WEBVTT - Minnesota Vikings Podcast: Robert Smith Joins + Game of Thrones Style Rapid Fire Questions to Preview Week 1 | Episode 110

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<v Speaker 1>We need to have good offensive line play, and the

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<v Speaker 1>line really gels and I think that's that's what's more

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<v Speaker 1>important anything else. If you if you really want to

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<v Speaker 1>make a run, you don't get to this level without

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<v Speaker 1>being confident. They understand that as long as they're getting

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<v Speaker 1>the good reps in practice, that they'll be out there

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<v Speaker 1>and they'll be fine. Welcome into Episode one ten of

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<v Speaker 1>the Minnesota Vikings Podcast. It's the moment we've been waiting

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<v Speaker 1>for for so long. Week one in the NFL, the

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<v Speaker 1>journey to the super Bowl starts. Now, the slate's clean,

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<v Speaker 1>everyone's O and O. Your destiny is now what you

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<v Speaker 1>make of it. Months and months of workouts, practice, OTA's camps,

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<v Speaker 1>it all comes down to this week to go out

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<v Speaker 1>there improve you're the best. Joining me on the pod

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<v Speaker 1>today the usual suspects. We've got Vikings dot COM's Chris Corso,

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<v Speaker 1>Gabe Henderson, producer Jay Nelson. It's game week, guys, how

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<v Speaker 1>are we feeling. I'm excited. I'm super excited, and they're

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<v Speaker 1>kicking it off with a huge game tonight. So for me,

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<v Speaker 1>when I've been seeing everything, there's the anxiety of the

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<v Speaker 1>week and working through all of our programs, all of

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<v Speaker 1>our shows, but tonight's game being Dallas Tampa and Tampa

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<v Speaker 1>is huge, and I am super excited for tonight's game. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>I would say the same because last year I wasn't

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<v Speaker 1>able to experience a normal season openers, So this year

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<v Speaker 1>reacts on the road, so we get the opposing teams fans,

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<v Speaker 1>so it's a different experience. So I'm excited about that.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, I'm not anxious yet, maybe asking that after

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<v Speaker 1>the podcast where right now I'm feeling good. I want

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<v Speaker 1>to see this offense. I want to see the Vikings

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<v Speaker 1>offense out on the field. We didn't get to see

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<v Speaker 1>them all together during the preseason. Dalvin Cook, Adam Feeling Justin,

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<v Speaker 1>Jefferson and Kirk Cousins. Let's see this thing come together. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of guys we have yet to see on

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<v Speaker 1>the field this season. Super excited to see a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of those names, as it's my first season to cover

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<v Speaker 1>the Vikings and I can't wait. I'm not gonna lie

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<v Speaker 1>with all of the business that goes into a game

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<v Speaker 1>week on our end, I'm really pumped that we don't

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<v Speaker 1>have this Thursday game. Let it marinate a little bit.

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<v Speaker 1>Get you guys more content out there. There's some exciting

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<v Speaker 1>things that have been going on this week. We've got

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<v Speaker 1>an exciting podcast for you today to get you ready

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<v Speaker 1>for everything Sunday. I hope you're ready for some fun.

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<v Speaker 1>Got some games to play. There's a hint we will

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<v Speaker 1>close the show with a little themed game that we've

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<v Speaker 1>got planned up cooked up for you. We're gonna have

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of fun with that one. And in between

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<v Speaker 1>all of that, we have a fantastic interview with Vikings

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<v Speaker 1>legend Robert Smith. He's actually working with the Vikings Entertainment

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<v Speaker 1>Network this season as an analyst and obviously what a

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<v Speaker 1>treat to have a guy like that to help break

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<v Speaker 1>down the game on Sundays. So let's get to it.

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<v Speaker 1>The Minnisota Vikings hit the road in Week one. They

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<v Speaker 1>open up the twenty twenty season in Cincinnati against the Bengals,

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<v Speaker 1>Mike Zimmer's former team. A little bit has been made

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<v Speaker 1>about that this week. Zim not so much. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>the kind of guy is. He says, this is his

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<v Speaker 1>team now. He's really not worried about them Bengals right

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<v Speaker 1>now except don't beat them. Yeah, but he's actually five

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<v Speaker 1>and two in his season openers here in Minnesota. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>and those season openers pretty much are our big test

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<v Speaker 1>to where you are as a team. All offseason. You

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<v Speaker 1>have all the talk, all the speculation of Okay, this

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<v Speaker 1>is what our team is going to be. When snap

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<v Speaker 1>one comes, that's when we can stop speculating and start reacting.

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<v Speaker 1>And we know Zimmer He's been with his team for

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<v Speaker 1>eight years, so it's not much of a homecoming for

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<v Speaker 1>him per se as the media is trying to make it.

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<v Speaker 1>But it makes for a good story, right, And I

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<v Speaker 1>think this will make for a good game, and I'm

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<v Speaker 1>sure he has his troops already. I'm just I think

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<v Speaker 1>I'm sorry. I told you asked me after the podcast

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<v Speaker 1>if I'm getting anxious, and I think I'm getting anxious

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<v Speaker 1>about the game, not this podcast, but about the game

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<v Speaker 1>because these teams are fairly even and pretty much every aspect,

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<v Speaker 1>Ben leever, and now we're talking about earlier that earlier,

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<v Speaker 1>this week about it. So we'll see how things, how

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<v Speaker 1>things play out, and how things shape up, because it

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<v Speaker 1>is gonna be exciting. Gabe's anxiety took like what five

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<v Speaker 1>minutes of things. Well, I'm operating on three hours to

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<v Speaker 1>sleep right now. I understood I understood the anxiety of

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<v Speaker 1>the week has been bubbling all week for everybody. Even

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<v Speaker 1>just walking around the building, you can tell it's week one,

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<v Speaker 1>Like guys want to get going with the regular season.

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<v Speaker 1>We heard it all offseason. It's like, yeah, this is

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<v Speaker 1>the offseason, but wait till we get to week one.

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<v Speaker 1>Now it's here and it's like it's go time. And

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<v Speaker 1>they all know that. And I think also kind of

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<v Speaker 1>a little bit of the stink of preseason and going

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<v Speaker 1>on in three for all of them, with all the

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<v Speaker 1>questions that not only in you know they might have

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<v Speaker 1>on what's going on, but the public and all the criticism,

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<v Speaker 1>I think they're ready to go out there and put

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<v Speaker 1>their best foot forward and just kind of proved everybody,

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<v Speaker 1>now we're fine, we got this and it's Week one

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<v Speaker 1>against the Bengals. So like we were talking about before, Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>he might not think about it as much, but you know,

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<v Speaker 1>Zimmer's got a little extra for this week. Yeah. I

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<v Speaker 1>was gonna say, you know who's ready to get going,

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<v Speaker 1>it's Mike Zimmer. He has never had a bad defense

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<v Speaker 1>until last year, and he admitted and he said it

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<v Speaker 1>in the off season. You've seen a little bit of

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<v Speaker 1>it in the preseason, not having all the guys out there.

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<v Speaker 1>Now he's got Daniel Hunter, Michael Pierce, Dalvin Tomlinson, all

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<v Speaker 1>new members of this defensive line that we didn't have

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<v Speaker 1>last year. He's ready to put it out on the

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<v Speaker 1>field against a kind of creepily good offense in the

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<v Speaker 1>Cincinnati Bengals. I've been saying it all week to people,

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<v Speaker 1>Joe Burrow had a really good season last year before

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<v Speaker 1>he had that injury. So, Tatum, I know you know

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<v Speaker 1>a lot about Joe Burrow being over there in LSU.

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<v Speaker 1>But yeah, we're gonna preview this matchup here today. But

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<v Speaker 1>I'm a little worried about this Cincinnati Bengals offense a

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<v Speaker 1>little bit. Talk about anxiety, I'm not You're not at all.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm worried about their defense more. What about Jamar Chasey there. Well,

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<v Speaker 1>we can get into the naty gritty in just a second.

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<v Speaker 1>I have something special plans, so you know we can

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<v Speaker 1>go back and forth. Then. Yeah, so let's start things off.

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<v Speaker 1>I wanted to get your thoughts obviously on specifics about

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<v Speaker 1>the matchup, but just kind of in a different way

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<v Speaker 1>this week. I wanted to go around and we'll start

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<v Speaker 1>with well, start Jay right here to my left. Get

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<v Speaker 1>your thoughts. Two things you like and one thing you're

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<v Speaker 1>nervous about. I'm gonna somewhat piggyback off what Carso is

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<v Speaker 1>just saying, And for me, it's actually d Hunter being back,

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<v Speaker 1>having to kneel back on this defense. We know how

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<v Speaker 1>big of a game wrecker he can be, especially when

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<v Speaker 1>it comes to putting pressure on the quarterback and getting sacks.

