1 00:00:16,680 --> 00:00:19,800 Speaker 1: Welcome to the Audible, presented by three M, the official 2 00:00:19,880 --> 00:00:22,960 Speaker 1: science partner of the Minnesota Vikings. Hey, what's going on? 3 00:00:23,079 --> 00:00:25,880 Speaker 1: Welcome to the audible. It's Paul Allen and Ron Johnson 4 00:00:25,960 --> 00:00:29,440 Speaker 1: filling in for Gabe and Tatum, and most importantly very 5 00:00:29,440 --> 00:00:32,760 Speaker 1: happy to be joined by t J. Hawkinson and David Blow. 6 00:00:33,200 --> 00:00:36,320 Speaker 1: The audible is presented by three A M. A couple 7 00:00:36,360 --> 00:00:38,960 Speaker 1: of newer Vikings have joined us, and we welcome you 8 00:00:39,000 --> 00:00:41,960 Speaker 1: to the Audible. TJ. First, you've been here about a 9 00:00:41,960 --> 00:00:44,960 Speaker 1: month now, Man, have you settled in? Found restaurants, all 10 00:00:45,000 --> 00:00:47,559 Speaker 1: of America? Things to do? Yeah, I've been to all 11 00:00:47,560 --> 00:00:50,440 Speaker 1: of America a couple of times now. But yeah, it's 12 00:00:50,440 --> 00:00:53,600 Speaker 1: been awesome. This is the city's great. I'm trying to explore. 13 00:00:53,600 --> 00:00:55,920 Speaker 1: I'm finally out of the hotel, so I got a 14 00:00:55,960 --> 00:00:58,560 Speaker 1: house now. So yeah, we're starting to settle in. It's 15 00:00:58,600 --> 00:01:01,520 Speaker 1: been awesome. And and both you end David David quarterback 16 00:01:01,520 --> 00:01:04,520 Speaker 1: to TJ. Tight End. Played with the Lions, now play 17 00:01:04,600 --> 00:01:06,720 Speaker 1: with the Vikings. You both played in the Big Ten. 18 00:01:07,240 --> 00:01:10,440 Speaker 1: Ron one of the great Gophers receivers in the history 19 00:01:10,480 --> 00:01:12,919 Speaker 1: of a Golden Gophers football. It's like all we're missing 20 00:01:13,040 --> 00:01:15,240 Speaker 1: is a running back to get a squad here in 21 00:01:15,280 --> 00:01:18,039 Speaker 1: the TCO studios And I'm just gonna get this out 22 00:01:18,040 --> 00:01:20,640 Speaker 1: of the way right now. Nine to two, nine victories. 23 00:01:21,000 --> 00:01:23,720 Speaker 1: It might take the Lions a season and a half 24 00:01:23,840 --> 00:01:26,640 Speaker 1: or two seasons to win nine games. I mean, you're 25 00:01:26,640 --> 00:01:29,840 Speaker 1: both smiling, so you know I'm teasing, but that's kind 26 00:01:29,880 --> 00:01:33,680 Speaker 1: of reality, right, no comment, but yeah, right about this, 27 00:01:34,800 --> 00:01:37,640 Speaker 1: How about this? It was a rough few years and uh, 28 00:01:38,080 --> 00:01:41,119 Speaker 1: you know, going from in the division, obviously we hope 29 00:01:41,120 --> 00:01:42,720 Speaker 1: we kicked their butt. We got a lot of great 30 00:01:42,720 --> 00:01:45,600 Speaker 1: friends over there. Sure are pulling for them to play well, 31 00:01:45,600 --> 00:01:47,960 Speaker 1: but you know, we hope they you know, they lose 32 00:01:48,480 --> 00:01:50,560 Speaker 1: and you'll get them again coming up with ford Field soon. 33 00:01:50,800 --> 00:01:54,080 Speaker 1: All right, A joyous moment when you guys beat the 34 00:01:54,200 --> 00:01:57,240 Speaker 1: Vikings last year. Alman Ross at brown back, left of 35 00:01:57,280 --> 00:02:01,040 Speaker 1: the end zone. I actually left the game feeling super 36 00:02:01,120 --> 00:02:03,520 Speaker 1: good for your squad. Not only have I known people 37 00:02:03,520 --> 00:02:06,320 Speaker 1: who have been there, like Todd Downing, Darryl Bevil, people 38 00:02:06,360 --> 00:02:09,239 Speaker 1: like that, but it was the first win in a year, 39 00:02:09,480 --> 00:02:11,519 Speaker 1: and like the fans hadn't seen a win a ford 40 00:02:11,600 --> 00:02:14,280 Speaker 1: Field and longer than that because of the pandemic. So 41 00:02:14,520 --> 00:02:16,880 Speaker 1: it's a great fan base, isn't it. Yeah, I'd say so. 42 00:02:17,040 --> 00:02:19,160 Speaker 1: The Lions are a great fan base, kind of unmatched 43 00:02:19,160 --> 00:02:20,960 Speaker 1: to what I've I've witnessed here in the first few 44 00:02:21,000 --> 00:02:23,760 Speaker 1: weeks of being in Minnesota. But that was big for 45 00:02:23,800 --> 00:02:26,920 Speaker 1: the you know, Dan Campbell era starting and there had 46 00:02:26,960 --> 00:02:28,520 Speaker 1: been a lot of close games leading up to that, 47 00:02:28,600 --> 00:02:31,200 Speaker 1: and it felt confident that there were just some times 48 00:02:31,240 --> 00:02:33,680 Speaker 1: to you know, finish it off, and that one finally 49 00:02:33,680 --> 00:02:35,560 Speaker 1: clicked for us. So you know, at the time, that 50 00:02:35,919 --> 00:02:38,079 Speaker 1: was a lot of fun, but you know, hoping nothing 51 00:02:38,120 --> 00:02:41,120 Speaker 1: like that happens again. All Lions conversation in the rear 52 00:02:41,200 --> 00:02:45,480 Speaker 1: view mirror from here on run you got traded within 53 00:02:45,520 --> 00:02:48,280 Speaker 1: the division. And so when you became Minnesota Viking, what 54 00:02:48,320 --> 00:02:50,960 Speaker 1: was that like? When like You've been trained as a 55 00:02:51,000 --> 00:02:53,320 Speaker 1: Lion to want to beat the Vikings, beat the Bears, 56 00:02:53,320 --> 00:02:54,919 Speaker 1: beat the Packers, and it's like you got to flip 57 00:02:54,919 --> 00:02:56,880 Speaker 1: a switch, like in a day, and now I's like, 58 00:02:56,880 --> 00:02:58,400 Speaker 1: I want to beat the Lions. I still want to 59 00:02:58,400 --> 00:03:00,280 Speaker 1: beat the Packers and Bears, which you have to flip 60 00:03:00,320 --> 00:03:02,640 Speaker 1: a switch. How was that? Yeah, I mean I think 61 