1 00:00:06,519 --> 00:00:08,440 Speaker 1: Me being a small guy. You gotta have that companies 2 00:00:08,480 --> 00:00:10,360 Speaker 1: and what you can do and know your abilities. So 3 00:00:10,360 --> 00:00:12,319 Speaker 1: I just try to take that with everything I do, 4 00:00:12,480 --> 00:00:14,840 Speaker 1: not just schoolball, in life too. You just gotta have companies. 5 00:00:17,000 --> 00:00:19,160 Speaker 1: You know, he loved big, tall corners and feels of corners, 6 00:00:19,160 --> 00:00:21,560 Speaker 1: and he's looking forwards to me contributing to the defense. 7 00:00:21,720 --> 00:00:23,960 Speaker 1: I'm looking forward to, you know, making plays and just 8 00:00:24,120 --> 00:00:34,080 Speaker 1: be thankful that he U're drafting me. Hello everyone, Welcome 9 00:00:34,159 --> 00:00:39,360 Speaker 1: to the Minnesota Vikings Podcast. I am psimins enjoined by 10 00:00:39,479 --> 00:00:44,320 Speaker 1: Jay Nelson from the Vikings Entertainment Network. This is episode 11 00:00:44,400 --> 00:00:48,640 Speaker 1: fifty one and we near the start of twenty twenty 12 00:00:48,720 --> 00:00:53,320 Speaker 1: Vikings training camp. That is Jay officially still on track. 13 00:00:53,360 --> 00:00:55,400 Speaker 1: We got a great show for you today. Our very 14 00:00:55,400 --> 00:00:58,120 Speaker 1: own Chris Corso is going to talk to third round 15 00:00:58,120 --> 00:01:00,800 Speaker 1: pick and a guy who a lot of people are 16 00:01:00,840 --> 00:01:04,759 Speaker 1: really excited about, cornerback Cameron Danceler out of Mississippi State, 17 00:01:04,920 --> 00:01:06,960 Speaker 1: a guy that I know, our friend Ben Leeber was 18 00:01:07,040 --> 00:01:10,200 Speaker 1: really high on pre draft. And then we wound up 19 00:01:10,680 --> 00:01:13,120 Speaker 1: with Before we do that, I want to touch on 20 00:01:13,160 --> 00:01:15,800 Speaker 1: a couple of things Jay and I think we should 21 00:01:15,800 --> 00:01:19,479 Speaker 1: start with this. This is going out on a Friday. Normally, 22 00:01:20,080 --> 00:01:21,840 Speaker 1: we try to put this show out on a Wednesday 23 00:01:21,880 --> 00:01:24,479 Speaker 1: Thursday at the latest, but we thought due to the 24 00:01:24,560 --> 00:01:29,680 Speaker 1: ongoing negotiations between the NFL and the NFLPA on all 25 00:01:29,800 --> 00:01:34,160 Speaker 1: the nuance that goes into having a season during a 26 00:01:34,240 --> 00:01:41,280 Speaker 1: global pandemic, the two sides had basically set a working 27 00:01:41,440 --> 00:01:46,080 Speaker 1: deadline of Thursday to announce kind of some of their agreements, 28 00:01:46,520 --> 00:01:49,000 Speaker 1: and so we thought, well, okay, let's do our show 29 00:01:49,000 --> 00:01:53,160 Speaker 1: on Friday. Well didn't happen, and now they're working deadline 30 00:01:53,240 --> 00:01:58,480 Speaker 1: is maybe this weekend, maybe Monday. So basically there's just 31 00:01:58,560 --> 00:02:03,840 Speaker 1: a little bit of details slowly starting to trickle out, 32 00:02:03,880 --> 00:02:08,840 Speaker 1: but nothing is officially public yet, right, Jay, Yeah, So basically, 33 00:02:08,919 --> 00:02:12,840 Speaker 1: the NFLPA met yesterday and then today apparently the league 34 00:02:12,840 --> 00:02:16,519 Speaker 1: slash owners had also met, and there's just a lot 35 00:02:16,520 --> 00:02:19,600 Speaker 1: of moving parts here, and we're getting small nuggets from 36 00:02:19,639 --> 00:02:23,640 Speaker 1: from different writers like Schefter and Pellicero and Rappaport and 37 00:02:23,960 --> 00:02:26,799 Speaker 1: even Mike Florio here. There they're things that are literally 38 00:02:26,919 --> 00:02:30,359 Speaker 1: changing like by the minute, and so there's statements being 39 00:02:30,400 --> 00:02:32,640 Speaker 1: put out by the league and the NFLPA working on 40 00:02:32,720 --> 00:02:35,200 Speaker 1: their side, and like you said, we were trying to 41 00:02:35,200 --> 00:02:37,080 Speaker 1: get kind of the most up to date info that 42 00:02:37,120 --> 00:02:39,040 Speaker 1: we could, and we're finally at a point we just 43 00:02:39,080 --> 00:02:40,640 Speaker 1: need to talk to you guys and let you know 44 00:02:40,680 --> 00:02:43,160 Speaker 1: what's going on here. So we figured we'll break down 45 00:02:43,200 --> 00:02:46,079 Speaker 1: as much as we can, and who knows, by by 46 00:02:46,080 --> 00:02:49,360 Speaker 1: the time Monday hits all this stuff could be completely different. 47 00:02:49,440 --> 00:02:50,920 Speaker 1: So for right now, we're going to go off of 48 00:02:50,960 --> 00:02:53,760 Speaker 1: what we know for a fact and just let you 49 00:02:53,760 --> 00:02:56,200 Speaker 1: guys know what we can and Jay, why don't you 50 00:02:56,840 --> 00:02:59,839 Speaker 1: and I'll react to it because I'm the dramatic one, 51 00:03:00,040 --> 00:03:01,760 Speaker 1: but why don't you kind of give us a little 52 00:03:01,760 --> 00:03:04,240 Speaker 1: bit of that, a little bit of the information that 53 00:03:04,280 --> 00:03:07,520 Speaker 1: because one thing I know I saw was I think 54 00:03:07,560 --> 00:03:10,520 Speaker 1: I saw this from Pellisero and Rappaport and this isn't 55 00:03:10,520 --> 00:03:13,760 Speaker 1: even NFLPA NFL, but I saw it came out that 56 00:03:14,080 --> 00:03:16,520 Speaker 1: you know, they're having their I think the chiefs are 57 00:03:16,520 --> 00:03:20,639 Speaker 1: having their rookies and QBS report July twentieth, which is 58 00:03:20,720 --> 00:03:23,080 Speaker 1: next week for COVID testing, and if they don't, they'll 59 00:03:23,080 --> 00:03:26,360 Speaker 1: face some sort of penalties under the agreed upon CBA. 60 00:03:26,400 --> 00:03:28,720 Speaker 1: So that's all part of these moving parts. Like when 61 00:03:28,800 --> 00:03:30,880 Speaker 1: you when you when you put in a whole new 62 00:03:30,960 --> 00:03:33,720 Speaker 1: set of rules about the way a season has to 63 00:03:33,760 --> 00:03:37,960 Speaker 1: be played or should be played, you know, the idea 64 00:03:38,000 --> 00:03:42,160 Speaker 1: of punishments and expectations. That's what really complicates it, not 65 00:03:42,240 --> 00:03:45,520 Speaker 1: to mention stepping into the financial aspect of it, which 66 00:03:45,560 --> 00:03:49,480 Speaker 1: is what we saw Major League Baseball have an incredibly 67 00:03:49,520 --> 00:03:52,320 Speaker 1: difficult time with. I think this is kind of similar 68 00:03:52,360 --> 00:03:54,760 Speaker 1: to what Baseball was going through. There's the agreed upon 69 00:03:55,000 --> 00:03:59,280 Speaker 1: CBA that the league and the players Association agree upon, 70 00:03:59,400 --> 00:04:02,680 Speaker 1: but because everything's literally been thrown in the air because 71 00:04:02,680 --> 00:04:05,520 Speaker 1: of the pandemic, they're now having to come up with 72 00:04:05,560 --> 00:04:08,880 Speaker 1: these other agreements on different things that they haven't even 73 00:04:08,920 --> 00:04:12,240 Speaker 1: discussed before. So what you're seeing now is you're seeing 74 00:04:12,720 --> 00:04:16,640 Speaker 1: teams having to report everyone trying to come to an agreement. 