1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:02,920 Speaker 1: Hey, Vikings fans number ninety six. Brian Robinson is bringing 2 00:00:03,040 --> 00:00:07,560 Speaker 1: NYC's cheesiest food stands to the us Bank Stadium. Visit Mactruck, 3 00:00:07,640 --> 00:00:10,480 Speaker 1: Mac and Cheese on Minnesota Vikings game days for a 4 00:00:10,560 --> 00:00:19,400 Speaker 1: new game time snap. I think the thing that fans 5 00:00:19,440 --> 00:00:22,400 Speaker 1: should really be hooking their hands into is all the 6 00:00:23,120 --> 00:00:26,720 Speaker 1: managerial head coach stuff that's going well, like the low penalty, 7 00:00:26,880 --> 00:00:32,280 Speaker 1: the clock management. The challenge is management. There isn't going 8 00:00:32,320 --> 00:00:34,000 Speaker 1: to be a time, I think where we sit back 9 00:00:34,320 --> 00:00:36,720 Speaker 1: and say, oh, well, this will be an easy ride. 10 00:00:36,760 --> 00:00:39,440 Speaker 1: Oh we'll get through this like it's going to be 11 00:00:39,479 --> 00:00:40,960 Speaker 1: tough from here on out, because now you have a 12 00:00:41,000 --> 00:00:45,199 Speaker 1: target on your back. The bye week is behind us, 13 00:00:45,240 --> 00:00:48,040 Speaker 1: and the Vikings return to action this weekend a home 14 00:00:48,080 --> 00:00:51,800 Speaker 1: game against the Cardinals. This is the Minnesota Vikings Podcast. 15 00:00:51,960 --> 00:00:56,080 Speaker 1: I'm Tatum Everett alongside Jay Nelson and our producer Eric Davidson. 16 00:00:56,600 --> 00:00:58,920 Speaker 1: Later on in the show, we will be welcoming in 17 00:00:59,080 --> 00:01:03,000 Speaker 1: a special guest, si Amudson. He will talk a lot, 18 00:01:03,040 --> 00:01:04,920 Speaker 1: and I feel like he's almost like the heartbeat of 19 00:01:04,959 --> 00:01:08,279 Speaker 1: the fans. Jay. He's somebody who is very passionate about 20 00:01:08,319 --> 00:01:12,280 Speaker 1: his Vikings fandom. Minnesota sports in general. But he loves 21 00:01:12,280 --> 00:01:15,720 Speaker 1: the NFL. He loves the NBA, and for somebody who 22 00:01:16,000 --> 00:01:18,280 Speaker 1: has grown up in Minnesota been a passionate fan for 23 00:01:18,319 --> 00:01:21,600 Speaker 1: a long time, really has kind of a long memory 24 00:01:21,680 --> 00:01:24,480 Speaker 1: of you know, coaches, players and kind of history and 25 00:01:24,520 --> 00:01:27,559 Speaker 1: events that have happened here. He was a perfect person 26 00:01:27,680 --> 00:01:29,440 Speaker 1: to be able to jump on as the lead for 27 00:01:29,520 --> 00:01:32,880 Speaker 1: the Vikings Tailgate, our new show this year and podcast 28 00:01:32,920 --> 00:01:35,960 Speaker 1: form and radio form on Cafe and and so a 29 00:01:36,040 --> 00:01:38,480 Speaker 1: size background and knowledge of all that and just kind 30 00:01:38,520 --> 00:01:41,000 Speaker 1: of his pulse on the entire NFL. He was a 31 00:01:41,000 --> 00:01:42,760 Speaker 1: great person to have, not only for that, but for 32 00:01:42,800 --> 00:01:45,920 Speaker 1: this episode this week. Yeah, no, it was a no brainer. 33 00:01:45,959 --> 00:01:48,120 Speaker 1: We scheduled this one far out because we really wanted 34 00:01:48,120 --> 00:01:49,720 Speaker 1: to hear what he had to say. He didn't want 35 00:01:49,720 --> 00:01:51,560 Speaker 1: to get it too early. Wanted to be able him 36 00:01:51,560 --> 00:01:53,760 Speaker 1: to be able to talk about what he's seen and 37 00:01:53,840 --> 00:01:57,520 Speaker 1: what he expects, and obviously to promote his podcast, which 38 00:01:57,640 --> 00:02:01,040 Speaker 1: is Vikings Tailgate. It's heading into it. What seventh week, 39 00:02:01,360 --> 00:02:05,320 Speaker 1: eighth week? Yeah, coming up here, Yeah, because seven weeks. Yeah, 40 00:02:05,360 --> 00:02:07,960 Speaker 1: this is the Math's not my thing. Jay, No, It's 41 00:02:07,960 --> 00:02:09,880 Speaker 1: all good because you know, we weren't going to do 42 00:02:10,200 --> 00:02:12,560 Speaker 1: a Bye Week episode and then we got an absolute 43 00:02:12,600 --> 00:02:15,400 Speaker 1: monster of a guest and Brian Regan and I added 44 00:02:15,440 --> 00:02:17,320 Speaker 1: Chad Daniels to that show. And to be able to 45 00:02:17,320 --> 00:02:20,080 Speaker 1: have both of those guys on a single show, where like, 46 00:02:20,120 --> 00:02:22,080 Speaker 1: we absolutely have to do something for Bye Week. So 47 00:02:22,200 --> 00:02:24,920 Speaker 1: it's a passion project, period, but to be able to 48 00:02:24,960 --> 00:02:28,240 Speaker 1: get two guys of that caliber on this show, we're like, 49 00:02:28,240 --> 00:02:30,480 Speaker 1: we're absolutely going to release that on bye Week, And 50 00:02:30,520 --> 00:02:32,360 Speaker 1: if you haven't listened to it so far, definitely go 51 00:02:32,400 --> 00:02:34,200 Speaker 1: do it because it's amazing. Yes, you need to go 52 00:02:34,320 --> 00:02:37,679 Speaker 1: check that one out for sure. I think that it's 53 00:02:37,680 --> 00:02:39,359 Speaker 1: been such a success. I think we touch on this 54 00:02:39,400 --> 00:02:42,560 Speaker 1: a little bit later because of just the fun vibe 55 00:02:42,639 --> 00:02:45,000 Speaker 1: that it takes. Again, it's such a break from the 56 00:02:45,120 --> 00:02:47,560 Speaker 1: XS and nose of things. And I don't know, I 57 00:02:48,680 --> 00:02:51,359 Speaker 1: like comedy though, so I like hearing that side of things. 58 00:02:51,400 --> 00:02:53,720 Speaker 1: It's just it makes it so much easier to listen 59 00:02:53,720 --> 00:02:55,919 Speaker 1: to someone when they are kind of well, they're also 60 00:02:55,960 --> 00:02:57,920 Speaker 1: like my brand of comedy, Like I do like self 61 00:02:57,919 --> 00:03:01,400 Speaker 1: deprecating sarcasm, so that's kind of like what I like. Yeah, 62 00:03:01,600 --> 00:03:03,520 Speaker 1: and I think, you know, I think kind of the 63 00:03:03,600 --> 00:03:05,360 Speaker 1: voice of what they put out. There is also what's 64 00:03:05,360 --> 00:03:07,040 Speaker 1: in your head on a daily basis as a fan. 65 00:03:07,080 --> 00:03:09,760 Speaker 1: A lot of times you know there's the rational side 66 00:03:09,760 --> 00:03:12,920 Speaker 1: and then there's the irrational side, and it can live 67 00:03:12,960 --> 00:03:15,680 Speaker 1: in there at the same time. And I think having 68 00:03:16,040 --> 00:03:19,400 Speaker 1: people of their caliber who their job is to be 69 00:03:19,440 --> 00:03:21,600 Speaker 1: able to put things in an eloquent way and to 70 00:03:21,639 --> 00:03:24,040 Speaker 1: be able to really just give you a different take 71 00:03:24,919 --> 00:03:28,640 Speaker 1: verbally just what you're already seeing and thinking. I think 72 00:03:28,760 --> 00:03:32,560 Speaker 1: those guys are a great conduit in order to kind 73 00:03:32,600 --> 00:03:34,480 Speaker 1: of be the voice of the fan and to really 74 00:03:34,560 --> 00:03:37,400 Speaker 1: understand what it means to be a fan. And it's 75 00:03:37,400 --> 00:03:39,520 Speaker 1: even to the point where Brian Reagan is getting a 76 00:03:39,560 --> 00:03:42,320 Speaker 1: football life segment piece that's being done on him as 77 00:03:42,360 --> 00:03:45,160 Speaker 1: somebody who played college football at a D three level, 78 00:03:45,200 --> 00:03:47,720 Speaker 1: but now he's a professional performer and he's done a 79 00:03:47,760 --> 00:03:50,200 Speaker 1: ton of work with Steve Young and some stuff with 80 00:03:50,320 --> 00:03:52,960 Speaker 1: Jerry Rice, and he grew up in Miami, had a 81 00:03:52,960 --> 00:03:55,120 Speaker 1: bunch of teammates who ended up playing in the NFL. 82 00:03:55,520 --> 00:03:58,440 Speaker 1: So he's somebody that has this football background, but you know, 83 00:03:58,480 --> 00:04:01,640 Speaker 1: he's working in a completely different but he still, as 84 00:04:01,680 --> 00:04:03,480 Speaker 1: a fan, has a passion for it, and so it 85 00:04:03,560 --> 00:04:04,840 Speaker 1: was great to be able to have Brian on the 86 00:04:04,840 --> 00:04:08,040 Speaker 1: show talk about that was definitely big. Now, we did 87 00:04:08,160 --> 00:04:11,160 Speaker 1: mention the Vikings were not in action this weekend, but 88 00:04:11,240 --> 00:04:14,360 Speaker 1: despite having a bye, there were are some small victories. 89 00:04:14,440 --> 00:04:17,360 Speaker 1: I would say that played to the Minnesota Vikings favor 90 00:04:17,400 --> 00:04:20,160 Speaker 1: and so that will bring us to our three M 91 00:04:20,200 --> 00:04:22,599 Speaker 1: play of the week from the field to the roof 92 00:04:22,640 --> 00:04:25,440 Speaker 1: and everywhere in between. Three M. The official science partner 93 00:04:25,480 --> 00:04:29,240 Speaker 1: of the Minnesota Vikings is here. Visit Vikings dot com 94 00:04:29,240 --> 00:04:33,680 Speaker 1: backslash skull science to learn more. As I mentioned, Minnesota 95 00:04:33,680 --> 00:04:36,400 Speaker 1: gotta win. Despite being on a bye with the Packers 96 00:04:36,400 --> 00:04:40,160 Speaker 1: and Lions losing to the Commanders and Cowboys respectively, the 97 00:04:40,240 --> 00:04:42,520 Speaker 1: Vikings now have a two and a half game lead 98 00:04:42,880 --> 00:04:45,200 Speaker 1: in the NFC North and of course they have those 99 00:04:45,240 --> 00:04:48,680 Speaker 1: head to head tiebreakers as of right now. The Packers 100 00:04:48,680 --> 00:04:51,479 Speaker 1: tried to make a comeback though against the Commanders, but 101 00:04:51,560 --> 00:04:55,120 Speaker 1: it all ended in a desperate flurry of lateral passes 102 00:04:55,440 --> 00:04:59,920 Speaker 1: that ended with Aaron Rodgers face and the turf only 103 00:05:00,120 --> 00:05:05,680 Speaker 1: five seconds remaining. Despite everything, there are one party running. 