1 00:00:18,800 --> 00:00:21,560 Speaker 1: Hey, what's going on? Welcome to Lincoln Financial Field. The 2 00:00:21,680 --> 00:00:25,880 Speaker 1: Minnesota Vikings sadly lost to the Philadelphia Eagles and the 3 00:00:25,920 --> 00:00:30,479 Speaker 1: final score was thirty four twenty eight. The Eagles ran 4 00:00:30,680 --> 00:00:35,479 Speaker 1: all over a tired Minnesota Vikings defense and an offense 5 00:00:35,560 --> 00:00:38,800 Speaker 1: that was turnover prone like the Tampa Bay Buccaneers game, 6 00:00:39,400 --> 00:00:42,720 Speaker 1: made it that much easier for Philadelphia to win. It's 7 00:00:42,720 --> 00:00:45,640 Speaker 1: Paul Allen with Pete Bursich. The Vikings are zero and two, 8 00:00:45,720 --> 00:00:47,240 Speaker 1: the Eagles are two and zero. 9 00:00:47,600 --> 00:00:51,680 Speaker 2: Yeah, Paul, And it's one of those things where you 10 00:00:51,720 --> 00:00:53,479 Speaker 2: can look in a lot of different places and you 11 00:00:53,520 --> 00:00:55,200 Speaker 2: have a lot of different mistakes and a lot of 12 00:00:55,200 --> 00:00:58,080 Speaker 2: things that you have to improve upon. But at the 13 00:00:58,120 --> 00:01:01,720 Speaker 2: same time, you don't want to dig too deeply. I mean, 14 00:01:01,760 --> 00:01:05,120 Speaker 2: when you're turning the football over at the clip that 15 00:01:05,200 --> 00:01:08,319 Speaker 2: the Minnesota Vikings currently are, I mean, you're not You're 16 00:01:08,319 --> 00:01:09,760 Speaker 2: not gonna be in a lot of football games. We 17 00:01:09,760 --> 00:01:12,160 Speaker 2: were able to get one back tonight, Theo Jackson of 18 00:01:12,160 --> 00:01:16,640 Speaker 2: all people, surprised to getting one at safety so defensively. 19 00:01:16,760 --> 00:01:18,319 Speaker 2: I got to give a tip of the cap to 20 00:01:19,000 --> 00:01:21,520 Speaker 2: Brian Flores and what they did and how they were 21 00:01:21,560 --> 00:01:23,480 Speaker 2: able really to think to take Philly out of their 22 00:01:23,520 --> 00:01:27,559 Speaker 2: initial game plan. But these added possessions number one wore 23 00:01:27,640 --> 00:01:29,920 Speaker 2: us out, so we were not unable to stop the run, 24 00:01:30,840 --> 00:01:32,640 Speaker 2: especially at the end of the game, at the end 25 00:01:32,680 --> 00:01:34,800 Speaker 2: of the middle, end of the fourth quarter. You know' 26 00:01:34,800 --> 00:01:39,040 Speaker 2: his arm tackles just weren't weren't getting there, so you know, 27 00:01:39,160 --> 00:01:42,120 Speaker 2: you got a It's just so disappointing, Paul. It's so 28 00:01:42,160 --> 00:01:44,160 Speaker 2: disappointing when you don't even give yourself a chance. 29 00:01:44,480 --> 00:01:47,480 Speaker 1: The Minnesota Vikings through two games not only a zero 30 00:01:47,480 --> 00:01:50,960 Speaker 1: and two, but they were minus six in the turnover differential. 31 00:01:51,000 --> 00:01:53,640 Speaker 1: They were minus three against the Bucks lost a close game, 32 00:01:54,000 --> 00:01:58,280 Speaker 1: and uh they had four lost fumbles this evening. Kirk Cousins, 33 00:01:58,320 --> 00:02:01,680 Speaker 1: by the way, through for four touchdowns against a zero interceptions. 34 00:02:01,920 --> 00:02:06,960 Speaker 1: Philadelphia ran for two hundred and fifty nine yards, including 35 00:02:07,200 --> 00:02:11,799 Speaker 1: the best game of DeAndre Swift's career. The former member 36 00:02:11,840 --> 00:02:14,880 Speaker 1: of the Detroit Lions, in his second game with the 37 00:02:14,880 --> 00:02:18,240 Speaker 1: Philadelphia Eagles, went for a career high one seventy five 38 00:02:18,360 --> 00:02:22,600 Speaker 1: on six six point two yards per run. DeVante Smith 39 00:02:22,840 --> 00:02:26,080 Speaker 1: also had the longest catch of his career. It was 40 00:02:26,120 --> 00:02:28,919 Speaker 1: a sixty three yard touchdown. He finished with one hundred 41 00:02:28,919 --> 00:02:32,320 Speaker 1: and thirty one yards. Jalen Hurts, like last year, ran 42 00:02:32,400 --> 00:02:35,280 Speaker 1: for two touchdowns on the Minnesota Vikings. Let's get the 43 00:02:35,320 --> 00:02:39,040 Speaker 1: thoughts from Kevin O'Connell, head coach of the Minnesota Vikings, 44 00:02:39,080 --> 00:02:41,880 Speaker 1: talking to the media following the loss. 45 00:02:42,440 --> 00:02:46,040 Speaker 3: Just starting out on the injury front, you know, Josh 46 00:02:46,160 --> 00:02:50,120 Speaker 3: Mttelis had a little shoulder pop up. He returned to 47 00:02:50,160 --> 00:02:54,200 Speaker 3: the game. Hicks Jordan Hicks as well. Unfortunate with Olie. 48 00:02:54,880 --> 00:02:57,320 Speaker 3: Cannot get into the details on you know, it's just 49 00:02:57,880 --> 00:03:01,520 Speaker 3: a left leg injury. We're still evaluating him, but it 50 00:03:01,560 --> 00:03:07,160 Speaker 3: does does not look good. Really really unfortunate and disappointed 51 00:03:07,200 --> 00:03:09,640 Speaker 3: for him. And we'll provide some more details when we 52 00:03:09,680 --> 00:03:13,440 Speaker 3: get to get more information on that. Christian Darsaw tried 53 00:03:13,480 --> 00:03:17,359 Speaker 3: to go, you know, kind of aggravated that left ankle 54 00:03:17,480 --> 00:03:19,600 Speaker 3: in warm ups. We hope to try to have him. 55 00:03:20,360 --> 00:03:23,360 Speaker 3: And then Davenport tried to go as well. Come in 56 00:03:23,440 --> 00:03:25,520 Speaker 3: those guys on a short week, both trying to go, 57 00:03:26,400 --> 00:03:29,200 Speaker 3: but he you know, had that right foot kind of 58 00:03:29,240 --> 00:03:33,240 Speaker 3: giving him some issues. I think if Caleb had cramps 59 00:03:33,440 --> 00:03:37,280 Speaker 3: in return. But just across the board, you know, very 60 00:03:37,360 --> 00:03:41,600 Speaker 3: much similar to last week, which turning the football over 61 00:03:41,800 --> 00:03:45,400 Speaker 3: coming to this place, NFC champions from a year ago 62 00:03:45,440 --> 00:03:47,800 Speaker 3: at their place and their home opener, and you lose 63 00:03:47,800 --> 00:03:49,880 Speaker 3: the turnover battle four to one, with three of them 64 00:03:49,920 --> 00:03:55,280 Speaker 3: being to fumbles or all four of them being fumbles, 65 00:03:55,320 --> 00:03:58,480 Speaker 3: seven to one and turnovers lost in in two games, 66 00:03:58,480 --> 00:04:00,760 Speaker 3: and we've lost by a combined nine points to two 67 00:04:01,560 --> 00:04:03,040 Speaker 3: playoff teams from a year ago. 68 00:04:03,920 --> 00:04:05,880 Speaker 4: So clearly I've got to coach it better. 