75 00:04:16,720 --> 00:04:19,800 Speaker 1: And technically, from all of the reading that I've been doing, 76 00:04:20,320 --> 00:04:22,880 Speaker 1: the league itself, if there is no agreement, the league 77 00:04:22,880 --> 00:04:26,880 Speaker 1: itself can impose the rules that they have set and 78 00:04:26,920 --> 00:04:30,000 Speaker 1: then the NFLPA has to file a grievance in order 79 00:04:30,040 --> 00:04:33,680 Speaker 1: to fight that. So in the end, you could find 80 00:04:33,720 --> 00:04:36,120 Speaker 1: out even after this weekend that the two sides haven't 81 00:04:36,200 --> 00:04:40,080 Speaker 1: had an agreement, but the train's still moving. So it 82 00:04:40,120 --> 00:04:43,080 Speaker 1: feels like here what's happening is because of the July 83 00:04:43,160 --> 00:04:45,960 Speaker 1: twentieth report date for like you said, the Texans and 84 00:04:46,000 --> 00:04:48,080 Speaker 1: the Chiefs, the Texans and chief And it's important to 85 00:04:48,120 --> 00:04:52,160 Speaker 1: point out that the reason those two teams are mentionable 86 00:04:52,279 --> 00:04:55,000 Speaker 1: is because they are the official opening game. That's the 87 00:04:55,120 --> 00:04:59,840 Speaker 1: Thursday night, September tenth, official NFL opener yep. And you 88 00:05:00,080 --> 00:05:03,800 Speaker 1: saw you've seen JJ Watt getting a lot of attention 89 00:05:03,839 --> 00:05:05,400 Speaker 1: because he put out a tweet with all of the 90 00:05:05,440 --> 00:05:08,240 Speaker 1: stuff that they didn't have agreement on yet since he 91 00:05:08,800 --> 00:05:11,599 Speaker 1: has dialed in with the NFLPA, and you saw Patrick 92 00:05:11,680 --> 00:05:13,880 Speaker 1: Mahomes retweeting some different stuff that was being put out 93 00:05:13,920 --> 00:05:15,839 Speaker 1: there too. So you're starting to see some of these 94 00:05:15,839 --> 00:05:18,160 Speaker 1: players for these different teams that are being affected to 95 00:05:18,240 --> 00:05:20,320 Speaker 1: buy it, especially the ones that are having to show 96 00:05:20,400 --> 00:05:23,000 Speaker 1: up literally on Monday, starting to say, hey, we're just 97 00:05:23,080 --> 00:05:25,200 Speaker 1: raising our hands saying what are we doing here? And 98 00:05:25,320 --> 00:05:28,160 Speaker 1: the league itself is trying to reassure everybody that when 99 00:05:28,200 --> 00:05:30,279 Speaker 1: it comes to the medical testing and the protocols and 100 00:05:30,320 --> 00:05:32,920 Speaker 1: those kind of things, like, they have a system in place. 101 00:05:33,440 --> 00:05:35,200 Speaker 1: I think what it comes down to now is just 102 00:05:35,279 --> 00:05:36,920 Speaker 1: making sure that the league and the players are on 103 00:05:37,000 --> 00:05:39,200 Speaker 1: the same page when it comes to how this is 104 00:05:39,240 --> 00:05:42,040 Speaker 1: all going to be executed, and you know, the players 105 00:05:42,040 --> 00:05:45,240 Speaker 1: are concerned about safety, and the league itself is trying 106 00:05:45,279 --> 00:05:48,160 Speaker 1: to facilitate it, so you know, it's going to be interesting. 107 00:05:48,440 --> 00:05:51,400 Speaker 1: The main things that are sticking out to me are, 108 00:05:52,279 --> 00:05:56,400 Speaker 1: you know, I think by all reports, the biggest the 109 00:05:56,440 --> 00:05:59,440 Speaker 1: biggest thing still outstanding seemed to be the economic issues 110 00:05:59,480 --> 00:06:03,080 Speaker 1: and how to handle this projected financial shortfall due to 111 00:06:03,120 --> 00:06:07,479 Speaker 1: the lack of fans in the stands, And right now 112 00:06:07,600 --> 00:06:10,600 Speaker 1: it sounds like owners would prefer to take the short 113 00:06:10,720 --> 00:06:13,520 Speaker 1: term hit, but player reps would prefer to spread it 114 00:06:13,520 --> 00:06:16,640 Speaker 1: out over multiple years. And that's that's going to be 115 00:06:16,680 --> 00:06:21,080 Speaker 1: the really complicated back and forth that I think, however 116 00:06:21,160 --> 00:06:24,160 Speaker 1: long it takes to get a final answer on all 117 00:06:24,200 --> 00:06:27,520 Speaker 1: this stuff, that that'll probably be the last piece in 118 00:06:28,279 --> 00:06:32,239 Speaker 1: my estimation that gets locked into place. The two really 119 00:06:32,360 --> 00:06:36,960 Speaker 1: interesting things I saw the NFL will have. The NFL 120 00:06:37,040 --> 00:06:40,800 Speaker 1: proposal at this point has a provision for players to 121 00:06:40,839 --> 00:06:43,320 Speaker 1: be able to opt out for the season in writing 122 00:06:43,360 --> 00:06:47,320 Speaker 1: by August first, and I you know, I think NFL 123 00:06:47,400 --> 00:06:50,560 Speaker 1: fans haven't really thought of that yet, because I think 124 00:06:50,600 --> 00:06:54,000 Speaker 1: the the NFL fan base and my mentality, it's so 125 00:06:54,160 --> 00:06:57,520 Speaker 1: different than baseball, and so you see baseball players and 126 00:06:57,640 --> 00:07:01,800 Speaker 1: basketball players opting out of there, it's the end of 127 00:07:01,839 --> 00:07:03,920 Speaker 1: their seasons, you know, Like for baseball it's a sixty 128 00:07:03,960 --> 00:07:07,039 Speaker 1: game season and for NBA it's just the bubble. I 129 00:07:07,120 --> 00:07:10,000 Speaker 1: do think there's a chance that you see some NFL 130 00:07:10,080 --> 00:07:14,520 Speaker 1: players that decide to exercise that opt out, and based 131 00:07:14,600 --> 00:07:17,560 Speaker 1: upon who they are, you forget, you lose one important 132 00:07:17,600 --> 00:07:22,800 Speaker 1: offensive lineman that can change the entire entire trajectory of 133 00:07:22,840 --> 00:07:25,800 Speaker 1: a team season. You know, these guys all over the 134 00:07:25,880 --> 00:07:28,200 Speaker 1: league can be so important in so many different ways. 135 00:07:28,200 --> 00:07:31,920 Speaker 1: So I think that'll be really, really, really interesting. And 136 00:07:31,960 --> 00:07:35,480 Speaker 1: then the other thing the current proposal said is that 137 00:07:35,600 --> 00:07:38,720 Speaker 1: players who test positive for COVID would go on the 138 00:07:38,800 --> 00:07:41,600 Speaker 1: IR for three weeks and they'd be able to return 139 00:07:41,720 --> 00:07:44,720 Speaker 1: the following three weeks after that without having to go 140 00:07:44,800 --> 00:07:47,480 Speaker 1: on full IR. You know, obviously testing goes into that. 141 00:07:47,760 --> 00:07:50,560 Speaker 1: To me, that's the big talker going into the NFL 142 00:07:50,640 --> 00:07:55,520 Speaker 1: season is I think I'm very hopeful football will go 143 00:07:55,600 --> 00:07:59,280 Speaker 1: off as scheduled. Right now, I think it will. I 144 00:07:59,440 --> 00:08:01,880 Speaker 1: just think it's going to be really interesting to see 145 00:08:01,920 --> 00:08:04,600 Speaker 1: what happens when and we'll get a taste of that 146 00:08:04,640 --> 00:08:09,239 Speaker 1: with baseball. But it's Week nine and the Packers are 147 00:08:09,320 --> 00:08:12,520 Speaker 1: four and four and they've got three tough division games, 148 00:08:12,520 --> 00:08:15,600 Speaker 1: and all of a sudden, Aaron Rodgers test positive for 149 00:08:15,720 --> 00:08:20,000 Speaker 1: COVID and he mandatorially has to sit out for three weeks. 150 00:08:20,280 --> 00:08:25,120 Speaker 1: It's just this is gonna be Given the framework of 151 00:08:25,160 --> 00:08:27,960 Speaker 1: the proposal and what we think comes together, this might 152 00:08:28,040 --> 00:08:32,360 Speaker 1: be a very wild and interesting season. Yeah, there's definitely 153 00:08:32,400 --> 00:08:36,160 Speaker 1: these wild cards that are going to affect teams for 154 00:08:37,320 --> 00:08:39,000 Speaker 1: big chunks of the season. I mean, if you were 155 00:08:39,040 --> 00:08:41,440 Speaker 1: to talk about a guy being injured for three weeks 156 00:08:41,480 --> 00:08:44,440 Speaker 1: of a normal season, if you go oh and three 157 00:08:44,600 --> 00:08:47,840 Speaker 1: during those three weeks back and completely shift your entire 158 00:08:47,880 --> 00:08:51,160 Speaker 1: season as an organization. So not only are we talking 159 00:08:51,200 --> 00:08:53,560 Speaker 1: about those three weeks, but potentially three weeks after that 160 00:08:53,640 --> 00:08:56,640 Speaker 1: and then whatever happens after that as well. Again, this 161 00:08:56,720 --> 00:09:00,600 Speaker 1: is all being debated and proposed, but those are giant 162 00:09:00,640 --> 00:09:03,560 Speaker 1: chunks of your season if you've only got the seventeen 163 00:09:03,559 --> 00:09:06,320 Speaker 1: week