104 00:05:07,279 --> 00:05:10,360 Speaker 1: Then they get something quick to the outside and beat 105 00:05:10,400 --> 00:05:14,320 Speaker 1: the clock and get the field goal unit on Jones 106 00:05:14,400 --> 00:05:17,800 Speaker 1: moves to the right side of the quarterback. Three receivers 107 00:05:17,839 --> 00:05:21,240 Speaker 1: Lap Rodgers to the right, am Marie Rodgers to the right. 108 00:05:21,480 --> 00:05:23,880 Speaker 1: Aaron Rodgers waits for the snapp it here it is. 109 00:05:24,360 --> 00:05:27,080 Speaker 1: He pops it over the middle to Tounyon. Tonyon turns 110 00:05:27,160 --> 00:05:29,919 Speaker 1: up field looking for someone to pitch it to, pitches 111 00:05:29,920 --> 00:05:32,680 Speaker 1: it back to Rogers and it's a Marie Rodgers and 112 00:05:32,800 --> 00:05:35,280 Speaker 1: flips it over and it's picked up. At that time, 113 00:05:35,600 --> 00:05:38,960 Speaker 1: Ulrick goes to Romeo Dobbs, dob circle rooding back Dear 114 00:05:39,040 --> 00:05:42,279 Speaker 1: the forty turns up field Hunters feet cutting to his way. 115 00:05:42,600 --> 00:05:45,520 Speaker 1: It is a pitch over to Aaron Rodgers. Aaron Rodgers 116 00:05:45,560 --> 00:05:49,880 Speaker 1: cutting leapt throes left side and then through the quick 117 00:05:50,040 --> 00:05:55,320 Speaker 1: it's incomplete, trying to get it over to John Runyon 118 00:05:55,600 --> 00:06:00,560 Speaker 1: who could not gather it in. And that is your 119 00:06:00,600 --> 00:06:03,080 Speaker 1: three M Play of the week. Three M the official 120 00:06:03,120 --> 00:06:06,000 Speaker 1: science partner of the Minnesota Vikings. And now it's time 121 00:06:06,040 --> 00:06:09,600 Speaker 1: to bring in our special guests to the Minnesota Vikings podcast. 122 00:06:09,680 --> 00:06:13,479 Speaker 1: The always hilarious host of the Vikings Tailgate podcast, The 123 00:06:13,520 --> 00:06:17,080 Speaker 1: Siamison Show and Middle of Somewhere podcasts. The list goes 124 00:06:17,120 --> 00:06:21,200 Speaker 1: on you guessed at Siamison Tough guests. I know too 125 00:06:21,240 --> 00:06:25,960 Speaker 1: many podcasts. I'm involved in far too many podcasts. Hi, guys, 126 00:06:27,040 --> 00:06:30,960 Speaker 1: are you feeling rejuvenated post bye week? Do you do 127 00:06:31,000 --> 00:06:34,200 Speaker 1: you have energy? Are you ready for the stretch run? Sure? 128 00:06:34,200 --> 00:06:37,400 Speaker 1: Why not? I think being five and one to lead 129 00:06:37,480 --> 00:06:40,360 Speaker 1: into this next chunk of the season is a big 130 00:06:40,360 --> 00:06:43,360 Speaker 1: boost and help. I think going into the bye week, 131 00:06:43,400 --> 00:06:44,919 Speaker 1: a lot of people are saying, you know, what's going 132 00:06:44,960 --> 00:06:47,600 Speaker 1: to happen this weekend? How is this going to either 133 00:06:47,680 --> 00:06:50,400 Speaker 1: be a problem or advantageous here for this team? And 134 00:06:50,440 --> 00:06:53,479 Speaker 1: I know for me, being able to catch up on 135 00:06:53,560 --> 00:06:57,000 Speaker 1: life and then simultaneously watch two of the three teams 136 00:06:57,000 --> 00:07:00,600 Speaker 1: in our division lose this weekend was very attagious and 137 00:07:01,080 --> 00:07:02,760 Speaker 1: gave me a nice little jolt walker on the door 138 00:07:02,800 --> 00:07:07,240 Speaker 1: this morning. It's a weirdly interesting moment in the land 139 00:07:07,320 --> 00:07:10,120 Speaker 1: of the Vikings, if you will like, because I you know, 140 00:07:10,160 --> 00:07:12,480 Speaker 1: I listened to you guys every week, and Tatum and 141 00:07:12,520 --> 00:07:17,440 Speaker 1: I think pretty similarly in terms of deptistism, and you 142 00:07:17,520 --> 00:07:19,240 Speaker 1: have to show us and you have to prove it, 143 00:07:19,280 --> 00:07:23,280 Speaker 1: and I have really high expectations. I'm not sometimes I 144 00:07:23,280 --> 00:07:26,640 Speaker 1: think Minnesota sports fans are just happy to go sit 145 00:07:26,680 --> 00:07:29,360 Speaker 1: and watch a game, and I very desperately would like 146 00:07:29,440 --> 00:07:32,240 Speaker 1: a team, especially in my favorite team, the Vikings, to 147 00:07:32,280 --> 00:07:35,080 Speaker 1: win a championship. And so you know, I think when 148 00:07:35,080 --> 00:07:39,280 Speaker 1: you switch coaches, all these expectations come and it's like 149 00:07:39,520 --> 00:07:43,280 Speaker 1: this five and one team is such an interesting mixture 150 00:07:43,680 --> 00:07:46,760 Speaker 1: of emotions, Like for fans, I think right now, because 151 00:07:47,120 --> 00:07:49,920 Speaker 1: on one hand, we're five and one and I don't 152 00:07:49,960 --> 00:07:52,440 Speaker 1: care how you get there. I watched New England Patriots 153 00:07:52,480 --> 00:07:57,040 Speaker 1: teams for years look terrible in September and then win 154 00:07:57,080 --> 00:07:59,480 Speaker 1: the Super Bowl. So if you're stack and wins in 155 00:07:59,480 --> 00:08:03,080 Speaker 1: September in October and then progressing as a football team, 156 00:08:03,560 --> 00:08:06,360 Speaker 1: that is how you wind up playing at the end 157 00:08:06,400 --> 00:08:09,080 Speaker 1: of the year. So that on one hand, five and one, 158 00:08:09,440 --> 00:08:12,600 Speaker 1: on the other hand, it felt a little underwhelming, like 159 00:08:12,680 --> 00:08:15,320 Speaker 1: the only team that was at full strength and ready 160 00:08:15,360 --> 00:08:19,000 Speaker 1: to play. And I would consider good of any I mean, 161 00:08:19,040 --> 00:08:22,320 Speaker 1: we've had such an almost like you couldn't almost write 162 00:08:22,320 --> 00:08:26,160 Speaker 1: a movie script about the comical rosters we've played in 163 00:08:26,280 --> 00:08:29,800 Speaker 1: terms of people missing. But I think some fans are 164 00:08:29,800 --> 00:08:33,240 Speaker 1: feeling that hesitation to buy in based on that, And 165 00:08:33,280 --> 00:08:36,800 Speaker 1: then you throw in the fact that Green Bay five 166 00:08:36,880 --> 00:08:41,040 Speaker 1: alarmed dumpster fire right now watching their fans have to 167 00:08:41,080 --> 00:08:43,320 Speaker 1: come to grips with what it means to be just 168 00:08:43,400 --> 00:08:45,040 Speaker 1: like the rest of the team. Like every once in 169 00:08:45,080 --> 00:08:47,040 Speaker 1: a while you have to sit back and think, do 170 00:08:47,120 --> 00:08:49,920 Speaker 1: we suck this year? Like it's so fascinating to watch it. 171 00:08:49,920 --> 00:08:53,520 Speaker 1: It's this amazing combination of are we good? Oh good? 172 00:08:53,559 --> 00:08:56,800 Speaker 1: Are we unbelievable opportunity sitting in front of us, So 173 00:08:56,840 --> 00:08:59,679 Speaker 1: I don't My head is a million different directions as 174 00:08:59,679 --> 00:09:02,640 Speaker 1: a thing, but Bye week in theory couldn't have gone 175 00:09:02,640 --> 00:09:04,520 Speaker 1: any better. You know, one thing you just brought up 176 00:09:04,520 --> 00:09:06,760 Speaker 1: too were those Patriots teams and think about how many 177 00:09:06,800 --> 00:09:09,720 Speaker 1: times they would feast on that AFC East opponents that 178 00:09:09,720 --> 00:09:12,400 Speaker 1: were just terrible, and then when it came down to 179 00:09:12,480 --> 00:09:15,520 Speaker 1: playoff time, that gave them the opportunity to be hosting 180 00:09:15,880 --> 00:09:18,160 Speaker 1: playoff games at home where they can control the crowd, 181 00:09:18,160 --> 00:09:21,320 Speaker 1: control the environment, and really push themselves. And I think 182 00:09:21,600 --> 00:09:23,160 Speaker 1: you know, that's one of the things that at the 183 00:09:23,440 --> 00:09:25,760 Speaker 1: back end of the season, you're you're not going to 184 00:09:26,080 --> 00:09:28,760 Speaker 1: say you're sorry for getting those wins early when it 185 00:09:28,800 --> 00:09:32,280 Speaker 1: means that it could potentially set you up for the 186 00:09:32,320 --> 00:09:35,040 Speaker 1: ability at the back end of the season to really 187 00:09:35,120 --> 00:09:39,280 Speaker 1: help propel and push this team given nice home field advantage, 188 00:09:39,320 --> 00:09:40,679 Speaker 1: if that's where you get yeah, I mean, I think 189 00:09:40,760 --> 00:09:42,200 Speaker 1: you kind of nailed on the head though, with the 190 00:09:42,240 --> 00:09:45,360 Speaker 1: feelings of the fans side, because it's like you want 191 00:09:45,440 --> 00:09:48,680 Speaker 1: to believe, you want to, but it's like the history 192 00:09:49,000 --> 00:09:53,679 Speaker 1: and the hate saying this word being on a disappointment. 