1 00:00:18,440 --> 00:00:21,279 Speaker 1: Hey, what's going on. It's the Vikings postgame reports. I'm 2 00:00:21,280 --> 00:00:24,720 Speaker 1: Paul Allen with Pee Bursich. The Minnesota Vikings season has 3 00:00:24,760 --> 00:00:27,440 Speaker 1: come to a conclusion. They beat green Bay sixteen to three. 4 00:00:27,840 --> 00:00:31,080 Speaker 1: The Vikings are they finished nine and eight. Green Bay 5 00:00:31,160 --> 00:00:34,639 Speaker 1: is heading to the postseason to play wild Card weekend 6 00:00:34,800 --> 00:00:38,720 Speaker 1: against either Chicago or Philadelphia. As we tape this, and 7 00:00:39,200 --> 00:00:41,600 Speaker 1: of course, there was a football game that took place today. 8 00:00:41,760 --> 00:00:45,800 Speaker 1: Justin Jefferson became just the third receiver in NFL history 9 00:00:45,840 --> 00:00:48,240 Speaker 1: with at least one thousand receiving yards in the season, 10 00:00:48,560 --> 00:00:51,279 Speaker 1: joining Randy Moss and Mike Evans. He took care of that, 11 00:00:52,040 --> 00:00:55,400 Speaker 1: but really the emotional wherewithal of a day like this. 12 00:00:55,600 --> 00:00:59,400 Speaker 1: With Harrison Smith leaving the game early, Kevin O'Connell called 13 00:00:59,440 --> 00:01:01,000 Speaker 1: a time out to pull him out of the game 14 00:01:01,040 --> 00:01:04,880 Speaker 1: so we can get a standing ovation. CJ ham ninth 15 00:01:04,959 --> 00:01:08,040 Speaker 1: year from Augustana. The way he was treating the latter 16 00:01:08,080 --> 00:01:10,520 Speaker 1: stages of this game. I mean, if he were to retire, 17 00:01:10,640 --> 00:01:12,800 Speaker 1: I wouldn't be surprised. And if he does, what a 18 00:01:12,840 --> 00:01:14,240 Speaker 1: wonderful career he had. 19 00:01:14,360 --> 00:01:16,800 Speaker 2: Yeah, two stalwarts on this team, guys that have been 20 00:01:17,000 --> 00:01:21,560 Speaker 2: just cornerstones of what I think, you know, coach O'Connell 21 00:01:21,560 --> 00:01:24,880 Speaker 2: wants to build, and it's the type of men that 22 00:01:24,880 --> 00:01:27,280 Speaker 2: they are and teammates that they are and the type 23 00:01:27,319 --> 00:01:31,800 Speaker 2: of leadership that they had. Meaning like CJ. Ham, No, 24 00:01:31,959 --> 00:01:33,720 Speaker 2: he wasn't getting a lot of carries, you know, No, 25 00:01:33,880 --> 00:01:36,000 Speaker 2: he wasn't playing a ton fullbacks, you know, kind of 26 00:01:36,040 --> 00:01:39,080 Speaker 2: gone the way of the Dodo Bird. But special teams, captain, 27 00:01:39,480 --> 00:01:42,880 Speaker 2: third down pass protection, you know, doing the you know, 28 00:01:42,959 --> 00:01:47,280 Speaker 2: the non glamorous things. Nine years into a career is 29 00:01:47,640 --> 00:01:50,360 Speaker 2: pretty amazing and I think those guys have left an impression. 30 00:01:50,720 --> 00:01:52,720 Speaker 2: He and Harrison Smith on the guys that are going 31 00:01:52,760 --> 00:01:54,960 Speaker 2: to remain and hopefully they can carry on. 32 00:01:55,200 --> 00:01:58,320 Speaker 1: And when we rejoined the Equation next year, preseason, the 33 00:01:58,480 --> 00:02:01,720 Speaker 1: regular season. AJ McCarthy of course will be on the 34 00:02:01,760 --> 00:02:05,040 Speaker 1: team and probably is favored now to be the starting quarterback. 35 00:02:05,320 --> 00:02:07,640 Speaker 1: Today was his tenth start. He left early in the 36 00:02:07,680 --> 00:02:11,160 Speaker 1: third quarter, assumably not being able to grip the football 37 00:02:11,280 --> 00:02:15,800 Speaker 1: after the hand injury that he sustained recently. So with 38 00:02:15,960 --> 00:02:18,920 Speaker 1: McCarthy next year and a full off season, what are 39 00:02:18,960 --> 00:02:20,000 Speaker 1: some things you're looking for? 40 00:02:20,120 --> 00:02:25,000 Speaker 2: Well, I'm hoping that he you know, gets himself bigger, right, 41 00:02:25,040 --> 00:02:27,560 Speaker 2: and it's the durability side of it that I think 42 00:02:27,639 --> 00:02:31,400 Speaker 2: is a big question mark. Because of that alone, the 43 00:02:31,480 --> 00:02:36,000 Speaker 2: Vikings really have this offseason plan and get themselves a 44 00:02:36,040 --> 00:02:38,679 Speaker 2: guy that can step in as a backup and lead 45 00:02:38,720 --> 00:02:43,359 Speaker 2: this team, because you know, after two seasons, the guys, 46 00:02:43,440 --> 00:02:46,360 Speaker 2: he's missed a lot of football, right, and so you 47 00:02:46,440 --> 00:02:48,160 Speaker 2: can't just assume he's going to be healthy the rest 48 00:02:48,200 --> 00:02:49,680 Speaker 2: of his career. So you got to have somebody that's 49 00:02:49,800 --> 00:02:52,160 Speaker 2: that's willing and able to step up and take this 50 00:02:52,280 --> 00:02:55,640 Speaker 2: team over if something goes you know, goes the other way. 51 00:02:55,680 --> 00:02:59,080 Speaker 2: But yeah, I don't know. I mean, for JJ, we 52 00:02:59,080 --> 00:03:02,040 Speaker 2: didn't really see a ton out of them today. A 53 00:03:02,080 --> 00:03:04,679 Speaker 2: couple of nice throws at Jalen Naylor. Obviously Justin Jefferson 54 00:03:04,720 --> 00:03:08,800 Speaker 2: was involved. I mean the unsportsmanlike conduct while he's running 55 00:03:08,800 --> 00:03:10,640 Speaker 2: out of bounds on the first drive. It killed the 56 00:03:10,680 --> 00:03:13,800 Speaker 2: touchdown through behind himself a couple. You know, these are 57 00:03:13,800 --> 00:03:16,679 Speaker 2: the questions and things that you eventually want to see 58 00:03:16,680 --> 00:03:21,400 Speaker 2: your quarterback overcome. And you know this year just you know, 59 00:03:21,560 --> 00:03:22,919 Speaker 2: so much in and out, it's got had to have 60 00:03:22,960 --> 00:03:25,239 Speaker 2: been a frustrating season for him. First born child, the 61 00:03:25,280 --> 00:03:28,600 Speaker 2: whole thing he's twenty two years old, So yeah, growing 62 00:03:28,680 --> 00:03:30,280 Speaker 2: up I think is a big part of what he 63 00:03:30,320 --> 00:03:33,119 Speaker 2: needs to do this Offsea's from a defensive standpoint, Matt 64 00:03:33,200 --> 00:03:35,120 Speaker 2: Lafleur stopped the clock with a second to go in 65 00:03:35,160 --> 00:03:37,200 Speaker 2: the game to get a field goal so his team 66 00:03:37,200 --> 00:03:38,160 Speaker 2: wouldn't get shut out. 67 00:03:38,200 --> 00:03:41,720 Speaker 1: They lose sixteen to three. Dallas Turner had a couple 68 00:03:41,720 --> 00:03:45,000 Speaker 1: of sacks, so he finished with the team lead in 69 00:03:45,160 --> 00:03:47,960 Speaker 1: sacks I believe, and finished with like eleven or twelve 70 00:03:48,000 --> 00:03:51,440 Speaker 1: tackles for loss. Dallas Turner second half of the season 71 00:03:51,560 --> 00:03:52,800 Speaker 1: really started to play well. 72 00:03:52,880 --> 00:03:55,320 Speaker 2: Yeah, he did, and a lot of that was because 73 00:03:55,400 --> 00:03:58,600 Speaker 2: earlier in the season you're missing Andrew Van Ginkle. So 74 00:03:58,640 --> 00:04:00,960 Speaker 2: Dallas Turner got a lot of the snap and he 75 00:04:01,040 --> 00:04:04,600 Speaker 2: continued to work and work. His get off on the 76 00:04:04,640 --> 00:04:07,520 Speaker 2: snaps today was like a veteran, right, He was doing 77 00:04:07,560 --> 00:04:10,640 Speaker 2: a great job with the snap counts. And so Dallas 78 00:04:10,680 --> 00:04:13,280 Speaker 2: Turner next year is gonna be one of those guys 79 00:04:13,280 --> 00:04:14,760 Speaker 2: where you're gonna have to find a place for him. 80 00:04:14,760 --> 00:04:17,960 Speaker 2: We'll get Jonathan Garnard back, Andrew Van Ginkle, Dallas Turner. 