1 00:00:06,720 --> 00:00:10,080 Speaker 1: Welcome into the Minnesota Vikings Podcast. I'm your host, Tatum Everett, 2 00:00:10,080 --> 00:00:13,600 Speaker 1: and what a weekend it was. The Vikings walked into 3 00:00:13,600 --> 00:00:16,599 Speaker 1: Ford Field secured their first win there since twenty twenty 4 00:00:16,800 --> 00:00:17,760 Speaker 1: with a twenty. 5 00:00:17,520 --> 00:00:19,280 Speaker 2: Seven to twenty four victory. 6 00:00:19,600 --> 00:00:22,160 Speaker 1: Minnesota is now two and oh in the NFC North 7 00:00:22,320 --> 00:00:26,160 Speaker 1: and two and oh in divisional road games. We've got 8 00:00:26,200 --> 00:00:29,320 Speaker 1: a fun show ahead for you if you're a Vikings 9 00:00:29,440 --> 00:00:32,760 Speaker 1: fan line fan. We've got the dynamic duo of Eric 10 00:00:32,840 --> 00:00:35,519 Speaker 1: Nordquist and Ron Johnson sharing their thoughts on the win 11 00:00:35,840 --> 00:00:38,960 Speaker 1: and the game ahead. The Vikings return to US Bank 12 00:00:39,040 --> 00:00:41,599 Speaker 1: Stadium and hosts of three and five Ravens, who are 13 00:00:41,600 --> 00:00:44,800 Speaker 1: currently on a two game win streak. This is only 14 00:00:44,840 --> 00:00:47,800 Speaker 1: the eighth meeting between these two teams all time, and 15 00:00:48,200 --> 00:00:51,599 Speaker 1: is Baltimore's third trip to Minnesota where they are oh 16 00:00:51,800 --> 00:00:54,320 Speaker 1: and two looking to try and make that OZH and 17 00:00:54,400 --> 00:00:59,080 Speaker 1: three in Minnesota is Vikings quarterback JJ McCarthy, now making 18 00:00:59,120 --> 00:01:02,160 Speaker 1: his fourth NFL start. He's ready to keep building off 19 00:01:02,200 --> 00:01:04,320 Speaker 1: the momentum created from Sunday's victory. 20 00:01:06,000 --> 00:01:08,480 Speaker 3: I feel like that always comes down to game planning. 21 00:01:08,480 --> 00:01:10,240 Speaker 3: What do they do do well? 22 00:01:10,280 --> 00:01:11,160 Speaker 4: What do we do well? 23 00:01:11,560 --> 00:01:13,120 Speaker 3: And you know, how are they going to try and 24 00:01:13,160 --> 00:01:14,640 Speaker 3: stop us, How are they going to try and re 25 00:01:14,720 --> 00:01:17,240 Speaker 3: engineer our rules to make it in their favor. But 26 00:01:17,640 --> 00:01:18,959 Speaker 3: you know, I feel like there's a lot of things 27 00:01:19,000 --> 00:01:20,640 Speaker 3: that I showed with my feet, you know, just being 28 00:01:20,680 --> 00:01:23,560 Speaker 3: able to extend plays on that crucial third down in 29 00:01:23,600 --> 00:01:25,720 Speaker 3: the red zone, and I think, you know, just the 30 00:01:25,760 --> 00:01:31,800 Speaker 3: ability to progress on just like the little things outside 31 00:01:31,800 --> 00:01:34,200 Speaker 3: of the pocket with my throws and making sure, you know, 32 00:01:34,319 --> 00:01:37,440 Speaker 3: we get those reps in even though on the run 33 00:01:37,480 --> 00:01:40,200 Speaker 3: it was like one for seven based on last game. 34 00:01:40,319 --> 00:01:42,200 Speaker 3: They know that I have that ability, so I just 35 00:01:42,240 --> 00:01:45,000 Speaker 3: got to be ready when those opportunities come up. But yeah, 36 00:01:45,040 --> 00:01:46,680 Speaker 3: there's a lot of things that go into this game 37 00:01:46,720 --> 00:01:48,480 Speaker 3: plan that you know, I feel really good about. We 38 00:01:48,520 --> 00:01:49,560 Speaker 3: just got to go out and execute. 39 00:01:51,200 --> 00:01:54,240 Speaker 1: It is now time to bring in Eric Nordquist Nordo 40 00:01:54,400 --> 00:01:57,720 Speaker 1: from nine to noon. I can't speak for you, Nordo, 41 00:01:57,800 --> 00:02:01,640 Speaker 1: but I'm feeling very well rested, more energy this weekend 42 00:02:02,560 --> 00:02:04,960 Speaker 1: or this week. I think that's from the weekend. I 43 00:02:05,000 --> 00:02:06,400 Speaker 1: had such a pleasant. 44 00:02:06,000 --> 00:02:09,320 Speaker 2: Experience at ford Field, my first win ever there. 45 00:02:10,560 --> 00:02:12,760 Speaker 1: It was just nice overall. I mean, how are you 46 00:02:12,880 --> 00:02:15,520 Speaker 1: feeling this week? You have to be feeling revitalized as well. 47 00:02:16,000 --> 00:02:18,760 Speaker 5: Are you kidding me? I mean, it's Thursday. I'm looking 48 00:02:18,760 --> 00:02:20,240 Speaker 5: ahead to this Ravens game. 49 00:02:20,400 --> 00:02:20,960 Speaker 4: I got to. 50 00:02:20,919 --> 00:02:24,360 Speaker 5: Celebrate a super cool victory where a massive underdog got 51 00:02:24,400 --> 00:02:26,400 Speaker 5: the win on the road, a place my favorite team 52 00:02:26,440 --> 00:02:27,800 Speaker 5: had one and half a decade. 53 00:02:28,160 --> 00:02:29,640 Speaker 4: Been a pretty awesome week, Tatum. 54 00:02:29,680 --> 00:02:32,720 Speaker 1: I agree with you, and as our resident roube for 55 00:02:32,919 --> 00:02:37,800 Speaker 1: the Minnesota Vikings podcast, You've got the feeling that just 56 00:02:37,880 --> 00:02:41,200 Speaker 1: feels different about this team, whether you listen to the 57 00:02:41,240 --> 00:02:44,000 Speaker 1: head coach, the quarterback after the game, the scrums you 58 00:02:44,080 --> 00:02:46,400 Speaker 1: head into all of the press conferences this week. 59 00:02:46,600 --> 00:02:50,400 Speaker 2: There just seems to be some life in there. How 60 00:02:50,480 --> 00:02:50,880 Speaker 2: has a roub? 61 00:02:50,919 --> 00:02:53,560 Speaker 1: Do you not overreact over this knowing there are still 62 00:02:53,720 --> 00:02:55,480 Speaker 1: you know, a half a season left to play? 63 00:02:55,600 --> 00:02:57,760 Speaker 5: Well, it's a week to week league, Tatum, so feel 64 00:02:57,800 --> 00:02:59,840 Speaker 5: free to be emotional and overreact. 