1 00:00:06,200 --> 00:00:08,680 Speaker 1: Last year round a four to three the we'll have 2 00:00:08,920 --> 00:00:13,240 Speaker 1: three four steens, gotcha? And on the inside at dtagle position, 3 00:00:14,040 --> 00:00:17,279 Speaker 1: it's still the same physical play we play out the play. 4 00:00:18,640 --> 00:00:20,880 Speaker 1: I can't even explain the vibe we had in the 5 00:00:20,960 --> 00:00:24,880 Speaker 1: words because like coach talking about themselves and found out 6 00:00:24,720 --> 00:00:27,280 Speaker 1: everybody's wide in the room and it just makes you 7 00:00:27,280 --> 00:00:28,800 Speaker 1: want to push it that much harder for them. Got 8 00:00:28,840 --> 00:00:33,440 Speaker 1: next to you. What a time to be a Minnesota 9 00:00:33,600 --> 00:00:35,640 Speaker 1: sports fan and what a time to listen to the 10 00:00:35,640 --> 00:00:39,560 Speaker 1: Minnesota Vikings Podcast. I'm your host Tatum Everard inside TCO Studios, 11 00:00:40,080 --> 00:00:44,159 Speaker 1: Gabe Henderson, producer Jay Nelson here alongside me. It's just 12 00:00:44,320 --> 00:00:46,639 Speaker 1: it's not just an exciting time for you a Vikings fan, 13 00:00:46,880 --> 00:00:50,760 Speaker 1: but Minnesota sports electric right now. Guys, there's a bus 14 00:00:50,880 --> 00:00:53,680 Speaker 1: I buzz I talked to Pa two or three weeks ago, 15 00:00:53,840 --> 00:00:56,160 Speaker 1: like right before all these teams went into the playoffs 16 00:00:56,160 --> 00:00:57,520 Speaker 1: in a while when in the run, and I'm like 17 00:00:57,560 --> 00:01:00,760 Speaker 1: PA moving here in twenty twenty from where it was 18 00:01:00,800 --> 00:01:03,240 Speaker 1: then to where it is right now, it's completely opposite. 19 00:01:03,240 --> 00:01:05,880 Speaker 1: Like there's just a certain energy about this city that 20 00:01:05,920 --> 00:01:08,280 Speaker 1: I really can't put my finger on saying the Timberwolves 21 00:01:08,280 --> 00:01:10,920 Speaker 1: meet the Clippers the other night, Like that was kind 22 00:01:10,920 --> 00:01:13,160 Speaker 1: of the icing on the cake to like, why this 23 00:01:13,200 --> 00:01:15,920 Speaker 1: city is the way it is right now. But there's 24 00:01:16,000 --> 00:01:18,399 Speaker 1: so much new energy and the fact that this this 25 00:01:18,600 --> 00:01:22,040 Speaker 1: entire Minnesota sports market is getting this it is well 26 00:01:22,080 --> 00:01:25,200 Speaker 1: deserved and long overdue. So the Timberwolves come back win 27 00:01:25,280 --> 00:01:28,480 Speaker 1: over Clippers, I know, I was just mesmerized by the comeback, 28 00:01:28,520 --> 00:01:32,360 Speaker 1: securing their second playoff first seventeen years. I did. Now 29 00:01:32,800 --> 00:01:34,760 Speaker 1: I have to ask you this, Jay, because I think 30 00:01:34,760 --> 00:01:36,680 Speaker 1: that this has been a hot debate that I feel 31 00:01:36,680 --> 00:01:39,559 Speaker 1: like we have to kind of take into our podcast today. 32 00:01:39,600 --> 00:01:42,320 Speaker 1: But how was the celebration for you? Wasn't it a 33 00:01:42,360 --> 00:01:45,360 Speaker 1: little overboard? Or as someone who has been a Minnesota 34 00:01:45,400 --> 00:01:47,640 Speaker 1: sports fan your whole life, do you get it? So? 35 00:01:47,680 --> 00:01:49,560 Speaker 1: I was there, I was at the game. I was 36 00:01:49,600 --> 00:01:51,040 Speaker 1: lucky enough to go to the game. Did you go 37 00:01:51,120 --> 00:01:55,240 Speaker 1: Pat Beverley? I did not go Pat Beverley. Here's the thing. 38 00:01:54,600 --> 00:01:57,880 Speaker 1: I was texting with some people immediately after the game 39 00:01:57,960 --> 00:02:00,240 Speaker 1: was over, and you know, they're like, what do you 40 00:02:00,280 --> 00:02:02,040 Speaker 1: what do you think about everyone given a hard time? 41 00:02:02,320 --> 00:02:04,920 Speaker 1: I said, jumping on the tables a bit much in 42 00:02:04,960 --> 00:02:08,360 Speaker 1: my eyes, But I get it. I get it. And 43 00:02:08,440 --> 00:02:12,320 Speaker 1: here's why, as a especially a Timberwolves fan, no offense 44 00:02:12,360 --> 00:02:14,920 Speaker 1: to the Timberwolves, but the fact that you've had what 45 00:02:15,160 --> 00:02:19,720 Speaker 1: one playoff essentially series in a decade with Jimmy Butler 46 00:02:19,800 --> 00:02:22,640 Speaker 1: here and then outside of that, the last thing you 47 00:02:22,720 --> 00:02:25,680 Speaker 1: had was Kevin Garnett, you know, trying to will them 48 00:02:25,720 --> 00:02:28,799 Speaker 1: to the playoffs with no real hope except for the 49 00:02:28,840 --> 00:02:33,560 Speaker 1: Sam Cassell Latrell sprus. But that's my point is as 50 00:02:33,600 --> 00:02:35,880 Speaker 1: a Wolves fan, that had to be one of the 51 00:02:35,880 --> 00:02:39,400 Speaker 1: most cathartic wins that they've had in a long time. 52 00:02:39,680 --> 00:02:41,880 Speaker 1: It reminds me of when the Twins had their Game 53 00:02:41,919 --> 00:02:45,440 Speaker 1: one sixty three where they had to win to get 54 00:02:45,480 --> 00:02:48,040 Speaker 1: into the playoffs years ago, and that was an electric 55 00:02:48,040 --> 00:02:49,640 Speaker 1: game as well, where it came down right to the 56 00:02:49,720 --> 00:02:52,520 Speaker 1: end and they scored to take the game late and 57 00:02:52,600 --> 00:02:55,799 Speaker 1: the fans went crazy. As a Minnesota sports fan, when 58 00:02:55,800 --> 00:02:57,480 Speaker 1: you have a moment like that where it's kind of 59 00:02:57,480 --> 00:03:01,480 Speaker 1: a do or die winner, get in those kind of moments. 60 00:03:01,880 --> 00:03:04,440 Speaker 1: I have no problem with the fans celebrating it because 61 00:03:04,840 --> 00:03:08,000 Speaker 1: even in the arena, sitting in the arena, as exciting 62 00:03:08,040 --> 00:03:09,800 Speaker 1: and as fun as it was, you were still sitting 63 00:03:09,840 --> 00:03:12,280 Speaker 1: in like a five to eight point hole for the 64 00:03:12,320 --> 00:03:15,720 Speaker 1: majority of the game, Kat falls out and then all 65 00:03:15,720 --> 00:03:17,760 Speaker 1: of a sudden they make this run. And even when 66 00:03:17,800 --> 00:03:21,120 Speaker 1: some of the bench players were coming in and filling 67 00:03:21,120 --> 00:03:23,519 Speaker 1: in during the game, you felt kind of this bump, 68 00:03:23,639 --> 00:03:26,839 Speaker 1: this jump that happened for the team, and you could 69 00:03:26,880 --> 00:03:29,919 Speaker 1: tell at the end, especially when you hit fourth quarter, 70 00:03:30,320 --> 00:03:31,720 Speaker 1: they all just kind of looked at each other and like, 71 00:03:31,720 --> 00:03:34,400 Speaker 1: this is go time. We have to do this. And 72 00:03:34,480 --> 00:03:38,240 Speaker 1: to see the team step up to do that, youthful energy, 73 00:03:38,640 --> 00:03:40,840 Speaker 1: the veterans who are sitting there saying we are not 74 00:03:40,880 --> 00:03:43,080 Speaker 1: going to lose this game was a lot of fun 75 00:03:43,120 --> 00:03:45,560 Speaker 1: as a fan. So as a Minnesota sports fan, it 76 00:03:45,600 --> 00:03:47,440 Speaker 1: was fun and cathartic to see them win a game 77 00:03:47,480 --> 00:03:49,360 Speaker 1: like that to get a chance to run through the playoffs. 78 00:03:49,440 --> 00:03:51,960 Speaker 1: I'm all about celebrating wins. I don't care if they're 79 00:03:52,000 --> 00:03:55,000 Speaker 1: big wins, small wins, whatever, whatever gives you enough juice 80 00:03:55,080 --> 00:03:58,040 Speaker 1: to bring the momentum that can continue this series. Like 81 00:03:58,560 --> 00:04:01,840 Speaker 1: that moment is something that fans will not soon forget. 82 00:04:01,880 --> 00:04:04,400 Speaker 1: The team's not going to forget. I'm okay with it. 83 00:04:04,440 --> 00:04:06,720 Speaker 1: I mean, I get it, maybe a little excessive, but 84 00:04:07,520 --> 00:04:10,520 Speaker 1: like just to breathe that sigh of relief. It's almost 85 00:04:10,560 --> 00:04:12,720 Speaker 1: like you were just more excited to prove that you 86 00:04:12,800 --> 00:04:14,720 Speaker 1: could get to that point because you know this team 87 00:04:14,800 --> 00:04:17,200 Speaker 1: has potential, and it was like a shock the world 88 00:04:17,279 --> 00:04:21,800 Speaker 1: moment for everyone outside of that target Center and that team. 89 00:04:21,839 --> 00:04:24,320 Speaker 1: If you look at it this season, there were chunks 90 00:04:24,360 --> 00:04:26,719 Speaker 1: where they went on long losing streaks, they went on 91 00:04:26,760 --> 00:04:30,280 Speaker 1: long winning streaks. There's this feeling of we're talking a 92 00:04:30,320 --> 00:04:33,799 Speaker 1: little bit earlier. Just the youthful energy, the youthful exuberance 93 00:04:33,839 --> 00:04:36,680 Speaker 1: that you're seeing, and you started to feel like they 94 00:04:36,720 --> 00:04:40,080 Speaker 1: went from being kind of this young, almost rookie ish 95 00:04:40,080 --> 00:04:42,520 Speaker 1: type team to really starting to click and figure it out. 96 00:04:42,839 --> 00:04:45,560 Speaker 1: And the excitement was to say, we feel like we 97 00:04:45,680 --> 00:04:47,960 Speaker 1: finally got to a point where we can compete on 98 00:04:48,000 --> 00:04:50,560 Speaker 1: a large stage. The moment's not going to be too big, 99 00:04:50,600 --> 00:04:52,440 Speaker 1: and when you need it, you have a guy like 100 00:04:52,480 --> 00:04:55,440 Speaker 1: Aunt who can step up, throw down a dunk, blow 101 00:04:55,480 --> 00:04:57,919 Speaker 1: the roof off the place, and everyone's just like, you know, 102 00:04:58,000 --> 00:05:01,120 Speaker 1: get on the bandwagon because we're rolling. Oh sorry, best 103 00:05:01,120 --> 00:05:03,839 Speaker 1: Timberwolves game you've ever been to? Yes, yeah, I mean wow, 104 00:05:03,920 --> 00:05:06,919 Speaker 1: Well honestly for me, because I hadn't gone to the 105 00:05:07,120 --> 00:05:10,480 Speaker 1: even like the Garnette days and and those kind of 106 00:05:10,720 --> 00:05:12,719 Speaker 1: I hadn't been to one of those playoff games because 107 00:05:12,720 --> 00:05:15,120 Speaker 1: it was such a hot ticket. But I was with 108 00:05:15,240 --> 00:05:17,880 Speaker 1: people who were at that game who've been longtime fans, 109 00:05:18,160 --> 00:05:20,400 Speaker 1: and they're like, I've been going to Timberwolves games for 110 00:05:20,400 --> 00:05:24,640 Speaker 1: eighteen years. You know. People that were Harper Harper, that 111 00:05:24,680 --> 00:05:26,240 Speaker 1: was the thing. Harper was one of them. There were 112 00:05:26,240 --> 00:05:28,360 Speaker 1: other people they were just looking at it, going, I've 113 00:05:28,440 --> 00:05:30,520 Speaker 1: never seen this place this way, And we were explaining 114 00:05:30,560 --> 00:05:32,320 Speaker 1: that to other people we were around. They're like, man, 115 00:05:32,880 --> 00:05:34,680 Speaker 1: even the players. There were some players who were at 116 00:05:34,680 --> 00:05:36,680 Speaker 1: the game and they said, man, if this is what 117 00:05:36,680 --> 00:05:38,839 Speaker 1: our fans are going to be like, you know, we're excited. 