81 00:04:18,240 --> 00:04:22,440 Speaker 2: Those are three very very good outside linebackers right that 82 00:04:22,600 --> 00:04:26,000 Speaker 2: you're going that you can build upon. And then I 83 00:04:26,080 --> 00:04:28,640 Speaker 2: think the other remarkable thing is we finished the season 84 00:04:28,680 --> 00:04:31,600 Speaker 2: with forty nine sacks, the same number of sacks that 85 00:04:31,640 --> 00:04:35,279 Speaker 2: we had a year ago, and faced almost two hundred 86 00:04:35,360 --> 00:04:40,520 Speaker 2: less passing attempts throughout the season. So you know, the 87 00:04:41,440 --> 00:04:45,360 Speaker 2: sack rate ended the season at ten percent, meaning one 88 00:04:45,400 --> 00:04:48,120 Speaker 2: out of every ten passing attempts by the opposing team 89 00:04:48,160 --> 00:04:52,080 Speaker 2: and sack. And that number got a little bit better today. 90 00:04:52,160 --> 00:04:55,680 Speaker 2: So you know, Flores getting after the quarterback. It's just 91 00:04:55,720 --> 00:04:57,000 Speaker 2: a great job by the defense. 92 00:04:57,600 --> 00:05:00,960 Speaker 1: The Minnesota Vikings beat Green Bay sixteen to three. Kevin 93 00:05:00,960 --> 00:05:04,040 Speaker 1: O'Connell is now five and three lifetime against the Green 94 00:05:04,080 --> 00:05:06,760 Speaker 1: Bay Packers. Viking's finished with a nine and eight record. 95 00:05:06,880 --> 00:05:11,240 Speaker 1: And here is the aforementioned ko after this victory over 96 00:05:11,279 --> 00:05:11,800 Speaker 1: Green Bay. 97 00:05:12,640 --> 00:05:15,520 Speaker 3: All right, real quickly, just starting out before we get 98 00:05:15,560 --> 00:05:18,600 Speaker 3: into it, Josh Oliver did have an ankle, did not return. 99 00:05:19,600 --> 00:05:22,039 Speaker 3: Seems to be stable and in a good spot, you know, 100 00:05:22,120 --> 00:05:24,960 Speaker 3: more so out of precaution there, uh see, ony talky talk. 101 00:05:25,000 --> 00:05:26,440 Speaker 4: He had a hamstring did not return. 102 00:05:26,839 --> 00:05:28,880 Speaker 3: And then Ja Ja McCarthy just coming out of the half, 103 00:05:29,000 --> 00:05:31,560 Speaker 3: you know, had a little soreness in his hand and 104 00:05:32,200 --> 00:05:34,680 Speaker 3: wanted to get him out of there as soon as 105 00:05:34,720 --> 00:05:38,560 Speaker 3: we kind of recognize that. But outside of those three, 106 00:05:38,960 --> 00:05:42,599 Speaker 3: those are the injuries for the day. You know, this 107 00:05:42,680 --> 00:05:45,000 Speaker 3: has been uh, this has been a chapter you know, 108 00:05:45,080 --> 00:05:47,680 Speaker 3: I know of of you know, of my time here 109 00:05:47,720 --> 00:05:50,240 Speaker 3: where you know, it's gonna sting watching the playoffs. It's 110 00:05:50,279 --> 00:05:54,000 Speaker 3: gonna sting not being in the in the tournament for 111 00:05:54,120 --> 00:05:56,160 Speaker 3: not only our team, the work that they've put in, 112 00:05:57,080 --> 00:06:03,320 Speaker 3: but our fan base, our ownership. But you know, finding success, uh, 113 00:06:03,520 --> 00:06:07,040 Speaker 3: you know, through adversity, and you know, I look at 114 00:06:08,080 --> 00:06:10,200 Speaker 3: you know the fact that our team was able to 115 00:06:10,240 --> 00:06:13,839 Speaker 3: aim and and focus through a time where you know, 116 00:06:13,920 --> 00:06:16,480 Speaker 3: quite honestly, maybe some other teams wouldn't. 117 00:06:17,080 --> 00:06:18,760 Speaker 4: I think it says a lot about our group. 118 00:06:18,839 --> 00:06:21,440 Speaker 3: Thinks it says a lot about our coaching staff, but 119 00:06:21,520 --> 00:06:23,960 Speaker 3: most importantly our players and what they've built within their 120 00:06:24,000 --> 00:06:27,720 Speaker 3: locker room. And to finish finished with nine wins from 121 00:06:27,760 --> 00:06:29,920 Speaker 3: where we were at, just really proud of our team. 122 00:06:29,960 --> 00:06:32,200 Speaker 3: We wanted to accomplish, you know that today is the 123 00:06:32,200 --> 00:06:35,240 Speaker 3: starting point. Wanted to make sure that it was a 124 00:06:35,279 --> 00:06:39,360 Speaker 3: memorable final game if if it ends up being the 125 00:06:39,400 --> 00:06:44,720 Speaker 3: case for Harrison and c. J. Hamm, two players that 126 00:06:45,120 --> 00:06:46,760 Speaker 3: you know, as a as a young head coach in 127 00:06:46,800 --> 00:06:49,160 Speaker 3: this league, to have two players like that on the 128 00:06:49,279 --> 00:06:50,760 Speaker 3: on the first team, you get a chance to be 129 00:06:50,800 --> 00:06:54,280 Speaker 3: a head coach of They matter. They they are tremendous 130 00:06:54,320 --> 00:06:57,839 Speaker 3: human beings, they're great football players and uh, you know 131 00:06:57,920 --> 00:07:01,839 Speaker 3: ones that this organization should celebrate lot longer than just today, 132 00:07:01,880 --> 00:07:05,480 Speaker 3: and I know we will. But today was about those guys. 133 00:07:06,320 --> 00:07:09,080 Speaker 3: I thought Justin played a really good game. It was 134 00:07:09,080 --> 00:07:11,360 Speaker 3: good to get him above that thousand yard number and 135 00:07:11,680 --> 00:07:15,720 Speaker 3: get him over the century line for the day. Offensively, 136 00:07:16,400 --> 00:07:19,800 Speaker 3: some some things obviously that stalled out, some drives that 137 00:07:19,960 --> 00:07:22,160 Speaker 3: totally in our control, and things we can improve on. 138 00:07:22,240 --> 00:07:23,800 Speaker 4: But I liked the competes. 139 00:07:23,880 --> 00:07:27,040 Speaker 3: I liked the pitch and catch nature of different points 140 00:07:27,080 --> 00:07:30,400 Speaker 3: in the game and able to able to kind of 141 00:07:30,440 --> 00:07:33,160 Speaker 3: put together some drives and control the football and then defensively, 142 00:07:33,200 --> 00:07:36,880 Speaker 3: it was a great effort, as it's been so five 143 00:07:36,960 --> 00:07:38,840 Speaker 3: wins stand the season from where we're at. 144 00:07:39,360 --> 00:07:41,040 Speaker 4: Total credit to our players. 145 00:07:40,640 --> 00:07:44,400 Speaker 3: And our coaching staff for maintaining, you know, not only 146 00:07:44,440 --> 00:07:48,280 Speaker 3: maintaining a togetherness and a and an aim on what 147 00:07:48,480 --> 00:07:51,200 Speaker 3: was next, but then learning. 148 00:07:50,920 --> 00:07:52,360 Speaker 4: About ourselves through the process. 149 00:07:52,360 --> 00:07:55,440 Speaker 3: I think we'll have a tremendous positive impact on the 150 00:07:55,440 --> 00:07:59,640 Speaker 3: future here. But this chapter, you know, success or adversity 151 00:07:59,680 --> 00:08:02,400 Speaker 3: is something that will only help this organization moving forward. 152 00:08:02,920 --> 00:08:05,240 Speaker 5: Was there any discussion that JJ maybe it wasn't good 153 00:08:05,320 --> 00:08:06,920 Speaker 5: enough to go or did it get worse as the 154 00:08:06,960 --> 00:08:07,520 Speaker 5: game went on? 155 00:08:08,040 --> 00:08:08,720 Speaker 4: No, he was. 156 00:08:09,240 --> 00:08:11,280 Speaker 3: You know, we were watching him close in the early 157 00:08:11,360 --> 00:08:13,640 Speaker 3: throwing and things, and after he was able to do 158 00:08:13,680 --> 00:08:15,760 Speaker 3: what he was able to do in practice and come 159 00:08:15,800 --> 00:08:19,040 Speaker 3: out Thursday and Friday with full days and you know, 160 00:08:19,120 --> 00:08:22,720 Speaker 3: have real positive days and positive kind of evaluations. 