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<v Speaker 1>I think having to kneel back if he is as

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<v Speaker 1>full go as we think or I have been told

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<v Speaker 1>he's supposed to be. He is an absolute game changer

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<v Speaker 1>and I am super excited to see what he does

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<v Speaker 1>this weekend. Second thing, just having football back. Like I

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<v Speaker 1>said before, it's there's you know for Thursday night football,

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<v Speaker 1>for the kickoff for the season for the Vikings. It's

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<v Speaker 1>Sunday in Cincinnati. I'm just excited to have real football

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<v Speaker 1>back with real fans in the stadium, and I just

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<v Speaker 1>want to see what that energy is going to be.

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<v Speaker 1>Like what am my most nervous about. Let go Trey Hendrickson.

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<v Speaker 1>Trey Hendrickson is my guy on that Cincinnati defense. That

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<v Speaker 1>makes me nervous because he is a game wrecker from

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<v Speaker 1>twenty seventeen to twenty nineteen, he had six and a

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<v Speaker 1>half sacks. In twenty twenty he had thirteen and a

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<v Speaker 1>half sacks. And he is a guy that people are

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<v Speaker 1>pointing to saying, if you want to see what's potentially

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<v Speaker 1>going to happen with this Vikings offensive line, watch the

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<v Speaker 1>matchups with Trey Hendrickson. He's the guy that makes me

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<v Speaker 1>nervous this weekend. All right, Gabe, two things you like,

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<v Speaker 1>one thing that makes you nervous. One thing that I

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<v Speaker 1>like is Dalvin Cook. We haven't seen him all off season.

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<v Speaker 1>We know he's a dynamic back. He I mean, I

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<v Speaker 1>think it's what second overall running back on the NFL

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<v Speaker 1>top one hundred this year, rightfully, so I'm sure he's

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<v Speaker 1>aiming for that number one spot. But Dalvin, I'm just

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<v Speaker 1>thinking this is the game that we see him again.

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<v Speaker 1>Last year, the Cincinnati Bengals defense, they gave up ninety

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<v Speaker 1>yards to eight different running backs last year, and I

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<v Speaker 1>think Dalvin Cook can be that guy that starts that

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<v Speaker 1>trend again this year. I think he can be a

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<v Speaker 1>guy that gets a hundred yards rushing or you know,

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<v Speaker 1>just split the defense. I'm just thinking of a mirab

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<v Speaker 1>Dula this offseason, three really good games in the preseason.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm just like, you know, if that was Dalvin Cook,

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<v Speaker 1>that that fifteen yard game turns into thirty yards now,

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<v Speaker 1>and this we know the Cincinnati Bengals defense is still

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<v Speaker 1>trying to figure things out. So Dalvin Cook is one

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<v Speaker 1>thing I like. The other thing I like is this

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<v Speaker 1>wide receiver unit, the Vikings wide receiver unit against their DBS,

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<v Speaker 1>barbecue chicking the lad against Mike Hilton t Well, Trey

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<v Speaker 1>Wayne is of course he's not playing. And then Cheeto

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<v Speaker 1>O Woozy like those guys, you know, they they have experienced,

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<v Speaker 1>but they're still trying to figure things out also, and

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<v Speaker 1>then a new entire I guess, an entirely new starting

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<v Speaker 1>secondary to know what they had last year. I think

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<v Speaker 1>that will play into our favorite. And I'm just looking

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<v Speaker 1>at the Eli Apple Adam Feeling match up alone January fifth,

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<v Speaker 1>twenty twenty Wildcard game against the New Orleans Saints. Adam

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<v Speaker 1>Feeling went for seven seven catches, one hundred twenty nine

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<v Speaker 1>yards and talk about barbecue chicken. He met, he put

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<v Speaker 1>him on a roaster and slow cook that thing. So

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<v Speaker 1>I think that'll be part two this week. I'm hungry.

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<v Speaker 1>You know it is earlier. I mean, Cincinnati is known

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<v Speaker 1>for their chili, so I don't know. Maybe my stumach

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<v Speaker 1>could be hurting, but I think Cheeta a woozy stomach

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<v Speaker 1>could be hurt. And also just running after Adam filling.

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<v Speaker 1>But one thing that makes me nervous, Jay, you took

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<v Speaker 1>it from me. So I'm gonna go to the other

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<v Speaker 1>side of I'm not gonna go to the other side

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<v Speaker 1>of the ball. I'm gonna go to a different position group.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm a big Jesse Bates fan. Free safety for the

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<v Speaker 1>Cincinnati Bengals. I'm interested to see how Tyler Conklin and

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<v Speaker 1>Chris Herndon will match up against their safeties. Their safeties

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<v Speaker 1>are there, they're two playmakers in their defense. They'll lead

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<v Speaker 1>the team in tackles, which doesn't say good things about

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<v Speaker 1>their defensive line. But I mean one on ones. We

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<v Speaker 1>know third downs they're gonna blitz and our corner and

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<v Speaker 1>our tight ends are gonna be one on one with

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<v Speaker 1>their safeties. And of course Erst m Junior is night here.

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<v Speaker 1>So what is Tyler Conkling going to do? What is

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<v Speaker 1>Chris Herndon going to do? So that's going to be interesting.

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<v Speaker 1>That's one thing that makes me nervous. I'm sure Clint

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<v Speaker 1>kobe Ak will put him in the right position to

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<v Speaker 1>make plays, but on paper, that's one thing that's standing

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<v Speaker 1>out to me. Of Coursel, You're up next. I'm really

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<v Speaker 1>excited about the Eli Apple matchup as well. He's a

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<v Speaker 1>decent amount of Eli Apple. Seemed like Adam Feeling always

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<v Speaker 1>had his number. I don't know if he's gonna guard

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<v Speaker 1>Justin Jefferson. Well, we'll take that too. But the other

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<v Speaker 1>thing I'm really excited about is our six hundred pound

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<v Speaker 1>defensive tackles against the Bengals offensive line. I think the

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<v Speaker 1>Bengals offensive line, I don't want to say too much

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<v Speaker 1>bad about them right now, but I don't think they're

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<v Speaker 1>the strongest in the NFL. They just traded one of

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<v Speaker 1>their starting centers to the New York Giants and Billy

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<v Speaker 1>Price out of Ohio State. I don't think there's much

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<v Speaker 1>there for Dalvin Tomlinson and Michael Pierce to really contend with.

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<v Speaker 1>I think they're gonna have a good game in the

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<v Speaker 1>rushing game against Joe Mixon, and I think they're gonna

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<v Speaker 1>get after the quarterback as well. Tatum that those are

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<v Speaker 1>probably the two ones I had the Eli Apple thing.

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<v Speaker 1>That's too easy. I mean, we're all excited about that.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean you do have to think about it this way. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>Joe Burrows coming off an injury, awful looking injury, and

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<v Speaker 1>the first defensive line that you're going to face is Hunter,

0:11:12.559 --> 0:11:18.880
<v Speaker 1>Tomlinson Pierce and want him before bringing up the depth

0:11:18.960 --> 0:11:23.040
<v Speaker 1>on our defensive Yeah, that's exactly right. Crazy Meldon Richardson's

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<v Speaker 1>just hanging out waiting to get out on the field.

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<v Speaker 1>On the field, yeah exactly. So. Uh yeah, that's why

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<v Speaker 1>defensive line. That's why defensive line has to be my pick.

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<v Speaker 1>I have to say the Matt you you were talking

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<v Speaker 1>about matchups game, I think this is the matchup that

0:11:36.320 --> 0:11:39.920
<v Speaker 1>we want to see be enforced early by Mike Zimmer

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<v Speaker 1>as well. I want to see him dialing up those

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<v Speaker 1>those middle a gap blitzes, let the linebackers play in space.

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<v Speaker 1>I want to see Nick Vigil, who's a guest on

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<v Speaker 1>one of our shows this week, really get involved against

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<v Speaker 1>his former team. So I want to see the defense.

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<v Speaker 1>That's that's what I'm excited about, nervous about. I'm gonna

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<v Speaker 1>say our old line, I want to see how this

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<v Speaker 1>group comes together. We talked about the offense and not

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<v Speaker 1>coming together yet completely out on the field in the preseason.

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<v Speaker 1>The old line's a question mark for me. I want

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<v Speaker 1>to see what happens in the running game. I think

0:12:10.800 --> 0:12:13.040
<v Speaker 1>Dalvin Cook will hold his own either way, but I

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<v Speaker 1>want to see how they do when Kirk Cousins drops

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<v Speaker 1>back and looks for Adam Feeland and Justin Jefferson against

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<v Speaker 1>those dbs. Tatum, I'm really that those are the two matchup.

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<v Speaker 1>It's one in the trenches, Tatum. That's what I'm looking at.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm looking to the trenches. I like that. I like that. Look.