118 00:05:39,080 --> 00:05:41,479 Speaker 1: We're like, yeah, there's cross over here, but we're telling 119 00:05:41,520 --> 00:05:43,920 Speaker 1: them like, we haven't had this kind of energy in 120 00:05:44,000 --> 00:05:46,320 Speaker 1: here and close to twenty years. It was a lot 121 00:05:46,360 --> 00:05:48,200 Speaker 1: of fun to be there. I can only imagine what 122 00:05:48,320 --> 00:05:51,799 Speaker 1: game three of this series against him, if his Grizzlies 123 00:05:51,880 --> 00:05:55,360 Speaker 1: is going to be like next week, yeah, like electric electric, 124 00:05:55,400 --> 00:05:58,040 Speaker 1: Like it'll probably it'll be sold out for sure. And 125 00:05:58,320 --> 00:06:01,520 Speaker 1: the group like, I really think this next series is 126 00:06:01,520 --> 00:06:04,599 Speaker 1: a winnable series, like, that's the fun power over any team. 127 00:06:04,640 --> 00:06:06,600 Speaker 1: Like if I had to go up, if I had 128 00:06:06,600 --> 00:06:08,279 Speaker 1: to play one team in the first round of the 129 00:06:08,360 --> 00:06:10,760 Speaker 1: NBA playoffs, the Memphis Grizzlies, it's a team I want 130 00:06:10,760 --> 00:06:12,360 Speaker 1: to play. They're a second team in the second seed 131 00:06:12,400 --> 00:06:14,839 Speaker 1: in the West, and granted they've been the most exciting team, 132 00:06:14,880 --> 00:06:18,560 Speaker 1: but this Minnesota Timberwolves team is more talented and has 133 00:06:18,600 --> 00:06:21,800 Speaker 1: a better overall team than actual Memphis Grizzlies. I think 134 00:06:21,800 --> 00:06:23,600 Speaker 1: that's part of the reason why fans were so excited 135 00:06:23,600 --> 00:06:26,039 Speaker 1: with that was the cathartic nature of going We don't 136 00:06:26,080 --> 00:06:28,160 Speaker 1: have to run through the Phoenix side of the bracket 137 00:06:28,520 --> 00:06:31,719 Speaker 1: right getting to this other end. You can avoid potentially 138 00:06:31,839 --> 00:06:33,960 Speaker 1: avoid that matchup if you make a run to the 139 00:06:34,240 --> 00:06:37,159 Speaker 1: Western Conference finals. Knock on wood. But for the fans, 140 00:06:37,200 --> 00:06:39,640 Speaker 1: I just think in general, all Minnesota sports fans are 141 00:06:39,640 --> 00:06:41,560 Speaker 1: looking at whether it's them or the wild that are 142 00:06:41,560 --> 00:06:44,479 Speaker 1: coming up here on the playoff run. They just want 143 00:06:44,480 --> 00:06:46,760 Speaker 1: to see their teams that have had success during the 144 00:06:46,800 --> 00:06:49,080 Speaker 1: season come through in the playoffs and have a chance 145 00:06:49,120 --> 00:06:52,000 Speaker 1: to run. Yeah. That Timberwolves series kicks off on Saturday 146 00:06:52,040 --> 00:06:54,760 Speaker 1: against the Grizzlies, as you guys mentioned and then can't 147 00:06:54,760 --> 00:06:57,040 Speaker 1: forget about the Minnesota Wild in the state of hockey 148 00:06:57,040 --> 00:06:59,280 Speaker 1: at all. They are second in the Central Division, keeping 149 00:06:59,320 --> 00:07:02,359 Speaker 1: pace with the Blue Right now ten games left in 150 00:07:02,360 --> 00:07:05,120 Speaker 1: the regular season. They've been on a home hot streak, 151 00:07:05,480 --> 00:07:09,000 Speaker 1: so those games have also been really fun to attend. Um. Yeah, 152 00:07:09,040 --> 00:07:12,080 Speaker 1: I went to my first ever Wild game game last week. 153 00:07:12,240 --> 00:07:15,080 Speaker 1: They played the Pittsburgh Penguins. How'd that go? It was? 154 00:07:15,440 --> 00:07:18,200 Speaker 1: It was a great game. Yeah. But Eric Norquist, a 155 00:07:18,320 --> 00:07:21,600 Speaker 1: producer for nine and Paul Allen's Kfean show, he texted 156 00:07:21,640 --> 00:07:24,360 Speaker 1: me before the game and said, Hey, don't be surprised 157 00:07:24,400 --> 00:07:28,440 Speaker 1: when the entire stadium is quiet, like during the actual 158 00:07:28,440 --> 00:07:30,680 Speaker 1: play of the game, because you go to Carolina Hurricanes 159 00:07:30,680 --> 00:07:33,480 Speaker 1: game where I'm from, like the entire game they're allowed, 160 00:07:33,520 --> 00:07:35,400 Speaker 1: they're rowdy, and the only time they sit down is 161 00:07:35,400 --> 00:07:38,280 Speaker 1: when it's like intermission. This entire Minnesota Wild game, it 162 00:07:38,400 --> 00:07:41,480 Speaker 1: was quiet until the Wild scored a goal, and I'm like, like, 163 00:07:41,640 --> 00:07:44,840 Speaker 1: this is weird. But fans were so into those Wild games, 164 00:07:45,040 --> 00:07:47,239 Speaker 1: and I can only imagine how these next ten games 165 00:07:47,280 --> 00:07:50,400 Speaker 1: will be because everyone in the state knows how important 166 00:07:50,640 --> 00:07:53,280 Speaker 1: these next ten games with people more importantly this playoff runt. 167 00:07:53,320 --> 00:07:55,520 Speaker 1: It's exciting to watch them. I think they're one of 168 00:07:55,520 --> 00:07:58,520 Speaker 1: the best obviously in the division. In the apps make 169 00:07:58,560 --> 00:08:02,600 Speaker 1: me a little nervous always, especially or if you get 170 00:08:02,840 --> 00:08:04,480 Speaker 1: if you get the Preds in a series, that makes 171 00:08:04,480 --> 00:08:08,840 Speaker 1: me extremely nervous. I know that that hasn't been they've 172 00:08:08,840 --> 00:08:11,200 Speaker 1: had their number. Yeah. And that's the thing. If you 173 00:08:11,400 --> 00:08:13,880 Speaker 1: even look at that Predators team the other day, just 174 00:08:13,920 --> 00:08:15,520 Speaker 1: looking at it, you had Mikail Granlin and a couple 175 00:08:15,520 --> 00:08:17,040 Speaker 1: of other guys that are on that team that were 176 00:08:17,040 --> 00:08:20,320 Speaker 1: former Wild players. The level of anks that kicks in 177 00:08:20,320 --> 00:08:22,960 Speaker 1: in the Minnesota Wild fan base as well, the amount 178 00:08:23,000 --> 00:08:25,400 Speaker 1: of times you've had good teams and you've weird things 179 00:08:25,400 --> 00:08:28,240 Speaker 1: happen in Stanley Cup playoffs, they just do weird things happen. 180 00:08:28,280 --> 00:08:30,880 Speaker 1: You've got even Tampa where they had a couple of 181 00:08:30,920 --> 00:08:33,600 Speaker 1: years ago where they're the all time winningst regular season franchise, 182 00:08:33,640 --> 00:08:35,160 Speaker 1: get knocked out in the first round and by the 183 00:08:35,160 --> 00:08:39,199 Speaker 1: eighth seed. Those kind of things happen. I think Minnesota 184 00:08:39,200 --> 00:08:41,640 Speaker 1: fans in general just want to see get out of 185 00:08:41,640 --> 00:08:44,199 Speaker 1: a first round, you know, win a first round series, 186 00:08:44,559 --> 00:08:46,720 Speaker 1: have some fun and I guess for me, on the 187 00:08:46,800 --> 00:08:48,640 Speaker 1: Viking side of it. You just look at it and say, 188 00:08:48,920 --> 00:08:52,679 Speaker 1: offseason playoffs by other local teams. That's one thing that's 189 00:08:52,720 --> 00:08:55,240 Speaker 1: really kind of cool here in this market is there's 190 00:08:55,240 --> 00:08:57,360 Speaker 1: so much crossover with the fans, but you have so 191 00:08:57,400 --> 00:09:00,640 Speaker 1: many teams even that are connected to each other, whether 192 00:09:00,679 --> 00:09:02,880 Speaker 1: it's you know, front office people, marketing people, whatever, that 193 00:09:02,960 --> 00:09:05,400 Speaker 1: know each other. We genuinely do care about each other. 194 00:09:05,400 --> 00:09:08,560 Speaker 1: So when you see messages from the Vikings getting tweeted 195 00:09:08,559 --> 00:09:10,280 Speaker 1: out saying, you know, good luck in the playoffs tonight, 196 00:09:10,320 --> 00:09:12,559 Speaker 1: those kind of things, those are real, genuine things and 197 00:09:12,640 --> 00:09:14,760 Speaker 1: not just lip service. So it's a lot of fun 198 00:09:14,960 --> 00:09:18,199 Speaker 1: just to see off season playoffs going on while you're 199 00:09:18,240 --> 00:09:20,080 Speaker 1: still dealing with things like the draft. It's a really 200 00:09:20,080 --> 00:09:21,800 Speaker 1: fun time of the year. And that's the one thing 201 00:09:21,840 --> 00:09:23,960 Speaker 1: that I've learned, I guess in my time here in 202 00:09:24,040 --> 00:09:26,480 Speaker 1: Minnesota is that these sports fans are some of the 203 00:09:26,480 --> 00:09:30,520 Speaker 1: most loyal and they deserve this stuff. They deserve postseason play, 204 00:09:30,840 --> 00:09:33,640 Speaker 1: they deserve championships, like we need to see more of 205 00:09:33,679 --> 00:09:35,560 Speaker 1: that here and this could be the start of really 206 00:09:35,600 --> 00:09:38,040 Speaker 1: something very exciting. I mean, you know, the twin seasons 207 00:09:38,080 --> 00:09:39,679 Speaker 1: not off to the greatest start, but hey, you know, 208 00:09:39,720 --> 00:09:41,920 Speaker 1: there's a lot more baseball left to play. Yeah, that 209 00:09:42,040 --> 00:09:44,160 Speaker 1: is what it is like the first or second week 210 00:09:44,200 --> 00:09:46,720 Speaker 1: doing an MLB season. But yeah, they're still a long 211 00:09:46,800 --> 00:09:48,680 Speaker 1: way to go. They got some good trays this offseason 212 00:09:48,720 --> 00:09:51,360 Speaker 1: require some good players come together. Yeah, but you got 213 00:09:51,360 --> 00:09:53,439 Speaker 1: the Links that made the playoffs this past year, the 214 00:09:53,480 --> 00:09:55,240 Speaker 1: Timber Rolls that are in the playoffs this year, the 215 00:09:55,280 --> 00:09:57,760 Speaker 1: Wild and that you have the Minnesota Unite it. Now 216 00:09:57,880 --> 00:10:00,559 Speaker 1: it's just everyone's looking at the Vikings Vikings this thing 217 00:10:00,559 --> 00:10:03,240 Speaker 1: out because if you make the playoffs, we're all in 218 00:10:03,280 --> 00:10:05,600 Speaker 1: good hands. Everybody's roll on band Mike at the Vikings 219 00:10:05,640 --> 00:10:08,480 Speaker 1: make it And well that's even more exciting time because 220 00:10:08,480 --> 00:10:10,360 Speaker 1: the Vikings are also going through a lot of change 221 00:10:10,360 --> 00:10:13,640 Speaker 1: and transition and the expectations are very high. And they 222 00:10:13,679 --> 00:10:15,960 Speaker 1: just welcomed all the players in for the official first 223 00:10:16,040 --> 00:10:19,720 Speaker 1: day of workouts this week, and part of that crew 224 00:10:19,800 --> 00:10:23,319 Speaker 1: that showed up on Monday morning was defensive tackle Dalvin Tomlinson, 225 00:10:23,400 --> 00:10:26,400 Speaker 1: who is a guest on our podcast in just a bit. 226 00:10:27,240 --> 00:10:29,400 Speaker 1: We're excited to have him on. He has been through 227 00:10:29,400 --> 00:10:33,280 Speaker 1: the change of switching teams last season and now he's 228 00:10:33,320 --> 00:10:35,559 Speaker 1: got a whole new crop of faces to look at 229 00:10:35,600 --> 00:10:38,600 Speaker 1: in a new scheme and new terminology to learn. So 230 00:10:38,679 --> 00:10:40,840 Speaker 1: we'll get to that interview and just a bit, but 231 00:10:41,040 --> 00:10:43,800 Speaker 1: first let's talk about some of the guys like Dalvin 232 00:10:43,800 --> 00:10:48,199 Speaker 1: who are returning from last season that we think could 233 00:10:48,240 --> 00:10:51,320 Speaker 1: potentially break out here in the twenty twenty two season. 234 00:10:51,400 --> 00:10:54,760 Speaker 1: We all like a good prediction and you know, to 235 00:10:54,840 --> 00:10:57,160 Speaker 1: kind of pull this up later on, we're like, yeah, 236 00:10:57,240 --> 00:10:59,559 Speaker 1: see told you so, I told you we won't well 237 00:10:59,559 --> 00:11:01,360 Speaker 1: I don't think actually bet on it though we won't 238 00:11:01,360 --> 00:11:04,839 Speaker 1: actually beat We got to like like tab this episode 239 00:11:05,120 --> 00:11:06,840 Speaker 1: like for the end of the season. So this episode 240 00:11:06,840 --> 00:11:08,760 Speaker 1: one thirty nine, right, Yeah, so at the end of 241 00:11:08,760 --> 00:11:10,720 Speaker 1: the season when we give our players as far as 242 00:11:10,760 --> 00:11:13,400 Speaker 1: like the biggest stars, actually got to because we definitely 243 00:11:13,440 --> 00:11:15,720 Speaker 1: were not great at productions last year. I don't know 244 00:11:15,720 --> 00:11:20,080 Speaker 1: what he's talking about. I haven't specifically looked it up, 245 00:11:20,120 --> 00:11:22,400 Speaker 1: but I know that, um, I know that mine were 246 00:11:22,480 --> 00:11:24,600 Speaker 1: very off. Well, who's who's your offensive player this year? 247 00:11:24,720 --> 00:11:26,679 Speaker 1: My offensive player this year to break out? I kind 248 00:11:26,679 --> 00:11:27,840 Speaker 1: of feel like it is a little bit of a 249 00:11:27,880 --> 00:11:29,640 Speaker 1: no brainer. But I do think that we are going 250 00:11:29,679 --> 00:11:31,920 Speaker 1: to see a lot more from Christian Dara saw as 251 00:11:31,920 --> 00:11:34,400 Speaker 1: long as he can stay healthy. He looks so good 252 00:11:34,480 --> 00:11:36,440 Speaker 1: towards the end of this season. He was a solid 253 00:11:36,440 --> 00:11:40,880 Speaker 1: pass blocker, his run defense was his run blocking was great. Um. 254 00:11:41,000 --> 00:11:43,800 Speaker 1: I just think that he can take the next step 255 00:11:43,840 --> 00:11:45,640 Speaker 1: and needs to take the next step. He'll have a 256 00:11:45,679 --> 00:11:49,160 Speaker 1: little um. I guess more so for me was Kevin 257 00:11:49,200 --> 00:11:51,640 Speaker 1: O'Connell's confidence in him when he spoke to you, Gabe, 258 00:11:51,640 --> 00:11:55,120 Speaker 1: but the owners meetings about how he saw his two 259 00:11:55,160 --> 00:11:58,360 Speaker 1: tackles being Brian O'Neill and Christian Dare saw yeah, and 260 00:11:58,440 --> 00:12:00,599 Speaker 1: Christian he missed what the first four weeks of the 261 00:12:00,640 --> 00:12:03,000 Speaker 1: season last year and just kind of got thrown into 262 00:12:03,040 --> 00:12:05,280 Speaker 1: the fire against the Panthers. So the fact that he 263 00:12:05,280 --> 00:12:07,520 Speaker 1: gets a full offseason, the train doesn't