00:03:02,639 --> 00:03:04,440 Speaker 1: I'm still getting used to it a little bit, you know, 62 00:03:04,560 --> 00:03:07,720 Speaker 1: putting on the Purple. But it's been awesome. I mean, yeah, 63 00:03:07,760 --> 00:03:09,640 Speaker 1: I couldn't have asked for a better place to be, 64 00:03:09,880 --> 00:03:13,000 Speaker 1: you know, I mean closer to home, closer to a 65 00:03:13,040 --> 00:03:15,760 Speaker 1: lot of people, you know, four and a half hours uh, 66 00:03:16,040 --> 00:03:18,440 Speaker 1: you know, drive for for for the family now instead 67 00:03:18,440 --> 00:03:21,320 Speaker 1: of eight it's it's it's amazing. So um, it's been 68 00:03:21,360 --> 00:03:24,280 Speaker 1: a lot of fun and very excited to uh, you know, 69 00:03:24,400 --> 00:03:27,000 Speaker 1: be here. And when you think about one day, like 70 00:03:27,080 --> 00:03:28,840 Speaker 1: you you had one day to kind of okay, I 71 00:03:28,919 --> 00:03:30,680 Speaker 1: got to pack up and go, and then you have 72 00:03:30,720 --> 00:03:33,320 Speaker 1: a few days before the next game. What was that 73 00:03:33,400 --> 00:03:35,640 Speaker 1: like getting with Kevin O'Connor. You did have somebody here 74 00:03:35,640 --> 00:03:37,560 Speaker 1: to help you out as well, But was it more 75 00:03:37,600 --> 00:03:39,040 Speaker 1: of like, hey, we're just gonna tag you in this 76 00:03:39,080 --> 00:03:40,920 Speaker 1: first game to help you out or did you really 77 00:03:40,960 --> 00:03:43,240 Speaker 1: just dive into the playbook because people made fun of 78 00:03:43,240 --> 00:03:45,680 Speaker 1: buyable guys like you know, big ten guys are smart, 79 00:03:45,680 --> 00:03:48,000 Speaker 1: so I'll give us that, you know, but diving into 80 00:03:48,040 --> 00:03:49,840 Speaker 1: the playbook is a tight end. I played tight end 81 00:03:49,840 --> 00:03:51,840 Speaker 1: with the Bears for a year. It's the hard I 82 00:03:51,840 --> 00:03:53,920 Speaker 1: think tight ends. Honestly, you're the smartest person in the field, 83 00:03:53,920 --> 00:03:56,680 Speaker 1: Like you have to know route blocking. You have to 84 00:03:56,720 --> 00:04:00,600 Speaker 1: know slot outside. I give them everything. When you saw here, 85 00:04:00,640 --> 00:04:03,720 Speaker 1: you said offensive linemen with the smartest guys in the room. 86 00:04:04,600 --> 00:04:07,920 Speaker 1: Cousins here blow mullins and cousins. They rule the rules. 87 00:04:07,960 --> 00:04:09,680 Speaker 1: I was say in front of a quarterback, tight ends 88 00:04:09,720 --> 00:04:12,120 Speaker 1: are after playing tight end. It's one of the hardest 89 00:04:12,120 --> 00:04:13,560 Speaker 1: You got to know the blitz pick up yet. So 90 00:04:13,680 --> 00:04:16,080 Speaker 1: how was that? You're you know, three to four days 91 00:04:16,120 --> 00:04:17,680 Speaker 1: to prepare for a game, to have to learn all 92 00:04:17,720 --> 00:04:20,360 Speaker 1: of that, it was and sixty sixty snaps in your 93 00:04:20,360 --> 00:04:22,880 Speaker 1: first game. Yeah, it was a grind. I mean, you know, 94 00:04:22,880 --> 00:04:25,080 Speaker 1: I hung out with him quite a bit, hung out 95 00:04:25,120 --> 00:04:28,240 Speaker 1: with a lot of you know, coach coach Angelico, Um, 96 00:04:28,279 --> 00:04:31,039 Speaker 1: you know Ko, all those guys that helped me a time. UM. 97 00:04:31,080 --> 00:04:33,200 Speaker 1: I tried to make it make sure that they didn't 98 00:04:33,200 --> 00:04:35,159 Speaker 1: have to tag me in things. You know, So I 99 00:04:35,279 --> 00:04:37,560 Speaker 1: really wanted to dive into the playbook and make sure 100 00:04:37,600 --> 00:04:40,240 Speaker 1: that they didn't have to worry about me on the field. 101 00:04:40,240 --> 00:04:43,680 Speaker 1: And you know, that first game, it was really just hey, 102 00:04:43,680 --> 00:04:45,440 Speaker 1: what do I what do I do? You know, it 103 00:04:45,560 --> 00:04:48,440 Speaker 1: wasn't much of a conceptual learning. Um, it was more 104 00:04:48,720 --> 00:04:51,040 Speaker 1: what do I have on this play? What am I doing, 105 00:04:51,120 --> 00:04:54,560 Speaker 1: so I'm trying to still expand that a little bit 106 00:04:55,000 --> 00:04:58,560 Speaker 1: in the weeks and weeks coming up. So it's been fun. 107 00:04:58,600 --> 00:05:01,159 Speaker 1: It's it really has to. This is my fourth offense 108 00:05:01,200 --> 00:05:04,760 Speaker 1: now in four years now, so it's you pick it 109 00:05:04,839 --> 00:05:07,360 Speaker 1: up a little quicker each time, and so it's, uh, 110 00:05:07,800 --> 00:05:10,320 Speaker 1: it's it's moving for sure. What was when when you 111 00:05:10,360 --> 00:05:13,200 Speaker 1: guys were back with the Lions before you got traded 112 00:05:13,240 --> 00:05:15,159 Speaker 1: and then you ended up here before the season David 113 00:05:15,640 --> 00:05:19,080 Speaker 1: HBO's hard Knox was there. What I mean, is it intrusive? 114 00:05:19,480 --> 00:05:22,760 Speaker 1: Is it too much? Sometimes? You know, David's playing a 115 00:05:22,760 --> 00:05:24,960 Speaker 1: ton in these preseason games, so like they're all over 116 00:05:25,040 --> 00:05:28,600 Speaker 1: you with one handed passes for touchdowns. At the ends 117 00:05:28,600 --> 00:05:31,359 Speaker 1: of games, you're playing behind like the third offensive line, 118 00:05:31,560 --> 00:05:33,560 Speaker 1: so you're running for your life half the time. What 119 00:05:33,680 --> 00:05:36,240 Speaker 1: was that all? Thing? Like? Yeah, I think it is intrusive. 