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<v Speaker 1>Now I'm going to go on the outside. I'm super

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<v Speaker 1>excited to see this combination of Feeling and Jefferson again

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<v Speaker 1>this season. After you have a rookie record breaking year,

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<v Speaker 1>what is next for you? Obviously we talked or you

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<v Speaker 1>guys were able to talk to Justin Jefferson a lot

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<v Speaker 1>this week on the Audible, and I think he's confident

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<v Speaker 1>and I like his confidence. So for me, when you

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<v Speaker 1>look at this duo when they're both on the field,

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<v Speaker 1>it's really pick your poison. Feeland such a vet. Jefferson

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<v Speaker 1>is quite quite good. Yeah, So at this point, who

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<v Speaker 1>you're gonna get? What are they gonna do. I'm excited

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<v Speaker 1>to see this first group figure out how they're going

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<v Speaker 1>to cover that duo. And then I guess my other

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<v Speaker 1>piece of excitement, I'll kind of piggyback a little bit

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<v Speaker 1>on your your nervousness. I'm I'm excited to see this

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<v Speaker 1>offensive line come together because they have no choice. If

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<v Speaker 1>you're gonna give Kirk Cousins enough time, welcome to Minnesota. Welcome.

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<v Speaker 1>So I've heard, if you're gonna give him enough time

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<v Speaker 1>to make good decisions, which you know he enjoys the

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<v Speaker 1>a clean pocket, I think that um, I think that's good.

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<v Speaker 1>And I think with the juice of Brian O'Neill's contract extension,

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<v Speaker 1>knowing that there's some longevity on the line will hopefully

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<v Speaker 1>give them a little extra spark. Seeing Riley Reef on

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<v Speaker 1>the other side of things as an opponent now instead

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<v Speaker 1>of a teammate, might be like, you know, let's prove

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<v Speaker 1>we can be just as good without them, you know

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<v Speaker 1>that kind of mindset. So, speaking of Riley Reef, I

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<v Speaker 1>know we were talking about I know we had a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of entailed conversations off camera before and I was saying,

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<v Speaker 1>I got myself into a rabbit hole just researching the

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<v Speaker 1>Cincinnati Bengals last night and ran upon an article written

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<v Speaker 1>by their team reporter, and he says Riley Reef is

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<v Speaker 1>their best offensive lineman this year. That's That's what. That

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<v Speaker 1>was my point before game. I think we gotta, we

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<v Speaker 1>gotta get after Joe Burrow. I mean, he's gonna be

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<v Speaker 1>he's gonna be his life. Yeah, he was sacked thirty

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<v Speaker 1>two times in ten games. You wonder why he got injured.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, he didn't have the right protection. And he's

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<v Speaker 1>a bit of a he's a wild card. Like he's

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<v Speaker 1>got athletic ability and he's not afraid to use it.

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<v Speaker 1>I remember at LSU he was asked at a press conference,

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<v Speaker 1>why don't you slide? Because he was just taking hit

0:14:34.080 --> 0:14:36.680
<v Speaker 1>after hit after hit, and it just took that one.

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<v Speaker 1>I think in the UCF Bowl game where he just

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<v Speaker 1>got smacked. No granted he got back in the game

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<v Speaker 1>and just lit it up. Yeah, but like I think

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<v Speaker 1>after that he kind of realized, if I'm gonna have

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<v Speaker 1>a little bit of longevity in my career and need

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<v Speaker 1>to start slointing. So I think he learned it the

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<v Speaker 1>hard way, not specifically that, but just that how porous

0:14:56.280 --> 0:14:58.840
<v Speaker 1>their offensive link can be. But I think part of

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<v Speaker 1>it too is, like you, the competitive nature if he's

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<v Speaker 1>on your team. On the flip side, though, coaches and

0:15:04.120 --> 0:15:06.320
<v Speaker 1>gms and front offices are saying, what are you doing?

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<v Speaker 1>You've got to protect yourself letter and you know, like

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<v Speaker 1>Kirk is one of those guys where he's diving head

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<v Speaker 1>first and they had to tell him how many times,

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<v Speaker 1>like hey, slide to save yourself, just so that we

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<v Speaker 1>need you to stay in this game. And I'm sure

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<v Speaker 1>since he was feeling that that way last year once

0:15:20.000 --> 0:15:22.480
<v Speaker 1>Burrow went out. The one thing that I always think

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<v Speaker 1>back to is like RG three's rookie season, he was

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<v Speaker 1>lightning up, going crazy, tears up his knee, and then

0:15:28.280 --> 0:15:30.440
<v Speaker 1>he's just never fully the same because he has to

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<v Speaker 1>change his style for us this week, we want to

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<v Speaker 1>beat Joe Burrow. For Joe Burrow's career, I'd like to

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<v Speaker 1>see him for their long term and I think for

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<v Speaker 1>him that just means he's got to be more comfortable

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<v Speaker 1>in the pocket, and for the Bengals that means they

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<v Speaker 1>have to address that offensive line. Yeah, Pete Bursts did

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<v Speaker 1>a really good job in film room this week just

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<v Speaker 1>analyzing Joe Burrow what he does with his legs. There's

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<v Speaker 1>a play where he was alluding tackles like he was

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<v Speaker 1>literally just running around for his life like for ten

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<v Speaker 1>to twelve seconds. And one guy I can't think of

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<v Speaker 1>his name wasn't the Browns. I think they were playing

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<v Speaker 1>the Browns And the guy who actually ended up getting

0:16:04.560 --> 0:16:07.520
<v Speaker 1>the sack missed the sack three times in that same

0:16:07.520 --> 0:16:09.880
<v Speaker 1>play and then ended up getting the sack. So, yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>he's sneaky athletic because you look at him and you

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<v Speaker 1>don't think he's going to be as quick as he is. Right, Yeah, Well,

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<v Speaker 1>I enjoyed watching with Llcu. I hope that he has

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<v Speaker 1>a mediocre game. Justin Jefferson said the same thing. We're

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<v Speaker 1>not teammates anymore. I know I'm spelling the deats on

0:16:26.160 --> 0:16:28.400
<v Speaker 1>Joe Burrow. Yeah. I think Mike Zimmer took him in

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<v Speaker 1>the room and was like, tell us about this quarterback,

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<v Speaker 1>right right right? Well, I mean we act they signed

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<v Speaker 1>Jake Browning to the practice squad. That was a move. Huh, yes, petty,

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<v Speaker 1>very petty, that's not that wasn't that wasn't going to

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<v Speaker 1>be my nervous point. That's not nervous. I was waiting

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<v Speaker 1>for the follow up for that. I'm not I'm not

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<v Speaker 1>nervous about that point. No, I threw that out there

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<v Speaker 1>to say that that's not what I'm nervous about. I'm

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<v Speaker 1>a little nervous just about a slow start. I don't

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<v Speaker 1>think this is the team that you can not that

0:16:59.680 --> 0:17:01.200
<v Speaker 1>you can for to do that too, because I do

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<v Speaker 1>think that you can rally back in all those kinds

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<v Speaker 1>of coach talk. This is the Cincinnati Bengals. We need

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<v Speaker 1>to get a win that first week, and after the

0:17:10.760 --> 0:17:15.439
<v Speaker 1>way twenty twenty started, nothing could mean more to this

0:17:15.480 --> 0:17:17.359
<v Speaker 1>team than coming out with some confidence in oh in

0:17:17.400 --> 0:17:21.959
<v Speaker 1>three preseason than to just smack the Cincinnati Bengals. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>um what I think it's I'm a dog owner, so

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<v Speaker 1>I always say like it's inserting your dominance early on

0:17:28.760 --> 0:17:30.760
<v Speaker 1>like that. You know, I've got a dog who completely

0:17:30.760 --> 0:17:32.359
<v Speaker 1>does that, And I'm like, dude, you don't need to

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<v Speaker 1>like chill. Yeah, and so, but I think that's important

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<v Speaker 1>right now to be the dominant team from the get go.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm nervous that maybe it's going to take us a

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<v Speaker 1>little bit of time to get that together question. Are

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<v Speaker 1>you the type of dog owner that walks in the

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<v Speaker 1>house before your dog walks in or do we let

0:17:50.720 --> 0:17:52.960
<v Speaker 1>home walking like so if you open, Oh no, we

0:17:53.080 --> 0:17:56.879
<v Speaker 1>do it together. Oh okay, yeah, we do it together. Okay,

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<v Speaker 1>I mean you've got to know whose boss. I have

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<v Speaker 1>a female dog that tries to assert her dominance, so

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<v Speaker 1>I know exactly what you're talking about. I will I

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<v Speaker 1>will say though, that one of our dogs was not

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<v Speaker 1>trained by me, and she does whatever she wants, and

0:18:07.800 --> 0:18:11.760
<v Speaker 1>I know we want names. My dog, on the other hand,

0:18:11.840 --> 0:18:14.680
<v Speaker 1>is very well here twenty pound dogs that thinks he's

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<v Speaker 1>sixty pounds. Yes, so yeah, I feel what you're saying.