161 00:08:22,760 --> 00:08:24,320 Speaker 4: After those days, we felt good about it. 162 00:08:24,360 --> 00:08:27,760 Speaker 3: I don't know if something might have aggravated it or whatnot, 163 00:08:27,800 --> 00:08:30,080 Speaker 3: but I know we were going to be smart. The 164 00:08:30,080 --> 00:08:33,480 Speaker 3: second he felt like, you know, it was it was 165 00:08:33,559 --> 00:08:35,199 Speaker 3: he was maybe starting to feel it a little bit 166 00:08:35,200 --> 00:08:38,240 Speaker 3: more than not at all, which was kind of where 167 00:08:38,280 --> 00:08:39,360 Speaker 3: we were at coming into the game. 168 00:08:39,480 --> 00:08:41,520 Speaker 6: Do you see anything That last throw looked okay? 169 00:08:41,640 --> 00:08:42,960 Speaker 4: I think yeah, see No. 170 00:08:43,920 --> 00:08:46,880 Speaker 3: I as as him and I talked coming out of 171 00:08:46,880 --> 00:08:49,720 Speaker 3: the Giants game, it was you know, part of you know, 172 00:08:49,800 --> 00:08:52,320 Speaker 3: the next step is being able to you know, communicate 173 00:08:52,320 --> 00:08:54,600 Speaker 3: in a way of understanding what's best for the football team. 174 00:08:54,640 --> 00:08:57,719 Speaker 3: And if you feel like that time has come to 175 00:08:57,760 --> 00:08:59,280 Speaker 3: an end and it's time to get Max in there. 176 00:08:59,840 --> 00:09:01,680 Speaker 3: I'm gonna I'm gonna rely on you in that in 177 00:09:01,760 --> 00:09:04,840 Speaker 3: those moments, and he was you know, I give him 178 00:09:04,840 --> 00:09:06,280 Speaker 3: a lot of credit because he wanted to stay on 179 00:09:06,320 --> 00:09:09,800 Speaker 3: that field like he always does, and he was able to, uh, 180 00:09:10,000 --> 00:09:12,839 Speaker 3: you know, communicate that he needed to come out, and 181 00:09:12,880 --> 00:09:13,800 Speaker 3: we got Max in there. 182 00:09:14,320 --> 00:09:16,400 Speaker 7: You're comfortable going in to next year with him as 183 00:09:16,440 --> 00:09:17,040 Speaker 7: your starter. 184 00:09:18,400 --> 00:09:22,199 Speaker 3: I think every year you're coming back to build a 185 00:09:22,240 --> 00:09:25,040 Speaker 3: team throughout the off season, throughout the draft, throughout the 186 00:09:25,120 --> 00:09:27,400 Speaker 3: you know, leading into training camp. I think he's improved 187 00:09:27,400 --> 00:09:29,880 Speaker 3: throughout the season. I think he's grown like a lot 188 00:09:29,920 --> 00:09:32,880 Speaker 3: of young quarterbacks do throughout the season. Today was his 189 00:09:32,920 --> 00:09:35,520 Speaker 3: tenth start. I can't wait to work with him in 190 00:09:35,520 --> 00:09:39,239 Speaker 3: the off season and absolutely look forward to the continued 191 00:09:39,520 --> 00:09:43,000 Speaker 3: development and improvement. And uh, you know, I'm excited about 192 00:09:43,000 --> 00:09:44,960 Speaker 3: where he's ending the season and know that there's some 193 00:09:45,040 --> 00:09:47,760 Speaker 3: things we can really dive into as a as a 194 00:09:47,800 --> 00:09:51,000 Speaker 3: group and and JJ and myself, and you know, I 195 00:09:51,040 --> 00:09:53,400 Speaker 3: look forward to the challenge of being the best version 196 00:09:53,440 --> 00:09:55,839 Speaker 3: of myself for not only JJ, but this entire team 197 00:09:55,880 --> 00:09:56,200 Speaker 3: for sure. 198 00:09:56,400 --> 00:09:58,520 Speaker 7: Keivin, what did you think of the first half, and 199 00:09:58,679 --> 00:10:00,120 Speaker 7: yet that he played. 200 00:10:00,600 --> 00:10:03,200 Speaker 3: You know what, I really liked some of the you know, 201 00:10:03,240 --> 00:10:05,720 Speaker 3: he had some some snaps where there was some real conviction, 202 00:10:06,440 --> 00:10:08,800 Speaker 3: uh to to where he was going with the fault 203 00:10:08,880 --> 00:10:11,959 Speaker 3: with the ball, finding the uh you know, finding the 204 00:10:12,000 --> 00:10:16,080 Speaker 3: voids and vacancies, eliminating some things in rhythm sometimes pre snap, 205 00:10:17,040 --> 00:10:20,120 Speaker 3: and then working his way through some coverages there that 206 00:10:20,840 --> 00:10:24,000 Speaker 3: you know, finding completions, used his legs. Really the only 207 00:10:24,000 --> 00:10:26,160 Speaker 3: negative was really just the penalty that kind of stalled 208 00:10:26,200 --> 00:10:28,320 Speaker 3: us out. And that's just the competitor that he is. 209 00:10:29,080 --> 00:10:32,400 Speaker 3: Appreciate everything about him as a competitor, but we just 210 00:10:32,440 --> 00:10:35,360 Speaker 3: need to avoid ever setting ourselves back like that, especially 211 00:10:35,800 --> 00:10:38,320 Speaker 3: post snap, where you're gonna be second and shorter and 212 00:10:38,320 --> 00:10:41,439 Speaker 3: you end up putting yourself behind the chains. But the 213 00:10:41,480 --> 00:10:43,480 Speaker 3: way he ran the show, the way he you know, 214 00:10:43,520 --> 00:10:46,160 Speaker 3: throughout the practice week, you know, even though maybe early 215 00:10:46,200 --> 00:10:48,720 Speaker 3: on it, you know, he wasn't feeling one hundred percent, 216 00:10:49,040 --> 00:10:51,120 Speaker 3: he was able to work himself to a place where 217 00:10:51,160 --> 00:10:54,640 Speaker 3: he absolutely wanted to go and took that preparation into 218 00:10:54,679 --> 00:10:55,280 Speaker 3: the game. 219 00:10:55,520 --> 00:10:58,760 Speaker 4: And I thought did a lot of good things. Today 220 00:10:57,920 --> 00:11:02,800 Speaker 4: we address that time. Totic pedal ay from right yeah. Yeah. 221 00:11:03,160 --> 00:11:04,840 Speaker 5: Well, as what would you say you learn most about 222 00:11:04,880 --> 00:11:06,920 Speaker 5: yourself throughout the entire course. 223 00:11:06,760 --> 00:11:07,360 Speaker 7: Of this season. 224 00:11:07,559 --> 00:11:09,160 Speaker 3: Well, I learned there's a lot of things I can 225 00:11:09,200 --> 00:11:12,520 Speaker 3: do better. There's a lot of things that I need 226 00:11:12,520 --> 00:11:16,160 Speaker 3: to do better for this for this organization, for us 227 00:11:16,160 --> 00:11:18,880 Speaker 3: to get where we want to go. I learned that 228 00:11:19,240 --> 00:11:22,480 Speaker 3: a lot of the invisible things that have kind of 229 00:11:22,520 --> 00:11:25,760 Speaker 3: been built up over four years they matter because we 230 00:11:25,880 --> 00:11:29,360 Speaker 3: leaned on those and some really tough, tough moments, and 231 00:11:29,520 --> 00:11:32,160 Speaker 3: these guys persevered and found a way to win five 232 00:11:32,200 --> 00:11:35,480 Speaker 3: straight football games. You know, whatever the circumstances are, whatever 233 00:11:36,679 --> 00:11:38,360 Speaker 3: you know, whatever it may be, our job is to 234 00:11:38,480 --> 00:11:41,560 Speaker 3: show up every Sunday or Monday or Thursday and try 235 00:11:41,559 --> 00:11:43,880 Speaker 3: to win a football game that week, and then have 236 00:11:43,960 --> 00:11:47,360 Speaker 3: the ability to grow from the good, the things we 237 00:11:47,400 --> 00:11:48,920 Speaker 3: need to improve on, and try to win the next 238 00:11:48,920 --> 00:11:50,680 Speaker 3: one and the next one and the next one. And 239 00:11:50,679 --> 00:11:53,480 Speaker 3: then I think we all learned that