120 00:05:36,440 --> 00:05:39,520 Speaker 1: I think it does give a fan somewhat of an 121 00:05:39,520 --> 00:05:42,120 Speaker 1: inside look into what an organization is trying to do. 122 00:05:42,240 --> 00:05:44,000 Speaker 1: But at the same time, you got to take with 123 00:05:44,000 --> 00:05:46,240 Speaker 1: the grain of salt, because what I learned was that 124 00:05:46,279 --> 00:05:50,359 Speaker 1: they take eighteen hundred hours of film and the viewer 125 00:05:50,440 --> 00:05:52,600 Speaker 1: sees five hours. Yeah, you know, so there's a lot 126 00:05:52,600 --> 00:05:55,080 Speaker 1: of moments that they see where you don't know if 127 00:05:55,080 --> 00:05:57,719 Speaker 1: you're being filmed or not, what's going on. And a 128 00:05:57,760 --> 00:06:00,360 Speaker 1: lot of those moments, as you know, are sacred, you know, 129 00:06:00,400 --> 00:06:02,360 Speaker 1: among the players, in the locker room, in the in 130 00:06:02,400 --> 00:06:04,880 Speaker 1: the meeting rooms. And so while it is a good 131 00:06:04,880 --> 00:06:07,240 Speaker 1: look and I do believe, you know, it's cool for 132 00:06:07,279 --> 00:06:10,520 Speaker 1: the fans to see a Glimpson, it's not always reality, right, 133 00:06:10,839 --> 00:06:12,800 Speaker 1: And when you think about that reality side of it, 134 00:06:12,839 --> 00:06:14,160 Speaker 1: I would have gave you a tip, but you know, 135 00:06:14,200 --> 00:06:15,920 Speaker 1: I didn't get time to talk to you guys. I'm 136 00:06:15,960 --> 00:06:18,080 Speaker 1: a Big Brother fan. And for the Big Brother people 137 00:06:18,120 --> 00:06:19,640 Speaker 1: out there, know, if you get naked, they won't put 138 00:06:19,680 --> 00:06:22,200 Speaker 1: your on camera. So that's yeah, Like you get naked 139 00:06:22,279 --> 00:06:23,800 Speaker 1: and they won't put your on camera. They can't. So 140 00:06:23,960 --> 00:06:27,120 Speaker 1: that's the way they do it exactly. Anything you have 141 00:06:27,160 --> 00:06:31,359 Speaker 1: to worry about them bothering me, But that's that's you know. 142 00:06:31,360 --> 00:06:33,200 Speaker 1: So if it ever comes to Minnesota. But when you 143 00:06:33,200 --> 00:06:35,440 Speaker 1: think about you, your your story, your wife, you know, 144 00:06:35,480 --> 00:06:37,120 Speaker 1: going to the Olympics, my wife with the Olympics in 145 00:06:37,120 --> 00:06:39,680 Speaker 1: two thousand and eight and Beijing, we share that in 146 00:06:39,760 --> 00:06:43,080 Speaker 1: your wife for Columbia, I got a chance? What was 147 00:06:43,240 --> 00:06:45,560 Speaker 1: that process? I mean, because it's not what people see 148 00:06:45,680 --> 00:06:47,400 Speaker 1: is one year, because that's what they see. But I 149 00:06:47,440 --> 00:06:49,600 Speaker 1: was around my wife since like two thousand and three four, 150 00:06:50,040 --> 00:06:51,479 Speaker 1: you know, then she went to you know, she tried 151 00:06:51,480 --> 00:06:52,720 Speaker 1: to make it and for it, didn't make it. Then 152 00:06:52,720 --> 00:06:55,680 Speaker 1: six seven eight finally made it an eight um as 153 00:06:55,680 --> 00:06:58,440 Speaker 1: a number one you know, American triple jumper. Blah blah. 154 00:06:58,520 --> 00:07:00,320 Speaker 1: What is that like though? I mean, because I've in there, 155 00:07:00,320 --> 00:07:03,719 Speaker 1: But from your perspective, you're just in it and your football. 156 00:07:04,080 --> 00:07:07,240 Speaker 1: So what was that like? First of all, congratulations, that's like, man, 157 00:07:07,279 --> 00:07:09,000 Speaker 1: you hit it on the head. I got goose bumps 158 00:07:09,040 --> 00:07:10,760 Speaker 1: as you were kind of saying it, because what you 159 00:07:10,800 --> 00:07:13,280 Speaker 1: see is she got fifty five seconds to run the 160 00:07:13,280 --> 00:07:16,760 Speaker 1: four hundred hurdles, the race of her life in the prelims. 161 00:07:17,000 --> 00:07:19,760 Speaker 1: What people don't see is the four years. Every day, 162 00:07:19,840 --> 00:07:22,080 Speaker 1: the choice is a sacrifice that you have to make 163 00:07:22,120 --> 00:07:24,280 Speaker 1: with Should I eat that dessert today? Should I get 164 00:07:24,360 --> 00:07:27,080 Speaker 1: up and train? Should I Should I go and do 165 00:07:27,200 --> 00:07:29,560 Speaker 1: everything that I need to do to make sure that 166 00:07:29,640 --> 00:07:32,040 Speaker 1: my dreams come true on this one day for fifty 167 00:07:32,040 --> 00:07:34,720 Speaker 1: five seconds, and you know, now she can look back. 168 00:07:34,760 --> 00:07:37,320 Speaker 1: She's been to two World Championships, She's been to an 169 00:07:37,360 --> 00:07:39,480 Speaker 1: Olympics where she can say, yeah, I'm an Olympian and 170 00:07:39,920 --> 00:07:42,720 Speaker 1: that's been incredibly special for us and her family and 171 00:07:43,360 --> 00:07:46,400 Speaker 1: representing Columbia and her dad is you know, her dad 172 00:07:46,600 --> 00:07:48,840 Speaker 1: came to America when he was sixteen to play basketball, 173 00:07:48,880 --> 00:07:52,640 Speaker 1: and it's like just an incredible story and we're excited to, 174 00:07:53,280 --> 00:07:56,840 Speaker 1: you know, just have that memory. And the Lions made 175 00:07:56,840 --> 00:07:59,360 Speaker 1: that really special capture in that moment for us. And 176 00:07:59,400 --> 00:08:01,760 Speaker 1: with the fifty five seconds? Can you run a four 177 00:08:01,840 --> 00:08:03,920 Speaker 1: hundred and fifty five tikes without the hurdles right now? 178 00:08:04,000 --> 00:08:06,560 Speaker 1: So she's hurtling and you're running, No, right now, you're 179 00:08:06,560 --> 00:08:08,440 Speaker 1: a high end athlete. He just got done with practice. 