1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:04,800 Speaker 1: So so my celebration is I'm unsheath the sword. So 2 00:00:05,720 --> 00:00:07,520 Speaker 1: so so usually so when I get a sack, I 3 00:00:08,119 --> 00:00:11,119 Speaker 1: make sure that I pretend there's a sword. I'm holding 4 00:00:11,119 --> 00:00:17,360 Speaker 1: a sword like you're my holster. So I'm doing that 5 00:00:17,480 --> 00:00:19,920 Speaker 1: pull the sword out that I point into the ground 6 00:00:20,000 --> 00:00:23,279 Speaker 1: like yeah, I kind of alright, so like like sort 7 00:00:23,320 --> 00:00:25,960 Speaker 1: of like Baker Mayfield at Ohio State like a flag. 8 00:00:26,800 --> 00:00:28,520 Speaker 1: But I did it before. I did it way before. 9 00:00:29,200 --> 00:00:31,080 Speaker 1: And if you go closely enough, that source stole in 10 00:00:31,160 --> 00:00:33,839 Speaker 1: my wife. Oh is it really? That's pretty good and 11 00:00:34,240 --> 00:00:37,160 Speaker 1: that's artificial surface there, so you got to really examinate. 12 00:00:37,240 --> 00:00:39,440 Speaker 1: So somebody's got to pull it out right, all right, 13 00:00:40,360 --> 00:00:48,200 Speaker 1: next time I'm there, I might primary alright. Cool, Hey everyone, 14 00:00:48,280 --> 00:00:52,720 Speaker 1: welcome back. It's another Minnesota Vikings podcast. It's episode twelve, 15 00:00:52,840 --> 00:00:55,920 Speaker 1: coming to you from TCO Performance Center and Egan. I'm 16 00:00:55,920 --> 00:00:59,360 Speaker 1: your host, Mike Wabshell with the Vikings Entertainment Network. We're 17 00:00:59,400 --> 00:01:01,760 Speaker 1: in a good mood around here because of Minnesota Vikings. 18 00:01:02,360 --> 00:01:04,560 Speaker 1: They won on Sunday. They beat the New York Giants 19 00:01:04,600 --> 00:01:07,440 Speaker 1: twenty eight to ten to move to three and two, 20 00:01:07,440 --> 00:01:09,440 Speaker 1: and now they've got a date with another three and 21 00:01:09,440 --> 00:01:12,800 Speaker 1: two team, the Philadelphia Eagles. That will happen at us 22 00:01:12,840 --> 00:01:16,040 Speaker 1: Bank Stadium. So we're gonna talk about both of those games, 23 00:01:16,040 --> 00:01:18,759 Speaker 1: the win over the Giants, the matchup with the Eagles, 24 00:01:19,040 --> 00:01:21,520 Speaker 1: and we're gonna do so in a variety of ways, 25 00:01:21,560 --> 00:01:24,319 Speaker 1: and that's going to include with a guest. Today's guest 26 00:01:24,360 --> 00:01:28,360 Speaker 1: will be Affoddy Odenibo. He's going to join the show momentarily. 27 00:01:28,640 --> 00:01:31,280 Speaker 1: Before we do that, though, let's break down some of 28 00:01:31,319 --> 00:01:34,200 Speaker 1: what we saw in the New York Giants game and 29 00:01:34,360 --> 00:01:37,000 Speaker 1: that win over the Giants, and we're gonna bring in 30 00:01:37,040 --> 00:01:39,000 Speaker 1: Chris Corso to help us do that. What's up, Chrissy? 31 00:01:39,200 --> 00:01:42,640 Speaker 1: What's up? Wobby? It's definitely a different feel in the 32 00:01:42,680 --> 00:01:45,960 Speaker 1: building after a win, and it is a different feel 33 00:01:46,040 --> 00:01:49,360 Speaker 1: for the quarterback who played the best game of the 34 00:01:49,400 --> 00:01:52,360 Speaker 1: season with three hundred and six yards, two touchdowns and 35 00:01:52,480 --> 00:01:57,280 Speaker 1: no mistakes on the game. So definitely an exciting week. 36 00:01:57,520 --> 00:01:59,800 Speaker 1: And let's get back on track. Dude, what's up with 37 00:01:59,840 --> 00:02:02,280 Speaker 1: your voice? My voice is a little screwed up, right, 38 00:02:02,360 --> 00:02:04,880 Speaker 1: that's a little horse. What happened yelling at the TV 39 00:02:04,960 --> 00:02:07,720 Speaker 1: on Sunday? No, that wasn't it. What were you doing? 40 00:02:07,960 --> 00:02:12,720 Speaker 1: I was at the Yankees Twins playoff Game three and 41 00:02:13,560 --> 00:02:17,519 Speaker 1: the series finale. I was, you're in a good mood 42 00:02:17,560 --> 00:02:20,160 Speaker 1: after that game. I was screaming and yelling. Obviously I 43 00:02:20,280 --> 00:02:23,880 Speaker 1: still support my Yankees, so um, I apologized to all 44 00:02:23,880 --> 00:02:25,960 Speaker 1: the Twins fans out there. But now it's time to 45 00:02:26,320 --> 00:02:29,880 Speaker 1: focus all on the Vikings, all right from Minnesota. We 46 00:02:29,880 --> 00:02:31,760 Speaker 1: don't want people to turn off the podcast because they're 47 00:02:31,800 --> 00:02:33,600 Speaker 1: mad at you for cheering for the Yankees. So let's 48 00:02:33,600 --> 00:02:35,799 Speaker 1: move on from that. Yeah, let's move on. Let's talk 49 00:02:35,840 --> 00:02:38,600 Speaker 1: about straight Vikings. Let's talk about the New York team 50 00:02:38,600 --> 00:02:41,360 Speaker 1: that you did not root for this weekend. That was 51 00:02:41,400 --> 00:02:44,120 Speaker 1: the New York Football Giants because your Minnesota Vikings were 52 00:02:44,120 --> 00:02:46,359 Speaker 1: playing them. They beat the Giants twenty eight to ten. Now, 53 00:02:46,360 --> 00:02:49,880 Speaker 1: we talked a lot about Daniel Jones, who impressed me. 54 00:02:50,000 --> 00:02:52,440 Speaker 1: But the rookie quarterback and in the lead up to 55 00:02:52,480 --> 00:02:55,440 Speaker 1: this game, and can make all the throws. Big physical guy, 56 00:02:55,560 --> 00:02:57,280 Speaker 1: he can move, and he made a couple of plays 57 00:02:57,280 --> 00:02:58,640 Speaker 1: with his feet. I think he ran. He ran for 58 00:02:58,639 --> 00:03:02,200 Speaker 1: at least one first down, maybe two. But for the 59 00:03:02,200 --> 00:03:05,480 Speaker 1: most part, Vikings defense, which has been downright dominant so 60 00:03:05,560 --> 00:03:08,600 Speaker 1: far this season, continued to be that way against the 61 00:03:08,600 --> 00:03:10,960 Speaker 1: New York Giants. And there's a bunch of fancy stats 62 00:03:10,960 --> 00:03:13,120 Speaker 1: and figures and numbers that we could throw out there, 63 00:03:13,160 --> 00:03:17,079 Speaker 1: but I mean suffice it to say the Vikings defense 64 00:03:17,280 --> 00:03:20,720 Speaker 1: on point on Sunday, Yeah, that's for sure they were. 65 00:03:20,840 --> 00:03:22,600 Speaker 1: We have one of our guests who had one of 66 00:03:22,600 --> 00:03:25,480 Speaker 1: the big sacks and that's a Fadio Dnibo his first 67 00:03:25,520 --> 00:03:29,400 Speaker 1: career sack. There were a bunch of pressures on the 68 00:03:29,480 --> 00:03:32,600 Speaker 1: quarter on the young quarterback by Danielle Hunter, Everson Griffin, 69 00:03:32,639 --> 00:03:36,280 Speaker 1: Anthony Barr. Really impressed with the way Anthony Barr played 70 00:03:36,520 --> 00:03:39,080 Speaker 1: a safety in the game, which was a big moment 71 00:03:39,120 --> 00:03:41,960 Speaker 1: for the Vikings defense. And he also had an interception 72 00:03:42,000 --> 00:03:43,720 Speaker 1: to kind of seal it at the end of the game. 73 00:03:43,760 --> 00:03:47,440 Speaker 1: So great game for Anthony Barr. When he plays well, 74 00:03:47,480 --> 00:03:50,520 Speaker 1: I say it all the time, this Vikings defense takes 75 00:03:50,560 --> 00:03:54,120 Speaker 1: a huge leap from where they are, no doubt about it. 76 00:03:54,160 --> 00:03:56,000 Speaker 1: He can help the defense go to the next level. 77 00:03:56,160 --> 00:03:58,000 Speaker 1: And the man who can help the offense go to 78 00:03:58,040 --> 00:04:00,120 Speaker 1: the next level is Dalvin Cooked. He had over two 79 00:04:00,200 --> 00:04:02,280 Speaker 1: hundred scrimmage yards that included one hundred and thirty two 80 00:04:02,320 --> 00:04:05,640 Speaker 1: rushing yards, eighty six eighty six passing yards, so he was. 81 00:04:05,880 --> 00:04:09,800 Speaker 1: He became the first Vikings player in history to have 82 00:04:09,840 --> 00:04:13,120 Speaker 1: one hundred and twenty rushing yards and eighty receiving yards 83 00:04:13,160 --> 00:04:15,080 Speaker 1: in the same game, which kind of surprised me that 84 00:04:15,160 --> 00:04:16,800 Speaker 1: he was the first one to do that. That's an 85 00:04:16,800 --> 00:04:20,080 Speaker 1: amazing that's that's a great stat Yeah, I thought, you know, 86 00:04:20,680 --> 00:04:23,279 Speaker 1: after what we saw the first three games, we loved 87 00:04:23,320 --> 00:04:26,240 Speaker 1: what we saw from Dalvin Cook. Then in Chicago, the 88 00:04:26,240 --> 00:04:29,600 Speaker 1: Bears defense did a great job of, you know, minimizing 89 00:04:29,640 --> 00:04:31,880 Speaker 1: what we were doing offensively. So I was very hopeful 90 00:04:31,920 --> 00:04:34,800 Speaker 1: that we weren't going to try and overcompensate and throw 91 00:04:34,839 --> 00:04:37,040 Speaker 1: the ball all over the place and forget about thirty 92 00:04:37,040 --> 00:04:38,680 Speaker 1: three in this game against the Giants, and we did 93 00:04:38,760 --> 00:04:40,960 Speaker 1: not do that. We used Dalvin Cook a ton. He 94 00:04:41,040 --> 00:04:43,719 Speaker 1: ended up with six catches and I think twenty one rushes, 95 00:04:43,720 --> 00:04:46,560 Speaker 1: so twenty seven touches for over two hundred yards. He 96 00:04:46,600 --> 00:04:49,360 Speaker 1: averaged nine yards a touch. He was the workhouse. Now. 97 00:04:49,400 --> 00:04:51,760 Speaker 1: He did not get into the end zone. The Vikings 98 00:04:51,800 --> 00:04:55,159 Speaker 1: scored two touchdowns and both of them came from Adam Feeland, 99 00:04:55,160 --> 00:04:56,760 Speaker 1: who also had a great game. I believe it was 100 00:04:56,800 --> 00:04:59,360 Speaker 1: seven catches for one hundred and thirty yards. And two touchdowns. 