193 00:09:53,840 --> 00:09:57,560 Speaker 1: I guess over the last some odd years, you just 194 00:09:57,600 --> 00:10:00,200 Speaker 1: don't want to be like, okay, but it is his 195 00:10:00,240 --> 00:10:03,400 Speaker 1: first year, okay, but there's always that like butt in 196 00:10:03,440 --> 00:10:06,360 Speaker 1: there because you're just like, oh, I'm just not sure yet. 197 00:10:07,040 --> 00:10:09,200 Speaker 1: I think I don't even know if you will really 198 00:10:09,280 --> 00:10:14,120 Speaker 1: be able to one hundred percent see it until I 199 00:10:14,160 --> 00:10:16,640 Speaker 1: think the Bills that would be tough, and that if 200 00:10:16,640 --> 00:10:18,480 Speaker 1: you can own the home stretch at the end of 201 00:10:18,520 --> 00:10:21,319 Speaker 1: the season against the division and then the playoffs will 202 00:10:21,360 --> 00:10:23,680 Speaker 1: be a big and so hopefully you have enough like 203 00:10:24,520 --> 00:10:26,960 Speaker 1: wherewithal to be in a good spot by then. But 204 00:10:27,080 --> 00:10:29,520 Speaker 1: like maybe that's the only time you will really see 205 00:10:29,520 --> 00:10:32,520 Speaker 1: this team get tested. Well, you know, to me, the 206 00:10:32,559 --> 00:10:34,800 Speaker 1: next four games are going to be crazy interesting because 207 00:10:34,840 --> 00:10:37,840 Speaker 1: I you know, I don't think Cliff Kingsbury is I'm 208 00:10:37,920 --> 00:10:40,800 Speaker 1: not a huge believer in him, but getting beyond DeAndre 209 00:10:40,920 --> 00:10:44,000 Speaker 1: Hopkins back. It's a different football team just all together, 210 00:10:44,120 --> 00:10:48,040 Speaker 1: completely a different football team. Kada Murray is difficult no 211 00:10:48,080 --> 00:10:52,400 Speaker 1: matter what you know, national story narrative, you want to 212 00:10:52,400 --> 00:10:54,080 Speaker 1: find it like they're going to be a really hard 213 00:10:54,080 --> 00:10:56,640 Speaker 1: football team. And when you look at who we've played 214 00:10:56,679 --> 00:11:00,120 Speaker 1: so far, the Packers without Lazard, they're two tackles, and 215 00:11:00,200 --> 00:11:02,040 Speaker 1: it looks like the Packers aren't good even when they 216 00:11:02,080 --> 00:11:06,839 Speaker 1: have their guys, a bad Bears team, the Saints without everybody, 217 00:11:07,160 --> 00:11:11,079 Speaker 1: the Dolphins with their hurt backup quarterback replacing their third 218 00:11:11,120 --> 00:11:15,160 Speaker 1: string quarterback, like we have no idea. The only full 219 00:11:15,200 --> 00:11:17,840 Speaker 1: strength team we've seen this year is the Eagles. And 220 00:11:17,920 --> 00:11:21,360 Speaker 1: so in the next four games, you know, the Commanders, 221 00:11:21,400 --> 00:11:25,800 Speaker 1: I'm a highlight. Heineckis an interesting spark just because of 222 00:11:25,840 --> 00:11:28,559 Speaker 1: the way that the team rallies around him in Washington. 223 00:11:29,080 --> 00:11:31,760 Speaker 1: But between the Bills, who are you know, one of 224 00:11:31,800 --> 00:11:35,200 Speaker 1: this not the best team in football, the Cardinals who 225 00:11:35,240 --> 00:11:37,040 Speaker 1: are better than I believe people are going to give 226 00:11:37,080 --> 00:11:40,880 Speaker 1: them credit for, and the Cowboys who have I mean, 227 00:11:40,920 --> 00:11:44,400 Speaker 1: Micah Parsons alone is a game record. So the next 228 00:11:44,440 --> 00:11:46,679 Speaker 1: four games are really going to be the litmus test 229 00:11:46,920 --> 00:11:51,440 Speaker 1: of who we are, and I think you really O'Connell. 230 00:11:51,640 --> 00:11:53,959 Speaker 1: Let's let's talk about Kevin O'Connell, because I'm curious for 231 00:11:54,080 --> 00:11:57,800 Speaker 1: everybody in this room sit. I'm a big believer in 232 00:11:57,880 --> 00:12:01,120 Speaker 1: Kevin O'Connell. I think we all are so are. And 233 00:12:01,600 --> 00:12:04,199 Speaker 1: I think the thing that has me holding on to 234 00:12:04,400 --> 00:12:07,120 Speaker 1: hope right now for this season and for the future 235 00:12:07,320 --> 00:12:10,640 Speaker 1: is I actually think they haven't figured it out on offense. 236 00:12:10,880 --> 00:12:13,880 Speaker 1: I actually think, you know, this looks like a guy 237 00:12:14,080 --> 00:12:17,440 Speaker 1: who is like very skilled and you see it in 238 00:12:17,480 --> 00:12:19,760 Speaker 1: the red zone, right, you see it on the scripted place. 239 00:12:19,880 --> 00:12:21,000 Speaker 1: You see it in the red zone. This is a 240 00:12:21,000 --> 00:12:24,800 Speaker 1: guy who is really really good at scheming football, but 241 00:12:25,160 --> 00:12:29,360 Speaker 1: you know, maybe hasn't higher game by himself for an 242 00:12:29,480 --> 00:12:32,000 Speaker 1: entire season. Like you gotta remember when you are an 243 00:12:32,000 --> 00:12:36,520 Speaker 1: assistant coach underneath someone like a Sean McVay, kind of 244 00:12:36,520 --> 00:12:40,160 Speaker 1: like we saw the defensive coaches underneath someone like Mike Zimmer. 245 00:12:40,640 --> 00:12:43,600 Speaker 1: You know, a lot of this is new. So I 246 00:12:43,720 --> 00:12:46,000 Speaker 1: think the thing that fans should really be hooking their 247 00:12:46,000 --> 00:12:50,559 Speaker 1: hands into is all the managerial head coach stuff that's 248 00:12:50,600 --> 00:12:54,239 Speaker 1: going well, like the low penalties right the clock, management, 249 00:12:54,520 --> 00:12:57,640 Speaker 1: the challenges management. I heard you last week after the 250 00:12:57,720 --> 00:13:00,839 Speaker 1: Dolphins game. Kat, I'm saying this like and Gabe was 251 00:13:00,920 --> 00:13:04,000 Speaker 1: saying it as well. How they prepare the team, how 252 00:13:04,040 --> 00:13:06,440 Speaker 1: they got the team ready with the heat and the 253 00:13:06,480 --> 00:13:08,800 Speaker 1: building and the sweatpants for the Dolphins, the way they 254 00:13:08,920 --> 00:13:12,960 Speaker 1: manage the trip to London. So it's all these managerial 255 00:13:13,080 --> 00:13:16,000 Speaker 1: head coach things that I think he's doing so well. 256 00:13:16,559 --> 00:13:19,920 Speaker 1: And if the offense and he is a play caller, 257 00:13:20,400 --> 00:13:23,240 Speaker 1: really start to gel down the season and in the 258 00:13:23,280 --> 00:13:25,760 Speaker 1: future years, it could be really really fun. That's a 259 00:13:25,800 --> 00:13:27,839 Speaker 1: really great point that you bring up, just because there 260 00:13:27,880 --> 00:13:29,679 Speaker 1: are so many things that as a first year head 261 00:13:29,720 --> 00:13:31,559 Speaker 1: coach you could be complaining about. I mean, you look 262 00:13:31,559 --> 00:13:35,040 Speaker 1: at the situation in Denver, all of the time management 263 00:13:35,080 --> 00:13:38,559 Speaker 1: complaints or their coaching decisions or things like that that 264 00:13:38,640 --> 00:13:41,680 Speaker 1: like have people saying like, oh, Hacketts won and done 265 00:13:41,720 --> 00:13:44,360 Speaker 1: kind of stuff, right, So I think that's such a 266 00:13:44,400 --> 00:13:46,400 Speaker 1: great point that you brought in there. It was actually 267 00:13:46,440 --> 00:13:47,920 Speaker 1: one of the questions I wanted to ask you was 268 00:13:47,960 --> 00:13:51,040 Speaker 1: about your thoughts on KOC so far, because you gotta think, like, 269 00:13:51,840 --> 00:13:54,960 Speaker 1: if we're frustrated that maybe this offense hasn't completely jelled 270 00:13:55,000 --> 00:13:56,880 Speaker 1: together the way we want, you know, he's probably the 271 00:13:57,320 --> 00:13:59,880 Speaker 1: number one, like the one guy that's frustrating the most, 272 00:14:00,000 --> 00:14:01,800 Speaker 1: even though he doesn't show it, because he's never going 273 00:14:01,880 --> 00:14:05,360 Speaker 1: to show it. Well. Absolutely, my feeling going into this 274 00:14:05,400 --> 00:14:08,360 Speaker 1: season was, you know, I was gonna wait about eight 275 00:14:08,400 --> 00:14:14,439 Speaker 1: games until I developed an opinion. Right eight games before 276 00:14:14,480 --> 00:14:16,960 Speaker 1: I started going like, you know, Jay has to talk 277 00:14:17,000 --> 00:14:18,560 Speaker 1: to me on the phone so he knows I'm a 278 00:14:18,600 --> 00:14:22,960 Speaker 1: maniac on game base. But the eight week mark was 279 00:14:23,000 --> 00:14:25,440 Speaker 1: where I started going, hey, you know, raise your hand, 280 00:14:25,840 --> 00:14:28,400 Speaker 1: and this is what I think about this. And I 281 00:14:28,440 --> 00:14:31,880 Speaker 1: think we all kind of expected a potential top five offense. 282 00:14:32,000 --> 00:14:34,800 Speaker 1: And by we all, I don't think I just mean 283 00:14:34,920 --> 00:14:38,040 Speaker 1: us as fans. You know, you guys as hosts. I 284 00:14:38,040 --> 00:14:41,160 Speaker 1: think the buildings, I think they expect that of themselves. 285 00:14:41,800 --> 00:14:44,720 Speaker 1: And so as you're watching right now, you kind of 286 00:14:44,720 --> 00:14:47,800 Speaker 1: have these three silos I do. I mean, there's so 287 00:14:47,880 --> 00:14:50,200 Speaker 1: much nuance to football, but I think from just a 288 00:14:50,280 --> 00:14:55,560 Speaker 1: dumb fans perspective, you have these three silos of where 289 00:14:55,680 --> 00:15:02,080 Speaker 1: you want to believe responsibility lie. In terms of things 290 00:15:02,120 --> 00:15:05,440 Speaker 1: starting to click, I think you have the Kevin O'Connell silo, 291 00:15:05,920 --> 00:15:07,720 Speaker 1: you know, which we kind of talked about. It's a 292 00:15:07,800 --> 00:15:11,280 Speaker 1: young coach learning how to manage a game. What I 293 00:15:11,360 --> 00:15:14,560 Speaker 1: love about him is I love his openness. His interviews 294 00:15:14,560 --> 00:15:18,800 Speaker 1: with Ben Lieber right after the game are so transparent 295 00:15:18,960 --> 00:15:23,320 Speaker 1: and so fantastic. You know, after the Dolphins game, he goes, well, 296 00:15:23,360 --> 00:15:25,320 Speaker 1: you know, play a lot of personnel and we haven't 297 00:15:25,320 --> 00:15:28,400 Speaker 1: seen anybody line up like that against us yet. And 298 00:15:28,440 --> 00:15:30,960 Speaker 1: you're like, wow, you don't hear a lot of coaches 299 00:15:31,040 --> 00:15:34,160 Speaker 1: just go yeah, we weren't totally ready for that. We 300 00:15:34,200 --> 00:15:38,120 Speaker 1: didn't expect. That's so refreshing, and I think that transparency 301 00:15:38,160 --> 00:15:41,120 Speaker 1: in the way he handles stuff is probably gonna end 302 00:15:41,160 --> 00:15:42,720 Speaker 1: up being a really good thing for us. So you 303 00:15:43,360 --> 00:15:47,320 Speaker 1: have the O'Connell silo and him growing as a head 304 00:15:47,360 --> 00:15:49,760 Speaker 1: coach and coordinator, and where are we at in that process? 