180 00:08:08,480 --> 00:08:11,000 Speaker 1: I hope you can. No chance what I think you 181 00:08:11,040 --> 00:08:13,440 Speaker 1: could pull our team and there's probably twenty percent of 182 00:08:13,440 --> 00:08:15,560 Speaker 1: the guys, maybe thirty percent of the guys who could 183 00:08:15,560 --> 00:08:18,720 Speaker 1: do it now. Twenty one Olympics Tokyo, Right, yeah, twenty 184 00:08:18,920 --> 00:08:21,840 Speaker 1: twenty pushed back a year because of COVID Right did 185 00:08:21,920 --> 00:08:24,080 Speaker 1: you go? Did you go? Watch? Now? I wasn't able to. 186 00:08:24,160 --> 00:08:27,560 Speaker 1: They had only allowing Japanese spectators in the athletes in 187 00:08:27,600 --> 00:08:30,560 Speaker 1: the event, So unfortunately, I wasn't able to make it. Yeah, 188 00:08:30,560 --> 00:08:33,240 Speaker 1: we were watching, you know, twelve hours apart. Let's just 189 00:08:33,360 --> 00:08:35,960 Speaker 1: land the plane on what you just said. Are you saying, 190 00:08:36,160 --> 00:08:41,240 Speaker 1: miss Melissa Gonzalez, your wife can let's a hundred yard dash. 191 00:08:41,400 --> 00:08:44,000 Speaker 1: You're telling me she could beat Dalvin Cook. I'm not 192 00:08:44,080 --> 00:08:47,920 Speaker 1: doing you that, Okay. I hope my wife watching the 193 00:08:48,080 --> 00:08:51,559 Speaker 1: Yeah and a four hundred. It'd be closer than you'd think. No, No, 194 00:08:51,640 --> 00:08:53,760 Speaker 1: I would imagine she's an Olympic athlete. Of course it 195 00:08:53,800 --> 00:08:55,959 Speaker 1: would be close, and if you if you put the 196 00:08:56,040 --> 00:08:59,000 Speaker 1: hurdles out, there'd be I don't think anybody in here 197 00:08:59,160 --> 00:09:01,200 Speaker 1: beat her, right, But I'm just more concerned about what 198 00:09:01,280 --> 00:09:04,600 Speaker 1: you said about you know, your conditioning or I mean 199 00:09:04,720 --> 00:09:08,120 Speaker 1: or whatever. It's It's like, let's not forget Thanksgiving. So 200 00:09:08,160 --> 00:09:11,000 Speaker 1: I think it was Stafford and Driscoll. Here comes David 201 00:09:11,000 --> 00:09:14,120 Speaker 1: Blow debuting on Thanksgiving. So what are you gonna do 202 00:09:14,120 --> 00:09:17,440 Speaker 1: with your first pass? Seventy five deep to Gala Day? 203 00:09:17,600 --> 00:09:19,840 Speaker 1: Of course, you target big Boy eleven times. I mean 204 00:09:19,880 --> 00:09:22,680 Speaker 1: that's really good for business. In your first game, catch 205 00:09:22,720 --> 00:09:25,679 Speaker 1: us six. I'm granted you guys didn't win, but I 206 00:09:25,679 --> 00:09:28,120 Speaker 1: mean that you know, you obviously had to be ready 207 00:09:28,160 --> 00:09:29,280 Speaker 1: for that, you know, So you've got to be in 208 00:09:29,360 --> 00:09:31,760 Speaker 1: better shaped than you're getting yourself credit for. I'm telling 209 00:09:31,800 --> 00:09:34,280 Speaker 1: you a four hundred is different. You know, we trained 210 00:09:34,360 --> 00:09:36,960 Speaker 1: for six seconds at a time. Yeah, and six seconds 211 00:09:36,960 --> 00:09:39,880 Speaker 1: you're getting about what sixty meters if you're lucky, it's 212 00:09:39,880 --> 00:09:42,800 Speaker 1: like a quarter mile, right, yeah, fifty meters, So I 213 00:09:42,800 --> 00:09:45,080 Speaker 1: mean unless you're a veteran quarterback, then you're getting maybe 214 00:09:45,080 --> 00:09:48,360 Speaker 1: ten Yeah, I'm you're faking the hand. They're going passing 215 00:09:48,360 --> 00:09:50,680 Speaker 1: on to City College on the meters going that's like 216 00:09:50,720 --> 00:09:53,280 Speaker 1: a quarter mile, right, And I dropped back. You know, 217 00:09:53,320 --> 00:09:57,680 Speaker 1: I'm not running full speed four hundreds anytime, any any 218 00:09:57,880 --> 00:10:00,160 Speaker 1: time soon at all. If we were to better a 219 00:10:00,240 --> 00:10:02,880 Speaker 1: dollar or whatever amount, but let's say a dollar on 220 00:10:03,040 --> 00:10:05,520 Speaker 1: everybody on your team, they all line up at the 221 00:10:05,520 --> 00:10:07,920 Speaker 1: goal stripe and they run a hundred yards and you 222 00:10:07,960 --> 00:10:09,920 Speaker 1: guys have seen enough now month you are a little 223 00:10:09,920 --> 00:10:12,959 Speaker 1: longer than that. Who do you think would win? And why? 224 00:10:13,320 --> 00:10:15,880 Speaker 1: Because I have an opinion? Oh you have an opinion, 225 00:10:16,080 --> 00:10:18,480 Speaker 1: I'm saying, Dalvin, I don't. I guess I haven't been 226 00:10:18,520 --> 00:10:26,040 Speaker 1: around love. I'd say incorrect, but Dan just sun it close. Yes, yeah, 227 00:10:26,080 --> 00:10:29,040 Speaker 1: I mean if the coaches and or the training staff, 228 00:10:29,080 --> 00:10:31,880 Speaker 1: Tyler Williams and um and well they wouldn't say yes, 229 00:10:32,640 --> 00:10:35,480 Speaker 1: that'd be great. Yeah, here's Dalvin running one hundred yards 230 00:10:35,520 --> 00:10:43,360 Speaker 1: for a one dollar bad you pop something. Those all 231 00:10:43,360 --> 00:10:45,720 Speaker 1: take set from my head. But especially if you stretch 232 00:10:45,760 --> 00:10:47,120 Speaker 1: it out, if you stretch it out any more than 233 00:10:47,280 --> 00:10:51,160 Speaker 1: one hundred Dan's Penn State track experience comes into handy 234 00:10:51,160 --> 00:10:53,079 Speaker 1: and he kidney you, So I got one for you. 235 00:10:53,080 --> 00:10:55,240 Speaker 1: You said you wanted to be a three down tight end, 236 00:10:55,800 --> 00:10:57,800 Speaker 1: and a lot of tight ends, you know, don't want 237 00:10:57,840 --> 00:11:00,120 Speaker 1: to block, they just want to catch passes. But in 238 00:11:00,200 --> 00:11:02,040 Speaker 1: a three down