65 00:03:00,440 --> 00:03:02,400 Speaker 2: No, I'm kidding. I'm kidding. 66 00:03:02,720 --> 00:03:05,680 Speaker 5: It's the first time since Week one that we got 67 00:03:05,760 --> 00:03:09,120 Speaker 5: to see some certain names on defense all playing together. 68 00:03:09,639 --> 00:03:11,280 Speaker 4: How far is overreacting? 69 00:03:11,960 --> 00:03:14,480 Speaker 5: You wanted a place for the first time in five years, 70 00:03:14,800 --> 00:03:17,160 Speaker 5: You were nearly ten point dogs, You were supposed to 71 00:03:17,160 --> 00:03:20,079 Speaker 5: get beaten down. You kept Jamir Gibbs, who has tortured 72 00:03:20,080 --> 00:03:23,040 Speaker 5: the Vikings in his short NFL career. You kept him 73 00:03:23,040 --> 00:03:25,360 Speaker 5: on an awful day, kept him out of the end zone. 74 00:03:25,400 --> 00:03:27,959 Speaker 5: First time you've done that against Jamir Gibbs, and you 75 00:03:28,080 --> 00:03:30,520 Speaker 5: sack off five times, and you finally got to see 76 00:03:30,520 --> 00:03:32,760 Speaker 5: some of the things you've been waiting two months for. 77 00:03:33,200 --> 00:03:35,680 Speaker 5: So I think people should be really pumped about that. 78 00:03:36,080 --> 00:03:38,280 Speaker 5: Now it's what it's well, do it again? 79 00:03:38,480 --> 00:03:40,000 Speaker 4: Okay? Was that an aberration? 80 00:03:40,280 --> 00:03:43,120 Speaker 5: Was that just a little mid season fleeting moment of 81 00:03:43,120 --> 00:03:46,080 Speaker 5: bliss before the rest of this headache continues on? 82 00:03:46,240 --> 00:03:46,800 Speaker 4: Who knows? 83 00:03:47,080 --> 00:03:49,320 Speaker 5: You go out and you beat Lamar and Derreck Henry 84 00:03:49,320 --> 00:03:50,600 Speaker 5: in town at home on Sunday. 85 00:03:51,200 --> 00:03:52,240 Speaker 4: Now you're onto something. 86 00:03:52,400 --> 00:03:56,320 Speaker 1: Yeah, obviously it's all about carrying over to the next game. However, 87 00:03:56,760 --> 00:03:59,840 Speaker 1: this is the most complete team performance I have seen 88 00:04:00,160 --> 00:04:03,800 Speaker 1: quite some time, I think from this Vikings team. I 89 00:04:03,880 --> 00:04:08,080 Speaker 1: love the fact that every facet of the game showed 90 00:04:08,160 --> 00:04:09,840 Speaker 1: up and in complementary fashion. 91 00:04:09,920 --> 00:04:10,080 Speaker 6: Right. 92 00:04:10,160 --> 00:04:11,880 Speaker 1: So that's just another way of saying what I wanted 93 00:04:11,880 --> 00:04:15,200 Speaker 1: to say three different times. However, I want to go 94 00:04:15,360 --> 00:04:20,880 Speaker 1: over what your favorite offensive, defensive, and special team performance 95 00:04:20,880 --> 00:04:25,000 Speaker 1: in that game? Oh, that's non quarterback related ah, I. 96 00:04:25,000 --> 00:04:26,160 Speaker 4: Know, can't just think JJ. 97 00:04:26,600 --> 00:04:29,720 Speaker 1: No, No, we'll talk about JJ in a second as 98 00:04:29,800 --> 00:04:33,279 Speaker 1: he prepares to face three evens defense, But non quarterback 99 00:04:33,320 --> 00:04:35,719 Speaker 1: favorite offensive performance go. 100 00:04:35,839 --> 00:04:39,760 Speaker 5: Okay, Well, it's Aaron Jones as a person that's been 101 00:04:39,839 --> 00:04:42,680 Speaker 5: begging to see more effective, more efficient and just a 102 00:04:43,040 --> 00:04:45,400 Speaker 5: better focus on the run game. Him rolling out and 103 00:04:45,440 --> 00:04:48,719 Speaker 5: averaging almost nine to Carrey had this sweet catch and run. 104 00:04:49,360 --> 00:04:51,960 Speaker 5: I dig that although it was logged as a rush, 105 00:04:52,000 --> 00:04:54,520 Speaker 5: which I still don't understand, but all the same, took 106 00:04:54,560 --> 00:04:57,080 Speaker 5: that stat away from the quarterback that I can't use 107 00:04:57,120 --> 00:04:59,680 Speaker 5: as an example here. I think Aaron Jones was terrific. 108 00:05:00,080 --> 00:05:03,000 Speaker 5: Really looking forward to him being able to continue on 109 00:05:03,160 --> 00:05:06,400 Speaker 5: with that, I think Mason Jordan Mason struggled mightily in 110 00:05:06,440 --> 00:05:09,800 Speaker 5: pass protection, which really then continues to speak to the 111 00:05:09,839 --> 00:05:13,799 Speaker 5: overall well rounded game of an Aaron Jones. So for offense, 112 00:05:14,000 --> 00:05:17,239 Speaker 5: it would certainly be Aaron Jones on Sunday against the kiddies. 113 00:05:17,440 --> 00:05:21,080 Speaker 2: I love it. Defensively, what really jumped out for. 114 00:05:21,000 --> 00:05:23,680 Speaker 5: You, somebody that you've spoken with this week could be 115 00:05:23,920 --> 00:05:24,640 Speaker 5: Blake Cashman. 116 00:05:24,680 --> 00:05:26,120 Speaker 4: How about those fourteen tackles? 