305 00:15:50,080 --> 00:15:52,920 Speaker 1: I think you have the Kirk Cousin silo, which is 306 00:15:52,920 --> 00:15:56,520 Speaker 1: where the Minnesota fan base has spent the better part 307 00:15:56,520 --> 00:16:01,080 Speaker 1: of four years. And you know that is this guy 308 00:16:01,240 --> 00:16:05,680 Speaker 1: who you know does some things incredibly well, now mixing 309 00:16:05,680 --> 00:16:08,640 Speaker 1: with this new scheme that it's not just plug and play. 310 00:16:08,720 --> 00:16:11,360 Speaker 1: You don't just stick. You know, Kirk has some things 311 00:16:11,360 --> 00:16:13,800 Speaker 1: he loves to do, and it's it's messing the fist, 312 00:16:13,840 --> 00:16:16,000 Speaker 1: and you see that all over the NFL. You've seemed 313 00:16:16,040 --> 00:16:20,120 Speaker 1: with Matt Matt Lafloor runs the motion style. You know, 314 00:16:20,280 --> 00:16:23,280 Speaker 1: I think they're a little bit more of the Shanahan direction, 315 00:16:23,400 --> 00:16:26,280 Speaker 1: but the motion style offense. And Aaron Rodgers is a 316 00:16:26,320 --> 00:16:29,480 Speaker 1: West Coast offense quarterback. That's what he's always liked. So 317 00:16:29,800 --> 00:16:32,680 Speaker 1: there's that combination. There's a quarterback, how's it fitting? And 318 00:16:32,720 --> 00:16:35,680 Speaker 1: then the third silo for me is the weapons. Right 319 00:16:35,880 --> 00:16:38,800 Speaker 1: we believe as fans, I think we have some of 320 00:16:38,800 --> 00:16:42,000 Speaker 1: the best weapons in the NFL. And to this point 321 00:16:42,040 --> 00:16:46,160 Speaker 1: this year, you know, you've had some crucial drops. You know, 322 00:16:46,240 --> 00:16:49,440 Speaker 1: Herb is trying to get back into plane shape. You know, 323 00:16:49,880 --> 00:16:53,360 Speaker 1: Adam hasn't been as prominent. I think it's some fans 324 00:16:53,440 --> 00:16:57,680 Speaker 1: hoped he would be. And Delphin certainly. I mean, I 325 00:16:57,720 --> 00:16:59,840 Speaker 1: think Dalvin is all world. He hasn't been as pro 326 00:17:00,600 --> 00:17:03,000 Speaker 1: as some people hope he would be. So we'll see 327 00:17:03,200 --> 00:17:06,679 Speaker 1: week eight, Week ten, week twelve where all those conversations 328 00:17:06,760 --> 00:17:08,560 Speaker 1: line up. But those are kind of the three things 329 00:17:08,560 --> 00:17:10,800 Speaker 1: I look at as I look for us to click. 330 00:17:10,920 --> 00:17:14,320 Speaker 1: You know, where do you set the responsibility with some 331 00:17:14,400 --> 00:17:16,600 Speaker 1: of these things? I also know SI like, you know, 332 00:17:16,680 --> 00:17:18,880 Speaker 1: looking at you're talking about a first year head coach 333 00:17:18,880 --> 00:17:20,600 Speaker 1: and trying to make a good impression and kind of 334 00:17:20,640 --> 00:17:22,920 Speaker 1: setting things up for the future. The last time we 335 00:17:22,960 --> 00:17:24,600 Speaker 1: had a head coach that had kind of a five 336 00:17:24,600 --> 00:17:27,200 Speaker 1: and one start here was Denny greenback in nineteen ninety 337 00:17:27,240 --> 00:17:30,160 Speaker 1: two and they won eleven and five and made the playoffs. 338 00:17:30,200 --> 00:17:33,119 Speaker 1: And I think kind of the idea and attitude of 339 00:17:33,200 --> 00:17:36,159 Speaker 1: Kevin O'Connell coming in here changing things over, you know, 340 00:17:36,240 --> 00:17:38,520 Speaker 1: the kind of the gripes in the past where if 341 00:17:38,560 --> 00:17:40,760 Speaker 1: we just had kind of a mid level defense, you know, 342 00:17:40,840 --> 00:17:42,840 Speaker 1: this team could really do some damage when it comes 343 00:17:42,880 --> 00:17:45,320 Speaker 1: to end of the season and playoffs instead of kind 344 00:17:45,359 --> 00:17:48,800 Speaker 1: of sitting on that bubble. I think what Kevin O'Connell 345 00:17:48,880 --> 00:17:51,480 Speaker 1: has kind of set this team up to with the 346 00:17:51,480 --> 00:17:53,720 Speaker 1: other coaches he's brought in and taking the talent that 347 00:17:53,760 --> 00:17:56,879 Speaker 1: he hasn't trying to maximize what they're doing. My feeling 348 00:17:56,960 --> 00:17:59,880 Speaker 1: is not only for this season, but the future. Peer 349 00:18:00,680 --> 00:18:02,679 Speaker 1: feels bright because you feel like if you're getting this 350 00:18:02,760 --> 00:18:05,639 Speaker 1: out of a first season, you know what potentially is 351 00:18:05,640 --> 00:18:08,439 Speaker 1: going to happen down the road. Kevin O'Connell to me 352 00:18:08,560 --> 00:18:11,280 Speaker 1: right now feels like he is putting his best foot 353 00:18:11,320 --> 00:18:13,520 Speaker 1: forward and feels like he is setting this franchise up 354 00:18:13,840 --> 00:18:17,400 Speaker 1: for some you know, prolonged success if we can keep 355 00:18:18,000 --> 00:18:20,440 Speaker 1: keep this kind of momentum going in the future. That's 356 00:18:20,440 --> 00:18:23,880 Speaker 1: why the next four games are so important in my opinion, 357 00:18:23,960 --> 00:18:28,000 Speaker 1: because it's great to say that right now. But we 358 00:18:28,119 --> 00:18:31,920 Speaker 1: also started five and one the Sam Bradford year and 359 00:18:32,040 --> 00:18:36,320 Speaker 1: ended eight and eight, you know, so that the nice narrative. 360 00:18:36,680 --> 00:18:39,119 Speaker 1: And you know what I think a lot of fans 361 00:18:39,160 --> 00:18:41,240 Speaker 1: are hoping for, and I think you know what Tatum 362 00:18:41,240 --> 00:18:44,360 Speaker 1: and I kind of speak to as more hesitant fans, 363 00:18:45,880 --> 00:18:49,400 Speaker 1: is this five and one start. You know, where we're 364 00:18:49,440 --> 00:18:52,120 Speaker 1: winning with the margins I think of, you know, maybe 365 00:18:52,200 --> 00:18:55,840 Speaker 1: good coaching and good management, you know, little things here 366 00:18:55,840 --> 00:18:58,719 Speaker 1: and there where we sneak away with some wins that 367 00:18:58,800 --> 00:19:02,000 Speaker 1: has set the table to create the thing that you're 368 00:19:02,000 --> 00:19:04,320 Speaker 1: talking about. I think you got to go two and 369 00:19:04,320 --> 00:19:06,840 Speaker 1: two these next few games. You know, if you go 370 00:19:07,160 --> 00:19:09,879 Speaker 1: even if you go three and two or three and 371 00:19:09,960 --> 00:19:12,960 Speaker 1: three over the next six, you wind up looking at 372 00:19:13,000 --> 00:19:15,520 Speaker 1: eight and four right and now down the stretch run, 373 00:19:15,600 --> 00:19:18,760 Speaker 1: you've really put yourself in a position. The NFL is 374 00:19:18,800 --> 00:19:22,840 Speaker 1: really interesting. Beast man, you can lose three in a row, 375 00:19:23,040 --> 00:19:26,159 Speaker 1: really really quick. As much as Everyland lasts at green Bay, 376 00:19:26,400 --> 00:19:31,040 Speaker 1: green Bay scares the Otay because they all they do 377 00:19:31,160 --> 00:19:34,200 Speaker 1: not look good. They can't be good inside that building 378 00:19:34,280 --> 00:19:37,159 Speaker 1: right now. But they made a very intentional choice to 379 00:19:37,280 --> 00:19:41,359 Speaker 1: shift the direction of their football team and the way 380 00:19:41,400 --> 00:19:45,080 Speaker 1: they play football. They looked soft every single year in 381 00:19:45,119 --> 00:19:49,119 Speaker 1: the playoffs and just got pushed out by a tougher team. 382 00:19:49,560 --> 00:19:52,640 Speaker 1: And they put all their draft capital into the defense 383 00:19:53,119 --> 00:19:56,280 Speaker 1: they've put there. They got they put draft capital in 384 00:19:56,400 --> 00:19:59,919 Speaker 1: the AJ Dillon. They have shifted to a more Shanahan 385 00:20:00,000 --> 00:20:03,440 Speaker 1: and style team. I think in their mind they want 386 00:20:03,480 --> 00:20:07,119 Speaker 1: to run, they want to play defense and control the clock. 387 00:20:07,440 --> 00:20:10,600 Speaker 1: And then oh yeah, instead of Jimmy g we have 388 00:20:11,119 --> 00:20:14,400 Speaker 1: maybe the second greatest quarterback in the history of professional football. 389 00:20:14,560 --> 00:20:17,320 Speaker 1: So much as it's fun to poke at Green Bay 390 00:20:17,359 --> 00:20:20,600 Speaker 1: being three and four, figure their stuff out team that 391 00:20:20,680 --> 00:20:23,240 Speaker 1: sneaks into playoffs and you go, I mean the Niners. 