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<v Speaker 1>But back to the dominance no, but yeah, so yes,

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<v Speaker 1>I just that's what I want to say. And I'm

0:18:22.040 --> 0:18:24.400
<v Speaker 1>nervous it's not going to be there, just after what

0:18:24.440 --> 0:18:26.840
<v Speaker 1>we saw in the preseason. If you come out hot,

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<v Speaker 1>and especially against a team that has some question marks,

0:18:29.440 --> 0:18:31.080
<v Speaker 1>they're like, hey, Joe's back, but what's he going to

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<v Speaker 1>look like? You know, defensively, Trey, Wayne's being gone and

0:18:34.520 --> 0:18:36.680
<v Speaker 1>some of the other guys in the secondary that people

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<v Speaker 1>think maybe suspect. If you're a team that lets them

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<v Speaker 1>hang around a little bit and they start getting comfortable

0:18:41.760 --> 0:18:43.920
<v Speaker 1>and realize they're at home, and the home fans start,

0:18:44.040 --> 0:18:46.600
<v Speaker 1>you know, putting some extra sauce on it. Like that

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<v Speaker 1>is the nightmare of what you don't want to do

0:18:48.520 --> 0:18:51.040
<v Speaker 1>this weekend. Like you're saying, jump out, get a couple

0:18:51.080 --> 0:18:53.600
<v Speaker 1>scores early, and then just keep the throttle down and

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<v Speaker 1>go as much as you can to get the crowd

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<v Speaker 1>out of the game and to start putting those doubts

0:18:57.680 --> 0:18:59.840
<v Speaker 1>back in the Bengals minds. That's what I think needs

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<v Speaker 1>to happen in order to have a successful start here

0:19:01.880 --> 0:19:04.960
<v Speaker 1>on Sunday. It's crazy to think that we're talking game week.

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<v Speaker 1>How great is that? And speaking of game week, we've

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<v Speaker 1>got Postgame Live coming up after the game this year,

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<v Speaker 1>first time that's back, obviously, and this year is really

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<v Speaker 1>really exciting because we're going to have guys on the road, Gabe,

0:19:18.800 --> 0:19:20.840
<v Speaker 1>You'll be on the road doing some work for us

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<v Speaker 1>there and we'll also have an analyst in studio with

0:19:24.560 --> 0:19:27.320
<v Speaker 1>me on Sundays. And I am extremely excited to be

0:19:27.359 --> 0:19:30.359
<v Speaker 1>welcoming Robert Smith to the v N team. I know

0:19:30.440 --> 0:19:33.520
<v Speaker 1>that he's got his college football duties on Saturday, We're

0:19:33.520 --> 0:19:35.080
<v Speaker 1>going to just sit down and have a nice long

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<v Speaker 1>chat with him about what he expects for this season,

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<v Speaker 1>how excited he is to be back on this side

0:19:40.200 --> 0:19:42.840
<v Speaker 1>of things, because you know, he is a fantastic college

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<v Speaker 1>football analyst. I can't wait to hear his NFL takes.

0:19:47.119 --> 0:19:51.600
<v Speaker 1>Joining the Minnesota Vikings podcast this week is Vikings legend.

0:19:51.720 --> 0:19:54.200
<v Speaker 1>Robert Smith. Thank you so much for being here. We

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<v Speaker 1>are pumped to have you join Veen Vikings Entertainment Network

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<v Speaker 1>this season as part of our PO game live production.

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<v Speaker 1>I can't wait to do it. It's gonna be so

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<v Speaker 1>much fun. I did some of the games a couple

0:20:05.600 --> 0:20:10.760
<v Speaker 1>of years ago, including the playoffs, unfortunately the loss at

0:20:10.760 --> 0:20:14.440
<v Speaker 1>the end there to San Francisco, but hoping for much

0:20:14.480 --> 0:20:17.159
<v Speaker 1>better things this year. Yeah, and you've got quite the

0:20:17.240 --> 0:20:21.120
<v Speaker 1>schedule calling college games before making your way out here

0:20:21.440 --> 0:20:24.040
<v Speaker 1>to Egan, that sounds like a heck of a weekend

0:20:24.040 --> 0:20:27.320
<v Speaker 1>you're going to have. Yeah, but but it's fun. I

0:20:27.359 --> 0:20:29.600
<v Speaker 1>get to go to LA to call my games. We're

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<v Speaker 1>not doing the games on site this year, and as

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<v Speaker 1>much fun as it is to go and do it

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<v Speaker 1>on site, if you're going to be on site, somewhere

0:20:36.040 --> 0:20:38.320
<v Speaker 1>La is not a bad place to do it. And

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<v Speaker 1>then of course it's always great to get back up

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<v Speaker 1>to the Twin Cities. So I'm excited about it. And plus,

0:20:43.480 --> 0:20:47.000
<v Speaker 1>you know, you wrack up those frequent flyer Yeah nice,

0:20:47.040 --> 0:20:48.920
<v Speaker 1>Oh yeah, definitely nice. We'll get you a nice of

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<v Speaker 1>ak at the end of the what seventeen week season

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<v Speaker 1>we got going on now, hopefully longer? Exactly? All right,

0:20:56.359 --> 0:20:59.000
<v Speaker 1>Robert Well, I kind of want to start this conversation

0:20:59.080 --> 0:21:01.879
<v Speaker 1>out the same way he started the podcast with the guys.

0:21:01.920 --> 0:21:05.440
<v Speaker 1>I wanted to ask you overall this season with this

0:21:05.560 --> 0:21:09.480
<v Speaker 1>twenty twenty one Minnesota Vikings group, I want two things

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<v Speaker 1>you're excited about and one thing that makes you nervous. Well,

0:21:13.359 --> 0:21:15.399
<v Speaker 1>the thing I'm excited about is, you know, based on

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<v Speaker 1>what happened in the preseason and you know, not not

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<v Speaker 1>scoring any points really offensively, right, uh, is is to

0:21:22.680 --> 0:21:24.920
<v Speaker 1>see the starters in there, um you know, to see

0:21:25.000 --> 0:21:28.320
<v Speaker 1>Dalvin Cook and uh you know, to see Justin Jefferson

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<v Speaker 1>and Adam Feel And it's going to be nice to

0:21:30.720 --> 0:21:34.120
<v Speaker 1>have those guys back in there, um you know, and

0:21:34.280 --> 0:21:35.919
<v Speaker 1>of course there were a lot of a lot of

0:21:36.160 --> 0:21:38.600
<v Speaker 1>starters missing on the defensive side of Paul, you know,

0:21:38.680 --> 0:21:42.760
<v Speaker 1>particularly with Peterson and Harrison out and uh, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>not having not having the linebacking corps um. But to

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<v Speaker 1>that to that same point, what makes me nervous is,

0:21:50.440 --> 0:21:53.480
<v Speaker 1>you know what we did see from the offensive line

0:21:53.800 --> 0:21:58.359
<v Speaker 1>in the preseason. Um, that's that's got to be a concern. Uh.

0:21:58.400 --> 0:22:01.199
<v Speaker 1>You know, hopefully Christian darry saw it gets healthy. You know,

0:22:01.280 --> 0:22:03.320
<v Speaker 1>nothing against Rashod Hill, but you know, I don't I

0:22:03.359 --> 0:22:07.160
<v Speaker 1>don't think he's an elite starter uh in the NFL.

0:22:07.280 --> 0:22:10.800
<v Speaker 1>And um, you know that u Udo did great at

0:22:10.800 --> 0:22:14.560
<v Speaker 1>that right guard spot, hopefully continues to approve and the

0:22:14.600 --> 0:22:17.200
<v Speaker 1>line really gels And I think that's that's what's more

0:22:17.200 --> 0:22:20.119
<v Speaker 1>important anything else, you know, and speaking to some of

0:22:20.160 --> 0:22:22.919
<v Speaker 1>my former teammates that were linemen, Uh, you know, the

0:22:23.000 --> 0:22:27.320
<v Speaker 1>number one thing is the offensive line operating as a unit,

0:22:27.400 --> 0:22:32.080
<v Speaker 1>a cohesive unit that identifies everything the same way, immediately

0:22:32.160 --> 0:22:36.320
<v Speaker 1>knows when to pass off blocks, and obviously is able

0:22:36.480 --> 0:22:39.680
<v Speaker 1>to both run and pass protect. So that's got to

0:22:39.720 --> 0:22:41.800
<v Speaker 1>be an area concern though. We need to we need

0:22:41.840 --> 0:22:45.520
<v Speaker 1>to have good offensive line play. If you if you

0:22:45.560 --> 0:22:47.800
<v Speaker 1>really want to make a run. Yeah, Before I get

0:22:47.840 --> 0:22:50.080
<v Speaker 1>that second thing, you're excited about. I did want to

0:22:50.119 --> 0:22:54.960
<v Speaker 1>ask about that matchup with Rashad Hill and Cincinnati defensive

0:22:55.080 --> 0:22:58.320
<v Speaker 1>end Trey Hendrickson. Producer Jay Nelson is here helping me

0:22:58.440 --> 0:23:00.719
<v Speaker 1>with the buttons of the show on the podcast, and

0:23:01.080 --> 0:23:03.640
<v Speaker 1>that was actually his matchup he was most excited to see,

0:23:03.800 --> 0:23:06.440
<v Speaker 1>was Hill versus a guy like Hendrickson who's coming off

0:23:06.600 --> 0:23:09.880
<v Speaker 1>a career year down in New Orleans now at Cincinnati. Yeah,

0:23:09.920 --> 0:23:11.679
<v Speaker 1>and that's you know, that's a it's a it's a

0:23:11.720 --> 0:23:15.720
<v Speaker 1>great Week one matchup for Rashad Hill and a really

0:23:15.760 --> 0:23:19.440
<v Speaker 1>good test for him. And you know, the offensive line,

0:23:19.480 --> 0:23:23.080
<v Speaker 1>particularly at left tackle. I mean, guys have to be

0:23:23.119 --> 0:23:26.400
<v Speaker 1>so good with their feet and particularly in a matchup

0:23:26.480 --> 0:23:29.760
<v Speaker 1>like this, you know, with the athletic ends like that

0:23:29.760 --> 0:23:33.720
<v Speaker 1>that can rush hard upfield, cut back up underneath him.