69 00:04:05,920 --> 00:04:08,560 Speaker 3: From a standpoint of something we talk about every single day, 70 00:04:09,360 --> 00:04:13,720 Speaker 3: ball security is a major major focus in our football philosophy. 71 00:04:14,400 --> 00:04:17,000 Speaker 3: But clearly I need to do a better job and 72 00:04:17,240 --> 00:04:19,919 Speaker 3: our staff, we've got to go back and continue to 73 00:04:19,960 --> 00:04:24,640 Speaker 3: find ways to re emphasize how important it is when 74 00:04:24,680 --> 00:04:27,560 Speaker 3: you have the football in your hands playing for the 75 00:04:27,560 --> 00:04:30,760 Speaker 3: Minnesota Vikings, because you know, like I said, we're really 76 00:04:30,760 --> 00:04:34,440 Speaker 3: not giving ourselves clean opportunities to win these games the 77 00:04:34,440 --> 00:04:37,320 Speaker 3: way we've started, and I've got to do a better 78 00:04:37,400 --> 00:04:40,640 Speaker 3: job and we've got to continue to emphasize it. But 79 00:04:40,760 --> 00:04:43,080 Speaker 3: there was a lot to you know, a lot to 80 00:04:43,120 --> 00:04:45,400 Speaker 3: be proud of from a standpoint of the guys at 81 00:04:45,440 --> 00:04:47,920 Speaker 3: the very rarely can you lose the turnover battle four 82 00:04:47,960 --> 00:04:49,800 Speaker 3: to one and have a chance at an on side 83 00:04:49,880 --> 00:04:52,520 Speaker 3: kick with a chance to win the game. But clearly, 84 00:04:53,520 --> 00:04:56,880 Speaker 3: you know, as much as they battled and defensively, you know, 85 00:04:57,080 --> 00:04:59,520 Speaker 3: we you know, just put them on the field way 86 00:04:59,520 --> 00:05:03,040 Speaker 3: too much. And uh, you know, we've got to find 87 00:05:03,080 --> 00:05:05,839 Speaker 3: a way to write the ship from a ball security standpoint, 88 00:05:05,839 --> 00:05:07,880 Speaker 3: because that's a losing formula, no matter how you look 89 00:05:07,880 --> 00:05:08,200 Speaker 3: at it. 90 00:05:09,040 --> 00:05:11,240 Speaker 4: Do you practice ball security? Like, how can you prove that? 91 00:05:11,880 --> 00:05:12,640 Speaker 4: Every single day? 92 00:05:12,640 --> 00:05:16,600 Speaker 3: We do some variation of you know, a ball security circuit, 93 00:05:16,640 --> 00:05:21,600 Speaker 3: gauntlet drill, see two split two different variations of working 94 00:05:21,600 --> 00:05:25,039 Speaker 3: the techniques and fundamentals that we try to apply when 95 00:05:25,080 --> 00:05:28,400 Speaker 3: having the ball in your hands. We're probably gonna have 96 00:05:28,440 --> 00:05:32,000 Speaker 3: to continue to emphasize different ways of drilling. 97 00:05:32,920 --> 00:05:34,440 Speaker 4: You know what what comes up? 98 00:05:34,920 --> 00:05:38,200 Speaker 3: You know, Alex's was kind of really Alex's and Brandon's. 99 00:05:38,200 --> 00:05:39,120 Speaker 4: Are you know that one? 100 00:05:39,160 --> 00:05:40,839 Speaker 3: That one comes up a lot when you're going to 101 00:05:40,920 --> 00:05:44,400 Speaker 3: the ground, you know, finishing forward, and it's it's that 102 00:05:44,560 --> 00:05:47,240 Speaker 3: it's that punch you can't see coming where you need 103 00:05:47,279 --> 00:05:50,279 Speaker 3: to have, you know, maintain those five points of pressure 104 00:05:50,360 --> 00:05:52,880 Speaker 3: and and and kind of all the way through the 105 00:05:52,920 --> 00:05:54,800 Speaker 3: finish to the ground and it's the hardest thing. And 106 00:05:54,839 --> 00:05:58,600 Speaker 3: then justin clearly very you know, nobody's more torn up 107 00:05:58,600 --> 00:06:03,640 Speaker 3: about that one than Justin. But we try to emphasize, 108 00:06:03,839 --> 00:06:05,880 Speaker 3: you know, only reaching the ball out on fourth down. 109 00:06:05,920 --> 00:06:08,400 Speaker 3: But he's a competitor, and he's playing a heck of 110 00:06:08,400 --> 00:06:10,800 Speaker 3: a football game and making plays, and he's trying to 111 00:06:11,040 --> 00:06:13,200 Speaker 3: do whatever he can to win because that's ultimately what 112 00:06:13,279 --> 00:06:16,599 Speaker 3: he cares about the most. But that was incredible, you know, 113 00:06:16,680 --> 00:06:20,039 Speaker 3: incredibly unfortunate at the time, you know, and and very 114 00:06:20,080 --> 00:06:23,160 Speaker 3: similar to last week, late in the two minutes and 115 00:06:23,320 --> 00:06:25,800 Speaker 3: the first half, a chance to have the lead going 116 00:06:25,800 --> 00:06:27,360 Speaker 3: into halftime, and then before. 117 00:06:27,080 --> 00:06:29,640 Speaker 4: You know it, the game got away from us. 118 00:06:29,800 --> 00:06:32,120 Speaker 5: Kevin on Justin's it looked like when he caught that ball, 119 00:06:32,160 --> 00:06:32,880 Speaker 5: he gets hit right. 120 00:06:32,760 --> 00:06:34,320 Speaker 4: Away and was struggling a little bit. 121 00:06:34,640 --> 00:06:36,720 Speaker 5: And did you have any conversation with the rest about 122 00:06:36,720 --> 00:06:37,200 Speaker 5: whether that. 123 00:06:37,400 --> 00:06:41,560 Speaker 3: Was They looked at they looked at that, they looked 124 00:06:41,600 --> 00:06:44,920 Speaker 3: at that, and and and they basically said it was possession. 125 00:06:44,960 --> 00:06:47,720 Speaker 3: And then clearly with the reach it counted kind of 126 00:06:47,760 --> 00:06:52,479 Speaker 3: as the football move. I don't think, you know, My 127 00:06:52,600 --> 00:06:56,400 Speaker 3: hope was that it just you know, wasn't over the pylon. 128 00:06:56,480 --> 00:06:59,040 Speaker 3: And I thought that until we saw that last angle 129 00:07:00,000 --> 00:07:01,680 Speaker 3: from where I was standing. It did not look like 130 00:07:01,720 --> 00:07:03,480 Speaker 3: it went over the pylon, but I think they were 131 00:07:03,520 --> 00:07:07,719 Speaker 3: able to confirm that it did. You know, I think, 132 00:07:08,400 --> 00:07:10,800 Speaker 3: you know, we just got to continue to emphasize decision 133 00:07:10,840 --> 00:07:13,640 Speaker 3: making technique and fundamentals as far as the ball carriers go. 134 00:07:14,120 --> 00:07:15,920 Speaker 3: But like I said, Justin's just trying to make a 135 00:07:15,920 --> 00:07:17,680 Speaker 3: play in that moment, and the hardest thing to do 136 00:07:18,760 --> 00:07:20,840 Speaker 3: is to you know, get a guy not to reach 137 00:07:20,880 --> 00:07:22,640 Speaker 3: the ball out when they're that close to scoring a 138 00:07:22,680 --> 00:07:23,960 Speaker 3: touchdown in a critical moment. 