1 00:00:16,680 --> 00:00:19,800 Speaker 1: Welcome to the Audible presented by three M, the official 2 00:00:19,880 --> 00:00:23,320 Speaker 1: science partner of the Minnesota Vikings. Happy holidays and welcome 3 00:00:23,400 --> 00:00:27,040 Speaker 1: inside the TCO studios. This is the Audible courtesy of 4 00:00:27,080 --> 00:00:30,319 Speaker 1: three M. I'm Gabe Henderson. Let's Tatum Everett, and today 5 00:00:30,400 --> 00:00:32,760 Speaker 1: we got the special privilege of being joined by Vikings 6 00:00:32,800 --> 00:00:36,880 Speaker 1: linebackers two of our favorites, mister Troy Dye, mister Brian 7 00:00:36,920 --> 00:00:40,760 Speaker 1: Asamoa and Fellas. I say this every week, but thank you, guys, 8 00:00:40,840 --> 00:00:44,520 Speaker 1: thank you for joining us today. I believe the last 9 00:00:44,520 --> 00:00:47,839 Speaker 1: two Saturday games was the first time since nineteen seventy 10 00:00:47,840 --> 00:00:51,880 Speaker 1: four that we've had consecutive Saturday games in franchise history. 11 00:00:51,880 --> 00:00:53,960 Speaker 1: Of course, of course we won, but I feel like 12 00:00:54,000 --> 00:00:57,080 Speaker 1: this past Saturday's game was the one that everyone had 13 00:00:57,120 --> 00:01:00,840 Speaker 1: circle because the next day was Christmas. Did you guys 14 00:01:00,840 --> 00:01:03,720 Speaker 1: have any Christmas plans that you were able to get 15 00:01:03,720 --> 00:01:05,440 Speaker 1: accomplished this year? I mean, I don't think I had 16 00:01:05,480 --> 00:01:08,319 Speaker 1: any big Christmas plans just because of the travel process 17 00:01:08,360 --> 00:01:10,240 Speaker 1: and all that stuff for people flying in and flying out. 18 00:01:10,560 --> 00:01:12,280 Speaker 1: So I just had my mom, my girlfriend, and my 19 00:01:12,319 --> 00:01:14,240 Speaker 1: son and my aunt in town. So it was kind 20 00:01:14,240 --> 00:01:16,520 Speaker 1: of just cool, relax put some Christmas gifts together for 21 00:01:16,600 --> 00:01:18,560 Speaker 1: my son and kind of just went with the flow 22 00:01:18,560 --> 00:01:21,440 Speaker 1: and kind of just relaxed watching football on some basketball. 23 00:01:21,440 --> 00:01:23,560 Speaker 1: That's always fun. Did you have family time? You have 24 00:01:23,560 --> 00:01:26,120 Speaker 1: a little little sister over. It was fun. She had 25 00:01:26,120 --> 00:01:29,720 Speaker 1: a great time. She came down for her first game. Cool. 26 00:01:29,959 --> 00:01:31,920 Speaker 1: What she think of the atmosphere. She loved it. She 27 00:01:31,920 --> 00:01:34,319 Speaker 1: couldn't stop talking about it. I was like, I kind 28 00:01:34,319 --> 00:01:35,920 Speaker 1: of getting tired. I was like, all right, now, come on. 29 00:01:36,480 --> 00:01:38,280 Speaker 1: But now it was fun spending time with her. And 30 00:01:38,319 --> 00:01:39,920 Speaker 1: then I mean, probably the biggest thing for me was 31 00:01:39,959 --> 00:01:44,000 Speaker 1: having a body gifts from my big family. So clearly 32 00:01:44,000 --> 00:01:45,839 Speaker 1: you still you're still not over the white out, Brian. 33 00:01:45,880 --> 00:01:49,200 Speaker 1: You got on my white a white white hoodie. But 34 00:01:49,280 --> 00:01:53,360 Speaker 1: the experience though, Like, was that your first ever white out? Yeah? 35 00:01:53,440 --> 00:01:55,880 Speaker 1: For me, you and personal now I've been been around 36 00:01:55,880 --> 00:01:58,120 Speaker 1: like several It was like college all over again. You know, 37 00:01:58,160 --> 00:01:59,640 Speaker 1: the white out will have like a white out, will 38 00:01:59,640 --> 00:02:01,840 Speaker 1: have a white read out, Like just feel like college 39 00:02:01,880 --> 00:02:03,880 Speaker 1: all over again. That atmosphere is electric, as you guys 40 00:02:03,960 --> 00:02:06,040 Speaker 1: were there to see. Yeah, that was pretty cool. How 41 00:02:06,080 --> 00:02:08,240 Speaker 1: is it though, getting and you said you have a 42 00:02:08,240 --> 00:02:11,320 Speaker 1: big family, how do you keep track of everything when 43 00:02:11,320 --> 00:02:14,200 Speaker 1: you're buying presents and stuff. So I having my notes 44 00:02:14,240 --> 00:02:17,400 Speaker 1: like I have like my parents, session, my siblings, my 45 00:02:17,480 --> 00:02:20,120 Speaker 1: nieces and nephews, um, which kind of makes it ease. 46 00:02:20,160 --> 00:02:23,400 Speaker 1: I'm pretty much organized for itself, so smooth try. I'm 47 00:02:23,400 --> 00:02:24,600 Speaker 1: not even gonna ask you. I know you got with 48 00:02:24,760 --> 00:02:28,560 Speaker 1: like five brothers and just too many. I don't to 49 00:02:28,560 --> 00:02:30,640 Speaker 1: be honest, I don't get anybody any Christmas gifts this year, 50 00:02:30,680 --> 00:02:32,800 Speaker 1: if I'm gonna be honest with you, guys, um, my 51 00:02:32,880 --> 00:02:35,440 Speaker 1: girlfriend did most of the stuff for my people's man, 52 00:02:35,480 --> 00:02:37,359 Speaker 1: I kind of just was going to flow. I'm not 53 00:02:37,400 --> 00:02:42,320 Speaker 1: a big Christmas guy. Sounds a little grinchy, but you 54 00:02:42,360 --> 00:02:43,880 Speaker 1: know what I'm saying. I give people gifts all throughout 55 00:02:43,880 --> 00:02:45,800 Speaker 1: the year, so one day it is not there the 56 00:02:45,840 --> 00:02:48,400 Speaker 1: big thing. One day shouldn't define what gift I should 57 00:02:48,400 --> 00:02:50,280 Speaker 1: give you. But the gift the Vikings fans want right 58 00:02:50,280 --> 00:02:53,000 Speaker 1: now is for Brian Asimoa to turn over his card 59 00:02:53,480 --> 00:02:55,640 Speaker 1: two Troops and Lives again that we start this show 60 00:02:55,639 --> 00:02:57,840 Speaker 1: off with and I BA. I'm gonna have you read 61 00:02:58,120 --> 00:03:02,040 Speaker 1: each sentence outlive out loud for our radio audience, Troy, 62 00:03:02,440 --> 00:03:04,400 Speaker 1: so for you to figure out which one is a lie. 63 00:03:04,560 --> 00:03:06,240 Speaker 1: Which other two are true? I think I think he's 64 00:03:06,240 --> 00:03:08,760 Speaker 1: gonna get this. Yeah, he knows me pretty well, so 65 00:03:08,880 --> 00:03:11,280 Speaker 1: all right. The first one is, uh, I took a 66 00:03:11,360 --> 00:03:13,000 Speaker 1: year off from the game of football at the age 67 00:03:13,000 --> 00:03:16,040 Speaker 1: of ten and moved to another country. The second one 68 00:03:16,120 --> 00:03:18,040 Speaker 1: is I currently have a French board dog named Chrome. 