392 00:20:23,520 --> 00:20:25,600 Speaker 1: There was a point last year where we were competing 393 00:20:25,600 --> 00:20:27,600 Speaker 1: with the Niners for the last playoff spot and they 394 00:20:27,600 --> 00:20:30,600 Speaker 1: didn't even look like a playoff team. So you can 395 00:20:30,920 --> 00:20:34,119 Speaker 1: very quickly stumble lose three games in a row and 396 00:20:34,200 --> 00:20:36,679 Speaker 1: this whole thing we're talking about. We're sitting there at 397 00:20:36,720 --> 00:20:39,119 Speaker 1: five and four and we go, oh, this doesn't feel 398 00:20:39,119 --> 00:20:41,119 Speaker 1: as good. So these next four games, is that what 399 00:20:41,200 --> 00:20:43,879 Speaker 1: your brain is doing, Tatum? These next four games for 400 00:20:43,960 --> 00:20:48,000 Speaker 1: me as a fan, feel so so so important. Well 401 00:20:48,040 --> 00:20:49,920 Speaker 1: It's funny because I was just listening to you and 402 00:20:49,960 --> 00:20:51,760 Speaker 1: I was like, man, if I'm listening to this podcast, 403 00:20:51,840 --> 00:20:53,960 Speaker 1: I just went from like being so happy we're five 404 00:20:53,960 --> 00:20:56,399 Speaker 1: and one and just being like, oh, dang, this is 405 00:20:56,480 --> 00:21:01,080 Speaker 1: this is a short lived I'm kidding. No, I do 406 00:21:01,359 --> 00:21:04,480 Speaker 1: I agree with you, Like I think that this team 407 00:21:04,520 --> 00:21:07,280 Speaker 1: has been lucky, and you have to be lucky in 408 00:21:07,720 --> 00:21:10,280 Speaker 1: the NFL. To be at five and one, you have 409 00:21:10,320 --> 00:21:13,800 Speaker 1: to have a little bit of that something extra. And 410 00:21:14,119 --> 00:21:16,560 Speaker 1: you know, they everyone does harp on the details that 411 00:21:16,600 --> 00:21:21,479 Speaker 1: you mentioned, the penalties, the turnover margin, the way you 412 00:21:21,520 --> 00:21:24,840 Speaker 1: prepare your body, all those kinds of things that you 413 00:21:24,920 --> 00:21:27,840 Speaker 1: have to realize they do come to Frisia because when 414 00:21:27,880 --> 00:21:31,119 Speaker 1: you are down to the last drive of every game 415 00:21:31,160 --> 00:21:33,640 Speaker 1: and that's your team comes out on top, there has 416 00:21:33,640 --> 00:21:36,280 Speaker 1: to be something that sets you apart. And a lot 417 00:21:36,280 --> 00:21:39,040 Speaker 1: of times maybe it was like the other team had 418 00:21:39,119 --> 00:21:41,720 Speaker 1: five false start penalties and that was the difference because 419 00:21:41,760 --> 00:21:44,760 Speaker 1: at the end you still were able to claw your 420 00:21:44,800 --> 00:21:48,640 Speaker 1: way to the end. These games are huge. I think 421 00:21:48,680 --> 00:21:50,680 Speaker 1: when you start out this hot and you're a team 422 00:21:50,680 --> 00:21:53,320 Speaker 1: that's really trying to prove yourselves. Every week is so big. 423 00:21:53,920 --> 00:21:55,720 Speaker 1: There isn't going to be a time I think where 424 00:21:55,720 --> 00:21:58,359 Speaker 1: we sit back and say, oh, well, this will be 425 00:21:58,359 --> 00:22:01,400 Speaker 1: an easy ride. Oh we'll get through this, Like it's 426 00:22:01,400 --> 00:22:03,000 Speaker 1: going to be tough from here on out, because now 427 00:22:03,040 --> 00:22:04,640 Speaker 1: you have a target on your back and you have 428 00:22:04,680 --> 00:22:07,640 Speaker 1: this lead in the division and you can't let that go. 429 00:22:08,640 --> 00:22:12,240 Speaker 1: Knowing what's at stake for everyone else, I mean, and 430 00:22:12,320 --> 00:22:16,200 Speaker 1: knowing how perfect I think more than anything, knowing how 431 00:22:16,320 --> 00:22:20,920 Speaker 1: perfect this is kind of setting up a potential run, right, 432 00:22:20,960 --> 00:22:23,120 Speaker 1: Like like, let's get away ahead of ourselves and think 433 00:22:23,160 --> 00:22:26,240 Speaker 1: about the division lead. Then you think about the NFC 434 00:22:26,400 --> 00:22:30,600 Speaker 1: being okay, and then you think about it maybe all 435 00:22:30,680 --> 00:22:34,639 Speaker 1: roads lead through Philly or the Niners or these you know, 436 00:22:34,720 --> 00:22:37,960 Speaker 1: one or two other NFC teams, Like this team could 437 00:22:38,440 --> 00:22:40,720 Speaker 1: be sitting on something special, but you don't want to 438 00:22:40,760 --> 00:22:42,879 Speaker 1: get to ahead of that. But you're also at the 439 00:22:42,920 --> 00:22:44,800 Speaker 1: back of your mind like, okay, could there be a 440 00:22:44,800 --> 00:22:49,159 Speaker 1: better perfect storm of situations. Absolutely, and I think you 441 00:22:49,480 --> 00:22:53,880 Speaker 1: start next week in terms of that storm brewing if 442 00:22:53,920 --> 00:22:56,600 Speaker 1: you will, Because as much as I said, the Packers 443 00:22:56,680 --> 00:22:58,919 Speaker 1: I do think can figure it out. They go to 444 00:22:58,920 --> 00:23:02,119 Speaker 1: Buffalo on Sunday next week. If you beat the Arizona 445 00:23:02,200 --> 00:23:05,680 Speaker 1: Cardinals and they have to go into Buffalo knowing worse 446 00:23:05,760 --> 00:23:08,520 Speaker 1: six in one and they're staring three and five in 447 00:23:08,560 --> 00:23:13,639 Speaker 1: the face if they lose, that's a pretty gigantic opportunity. 448 00:23:13,760 --> 00:23:16,000 Speaker 1: And as much as like I'm just always going to 449 00:23:16,040 --> 00:23:21,600 Speaker 1: be a realistic fan who has expectations, I'm never somebody 450 00:23:21,640 --> 00:23:24,240 Speaker 1: who if the team is bad, I'm gonna freak out 451 00:23:24,320 --> 00:23:27,879 Speaker 1: and this guy sucks and that guy sucks. You know, 452 00:23:28,000 --> 00:23:30,600 Speaker 1: but you want to have standards, right, You want to 453 00:23:30,640 --> 00:23:34,080 Speaker 1: have hopes, you want to have expectations. And I think 454 00:23:34,400 --> 00:23:36,359 Speaker 1: you know, as much as I said all that stuff 455 00:23:36,400 --> 00:23:38,320 Speaker 1: about like you gotta be careful because this is how 456 00:23:38,359 --> 00:23:41,320 Speaker 1: season goes, you know, in Jay's pointing out the Danny 457 00:23:41,400 --> 00:23:45,359 Speaker 1: Green season and I'm pointing out the Sam Bradford season, 458 00:23:45,440 --> 00:23:48,480 Speaker 1: and those are both paths that have been walked. One 459 00:23:48,520 --> 00:23:51,280 Speaker 1: thing you just said that I think is important. Locker 460 00:23:51,359 --> 00:23:55,679 Speaker 1: rooms are interesting places. They tend to the whole, Like 461 00:23:55,920 --> 00:23:57,800 Speaker 1: I think those of us who aren't in a locker 462 00:23:57,880 --> 00:24:00,720 Speaker 1: room we kind of snicker at like it's a family 463 00:24:00,840 --> 00:24:03,720 Speaker 1: and all the cliches, Like no one believed in us. 464 00:24:03,720 --> 00:24:07,240 Speaker 1: It does, think it, But that's how they really live 465 00:24:07,520 --> 00:24:10,360 Speaker 1: and exist. Like it's this unit, it's this family, it's 466 00:24:11,240 --> 00:24:14,320 Speaker 1: they all believe and when they fall apart, they fall apart. 467 00:24:14,440 --> 00:24:20,240 Speaker 1: And I think there's so much power in pattern, right, 468 00:24:20,560 --> 00:24:23,400 Speaker 1: There's so much power, and like, has it been frustrating 469 00:24:23,520 --> 00:24:25,199 Speaker 1: to see these teams that I think a lot of 470 00:24:25,240 --> 00:24:27,800 Speaker 1: fans think we should have walked away from by ten 471 00:24:28,000 --> 00:24:31,480 Speaker 1: fourteen points. Has that been a little frustrating? Yes, But 472 00:24:31,800 --> 00:24:35,160 Speaker 1: do I think having the game on the line week 473 00:24:35,200 --> 00:24:38,720 Speaker 1: after week after week and the Vikings you know, you're 474 00:24:38,720 --> 00:24:42,679 Speaker 1: talking to kJ Osborne touchdown right the drive against the 475 00:24:42,760 --> 00:24:45,200 Speaker 1: Dolphins at the end of the game, the Delvin Cook 476 00:24:45,280 --> 00:24:48,080 Speaker 1: touchdown taking the ball away from the Bears at the 477 00:24:48,160 --> 00:24:49,880 Speaker 1: end of the game, the picks in the Dolphins game, 478 00:24:50,119 --> 00:24:54,160 Speaker 1: these game clinching plays, Locker rooms start to believe their 479 00:24:54,200 --> 00:24:57,240 Speaker 1: own narrative when it repeats itself. You see it all 480 00:24:57,240 --> 00:24:59,919 Speaker 1: the time. It's like, especially this is a weird compared 481 00:25:00,240 --> 00:25:04,200 Speaker 1: but NCAA basketball. Come tournament time, there are these teams, 482 00:25:04,680 --> 00:25:07,080 Speaker 1: doesn't matter if they're down eight points in the fourth quarter. 483 00:25:07,160 --> 00:25:09,920 Speaker 1: They just believe because they've done it so many times. 484 00:25:10,320 --> 00:25:13,040 Speaker 1: So you've already kind of established this mentality of a 485 00:25:13,040 --> 00:25:16,359 Speaker 1: team that's not shaken when they're down. So now, if 486 00:25:16,400 --> 00:25:20,720 Speaker 1: you can start playing better and filling in these gaps 487 00:25:20,840 --> 00:25:23,640 Speaker 1: where the offense goes three and out a whole bunch 488 00:25:23,680 --> 00:25:27,520 Speaker 1: of times in a row, you can stack that on 489 00:25:27,680 --> 00:25:31,040 Speaker 1: top of a healthy locker room with guys who believe 490 00:25:31,119 --> 00:25:34,800 Speaker 1: a narrative about themselves and a coach who's really winning 491 00:25:34,800 --> 00:25:39,000 Speaker 1: on the margins with the managerial decisions. And if that happens, 492 00:25:39,080 --> 00:25:41,880 Speaker 1: now you go, oh boy, we could have a lot 493 00:25:41,920 --> 00:25:43,840 Speaker 1: of fun here. I do want to ask one thing 494 00:25:43,880 --> 00:25:45,919 Speaker 1: before we let you get out of here, because you 495 00:25:45,920 --> 00:25:49,320 Speaker 1: mentioned him a little bit earlier. A Kirk Cousins having 496 00:25:49,840 --> 00:25:51,520 Speaker 1: a lot of fun this year, I think, is the 497 00:25:51,560 --> 00:25:54,879 Speaker 1: way that I would describe it. How do you what 498 00:25:54,920 --> 00:25:57,280 Speaker 1: do you think about how Kirk Cousins is starting to 499 00:25:57,400 --> 00:26:00,119 Speaker 1: kind of own who he is? I would say, oh, 500 00:26:00,200 --> 00:26:03,120 Speaker 1: I don't know he uh, I will tell you who 501 00:26:03,119 --> 00:26:08,119 Speaker 1: he isn't a guy who wears iced out necklaces I 502 00:26:08,160 --> 00:26:10,960 Speaker 1: just think that's great that they're like rallying around, like 503 00:26:11,280 --> 00:26:14,199 Speaker 1: tucked in shirt guy. Right, yeah, well, I think you 504 00:26:14,240 --> 00:26:16,480 Speaker 1: saw it in the You saw it in the first 505 00:26:16,520 --> 00:26:19,440 Speaker 1: game of the year. You know, I think to my 506 00:26:20,080 --> 00:26:23,520 Speaker 1: point about locker rooms and narrative, people need to believe 507 00:26:23,600 --> 00:26:27,360 Speaker 1: in one another. They need to feel supported and they 508 00:26:27,440 --> 00:26:31,040 Speaker 1: need to give support. And you know, sometimes football is 509 00:26:31,080 --> 00:26:34,040 Speaker 1: like it's men, go out and do your job. Nonsense. 