0:23:33.760 --> 0:23:36.320
<v Speaker 1>And I think that's the that's the thing that you know,

0:23:36.440 --> 0:23:38.480
<v Speaker 1>Lynman really need to focus on, you know, kind of

0:23:38.520 --> 0:23:41.040
<v Speaker 1>how they balance, how they use they use their feet,

0:23:41.960 --> 0:23:45.560
<v Speaker 1>and how they use their hands in combination. So that's

0:23:45.600 --> 0:23:47.359
<v Speaker 1>going to be a great test Week one. Yeah, you

0:23:47.400 --> 0:23:51.640
<v Speaker 1>mentioned athletic ends, and we've watched the Vikings pick up

0:23:51.680 --> 0:23:55.160
<v Speaker 1>some pretty impressive guys this offseason the defensive side of things.

0:23:55.160 --> 0:23:57.120
<v Speaker 1>And then you've got Daniel Hunter back in the mix,

0:23:57.200 --> 0:23:59.439
<v Speaker 1>DJ one, I'm earning the other starting spot on the

0:23:59.440 --> 0:24:03.640
<v Speaker 1>opposite side. You know, with a front like that, as

0:24:03.640 --> 0:24:06.679
<v Speaker 1>a former running back, is that scary? Like they just

0:24:06.720 --> 0:24:11.800
<v Speaker 1>seem scary big? Well as as a running back, you're

0:24:11.840 --> 0:24:15.399
<v Speaker 1>never scared of any group that you're you know you

0:24:15.400 --> 0:24:18.760
<v Speaker 1>have you have you have confidence in your own offensive

0:24:18.760 --> 0:24:22.040
<v Speaker 1>line and your ability to to do what you need

0:24:22.119 --> 0:24:24.879
<v Speaker 1>to do. And you know, my my game wasn't trying

0:24:24.920 --> 0:24:28.320
<v Speaker 1>to run big players over, it was trying to avoid

0:24:28.359 --> 0:24:32.000
<v Speaker 1>them whenever possible. Would if if you if you do

0:24:32.119 --> 0:24:35.680
<v Speaker 1>make contact, make contact with the proper proper leverage with

0:24:35.440 --> 0:24:38.760
<v Speaker 1>the with the proper shoulder pad angle so that you

0:24:38.800 --> 0:24:43.200
<v Speaker 1>can uh not present them a good target to hit.

0:24:43.280 --> 0:24:46.760
<v Speaker 1>And if they do hit that, you've got proper leverage

0:24:46.760 --> 0:24:49.439
<v Speaker 1>and body lean to be able to turn the legs

0:24:49.480 --> 0:24:52.160
<v Speaker 1>and get get some extra yardage. So you know, we're

0:24:52.200 --> 0:24:54.480
<v Speaker 1>going to have you on for a postgame live. We're

0:24:54.480 --> 0:24:57.280
<v Speaker 1>really excited to have that happening directly after the game.

0:24:57.720 --> 0:25:00.320
<v Speaker 1>This season, you're here for a handful of content tests.

0:25:00.600 --> 0:25:03.000
<v Speaker 1>Unfortunately we don't get to have you for a pregame

0:25:03.000 --> 0:25:05.520
<v Speaker 1>show every week, so I kind of wanted to get

0:25:05.560 --> 0:25:09.000
<v Speaker 1>this week maybe your three keys to a Vikings victory

0:25:09.400 --> 0:25:12.880
<v Speaker 1>as type of a as a pregame setup for us. Yeah, well,

0:25:12.920 --> 0:25:15.520
<v Speaker 1>I think again, you know, going back to that line play,

0:25:15.600 --> 0:25:20.320
<v Speaker 1>that's going to be crucial. And when you do get

0:25:20.359 --> 0:25:22.840
<v Speaker 1>that protection you've got, you've got to get some separation

0:25:23.680 --> 0:25:25.439
<v Speaker 1>at the white out spout, and that's something that you

0:25:25.440 --> 0:25:31.600
<v Speaker 1>didn't you didn't really see in the preseason. The guys

0:25:31.640 --> 0:25:33.800
<v Speaker 1>further down the roster just weren't able to get the

0:25:33.840 --> 0:25:36.760
<v Speaker 1>separation that we've seen with Justin Jefferson and with Adam

0:25:36.800 --> 0:25:40.200
<v Speaker 1>DeLand in particular. So those would be the first two keys,

0:25:40.200 --> 0:25:43.240
<v Speaker 1>and on the defensive side of the ball again because

0:25:43.240 --> 0:25:46.359
<v Speaker 1>so many players were missing, kind of getting those guys

0:25:46.400 --> 0:25:52.159
<v Speaker 1>back in and making sure that the communication is good

0:25:52.240 --> 0:25:56.359
<v Speaker 1>because when you're at a road game like that, in particular,

0:25:57.320 --> 0:26:02.439
<v Speaker 1>communication especially verbal communication and can still happen. You know,

0:26:02.480 --> 0:26:06.520
<v Speaker 1>I know last year without fans in the stands, you know,

0:26:06.600 --> 0:26:09.439
<v Speaker 1>normally the home defense is at a disadvantage because they

0:26:09.840 --> 0:26:13.199
<v Speaker 1>really can't hear each other because the opposing offense as

0:26:13.240 --> 0:26:16.000
<v Speaker 1>all the noise of that stadium, and um, you know,

0:26:16.119 --> 0:26:19.480
<v Speaker 1>on the road you do have that luxury. So if

0:26:19.480 --> 0:26:21.600
<v Speaker 1>you're able to hear each other, you need to be

0:26:21.880 --> 0:26:25.719
<v Speaker 1>able to communicate effectively improperly. You mentioned a rough goo

0:26:25.760 --> 0:26:28.199
<v Speaker 1>at the preseason a couple of times, and you know,

0:26:28.280 --> 0:26:31.119
<v Speaker 1>we do realize we didn't see our starters out on

0:26:31.160 --> 0:26:34.040
<v Speaker 1>the field. But as as a player or as a

0:26:34.119 --> 0:26:38.080
<v Speaker 1>starter coming in with you know, no preseason or an

0:26:38.160 --> 0:26:42.959
<v Speaker 1>underwhelming preseason, how does that have an effect on a

0:26:43.000 --> 0:26:46.920
<v Speaker 1>player's mindset? Well, I don't think most veteran players are

0:26:47.040 --> 0:26:50.600
<v Speaker 1>concerned about that because you understand that you know, the

0:26:50.640 --> 0:26:55.000
<v Speaker 1>starters aren't in there. Um, I've seen it both ways

0:26:55.119 --> 0:26:58.720
<v Speaker 1>where you've had some good preseason performances and and it

0:26:58.800 --> 0:27:01.840
<v Speaker 1>takes into the season feel well. But I think you know,

0:27:01.880 --> 0:27:04.399
<v Speaker 1>you don't get you don't get to this level without

0:27:04.480 --> 0:27:07.800
<v Speaker 1>being confident, uh and without knowing what you're doing. And

0:27:07.880 --> 0:27:10.800
<v Speaker 1>so those guys have been around for a while, and

0:27:10.920 --> 0:27:14.400
<v Speaker 1>of course last year played without a preseason at all,

0:27:14.600 --> 0:27:19.080
<v Speaker 1>that's right, So they understand that that as long as

0:27:19.119 --> 0:27:22.520
<v Speaker 1>they're getting the good reps in practice, that they'll be

0:27:22.600 --> 0:27:25.160
<v Speaker 1>out there and they'll be fine. Yeah, they may actually

0:27:25.200 --> 0:27:27.520
<v Speaker 1>know a little bit better what that is like just

0:27:27.560 --> 0:27:29.399
<v Speaker 1>to come out and start a season. I mean, and

0:27:29.920 --> 0:27:31.720
<v Speaker 1>that goes back to their college days as well, because

0:27:31.760 --> 0:27:33.480
<v Speaker 1>you don't get that fortune. We see that happen in

0:27:33.520 --> 0:27:36.560
<v Speaker 1>college football all the time, right, Yeah, So it's it's

0:27:36.560 --> 0:27:41.320
<v Speaker 1>something that something that uh, they're very familiar with because, uh,

0:27:41.440 --> 0:27:43.879
<v Speaker 1>you know, even when they did play in the preseason,

0:27:43.920 --> 0:27:46.680
<v Speaker 1>you play maybe one or two series, and even if

0:27:46.680 --> 0:27:50.680
<v Speaker 1>things don't go perfectly in that time, you just understand

0:27:50.760 --> 0:27:56.080
<v Speaker 1>that it's preseason, it's warm ups. But now when when

0:27:56.160 --> 0:27:58.640
<v Speaker 1>you've got that full week of preparation, when you're preparing

0:27:59.400 --> 0:28:02.760
<v Speaker 1>for one because in training camp you do so many things.