have to worry 264 00:12:07,520 --> 00:12:10,599 Speaker 1: about any setbacks and injuries. I think it should be 265 00:12:10,640 --> 00:12:12,520 Speaker 1: a really good, a really good season for him. And 266 00:12:12,760 --> 00:12:15,440 Speaker 1: starting with this offseason, I really think this guy should 267 00:12:15,480 --> 00:12:17,400 Speaker 1: be the limit. For a guy like that, you kind 268 00:12:17,400 --> 00:12:19,400 Speaker 1: of have those two bookends and you have a rookie 269 00:12:19,480 --> 00:12:21,800 Speaker 1: or second year guy a left tackle. Now it's like, Okay, 270 00:12:22,320 --> 00:12:24,600 Speaker 1: Kirk has more time right there. He has more trust, 271 00:12:25,000 --> 00:12:26,959 Speaker 1: and trust is the biggest thing we all we all 272 00:12:27,000 --> 00:12:28,559 Speaker 1: know trust is the biggest thing for Kirk. If he 273 00:12:28,640 --> 00:12:30,560 Speaker 1: trust you, you're going to be a playmaker. And if 274 00:12:30,559 --> 00:12:33,000 Speaker 1: he can trust Christian Derrissaw like you trusts Brian O'Neill, 275 00:12:33,080 --> 00:12:36,040 Speaker 1: I think this entire offense goes and we need as 276 00:12:36,080 --> 00:12:38,840 Speaker 1: many names to solidify spots on that starting lineup as 277 00:12:38,840 --> 00:12:40,920 Speaker 1: possible so you can just build a depth behind it 278 00:12:41,000 --> 00:12:43,800 Speaker 1: and get rid of that almost like a monkey on 279 00:12:43,840 --> 00:12:47,199 Speaker 1: the back when it comes to offensive lineman here in Minnesota, 280 00:12:47,280 --> 00:12:49,800 Speaker 1: the fans have definitely made their voices known and you've 281 00:12:49,800 --> 00:12:51,800 Speaker 1: heard it over and over again, and even the old 282 00:12:51,840 --> 00:12:54,960 Speaker 1: regime was taken first and second round draft picks trying 283 00:12:54,960 --> 00:12:56,640 Speaker 1: to figure out what can we do to help on 284 00:12:56,679 --> 00:12:59,320 Speaker 1: the offensive line. If Christian Derrissaw is the guy that 285 00:12:59,360 --> 00:13:01,439 Speaker 1: we thought he was when we went to pick him, 286 00:13:01,520 --> 00:13:03,640 Speaker 1: that is going to be something that could potentially solidify 287 00:13:03,640 --> 00:13:06,400 Speaker 1: that offensive line for another decade. And hopefully he does 288 00:13:06,440 --> 00:13:08,560 Speaker 1: take that stuff this year for sure. Well, Gay, what 289 00:13:08,600 --> 00:13:11,200 Speaker 1: about you, who is your offensive breakout star for the 290 00:13:11,240 --> 00:13:14,280 Speaker 1: twenty twenty two season. I'm gonna go Swerven Irvin Smith Junior. 291 00:13:14,360 --> 00:13:18,679 Speaker 1: I just think the energy that he has had just 292 00:13:18,720 --> 00:13:21,400 Speaker 1: this entire offseason just knowing that he's going to be 293 00:13:21,480 --> 00:13:24,760 Speaker 1: a playmaker this year and this new rejuvenated offense. I 294 00:13:24,800 --> 00:13:26,680 Speaker 1: couldn't be more pumped for for a guy like that. 295 00:13:26,720 --> 00:13:29,600 Speaker 1: When I just look at Kevin O'Connell's previous history with 296 00:13:29,640 --> 00:13:32,480 Speaker 1: tight ends like Ersti Junior, I think of Jordan Jordan 297 00:13:32,520 --> 00:13:34,960 Speaker 1: Reid when he played for the Washington Commanders. Now, which 298 00:13:35,000 --> 00:13:37,480 Speaker 1: is still weird for you to stay for me to say, 299 00:13:37,480 --> 00:13:39,520 Speaker 1: because Washington football team that kind of had a ring 300 00:13:39,559 --> 00:13:40,640 Speaker 1: to it. I was like, I can get at this, 301 00:13:40,640 --> 00:13:42,760 Speaker 1: but like now with the Commanders, But Jordan Reid, we 302 00:13:42,840 --> 00:13:46,000 Speaker 1: know him as a guy who was really talented but 303 00:13:46,080 --> 00:13:48,840 Speaker 1: always got injured because of concussions, and that's something you 304 00:13:48,840 --> 00:13:51,480 Speaker 1: really can't control. But when Jordan was making plays under 305 00:13:52,120 --> 00:13:55,079 Speaker 1: Kevin O'Connell, Kevin O'Connell coach Jordan for three years and 306 00:13:55,200 --> 00:13:58,960 Speaker 1: Jordan averaged over five hundred receiving yards, three touchdowns, and 307 00:13:59,040 --> 00:14:01,120 Speaker 1: had two seasons where he had fifty plus sketches. So 308 00:14:01,559 --> 00:14:03,880 Speaker 1: that right there tells you that, Okay arsen of Junior 309 00:14:04,000 --> 00:14:06,720 Speaker 1: is going to be a reliable source on this offense. 310 00:14:06,720 --> 00:14:09,360 Speaker 1: Tyler Higbee, for example, the last two years in LA 311 00:14:09,440 --> 00:14:12,720 Speaker 1: average over five hundred and fifty yards five touchdowns per season, 312 00:14:13,080 --> 00:14:15,640 Speaker 1: and I think Arsena Junior is way better than Tyler Higby. 313 00:14:15,760 --> 00:14:19,080 Speaker 1: So you had a more dynamic tight end to the 314 00:14:19,120 --> 00:14:22,560 Speaker 1: fold that can create mismatches against your linebacker or your 315 00:14:22,640 --> 00:14:25,720 Speaker 1: nickel nickel corner. I think this guy will be the 316 00:14:25,800 --> 00:14:28,000 Speaker 1: limit for for whatever he puts his mind to, or 317 00:14:28,000 --> 00:14:32,080 Speaker 1: whatever situations or personnels that this Vikings offense put earth 318 00:14:32,240 --> 00:14:34,880 Speaker 1: Of Junior in. Going into last season, Herba was supposed 319 00:14:34,880 --> 00:14:37,040 Speaker 1: to be the guy in this offense. Everyone had slated 320 00:14:37,160 --> 00:14:40,320 Speaker 1: him as the number three wide receiver option. Kyle Rudolph 321 00:14:40,520 --> 00:14:42,640 Speaker 1: went off to the Giants. Herb was supposed to be 322 00:14:42,680 --> 00:14:45,960 Speaker 1: the guy. He gets hurt. Conklin steps up this offseason, 323 00:14:45,960 --> 00:14:48,640 Speaker 1: Conklin gets paid, goes to the Jets, and I think 324 00:14:48,640 --> 00:14:50,800 Speaker 1: he's going to do big things there as well. It 325 00:14:50,920 --> 00:14:53,240 Speaker 1: just means that IRV, coming off of that year, coming 326 00:14:53,240 --> 00:14:56,240 Speaker 1: off the rehab, he's got to be incredibly hungry to 327 00:14:56,280 --> 00:14:58,880 Speaker 1: take that next step forward, knowing last year was supposed 328 00:14:58,920 --> 00:15:01,920 Speaker 1: to be his shot got delayed for an entire season. 329 00:15:02,320 --> 00:15:04,640 Speaker 1: Now it's time to make some Hey. He always says, 330 00:15:04,760 --> 00:15:06,640 Speaker 1: you know, the injury was kind of a blessing in 331 00:15:06,680 --> 00:15:10,480 Speaker 1: disguise because being at Alabama during spring ball or during 332 00:15:10,720 --> 00:15:13,160 Speaker 1: December or November, the late months of the year where 333 00:15:13,560 --> 00:15:15,520 Speaker 1: you don't really are you really aren't in full pads 334 00:15:15,520 --> 00:15:19,840 Speaker 1: in practice. Alabama and Nick Saban were in full pads practicing, practicing, 335 00:15:20,200 --> 00:15:22,280 Speaker 1: like tackling drills like later in the year, and he's 336 00:15:22,320 --> 00:15:24,760 Speaker 1: like his body never had a break. So the fact 337 00:15:24,760 --> 00:15:26,720 Speaker 1: that he had a year off to like actually get 338 00:15:26,760 --> 00:15:29,800 Speaker 1: better and you know, grow in certain areas that he 339 00:15:29,840 --> 00:15:33,000 Speaker 1: never had a chance to. Just just understanding his mindset, 340 00:15:33,160 --> 00:15:35,000 Speaker 1: I think he is poised to have a really big 341 00:15:35,000 --> 00:15:37,280 Speaker 1: season this year. He was the guy we talked about 342 00:15:37,320 --> 00:15:39,840 Speaker 1: at trading camp as a standout as somebody that was 343 00:15:39,880 --> 00:15:41,400 Speaker 1: going to take the sleep. So now it will be 344 00:15:41,400 --> 00:15:42,960 Speaker 1: exciting to see all the hard work that you put 345 00:15:42,960 --> 00:15:46,400 Speaker 1: it in the recovery process, because I know you guys 346 00:15:46,400 --> 00:15:49,400 Speaker 1: have seen it. But he's always at the facility. He 347 00:15:49,480 --> 00:15:51,520 Speaker 1: spends a lot of his off season time here. He's 348 00:15:51,560 --> 00:15:53,840 Speaker 1: dedicated to his recovery and so I can't wait to 349 00:15:53,880 --> 00:15:57,240 Speaker 1: see what that yields on the field this season. Jay 350 00:15:57,280 --> 00:15:59,960 Speaker 1: will round it out with you, who's your offensive breakout start. 351 00:16:00,080 --> 00:16:01,640 Speaker 1: I'm gonna go back to one of my Staples that 352 00:16:01,680 --> 00:16:03,360 Speaker 1: I was kind of pounding my hand on the table 353 00:16:03,440 --> 00:16:05,080 Speaker 1: last year four and I talked about him all this 354 00:16:05,840 --> 00:16:09,320 Speaker 1: past season as well. Periodically, I'm going back to knawong Wu. 355 00:16:09,800 --> 00:16:11,440 Speaker 1: He's my guy that I want to see take a 356 00:16:11,520 --> 00:16:14,200 Speaker 1: jump and the reason why I keep pointing at him, 357 00:16:14,320 --> 00:16:17,360 Speaker 1: especially with this new coaching staff and new offense, they 358 00:16:17,400 --> 00:16:19,680 Speaker 1: want speed and that is what this guy is known for. 359 00:16:19,800 --> 00:16:21,720 Speaker 1: He was a highly touted speedback coming out of Iowa 360 00:16:21,760 --> 00:16:24,320 Speaker 1: State last season, selected in the fourth round and he 361 00:16:24,320 --> 00:16:27,000 Speaker 1: played in eleven games for the Vikings, but he only 362 00:16:27,040 --> 00:16:29,560 Speaker 1: had thirteen touches on offense, which was sixty one yards, 363 00:16:29,560 --> 00:16:31,440 Speaker 1: but that was still four point seven yards per play 364 00:16:31,480 --> 00:16:34,360 Speaker 1: average and for a guy like him, where he really 365 00:16:34,360 --> 00:16:36,960 Speaker 1: shined with special teams last year, he was a disruptor 366 00:16:36,960 --> 00:16:39,120 Speaker 1: on kick coverage teams. But why he really shined was 367 00:16:39,480 --> 00:16:42,640 Speaker 1: eighteen kick returns five hundred seventy nine yards and two touchdowns. 368 00:16:43,000 --> 00:16:45,080 Speaker 1: It just showed how dynamic he can be when you 369 00:16:45,160 --> 00:16:46,920 Speaker 1: get him in space and let him take off at 370 00:16:46,920 --> 00:16:50,080 Speaker 1: the ball. So I'm hoping with head coach Kevin O'Connell 371 00:16:50,400 --> 00:16:52,760 Speaker 1: saying he likes to scheme to get mismatches and put 372 00:16:52,760 --> 00:16:55,000 Speaker 1: guys in open space and just let them make plays. 373 00:16:55,560 --> 00:16:57,720 Speaker 1: Knay for me as a guy that feels like if 374 00:16:57,760 --> 00:16:59,840 Speaker 1: he can take that next step this year, knowing that 375 00:17:00,400 --> 00:17:02,880 Speaker 1: there's going to be some other potential changes happening for 376 00:17:02,920 --> 00:17:05,000 Speaker 1: the Vikings coming up in twenty twenty two, he can 377 00:17:05,080 --> 00:17:08,119 Speaker 1: also be used as a misdirection to allow well, and 378 00:17:08,160 --> 00:17:10,679 Speaker 1: that that's such a you know, a key part of 379 00:17:10,720 --> 00:17:15,000 Speaker 1: to this illusion of complexity that Kevin O'Connell's scheme kind 380 00:17:15,000 --> 00:17:16,919 Speaker 1: of hangs its hat on. And I keep looking at 381 00:17:17,000 --> 00:17:21,679 Speaker 1: guys like Deebo Samuel and Cordill Patterson, those types of 382 00:17:21,720 --> 00:17:23,560 Speaker 1: guys where you can get him in space and say, okay, 383 00:17:23,600 --> 00:17:25,600 Speaker 1: we're gonna do this. Well, if you try to run 384 00:17:25,600 --> 00:17:27,440 Speaker 1: a jet sweep and all of a sudden the linebackers 385 00:17:27,480 --> 00:17:29,080 Speaker 1: all you know, flow to him and you go the 386 00:17:29,080 --> 00:17:32,439 Speaker 1: opposite side again, like you're saying, use that as a 387 00:17:32,520 --> 00:17:35,800 Speaker 1: distraction tactic, or every once in a while you gotta 388 00:17:35,840 --> 00:17:37,680 Speaker 1: keep monest and you pitching that ball and just say 389 00:17:37,680 --> 00:17:39,680 Speaker 1: get in space and get going. Yeah. I want to 390 00:17:39,720 --> 00:17:41,399 Speaker 1: see him jump up and see what he can do 391 00:17:41,440 --> 00:17:43,639 Speaker 1: in this offense with the new people in the front. 