1 00:00:06,320 --> 00:00:09,080 Speaker 1: There's something that's instilled in you and some they've talked 2 00:00:09,119 --> 00:00:11,719 Speaker 1: you to our life, so it's just something that continues 3 00:00:11,760 --> 00:00:13,920 Speaker 1: to grow. I would say, like what grandma and Grandpa 4 00:00:13,960 --> 00:00:17,360 Speaker 1: they've instilled that into hard work and speaking things, into 5 00:00:17,360 --> 00:00:21,680 Speaker 1: assistance by doing these joy practices. What's the biggest thing 6 00:00:21,680 --> 00:00:23,639 Speaker 1: you were like? WHOA? I wasn't expecting that. I always 7 00:00:23,680 --> 00:00:26,439 Speaker 1: kind of thought it was like how chippy everybody again, Yeah, 8 00:00:26,480 --> 00:00:29,240 Speaker 1: it is. It is more game liking. It does get 9 00:00:29,280 --> 00:00:34,160 Speaker 1: kind of chipping. This is the Minnesota Vikings Podcast, Episode 10 00:00:34,320 --> 00:00:37,080 Speaker 1: one fifty nine. I'm your host Tatum Everett, and we've 11 00:00:37,120 --> 00:00:40,800 Speaker 1: got Gabe Henderson here in TCO Radio Studio as well 12 00:00:40,840 --> 00:00:43,640 Speaker 1: as our producer Jay Nelson. Both of them look like 13 00:00:43,720 --> 00:00:46,560 Speaker 1: teenagers right now because they're on their phones like they're 14 00:00:46,600 --> 00:00:52,440 Speaker 1: part of the TikTok Nation or something. Later in the show, 15 00:00:52,479 --> 00:00:55,720 Speaker 1: we will be joined by an actual gen Zer rookie, 16 00:00:55,720 --> 00:00:59,640 Speaker 1: Tie Chandler, and he isn't I wouldn't say he's your 17 00:00:59,640 --> 00:01:03,520 Speaker 1: typical goal like the stereotypical Gen's ear. I think he's 18 00:01:03,560 --> 00:01:06,200 Speaker 1: got some he's got a lot of layers. I think 19 00:01:06,280 --> 00:01:09,800 Speaker 1: he's very polite, very not that their gen zis aren't polite. 20 00:01:09,840 --> 00:01:12,880 Speaker 1: He's probably I don't follow him on social media, but 21 00:01:12,880 --> 00:01:16,640 Speaker 1: he probably hasn't posted anything on his social media and years. Probably. Yes, 22 00:01:17,360 --> 00:01:18,800 Speaker 1: I've talked to him a little bit, and I know 23 00:01:19,000 --> 00:01:22,880 Speaker 1: he does not spend much time in public. He stays home, 24 00:01:22,959 --> 00:01:26,360 Speaker 1: he's by himself. He just loves being with family. And 25 00:01:26,400 --> 00:01:28,160 Speaker 1: I feel like a lot of Gen's ears they want 26 00:01:28,200 --> 00:01:30,920 Speaker 1: to be on social media. They're TikTok famious or which 27 00:01:31,000 --> 00:01:34,119 Speaker 1: is not a bad thing. But Ty Chandler, he's with 28 00:01:34,120 --> 00:01:37,280 Speaker 1: all due respect, he's a well rounded guy. Have to 29 00:01:37,319 --> 00:01:39,240 Speaker 1: peel back the layers, right, Yeah, he's a bit of 30 00:01:39,280 --> 00:01:41,560 Speaker 1: a throwback. It just feels like he's just kind of 31 00:01:42,040 --> 00:01:44,559 Speaker 1: he's just kind of a laid back guy who understands 32 00:01:44,640 --> 00:01:47,120 Speaker 1: what he likes, what his goal is, what his mission is, 33 00:01:47,560 --> 00:01:50,200 Speaker 1: and he just kind of, you know, takes enjoyment. It 34 00:01:50,200 --> 00:01:52,320 Speaker 1: feels like out of the small things in life. And 35 00:01:52,480 --> 00:01:55,360 Speaker 1: it just seems like he's got his priorities straight, isn't. Yeah, 36 00:01:55,400 --> 00:01:57,240 Speaker 1: And you can tell, like we have a really long 37 00:01:57,280 --> 00:01:59,040 Speaker 1: talk about family and that's kind of where it all 38 00:01:59,040 --> 00:02:01,640 Speaker 1: stems from for him and women. I love that he 39 00:02:01,800 --> 00:02:04,440 Speaker 1: you know, uses the yes, ma'am, no, ma'am. Stuff still 40 00:02:04,440 --> 00:02:06,360 Speaker 1: love it. I just think it's just great and it's 41 00:02:06,400 --> 00:02:10,000 Speaker 1: great to see the performance that he had on Sunday. 42 00:02:10,880 --> 00:02:13,520 Speaker 1: You know, we always we've even talked about how he's 43 00:02:13,560 --> 00:02:18,080 Speaker 1: had some very special gifts that we were hoping would 44 00:02:18,080 --> 00:02:20,920 Speaker 1: pop off here and would really give other guys in 45 00:02:20,960 --> 00:02:22,720 Speaker 1: the running back room and run for their money. And 46 00:02:22,760 --> 00:02:25,800 Speaker 1: I really think that with Sunday's performance, it was definitely 47 00:02:25,919 --> 00:02:29,000 Speaker 1: something that it's something that he'll want to build on. 48 00:02:29,400 --> 00:02:31,919 Speaker 1: I really like Ti Chandler And if you didn't, if 49 00:02:31,919 --> 00:02:35,000 Speaker 1: you don't like him after his performance this past Sunday, 50 00:02:35,639 --> 00:02:38,200 Speaker 1: I don't know what you're looking for exactly. Yeah, And 51 00:02:38,680 --> 00:02:41,200 Speaker 1: the fact that he's humble about it and the fact 52 00:02:41,200 --> 00:02:42,960 Speaker 1: that he's just like, Okay, this is just another step 53 00:02:43,000 --> 00:02:45,919 Speaker 1: in the journey. I'm excited to see what his future 54 00:02:46,000 --> 00:02:48,920 Speaker 1: looks like. A lot of people didn't know what Hi 55 00:02:49,040 --> 00:02:51,160 Speaker 1: Ti Chandler can do, and that's I feel like that's 56 00:02:51,160 --> 00:02:53,760 Speaker 1: what the benefits of these preseason games is you get 57 00:02:53,760 --> 00:02:55,960 Speaker 1: to see some of these young guys, some of these rookies, 58 00:02:56,520 --> 00:02:58,680 Speaker 1: get their first shot of game action. You see him 59 00:02:58,720 --> 00:03:00,760 Speaker 1: in practice in it's all too had it touch so 60 00:03:00,840 --> 00:03:02,440 Speaker 1: you don't know if they really broke a tackle or 61 00:03:02,440 --> 00:03:04,520 Speaker 1: if they called a pass or was out of bounce. 62 00:03:04,560 --> 00:03:06,359 Speaker 1: But when they get on these bright lights and it's 63 00:03:06,440 --> 00:03:09,760 Speaker 1: real football, certain guys just show up. And Tie Channel 64 00:03:09,880 --> 00:03:11,320 Speaker 1: was a guy that showed up, and it was just 65 00:03:11,840 --> 00:03:14,959 Speaker 1: just so exciting to see him make those plays on 66 00:03:14,960 --> 00:03:17,880 Speaker 1: that stage. And going to a week number two, it's 67 00:03:17,919 --> 00:03:19,320 Speaker 1: just like, all right, what can he do against the 68 00:03:19,360 --> 00:03:21,320 Speaker 1: San Francisco forty nine ers team? Can he keep that 69 00:03:21,360 --> 00:03:24,560 Speaker 1: momentum up and we'll see definitely what it. Coaches and 70 00:03:24,840 --> 00:03:27,240 Speaker 1: players want to see out of their rookies. You might 71 00:03:27,280 --> 00:03:29,320 Speaker 1: walk in with all of the accolades and all the 72 00:03:29,320 --> 00:03:31,799 Speaker 1: flash and everything in there, but as a coach and 73 00:03:31,840 --> 00:03:33,840 Speaker 1: a player, they want to see you in your playbook 74 00:03:34,160 --> 00:03:36,080 Speaker 1: and when you get the