tight end in your mind, what does 239 00:11:02,080 --> 00:11:03,640 Speaker 1: that mean to you? Yeah, I mean that they don't 240 00:11:03,679 --> 00:11:06,160 Speaker 1: have to worry about you when we're running the ball, 241 00:11:06,320 --> 00:11:07,760 Speaker 1: you know. I think that's just the biggest thing is 242 00:11:07,800 --> 00:11:09,200 Speaker 1: you're able to hold your own in the in the 243 00:11:09,280 --> 00:11:12,520 Speaker 1: run game, and you're able to um, you know, move 244 00:11:12,559 --> 00:11:14,920 Speaker 1: people and and really be efficient to end that down 245 00:11:15,480 --> 00:11:17,040 Speaker 1: because you know, you see a lot of guys in 246 00:11:17,640 --> 00:11:19,959 Speaker 1: the league that you know they're out first and checking 247 00:11:20,040 --> 00:11:22,120 Speaker 1: down and then third down comes and they're they're running 248 00:11:22,120 --> 00:11:24,079 Speaker 1: in and so that's always just been my m o's 249 00:11:24,160 --> 00:11:27,240 Speaker 1: Like I don't want to just be the third down 250 00:11:27,280 --> 00:11:30,719 Speaker 1: guy or the red zone guy or in passing situations guy, 251 00:11:30,720 --> 00:11:34,040 Speaker 1: because then it's easy for defenses to understand what we're doing. 252 00:11:34,080 --> 00:11:37,440 Speaker 1: And when you're in, it's, uh, it's an easier scouting look, 253 00:11:37,480 --> 00:11:40,000 Speaker 1: you know. So, Uh, I've always just tried to be 254 00:11:40,120 --> 00:11:42,839 Speaker 1: able to be in on those duos and in those 255 00:11:42,920 --> 00:11:46,120 Speaker 1: triples and be in on when when we're trying to 256 00:11:46,120 --> 00:11:47,880 Speaker 1: hammer it down the throats and I saw you try 257 00:11:47,920 --> 00:11:51,720 Speaker 1: to gritty, I saw everybody. Yeah, well before he tried 258 00:11:51,760 --> 00:11:54,840 Speaker 1: the gritty. The head coach admonished him for getting in 259 00:11:54,880 --> 00:11:57,600 Speaker 1: the way of Justin Jefferson's gritty When we were doing 260 00:11:57,600 --> 00:12:00,360 Speaker 1: film room here one tuesday. He's like, what's just playing 261 00:12:00,360 --> 00:12:02,640 Speaker 1: going to be? He circles TJ, and I'm like, what's 262 00:12:02,679 --> 00:12:04,480 Speaker 1: he doing here? He goes first thing we have to 263 00:12:04,480 --> 00:12:06,880 Speaker 1: teach EJ is when Justin goes into the gritty, you 264 00:12:06,960 --> 00:12:09,960 Speaker 1: gotta give him room. So did he really like tell 265 00:12:09,960 --> 00:12:15,280 Speaker 1: you that? Yeah? That was I mean Brian O'Neil lady 266 00:12:15,320 --> 00:12:18,000 Speaker 1: screw on. Yeah, you know what. I hope coach doesn't 267 00:12:18,040 --> 00:12:19,680 Speaker 1: come at us for this, but I mean that was 268 00:12:19,720 --> 00:12:22,760 Speaker 1: a team meeting coaching point out Hey, t J. You 269 00:12:22,800 --> 00:12:26,840 Speaker 1: caught all nine. You caught all nine your ops, great job. 270 00:12:26,880 --> 00:12:28,720 Speaker 1: We're glad we got you. But stay out of this 271 00:12:28,720 --> 00:12:30,760 Speaker 1: guy's where he is ready to dance. So have you 272 00:12:30,800 --> 00:12:35,360 Speaker 1: worked with Gritty since I've been in I've been in 273 00:12:36,040 --> 00:12:38,280 Speaker 1: the mirror a couple of times. But I can't say 274 00:12:38,320 --> 00:12:41,120 Speaker 1: that Justin would still would approve yet. But well, we'll see. 275 00:12:41,160 --> 00:12:44,120 Speaker 1: I'll get better. That's Minnesota Vikings tight end t J. Hawkinson, 276 00:12:44,240 --> 00:12:47,800 Speaker 1: joined by quarterback David Blow, Ron Johnson Paul Allen. This 277 00:12:47,920 --> 00:12:51,080 Speaker 1: is the Audible courtesy of three M. 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Three M, the official science partner of 287 00:13:30,880 --> 00:13:35,280 Speaker 1: the Minnesota Vikings, is here Visit Vikings dot com. Backslash 288 00:13:35,640 --> 00:13:39,160 Speaker 1: scold science to learn more. Hey, welcome back to the audible. 289 00:13:39,240 --> 00:13:42,080 Speaker 1: TJ Hawkinson tied him for the Minnesota Vikings, David Blow 290 00:13:42,160 --> 00:13:44,679 Speaker 1: one of the quarterbacks, Ron Johnson, Paul Allen filling in 291 00:13:44,720 --> 00:13:49,360 Speaker 1: for Gabe and Tatum and David. When of the five 292 00:13:49,400 --> 00:13:51,520 Speaker 1: starts you had for the Detroit Lions we mentioned the 293 00:13:51,520 --> 00:13:53,840 Speaker 1: first one was on Thanksgiving Day, I mean, that's an 294 00:13:53,840 --> 00:13:56,600 Speaker 1: honor winner. Low's granted, you want to win, but that's 295 00:13:56,640 --> 00:14:00,240 Speaker 1: an honor playing Thanksgiving football for the Lions is the 296 00:14:00,280 --> 00:14:03,280 Speaker 1: way I've looked at it at least. But you caught 297 00:14:03,400 --> 00:14:06,840 Speaker 1: a touchdown pass from Danny Amendola, and I remember it 298 00:14:06,880 --> 00:14:09,080 Speaker 1: was later in the season, I think against Green Bay 299 00:14:09,120 --> 00:14:11,640 Speaker 1: or what it wasn't it, And so like when you 300 00:14:11,720 --> 00:14:14,679 Speaker 1: guys are working on a trick play no matter where 301 00:14:14,720 --> 00:14:19,160 Speaker 1: you are, and you get the look, it's exactly what 302 00:14:19,240 --> 00:14:21,240 Speaker 1: you want and then the I mean, you have to 303 00:14:21,280 --> 00:14:24,240 Speaker 1: be so excited in moments like that. Yeah, you know, 304 00:14:24,760 --> 00:14:26,520 Speaker 1: there's a lot of talk around the league about calling 305 00:14:26,520 --> 00:14:29,040 Speaker 1: a playoff at wristband right now at the quarterback