392 00:17:44,040 --> 00:17:46,440 Speaker 1: I really like, I want him to have a breakout 393 00:17:46,520 --> 00:17:49,199 Speaker 1: year like so bad. Um, I'm just thinking about all 394 00:17:49,200 --> 00:17:50,800 Speaker 1: things right now. I'm just like, man, that would be 395 00:17:50,840 --> 00:17:52,920 Speaker 1: so great. But I'm just thinking, like man taking the 396 00:17:52,960 --> 00:17:56,520 Speaker 1: ball out of Dalvin's hands, I'm like, but can they 397 00:17:56,640 --> 00:17:58,679 Speaker 1: him make place? But at the same time, I'm just 398 00:17:58,720 --> 00:18:01,280 Speaker 1: looking at like just kick return, like punt return, what 399 00:18:01,400 --> 00:18:04,960 Speaker 1: he has done so far, Like the NFL really hasn't 400 00:18:04,960 --> 00:18:07,159 Speaker 1: seen that in quite some time. Like Cordarol Patterson, you 401 00:18:07,160 --> 00:18:09,800 Speaker 1: brought that up. He has eight kick returns for touchdown 402 00:18:09,840 --> 00:18:12,600 Speaker 1: the NFL, which is like first all time in NFO history. 403 00:18:13,000 --> 00:18:15,240 Speaker 1: He did that in nine years. Can a Wonguru already 404 00:18:15,280 --> 00:18:18,679 Speaker 1: has two? My favorite the sky is a limit for it, 405 00:18:18,720 --> 00:18:20,960 Speaker 1: Like he can be just like you said, a Swiss 406 00:18:21,040 --> 00:18:24,040 Speaker 1: army knife if if that's what the Vikings want to do. Historically, 407 00:18:24,040 --> 00:18:26,479 Speaker 1: my favorite player that I ever watched walking this door 408 00:18:26,520 --> 00:18:29,399 Speaker 1: and have that kind of immediate impact was Percy Harbin. 409 00:18:29,920 --> 00:18:31,959 Speaker 1: Like Adrian was great, you know, he hand him off 410 00:18:32,000 --> 00:18:34,439 Speaker 1: and he goes. Percy was the guy you stick him 411 00:18:34,520 --> 00:18:36,520 Speaker 1: back there on a kick return or a punt return 412 00:18:36,920 --> 00:18:39,680 Speaker 1: and you'd look at it saying good luck. I remember 413 00:18:39,720 --> 00:18:42,880 Speaker 1: sitting in San Diego, sitting at a Chargers game, opening 414 00:18:42,920 --> 00:18:46,320 Speaker 1: game nine to eleven. Percy's back there and they go 415 00:18:46,400 --> 00:18:48,399 Speaker 1: to kickoff, and we're just looking at it, saying, you 416 00:18:48,440 --> 00:18:50,280 Speaker 1: don't want to kick it to this kid. Kick to 417 00:18:50,359 --> 00:18:52,840 Speaker 1: him opening kick, He housed it, and you're just those 418 00:18:52,960 --> 00:18:55,359 Speaker 1: kind of electric moments. Even as a fan, it wants 419 00:18:55,400 --> 00:18:57,240 Speaker 1: you to put your butt in that seat or make 420 00:18:57,280 --> 00:19:00,119 Speaker 1: sure you're sitting there on your couch watching from the 421 00:19:00,240 --> 00:19:02,520 Speaker 1: very first second of the game, knowing a guy like 422 00:19:02,560 --> 00:19:04,359 Speaker 1: that can hit a home run from the very beginning, 423 00:19:04,560 --> 00:19:06,760 Speaker 1: I'm hoping this guy can take that nest up. Seeing 424 00:19:06,760 --> 00:19:09,520 Speaker 1: new special teams coordinator Matt Daniel's face light up when 425 00:19:09,560 --> 00:19:12,040 Speaker 1: you ask him about Knawong, who makes me very excited 426 00:19:12,080 --> 00:19:14,640 Speaker 1: as well, because he's he's pumped to have a guy 427 00:19:14,640 --> 00:19:17,600 Speaker 1: of that speed back there. And you know, after the 428 00:19:17,640 --> 00:19:20,920 Speaker 1: improvement from twenty twenty to twenty twenty one and special teams, 429 00:19:21,000 --> 00:19:22,439 Speaker 1: you hope that they can just build on that and 430 00:19:22,480 --> 00:19:24,080 Speaker 1: he's gonna be a big part of that for sure. 431 00:19:24,480 --> 00:19:26,760 Speaker 1: Let's switch things up, though, and talk a little about 432 00:19:26,760 --> 00:19:31,520 Speaker 1: our defensive breakout stars. For me, I have another second 433 00:19:31,680 --> 00:19:33,680 Speaker 1: year player that I want to see take a jump, 434 00:19:33,680 --> 00:19:37,199 Speaker 1: and that is safety Cam Bynum. We saw him have 435 00:19:37,440 --> 00:19:40,240 Speaker 1: a couple of glimpses of greatness, I guess you could say, 436 00:19:40,280 --> 00:19:42,359 Speaker 1: in a few games when he stepped up when Harrison 437 00:19:42,440 --> 00:19:45,680 Speaker 1: Smith was out. He played in all ninety eight defensive 438 00:19:45,680 --> 00:19:48,359 Speaker 1: snaps vers the Ravens, with eleven tackles and an interception 439 00:19:48,400 --> 00:19:50,879 Speaker 1: of them. The very next week recorded a sack and 440 00:19:50,960 --> 00:19:53,439 Speaker 1: a PBu versus the Chargers. We didn't really see him 441 00:19:53,440 --> 00:19:55,920 Speaker 1: too much until the end of the season verse the Packers, 442 00:19:55,960 --> 00:19:58,960 Speaker 1: but you know, he definitely showed he has an upside 443 00:19:59,040 --> 00:20:01,320 Speaker 1: and I'm curious to see how he'll step up in 444 00:20:01,359 --> 00:20:07,040 Speaker 1: this new three four scheme, especially now with Xavier Woods 445 00:20:07,200 --> 00:20:09,600 Speaker 1: off the team. Is he right up there with Harrison 446 00:20:09,640 --> 00:20:11,720 Speaker 1: Smith and obviously learning from one of the best. Well, 447 00:20:11,720 --> 00:20:15,280 Speaker 1: when somebody's when a guy's life is a movie, when 448 00:20:15,320 --> 00:20:17,520 Speaker 1: he goes on the football field, the moment is not 449 00:20:17,560 --> 00:20:19,600 Speaker 1: too big for him. If you follow Cam by anyone, 450 00:20:19,760 --> 00:20:21,320 Speaker 1: because if you don't know what he's talking about, he'saying 451 00:20:21,359 --> 00:20:24,480 Speaker 1: on Instagram Cam Biningham's Instagram every I think what every 452 00:20:24,520 --> 00:20:26,440 Speaker 1: single caption is like my life is a movie. Yes, 453 00:20:26,520 --> 00:20:29,639 Speaker 1: And honestly, like in a serious note, like the moment 454 00:20:29,880 --> 00:20:31,879 Speaker 1: was never too big for him as a rookie, and 455 00:20:32,200 --> 00:20:34,240 Speaker 1: a lot of rookies coming here at eyes wide open, 456 00:20:34,359 --> 00:20:37,600 Speaker 1: don't really know what to do, and Kim he got 457 00:20:37,640 --> 00:20:39,960 Speaker 1: the call with twenty minutes before the Baltimore Ravens game. 458 00:20:40,000 --> 00:20:44,040 Speaker 1: Eleven tackles, interception never got too big. The moment ever 459 00:20:44,080 --> 00:20:46,320 Speaker 1: got too big for him. And going from year one 460 00:20:46,359 --> 00:20:48,160 Speaker 1: to year two, we know that's always the biggest jump 461 00:20:48,160 --> 00:20:50,560 Speaker 1: in the player's career. When when you have we already 462 00:20:50,600 --> 00:20:52,960 Speaker 1: have that that it factor. When you move that to 463 00:20:53,040 --> 00:20:56,800 Speaker 1: year two, I think he should he should be making 464 00:20:56,800 --> 00:20:58,200 Speaker 1: some noise this year. And I'm gonna just leave it 465 00:20:58,240 --> 00:21:01,960 Speaker 1: at that. And this is also switching from corner to safety, 466 00:21:02,040 --> 00:21:04,479 Speaker 1: So the switch there and now the switch here, I mean, 467 00:21:04,640 --> 00:21:07,360 Speaker 1: it could be great for him. That was my thought too, 468 00:21:07,359 --> 00:21:09,439 Speaker 1: of the idea that he did make as big of 469 00:21:09,440 --> 00:21:12,600 Speaker 1: an impact as he did switching positions from college. And 470 00:21:12,680 --> 00:21:15,200 Speaker 1: now you're getting to a point where they're looking at 471 00:21:15,240 --> 00:21:17,400 Speaker 1: potentially running a ton more nickel. You don't know what's 472 00:21:17,400 --> 00:21:20,040 Speaker 1: going to happen at three to four. You're hoping that 473 00:21:20,080 --> 00:21:22,240 Speaker 1: there's more of a pass rush going on the season. 474 00:21:22,600 --> 00:21:24,520 Speaker 1: Guys like him are going to benefit from the fact 475 00:21:24,520 --> 00:21:26,440 Speaker 1: that if there is a lot more pressure on quarterbacks. 476 00:21:26,720 --> 00:21:28,159 Speaker 1: They might be able to eat a lot more on 477 00:21:28,160 --> 00:21:30,960 Speaker 1: the back end when the ball starts flying through the air. Yeah, 478 00:21:31,000 --> 00:21:33,479 Speaker 1: I'm just looking for some more Instagram movies too. You 479 00:21:33,520 --> 00:21:35,440 Speaker 1: know he'll get paid one day, then he'll really take 480 00:21:35,440 --> 00:21:39,320 Speaker 1: a nice global trip, right or try? What country has 481 00:21:39,359 --> 00:21:42,040 Speaker 1: he not been too? Good question? Good question. If you 482 00:21:42,040 --> 00:21:44,280 Speaker 1: don't know, you should definitely give him a follow on Instagram. 483 00:21:44,280 --> 00:21:47,320 Speaker 1: He's definitely entertaining. Speaking of entertaining, Gabe, who do you 484 00:21:47,400 --> 00:21:51,040 Speaker 1: think is going to be your defensive breakout star this season? 485 00:21:51,240 --> 00:21:54,320 Speaker 1: I'm gonna go of DJA want him simply because teams 486 00:21:54,320 --> 00:21:56,160 Speaker 1: are going to have to account for him because they're 487 00:21:56,200 --> 00:21:58,560 Speaker 1: going to be so focused on Zadarius Smith and a 488 00:21:58,640 --> 00:22:01,560 Speaker 1: new hunter. So DJ had seven of his eight sacks 489 00:22:01,640 --> 00:22:05,280 Speaker 1: last year against division opponents, five against the Bears. This 490 00:22:05,320 --> 00:22:08,080 Speaker 1: is a guy that understands the big moments. He turns 491 00:22:08,160 --> 00:22:10,560 Speaker 1: up in big games, and now he has an opportunity 492 00:22:10,920 --> 00:22:13,159 Speaker 1: to continue to turn up, but half help doing so. 493 00:22:13,800 --> 00:22:15,879 Speaker 1: I'm looking at him being one on one with a 494 00:22:15,880 --> 00:22:18,280 Speaker 1: lot of guards this year in stet of tackles, tackles 495 00:22:18,320 --> 00:22:20,679 Speaker 1: him were better pass blockers and guards. DJ want him 496 00:22:20,680 --> 00:22:24,000 Speaker 1: sbur to pass rusher than than run defender. So putting 497 00:22:24,040 --> 00:22:26,399 Speaker 1: him putting him in situations where he can just be 498 00:22:26,560 --> 00:22:28,920 Speaker 1: himself and gives him an advantage over the person that's 499 00:22:28,920 --> 00:22:31,280 Speaker 1: in front of him, Like I can see that sack 500 00:22:31,359 --> 00:22:33,600 Speaker 1: tootal going from eight to ten or eight to twelve. 501 00:22:33,680 --> 00:22:36,480 Speaker 1: So he's got Mike Smith in this corner now outside 502 00:22:36,520 --> 00:22:39,520 Speaker 1: linebackers coach who's a pass rush specialist. I think that 503 00:22:39,560 --> 00:22:42,600 Speaker 1: only takes his game to that next level. And just 504 00:22:42,600 --> 00:22:44,640 Speaker 1: just knowing that he took a step from year one 505 00:22:44,680 --> 00:22:46,920 Speaker 1: to year two, Year three is the money year. Year 506 00:22:46,920 --> 00:22:48,879 Speaker 1: three is the contract year where you understand, Okay, well, 507 00:22:48,880 --> 00:22:50,320 Speaker 1: if I want to get extended, if I want to 508 00:22:50,320 --> 00:22:52,879 Speaker 1: make if I want to get paid either here or elsewhere, 509 00:22:53,080 --> 00:22:55,800 Speaker 1: I have to X. I have to be better than 510 00:22:55,840 --> 00:22:58,760 Speaker 1: what I was last year. So he's my my defensive 511 00:22:58,760 --> 00:23:01,920 Speaker 1: start this year, and I don't see who who else 512 00:23:01,960 --> 00:23:04,359 Speaker 1: can make a bigger jump on the defensive line than him. 513 00:23:04,440 --> 00:23:07,280 Speaker 1: Understanding to help he has on both sides of the ball. 514 00:23:07,359 --> 00:23:09,280 Speaker 1: He's the both sides of the line. He's the guy 515 00:23:09,320 --> 00:23:11,880 Speaker 1: that won. He was drafted. Everyone looked at him and said, 516 00:23:11,920 --> 00:23:13,880 Speaker 1: this is Daniel Hunter two point zero as far as 517 00:23:14,240 --> 00:23:17,800 Speaker 1: physical attributes having going from you know, year one to 518 00:23:17,880 --> 00:23:21,199 Speaker 1: year two. Great. The goal then is you have to 519 00:23:21,240 --> 00:23:23,720 Speaker 1: take that next step. A guy like DJ has to 520 00:23:23,760 --> 00:23:26,520 Speaker 1: make sure that when he gets his opportunities, he's out 521 00:23:26,520 --> 00:23:28,800 Speaker 1: there going one hundred percent the entire time, right, And 522 00:23:28,880 --> 00:23:30,320 Speaker 1: so it should be a lot of fun to watch 523 00:23:30,359 --> 00:23:33,080 Speaker 1: his progress and just see what happens when guys like 524 00:23:33,119 --> 00:23:34,600 Speaker 1: you know ed Donna Tell get a hold of him 525 00:23:34,600 --> 00:23:36,639 Speaker 1: with the schemes and you see other guys like Mike 526 00:23:36,680 --> 00:23:38,600 Speaker 1: Petton coming in and trying to work with him like 527 00:23:38,640 --> 00:23:41,240 Speaker 1: they Desitarius back in Green Bay. A lot of specialized 528 00:23:41,280 --> 00:23:43,439 Speaker 1: coach is able to really work with that group, and 529 00:23:43,520 --> 00:23:47,080 Speaker 1: you think about the wealth of riches that you need 530 00:23:47,400 --> 00:23:49,119 Speaker 1: at the edge position and talk about that being a 531 00:23:49,160 --> 00:23:51,640 Speaker 1: need in the draft, maybe they go there. But developing 532 00:23:51,680 --> 00:23:53,840 Speaker 1: the guys that you've already drafted here is so key 533 00:23:53,880 --> 00:23:57,040 Speaker 1: this season where you need the defense to step up 534 00:23:57,520 --> 00:23:59,640 Speaker 1: to kind of match what the offense did last year 535 00:23:59,680 --> 00:24:02,400 Speaker 1: and what the expectations are for that offense this year. 536 00:24:02,800 --> 00:24:05,600 Speaker 1: Not to change completely from defense offense, because Jay, you 537 00:24:05,640 --> 00:24:08,280 Speaker 1: still need to give us your defensive breakout star for 538 00:24:08,320 --> 00:24:11,080 Speaker 1: twenty twenty two. My guys a guy that potentially DJ 539 00:24:11,200 --> 00:24:13,199 Speaker 1: Wanham is going to be playing alongside of here. But 540 00:24:13,720 --> 00:24:15,320 Speaker 1: for me, it's not so much a guy that was 541 00:24:15,359 --> 00:24:17,040 Speaker 1: on the roster, but one of the new guys on 542 00:24:17,080 --> 00:24:19,160 Speaker 1: the roster. For me, it's Harrison Phillips. And the reason 543 00:24:19,200 --> 00:24:22,120 Speaker 1: why I site him is because they brought him in 544 00:24:22,440 --> 00:24:25,240 Speaker 1: on purpose for a reason, which is to help shore 545 00:24:25,320 --> 00:24:28,680 Speaker 1: up that defensive line line a scrimmage play that felt 546 00:24:28,760 --> 00:24:32,040 Speaker 1: leaky at times, especially against the run last year. You know, 547 00:24:32,080 --> 00:24:35,359 Speaker 1: Harrison Phillips, they was brought in. They let Michael Pierce 548 00:24:35,400 --> 00:24:38,400 Speaker 1: go back to Baltimore where he resigned. This year, they 549 00:24:38,440 --> 00:24:40,560 Speaker 1: bring him in on a bring in Harrison Phillips on 550 00:24:40,560 --> 00:24:43,160 Speaker 1: a three year, nineteen point five million dollars deal, And 551 00:24:43,280 --> 00:24:45,879 Speaker 1: there really are looking at whether it's a guy like 552 00:24:45,960 --> 00:24:48,920 Speaker 1: Dalvin Tomlinson or a guy like Harrison Phillips to really 553 00:24:48,960 --> 00:24:51,919 Speaker 1: hold their water on that line. Phillips career stats, this 554 00:24:52,000 --> 00:24:53,440 Speaker 1: is the reason why I feel like he needs to 555 00:24:53,480 --> 00:24:56,000 Speaker 1: take the next step. If you look at him forty 556 00:24:56,000 --> 00:24:58,439 Speaker 1: five games, one hundred and seven combined tackles and one 557 00:24:58,480 --> 00:25:01,280 Speaker 1: point five sacks, but he's got three pass deflections, three 558 00:25:01,320 --> 00:25:05,120 Speaker 1: fumble recoveries, and thirteen QB hits. So you're looking at 559 00:25:05,119 --> 00:25:07,400 Speaker 1: that saying, well, those that's, you know, not a ton 560 00:25:07,440 --> 00:25:09,000 Speaker 1: of stats for a guy like this that we just 561 00:25:09,040 --> 00:25:11,240 Speaker 1: paid to come in that we're going to rely on. 562 00:25:11,280 --> 00:25:13,560 Speaker 1: A giant chunk of those stats were just last season. 563 00:25:13,680 --> 00:25:16,080 Speaker 1: He got like half of his stats last season. And 564 00:25:16,119 --> 00:25:18,320 Speaker 1: if you really look at it, you know what pops 565 00:25:18,320 --> 00:25:20,400 Speaker 1: off is the fact that you did see that progression 566 00:25:21,320 --> 00:25:23,240 Speaker 1: last season. I think that's what the front office really 567 00:25:23,280 --> 00:25:25,800 Speaker 1: focused saying, this guy feels like he's on the rise. 568 00:25:26,119 --> 00:25:28,040 Speaker 1: So if you really want to focus on it, look 569 00:25:28,040 --> 00:25:31,040 Speaker 1: at where he landed. Last season. He was in Leslie 570 00:25:31,080 --> 00:25:33,960 Speaker 1: Frasier's defense on the Bills. The Bills were number one 571 00:25:33,960 --> 00:25:36,040 Speaker 1: in fewest yards per play in four point six yards 572 00:25:36,080 --> 00:25:39,119 Speaker 1: per play, number one and fewest first downs completed, number 573 00:25:39,119 --> 00:25:43,160 Speaker 1: one and fewest points allowed and third in turnovers respectively. 574 00:25:43,200 --> 00:25:45,800 Speaker 1: The Vikings were twenty sixth and fewest liars per yards 575 00:25:45,840 --> 00:25:49,960 Speaker 1: per play, thirtieth and fewest first downs, twenty fourth in 576 00:25:50,080 --> 00:25:53,720 Speaker 1: points allowed and twenty fourth and turnovers. This guy's coming 577 00:25:53,760 --> 00:25:56,679 Speaker 1: in here with the attitude and the mentality that I 578 00:25:56,800 --> 00:25:59,120 Speaker 1: know what it takes to be on a winning defense 579 00:25:59,440 --> 00:26:01,879 Speaker 1: that can or up and make a difference for a team. 580 00:26:02,280 --> 00:26:04,160 Speaker 1: This is the guy for me that needs to step 581 00:26:04,240 --> 00:26:06,560 Speaker 1: up the most coming in year, not only getting paid 582 00:26:06,560 --> 00:26:09,360 Speaker 1: his second contract, which he's extremely happy about, and he's 583 00:26:09,400 --> 00:26:12,840 Speaker 1: a very awesome guy. He's just in general like having 584 00:26:12,840 --> 00:26:15,040 Speaker 1: talked to him and worked with him, he's gone out 585 00:26:15,080 --> 00:26:17,520 Speaker 1: of his way to make his presence known. I think 586 00:26:17,560 --> 00:26:19,320 Speaker 1: this is a guy that can be a huge deal 587 00:26:19,400 --> 00:26:22,240 Speaker 1: for us and a huge game breaker for us if 588 00:26:22,280 --> 00:26:24,560 Speaker 1: he holds his water like we think he's going to preach, 589 00:26:24,720 --> 00:26:28,280 Speaker 1: Jay Preach. That was a great sermon. Can I get 590 00:26:28,320 --> 00:26:31,760 Speaker 1: an amen from the congregation? Amen? You know you're going 591 00:26:31,800 --> 00:26:35,199 Speaker 1: to namen from Dalvin Tomlinson, who seems really excited to 592 00:26:35,240 --> 00:26:37,439 Speaker 1: have Harrison Phillips on that line with him. They just 593 00:26:37,520 --> 00:26:40,320 Speaker 1: met the other day. He shared some stories with us 594 00:26:40,359 --> 00:26:43,159 Speaker 1: about Harrison, the defensive line room, as well as what 595 00:26:43,240 --> 00:26:46,000 Speaker 1: it's like to be back here in Minnesota after the 596 00:26:46,040 --> 00:26:49,320 Speaker 1: off season. And here he is right now, Dalvin Tomlinson 597 00:26:49,320 --> 00:26:53,280 Speaker 1: on the Minnesota Vikings Podcast. Well, one player who is 598 00:26:53,320 --> 00:26:56,400 Speaker 1: excited about building off of his twenty twenty one Vikings 599 00:26:56,400 --> 00:27:00,280 Speaker 1: performance is defensive tackle Dalvin Tomlinson, and he is here 600 00:27:00,400 --> 00:27:03,359 Speaker 1: inside TCO Studios, Domin it's really great to see you 601 00:27:03,400 --> 00:27:05,600 Speaker 1: back here in Minnesota in person. Yeah, it's glad I'm 602 00:27:05,600 --> 00:27:07,600 Speaker 1: gonna be back. It feel like it's been a while. 603 00:27:07,800 --> 00:27:09,760 Speaker 1: It has been a while, And we were just talking 604 00:27:09,800 --> 00:27:12,560 Speaker 1: about it was snowing today, and you know, being in 605 00:27:12,600 --> 00:27:14,600 Speaker 1: the South and the off season, what an awakening to 606 00:27:14,600 --> 00:27:16,840 Speaker 1: come here in mid April and you're like, oh, cool, 607 00:27:17,040 --> 00:27:21,000 Speaker 1: still snowing here. Yeah. Well there was another coaching shock 608 00:27:21,119 --> 00:27:23,600 Speaker 1: all over again, because I was in Florida and Georgia 609 00:27:23,640 --> 00:27:25,000 Speaker 1: and you know, you're sweating soon as you walk out 610 00:27:25,000 --> 00:27:27,040 Speaker 1: the door, and then woke up this morning and just 611 00:27:27,080 --> 00:27:29,439 Speaker 1: all snow everywhere. I'm like, oh man, it can't be 612 00:27:29,480 --> 00:27:31,879 Speaker 1: November December already. I know. It's like snowing when you 613 00:27:32,000 --> 00:27:34,560 Speaker 1: look left, and then snowing when you come back. I mean, 614 00:27:34,600 --> 00:27:37,200 Speaker 1: we just we held it off just for you. Well, 615 00:27:37,560 --> 00:27:39,680 Speaker 1: things are heating up here. All the players are back. 616 00:27:40,080 --> 00:27:42,600 Speaker 1: So what has that experience been like, Because this is 617 00:27:42,640 --> 00:27:45,960 Speaker 1: like your first normal off season like with a full 618 00:27:46,040 --> 00:27:48,640 Speaker 1: training program and everybody back in one setting. So what's 619 00:27:48,680 --> 00:27:50,800 Speaker 1: that been like. That's been good. You know, just all 620 00:27:50,840 --> 00:27:52,720 Speaker 1: the new people and you actually get to you know, 621 00:27:52,760 --> 00:27:55,600 Speaker 1: meet people in person and communicate throughout the day and 622 00:27:55,640 --> 00:27:57,359 Speaker 1: meetings on the field when you're working out and stuff 623 00:27:57,359 --> 00:27:59,280 Speaker 1: like that, and I just feel like it's better with 624 00:27:59,400 --> 00:28:02,880 Speaker 1: like bonding before like OTAs and mini camp and training 625 00:28:02,920 --> 00:28:05,280 Speaker 1: camp and stuff like that. So it's super exciting and 626 00:28:05,440 --> 00:28:07,480 Speaker 1: I'm loving the fielding right now. It's almost like you're 627 00:28:07,480 --> 00:28:09,639 Speaker 1: doing it all over again though. I mean last season 628 00:28:09,720 --> 00:28:11,720 Speaker 1: you come in a lot of new faces yet to meet, 629 00:28:11,800 --> 00:28:15,120 Speaker 1: and now it's just like fresh late. Here you go again. Yeah, 630 00:28:15,119 --> 00:28:18,400 Speaker 1: what's happen? Like it's been crazy, you know, Like just 631 00:28:18,880 --> 00:28:21,119 Speaker 1: like you said, it just felt like yesterday when I 632 00:28:21,160 --> 00:28:23,159 Speaker 1: first got here. So it just like I felt like 633 00:28:23,200 --> 00:28:25,040 Speaker 1: time flew last year. I don't know how to explain 634 00:28:25,080 --> 00:28:27,560 Speaker 1: it to be exact, but yeah, it's been good though. 635 00:28:27,600 --> 00:28:29,160 Speaker 1: You know, we got some great guys on the team 636 00:28:29,160 --> 00:28:32,159 Speaker 1: this year, some guys returning and I still knew from 637 00:28:32,240 --> 00:28:33,880 Speaker 1: last year and some guys are knew from other teams 638 00:28:34,000 --> 00:28:35,719 Speaker 1: like back in New York and stuff like that too, 639 00:28:35,800 --> 00:28:39,600 Speaker 1: So it's been good. How much time do you take off? Right, 640 00:28:39,640 --> 00:28:42,000 Speaker 1: because usually a lot of players like try to take 641 00:28:42,040 --> 00:28:43,600 Speaker 1: some time off and then they get back into it, 642 00:28:43,640 --> 00:28:46,360 Speaker 1: Like what is that training regime for you? From like 643 00:28:46,840 --> 00:28:48,640 Speaker 1: January ninth from the last game of the season and 644 00:28:48,880 --> 00:28:52,400 Speaker 1: until right now today we're recording in April fourteen, Like 645 00:28:52,640 --> 00:28:54,520 Speaker 1: normally it was a little shorter, but I feel like 646 00:28:54,600 --> 00:28:56,120 Speaker 1: this year I took a little bit more time, like 647 00:28:56,640 --> 00:29:00,840 Speaker 1: like mid February at least, because of the season went 648 00:29:00,920 --> 00:29:03,160 Speaker 1: look a week or two longer just compared to normal. 