510 00:26:34,320 --> 00:26:37,240 Speaker 1: Even the toughest men in the world are insecure as 511 00:26:37,280 --> 00:26:41,040 Speaker 1: all get out. And so that speech you saw Kirk 512 00:26:41,119 --> 00:26:45,919 Speaker 1: give when he handed out game balls to coach O'Connell 513 00:26:46,359 --> 00:26:51,080 Speaker 1: and cha Quasi after the first win, I just think 514 00:26:51,119 --> 00:26:56,960 Speaker 1: you saw a guy who emotionally feels supported and comfortable 515 00:26:56,960 --> 00:27:01,119 Speaker 1: and is excited about that. And you know, that's the 516 00:27:01,200 --> 00:27:04,400 Speaker 1: best case scenario for a quarterback in the NFL. Right 517 00:27:04,600 --> 00:27:08,240 Speaker 1: It's a quarterback is a fickle beat, and we've seen 518 00:27:08,280 --> 00:27:11,520 Speaker 1: it here. He has been the most divisive topic in 519 00:27:11,560 --> 00:27:15,639 Speaker 1: this sports market for four years now, and no matter 520 00:27:15,680 --> 00:27:19,080 Speaker 1: what any athlete says, they hear the noise. And with 521 00:27:19,200 --> 00:27:22,480 Speaker 1: the way the record has gone and things have gone, 522 00:27:23,440 --> 00:27:26,879 Speaker 1: it's got to be a welcome experience for him to 523 00:27:27,160 --> 00:27:29,600 Speaker 1: feel that way, and I think it's a welcome experience 524 00:27:29,640 --> 00:27:35,560 Speaker 1: for fans to see him feel that way. And you know, 525 00:27:35,840 --> 00:27:39,440 Speaker 1: I think what I was saying earlier with I kind 526 00:27:39,480 --> 00:27:43,200 Speaker 1: of have a theory that as you split the tree 527 00:27:43,320 --> 00:27:47,960 Speaker 1: right the McVey Shanahan, the McVey coaching style goes this 528 00:27:48,000 --> 00:27:51,520 Speaker 1: way and the Shanahan style goes this way. I've always 529 00:27:51,600 --> 00:27:55,639 Speaker 1: thought Kirk really would and obviously Kyle Shanahan has spoken 530 00:27:55,640 --> 00:27:59,360 Speaker 1: so highly of him, but Kirk really thrives in that style. 531 00:27:59,600 --> 00:28:02,000 Speaker 1: So you know, I think what you're seeing a little 532 00:28:02,040 --> 00:28:04,879 Speaker 1: bit of on the field is still that get this 533 00:28:04,920 --> 00:28:06,920 Speaker 1: guy out of his comfort zone a little bit, well 534 00:28:07,000 --> 00:28:10,680 Speaker 1: also letting him excel in his comfort zone, because that's 535 00:28:10,760 --> 00:28:14,639 Speaker 1: really important, and we'll see where it goes. It's just 536 00:28:14,680 --> 00:28:18,600 Speaker 1: like anything else, I think either either this is kind 537 00:28:18,600 --> 00:28:22,639 Speaker 1: of who we're gonna be or click. And I not 538 00:28:22,760 --> 00:28:27,399 Speaker 1: to be like some weird dramatic homer, but if we click, 539 00:28:27,840 --> 00:28:30,520 Speaker 1: I think it clicks in a big way. I don't 540 00:28:30,560 --> 00:28:33,680 Speaker 1: think it'll kind of click. I don't think you'll get 541 00:28:33,680 --> 00:28:36,160 Speaker 1: a team that like, oh, one week they beat the Cowboys, 542 00:28:36,760 --> 00:28:39,160 Speaker 1: and then the next week they can't beat the Giants, 543 00:28:39,200 --> 00:28:42,000 Speaker 1: and then they compete against the Patriots, but they lose 544 00:28:42,040 --> 00:28:44,400 Speaker 1: against the Jets. I don't think you're gonna get a 545 00:28:44,480 --> 00:28:47,120 Speaker 1: kind of click with this team. I think either you're 546 00:28:47,120 --> 00:28:50,640 Speaker 1: gonna see these growing pains like they are now continue 547 00:28:51,200 --> 00:28:54,160 Speaker 1: because it's just not quite there yet, or I think 548 00:28:54,160 --> 00:28:56,640 Speaker 1: it's gonna be like I am all of a sudden, 549 00:28:56,720 --> 00:29:00,360 Speaker 1: oh my gosh, feelings getting off Dalvin is playing, and like, 550 00:29:01,480 --> 00:29:04,320 Speaker 1: if it clicks and this offense goes to where we 551 00:29:04,360 --> 00:29:06,680 Speaker 1: think it could go to, it could be a lot 552 00:29:06,880 --> 00:29:09,840 Speaker 1: bigger than I think some of the doubters might believe 553 00:29:09,880 --> 00:29:12,200 Speaker 1: it's going to be. Yeah, for sure, And I think, 554 00:29:12,240 --> 00:29:14,240 Speaker 1: you know, like you said, you've been talking about here 555 00:29:14,320 --> 00:29:17,400 Speaker 1: all along, the idea of these next four games will 556 00:29:17,440 --> 00:29:20,160 Speaker 1: help propel you to there. But still, I think teams 557 00:29:20,200 --> 00:29:22,360 Speaker 1: that people had thought potentially might have been a little 558 00:29:22,360 --> 00:29:24,400 Speaker 1: bit more cupcakey at the front end of the year 559 00:29:24,800 --> 00:29:27,120 Speaker 1: have definitely shown that they're not going to be. I mean, 560 00:29:27,480 --> 00:29:34,480 Speaker 1: your non non divisional opponents at this point are Bills, Cowboys, Cardinals, Commanders, 561 00:29:34,520 --> 00:29:38,200 Speaker 1: and then you've got Belichick at home. You've got the Jets, 562 00:29:38,240 --> 00:29:41,000 Speaker 1: who have gone on a tear here the last couple 563 00:29:41,000 --> 00:29:43,520 Speaker 1: of games against some better opponents, and then the Giants, 564 00:29:43,560 --> 00:29:46,560 Speaker 1: who are are basically the number two team with a 565 00:29:46,680 --> 00:29:50,000 Speaker 1: single loss so far in that NFC East. I mean, 566 00:29:50,320 --> 00:29:52,800 Speaker 1: you've got some beasts of teams here, and you know, 567 00:29:52,880 --> 00:29:55,280 Speaker 1: like you said, I if you do click, those are 568 00:29:55,280 --> 00:29:57,040 Speaker 1: the kind of games. Those are the kind of opponents 569 00:29:57,080 --> 00:29:59,440 Speaker 1: that you're going to have to click against otherwise you're 570 00:29:59,440 --> 00:30:03,440 Speaker 1: gonna be having to really fight like crazy. Otherwise you're 571 00:30:03,480 --> 00:30:06,360 Speaker 1: potentially going to start coming back to, you know, kind 572 00:30:06,360 --> 00:30:08,040 Speaker 1: of the middle of the pack or the Earth or Earth. 573 00:30:08,080 --> 00:30:10,280 Speaker 1: At this point, part of it, too is say, as 574 00:30:10,320 --> 00:30:12,920 Speaker 1: you're looking at this going right now, the NFC only 575 00:30:12,960 --> 00:30:15,760 Speaker 1: has five teams that have a above five hundred record, 576 00:30:15,800 --> 00:30:18,200 Speaker 1: and we're one of them. So like, there's going to 577 00:30:18,240 --> 00:30:19,800 Speaker 1: be a whole lot of other teams that are kind 578 00:30:19,800 --> 00:30:22,320 Speaker 1: of in that three and four space and even below 579 00:30:22,360 --> 00:30:24,280 Speaker 1: that are trying to play catchup knowing that they still 580 00:30:24,320 --> 00:30:27,320 Speaker 1: have a chance at potential playoff berths. So like for us, 581 00:30:27,440 --> 00:30:29,080 Speaker 1: getting right against some of these teams are going to 582 00:30:29,120 --> 00:30:31,800 Speaker 1: be crucial not only for the record, but for potential 583 00:30:31,800 --> 00:30:34,280 Speaker 1: tiebreakers when it comes to playoff seatings too. So like 584 00:30:34,840 --> 00:30:37,880 Speaker 1: looking ahead at all of those critical teams, those critical games, 585 00:30:38,400 --> 00:30:41,000 Speaker 1: that's where I'm kind of looking at this saying, you know, 586 00:30:41,040 --> 00:30:43,080 Speaker 1: I'm happy that we're five and one, because when you 587 00:30:43,080 --> 00:30:44,760 Speaker 1: do get into that tougher stretch with some of those 588 00:30:44,800 --> 00:30:47,280 Speaker 1: tougher opponents, it's definitely going to give you a little 589 00:30:47,280 --> 00:30:48,800 Speaker 1: bit more of a buffer if you do stumble in 590 00:30:48,800 --> 00:30:51,040 Speaker 1: some of those games. One thing to add on to 591 00:30:51,200 --> 00:30:54,600 Speaker 1: that is what an opportunity, you know, a trial by 592 00:30:54,680 --> 00:30:58,080 Speaker 1: buyer opportunity in terms of coaching, because you mentioned the 593 00:30:58,120 --> 00:31:01,560 Speaker 1: teams and how well they're playing, mentioned the coaches. Sean 594 00:31:01,640 --> 00:31:06,640 Speaker 1: McDermott is unbelievable, That staff is unbelievable. In Buffalo, Robert 595 00:31:06,680 --> 00:31:10,680 Speaker 1: sala is coaching his ass off. Brian Dable is far 596 00:31:10,760 --> 00:31:13,600 Speaker 1: and away the front runner for coaching. The people don't 597 00:31:13,600 --> 00:31:16,800 Speaker 1: even talk about the Giants in the national media. They 598 00:31:16,840 --> 00:31:20,880 Speaker 1: talk Brian Dable is the number one talker with the Giants. 