everything, you know, 240 00:11:53,520 --> 00:11:55,719 Speaker 3: every little play will matter. You know, our league is 241 00:11:55,760 --> 00:11:59,680 Speaker 3: so competitive that you never know what play first play 242 00:11:59,720 --> 00:12:02,320 Speaker 3: the game in week you know, week three, Week four, 243 00:12:02,320 --> 00:12:04,120 Speaker 3: week five. It could be a fourth quarter play, it 244 00:12:04,120 --> 00:12:07,120 Speaker 3: could be a kicking game, play could be a defensive 245 00:12:07,120 --> 00:12:10,200 Speaker 3: snap on a weighty down could be an offensive snap 246 00:12:10,320 --> 00:12:12,720 Speaker 3: to you know, make sure we secure the football so 247 00:12:12,760 --> 00:12:16,880 Speaker 3: we secure points on a drive. There's a thousand things 248 00:12:16,920 --> 00:12:20,680 Speaker 3: that go into an NFL team winning a game, and 249 00:12:20,800 --> 00:12:23,360 Speaker 3: those things get even magnified over the course of seventeen 250 00:12:23,840 --> 00:12:27,160 Speaker 3: and then you find yourself looking, you know, looking you know, 251 00:12:27,160 --> 00:12:31,160 Speaker 3: from the outside end in in January, and this organization, 252 00:12:31,200 --> 00:12:35,720 Speaker 3: our ownership, our players, you know, they deserve to be 253 00:12:35,760 --> 00:12:36,360 Speaker 3: in the tournament. 254 00:12:36,360 --> 00:12:37,080 Speaker 4: And that's what we're going to. 255 00:12:37,120 --> 00:12:39,959 Speaker 3: Work towards to make sure we solidify what we need 256 00:12:40,000 --> 00:12:41,960 Speaker 3: to solidify and improve where we need to improve. But 257 00:12:42,000 --> 00:12:45,320 Speaker 3: it starts with me making sure that that's what my 258 00:12:45,480 --> 00:12:48,400 Speaker 3: continued growth needs to be about. But I feel so 259 00:12:48,480 --> 00:12:51,240 Speaker 3: fortunate to be the coach of this team, those players 260 00:12:51,240 --> 00:12:54,840 Speaker 3: in that locker room, the relationships that I've built with 261 00:12:54,880 --> 00:12:57,400 Speaker 3: these guys, and it's hard to even put into words 262 00:12:57,600 --> 00:13:00,800 Speaker 3: how how deep and how real that is. And two 263 00:13:00,840 --> 00:13:04,120 Speaker 3: two and and CJ are obviously right at the top 264 00:13:04,400 --> 00:13:08,120 Speaker 3: of that for me, and UH, we'll always be players 265 00:13:08,160 --> 00:13:14,160 Speaker 3: that I I I will value forever. Unbelievable to just 266 00:13:14,160 --> 00:13:16,040 Speaker 3: to be the head coach for players like that and 267 00:13:16,080 --> 00:13:18,200 Speaker 3: be so fortunate to come to work every day and 268 00:13:18,320 --> 00:13:19,760 Speaker 3: have those guys on your team. 269 00:13:20,080 --> 00:13:21,840 Speaker 7: Okay, we'll just playing the last second field goal. 270 00:13:22,480 --> 00:13:25,160 Speaker 3: Yeah, it was, you know, they drove it down there, 271 00:13:25,200 --> 00:13:28,400 Speaker 3: and we were actually, you know, gonna gonna set up 272 00:13:28,400 --> 00:13:31,120 Speaker 3: to I almost took one to make sure because I 273 00:13:31,160 --> 00:13:32,960 Speaker 3: kind of thought that might be coming. I almost took 274 00:13:32,960 --> 00:13:34,480 Speaker 3: one to ensure that we'd be able to take a 275 00:13:34,559 --> 00:13:37,480 Speaker 3: knee on offense because we were gonna get we were 276 00:13:37,480 --> 00:13:39,319 Speaker 3: gonna get c j Ann Harrison out there in the 277 00:13:39,400 --> 00:13:43,480 Speaker 3: victory formation. But Harry told me he was gonna butt 278 00:13:43,520 --> 00:13:45,440 Speaker 3: his way in and play quarterback on the snap, So 279 00:13:45,480 --> 00:13:49,120 Speaker 3: that gave me second thoughts on that. But uh, but 280 00:13:49,240 --> 00:13:51,080 Speaker 3: I thought it was, you know, really well done by 281 00:13:51,120 --> 00:13:53,400 Speaker 3: our staff here to make sure we could recognize those 282 00:13:53,440 --> 00:13:56,160 Speaker 3: guys the right way. CJ got in the end zone. 283 00:13:56,440 --> 00:13:57,959 Speaker 3: I wanted to see if we could get a pick 284 00:13:58,000 --> 00:14:01,480 Speaker 3: or two for for two two. But you know, that 285 00:14:01,520 --> 00:14:05,120 Speaker 3: moment there where we pulled them out was special. Credit 286 00:14:05,120 --> 00:14:07,760 Speaker 3: to our fans for making that feel like the moment 287 00:14:07,840 --> 00:14:08,240 Speaker 3: it should have. 288 00:14:08,760 --> 00:14:11,560 Speaker 2: When you talked to John Hussey about we're taking the 289 00:14:11,559 --> 00:14:13,400 Speaker 2: time out to honor Harrison, Samanth, I don't know that 290 00:14:13,400 --> 00:14:16,760 Speaker 2: I've heard of referee announce that in a game before that. 291 00:14:16,760 --> 00:14:18,480 Speaker 4: That's the reason for what was the process like of 292 00:14:18,520 --> 00:14:20,480 Speaker 4: having a conversation. Yeah, I talked to him pregame. 293 00:14:20,720 --> 00:14:23,880 Speaker 3: I said, depending on how today goes, would it be 294 00:14:23,960 --> 00:14:25,640 Speaker 3: possible for me. 295 00:14:25,720 --> 00:14:26,520 Speaker 4: They didn't like that. 296 00:14:26,600 --> 00:14:28,680 Speaker 3: I let the play clock run down as far as 297 00:14:28,680 --> 00:14:30,920 Speaker 3: I did, but the clock was running in the fourth quarter. 298 00:14:32,040 --> 00:14:35,000 Speaker 3: But I thought, you know, John and his crew did 299 00:14:35,000 --> 00:14:38,960 Speaker 3: a phenomenal job allowing that moment, allowing that moment to happen. 300 00:14:39,000 --> 00:14:42,640 Speaker 3: So credit to those guys and their communication before and 301 00:14:42,680 --> 00:14:43,760 Speaker 3: then during for that. 302 00:14:44,120 --> 00:14:46,720 Speaker 6: You seriously, we're gonna have CJ and Harrison in the 303 00:14:46,800 --> 00:14:47,680 Speaker 6: in the neel down. 304 00:14:47,800 --> 00:14:49,720 Speaker 3: Yeah, Harrison was going to be the player, you know, 305 00:14:49,800 --> 00:14:52,720 Speaker 3: the safety player kind of behind the formation, and and 306 00:14:52,840 --> 00:14:54,720 Speaker 3: CJ was going to be in there anyway. So we 307 00:14:54,720 --> 00:14:56,960 Speaker 3: were going we were going to do that. But with 308 00:14:57,000 --> 00:14:59,280 Speaker 3: the moment that CJ had on the sideline in front 309 00:14:59,320 --> 00:15:02,280 Speaker 3: of the fans, and then obviously the moment for for 310 00:15:02,400 --> 00:15:05,160 Speaker 3: Harry there pulling them out of the game, you know, 311 00:15:05,200 --> 00:15:07,800 Speaker 3: I felt like it would have been a little much 312 00:15:07,800 --> 00:15:11,200 Speaker 3: for me to take that time out there. But but yeah, 313 00:15:11,520 --> 00:15:14,040 Speaker 3: competing all the way down to the end. 314 00:15:13,640 --> 00:15:16,480 Speaker 6: Kevin to get justin over one thousand, just given the 315 00:15:16,520 --> 00:15:19,880 Speaker 6: wains entire season, how much how important was that? 316 00:15:19,960 --> 00:15:21,200 Speaker 4: How much did that mean? Yeah? 317 00:15:21,240 --> 00:15:23,480 Speaker 3: He should never he should never play a season for 318 00:15:23,520 --> 00:15:26,960 Speaker 3: the Minnesota Vikings and not get to those get to 319 00:15:27,000 --> 00:15:30,200 Speaker 3: those numbers. It wasn't about the numbers. It wasn't It 320 00:15:30,280 --> 00:15:33,720 Speaker 3: wasn't about, you know, anything more than making sure that 321 00:15:33,760 --> 00:15:35,600 Speaker 3: one of our best leaders, one of the guys that 322 00:15:35,680 --> 00:15:40,080 Speaker 3: really defined, you know, this team staying together, this team 323 00:15:40,120 --> 00:15:41,960 Speaker 3: working hard every single day, this team. 324 00:15:41,840 --> 00:15:43,920 Speaker 4: Having great energy. It was about that. 325 00:15:44,120 --> 00:15:46,800 Speaker 3: It was about making sure that as a team we 326 00:15:46,840 --> 00:15:50,400 Speaker 3: did what was required. And you know that was obviously 327 00:15:51,200 --> 00:15:53,960 Speaker 3: I fit every yard up until fifty three, and then 328 00:15:54,040 --> 00:15:56,480 Speaker 3: some were very very important. 