chance that you actually show 75 00:03:36,120 --> 00:03:38,440 Speaker 1: something on film, and it feels like this guy is 76 00:03:38,520 --> 00:03:40,960 Speaker 1: doing that. You know, it sounds like great to saying 77 00:03:41,000 --> 00:03:42,720 Speaker 1: he's kind of got his priorities straight. He's trying to 78 00:03:42,720 --> 00:03:45,200 Speaker 1: figure it all out. He's not saying a ton publicly, 79 00:03:45,320 --> 00:03:48,200 Speaker 1: but he is letting his play on the field do 80 00:03:48,320 --> 00:03:50,800 Speaker 1: the talking that he needs to. And it feels like 81 00:03:50,840 --> 00:03:52,840 Speaker 1: with this guy, you know, you're later in the draft, 82 00:03:52,920 --> 00:03:54,839 Speaker 1: you get him as this player. Everyone kind of says, 83 00:03:54,840 --> 00:03:57,200 Speaker 1: this guy feels like he might be something, but we're 84 00:03:57,200 --> 00:03:59,640 Speaker 1: not quite sure we got and he doesn't walk in 85 00:03:59,640 --> 00:04:01,760 Speaker 1: any doesn't say I'm going to be the best in 86 00:04:01,840 --> 00:04:04,560 Speaker 1: et cetera, et cetera. He comes in and just puts 87 00:04:04,560 --> 00:04:07,760 Speaker 1: his nose to the grindstone and he starts flashing on tape. 88 00:04:07,800 --> 00:04:10,920 Speaker 1: He's flashing in rookie camp. He's flashing in the preseason 89 00:04:10,960 --> 00:04:13,320 Speaker 1: game for game number one. Now game number two coming 90 00:04:13,400 --> 00:04:15,280 Speaker 1: up here, other teams are going to know, do you 91 00:04:15,280 --> 00:04:16,800 Speaker 1: want to kick to this guy? Do you know what 92 00:04:16,839 --> 00:04:19,279 Speaker 1: happens when he's in the backfield? Derry keen off this guy. 93 00:04:19,680 --> 00:04:21,760 Speaker 1: It'll be interesting to see in games number two and 94 00:04:21,800 --> 00:04:24,240 Speaker 1: I'm assuming game number three he'll still get some run 95 00:04:24,480 --> 00:04:27,240 Speaker 1: what he does again putting on tape. But if he starts, 96 00:04:27,360 --> 00:04:30,200 Speaker 1: as we were saying before, stacking up good days in 97 00:04:30,240 --> 00:04:32,599 Speaker 1: practice and in preseason, it's going to make it a 98 00:04:32,720 --> 00:04:35,560 Speaker 1: very difficult decision for these coaches. We just wrapped up 99 00:04:35,640 --> 00:04:38,880 Speaker 1: joint practices with the forty nine ers, obviously recording this 100 00:04:39,000 --> 00:04:43,040 Speaker 1: after Thursday's spirited morning, you could say that ten times over. 101 00:04:44,080 --> 00:04:46,719 Speaker 1: I guess let's go around and just give one takeaway 102 00:04:46,800 --> 00:04:50,760 Speaker 1: each and Gabe, I'll start with you. Sadarius Smith. Yeah, 103 00:04:50,800 --> 00:04:55,640 Speaker 1: he looked good today, look good yesterday. I'm glad he's 104 00:04:55,640 --> 00:04:58,799 Speaker 1: wearing purple and gold this year. If he stays healthy, 105 00:04:58,839 --> 00:05:00,040 Speaker 1: he's going to be a force to be reck and 106 00:05:00,200 --> 00:05:03,240 Speaker 1: with all season long. The work that him and Trent 107 00:05:03,400 --> 00:05:05,680 Speaker 1: Williams left Houckle for the forty nine is the work 108 00:05:05,720 --> 00:05:08,240 Speaker 1: that they gave each other this these past couple of days. 109 00:05:08,720 --> 00:05:10,840 Speaker 1: I'm so happy z Darius Smith is on our team. 110 00:05:10,880 --> 00:05:13,400 Speaker 1: So's he brings the energy. We know, he's a leader, 111 00:05:13,480 --> 00:05:16,919 Speaker 1: he brings guys up, he's a huge personality, and the 112 00:05:16,960 --> 00:05:19,200 Speaker 1: fact that he can channel all that stuff off the 113 00:05:19,240 --> 00:05:23,120 Speaker 1: field into being a dominant football player. We're going to 114 00:05:23,200 --> 00:05:25,719 Speaker 1: see some some exciting things from the defensive side of 115 00:05:25,720 --> 00:05:28,560 Speaker 1: the ball, especially with the team from last year where 116 00:05:28,600 --> 00:05:30,960 Speaker 1: we were, you know, bottom half or bottom five of 117 00:05:31,120 --> 00:05:34,000 Speaker 1: almost every single category in the NFL. So so glad 118 00:05:34,000 --> 00:05:36,679 Speaker 1: he's on our team. And it really showed yesterday and today. 119 00:05:37,160 --> 00:05:40,320 Speaker 1: Chippy fired up. Yeah, today was Today was super intense. 120 00:05:40,520 --> 00:05:43,920 Speaker 1: The whole vibe this entire offseason and even with training 121 00:05:43,960 --> 00:05:47,440 Speaker 1: camp has felt like it's been kind of even Keel 122 00:05:48,000 --> 00:05:50,440 Speaker 1: everybody you get, whether it's the music playing out there 123 00:05:50,480 --> 00:05:52,160 Speaker 1: and guys are getting their working and doing their thing. 124 00:05:52,839 --> 00:05:56,000 Speaker 1: But as soon as you essentially put in another opponent 125 00:05:56,040 --> 00:05:58,840 Speaker 1: than somebody else to would go against. Typically, whenever you 126 00:05:58,920 --> 00:06:02,880 Speaker 1: have joint practices, especially in preseason, teams are wanting to 127 00:06:02,960 --> 00:06:06,160 Speaker 1: hit somebody else besides the guys in the locker room. 128 00:06:06,200 --> 00:06:08,440 Speaker 1: But for this one, it just feels like guys are 129 00:06:08,440 --> 00:06:11,200 Speaker 1: getting the work in. There were some really fun plays. 130 00:06:11,200 --> 00:06:13,320 Speaker 1: If you go through and look at social media, you 131 00:06:13,400 --> 00:06:17,039 Speaker 1: saw JJ beating guys, dealing, beating guys. You saw like 132 00:06:17,080 --> 00:06:19,279 Speaker 1: the player we're just talking about was Zadarius going against 133 00:06:19,279 --> 00:06:22,039 Speaker 1: Trent Williams. There's a lot of that, but there's this 134 00:06:22,160 --> 00:06:25,040 Speaker 1: focused energy and just this aggressiveness that's out there with 135 00:06:25,080 --> 00:06:27,000 Speaker 1: this team. It's a lot of fun to see. Given 136 00:06:27,000 --> 00:06:31,680 Speaker 1: that everything has been geared this offseason towards control, calm 137 00:06:31,920 --> 00:06:33,880 Speaker 1: and trying to feel like what do we have here 138 00:06:33,920 --> 00:06:35,839 Speaker 1: as a team, it feels like right now we've got 139 00:06:35,880 --> 00:06:37,840 Speaker 1: a bunch of hungry guys that are ready to fight. 140 00:06:37,880 --> 00:06:40,320 Speaker 1: So I'm curious to see once we get through these 141 00:06:40,360 --> 00:06:43,360 Speaker 1: two joint practices. Now you get game time on Saturday, 142 00:06:43,360 --> 00:06:45,240 Speaker 1: and what's the ramp up going to be to that. Yeah, 143 00:06:45,320 --> 00:06:47,880 Speaker 1: I mean, it really has been a lot of explosive plays. 