117 00:05:26,279 --> 00:05:29,840 Speaker 5: He was everywhere and as a unit, you can tell 118 00:05:29,920 --> 00:05:33,159 Speaker 5: again Grenard and Van Ginkel as a tandem when both 119 00:05:33,160 --> 00:05:35,560 Speaker 5: they're healthy and in the game. I think you know, 120 00:05:35,600 --> 00:05:38,479 Speaker 5: and it's not about trying to rag on Dallas Turner specifically, 121 00:05:38,520 --> 00:05:40,440 Speaker 5: but you can tell after having a start and play 122 00:05:40,440 --> 00:05:43,400 Speaker 5: as many snaps as he did, he jumps immediately back 123 00:05:43,440 --> 00:05:46,279 Speaker 5: down to like fourteen or fifteen snaps on Sunday. That 124 00:05:46,360 --> 00:05:49,160 Speaker 5: tells you how tough it is to keep Van Ginkel 125 00:05:49,200 --> 00:05:52,120 Speaker 5: and Grenard off the field with each other. That led 126 00:05:52,200 --> 00:05:55,400 Speaker 5: to maybe the best game in Purple for Javon Hargrave, 127 00:05:55,760 --> 00:05:59,960 Speaker 5: and all of that led to a free and explosive 128 00:06:00,160 --> 00:06:02,760 Speaker 5: performance from Blake Cashman, whether it was on the blitz 129 00:06:02,800 --> 00:06:06,240 Speaker 5: getting in there, putting hits on putting hits on golf, 130 00:06:06,480 --> 00:06:09,920 Speaker 5: or it was boundary to boundary the tackles and his 131 00:06:10,000 --> 00:06:11,960 Speaker 5: closing ability on Sunday was well seen. 132 00:06:12,040 --> 00:06:13,799 Speaker 4: Defense has got to be Blake, Okay. 133 00:06:13,839 --> 00:06:17,039 Speaker 1: I love that he was so complimentary of everyone else 134 00:06:17,080 --> 00:06:20,159 Speaker 1: on the defensive front when asked about that performance. But 135 00:06:20,360 --> 00:06:21,960 Speaker 1: a couple of things that he said that I found 136 00:06:22,040 --> 00:06:26,000 Speaker 1: were really interesting was that he doesn't believe that Van 137 00:06:26,080 --> 00:06:29,080 Speaker 1: Ginkle gets the credit he should for being such a 138 00:06:29,160 --> 00:06:33,680 Speaker 1: smart player. That it's like having a second Mike linebacker 139 00:06:33,800 --> 00:06:36,719 Speaker 1: out there, which I thought was kind of interesting coming 140 00:06:36,800 --> 00:06:39,360 Speaker 1: from him because he just said, you know, there were 141 00:06:39,400 --> 00:06:42,400 Speaker 1: just so many pieces to what happened in Sunday's performance 142 00:06:42,400 --> 00:06:47,720 Speaker 1: that allowed him to play so free and having everyone 143 00:06:47,839 --> 00:06:51,040 Speaker 1: back does not stress out the other players having to 144 00:06:51,080 --> 00:06:53,760 Speaker 1: play snaps in other positions and maybe playing too much 145 00:06:54,080 --> 00:06:56,960 Speaker 1: when everyone's healthy, They're really doing exactly what the game 146 00:06:57,000 --> 00:06:57,600 Speaker 1: plan was. 147 00:06:57,960 --> 00:06:59,920 Speaker 2: But it was interesting because he talked a lot of 148 00:07:00,120 --> 00:07:00,919 Speaker 2: out It was. 149 00:07:00,920 --> 00:07:04,440 Speaker 1: Almost like reverse psychology, like the Lions think we're going 150 00:07:04,520 --> 00:07:07,000 Speaker 1: to do all these things. They showed up and they 151 00:07:07,000 --> 00:07:09,560 Speaker 1: did the exact opposite of what the Lions were expecting 152 00:07:09,600 --> 00:07:12,120 Speaker 1: of them. And he said, because of all of that 153 00:07:12,760 --> 00:07:14,880 Speaker 1: preparedness that they had done on the front end with 154 00:07:14,880 --> 00:07:17,880 Speaker 1: all of their disguises, and they kept it up throughout 155 00:07:17,880 --> 00:07:20,240 Speaker 1: the whole game, that really was the difference when it 156 00:07:20,280 --> 00:07:24,160 Speaker 1: came to breaking Goff's rhythm and stopping the run. 157 00:07:24,480 --> 00:07:25,840 Speaker 2: I thought that was just really interesting. 158 00:07:26,040 --> 00:07:29,600 Speaker 5: Well, sadly that this just proves that Blake Cashman doesn't 159 00:07:29,600 --> 00:07:32,000 Speaker 5: listen to Nine to Noon because Nine to Noon has 160 00:07:32,080 --> 00:07:35,440 Speaker 5: been giving Andrew Van Ginkel all the credit and then 161 00:07:35,600 --> 00:07:39,840 Speaker 5: some trying to return Van Ginkel's style into this defense. 162 00:07:39,920 --> 00:07:42,040 Speaker 5: But the health and you know the way that he 163 00:07:42,080 --> 00:07:44,400 Speaker 5: talked that out, he's dead on correct is is he 164 00:07:44,440 --> 00:07:47,600 Speaker 5: has a fantastic game, but it's not it's not a 165 00:07:47,600 --> 00:07:50,920 Speaker 5: singular performance. And I think you know after the game 166 00:07:51,080 --> 00:07:56,240 Speaker 5: hearing Josh mittelis talking about Levi Drake Rodriguez blocking that 167 00:07:56,240 --> 00:07:58,720 Speaker 5: that field goal attempt, which would be my special teams guy, 168 00:07:58,720 --> 00:08:01,400 Speaker 5: either him or Miles Price who Miles probably should have 169 00:08:01,440 --> 00:08:04,480 Speaker 5: a touchdown. But that's a Tavier Thomas conversation for another time. 170 00:08:04,800 --> 00:08:08,320 Speaker 5: But Blake doing his job. Mittel's talking about this as well. 171 00:08:08,440 --> 00:08:12,080 Speaker 5: Is okay, so defensive front, Javon Hargrave one of the 172 00:08:12,080 --> 00:08:14,600 Speaker 5: better games, maybe the best game he's had in Purple. Okay, 173 00:08:14,680 --> 00:08:17,400 Speaker 5: how does that impact what Blake Cashman is able to do? 174 00:08:17,520 --> 00:08:20,240 Speaker 5: Andrew Van Ginkel being back in the mix, How does 175 00:08:20,280 --> 00:08:23,160 Speaker 5: that affect what Javon Hargrave is able to do because 176 00:08:23,440 --> 00:08:26,760 Speaker 5: he'll he'll get less double teams because you worry about 177 00:08:26,760 --> 00:08:29,840 Speaker 5: these two primo pass rushers on the outside. You just 178 00:08:29,840 --> 00:08:33,080 Speaker 5: think about how one thing leads to another, and in 179 00:08:33,120 --> 00:08:35,680 Speaker 5: the end, you just saw such a more well rounded 180 00:08:35,679 --> 00:08:39,200 Speaker 5: performance for multiple people that allow a Blake Cashman to 181 00:08:39,200 --> 00:08:43,040 Speaker 5: be free and to wreak havoc and then just some 182 00:08:43,080 --> 00:08:45,760 Speaker 5: of the collective efforts as a unit. 183 00:08:46,160 --> 00:08:47,040 Speaker 4: We're spectacular. 