0:28:02.840 --> 0:28:05.400
<v Speaker 1>Now you do start some preparation later in the week

0:28:05.480 --> 0:28:08.000
<v Speaker 1>for that other team, but it's just not the same.

0:28:08.040 --> 0:28:10.000
<v Speaker 1>It's a different mentality and training camp and there are

0:28:10.000 --> 0:28:11.439
<v Speaker 1>a lot of other things that you're trying to do.

0:28:11.480 --> 0:28:14.119
<v Speaker 1>There are a lot of players that aren't necessarily going

0:28:14.160 --> 0:28:16.080
<v Speaker 1>to be playing that are getting reps, and now all

0:28:16.119 --> 0:28:18.280
<v Speaker 1>the starters get the reps that they're supposed to get

0:28:19.320 --> 0:28:22.320
<v Speaker 1>and the full week of preparation. Robert, do you think

0:28:22.400 --> 0:28:26.359
<v Speaker 1>fans truly understand what it's like to be a player

0:28:26.440 --> 0:28:30.320
<v Speaker 1>who spent his entire offseason working for this part of

0:28:30.359 --> 0:28:33.440
<v Speaker 1>the year and it finally being that game week and

0:28:33.520 --> 0:28:38.640
<v Speaker 1>all of the anticipation and anxiety leading up to it. No,

0:28:38.840 --> 0:28:40.360
<v Speaker 1>I think I think there are a lot of things

0:28:40.400 --> 0:28:44.040
<v Speaker 1>that you know, people that haven't played the game, particularly

0:28:44.080 --> 0:28:47.400
<v Speaker 1>at the highest level, don't really understand exactly what it

0:28:47.440 --> 0:28:50.080
<v Speaker 1>is that you're talking about right there, because I mean,

0:28:50.080 --> 0:28:53.160
<v Speaker 1>it's what you do. It's not only your livelihood at

0:28:53.160 --> 0:28:56.720
<v Speaker 1>your passion, and you prepare all of that time. And

0:28:56.760 --> 0:28:59.560
<v Speaker 1>I think that's why it becomes so important the longer

0:28:59.640 --> 0:29:02.880
<v Speaker 1>year in the league, you really understand how attention to

0:29:03.040 --> 0:29:06.840
<v Speaker 1>detail becomes so important because you know, there are only

0:29:06.840 --> 0:29:10.320
<v Speaker 1>a few plays that end up in general deciding a game,

0:29:11.120 --> 0:29:13.640
<v Speaker 1>whether it's some some big play or some bad play,

0:29:13.640 --> 0:29:16.400
<v Speaker 1>and those are those are usually caused by one or

0:29:16.400 --> 0:29:20.240
<v Speaker 1>two people taking an improper step, taking an improper angle,

0:29:20.840 --> 0:29:23.280
<v Speaker 1>not using the right form, and tackling not using the

0:29:23.360 --> 0:29:27.600
<v Speaker 1>right form and blocking U and an interception or a

0:29:27.640 --> 0:29:31.600
<v Speaker 1>fumble things like that. So, uh, it all comes down

0:29:31.640 --> 0:29:35.280
<v Speaker 1>to the way that you prepare mentally, uh, and then

0:29:35.360 --> 0:29:39.080
<v Speaker 1>going out there and physically executing everything. And yes, it's

0:29:39.120 --> 0:29:44.400
<v Speaker 1>it's there's definitely some excitement more than anxiety, but it's

0:29:44.480 --> 0:29:46.920
<v Speaker 1>it's the game that you love, and you love the

0:29:46.960 --> 0:29:50.840
<v Speaker 1>opportunity to go out there and show people what it

0:29:50.920 --> 0:29:52.920
<v Speaker 1>is that you've worked so hard to prepare for. And

0:29:52.960 --> 0:29:56.560
<v Speaker 1>I know Viking Sands are just waiting in hot anticipation

0:29:56.720 --> 0:29:59.600
<v Speaker 1>for this season to kick off a lot of high

0:29:59.640 --> 0:30:03.480
<v Speaker 1>exp dictations, a lot of excitement here in the Twin Cities.

0:30:03.560 --> 0:30:06.200
<v Speaker 1>Is the Vikings kick off the twenty twenty one football

0:30:06.240 --> 0:30:09.320
<v Speaker 1>season on Sunday, and of course after the game, you

0:30:09.320 --> 0:30:14.080
<v Speaker 1>can catch our podcast podcast guest Robert Smith alongside me

0:30:14.160 --> 0:30:16.640
<v Speaker 1>for postgame Live. I promise I'll be able to put

0:30:16.680 --> 0:30:18.719
<v Speaker 1>that out without stumbling by Sunday. I guess I need

0:30:18.760 --> 0:30:23.560
<v Speaker 1>to go get more practice repsent or something. So oh,

0:30:23.600 --> 0:30:25.560
<v Speaker 1>thank you so much for being here, Robert, and we'll

0:30:25.600 --> 0:30:30.400
<v Speaker 1>see you very soon. Sounds good. Thanks Sam. Love having

0:30:30.480 --> 0:30:33.640
<v Speaker 1>Robert Smith on the Minnesota Vikings podcast today, and of

0:30:33.640 --> 0:30:36.200
<v Speaker 1>course you can catch him on our postgame live show

0:30:36.280 --> 0:30:39.080
<v Speaker 1>on Sundays. We're so excited to have him join the

0:30:39.160 --> 0:30:42.960
<v Speaker 1>Vikings Entertainment Network team. You can catch that show following

0:30:43.120 --> 0:30:45.920
<v Speaker 1>each and every game this year on all of the

0:30:46.000 --> 0:30:53.479
<v Speaker 1>Vikings digital and social channels. The twenty twenty one NFL

0:30:53.640 --> 0:30:57.520
<v Speaker 1>offseason is finally over, and now it's about which team

0:30:57.600 --> 0:31:01.920
<v Speaker 1>can win enough games to sit Lombardi Trophy throne. In

0:31:01.960 --> 0:31:04.840
<v Speaker 1>the spirit of a certain popular television show on a

0:31:04.920 --> 0:31:07.800
<v Speaker 1>three letter network, We've got our own game going on

0:31:07.920 --> 0:31:11.640
<v Speaker 1>here on the Minnesota Vikings podcast, and that's the game

0:31:11.760 --> 0:31:16.920
<v Speaker 1>of first football is coming, all right. So the rules

0:31:16.960 --> 0:31:19.600
<v Speaker 1>are pretty simple on this guy's like a hot breath

0:31:19.600 --> 0:31:23.200
<v Speaker 1>of a dragon. We all know those Targarian beasts, except Gabe,

0:31:23.200 --> 0:31:31.120
<v Speaker 1>who did watch the show. The answers, I have an

0:31:31.120 --> 0:31:33.680
<v Speaker 1>offseason activity for you, but let's like, let's let's know

0:31:33.760 --> 0:31:36.320
<v Speaker 1>you're good. You're good. I like the rapid pace of

0:31:36.360 --> 0:31:39.040
<v Speaker 1>this because, like the hot breath of a Targarian dragon,

0:31:39.080 --> 0:31:41.800
<v Speaker 1>they're gonna be rapid pace. I want like quick answers.

0:31:41.800 --> 0:31:45.120
<v Speaker 1>We'll go around the table. So let the games begin,

0:31:46.400 --> 0:31:49.120
<v Speaker 1>all right, Jay, who's gonna get the first first down?

0:31:49.280 --> 0:31:55.600
<v Speaker 1>Dalvin Kirks? Oh, now, I'm my my brain just okay,

0:31:55.640 --> 0:31:58.640
<v Speaker 1>I'll say, Justin Jefferson, Justin Jefferson. Kay, I'm gonna go

0:31:58.880 --> 0:32:05.920
<v Speaker 1>with with Adam Adam Feeling first touchdown of the year. CJ. Hamm,

0:32:06.880 --> 0:32:09.360
<v Speaker 1>I'm going Tyler Conklin. There you go. I think he's

0:32:09.400 --> 0:32:11.640
<v Speaker 1>going to come out and just make a statement. Fullback

0:32:11.720 --> 0:32:14.360
<v Speaker 1>dive for me, fullback dive. I like it. I like it.