144 00:06:47,960 --> 00:06:51,320 Speaker 1: I think that the one thing I took away from 145 00:06:51,360 --> 00:06:54,240 Speaker 1: this is I really want to see this offensive line 146 00:06:54,279 --> 00:06:58,080 Speaker 1: take another leap. It was hard to tell, like, are 147 00:06:58,080 --> 00:07:02,360 Speaker 1: these good plays because they're not able to take down 148 00:07:02,400 --> 00:07:05,000 Speaker 1: the quarterback and Kirk was given all that extra time 149 00:07:05,080 --> 00:07:08,960 Speaker 1: to connect with these with our playmakers, or can that 150 00:07:09,160 --> 00:07:12,960 Speaker 1: line withstand a pressure front from one of the best 151 00:07:13,080 --> 00:07:15,240 Speaker 1: in the league in the forty nine ers. So there 152 00:07:15,240 --> 00:07:18,520 Speaker 1: really couldn't be a better team to go up against 153 00:07:18,520 --> 00:07:22,040 Speaker 1: this offseason, I think, defensive front wise than these guys, 154 00:07:22,120 --> 00:07:23,760 Speaker 1: and so I think it gave the offense a lot 155 00:07:23,800 --> 00:07:27,040 Speaker 1: of good reps. The offensive line a lot of good reps, 156 00:07:27,120 --> 00:07:30,760 Speaker 1: including the front runner for the right guard position and 157 00:07:31,000 --> 00:07:33,880 Speaker 1: ed Ingram, which you know, I feel and I don't 158 00:07:34,080 --> 00:07:37,400 Speaker 1: know I'm comparing to last year's since it's my only 159 00:07:37,440 --> 00:07:40,320 Speaker 1: sample pool I have, but even from last year, I 160 00:07:40,320 --> 00:07:44,840 Speaker 1: feel like this Ricky class has taken leaps faster. And 161 00:07:45,440 --> 00:07:48,600 Speaker 1: I'm really excited to see those guys on Saturday because 162 00:07:48,640 --> 00:07:51,000 Speaker 1: I feel like a lot of these guys that we 163 00:07:51,120 --> 00:07:55,720 Speaker 1: drafted can potentially become major playmakers, which is exactly what 164 00:07:55,840 --> 00:07:58,400 Speaker 1: you want. Yeah, I'm just thinking of Lewis saying, Andrew 165 00:07:58,400 --> 00:08:02,080 Speaker 1: Booth Ingram Brian as right Asamoa. There's a lot of 166 00:08:02,080 --> 00:08:04,160 Speaker 1: guys in this class are going to have an opportunity 167 00:08:04,280 --> 00:08:06,760 Speaker 1: to make plays and make plays immediately, whether that's on 168 00:08:06,880 --> 00:08:09,520 Speaker 1: the defense or offense, or on special teams. Ty Chandler, 169 00:08:09,560 --> 00:08:11,800 Speaker 1: who's our guests, He might have a lot of opportunities 170 00:08:12,200 --> 00:08:16,040 Speaker 1: to play special teams this season, So that's really promising. 171 00:08:16,240 --> 00:08:17,880 Speaker 1: You always want to have a good stable of young 172 00:08:17,920 --> 00:08:22,440 Speaker 1: talent and quasy this front office. We're starting to see 173 00:08:22,640 --> 00:08:26,040 Speaker 1: their hard work this offseason paying off, especially seeing some 174 00:08:26,120 --> 00:08:29,600 Speaker 1: of these guys have some success early on in the league. 175 00:08:29,760 --> 00:08:31,160 Speaker 1: You want to be able to take some of those 176 00:08:31,240 --> 00:08:34,640 Speaker 1: top tier draft picks especially and plug them into those 177 00:08:34,840 --> 00:08:37,840 Speaker 1: kind of positions. But at the same point, as a veteran, 178 00:08:37,920 --> 00:08:40,920 Speaker 1: you have little patients for the learning curve that it 179 00:08:41,000 --> 00:08:43,520 Speaker 1: usually takes for a rookie. So if these guys are 180 00:08:43,520 --> 00:08:45,240 Speaker 1: coming in and being able to produce and kind of 181 00:08:45,320 --> 00:08:47,800 Speaker 1: keep up with what's going on with what the vets 182 00:08:47,840 --> 00:08:50,360 Speaker 1: are having to do, and for them, like we talk 183 00:08:50,400 --> 00:08:53,840 Speaker 1: about earlier, it's something where you go through with these 184 00:08:54,600 --> 00:08:56,800 Speaker 1: the rookies are having to learn at the exact same 185 00:08:56,840 --> 00:08:59,199 Speaker 1: pace as the veterans. The veterans have seen it more 186 00:08:59,240 --> 00:09:01,080 Speaker 1: can recognize things quicker, but they still have to figure 187 00:09:01,080 --> 00:09:03,280 Speaker 1: out terminology. They still have to figure out, you know, 188 00:09:03,400 --> 00:09:05,960 Speaker 1: kind of what my role is. And as a rookie, 189 00:09:05,960 --> 00:09:07,880 Speaker 1: that actually kind of helps level the playing field a 190 00:09:07,920 --> 00:09:11,200 Speaker 1: little bit for them. The recognition and the chunking of 191 00:09:11,280 --> 00:09:12,800 Speaker 1: data is the thing that they're going to have to 192 00:09:13,440 --> 00:09:15,520 Speaker 1: keep up with and try to pick up on quicker 193 00:09:15,960 --> 00:09:18,160 Speaker 1: at this point. But it feels like if these rookies 194 00:09:18,160 --> 00:09:20,480 Speaker 1: are plugging in with these veterans and the veterans aren't 195 00:09:20,480 --> 00:09:22,800 Speaker 1: calling them out to say like, hey, you're not cutting it, 196 00:09:22,840 --> 00:09:24,920 Speaker 1: you got to get this done, that's a very positive 197 00:09:24,920 --> 00:09:26,680 Speaker 1: sign that these rookies are going to be really good 198 00:09:26,679 --> 00:09:29,360 Speaker 1: contributors for this team. So I have one big question 199 00:09:29,400 --> 00:09:32,480 Speaker 1: for you before we get to the guest. How many 200 00:09:32,559 --> 00:09:34,600 Speaker 1: and for how long do you think we'll see the 201 00:09:34,640 --> 00:09:37,320 Speaker 1: starter since Saturday's game. We'll let you go first, Gape 202 00:09:37,640 --> 00:09:41,080 Speaker 1: zero and zero. You think they're not gonna what about 203 00:09:41,240 --> 00:09:44,000 Speaker 1: certain certain ones? Every person I can think of that 204 00:09:44,400 --> 00:09:48,160 Speaker 1: will possibly play is Kirk Cousins because he didn't play 205 00:09:48,200 --> 00:09:50,199 Speaker 1: last week. I don't see why you would play your 206 00:09:50,240 --> 00:09:52,920 Speaker 1: starters if they got two days of practice like this, 207 00:09:53,360 --> 00:09:56,120 Speaker 1: like this against their starters. The forty Honors starters are 208 00:09:56,120 --> 00:09:59,000 Speaker 1: not going to play. So how many If I bumped 209 00:09:59,000 --> 00:10:01,560 Speaker 1: that number up to three, I think five is probably 210 00:10:01,600 --> 00:10:04,319 Speaker 1: the max. So I don't think they'll play long. It's 211 00:10:04,360 --> 00:10:08,840 Speaker 1: probably five starters, two drives. I'm probably pushing it there. Sure, Yeah, 212 00:10:08,880 --> 00:10:11,880 Speaker 1: at least in my mind, I was thinking one drive. Yeah, 213 00:10:12,720 --> 00:10:15,800 Speaker 1: And it's like get them out there timing wise. I mean, 214 00:10:15,840 --> 00:10:17,920 Speaker 1: if it's something it's a three and out, maybe two. 215 00:10:18,559 --> 00:10:22,079 Speaker 1: But here's the thing, the risk versus reward on something 216 00:10:22,080 --> 00:10:25,400 Speaker 1: like that, it is really a no win situation because 217 00:10:25,760 --> 00:10:27,640 Speaker 1: if you put a starter out there and they go 218 00:10:27,679 --> 00:10:29,320 Speaker 1: out there, even if it's the first drive, and they 219 00:10:29,320 --> 00:10:31,720 Speaker 1: get hurt, everyone in their grandma is going to start 220 00:10:31,720 --> 00:10:34,040 Speaker 1: calling you out saying why why are they out there 221 00:10:34,040 --> 00:10:36,960 Speaker 1: playing in a preseason game? It doesn't matter. And here's 222 00:10:36,960 --> 00:10:38,880 Speaker 1: the thing. For a good chunk of it, they're right. 