139 00:07:24,520 --> 00:07:26,520 Speaker 6: What did you feel like just the amount of time 140 00:07:26,520 --> 00:07:27,880 Speaker 6: that you can spin on the field with. 141 00:07:28,000 --> 00:07:32,120 Speaker 3: Affected Yeah, I thought they I thought they did a 142 00:07:32,120 --> 00:07:34,600 Speaker 3: good job early on. They provide They gave Philly some 143 00:07:34,640 --> 00:07:38,360 Speaker 3: different looks, played a different structure of defense to try to, 144 00:07:38,560 --> 00:07:41,360 Speaker 3: you know, help in any way we could against the 145 00:07:41,440 --> 00:07:44,080 Speaker 3: zone read and all the plays off of it. They 146 00:07:44,080 --> 00:07:46,600 Speaker 3: were just you know, short fields and having to overcome 147 00:07:47,120 --> 00:07:49,320 Speaker 3: and eventually they were just you know, putting too many 148 00:07:49,320 --> 00:07:52,120 Speaker 3: tough spots. But a couple of times ball got thrown 149 00:07:52,120 --> 00:07:54,560 Speaker 3: over our head. That's gonna happen when you're trying to 150 00:07:54,960 --> 00:07:57,480 Speaker 3: you know, defend so many aspects of the run game 151 00:07:57,560 --> 00:08:00,680 Speaker 3: and the pressure looks and all those things, but those 152 00:08:00,720 --> 00:08:03,680 Speaker 3: were the big explosives down the field were you know, 153 00:08:03,760 --> 00:08:06,200 Speaker 3: hurt us because we were doing some good things early on. 154 00:08:06,520 --> 00:08:09,119 Speaker 4: We wanted to make them have to drive it. Wanted 155 00:08:09,120 --> 00:08:10,080 Speaker 4: to run it, you know. 156 00:08:10,160 --> 00:08:12,360 Speaker 3: First second third, first second third and see if we 157 00:08:12,360 --> 00:08:15,240 Speaker 3: could possibly turn the football over. But you know, with 158 00:08:15,280 --> 00:08:17,120 Speaker 3: that with the turnover margin being what it was, they 159 00:08:17,160 --> 00:08:19,040 Speaker 3: were just on the field too much and they were. 160 00:08:19,040 --> 00:08:22,560 Speaker 4: So elevated after you d made. 161 00:08:20,920 --> 00:08:24,000 Speaker 3: Him the ninety Yeah, yeah, we it was past the 162 00:08:24,080 --> 00:08:26,520 Speaker 3: ninety minute, and you know we kind of went into 163 00:08:26,520 --> 00:08:29,000 Speaker 3: it where he'd be a true game time decision and 164 00:08:29,400 --> 00:08:33,840 Speaker 3: felt like with Questenberry and blake Up, you know, hopefully 165 00:08:33,840 --> 00:08:36,760 Speaker 3: we would be able to have really versatile guys behind 166 00:08:37,640 --> 00:08:40,120 Speaker 3: those guys with Oldly obviously willing to say, you know, 167 00:08:40,240 --> 00:08:44,520 Speaker 3: able to step in, and you know, he just couldn't quite. 168 00:08:45,000 --> 00:08:46,599 Speaker 3: I don't know if there was an actual play in 169 00:08:46,640 --> 00:08:49,760 Speaker 3: warm ups or you know, something that happened, but the 170 00:08:49,800 --> 00:08:51,720 Speaker 3: hope was he would be able to go and. 171 00:08:51,480 --> 00:08:54,120 Speaker 4: And just you know, couldn't make it. 172 00:08:53,840 --> 00:08:55,640 Speaker 3: That's it was a stretch where they were running ball 173 00:08:55,679 --> 00:08:57,920 Speaker 3: for year that the best sixty years played driving. 174 00:08:57,800 --> 00:08:59,439 Speaker 4: You guys had a relatively small. 175 00:08:59,640 --> 00:09:00,360 Speaker 7: Lineup in there. 176 00:09:00,640 --> 00:09:04,080 Speaker 4: I think, remember, right, sort of what's that in your mind? 177 00:09:04,400 --> 00:09:05,040 Speaker 4: What are you trying to. 178 00:09:05,040 --> 00:09:08,280 Speaker 5: Complate with that play of one alignment or whatever. 179 00:09:08,960 --> 00:09:11,520 Speaker 4: What's the upside of having that in and came out 180 00:09:11,600 --> 00:09:12,320 Speaker 4: and running that time? 181 00:09:12,400 --> 00:09:15,120 Speaker 3: Yeah, schematically in that grouping, you know, it was really 182 00:09:15,200 --> 00:09:17,240 Speaker 3: invited to get a lot of movies, try to get 183 00:09:17,280 --> 00:09:19,840 Speaker 3: them to call some of those looks and get movement, 184 00:09:20,000 --> 00:09:23,040 Speaker 3: and have players responsible for the quarterback, for the dive, 185 00:09:23,200 --> 00:09:26,559 Speaker 3: for the different elements of the RPO, and really what 186 00:09:26,679 --> 00:09:29,240 Speaker 3: it was the hope was we could try to limit 187 00:09:29,320 --> 00:09:32,560 Speaker 3: the impact and potential explosives and try to make them 188 00:09:32,679 --> 00:09:35,319 Speaker 3: drive the football and then change some groupings up and 189 00:09:35,840 --> 00:09:38,800 Speaker 3: use some different elements to you know, try to just 190 00:09:38,920 --> 00:09:41,559 Speaker 3: keep them off balance if we could. That drive was 191 00:09:41,640 --> 00:09:43,760 Speaker 3: clearly one where they were able to execute over and 192 00:09:43,840 --> 00:09:46,720 Speaker 3: over again, and you know not you know, not having 193 00:09:46,760 --> 00:09:49,920 Speaker 3: markets able to go for a good chunk there Davenport 194 00:09:50,000 --> 00:09:53,520 Speaker 3: and then ultimately just those guys just wearing down keV. 195 00:09:53,600 --> 00:09:55,240 Speaker 4: We just left them on the field way too much. 196 00:09:55,480 --> 00:09:58,480 Speaker 3: We had the ability to sustain drives via the a 197 00:09:58,520 --> 00:10:01,040 Speaker 3: lot of the night, via the playpath us and you know, 198 00:10:01,360 --> 00:10:04,280 Speaker 3: you know, winning some matchups in that secondary, but didn't 199 00:10:04,320 --> 00:10:05,440 Speaker 3: run the football well enough. 200 00:10:05,600 --> 00:10:08,280 Speaker 4: I knew it would be tough being down some guys, 201 00:10:08,360 --> 00:10:09,000 Speaker 4: but that's. 202 00:10:08,880 --> 00:10:10,640 Speaker 3: A really good front over there, and you don't want 203 00:10:10,679 --> 00:10:13,679 Speaker 3: to have to play that style against them, especially when 204 00:10:13,720 --> 00:10:16,480 Speaker 3: you're turning the football over. But the urgency started to 205 00:10:16,520 --> 00:10:18,120 Speaker 3: pick up once we were down two scores. 