69 00:03:18,440 --> 00:03:20,519 Speaker 1: And the third one is I was the third overall 70 00:03:20,560 --> 00:03:23,840 Speaker 1: linebacker selected in the twenty twenty two NFL Draft, behind 71 00:03:23,840 --> 00:03:28,520 Speaker 1: my college roommate, uh Nick Benito. Which one's the lie? 72 00:03:29,440 --> 00:03:31,600 Speaker 1: The lie is the last one, right, because you took 73 00:03:32,320 --> 00:03:34,560 Speaker 1: he went to Africa when he was ten. Yeah, and 74 00:03:34,600 --> 00:03:37,800 Speaker 1: then you do have a dog named Chrome. Followers follow 75 00:03:37,880 --> 00:03:45,560 Speaker 1: Chrome on Instagram? What what's the handle? I think I 76 00:03:45,600 --> 00:03:48,560 Speaker 1: wanted to say. The third one is the lie? And 77 00:03:48,680 --> 00:03:54,320 Speaker 1: that is correct? Very nice. How's Chrome reacting to his Uh? 78 00:03:54,440 --> 00:03:56,960 Speaker 1: Is it his first winter? No, this is not his first. 79 00:03:57,000 --> 00:03:59,520 Speaker 1: So I had him in Oklahoma. Man, he had lots 80 00:03:59,560 --> 00:04:02,000 Speaker 1: of fun in the snow up but this one, this 81 00:04:02,000 --> 00:04:04,880 Speaker 1: one is kind of special because like when he's going outside, 82 00:04:04,880 --> 00:04:07,160 Speaker 1: like because he's so small, so he's getting capture them 83 00:04:07,200 --> 00:04:09,839 Speaker 1: the snow. It's kind of crazy. Yeah, but now he's 84 00:04:09,840 --> 00:04:12,480 Speaker 1: having a good time. But he is super small. I mean, 85 00:04:12,480 --> 00:04:14,640 Speaker 1: the snow is getting him right now. If you haven't 86 00:04:14,720 --> 00:04:17,520 Speaker 1: checked out Purple Pups on Vikings dot Com by Lindsay 87 00:04:17,560 --> 00:04:19,240 Speaker 1: Young right now, you should check that out. She did 88 00:04:19,279 --> 00:04:21,800 Speaker 1: a story on Brian as O's dog Chrome, and I 89 00:04:21,839 --> 00:04:25,599 Speaker 1: was reading an article and you compared Chrome's personality to 90 00:04:25,680 --> 00:04:30,960 Speaker 1: Harrison Smith, Bike's safety's personality. You gotta explain that. So 91 00:04:30,960 --> 00:04:34,440 Speaker 1: so everyone, everyone that comes over to my house, Um, 92 00:04:34,480 --> 00:04:36,440 Speaker 1: they will tell you, like they love my dog because 93 00:04:36,440 --> 00:04:38,680 Speaker 1: he's so chill and stuff like that. The reason why 94 00:04:38,680 --> 00:04:40,960 Speaker 1: I compared him to Harrison Smith is because like Harry's 95 00:04:40,960 --> 00:04:43,600 Speaker 1: a chill guy, like I've never seen Harry madd or 96 00:04:43,640 --> 00:04:47,040 Speaker 1: like upset, and then game time like it's on. So 97 00:04:47,400 --> 00:04:49,520 Speaker 1: for Chrome, I'm like, when it's on, it's on. And 98 00:04:49,520 --> 00:04:53,479 Speaker 1: that's why the Harrison came from. I love it. Oh 99 00:04:53,520 --> 00:04:56,680 Speaker 1: all that like he's on and he's not. It's not 100 00:04:56,680 --> 00:04:59,320 Speaker 1: coming down, So I love it. That's funny. Before we 101 00:04:59,320 --> 00:05:02,320 Speaker 1: get to your two truth in the lie, Troy, Brian, 102 00:05:02,360 --> 00:05:05,280 Speaker 1: I got to ask you just quitting I wouldn't say 103 00:05:05,360 --> 00:05:07,279 Speaker 1: quitting football, but taking a break from football at the 104 00:05:07,279 --> 00:05:10,160 Speaker 1: age of ten, what was different about your love from 105 00:05:10,160 --> 00:05:12,520 Speaker 1: the game when you came back from that versus when 106 00:05:12,560 --> 00:05:15,520 Speaker 1: you red shirted your freshman year at Oklahoma. That's a 107 00:05:15,520 --> 00:05:18,240 Speaker 1: good question. The biggest difference for me was like just 108 00:05:18,360 --> 00:05:19,920 Speaker 1: when I was ten, I was young, so I wasn't 109 00:05:19,920 --> 00:05:21,839 Speaker 1: really I was kind of immature. I went like immature 110 00:05:21,960 --> 00:05:24,360 Speaker 1: just and not knowing a lot of things. So when 111 00:05:24,360 --> 00:05:26,600 Speaker 1: I went to Africa was when I came back, I 112 00:05:26,640 --> 00:05:28,760 Speaker 1: was much more appreciative of like everything, and I was like, 113 00:05:28,760 --> 00:05:30,240 Speaker 1: you know what, Like I'm able to play the sport 114 00:05:30,240 --> 00:05:32,640 Speaker 1: of football, Like that's such a blessing. So that's what 115 00:05:32,800 --> 00:05:34,880 Speaker 1: kind of made me like chame. My whole perspective in 116 00:05:34,960 --> 00:05:36,719 Speaker 1: mindset was like, you know, I'm going to go hard 117 00:05:36,720 --> 00:05:38,880 Speaker 1: in the sport every single time. And then my red 118 00:05:38,920 --> 00:05:41,240 Speaker 1: shirt year at Oklahoma, I mean that was just like 119 00:05:41,279 --> 00:05:43,520 Speaker 1: another year for me to just realize that this was 120 00:05:43,520 --> 00:05:46,000 Speaker 1: a time to get stronger, faster, and catch up to 121 00:05:46,040 --> 00:05:47,679 Speaker 1: the game of football because I was playing a different 122 00:05:47,680 --> 00:05:50,240 Speaker 1: position in high school and I didn't know anything about 123 00:05:50,240 --> 00:05:52,160 Speaker 1: inside backers. So when I got to college, you know, 124 00:05:52,160 --> 00:05:54,200 Speaker 1: I was able to develop. And I think that was 125 00:05:54,240 --> 00:05:56,640 Speaker 1: the big thing for me, was a developmental process and 126 00:05:56,720 --> 00:05:59,880 Speaker 1: understanding that all right, you're in a new scheme or whatever. 