184 00:08:47,040 --> 00:08:49,360 Speaker 5: And you mentioned, you know, the defense and just it's 185 00:08:49,640 --> 00:08:52,680 Speaker 5: you know, inverting, you'd have you'd have both Theo Jackson 186 00:08:52,720 --> 00:08:54,440 Speaker 5: and Harrison Smith running up to the line. 187 00:08:54,480 --> 00:08:56,640 Speaker 4: They kind of mug and then they back off pre snap. 188 00:08:56,920 --> 00:08:59,720 Speaker 5: But you also saw a lot of static blitz disguises 189 00:08:59,760 --> 00:09:02,720 Speaker 5: where Eric Wilson wasn't mugging up, he was just waiting, 190 00:09:02,800 --> 00:09:04,880 Speaker 5: he was patient and then boom he goes. 191 00:09:05,679 --> 00:09:06,480 Speaker 4: Another great game. 192 00:09:06,520 --> 00:09:10,160 Speaker 5: By the way, Eric Wilson, Cashman, Ronnie ivan Pace, you know, 193 00:09:10,280 --> 00:09:13,959 Speaker 5: maybe maligned in some respects if we're conversing, just which 194 00:09:14,040 --> 00:09:17,199 Speaker 5: has given Eric Wilson a better shot and more snaps defensively, 195 00:09:17,240 --> 00:09:20,040 Speaker 5: Ivan Pace was used really effectively in blitzes on Sunday, 196 00:09:20,240 --> 00:09:23,760 Speaker 5: just when good things are happening. You can say, well, 197 00:09:23,880 --> 00:09:26,880 Speaker 5: Blake Cashman and those fourteen tackles mattered, But how did 198 00:09:26,880 --> 00:09:29,679 Speaker 5: he get him? Took some teammates and a collective effort 199 00:09:29,720 --> 00:09:30,080 Speaker 5: to get. 200 00:09:29,960 --> 00:09:30,760 Speaker 4: There, which is awesome. 201 00:09:30,960 --> 00:09:34,319 Speaker 1: Yeah, and obviously you mentioned Levi Drake Rodriguez. 202 00:09:34,320 --> 00:09:37,640 Speaker 2: He's also been really good on the on the line. 203 00:09:37,760 --> 00:09:40,240 Speaker 1: But he just won the NFC Special Teams Player of 204 00:09:40,280 --> 00:09:42,480 Speaker 1: the Week, which is so good. 205 00:09:42,559 --> 00:09:45,760 Speaker 2: Love that guy. LDR. He obviously blocked. 206 00:09:45,440 --> 00:09:48,320 Speaker 1: The forty five yard field goal attempt, then Isaiah Rodgers 207 00:09:48,320 --> 00:09:50,000 Speaker 1: taking it back forty one yards to set up the 208 00:09:50,080 --> 00:09:54,080 Speaker 1: Vikings final scoring drive of the game. And so just 209 00:09:54,160 --> 00:09:58,880 Speaker 1: all these pieces coming together, it created such a joyful 210 00:09:58,920 --> 00:10:02,440 Speaker 1: experience for this week. So now you face a different 211 00:10:02,520 --> 00:10:06,960 Speaker 1: style of offense, Nordo. You've got Lamar Jackson, a extremely 212 00:10:07,000 --> 00:10:09,560 Speaker 1: mobile quarterback coming off a month long injury. 213 00:10:09,600 --> 00:10:10,960 Speaker 2: He gets in his. 214 00:10:10,800 --> 00:10:14,000 Speaker 1: First game since then all he does is score four touchdowns. 215 00:10:14,800 --> 00:10:19,640 Speaker 1: So for you watching the defense against Jared Goff, what 216 00:10:19,720 --> 00:10:21,840 Speaker 1: do you need to see from the Vikings now that 217 00:10:21,840 --> 00:10:26,240 Speaker 1: they face another really tough rushing backfield in Derrick Henry 218 00:10:26,280 --> 00:10:29,920 Speaker 1: and then Lamar Jackson being such a dangerous dual threat. 219 00:10:30,440 --> 00:10:33,520 Speaker 5: Well, I'm interested. He didn't run very much when he 220 00:10:33,559 --> 00:10:36,319 Speaker 5: came back against the Dolphins. Didn't have to. He has 221 00:10:36,440 --> 00:10:38,480 Speaker 5: like seven tight ends on the team, it feels like, 222 00:10:38,520 --> 00:10:41,559 Speaker 5: so we found them and Henry had a really productive game. 223 00:10:41,600 --> 00:10:43,720 Speaker 5: I think two touchdowns from him potentially as well. I 224 00:10:43,760 --> 00:10:45,959 Speaker 5: know he got into the end zone once, but to 225 00:10:46,320 --> 00:10:48,520 Speaker 5: that end, just kind of looking at at what the 226 00:10:48,559 --> 00:10:52,640 Speaker 5: whole thing looked like. It's maybe a similar conversation Lamar 227 00:10:52,840 --> 00:10:55,960 Speaker 5: as an athlete, we're not going to we haven't seen 228 00:10:56,000 --> 00:10:58,280 Speaker 5: him yet, we won't see him again at the quarterback 229 00:10:58,320 --> 00:11:00,360 Speaker 5: position this year, so how do you prepare for him? 230 00:11:00,360 --> 00:11:01,200 Speaker 4: It's super unique. 231 00:11:01,200 --> 00:11:03,440 Speaker 5: I think it's in a similar vein to what you 232 00:11:03,520 --> 00:11:06,199 Speaker 5: lost when when you saw Jalen Hurts and the and 233 00:11:06,280 --> 00:11:08,920 Speaker 5: the Eagles game and what you saw somewhat from from 234 00:11:09,120 --> 00:11:09,920 Speaker 5: Justin Herbert. 