649 00:29:03,160 --> 00:29:05,680 Speaker 1: I remember, like my rookie year, the last game was 650 00:29:05,720 --> 00:29:10,800 Speaker 1: on New Year's Eve, and now it was like and 651 00:29:10,840 --> 00:29:13,160 Speaker 1: I'm just like, then that's like a big change, like 652 00:29:13,280 --> 00:29:15,520 Speaker 1: if you played two more games in the New year, 653 00:29:15,640 --> 00:29:17,400 Speaker 1: Like but you know, it took a little bit more 654 00:29:17,400 --> 00:29:20,600 Speaker 1: time off and just slept my body recovering naturally and 655 00:29:20,960 --> 00:29:24,040 Speaker 1: got back to training, like picking up the intensity like 656 00:29:24,080 --> 00:29:26,560 Speaker 1: mid and late February. I've always wanted to know, Like 657 00:29:26,640 --> 00:29:31,520 Speaker 1: the routine right from April until January. There's a routine 658 00:29:31,840 --> 00:29:34,000 Speaker 1: every day, every part of your day. It's pretty much 659 00:29:34,000 --> 00:29:36,120 Speaker 1: scheduled out. So when you actually get that free time, 660 00:29:36,200 --> 00:29:38,480 Speaker 1: like what is that? Like, do you go crazy? It's like, oh, shoot, 661 00:29:38,520 --> 00:29:40,480 Speaker 1: Like nobody's like I don't have to go I don't 662 00:29:40,480 --> 00:29:42,320 Speaker 1: have to be anywhere at seven or thirty or eight am, 663 00:29:42,400 --> 00:29:44,520 Speaker 1: Like what's that? Like? I enjoy it? It reminds me 664 00:29:44,600 --> 00:29:47,400 Speaker 1: of like being in elementary school on a winter break 665 00:29:47,440 --> 00:29:49,000 Speaker 1: and you don't have anything to do, so you just 666 00:29:49,000 --> 00:29:51,240 Speaker 1: wake up when you want to and you just sit 667 00:29:51,280 --> 00:29:52,880 Speaker 1: there for a little minute. But well, I'm gonna do today. 668 00:29:53,120 --> 00:29:56,240 Speaker 1: You can do anything. But um, I enjoyed because you know, 669 00:29:56,280 --> 00:29:57,880 Speaker 1: I'm a big gamer. I'd be gaming and stuff and 670 00:29:58,520 --> 00:30:00,360 Speaker 1: just catching up with people Like I was like we 671 00:30:00,360 --> 00:30:02,160 Speaker 1: were all too busy to talk and doing the season 672 00:30:02,160 --> 00:30:04,040 Speaker 1: and stuff like that. So I would just trying to 673 00:30:04,040 --> 00:30:06,360 Speaker 1: catch up with friends and family and just or Lex. 674 00:30:07,000 --> 00:30:09,440 Speaker 1: Did you do any new type of training or anything 675 00:30:09,440 --> 00:30:11,160 Speaker 1: in this off season that you wanted to do to 676 00:30:11,200 --> 00:30:14,680 Speaker 1: help yourself recover better? Um, I've been doing. I tried 677 00:30:14,720 --> 00:30:18,000 Speaker 1: hot yoga you know there you go almost died in 678 00:30:18,000 --> 00:30:22,360 Speaker 1: that first time. Oh my god. Yeah, I tried hot 679 00:30:22,480 --> 00:30:24,280 Speaker 1: yoga and I was just like, yeah, you know I could. 680 00:30:24,320 --> 00:30:27,000 Speaker 1: I could do this a couple more times. But surprisingly 681 00:30:27,000 --> 00:30:29,040 Speaker 1: you are a lot more sore from the yoga than 682 00:30:29,160 --> 00:30:33,040 Speaker 1: almost weight training sometimes. Right, being there in those positions 683 00:30:33,040 --> 00:30:35,520 Speaker 1: for a while, what was the why behind that? Especially 684 00:30:35,560 --> 00:30:38,080 Speaker 1: coming off a year where you played every game you 685 00:30:38,440 --> 00:30:42,080 Speaker 1: had it pretty much like defensively you were solid, So 686 00:30:42,120 --> 00:30:44,760 Speaker 1: what was the why behind Okay, I'm gonna try something 687 00:30:44,800 --> 00:30:47,040 Speaker 1: new to get a little bit better. Just like looking 688 00:30:47,040 --> 00:30:48,880 Speaker 1: back at film and stuff, I felt like I could 689 00:30:48,920 --> 00:30:50,720 Speaker 1: have made a couple more plays. I was a little 690 00:30:50,760 --> 00:30:53,040 Speaker 1: bit more flexible, and I just want to work on 691 00:30:53,080 --> 00:30:55,800 Speaker 1: my flexibility and mobility to this offseason, you played on 692 00:30:55,880 --> 00:30:58,120 Speaker 1: keeping it up the hot yoga. Yeah, I'm gonna try 693 00:30:58,120 --> 00:30:59,800 Speaker 1: to keep it up, especially when it's cold out here. 694 00:30:59,840 --> 00:31:02,880 Speaker 1: I'm trying. I'm gonna try to. Yeah. All right, Well, 695 00:31:02,920 --> 00:31:04,800 Speaker 1: I guess this is like the first week that you've 696 00:31:04,800 --> 00:31:06,920 Speaker 1: seen this new coaching staff, like a lot of people 697 00:31:07,600 --> 00:31:10,200 Speaker 1: I've been here from people. The first meeting that you 698 00:31:10,240 --> 00:31:12,720 Speaker 1: guys had on Monday, like Coach O'Connell was like playing 699 00:31:12,800 --> 00:31:16,160 Speaker 1: music in the in the meeting room. Like everyone everyone 700 00:31:16,200 --> 00:31:18,600 Speaker 1: talks about the vibe, like what is the vibe? Like 701 00:31:18,600 --> 00:31:20,479 Speaker 1: can you can you get fans an insight of like 702 00:31:20,560 --> 00:31:23,240 Speaker 1: that meeting first day meeting room. The first day meeting 703 00:31:23,320 --> 00:31:24,760 Speaker 1: room vibe was like I don't know, it was just 704 00:31:24,800 --> 00:31:28,240 Speaker 1: like super energetic, super positive, and like it was like 705 00:31:28,280 --> 00:31:30,680 Speaker 1: super welcome and coming back to like it was like 706 00:31:30,920 --> 00:31:32,479 Speaker 1: I don't know. I tell my fiance I just love 707 00:31:33,040 --> 00:31:34,640 Speaker 1: I texted as soon as I got from work, I 708 00:31:34,680 --> 00:31:36,719 Speaker 1: was just like I had so much fun to day 709 00:31:39,640 --> 00:31:41,840 Speaker 1: lighting up when you say that, Like I really believe you. 710 00:31:41,880 --> 00:31:43,920 Speaker 1: That's amazing. Yeah, I had so much fun today. And 711 00:31:44,120 --> 00:31:47,320 Speaker 1: just like the coaches are, Like the first day, we 712 00:31:47,360 --> 00:31:51,160 Speaker 1: didn't go over any football. We just went to position room, 713 00:31:51,200 --> 00:31:53,000 Speaker 1: well unit rooms and stuff like that. And then we 714 00:31:53,000 --> 00:31:55,560 Speaker 1: went to position rooms and pretty much all of us 715 00:31:56,000 --> 00:31:57,840 Speaker 1: individually stood up in front of the room and just 716 00:31:57,960 --> 00:32:02,200 Speaker 1: talked about us. And it's surprisingly how much in common 717 00:32:02,280 --> 00:32:04,440 Speaker 1: you have with somebody and don't even know it was 718 00:32:04,440 --> 00:32:06,960 Speaker 1: it like tell me something that someone doesn't know about you, 719 00:32:07,080 --> 00:32:10,680 Speaker 1: or like what was there exactly? Yeah, it was like 720 00:32:10,760 --> 00:32:13,120 Speaker 1: that and all that. Then everybody just asked questions and 721 00:32:13,160 --> 00:32:16,800 Speaker 1: stuff and um like you like I found out and 722 00:32:16,880 --> 00:32:19,080 Speaker 1: me and Harrison Phillips got like we both had two 723 00:32:19,080 --> 00:32:21,600 Speaker 1: a cls. Like that's crazy, Like we didn't know that 724 00:32:21,640 --> 00:32:24,720 Speaker 1: we both found out. Like what we both was three 725 00:32:24,760 --> 00:32:28,760 Speaker 1: time high school state champions in the wrestling Okay, we 726 00:32:28,840 --> 00:32:31,160 Speaker 1: both graduated high school like a four point o GPA. 727 00:32:31,360 --> 00:32:33,840 Speaker 1: That's like stuff you wouldn't know about somebody. Like we 728 00:32:33,920 --> 00:32:38,600 Speaker 1: just like clicked right off the back. More intelligent, defensive 729 00:32:38,640 --> 00:32:43,360 Speaker 1: tackle duo in the league. It's insane. And the fact 730 00:32:43,400 --> 00:32:46,160 Speaker 1: that because you you played soccer in high school, right 731 00:32:46,160 --> 00:32:48,360 Speaker 1: and so did you tear both of your a cls 732 00:32:48,360 --> 00:32:51,280 Speaker 1: and your were just one tore my left a cl 733 00:32:51,360 --> 00:32:54,040 Speaker 1: playing soccer in high school and then my second year 734 00:32:54,040 --> 00:32:57,120 Speaker 1: at Badmouth told my right one okay, And was that 735 00:32:57,200 --> 00:33:00,840 Speaker 1: with Chris. Chris Rump is the new d the tackles coaching. 736 00:33:01,400 --> 00:33:03,400 Speaker 1: So he was a coach at BA. He was a 737 00:33:03,440 --> 00:33:05,320 Speaker 1: coach when I got here. Yeah, my first two years 738 00:33:05,320 --> 00:33:07,080 Speaker 1: at Batman, he was there with me, so he saw 739 00:33:07,120 --> 00:33:09,640 Speaker 1: the transition for me to go from two forty to 740 00:33:09,800 --> 00:33:13,920 Speaker 1: two eighty and one year. But what does it like 741 00:33:14,000 --> 00:33:15,280 Speaker 1: to have him back in there? I mean, so nice 742 00:33:15,280 --> 00:33:18,960 Speaker 1: to have a familiar face around after the changes. It's good. 743 00:33:19,000 --> 00:33:20,760 Speaker 1: It's good to see him. Like you just notice how 744 00:33:20,880 --> 00:33:22,960 Speaker 1: small of the world it is like to have the 745 00:33:23,040 --> 00:33:27,080 Speaker 1: same coach, and how college and the NFL was just crazy, 746 00:33:27,160 --> 00:33:29,080 Speaker 1: and um, yeah, he's just like one of those guys 747 00:33:29,160 --> 00:33:31,800 Speaker 1: like he cares for each player and um he's gonna 748 00:33:31,840 --> 00:33:34,280 Speaker 1: really make each player a student of the game. And 749 00:33:34,360 --> 00:33:37,640 Speaker 1: I appreciate that, have you because I think the big 750 00:33:37,720 --> 00:33:39,840 Speaker 1: question is now, you know, moving from A four three 751 00:33:39,880 --> 00:33:42,760 Speaker 1: two to three four, Like has that affected how you 752 00:33:42,760 --> 00:33:45,800 Speaker 1: know your mental approaches to the game now, Like what 753 00:33:45,920 --> 00:33:49,440 Speaker 1: changes now with it with the new scheme. Um, it's 754 00:33:49,600 --> 00:33:52,160 Speaker 1: just like it's pretty similar to why I played last year. 755 00:33:52,680 --> 00:33:55,200 Speaker 1: I'll be playing pretty much like uh, like the end 756 00:33:55,240 --> 00:33:57,800 Speaker 1: and the nose guards position in the three to four 757 00:33:58,280 --> 00:34:00,680 Speaker 1: and um, yeah, it's pretty much the same stuff. That's 758 00:34:00,760 --> 00:34:04,120 Speaker 1: pretty much almost the same, similar to the Alabama defense 759 00:34:04,160 --> 00:34:06,520 Speaker 1: I ran when I was Alabama. So it's like a 760 00:34:06,560 --> 00:34:10,560 Speaker 1: lot of stuff is very similar, Okay, And that's that's 761 00:34:10,600 --> 00:34:12,919 Speaker 1: interesting you say that because like outside looking in, we're 762 00:34:12,920 --> 00:34:14,840 Speaker 1: like overthinking everything. We're like, all right, so three to 763 00:34:14,880 --> 00:34:17,799 Speaker 1: four it's the history of people were bringing out because 764 00:34:17,800 --> 00:34:20,359 Speaker 1: like everyone expects it to be so much different than 765 00:34:20,600 --> 00:34:23,000 Speaker 1: what we have done since the eighties. But the fact 766 00:34:23,080 --> 00:34:24,920 Speaker 1: that you're saying, okay, like a lot of this is similar, 767 00:34:25,000 --> 00:34:28,040 Speaker 1: Like explain what you mean by that, the similarities between 768 00:34:28,360 --> 00:34:30,359 Speaker 1: what you've done in the past versus what you're being 769 00:34:30,360 --> 00:34:32,839 Speaker 1: asked to do, because like a lot of people don't 770 00:34:32,840 --> 00:34:35,160 Speaker 1: know this is like last year round a four to three, 771 00:34:35,280 --> 00:34:40,160 Speaker 1: but we'll have three four schemes, gotcha? And like in 772 00:34:40,200 --> 00:34:42,040 Speaker 1: the three to four you'll have four three schemes too. 773 00:34:42,080 --> 00:34:43,920 Speaker 1: It looks similar to a four to three, but it's 774 00:34:44,000 --> 00:34:46,040 Speaker 1: you're still considered three to four. But it's like you 775 00:34:46,160 --> 00:34:49,280 Speaker 1: running the same thing. You're running the fourty three depending 776 00:34:49,280 --> 00:34:51,640 Speaker 1: on what offense you're going against. Some wet formations they 777 00:34:51,680 --> 00:34:55,399 Speaker 1: line up in. But it's like it's just people play 778 00:34:55,480 --> 00:34:58,920 Speaker 1: slightly different positions. Like the outside linebackers like they're different 779 00:34:59,000 --> 00:35:02,160 Speaker 1: like be dropping a little bit more, rushing a little 780 00:35:02,200 --> 00:35:05,000 Speaker 1: bit more, and things like that. But like on the 781 00:35:05,080 --> 00:35:09,040 Speaker 1: inside a detagle position, it's still the same physical play, 782 00:35:09,120 --> 00:35:11,440 Speaker 1: but you got to do play out the play. Does 783 00:35:11,440 --> 00:35:13,560 Speaker 1: that make the learning curve a little bit smaller for 784 00:35:13,600 --> 00:35:15,680 Speaker 1: you knowing that you can kind of go back to 785 00:35:15,840 --> 00:35:18,920 Speaker 1: what you've done in college and maybe a little bit 786 00:35:18,920 --> 00:35:20,880 Speaker 1: in the league. Yeah, I think it makes it a 787 00:35:20,920 --> 00:35:23,680 Speaker 1: lot smaller. It's just the thing is some of the 788 00:35:23,800 --> 00:35:26,880 Speaker 1: terminology you may hear one word from back in the day, 789 00:35:26,920 --> 00:35:30,400 Speaker 1: it's