206 00:10:18,240 --> 00:10:20,400 Speaker 6: You think that's been a Colon game and run game. 207 00:10:20,320 --> 00:10:20,400 Speaker 3: And. 208 00:10:22,920 --> 00:10:25,319 Speaker 4: That's good to me. To me, that's we've got to 209 00:10:25,360 --> 00:10:26,840 Speaker 4: do a better job. We've got to do a better 210 00:10:26,920 --> 00:10:28,640 Speaker 4: job coaching it. It's on me, you know. 211 00:10:29,160 --> 00:10:31,560 Speaker 3: We've got to go back to work and find ways 212 00:10:31,640 --> 00:10:34,199 Speaker 3: to run the football. Whatever personnel groupings we feel like 213 00:10:34,320 --> 00:10:38,000 Speaker 3: give us an advantage, it's it's just we've got to 214 00:10:38,040 --> 00:10:41,400 Speaker 3: get more connectedness up front. We've got to be able 215 00:10:41,400 --> 00:10:44,120 Speaker 3: to attack, you know, certain fronts when when looks present 216 00:10:44,240 --> 00:10:47,640 Speaker 3: themselves and and just continue to hunt to be efficient 217 00:10:47,840 --> 00:10:50,840 Speaker 3: because it's not a it's not a good formula, especially 218 00:10:50,880 --> 00:10:52,040 Speaker 3: when you're putting the ball on the ground. 219 00:10:52,120 --> 00:10:53,480 Speaker 4: But it's not a good formula to have to. 220 00:10:53,480 --> 00:10:57,439 Speaker 3: Play like that when as confident as I am in 221 00:10:57,520 --> 00:10:59,800 Speaker 3: our past game, it's just not going to. 222 00:11:00,480 --> 00:11:02,720 Speaker 7: Got in that pass game you talk about Tom Pressber 223 00:11:02,760 --> 00:11:04,800 Speaker 7: you and Kirk tonight when he was able to take 224 00:11:04,880 --> 00:11:06,120 Speaker 7: punishment and produce. 225 00:11:06,360 --> 00:11:08,880 Speaker 3: Yeah, I thought just his decision making, his ability to 226 00:11:08,920 --> 00:11:11,160 Speaker 3: see the field. I mean, there were some unique coverages 227 00:11:11,200 --> 00:11:13,320 Speaker 3: to justin going on out there, and he was able 228 00:11:13,360 --> 00:11:16,680 Speaker 3: to you know, assess and use some of those playpass 229 00:11:16,720 --> 00:11:18,679 Speaker 3: snaps to be aggressive with his arm when we could 230 00:11:18,679 --> 00:11:21,480 Speaker 3: protect him a little bit. But even then, you know 231 00:11:22,240 --> 00:11:23,880 Speaker 3: a lot of times when you're not running it well, 232 00:11:24,360 --> 00:11:27,640 Speaker 3: those same play pass protections they mirror the run game 233 00:11:27,720 --> 00:11:29,839 Speaker 3: in a lot of ways. And he was standing in there, 234 00:11:30,679 --> 00:11:33,599 Speaker 3: thought he was just tremendously tough, ran the you know, 235 00:11:33,679 --> 00:11:35,520 Speaker 3: those two minute drives to get us back into the 236 00:11:35,520 --> 00:11:37,560 Speaker 3: game and at least give us a swing, had an 237 00:11:37,600 --> 00:11:40,880 Speaker 3: on side kick that didn't work out, but just really 238 00:11:41,000 --> 00:11:46,280 Speaker 3: overall for coming here playing the way he did under 239 00:11:46,320 --> 00:11:50,880 Speaker 3: those circumstances. I do know this, Kirk Cousins played absolutely 240 00:11:50,920 --> 00:11:53,199 Speaker 3: well enough for us to win the football game. And 241 00:11:53,520 --> 00:11:55,160 Speaker 3: I think there's a lot that he can pull out 242 00:11:55,160 --> 00:11:56,839 Speaker 3: of it. And I know his teammates felt it as well. 243 00:11:58,800 --> 00:12:01,840 Speaker 6: Along these lines, just for two games have been pretty spectacular. 244 00:12:02,240 --> 00:12:05,040 Speaker 3: Yeah, he's I mean, and it's a great point because 245 00:12:05,160 --> 00:12:08,920 Speaker 3: if the coverages that he's seeing the amount of times 246 00:12:09,000 --> 00:12:11,120 Speaker 3: he has I mean even on the even on the 247 00:12:11,240 --> 00:12:13,520 Speaker 3: throw where he does fumble at the pylon, that's him 248 00:12:13,760 --> 00:12:16,880 Speaker 3: beating another double team and Kirk finding him. Some of 249 00:12:16,920 --> 00:12:19,000 Speaker 3: the plays over the middle, he's fearless and a lot 250 00:12:19,040 --> 00:12:21,320 Speaker 3: of times when you're facing shell coverage double teams, you're 251 00:12:21,360 --> 00:12:23,160 Speaker 3: gonna have to be willing to go into some traffic 252 00:12:23,760 --> 00:12:27,000 Speaker 3: over the middle. His detail, his technique is fundamentals, and 253 00:12:27,080 --> 00:12:30,760 Speaker 3: then just his sheer competitiveness. I think it's showing up 254 00:12:30,920 --> 00:12:33,840 Speaker 3: a little bit with guys like kJ and Jordan. Jordan 255 00:12:33,920 --> 00:12:35,880 Speaker 3: with another big play on a third and long kind 256 00:12:35,920 --> 00:12:39,800 Speaker 3: of allah, what happened in Week one, TJ showed up 257 00:12:39,840 --> 00:12:45,240 Speaker 3: great tonight. I just I'm excited about, you know, what 258 00:12:45,600 --> 00:12:48,439 Speaker 3: Justin has really become and his overall football understanding of 259 00:12:48,559 --> 00:12:49,680 Speaker 3: how he's being defended. 260 00:12:50,400 --> 00:12:51,839 Speaker 4: I don't know if I've seen anything like it. 261 00:12:52,360 --> 00:12:56,640 Speaker 6: Okay, how much do you have prioritized situations in ball security? 262 00:12:56,720 --> 00:12:59,840 Speaker 5: Just how difficult is it to sort through like these 263 00:13:00,000 --> 00:13:02,160 Speaker 5: those two games in that overall margin. 264 00:13:02,440 --> 00:13:05,680 Speaker 3: Yeah, to me, the you know it's number it's number 265 00:13:05,720 --> 00:13:09,080 Speaker 3: one on our football philosophy. You know, we talk about 266 00:13:09,120 --> 00:13:12,400 Speaker 3: it a lot. We have meetings about it, weekly meetings. 267 00:13:12,920 --> 00:13:15,000 Speaker 3: It's all about the ball. It's how we talk about it. 268 00:13:15,640 --> 00:13:17,560 Speaker 3: And you know, to a man in that locker room 269 00:13:17,640 --> 00:13:19,480 Speaker 3: right now, it is an easy thing to tell them 270 00:13:19,559 --> 00:13:23,679 Speaker 3: after starting the season out how we have combined losing 271 00:13:23,760 --> 00:13:26,440 Speaker 3: by nine points in two games, but losing almost having 272 00:13:26,480 --> 00:13:29,120 Speaker 3: your scoring differential be the same as your turnover margin. 273 00:13:29,160 --> 00:13:31,719 Speaker 3: It's not something that you ever want to, you know, 274 00:13:31,840 --> 00:13:34,079 Speaker 3: preach as a positive. But if I do know that 275 00:13:34,200 --> 00:13:36,120 Speaker 3: that locker room is confident they I do know that 276 00:13:37,200 --> 00:13:38,679 Speaker 3: you get what you emphasize with them. 277 00:13:38,800 --> 00:13:40,160 Speaker 4: So my anticipation is. 278 00:13:40,160 --> 00:13:43,439 Speaker 3: If we make ball security the living, breathing way that 279 00:13:43,559 --> 00:13:46,280 Speaker 3: we talk and walk about every everything in our building, 280 00:13:46,679 --> 00:13:47,360 Speaker 3: it will improve. 