235 00:11:10,360 --> 00:11:13,439 Speaker 4: But but all three of those qbs, Lamar, now I'm 236 00:11:13,480 --> 00:11:14,240 Speaker 4: looping in here. 237 00:11:14,800 --> 00:11:18,000 Speaker 5: All of them have the ability to bounce outside and 238 00:11:18,120 --> 00:11:20,760 Speaker 5: buy themselves an extra couple seconds. And what they do 239 00:11:20,800 --> 00:11:23,800 Speaker 5: when they when that happens is they allow you know, 240 00:11:23,920 --> 00:11:26,360 Speaker 5: a we saw it in that Eagles game. I've used 241 00:11:26,400 --> 00:11:28,880 Speaker 5: this reference a couple of times. Josh mattelis trying to 242 00:11:28,920 --> 00:11:31,120 Speaker 5: guard AJ Brown. Well, that's cool for two and a 243 00:11:31,160 --> 00:11:33,839 Speaker 5: half seconds in his zone situation. But as soon as 244 00:11:34,200 --> 00:11:36,720 Speaker 5: Hurts bounces outside and they just play a little street 245 00:11:36,720 --> 00:11:38,840 Speaker 5: ball and he points at Aj towards the end zone, 246 00:11:38,880 --> 00:11:41,640 Speaker 5: it's over. That's what you're looking at here with with 247 00:11:41,760 --> 00:11:44,680 Speaker 5: Lamar Jackson. It's it's it's not always about time, and 248 00:11:44,720 --> 00:11:46,880 Speaker 5: it's not always about rhythm. It's about the QB is 249 00:11:46,880 --> 00:11:49,520 Speaker 5: going to buy some time until one of his seven 250 00:11:49,640 --> 00:11:52,040 Speaker 5: or eight twenty tight ends they have on that team 251 00:11:52,080 --> 00:11:54,880 Speaker 5: find a soft zone and he hits them for you know, 252 00:11:54,920 --> 00:11:57,480 Speaker 5: a twenty yard game and they're they're moving down the field. 253 00:11:57,600 --> 00:12:00,839 Speaker 5: So the combination of what we do to Saquan in 254 00:12:00,880 --> 00:12:04,000 Speaker 5: the run game, what we did to gibbson Montgomery in 255 00:12:04,040 --> 00:12:06,240 Speaker 5: the run game, you know, you want to see this 256 00:12:06,280 --> 00:12:09,720 Speaker 5: team very stout up front and stop Henry and force 257 00:12:10,200 --> 00:12:12,600 Speaker 5: Lamar to have to throw it for three hundred yards 258 00:12:12,600 --> 00:12:15,360 Speaker 5: on Sunday. But when you do, having that tandem of 259 00:12:15,440 --> 00:12:19,360 Speaker 5: Grenard and Van Ginkel really playing contained and keeping that 260 00:12:19,520 --> 00:12:21,959 Speaker 5: edge on the outside so Lamar's not able to get 261 00:12:21,960 --> 00:12:23,360 Speaker 5: out and scramble a bunch. 262 00:12:23,160 --> 00:12:24,280 Speaker 4: And buy himself time. 263 00:12:25,040 --> 00:12:28,360 Speaker 5: It sounds easy for me just to be radio guy 264 00:12:28,360 --> 00:12:31,080 Speaker 5: in a studio saying that, man, they have a mountain 265 00:12:31,120 --> 00:12:31,520 Speaker 5: to climb. 266 00:12:31,600 --> 00:12:32,280 Speaker 4: It's a challenge. 267 00:12:32,280 --> 00:12:35,680 Speaker 5: That's why he's a multi time MVP, so super unique 268 00:12:35,720 --> 00:12:39,160 Speaker 5: situation and circumstances with this talent. But if we can 269 00:12:39,240 --> 00:12:41,040 Speaker 5: keep him from getting all the time in the world, 270 00:12:41,240 --> 00:12:43,680 Speaker 5: I think we got a shot at shutting him down. 271 00:12:44,040 --> 00:12:46,560 Speaker 5: There will be moments where Lamar gets his and Derrick 272 00:12:46,640 --> 00:12:49,960 Speaker 5: Henry gets his. It's how the kid QB on our 273 00:12:50,080 --> 00:12:52,960 Speaker 5: side responds that'll probably tell the story. 274 00:12:53,240 --> 00:12:55,679 Speaker 2: All right, So let's hear it. I know you were 275 00:12:55,679 --> 00:12:58,880 Speaker 2: pumped about JJ's performance. I don't even knows. 276 00:13:00,200 --> 00:13:03,240 Speaker 1: This Ravens defense is only allowing about thirteen points per 277 00:13:03,280 --> 00:13:05,160 Speaker 1: game in their last thirty contests. 278 00:13:05,320 --> 00:13:07,840 Speaker 2: So, kid QB, what do we want to see? 279 00:13:07,960 --> 00:13:08,120 Speaker 6: Well? 280 00:13:08,160 --> 00:13:12,800 Speaker 5: I want to see just graduating momentum and progression from 281 00:13:12,800 --> 00:13:15,960 Speaker 5: what we saw here in the In Alliance game. The 282 00:13:16,000 --> 00:13:18,480 Speaker 5: cool thing about JJ take two as we got to 283 00:13:18,520 --> 00:13:21,560 Speaker 5: see the decision making so much better. I know he 284 00:13:21,600 --> 00:13:23,720 Speaker 5: did throw a pick, but it wasn't a bad decision. 285 00:13:23,760 --> 00:13:25,800 Speaker 5: That ball just needed to be a little farther out 286 00:13:25,840 --> 00:13:29,360 Speaker 5: to Jalen Naylor. He didn't. He made a couple of 287 00:13:29,440 --> 00:13:32,400 Speaker 5: nice running attempts. What we need to see from him, though, 288 00:13:32,720 --> 00:13:36,319 Speaker 5: is more touch. I want to see more precision on 289 00:13:36,360 --> 00:13:39,959 Speaker 5: his passes. If this does get into a higher scoring affair, 290 00:13:40,840 --> 00:13:44,959 Speaker 5: we need those those third down conversions specifically, I think 291 00:13:44,960 --> 00:13:46,160 Speaker 5: there were four to twelve. 292 00:13:45,840 --> 00:13:46,400 Speaker 4: In that game. 293 00:13:46,840 --> 00:13:49,840 Speaker 5: I need touch, I need accuracy, I need decision making. 