329 00:15:56,880 --> 00:15:59,880 Speaker 1: You'll hear from Max Brosmer here shortly. The quarterback either 330 00:16:00,600 --> 00:16:03,760 Speaker 1: JJ McCarthy. The Vikings use two quarterbacks today, the Packers 331 00:16:03,840 --> 00:16:07,440 Speaker 1: use Clayton tune. And you know, from a Green Bay standpoint, 332 00:16:07,480 --> 00:16:11,080 Speaker 1: they really played nothing but backups at all of their spots. 333 00:16:11,600 --> 00:16:13,960 Speaker 1: So like, how do you read into a game like that? 334 00:16:14,000 --> 00:16:15,760 Speaker 1: It's kind of just like get out of it alive 335 00:16:15,800 --> 00:16:16,440 Speaker 1: and win, right? 336 00:16:16,800 --> 00:16:17,240 Speaker 4: Yeah? 337 00:16:17,280 --> 00:16:17,680 Speaker 7: For sure? 338 00:16:17,760 --> 00:16:20,920 Speaker 2: For them, Yeah, I mean they have the overarching mission 339 00:16:20,960 --> 00:16:24,360 Speaker 2: of getting ready and getting healthy for a playoff game. 340 00:16:25,920 --> 00:16:28,080 Speaker 2: It was what their what their reason or what their 341 00:16:28,120 --> 00:16:30,880 Speaker 2: reasoning is for doing what they did. And for the Vikings, 342 00:16:31,920 --> 00:16:33,720 Speaker 2: you can't control that, right. You got to go play 343 00:16:33,720 --> 00:16:35,360 Speaker 2: against whoever they put out there. If they decide to 344 00:16:35,360 --> 00:16:36,920 Speaker 2: put out a bunch of backups, you still have to 345 00:16:36,920 --> 00:16:38,720 Speaker 2: play at that level. And the Vikings I think did, 346 00:16:38,840 --> 00:16:43,640 Speaker 2: especially on defense. So you know, overall, for the Packers 347 00:16:43,680 --> 00:16:45,600 Speaker 2: four losses in a role going to the playoffs, I 348 00:16:45,600 --> 00:16:49,400 Speaker 2: would assume that their their hope is to have to 349 00:16:49,440 --> 00:16:52,680 Speaker 2: travel to Chicago, a place at least they're familiar with, 350 00:16:53,280 --> 00:16:55,520 Speaker 2: get Jordan Love back and get a lot of you know, 351 00:16:55,560 --> 00:16:57,480 Speaker 2: get all these other guys back in and you know, 352 00:16:57,520 --> 00:17:00,200 Speaker 2: and hopefully find a way to win a wildcard game. 353 00:17:00,360 --> 00:17:03,920 Speaker 1: Let's hear from Viking starting quarterback JJ McCarthy, who had 354 00:17:03,960 --> 00:17:06,520 Speaker 1: to leave early in the third quarter. Here's what he 355 00:17:06,560 --> 00:17:09,600 Speaker 1: had to say following a thirteen point victory over Green Bag. 356 00:17:09,920 --> 00:17:12,480 Speaker 5: Great to see you guys. Bittersweet to say that one 357 00:17:12,520 --> 00:17:16,040 Speaker 5: last time for this year. But you know, a lot 358 00:17:16,080 --> 00:17:19,200 Speaker 5: of things we learned, you know, about ourself as a team, 359 00:17:19,320 --> 00:17:22,800 Speaker 5: about who we are as individuals. So many obstacles that 360 00:17:22,840 --> 00:17:26,000 Speaker 5: taught us so many lessons that I know will carry 361 00:17:26,080 --> 00:17:28,520 Speaker 5: us further in the future and help us along the 362 00:17:28,520 --> 00:17:31,199 Speaker 5: way when similar obstacles come up in this game. And 363 00:17:31,600 --> 00:17:37,040 Speaker 5: you know, I just appreciate and love every single player, coach, support, staff, 364 00:17:37,600 --> 00:17:41,000 Speaker 5: fan that supported us all year. And it means the 365 00:17:41,000 --> 00:17:43,480 Speaker 5: absolute world to me to be a Minnesota Viking. 366 00:17:43,640 --> 00:17:46,880 Speaker 7: And I'll open it up to anyone for questions. Did 367 00:17:46,880 --> 00:17:49,879 Speaker 7: the hand get worse, did something happened? Was it fifty 368 00:17:49,880 --> 00:17:51,920 Speaker 7: to fifty before the game? Just walk us through the 369 00:17:52,000 --> 00:17:52,520 Speaker 7: start of the game. 370 00:17:52,560 --> 00:17:54,600 Speaker 4: When you finally went, I'm coming out. 371 00:17:57,280 --> 00:17:59,320 Speaker 5: In a way I don't want to say, because you know, 372 00:17:59,359 --> 00:18:01,800 Speaker 5: it feels bad on my heart, but I was happy 373 00:18:01,800 --> 00:18:04,440 Speaker 5: I made the right decision. I learned from something from 374 00:18:04,440 --> 00:18:07,119 Speaker 5: the prior week, where you know, feeling the momentum of 375 00:18:07,119 --> 00:18:09,719 Speaker 5: the game, how well the defense is playing. When it 376 00:18:09,720 --> 00:18:11,960 Speaker 5: gets to a point where you feel like your body 377 00:18:12,119 --> 00:18:13,960 Speaker 5: is going to say no, you can't do that, you 378 00:18:14,040 --> 00:18:16,280 Speaker 5: got to, you know, put your ego aside and understand 379 00:18:16,359 --> 00:18:18,120 Speaker 5: you got to do what's best for the team. And 380 00:18:18,359 --> 00:18:21,240 Speaker 5: it's a similar situation that came up today and it 381 00:18:21,359 --> 00:18:23,480 Speaker 5: killed me to, you know, pull myself out. 382 00:18:23,560 --> 00:18:25,640 Speaker 7: Never done that before. But had to do what's best 383 00:18:25,640 --> 00:18:26,040 Speaker 7: for the team. 384 00:18:26,119 --> 00:18:28,040 Speaker 2: Jesse, were you concerned they're about being able to group 385 00:18:28,080 --> 00:18:30,400 Speaker 2: the Bowl and MBUSA a similar situation for sure. 386 00:18:30,480 --> 00:18:31,160 Speaker 4: Yeah. 387 00:18:31,200 --> 00:18:33,439 Speaker 5: It just started, you know, throbbing up a little bit 388 00:18:33,560 --> 00:18:36,960 Speaker 5: during halftime and you know, through that first pass to 389 00:18:37,160 --> 00:18:38,879 Speaker 5: Justin and it was like ten yards away from me, 390 00:18:39,320 --> 00:18:41,080 Speaker 5: and I didn't feel like I could throw any further 391 00:18:41,200 --> 00:18:45,560 Speaker 5: than that without something you know, wild happening with accuracy 392 00:18:45,920 --> 00:18:47,040 Speaker 5: or the decision making. 393 00:18:47,160 --> 00:18:49,040 Speaker 7: So yeah, I felt like it was best to take 394 00:18:49,080 --> 00:18:49,360 Speaker 7: me out. 395 00:18:49,960 --> 00:18:52,359 Speaker 6: When you look at the overall landscape of this season, 396 00:18:52,359 --> 00:18:53,680 Speaker 6: what was the most difficult. 397 00:18:53,320 --> 00:18:58,199 Speaker 5: Part for you losing number one? Obviously it's always been like, 398 00:18:58,880 --> 00:18:59,960 Speaker 5: how's the kid going to react? 399 00:19:00,000 --> 00:19:02,000 Speaker 7: That's when he loses. That was always a big question. 