101 00:04:59,360 --> 00:05:03,800 Speaker 1: So you know, the Vikings they did it on the ground, 102 00:05:03,839 --> 00:05:05,360 Speaker 1: they did it in the air, and the trigger man 103 00:05:05,400 --> 00:05:08,360 Speaker 1: was Kirk Cousins and Chrissy. I know you're you're close 104 00:05:08,440 --> 00:05:10,320 Speaker 1: with Kirk from working on Under Center with him and 105 00:05:10,400 --> 00:05:12,200 Speaker 1: Mark Rosen. I'm sure Kirk was in a good mood 106 00:05:12,200 --> 00:05:14,440 Speaker 1: and I'm sure the podcast this week was good. I 107 00:05:14,520 --> 00:05:16,960 Speaker 1: know BC Johnson was the guest, so all was well 108 00:05:17,000 --> 00:05:19,240 Speaker 1: on the podcast this week, I would imagine because Kirk 109 00:05:19,279 --> 00:05:21,440 Speaker 1: played well on the Vikings one yep, that's for sure. 110 00:05:21,480 --> 00:05:24,440 Speaker 1: One thing he noted was the offense and how multiple 111 00:05:24,480 --> 00:05:28,080 Speaker 1: they were this week. He really loved the play action 112 00:05:28,160 --> 00:05:30,520 Speaker 1: and how that opened things up for him. One thing 113 00:05:30,560 --> 00:05:33,280 Speaker 1: he also noted where the screen passes and we saw 114 00:05:33,320 --> 00:05:35,800 Speaker 1: that getting Dalvin Cook out in space even when you're 115 00:05:35,800 --> 00:05:38,040 Speaker 1: not handing the ball off to him. And he said, 116 00:05:38,520 --> 00:05:42,200 Speaker 1: Vikings fans, don't be shocked if you see number thirty 117 00:05:42,200 --> 00:05:45,320 Speaker 1: three score a touchdown, if you see number twenty five 118 00:05:45,440 --> 00:05:48,360 Speaker 1: score a touchdown, if you see number eighty one old 119 00:05:48,360 --> 00:05:50,920 Speaker 1: BC Johnson with a big catch. And he went through 120 00:05:50,960 --> 00:05:53,400 Speaker 1: all the numbers and when you look at the stats, 121 00:05:53,480 --> 00:05:56,000 Speaker 1: I think he did as good of a job spreading 122 00:05:56,040 --> 00:05:59,839 Speaker 1: the ball around to all of his targets. Maybe just 123 00:06:00,040 --> 00:06:02,440 Speaker 1: Kyle Rudolph could have been a little bit more involved 124 00:06:02,440 --> 00:06:04,560 Speaker 1: in the offense. But other than that, I mean, you 125 00:06:04,600 --> 00:06:08,000 Speaker 1: see all these names on the box score, and he 126 00:06:08,600 --> 00:06:10,599 Speaker 1: got everyone involved. So that was good to see. That 127 00:06:10,760 --> 00:06:13,279 Speaker 1: was good to see. So all in all, it was 128 00:06:13,320 --> 00:06:16,680 Speaker 1: a very good, complimentary, all around win for the Vikings. 129 00:06:16,680 --> 00:06:19,080 Speaker 1: It was convincing. It was on the road. It was 130 00:06:19,120 --> 00:06:21,640 Speaker 1: twenty eight to ten. All three phases played well. Dan 131 00:06:21,720 --> 00:06:23,839 Speaker 1: Bailey four for four on field goals, made both of 132 00:06:23,839 --> 00:06:26,960 Speaker 1: his extra points, had a bunch of touchbacks, one punt 133 00:06:27,000 --> 00:06:29,720 Speaker 1: for fifty seven yards for coal Quit, did a good 134 00:06:29,760 --> 00:06:34,839 Speaker 1: job holding. So very well rounded, convincing win and performance 135 00:06:35,240 --> 00:06:38,760 Speaker 1: for the Minnesota Vikings. Before we move on to talk 136 00:06:38,800 --> 00:06:41,920 Speaker 1: about the Philadelphia Eagles, let's go to our guests. It's 137 00:06:41,920 --> 00:06:44,120 Speaker 1: a Fodi a Dnibo who had the first sack of 138 00:06:44,160 --> 00:06:46,560 Speaker 1: his career against the New York Giants. We enjoyed our 139 00:06:46,600 --> 00:06:49,840 Speaker 1: conversation with him. Take a listen, all right, Ad, you 140 00:06:49,920 --> 00:06:53,280 Speaker 1: got a sack man. Congrats, appreciate that. Thank you. I mean, 141 00:06:53,480 --> 00:06:55,280 Speaker 1: I know there's more that goes into the game than 142 00:06:55,480 --> 00:06:58,680 Speaker 1: for defensive line and then getting quarterback sacks. But that's 143 00:06:58,720 --> 00:07:01,000 Speaker 1: the thing that shows up in the box score, and 144 00:07:01,279 --> 00:07:03,120 Speaker 1: you all celebrate him when you get them, so I 145 00:07:03,160 --> 00:07:05,440 Speaker 1: don't feel bad about bringing it up. You got your 146 00:07:05,480 --> 00:07:07,760 Speaker 1: first one in the regular season. Congrats, how to feel 147 00:07:08,520 --> 00:07:12,200 Speaker 1: it felt great? Um so um. So every player I 148 00:07:12,240 --> 00:07:15,360 Speaker 1: go in, I'm expecting to get a sack, and this 149 00:07:15,400 --> 00:07:18,560 Speaker 1: one finally panned out. Um. Especially, this is my first 150 00:07:18,600 --> 00:07:21,640 Speaker 1: year on the actor roster, so I was like, all right, baby, 151 00:07:21,760 --> 00:07:24,520 Speaker 1: I did the hard part. I made the actor roster. Yeah, now, 152 00:07:24,600 --> 00:07:27,320 Speaker 1: let me get that sacks. I had a couple. I 153 00:07:27,400 --> 00:07:30,000 Speaker 1: was pretty close and in a Green Bay game. So 154 00:07:30,440 --> 00:07:32,200 Speaker 1: what we did in that Giants game was we had 155 00:07:32,240 --> 00:07:34,640 Speaker 1: a five man front and um, usually when when you 156 00:07:34,680 --> 00:07:37,960 Speaker 1: have a five man front, this this tackle, the center 157 00:07:38,000 --> 00:07:39,720 Speaker 1: of the guard all have to count for one person 158 00:07:40,000 --> 00:07:43,000 Speaker 1: because we had Anthony bar on the on the edge. 159 00:07:43,000 --> 00:07:47,120 Speaker 1: So centers rarely have one on one they they're usually 160 00:07:47,160 --> 00:07:50,600 Speaker 1: helping people. So I locked my chances so um on 161 00:07:50,720 --> 00:07:52,160 Speaker 1: the boat when the ball was snapped, I was like, 162 00:07:52,160 --> 00:07:54,360 Speaker 1: all right, the center's usually going against bigger guys like 163 00:07:55,040 --> 00:07:58,120 Speaker 1: Lynn Boshamar. I'm a quicker speed guy, so let me 164 00:07:58,200 --> 00:08:01,000 Speaker 1: just use my speed. And it ended up working out 165 00:08:01,000 --> 00:08:02,640 Speaker 1: well and I ended up getting my first sack. So 166 00:08:02,840 --> 00:08:04,520 Speaker 1: you know, you're listed as a d N and that's 167 00:08:04,520 --> 00:08:06,840 Speaker 1: your primary position, but the way you're explaining it, and 168 00:08:06,920 --> 00:08:09,160 Speaker 1: as we saw, you got that sack lined up in 169 00:08:09,160 --> 00:08:12,080 Speaker 1: the middle of the defensive line. So and we've seen 170 00:08:12,120 --> 00:08:14,320 Speaker 1: the team do that with other dns. I mean whetherly 171 00:08:14,400 --> 00:08:16,280 Speaker 1: will go inside and I think there were times when 172 00:08:16,280 --> 00:08:19,200 Speaker 1: they did that with with d En slate him inside. 173 00:08:19,240 --> 00:08:21,400 Speaker 1: What how do you feel about being inside there? Do 174 00:08:21,440 --> 00:08:23,520 Speaker 1: you like it occasionally? Do you like it all the time? 175 00:08:23,640 --> 00:08:25,320 Speaker 1: So it was kind of nice about playing inside is 176 00:08:25,320 --> 00:08:29,440 Speaker 1: that nobody expects to get a sack, so everyone's edge rusher, 177 00:08:29,480 --> 00:08:31,360 Speaker 1: so it's like all all the stresses on them. Yeah. 178 00:08:31,360 --> 00:08:33,880 Speaker 1: But then when you're when you're inside rushing, you sneak 179 00:08:33,920 --> 00:08:37,640 Speaker 1: a snack. You're like, oh yeah, that's why you there. 180 00:08:37,679 --> 00:08:40,600 Speaker 1: And there was one edge rusher on your own team 181 00:08:40,600 --> 00:08:43,240 Speaker 1: who you were like, You're like, this is my yeah, 182 00:08:43,320 --> 00:08:45,960 Speaker 1: talk about that. Yeah. So so when I got that sack, 183 00:08:46,080 --> 00:08:47,760 Speaker 1: was like, oh I got in. Then I saw denial 184 00:08:48,400 --> 00:08:50,480 Speaker 1: for my proof. He was like, no, no, I can't 185 00:08:50,480 --> 00:08:53,280 Speaker 1: split this sack. De Neil. So I remember, I remember, 186 00:08:53,320 --> 00:08:56,360 Speaker 1: I remember trying to turn the turn. Daniel joees to 187 00:08:56,400 --> 00:08:58,559 Speaker 1: my side. Yeah, it make sure I sell Brady immediately 188 00:08:58,640 --> 00:09:01,080 Speaker 1: to let everyone you know. So yeah, because you don't 189 00:09:01,080 --> 00:09:03,040 Speaker 1: want like your first career sack. You don't want to 190 00:09:03,040 --> 00:09:06,960 Speaker 1: have because then it's like I don't have us a sack, 191 00:09:07,040 --> 00:09:09,080 Speaker 1: I have a half a one. They're like, hey, CONGRATUFI 192 00:09:09,280 --> 00:09:12,040 Speaker 1: on the on that on the half sat after yeah, 193 00:09:12,040 --> 00:09:13,960 Speaker 1: and then and then you know, then we're in the 194 00:09:14,000 --> 00:09:15,960 Speaker 1: friends and family area after the game. You got to 195 00:09:15,960 --> 00:09:20,920 Speaker 1: explain to your friends and yeah, yeah, yeah, so we're 196 00:09:20,960 --> 00:09:23,880 Speaker 1: glad that it turned out that way. Now for the games, 197 00:09:24,480 --> 00:09:26,120 Speaker 1: you know, I'm in the radio boost, so I'm trying 198 00:09:26,120 --> 00:09:28,319 Speaker 1: to figure out how many yard loss was that sack? 199 00:09:28,440 --> 00:09:30,000 Speaker 1: So I'm looking, you know, I'm looking at the replay. 