223 00:10:39,280 --> 00:10:42,400 Speaker 1: But if this coaching staff wants to feel like they 224 00:10:42,440 --> 00:10:44,680 Speaker 1: need to see them out there on the field during 225 00:10:44,679 --> 00:10:48,200 Speaker 1: a live action sequence and they want to actually get 226 00:10:48,240 --> 00:10:50,959 Speaker 1: them a rep or two in order to get them 227 00:10:50,960 --> 00:10:52,760 Speaker 1: down the field. Let's just kick a field goal or 228 00:10:52,760 --> 00:10:55,120 Speaker 1: get a touchdown and get them off the field. Whatever 229 00:10:55,160 --> 00:10:56,840 Speaker 1: you can do to make sure that, you know, you 230 00:10:56,920 --> 00:11:00,400 Speaker 1: get your work in without doing any kind of physical day, image, 231 00:11:00,520 --> 00:11:03,200 Speaker 1: injuries or whatever. That is what they're going to do. 232 00:11:03,240 --> 00:11:05,840 Speaker 1: And I just what I'm curious about is to see 233 00:11:06,040 --> 00:11:08,840 Speaker 1: what is Kevin O'Connell and the rest of this coaching staff. 234 00:11:08,880 --> 00:11:11,679 Speaker 1: How do they feel how valuable that will be for 235 00:11:11,720 --> 00:11:14,560 Speaker 1: them to put them out there or not? And who knows. 236 00:11:14,720 --> 00:11:16,360 Speaker 1: I personally feel like, if you're gonna do it, they're 237 00:11:16,400 --> 00:11:18,400 Speaker 1: gonna be out there for one, maybe two series, max, 238 00:11:18,440 --> 00:11:20,640 Speaker 1: and that's it. The only time I've ever seen coaches 239 00:11:20,679 --> 00:11:24,119 Speaker 1: go longer was the attitude when we had four preseason 240 00:11:24,200 --> 00:11:27,360 Speaker 1: games and they said yeah, and they would basically put 241 00:11:27,400 --> 00:11:30,120 Speaker 1: them out there for a quarter unless they were mad 242 00:11:30,160 --> 00:11:32,800 Speaker 1: at whatever they did or did not see. I had 243 00:11:32,920 --> 00:11:35,040 Speaker 1: personally at this point, I just feel like, you're gonna 244 00:11:35,040 --> 00:11:37,720 Speaker 1: get your reps in and it feels like you're going 245 00:11:37,760 --> 00:11:39,720 Speaker 1: to have the time to do that. Whether it was 246 00:11:39,800 --> 00:11:42,040 Speaker 1: during these joint practices, I just don't know how much 247 00:11:42,280 --> 00:11:44,679 Speaker 1: this Saturday they're going to want to put them exactly. 248 00:11:45,400 --> 00:11:48,560 Speaker 1: Whatever the decision is. I think it will illustrate how 249 00:11:48,600 --> 00:11:52,720 Speaker 1: comfortable the offensive staff, defensive stuff feels with that front 250 00:11:52,840 --> 00:11:55,760 Speaker 1: first rotation and what they've seen so far. For sure. Yeah, 251 00:11:56,200 --> 00:11:57,960 Speaker 1: at the end of the day, I don't know if 252 00:11:57,960 --> 00:12:02,120 Speaker 1: we'll ever truly know until we see the kickoff on 253 00:12:02,280 --> 00:12:08,840 Speaker 1: Saturday afternoon Saturday night. Yes, yeah, I meant all those meetings, 254 00:12:08,880 --> 00:12:12,200 Speaker 1: I've got all the answers, all the insider info. Well, 255 00:12:12,240 --> 00:12:14,040 Speaker 1: I think it's a good time then to bring in 256 00:12:14,120 --> 00:12:17,000 Speaker 1: our guest. We know we will see him on Saturday. 257 00:12:17,200 --> 00:12:19,560 Speaker 1: He is a rookie running back Tie Chandler. We really 258 00:12:19,640 --> 00:12:22,080 Speaker 1: enjoyed this chat with him, and we hope you do too. 259 00:12:23,480 --> 00:12:26,440 Speaker 1: Time to bring in our MVP guest of the week. 260 00:12:26,440 --> 00:12:28,959 Speaker 1: It's rookie Tie Chandler, and he led the team in 261 00:12:29,040 --> 00:12:32,199 Speaker 1: rushing with five carries fifty yards against the Raiders. Also 262 00:12:32,520 --> 00:12:35,360 Speaker 1: had that nice fifty six yard kickoff return. Back to 263 00:12:35,400 --> 00:12:38,600 Speaker 1: your old ways it felt like from college. Definitely felt 264 00:12:38,640 --> 00:12:41,719 Speaker 1: like back to some old ways, just going out there 265 00:12:41,760 --> 00:12:44,120 Speaker 1: and having fun with it, taking it all in and 266 00:12:44,200 --> 00:12:47,320 Speaker 1: just have an opportunity to enjoy the game and put 267 00:12:47,320 --> 00:12:50,400 Speaker 1: it all on display. From everything I've been picking up 268 00:12:50,440 --> 00:12:53,800 Speaker 1: in a running back room from different guys and to 269 00:12:54,000 --> 00:12:56,720 Speaker 1: just going out there and just being able to execute. 270 00:12:56,760 --> 00:12:59,480 Speaker 1: When did it hits you that, man, I'm really about 271 00:12:59,520 --> 00:13:01,880 Speaker 1: to play on our first NFL game. When was that 272 00:13:01,920 --> 00:13:04,680 Speaker 1: moment leading up to when you first got your first 273 00:13:04,760 --> 00:13:08,200 Speaker 1: carry last week? I say, when we first got to 274 00:13:08,240 --> 00:13:11,000 Speaker 1: the stadium and um Stadium. I had a chance to 275 00:13:11,000 --> 00:13:13,400 Speaker 1: play him before with the East West Strand game, So 276 00:13:14,240 --> 00:13:17,320 Speaker 1: it felt great just being back in there and just 277 00:13:17,440 --> 00:13:20,560 Speaker 1: having the opportunity. So that's what I was grateful for most, 278 00:13:20,679 --> 00:13:23,680 Speaker 1: was just the opportunity and the ability to be able 279 00:13:23,720 --> 00:13:26,240 Speaker 1: to be out there with these great group of guys 280 00:13:26,240 --> 00:13:29,480 Speaker 1: that I met here and taking advantage of the moment. 281 00:13:29,600 --> 00:13:31,880 Speaker 1: Now you mentioned that running back room, and I mean, 282 00:13:32,160 --> 00:13:34,800 Speaker 1: just it's your first season obviously in the NFL, and 283 00:13:34,840 --> 00:13:37,960 Speaker 1: getting to learn from guys like Dalvin Cook and Alex 284 00:13:38,040 --> 00:13:40,800 Speaker 1: Madison and Kenai woman who's has one season under a 285 00:13:40,920 --> 00:13:44,360 Speaker 1: bell can kind of teach you how to adapt your 286 00:13:44,440 --> 00:13:47,800 Speaker 1: rookie life. But is there anything specifically maybe from each 287 00:13:47,840 --> 00:13:50,800 Speaker 1: guy that you've learned that's kind of helped your game. Um, 288 00:13:50,800 --> 00:13:53,640 Speaker 1: I wouldn't say anything specifically, but they're but they're all 289 00:13:53,800 --> 00:13:58,199 Speaker 1: man just willing to help and just all great guys 290 00:13:58,200 --> 00:14:01,840 Speaker 1: that you can learn from and pick up something different from. Um, 291 00:14:01,840 --> 00:14:05,920 Speaker 1: whether it's Alvin or Alex or can they, Um, they 292 00:14:06,000 --> 00:14:08,640 Speaker 1: all bring a different aspect to the