127 00:06:00,000 --> 00:06:01,800 Speaker 1: This is what's going to happen. This is how you play. 128 00:06:01,920 --> 00:06:04,000 Speaker 1: And I mean that was kind of the biggest things 129 00:06:04,000 --> 00:06:07,680 Speaker 1: for me in the differences. That's awesome, truity, you ready 130 00:06:07,680 --> 00:06:13,039 Speaker 1: flipped your card over all right. So the first one, 131 00:06:13,160 --> 00:06:15,680 Speaker 1: I was rated as the fortieth best safety coming out 132 00:06:15,680 --> 00:06:18,960 Speaker 1: of high school according to twenty four seven Sports. Second one, 133 00:06:19,080 --> 00:06:21,720 Speaker 1: I was teammates with Justin Herbert in high school. Shout 134 00:06:21,720 --> 00:06:24,880 Speaker 1: out to Jay Herbert. Third one, my dad as well 135 00:06:24,920 --> 00:06:29,279 Speaker 1: as my older brother played sports professionally. It said Herbert 136 00:06:29,279 --> 00:06:32,040 Speaker 1: in high school. No, you played with him in college. 137 00:06:35,800 --> 00:06:40,200 Speaker 1: You paying attention? This is my god. You can't ask this. 138 00:06:42,680 --> 00:06:45,040 Speaker 1: We're around each other a lot. I think our line 139 00:06:45,080 --> 00:06:47,120 Speaker 1: back room is probably the closest. We're pretty tired. Yeah, 140 00:06:47,440 --> 00:06:50,239 Speaker 1: what did you learn from your from your family members 141 00:06:50,279 --> 00:06:52,880 Speaker 1: about being a professional athlete? The biggest thing is take 142 00:06:52,920 --> 00:06:54,479 Speaker 1: every day like it could be your last, because you 143 00:06:54,520 --> 00:06:56,560 Speaker 1: never know when that last opportunity is going to be 144 00:06:57,040 --> 00:06:59,840 Speaker 1: um and just be appreciative because like I said you, 145 00:07:00,240 --> 00:07:02,600 Speaker 1: it could be gone in a second, whether you want 146 00:07:02,640 --> 00:07:05,560 Speaker 1: it to be or not. And uh, and just enjoy it, 147 00:07:05,680 --> 00:07:07,520 Speaker 1: Just have fun with it, and just know that you're 148 00:07:07,520 --> 00:07:09,120 Speaker 1: playing the sport for a living, and how many people 149 00:07:09,160 --> 00:07:10,920 Speaker 1: get to do that, and you're living on a childhood dream, 150 00:07:10,960 --> 00:07:13,480 Speaker 1: So just have fun with it. It was the best athlete, 151 00:07:15,320 --> 00:07:21,760 Speaker 1: the best athlete, because you're the Bengals, right, Yeah, play 152 00:07:21,800 --> 00:07:24,360 Speaker 1: for the Bengals, the best athlete. I might have to 153 00:07:24,400 --> 00:07:27,840 Speaker 1: give it to my older brother just because he played 154 00:07:27,840 --> 00:07:30,600 Speaker 1: on the US junior team, the US junior national hockey team. 155 00:07:31,280 --> 00:07:35,240 Speaker 1: So it's a little cross, a little crossover. But if 156 00:07:35,240 --> 00:07:37,160 Speaker 1: we're going straight football, I'm going to say myself because 157 00:07:37,160 --> 00:07:40,720 Speaker 1: I don't think my little brother might say him because 158 00:07:40,720 --> 00:07:42,080 Speaker 1: we played against each other a lot in college. But 159 00:07:42,120 --> 00:07:43,960 Speaker 1: I think I kind of squitched that out. But we 160 00:07:44,400 --> 00:07:47,160 Speaker 1: got the mass up, you know what I'm saying. Yeah, 161 00:07:47,200 --> 00:07:49,800 Speaker 1: i'd say just overall all sports. I'd say my older 162 00:07:49,800 --> 00:07:52,360 Speaker 1: brother football, myself. I mean, I'll let you explain it. 163 00:07:52,360 --> 00:07:55,200 Speaker 1: But I read a story that basically your father, when 164 00:07:55,240 --> 00:07:57,280 Speaker 1: your brother was playing hockey as a kid, didn't take 165 00:07:57,320 --> 00:08:01,200 Speaker 1: it serious. So your dad burned his hockey and said, 166 00:08:01,360 --> 00:08:04,000 Speaker 1: long story short, if you don't go home, go hard 167 00:08:04,080 --> 00:08:06,800 Speaker 1: all the time, even if you go the wrong way. Yeah, 168 00:08:06,840 --> 00:08:09,240 Speaker 1: what did your dads? I guess? How did he push 169 00:08:09,280 --> 00:08:11,120 Speaker 1: you to be where you are today. I think that's 170 00:08:11,160 --> 00:08:13,160 Speaker 1: a perfect that's a good example. I mean the burning 171 00:08:13,200 --> 00:08:14,800 Speaker 1: of stuff might be a little extreme to some people, 172 00:08:14,800 --> 00:08:16,240 Speaker 1: but I think it's just a way for him to 173 00:08:16,320 --> 00:08:18,120 Speaker 1: kind of get that that point across. Remember when I 174 00:08:18,160 --> 00:08:21,280 Speaker 1: was playing a little league football, We're doing conditioning drills, 175 00:08:21,320 --> 00:08:22,960 Speaker 1: and you know, I'm just kind of just going through 176 00:08:22,960 --> 00:08:24,480 Speaker 1: it as a ten year old, like, man, I'm tired. 