season that you normally have. Now there's other debate 164 00:09:06,360 --> 00:09:08,320 Speaker 1: out there and if things are going to get delayed, 165 00:09:08,360 --> 00:09:10,959 Speaker 1: if they're going to push back season whatever. As of now, 166 00:09:10,960 --> 00:09:14,360 Speaker 1: the schedule is normal, and I think fans at this 167 00:09:14,440 --> 00:09:19,160 Speaker 1: point when this stuff is finalized, most likely Friday or 168 00:09:19,600 --> 00:09:22,920 Speaker 1: quickly thereafter, the fans are gonna have to pay attention 169 00:09:22,920 --> 00:09:26,080 Speaker 1: to this for multiple reasons. Fantasy football all that kind 170 00:09:26,120 --> 00:09:28,600 Speaker 1: of stuff too. But as far as normal football goes, 171 00:09:29,120 --> 00:09:31,480 Speaker 1: the coaches, the front office, everybody's going to have to 172 00:09:31,520 --> 00:09:35,440 Speaker 1: look at rosters and these new rules in order to 173 00:09:35,480 --> 00:09:38,439 Speaker 1: understand what they have to prepare for for the depth 174 00:09:38,440 --> 00:09:41,160 Speaker 1: of the rosters for the rest of the season. So 175 00:09:41,600 --> 00:09:43,200 Speaker 1: it's going to be the wild West this year. It 176 00:09:43,240 --> 00:09:45,720 Speaker 1: really is. Can I tell you one thing that I 177 00:09:45,800 --> 00:09:49,160 Speaker 1: loved that everybody else ripped apart. I think it came 178 00:09:49,160 --> 00:09:51,920 Speaker 1: out a week ago, maybe two weeks ago, where they 179 00:09:51,920 --> 00:09:55,240 Speaker 1: announced that players did you see they won't players aren't 180 00:09:55,280 --> 00:10:00,760 Speaker 1: allowed to shake hands or exchange jerseys after the yes. 181 00:10:00,960 --> 00:10:09,160 Speaker 1: So that was met with this unbelievable satire and criticism. Everybody, 182 00:10:09,160 --> 00:10:14,120 Speaker 1: every like fans, media, like my good friend Paul Churchian 183 00:10:14,800 --> 00:10:16,880 Speaker 1: made fun of it on a level on the radio 184 00:10:17,000 --> 00:10:20,959 Speaker 1: that is almost not comparable. Right, But you know, I 185 00:10:21,080 --> 00:10:23,440 Speaker 1: sat and I thought about it, and I just think 186 00:10:23,880 --> 00:10:27,439 Speaker 1: I think it's so smart. I think the league because 187 00:10:27,440 --> 00:10:30,640 Speaker 1: here's the deal. You're now your hope is that when 188 00:10:30,679 --> 00:10:33,000 Speaker 1: all these guys they're tested before they play, that that's 189 00:10:33,080 --> 00:10:35,640 Speaker 1: foolproof and no one gets in the building with COVID 190 00:10:35,679 --> 00:10:38,480 Speaker 1: and no, you know that you've completely contained it, right, 191 00:10:38,679 --> 00:10:42,080 Speaker 1: But that's a pretty that's a pretty big hope. I 192 00:10:42,120 --> 00:10:45,040 Speaker 1: think it's realistic to think that there'll be some slippage there. 193 00:10:45,440 --> 00:10:48,280 Speaker 1: So now, is it silly to tell Garrett Bradberry that 194 00:10:48,320 --> 00:10:51,040 Speaker 1: he can't shake the hand of a defensive tackle after 195 00:10:51,040 --> 00:10:53,640 Speaker 1: the game. Yeah, that's kind of silly. They've been breathing 196 00:10:53,679 --> 00:10:57,120 Speaker 1: and spitting and running all over each other. But Kirk 197 00:10:57,120 --> 00:11:00,560 Speaker 1: Cousins and Matt Ryan, for example, if you play the Falcons, 198 00:11:01,040 --> 00:11:04,160 Speaker 1: don't get within a hundred feet of each other all 199 00:11:04,240 --> 00:11:07,600 Speaker 1: game long. Why would I want to risk my star 200 00:11:07,760 --> 00:11:11,680 Speaker 1: quarterback's health with somebody that he hasn't been within a 201 00:11:11,720 --> 00:11:14,840 Speaker 1: couple feet of. Like it just to me, it's a 202 00:11:14,880 --> 00:11:17,839 Speaker 1: no brainer. It's super smart, and everybody thought it was 203 00:11:17,880 --> 00:11:20,679 Speaker 1: so stupid. And Jay, I'm at this point where every 204 00:11:20,960 --> 00:11:25,520 Speaker 1: single rule, I don't care how dumb sort the sports 205 00:11:25,600 --> 00:11:29,160 Speaker 1: media world thinks, it is, every single rule that gives 206 00:11:29,160 --> 00:11:33,080 Speaker 1: me even a fraction of a percentage of a better 207 00:11:33,200 --> 00:11:36,040 Speaker 1: chance of having my whole football team there every week. 208 00:11:36,600 --> 00:11:40,240 Speaker 1: I view it the same way I view the entire 209 00:11:40,720 --> 00:11:45,920 Speaker 1: preventative process of COVID. Right, because everybody's everybody's busy arguing 210 00:11:45,960 --> 00:11:49,000 Speaker 1: about what's the validity of wearing a mask, multiple people 211 00:11:49,040 --> 00:11:52,040 Speaker 1: wearing a mask standing six feet away, washing your hands. 212 00:11:52,320 --> 00:11:56,800 Speaker 1: I think each of those things represents a percentage chunk 213 00:11:57,360 --> 00:12:01,679 Speaker 1: reduction in your chances of getting the virus. Right, So 214 00:12:01,840 --> 00:12:04,680 Speaker 1: every time you and somebody else have a mask on, 215 00:12:05,000 --> 00:12:07,040 Speaker 1: it's this much. Every time you and somebody else have 216 00:12:07,080 --> 00:12:09,319 Speaker 1: a mask on and you're six feet apart, it's this much. 217 00:12:09,480 --> 00:12:12,200 Speaker 1: And every time you wash your hands, like everything you 218 00:12:12,320 --> 00:12:15,600 Speaker 1: do reduces that amount. And to me, that's what That's 219 00:12:15,600 --> 00:12:18,719 Speaker 1: how I'm looking at the league. If every single one 220 00:12:18,720 --> 00:12:23,960 Speaker 1: of their rule decreases the possibility that my team's players 221 00:12:24,000 --> 00:12:27,760 Speaker 1: can get the virus, even by a minuscule amount, I 222 00:12:27,800 --> 00:12:31,160 Speaker 1: think it's an important rule, and so I want them 223 00:12:31,200 --> 00:12:34,719 Speaker 1: to go ham. I want them to take silly precautions. 224 00:12:35,720 --> 00:12:38,680 Speaker 1: The whole thing is about mitigating risk. I mean, there's 225 00:12:38,679 --> 00:12:40,839 Speaker 1: going to be an article coming out. We had Peter 226 00:12:40,960 --> 00:12:43,640 Speaker 1: King going through the building looking at all of the 227 00:12:43,640 --> 00:12:46,840 Speaker 1: preventative measures for not passing along this virus here in 228 00:12:46,840 --> 00:12:51,160 Speaker 1: the building. You've got signs everywhere, You've got screens, you've 229 00:12:51,160 --> 00:12:55,719 Speaker 1: got testing, you've got handwipes. They're doing everything they can 230 00:12:55,880 --> 00:12:58,800 Speaker 1: to try to salvage a season. And I think as 231 00:12:58,840 --> 00:13:02,160 Speaker 1: long as they're putting in these rules, there's a reason. Yes, 232 00:13:02,280 --> 00:13:05,880 Speaker 1: on its face, it looks silly because of given what 233 00:13:05,920 --> 00:13:08,120 Speaker 1: they had been doing for the previous sixty minutes on 234 00:13:08,160 --> 00:13:10,880 Speaker 1: the field, But in the end, they're just looking at 235 00:13:10,920 --> 00:13:14,160 Speaker 1: it saying, why are we taking the risk? This is 236 00:13:14,200 --> 00:13:16,760 Speaker 1: just another chance that you might have not had it before. 