game. Can They's 293 00:14:08,640 --> 00:14:11,640 Speaker 1: a real fast guy, so I have that ability as well, 294 00:14:11,760 --> 00:14:14,760 Speaker 1: So just picking up some of his moves or what 295 00:14:14,840 --> 00:14:18,200 Speaker 1: he might do, like what is just watching players develop 296 00:14:18,320 --> 00:14:21,160 Speaker 1: and stuff like that, and what is Dalvin and seeing 297 00:14:21,200 --> 00:14:24,600 Speaker 1: him hit holes or what he's reading or so they're 298 00:14:24,600 --> 00:14:27,800 Speaker 1: all just dropping knowledge and information. So it's been wonderful 299 00:14:27,840 --> 00:14:29,360 Speaker 1: to just be in there and be able to pick 300 00:14:29,440 --> 00:14:32,280 Speaker 1: up on that. Man. It's crazy because you you didn't 301 00:14:32,320 --> 00:14:37,600 Speaker 1: mention Dalwin as a fast guy. I'm not gonna take 302 00:14:37,640 --> 00:14:39,560 Speaker 1: that away from that man. He can get up and go, 303 00:14:40,640 --> 00:14:43,000 Speaker 1: and I love to see that. He's quick man. One 304 00:14:43,000 --> 00:14:44,760 Speaker 1: of the quickest guys I've ever seen. Has got a 305 00:14:44,800 --> 00:14:47,600 Speaker 1: good birth. So and they're goofy, like I can't imagine 306 00:14:47,640 --> 00:14:52,360 Speaker 1: being in that room when's that race. Don't do that 307 00:14:52,400 --> 00:14:56,760 Speaker 1: to him. I can't say that'll be a good one though, 308 00:14:56,840 --> 00:14:59,800 Speaker 1: it'll be a good one. But yeah, all great guys 309 00:15:00,040 --> 00:15:02,600 Speaker 1: and just love being in there with them and learning 310 00:15:02,640 --> 00:15:05,360 Speaker 1: from them, and UM just picking up wisdom. He's the 311 00:15:05,360 --> 00:15:15,880 Speaker 1: biggest jokester, biggest jokester man, they all jokes. He's like 312 00:15:16,000 --> 00:15:19,080 Speaker 1: Uncle tools Man, always laying down words of wisdom and 313 00:15:19,720 --> 00:15:22,640 Speaker 1: knowledge and just feeding this good advice. So I love 314 00:15:22,680 --> 00:15:24,880 Speaker 1: having him in the room and spending able to work 315 00:15:24,920 --> 00:15:27,640 Speaker 1: with all those guys. Man, we were talking before, Um, 316 00:15:27,720 --> 00:15:29,160 Speaker 1: I know you were sharing a little bit of your 317 00:15:29,240 --> 00:15:31,800 Speaker 1: story of you know, growing up in Mississippi. Um, your 318 00:15:31,840 --> 00:15:35,160 Speaker 1: granddad being a bell cowsman or yeah he was. He 319 00:15:35,240 --> 00:15:38,680 Speaker 1: was a milk farm milk cows. Talk about that journey man, 320 00:15:38,720 --> 00:15:41,040 Speaker 1: because that's you don't really hear about that from from 321 00:15:41,040 --> 00:15:43,960 Speaker 1: many many athletes put it out way. Yeah, that was 322 00:15:44,000 --> 00:15:47,640 Speaker 1: definitely a journey, um, But it's something I love just 323 00:15:47,760 --> 00:15:50,680 Speaker 1: going out there and spending time with him. Man, he'll 324 00:15:50,720 --> 00:15:54,240 Speaker 1: probably milked like over two hundred cows a day, hard working, 325 00:15:54,560 --> 00:15:57,760 Speaker 1: hard working and putting out hay even in the winners, 326 00:15:57,800 --> 00:16:00,960 Speaker 1: and repairing fences and stuff like that. But that's really 327 00:16:01,120 --> 00:16:04,120 Speaker 1: that was my first love, just like animals, like farming 328 00:16:04,200 --> 00:16:06,720 Speaker 1: and like being in going out there cutting hay, and 329 00:16:06,800 --> 00:16:09,800 Speaker 1: like I remember he had like this big it held 330 00:16:09,840 --> 00:16:11,720 Speaker 1: all the milk. So it's probably like I want to 331 00:16:11,720 --> 00:16:14,800 Speaker 1: say like one hundred and fifty gallons, and I'll just 332 00:16:14,840 --> 00:16:16,600 Speaker 1: get over there and get over in and look at 333 00:16:16,600 --> 00:16:18,560 Speaker 1: all the milk that he had collect throughout the day. 334 00:16:18,600 --> 00:16:21,320 Speaker 1: But I love going out there. Um. But that's what 335 00:16:21,520 --> 00:16:25,920 Speaker 1: really taught me hard work, being committed to something like dedication, 336 00:16:26,040 --> 00:16:28,800 Speaker 1: and it's his growing his passion. He's still he don't 337 00:16:28,840 --> 00:16:30,760 Speaker 1: milk cows now, but he's still going out there like 338 00:16:30,800 --> 00:16:35,320 Speaker 1: repairing fences and to this day what he loves doing. Man, 339 00:16:35,360 --> 00:16:37,760 Speaker 1: I can't get him to sit down. He's not going 340 00:16:37,800 --> 00:16:39,840 Speaker 1: to he's not. He's not. No. I mean, were you 341 00:16:40,080 --> 00:16:43,240 Speaker 1: you worked there over the summer or during this whole year. 342 00:16:43,440 --> 00:16:47,000 Speaker 1: I would go back during the summer. Um. See sometimes 343 00:16:47,040 --> 00:16:49,480 Speaker 1: I will when I'm being a little sick from school 344 00:16:49,480 --> 00:16:53,600 Speaker 1: and go out there and spend time with grandfather. So yeah, 345 00:16:53,760 --> 00:16:56,440 Speaker 1: it was it was great experience. Love being out there, 346 00:16:56,520 --> 00:16:59,520 Speaker 1: and it taught me a lot being out there. Yeah, no, 347 00:16:59,600 --> 00:17:01,560 Speaker 1: I think that's such a neat. I'm glad you brought 348 00:17:01,600 --> 00:17:03,840 Speaker 1: that up, Gate because it's it's nice to know where. 349 00:17:04,560 --> 00:17:07,119 Speaker 1: I think we asked this often the players, like where 350 00:17:07,119 --> 00:17:10,280 Speaker 1: did that drive come from? Where did that want to 351 00:17:10,320 --> 00:17:13,080 Speaker 1: be a hard worker come from? I guess how has 352 00:17:13,119 --> 00:17:16,720 Speaker 1: that maybe changed now that you're here, you know, transitioning 353 00:17:16,720 --> 00:17:19,520 Speaker 1: from college to now here, and like being away from 354 00:17:19,560 --> 00:17:23,119 Speaker 1: family right, like you're pretty far from Grandpa and Nashville 355 00:17:23,160 --> 00:17:26,200 Speaker 1: and where you're from. Um, I just say it, it's 356 00:17:26,240 --> 00:17:28,200 Speaker 1: just hit a home even more because they're not here 357 00:17:28,240 --> 00:17:30,480 Speaker 1: to be on top of you about it. But it's 358 00:17:30,520 --> 00:17:33,800 Speaker 1: something that's instilled in you and something they've talked you 359 00:17:33,840 --> 00:17:37,199 Speaker 1: through our life, so I feel I can never leave. Um. 360 00:17:37,520 --> 00:17:40,440 Speaker 1: It's just something that continues to grow, I would saying. 