200 00:09:30,280 --> 00:09:31,760 Speaker 1: Did you celebrate? I didn't see if you saw it. 201 00:09:31,920 --> 00:09:33,920 Speaker 1: Oh yeah, I have a celebration. So okay, all right, 202 00:09:33,960 --> 00:09:35,840 Speaker 1: so let me let me tell you take us? Do that? 203 00:09:35,920 --> 00:09:40,560 Speaker 1: Take us? So, So my celebration is I'm on unsheath 204 00:09:40,640 --> 00:09:43,839 Speaker 1: the sword. So so so usually so when I get 205 00:09:43,840 --> 00:09:46,640 Speaker 1: a sack, I I make sure that I pretend there's 206 00:09:46,640 --> 00:09:52,760 Speaker 1: a sword. I'm holding a sword like a might holster right, like, yeah, so, 207 00:09:53,040 --> 00:09:56,720 Speaker 1: well isn't it a sheath sheath? Yeah? Right, So so 208 00:09:56,880 --> 00:09:59,360 Speaker 1: I'm doing that pull the sword out, then I put 209 00:09:59,400 --> 00:10:02,360 Speaker 1: into the ground like yeah, I kind of Scott so 210 00:10:02,440 --> 00:10:05,120 Speaker 1: like like sort of like Baker Mayfield that Ohio State 211 00:10:05,240 --> 00:10:07,240 Speaker 1: like with a flag and kind of. But I did 212 00:10:07,240 --> 00:10:09,120 Speaker 1: it before. I did it way before. Okay, you did 213 00:10:09,120 --> 00:10:11,920 Speaker 1: it before, yeah, I mean because he might have trademarked 214 00:10:11,920 --> 00:10:15,000 Speaker 1: for me. Well that I mean the Oklahoma quarterback going 215 00:10:15,040 --> 00:10:17,520 Speaker 1: to the going to midfield that Ohio State and putting 216 00:10:17,520 --> 00:10:19,680 Speaker 1: the flag in the ground. Yeah, that's a big deal. 217 00:10:19,720 --> 00:10:22,640 Speaker 1: Now yeah, but you're saying you did that before he did. 218 00:10:23,160 --> 00:10:25,240 Speaker 1: So I've been pulling this sword out since twenty fourteen, 219 00:10:25,600 --> 00:10:28,800 Speaker 1: so you were doing it just outside of Chicago and 220 00:10:28,880 --> 00:10:31,080 Speaker 1: north Western exactly. So I was okay, So, but the 221 00:10:31,120 --> 00:10:35,680 Speaker 1: differences in college you can't really, um, excessive celebrate like 222 00:10:35,720 --> 00:10:40,840 Speaker 1: that because the yeah they will and coach Fitzgerald like that. 223 00:10:41,200 --> 00:10:44,040 Speaker 1: So what I So the variation I had in Northwestern, 224 00:10:44,040 --> 00:10:46,440 Speaker 1: I'd pull the sword out, stick it up in the 225 00:10:46,440 --> 00:10:48,120 Speaker 1: air and that's all. So you know what I mean. 226 00:10:48,160 --> 00:10:50,080 Speaker 1: So people like people got it, okay, But then I 227 00:10:50,120 --> 00:10:52,320 Speaker 1: told myself, I got my friends like Hey man, what 228 00:10:52,320 --> 00:10:54,160 Speaker 1: are gonna do when it gets to the NFL. I'm 229 00:10:54,200 --> 00:10:58,240 Speaker 1: putting that baby into the ground. I know what's up. 230 00:10:58,400 --> 00:11:00,920 Speaker 1: That's awesome. Sounds sounds that whole time. I was like 231 00:11:00,920 --> 00:11:03,000 Speaker 1: all right after cause it's like I need I need 232 00:11:03,040 --> 00:11:04,880 Speaker 1: to get into the NFL and I need to pull 233 00:11:04,880 --> 00:11:06,839 Speaker 1: the sword out the ground so I can put this 234 00:11:06,880 --> 00:11:09,439 Speaker 1: sword in the ground. You're taking that extra step. And 235 00:11:10,240 --> 00:11:12,480 Speaker 1: if you closely though that source still in met life, 236 00:11:12,559 --> 00:11:16,000 Speaker 1: Oh is that really? That's pretty good? And that's artificial 237 00:11:16,040 --> 00:11:18,080 Speaker 1: surface there, So you got to really jam it in. 238 00:11:18,280 --> 00:11:21,440 Speaker 1: Somebody's got to pull it out right, all right, next 239 00:11:21,440 --> 00:11:28,640 Speaker 1: time I'm there, I might come find um. Okay, So 240 00:11:28,760 --> 00:11:31,240 Speaker 1: when you're in the meeting room after that, after this game, well, 241 00:11:31,240 --> 00:11:33,080 Speaker 1: first of all, you guys played great, so I'm sure 242 00:11:33,280 --> 00:11:36,560 Speaker 1: um Andrea Patterson and Robert Rodriguez were probably exactly. But 243 00:11:36,600 --> 00:11:38,920 Speaker 1: like a sack is just one play, ye, So now 244 00:11:39,040 --> 00:11:41,240 Speaker 1: like when when you guys get to the play where 245 00:11:41,240 --> 00:11:44,000 Speaker 1: you got the sack, what what happens? Like are they 246 00:11:44,040 --> 00:11:48,320 Speaker 1: giving you credit? Is that anyway to go? So we 247 00:11:48,360 --> 00:11:52,480 Speaker 1: didn't meet. We didn't meet this week because just victory Monday, Yeah, 248 00:11:52,520 --> 00:11:54,160 Speaker 1: Zam gave you the day gave us the day off. 249 00:11:54,200 --> 00:11:57,560 Speaker 1: So but um, but usually in that situation everyone almost 250 00:11:57,640 --> 00:11:59,960 Speaker 1: was that would dab you up. Like after after the game, 251 00:12:00,000 --> 00:12:02,520 Speaker 1: everyone's like, hey, man, you can rasse that first hand. 252 00:12:02,760 --> 00:12:06,400 Speaker 1: I remember my first Yeah, everyone like everyone's reminisce I 253 00:12:06,400 --> 00:12:10,240 Speaker 1: remember everyone remember the first Hey, now, hey, guys, I 254 00:12:10,240 --> 00:12:12,320 Speaker 1: can now see I remember my But but I know 255 00:12:12,480 --> 00:12:14,600 Speaker 1: I know what Drey also will do. I bet, I 256 00:12:14,640 --> 00:12:16,280 Speaker 1: bet what Drey will do from time to time, and 257 00:12:16,280 --> 00:12:18,240 Speaker 1: maybe you've seen it with other guys is like it's 258 00:12:18,280 --> 00:12:20,079 Speaker 1: the slap on the back by other people to the 259 00:12:20,080 --> 00:12:22,160 Speaker 1: guy who got the sack with Dre's pointing out, hey, 260 00:12:22,400 --> 00:12:26,760 Speaker 1: the reason that happened is livall did that exactly and 261 00:12:26,640 --> 00:12:29,600 Speaker 1: and like going back with it. So start off with 262 00:12:29,760 --> 00:12:32,280 Speaker 1: what coaches the play coaches them called, we'll hold on, 263 00:12:32,280 --> 00:12:34,000 Speaker 1: don't get us in trouble. I was in, we don't 264 00:12:34,040 --> 00:12:37,920 Speaker 1: want to give plays away, okay. So so so I 265 00:12:37,960 --> 00:12:40,360 Speaker 1: saw at the other day like he saw he saw that. 266 00:12:40,440 --> 00:12:42,360 Speaker 1: All right, a five man from which we've been doing 267 00:12:42,360 --> 00:12:45,920 Speaker 1: a lot of times. Let's create a mismatch where each 268 00:12:45,960 --> 00:12:48,520 Speaker 1: offensive lineman has a blocker guy one on one, and 269 00:12:48,520 --> 00:12:51,079 Speaker 1: then let's put me at nos in I can use 270 00:12:51,120 --> 00:12:53,559 Speaker 1: my speedy so and and then I'm just working out 271 00:12:53,559 --> 00:12:56,280 Speaker 1: pretty well. Yeah yeah, and so now that's something that's 272 00:12:56,320 --> 00:12:58,679 Speaker 1: on tape. So now now what you can do is 273 00:12:58,720 --> 00:13:01,840 Speaker 1: come up with something off of that. Yeah, yeah, exactly. 274 00:13:01,880 --> 00:13:04,720 Speaker 1: So just uh, it's just for four center. The centers 275 00:13:04,720 --> 00:13:08,160 Speaker 1: always had a disadvantage by snapping the ball. So like 276 00:13:08,280 --> 00:13:10,320 Speaker 1: so like team teams can try what they want. The 277 00:13:10,320 --> 00:13:12,800 Speaker 1: only thing they could do really is have the center 278 00:13:12,840 --> 00:13:14,240 Speaker 1: try to help me, help him when I come out 279 00:13:14,280 --> 00:13:16,760 Speaker 1: the ball, have the running back come and try to 280 00:13:16,840 --> 00:13:18,840 Speaker 1: check me and they're running back to that. Then that 281 00:13:19,080 --> 00:13:21,439 Speaker 1: leaves a linebacker for you. You know, I've seen offenses 282 00:13:21,480 --> 00:13:24,480 Speaker 1: do that when teams put a defender or two in 283 00:13:24,520 --> 00:13:27,200 Speaker 1: the a gap like like Barn Kendricks mugging the gap 284 00:13:27,360 --> 00:13:29,320 Speaker 1: or you I'll see them put a running back like 285 00:13:29,559 --> 00:13:33,520 Speaker 1: right behind the guard and smart. Yeah exactly so because 286 00:13:33,720 --> 00:13:37,240 Speaker 1: just because because the blitzers from an offensive standpoint, there's 287 00:13:37,240 --> 00:13:38,880 Speaker 1: a lot coming at you. So and they know that 288 00:13:38,920 --> 00:13:41,920 Speaker 1: we like getting pressure in the middle, so teams like 289 00:13:42,000 --> 00:13:44,600 Speaker 1: to do that. How has our run defense been this year? 290 00:13:44,920 --> 00:13:46,880 Speaker 1: Running defense has been great, And I think one of 291 00:13:46,880 --> 00:13:50,120 Speaker 1: the best additions for that is having guys like Schmar. Yeah, 292 00:13:50,240 --> 00:13:52,880 Speaker 1: like so coach Dre really harped on this year is 293 00:13:52,920 --> 00:13:57,560 Speaker 1: like having Chamars. Having guys like Chamar's great, he stops 294 00:13:57,559 --> 00:14:00,959 Speaker 1: around man like like coach always hid drying and always 295 00:14:01,000 --> 00:14:03,000 Speaker 1: se his stats. But man, that that dude, that dude's 296 00:14:03,000 --> 00:14:04,880 Speaker 1: a technician and if you really talk to him, you 297 00:14:04,880 --> 00:14:07,120 Speaker 1: can really analyze his brain. There's a reason why it's 298 00:14:07,120 --> 00:14:09,640 Speaker 1: not a coincidence. So having guys like Shamar and then 299 00:14:09,800 --> 00:14:13,760 Speaker 1: also just I think what Zim's done to the defense. 300 00:14:13,840 --> 00:14:17,120 Speaker 1: This series ad in a new some some new things. 301 00:14:17,640 --> 00:14:20,280 Speaker 1: Is always at new stuff. It's always new wrinkles so 302 00:14:20,280 --> 00:14:22,840 Speaker 1: so and um and so and started from Ota. So 303 00:14:22,840 --> 00:14:25,480 Speaker 1: it's it's really cool seeing that, yeah being applied this year. 304 00:14:25,600 --> 00:14:27,840 Speaker 1: Let's get into your story a little bit. So you 305 00:14:28,040 --> 00:14:30,760 Speaker 1: did not start playing football until you were in like 306 00:14:30,840 --> 00:14:35,640 Speaker 1: high school, right, yeah, in Ohio. Yeah. So so it's 307 00:14:35,720 --> 00:14:39,440 Speaker 1: a pretty classic like Nigerian story. Um, every every night 308 00:14:39,520 --> 00:14:41,680 Speaker 1: journey meets like yeah, man, say mere man, my parents 309 00:14:41,680 --> 00:14:45,280 Speaker 1: didn't understand football. Old BC Johnson had a pretty similar 310 00:14:45,320 --> 00:14:48,080 Speaker 1: site when he was in here. Yeah, and I'm Alisa 311 00:14:49,080 --> 00:14:53,280 Speaker 1: h only I actually grew up with him. Yeah, we 312 00:14:53,480 --> 00:14:56,240 Speaker 1: grew up together. Wow, people don't know about that. Actually, no, 313 00:14:56,400 --> 00:14:58,880 Speaker 1: they don't know what they do now do now? So 314 00:14:59,160 --> 00:15:01,280 Speaker 1: so only so Oli and I've known each other since 315 00:15:01,320 --> 00:15:04,280 Speaker 1: grade school, like a school. That's all because because one 316 00:15:04,320 --> 00:15:06,720 Speaker 1: thing about like like when you're growing and like when 317 00:15:06,800 --> 00:15:09,640 Speaker 1: you're like the Nigerian culture, niger Communi parents like to 318 00:15:10,160 --> 00:15:12,080 Speaker 1: go out and meet other Nigerians. So there's a lot 319 00:15:12,160 --> 00:15:14,800 Speaker 1: a bunch of Nigerian events that happened in my area. 320 00:15:15,480 --> 00:15:17,480 Speaker 1: So we end up meeting Elisa and his family. He 321 00:15:17,520 --> 00:15:19,840 Speaker 1: has an older brother, younger sister. Met know the whole 322 00:15:19,880 --> 00:15:22,840 Speaker 1: family at um So. We grew up together. That's just 323 00:15:23,000 --> 00:15:25,360 Speaker 1: before we even knew what football was. We're just kids. 324 00:15:25,440 --> 00:15:27,360 Speaker 1: Done um. Allie end up going to Nigeria and then 325 00:15:27,360 --> 00:15:30,200 Speaker 1: moved to North Carolina. Then I started playing football then 326 00:15:30,560 --> 00:15:33,280 Speaker 1: and get drafted here and I see Elisa like I 327 00:15:33,320 --> 00:15:36,440 Speaker 1: see Allie playing, uh like getting a vice to combat. 