177 00:08:24,520 --> 00:08:27,040 Speaker 1: Whatever with you whoop? Like he literally stopped the whole 178 00:08:27,080 --> 00:08:29,640 Speaker 1: thing like a meth me in front of everybody. Really 179 00:08:29,680 --> 00:08:30,800 Speaker 1: was like, if you're not gonna do it, I'm gonna 180 00:08:30,800 --> 00:08:32,120 Speaker 1: send you home and I'll stay out here in coach 181 00:08:32,160 --> 00:08:34,000 Speaker 1: like it doesn't matter to me. And I think from 182 00:08:34,040 --> 00:08:35,640 Speaker 1: that point it was kind of just like give it 183 00:08:35,679 --> 00:08:37,640 Speaker 1: everything you got because you don't want to be the 184 00:08:37,720 --> 00:08:40,559 Speaker 1: one that's looking bad out there. Yeah. Has that helped 185 00:08:40,600 --> 00:08:44,240 Speaker 1: you relate to your coaches a little bit better, like 186 00:08:44,320 --> 00:08:46,680 Speaker 1: understanding where they're coming from when they may have moments 187 00:08:46,720 --> 00:08:49,120 Speaker 1: like that with you. Yeah, definitely. Think growing up, one 188 00:08:49,120 --> 00:08:50,600 Speaker 1: of the things my dad always told me was listening 189 00:08:50,600 --> 00:08:53,040 Speaker 1: to the message and not the tone, So just hear 190 00:08:53,080 --> 00:08:54,719 Speaker 1: what they're trying to say and not how they're saying it, 191 00:08:54,920 --> 00:08:56,800 Speaker 1: And I think that's the best way I've been able 192 00:08:56,800 --> 00:08:58,840 Speaker 1: to navigate myself through life is just hear the message 193 00:08:58,840 --> 00:09:02,680 Speaker 1: and not the tone. That what's been the message from 194 00:09:02,720 --> 00:09:05,880 Speaker 1: this coaching staff as you're heading into the final stretch 195 00:09:05,880 --> 00:09:08,720 Speaker 1: of the regular season playing the Packers, knowing what's on 196 00:09:08,760 --> 00:09:11,440 Speaker 1: the line for them as well as for you guys. 197 00:09:12,360 --> 00:09:14,160 Speaker 1: I think just playing our game and just playing what 198 00:09:14,200 --> 00:09:15,880 Speaker 1: we can do and playing up to our standard. I 199 00:09:15,880 --> 00:09:18,600 Speaker 1: still don't think we've played a full complete game across 200 00:09:18,600 --> 00:09:21,800 Speaker 1: all three phases, and I think that's our goal each week, 201 00:09:21,920 --> 00:09:23,400 Speaker 1: is to go one and O and just play our 202 00:09:23,440 --> 00:09:26,280 Speaker 1: best game and not worried about who essentially we're playing, 203 00:09:26,360 --> 00:09:27,559 Speaker 1: because at the end of the day, we're kind of 204 00:09:27,559 --> 00:09:29,360 Speaker 1: playing against ourselves all the time and trying to just 205 00:09:30,120 --> 00:09:32,280 Speaker 1: beat what we did last week. Can continue to improve 206 00:09:32,280 --> 00:09:34,640 Speaker 1: and continue to ascend the right direction. And I think 207 00:09:34,679 --> 00:09:36,600 Speaker 1: they're doing a good job as a staff and as 208 00:09:37,080 --> 00:09:40,600 Speaker 1: management of just passing that message along through meetings and 209 00:09:40,600 --> 00:09:42,600 Speaker 1: through practices and stuff like that, just making sure that 210 00:09:42,600 --> 00:09:45,040 Speaker 1: everybody's on point and know where we're trying to get 211 00:09:45,080 --> 00:09:47,760 Speaker 1: to and the path that's going to take. Yeah. I 212 00:09:47,840 --> 00:09:50,439 Speaker 1: love that and the fact that. I love the fact 213 00:09:50,480 --> 00:09:53,080 Speaker 1: that you guys like actually have a role in this team. Now. 214 00:09:53,400 --> 00:09:55,640 Speaker 1: I know both you guys both played outside linebacker at 215 00:09:55,640 --> 00:09:58,000 Speaker 1: some point in your career college. But now that you 216 00:09:58,040 --> 00:10:01,800 Speaker 1: guys are inside linebackers, what's what changes between the two 217 00:10:02,200 --> 00:10:06,280 Speaker 1: different techniques? To be honest, inside backer, you have to 218 00:10:06,400 --> 00:10:08,280 Speaker 1: be honest, you have to see like everything in front 219 00:10:08,320 --> 00:10:11,080 Speaker 1: of you, whereas outside linebacker, you know you're out just 220 00:10:11,120 --> 00:10:13,960 Speaker 1: holding the edge or rushing the pastor so it's a 221 00:10:14,000 --> 00:10:17,000 Speaker 1: big difference, you know, switching from the two, but it 222 00:10:17,120 --> 00:10:19,800 Speaker 1: also expand your brain and opens you know, you know, 223 00:10:20,000 --> 00:10:21,920 Speaker 1: you to a lot of different things going on on 224 00:10:21,960 --> 00:10:24,920 Speaker 1: the football field. So I honestly like playing side backer 225 00:10:25,000 --> 00:10:28,280 Speaker 1: because of the ability to just see all things that's 226 00:10:28,280 --> 00:10:29,960 Speaker 1: going on in the football field and then you know, 227 00:10:30,000 --> 00:10:32,920 Speaker 1: reacting after that. What have you enjoyed about the transition, Well, 228 00:10:32,960 --> 00:10:35,240 Speaker 1: the journey itself, like just the different keys that you 229 00:10:35,240 --> 00:10:37,000 Speaker 1: have to read, the different people that you get to meet, 230 00:10:37,559 --> 00:10:39,360 Speaker 1: and just the rooms that you get put inside of, 231 00:10:39,600 --> 00:10:41,199 Speaker 1: Like the outside live backer rooms a little bit different 232 00:10:41,200 --> 00:10:43,080 Speaker 1: to the inside live backer room, and just the guys 233 00:10:43,120 --> 00:10:45,000 Speaker 1: you're around are a little bit different on a day 234 00:10:45,040 --> 00:10:47,840 Speaker 1: to day basis. And I think just meeting different people 235 00:10:47,840 --> 00:10:50,720 Speaker 1: from different walks of life and just being able to 236 00:10:50,760 --> 00:10:53,920 Speaker 1: come together and melt as one has been a pretty 237 00:10:53,920 --> 00:10:57,920 Speaker 1: cool thing to do. That's awesome. Troy Dye, Brian Asamoa, M. 238 00:10:58,280 --> 00:11:00,440 Speaker 1: This was the first segment of the show. When we 239 00:11:00,480 --> 00:11:02,720 Speaker 1: get back for the second segment of the show, I 240 00:11:02,800 --> 00:11:04,640 Speaker 1: got a question to ask you because both of you 241 00:11:04,679 --> 00:11:08,160 Speaker 1: guys got something in common this year that a lot 242 00:11:08,160 --> 00:11:10,080 Speaker 1: of people don't know about. So I'm gonna get your reaction. 