361 00:17:41,320 --> 00:17:44,720 Speaker 1: And like my Grandma, my Grandpa, they've instilled that into me, 362 00:17:44,800 --> 00:17:48,560 Speaker 1: hard work and speaking things into existence and like working 363 00:17:48,600 --> 00:17:51,880 Speaker 1: for what you want. Um. So I'm big on that 364 00:17:51,960 --> 00:17:55,040 Speaker 1: and that's what I prod myself in and that's what 365 00:17:55,080 --> 00:17:58,280 Speaker 1: I'm committed to do. You write stuff down, write stuff down, 366 00:17:58,960 --> 00:18:01,280 Speaker 1: always writing stuff down. My Grandma should call me and 367 00:18:01,359 --> 00:18:07,360 Speaker 1: just give me, um, just scriptures so like Grandma and Grandma's. Man, 368 00:18:08,359 --> 00:18:10,639 Speaker 1: I love Grandma's is nothing like Grandma. So she's just 369 00:18:10,680 --> 00:18:13,640 Speaker 1: giving me script sister to say, like recite like I'm 370 00:18:13,680 --> 00:18:15,879 Speaker 1: the head, and not to tell like you know, just 371 00:18:16,000 --> 00:18:19,199 Speaker 1: little stuff that it picks you up, encourages you and 372 00:18:19,320 --> 00:18:21,760 Speaker 1: keeps you moving? How's that helped you get to this point? 373 00:18:21,840 --> 00:18:25,119 Speaker 1: Because I know you talk about setting those goals and 374 00:18:25,160 --> 00:18:28,280 Speaker 1: like speaking things into existence. I'm sure the NFL was 375 00:18:28,280 --> 00:18:30,560 Speaker 1: one of those things that you spoke into existence. So like, 376 00:18:30,560 --> 00:18:32,840 Speaker 1: where were some steps on the journey that's helped you 377 00:18:32,880 --> 00:18:36,879 Speaker 1: get here? I'll just say, Man, my grandma, she's been 378 00:18:36,920 --> 00:18:39,919 Speaker 1: a big inspiration to me and like her just calling 379 00:18:40,000 --> 00:18:43,280 Speaker 1: and praying for me. Um and even when something's going on, 380 00:18:43,480 --> 00:18:46,000 Speaker 1: that's Grandma's gonna know about it, like and it's gonna 381 00:18:46,000 --> 00:18:48,239 Speaker 1: be it's like a spider sense, like Grandma picks up 382 00:18:48,280 --> 00:18:50,520 Speaker 1: on it. It's like your mom when you when you're 383 00:18:50,520 --> 00:18:52,440 Speaker 1: doing something, when you're going through something and she just 384 00:18:52,520 --> 00:18:54,840 Speaker 1: calls you out the blues, like I ain't that my 385 00:18:54,880 --> 00:18:57,400 Speaker 1: mom really know I was going through something. So that's 386 00:18:57,440 --> 00:18:59,240 Speaker 1: that's how my grandma is for me and my mom. 387 00:18:59,320 --> 00:19:02,440 Speaker 1: So she's always encouraging me. And like I said, it's 388 00:19:02,480 --> 00:19:04,879 Speaker 1: giving me just feeding me little knowledge, encouraging me to 389 00:19:04,880 --> 00:19:07,199 Speaker 1: get in my Bible and stay on top of that, 390 00:19:07,480 --> 00:19:10,199 Speaker 1: paying my ties and stuff like that. So nice. All right, 391 00:19:10,200 --> 00:19:12,920 Speaker 1: So Tatum from Louisiana. You're from Mississippi. I'm from North 392 00:19:12,920 --> 00:19:16,359 Speaker 1: Carolina and jays from Minnesota. Um, and you talk about 393 00:19:16,359 --> 00:19:18,600 Speaker 1: your grandma, So you gotta be honest with me, man, 394 00:19:18,920 --> 00:19:21,639 Speaker 1: what's one mill that you missed from your grandma that 395 00:19:21,720 --> 00:19:23,680 Speaker 1: you're not getting in Minnesota right now? Like we're gonna 396 00:19:23,720 --> 00:19:25,720 Speaker 1: do the people upstairs do a great job doing a 397 00:19:25,800 --> 00:19:30,320 Speaker 1: great job. I mean they put Tony fasheries and Louisiana 398 00:19:30,400 --> 00:19:32,480 Speaker 1: or crystal hot sauce in there. I mean, if I 399 00:19:32,520 --> 00:19:36,160 Speaker 1: feel like I'm at home, got it all whatever, But 400 00:19:36,359 --> 00:19:38,919 Speaker 1: I gotta say, my grandma she'll she'll put it together 401 00:19:39,080 --> 00:19:42,760 Speaker 1: some good fried chicken, some pop pie, like colar Greens 402 00:19:43,359 --> 00:19:46,360 Speaker 1: candy and put in the color greens. No, she'll put 403 00:19:46,400 --> 00:19:50,399 Speaker 1: like some porking, the fat back, fat back, That's what 404 00:19:50,480 --> 00:19:53,080 Speaker 1: it is. Yeah, she she'll get it together with it 405 00:19:53,200 --> 00:19:56,240 Speaker 1: up and nice corn bread. Ain't nothing like some good 406 00:19:56,280 --> 00:19:58,320 Speaker 1: corn bread. So a lot of people that I talked 407 00:19:58,320 --> 00:20:00,679 Speaker 1: to who have moved here from down there, you know, 408 00:20:00,760 --> 00:20:03,760 Speaker 1: they're like, oh, my family will never come during the winter, 409 00:20:03,840 --> 00:20:06,360 Speaker 1: they'll never visit me during there. Has grandma said that yet? 410 00:20:06,359 --> 00:20:09,080 Speaker 1: Because my grandma said that, and then she did it, 411 00:20:09,080 --> 00:20:10,520 Speaker 1: And I was like, well, see you sound that bad 412 00:20:10,640 --> 00:20:12,879 Speaker 1: once you're up here. Did she come into the summertime, 413 00:20:13,359 --> 00:20:15,919 Speaker 1: she did not. She came around Christmas. She came up 414 00:20:15,960 --> 00:20:19,280 Speaker 1: the week before Christmas. Hopefully I can encourage Grandma to 415 00:20:19,320 --> 00:20:22,480 Speaker 1: get up here. But it's something about people from Mississippi. 416 00:20:22,520 --> 00:20:26,520 Speaker 1: They don't like leaving. So it's get it. It's gonna 417 00:20:26,600 --> 00:20:28,040 Speaker 1: it's gonna be hard for her to get up here. 418 00:20:28,080 --> 00:20:31,040 Speaker 1: But if it's not one of the the time and hopefully 419 00:20:31,040 --> 00:20:32,320 Speaker 1: we can work it out where she can come up. 420 00:20:32,359 --> 00:20:34,480 Speaker 1: But she's a big football watch like a football fan, 421 00:20:34,560 --> 00:20:36,600 Speaker 1: like loves to watch you watch Sunday's game. Oh yeah, 422 00:20:36,640 --> 00:20:39,960 Speaker 1: She's gonna always be watching that and cheering. And if 423 00:20:39,960 --> 00:20:42,280 Speaker 1: she was in the stands, you could probably hear. But 424 00:20:42,359 --> 00:20:44,280 Speaker 1: she she's a type of cheer for everybody, and she 425 00:20:44,359 --> 00:20:47,160 Speaker 1: gonna pray for everybody and encourage everybody to do good. 426 00:20:47,560 --> 00:20:51,920 Speaker 1: Moment nice. Yeah, I know you said your mom's company 427 00:20:52,160 --> 00:20:54,960 Speaker 1: is based out of Minnesota, right, so does your mom 428 00:20:55,040 --> 00:20:56,840 Speaker 1: or your family will they come up to Minnesota a 429 00:20:56,840 --> 00:20:59,320 Speaker 1: lot just to get my mom would get the chance 430 00:20:59,359 --> 00:21:01,200 Speaker 1: to come up. Um, I think she's supposed to be 431 00:21:01,240 --> 00:21:03,560 Speaker 1: coming up next week, so I should get a chance 432 00:21:03,600 --> 00:21:06,000 Speaker 1: to come up and just see how I'm living a 433 00:21:06,000 --> 00:21:08,720 Speaker 1: little bit and nice and check on him. You know, 434 00:21:08,760 --> 00:21:15,520 Speaker 1: I'm a baby something. I know, I got a younger Okay, okay, example, Man, 435 00:21:15,680 --> 00:21:18,040 Speaker 1: you've been leading by example on the field, at least 436 00:21:18,040 --> 00:21:20,440 Speaker 1: in the first the first preseason game so far, so 437 00:21:21,160 --> 00:21:23,320 Speaker 1: understanding where you were in the draft. I remember our 438 00:21:23,359 --> 00:21:26,320 Speaker 1: first conversation there is to the success, the early success 439 00:21:26,359 --> 00:21:28,240 Speaker 1: you've had in preseason game number one. I know people 440 00:21:28,280 --> 00:21:30,920 Speaker 1: say that it's just a preseason game. How like, what's 441 00:21:30,920 --> 00:21:33,480 Speaker 1: been the biggest adjustment from then when we first talked 442 00:21:33,560 --> 00:21:36,760 Speaker 1: until that first preseason game? And I guess now too, Man, 443 00:21:36,800 --> 00:21:40,639 Speaker 1: I wouldn't say an adjustment. It's just been just staying 444 00:21:40,720 --> 00:21:45,679 Speaker 1: the course and just just knowing like your words not 445 00:21:45,760 --> 00:21:49,080 Speaker 1: in vain, and just like just keep just keep them going. 