281 00:13:47,679 --> 00:13:48,959 Speaker 4: And that's what my hope is. 282 00:13:49,040 --> 00:13:52,240 Speaker 3: And that's on me and and our coaching staff to 283 00:13:52,400 --> 00:13:55,520 Speaker 3: emphasize it minute to minute, hour to hour how we 284 00:13:55,640 --> 00:13:56,760 Speaker 3: practice and. 285 00:13:56,880 --> 00:14:00,160 Speaker 4: Ultimately start seeing it show up on Sundays you. 286 00:14:00,200 --> 00:14:02,600 Speaker 5: Feel like with the offensive line, you have enough options 287 00:14:02,679 --> 00:14:04,480 Speaker 5: to get through in the building, or that's something you 288 00:14:04,520 --> 00:14:05,320 Speaker 5: need took outside. 289 00:14:05,720 --> 00:14:07,719 Speaker 3: I'll definitely, you know, we'll get with We'll get with 290 00:14:07,800 --> 00:14:10,719 Speaker 3: Quas and his staff and and well, you know, I do, 291 00:14:10,920 --> 00:14:12,160 Speaker 3: I do believe we're going to be down. 292 00:14:12,520 --> 00:14:13,880 Speaker 4: We're going to be out early. 293 00:14:13,880 --> 00:14:16,240 Speaker 3: He's going to be out for a while, which is 294 00:14:16,280 --> 00:14:18,480 Speaker 3: incredibly unfortunate with the amount of reps that he had 295 00:14:18,520 --> 00:14:19,240 Speaker 3: in training camp. 296 00:14:20,240 --> 00:14:21,760 Speaker 4: Garrett's you know, progressing. 297 00:14:22,480 --> 00:14:26,360 Speaker 3: Austin stepped in there tonight and then hopefully Christian was 298 00:14:26,440 --> 00:14:28,720 Speaker 3: close enough that maybe we can project we have him. 299 00:14:28,760 --> 00:14:32,360 Speaker 3: But I think we're always looking at ways to solidify 300 00:14:32,560 --> 00:14:35,640 Speaker 3: not only certain position groups, but our whole football team. 301 00:14:35,680 --> 00:14:39,120 Speaker 3: If there's ways we can do that to competitively attack 302 00:14:39,200 --> 00:14:40,520 Speaker 3: this thing, we'll take a look at it. But I 303 00:14:40,600 --> 00:14:43,840 Speaker 3: do have a lot of confidence in our guys. But 304 00:14:44,200 --> 00:14:47,120 Speaker 3: clearly we've got to do something a little bit differently, 305 00:14:47,240 --> 00:14:49,240 Speaker 3: and and and really focus on how to run the 306 00:14:49,280 --> 00:14:52,240 Speaker 3: football better to help our past game, and and. 307 00:14:52,360 --> 00:14:53,640 Speaker 4: And how we're going about moving it. 308 00:14:54,360 --> 00:14:56,200 Speaker 5: What's what's the most effective when he is these tend 309 00:14:56,280 --> 00:14:58,160 Speaker 5: page the extended praises games. 310 00:14:58,280 --> 00:15:00,320 Speaker 3: Yeah, we we we asked a lot out of the 311 00:15:00,360 --> 00:15:02,320 Speaker 3: players the last three or four days, coming off of 312 00:15:02,360 --> 00:15:05,040 Speaker 3: a really physical game against Tampa, and then you know 313 00:15:05,200 --> 00:15:08,520 Speaker 3: tonight was was physical as well. So we'll we'll let 314 00:15:08,600 --> 00:15:11,160 Speaker 3: those guys take a few days, make sure we get 315 00:15:11,200 --> 00:15:12,960 Speaker 3: our recovery. We're not going to get back till very 316 00:15:13,040 --> 00:15:16,440 Speaker 3: very you know, early this, you know, tomorrow morning, we'll 317 00:15:16,480 --> 00:15:20,280 Speaker 3: let them get some time away for Friday, Saturday, Sunday. 318 00:15:20,400 --> 00:15:22,240 Speaker 3: But as a coaching staff, we've got some work to 319 00:15:22,280 --> 00:15:25,040 Speaker 3: do to ultimately take a look at really an inventory 320 00:15:25,080 --> 00:15:27,680 Speaker 3: of eight quarters where you know, how do we get 321 00:15:27,760 --> 00:15:31,160 Speaker 3: better in all three phases. I think, you know, there's 322 00:15:31,200 --> 00:15:33,920 Speaker 3: a lot of areas where we can focus on as 323 00:15:34,000 --> 00:15:36,920 Speaker 3: a staff to play more complimentary football, which we have 324 00:15:37,040 --> 00:15:40,200 Speaker 3: not done up until this point. And I think, you know, 325 00:15:40,280 --> 00:15:42,800 Speaker 3: there's a lot of ways that we can continue to 326 00:15:42,840 --> 00:15:44,760 Speaker 3: build each other up. But you know, my hope is 327 00:15:44,800 --> 00:15:47,880 Speaker 3: that our team stays confident, we recognize exactly why we've 328 00:15:47,960 --> 00:15:48,280 Speaker 3: lost some. 329 00:15:48,320 --> 00:15:50,720 Speaker 4: Of these games and or both of these games, and 330 00:15:51,400 --> 00:15:55,160 Speaker 4: have a really focused, centered mindset to fix those problems. 331 00:15:55,920 --> 00:15:59,920 Speaker 6: Kevin, think that Jordan Edison's that kind of become an east. 332 00:15:59,800 --> 00:16:00,920 Speaker 4: In great for you. 333 00:16:01,720 --> 00:16:05,880 Speaker 3: He's you know, really both of his touchdowns now have 334 00:16:06,080 --> 00:16:09,000 Speaker 3: kind of come on looks where you know, he's able 335 00:16:09,040 --> 00:16:11,520 Speaker 3: to get behind the defense with his explosiveness, but then 336 00:16:11,560 --> 00:16:14,960 Speaker 3: he's also catching, you know, some balls underneath he's catching 337 00:16:15,000 --> 00:16:18,440 Speaker 3: and running. His versatility kind of pairing with JJ and 338 00:16:18,520 --> 00:16:21,920 Speaker 3: kJ and TJ and you know, Josh and some of 339 00:16:21,960 --> 00:16:25,680 Speaker 3: the twelves, and I thought, you know, he just continues 340 00:16:25,720 --> 00:16:28,240 Speaker 3: to show up. He's growing every single time he steps 341 00:16:28,480 --> 00:16:31,320 Speaker 3: steps on the grass in our offense, and I'm really 342 00:16:31,360 --> 00:16:34,000 Speaker 3: proud of where he's at right now. But I think 343 00:16:34,080 --> 00:16:36,640 Speaker 3: Jordan'd be the first one to tell you there's things 344 00:16:36,680 --> 00:16:39,320 Speaker 3: that he can improve on, just like everybody else on 345 00:16:39,400 --> 00:16:41,760 Speaker 3: our team, coaches included, And it all starts with me. 346 00:16:42,080 --> 00:16:44,880 Speaker 3: And we've got to do that here over this next 347 00:16:44,960 --> 00:16:47,640 Speaker 3: ten days or so and show up to us Bank 348 00:16:47,680 --> 00:16:49,720 Speaker 3: Stadium against the Chargers and try to get our first win. 