0:32:14.800 --> 0:32:19.360
<v Speaker 1>Tight En Die. I don't know that man's tall. That's

0:32:19.440 --> 0:32:22.680
<v Speaker 1>like more of just like a high dive. He kind

0:32:22.680 --> 0:32:26.240
<v Speaker 1>of looks like Drago from Game totally be somebody on

0:32:26.320 --> 0:32:32.960
<v Speaker 1>Game of Thrones, right, I think he would be. Yes, Yes,

0:32:33.080 --> 0:32:38.040
<v Speaker 1>that's he's a death. That's his name, Racky. That's what

0:32:38.080 --> 0:32:40.160
<v Speaker 1>it is. Yeah, we're just nerding out over here. Don't

0:32:40.160 --> 0:32:44.920
<v Speaker 1>mind us what it is, right, that's okay? Uh, first

0:32:44.960 --> 0:32:47.880
<v Speaker 1>interception of the year. Jay, I'm going ben Leeber's take

0:32:47.920 --> 0:32:51.360
<v Speaker 1>from yesterday that he's going to try and dog out

0:32:51.400 --> 0:32:53.560
<v Speaker 1>right away and just jump on everybody. Hit Man. I'm

0:32:53.560 --> 0:32:57.440
<v Speaker 1>going to hit man Mackenzie elexand I was gonna say,

0:32:57.560 --> 0:33:01.640
<v Speaker 1>Xavier Woods, there you go, here we go first? Or

0:33:01.720 --> 0:33:05.000
<v Speaker 1>who forces the first fumble? Jay? De Neil, he's my guy.

0:33:05.040 --> 0:33:09.320
<v Speaker 1>He's who I'm watching this weekend. De Neil, Hey man, geez.

0:33:09.320 --> 0:33:13.080
<v Speaker 1>I guess Harry could have a huge game. I think

0:33:13.160 --> 0:33:14.960
<v Speaker 1>justin Jarrison was wearing a hit man hat. Is that

0:33:15.080 --> 0:33:20.920
<v Speaker 1>why you're just repeating? I just think the best safety seriously,

0:33:21.000 --> 0:33:23.040
<v Speaker 1>I mean, no hot takes here. I mean, I just

0:33:23.080 --> 0:33:25.600
<v Speaker 1>made a hot take. It's the best safety in the NFL.

0:33:26.280 --> 0:33:29.600
<v Speaker 1>I'll go DJ want him well, Iron Rodgers play that

0:33:29.640 --> 0:33:32.120
<v Speaker 1>he made there against Green Bay. I see that happening

0:33:32.120 --> 0:33:33.920
<v Speaker 1>in this game. After I was gonna go want him

0:33:33.960 --> 0:33:37.520
<v Speaker 1>to Chris, after Patterson declared him as the outright starter,

0:33:37.600 --> 0:33:39.640
<v Speaker 1>had a great offseason, I was gonna say, want him too.

0:33:39.640 --> 0:33:42.200
<v Speaker 1>I'm gonna I'm gonna allow since I'm I'm the maker

0:33:42.240 --> 0:33:44.840
<v Speaker 1>of this game, I'm gonna allow myself a repeat. Are

0:33:44.840 --> 0:33:48.800
<v Speaker 1>you the sarcy of this game? I guess boy, I

0:33:48.880 --> 0:33:53.040
<v Speaker 1>know right, no good or bad? He isn't. But isn't

0:33:53.080 --> 0:33:55.680
<v Speaker 1>that it isn't that part of the whole show was correct? Again,

0:33:56.240 --> 0:33:59.160
<v Speaker 1>nobody's good, nobody's bad. Speaking of good, who's gonna get

0:33:59.200 --> 0:34:01.880
<v Speaker 1>the first gritty of the year. I mean, there's the

0:34:01.880 --> 0:34:05.040
<v Speaker 1>obvioance answer. But after the social media post that went

0:34:05.120 --> 0:34:07.240
<v Speaker 1>the other day from signing his contract, I'll say, Brian

0:34:07.280 --> 0:34:12.000
<v Speaker 1>O'Neill again, love it? Oh man, I think it's JJ

0:34:12.640 --> 0:34:18.000
<v Speaker 1>that's our or March. Oh you're good? Yeah, Joe, that's

0:34:18.000 --> 0:34:21.600
<v Speaker 1>a Kurt Bob. I'm going number eighth. Kirk Cousins Kirk's

0:34:21.600 --> 0:34:23.200
<v Speaker 1>gonna do it. I think he'll gritty one. I think

0:34:23.280 --> 0:34:27.719
<v Speaker 1>Chris is looking at my notes. I was I was

0:34:27.760 --> 0:34:30.320
<v Speaker 1>gonna say if Kirk friends in the first touchdown of

0:34:30.360 --> 0:34:32.719
<v Speaker 1>the year or something like that, he's gonna do it.

0:34:32.840 --> 0:34:38.759
<v Speaker 1>He's gonna whether it's pretty or not. It's very, very strategic.

0:34:38.880 --> 0:34:41.719
<v Speaker 1>The Vikings defensive line left several debts to pay with

0:34:41.760 --> 0:34:44.520
<v Speaker 1>a franchise low in sacks, and we know what Mike

0:34:44.600 --> 0:34:48.040
<v Speaker 1>zimmer defense always pays its debts. So who gets the

0:34:48.080 --> 0:34:50.799
<v Speaker 1>first sack? For me? Denil is the lanister and that

0:34:50.880 --> 0:34:52.920
<v Speaker 1>he's going to do like I said before with him

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<v Speaker 1>forcing first bumble strip sack, Denil Hunter, sweet Everson Griffin. Okay,

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<v Speaker 1>w yeah, I think wow. I think he picks up

0:35:02.400 --> 0:35:07.280
<v Speaker 1>as the chief I mean he was the only player

0:35:07.280 --> 0:35:08.879
<v Speaker 1>in the Chiefs game would well, I guess the first

0:35:08.920 --> 0:35:10.279
<v Speaker 1>player would a sack in the chief I guess he

0:35:10.360 --> 0:35:12.160
<v Speaker 1>was the first player all preseason would have sacked for

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<v Speaker 1>a sire. You go, yeah, I'm sticking with it now.

0:35:15.760 --> 0:35:19.000
<v Speaker 1>I'm sticking with DJ want him. I think the might

0:35:19.040 --> 0:35:21.560
<v Speaker 1>happen on the same play. Okay, I'm gonna go with

0:35:21.600 --> 0:35:24.279
<v Speaker 1>the wild card. I'm gonna have Pierce. I know that

0:35:24.280 --> 0:35:27.319
<v Speaker 1>that's not very common, it's not really supposed to happen.

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<v Speaker 1>But I have a good feeling about this match. Yeah

0:35:31.920 --> 0:35:34.319
<v Speaker 1>I do. I do. So you threw it up for me,

0:35:34.480 --> 0:35:37.120
<v Speaker 1>I did. That's good, that's fine, It's totally fine. Games

0:35:37.160 --> 0:35:40.920
<v Speaker 1>doesn't have any game at their thrones jokes. That's got

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<v Speaker 1>a couple of softballs, and I'm here all right, last one,

0:35:43.400 --> 0:35:45.680
<v Speaker 1>of course, you gotta you need a young wolf to

0:35:45.840 --> 0:35:50.279
<v Speaker 1>unite the team in victory. So the final first in

0:35:50.320 --> 0:35:52.959
<v Speaker 1>the game of first, who will get the first game ball?

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<v Speaker 1>I'm going with the old wolf of Adam feeling. I

0:35:55.960 --> 0:35:58.440
<v Speaker 1>think he's gonna have a big matchup this weekend. We

0:35:58.480 --> 0:36:00.720
<v Speaker 1>talked about that a little bit earlier. I think feelings

0:36:00.760 --> 0:36:02.640
<v Speaker 1>my guy to possibly get the first game ball the year.