243 00:11:10,120 --> 00:11:12,280 Speaker 1: It's cool. Cool. We'll be right back with more with 244 00:11:12,360 --> 00:11:15,320 Speaker 1: Troy Die and Brian Asamoa. 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This 250 00:11:40,760 --> 00:11:44,120 Speaker 1: is the audible, the last audible of twenty twenty two, 251 00:11:44,160 --> 00:11:47,840 Speaker 1: and we got Brian Asamoa, Troy Die, I'm Gabe, that's Tatum, 252 00:11:48,040 --> 00:11:50,080 Speaker 1: And right before the break, we were talking about when 253 00:11:50,160 --> 00:11:53,240 Speaker 1: is the perfect time to take your Christmas tree down 254 00:11:53,360 --> 00:11:57,439 Speaker 1: or your lights off your house explained debate. Please Christmas 255 00:11:57,440 --> 00:11:59,480 Speaker 1: Trees has got to be the twenty six. I'll give 256 00:11:59,480 --> 00:12:01,559 Speaker 1: you to the third first, okay, just because if you 257 00:12:01,600 --> 00:12:05,079 Speaker 1: want to be festive right now. Yeah, you know what 258 00:12:05,080 --> 00:12:07,080 Speaker 1: I'm saying. Well, we'll keep we'll keep you guys into 259 00:12:07,160 --> 00:12:09,800 Speaker 1: January outside Christmas lights. In my opinion, you can keep 260 00:12:09,840 --> 00:12:11,520 Speaker 1: up you around. I mean if you just you know, 261 00:12:11,720 --> 00:12:13,400 Speaker 1: because it takes a lot of work to put them 262 00:12:13,480 --> 00:12:15,440 Speaker 1: up sometimes and taking them down as a little tedious. 263 00:12:15,440 --> 00:12:17,760 Speaker 1: And you know, especially out here in the cold, if 264 00:12:17,800 --> 00:12:22,960 Speaker 1: they go up in twelve degrees, they staying up full year. Hey, well, 265 00:12:23,520 --> 00:12:26,400 Speaker 1: a happy house is a happy person, and whatever whatever 266 00:12:26,440 --> 00:12:28,839 Speaker 1: it takes. And a lot of Vikings fans were happy 267 00:12:28,920 --> 00:12:32,640 Speaker 1: because Troy, you were the last linebacker to get a 268 00:12:32,720 --> 00:12:36,959 Speaker 1: fumble recovery before this past Saturday when Brian Asamoor got his, 269 00:12:37,400 --> 00:12:41,280 Speaker 1: and uh, congratulates to the both of your ba understanding 270 00:12:41,360 --> 00:12:43,880 Speaker 1: that you didn't get the forced fumbled the week before 271 00:12:43,880 --> 00:12:46,360 Speaker 1: against the Colts. How encouraging was it to get it 272 00:12:46,400 --> 00:12:48,360 Speaker 1: against the New York Giants. You know, for me, it's 273 00:12:48,400 --> 00:12:52,080 Speaker 1: always the mindset is like all right, next next play, 274 00:12:52,280 --> 00:12:54,880 Speaker 1: and you know, after what happened or what occurred two 275 00:12:54,880 --> 00:12:57,280 Speaker 1: weeks ago. You know, but at that at that moment, though, 276 00:12:57,280 --> 00:12:58,880 Speaker 1: it's all right, how are we gonna bounce back from this? 277 00:12:58,920 --> 00:13:00,920 Speaker 1: In my mind I had read on my sheet of 278 00:13:00,960 --> 00:13:03,080 Speaker 1: paper like, all right, gonna make the next play? And 279 00:13:03,120 --> 00:13:05,520 Speaker 1: I was just fortunate enough to be in that position 280 00:13:05,559 --> 00:13:07,080 Speaker 1: to go out there and you know, do what I did. 281 00:13:07,520 --> 00:13:09,160 Speaker 1: You know, it was an amazing feeling, man, hoppy. I 282 00:13:09,240 --> 00:13:10,959 Speaker 1: was able to contribute to the team to help us win. 283 00:13:11,040 --> 00:13:13,679 Speaker 1: You know, maybe a year and snaps have increased a 284 00:13:13,720 --> 00:13:15,480 Speaker 1: lot over the last three weeks. What if coach has 285 00:13:15,480 --> 00:13:17,800 Speaker 1: been telling you about being more involved. I just try 286 00:13:17,840 --> 00:13:21,240 Speaker 1: to be more consistent. Consistency is the key in this league. 287 00:13:21,600 --> 00:13:23,360 Speaker 1: So you know, every day I go out there is 288 00:13:23,559 --> 00:13:26,240 Speaker 1: you know, how can I get better at this one rep? 289 00:13:26,559 --> 00:13:28,840 Speaker 1: And you know, continue that every single day and you 290 00:13:28,840 --> 00:13:31,360 Speaker 1: know after that, everything's gonna fall for itself. So just 291 00:13:31,360 --> 00:13:33,200 Speaker 1: continue to putting the eggs in the basket and hoping 292 00:13:33,240 --> 00:13:36,120 Speaker 1: everything goes well. So Troy, well, I guess both of 293 00:13:36,120 --> 00:13:39,439 Speaker 1: you like it's always good to hear coaches talking about players. 294 00:13:39,600 --> 00:13:42,440 Speaker 1: And a quote that I won't you know, quote it 295 00:13:42,440 --> 00:13:46,360 Speaker 1: word for word, but Kevin O'Connell basically praised Eric Hendricks 296 00:13:46,360 --> 00:13:49,160 Speaker 1: and Jordan Hicks for the development For both of you, guys, 297 00:13:49,440 --> 00:13:52,719 Speaker 1: how have they been developmental in your career thus far, 298 00:13:52,840 --> 00:13:55,480 Speaker 1: including this year. I think both of them have been 299 00:13:55,640 --> 00:13:58,000 Speaker 1: have had a huge impact on my career and development 300 00:13:58,040 --> 00:14:00,440 Speaker 1: this far. I think Eric more so more than Jordan, 301 00:14:00,520 --> 00:14:03,440 Speaker 1: just because Jordan is new this year and the last 302 00:14:03,440 --> 00:14:05,480 Speaker 1: two year years, me and Eric were the same situation. 