446 00:21:49,720 --> 00:21:52,600 Speaker 1: But like I said, I've been enjoying the process. I've 447 00:21:52,600 --> 00:21:56,119 Speaker 1: been enjoying the grind and um everything that's coming with it. 448 00:21:56,200 --> 00:21:59,880 Speaker 1: So just wanting to take advantage of it. And I'm 449 00:22:00,119 --> 00:22:01,800 Speaker 1: when I first talked to you, man, I was just 450 00:22:02,119 --> 00:22:05,080 Speaker 1: grateful the opportunity, grateful the chance to be able to 451 00:22:05,080 --> 00:22:09,440 Speaker 1: come to Minnesota. So um with that, like this continue 452 00:22:09,440 --> 00:22:13,320 Speaker 1: of being grateful man, and just I don't know, Yeah, 453 00:22:13,400 --> 00:22:16,679 Speaker 1: days been blessed its stacking good days as w I 454 00:22:16,680 --> 00:22:19,040 Speaker 1: hear a lot of the players say, which is good. 455 00:22:19,200 --> 00:22:22,000 Speaker 1: A lot of these veterans also talk about changing the 456 00:22:22,040 --> 00:22:25,240 Speaker 1: playbook up with staff changes and how it's a lot 457 00:22:25,240 --> 00:22:27,480 Speaker 1: of the same stuff they've been doing. It's just learning 458 00:22:27,480 --> 00:22:29,879 Speaker 1: how to say it differently and associeing with the I 459 00:22:29,920 --> 00:22:32,360 Speaker 1: see you kind of a nodding your head in agreement there. 460 00:22:32,520 --> 00:22:34,760 Speaker 1: What has that been like, because you know you you 461 00:22:34,840 --> 00:22:37,600 Speaker 1: obviously this is your first NFL playbook, So is it 462 00:22:37,880 --> 00:22:41,040 Speaker 1: almost like an advantage coming in that you are really 463 00:22:41,080 --> 00:22:44,159 Speaker 1: starting with a fresh slate. Oh yeah, definitely. It's just 464 00:22:45,000 --> 00:22:48,600 Speaker 1: like you said, learning new terminology and how people were things. 465 00:22:48,680 --> 00:22:50,080 Speaker 1: But you know how people say, at the end of 466 00:22:50,080 --> 00:22:53,200 Speaker 1: the day, football it's football. It's just like like you said, 467 00:22:53,240 --> 00:22:57,439 Speaker 1: new terminology, different words and um. So I was actually 468 00:22:57,440 --> 00:23:00,280 Speaker 1: fortunate enough to have a lot of different coordinats is 469 00:23:00,440 --> 00:23:03,080 Speaker 1: going from Tennessee to North Carolina, so I was able 470 00:23:03,119 --> 00:23:05,640 Speaker 1: to learn kind of quick and pick up different systems. 471 00:23:05,640 --> 00:23:09,119 Speaker 1: So it's been good. I've been I've enjoyed learning the 472 00:23:09,160 --> 00:23:12,480 Speaker 1: playbook and they've been doing a good job of teaching it. 473 00:23:12,560 --> 00:23:14,439 Speaker 1: So I'm just trying to take it all in and 474 00:23:14,520 --> 00:23:16,560 Speaker 1: get it all down, and you know as much as 475 00:23:16,560 --> 00:23:18,800 Speaker 1: I can. I heard that we just finished what joint practice? 476 00:23:18,880 --> 00:23:22,120 Speaker 1: Stay number two here and going to preseason game number two. 477 00:23:22,480 --> 00:23:25,960 Speaker 1: Another opportunity to display your talents on the biggest stage. 478 00:23:26,119 --> 00:23:28,880 Speaker 1: What is this week of practice taught you? Just being 479 00:23:28,880 --> 00:23:31,600 Speaker 1: able to practice against some of those guys that you 480 00:23:31,640 --> 00:23:34,919 Speaker 1: don't really see every day, It's been fun. Different competition 481 00:23:35,040 --> 00:23:38,080 Speaker 1: going against guys is not in the same colored jersey 482 00:23:38,119 --> 00:23:42,000 Speaker 1: as you. So it's been fun. But this is the 483 00:23:42,040 --> 00:23:44,240 Speaker 1: first time I really had a chance. It was good. Yeah, 484 00:23:44,359 --> 00:23:45,800 Speaker 1: you like he's in college. Just don't like you go 485 00:23:45,840 --> 00:23:48,120 Speaker 1: against like, oh, I'm just gonna go against Alabama today 486 00:23:48,119 --> 00:23:51,040 Speaker 1: a practice, right, So it's it's been fun. It's been 487 00:23:51,040 --> 00:23:54,000 Speaker 1: an experience. Um, some like you say, you don't get 488 00:23:54,000 --> 00:23:55,680 Speaker 1: to do it every day. So what's the biggest surprise 489 00:23:55,880 --> 00:23:58,480 Speaker 1: you think when you do by doing these joint practice, 490 00:23:58,560 --> 00:24:00,400 Speaker 1: what's the biggest thing you were like, Well, I wasn't 491 00:24:00,400 --> 00:24:04,560 Speaker 1: expecting that biggest surprise. I always kind of thought it 492 00:24:04,600 --> 00:24:07,879 Speaker 1: was like how chippy everybody agains. Yeah, it is a 493 00:24:07,880 --> 00:24:09,960 Speaker 1: lot of test stocks strong one. It feels like a 494 00:24:10,160 --> 00:24:12,960 Speaker 1: more game than you thought. Yeah, it is. It is 495 00:24:13,359 --> 00:24:16,440 Speaker 1: more game li and just working different situations. It does 496 00:24:16,480 --> 00:24:20,480 Speaker 1: get kind of chippy. Um expected and um it is 497 00:24:20,560 --> 00:24:23,000 Speaker 1: it was. It was fun um a switch up, but 498 00:24:23,680 --> 00:24:26,080 Speaker 1: h I enjoyed it. Yeah, I mean I feel like 499 00:24:26,480 --> 00:24:31,280 Speaker 1: with these joint practices, as soon as you see like 500 00:24:31,280 --> 00:24:36,520 Speaker 1: somebody get talk without the bells, ye like, and like 501 00:24:36,560 --> 00:24:38,680 Speaker 1: it happened. It happened early. I'm not gonna name names, 502 00:24:38,720 --> 00:24:41,560 Speaker 1: but there was a play that they got a little 503 00:24:41,600 --> 00:24:43,760 Speaker 1: chippy and it was like, all right, like football season 504 00:24:43,880 --> 00:24:46,560 Speaker 1: is back. Did you had that feeling like right, yeah, here, No, 505 00:24:46,720 --> 00:24:49,440 Speaker 1: you definitely get that feeling like oh it's back. It's 506 00:24:49,480 --> 00:24:52,800 Speaker 1: like owning problem the path on. It's like like you said, 507 00:24:52,800 --> 00:24:55,919 Speaker 1: everybody's on edge, like oh what was that too? You know, 508 00:24:55,960 --> 00:25:00,280 Speaker 1: So what do you say? What do you I want 509 00:25:00,280 --> 00:25:01,800 Speaker 1: to ask before we get out of here, Like what 510 00:25:02,160 --> 00:25:04,800 Speaker 1: are your goals for this year? Because there's a lot 511 00:25:04,840 --> 00:25:07,239 Speaker 1: of I mean, there's a loaded running back room and 512 00:25:07,320 --> 00:25:09,760 Speaker 1: I know, you know, being in the NFL, special teams 513 00:25:09,760 --> 00:25:11,520 Speaker 1: are going to play a factor. There's so many other things, 514 00:25:11,520 --> 00:25:13,200 Speaker 1: so like what are your goals going into this year? 515 00:25:13,880 --> 00:25:16,119 Speaker 1: My goals for this is just to be able to 516 00:25:16,200 --> 00:25:19,960 Speaker 1: execute any position that I mean and just be that 517 00:25:20,080 --> 00:25:24,520 Speaker 1: with my number's CALLUM, and I just want to go 518 00:25:24,600 --> 00:25:27,280 Speaker 1: out there and enjoy this moment, enjoy this moment with 519 00:25:27,359 --> 00:25:30,280 Speaker 1: these guys and learn as much as possible and just 520 00:25:30,320 --> 00:25:33,280 Speaker 1: had ability to be able to execute produce when my 521 00:25:33,359 --> 00:25:35,239 Speaker 1: name is called. More. From what we can tell, it 522 00:25:35,280 --> 00:25:38,080 Speaker 1: looks like you are making the most of your moments 523 00:25:38,119 --> 00:25:40,119 Speaker 1: here and your opportunity here, and we wish you the 524 00:25:40,119 --> 00:25:43,280 Speaker 1: best of luck this season. Can't wait to see you 525 00:25:43,359 --> 00:25:46,520 Speaker 1: on Saturday and UM, and we appreciate your time today. 526 00:25:46,520 --> 00:25:50,520 Speaker 1: Thank you so much, yes man, thank you all right. Well, 527 00:25:50,520 --> 00:25:52,680 Speaker 1: thanks to ty Chandler for carving out some of his 528 00:25:52,880 --> 00:25:56,720 Speaker 1: lunch time after practice to hang out with us. That 529 00:25:56,800 --> 00:26:00,520 Speaker 1: was awesome. Training camp officially wrapped up today. The team 530 00:26:00,640 --> 00:26:03,800 Speaker 1: off tomorrow before the first and only home preseason game 531 00:26:03,880 --> 00:26:06,760 Speaker 1: of the year kicks off at six pm on Saturday. 532 00:26:07,040 --> 00:26:10,840 Speaker 1: Then it's somewhat of a regular season game like schedule 533 00:26:10,920 --> 00:26:13,840 Speaker 1: for us before ending the preseason at Denver on August 534 00:26:13,840 --> 00:26:17,080 Speaker 1: twenty seventh. You watched those preseason games on Fox nine 535 00:26:17,119 --> 00:26:19,280 Speaker 1: and of course with Vikings dot Com or the Vikings 536 00:26:19,320 --> 00:26:22,120 Speaker 1: Up for all behind the scenes content to get you 537 00:26:22,160 --> 00:26:26,520 Speaker 1: ready for the season. We are twenty three days away 538 00:26:26,800 --> 00:26:30,359 Speaker 1: from the big season opener against the Packers in US 539 00:26:30,440 --> 00:26:37,320 Speaker 1: Bank Stadium, Andrew Number, you're a face way I said that? 540 00:26:37,359 --> 00:26:39,919 Speaker 1: Did I? Did I surprise you? No, it's just today 541 00:26:40,000 --> 00:26:42,359 Speaker 1: walking into work and knowing that you get a panic attack? No, 542 00:26:42,440 --> 00:26:45,640 Speaker 1: it was today, will that too? Today walk into and 543 00:26:45,720 --> 00:26:48,600 Speaker 1: knowing that training camps over? Yeah? How much? How quickly 544 00:26:48,680 --> 00:26:51,080 Speaker 1: did we blinked? We were looking for training for to 545 00:26:51,080 --> 00:26:53,120 Speaker 1: training camp and now training camps over. So I don't 546 00:26:53,160 --> 00:26:55,520 Speaker 1: feel like people are too mad about that though. Listen, 547 00:26:56,119 --> 00:26:58,199 Speaker 1: like now, I'm not mad about it at all, Like 548 00:26:58,200 --> 00:27:00,480 Speaker 1: I want to get to the season. I'm so first 549 00:27:00,640 --> 00:27:03,080 Speaker 1: season for sure. But that's the thing. Even with us 550 00:27:03,080 --> 00:27:05,960 Speaker 1: having the week one home game, we need that time 551 00:27:06,000 --> 00:27:07,840 Speaker 1: because we want to put on the best show possible. 552 00:27:07,920 --> 00:27:09,680 Speaker 1: So we're looking forward to this Saturday. It's gonna be 553 00:27:09,720 --> 00:27:11,919 Speaker 1: amazing starting to show kind of everything and get that 554 00:27:11,960 --> 00:27:14,399 Speaker 1: warm up rep for us down at the stadium, shows 555 00:27:14,720 --> 00:27:17,440 Speaker 1: training camp for our game press people too. I'm excited 556 00:27:17,480 --> 00:27:21,280 Speaker 1: for you guys, you, Arthur Jesse Page, There's so many 557 00:27:21,320 --> 00:27:23,919 Speaker 1: people that are involved in our game day production, and 558 00:27:24,440 --> 00:27:27,560 Speaker 1: I'm I think that's honestly, I'll take that back I'm 559 00:27:27,560 --> 00:27:30,439 Speaker 1: excited to see our game day production team this upcoming Sunday. 560 00:27:30,440 --> 00:27:32,280 Speaker 1: I know, like this goal Champ won't be as loud 561 00:27:32,359 --> 00:27:34,920 Speaker 1: because this probably won't sell out. No, I think. I 562 00:27:34,920 --> 00:27:38,320 Speaker 1: think I didn't think that we'd see these crowds of 563 00:27:38,400 --> 00:27:41,479 Speaker 1: training camp like this and they coming out people who 564 00:27:41,480 --> 00:27:45,119 Speaker 1: are excited about this team. Yeah, and I'm excited for Saturday. Jay, 565 00:27:45,160 --> 00:27:47,800 Speaker 1: you just got me excited for Saturday pump Now, like 566 00:27:48,000 --> 00:27:50,760 Speaker 1: this is this is going to be Once you're traveling 567 00:27:50,800 --> 00:27:52,520 Speaker 1: all the time and it's just like so much going 568 00:27:52,560 --> 00:27:54,359 Speaker 1: on and then you got training camp, you kind of 569 00:27:54,359 --> 00:27:56,760 Speaker 1: forget that. Hey, we got a home. We have a 570 00:27:56,800 --> 00:27:59,399 Speaker 1: home stadium too. We have the best fans in the 571 00:27:59,520 --> 00:28:01,840 Speaker 1: NFL and the best game to experience, which is won 572 00:28:01,880 --> 00:28:04,119 Speaker 1: in the war for in the NFL. So I'm excited 573 00:28:04,160 --> 00:28:06,040 Speaker 1: for you guys. Jay. The best thing about it is, 574 00:28:06,119 --> 00:28:08,639 Speaker 1: just like with training camp, the best part home cooking 575 00:28:08,840 --> 00:28:11,119 Speaker 1: and being able to be back in that building on 576 00:28:11,160 --> 00:28:12,960 Speaker 1: Saturday night. It's going to be fun. It's gonna be 577 00:28:12,960 --> 00:28:15,040 Speaker 1: a fun dress rehearsal for everything that's going to happen 578 00:28:15,040 --> 00:28:17,240 Speaker 1: on September eleventh, but for all of us in the 579 00:28:17,240 --> 00:28:18,919 Speaker 1: amount of time and effort we put into it. We 580 00:28:18,960 --> 00:28:20,760 Speaker 1: really enjoy it and we want to see the fans down. 581 00:28:20,760 --> 00:28:22,840 Speaker 1: They're excited as we are. I have a feeling you 582 00:28:22,840 --> 00:28:25,640 Speaker 1: will and we cannot wait to see you guys back 583 00:28:25,640 --> 00:28:29,160 Speaker 1: at the bank on Saturday against the forty nine ers