328 00:15:36,480 --> 00:15:40,200 Speaker 1: I'm like, hey, man, great, good jobs. We're friends on Facebook, 329 00:15:40,200 --> 00:15:41,920 Speaker 1: so I even like respond to man, I'll see in 330 00:15:41,920 --> 00:15:45,800 Speaker 1: the NFL soon. Yeah, he's drafted him six round. I'm like, 331 00:15:46,480 --> 00:15:48,880 Speaker 1: oh my only it's been it's been a decade. Man. 332 00:15:49,560 --> 00:15:51,560 Speaker 1: You're a little bigger, are you a lot bigger and 333 00:15:53,080 --> 00:15:58,960 Speaker 1: now now he's a tackle exactly. Yeah, so it's dad, 334 00:15:59,000 --> 00:16:02,360 Speaker 1: let's definitely great. Uh, guys like so with a lot 335 00:16:02,400 --> 00:16:06,400 Speaker 1: of night Durians. Parents are really understanding football comments. Classic 336 00:16:06,480 --> 00:16:08,560 Speaker 1: story my parents. My mom was a doctor, dad's an engineer, 337 00:16:09,280 --> 00:16:12,200 Speaker 1: and they're like, hey, we came to this country for education, 338 00:16:12,280 --> 00:16:14,600 Speaker 1: for you to work hard, not for you to play sports. 339 00:16:14,640 --> 00:16:16,960 Speaker 1: I don't understand the sports. Oh my god, you should 340 00:16:17,000 --> 00:16:19,280 Speaker 1: be a doctor like your mom and everything will be great. Yeah. 341 00:16:19,480 --> 00:16:22,160 Speaker 1: I got older, I got bigger. All my parents were like, hey, Fatty, 342 00:16:22,520 --> 00:16:25,800 Speaker 1: you're big black Nigerian, Like, come on, man, hey, we 343 00:16:26,240 --> 00:16:29,640 Speaker 1: want you to play football. I had to big my mom, dad. 344 00:16:29,800 --> 00:16:31,440 Speaker 1: So I had to get a three point five GPA 345 00:16:31,680 --> 00:16:35,320 Speaker 1: my freshman year to play football, and that's awesome. The 346 00:16:35,400 --> 00:16:37,200 Speaker 1: rest was history. Yeah that's pretty and you did it 347 00:16:37,280 --> 00:16:39,720 Speaker 1: at Northwestern, which is a pretty good school. Yeah yeah. 348 00:16:39,800 --> 00:16:43,320 Speaker 1: So so so when I got that Northwestern offer, and 349 00:16:43,600 --> 00:16:45,680 Speaker 1: my parents were pretty much saying, hey, you need you 350 00:16:45,720 --> 00:16:47,760 Speaker 1: should you should go here. I had a high state 351 00:16:47,840 --> 00:16:51,280 Speaker 1: of netter damn all that, but Northwestern made the most sense. Um, 352 00:16:52,360 --> 00:16:54,760 Speaker 1: so my parents were pretty happy, Oh, my son, he's 353 00:16:54,760 --> 00:16:58,360 Speaker 1: playing football and going to procedure school. This was all 354 00:17:00,040 --> 00:17:03,160 Speaker 1: so so so so they're pretty happy, right now, that's all. 355 00:17:03,280 --> 00:17:05,639 Speaker 1: That's awesome man, And now you can say you got 356 00:17:05,720 --> 00:17:08,560 Speaker 1: your first stack, my first stack, many more to come. 357 00:17:08,680 --> 00:17:10,639 Speaker 1: So well, can you get your folks to games? Ever? 358 00:17:10,720 --> 00:17:13,480 Speaker 1: Do you ever convince him to come watch? Oh? Yeah, yeah, 359 00:17:13,560 --> 00:17:16,680 Speaker 1: so my dad he works in Philly, so he was 360 00:17:16,760 --> 00:17:18,840 Speaker 1: able to come to that see my first stack actually 361 00:17:18,960 --> 00:17:22,040 Speaker 1: with my godfather and my godfather the father. That was 362 00:17:22,080 --> 00:17:24,240 Speaker 1: his first NFL game as first some watching me boys 363 00:17:24,840 --> 00:17:29,160 Speaker 1: as I was, had a great time. Our seats are great. 364 00:17:29,600 --> 00:17:32,479 Speaker 1: Thank you. I got to come to every game. Now. 365 00:17:32,520 --> 00:17:35,320 Speaker 1: I'm like, all right, uncle, I got you. Yeah, see 366 00:17:35,320 --> 00:17:38,200 Speaker 1: you back in Minnesota exactly. That's so awesome that you 367 00:17:38,240 --> 00:17:39,679 Speaker 1: got to do it in front of your family. Did 368 00:17:39,760 --> 00:17:41,760 Speaker 1: that have an impact on the way you played? Were 369 00:17:42,000 --> 00:17:45,399 Speaker 1: more excited? No, just just playing an NFL game, you 370 00:17:45,440 --> 00:17:47,560 Speaker 1: have like a lot riding on it, especially with me 371 00:17:47,760 --> 00:17:49,720 Speaker 1: since like this is my first year on the actor roster. 372 00:17:50,200 --> 00:17:52,879 Speaker 1: So everyone's like trying to make sure he foughty, make 373 00:17:52,920 --> 00:17:54,399 Speaker 1: sure you know what you're doings like coach, I godess, 374 00:17:54,440 --> 00:17:57,560 Speaker 1: I got this, got this, come on house. So it's 375 00:17:57,560 --> 00:17:59,879 Speaker 1: all about having the trust. Now let's talk about that. 376 00:18:00,359 --> 00:18:02,920 Speaker 1: I mean, you you were cut by the Vikings and 377 00:18:03,359 --> 00:18:05,560 Speaker 1: then you make the practice squad, then you go to 378 00:18:05,760 --> 00:18:08,600 Speaker 1: the Cleveland Browns last year, and then you find your 379 00:18:08,640 --> 00:18:10,880 Speaker 1: way back here and then you make the active roster 380 00:18:11,280 --> 00:18:13,119 Speaker 1: in training camp this year. Yeah. So it was a 381 00:18:13,119 --> 00:18:15,840 Speaker 1: cool story. And um, I think, um, like everyone so 382 00:18:15,920 --> 00:18:18,760 Speaker 1: one thing about the NFL, everyone has their own like tribulations, 383 00:18:18,800 --> 00:18:20,080 Speaker 1: like you know, I mean, everyone has their own path 384 00:18:20,119 --> 00:18:23,840 Speaker 1: of making to the roster if you're drafted high round undrafted. 385 00:18:23,920 --> 00:18:26,680 Speaker 1: So I think, Um, when I went to Arizona and 386 00:18:26,760 --> 00:18:30,320 Speaker 1: I went to Cleveland, I had like, you know how 387 00:18:30,359 --> 00:18:32,040 Speaker 1: they always tell you like this grass is always a 388 00:18:32,440 --> 00:18:35,120 Speaker 1: greener on the other side, that's not always the case. Yeah, 389 00:18:35,200 --> 00:18:37,479 Speaker 1: that's not always right here right Yeah. So and um, 390 00:18:38,160 --> 00:18:40,719 Speaker 1: I didn't realize like how how nice I had it here, 391 00:18:40,840 --> 00:18:44,200 Speaker 1: just from top to bottom, from how the front office 392 00:18:44,280 --> 00:18:46,040 Speaker 1: runs into how the coach is running and how like 393 00:18:46,600 --> 00:18:50,000 Speaker 1: someone like coach Patterson talks to each player like the 394 00:18:50,119 --> 00:18:52,280 Speaker 1: same you know what I mean. Obviously you guys have 395 00:18:52,400 --> 00:18:54,720 Speaker 1: you had Pro Bowl or caliber players and that on 396 00:18:54,840 --> 00:18:57,080 Speaker 1: that d line. Also you have young guys and he 397 00:18:57,200 --> 00:18:59,840 Speaker 1: talks to everyone the same there's no favorite, so that's one. 398 00:18:59,880 --> 00:19:01,560 Speaker 1: Things like that, those are things that you don't know, 399 00:19:02,680 --> 00:19:07,760 Speaker 1: like like the iget Arizona or the two teams. So 400 00:19:07,800 --> 00:19:10,840 Speaker 1: I really got to see two other organizations than Unfortunately 401 00:19:10,880 --> 00:19:13,679 Speaker 1: I'm getting cut from both those teams. But last year 402 00:19:13,680 --> 00:19:15,280 Speaker 1: and I had a chance to be on practice squad, 403 00:19:15,359 --> 00:19:18,359 Speaker 1: had other offers and I'm like, hey, I gotta I 404 00:19:18,400 --> 00:19:20,440 Speaker 1: gotta make this roster man, like that's gonna be. I know, 405 00:19:20,520 --> 00:19:23,040 Speaker 1: I knew it was my football careers like that told 406 00:19:23,040 --> 00:19:25,040 Speaker 1: me one of my biggest reraps, like not suiting up 407 00:19:25,080 --> 00:19:27,600 Speaker 1: being on the Vikings Vikings uniform, and so I'm really 408 00:19:27,640 --> 00:19:31,640 Speaker 1: happy that actually happened. Did you um, have you dove 409 00:19:31,720 --> 00:19:34,280 Speaker 1: into the Eagles at all yet? Have not? So what 410 00:19:34,359 --> 00:19:36,440 Speaker 1: I'll probably do today. So it just been uh, just 411 00:19:36,560 --> 00:19:39,119 Speaker 1: getting done with the Giants games. So probably around my 412 00:19:39,240 --> 00:19:41,920 Speaker 1: routine's just around four or five, I'll start watching film 413 00:19:41,960 --> 00:19:45,480 Speaker 1: and start start seeing their tendancies because because now that 414 00:19:45,520 --> 00:19:48,080 Speaker 1: I'm rushing inside, I'll have to know what the guard 415 00:19:48,240 --> 00:19:50,040 Speaker 1: is doing, what the center is doing with the tackle 416 00:19:50,480 --> 00:19:53,480 Speaker 1: the tackles zone. So I'm kind of right now the 417 00:19:53,640 --> 00:19:56,399 Speaker 1: kind of bit of mimia that utility spot. So cool. 418 00:19:56,760 --> 00:19:58,840 Speaker 1: So I think I think our building is gonna be 419 00:19:58,920 --> 00:20:03,280 Speaker 1: jacked up on Sunday. Yeah. Revenge factor, Yeah yeah, man, 420 00:20:03,359 --> 00:20:06,000 Speaker 1: it's around here. Yeah, dude, it's just uh because after 421 00:20:06,040 --> 00:20:09,560 Speaker 1: the Minneapolis Miracle, were all expecting we were the chosen team. 422 00:20:09,720 --> 00:20:13,000 Speaker 1: We had losing a hard fought game with the Eagles, 423 00:20:13,040 --> 00:20:15,520 Speaker 1: so so everyone kind of has that nastitates in the mouth. 