303 00:14:05,800 --> 00:14:07,520 Speaker 1: BA and Eric sit right ne extch other in the 304 00:14:07,520 --> 00:14:09,720 Speaker 1: meeting room and kind of walk through it and he 305 00:14:09,840 --> 00:14:11,760 Speaker 1: gives those little tibbits and those little ins and outs, 306 00:14:11,760 --> 00:14:13,880 Speaker 1: because I mean, this is your a for him, and 307 00:14:13,920 --> 00:14:16,120 Speaker 1: when you're out there and you see different concepts and 308 00:14:16,120 --> 00:14:18,920 Speaker 1: different routes and different things that you can only learn 309 00:14:19,040 --> 00:14:21,880 Speaker 1: being on the field is a big attribute to having 310 00:14:21,920 --> 00:14:23,800 Speaker 1: the room and kind of pass down that knowledge. And 311 00:14:23,840 --> 00:14:25,240 Speaker 1: I think the older guys that we do have in 312 00:14:25,240 --> 00:14:27,520 Speaker 1: the room are not like most places where they do 313 00:14:27,560 --> 00:14:29,200 Speaker 1: want to help all the younger guys and they want 314 00:14:29,200 --> 00:14:31,080 Speaker 1: to see everybody thrive and they want to see everybody 315 00:14:31,080 --> 00:14:33,200 Speaker 1: get better on a week to week basis, and I 316 00:14:33,240 --> 00:14:36,720 Speaker 1: think a lot of that just comes from within themselves 317 00:14:36,720 --> 00:14:39,920 Speaker 1: and they're they're not insecure about their way of playing 318 00:14:39,920 --> 00:14:42,440 Speaker 1: the game or their abilities. So they love to spread 319 00:14:42,480 --> 00:14:44,720 Speaker 1: knowledge and give back to the game and give everything 320 00:14:44,760 --> 00:14:46,880 Speaker 1: to us and just pour into what we do out there. 321 00:14:46,880 --> 00:14:48,640 Speaker 1: And I think it's a it's a big contributor to 322 00:14:48,640 --> 00:14:50,880 Speaker 1: the way that myself and Brian have gone out there 323 00:14:50,880 --> 00:14:54,320 Speaker 1: and played on the field. Definitely. How would you describe 324 00:14:55,480 --> 00:14:59,120 Speaker 1: a meeting in the inside linebackers room? Because I haven't 325 00:14:59,120 --> 00:15:08,240 Speaker 1: feeling thanks a little weird. We've had coach Gregmansky on'y. 326 00:15:08,360 --> 00:15:10,680 Speaker 1: It was a great show. That's a great show. So 327 00:15:10,760 --> 00:15:16,360 Speaker 1: how would you describe an inside linebacker's meeting? Energetic? Yeah, energetic. 328 00:15:16,560 --> 00:15:19,400 Speaker 1: We like I love our room because it's because we're 329 00:15:19,440 --> 00:15:22,240 Speaker 1: just so connected from like our coach to the players. Like, 330 00:15:22,280 --> 00:15:24,320 Speaker 1: we have so much fun in that room, and you know, 331 00:15:24,360 --> 00:15:26,480 Speaker 1: we know what the goal is, but you know, we 332 00:15:26,560 --> 00:15:28,400 Speaker 1: have fun and understand that we we got to go 333 00:15:28,400 --> 00:15:29,960 Speaker 1: out there and do our jobs. But you know, you 334 00:15:30,000 --> 00:15:31,680 Speaker 1: can have fun in the workplace and that's what makes 335 00:15:32,000 --> 00:15:34,080 Speaker 1: you know, our jobs. Fun makes me happy. It's coming 336 00:15:34,080 --> 00:15:36,720 Speaker 1: to work every single day and compete, you know, along 337 00:15:36,720 --> 00:15:38,720 Speaker 1: with the guys around me, but also you know for 338 00:15:38,840 --> 00:15:42,480 Speaker 1: the guys um you know, upstairs. So um. Now, I 339 00:15:42,520 --> 00:15:44,600 Speaker 1: have lots of fun and I enjoy coming to meetings 340 00:15:44,640 --> 00:15:48,200 Speaker 1: every single day. Yeah, I think. I think the energy 341 00:15:48,200 --> 00:15:50,800 Speaker 1: and the vibe and there is amazing. I think, like 342 00:15:50,840 --> 00:15:52,800 Speaker 1: they said, we cover business when we need to cover business, 343 00:15:52,880 --> 00:15:55,360 Speaker 1: but we definitely get a little loose when we are 344 00:15:55,440 --> 00:15:59,080 Speaker 1: able to get loose, and I think sometimes we get 345 00:15:59,120 --> 00:16:02,120 Speaker 1: a little too little. I mean trying to get anybody 346 00:16:02,160 --> 00:16:05,160 Speaker 1: in trouble. You want to give us an example, you 347 00:16:05,240 --> 00:16:07,920 Speaker 1: can no. I think like like a funny part is 348 00:16:07,960 --> 00:16:09,920 Speaker 1: like we had a we got a signal of a 349 00:16:10,000 --> 00:16:12,600 Speaker 1: call um and we put up a little clip from 350 00:16:12,600 --> 00:16:14,240 Speaker 1: a movie and it was kind of just like a 351 00:16:14,320 --> 00:16:16,880 Speaker 1: play on that call and it was kind of just funny. 352 00:16:16,960 --> 00:16:19,000 Speaker 1: It's just those type of things that happen on a 353 00:16:19,080 --> 00:16:20,920 Speaker 1: day to day basis are cool to see just because 354 00:16:21,320 --> 00:16:24,160 Speaker 1: it gives you that that relatability to to your coach. 355 00:16:24,200 --> 00:16:26,600 Speaker 1: And it's not just that that on you, on you, 356 00:16:26,680 --> 00:16:29,000 Speaker 1: on you, it's like okay, like he's he's a part 357 00:16:29,000 --> 00:16:30,680 Speaker 1: of this, like he wants to have fun with it too. 358 00:16:30,920 --> 00:16:32,400 Speaker 1: And I think when you have a guy like like 359 00:16:32,520 --> 00:16:35,240 Speaker 1: coach Minski, it's it brings the best set of everybody 360 00:16:35,520 --> 00:16:38,000 Speaker 1: because He's an amazing person because he's always in a 361 00:16:38,000 --> 00:16:39,640 Speaker 1: good movie. Yeah, he's had a club and everybody has 362 00:16:39,680 --> 00:16:41,200 Speaker 1: there one or two days here and there. But I 363 00:16:41,200 --> 00:16:43,440 Speaker 1: think for the most part, he brings a great energy 364 00:16:43,480 --> 00:16:45,600 Speaker 1: and a great vibe to the room in the building 365 00:16:45,760 --> 00:16:48,120 Speaker 1: every day. The kind of guys all seem like a 366 00:16:48,120 --> 00:16:51,040 Speaker 1: bit of like the jokesters on the team a little bit, 367 00:16:51,120 --> 00:16:53,200 Speaker 1: but this is this is honestly, this is the most 368 00:16:53,200 --> 00:16:57,440 Speaker 1: serious I've ever seen you, Troy. I mean, like, of course, 369 00:16:57,480 --> 00:17:00,120 Speaker 1: like the Instagram video we put out, like every one 370 00:17:00,200 --> 00:17:03,760 Speaker 1: had you as like yeah, but like it's what it is. Yeah, 371 00:17:03,920 --> 00:17:08,480 Speaker 1: Like George, I'm sorry, I'm saying Jordan could like three times. 