294 00:13:49,960 --> 00:13:53,480 Speaker 5: I need poise and I need fewer than five sacks. 295 00:13:53,559 --> 00:13:56,040 Speaker 5: Kids taking a lot of hits, you can get points 296 00:13:56,040 --> 00:13:59,120 Speaker 5: on this team. So, but it all starts with the QB. 297 00:13:59,320 --> 00:14:02,000 Speaker 5: I want to see a turnover free performance from JJ. 298 00:14:02,120 --> 00:14:04,960 Speaker 5: Let's keep it easy with that. No takes for the 299 00:14:05,040 --> 00:14:08,440 Speaker 5: Ravens defense, and maybe that means the Vikings take a 300 00:14:08,720 --> 00:14:10,240 Speaker 5: w on Sunday at home. 301 00:14:10,520 --> 00:14:10,960 Speaker 2: Let's hope. 302 00:14:10,960 --> 00:14:12,880 Speaker 1: So I love it. Thank you Nordo for your insight. 303 00:14:12,920 --> 00:14:14,800 Speaker 1: As always, you can hear him after the games on 304 00:14:14,880 --> 00:14:18,719 Speaker 1: KIFAN on the fan line, and coming up next in 305 00:14:18,760 --> 00:14:21,880 Speaker 1: our show, we've got another guest. I know it's very 306 00:14:21,880 --> 00:14:26,120 Speaker 1: exciting Nordo. 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To help us break 324 00:15:27,200 --> 00:15:31,840 Speaker 1: down this purple showdown, we have got Vikings analyst for 325 00:15:32,000 --> 00:15:35,720 Speaker 1: Fox nine and KFN, Ron Johnson. I just talked to 326 00:15:35,840 --> 00:15:41,160 Speaker 1: your Vikings fanline co host Old Nordo a little while ago. 327 00:15:41,280 --> 00:15:43,440 Speaker 1: You guys had a lot of fun on Sunday. Huh. 328 00:15:43,520 --> 00:15:43,760 Speaker 6: Yeah. 329 00:15:43,800 --> 00:15:46,720 Speaker 7: You know, whenever the Vikings win, there's two sides of 330 00:15:46,720 --> 00:15:49,680 Speaker 7: the fan line. It is either I'm all in or 331 00:15:49,800 --> 00:15:51,880 Speaker 7: my life has been ruined being a Vikings fan. 332 00:15:51,960 --> 00:15:52,480 Speaker 6: My whole life. 333 00:15:52,520 --> 00:15:55,560 Speaker 7: It's always negative until they win these type of games. 334 00:15:55,680 --> 00:15:58,160 Speaker 2: Let's talk about this, about this upcoming matchup. 335 00:15:58,200 --> 00:16:02,120 Speaker 1: Now, this Baltimore Ravens def earlier in the season was 336 00:16:02,520 --> 00:16:06,520 Speaker 1: allowing thirty plus points from these from these teams that 337 00:16:06,560 --> 00:16:10,720 Speaker 1: they played. Now in the last three contests, they're averaging 338 00:16:10,840 --> 00:16:14,440 Speaker 1: thirteen points per game, and obviously that's a reflection of 339 00:16:14,720 --> 00:16:17,800 Speaker 1: their secondary getting a little bit more healthy. What should 340 00:16:17,800 --> 00:16:22,240 Speaker 1: this Vikings offense expect to see when they face this 341 00:16:22,400 --> 00:16:25,920 Speaker 1: Ravens offense now having or excuse me, that Ravens defense 342 00:16:26,000 --> 00:16:28,320 Speaker 1: now that they're playing stronger. 343 00:16:28,840 --> 00:16:32,200 Speaker 7: Yeah, So the biggest thing is Lamar Jackson changes the 344 00:16:32,240 --> 00:16:34,280 Speaker 7: scope of like what your team looks like. So if 345 00:16:34,320 --> 00:16:37,000 Speaker 7: you think about Lamar Jackson, how fast he plays, how 346 00:16:37,080 --> 00:16:37,760 Speaker 7: much time. 347 00:16:37,560 --> 00:16:39,680 Speaker 6: He can keep. Like I think it was the Chiefs 348 00:16:39,720 --> 00:16:40,880 Speaker 6: game there was a third and. 349 00:16:40,960 --> 00:16:44,040 Speaker 7: Nine Chiefs drop back in the coverage thinking like, okay, 350 00:16:44,080 --> 00:16:45,320 Speaker 7: let's just take away the pass. 351 00:16:45,480 --> 00:16:48,040 Speaker 6: Lamar Jackson runs for twelve yards like that. 352 00:16:48,560 --> 00:16:52,400 Speaker 7: That's the that's the absolute, Like I don't even know 353 00:16:52,440 --> 00:16:54,560 Speaker 7: Ace in the Hole or Joker car, whatever you want 354 00:16:54,600 --> 00:16:56,680 Speaker 7: to whatever card game you play, like, he is that 355 00:16:56,880 --> 00:16:59,120 Speaker 7: extra piece of the puzzle where you're like, it's like 356 00:16:59,120 --> 00:17:01,920 Speaker 7: playing chess and all sudden he has two queens. You're like, wait, 357 00:17:01,920 --> 00:17:04,640 Speaker 7: a minute, like where does other queen come from? What 358 00:17:04,680 --> 00:17:06,800 Speaker 7: that does is that allows them to move the chains. 359 00:17:06,840 --> 00:17:09,119 Speaker 7: The less the defense can be on the field, the 360 00:17:09,240 --> 00:17:11,399 Speaker 7: better for them. And you brought up a good point. 361 00:17:11,520 --> 00:17:14,840 Speaker 7: The last three weeks on third down, the conversion rate 362 00:17:14,920 --> 00:17:17,960 Speaker 7: has been forty six point two, which is pretty high. 363 00:17:18,359 --> 00:17:20,520 Speaker 7: But the biggest thing I'm noticing is the yards gained. 364 00:17:20,600 --> 00:17:22,640 Speaker 7: So the yards to go has been five point eight, 365 00:17:22,840 --> 00:17:25,160 Speaker 7: the yards gain has been four point nine on third down. 366 00:17:25,240 --> 00:17:28,600 Speaker 7: So it feels bad because they're bending, but they're not breaking, 367 00:17:29,000 --> 00:17:30,760 Speaker 7: you know, And that's the key to this. They're gonna 368 00:17:30,840 --> 00:17:32,480 Speaker 7: let you convert. They're gonna let you convert, and then 369 00:17:32,480 --> 00:17:34,560 Speaker 7: when it's time to kind of shut it down, they're 370 00:17:34,560 --> 00:17:35,720 Speaker 7: gonna give up field goals. 