349 00:16:51,760 --> 00:16:52,240 Speaker 4: Thanks guys. 350 00:16:52,600 --> 00:16:56,800 Speaker 1: Now, the Vikings offensively had Christian Darisaw active, but he 351 00:16:56,880 --> 00:17:00,080 Speaker 1: didn't play. Oli Udo started, only got knocked out of 352 00:17:00,160 --> 00:17:01,960 Speaker 1: the game and hopefully things are okay with him. He 353 00:17:02,320 --> 00:17:05,800 Speaker 1: left on a car David Quessenberry, who's new to the team. 354 00:17:05,920 --> 00:17:08,840 Speaker 1: He came in near the end, Austin Schlotman starting for 355 00:17:08,960 --> 00:17:12,920 Speaker 1: Garrett Bradberry. That obviously does not aid what would you say, 356 00:17:13,000 --> 00:17:13,880 Speaker 1: the running game? 357 00:17:13,920 --> 00:17:16,919 Speaker 2: Maybe no, I don't know if it aids. It definitely 358 00:17:17,200 --> 00:17:19,960 Speaker 2: affects the running game. But you know, early on that 359 00:17:20,119 --> 00:17:24,520 Speaker 2: first drive we had both Ezra Cleveland, you know and 360 00:17:25,359 --> 00:17:29,440 Speaker 2: at Ingram have issues of getting beaten that that ended 361 00:17:29,480 --> 00:17:36,760 Speaker 2: that first drive prematurely. Schlotman got blown up and pushed 362 00:17:36,800 --> 00:17:39,879 Speaker 2: him back into a submarine bootleg. I mean, so the 363 00:17:39,960 --> 00:17:44,399 Speaker 2: middle of our offensive line, there's a stoutness problem there. Yeah. Granted, 364 00:17:44,440 --> 00:17:46,480 Speaker 2: you know you're playing a good defensive front in Philly, 365 00:17:46,840 --> 00:17:48,640 Speaker 2: but we've got to find a way to anchor those 366 00:17:48,760 --> 00:17:52,360 Speaker 2: three guys up front, and you know, stop with these 367 00:17:52,400 --> 00:17:53,960 Speaker 2: lost yardage plays and turnovers. 368 00:17:54,560 --> 00:17:58,359 Speaker 1: Receiving touchdowns For the Vikings included to by TJ. Hawkinson, 369 00:17:58,520 --> 00:18:02,080 Speaker 1: Jordan Addison scored for a second consecutive week. He finished 370 00:18:02,119 --> 00:18:04,480 Speaker 1: with three catches seventy two yards and a t D 371 00:18:05,040 --> 00:18:08,880 Speaker 1: from sixty to out. kJ Osborne also scored. All those 372 00:18:08,960 --> 00:18:11,560 Speaker 1: passes came from the right arm of Kirk Cousins, who 373 00:18:11,680 --> 00:18:14,320 Speaker 1: finished thirty one of forty four for three hundred and 374 00:18:14,359 --> 00:18:18,280 Speaker 1: sixty four yards, no picks and those four tds. Here's 375 00:18:18,400 --> 00:18:20,200 Speaker 1: Kirk following the game. 376 00:18:20,320 --> 00:18:25,800 Speaker 7: All right, a tough, tough loss, you know, solid opponent, 377 00:18:28,280 --> 00:18:30,240 Speaker 7: you know, shot ourselves in the foot with the turnovers. 378 00:18:31,520 --> 00:18:33,680 Speaker 7: Similar story now the first two weeks in that In 379 00:18:33,760 --> 00:18:35,560 Speaker 7: that case, I'm sure that's been said a lot to 380 00:18:35,640 --> 00:18:37,639 Speaker 7: you guys now postgame, but it ought to be. And 381 00:18:38,600 --> 00:18:40,720 Speaker 7: it's difficult to win in this league when you you know, 382 00:18:40,960 --> 00:18:43,760 Speaker 7: lose the turnover battle by one, let alone by the 383 00:18:43,800 --> 00:18:47,199 Speaker 7: margin we've lost it by. So you know, we got 384 00:18:47,280 --> 00:18:52,920 Speaker 7: to fix those mistakes and not let it continue. And then, 385 00:18:53,920 --> 00:18:58,240 Speaker 7: you know, obviously proud of the way guys fought, continue 386 00:18:58,240 --> 00:19:00,159 Speaker 7: to feel like we have, you know, guys who can 387 00:19:00,240 --> 00:19:03,720 Speaker 7: make place and and be explosive and make this offense go. 388 00:19:03,920 --> 00:19:06,240 Speaker 7: And you know, Kevin's gonna give us a lot opportunity 389 00:19:06,280 --> 00:19:08,960 Speaker 7: to do that, So we're gonna call a lot of 390 00:19:09,000 --> 00:19:09,600 Speaker 7: guys numbers. 391 00:19:09,640 --> 00:19:13,880 Speaker 6: And yeah, I guess that's really all I have to say. 392 00:19:14,119 --> 00:19:15,080 Speaker 6: So take any questions. 393 00:19:15,160 --> 00:19:19,000 Speaker 2: Yet, how were you able to overcome a lot of 394 00:19:19,040 --> 00:19:21,120 Speaker 2: the pressure that they were able to create to still 395 00:19:21,160 --> 00:19:22,960 Speaker 2: have such an affect capacity overall? 396 00:19:23,680 --> 00:19:25,920 Speaker 7: Well, yeah, I think it's a combination of, uh, you know, 397 00:19:25,960 --> 00:19:28,200 Speaker 7: I was still getting you know, protection to be able 398 00:19:28,240 --> 00:19:31,720 Speaker 7: to get through the progressions, and I think, you know, 399 00:19:31,920 --> 00:19:34,960 Speaker 7: guys did a good job winning their man coverage matchups, 400 00:19:35,040 --> 00:19:37,399 Speaker 7: their match coverages, and uh, you know, Kevin and the 401 00:19:37,440 --> 00:19:39,879 Speaker 7: staff did a good job of uh you know, getting 402 00:19:39,920 --> 00:19:41,000 Speaker 7: number one, number two open. 403 00:19:41,040 --> 00:19:42,520 Speaker 6: So I wasn't having to sit in there too long, 404 00:19:42,600 --> 00:19:46,040 Speaker 6: and you know, just a combination. 405 00:19:46,160 --> 00:19:47,600 Speaker 7: You know, the the line did a good job, you know, 406 00:19:47,680 --> 00:19:49,960 Speaker 7: mixed up as the snap count trying to stay disciplined 407 00:19:50,000 --> 00:19:52,040 Speaker 7: there and you know there. 408 00:19:51,960 --> 00:19:53,040 Speaker 6: Are a lot of moving parts when you go on 409 00:19:53,080 --> 00:19:53,360 Speaker 6: the road. 410 00:19:53,440 --> 00:19:56,480 Speaker 7: So you know, outside of the turnovers, felt like we 411 00:19:56,560 --> 00:19:57,600 Speaker 7: did did a lot of good things. 412 00:19:58,560 --> 00:20:02,080 Speaker 4: Helped founding just is the turnover? Have the turnovers? Did? 413 00:20:02,520 --> 00:20:04,480 Speaker 4: Just to see so many and so early? 414 00:20:05,000 --> 00:20:08,119 Speaker 7: Yeah, yeah, I think you look at each one is 415 00:20:08,160 --> 00:20:09,760 Speaker 7: its own entity and you kind of look at it, well, 416 00:20:09,800 --> 00:20:10,840 Speaker 7: why did that one happen? 417 00:20:10,960 --> 00:20:14,360 Speaker 6: And is there a pattern? And in some cases there isn't. 418 00:20:14,440 --> 00:20:16,879 Speaker 7: You know, if Justin is going out of bounds at 419 00:20:16,920 --> 00:20:20,520 Speaker 7: the five yard line, he's not reaching, right, He's reaching 420 00:20:20,760 --> 00:20:22,760 Speaker 7: because he thinks he has a chance there on the 421 00:20:22,800 --> 00:20:27,000 Speaker 7: half yard line. So that one's kind of its own entity. 