372 00:17:08,520 --> 00:17:11,720 Speaker 1: I'm not gonna be long, but this is the most 373 00:17:11,720 --> 00:17:13,600 Speaker 1: serious I receive you. And like that's a good thing. 374 00:17:13,680 --> 00:17:17,200 Speaker 1: But at the same time, I'm always tell people whenever 375 00:17:17,280 --> 00:17:20,280 Speaker 1: you see a linebacker, whenever, like when you're on offense 376 00:17:20,359 --> 00:17:22,280 Speaker 1: and you look across the field during warm ups and 377 00:17:22,359 --> 00:17:25,280 Speaker 1: you see a linebacker that doesn't have on any sleeves, 378 00:17:25,760 --> 00:17:32,879 Speaker 1: any gloves, linebacker, he's crazy. It goes behind your your 379 00:17:32,920 --> 00:17:36,720 Speaker 1: apparel process, behind my apparel process, or lack of the processes, 380 00:17:36,880 --> 00:17:38,960 Speaker 1: however you want to I think on the drip school, 381 00:17:39,000 --> 00:17:41,719 Speaker 1: but he don't want to come. Man stop. I went 382 00:17:41,800 --> 00:17:43,560 Speaker 1: to drip school. I went to the University of Oregon, 383 00:17:43,680 --> 00:17:45,800 Speaker 1: Like I went to the schools you can have. I 384 00:17:45,840 --> 00:17:48,040 Speaker 1: want to Nike, you got a point you can put 385 00:17:48,359 --> 00:17:51,920 Speaker 1: all the old links. Like it's like there's like not 386 00:17:52,000 --> 00:17:54,879 Speaker 1: to say that, Clay a lot of stuff, Yeah, like 387 00:17:54,960 --> 00:17:56,840 Speaker 1: a lot, don't real talk, like a lot of stuff 388 00:17:56,840 --> 00:17:58,680 Speaker 1: that guys were like the gloves and the cleats, and 389 00:17:59,240 --> 00:18:01,520 Speaker 1: I wore that my freshman year in college. Like during 390 00:18:01,560 --> 00:18:03,239 Speaker 1: practice we have all the tests or stuff and all 391 00:18:03,240 --> 00:18:06,560 Speaker 1: it looks and all that. Like I've seen every look 392 00:18:06,640 --> 00:18:09,199 Speaker 1: you can have. And I've never really been a big 393 00:18:09,240 --> 00:18:11,280 Speaker 1: glove guy, just playing hockey as a little kid. Once 394 00:18:11,280 --> 00:18:12,560 Speaker 1: I was able to take the gloves off, I never 395 00:18:12,560 --> 00:18:14,200 Speaker 1: really kind of put them back on. You struck me 396 00:18:14,200 --> 00:18:16,600 Speaker 1: as the gloves off kind of guy. Yeah, so it's 397 00:18:16,640 --> 00:18:19,960 Speaker 1: just artist to play linebacker without no gloves. So it's 398 00:18:20,680 --> 00:18:23,600 Speaker 1: just like I don't know, I just it's never the 399 00:18:23,640 --> 00:18:25,879 Speaker 1: gloves never been a big thing of mine. And then 400 00:18:25,920 --> 00:18:28,119 Speaker 1: sometimes I'll take my ris, sometimes I won't. I'll throw 401 00:18:28,119 --> 00:18:29,600 Speaker 1: a band or a sleeve on, just depend on how 402 00:18:29,640 --> 00:18:31,560 Speaker 1: I feel. That game, Like, if Bears given me a 403 00:18:31,640 --> 00:18:33,680 Speaker 1: lot during the week, I'll throw a little some of 404 00:18:33,720 --> 00:18:35,439 Speaker 1: them for them. Yeah, say, I'll keep them. I'll keep 405 00:18:35,480 --> 00:18:37,520 Speaker 1: him off my back for this week. But for the 406 00:18:37,600 --> 00:18:39,360 Speaker 1: most part now I don't There's not much that goes 407 00:18:39,400 --> 00:18:41,880 Speaker 1: into it. I think I've kind of got the stamp 408 00:18:41,960 --> 00:18:44,560 Speaker 1: of not wearing gloves and kind of being that nothing 409 00:18:44,600 --> 00:18:46,360 Speaker 1: all type of guy in the league. So I kind 410 00:18:46,400 --> 00:18:49,200 Speaker 1: of had to stay true to what I've been. So 411 00:18:49,320 --> 00:18:50,879 Speaker 1: that's one of the reasons why I don't put stuff 412 00:18:50,880 --> 00:18:53,000 Speaker 1: on anymore either, because a lot of guys that we 413 00:18:53,040 --> 00:18:54,520 Speaker 1: play against like, man, like why don't you wear this? 414 00:18:54,560 --> 00:18:55,960 Speaker 1: Like why don't you do that? And like some guys 415 00:18:55,960 --> 00:18:57,120 Speaker 1: are be like, man, why don't you a little better 416 00:18:57,119 --> 00:19:02,040 Speaker 1: wear gloves either. I'm like, right, like y'all indeed, but no, 417 00:19:02,200 --> 00:19:04,800 Speaker 1: I just think there's there's never been anything that I've 418 00:19:04,840 --> 00:19:06,080 Speaker 1: been like, oh, this is what I want to do. 419 00:19:06,200 --> 00:19:07,480 Speaker 1: I got it's kind of just go out there and 420 00:19:07,560 --> 00:19:09,800 Speaker 1: play foball. Yeah, maybe you should just give him a break. 421 00:19:11,400 --> 00:19:13,040 Speaker 1: He trust me, You're not the only one. Is everybody. 422 00:19:13,880 --> 00:19:22,280 Speaker 1: Everybody pretty pretty noticeable. Yeah, but one thing, uh that 423 00:19:22,600 --> 00:19:24,920 Speaker 1: we're noticing right now is that this is the last 424 00:19:24,960 --> 00:19:27,400 Speaker 1: show of twenty twenty two, not the season, This isn't 425 00:19:27,440 --> 00:19:29,320 Speaker 1: the last audible show of the season, but in the 426 00:19:29,440 --> 00:19:32,119 Speaker 1: year twenty twenty two, it's been a lot of memories 427 00:19:32,160 --> 00:19:34,760 Speaker 1: and Tatum, I'm gonna start with you. Oh, no one 428 00:19:34,800 --> 00:19:38,480 Speaker 1: ever arrest. We're gonna start. We're gonna end the show 429 00:19:38,520 --> 00:19:40,040 Speaker 1: with this. What's one thing you're happy for in the 430 00:19:40,119 --> 00:19:42,640 Speaker 1: year twenty twenty two? Happy for in twenty twenty two. 431 00:19:43,000 --> 00:19:45,040 Speaker 1: I'm happy for this team. I'm happy that they're doing 432 00:19:45,119 --> 00:19:48,440 Speaker 1: so well, that