237 00:13:17,280 --> 00:13:19,400 Speaker 1: Like you said, if you're coming in contact with somebody 238 00:13:19,440 --> 00:13:21,720 Speaker 1: you went to before, that's just another chunk of risk. 239 00:13:22,120 --> 00:13:24,760 Speaker 1: And I understand why they're trying to do it. I 240 00:13:24,880 --> 00:13:27,360 Speaker 1: just think, yes, on its face, it looks silly, but 241 00:13:28,160 --> 00:13:30,160 Speaker 1: if they're doing this to try to save the season, 242 00:13:30,240 --> 00:13:33,559 Speaker 1: then do everything you can to make that happeah. Absolutely, 243 00:13:33,600 --> 00:13:35,640 Speaker 1: And I you know, I know other people thought it 244 00:13:35,640 --> 00:13:38,840 Speaker 1: would look silly. I thought it was silly. How silly 245 00:13:38,920 --> 00:13:42,160 Speaker 1: they thought it was because I just you know, I'm 246 00:13:42,200 --> 00:13:45,760 Speaker 1: not I don't have the hubrist like the NFL the 247 00:13:45,920 --> 00:13:48,520 Speaker 1: powers at b In the end, if there is nothing 248 00:13:48,640 --> 00:13:52,920 Speaker 1: more important to them than putting together a safe season 249 00:13:53,360 --> 00:13:58,760 Speaker 1: that happens. It is a It is such a bummer 250 00:13:59,000 --> 00:14:02,920 Speaker 1: is not a word to describe how how disappointing it 251 00:14:02,920 --> 00:14:05,400 Speaker 1: would be for fans and for teams and for the league. 252 00:14:05,400 --> 00:14:08,240 Speaker 1: But I'm gonna say bummer. It would be such like 253 00:14:08,520 --> 00:14:11,160 Speaker 1: I have been stuck in my house, I have been distanced. 254 00:14:11,240 --> 00:14:14,400 Speaker 1: If we don't get football, I am going to become 255 00:14:14,559 --> 00:14:17,680 Speaker 1: a maniac. So I don't care if they're like after 256 00:14:17,720 --> 00:14:20,400 Speaker 1: the game all quarterbacks will be put in one of 257 00:14:20,400 --> 00:14:24,480 Speaker 1: those bulletproof popemobiles and driven back to their house. I 258 00:14:24,520 --> 00:14:27,680 Speaker 1: don't care. Man, whatever you gotta do, do it. The 259 00:14:28,120 --> 00:14:32,800 Speaker 1: other shifting away from the possible agreement, Jay, the other 260 00:14:32,840 --> 00:14:38,000 Speaker 1: thing that the that COVID and the uncertainty has affected 261 00:14:38,240 --> 00:14:43,200 Speaker 1: is the franchise tag deadline, which was July fifteenth. It 262 00:14:43,360 --> 00:14:46,480 Speaker 1: seems like COVID had an effect on that this year, 263 00:14:46,560 --> 00:14:49,120 Speaker 1: where we would normally expect to see a lot of 264 00:14:49,200 --> 00:14:52,360 Speaker 1: big deals get done before that deadline, or at least 265 00:14:52,360 --> 00:14:56,880 Speaker 1: a fair amount, and a lot of guys, notably you 266 00:14:56,920 --> 00:15:01,360 Speaker 1: know our guy Anthony Harris, Dak Prescott, Jack Barrett, who 267 00:15:01,440 --> 00:15:05,480 Speaker 1: I can I'm astonished that he doesn't have a deal, 268 00:15:05,520 --> 00:15:09,000 Speaker 1: Bud Dupree is gonna is gonna play on the on 269 00:15:09,160 --> 00:15:14,800 Speaker 1: the tag. But the discussion here seems to be the teams, 270 00:15:15,280 --> 00:15:18,200 Speaker 1: and probably smartly so, are waiting to see what happens 271 00:15:18,200 --> 00:15:21,360 Speaker 1: with the upcoming twenty twenty and twenty one salary caps, 272 00:15:21,600 --> 00:15:24,960 Speaker 1: and they're trying to avoid putting themselves in difficult positions 273 00:15:24,960 --> 00:15:27,640 Speaker 1: where then you know, you might have to cut or 274 00:15:27,680 --> 00:15:33,160 Speaker 1: renegotiate next year and potentially lose some critical players. So 275 00:15:33,200 --> 00:15:38,360 Speaker 1: I understand why we've got here from from a personal standpoint. Uh, 276 00:15:38,400 --> 00:15:41,280 Speaker 1: you know that means Anthony Harris is gonna play under 277 00:15:41,320 --> 00:15:44,080 Speaker 1: the franchise tag this year, and that was kind of 278 00:15:44,120 --> 00:15:48,000 Speaker 1: always possibly in the cards. And I know he's he's 279 00:15:48,040 --> 00:15:52,160 Speaker 1: been on the board as a possible trade option. You know, 280 00:15:52,320 --> 00:15:54,360 Speaker 1: the long term deal has been discussed. We don't really 281 00:15:54,360 --> 00:15:56,800 Speaker 1: know where it's gonna land. I just have to say, 282 00:15:57,680 --> 00:15:59,360 Speaker 1: I don't know if this is where you're I am 283 00:15:59,520 --> 00:16:03,440 Speaker 1: such a big Anthony Harris fan. Absolutely he checks all 284 00:16:03,480 --> 00:16:06,760 Speaker 1: the boxes for me. And it's interesting we get to 285 00:16:06,880 --> 00:16:08,880 Speaker 1: you know, we can shed a little light getting to 286 00:16:08,920 --> 00:16:11,240 Speaker 1: be in the building and spend time with these guys. 287 00:16:11,600 --> 00:16:14,320 Speaker 1: You know, to be a guy who was not a 288 00:16:14,400 --> 00:16:17,960 Speaker 1: first round draft pick, who is not a touted late 289 00:16:18,040 --> 00:16:21,480 Speaker 1: round draft pick, even who came in who worked his 290 00:16:21,560 --> 00:16:24,920 Speaker 1: way up the roster and became one of the best 291 00:16:25,000 --> 00:16:28,520 Speaker 1: at his spot in the league. But then you combine 292 00:16:28,560 --> 00:16:31,800 Speaker 1: that with the type of human man he is. He like, 293 00:16:32,280 --> 00:16:34,320 Speaker 1: this is a dude who like we've had him on 294 00:16:34,360 --> 00:16:36,760 Speaker 1: the show. I had him on the video game show. 295 00:16:37,040 --> 00:16:41,120 Speaker 1: He understands the importance of giving his fans access and 296 00:16:41,240 --> 00:16:45,280 Speaker 1: how much his fans appreciate that. He's just a stellar dude. 297 00:16:45,320 --> 00:16:50,440 Speaker 1: He's like we in the sports media throw that lame 298 00:16:50,520 --> 00:16:52,280 Speaker 1: term around, like he's just a great guy. You're a 299 00:16:52,320 --> 00:16:54,200 Speaker 1: great light. You just start a guy you want in 300 00:16:54,240 --> 00:16:56,720 Speaker 1: the locker room. Anthony Harris is a beast. I don't 301 00:16:56,760 --> 00:16:59,520 Speaker 1: know how it's going to pan out. But also, let's 302 00:16:59,520 --> 00:17:02,600 Speaker 1: just talk football for a second. For the last however 303 00:17:02,640 --> 00:17:07,200 Speaker 1: many years, there's been two things me Si Si Amindson. 304 00:17:07,560 --> 00:17:11,359 Speaker 1: Every year goes, oh no, how's this gonna go? And 305 00:17:11,440 --> 00:17:16,959 Speaker 1: it's always been kicker, Wow. Three things. It's always been kicker, punter, 306 00:17:17,440 --> 00:17:22,040 Speaker 1: and the safety who's not Harrison Smith. And to see 307 00:17:22,160 --> 00:17:25,240 Speaker 1: Anthony Harris step I mean, we're at the point where 308 00:17:26,040 --> 00:17:28,119 Speaker 1: and I said this This is why Anthony Harris is 309 00:17:28,160 --> 00:17:31,919 Speaker 1: so important, because everybody's freaking out about cornerbacks. Right. We 310 00:17:31,960 --> 00:17:35,280 Speaker 1: have all these young cornerbacks, but if you have two 311 00:17:35,960 --> 00:17:39,439 Speaker 1: stellar safeties to anchor the middle of the field, you 312 00:17:39,600 --> 00:17:42,639 Speaker 1: give young cornerbacks a chance to learn and grow the 313 00:17:42,760 --> 00:17:45,159 Speaker 1: last you know, And I'm not gonna sit here and 314 00:17:45,160 --> 00:17:50,040 Speaker 1: say Harrison and Anthony Harris are first ballot Hall of 315 00:17:50,040 --> 00:17:52,840 Speaker 1: Famer no brainers. But the last team to put together 316 00:17:52,920 --> 00:17:57,960 Speaker 1: a stud safety cores with young cornerbacks, Jay, do you 317 00:17:57,960 --> 00:18:02,760 Speaker 1: know who I'm talking about? Seattle Seahawks. Oh? Got it? Yeah, 318 00:18:02,800 --> 00:18:06,960 Speaker 1: the legion of boom loaded Richard Sherman came into his 319 00:18:07,040 --> 00:18:09,480 Speaker 1: own and became a Hall of Fame level cornerback. But 320 00:18:09,640 --> 00:18:14,359 Speaker 1: when that first started, you had those two stud safeties 321 00:18:14,400 --> 00:18:19,520 Speaker 1: in Chancellor and Earl Thomas, and a young core of 322 00:18:19,560 --> 00:18:23,240 Speaker 1: cornerbacks around him. So as everybody's really worried, I'm happy 323 00:18:23,280 --> 00:18:25,560 Speaker 1: we got the tag on him. Everybody's really worried about 324 00:18:25,600 --> 00:18:32,440 Speaker 1: the cornerbacks this year. I'm cautiously optimistic for that unit. 325 00:18:32,800 --> 00:18:35,800 Speaker 1: The thing about those two is that the veteran status 326 00:18:35,800 --> 00:18:39,120 Speaker 1: of both of them, and as highly sought after as 327 00:18:39,160 --> 00:18:41,480 Speaker 1: they have been just throughout the league in general. The 328 00:18:41,560 --> 00:18:43,800 Speaker 1: fact you have two of them as big as studs 329 00:18:43,800 --> 00:18:46,600 Speaker 1: as they are. Anthony Harris is critical and that he 330 00:18:46,680 --> 00:18:51,240 Speaker 1: lets Harrison Smith just do his thing, whether he's blitzing, 331 00:18:51,480 --> 00:18:53,560 Speaker 1: whether he's creeping up in the box, if he's playing 332 00:18:53,600 --> 00:18:56,560 Speaker 1: the run. You know you have safety back there in 333 00:18:56,680 --> 00:19:00,240 Speaker 1: Anthony Harris, and for what he's getting paid this year, 334 00:19:00,320 --> 00:19:02,200 Speaker 1: for what he's potentially going to get on the open 335 00:19:02,240 --> 00:19:06,520 Speaker 1: market if he hits it, I think we have an 336 00:19:06,520 --> 00:19:09,159 Speaker 1: opportunity here where you have the two veterans in the 337 00:19:09,160 --> 00:19:13,320 Speaker 1: back who can help teach those newcomers coming into that position. 338 00:19:13,680 --> 00:19:16,119 Speaker 1: Having both those guys just as teachers in the room, 339 00:19:16,600 --> 00:19:19,439 Speaker 1: I think Harrison Smith and Anthony Harris are invaluable to 340 00:19:19,480 --> 00:19:23,240 Speaker 1: this team, and I think Mike Zimmer trusts them unequivocally. 341 00:19:23,720 --> 00:19:27,320 Speaker 1: And I'm just excited that he's back here. And I hope, 342 00:19:28,040 --> 00:19:29,880 Speaker 1: I really do. I hope to God that they can 343 00:19:29,880 --> 00:19:31,840 Speaker 1: find a way to get him a long term deal, 344 00:19:31,920 --> 00:19:34,159 Speaker 1: because if you can solidify those two guys with a 345 00:19:34,240 --> 00:19:37,360 Speaker 1: young cornerback corps and have some guys step up out 346 00:19:37,359 --> 00:19:39,680 Speaker 1: of the what six new guys they have walking in 347 00:19:39,760 --> 00:19:43,520 Speaker 1: to that unit, I think you are potentially lined up 348 00:19:43,560 --> 00:19:46,360 Speaker 1: to have success in that group for five to six 349 00:19:46,480 --> 00:19:51,760 Speaker 1: years minimum moving forward. One of my favorite things moments 350 00:19:51,920 --> 00:19:55,040 Speaker 1: from V and the Vikings Entertainment Network last year was 351 00:19:55,080 --> 00:19:58,760 Speaker 1: I was fortunate enough to kind of help is a 352 00:19:58,880 --> 00:20:01,400 Speaker 1: very generous word, but I would say work with Nate 353 00:20:01,520 --> 00:20:05,159 Speaker 1: Vaughan on the Voyage and it's you know, just as 354 00:20:05,160 --> 00:20:07,600 Speaker 1: a side note, we talk a lot on this show 355 00:20:07,800 --> 00:20:12,000 Speaker 1: about you know the people in front me, you Corso 356 00:20:12,119 --> 00:20:15,560 Speaker 1: talking the great writers, Craig Peters, Lindsay, you know all 357 00:20:15,800 --> 00:20:18,200 Speaker 1: all those guys. I shouldn't start a list because I'll 358 00:20:18,200 --> 00:20:21,200 Speaker 1: inevitably leave somebody out. But we've got this incredible team 359 00:20:21,280 --> 00:20:25,000 Speaker 1: of people editing and creating the content. And Nate Vaughn, 360 00:20:25,880 --> 00:20:29,360 Speaker 1: I've worked in a lot of places, ESPN out in Hollywood, 361 00:20:29,400 --> 00:20:32,640 Speaker 1: sold a TV show to MTV. Nate Vaughan is such 362 00:20:32,680 --> 00:20:35,840 Speaker 1: a stud editor, and I love the Voyage. The Voyage 363 00:20:35,880 --> 00:20:38,040 Speaker 1: is my favorite thing we do here at VEN the 364 00:20:38,119 --> 00:20:40,400 Speaker 1: last year because I also I just love that it's 365 00:20:40,440 --> 00:20:44,160 Speaker 1: a football life vibe and he really hit on that 366 00:20:44,280 --> 00:20:46,560 Speaker 1: last year, so I'm I can't wait for that show 367 00:20:46,600 --> 00:20:50,920 Speaker 1: this year. But in the episode last year where they 368 00:20:51,080 --> 00:20:54,080 Speaker 1: called players to let them know we had we got 369 00:20:54,119 --> 00:20:57,680 Speaker 1: a behind the scenes look at Rick Spielman calling guys 370 00:20:57,720 --> 00:21:01,719 Speaker 1: who got Pro Bowl nods, and he called Harrison Smith 371 00:21:02,160 --> 00:21:06,720 Speaker 1: and the first thing Harrison Smith asked was if Anthony 372 00:21:06,840 --> 00:21:10,120 Speaker 1: Harris got it. And I was like, that was such 373 00:21:10,160 --> 00:21:13,840 Speaker 1: a because Harrison did not know he was being videotaped. 374 00:21:13,960 --> 00:21:17,919 Speaker 1: That was not just to know that those guys who 375 00:21:18,000 --> 00:21:21,760 Speaker 1: are both that good, are that connected. And then you 376 00:21:21,800 --> 00:21:24,119 Speaker 1: think about it, think of how you have that on 377 00:21:24,359 --> 00:21:27,840 Speaker 1: multiple levels because you have those two guys who act 378 00:21:27,920 --> 00:21:29,520 Speaker 1: like that, and then you step down a level and 379 00:21:29,600 --> 00:21:32,719 Speaker 1: you have Kendricks and Barr, who if you told me 380 00:21:33,040 --> 00:21:37,240 Speaker 1: they grew up in the literal same crib, like baby crib, 381 00:21:37,320 --> 00:21:41,480 Speaker 1: that wouldn't surprise me. So I really hope things I'm 382 00:21:41,520 --> 00:21:43,440 Speaker 1: happy that he's here for the year, and I hope 383 00:21:43,640 --> 00:21:47,359 Speaker 1: things go forward. The other notable name was Dak Prescott. 384 00:21:48,080 --> 00:21:49,680 Speaker 1: We don't need to get into it. I just think 385 00:21:49,680 --> 00:21:53,760 Speaker 1: that's going to be a fascinating because with the amount 386 00:21:53,760 --> 00:21:57,240 Speaker 1: of money that Patrick Mahomes got, you know, we might 387 00:21:57,359 --> 00:22:01,199 Speaker 1: see a Kirk Cousins like, I think Dak has a 388 00:22:01,280 --> 00:22:03,960 Speaker 1: chip on his shoulder and Henry right now, so I 389 00:22:04,040 --> 00:22:06,280 Speaker 1: think we as much as we all love Kirk, I 390 00:22:06,320 --> 00:22:09,520 Speaker 1: think we can all agree that Dak's stock and the 391 00:22:09,640 --> 00:22:12,960 Speaker 1: view of him from around the league is higher currently 392 00:22:12,960 --> 00:22:16,159 Speaker 1: in Dallas than Kirk was near the end of his 393 00:22:16,240 --> 00:22:18,399 Speaker 1: run at Washington. And that's not a slide on Kirk. 394 00:22:18,760 --> 00:22:21,760 Speaker 1: It's just people are looking at Dak as a thirty 395 00:22:21,800 --> 00:22:24,359 Speaker 1: five forty million dollar no brainer. You know, was staying 396 00:22:24,359 --> 00:22:28,080 Speaker 1: with the same team. And then you got Dak's brother tweeting, 397 00:22:28,240 --> 00:22:31,760 Speaker 1: and it's that is going to be an old Jared 398 00:22:31,880 --> 00:22:34,639 Speaker 1: Jones soap opera that I am I think will be 399 00:22:34,720 --> 00:22:36,480 Speaker 1: very fun to watch. It is going to be an 400 00:22:36,480 --> 00:22:40,880 Speaker 1: absolute circus with a white hot spotlight on it. It's Dallas. 