422 00:20:27,880 --> 00:20:31,840 Speaker 7: And then you have, you know, uh, the sack fumble 423 00:20:32,040 --> 00:20:34,200 Speaker 7: where I'm saying, okay, how was that one happening? Well, 424 00:20:34,240 --> 00:20:35,640 Speaker 7: you know, I gotta keep two hands on the balls 425 00:20:35,760 --> 00:20:37,600 Speaker 7: as much as I can as a passer. It's hard 426 00:20:37,600 --> 00:20:40,560 Speaker 7: because you're you know, pulling your hand back, but you know, 427 00:20:40,680 --> 00:20:42,920 Speaker 7: going back to two hands in the ball as much 428 00:20:42,960 --> 00:20:45,920 Speaker 7: as possible, so each one is its own entity. 429 00:20:45,800 --> 00:20:48,800 Speaker 6: And and we just have to have to address them 430 00:20:48,840 --> 00:20:50,159 Speaker 6: each that way or on the. 431 00:20:50,600 --> 00:20:52,200 Speaker 5: Sack bubble looks like a guy to take a couple 432 00:20:52,200 --> 00:20:54,280 Speaker 5: of inches there? And did you feel the defender's coming 433 00:20:54,280 --> 00:20:54,600 Speaker 5: around the. 434 00:20:54,640 --> 00:20:55,080 Speaker 4: Edge of did you? 435 00:20:55,359 --> 00:20:56,920 Speaker 6: Is that a surprising Yeah? I didn't. 436 00:20:56,920 --> 00:20:58,359 Speaker 7: I didn't see him, you know. I guess it's that 437 00:20:58,440 --> 00:21:05,520 Speaker 7: old blindside, you know term, But uh, yeah, why. 438 00:21:05,400 --> 00:21:07,880 Speaker 6: Have you and Justin Bale have been be so productive 439 00:21:08,119 --> 00:21:11,600 Speaker 6: even with other teams knowing that he's Justin Jefferson. 440 00:21:11,760 --> 00:21:13,960 Speaker 7: Yeah, so so they clearly do the way they cover 441 00:21:14,080 --> 00:21:15,840 Speaker 7: him throughout the game. You know, they're very aware of 442 00:21:15,920 --> 00:21:18,240 Speaker 7: where he is, and you can feel that and tell that, 443 00:21:19,920 --> 00:21:21,359 Speaker 7: you know. I think our coaching staff is there's a 444 00:21:21,400 --> 00:21:26,679 Speaker 7: lot of credit for for being very creative and intelligent, 445 00:21:26,840 --> 00:21:28,560 Speaker 7: you know, with how to how to use him, and 446 00:21:28,640 --> 00:21:33,320 Speaker 7: then you know he's we try to take advantage based 447 00:21:33,359 --> 00:21:36,280 Speaker 7: on coverage. So if you know, sometimes he's not, I 448 00:21:36,359 --> 00:21:38,040 Speaker 7: can't work him, you know, and I'm moving on. But 449 00:21:38,119 --> 00:21:41,320 Speaker 7: there are other times where you say, you know, yes, 450 00:21:41,400 --> 00:21:43,640 Speaker 7: they're they're aware of him, but I still can can 451 00:21:43,760 --> 00:21:45,800 Speaker 7: make the throw, So try to take advantage when the 452 00:21:45,920 --> 00:21:46,840 Speaker 7: when the coverage allows it. 453 00:21:47,960 --> 00:21:49,200 Speaker 6: Talked about in the past. 454 00:21:49,160 --> 00:21:53,720 Speaker 7: Justin's ability to finish plays see Jordan's make that deep catch. 455 00:21:53,600 --> 00:21:55,120 Speaker 6: And as the finish. Great line. 456 00:21:55,560 --> 00:21:57,160 Speaker 7: That's a great question, great line. That was the first 457 00:21:57,160 --> 00:21:59,000 Speaker 7: thing I said to him when he came off the 458 00:21:59,040 --> 00:22:00,800 Speaker 7: field on the sideline. I I put my arm around 459 00:22:00,800 --> 00:22:03,160 Speaker 7: and I just said, the finish is what I love. 460 00:22:03,280 --> 00:22:05,280 Speaker 7: You know, he got a six points instead of running out, 461 00:22:05,480 --> 00:22:09,040 Speaker 7: you know, with our red zone offense, and uh, that's tremendous. 462 00:22:09,160 --> 00:22:10,680 Speaker 7: You know, if you watch his tape from college, he's 463 00:22:10,680 --> 00:22:12,399 Speaker 7: catching post routes for Pitt, He's. 464 00:22:12,240 --> 00:22:15,320 Speaker 6: Catching post routes for USC. He's good at it. 465 00:22:15,320 --> 00:22:16,680 Speaker 7: When he first got here, I told him I watched 466 00:22:16,680 --> 00:22:17,840 Speaker 7: his tape and that was what I saw, and he 467 00:22:17,840 --> 00:22:20,359 Speaker 7: said it's my favorite route, and he said it with 468 00:22:20,480 --> 00:22:22,560 Speaker 7: a lot lower energy than I just said it now. 469 00:22:23,760 --> 00:22:27,600 Speaker 7: So he's a very natural receiver and that's gonna show 470 00:22:27,680 --> 00:22:29,080 Speaker 7: up in the way he runs routes, the way he 471 00:22:29,119 --> 00:22:31,480 Speaker 7: catches the football, and the way he after the catch 472 00:22:31,520 --> 00:22:31,960 Speaker 7: makes place. 473 00:22:33,800 --> 00:22:35,120 Speaker 1: Kurple kJ was wide open. 474 00:22:35,240 --> 00:22:36,119 Speaker 7: Whatever happened. 475 00:22:38,040 --> 00:22:39,240 Speaker 6: When kJ was wide open? 476 00:22:39,280 --> 00:22:44,520 Speaker 7: Which one are you saying, Oh yeah, uh yeah, good 477 00:22:44,560 --> 00:22:47,320 Speaker 7: play design, Good play design. I like the call all 478 00:22:47,400 --> 00:22:49,240 Speaker 7: week and and had had it on my favorites list, 479 00:22:49,320 --> 00:22:53,200 Speaker 7: and it's great design, and they just, you know, it's 480 00:22:53,240 --> 00:22:55,239 Speaker 7: crossing patterns, so they have to decide whether we're going 481 00:22:55,320 --> 00:22:57,200 Speaker 7: to pass it off or run with it. And I 482 00:22:57,280 --> 00:22:59,720 Speaker 7: think they on one side decided to run with it, 483 00:22:59,800 --> 00:23:02,840 Speaker 7: you know, decide to pass it off, and then he's 484 00:23:02,880 --> 00:23:03,840 Speaker 7: able to kind of sneak through. 485 00:23:06,320 --> 00:23:08,320 Speaker 5: You don't want to be saying it after two games 486 00:23:08,320 --> 00:23:09,960 Speaker 5: in a row, but how do you kind of balance 487 00:23:10,080 --> 00:23:12,879 Speaker 5: the urgency to fix the turnover and get better with 488 00:23:13,000 --> 00:23:15,000 Speaker 5: kind of some encouragement from the way you're often. 