400 00:19:02,080 --> 00:19:04,520 Speaker 5: And I feel like, you know, the guys around me, 401 00:19:04,760 --> 00:19:08,000 Speaker 5: the coaches, the leaders, Harrison Smith, c J Ham, just 402 00:19:08,040 --> 00:19:11,440 Speaker 5: to name a few, the way they handled everything and 403 00:19:11,600 --> 00:19:14,159 Speaker 5: you know, consistently showed up every single day trying to 404 00:19:14,160 --> 00:19:15,919 Speaker 5: get better, trying to work on their craft not for 405 00:19:15,960 --> 00:19:17,720 Speaker 5: themselves but for the people next to them. 406 00:19:17,960 --> 00:19:19,359 Speaker 7: And you find a lot of strength in that. 407 00:19:19,480 --> 00:19:21,199 Speaker 5: So I feel like, you know, that's the biggest thing 408 00:19:21,240 --> 00:19:23,480 Speaker 5: I pulled from for today to go out there and 409 00:19:23,520 --> 00:19:24,080 Speaker 5: give it my awn. 410 00:19:24,680 --> 00:19:25,240 Speaker 4: Do you think. 411 00:19:26,640 --> 00:19:28,840 Speaker 5: Did you do anything with the ham pre game to 412 00:19:29,000 --> 00:19:31,080 Speaker 5: kind of remove some of the pain? 413 00:19:31,720 --> 00:19:34,240 Speaker 7: No, sir, that's a great question, Alec. 414 00:19:34,320 --> 00:19:37,080 Speaker 5: But you know earlier in the year, if you remember 415 00:19:37,160 --> 00:19:39,680 Speaker 5: the Chicago game, there's a little something on my hand 416 00:19:39,720 --> 00:19:40,760 Speaker 5: and I feel like can mess. 417 00:19:40,640 --> 00:19:41,960 Speaker 7: Up my accuracy way too much. 418 00:19:42,000 --> 00:19:44,480 Speaker 5: So you know, just bite on a piece bigger piece 419 00:19:44,480 --> 00:19:46,120 Speaker 5: of wood and go out there and grind it out. 420 00:19:46,520 --> 00:19:48,840 Speaker 6: You say you should like a painkiller in the monday 421 00:19:48,880 --> 00:19:49,760 Speaker 6: in that chicaug game. 422 00:19:50,640 --> 00:19:54,840 Speaker 5: No tape tape, Yes, sir, Yeah, only a little advil 423 00:19:55,040 --> 00:19:56,480 Speaker 5: and paint off today. 424 00:19:56,560 --> 00:20:01,240 Speaker 1: So do you feel like you earned the right to 425 00:20:01,280 --> 00:20:02,480 Speaker 1: be the starter going mixt year? 426 00:20:02,920 --> 00:20:04,560 Speaker 7: Where do you think you stand with the organization of 427 00:20:04,600 --> 00:20:06,359 Speaker 7: the sport? After today? 428 00:20:06,560 --> 00:20:10,919 Speaker 5: Maybe tomorrow, there's nothing promised. The next day, there's nothing promise. 429 00:20:11,040 --> 00:20:11,199 Speaker 4: You know. 430 00:20:11,280 --> 00:20:14,960 Speaker 5: That's something I take very seriously. It's not something that 431 00:20:15,080 --> 00:20:17,320 Speaker 5: you buy and you get for the rest of your life. 432 00:20:17,400 --> 00:20:19,520 Speaker 5: You rent it, you lease it every single day, and 433 00:20:19,600 --> 00:20:21,639 Speaker 5: I'm just you know, trying to make daily deposits and 434 00:20:21,720 --> 00:20:24,000 Speaker 5: make sure you know I'm in this house for a 435 00:20:24,000 --> 00:20:24,400 Speaker 5: long time. 436 00:20:25,280 --> 00:20:26,920 Speaker 4: How did you you say it was best for the team. 437 00:20:26,960 --> 00:20:29,000 Speaker 6: How did you get them in that in that moment, 438 00:20:29,400 --> 00:20:32,040 Speaker 6: weigh that against it may not be the best thing 439 00:20:32,080 --> 00:20:33,240 Speaker 6: for the narrative about me. 440 00:20:34,440 --> 00:20:35,480 Speaker 7: That's a really good question. 441 00:20:37,400 --> 00:20:40,199 Speaker 5: Narratives are something completely out of your control. You know, 442 00:20:40,240 --> 00:20:41,960 Speaker 5: I can't change it no matter what I do. I 443 00:20:41,960 --> 00:20:44,320 Speaker 5: could go out there and grind through it and maybe 444 00:20:44,440 --> 00:20:47,240 Speaker 5: fourth quarter happens something fluke, and you know, I screw 445 00:20:47,320 --> 00:20:49,520 Speaker 5: up a lot of my off season, But at the end. 446 00:20:49,400 --> 00:20:51,639 Speaker 7: Of the day, you can't deal in those what ifs. 447 00:20:51,640 --> 00:20:53,679 Speaker 5: You got to feel what you're feeling right now, and 448 00:20:53,720 --> 00:20:57,000 Speaker 5: from your past experiences, take those lessons and apply it 449 00:20:57,040 --> 00:20:59,199 Speaker 5: to that situation where you're gonna make that choice. And 450 00:20:59,480 --> 00:21:01,040 Speaker 5: it was one of the hardest choices I've had to 451 00:21:01,040 --> 00:21:02,760 Speaker 5: make in my life so far, But you know, I 452 00:21:02,760 --> 00:21:04,320 Speaker 5: feel like it was the best thing for the team 453 00:21:04,359 --> 00:21:04,960 Speaker 5: at that moment. 454 00:21:05,000 --> 00:21:07,840 Speaker 6: How do you judge the injuries this season like intotality? 455 00:21:07,920 --> 00:21:10,600 Speaker 6: Like are they all separate? Do you think there's any 456 00:21:10,720 --> 00:21:14,240 Speaker 6: like thing you can do to universally kind of reduce 457 00:21:14,280 --> 00:21:17,680 Speaker 6: your risk for injuries next season and moving forward? 458 00:21:17,800 --> 00:21:18,600 Speaker 7: Another great question. 459 00:21:18,640 --> 00:21:21,679 Speaker 5: I feel like just playing allowed me to gain the 460 00:21:21,760 --> 00:21:25,760 Speaker 5: experiences metaphorically and literally in terms of the pain I 461 00:21:25,760 --> 00:21:27,879 Speaker 5: would feel getting a little too close to the pocket, 462 00:21:28,000 --> 00:21:30,679 Speaker 5: not getting the ball out on time, being bad with 463 00:21:30,760 --> 00:21:35,080 Speaker 5: my eyes, having the defense disguise something and not react instinctively. 464 00:21:35,119 --> 00:21:36,120 Speaker 7: There's all these things. 465 00:21:35,880 --> 00:21:39,159 Speaker 5: That happened before the injury that could you know, be 466 00:21:39,240 --> 00:21:41,920 Speaker 5: the difference in you not being in that vulnerable position. 467 00:21:42,000 --> 00:21:43,640 Speaker 7: So I just need to continue. 468 00:21:43,200 --> 00:21:46,119 Speaker 5: To work on everything that it is to be a 469 00:21:46,160 --> 00:21:48,600 Speaker 5: good quarterback in this league. And you know, I feel 470 00:21:48,640 --> 00:21:51,879 Speaker 5: like the injuries will slowly fade away with is more situation, 471 00:21:52,080 --> 00:21:54,480 Speaker 5: situational aware awareness and presence. 472 00:21:54,840 --> 00:21:55,520 Speaker 1: What do you think and the. 473 00:21:55,520 --> 00:21:57,960 Speaker 6: Injury, is there something that needs to be done surgically 474 00:21:58,040 --> 00:21:59,040 Speaker 6: to repaired or is it just. 475 00:21:59,000 --> 00:21:59,600 Speaker 4: Time and rest? 476 00:21:59,600 --> 00:22:02,000 Speaker 5: Though I know, sir, just got the x rays back, 477 00:22:02,080 --> 00:22:05,120 Speaker 5: came back positive, and uh yeah, it's just about healing up. 478 00:22:05,480 --> 00:22:07,359 Speaker 5: I think I pushed it back a little bit with 479 00:22:07,400 --> 00:22:10,480 Speaker 5: the heel time, but we got time for that unfortunately, 480 00:22:10,760 --> 00:22:12,480 Speaker 5: and uh yeah, we'll see where it goes. 481 00:22:12,520 --> 00:22:14,920 Speaker 7: But going to continue to rest and recover for sure. 482 00:22:15,080 --> 00:22:17,400 Speaker 4: You say positive, do you mean positive? Good? 483 00:22:17,960 --> 00:22:18,800 Speaker 7: Everything stable? 484 00:22:18,880 --> 00:22:21,399 Speaker 5: So that's yeah, there's the fractures and all that, but 485 00:22:21,440 --> 00:22:22,159 Speaker 5: everything stable. 486 00:22:22,640 --> 00:22:24,560 Speaker 7: What were some of your favorite throws in the first 487 00:22:24,600 --> 00:22:25,280 Speaker 7: half today. 