599 00:31:20,920 --> 00:31:23,840 Speaker 1: It's crazy. Bill Belichick, as much as people wanted to 600 00:31:23,880 --> 00:31:26,760 Speaker 1: make fun of their offensive coordinator situation, is going to 601 00:31:26,840 --> 00:31:31,360 Speaker 1: bring four defensive game plans into that Thanksgiving game and 602 00:31:31,480 --> 00:31:34,360 Speaker 1: throw everything he has at you. So it's it really 603 00:31:34,440 --> 00:31:36,800 Speaker 1: is going to be a trial by fire in terms 604 00:31:36,840 --> 00:31:41,240 Speaker 1: of game planning, adjusting and scheming and I think with 605 00:31:41,400 --> 00:31:43,600 Speaker 1: what we've been saying with this so far this year, 606 00:31:43,600 --> 00:31:46,760 Speaker 1: we go through these patches of that we want, there's 607 00:31:46,760 --> 00:31:49,200 Speaker 1: a big gap there where it didn't feel great. Like 608 00:31:49,320 --> 00:31:50,960 Speaker 1: if you're getting stuff right and you're going in the 609 00:31:51,040 --> 00:31:54,800 Speaker 1: right direction, what better way to test that out than 610 00:31:54,840 --> 00:31:58,240 Speaker 1: against good teams that are really well coached. It feels 611 00:31:58,240 --> 00:32:01,480 Speaker 1: like coaching is that it's kind of peeking in the 612 00:32:01,560 --> 00:32:05,480 Speaker 1: NFL right now. Normally there's so much coaching stuff to 613 00:32:05,520 --> 00:32:09,600 Speaker 1: make fun of. Tatum the hack at one is the 614 00:32:09,600 --> 00:32:12,000 Speaker 1: one that I think people can pile on. Look at 615 00:32:12,000 --> 00:32:14,880 Speaker 1: the job Pete Carroll's doing in Seattle. I mean, there's 616 00:32:14,960 --> 00:32:18,320 Speaker 1: just so much good coaching, and normally we're spending all 617 00:32:18,320 --> 00:32:21,640 Speaker 1: our time making fun of the bad coaching. No, you're 618 00:32:21,640 --> 00:32:26,760 Speaker 1: totally right, especially when you think about, uh, I guess 619 00:32:27,120 --> 00:32:30,000 Speaker 1: the amount of funny things that you can kind of 620 00:32:30,000 --> 00:32:34,280 Speaker 1: like harp on every season. You think about the situations 621 00:32:34,320 --> 00:32:36,160 Speaker 1: that the coaches have put these players in and the 622 00:32:36,240 --> 00:32:38,800 Speaker 1: responses and stuff. And I think that's why Hacket's getting 623 00:32:38,840 --> 00:32:44,240 Speaker 1: so much attention, question mark attention, because he's kind of, 624 00:32:44,280 --> 00:32:47,960 Speaker 1: let's go with attention. He's kind of the only only 625 00:32:48,000 --> 00:32:52,520 Speaker 1: guy laying out there that's easy right for the picking right, absolutely, yeah, 626 00:32:52,600 --> 00:32:54,640 Speaker 1: it'll be fun. I think I think it'll be what 627 00:32:55,000 --> 00:32:57,160 Speaker 1: here's the one thing I'll say, because you know, we've 628 00:32:57,240 --> 00:32:59,480 Speaker 1: kind of harped down the will we be good? Will 629 00:32:59,480 --> 00:33:03,360 Speaker 1: we not there? What? You know, it is so refreshing 630 00:33:04,040 --> 00:33:09,080 Speaker 1: to be enjoying the season like has been this this 631 00:33:09,160 --> 00:33:14,120 Speaker 1: fan base and you get the Minnesota Miracle and a 632 00:33:14,440 --> 00:33:17,560 Speaker 1: to the fan base. Then the Minnesota Miracles felt like 633 00:33:17,600 --> 00:33:20,520 Speaker 1: a start, right because they've been builting this team. They 634 00:33:20,520 --> 00:33:24,360 Speaker 1: had these young players, young Stefan Big, young Adam Seeland, 635 00:33:24,720 --> 00:33:27,760 Speaker 1: you know, all this young talent all over the place, 636 00:33:28,120 --> 00:33:31,040 Speaker 1: and they got so close to a super Bowl and 637 00:33:31,080 --> 00:33:32,920 Speaker 1: it's like, now you go get a quarterback. It felt 638 00:33:32,920 --> 00:33:36,040 Speaker 1: like it was just the start and then boom. You know, 639 00:33:36,280 --> 00:33:40,400 Speaker 1: average average and a frustrating average. And it's just for 640 00:33:40,440 --> 00:33:43,160 Speaker 1: a lot of US fans the last few years, even 641 00:33:43,200 --> 00:33:45,360 Speaker 1: though you supported and you love the team and you 642 00:33:45,400 --> 00:33:48,600 Speaker 1: wanted to win, there wasn't a lot of joy. There 643 00:33:48,680 --> 00:33:50,880 Speaker 1: wasn't a lot of fun as a fan, you know, 644 00:33:50,880 --> 00:33:54,440 Speaker 1: And that's what happens when you're not succeeding. Man, this 645 00:33:54,520 --> 00:33:58,000 Speaker 1: year right now, regardless of where we go after was 646 00:33:58,080 --> 00:34:01,360 Speaker 1: right now. The first six games, although frustrating at times 647 00:34:01,520 --> 00:34:05,080 Speaker 1: and concerning it, they've been so fun. It is fun 648 00:34:05,240 --> 00:34:08,759 Speaker 1: to turn on the radio and listen to you know, 649 00:34:08,880 --> 00:34:11,680 Speaker 1: sports talk. It's fun to throw your guys' podcast on 650 00:34:11,840 --> 00:34:14,680 Speaker 1: and listen to stuff about the team. It's fun again, 651 00:34:14,800 --> 00:34:19,120 Speaker 1: and for me, that is a huge, huge, huge win. Well. 652 00:34:19,160 --> 00:34:20,759 Speaker 1: I love the fact that we can end on a 653 00:34:20,840 --> 00:34:23,200 Speaker 1: high note. Everyone is having a lot of fun and 654 00:34:23,239 --> 00:34:24,960 Speaker 1: if you want to have some more fun, make sure 655 00:34:25,000 --> 00:34:28,920 Speaker 1: you check outside on Viking's tailgate. Whoa that was? That's 656 00:34:28,920 --> 00:34:31,960 Speaker 1: a new way of pronouncing it. M Viking's tailgate is 657 00:34:32,000 --> 00:34:34,640 Speaker 1: what I was trying to say. But I would say 658 00:34:34,680 --> 00:34:36,239 Speaker 1: I went home for the bye week and came back 659 00:34:36,239 --> 00:34:38,480 Speaker 1: with an accent, but I didn't, So I have no excuse, 660 00:34:38,840 --> 00:34:41,520 Speaker 1: no excuse, but I know, yeah, can I tell people 661 00:34:41,520 --> 00:34:44,439 Speaker 1: about that quick? That's that's why we want you here. Yeah, 662 00:34:44,480 --> 00:34:47,360 Speaker 1: for sure. It's it's been a project that we've you know, 663 00:34:47,480 --> 00:34:49,879 Speaker 1: finally got off the ground this year and are really 664 00:34:49,920 --> 00:34:52,879 Speaker 1: excited about it. I'm not going to be a good 665 00:34:52,920 --> 00:34:55,680 Speaker 1: game preview guy. That's a Pete versage thing. That's the 666 00:34:55,760 --> 00:34:58,719 Speaker 1: Ben Leeber thing. Those guys will tell you how are 667 00:34:59,239 --> 00:35:02,120 Speaker 1: you know, a Levin scheme can match up. I can't 668 00:35:02,160 --> 00:35:05,120 Speaker 1: do that. What I can do is sit around and 669 00:35:05,200 --> 00:35:09,360 Speaker 1: talk like a passionate idiot. And so you know, I 670 00:35:09,520 --> 00:35:11,279 Speaker 1: did stand up for so long. I would sit in 671 00:35:11,320 --> 00:35:13,880 Speaker 1: green rooms with other comics and talk sports, and that 672 00:35:13,960 --> 00:35:17,479 Speaker 1: was always such a fun conversation that I thought, let's 673 00:35:17,480 --> 00:35:21,080 Speaker 1: go out and get great comedians who are die hard 674 00:35:21,160 --> 00:35:25,560 Speaker 1: fans of whoever we're playing, and let's do a preview 675 00:35:25,640 --> 00:35:29,000 Speaker 1: that way. So it's been fun. We spend we end 676 00:35:29,040 --> 00:35:31,600 Speaker 1: up spending a lot of time talking about the history, 677 00:35:32,080 --> 00:35:35,560 Speaker 1: you know, was the Saints, like the deep, weird history 678 00:35:35,600 --> 00:35:40,360 Speaker 1: of all the crazy playoff matchup, you know, just telling stories. 679 00:35:41,520 --> 00:35:43,880 Speaker 1: So it's been a really fun way to preview the matches. 680 00:35:44,000 --> 00:35:46,520 Speaker 1: Last week episode that will be up all the way 681 00:35:46,560 --> 00:35:50,200 Speaker 1: through Thursday was bonkers Brian Regan, who's one of the 682 00:35:50,200 --> 00:35:52,680 Speaker 1: best comics on the planet. And then my Middle of 683 00:35:52,719 --> 00:35:56,359 Speaker 1: sumwhere partner Chad Daniels came on and told really fun 684 00:35:56,520 --> 00:36:00,920 Speaker 1: Viking stories. So you can subscribe the Vikings, okay on 685 00:36:01,200 --> 00:36:04,640 Speaker 1: any of the platforms out there. And I appreciate you 686 00:36:04,680 --> 00:36:06,880 Speaker 1: having me on Tatum to tell people about it. No, 687 00:36:07,080 --> 00:36:09,560 Speaker 1: thank you so much. It's such a good listen. It's 688 00:36:09,600 --> 00:36:12,640 Speaker 1: such a fun break and if you're tired of listening to, 689 00:36:13,200 --> 00:36:15,120 Speaker 1: you know, the same old talking heads over and over, 690 00:36:15,200 --> 00:36:19,560 Speaker 1: it's such a nice dose of fun with football, which 691 00:36:19,680 --> 00:36:23,120 Speaker 1: I mean, personally my two favorite things, fun and football. 