424 00:20:15,600 --> 00:20:18,520 Speaker 1: But but most importantly, we try to do one day 425 00:20:18,520 --> 00:20:20,600 Speaker 1: at a time. So most importantly we got this big 426 00:20:20,640 --> 00:20:22,480 Speaker 1: winning against the Giants. So now just take care of 427 00:20:22,560 --> 00:20:26,440 Speaker 1: the Eagles. Just don't make just focus on one game 428 00:20:26,440 --> 00:20:29,800 Speaker 1: at a time. Get that second sack, hey, yeah exactly. Hey, 429 00:20:29,880 --> 00:20:34,840 Speaker 1: and once you get one, start racking. Yeah exactly. That's 430 00:20:34,880 --> 00:20:36,760 Speaker 1: the plan. All right, man, Well, go get some breakfast, 431 00:20:36,880 --> 00:20:39,520 Speaker 1: ye get ready for the Eagles, and we appreciate you. 432 00:20:39,760 --> 00:20:44,560 Speaker 1: All right, all right, Chrissy, let's talk about these Philadelphia Eagles. 433 00:20:44,600 --> 00:20:47,160 Speaker 1: They are also three and two. They are also coming 434 00:20:47,240 --> 00:20:51,480 Speaker 1: off a victory over the New York Jets. Your Jets 435 00:20:51,520 --> 00:20:57,080 Speaker 1: buddies not happy with thirty one to six loss to 436 00:20:57,200 --> 00:20:59,920 Speaker 1: the Philadelphia Eagles for those New York Jets. And look, 437 00:21:00,560 --> 00:21:02,680 Speaker 1: I watched some of the highlights, and I watched some 438 00:21:02,760 --> 00:21:05,640 Speaker 1: of that game back, and I've felt the Jets pain, 439 00:21:05,840 --> 00:21:09,160 Speaker 1: like being on the road and just not playing well, 440 00:21:09,359 --> 00:21:12,440 Speaker 1: giving up a bunch of sacks, defense scoring touchdowns. What 441 00:21:12,600 --> 00:21:14,840 Speaker 1: an awful day that must have been for the Jets, 442 00:21:15,200 --> 00:21:19,000 Speaker 1: especially at that stadium, which we all know, Lincoln Financial Field. 443 00:21:19,119 --> 00:21:22,520 Speaker 1: We hate it there. Those Philly fans are loud. We 444 00:21:22,720 --> 00:21:26,120 Speaker 1: know what they did in the big game in twenty seventeen, 445 00:21:26,200 --> 00:21:30,440 Speaker 1: the NFC Championship, and gosh, I want to just avenge 446 00:21:30,560 --> 00:21:33,800 Speaker 1: that Vikings fans. Let's get loud. Yeah, I don't know. 447 00:21:33,840 --> 00:21:35,440 Speaker 1: I don't know if I want to say, let's get mean, 448 00:21:35,600 --> 00:21:37,920 Speaker 1: but there means No, We're not mean. We're not mean. 449 00:21:38,080 --> 00:21:39,959 Speaker 1: We're just gonna beat him. I'm just gonna beat him 450 00:21:39,960 --> 00:21:42,160 Speaker 1: on the scoreboard. We're gonna beat him on the scoreboard. 451 00:21:42,240 --> 00:21:44,280 Speaker 1: I know it's gonna happen, So that's good enough for me. 452 00:21:44,400 --> 00:21:46,640 Speaker 1: We just want to win the game. Thirty one to six, 453 00:21:47,480 --> 00:21:50,320 Speaker 1: the Eagles beat the Jets. They scored two defensive touchdowns 454 00:21:50,359 --> 00:21:54,040 Speaker 1: in that game. They had ten sacks, nine on Luke 455 00:21:54,119 --> 00:21:56,959 Speaker 1: Falk one on the other quarterback the Jets through in there. 456 00:21:57,000 --> 00:22:00,480 Speaker 1: I forgot his name, but it was like the last 457 00:22:00,520 --> 00:22:02,159 Speaker 1: play of the game was a sack. I mean, the 458 00:22:02,440 --> 00:22:05,440 Speaker 1: Eagles defense was all The Eagles had three sacks going 459 00:22:05,520 --> 00:22:07,639 Speaker 1: into that game now and then they had ten in 460 00:22:07,720 --> 00:22:11,119 Speaker 1: one game. So that was a very good performance by 461 00:22:11,160 --> 00:22:15,400 Speaker 1: the Eagles defense. So I'm looking forward to this game 462 00:22:15,520 --> 00:22:17,480 Speaker 1: very much. I think it's going to be a physical game. 463 00:22:17,520 --> 00:22:19,440 Speaker 1: I think it's going to be fast. I think the 464 00:22:19,640 --> 00:22:22,080 Speaker 1: energy in the building is going to be outstanding because 465 00:22:22,160 --> 00:22:25,280 Speaker 1: of sort of the even though we're not division opponents, 466 00:22:25,320 --> 00:22:27,359 Speaker 1: there's such sort of a rivalry there with the Eagles 467 00:22:27,520 --> 00:22:29,240 Speaker 1: right now. So I think it's going to be a 468 00:22:29,359 --> 00:22:34,399 Speaker 1: super super cool atmosphere. And the Eagles, I don't you know, 469 00:22:34,440 --> 00:22:37,000 Speaker 1: they got some injuries. I don't know if Deshan Jackson 470 00:22:37,080 --> 00:22:39,200 Speaker 1: is going to be back now. Alshon Jeffrey was missing. 471 00:22:39,440 --> 00:22:41,720 Speaker 1: He played last week. I think he'll play this week. 472 00:22:42,040 --> 00:22:44,840 Speaker 1: Zach Ertz got his first touchdown of the season last week. Wow. 473 00:22:45,119 --> 00:22:47,639 Speaker 1: Dallas Goddard at the other tight end is starting starting 474 00:22:47,720 --> 00:22:50,520 Speaker 1: to play well. This Eagles offensive line is no joke. 475 00:22:50,680 --> 00:22:52,399 Speaker 1: All five starters were on the team that won the 476 00:22:52,440 --> 00:22:55,359 Speaker 1: Super Bowl. Jason Peters is an All Pro, Lane Johnson 477 00:22:55,480 --> 00:22:57,760 Speaker 1: is an All Pro. Jason Kelsey is an All Pro 478 00:22:58,680 --> 00:23:02,280 Speaker 1: really good players up front for the Philadelphia Eagles on 479 00:23:02,320 --> 00:23:04,760 Speaker 1: their offensive line. And you know who they have. They 480 00:23:04,800 --> 00:23:08,159 Speaker 1: have a Vikings nemesis on their roster on offense. Who's 481 00:23:08,160 --> 00:23:11,800 Speaker 1: that Jordan Howard. Yeah, Jordan Howard has three one hundred 482 00:23:11,880 --> 00:23:14,919 Speaker 1: yard games against Mike Zimmer defenses. He is the Eagles 483 00:23:15,040 --> 00:23:16,760 Speaker 1: running back. I think he's going to be their bell 484 00:23:16,840 --> 00:23:19,399 Speaker 1: cow going forward. They have a young kid who they like, 485 00:23:19,600 --> 00:23:22,639 Speaker 1: Miles Sanders, but Howard's more of the bell cow. So 486 00:23:22,760 --> 00:23:24,680 Speaker 1: it's it's good if we can If we can face 487 00:23:24,720 --> 00:23:26,920 Speaker 1: this team without DeShawn Jackson, that's good. But they have 488 00:23:27,119 --> 00:23:32,320 Speaker 1: plenty of other weapons on offense. Defensively, Fletcher Cox obviously 489 00:23:32,400 --> 00:23:35,159 Speaker 1: really good, Brandon Graham really good. Some of the other 490 00:23:35,240 --> 00:23:36,920 Speaker 1: guys up front are also good, but those are the 491 00:23:36,960 --> 00:23:39,199 Speaker 1: two guys who are who are outstanding. And then they 492 00:23:39,240 --> 00:23:42,439 Speaker 1: have Malcolm Jenkins, who is a safety, but he's an 493 00:23:42,640 --> 00:23:44,879 Speaker 1: in the box player at times too. Yeah, thirty one 494 00:23:44,960 --> 00:23:46,680 Speaker 1: years old but can still play at a high level. 495 00:23:46,960 --> 00:23:48,960 Speaker 1: Lots of injuries at corner, but they're gonna get some 496 00:23:49,040 --> 00:23:51,480 Speaker 1: of those guys back, including Sidney Jones who didn't play 497 00:23:51,560 --> 00:23:53,360 Speaker 1: last week, but I think he'll play this week. Pulled 498 00:23:53,400 --> 00:23:56,399 Speaker 1: his hamstring in Green Bay, so it's all sort of um, 499 00:23:56,600 --> 00:23:58,719 Speaker 1: it's not all coming together for the Eagles because they 500 00:23:58,760 --> 00:24:00,760 Speaker 1: still have some injuries in their up but they're starting 501 00:24:00,800 --> 00:24:03,440 Speaker 1: to get guys back and they're gonna want them back 502 00:24:03,480 --> 00:24:05,800 Speaker 1: for this game. The Eagles have a tough stretch coming up. 503 00:24:05,840 --> 00:24:07,919 Speaker 1: Have you looked at their schedule? I have not? All right, 504 00:24:07,960 --> 00:24:11,040 Speaker 1: So here's what the Eagles got. Eagles, they just beat 505 00:24:11,080 --> 00:24:12,680 Speaker 1: the Jets, so we're happy for them for doing that 506 00:24:12,760 --> 00:24:15,720 Speaker 1: at home. But now three straight on the road at Minnesota, 507 00:24:16,200 --> 00:24:20,119 Speaker 1: at Dallas, at Buffalo, then three straight at home. But 508 00:24:20,240 --> 00:24:23,400 Speaker 1: it's the Bears, the Patriots, and the Seahawks. Oh my god. 509 00:24:23,520 --> 00:24:26,359 Speaker 1: So this this is a tough run. The Philadelphia Eagle 510 00:24:26,920 --> 00:24:30,640 Speaker 1: here pretty exciting, and you know what their rallying cry 511 00:24:30,720 --> 00:24:32,480 Speaker 1: is gonna be. They're gonna be like, this place feels 512 00:24:32,520 --> 00:24:34,200 Speaker 1: like home. We want a super Bowl in this building. 513 00:24:34,320 --> 00:24:36,480 Speaker 1: We win here, That's what they're gonna say. Right, weren't 514 00:24:36,560 --> 00:24:39,240 Speaker 1: Vikings fans there? That there weren't? There are not many 515 00:24:39,359 --> 00:24:41,000 Speaker 1: there will be on Sunday. So that's kind of what 516 00:24:41,080 --> 00:24:42,320 Speaker 1: I think about when I when I look at the 517 00:24:42,359 --> 00:24:45,919 Speaker 1: Philadelphia Eagles. Uh, your stream, your consciousness a little bit. 518 00:24:45,960 --> 00:24:47,320 Speaker 1: What do you think of when you think about the Eagles. 