position, 306 00:14:29,080 --> 00:14:31,080 Speaker 1: and Darryl Bevil, who was our coordinator at the time, 307 00:14:31,160 --> 00:14:33,880 Speaker 1: called I was wearing a wristband, and he says, if 308 00:14:33,880 --> 00:14:35,600 Speaker 1: I called number eleven and I see you look down 309 00:14:35,600 --> 00:14:39,280 Speaker 1: at the wristband, we're not running it right. So he's like, hey, 310 00:14:39,320 --> 00:14:41,680 Speaker 1: memorize the trick play. So we run it. We get 311 00:14:41,720 --> 00:14:44,120 Speaker 1: the exact look we're looking for, and yeah, I don't 312 00:14:44,160 --> 00:14:45,960 Speaker 1: want to get the Sandy names it. Coach Petton is 313 00:14:46,000 --> 00:14:48,960 Speaker 1: as a coordinator on the other side, and they had 314 00:14:48,960 --> 00:14:51,000 Speaker 1: a rookie defensive end who's turned out to be pretty good, 315 00:14:51,040 --> 00:14:53,640 Speaker 1: Rashaun Garry, and we knew that, you know, we were 316 00:14:53,720 --> 00:14:57,800 Speaker 1: we had an advantageous look and yeah, catching that and 317 00:14:57,840 --> 00:15:00,680 Speaker 1: then kind of premeditated through it into the crowd because 318 00:15:01,040 --> 00:15:03,200 Speaker 1: Matthew challenged, see if I could get it to the 319 00:15:03,240 --> 00:15:06,800 Speaker 1: second ready no gritty, Then um, I got it. My 320 00:15:06,800 --> 00:15:08,720 Speaker 1: wife was upset because I got fined for throwing the 321 00:15:08,760 --> 00:15:12,360 Speaker 1: ball in the crowd. WHOA wait, was that your first 322 00:15:12,400 --> 00:15:15,600 Speaker 1: first off? Yes? And so you did not get to 323 00:15:15,640 --> 00:15:17,800 Speaker 1: keep the ball. No, did somebody bring it back to you. 324 00:15:17,880 --> 00:15:19,880 Speaker 1: They ended up getting into the crowd and getting in 325 00:15:19,880 --> 00:15:23,880 Speaker 1: and we made sure that Danny got it for throwing it. Yeah, wait, 326 00:15:23,880 --> 00:15:26,240 Speaker 1: you gave it. I gave it to Danny because like 327 00:15:26,400 --> 00:15:29,000 Speaker 1: when I've always been taught in football, the person who 328 00:15:29,080 --> 00:15:31,880 Speaker 1: catches it keeps it. Because my first touchdown in the 329 00:15:31,960 --> 00:15:34,880 Speaker 1: NFL with the ballmore Ravens was Chris Redman's first touchdown 330 00:15:34,920 --> 00:15:37,400 Speaker 1: as a quarterback. I kept the ball. I love that, 331 00:15:37,520 --> 00:15:39,280 Speaker 1: So that's like that was the rule. But I mean, 332 00:15:39,320 --> 00:15:41,520 Speaker 1: I've been a part of like Rohan, Davey Verse, Kelly 333 00:15:41,560 --> 00:15:43,520 Speaker 1: Campbell and a Senior Bowl. They got into a fight 334 00:15:43,760 --> 00:15:45,680 Speaker 1: over who's going to keep the ball from the Senior Bowl. 335 00:15:45,760 --> 00:15:47,880 Speaker 1: So I'm surprised you're You're a nice guy, and then 336 00:15:47,880 --> 00:15:50,320 Speaker 1: we'll keep the ball. I just we had wrapped it 337 00:15:50,360 --> 00:15:53,040 Speaker 1: so many times and Danny it was getting towards the 338 00:15:53,160 --> 00:15:54,800 Speaker 1: end for Danny, and I was like, you know what, 339 00:15:55,400 --> 00:15:57,920 Speaker 1: maybe I'll have another opportunity at something right, catch one Danny. 340 00:15:57,920 --> 00:16:04,960 Speaker 1: Would they have run that for Matthew they had. I 341 00:16:05,000 --> 00:16:07,400 Speaker 1: think they threw one to them on an important third 342 00:16:07,440 --> 00:16:09,280 Speaker 1: or fourth down last year in LA and it didn't. 343 00:16:09,440 --> 00:16:11,480 Speaker 1: It wasn't including we're saying you're better than Tom Brady 344 00:16:11,480 --> 00:16:13,720 Speaker 1: at receivers. Wow, well you're saying. I mean, you're saying 345 00:16:13,720 --> 00:16:15,920 Speaker 1: the Ravens weren't anything about you a tight end or what. 346 00:16:16,160 --> 00:16:18,080 Speaker 1: I didn't even know you played for the Ravens. Heck's 347 00:16:18,080 --> 00:16:21,360 Speaker 1: happening here. I enjoy trying to get those trick plays, 348 00:16:21,440 --> 00:16:23,360 Speaker 1: those similar ones in for Kirk. I don't know. Yeah, 349 00:16:24,240 --> 00:16:27,480 Speaker 1: if we can get one end, okay now dj uh. 350 00:16:27,560 --> 00:16:31,040 Speaker 1: The New York Jets have allowed one tight end touchdown 351 00:16:31,080 --> 00:16:33,800 Speaker 1: this year and and it was a trick run to 352 00:16:33,920 --> 00:16:36,840 Speaker 1: like their second tight end for the Dolphins, um Durham 353 00:16:36,880 --> 00:16:39,760 Speaker 1: Smith or something. So when when you when you take 354 00:16:39,800 --> 00:16:42,560 Speaker 1: a peek at the Jets, are they like like more 355 00:16:42,640 --> 00:16:45,400 Speaker 1: stingy with tight ends than some teams that you see. 356 00:16:46,040 --> 00:16:47,760 Speaker 1: I don't know about that. I mean, I think it's 357 00:16:47,800 --> 00:16:50,080 Speaker 1: just kind of based on every Sunday, you know. I 358 00:16:50,120 --> 00:16:54,720 Speaker 1: think hopefully we can make that too this weekend, you know. So, um, 359 00:16:54,760 --> 00:16:58,720 Speaker 1: that's that's usually that's how it works. Sometimes Sundays, you know, 360 00:16:58,920 --> 00:17:01,720 Speaker 1: a tight end might might not go against the defense. 