a completely different term now. And know how of 790 00:35:30,400 --> 00:35:33,040 Speaker 1: you having flashbacks when we call some players, I'm like, oh, 791 00:35:33,080 --> 00:35:34,719 Speaker 1: hold on, let me make sure I got the new 792 00:35:34,800 --> 00:35:37,279 Speaker 1: terminology for this one. But other than that, it's the 793 00:35:37,440 --> 00:35:40,520 Speaker 1: learning curve is super small with it and it's pretty 794 00:35:40,520 --> 00:35:42,560 Speaker 1: similar for the most part. I want to take it 795 00:35:42,560 --> 00:35:44,359 Speaker 1: back to what you said earlier when you were talking 796 00:35:44,400 --> 00:35:47,319 Speaker 1: about how much fun you had. When's the last time 797 00:35:47,320 --> 00:35:49,839 Speaker 1: you remember you had that much fun playing the game, 798 00:35:49,880 --> 00:35:52,000 Speaker 1: because obviously being a pro, like it is fun, you 799 00:35:52,040 --> 00:35:53,719 Speaker 1: have a fun job, but it is a job at 800 00:35:53,760 --> 00:35:55,480 Speaker 1: the end of the day. When's the last time you 801 00:35:55,560 --> 00:35:58,640 Speaker 1: had that feeling. I can't even explain the vibe we 802 00:35:58,680 --> 00:36:02,040 Speaker 1: had in the words, because like every coach was on board, 803 00:36:02,040 --> 00:36:04,960 Speaker 1: on the same page, and and like it was just 804 00:36:04,960 --> 00:36:06,839 Speaker 1: super welcome, and like we spent the whole day, every 805 00:36:06,880 --> 00:36:09,759 Speaker 1: coach talking about themselves and he's learning about them and 806 00:36:09,800 --> 00:36:12,759 Speaker 1: their history and their families and everything like that. You 807 00:36:12,920 --> 00:36:16,120 Speaker 1: found out everybody's wide in the room, and it just 808 00:36:16,160 --> 00:36:17,719 Speaker 1: makes you want to push that much harder for the 809 00:36:17,719 --> 00:36:19,759 Speaker 1: next person that got next to you, and even the 810 00:36:19,760 --> 00:36:21,920 Speaker 1: coaches because like they have a while too, that's why 811 00:36:21,960 --> 00:36:25,640 Speaker 1: they're coaching. And yeah, just it just made you enjoyed 812 00:36:25,960 --> 00:36:28,279 Speaker 1: that that day is so much more and I feel 813 00:36:28,320 --> 00:36:31,080 Speaker 1: like that the defensive line room, I know, you know 814 00:36:31,280 --> 00:36:33,160 Speaker 1: Michael Pearson not being here, I know that was your guy, 815 00:36:33,239 --> 00:36:35,360 Speaker 1: and you know, congrats to him getting a new contract. 816 00:36:35,360 --> 00:36:38,400 Speaker 1: In Baltimore, but now you got to Darius Smith, Harrison Phillips. 817 00:36:38,400 --> 00:36:39,960 Speaker 1: I feel like the defensive line room now with the 818 00:36:40,040 --> 00:36:42,960 Speaker 1: new additions are a lot more fun. So you got 819 00:36:42,960 --> 00:36:46,560 Speaker 1: a lot of personal personality, some big personality group. Definitely 820 00:36:46,600 --> 00:36:50,120 Speaker 1: got some big personalities and um yeah, like I feel 821 00:36:50,160 --> 00:36:52,759 Speaker 1: like everybody in the lining room pretty funny. So we 822 00:36:52,880 --> 00:36:55,960 Speaker 1: always got jokes, even though coach rumby cracking jokes off 823 00:36:56,120 --> 00:36:59,480 Speaker 1: meeting and stuff. So it's like the personalities is definitely 824 00:36:59,520 --> 00:37:01,560 Speaker 1: a big help to one of those things now is 825 00:37:01,560 --> 00:37:04,040 Speaker 1: she's you know, moving forward to this upcoming season. I 826 00:37:04,080 --> 00:37:06,520 Speaker 1: know every day you know you're one step closer to 827 00:37:06,560 --> 00:37:09,840 Speaker 1: that goal. Where are you as far as mentally being 828 00:37:09,880 --> 00:37:12,240 Speaker 1: in that that process of getting to that that ultimate 829 00:37:12,280 --> 00:37:15,080 Speaker 1: goal of first and foremost OTAs than mini camp and 830 00:37:15,080 --> 00:37:17,920 Speaker 1: then training camp and then the season. I'm pretty much 831 00:37:17,960 --> 00:37:19,719 Speaker 1: like this year, I'm gonna just pretty much like take 832 00:37:19,760 --> 00:37:22,240 Speaker 1: it one week at a time and focus on improving 833 00:37:22,280 --> 00:37:24,759 Speaker 1: on something each and every week. And I feel like 834 00:37:25,320 --> 00:37:27,080 Speaker 1: if I do it that way, I have a better 835 00:37:27,239 --> 00:37:30,000 Speaker 1: outcome when the season get here and be exactly where 836 00:37:30,000 --> 00:37:33,000 Speaker 1: I want to be. Like overall, as an athlete, when 837 00:37:33,080 --> 00:37:35,600 Speaker 1: do you start your goal setting process, like your personal 838 00:37:35,640 --> 00:37:39,160 Speaker 1: goal setting process. M I feel like every season I 839 00:37:39,239 --> 00:37:43,600 Speaker 1: start to goal setting process, the day to season ends, yeah, 840 00:37:43,640 --> 00:37:45,360 Speaker 1: as soon as the season overwhere like, Okay, that's what 841 00:37:45,400 --> 00:37:46,800 Speaker 1: I want to do next year, this is what I 842 00:37:46,840 --> 00:37:48,840 Speaker 1: need to do to get there. This is why I 843 00:37:48,840 --> 00:37:51,480 Speaker 1: need to start doing that. And now I just if 844 00:37:51,520 --> 00:37:54,040 Speaker 1: I need to do more treatment or more stretching or 845 00:37:54,640 --> 00:37:56,960 Speaker 1: just have more cardio. It's like you have to plan 846 00:37:57,040 --> 00:37:58,920 Speaker 1: it out ahead of time for the most part, because 847 00:37:59,400 --> 00:38:02,480 Speaker 1: as you know, day is a schedule throughout the whole day. 848 00:38:02,520 --> 00:38:04,279 Speaker 1: You're you gotta go to this meeting room, you gotta 849 00:38:04,400 --> 00:38:06,520 Speaker 1: be on this field, you have to be you gotta 850 00:38:06,560 --> 00:38:09,640 Speaker 1: eat with these couple of minutes. You have to be 851 00:38:09,680 --> 00:38:11,640 Speaker 1: able to plan around it. And also you got to 852 00:38:11,680 --> 00:38:14,080 Speaker 1: be able to be willing to stay out there to 853 00:38:14,200 --> 00:38:17,359 Speaker 1: do extra stuff because you got to think about it 854 00:38:17,400 --> 00:38:19,160 Speaker 1: pretty much every time we hit somebody as almost like 855 00:38:19,200 --> 00:38:21,399 Speaker 1: a little mini car accident. So you have to take 856 00:38:21,440 --> 00:38:23,080 Speaker 1: care of your body too, So that's the biggest player. 857 00:38:23,160 --> 00:38:24,440 Speaker 1: You also got to make a little bit of time 858 00:38:24,480 --> 00:38:27,160 Speaker 1: for the Minnesota Vikings podcast, so we appreciate you for 859 00:38:27,280 --> 00:38:30,440 Speaker 1: that for sure. This has been so insightful. Um it's 860 00:38:30,480 --> 00:38:33,280 Speaker 1: just really great to have you back and to see everybody. 861 00:38:33,320 --> 00:38:36,120 Speaker 1: I mean you, it really does. Even from our side 862 00:38:36,120 --> 00:38:38,480 Speaker 1: of things, like not you know, the business side, I 863 00:38:38,480 --> 00:38:40,799 Speaker 1: guess you could say the front office side of things. 864 00:38:41,080 --> 00:38:43,719 Speaker 1: You can just tell that it's just a different environment now. 865 00:38:44,000 --> 00:38:46,040 Speaker 1: And it's not just because of all the changes, but 866 00:38:46,120 --> 00:38:49,520 Speaker 1: just the fact that it's crowded there are other people. Like, 867 00:38:49,600 --> 00:38:52,359 Speaker 1: it's just it really feels like an exciting time just 868 00:38:52,400 --> 00:38:55,080 Speaker 1: to even you just don't you take for granted how 869 00:38:55,160 --> 00:38:58,439 Speaker 1: that was before the pandemic and everything that happened. For sure, 870 00:38:58,520 --> 00:38:59,880 Speaker 1: for sure, Well, I know you got to play war 871 00:39:00,080 --> 00:39:02,719 Speaker 1: Zone pretty soon, so I'll get you out of here 872 00:39:02,719 --> 00:39:06,280 Speaker 1: with that, because you you like surprise somebody with the jersey. 873 00:39:06,239 --> 00:39:08,960 Speaker 1: Yeah yeah, yeah, Well, like I know you gotta get 874 00:39:08,960 --> 00:39:10,440 Speaker 1: out of here. But like that's my last question, Like, 875 00:39:10,480 --> 00:39:11,960 Speaker 1: I know you were going to play wars on after this, 876 00:39:12,080 --> 00:39:14,440 Speaker 1: but what was that feeling? Like? I didn't even surprise him. 877 00:39:14,480 --> 00:39:17,360 Speaker 1: I was actually streaming and he joined the stream and 878 00:39:17,360 --> 00:39:19,399 Speaker 1: he was like Davin and he clutched his game up. 879 00:39:19,920 --> 00:39:22,920 Speaker 1: I'll buy a jersey. Was all right, because I was 880 00:39:22,920 --> 00:39:25,480 Speaker 1: playing pretty bad too. I was like, it's a horrible day. 881 00:39:25,480 --> 00:39:28,040 Speaker 1: Of a war zone for me and I just end 882 00:39:28,160 --> 00:39:29,920 Speaker 1: up going crazy. I just snapped on the game and 883 00:39:29,960 --> 00:39:31,799 Speaker 1: just started going crazy, and then I won the game 884 00:39:32,080 --> 00:39:33,560 Speaker 1: and then he was like a man, am I word? 885 00:39:33,600 --> 00:39:35,040 Speaker 1: And like I say, I know, I'll get a tweet. 886 00:39:35,239 --> 00:39:38,560 Speaker 1: And he purchased the jersey, so I was like, yeah, 887 00:39:38,719 --> 00:39:41,480 Speaker 1: one of the real ones right there. Sign it. Now, 888 00:39:41,600 --> 00:39:43,640 Speaker 1: I gotta sign it. I would get him to ship 889 00:39:43,760 --> 00:39:45,400 Speaker 1: it out here the TCO so I could sign it 890 00:39:45,440 --> 00:39:47,680 Speaker 1: for him. I love that man. Yeah, I'm gonna let 891 00:39:47,719 --> 00:39:49,520 Speaker 1: you go get to your video games. I appreciate it. 892 00:39:49,680 --> 00:39:53,239 Speaker 1: Thanks for the time, Dalvin. Thank you so much to 893 00:39:53,440 --> 00:39:57,200 Speaker 1: Dalvin Tomlinson for curving out fifteen minutes of his schedule. 894 00:39:57,400 --> 00:39:59,600 Speaker 1: Hopefully we kept him, you know, within the time limit. 895 00:40:00,520 --> 00:40:03,759 Speaker 1: I mean, he's just so personable and has such a 896 00:40:03,800 --> 00:40:06,080 Speaker 1: wide range of hobbies, you know, on the off season. 897 00:40:06,120 --> 00:40:07,839 Speaker 1: I wish I would have pursued a hobby more often. 898 00:40:07,880 --> 00:40:09,719 Speaker 1: I look at his all the things he does, and 899 00:40:09,760 --> 00:40:12,680 Speaker 1: I'm like, wow, I really need to become more well rounded. Yeah, 900 00:40:12,719 --> 00:40:15,520 Speaker 1: we both love shallow lives. This is what basically he 901 00:40:15,560 --> 00:40:17,200 Speaker 1: told us in that interview. And he I mean, he's 902 00:40:17,239 --> 00:40:19,279 Speaker 1: just a great guy and just just talking to him. 903 00:40:19,600 --> 00:40:21,520 Speaker 1: We were talking a little bit off air, like he's 904 00:40:21,560 --> 00:40:23,919 Speaker 1: just a big kid, like he has like you said, 905 00:40:23,960 --> 00:40:25,920 Speaker 1: he has an old soul, but he's just still a 906 00:40:26,000 --> 00:40:30,239 Speaker 1: kid at heart and just understanding that that that makes 907 00:40:30,520 --> 00:40:33,800 Speaker 1: a great teammate. And you can tell just from him saying, 908 00:40:33,840 --> 00:40:36,839 Speaker 1: you know, the first day was fun. Basically, he wants 909 00:40:36,840 --> 00:40:38,560 Speaker 1: to find ways to be a better teammate, to keep 910 00:40:38,600 --> 00:40:40,879 Speaker 1: that vibe and keep that energy up throughout the entire 911 00:40:40,920 --> 00:40:44,319 Speaker 1: course of the season. It's that first day of school energy, right, yeah. Yeah. So, 912 00:40:44,719 --> 00:40:46,200 Speaker 1: And that's the thing is that it kind of feels 913 00:40:46,239 --> 00:40:49,640 Speaker 1: like these guys have repeatedly been saying this, even the 914 00:40:49,640 --> 00:40:51,799 Speaker 1: coaches have been saying this, there's just a different feel. 915 00:40:51,920 --> 00:40:54,960 Speaker 1: There's a different vibe, different feel going on, and for 916 00:40:55,000 --> 00:40:57,759 Speaker 1: them to feel like walking into the same building, but 917 00:40:57,800 --> 00:41:01,480 Speaker 1: it's just a different, different vibe, and it seems like 918 00:41:01,520 --> 00:41:03,959 Speaker 1: there's smiles on their face as they're saying it. That's 919 00:41:03,960 --> 00:41:06,040 Speaker 1: something that's positive to hear with these guys because hopefully 920 00:41:06,080 --> 00:41:07,800 Speaker 1: it helps motivate them not only did you want to 921 00:41:07,800 --> 00:41:09,960 Speaker 1: play better or to fix