519 00:24:47,400 --> 00:24:50,000 Speaker 1: The guy that comes to mind is Fletcher Cox. I mean, 520 00:24:50,600 --> 00:24:52,920 Speaker 1: a lot of the games that we win this year, 521 00:24:53,320 --> 00:24:57,000 Speaker 1: the interior offensive linemen are able to control what is 522 00:24:57,080 --> 00:25:00,040 Speaker 1: going on in the middle of that defensive line. And 523 00:25:00,119 --> 00:25:01,640 Speaker 1: this is a guy that you're gonna want to keep 524 00:25:01,640 --> 00:25:03,440 Speaker 1: an eye on if you're a Vikings fan, because we 525 00:25:03,600 --> 00:25:06,800 Speaker 1: need to stop him, and we need to watch out 526 00:25:06,840 --> 00:25:10,160 Speaker 1: for Graham as well, who rushes on the outside. He's 527 00:25:10,240 --> 00:25:13,160 Speaker 1: more of a shorter defensive end, but he's a quick 528 00:25:13,240 --> 00:25:15,560 Speaker 1: guy and he's one that killed us in that NFC 529 00:25:15,720 --> 00:25:19,800 Speaker 1: Championship game. So the Vikings offensive line is what I 530 00:25:19,920 --> 00:25:23,280 Speaker 1: will be watching as the X factor in this game. Also, 531 00:25:23,960 --> 00:25:26,600 Speaker 1: Malcolm Jenkins, please just couldn't you just slow down a 532 00:25:26,680 --> 00:25:29,359 Speaker 1: little bit? You're like thirty one now. He's good stop 533 00:25:29,440 --> 00:25:33,800 Speaker 1: moving all over the field. He's definitely comparable to Harrison 534 00:25:33,880 --> 00:25:37,800 Speaker 1: Smith as a safety who can pretty much play anywhere 535 00:25:38,640 --> 00:25:41,359 Speaker 1: on the field. He can be a freaking linebacker if 536 00:25:41,359 --> 00:25:45,879 Speaker 1: he wanted to be. So that Eagles defense is what 537 00:25:46,119 --> 00:25:48,320 Speaker 1: I think is gonna be what you're gonna want to 538 00:25:48,359 --> 00:25:51,840 Speaker 1: watch because I think the defense for US will play 539 00:25:51,960 --> 00:25:55,200 Speaker 1: well against Carson Wentz because when they come to US 540 00:25:55,240 --> 00:26:00,199 Speaker 1: Bank Stadium, offenses really don't get going right away. So, um, 541 00:26:00,440 --> 00:26:03,120 Speaker 1: let's beat that defense. Let's let's see a big game 542 00:26:03,240 --> 00:26:06,320 Speaker 1: from the offensive line, and let's get let's establish the run. 543 00:26:06,960 --> 00:26:09,560 Speaker 1: That's what that would be nice. Um, I'm excited for 544 00:26:09,640 --> 00:26:11,480 Speaker 1: the game. I think it's two teams who are coming 545 00:26:11,520 --> 00:26:13,440 Speaker 1: off of wins and feel like they're in good form 546 00:26:13,560 --> 00:26:16,200 Speaker 1: right now. And um, you know, you're at two and 547 00:26:16,280 --> 00:26:18,200 Speaker 1: two and you get a big win to get above 548 00:26:18,240 --> 00:26:20,200 Speaker 1: five hundred and think you got things back on track. 549 00:26:20,359 --> 00:26:21,960 Speaker 1: What you want to do is win that win that 550 00:26:22,119 --> 00:26:24,480 Speaker 1: next game and start stacking them up on top of 551 00:26:24,560 --> 00:26:27,080 Speaker 1: each other. And I know the Eagles are looking at 552 00:26:27,119 --> 00:26:29,840 Speaker 1: that schedule, you know, and they're they're going like, we got, 553 00:26:29,960 --> 00:26:32,680 Speaker 1: we got, we got these games coming up. Um, you know, 554 00:26:32,800 --> 00:26:35,600 Speaker 1: at Dallas at Buffalo against the Bears and Patriots. Let's 555 00:26:35,640 --> 00:26:37,879 Speaker 1: get this one against the Vikings. Let's stack these wins up. 556 00:26:37,920 --> 00:26:39,960 Speaker 1: So it's gonna be an awesome atmosphere on Sunday at 557 00:26:40,040 --> 00:26:42,359 Speaker 1: US Bank Stadium. Get into the building if you can. 558 00:26:43,160 --> 00:26:46,280 Speaker 1: You'll enjoy yourself and hopefully it'll be a big Vikings victory. 559 00:26:46,600 --> 00:26:49,680 Speaker 1: All right, let's get to today's top five and four. 560 00:26:49,720 --> 00:26:53,359 Speaker 1: Today's top five. Chrissy, Um, we got we got a 561 00:26:53,440 --> 00:26:55,720 Speaker 1: different spin on it. We're gonna get quizzed. All right, 562 00:26:56,440 --> 00:26:59,440 Speaker 1: Well you're ready for this. We're gonna bring in Minnesota 563 00:26:59,560 --> 00:27:04,920 Speaker 1: Vikings podcast producer Jay Nelson. Welcome to the show. Jay, Hello, Hello, 564 00:27:05,160 --> 00:27:06,920 Speaker 1: all right, Top five time? Man, what do you got? 565 00:27:07,119 --> 00:27:08,920 Speaker 1: All right? So I was looking at some trends and 566 00:27:08,960 --> 00:27:11,080 Speaker 1: I always try to find some interesting stuff in the league. 567 00:27:11,119 --> 00:27:12,920 Speaker 1: And one of the things we always tend to hear 568 00:27:13,000 --> 00:27:15,840 Speaker 1: from coaches and different people around the league as you 569 00:27:15,880 --> 00:27:19,639 Speaker 1: can find statistical trends that tend to tell a tale. 570 00:27:19,760 --> 00:27:21,879 Speaker 1: So here's what I found. I want you guys to 571 00:27:21,920 --> 00:27:25,000 Speaker 1: figure out what five teams have the biggest spreads as 572 00:27:25,080 --> 00:27:26,840 Speaker 1: far as the amount of points that they've either scored 573 00:27:26,920 --> 00:27:29,040 Speaker 1: or had points scored on them. There's five teams that 574 00:27:29,119 --> 00:27:32,240 Speaker 1: I pulled. Here's how this goes. Ready, there are two 575 00:27:32,320 --> 00:27:37,360 Speaker 1: teams that have the positive differential. Okay, one team has 576 00:27:37,400 --> 00:27:40,240 Speaker 1: outscored their opponents by one hundred and twenty one points. 577 00:27:40,600 --> 00:27:43,399 Speaker 1: Yeah this season. There's another team that has outscored their 578 00:27:43,400 --> 00:27:47,200 Speaker 1: opponents by seventy points this season. Okay, yeah, so those 579 00:27:47,240 --> 00:27:50,720 Speaker 1: are the high end outscoring their people. There are three 580 00:27:50,800 --> 00:27:56,320 Speaker 1: teams currently who have been outscored by sixty two, seventy 581 00:27:56,400 --> 00:28:00,840 Speaker 1: eight and one hundred and thirty seven points in five weeks. Weeks? Yeah, right, 582 00:28:01,040 --> 00:28:04,560 Speaker 1: So who are these five teams? Got? So what team 583 00:28:04,600 --> 00:28:07,080 Speaker 1: has outscored their opponent by one hundred and twenty I 584 00:28:07,160 --> 00:28:09,040 Speaker 1: know who that is? I think New England that's who. 585 00:28:09,040 --> 00:28:12,119 Speaker 1: I guess that is correct. So New England has the highest. 586 00:28:12,160 --> 00:28:14,440 Speaker 1: They're five and oh they've got one hundred and twenty 587 00:28:14,480 --> 00:28:16,320 Speaker 1: one points that they've both scored their opponents a right, 588 00:28:16,359 --> 00:28:18,240 Speaker 1: one hundred and fifty five to thirty four. So we 589 00:28:18,280 --> 00:28:20,280 Speaker 1: got the lows hanging fruit I got, I got the 590 00:28:20,359 --> 00:28:22,280 Speaker 1: next lows hanging fruit. I know who. I know who 591 00:28:22,359 --> 00:28:25,800 Speaker 1: the other direction is. So the other direction okay, the Dolphins. 592 00:28:25,840 --> 00:28:28,800 Speaker 1: So who is minus one thirty seven? The Dolphins? I 593 00:28:28,800 --> 00:28:31,240 Speaker 1: would say the Dolphins? Okay, Miami has scored a grand 594 00:28:31,280 --> 00:28:34,320 Speaker 1: total of twenty six points this year, wow, and has 595 00:28:34,359 --> 00:28:37,160 Speaker 1: given up one hundred and sixty three points got five weeks. 596 00:28:37,200 --> 00:28:39,920 Speaker 1: So the Vikings scored more points last week than the 597 00:28:40,080 --> 00:28:45,360 Speaker 1: Dolphins did all season in five weeks. Yeah, that is correct, wow. Okay, okay, 598 00:28:45,480 --> 00:28:47,600 Speaker 1: so now you got the two ends of the extremes. 599 00:28:47,880 --> 00:28:50,200 Speaker 1: Now we get a little bit, a little bit tougher. 600 00:28:50,880 --> 00:28:54,120 Speaker 1: I'm okay. So let's go to minus seventy eight. Who 601 00:28:54,200 --> 00:28:58,280 Speaker 1: has been outscored by seventy eight points? New York Jets Jets. No, 602 00:28:58,840 --> 00:29:06,160 Speaker 1: who hold on? Okay, oh, minus seventy eight. They've scored 603 00:29:06,320 --> 00:29:09,520 Speaker 1: seventy three points and given up one hundred and fifty 604 00:29:09,560 --> 00:29:12,080 Speaker 1: one points. This team, this unnamed team so far, so 605 00:29:12,240 --> 00:29:16,400 Speaker 1: they're a minus seventy eight. Well, how about the Falcons. Wow, 606 00:29:16,480 --> 00:29:18,800 Speaker 1: that's a that's a good Falcons just gave up fifty 607 00:29:18,880 --> 00:29:25,760 Speaker 1: three to Houston. No track, it's an NFC team, not that, 608 00:29:26,000 --> 00:29:28,440 Speaker 1: not that same conference, though, it is an NFC team 609 00:29:29,080 --> 00:29:31,160 Speaker 1: who is currently at minus seventy eight. Well, I would 610 00:29:31,200 --> 00:29:34,320 Speaker 1: be one more guests. Yeah, well the Redskins. Oh, that's 611 00:29:34,320 --> 00:29:38,800 Speaker 1: a good one. The Redskins. It is four? Okay. Yeah, 612 00:29:38,880 --> 00:29:41,120 Speaker 1: so they scored seventy three and they've given up one 613 00:29:41,320 --> 00:29:45,520 Speaker 1: fifty one. All right, This next team has scored thirty 614 00:29:45,600 --> 00:29:47,720 Speaker 1: nine points and given up one hundred and one, so 615 00:29:47,800 --> 00:29:52,520 Speaker 1: they're a minus sixty two. Do we name them already? Yes? 616 00:29:52,920 --> 00:29:57,000 Speaker 1: Jets Jets, the Jets. The Jets have scored thirty nine, 617 00:29:57,240 --> 00:30:00,360 Speaker 1: given up one on one. All right, so now the 618 00:30:00,520 --> 00:30:06,240 Speaker 1: fifth team, this team is a plus seventy city No. 619 00:30:06,640 --> 00:30:09,640 Speaker 1: One hundred and twenty seven points scored, fifty seven points 620 00:30:09,880 --> 00:30:12,800 Speaker 1: given up. They're a plus seventy at this point. It's 621 00:30:12,840 --> 00:30:15,360 Speaker 1: not Kansas City, right, he said, Kase, not kans them. No, 622 00:30:16,000 --> 00:30:18,840 Speaker 1: get out of here. You got two more guesses and 623 00:30:18,880 --> 00:30:21,240 Speaker 1: then I'll give you a hint. That's not okay, hold on, 624 00:30:21,880 --> 00:30:25,640 Speaker 1: I'll let you guess. Now they're they're plus what plus 625 00:30:25,720 --> 00:30:29,360 Speaker 1: seven seventy one? Twenty seven to fifty seven? Do you 626 00:30:29,400 --> 00:30:33,760 Speaker 1: want a hint? In conference? Do you want a conference? Sure? 627 00:30:34,120 --> 00:30:45,000 Speaker 1: NFC seven? Not New Orleans, Atlanta, Carolina, Tampa Rams. Well 628 00:30:45,200 --> 00:30:49,040 Speaker 1: is that your guess? I don't know. Guess number two? Yeah, no, 629 00:30:49,280 --> 00:30:53,760 Speaker 1: not Green Bay. One more guests plus seven one hundred 630 00:30:53,760 --> 00:30:57,320 Speaker 1: and twenty seven scored fifty seven given US US Minnesota, 631 00:30:58,040 --> 00:31:02,320 Speaker 1: No Mother same Francisco forty nine ers. Oh yeah, I 632 00:31:02,480 --> 00:31:05,280 Speaker 1: forgot about them. So they were on a bi last week. Yeah, 633 00:31:05,320 --> 00:31:07,600 Speaker 1: And so that's the thing. Think about it. They've scored 634 00:31:07,640 --> 00:31:11,120 Speaker 1: one twenty seven and four games and given up fifty 635 00:31:11,160 --> 00:31:14,040 Speaker 1: seven and four games like that's still pretty bananas that 636 00:31:14,120 --> 00:31:17,920 Speaker 1: they're scoring essentially almost thirty two points a game. Yeah, right, 637 00:31:17,960 --> 00:31:22,360 Speaker 1: are we? So the Minnesota Vikings as far as plus minus, yeah, 638 00:31:22,880 --> 00:31:27,120 Speaker 1: have the fourth best in the entire league. And the 639 00:31:27,280 --> 00:31:32,640 Speaker 1: Vikings are plus thirty nine. Okay, so two other anomalies ready, 640 00:31:33,480 --> 00:31:36,440 Speaker 1: there's a four and one team that has a negative 641 00:31:36,520 --> 00:31:41,720 Speaker 1: one differential. There's what a four and one team that 642 00:31:41,840 --> 00:31:46,400 Speaker 1: currently has a negative one differential in scoring? They've given 643 00:31:46,520 --> 00:31:49,080 Speaker 1: up one hundred and sixteen points and scored one fifteen 644 00:31:49,200 --> 00:31:51,560 Speaker 1: and they are four and one? What team is this? 645 00:31:51,960 --> 00:31:55,120 Speaker 1: So they just got absolutely crushed in their one loss. 646 00:31:55,720 --> 00:31:58,840 Speaker 1: But they've won four games. They've won four games, lost one, 647 00:31:59,280 --> 00:32:01,360 Speaker 1: and they have a neg have one differential. So how 648 00:32:01,400 --> 00:32:03,600 Speaker 1: did green How did Green Bay lose their game? Who'd 649 00:32:03,600 --> 00:32:07,320 Speaker 1: they lose to? They lost two weeks ago, they lost 650 00:32:07,680 --> 00:32:11,120 Speaker 1: to Philadelphia, So it wasn't them because it was a 651 00:32:11,200 --> 00:32:13,719 Speaker 1: close game. They're four and one, this team, but they 652 00:32:13,760 --> 00:32:21,080 Speaker 1: got they got smoked. Uh NFC team Dallas. No, well 653 00:32:21,120 --> 00:32:23,120 Speaker 1: they didn't get smoked. It's a team that just lost one. 654 00:32:23,240 --> 00:32:26,440 Speaker 1: They've lost one game and they got they got train 655 00:32:26,480 --> 00:32:28,440 Speaker 1: wrecked in that game. And every other game is by 656 00:32:30,240 --> 00:32:35,520 Speaker 1: no I don't know who's four and one. That's my problem, 657 00:32:35,560 --> 00:32:36,920 Speaker 1: and if I knew, i'd be able to guess it. 658 00:32:37,040 --> 00:32:45,720 Speaker 1: But um Philly, the New Orleans Saints their loss lost 659 00:32:45,760 --> 00:32:48,720 Speaker 1: to the Rams by eighteen. So if you think about it, 660 00:32:48,800 --> 00:32:51,720 Speaker 1: they've won four games by a grand total of seventeen 661 00:32:51,800 --> 00:32:56,040 Speaker 1: points and they lost by eighteen. Interesting to the Rams. 662 00:32:56,120 --> 00:32:59,440 Speaker 1: It's interesting. Okay, I love that. That was fun. One 663 00:32:59,520 --> 00:33:02,560 Speaker 1: last one. Yeah, there is a two and three team, 664 00:33:02,880 --> 00:33:07,000 Speaker 1: Yeah that has a plus twenty two. Yeah, they're amazingly plus. Okay, 665 00:33:07,040 --> 00:33:08,840 Speaker 1: but they're but they're only two and three. So they've 666 00:33:08,880 --> 00:33:12,080 Speaker 1: scored ninety eight points and given up seventy six and 667 00:33:12,200 --> 00:33:16,520 Speaker 1: they're two and three AFC South. They've scored how many points? Huge? 668 00:33:16,760 --> 00:33:22,360 Speaker 1: Houston seventy six? Houston. No, But Tennessee Titans, well, really, 669 00:33:23,160 --> 00:33:26,160 Speaker 1: the Titans do have a really good defense. We know that. Yeah, 670 00:33:26,480 --> 00:33:28,200 Speaker 1: So it's kind of crazy that if you think about 671 00:33:28,280 --> 00:33:29,840 Speaker 1: you know, when you talk about having to run up 672 00:33:29,840 --> 00:33:31,560 Speaker 1: the score winning close games and that kind of thing, 673 00:33:32,120 --> 00:33:35,680 Speaker 1: you literally have teams that have a minus differential that 674 00:33:35,720 --> 00:33:38,680 Speaker 1: are four and one, and that means they're winning super 675 00:33:38,720 --> 00:33:41,240 Speaker 1: close games. Or you have a team that's two and 676 00:33:41,400 --> 00:33:44,640 Speaker 1: three and they're plus twenty two interesting. So love it 677 00:33:44,680 --> 00:33:46,719 Speaker 1: all right. There was a top love it Jay, good 678 00:33:46,800 --> 00:33:49,200 Speaker 1: job love the top five. The top fives are good good, 679 00:33:49,440 --> 00:33:51,239 Speaker 1: The top five is fun. Top five is fun. We'll 680 00:33:51,280 --> 00:33:53,520 Speaker 1: have another topic for you all next week. For now, though, 681 00:33:53,600 --> 00:33:56,280 Speaker 1: let's get to the fan voicemails. The question or topic 682 00:33:56,400 --> 00:34:00,600 Speaker 1: last week was fan base that because the way they 683 00:34:00,640 --> 00:34:04,480 Speaker 1: are and their identity, it makes you relish beating that 684 00:34:04,680 --> 00:34:07,080 Speaker 1: team even more. That was the topic. I think I 685 00:34:07,200 --> 00:34:09,160 Speaker 1: know who these fans are gonna have a reference. I'm 686 00:34:09,200 --> 00:34:11,480 Speaker 1: guessing we're gonna have some Packers and some Eagles. That's 687 00:34:11,520 --> 00:34:14,880 Speaker 1: my guest. We'll see if we're surprised. Here's number one. Hi, guys, 688 00:34:14,960 --> 00:34:18,520 Speaker 1: this is Rachel from Cincinnati, Ohio. I would love to 689 00:34:18,640 --> 00:34:20,600 Speaker 1: say my answer to your question this week is that 690 00:34:20,920 --> 00:34:23,560 Speaker 1: I love to beat Packer fans the most, especially since 691 00:34:23,600 --> 00:34:26,520 Speaker 1: they seem to be everywhere, including the high school I 692 00:34:26,560 --> 00:34:30,279 Speaker 1: teach at in Ohio. But as far as obnoxious fans go, 693 00:34:30,400 --> 00:34:32,680 Speaker 1: they really aren't that bad. They didn't even rub in 694 00:34:32,719 --> 00:34:36,760 Speaker 1: our loss the other week, So I'm going with Eagles 695 00:34:36,800 --> 00:34:39,000 Speaker 1: fans is the group I love to beat. My sister 696 00:34:39,000 --> 00:34:41,000 Speaker 1: in law and her family are Eagles fans and I 697 00:34:41,160 --> 00:34:44,399 Speaker 1: love them, but one of them texted my mother one 698 00:34:44,760 --> 00:34:47,440 Speaker 1: minute after our loss in the NFC Championship to rub 699 00:34:47,480 --> 00:34:50,160 Speaker 1: it in. That tells me a lot. Plus, if your 700 00:34:50,200 --> 00:34:51,840 Speaker 1: fans are proud of the fact that they used to 701 00:34:51,880 --> 00:34:54,920 Speaker 1: have a jail cell under their stadium for those unruly fans, 702 00:34:55,400 --> 00:34:58,160 Speaker 1: that tells me a lot. In general, all I hear 703 00:34:58,200 --> 00:35:00,640 Speaker 1: is negative when it comes to Philly fanics experiences, so 704 00:35:00,960 --> 00:35:03,600 Speaker 1: they are definitely my vote. I love to see the 705 00:35:03,680 --> 00:35:06,799 Speaker 1: Eagles loues, especially when it's the Vikings handing that lost 706 00:35:06,800 --> 00:35:11,160 Speaker 1: to them school bikes and boot Eagles. That was a 707 00:35:11,239 --> 00:35:16,360 Speaker 1: good call. I thank you. Rachel agreed, not surprised we 708 00:35:16,480 --> 00:35:20,480 Speaker 1: heard of Philadelphia answer, but I like the example she 709 00:35:20,640 --> 00:35:23,800 Speaker 1: cited very well thought. I'll call appreciate the voicemail, Rachel. 710 00:35:23,840 --> 00:35:26,759 Speaker 1: All right number two, Hey, wellby and Chris. It's Mitch 711 00:35:26,840 --> 00:35:30,560 Speaker 1: calling from Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Philly, Philly, Philly, Philly. The 712 00:35:30,560 --> 00:35:33,200 Speaker 1: answer to your question this week is Philly. Shut down 713 00:35:33,280 --> 00:35:37,160 Speaker 1: the voicemail. It's Philly. I mean, who throws batteries or 714 00:35:37,239 --> 00:35:39,960 Speaker 1: snowballs at Santa Claus. Come on, man, we've all heard 715 00:35:40,000 --> 00:35:42,000 Speaker 1: the stories about how our friends were treated at the 716 00:35:42,320 --> 00:35:45,560 Speaker 1: twenty eighteenth NFC Championship game. And I hate to paint 717 00:35:45,640 --> 00:35:48,040 Speaker 1: a whole fan base with the same brush, but history 718 00:35:48,080 --> 00:35:52,319 Speaker 1: speaks for itself across all their sports franchises. With that said, 719 00:35:52,800 --> 00:35:56,080 Speaker 1: our game against the Eagles may gonna be tough. Let's 720 00:35:56,160 --> 00:35:58,720 Speaker 1: not stoop to their level. Let's win that game. Be kind, 721 00:35:59,040 --> 00:36:02,399 Speaker 1: be humble, and victorial taste. Is that much better? See 722 00:36:02,440 --> 00:36:07,640 Speaker 1: you next week? School Vikes are good voice. Mitch brings 723 00:36:07,719 --> 00:36:10,840 Speaker 1: up the batteries and the snowballs, and snowballs at Santa 724 00:36:10,920 --> 00:36:13,319 Speaker 1: and throwing batteries at people. Rachel did a great job 725 00:36:13,400 --> 00:36:15,600 Speaker 1: bringing up the prison cell in the basement of the stadium. 726 00:36:15,719 --> 00:36:17,480 Speaker 1: That's a good point too in the innocent title game, 727 00:36:17,560 --> 00:36:21,680 Speaker 1: so very strong cases for loving and cherishing beating the Eagles. 