489 00:23:14,840 --> 00:23:15,800 Speaker 6: It's been able to move the ball. 490 00:23:16,359 --> 00:23:20,000 Speaker 7: Yeah, I think you evaluate all football games in that 491 00:23:20,200 --> 00:23:23,360 Speaker 7: light where you say, okay, let's we don't just look 492 00:23:23,400 --> 00:23:25,119 Speaker 7: at it with what broad stroke brush and say, oh, 493 00:23:25,160 --> 00:23:25,960 Speaker 7: we lost, that was. 494 00:23:26,040 --> 00:23:27,920 Speaker 6: Bad, or we want and that was good. You know, 495 00:23:27,960 --> 00:23:29,879 Speaker 6: if anything, you have to avoid it when you win. 496 00:23:30,280 --> 00:23:31,679 Speaker 7: You know, last year, I think it was a lot 497 00:23:31,720 --> 00:23:33,480 Speaker 7: of times where we were winning, but you got to 498 00:23:33,520 --> 00:23:35,240 Speaker 7: go back and be like, this isn't good enough, this 499 00:23:35,320 --> 00:23:38,240 Speaker 7: isn't sustainable. And so there's a little bit of the 500 00:23:38,280 --> 00:23:40,520 Speaker 7: opposite too, when you lose saying, hey, I liked what 501 00:23:40,640 --> 00:23:41,000 Speaker 7: you did here. 502 00:23:41,040 --> 00:23:41,920 Speaker 6: I liked what you did here. 503 00:23:42,440 --> 00:23:45,840 Speaker 7: But obviously there's a you know, need to coach and 504 00:23:45,920 --> 00:23:49,919 Speaker 7: fix things and be hard on ourselves, you know, anytime 505 00:23:49,960 --> 00:23:52,120 Speaker 7: you lose Kirk. 506 00:23:51,920 --> 00:23:52,320 Speaker 1: I'm anna. 507 00:23:52,760 --> 00:23:55,120 Speaker 5: You've talked about the ability to finish with Justin quite 508 00:23:55,119 --> 00:23:57,840 Speaker 5: a bit too. Yeah, yeah, pretty hard himself on the sideline? 509 00:23:59,000 --> 00:24:01,440 Speaker 5: Is that kind of one of those where you don't 510 00:24:01,480 --> 00:24:03,760 Speaker 5: want to dissuade him from doing. 511 00:24:03,680 --> 00:24:05,520 Speaker 6: That, even if it's at that moment. 512 00:24:05,880 --> 00:24:08,240 Speaker 7: Well, you know, you have your you know, when you 513 00:24:08,320 --> 00:24:10,640 Speaker 7: talk ball security and fundamentals, you always say, you know, hey, 514 00:24:11,280 --> 00:24:13,680 Speaker 7: don't reach for the end zone unless it's fourth down. 515 00:24:13,760 --> 00:24:16,280 Speaker 7: And and yet players do it all the time and 516 00:24:16,320 --> 00:24:19,080 Speaker 7: score a touchdown. And so you know, we often joke that, 517 00:24:19,640 --> 00:24:21,600 Speaker 7: you know, don't reach for the end zone if you're 518 00:24:21,640 --> 00:24:23,919 Speaker 7: not going to score. It's kind of the it's kind 519 00:24:23,960 --> 00:24:27,040 Speaker 7: of the wink, you know. So it's tough, and the 520 00:24:27,280 --> 00:24:30,000 Speaker 7: players are you know, instinctual, and in the moment, you know, 521 00:24:30,080 --> 00:24:31,600 Speaker 7: he's he's so aware of where he is in the 522 00:24:31,680 --> 00:24:33,680 Speaker 7: field that you know he reaches for it. 523 00:24:33,760 --> 00:24:35,720 Speaker 6: But I'm gonna be hard on. 524 00:24:35,720 --> 00:24:37,760 Speaker 7: Myself, right, I'm gonna say, look that ball shouldn't have 525 00:24:37,760 --> 00:24:39,639 Speaker 7: stopped him. You know, the ball stops him, so we 526 00:24:39,680 --> 00:24:40,679 Speaker 7: have to go up and get it and then has 527 00:24:40,720 --> 00:24:42,240 Speaker 7: to pull through. What if I threw a perfect ball 528 00:24:42,359 --> 00:24:43,680 Speaker 7: and what if it had dropped right in the bucket, 529 00:24:43,680 --> 00:24:46,440 Speaker 7: maybe he runs in untouched. So again, going back to it, 530 00:24:46,440 --> 00:24:47,920 Speaker 7: we don't even have to have that moment if I 531 00:24:47,960 --> 00:24:49,440 Speaker 7: can throw a perfect pass and drop it in the 532 00:24:49,440 --> 00:24:54,480 Speaker 7: bucket to him, you know, all right, thank you so much. 533 00:24:55,200 --> 00:24:57,320 Speaker 1: All right, So you play on a Thursday, you go, 534 00:24:57,480 --> 00:24:59,080 Speaker 1: oh and two, you get the weekend off, then you 535 00:24:59,160 --> 00:25:02,040 Speaker 1: get the LA chart a week from Sunday. What can 536 00:25:02,160 --> 00:25:03,440 Speaker 1: you do during like that? 537 00:25:03,640 --> 00:25:03,920 Speaker 6: Mini? 538 00:25:04,000 --> 00:25:06,480 Speaker 1: Buy that self scout and do you even self scout 539 00:25:06,560 --> 00:25:07,280 Speaker 1: off too regulars? 540 00:25:07,359 --> 00:25:09,560 Speaker 2: Yeah, well yeah, I mean you can. I think that's 541 00:25:09,600 --> 00:25:11,840 Speaker 2: what you do because you know exactly what the Chargers 542 00:25:11,880 --> 00:25:14,399 Speaker 2: are gonna look at his film wise, And that's the 543 00:25:14,440 --> 00:25:18,400 Speaker 2: first two games, you know. I one of the things 544 00:25:18,440 --> 00:25:20,680 Speaker 2: you have to understand is that Cousins the way he 545 00:25:20,800 --> 00:25:23,399 Speaker 2: gets hit and how often he gets hit. Again, forty 546 00:25:23,440 --> 00:25:25,480 Speaker 2: four pass attempts two games in a row, so it's 547 00:25:25,560 --> 00:25:28,200 Speaker 2: eighty eight eighty eight passes that he's attempted in the 548 00:25:28,240 --> 00:25:31,520 Speaker 2: first two games. We have to find a way to 549 00:25:31,680 --> 00:25:33,879 Speaker 2: take some of that pressure off of him and not 550 00:25:34,040 --> 00:25:36,479 Speaker 2: have him in those dropback situations. I don't I mean, 551 00:25:36,480 --> 00:25:40,080 Speaker 2: I don't care. At a thirty five years old that's 552 00:25:40,200 --> 00:25:43,639 Speaker 2: not that's not a recipe for success. You know, weeks 553 00:25:43,760 --> 00:25:47,280 Speaker 2: fifteen through seventeen, or weeks you know, weeks fifteen through 554 00:25:47,359 --> 00:25:49,119 Speaker 2: eighteen when we get toward the end of the season. 555 00:25:49,240 --> 00:25:52,639 Speaker 2: So yeah, you got to take a long look. You 556 00:25:52,760 --> 00:25:54,960 Speaker 2: got a you know, a couple extra days to figure out, 557 00:25:55,160 --> 00:25:56,800 Speaker 2: you know, what's going on with oli Udo and do 558 00:25:56,880 --> 00:25:58,600 Speaker 2: you need to bring in another body. I mean, there's 559 00:25:58,600 --> 00:26:01,280 Speaker 2: a lot going on here. Uh, you know, it needs 560 00:26:01,320 --> 00:26:01,960 Speaker 2: to be figured out. 561 00:26:02,280 --> 00:26:05,359 Speaker 1: The Philadelphia Eagles beat the Minnesota Vikings thirty four twenty 562 00:26:05,440 --> 00:26:08,159 Speaker 1: eight Eagles two and o, Vikings zero and two for 563 00:26:08,240 --> 00:26:11,920 Speaker 1: Pete versage. I'm Paul Allen from Philadelphia. That's the Vikings 564 00:26:12,000 --> 00:26:14,240 Speaker 1: postgame report at Vikings dot com.