1>have to go out and prove it, just like the

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<v Speaker 1>rest of our football team. Um, you know, I believe

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<v Speaker 1>we have some some really good weapons with our wide receivers. Um.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, I think, uh, Tyler Conklin does a really

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<v Speaker 1>nice job at tight end. We obviously have Dalvin Cook

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<v Speaker 1>and Madison in the backfield. Um, you know, dal Dalvin

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<v Speaker 1>has looked great in practice. And you know, the more

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<v Speaker 1>of these teams loading up on to stop him, the

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<v Speaker 1>more opens up for Jefferson and Feeling and Conklin and

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<v Speaker 1>and uh, you know, trying to get the ball in

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<v Speaker 1>some of these other guy's hands. Chrit Chris herndon the

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<v Speaker 1>New Viking. He scored on you guys as a rookie

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<v Speaker 1>when you were out there. How does he fit into

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<v Speaker 1>the mix and is there a learning curve just shifting teams,

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<v Speaker 1>offenses whole thing. Yeah, I think there's a learning curve,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, and so we're trying to bring them, bring

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<v Speaker 1>them along as fast as we can. Uh, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>they'll have a package form as we come come into

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<v Speaker 1>this ball game. But um, you know, he's a guy

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<v Speaker 1>that you know, I haven't seen a lot other than

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<v Speaker 1>on tape in a couple couple of practices. But he's

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<v Speaker 1>done a really nice job with you know, the things

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<v Speaker 1>we've asked and do thus far, with what you saw

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<v Speaker 1>from Herndon or what we don't know about Conklin or

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<v Speaker 1>whatever Titans are going to play. Do you feel they're

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<v Speaker 1>run blocking, that they're willing, you know, that they're willing

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<v Speaker 1>to compliment not only what you want, but what is

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<v Speaker 1>best for the offense. Dalvin, Yeah, I think both of

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<v Speaker 1>them are willing. Uh you know, sometimes sustaining is the

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<v Speaker 1>key to that, and not just being willing blockers, but sustaining.

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<v Speaker 1>Tyler's improved tremendously in the time that he's been here

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<v Speaker 1>in his blocking, and so you know that should be

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<v Speaker 1>a big plus for us. Last one for Mike Zimmer.

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<v Speaker 1>Thirteen years ago, age fifty two, you became defensive coordinator

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<v Speaker 1>for the Cincinnati Bengals for six seasons, subsequently ended up here.

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<v Speaker 1>What do you remember about Paul Brown Stadium? One of

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<v Speaker 1>the one I mean is you got all these new

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<v Speaker 1>stadiums and everything. You go to Sofa later in the year,

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<v Speaker 1>hopefully twice, but you go there later in the year.

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<v Speaker 1>Paul Brown Stadium, it's it's been around forever. Well, yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>it's it's right on the river. The wind comes off

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<v Speaker 1>off the river a decent amount. They've got terrific fans. Uh,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, they're they're they're very loud, not as loud

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<v Speaker 1>as our fans are, and probably not as good as

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<v Speaker 1>our fans, but they have good, solid fans, and um,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, it's it's gonna be a you know, like

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<v Speaker 1>for the first game, especially the first game you come

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<v Speaker 1>out of the season with fans, it's gonna be it

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<v Speaker 1>should be allowed. Um, very very aggressive crowd. Um. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>I've been in the visitors locker room when we played

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<v Speaker 1>there in the preseason. That was the only time. But yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>it's it's a it's a good place and it's a

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<v Speaker 1>beautiful stadium right next to the ballpark there uh the

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<v Speaker 1>great red ballpark yet so um, it'll be It should

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<v Speaker 1>be a fun day. Short drip. No, you can't get

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<v Speaker 1>to Walton, can you? No, I won't be able to

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<v Speaker 1>make it. So you're gonna be in Cincinnati with Zimmer,

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<v Speaker 1>Rage Ranch Luria minutes away or whatever. You're not gonna

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<v Speaker 1>be able to go? Yeah, I can't make it. I

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<v Speaker 1>understand that it's a business trip. How far is Louisville

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<v Speaker 1>from Cincinnati? It's an hour about an hour and in

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<v Speaker 1>Louisville's Churchill Downs And I'm Paul Allen with Mike Zimmer,

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<v Speaker 1>soon to be twenty twenty three, owner of the Kentucky

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<v Speaker 1>Oaks Champion. Her name is Immacula Glory. Good luck this weekend.

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<v Speaker 1>Thanks for the conversation, Hi, Paul, Thank you. More Vikings

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