0:36:03.600 --> 0:36:08.799
<v Speaker 1>I'm going Mike Zimmer. Nice, he's get himself. Yeah, I mean,

0:36:08.880 --> 0:36:10.359
<v Speaker 1>I think the players to give him the game ball

0:36:10.719 --> 0:36:14.520
<v Speaker 1>first game back, like the defense has just a monster

0:36:14.640 --> 0:36:19.760
<v Speaker 1>performance to say, that's exactly I'm gonna go off topic

0:36:19.800 --> 0:36:22.279
<v Speaker 1>here for my dj Wanham take. I think Zimmer is

0:36:22.320 --> 0:36:24.520
<v Speaker 1>all excited about number ninety nine coming back, and I

0:36:24.520 --> 0:36:27.439
<v Speaker 1>could so easily see Zimmer going all right ninety nine,

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<v Speaker 1>here's the game ball that might happen. Watch out Jay,

0:36:31.400 --> 0:36:34.799
<v Speaker 1>Uh yeah, I mean for me. I'm not that I

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<v Speaker 1>ever said his name once in this game of first,

0:36:36.840 --> 0:36:38.839
<v Speaker 1>but I wrote down Harrison Smith because I think if

0:36:38.840 --> 0:36:41.520
<v Speaker 1>he has a stellar game after his extension, I think

0:36:41.560 --> 0:36:44.719
<v Speaker 1>all the good favor is in his h in his

0:36:44.800 --> 0:36:48.279
<v Speaker 1>back pocket, and um, he might be, you know, like

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<v Speaker 1>the chosen one of the games. All right, so let

0:36:50.080 --> 0:36:52.040
<v Speaker 1>me paint a picture for you because I said, Harrison

0:36:52.080 --> 0:36:54.040
<v Speaker 1>Smith is going to get the first interception in the

0:36:54.040 --> 0:36:56.839
<v Speaker 1>first force fumble, right, that's definitely game ball worthy. He's

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<v Speaker 1>getting the game ball and then giving it to Zimmer. Okay,

0:37:00.560 --> 0:37:04.720
<v Speaker 1>there you go. That's that's that's what's called a compromise. See,

0:37:04.760 --> 0:37:07.320
<v Speaker 1>I love it. Everybody's going for that game ball. No

0:37:07.360 --> 0:37:10.640
<v Speaker 1>one's giving it up. I think the answer is whoever

0:37:10.640 --> 0:37:12.319
<v Speaker 1>gets the game ball has to watch their back because

0:37:12.360 --> 0:37:17.120
<v Speaker 1>everyone's coming to take it. Well. I appreciate you guys

0:37:17.120 --> 0:37:19.799
<v Speaker 1>for playing three Eyed Raven with me today. This is

0:37:19.800 --> 0:37:21.920
<v Speaker 1>only the beginning, and we hope that the Vikings twenty

0:37:22.200 --> 0:37:25.360
<v Speaker 1>twenty one season ends better than the last season of

0:37:25.440 --> 0:37:29.200
<v Speaker 1>that said show that we've been talking about. Obviously, epic

0:37:29.239 --> 0:37:32.480
<v Speaker 1>to watch and let's see who wins the real game

0:37:32.520 --> 0:37:37.520
<v Speaker 1>of firsts. After the Vikings kickoff the season Sunday against

0:37:37.560 --> 0:37:39.960
<v Speaker 1>the Bengals. We have a little bit of housekeeping to

0:37:40.000 --> 0:37:42.319
<v Speaker 1>get to before we close out on the podcast, because

0:37:42.320 --> 0:37:44.560
<v Speaker 1>it's been a really exciting week of content here at

0:37:44.560 --> 0:37:47.000
<v Speaker 1>the Vikings Entertainment Network. And so I'm going to start

0:37:47.000 --> 0:37:50.440
<v Speaker 1>with Gabe on this one and the kickoff of the Audible,

0:37:50.480 --> 0:37:52.799
<v Speaker 1>which will be happening every week, Tell the tell the

0:37:52.840 --> 0:37:55.880
<v Speaker 1>people a little bit about what to expect. So the

0:37:55.960 --> 0:37:59.640
<v Speaker 1>Audible is a player driven podcast that we will do.

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<v Speaker 1>It'll air on Thursday nights on KFA and and Friday

0:38:02.719 --> 0:38:05.880
<v Speaker 1>nights on Fox nine. So Justin Jefferson is the player

0:38:05.960 --> 0:38:08.400
<v Speaker 1>host today. We have a special guest each week, and

0:38:08.440 --> 0:38:11.600
<v Speaker 1>the special guest is Jordan Jefferson, his brother. So Ben

0:38:11.640 --> 0:38:14.160
<v Speaker 1>Lieber and I were co hosting that podcast. Ben Lieber,

0:38:14.600 --> 0:38:16.560
<v Speaker 1>we made a few jokes about how why he had

0:38:16.600 --> 0:38:18.759
<v Speaker 1>to leave and he wasn't there to interview Justin with me.

0:38:19.200 --> 0:38:22.080
<v Speaker 1>But Ben Lieber and I will be interviewing a player

0:38:22.200 --> 0:38:24.759
<v Speaker 1>host each week, and then that player host will have

0:38:24.760 --> 0:38:26.560
<v Speaker 1>a guest, so it'd be like three guys, four guys

0:38:27.040 --> 0:38:29.479
<v Speaker 1>just talking ball, talking life, and this week is JJ.

0:38:29.640 --> 0:38:32.560
<v Speaker 1>We talked about just being the younger brother, and Jordan

0:38:32.640 --> 0:38:35.840
<v Speaker 1>gave us a few stories about JJ. That about Justin

0:38:36.200 --> 0:38:39.120
<v Speaker 1>that many Vikings fans are any many people don't know about.

0:38:39.160 --> 0:38:42.719
<v Speaker 1>So every single week this year the audible. Next week

0:38:42.840 --> 0:38:45.000
<v Speaker 1>is Michael Pierce will have some more special guests for you,

0:38:45.040 --> 0:38:48.160
<v Speaker 1>so stay tuned. So I have a question. Is Michael

0:38:48.160 --> 0:38:51.480
<v Speaker 1>Pierce's special guest Princeton? There you go. Wouldn't that be

0:38:51.560 --> 0:38:54.080
<v Speaker 1>a good one if anyone was wondering Princeton is Michael

0:38:54.120 --> 0:38:57.080
<v Speaker 1>Pierce's doc. Have we done a purple pups in the studio?

0:38:57.520 --> 0:38:59.400
<v Speaker 1>I don't know, but I'm just saying I think that

0:38:59.400 --> 0:39:01.799
<v Speaker 1>would be a nice little I would be bring to it.

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<v Speaker 1>We did hear Jordan Jefferson had a dog. I heard

0:39:04.440 --> 0:39:06.239
<v Speaker 1>a little bark that I tried to edit out of

0:39:06.239 --> 0:39:09.000
<v Speaker 1>the show last night, but it was not Jay. I

0:39:09.000 --> 0:39:13.560
<v Speaker 1>couldn't get that one Jeremy Shepherd, because Justin Jefferson did

0:39:14.000 --> 0:39:16.440
<v Speaker 1>living together some kind of purple pubs last year, and

0:39:16.680 --> 0:39:20.799
<v Speaker 1>the Jeerman Shepherd was okay, all right, Well, Chris, you

0:39:20.880 --> 0:39:22.839
<v Speaker 1>mentioned this a little bit earlier, but there's another edition

0:39:22.840 --> 0:39:25.080
<v Speaker 1>of Vikings Vantage out this week, so tell us all

0:39:25.120 --> 0:39:27.879
<v Speaker 1>about that. Yeah, really excited this season we have Nick

0:39:28.000 --> 0:39:31.000
<v Speaker 1>Vigil on the first episode of The Vikings Vantage. Obviously

0:39:31.040 --> 0:39:34.560
<v Speaker 1>the former Cincinnati Bengal and Mike Zimmer on x's and

0:39:34.600 --> 0:39:38.320
<v Speaker 1>Oh's this week compared Vigil to the late Chad Greenway

0:39:38.360 --> 0:39:41.600
<v Speaker 1>of this Vikings roster, so I'm very excited to have

0:39:41.719 --> 0:39:43.839
<v Speaker 1>him on. I know he's a big time Minnesota guy

0:39:43.880 --> 0:39:46.359
<v Speaker 1>now being here for a little bit hunting and doing

0:39:46.400 --> 0:39:49.240
<v Speaker 1>things like that in the offseason. So really excited about

0:39:49.239 --> 0:39:51.959
<v Speaker 1>the show along with Gabe this year, and it should

0:39:52.000 --> 0:39:55.520
<v Speaker 1>be a fun little preview to the game coming up awesome. Well,

0:39:55.520 --> 0:39:58.560
<v Speaker 1>of course, don't forget the Ready Set Glow at TCO

0:39:58.719 --> 0:40:01.040
<v Speaker 1>five K's on September eight teenth. You can sign up

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<v Speaker 1>for that online at Vikings dot com and as I mentioned,

0:40:05.880 --> 0:40:09.160
<v Speaker 1>stay tuned all week long, especially on Sunday, for all

0:40:09.239 --> 0:40:12.680
<v Speaker 1>of the Vikings content on all of our social channels,

0:40:12.719 --> 0:40:16.359
<v Speaker 1>including Postgame Live with Robert Smith. We're super pumped about that.

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<v Speaker 1>One week one kicks off Sunday at noon from Paul

0:40:19.760 --> 0:40:23.160
<v Speaker 1>Brown Stadium in Cincinnati, Ohio, where the Vikings take on

0:40:23.200 --> 0:40:27.040
<v Speaker 1>the Bengals and Game Day Live starting at ten am

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<v Speaker 1>on Fox nine and stay tuned to kfa N for

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<v Speaker 1>all your Vikings game day coverage over the airwaves for

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<v Speaker 1>Chris Corso, Gabe Henderson, and Jay Nelson. I'm Tatum Everett.

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