371 00:17:35,760 --> 00:17:36,480 Speaker 4: Earlier in the. 372 00:17:36,440 --> 00:17:38,320 Speaker 6: Season, they were giving up touchdowns. 373 00:17:38,400 --> 00:17:41,199 Speaker 1: So what what can the Vikings take advantage of with 374 00:17:41,280 --> 00:17:42,159 Speaker 1: this t Yeah. 375 00:17:42,040 --> 00:17:42,680 Speaker 6: On third down. 376 00:17:42,800 --> 00:17:44,440 Speaker 7: So what you have to do is you have to 377 00:17:44,480 --> 00:17:46,840 Speaker 7: be able to manipulate their defense with motion and shifts 378 00:17:46,880 --> 00:17:48,919 Speaker 7: on third down. They have to just attack the edges 379 00:17:48,920 --> 00:17:51,240 Speaker 7: like you gotta you gotta attack the edges. You gotta 380 00:17:51,280 --> 00:17:54,240 Speaker 7: make sure that you're putting enough guys out so you 381 00:17:54,280 --> 00:17:56,639 Speaker 7: can see the blitz, like, don't if you're gonna go 382 00:17:56,680 --> 00:17:59,760 Speaker 7: tight or nasty splits, have a plan for that. Know 383 00:17:59,800 --> 00:18:02,120 Speaker 7: that Ravens still do their rock and roll stuff where 384 00:18:02,119 --> 00:18:03,879 Speaker 7: guys are kind of round the line of scrimmage and 385 00:18:03,880 --> 00:18:06,280 Speaker 7: they don't they want to show you. It's almost Flori's esque, 386 00:18:06,359 --> 00:18:08,040 Speaker 7: you know, but they want to show you a different 387 00:18:08,040 --> 00:18:10,160 Speaker 7: look and there try to blitz. The one thing about 388 00:18:10,200 --> 00:18:11,920 Speaker 7: the Ravens that I think they've been given away is 389 00:18:12,000 --> 00:18:14,320 Speaker 7: when there's a motion, they kind of give it away 390 00:18:14,359 --> 00:18:16,080 Speaker 7: pretty quick. You know, they kind of show you their 391 00:18:16,080 --> 00:18:18,240 Speaker 7: hand because one guy gets nervous and runs out or 392 00:18:18,240 --> 00:18:20,360 Speaker 7: another guy flinches, and so you can figure out who's coming. 393 00:18:20,480 --> 00:18:22,480 Speaker 1: So is that is that going to be up to 394 00:18:23,280 --> 00:18:25,200 Speaker 1: JJ McCarthy to see that at the line. 395 00:18:25,320 --> 00:18:27,879 Speaker 6: Yeah, that's where JAJ McCarthy has to do that. 396 00:18:27,920 --> 00:18:31,439 Speaker 7: Like if you watch the Ravens Chiefs, the Chiefs do 397 00:18:31,480 --> 00:18:33,480 Speaker 7: that a bunch where they come up really late and 398 00:18:33,520 --> 00:18:36,440 Speaker 7: they don't allow Lamar Jackson like I think Chanelle did 399 00:18:36,440 --> 00:18:38,080 Speaker 7: it once. I forgot the other guy that did it, 400 00:18:38,119 --> 00:18:40,280 Speaker 7: but they timed it up perfect where they didn't move 401 00:18:40,320 --> 00:18:42,560 Speaker 7: an inch until right when the ball was Like I 402 00:18:42,600 --> 00:18:44,280 Speaker 7: had to slow it down and slow mode to figure 403 00:18:44,280 --> 00:18:46,399 Speaker 7: out when did this guy flinch? He flinched when he 404 00:18:46,400 --> 00:18:48,359 Speaker 7: saw the center do that. And if the center fakes it, 405 00:18:48,359 --> 00:18:50,640 Speaker 7: it's a flag on the center. Right, But every other 406 00:18:50,680 --> 00:18:52,359 Speaker 7: center when they move the ball, they have to keep going, 407 00:18:52,520 --> 00:18:55,040 Speaker 7: even if it's like a late blitz, they have to 408 00:18:55,119 --> 00:18:55,560 Speaker 7: keep going. 409 00:18:55,880 --> 00:18:58,600 Speaker 1: Let's stay on the topic though, of Lamar Jackson and 410 00:18:58,880 --> 00:19:02,080 Speaker 1: just he's back after an injury for a month and 411 00:19:02,119 --> 00:19:06,119 Speaker 1: he is responsible for four touchdowns in some which way 412 00:19:06,600 --> 00:19:09,119 Speaker 1: in his first game back. Right, So that's that's a 413 00:19:09,160 --> 00:19:12,080 Speaker 1: lot to handle. Means a quarterback who has a ton 414 00:19:12,119 --> 00:19:15,040 Speaker 1: of movement, a former MVP. What do you think this 415 00:19:15,200 --> 00:19:18,639 Speaker 1: defense needs to take away from their lion's performance in 416 00:19:18,760 --> 00:19:24,160 Speaker 1: order to disguise to confuse Lamar Jackson. 417 00:19:24,760 --> 00:19:27,480 Speaker 7: Yeah, so the thing about Lamar Jackson is he can run. 418 00:19:27,760 --> 00:19:30,280 Speaker 7: You got to have somebody fast enough to run with him, 419 00:19:31,119 --> 00:19:33,600 Speaker 7: because once he gets going, you know, you don't want 420 00:19:33,640 --> 00:19:35,760 Speaker 7: anybody chasing him who's gonna pull a hamstring. 