401 00:22:40,920 --> 00:22:44,400 Speaker 1: They've got the superstar new wide receiver coming in. They're 402 00:22:44,440 --> 00:22:47,800 Speaker 1: loaded on offense. And if you know how many times 403 00:22:47,880 --> 00:22:50,280 Speaker 1: has Dallas had this where they have a very good 404 00:22:50,359 --> 00:22:52,480 Speaker 1: quarterback and everyone's looking at him saying, why can't you 405 00:22:52,520 --> 00:22:55,399 Speaker 1: win the big one? I think Dak is definitely going 406 00:22:55,440 --> 00:22:57,280 Speaker 1: to have the chip on his shoulder and we'll see 407 00:22:57,320 --> 00:23:00,000 Speaker 1: because he could get to a point where he absolutely 408 00:23:00,119 --> 00:23:02,280 Speaker 1: lights it up this year and then in the offseason 409 00:23:02,320 --> 00:23:05,280 Speaker 1: next year says you know, hey, thanks for the memories, 410 00:23:05,320 --> 00:23:06,800 Speaker 1: but I'm out of here and I'm getting paid by 411 00:23:06,800 --> 00:23:09,680 Speaker 1: somebody else. So well, like you said, it'll be a 412 00:23:09,760 --> 00:23:13,000 Speaker 1: Jerry Jones soap opera down in Dallas this upcoming season. Well, 413 00:23:13,000 --> 00:23:16,320 Speaker 1: now that we detoured away from the Vikings secondary, just 414 00:23:16,359 --> 00:23:19,120 Speaker 1: so I could talk about Dak Prescott, let's detour back 415 00:23:19,160 --> 00:23:23,800 Speaker 1: to the secondary for our interview on today's show, Cameron Danceler. 416 00:23:23,920 --> 00:23:26,840 Speaker 1: The Vikings are bringing in, as you mentioned, j five 417 00:23:27,080 --> 00:23:31,240 Speaker 1: new draftees and one undrafted free agent into the secondary. 418 00:23:31,520 --> 00:23:35,240 Speaker 1: Danceler was a third round pick out of Mississippi State, 419 00:23:35,320 --> 00:23:38,760 Speaker 1: and I think he immediately became a name that, you know, 420 00:23:38,920 --> 00:23:42,920 Speaker 1: people kind of got excited about, and it felt like 421 00:23:44,040 --> 00:23:46,040 Speaker 1: this is this is dramatic, and I'm not trying to 422 00:23:46,080 --> 00:23:52,879 Speaker 1: place expectations, but when Daniel Hunter was drafted, he was 423 00:23:53,359 --> 00:23:55,720 Speaker 1: really talked about, like, oh, I'm kind of surprised he 424 00:23:55,800 --> 00:23:57,600 Speaker 1: was there. Oh, he's got all this potential. And that's 425 00:23:57,640 --> 00:24:00,280 Speaker 1: what I get a little bit of that same vibe 426 00:24:00,520 --> 00:24:02,879 Speaker 1: with Danceler when you when you talk to people around 427 00:24:02,880 --> 00:24:04,679 Speaker 1: the building, when you talk to people who know what 428 00:24:04,680 --> 00:24:07,200 Speaker 1: they're talking about, it might not you might not see 429 00:24:07,600 --> 00:24:10,280 Speaker 1: a pro bowler year one, but I think you see 430 00:24:10,359 --> 00:24:14,560 Speaker 1: people who are like, there's really a buzz about his 431 00:24:14,640 --> 00:24:19,439 Speaker 1: potential and there's going to be opportunities with the twenty 432 00:24:19,480 --> 00:24:23,639 Speaker 1: twenty Vikings to show that potential. So with that being said, 433 00:24:23,760 --> 00:24:26,159 Speaker 1: our very own Chris Corso got to sit down with 434 00:24:26,280 --> 00:24:29,240 Speaker 1: him for Vikings dot Com. And Chris, why don't you 435 00:24:29,320 --> 00:24:33,919 Speaker 1: go ahead and take it away? What is up, Vikings fans? 436 00:24:34,000 --> 00:24:37,800 Speaker 1: We have another member of the Vikings rookie draft class 437 00:24:37,960 --> 00:24:42,520 Speaker 1: joining the Minnesota Vikings Podcast. It's Cameron Danceler, the third 438 00:24:42,640 --> 00:24:45,680 Speaker 1: round pick out of Mississippi State. What's going on? Man? 439 00:24:46,080 --> 00:24:48,919 Speaker 1: I'm doing great? How are you? I'm doing good. I 440 00:24:48,960 --> 00:24:52,119 Speaker 1: think I have to start out this interview asking you 441 00:24:52,160 --> 00:24:54,840 Speaker 1: about your nickname because I just love it, like it 442 00:24:54,920 --> 00:24:58,320 Speaker 1: just sticks out the needle. I think it says a 443 00:24:58,320 --> 00:25:01,240 Speaker 1: lot about your frame and your tall body frame, being 444 00:25:01,240 --> 00:25:04,080 Speaker 1: a cornerback and having that long range. So tell us 445 00:25:04,080 --> 00:25:06,600 Speaker 1: how you got that nickname where it came from, because 446 00:25:06,600 --> 00:25:08,679 Speaker 1: I mean, I just love it. But it came from 447 00:25:08,800 --> 00:25:14,199 Speaker 1: highschool around like sophomore year. I'll probably like one forty 448 00:25:14,280 --> 00:25:18,240 Speaker 1: someone Fizzy something. And I was always a tall, skinny guy. 449 00:25:19,119 --> 00:25:21,680 Speaker 1: Then you know, I was always coming up tackling people 450 00:25:21,920 --> 00:25:23,560 Speaker 1: and they stay down for a long time. A coach 451 00:25:23,680 --> 00:25:27,159 Speaker 1: is like, we're gonna call you the needlem and everything 452 00:25:27,240 --> 00:25:29,040 Speaker 1: there in the name, just you know, s like with me, 453 00:25:29,280 --> 00:25:31,520 Speaker 1: I love it. And do you plan on making that 454 00:25:31,600 --> 00:25:35,360 Speaker 1: stick and keep sticking throughout throughout your pro career? Oh yeah, 455 00:25:35,400 --> 00:25:37,800 Speaker 1: no doubt, no doubt. What happens when quarterbacks try to 456 00:25:37,840 --> 00:25:39,600 Speaker 1: thread the needle? What do you what do you say? Then? 457 00:25:40,560 --> 00:25:42,439 Speaker 1: And this and this and it popped, the ball popping 458 00:25:42,440 --> 00:25:46,840 Speaker 1: me coming to my hand. I love it man. Uh well, 459 00:25:46,960 --> 00:25:49,920 Speaker 1: going back to your high school days, you played both 460 00:25:49,960 --> 00:25:51,960 Speaker 1: sides of the ball. You're a quarterback and you ran 461 00:25:52,040 --> 00:25:53,679 Speaker 1: for a ton of yards. You through for a ton 462 00:25:53,760 --> 00:25:56,240 Speaker 1: of yards. How do you think that'll help you kind 463 00:25:56,240 --> 00:26:00,119 Speaker 1: of translate into your career as a cornerback in the NFL. Oh, 464 00:26:00,160 --> 00:26:03,000 Speaker 1: I just feel like, um, when playing the position a 465 00:26:03,080 --> 00:26:06,200 Speaker 1: quarterback in high school, it helps you with the corner position. 466 00:26:06,240 --> 00:26:08,879 Speaker 1: You know a lot of corners really played quarterback in 467 00:26:08,920 --> 00:26:11,160 Speaker 1: high school. So it's like, you know what the quarterback 468 00:26:11,320 --> 00:26:16,200 Speaker 1: is thinking. You know, his read, his eye contacted the receiver. Um, 469 00:26:17,000 --> 00:26:19,200 Speaker 1: So I just try to progress that to my game 470 00:26:19,680 --> 00:26:23,000 Speaker 1: moving forward, because you know, like I said, I played quarterback. 471 00:26:23,240 --> 00:26:25,560 Speaker 1: My junior senior in high school, and it just helps 472 00:26:25,600 --> 00:26:27,920 Speaker 1: me a lot with the corner position. I was looking 473 00:26:27,920 --> 00:26:29,960 Speaker 1: back at some of your previous interviews and you were 474 00:26:30,000 --> 00:26:33,120 Speaker 1: talking about your your best trade is your confidence. You're 475 00:26:33,160 --> 00:26:36,200 Speaker 1: really confident out there playing in the SEC in college. 476 00:26:36,880 --> 00:26:38,920 Speaker 1: Where did that come from? And how do you think 477 00:26:38,920 --> 00:26:40,760 Speaker 1: that You think you're gonna have that confidence when you 478 00:26:40,800 --> 00:26:44,080 Speaker 1: step in the purple and gold with the Vikings. Oh no, 479 00:26:44,359 --> 00:26:47,240 Speaker 1: it's gonna it's gonna be even more dangerous and stepping 480 00:26:47,240 --> 00:26:49,520 Speaker 1: into the next level because you know, like I said, 481 00:26:49,520 --> 00:26:51,960 Speaker 1: I've been died in my whole life. So me being 482 00:26:52,000 --> 00:26:53,679 Speaker 1: a small guy, you just gotta have that confidence in 483 00:26:53,720 --> 00:26:55,919 Speaker 1: what you can do and know your abilities. So I 484 00:26:56,000 --> 00:26:58,000 Speaker 1: just try to take that with everything I do, not 485 00:26:58,040 --> 00:26:59,760 Speaker 1: just football, in life too. You know, you just gotta 486 00:26:59,760 --> 00:27:02,600 Speaker 1: have confidence. So I just take that on the field. 