361 00:17:01,760 --> 00:17:04,399 Speaker 1: So I think that's probably just how it's been, you know. 362 00:17:04,480 --> 00:17:07,080 Speaker 1: But they do they do a good job trying to 363 00:17:07,119 --> 00:17:09,320 Speaker 1: make sure that the middle of the field is you know, 364 00:17:09,359 --> 00:17:13,280 Speaker 1: it's harder to you know, attack and so um, yeah, 365 00:17:13,320 --> 00:17:14,920 Speaker 1: I mean it's gonna be a good challenge for us. 366 00:17:14,960 --> 00:17:18,720 Speaker 1: But we're looking forward to this. This rookie Sauce Gardner 367 00:17:18,720 --> 00:17:21,080 Speaker 1: as a kid from Cincinnati six three with the long arms. 368 00:17:21,320 --> 00:17:23,920 Speaker 1: He went to the same high school as you, Martin 369 00:17:24,040 --> 00:17:26,280 Speaker 1: Luther King High School on the Motor City. You gotta 370 00:17:26,280 --> 00:17:28,919 Speaker 1: ask TJ about Sauce. I mean, when you talk about Sauce, 371 00:17:29,119 --> 00:17:31,160 Speaker 1: you know, like he's going to cover whoever. Not really 372 00:17:31,160 --> 00:17:33,080 Speaker 1: a tight end guy, but he does end up in 373 00:17:33,119 --> 00:17:37,400 Speaker 1: certain positions where he's claiming nobody's really caught balls on him. 374 00:17:37,400 --> 00:17:40,240 Speaker 1: He's shutting everybody down. And I mean, pff, I don't 375 00:17:40,280 --> 00:17:42,120 Speaker 1: listen to a lot of stuff they say, but that's 376 00:17:42,119 --> 00:17:44,080 Speaker 1: what they claim to say. When you look at this 377 00:17:44,160 --> 00:17:46,040 Speaker 1: matchup and you have an opportunity to say, they line 378 00:17:46,080 --> 00:17:47,800 Speaker 1: you up wide and you have a guy like that 379 00:17:48,160 --> 00:17:50,320 Speaker 1: in your mind, where do you trying to make sure 380 00:17:50,400 --> 00:17:52,439 Speaker 1: Kirk understands that if you get one on one with 381 00:17:52,520 --> 00:17:55,280 Speaker 1: the smaller guy, not he's tall, but he's smaller than you. 382 00:17:56,000 --> 00:17:57,840 Speaker 1: And that's any dB when you're lining up, why like, 383 00:17:57,880 --> 00:17:59,800 Speaker 1: what is your mindset come to the line of scrimmage 384 00:17:59,800 --> 00:18:03,000 Speaker 1: as a why tight end? I mean really just trying 385 00:18:03,000 --> 00:18:05,520 Speaker 1: to use my body to be against those guys you 386 00:18:05,520 --> 00:18:08,960 Speaker 1: know and understand. Hopefully um Kirk understands you know that 387 00:18:09,280 --> 00:18:11,760 Speaker 1: I'm gonna use that in every advantage that I can, 388 00:18:11,920 --> 00:18:14,280 Speaker 1: you know, and so um he can, he's able to 389 00:18:14,280 --> 00:18:17,200 Speaker 1: throw the ball up and um, you know understand that 390 00:18:17,240 --> 00:18:19,320 Speaker 1: it's not gonna be a pick or you know, I'm 391 00:18:19,320 --> 00:18:20,919 Speaker 1: gonna try and make a play on it, you know, 392 00:18:21,000 --> 00:18:23,800 Speaker 1: And so a fifty fifty ball is hopefully more leaned 393 00:18:23,880 --> 00:18:26,920 Speaker 1: towards us, and so uh yeah, I mean I think 394 00:18:27,240 --> 00:18:29,960 Speaker 1: that's really the focal point when I'm out there, why 395 00:18:29,960 --> 00:18:32,160 Speaker 1: it against the dB and he is just trying to 396 00:18:32,200 --> 00:18:34,080 Speaker 1: make sure that he has a little trust in me 397 00:18:34,240 --> 00:18:38,000 Speaker 1: and one for both of you, Me, Kirk Cousins, Michigan State, Perdue, Iowa. 398 00:18:38,080 --> 00:18:40,159 Speaker 1: You look at the big ten as a whole, and 399 00:18:40,440 --> 00:18:42,920 Speaker 1: you know we're hoping Michigan Michigan. You know, Ohio State goes. 400 00:18:43,320 --> 00:18:45,800 Speaker 1: But what do you guys like Michigan State sucked this year? 401 00:18:46,080 --> 00:18:48,840 Speaker 1: So like how how how tough is that to not 402 00:18:48,960 --> 00:18:50,600 Speaker 1: like bring that up to Kirk because you want him 403 00:18:50,640 --> 00:18:52,800 Speaker 1: to throw you the ball, but also you want to 404 00:18:52,840 --> 00:18:54,720 Speaker 1: like you know, and then YouTube guys are in the West, 405 00:18:54,800 --> 00:18:56,880 Speaker 1: like does that ever? Do you guys ever make bets like, hey, 406 00:18:56,920 --> 00:18:59,080 Speaker 1: you gotta wear an Iowa something you know, you pro 407 00:18:59,200 --> 00:19:01,840 Speaker 1: football players on something everybody can see at a dot com. 408 00:19:01,840 --> 00:19:05,360 Speaker 1: Do you ever make bats? Because we saw Lewis scene 409 00:19:05,400 --> 00:19:08,440 Speaker 1: made somebody wear like I forgot who played Georgia. Played 410 00:19:08,480 --> 00:19:10,960 Speaker 1: somebody on the team rail this year and he made 411 00:19:10,960 --> 00:19:13,439 Speaker 1: somebody wear his Georgia stuff. And the West was hit 412 00:19:13,480 --> 00:19:15,040 Speaker 1: or best this year. So I think we kind of 413 00:19:15,119 --> 00:19:19,160 Speaker 1: just I just know all these Big Ten West fan 414 00:19:19,280 --> 00:19:22,880 Speaker 1: we got Nebraska got I mean, we got Minnesota, Illinois 415 00:19:22,960 --> 00:19:25,920 Speaker 1: in there. They'll be watching produced play on Saturday night. 416 00:19:26,359 --> 00:19:32,479 Speaker 1: They'll be watching produced man um. But yeah, we've always 417 00:19:32,520 --> 00:19:35,280 Speaker 1: kind of gone back and forth. Then even in UM 418 00:19:35,320 --> 00:19:37,280 Speaker 1: in Detroit there were a lot of house steak guys 419 00:19:37,400 --> 00:19:40,840 Speaker 1: or you know, and so being from the Big Ten, 420 00:19:40,920 --> 00:19:43,880 Speaker 1: being on Midwest teams now with the Vikings and when 421 00:19:43,880 --> 00:19:45,560 Speaker 1: we were in the with the Lions, you know, there's 422 00:19:45,600 --> 00:19:47,840 Speaker 1: a lot of following ye for the Big Ten games, 423 00:19:47,840 --> 00:19:50,879 Speaker 1: and the Gophers be produced this year, we didn't wow. 424 00:19:50,920 --> 00:19:58,920 Speaker 1: So you're all, he played twenty years ago, but it's 425 00:19:58,960 --> 00:20:01,400 Speaker 1: not Hayden Frym one three out of four years when 426 00:20:01,400 --> 00:20:03,600 Speaker 1: I played. That's That's that's all I can said. We 427 00:20:03,680 --> 00:20:06,040 Speaker 1: had no I was gotten us per due, you know, 428 00:20:06,040 --> 00:20:07,320 Speaker 1: it's just not a PJ Flex show that we're not 429 00:20:07,320 --> 00:20:09,840 Speaker 1: even talking about Jeff Brown and all that. But but oh, 430 00:20:10,320 --> 00:20:11,960 Speaker 1: you know what when you when you look at the 431 00:20:11,960 --> 00:20:14,240 Speaker 1: locker room, like you said, everybody has pride in their school. 