728 00:36:21,880 --> 00:36:25,080 Speaker 1: Number three. Hey guys, my name's Kyle. I'm calling from 729 00:36:25,360 --> 00:36:29,200 Speaker 1: Harvey's Lake, Pennsylvania, about two hours north of Philadelphia, So 730 00:36:29,280 --> 00:36:32,040 Speaker 1: you can guess which fan base I enjoy beating the most. 731 00:36:33,360 --> 00:36:35,920 Speaker 1: Always been a fan of beating the Eagles living around here, 732 00:36:36,040 --> 00:36:40,680 Speaker 1: but even more so after the seven time NACY championship. Obviously, 733 00:36:41,400 --> 00:36:43,719 Speaker 1: not only did the Vikings take a beating, but I 734 00:36:43,840 --> 00:36:46,279 Speaker 1: took quite a beating as far as being harassed by 735 00:36:46,320 --> 00:36:48,759 Speaker 1: all the local fans and friends that I have looking 736 00:36:48,800 --> 00:36:50,600 Speaker 1: forward to this game so much so that I actually 737 00:36:50,600 --> 00:36:52,719 Speaker 1: am coming out to it this weekend, first time in 738 00:36:52,840 --> 00:36:55,440 Speaker 1: Minnesota and a first time I'll be seeing the Vikings 739 00:36:55,640 --> 00:36:58,200 Speaker 1: play at home m so looking forward to that. I'm 740 00:36:58,200 --> 00:37:00,080 Speaker 1: actually coming with a good friend of mine who's an 741 00:37:00,080 --> 00:37:03,400 Speaker 1: Eagles fan, so I'm hoping we can continue our friendship 742 00:37:03,600 --> 00:37:06,399 Speaker 1: after the game. I think if we can have good 743 00:37:06,480 --> 00:37:09,640 Speaker 1: protection for Kirk, I think we'll be a good shape. 744 00:37:09,680 --> 00:37:11,880 Speaker 1: But it's been kind of a roller coaster of a 745 00:37:11,920 --> 00:37:14,439 Speaker 1: season so far, so hard to say what's going to happen, 746 00:37:14,520 --> 00:37:19,000 Speaker 1: but appreciate it. And uh, this is a lance liked Chris. 747 00:37:19,680 --> 00:37:24,840 Speaker 1: This is no one is steering away from this week's opponent, 748 00:37:24,880 --> 00:37:27,960 Speaker 1: and I love it. Um. Now, we kind of started 749 00:37:28,000 --> 00:37:30,759 Speaker 1: this because New York fans like yourself are so obnoxious 750 00:37:30,800 --> 00:37:32,920 Speaker 1: at the Twins games, chairing you know, for a sweep, 751 00:37:33,120 --> 00:37:36,040 Speaker 1: you know, but no one's saying New York. It's all 752 00:37:36,120 --> 00:37:38,440 Speaker 1: been Philly so far, we got any more? We have 753 00:37:38,560 --> 00:37:41,080 Speaker 1: one more, Let's do it? Come on, Hey, whybby Chris? 754 00:37:41,200 --> 00:37:44,040 Speaker 1: What's going on? This is Brendan from Chris's own Long Island, 755 00:37:44,080 --> 00:37:48,440 Speaker 1: New York. Okay, a different answer. Actually, I'm on my 756 00:37:48,480 --> 00:37:50,120 Speaker 1: way to the game right now. I'll be sitting a 757 00:37:50,160 --> 00:37:52,239 Speaker 1: lot with my best friend who was a huge Giants fan, 758 00:37:52,800 --> 00:37:55,840 Speaker 1: and that got me thinking about this week's voicemail topic. 759 00:37:56,280 --> 00:37:58,400 Speaker 1: Went to me, this is a no brainer. So in 760 00:37:58,480 --> 00:38:00,839 Speaker 1: two thousand and one, my scene year of high school, 761 00:38:00,840 --> 00:38:03,320 Speaker 1: we assumed going to see the Vikings take on the 762 00:38:03,400 --> 00:38:06,080 Speaker 1: Eagles and the old Veteran Stadium wouldn't be any different 763 00:38:06,560 --> 00:38:09,640 Speaker 1: than any of those other games we saw. But boy, 764 00:38:09,680 --> 00:38:11,719 Speaker 1: where we were wrong. I know the Eagles have a 765 00:38:11,800 --> 00:38:14,920 Speaker 1: reputation for having some nasty fans, and they held up 766 00:38:15,000 --> 00:38:18,080 Speaker 1: that reputation. I was all excited for the game, my 767 00:38:18,200 --> 00:38:20,600 Speaker 1: dad and I decked out in purple. I was rocking 768 00:38:20,640 --> 00:38:24,040 Speaker 1: a brand new Colepepper jersey, feeling good. But when we 769 00:38:24,120 --> 00:38:26,279 Speaker 1: got there and we found our seats, there was no 770 00:38:26,560 --> 00:38:29,520 Speaker 1: purple to be seen. We were surrounded by a sea 771 00:38:29,560 --> 00:38:32,280 Speaker 1: of green, and as we sat down, I felt everyone's 772 00:38:32,440 --> 00:38:34,759 Speaker 1: eyes staring at us. And it didn't help that the 773 00:38:34,840 --> 00:38:37,720 Speaker 1: Vikes did not show up that day. They lost forty 774 00:38:37,760 --> 00:38:42,920 Speaker 1: eight seventeen, and the fans were just constantly yelling for 775 00:38:43,440 --> 00:38:45,680 Speaker 1: Deuce Staley, who ran for one hundred and forty six 776 00:38:45,760 --> 00:38:48,120 Speaker 1: yards with a touchdown, and he also had eighty five 777 00:38:48,200 --> 00:38:51,200 Speaker 1: receiving yards and the cap off a terrible day. I 778 00:38:51,280 --> 00:38:54,400 Speaker 1: remember hitting the bathrooms on the way out, waiting shoulder 779 00:38:54,480 --> 00:38:58,160 Speaker 1: to shoulder among Eagles fans, and I remember when I 780 00:38:58,239 --> 00:39:00,719 Speaker 1: finally got my turn to go, standing there with my 781 00:39:00,840 --> 00:39:03,279 Speaker 1: back turn to all these Eagles fans, and this one 782 00:39:03,360 --> 00:39:07,160 Speaker 1: drunk jerk was yelling right up Calpepper, what's the matter, 783 00:39:07,239 --> 00:39:09,839 Speaker 1: Caul Pepper? And then at least three to four people 784 00:39:09,920 --> 00:39:12,200 Speaker 1: decided to throw their beer bottles at me while my 785 00:39:12,280 --> 00:39:14,719 Speaker 1: back was turned trying to go to the back, and 786 00:39:14,800 --> 00:39:18,279 Speaker 1: I fought never to go back. So I'm hoping we 787 00:39:18,400 --> 00:39:21,200 Speaker 1: destroy them next weekend when they come to UH to 788 00:39:21,360 --> 00:39:24,000 Speaker 1: our stadium, and hopefully we get a W in New 789 00:39:24,080 --> 00:39:27,919 Speaker 1: York today. I like our chances scull Bikes. First of all, 790 00:39:28,200 --> 00:39:29,960 Speaker 1: love that he's from Long Island, and I love that 791 00:39:30,040 --> 00:39:32,200 Speaker 1: he's a Viking sand from Long Island. That's the best. 792 00:39:32,320 --> 00:39:35,480 Speaker 1: And I hear the accent there, so I love that too, alrighty, 793 00:39:35,880 --> 00:39:39,320 Speaker 1: But we don't like Lincoln fun Well. I hate that stadium. 794 00:39:39,680 --> 00:39:41,560 Speaker 1: They're coming to our building. Like I said, they're going 795 00:39:41,600 --> 00:39:42,799 Speaker 1: to come in here and be like, this is where 796 00:39:42,840 --> 00:39:44,439 Speaker 1: we win. We want a super Bowl here. This place 797 00:39:44,480 --> 00:39:45,960 Speaker 1: feels like home. So we got to make sure they 798 00:39:46,040 --> 00:39:48,719 Speaker 1: know it's not their home, it's our house. Hopefully that'll happen. 799 00:39:49,040 --> 00:39:52,360 Speaker 1: All right, We'll be back next week with another voicemail topic. 800 00:39:52,680 --> 00:39:55,239 Speaker 1: All right, so the question for next week. There are 801 00:39:55,320 --> 00:39:59,000 Speaker 1: currently eighteen teams with a record above five hundred through 802 00:39:59,120 --> 00:40:03,120 Speaker 1: five weeks. Eleven in the NFC. Eleven teams are above 803 00:40:03,200 --> 00:40:06,440 Speaker 1: five hundred. That means five in the NFC are not 804 00:40:06,640 --> 00:40:11,240 Speaker 1: above five hundred. So which team has the biggest chance 805 00:40:11,880 --> 00:40:14,480 Speaker 1: of being a wildcard team or a division winner, but 806 00:40:14,560 --> 00:40:17,000 Speaker 1: of getting into the playoffs and could make a run 807 00:40:17,080 --> 00:40:19,319 Speaker 1: in the playoffs. Of the teams who are sub five 808 00:40:19,480 --> 00:40:22,200 Speaker 1: hundred right now in the NFC, there are five of them. 809 00:40:22,960 --> 00:40:25,880 Speaker 1: Who's got the best shot to turn it around and 810 00:40:26,000 --> 00:40:27,960 Speaker 1: make a run. Those five teams, so you guys don't 811 00:40:27,960 --> 00:40:30,240 Speaker 1: have to look it up. Those five teams are the Giants, 812 00:40:30,640 --> 00:40:36,520 Speaker 1: the Bucks, Arizona, Atlanta, and Washington. Those are the five 813 00:40:36,600 --> 00:40:38,920 Speaker 1: teams with a sub five hundred record. Which of those 814 00:40:39,040 --> 00:40:41,240 Speaker 1: five teams has the best shot to turn it around, 815 00:40:41,719 --> 00:40:44,480 Speaker 1: get into the playoffs and make some noise the number 816 00:40:45,360 --> 00:40:48,799 Speaker 1: nine five two, nine, one eight, eight four three eight 817 00:40:49,000 --> 00:40:52,160 Speaker 1: nine five two nine one eight eight four three eight. 818 00:40:52,680 --> 00:40:55,319 Speaker 1: Our thanks to the voicemailers for this week for calling 819 00:40:55,360 --> 00:40:57,480 Speaker 1: in and leaving us messages. We appreciate it, and we 820 00:40:57,600 --> 00:40:59,839 Speaker 1: encourage you to call in to be included in next 821 00:40:59,840 --> 00:41:03,760 Speaker 1: week's topic. All right, anything else to do? That's it? Okay, 822 00:41:03,920 --> 00:41:06,440 Speaker 1: let's beat Deaslet's let's beat the Eagles. Let's get to 823 00:41:06,480 --> 00:41:08,880 Speaker 1: four and two and see what happens Next week is 824 00:41:09,280 --> 00:41:12,840 Speaker 1: the Vikings will hit the road after hopefully beating the 825 00:41:12,840 --> 00:41:14,680 Speaker 1: Philadelphia Eagles. I hit the road and go and play 826 00:41:15,239 --> 00:41:19,719 Speaker 1: the nemesis of Chris Corso. Hate them. Yeah, we'll worry 827 00:41:19,719 --> 00:41:21,560 Speaker 1: about them next week. This week, we gotta worry about 828 00:41:21,560 --> 00:41:24,800 Speaker 1: the Eagles. Kickoff noon Central Time at us Banks Stadium. 829 00:41:24,920 --> 00:41:27,760 Speaker 1: Vikings and Eagles catch the game on the Vikings Radio Network. 830 00:41:27,800 --> 00:41:30,359 Speaker 1: The pregame show with must begins at ten, goes all 831 00:41:30,360 --> 00:41:31,759 Speaker 1: the way up to kickoff, where a voice of the 832 00:41:31,880 --> 00:41:34,080 Speaker 1: Vikings Paul Allen and Pete Bursich will call the game 833 00:41:34,160 --> 00:41:37,600 Speaker 1: from the Voxbox at us Banks Stadium. Former Vikings Ben 834 00:41:37,760 --> 00:41:40,600 Speaker 1: Lieber and Greg Coleman will be on the sidelines. Kickoff 835 00:41:40,640 --> 00:41:43,760 Speaker 1: at noon Central time. Have a good rest of the week, everybody. 836 00:41:43,800 --> 00:41:46,440 Speaker 1: Our thanks to a Fadio Odenibo for joining us a 837 00:41:46,560 --> 00:41:49,360 Speaker 1: guest on episode twelve on the Minnesota Vikings podcast. In 838 00:41:49,440 --> 00:41:51,440 Speaker 1: my thanks to Chris Corso and Jay Nelson for all 839 00:41:51,480 --> 00:41:54,040 Speaker 1: their work behind the scenes. Thank you for listening. Have 840 00:41:54,120 --> 00:41:55,920 Speaker 1: a good rest of the week. School Vikings