487 00:27:03,119 --> 00:27:05,560 Speaker 1: And then he just turned our own perfect fool. Speaking 488 00:27:05,600 --> 00:27:08,840 Speaker 1: of confidence, I was looking at the Pro Football Focused 489 00:27:08,920 --> 00:27:11,720 Speaker 1: stat a few days ago and they said, you're passer 490 00:27:11,800 --> 00:27:14,760 Speaker 1: rating when targeted your last two years of college was 491 00:27:14,840 --> 00:27:19,600 Speaker 1: forty three point six and for comparison, if you just 492 00:27:19,640 --> 00:27:22,720 Speaker 1: slapped the ball down every single play, it would be 493 00:27:22,800 --> 00:27:25,119 Speaker 1: thirty nine point six, So I think that's a pretty 494 00:27:25,160 --> 00:27:28,520 Speaker 1: good stat for you to hang your hat on. You're right, 495 00:27:28,600 --> 00:27:31,240 Speaker 1: it is. It is. So what is it about your 496 00:27:31,280 --> 00:27:33,600 Speaker 1: game that you just do such a good job just 497 00:27:33,640 --> 00:27:35,320 Speaker 1: defending the ball and keeping the ball out of the 498 00:27:35,400 --> 00:27:38,640 Speaker 1: receiver's hands. I'm gonna be I gotta get that. Most 499 00:27:38,640 --> 00:27:42,200 Speaker 1: credits to my position coach in college, Ture Buckley. He 500 00:27:42,320 --> 00:27:43,600 Speaker 1: was a guy that taught me a lot. You know, 501 00:27:43,680 --> 00:27:46,600 Speaker 1: coming into college, I never really played corner so I 502 00:27:46,640 --> 00:27:49,639 Speaker 1: was confused. Still didn't have hips and noting like that, 503 00:27:50,359 --> 00:27:52,080 Speaker 1: I'll just have medic So you know, they tried me 504 00:27:52,119 --> 00:27:54,520 Speaker 1: a corner and I got to college and having got it, 505 00:27:54,560 --> 00:27:58,400 Speaker 1: Like coach Buckley, he taught me a lot in patience hands, 506 00:28:00,040 --> 00:28:01,920 Speaker 1: I really got most of them. You know, my confidence 507 00:28:01,960 --> 00:28:04,119 Speaker 1: slagger from him because he's one of those guys that 508 00:28:04,240 --> 00:28:07,520 Speaker 1: had confidence and swagger. You know. I want to say it's, 509 00:28:07,560 --> 00:28:10,680 Speaker 1: you know, cocky, but like I said, yeah, confidence, so 510 00:28:11,040 --> 00:28:12,320 Speaker 1: you gotta be cocky a little bit. I had a 511 00:28:12,320 --> 00:28:15,199 Speaker 1: little cockiness and a little flavor of cockiness in my 512 00:28:15,280 --> 00:28:17,520 Speaker 1: own game. But you know, I just gotta give him 513 00:28:17,840 --> 00:28:20,680 Speaker 1: most creative to un looking at some of the cornerbacks 514 00:28:20,680 --> 00:28:22,639 Speaker 1: in the NFL. A lot of the great ones have 515 00:28:22,800 --> 00:28:27,240 Speaker 1: that cocky slash confident type going with them. Who was 516 00:28:27,240 --> 00:28:30,160 Speaker 1: a player you looked up to growing up and who 517 00:28:30,160 --> 00:28:33,080 Speaker 1: you really try to model your game after growing up? 518 00:28:34,840 --> 00:28:37,119 Speaker 1: I'll say he was Tarran Matthew growing up. But right 519 00:28:37,160 --> 00:28:40,960 Speaker 1: now I said Jalen Jale Ramsey and Richard Sherman. But 520 00:28:41,120 --> 00:28:44,520 Speaker 1: those guys they played with fundamentals. They fundamentally sound, the 521 00:28:44,560 --> 00:28:46,480 Speaker 1: play a technique and they got that slagger to him, 522 00:28:46,880 --> 00:28:49,200 Speaker 1: especially Jayla Rams. I just love at slaggerness about him, 523 00:28:49,280 --> 00:28:51,800 Speaker 1: you know, I try to watch his game. Him and 524 00:28:51,920 --> 00:28:55,320 Speaker 1: Richard Sherman, just that slaggness. Looking back at your college career, 525 00:28:55,400 --> 00:28:58,080 Speaker 1: you played a ton of big games and UM, one 526 00:28:58,120 --> 00:29:00,680 Speaker 1: game that the Vikings front office just pointed out was 527 00:29:00,680 --> 00:29:03,240 Speaker 1: the game against LSU. I think you had a forced 528 00:29:03,240 --> 00:29:06,480 Speaker 1: fumble in that game, and you played Jamar Chase pretty well. 529 00:29:06,760 --> 00:29:09,560 Speaker 1: What was it like playing in the SEC and playing 530 00:29:09,560 --> 00:29:13,360 Speaker 1: against such tough opponents pretty much weekend and week out? UM, 531 00:29:13,400 --> 00:29:18,040 Speaker 1: I would say preparation. Um, everything started preparation. So Sunday 532 00:29:18,080 --> 00:29:20,920 Speaker 1: after the previous game, I just go in, you know, 533 00:29:21,000 --> 00:29:24,000 Speaker 1: study receivers, trying to know their shrints, their weaknesses, and 534 00:29:24,240 --> 00:29:26,840 Speaker 1: I actually hold chase to only one kitch and there 535 00:29:26,920 --> 00:29:29,520 Speaker 1: was like six yards but not just had to throw 536 00:29:29,560 --> 00:29:33,080 Speaker 1: it out there. But I love it. Man. I just 537 00:29:33,120 --> 00:29:35,720 Speaker 1: got to know, got you prepared for guys like that? 538 00:29:35,760 --> 00:29:38,320 Speaker 1: You know I was. I was very prepared for him. 539 00:29:38,640 --> 00:29:40,080 Speaker 1: I knew what he'd liked to do. I know he 540 00:29:40,080 --> 00:29:43,840 Speaker 1: didn't like to do UM. I know his shrints, his weaknesses. 541 00:29:44,160 --> 00:29:46,520 Speaker 1: So I just know the steady day UM throughout the 542 00:29:46,520 --> 00:29:49,200 Speaker 1: week and I was the power for almost every day. Yeah, 543 00:29:49,240 --> 00:29:51,280 Speaker 1: his team in over there at LSU is now your 544 00:29:51,360 --> 00:29:54,040 Speaker 1: teammate and justin Jefferson, I know you guys are both 545 00:29:54,080 --> 00:29:57,840 Speaker 1: from Louisiana. Talking about the relationship that you guys have, 546 00:29:58,400 --> 00:30:00,520 Speaker 1: we know, we actually trained together to for to come bin, 547 00:30:00,600 --> 00:30:02,280 Speaker 1: So you know, he was always saying, what if we 548 00:30:02,320 --> 00:30:05,240 Speaker 1: got drafts together? You know, we like, we battled a 549 00:30:05,240 --> 00:30:08,200 Speaker 1: lot for to come by. We battled in college. So 550 00:30:08,200 --> 00:30:10,720 Speaker 1: it just a blessing to have a great player like 551 00:30:10,760 --> 00:30:12,920 Speaker 1: him on your side. And guy's gonna help you get 552 00:30:12,920 --> 00:30:15,280 Speaker 1: better each and every day at practice. Yeah, he tweeted 553 00:30:15,320 --> 00:30:17,160 Speaker 1: right when you got drafted that that you were a 554 00:30:17,240 --> 00:30:20,080 Speaker 1: real one. And then he kind of tweeted a few 555 00:30:20,120 --> 00:30:22,360 Speaker 1: weeks ago making fun of your swag out there at 556 00:30:22,400 --> 00:30:26,000 Speaker 1: Mississippi said, I think you had some long socks going on. Yeah, 557 00:30:26,120 --> 00:30:28,800 Speaker 1: did you know you gotta sweet up a little bit. 558 00:30:30,360 --> 00:30:33,200 Speaker 1: That's hilarious. Well, looking at the Vikings, man, we got 559 00:30:33,200 --> 00:30:36,160 Speaker 1: a lot of SEC players. We have Irv Smith at Alabama, 560 00:30:36,200 --> 00:30:40,240 Speaker 1: another Louisiana guy. Um, just so many players from the SEC. 561 00:30:40,400 --> 00:30:43,520 Speaker 1: We just talked to DJ Wanham who played at South Carolina. 