488 00:22:26,200 --> 00:22:29,879 Speaker 5: Mmm, there's a lot of them, I feel like, Uh, 489 00:22:30,480 --> 00:22:31,520 Speaker 5: just the ones the jets. 490 00:22:31,960 --> 00:22:33,399 Speaker 7: Uh, specifically the one where. 491 00:22:33,280 --> 00:22:35,320 Speaker 5: I was out of the pocket and you know, finding 492 00:22:35,400 --> 00:22:38,159 Speaker 5: him late on the hinge route. That's something you know, 493 00:22:38,240 --> 00:22:40,680 Speaker 5: we've been working on just trusting each other, trusting he's 494 00:22:40,680 --> 00:22:41,919 Speaker 5: going to make the play if I put it to 495 00:22:41,960 --> 00:22:44,240 Speaker 5: the spot. Uh, the one I had to Ben Simms 496 00:22:44,320 --> 00:22:46,760 Speaker 5: on the run. That was just something where you know, 497 00:22:46,760 --> 00:22:50,560 Speaker 5: I've been working so hard and so vigorously and trying 498 00:22:50,600 --> 00:22:52,320 Speaker 5: so hard to make those throws on the run, but 499 00:22:52,680 --> 00:22:53,920 Speaker 5: at the end of the day, you just got to 500 00:22:54,000 --> 00:22:55,840 Speaker 5: kind of trust the spot and put it there. And 501 00:22:55,880 --> 00:22:57,280 Speaker 5: I feel like I did a good job with that. 502 00:22:57,440 --> 00:22:59,800 Speaker 5: But you know, it just came down to the protection 503 00:23:00,080 --> 00:23:02,040 Speaker 5: and great today, the running backs doing their thing in 504 00:23:02,080 --> 00:23:05,359 Speaker 5: the run game and pass protection, the tight ends catching, 505 00:23:05,920 --> 00:23:08,520 Speaker 5: pass blocking, run blocking, and the receivers. 506 00:23:08,040 --> 00:23:10,560 Speaker 7: Obviously doing their thing today. So all the credit goes 507 00:23:10,560 --> 00:23:10,840 Speaker 7: to them. 508 00:23:10,960 --> 00:23:14,119 Speaker 1: JJ. But what's that ton and call a part a 509 00:23:14,200 --> 00:23:16,960 Speaker 1: reaction to the adrenaline that maybe picked up off that 510 00:23:17,000 --> 00:23:17,639 Speaker 1: stiff arm. 511 00:23:18,359 --> 00:23:20,320 Speaker 5: Yeah, I've never stiff armed someone in my life. So 512 00:23:20,600 --> 00:23:23,600 Speaker 5: there was a little excitement, a little too much excitement. 513 00:23:23,680 --> 00:23:27,080 Speaker 5: And you know, immediately right after, like I got carried away, 514 00:23:27,359 --> 00:23:29,200 Speaker 5: and right after I felt so bad because I felt 515 00:23:29,240 --> 00:23:30,160 Speaker 5: like I let my team down. 516 00:23:30,160 --> 00:23:32,000 Speaker 7: I let my teammates down. And that's crucial. 517 00:23:32,040 --> 00:23:34,560 Speaker 5: You know, a big game, high stakes, you can't have, 518 00:23:34,880 --> 00:23:39,200 Speaker 5: you know, dumb reactions like that that are selfish overall. 519 00:23:39,400 --> 00:23:42,960 Speaker 5: And you know, my apologies go to my teammates and 520 00:23:43,000 --> 00:23:45,280 Speaker 5: the defense, and it's not gonna happen again. 521 00:23:45,320 --> 00:23:46,040 Speaker 7: I promise you that. 522 00:23:46,160 --> 00:23:49,240 Speaker 4: Would you say to them? Would you say to them? 523 00:23:50,119 --> 00:23:53,800 Speaker 5: Might be up to the lip readers on that one, JJD. 524 00:23:54,040 --> 00:23:55,879 Speaker 1: Was it you that pulled yourself out or did you 525 00:23:55,880 --> 00:23:57,880 Speaker 1: have a conversation with it? 526 00:23:57,880 --> 00:23:58,199 Speaker 4: It was me. 527 00:23:58,280 --> 00:23:59,639 Speaker 5: I feel like I had to make a grown man 528 00:23:59,720 --> 00:24:02,840 Speaker 5: to city. We kept going back and forth, could you go? 529 00:24:02,960 --> 00:24:03,439 Speaker 7: Could you not? 530 00:24:04,200 --> 00:24:07,000 Speaker 5: I got one person on my shoulder saying, go in there, 531 00:24:07,040 --> 00:24:09,400 Speaker 5: you got this, He'll be fine. And then another person, Hey, 532 00:24:09,840 --> 00:24:12,560 Speaker 5: maybe this isn't test that you know, you're being tested 533 00:24:12,560 --> 00:24:14,760 Speaker 5: to make the right choice once again. So you know, 534 00:24:14,800 --> 00:24:16,280 Speaker 5: I listened to the one that was on my right 535 00:24:16,320 --> 00:24:18,040 Speaker 5: shoulder and went from there. 536 00:24:18,480 --> 00:24:18,760 Speaker 1: JJ. 537 00:24:18,840 --> 00:24:20,359 Speaker 4: You talked about the leaders on this team. 538 00:24:20,400 --> 00:24:23,200 Speaker 7: If it happens to be Harrison Smith's last game or CJ. 539 00:24:23,280 --> 00:24:25,080 Speaker 5: Hamp with the bikes, What have you learned from them 540 00:24:25,119 --> 00:24:27,240 Speaker 5: specifically that will help you out through your career. 541 00:24:27,640 --> 00:24:30,119 Speaker 7: I really want to talk about both. First, CJ. 542 00:24:31,560 --> 00:24:35,520 Speaker 5: You know, man of faith, true, true character that's just 543 00:24:35,600 --> 00:24:37,919 Speaker 5: so pure. You know exactly where he's going to be, 544 00:24:38,280 --> 00:24:41,000 Speaker 5: when he's going to be there, does all the right things. 545 00:24:41,119 --> 00:24:44,720 Speaker 7: You know, He's the pivotal role model. 546 00:24:44,480 --> 00:24:47,199 Speaker 5: That I feel like people can look up to and 547 00:24:47,240 --> 00:24:50,080 Speaker 5: see what it is to be Walter Payton Man of 548 00:24:50,080 --> 00:24:51,920 Speaker 5: the Year, see what it is to be a great 549 00:24:51,920 --> 00:24:55,000 Speaker 5: football player for the Minnesota Vikings. I mean, mister Minnesota. 550 00:24:55,080 --> 00:24:58,040 Speaker 5: He is so you know, just his journey is very inspiring. 551 00:24:58,119 --> 00:25:00,960 Speaker 5: And Harrison Smith, you know, he took me in right away, 552 00:25:01,840 --> 00:25:04,560 Speaker 5: understood the kind of mentality I had, so a little 553 00:25:04,560 --> 00:25:07,640 Speaker 5: bit of me and him, and you know all the 554 00:25:07,680 --> 00:25:10,359 Speaker 5: things he's learned over the years. You know, I've tried 555 00:25:10,400 --> 00:25:13,240 Speaker 5: not to, you know, be too pressing on him because 556 00:25:13,240 --> 00:25:14,920 Speaker 5: I feel like I push people away when I talk 557 00:25:14,960 --> 00:25:19,360 Speaker 5: too much football. But who he is as a man, competitor, warrior, 558 00:25:19,840 --> 00:25:23,560 Speaker 5: like he's one of one. I truly believe he's a 559 00:25:23,560 --> 00:25:26,240 Speaker 5: first ballot Hall of Famer and he definitely deserves it. 560 00:25:26,560 --> 00:25:29,359 Speaker 6: As you look ahead, like what are the areas of 561 00:25:29,400 --> 00:25:33,280 Speaker 6: growth better in your mind will be from centers as 562 00:25:33,359 --> 00:25:34,080 Speaker 6: kind of the next. 563 00:25:34,000 --> 00:25:37,040 Speaker 5: Few weeks and months come with the off season plan, 564 00:25:37,280 --> 00:25:42,720 Speaker 5: it's really just about how can I improve myself physically, mentally, 565 00:25:42,920 --> 00:25:46,520 Speaker 5: emotionally and really go from there. You know there's definitely 566 00:25:46,560 --> 00:25:49,760 Speaker 5: different branches from each of those roots, and you know 567 00:25:49,800 --> 00:25:52,400 Speaker 5: they getting specifics right now. Is you know something that 568 00:25:52,640 --> 00:25:54,400 Speaker 5: you know, I don't want to let the other team 569 00:25:54,440 --> 00:25:57,400 Speaker 5: know what we're working on, and you know, just continue 570 00:25:57,400 --> 00:25:58,880 Speaker 5: to show up and be consistent every day. 571 00:25:58,920 --> 00:25:59,880 Speaker 7: That's going to be the main thing. 