421 00:19:35,840 --> 00:19:37,320 Speaker 6: You gotta have somebody that can run. 422 00:19:37,320 --> 00:19:39,600 Speaker 7: So usually it's a dB, maybe a safety that's a 423 00:19:39,640 --> 00:19:42,280 Speaker 7: little faster, but you gotta spy him. You who do 424 00:19:42,359 --> 00:19:44,040 Speaker 7: And I think I even Pace is a good person 425 00:19:44,080 --> 00:19:45,720 Speaker 7: to do it. Yeah, but you got to keep an 426 00:19:45,760 --> 00:19:48,239 Speaker 7: eye on Lamar Jackson when everybody's going, make sure he's 427 00:19:48,240 --> 00:19:50,320 Speaker 7: still back there, you know, and you follow him. 428 00:19:50,320 --> 00:19:51,760 Speaker 6: If he runs to his right, run with him. He 429 00:19:51,800 --> 00:19:52,400 Speaker 6: runs his left. 430 00:19:52,400 --> 00:19:54,640 Speaker 7: In the minute he starts to run, go get him. 431 00:19:54,760 --> 00:19:57,080 Speaker 7: That's the biggest key to Lamar Jackson stopping him because 432 00:19:57,160 --> 00:20:00,720 Speaker 7: understand he knows he can run like so his goal 433 00:20:00,800 --> 00:20:02,479 Speaker 7: is I'm just gonna try to find some nobody's there. 434 00:20:02,480 --> 00:20:04,280 Speaker 7: I'm taking off, and so you got to be able 435 00:20:04,280 --> 00:20:05,560 Speaker 7: to get to him before he can sit back there 436 00:20:05,600 --> 00:20:06,280 Speaker 7: and get comfortable. 437 00:20:06,359 --> 00:20:11,200 Speaker 1: How do you feel about this team being able to 438 00:20:11,240 --> 00:20:14,159 Speaker 1: get another win, this time at home against the Ravens. 439 00:20:14,160 --> 00:20:15,320 Speaker 1: What are your feelings? 440 00:20:16,600 --> 00:20:18,760 Speaker 6: So my feelings are the defense for the Ravens is 441 00:20:18,800 --> 00:20:19,440 Speaker 6: not that good. 442 00:20:19,560 --> 00:20:21,120 Speaker 2: So you think that's the key. 443 00:20:21,240 --> 00:20:22,040 Speaker 4: I think that's the key. 444 00:20:22,080 --> 00:20:24,320 Speaker 6: Taking advantage of it. It's going to be I don't 445 00:20:24,359 --> 00:20:25,640 Speaker 6: want it to be a shootout, but as. 446 00:20:25,560 --> 00:20:27,439 Speaker 7: A fan, it's gonna be fun for the fans to 447 00:20:27,440 --> 00:20:29,960 Speaker 7: see that, Like you know, back and forth scoring. I 448 00:20:30,000 --> 00:20:34,920 Speaker 7: mean the Ravens third down defense, right, so we're going 449 00:20:34,960 --> 00:20:38,760 Speaker 7: against them they are kind of in the bottom of 450 00:20:38,920 --> 00:20:41,480 Speaker 7: getting stops, right, so I look at turnovers, they're not 451 00:20:41,520 --> 00:20:44,679 Speaker 7: doing a huge advantage of it. You know, for touchdowns, 452 00:20:44,680 --> 00:20:48,040 Speaker 7: they're giving up twenty four touchdowns on third down. So 453 00:20:48,240 --> 00:20:50,199 Speaker 7: it is a team that you can attack. It's a 454 00:20:50,240 --> 00:20:51,919 Speaker 7: team that you can go after. I don't think you 455 00:20:52,000 --> 00:20:54,120 Speaker 7: need to be afraid to go after them. 456 00:20:54,280 --> 00:20:56,399 Speaker 2: So you just need to be aggressive, jump out early, 457 00:20:56,480 --> 00:20:57,040 Speaker 2: right correct. 458 00:20:57,080 --> 00:20:59,639 Speaker 7: But then the flip side of it offensively with the 459 00:20:59,720 --> 00:21:02,960 Speaker 7: raven on third down, they are a team that's going 460 00:21:03,040 --> 00:21:05,560 Speaker 7: to continue to put it in play and their goal 461 00:21:05,680 --> 00:21:08,760 Speaker 7: so right now their goal on third down. They're kind 462 00:21:08,760 --> 00:21:11,080 Speaker 7: of a balanced run pass offense, you know, like they 463 00:21:11,119 --> 00:21:13,440 Speaker 7: don't just like most teams on third down if you 464 00:21:13,480 --> 00:21:15,920 Speaker 7: look at it is really pass heavy, you know, most 465 00:21:15,920 --> 00:21:17,720 Speaker 7: teams are like three fifty one and two fifty one. 466 00:21:17,760 --> 00:21:20,119 Speaker 7: That's Kansas City. So there's one hundred more plays in 467 00:21:20,160 --> 00:21:22,639 Speaker 7: the past game. In the run game, Ravens is two 468 00:21:22,680 --> 00:21:23,879 Speaker 7: forty three to two twelve. 469 00:21:23,960 --> 00:21:25,440 Speaker 6: So it's a it's a closer gap. 470 00:21:25,560 --> 00:21:28,359 Speaker 7: Like they do have a true run pass option with 471 00:21:28,440 --> 00:21:31,440 Speaker 7: Lamar Jackson, and so again that's where both teams it 472 00:21:31,520 --> 00:21:33,280 Speaker 7: can go back and forth. But in order to beat 473 00:21:33,280 --> 00:21:35,080 Speaker 7: the Ravens, I think you need to put them on 474 00:21:35,080 --> 00:21:37,359 Speaker 7: the offensive, like you have to make them want a score, 475 00:21:37,680 --> 00:21:39,720 Speaker 7: Like when they are comfortable and they can sit back 476 00:21:39,760 --> 00:21:41,160 Speaker 7: and Lamar Jackson can have fun. 477 00:21:41,760 --> 00:21:42,680 Speaker 6: That's when it gets bad. 478 00:21:42,880 --> 00:21:45,640 Speaker 7: But if you come out early, like JJ McCarthy comes 479 00:21:45,640 --> 00:21:48,840 Speaker 7: out early, deciphers the defense right away, I think the 480 00:21:48,920 --> 00:21:49,840 Speaker 7: Vikings should be fine. 481 00:21:49,880 --> 00:21:50,359 Speaker 2: I love that. 482 00:21:50,440 --> 00:21:52,480 Speaker 1: Thank you so much, Ron, I really appreciate it. We 483 00:21:52,520 --> 00:21:55,080 Speaker 1: will see you at the game yeah, Fox nine Game 484 00:21:55,160 --> 00:21:57,480 Speaker 1: Day Live, and uh yeah, can't wait to hear you 485 00:21:57,520 --> 00:21:58,520 Speaker 1: on fan line as well. 486 00:21:58,960 --> 00:22:00,280 Speaker 6: Hopefully it's ef A Wino. 487 00:22:02,080 --> 00:22:04,359 Speaker 1: Thank you so much to Nordo and Ron for joining 488 00:22:04,440 --> 00:22:07,719 Speaker 1: us on this week's episode. 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