there's just been this new life around here. 433 00:19:48,560 --> 00:19:50,280 Speaker 1: It's been really fun to be a part of. On 434 00:19:50,400 --> 00:19:55,520 Speaker 1: a personal note, I'm excited to be engaged. Congratulations. So 435 00:19:55,680 --> 00:19:57,480 Speaker 1: that was like one personal note. Had to put that 436 00:19:57,560 --> 00:20:02,080 Speaker 1: on there. For that, I think I'll pick you back 437 00:20:02,080 --> 00:20:03,359 Speaker 1: on what you said. I think the team and the 438 00:20:03,480 --> 00:20:06,520 Speaker 1: vibe super grateful and super happy for that. Grateful for 439 00:20:06,600 --> 00:20:08,800 Speaker 1: bea coming in, I mean and will happy for our 440 00:20:08,800 --> 00:20:10,639 Speaker 1: young guys who come in and contributed a lot. And 441 00:20:10,880 --> 00:20:12,480 Speaker 1: I know how it is as a young guy coming 442 00:20:12,520 --> 00:20:14,600 Speaker 1: in and to be able to come into this environment, 443 00:20:14,600 --> 00:20:16,480 Speaker 1: into this atmosphere has been pretty dope. And to watch 444 00:20:16,520 --> 00:20:19,800 Speaker 1: these guys flourish and grow. It's been amazing and I 445 00:20:19,880 --> 00:20:21,720 Speaker 1: think just the vibe that everybody has in the building. 446 00:20:21,720 --> 00:20:23,960 Speaker 1: I'm just excited for me because, like you said, you're 447 00:20:24,000 --> 00:20:25,359 Speaker 1: able to have a lot more fun and be a 448 00:20:25,400 --> 00:20:27,840 Speaker 1: lot looser and just be with the guys and be 449 00:20:27,960 --> 00:20:30,720 Speaker 1: with the everybody in the locker room. The coaches will 450 00:20:30,760 --> 00:20:32,400 Speaker 1: have jokes with you. I mean, you can joke around 451 00:20:32,400 --> 00:20:34,719 Speaker 1: with Quasy and just have fun. You can you can 452 00:20:35,160 --> 00:20:38,040 Speaker 1: joke around with the GM down to Custodio and that's 453 00:20:38,119 --> 00:20:39,680 Speaker 1: that's a great vibe to having a building when you 454 00:20:39,680 --> 00:20:42,720 Speaker 1: can do stuff like that. For me, I'll probably say, Um, 455 00:20:43,520 --> 00:20:46,159 Speaker 1: happiest thing for me is probably being here, you know, 456 00:20:46,359 --> 00:20:49,880 Speaker 1: in Minnesota plan for the Vikings, because this whole journey 457 00:20:49,920 --> 00:20:52,440 Speaker 1: has been a blessing for me. So that makes me 458 00:20:52,560 --> 00:20:54,840 Speaker 1: super happy. But what also makes me just happy is 459 00:20:55,440 --> 00:20:58,040 Speaker 1: having the people around me, you know, like the guys 460 00:20:58,040 --> 00:21:01,520 Speaker 1: in my line back room like Troy uh, eric Um, 461 00:21:01,720 --> 00:21:06,840 Speaker 1: Jordan Ryan Will, all those guys, Fronsky Um and Coach 462 00:21:06,880 --> 00:21:09,560 Speaker 1: sim you know, they've they've pushed me so much. And 463 00:21:09,720 --> 00:21:13,000 Speaker 1: just like this entire season, and you know, this season 464 00:21:13,080 --> 00:21:15,080 Speaker 1: for me has really slowed down just because of the 465 00:21:15,200 --> 00:21:17,879 Speaker 1: development that I've had and the teaching that I've been 466 00:21:17,920 --> 00:21:21,880 Speaker 1: able to grab from people around me, like Ek Jordan, Um, 467 00:21:22,240 --> 00:21:24,480 Speaker 1: some really really good dudes, you know, and you know, 468 00:21:24,560 --> 00:21:26,959 Speaker 1: like coach co'connell. So they, you know, you gotta give 469 00:21:27,040 --> 00:21:29,360 Speaker 1: m a lot of credit because they have helped me. Um. 470 00:21:29,880 --> 00:21:32,840 Speaker 1: You know, with my entire development here, everything has slowed down. 471 00:21:33,000 --> 00:21:36,080 Speaker 1: Eric literally writes down and draws formations on my on 472 00:21:36,160 --> 00:21:38,840 Speaker 1: my own notebook sometimes like Hey, I like this, Like 473 00:21:39,000 --> 00:21:41,040 Speaker 1: this is what you gotta end. You know, I couldn't 474 00:21:41,080 --> 00:21:43,080 Speaker 1: be better, I couldn't be happier in the situation I'm 475 00:21:43,119 --> 00:21:45,159 Speaker 1: them just because of like people that are around me, 476 00:21:45,200 --> 00:21:47,199 Speaker 1: people that have helped me. So the happiest thing right 477 00:21:47,240 --> 00:21:48,719 Speaker 1: now in my life is just being here. I love 478 00:21:48,760 --> 00:21:51,560 Speaker 1: coming here every single day, and uh man, I just 479 00:21:51,640 --> 00:21:53,920 Speaker 1: can't wait to continue with So I'm happy for you. 480 00:21:54,880 --> 00:21:56,480 Speaker 1: I'm gonna keep you short because I know we gotta 481 00:21:56,480 --> 00:21:59,600 Speaker 1: wrap this show up. I'm happy to be working for 482 00:22:00,200 --> 00:22:03,000 Speaker 1: a playoff team I've been working for. I've been working 483 00:22:03,040 --> 00:22:05,080 Speaker 1: in the NFL for five years since the first time 484 00:22:05,440 --> 00:22:08,080 Speaker 1: I've ever experienced the playoff game playoff team, So I'm 485 00:22:08,119 --> 00:22:10,479 Speaker 1: excited about that and excited to work with I mean, 486 00:22:10,520 --> 00:22:12,960 Speaker 1: all these phenomenal people and finally camera you Tatum and 487 00:22:13,000 --> 00:22:16,920 Speaker 1: then everyone behind the camera, Curly heres, William, Sheety paga. 488 00:22:17,000 --> 00:22:19,800 Speaker 1: There's so many people in the back and I'm gonna 489 00:22:19,840 --> 00:22:22,080 Speaker 1: ended at that. We're thank We want to thank you 490 00:22:22,200 --> 00:22:24,280 Speaker 1: for tuning in to The Audible in twenty twenty two. 491 00:22:24,720 --> 00:22:26,600 Speaker 1: The season isn't over yet, so that means the show's 492 00:22:26,640 --> 00:22:29,159 Speaker 1: not over yet, so tune in next week. 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