572 00:26:00,040 --> 00:26:02,560 Speaker 6: Did you think you earned the trust of the decision 573 00:26:02,560 --> 00:26:05,680 Speaker 6: makers here, you know, whether teded coach, GM owners or whatever. 574 00:26:06,400 --> 00:26:08,200 Speaker 7: In my opinion, I feel like I have. 575 00:26:08,400 --> 00:26:10,320 Speaker 5: But at the end of the day, they have their 576 00:26:10,359 --> 00:26:13,119 Speaker 5: own opinion, They have their own perspective, They see things different, 577 00:26:13,160 --> 00:26:16,280 Speaker 5: they hear things from different places, and you know, I 578 00:26:16,359 --> 00:26:19,439 Speaker 5: just feel confident going into this offseason and content with 579 00:26:19,840 --> 00:26:21,320 Speaker 5: where I'm at because. 580 00:26:21,160 --> 00:26:23,520 Speaker 7: I feel and truly feel like. 581 00:26:23,480 --> 00:26:25,720 Speaker 5: I know they know who I am as an individual, 582 00:26:25,760 --> 00:26:29,560 Speaker 5: and you know the potential and capability that this offense 583 00:26:29,600 --> 00:26:30,640 Speaker 5: could have with me at the home. 584 00:26:30,760 --> 00:26:32,879 Speaker 7: So but at the end of the day, it's all 585 00:26:32,880 --> 00:26:34,439 Speaker 7: about the guys, and uh. 586 00:26:34,600 --> 00:26:37,320 Speaker 5: You know, from here on out, if I'm here, if 587 00:26:37,359 --> 00:26:39,160 Speaker 5: I'm not, I love every single one of those guys. 588 00:26:39,240 --> 00:26:41,840 Speaker 5: And how to frigaking built blast playing for him. 589 00:26:42,280 --> 00:26:44,840 Speaker 1: Did you carry yourself with a lot of confidence always have? 590 00:26:45,680 --> 00:26:47,320 Speaker 3: Did that get shaken at all this year? 591 00:26:47,440 --> 00:26:47,600 Speaker 4: Oh? 592 00:26:47,640 --> 00:26:49,320 Speaker 7: Sure never. I feel like. 593 00:26:52,200 --> 00:26:55,760 Speaker 5: Confidence is something that's you know, innate. It's something that 594 00:26:56,359 --> 00:26:59,600 Speaker 5: you can't let external factors shake it, because then that's 595 00:26:59,600 --> 00:27:02,920 Speaker 5: not compon. Then you're just you know, playing that game 596 00:27:02,960 --> 00:27:05,680 Speaker 5: back and forth. But something I learned from Justin Jefferson, 597 00:27:06,280 --> 00:27:11,000 Speaker 5: like I've never understood, like really fully why he is 598 00:27:11,000 --> 00:27:12,920 Speaker 5: the way he is, why he's so successful. But it's 599 00:27:12,920 --> 00:27:15,960 Speaker 5: exactly that his mentality, the confidence that he's the best 600 00:27:16,000 --> 00:27:17,720 Speaker 5: on the field no matter where he is, no matter 601 00:27:17,720 --> 00:27:18,359 Speaker 5: what time it is. 602 00:27:18,720 --> 00:27:20,640 Speaker 7: And you know, that's something that I try. 603 00:27:20,480 --> 00:27:23,000 Speaker 5: To adopt and really make a habit for the next 604 00:27:23,040 --> 00:27:23,600 Speaker 5: coming years. 605 00:27:23,760 --> 00:27:25,840 Speaker 2: Jase and he talk to me about Justin talked about 606 00:27:25,840 --> 00:27:27,600 Speaker 2: wanting to get time with you this offseason. 607 00:27:27,680 --> 00:27:28,480 Speaker 4: What do you guys do that. 608 00:27:28,560 --> 00:27:31,200 Speaker 2: What are the things you feel like you can take 609 00:27:31,200 --> 00:27:31,520 Speaker 2: from that? 610 00:27:31,600 --> 00:27:35,880 Speaker 5: The most timing the number one time when the receivers 611 00:27:35,920 --> 00:27:38,120 Speaker 5: open is right out of the cut. So just being 612 00:27:38,119 --> 00:27:42,520 Speaker 5: able to get those reps, get those different body positions 613 00:27:42,520 --> 00:27:44,600 Speaker 5: that I'm seeing from him, and the space on the 614 00:27:44,600 --> 00:27:46,640 Speaker 5: field of which I'm trying to fit it into, and 615 00:27:47,000 --> 00:27:49,840 Speaker 5: how he's getting to that landmark. You know, there's so 616 00:27:49,880 --> 00:27:53,080 Speaker 5: many things that just need to grow by naturally and 617 00:27:53,520 --> 00:27:56,560 Speaker 5: very simply just throwing more routes together. So I love 618 00:27:56,640 --> 00:27:59,000 Speaker 5: hanging out with them off the field too. So we'll 619 00:27:59,000 --> 00:28:01,560 Speaker 5: get really close there and you know, be ready to go. 620 00:28:02,720 --> 00:28:04,320 Speaker 4: Did you what would like to see guy in your 621 00:28:04,359 --> 00:28:04,880 Speaker 4: draft class? 622 00:28:04,960 --> 00:28:06,600 Speaker 6: Dallas Turner finished as he's new he did. 623 00:28:07,119 --> 00:28:12,199 Speaker 5: I love DT obviously came in together literally gotten the 624 00:28:12,240 --> 00:28:14,320 Speaker 5: wind knocked out of him or out of me by 625 00:28:14,440 --> 00:28:17,760 Speaker 5: him like a week before I saw him again, and uh, 626 00:28:17,960 --> 00:28:20,480 Speaker 5: you know, he's he's a special human being. Once again, 627 00:28:20,640 --> 00:28:22,680 Speaker 5: we have so many in this locker room, but he's 628 00:28:22,720 --> 00:28:24,919 Speaker 5: on the great things. You know, He's got all the 629 00:28:25,000 --> 00:28:27,760 Speaker 5: tools you could possibly imagine. But like I said about justin, 630 00:28:27,800 --> 00:28:30,560 Speaker 5: he's got the mentality and when you got that, that's 631 00:28:30,600 --> 00:28:32,520 Speaker 5: something that I can put all my chips in for. 632 00:28:33,200 --> 00:28:33,560 Speaker 4: All Right. 633 00:28:33,640 --> 00:28:37,120 Speaker 1: That's the postgame report provided by Looman. Keep it here 634 00:28:37,280 --> 00:28:40,040 Speaker 1: at vikings dot com for all the excellent work they'll 635 00:28:40,040 --> 00:28:44,480 Speaker 1: do after the Border Battle victory, through free agency, the 636 00:28:44,600 --> 00:28:47,000 Speaker 1: NFL Combine all the way up to the draft, and 637 00:28:47,280 --> 00:28:49,640 Speaker 1: Vikings dot Com is second to none, so make sure 638 00:28:49,680 --> 00:28:53,080 Speaker 1: you follow that each and every day of what should 639 00:28:53,080 --> 00:28:57,080 Speaker 1: be a very exciting Minnesota Vikings offseason. Thank you, mister analyst. 640 00:28:57,320 --> 00:28:59,440 Speaker 1: It's been a great year. I've enjoyed it. I mean, 641 00:28:59,640 --> 00:29:01,400 Speaker 1: have a one record, you don't. 642 00:29:01,640 --> 00:29:04,120 Speaker 2: It's amazing to think that your half a game bit 643 00:29:04,200 --> 00:29:07,400 Speaker 2: technically out of it right, and so despite all the 644 00:29:07,440 --> 00:29:10,040 Speaker 2: trials and tribulations of the season and things that weren't 645 00:29:10,080 --> 00:29:12,800 Speaker 2: going well, the offensive line, injuries, all those things, you 646 00:29:12,840 --> 00:29:16,840 Speaker 2: were still almost right there. So hopefully they can build 647 00:29:16,880 --> 00:29:19,440 Speaker 2: on it and carry this momentum into next year. 648 00:29:19,520 --> 00:29:22,480 Speaker 1: Thanks for the assistance all year from Tatum Everett and 649 00:29:22,640 --> 00:29:25,280 Speaker 1: for Pete Bursich. I'm Paul Allen. Thank you for listening 650 00:29:25,320 --> 00:29:28,040 Speaker 1: to the postgame report with Pete Bursich and yours truly, 651 00:29:28,120 --> 00:29:30,959 Speaker 1: If and or when you did, we finished with good news. 652 00:29:31,240 --> 00:29:35,120 Speaker 1: The Vikings beat the Green Bay Packers sixteen to three.