692 00:36:25,000 --> 00:36:27,520 Speaker 1: All right, thank you so much Si for joining us today, 693 00:36:27,600 --> 00:36:30,200 Speaker 1: and we look forward to the tailgate all season long. 694 00:36:30,239 --> 00:36:32,399 Speaker 1: Thank you, Yeah, see you when we're nine and one. 695 00:36:32,640 --> 00:36:35,919 Speaker 1: I don't know, there we go knocked on the wood. 696 00:36:37,480 --> 00:36:40,200 Speaker 1: Big thank you too, say Amidson for joining us on 697 00:36:40,400 --> 00:36:45,759 Speaker 1: the Minnesota Vikings podcast. His podcast out Vikings Tailgate every week. Jay, 698 00:36:45,800 --> 00:36:47,480 Speaker 1: you always have a big hand in that, and it's 699 00:36:47,520 --> 00:36:49,560 Speaker 1: been a pretty fun endeavor for you. It's been fun. 700 00:36:50,000 --> 00:36:53,080 Speaker 1: You know, it's a really fun format period. You know, 701 00:36:53,120 --> 00:36:54,960 Speaker 1: like you had talked about there, He was just kind 702 00:36:54,960 --> 00:36:58,000 Speaker 1: of saying, you know, those guys sitting around BS and 703 00:36:58,280 --> 00:36:59,880 Speaker 1: I think the thing about it for me is that 704 00:37:00,400 --> 00:37:02,640 Speaker 1: you've got all of the comics and everything, and everyone 705 00:37:02,680 --> 00:37:04,279 Speaker 1: looks at them and says, look at the format and 706 00:37:04,280 --> 00:37:06,400 Speaker 1: look what they do, and they're fun and witty and 707 00:37:06,440 --> 00:37:09,680 Speaker 1: everything else. You end up realizing though they're like most 708 00:37:09,719 --> 00:37:11,440 Speaker 1: other people where they also have the things that they 709 00:37:11,520 --> 00:37:13,640 Speaker 1: enjoy as well, and for a lot of them, NFL 710 00:37:13,800 --> 00:37:16,239 Speaker 1: is on the top of the list. So when you 711 00:37:16,280 --> 00:37:18,160 Speaker 1: are able to kind of reach out to some of 712 00:37:18,160 --> 00:37:21,360 Speaker 1: these different people from different walks of life, different backgrounds, 713 00:37:21,360 --> 00:37:24,000 Speaker 1: different fan bases, and really kind of figure out what 714 00:37:24,120 --> 00:37:26,359 Speaker 1: makes them tick, because you know, you've got si kind 715 00:37:26,360 --> 00:37:28,920 Speaker 1: of talking about what makes them likings fan tick, it 716 00:37:29,000 --> 00:37:30,919 Speaker 1: is a lot of fun to just kind of drill 717 00:37:31,000 --> 00:37:32,919 Speaker 1: down into that a little bit and just let both 718 00:37:33,200 --> 00:37:35,960 Speaker 1: sides either commiserate or kind of you know, butt heads 719 00:37:35,960 --> 00:37:38,080 Speaker 1: a little bit and give each other a hard time. 720 00:37:38,120 --> 00:37:40,400 Speaker 1: To me, what it reminds me of is sitting around 721 00:37:40,440 --> 00:37:42,680 Speaker 1: either you know, with your friends at home watching a 722 00:37:42,719 --> 00:37:45,359 Speaker 1: game or sitting at the bar and just kind of 723 00:37:45,480 --> 00:37:47,719 Speaker 1: rasing each other back and forth. This game's going on, 724 00:37:47,800 --> 00:37:50,560 Speaker 1: And those are the kind of conversations that I think 725 00:37:50,560 --> 00:37:52,400 Speaker 1: are a lot of fun because you start to really 726 00:37:52,440 --> 00:37:54,480 Speaker 1: hear some of the crazy stories that are out there 727 00:37:54,760 --> 00:37:56,920 Speaker 1: and things that people have done. And I think for 728 00:37:56,960 --> 00:37:59,399 Speaker 1: all of us at times as fans, you just lose 729 00:37:59,440 --> 00:38:03,080 Speaker 1: your mind period trying to you know, will your team 730 00:38:03,120 --> 00:38:06,040 Speaker 1: to win or to just you know, you finally lose 731 00:38:06,080 --> 00:38:08,480 Speaker 1: it because of the way that things went and some 732 00:38:08,560 --> 00:38:10,440 Speaker 1: of the stories that they've been popping up have been 733 00:38:10,440 --> 00:38:14,200 Speaker 1: just amazing. Chad Daniels tells a story about being at 734 00:38:14,800 --> 00:38:18,480 Speaker 1: Lambo last week, or Lambo and in previous season, but 735 00:38:18,600 --> 00:38:21,359 Speaker 1: last week on the show, and he basically starts talking 736 00:38:21,360 --> 00:38:23,040 Speaker 1: about how he started yelling at the raff in the 737 00:38:23,160 --> 00:38:27,439 Speaker 1: entire section at Lambo started chanting at him something that's 738 00:38:27,480 --> 00:38:29,960 Speaker 1: not so nice that I'm not going to repeat, But 739 00:38:30,680 --> 00:38:33,239 Speaker 1: just that side of it is to realize, like, these 740 00:38:33,280 --> 00:38:35,839 Speaker 1: guys are going to these games they're watching on TV, 741 00:38:35,960 --> 00:38:37,880 Speaker 1: and they're kind of losing their minds and having the 742 00:38:37,880 --> 00:38:41,040 Speaker 1: hopes and expectations just like everybody else does. But they 743 00:38:41,040 --> 00:38:42,799 Speaker 1: can also tell their stories in a funny way. So 744 00:38:42,840 --> 00:38:46,000 Speaker 1: it's a lot of fun. Yeah, I've always enjoyed it, 745 00:38:46,080 --> 00:38:47,960 Speaker 1: or I have been enjoying it. It's just been like 746 00:38:48,000 --> 00:38:50,680 Speaker 1: I said earlier, it's just refreshing. It's nice to kind 747 00:38:50,680 --> 00:38:52,200 Speaker 1: of take a break and listen to that and not 748 00:38:52,280 --> 00:38:55,640 Speaker 1: just listen to stats and matchups and xes and os so. 749 00:38:56,120 --> 00:38:58,080 Speaker 1: But speaking of all that, that stuff is still coming 750 00:38:58,080 --> 00:39:00,840 Speaker 1: out on Vikings dot com. This week. We will continue 751 00:39:00,840 --> 00:39:04,960 Speaker 1: Film Room with Kevin O'Connell tomorrow and then on Wednesday 752 00:39:05,000 --> 00:39:08,399 Speaker 1: we will shoot the audible. The guests asks have been in, 753 00:39:08,920 --> 00:39:12,520 Speaker 1: but you know, not no approval just yet, so I 754 00:39:12,560 --> 00:39:15,000 Speaker 1: guess it'll be a surprise, which is really fun. Everyone's 755 00:39:15,000 --> 00:39:16,719 Speaker 1: still coming back from bye week, so I just trying 756 00:39:16,760 --> 00:39:18,920 Speaker 1: to work out everybody's schedules at this I did, however, 757 00:39:19,040 --> 00:39:23,040 Speaker 1: just get confirmation that we will be having Patrick Peterson 758 00:39:23,080 --> 00:39:25,320 Speaker 1: as our game Day live interview this week, which should 759 00:39:25,320 --> 00:39:28,360 Speaker 1: be fun. Obvious choice as far as you know the 760 00:39:29,160 --> 00:39:31,800 Speaker 1: defense taking on Kyler Murray. It's his old team and 761 00:39:31,840 --> 00:39:35,919 Speaker 1: the Cardinals. Does he want payback from last year's oh 762 00:39:36,000 --> 00:39:39,759 Speaker 1: so close loss. I don't even want to think about that. 763 00:39:40,080 --> 00:39:43,000 Speaker 1: I think for him, you know, you could tell how 764 00:39:43,080 --> 00:39:45,319 Speaker 1: much that mattered to him last year, going back to 765 00:39:45,400 --> 00:39:48,680 Speaker 1: Arizona and playing that game. I think now getting a 766 00:39:48,760 --> 00:39:51,360 Speaker 1: part two here this time at our place and to 767 00:39:51,520 --> 00:39:54,279 Speaker 1: really defensively be able to try to, you know, have 768 00:39:54,360 --> 00:39:56,440 Speaker 1: the fans and the crowd really affect that game on 769 00:39:56,760 --> 00:39:59,080 Speaker 1: our defensive side. I think he's you know, kind of 770 00:39:59,080 --> 00:40:01,160 Speaker 1: looking his chops to get another shot at those guys. 771 00:40:01,360 --> 00:40:04,200 Speaker 1: For sure. That's a noon kickoff on Sunday at US 772 00:40:04,280 --> 00:40:07,359 Speaker 1: Bank Stadium. Should be a really really fun game because 773 00:40:07,360 --> 00:40:10,680 Speaker 1: it's also the Vikings Ring of Honor game, and Jared 774 00:40:10,680 --> 00:40:14,440 Speaker 1: Allen will be inducted into the Ring of Honor at halftime. 775 00:40:14,800 --> 00:40:16,960 Speaker 1: And so if you're going to the game, make sure 776 00:40:17,040 --> 00:40:20,160 Speaker 1: you don't use halftime to get your extra popcorn or whatever. 777 00:40:20,280 --> 00:40:22,480 Speaker 1: You got to watch the Ring of Honor ceremony with 778 00:40:22,560 --> 00:40:25,600 Speaker 1: Jared Allen sure to be a good time. He's always 779 00:40:25,600 --> 00:40:28,000 Speaker 1: a personality, oh for sure, from the moment he walked 780 00:40:28,000 --> 00:40:30,240 Speaker 1: in the door until the moment he left and everything 781 00:40:30,239 --> 00:40:32,480 Speaker 1: in between that he's still doing stuff for us now. 782 00:40:33,080 --> 00:40:37,000 Speaker 1: Jared Allen was known as the personality. I mean, I 783 00:40:37,000 --> 00:40:39,160 Speaker 1: don't know anyone else. I think he may have started 784 00:40:39,160 --> 00:40:41,680 Speaker 1: the trend when it was the was it Sunday night 785 00:40:41,719 --> 00:40:44,520 Speaker 1: football intro and guys would say what schools they were from, 786 00:40:44,520 --> 00:40:48,239 Speaker 1: and he said the Culinary Academy. You know, he would 787 00:40:48,280 --> 00:40:51,080 Speaker 1: say long snapper from the Culinary Academy. That was Jared Allen. 788 00:40:51,200 --> 00:40:54,200 Speaker 1: And so he was always somebody that we absolutely love 789 00:40:54,239 --> 00:40:56,719 Speaker 1: to work with. He was really fun, not only as 790 00:40:56,760 --> 00:40:59,359 Speaker 1: a professional football player, but just as a person off 791 00:40:59,360 --> 00:41:02,120 Speaker 1: the field. And we always knew anytime we shot anything 792 00:41:02,120 --> 00:41:03,719 Speaker 1: with that guy that was going to be gold. And 793 00:41:04,160 --> 00:41:06,759 Speaker 1: so to see not only the stats back up the 794 00:41:06,800 --> 00:41:09,239 Speaker 1: personality that he had when he was here at the 795 00:41:09,280 --> 00:41:12,600 Speaker 1: Minnesota Vikings and then beyond. He is more than deserving 796 00:41:12,600 --> 00:41:14,319 Speaker 1: to go into the Minnesota Vikings Ring of Honor this 797 00:41:14,320 --> 00:41:17,279 Speaker 1: weekend one hundred percent and we look forward to seeing 798 00:41:17,320 --> 00:41:21,080 Speaker 1: all the fans celebrate him on Sunday. This has been 799 00:41:21,120 --> 00:41:23,600 Speaker 1: the first episode of MVP for the week. We'll have 800 00:41:23,600 --> 00:41:26,879 Speaker 1: another one coming at you on Friday. Until then, I'm 801 00:41:26,960 --> 00:41:30,879 Speaker 1: Tatum Everett, Jay Nelson, Eric Davidson. We'll be signing off 802 00:41:30,880 --> 00:41:32,399 Speaker 1: and we'll see you guys or talk to you guys 803 00:41:32,480 --> 00:41:37,320 Speaker 1: later on this week. Lifetime, the official Athletic country Club 804 00:41:37,360 --> 00:41:40,160 Speaker 1: of the Minnesota Vikings, has something for every member of 805 00:41:40,200 --> 00:41:43,520 Speaker 1: your family. 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