562 00:30:43,600 --> 00:30:45,560 Speaker 1: So do you guys kind of have a tight knit 563 00:30:45,600 --> 00:30:50,960 Speaker 1: bond some of you guys? Um me, I'll say, um 564 00:30:51,080 --> 00:30:55,880 Speaker 1: jets um er. I've been bundled with Mike Um Hollywood 565 00:30:55,960 --> 00:31:00,520 Speaker 1: Holding Hill, Oh, Jeff Gladly. Oh, you know, it's just 566 00:31:00,560 --> 00:31:02,080 Speaker 1: I'm just like, you know, it's a good thing to 567 00:31:02,120 --> 00:31:05,600 Speaker 1: have a bone with your teammates. Um. This pandemic we 568 00:31:05,640 --> 00:31:07,720 Speaker 1: am so, you know, we get close. So we got 569 00:31:07,760 --> 00:31:09,280 Speaker 1: on the field, we can just get right to it 570 00:31:09,280 --> 00:31:11,040 Speaker 1: and move as one. It looks like a couple of 571 00:31:11,040 --> 00:31:13,520 Speaker 1: you guys have been training out there as well. Oh yeah, yeah, 572 00:31:13,520 --> 00:31:15,720 Speaker 1: we have. We have been well. Looking at the opportunities 573 00:31:15,720 --> 00:31:18,000 Speaker 1: this year for cornerbacks on the Vikings roster, I mean 574 00:31:18,040 --> 00:31:21,000 Speaker 1: you have to be excited. A ton of players that 575 00:31:21,240 --> 00:31:23,600 Speaker 1: left in free agency, and it seems to be that 576 00:31:23,600 --> 00:31:26,120 Speaker 1: it's going to be a young core at the Vikings 577 00:31:26,160 --> 00:31:29,400 Speaker 1: cornerback position. So are you ready for this opportunity this year? Oh? Yeah, 578 00:31:29,400 --> 00:31:31,360 Speaker 1: I like presh. You know, I've been like I said, 579 00:31:31,360 --> 00:31:33,560 Speaker 1: I've been doing preshing my whole life. So I've been 580 00:31:33,600 --> 00:31:35,240 Speaker 1: beating as my whole life. So I'm looking forward to 581 00:31:35,320 --> 00:31:37,440 Speaker 1: the challenge. So it's probably safe to say that if 582 00:31:37,480 --> 00:31:41,200 Speaker 1: we drafted fifteen cornerbacks with all of our positions, that 583 00:31:41,320 --> 00:31:45,440 Speaker 1: coach Mike Zimmer would be very happy with every single pick. 584 00:31:45,480 --> 00:31:48,320 Speaker 1: He's a big fan of the cornerback position. So one 585 00:31:48,320 --> 00:31:52,400 Speaker 1: of your interactions with him been like so far virtually. 586 00:31:52,400 --> 00:31:55,280 Speaker 1: Of course, I really haven't spoke to him as much 587 00:31:55,440 --> 00:31:57,680 Speaker 1: in the virtual meetings. You know. He taught me they 588 00:31:57,840 --> 00:32:00,560 Speaker 1: drafted me, and he was like, you know, love big 589 00:32:00,600 --> 00:32:02,560 Speaker 1: tall corners and fields of corners, and you're looking forward 590 00:32:02,600 --> 00:32:06,320 Speaker 1: to me, um, you know, contributing to the defense. I'm 591 00:32:06,360 --> 00:32:09,560 Speaker 1: looking forward to, you know, making plays and no to 592 00:32:09,760 --> 00:32:12,600 Speaker 1: be thankful to heat Um drafting me. He gives those 593 00:32:12,640 --> 00:32:14,840 Speaker 1: corners a lot of tough loves, So you're ready for that, 594 00:32:15,320 --> 00:32:17,200 Speaker 1: Oh tough love of the best love I've been having 595 00:32:17,240 --> 00:32:19,840 Speaker 1: tough love my whole life. I love to hear well, 596 00:32:19,920 --> 00:32:21,880 Speaker 1: looking at some of the things off the field, it 597 00:32:21,880 --> 00:32:24,920 Speaker 1: looks like you have a couple of little children there 598 00:32:24,960 --> 00:32:26,800 Speaker 1: that you had in the past year or so. So 599 00:32:26,880 --> 00:32:29,240 Speaker 1: how how has that been going. You're becoming a You're 600 00:32:29,280 --> 00:32:32,440 Speaker 1: really growing up real quick. Oh yeah, having kids, you 601 00:32:32,480 --> 00:32:35,160 Speaker 1: have the mature and grow up real fast. And I 602 00:32:35,280 --> 00:32:37,720 Speaker 1: just feel like, um, it's just a bliss and they're 603 00:32:37,720 --> 00:32:40,600 Speaker 1: just making me go harder. So it's it's not it's 604 00:32:40,640 --> 00:32:42,880 Speaker 1: not for me anymore, for them, So they'm my reason 605 00:32:42,920 --> 00:32:45,800 Speaker 1: why I'm really doing this now. So for Vikings fans 606 00:32:45,840 --> 00:32:48,280 Speaker 1: out there, tell them one thing about you yourself that 607 00:32:48,320 --> 00:32:51,040 Speaker 1: they wouldn't know, maybe off the field, just something different 608 00:32:51,040 --> 00:32:53,160 Speaker 1: that they wouldn't know about you. I'd like to go fishing, 609 00:32:53,720 --> 00:32:56,520 Speaker 1: you know. I'm a nature type of guy, like the fishing, hunting. 610 00:32:57,440 --> 00:32:59,800 Speaker 1: I just like the widerness. You're gonna do well a 611 00:32:59,800 --> 00:33:04,880 Speaker 1: minut So there's like eleven thousand lakes looking forward, there's 612 00:33:04,920 --> 00:33:08,080 Speaker 1: a lot of lakes. Man, I ain't know. I heard 613 00:33:08,080 --> 00:33:11,440 Speaker 1: it's so cold down here. I was about to say, 614 00:33:11,480 --> 00:33:13,880 Speaker 1: growing up down south. I know Herve always makes jokes. 615 00:33:13,920 --> 00:33:16,680 Speaker 1: You like, can't handle can't handle the cold over here? 616 00:33:16,720 --> 00:33:19,640 Speaker 1: But are you ready for the cold? I ain't got 617 00:33:19,800 --> 00:33:22,440 Speaker 1: the both of you ready at this point. Well, at 618 00:33:22,480 --> 00:33:25,760 Speaker 1: least us Bank Stadium is indoors and you'll be warm 619 00:33:25,880 --> 00:33:30,080 Speaker 1: up in there, that's for sure, right all right? Well, 620 00:33:30,080 --> 00:33:33,040 Speaker 1: thanks Cam. We look forward to hopefully seeing you very 621 00:33:33,080 --> 00:33:36,480 Speaker 1: soon at the TCO Performance Center and and hopefully you 622 00:33:36,480 --> 00:33:39,400 Speaker 1: can finally meet your teammates all in person altogether. Thank 623 00:33:41,040 --> 00:33:46,640 Speaker 1: That was Chris Corso with Cameron Danceler. Great job, Chris, Jay, 624 00:33:46,760 --> 00:33:48,440 Speaker 1: that'll do it for us on the show today. Thank 625 00:33:48,480 --> 00:33:51,160 Speaker 1: you so much for all your hard work and for 626 00:33:51,280 --> 00:33:54,120 Speaker 1: being the guy that listens to me talk a whole 627 00:33:54,160 --> 00:33:58,680 Speaker 1: bunch and then responds just a couple of quick notes. Uh. 628 00:33:58,880 --> 00:34:00,800 Speaker 1: Stay tuned to the Vikings Dim and all of our 629 00:34:00,840 --> 00:34:04,160 Speaker 1: social media for the latest in Viking news. We got 630 00:34:04,200 --> 00:34:07,280 Speaker 1: some great stuff up right now. Jay staff writer Craig 631 00:34:07,320 --> 00:34:11,640 Speaker 1: Peters reviews the Nate Stanley signing and he talks about 632 00:34:11,640 --> 00:34:14,600 Speaker 1: his journey to the NFL and reviews his successes he 633 00:34:14,719 --> 00:34:18,000 Speaker 1: had for the Hawkeyes. It's a really fun piece. Lindsay 634 00:34:18,160 --> 00:34:23,640 Speaker 1: Young looks at Justin Jefferson being included in Lanzerlin's list 635 00:34:23,680 --> 00:34:26,080 Speaker 1: of offensive Rookie of the Year candidates. So if you 636 00:34:26,120 --> 00:34:29,319 Speaker 1: want to get excited about what Jefferson might do, that's 637 00:34:29,400 --> 00:34:33,560 Speaker 1: that's part of her lunch break article. And again Cam Dancler, 638 00:34:33,600 --> 00:34:37,600 Speaker 1: who you just heard with Chris Corso. He's today's guest 639 00:34:37,719 --> 00:34:40,880 Speaker 1: in five Things to Know about Cameron Dancler on Vikings 640 00:34:40,880 --> 00:34:45,400 Speaker 1: dot com. Check us out everywhere Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, Twitter, YouTube. 641 00:34:46,160 --> 00:34:48,160 Speaker 1: Thank you so much for joining us. You got any 642 00:34:48,239 --> 00:34:50,439 Speaker 1: last thoughts. As we are a week and a half 643 00:34:50,440 --> 00:34:53,760 Speaker 1: out from July twenty eighth, being our officials start to camp, 644 00:34:54,239 --> 00:34:56,719 Speaker 1: just stay tuned as much as possible to Vikings dot 645 00:34:56,719 --> 00:34:59,120 Speaker 1: com for all the details that get hashed out here 646 00:34:59,160 --> 00:35:03,240 Speaker 1: between the league and the NFLPA, and hopefully everything stays 647 00:35:03,280 --> 00:35:05,160 Speaker 1: on track and we can get back to football here 648 00:35:05,160 --> 00:35:08,439 Speaker 1: in the fall real soon, absolutely, and that's we hope 649 00:35:08,440 --> 00:35:11,360 Speaker 1: to have more information for you next week on the 650 00:35:11,480 --> 00:35:13,719 Speaker 1: thing that we thought we would have information for you 651 00:35:14,040 --> 00:35:16,160 Speaker 1: on this week. We'll see you guys soon.