432 00:20:14,600 --> 00:20:17,720 Speaker 1: Everybody enjoys it. Like, how does that actually help though 433 00:20:17,960 --> 00:20:20,560 Speaker 1: bond as well, because now you guys have other stuff 434 00:20:20,600 --> 00:20:23,280 Speaker 1: to talk about, because football can get become mundane, like 435 00:20:23,320 --> 00:20:25,760 Speaker 1: that locker room can become boring to show up every 436 00:20:25,840 --> 00:20:28,359 Speaker 1: day and just hit hit hit practice and then go home. 437 00:20:28,520 --> 00:20:30,480 Speaker 1: But now you guys do have other stuff to kind 438 00:20:30,480 --> 00:20:33,480 Speaker 1: of talk about college football, the championship, all the stuff, 439 00:20:33,480 --> 00:20:35,280 Speaker 1: Like how does that help you guys, Gael and become 440 00:20:35,280 --> 00:20:36,840 Speaker 1: more of a team in the locker room. Yeah, it's 441 00:20:36,880 --> 00:20:38,680 Speaker 1: fun to banter with each other a little bit, you know, 442 00:20:38,840 --> 00:20:41,200 Speaker 1: just go back and forth and and kind of build 443 00:20:41,240 --> 00:20:43,840 Speaker 1: that bond outside of just when we're on the field, 444 00:20:43,920 --> 00:20:46,119 Speaker 1: you know, and so just kind of getting to know 445 00:20:46,200 --> 00:20:48,480 Speaker 1: each other too a little bit. Is where where you 446 00:20:48,480 --> 00:20:51,359 Speaker 1: went to school, who you played with, and other guys 447 00:20:51,359 --> 00:20:53,920 Speaker 1: in the league. So it is fun. Yeah, I was 448 00:20:53,960 --> 00:20:56,200 Speaker 1: just gonna add that it was, um, you know, coming 449 00:20:56,240 --> 00:21:00,680 Speaker 1: into this locker room guys like Kirk who cj ham 450 00:21:00,720 --> 00:21:03,399 Speaker 1: Adam Feeling, guys who have been here, who are just 451 00:21:03,640 --> 00:21:08,320 Speaker 1: rock solid men who make it an intentional effort to 452 00:21:08,400 --> 00:21:10,520 Speaker 1: go out of their way and learn something about somebody else. 453 00:21:10,560 --> 00:21:13,440 Speaker 1: It just sets the standard for guys in there. It's like, man, 454 00:21:14,080 --> 00:21:17,679 Speaker 1: everybody in there really is connected, and I think that 455 00:21:17,760 --> 00:21:20,760 Speaker 1: has been intentional Kirk's leadership and things like that, which 456 00:21:20,760 --> 00:21:23,840 Speaker 1: has been cool to see, as you know, somewhat still 457 00:21:23,880 --> 00:21:25,879 Speaker 1: a younger player. I know we're in our fourth season, 458 00:21:25,960 --> 00:21:28,600 Speaker 1: but you still see, you know, your first few weeks 459 00:21:29,240 --> 00:21:33,240 Speaker 1: at a new place, the show starts and stops with 460 00:21:33,320 --> 00:21:35,360 Speaker 1: those guys and they've been here for the last few years. 461 00:21:35,400 --> 00:21:37,199 Speaker 1: And it's why the culture is the way it is, 462 00:21:37,320 --> 00:21:39,240 Speaker 1: you know, with a big part of what coach O'Connell 463 00:21:39,240 --> 00:21:41,919 Speaker 1: has done. And and Jefferson is humble. I mean he 464 00:21:41,960 --> 00:21:45,280 Speaker 1: goes like a month and change without catching a touchdown pass. 465 00:21:45,720 --> 00:21:48,240 Speaker 1: I mean with some receivers had the women and children 466 00:21:48,280 --> 00:21:50,679 Speaker 1: when that happens, We've seen it here before, you know, 467 00:21:50,760 --> 00:21:54,840 Speaker 1: but Justin he just he still attacks it with childlike vigor. 468 00:21:55,000 --> 00:21:57,560 Speaker 1: You know. That's what I really like about Justin Jefferson. 469 00:21:57,800 --> 00:22:00,480 Speaker 1: He shows up every day and it feels like he's 470 00:22:00,480 --> 00:22:03,399 Speaker 1: going out the recess. Like you see some of the 471 00:22:03,400 --> 00:22:06,080 Speaker 1: things he does. He's the best in the world at yeah, 472 00:22:06,160 --> 00:22:09,280 Speaker 1: and when he walks out there, it's like, man, he's 473 00:22:09,320 --> 00:22:12,159 Speaker 1: just having fun. Well, we had a great time. Hopefully 474 00:22:12,240 --> 00:22:13,840 Speaker 1: you guys did too. It was great having you on 475 00:22:13,880 --> 00:22:16,400 Speaker 1: the Audible. Thank you very much and best of luck 476 00:22:16,440 --> 00:22:18,560 Speaker 1: against the Jets and the rest of the way. Thanky, 477 00:22:18,840 --> 00:22:21,440 Speaker 1: thank you all for having us. DJ Hawkinson, David Blow, 478 00:22:21,720 --> 00:22:24,960 Speaker 1: Ron Johnson, Paul Allen filling in for Gabe Henderson and 479 00:22:25,080 --> 00:22:28,879 Speaker 1: Tatum Everett. That's the Audible. Thanks for listening and thanks 480 00:22:28,880 --> 00:22:31,720 Speaker 1: for watching. Thank you for joining us for this week's 481 00:22:31,760 --> 00:22:35,439 Speaker 1: episode of The Audible. The Audible is presented by three AM, 482 00:22:35,440 --> 00:22:38,040 Speaker 1: the official science partner of the Minnesota Vikings.