what you know didn't work 922 00:41:10,040 --> 00:41:12,880 Speaker 1: last year, but just to learn about not only the 923 00:41:12,920 --> 00:41:15,200 Speaker 1: different people around them, but themselves in the same point 924 00:41:15,400 --> 00:41:18,120 Speaker 1: not took some notes because I feel like we had 925 00:41:18,120 --> 00:41:20,560 Speaker 1: what the April eleven was, the first day that staff 926 00:41:20,760 --> 00:41:22,600 Speaker 1: was able to be well, able to be back in 927 00:41:22,600 --> 00:41:24,680 Speaker 1: the building all at one time. We should have had 928 00:41:24,719 --> 00:41:27,480 Speaker 1: some music playing on the speakers throughout TCOPC. That would 929 00:41:27,480 --> 00:41:29,239 Speaker 1: have been something that would have been something. I mean, 930 00:41:29,239 --> 00:41:30,759 Speaker 1: that was the viber on here. But you want to 931 00:41:30,800 --> 00:41:32,440 Speaker 1: wake up and want to go to work, I mean, 932 00:41:32,440 --> 00:41:35,239 Speaker 1: not everyone has that luxury. And I feel like when 933 00:41:35,320 --> 00:41:37,920 Speaker 1: you listen to these players talk like at the end 934 00:41:37,960 --> 00:41:39,680 Speaker 1: of the day, it's a game that they love, that 935 00:41:39,680 --> 00:41:43,399 Speaker 1: they've played for their whole lives, and sometimes I think 936 00:41:43,400 --> 00:41:45,560 Speaker 1: that can be monotonous and you can kind of make 937 00:41:45,560 --> 00:41:47,239 Speaker 1: it feel like it's all I just have to do 938 00:41:47,280 --> 00:41:49,239 Speaker 1: it instead of I get to do it. Yeah, you 939 00:41:49,480 --> 00:41:51,319 Speaker 1: get into a routine. It's so easy to get into 940 00:41:51,320 --> 00:41:54,120 Speaker 1: a routine because their lives are so routine. So it's 941 00:41:54,160 --> 00:41:56,320 Speaker 1: just like, Okay, wake up six am, I got treatment, 942 00:41:56,360 --> 00:41:58,000 Speaker 1: and then so on and so forth. So the fact 943 00:41:58,000 --> 00:42:01,480 Speaker 1: that they have something that forces them to think a 944 00:42:01,480 --> 00:42:03,520 Speaker 1: little bit different, but at the same time forces them 945 00:42:03,560 --> 00:42:06,080 Speaker 1: to find their passion for the game of football. And 946 00:42:06,120 --> 00:42:08,200 Speaker 1: the reason why they first started in the first place. 947 00:42:08,560 --> 00:42:11,160 Speaker 1: I think that's good for everybody involved, like the energy 948 00:42:11,200 --> 00:42:13,120 Speaker 1: from the coaching staff. Also, I know this is about 949 00:42:13,120 --> 00:42:15,920 Speaker 1: the players, but these coaching staff is excited to just 950 00:42:15,960 --> 00:42:20,440 Speaker 1: be able to be around new people. See who a 951 00:42:20,480 --> 00:42:22,480 Speaker 1: lot to prove and I know you know there the 952 00:42:22,640 --> 00:42:25,600 Speaker 1: record or the past history of Kevin O'Connell shows that 953 00:42:26,000 --> 00:42:28,200 Speaker 1: he's been to the promised land, but still he has 954 00:42:28,239 --> 00:42:30,600 Speaker 1: to reprove himself and find new ways to be better 955 00:42:30,640 --> 00:42:32,840 Speaker 1: because this is a new group of guys and a 956 00:42:32,840 --> 00:42:34,960 Speaker 1: new group of guys that want to get to that 957 00:42:34,960 --> 00:42:38,400 Speaker 1: that ultimate goal with him at the helm. So exciting 958 00:42:38,440 --> 00:42:41,040 Speaker 1: times ahead, exciting times right now, and I'm looking forward 959 00:42:41,080 --> 00:42:43,239 Speaker 1: to whatever Jay has to say next. As he's looking 960 00:42:43,280 --> 00:42:45,120 Speaker 1: at me with the side eye. It's really weird you 961 00:42:45,360 --> 00:42:47,279 Speaker 1: bring this up, and I wrote this down. I've been 962 00:42:47,320 --> 00:42:49,560 Speaker 1: watching the show and it doesn't really matter what show 963 00:42:49,560 --> 00:42:51,480 Speaker 1: it was, but been watching a show and there was 964 00:42:51,520 --> 00:42:54,040 Speaker 1: something that somebody said in the show on like a 965 00:42:54,120 --> 00:42:56,640 Speaker 1: season finale type thing that really kind of struck me, 966 00:42:56,640 --> 00:42:57,800 Speaker 1: and I wrote it down. And the reason why I 967 00:42:57,840 --> 00:42:59,640 Speaker 1: pulled up my phone was because it fits exactly with 968 00:42:59,680 --> 00:43:02,439 Speaker 1: that and the one line I just want to shake 969 00:43:02,480 --> 00:43:05,239 Speaker 1: the writer's hand, whoever wrote this. But the line was 970 00:43:05,440 --> 00:43:07,439 Speaker 1: one gets used to a state of affairs for such 971 00:43:07,440 --> 00:43:10,279 Speaker 1: a long time, it's easy to forget they're all just transitions. 972 00:43:10,800 --> 00:43:12,520 Speaker 1: And I was like, that is a great line. Just 973 00:43:12,560 --> 00:43:15,359 Speaker 1: to think about all of these guys walking in here. 974 00:43:15,400 --> 00:43:17,640 Speaker 1: Like you said, they're very routine oriented. They like to 975 00:43:17,680 --> 00:43:19,120 Speaker 1: know what they're going to do. They kind of have 976 00:43:19,480 --> 00:43:21,520 Speaker 1: the ability mentally just to kind of be like, Okay, 977 00:43:21,560 --> 00:43:22,759 Speaker 1: I know what my Monday is, and know what my 978 00:43:22,800 --> 00:43:25,000 Speaker 1: Tuesday is. When you do have the shake up and 979 00:43:25,040 --> 00:43:27,000 Speaker 1: everyone gets nervous, they're trying to figure out, you know, 980 00:43:27,040 --> 00:43:28,759 Speaker 1: what does this mean for me? What does this mean 981 00:43:28,800 --> 00:43:32,160 Speaker 1: for everything? Are we starting from scratch? What's the attitude 982 00:43:32,160 --> 00:43:35,359 Speaker 1: going to be again? This feeling of it's you know, 983 00:43:35,400 --> 00:43:37,279 Speaker 1: we get used to that state of affairs that from 984 00:43:37,400 --> 00:43:40,080 Speaker 1: from before, and now we're in a transition. It feels 985 00:43:40,120 --> 00:43:42,640 Speaker 1: like so far, the impression for all these guys is 986 00:43:42,880 --> 00:43:45,680 Speaker 1: that transition feels like it's a welcome thing. So hopefully 987 00:43:46,080 --> 00:43:47,960 Speaker 1: for them it does help light a new fire and 988 00:43:48,040 --> 00:43:52,399 Speaker 1: kind of re energize the entire organization to produce better 989 00:43:52,560 --> 00:43:54,920 Speaker 1: and to do better and to have a purpose as 990 00:43:54,960 --> 00:43:56,480 Speaker 1: to why they're out there playing the way they are, 991 00:43:56,600 --> 00:43:58,040 Speaker 1: and that's all you want in the end. You want 992 00:43:58,040 --> 00:44:01,480 Speaker 1: this momentum from right now, this week of reporting back 993 00:44:01,880 --> 00:44:04,680 Speaker 1: to just carry on through the season and lead to wins, 994 00:44:04,680 --> 00:44:07,400 Speaker 1: and that's all you can really ask for. But we 995 00:44:07,480 --> 00:44:09,600 Speaker 1: do have a lot more players and coaches that we 996 00:44:09,640 --> 00:44:13,520 Speaker 1: want to get to know, so hopefully if you like subscribe, 997 00:44:13,800 --> 00:44:15,480 Speaker 1: make sure you keep up to date with the Minnesota 998 00:44:15,520 --> 00:44:19,560 Speaker 1: Vikings podcast. As we start to unveil more names, we 999 00:44:19,600 --> 00:44:22,680 Speaker 1: are doing more draft talk, especially stick with Vikings dot com. 1000 00:44:22,800 --> 00:44:25,600 Speaker 1: Right now, we're getting ready for some more Pete Persich 1001 00:44:25,760 --> 00:44:28,720 Speaker 1: film rooms, Jay, you little bit more about that. Pete 1002 00:44:28,760 --> 00:44:31,239 Speaker 1: is doing his traditional kind of breakdowns that are coming 1003 00:44:31,320 --> 00:44:32,680 Speaker 1: up here. I know that he was filming a bunch 1004 00:44:32,719 --> 00:44:35,200 Speaker 1: of them today for us and those will be released 1005 00:44:35,200 --> 00:44:38,200 Speaker 1: here very soon. So again, keep up. I know with 1006 00:44:38,239 --> 00:44:40,600 Speaker 1: all the draft speculation going on, with all the players 1007 00:44:40,640 --> 00:44:43,400 Speaker 1: that are potentially out there, Pete's taking a real focus 1008 00:44:43,440 --> 00:44:46,399 Speaker 1: on exactly who potentially could be there for us, both 1009 00:44:46,440 --> 00:44:50,240 Speaker 1: on offensive defense, and I think everyone who's paying attention 1010 00:44:50,320 --> 00:44:52,600 Speaker 1: right now knows there is a ton of stuff going 1011 00:44:52,600 --> 00:44:54,799 Speaker 1: out there. Are we taking a cornerback? Are we taking 1012 00:44:54,800 --> 00:44:56,880 Speaker 1: a wide receiver, is a D line pass rusher? What 1013 00:44:56,880 --> 00:44:59,640 Speaker 1: are we doing? Keep up? Pete has got his fingers 1014 00:44:59,680 --> 00:45:02,279 Speaker 1: on the with a lot of those players that there's 1015 00:45:02,320 --> 00:45:04,800 Speaker 1: a lot of rumors and speculation going on right now 1016 00:45:04,800 --> 00:45:07,480 Speaker 1: that in the next two weeks could potentially be the 1017 00:45:07,480 --> 00:45:09,759 Speaker 1: next guy in Purple. And I think on top of that, 1018 00:45:09,840 --> 00:45:12,640 Speaker 1: even the film breakdowns that he's already done on Chandon Sullivan, 1019 00:45:12,920 --> 00:45:16,480 Speaker 1: Zadarius Smith, Harrison Phillips, those are out right now on 1020 00:45:16,560 --> 00:45:18,720 Speaker 1: Vikings dot com and those are really really good also 1021 00:45:18,760 --> 00:45:21,400 Speaker 1: because you look at that he does the why behind 1022 00:45:21,600 --> 00:45:24,160 Speaker 1: the what and what is going on is those guys 1023 00:45:24,160 --> 00:45:26,480 Speaker 1: are on the team, why they're here. Pete is showing 1024 00:45:26,480 --> 00:45:29,040 Speaker 1: you on film and it shows you how that can operate, 1025 00:45:29,080 --> 00:45:32,360 Speaker 1: Wall can fit into this new Minnesota Vikings scheme. So 1026 00:45:32,440 --> 00:45:35,120 Speaker 1: great work by Pete Ursach. A lot more content coming up, 1027 00:45:35,520 --> 00:45:37,680 Speaker 1: and we also have Pete Versach on our team for 1028 00:45:37,880 --> 00:45:41,640 Speaker 1: the Miller Light Vikings Draft party. If you want anything 1029 00:45:41,680 --> 00:45:44,680 Speaker 1: in everything Vikings Draft on that first night on Thursday, 1030 00:45:45,080 --> 00:45:48,040 Speaker 1: be sure to get your tickets at Vikings dot com 1031 00:45:48,080 --> 00:45:51,279 Speaker 1: to experience the twenty twenty two NFL Draft on the 1032 00:45:51,280 --> 00:45:53,759 Speaker 1: field at US Bank Stadium, Gabe, you're gonna be there. 1033 00:45:53,800 --> 00:45:56,280 Speaker 1: That's gonna be a lot of fun. This is similar. 1034 00:45:56,360 --> 00:45:58,000 Speaker 1: I guess you'd be at the draft, so you won't 1035 00:45:58,040 --> 00:46:00,719 Speaker 1: be able to experience us Bank, but I've ever experienced 1036 00:46:00,719 --> 00:46:02,759 Speaker 1: the draft party in person here, so this will be 1037 00:46:02,760 --> 00:46:04,719 Speaker 1: a lot of fun. So it'd be cool to see 1038 00:46:04,719 --> 00:46:07,360 Speaker 1: a lot of Vikings fans and just you know, Paul Allen, 1039 00:46:07,680 --> 00:46:10,040 Speaker 1: the versages of the World, some of the players, Christ 1040 00:46:10,080 --> 00:46:11,600 Speaker 1: and Derrisa I believe is going to be there, a 1041 00:46:11,600 --> 00:46:13,960 Speaker 1: few of the other players, Adam Falin. So just to 1042 00:46:14,000 --> 00:46:15,799 Speaker 1: be able to see all those guys in person with 1043 00:46:15,960 --> 00:46:18,400 Speaker 1: these fans, I'm pumped. Yeah, it's gonna be great. A 1044 00:46:18,400 --> 00:46:20,960 Speaker 1: lot of chances for meet and greets all of your 1045 00:46:20,960 --> 00:46:24,640 Speaker 1: favorite Vikings personalities. As Gabe said, there's live kfan coverage 1046 00:46:24,640 --> 00:46:28,000 Speaker 1: and appearances by Vikings legends even as well. So the 1047 00:46:28,080 --> 00:46:31,279 Speaker 1: doors open at six. Tickets are still on sale, so 1048 00:46:31,400 --> 00:46:33,919 Speaker 1: be sure to scoop those up in the meantime. Stick 1049 00:46:33,960 --> 00:46:36,359 Speaker 1: with Vikings dot Com and the Vikings app as we 1050 00:46:36,400 --> 00:46:39,919 Speaker 1: start to unveil more and more Draft related content as 1051 00:46:39,960 --> 00:46:42,720 Speaker 1: we head into the Draft, which as we record today 1052 00:46:43,040 --> 00:46:46,480 Speaker 1: on April fourteenth, is only two weeks away A snowy 1053 00:46:46,520 --> 00:46:48,440 Speaker 1: April fourteenth, Oh, don't remind me